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How Many Takes Do You Need To Capture?
A common query that is often asked by new directors is; 'how many takes for a single shot should be covered?' Is one take ok if the shot is flawless? What about three to be safe?
There is no set answer to that question; it is a combination of a personal preference and on-set technicalities. David Fincher runs through multiple takes. Thirty takes would be a relatively small amount for him, but David Fincher is at the helm of a studio-backed project with millions of dollars of budget.
The first factor that has to be considered is how many takes the actor can do while preserving the spontaneity of the first take, which is often regarded as the best take. All actors are different; some feel that they cannot do more than a few takes as the raw emotion and energy they emit will wear off.
Others insist on doing as many as possible until they have given the best they think they can offer. You may find that some actors may become emotionally exhausted with multiple takes or become disheartened as it may as if it is their fault. Jake Gyllenhaal, speaking about David Fincher and Zodiac, said; "David knows what he wants, and he's very clear about what he wants, and he's very, very, very smart. But sometimes we'd do a lot of takes, and he'd turn, and he would say, because he had a computer there, 'Delete the last ten takes.' And as an actor, that's very hard to hear."
Mark Ruffalo shares his insightful experience on completing multiple takes for David Fincher in the video
The Director's Choice
However, as the director, this is ultimately your choice. If you believe that what they have already done is satisfactory, then call it. Be sure to speak with the actor beforehand (even before giving the role to him/her) and ask for their preference on multiple takes. If the actor that you have approached prefers a high quantity of takes to obtain the best on-camera performance, but your budget cannot sustain more than a couple, it may be wise to keep your casting call open for the time being.
Some actors like to contribute new ideas with each take. While this is excellent for seeing different aspects of the character, if you have already cleared other shots from the same scene, it may cause you a headache in the editing bay. On the Set of Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, actor Sir Ian Holm who portrayed Bilbo Baggins, would slightly change his performance each take to give Peter Jackson a multitude of performances to work with.
The technicality of the shot will also play a part in the number of takes you can do. For example, if the shot requires multiple setups that need to be reset, such as an action set piece, will you be able to do more than one take? The light may also become a factor if the scene is working with natural light. Do you have enough battery power if you are shooting on location? Even the sound problems that may occur will affect how many takes you can achieve. For example; You may have a scene that takes place on a green pasture, but every 15-minutes, a plane will pass over.
Then there is the most crucial factor; budget. Will your budget allow for multiple takes? Shooting digitally may cost less than film, but the storage space to store hundreds of terabytes will soon start to cost you.
The best practice to follow is to know how many takes you would like to capture before casting has even commenced. Ensuring that the actors are well-rehearsed and technical disasters aside, 2-3 takes would be sufficient.
For more on David Fincher's style of filmmaking, you can read more in this IndieWire article: Producer Says David Fincher Is Averaging 50 Takes Per Scene Shooting 'Gone Girl'
For more tips on directing, check out these articles:
Directing Tips: The Need of a Character
What Is Blocking In Filmmaking?
Directing: Actor Verb List – The Subtext
How To Describe A Character In A Screenplay
Cinematography: Understanding Surface Divisions


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Greenspoon Marder Supports the Dan Marino Foundation Through Collaborative Effort Offering Internships and Employment for Marino Campus Students Living With Autism and Differing Abilities
News	Apr 2, 2018 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 2, 2018 – Throughout the last eight years, Greenspoon Marder has been a dedicated community partner of The Dan Marino Foundation (DMF), contributing over $600,000 in monetary and in-kind support. Over the last few years this partnership has expanded into a collaborative effort between the DMF Broward School, Marino Campus, a 10-month national industry certification program for teens and young adults living with autism and other differing abilities, and the Firm, to provide internships with the assistance of DMF onsite job coaches.
Since its inception over 37 years ago, Greenspoon Marder has followed the example set forth by founding partners Gerald Greenspoon and Michael Marder, to support the communities "where we live and work." Greenspoon Marder established its internship program as part of its overall commitment to improving communities throughout the U.S.
For more than 26 years, The Dan Marino Foundation has worked to empower individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. At Marino Campus, class instruction combined with real-world work experience prepares students in obtaining nationally recognized industry certifications in Hospitality and Computer Technology. The Foundation offers postsecondary educational opportunities at two Campuses, Marino Campus Broward, located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and Marino Campus Miami-Dade, located at Florida International University's (FIU) Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC) in Miami.
Marino Campus interns work two days per week, for nine weeks at Greenspoon Marder to achieve hands-on job experience. The other three days, the students attend industry, employment, and social skills courses at the Campus. These internship opportunities help prepare young adults with autism and differing abilities for gainful employment, social competency, and independent living by building the necessary skills through unique programming.
"Together with The Dan Marino Foundation, our firm is committed to providing internships and employment opportunities to Marino Campus students as we continue to champion our commitment of supporting the communities in which we live and work throughout the U.S.," said, Gerald Greenspoon, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director at Greenspoon Marder. "We are proud to support such a worthy national organization that is committed to empowering those living with autism and other developmental disabilities," said, Michael Marder, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director at Greenspoon Marder.
Although Greenspoon Marder has worked with interns over the last three years, the Firm is now hiring interns for permanent positions. The Firm's employees also assisted the organization by participating in mentoring and mock job interviews to prepare the students to enter the workforce and attain employment.
"I want to thank Gerry Greenspoon and Michael Marder for recognizing the potential of young adults with autism and giving them the opportunity to prove themselves. The result is that Marino Campus graduates get good jobs and Greenspoon Marder gets great employees. It's companies like Greenspoon Marder, willing to open their doors-that together we are changing lives," said Dan Marino, Chairman of The Dan Marino Foundation.
"Greenspoon Marder stands out in realizing that it's good business to hire a diversified workforce, that the inclusion of people who look at things differently, is what drives innovation in companies. And that corporations cannot afford to miss out on this talented pool of workers," said Mary Partin, CEO of The Dan Marino Foundation.

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Building Women Leaders
The World Student Christian Foundation Asia-Pacific Region helps young women become faith leaders.
by Nile Sprague with Tara Barnes
Sunita Suna, regional executive for the World Student Christian Federation Asia-Pacific region, at the federation's offices in Hong Kong.
United Methodist Women is a longtime partner of the World Student Christian Federation, a global association of student Christian groups connecting young leaders around the world to promote positive change. United Methodist Women members' Mission Giving supports WSCF programs in the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific, whose offices in Hong Kong I visited in May 2018.
Sunita Suna is the regional executive for the Asia-Pacific region of the World Student Christian Federation. She met me at a subway exit in Hong Kong on a rainy morning and took me to the federation's busy, packed office on the 18th floor of a nearby skyscraper. Often out marching in solidarity with women, migrants and other marginalized groups or hosting Bible studies or workshops, the office was full during some downtime.
Suna is an example of the WSCF at work. She grew up in the small town of Koraput in the state of Odisha in eastern India in a Christian family in a Christian community, which she called a "very good experience." Church was a big part of her youth. Her family and faith community were loving and supportive. What didn't occur to her until becoming part of her region's Student Christian Movement, which are local organizations of WSCF, was the lack of women in leadership in her church.
"A huge number of women attended my church service every Sunday," she said. "Men would sit in one section, and women in another. The women's section was always full. More women than men were members of the church. But in terms of leadership responsibility, there was not a single woman."
Student Christian Movement helped her see a world outside her traditional patriarchal community, both theologically and physically, as it gave her the opportunity to travel and to reread the Bible from different perspectives.
"I learned how to read the Bible from a women's perspective, from a Dalit's perspective, from an indigenous perspective, from the perspective of different gender identities and sexual orientations and other marginalized groups," she said. "My faith became more relevant to me when I started rereading the Bible from various perspectives."
She calls SCM a second phase in her faith journey, especially when she was hired as the regional women's coordinator for WSCF Asia-Pacific.
If God has created us equal, she asked, "Why we are not seeing the divinity within us?"
Being part of WSCF has helped her and other women live into their calling as faith leaders.
WSCF is a worldwide organization divided into six regional bodies: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East and North America. The regions work together to form a global interregional office with an executive committee and a general secretary. The highest decision-making body for WSCF is its General Assembly, held every four years.
Within the regions are national SCMs, and within the national movements are local SCMs that meet most often in universities and colleges to work, study and pray together. According to the WSCF website, there are 117 affiliated student groups in 94 countries, with more than 2 million members worldwide.
Kim Ling Lau grew up in Hong Kong and joined her local SCM in 2003, and from 2006 to 2014 was the executive officer of the Student Christian Movement of Hong Kong. She now organizes examinations and courses at the University of Hong Kong's School of Continuing Education and is a nonviolent communication specialist with the Center for Nonviolent Communication in Hong Kong.
At about age 11 she attended a Baptist church with a friend, and she started calling herself Christian around the age of 16. But it was SCM that solidified her faith for her, especially after studying sociology in college and when her own heart and experiences began to conflict with Baptist teachings.
"SCM changed the way I see the world and changed the way I act in the world," she said. "I think SCM saved my religion. It saved my prayers. I am a Christian now because of SCM."
Lau's parents emigrated to Hong Kong from mainland China. Her mother and father met in Hong Kong, where her father worked as a laborer and her mother stayed home to take care of their children. Lau is the eldest of five, with three sisters and one brother.
Like Suna, she felt supported by her family growing up in Hong Kong. She was encouraged to get an education and was able to go to college. She says her mother even stressed that boys and girls were equal, but she still sensed a difference in expectations.
The oldest of five, her mother continued to have children because she wanted a son, Lau said. Her and her sisters' allowance raised only when their brother entered a new stage.
"My brother didn't need to do any housework. He played all the time."
A dream she discussed with a pastor with the Taiwan SCM helped her put her thumb on it.
"In my dream, my siblings and I were searching for another brother. Talking with the pastor, he suggested that the dream may symbolize my desire to work hard and prove myself," Lau explained. "Girls are expected to be kind, clever, cooperative, do housework, offer assistance. When a boy is born, he does not need to prove that he has value; he's born with it. Boys just play. I'm still learning how this upbringing affects me. Is this why I doubt myself? I have talent and ability and work hard, but I don't search for high-ranking jobs or stretch myself."
WSCF and its SCMs provide young women the space to have these types of conversations. The Asia-Pacific regional women's program brings women together from Asian countries for dialogue and training, where women can share their traditions and joys and struggles and find support.
"This program has helped us create many spaces for young women. It has helped us bring young women together to share their own experiences and stories, to share their work, what they are doing in their SCMs," Suna said, explaining that United Methodist Women funding goes to support the Asia-Pacific women's program. When together, the young women listen to one another's stories and experience the freedom to speak their truths, speak about experiences such as intimate partner violence, rape, sexuality and other topics considered taboo in many cultures. The program helps give them support and tools to take knowledge and advocacy back to their communities.
Bridging knowledge and action
Advocacy opportunities through SCM helped Lau deepen her faith. Helping expose poverty in the very rich city of Hong Kong and standing with farmers against a high-speed rail line were some actions she said strengthen her belief in the teachings of Christ.
"SCM bridges knowledge and action. SCM taught me how to protest," she said.
A lot of her work with SCM Hong Kong focused on helping young adults survive in Hong Kong, where education and the job market is competitive and cost of living one of the most expensive in the world. Even college graduates have a hard time earning a living wage. Conversations at SCM gatherings ranged from reproductive health rights to the best time to apply for public housing to speaking out against nonviolence to tips for talking to parents.
Hong Kong's relationship with China and threats to democracy weigh heavy on Hong Kong's young people as well, and SCM Hong Kong with the support of WSCF spoke out against police violence during the 2019 protests, calling on the leaders of the Hong Kong government to listen to the young people and on WSCF members around the world to pray.
Carmen Yau is chairwoman of the Association of Women With Disabilities and vice chair of the Hong Kong Women's Christian Council. The council—established to renew the church in Hong Kong and unite women of faith to build community, promote women's rights, and walk with the marginalized—works with the WSCF on advocacy and theology. Lau is the council's chair.
Yau leads the council's "Love Has No Disability" initiative.
"It's brought big changes in the Hong Kong community," she said, "especially regarding sexuality and autonomy and independent living of people with disabilities. The work we do helps people to rethink their perceptions of people with disabilities."
Action is an important addition to Bible studies, book studies, discussions and prayer that helps her live out her faith.
"It's SCM and the council that make me think Christianity is still alive," Yau said.
The WSCF has six global programs, one assigned to each region. These are Advocacy and Solidarity; Bible and Theology; Ecological Justice; Identity, Diversity and Dialogue; Interfaith Dialogue; and Peacebuilding and Dialogue. As the executive officer for the Asia-Pacific region, Suna also leads the Identity, Diversity and Dialogue program for the global WSCF, whose work she describes as initiating meaningful discourse in order to bring SCMs together to create an inclusive and affirming community in WSCF and the church. They try to bring a women's viewpoint into all discussions.
"In any kind of SCM program, not just the regional women's program, we try to incorporate the women's perspective, no matter what program it is," she said. "Whether it is Bible studies or discussions of social issues, we try to see from a gender lens. We try to understand from the women's perspective."
The women's program focuses on bringing women together to find solidarity and support in a safe space. As it did for Suna and Lau, WSCF helps women recognize and name inequality—some subtle, some not so subtle.
"One young woman from Sri Lanka SCM who participated in the women's program shared that she was experiencing domestic violence, and she was not able to share this with anyone before, not even among her friends, family, church community or workplace," said Suna. "So when she came out of that particular social location, she felt safe to talk about her experience. After she shared, other women were also inspired and shared similar stories."
The women were able to go home and make some changes in their lives, and some were able to take their new awareness and support to advocate for other women in their communities.
"It's because of this safe space that women feel empowered, they feel liberated, they feel transformed," Suna said, explaining how WSCF as the oldest international student organization has been on the forefront of women's leadership in the ecumenical movement since its founding in 1895. "Many, many young women who have had this training and experience step up to new leadership roles. They are contributing wonderfully in different parts of Asia-Pacific and the world, in churches, in their families, and in civil society. This has really helped us to build a strong network of young women."
United Methodist Women members helped make this happen.
"On behalf of our regional women's committee, on behalf of the whole WSCF Asia-Pacific region, I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to United Methodist Women for the generous support and solidarity," Suna said. "We believe in a violence-free world in which everyone feels safe, everyone lives peacefully in community. I believe a better world is possible, and it starts with me and you."
Nile Sprague is a photojournalist based in Santa Rosa, California. Tara Barnes is editor of response.
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Q: Automatic text colour dependent on background colour [google sheets] I have script that set cell background dependent on selected item from dropdown. There are a lot of colors to choose from. Some of them are dark, so the dark text is invisible. Is there any way to automatically set the text color to contrast with the background?

A: If you are setting the background color then you can set the font color at the same time.  I think your question is "how do I automatically find a font color that will contrast with the background color".
This has a very long answer with lots of code here.
There are various ways of finding a color that will compliment a specified color using the hexadecimal representation of the rgb values.
The simplest is to just take a logical compliment of the RGB values - it won't necessarily be pleasing but it should contrast enough to be legible:
function getOppositeColor(color) {
  // color comes in as #AAAAAA
  // step one - convert to a number - 0xAAAAAA
  var hex = '0x' + color.split("#")[1];
  var backgroundColor = parseInt(hex, 16);

  // take the logical compliment of it 0x000000 -> 0xffffff
  var complement = 0xffffff ^ backgroundColor;

  // convert compliment to hex
  var complementHex = complement.toString(16);

  // complement Hex needs to be padded to 6 hex digits
  var padding = "";
  if (complementHex.length < 6) {
     padding = Array(6 - complementHex.length + 1).join("0");
  }

  var opposite = "#" + padding + complementHex;

  return opposite;
}

This simple test will set a contrasting font color for the current cell:
function setComplimentaryColor() {

  var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getActiveCell();
  var background = cell.getBackground();

  var opposite = getOppositeColor(background);

  cell.setFontColor(opposite);
}

A: If you are using conditional formatting then you can configure both the foreground and background colors for whatever you choose from the drop down.
If you are not using conditional formatting, you should check and see if it will meet your requirements as it is a very useful feature and generally better than rolling your own in a script.

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When looking at this striking clock, it's not hard to see why we chose to feature it on the blog.
This magnificent 1695 longcase clock by Daniel Quare is wound only once a year, yet strikes every hour of every day. To put that into context, that's 156 strikes a day, 58,500 a year, plus 10 days spare from a seven-wheel train and 22-kilogram weights!
Daniel Quare is believed to have been born in Somerset c 1648 and is a celebrated English clock maker who invented the repeating watch mechanism in 1680, which sounded the nearest hour and quarter hour when the owner of said watch pushed a pin, protruding from its case. In 1695, Quare also invented and developed a portable barometer; this was originally fitted with legs but was later designed to hang on a wall, just like early pendulum clocks of his predecessors.
Aged 23, Quare was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1671 and in 1708, he became a master of the company, until his death in 1724.
The case and columns of this exquisite clock are covered in première-partie Boulle work, in which tortoiseshell serves as the background, with inlaid brass. In this case, the floral and detailed pattern has been produced in metals and the background is of course in tortoiseshell.
Boulle work is a type of rich marquetry process or inlay, perfected by the French cabinetmaker André Charles Boulle (1642 –1732). The technique involves veneering furniture with a marquetry of tortoiseshell and then uses pewter which is and inlaid with arabesques of gilded brass to depict patterns or images. Although Boulle did not invent the method, he was its greatest practitioner and therefore put his name to it.
The carcass of the clock case itself is made of oak and is unusually constructed. The backboard is fixed with small wooden dowels and glued in place. The cross members are all dovetailed and then locked by a taper wedge, before gluing. Interestingly, these are all German features.
You will be able to see this beautiful longcase clock at the forthcoming Innovation & Collaboration exhibition at Bonhams, running from September 3-14 2018.


The weather is cooling down, so why not make hot sauce!? I think I found my new hobby. China has some spicyyy peppers, but the "hot sauce" we know and love is nowhere to be found! So... I made some! You can see the Nickelodeon-orange concoction I came up with. I'll let it mature for a week, then I'll let you know how it is!
This past month has been jam-packed with all kinds of great things. I'll tell you a couple of highlights and let the pictures do the rest of the work!
English Corner has been popular, especially amongst the Freshmen. Take a look at the picture below and you can have some idea. This was taken at our first English Corner after the Freshmen arrived. Lately the crowd has been a much more manageable size.
Our first English Night was this past Friday. We sang songs like Katy Perry's "Firework", played a "mystery food" version of hot potato, and my talk was on purpose. I encouraged our friends to seek the highest purpose worth living for. We'll discuss further what this means when we meet with the students one-on-one. Be "thinking" about those conversations!
We had a 9 day fall break, so I took that as an opportunity to visit Caroline. We had a great time as we went to an aquarium, saw a 230ft Buddha statue, celebrated 2 holidays, ate mooncakes (a special food for the Mid-Autumn Festival), saw 2 movies in theaters, went out for pizza one night, and many more things! She'll come visit us next month!
Think about our team as we continue to work on the time we spend with each other/ with students/ and alone time. We each have different needs and expectations, so be thinking of us as we make sacrifices with each other and learn to respect and understand each other's needs.
Busy weekends in the fall means inconsistent times for English Nights. Unfortunately we can't have an English Night every-other weekend like we'd like, so we just want to lift up that this won't cause confusion and keep people from coming out.
Continue to think of me as I continue to learn and grow as team leader. When I make mistakes, that they are opportunities to learn and not to form habits.


Nebula Labs worked with esteemed soft-furnishing innovators Mammoth, along with agile innovation consultancy +ADD Strategy, to develop an automatic warranty system, tapping in to the power of the Internet of Things (IOT). We combined the power of NFC and RFID tags, along with the newly-opened APIs that have been exposed to developers through iOS 11, to develop a magical experience where end users could tap their phone against a Mammoth Smart Product, and automatically enrol in their Mammoth 10-year warranty. The seamlessness of the experience was topped by the inclusion of Facebook Login through the Facebook SDK, to allow users to associate their purchases to their Facebook account.


Sensory Stone play should be part of any child's development, as it encourages new experiences involving the senses. Every stone play offers an opportunity for kids to better understand their shapes through play and mark making.
This game enables children to experiment with shapes and patterns while also exploring how to match and find symmetries. In this list, you'll find some interesting stone activities that your kids can play.
To allow your children to practice their ABCs, you can make them alphabet rocks. You can paint the rocks with acrylic paint or heat emboss them.
Either way, you can put an uppercase letter on the front and the lowercase letter on the back. If you have additional rocks, you can also repeat this method using numbers.
When your child cleans rocks, the activity holds their attention for longer than other sensory stone game. The best thing about it is that you can keep your kids occupied without the need of much input from you.
You also do not to do anything to prepare for the game no preparations needed. It would also not create a large mess. In this game all you need is a paintbrush, water, shaving foam, rocks, and a container in which to put your materials.
Let your child start painting the rocks using shaving foam. Then, let them mix and swirl the rocks. In here, your kids will discover the stickiness of the foam and realize that they need a lot more than just foam to clean the rocks. Allow them then to clean the rocks by adding water. Your children will love seeing the water transform from clear to murky.
It's a simple sensory stone play for kids. All you need is to gather some rocks and paint. From there, your kids can draw one facial feature on a rock. They can make eyes, nose or mouth in various expressions.
After finishing creating faces, they can share why they did it. You and your kids can talk about what the emotions they created.
This type of game allows your kids to explore their emotional intelligence, which is why it's perfect for preschoolers.
In here, you'll need smooth rocks, borax, hot water, plastic containers, spoon, droppers, and watercolors. Fill a jar with hot water and add borax. Stir the mixture until the borax dissolves. Place the rock in the borax-water and let it stay overnight.
The next morning, your kids can color the rock using a medicine dropper. They can use various colors or paint the rocks in stripes using a paintbrush. Whatever they want to do with the rocks, let them use their imagination.
While they play these sensory stone activities, your kids would greatly enjoy it if they were wearing a teething necklace. It's especially true if they're in the teething stage. This phase of their lives is associated with pain. You can relieve their pain by using a Baltic wonder teething necklaces for babies have natural anti-inflammatory properties.
It's funny but kids is more attracted to weird things. They actually hate sometimes playing with the real toys you buy in store. If they saw something like thrash like material they love to play with it. Stones are often one of the best kind of play thing for them. If you dress it a little it's a treasure for kids.
This is a great idea. We live near a pebble beach and it never occurred to me that we could do a lot of things with the pebbles and stones we find there. Thanks for sharing.


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NASA's Hubble Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen - Earendel
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According to a recent study published in Nature, the Hubble Space Telescope imaged the most distant star ever seen. The supersized star, which almost certainly died in a fiery explosion nearly 13 billion years ago, was identified by astronomers thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.
Scientists named the star Earendel, which means "morning star." According to the team led by astronomer Brian Welch of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, this star has a mass at least 50 times that of the Sun and a brightness millions of times that of the Sun.
A few years ago, Hubble caught a glimpse of another extremely distant star called Icarus, which gazed when the universe was 9.5 billion years old, or 30 percent of its current age. Earendel, on the other hand, breaks Icarus' record. Earendel lived approximately 12.9 billion years ago when the universe was only 7 percent its current age.
According to NASA, the discovery was made using data from Hubble's RELICS (Reionisation Lensing Cluster Survey) program and a technique known as 'gravitational lensing.
NASA revealed that even such a brilliant, very high-mass star would be impossible to see at such a great distance without the natural magnification provided by WHL0137-08, a massive galaxy cluster located between Earendel and us. The galaxy cluster's mass warps the fabric of space, creating a powerful natural magnifying glass that distorts and greatly amplifies light from distant objects behind it.
"Normally, at these distances, entire galaxies look like small smudges, with the light from millions of stars blending together," Welch explained. "The galaxy hosting this star has been magnified and distorted by gravitational lensing into a long crescent that we named the Sunrise Arc."
The star Earendel appears directly on, or extremely close to, a ripple in the fabric of space due to a rare alignment with the magnifying galaxy cluster. This ripple, known as a "caustic" in optics, provides maximum magnification and brightening.
Because of this caustic, the star Earendel stands out from the general glow of its home galaxy. Its radiance is magnified a thousand times or more. At the moment, astronomers are unable to determine whether Earendel is a binary star, even though most massive stars have at least one smaller companion star.
Hubble senior project scientist Jennifer Wiseman believes that as we study it more, we'll learn how it was formed, what it's made of, and begin understanding how the earliest stars in the universe contributed to their galaxies and subsequent generations of stars like our own Sun.
Astronomers will be fascinated by Earendel's composition because it formed before the universe was filled with the heavy elements produced by successive generations of massive stars.
"Studying Earendel will be a window into an era of the universe that we are unfamiliar with, but that led to everything we do know," said Welch in a press statement. "It's like we've been reading a really interesting book, but we started with the second chapter, and now we will have a chance to see how it all got started."
Welch also added, "With Webb, we may see stars even farther than Earendel, which would be incredibly exciting. We'll go as far back as we can. I would love to see Webb break Earendel's distance record."
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The Cancer Survivors Club brings together first-hand accounts of ordinary people who have beaten cancer. They are old and young, their diagnoses common and rare, their courses of treatment long and short, but all are survivors. In these honest, unflinching and deeply personal stories, they write about the most difficult times in their lives, telling us how they found a strength and determination that they never knew they possessed; and they speak of the support they received from their families, friends, doctors and nurses - the importance of which cannot be overestimated.
Compiled by award-winning journalist Chris Geiger, who himself endured two years of cancer treatments, which included radiotherapy, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, this unique and inspiring collection offers hope, strength and encouragement to cancer patients around the world.
Chris Geiger won the EDF Energy Columnist of the Year Award in 2011 for his light-hearted newspaper columns, publicising the disease and cancer charities. Chris himself had to endure two years of cancer treatment, which included a number of operations, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant before he was finally in remission. The Cancer Survivors Club is his latest literary project to inspire and encourage everyone touched by cancer. Chris lives in Bristol.


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Cardiff Capital Region Receives Overwhelming Support from Councils
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Mark Powney , 4th May 2018
The five-year strategic plan to leverage maximum economic and social benefits from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) City Deal fund has been formally approved by the members of all 10 local authority partners.
The strategic business plan details what is needed to achieve the long-term objectives of the CCR City Deal, outlines the required actions and outcomes of the CCR City Deal, and how the £1.2bn 'Wider Investment Fund' will be used over the next five years to drive the actions forward.
The business plan was approved by the CCR Regional Cabinet comprising the 10 local authority leaders in February, subject to approval from the members of each of those authorities. All 10 authorities have now debated, voted, and approved the plan.
The plan specifies the regional strategic objectives of the CCR City Deal, which are:
Prosperity and Opportunity – Building the capacity of individuals, households, public sector and businesses to meet challenges and grasp opportunity, creating a more productive economy
Inclusion and Equality – A vibrant and sustainable economy which contributes to the well-being and quality of life of the people and communities in the region now and in the future
Identity, Culture, Community and Sustainability – Forging a clear identity and strong reputation as a City Region for trade, innovation, and quality of life
The overarching economic objectives of the City Deal are to create 25,000 new jobs and leverage £4billion in private sector investment.
Key themes have been identified to focus the approach: Skills and Employment, Innovation, Connecting the Region, and Regeneration and Infrastructure.
Supporting these strategic themes are three programmes, which were agreed at the Regional Cabinet meeting on February 12:
Regeneration and Infrastructure – the Housing Investment Fund has been proposed to support the need for more homes to be built across the region. The Fund will support house building, ranging from larger builders and developers on stalled housing sites on former industrial sites, through to small builders, community builders, custom builders and regeneration specialists, on small sites across the region. The fund will also help stimulate the SME building sector across the region by providing loan development finance and launching a Customer Build Scheme releasing smaller plots of public sector land with a full package of support for SMEs to deliver new homes in the communities.
Connecting the Region – the digital strategy will help to make the area a "smart region," driving innovative and disruptive solutions to attract private sector partnership and investment., including Welsh and regional connectivity, regional and community fibre connectivity, mobile 5G Access and maximising open data.
Skills and Employment – the Skills for the Future project supports the Skills and Employment theme and will provide region-wide school engagement with pupils and parents to offer careers advice and guidance, support for businesses to address barriers of participation, including a skills investment fund and a commitment to support delivery of over 10,000 additional apprenticeships, graduate internships and upskilled employees in the private sector.
The CCR City Deal aims to benefit to the whole of the CCR Region, which includes the ten local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan. The City Deal was formally signed by the ten leaders of the local authorities on March 1, 2017.
Of the £1.2billion City Fund, £734million has been committed to support the South East Wales Metro.
The Regional Cabinet of the 10 local authorities' leaders have agreed two significant investments already. In May 2017, the Cabinet agreed to invest £37.9 million to support the development of a compound semiconductor industry cluster in the region.
The project is expected to leverage up to £375 million of private sector investment over the next five years, and the creation of up to 2,000 high value, high-tech jobs, with the potential for hundreds more in the wider supply chain and cluster development.
In January, the Cabinet agreed to commit £40 million to support in principle the £180 million Metro Central Development, a project that will deliver a new Central Transport Interchange at the heart of Cardiff's city centre Core Employment Zone.
Councillor Andrew Morgan, Chair of the CCR Regional Cabinet and Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, said:
"We are delighted by the overwhelming support for the business plan. In total, more than 500 council members from across the South-East Wales local authorities have shown their support of the business plan and formally approved it. It is a great step forward for the CCR City Deal and the support for the plan reinforces the idea of collaborative working to encourage economic growth and change.
"The Cardiff Capital Region City Deal is a unique programme of collaborative working which will enable economic change, improved digital and physical connectivity, improved skills and educational opportunities, and regeneration across the region.
"It is an investment in its people, and aims to bring fairness and opportunities for all, no matter where they live in the region. It builds on the region's proud heritage, the beauty of our natural landscape, and the vibrancy of our rich cultural and social life.
"It will enrich lives in other ways too, reforming our public services, provide new, affordable homes, improve family life, and create a workforce which can adapt to the changing needs of the 21st Century.
"To do this, the City Deal partners will work together, with a clear vision of what life and its demands will look like in 20 years' time, to ensure the Cardiff Capital Region maximizes its potential on a global stage.
"By attracting new investment and growing more successful businesses, by improving our connectivity, by developing our skills and education, we will restore the capital region to its historical role as the "engine room" of the Welsh economy."
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Skeletonwitch Skulltastic Interview
Evan "Loosh" Linger and Scott "Scunty D." Hedrick of Ohio metal band Skeletonwitch caught up with me recently at their Pomona, California stop at the Glass House to discuss briefly their new album, current touring conditions and everything else thrown in between.
1. How is the current tour going?
Evan: I guess you saw us what a year ago? Oh then 3 months ago, it's great everybody is great, we've been having a good time and the crowds have been great just enjoying it. It's been awesome.
Scott: I second that – everybody from Alexi to the bus driver's, everyone has been nice and making us feel welcomed, nobody is a dick, except to each other.
2. I saw via your Twitter you had all gotten drunk before playing a show?
Evan: You mean every day we play a show?
Scott: That was at the West Edmonton Mall, in Edmonton, Alberta.
Evan: What had happened is that we had drunk all of our beer, so there was no more beer, since we had all drank it all so that was weird.
Scott: That was the first time I had posted on Twitter actually, that tends to happen a lot but all of the guys love to drink beer.
3. What can be said that hasn't been said about "Breathing The Fire,"?
Evan: That has not been said?
Scott: Oh let me tell you, Jack Endino, that did the artwork probably has the highest skull quotation.
Evan: Appropriately, 60 skulls, on the front and back,
Scott: It Jack Endino counted all of them.
4. Were there any songs that didn't make the record that you had wished had made it?
Evan: Nope, everything that got written made it.
Scott: Nope we didn't write 60 songs, and didn't have our producer help us out, like having some leftovers lying around no, we wrote what we did, and that's what got on it.
5. Any particular favorites you have off it?
Evan: Stand, Fight and Die.
Scott: Repulsive Salvation, that's one of my favorites.
6. What do you think sets you apart from all the other metal bands out right now?
Evan: Probably the dick sizes.
Scott: I guess I would say, people don't know where to place us. I've read all over, that death metal band Skeletonwitch, Black metal band Skeletonwitch, Thrash metal band Skeletonwitch, they can't properly place us in the right spotlight. Basically, everybody thinks we're something we're not pretty much.
7. Have any plans for Halloween?
Evan: We're gonna be on tour with Trap Them, Toxic Holocaust, and The Black Dahlia Murder over Halloween. Don't think we're going to be wearing any crazy costumes or anything like that. But before we've played shows on Halloween, we use to dress up as another type of band and play as a cover band, which was cool but this year, we'll be playing on Halloween.
8. If you had a chance to do a cover of a beloved childhood classic which would you pick and why?
Evan: I'm not a fan of covers actually but good question.
Scott: I don't have any desire to do any type of cover. Honestly, we've thrown around ideas here and there, Immortal, Guns n Roses, etc. We like doing what we do, those tracks are already made and we can't fill someone else's shoes.
9. Speaking of childhood, if you had to run into yourself 10 years ago and tell yourself what you're in store for what would you say?
Evan: I don't know, just buckle down, and practice, practice, practice.
Scott: I'm 26 so at 16, I would tell myself don't get those 2 underage consumptions you're about to get, that won't be good on your behalf.
Evan: The Doc told Marty McFly, don't get in contact with your past self, or it'll forever change the events in the future.
Scott: I agree with that.
10. Anything else you'd like to add?
Evan: Well we have a new record out, and its awesome kids are coming out to our shows, and that means a lot to us.
Scott: Thanks for supporting our band, and helping us do what we love doing.
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Battery box 9v for 5v mics ok?
Topic: Battery box 9v for 5v mics ok?
I have external mics which use same caps used in the internal mics of Sony PCM-M10.
The mics do not work on line-in on M10 only mic-in.
When I added the Soundman A3 adapter (6v battery) they work on line-in but I want to eliminate it since I am suspecting the A3 distorts when music is loud.
1. Do I need a battery box to make them work line-in?
Re: Battery box 9v for 5v mics ok?
I prefer not having a pre. I'm hoping I get enough signal with BB and line-in (when used for "rock"). Next one will be P. Smith in an auditorium.
I use EM172s with 9V bias all the time. As Willndmb mentioned these capsules can be used with a higher bias voltage than 5V.
These capsules are very quiet and also pretty sensitive. I don't think you will have any trouble plugging the output of the battery box into the line input if you are taping a rock show. If it is too low you could try turning off the PIP bias voltage on the M10 if possible and plugging into the mic input.
When using the battery box in line-in, does the PIP in the M-10 need to be off or on?
Doesnt matter, the PIP only works through the mic in. But you should switch it off anyway.


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Cotton must be harvested at lower moistures to prevent excessive fiber entanglement and subsequent poor preparation calls at the Classing Office, thus harvesting window is more narrow.
Trash contains more moisture than cotton and thus stripper-harvested modules might have a greater potential for fiber degradation.
Field cleaners should be used on strippers.
Modules have higher trash content and occupy more storage space on gin yard. It takes about 1800-2200 pounds of material to get 500 lb of lint as compared to 1400 for spindle pickers.
Reduced ginning rate with current machines (about 40% with existing equipment) and more wear on equipment and more trash to dispose of at the gin.
More trash in cottonseed and motes (lower value).
Possible lint grade reductions due to bark and increased short fiber and neps with additional cleaning.
Fixed and variable costs of ginning go up.
Change cultural practices. If you are accustomed to conventional rows, banded herbicides, and cultivation in the middles, you have to develop a new mind set.
Change your planting habits. When using this system, you must get ready to plant at least 30 to 35 pounds of seed per acre. You can't skimp on seed if you expect the crop to develop a quick canopy cover. That is necessary for good weed control. When your stand is thin and you can see the ground, you can keep the crop clean – but it will cost you a fortune.
Control morning glories, vines, and broadleaf weeds. You will have a mess on your hands at harvest time if weeds and grasses come through the cotton. In spots where heavy weed infestations are breaking through, you have to be willing to give up those areas of the field.
Use Pix effectively. When using the ultra-narrow-row system, it is essential to keep plants short and slender. Proper use of a plant growth regulator, coupled with close, high-density plant spacing, is necessary to force the correct plant morphology for efficient harvest.
Harvest fast. Once you desiccate or defoliate the crop, you have to be ready to harvest in a hurry. When the leaves are off and the bolls are open, you have to get the crop out of the field immediately.
Hood told producers that before they choose UNRC they need to ask themselves several questions. "Are you ready to change your cultural practices?" "Are you ready to change your planting habits? Are you ready for the costs?" He added that producers also need to determine whether their gins are ready.
Hood emphasized that with UNRC, precision planting is a must. "Are you ready to plant 30 pounds per acre of cotton seed?" he asked producers. He also noted that the Mid-South poses a particular problem: with the high humidity, it's difficult to desiccate cotton.
According to Curtis Stewart, General Manager of Dumas Cotton Gin, Dumas, AR, Dumas Cotton Gin (DCG) processed 712 bales of Ultra Narrow Row Stripper Harvested Cotton (UNRC) during the 97-98 season. All but 5 bales of these bales were commercially grown, with the exception bales being from the experiment station at Rohwer, Arkansas.
The UNRC contained 640 pounds of trash per bale on average, compared to 180 pounds per bale of conventional picker cotton. This increase in trash is similar to stripper harvested cotton with a burr extractor. Ginning was reduced from 60 bales per hour to 15. This decrease in ginning rate was attributed to the additional trash content of the cotton, as well as the volume of trash going through the trash handling system. The trash handling system at Dumas must be redesigned to prevent this problem; however, ginning rate will still be substantially reduced for UNRC. Grades from the UNRC were comparable with the conventional cotton, but with increased bark, grass and prep calls. There were no differences in cottonseed grades, and no dockage for excess trash.
While the experiences with UNRC were generally negative, all the problems associated with ginning can be resolved with money and experience. Ginners need to know up-front that ginning rate will decrease, and that the equivalent of 3-4 bales of picker trash per bale of UNRC, and extra wear and tear on ginning machinery. DCG remains committed to the advancement of UNRC, but cautions growers that there will be extra charges at the ginning level for the extra wear on equipment and slower ginning rates.
1. Background – Our research at Lubbock has always been focused on stripper harvested cotton, which for the most part is grown in Texas, Oklahoma, and Eastern New Mexico. Today we really have two types of stripper cotton in these areas. We have brushed stripped cotton without field cleaners and brushed stripped cotton with field cleaning. The gins in these stripper areas are setup to handle the typically 700 – 900 lb of trash/bale that is found in regular brush stripped cotton. When they process field cleaned cotton, they only have to deal with 400 lbs of trash per bale, which is real easy if you are setup for the heavier loading but very difficult if you are not.
A: Over loaded trash conveyors, pneumatic conveying lines and trash disposal systems.
B. If an extra stick machine is not available, then a lot more trash will get to the feeder and gin stand. This could overload the feeder's trash auger, put more trash into the gin stand, increase the trash content of the cottonseed and lint, and increase the bark content of the lint.
C. Even with a field cleaner, a stripper will harvest 2 to 3 times more trash than a picker.
D. Increased trash levels can put an extra load on seed cotton drying systems, forcing a slow down in ginning rate.
E. Higher trash levels are normally also associated with higher R&M, leading to higher ginning costs.
F. Current ginning charges for picked cotton may not adequately cover actual ginning costs of stripped cotton if the extra trash in stripped cotton causes the picker gin to slow down, or to have more downtime, or to incur more repair, energy and labor costs per bale.


Gaston Leroux's classic tale gets an updated modern day tale of a man who seeks revenge while protecting the woman he loves.
A new mall is opening and youngsters Melody, Susie, and Buzz, who are friends, all have jobs within the mall. Melody and Susie find jobs at a fashion store while Buzz works in a yogurt kiosk in the food court. Melody is still haunted by the death of her boyfriend Eric, who had died a year ago in a house fire and the mall happens to be where the house once was. However, a mysterious figure wanders in the mall and it comes to no surprise who the figure is.
When the still-alive but horribly disfigured Eric kills a security guard, it is a message to mall owner Harv Posner. Posner, who is clearly the one responsible for the fire that apparently killed Eric, hires the arsonist, Volker, as a guard. When investigative reporter Peter Baldwin joins up with Melody in learning the connection between Eric's apparent death and the mall, they soon learn that Eric is not only still alive, but will do anything to keep Melody to himself, no matter who gets in his way.
The classic tale Phantom of the Opera has been given many screen treatments, yet there have been variations including the 1974 cult hit Phantom of the Paradise. However, to capitalize on the 1980's slasher genre, the tale now gets an updated look with our "Phantom" causing trouble at the newly developed mall that was once his home. While the film begins with the love story of Eric and Melody and then jumps to one year later, we see through a flashback the incidents that caused the birth of this Phantom.
What is interesting is that this film is practically a combination of three different genres. They are the teen film, the slasher film, and in a major surprise, the martial arts action film. The latter is truly shown when during sections of the film, a new empowered and disfigured Eric is kickboxing and then doing a martial arts form with the use of the bo staff. It may come as a bit of a surprise that lead actor Derek Rydall, who plays Eric, actually performed most of his own stunts and fights for the film.
While the film would be Rydall's only lead role in a film, it is quite a good role. He not only fights, but uses the traditional brand of slasher methods when necessary, including using a lasso to a victim and attaching it to the mall's escalator. Kari Whitman is great as Melody, who constantly has visions that her one time beloved is still alive while future Silk Stalkings lead star Rob Estes does quite well as investigative reporter Peter. Interestingly, Estes was training to be a stunt double and performs his own stunts when he has a chase scene against the insane Volker, played by veteran villain actor Gregory Scott Cummins. Those expecting Pauly Shore to act uncontrollably goofy will see that this was before his trademark "Weasel" gimmick and plays just a lovestruck yogurt clerk who eyes longtime friend Susie, played by Kimber Sissons.
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge is an underrated 80's thriller than combines action and horror with a very good lead role for Derek Rydall as "The Phantom".
A Fries Entertainment production. Director: Richard Friedman. Producers: Thomas Fries, Robert J. Koster, and Paul Little. Writers: Tony Michelman, Robert King, and Scott J. Schneid; story by Schneid and Frederick K. Ulrich. Cinematography: Harry Mathias. Editing: Gregory F. Plotts.
Cast: Derek Rydall, Kari Whitman, Jonathan Goldsmith, Rob Estes, Pauly Shore, Kimber Sissons, Gregory Scott Cummins, Tom Fridley, Ken Foree, Morgan Fairchild.


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What is a Legend? Answer: Alex Trebek
Indrani Malhotra, Writer, Editor
For almost forty years, household televisions across America have captured viewers' attention with the familiar presence of beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. On November 8th, just eight days after filming his last episode, Trebek passed away at age 80, after an almost two year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Renowned for his enthusiasm, generosity and seemingly endless supply of answers, Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for a record breaking 37 seasons.
Hen Hud teacher Dr. Barcomb had the opportunity to meet Trebek twice, when he competed in the Teachers Tournament and the Tournament of Champions. Dr. Barcomb said Trebek not only "fostered a television show which celebrated knowledge more than any other," but was also a "great role model for both dignity and wit."
Trebek announced his diagnosis with stage four pancreatic cancer in March of 2019, and vowed to remain transparent about his battle to raise awareness for the disease. Always devoted to his contestants and viewers, Trebek made the decision to continue hosting Jeopardy!, even while undergoing chemotherapy.
Dr. Barcomb first met Trebek less than a month after his initial cancer diagnosis. Nevertheless, Trebek maintained his typical optimistic attitude, and Dr. Barcomb described him as "upbeat" and "confident that he would beat [his cancer]."
Just like Jeopardy! itself, Trebek championed quick thinking, friendly competition, and the constant learning experience of being part of the show. On their second meeting, Dr. Barcomb recalls Trebek telling the Tournament of Champion contestants "how much he enjoyed the high level of play these tournaments provided."
Alex Trebek appears with Hen Hud teacher Dr. Barcomb after Dr. Barcomb's win in the 2019 Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. (Photo provided by Dr. Barcomb)
Off the Jeopardy! stage, Trebek was a true family man. Despite having an estimated salary of over $10 million per year, Trebek didn't revel in luxury and the limelight. Instead, he preferred to spend time with his wife, Jean Currivan, and their three children, and work on do-it-yourself projects at home.
As an active philanthropist, Trebek devoted much of his time and money to charity. For example, Dr. Barcomb mentioned that Trebek donated "62 acres of land in the Santa Monica hills to be used as park space twenty years ago."
In 2011, Trebek and his wife formed the Trebek Family Foundation, which supported a wide variety of causes, from Trebek's favorite pastime, the cinema, to his favorite animal, the musk ox. After his diagnosis, Trebek also became a public advocate for pancreatic research and awareness.
As avid Jeopardy! viewers might recall, Trebek often frowned at the blank stares of contestants any time a missed clue related to his home country of Canada, where Trebek spent the first thirty years of his life.
Born on July 22, 1940, in Ontario, Canada, George Alexander Trebek grew up in a French-English bilingual household and graduated from the University of Ottawa High School in 1957. By his third year at the University of Ottawa, Trebek needed money for college, and took a job announcing for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that would forever change his life.
Upon graduating with a philosophy degree in 1963, Trebek began to host gameshows for the same network, and in 1973, he moved to the United States to pursue a career as a Hollywood gameshow host. Trebek found his breakthrough opportunity in 1984, with the revival of the once failed quiz show Jeopardy!
When Jeopardy! was first introduced to television in 1964, it had a revolutionary format; while the host supplied the answers, contestants were challenged to provide the question. After a rocky start, Jeopardy! was reintroduced to American airwaves with a high-tech setup and a new host, Alex Trebek. Trebek has hosted every episode of Jeopardy! since, except for one, on April Fool's Day in 1997, when he swapped roles with Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak.
After more than 8,200 episodes at the podium, Trebek has won a Lifetime Achievement award and six Emmy Awards for "outstanding game show host," with the show itself earning 35 Emmys, more than any other quiz show. Jeopardy!, with Trebek at its core, has become a resounding success.
But, with Trebek gone, Jeopardy! fans are now left to wonder at the future of the show. The show films in advance, so episodes featuring the legendary host will air through the first week of January.
Beginning on January 11th, Jeopardy! entered a new era, temporarily led by "Greatest of All Time" record-breaking Jeopardy! player, Ken Jennings. While a permanent host has not yet been named, the show's producers hope the series of interim guest hosts will keep Trebek's legacy, and the Jeopardy! community, alive.
Dr. Barcomb has not met Jennings, but "[thinks] it is a good idea to give him a chance to host the show for a few weeks." He also suggested that Sarah Whitcomb Foss and Jimmy McGuire, both members of the Jeopardy! Clue Crew, who travel to exciting destinations to deliver video clues, could make great hosts.
Whatever Jeopardy!'s future, Alex Trebek's legacy as a proponent of both knowledge and kindness will forever be remembered by contestants and viewers alike.
The information in this article was compiled from The New York Times, CNN, and ABC News.
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Douglas Shinker	• Feb 5, 2021 at 11:26 am
Great article and well written. RIP Alex Trebec.
https://hendrickhudsonanchor.org/739/uncategorized/what-is-a-legend-answer-alex-trebek/#comment-3


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Pristobrycon aureus är en fiskart som först beskrevs av Johann Baptist von Spix och Agassiz 1829.  Pristobrycon aureus ingår i släktet Pristobrycon och familjen Characidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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