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Chapter 1
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Given the role that the media plays
in our present days; English as a foreign language has become a very demanding means of
communication, since it reflects the core of this media. Therefore, it is
logical to presume that the average individual, not to bring up the EFL
learner, is getting exposed to a fair amount of English language through this
media, incidentally or deliberately. Depending on this fact, this average learner is expected to acquire
some aspects of the language consciously or subconsciously.
Apparently, the media has offered the
learners an authentic environment to perceive and to learn the language in its
genuine form. In accordance, the subject has drawn the scholars' attention,
prompting them to explore the media's impact on the audience in general and
leading them to relate the outcomes to the hypotheses of the second language
acquisition. According to (Chomsky, 1975; Haliday, 1975)
language acquisition has been identified as a subconscious procedure that occurs
informally in the context of functional language use.
Krashen (1982; 1985) stated that a
subconscious process takes a place when a person is acquiring competence in a
second language. This contributes to the fact that it is possible for the EFL
learner to acquire language by being exposed to the media without being aware
of that fact.
Furthermore, it is significant to
mention the positive influence that the media has on the learner, For example:
watching movies may encourage learner's motivation to pursue and to succeed through the learning process, consequently, this
can help in reducing the "affective filter" that prevents the learners from
having the most of what they receive. The former supposition has been argued by
(Krashen, 1985) who suggests that, fearing failure, some individuals may elevate
an "affective filter" as a defense system which prevents them from employing
the input they might perceive for language acquisition. However, in order to
lower this filter, Krashen proposes that the language programs should be
motivating, non- evaluating and structured to embrace them in ways that cause
them to temporarily forget that they are reading or hearing another language.
Nevertheless, researches regarding
this topic are not sufficient to rely on, especially in the Middle East region,
despite the fact that this spot of the world is the most places to be
exposed to the English language. The advent of the Internet and modern
technology has contributed to the rapid spread of English, especially in Middle
Eastern societies, which are in constant contact with the West. Obviously,
the geopolitical importance of these societies has provided the region with a
vital role in the world urging its inhabitants to acquire English two times higher
than the average.
Considering the previous, I was prompted
to choose this topic to discuss it because I am one of those who acquired
language through the media in several ways. For that reason, It is interesting to investigate such effects
on the perceivers; sharing their opinions on whether they believe it is
beneficial to learn English through the media and to what extent do they think
it is useful.
Chapter 2
has been agreed on by the scholars that technology is of an extreme importance
nowadays, since it contributes in bridging the gap between the world's nations;
in line with that, they emphasize the importance of it in learning and taking on
any form of foreign language. In that context, linguists recommend the
integration of technology in the education system and praise its part in spreading
the language outside the classroom. Moreover, technology represented by the
media has offered the learners the authentic surroundings to acquire the actual
form of language as has been said before. Gass (1997) argues that acquiring a language
can not occur in a vacuum without being exposed to some sort of a language
input. Clearly, new technologies like the TV and the internet have their own
share in encouraging the learners to watch and to acquire the language. Meinhof
(1998) and Moores (1996) indicate that
the easy access and use of
digital television, available via cable and satellite, adds a new
dimension to learning from. Needless to say, the informal setting has sometimes
a much more important role in acquiring language the way (Lightbown and Spada,
2001) states; in informal language learning setting, language learners either
interact with native speakers in the target language's country, or use
different technologies at home or at work, watch a movie, or listen to music or
songs, just as an entertainment, can lead to language learning. Regarding this,
watching movies, whether through the internet or the TV can enhance the learner's
receptive and productive skills.
Other scholars believe that "A new phase of lifelong
learning is being ushered by the advancement in technology tools, which, while
continuing to be cost-efficient for the provider of the education, can be
centered on the individual learner" (Selwyn, Gorard, & Furlong, 2006). B. Neuman (1992) believes that captioned
movies might benefit bilingual learners for various reasons, one of them is the
combination of picture and sounds that the learners perceive; this might assist
them in making a relationship between words and the meanings.
it is important to learn which skills are targeted in this study from students
perception and what did other scholars find. Skills I am going to discuss are
split into two major types: productive and receptive ones. The productive part
includes oral skills, written skills and reading skills, while the receptive
part includes listening skills, comprehension skills and intercultural skills.
Comprehension and Listening Skills:
(1998) agrees on what B. Neuman says when announcing a positive relationship
between television watching and reading comprehension results for Hispanic
students. In addition, (Koskinnen, Wilson and Gambreel; 1987) finds a
significant improvement in word recognition and oral reading for students who
watch captioned movies. Rahmatian and Armiun (2011), conduct a
study on 44 adult learners split into two groups ("Audio" group and "Video"
group), intent which type of document could improve the listening comprehension
skill to a greater extent. However, by comparing the average results of the two
groups, the final outcomes show that the "Video" group obtained a better result
by 6%. Concerning other skills such as
listing and speaking; Terrell (1993) explains that listing skills gained by
using video materials provide the learners with an experience that cannot be
gained in traditional classrooms limited to instructors or students'
Joseph R. Weyers (1999) conducts a study with an authentic soap opera to
gauge if it can foster learners' comprehension and their oral skills; in that
respect, he divides his learners into two groups: experimental and controlled
group. The experiment was carried on two Spanish classes for 8 weeks at the
university of New Mexico. Moreover, students had a pre and a post tests.
Learners were instructed before viewing each episode about the program. The
outcomes of the study indicate that the soap opera is a very beneficial to the
learners' listening comprehension.
Other scholars mentioned that "learners urge to be more enhanced by using
technology in the process of learning the English language. The visual
dimension of the videotape is believed to reduce the presence of any confusion
more in listening to English native speakers than audio cassettes. Thus,
students will be motivated to learn more. Furthermore, it is notable and
inspiring to figure out that videos contributes in enhancing listening and
written skills, which means that the input and the output of comprehension and
production skills are improved in learning a foreign language. (Herron et al.,
1995; Weyers, 1999). Researchers like (Mackey & Ho, 2008) demonstrate that "multimedia
tools are more useful than traditional prepared or printed materials. Videos which offer visual, contextual and non-
verbal input supply foreign language learners with visual and aural incentives
which correct any lack of comprehension resulting from listening alone". Moreover,
these studies prove that videos are highly preferred by the learners for the
authenticity they provide.
and Pavakanun (1996), likely, run a study
in which 74 Dutch-speaking high school students in Flanders with no sort
of feedback of Spanish language. These learners were divided into nine groups
to view different versions of an animated movie that includes Spanish, Dutch or
an absent audio channel that includes as well, Spanish, Dutch or a version
without subtitles. Instantly, after watching the film, the students were given
a test of Spanish vocabulary. The
participants who watched the versions containing Spanish subtitles and Dutch
audio utter significantly better than the ones who did not.
similar experiment with learners of a secondary school level found a reasonable
effect of watching television on grammar and greater effect on vocabulary
acquisition (d'Ydewall and Pavakanun, 1997).
additional studies reported in (d'Ydewalle et al., 2006) emphasizing the
incidental grammar acquisition by watching subtitled television and using
Esperanto as a foreign language, did not find a significant result. However,
few studies examine the effect of the media on grammar acquisition and the
majority of them found that instructed learning is generally the most effective
condition for grammar acquisition.
conducts a study on 42 first grade English Language Teaching (ELT) department
students at the University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy in Turkey. His purpose was to find
whether watching subtitled cartoons would influence incidental vocabulary
acquisition. The learners took pre- and a post-test to ensure the outcomes;
then they were randomly put into two groups (subtitle and no-subtitle group).
However, the outcomes of the study did not support the assumption that the
subtitle group would outperform the no-subtitle group, since there were no
significant differences between two groups, but but there was significant
improvement in both of the groups from pre-test to post-test scores. This
progress was based on the presence of the targeted language. Etemadi (2012) explores the effects of watching
subtitled movies on EFL learners' vocabulary recognition. Forty four senior
undergraduate students studying at the Shiraz Islamic Azad University were
chosen from two intact classes and two documentary movies were performed; one with English subtitles and the other
without subtitles. Both classes watched the two movies in different order. The
outcomes revealed that the participants benefit from watching the movies on the
comprehension level but not with vocabulary recognition. eted words in the
and Beentjes (1999) split 246 primary school children into three groups. One
watched a Dutch-subtitled English language documentary twice, the second group
watched that same documentary twice, but without the subtitles, and a third
(controlled group) watched a Dutch television program without subtitles.
Subsequently, all participants had a vocabulary test of 35 English words that
were used in the documentary. The learners who watched the subtitled version
performed significantly better in the test than those who watched the
non-subtitled version. The second group
participants performed significantly better than the (controlled group). The
sixth-graders in this study also performed better than the fourth-graders, and
the students who watched the subtitled English television programs at home frequently
outperformed those with a low or medium frequency of watching subtitled programs.
Peeters, Also Spinhof (2002) have confidence that Dutch and Flemish children
are able to pronounce English or American words perfectly-even "slang' is due
to them listening to English-language music, playing computer games, and
watching subtitled television., being exposed to an authentic input of a
foreign language classes is significant because it is essential to the progress
of the learners' communicative competence (Baltova, 2000, Weyers, 1999).
In a
comparative vein, Forsman (as cited to Sjöholm, 2004) clarifies that the students in the southern part of Finland are
more proficient in English than the individuals in the Western part by the fact
that, on an average, the 'Southerners' practice 15 hours per week more on
English leisure activities (especially television/video and music) than the
latter. Moreover, movies provide the learners
with the native speaker's real dialect better than what can be taught in
classrooms (Crowell & Au, 1981; Richardson & Scinicariello, 1989). Kalean
(2013) conducts a classroom
action research claiming that watching films raises learners' scores of oral
skills from 60.32 up to 70.81.
(2003) implies that "technology is necessary to improve the language ability of
students simultaneously inside and outside of the educational context. Teachers
who teach English as a second language realize
the students' demands to use English away from the classroom in order to
develop communicative competence".
in another classroom action research study by Agusta (2015), the pupils' ability
in writing narrative text increases from 58.8 in the pre-test to 76.1 in the
post-test. This research, proves as well,
that the students' grammatical
capabilities has increased dramatically, especially the using of the past
tense. Ismail (2016) suggests that using of movies in the reading process is a
possible idea as well since most of the movies are the products of literary works.
Alqadi (2015) shares the same view with Ismail by stating that "movies have
been profoundly influenced by literary works".
other skills, many researches have been applied to explore language, communication
and culture in many different settings for various analytical purposes (e.g.,
Carbaugh, 1990; Thomas, 1990; Martin, Nakayama & Flores, 1998; Di Luzio,
Gor & Orletti, 2001). According Sawyer
and Smith (1994), "language and culture are related to one another". Therefore,
it is important to recognize the link between language and culture, the role of
culture in communication process and the significant relationship between them
in enhancing the intercultural competence (Poyatos, 2002a). Clyne (1996) and Lo
Bianco (2003) consider language as the most extensive manifestation of a
civilization. For each individual, their human value system, cultural and
linguistic patterns are structured both as a consequence of their primary
socialization within the household and community in addition to their interactions with the wider
groups in which they participate. Actually, without pragmatic knowledge of the
language targeted and without having a background of how this language works,
it is impossible for the learners to improve their communicative skills, even
if they own the sufficient vocabulary or the sufficient grammar input. Thus,
without being exposed to any sort of authentic environment, learners are not
expected to improve their competence; and here comes the role of the media to
offer this authentic material to be benefiting from.
(2008) looks into ways of enhancing the intercultural, non-verbal competence
through watching films by university students majoring in English in Thailand. Five
dimensions of nonverbal communication where there are pronunciation differences
between Thai and native English norms are explored: facial expressions, eye
contact and gaze, bodily communication, kinesics (touching), and oral
communication. The study uses many qualitative and quantitative approaches in
conducting classroom research on the learning and the teaching of nonverbal
communication within university EFL speaking and listening skills classes; 73
second year students majoring in English
were randomly chosen to participate in
one of two different teaching interventions both of which involved the use of
the same four American and Australian contemporary films. Adopting a
quasi-experimental pre and posttest design the study includes three phases of
data collection: (1) pre- teaching assessment, (2) teaching phase, and (3)
post- teaching assessment. The pre and post teaching assessments examine the
pupils attitudes towards the comprehension of the ability to apply the nonverbal communication when communicating in
English in intercultural setting. The post teaching assessment covers these
same areas together with additional qualitative data collection about students'
experiences of participation in the study.
In comparison with students from the control group, students from the
experimental group who had participated in the explicit teaching of nonverbal
communication had 1) a positive attitudes towards nonverbal communication of
English native speakers (b) a great
vertical extent of understanding of the
nonverbal communication of English native speakers.
data confirmed the quantitative outcomes. Furthermore, the results affirm that
non- native speakers are able to acquire the communicative competence in their
homelands rather than traveling abroad for that purpose. When films are used
appropriately, may provide effective native speaker modeling and opportunities
for practice.
Input/Intake hypothysis:
it is important for the scholars to understand why
this authentic environment is important and how does it function. K. Rocque
(1998) indicates that in order to capture how this input becomes intake; one
should cover what the input is. Input
functions in two different dimensions, as verbal and non- verbal cues.
Gestures, for instance, takes place along the majority of the communication
between two individuals (Bacon, 1989). Input can be unidirectional, such as
when you are watching a movie or listening to a speaker and it can be
multidirectional, like when one speaks with another person (Doughty & Long,
2003b; Swain & Madden, 1985). Because this input differs from one setting
to another the complexity also varies: for example, notice that when two adults
are communicating with one another they use different language that teenagers
use. Evenly, it is critical to pay attention to speech acts, like apologies,
promising and making demands, etc. (Gass & Mackey, 2002). In relation, it
is important for the learner to comprehend and finally produce all of these
complex cues. Here, films function as an authentic background that includes all
these types of complexities starting with register, speech acts, morphology,
syntax and ending with phonology, pauses, and even occasional errors (Porter
& Roberts, 1981). Authentic films are an encouraging source of input for
several reasons, but mostly, because it is the only form of input that provides
a real life example. (Altman, 1989; Garza, 1996; Kramsch, 1993; Lonergan,
1984). Krashen (1991) illustrates the relationship between receptive skills and
productive skills through his input/output hypothesis; he explains that input
will gradually become a good intake depending on the quality and the quantity
of this comprehensible input.
all that, it is important to observe the entertainment part that such a
material offers which soften the learning process. Movies in general catch the
learners' attention; heading towards
lowering the anxiety of learning by reducing the "affective filter" of the
learner. Overall, Films can be better
than other instructional media for connecting one idea to another, for
constructing continuity of thought, and for creating dramatic impact. As Trent
(2011) affirms that motivation is a fundamental conductor in defining the
average of the acquisition process of a language where it basically concerns to
desire, to pay attention, to have some effort,
to set goals and to be confident. King (2002) argues that "Displaying
complete film boost student motivation to such an extent that students are
clearly impressed with how much English they can figure out. Their confidence
soars when they recognize that understanding a movie is not unmanageable as
they had originally thought".
Shea (1995) suggests persuasively that using
movies is theoretically and practically a good method of teaching
English. "If I cut up the film in five minute segments, concentrating on
the linguistic structure and the form of the language, the students might never
have realized the emotional power and narrative dynamic of the video as a story
about important things in the human experience, aesthetic and ethical things
like dreams, vision, and commitment; things that drive language and ultimately
motivate students to learn it in the first place".
Trent (2011) carries out a thesis to examine the development of second language
acquisition of US immigrants via the mass media as a part of the acculturation
process. Nine international students of a major midwestern university
participated in 25-60 minute interviews. By analyzing the data, the scholar
finds out that the key factor that the media provides is that it motivates the
learners to acquire language easily and smoothly. Additionally, he discovers that movies are
"most effective medium assisting participants' acquisition of the English
language". F. Trent (2011) suggests that the intensive audiovisual experience
may lay behind the learners' fast acquisition of the language.
(2015) investigates the movie's impact on EFL Learners at Iraqi School in Kuala
Lumpur. 20 students from Iraqi school at Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia participated in
the experiment. The findings suggest that the process of learning becomes
faster after watching movies than reading books.
understand language in faster and with more precision compared to book based
learning alone. Woldkowsik identified the factors that influence motivation-
attitudes with needs, personal feelings, stimulation, reinforcement and
competence (Davis, 1993 quoted Goldenber, 2008).
sum up, clearly, new technologies and media have a great impact on the learners
in general. However, watching movies and films do cover the major part in the
process of learning a foreign language. However, watching films may improve some
skills better than the others; for instance: listening and reading skills come
first in that category, then intercultural and communicative skills. Grammar
and written skills may not receive the same position in line with that. Recently,
many studies have been carried on to explore the role media plays in relation
to acquiring the language and many obtained the same results. Nevertheless, my
purpose here to induct student's perception of acquiring the language through
the media and if they think it is a good idea. In addition, the study will
cover all the skills which were discussed in this chapter.


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Tonkadale was asked to be a guest blogger on the Monrovia site this week! Monrovia is a national plant brand (maybe you've heard of it) supplying great plants to garden centers like ours all over the country. Of course, we jumped at the opportunity and the perfect topic for our customers: Deer Resistant Perennials. Check it out. If you like it, share it.
Make sure to check out Monrovia's plants and their blog too! They are promoting plants, planting and gardening – colorful, easy care, sturdy, hardy, drought resistant and pollinator friendly varieties – which is the best thing ever. We look forward to contributing to their blog again. Plant plants – it's important!
Oh, deer! They may be cute while prancing through a meadow or navigating snow in winter, but in the garden deer are far from fun. It's always the same sad story. As new growth emerges or just when that long-awaited bloom is about to open, the top is lopped right off. Sometimes, plants are newly planted, they are ripped entirely out of the ground. What's a gardener to do?
Unfortunately, it's true, deer will eat almost anything. Get one step ahead by gardening with plants that are not their favorite buffet offerings and they might just cruise over to someone else's yard. Here are 10 plant selections to try. Extra bonus – 5 of these varieties are for shade.[hr style="1″ margin="5px 0px 5px 0px"] [two_third][/two_third] [one_third_last]
Gay Butterflies Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies'
Stunning and most effective at attracting pollinators in mass plantings. A larval host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars – extra bonus! Jump into the Monarch Zone. Often seen in prairie plantings or wild areas, this orange stunner is sturdy and reliable once established. Re-seeds and forms clumps in the garden. Not thirsty, drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-11.
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Golden Sword Yucca
Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
Stunning, structural foliage with floaty, flirty and fragrant white blooms make this easy-care plant a must-have. Extremely drought tolerant, this sun lover pairs well with sedum for deer resistance and low water input. Use this plant in mass for a contemporary, modern look or as a specimen plant in a mixed garden. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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PowWow White Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702918' P.P. #7,982,110
Coneflowers, especially PowWow White and its close cousin PowWow Wildberry, are deer-resistant perennials with prolific flowers that last and last! This mid- to late-summer bloomer is a major pollinator magnet. Butterflies and bees love to visit. Dried seed heads become food for birds during the sparse winter months. PowWow White is also an excellent addition to the moonlight garden because you can see it in the dark! Drought tolerant too! USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-9.
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Caradonna Meadow Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Deep purple stems and a strong, upright habit provide interest even after the blooms have finished. Cut this salvia back after first bloom for another round of purple power. Leave the stems for structure and interest after the second flush of flowers. Resilient and hardy are the best two words to describe sage. Attractive to many pollinators too! USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9.
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Foerster's Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Every garden needs a backdrop for blooming plants to stand out. Hardy, vertical, and adaptable to many soil and sunlight conditions, this is a garden staple. Plays well with others. Always dependable! Adds structure and interest to a winter landscape. Blooms earlier than your standard feather reed grass. This type of grass is good at processing water and can be used to mitigate run-off or as a nice addition to a rain garden. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9.
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Balmy Lilac Bee Balm
Monarda didyma 'Balbalmac' P.P. #26,594
Vibrant purple flowers on a compact plant add punch to garden borders and attract pollinators such as bees (obviously), butterflies and hummingbirds. This is a compact, prolific bloomer and is less likely to "run" the way some Bee Balm will. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9.[/one_third_last][hr style="1″ margin="5px 0px 5px 0px"] [two_third][/two_third] [one_third_last]
Sprite Dwarf Astilbe
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
Another shade garden go-to. Delicate, white blooms that tend to arch outward and down add a soft touch and brighten dark garden corners. A dwarf variety, this plant performs equally well in the landscape or in a mixed container. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9.[/one_third_last][hr style="1″ margin="5px 0px 5px 0px"]
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Double Fantasy Lenten Rose (Winter Dreams Series)
Helleborus niger 'Double Fantasy'
Pokes its eager head up out of the snow when the deer are their hungriest. A favorite among gardeners, but happily, for deer, not so much. Extremely early bloom time. Beautiful, ruffled white petals and gold stamens. Evergreen. Zones: 3-9.
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Luxuriant Fringed Bleeding Heart
Dicentra x 'Luxuriant
With a longer bloom time than the old-fashioned bleeding hearts, this variety a must for the shade or woodland garden. This is where the deer like to hang out. Despite the delicate look of the foliage, this variety stands up to the heat quite well. Interesting foliage adds texture and bluish tones to the shade garden, long after its early bloom time has come and gone. USDA Hardiness Zones: 2-8.
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Golden Duchess Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'MonKinn' P.P. #25,503
Compact with golden foliage, this shade-loving shrub can be planted as a specimen or in mass for stunning effect. Enough said! USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-7.
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Aside from planting deer-resistant plant varieties, here are a few other tips and tricks to help save your garden from unwanted pruning, mowing and munching.
- Deer are pattern eaters. Like us, they can get in a rut. Once they discover your yard as their favorite lunch truck, they'll just keep coming back. Make sure they never discover the tasty nuggets your yard has to offer.
- Modify deer eating patterns and behavior early. Early in the season, string heavy gauge fishing line between posts about one and a half and three feet high. Be sure it's tight and the posts won't fall over with a little pressure. Deer love to visit at dusk and dawn, when the light is waning and visibility is hampered. Being nervous creatures by nature, they don't like being touched by something they can't see. The fishing line will not be visible, and will hinder their movement. They may back away and try again, but they'll soon find where they can and cannot walk.
- Apply repellants. There are plenty of scents deer dislike, and repellents use these scents to mask the delectable smells deer prefer. Repellants are just stinky stuff. They aren't harmful or toxic to you or the environment. Repellants are sold in granular or liquid form and are easy to apply. Intermix desirable deer candy with resistant varieties and begin applying repellants early in the season for maximum effect.
- Don't get discouraged. Gardening in a verb. That means it is an ongoing activity that happens over time and space. Most plants tolerate being munched on a bit. They will grow out of it and perennials will come back next year. Start small, think big and plant plants!

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1871 Pitch - From Preemadonna Ambassador to Entrepreneur
Outside of interning for Preemadonna and helping with Nailbot, I've been an active entrepreneur exploring new business ideas. On July 19th 2018, I did my first business pitch. My business is called SquareOne and we focus of providing teens with career development programs through the use of our app. We created a platform that connects programs looking for high school students to students. This Pitch competition was held at 1871 and was organized through a group called Future Founders. This was a great experience because 2 weeks leading up the pitch I was given guidance by Future Founders on how to properly develop my business plan.
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If you don't know it yet, the Italian Language makes a difference between loving someone and loving something or to do something. Making sure to learn this subtle difference, is the only way to avoid awkward moments with your Italian friends or lovers!
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Mediastinal germ cell tumors: new therapeutic insights
Extragonadal germ cell tumours are rare and comprise a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with distinct natural history and responses to different treatment modalities. The most frequent site of extragonadal germ cell tumours is the anterior mediastinum (1). Histologically, primary mediastinal germ cell tumours (MGCTs) classification includes seminomatous and non-seminomatous type. The latter consists of a single histologic variant or is mixed with a seminomatous component. Germ cell tumours are generally chemosensitive, but their response is linked to the histological type (2). In general, seminomatous MGCTs have an almost 90% rate of survival, whereas non-seminomatous variants have an overall survival less than half than that of the seminomatous counterpart (3). A chemioterapic combination of cisplatin and etoposide is curative in more than 80% of germ cell tumour patients with metastatic disease (2,3). Unfortunately, approximately 10% of patients with metastatic germ cell tumours die, mostly because of chemoresistant nature of the neoplastic disease (3). Some studies report that the outcome of extragonadal germ cell tumors remains inferior to those of testicular tumors GGCTs (4). Difficulties and controversial in the diagnosis and cure of MGCTs derive in part from the evidence that, despite the similar morphologic and microscopic appearance, carcinogenetic events may be distinct from the gonadal counterparts, with a lower overall survival (2,3). Non-seminomatous tumors display an overexpression of p53, MIB-1, and COX-2 compared with matched cohorts of patients with seminomatous extragonadal germ cell tumors, highlighting biologic differences and a different response to the stimulation (5). It is worth of noting that the same regulating peptides and genes documented in carcinogenetic pathways of germ cell tumors also influence differentiation, function and proliferative behavior of adult cells (6-10). In vitro studies often reveal potential therapeutic targeting. Stable overexpression of cyclin L2 in P19 embryonic carcinoma cell gene reduced growth rate and induce down-regulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein (11). In addition, real-time PCR analysis revealed that expression of Wnt, beta-catenin was suppressed, and GSK3beta was induced in the cyclin L2-overexpressing P19 cells, suggesting that overexpression of cyclin L2 inhibits proliferation and differentiation of mouse embryonic carcinoma P19 cells and induces them to undergo apoptosis (11).
Recently, investigation of whole-exome and transcriptome sequencing of both human primary and metastatic gonadal and MGCTs revealed that the primary somatic feature of germ cell tumours are recurrent chromosome arm level amplifications and reciprocal deletions, and those variations are increased in germ cell tumours compared to many other cancer types (12). Moreover, KRAS mutations seem to concur to germ cell tumour carcinogenesis during the carcinogenetic development from precursor to primary disease (12). Phylogenetic analysis of tumours with chemotherapy resistance revealed additional reciprocal loss of heterozygosity associated with loss of pluripotency markers NANOG and POU5F in chemoresistant teratomas or transformed carcinomas (13). Altogether, those results strongly support that biological aggressiveness in germ cell tumours associates with the progressive gain of a distinct multifactorial genomic profile leading to the progression to chemoresistance (12). More in detail, chemosensitivity in germ cell tumours may be the result of high mitochondrial priming properties. Consequently, additional screening per expression pro-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic genes determining chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in tumor tissue may be extremely helpful to address a more personalized therapy. Some studies also report the treatment of MGCTs patients with relapse with a high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support, although prospective, randomized data are lacking (14). Although potentially beneficial, the enrichment with stem cells must be carefully evaluated, since stem cells produce autocrine growth factors that potentially influence tumour cell growth (15).
Recently, Tanaka et al. (16) reported a study of patients with MGCTs treated using multimodal therapy. Three patients received a variable post-surgical chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP), or etoposide and cisplatin (EP). One of these three patients developed metastasis 17 months after surgery and received an additional treatment with vinblastine, fosfamide and cisplatin, followed from complete remission of the disease. Other three patients with MGCTs received initial BEP and EP chemotherapy, and two of these presented lung and supraclavicular lymph node metastasis and surgical treatment was performed to remove residual tumor after treatment, with complete remission. The Authors conclude that multimodal treatment is required for patients with MGCTs (16). Although clinical results are quite promising, a longer follow-up is required to confirm the remission of the disease. Moreover, it appears also evident that the choice of the initial therapy depends on many factors, including tumor size, microscopic examination, post-surgical staging and clinical information. For this reason, additional cases will be greatly useful to standardize the treatment of MGCTs, with progressive greater involvement of a multidisciplinary medical team. Additional studies will also elucidate whether a more intensive chemotherapy or a targeted drug selection can improve outcomes in patients with MGCTs.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Jellyfish Polyps
Jellyfish as a species are as unique as they are fascinating. These dwellers of almost all levels of all marine waters in the world have a extraordinary method of reproduction that involves a combination of both sexual and asexual processes. Jellyfish polyps are one of the many stages of the jellyfish's reproduction cycle. Let us take a brief look at the reproduction cycle of the jellyfish to better understand their polyp stage.
Jellyfish are very simple marine creatures and do not have specialized systems for reproduction unlike many higher order creatures. The jellyfish have males and females. The sperms are developed in the gonads of the male, while eggs are produced in the stomach of the females. The male releases its sperm into the water. When these sperm cells come in contact with the eggs in the female's stomach, they fertilize. During their embryonic stage, they remain attached to the mother's body in her stomach or in brood pouches along her oral arms. As this embryonic stage ends, the larvae then get transformed into free swimming planulae and they detach themselves from the body of their mother. These planulae are tiny and oval shaped and they have minute hair along their sides to facilitate movement.
These planulae float along the surface of the water for some time, before they begin to sink towards the bottom. They seek a hard, stationary object and when they find it, they attach themselves to it. The planula is attached to the hard surface at its base and on the other end is its mouth, through which it continues to feed through this stage. This stage is the polyp phase in the reproduction cycle of the jellyfish.
During this polyp stage, the single polyp that is attached to the surface at its base now begins to develop new polyps from its trunk. This new polyp is identical to the first one in all aspect and is now attached to it through a small feeding tube. This process repeats itself innumerably until a large colony of polyps is formed. This hydroid colony is also stationary and attached to the hard surface and this entire stage is considered to be sessile for that reason.
This colony of polyps continues to feed on its diet of microscopic plankton and zooplankton. The method of feeding developed by these polyp colonies is extraordinary. The individual polyps have cup like mouths with tentacles branching from each mouth. Each polyp has its mouth free of any attachment. It extends its mouth and a ring of tentacles to snag zooplankton. The colony of polyps is connected by an intricate web of feeding tubes, called stems, and they allow the polyp colonies to share food so that each polyp gets adequate food.
This polyp colony can extend to become very large in size. Also, the polyp colony may remain in existence for a long period of time. The process of reproduction does not progress from the polyp until the conditions are just right, and this stage in the cycle of reproduction of jellyfish can extend for years.


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Take a leisurely stroll along the picturesque waterfront and explore the shops offering spices and herbs, henna, clothes and textiles and more.
In the past, Souk Saqr was a centre of gold trading, with the bustling waterfront packed with dhows laden with goods destined for Iran, Pakistan and India. Today, you can take a leisurely stroll along the Corniche and explore this authentic old bazaar in air-conditioned comfort.
Prices are very reasonable and you can stock up on spices and herbs, henna and fragrances, perfumes and oils, sheesha pipes and flavoured tobacco. There are also larger stores selling Arabic abayas, sheilas and serwals, along with ladies' tailors specialising in national, bridal and beaded clothes.


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Archive for July 2007
AppliedI.net at HostingCon 2007
Last week, Carlos Caneja and Jess Coburn, representing Applied Innovations, attended HostingCon 2007 in Chicago, IL at the Chicago Navy Pier. HostingCon 2007, the 3rd HostingCon event, brought together almost 100 vendors exhibiting products geared towards hosting and Internet and more than 1200 webhosters and 100s of informational and training sessions. For Applied Innovations, attendance at HostingCon is considered…Read More
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The Baqend high-tech start-up is holding talks with several media companies in Hamburg about a possible venture into publishing, Felix Gessert, co-founder of Baqend told Hamburg News in an interview. Since 2014, the company has been making headlines with caching technology that accelerates the upload of websites and apps. So far, indie developers, start-ups, agencies and software companies have counted among Baqend's customers. Now, the founders Malte Lauenroth, Hannes Kuhlmann, Florian Bücklers and Felix Gessert are eyeing publishing. "Fast upload times are extremely important for news websites. You must be able to access breaking news in an instant," said Gessert.
Caching technology – "Backend-as-a-Service"
Baqend uses algorithms to tackle slow webpages and apps and launched the "Baqend Cloud" service in February 2016 to this end. The cloud offers caching technology as "Backend-as-a-Service" meaning a developer uses Baqend's interfaces and modules to programme apps and webpages. "Baqend Enterprise" offers the software to companies with existing infrastructure. According to the founders, websites running on Baqend upload faster and between 2.5 to six on average.
Two new venture capital investors
Baqend was formed based on five years of research in the Faculty of Computer Sciences at the University of Hamburg. Developing API algorithms in Baqend that make automatic, intelligent decisions and accelerate the loading time of apps and web pages was central to research. Baqend flourished initially thanks to a so-called EXIST grant for founders from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). From early 2015 to November 2016, the start-up was funded by an InnoRampUp programme from the Hamburgische Investitions- und Förderbank (IFB Hamburg). Two experienced venture capital investors recently joined the team and are inputting their know-how. "That helps us enormously now that we are tackling a new market," Gessert stressed.
Baqend saves Thinks presentation on "The Lion's Den"
Thinks design agency, for instance, turned to Baqend before its successful pitch on VOX TV's "The Lion's Den" show. The agency managed the ensuing, albeit sudden rush on its online shop without downtimes thanks to Baqend. Several founders' prizes have meant Baqend is constantly under discussion. During the IT Strategy Days in spring 2016, Baqend presented the best pitch and in May the company reached the final of the Hamburg Innovation Awards followed by a nomination for the Startups@Reeperbahn pitch last autumn.
Baqend now includes Chief Sales Officer
The eleven-strong Baqend team consists mainly of computer specialists and most recently a Chief Sales Officer. Commenting on the new position, Gessert explained: "Our sales division has grown organically so far. Now, we are actively seeking new customers." The founders are now gearing up to tackle the e-commerce sector. However, the sector presents far more complex challenges than news websites. But Gessert remains undaunted: "That will be our next big deal," he said confidently.
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Blog Article: Featured Five: Check out this week's top renders from Lumion 8 users
Date: November 10 2017
"It's now been five days since Lumion 8 was released, and since then, the reaction from architects, designers and Lumion users around the world has been positively amazing.
We've also started seeing numerous images and videos coming out, showing Lumion 8 in action. There's some truly incredible work by talented artists and architects, and in the spirit of sharing, on Fridays for the next few weeks, we'll be posting our pick of five recent renders from Lumion users."


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South Africa's history is one of much hunger caused by fractured populations and human causes. Human-caused mass starvation come about as a result of population displacement, interruption of transportation systems, absent populations due to wars, and the sudden influxes of people to a land where food was short to begin with.
Geographically, the country of South Africa has a terrain which is divided into thirds: plateau country to the north, a great basin south of it, then this is rimmed by a narrow coastal plain bounded by the Indian Ocean on the east and the south Atlantic Ocean on the west. The population of South Africa, is over 43 million people.
Her history is very mingled with her cuisine today. At the southern end of South Africa, the African continent is the Cape of Good Hope where sailors from all countries had to sail through to gain access to Asia. Early Dutch settles arrived at the Cape 1652 chiefly to grow fresh vegetables for fellow sailors passing by in the future, that they might fight off scurvy when enroute to and from the Dutch East Indies. By 1688 the French Huguenots arrived bringing grape cuttings for wine, plus fresh herbs.
In the 1700's the Dutch imported slaves from Indonesia and with them their tropical spices. Later, the British came who transported indentured workers from southern India and with them came their chutneys, sambals, and atjars and other fiery and savory cuisine. The British and Germans contributed their meat pies and sweet pastries.
Now, with the Boer War, then the rigors of apartheid behind them, South Africans, with first president Nelson Mandella and now his hand-picked successor, Thabo Mbeki look toward to postive growth and new freedoms in a promising future.
South African cuisine is a splendid one. It's the result of a mix of vastly different cultures and the foods of "drop-by" sailors navigating their ways between new quests and return trips home. This blend became the South African cuisine.
· Atjar – Pickled fruits and vegetables
· Biltong – Long pieces of meat salted and dried, similar to
· Bobotie – Chopped or minced beef baked in a curry sauce with raisins
· Chippolata – Tangerine and ginger custard
· Dried Fruit Chutney: apricots, peaches, dates, raisins, onions, vinegar, garlic, mustard seeds, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and water simmered 1 hour.
· Gesmoorde Snoek: Onions, cooked potatoes, boned white fish or salmon sauted in butter seasoned with Worcestershire sauce and nutmeg.
· I'Agullas Yellowtail: Marinate raw fish in vinegar, oil and chopped onions. Make a paste of grated cheese and seasoned bread crumbs. Pack paste on both sides of fish and roast until golden brown and fish flakes.
· Kaltschale – cold buttermilk soup sweetened with cinnamon and nutmeg
· Mealie Bread – Com bread
· Sambal – Condiments served with curries to "cool" them, such as chopped Vegetables, chutneys, pickles, and coconut
· Monkey Gland Steak: Saute onions and garlic until soft. Add canned tomatoes, ketchup, Worcestire sauce, water, chutney, brown sugar, vinegar and Tabasco. Simmer short time. Serve over grilled club steaks
· Mulligatawny soup: Chopped vegetables and chile peppers sauted in oil, chicken stock, lentils, curry powder, coconut milk cooked basmati rice, small pieces of cooked meat and a finely chopped apple.
· Peri-Peri Chicken Livers: Saute onion in oil and add cayenne papper. Add chicken livers and stir-fry over high heat until just cooked. Deglaze pan with brandy.
· Soetkoekies: A cake made from flour, leavening, spices, brown sugar, chopped almonds, butter, eggs and port or sherry.
· Sosates: Sauted lamb and pork pieces seasoned with garlic, onion, curry power, sugar, tamarind paste, vinegar, apricot jam, red wine, dried apricots and dry sherry.
· Yellow Rice with Raisins: White rice cooked in water, sugar, tumeric, salt, butter, cinnimon stick, raisins and lemon rind.
RECIPE: Jessica B. Harris, culinary historian and cookbook author tells us that Africa, to this day, maintains a respect for those who cook and have the love of spicing. Three of her books are: Sky Juice and Flying Fish, Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons and The African Cookbook, in which you'll find the following south recipe:
In the head notes, she writes: "Pumpkin and gourds were eaten on the African continent long before the Europeans arrived. This recipe using the West Indian cooking pumpkin, or calabaza, is similar in composition to our candied sweet potatoes, but with the South African twist of minced dried apricots. If calabaza cannot be found, you can substitute butternut squash or acorn squash for a similar taste."
1 lb. Calabaza, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
¼ lb. Dried apricots, minced
½ cup Freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp Brown sugar
½ tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tbsp Butter
· Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat casserole dish with cooking spray.
· Add pumpkin, apricots and orange juice.
· Sprinkle with grown sugar and cinnamon, dot with butter.
· Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes until tender. Serve hot.


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