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Computer-animated comedy adventure. Lucas Nickle (voice of Zach Tyler Eisen) is a ten-year-old boy whose family has just moved to a new town, and Lucas isn't enjoying it much. He hasn't made any friends yet, his big sister ignores him, his parents (Larry Miller and Cheri Oteri) are occupied with their upcoming vacation in Mexico, and his loving but slightly crazy grandmother (Lily Tomlin) is convinced space aliens are casing out the neighbourhood. To make matters worse, the local bully has found Lucas and is making his life miserable, so the boy looks for someone he can push around - and he soon finds a large colony of ants in his yard. Lucas takes out his frustrations by stomping, drowning, and burying the bugs, not realising that the ants see him as a threat to their safety and aren't about take his attacks lying down. Zoc (Nicolas Cage) is a 'wizard ant' who creates a formula that shrinks Lucas to the size of an insect, and the tiny boy is brought before the leader of the Ant Council (Ricardo Montalban) and the Queen of the Colony (Meryl Streep) to answer for his crimes against the ants. Showing compassion, the queen sentences Lucas not to death, but to live among them and see how difficult their circumstances can be.
Every episode of the US comedy series about Ryan (Elijah Wood), a depressed ex-lawyer who receives life advice from his neighbour's dog. Whereas everyone around him sees a normal dog, to Ryan, 'Wilfred' (Jason Gann) is a crudely free-thinking, pot-smoking Australian in a dog suit. With Ryan low in self-confidence and contemplating suicide, Wilfred takes on the job of showing his new-found friend how to get the best from life, by dispensing his morally dubious, yet strikingly honest advice, whenever the urge takes him. Season 1 episodes are: 'Happiness', 'Trust', 'Fear', 'Acceptance', 'Respect', 'Conscience', 'Pride', 'Anger', 'Compassion', 'Isolation', 'Doubt', 'Sacrifice' and 'Identity'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Progress', 'Letting Go', 'Dignity', 'Guilt', 'Now', 'Control', 'Avoidance', 'Truth', 'Service', 'Honesty', 'Questions', 'Resentment' and 'Secrets'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Uncertainty', 'Comfort', 'Suspicion', 'Sincerity', 'Shame', 'Delusion', 'Intuition', 'Perspective', 'Confrontation', 'Distance', 'Stagnation', 'Heroism' and 'Regrets'. Season 4 episodes are: 'Amends', 'Consequences', 'Loyalty', 'Answers', 'Forward', 'Patterns', 'Responsibility', 'Courage', 'Resistance' and 'Happiness'.
All 13 episodes from the second season of the US comedy series about Ryan (Elijah Wood), a depressed ex-lawyer who receives life advice from his neighbour's dog. Whereas everyone around him sees a normal dog, to Ryan, 'Wilfred' (Jason Gann) is a crudely free-thinking, pot-smoking Australian in a dog suit. With Ryan low in self-confidence, Wilfred takes on the job of showing his friend how to get the best from life, by dispensing his morally dubious, yet strikingly honest advice, whenever the urge takes him. The episodes are: 'Progress', 'Letting Go', 'Dignity', 'Guilt', 'Now', 'Control', 'Avoidance', 'Truth', 'Service', 'Honesty', 'Questions', 'Resentment' and 'Secrets'.
Collection of five animated features following the adventures of the DC Comics superhero. Superman: Unbound, Superman: Doomsday, Superman vs Elite, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies In Superman: Unbound (2013), with the help of his cousin Supergirl (voice of Molly C. Quinn), Superman (Matt Bomer) goes up against extraterrestrial villain Brainiac (John Noble), who has been wreaking havoc across the universe, stealing cities and destroying planets, including the hero's home Krypton. With Brainiac now on Earth, Superman does all he can to prevent it, and its people, from meeting the same fate. In Superman: Doomsday (2007), Superman (Adam Baldwin) goes up against his toughest opponent yet when LexCorps unintentionally release a powerful villain known as Doomsday. In an attempt to save the city of Metropolis Superman must engage in a fight to the death. In Superman Vs The Elite (2012), Superman (George Newbern) questions the methods of The Elite, a new group of superheroes led by Brit Manchester Black (Robin Atkin Downes), who believe the only way to rid the world of evil is to kill villains. Superman, however, is determined to protect the people of Earth without causing more death. As The Elite's exploits get out of hand, Superman finds himself with no choice but to take them down. In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Superman (Tim Daly) and Batman (Kevin Conroy) join forces to destroy a Kryptonite meteor that is heading directly towards Earth. With new US President Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown) wanting to take the glory for the meteor's destruction, however, Superman finds himself accused of murder and both he and Batman, with the help of Power Girl (Allison Mack), must successfully defeat an army of villains before they can continue with their plans to save the world. In the sequel, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010), Superman (Daly)'s cousin Kara Zor-El (Summer Glau) arrives in Gotham City but causes problems when she is unable to control her powers. After training at Themyscira, Kara is captured by the evil Darkseid (Andre Braugher). With the help of some fellow heroes, including Batman (Conroy), Superman goes to rescue his cousin.
The most recent Ebola epidemic that began in late 2013 alerted the entire world to the gaps in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response. The regional outbreak that progressed to a significant public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in a matter of months killed 11,310 and infected more than 28,616. While this outbreak bears some unique distinctions to past outbreaks, many characteristics remain the same and contributed to tragic loss of human life and unnecessary expenditure of capital: insufficient knowledge of the disease, its reservoirs, and its transmission; delayed prevention efforts and treatment; poor control of the disease in hospital settings; and inadequate community and international responses. Recognizing the opportunity to learn from the countless lessons of this epidemic, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in March 2015 to discuss the challenges to successful outbreak responses at the scientific, clinical, and global health levels. Workshop participants explored the epidemic from multiple perspectives, identified important questions about Ebola that remained unanswered, and sought to apply this understanding to the broad challenges posed by Ebola and other emerging pathogens, to prevent the international community from being taken by surprise once again in the face of these threats. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 The Outbreak 3 Global Preparedness and Response Efforts 4 Current and Future Research Opportunities Appendix A: References Appendix B: Ebola: A View from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Appendix C: Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness in Germany: Expertise Focused in Specialized Laboratories, Competence, and Treatment Centers Appendix D: Statement of Task Appendix E: Workshop Agenda Appendix F: Speaker Biographies
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