To overcome this limitation, the material was employed as feedstock for the production of lightweight aggregates in a thermal process similar to that used in the manufacture of expanded clay and expanded slate.
"This is called expanded slate," she said.
Growing media incorporating expanded slate as their aggregate had thermal conductivities that were two to three times those of media that used a porous silica-based aggregate.
With the step, MGM expects to begin developing and producing an expanded slate of films, after more than two years of relying on arrangements with outside producers to fill its distribution pipeline.
The new flights and hub connections also bring a less obvious benefit to the New York market: a greatly expanded slate of package trips.
Rapper Tupac Shakur, singer Janet Jackson, grunge-rock band Pearl Jam, pioneering German electronic-rock group Kraftwerk and alternative-rock outfit Jane's Addiction top an expanded slate of 19 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Basel's finally over, thank goodness, but don't get too rested: our very own Borscht Film Festival begins this week with an expanded slate of Miami-made film screenings, tours, animals, and afterparties.
Rapper Tupac Shakur, singer Janet Jackson, grunge-rock band Pearl Jam, pioneering German electronic-rock group Kraftwerk and alternative-rock outfit Jane's Addiction top an expanded slate of 19 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They already have a series in production and are expanding their slate rapidly.
