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Eleanor’s ruminations on recent Oscar nominations
By Eleanor Ringel Cater
Oscar nominations are out and probably the only thing Oscar addicts enjoy as much as second-guessing the eventual winners is second-guessing who got nominated and who got snubbed.
Here are some random thoughts on last Tuesday’s naming names:
“The Artist” “The Descendants” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “The Help” “Hugo” “Midnight in Paris” “Moneyball” “The Tree of Life” “War Horse”
With the Best Picture category expanded to anywhere between 5 and 10, you’d think there wouldn’t be any snubs. And there weren’t…well, yeah there were.
Some noise could be heard about the omission of “The Bridesmaids.” But let’s face it: “Bridesmaids” was pretty good for girls.
At least, that’s what the real thinking is in Hollywood. And frankly, I kinda agree. “Bridesmaids” was fun, but it wasn’t especially special — except that it gave Kristen Wiig a chance to show what she can do outside the confines of “Saturday Night Live.” And an opportunity for Hollywood powers to say with a semi-straight face that there are PLENTY of opportunities for women in movies.
Still, I would’ve much preferred “Bridesmaids” to the cloying “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” or the abysmally inauthentic “The Help” which mostly allows people who behaved, well, not their best, to feel better about it all (it “all” being racism and segregation; thank goodness, we have a few snotty Southern sorority girls to blame).
But worst of all is the inclusion of “The Tree of Life” and Terrence Malick for Best Director. Yeah, I love Malick, too…30 or more years ago when he made “Badlands” and “Days of Heaven.” His movie is even worse than “The Help” or “Extremely Loud” in that it’s not just cruddy; it’s pretentious, too.
“Bridesmaids” looks better by the minute.
Seriously, here are the films that seriously got the shaft from the Academy: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “Margin Call” (whose expert ensemble cast, which ranged from Kevin Spacey to Jeremy Irons, got dissed as well), “Melancholia,” a difficult film that earned the right to be difficult (as opposed to “The Tree of Life”) and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Old School solid.
And perhaps most of all: “My Week with Marilyn.” It’s worth “Extremely Close,” “The Help” and “The Tree of Life” put together.
The rest of the nominees are fine. Though “The Descendants” was an early favorite, it now looks like “The Artist” will win. I am hugely fond of “The Artist” and a win would be fine (for director Michael Hazanavicius, too). But “Hugo,” which leads the field with 11 nominations, is my personal pick. We’ll see how things go.
“The Artist” Michel Hazanavicius; “The Descendants” Alexander Payne; “Hugo” Martin Scorsese; “Midnight in Paris” Woody Allen; “The Tree of Life” Terrence Malick
Back when there were five Best Picture nominees (all of two years ago), Best Picture and Best Director matched up. Except there was always one Best Picture nominee that seemingly directed itself and one Best Director who somehow didn’t direct a film worthy of being a Best Picture. Think, Bruce Beresford and “Driving Miss Daisy.” It won Best Picture and he wasn’t even nominated.
I’m pretty good with this year’s nominees (With the exception, as I said above, of Malick). In his place? Maybe David Fincher for “Dragon Tattoo.” Or Phyllida Lloyd for “The Iron Lady” (which could’ve also been a Best Picture contender). One good thing: they snubbed Tate Taylor (“The Help”).
Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs;” Viola Davis in “The Help;” Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;” Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady;” Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn”
Another good group, though I wonder if Viola Davis wouldn’t more correctly be placed in the Supporting category. After all, her real-life correlative sued for a portion of the money earned by the book and movie and got butkus. Doesn’t that say Best Supporting to you?
If she were moved (and, along with loving her work, I strongly think she’d fare better in that category), there would’ve been room for the very deserving Tilda Swinton (“We Have to Talk About Kevin”) and Kirsten Dunst (“Melancholia). Or even Leila Hatami from the superb Iranian film, “A Separation.”
Demián Bichir in “A Better Life;” George Clooney in “The Descendants;” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist;” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy;” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”
Again, no major what-the-??? on the list. But I am curious as to how Demian Bichir from “A Better Life” squeezed through. Were Academy voters that angry with Leonardo DiCaprio in “J. Edgar?” (Well, I was, but that’s different). At least Pitt was nominated for “Moneyball” and not “The Tree of Life.” And if I were Ryan Gosling and had three shots at an Oscar and ended up with zip, I’d fire my agent.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist;” Jessica Chastain in “The Help;”
Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids;” Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs;” Octavia Spencer in “The Help”
Oh, this is always a weird category. Typically, it honors someone sexy, young and on the way up (Geena Davis in “The Accidental Tourist”) or someone revered and older (like Judi Dench in “Shakespeare in Love”). Personally, I think Dame Judy deserved a nod for her canny work in ‘My Week with Marilyn.” And I liked Helen Mirren a lot in “The Debt.”
Who would I toss out to give them a chance? Easy. Jessica Chastain. It’s just not that hard of a role. The ostensibly snubbed performer is Shailene Woodley, who was quite good as the older daughter in “The Descendants.” But (and for some inexplicable reason, I agree), she didn’t give off that extra something. Maybe she was sabotaged by George Clooney.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn;” Jonah Hill in “Moneyball;” Nick Nolte in “Warrior;” Christopher Plummer in “Beginners;” Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
This is always the category with the most possible deserving candidates. I remember one year when the field included John Cassavetes (“The Dirty Dozen”), Gene Hackman (“Bonnie and Clyde”), and George Kennedy, (who won for “Cool Hand Luke.”)
However, I am a bit flummoxed by Max von Sydow, the legendary Ingmar Bergman star who plays a cutesy old man in “Extremely Loud.” An Honorary Oscar might have been more appropriate — though I revere him and am glad for the attention.
I don’t get the love for Jonah Hill. He was a bit interesting fat. Thin, he looks remarkably like a girl I went to summer camp with. And Nolte for “Warrior?” I think somebody powerful has cast him in something down the road and this is their way to erase Nolte’s infamous mug shot from our minds.
Who’s missing? Most especially Jim Broadbent who is exquisite as Margaret Thatcher’s husband in “The Iron Lady.” I was also entranced by Kiefer Sutherland in “Melancholia” and his name hasn’t turned up anywhere. The role may be too small. Or, let’s face it, director Lars Von Trier’s nut-case comments at Cannes didn’t endear him or anyone related to him to the Academy voters. Look ‘em up for yourself.


Product Comparison: Delphin Expert Key and National Instruments NI-USB-6363
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CHESTERLAND OH - Customers are often faced with a bewildering array of options when trying to choose the most suitable data acquisition system for their specific application. Following is a brief comparison of specifications and capabilities between the Delphin Expert Key 100C and 100L USB/Ethernet, the latest generation of data acquisition equipment from Delphin Industries, and the NI-USB-6363, a multifunction data acquisition device in the X-series from National Instruments.
Delphin's Expert Key Type 100C and 100L come standard with a wide range of analog inputs and outputs which are commonly used in test engineering applications. Type 200C and 200L have 28 universal inputs and are intended primarily for analog data acquisition needs. The 100-200C are available in a panel mount enclosure, while the 100-200L are housed in a portable/bench top enclosure.
The National Instruments NI-USB-6363's timing and synchronization technology offers users advanced timing features, including independent analog and digital timing engines, retriggerable measurement tasks, and four counter/timers for increased functionality over past models. Housed in a redesigned mechanical enclosure, the NI also features a multicore-optimized driver and application software.
However, across many elements, the NI system has a much lower specification. The Expert Key has higher digital max input and output ranges at +-50 volts each against the NI's 0-5 volt ranges, and offers many more (28 vs. the NI's 16) isolated and differential inputs with higher 18-bit (vs. the NI's 16-bit) resolution - a difference which many users consider to be crucial to their applications. Equally importantly, the Delphin models' sensor connections are more flexible, accommodating a greater variety of sensor types. The Expert Key has universal inputs for Volt, TC, mA, RTD, and Ohm measurement, whereas the NI only supports Volt measurement. The NI has less hardware functions; in contrast, the Expert Key offers PWM output for engine speed control functions as well as galvanic isolation.
Considering the devices' communication options, the Expert Key is a multifunction USB and Ethernet AQ system, while the NI offers USB interface only. Expert Key systems can also be synchronized, which is not possible with NI units. The NI system does include NI Signal Streaming, a patented technology using message-based instructions and device-side intelligence to enable high-speed, bidirectional data transfer over USB. This allows users to concurrently transfer analog, digital, and counter data in both directions for data recording.
Data logging software and offered accessories are additional considerations. The Delphin models include an extensive software package, delivered with the powerful ProfiSignal Klicks programming software, the DataService Configurator, and many drivers. The NI system has no visualization, mimic or programming software included. The Expert Key also offers many more free accessories for added value, including the Expert Key's external power supply (9 to 24 VDC), USB cable, Type J thermocouple, wall mounting kit, and other equipment.
In conclusion, Delphin's Expert Key system, when compared against the NI-USB-6363, offers users more functions, more inputs and has greater flexibility to connect to many different sensor types. The Expert Key models comprise a lower-cost solution that provides sophisticated software and a greater selection of value-added accessories.
For further information on the Delphin Expert Key data acquisition devices, temperature monitoring solutions, cold chain logistics and transport applications, facilities monitoring and alarming, and data logging and remote monitoring applications, contact a CAS Data Logger Applications Specialist at (800) 956-4437 or visit the website at www.DataLoggerInc.com.
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INTERVIEW: Russian LNG sales to S Korea may grow to 7 mln tns 2020
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (PRIME) – Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales to South Korea may rise to 7 million tonnes by 2020 and to 10 million tonnes by 2030 if gas giant Gazprom and South Korea’s Kogas conclude a long-term agreement, Russian ambassador to Seoul Alexander Timonin told PRIME on Tuesday.

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Why talk to the Israelis?
The government of Israel does indeed want to speak to PA representatives about the withdrawal arrangements, the fate of the homes and greenhouses, and that's just fine; but as far as the Palestinians are concerned, these are matters of procedure, not of essence.
Coordination between the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority with regard to the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of the settlements doesn't really interest the Palestinians. The media has indeed carried reports about harsh differences of opinion between PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, on the issue of the need for such coordination, but Palestinian cabinet minister Ghassan al-Khatib says this is a marginal matter.
The government of Israel does indeed want to speak to PA representatives about the withdrawal arrangements, the fate of the homes and greenhouses, and that's just fine; but as far as the Palestinians are concerned, these are matters of procedure, not of essence. None among the Palestinian leadership is particularly excited by such coordination - not even cabinet member Mohammed Dahlan, who in his new post as minister in charge of contacts with Israel, is charged with handling the matter.
So what do the Palestinians want to talk about with regard to the withdrawal? About mapping out the exact borders of the Gaza Strip and the new locations of the crossings, for example.
The facilities at the Erez crossing are situated, for the most part, in the occupied area of Gaza. The withdrawal will require a decision on the new site of the crossing, and the Palestinians want to be party to this decision. No one is talking to the PA about the Philadelphi route either. The entire issue of the Strip's border with Egypt is being discussed by Israel and Egypt - without the Palestinians.
The disregard for the Palestinians with respect to the withdrawal from Gaza does not stem only from the fact that the disengagement is perceived as a unilateral plan, but also from the fact that in keeping with the official announcement about the pullout, Israel will continue to maintain the current arrangements with regard to the borders and crossings. This is what it says in the decisions of the government and the Knesset. This means that all the land, air and sea exit and entry points in Gaza remain under full Israeli control.
From the Palestinians' point of view (one that is shared by many in the international community), despite the IDF's withdrawal and the dismantling of the settlements, Israel, which will remain in control around the Strip, will continue to be responsible for the goings-on in Gaza, and its status as occupied territory won't change.
In other words, the disengagement, which is kicking up a storm among the Israeli public, has no significant effect on the fate of the conflict. As opposed to the sentiments in Israel (among supporters of the plan) that the withdrawal from Gaza is an important step toward the Palestinians and in the direction of resolving the conflict, many among the political leadership in the West Bank and Gaza Strip believe that the pullout only intensifies the conflict.
To blame are the numerous reports on the expansion of the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. While discussions go ahead on the dismantling of less than 2,000 Jewish homes in the Gaza settlements, reports in the West Bank speak of preparations for the construction of 6,400 new housing units. In other words, Israel is planning to build in the West Bank more than three times the amount of homes it will be dismantling in Gaza.
On Saturday, the Palestinian media busied themselves with reports on new appropriation orders for thousands of acres of land in Samua, Dahariyeh, Dura (the southern Hebron Hills), Dir Abaziyeh (Ramallah) and Beit Jala. The orders were issued by military government officials, with residents given a week to file appeals.
The land appropriation is for the purpose of constructing the separation fence, paving roads to the settlements and military needs. Violent clashes because of the fence continued this week in the villages of Dir Balut and Bal'in in Samaria.
The more it becomes evident to the Palestinians that the withdrawal from Gaza leaves the Strip under a siege of Israeli control and means a tightening of Israel's hold in Jerusalem and the West Bank, the less interest they have in coordination.
"Let the Israelis do whatever they want to do and that's it," said senior Palestinian sources in Ramallah on Saturday.
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Alternative medicine is any practice claiming to heal “that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine.” It may be based on historical or cultural traditions, rather than on scientific evidence.
Alternative medicine is frequently grouped with complementary medicine or integrative medicine, which, in general, refers to the same interventions when used in conjunction with mainstream techniques, under the umbrella term complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. Critics maintain that the terms “complementary” and “alternative medicine” are deceptive euphemisms meant to give an impression of medical authority. A 1998 systematic review of studies assessing its prevalence in 13 countries concluded that about 31% of cancer patients use some form of complementary and alternative medicine. Alternative medicine varies from country to country. Jurisdictions where alternative medical practices are sufficiently widespread may license and regulate them. Edzard Ernst has said that in Austria and Germany complementary and alternative medicine is mainly in the hands of physicians, while some estimates suggest that at least half of American alternative practitioners are physicians. In Germany herbs are tightly regulated: half are prescribed by doctors and covered by health insurance based on their Commission E legislation.
Alternative medicine methods are diverse in their foundations and methodologies. Methods may incorporate or base themselves on traditional medicine, folk knowledge, spiritual beliefs, or newly conceived approaches to healing. “Although heterogeneous, the major CAM systems have many common characteristics, including a focus on individualizing treatments, treating the whole person, promoting self-care and self-healing, and recognizing the spiritual nature of each individual. In addition, many CAM systems have characteristics commonly found in mainstream healthcare, such as a focus on good nutrition and preventive practices. Unlike mainstream medicine, CAM often lacks or has only limited experimental and clinical study; however, scientific investigation of CAM is beginning to address this knowledge gap. Thus, boundaries between CAM and mainstream medicine, as well as among different CAM systems, are often blurred and are constantly changing.”
Claims about the efficacy of alternative medicine tend to lack evidence, and have been shown to repeatedly fail during testing. Some researchers state that the evidence-based approach to defining CAM is problematic because some CAM is tested, and research suggests that many mainstream medical techniques lack solid evidence.
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After a sell-off last week,and other top cryptocurrencies by market value began to rebound on Monday.
Though it fellafter stocks and other riskier assets declined over fears regarding the new coronavirus variant, bitcoin on Monday afternoon, according to Coin Metrics. It’s now trading at .
Here are eight other important things that happened in the crypto space this past week.
So far, agency staff have focused on defining vocabulary for crypto assets, assessed “key risks” in the space and analyzed current regulation, according to the statement.
In 2022, the agencies plan to “provide greater clarity” on safety, consumer protection and compliance for crypto asset custody services and on the issuance and distribution of stablecoins.
Also on Tuesday, the OCCaffirming that national banks and federal savings associations must show that they have specific safety measures in place before they can engage in certain cryptocurrency and stablecoin activities.
announced it would shut down on Tuesday and offered its investors an opportunity to claim refunds. Investors could do so by claiming or redeeming the DAO’s token, called PEOPLE.
“ConstitutionDAO was a beautiful experiment… We now believe this project has run its course,” the DAO.
Originally, the DAO formed with the goal of buying a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution during a Sotheby’s auction, but the group was.
Though the DAO decided to no longer continue operations, PEOPLE is upin the last seven days, according to CoinGecko. It hit an all-time high of on Saturday, but has since dipped, currently trading at around 7 cents.
and allows users to buy land or in-game items as NFTs.
The plot was purchased by the Metaverse Group, a virtual real estate company,by its parent company Tokens.com.
“The estate will be developed to facilitate fashion shows and commerce within the exploding digital fashion industry,” the statement reads. “Metaverse Group also plans to establish partnerships with several existing fashion brands who are looking to connect with new audiences and expand their ecommerce offerings within the metaverse.”


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12"x12" L/O. First i punched around Sunny Day Paper page with MS punch. Then i used Decorative Butterfly corner Die. I die cut one single corner, and other i made doubled, to make half of the doily. Also i traced Die on Yellow Cardstock to make a layer. I stitched this Doily to my punched out Paper page, then i stitched to my base Yellow page. Single corner i glued to the corner. After this i added Photo to my page and added Gems i got from Dollar Store. I stamped images and colored them with Copic Markers. I cut out stamped image of Butterflies and after i colored i added Mod Podge, to make them stronger and shiny. You can't see here, but my Butterflies under i inked them in Black and after i Mod Podge them i covered with Black Glitter. In my free time i made many Flowers by using gorgeous Stamps and Dies.Because my Baby has Yellow Ribbons in her Hair, i added one to my L/O by making a Bow. Also i used Decorative Lace Border Die, by using here just Fence looking side. Next i Die Cut sentiment, and added to the Fabric Lace, and cut out of Paper one Butterfly, by glue to the sentiment.
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Oh WoW - simply breathtaking !!! It's gorgeous and your flowers are stunning :-)ReplyDelete
This is just amazing! Love your butterfly and of course those flowers are so beautiful. Well done!ReplyDelete
this is eye popping, jaw dropping gorgeous!!!!ReplyDelete
Fun page -- cute little one!ReplyDelete
breathtaking nat amazing workReplyDelete
Fabulous layout! And the subject is adorable!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful, beautiful page!! Your flower clusters are just amazing and gorgeous!ReplyDelete
ohhh, WOW!!! What a fantastic page, sooooo gorgeous!!! Great details!!!ReplyDelete
Your layouts are so beautiful and awe inspiring. I am not a scrapbooker, but I could sit all day and look at your beautiful art work. Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
They layout is stunning perfect for the beauty Katharine, I just saw you in Ont, lovely to see other Ontarian bloggers "-"..ReplyDelete
This is a gorgeous layout!! Cute picture!!ReplyDelete
Oh WOW !!! This is absolutely gorgeous :) your daughter is beautiful and you framed her brilliantly :) what a fantastic LO!ReplyDelete
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Very beautiful layoutReplyDelete
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge this week
This is a gorgeous layout Nat, beautiful photograph and fab embellishments.ReplyDelete
I hope you are well.
Thank you for joining us at Crafting for all Seasons.
Stunning LO with lovely details and a great photo of your beautiful daughter...thanks for sharing with us at Divas by Design!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful creation! I love the entire layout.. The die cuts are just amazing and what a great pic. LOVE IT! Thank you so much for joining us at Crafts and Me for our Dies and Punches challenge. We hope you continue to play along with us! Hugs, xxx Ann MarieReplyDelete
a brilliant and fantastic LO!ReplyDelete
thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!
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What a wonderfull creation. I love the lovely photo, the punches and the colors you have used. Thank you for joining us at Crafting for all Seasons! xx BiancaReplyDelete
This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us at Diva's by Design.ReplyDelete
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My new phone skin! Cool, huh? I made it online and received it in less than a week from VSkins. It's a peel and stick deal and was super easy to design.
I just copied this photo Catherine Steele sent me when she handcrafted this fabulous set of glass cupcake beads. I used it for the front and back of my phone.
Then I added the top color and "RockerJewlz" and voila! It was really fun to play with the photo placement, font and solid color choice. I could have had all cupcakes or just a solid color with my name or anything else I wanted. I had total control of everything, just like when I design my business cards and postcards on VistaPrint.com.
I wonder, though, how well these will stay on, but the cash was a gift from my mom-in-law so I'm not losing if it turns out this sucks.
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Janssen EMEA > World Cancer Day 2018
Despite the incredible work of the oncology community, cancer still causes a significant burden across Europe– with one in five deaths in the region attributed to this complex epidemic.1
On World Cancer Day, a global initiative recognised annually on 4 February, Cathy Taylor, an oncologist, and Ivo-Winiger-Candolfi, an oncology surgeon, both of whom are European Therapy Area leads for Oncology at Janssen, explain the unique approach Janssen are taking to tackle cancer head on.
One of the ways Janssen is doing this is by focusing scientific research on cancer interception. “Just as you can use a switch to light up a room, so too can you disrupt the electrical power source, preventing any light from radiating out of the bulbs,” Dr Taylor explains. “With cancer interception, we are trying to do just this, by detecting what causes malignancies in cancer cells, before they invade the body. Once we have a robust understanding of these cancers and how they take hold, we can deliver the right diagnostics and therapeutics to intervene, or ‘switch off’ the carcinogenic process, avoiding the proliferation of suspicious cells.”
The goal is to identify and treat patients earlier and earlier in their cancer journey, when they are healthier and less resistant to standard therapeutic interventions. “This is the moment where we have the best chance of reducing the likelihood of death - ultimately by stopping the cancer in its tracks,” says Dr. Winiger-Candolfi.
These research efforts are providing promising results in multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. In the precursor stage to multiple myeloma, known as smouldering multiple myeloma (SMM), early intervention to delay or prevent the progression to active disease could markedly alter the outcome for patients. “We know that around 10% of SMM patients progress to active myeloma every year in the first five years, though higher-risk SMM patients can progress much sooner,2” Dr. Taylor notes. Proactively targeting these asymptomatic patients, as opposed to the current standard of care in SMM, which is observation, could prevent progression to active disease.
“But in cancer, we know one size doesn’t fit all. With more than 200 cancers, we understand we can’t be experts or have a great impact in all. Instead, our strategy is to take a laser-focused approach, concentrating our knowledge and deep expertise in seeking curative regimens and delivering transformational therapeutic solutions for specific tumour types, which include three disease area strongholds: haematological malignancies, prostate cancer and lung cancer.”
Scientific progress requires connecting knowledge and combining resources across all sectors of the cancer community. “In our quest to eradicate cancer, we will go wherever patient needs can best be met,” says Dr. Winiger-Candolfi.
“Our work needs to go beyond the lab for these therapies to make a meaningful difference to patients. Getting our medicines to the patients who can benefit from them is both our responsibility and our reason for being.”
Janssen approaches market access with the same innovative mindset that permeates their research and development – with an openness to new perspectives and collaborations that ensures clinicians and patients will be provided with transformational cancer solutions with demonstrated benefits. The approach is holistic, focused on establishing and capturing value throughout the product lifecycle. Cross-functional teams work to establish what payers value and understand the kind of data needed to gain reimbursement, so that clinical trials are designed with this in mind, from the outset.
“Our alliances and approaches may take several forms, but our goal is always the same: a future without disease,” Dr. Taylor says. “With a persistent commitment to patients, together, we can overcome cancer.” For more information about Janssen in this therapeutic area please go to our oncology section.
For more information about Janssen in this therapeutic area please go to our oncology section.
1. World Health Organisation. Cancer Data and Statistics. Available at: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/cancer/data-and-statistics Last accessed: January 2018.
2. Rajkumar, S. V. Preventive strategies in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma. Am. J. Hematol.,2012: 87: 453–454. doi:10.1002/ajh.23204 Last accessed: January 2018

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Angry Penguins was an art and literary journal founded in 1940 by surrealist poet Max Harris, at the age of 18. Originally based in Adelaide, the journal moved to Melbourne in 1942 once Harris joined the Heide Circle, a group of avant-garde painters and writers who stayed at Heide, a property owned by art patrons John and Sunday Reed. Angry Penguins subsequently became associated with, and stimulated, an art movement that would later be known by the same name. Key figures of the movement include Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Joy Hester and Albert Tucker.
Origins and ethos
Angry Penguins was a magazine first published in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The title is derived from a phrase in Harris' poem "Mithridatum of Despair": "as drunks, the angry penguins of the night", and its use as a magazine title was suggested to Harris by C. R. Jury. The magazine's main Adelaide rival was the Jindyworobaks, a nationalist and anti-modernist literary movement promoting Indigenous Australian culture and the Australian bush ballad tradition. According to Angry Penguins poet Geoffrey Dutton, "we stayed with Yeats, Eliot and Auden, ... and left Lawson and Paterson to the Jindys." In 1942, Harris gained the patronage of John and Sunday Reed in Melbourne, and the magazine subsequently moved to the couple's home at Heide (now the Heide Museum of Modern Art).
The Angry Penguins artists were early Australian exponents of surrealism and expressionism, and included John Perceval, Guy Gray Smith, Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, Danila Vassilieff, Albert Tucker and Joy Hester.
The Ern Malley hoax
Their interest in Surrealism led James McAuley and Harold Stewart during their time at the Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs to create the group's most famous event, the Ern Malley hoax and the subsequent trial for indecency. James McAuley and Harold Stewart submitted a group of poems that fitted in with the typical submissions featured in the magazine's 1944 autumn number, and attributed them to a recently deceased young poet named Ern Malley, who never actually existed. These poems were constructed as a pastiche of fragments pasted together nonsensically; McAuley and Stewart were critical of Modernism, and wanted to prove that it has no inherent value. The poems were received and published enthusiastically by the creators and patrons of the magazine. When it was revealed to be a hoax, the publication received negative backlash, and the affair tarnished the image of the magazine.
The Communist Party of Australia publicly criticized Angry Penguins. In the August 1944 issue of the Communist Review, to support his assertion that the magazine "has nothing to offer to Australian art, and that its effect will be to destroy, not raise Australian standards" Vic O'Connor writes that editors of cultural publications are responsible for fostering cultural development as a part of the overall advancement of "standards of social and economic life in Australia", and that the editors of Angry Penguins are "completely indifferent" to this.
Legacy and influence
The Angry Penguins art movement was surveyed in the 1988 exhibition Angry Penguins and Realist Painting in Melbourne in the 1940s, held at the Hayward Gallery in London. In the exhibition's catalogue, English novelist C. P. Snow is quoted as saying that the Angry Penguins movement "was probably the last flowering of a 'national' modernism that a completely internationalised world of the arts was likely to see".
- My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Peter Carey based on the Ern Malley hoax. It is a first-person narrative from the point of view of a young woman editing a literary magazine who encounters the perpetrator of the hoax (called Bob McCorkle, not Ern Malley, in the story) after many years. Carey is more interested in the idea of "magical thinking" than a literal recount; the Ern Malley character is a flesh-and-blood person who haunts his "creator."
- In Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2013), the main character, Dorrigo Evans, meets the love of his life at the launch of Angry Penguins.
- Ern Malley
- Alfred Tipper
- Museum of Modern Art Australia
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- Heidi Circle
- 1944 in Australian Literature
- Sokal affair
- Nick Harvey; et al. "A History of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Adelaide 1876-2012" (PDF). University of Adelaide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- Dutton, Geoffrey. Out in the Open: An Autobiography. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1995. ISBN 0702228109, p. 86
- Phiddian, Robert (1997). "Are Parody and Deconstruction Secretly the Same Thing?". New Literary History. 28 (4): 673–696. JSTOR 20057449.
- Lloyd, Brian (1 May 2001). "Ern Malley and His Rivals". Australian Literary Studies. 20 (1): 20. Gale A75088915.
- O'Connor, Vic. "A Criticism of Adelaide's 'Angry Penguins.'" The Communist Review. August 1944. https://www.marxists.org/history/australia/comintern/sections/australia/1944/adelaide.htm
- Keon, Michael (1 August 1989). "Angry Penguins at home and abroad", The Age.
- Hayward Gallery. Angry Penguins and Realist Painting in Melbourne in the 1940s. London: South Bank Centre, 1988. ISBN 1853320218.[page needed]
- Carey, Peter (2003), My life as a fake, Knopf (Random House Australia), ISBN 978-1-74051-246-6
- Moran, Jennifer (2003) Carey's powerful plea for novel as act of imagination, The Canberra Times, 21 August 2003, p. 3
- Flanagan, Richard (2013), The narrow road to the deep north, Random House Australia, ISBN 978-1-74166-670-0[page needed]

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Ornette Coleman, world renowned Jazz saxophonist, received immediate medical care yesterday at the Coffey County Hospital, after collapsing on-stage from a heatstroke. The recent Pulitzer winner was performing in the Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo festival.
Thankfully there were no serious injuries and Ornette is expected to recover by the time he has to leave for Europe for touring this summer, after which he will return to the USA in fall for some other shows.
Ornette’s tour schedule looks like this:
07-06 Kongsberg, Norway – Tubaloon
07-09 London, England -Royal Festival Hall
07-11 Perugia, Italy – Umbria Jazz 2007
07-13 Pescara, Italy – Teatro Gabriele D’annunzio
07-15 Rotterdam, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz Festival
07-18 Warsaw, Poland – Roma Theatre
07-20 Vitoria, Spain – Polideportivo De Mendizorroza
09-23 Monterey, California – Monterey Jazz Festival
09-26 Los Angeles, CA – UCLA Royce Hall
10-28 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
11-04 Zagreb, Croatia – Studentski Center
As reported by Billboard.


Remember when the only acronyms you needed for entertainment were AM, FM, CD or TV? These days, it’s HDTV, DVD, DVR, 1080p, 3D. And somehow all of these devices need to talk to one another to get the most out of today's high-resolution digital media. But just what is the best cable to use when connecting your source components – like a DVR, Blu-Ray player or set-top box – to your TV? What if the connections on your TV and source components don't match?
Setting up your home entertainment system with the best video component connections will give you the best image possible on your screen. First things first, HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface – is the best connection to use when connecting your high-definition components to your digital TV.
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As of today, these questions have nowhere else around StackExchange to be a good fit. Being the case (I believe) there's a considerable amount of PMs here who also deal with such problems, would it be the interest of the community to also consider such questions on-topic?
Edit: Interesting enough, some questions (like THIS) are clearly about how to deal with vendors at company level and still on-topic.
Worth to highlight I'm NOT proposing to repurpose pm.se. I want to hear from the community if covering this area is something that could be acceptable to only then, IF there's engagement and community believes there's a LOT of overlapping, to discuss with SE team.

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The number of new positive COVID-19 cases in Hardin County was down over the last seven days, making it the second consecutive week of decreasing new positive cases, indicating an easing of Hardin County’s coronavirus surge, which began in early August.
The Iowa Department of Public Health publishes updated COVID-19 data every Wednesday. This week, the data for Hardin County showed a total of 2,603 cases since testing began in March 2020. That’s an increase of 65 cases between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5. Last week, the state reported Hardin County had 93 new cases. Since Aug. 4, 656 Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the state reported one additional death of a Hardin County resident from COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths to 48 since August 2020.
Of the 2,603 Hardin County cases, 2,130 people are classified as having recovered and 48 have died, leaving 425 known active cases of the disease in the county as of Tuesday this week. That’s up just four cases from last week.
Despite the decline in the number of new cases, Hardin County remains an area of high transmission of COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, counties that report 100 or more new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population in a seven-day period are classified as an area of high transmission and the public in those areas are are advised to wear face masks when inside public places, regardless of vaccination status. Over the last seven days, Hardin County has recorded 385 cases per 100,000. That's down from the peak of 812 cases per 100,000 Sept. 15-23, but still high enough to qualify for the CDC's mask recommendation.
For the first time in six weeks, children weren’t the greatest share of Hardin County’s new COVID-19 cases. While health officials do not release specific data about the people who’ve tested positive for the disease, a chart on the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows a breakdown of the age ranges of the Hardin County residents who’ve tested positive in the previous seven days. According to the state, of the 65 people who tested positive over the last week, 24 percent were age 30-39, 21 percent were age 0-17 and 15 percent were age 60-69.
Hospitalizations for treatment of COVID-19 have remained relatively stable over the last week, from 624 people in Iowa hospitals on Sept. 28, to 626 on Oct. 5. A total of 157 people were in Iowa’s ICUs for treatment of COVID-19 last week, and this week that number was down to 141. The state publishes county-level hospitalization data every Thursday. When that information is made available by the state this story will be updated to include it.
Vaccinations increased again over the last week, but still less than half of Hardin County’s total population is fully inoculated against COVID-19. The state reported that as of Tuesday, 8,346 Hardin County residents – 49.5 percent of the total population – had been fully vaccinated. That’s an increase of 83 people from last week’s report. Of the Hardin County population that is eligible to receive the vaccine (people age 12 and older), 57 percent have been fully vaccinated.
ZIP code data released
Hardin County Public Health issues its weekly COVID-19 reports on Friday. It includes the number of cases broken down by ZIP code in the county. The numbers reported on Oct. 1 showed Radcliffe had the largest jump in new cases when numbers were adjusted for population. The Radcliffe ZIP code recorded nine new cases of the disease between Friday, Sept. 25 and Oct. 1. That’s 857 cases per 100,000 population. Iowa Falls was second with 37 new cases, or 548 per 100,000, and Alden was third with seven new cases, which is 424 per 100,000. Steamboat Rock was the only ZIP code that reported no new cases of the disease.


Facebook opens new regional HQ in Dubai
Since launching regionally in 2012, Facebook has grown to 164 million monthly active people
Social network Facebook has opened the doors to its new regional headquarters in Dubai, marking five years in the Middle East and North Africa.
The 20,000-square-foot space features an open office concept, and showcases regional cultural inspirations through the various designs and artistic cues.
Since launching a local presence in the region in 2012, Facebook said in a statement that it has grown to 164 million monthly active people.
With over 60 employees, mostly from the Arab region, Facebook's office in Dubai acts as a hub, building local communities and bringing the world closer together, it added.
Over the past five years Facebook said it has grown its MENA user base by 264% and is looking at collaborating with users and partners to create products and solutions relevant for the region.
Complementing this is the company's mobile-first strategy as over 156 million users access Facebook on mobile devices every month in MENA.
Jonathan Labin, managing director, Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan at Facebook, said: "This region has embarked on a path of growth and transformation and we aim to be part of it. Our new headquarters is a truly inspiring space, and brings to life the dynamism, creativity and innovative culture of Facebook while reflecting the communities around us.
"With its strong business ecosystems, regional connectivity, and access to the best global talent, Dubai and the UAE remain the right place for us to call home in the region. We are only 1 percent finished in our journey here, and we are excited about what lies ahead in this young, connected, and mobile-first region."
Facebook's connection to the region is reflected in the Arabic themes used in the new office design, plus commissioned pieces from Emirati artist Eman Al Hashemi, making her the first artist from the Arab world to join Facebook's Global Artist in Residence program.
The office also features a private terrace with views of the iconic Palm Jumeirah while employees have access to a gaming section and an Instagram anti-gravity room.
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As the fronts bring migratory birds south, it’s time for the annual snapshot of early winter bird populations through Audubon’s annual Christmas bird count, which is in its 115th year.
The counts will occur Dec. 17 at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Dec. 20 in the Lakeland-Winter Haven area and Dec. 27 in the Lake Wales-Babson Park area.
The Lakeland-Winter Haven count will celebrate a milestone. This will be the 50th local CBC here.
If you want to participate in the APAFR count, contact Brian Scofield at email@example.com. To participate in the Lakeland area count, contact Cole Fredericks at firstname.lastname@example.org.
To participate in the Lake Wales count, contact Sharon or Fred Allen at 863-676-3764 or email@example.com.
If you live in the Poinciana area, the Kissimmee Valley Audubon Society count is Dec. 27. Contact Jenny Welch at firstname.lastname@example.org to participate.

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SGT. PEPPER, resulting from a cross of Opal Brown's
GYPSY LULLABY by Tell's DOCTOR K.
The photo is posted in reference to the discussion
of Archival stability. This is scanned from a Kodak color print from a
Kodacolor negative. The print itself dates from 1972 or 1973.
To the best of my knowledge the variety
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Here are three novels about three places in the world. Each conveys not just a perfunctory setting but a web of topography, livelihoods, pastimes, and lore. And in each the experience of arriving at that place endures in memory and self-understanding.
There aren’t easy answers to the problems fracking creates, and, like many industries, fracking generates losers and winners. But by spending time up close with the issues, Jerolmack models a good approach to complex problems.

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Excuse me, but I must scoff at your reply. *Scoff, scoff, chortle*
Ok, now then, let me tell you a thing or two about this earthquake. It was a big one and unlike any other earthquake I have ever felt. Seeing as I
live only 30 or so miles from the epicenter of the quake I had one hell of a ride.
Here's a breakdown of my experience yesterday: I'm sitting at my computer in my bedroom and I hear an unusually loud bang and thump, like someone
slamming a door and rattling the whole house, or someone stomping around on the roof. I looked up, startled, and then BAM! It felt like the house
jumped off it's foundation and then felt like the house was being shaken vigorously like a child trying to identify a mysterious present by shaking
it. This lasted for about 30 seconds, which felt waay longer, and then for another minute the ground was slowly rolling under my feet. Luckily no
damage to the house, nothing fell either, we are safe and sound.
I'll give links to a local newspaper, there was a lot of damage to stores in Eureka and Ferndale but not much elsewhere, these were the closest
cities to the quake. A couple buildings in Eureka had large cracks running through them, there was a lot of damage to the local mall. Eureka has
pretty old infrastructure, especially in Old Town near the bay. The city is quite dilapidated in my opinion, and I have lived here my whole life.
The thing that scares me is recently (maybe a year ago?) a business was closed down on the waterfront, namely Eureka Ice. It was forced closed due to
many safety violations including buildings falling apart, old piping and refrigeration and storage, and illegal disposal. Keep in mind this is a
company with thousands of gallons of anhydrous ammonia, which in gas form I believe is fatal? I know at least it is very bad for the health and lungs
and this company was literally dumping gallons and gallons of this stuff into the storm drains and sewers.
I do believe that one of the main reasons for the closure of the facility was that it was not retrofitted for earthquake protection, the place would
have collapsed had this earthquake happened while it was still around, and that would have released poisonous gases into the city and caused a major
catastrophe. Eureka Ice fiasco
Please feel free to do a tad bit more research
on this, to truly understand how close to being waist deep in s#!t we really were.
Here's our local (Humboldt county) newspaper: Times-Standard
. The headlines appear to show a preliminary
damage estimate of $12.5 million, with only one major injury. At least, in Eureka that is.
We are most unfortunate to sit right at a triple junction of fault lines, where the San Andreas ends and comes together with the Pacific and Gorda
plates. A very active region, seismically. USGS Mendecino Triple
Well, cheery days to all from Humboldt County, the North Coast, home of the Redwoods and big quakes
[edited to add link to Eureka Ice story]
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Keller Fay Launches First Comprehensive, Social Conversation Tracking System for Television
“TotalSocial™ for TV” is First to Measure All Conversations About New and Returning Shows, Offline Word of Mouth Plus Social Media
CBS Selects TotalSocial™ for TV
New Brunswick, NJ – September 7, 2016 – Just in time for the fall premiere of the 2016-17 television season, Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company, is launching “TotalSocial for TV,” a first of its kind system for tracking the strength of consumer/viewer conversations about primetime TV shows. The tracking system will provide comprehensive insights for offline conversation combined with conversations about TV shows on social media platforms. CBS will begin using the tracking system starting this fall.
For nearly a decade, Keller Fay has worked with major television networks to provide offline conversation insights. With the inclusion of online social media data, TotalSocial for TV is the only solution to deliver the full spectrum of conversations taking place about television programming.
“Television is a cornerstone of popular culture. People watch television programs because they are recommended by friends and family, and TV is often the topic of real time conversation on social media as well as water cooler conversation the next day. Only by measuring both can networks and advertisers understand what is driving viewer tune in and engagement. We developed TotalSocial for TV to provide the industry with a comprehensive picture of all the conversations taking place about their content, regardless of where they take place,” said Ed Keller, CEO of Engagement Labs and the Keller Fay Group.
“Over the years, Keller Fay has helped us understand how different the TV program conversation is offline versus the conversations on social networks,” said David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer of CBS and President, CBS Vision. “With this new offering, CBS and others in the industry, who appreciate the importance of holistic measurement, will get a deep understanding of all the conversations happening around their programs, regardless of where these conversations take place. This will help our industry and our advertisers better understand exactly which TV shows have true social currency.”
TotalSocial for TV will be unique in the marketplace in several respects:
- Includes offline conversations; as well as a comprehensive measure of online conversation
- Offers a scoring methodology for comparing and combining offline and online conversations;
- Measures sentiment for TV program conversations, online and offline;
- Offers diagnostic analysis services that goes beyond volumetric ratings.
TotalSocial for TV is a companion service to Engagement Labs’ broader TotalSocial™ system announced earlier this month, which covers a wide array of consumer brands in 17 categories, both in the US and UK markets.
About Engagement Labs/Keller Fay
Engagement Labs (TSXV:EL) is the world’s first TotalSocialTM company, offering intelligent data, analytics and insights for marketers. Keller Fay is an Engagement Labs company. We are leaders in tracking, measuring and benchmarking the social impact of conversations happening around a brand and industry – both online and offline. Consumer conversations are a proven driver of critical business outcomes, including sales. Engagement Labs’ TotalSocial measurement solution provides brands with unique data fueled insights and powerful analytics to understand online and offline social impact and drive business results.
Engagement Labs has a suite of proprietary tools including TotalSocial, an industry first conversation mapping system for companies to understand online and offline social data in a single integrated score. eValueTM Analytics is the global benchmarking tool for social media scoring offering real-time analysis to measure a brand’s social media performance. TalkTrack® is the only data system that measures the totality of word of mouth. Engagement Labs maintains offices in Canada – Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, U.S. – New Brunswick, NJ, and UK – London. To learn more visit www.engagementlabs.com / www.kellerfay.com /www.totalsocial.com
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Wait, you still haven’t heard? Von Trapps is no more, but still open for business. Confused? According to the press release sent out yesterday morning, a member of the von Trapp’s, of Sound of Music fame, raised concerns about Seattle’s favorite biergarten being confused with the Trapp Family Lodge, a mountain resort in Vermont. Respecting the request to change the name, owner Deming Maclise has now dubbed the Capitol Hill mainstay, Rhein Haus. We don’t really care what it’s called, as long as there’s bocce ball and the bartenders are still suggesting things like adding a shot of tequila to a Stiegl Grapefruit Radler.
BRUNCH. At the brewery. We told you yesterday, and we're going to remind you again today. The food truck idea isn't new to Hilliard's, but The Biscuit Box is new, and we like new and shiny. Along with the doughy-fare, Mmmhmm Coffee will offer up thier best cup of joe from 11am-3pm every weekend until it's not so nice outside anymore, you know, end of September. It may seem like you have time, but not for long, so come and get 'em while they're hot.
A collaboration between two Pike Place Market vendors can only mean one (okay, two) thing(s): fresh ingredients and inventive dishes. Eater Seattle reported that Darlene Boline and Cajetan Mendoca’s bistro and bar has now opened, and has a focus on comfort food, but not just your run-of-the-mill comfort food. Combining Boline’s French and Italian focus with Mendoca’s Indian, Goan, and Portuguese influences sounds like our taste buds are going on one trippy adventure.
The guys behind Local 360 have opened up shop in Bellevue and we're not going to argue with the menu offerings. It's heavy on the burgers and the happy hour offerings look extremely promising. With an emphasis on local, fresh ingredients, like its Belltown counterpart, Local Burger will bring you the best the season has to offer from the farmers and artisans in the area. The menu features PB&J bon bons in both the starters and desserts sections of the menu; like us, these guys don't follow conventions. Go ahead, have some bon bons before AND after dinner.
The Bellevue location was closed almost a year ago, but the new Seattle location of this causal Korean restaurant is set to open Tuesday, August 19. The mainstay of the menu is the bibimbap, a rice dish with vegetables and your protein of choice. From the reviews we've seen, Bellevue sorely misses Oma Bap, so a visit might soon be in order.
The travelling culinary troupe has finally found a permanent home. A five-year lease has already been signed for the Globe Building, formerly home to Elliott Bay Book Company, in Pioneer Square, but fundraising is still happening for the interior of the venue. With hopes of opening the Culinarium in the fall, Cafe Nordo has already raised nearly half of their goal of $250,000. Historically, the imaginative menu focuses on fresh, local ingredients, so this dinner-and-a-show experience will surely bring something new and fresh to the area.
We've checked the answering machine ourselves and it's true; the family pizza joint has bolted the doors. It's always a shame to see another pizza place go out of business especially because we all know the world would be a little bit brighter if only there were enough pizza to go around. But after three years in the business, this kid-heavy haunt isn’t looking so Pritty anymore.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carlos Car’tre Ikard, 26, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell presided over today’s sentencing.
U.S. Attorney King is joined in making today’s announcement by Brian Mein, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Charlotte Field Division, and Chief Thurman Whisnant of the Hickory Police Department.
According to filed documents and court proceedings, on July 13, 2020, while Ikard was on post-release supervision with the State of North Carolina, he began posting images on his Snapchat account in which he was possessing multiple firearms. The next day, law enforcement located Ikard in a vehicle parked at his residence in Hickory. Law enforcement seized from the vehicle three firearms, one of which was stolen, Oxycodone pills, and marijuana. Law enforcement also executed search warrants for Ikard’s Snapchat account and cell phone, which contained images of Ikard with the seized firearms and messages in which Ikard arranged drug sales.
Ikard is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
The investigation was led by the ATF and the Hickory Police Department, with the assistance of the North Carolina Department of Public Services, Division of Community Corrections.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hess, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, prosecuted the case.

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Coat of Arms with the CockArtist(s)Albrecht DürerObject Creation Datecirca 1503Medium & Supportengraving on laid paperDimensions
7 3/10 in x 4 ¾ in (18.57 cm x 12.07 cm);7 3/10 in x 4 ¾ in (18.57 cm x 12.07 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)Credit LineMuseum PurchaseLabel copy
Coat of Arms with a Cock
Museum purchase, 1960/2.34
In this engraving Dürer, a meticulous observer of detail, displays his technical virtuosity in the articulation of different textures, such as the reflection on the metal helmet at the center of the composition, the feathers and features of the rooster atop it, and the vibrancy of the vegetal decorations that coil forth from the center. Below the helmet, a coat of arms tilted on its side displays
a rampant lion.
(Gallery Rotations Fall 2012)Subject matter
Dürer's great ability to differentiate textures and materials is evident in this work that captures feather, leaves, and metal.Physical Description
A composition with a heraldic motif: a rooster standing on top of a helmet with visor and throat guard, below which is a sheld or other carving with a rampant lion. Surrounding on either side is vigorous foliage (acanthus leaves).Primary Object Classification Print Primary Object Typeintaglio printCollection AreaWesternRights
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I welcome Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of 20,000 new police officers over the next three years to strengthen law and order.
I will work to ensure we get our fair share in West Cornwall and that, when they are needed, they are able to respond quickly and effectively.
Confidence in our Police has been eroded by the cut in numbers and I recognise that we need to put this right - officers put their lives on the line each day to protect the public and they should be recognised for this service.
That is why I signed a letter to Boris Johnson urging him to commit to a Police Covenant, giving police officers a guarantee in law that Government recognises the risks they take and ensure they are looked after both in and out of the job – in the same way as Armed Forces personnel are.
I recently sent out a survey to households across West Cornwall and Scilly and one of the sections asked people how they felt police resources should best be deployed – I am collating these responses and if, for example, the top priority is to re-open the front desks of police stations, that is what I will argue should happen.


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Everyone has one or two items that seem too valuable to dispose of or give away. It could be something with childhood memories or a gift from someone you once valued. Regardless of how essential these items could be, it’s best to part with them at some point. It won’t be easy, but you must try. The following are a few tips on parting with items that hold sentimental value.
Rid Yourself of Guilt
The biggest reason most people avoid parting with items that hold sentimental values is because of guilt. You might be worried that you are throwing away something worth a lot of money. You also might fear that the item will have no value once you no longer use it. You need to understand that these items might have value to someone else. It’s best to separate what you do with your items from what you do with your business items. For example, if you have old computers that you no longer use, it’s best to get rid of them soon. You could also sell them at a small price to avoid feeling guilty.
Before you get rid of the items, it’s best to take pictures. This way, you can keep a record of the item as a memory. It’s also good to take photos of the item in all lighting conditions. You might not think you’ll use this item again, but you never know. You might have an excellent idea for it later. Take as many pictures as possible and keep the item in storage until you decide you no longer need it. For example, you could take a picture of your transformers g1 toys and frame it to keep their memory. If it is something with family value, you can take photos of your family together with the item. It will help you preserve memories of the item for years to come.
Donate the Items to Charities
If you feel guilty about the items you are about to part with, it’s best to donate them to charities. In this case, you can do some good while getting rid of the items you don’t need anymore. It’s recommended that you donate these items to charities that reuse them to better another person’s life. For example, if it’s a book that you are donating, you can donate it to a library. This way, others could also learn from it.
Ask Yourself Focused Questions
Before you get rid of any items, it’s best to ask yourself focused questions. These questions will help you come up with the right decision. For example, ask yourself the following questions:
- Is the item currently valuable?
- Is the item worth keeping?
- Does the item have any valuable memories?
- Won’t the item have value to someone else?
Revisit Difficult Items
You might have difficult decisions that you need to make regarding your sentimental items. For example, you might have a collection of books or a family heirloom that you need to figure out whether to keep or give away. You can revisit these items once you have made it through all the other items on the list. You can also ask family members or friends if they have any suggestions on what to do with these items.
Highlight Items You’ve Decided To Keep
If you are getting rid of sentimental items, there is a chance that you might come across some items that you decide to keep. For example, if you have a collection of books that you are not ready to let go of, you might consider getting a bookshelf. It’s also a good idea to purchase bookends to make the books more secure and accessible. Also, before you decide to keep most of these items, ensure you have enough room to accommodate them. You might be planning to keep items only to figure out that you don’t have enough room in your house. If you have extra cash, you might consider renting a storage unit where you will keep these items.
If you are having a hard time parting with your sentimental items, you can always give them to friends. You can give them as gifts or even ask them to take care of these items. This way, you won’t have to worry about these items anymore. You can also let friends know that they can use these items whenever they want. It will make them feel more comfortable with these items and make them more likely to keep them.

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IFAT Podcast Special Edition - Geopolitical shifts and global trends: The view from Gellert Hill
George Friedman, the world renowned geopolitical forecaster and IR author, was a guest on IFAT's podcast (this week). He discussed the major geopolitical shifts unfolding in the US, Europe, China and Russia, while also shedding light on the long-term trends in demographics, technology, warfare and climate change. The discussion was moderated by Diána Szőke, Senior Analyst of IFAT.
The view from Gellert Hill ("Kilátás a hegyről) is the podcast series of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade.


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Prince Charles is reportedly keen to “cut the monarchy down” in a move that could see Prince Harry and Meghan removed even further from the Royal Family in the future, a royal biographer has claimed.
- Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed they are never returning as working royals, but it seems they may find themselves distanced even further from the Royal Family in the future.
- A royal biographer has claimed that Prince Charles is eager for “change” and wants to “cut the monarchy down”.
- In other royal news, Prince George was set to miss out on this royal title until Queen intervened.
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex made the choice to step back as senior members of the Royal Family last year, but it seems that they may be further distanced from the family, sometimes known as The Firm, in the future.
They seem to be enjoying Californian life and are expecting baby number two, though Prince Harry could still be king one day. Regardless of stepping down they are still members of the family, though it seems the structure of the monarchy as we know it could change in the future.
Speaking on talkRADIO, royal biographer Angela Levin, who has written a biography of Harry, discussed her belief that Charles is ready for “change” and will look to “cut the monarchy down”.
So much so, that some royal relatives will no longer be as integral to the monarchy as they are now – including Harry and Meghan.
Why could Prince Charles remove Prince Harry and Meghan even further from the Royal Family?
Angela told talkRADIO that, “Prince Charles has wanted for a very long time to cut the monarchy down to save costs and to make people be worth the money that they got from the taxpayer.
“I imagine that that might be when Harry and Meghan are ditched from being members of the Royal Family,” she added. “I think the outer edge, which the Queen has wanted to keep together for a very long time for sentimental reasons, which at her age she didn’t really particularly want change which is understandable.
“But he wants to change and I think he will do that,” Angela went on to claim.
Currently there are multiple working members of the Royal Family, but if Angela’s predictions turn out to be true, this number may well be reduced.
Whilst the claim that Prince Harry and Meghan will be “ditched” certainly suggests a difficult time lies ahead for the Prince of Wales and his youngest son.
What is Prince Harry’s relationship with the Royal Family?
Harry recently arrived in the UK to attend Prince Philip’s funeral on April 17, before returning to America ahead of the Queen’s 95th birthday. This was the first time he had seen his family in person since his and Meghan’s shocking Oprah interview aired. In the aftermath of this “tell-all” conversation, rumours have circulated about growing distance between Harry and his family.
Meanwhile, it’s recently been reported that the Royal Family have been warned to “suspend talks” with Harry and Meghan over concerns about information leaks.
The future of the couple’s relationship with the Royal Family remains uncertain.
However, it’s thought Harry will reunite with Prince William later this year for the unveiling of a memorial statue to Princess Diana.

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Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Signalling and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Senescence
thesisposted on 2016-08-16, 10:27 authored by Morufat Olayide Abisola Sanusi
Ageing is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. In particular, senescent vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) have been observed within atherosclerotic plaques. Oxidants are widely implicated in vascular ageing and cardiovascular disease with evidence of oxidative stress in cells undergoing senescence. Our previous data showed that Angiotensin II caused stress induced premature senescence (SIPS) in primary human VSMC via oxidant generation. Prevention of senescence with a mitochondria targeted antioxidant, Mito-TEMPO, suggested the mechanism was dependent on mitochondrial superoxide. The current study aimed to investigate if modulation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species signalling is a general mechanism for senescence induction in human VSMC. The electron transport chain inhibitors Antimycin A and rotenone and the mitochondrial redox cycler, MitoParaquat all stimulated SIPS in VSMC. Interestingly, Antimycin A and rotenone also lead to a reduction in overall H₂O₂ levels suggesting a possible protective mechanism and highlighting the complexity of the signalling mechanism involving mitochondrial oxidants. qPCR Analysis suggested that changes in antioxidant gene expression do not account for the reduction in peroxide levels. Although there was no evidence that Angiotensin II induced senescence in human coronary artery SMC, there was evidence for enhanced mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide production. Senescent cells acquire a senescence associated secretory phenotype (SASP). To determine the composition of VSMC SASP, the tryptically digested secretome of conditioned media was analysed by LC-MS/MS. Bioinformatic analysis identified the NRF2-mediated oxidative stress response pathway and several endogenous antioxidants as amongst the affected responses in the aged VSMC secretome. These new data suggest that senescent VSMC produce a SASP that has multiple effects on neighbouring cell types including the induction of cell senescence and death; but also elements that might serve to preserve cell integrity and function and may limit the expression of a pro-inflammatory phenotype.
Supervisor(s)Herbert, Karl; Goodall, Alison
Date of award2016-07-01
Author affiliationDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences
Awarding institutionUniversity of Leicester


Inspecting and Rotating Tires and Brakes: Every 5,000 to 6,000 miles, not only do the tires have to be rotated, but the rotors need to be inspected. Rusting is a common problem with hybrids' rotors, because of they are not used as often due to regenerative brakes.
ANNUAL MX (EVERY 12,000-15,000 MILES)
Throttle Body Service: If you are dealing with a Toyota Prius or any hybrid with an electrical throttle, maintenance of the throttle body every 12,500 miles is especially important.
HVAC System-Cabin Filter: On Ford hybrids, there is a rear filter for the battery HVAC behind the rear seats that needs to be replaced.
Battery Starting/Charging Test: During the winter, do a State of Charge (SOC) test on the 12V and HV batteries with a scan tool. Also, on Toyotas, don't forget to purchase a special battery charger for the glass-mat 12 volt battery. The maximum charging amperage is 3.5.
A/C System Service: During the summer, hybrids will require run of the mill maintenance. But not so fast! Hybrid A/C systems are a different beast than non-hybrids. Toyota hybrids (2005 model year and up and Hondas 2006 and up) have electric compressors. In some cases, this eliminates the need for an A/C clutch or belt, and full A/C operation even with the ICE off is now possible.
Many Honda, Ford, and GM hybrids have dual scroll compressors. Such a compressor is in fact two compressors in one: one belt driven off the engine and one electric. They can work both independently or combined, but when combined the autostop feature of the hybrid is deactivated.
The preceding means that if there is a compressor problem with a hybrid, you are going to have to look at the high voltage circuit. The compressor, whether it is fully electric or dual scroll (in autostop mode), can be inoperative because of an electrical problem. As the old adage goes, a technician has to wear many hats, and this is especially true with hybrids.
Another difference be- tween hybrid and non-hybrid A/C is that there is no single universal PAG oil/lubricant. Hybrids use different kinds of oils, mostly POE (polyol ester) oils, and no dye. If PAG oil or a PAG dye are put in, severe damage and possible high voltage problems will exist, and this can be DANGEROUS.
A/C maintenance is not something optional on hybrids. Let your customers know if they own a Ford/Mercury hybrid that the A/C system actually cools the HV battery and the HV battery is the most expensive piece of equipment in the vehicle! So, make sure the A/C is fully functional.
Computer Systems Check: Check the hybrid controllers, because not all DTCs turn on the dash lights.
Coolant Service: Note that some hybrids have dual systems, one for the engine and the other for the inverter. Furthermore, this means that many of the hybrids require special coolants. In order to service such systems, you should consult the manufacturer's recommendations and use the correct coolant.
Spark Plugs: Be sure to use the OEM recommended plugs and apply a small amount of anti-seize to the plugs every 30,000 miles.
Brake Fluid: Flush or bleed the hydraulic brake system. We should remind our customers that proper brake service for hybrids is essential for their safety.
Bleeding the brakes on a hybrid requires a special precaution: many hybrids' brakes have a self-test. As long as the 12V and HV batteries are connected or "SBSM" (Safe Brake Service Mode) is not activated on Ford Escapes, you run the risk of having the brakes pressurize without you commanding them to.
You will need to deactivate and depressurize the brakes before working on the system. Consult the manufacturer's information before work on any Teves brake system.
Unlike a normal repair facility, you have a vested interest in your hybrid vehicles. You already made the investment in purchasing them, so it is wise to take care of them right. To get the most MPG from hybrids, implementing a driver/operator training course may be a good idea. Most importantly, the proper maintenance of hybrid vehicles increases their fuel economy and their longevity. So, invest in educating your techs and operators, and you should be fine!
Servicing hybrids requires a commitment to keeping up with the pace of evolving technology
Although hybrid vehicles currently represent only around 3.5 percent of new car sales, that number is expected to increase consistently in the coming years.