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Episode 19 - That Ol' Black Magic
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We started with example of backmasking, where sounds meant to be played forwards are played backwards.
Sometimes deliberate, sometime only in the ear of the beholder, some bands who may – or may not - have used backmasking include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Queen, Black Oak Arkansas, Judas Priest, and of course, The Beatles.
The backmasking on the final verse of "Rain" was deliberate, but that led to the 19 and 69 "Paul is Dead" rumor when a Detroit City DJ claimed to have found backward messages in The White Album proclaiming McCartney's death. According to True Believers, Paul was replaced with the never-announced winner of a McCartney lookalike contest.
Hmmm, I wonder if Heather Mills knows that story?
A more recent example of backmasking – or maybe reverse backmasking – was demonstrated by actor Michael Anderson on the Twin Peaks television series. Anderson would phonetically learn reversed speeches, record them, and his dialogue would then be reversed again, giving his speech a stuttering, spooky quality.
[I am the Arm]
Well, our turntables play in only one direction at Dreamtime, and its time to move forward. One of my favorite TV series when I was growing up was Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972, roughly the same period when my hormones were raging at their highest levels. I wanted to be Darrin Stephens, not because the idea of coming up with weird advertising campaigns was attractive (even though it was). And not because the idea of commuting into the city every day and then returning to the 'burbs and a nightly martini sounded cool (even though it did).
No. I wanted witchy nookie. Specific witchy nookie. Samantha Stephens. I wanted a wife who did wonderful mugging faces and double-takes. I wanted a wife who went "Welllll..." when pressed for an answer she didn't want to give. I wanted a wife who looked great in mini skirts, and even better in Capris. I wanted a wife who could wiggle her nose.
Most of all, I wanted to be married to a witch. A specific witch. Hey, Sam, you know what? Darrin's an idiot. Babes, you want to do the nose twitch thing and put us on an island in the Caribbean with hot and cold running money, I'm for it. You want to do lunch in Paris, hang on honey, let me grab my beret. You don't want to do the chores when you know with a sweep of your arms and a zing musical cue everything's done? What, do I look stupid? Do your thing, and come back to bed, baby. There's lots of little Tabithas and Adams to be making.
Give me a witchy theme and I'm a happy camper. And here's Miss Peggy Lee, with that theme…
[Bewitched – Peggy Lee]
A lot of TV show themes had lyrics that were never used, including The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, and I Love Lucy
"The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 18 and 86. It became one of Stevenson's best-selling works. 120 years later, you can still say Jekyll and Hyde, and everyone will know what you're talking about. Scores of works based on the Jekyll and Hyde theme have been produced, including both versions of The Nutty Professor, the 1996 remake, and Jerry Lewis' original.
In Jerry Lewis' original version, Lewis plays Julius Kelp, a totally social inept college professor who invents a formula that turns him into the cool hipster, Buddy Love. In his first transformation, Buddy turns up a night club populated by college students and proceeds to woo the pneumatic co-ed, Stella Stevens, with a swingin' version of "That Ol' Black Magic."
[Jerry Lewis – That Ol' Black Magic]
While Lewis has always denied that it was deliberate, the character of Buddy Love seems to bear more than a close resemblance to Lewis' then ex-partner, Dean Martin.
Me, I've always thought that Buddy Love was probably pretty close to what you'd get if you met the real Jerry Lewis of the `60s.
Next on the turntable is a tune from a group that never existed, The Five Blobs. The Five Blobs is really just one Blob, studio singer Bernie Knee who did all the vocal tracks for the theme song of the classic 1958 monster movie, "The Blob," starring Steve McQueen, and Andy Taylor's girlfriend, Helen Crump.
[Beware of the Blob – The Five Blobs]
Beware of the Blob was one of the first songs turned out by Burt Bacharach, who teamed up with Mack David to produce it. Burt would later produce many hits with Mack's younger brother, Hal, songs including another tune originally written for the movies, The Look of Love.
The late `50s and early `60s were a scary period in America, with people facing real monsters like juvenile delinquency, the Atomic Bomb, and of course, the Red Menace.
Communists seemed to be everywhere, including under the bed, as a very young Bob Dylan relates in this song from his Halloween concert…
[Talkin' John Birch]
Y'know, I've been told I do a pretty good young Bob Dylan imitation. It goes like this…
[Fred does Bob]
If you watch The Wizard of Oz carefully, you'll notice that the Wicked Witch tells one of the flying monkeys that she had had sent "a little insect... to take the fight out of them," right before the Flying Monkeys attack Dorothy and her companions in The Haunted Forest.
That "little insect" was The Jitterbug, who would bite each member of the group and make them dance the Jitterbug until they were exhausted and could easily be subdued by the flying monkeys. Here's Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Ray Bolger singing a segment from The Jitterbug...
[The Jitterbug]
The Jitterbug scene was cut from the final movie release, nobody is quite sure why. One theory has it that including a contemporary dance would date the movie too quickly. Another that the producers disliked "show stoppers," feeling that they slowed down what was already an overlong movie. In fact, for awhile, the studio considering removing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" too, because it was another show stopper.
Glad they didn't.
Well, I see from the Witches' hourglass that, like Dorothy, my time has run out. So, until the next show, have a Happy Halloween and don't let the Jitterbugs bite.
Closing music: Martinibomb and the Coconut Monkeyrocket - Munster Beat!
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Labels: Dean Martin, Halloween, Jerry Lewis, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Samantha Stephens, The Five Blobs, The Little Man Who Wasn't There
Episode 18 - High on a Mountain
Episode 18 – High on a Mountain
[Ollabelle "Elijah Rock" excerpt - from TTRH "Bible"]
Ollabelle is Byron Isaacs, Tony Leone, Fiona McBain, Glenn Patscha and, as Dylan notes, Amy Helm, daughter of The Band's Levon Helm. The group originally grew out of an informal gathering of musicians who came together to play traditional gospel songs at a weekly jam at the East Village bar, 9C.
Ollabelle recorded their debut album in 2004 on spec at a local studio, and the project caught the ear of T Bone Burnett, a man was excellent musical taste, as Dylan says, and who released Ollabelle's self-titled album on his Sony-distributed DMZ label.
Ollabelle now has a second album out, Riverside Battle Songs, as pretty as the first, "a collection of songs of hard times, loss, compassion and hope," as Ollabelle member Fiona McBain describes. Riverside Battle Songs was produced by longtime Dylan sideman, Larry Campbell, and includes a cover of the bluegrass standard "High On A Mountain"—a song written by the band's namesake, Ola Belle Reed, a key inspiration in their formative days.
["High on a Mountain" excerpt]
The research for these podcasts always takes me down unexpected paths, this time from New York City to Grassy Creek, North Carolina. One of thirteen children, Ola Wave Campbell was born on August 17, 1916 in Grassy Creek. In 1936, Ola Belle began performing professionally as a member of the North Carolina Ridge Runners. In the mid `30s, music parks and picnic grounds were popular venues for bluegrass and country music each with a sizable audience and concession money to pay and feed the house band.
"Back home in the summertime we had carnivals - they were the main thing - and little parks," Ola Belle said in an interview. "They were so little that the few times the Ridge Runners played down there, we would be the only show there. I remember one time we came back on a Monday after playing one of these parks.... We played every half-hour all day till the park closed…"
In 1948, Ola Belle and her brother, Alex, teamed up and formed their own country music band, The New River Boys, and became a staple on the radio in the Pennsylvania and Maryland area. In addition to performing, the group sponsored many musical programs at a country music park called New River Ranch, near Rising Sun, Maryland. In 1960, the band transferred to Sunset Park, in West Grove, Pennsylvania, where the group built quite a reputation as one of the quintessential Country Music performance parks. and performed there for the 26 years, broadcasting their own Sunday radio program live from the park.
Ola Belle and Alex operated Campbell's Corner, a general store in Oxford, Pennsylvania which, in addition to general merchandise and groceries, sold country and gospel records and was home base for their own radio show. And in 1949, Ola Belle married Ralph "Bud" Reed, another accomplished local area musical performer.
In 1978, the University of Maryland awarded her with an honorary doctorate of letters for her contributions to the arts and culture of Maryland and the United States. She was also recognized for her historical and musical contributions by The Smithsonian Institute, The Library of Congress and The Country Music Association.
Ola Belle suffered a stroke in 1987 and she was bed-ridden until her death on August 16, 2002. She passed away one day before her 86th birthday. Here's a short excerpt of an interview with Olla Belle, which includes a snippet from her signature song, "High on a Mountain."
[Ola Belle Reed - "High on a Mountain" excerpt]
And from Maryland to Woodstock. Hearing Amy Helm naturally made me wonder what's up with her father, Levon, and a quick search on the Web brought be to levonhelm.com and his Midnight Rambles, bimonthly concerts based on old-time Southern medicine shows held at Helm's barn and recording studio in Woodstock. A ticket to the show – if you can get one, the rest of 2006 is already sold out – is $100 bucks, includes chips, salsa and homemade cookies, and you'll hear anything from bluegrass to Springsteen covers from Levon and friends, which in the past have included Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, and Donald Fagen, among any others.
"Dress comfortably and bring a sweater just in case the Catskill air gets chilly, reads the Ramble invitation. We have seating, but if you have a favorite pillow for the floor, that's okay too. Guests are encouraged to bring snack and/or finger foods for the community snack table."
"Every show is a celebration," Helm notes on his web site. And it's a celebration I plan to go to as soon as I can. Expect Dreamtime to be remote podcasting from Woodstock in 2007.
This has been Fred Bals with occasional commentary on Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour weekly show. And to close out, we have a song from The January 06 Midnight Ramble, a freebie posted on levonhelm.com, if you want to go download your own copy. I wish more bands would do something that.
Sources: Ollabelle.net; Remembering Ola Belle Reed; The Women of Southern Songbirds; Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble
Labels: Bible, Levon Helm, Ola Belle Reed, Ollabelle, The Band
Episode 17 - October in the Railroad Earth
[October in the Railroad Earth]
Jack Kerouac - defest of poets, reading October in the Railroad Earth, accompanied on piano by Steve Allen.
In the "Rich Man, Poor Man" episode of "Theme Time" Dylan includes Kerouac in his list of famous hobos; an appropriate label, as the common definition of "hobo" is "a wanderer who is willing to work."
"I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's," Dylan notes in an interview. Dylan also mentions Kerouac and On the Road several times in Chronicles. And like with many of us, Dylan's appreciation of Kerouac remained, even as his taste for the Beat lifestyle and characters began to fade away. As Dylan writes, "... [I] lost my interest in the 'hungry for kicks' hipster vision that Kerouac illustrates so well in his book On The Road. That book had been like a bible for me. Not anymore, though. I still loved the breathless, dynamic bop poetry phrases that flowed from Jack's pen, but now, that character Moriarty seemed out of place, purposeless..."
Later in Chronicles Dylan relates a funny story as he and Bono kill a case of Guinness and... "[talked] about things that you only talk about when you're spending the winter with somebody -- talked about Jack Kerouac. Bono knows Kerouac's stuff pretty good. Kerouac, who celebrated American towns like Truckee, Fargo, Butte and Madora -- towns that most Americans never heard of. It seems funny that Bono knows more about Kerouac than most Americans."
As the case is finished off, Dylan recommends that if Bono wants to see the birthplace of America, he should go to Alexandria, Minnesota. Dylan details an itinerary for Bono, telling him to "follow the river through Winona, Lake City, Frontenac," a road trip that if Bono ever took would involve a drive up Highway 61.
And, of course, Kerouac was a source for Dylan. Kerouac's novel Desolation Angels was published in May 1965, and Highway 61 Revisited recorded in August 1965. "Desolation Row" and "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" include quotes from Desolation Angels, including the phrases "a perfect image of a priest," "her sin is her lifelessness," and "Housing Project Hill."
Kerouac died on October 21, 1969 at age 47. Allen Ginsberg and Dylan visited Kerouac's grave at Edson Cemetery, in Lowell, Massachusetts during the Rolling Thunder tour of 1975, a pilgrimage chronicled in the movie Renaldo and Clara. They read choruses from Kerouac's Mexico City Blues and Ginsberg asked Dylan how he knew Kerouac's poetry. Dylan replied, "Someone handed me Mexico City Blues in 1959 and it blew my mind. It was the first poetry that spoke my own language."
This has been Fred Bals with the Dreamtime podcast - occasional commentary on Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour weekly show. Until next time, may you dream well during October in the Railroad Earth.
Sources: Kerouac Corner, with Dave Moore and friends. The invaluable Boblit site. And don't miss the wonderful "Highway 61, Visited" NY Times article where the writer and friend take a road trip based on Dylan's directions to Bono.
The opening and closing recordings are from The Jack Kerouac Collection, a complete collection of the three jazz/poetry albums Kerouac cut. Highly recommended.
The two October foliage photos are courtesy P.W. Bals.
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Labels: Allen Ginsberg, Bono, Jack Kerouac, Rich Man Poor Man
Episode 16 – "Gene Vincent said, 'Bubba, let's go on tour'"
This is the Dreamtime podcast - occasional commentary on Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour weekly show.
[High School U.S.A. excerpt]
Written by a Norfolk Virginia record store owner named Frank Guida, Tommy Facenda's "High School U.S.A." was on the Billboard Charts for 13 weeks in 1959, peaking at number 28. Tommy's page at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame web site says Guida originally wanted a black doo-wop group to do the number, but then had visions of Facenda becoming the next Frankie Avalon with the song.
The original version of "High School U.S.A."– on Guida's own Legrand Records label - names various Virginia-area high schools. Guida convinced Atlantic to pick the song up, and someone – maybe someone at Atlantic, maybe Guida – realized the idea could be extended for schools across America. So, Tommy went back and re-recorded versions using school names in different cities. How many versions? No one seems to know, maybe 25. Maybe 28. Maybe 30. Maybe as many as 40… or 50.
Tommy Facenda says, "The magic number they seem to come up with is 28. There were more. They might not all have been released, but I cut a copy for every state in the U.S.A. Maybe 28 were released, but I know what I cut. It was just about the most awful thing to go through…"
Indeed, because Tommy didn't simply re-record the lyric listing school names, each master was recorded from beginning to end. Or maybe not. The page at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame – which contains articles from different writers - contradicts itself several times. One section says 40 versions. Another says 28. One section says that Tommy completely re-recorded each version. Another says Tommy sang the relevant verse over and again to add the name changes… which sounds a heckuva lot more likely.
In either case, it must have been an effort. The Cincinnati version of High School U.S.A." required Tommy to sing out nearly 30 high school names. With even 28 versions, he probably catalogued somewhere between 500 to 700 schools during the recording sessions.
And imagine the problems of touring. As Tommy says, "Everyone else in the tour package could just sing their same hits all the time. I had to study the upcoming town's high school name list using a pen light on the bus. If I forgot the names, I'd just sing the original Virginia version."
Born in 1939, Tommy Facenda joined Gene Vincent's "Blue Caps" band in 1957 as a background singer and dancer, and was immediately nicknamed "Bubba." Usually on Vincent's right in band publicity shots, you can spot Tommy in full `50s coolness with upturned collar, slicked-backed hair, and JD sideburns. During concerts, Tommy would show off his patented "Facenda Freeze" when, during a Johnny Meeks guitar solo and with Vincent rolling in full frenzy on the floor, Facenda would begin shaking from head to foot as if totally overcome by the Dark Demons of rock-and-roll.
It was a show-stopper.
Tommy's run with Vincent was short. By `mid-58 he had left the Blue Caps to pursue a solo career.. not having much luck until "High School U.S.A." became a hit for him. That put Tommy in demand and he ended up on tour bills with Jackie Wilson, Connie Francis, Annette Funicello, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon, and Fabian, among others, singing out the names of local high schools one city at a time.
But that hit would also be the peak of his music career, and after a stint in the Army, Tommy Facenda headed back to Portsmouth, Virginia, where he had been born and raised. He took a job with the local Fire Department, stayed with that until his retirement, and then worked as a part-time hospital security guard.
He may be doing that in Portsmouth still, making the rounds of the calm hospital corridors, and maybe on the quiet nights suddenly stopping and slowly stretching out his arms, lifting on his toes… shaking from head to foot as if possessed by the Demons of Rock n Roll.
I kind of hope so.
This has been Fred Bals – Chadwick School, Palos Verdes, California, 19 and 71, with the Dreamtime podcast - occasional commentary on Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour weekly show.
Dreamtime is not associated with XM Radio or Bob Dylan, and had nothing to do with that cherry bomb in the girl's bathroom. Until next time, dream on.
Labels: Gene Vincent, School, Tommy Facenda
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How Does A Queen Termite Instruct Her Workers During The Construction Of Her Royal Chamber?
Scientists have long been researching the nest-building behavior of termites in order to better understand how queen termites communicate with worker termites. Many termite species have worker termites constructing a royal chamber for the queen and king as the first stage of nest construction. Worker termites, of course, do not refer to any sort of blueprint for constructing nests; instead, the queen directs workers on how to construct the nest by emitting a "building-pheromone." In addition to the building-pheromone, termite workers emit what are called "trail-pheromones" while foraging in order to provide additional workers with a scent trail that leads to a food source.Surprisingly, researchers have found that trail-pheromones are also essential for coordinating the nest-building behavior performed by worker termites.
It had been traditionally assumed that the building-pheromone was the only type of pheromone necessary for facilitating nest construction. However, A study conducted by British researchers revealed that trail-pheromones allow worker termites to construct architecturally challenging pillars within the royal chamber. During construction, worker termites were found to emit trail-pheromones along the path from the queen and her chamber to the soil source where the building materials are retrieved. Researchers showed that when worker termites are deprived of their ability to emit trail-pheromones during construction,they fail to complete the pillar formations.
Before worker termites construct the royal chamber around the queen,the queen emits building-pheromones in liquid form. A small amount of workers then proceed to rub this liquid pheromone on the queen's abdomen for the purpose of grooming her. When the pheromone diffuses away from the queen's body, worker termites sense the pheromone, which triggers their building behavior. The diffusion of the building-pheromone also creates a one to two inch zone where termites walk between a source of soil for building and the queen. As it happens, the soil source also contains what are called "cement pheromones." These pheromones attract workers to the soil source before prompting them to deposit a soil pellet onto the royal chamber during its construction, similar to a brick being added to the wall of an unfinished house. This cycle repeats until the royal chamber's construction is complete.While researchers now know that at least three different types of pheromones are involved in the construction of the royal chamber, pheromone messaging systems in termite colonies remain poorly understood by researchers.
Do you think that the queen is responsible for emitting the cement pheromones that attract termites to the soil used for constructing the royal chamber?
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Buttigieg releases list of campaign fundraisers after criticism from Warren
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's campaign on Friday released a list of people who have raised $25,000 or more for his campaign, amid continued scrutiny from his Democratic primary rivals.
The list is something that the South Bend, Ind. mayor's campaign claims make it "more transparent than any other campaign this cycle." It includes names such as Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., while Politico reported that other names include an executive vice chairman of the private equity company Blackstone and a partner of McKinsey and Co. — a consulting firm where Buttigieg used to work.
"In addition to releasing these names, which no other current campaign has done, Pete has also opened his fundraisers to the press," the campaign said in a statement. "He has made public 12 years of tax returns, he has held three multi-day bus tours with reporters that were completely on the record, and he has committed to restoring daily press briefings in the White House."
BUTTIGIEG RELEASES LIST OF CLIENTS FROM 2007-10 CONSULTING WORK
Politico also reported that a number of former fundraisers for both Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama are on the list.
The release comes amid blistering criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who has taken aim at Buttigieg and former Vice President Joe Biden — without naming them directly — for mingling with wealthy donors.
"They are spending their time in fundraisers with high-dollar donors, selling access to their time for money. Some of them have spent months blocking reporters from entering those fancy, closed-door affairs," she said at an event this week.
HOLDING BACK NO MORE, WARREN SLAMS TOP RIVALS BIDEN AND BUTTIGIEG
And pointing to Buttigieg, again without naming him, she said the candidate "calls the people who raise a quarter-million dollars for him his 'National Investors Circle,' and he offers them regular phone calls and special access. When a candidate brags about how beholden he feels to a group of wealthy investors, our democracy is in serious trouble."
Following Warren's address, the Buttigieg campaign returned fire.
"Senator Warren's idea of how to defeat Donald Trump is to tell people who don't support her that they are unwelcome in the fight and that those who disagree with her belong in the other party. We need to move beyond the politics and divisiveness that is tearing this country apart and holding us back," Buttigieg senior advisor Lis Smith said in a statement.
Buttigieg has also faced criticism from the left for an alleged lack of transparency about his work for McKinsey. He responded last week by releasing a summary of his work there and called on the company to release him from the nondisclosure agreement he had signed. It later did, and Buttigieg released a list of clients for whom he had worked.
His clients from 2007 to 2010 included Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield, Canadian grocery store and retail chain Loblaw's, Best Buy; the NRDC, EPA and Department of Energy, together, for an energy project; environmental nonprofit the Energy Foundation, the Department of Defense working on building the economies of Irag and Afghanistan, and the U.S. Postal Service.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
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Q: Copying Personal Geodatabase (in Access) with relationship classes to ArcSDE for SQL Server? How to copy a Personal Geodatabase (in Access) with relationship classes to ArcSDE for SQL Server.
I tried a simple copy paste and imported, but didn't get the relationship classes.

error: unable to initialize weights in feeder manager.

ArcGIS Server 10.0 (ArcSDE), SQL Server 2008 r2

A: First of all, both Copy and Import will honor any relationships.
per the ArcGIS documentation:

Any data dependent on the input is also copied. For example, copying a feature class or table that is part of a relationship class also copies the relationship class. The same applies to a feature class that has feature-linked annotation, domains, subtypes, and indices—all are copied along with the feature class. Copying geometric networks, network datasets, and topologies also copies the participating feature classes.

The error indicates you are copying in a feature class that participates in a geometric network, and that the geometric network includes the ArcFM solution object extension.
The question should be "how to copy a network with the ArcFM extension to a new database?"
Recommendations:

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*use the ArcFM Object converter to convert everything to Esri Features before copying

*Go through the process of enabling ArcFM on the target database so that it can house the ArcFM features you are copying into it. Follow the instructions here

A: After many tries I was able to copy.
Export current personal gdb to XML workspace document and also export ArcFM properties,
then import XML workspace document and ArcFM properties to ArcSDE.
Before running geometric network don't forget to registered as version.
Use right click import/export from the ArcCatalog tree.

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How to transform Qlik Sense solutions into management solutions based on data.
Qlik's technology is advancing incredibly fast in order to meet organization's expectations which, as had never been before, combine data with powerful visualizations to impulse their businesses.
Apart from that, the typical business management tools incorporate modules that allow to develop some phases of the project Analytics, looking to combine in an only place operations and analysis. There can be found clear examples in Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Marketo or Netsuite.
This attempt is still not enough because it doesn't explore the multiple possibilites that today's Qlik's platform technology is allowing: Big Data, Self Service, Data Integration, Data Management and Governance, API, cloud, etc.
From our point of view and taking more and more into account the necessity to offer the user an environment in which he/she can integrate intelligence and operations, analytic applications the way we know them are in their way to extinction.
The companies require a conversion of their Dashboards into data based applications, in which they can combine data with powerful visualizations and act in real time on those very data. That's the moment when Llodi comes into play: the first Data Intelligence Integration cloud platform that promotes and automates business processes based on data analysis.
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Good examples for this are sales applications, billing, automation of marketing actions, etc.
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Ronald G. Jodoin, 63, of Pascoag, RI, passed away on April 8, 2019, at the Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. He was the husband of Dorothy Johnson. He was born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Joseph & Doris (Lavallee) Jodoin. Ronald worked for Lebouf Construction Company for several years and various other construction jobs in Northern RI. He served in the US Navy for 15 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by a stepson Kyle Johnson of Pascoag, brothers, Roger Jodoin of Blackstone, MA, Raymond Jodoin of Deland, FL, sister Suzanne Jodoin Knowles and her husband Gary of Saco, ME. He is also survived by a niece, Tracie Brouillard and her children and a nephew, Anthony Greeno and his children. He was preceded in death by his brothers Robert and Richard Jodoin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 3 pm in St. Joseph's Church, Sayles Ave., Pascoag. Burial will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 1496 Victory Hwy., Oakland.


Brian Neeson believes the friendly rivalry he has with fellow goalkeeper Richard Brush ensures no complacency sets in between the sticks for Cliftonville.
Brush's August arrival saw Neeson's game-time limited until his English counterpart suffered illness in the aftermath of the Reds' last encounter with Newry City and, ahead of tomorrow's Danske Bank Premiership clash with the same opponents in what will be Manager Paddy McLaughlin's first game at the helm, Neeson – who has watched from the sidelines after being sent off against McLaughlin's Institute just before Christmas – says both keepers are fully supportive of one another.
"It has been frustrating after being suspended," admits the 29-year-old.
"Me and Richard just back each other and push each other as much as we can. If you get a chance, you'll be ready to take it – you can't be throwing the toys out of the pram.
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Live: Updated – Businesses demand greater clarity around CBILS
With a vast reservoir of Government incentives and business support schemes out there for companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Dawson speaks with Chris McCourt of Armstrong Watson to provide clarity on the situation. Specifically, we look at current guidance on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which has been a major sticking point for businesses and banks this week
When the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, first announced the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) on March 17, as part of the Budget, it was taken as the first sign that Government was prepared to do "whatever it takes" to support firms affected by the pandemic.
The CBILS is a £330 billion package of loan guarantees created to encourage lenders to provide much needed finance to UK businesses that are struggling from cash-flow issues as a result of Government measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The loan facility is beneficial to the lender because the Government has agreed to guarantee 80 per cent in cases of nonrepayment and it's good for the debtor because the loan is interest free for the first year.
But since the scheme was introduced a fortnight ago, scores of firms across the country have reported difficulties accessing it.
It is not surprising that there have been teething issues at this point. Government ministers have been working around the clock to deliver financial packages that would normally take months of careful planning to bring to fruition.
But with scores of businesses trying to work out how to cover costs in the short-term, time is of the essence when it comes to accessing finance.
That is why the Treasury today (April 3) updated its guidance in terms of which businesses are entitled to the funding.
According to information published today by the British Business Bank, which operates the CBILS on behalf of the Government, "insufficient security is no longer a condition to access the scheme."
It is thought that this clarification will significantly increase the number of businesses eligible for the scheme and speed up the process of getting cash to the firms that need it most.
The CBILS is being delivered through the commercial banking system, which means NatWest, Santander, Lloyds, HSBC and all the other high street lenders are responsible for financing struggling businesses.
Hitherto, banks had been advised that the CBILS was only to be offered to firms that would not ordinarily be eligible for a commercial bank loan. In the case of a business that is eligible for an ordinary loan, the bank had to offer ordinary lending, rather than the CBILS.
Chris McCourt, corporate finance partner at accountancy, financial and business advice firm, Armstrong Watson explains the implications of the most recent Government announcements.
He said: "Previously, the scheme was only available when there wasn't sufficient security to enable another form of lending. So, the business couldn't get a commercial mortgage another kind of secured finance for example.
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Making insufficient security a condition of the scheme created a situation where many banks were only offering their own financial products to businesses, rather than the Government-backed scheme.
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Banks had been coming under fire for not acting quickly enough to provide finance to businesses through the CBILS. This was primarily because Government advice had been to only offer it to those with insufficient security for ordinary lending. It is no surprise that the process had been chaotic.
Chris adds: "Banks are not in the business of taking equity risk. They're in the business of lending money and getting it paid back."
As this situation develops, the advice coming out of accountancy firms like Armstrong Watson is to think short, medium and long term about what the impact of COVID-19 is going to be on your business.
Chris says: "For a lot of SMEs, the key thing the banks are looking for is, have you taken all the actions we would reasonably expect you to take? Have you reviewed your workforce and worked out what employees you can furlough and take advantage of that scheme? Have you managed your short-term cash flow to the best extent you can? Have you worked out what you need in terms of financial support to be able to trade through this situation?"
It is also important to speak to your existing lender first when think about applying for a loan through the CBILS.
Chris explains: "Firstly, because they know your business best and are most likely to understand assumptions you're making around future trading and viability. Secondly, because the banks are swamped – they got 30,000 applications in the first week and will be prioritising their customers first."
Banks are also most likely to process the requests of existing customers most quickly, which is particularly important given that businesses are facing cash-flow issues now.
The CBILS is just one aspect of Government support available to businesses and what's clear is that businesses should look at their continuity plans and future income projections before deciding which schemes to apply for.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article was accurate as of 5pm, April 3.


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Israeli president picks Netanyahu to try to form government
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Israel's president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country's splintered parliament, giving the embattled leader a chance to prolong his lengthy term in office. At the same time, he stands trial on corruption charges.
President Reuven Rivlin acknowledged that no party leader had the necessary support to form a majority coalition in the 120-seat Knesset. He also stated many believe Netanyahu is unfit to serve as prime minister in light of his legal problems.
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Continued protests against Netanyahu: assaults against protesters reported
Credit: Courtesy of Twitter
During protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, several assaults against protestors have been reported at different locations in the country. At his official residence in Jerusalem, around 6,000 people have reportedly protested against him.
Netanyahu Protests
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Israel: Protests demanding resignation of the PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in central Jerusalem to demand his resignation. Protests have been happening throughout the summer. Netanyahu is currently on trial for corruption charges.
People were protesting even though Israel has been under a strict nationwide lockdown since Friday.
Source: ynetnews.com
by @tom
Israel: 12 arrests as thousands protest against Netanyahu
In Israel, thousands of demonstrators again demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening. According to the police, twelve demonstrators were arrested in Jerusalem. Some demonstrators had blocked an intersection and refused to clear it. This was the 11th week in a row that people took part in rallies against the head of government.
Source: derstandard.at
Police and protesters clash during demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
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On Saturday night and Sunday morning, thousands of protestors have demonstrated and called for the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister. He is facing allegations of corruption and criticism for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Demonstrators have protested outside of his residence and all of Israel for the eighth consecutive week.
According to the newspaper Haaretz, an estimated number of 50,000 people across all of Israel have demonstrated against Netanyahu on Saturday. There have been no reports of detained protestors.
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It becomes feasible for a foreign company to run their business in India; all they have to do is register a branch. The approval for the branch office registration is given by Reserve Bank of India through AD category 1 Banker and additional registration of the foreign company with the ROC. A branch office of a foreign company is considered as a foreign entity.
With the opening of a branch office foreign company enjoys the liberty of operating full-fledged business in India. BO is authorized to carry the similar trading activities as conducted by the Head Company or group companies. Though, when it comes to manufacturing activities BO is restricted. A branch office directly cannot conduct manufacturing activities though it has the authority to sub-contract these activities to an Indian manufacturer.
Activities that Branch Office can perform
It can conduct import & export of goods
Provide professional and consultant services
To conduct research activity in all those spheres where parent company is already actively involved
Boosting technical/financial collaboration on behalf of the parent company
Working as a representative of a parent company in India and performing work of a buying/selling agent
Delivering IT services and developing software in India
Indulging in the service of technical support for the products supplied by the parent company
To work as an approved representative for a foreign shipping or airline company in India
Important Points to Consider Before Applying for Branch Office Registration
The name of the Branch Office must be similar to that of the parent company. Below is the list of other crucial facts that one should keep in mind before applying for branch office registration:
Net Worth Requirement
It is necessary for a foreign parent company to have a beneficial track record of the past five working years in a row with the net worth of more than $ 1, 00,000 aptly mentioned in the financial statement.
Profit Remittance Allowed
The amount of profit earned by the branch office can be remitted from India to the parent company once the payment of all taxes is cleared and audit of all books of accounts is done.
Name Of Brach Office
It is necessary for a branch office to share the same name as of a parent company.
Taxation In India
The income tax applicable on the profits of the branch office of the foreign parent company in India is 40%, surcharges are also applicable. GST is imposed on the supply of goods and services.
List of Documents Required for Branch Office Registration
Exact and accurate documentation plays a crucial role in the process of Branch Office registration. Documents have to be latest and eligible.
Documents Required From Parent Company
Complete details of Directors and Key Executives of the company
Complete details of the shareholders of the applicant company
Net worth certificate attested by Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Last five preceding year's audited financial statement
A report from applicant's banker in the host country
Documents Required For The Company Registered Address
5 copies of passport
5 passport size photographs
A copy of Business Visa with Immigration Stamp of arrival on it
5 copies of National Identity Card
Latest Address Proof (Electricity Bill/ Phone Bill/ Water Bill/ Bank Statement)
Power of Attorney in the name of AR
Board Resolution appointing the AR
Eligibility Criteria for Branch Office Registration in India
It is the responsibility of Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch office or a liaison office or a project office or any other place of business) Regulations, 2016 to finalize the establishment place for a foreign company's business in India.
For Setting Up Branch Office In India It Is Necessary For The Company To Fall Under The Following Criteria:
The net worth of the foreign parent company should be above $ 1,00,000
The company must have a profitability track record of the past five years.
The company is restricted to perform the following activities:
1. It can conduct import & export of goods
2. Provide professional and consultant services
3. To conduct research activity in all those spheres where parent company is already actively involved
4. Boosting technical/financial collaboration on behalf of the parent company
5. Working as a representative of a parent company in India and performing work of a buying/selling agent
6. Delivering IT services and developing software in India
7. Indulging in the service of technical support for the products supplied by the parent company
8. To work as an approved representative for a foreign shipping or airline company in India
Drafting of Government Forms and Documents
On receiving the complete set of authentic documents the next step is to draft following documents for signature purpose by the applicant company and the authorised signatory
Board Resolution allowing the starting of branch office in India
A declaration given by the applicant on the eligibility of FDI and source of fund
A declaration regarding the nature of the activity that business will conduct, the location of the activity of proposed BO
A declaration regarding the nature of the activity of the applicant company along with the location of activity of the applicant company
Form FNC
A letter of comfort from holding company
Branch Office Registration Process in India
Application For Digital Signature Of Authorised Signatory
In the digital world, digital holds equal importance as that of a paper signature. They are considered no different from a physical or paper signature. New process of application filing to the registrar of companies is done in digital format. To authenticate the process of application filling digital signature is required of the proposed shareholders and directors.
Filing Of Application With RBI Through AD Bank
Branch office application for a foreign company is filed in FNC. The application is filed to the Reserve Bank of India via AD Bank (Authorised Dealer). The AD bank has an important role since all the communication to the RBI is dispelled through them.
Verification Of KYC From Banker Of Parent Company
A request pertaining to the scrutiny of documents is sent to the foreign company's banker. This process of sending request for the purpose of verification is also called swift based verification. Once the documents are confirmed from the foreign banker the application is preceded for the approval purpose. The RBI/AD can also ask for the additional documents as the case may be.
Approval Of RBI For Branch Office Registration In India
A specific policy is followed for approving the branch office in India by the AD Banker itself. Priority is given to the cases where automatic route is not available.
Registration Of Branch Office With ROC
Once the approval is received from RBI for the establishment of Branch Office in India, an application is filed in form FC-1 for branch office registration of the foreign company within 30 days of such approval. DIN is required in case of any Indian director and the digital signature is needed of the authorised signatory for the purpose of e-filing statutory forms with the ROC.
PAN Card, Tax Deduction Number And Bank Account Opening
Income Tax department of India issues a unique 10 digit number, known as PAN number. Once the PAN number is obtained, the branch office is eligible to open its bank account. And it is necessary for every taxpayer to obtain Tax Deduction Account Number to obey all the TDS norms.
GST Registration & IEC
On obtaining Bank Account and cheque book the need arises for a copy of the check for making application for GST registration and Import Export Code.


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Q: Ruby mixed array to nested hash I have a Ruby array whose elements alternate between Strings and Hashes. For example-
["1234", Hash#1, "5678", Hash#2]

I would like to create a nested hash structure from this. So,
hash["1234"]["key in hash#1"] = value
hash["5678"]["key in hash#2"] = value

Does anyone have/now a nice way of doing this? Thank you.

A: Simply use
hsh = Hash[*arr] #suppose arr is the array you have

It will slice 2 at a time and convert into hash.

A: I don't think there is a method on array to do this directly. The following code works and is quite easy to read.
hsh = {}

ary.each_slice(2) do |a, b|
  hsh[a] = b
end

# Now `hsh` is as you want it to be

A: Guessing at what you want, since "key in hash#1" is not clear at all, nor have you defined what hash or value should be:
value = 42

h1 = {a:1}
h2 = {b:2}
a = ["1234",h1,"5678",h2]
a.each_slice(2).each{ |str,h| h[str] = value }
p h1, #=> {:a=>1, "1234"=>42}
  h2  #=> {:b=>2, "5678"=>42}

Alternatively, perhaps you mean this:
h1 = {a:1}
h2 = {b:2}
a = ["1234",h1,"5678",h2]

hash = Hash[ a.each_slice(2).to_a ]
p hash             #=> {"1234"=>{:a=>1}, "5678"=>{:b=>2}}
p hash["1234"][:a] #=> 1

A: let's guess, using facets just for fun:
require 'facets'
xs = ["1234", {:a => 1, :b => 2}, "5678", {:c => 3}]
xs.each_slice(2).mash.to_h
#=> {"1234"=>{:a=>1, :b=>2}, "5678"=>{:c=>3}}


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Tell the Senate: Ban brain-harming toxic pesticides in school lunches
The petition to the Senate reads:
"Pass Sen. Gillibrand's Safe School Meals for Kids Act to ban the brain-harming toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos from school lunches."
Here's a scary and dangerous fact: Millions of school children in the United States could unknowingly be ingesting a brain-harming toxic pesticide just by eating seemingly safe school lunches.
The pesticide, chlorpyrifos, is linked to a whole host of developmental disabilities and neurological disorders and is so dangerous that the EPA banned the toxin for home use nearly two decades ago. Yet Big Ag still sprays nearly 10 million pounds of the chemical on food crops, including fruits and vegetables that end up on school lunch tables across the country.
A new bill in the Senate could protect school kids from this dangerous neurotoxin. Sen. Kirsten Gillbrand recently introduced the "Safe School Meals for Kids Act," which would restrict schools from purchasing food with any detectable amount of chlorpyrifos, effectively banning the chemical from school food.1 We must build public support behind this bill to ensure children are no longer exposed to this harmful toxin.
Tell the Senate: Ban brain-harming toxic pesticides in school lunches.
Chlorpyrifos is the most widely used insecticide in the world and belongs to the same family as sarin nerve gas.2 This toxic chemical poses a massive risk for children, whose brains are nervous systems are still developing. People who have been exposed to the toxin have experienced permanent changes in brain structure, loss of IQ, increased likelihood of children developing ADHD or other developmental and behavioral disorders, reduced lung function, asthma, and cancer.3
The EPA found that children who eat fruits and vegetables sprayed with chlorpyrifos could be exposed to it at levels 140 times what the EPA considers safe.4 And it's not just school children who are affected: Rural children in agricultural areas are exposed to drifting pesticides, and farmworkers, many of whom are immigrants, who apply the toxins on crops are exposed to unsafe levels of chlorpyrifos even when they wear protective gear.
Activism to ban this extremely dangerous pesticide is working. Thousands of CREDO activists in New York recently signed petitions to help our allies successfully convince the state legislature to pass ban all chlorpyrifos by 2021, and a similar ban in Hawaii goes into effect in 2022.5 A nationwide ban should have been enacted last year, however the Trump administration continues to appeal court rulings compelling the EPA to ban the chemical.
In the absence of a full ban on chlorpyrifos, Sen. Gillibrand's bill is a critical measure to provide safe food in schools and protect children from this neurotoxic pesticide. We must make sure that every senator who cares about the health and safety of America's children supports this legislation.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, "Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation To Eliminate Pesticide From Food In School Meals," April 17, 2019.
Zoë Schlanger, "The US government is ignoring its own scientists' warning that a Dow pesticide causes brain damage in children," Quartz, March 30, 2017.
Pesticide Action Network, "Chlorpyrifos," accessed May 3, 2019.
Earthjustice, "Chlorpyrifos," accessed May 3, 2019.
Dan Flynn, "New York steps ahead of Hawaii on agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos," Food Safety News, May 3, 2019.


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By August of 1644, MacColla had applied fire and sword to all of Campbell and Covenanter land within reach. He would send ahead the "fiery cross", the ancient symbol of join or suffer the consequences. By this means he raised around five hundred additional recruits (although these were likely more committed to NOT suffering the consequences than to embracing the Royalist cause). The original plan (of several) was to join with George Gordon, Marquis of Huntley in the Northeast but Huntley had been driven from the field by the Covenanter government; therefore plans had to be improvised. The coastal Northeast was still an area of strong Royalist (and Catholic) support so it seemed logical to move in that direction.
After some maneuvering and application of the policy of fire and sword, however, MacColla was beginning to find himself hemmed in. It did not help that he was viewed by much of the populace as a foreign invader – even in the lands of his kinship. Covenant clans were raising in opposition in both the North and East and the shire fencibles (the levied militia) throughout the region called out in support of the government. Worse, an enraged Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll was consolidating an army to the west. The only breathing space was to the south in the region of Atholl.
One of the original plans considered was to join James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, late of the Covenant, but now a King's Lieutenant for Scotland. Montrose, however, was driven back into England before he had even well-started. It is unclear if MacColla and Montrose were in contact at this point but ultimately they would finally meet. Montrose had sneaked back into Scotland (pretending to be a servant to his two traveling companions) and MacColla remained encamped in the narrow confines of Glen Tilt awaiting events.
Atholl had been raised against MacColla with both the local levy in the field and joining them MacColla's natural allies Clan Stewart and Clan Robertson. A rather romantic account of the meeting between the two warriors appears in C.V. Wedgewood's, Montrose, and her verbal description captured my imagination inspiring the vignettes depicted.
There seems little doubt that MacColla's force could have easily brushed the men of Atholl aside but he paused to pray and reflect. Leaders of his Badenoch contingent tried to convince the small force blocking their way to stand down or – better – join them, but made little headway. MacColla had removed himself to continue his prayers for divine guidance understanding that to attack men with whom he had so much in common would only accelerate his isolation and destruction.
It was in that moment that Montrose arrived on the scene with much drama and excitement.
Montrose, on foot and in highland garb, stands with a bodyguard and the King's banner (although it was probably still hidden in his baggage at this point!). It is not clear which banner he actually carried. Most think it was the Scottish royal banner but I have chosen to use the blue and red banner of the Three Kingdoms. To his right is his stalwart friend and Kinsman, Patrick Graham of Inchbrackie, well known as 'Black Pate' to the assembled highlanders. A Scottish royal standard appears behind Montrose to mark him as a Captain General (per my game rules). Opposite Montrose is Alasdair MacColla with his own guard and personal standard. Beside him is the gold harp and green field of the Irish Confederation indicating his rank of Major General.
While it is unlikely that they were present at this point, Inchbrackie's highlanders are shown as part of the line of the Atholl force, positioned just ahead of Clan Robertson.
Clearly this encounter between two alien forces would make an interesting alternate history scenario which I may come back and play at some point. I am curious to find out how much damage the men of Atholl might do to the Irish.
In such a scenario, I'll assume that Montrose did not arrive from England and 'Black Pate' has chosen to lead the defense force against MacColla. He would do this not out of any love for the Covenant but to repel the invaders before they reached his own land nearby. In such a scenario the Atholl defense force would have nine highland warrior pieces, two highland bow pieces and six highland levy pieces – about 1000 men.
MacColla would have four pike pieces, three musket and pike pieces, and eight musketeer pieces of the Irish Brigade (all veterans) totaling around 1500 men.
He would also have in support the Badenoch Levy with one pike piece, two musket and pike pieces (both militia quality) and two civilian levy pieces (trained) for a grand total of 2000 men. Given that the Atholl force has only a smattering of muskets and bows against veterans with a substantial amount of firepower the matter would likely be settled rather quickly. Still – as it is said – that is why we would play the game!


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SAN CARLOS, Calif., & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., /PRNewswire/ -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, and Neon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGN), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing neoantigen-based therapeutics, today announced a research collaboration using Natera's Signatera™ (RUO) circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay as a biomarker to assess treatment response to NEO-PV-01 in Neon Therapeutics' NT-002 clinical trial.
Neon Therapeutics' NT-002 clinical trial is being conducted in collaboration with Merck, also known as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada, and is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of NEO-PV-01 in combination with KEYTRUDA® and a chemotherapy regimen of pemetrexed and carboplatin in untreated patients with advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Natera will utilize its Signatera (RUO) ctDNA assay on patients in this study to correlate treatment response with data from these assays.
NEO-PV-01, a personal cancer vaccine, is Neon Therapeutics' most advanced product candidate and is designed specifically for each patient based on tumor-specific DNA mutations. Natera's Signatera (RUO) assay is a unique approach to deliver a custom ctDNA assay that matches the patient's tumor profile and is intended to offer high specificity and sensitivity in measuring immunological and clinical treatment response. "This clinical trial is especially exciting for us because, for the very first time, we are combining a truly personal immunotherapy with a personalized ctDNA biomarker to better understand treatment response and resistance in patients with metastatic lung cancer," said Alexey Aleshin, M.D., M.B.A., Natera's oncology medical director.
"We are pleased to apply the Signatera technology to the patient samples that we will be receiving in connection with this clinical trial in order to measure the levels of ctDNA across multiple personal mutations," said Richard Gaynor, M.D., president of research and development at Neon Therapeutics. "We endeavor to employ novel tools in order to develop high-quality treatments for cancer patients and look forward to the information that we will receive from this collaboration."
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