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What a moron...
Update: April 2013 ePetition to make it easier to get compensation for junk calls. Please sign.
OK, I have this person tied up in a "conversation" with a recorded message for over 3 minutes, and she is still talking to me when I have said it is a recorded message several times and finally call her a moron. Maybe the name fits, what can I say.
[Some things not playing these mp3's right, sorry]
http://www.me.uk/2010-07-09T12:54:01.mp3
By the way, just in case you are wondering, it does say at the start that the call is recorded, and records that fact. They clearly have been calling them manually to see why their system thinks we have pressed 2. And they have spotted that the calls are recorded as one says "Oh see, shit, he's changed it, it says this call is recorded".
Just to clarify - this is currently only on our office DDI block. We have set up some numbers to go to a honey pot to trap junk callers, and only when we don't get a calling number. In 8 hours on Friday we recorded 66 calls to our offices. Thursday, before the honey pot was set up, in 8 hours we had 331 call attempts from withheld or unavailable to unused office numbers. It shows how much of a problem these junk calls are.
A&A customers can opt for normal ACR (anonymous call reject), more aggressive ACR (unavailable numbers too and a longer chargeable message), and honey pot mode (has a go at junk callers) on any A&A numbers. We believe A&A are the first and only mobile operator complying with the 2003 legal requirement to offer ACR to mobile users, and the service is included free of charge.
The 4 million numbers is the full UK geographic roll out we have going live shortly to sell to customers as our VoIP service. Only unallocated numbers that get calls from withheld/unavailable will go to the honey pot, and only then after a non-charged warning that it is an unallocated number. We don't want to inconvenience anyone that has genuinely mis-dialled.
P.S. To see for your self, call withheld or unavailable to 01344 400 606, international +44 1344 400 606. I'll not count calls to that number in my stats. It is a normal geographic number and is answered. There are random number of rings. Yes it does just start "Hello" as if I have answered the phone. There are two different messages at present.
surfing Friday, 9 July 2010 at 13:33:00 BST
Thats the funniest thing I've heard for a while. Thankyou :-)
Matt Mower Friday, 9 July 2010 at 14:12:00 BST
Kudos to you for doing this and making some of the calls available to enjoy. Priceless!
Anonymous Friday, 9 July 2010 at 14:16:00 BST
At this rate the telemarketers will blacklist your entire number range :p
Now all it needs is for every other phone provider to do something similar.
RevK Friday, 9 July 2010 at 15:03:00 BST
Odd, they have started putting us on hold. Which is odd as they called us, so they just make it a long recording at their expense.
Alan Friday, 9 July 2010 at 15:49:00 BST
Maybe they think that they've got more 'lines' than you do, so that by putting you on hold will cause you some grief as they'll be tying up all your 'lines'..... Little do they know!
Bradley Freeman Friday, 9 July 2010 at 16:30:00 BST
Awesome, well done! I suspect that the cold callers may put the dummy numbers on hold as the operatives have to improve their personal stats on the time they keep people on the phone.
David Given Friday, 9 July 2010 at 16:58:00 BST
You know, it may be highly amusing to try and connect two telemarketers together if you get more than one calling the block at the same time.
Yeh, one idea if we get enough callers so there are always a few concurrently is drop them all in to one big conference call and stream it live on a web page.
Rapscallion Friday, 9 July 2010 at 17:42:00 BST
I love you and want to bear your children. This is awesome!
I usually answer the phone 'Fire Service, you light 'em we fight 'em," and that scares them off, but this is far beyond what I can achieve.
My hat is off to you, sir.
Nick Barnes Friday, 9 July 2010 at 17:46:00 BST
OK. Here's an idea...
Set up a service where people can ring up and record messages which can then (after having been screened, of course) be played to the spammers - with a variety of different messages (and they don't all have to be long), they won't be able to work out which are real and which are fake calls.
My contribution is at:
http://web01.vitell.co.uk/NAB_phonespam_01.alaw
or for those who just want to have a listen:
http://web01.vitell.co.uk/NAB_phonespam_01.mp3
I'll leave them there until Monday 12th July.
Ian Fraser Friday, 9 July 2010 at 17:50:00 BST
I work for another ISP/teco provider and think that has to be the best way I have seen of dealing with those call, well done.
Nice one - very funny. Executed with true class!!
And another idea....
Set up a SIP address other people can bounce these calls to, require headers something like:
X-Original-CLID
X-Dialled-Number
X-Dialled-Number-Owner
X-Inbound-Carrier
or somesuch (to stop the service being used by Joe Blow and also to gather some useful information), log it all to a database and then play the honeypot message.
You never know, you may end up with a huge dataset you can wave under somebody's nose to try and get them to do something about it.
Calls are only coming in 10am to 6pm, and total for the day for calls over 10 seconds is 67 calls. Most at least 1 minute and some up to 4 minutes.
Some interesting ideas BTW...
Rob Beard Friday, 9 July 2010 at 19:07:00 BST
This made me chuckle, especially as I had a call earlier which cut off when I answered it.
James Vincent Friday, 9 July 2010 at 19:36:00 BST
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genius/
You, sir, are my hero. I used to get so much of my time wasted by sales calls. I'd love to see them get a taste of their own medicine.
1 Friday, 9 July 2010 at 20:13:00 BST
I like Nick Barnes' idea!
Dominic Friday, 9 July 2010 at 20:26:00 BST
I'm sick to death of these calls too, for double glazing sales people I sometimes give them the address of my villa in Pafos to tie them up a bit, its amazing how many cold callers dont have a clue that Pafos is not in the UK, one has even called back to query the address as they couldn't find it on their database!
As I often want to receive calls from friends and abroad some of whom cant provide caller ID I have to accept these nuisance calls. Would it be possible to arrange your system so that if the caller knows the correct 4 digit customer selected (and customer changeable) code to punch in on their dial pad they can get passed through to the customer phone as usual? If they fail that they could then go to the chargeable spam call bin. Just a though. Dominic
Simon Lynch Friday, 9 July 2010 at 20:29:00 BST
Maybe you should also make the calls available to people who want to torture telemarkers. Web interface where users can connected to them. Then if no humans are they you can just reuse all the previous conversations gathered there at random.
Smiffy Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 02:16:00 BST
wow sterling honey pot RevK! the call center drones have a multitude of targets to meet. it's all over-ANALized by middle management who love to show the drones who's boss by changing the goal posts each month/week/day. expect drone attitude to change over time with respect to what is being ordered of them.
hegeraat Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 07:46:00 BST
Your reaction to these spammers makes me think of the times where I was able to reply to spam mail with a "Recipient unknown" message from postmaster@mydomain.
I always had the feeling that it did reduce the numbers of mails from the senders domain.
Its a long time since my company doesn't allow me to do that anymore.
Anyway I'm glad to know there are still phonecompany's out there that do this for their customers. I'm pretty sure my phonecompany "belgacom" has sold my number to the telemarketers.
My telemarketeers now get an answering machine that says in 5 languages that this an answering machine and that they cannot leave a message. Local languages last of course :-)
Bug them for me please.
Anonymous Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 08:32:00 BST
I worked for a telecom in canada, when Telemarketers called me I used to tell them 'oh, this is my girlfriends cellphone, please call me at number ###-###-####' which was our Ains Line Opener in the switch, everytime they called that number if they where calling from anywhere withing the class 5 trunking group of the exchange, their DID line would be de-activated for close to a minute.
Anon Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 09:37:00 BST
The hold at the start of the call in the 'dialer' making the call before it is transferred to an agent. The agents themselves don't make the calls a bit of software does and as they become available they get fed calls. This means the longer the pause the more you're tying them up XD
RevK Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 09:42:00 BST
OK, we have a couple of messages now, but a new one ready for Monday explains that it is criminal to make these calls and do you really want a life of crime and do you really want this as a example to set to your kids. It points out that working for criminals to carry our criminal activity loses you all your employment rights and there is no reason to expect to ever get paid. It points out the employer could vanish one day and that is quite likely. It tells them exactly where to look to check the law on this... I wonder if we get anyone to quite?
hvm Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 09:44:00 BST
Very good idea, very well thought out
Lee Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 09:52:00 BST
You're now officially my hero. I've been using AAISP for a long time, and this is one of the many reasons why.
Ken Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 09:56:00 BST
Kudos! Great work guys. (And nice story from Anne!)
Yes, quite a bit of fine tuning. You can't be talking while they wait for the 2 as they assume an answering machine. I suspect we can make things take a few more seconds if we try.
bauderline Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 10:09:00 BST
Outstanding ! I wish more SP's would tackle these muppets head on, fair play to you !
Congrats on making Reddit's front page.
Reddit's front page article
If you set up a site that the internet community at large can upload time wasting voice mp3's to... I for one would be MORE than happy to help you.
excellent! I do something like this on a smaller scale, I use hylafax to answer any calls from 1-800 numbers, and incoming calls which have no caller-id. we simply wait for more than two rings before we answer the phone.
HI I AM DUCKMONSTER? Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 12:14:00 BST
Hey, are you able to set up these numbers are high charge numbers. Like those stupid astrology services or whatever so its like "This call will cost you $100 a minute and will play recordings of the muppet. Please hang up now if you do not consent".
Then basically rape them for massive bills.
thatmikeykid Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 12:21:00 BST
Conrad B Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 12:45:00 BST
Can you do this in the US for us as well?
Benjamin Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 13:10:00 BST
Excellent. I've signed up recently with Plusnet but A&A was my second choice, I wish they had been my first after hearing this as part of their sterling work! I get far too many cold callers on my BT line and have my own answer phone message that kicks in after 10 seconds that has them held for 10-20 seconds. If only everyone could do this!
Ian Brown Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 13:29:00 BST
Awesome! Well done.
mhantsch Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 13:43:00 BST
This is so great. Keep at it!
StoneCypher Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 14:45:00 BST
Notably, these companies are buying T lines, so you're not actually costing them any money or capacity when they put you on hold; they're paying by throughput, and hold costs no throughput. Their goal is to tie up your lines to punish you.
In my opinion, the most effective thing you could do would be to alter your honeypot to trick them into more clearly stating their call origin, and then to begin to publish these in bulk. That way, there will be concrete evidence of the volume by which these companies are breaking the law, so that they cannot plead accident or ignorance.
Particularly compelling is that second call, where the guy says "he's changed it." Clearly, that person *knew* that he was calling someone who did not want calls from him, someone he was not legally allowed to call.
Another interesting tactic I've seen is to have calls from telemarketer 1 redirected to telemarketer 2.
Finally, "I like to do things right" in your sidebar is incorrectly conjugated. Rightly, perhaps.
Hmmm. I like to do things right, with the possible exceptions of grammar and spelling on occasion.
Common Enemy Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 16:48:00 BST
I love the concept of this, however, x directory numbers (those that don't appear in the phone book) always come up as withheld on my mobile, and I would assume on everyone else's too. How do you intend to deal with that? I'm sure my family members that have x directory numbers don't want to have their number listed in the phone book just so they can get through to me and others...
Err, no. Ex-directory is nothing to do with withholding your number. They are totally independent. If you normally withhold you can release by prefixing 1470.
However that is not really relevant as we are doing this on calls to unpublished and otherwise invalid numbers. When we do this for the new number block it will have a non charged message say it is not a valid number to call first as well.
Customers selecting this on their own numbers obviously risk someone calling withheld, and the message does start by explaining it is for illegal telemarketers so as not to cause any problems.
If it's right that they are trying to tie up your lines, they could have broken s.36 of the Police and Justice Act 2006, on top of everything else. (This section is essentially a prohibition of DoS attacks.)
This offence is much more serious than simply breaching the TPS; it can be tried in the Crown Court and has a ten year maximum sentence. (Is it actually an offence to breach the TPS, or is it just that the Information Commissioner can get a court order requiring you to desist in the future?)
What you really want, though, is for the telemarketers to make a political demand—that junk calls should be legal, for example. The Terrorism Act 2000 is notoriously widely drawn: you don't have to set off a bomb. An act '...designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system,' is sufficient. :-)
Eric Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 17:26:00 BST
THE FAILURE TO DOWNLOAD THE MP3s ORIGINATES FROM THE COLON ":" CHARACTER IN THEIR NAMES. RENAME THIS FILES AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
Kit Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 17:56:00 BST
I'm going to vouch for the idea of connecting telemarketers to each other (that is, if the volume of telemarketers is high enough to allow for such shennanigans).
Ian Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 18:54:00 BST
Is there a possibility of donating something to ensure you continue? I really abhor these phone calls, and I know it seems counter intuitive in the short term; however, as long as this sort of thing [making these unsolicited calls] can endure, it means those that think it's a business to make the calls - and indeed it's usually pressure sales which is another aspect which I find totally unacceptable, can start to find this type of sales tactic is no longer viable.
I just hope you can manage to find a way to track them to enable you to prosecute the businesses responsible for it.
Alister Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 21:14:00 BST
I dislike cold callers, I often play along to get as much info as possible before I end the call, I then pass this information on to office of the Information Commissioner (they have a form that you can save and prefill). You get a case reference for the complaint, and the ICO writes to the company reminding them. If you're called a second time, you complain again, but included the fact that you've complained before - now ICO can see that the telesales are ignoring the ICO, not good.
What I'd like to see is a simple 1471 type system to track back these calls - if a telesales company withholds their number then they should be cut off, they could have caller id show a 0845 0844 0800 number.
Fubar Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 21:55:00 BST
Truly brilliant! I'd like to see the same thing here in the U.S.
22 Saturday, 10 July 2010 at 22:54:00 BST
This is GENIUS. Pure GENIUS. You could finance this by making recorded calls available on your site, for entertainment. visitors could be inivted to donate. I'm sure renting all these lines isn't cheap!
I detest these telemarketers so much, whare you're doing is great. I'm so glad The Register covered it, otherwise I would never have seen it.
Fiver Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 00:09:00 BST
I like the idea of conferencing the telemarketing phone calls. But lets take it a step further. Setup a webpage where internet users can take the call and allow others to listen in. Sell ad's to support the site.
Azendel Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 00:41:00 BST
Please post moar!!!!
please post moar!!!
Plasma Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 08:27:00 BST
Can I make a few suggestions?
1) Route multiple spam callers together and have them talk to each other (perfect!)
2) They may try and figure out how to ignore your numbers, can you instead of playing the same message over and over (which their operators will learn to listen out for), generate speech from a computer or audio clips to do the initial 'Hello'? That way they still need to listen further to figure out if its a dud call or not
I really wish you'd do #2; and record the results of the two spam callers talking to each other!!
nicholas Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 16:32:00 BST
How many individual callers are there do you think, in your " collection"? Wouldn't it be fun to hook on some voice id software and tailor the recording to the caller? Think of the possibilities!
a61sun Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 16:47:00 BST
Neither of the MP3's will play, all I get is what sounds like a distorted cassette tape being "eaten" by the player.
opticbit Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 16:59:00 BST
@hegeraat reminds me of when I was a teen, I had my mail client set up to get mail every half hr. Anything that hit the spam box, would get an auto reply with "Remove, Unsubscribe" and a few other things. One spammer would auto reply to my auto reply. So they were getting 48 auto responses from me. They reported me to my isp, I got an e-mail from my isp that someone had complained about getting flooded. I explained to my isp what happened and they thanked me and added another company to the black list.
Also where can I dl the blocked caller ID mp3 with out telemarketer's voice? I'd like to set up my Google Voice acct to auto send any blocked calls to the recording.
I used to use TrapCall (used to be free) If you get a blocked call just fwd to the trap call # (an 800 #) it would fwd back to you with the caller id usually. I don't get enough calls for it to be worth paying for.
When the National Do Not Call list started I signed up. I was getting many calls at the time from Miss Cleo (psychic hotline) and Sears Vinyl siding. The Do Not Call list has an exemption for Surveys, Politicians, and Non Profit Charities or something. None of the calls stopped, they just reworded to "would you like to take a quick survey?" I reported the Abuse of the Loop holes, and it stopped with in a few months.
Would love to see every unassigned number worldwide set up as a honeypot, until someone figures out a better use.
crb3 Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 17:01:00 BST
I applaud your honeypot use of reserved numbers. Had I your resources, I might do the same.
In the US, at least, you can get some relief on a private line by prepending SIT tones (three notes in somewhat-shy-of-an-octave, a signal that the call's gone wrong, usually followed by "We're sorry, but...") to your outgoing greeting message. In listening to the result (we screen calls this way), I'd say that:
- Some autodialers immediately drop the line, presuming the call's gone wrong. Maybe they note the number in their tables as defective, which is a win.
- Other autodialers, not attuned to SIT tones, trigger their recorded pitch, presuming that was the end-of-message beep; if their pitch is already partway through when your greeting ends, it's a safe bet you didn't need to hear it at all.
- To normal callers who notice it at all, it's a source of amusement.
SIT.WAV is out there, just Google it. It's simple enough to splice that and the outgoing speech together in an audio editor before feeding to an answering-machine.
Jim Sunday, 11 July 2010 at 19:29:00 BST
Fabulous, absolutely fabulous! I am deeply impressed.. I shall choose to utilize SIT.WAV for a few of my lines, since that will help get a few of those calls away...
My favorite one is when they call and ask for Mrs K, would be to respond, "Who's calling, please?". When they say who they are, I allow my voice to crack as I respond "She was murdered this morning as she was [going to Church/visit her mother, Taking kids to daycare, etc.) by [A speeding police car, Drunk Driver, gang banger, etc.]..".. My favorite one would be when the telemarketers called for a local "Police Charity" and I was able to use the "murdered by a reckless police officer" line.. A little verbal rage in my tone would probably help..
The other option (US-only, I believe?) would be to hit the "STAR" key on your phone keypad as fast as you can for 5 seconds as soon as you detected the pause after saying "Hello"... That also registers as an invalid # (I've used it effectively numerous times).
Of course, you can always say, "You have reached a business.. Place us on your Do Not Call List immediately" and they have to (at least in the US).
Boo and Yah let their powers combine Monday, 12 July 2010 at 05:00:00 BST
Sad to see you've actually spent time doing this, its nowhere near this bad in australia and the ACMA do actually take DNCR (do not call register) breaches seriously.
Hopefully you get some kind of response in lower call volumes.
Richard Monday, 12 July 2010 at 08:45:00 BST
Thnk this honey pot is brilliant and will be experimenting with it on my aaisp account! Wondered if you could perhaps have an extra option for those of us that get lots of international and large organizations calling that had an audio capatchca style escape option - e.g. Explaning we are tryingto avoid junk calls, they have withheld their number and so we are Asking caller to key in sum of 2+2 ?
P.s. I have about 10,000 currently unallocated uk geo numbers I would be happy to add to your honeypot if you want to have 4,010,000 numbers waiting to serve the direct marketing industry!
martin Monday, 12 July 2010 at 13:04:00 BST
I actually got a junk call while listening to this. Spooky. Well done for doing this. Clever idea.
Stephen Monday, 12 July 2010 at 14:57:00 BST
If you have the time and inclination, may I also point everyone to "CounterScript" an A4 PDF document containing a script you can use to turn the tables on any telemarketer. I've used it from time to time with usually very funny results. http://www.xs4all.nl/~egbg/english/counterscript.pdf
fagan Monday, 12 July 2010 at 18:02:00 BST
I did an FoI enquiry to the ICO to see what happens to TPS complaints. In brief - its subcontracted to representatives of the Telemarketing industry. If they get repeat complaints about the same caller they ask them to desist. If complaints continue they get a tougher message. No telemarketer has ever been fined (or imprisoned) for abuse of TPS.
As filling in the complaints forms has no result but wastes more of my time than telling the caller to **** Off I stopped filling the forms.
Blocking "Number withheld" callers has a problem, I need to respond to legitimate international non-English speaking. Also I've had CLI saying the callers numbers is a string of zeros so presumably they can fake CLI, possibly even to show a genuine number that's not theirs.
Some sales calls are now originating from USA and India so even if TPS worked they'd be outside its juristriction.
IMHO telcos should be required to provide ICO with CLI for number withheld if the complainant provides date time and recieving number.
They keep calling me Monday, 12 July 2010 at 20:58:00 BST
Well done. I love messing with telemarketing companies. For some reason they won't stop calling me. I've asked them to stop, but they don't. I've posted some of my calls here:
http://keepcallingme.blogspot.com/
digitaltoast Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 19:10:00 BST
Dammit, it sounds like these could be quite fun, but I can't get the audio to play on anything I try.
Firefox, Chrome, mplayer etc... it's all totally garbled. mplayer shows it as
Bitrate 24 kbps
Rate 8000 Hz
which doesn't look right at all. Any chance you could try re-encoding them, or let me know how I can hear them?
I just worked it out - your server appears to be serving the file as ascii, not binary. When I manually got the file with binary setting, it worked fine. You should be able to change this in .htaccess
RevK Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 19:34:00 BST
Oooh, interesting. It should be saying content type audio/mpeg as the file type. HTTP has no "binary/text" setting other than the content type.
In fact I have just tested and it does indeed say "Content-Type: audio/mpeg" which should do the trick.
If you know some specific header that we should send, happy to investigate more.
Ha! That is genius!
@RevK - yes, I saw that too, so I can't figure it out. All I can tell you is when I downloaded it via the browser, it sounded garbled, but then I used NetXfer and forced binary mode, I could hear the audio. Might be something my end, and I don't know how to fix it, but that's what worked for me.
Sorry to clog up your guest book, but now I've heard the recordings, that's one of the most genius things I've heard lately!
All comments welcome - if it was a simple fix in the file types that would have been great. Thanks for commenting.
Ellis Thursday, 12 August 2010 at 15:06:00 BST
I'm truly inspired - gonna implement this at work tomorrow!
Timmy.Norris Friday, 25 November 2011 at 03:00:00 GMT
Very entertaining article I enjoyed reading it.
Simona Tuesday, 28 February 2012 at 13:22:00 GMT
Nice one, ha! If anybody wants to contribute to a database of spam numbers that keep on calling people, you can do this on http://www.tellows.co.uk . It's a site where you can leave comments about spam calls and look up numbers if you had a missed call. Thanks for sharing!
Bob Hoskins Friday, 5 October 2012 at 14:33:00 BST
A lot of companies are breaking the law, call recording appears to be strife within the industry and these companies just allow it.
WoW irc
WoW BT
iPassed
Eye-Fi and Mi-Fi just work
iCracked
Way to look like scammers? (warehouseexpress.com)
Stupid alarm systems
Delete the photo?
How to make progress?
Lets blame the customer
Premium rate SMS
PRS gone mad?
Est 1620?
How to write XML?
Geek Radar
Premier Inn useless web site
Hmm, no junk calls
Universally hated
Odeon making you pay for 3D glasses
Junk calls and legality
Something has to be done
How not to make a fault management system
Crazy lady's house
iPhone with normal size SIM?
NAT is evil (still), NAT & SIP
The missing iPad sensor
"Pure Solutions" are one of the phone spammers
How not to fix a problem


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Picture New York City's Citi Bike program, the largest of its kind in the U.S. What's the first image that comes to mind? The nifty blue bikes, of course.
But after that, it's likely the rows upon rows of docking stations that populate popular commercial, tourist and business districts.
Bike share docking stations are an increasingly common site in a growing number of cities across the U.S., from metro Boston's Hubway service to Los Angeles' Metro Bike Share. By the U.S. Department of Transportation's latest national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike share docking stations across 104 U.S. cities.
Docking stations are a staple across the pond as well, a mainstay of the modern European city — from the system of Vélib bikes that dot the streets of Paris to Moscow's VeloBike stations.
While these bike share docks work to handle payments and inventory in an orderly fashion, their fixed locations can be somewhat limited user access. Of the bike share stations in the U.S., for instance, 77 percent were fixed within walking distance of another form of public transit as of the latest data.
The rest were less accessible. Live, work or shop outside of the service area, and even the most eco-conscious consumers might just end up taking an Uber to get where they need to go.
But a change is brewing. As bike share looks toward the future, what they see could very well be dockless.
Rather than relying on stationary docking and payment hardware, dockless services take a mobile approach to bike share.
Leveraging mobile payments, GPS or Bluetooth tracking, QR code or other mobile-based authentication, and auto-locking kick-stands, ditching the dock means riders can view free bikes nearest them and reserve one on their phones.
Riders reserve and unlock bikes with a code and then ride and lock up again when they're done, leaving the bike available for someone else nearby.
To get a glimpse of bike share's dockless future, take a look at China.
In the past few years, China's days-long traffic jams have made international headlines, and the nation's skies have notably darkened. (Not in an ominous, metaphorical kind of way. In a literal, smog way.)
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One notable exception in China is Hangzhou's Public Bicycle program. Launched in 2008, there are now roughly 2,700 bike share docking stations in the city of over 9 million. But even this service has mobile features. In 2016, the city of Hangzhou's public bike sharing service began to allow anyone with a smartphone to rent a bike by scanning a QR code.
In the startup game, it's largely dockless or bust — and investors are buying in.
Market leaders in China's bike share startup space have drawn in multiple hundreds of millions in venture capital. Beijing-based bike share Ofo closed a $450 million Series D round in the beginning of March led by Didi Chuxing, for instance. Dockless competitor Mobike scored a $215 million Series D from Tencent back in January.
But ditching the dock doesn't come without its own share of problems. What mobile-based bike share systems gain in consumer access and convenience, they lose in organization and inventory management capabilities.
This has led to a bit of dockless bike share irony in China. Some sidewalks in Beijing and Shanghai are becoming so congested with freestanding bikes, said Forbes, that the government may look to step in, regulating where riders can park their bikes.
It almost defeats the purpose of a dockless system, but regulation might be necessary. Free space in urban centers is increasingly hard to come by. One can imagine that, should dockless make it big in the U.S., native New Yorkers and Bostonians won't be too pleased to see bikes clogging up sidewalks across the city.
It's an issue that will have to be addressed sooner rather than later. Dockless bike share startups are already popping up in cities stateside with national ambitions.
San Mateo-based bike share startup LimeBike, for instance, which just announced a $12 million round of venture funding plans to expand its "Chinese-style" (meaning dockless) bike share system across the U.S. And in January, said TechCrunch, dockless bike share startup Spin announced ambitious plans to roll out 100,000 bikes across various programs in the U.S.
In response, some cities have already introduced dockless bike share regulations.
San Francisco created new rules to prevent bike clutter after Chinese dockless bike share startup Bluegogo had reportedly planned to release thousands of bikes in the city. The city now requires "kiosk-free" bike share companies to obtain a city permit.
More U.S. cities will likely follow suit and roll out their own regulations to quell the coming onslaught of free-standing bikes as dockless startups gain ground in the U.S. and other markets outside China. (China's Mobike, for instance, recently entered the Singapore market, noted Forbes.)
While city-funded ventures could remain dock-bound to maintain order on the sidewalks, bike share startups will fill in service gaps and feed consumers' need for convenience by leveraging mobile technology and dockless operation models.
So whether it's a Citi Bike, a Hubway or a Bluegogo, expect to see even more bikes on the streets very soon — and remember to share the road.
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Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Strawberries, Maple Syrup, and Kefir. Guayusa Tea.
Meeting with Nick Galante at the studio to discuss the details of a percussion workshop at the end of the month and future workshops.
Scrambled Eggs. Toast with Non-Dairy Cream Cheese. Potatoes. Green Tea.
Watching I Am Heath Ledger (2017).
Dinner: Linguini Noodles with Marinara, Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, and a Salad.
At the studio with Ana practicing songs together, sometimes her on guitar and me on drums, then sitting at the piano trying to arrange our rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody". It's a lot of work for just one song. But it'll be worth it.
Snacking on Fruit back at the house – rewarding ourselves.


EMC maintained its position as the leading storage software supplier during 2014 with a worldwide market share of 27.2%, followed by IBM (14.2%) and Symantec (12.8%).
As the battle for storage supremacy heats up, IDC findings show that the worldwide storage software market increased 6.1% year over year during the third calendar quarter of 2014 (3Q14).
With revenue during the quarter totalling nearly $3.8 billion, data protection and recovery software sales were up 6.1% year over year to $1.4 billion in sales.
Sales of storage infrastructure software were up 6.5% year over year to $421.5 million while storage and device management software sales were up 7.3% year over year to $734 million.
"Storage software sales were up across all functional markets, but software-defined storage platforms sales clearly led the pack," says Jingwen Li, Research Analyst, Storage Software, IDC.
"Up 39.4% year over year, the software-defined storage platforms market is benefiting from an increased desire to control costs by utilising commodity hardware when building storage systems."


I am being very quiet, because K is sleeping right now. She had a difficult night. She seems to be waking up in the middle of the night, without cause. We have been waiting to see if she will go back to bed and she does. It's a mystery.
Date night last night was pretty wonderful. Trevor and I came back to the apartment and just relaxed and watch a movie. Our fiest consisted of Vons Chicken strips meal deal for $6.99. Oh, to eat like kings... :) We watched "Keeping the Faith" and we had the best time just being together. We made a promise not to talk about finances or "family matters". It was refreshing.
Today, K is going to visit her friend Miss Karise.


LPKF's PowerWeld3D 8000 utilizes the new "wobbling" process to join components and handle height differences.
A laser welder, which is based on a brand new technology called "wobbling", has been designed to enable the joining of increasingly lighter-weight plastic automotive large components of up to 100 cm (3.28 ft) x 70 cm (2.3 ft).
To be showcased at K 2016 and made available in first quarter 2017 by LPKF (U.S. office in Tualatin, Ore.), the PowerWeld3D 8000 laser system reportedly combines integrated melt travel monitoring and very short process times, extending the range of transmission laser welding.
"Wobbling", is a process in which the laser beam moves with a small amplitude transverse to the weld path. Height differences that could otherwise lead to altered seam widths can be automatically compensated by adjusting the amplitude.
In this quasi-simultaneous process the weld is tracked several times over, creating homogeneous temperature distribution. Analysis of the setting path and welding time generates reliable data about weld quality. The new system is said to be ideally suited for such large components as interior automotive lights and lamps.


Home > Ask Our Experts > What is Woodwool and is it Safe?
We are about to purchase a house in Guildford, Surrey which we have been told was built with apron walls of woodwool slabs. Have you ever heard of this?
I came across your site when looking for information on woodwool. Is it safe, and is it eco friendly? The house was built in 1956 and was an innovative design apparently.
Thank you for this question, as it made me go and learn more about this little known material. Woodwool is in its most basic form simply shavings of timber. These can be cut to a range of thicknesses, from very fine to very coarse, and a range of wood, from freshly cut to dried and stored timbers can be used.
The most common use of Woodwool is in packaging, although as with your prospective house, it can be used in a range of building products too, ranging from the slabs you mention, to slabs to be used in decking, insulating boards and even roof slabs. Having said that, it seems to be more commonly used in buildings in hotter and drier countries like Australia, Tasmania and India.
It is certainly an environmentally friendly material, as it will mulch when disposed of, and it's good for the earth. Whether it is good for the environment that timber is rapidly grown, cut and new saplings planted (the process of rapid forestation for commercial logging) are another matter. It will be interesting to check with the Tree Council UK and Sustainable Forest groups on how they view planting and logging for Woodwool production.
One of the main issues with Woodwool is that the younger the tree that is used for creating Woodwool, the higher chance that the woodwool will retain moisture, if the tree has not had the chance to air out thoroughly. When it is used as a building material this of course over a period of time could become a problem, and I think in the this case, with this house dating from 1956, it is important to have a thorough survey of the property undertaken, with special attention being paid to this material.Given that the house is over 50 years old, they may well be in very good condition. But if there were any sign of damp on the panels then most decent surveyors or builders would recommend they be ripped out and replaced.
Woodwool is certainly a safer material to have in the home than asbestos, which is now banned for its use as an insulation material. Woodwool also could be flammable, but my guess is that these panels were treated at the time, and have lasted well. The best plan of action though is to mention the panels to your surveyor or builder or buildings inspector, and make sure they are thoroughly checked out for signs of damage, damp, or ageing.


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Many people do not believe there is a Satan and are unwittingly victimized by him. Unfortunately, many Christians who do believe there is a Satan are also victimized or deluded by Satan. It is like these Christians are clueless on something's, like the man after God's own heart, King David with Bathsheba. Having been there myself, my heart goes out to these people.
For you unbelievers, there is overwhelming evidence of Satan's delusion if you honestly consider the facts. Please consider some of the things America's Christian founders did. In 1647 when our nation was very young, The Old Deluder Satan act was passed and it started with these words, "It being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures—". The founders then insisted that Christianity be taught America's young people with the Lord's assistance and that public schools be established to teach Christianity and other subjects. These people where not clueless!
Because The Old Deluder Satan Act was so beneficial and Christianity was deemed so essential for good government, one of the early ordinances put in place after America gained our independence was The Northwest Ordinance of 1787; which required that any future state applying for admission to the union give evidence it was teaching Christianity in public schools. You can find the evidence in the constitution of most, if not all (I've been told all), state constitutions from that point on as I did in Ohio's constitution which was the first state admitted to the union.
Clueless people will argue that the founders did not require the teaching of Christianity; they required that religion be taught. The evidence is in what the founders taught. They used the New England Primer, which teaches a Biblical principal or verse for every letter of the alphabet, the Shorter Catechism and other principles of Christianity, right up into the twentieth century, when America started down the path to failure.
To prove that Satan exist and is the great deluder the founders knew he was, let us look at what Jesus Christ, The Great Governor of the Universe, desires for his followers and compare it with what Satan would desire of his unwitting or clueless followers.
If the Lord's Word tells us "Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both" (Proverbs 15:15), which describes what abortion is; wouldn't Satan's clueless people insist on abortion, the slaughter of the innocent?
If the Lord's Word tells us "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable" (Leviticus 18:22); wouldn't Satan's clueless people insist homosexuality is acceptable and that its total acceptance must become the law of the land?
If the Lord's Word promises a nation that would follow Him would be blessed in every way possible and would become a nation always at the top and never at the bottom in Deuteronomy 28:1-14 and then promise curses if that nation did not follow Him in the next 54 verses, wouldn't there be evidence of that? The evidence is in America's history. America was once blessed by men who understood and implemented these principles as they relied on these promises and thus America became one of the Lord's Top Nations and remained there until Satan's clueless people came to power and then America fell just like Israel, the first nation to ignore these principals.
If founders like George Washington acknowledged the Lord's providence in America's founding and made statements like this in his October 3, 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation when a united congress requested him to proclaim a day of thanksgiving, "Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor"; wouldn't Satan's clueless people claim we were not a nation founded on Christianity?
The Lord's Word informs all nations that those who do not support Israel will be cursed. This requirement is in Genesis where Isaac blessed Jacob, Genesis 27:29, "May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed". Jacob was then named Israel and the man Israel became the father of the 12 tribes of Israel. Since blessing God's nation of Israel is a Biblical requirement, wouldn't Satan's sometimes clueless people find fault with Israel and insist they give control of what the Lord gave them to their sworn enemies? When President Bush insisted Israel give control of Gaza to Hamas, America was cursed with the destruction of hurricane Katrina which destroyed an area of America the size of Gaza and most of America remains clueless!
I could go on and on but there is something that needs to be addressed by Christ's church because Satan's clueless people in Christ's church vote for those people who implement the terrible things of Satan, like the slaughter of the innocent, are not being held accountable. These clueless people are joined by rebellious liberal evangelical Christians who vote for the things of Satan because they desire some benefit from the pockets of others and think voting is nothing more than an economical decision. Christ, who is the ultimate vote counter and who knows each person's heart, is getting mixed signals from His church when it does not hold these clueless, rebellious, irresponsible people accountable. This begs for some soul searching in Christ's church.
God's Word informs us "I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it" (Matthew 16:18). Since so many Christians have prayed for an end of the American holocaust of abortion and it has not happened might the reason be that the liberal evangelicals among us are holding Christ's church doors open for Satan? Might it be that Christ's church must cleanse itself so our prayers for an end to abortion can be honored or will The Great Governor of the Universe let America perish without warning because it is clueless and because America of all nations should not be clueless?


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Could a Texting App Help Your Heart?
Regular text message reminders can help people with heart disease stick to a healthier lifestyle, Australian researchers report.
Patients who received automated text messages throughout their week saw improvements in their "bad" LDL cholesterol levels, blood pressure and weight, the study found.
The text messages even helped many quit smoking, the researchers added.
The clinical trial provides some of the first evidence that simple, low-cost mobile communications programs and apps can help people adopt healthier habits, said study author Clara Chow, an associate professor at the University of Sydney Medical School and acting director of the cardiovascular division at the George Institute for Global Health.
"In our fast-paced society, patients are leaving hospitals so quickly now after suffering a heart attack. They are given so much information in hospital, and it's easy to become confused," Chow said.
The text messages "provide advice, support and encouragement in personalized bite-size chunks about making those behavior changes that are so difficult to make after a heart attack," she explained.
In the study, published in the Sept. 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, half of a group of 700 heart disease patients were assigned to receive four text messages each week for six months. Both groups started with similar heart risk factors, on average.
The messages were selected from a bank of messages by an automated computer messaging system that took each patient's individual health risks into account, the study authors said. For example, a smoker might receive messages that encourage quitting, or those struggling with their weight might get tips on eating right or exercising.
"Messages were often personalized with [a] name," Chow said. "For example, 'Hi Mike, don't forget physical activity is good for you! It reduces your risk of diabetes, heart attack, stroke and their complications.'"
After six months, levels of "bad" cholesterol were lower in participants who received text messages compared with those who didn't (the "control" group), the researchers found. Those on the text message system also had lower blood pressure levels and lower body mass index (a measurement of body fat based on height and weight).
Both groups started with about 53 percent smokers. By the end of the six months, there were 26 percent smokers in the text message group, compared with 43 percent in the control group, the findings showed.
People receiving text messages also were better able to achieve multiple lifestyle changes. The proportion of patients achieving three of five guideline target levels of risk factors were substantially higher in the text message group (63 percent) versus the control group (34 percent), the investigators found.
The study shows that technology can help doctors better guide patients in making what can be very difficult changes to their everyday life, said Dr. Zubin Eapin, an assistant professor at Duke Medical Center, in Durham, N.C.
"Creating and sustaining long-term behavior change is difficult in all aspects of life, and doing what it takes to be healthy is no exception," said Eapin, who co-wrote an editorial that accompanied the study. "The decisions we make today for our own health — eating and exercising well, quitting smoking, taking medications as prescribed — are often far removed from the rewards or consequences."
Dr. Elliott Antman, past president of the American Heart Association, called the study "an excellent start in the right direction."
"This is what we need to see to understand how to use mobile technologies to effectively modify behavior so individuals lead a more healthy lifestyle," said Antman, who is a professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "There are many health-related apps, and only a few have undergone any kind of rigorous evaluation. This program has been proven effective using gold-standard methodology."
However, Antman added that the study only lasted for six months, and it remains to be seen if patients will be able to stick with their heart-healthy lifestyles.
"The question, of course, will be, is this sustainable?" he said. "Repeating the same text messages again and again may not be enough. You may have to change up the messages, to remain effective."
For more on preventing heart disease, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Los Angeles – Feb. 3, 2014 – Velocify, the market-leader in cloud-based intelligent sales automation software, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Velocify a CUSTOMER 2014 Product of the Year Award winner. This marks the third consecutive year for Velocify to be recognized for this award, with Velocify's Dial-IQ® being honored for exceptional innovation in 2013.
Winners of the award are selected by the editors of CUSTOMER magazine, and represent the best, most innovative Call Center, CRM and Teleservices products and solutions released in 2014. The 16th Annual Product of the Year Award winners are published in CUSTOMER's January/February 2014 issue.


Policymaker-focused Advertising Campaign Kicks Off in Washington, DC. Health is Primary is running advertising to raise awareness about the value of primary care among policymakers. Members of Congress will also receive state-specific "welcome kits" that highlight data and stories on how primary care delivers better health outcomes at a lower cost. Additional events will be held throughout the year to educate policymakers on this issue.
February is Chronic Disease Month. This month the campaign is focused on chronic disease. You can download our monthly toolkit here, which includes tear sheets for patients on chronic disease management and the February calendar. In March, the campaign will focus on care coordination.
Help Us Promote a Unified Message About Primary Care. A strong primary care system is critical to a high functioning, cost effective health care system, and we need your voice. For suggestions about how to promote our message and engage on social media, see our 2017 campaign calendar, write an op-ed or share your story about primary care on our website.
Health is Primary is Partnering With the Alliance for Health Reform. Health is Primary has teamed up with the Alliance for Health Reform and will sponsor their summit series in 2017. The summit series will focus on three key issues: The future of health insurance, chronic disease management and healthcare workforce. Stay tuned for more information on these events.
Last Chance to Join a Focus Group About Student Choice of Family Medicine & Primary Care. The FMAHealth Workforce Education & Development Tactic Team continues to conduct online focus groups to identify the critical issues that impact a medical student's choice to pursue family medicine and primary care. Over the last several months the team has held focus groups with various stakeholders including medical students, residents, and medical school and residency faculty from across the U.S. For the next round of focus groups to be held in February and March, the team plans to invite program directors, FMIG advisors, department chairs and deans to join in the discussions.
Additionally, the interview team would like to interview participants outside of the family medicine specialty including internists, pediatricians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide diverse perspectives to the dialogue.
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If you are a member of one of the stakeholder groups mentioned above and are interested in joining this discussion, we would like to include you. Please contact jring@cfar.com.
Registration is Open for the Upcoming Starfield Summit – Expanding the Role of Primary Care in Achieving Health Equity. Registration for the second Starfield Summit, focused on expanding the role of primary care in achieving health equity, is now open! The Summit will be held in Portland, OR on April 22-25, 2017 and is designed to build on the success of the first Starfield Summit (held in April 2016 in Washington, D.C.). It will provide a diverse and dynamic group of attendees the opportunity to build on existing work by tapping into the strength of current partnerships and by creating new coalitions and collaborations that will pave action oriented paths toward health equity and social accountability.
At the Health Equity Summit, thought leaders in health inequities, primary care clinicians and their organizations, public health experts, educators, researchers, trainees, advocates, policy experts, social service organizations, patients and community members will come together to create a blueprint for family medicine and primary care's role in eliminating health disparities. Those interested in health equity research, practice transformation and education will gain valuable insights into best practices and have the opportunity to network with like minds for information exchange and collaboration.


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PUBG Mobile Teams Up With Sony Pictures's Spider-Man: No Way Home To Bring The Webslinger To Erangel
PUBG MOBILE, one of the world's most popular mobile video games, has announced a promotional partnership with Sony Pictures and the hotly anticipated Spider-Man: No Way Home, as the game's first collaboration with Sony Pictures. Starting from today, players around the world will have the opportunity to get exclusive items such as collaboration graffiti by completing in-game missions. More details on gameplay and items will be revealed with the launch of PUBG MOBILE Version 1.8 update in Mid-January
"Spider-Man is one of the most beloved characters both in the Super Hero world, and more widely in popular culture. The opportunity to team up with Spider-Man: No Way Home means that we can bring the excitement and anticipation of the film and character to PUBG MOBILE, something we're certain our players, and Spider-Man fans, are going to love"
Vincent Wang – Head of PUBG MOBILE Publishing, Tencent Games
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, for the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange's help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who've ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse. Spider-Man: No Way Home will be swinging into local Malaysian cinemas from 16 December 2021.
"This exciting collaboration will allow fans around the world to expand their engagement with their friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man through PUGB MOBILE's state-of-the-art gaming experience – all while on the go with their mobile phone,"
Jeffrey Godsick – Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships and Brand Management and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Stayed tuned for more details on the PUBG MOBILE x Spider-Man: No Way Home promotional partnership, to be revealed with the launch of the PUBG MOBILE Version 1.8 update in mid-January.
PUBG MOBILE is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play Store.
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Miejscowości i ich części w Polsce
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For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens' Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment . Now, once again, Rich's colleague Steve Rago has thoroughly updated this classic work. The new third edition supports today's leading platforms, reflects new technical advances and best practices, and aligns with Version 4 of the Single UNIX Specification.


Installing Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 on WSL.
There's a few hiccups in the install process and it's necessary to modify the way the drives are mounted.
So what's this article about? Well..
I recently updated my audio driver from the default built in Windows 8.1 device driver to use the Realtek audio driver and it also installed the Realtek HD Audio Manager. It's a nice bit of software that allows you configure all things audio.
However, as soon as I installed it I noticed that, when I plugged my headphones in, the volume was deafening. This was because the volume slider in the system tray was being shared between headphones and speakers. Previously when I plugged the headphones in, it muted the speakers and switched over to my headphones at around 15% volume.
Now when I plug my headphones it it's at 100% still, which is what the speakers were at, needless to say it's a bit of a shock every time.
Wow what a title. More of a note to myself this one.
Problem: npm install or variants thereof cause errors, mainly related to long filenames when run inside a homestead virtualbox virtual machine on Windows.
A simple fix is to create a symbolic link inside the vm for the node_modules path so that it doesn't reside inside the folder being shared with the Windows file-system.
Then you'll need to run the Git Bash shell as admin, otherwise it won't let you create the symbolic links. The important part here is actually that winnfsd.exe starts as admin so you could change the compatibility in the properties to start as admin.
Start vagrant with a "vagrant up"


There were 9 PowerBall draws in july 2018.
There was a total of 3049456 winners this month.
A grand total of R 826089504 was paid out on the PowerBall.
The most common ball in july 2018 was 34, appearing 4 times.


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This week sees the re-release of the Orcs, Goblins, Cave Trolls, and Goblinoid Monsters sets. Everything you need to harass, combat, and consume beginning to mid-level characters. They also function great as small warbands for skirmish gaming.
Only one week left to finish your entries for the Halloween Wars Forum Hoard!
Next week Mayhem in Paper and One Monk Miniatures will be at Senshi-Con in Anchorage, Alaska. Look for my display in the Artist's Alley section of the Egan Center where pre-printed copies of the entire inventory will be for sale.
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Wallace "Wally" Edgar Huffman Sept. 22, 1943 — June 18, 2020
Wallace "Wally" Edgar Huffman, of Ames, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Friends may call from 3-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the Reiman Ballroom at Iowa State University Alumni Center where there will be a prayer service held at 7:00 p.m. Private family funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines and may be viewed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83353355087. A public burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 at ISU Cemetery in Ames. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and use of facemasks will be encouraged at all services.
Born on Sept. 22, 1943 in Batavia, Iowa, Wally was the son of Edgar and Louise (Sterling) Huffman. He began farming and driving a tractor at age 5, which developed his love of tractors and taught him about hard work at an early age. He began his education in a one-room schoolhouse and graduated from Pekin High School in 1961. He entered a two-year program in farm operations at Iowa State University with the intention of returning to farming. Wally was able to continue his education on a scholarship at ISU where he began as a star chemistry student but ended up developing a lifelong passion for economics. While attending ISU, Wally was the President of Farmhouse Fraternity. He was then encouraged by ISU Economics Professor Raymond Beneke to further his education at the University of Chicago, where he earned a Ph.D. in economics. Wally worked at Oklahoma State prior to returning to Iowa State University in 1974. He rose to the very top of the professional ranks at Iowa State and served as Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Professor of Economics. Throughout his career, Wally supervised 28 doctoral dissertations and 14 Master's degree theses. He was extremely dedicated and passionate about his career, and has left an impact in the field of agricultural economics. He enjoyed attending conferences around the world with his wife and bringing their daughter along starting at the age of 6 months.
Wally was united in marriage to Sonya Kostova at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines on July 20, 1996. Together they had one daughter, Nadia who has followed in her parents' footsteps as an Economics scholar. Wally was extremely proud of his family and of the paper that he and Nadia co-authored.
In his spare time, Wally loved to travel. He especially enjoyed spending time in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Ravello, Italy. He enjoyed woodworking and building wood sculptures. Wally was a long-time member of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines. He also enjoyed spending time with his puppy, Gingy.
Wally is survived by his wife, Sonya of Ames; daughter, Nadia of Ames; sister, Connie (Chuck) Peterson of Apple Valley, MN; his mother and father-in-law, Nadia Kostova and Dimiter Kostov of Bulgaria; a brother-in-law, Krasimir Kostov of Bulgaria; nieces: Carissa (Rob) Bartlett, Teresa (James) Shackelford, and Heather (Gary) Demaree; nephews: Paul (Tina) Peterson and Michael (Jessie) Pickett; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Shirley Pickett.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Adams Funeral Home and online condolences may be left for Wally's family at www.adamssoderstrum.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be used for a future memorial in Wally's name.
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A good treasure hunt needs good clues. Clues should not be too tough to solve, nor should they be so simple they offer no challenge. Also, when writing your treasure hunt clues, consider the ages of the searchers. Complex riddles or enigmatic clues will confuse small children. Older kids and adults enjoy solving more difficult--but not formidable--clues. Create clues that link from one to the next, leading people to the ultimate treasure one step at a time.
Choose a location to hide or bury your treasure. Go to the location and write down a description of the treasure's location on your notepaper.
Walk slowly to the point at which the participants will begin the hunt, stopping at three interesting locations along the way. Write down a description for each of the three locations.
Write a clue for the treasure hiding spot and each of the three locations on a piece of parchment paper. Use the calligraphy pen to make fancy letters. Start the phrase with a fancy capital letter. Give letters like "Y" and "J" extra long tails. Give the small letter "i" a fancy dot in a star shape.
Make the clues descriptive. For example, a clue located at the base of a tree might say, "Find me near a trunk, but not in one."
Roll up the clues, scroll style, when you have finished writing. Tie them with a bit of leather string.
Hand the clue to the first location to the "hunters." Place the clue to the second location at the first, the clue to the third location at the second, etc.


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NPA wants a commission of inquiry into unresolved cases from the TRC
The NPA has been dealing with several cases linked to apartheid crimes, such as that of the Cradock Four.
FILE: Then Archbishop Desmond Tutu (centre) with fellow commissioners listen to testimony from witnesses during the start of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which opened in East London, 15 April 1996. Picture: AFP.
National Prosecuting Authority
Cradock Four
Kgomotso Modise | 41 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it had created a centralised model to deal with cases from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The NPA has been dealing with several cases linked to apartheid crimes, such as that of the Cradock Four: Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli.
It now wants a commission of inquiry to investigate the shortcomings of the TRC.
Many apartheid killers were granted amnesty by the commission.
"There was a residual of matters, where amnesty was not granted or where perpetrators did not come forward and apply for amnesty and these are the cases we are dealing with," said Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Rodney de Kock.
Last week, the NPA missed its deadline on deciding to prosecute certain former apartheid police officers for the murders of the Cradock Four. The men were kidnapped, tortured and killed on 27 June 1985.
De Kock explained why: "We are not able to meet that simply because the prosecutors are still indicating that there are still aspects of this investigation that need to be done."
The NPA's next deadline to address the Cradock Four matter is 13 December, thereafter the Fort Calata Foundation, led by Calata's son Lukhanyo, has threatened to pursue litigation.
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BMW has deeply revised its India line-up with the withdrawal and introduction of variants across multiple models. The cars chiefly affected by the latest revision include the 3, 5 and 7-series in its sedan range, along with the X1 and X3 from its SUV line-up. The main launch of the lot is the introduction of an M-performance 7-series. Badged the M760Li, the new range-topping 7 is powered by a 610hp, 6.6-litre, V12 petrol engine paired with BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system as standard. This makes it the most influential 7-series presently on sale in the country. BMW claims a supercar rivalling 0-100kph time of just 3.7sec for the behemoth. Compared to the regular 7-series, the M760Li gets a sportier body kit, 20-inch M alloy wheels and a new exhaust system along with V-12 badging out and inside. The M-760Li xDrive is available in two variants – the standard M760Li and the M760Li V12 Excellence with the former focusing on a sportier driving experience and the latter focusing more on luxury. Both M760Li xDrive variants are priced at Rs.2.27 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).
BMW has also updated the 3-series by phasing out the 320i and replacing it with the more potent 330i from the 3-series GT. The 2.0-litre petrol unit carries forward under the hood, though power output has been upped by 68hp and 80Nm to 252hp and 350Nm. The new 330i is available in two trim levels – Sport Line and M Sport Edition, and are priced at Rs.42.4 lakh and Rs.44.9 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), respectively. Another addition to the line-up is the much awaited petrol X1 which BMW had confirmed for launch at the Auto Expo last year. Badged as the X1 sDrive20i, the petrol SUV is powered by a 191hp, 2.0-litre, turbocharged petrol engine paired with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The petrol X-1 is accessible only on the mid-level xLine trim, with equipment on offer alike to the equivalent diesel model. The petrol X1 is priced at Rs.35.75 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) making the price identical to its diesel equivalent. Apart from the additions, BMW has also looked to delete a few alternatives from some of its models. The 5-series, which is soon set to be replaced, is no longer available with a petrol engine, while the entry-level diesel model too has been axed from the line-up. Another model axed is the six-cylinder diesel X3. Badged as the xDrive30d – courtesy of the 258hp, 3.0-litre, in-line, six-cylinder diesel engine under the hood – it was only available as the range-topping M-Sport as the sportiest model in the X3 range. The X3 is now available only with the choice of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.


1. Prepare textured soy protein according to directions. If using textured soy protein chunks, squeeze dry and break them up in to smaller chunks after soaking. On medium heat, heat crushed tomatoes in large pot until bubbly. Add textured soy protein or cracked wheat and continue to heat for 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
2. Meanwhile, saute yellow onion and garlic in oil until onions are soft and clear. Add this to tomato mixture and let cook for 5 minutes. Continue to stir. Add tomatoes and bell pepper to pot. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and jalapenos (more peppers, the better).
3. Continue to cook for 15 minutes, allowing the liquid from fresh tomatoes to come out into the chili. Stir frequently. Then, add beans to chili, and cook on medium heat for10 minutes and then cover pot and simmer on low for 20-25 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Serve piping hot and sprinkle lots of the red onion and shredded cheese on top. Enjoy.
A very hearty, healthy, fun, easy, and filling meal. A great meal to make extra and freeze for later consumption.
Oh yeah, I forgot to add in my review from last year that I use about 2 tablespoons of chili powder and about 1 tablespoon of cumin. You really can't have chili without the cumin.
Also, you can just saute the onion and garlic in the big pot before putting in the diced tomatoes. And then add the tvp dry because it will rehydrate in the hot tomato liquid. I just think it's easier this way because it uses only 1 pot this way!
Very good!! My omni mom and brother both loved it as well! I skipped the textured soy protein because I don't like fake meats, and added about 5 jalapenos (could have used more IMO).
I love this recipe. I've been making it for years now. Yum yum yum.


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Histoires de Parfums - 1876 (EdP) 60ml
15th October 1876 was the birth date of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, known to the world as Mata Hari, a woman as exotic as the name suggests. Born to into a middle class Dutch family Zelle was born with a desire to break from the norm. Aged only 18 she answered an advertisement placed by a Dutch Army captain in Java, where she moved and became his bride. The marriage was not a success but it gave her the money and status she needed and soon she was mixing in much more elevated circles. The exotic dancer and courtesan was shot by the French in WWI, having spied for the Germans. Histoires de Parfums 1876 is a glamorous, complex and captivating scent, built around a centre of robust big florals; rose, violet and carnation. Exotic Bergamot and Litchi open this scent, which is liberally sprinkled with spices of Cumin and Cinnamon, on a rich base of Sandalwood and Musk. We dare you not to succumb to the charms of Mata Hari and 1876.
Fragrnce Notes
Top: Orange, Bergamot, Litchi
Middle: Rose, Iris, Violet, Cumin, Cinnamon, Carnation
Base: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Guaiacum, White Musk, Vanilla
Histoires de Parfums is not what one might think, 'Histories' of perfume, 'Histoires' translates as the 'Stories' of Perfumes. That is what this range is all about; the stories. Histoires de Parfums is an olfactory library, a set of volumes telling the tales of famous characters in terms of fragrance rather than words. Histoires de Parfums is the brainchild of Gérald Ghislain, the 'author' – as he describes himself – who by employing his abundant imagination was able to bring his cast of characters alive, allowing them to jump out of the bottle rather than off the page, the measure of a great writer. Like all perfume houses selected by Roullier White, Histoires de Parfums maintains uses only the finest raw materials and good quality, heavyweight bottles, beautifully boxed. Born in the South of France and brought up in Morocco Gérald Ghislain, a graduate of the Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, grew up surrounded by exotic scents and with a Mediterranean passion for all that is good in life. This passion is evident in each of Ghislain's Histoires de Parfums creations; each one is a work of art.
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Tip: Go Negative to Get Positive Results
Sometimes a kick in the butt works better than a pat on the back, especially for fat loss. Here's why.
Get Mad
Watch any TV show about weight loss and you'll see a lot of crying, hugging, and syrupy sweet one-liners about having a positive attitude and "freeing the rainbow-love in your heart..." whatever that means. But here in the real world, successful people often get angry to fuel positive changes.
Success story Chris Bartl describes his experience like this: "I didn't like the way I looked, the way I felt, or the way I was leading my life. I was fat and it pissed me off."
Chris didn't feel sorry for himself, he didn't stand in front of the mirror repeating positive affirmations, and he certainly didn't join a support group where other unhealthy people could pat him on the back and tell him that fat is beautiful. He got angry... and then he got shit done.
"People who get angry and fed up with being out of shape always have the most amazing, lasting transformations," says Olesya Novik. "They feel like they've got nothing left to lose, so they push themselves and keep coming back for more."
Why does anger work? Well, the human animal is a predator. He doesn't track and kill his prey by kinda-sorta wanting it. Achieving a goal isn't a marathon; it's a sprint. You have a short, intense window of opportunity to break bad habits and smash through obstacles.
"Successful people share a willingness to get uncomfortable," Alwyn Cosgrove says. That applies to their training, diet, and lifestyle. Now, how does a self-pitying whiner deal with discomfort? He quits or blames others. How does a guy or gal who's willing to channel some "good anger" deal with it? They fight through it. And win.
Get Selfish
Anger isn't the only politically incorrect emotion that comes into play. "Significant change comes with getting a little selfish," says John Berardi, Ph.D. "That doesn't have to be a bad thing, although some of your friends and family may think so."
Even if it feels weird to set aside time for yourself and your own self-improvement, it's the only way to pull it off. You have to get a little selfish and take some of your time back. That allows you to avoid distraction while focusing intensely on a single goal.
Feel Superior
Another dickish trait common to success stories is a certain sense of superiority. You don't have to hold the weak-willed people around you in contempt, but it helps to remind yourself that you're stronger and more determined than people who skip workouts and succumb to the siren call of Dunkin Donuts. If you feel guilty about your newfound arrogance, remind yourself that it's temporary. Use it, get what you want out if it, and then drop it like a bad relationship.
Take-home lesson: Positive changes often occur with the use of a negative attitude. Being an angry, self-centered jerk with a superiority complex helps body transformers reach their goals. Just be sure to cut that out when you're done.
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Insurance Reviews & Appeals - Melissa B. Brisman Esq.
Health insurance involves questions that only an experienced attorney can answer.
1. Does your gestational carrier's insurance cover a gestational carrier pregnancy?
2. Whose insurance, if any, is responsible for paying the cost of the IVF cycle?
3. What medical costs are covered when an ovum or sperm donor is utilized? Whose insurance will cover these costs?
4. Can a gestational carrier or the intended parents purchase insurance through their job, the free market, or their spouse's job, to cover some or all of these procedures?
5. What do you do when an insurance carrier denies coverage? Is it worth fighting?
The law firm will help you answer these and many other questions. Melissa has argued and won numerous infertility related insurance appeals and continually lectures to doctors, infertility clinics and medical specialists throughout the country.


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The Roaring Twenties—the jazz age—were a decade of enormous social change in America, although myths about the era sometimes exaggerate the reality of that strange and often troubling time. While consumerism expanded and many new inventions—radios and telephones, for example—the economic progress did not touch everyone. New gadgets and inventions became everyday items for average Americans, but it was also a time of much bitterness, conflict and disappointment. The morale crusade to end the evils of alcohol resulted in some benefits, but it also opened new areas of crime.
The 1920s were also known as a time of revolution in manners and morals, when young men, and especially young women, threw off many of the social restrictions of the Victorian era and began conducting themselves in ways that scandalized the older generations. Young women liberated themselves in everything from hairstyles and clothing to deportment and public, smoking cigarettes and drinking from flasks of illegal bootleg whiskey and bathtub gin. The 20s were known as the jazz age and saw a the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan, divisions between town and country that went beyond mere style, the Harlem Renaissance, an enormous growth in production of items once seen as luxuries such as automobiles, and a general feeling of near euphoria, as if for the middle and wealthy classes, at least, things would just keep going up.
Undercurrents in the Twenties were ominous. The economic boom of the twenties left many Americans in the dust, America's traditional openness to immigration was severely cut back, and racial tensions rose, accompanied by a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. Prohibition, the "noble experiment," caused ordinary citizens—not to mention countless underworld figures such as Al Capone—to resort to criminal behavior, even as government often winked and looked the other way. Yet it was fun while it lasted—for many. The twenties saw Charles Lindbergh fly solo across the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. But it also saw the Scopes trial and the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti following their famous murder trial.
The stock market crash of 1929 ended the dreams of great wealth for many and ushered in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although the crash was not the cause of the Depression, it had a triggering effect, and the underlying economic weaknesses in the American economy brought on a period that devastated millions of Americans, including the affluent.	It was a time of upheaval and revolution, and as Dickens said of an earlier revolution, in many ways it was the best of times and the worst of times. Welcome to the Roaring Twenties.
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Main News • Politics
Stalwarts form new Zanu PF
Mugabe Ignores Khaya Moyo
HARARE – Zanu PF has now officially split into two distinct and bitterly-opposed formations, with disaffected party stalwarts — including liberation struggle pioneers, war veterans and security sector bigwigs — coalescing under the principles of the "original Zanu PF" and now operating as Zanu People First, the Daily news has reported.
Well-placed sources told the newspaper yesterday that former Vice President Joice Mujuru was set to lead this "original Zanu PF" which would use the slogan "People First" to "distinguish itself clearly from mafikizolos (Zanu PF Johnny-come-latelies) and weevils (supporters of President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace and VP Emmerson Mnangagwa)"…. as ruling party splits into two distinct formations.
Retired, but hugely respected party elder, Cephas Msipa, was among the first prominent party members to warn of an imminent split of the party, going on to criticise Mugabe openly late last year for failing to deal with Zanu PF's deadly infighting and refusing to take advice on the party's escalating factionalism.
In an interview with the Daily News last October, Msipa said pointedly that he feared for the worst for Zanu PF if its ugly intra-party ructions continued to obtain.
"If people continue being dissatisfied with what is happening, it is possible to have a split. I think the president has the key to all these issues. I hate factionalism and if it continues I don't know what will become of the party," he said ruefully.
Msipa also bluntly warned Mugabe that his failure to unmask and stop the party's real factionalists would result in the party splitting into several opposing camps, further attacking the party faction aligned to Mnangagwa for behaving as if it "owned" the divisive Grace — a development that he said was fuelling factionalism inside the party.
Analysts said yesterday that the country's political stage was now delicately poised between the two bitterly-opposed Zanu PF formations, as well as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC, ahead of the crucial 2018 national elections.
"They (Grace and Zanu PF hardliners) appear to have finally got what they always seemed to want, a split — and it's now game on between Zanu PF Mugabe and Zanu PF Mujuru.
"Every one's hope will be that this does not degenerate into more abductions and violence as Zanu PF hardliners have never been known to take determined opposition well," analyst Shepherd Mntungwa said.
Investigations by the Daily News show that the disaffected Zanu PF stalwarts have been meeting regularly with many prominent Zimbabweans for some time now, to plan "the operationalisation" of Zanu People First, in a bid "to reclaim the original Zanu PF", which they allege has been hijacked by power-hungry mafikizolos.
Sources said many expelled and serving Zanu PF ministers, Members of Parliament, Youth and Women's league officials who had been victims of the party's harassment and brutal purges of the past few months, which had been fronted by Grace, supported the idea of Zanu People First and were pushing Mujuru to lead the party.
Former Presidential Affairs minister, Didymus Mutasa, who is a former top aide of Mugabe, has alluded to the formation of the party and its principles, adding that they were pinning their hopes on the popular widow of the late liberation war icon General Solomon Mujuru, Joice, to lead it.
"There is no doubt that the person that will take Zimbabwe from the current political and economic mess is Amai Mujuru. The government has failed and the Look East policy only makes a few people rich.
"Only until there is a real change of government, we are all going to suffer. The only person capable of changing this is Amai Mujuru," Mutasa said in a recent interview with the Daily News.
"We are members of the original and genuine Zanu PF which was formed on August 8, 1963. We constitute the nucleus that bore the brunt of the national struggle. Unlike the mafikizolos who constitute the new-look and illegal central committee and politburo of the 2014 Zanu PF.
"Our membership is composed of the original and seasoned politicians, commanders of the Zimbabwe African National Army (Zanla), Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) and Zimbabwe People's Army (Zipa) forces who are now being marginalised," Mutasa added.
Revealing their close contact with some key members of the post-December Zanu PF, Mutasa also said they were working closely with chairpersons who were deposed in the run-up to the damp squib 2014 party congress.
Ahead of that controversial congress, Zanu PF fired nine elected provincial chairpersons who were perceived to be sympathetic to Mujuru.
"We are happy to say that the majority of the deposed chairmen of provinces were tried and tested war veterans and upright members of our party. Our hearts are with them, and they are with us," Mutasa said.
He also said "Amai Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru is a team player and a fine compromiser. She always puts 'People First' and the unity of the party above her personal ambitions".
"We resolutely support all the political leaders and party members allegedly aligned to Mai Mujuru who were purged before, during and after the illegal, undemocratic, unprocedural and illegitimate congress of December 2014.
"We also embrace all those who left the party in the past because their grievances had not been handled properly," Mutasa added.
Notable persons who have been chucked out from the post-congress Zanu PF include Mujuru, Mutasa, former party spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda and former Mashonaland West provincial chairman, Temba Mliswa.
Margaret Dongo, who left Zanu PF in the 1990s to stand as an independent candidate also appeared to warm up to the idea of a new party yesterday.
"A Zanu PF returning to the ideals of the liberation struggle is long overdue. It will attract war veterans, nationalists and all those who were wrongly expelled from the party. The generation that waged the liberation war is still there and should lead the party not these mafikizolos.
"Fortunately, these guys have seen the light and there are a lot of war veterans who have been looking for shelter," Dongo said.
And despite the public bravado after expelling Mujuru and her allies, it is widely known that the People First movement has rattled the ruling party, amid fears that party hardliners may resort to extreme violence to thwart their opponents.
But Mutasa and team are not deterred.
"We should all converge to save our country from the corrupt and selfish leadership of the illegal 2014 Zanu PF. We will accept as members all Zimbabweans from all walks of life who are determined to work for a new Zimbabwe.
"We envisage a Zimbabwe where every member of society matters. Hence we shall require that in all considerations people must come first. Hence our slogan People First," he said.
Gumbo said yesterday that the expulsion of Mujuru from the post-congress Zanu PF was a blessing in disguise as it would open the door for "like-minded persons" to work together towards a common objective.
"The expulsion of Mai Mujuru just shows vindictiveness on the part of those who are in the party's politburo, but they have also played into our hands," he said cryptically.Dailynews
War Veteran Dongo Brands Zanu PF leaders cowards
Fear grips Mujuru family


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Q: Highcharts. How to series name on line of area? I can't find an answer inside the documentation:
Series in high charts:
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LOUISVILLE, CO–(Marketwired – August 04, 2015) – GlobeImmune, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBIM) announced today that Celgene Corporation exercised its option under the 2009 Collaboration and Option Agreement to exclusively license GI-6207, a Tarmogen® product candidate targeting cancers that express carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). GI-6207 is the second Tarmogen product candidate licensed by Celgene under the collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement, GlobeImmune will receive an option exercise payment of $1.9 million, and is eligible for regulatory and sales milestones, as well as royalties on product sales in exchange for a worldwide license. GI-6207 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to evaluate GI-6207 in subjects with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).
Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine malignancy in the U.S. with approximately 62,450 new cases estimated in 2015. Medullary thyroid cancer, a subtype of thyroid cancer has a poor prognosis with approximately 25 percent and 10 percent of patients alive at five and ten years, respectively. Furthermore, metastatic MTC is largely unresponsive to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Two drugs have been approved for the treatment of metastatic MTC. Both of these products were approved on the basis of improved progression free survival; neither has yet shown improved overall survival, and both of them have substantial side effects that limit their use.
The GI-6207 is a Tarmogen that expresses a modified version of CEA protein as the target cancer antigen. CEA is over-expressed in multiple human epithelial cancers, including MTC, where studies have indicated CEA is almost universally expressed and is a diagnostic marker of the disease. Preclinical studies have shown that GI-6207 can induce an immune response to CEA as well as therapeutic anti-tumor responses. In a previous Phase 1 study of monotherapy GI-6207, 20% of subjects (5/25) had stable or decreased CEA levels and stable disease after receiving GI-6207.
GlobeImmune is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases based on its proprietary Tarmogen® platform. Tarmogens activate the immune system by stimulating cellular immunity, known as T cell immunity, in contrast to traditional vaccines that predominately stimulate antibody production. To date, Tarmogen product candidates have been generally well tolerated in clinical trials for multiple disease indications and are efficient to manufacture. In 2009, the Company entered into a worldwide strategic collaboration and option agreement with Celgene Corporation focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of product candidates intended to treat cancer. Under this agreement, Celgene exercised their option to take an exclusive worldwide license to the GI-6300 Tarmogen product series, including GI-6301, targeting brachyury, as well as taking a license to the GI-6200 product series, including GI-6207, targeting carcinoembryonic antigen. In 2011, the Company entered into a worldwide, strategic collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc., to develop Tarmogens intended for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection. For additional information, please visit the company's website at www.globeimmune.com.