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Ayn Rand's Objectivism rejects an array of ideas and modes of living that it deems are primitive by nature and indicative of a primitive culture. Objectivism views primitive states of existence as being "savage" and mired in mysticism, fatalism, ignorance, superstition, poverty, passivity, and collectivism. The cure to such a society Objectivism holds is Western civilization, capitalism and modernity, which in its view brings with it reason, individualism, science, industrialization, and ultimately wealth.

Objectivists contend that Rousseauian romanticism of primitive life became the foundation for the 1960s' counterculture and New Left, which Rand vehemently opposed. Two specific groups that Rand controversially accused of being primitive "savages" were Native Americans and Arabs. Rand also outlined her broader anti-primitive views in various speeches, interviews, and in her book Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Those anti-primitive views and their relevance to Objectivism have since been expounded on by individuals such as Leonard Peikoff and Michael Berliner, newsletters like The Objectivist, and groups such as the Ayn Rand Institute and Atlas Society.

Objectivism contends that by upholding reason and the value of the individual, a culture is able to reject the "primitive mentality that cower(s) before the forces of nature" and "the dictates of mystical authorities." Peter Schwartz of the Ayn Rand Institute has argued that there is a push in the present day to restore the aforementioned "medieval mentality" under the guise of tribalism, multiculturalism, and environmentalism. Schwartz believes that this leads to an anti-science and anti-technology mentality, which becomes subservient to the "mysticism of religion."

Rousseau and the New Left

According to the Objectivist-based Atlas Society, eighteenth century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau offered an "idealized image of primitive man" who had not yet been "corrupted by civilization." The source of such primitivist views according to the Atlas Society was Rousseau's "antipathy to reason", and his postmodern hatred of individualism and capitalism. In this respect, Objectivism views Rousseau, who praised the authenticity of primitive modes of life, as the father of the nineteenth-century Romantic poets, which the Atlas Society contends ultimately became the inspiration for the counterculture of the 1960s and the New Left.

In surmising the New Left, Rand deemed that they could be summed up by the false accusation that "Capitalism defiles the beauty of your countryside." Furthermore, Rand predicted that following the Vietnam War, the New Left would disingenuously turn their "next big crusade" to the issue of pollution and clean air. However the true unstated goal of this crusade Rand believed was the destruction of capitalism and the "establishment of a global dictatorship."

The savage and tribal altruism
Objectivism rejects the notion of the noble savage. The founder of the Ayn Rand Institute, Leonard Peikoff, uses the example that if you were to "study savages in the jungle", you would find that they are mentally "undeveloped" and thus "have no method and no discovery of any control over their minds yet." Peikoff refers to such "savages" as "imagistic, pre-conceptual ... fear ridden, (and) emotional ridden", with a "primitive type of mind" comparable to a baby or an animal.

Rand states that "the morality of altruism" itself is primitive and "tribal phenomenon", rooted in the fact that in her view "prehistoric men were physically unable to survive without clinging to a tribe for leadership and protection against other tribes." In Rand's assessment, modern "theoreticians of altruism" such as Immanuel Kant, John Dewey, B. F. Skinner, and John Rawls were out to dominate our "magnificent scientific civilization" with the "morality of a prehistoric savagery."

Environmentalism and industrialization

Rand rejected environmentalism "as a social principle", stating that it "condemns cities, culture, industry, technology, (and) the intellect" by advocating man's "return to nature", which she described as "the state of grunting subanimals digging the soil with their bare hands." Referring to environmentalists as propagandists and "vultures", Rand held that they envisioned a state of nature and natural harmony which placed man on the level of sea urchins or polar bears. Noting that man's life expectancy was around 30 years of age during the preindustrial Middle Ages, Rand recommended that "anyone over 30 years of age, give a silent thank you to the nearest, grimiest, sootiest smokestacks you can find."

Objectivism's societal examples of primitiveness

Native Americans and colonization
Rand's Objectivism rejects primitivism and tribalism, while arguing that they are symptomatic of an "anti-industrial" mentality. Rand claims that the indigenous Native Americans had no claim to property rights. When Rand addressed West Point Military Academy cadets in 1974 and was asked about the dispossession and "cultural genocide" of Native Americans which occurred en route to forming the United States, she replied that indigenous people "had no right to a country merely because they were born here and then acted like savages .... Since the Indians did not have the concept of property or property rights – they didn't have a settled society, they had predominantly nomadic tribal "cultures" – they didn't have rights to the land, and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights that they had not conceived of and were not using." Rand went on to opine that "in opposing the white man" Native Americans wished to "continue a primitive existence" and "live like animals or cavemen", surmising that "any European who brought with him an element of civilization had the right to take over this continent."

On Columbus Day of 1992, Michael Berliner, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, reiterated this philosophical position and hailed the European conquest of North America, describing the indigenous culture as "a way of life dominated by fatalism, passivity, and magic." Western civilization, Berliner claimed, brought "reason, science, self-reliance, individualism, ambition, and productive achievement" to a people who were based in "primitivism, mysticism, and collectivism", and to a land that was "sparsely inhabited, unused, and underdeveloped." In a 1999 follow up editorial for Capitalism Magazine, Berliner, who was also senior adviser to the Ayn Rand Archives, expressed objectivism's "reverence" for Western civilization which he referred to as an "objectively superior culture" that "stands for man at his best." In response to Michael Berliner's critiques of Native American society, Robert McGhee, an archaeologist with the Canadian Museum of Civilization, stated that the United States Constitution and its concept of democracy "may owe much, to the political concepts of the Iroquois and other Native peoples." Harvard Law Professor Alison L. Lacroix counters in her work The Ideological Origins of American Federalism that the case consists of purely circumstantial evidence that does not actually support any hypothesis that suggests Native American influence on the Founding Fathers.

Additionally, in 2005, the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights rejected a proposal by the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to formally apologize to Native Americans, stating that the proper response from "Indians" instead should be "gratitude." The Ayn Rand Center's remarks went on to decree the transfer of Western civilization to the Americas as "one of the great cultural gifts in recorded history, affording Indians almost effortless access to centuries of European accomplishments in philosophy, science, technology, and government", remarking that "before Europeans arrived, the scattered tribes occupying North America lived in abject poverty, ignorance, and superstition".

Arabs versus Israel

Rand's rejection of what she deemed to be "primitivism" also extended to the Arab–Israeli conflict. Following the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, Rand denounced Arabs as "primitive" and "one of the least developed cultures" who "are typically nomads." Consequently, Rand contended Arab resentment for Israel was a result of the Jewish state being "the sole beachhead of modern science and civilization on their (Arabs) continent", while decreeing that "when you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are."

When asked about the topic during a May 1979 episode of The Phil Donahue Show, Ayn Rand repeated her support for Israel against the Arabs under the reasoning that they were "the advanced, technological, civilized country amidst a group of almost totally primitive savages [...] who resent Israel because it's bringing industry, intelligence, and modern technology into their stagnation."

Leonard Peikoff, who was associate editor with Ayn Rand for The Objectivist, reiterated Rand's earlier stance in a 1996 editorial for Capitalism Magazine, noting that "(Israeli) land was not stolen from the nomadic tribes meandering across the terrain, any more than the early Americans stole this country (the U.S.) from the primitive, warring Indians."

See also

 Anarcho-primitivism
 Deindustrialization
 Deep ecology
 Colonialism
 Eurocentrism
 Eco-communalism
 History of technology
 Idea of Progress
 Modernization theory
 Neo-Luddism
 Neo-Tribalism
 Postmodernism
 Primitive communism
 Distributism

Notes

References

External links
 Avatar: The Atlas Shrugged Of The Left
 Property Rights and Native Americans by The Atlas Society
 Man vs. Nature by Peter Schwartz, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights
 Columbus: A Moral Retrospective – a review of Michael Berliner's debate with Ed Castillo by Tim C. Mazur

Objectivism (Ayn Rand)

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The Rise of the Mobile Music App
January 29, 2011 - 7:45 pm
Edward James Bass
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It's an undeniable truth that the history of popular music is one where the evolutionary steps forward are the result of an introduction of new technologies. This applies to all areas from distribution (vinyl, CD, mp3) to audience interaction (sheet music, radio, TV, the web) and – probably the main force for change in the music itself – the instruments and tools that are used to record and perform.
Whether it's the introduction of the electric guitar that gave birth to rock n roll, or the synths and samplers that became the primary devices behind Hip Hop and Electronica, leaps forward in music tech have given birth to the new genres that have kept music vital and exciting for the past sixty years. Although we've not really seen much evolution in this area since the 80's its certain that the rise of mobile devices with a wide range of musical capabilities such as the iPad, which was practically everywhere at recent NAMM music technology event, are heralding a new dawn for the way music is performed and created.
The key area here is the interface itself, since the iPad's large and reactive touchscreen presents a means of controlling the way sound is created and manipulated that could end up as important to the evolution of musical genres and styles as the turntables did back in the 70s. It helps too that the focus on the device as tool for music has been a core part of Apples vision from the start and its this that has aided app developers such as Audanika, who have developed the superb Soundprism, in bringing their ideas for a touchscreen based musical tool to life.
Soundprism is based on existing theories around easier to understand visual interfaces for musical performance, and according to Audanika's CEO Sebastian Dittman is "knowledge poured into a dynamic interface that enables users to just use that knowledge without having to acquire it first". In real terms this means you have a beautiful interface that not only sounds harmonious regardless of how you "play" it but also an new instrument in its own right that's easy to understand and master.
Where things start to really get clever with touchscreen apps such as Soundprism is when they can be used as controllers for existing music technology and software. Audanika is currently beta testing the app as a MIDI controller that will allow musicians and producers to control their synths, samplers and drum machines in an exciting and dynamic new way as well as looking to create features that will allow this control to be shared by multiple devices – allowing an mobile ensemble with it's participants controlling individual elements such as rhythm, timbre and harmony from their iPads, iPods and iPhones.
Other notable and innovative tools in this new mobile music space include Gliss (used by Gorillaz on their recent iPad created album "The Fall") and Pulsate, both of which allow you to create lush (and often odd) sounding sonic landscapes using a simple visual interface and Thumbjam, an app that lets you use the touchscreen to play normal instruments such as guitar and piano.
With less than a year gone by since the release of the iPad, the emergence of mobile music apps, their popularity and rapid development have already turned many heads in the creative industries and I'm fairly sure that this coming year we'll start to see them being used more frequently in the studio and at live shows, taking their rightful place alongside those other instruments and technologies that once also paved the way towards that ever inevitable new sound.
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For many students across the nation, one of the best parts of high-school is turning 16 and finally getting your driving permit. Getting a car itself might require a bit of work, but there's that exciting reality that at some point you'll be able to drive to school and have the perfect chance to really stunt on your friends with your new set of wheels.
Here at Louisville Male, once you have your restricted drivers license you can register and pay for a parking pass to park in our multiple parking lots; however, for some students, and teachers too, it's been a bit of a struggle.
Dr. Jury sent out an email to all students and teachers to detail a new plan for parking and traffic around school. The main source of this new plan was the fact that the Attorney General wouldn't allow a crossing guard at the intersection near school because there's not enough "foot traffic" around the school.
After interviewing him for a few clarifications about the email, it was learned that for students who have to walk far or end up late because of traffic in the carpool line don't need to stress too much. "It won't be counted as tardy [however] we don't want students to take advantage of the situation if they wake up late. We will be out there watching and will be able to determine if students should have enough time to get to class after getting through the carpool line." The administrators are hopeful that they will also be able to coach people coming in to the school and that people will hold th emselves accountable in following this new process.
Dr Jury, however, argues that "We're not set up to be traffic police, however, if [the situation] gets be to be dangerous, we can do some things to keep them off campus, but we [as administrators] aren't set up to be the cops". After talking to those two and Dr. Jury, Sarah and I realized we were forgetting a core component of our school body: the teachers.
Some teachers, however, our core component of Male, are having to overcome the same obstacles as students are, as well.
He, like Alex, also doubts that there's a way to enforce the new guidelines. He notes, however, that "In all [his] years of being here, I've never seen anyone's car get towed…", so students aren't trying to be intentionally malicious in their parking intentions.
It certainly doesn't help that the construction that started back in early 2018 is still going on, which could put people's cars at risk. Gheens gets the short stick so much in fact, that Mrs.Powell had to put in a request herself, using the Louisville Metro app for a left turn arrow at the traffic lights coming out of Gheens. It currently is being considered, "It's a nightmare because of traffic on Preston [but] something's in the works, apparently" states Mrs. Powell.
It's clear that parking at Male is a very popular, yet a very dangerous game. It may be exciting for the students to finally have that rite of passage to drive, but for teachers and those over in Gheens it can be a bit unsafe. While Male has addressed the issue as best they can, it's clear that there's still a lot to be resolved.
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Teens sentenced to read diverse books for vandalism charges
Group vandalized historic school opened in the 1800s for African-American children
Updated: 6:59 AM CST Feb 9, 2017
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Community members form a unity circle around the school, where they gathered in early October to repair damage done by vandals.
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Five teens were given a sentence similar to a lengthy homework assignment for defacing an old school building in Ashburn, Va., by painting it with swastikas, obscenities and the phrase "white power." They must read books and watch films to expand their worldviews. Judge Avelina Jacob, of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, handed down the sentence earlier this month. It requires the teens to read one book per month for the next 12 months from a list including titles like Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Elie Wiesel's "Night" and Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Alex Rueda said. The boys, all age 16 or 17, were sentenced for destruction of private property and unlawful entry after they vandalized the Ashburn Colored School on September 30, said Rueda, who recommended the sentence to the judge. The Ashburn Colored School was established in 1892 to provide local African-American children who belonged to an adjacent church an education, said Deep Sran, the founder of Loudoun School for the Gifted, which owns the property the Ashburn Colored School is on. As part of the sentence, the teens must write a report on the book they have selected each month, Rueda said. In place of this requirement, Rueda said the boys may choose to watch and review a movie, also from a designated list, which includes "Schindler's List" and "12 Years a Slave." The judge also ordered the boys to attend the United States Holocaust and the American History Museums and write a research paper on the message their vandalalsm sent to the African-American community. Rueda said the sentence was inspired by her late mother, a former librarian, who said, "There's so many things that I've learned about war and about discrimination from books." Reuda said she hopes the teens will learn, too. "They need to open their eyes to what awful things people have done in the world in the names of gender, race and religion. Books are the best way to combat that." Christopher Day, the defense attorney for two of the boys involved in the incident, supported the sentence. "The boys really had no idea what they were doing. They were just being pranksters and so I think in that regard this punishment is very appropriate," Day said. "It will sensitize them to what they did and how it could --- while they thought it was a stupid prank -- could have a very different impact on people." CNN could not immediately identify the defense attorneys for the other teens, who were not identified because of their age. Sran said he also supports the inclusion of education in the sentence. "It's the right outcome to require the students to understand the consequences of their actions and why it created outrage in the local community."
Five teens were given a sentence similar to a lengthy homework assignment for defacing an old school building in Ashburn, Va., by painting it with swastikas, obscenities and the phrase "white power." They must read books and watch films to expand their worldviews.
Judge Avelina Jacob, of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, handed down the sentence earlier this month. It requires the teens to read one book per month for the next 12 months from a list including titles like Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Elie Wiesel's "Night" and Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Alex Rueda said.
The boys, all age 16 or 17, were sentenced for destruction of private property and unlawful entry after they vandalized the Ashburn Colored School on September 30, said Rueda, who recommended the sentence to the judge.
The Ashburn Colored School was established in 1892 to provide local African-American children who belonged to an adjacent church an education, said Deep Sran, the founder of Loudoun School for the Gifted, which owns the property the Ashburn Colored School is on.
As part of the sentence, the teens must write a report on the book they have selected each month, Rueda said. In place of this requirement, Rueda said the boys may choose to watch and review a movie, also from a designated list, which includes "Schindler's List" and "12 Years a Slave."
The judge also ordered the boys to attend the United States Holocaust and the American History Museums and write a research paper on the message their vandalalsm sent to the African-American community.
Rueda said the sentence was inspired by her late mother, a former librarian, who said, "There's so many things that I've learned about war and about discrimination from books."
Reuda said she hopes the teens will learn, too. "They need to open their eyes to what awful things people have done in the world in the names of gender, race and religion. Books are the best way to combat that."
Christopher Day, the defense attorney for two of the boys involved in the incident, supported the sentence.
"The boys really had no idea what they were doing. They were just being pranksters and so I think in that regard this punishment is very appropriate," Day said. "It will sensitize them to what they did and how it could --- while they thought it was a stupid prank -- could have a very different impact on people."
CNN could not immediately identify the defense attorneys for the other teens, who were not identified because of their age.
Sran said he also supports the inclusion of education in the sentence.
"It's the right outcome to require the students to understand the consequences of their actions and why it created outrage in the local community."


'Someone Had To Do It': Airman Gives Fallen Soldiers A Final Salute While serving in Iraq, MaCherie Dunbar didn't know quite what she was signing up for when she volunteered for "patriot detail." It turned out to be one of the hardest things she did while overseas.
MaCherie Dunbar (right), with her girlfriend, Barb Maglaqui, an active duty Air National Guard medic. Dunbar, who is currently enrolled at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, hopes to retire from the Air Force this year.
During her back-to-back deployments to Iraq for the U.S. Air Force, then-Senior Airman MaCherie Dunbar volunteered to do "patriot detail" — a ceremony for soldiers, airmen, Marines or sailors killed in action.
"You line up in two columns, up to the back of a C-130. And you give them final salute as they're loaded onto the plane. Not that many people showed up to do it," Dunbar told her girlfriend, Barb Maglaqui, on a visit to StoryCorps in Fairbanks, Alaska.
"The first time I volunteered for one, I didn't really know what it was," she says. "I thought maybe it was going to be just one or two coffins. But they just kept coming, one after the other, and then another, and then another."
It was one of the hardest things she had to do while overseas, says Dunbar, who has been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
"I don't know how many I sent home. But someone had to do it. Someone had to send them home," she says.
"So I volunteered almost every time they needed people after that. Even if I'd just come off of a 14-hour shift. But then we'd just move on to the next day. And it was just business as usual."
"Do you feel guilty about that?" Maglaqui asks Dunbar.
"I guess somewhere deep down I do," says Dunbar. "Because I made it back."


The King Salman Humanitarian Relief Centre (KS Relief) of Saudi Arabia has concluded distribution of relief materials to victims of insurgency in Yobe State.
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to explore the option of dialogue to quicken the release of Leah Sharibu, who is currently in Book Haram captivity.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday presented certificate of return to Yobe governor-elect Alhaji MaiMala Buni and his deputy Alhaji Idi Gubana.
A total of ten political parties on Tuesday declared their support for Alhaji MaiMala Buni, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Yobe.
Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, whipped the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party for the poll, Atiku Abubakar.
The All Progressives Congress polled 497,914 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party, which scored 50,763 votes in Yobe State in last Saturday's presidential election.
The people of Geidam town in Yobe came to vote despite reported attack by Boko Haram insurgents in the area in the early hours of Saturday.
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe State, Sani Inuwa Nguru, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress.
Dr Ibrahim Kurmi, the Deputy Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly died on Monday night at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, at the age of 48.
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Yobe on Saturday reassured the safety of all the election materials distributed to various Local Government Areas in the state.
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday approved the dissolution of local government councils with effect from February 16, following the expiration of their tenure in office.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed reports alleging the abduction of some passengers by Boko Haram insurgents on Damaturu-Biu Road in Yobe.


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Ogre's Are Like Onions Shrek
Shrek explains how Ogre's are misunderstood and how they are multi-layered, like an onion.
Themes: Identity, Misunderstanding, Tolerance, Individuality, Intimidation, Communication
Movie Line Hail Caesar
A director struggles to get his actor to deliver a not-so-simple line correctly.
Themes: Communication, Confusion, Failure, Awkward, Acting, Directing, Leadership, Embarrassment, Filmmaking
Tell Me What Happened Babe
Fly must effectively communicate with her rivals, the sheep, in order to prove Babe's innocence.
Themes: Communication, Danger, Prejudice, Stupidity, Preconception, Misconception, Perspective, Dislike, Helping
Calmly Arguing This Is 40
Pete and Debbie agree to talk like their therapist suggested at the start of an argument.
Themes: Argument, Relationships, Money, Finances, Feelings, Sensitivity, Judging, Therapy, Communication
40-Year-Old Resolutions This Is 40
Pete and Debbie discuss what it's like to be turning 40 and how they should be more fulfilled because of it.
Themes: Aging, Happiness, Therapy, Stress, Blame, Anger, Optimism, Vice, Listening
Reconciling With Dad Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
Dodge pays his neglectful father a visit before the impending doom and tells him that it's still not too late.
Themes: Reconciliation, Fatherhood, Communication, Apology, Guilt, Resentment, Divorce, Abandonment, Neglect
Finding An Alien World Battleship
When scientists discover a distant planet that may inhabit life, they begin sending a signal to let them know we are here.
Themes: Technology, Discovery, Life, Warning, Forewarning, Humanity, Experiment, Science, Communication


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Groceries, Covid and the rise of the sugar-free gummy bear
Face masks (again!) dominated the top 10 searches in the UK, US, and Canada in July. So, we thought for this month we'd look at the search terms that had increased the most over the pre- and post-lockdown period to get an idea on volatility in this time of rapid change.
We also thought we would look beyond the top 10 this month, to see if we could spot any trends in individual categories.
With the UK easing its lockdown measures (first in May and again on 17 July) — and introducing Amazon Fresh same-day delivery — we thought it would be a good time to look at the changes in grocery searches. It's also given us a chance to investigate the case of the sugar-free gummy bears — more later.
"Before and after" grocery indicators
Generally, the UK searches for more grocery items than the US and Canada. For example, in the UK, over 100 items will have an average ranking in the top 1000. In the US and Canada, Nespresso capsules are the only grocery item to feature with an average ranking of 904 and 567, respectively.
Trends in Grocery
Grocery searches in the UK group into three main areas: confectionery, alcohol (which is purchasable online in the UK, unlike in the USA), and gifts. Ever-present in the top 10 search terms are chocolate, gin, and sweets. So much so, that you can look at them as indicators for pre- and post-lock down sentiment.
UK normality indicators — Chocolate, Gin and Sweets
The four tables above are the "Grocery top 10s" for Feb, March (when lockdown commenced), April (during lockdown), and July.
February is included as a benchmark, highlighting the combination of alcohol, confectionery and gifts — with perhaps the inclusion of Dettol being a precursor of what was to come.
March saw the search domination of the Great Toilet Roll Hunt with chocolate and gin falling down the list, and sweets only appearing at number 14. There may also have been an inkling regarding the restorative powers of Beefeater strawberry gin, which suddenly appeared in the top 10.
By April, the chocolate-gin-sweets trilogy was back at the top of the grocery search terms. Each was also showing their highest overall average rank. The home baking boom emerged with the appearance of flour and yeast as popular search terms.
July searches seemed to hint at some stability with the top 10 back to being dominated by confectionery and gifts — and the rise in the ranking of sugar free gummy bears.
The rise and fall of the Gummy Bears
The appearance of sugar free gummy bears in the Grocery search ranking may have had something to do with this article, and a few others. For the period between 1 July and 25 July, this search term was ranking number 1 in Grocery. Its overall average rank was 20.2. Within three days, it had fallen to an average position of 55.
Interpreting the data
Peaks and troughs
It's worth digging out Maslow's hierarchy of needs to help understand what is happening here. Basically, according to Maslow, the base layer of needs concerns safety and survival. The next is for belonging and esteem — moving on to self-fulfilment at the top of the pyramid.
When a significant change such as COVID-19 occurs, people look first to the base layer. So, in this case, searches are dominated by cleaning and toilet paper. Once those needs are met, customers move to "belonging and esteem" purchases — gifts, confectionery and gin. Depending on the circumstances, the level of these needs can still move up or down.
As selective lockdowns seem to be the current stage in combating the virus, it would be wise to examine your portfolio of products to see whether they satisfy basic or belonging/self-actualization needs.
For the former — be ready for stock-outs and panic buying.
For the latter — prepare to take a bit of a hit during a lockdown. But be ready for a bounce-back as basic needs are felt to be met.
Seasonal is still important
In each of the months covered, seasonal searches still performed well — Easter, Father's Day and Rakhi all featured at some stage. Not missing out on the promotion of your products during a particular festival will be very important, especially if there is a close match between your product and the theme of the festival. If not, it may be worth trying to make it fit better.
Make space for the novel
The gummy bears story shows that news stories can generate clicks. It seems likely that people searched on Amazon to read the comedy reviews. Whatever the reason, the trick is to be able to pick up on these events and react quickly. Gummy bears are already slipping down the top 10 list — the advertising window of opportunity has closed.
Worth noting: The click thru rate for the gummy bears search term was in the top 3 for Grocery in July. Almost 50% higher than for sweets. Curiosity can generate clicks and sales.
Searches depend on where you are in the COVID wave
Looking at the search results in three target markets, we have been able to break down the main growth search terms into "Protection", "Home working", and "Out and About". We also think people in the UK are searching for some back-to-college products.
The Vector robot has been included in the Home working group for Canada, which may not be totally fair. It also appears to be one of those news/event-related occurrences as it has quickly disappeared from the recent rankings.
UK, US, Canada Search Terms Comparison
While the UK and Canada are beginning to embrace the great outdoors again, there are no outdoor products in the US growth searches. This could be an indication that the US is battening down the hatches while the virus is on the increase.
As countries go into and out of lockdown, search terms become more volatile. The good news is that they also seem predictable. Watching how search terms change in another region could give you an edge in preparing your ad campaigns to meet an increase or decrease in interest or demand.
Targeting and advertising your products relies on your understanding of customer data. In turbulent times, it's crucial to monitor this data continuously, spot trends and changes, and react appropriately.
Our two free eBooks can help you understand how you can access and use this data on Amazon to define your strategic and tactical options. If you haven't already, make sure to check out:
And most important, watch out for those gummy bears. If you want specific advice tailored to your brand, get it touch today
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One of the very popular http servers out there is the Apache Http server. It's written in C/C++ and supports server side languages such as PHP. The server is open source and governed by the Apache 2.0 License. While navigating through the website, i noticed that they have quite an amount of emails in an email list that have different categories. Categories have emails to use when submitting a bug report, requesting the source code change, discussions, etc. The Apache Foundation's bug reporting procedure dictates that unless you're sure that a bug exists, you should use the bug database which is can be found at follows: https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla. They strongly encourage that if you're not sure about a bug, to contact one of the users which can be found at https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/. This is probably because they don't want to get flooded with emails on the Distribution List. They also ask whoever takes ownership of fixing the bug, the person CC's the DL (one of the emails in the emailing lists on the website) so that everyone is kept in the loop.
Microsoft Visual Code, or VSCode as most call it, is a powerful and popular text editor that supports many different languages and can act like an IDE if configured properly. It is open-source and maintained by Microsoft along with individual developers with an MIT license. The source code for it can be found on Microsoft's github repos, https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode, along with any bug reporting issues, discussions, wiki, etc. In order to submit a bug for VSCode, the person opens an issue on the github repo and then individuals can assign that issue to themselves or to other people. After fixing a bug, Microsoft requires the developer to sign an online Developer agreement and to also open an issue under the "Pull Requests" page with tags "bug" or "help-wanted" and attach the patch. Then Microsoft analyzes the patch and if the patch affects the core editor negatively (slows performance, etc) then the patch gets rejected. If the patch is approved, it gets merged with the master repo and released.
One of the recent patches that were deployed were related to the "folding icon" in the editor which wasn't matching the font upon increasing the font size. When the issue was opened, few developers joined the discussion compliment the catch and to bring up similar bugs as well. The issue was opened in 2016 but just until a couple days ago someone assigned the issue to another developer who found the root of the issue and deployed the patch. The patch underwent checks to see if the agreement was signed by the developer and that the patch didn't negatively impact the editor. After the checks were successful, only that developer was given permission to merge the repo with their patch.
If i were to submit a patch for both communities, i would have to become a contributor and follow the process that they have outlined in order to submit a patch.


From its inception in 1976, National Wildlife Gallery has been committed to the advancement of wildlife conservation throughout the world. National Wildlife Gallery is owned by David H. Boshart, Sr, APS member, and licensed appraiser. The gallery specialized in Duck Artwork and Stamps and has a vast inventory of most Federal and state duck stamps and prints.
In 1996, National Wildlife Gallery expanded it inventory to include various artwork genres. We represent art and artists who are exploring various media, but who do not fit into any particular current trend or fashion. Their techniques, materials and ideas about humanity, wildlife and our world are timeless and transitional. Art is a gift to be shared, to be given and received with appreciation, respect and awareness. We're passionate about art and share our passion by engaging collectors and art lovers through our online galleries, our Facebook pages, and even our auction stores.
2014 National Wildlife Gallery signs deal with the Pino Estate to work with them as their distribute of Mini Canvas's. We have included many of their larger stretched canvas's and drawings.
We can also be found on the Premier Art Auction site: Live Auctioneers – click on calendar for list of artworks avail for the auction.


New General Hospital spoilers reveal that Oscar will make one last wish before he dies. The young boy is now ready to reach the palliative care institution, as the cancer that struck him is incurable. The doctors have advised his family to stay close to him and give him moments of serenity, but it is certainly not easy. Josslyn is desperate and vents her anger on Cameron, even though there is no reason for it. Joss won't be able to stand his guilt, and she'll be devastated by the pain.
Oscar seems to be the strongest, showing himself smiling and brave. "General Hospital" spoilers reveal that the young and unfortunate boyfriend will want to see his mother happy and thus make a final wish to Cameron. Meanwhile, Shiloh will get away with it. Brad will be skillfully manipulated by him and will not hand over the sect's cup to the police. In this way, the test will not be carried out and Shiloh can still act undisturbed.


This thesis looks to intensify local ecologies and biodiversity of post-industrial American cities. While natural and artificial are historically viewed as dichotomous, a mutation of the botanical garden typology looks to synthesize the two. This thesis sees Detroit as an opportunity to re-colonize nature through the production of synthetic environments as a new form of micro-urbanism.
The self-destruction of Detroit is symptom to the adverse secondary effects of Fordism, common for many post-industrial American cities. Given the scope of its shrinkage, bankruptcy and decay, the exoskeleton of Detroit's auto-industry permeates through the city. Much of the city's land is now deemed valueless while architectural relics have been left abandoned, facing urban blight, metal scrapping, and eventual erasure.
Mapping abandoned lots in Detroit reveal a series of "hotspots" in which abandonment is at its highest. These neighborhoods are isolated by urban envelope- typically the result of a stark shift in zoning from large industrial zoning to residential. The project is interior to this envelope, and proposes the interrogation of interstitial space between the idealized lot boundary, and the actual boundaries on ground.
Connections via local lot adjacencies reterritorialize the urban prairie beyond the lot scale, using existing water infrastructure as a substrate to irrigate and enrich local ecologies. Nature reclaims spaces in expansion of sprawling urban prairies, ground shift in an originally marshy area, emergence of vegetation in situational or architectural conditions, and the envelopment of architecture entirely.
The Wetlands Conservatory exemplifies a hybrid of environments within an architectural relic, while maintaining difference in climate between the interior and exterior.
The direct reciprocity between city and landscape is a demonstration of the city's pressure onto the landscape, and vice-versa - the tension created by the landscape onto the resilient citizens reluctant to leave the frontier of Detroit's urban jungle.


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Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Tartuffe
C. Girard
Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Tartuffe | Director Mateja Koležnik | © Raimund Orfeo Voigt, courtesy of the artist.
Tartuffe has premiered in June 2017 at Residenztheater, Munich, Germany. It will be back on stage this October.
Regarded as a masterpiece of comic drama from the mid-seventeenth century, Tartuffe is a play in which Molière addresses societal issues of his days, particularly concerning religious controversy. Although the play has a very specific historical setting, its significance and appeal are considered universal.
The play's principal setting is a wealthy family home in Paris in which craziness and irrationality are the norm. In the house, a closet is pivotal element for the play's plot, serving as hiding place for the characters while they are overhearing conversations.
For this staging directed by Mateja Koležnik, set designer Raimund Orfeo Voigt turns the traditional rooms into a transit space, exploiting the implications of the spatial arrangement. "In my work, I am interested in the consequences of space," Voigt told Scenography Today. "How it shapes the form of the situations for the actors or singers and influences their way of acting on the other side."
Voigt approached Tartuffe wanting to adhere to the entrance-exit dramaturgical system provided by the text, however not by building a room equipped with doors. He looked instead for a space where exiting and entering would be a common activity: a staircase. "The staircase configuration," he said, "actually follows the structure and system of Molière's play, where you find numerous entrances and exits in the scenes. On this staircase, you don't stay, you only pass from A to B. Or if you stay, that is for no other reason than to be alone."
Because there are no doors, every spoken word can be overheard along the stairs in front or behind the wall, "which is exactly the situation we were looking for, for the actors," Voigt said.
In his work, Voigt is also interested in creating a specific focus for the spectators. In Tartuffe, he frames the image in a passe-partout as to put the action under a magnifying glass.
The spectator only sees the excerpt of a more extended space. Dialogues are performed shortly in the visible front part and then continued in the hidden back. "By doing this, we only hear the spoken word and combine it with a different figure passing," Voigt said. "This reduction in visual information enhances the auditory part and adds layers in the viewer's imagination. It makes the spectator follow more intensively the actor, the movements, and the motion: a slight turn, a gaze, or a still moment suddenly stand out like under a magnifying glass."
Eventually, time and space become one entity in this induced focus: "What we don't see becomes more important than what we see. We end up in a quite graphical set up, where there is no logic of entrance and exit, nor up and down," he said. "This realistic space becomes more an Escher image just by the way it is treated."
Since most dialogues are carried out with the awareness of being heard, Voigt also concealed some microphones in different parts of the set to slightly enhance the sound, in order to bring the auditory level as forward as the visual.
Following this method of enhancement through reduction, Voigt also chose the single material of the set. The same, large, wooden panels are used for stairs, ceiling, and walls. Voigt has used real wood in order to lend the architectural setting the flair appropriate to the character's social status.
Raimund Orfeo Voigt – Tartuffe (Molière) – 2017 – Residenztheater Munich
Staging Mateja Koležnik
Set design Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Costume design Alan Hranitelj
Light design Gerrit Jurda
Photo credits Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Alfons Flores, Tristan und Isolde
George Tsypin, Guillaume Tell


1. You see your mother as an angel. She is your biggest supporter. She gives you immense love and approval. You have wonderful times when you get together.
2. You see your mother as a human being with flaws. You know she did her best, and you love her for it. You enjoy your mother's company.
3. You and your mother have had a lot of stormy weather. She can still push your buttons. You love her, but it's an uphill battle. She is not a big part of your life.
4. You and your mother simply didn't get along. You have mostly cut her out of your life. It's just too hard.
There is a way to reward your mother for her lifelong love and support while creating a much more peaceful and loving relationship. Healing your relationship with your Mother will bring you peace of mind, happiness, and an open heart. If you've tried years of therapy, maybe try the power of positive energy. We are all beings made up of energy. There are also outside invisible forms of spiritual energy, which may be hard for us to understand because of our dense physical bodies. We can call upon this energy at any time, and that will guide and support us. Many people believe this to be a higher power, guardian angels, spirit guides or beings that have passed on before us. No matter how you look at it they are all around us, everywhere. But in order to help us, they need to be asked.
If you and your mother still push each others buttons, say, "Spirit guide, please help me get out of my own way and love my mother in a way I cannot now imagine." If you have cut off all contact with your mother, even if it's "her fault," this loss is affecting you in all parts of your life—partnership, kids, health, finances. Blocked love closes your heart. Say, "Spirit guide, please help me heal my relationship and feelings towards my Mother." Your Mother does not need to do a thing. When you open your heart and forgive, she will get it and respond. Be prepared to be astonished.
This powerful energy from outside guides can and do affect our lives all the time. Give your Mother the ultimate gift: celebration, deeper love, and an open heart.


Are you happy with the car seat you bought for your newborn? I have to admit that I'm not because I had no idea what to consider when making the purchase. To be honest, I chose my car seat like I chose my wine on the wine list (in the days when I used to go to restaurants), ie pick the mid-range priced one. I wouldn't have gone for the cheapest because I'd want to think a higher price would give me a few extra features but I wouldn't have gone for the most expensive because I'd imagine that would have features I didn't need. Then I'd go to Which? Or Made For Mums, check that some other mums had used it and if they'd said some positive things about it then I'd buy it.
When I was invited to an exclusive preview of the Britax Roemer Dual Fix i-size, I completely regretted my purchasing rationale and I also wished I'd purchased a Britax Roemer. The Dual Fix i-size launches in January and I found out that it has tons of features that would make my life easier and make me feel more confident when driving with my children in the back. Not only did my 4 month old daughter Isabella look very comfortable in it with the newborn harness, but after speaking to one of the demonstrators I realised that the following features would be very useful to us.
** Your baby / child can comfortably rear face until they reach 105cm (approx. 4 years old). There's a unique rebound bar which prevents the car seat from moving during an impact and this can be adjusted to provide an extra 10% of leg room. This cute boy in the advert shots certainly looks comfortable and he's a lot older than my little Isabella.
** There are 6 recline positions forward facing and 6 recline positions rear facing to allow for comfortable sleeping positions for all ages.
** There's a steel bar inside the seat. In a side impact, the durable bar acts like a protective shell keeping your child super safe if the crash happens from the side.
** It's been rigorously tested at Britax's facility in Leipheim, Germany. Just knowing that it's been through several crash scenarios gives me a bit more confidence that it would do what it's meant to do in the event I crashed and needed it to protect my children.
On a superficial level, its available in some cute colours. I especially liked the Blue Marble colour, which has a denim vibe but I'm told the Sand Marble is very stylish if you have a lighter coloured car.
The upholstery – ie the car seat fabrics and covers – are made in Europe and I have to say that the quality of the material was clear to see. It feels smooth to the touch, which I'm sure I'd appreciate if I was sitting in it during a long car journey. Although it's safe and sturdy, it seems to me that it's as comfy as sitting in an arm chair. Isabella certainly enjoyed stretching out in it.
Britax has clearly thought of every single element of the car seat in minute detail and the same was true of the preview event. As the event was held in December, the canapes were Christmas themed. We had mini roast dinners on sticks (potato, stuffing and meat), smoked salmon on a festive scone, mince pies and brandy butter, chocolate bark with dried fruits and nuts and the best ever hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows.
Dotted around the room there were cupcakes emblazoned with the Britax logo (and edible glitter) and some giant lebkuchen iced with the Britax logo. There was so much to try and to taste, reflecting the car seat itself – full of features that you just wouldn't find combined in any other car seat model.
The event was in the afternoon and I wasn't the only one bringing a child but Britax had also thought about things to occupy older kids. There was an electronic graffiti wall and the kids could virtually colour in their own car seats. It was impressive!
Nobody likes to think that they will have a car crash, but while we're going about our daily lives Britax have rigorously tested products and developed this Dual Fix i-Size to ensure that we're as protected as possible. Rear facing is undoubtedly safer and as this allows comfortable rear facing until 4 years old, it's great value for money. Yes, it's just over £400 but you won't have to buy anything else until your child is 4, which I would have found useful with my first born when I bought a car seat that he grew out of within 9 months! The 4 month old, Isabella, is currently in that car seat but we'll have to buy her another seat in a few months time. Would we go for the Britax Roemer Dualfix i-Size? If you'd have attended the launch like I did, you wouldn't be able to even consider buying anything else.


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The Genetic Shortcut to Antibody Drugs
Insertion of genetic information can prompt the body to make antibody-based drugs, offering a fresh approach to treating diseases such as influenza, as well as infections like HIV.
Produced with support from Pfizer.
By Amanda Keener on January 14, 2019
Credit: Sam Falconer
Outbreaks of infectious disease are becoming more common in many parts of the world. Between 1980 and 2010, the number of outbreaks reported worldwide more than tripled every five years. Unexpected outbreaks caused by viruses such as Ebola and Zika have led researchers to seek faster and cheaper strategies for addressing pathogenic agents they know little about. These strategies include using laboratory-made, monoclonal antibodies that can immediately bind to and neutralize specific viruses or bacteria in a person who has been infected, but also protect, for a time, anyone who is likely to be exposed to a particular pathogenic species.
But monoclonal antibodies are expensive to produce, must be stored in the cold and often require repeated administration by injection to work. That's not to mention the one to two years it takes to grow the cells that produce such antibodies and to purify and test the resulting proteins. "There's a short window of opportunity one has to halt an emerging infectious-disease breakout, and making antibodies takes time," says Neal Padte, chief operating officer at biotechnology company Renbio in New York City.
Padte belongs to a growing group of researchers who want to skip those steps by simply giving the body the genetic information it needs to make the antibodies. This can be achieved by delivering the DNA that encodes those antibodies to the cell nucleus — a process called antibody gene transfer. It's similar to the idea behind DNA vaccines, which deliver DNA that encodes vaccine components to cells. The approaches differ in that DNA vaccines are designed to trigger the immune system to make its own antibodies, whereas antibody gene transfer aims to introduce antibodies without inciting such an immune response.
Taking notes from the fields of DNA vaccines and gene therapy, researchers are working to bring treatments based on antibody gene transfer into clinical trials, using infectious diseases as a proving ground. The approach also holds promise for tackling non-infectious conditions such as cancer. "Wherever antibodies work, we believe this technology can work in the same way," Padte says.
Antibody gene transfer has to overcome the same hurdles relating to safety and delivery as does any other gene therapy, as well as more-specific challenges such as getting cells that don't normally make antibodies to produce them in large quantities. "We know it works [in mouse models]. You can do it for another thousand disease indications and it will work every time," says Kevin Hollevoet, an immunologist at the University of Leuven in Belgium. The big question, he says, is whether the approach can be applied to people.
PICK-YOUR-OWN ANTIBODIES
David Weiner, director of the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has devoted almost three decades to developing and refining DNA-vaccine technology. But about eight years ago, Weiner realized that his work could make an impact in a very different field. His then-teenage daughter was diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease, and the only treatment that worked for her was a monoclonalantibody drug that had to be injected several times a month. Weiner took notice of the fast growth of therapies based on monoclonal antibodies, which include anti-inflammatory drugs such as adalimumab (Humira) and checkpoint inhibitors such as pembrolizumab (Keytruda). "It's one of the most important fields in biotech," Weiner says.
The drugs that the field produces are also among the most expensive. Costing up to US$100,000 per year of treatment, monoclonalantibody therapies are out of reach for most of the world's population. Weiner thinks that gene therapy could make such drugs more accessible. It costs much less to make DNA in the lab than to produce monoclonal antibodies. The approach would also require fewer doses because lab-made DNA can last for weeks to months in the cell nucleus, while continuously instructing the cell to churn out antibodies.
Since 2013, Inovio Pharmaceuticals in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, a company co-founded by Weiner, together with Weiner and his team at Wistar, has been developing a number of DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies. It started by creating antibodies to tackle viral infectious diseases such as chikungunya and dengue fever and has now broadened its scope to develop such antibodies against antibiotic-resistant pneumonia and two proteins found at elevated levels in tumours of the prostate gland. They are now working on DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies that mimic antibodies against the Ebola virus from the blood of people who survived infection.
Inovio is not alone. Several groups of researchers have produced monoclonal antibodies in mice that can protect the animals from infection and attack tumours. For example, Padte and his collaborators in the United States and China delivered genes that encode the three antibodies that comprise the anti-Ebola-virus vaccine ZMapp, as well as three anti-influenza antibodies, into mice1. The antibodies protected the animals from both Ebola and influenza.
This ability to pick and choose the most effective antibodies for a disease is especially attractive to researchers who study a special class of antibody that can neutralize multiple strains of HIV. Up to one-third of people with the virus make these antibodies. That could be down to genetic differences between individuals; it might also relate to the strain of HIV encountered. "What you can do with antibody gene transfer is just take the successful antibodies that came out of these unusual pairings of people and viruses and give them to a broad audience," says Alejandro Balazs, who studies immunity against HIV at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. That way, he says, "You are taking the black box of the immune response out of the equation."
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, is testing the delivery of a gene that encodes one such neutralizing antibody, on which Balazs has worked for more than ten years. The trial will evaluate the therapy's safety in people with HIV. If it goes well, Balazs says, there might be opportunities to check whether the participants' bodies are converting the gene into the desired antibody. A separate trial, run by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in New York City, is testing the safety of another gene encoding an HIV-neutralizing antibody in a cohort of healthy men. The outcomes of both HIV trials will signpost how well antibody gene transfer works in humans. "A lot of people are looking at this very closely," Balazs says.
IT'S ALL IN THE DELIVERY
There are many ways of delivering genes to cells. Few have been tested in people, however, and none has been assessed for inducing antibody production. The HIV trials use a virus called adeno-associated virus (AAV) to carry genes encoding HIV-targeting antibodies into the muscle cells of participants. AAV has a knack for getting foreign DNA into human cells, says Ronald Crystal, who works on gene therapy at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. "That's what they live for."
AAV is also well suited to inserting antibody genes into hard-to-reach organs such as the brain. Crystal and his collaborators used the AAV approach to deliver an antibody that reduced levels of tau, a protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease, into the brains of mice with another type of dementia2.
But AAV, as well as other viruses used in antibody gene transfer, has downsides. It can incite an immune response. And because the virus is grown inside cells, production can be time-consuming and costly. Approaches that leave out viruses, such as Weiner's DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies, avoid those limitations. But without a virus to transfer the DNA, cells have to be coaxed into accepting foreign genes, usually by a process called electroporation, in which an electric current is used to create tiny, temporary holes in cells through which DNA can pass.
Neal Padte (left) is building DNA constructs that could enable the body to produce tailored antibodies. Credit: CAROLINE SINNO PHOTOGRAPHY
Scancell, a cancer-immunotherapy company in Oxford, UK, has used electroporation to transfer a gene encoding a lab-designed antibody that primes immune cells called T cells to target tumours in people with melanoma. In 2017, the company reported that the treatment safely induced an immune response against the cancer.
For an even simpler approach to delivering antibody genes, others are turning to messenger RNA — the molecule that conveys information stored in DNA to the cellular machinery that makes proteins. For reasons not fully understood, mRNA can make its way into muscle cells without the need for electroporation.
In 2017, Drew Weissman at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his collaborators injected an mRNA sequence for an HIV-neutralizing antibody into mice, protecting the animals from infection with HIV3. The biopharmaceutical company CureVac in Tübingen, Germany, and its collaborators reported success with mRNA-encoded antibodies against viral proteins involved in influenza and rabies, as well as the mRNA-encoded monoclonal-antibody drug rituximab, which is used to treat non- Hodgkin's lymphoma4. And BioNTech in Mainz, Germany, is experimenting with mRNA as a means of introducing T-cell activating antibodies for cancer immunotherapy5.
THE HUMAN PROBLEM
As antibody gene transfer enters clinical testing for infectious diseases and cancer, some researchers are starting to consider how to make it work for chronic conditions such as arthritis. This is more challenging because people with such disorders often have to switch between monoclonal antibodies to find the one that works best. A therapy that enables the body to produce antibodies for up to years at a time, as can be the case with AAV-delivered genes, would remove that option. "There is the risk that you can't shut it off," says Crystal.
Balazs and other researchers are working on 'off switches' in the form of complementary gene therapies or drugs. But for now, Balazs says, it is still unclear whether approaches that have been successful in mice will work in humans. "We're asking this one site of muscle to pump out enough antibodies to distribute to the entire body," says Hollevoet, who is studying sheep to get a better sense of how much antibody the human body might produce.
For the antibodies that have been tested only in animals, it's impossible to know the concentration in blood that will be needed to treat a given disease. "That's why these first clinical trials are going to be so important," says Balazs. Then researchers can deal with next-level features such as off switches. The mission is straightforward, he says: "Let's just see if we can make the thing turn on."
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Amanda Keener is a freelance science writer in Littleton, Colorado.


Probably should have sized up 1/2 size, but these will work just fine. Pretty awesome as an everyday walker, and we'll see how well they hold up.
Great shoes and they were shipped fast.
I have wide feet. Regular shoes make them hurt. Altras fit me perfectly, no more cramped toes. The cushioning is something to experience.


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Obama Administration Adopts De Facto Dream Act
June 15, 2012 admin Analysis and Opinions 0
By Alex Nowrasteh
Two senior Obama administration officials told the Associated Press that the administration will enforce many of the major portions of the Dream Act using the president's administrative discretion to defer deportation actions. According to a memo released by the Department of Homeland Security this morning, the plan would apply to unauthorized immigrants who:
Came to the United States under the age of 16.
Have continuously resided in the United States for a least five years preceding the date of the memorandum and are present in the United States on the date of the memorandum.
Are currently in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States.
Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise poses a threat to national security or public safety.
Are not above the age of 30.
If the above plan is implemented fully, between 800,000 and 2.1 million unauthorized immigrants could be legalized for up to two years. By being legalized they will become more productive, earn higher wages, and more fully assimilate into American society. But this is only a temporary fix.
Temporary work permits can be issued to unauthorized immigrants who have their deportations deferred but in this situation they would only last 2 years. It's a routine administrative procedure that already occurs for unauthorized immigrants who have their deportations deferred. This is one situation where the complexity of our immigration rules and regulations works to the advantage of immigrants and Americans.
A permanent version of this action in the form of the admittedly imperfect Dream Act would need to be passed to reap the full rewards.
The benefits from passing the Dream Act are enormous. Evidence from the 1986 amnesty showed that the legalized immigrants experienced a 15.1 percent increase in their earnings by 1992, with roughly 6 to 13 percentage points due to the legalization.
In the Winter 2012 issue of The Cato Journal, Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda estimated that an amnesty similar to 1986 would yield at least an added $1.5 trillion to GDP over a single decade. If 2.1 million eligible unauthorized immigrants were permanently legalized, that would be at least $250 billion in additional production over the next decade (back of the envelope calculation).
However, before we get too thrilled about the prospects of this sorely needed temporary liberalization, we should remember that hardly anything changed the last time the Obama administration used its prosecutorial discretion to review deportation cases. His administration promised to wade through backlogged cases and close those where the unauthorized immigrants had strong American family ties and no criminal records. Since that policy went into effect in November 2011, DHS officials have reviewed more than 411,000 cases and less than 2 percent of them were closed.
If the administration's proposal temporarily goes as far as the Dream Act would, it will shrink the informal economy, increase economic efficiency, and remove the fear and uncertainty of deportation from potentially millions of otherwise law-abiding people. It would be a good first step toward reforming immigration and a glimpse at what the Dream Act would do.
Fighting for the First Amendment
The Real Reagan, In his Own Words


Republican Glenn Grothman is is our voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District. Grothman is currently in his third 2-year term, having defeated Democrat Dan Kohl in November, 2018.
Currently, he is a member of the House's Education And Labor Committee. In the last term he was also on the Oversight and the Budget Committees. An attorney, Grothman previously served as a Wisconsin State Senator representing Senate District 20. He was first elected to the State Senate in 2004. In 2013 he was the assistant majority leader and in 2012 he was the assistant minority leader. From 1994 to 2004 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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It is too soft, too luxurious, and too successful, and is, thus lazy.
There is a vast concentration of land holdings by private parties or government, which has a negative effect on both the morale and morals of the people.
It fails to adapt to new challenges, whether they be economic, political, social, or climatic conditions.
Raw materials are used up at home and have to be imported, but can no longer be afforded.
There is a concentration of power and decision making in the hands of the powerful few.
The traditional, classic family becomes fractured.
There is exploding knowledge and increased complexity the results in each subsequent generation knowing less of the country's total cultural heritage then the generation that went before it.
Overwhelming population numbers hinder individual development and achievement.
The least capable members of society outbreed the more capable.
Women and minorities' rights become pervasive issues.
Laws strangle the productive members of a society and the judicial system is slow, inefficient and subjective.
Belief in the occult increases.
People become disinterested and disenchanted in the political processes.
The population's primary focus in on self-gratification and entertainment.
Governments and societies emphasize preservation, duplication, security and mass-production.
The more capable member of society rejected government service for selfish reasons, believing they can maintain their separate self-interests.
Drug use and homosexuality become widespread.
The tax system becomes brutal and discourages innovation and initiative.
Poorly educated members of society take leadership positions in government.
The productive population decreases in number due to birth control, abortion, wars, suicide and the like.
Crime, immorality and corruption proliferate.
Government bureaucracy becomes a barrier between government leaders and the people.
The country is flooded with aliens who have neither identity nor understanding of the language, culture or history of the nation.
The more capable members of society reject military service.
Basic industries become controlled by foreign money.
More people depend upon government for income then paid taxes.
Government fails to unify the conflicting interests of the nation.
People become passive, rather than active, interested in games, recreation, reading, entertainment and illusion, rather than the real world.
Rebelliousness and alienation of youth from older generations is widespread.
The lower and middle classes, who are used to getting more each year, are frustrated.
A society has a long period of economic growth, followed by a period of slow growth and decline.
Those with wealth and power feel guilty and become overly sympathetic to the economic underdogs.
An obese, costly, professional military, emotionally detached from the general population, seeks its own self-fulfillment.
According to: (Book 1- Wealth For All, Religion, Politics and War, R.E. McMaster, Jr. publishing by A.N., Inc; Whitefish, Montana. pgs. 263-265).
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery..."
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read: Unfortunately, most voters don't know this.
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened."


To get perfect hair, you need the perfect brush! Here's a handy guide to the most common types of brushes on the market, plus when to use each one.
This is your basic go-to for an everyday brush, but it also makes for an awesome blow out. It doesn't create a ton of volume, but helps flatten out frizz for tons of shine.


In today's blog post we are going to discuss some of the simple best practices for hardening your servers. These tips can apply to any server environment.
These simple few best practices will make your wireless network more secure and provide you with peace of mind that no one is using your internet connection.
A new year means new ways for you and your company to save on IT!
Another day another happy customer!


You have finished your Spring/Fall Cleaning. Everything in the house sparkles. You even washed those filthy windows. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy looking out the window and watch the new season bloom.
As you open the blinds to let in the sunshine, you notice how dirty they appear. You have two options; replace them or wash them. Replacing them can become very expensive (Price times 2 times per year times the number of windows. Washing them can be very inexpensive. It's about once a month for about an hour. The supplies are the same ones that you probably have on hand.
There are 3 major types of blinds; wooden, fabric and vinyl. The main chore in keeping them clean is to vacuum them often. You should use the brush attachment for your vacuum and go across the slats. If the blinds are vertical, vacuum downwards so that you don't harm the blinds.
These types of blinds are usually used in the kitchen. Because of this, they tend to collect grease and dirt from the stove. A homemade solution of equal parts of vinegar and water and a clean sock will cut through the grease. With the slats turned the same way, wipe them down and then reverse the process for the other side. You can also use a microfiber cloth instead of a sock.
Wooden blinds usually are treated with a finish that repels dirt and stains. To clean them, spray a cloth with furniture polish. Wipe down each side of the slat. Do not get the polish on the cords, as they will become damaged. For very soiled blinds, use clean water but do not get the blinds too wet. Cry them completely after cleaning.
Vacuuming fabric blinds will assist you in keeping them clean. You should use the dust attachment of your vacuum on the lowest setting. If you don't have one of these attachments, use the hair dryer. This will blow the dirt away from the creases. If there is a stain, a solution of detergent and water should work. Blot the area, let it dry completely and then they can be operated. If the fabric is heavily soiled or stained, you should take it to a professional cleaner.
There are multiple ways to clean these types of blinds. One way is to vacuum the slats and then spot clean the stain and spots. This is easy if you only have a few aluminum blinds. However, in a household full of blinds, this is time consuming and doesn't always work. Any way is to fill your tub with water and dishwashing liquid. Use a scrub brush or sponge and wipe each slat. You can then hang them over the shower rack to rinse them and let them dry. If the tub is a whirlpool, your job of scrubbing is now eliminated. Turn on the jets for a few minutes, the dirt should be gone. Rinse them off and lay them on a towel and let them dry. The third way goes back to the olden days that your parents or grandparents like to talk about. Take the blinds outside. Lay them on the grass and squirt some detergent on them. Spray with a hose and then flip them over and repeat the process. Hang them on a clothesline and rinse with the hose. Everyone loves to get cooled off on those hot, summer days.
Vertical blinds can be cleaned in the same manner as the other types of blinds. However, instead of vacuuming the blinds between cleanings, use a lint roller to rid the blinds of dust and to keep them clean.
Misplace your brush attachment for your vacuum? Use a set on large tongs, like the ones you use on the barbeque, place a microfiber cloth inside of the grabbers. To keep the cloth in place, use elastics or clothespins.
Buy some S hooks. Hang the blinds in the shower and sponge them off with warm, soapy water. Turn on the shower to rinse. Let them dry. There won't be any small puddles of water following you around.
Did I or didn't I do that slat? To keep track of where you left off when you are interrupted by the phone, doorbell or the kids place a clothespin on the last slat that you cleaned.
Try not to spray window cleaner on the windows. Instead, spray it on the cloth so that the blinds do not become damaged.
Feather dusters have the ability to spread the dust around the room instead of picking it up Use microfiber cloths instead.
Treating the blinds with dusting cloths is an easy way to keep them clean between washings. Make your own by mixing 1 cup of hot water and 2 tablespoons of lemon oil. Soak the cloth and wring it out until it is almost completely dry. Another way is to use fabric softener sheets on the slats.
For a quick clean, use your fingers. Open the slats all of the way. Pinch a slat between your thumb and pointer fingers. Run your fingers the length of the slat. Both sides of the blinds at the same time.
Windex is safe to use on most types of blinds. Spray a cloth and not the blind.
Now that the whole house is clean; windows, blinds, curtains, etc. it should be easy to maintain them. Once a month, take a room and wash the windows and clean the blinds. Blinds are the best way to let the sun in your room but without the glare.
You can control your environment with the amount of sunlight that you want. You can see out without the public seeing into your home. You are now able to let the sunshine in without the nuisance of having totally open windows.


Milan-based fashion powerhouse Marcelo Burlon County of Milan, will surely ensnare you with their most recent collection. Brace yourself for edgy looking apparel with sleek snake, scorpio and feather prints filled with vivid and bold colors that will make you exude streetwear coolness and nineties glamour. This grey snake print Mickey T-shirt is crafted from cotton and features a round neck, short sleeves and a relaxed fit.


Summer is here! As we focus on the perfect beach body, let's also remember the importance of eating healthy. This summer recipe features a spin on a traditional pasta recipe with zoodles. It tastes and looks delicious.
1. Preheat oven to 400°. Insert flat end of one zucchini into a spiralizer and turn to make noodles; repeat with remaining zucchini. Cut the noodles to 7" lengths and place in a colander; sprinkle with salt and gently mix to coat noodles. Set aside and let noodles drain over a dish.
2. In a medium bowl, season shrimp with salt and pepper. Place shrimp in an even layer on a rimmed sheet pan and roast for 8 minutes.
3. In a large skillet set over medium heat, add oil, garlic, onions and red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper; cook until softened, 2 minutes. Adjust heat to medium-high; add wine, lemon juice and zest and simmer until sauce has reduced, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain zucchini noodles and pat dry with paper towels. Add to sauce and toss until warmed through.
4. Reduce heat to low and stir cold butter into sauce, then add cooked shrimp. Toss with parsley and garnish with lemon wheels. Serve immediately.
*Don't have a spiralizer? Don't worry! Grocery stores like Whole Foods and Earth Fare sell packaged Zucchini Zoodles.


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Q: INSTALL_REFERRER not sending on production I have code that works when testing with ADB but does nothing when installed from the play store. Please help.
public class RefReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    String referrer = intent.getStringExtra("referrer");
    android.util.Log.d("[REFERRER]",referrer);

    String[] myTaskParams = { referrer, "test" };
    new NetworkAccess().execute(myTaskParams);
}
}

 class NetworkAccess extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean> {

@Override
protected void onPreExecute() {
    super.onPreExecute();

}

@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(String... urls) {
    HttpResponse response = null;
    try {
        HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
        String takeOne = urls[0];
        String take2 = takeOne.replace("custom_key=","");
        String fin = take2.replace("&utm_source=re","");
        String URL = "https://mysite.asia/custom_conversions/complete/fVZYNOW?user_key="+fin;
        android.util.Log.d("[REFERRER]",URL);
        HttpGet httpget= new HttpGet();
        httpget.setURI(new URI(URL));
        response = client.execute(httpget);
    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    }
    return false;
}

protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {

}
}

I have the manifest setup up like this.
 <!-- Used for install referrer tracking-->
        <receiver
            android:name="asia.rewardeagle.rewardeagle.web.RefReceiver"
            android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" >
                </action>
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

I have already searched the web for an answer and have found nothing promising. Please help.

A: This is an issue where google play does not send the referral until a few moments after the app is installed.
https://help.tune.com/marketing-console/android-problem-collecting-install-referrer-on-download/ uhgggg....

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Q: Batch insert documents on mongoid relations I have read the answers here on batch insert e.g. batch insert mongoid
I have 2 collections:
 class User
  include UpdateUserOrCreate
  include Mongoid::Document
  include Mongoid::Timestamps

  has_many :messages, class_name: "Api::V1::Message", autosave: true, validate: false
  has_many :message_export_requests, class_name: "Api::V1::MessageExportRequest", autosave: true, validate: false
end

 class Message
  include Mongoid::Document
  include Mongoid::Timestamps

  belongs_to :user, class_name: "Api::V1::User", autosave: true, foreign_key: :user_id
end

I have a document array :
batch = [{name: "dsfdf" },{name: "dfsdfh"}]

I am trying to do:
user.messages.collection.insert(batch)

But the result is that the Message documents are saved with user_id = nil.
How can I batch save the documents in the array through the relation making sure that the foreign key is set??

A: Try this:
user.messages.create(batch)

Also in your case you need to add this to the Message model:
field :name

=== UPDATE ===
Perhaps this could be useful:
user = ... # get user somehow
batch = [{name: "dsfdf" },{name: "dfsdfh"}].collect { |msg| {name: msg.fetch(:name), user_id: user.id} }
Message.collection.insert(batch)

A: collection returns the driver's collection object. The driver has no knowledge of Mongoid models. You need to set the association links explicitly:
batch = [{name: "dsfdf", user_id: user.id },{name: "dfsdfh", user_id: user.id}]

user.messages.collection.insert(batch)


This is year number eight for Fairrington's participation in gathering toys for the Olive Branch Mission's Lamplight II Shelter holiday drive. The Lamplight programs provide overnight shelter and interim housing for single women, mothers with children and intact families; providing meals, clothing, housing applications, job service, personal development classes and other support services. The Lamplight II Shelter is part of Chicago's Olive Branch Mission. Olive Branch Mission is not only the oldest Rescue mission in the City of Chicago, it is also the oldest in the United States. The earliest beginnings of the mission date back to 1867. The Olive Branch newspaper "The Olive Branch" is in its 120th year of publication making it the second oldest continuously published news publication in Chicago after the Chicago Tribune. Olive Branch Mission is in the business of human development, providing opportunity for recovery, restoration, reinstatement and re-entry unto productive life.
Every child deserves a toy and the smile that results keeps Theresa bringing in the list each year.
Visit http://www.obmission.org/ to learn more about Olive Branch Mission and how you can make a difference.


the flora, the fauna and it's peoples too!
All that's alive sparkles bright, fresh and new.
foods and bright colored ribbons to take to their nest.
awakens my spirit and brightens by soul.
puts a skip in my step and a song in my heart.
between the daffodils white and yellow.
longings of love each spring renewed.
Parade was submitted to March's Poetry on Parade linky party by Malvika over at Magical Corner. I hope you enjoy it as much as every one else has!
it is the destroying, the extreme.
It is the burning, cracking earth.
I will let this need go.
But how I felt about my own skin.
Before I fall in love with him.
Battle Ground is one of three winning poetry submissions from February's poetry party: How Do I Love Thee? It was submitted by Eloise Shorney. To read more of Ellie's wonderful poems join her for Tea at Elliesian's Visions.
Challenge yourself with the art of poetry, all writers, all ages welcome to join Memee's Poetry Party… after you've submitted your original work, challenge your friends to join in the fun!
Battle Ground original poem © Eloise Shorney 2015-2017. All rights reserved.
Battle Ground post: © Memee's Musings/B.L. Memee, 2015-2017. All rights reserved.
Trouble is one of three winning poetry submissions for last month's poetry party: How Do I Love Thee? It was submitted by The Haunted Lullaby blogger, Jarrod.
Trouble original poem © The Haunted Lullaby/Jarrod R Champagne, 2013-2015. All rights reserved.
Trouble post: © Memee's Musings/B.L. Memee, 2015-2017. All rights reserved.
Love Yourself is one of three winning poetry submissions for last month's poetry party: How Do I Love Thee? It was submitted by People, Things and Life blogger, Allison Nicole.
What they say isn't true.
Before someone can love you.
Love Yourself original poem © Allison Nicole 2015-2017. All rights reserved.
Love Yourself post: © Memee's Musings/B.L. Memee, 2015-2017. All rights reserved.


I can vividly recall the sound of a ball falling into the pool table pocket at the old pool hall where I learned to play. As a teaching tool, my mentor told me to "watch the ball fall" when I made a shot. It was a smoky old joint, with some interesting characters (and great players) and it was filled with old beat up Brunswick gully-return tables.
Today I mostly play on an older, but nice oak Olhausen table with leather pockets. I prefer regular pockets over the gully-return type, but somehow I miss hearing that comforting "clunk" and subsequent roll down to the end. I still expect to hear it every time I make a shot. Pool is a funny game like that.
One problem I have found with having leather pockets (and children playing near them) is that they do not last forever. One pocket has had a hole ripped in it, while two others have been basically ruined by someone who decided to break into my house and play pool.
The good news is that I will be able to replace my pool table pockets. I'll probably do it in another year or two when I have new felt put on. Maybe I'll be able to find some that sound like those old tables from my younger days? But I guess then I'd have to fill my house with smoke and shady characters. I'll stick with leather.


Surfer Surfing Since 1960 I am a soul surfer, becoming one with nature. Surfing is not a sport as some would argue; it is a way of life. Surfers are a tribe of watermen who respect nature and never take more then they need. I travel light and use rubber only when I have to.
Teacher I have insight and the ability to transform complex information into simplified terms, making it easy for my intended audience to understand and benefit from.
Philosopher "ipse se nihil scire id unum sciat" I know one thing: that I know nothing at all. On the highest mountain on earth: Mauna Kea Hawaii. I have awesome memories from a place where you can hear your heart beat. God is real.
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