Businesses must come out with unique marketing plans to compete in their niche markets. Amongst various marketing materials, logo design is the most sought-after material that businesses need to make a lasting impression on viewers. But a logo should have a simple design so that it communicates with potential customers and drives them towards a company's product or service.
Marketing experts who understand brand design know and acknowledge the qualities of logos. One of the most sought-after qualities of an effective logo is its clarity and simplicity. The brand design professionals have now accepted the importance of design simplicity for logo.
Your business logo is your face of the company and brand. As your simple logo design starts building brand awareness, consumers will make a relationship with your brand. But a complicated logo design makes this relationship difficult to happen.
Why your business need a simple logo? Well, there are three most desirable qualities that your logo should have. The logo should be easily recognizable. It must be a timeless logo design. It must also be a versatile business symbol as well.
A good logo is the one that people can recognize at first glance. For example, people can instantly recognize McDonald's logo just by seeing a yellow arch symbol anywhere. They can instantly know that a bitten apple symbol belongs to the Apple company. That is the power of a simple logo.
Such design will in turn bring recognition to your business. A simple shape of the logo is surely easy to keep in memory. On the other hand, people tend to forget a complex design so they will ignore any such logo.
Another feature of a simple logo design is that it is a timeless piece of work. For example, Nike's swoosh logo is perhaps the simplest logo. There is no need for the company to redesign it for next generation of customers.
In fact, most of global business logos appear more or less the same for decades. Only a minor tweaking of the logo makes it palatable to the next generations. Also, make sure that you create logo and brand identity.
For small businesses with a tiny marketing budget, the importance of a timeless design matters even more. They do not have the money to redesign a logo every few years. Redesigning of the logo is not just about recreating the symbol.
More than that, it involves a whole of branding exercise. You have to invest funds to promote your new logo to convince that it belongs to your business. So, create a logo that stays with your company and business for many decades.
Simple logos are versatile designs. Remember that your company logo is the primary but most important symbol of your business. This means that it appears on all of your marketing campaigns. It will also be printed on your graphic design items such as business card design. It appears on the top of your website and on advertisements and so on.
Therefore, it will be printed on the smallest of surfaces such as on promotional products like a pen. Or, it will be on the biggest surfaces like billboards. In both the extreme situations, a simple logo does not lose its impression and sense of proportion. It also looks great in black and white version as well.
It may be that a complex logo looks impressive on a billboard from a distance. But will such logo appear great on Facebook or on your business card? That is the question you should deal with. In fact, that is the test of your logo.
Make sure that your logo is instantly recognizable in small sizes too. The designers often use the Fax Principle. This principle says that a logo should look great on a faxed copy, which is in black and white and on letterhead also. While fax is no longer frequently used, but the principle is still applied.
Simplicity of a logo design is desirable for sending a brand message to its target audience. A complex design has too many signals to make. That leads to the confusion in the minds of the viewers. In fact, the main purpose of a logo is to send out right signals about a brand.
To create a logo with a message, write down what your brand intends to convey. Write it in one or two simple sentences. That will make the picture clear in your mind. When you have finished making the logo, match it with the message you wrote.
It should be saying the same thing through the logo you created. If you are not sure of the message of your company, ask for it. But make sure that you know what the client's customers want from the company.
Message of a graphic design is extremely important. Even when creating a website design, its home page should speak out about the company cleanly in an instant. The same is true for other designs as well.
A simple logo is able to evoke right emotions from the viewers. For example, if there is only one or two colors in a logo, it can evoke the intended feelings of the customers. A red color will evoke passion, love, aggression but if there are too many colors, no concrete one message is usually possible to convey.
So, a simple logo design has one or two colors and typeface that immediately evokes the right emotion. These emotions then translate into the message that a company wants to convey. So, you express a message through the strategic use of colors, typeface, shapes, lines and even white space elements.
A problem with complicated logo designs that often arises is that its details are copied. Many such logos are circulation in markets. This harms the branding efforts of the company. But that is not generally the case with simple logos. Since there are one or two colors and one fonts, scope for changing the logo is very limited. You can not make subtle changes as happens with the complex design.
For example, no one can steal anything from Apple logo and Nike logo as there is just one symbol element and nothing else in these logos.
But it is not easy to create a simple logo. This is because there is a brand message, mission, business values, vision, and promise that should reflect in a logo. Often, to have all these attributes in a logo, many designers end up making a logo design complex. After all, to express a message through colors, typeface and other elements in a simple way is not that easy. So, you need to extra careful.
If your business logo is a complex design, redesign it. Or, you should have a new logo that is worthy of representing your company. Designhill can help you get a brand new logo that is worth your money and helps you build your brand.
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A simple logo design is desirable for its instant capability to interact with people and engage them with your brand. They get your brand message just by glancing at the simple design. It is a versatile logo that fits everywhere. A simple logo is with your company for many decades which helps in branding your business well.
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Will the luck never change? After qualifying 1st in group in the time trials and getting 5th grid after the 4 heats, Laura was expected to qualify for the finals with ease. Unfortunately a kart flying through the air struck Laura from behind and put her out of the first final. Starting 32nd on the grid this meant she had to finish in the top ten to qualify. A fantastic drive to 7th looked like putting her through when 8 laps from the end the reeds on the engine blew apart.
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The film industry did not offer a very rosy view of the business world in 2021.
Dominated by streaming giants and independent studios, the year in movies had a wealth of poignant stories about financial distress in a range of cultures and locations. There was a mass of gig economy workers struggling professionally and financially. A daughter helping to keep her deaf parents' fishing business from collapsing. An Albanian widow in Kosovo working to start a small business amid civil unrest. Inspirational and tragic alike, each film has a lesson to offer for entrepreneurs.
Here are eight 2021 movies every business owner should see, listed in order of release date.
1. Silk Road
This high-octane thriller tells the true story of how Ross Ulbricht created his infamous dark web-based "Amazon-for-drugs," which amassed more than $1 billion in sales before being taken down by the DEA. It's an instructive parable about the dangers of unfettered e-commerce.
Where to see it: Hulu
2. WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
The epic documentary about how WeWork's frathouse-like office culture, unrealistic expectations, and cartoonish overspending caused the co-working business's IPO and its utopian vision to unravel in just six weeks. Along the way, co-founder Adam Neumann demonstrates some excellent examples of how not to lead an organization.
You find Inc.'s review of the doc here.
3. CODA
Ruby, a Child Of Deaf Adults (CODA), spends every morning before school working on the family's struggling commercial fishing boat in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Embroiled in the local fishing industry's fight with authorities, Ruby must choose between her family obligations and her dream of pursuing a music career. A critical darling, CODA is a touching story of learning how to communicate and the challenges of running a family business.
Where to see it: Apple TV+
4. The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up explores the human costs of the $5 trillion gig economy. Told through the lives of people working for Uber, Deliveroo, and other companies, the documentary offers an alternative view of the much-hyped transformation of the global workforce.
Where to see it: Google, Amazon, and Apple TV+
5. El Buen Patrón (The Good Boss)
El Buen Patrón is the thrilling Spanish-language story of the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business (Javier Bardem) who works tirelessly to pacify his disaffected staff before a visit from an awards committee. Satirical and witty, the film is focused on what happens when supervisors cross boundaries into employees' personal lives.
Where to see it: In theaters
6. Hive
This Albanian-language darling of the Sundance film festival tells the story of a widow in Kosovo starting a business selling honey and ajvar (a traditional relish made from red bell peppers) to provide for her two children, in the face of overwhelming grief and a repressive patriarchal society.
7. Dear Rider
Transforming a niche (and often dangerous) hobby into a globally recognized sport takes an entrepreneurial vision. The late Jake Burton Carpenter did just that for snowboarding. By tenaciously pulling together sponsors, ski resorts, and major athletes, Carpenter launched his business–and ultimately a worldwide phenomenon.
Where to see it: HBO Max
8. Black Friday
Produced by and starring The Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell, this horror-comedy film pits an unmotivated team of toy store employees against a horde of bloodthirsty, parasite-infected shoppers on Black Friday. It's a gory–but apt–satire of what life is like on the front lines of the retail industry during the Covid pandemic. Fittingly, Black Friday will premiere on Black Friday, November 26.
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*Once a year you're allowed to go mad, as the old Latin proverb attributed to Seneca says.
Celebrity Chef Marco Pernini talks about the culinary delights to be found at a traditional carnival party.
With all that's going on in the world, I'd venture to say more than once a year. In fact, you're allowed to go mad as often as you want to. Just remember to always do so in moderation – going over the top never looks good.
The festive mood of Christmas and New Year is over and spring has yet to begin, so it's easy to feel a bit down. Therefore it makes perfect sense to get into the fun spirit of the ancient carnival tradition, and indulge yourself in food that can cheer the heart.
Recipes for carnival celebration food abound, and the traditional food has evolved over the years, adapting to changing local consumption and produce (something we should be doing more often to keep a fine balance between what Mother Earth produces and what we consume). For instance, in Brazil, one of the most famous carnivals in the world, they make spicy food to go with their even spicier outfits. This is most appropriate for the hottest month in the southern hemisphere. In New Orleans, meanwhile, they prepare for Mardi Gras a special gumbo with chicken or shrimp and added spice that shows the influence of Caribbean taste in that region. And while the festive mood of the carnival is, above all, associated with making various types of cakes for the children, it actually gives adults an excuse to get a bit silly too.
I'm going to focus just on the Italian carnival tradition – after all it's where it all started – and I want to indulge myself and tell you about the numerous cakes that are to be found all over Italy.
Italy is a united country now, but it hasn't been so for long – only last year we celebrated the 150th anniversary of unification. It had been a poor country, divided into many small states, not only fighting against each other in wars and in culture, but also in the art of cooking. Of course, poverty is the mother of all inventions and Italians were the masters – adapting and readapting their creations constantly with the ingredients they had available. The result is an extraordinary selection of recipes that vary from region to region, varying almost as much as the works of art you may find scattered around every church, every palazzo and every piazza corner.
Italian cuisine is good because it is simple but, as I always say to my dinner companions, the secret is how you choose your ingredients. Don't forget that everything you put in your mouth becomes a part of you, so you should always be careful of what you choose to put in it.
It has been quite a task researching the many traditional carnival cake recipes, but I have managed to find the most popular delicacies of Italy. Now I'm passing them on to you for your own indulgence and to help you get yourselves into that carnival spirit.
This is a speciality found in Abruzzi, Umbria, Le Marche, and Lazio. It is a cake made with flour and eggs, with some variations, adding either olive oil , sugar, lemon juice, or liqueur. Make 1 cm balls out of the mixture and then fry them in olive oil or cooking oil. Drain the excess oil once they're done, then dip them in a heated solution of honey and stick them all together so that when cooled down they make one whole cake. The use of honey shows how ancient this recipe is.
These are the southern version of the circerchiata above. The Neapolitan struffoli look like the circerchiata but the two recipes differ in many ways. The Neapolitan sweet is decorated with cannullilli e diavulilli, that is, candied fruits and other coloured sweets, which give them their festive feel. One variation of strufolli is to bake them in the oven, so they come out a bit lighter.
This cake is typical of the Friuli region. Making these can be great fun for the children as they help their mother with stirring the mixture, which, here, consists of eggs, flour, lard, and added baking powder and is flavoured with aniseed-based liqueur and lemon zest. The castangole is then either fried or baked till golden.
These are little half-moons of thin pastry, made of flour and water and a bit of sugar, that are filled with jam or dried fruit inside, or sometimes with ricotta and even with pecorino to add a bit of spice. That's what they do in the areas around Naples.
This ismore an Austrian tradition that Italians adopted in the early nineteenth century when Napoleon sold Venice to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They are basically what we more commonly call doughnuts with either a jam or apple filling.
The term zeppole is also used to refer to a cream cake made from choux pastry, invented by the chef Pantarelli in 1540, seven years after he left Florence for France, along with Caterina de Medici and her court. Commonly light-weight, deep fried dough balls of about 5 cm in size, these doughnuts or fritters are usually sprinkled with caster sugar and may be filled with custard or pastry cream as they do in Rome. Zeppole are traditionally eaten on the 19th of March, St Joseph's Day, where in Naples the zeppole makers set up their deep-friers outside their shops and nearly fight each other for the passing custom.
These are the most typical cakes to be found during the Venice carnival. They are first mentioned in a recipe book from the 1500's written by Bartolomeo Scappi. In 1600, the fritters were only prepared by a very select number of pastry chefs and the art of the fritter was handed down from father to son. Only in 1700, at the time of the Venetian republic, did it become a more national cake. The base mixture is made with plain flour, eggs, sugar and milk and then pine nuts and sultanas are added, together with a drop of rum and some lemon zest. Once deep-fried, they are sprinkled with sugar. A Venetian variation has them filled with delicious zabaione cream.
Now we come to my favourite!
Not only are these the simplest of all the carnival cakes to make but they are the most fun. As a result, they are the most widespread and popular. In fact this is the one cake that is found in every part of Italy though sometimes it goes by different names. For instance in Friuli they are called crostoli; in Emilia-Romagna, sfrappole; in the Veneto, galani; in Le Marche and Umbria, frappe; and in Campania, they are called chiacchere. The regional variations mainly consist of which liqueur is added, depending on what was available locally: Marsala in the south, white wine or grappa in the Veneto and Friuli, or Mistra', an aniseed-based liqueur, as in my region, Umbria. And I leave you with my special recipe for it.
Place the flour on a table and make a well. Mix the eggs, salt, sugar, vanilla and Mistrà. Pour the mixture into the well.
Using a fork, gently fold the flour into the egg mixture, Switch to your fingers once the flour is all wet and carry on mixing together. Knead well until the ingredients form a smooth paste.
Roll the paste out with a rolling pin (although a pasta machine will do) and make it as thin as possible – the thinner, the better. Cut the frappe with a shape cutter 10-15 cm long. I like my frappe to be different shapes, so they mirror the many types of carnival masks.
Fry in vegetable oil until crispy. When they have cooled, sprinkle with icing sugar.
And now, taste the history of Italian carnival by having a go at making one or two, or all, of these recipes and you`ll have a party to remember!
Buon Carnevale to all DANTEMAG readers wherever you are in the world!


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ARVO Goes to The Emerald City
In a dramatic change from a decades- long tradition, ARVO convened its annual meeting this May in a place other than Florida, as ophthalmologists and vision scientists headed to the Pacific Northwest for ARVO 2013. While many attendees may have felt some trepidation about the change, by the end of the week most agreed that sunny Seattle was a terrific choice. The relaxed atmosphere of the city provided a pleasant setting for scientifi c discourse and socializing with colleagues old and new. Plus, it wasn't hard to find a good sandwich shop, café or restaurant close by, which is always a bonus.
This month, we'll review the highlights of the meeting in various areas of vision research. (Unless otherwise specified, all of the abstract citations are from this year: IOVS 2013;54.)
AREDS2
The scientifi c headliner of this year's meeting was the AREDS2 trial,Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2. Lutein + Zeaxanthin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA 2013;309:19:2005-2015. the second part of the Age-related Eye Disease Study. AREDS2 examined modifi cations to the vitamin formulation that AREDS had established as a valuable preventative approach for patients at risk for age-related macular degeneration. This five-year study included 4,203 participants randomized to receive: 1) 10 mg lutein + 2 mg zeaxanthin; 2) 350 mg DHA + 650 mg EPA; 3) lutein + zeaxanthin and DHA + EPA or 4) placebo. All participants also took either the original AREDS formulation or were randomized to AREDS variations (no beta carotene, reduced zinc or both).
Video capture of blink behavior and patterns has allowed for a more comprehensive assessment of the role of blink in ocular surface disease. (Lafond A, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 962)
There were no significant differences in disease progression in the four major treatment groups. The probability of progression to advanced AMD was 31 percent in the placebo group, 29 percent in the lutein + zeaxanthin group, 31 percent in the DHA + EPA group and 30 percent in the lutein + zeaxanthin and DHA + EPA group. There was also no signifi – cant difference between the two zinc concentrations tested. One subgroup, consisting of patients receiving lutein + zeaxanthin and no beta-carotene, saw an 18-percent reduction in the risk of progression to advanced AMD when compared to those who took AREDS with beta-carotene (and no lutein + zeaxanthin). Study authors also noted that this replacement of beta carotene in the original formulation with lutein + zeaxanthin reduced the risk for lung cancer in ex-smokers.
Models, Methods, Endpoints
A key aspect of therapeutic development is the refinement and optimization of methods for patient inclusion in studies and disease assessment. Ocular inflammation is an area of active effort, and many presenters reported on their attempts to improve protocol design, symptom evaluation or both.
Digitization and pseudocolor enhancement can allow for automated quantification of superficial punctate keratitis. The original image is on the left, the enhanced one on the right. (Rodriguez J, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4341)
Investigators from our research fi rm, Ora, used modifications to the traditional conjunctival allergen challenge protocol to elicit a more chronic, inflammatory conjunctivitis that may be a means for developing treatments for chronic allergy. (Gomes P, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2555) Other refinements included updated protocols for fl uorophotometry and conjunctival staining. (Heckley C, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 6043; Lane K, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 6045) The optimization of fl uorometric measures of tear turnover was particularly intriguing, because the authors were able to show a signifi cant correlation between this sign of dry-eye disease and the Ocular Surface Disease Index symptomatology scale, a noteworthy accomplishment for clinical studies of this disease.
Advances in ocular surface microscopy was a dominant topic, as well. Studies of corneal nerve morphology by in vivo confocal microscopy demonstrated the utility of enhanced ocular surface imaging, both as a potential diagnostic tool and as a potential therapeutic endpoint. (Sanchez Dalmau BF, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 530; You JY, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 531) Other presentations focused on IVCM-based advances in limbal morphology and on infl ammatory cell infiltration of the conjunctival vasculature. (Baclagon ER, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 537; Angeli E, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2557)
A big topic in clinical methodology for ocular inflammation was the measurement of biomarkers of disease with a focus on those found in tears. A number of groups reported efforts to identify both normal and pathological values for cytokines in tears. (Hagan S, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 955; Enriquez- De-Salamanca A, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2072; Dionne K et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4324; Lakshman N et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4325) While there were some disagreements on the quantitative aspects of these studies, it's clear that the technology to accurately measure picogram quantities of signaling molecules including IL-2, IL-6 and IL-8 is here, and such measurements will become an increasingly important aspect of diagnosis going forward.
Biomarker assessment was not limited to cytokine studies, and other presentations described quantification of other potential indicators or predictors of ocular disease. One study provided evidence that several micro RNAs associated with retinal degeneration can be detected in systemic circulation, and so may ultimately function as biomarkers for retinal disease. (Peng Q, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 1947) These short-chain nucleic acid molecules function as regulators of gene transcription in a tissue-specifi c manner. The potential importance of miRNAs (particularly miRNA-96 and miRNA-124) was confirmed in other presentations examining the role of these molecules in retinal degeneration. (Langmann T, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4517)
There were a number of presentations that provided new insights on the measures used to assess blink rates and the importance of considering lid contact time to differentiate between normal and dry-eye subjects. (Johnston P, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 967; Lafond A, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 962) Other presenters examined the relationship between tear meniscus dimensions and other disease measures in subcategories of dry eye and found that in patients with aqueous tear deficient dry eye and autoimmune disease, lower tear volume is associated with worse corneal epithelial disease. (Tung CI, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 970)
Mucin function in dry eye was also the subject of multiple presentations. One presentation found that as the signs of dry eye worsen, soluble MUC16 values increase. (Watson M, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4309) Another study used a polymerase chain reaction-based measure of MUC5A expression to screen for goblet cells in patients with limbal cell deficiency. The goal of this study was to correlate loss of this key cell type with disease severity. (Suarez-Cortes TM, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 547)
Ora presented novel data on the use of software analysis for the evaluation of corneal superfi cial punctate keratitis, an important primary endpoint for dry-eye trials. (Rodriguez J, et al. ARVO- E Abstract 4341) Clinical grading, typically based on a 0-to-4 point scale, poses many challenges, such as inefficiencies in reproducibility, accuracy, subjectivity and sensitivity. In a population of 665 dry-eye subjects, the software-based approach generated accurate, efficient quantification of corneal desiccation. An automated approach is useful in standardizing the SPK evaluation process and allows for clear identification of improvement due to therapeutic intervention. Automation may not be applicable in every situation, however. In another study, comparison of software-based analysis of hyperemia grading showed that while this approach may be useful for dry-eye studies, confounding factors in allergic hyperemia (such as chemosis) preclude the use of automated redness analyzers. (Raval Y, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2553)
Dry eye is a disease that involves a range of functional tests of tear fi lm stability, but despite this it's still not clear which tests are best. One group sought to address this topic by calculating the correlations of dry-eye signs to signs, symptoms to symptoms, and both signs and symptoms to objective tests of tear-film stability. Contrary to many other reports, the authors reported that many signs and symptoms correlate with quality-of-life variables. In addition, they found a stronger correlation between tear turnover rate and symptoms than that seen between Schirmer's tests and symptomatology. Lid variables, however, correlated in unexpected ways, and the authors suggest that compensatory mechanisms may underlie these findings. (Saigal S, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4361)
Retina, Glaucoma and Dry Eye
In addition to the preclinical presentations, ARVO always presents a good opportunity to see what may be in the pipeline of new therapeutics. We came across a number of interesting posters throughout the week, including some on Thursday, the last day of the meeting. Just in case you weren't able to stick around through the end of the week, we'll provide a recap here, as a number of the "bestin- show" posters were presented on ARVO's final day.
A group of investigators, one of whom is an employee for Aerpio Therapeutics (Cincinnati, Ohio) provided in vitro and in vivo data on the company's drug AKB-9778. (Shen J, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 6094) The researchers confirmed its bioactivity as a potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of vascular endothelial-protein tyrosine phosphatase. The VEPTP enzyme, also known as human protein phosphatase β or HPTBβ, is a negative regulator of the Tie2 receptor, which is expressed on vascular endothelial cells and plays a key role in stabilizing blood vessels. Inhibition of VE-PTP restores Tie2 signaling, reducing vascular leak and pathologic neovascularization. In the study, the researchers note that, in vitro, "AKB- 9778 promoted phosphorylation of Tie2, enhanced angiopoietin (Ang)-1 induced Tie2 phosphorylation, and stimulated phosphorylation of signaling molecules in the Tie2 pathway." In vivo, AKB-9778 also induced phosphorylation of Tie2. While AKB-9778 is initially being developed for diabetic macular edema, vascular stabilization may also provide benefits for a wide variety of disease states. Aerpio initiated a Phase Ib/IIa trial of AKB- 9778 for the treatment of DME in September 2012.Safety and Pilot Efficacy of AKB-9778 in Subjects With Diabetic Macular Edema. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/ NCT01702441?term=AKB-9778&rank=1. Accessed May 29, 2013.
The agent ALG-1001 is being investigated in several vascular eye diseases including wet AMD, DME and symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion. ALG-1001 is a new small-molecule oligopeptide that targets multiple integrin receptor sites that play key roles in cell signaling and regulating cellular shape, motility and the cell cycle. Interim data on the Phase Ib/ IIa dose-ranging, monotherapy study of the drug in wet AMD was presented at this year's ARVO.A Safety And Effi cacy Study Of ALG-1001 In Human Subjects With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration. http://clinicaltrials. gov/ct2/show/NCT01749891?term=ALG-1001&rank=1. Accessed May 15, 2013. (Kaiser P, et al. ARVO-E Abstract 2177) In the first human study of the agent, the drug appeared safe and well-tolerated and a treatment effect lasted longer than four months off-treatment. There was also a robust response in the 3.2-mg dose group of at least three months off-treatment in all subjects. A demonstrated mean best-corrected acuity improvement of eight letters as measured by ETDRS in this group corresponded to a 30-percent decrease in central macular thickness and improvement in retinal architecture.
Monday's retina posters included a meta analysis of ranibizumab safety data in patients with AMD, retinal vein occlusion or DME. (Avery RL, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 1535) The analysis pooled 22 Phase II, III and IIIb studies and included 10,300 patients with a mean follow-up time of 15.9 months. In the analysis, patients with DME showed higher mortality rates and a greater rate of wound healing complications than those with either AMD or RVO. No other patterns of systemic disease emerged from the study.
As our experience with therapeutic responses to either ranibizumab or bevacizumab is extended, it's important to examine the distinctions in therapeutic responses observed to these and other anti-VEGF based therapies. This was addressed in a retrospective study of aflibercept efficacy in patients who had previously received treatment with either ranibizumab or bevacizumab. (Yonekawa Y, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 1938) Mean central macular thickness, visual acuity and treatment history were collected from 94 patients (104 eyes) in two treatment centers. Although the follow-up was modest (average of 18 weeks), signifi cant reduction in CMT was observed in two patient populations: patients who were refractory to ranibizumab or bevacizumab and those who received aflibercept after a recurrence of disease progression. Both groups also showed a stabilization of VA following aflibercept. Thus, despite similar mechanisms of action, aflibercept appears to be a useful therapeutic option in patients previously treated with other VEGF antagonists.
Data implicating B-Amyloid in the pathology of glaucoma, as analyzed via levels of B-Amyloid in glaucomatous retinas compared to healthy subjects, set the stage for MRZ-99030, a B-Amyloid aggregation modulator.
The treatment landscape for vitreomacular adhesions changed when ocriplasmin (Jetrea; Thrombogenics NV, Leuven, Belgium) was approved by the FDA in 2012. This recombinant protease targets vitreous proteins, resulting in degradation and enzymatic vitrectomy. A Phase III study sub-analysis examined the efficacy of ocriplasmin in patients designated as clinical candidates for traditional vitrectomy. (Kuppermann BD. ARVO E-Abstract 1942) Patients were evaluated for VMA resolution 28 days after injection of either ocriplasmin or placebo. In patients with full-thickness macular hole, closure was also assessed at 28 days. Overall, 33.2 percent of eyes treated with ocriplasmin achieved VMA resolution as compared with 11.5 percent (p=0.001) of those treated with placebo; in patients with a baseline FTMH, these rates were 50 percent and 25.5 percent (p=0.006), respectively. In addition, the study doctors report that FTMH closures were seen in 40.6 percent of the ocriplasmin-treated group as compared to 10.1 percent in the placebo group.
Building off data presented at last year's ARVO (Van de Velde S, et al. IOVS 2012;53:ARVO E-Abstract 1977; Sijnave D, et al. IOVS 2012;53:ARVO E-Abstract 2522; Hollanders K, et al. IOVS 2012;53:ARVO E-Abstract 1974), Amakem Therapeutics (Diepenbeek, Belgium) presented new preclinical data on its lead drug candidate, the locally acting Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor AMA0076. In Dutch Belted rabbits, once-daily treatment with AMA0076 resulted in IOP reduction that was more sustained than Y-39983, a non-local ROCK inhibitor. (Van de Velde S, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 5631) The data demonstrated that AMA0076 elicited a sustained, 24-hour effect on lowering intraocular pressure, an effect not seen with Y-39983. Additionally, hyperemia was observed with Y-39983 at all concentrations, whereas only mild hyperemia was observed with the highest concentration (0.4%) of AMA0076. Looking ahead, Amakem initiated a Phase IIa proof-of-concept, placebo controlled, dose-escalation study of topical AMA0076 in September 2012.
Data implicating β-Amyloid in the pathology of glaucoma, as analyzed via levels of β-Amyloid in human glaucomatous retinas in comparison to healthy subjects, set the stage for MRZ-99030 (Merz Pharmaceuticals; Frankfurt, Germany), a β-Amyloid aggregation modulator. (von Thun und Hohenstein-Blaul N, et al. ARVO EAbstract 1139) Merz researchers found that the topically administered drug signifi cantly reduced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rodent model of glaucoma compared to vehicle control in a dose-dependent manner. (Gravius A, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2625)
Multiple abstracts from Japan's Ono Pharmaceuticals highlighted ONO- 9054, an isopropyl ester derivative of the free acid ONO-AG-367 classifi ed as a dual FP/EP3 receptor agonist that may be effective in lowering intraocular pressure. (Tomohiro K, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 766; Karakawa T, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 1998) In dogs and monkeys, the IOP-lowering effects of ONO-9054 were more potent and longer-lasting than the effects produced by an FP receptor agonist (latanoprost), a beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist (timolol) and a fi xed combination of the two. (Nagai K, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 1986) In a doublemasked study of 48 healthy volunteers, ONO-9054 was well-tolerated and there were no apparent dose-related responses in any systemic or local tolerability parameters. (Rowe-Rendleman C, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 440)
Mimetogen (Montréal, Québec) presented post-hoc data from a completed trial of MIM-D3 Ophthalmic Solution. Patients with greater or more rapid exacerbation of signs and symptoms from Ora's CAE were more responsive to MIM-D3, which targets mucin-protective compensatory mechanisms. (Ousler G, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4343) Additionally, the post-hoc analysis supports an association between the duration of dry eye and the response to treatment for the reduction in both signs and symptoms. (Meerovich K, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4340) Patients who reported having dry eye for fi ve to 10 years saw a significant reduction in fluorescein staining and experienced improvements in their dry-eye symptoms, as opposed to those patients who reported having dry-eye disease for durations of one to fi ve years or greater than 10 years.
Also targeted to treat ocular surface orders such as dry eye, EBI-005 is a potent IL-1R1 inhibitor. Eleven Biotherapeutics (Cambridge, Mass.) presented clinical data from a Phase I safety study demonstrating that EBI-005 was safe and well-tolerated in normal volunteers at two dose levels when administered three times daily. (Goldstein M, et al. ARVO EAbstract 4319) The positive results of the Phase 1a study prompted a Phase 1b study in patients with dry eye. Eleven also presented preclinical toxicology data demonstrating that EBI-005 was well-tolerated in both mouse and rabbit. (Furfi ne E, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 4320)
Preclinical data on a new topically administered anti-infl ammatory, cis- Urocanic acid, demonstrated a significant reduction in corneal staining using a murine model of dry eye in a study from Ora. (Whitlock A, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 902) The same compound also showed promise in an Ora preclinical study of allergic conjunctivitis, so we're likely to see additional studies of cis-UCA in the future. (McLaughlin J, et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2554)
An interesting wrinkle in the therapeutic development paradigm was described by two poster presentations on the effi cacy of low-dose brimonidine as an eye-whitener. (Chapin MJ et al. ARVO E-Abstract 2556; Horn G et al. ARVO E-Abstract 5451) (One of the presenters is the patent holder for this use of brimonidine.) The re-purposing of this anti-glaucoma agent provides a great example of how clinicians may be the best untapped resource in the drug development landscape. It also reminds us why we like the ARVO meeting: It represents a unique opportunity for clinicians and scientists to rub elbows, share ideas and move ocular therapeutics forward.
Dr. Abelson is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.


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What Is An AB Degree?
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Having an education is one of the best privileges some have enjoyed. To get an education, you have to go from basic to primary. Then, you go to high school and eventually decide on your college or undergraduate education. At this point, you're confronted with the choice of what to study. It's usually a crucial decision to make. The course you study and the grade you graduate with can have long-term effects on your life and your financial status in the future. Let us know 'What Is An AB Degree?'.
Our focus in this article, however, is not on how to choose the best course or about career counseling. Our goal is to discuss the appellation that the university attaches to your degree.
Different schools use different appellations on the certificates they award to their undergraduates. Depending on your course of study, you could have your degree certificate written as AB. AB is simply an abbreviation for the Latin word Artium Baccalaurens. The English interpretation is Bachelor of Arts (BA). It's the certificate awarded to undergraduates who major in liberal art.
Difference between AB and BA
Traditionally, there has been no difference between AB and BA. It's just about the same words written in different languages. AB is a Latin term written as Artimu Baccalaurens, and the equivalent English interpretation is Bachelor of Arts. It's a certificate awarded to undergraduates who major in liberal arts, science, or a combination of the two.
To earn an AB or BA, you will take courses in subjects like humanities, philosophy, arts, theater, music, English language, history, communication, and so on.
Depending on the school you go to or the country where your school is, you need up to 4 years to complete a course in AB. In some countries, it's less.
For instance, in countries like America and Canada, you will spend 4 years to complete an AB or BA degree. The same thing is applicable in Asian Pacific countries like Japan, South Korea, and so on.
In other countries like some parts of Europe, Switzerland, New Zealand, Jamaica, Israel, and the like, you could earn your AB degree in just 3 years.
Schools awarding AB degree
If you attend Harvard or Princeton and take courses like languages, communication, music, history, philosophy, religious study, sociology, anthropology, psychology, studio arts, theater arts, and so on, you will be awarded an AB instead of a BA.
Other courses in which schools award a BA include criminal justice, political science, geography, and so on.
AB versus BS
AB or BA versus B.S which is better? The truth is no one is better each carries its values in its area of concentration. Where an AB degree is required, a BS degree will not be accepted; and where a BS degree is required, a BA degree will not be accepted.
The main difference between them is that a graduate who possesses a BA went to a school where the attention of his studies was concentrated on art studies, while the BS holder went to a school where the concentration was on science.
More often than not, if you go to school to major in courses like science, technology, engineering, and so on, you will be awarded a bachelor of science degree. This could be computer science, computer engineering, information technology, chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, petrochemical engineering, and so on.
Requirements for studying AB
If you want to study an AB course, the first step is to apply to the school of your interest. Such applications usually attract application fees. The average application fee to most schools is about $43. Some charge more. The school in the Ivy league charge as high as $75. However, you don't have to be afraid. You can get an application fee waiver if you apply at a stipulated date and under certain conditions. All you have to do is to research and find out if the school you're applying to grants such a waiver and under what condition.
Official transcript:
Your application process must be accompanied by the official transcript from your high school. Your official transcript will indicate all the subjects and classes you have taken during your high school days. It will inform the admission office of your qualification for the course you're applying for.
Recommendation letters:
You will need to obtain recommendation letters from your high schools and your school counselor. Some colleges will require up to 3 recommendation letters from you while others will limit theirs to 2. Whichever way, your recommendation letters have to come from your high school official. Preferably, this must come from your subject teacher and at least one from your counselor.
It's recommended you contact someone who personally knows you and can testify well about you. Recommendation letters are meant to go beyond what your transcript has to say about you. It should say more about your character and personality. This way, the college will get to know you based on the recommendations made by your subject teachers and your counselor.
Essay:
Your essay is your statement of purpose and is meant to be written by you to convince the admission committees about your personality. It's your opportunity to tell them about your strengths and what you're made up of. Inform the committees of the benefits you can bring to the college. Tell them your prospect about the course you want to study and what long-term benefit it will bring to the nation as a whole.
Not all school place premium on interviews, but some may insist on applicants undergoing interviews before the completion of the admission process. Whichever way it goes, try to prepare should they call you for an interview.
AB is not a strange term in the academic domain. It's a connotation that is used to pronounce BA in another language. It is an abbreviation of Latin Artimu Baccalaurens, which has an English equivalent of Bachelor of Arts. It's a degree awarded to students who major in art courses such as humanities, philosophy, arts, theater, music, English language, history, communication, and so on.
There are countries where you can earn an AB degree in four years. Examples include America, Canada, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Greece, Nigeria, Egypt, Russia, and so on. On the other hand, there are countries where you can earn an AB degree in just three years. Examples include the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, New Zealand, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, India, and so on.
Which one is better AB or BS?
None. It depends on your interest and ability. People who earn BS are not necessarily more fulfilled than those who earn AB, and vice versa.
What is the average earning for AB holders?
In general, the average earning for degree holders is above $40,000 per year. So, the same thing applies to holders of an AB degree.
Is my AB degree worth it?
Having an AB degree should be the beginning of your exploration in scaling up your career. Having the first is not enough, but it should not be despised.
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The Hillsborough disaster unfolded during Liverpool's cup tie against Nottingham Forest on April 15 as thousands of fans were crushed at Sheffield Wednesday's ground."
Hillsborough is an in-depth, moving account of Britain's worst sporting disaster, in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. Beginning with that fateful day, 15 April 1989, the film details the horror of the tragedy, told through the experiences of those directly involved: fans, survivors, family members and police officers. Many speak publicly for the first time.
It captures the horror of the crush on the terraces, revealing the prejudices held by the police towards football fans. It exposes the police commanders' abject failure in leadership as the tragedy unfolded, and their deceit and determination to deflect responsibility for their failures in crowd management onto those who survived.
The documentary exposes the lack of dignity shown to bereaved families as they arrived in Sheffield to identify their loved ones laid out in body bags on a gymnasium floor. It considers the impact of the orchestrated vilification of fans in the media and, as a consequence, their public condemnation. By interviewing those involved, it recounts the 27-year campaign for justice fought on behalf of the 96 who died.
A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.
Never-before-broadcast footage of the FA Cup semi-final in which 96 Liverpool fans died reveals a catastrophic failure by the emergency services, how lives might have been saved and how subsequent inquiries were misled.
And a former home secretary and former police chiefs are put on the spot about why a succession of official investigations left the truth hidden for a generation.


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Windows 10 upgrade vulnerability makes any PC super easy to hack
If your computer's security relies on Windows BitLocker Hard Drive Encryption software, then Beware! Because anyone with physical access to your PC can still access your files within few seconds.
All an attacker need to do is hold SHIFT+F10 during Windows 10 update procedure. Security researcher Sami Laiho discovered this simple method of bypassing BitLocker, wherein an attacker can open a command-line interface with System privileges just by holding SHIFT+F10 while a Windows 10 PC is installing a new OS build.
The command-line interface (CLI) then grants the attacker full access to the computer's hard drive, even when the victim has enabled BitLocker disk encryption feature. Laiho explains that during the installation of a new build (Windows 10 upgrade), the operating system disables BitLocker while the Windows PE installs a new image of the main Windows 10 OS.
"The installation [Windows 10 upgrade] of a new build is done by reimaging the machine and the image installed by a small version of Windows called Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment)," Laiho says in his blog. "This has a feature for troubleshooting that allows you to press SHIFT+F10 to get a Command Prompt. This sadly allows for access to the hard disk as during the upgrade Microsoft disables BitLocker."
Windows 10 in-place upgrades make this Issue Easy to Exploit
The SHIFT+F10 feature has existed with earlier versions of Windows as well, and could also be used to bypass BitLocker on Windows 7 and 8, but the feature has become a real flaw only with the advent of Windows 10's in-place upgrades. The attacker needs physical access to the target computer during a relatively short time frame, bypass BitLocker encryption, and then gain administrator access to the device – the issue that may also affect Internet of Things (IoT) devices running Windows 10 as well.
Why is this worrying? Most of you have a bad habit of leaving your PC unattended during the Windows OS update procedure. It's also because Windows updates take very long to get installed. During this time, any insider or threat actor (known or unknown to you) can open the CLI debugger interface and perform malicious tasks with the user admin privileges, despite BitLocker's presence, and that too without the need of any additional software.
"The real issue here is the Elevation of Privilege that takes a non-admin to SYSTEM (the root of Windows) even on a BitLocker (Microsoft's hard disk encryption) protected machine," Laiho adds. "And of course that this doesn't require any external hardware or additional software."
During his tests, Laiho successfully brought up the CLI troubleshooting interface while performing an update from Windows 10 RTM to version 1511 (November Update) or version 1607 (Anniversary Update), and during updates to any newer Windows 10 Insiders Build, up to the end of October 2016. Laiho informed Microsoft of the issue, and the company is working on a fix.
How to Mitigate this Issue?
As some countermeasures, Laiho recommended users not to leave their PCs unattended during the update procedure. The Windows security expert also advised users to remain on Windows 10 LTSB (Long Time Servicing Branch) versions for the time being, as the LTSB versions of Windows 10 does not automatically do upgrades. Windows 10 users with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) can block access to the command-line interface (CLI) during Windows update procedures by adding a file name DisableCMDRequest.tag to the %windir%\Setup\Scripts\ folder.
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Earth's ozone layer appears to be on the road to recovery.
May 26, 2006: Think of the ozone layer as Earth's sunglasses, protecting life on the surface from the harmful glare of the sun's strongest ultraviolet rays, which can cause skin cancer and other maladies.
People were understandably alarmed, then, in the 1980s when scientists noticed that manmade chemicals in the atmosphere were destroying this layer. Governments quickly enacted an international treaty, called the Montreal Protocol, to ban ozone-destroying gases such as CFCs then found in aerosol cans and air conditioners.
Today, almost 20 years later, reports continue of large ozone holes opening over Antarctica, allowing dangerous UV rays through to Earth's surface. Indeed, the 2005 ozone hole was one of the biggest ever, spanning 24 million sq km in area, nearly the size of North America.
Listening to this news, you might suppose that little progress has been made. You'd be wrong.
While the ozone hole over Antarctica continues to open wide, the ozone layer around the rest of the planet seems to be on the mend. For the last 9 years, worldwide ozone has remained roughly constant, halting the decline first noticed in the 1980s.
The question is why? Is the Montreal Protocol responsible? Or is some other process at work?
It's a complicated question. CFCs are not the only things that can influence the ozone layer; sunspots, volcanoes and weather also play a role. Ultraviolet rays from sunspots boost the ozone layer, while sulfurous gases emitted by some volcanoes can weaken it. Cold air in the stratosphere can either weaken or boost the ozone layer, depending on altitude and latitude. These processes and others are laid out in a review just published in the May 4th issue of Nature: "The search for signs of recovery of the ozone layer" by Elizabeth Weatherhead and Signe Andersen.
Sorting out cause and effect is difficult, but a group of NASA and university researchers may have made some headway. Their new study, entitled "Attribution of recovery in lower-stratospheric ozone," was just accepted for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. It concludes that about half of the recent trend is due to CFC reductions.
Lead author Eun-Su Yang of the Georgia Institute of Technology explains: "We measured ozone concentrations at different altitudes using satellites, balloons and instruments on the ground. Then we compared our measurements with computer predictions of ozone recovery, [calculated from real, measured reductions in CFCs]." Their calculations took into account the known behavior of the sunspot cycle (which peaked in 2001), seasonal changes in the ozone layer, and Quasi-Biennial Oscillations, a type of stratospheric wind pattern known to affect ozone.
What they found is both good news and a puzzle.
The good news: In the upper stratosphere (above roughly 18 km), ozone recovery can be explained almost entirely by CFC reductions. "Up there, the Montreal Protocol seems to be working," says co-author Mike Newchurch of the Global Hydrology and Climate Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The puzzle: In the lower stratosphere (between 10 and 18 km) ozone has recovered even better than changes in CFCs alone would predict. Something else must be affecting the trend at these lower altitudes.
The "something else" could be atmospheric wind patterns. "Winds carry ozone from the equator where it is made to higher latitudes where it is destroyed. Changing wind patterns affect the balance of ozone and could be boosting the recovery below 18 km," says Newchurch. This explanation seems to offer the best fit to the computer model of Yang et al. The jury is still out, however; other sources of natural or manmade variability may yet prove to be the cause of the lower-stratosphere's bonus ozone.
Whatever the explanation, if the trend continues, the global ozone layer should be restored to 1980 levels sometime between 2030 and 2070. By then even the Antarctic ozone hole might close--for good.
Attribution of recovery in lower-stratospheric ozone by Eun-Su Yang and Derek M. Cunnold (Georgia Institute of Technology), Ross J. Salawitch (NASA/JPL), M. Patrick McCormick and James Russell III (Hampton University), Joseph M. Zawodny (NASA/Langley), Samuel Oltmans (NOAA) and Michael J. Newchurch (University of Alabama and the Global Hydrology and Climate Center), Journal of Geophysical Research, accepted for publication, March 22, 2006, in press.
Key to the new science in Yang et al's paper was their ability to measure ozone at different altitudes in the stratosphere. They did this using balloons and three NASA satellite sensors: SAGE, SAGE II and HALOE.


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Aviva Mongillo Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Aviva Mongillo Quick Info
Height 5 ft 5 in
Date of Birth February 6, 1998
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Boyfriend Josh Bogert
Aviva Mongillo is a Canadian actress and singer who is mainly known for playing various roles such as Alya Kendrick on the Canadian drama series Backstage and as Sarah in the comedy film Don't Talk to Irene in 2017. The fame from Canadian drama series Backstage turned Aviva and her co-stars into overnight sensations. She started singing at the age of 10 and she also released her first EP named Songs About Boys in September 2017, via 'Cardinal Point Music'. She is active on social media where she has more than 100k followers on Instagram.
Aviva Mongillo
Aviva Mongillo in an Instagram selfie as seen in September 2018 (Aviva Mongillo / Instagram)
The information about her educational background is unknown.
Actress, Singer
Father – Frank Mongillo
Mother – Maria Mongillo
Siblings – Nicolas Mongillo (Younger Brother)
She is represented by Creative Drive Artists (Talent Agency), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Vocals, Guitar
Cardinal Point Music
Aviva Mongillo in a selfie in August 2017 (Aviva Mongillo / Instagram)
Boyfriend / Spouse
Aviva has dated –
Josh Bogert (2016-Present) – Aviva started dating her co-star on drama series Backstage, Josh Bogert in 2016. The couple enjoys each other's company and they can also be seen together in many of her Instagram posts.
Light Brown (Natural)
She often tends to dye her hair 'Blonde', 'Honey Blonde', 'Red', or 'Dark Brown'.
She has used her social media presence to endorse brands like Boro Clothing.
Aviva Mongillo in a selfie as seen in July 2018 (Aviva Mongillo / Instagram)
Playing the role of Alya Kendrick on the Canadian drama series Backstage
As a Singer
She released her debut EP Songs About Boys on September 8, 2017, via 'Cardinal Point Music'.
She made her theatrical film debut as Sarah in the comedy film Don't Talk to Irene in 2017.
She made her first TV show appearance as Alya Kendrick on the drama series Backstage in 2016.
Aviva Mongillo as seen in October 2018 (Aviva Mongillo / Instagram)
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Aviva began taking guitar lessons at the age of 12.
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Aviva used to be a very shy kid in school, but her teachers encouraged her to open up to new experiences and auditions.
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The device is powered by Mediatek Helio G25 SoC
The Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi today unveiled a new budget smartphone in India. The company has introduced Redmi 9A which is also a successor to Redmi 8A which was launched last year in the month of September. The device has been launched under the budget segment in the Redmi 9 line-up of smartphones. It comes with basic features such as a single camera on the back of the, a selfie camera and a 5,000mAh battery.
Redmi 9A price and availability
Xiaomi India today launched its new smartphone Redmi 9A in India today. The device was introduced via an online launch event. It has been introduced in two variants 2GB of RAM with 32GB storage option priced at Rs 6,499 while the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage option has been launched at Rs 7,499. The e-commerce website Amazon is the official sales partner of Redmi 9A and the smartphone will go on its first sale on September 4 at 12 noon onwards. The handset will also be available via Mi.com, Mi Home and will be put on sale via offline store soon. The Redmi 9A will be offered in three colour options Midnight Black, Nature Green, and Sea Blue.
Redmi 9A specifications
Redmi 9A runs on MIUI 11 based on Android 10 and it comes with a 6.53-inch HD+ LCD Dot Drop display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 720×1,600 pixels of resolution. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Mediatek Helio G25 SoC with up to 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 512GB using a microSD card. In addition to this, the smartphone comes with P2i coating for protection against water splash.
For photos and videos, the Redmi 9A smartphone comes with a single 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and for selfies, there's a 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.2 aperture that also supports the AI face unlock feature for biometrics.
In terms of connectivity, there is a 3.5mm audio jack, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm audio jack and Micro USB port. The device comes equipped with a 5,000mAh battery with 10W fast charging support.
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Q: SBJson Execptions after parsing (__NSArrayM objectForKey:) I've some problems trying to parse Json using SBJson, I did some research and I can't find something helpfull...
I followed some blog about how to do it, but I still get that error : "__NSArrayM objectForKey:"
So this is the Json I'm trying to parse :
{
"result": [
    {
        "authors": [
            "Eric Ries"
        ],
        "bc": 9780671607,
        "title": "Yeah",
        "urlImage": "www.yeah.hey",
        "description": "Hey..."
    }
    ]
}

This is the code I'm using :
SBJsonParser *json;
NSDictionary *jsonResults;
NSError *jsonError;

json = [ SBJsonParser new ];

// Get result in a NSDictionary
jsonResults = (NSDictionary*) [ json objectWithString:output error:&jsonError ];

// Check if there is an error
if (jsonResults == nil) {
    NSLog(@"Erreur lors de la lecture du code JSON (%@).", [ jsonError localizedDescription ]);
} else {
    NSDictionary *book = (NSDictionary *)[ jsonResults objectForKey:@"result"];
    NSArray *items = (NSArray *) [book objectForKey:@"title"];
}

The error :
-[__NSArrayM objectForKey:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7a2d390
2012-11-19 20:32:36.336 FMS[500:11f03] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSArrayM objectForKey:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7a2d390'
*** First throw call stack:
(0x2245012 0x16a3e7e 0x22d04bd 0x2234bbc 0x223494e 0x8c6a 0x36093 0xb39e83 0x2204376 0x2203e06 0x21eba82 0x21eaf44 0x21eae1b 0x219f7e3 0x219f668 0x8365c 0x2d6d 0x2c95)
libc++abi.dylib: terminate called throwing an exception
Current language:  auto; currently objective-c

And by using valueForKey intead of objectForKey
[book valueForKey:@"title"];

I'm getting this :
(
    "Yeah"
)

Instead of just Yeah
And I don't want to parse again the ( "Yeah" ) to at least get Yeah...

A: You get that error because "book" is an array, not a dictionary. If all the results look like this one, that is "book" only has one outer object in it. You can just change the line defining book to :
NSDictionary *book = [[ jsonResults objectForKey:@"result"] lastObject];

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Q: Print stars based on a number in each span I have some spans with the same class. And there's a number in each span, generated by PHP. I need the number in every element to be changed to the same number of stars.
So if the number is 4, there'll be 4 stars (*).
My actual code:
$(function(){
   var number = $("parent-div").find("span").text();

   for (var i = 1; i < number; i++){
    $("span").append("*");
}
});

Well, it doesn't work for me :/ . I also tried functions like .replaceWith() and .text() instead of append().

A: you're missing the period in the class selector, and to just replace the number with stars I would do something like this
$(".parent-div span").text(function (_, txt) {
    return (new Array(parseInt(txt, 10) + 1)).join('*');
});

FIDDLE

A:    $("parentdiv").find("span").each(function () {
       var number = $(this).text();
       $(this).text("");
       for (var i = 1; i < parseInt(number); i++) {
           $(this).append("*");
       }
   });

http://jsfiddle.net/8jHpq/


Ethernet Cabling is used to hardware Components With Rj45 Jack.These cable are shielded and unshielded which is Connected with Server,Router,Switch,Hub,Repeater,Computer,Laptop,Modem.
Although rolled over cable isn't used to connect any Ethernet connections together, you can use a rolled over Ethernet cable to connect a host to a router console serial communication port. If you have a Cisco Router or Switch, you would use this cable to connect your PC running HyperTerminal to the Cisco hardware.
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The B side of Roy Hamilton's penultimate release on the Epic label, a label he debuted with in 1954 and who issued a staggering fifty two singles by him. Roy Hamilton met an untimely death in 1969. The above was written and originally recorded by Sam Cooke in 1957 on Speciality 619.


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There really is some momentum now, especially in the GT3 Class, in the 2007 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
Subject to the GT3 Mosler receiving approval from the FIA World Council, on December 9, Guy Harrington (right) and Charles Bateman will be racing an MT900R in next year's British GT Championship.
Both drivers have tested a 997 GT3 Porsche – but they've gone for the Mosler, and they're planning plenty of testing over the winter.
I started racing in 2004 in the Caterham Academy," explains Guy Harrington, "which I won, then onto Roadsport which I won also, then I have been racing in the Autosport Caterham Eurocup and Superlight series, in which I finished second and third.


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CNN's Tapper '91 Tells the Stories Behind 'The Outpost'
As President Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Clinton Romesha for his valor in defending an isolated American outpost in Afghanistan from an overwhelming Taliban attack, he looked for lessons learned.
During his time on campus, author and CNN correspondent Jake Tapper '91 will give a public lecture and be part of a panel discussion with photojournalist James Nachtwey '70. (Courtesy of Ely Brown)
"One of them is that our troops should never, ever, be put in a position where they have to defend the indefensible," Obama said at the White House ceremony for retired Staff Sgt. Romesha on Monday, February 11. Eight Americans died in the October 2009 battle for Combat Outpost Keating, one of the most vicious engagements of the war.
Romesha's story and the stories of the other soldiers whose duty it was to defend the indefensible, including Capt. Stoney Portis MALS '13, the last officer to command COP Keating, are told in a new book by CNN correspondent Jake Tapper '91, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor.
Tapper will return to Dartmouth on Tuesday, February 19, to join a panel discussion with photojournalist James Nachtwey '70 and Portis at a lunch with students from the Graduate Studies Program and members of the Dartmouth Graduate Veterans Association. Nachtwey, an activist anti-war photojournalist, is the Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth.
B Troop, in the days following the battle to defend COP Keating, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. At far left, wearing a Cavalry Stetson, is Capt. Stoney Portis, MALS '13. (Photo courtesy of Capt. Stoney Portis, MALS '13)
At 4:30 p.m. Tapper will give a public lecture, "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor," at Filene Auditorium in Moore Hall. President Emeritus James Wright, a former Marine who taught Tapper in a first-year history class, will introduce his former student.
Wright has been waging a personal campaign to bring the real cost of the war in Afghanistan to the attention of the public and policymakers. In his recent book, Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them, he argues that the invisibility of modern war has made it too easy for politicians to expend American lives and treasure. Tapper's book is important because it puts a human face on the war in Afghanistan, Wright says.
The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding is sponsoring Tapper's lecture. There will be a public book signing after the lecture.
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Ranieri euphoric after win against Bayern
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Roma coach Claudio Ranieri could hardly contain his delight after seeing his side turn round a two goal deficit to beat German giants Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday evening.
Speaking to Sky Italia after the game, he was asked to comment on club President Rosella Sensi's claims that the game was one of the greatest victories in the club's history. He explained that: "Is this one of the great victories for Roma? If the President thinks so, then it must be true".
He went on to thank the supporters for their fantastic support even when his team were 2-0 down: "In the first-half we have suffered but together with our public we have displayed our great fighting spirit in the second period".
Ranieiri also stated that Roma may not have been able to turn around the game earlier this season, but after a shaky start to the campaign were infused with renewed confidence.
"We would not have been able to turn this game around at the start of the season, we were still caught up in thinking about last season. But all those shocks we got helped us wake up and the turning point was the game against Brescia, despite the fact that we lost".
The Giallorossi have given themselves a great chance to qualify for the last 16 of Europe's premier competition requiring just a point from their final game against Romanian FC Cluj on match day six.
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It is a well-known fact that darknet is teeming with scammers praying on unprotected personal and bitcoin information. While the practice of scamming is generally frowned upon on darknet, there are those who employ the view that one deserves to get scammed if they are "stupidly" careless.
On the other hand, a darknet marketplace known as AlphaBay has recently implemented a feature in hope of battling scam attempts involving their website. The so-called "ScamWatch" was put in place to browse the AlphaBay URL and search for any suspected scamming attempts. The ScamWatch is made up of three trusted moderators of AlphaBay Market and there are rumors that highly rated community members will have a role in this as well.
As the feature was being implemented there was a message on AlphaBay's reddit page explaining the details of ScamWatch and how will it work. They claim that there are three paid "investigators" who are keeping a close eye on any suspicious activity on AlphaBay. The staff of ScamWatch will all keep their standard moderator privileges, but will also be able to delete listings, moderate topics and even make listings physical, but they will not have any role in disputes or forum permission moderation.
The way in which ScamWatch works is that they will have to watch for suspicious users 24 hours per day and after determining that such a user exists, they will have the ability to freeze said account and prevent the user from withdrawing funds. The freeze of account can last up to 24 hours during which time the administration will review the cause and evidence for taking such action. While part of community believes that instant banning would be a better option, the owner of AlphaBay claims that instant banning could lead to abuse of power and that the 24 hour freeze is a sufficient measure.
While the concerns over this feature giving AlphaBay the ability to freeze all of its accounts and perform a scam themselves are rising, the owner of AlphaBay, alpha02 promises that such things will be carefully watched for and will be punished most severely. In light of this event alpha02 account will be renamed to "Admin" and will be receiving the messages only from staff members. For those who need to contact alpha02 personally, an encrypted message can be sent to somebody from the Staff with the note to be forwarded to "Administration" account.
There will be an AlphaBay support section implemented and split into three sub-sections: the Bug Reports, the Scam-Reports and the Helpdesk. The ScamWatch will help the Staff in resolving issues from Scam-Reports, while the HelpDesk and the Bug-Reports will be in Staff's exclusive jurisdiction. Any issues that have sufficient evidence backing them will be handed over to Administration for further investigation.
There was also a message from Trappy_Pandora, a spokesperson of AlphaBay, posted on reddit following the announcement of ScamWatch saying that while SW members might not be the most friendly of people, they are trusted members of AlphaBay who will not abuse their position.
With this latest addition AlphaBay has truly shown that they are stepping up their game when it comes to creating a relatively healthy darknet community. Let's just hope there are no hidden agendas involved this time.


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Are you excited to see the Transformers spinoff? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!


There's plenty more sand in the dessert?
Looks much better than mine did.
In Bahrain in Arabia where I live. We say there are plenty more scorpions in the desert. Somehow it fits better.
@ Hamad: ooh, you're so right… I must remember that one!
@ everyone: thanks for all your lovely comments, keep 'em coming!
but you had one in the style of fish in the sea in previous months.
I'm going to UK to Hastings, to be a group leader of polish students.
I love to come back, and have plenty of cartoons to read but 3 weeks without He and Her? ehh… two edged-sword, as always.


No matter how many times I've flown, the concept of this massive machine lifting into the air still strikes me as weird. I'm still fascinated. And unlike those jaded fliers who prefer the aisle seats, I still like to look out the windows at both the ground below and at unique cloud formations.
This summer I took a couple of trips across country, so I've had plenty of opportunity to look out windows. On the past several trips it's struck me how similar the view is to Google Earth, and I began to wonder if I could match up locations with the same spots in Google Earth.


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Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for B...
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2020 • United States • Directed by Powell Robinson & Patrick Robert Young
When a phone call from out of the blue brings Leo (Joey Millin) back into contact with his sister, Virginia (Madison West), long estranged from her family due to years of drug abuse, he arrives to find her alone in a bare apartment in the midst of an apparent overdose. After the convulsions and nausea subside, Virginia insists to Leo that she has been clean for 8 months due to the help of a mysterious group. She confides to her cynical brother that her edginess and paranoia actually stem from a sinister ritual conducted by the group that took her in at her lowest and eventually revealed themselves to be a cult. This curse bound her emotions and physical sensations to a man she has never met before.
With his marriage on the rocks, Leo has his own demons to face. Nonetheless, he is reluctantly persuaded by Virginia to embark on a cross-country road trip to track down this shadowy stranger under the caveat that if he's nowhere to be found and it's all in her head, she'll go to rehab. However, as their date with destiny draws nearer, Leo begins to suspect his sister's tall tale might have some substance.
Threshold, the second feature from co-directors Powell Robinson, Patrick R Young and producer Lauren Bates, following their debut Bastard (2015), was improvised and shot on two iPhones over the course of a 12-day road trip with a crew of just three. The results are an inventive and compelling psychological thriller with hints of the supernatural that recalls such indie cult classics as Ben Wheatley's Kill List (2011) and Justin Benson And Aaron Moorhead's Resolution (2013).
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Editor's column: Making space for anti-vax views
Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds talks about making space for respectful conversations with those who have differing views
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Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds talks about making space for respectful conversations when views differ, such as on vaccines.Sneksy/Getty Images
"Liberals announce election platform of things they could have easily done before now."
If there is a headline that sums up this election campaign, I'd say it's this one from the satirical online publication The Beaverton.
Or maybe it doesn't sum it up so much as explain the "Why the heck are we doing this, anyway?" attitude that has dominated. (The editor of The Beaverton was on CBC radio Wednesday morning which got me perusing their site.)
Granted, we often hear a collective groan when an election is called. And the provincial NDP was taken to task over the same issue, particularly by the Greens, who said they had backed the provincial NDP on all their major initiatives.
Still, something feels different.
Back in the fall of 2020 we hadn't slipped into the fourth wave of COVID, the NDP had at least governed for more than three years as opposed to the Liberals' two, and the election wasn't called in the middle of summer.
But actually the biggest difference is this rising tide of hostility and polarization.
Protestors swearing and throwing rocks at the Prime Minister? Really? That's not just appalling, it's also humiliating. How do we maintain our national reputation as polite and orderly folks with that kind of footage going viral around the world? (It's so Canadian to be worried about what others will think of us.)
Moreover, we can see where it leads. There has been no storming of Parliament, but there were protestors outside of Vancouver hospitals screaming at the very people who have put themselves on the front line to keep the rest of us safe.
How do we even relate to people like that? The Beaverton's headline on that story is, "Anti-vax protestors throw rocks at Trudeau due to not having entered the Bronze Age yet."
But are they all Neanderthals?
At the Richmond News, we are hosting two election debates: Sept. 9, featuring Richmond Centre candidates and Sept. 13, featuring Steveston-Richmond East candidates.
We invited all candidates, including those from the People's Party of Canada (PPC). In other words, including candidate for Steveston-Richmond East Jennifer Singh who took to Twitter to encourage people to go to that hospital demonstration where workers were yelled at and intimidated. (I know one hospital worker who was so disgusted by what he faced during one of those demonstrations, he phoned in sick the following day.)
But here is where we need to see the bigger picture.
I have spoken with Singh via email and she's been nothing but friendly, respectful and committed to what she believes are Canadians' democratic rights.
It's really too bad that she won't be able to take part in the debate as she said her schedule is booked until the election.
You may also notice that in our candidate profile section on pages 8-14 there are no profiles for either of the PPC candidates. Again, this was not about freezing anyone out. We asked both candidates to participate but got no response from the Richmond Centre candidate, and Singh's profile came in too late for our print deadline.
My point with all this is that, while I fear the anti-vax movement, and I'm disgusted by protestors throwing rocks at the PM or intimidating health workers, I'm even more fearful of the growing gulf between "us" and "them."
It is hard to think big and encompassing. It's hard to be generous and tolerant. And, frankly, some people are just too angry and myopic for any meeting of the minds. But I can only start with myself, both as a citizen and editor of a community newspaper, to create space where respectful conversations can happen.
Granted, not everything can be on the table. Racism is not debatable, for example. But a lot can be negotiated if we start from a place of respect and show a genuine willingness to listen to what's behind the placard.
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