A new electronic musical instrument which allows you to play, learn and perform music using any sound you can imagine.
680 backers pledged €348,018 to help bring this project to life.
Our Kickstarter campaign is over but our journey has just begun.
If you want to learn more about the Oval and get yours, go to ovalsound.com where you will be able to pre-order. Let's build together a big Oval community!
For more information and press inquiries please contact antonia@ovalsound.com . Don't forget to follow Oval on Twitter @ovalsound and on Facebook.
The OVAL is an electronic musical instrument that connects to an App for smartphone or tablet and it can also be used as a controller connected to a computer. Inspired by the HandPans family of acoustic instruments, the Oval provides total freedom to create sounds and it's a tool geared towards music learning and performing. It allows you to both change and create sounds and it is also a tool for sharing your compositions with an on-line community of users.
Limitless sound. Play any sound you can imagine whilst connected to your smartphone or tablet.
The OVAL works via an App but you can also use any MIDI compatible software, whatever you prefer - it's your choice!
Boost your creativity: designing your own sounds, scales and songs. Create your own compositions and use the App's live-performance mode - it has been specifically designed to get the most out of your Oval.
There are other ways to enjoy music besides listening. You are never too old or too young to experience the awesome feeling of playing an instrument and creating music. We believe that learning music should be fun and instruments have to be made to be ready to play right away. The Oval speeds up your music learning curve by leveraging the power of technology, gaming and sharing with others.
The external case is made of Solid Surface composed by natural materials --minerals like bauxite, marble and quartz--, natural resins and acrylic.
The OVAL is ergonomically designed and can be played in many ways. Highly sensitive, intuitive, easy, durable and (children-proof) resistant!
Designed, engineered and made with care in Barcelona.
Multi Sensing Pad with velocity and X/Y location.
Pressure sensitive sensors for higher expression control, more organic sound, and complex possibilities such as using multiple layers of samples.
Illuminated PADS provide visual cues for follow along mode, metronome mode, and musical games.
The OVAL is totally MIDI-compatible so you can connect it to any software or device as long as it supports MIDI. It communicates with iPhones, Androids, iPads, Macs and PCs via Lightning or USB. You can use it with your favorite DAW (Ableton, Logic, ProTools, etc). Have we told you that the OVAL App supports OSC too?
"I'm not a musician, I can't read music and I don't play any instruments..." We've got you covered!
We've created an awesome application both for iOS and Android which is designed even for those who don't know theory and can't read sheet music. We swear that you will play your favorite songs in no time!
Learn music by playing simple songs - go through different methods of learning and get to the next level.
We are pretty much analog meets digital, so besides our fabulous App, we are creating a notebook pack, designed by Ravid. It's full of handwritten notes, pictures and schematics. The notebooks include exercises - so you will learn all the different ways you can play the Oval. And if you are fortunate enough to own a HandPan, you can use the notebooks too! There are 8 different notebooks, each one matching a different level of difficulty and covering all the steps of Ravid's method to play HandPans.
After years of playing and teaching, Ravid has created his own teaching method and you can use it to learn music with your OVAL. Through our website and community you'll be able to download tutorials, share your sounds and compositions and compare your progress with others. We'll use the power of gamification to provide weekly challenges where you'll get a score, local and global to compete to be the best OVAL player ever!
Meet other OVAL users and performers online and share your improvements, download sounds and tutorials, demos and songs from other users. Sharing is caring!
Learn, play, share, create, compete with other users to be the best OVAL performer. Challenge yourself!
Learn music by playing simple songs, experiment with the methodology and get to the next level!
Use it for live looping, recording sounds on the fly and layering them.
The full retail price for OVAL will be 599€ or more, so you're getting a deal by supporting us on Kickstarter. We will not be selling OVAL Instrument in retail until all Kickstarter rewards have been shipped.
Ravid -who's a musician and HandPan performer- was looking for ways of introducing technology into his teaching method and eager to find affordable options for his students, mostly children, to own a HandPan. After many hours of conversation with Alex -who's a creative technologist- they decided to create a percussion instrument which would have the ergonomics of a HandPan but would be totally digital and open to the possibilities of endless sounds, effects, and total control of the instrument.
And this is how it all started.
For the last two years we've been developing different prototypes of the Oval, and now we are completing the development of the final prototype. We'll present it during the Kickstarter campaign and we want you to be a part of this work in progress.
We have a BETA version of the first App which includes some of its final features.
We have developed new sensors and a new physical design for the PAD to improve sensitivity, responsivity and resolution.
After the campaign we will be ready to develop our first production release.
Development of the new Mobile and Web platforms.
Finalize the design of the 3rd generation of instruments.
Sourcing material and components for the Kickstarter batch.
People from all around the world have been asking us about the OVAL. For the moment shipping is only available for Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, and Israel. For these countries shipping will be added to the rewards If you live in other countries, please ask us, as other prices may apply and you will be charged the shipping rate, right before your Oval ships. Taxes, duties and other fees that may be applicable to your zone, are your responsibility.
WE ARE THE OVAL TEAM. Our team is composed by musicians, graphic designers, industrial designers, electronic engineers, filmmakers and communicators. We want to make electronic instruments that sound good, look good and feel good. We are immensely thankful for the small, but engaged, community that we have already built around our dream, with your support we can make it real, and grow our community even bigger.
Don't forget to hit the like button on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram and be up to date with the latest information.
Tooling and Molding can be challenging. Creating a big mold is expensive and waiting lines at local purveyors can be up to 3-4 months, for this reason, we have to hire an expert in process engineering. To closely supervise manufacturing we have to work with local suppliers, that we can monitor constantly to avoid delays. We care about local manufacturing it allows us to make better products.
There can also be delivery delays for the availability of components, to minimize this we have backup suppliers and we order components in advance.
We want the sensors to be as sensitive as possible, this means that we have to go through a phase of adjustments and calibrations when developing the sensor and the PAD to meet the minimum requirement or sensitivity and responsivity levels. This is one of the most challenging parts of the project.
Design adjustments for the case production and the mold are required to optimize manufacturing costs and assembly time.
Adjustments in the electronics have to be made to optimize the performance of the product general quality, resistance and reliability.
Sometimes the unexpected happens, and there are many things beyond our control. Suppliers may miss a deadline, a machine may start malfunctioning or a shipment can get lost. Those things can cause delays, Nevertheless, to minimize any setbacks and inconveniences, we are going to work with the most reliable suppliers, manufacturing plants and shipping agencies, to ensure you get your OVAL as soon as possible.
The donation might be small but you gesture is grand and enormously helpful. Your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
You will get a CD signed by RAVID .
Plus, you name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
You will get a CD signed by RAVID and One Oval official T-shirt. Your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get the pack of the eight different notebooks and guides for the HandPans. It is the result of years of research and work by Ravid.
Very Early Birds help us to get started! Limited to only 50 units! Get one Oval in white color. The first 50 backers will be able to preorder OVAL at this special price. You save 40% off retail price after the campaign. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website and two years of FREE access to ANY app we develop.
Early Birds help us to get started! Limited to only 250 units! Get one Oval in any of the 3 colors. The first 250 backers will be able to preorder OVAL at this special price. You save 33% off retail price after the campaign. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website, and two years of FREE access to ANY app we develop.
One Oval in any of the 3 colors. You save 16% off retail price after the campaign. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
One Oval in any of the 3 colors. You save 16% off retail price after the campaign. You will get a CD signed by RAVID and One Oval official T-shirt. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
One Oval in any of the 3 colors. You save 16% off retail price after the campaign. Get the pack of the eight different notebooks and guides for the HandPans. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
One Oval in any of the 3 colors. You save 16% off retail price after the campaign and add the SHELL with your name engraved inside. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
One Oval in any of the 3 colors. You save 16% off retail price after the campaign. Get the pack of the eight different notebooks and guides for the HandPans. Also you will get a CD signed by RAVID and One Oval official T-shirt. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get two OVALS of your choice in any of the 3 colors, or one of each (choose your colors at the end of the campaign). Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get two OVALS of your choice in any of the 3 colors, or one of each (choose your colors at the end of the campaign) and add two SHELL with your name engraved inside. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get three OVALs of your choice in any of the 3 colors, or one of each (choose your colors at the end of the campaign). Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get three OVALs of your choice in any of the 3 colors, or one of each (choose your colors at the end of the campaign) and add three SHELL with your name engraved inside. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get four OVALs of your choice in any of the 3 colors (choose your colors at the end of the campaign). Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get four OVALs of your choice in any of the 3 colors (choose your colors at the end of the campaign) and add four SHELL with your name engraved inside. Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get TEN OVALs of your choice in any of the 3 colors. (choose your colors at the end of the campaign). Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. As an extra thank you your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website.
Get the FIRST prototype of the OVAL instrument with your certificate serial number. You want to have this as it will be a museum piece someday! Free download of any OVAL app we will develop in the next two years. Your name will be listed at the supporter page in our website, with our eternal gratitude.


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Review: CROWNS Is a Rousing Gospel Musical Treat with Tons of Hattitude, at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver Mar. 27, 2019
Get ready to clap your hands, tap your feet, and make a joyful noise at Regina Taylor's CROWNS, now playing at Portland Playhouse. This jubilant musical mixes gospel, jazz, and a little bit of hip hop into a celebration of sisterhood, self-expression, and, most importantly, fabulous hats. (Also, there's a dance-off!)
CROWNS is based on Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, a book of photography and interviews exploring the special meaning of adorning one's head. For many African American women, a hat isn't just an accessory, it's the pinnacle of self-expression. And the most important place to wear a hat is to church.
Taylor has woven the interviews together with a simple plot. After her brother is killed, Yolanda, a teenager from Brooklyn, is sent to live with her grandmother in South Carolina. At first, she's not so happy to be there. But her perspective changes as she learns about faith, family, and community from her grandmother and the other women at the local Baptist church. Their stories, which are all about hats, start off light and funny, about things like how to choose a hat and hat etiquette. As the show progresses, the hat stories do as well, exploring love, loss, racism, and more. The result is a rich tapestry of personal, social, and cultural history.
Portland Playhouse, which used to be a Baptist church, is the perfect venue for this exuberant show, full of stirring gospel music and plenty of rousing preaching. Director Patdro Harris has assembled an incredible (and incredibly hardworking) cast. Ithica Tell, Juliana Torres, Shalanda Sims, Marilyn Keller, and Kristin Robinson -- who play the women in hats -- all have roof-raising voices, and when they sing together, it brings the house down. And Kelli Bee gives a vibrant performance as Yolanda, a young woman struggling to deal with the loss of her brother.
But of all of the fine performances, Andre' Neal takes the cake. He plays all of the men in the show, i.e., the men the women talk about in their stories, ranging from dapper young men to aging husbands, fathers, and grandfathers. He also plays the preacher. When he baptized Yolanda, I briefly considered jumping up to be next in line.
And let's not forget the hats, from costume designer Wendy Walden. There are many of them -- some sleek and sophisticated, others adorned with feathers bells, and all gorgeous.
CROWNS runs through April 21. I highly recommend it. More details and tickets here.
Photo credit: Brud Giles
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International students can apply for a specific programme, the enrollment itself however, can only be done after formal approval which follows an assessment of suitability and capability to join the programme one applied for. Also, one cannot register for a different master programme than one initially applied for. An assessment will be conducted by an academic committee of the master discipline concerned, who will also check the credential and academic values of the application (step 1) and an artistic portfolio, including intake interview (step 2).
Applicants who pass the credential and academic check (step 1) are then invited for the intake and portfolio interviews of call 1 (scheduled in general in the course of the May or June months - see campus specific dates for the artistic aptitude test) or of call 2 (scheduled in general by the end of August or in September).
The assessment will determine whether one possesses the required basic (artistic) competencies for the master's course. There is no direct admission to our master's degree programmes without portfolio review.
Depending on the results of this assessment, the academic committee may require one to complete a preparatory programme first, the content and size of which will depend on the degree of affinity with the content and characteristics of the course of the attained bachelor course and the bachelor course in the chosen specialization. If the commission re-orientates an applicant to the bachelor's programme or preparatory programme after step 1 (check) or step 2 (intake interview), please note that sitting and passing a more elaborate and intensive artistic aptitude test is a formal entry requirement for all bachelor programmes in Music, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Arts.
Definitive admission statements will be communicated in writing after the assessment interviews.


iHeartMedia, the largest US radio company and parent company of free broadcast and internet radio platform iHeartRadio, has officially filed for bankruptcy.
As part of an in-principle agreement with creditors, the radio giant is restructuring its overwhelming debt load, which has totaled to $20 billion ($US) in addition to decreasing revenue at its more than 850 radio stations nationwide. The agreement would help reduce the company's debt by more than half via a balance sheet restructuring.
In late February, American mass media company Liberty Media proposed a deal to buy a 40 percent stake in a restructured iHeartMedia for $1.16 billion ($US). The deal would unite iHeartMedia with US satellite radio giant Sirius XM, which is owned by Liberty Media.
In the meantime, iHeartMedia continues to operate, with its popular iHeartRadio streaming radio app, which counts 270 million monthly listeners, still running along with its local radio stations. The company also held its 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles this month, with plans to continue its iHeartCountry Festival in Texas in May.
iHeartMedia joins a long list of media companies facing declining advertising revenue as competition with music streaming services like Spotify and Pandora continues to grow. Spotify recently announced plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange — with a value as high as $23 billion ($US) — while Resonate, a Berlin-based, community-owned streaming service, has raised $1 million ($US) in investments.


The little girl from Chiapas was recognized by UNAM's Institute of Nuclear Sciences for her outstanding scientific achievement.
Her device not only functions to provide hot water to low-income families in her community, it also saves trees!
Xóchitl's family helped her set the device up on their roof and have been using it to heat water to bathe. Xóchitl says she always bathes quickly though, "so [the hot water] will last for my little brother."


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Q: Getting array elements with a parent and child logic I have two arrays named parent and child like this
Child [] = {1,5,6,7}

and
Parent [] = {2,1,5,8}

When i enter a parent element it should give the child element. in the same way it should give the child's child element.
for example:

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*if i given 2 as a input. then the output will be 1,5,6

*if i given 1 as a input. then the output will be 5,6

*if i given 5 as a input. then the output will be 6

*if i given 8 as a input. then the output will be 7
i tried it giving a continuos loop.
//final code
package parentchild;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ParentChild {
    static int [] child = {1,5,6,7};
    static int [] parent = {2,1,5,8};

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("enter:");
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        int x = sc.nextInt();

        int len = parent.length-1;

        while(x!= parent[len])
        {
          for(int i=0;i<=3;i++)
          {
              if(x==parent[i])
              {
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          return;
    }

       while(x== parent[len])
       {
           System.out.println(child[len]);
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       }

    }
}

A: Your algorithm seems to work but it is a little complex and has more iterations, as you solved it here is an improved code:
public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("enter:");
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        int x = sc.nextInt();

        while (true) {
            boolean found = false;
            for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {
                if (x == parent[i]) {
                                    x = child[i];
                    System.out.println(child[i]);
                                    //indicate that found  a parent
                    found = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
            // stop the program, if no parent was found
            if (!found) {
                return;
            }
        }
    }

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Home / Coin Payment / Ethereum [ETH] The rigid fork of Constantinople could take place in the next 2 or 6 weeks
Ethereum [ETH] The rigid fork of Constantinople could take place in the next 2 or 6 weeks
Earlier this week, the Ethereum Foundation announced that key community stakeholders have decided to postpone the hard fork of Constantinople due to the discovery of a security attack on smart contracts after the hard fork. This announcement was made hours before the network was updated, with the result that the Parity and Geth team released an emergency update to avoid canceling the update.
The foundation stated that all node operators, miners and exchanges were needed to upgrade to the new version or downgrade to the previous version. This announcement was rather unexpected on the part of the community as the Rinkeby Testnet, which took place on January 9, 2019, was declared successful, unlike the Ropsten Testnet, which led to a three-way fork.
This time, the vulnerability was detected by ChainSecurity, in which the team revealed that smart contracts are vulnerable only after the fork of Constantinople and not before. The update of the network would allow the Reentrancy attack, which at the moment is not possible due to the high gas limit. However, it would be possible after the update because EIP 1283 proposes the reduction of the gas necessary for the operations of SStore.
The delay in the fork has also led some members of the community to appreciate the quick measure taken by Foundation members to avoid the fork in a short interval, while others were unhappy that the team had noticed hours of vulnerability before update or concluded that the community was centralized.
To add, if it had not been for the Reentrancy attack, the update would have occurred earlier today on block n. 7080000. At present, the details of the next hard fork program and the block on which it would occur would have been decided during the next core dev meeting of Ethereum, which would take place towards the end of the week.
There are speculations related to the hard fork that makes its rounds on the market. Some members of the community believe that the difficult fork will take place on January 21, 2019, Monday. However, one of Ethereum's key developers, Afro Schoedon, said the next hard fork will take much longer.
He said on Twitter:
"It's not happening on Monday, I do not know who sowed it, it's more like 2-6 weeks."
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Under-18s preview: Grimsby Town (A)
by James Moody
@jamesiron95
The Iron's Under-18s continue their Youth Alliance League compaign on Saturday, as they travel to face Grimsby Town (11am kick-off).
Please note, in line with the current EFL COVID-19 guidelines, no spectators are permitted at these games.
SCENE-SETTER
The Iron lost their 100% record last weekend as they lost 2-0 at home to Notts County, but they still have an impressive three wins from four on the board.
The two sides have already met this season in the FA Youth Cup, with Grimsby Town emerging victorious at Blundell Park to make it through to the next round.
The Mariners won their most recent encounter last weekend, defeating Mansfield Town 2-0. They're now the only undefeated side in the division following the Iron's defeat last time out.
United are fourth in the division, but have three games in hand of the three teams above them, while Grimsby are sixth with up to four games in hand.
The majority of the squad returned to action last weekend after being wiped out the previous week due to COVID-19 protocols.
Despite this, though, the five of the players returned to training just prior to the game, so were "slightly under-prepared" according to PDP Coach Steve Thornber. The majority should be back for this game against Grimsby.
The Iron's Under-18s have also been forced have Under-15s and Under-16s in the group to supplement a smaller squad of scholars this season. The team had been back up to their full compliment of players up until the recent outbreak.
LAST TIME OUT (L0-2 v Notts County - Youth Alliance League)
IRON: Balme, Baker, Dawson, Franklin (Moore-Billam, 55), Gallimore, Kemp, Lewis, Lobley (Elliott-Bell, 85), Virgo, Wilson, Young.
IRON SUBS NOT USED: Foster, Cribb, Strouther.
LAST TIME OUT (NORTH EAST CONFERENCE)
Bradford City 1-3 Burton Albion
Lincoln City 2-3 Huddersfield Town
Mansfield Town 0-2 Grimsby Town
Rotherham United 3-2 Doncaster Rovers
THIS WEEK'S LEAGUE FIXTURES (NORTH EAST CONFERENCE)
Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town (1pm)
Notts County v Bradford City (11am)
Grimsby Town U18 vs Scunthorpe United U18 on 28 Nov 20
Grimsby Town Under-18s
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U18s game at Huddersfield postponed
Scunthorpe United can confirm the Under-18 side's away Youth Alliance League game at Huddersfield Town on Saturday has been postponed.
Under-18s preview: Oldham Athletic (A)
Attention turns to the Youth Alliance Cup on Saturday, as the Iron's Under-18s take on Oldham Athletic (11.30am kick-off).
Under-18s preview: Notts County (H)
Attention turns back to the Youth Alliance League on Saturday, as the Iron's Under-18s host Notts County (11am kick-off).
James Bell to referee Solihull Moors FA Cup clash
James Bell will be the man in the middle for the Iron's home Emirates FA Cup Round One encounter against Solihull Moors on Sunday.
Preview: Barrow (A)
The Iron will be seeking a first win in three games when they visit Barrow on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
Under-18s preview: Notts County (A)
The Iron's Under-18s play their second game of 2021 on Saturday, as they travel to face their Notts County counterparts (11am kick-off).
Preview: Salford City (H)
The Iron will be looking to get back to winning ways and register their first points of 2021 on Tuesday when they play host to Salford City (7pm kick-off).
Preview: Bradford City (H)
The Iron will be looking to get back to winning ways and register their first points of 2021 on Saturday when they play host to Bradford City (3pm kick-off).


High streets up and down the country are littered with letting agents charging sky-high fees for signing simple contracts, ripping-off tenants and landlords alike. As the UK's housing crisis worsens, more people are being forced to rent -- home ownership is at a 25-year low and rental numbers rose to four million households in 2013-14, double the number in 2002. Consumer rights charity Citizens Advice is handling 80,000 complaints about private rental accommodation every month. Something has to give. "If this was a software market or any other kind of pure technology market people would be looking at this and thinking it's incredibly, incredibly fragmented and its ripe for disruption," George Spencer tells WIRED.co.uk.
That's exactly what he wants to do. The 28-year-old former PHP developer wants to eradicate high street letting agents... in the next ten years. In 2011 Spencer founded Rentify, an online letting agent applying Amazon-style logistics and big data principles to property rental. The company has attracted over £6.7m in venture capital investment so far, with plans to raise the same amount again this year. Rentify currently has 150,000 landlords and is growing by 10,000 a month. And if you're a tenant, it doesn't charge any fees. "Your blood boils that these people have been allowed to get away with it for so long," he says. "I feel like we should've done this years ago. I can't believe that nobody has."
George Spencer, founder and CEO of Rentify describes letting agents as having "very specifically gelled hair, a big watch and a pink tie"
We meet Spencer in Rentify's offices, a small collection of rooms in a scruffy building near Barbican tube station in London. The inauspicious surroundings perfectly compliment Spencer, who is wearing a grey hoodie and wielding a chocolate chip cookie. "I had a terrible experience with estate agents," Spencer explains. "Being shown properties that I just wasn't interested in, being driven around in a crap Mini, incredibly stifled smalltalk with somebody who is basically a complete mouth-breather -- it was not at all a premium experience and I knew the landlord was paying a premium." His rental experience will resonate with many, describing high street letting agents as having "very specifically gelled hair, a big watch and a pink tie". Appearances aside, it is the hassle and expense of renting properties that riled Spencer.
In response he fired off an angry email to a friend, who passed it onto an investor who then wanted to have lunch. About 16 months later he quit his job to set up a new business.
Despite huge competition in the rental market, innovation is almost non-existent. The age-old model of local, high street agents and expensive fees for signing contracts has remained unchanged for decades. Letting agents continue operate in very small worlds -- even big chains such as Foxtons tend to be local to specific towns or cities.
The expense of having a shop window, staff and a back office forces letting agents to charge big fees to turn a healthy profit. Property search websites such as Rightmove and Zoopla removed the geography problem by grabbing new tenants through Google adverts and selling them to letting agents for a profit, but still rely on bricks and mortar agents to provide listings. "What we do is the opposite end of that," Spencer says. By being online-only and nationwide, Rentify's speed and cost of acquisition is lower and its base of potential customers is much larger. "We have an acquisition engine that means that we acquire landlords a lot more quickly," he explains. Spencer claims Rentify's cost of acquiring a new landlord is around £4, for a high street agent that figure could easily reach £200. "That means the prices are high and the service is incredibly poor because they have to try and rinse through as many landlords as they can. We provide a technology solution for landlords -- but we hate calling it a technology solution. We're essentially an estate agent."
Citizens Advice says that on average letting agents charge tenants fees of more than £330 to move into a property. A survey conducted by the consumer rights charity found letting agents can charge anywhere from £6 to £300 for reference checks and £15 to £300 for contract renewal, something that amounts to little more than printing and signing a document. Many agents also charge up to £300 for credit checks, which cost pennies.
Rentify doesn't charge tenants any fees, preferring to charge landlords instead. Spencer explains it can do this because compared to high street letting agents its cost of acquisition is lower and its scale is much, much bigger. "We sign up about 10,000 landlords a month onto our platform. The average estate agency with a four, five man multi-disciplinary office -- like the one across the road from here -- they're going to sign up 500 to 600 a year."
Rentify has three tiers to its business. For do-it-yourself landlords there's a freemium option with apps for advertising a property on Rightmove and Zoopla and creating a contract. For a fee -- 5.5 percent capped at £850 -- Rentify can also rent out properties. It employs ten estate agents, Spencer describes them as "reformed", who handle the portfolio of properties. The London-only service will be rolled out nationwide towards the end of 2015.
We sign up about 10,000 landlords a month onto our platform, the average estate agency -- they're going to sign up 500 to 600 a year.
The final part of Rentify's business is a full-blown letting and management agency (for which, again, it charges a fee). A team of 25 people man a call centre for tenants in Darlington, which is open 24/7. There's also a contract with British Gas to provide landlord insurance for boilers, drains, plumbing, gas and electric. For everything else, Rentify works with local tradesman. The company also makes money by selling anonymised data on final rental values to mortgage providers. "In this space the bet that most people make and the bet that our competitors make is that property is hard and technology is easy. The bet that we've made in a really big way is that technology is super hard and that property is hard -- but easier than technology."
Spencer compares his business approach to Amazon, a company he admires "an awful lot". "I love Amazon," he says. "They stopped investing resources just in their front end. They built a website, all of their innovation and all of their investment in technology is almost invisible but its the thing that gets a package to you in three days. Its the warehouses, logistics, supply chain, that's the really, really cool stuff."
Rentify takes a similar approach and Spencer says it has hired people who get "turned on" not by building websites but by building backend services that don't fall over.
"When we started doing this we were dealing with the land registry API, which has opening hours because its a government API and it has to have people manning it, which is insane. So finding technologists who would come in here and understand the concept of an API that's only open nine-to-five was a pretty big challenge."
The company continues to grow. Its 50-strong team recently welcomed Roxanne Zea from Google as chief operating officer with Francisco Van Zeller, Samsung's former head of digital marketing, joining as chief marketing officer. Over the coming months Spencer has his ambitions set on rapid growth. "We want to be way bigger than we are now. At the moment we're acquiring 10,000 landlords a month, we want to be significantly larger than that. We want to roll out nationwide so that we'll be able to serve our landlords better in areas like Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield where there's a high volume of rental properties."
For tenants there's little to suggest Rentify is any different to the thousands of other agencies advertising properties on Rightmove and Zoopla, but Spencer reckons his business model will rewire the UK's rental market. "We think its got all of the hallmarks of a market that's ripe for disruption. And we think its going to happen relatively quickly." The death of the high street letting agent will likely take a decade, according to Spencer, but its passing is unlikely to be mourned by many. "I think it'll be the same as independent record stores, bookstores, video rental stores. It'll be one of those things that one day we'll look back on and think 'can you believe that in London it used to be the case that taxis drove around looking for work?' It'll be one of those inefficiencies that people just cannot fathom."


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Prep football: Cloquet's Turnbull triplets come full circle
Following in the footsteps of their older brother Bryce, the Turnbull triplets have made their goals a reality in suiting up for the Lumberjacks.
The Turnbull triplets, from left, Will, Alec and Reese, pose for a portrait after practice in Cloquet on Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
The Friday night lights cast over Bromberg Field in Cloquet left a lasting impression on the Turnbull triplets: Alec, Reese and Will.
As grade schoolers, the tight-knit siblings never missed an opportunity to watch their older brother, Bryce Turnbull, suit up as a defensive end for the Lumberjacks football team. The elder Turnbull was a key contributor as a senior during the 2016-2017 season that saw the Cloquet football program reach heights unseen in decades with an appearance in the Class AAAA championship game against Holy Angels.
Cloquet's Reese Turnbull blocks a pad during Lumberjack practice in Cloquet on Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Though the magical season ended in heartbreak with a 14-0 loss at the hands of the Stars, the Turnbull triplets knew that one day they, too, would don the purple and white jerseys just like their brother once did.
"We idolized our brother's grade a lot because they were very successful, probably one of the more successful teams in Cloquet," Reese said. "They had a very good team and a great senior class, so we kind of looked up to them."
For Alec, the older players at the time seemed like more than high school players.
"I just remember being a little kid just watching all of the games just thinking like the players were NFL players. I just thought it was so cool," he recounted. "And just now to be in this spot and have kids high fiving you when you run off the field is something that's really cool."
Cloquet's Alec Turnbull looks for a receiver downfield during Lumberjack practice in Cloquet on Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
The path has indeed come full circle, as Cloquet youth football players now look up to the Turnbull triplets, who share the role of captain on this year's Lumberjacks football team. Alec is the quarterback of the team who leans on the support of his brother Reese, an offensive lineman, for protection from blitzing defensive lineman. On any given play, Alec has the option to lob a pass to tight end Will, who has been a valuable weapon in Cloquet's offensive arsenal.
Admiring from the stands on game days are their parents, Rachael and Chris, who have been their biggest supporters in their gridiron journey.
"They think it's a lot of fun just seeing us out there, and how we're a big piece to the team and how we have a lot to bring to the table," Will said. "They think that it's really interesting, and they think it's cool that some of their lessons have sort of rubbed off on us and we show it on the field."
"It's kind of crazy to think how far we've come on and off the field just as people. Just seeing how time really flies by," he added.
The 2021-2022 season has been kind to the Cloquet football team thus far, as the team notched wins over Proctor, Denfeld, Rock Ridge and Hermantown. Will and Alec agreed that the win over the Hawks on Oct. 1 was their favorite memory in their football careers, given the fact that Hermantown held a three-game winning streak over Cloquet dating back to the 2019 Section 7AAAA semifinals.
"They've had a streak going on us for a couple of years, and we've always just been both really good programs in the area," said Will. "It's just kind of a big game for both of us just to see where we're at."
Cloquet will close out its regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 20, with a tough matchup against North Branch, who enter the contest with an unblemished record of 7-0. The Vikings are projected to be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 7AAAA section tournament.
The Turnbull triplets, from left, Alec, Will and Reese, pose for a portrait after practice in Cloquet on Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Most recently, Cloquet found the ground tough going on Friday, Oct. 15, accumulating only 70 yards rushing in a home defeat against Pine City, 36-8.
The Lumberjacks (4-3) didn't score until the last 13 seconds of the game, when Dayne Painovich caught a touchdown pass from Alec.
The Dragons (3-4) got 100-yard days from Ryan Plasek (128) and Brody Clark (115) and Jacob Lindahl scored two TDs.
As their final high school football season winds down, the triplets are enjoying the time spent with their teammates, as they build toward the common goal of reaching the state tournament like their brother did in 2017. Unfortunately, the team will likely have to do without the services of Will, who sustained a foot injury that will likely keep him sidelined for the next few weeks.
As for what's next after football, Alec will be back on the Cloquet basketball and baseball teams later on this year, while Reese and Will are set to compete in their final seasons on the Lumberjack Track and Field team.
Pine City 8 8 20 0 — 36
Cloquet 0 0 0 8 — 8
PC - Jacob Lindahl 14 run (Lindahl run)
PC - Ryan Plasek 1 run (Plasek run)
PC - Lindahl 15 run (Lindahl run)
PC - Brody Clark 6 run (run failed)
PC - Timothy Johnson 3 run (pass failed)
C - Dayne Painovich 29 pass from Alex Turnbull (Luke Sievert pass from Turnbull)
The Turnbull triplets, from left, Will, Reese and Alec, pose for a portrait after practice in Cloquet on Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
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Jake Przytarski is a reporter for the Cloquet Pine Journal covering a mix of news and sports.
Senior Hope Carlson led all scorers with 22 points for the Rails.
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Q: Apache Qpid List of REST end points Applicable to Qpid Java broker 0.32 onwards, not sure of other Qpid Broker versions ( c++ etc.)
For my projects I was trying to explore various REST end points however failed to found them in Qpid documentation and online.
Therefore figured out a way to extract REST end points which are accessible and have various possible operations and parameter support. This greatly helped me, I hope this helps to other community members.
Sharing REST end points here for reference.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="QpidApiDocs_files/apidocs.css">
<title>Qpid API</title>

Type
Path
Description

AccessControlProvider
/api/latest/accesscontrolprovider

/api/v6/accesscontrolprovider

AuthenticationProvider
/api/latest/authenticationprovider

/api/v6/authenticationprovider

Binding
/api/latest/binding

/api/v6/binding

Broker
/api/latest/broker

/api/v6/broker

BrokerLogInclusionRule
/api/latest/brokerloginclusionrule

/api/v6/brokerloginclusionrule

BrokerLogger
/api/latest/brokerlogger

/api/v6/brokerlogger

Connection
/api/latest/connection

/api/v6/connection

Consumer
/api/latest/consumer

/api/v6/consumer

Exchange
/api/latest/exchange

An Exchange is a named entity
within the Virtualhost which receives messages from producers and routes
 them to matching Queues within the Virtualhost.

The server provides a set of exchange types with each exchange type implementing a different routing algorithm.

/api/v6/exchange

Group
/api/latest/group

/api/v6/group

GroupMember
/api/latest/groupmember

/api/v6/groupmember

GroupProvider
/api/latest/groupprovider

/api/v6/groupprovider

KeyStore
/api/latest/keystore

/api/v6/keystore

Plugin
/api/latest/plugin

/api/v6/plugin

Port
/api/latest/port

The Broker supports configuration
 of Ports to specify the particular AMQP messaging and HTTP/JMX
management connectivity it offers for use.

Each Port is configured
 with the particular Protocols and Transports it supports, as well as
the Authentication Provider to be used to authenticate connections.
Where SSL is in use, the Port configuration also defines which Keystore
to use and (where supported) which TrustStore(s) and whether Client
Certificates should be requested/required.

/api/v6/port

PreferencesProvider
/api/latest/preferencesprovider

/api/v6/preferencesprovider

Publisher
/api/latest/publisher

/api/v6/publisher

Queue
/api/latest/queue

Queues are named entities within a
 VirtualHost that hold/buffer messages for later delivery to consumer
applications. Consumers subscribe to a queue in order to receive
messages for it.

The Broker supports different queue types, each
with different delivery semantics. It also allows for messages on a
queue to be treated as a group.

/api/v6/queue

RemoteReplicationNode
/api/latest/remotereplicationnode

/api/v6/remotereplicationnode

Session
/api/latest/session

/api/v6/session

TrustStore
/api/latest/truststore

/api/v6/truststore

User
/api/latest/user

/api/v6/user

VirtualHost
/api/latest/virtualhost

A virtualhost is a namespace in
which messaging is performed. Virtualhosts are independent; the
messaging goes on a within a virtualhost is independent of any messaging
 that goes on in another virtualhost. For instance, a queue named foo defined in one virtualhost is completely independent of a queue named foo in another virtualhost.

A virtualhost is backed by storage which is used to store the messages.

/api/v6/virtualhost

VirtualHostAlias
/api/latest/virtualhostalias

/api/v6/virtualhostalias

VirtualHostLogInclusionRule
/api/latest/virtualhostloginclusionrule

/api/v6/virtualhostloginclusionrule

VirtualHostLogger
/api/latest/virtualhostlogger

/api/v6/virtualhostlogger

VirtualHostNode
/api/latest/virtualhostnode

/api/v6/virtualhostnode


Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel'le premieres on Lifetime on Saturday, Oct. 15 and offers a different perspective into the beginnings of the South Central/Compton hip hop scene than seen in Straight Outta Compton. The movie focuses on the life of Michel'le, who worked with Eazy E from NWA and was in a relationship with producers/rappers Dr. Dre and Suge Knight. But it's been years since then, so where is Michel'le today? Back in the '90s, she was mostly known for the men surrounding her, but there's much more to her than her relationships and now, she is making that known.
By the time she and Knight divorced in 2007, Michel'le hadn't released music in years and largely retreated from celebrity life. In the years since, she has struggled to reclaim her place in the spotlight, and unfortunately she hasn't released a full album since her 1989 self-titled album. It's disheartening, especially when you consider Michel'le's immense talent and place in hip hop history. But she is still persevering to this day, and has been carving out her own niche in hip hop's future. Here's what Michel'le has been up to recently.
Michel'le has claimed that she was physically abused by Dr. Dre during their six-year relationship in multiple interviews, like the one with VladTV above, and Surviving Compton portrays the alleged abuse; Dr. Dre has denied these allegations. When, following the release of Straight Outta Compton (which does not portray abuse), Michel'le and other women claimed that Dre had beat them in the past, he said in a statement to the New York Times, "I apologize to the women I've hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives." However, in a statement to Jezebel, Dre's attorney clarified that this apology was not addressing Michel'le's claims and said, "I can assure you that Dre's August 2015 apology for things he did decades ago was not in any way directed to Michel'le. Her false claims of being a victim arose for the first time more than 25 years after their relationship ended, coinciding with the success of Straight Outta Compton and her own efforts to sell a life story."
TMZ reported that Dre also threatened to sue Sony Pictures if Surviving Compton depicted him as abusing Michel'le and a title card at the end of the film states: "Dr. Dre, through his attorney, denies abusing Michel'le and challenges her credibility."
In 2015, Michel'le spoke to The Daily Mail about a difficul period in her life. "Two years ago I tried to kill myself as I was at such a low point in my life," she said. "Looking back I didn't even know I was depressed, I was just so used to feeling that way and thought that was what life was." But she was optimistic about her future and happy with everything she has going on right now. "I am having a beautiful life and I am so excited about what the future holds for me and my family," she said.
Michel'le has two children, Marcel, her 25-year-old son with Dre, and Bailei, her 14-year-old daughter with Knight. seems that she is the primary parent to both. She told the Daily Mail that she took Bailei to visit Knight while he was in prison and said, "Bailei is not terribly close to her father, but she loves him, he is the only dad she has." In her VladTV interview, she said that Marcel, who wants to score music, has a good relationship with Dre and has worked with him in the studio.
In 2011 and 2014, Michel'le released new singles, though she hasn't released an album since 1998's Hung Jury. Both singles, Freedom to Love" and "It Still Hurts," are testaments to her talent, so I hope we see more music from her soon.
That's right, Michel'le is behind the Lifetime movie, which she narrates, and the whole script is from her point of view. According to her interview with Jezebel's The Muse, the script was based on her own recollections.
Michel'le wasn't really portrayed in Straight Outta Compton, which is the most popular representation of the early South LA rap scene to date. Watching the film may have given audiences an idea of the basics, but through Surviving Compton, interviews, and the frequent times she shares throwback photos, Michel'le is proving that she was an important member of the scene that defined the hip hop audiences still love today.


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Tag Archives: classic animation
The Nutcracker 1973
Nothing creates a holiday spirit better than the Nutcracker. This version of E. T. A. Hoffmann's story is combined with Pyotr Tchaikovsky's famous ballets, the Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. It was produced in 1973 by Boris Stepantsev, one of the prominent Soviet animators who among other films created a famous Russian version of Karlsson-on-the-Roof based on stories of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren.
The plot is slightly changed, and the protagonist of the film is not Marie from the original Hoffmann's story, a seven-year girl from a middle-class family, but a young maid who helps the enchanted Nutcracker to break a spell and become a prince again.
There are no dialogues, and this animated ballet does not require knowledge of Russian language to enjoy.
Women in Soviet animation: Olga Khodatayeva
Directors, Early animation 1910-20s, Stalin era animation 1930s-50s
Olga Khodatayeva (1894-1968) was one of the first women in Soviet animation. She mastered fine arts in Moscow, worked as an illustrator, and joined the industry in 1924. She worked in Sovkino (later Mosfilm) and since 1936 she was employed as an animation director by Soyuzmultfilm, the biggest Soviet animation studio established in the same year by Stalin.
In 1928 Olga Khodatayeva produced a silent animation short Samoyed Boy (Самоедский мальчик), an anti-religious propaganda aimed at shamans of Nenets people, natives of the north of Russia. Her background in painting helped her to create much more polished animation than Vertov's.
During her career, she managed to produce over 20 animation films. Among them are Disney style Tom Thumb (black and white, sound, 1938)
and highly praised beautifully executed A Fire Glowing in Yaranga (color, sound, 1956) based on the folk tales of the native peoples of the Russian north.
Awards: Venice Film Festival, 1956.
Notice that both films the adaptations of folk tales, typical for the socialistic realism period of Soviet animation (1930s-1950s).
The author of Hedgehog in the Fog passed away
Late Soviet Animation 1960s-80s, Writers
Sergey Kozlov, an acclaimed children's author from Moscow, Russia, passed away at the age of 70. He was well-known for the script he created for the Yuriy Norshteyn's masterpiece Hedgehog in the Fog. Sergey Kozlov created scripts for more than a dozen of Soviet and Russian cartoons. He began his career as a poet and later published several popular children's books. RIP
Hedgehog in the Fog 1975
Strange Vat 1983


Cara Raboteau, L.OM., M.Ac., Dipl.OM., is nationally certified with NCCAOM as a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture. She is the founder and primary acupuncturist and herbalist at AIM. She completed her master's degree at The Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Glenside, PA, with studies in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology, and holds state licensure in Pennsylvania (License #OM000251) and New Jersey (License #25MZ00115700).
Cara also holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Art from Temple University's Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, and Nursing Assistant certification from Delaware County Community College in Media, PA. While Cara enjoys treating a variety of conditions, she also specializes in pain management and reproductive health for all genders.
She lives in West Philadelphia with her family.


For some odd reason, I hadn't eaten Takoyaki in quite some time, even though I've been to many Japanese restaurants and Izakayas. Well, my love for balls, specifically octopus balls, influenced my dish selection. These were pretty good being served hot and fluffy. They were sauced just enough with tonkatsu sauce and sweet mayo topped by a good helping of bonito flakes. I tried to offer them to the kids, but they were mesmerized by the curling bonito flakes and decided to pass. Next, we had something that I usually avoid as much as #3 Road on a Saturday afternoon - the Philadelphia Roll. For me, cream cheese doesn't do well with sushi, but my daughter happens to love cream cheese as well as smoked salmon. I gave the roll a try and the first thing that struck me was the immense flavour emanating from the sushi rice. It was sweet, vinegary and strangely mildly salty. As much as that was wrong, I somehow didn't mind it because the texture of the rice was bang on being chewy while not too wet nor dry.
Naturally, for my son, we ordered the Prawn Tempura because he will eat almost anything fried ("almost"). These were plated nicely where each prawn was buttery and cold-water crunchy. They were cooked just enough with a thin layer of tempura batter. I wouldn't say it was super crispy, but it wasn't soggy either. I thought that there was probably a touch too much seasoning though. Our next specialty roll was the Las Vegas Roll which was impressively large. Inside, there was a massive amount of yam tempura which made the roll quite heavy. The tuna and salmon were a bit lost in the mass of yam as well as the amount sweet chili. They could've eased up on the sauce. It ate okay though as there were many textures and flavours at play.
Also for the kiddies, we got an order of the Chicken Don. When it arrived, it was obvious they didn't skimp on the chicken as we couldn't even see the rice. The chicken was aggressively torched which showed in the extensive charring on the top. That afforded a significant smokiness that actually went well with the rice and teriyaki sauce as it added depth of flavour. The chicken itself was sufficiently moist with somewhat fatty skin attached. I thought the rice was also on point with a chewy consistency aided by noticeable seasoning. Lastly, we had the Assorted Sashimi that featured Atlantic salmon, tuna, tako, hotate, hokkigai and mackerel. Nothing was amiss as the fish had a nice sheen and fresh taste. However, the pieces of tuna were not defrosted enough where it was hard and really cold. Despite being a backup plan of sorts, Sushi Zen did the trick for a reasonable price. Naturally, it wasn't super authentic, as well as some over-reliance on sauce. But it is okay for the neighbourhood.


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AHCC Clears HPV Infections in Phase II Trial
New Phase II Clinical Trial Suggests that Mushroom-Derived AHCC Is Effective at Clearing Persistent HPV Infections
People who have high-risk HPV fear getting cancer, but don't know how to prevent it. The only advice doctors can provide is to support the immune system by eating well, sleeping well, and reducing stress. In support groups, survivors of HPV cancers express great fear that their HPV will lead to cancer yet again. So, for people who have high-risk HPV, any research on a supplement that supports the immune system's ability to clear persistent HPV infections is profoundly significant. This new phase II study showing that AHCC is 58% effective at clearing persistent HPV infections provides hope for those of us who have high-risk HPV.
A persistent HPV infection is defined as one that lasts for more than two years, and the longer an HPV infection is active, the more likely it is that abnormal cancer cells will form. Although most people clear HPV infections naturally in 2 years if their immune system is strong, not everyone has a strong immune system. The immune system can be compromised by poor diet, insufficient sleep, stress, or just age. About 10% of people with HPV infections have persistent infections that last for more than 2 years. Since persistent high-risk HPV infections are the most likely to cause cancer, it is important to study these cases.
To date, there is no systemic treatment for persistent HPV infections. Current treatment modalities rely on early detection in vaginal PAP smears followed by treatments like cryotherapy, surgical excision, loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP), or cold knife conization. Although these treatments have a high response rate of 80%, patients will frequently have recurrent lesions. In addition, there is not yet an established medical protocol for screening and treating HPV infections in other parts of the body, like the anus. The Anchor Study, for example, has shown that screening for HPV and treating precancerous cells can lower the incidence of anal cancer. But this type of screening is in its infancy and only available in select locations. It would therefore be better to prevent these cell changes from happening in the first place. This phase II study of AHCC supplementation provides hope that persistent HPV infections can be prevented from progressing to cancer.
What Is AHCC?
The AHCC supplement is a proprietary, standardized extract of cultured lentinula edodes mycelia that has been shown to have unique immune modulatory benefits. Several animal and human studies have reported a variety of therapeutic effects, including enhanced antioxidant effects, anticancer activity, and modulation of the immune system to prevent the infectious processes of both viral and bacterial infections. This new clinical trial suggests that AHCC can also help the immune system clear persistent HPV infections.
Pilot Studies of AHCC to Clear HPV Infections
AHCC originally showed promise in two pilot studies. In one study of women with persistent HPV infections, 4 out of the 8 women who remained in the study (50%) cleared their persistent HPV infection between 3 to 6 months after starting a 3g daily dose of AHCC on an empty stomach. In a second pilot study, women were given 1g of AHCC a day on an empty stomach and showed a similar response rate: 4 out of the 9 women (44%) confirmed clearance of high-risk HPV persistent infections after 7 months of supplementation. These pilot studies provided the rationale to move forward with a phase II trial of AHCC to clear persistent HPV infections.
The New Phase II Study
Our medical advisory board member Judith Smith conducted this phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a post unblinded study. This trial was reviewed and approved by the University of Texas Health Sciences Center Institutional Review Board. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy, safety, and durability of AHCC supplementation for 6 months to support the host immune system to clear high-risk HPV infections.
Fifty women over age 30 with persistent HPV infections that had lasted more than two years were studied for 12 months. Patients were randomized into two groups: one group took AHCC 3g by mouth once daily on an empty stomach for six months followed by a placebo for the remaining 6 months. The control group was given a placebo. Every 3 months patients were evaluated with HPV-DNA and HPV-RNA testing and with a blood sample to evaluate a panel of immune markers including: interferon‐alpha(INN), interferon‐beta (IFNβ), interferon‐gamma (IFN), IgG1, T‐lymphocytes, and natural killer(NK) cell levels.
Of the 41 women who completed the study, fourteen (63.6%) of the 22 patients in the AHCC supplementation arm were HPV-RNA/HPV-DNA negative after six months, and 64.3% (9/14) achieved a durable response defined as also being HPV-RNA/HPV-DNA negative 12 months after the supplementation ended. In contrast, in the placebo arm of the study, only two (10.5%) of 19 patients were HPV negative at 12 months. An additional twelve patients completed the un-blinded study and 50% were HPV-RNA/HPV-DNA negative after six months of AHCC supplementation.
Combining all 34 participants that received AHCC supplementation gives an overall response rate of 58.8% that cleared HPV persistent infections.
Results from this phase II study demonstrated that AHCC 3g once daily on an empty stomach was effective in supporting the host immune system's elimination of persistent HPV infections and was well tolerated with no significant adverse side effects reported.
Directions for Further Research
An additional finding of the study was that suppression of IFNβ to less than 20pg/mL correlated with an increase in T‐lymphocytes and IFN and durable clearance of HPV infections in women that received AHCC supplementation. This merits further evaluation as a clinical tool for monitoring patients with HPV infections. The duration of AHCC supplementation required beyond first negative result also needs more evaluation to optimize success for durable outcomes.
AHCC is Unique
It's important to distinguish AHCC from other medicinal mushrooms. AHCC is the only medicinal mushroom that has been clinically demonstrated to help eradicate HPV. It is not interchangeable with other medicinal mushrooms because it has been specially developed and processed to maximize its immune-boosting capacity. AHCC is made by cell culturing a specific subspecies of mushroom identified by Japanese scientists several decades ago to have the greatest ability to increase natural killer cell activity. Its molecular weight has been reduced using a patented enzymatic process to improve its absorption and clinical efficacy. Every batch of AHCC is subjected to DNA pattern testing to confirm its identity (in other words, to ensure it is genuine AHCC). These innovations make AHCC unique among medicinal mushrooms.
AHCC is available from multiple nutritional supplement companies, but it is important to steer clear of fake products using different names yet claiming similar benefits. Only genuine AHCC® has been clinically tested and found to help clear HPV.
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Here is a list of genuine AHCC products.
AHCC® is a registered trademark of the Amino Up Company
A Note for Anal Cancer Survivors
Because this study was conducted on women with vaginal HPV infections, we reached out to Dr. Romesser, a radiation oncologist specializing in anal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, to ask about anal cancer survivors and AHCC. No side effects from AHCC were reported in women with vaginal HPV in the study described above; however, there is some anecdotal indication that there may be mild side effects for anal cancer survivors. Dr. Romesser has noticed that some anal cancer survivors experience side effects like anal itching when they start taking AHCC. Therefore, he recommends that anal cancer patients who have recently had treatment, wait to take AHCC until all the side effects from treatment have subsided. It also seems that for some anal cancer survivors, the side effects from taking AHCC go away after a few weeks. It might be worthwhile to continue taking AHCC for a few weeks despite any side effects in case the side effects subside.


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Citilab is a digital lab for citizen innovation in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain. It mixes citizen based innovation with research, entrepreneurship and training. Its rationale is to offer a resource platform for citizens so that they can start their own projects around technology and the internet, specially the collaborative and audiovisual internet.

Origins
The original project was backed by the City Hall in Cornella, a town close to Barcelona, Spain. It is located in a former textile factory. After four years of restoration in November 2007 the former factory of Can Suris Cornellà de Llobregat became the headquarters of Citilab.

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Bogie's Homecoming Part of the Community
November 1, 2017 by Debbie Wolfe
Members of the flag corps lead the band. Photo by LocalShops 1.
First there was a group cheering in cadence that broke the daily din along Shore Boulevard in Gulfport. Then, the brass instruments and drums punctuated the air. Could it be? Yes! It was a parade!
But not just any parade.
On Wednesday, October 25, during a crisply cool late afternoon, the students, faculty and staff of Boca Ciega High School held their annual homecoming parade throughout the downtown streets of the city. A fire truck, police vehicles, the Gulfport Trolley and folks with their animals all combined to create a living Norman Rockwell style small-town American scene.
They marshaled near the Rec Center, marched to the Casino then turned onto Beach Boulevard and headed to the library. There, they turned around and retraced their steps creating smiles all along the way. Hearing the activity, people gathered at curbside to watch.
The parade "continues to show the support that the community has for the school," said Boca Ciega High Principal Michael Vigue. "We purposely do activities downtown, which even includes the prom at the Casino in the spring, as a reminder to students that we are a Gulfport school. We are a community school. That's important to us. It's nice to go through the streets together."
For eight years he has been a part of the tradition of the parade.
Members of the Boca Ciega homecoming court and robotics team rode the Gulfport Trolley in VIP style during the annual parade throughout the downtown area of the city. Photo by Wolfgang Deininger.
"It's nice for me to cheer on each of the groups" that participate, he said.
The trolley carried members of the homecoming court and robotics team while cheerleaders and members of the band, the multicultural club, the JROTC military group and others walked the route.
"It's one of those nice little small-town things that I hope they keep doing," said Gulfport's Mayor Sam Henderson. "It's just a good reminder to the people who live here that we've got a good school with a magnet program and a strong athletics presence right here in Gulfport. So, it's a good reminder to people to support our hometown school."
On Friday, October 27, the Bogie Pirates hosted the Dixie Hollins Rebels on their home field for their homecoming football game. In front of packed stands, the Pirates won 48 to 28.
Proudly displaying a Boca Ciega High School banner and the flags of the state of Florida and the United States, members of the U.S. Army JROTC military group inspire onlookers. Photo by the city of Gulfport.
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North Dakota entering 2nd phase of vaccine priority groups
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The elderly and people with underlying health conditions in North Dakota are beginning to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses as the state enters the second phase of vaccine priority groups, health officials said.
Sanford Health Bismarck on Thursday began vaccinating some of its patients eligible for the next phase. Jim Wheeler received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Sanford vaccination clinic and called it "a piece of cake."
Sanford Health Fargo is scheduled to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine Friday. Fargo Cass Public Health officials say they're expecting to begin distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
The state Health Department on Thursday reported 248 new COVID-19 cases, for a total of 95,378 since the start of the pandemic. The lab processed 9,471 tests, for a daily positivity rate of 3%.
Officials confirmed eight deaths in the last day, increasing the total number of fatalities to 1,365. The death count is the seventh highest per capita at 180.5 deaths per 100,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.