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Fox News Doesn't Understand How Academia Works
July 27, 2013 Thomas Whitley
In one of the more bizarre interviews I've ever seen, a Fox News host interviews Reza Aslan, author of the new book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. In the interview the host - Lauren Green, who is a "religion correspondent" for Fox News Channel" - can't seem to wrap her head around the fact that Aslan, a scholar who happens to be Muslim, has written an academic and historical book about Jesus. The very first question of her interview is about this:
Now I want to be clear about, you're a Muslim, so why did you write a book about the founder of Christianity?
This is an odd question to anyone who has spent any time around the academic study of religion, which this host clearly has not, as Aslan's personal faith has absolutely zero relevance to his work as a scholar of religion. After Aslan explains that he has four degrees, one in New Testament, is fluent in biblical Greek, and has been studying Christianity for more than two decades, the host interrupts him to ask
It still begs the question, though, it begs the question, why would you be interested in the founder of Christianity?
For starters, no, it does not actually "beg the question;" that is a very specific logical fallacy and not simply another way of saying, "but it makes me wonder." But pet peeves aside, I was continually amazed at the host's inability to understand the very basic principals of how academia works. During the rest of the 10-minute interview, the host brings up Aslan's Muslim faith at least 7 more times, every time dumbfounded that a Muslim could write an academic work about Jesus and there not be some secret Muslim plot afoot.
On Fox's website where they have the video posted, the description of the video even hints at their disbelief that this is possible:
Reza Aslan, author of 'Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,' says he wrote the book as a historian, not as a Muslim. [Emphasis mine]
The persistence of the host to continuously bring up Aslan's faith, which is still completely irrelevant to his work as a historian, is bad enough, but she then quotes critics of the book (who seem to not have actually read the book) as if she has dismantled his entire argument. The first critic of the book she quotes is John Dickerson, a journalist and political correspondent - i.e. not an academic, not a historian, not a scholar. Aslan then proceeds to tell her how scholarship works:
Of course in any scholarly discussion of Jesus, as with any scholarly discussion of any ancient figure, there are going to be widespread differences.
Anyone who has even taken an introductory course in religion in college understands full well that scholarship is a giant, centuries-long discussion. Scholars put forth arguments and other scholars either agree or disagree with those arguments. Step by step, the field moves forward based on the evidence at hand and the application of theories and methodologies to our material. The process is exactly the same as it is in the so-called hard science fields like biology and math. Again, I am baffled.
But this interview has done more than just baffle me. It has renewed my conviction that groups like the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion must get involved in efforts to educate the media and the general public. These organizations, both of which I am a member, should be acting like trade unions, of sorts, and like lobbying groups.When news breaks that relates to our field, SBL and AAR should be contacting news outlets and putting them in touch with actual experts.
It is sad and immature that news organizations think that quoting a journalist's Op-Ed is a legitimate critique of an academic book, but I think that we too must bear some of the responsibility. News organizations, for the most part, wouldn't know who to contact if they wanted to and likely wouldn't even know where to start looking. We should bear the burden of pointing them in the right direction, or at least in a direction that is toward someone who actually has a PhD in the matter being discussed.
So, yes, we should be outraged and we should work diligently to shame Fox News and Lauren Green (as I know the academic community already is on Twitter and elsewhere). Yes, we as a general public and especially as scholars of religion should demand more from news organizations "religion correspondents." But then we need to get to work taking our job as educators seriously and in some cases that will mean that we need to move outside the classroom and on to the airwaves.
"Same Love" and Theology at the VMAs


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An Update from Author Vince Vawter
The Asheville (NC) Community Theatre hosted a "table reading" on two days in March of PAPERBOY, A NEW MUSICAL, based on Vince Vawter's novel of a boy growing up with a stutter in 1950s Memphis. Jim Wann, a composer and lyricist, performed 26 original songs he has written for the musical while a troupe of 10 actors read the dialogue.
Wann is best known for creating and starring in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, a Broadway musical nominated for a Tony Award. Vawter and Wann, who are looking to get the musical produced, sought input from a group of directors and writers who attended the reading.
The sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning novel Paperboy, Vince Vawter's Copyboy is a Fall 2018 Junior Library Guild selection and more recently the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College's selection for one of the Best Children's Books of the Year in the "Coming of Age" category.
Victor Vollmer isn't a paperboy anymore. He's a copyboy now, but his duties at the newspaper get interrupted by a last request from Mr. Spiro, the old man who became Victor's mentor and helped him take on his stutter in the beloved novel Paperboy, a Newbery Honor Book. Victor takes off on a journey that sends him hundreds of miles from home ― toward the teeth of a gathering storm. Confronted by an unfamiliar and threatening world, he meets a girl who is strong, smart, and bold like no one he's known before, and together they venture to the place where river meets sea. When they wind up racing to evade a hurricane, Victor finds out what the fates have in store for him.
From the Summer 2019 Magazine
Darren Sproles, now a running back for The Philadelphia Eagles, made history with the San Diego Chargers in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game.
After that game, Sproles was approached more often for interviews, which exacerbated his stuttering. "I had to talk to the media a lot, and once they put a camera in my face that's when it got bad," Sproles said. 'I just had to work on it. I couldn't really stress about it, because that's just me."
From BillWalton.com
Thank you for your interest in my life long problem with my speech and communication skills. I was a very shy and reserved young man who could not speak at all without severely stuttering until I was 28 years old. Always a success in the classroom and on the basketball court, I took refuge in the things that I did well as a youngster. A straight A student, my athletic abilities covered the deficiencies that limited my overall growth and development. The game of basketball was my religion, the gym my church. It was a convenient way of avoiding my responsibilities of developing my human relation skills.
When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.
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AFGE Mourns Passing of Labor Leader Dorothy Jefferson
Categories: The Insider
It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council Treasurer Dorothy Jefferson.
Dorothy Reece Jefferson was the first female to hold the position of Treasurer with the National Veterans Affairs Council 53 and had continuously been re-elected to this position for more than 27 years, most recently in November 2019.
While working for the council and contributing to its success, Dorothy served on countless committees, including the Title 38 Committee, Conflict Resolution, EEO, Site Committee, Budget, as well as serving as the Women's Coordinator for Council 53.
Dorothy attended the University of South Carolina and obtained her Associates Degree in Nursing in 1980. She began her nursing career at the Dorn VA Medical Center, where she was a psychiatric staff nurse and also held an assistant head nurse position. During her tenure at the Dorn VA, she held the position of secretary of AFGE Local 1915, as well as a steward for the local. She also previously held the position of president of the South Carolina State Council of AFGE, and secretary-treasurer, for which she served over 10 years. Additionally, Dorothy was the secretary-treasurer for the 5th District NVAC Council. She was a proud member of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority, Inc. Delta Eta Chapter and served as Treasurer for two years.
Upon retiring from the Dorn VAMC in 2000, Dorothy continued caring for others and lived her life with that mindset. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, singing in her church choir, volunteering her time at the RAM Foundation, and playing BINGO!
Dorothy touched so many people's lives with her huge heart and her contagious smile. She will always be remembered for her leadership, her nurturing ways, and her continued dedication. She has contributed so much to moving Council 53 forward. She will be missed beyond measure.
Dorothy's family has requested that in lieu of flowers/plants that you make a charitable contribution in remembrance of Dorothy to a charity that was near and dear to her heart, The Ram Foundation, which you can do on their website at theramsc.org. They can be reached at (803) 479-3373.


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Albert Finney Quotes
38 Albert Finney quotes:
"She is up there with the best of them. I can only talk about my experience, but it was genuinely special."
Author: Finney Quotes Category: British Actor Quotes
"To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life."
Author: Finney Quotes Category: Character Quotes British Actor Quotes
"He'd just run, run all the time, and he walks about, doesn't he, he never stops. I think that they put an odometer on him one day and he walked miles."
"I like playing accents, and doing things like that, it was fun. It was fun."
"I think that I'm busy in the present, and I don't want to go back. Well, there's been an unauthorized biography, and you can't stop them. It didn't worry me."
"I think that one of Tim's great qualities and abilities is in what seems like a thumbnail sketch to get something quite telling, very simply, when you're doing it or being in that thumbnail sketch, you don't feel that it's important."
"It's a marvellous life, a gregarious life that we've had. We're very lucky in that way. Unlike writers or painters, we don't sit down in front of a blank canvas and say, 'How do I start? Where do I start?'"
"My girlfriend and I rented a nice house on the river and I was there for about two and a half months, and we were just out of Alabama. I hardly got to see Alabama."
"She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as well as very good at different accents."
"They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?'"
"He just lets you go, really. When we were kind of supposed to rehearse, I don't remember rehearsing at all. We just sort of gossiped and chatted."
"He tells you stories, but then, after a while, when you want more, he doesn't give you more. He insists on this old elaboration, the old stories that never changes."
"I don't enter, I'm entered. It's up to someone else. It's up to them."
"I don't really look back at all. When I've made a film, I've made it. They kind of go out into the world and they're on their own really."
"I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis."
"I'm not bothered by the paparazzi and I don't feel hemmed in, I've never felt that. My youth, mind you, there wasn't quite the same attention to celebrities as there is now, but I've never felt that."
"No, no, I go where the work is, wherever it is. I'll go, I mean, if I select it, but I don't try and ration it out or balance it at all."
"That is one of the reasons one enjoys acting. Now and again, you get scenes where you work with somebody really good and you have a good time trying to make it really work and really work well."
"You can't when you're filing, you're just busy, but I didn't see... I used to come home and my girl would make me dinner and it was lovely."
"You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather."


Once for hitting the search engine ranks volume of quality content was the only criterion but now thanks to the evolution in presentation of content and making content more accessible through the use of latest technologies, the content now became multifaceted in every sense. From utilizing more visual contents to using latest storytelling techniques to new SEO technologies through wearable devices, mobile and evolving platforms, content marketing is now a rigorous field of specialized marketing. There are too many factors that are capable now to contribute to the quality of the content rather than a quality written piece of content.
In 2015 we have seen several evolving trends in web content and already we can envisage some of the massive trends that are going to be even bigger in coming years. As the New Year is already on the doorstep, let us introduce here 5 such content marketing trends that are going to rock the web in 2016.
This has been a consistent focus for web and media as a whole to remain relevant in the mind of consumers rather than sticking to so called purist idea. In approaching content now entertainment of the reader or watcher is more favored besides making it relevant. An entertaining and relevant content will draw more audience than a boring but relevant content. But what makes a content interesting and entertaining in the first place? It is obviously, the interactive element that engages the user and even touches him emotionally sometimes.
It is needless to say that the focus on interactivity has largely gained momentum because of mobile web. Mobile only content or mobile responsive content to take the size of a variety of screens is now a necessity, not just a choice. Designing contents for diverse device inputs including touch, pinch, gesture, etc. added more diversity to the content and as a trend this will continue to grow.
SEO also went though large scale evolution in the recent years. While all the search engines continued to be better in picking results that users need, they cannot satisfy all the queries as user volume and diversity is growing at skyrocketing speed. Naturally, now users always cannot find what they are looking for on search engines.
Moreover, for influencing buying decision or for winning favorable opinion increasingly social media contents are being relied upon. Around 88% of online buyers now make decisions based on online comments from earlier buyers rather than content. Naturally, more than so called search engine results many consumers now prefer hitting Pinterest or YouTube and get an idea of the product through visual contents and buyer comments. So from this perspective, shifting focus from regular search engines to new SEO methods is going to be an obvious trend in 2016.
SEO techniques are very likely to go through an array of changes in the coming years thanks to evolving devices, particularly because of wearable devices. Moreover, voice search engines are continuing to be popular with the increasing popularity of Google Now, Siri and Cortana. Voice search in one way or the other will open a new SEO field offering quick results to asked queries.
For last few years, wearable devices came in a big way and although most of them are still in the process of becoming fully self-reliable for displaying contents they are nevertheless the biggest game changer in content publication and marketing. Wearable computers like Google Glass, Smartwatches and VR machines are likely to change the way we access and consume content. So, in the time to come optimizing contents for wearable devices will be another crucial necessity.
To optimize the readability of contents in wearable devices, maybe marketers will focus on offering wearable only content and layout rather than delivering the same lengthy content designed for other devices. Offering crisp, short relevant content that can be glanced quickly will be the more important to address wearable web users.
For few years, web design turned tremendously towards full blown images and visual storytelling. Similarly, now offering a mix of written contents, images, video, infographs and little traces of animation has been a trend in contents as well. Cisco rightly predicted that by 2017 video content will account for 69% of the total web consumer traffic.
Moreover, until now the focus rested mostly on the brand produced media contents. But as consumers now are using more equipped devices with high definition video capability, user contents are likely to become a force in the time to come. Besides enhanced device capability, another factor that would push increasing number of consumers to publish media contents is the increasing influence of consumer reviews on the buying decision of people. Enhanced device capability for displaying high definition video and images is a major attribute that would continue to increase the importance of visual contents.
There has been a gradual shift from short length objective type contents to more complicated, informative and elaborate contents in the past few years. There is toughest competition on shorter keywords and when it comes to ranking quality contents, there are always too many websites with similar objective and short length contents on a given topic or keyword. So, the focus has shifted to long keywords and towards longer, richer contents that are more likely to offer unique value than the short ones.
There is another impetus to it in the recent times. The Knowledge Graph of Google evolved very recently to produce really impressive results. It can now deliver instant answers to a majority of queries including the long-tail ones. Moreover, digital assistants such as Siri and Cortana made it further integrated with various devices. So, for short objective answers users will no longer need to visit a website but would be supplied the same through Google Now or other digital assistants. Naturally, to draw users the websites need to offer unique value proposition through longer, richer contents delivering lot more than objective answers.


Americans are living longer. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), life expectancy at birth for people born in 2012 in the U.S is 78.8 years.
As people age, they are confronted with health issues like dementia. Combine dementia with the likelihood that those who live longer tend to have more assets and financial portfolios to manage. If not managed proactively, finances can get out of control.
At some point, children may need to step in to help their aging parents with finances. The most difficult part this process is: How does a child approach a parent about his or her finances? U.S. News has a very insightful and good article on ways to navigate the difficult process of helping aging parents with their finances.
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(Basseterre; St. Kitts): "Honoring our Ancestors Through Art" is the theme used to emphasize the National Museum's Art exhibition which began on Tuesday, July 24.
Beautifully constructed art pieces were borrowed from around the world including several African nations and Caribbean countries adorning both rooms of the national museum. The exhibition is expected to last for three months.
According to Hazel Brooks a consultant, at the Museum the arts are showing a little part of our history and what defines us as a people.
Displays such as Marks from various African countries, depicts our strength as a people and some were also used with costumes such as what we have today in terms of our "Clowns" that parade during our National Carnival.
A photo displaying an Ethiopian traveler which embodies our African Spirituality.
Our strength also came from the beating of drums that were used by the slaves to send messages to other slaves and there was also a display of an ancient steel pan.
Our diversified artistic nature also encouraged other cultures and there is a display of "Our Influence" on those cultures at the Museum.
"Young people who are interested in learning more about their history should come to see the display and read the information we have provided as well as adults," said Brooks.
There was also a photocopied display of the actual names of the slaves that were based in St. Kitts at Old Romney Manor.
A photocopied display of the Abolition of Slave Trade Act Emancipation Act.
Betto Douglas rings a bell?
She was indeed one of the slaves at Romney Manor who was infamous because she questioned the authorities about her freedom which had been promised to her.
She was just one of the many female slaves who also did their part in fighting for their freedom along with the men. That information on Betto Douglas can be found at the museum during the "honoring our ancestors" display.
Brooks said that while the museum is pleased to have copies of the documents with the names of the actual slaves that were in St. Kitts and also a copy of the abolition act, she hopes that one day St. Kitts-Nevis can acquire the actual documents.
A Batik inspired design of a Mask which was originally done by Royd Phipps.
"I really hope the government would look into somehow acquiring these actual documents that are apart of our history, it is about time Caribbean people write their own history books," she said.
Brooks said that the actual documents are in England.
Along with the regional and international arts, the talents of persons from St. Kitts and Nevis are also displayed.
They are showcased in pottery which was also some of the first arts made by the slaves that used them for their everyday living.
The pottery comes from the New Castle Pottery of Nevis. There was also a Batik inspired design of a Mask which was originally done by Royd Phipps and also a wooden sculpture by Ras Tesroy.
Some of the African marks on display.
Brooks said that her hope with the exhibition is for the local artists to get the exposure they need.
She said that so far she has linked several businesses with artists and hopes that more artists will bring their work to the museum.
"Once they are up to the museum standards we will be happy to have them," she said.
Brooks sends out a special urge for people to come and look at the arts on display. The museum will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday and closes at 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
The display will also be apart of Tourism Week.


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Q: Two different applications interacting with each other Hy. i want to make 1 multithreaded application probably in C# and other applications in probably in java. like 1 in C# and 99 in java. all the java applications will connect with 1 C# applications and the architecture will be of Client-Server Architecture. i don't understand how to enable them so that the C# application(Server) can communicate with the java application(Client)?

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*Use Web services to communicate between applications

*Establish Communication via TCP Listner

*Use a third party Java .NET Bridge

A: You have to decide the protocol for communication. You can do socket based communication, you can go with Rest over Http.
In first approach, your server has to listen on socket and based on your own protocol, you can handshake with client and carry on communication using simple ascii text (which can be delimited,JSON, XML or anything you prefer).
In second approach you can deploy your server as web component and using http, preferably using Rest design client and server can communicate.
And if you have peace in life, than try Corba ;-).
Basically look for different RPC approaches.

A: It depends up to you what kind of communication layer will you use.
My suggestion is as follows.

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*Use some webserver like njetty on server.

*Then C# code will publish the response in the form of JSON

*Java clients can send JSON requests to webserver over http.

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Pharmac funds new asthma treatment for preschoolers
7:19 pm on 31 July 2012
Drug-buying agency Pharmac is to fund a new asthma treatment for preschoolers with recurrent wheezing that is not helped by other therapies.
It will be available from Wednesday, as will a new treatment for scabies.
Pharmac says Montelukast, which comes in pill form, will be available for children under five with recurrent wheezing, and for people of all ages with exercise-induced asthma as well as those undergoing aspirin desensitisation programmes.
Pharmac medical director Peter Moodie says many children suffer from wheezing, which is often caused by respiratory tract infections.
Dr Moodie says it can be frequent, and distressing for parents, and can require admission to hospital.
He says Montelukast is not designed to replace current standard therapy, which is to use inhalers for children with asthma or wheeze.
"This is in addition. It is a short course and for children who get recurrent wheezing despite the normal therapies."
Dr Moodie says those wanting the alternative treatment will need to show significant and severe recurrent wheezing.
Pharmac estimates up to 7500 children a year will be treated with Montelukast, and a further 2000 adults, at a cost of $2.3 million over five years.
Pill to treat scabies a boon
Also funded is an extra scabies treatment in pill form - Ivermectin - for 10,000 patients a year who struggle with the current topical cream treatment.
Dr Moodie says the pill will be a boon to resthomes, where the itchy skin infestation can easily spread.
"Being able to give them a tablet overcomes the problem of having to get people to use creams over their entire body."
Asthma treatment applauded
The Asthma Foundation says the asthma pill will be a valuable extra option for preschoolers with recurrent wheezing.
Medical director Bob Hancox says parents have wanted Montelukast funded for some time.
An Auckland specialist in respiratory issues and children's health says it's about time the new medication was funded.
Innes Asher says some parents have been paying about $100 a month for the medicine.


Well, I had to come here because these teeth up here weren't coming down right, so I needed to have an expose and bond. The staff was really nice. They were really nice, and they just helped calm me down. Dr. Kovach was really cool. He was funny. Whenever I came in, he made me not feel really nervous anymore. The surgery went good. I felt fine. After the surgery, it was easier for me to eat. I had a really good experience here, and I highly recommend Dr. Kovach.


1 Great Adwords Automated Rule To Manage Tricky Daily Budgets - Adster Creative Inc.
It's 12 noon on Wednesday, and I have approx 45 minutes to get a blog post on Google Adwords ready to go for Friday, prior to heading out on a glorious week of sun and fun. Time is of the essence!
Speaking of time management and Adwords, there are some pretty nifty ways to save precious minutes (and even hours) in your busy week by deploying some simple Adwords automated rules.
To make matters more interesting, we often find that in these types of accounts several days can go by without the account accruing a click; while on other days, it is possible to obtain two, three, or even four clicks in a single day.
Thus, we ultimately wind up with days where we have unused budget, and days where we need more budget.
This often means watching the account like a hawk, and making manual 'daily' budget changes that can be time consuming to say the least.
The Adwords system has a way of dealing with these sorts of daily budget anomalies in their own way.
While many advertisers may not realize this, up to 20% of your campaign's daily budget can be used to show your ads on certain days of the week or certain times of the month based on fluctuations in traffic. It's important to note that Adwords will never go over the monthly budget you have set.
Standard delivery doesn't allow for delivery optimization (and you aren't left with much control over when your ads are showing) and Google's budget balancing doesn't let you pick when your budget goes over.
Alternatively, accelerated delivery allows the use of bid modification along with ad scheduling to show ads when you want to show them based on your budget.
By writing aggressive (and strategic) budget rules, we can create daily budget variations much higher than Google's 20% default, and give your daily budget a major bump when needed.
So the 'rule' itself is actually a combination of three rules. This super-rule we've concocted allows for much more aggressive daily budget management.
Take the client's monthly budget and divide by 4. Use this as the premise of a 'weekly' budget.
Every day, look back at the last 7 days. Did we use all the budget?
The rule below is an example of this. The client has a $1000/m budget, and we're breaking that down as a $230 'weekly' budget ($1000 / 4.34 weeks in a month = $230).
You can see above that every day bright and early at 8 am while the Googlebot enjoys a piping hot soy vanilla latte we're asking it to look back over the last 7 days. If this account hasn't spent $230 in the last week, we want the Googlebot to increase the daily budget by 35%. We're also adding a very important limit here, requiring that it not take the daily budget over $100.
Similarly, above we're asking Google to do the reverse – If the account has spent more than $230 in the last 7 days, decrease the daily budget by 35%, but do not reduce to less than $35/day.
Finally, we've got a rule that runs daily that looks back over the last 30 days. Here, we want to have the campaign paused, and be notified via email if our set of rules has taken the account over our actual monthly budget.
To this end, we've created a few variations on this as well.
These sorts of rules and notifications alert you that manual intervention is required, and most likely some fine tuning to the rules themselves.
As you can imagine, the percentage by which you allow the rule to change the budget and the limits you implement can have a pretty dramatic effect on an account.
Before you start rolling out scripts like this, I suggest you have at least 30-60 days of data (if not more) to manually observe how the account performs. It's important to make the aforementioned 'manual' budget changes – noting days of week, keyword themes, and other segments that seem to most affect cost before you start to implement any rules.
In practice, we've seen these rules work well on most 'daily budget cursed accounts', but on others these simple budget adjustments seem to take the account to it's upper / lower limits and stay there. Boo!
In short, the basic premise of this set of daily budget rules is to ensure your daily budget can swell up to meet demand on days you need it, all the while letting you know if things are getting out of hand.
I would encourage you to experiment with this concept, while editing to meet the individual accounts needs.
Have you own tips to share for managing tough daily budgets? Feel free to share in the comments!


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Information for Connacht Semi Final Pearse Stadium
posted 12 Jun 2015, 06:42 by Achill Gaa [ updated 12 Jun 2015, 06:42 ]
Mayo GAA have issued the following information for all supporters making the journey to Salthill on Sunday. Safe traveling to all those making the journey.
Information for Pearse Stadium
Galway GAA and the Pearse Stadium Committee welcome all Galway, Roscommon and Mayo Supporters and Patrons to Galway and Salthill on Sunday next, 14th June 2015 for the Connacht Senior Football Championship Semi-Final between Galway and Mayo and the Christy Ring Cup Promotion/Relegation Play-Off between Roscommon and Mayo
The two games on Sunday will result in increased traffic in the Galway, Salthill and Pearse Stadium areas and we urge all Supporters and Patrons to arrive early, in order to avoid traffic congestion and to enjoy the day.
An Garda Síochána will operate a Traffic Management Plan and on arrival in Galway all Supporters are encouraged to obey directions and signage and to park legally and responsibly.
In addition a very convenient and cost effective Park & Ride service will be available for supporters in order to minimise traffic. See below for more information on Park and Ride.
The weather forecast is very good and the business community in Salthill has organised a number of events in Salthill including live music and many of the Hotels and Restaurants in Salthill will be offering special value meals for patrons attending the games.
Finally, we request all Supporters attending the games in Pearse Stadium to be conscious, mindful and respectful to the needs of local residents. In this regard please distribute and communicate this notice to all Clubs, Members, Supporters and Local Media.
1.Please travel with care and arrive early!
2.Please use official Car Parks and park legally and responsibly.
3.Please be respectful and mindful of the needs of Local Residents
4.Enjoy the game and safe journey home.
PARK & RIDE FOR SUNDAY 14th JUNE
Galway County G.A.A. have this week confirmed that they are once again, organising Park & Ride Services for G.A.A. Patrons attending next Sunday's G.A.A. Double Header in Pearse Stadium. The Connacht Hurling Final between Mayo and Roscommon commences at 1.45 p.m. and this will be followed by the Galway versus Mayo Senior Football game at 4 p.m..
The Park & Ride service to be operated by Buslink Ltd. will commence from Carnmore Airport Carpark at 12 noon and will run every half hour.
The return costs are €4 per Adult and €3 per Child, with a Family Bus Ticket for 2 Parents and 2 Children (under 16) at €10. Those buses will travel on the City Bus Lanes.
Patrons will be dropped off, at the Western Distributor Roundabout, within walking distance of Pearse Stadium and collected back at the Roundabout after the Football Game, from 5.30 p.m.
Static Car Parks will be available at Coláiste Éinde on Threadneedle Road, St. Mary's College on St. Mary's Road, the Galway Technical Institute on Fr. Griffin Road, which are all within walking distance of Pearse Stadium. Various other public and private carparks are also available, throughout the City and are adjacent to the public Bus services to Salthill.
In addition to the Park & Ride service by Buslink, Bus Eireann are running their regular City Sunday service, from outside the A.I.B. Bank, Eyre Square, commencing at 10 a.m.
Passengers wishing to travel from the East side of the City, can use the Bus Eireann regular 409 Parkmore service, which operates every 30 minutes on Sundays, from Parkmore via Dublin Road, on the Bus Lane and can be boarded at all Bus stops, along the Dublin Road, from the Castlegar Community Centre into Eyre Square, for connection to the Salthill Buses.
Patrons are requested to co-operate with the Gardai, Bus Drivers and their Staff and all G.A.A. Stewards and Marshalls, at all times.
Galway County G.A.A. welcomes all Patrons and Visitors to Galway City in general and Pearse Stadium in particular. We hope that you all enjoy this great sporting occasion


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\section{Introduction}
The stellar halos of galaxies such as our own Milky Way are expected to have formed over time by the accretion of stellar material from satellites falling within its gravitational potential (e.g. \citealt{freeman02} and references therein). The discovery of the disrupting Sagittarius dwarf galaxy \citep{ibata94} and the stream of stars it leaves in the Galactic halo \citep{ibata01b, ibata02b, majewski03} has revealed that such accretions indeed take place at the present time. Currently, the best evidence for the clumpy nature of the inner halo of the Milky Way ($D\lta50{\rm\,kpc}$) is given by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) whose mapping of the North Galactic Cap shows numerous coherent streams or more fuzzy and diffuse stellar structures believed to be remnants of past accretions \citep{belokurov06b,bell07}.

Aside from large sky surveys such as the SDSS, the search for stellar structures surrounding the Milky Way has also strongly benefited from wide-field mappings of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) and its neighborhood. These mainly photometric surveys need to be deep enough to track M31 red giant branch (RGB) stars and therefore also contain the brighter and bluer main sequence stars that belong to foreground stellar structures. \citet{ibata03} have used their Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) survey to show that the low latitude stream (LLS), first discovered by \citet{newberg02} in the anticenter direction and also referred to as the Monoceros Ring, actually surrounds the Milky Way disk and is present along the M31 line of sight. Kinematics of these main sequence stars also agree with previous detections of this stream, on a roughly circular orbit around our Galaxy \citep{martin06a}. Using ten deeper fields observed within $\sim10^\circ$ of M31, \citet{majewski04b} have revealed that another stellar structure can be seen behind the LLS as a fainter and sparser main sequence. A companion paper by \citet{rocha-pinto04} tracks this so-called Triangulum-Andromeda (TriAnd) structure with RGB stars selected in the 2MASS catalogue. Spectroscopic follow-up of these stars unveiled a metallicity ${\rm[Fe/H]}\sim-1.2$ and a low velocity dispersion consistent with an accretion origin.

In this paper, we take advantage of our deep and wide survey of the Southern region of the M31 outer halo \citep{martin06b,ibata07} to study these foreground stellar structures. The survey was observed with the MegaCam wide-field camera mounted on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and currently represents the deepest wide dataset toward M31. We use it to characterize the TriAnd structure and reveal yet another main sequence fainter than TriAnd and that could correspond to a farther stellar structure. \S~2 briefly presents the dataset while \S~3 studies the two main sequences that appear in the color-magnitude diagram of the MegaCam data. \S~4 concludes this letter.

\section{Data}
The extent of the MegaCam survey studied in the letter is delimited in Figure~1 (thick line polygon). It corresponds to 84\,MegaCam fields observed between 2003-2006 and covers $\sim76$\,sq. deg. Compared to \citet{martin06b} and \citet{ibata07}, six fields that lie close to the M33 galaxy and two fields that overlap with the M31 disk are not considered here. They contain young stars that contaminate the blue regions of the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) where foreground Galactic main sequences (MS) are found. The location of the fields that were used by \citet{majewski04b} to discover TriAnd are also shown Figure~1 as crossed squares.

We refer the reader to \citet[][sections~2 and~3]{ibata07} for a detailed description of the dataset. We would like to emphasize that even at the faint end of the CMD regions studied here ($i\sim23.0$), photometric uncertainties are $\lta0.05$ and completeness is $\gta90$\%; none of these effect should hamper our conclusions. Moreover, given the clear difference between maps of background galaxies and metal-poor M31 stars in the survey (respectively Figures~12 and~20d), star-galaxy separation does not appear to be an issue either.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[angle=270,width=\hsize]{f1.ps}
\caption{Extent of the MegaCam survey in the Southern quadrant of the M31 halo (thick line). North is to the top and East to the left. The dotted lines correspond to a grid in Galactic coordinates. Known M31 satellites are represented by circles or a dotted circle in the case of M33. The inner ellipse around M31 approximately corresponds to its H\textsc{i} disk with a radius of $27{\rm\,kpc}$ while the outer ellipse marks a distance of $50{\rm\,kpc}$ and ellipticity 0.6. The INT survey in which the TriAnd structure is observed \citep{ibata03} fills the outer ellipse. The ten fields that \citet{majewski04b} used to discover the structure are shown as crossed squares.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Results}

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=\hsize]{f2.ps}
\caption{Hess diagram of the $\sim1.9\times10^6$ stars in the MegaCam survey. Both panels present the same CMD, with labels and isochrones  overlaid on the bottom panel. The densest features correspond to background M31 stars (between the two dashed isochrones of metallities ${\rm[Fe/H]}=-2.3$ and $0.0$ placed at the distance of M31) and foreground Milky Way disk stars that pile up at $(g-i)_0\gta1.8$. The main sequence of the TriAnd structure is clearly visible between $(g-i,i)_0\sim(0.3,19.5)$ and $(g-i,i)_0\sim(0.8,22.5)$. Another fainter and more diffuse main sequence is also visible for $i_0\gta21.5$ before it merges with the TriAnd MS. On the bottom panel, the double line corresponds to the LLS main sequence as detected by \citet{ibata03} and the white full lines represent the \citet{girardi04} isochrone of 10\,Gyr and ${\rm[Fe/H]}\sim-1.3$ shifted to a distance modulus of 16.5 and 17.25 to fit the TriAnd and TriAnd2 MSs, respectively.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The Hess diagram of the $\sim1.9\times10^6$ stars found in the MegaCam survey is shown Figure~2. The most obvious feature, located within the two dashed isochrones in the bottom panel is produced by RGB stars at the distance of the Andromeda galaxy. The broadness of this feature is due to the numerous structures with different metallicities that are traced in the halo of M31. These include metal-poor dwarf galaxies such as And~II and~III that create the bluer RGBs and the \citet{ibata01c} metal-rich giant stream that is currently disrupting in the M31 halo and produces the redder RGBs (see \citealt{ibata07} for more details on these structures related to the Andromeda galaxy). Foreground Galactic disk dwarf stars at various distances along the line of sight create the red feature at $(g-i)_0\sim1.8$ and populate the CMD in the $i_0\lta20.0$ region as these stars evolve along their main sequence and become bluer. Finally, the TriAnd MS turn-off clearly appears in the bluer regions of the CMD and extends from $(g-i,i)_0\sim(0.3,19.5)$ down to $(g-i,i)_0\sim(0.8,22.5)$. This main sequence ``forks'' at $i_0\sim21.5$ to reveal another more diffuse main sequence at fainter magnitudes. This fainter MS has to our knowledge never been detected before probably due to its faintness (for instance, the INT survey of the inner halo of M31 in which LLS and TriAnd are detected is not deep enough to show it) and its low density that prevents detections from deep ``pencil-beam'' observations toward M31.

\begin{figure*}
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\includegraphics[angle=270,width=0.24\hsize]{f3a.ps}
\includegraphics[angle=270,width=0.37\hsize]{f3b.ps}
\includegraphics[angle=270,width=0.37\hsize]{f3c.ps}
\caption{CMDs of the MegaCam survey and Besan\c{c}on model (top- and bottom-left respectively) with the selection boxes used to construct the density maps of the TriAnd (middle) and TriAnd2 (right) structures. Pixels that are more than 50 percent within the boundaries of the MegaCam survey are corrected from incompleteness. Pixels with a lower completeness factor are not shown. TriAnd shows denser regions in the North-Western parts of the survey ($\xi\simlt4^\circ$ and $\eta\lower.5ex\hbox{\gtsima}-7^\circ$) whereas TriAnd2 appears smoother. None of the two structures show a well-defined core or center.}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}

The ridge of the LLS main sequence discovered by \citet{ibata03} in their INT survey has been plotted in the bottom panel of Figure~2. It overlaps reasonably well a denser feature of the CMD produced by stars in the Northern-most fields of the survey, where the LLS was tracked in the INT data (down to $b\sim-24^\circ$). The TriAnd MS is $\sim2$\,magnitudes fainter than the LLS fiducial but the bluer turn-off of TriAnd ($(g-i)_0\sim0.15$) compared to LLS ($(g-i)_0\sim0.4$) probably indicates a difference in age and/or metallicity between the two structures and therefore precludes a simple shift of the LLS fiducial to determine the distance to TriAnd. However, using the spectroscopic metallicity measured for TriAnd RGB stars (${\rm[Fe/H]}\sim-1.2$; \citealt{rocha-pinto04}), one can constrain the age and distance of the structure from the color and magnitude of the turn-off. It can be seen on the right panel of Figure~2 that the \citet{girardi04} isochrone with a metallicity $Z=0.001$ (corresponding to ${\rm[Fe/H]}\sim-1.3$), an age of 10\,Gyr and a distance modulus of 16.5 gives a good agreement with the MegaCam observations. This corresponds to a heliocentric distance of $\sim20{\rm\,kpc}$ and a Galactocentric distance of $\sim25{\rm\,kpc}$. Although the turn-off of the fainter MS is hidden behind the TriAnd MS and MS turn-off, the same isochrone provides a good fit when assuming a distance modulus of 17.25. This converts to heliocentric and Galactocentric distances of $\sim28{\rm\,kpc}$ and $\sim33{\rm\,kpc}$ respectively. For clarity, we will call this new feature TriAnd2 hereafter.

Since there is no region in the MegaCam survey where these CMD features seem absent, we rely on the Besan\c{c}on model \citet{robin03} to check whether they are expected from Milky Way components (disk and mainly stellar halo in these blue regions). We extract a 25 sq. deg. region from the model with $-30^\circ<b<-25^\circ$ and $125^\circ<l<130^\circ$ and apply the same smoothing as in \citet{ibata07} to account for the unphysical sharpness of the CMD structures in the model (see their Figure~15). Completeness is not corrected in this letter since it does not have a significant impact in the region of the CMD we are interested in. The survey and the model CMDs are shown in the top- and bottom-left panels of Figure~3, normalized to 1 sq. deg. to allow a proper comparison. They have dramatically different features: the model does not show any of the two MSs but its stellar halo produces a blue vertical feature at $(g-i)_0\sim0.25$ that is not present (or at least not as dense) in the survey. Although TriAnd is a clear $2-3\times$ overdensity compared the model, this is not the case of TriAnd2 that is much fainter and falls in the CMD region where the density of halo stars increases in the model. But no turn-off is observed in the model CMD where halo stars never bend to redder colors as the TriAnd2 MS does (Figure~2). Interestingly, a comparison of the COSMOS data ($l=237^\circ$, $b=+42^\circ$) with the Besan\c{c}on model reveals that a ``hook-like'' feature very similar to the MSs observed toward M31 may be due to a stellar structure that inhabits the Milky Way halo at $22-34{\rm\,kpc}$ in this direction \citep{robin07}. Therefore, it appears more likely that the TriAnd2 CMD is indeed a MS, that it is not linked to a smooth Galactic components (disk or stellar halo) and belongs to a stellar structure that inhabits the inner halo of the Milky Way. This adds to the growing evidence that the Milky Way halo is not well modeled by a simple smooth model \citep{bell07}.

Density maps of TriAnd and TriAnd2 stars are also shown Figure~3, with stars selected along the two main sequences, within the selection boxes overlaid on the top-left CMD of the Figure. These two boxes are chosen independently to maximize the number of selected MS members while reducing contamination by avoiding M31 stars and the region where the 2 features merge in the CMD. As such, the map densities are not directly comparable but provide a tool to study the spatial evolution of both stellar structures over the area of the survey. The map of metal-poor M31 stars (Figure~20d of \citealt{ibata07}) is very distinct from the TriAnd/TriAnd2 maps and shows that there is no significant M31 contamination of the maps of Figure~3. If such a contamination was present, the numerous metal-poor streams found by in the East of the survey would also clearly appear here. TriAnd shows some fluctuations in its density, with an approximately twofold increase\footnote{This becomes a threefold increase when assuming the $\sim100$ stars per sq. deg. from the Besan\c{c}on model in the same selection box is a reasonable estimate of the underlying CMD contamination.} between the low density Southern region and the higher density North-Western region of the survey ($\eta\lower.5ex\hbox{\gtsima}-7^\circ$ and $\xi\simlt4^\circ$). TriAnd2 on the other hand shows no significant variation in its density over the survey.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[angle=270,width=\hsize]{f4.ps}
\caption{Surface brightness map of the combined TriAnd and TriAnd2 features (assuming the TriAnd distance) from stars in the $21.0<i_0<22.0$ magnitude range. The color shift of each star from the TriAnd isochrone (Figure~2) is determined and regions away from the main sequence (delimited by the dotted lines) are fitted by an exponential function (dashed line) to estimate the underlying background CMD contamination.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Although the selection boxes that are used to construct these maps do not allow a simple transformation to surface brightness given the absence of knowledge on the CMD contamination, this can be done in the region of the CMD were the two MSs have merged. We determine a bright limit of the TriAnd surface brightness by assuming that all the stars belong to the closer TriAnd MS and, since TriAnd2 does not appear to fluctuate significantly over the survey, variations should reflect those of TriAnd alone. The magnitude range used is $21.0<i_0<22.0$ and corresponds to $4.7<M_V<5.8$. According to the \citet{dotter07} luminosity function for a population of 10\,Gyr, ${\rm[Fe/H]}=-1.5$ and a Salpeter IMF \citep{salpeter55}, 11.7\% of the luminosity of the stellar population is measured in this magnitude range\footnote{Note that the \citet{silvestri98} luminosity function used by \citet{majewski04b} has a normalization of 16\% in that range and would lead to slightly fainter surface brightness values by $\sim0.15$\,mag}. For each couple of nearby fields (the signal is too low in single fields), we construct the distribution of stars in this range as a function of their color shift from the TriAnd isochrone of Figure~2. An example of the corresponding histogram is shown in the inset panel of Figure~4 with the stellar overdensities clearly visible. To correct for the underlying CMD contamination we fit an exponential function (the dashed lines) to the regions surrounding the overdensity ($\textrm{color shift} <-0.3$ and $0.5<\textrm{color shift}<0.8$). All counts above the dashed line in the color shift range between $-0.3$ and 0.5 are finally translated to surface brightness in the V band. The map of Figure~4 presents the fluctuations of $\Sigma_V$  in the survey and confirms the findings of the TriAnd counts map, with a $\sim0.3$ magnitude shift between the Southern regions ($\sim32.1$mag./sq. arcsec) and the North-Western ones ($\sim31.8$mag./sq. arcsec). This corresponds to an increase by a factor of two in the number of stars in the selection box. These values are also in reasonable agreement with the bright limits measured in a similar way by Majewski et al. (2004; $\Sigma_V=32.0$ or 32.4 depending on their isochrone assumptions). However, it does not take into account the merging of the two MSs in the region of the CMD that was used. For instance, if 25\% of the stars in fact belong to the fainter TriAnd2 main sequence, the surface brightness of TriAnd would be fainter by $\sim0.3\,\textrm{mag}/\textrm{arcsec}^2$.

\section{Discussion}
The presence of two Galactic stellar structures in the MegaCam data at Galactocentric distances of $\sim25$ and $\sim33{\rm\,kpc}$, added to the low-latitude stream observed only a few degrees away \citep{ibata03} shows the clumpy nature of the inner halo of the Milky Way in this region. But since these structures do not show any boundary within the $\sim76\,\textrm{deg}^2$ covered here, there is no reason that this conclusion should only be applied toward M31. In fact, each step forward in the depth and/or coverage of the inner halo reveals hitherto undetected stellar structures within a few tens of kiloparsecs (e.g. \citealt{belokurov06b}, \citealt{robin07}). This increasingly clumpy and complex nature of the inner halo of the Galaxy is reminiscent of the inner halo of M31 which also contains large amounts of substructure with much of it in the form of a large extended rotating component \citep{ibata05}.

However, this does not rule out that some of these stellar structures could be linked together. It has already been proposed by \citet{majewski04b} that the TriAnd structure could be another loop of the low latitude stream, produced by its progenitor spiraling toward the Galactic center. Simulations of the stream by \citet{penarrubia05} or \citet{martin05b} indeed show that TriAnd is a natural outcome of such an accretion. Could the new structure found here also be related to TriAnd? The good fit of the same isochrone to both main sequences in Figure~2 indicates a similar stellar population. However, the turn-off of this structure is bluer than that of the LLS and would argue against a link, although it could also indicate that the putative progenitor of all these structures contained a stellar population gradient. A definite answer will have to wait for spectroscopic observations of the new structure to determine from their radial velocities if they are on orbits compatible with TriAnd and the low-latitude stream.

\acknowledgments

We are very grateful to the CFHT staff for performing the MegaCam observations in queue mode. NFM thanks Eric Bell for comments on this letter.

{\it Facilities:} \facility{CFHT (MegaCam)}.

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argenx announces first patient dosed in Phase II proof-of-concept study of ARGX-113 for the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia
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Topline data from the study expected in second half of 2018
argenx (Euronext Brussels: ARGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase II proof-of-concept study of ARGX-113 in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
"The initiation of the second Phase II trial for our lead candidate, ARGX-113, is an important milestone for the company as it exemplifies the breadth of potential this compound has to address a wide variety of diseases that are driven by pathogenic IgGs," commented Nicolas Leupin, CMO of argenx. "We believe ARGX-113 could be a breakthrough therapy in an indication like ITP where current therapies do not adequately address symptoms or achieve remissions."
The double-blind, placebo controlled Phase II study will enrol up to 36 ITP patients with platelet levels lower than 30 million per milliliter. ARGX-113 will be dosed on top of current standard of care, corticosteroids and/or immunomodulatory agents and/or TPO-R agonists. The primary endpoints of the trial are safety and tolerability and secondary endpoints include effect on platelet count and use of rescue treatment, and an assessment of pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) markers.
In Phase I clinical trial, ARGX-113 demonstrated favorable safety and tolerability across multiple doses and dosing regimens with promising pharmacodynamics effects relating to speed, depth and duration of IgG reduction.
About ARGX-113
We are developing our lead product candidate, ARGX-113, for the treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis and primary immune thrombocytopenia, both of which are rare and severe autoimmune diseases associated with high levels of pathogenic IgGs. Few innovative biologic treatments have been approved addressing these circulating auto-antibodies and severe unmet medical need exists. ARGX-113 is the Fc-portion of an antibody and utilizes our ABDEG engineering technology. It is designed to block the recycling of IgG antibodies, which results in their removal from circulation. The development work on ARGX-113 is done in close collaboration with Prof. E. Sally Ward (University of Texas Southwestern Medical and Texas A&M University Health Science Center, a part of Texas A&M University ("TAMHSC")).
About argenx
argenx a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe auto-immune diseases and cancer. We are focused on developing product candidates with the potential to be either first-in-class against novel targets or best-in-class against known, but complex, targets in order to treat diseases with a significant unmet medical need. Our ability to execute on this focus is enabled by our suite of differentiated technologies. Our SIMPLE AntibodyTM Platform, based on the powerful llama immune system, allows us to exploit novel and complex targets, and our three antibody engineering technologies are designed to enable us to expand the therapeutic index of our product candidates.


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Minkes to moss: the Homeward Bound science program at sea
Dec 19, 2016 | All, HB Team, Homepage
Onboard science faculty, Justine Shaw and Mary-Anne Lea, pull back the curtain on the vast knowledge-sharing and collaboration taking place as part of Homeward Bound's science program and the Symposium at Sea
Ever since leaving Ushuaia and our first Minke whale sighting in the Beagle Channel, science questions have been coming thick and fast! Luckily, one of the key elements of Homeward Bound is science. We (Drs Justine Shaw (ARC CEED, The University of Queensland) and Mary-Anne Lea (IMAS, University of Tasmania)) launched the onboard science program with a visit to the Argentinian Carlini Base on King George Island where the Argentinian and German (AWI) scientists and divers were very keen to share their experiences and scientific insights with everyone and happily fielded a multitude of questions.
Justine, Mary-Anne (and Jess Melbourne-Thomas, in absentia) have delivered specialised lectures onboard to contextualise their collaborative Antarctic experience. Justine has brought the terrestrial biodiversity of Antarctica into focus, highlighting remarkable adaptations of species such as mosses, lichens, algae and tiny creatures like tardigrades and mites which endure the harsh environment of terrestrial Antarctica year round. Justine was ecstatic to see that the expeditioners are taking in her teachings, with people passionately observing weird fleshy black lichens (Umbillicaria spp.) hanging off some exposed rock spires at the top of steep snow slope walk yesterday.
Mary-Anne Lea (top) and Justine Shaw (bottom) alongside Antarctic wildlife
Mary-Anne has enjoyed opening the eyes of participants to the marine ecosystems around them and how the complex interactions with ocean and atmosphere processes influence the animals living within the ocean. Our wildlife sightings at sea an on landings of the highly adapted Southern Ocean wildlife, such as humpback and Minke whales, Kelp gulls, Antarctic skuas, Snow, Cape, Giant and Wilson's Storm petrels, Snowy sheathbills, Blue-eyed shags, Gentoo, Adélie and Chinstrap penguins, Antarctic fur, Southern Elephant, Weddell, Leopard and Crabeater seals, have helped to cement the science program content and literally bring it to life.
One of the highlights of the science program so far has been the Symposium at Sea – a chance for all participants to share their expertise and learn from each other, with a view to enabling future collaborations. Each Homeward Bound participant was given three minutes to captivate their audience with their vision or findings. Speakers have been encouraged to try and deliver information in a way that targets all learning styles in the audience.
We've heard about people's work and research on a wide range of topics such as: developing cures for malaria; enhancing wind farm infrastructure to promote marine biodiversity; the benefits of educating children about science; developing solar technologies; nanotechnology innovation; the importance of microbes in our oceans; managing National Parks for climate change; to name but a few. The panel sessions that follow have been filled with questions, animated discussion and positive and constructive feedback. At the end of each session tips on delivery strengths and weaknesses, where and how speakers could improve their delivery to have greater impact and reach are given. Everyone has been encouraged to listen to and learn from all the speakers and think about where they see opportunity for future collaboration. At the end of the Symposium at Sea there will be a structured session exploring how these collaborations might emerge and how to enable them.
This immersive experience has given the 76 women an in-depth understanding of the complex processes at play within the unique Antarctic terrestrial and marine environments, setting the scene for the targeted lectures which will follow on global change, human impact, and climate and policy frameworks. Many of the women are often seen in deep discussion on how they will now incorporate the science program learnings into their work at home and emerging Homeward Bound collaborations.
Read more about Justine and Mary-Anne on our Faculty page.
(Featured image by Kess Broekman-Dattner)
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Where can I go? How much does it cost? Come learn the answers to these questions and more! Meet the staff of Education Abroad and speak to past study abroad participants. Representatives from Financial Aid, School of Business, and many other UConn departments will also be there. All of our programs will be represented!


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Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 9, 2018
Columbinus looks back on April 20, 1999
It's impossible to ignore the fact that the young ensemble have grown up in a new century of seemingly endless escalating gun violence in America.
By Albert Williams
Tags: Theater Review, Columbinus, Steppenwolf 1700, Columbine High School, school shooting, The Yard, United States Theatre Project, P.J. Paparelli, Stephen Karam, Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, Ervin Tobar, Brian Baren, Mechelle Moe, Recommended
Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2018
Chicago students plan another walkout Friday despite suspension threat
Students across the city plan to leave class and gather in Grant Park Friday to protest gun violence.
By Ashley Mizuo
Tags: Education, News, Politics, gun control, gun violence, walk out, CPS, Chicago, Chicago Parks District, Chicago Schools, Grant Park, Chicago Student Walkout, school, permits, Chicago Public School, Francis Parker School, Northside College Preparatory School, Colorado, Columbine High School, Harold Washington Library
Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 5, 2015
At Mad Mobster's peculiar crossroads of real and imagined horrors
As geeks descend on this weekend's Wizard World Comic Con Fan Fest, we wade into the morally murky serial-killer culture of a far more unusual convention, the Mad Mobster True Crime & Horror Expo.
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OCO CELEBRATES THE UNSUNG HEROINES IN THE FRONT LINES PR03/21
Suva, Fiji, 04 March 2021– Oceania Customs Organisation Chairperson, Mr. Salvador Jacob says the Pacific Islands States have benefited enormously from the contribution of women in Customs administrations, who like their male counterparts, are the unsung heroines in their front lines.
"On this 2021 International Day of Women, the OCO and its members pay tribute to all women, and in particular those working in our Customs administrations who are part of the regional effort to keep our borders free of the coronavirus", Mr. Jacob says. "Of the 14 countries that are still COVID-19 free, 11 are in the Pacific. Our Customs officers are at risk daily when processing incoming travelers and boarding ships that are bringing in cargo and we applaud them for their dedication and hard work at our borders."
Mr. Jacob adds that most countries in the Pacific are fortunate to continue living relatively normal lives, as before the pandemic, with no restrictions in movement or large gatherings.
"Time has stood still in the Pacific- we may have experienced the economic shocks of the pandemic, but other than that, we have shops, schools, and offices open, and most importantly we can still meet and greet the Pacific way with hugs, kisses and handshakes, without fear of contracting the virus. This is possible because of effective Customs work, some of which is led by women," Mr. Jacob said.
OCO is releasing a series, Pacific Women in Customs, which is a collection of stories of women nominated by their Customs administrations as part of its celebration of International Women's Day.
"International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th, but we have chosen to dedicate the month of March to women in Customs," OCO Head of Secretariat, Mr. Richard Brennan said. "It is part of our efforts to promote gender equality in what is a male-dominated industry and also in recognition of the UN Women theme for International Women's Day, which is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world."
One of the women featured in the Pacific Women in Customs series is Mrs. Matafeo Avalisa Viali-Fautua'alii, Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Revenue and Customs in Samoa and is one of three female heads of Customs in the OCO member countries.
Matafeo Avalisa Viali Fautua'alii, Chief Executive Officer, Samoa Ministry of Customs & Revenue
"All Customs officers must be applauded for their work in keeping our borders safe," Mrs. Viali-Fautua'alii said. "In many countries, COVID-19 has increased the workload of Customs officers who have also become quarantine officers to ensure incoming travelers are quarantined until they are proven to be free of the virus and allowed into communities. And we especially applaud our women, who have risen up to the challenge and stood by their male colleagues as equal counterparts responding to the call of duty of their nations." The Pacific Women in Customs series starts on 8 March and can be read on the OCO website www.ocosec.org
In 2019, the OCO held its inaugural Change Management on Gender Equality workshop, which suggested there should be gender equality in all aspects of OCO's work program. This suggestion was endorsed at the 2020 OCO Annual Conference. In 2020, OCO member countries were encouraged to celebrate International Women's Day in their own administrations and to share their activities widely.
"I urge Pacific Islanders to remember and spare a thought for that grandmother, mother, daughter, sister, cousin who is working hard to keep our borders safe. Happy International Women's Day," Mr. Brennan urged.


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Alcohol: The Story of a
17.08.2014 Category: MedicineAuthor: admin
When it appeared alcohol, hard to say. However, it can be assumed that he is not much younger than humanity itself. The Papuans of New Guinea, still not knowing the fire already had their own ways of getting alcohol. Many ancient tribes used it in numerous rituals: with the help of communicating with the gods and the dead. More recently, there was a ceremony of brotherhood. In the cup of wine dripped blood ritual participants and allowed it around. Perhaps it is a tradition here went to collect guests and certainly put on the table a bottle of wine.
With the invention of ceramic (VIII dishes about thousands of years BC. E.) The opportunity to prepare a range of alcoholic drinks made from honey, grapes and other fruits. One of the most ancient beverage — beer. It is known that it was brewed back in Babylon VII for thousands of years BC. e. A cuneiform inscription discovered by archaeologists E. Huber contains recipes 15 varieties of the drink.
In ancient Greece and Egypt, beer was very popular and was used every day along with bread and onions — staple foods most of the population. In addition, it is very natural woven into the culture and religion of these peoples. Many of the diagrams depicted people drinking beer or manufactured, the gods and rulers with cups in their hands. In Greece, even believed in a special god of wine — Dionysus. In his honor were regularly held festivals (Dionysia) with a lot of alcohol, of course. Maybe that's why Dionysus was one of the most revered gods of the Greeks.
Pure alcohol for the first time the Arabs were at the beginning of VII century. The word alcohol is of Arabic origin, means "intoxicating." In western Europe, a strong manufacturing alcohol learned in the Middle Ages by sublimation of wine. Legend has it the first time prepared and drank a drink monk Alchemist Valentius. Sober after drinking heavily, he claimed to have discovered a wonderful tool that makes the old man and the young man adds vitality and strength. One can to say that from that moment begins the active distribution of alcohol for the remaining countries.
The belief that alcoholism — an age-old feature of the Russian people is wrong. In Russia they drank very little. Only on major holidays brewed mead, mead and beer, the fortress did not exceed 10 degrees. Drinks are always cooked for himself and never for sale. The very process of drinking significantly different from the present: a goblet poured drink and put it to a circle. And everyone can do only one or two drinks. Agree, in such circumstances, it is difficult to drink heavily. And if anyone tried Liquor on a weekday, it was a great sin and shame.
In 1386 in Russia brought the grape spirit (aqua vita). However, he did not catch on, and even then was considered harmful to health. Vodka — your own, original Russian drink invented in 1448-1474 gg. Then the vodka was a diluted grain alcohol, so had a different name — bread wine or rye.
A hundred years after the invention of the traditional Russian people drink alcohol in Russia is no drinking was not. In many ways, this contributed to the patriarchal way of life of Russian people and their deep religiosity. "Domostroj" — a book containing the answers to all life's questions is, and gives specific guidance about alcohol, "Drink, but do not get drunk. Drink a little wine for the sake of joy, and not for drunkenness: drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God. "
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Binge drinking comes to Russia at a time when the government takes control of the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Hence the development of alcohol in Russia has gone two ways: alcoholism among the common people and low-grade vodka production of quality beverages to the higher strata of society.
Since about 1555 all over Russia are beginning to close the tavern (something like a modern cafe), where you can eat and drink. Instead, they were ordered to open taverns (in fact, drinking houses) where you could only drink and eat or just have a snack — you can not. This usage is very quickly led to the formation of alcohol intoxication and alcohol addiction. After some time, a ban on the production of alcohol by the peasants themselves. The state has a monopoly in this area and receives a huge income to the treasury.
At the same time, the right to produce alcohol for themselves remained for the nobility and other upper classes. Almost every family had its own original recipe with the addition of specific herbs and berries. These elite drinks were frequently presents dignitaries. It is known that Catherine II sent Russian vodka as a gift to European monarchs and the famous philosopher and writer Voltaire.
In 1647, in many cities in Russia due to the inability of the urban poor to repay debts taverns and a sharp decline in the quality of alcoholic beverages there are "excise riots." To suppress these riots the king had to use troops. After that, the state is beginning to take action against drunkenness Russian people. On the Zemsky Sobor in 1652, it was decided to limit the number of taverns were identified days when alcohol was forbidden to trade (total they had accumulated more than 180). Vodka Now lets go one Chark (143.5 g.) in one hand. Additions to the royal treasury dramatically decreased in seven years, these prohibitions effectively ceased to be observed.
Despite the fact that alcohol is always present in everyday life, its excessive use is always reprimanded by society. On a stone slab found in Egypt was the inscription "Do not ruin yourself when you sit in a pub, do not lose your mind and do not forget their oaths …". In Russia drunkenness considered a great sin and shame. After Muhammad imposed a ban on alcohol in the Muslim world for 12 centuries it has not produced or consumed. Drunkenness and is today denounced social phenomenon. The clinic "Alkomed" for more than 16 years helping people get rid of the addiction. Make an appointment and ask all your questions, please call 925-05-64.
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"I have explained how I've evolved, which makes me say I'm over it. I'm not saying how I've changed anymore … I'm not giving no more explanation of who I am. I've done it. I've done it several times … I'm just done."
The 'Night School' star believes that no matter how many times he addresses the situation some people still won't be happy, so he's chosen not to speak about the topic anymore.
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Kevin has recently claimed he's reconsidering his decision to walk away from the Oscars as the award show still hasn't found a replacement host, but now says he isn't going to be working on the ceremony this year.
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Ran into my guy @50cent today while doing promo in NY….Truly one of the funniest people on the damn planet!!!!
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At the end of September, 29 funds from our database held shares of Toll Brothers, up by one over the quarter. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren't the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds' perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That's why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE:TLLP), CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE), and International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) to gather more data points.
With all of this in mind, we're going to take a glance at the fresh action regarding Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE:TOL).
What have hedge funds been doing with Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE:TOL)?
As stated earlier, a total of 29 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in Toll Brothers at the end of September, up by 4% over the quarter. On the other hand, there were a total of 30 hedge funds with a bullish position in TOL at the beginning of this year. With hedge funds' sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
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