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Meet the CEO of the Other Big Biotech Acquisition Target in 2017
By Evelyn Warner
Christian Schetter's company, Rigontec, was acquired by MSD last year for nearly half a billion euro. How did he and the company do it, with only one early-stage candidate?
There were exactly two notable biotech acquisitions in Europe last year: Actelion and a smaller startup based in Munich called Rigontec, which had an RNA candidate for immuno-oncology applications in Phase I. In a deal worth €464M last September, American pharma giant MSD snapped up Rigontec only a few years after it was founded in 2014.
I first spoke with CEO Christian Schetter in September 2016, just after Rigontec expanded its Series A to €30M — tripling the size of its original ask two years previously. (It was also my first phone interview as a journalist.) He had joined the company in 2015, after stints as SVP at Coley Pharmaceutical Group and President and CEO of Neovii Biotech.
So imagine my surprise to hear that his company had been acquired just a year after we spoke! "We were very lucky to have a lot of interest in the field," Schetter told me. He elaborated that the fundraising round had been expanded twice to accommodate all the investor interest, particularly leverage that from the US.
I caught up with him to get the full story of the deal with MSD.
So how did you go from Series A to acquisition so quickly?
We had a great consortium of investor supporting the program right from the start and sharing our vision. In September of 2016, we started to get more serious about preparing a potential Series B, since the worst thing that could happen would be to have enough funding to put our lead candidate in Phase I. Phase IIa results are often grey — meaning they're encouraging, but not definitive. It's very difficult to raise money on that, so we were preparing ourselves to have enough money to follow through on the program.
In doing that, we not only talked to investors but also continued to share the story with pharma companies and update them regularly to make them aware of the power of this new technology. During these conversations, it became clear at the end we already had investors who would sign up for a significant Series B and that the interest of potential pharma partners was quite significant.
In early 2017, as we were finalizing the Series B, we made a clear and focused effort in BD to explore alternative options to the financing round. We discovered that there was substantial interest of acquisition, and MSD came out very quickly as the party with whom we went into in-depth diligence and negotiated the terms. Then in September, we went through with the transaction.
It wasn't something that we planned all along, but it was a very attractive option once we came to terms with MSD. We were impressed with their depth of knowledge and the speed of their diligence team; importantly, they also appreciate what we have. Of course, you look for an attractive financial option, but even more, you look to see that the partner has everything to be successful with your technology. MSD, as a leader in immuno-oncology with its checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda, was clearly one of the best partners imaginable.
Did you want to build up an independent company though?
Throughout my career, my companies have been acquired: Coley was acquired by Pfizer, and Fresenius Biotech found a new home when it was sold to the Neopharm Group to form Neovii Biotech.
I've always thought that this is a great accomplishment, though you always have to plan to be independently successful. Which is still a vision for the future I have. On the way, some options come along which are even better. If you don't plan to be independently successful, you cannot make it to that point. I have doubts that you would be able to exit successfully.
For Rigontec, this is a great opportunity for both the company and the people because there are now even more resources behind the technology, which at the end of the day we hope will reach patients. Sure it's possible to do it on your own, but the odds are against you.
Could you expand more about the RIG-I receptor that allows such broad application?
There are a lot of already known targets and modalities in immuno-oncology, and the RIG-I receptor provides a unique way of activating the innate immune system to become a first-in-class target. It's not only expressed on immune cells but also tumor cells, among a large number of other kinds, so you get multiple therapeutic effects with a balanced activation of the immune system.
Consequently, you don't necessarily get a dramatic reaction like a cytokine storm — we haven't seen that. We generated very nice data by using in preclinical models this RIG-I agonist platform to treat mice with an IV systemic route, versus the intratumoral route we now use in the clinic. We have also cleared the hurdles for toxicology for this route.
So I think having this vision, the strong data package, the first-in-class potential, the clean profile and balanced risk is something tremendously exciting for companies like Merck. Although it's a new target, we already know a lot about it and the technology, and we've done a lot of work with it in areas where people may have reservations.
Is your vision that it will be part of a combination or will it be standalone?
We're developing it as a monotherapy with a vision to expand in combination therapies. There is a lot of support from the preclinical data that this technology can provide benefit as a monotherapy, but you always have to ask how it will integrate into existing therapies and strategies of oncologists. The obvious thing is therefore a combination, and it's probably the first step into the market.
You always ask what can be done to have more patients benefit from a drug. With the immune checkpoint inhibitors, patients have to already have some immune response; so there is agreement in the space that for a larger number of patients you need additional innate immune stimulation, and that is of interest throughout the broader pharma community.
About combinations in general, particularly those with checkpoint inhibitors, it seems like clinical trials for them tend to involve a lot of variables without controlling all of them, perhaps due to the resource cost. What's your feeling on how these are done?
A lot of people including us are trying to make cold tumors hot, so if you have a checkpoint inhibitor and you make a cold tumor hot, you'll see some things you haven't before in terms of side effects but also benefits. As with all developments, you want to push something over a specific hurdle, and I would imagine that we'll see some very nice benefits with a very tolerable risk profile. If you put very strong modalities together, the side effects are sometimes significant.
At the beginning of checkpoint inhibitors, when the first molecules targeted CTLA4, the side effects were stronger than you see with the newer ones. But of course, different patient populations require different interventions, so you need to work out the risk/benefit balance for each population.
But by testing them in combination, you might not have a sense of the intrinsic value of the drug, both therapeutically and financially. We can save pricing for another time, but do you worry about not having the complete set of data when it comes to the science?
I'm not too worried about it because I believe at the end of the day, you have to see it from the practical perspective: are you benefiting patients or not? In reality, it will always be in combination, and you will always have some extender therapy with which you'll do your comparison.
Basically, I think it will be too scientifically minded to believe you need a patient group for each component and then various combinations to calculate exactly who contributes what. At the end of the day, you have to show a benefit for the patient, and because the immune system is so complex with feedback loops and interactions, I would say that the contribution of each of two parts is probably 50%.
I don't see how it could be done differently in an ethical way. You first have to test safety, but it is extremely difficult to develop a standalone drug until registration: Often the path to registration is much more straightforward in a combination, provided that you also have the right set of data to show that there is a benefit for the combination. If you can show that there is a benefit, I believe the whole thing will be solved.
RNA seems to be really taking off with your acquisition and the results from Sanofi and Alnylam. Is it your sense that the field has reached maturity?
We don't really position ourselves as an RNA company because it's still a very difficult entity and it's not necessarily associated with something easily controlled. So we position ourselves as a RIG-I company, and we believe the best technology to selectively activate the receptor is RNA.
It turns out to be quite important that we've also had to be RNA experts because the field is now seen as very attractive because you can access targets you apparently can't do with small molecules in such an effective and selective way. I would say that targeting a modality with RNA when you have other options available is the wrong strategy.
What helps is that people are becoming more familiar with RNA as mRNA and siRNA companies are rising, so that people see their potential.
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I checked with the manager and they would be happy to welcome English-speakers who feel more comfortable explaining what they want in their native language.
How expensive was it?? I really need some low-lights but don't want to be shocked by how much it costs after!
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Bibi's Visit No Favor to US or Israel
January 23, 2015 Robert E. Hunter 3 Comments
by Robert E. Hunter
Americans have historically resisted efforts by foreigners to tell us how to do our business. Many foreigners still attempt to do so, though at times ruffling our feathers and producing an effect opposite to the one intended. Of course, we Americans are not shy about telling others how to run their affairs.
Some foreign leaders and other dignitaries have gone so far as to make their suggestions in addresses before one or both houses of Congress. Until just recently, however, it was hard to find a case of a foreign leader asking Congress to defy policies enunciated by the president of the United States, especially in his role as commander-in-chief.
But that is precisely the intention behind the invitation issued by Speaker of the House John Boehner to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress, scheduled for March 3. Boehner allegedly did not come up with the idea himself but was put up to it by Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer who, like his immediate predecessor, hails from these shores but gave up his US citizenship to represent Israel in his former homeland. Of course, Boehner can argue that the White House has encouraged leaders of close European allies to push Congress to support President Obama. From the speaker's point of view, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Netanyahu's Calculations
Whatever the provenance of the invitation, Netanyahu can hardly be blamed for accepting and, most likely, using the opportunity to state his case about the course of negotiations by the P5+1 powers with Iran on its nuclear program. Netanyahu's views are certainly well known, and he presents them to all who will listen, including face-to-face with President Barack Obama, whenever he gets the chance. He won't get the chance on this occasion, however, since Obama has pointedly (and properly) decided not to be part of Boehner's attempt to assert primacy over the president in the conduct of a major national security policy. Secretary of State John Kerry has naturally followed suit. Both used the transparent excuse of not wanting to meddle in Israeli electoral politics.
Of course, the Israeli prime minister must also see his forthcoming speech to Congress as a windfall in his quest to continue serving as Israel's leader following elections on March 17 – two weeks after his appearance on Capitol Hill. The invitation alone will seem to show that, despite the bad blood with Obama, Netanyahu still has strong US support, which counters claims by his domestic political opponents that he is jeopardizing Israel's relationship with Washington, the sine qua non of Israel's security.
Netanyahu will no doubt receive a large number of standing ovations, as happens whenever an Israeli prime minister speaks to Congress. This will be all the more likely this time when the Republican leadership, now in control of both Houses, is planning to pass legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Iran. Since President Obama made clear in his State of the Union address that he will veto any new sanctions, the Republicans need to build up support in order to get the magic 67th vote in the Senate to get the two-thirds majority to override Obama's veto.
Again, Netanyahu can't be blamed for wanting an opportunity to speak before Congress, any more than he could be blamed for going to Paris, after the killings at Charlie Hebdo and a Kosher supermarket, to show common cause. So what if Netanyahu's high-profile appearance in Paris will help him in his election campaign? American politicians are no strangers to such activities. Indeed, trips to Israel in particular are a staple for virtually all presidential aspirants.
Republican Strategy
If there is fault, it lies with the speaker of the House. Congressional Republicans—and a number of Democrats who also want to impose new sanctions on Iran—are certainly taking a big risk. If the Netanyahu visit, with its underscoring of the political potency of the Israeli lobby on Capitol Hill, ensures veto-proof support in the Senate for sanctions legislation, it would saddle Boehner and company with shared responsibility not only for possible collapse of the nuclear talks—a risk Obama outlined in his State of the Union address—but also for the increased chances of war with Iran.
Boehner cannot be oblivious to the fact that most Americans don't want another Middle East war. When, in his State of the Union address, Obama said, "I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this mission [against the Islamic State] by passing a resolution to authorize the use of force," the line received the most tepid applause of anything the president said. Neither Democrats nor Republicans were enthusiastic. In effect, Boehner is counting on Iran to "behave itself" even if the nuclear talks fail, and counting on Israel not to initiate hostilities.
The tactics of Netanyahu and the Republican leadership go a step further. Even if the Senate failed to override a presidential veto of new sanctions legislation—the votes to override in the House are clearly there—Iran would get the message that it cannot necessarily count on the willingness of a new administration in 2017, whether Republican or Democratic, to honor any agreement reached with Obama. Such a calculation in Teheran could also lead the talks to collapse.
Israel and the congressional Republicans have to make one more calculation. One reason that Obama would like to see nuclear negotiations with Iran succeed—as long as Iran is prepared to make the concessions needed to satisfy the US president—is to open up the possibility that Iran will help in the effort, in Obama's words, to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State (ISIS or IS). Such a possibility would be still-born if the nuclear talks fail.
Undermining US Security
This leads to a critical question. Which is more important to Israel and also to those in Congress who are seeking to defeat Obama on sanctions legislation: to one-up Obama in these negotiations, or to play every possible card in defeating IS? This is a calculation with potentially serious consequences if the president's opponents are instrumental in derailing the possibility of a changed US relationship with Iran.
In another sense, Speaker Boehner is not doing a favor for either Israel or its supporters in the United States by challenging the president on this grave matter of national security. Some members of Congress worry about the course of the nuclear negotiations with Iran out of a genuine conviction that they may not meet the test of advancing US security. But it is no secret that most congressional support for Netanyahu's position, in both chambers and both political parties, derives from the Israel lobby, with its hefty clout on Capitol Hill. To take on and defeat President Obama on this matter cannot be helpful either to Israel or to its American supporters and, should war with Iran occur, both could face an intense backlash in US public opinion. Only the enemies of the United States, including the Islamist terrorists, could possibly gain from such a scenario.
In the end, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might count votes very carefully to make sure that a two-thirds majority is not reached and a presidential veto holds. The Republican leadership would thus make its political point but without causing major damage to US interests. A congressional repudiation of the president on sanctions would otherwise be a grave risk to the security of the United States and to Israel but also increase the likelihood of a serious constitutional crisis. By inviting the Israeli prime minister to address the Congress, the speaker has embarked on a perilous journey. He will need to find a way to stop short of the cliff's edge.
Analysis, Israel, US Foreign Policy Banjamin Netanyahu, Congress, Iran, Islamic State, Israel, John Boehner, Robert E. Hunter, Sanctions
Robert E. Hunter
Robert E. Hunter served as US ambassador to NATO (1993-98) and on the National Security Council staff throughout the Carter administration, first as Director of West European Affairs and then as Director of Middle East Affairs. In the last-named role, he was the White House representative at the Autonomy Talks for the West Bank and Gaza and developer of the Carter Doctrine for the Persian Gulf. He was Senior Advisor to the RAND Corporation from 1998 to 2011, and Director of the Center for Transatlantic Security Studies at the National Defense University, 2011-2012. He served on the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board and is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.
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"This leads to a critical question. Which is more important to Israel and also to those in Congress who are seeking to defeat Obama on sanctions legislation: to one-up Obama in these negotiations, or to play every possible card in defeating IS?"
Since the Republicans have declared that they look to Netanyahu for leadership and thus they take their orders from him, one has to see how Netanyahu answers that question. He has unmistakably and breathlessly picked Iran as the bigger evil. He hardly even talks about ISIS except to say Hamas and ISIS are the same, Iran and ISIS are the same. If anything, they just helped ISIS's big brother, Al Qaeda in Golan Heights.
So, the answer to honorable Mr. Hunter's excellent question is: ISIS does not even show up on their radar. No action, no bill, no effort, no legislation is happening toward ISIS in Congress today. It's all about Iran and torpedoing the nuclear negotiations. The proof is right in front of us. They have no bills about ISIS. They have not invited a foreign leader to show them the way about dealing with ISIS. They are not having interviews all over the place about ISIS. And the opposite is true for Iran.
bigan44
For 6 years Republicans ganged up against democrats on every issue. Now democrats should Unite against republican leaders and never vote with them on anything, specially against this president's VETO.
Perhaps the reason Boehner was bought off by AIPAC, is because if Netanyahoo is defeated, then the Repuglicons will welcome him back to run for P.O.T.U.S. in 16. Not as far fetched as it sounds.
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Q: Calling apex class from execute anonymous I have the following class:
public class ABC{
    public ABC(Apexpages.standardcontroller s){
        string param1 = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('v1');
        //blah blah blah
    }
    public void method1(){
    }
}

I need to call method1 but at the same time pass parameters.
I tried as we do in test classes:
ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().put('v1','somevalue');
ABC cont = new ABC();

But this seems to not be working

A: You can't reference ApexPages.currentPage() in a non-VF context (i.e. execute anonymous).
You should either test using a browser or use a test method
PageReference pg = Test.setCurrentpage(somePage);
pg.getParameters().put('v1','someval');
ABC cont = new ABC(new Apexpages.standardcontroller(someSobject));

A: Your class should be modified as shown below:
public class ABC{
    public string param1;
    public ABC(Apexpages.standardcontroller s){
        if(param1 != null){
            param1 = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('v1');
        }
        //blah blah blah
    }
    public void method1(){

    }
}

And then create instance of the class --> set value of param1 --> then call method1.
Note: Looking at the constructor this class seems to be an extension to standard controller. so while creating instance of the class pass standard controller to the constructor.

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PUBG War Game Mode: Here's What You Need To Know
By Paul Morris | April 6th, 2018
It seems that the PUBG development team has quietly released a new game mode called "War."
This secretive new mode appears to have rolled out alongside the games Tequila Sunrise game mode, which was released yesterday, but unfortunately, it isn't actually playable by all gamers just yet.
Rather bizarrely, it seems that the makers of PUBG are looking to keep quiet about the new War mode. The developers haven't made a loud noise about the new mode, with nothing being released via Steam or Twitter to announce the new playable mode.
Instead, it has been picked up by some plucky PUBG gamers who happen to be classed as PUBG "partners." That's because the new War game mode is only currently available to those individuals who are classed as PUBG partners which allows them to create custom games within the PUBG universe.
Those who have that partner status are typically the individuals who stream their gameplay and have large followers in order to best promote the title and draw more individuals into the gaming environment. With that said, if you are a PUBG gamer and manage to get access to one of the custom games which has been created, then you would indeed get to experience the new War mode, which is a gaming structure that's more like most battle royale games, but which comes with the addition of total all-out carnage from the get-go and the ability for players to respawn after death.
This particular mode limits gamers to a small area of PUBG's Erangel map and basically makes sure that total destruction and multiple kills are initiated almost immediately. For those who can't access this mode, and who have little hope of getting through to play in a custom game set up by one of PUBG's "partners," then there is always the brand new Tequila Sunrise game mode which is currently running and will last until 7PM Pacific Time on Sunday, April 8. Like War, Tequila Sunrise seems to want to promote up close and personal combat by restricting weapons drops to shotguns and melee weapons.
Good luck with getting into the new War game mode, but, if not, don't forget to sample what Tequila Sunrise is all about.
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Texans Unsure of New Abortion Law as Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Arguments
A Texas abortion law that was signed in May by Governor Greg Abbott is considered the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country. After the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in September to at least temporarily uphold the law, the court once again will hear arguments regarding the case on Monday.
Texans across the state, meanwhile, are vigorously debating the new law themselves.
"It obviously violates Roe v. Wade," said Rose MacKenzie, a San Antonio resident and musician in the U.S. Air Force Band. "It's restrictive to women who need care when we should actually have control over our body, well-being, and quality of life."
While a poll conducted this month by The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston found 69% of Texans believe the law is too restrictive, only 45% said they opposed it. Many residents said they still supported the law despite preferring, for example, that it included exceptions in cases of rape and incest.
"Abortions just feel so horrific and wrong," said Danielle McCormick, also from San Antonio. "If nothing else, the new law will keep more children safe from voluntary termination."
While Monday's arguments are focused on the structure of the Texas law, it could kick off one of the most important months for abortion-related legislation at the Supreme Court in 50 years. This stretch will culminate when the justices hear another abortion case, this one from Mississippi, on Dec. 1, that could challenge the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which has acted as the legal precedent for all abortion laws in the United States since 1973.
US abortion history
For decades, Texas — where the Roe v. Wade case originated — has been near the focal point of contentious abortion debates. The issue hasn't always been so polarizing, however. Even the Roman Catholic Church, now one of the most adamant abortion opponents, decided in the 13th century that abortion should be allowed until approximately 16 weeks into pregnancy, when the movement of the fetus could be detected.
That view held until 1869, when Pope Pius IX wrote that any woman who had an abortion would be censured. In 1917 the church clarified its stance and eliminated the distinction between early- and late-term abortions by prohibiting all abortions from the moment of conception.
For more than a century, changes in U.S. abortion law roughly shifted in sync with the church's opinion. Connecticut was the first state to place restrictions on abortion, criminalizing them in certain situations in 1821. By 1900, every state had abortion legislation.
Delivering the opinion of the court in the case of Roe v. Wade, Justice Harry Blackburn noted, "the restrictive criminal abortion laws in effect in a majority of States today are of relatively recent vintage." He also wrote of the "seemingly absolute convictions" that abortion inspires, but those convictions have only become more absolute — particularly among lawmakers — in the decades since the landmark case.
While the Roe v. Wade decision set the precedent of protecting the right to an abortion until approximately 24 weeks into a pregnancy, or when the fetus could survive outside the womb, the new Texas law draws the line at six weeks, when the fetal heartbeat can be detected.
It's the first law in the United States to set such an early limit. Experts like Mary Ziegler, a legal historian and professor of law at Florida State University, acknowledge this is in contradiction to the legal precedent set in the past, but also believes that's being done intentionally.
"They're trying to run out the clock," she explained. "Republicans are banking that soon enough Roe v. Wade will no longer be the law of the land. With this law they're trying to stop as many abortions as they can until that happens."
Procedural questions
"The law is written in a way that's been very difficult to successfully challenge," Ziegler said, "and until it is challenged, abortions in Texas have come to a virtual halt."
Abortion providers in the state have said, since the law took effect in early September, at least 80% of abortions previously provided are now prohibited. This forces patients to continue an unwanted pregnancy, to drive to neighboring states for an abortion, or to pursue more dangerous methods.
Texas Republicans have accomplished this by creating a law that leaves enforcement to private citizens rather than to the state itself. Under the new legislation, a citizen can sue anyone who performs an illegal abortion or who facilitates one (by, for example, driving a patient to a clinic) for a minimum of $10,000 in statutory damages.
"Monday's hearing is very important even though it's not specifically about the law's position on abortion," Ziegler said. "If the Supreme Court decides to allow the law to continue — even if it ultimately gets stricken down in the future — then states will see they can have some success temporarily passing laws with this type of procedure."
Ziegler suggested other states might use this method to, for example, temporarily halt the sale of guns or to restrict voting. This, she said, could have real consequences.
"We've seen in the past that when an abortion clinic is forced to close because a law changes, they aren't always able to reopen for financial reasons. Even if the law is overturned, getting an abortion will likely be more difficult for Texas women because it was passed."
Shifting the debate
Ziegler also believes the unique way in which Texas Republicans designed the law could affect how some Texas residents define their views on abortion.
"Americans' abortion views on when they believe life begins or if they think exceptions should be made in the case of rape don't actually change much over time," she told VOA, "but what does change is whether people classify themselves as pro-life or pro-choice. That tends to shift based on what the two sides have done lately. A lot of Texans — even Republicans — seem to have issues with how this law pits citizens against each other for enforcement. It might be seen as overreach."
Gallup recently aggregated polling over the last decade to show where Texans stand on abortion. The results showed 18% of the state's residents believe abortion should always be legal, 26% believed abortion should never be legal, while a majority (54%) believed abortion should be legal under certain circumstances.
"It's called the 'Mushy Middle' and that's where most Americans, including Texans, sit," Ziegler said. "If voters perceive one side is pushing too far in one direction, public opinion might move against them."
Kimberly Malloy is an example of this. A resident of San Antonio, Malloy said in some ways she's pro-life, but admitted she also takes issue with many aspects of the new law.
"I think if a woman has to have an abortion, it should be done in the first 10 weeks of the pregnancy," she explained, "but I don't see how six weeks is fair. Most women don't even know they're pregnant then, and they still need time to schedule the abortion. Also, how can you expect a woman to keep a child in the case of rape? They didn't even consent to sex. It's crazy."
Ziegler said what's considered legal and illegal when it comes to abortions could soon be redefined.
"It's a very important month," she said, "and it starts on Monday."
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The wolf's out of the bag on The Originals — and Elijah is majorly crushing on her.
On Tuesday's episode, a tryst with Rebekah – and a piece of once-forbidden fruit – leads Marcel to Klaus' secret plantation home, where the King of New Orleans comes face-to-face with Hayley.
But before that, the lasting living elder witch stabs Sophie with a cursed needle to induce a miscarriage in Hayley. Desperate to save her life and the baby, while also breaking their alliance with the duplicitous Sophie, Elijah cleverly uses Davina to unlink the two women.
Below, executive producer Julie Plec and Co-EP Michael Narducci sound off on Elijah and Hayley's growing relationship, Marcel and Klaus' war, the witches' major dilemma and more.
TRAPPED IN THE ATTIC | Don't expect to see Marcel's little secret weapon outside her attic haven just because Agnes is dead. "Davina may or may not know that that last elder was killed," teases Narducci, noting that the teen is Marcel's key to controlling the French Quarter and, thus, he might not want to let her go. "If he were to be not so truthful to her, how might that affect their friendship?" poses Narducci.


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Hi all, the name is Tom I have a passion for growing the sim communities (including space sims!) and, if you look on Steam guides you can see I've written many helpful articles for DCS which have now had nearly 20 thousand unique views, as well as piles of positive comments from a new generation of simmers. VR PC's With Virtual Reality set to be a big hit soon I've decided to build my own PC, but as I'm keen on helping fellow simmers, I figured I could help the community out with the hardware as well: I'm opening an invitation for anyone that is interested to order a VR capable plug and play PC from me. The PC will be fully assembled with the software installed, and with a 24hr burn in test as well. You will have a 3 year warranty too. I've done the research and testing and have made sure everything is compatible, so that when it arrives at your door all you have to do is unpack it and turn it on. My Experience I have over 20 years experience in building computers and I've worked in the IT industry for nearly as long doing professional PC assembly, desktop support and automation solutions. From the hardware to the software. I also used to run my own gaming PC business called OZ PC, which was featured in PC PowerPlay magazine in 2013. The problem with official Oculus PCs I know Oculus and Valve already have partnered with brands like ASUS/Dell/Alienware. But they all have a fairly big flaw which is that they are made from proprietary components. Meaning that if something breaks you are reliant on those companies to source an uncommon part, and to fix it for you. If you're out of the warranty period, you're out of luck and out of pocket. If the model is no longer in production then you might not even have the opportunity to fix it, and you'll be forced to buy an entirely new computer. This is where my PC's come in. They're all built with common and interchangeable parts which are easily sourced locally from almost any computer parts store. This compatibility also has the big benefit of me customising it, or helping you upgrade it later down the road. It might only be one or two parts here and there in the future to enhance your PC. Having said that of course I build these with quality brand name components to keep you at top performance for years! Availability I'm currently offering 3 different types of VR ready computers, but I'm happy to tailor any of them to suit individual needs. Shipping initially only in Australia but if you are in the US/UK/Europe please let me know and I will source some reliable component suppliers there and get a computer built, tested and shipped to you locally. I've based all 3 builds on computers I would buy for myself or a relative and not just something that is cheap or nasty. As you can see for yourself the prices are very competitive and it's close to just the cost of the components and assembly. It will save you a lot time researching compatibility, assembling and mucking around with software installations. Just plug it in and have fun Feel free to PM if you are interested, or ask away here! The 3 base models are : Oculus / Vive VR Recommended PC: $1770 AUD Shipped! CPU: Intel 4590 3.7Ghz Turbo GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 RAM: 8Gb SSD: 120GB HDD: 1TB OS: Windows 10 64bit edition. Oculus / Vive Extreme Simulator PC: $2499 AUD Shipped! CPU: Intel 6600 3.9Ghz Turbo GPU: Nvidia GTX 980Ti RAM: 16Gb SSD: 500Gb OS: Windows 10 64bit edition. Oculus / Vive Flagship PC: $4399 AUD Shipped! CPU: Intel 5820K 6 core / 12 thread CPU! GPU: Nvidia Titan X RAM: 32Gb Quad Channel SSD: 1Tb OS: Windows 10 64bit edition.
Intel INTC +0.41% and Micron jointly announced a brand new memory technology today, dubbed 3D XPoint (Cross Point) memory. 3D XPoint is fundamentally a new class of memory, the first to be introduced in many years. With current architectures, the system memory and storage are usually two separate subsystems. Take a PC for example. In most PCs, the storage attaches to the system via the SATA interface or PCIExpress EXPR +0.00% and system memory resides in its own slots, connected directly to the memory controller in a CPU. They're two separate entities, that each require their own interconnects, slots, ports, etc. And they operate at vastly different performance levels. 3D XPoint technology, however, because it is so fast and durable (at least according to Intel INTC +3.45%and Micron), could be used to replace both system memory and storage with a single repository, attached to the processor via a much wider bandwidth interface—or perhaps reside right even on the same die down the road. This type of configuration could not only enable much smaller form factors and simplify manufacturing, but be much more powerful and responsive too. Imagine an ultra-small form factor PC, for example, that can instantly power up and start off from the exact point it was shut down, with hundreds of gigabytes of high-speed memory, that's capable of transferring data at many gigabytes or even terabytes per second. And that the data can be accessed in Nano-second scales. System memory limitation could essentially be eliminated and there would be no latency associated with copying data from a relatively slow storage device into system memory. sources : http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2015/07/28/3d-xpoint-memory-technology-could-usher-in-a-new-golden-age-of-electronics/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2015/07/28/intel-and-micron-jointly-announce-game-changing-3d-xpoint-memory-technology/ We're talking about game changing stuff here. 3D XPoint memory could usher in entire new system architectures in not only the consumer space, but in the enterprise as well. As it stands now, Big Data analytics can use all of the storage capacity and latency reduction available. Enormous amounts of time are spent copying data to and from storage to memory. Should Intel's and Micron's 1000x performance improvement claims ring true, big data analytics could get an unprecedented shot in the arm. The potential applications for the technology is so wide reaching and disruptive, it's difficult to imagine all of the things it could enable moving forward at this early juncture. If you follow technology closely though, today's announcement is about as exciting as it gets.
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Last year i upgraded my PC, Now i upgraded everything else.. And it turned out so epic that i just had to share it! Hope you like it!


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New York Film Academy
www.nyfa.edu
420 Lincoln Road Suite# 200, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
Gil Enrique Matos, gil.matos@nyfa.edu
ACTING FOR FILM- Designed for actors with all levels of experience, the New York Film Academy's acting school provides actors with intensive training in screen acting, modern on-camera acting techniques, and supporting acting classes.
Unlike other acting colleges, New York Film Academy places emphasis on providing practical experience and hands-on education to our students so they can both develop their craft as actors and excel at acting in front of the camera. Our Acting for Film instructors are all professional, working actors, writers, directors, and producers—veterans of Hollywood, independent film, and television—who give each student a personal focus in every acting class and teach the rigorous discipline necessary for launching a career in film and television.
Both the Academy's hands-on approach and attention to application of acting skills to performing make New York Film Academy one of the top acting schools in the nation.
MUSICAL THEATRE- The New York Film Academy's musical theatre school offers aspiring musical theatre actors a one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop their skills as triple threat performers by studying with faculty who are working professionals on Broadway. Students enrolling in the musical theatre school work directly with instructors who have appeared in numerous Broadway and touring productions, top-rate regional theatre, opera, hit movie musicals, and television shows. They receive real world training that prepares them to achieve success in the industry, creating an educational experience few other musical theatre colleges can offer.
Attracting aspiring musical theatre actors from around the world, the New York Film Academy's musical theatre school gives students the opportunity to study their craft in the central hub for launching musical theatre careers—New York City. Students learn and hone their skills in acting, singing, and dancing in world-class facilities that include voice practice rooms, state-of-the-art dancing studios, and professionally equipped recording and shooting studios.
Along with this unparalleled musical theatre training, we offer the chance to "be seen" by other professionals in the business (agents, casting directors, choreographers, composers, directors, producers) in the number one musical theatre market in the world. We offer two "main stage" productions each year, along with both a Summer and Winter New Reading Series and multiple masterclasses each semester. If you join us for our two-year musical theatre program, you will graduate with numerous on-camera clips, a voiceover reel, and extensive on-screen experience.
Come to New York City, study with a faculty who knows what it takes to "make it" and push yourself to your creative limit: only at the New York Film Academy!
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AFA, BFA, BA, MA, MFA
History of School/ Department
Designed for actors with all levels of experience, the New York Film Academy's acting school provides actors with intensive training in screen acting, modern on-camera acting techniques, and supporting acting classes.
The New York Film Academy's musical theatre school offers aspiring musical theatre actors a one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop their skills as triple threat performers by studying with faculty who are working professionals on Broadway. Students enrolling in the musical theatre school work directly with instructors who have appeared in numerous Broadway and touring productions, top-rate regional theatre, opera, hit movie musicals, and television shows. They receive real world training that prepares them to achieve success in the industry, creating an educational experience few other musical theatre colleges can offer.
Scholarships/ Assistantships Offered
Talent Based and Needs Based Tuition Awards as well as Merit Based Scholarships
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The New York Film Academy is expanding its curriculum as well as its global presence, with five established campuses and many destination programs worldwide. At NYFA campuses in New York City, Los Angeles and South Beach, Miami, campuses students can earn their degree, while at NYFA Gold Coast, Australia, students can immerse themselves in long- and short-term conservatory programs and workshops.


In the video, Ms. Kellgren-Fozard talks about how it feels when people ask her how deaf she is. How much can she hear? Why doesn't she "sound deaf"? The questions and her response reminded me of how I feel when people ask about my daughter Rhia.
How much can she hear? What does she hear? Can she hear me at all? When did she lose her hearing? She looks like she hears me, are you sure she can't hear my voice? Why doesn't she wear hearing aids? Have you considered cochlear implants?
The answers are: I don't know. I don't live in Rhia's skin and I don't have her ears. There is no way I can know what she does and doesn't hear. All I can do is guess, just as the doctors and the audiologist have guessed. We think she hears sound, but it's garbled, like trying to understand a foreign language under water. She doesn't hear high pitched sounds. How do I know? Because when the smoke detectors go off she doesn't even flinch. She looks like she hears you because she used to hear so understands that you are speaking to her and she is clever enough to make excellent guesses about what you are probably saying. But that too is my guess. Maybe she can hear you sometimes, but it fades in and out. She tried hearing aids but hated them. A cochlear requires major surgery and she hates that too, so she learned sign language. Any other questions?
The questions are all about what she can and can't do. People listen to the answers, nod, attempt to communicate with her for about a minute, then move on. Once they have proven to themselves that Rhia can't hear, they stop trying to talk to her.
I know when people ask me about Rhia's hearing they aren't trying to be rude or cruel; they really want to understand and learn. And most of the time I don't mind answering. But if you're going to ask the hard questions, be sure to follow up with a question about communication. How does Rhia like to be included? What is her favorite thing to do? Can you help me sign a question? Does Rhia understand what is happening? How can I help her understand? Would Rhia like a cookie? How do I sign "cookie"?
The more you focus on who Rhia is and learn how to communicate with her, the more you will discover she is a vibrant, funny, kind hearted young woman who loves to sing and go for walks on sunny days. She's also deaf.


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The first science result with the JENSA gas-jet target: Confirmation and study of a strong subthreshold 18F(ρ, α)15O
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Determination of the QEC values of the T=1/2 mirror nuclei 21Na and 29P at LEBIT
M. Eibach, G. Bollen, M. Brodeur, K. Cooper, K. Gulyuz, C. Izzo, D.J. Morrissey, M. Redshaw, R. Ringle, R. Sandler, S. Schwarz, C.S. Sumithrarachchi, A.A. Valverde, and A.C.C. Villari
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Observation of isoscalar multipole strengths in exotic doubly-magic 56Ni in inelastic α scattering in inverse kinematics
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Physics Letters B 751, 371–375 (October 2015)
Revalidation of the isobaric multiplet mass equation for the A = 20 quintet
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Isobar separation of 93Zr and 93Nb at 24 MeV with a new multi-anode ionization chamber
M. Martschini, J. Buchriegler, P. Collon, W. Kutschera, J. Lachner, W. Lu, A. Priller, P. Steier, R. Golser
Nucl. Instr. Meth B 361, 201-206 (October 2015)
Developing laser ablation in an electron cyclotron resonance ion source for actinide detection with AMS
W. Bauder, R.C. Pardo, F.G. Kondev, S. Kondrashev, C. Nair, O. Nusair, T. Palchan, R. Scott, D. Seweryniak, R. Vondrasek, P. Collon, M. Paul
Zr/Nb isobar separation experiment for future 93Zr AMS measurement
W. Lu, T. Anderson, M. Bowers, W. Bauder, P. Collon, W. Kutschera, Y. Kashiv, J. Lachner, M. Martschini, K. Ostdiek, D. Robertson, C. Schmitt, M. Skulski, P. Steier
Towards a measurement of the half-life of 60Fe for stellar and early Solar System models
K. Ostdiek, T. Anderson, W. Bauder, M. Bowers, P. Collon, R. Dressler, J. Greene, W. Kutschera, W. Lu, M. Paul, D. Robertson, D. Schumann, M. Skulski, A. Wallner
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(α,γ) cross section measurements in the region of light ρ nuclei
S.J. Quinn, A. Spyrou, A. Simon, A. Battaglia, M. Bowers, B. Bucher, C. Casarella, M. Couder, P. A. DeYoung, A. C. Dombos, J. Görres, A. Kontos, Q. Li, A. Long, M. Moran, N. Paul, J. Pereira, D. Robertson, K. Smith, M. K. Smith, E. Stech, R. Talwar, W.P. Tan, and M. Wiescher
Mass Measurement of 56Sc Reveals a Small A=56 Odd-Even Mass Staggering, Implying a Cooler Accreted Neutron Star Crust
Z. Meisel, S. George, S. Ahn, D. Bazin, B.A. Brown, J. Browne, J.F. Carpino, H. Chung, A.L. Cole, R.H. Cyburt, A. Estradé, M. Famiano, A. Gade, C. Langer, M. Matos, W. Mittig, F. Montes, D.J. Morrissey, J. Pereira, H. Schatz, J. Schatz, M. Scott, D. Shapira, K. Smith, J. Stevens, W.P. Tan, O. Tarasov, S. Towers, K. Wimmer
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Active targets for the study of nuclei far from stability
S. Beceiro-Novo, T. Ahn, D. Bazin, W. Mittig
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Levels in 12N via the 14N(ρ, t) reaction using the JENSA gas-jet target
K.A. Chipps, S.D. Pain, U. Greife, R.L. Kozub, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, A. Kontos, L.E. Linhardt, M. Matos, S.T. Pittman, A. Sachs, H. Schatz, K. T. Schmitt, M.S. Smith, and P. Thompson
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Impact of individual nuclear masses on r-process abundances
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Y.K. Gupta, U. Garg, J.T. Matta, D. Patel, T. Peach, J. Hoffman, K. Yoshida, M. Itoh, M. Fujiwara, K. Hara, H. Hashimoto, K. Nakanishi, M. Yosoi, H. Sakaguchi, S. Kishi, T. Murakami, M. Uchida, Y. Yasuda, H. Akimune, T. Kawabata, and M.N. Harakeh
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Observation of Doppler broadening in β-delayed proton-γ decay
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Phys. Rev. C 91, 065803 (June 2015)
First Direct Measurement of 12C(12C,n)23Mg at Stellar Energies
B. Bucher, X.D. Tang, X. Fang, A. Heger, S. Almaraz-Calderon, A. Alongi, A.D. Ayangeakaa, M. Beard, A. Best, J. Browne, C. Cahillane, M. Couder, R.J. deBoer, A. Kontos, L. Lamm, Y. J. Li, A. Long, W. Lu, S. Lyons, M. Notani, D. Patel, N. Paul, M. Pignatari, A. Roberts, D. Robertson, K. Smith, E. Stech, R. Talwar, W.P. Tan, M. Wiescher, and S. E. Woosley
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 251102 (June 2015)
First Direct Determination of the Superallowed β-Decay QEC Value for 14O
A.A. Valverde, G. Bollen, M. Brodeur, R.A. Bryce, K. Cooper, M. Eibach, K. Gulyuz, C. Izzo, D.J. Morrissey, M. Redshaw, R. Ringle, R. Sandler, S. Schwarz, C.S. Sumithrarachchi, and A.C.C. Villari
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 232502 (June 2015) (see highlight)
β Decay as a Probe of Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Classical Novae
C. Wrede, M. Bennett, S. Liddick, D. Bardayan, A. Bowe, B. Brown, A. Chen, K. Chipps, N. Cooper, C. Fry, B. Glassman, D. Irvine, J. José, C. Langer, N. Larson, E. McNeice, Z. Meisel, F. Montes, F. Naqvi, S. Pain, P. O'Malley, R. Ortez, W. Ong, J. Pereira, D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Prokop, J. Quaglia, S. Quinn, M. Santia, H. Schatz, S. Schwartz, A. Simon, S. Shanab, A. Spyrou, S. Suchyta, E. Thiagalingam, P. Thompson, and M. Walters
Physics Procedia 66, 532 – 536 (June 2015)
Collectivity of 0+ states in 160Gd
S.R. Lesher, C. Casarella, A. Aprahamian, B. P. Crider, R. Ikeyama, I. R. Marsh, M. T. McEllistrem, E. E. Peters, F. M. Prados-Estévez, M.K. Smith, Z.R. Tully, J. R. Vanhoy, and S.W. Yates
Phys. Rev. C 91, 054317 (May 2015) (see highlight)
Measurement of scintillation and ionization yield and scintillation pulse shape from nuclear recoils in liquid argon
H. Cao, T. Alexander, A. Aprahamian, R. Avetisyan, H.O. Back, A.G. Cocco, F. DeJongh, G. Fiorillo, C. Galbiati, L. Grandi, Y. Guardincerri, C. Kendziora, W.H. Lippincott, C. Love, S. Lyons, L. Manenti, C.J. Martoff, Y. Meng, D. Montanari, P. Mosteiro, D. Olvitt,
S. Pordes, H. Qian, B. Rossi, R. Saldanha, S. Sangiorgio, K. Siegl, S.Y. Strauss,
W. Tan, J. Tatarowicz, S. Walker, H. Wang, A.W. Watson, S. Westerdale, and J. Yoo
Phys. Rev. D 91, 092007 (May 2015)
High-spin terminating states in the N=88 155Ho and 156Er isotones
J.M. Rees, E.S. Paul, J. Simpson, M.A. Riley, A.D. Ayangeakaa, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, U. Garg, P. Hampson, D.J. Hartley, C.R. Hoffman, R.V.F. Janssens, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, P.J.R. Mason, J. Matta, S.L. Miller, P.J. Nolan, J. Ollier, M. Petri, D.C. Radford, J.P. Revil, X. Wang, S. Zhu, J. Gellanki, and I. Ragnarsson
Phys. Rev. C 91, 054301 (May 2015)
Constraint of the Astrophysical 26Alg(p,γ)27Si Destruction Rate at Stellar Temperatures
S.D. Pain, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, S.M. Brown, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps, J.A. Cizewski, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, C. Matei, M. Matos, B.H. Moazen, C.D. Nesaraja, J. Okołowicz, P.D. O'Malley, W.A. Peters, S.T. Pittman, M. Płoszajczak, K.T. Schmitt, J.F. Shriner, Jr., D. Shapira, M.S. Smith, D.W. Stracener, and G.L. Wilson
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 212501 (May 2015) (see highlight)
Ground-state excitation of heavy highly-charged ions
A. Gumberidze, A. Surzhykov, D. Thorn, C. Fontes, B. Najjari, A. Voitkiv, S. Fritzsche, D. Banas, H. Beyer, W. Chen, R. DuBois, S. Geyer, R. Grisenti, S. Hagmann, M. Hegewald, S. Hess, C. Kozhuharov, R. Maertin, N. Petridis, R. Reuschl, A. Simon, U. Spillmann, M. Trassinelli, S. Trotsenko, G. Weber, D. Winters, N. Winters, D. Yu, and T. Stoehlker
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 48, 144006 (May 2015)
Nuclear Structure and Setting Constraints on the r-process?
A. Aprahamian
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 590, 012015 (April 2015)
Low energy scattering cross section ratios of 14N(p,p)14N
R.J. deBoer, D.W. Bardayan, J. Görres, P.J. LeBlanc, K.V. Manukyan, M.T. Moran, K. Smith, W.P. Tan, E. Uberseder, M. Wiescher, P.F. Bertone, A.E. Champagne, and M.S. Islam
Phys. Rev. C 91, 045804 (April 2015)
Penning trap mass measurements utilizing highly charged ions as a path to benchmark isospin-symmetry breaking corrections in 74Rb
S. Malbrunot-Ettenauer, T. Brunner, U. Chowdhury, A. T. Gallant, V. V. Simon, M. Brodeur, A. Chaudhuri, E. Man, M. C. Simon, C. Andreoiu, G. Audi, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, P. Delheij, G. Gwinner, A. Lapierre, D. Lunney, M. R. Pearson, R. Ringle, J. Ullrich, and J. Dilling
Spectroscopy and shell model calculations in Si isotopes
S.S. Bhattacharjee, R. Bhattacharjee, R. Raut, S.S. Ghugre, A.K. Sinha, L. Chaturvedi, T. Trivedi, U. Garg, S. Ray, B.K. Yogi, M. Kumar Raju, R. Chakrabarti, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Dhal, R.P. Singh, N. Madhavan, S. Muralithar, S. Saha, J. Sethi, and R. Palit
Persistence of collective behavior at high spin in the N = 88 nucleus 153Tb
D.J. Hartley, M.A. Riley, X. Wang, S. Miller, R.V.F. Janssens, E.S. Paul, J.M. Rees, J. Simpson, L.L. Riedinger, A.D. Ayangeakaa, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, U. Garg, P. Hampson, C.R. Hoffman, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, P.J.R. Mason, J.T. Matta, P.J. Nolan, J. Ollier, M. Petri, D.C. Radford, J.P. Revill, S. Zhu, and I. Ragnarsson
Systematic R-matrix analysis of the 13C(p, γ)14N capture reaction
S. Chakraborty, R.J. deBoer, A. Mukherjee, and S. Roy
Irradiation-Enhanced Reactivity of Multilayer Al/Ni Nanomaterials
K.V. Manukyan, W.P. Tan, R.J. deBoer, E. Stech, A. Aprahamian, M. Wiescher, S. Rouvimov, K.R Overdeep, C.E. Chuck, T.P. Weihs, and A.S. Mukasyan
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (21), pp 11272–11279 (April 2015)
Recent Results at Ultrahigh Spin: Terminating States and Beyond in Mass 160 Rare-Earth Nuclei
E.S. Paul, J.M. Rees, P. Hampson, M.A. Riley, J. Simpson, A.D. Ayangeakaa, J.S. Baron, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, U. Garg, D.J. Hartley, C.R. Hoffman, R.V.F. Janssens, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, P.J.R. Mason, J. Matta, S.L. Miller, P.J. Nolan, J. Ollier, M. Petri, D.C. Radford, J.P. Revill, X. Wang, S. Zhu, and I. Ragnarsson
Acta Physica Polonica B 46, 487 (March 2015)
Spectroscopy of the Low-lying States Near the High Spin Isomer in 108Ag
J. Sethi, R. Palit, J.J. Carroll, S. Karamian, S. Sahaa, S. Biswas, Z. Naikd T. Trivedi, M.S. Litz, P. Datta, S. Chattopadhyay, R. Donthi, U. Garg, S. Jadhav, H.C. Jain, S. Kumar, D. Mehta, B.S. Naidu, G.H. Bhat, J.A. Sheikh, S. Sihotra, and P.M. Walker
The Branchings of the Main s-process: Their Sensitivity to α-induced Reactions on 13C and 22Ne and to the Uncertainties of the Nuclear Network
S. Bisterzo, R. Gallino, F. Käppeler, M. Wiescher, G. imbriani, O Straniero, S. Cristallo, J. Görres, and R.J. deBoer
MNRAS, 449, 1, 506-527 (March 2015)
Goals and challenges in experimental nuclear astrophysics
M. Wiescher
Europhysics Letters, 109, 62001 (March 2015)
Evidence of a slight nuclear transparency in the alpha-nucleus systems
L.C. Chamon, L.R. Gasques, G.P.A. Nobre, E.S. Rossi Jr, R. J. deBoer, C. Seymour, M. Wiescher and G.G. Kiss
Journal of Physics G - Volume: 42, Issue: 5 (February 2015)
Transverse Wobbling in Pr135
J.T. Matta, U. Garg, W. Li, S. Frauendorf, A.D. Ayangeakaa, D. Patel, et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 082501 (February 2015) (see highlight)
Fission barriers at the end of the chart of the nuclides
P. Möller, A.J. Sierk, T. Ichikawa, A. Iwamoto, and M. Mumpower
Phys. Rev. C 91, 024310 (February 2015)
The impact of uncertain nuclear masses near closed shells on the r-process abundance pattern
M. Mumpower, R. Surman, D.L. Fang, M. Beard, and A. Aprahamian
J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 42 034027 (February 2015)
The sensitivity of LaBr3:Ce scintillation detectors to low energy neutrons: Measurement and Monte Carlo simulation
J.L. Tain, J. Agramunt, A. Algora, A. Aprahamian, D. Cano-Ott, L.M. Fraile, C. Guerrero, M.D. Jordan, H. Mach, T. Martinez, E. Mendoza, M. Mosconi, and R. Nolte
Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 774, 17 (February 2015)
Improved measurement of the half-life of the Jπ =8- nuclear isomer 152m2Eu
P. Humby, A. Simon, C.W. Beausang, T.J. Ross, R.O. Hughes, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, J. Koglin, S. Ota, J.M. Allmond, M. McCleskey, E. McCleskey, A. Saastamoinen, R. Chyzh, M. Dag, K. Gell, T. Tarlow, and G. Vyas
Mass Measurements Demonstrate a Strong N=28 Shell Gap in Argon
Z. Meisel, S. George, S. Ahn, J. Browne, D. Bazin, B.A. Brown, J.F. Carpino, H. Chung, R.H. Cyburt, A. Estradé, M. Famiano, A. Gade, C. Langer, M. Matoš, W. Mittig, F. Montes, D.J. Morrissey, J. Pereira, H. Schatz, J. Schatz, M. Scott, D. Shapira, K. Smith, J. Stevens, W.P. Tan, O. Tarasov, S. Towers, K. Wimmer, J.R. Winkelbauer, J. Yurkon, and R.G.T. Zegers
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 022501 (January 2015)
Emergence of rotational bands in ab initio no-core configuration interaction calculations of the Be isotopes
P. Maris, M.A. Caprio, and J. P. Vary
Phys. Rev. C 91, 014310 (January 2015)
Studies of continuum states in 16 Ne using three-body correlation techniques
J. Marganiec, M. Wiescher, et al.
Eur. Phys. J. A, 51:9 (January 2015)


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Bryce Allan (1 March 1859 – 22 August 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 4 December 1880.

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 5 February 1881.

International career

He was capped for Scotland just the once, in 1881, against Ireland.

Business career

He became a merchant and shipowner, along with his brothers Henry Allan and Richard Gilkinson Allan. They ran the Clyde firm, the Allan Line Steamship Company; founded by their grandfather Alexander Allan.

In 1905, he took a lease of the North Bute shootings.

The value of Allan's estate when he died was £224,358 pounds, 3 shillings and 10 pence.

Family

He was born to James Allan (1808-1880) and Eleanor Blair Gilkinson (1822-1868), one of 8 children. He married Anne Smiley Clark in 1886. They had 2 children; Annie Clark (Nita) Allan and James Bryce Allan.

References

1859 births
1922 deaths
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Glasgow
Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
West of Scotland District (rugby union) players
Glasgow District (rugby union) players
Rugby union forwards

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There are four primary reasons patients like having access to the notes doctors and other clinicians write after a visit, according to a new study.
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A new study shows that older patients are interested in using patient portals, but need an educational boost from hospitals.
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The next generation of computerized decision-support software will benefit from more robust crowdsourced data.
Free and open-source EHR software offers a low-cost, customizable option for providers, but a new study shows that usability is an ongoing concern.
While telehealth platforms have traditionally revolved around a health system, specialists can now launch their own, offering care to an array of patients.


Ocean Glassware is one of Asia' s leading glassware manufacturers. Its prime focus is clear and good quality soda lime based glassware. The new retail gift packs represent a unique and refreshing image of Ocean Glassware, targeted to meet gifting needs and enhance customer satisfaction, happiness and pleasure through the use of Ocean products for wining, dining and socializing.


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package com.pokevian.app.smartfleet.receiver;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

import com.pokevian.app.smartfleet.service.DataUploadService;
import com.pokevian.app.smartfleet.util.NetworkUtils;

/**
 * Created by ian on 2016-05-16.
 */
public class NetworkChangeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if (NetworkUtils.isConnected(context)) {
            DataUploadService.setAlarm(context, 10000);
        }
    }
}

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Over many years significant knowledge, equipment, utilities and logistics infrastructure have been built up at the site in Bergsich Gladbach, which is located less than half an hour from Cologne city center. High environmental standards were met at all times, setting new standards for the industry in this area as well.
The heart of the facility is the paper production equipment and the modern logistics systems – including a logistics center just south of the main site – for moving product to and from the area. With a total capacity of 325,000 t/a this is one of the leading paper-making plants in Germany and has extensive test and development capabilities. Also noteworthy are the power plant on the site, which provides the required energy directly on site, as well as the autonomous water supply and its own wastewater treatment plant.


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