Dublin, 21st March 2019 Brexit is the biggest and most unknown threat to the travel industry in 2019 and is a cause of uncertainty, members of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) were told at their AGM which took place today ahead of the fifth annual Irish Travel Trade Show in the RDS.
While the UK Government has agreed to reciprocate EU aviation agreements in the event of a no-deal Brexit, travel advisors report a hesitation in bookings as prospective holidaymakers await a formal political agreement.
This has led to a drop in business for travel professionals, although not unexpected. Despite this Brexit concern, the ITAA is reporting full employment across member agencies and is encouraging younger people to consider getting involved with the travel industry. The association's most recent quarterly survey is also reporting positive travel figures, as 50% of travel advisers expect turnover to increase in 2019.
The travel industry has demonstrated strength in recent years and now enjoys a steady growth in travel levels. Last year saw an increase of 4.2% in the number of overseas trips by Irish residents to almost 8.3 million. May 2018 in particular saw the largest jump in overseas travel when compared to the same time in 2017, increasing by 11% to 683,200 trips.
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CFR admits all governments use propaganda to "control the narrative" to enslave their own populations
Speaking before an audience during an event held by the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Stengel, a former high-level U.S. government official, head of the office for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the State Department from 2013 to 2016, and regular commentator on the fake news network MSNBC, argued that governments have a responsibility to direct propaganda at their domestic populations and ultimately control the political narrative.
"Basically, every country creates their own narrative story and, you know, my old job at the State Department was what people used to joke as the 'chief propagandist' job," Stengel explained during the CFR event. "We haven't talked about propaganda… I'm not against propaganda. Every country does it, and they have to do it to their own population, and I don't necessarily think it's that awful."
America is different, and that's the point
What Stengel doesn't seem to understand is that just because "every other country" spreads propaganda to its population and tries to control the overarching narrative, that doesn't mean that the United States has to follow in their footsteps. We should not be looking to other parts of the world for inspiration, nor should we be trying to model our society after the principles and practices of foreign countries.
When America was founded, it was more of an experiment than anything else – an experiment that had never been done before to determine whether or not individuals are capable of self-governance. It was this uniqueness that made America so special then and continues to make America special today. The fact that we don't embrace the spread of propaganda and a controlled narrative like other countries do is something that we should celebrate, not be ashamed of.
Still, though, there are plenty of politicians, media pundits, companies and organizations out there that would agree with Richard Stengel one hundred percent. Particularly on the Internet and social media, attempts to control the narrative seem to be becoming much more prevalent, and what's worse is that, in many cases, trying to fight back with the truth is futile.
How Facebook seeks to control the narrative
In recent years, social media giants like Facebook have launched initiative after initiative meant to combat what they consider to be "fake news" on their platforms. While this may seem like a noble cause, the truth is that this war on fake news is really just a way of censoring content that doesn't align with the liberal agenda and ultimately controlling the political narrative. (Related: Facebook censors Natural News from users that want it, but won't allow you to block Mark Zuckerberg's feed.)
In May of 2016, Breitbart News reported on a leak of internal guidelines that was obtained and published by The Guardian, which revealed that, contrary to what Facebook's Trending News manager Tom Stocky said just days prior, Facebook does in fact "artificially inject" items into the trending news section. "The document shows that Facebook's team behaves like a typical Old Media outlet, with editors selecting and approving stories at virtually every stage of the process," Breitbart News writes, adding that Facebook "keeps a list of 1,000 'trusted' outlets that it uses in its Trending News feature." (Related: Facebook blocked all Natural News article posts to 2.2 million fans after the site posted a White House petition citing immunization dangers.)
Given that Facebook has been caught numerous times in the past being biased against conservatives like Diamond and Silk, one can only imagine how many right-of-center news sources are censored by Mark Zuckerberg and his team on a regular basis. They, like so many other leftists and government officials in this country, are out to control the narrative and expose the population to propaganda. Contrary to what Richard Stengel says, this is not a good thing, and it must be rejected at every level.
See more news about rampant government propaganda at Propaganda.news.
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Funkturm Berlin
The radio tower lays in the district of Charlottenburg. Originally, it should become a broadcasting tower, the restaurant and viewpoint were added later.
Short History Berlin Funkturm
The construction was started in 1924 during the first big radio and television show in Berlin. Construction was finished 2 years later and on 3rd September 1926 it was put in operation.
H. Straumer made the plans for the tower that resembles the Eiffel tower in Paris. The Funkturm was used as a symbol for the new constructed exhibition site in Charlottenburg.
What many do not know: The Funkturm used as an antenna mast for the in 1923 founded German radio. In 1932, the antenna broadcasted the worldwide first UKW radio sender. Already in 1936, the first regular TV programs were broadcasted. Furthermore the tower has porcelain insulators.
The tower was used for radio and TV transmission until 1963 when a new radio and TV tower was build. The total height of the tower Is 150 m, the viewpoint is at 126 m and the restaurant at 55 m.
When you arrive at the viewpoint, you are rewarded with a fantastic view above Berlin and the restaurant is worth a visit every time.
Berliners call the Funkturm fondly 'Langer Lulatsch' (Beanpole).
Address: Hammarskjöldplatz 1, 14055 Berlin
Opening times: Observation deck: Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. – 11 p.m., Funkturm Restaurant: Monday closed, Tuesday 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Admission: Observation Deck: 5,00 € Reduced-rate tickets 3,00 €, Restaurant: 3,00 €, Reduced-rate tickets 2,00 €
Public transport: U-Bahnhof Kurfürstendamm
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The 2018 Democratic Party for the People leadership election was held on 4 September 2018. It was the party's first leadership election since its formation in May 2018 from the merger of the Democratic Party and the majority faction of Kibō no Tō. The race was held to choose a successor to interim leaders Yuichiro Tamaki and Kohei Otsuka. The elected leader was slated to serve a 3-year term.

Interim co-leader Tamaki won the leadership election by a large margin against Representative Keisuke Tsumura.

Candidates

Running
Yuichiro Tamaki, member of the House of Representatives for Kagawa 2nd district and interim party co-leader.
Keisuke Tsumura, member of the House of Representatives for Chūgoku proportional representation block and former Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.

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Case Study- Development
FKF Technical Director Andreas Spier in a pep talk with the U13 National team during a buildup friendly match
Strategic Football Development remains an integral part of Football Kenya Federation eight-year master plan, to this end, the federation has rolled out a number of activities and programs, key in ensuring the game's long-term development and sustainability as enumerated below
1. Technical Director
The federation has acted as a catalyst in ensuring the sport's developmental agenda is not only witnessed in all parts of the country but that the rollout, is also highly effective and efficient
This the Federation has done by hiring Andreas Spier, a Technical Director of great repute, to spearhead the Federation's Technical Development Agenda
Mr. Spier, who will be in charge of both Youth Development and Grass-Root coaches training brings with him a wealth of over 15 years of knowledge and experience having worked in Germany, Romania, and Rwanda in the same capacity.
2.PET
In an effort aimed at improving officiating standards and creating capacity, the federation has embarked on conducting free Physical Endurance Test (PET) for match officials across all levels and from both genders.
Whereas, previously the process has been marred by a lack of transparency and accountability with a good number of participants required to part with a substantial amount of money before being shortlisted for the same, this administration is on record for conducting the most number of free PETs in the history of Kenyan football, with the sole aim of comprehensively developing the game at a minimal cost to the beneficiaries, match officials included.
3. Player Registration and Transfers
The federation has centralized player registration and transfers in an effort aimed at curbing age cheating and ensuring that all bonafide clubs benefit from player solidarity, development, and transfer fees, key in promoting transparency and accountability between clubs, players, and the federation
As of June 2016, the federation had transferred a total of 360 players and registered a total of 1485 male players, with 90 of these being amateurs
In women football, the federation as of the said date registered 420 players, with all of them being amateurs. It is important to note that this number is expected to go up as time goes by and more clubs and players become aware of the same.
4. Coaches Accreditation and Training
In an effort aimed at ensuring career progression for local coaches and safeguarding the local coaching industry against unfair competition, the federation has embarked on an ambitious plan of accrediting and training coaches at all levels
A first of its kind in Kenya, the accreditation aims to create, a real-time database of all coaches practicing in the country capturing their level of experience and qualifications.
The federation under the tutelage of the Technical Director in 2016 trained for FREE 2000 coaches in Basic/Advanced Basic Coaching Courses, 140 Coaches in CAF C with a further 140 to be trained by the end of 2017
Further, due to the demand for the CAF C license, the Federation carried out a commercial CAF C License course in June in an effort aimed at bridging the gap and creating coaching capacity in the country. A total of 38 coaches took part in the Course.
5. Club licensing
The federation following a directive by both FIFA and CAF successfully began the implementation of the club licensing process, which aims to professionalize football in the country.
The process which was rolled out in 2016 is on-going, with clubs set to be licensed each year.
6. 18 team league
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/** @author  John Miller
 *  @version 1.3
 *  @date    Sat Oct 19 21:00:32 EDT 2013
 *  @see     LICENSE (MIT style license file).
 */

package apps.analytics

import scalation.analytics.BASE_DIR
import scalation.analytics.classifier.{AugNaiveBayes, NaiveBayes}
import scalation.linalgebra.{MatrixI, VectorI}
import scalation.util.{getFromURL_File, time}

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/** The `PokerBayes` object is a sample application that uses the `NaiveBayes`
 *  and `AugNaiveBayes` classes.  Classify a poker hand consisting of 5 cards.
 *  The hand is to be classified as one of the following types of hands:
 *
 *    0: Nothing in hand; not a recognized poker hand
 *    1: One pair; one pair of equal ranks within five cards
 *    2: Two pairs; two pairs of equal ranks within five cards
 *    3: Three of a kind; three equal ranks within five cards
 *    4: Straight; five cards, sequentially ranked with no gaps
 *    5: Flush; five cards with the same suit
 *    6: Full house; pair + different rank three of a kind
 *    7: Four of a kind; four equal ranks within five cards
 *    8: Straight flush; straight + flush
 *    9: Royal flush; {Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten} + flush
 *
 *  @see archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/machine-learning-databases/poker/poker-hand.names
 *  @see archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Poker+Hand
 *  > run-main apps.analytics.PokerBayes
 */
object PokerBayes extends App
{
    val fname = BASE_DIR + "poker-hand-training-true.data"        // 25010 instances
//  val fname = getDataPath + "poker-hand-testing.data"           // 1000000 instances - download if needed

    val ROWS = 1000000                                            // number of instances
    val COLS = 11                                                 // 10 for x, 1 for y
    val k    = 10                                                 // 10 possible classes
    val xy   = new MatrixI (ROWS, COLS)                           // data table [x matrix, y vector]

    // read data from CSV file: each line becomes a vector in matrix xy
    var i = 0
    for (line <- getFromURL_File (fname)) { xy(i) = VectorI (line.split (',')); i += 1 }
    for (i <- 0 until xy.dim1; j <- 0 until xy.dim2 - 1) xy(i, j) -= 1           // start at 0 => shift by -1

//  println ("xy = " + xy)

    // names for all features/variables
    val fn = Array ("Card1S", "Card1R",                           // Suite and Rank of Card 1
                    "Card2S", "Card2R",                           // Suite and Rank of Card 2
                    "Card3S", "Card3R",                           // Suite and Rank of Card 3
                    "Card4S", "Card4R",                           // Suite and Rank of Card 4
                    "Card5S", "Card5R")                           // Suite and Rank of Card 5

    // names for all classes
    val cn = Array ("Nothing", "One pair",   "Two pairs",      "Three of a kind", "Straight",
                    "Flush",   "Full house", "Four of a kind", "Straight flush",  "Royal flush")

    val vc = VectorI (4, 13, 4, 13, 4, 13, 4, 13, 4, 13)          // value count: distinct values for each feature

    val nb  = NaiveBayes (xy, fn, k, cn, vc)                      // create a Naive Bayes classifier
    val anb = NaiveBayes (xy, fn, k, cn, vc)                      // create an Augmented Naive Bayes classifier

    time { nb.train () }                                          // train the classifier
    time { anb.train () }                                         // train the classifier

    val z = VectorI (3, 3, 2, 3, 0, 8, 3, 5, 2, 5)                // new data vector/hand to classify
    println (s"nb.classify ($z)  = ${nb.classify (z)}")           // answer = 2 (Two Pair)
    println (s"anb.classify ($z) = ${anb.classify (z)}")          // answer = 2 (Two Pair)

} // PokerBayes object

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Can synthetic patient data improve training for AI algorithms?
Artificial intelligence algorithms require more training data than traditional EHRs can provide, and synthetic patient data may the solution.
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds incredible promises for the healthcare industry, from enhancing clinical decision support and predicting risks to fostering more efficient operations and streamlining the patient experience.
However, algorithms are only as good as the data they are trained upon. Most models require huge volumes of training data, first very carefully curated and then more representative of real-world situations, to learn how to perform their specific tasks.
In the healthcare industry, this data has been very hard to find. Stringent privacy and security protocols, coupled with the fundamental challenges of EHR data quality and interoperability, have made it difficult for AI developers to get access to the large volumes of data they need to train, validate, and optimize their algorithms.
But there may be a viable solution on the horizon: synthetic patients.
These fictional yet realistic records comprise all the necessary data elements for algorithms to work with, such as demographics, healthcare encounters, diseases, allergies, and medications. Yet since they do not represent real, living people, they are free from privacy constraints and can be produced in a structured, interoperable manner at scale.
Related article: AI optimized OR lifts revenue, patient experiences
This strategy could accelerate the development of the learning health system (LHS), asserts a team of researchers from the Learning Health Community (LHC) Learning Health System Technology Forum in an article published in Nature – Scientific Reports.
The team initiated a study to test the feasibility of developing a machine-learning-enabled LHS using synthetic patient data. The goal was to create a risk prediction algorithm for lung cancer.
To do so, the researchers used synthetic data for 150,000 patients created via Synthea, a FHIR-enabled project from the non-profit MITRE Corporation.
"Over 175 million points of data were available from over 13 million encounters for these Synthea patients, including 8 million diagnoses, 111 million observations, 24 million procedures and 15 million medications," the team explained.
The tool's predictive performance improved as the researchers trained and refined the algorithm, first using a subset of 30,000 synthetic patients and then employing the full cohort of 150,000 individuals. "Recall increased from 0.849 to 0.936, the precision from 0.944 to 0.962, the AUC from 0.913 to 0.962, and the accuracy from 0.938 to 0.975," the authors revealed.
They then tested the model by switching its focus to stroke, which occurs more often than lung cancer. The algorithm performed even better on stroke than cancer, validating its capabilities. In addition, the tool exhibited similar levels of performance as previously published stroke risk algorithms built on traditional patient data.
Caveat: Synthetic patient data just a proving ground
It's important to note that the authors are not currently suggesting that algorithms trained exclusively on synthetic patient data should be used for real-world patient care. There are still notable differences between real-world patients and the fictional records generated by programs like Synthea. Currently, those factors limit the use of machine learning models trained exclusively on synthetic information.
Rather, synthetic patient data provides an opportunity to test and optimize AI tools, and to guide the development of algorithms that use real EHR data as their primary fuel.
"For example, our collaborators in hospitals are utilizing the synthetic data and [machine learning] code available from this study to develop risk prediction models for lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, transient ischemic attack, and stroke using EHR-wide data of about 1 million real patients," the authors said.
With this hybrid approach to real and synthetic patient data, health systems may be able to improve their predictive capabilities, reduce health disparities, expand the delivery of evidence-based medicine, and avoid unnecessary costs.
"We hope that once hospitals see the transformative benefits of the learning health system approach…they will implement LHS with real patient data to solve specific clinical delivery problems more effectively," the article concludes.
Jennifer Bresnick is a journalist and freelance content creator with a decade of experience in the health IT industry. Her work has focused on leveraging innovative technology tools to create value, improve health equity, and achieve the promises of the learning health system.
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THERE'S no small irony in Gerry Harvey asking for a fair go from the government by whacking a tax on imports to prop up his money-making machine, Harvey Norman.
Shareholders in his company have been asking for a fair go for years.
As recently as last year, shareholders forced Harvey to withdraw an executive options program seen as overly generous.
And for years, Harvey has been a laggard in responding to criticism of the company's corporate governance practices, admitting one independent director was appointed simply ''because I get all this bad publicity''. He has even deflected criticism about the composition of his board, describing a one-star rating of his company as ''getting one out of five in Latin, but 99 out of 100 in maths''.
Last week's savage public response to Harvey's tax calls cruelled the billionaire at a time when consumers enjoy greater price transparency from the internet and enhanced buying power from the Australian dollar.
Harvey has prospered for years as a successful retailer, building a business that is dominant in his market. And yes, the knockabout image makes him a marketing machine. But at a corporate level, Harvey's stumble again puts the spotlight on his role.
Chairman Harvey represents the interests of all shareholders. And as the largest shareholder, his interests have a loud voice. Complicating matters, Harvey's wife, Katie Page, is the chief executive.
No one is suggesting that Harvey has not done his job. But how hard are the questions the executive chairman has posed to his closely aligned chief executive about the future of retail?
The point of an independent chairman is to ensure the board is not too closely aligned to management.
It is hard not to see chairman Harvey as being caught with his pants down, like some leaders in other industries facing structural challenges from the internet.
Harvey Norman appears to be trying to retain its profitability from the status quo, rather than embracing change.
It's not as though Harvey has been unaware of the issue.
He has been fighting a loud battle in the tabloid TV market with Ruslan Kogan, an outspoken internet salesmen not afraid to spruik the way he undercuts Harvey Norman by not having a shop-front operation.
But Harvey Norman has been somewhat distracted, putting out spot fires in far-flung places such as Ireland and Slovenia.
Harvey Norman has spent millions in shareholder funds in what now appear to be flights of fancy expanding into traditional retailing in unlikely corners of the globe.
With the Irish economy facing prolonged contraction from heavy cuts to government programs, Harvey's team will need to spend plenty of time fixing a business far away from the core business at home.
Harvey Norman is approaching a crossroad.
Harvey's hugely successful retail career is unparalleled in recent corporate history. But at 71, he isn't getting any younger. While he makes no secret of how much time he spends on his love of horse racing, he might have a little less time to pursue that passion this year.


Jenkins is an automation server written in Java. The application helps in automating non-human part of software development. It allows continuous integration as it will be installed on the server where the central build will take place. There are good chances that you will be asked many questions related to Jenkins if you are attending DevOps job interview. Wisdomjobs.com brings out some Jenkins Interview questions and answers on the portal to help you build knowledge on the subject to crack the interview process. The Jenkins job interview questions and answers are framed after through research and consulting the professionals that have already attended the interviews so that the job seeker can confidently base this knowledge check in the interview to address the expertise required by the interviewer while applying for the job.
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The MGIEasy Cell-free DNA Library Prep Set is specifically designed for MGI high-throughput sequencing platforms. This library prep set is optimized to convert cell freeDNA or 150-250bp fragmented DNA into a custom library. Combined with the MGIEasy Rapid Circularization Module, PCR products are converted into circularized single strand DNA (ssCirDNA) which can be sequenced on BGISEQ/MGISEQ sequencers. All reagents provided within this kit have passed stringent quality control and functional verification procedures, ensuring performance stability and reproducibility.


From next April, every patient visiting an NHS dentist will be asked if they would recommend it to their nearest and dearest, the Government announced.
The move follows the introduction of the questionnaires in hospitals – with 'improvements already flowing', say health chiefs – and with GPs to follow suit in December.
Explaining the idea, Tim Kelsey, NHS England's national director, said: 'I hope this will create a culture where patients expect to be given the opportunity to give feedback, and NHS staff value and act upon patients' needs and wishes.
More than three million verdicts on hospitals have been given since April 2013, with 78% of bosses saying they had subsequently increased their focus on the 'patient experience'.
The installation of full length mirrors in bathrooms at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, after a patient in a wheelchair said the mirrors were too high.
But the British Dental association (BDA) said it feared the 'friends and family test' (FTT) was unsuitable for 'something as complex as dental treatment'.
It pointed out that dental practices were an 'unusual mix of NHS and private care', which will make it difficult to separate scores for NHS treatment, the only part being tested.
Dr John Milne, chairman of the BDA's general dental practice committee, said the organisation was pressing NHS England to ensure a 'fair and proportionate approach'.
And he said: 'Practices will need clarity to allow them to prepare.
'We have asked for further clarification in a number of areas, in particular around the methods that can be used by dentists for data collection, and have also stressed that any contractual change requires a consultation process with the BDA.
Under new guidance, all questionnaires must include a box for patient comments after hospitals reported this the most useful part of the test.


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This birdhouse is more like a luxury high-rise apartment than a single-family home. The 12 compartments are geared for the needs of purple martins. They live together in large colonies and feed on insects. A 12-unit martin house is definitely on the larger size for birdhouses. But that doesn't mean it should be heavy. We used lightweight (but strong) cypress and coopered construction to form the round shell. Round balconies and a perch rail wrap around each of the three levels. Inside, 1/4" exterior-grade plywood makes up the floors and walls. There's also a unique ventilation system to keep the compartments dry and cozy. To cap things off, the overhanging roof offers up a few challenges for making the parts and then gluing them up into a solid, water-tight assembly.


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Jimmy Fortune
Campus of Wilkes College
Hampton Inn/Holiday Inn Express
The Walker Center proudly presents Jimmy Fortune on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. After The Statler Brothers retired on October 26, 2002, Jimmy Fortune seized the opportunity to launch a solo career to share new music with his fans. His first solo CD, When One Door Closes, was released August 2003 on Audium/Koch. In 2017 he recorded a compilation of his favorite songs called Jimmy Fortune Sings The Classics on the Gaither Music label.


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namespace XeroPHP\Models\Files;

use XeroPHP\Remote;

class Association extends Remote\Object {

    /**
     * The identifier of the object that the file is being associated with (e.g. InvoiceID,
     * BankTransactionID, ContactID)
     *
     * @property string ObjectId
     */

    /**
     * The Object Group that the object is in. These roughly correlate to the the endpoints that can be
     * used to retrieve the object via the core accounting API.
     *
     * @property string ObjectGroup
     */

    /**
     * The Object Type.
     *
     * @property string ObjectType
     */

    /**
     * Get the resource uri of the class (Contacts) etc
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getResourceURI(){
        return 'Files/{FileId}/Associations';
    }

    /**
     * Get the root node name.  Just the unqualified classname
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getRootNodeName(){
        return 'Association';
    }

    /**
     * Get the guid property
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public static function getGUIDProperty(){
        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Get the stem of the API (core.xro) etc
     *
     * @return string|null
     */
    public static function getAPIStem(){
        return Remote\URL::API_FILE;
    }

    /**
     * Get the supported methods
     */
    public static function getSupportedMethods() {
        return array(
            Remote\Request::METHOD_POST,
            Remote\Request::METHOD_GET,
            Remote\Request::METHOD_DELETE
        );
    }

    /**
     *
     * Get the properties of the object.  Indexed by constants
     *  [0] - Mandatory
     *  [1] - Type
     *  [2] - PHP type
     *  [3] - Is an Array
     *  [4] - Saves directly
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public static function getProperties() {
        return array(
            'ObjectId' => array (true, self::PROPERTY_TYPE_STRING, null, false, false),
            'ObjectGroup' => array (true, self::PROPERTY_TYPE_STRING, null, false, false),
            'ObjectType' => array (true, self::PROPERTY_TYPE_ENUM, null, false, false)
        );
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getObjectId() {
        return isset($this->_data['ObjectId']) ? $this->_data['ObjectId'] : null;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $value
     * @return Association
     */
    public function setObjectId($value) {
        $this->propertyUpdated('ObjectId', $value);
        $this->_data['ObjectId'] = $value;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getObjectGroup() {
        return isset($this->_data['ObjectGroup']) ? $this->_data['ObjectGroup'] : null;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $value
     * @return Association
     */
    public function setObjectGroup($value) {
        $this->propertyUpdated('ObjectGroup', $value);
        $this->_data['ObjectGroup'] = $value;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getObjectType() {
        return isset($this->_data['ObjectType']) ? $this->_data['ObjectType'] : null;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $value
     * @return Association
     */
    public function setObjectType($value) {
        $this->propertyUpdated('ObjectType', $value);
        $this->_data['ObjectType'] = $value;
        return $this;
    }

}


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Start-to-Finish
Service Platform
Transgenic Animal
Surrogate Antibodies
CAR-T Antibody Development
Critical Reagent Antibody Discovery
Immunogenicity/ADA Reagents and Assays
PK/PD/ADA Antibodies and Assays
Potency Assays
Biomarker and Diagnostic Antibody Discovery
Research Antibody Discovery
By Assay Type
Immunoprecipitation and ChIp
IHC & ICC
Receptor Blocking
By Services Type
Antigen Development
Monoclonal Antibody Discovery
Monoclonal Antibody Manufacturing
Methods & Assays
Label-Free Kinetics Analysis
Cell Bank Production
Fab's & Fragment
By Target Type
Cell Surface Ags
Stem Cell and Cancer Ags
Cytokines and Growth Factors
Peptide Ags
Dr. John Kenney
With nearly 40 years of industry experience, John is recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of immunology and monoclonal antibody generation. When forming Antibody Solutions in 1995 with his wife, Judy Lynch-Kenney, John recognized not only the future potential of therapeutic antibodies in drug research, but also the inherent science- and business-related challenges in the emerging field. John set out to build a company that would improve access to the highest quality of antibody technology with a service model that provides discerning clients with bespoke, fit-for-purpose solutions and remarkable customer relations. John earned a doctorate degree in Pharmacology and Immunology at the Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) after completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in Microbiology at the University of South Florida. Before founding Antibody Solutions, John served as a research scientist and monoclonal antibody laboratory supervisor at Syntex Research. He has authored more than 40 publications and presents regularly at industry conferences and symposia. Notable scientific accomplishments include the discovery of five novel therapeutic candidates currently in clinical trials. John's current research interests include new technologies for improving therapeutic antibody discovery, properties of next-generation antibody-like molecules, and best practices for critical reagents used in biologics development.
Recent posts by Dr. John Kenney
The UK Strain and Other Recent RBD Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
By Dr. John Kenney on 12/22/2020
Examining mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) Protein Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) at the ACE2 receptor S protein interface
Topics: News Insights Covid SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 Targets, Tools and Therapeutics (Part 2)
Antibody Solutions is doing its part to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including original research, tool discovery, and participation in in-house and client-sponsored discovery programs. In this new blog series, we examine questions such as: What are the potential targets to treat COVID-19 and its sequelae, and what are the strategies and tools to discover drugs to treat the disease?
Topics: Insights Covid
News Release: Study Identifies Potential COVID Vaccine & Therapy Research Pathways
Conformational change of the spike protein furin cleavage domain may enhance virus infectivity
June 16, 2020 (Santa Clara, Calif.) — Research by two U.S.-based antibody discovery companies shows a rise and dominance of a mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus and identifies a new mechanism predicting a competitive advantage of the mutation. The mutation is predicted to induce a structural change in the spike protein of the virus that would enhance virus entry. The study, conducted by Antibody Solutions and Single Cell Technology (SCT), is available on Preprints.org (the study's findings have not yet been peer-reviewed).
Topics: News Covid SARS-CoV-2 Molecuar Modeling
Original Research: Joint effort finds advantages conferred by a D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
It's not often that small biotechnology companies pursue basic research into disease mechanisms. However, the serious impact of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on our families, friends, and community has prompted us to seek solutions for solving the COVID-19 pandemic. At Antibody Solutions (AS) and Single Cell Technology (SCT), we sought answers to the nature of the virus infection using our tools at hand.
Topics: Insights Covid SARS-CoV-2 Molecuar Modeling
Antibody Solutions & the COVID-19 Crisis
EDITOR'S NOTE: We're thankful to be holding true to the potential we outlined in this original April 19 blog post. As part of a collaboration with Single Cell Technology, we've discovered a potential new path for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and therapy research. We've published our findings in a new paper, and you can get an overview here (as well as a link to the complete research document).
"It must be noted, however, that a single product is unlikely to meet the currently very substantial medical need, and not all product candidates will be successful in clinical studies. Therefore, many initiatives aimed at developing investigational antibodies are needed."
— Dr. Janice Reichert, executive director, The Antibody Society
Where We Stand Now: The bottom line up-front
It's probably safe to assume that—for all the wrong reasons—"coronavirus" will be Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2020.
Topics: Insights Pink
Antibody Solutions COVID-19 Update #2
On March 31, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended the statewide shelter-in-place order through May 3, 2020. Additional restrictions designed to help protect citizens from the COVID-19 pandemic also were imposed.
Consistent with the March 19 order, this order considers life science companies such as Antibody Solutions to be "essential," meaning we are exempt from many restrictions imposed on other businesses and can continue our operations. As specified in this order, we are preparing an updated document formalizing the social distancing protocol we had implemented in accordance with the first order.
Topics: News
On March 19, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced statewide requirements in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These required actions in this order align with the Santa Clara County shelter-in-place orders released earlier this week and have not imposed any additional restrictions on Antibody Solutions operations. We will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates, as necessary.
On March 16, 2020, the Public Health Department of Santa Clara County, California, along with five other San Francisco Bay Area counties, issued a shelter-in-place order for all county residents in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes us here at Antibody Solutions.
Come Together, Right Now—For What Could Be
Antibody Solutions' Grand Opening Celebration | 01.30.20
From sparkling selfies and twirling mobiles of antibodies to insightful speeches, facility tours and tasty tacos, Antibody Solutions' Grand Opening celebration last week had a little bit of everything. And we couldn't be prouder!(*)
More than 125 treasured clients, partners and their families came together for what could be--and was—an evening of fun, festivity and friendship. We held the event to commemorate both our new 33,300-square-foot facility in Santa Clara, Calif., and the kickoff to our Silver Anniversary. The theme for our event was "25 Years of Revealing the Future," and it was especially wonderful to welcome many guests who've been with us through the decades.
Topics: News Purple
Webinar: "Using Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) for B-Cell Isolation"
Isolating B cells can be a challenging exercise requiring careful planning, precise execution and the right technology. Over the years, the best method that we've found to help streamline and improve the efficiency and success of the process is Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS).
Connecting the Dots: Discovery On Target 2019 Wrap-Up
After a couple weeks of tackling the tsunami of emails, meetings and project updates that greeted me after my two-week "conference marathon" in Boston last month, here is a summary of Discovery on Target 2019. And, like the CAR-TCR Summit the week before, this year's DOT (#17 in the series) offered a wide range of useful and interesting updates on the latest in antibody research.
Topics: Insights Green
Already Strong & Gaining Momentum: CAR-TCR Summit 2019 Wrap-Up
You know, it's true -- there's no place like home (especially Antibody Solutions' new home in Santa Clara, California). At the same time, though, I probably would have stayed another week in Boston had there been a third conference that was as chock full of engaging presentations, intriguing research and useful data (plus some very stimulating hallway conversations) as the two back-to-back conferences I attended earlier this month: CAR-TCR Summit 2019 and Discovery on Target 2019.
Topics: Insights Teal
CAR-T Cell Therapy 101
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy
A growing number of CAR-T cell therapies are being developed and tested in clinical studies as an innovative approach to reprogram the patient's immune system to attack its own abnormal cells. For treatment of certain cancers, as well as other diseases, this is a huge leap forward.
Climbing for a Crucial Cause - Part 3
Editor's Note: This is the third and final post in a series on Dr. Oren Beske of ATUM and his climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro in support of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In an effort to avoid spoiling his inspiring last installment, we'll just invite you to catch up on Oren's first and second posts and then jump right in below.
Our thanks and congratulations to Oren and to all of you for supporting this terrific initiative!
John Kenney
Co-Founder and CEO, Antibody Solutions
Topics: Insights Red
Editor's Note: Here's the second installment in a blog post series we're excited to present in conjunction with our friend and colleague Dr. Oren Beske of ATUM. If you missed Oren's first post on his climb to help the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, you can read it here.
Thanks for continuing this journey with us. Onward and, more importantly, upward!
Climbing for a Crucial Cause
Editor's Note: We're proud to present our first in a series of reflections from our friend and colleague, Dr. Oren Beske of ATUM. We think you'll find the journey he's on—one that's both acutely personal yet wholly universal—to be inspiring and thought-provoking. At Antibody Solutions, we share the end goal of our oncology drug development partners and clients: To extend the quality and quantity of life for cancer patients, and, once and for all, to pitch cancer headfirst into the dustbin of medical history. We salute Oren and all those supporting the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (or, in shorthand, "Fred Hutch"). Climb well!
Topics: Insights Purple
Expanded Partnership Offers Antibody Solutions Clients Access to the Transgenic H2L2 Harbour Mice™ Platform
Agreement Provides for Easy Access to the Transgenic H2L2 Harbour Mice™ Platform with Antibody Solutions' Discovery and Development Services
A New Way to Solve Problematic Rat IgG Purification
When you think about the rat IgG production and purification process (especially IgG2a), what words often come to mind? If you're like most researchers, it's probably a combination of these: frustration, missed timelines, low purity, and poor recovery.
Topics: Insights
PEGS Boston 2019 Takeaways
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Author's new book "Jake and the Pandemic" receives a warm literary welcome
Readers' Favorite announces the review of the Children – Picture Book book "Jake and the Pandemic" by Chris Hardy, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1736323539.
Readers' Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, and have received the "Best Websites for Authors" and "Honoring Excellence" awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.
Reviewed By Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
"This Covid business is downright scary. It's not just children who are frightened; adults are, too. But, it's most difficult for young children to understand. That's where Jake comes in. Jake's a dog who lives with a loving family. When Covid suddenly hit, Jake had to mask up and follow the rules just like everyone else. He couldn't understand why his favorite stores were locked up and his favorite park where he played with his friends was closed. But Mom did her best to keep him busy. They played charades, did yoga, learned how to bake, planted a garden, and basically enjoyed each other's company. Oh yes, and Jake learned the importance of reaching out to help others.
"Chris Hardy's picture book story (well, really, it's Jake's book), Jake and the Pandemic, is a clever and humorous way to open up the discussion for young readers so they can try to better understand what's happening in the world around them. Jake might be a dog, but he's also just as affected and confused by the pandemic as young children (and adults, too). Like everyone else, what Jake misses the most are his friends. The author (with Jake's help) weaves a clever, and sometimes lighthearted and humorous, plot that outlines Jake's new world: the restrictions and the confusion and what he misses most. With bold and colorful illustrations, this story will appeal to young readers and hopefully help them understand this very complicated new world in which we live. When Jake learns from his Mom that there's a vaccine to stop the spread, he's hopeful that things will return to normal, his kind of normal, that is. In spite of the restrictions we've all had to endure, there is always hope. Beautifully told and presented."
You can learn more about Chris Hardy and "Jake and the Pandemic" at https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/jake-and-the-pandemic where you can read reviews and the author's biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their website and social media pages.
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The Martha V. Varnes Award is given annually by the Conference on Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response Committee of the Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women. Titled in honor of retired University of Florida Police Department Lieutenant Colonel Martha Varnes, the award recognizes outstanding achievements and significant community contributions in the area of violence against women. The award will be presented at the GCOSW's Annual Conference on May 12, 2015. Thank you for your nomination.


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Prosecutors raid Daewoo E&C in bribery case
By Song Sangho
Company suspected of bribing chief arms procurer
Prosecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. in central Seoul over allegations that its president handed gift certificates to the state arms acquisition chief last September in return for favors.
Some 10 investigators from the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office searched the construction firm at around noon to secure evidence.
Chang Soo-man, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency, is suspected of receiving gift certificates worth about 10 million won ($8,940) from Daewoo E&C president Seo Jong-wook.
Chang tendered his resignation Wednesday over his alleged involvement in a separate graft scandal.
Officials from the construction firm told prosecutors that they understood that Seo gave the certificates to Chang, sources said. Both Seo and Chang graduated from the department of economics at Korea University.
Prosecutors note that the company won a construction contract worth 407.8 billion won from the Ministry of National Defense last April.
The contract entitled Daewoo E&C to lead the construction project concerning the relocation of the Special Warfare Command and the third Special Forces Airborne Brigade. At the time, Chang served as vice defense minister.
Daewoo E&C denied the allegations.
"The gift certificates were not in return for any favors. They were just gifts for the Chuseok holiday (Korean Thanksgiving). If it had been given in return for any favors, we wouldn't have used our company credit card to purchase the gift certificates," an official at the construction firm said.
The Ministry of National Defense said Chang was not in any position to peddle influence in the bidding process for the construction contract at the time.
Chang is also alleged to have received tens of millions of won from Yu Sang-bong, who was arrested in November 2010 and indicted in December on bribery charges. Chang has so far denied the allegations.
As prosecutors widened their probe into allegations that Yu had bribed dozens of people to secure catering contracts at construction sites, Chang asked a tax attorney to keep the gift certificates.
The tax attorney, surnamed Lee, was recently arrested for professional misconduct. Prosecutors then found that Lee had been keeping the gift certificates in question.
After winning the contracts to run the canteens, Yu sold them to catering firms for a substantial profit. He purportedly bribed dozens of people, including former and incumbent high-ranking government officials, provincial chiefs, public corporation heads and construction firm owners.
Chang took the helm of the state acquisition agency in August 2010. Since then, he carried out a variety of programs to improve export routes for the domestic defense industry.
Along with Kang Man-soo, special presidential secretary for economic affairs, Chang has been regarded as one of the architects of the president's economic policy, which prioritizes growth, deregulation and market opening.
By Song Sang-ho (sshluck@heraldcorp.com)


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Ethan starts Pre-K in just a couple of weeks. When my husband and I made the decision to redshirt Ethan, school felt so far away. With Kindergarten approaching next year, we also knew we wanted a somewhat transitional experience for Ethan to get used to a classroom setting and learning outside the home. And so it is, he will be beginning a part-time Pre-K program in just a couple of weeks. I will fully admit that I'm completely overwhelmed with emotion at the thought of it being school time for Ethan (where did the time go?) but he and I have been having a great time getting school ready.
Today, we're talking wardrobe. I am a huge small shop supporter and I try to get the bulk of my kids clothes from small businesses whenever possible. Here are just a few of the threads in Ethan's school-ready wardrobe rotation!
Okay, this one is a shameless plug -- sort of! My friend Lisa and I are the moms behind Kids & Coffee Clothing, but the tees we make come from our hearts and (okay, maybe slightly warped) minds. Tongue in cheek snark aside, we also are big believers in spreading love and kindness.
Speaking of spreading love and kindness, it's also important to me to keep Ethan's wardrobe true to who he is. Those generic graphic tees in the big box stores with mud splatters and monster trucks and cheery sports slogans don't really scream "Ethan." Another perk to shopping small is getting to capture a more specific glimpse into his true self and personality.
And It Was Still Hot Tee by Wunderland Kids -- this one Ethan requested we purchase for his first day of school. "To remind me of you and home, where I am loved most of all," he said. (Heart melt.) Remind me of this when he's a teenager.
And for all those times when my kids closets need some filler, can I take a moment to gush about the new Cat & Jack line offered at Target?! I scored all these at $4 a pop last night on an on-a-whim formula run!
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Q: Java Swing gridLayout issue I just cant get this to appear the way i want, im exhausted trying gridlayout, gridbaglayout, borderlayout etc...
plz i need help

this is what i did so far
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    btnTrierCote = new JButton("Trier par cote");
    btnTrierCote.addActionListener(btnEcouteur);
    btnTrierTitre = new JButton("Trier par titre");
    btnRechercheCote = new JButton("Rechercher par cote");
    btnRechercheTitre = new JButton("Rechercher par titre");
    btnFusion = new JButton("Fusion");
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A: You need to use compound containers/layouts
Start with 3 containers.  The parent container, the JScrollPane/JTable and something like a JPanel

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*Create a new JPanel and set it's layout to GridLayout(0, 1)

*Add your buttons to this panel

*Add this panel to the EAST position of the parent container... add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.EAST)

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Fiction, Translation
Mr. Fix-It by Richard Ali A Mutu, translated by Bienvu Sene Mongaba
Title: Mr. Fix-It
Author: Richard Ali A Mutu
Translator: Bienvu Sene Mongaba
Publisher: Phoneme Media, Los Angeles (2017)
ISBN: 978 1 944700 07 2
Mr. Fix-It by Richard Ali A Mutu, a Congolese writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a book I'm really excited about. It was originally written and published in Lingala, a language spoken by roughly 10 million people and almost exclusively in the DRC and the Republic of Congo*. The U.S. publisher, Phoneme Media, explained in an email that Mr. Fix-It was "put out by a publishing house based between Kinshasa and Brussels, run by Ali A Mutu's translators." The house, Editions Mabiki, "publish textbooks used throughout the DRC, as well as a small number of fiction titles in both Lingala and French."
An excerpt from the novel (at 102 pages it's really more of a novella) was originally published in the anthology Africa39 in 2014. For those not familiar with the Africa39 project or its significance, it was "a partnership with Rainbow Book Club, celebrating Port Harcourt: UNESCO World Book Capital 2014 by identifying 39 of the most promising writers under the age of 40 with the potential and talent to define trends in the development of literature from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora". For context: Chimamanda Ngoza Adichie is also a contributor to the Africa39 anthology.
The title Mr. Fix-It is a play on the hero's name, Ebamba, which means "Mender" in Lingala. A misnomer, as this young man is anything but. His is a story about love, betrayal and loss. Ebamba is a sad-sack protagonist in the style of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp, and while much of what happens to him is beyond his control, if there is a bad decision to be made it seems likely he will be the one to make it.
The book opens with a dowry negotiation during which the bride's mercenary family recites an ever-growing and ever more expensive list of demands. When Ebamba's uncle (who is negotiating on behalf of his nephew) attempts to interject he is immediately cut off.
"But, but… What are you arguing for? Are we going to haggle over this? Is this the market?"
"No, but…"
"What do you mean, 'no but'? You have a problem with this? We aren't even finished yet. The girl's uncles haven't spoken, or her mom. Her older brothers and sisters have yet to state their demands…"
Eyenga, the fiance, also attempts to protest the mercantile treatment of her potential marriage. But to no avail. Her mother explains that when she was young "they only asked for salt and some kola nut. It was the good old days when we lived according to the traditions of old. Now things have changed. When you have a daughter, you have a readymade treasure…"
As bad as the situation is for the couple, it's hard not to laugh at the machinations of their friends, relatives and neighbors. Ali A Mutu balances humor against hard truths about the economic situation for young people like Ebamba and Eyenga, caught in a world transitioning from tradition to Capitalism. Jobs in Kinshasa are hard to come by and so, despite being intelligent and well-educated, Ebamba is unemployed. There is no hope of his fulfilling Eyenga's family's list of goods. He is past due on his rent and avoids homelessness only because his landlady has decided he will make the perfect husband for her daughter, Maguy. Maguy wholeheartedly agrees with her mother and initiates a campaign of seduction Ebamba is too weak to resist for long. It all ends in tragedy, to absolutely no one's surprise.
Ali A Mutu has a gift for writing funny, back-and-forth banter and takes full advantage of that talent. Mr. Fix-It reads like a genre novel, though it's a genre I've never encountered. A rom-tragi-com, perhaps? Whatever it is, it's entertaining as hell and goes by much too fast.
Mid-way through the most wonderful thing happens. Ebamba and Eyenga go on a date, and while sitting at a bar begin to sing to each other. For nine pages, Ali A Mutu transcribes the lyrics to Cheval by the Congolese Soukus (a type of dance music) singer Koffi olomide. A little digging turned up this video on YouTube. It's a duet, and the singers have beautiful voices… I recommend giving it a listen.
Cheval is just one example of the many ways which Mr. Fix-It feels like it's been written for a local audience. In some ways it reminds me of Alain Mabanckou's work, though less cosmopolitan in scope. Ebamba's trials and travails call to mind the journey of the hero of Black Bazaar, in particular, perhaps because both men write with humor and empathy about their characters' attempts at navigating relationships. But, despite some similarities of spirit, Richard Ali A Mutu's prose remains distinctly and uniquely his own. Uncluttered by preoccupations with style and concerned only with serving the story, it's easy to imagine Mr. Fix-It as a graphic novel.
These are exciting times for readers interested in contemporary African fiction. Writers like Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Wilfried N'Sondé (Republic of Congo), Naivo (Madagascar), Ondjaki (Angola), Amir Taj Al-Sir (Sudan) and the aforementioned Alain Mabanckou (Republic of Congo) are all available in English and can be easily found online. All thanks to the work and dedication of small university and independent presses.
*For context: There currently 570 million Spanish speakers, 300-400 million English speakers, and 1.2 billion native Chinese speakers. The population of North Carolina is estimated at 10,273,419 people.
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"The Pope," "Pompilia," and the frame narratives are usually considered the portions of "The Ring and the Book" which present views closest to Browning's own. In portraying his villain Guido as a sadistic and avarious would-be member of the church hierarchy, Browning might have been subject to criticism that his poetic epic was hostile to Catholicism, but in the morally sagacious Pope Browning provides an antidote to this charge.
Does the Pope resemble any other Browning monologuists?--for example, Childe Roland or Rabbi Ben Ezra?
If you have read it, do you see any parallels with Tennyson's "Ulysses"?
Browning is well known for his wonderfully oblique portraits of criminals and villains, such as the Duke in "My Last Duchess," or at the least, worldly old evaders, such as the Bishop in "Bishop Blougram's Apology." What are some difficulties inherent in presenting, on the contrary, the thoughts of a wise and good man?
By the time readers of The Ring and the Book reach this monologue, is there any suspense over the outcome of the Pope's decisions? At what point in his monologue does the Pope tell us of his decision?
If we don't experience suspense over the nature of his decision, what propels the narrative forward?
What is the purpose of the Pope's recounting the story once again? How does his version differ from preceding ones? (his is the most interpretive and thorough version of all given, in fact, it is in some ways the best in the book) What can he tell us which Pompilia in her innocence cannot?
Is the language of the Pope's speech appropriate to its content? How does its language differ from that of Pompilia's monologue?
What is the Pope's final motive for sentencing Guido to death? Is he entirely certain about the evidence of the case--that is, is the evidence in this capital case "beyond the certainty of a doubt"?
Would this motive have seemed appropriate in Browning's day? In ours?
Can you see parallels between Browning's Pope and the hero of Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus," who experiences a period of doubt and uncertainty, but then determines to act as an expression of "the everlasting yea"?
What is the topic of the Pope's final long soliloquy? Who were the Molinists? Are his Victorian readers expected to identify with his concern about their potential threat to the Church?
Which of the Pope's experiences or attitudes would have seemed most relevant in the nineteenth-century?
period of loss of religious faith, 1631 ff.
doubt in an absolute standard of morality, 1920 ff.
To what extent are these issues still relevant?
What final counterarguments for leniency does the Pope reject? Does his concern to expunge heresy undercut any aspects of his stance?
What purpose is served by presenting a leader who has been initially confused and troubled before making a decision?
The Ring and the Book was published in the same year in which Tennyson completed his Idylls of the King, which likewise uses a historical setting to present themes of moral decay and the ruminations of a wise older speaker (Arthur, the Pope). How does the presentation of the historical past differ between the two epics?
This is one of few dramatic monologues representing an ideally good and innocent person (contrast even the hero of "Childe Roland," a morally good person but not especially innocent). This is a difficult achievement dramatically, and within The Ring and the Book it achieves much of its effectiveness by contrast with the accounts of others, as her mode of narration contrasts with the accounts of the Pope, Capponsacchi, Guido, the lawyers, and the poet himself. For example, she feels these conflicts will be softened by her death; others see it as a cause for punishment.
1. Are there special problems in presenting a good character within her or his own monologue?
2. Are these problems compounded by the fact that in this case goodness includes a Victorian girlish sexual and social innocence?
3. How does Browning manage to convey the poem's sexual and moral content despite the heroine's innocence--or does she evolve?
--the wrong committed by a refusal to define evil clearly.
5. 1869 was the year before legal marital separation was first possible, on the grounds of abuse. The poem's condemnation of child marriage was probably relatively uncontroversial at the time, but even so, the fact that in England the legal age of consent was 12 meant that girls of 13 and older were more subject to sexual exploitation. Are there latent feminist implications or ideas in this poem?
6. Do you think he chose a good historical plot to represent these themes? What are some of the requirements which may have guided his selection?
7. What is the significance of the opening scene? How does it affect the reader's view of her narration?
9. What do these reveal of her character?
--always thinks best possible of others, judges others by herself, ll. 356 ff.
10. Do Pompilia's memories of Caponsacchi affect our view of her inner life? (despite her pain, she has experienced some happy and romantic moments; is not too saintly to feel love) Of her death?
11. What are some chains of imagery presented by the poem?
--white goat with supports, ll. 609 ff.
--sad descecrated house, 856 ff.
--madonna without babe, l.77 ff.
--St. George and the dragon, ll. 1324 ff.
--associated with sunlight, l. 1225 ff.
15. How had the Archbishop viewed marriage? (his imagery, 790 ff., 824 ff.) Her parents? Guido? Capponsachi?
17. What form of imagery is associated with Capponsachi? 921 ff.
19. In your opinion is the idealization of Pompilia's character a flaw of the poem? Or is it in fact a form of realism?
20. Do you think Browning does best at presenting heroes, villains, mixed cases, or all three?
21. What attitudes does this poem seem to express toward religion? Toward Catholicism as an institution?
22. The Ring and the Book has been accused of reflecting the influence of sensation literature of its day. Can you defend Browning's choice of the epic's themes and plot?
23. How does Browning's presentation of love resemble that of other Victorian poets--Tennyson, D. G. Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning or William Morris? Are there any unusual or distinguishing qualities to the portrayal of love and sexuality in this poem?
24. At the conclusion of The Ring and the Book, Browning dedicated his poem to his late wife. Can you see the presence of any possibly biographical or autobiographical themes in "Pompilia"?


With 9 original golf courses scattered all across the island, there is something for every skill level and taste in Tenerife. Right from the Buenavista Golf Courses situated on top of cliffs overlooking the azure blue Atlantic with the Teno Mountain range serving as a backdrop, to the exclusive and stately Real Club de Golf (Spain's second oldest golf club) with astonishing views of Mount Teide, there is so much Tenerife has to offer.
The Ritz-Carlton Abama is set in gardens sitting on a cliff top in Guia de Isora, with the Atlantic Ocean serving as a backdrop and is one of Tenerife's most impressive courses. In fact, it is considered to be one of the toughest golf courses in Spain. The course was designed by Dave Thomas and was built in 2005. It offers 18 holes and sits at an elevation of about 300 metres. The course is also home to an annual Pro-Am event during spring. With several guest activities, a tennis academy, seven swimming pools, a spa and fitness centre and a beach, the Ritz-Carlton does not disappoint.
Situated on Tenerife's southern coast is Golf del Sur, one of Tenerife's best golf course and holiday resort. Between the Atlantic and the Las Canadas National Park, the course, which boasts an astonishing 27-holes is divided into 3 parts: The Links, North, and South. Surrounded by local black sand and palm trees, playing here feels like you're playing in Tenerife instead of on a common resort course. The resort has hosted several international tourneys and is where two golf driving distance records were set.
Buena Vista is located on Tenerife's north coast and it holds true to its name which means beautiful view. With its fast, large greens and unique 1st hole, Buena Vista overlooks the Ocean and Teno cliffs. And while its outer greens are close to the island's rocky coastline, no one ever hits the ball into the ocean. In fact, holes 18 and 9 are connected by a waterfall. The 18-hole course is the brainchild of Severiano Ballesteros and was opened in 2003.
Real Club de Golf is a British-styled golf course that sits in the north-west part of Tenerife and is the island's best-kept golfing course. Opened in 1932, the course boasts the recognition of being Spain's second-oldest golf course. At just 600-metres above sea level, Real Club de Golf offers breath-taking panoramic views of Mt. Teide. Its 18-holes offers a rather challenging 5750 years of play at an elevation of 300m. Not a member? Do not worry. The club allows non-members to play on the course Monday to Friday 8 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
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