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Warm as Breath
Broken, but breathing. Or dead forever in a heaven that abandoned her once and might very well do it again. Jacob/Bella Three Shot. All Dialogue. Read and Review!
i wrote this a week ago, but the site was being impossible. so here it is now.
1. Chapter 1
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"Bells, I love you. You know that, right?"
"I know. And… and I love you too, Jake."
"What? Really?"
"If you say, 'as a friend,' Bella, I'm gonna have to bite you."
"You're kidding, right?"
"Bella, in all honesty, you know I wouldn't phase here. Never near you. Completely seriously. But, yeah, please tell me you aren't kidding."
"I'm not. Jacob, it's… it's taken me a while to get here. To this point, that I can love you, like this. You know, I think… I… I love you."
"That shouldn't have been so hard to say, honey. I want to make this easy for you."
"It's not your fault."
"It's… it's about him, isn't it?"
"Bella, I want you to tell me. Tell me everything, and then tell me how it is you can love me, all right?"
"I can't, Jake."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"The whole truth, Jake? You want the whole truth?"
"Why are you laughing like that? You sound kind of hysterical."
"I think I am. Jake, I can't possibly tell you the whole truth. The whole truth would kill us both just hearing! Do you know how much I've kept in! All this time. All this time. You know how much pain I've been in, but you've only seen the tiniest part of it. Just the tiniest part, Jake. I've tried to keep it in. Tried so hard! And I have so much more, hidden in me. And I've done so much, so cruel to you, Jacob, and it doesn't change that I love you, and I can't tell you because I can't bear to lose you and—"
"Bells, you're babbling."
"I'm sorry."
"I want you to tell me, honey. Please. I want you to tell me."
"All of it?"
"Every word. Every hurt. Every feeling. Every thought. All of it."
"All right. You sound like you mean it."
"I do."
"Well, let's start at the beginning… I… he left me. You know that. And he told me he didn't love me, never had… I offered to come with him. And he told me not to. And that's when it started… the biggest secret of all? You want to know what it is? He told me he didn't want me. He said, Bella, I don't want you to come with me… it's better this way… a clean break. He took back every present he ever gave me… except… the radio in my truck-"
"That's what happened to it?"
"Yeah. I took it out the second week. Once I could move again. I couldn't, at first. Too much pain—Oh, Jake, I can't stand telling you this. You look so miserable."
"But I want to know. I really do, honey. I need to know how I can help. And I have to understand the hurt to heal it."
"Thank you."
"No problem."
"I don't deserve a friend like you."
"Yes, you do. You deserve… him, too. You deserve everything, Bells. I can't bring him back here, or I would, because I can't stand to see you like this. But I can't. I can give you this, though. You have to talk about it. You have to tell me. You have to open up. You can't just let it stay inside you forever."
"Yeah. You're right."
"Course I am."
"You make this so easy."
"I try to make it easy for you, you know. Life is too hard for you sometimes."
"Hard. Do you know how hard I have to try? Every breath I take, every word I say, it feels like I'm carrying the world on my shoulders… unless you're there. You make it better. You carry it for me."
"I try, Bells."
"Thank you. I… I can't do it alone. I'm doing better now. I can feel, now. Besides the pain, beyond, behind it, I can sometimes feel… happiness. I'm happy right now, as much as these words are burning in my throat to say. I have to get them out, Jake… I have to tell you. Promise me you won't hate me?"
"I promise. No matter what."
"IbroughtyouthemotorcyclesbecasausewhenIdosomethingdangerousIcanhearhisvoicewhenIdosomethingstupidanddangerous. I didn't want to tell you…"
"It's that hard to say?"
"So hard. You have no idea, Jacob."
"Honey, I don't blame you… but… when you ride the bikes you…"
"Hear him. Yelling at me. Like he loves me. Like he cares."
"Bella, how did you know to bring the bikes to me, that that would work?"
"I wasn't thinking of it then. I was just trying to break my promise. He made me swear I'd be safe. For Charlie. But I can't keep a promise when he breaks all of his… Jake, you know I still love him."
"I know."
"And you know I always will."
"I do."
"But you have to know I love you, too. It scares me, Jake, a lot, that I could lose you any minute, that I might be broken like that again."
"Never, Bella. I'll never leave you."
"I believe you. Isn't that weird…"
"Of course you do. I'm telling the truth."
"I love you, Jake."
"I love you. Forever."
"No. Not forever."
"But as long as we live."
"Yeah. That."


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Tim Sassone will never forget his first day on campus as a freshman at Northern Illinois University.
He was a man on a mission.
"I walked over to the Northern Star newspaper's office my first day on campus, interviewed with Mark Brown (now a Sun-Times columnist) and was hired to cover men's cross country," said Sassone, who would later move up to cover football and basketball.
Among the highlights of his early days as a school reporter in DeKalb was the chance to cover NIU basketball star Matt Hicks, who, according to Sassone, "was the mini-Michael Jordan of his day. He could leap out of the gym and some his dunks were spectacular."
And just like that, a career in sports journalism had begun, one that would take him from serving as sports editor of the Star-Herald, then on to Pro Football Weekly for one football season, and finally on a full-time basis in 1984 to the Daily Herald, where he has made a name for himself locally and nationally as the Blackhawks beat writer.
On Saturday, Sassone's journey comes full circle when he joins an elite group of journalists by being inducted into the Northern Star Alumni Hall of Fame.
"It's very satisfying," said Sassone, who served as the Star's sports editor for three semesters.
In 2011, one of Sassone's colleagues, columnist Barry Rozner, was inducted into the Northern Star Hall.
"Tim is a pro's pro," said Daily Herald Sports Editor Tom Quinlan. "He's called the Dean of Chicago Hockey not just for his longevity on the beat, but for the respect he's earned from other writers, fans and people in the sports business.
"He's a competitor through and through, and I love the fact that his reports are so descriptive I feel like I can see the puck on the ice when he writes."
And after all these years away from DeKalb covering the biggest events in Chicago history from the Stanley Cup Finals to the World Series to the Ryder Cup, the lessons learned from his days at the Northern Star have never been forgotten.
"I learned a lot at the Star that still helps me today, like writing on deadline and things like that. It was great to be a part of a totally student-run operation, from the selling of ads to the layout of the actual paper," Sassone said, who was nominated by a colleague for the Hockey Hall of Fame's Elmer Ferguson Award in 2007.
"I'm very organized and I learned that from my time as sports editor at the Star. It was a great foundation in terms of learning how to interview people, how to write quickly and how to handle people."
Other honorees joining Sassone in the 2013 HOF class include:
• Bill Hetland, Star editor-in-chief from 1965-66.
• Jon Lawrence, a Star cartoonist in 1970.
• Kevin Craver, a 1994 Star staff member who worked as a reporter, cartoonist and senior investigative reporter.
• Barry Schrader, a 1963 Star reporter.
• Matt Bute, a 1999 member of the Star Advertising staff.
• Jim Killam, Star adviser from 1995-2012.

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- September 24, 1944 - January 20, 2013
- Amherst, Ohio
of Dr. Francis' Passing
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2 of 64 | Posted by: Gabriella Sagnes - Sheffield Lake, OH
"A great Dr will be missed ...He cared about his patients and always put them first.. Rest in Peace ! Family is in our prayers
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"Myself and My husband send our condolences to Dr Barteks family. He was truely a great doctor. He saved my life, when no other doctor could tells us...Read More »
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"I recently read of Francis' death in our former High School alumni newsletter. I was a classmate of his Brother Joseph, and remember seeing the 2 of...Read More »
5 of 64 | Posted by: Dennis Hupp - Raleigh, NC
"I am sadly just finding out about this now. I am truly saddened by the passing of Bartek. I was a patient for over a decade, he was the best doctor,...Read More »
6 of 64 | Posted by: Jessica Pawloski - Sheffield Lake, OH
"I was a patient of Dr. Bartek for over 37 years. He delivered both of my children, Matt and Amy. I have been out of town and only now have learned...Read More »
7 of 64 | Posted by: Gail Smith - Lorain, OH - Patient
"To all the Bartek Family,
We have all experinced a great loss when this fine giant of a man passed. He was my friend, colleague, partner, innovator...Read More »
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".. As a Doctor Dr bartek took care of my mother during a diffuclt time. He was so caring and compassionate he expalained everyithing to her so well...Read More »
9 of 64 | Posted by: Maracella Striker - Avon, OH
"Dr Bartek saved my life several years ago. I will never forget his compassion and care. May he rest in peace.
10 of 64 | Posted by: Brenda
"Please accept my condolences.
God loves you. John3:16
11 of 64 | Posted by: Ms. Walker - Phila, PA
"I was deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Bartek. He was a nice doctor. I worked with another doctor and had to send patients to him. He was always a...Read More »
12 of 64 | Posted by: wanda Davis - Cleveland, OH
"Dr. Bartek came to St. Jo's in Lorain the same year that I graduated from nursing school. As I started in Labor & Delivery, we sort of "grew" both...Read More »
13 of 64 | Posted by: Carol Richardson - Vermilion, OH
"To The Bartek Family....
We were so very sorry to read of Dr. Barteks passing and share your sadness in his loss. What a wonderful man,...Read More »
14 of 64 | Posted by: Connie and Joel Cotton - Amherst, OH
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"Such sad news. Dr. Bartek delivered my daughter in 2001 and your witty humor coupled with your compassion and ability to put me at ease especially...Read More »
16 of 64 | Posted by: Bill Willis - Grafton, OH
We are very sorry for your loss. Your dad was ana amzing man and very good to my mom. Prayers for you and your family.
17 of 64 | Posted by: Jennifer, Aaron, Austin and Cooper - OH
"Peace be with you and your family, Catherine
18 of 64 | Posted by: Del Parker - Vermilion, OH
"My thoughts and prayers to the family of one of the best Doctor's ever! He was the most caring Dr. I have ever had.
19 of 64 | Posted by: Beverly Yarbrough - Huron, OH
"My deepest sympathies to the family, friends, co-workers, and former patients of Dr. Bartek. He was the best doctor I've ever known. He made you...Read More »
20 of 64 | Posted by: Debbie Herring - Lorain, OH
"Bartek family- I have had the honor of caring for Dr. Bartek many times he was very funny and always very kind. I am very sorry for your loss my...Read More »
21 of 64 | Posted by: Tonya Ruminski - OH
"My deepest sympathy on the loss of Doc Bartek. I had the pleasure of serving with him in the Ohio National Guard for several years and have...Read More »
22 of 64 | Posted by: Mike Timko - Cleveland, OH
"I wish there were more Doctors out there like Dr Bartek. From my first visit he was up front and so kind. I referred all my friends to him. He was a...Read More »
23 of 64 | Posted by: Cheri Blotzer - Sheffield Lake, OH
"Aunt Marilyn, Julia, Catherine, and AndrewI'm sorry to learn of your loss. Aunt Marilyn, may you find comfort in your memories of the time you spent...Read More »
24 of 64 | Posted by: Karen Brandt - Geneva, IL
"I was a patient of his for a number of years. He was a wonderful ob/gyn and delivered all 3 of my children. He will be greatly missed
25 of 64 | Posted by: melanie - lorain, OH - patient
"To the Bartek Family
Our deepest sympathy to your family. Your family is in our prayers.
Connie Adamcek
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"Dr. Bartek was a Blessing to me and my family. I was a patient of Dr. Bartek since I was 16 years old. When my Mom first took me to see Dr. Bartek...Read More »
27 of 64 | Posted by: Mary and Bob Asik - Lorain, OH
"My sincere condolences to all family and friends of this geniune man. He took care of me several times as the house dr at Mercy while I pregnant...Read More »
28 of 64 | Posted by: Jennifer Lewis - vermilion, OH
"A stellar individual and physician- I miss him already. He was instrumental in my life and desire to be a mother. I am glad I was able to see him...Read More »
29 of 64 | Posted by: Kris Walz - Oberlin, OH - Patient
"Mary and Family,I am so very sorry to hear about the passing of your Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Friend. I wish there was something I...Read More »
30 of 64 | Posted by: Marilyn Duman - Middleburg Hts, OH
"Our condolences to the Bartek family. He was a wonderful physician/person. His generosity, compassion and understanding was immeasurable. He is held...Read More »
31 of 64 | Posted by: Santiago Family
"My deepest sympathy goes out for the Bartek family. Dr. Bartek delivered my children in the late seventies . He had performed a C-Section at that...Read More »
32 of 64 | Posted by: Doris Shaffer - Lorain, OH
"I am truly sorry for your loss.he cannot be replaced.i was a patient of his for 17 yrs.and he made me feel like comfortable and always professional...Read More »
33 of 64 | Posted by: Shannon hale - Amherst, OH
"My deepest sympathy and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time. I always admired Dr. Bartek who always cared for people with love and...Read More »
34 of 64 | Posted by: Sister Jeanne Marie Glorioso, H.M.
"Sorry for your loss. He was a loving and caring man. I don't think I will ever find another doctor like him. I agree that he will continue delivering...Read More »
35 of 64 | Posted by: Angelia Bolyos - Lorain, OH
"My thoughts and prayers go out to Dr. Bartek's family. I was very saddened to hear the news of his passing. He delivered both of my girls, I looked...Read More »
36 of 64 | Posted by: Megan - Amherst, OH - Patient
"Francis Bartek was largely responsible for the success of the Nurse-Midwives in Lorain County. He supported us as individuals and as a new way of...Read More »
37 of 64 | Posted by: Carole Z Warren - Vermilion, OH
"May GOD comfort you in your hour of need. May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty. May hope forever wipe...Read More »
38 of 64 | Posted by: Shelley (Tassone) Lesczynski - IN
"I am so very sorry. He is with The angels and our Heavenly Father is rewarding him for all the unselfish and loving things he did for others. Cathy...Read More »
39 of 64 | Posted by: Cathy Dahl (Cassidy) - Wakeman, OH
"Dr Bartek was a wonderful doctor who I had the privilege of delievering 2 of my 3 children. He was a riot in the delievery room. What a caring...Read More »
40 of 64 | Posted by: Linda Kulcsar Kolena - MI
"I had the chance to meet Dr. Bartek in 2003 because He delivered my grandson, Aden and then in in 2007 Dr. Bartek, He delivered Dylan, my other...Read More »
41 of 64 | Posted by: Elizabeth S. Foisy - Lorain, OH
"Northeast Ohio lost one of their finest physicians. As a patient for over 24 years I had many wonderful visits and conversations with Dr. Bartek. ...Read More »
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"My deepest sympathy to Dr. Bartek's family. He delivered my grandson almost 18 years ago and that is when I saw what an awesome man he was. I...Read More »
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"I am so sorry for your loss. My mother, sister, friend, and myself all had Dr. Bartek as our OB. He was a wonderful man. He was honest, caring, and...Read More »
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45 of 64 | Posted by: Rose - Sheffield Village, OH
"Dr. Bartek will be deeply missed. He was a great doctor and wonderful caring friend. I have been a patient since high school I think starting...Read More »
46 of 64 | Posted by: Maryellen Allen - Avon, OH
"As a nurse, I clearly remember meeting Dr. Bartek when he came on staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain. He was immediately welcomed by all and I...Read More »
47 of 64 | Posted by: Linda Grimmer - Medina, OH
"Catherine, Julia and Andrew.
Although it has ben a number of years since I last saw your father, I have many fond memories of him. My favorite is...Read More »
48 of 64 | Posted by: Randy Reber - Neighbor
"The world just lost one of the kindest, caring, dedicated and funny man. I was his patient for too many years to count. I felt devastated by this...Read More »
49 of 64 | Posted by: Tresha Miranda - Lorain, OH
"Very sorry for the loss of such a great man, the most caring loving doctor I have ever known he will be deeply missed.
50 of 64 | Posted by: Lori Rodriguez - Lorain, OH
"Im so sorry to hear Dr. Bartek has passed. He delivered my first child, I still remember how comforting and kind he was to me. Thamks to him I now...Read More »
51 of 64 | Posted by: Sherrie glenn - Elyria, OH
"Dr Francis Bartek..... there is so much that can be said about this man , but very little space to fit it all in. I admired his ability to see the...Read More »
52 of 64 | Posted by: Kristine Schuman - Lorain, OH
"Your dad was a wonderful guy. I always remember him stopping by the store while you were away at school Drew . He would always ask how my mom and...Read More »
53 of 64 | Posted by: Michael G. Lovelace - Elyria, OH
"Julia, Andrew, Catherine, Sending positive thoughts your way during this horrible time. I know from Julia what a great guy he was and I am so sorry...Read More »
54 of 64 | Posted by: Khrisotpher Lowe - Los Angeles, CA
"My prayers and good thoughts are with the family. Julia always spoke so highly of her dad. My heart breaks for the family but I know he will always...Read More »
55 of 64 | Posted by: Michelle Schimeck - Detroit, MI
"All of you that shared him in your life and hearts have our deepest sympathy with his passing.
"Dr. B." has been an icon in the area for several...Read More »
56 of 64 | Posted by: Joe Conley - Lorain, OH
"Dr. Bartek was the most caring and knowledgeable physician I have ever known. What a loss to the medical community and his patients. Prayers for...Read More »
57 of 64 | Posted by: Holly Kessler
"I will always remember Dr. Bartek as a kind, compassionate and caring doctor. He delivered my daughter in 1974.
My deepest condolences to the family...Read More »
58 of 64 | Posted by: Carol Peto - Olmsted Falls, OH
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"Aunt Marilyn, Julia, Catherine and Andrew,
We are very sorry to hear of your loss. We pray that you find peace and comfort in the very near future....Read More »
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"Aunt Marilyn, Julia, Catherine, and Andrew,
We are so sorry for your loss. Please know our hearts go out to you. Deepest sympathy and prayers.
...Read More »
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63 of 64 | Posted by: Peggy Murphy - Avon Lake, OH
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64 of 64 | Posted by: Julia Sullivan - Lewis Center, OH
Francis Andrew Bartek, MD, passed away in comfort and peace with his wife at his side on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at New Life Hospice. A dedicated physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology, he served the Lorain Community since 1974.
Dr. Bartek is survived by his wife Mary (nee Zaworski); children, Julia (Jeff) Sullivan, Catherine Woskobnick, Andrew (Teresa Sanchez), Catherine, Dominic, Gabriel, and Matthew; grandchildren, Jeff, Chaz and Jordan; brother, Joseph (Margaret) and their children; father and mother-in-law, Dr. Donald and Nancy Zaworski; aunt, Mary (Albert) Chesnavage; uncle, Andrew Sikorski; and a host of family members and friends. He joins his parents Peter and Frances Bartek.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 200 St. Joseph Drive, Amherst. Rev. Fr. Lawrence Martello and Rev. Fr. Theodore Marszal will officiate.
Our family ask that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to New Life Hospice of Medical Missionary International.
Cremation arrangements entrusted to Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center.
Online condolences may be left for the Bartek family at www.dovinreberjones.com


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Herbed Baked Spinach Recipe
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Parmesan cheese and garlic liven up this spinach dish, which goes well with met entrees and main-dish casseroles. Sometimes, I use broccoli as a spinach substitute. It's equally delicious.
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- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup milk
- 5 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the spinach, cream and milk. Remove from the heat; stir in 4 tablespoons cheese, bread crumbs, salt, marjoram and pepper.
- Spoon into a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Herbed Baked Spinach in Country Woman January/February 2005, p29
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"This spinach side dish is sooo good!!"
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"This is the best spinach recipe I have ever made. I make it for all my holiday dinners. Everyone looks forward to it. It's easy and delicious!"
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"This was delicious - my new favourite way to make spinach in the oven. I found the liquid absorbed very quickly, so the second time I made it I added a little more milk to make it creamier."


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BTN.com's top 100 Big Ten players entering 2016: 20-1
Our countdown of the top 100 Big Ten players entering the 2016 season comes to a close today, with the top 20 stars. If you missed it last week, here's our list of 100-81, 80-61, 60-41 and 40-21. View the final installment of our five-part series below. 20. DE Chris Wormley, Michigan. He's a versatile and productive (14.5 TFLs and 6.5 sacks in 2015) talent who can play tackle or end for a Wolverine front that may be the best in the nation. 19. RB L.J. Scott, Michigan State. Michigan State has a bevy of talented backs, but look for


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It appears to be a millipede with a camouflage case of bits of vegetation, rather like the husk of a sweet chestnut. The case is about 2 cm long. I found the creature on a beach in Liguria, Italy, but suspect that it may have fallen or been blown down from vegetation higher up. The millipede has a black exoskeleton, and has a black and white "scary" face. When alarmed, it very rapidly retreats right inside the case and the opening closes.
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It is a case-bearing moth larva, of which there are many species.
The wariness, and rapidity of retreat into the case is typical. I have been frustrated trying to photograph them because of difficulty getting close while they are extended from their case.
Here's just one example: Luffia ferchaultella
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larva_-_Luffia_ferchaultella_2.jpg
The particular species in your (good) photo, I can't say.
FYI, there are also bagworms, which are also moth larvae, which have a similar lifestyle
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagworm_moth
Thank you very much, Mike. One of the fishermen said it was common, but didn't know the name. Actually one of the pictures to the right of the bagworm article looks exactly like the insect I found. I managed to get some videos of it as well, e.g. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2782469/MVI_0907.MOV. It seemed oblivious of me unless I touched it.
Thanks for the video.
Unfortunately, it is rather large (604Mb) so it may not be seen by many folks as it takes too long to downoad (over 45minutes in my case). If you have a smaller version, that would be useful.
Link to short video (18 seconds; 11 MB): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2782469/Bagworm2.mp4
That's brilliant!
A very industrious little creature.


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IX ISF Senior World Cup Championships
June 11 - 13, 2010
Salem, Virginia USA
9th ISF Senior World Cup Championships (www.seniorsoftball.org)
June 11th - 13th , 2010 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Roanoke Valley Softball Complexes
It is estimated that 80 to 100 teams from throughout the United States will be attending to compete for the World Cup in their division.
|Ticket Prices:
|Admission to all venues is FREE.
No charge for parking, adequate parking is available at the parks.
|Managers Meeting:
|A manager's meeting will be held on Thursday night, June 10, 2010 at 7:00PM at a site to be determined. Two members of each team are invited. Player check-in available.
|Team Check-in:
Friday during preliminary play at the ball park, senior men's teams check-in together. Photo ID's (drivers license) are needed for the team check-in.
|Tournament Seeding:
The tournament staff will place the teams in brackets and prepare the preliminary schedule which will be posted on the website approximately three days prior to the tournament. The preliminary game record will be used to seed your team into the double elimination finals. The exact format will depend on the number of teams in each division.
|First Game:
|June 11th, the games will begin at 8:00AM on Friday at each venue for senior men's teams. Most divisions will end on Sunday afternoon and the Awards Ceremony will immediately follow the final game. (Some smaller divisions could conclude on Saturday)
|Tournament Director:
RB Thomas, Jr., 9401 East Street, Manassas, VA 20110 (703-368-1188)
Entry forms with Fee are due by May 15, 2010
|Rosters Due:
|The ISF Roster Form must be submitted by June 1 (player signatures can be added at the check-in)
|Divisions of Play:
Teams will be placed in skill level divisions based on their ISSA Rating and verified by the tournament staff. Divisions are planned for AA, AAA, Major and Major Plus in each age classification for men. Divisions could be combined for preliminary play but ALL teams will be given the opportunity to play for their rated division championship against similar rated teams. Competition will be included for senior Women's teams beginning at 40 and over and Men's Masters beginning at 35 and over. Women and Masters will begin play on Saturday, June 12.
The entry fee for all Men's Senior classifications is $495.00. Women's and Masters' Divisions begin play on Saturday and the fee is $350.00.
T-shirts and other apparel will be for sale at each venue. Other merchandise and equipment will also be available at the tournament.


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Ralph Regula Discusses Healthcare and Education at LINC Luncheon
October 21, 2009Ralph Regula, former U.S. representative from Ohio's 16th district and 1948 graduate of Mount Union, presented "There is Life West of the Potomac" at the LINC luncheon on October 20.
Regula spent most of his presentation discussing healthcare and education in the United States.
"There are 33 states that have some form of government medicine," he said. "Ohio is not one of the 33 states. Everyone should have the opportunity to be covered."
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington recently asked Regula to serve as a scholar. He decided to focus his study on education because he believes that it is "the base for our future." Regula noted that the United States is ranked 19th in the world regarding high school graduation rates, achievement and reading. He also stated that 30 percent of students do not finish high school.
"I looked at about 100 different studies and they all boiled down to one thing — the teacher," he said. "We, as a society, aren't willing to pay what we should pay for educators."
He expressed to the audience that they should thank teachers and give them encouragement any chance they get.
"Teachers are the key to creating leadership in students and preparing them for the future," said Regula. "We need to give students an education that will encourage them to get involved because the quality of this nation and future depend on it."
Despite flaws in both the healthcare and education system in the United States, Regula believes that this country does have a wonderful constitution, upon which our nation was founded on many years ago.
Regula earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Mount Union in 1948 and a L.L.B. degree from William McKinley School of Law in 1956. He also holds an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Mount Union. He has served on the Mount Union College Board of Trustees since 1964.


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Recently we took on Mishka, who hopefully if we can sort things out, will be staying with us for the rest of her life. But as I posted earlier, need to find some way of sorting things out. :mad:
We did have another dog, Yorkshire Terrier, but sadly we had an accident with her on Boxing Day morning. We were filling up with fuel to go to my father-in-law's house, it was his dog, and she was with him in his car. He went out to check his tyre pressures and as he got out of the car, she shot out the car but was caught by the door closing and hit her head on the door pillar of the car. We rushed her to the local emergency vet and it turned out she had bleeding on the brain, so we had to put her down, for other reasons as well. :(


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Lawmakers won't pursue a 6 percent tax on lottery tickets as a source of revenue to shore up Kentucky's financially troubled pension system for government retirees.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo said that idea was rejected out of concern that a tax might have stifled sales of lottery tickets that generate money for education programs in Kentucky.
Instead, Stumbo said lawmakers will unveil legislation on Tuesday that will call for the lottery to create new games, including Keno, that could generate about $25 million for the pension system. He said the legislation would also call for tax revenue from slot-like machines, called Instant Racing machines, at horse tracks to be designated for pensions.
He said that could eventually net $100 million a year for pensions, if the Supreme Court approves.
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LAKE PLACID - It's been 16 years since Vermonter Rusty DeWees started his down-home comedy character "The Logger," and 10 or 11 years since that yokel clomped his way over to the New York side of Lake Champlain.
The Logger fits in with the populace over here, and he'll return to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Friday March 1 and Saturday, March 2
"That area of the world reminds me of where I grew up in Stowe (Vt.) because, even though Lake Placid and Saranac Lake have more people than Stowe, now it still seems more down-home than Stowe does," DeWees said in a recent phone interview.
He also talked about changes to his act - more jokes and more songs - and how hard he works for his target audience: locals.
FYI, he rates his show "SC" for "some cussin'."
Lake Placid News: Sixteen years - how has it changed over that time?
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Who: Rusty DeWees, "The Logger"
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2
Where: Lake Placid Center of the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid
How much: $21
Rusty Dewees: When I first started, it was more just stories. In other words, stories where the joke payoff was less frequent, so it'd be more like 'A Prairie ...' - not like I'm comparing myself to him, but I guess I am - 'Prairie Home Companion' stories. Now, there are some of those, but there's more of a stand-up-comedic tone to it where there's more jokes. There's more opportunity to laugh. ...
The other main change to the show is, especially since I've been to Lake Placid, I learned the guitar. I'm 52 now. I took it up when my father went in the nursing home five, seven, eight years ago, and then I got pretty good at it, so now I'll do about a 25-minute music set that includes, you know, humor, but there's some music. I do a couple songs that are kind of good. People kind of tap the toe.
LPN: Logging itself isn't what it used to be back in the old days. It's so much more mechanized now: There's like a handful of guys in the woods with big machinery. How's the characature of a logger, of a lumberjack, different with all this high-tech mechanization?
RD: First of all, that's a good question; it brings up a pretty interesting answer, I think. The first shows, when people saw the show, they would look up at me on stage, and many of them would go, 'That guy is a real logger every day, and he just gets up on stage and does some stories.' But now I'm an entertainer, and people know that. And again, going from just two hours of stories - rural-type, old Adirondack-y stories - and to more comedy-type jokes takes it away from it being so characterized as just rural, real, real rural humor. More of the jokes are jokes that are more general, in other words.
LPN: So the authenticity isn't such a big deal?
RD: No, it is, and here's the second part, and that's why the question was a better question than you might even have thought. ...
I speak in benevolence of the working-class person. That is to say, if you come to the show, when you walk into the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, the first person you'll see is me, standing behind my merchandise table, selling to you, meeting you, talking to your 13-year-old son who is a fan of mine, talking to your grandma whom you've brought in a wheelchair, opening the door to let her in. You'll see me after the show running down the aisle to stand at my merchandise table to meet the folks, to chat with 'em. If they want me to come out to their car and sign a boot they go out there, I'll go out there. Onstage you'll see me sweat and move. Backstage you'll see the same green, beat-up duffle bag that I brought my beat-up jeans and boots in for the last 16 years. ...
So I'm not up there showing up 10 minutes before the show, and my people have everything all set up. ...
So the loggers in the woods, even though they're not on the ground as much, they're still freakin' beatin' it up. The Logger's stories and jokes might not be about chainsaws as much, but my character and who I am as Rusty DeWees, I approach my business from a working-class physicality and mentality.
So I have not changed. In fact, with all the new technology, with the new media and everything, I'm keeping up with that as much as I can, but I'm also going back to the old-fashioned way even more. In other words, I feel if I can connect with every Vermonter and up-upstate New Yorker - and what does that mean connect? It means going to the Boy Scout Eagles club freakin' banquet when they ask me to go. It's all about connection, this show. People don't necessarily come to my Logger show anymore because they think I'm the funniest guy in town; many of 'em come to it now because they know me. And that's working-class, logger-type work, as applied to the business of show. ...
Thank God there's tourists in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake and in Stowe, where I grew up. People go, 'Well, you know, if you're doin' it in March, it'd be better if you did it three weeks before because that's when a lot of the ice skatin's goin' on; that's when the big ski season, Presidents week,' and I say, 'I'm not trying to really market to the tourists, necessarily. I'm marketing to the locals.' Even though I know a lot of the locals work at the restaurants and can't come to see me, I'm doing it for the guys that are plowing, the women that are making the beds in the thing, or whatever job they're doing. I'm doing it for the locals.
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A great, lightweight handsaw to toss in your pack.
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Price Paid: $27.95
A great, lightweight handsaw to toss in your pack. It works well at cutting wood for a fire as well as clearing smaller sized blowdown from across trails.
- Lightweight
- Agressive peg toothed blade
- Comfortable handle
- Limited to smaller sized timber
- Powder coating on blade wears over time
This saw has some terrific features that make it great for backpacking:
- It is lightweight at 6.4 ounces.
- The saw is a peg toothed design at 7 teeth per inch (TPI) which works well on seasoned or dry timber.
- It also cuts in both push and pull directions, reducing fatigue.
- The blade is powder coated to reduce friction.
- The blade locks in place with a simple push button release.
- The handle is made of Santoprene which grips well in wet and dry conditions.
- It folds down to 9 inches, that easily stows in pack side pocket.
- Overall length is 16 inches with a blade length of 7.5 inches.
I have found the saw extremely useful. I often use it on the trail to clear smaller blowdown or branches from larger logs to make them easier to cross. It also does a great job at shortening gathered wood for a fire at night. It will cut through pieces of timber 3 to 4 inches in diameter in under a minute.
The product does have limitations though:
- The saw blade is only 7.5 inches in length which reduces the size of logs you can cut with it. Not usually a problem but, I had to find something negative ;)
- The powder coating on the blade designed to reduce friction does wear off over use. I usually spray a Teflon based lubricant on the blade to keep it "slippery" when I get home from a trip.
Overall, this is a well made tool and is handy to have out in the woods.
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Awesome saw.
- Stays sharp
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I have had Gerber saws and the Bahco Laplander blows them away! The blade steel is far stronger and it holds its edge much longer. The handle us rubberized so you get a good grip.
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This saw is super sharp. It seems to have been ergonomically…
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Price Paid: $20
This saw is super sharp. It seems to have been ergonomically designed. It's small enough to fit inside a day pack, but large enough to process fire wood for camping. It doesn't have a sheath.
- Lightweight
- Sharp
- Compact
- Versatile
- Replacement blade costs almost as much as buying a new saw
- No sheath
2017 UPDATE! - As of October 2017, I am still using this saw. It's a great piece of kit.
This saw is super sharp. The teeth are cut in both directions, so that it chews wood on the push AND the pull stroke. The teeth can't be sharpened, but that is pretty typical of any hand saw for camping.
It's designed for cutting wood, plastic, and bone. So far I have only used it for cutting wood, and it did a great job of cutting through a 4" thick piece of seasoned hard wood. It cut cleanly and didn't take long. I have no intentions of cutting plastic or bone, but the manufacturer states that it is designed for it.
The saw weighs 180g. It's very light.
It does not come with a sheath. It does however lock in both the opened and the closed postion. This ensures that it won't accidentally open while in your pack and damage your gear.
The blade is aprox 7 1/2" long.
The handle is rubber coated, so it felt grippy, and it's large enough to feel comfortable in my hand. I cut some fire wood with it, and it didn't seem to tire out or hurt my hand. It has a nice weight and feel to it, and feels like some ergonomics went into planning the handle and the angle of the blade.
At MEC, the saw is listed at $17.99 and a replacement blade is $14. This seemed kind of silly, because rather than replace the blade, I think many people would be tempted to just spend the extra couple of bucks and replace the entire saw. I asked one of the workers there and she stated that it's the high quality blade that is the expensive part of the saw. That makes sense.
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Everything started out as planned Friday as Chicago resident Ellya Wong and hundreds of other passengers aboard a Cathay Pacific Airways flight to Hong Kong neared their takeoff around 2 p.m. from O'Hare International Airport.
Then came the "bump."
"We thought it was ice," Wong, 36, said Sunday, and airline officials asked everyone to disembark. She said she and several other passengers spent the next two nights at the Westin Hotel in Lombard on the airline's dime instead of with her family. Cathay had an 8:20 p.m. flight Sunday to Hong Kong, and Wong said less than two hours beforehand that she expected to be on it.
In an email Sunday, airline spokeswoman Nancy Tao said the plane had engine trouble and was brought back to the terminal as a precaution, even though there was no engine fire or smoke. A second flight, scheduled for Thursday, was similarly delayed, she said.
"We apologize for the inconvenience caused to the passengers,'' Tao said in the email.
The airline provided hotel accommodation and meals for 242 passengers on Thursday's flight and 275 passengers on Friday's flight, in addition to the 16 crew members on each of the flights, Tao said in the statement.
All passengers aboard Thursday's flight have since arranged to depart Chicago on other flights while some passengers from Friday's flight have also made other arrangements, she said.
Cathay Pacific has informed officials of both incidents and is looking into the cause of the problem, Tao said in the statement.
Wong, of the city's North Side, said she is originally from Indonesia but has lived in Chicago for the past 15 years. She works in Northbrook for a construction company and is traveling to Hong Kong to see her mother, her brother and a niece and nephew but now the trip has been cut short.
"I'm meeting my family for the holiday in Hong Kong,'' said Wong. "Now I'm only going to see them five days."
Sunday afternoon, before her expected flight, Wong was camped out in the bar at Big Bowl at O'Hare, watching the end of the Bears game. "I feel things are going to get better now,'' she said via email, after the Bears' win.
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NASHVILLE -- The Dolphins were certainly game today, scoring 18 unanswered points to erase a 24-6 lead.
But after tying the game 24-24 at the end of regulation, the Dolphins ran out of miracles.
Chad Henne threw an interception on Miami's lone overtime possession and Greg Camarillo was flagged 15 yards for an unsportsmanlike penalty.
The interception and penatly basically set up the Titans for a 46 yard field goal by Rob Bironas. He connected.
"It's hard enough to beat 11 Titans," Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder said after the game. "You can't beat 17 Titans. Put that on your sheet."
Crowder was talking about the officiating crew being on Tennessee's side.
Anyway, Dolphins lose.
Miami is now 7-7 and although the playoff hopes are not dead, they are on life support.
Henne, by the way, was 29 of 46 for a career high 349 yards with one touchdown and three interception. Ouch.


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Some people may say that a Blog or Web Log is basically a Personal Web Page, and these have been around the Internet since the inception of the Web. We would say that there is a bit more to blogging than just creating a personal page.
A blog can be about you, or your class, or a project, or just about anything at all. Whereas the main function of a personal web page tends to be disseminating information, a blog is much more about community building, about exchanging information, about the evolution of interests and ideas. Your PWP may just sit there, but one expects your blog to be constantly changing as you and others interact through it.
So what does a blog have that a PWP doesn't?
- Topic - A blog tends to focus on one or several ideas or interests. However these may evolve over time. The blogger presents his or her own thoughts and seeks comments, exchanges with others. The thoughts of the blogger are meant to be un-edited, the unfiltered expressions of the blogger.
- Comments - Visitors to the blog can comment on the blogger's ideas or on other comments from other visitors. So the blog needs to be able to receive comments in some way and make those comments available to future visitors.
- Organization - The blogger will organize the blog in some way, usually reverse chronological order, though multi-topic blogs can have varied formats that separate the topics. Organization helps visitors know where to look for things. Links to related web sites, to related blogs are part and parcel of the art of blogging. They may also add other features: music, video, pictures, podcasts, archives.
However, some blogs may not have some of these common features. Are they really blogs? What do you think? Submit your comment:
Services that provide easy maintenance of these sorts of blog-like activities have made it easy for individuals with little technological acumen to have their own blog.
Blogs in the language classroom
The curricular topics of the syllabus are a place to start.
- Students can be asked to suggest blog topics and even provide initial opinion pieces to get topics started.
- Important school or course activities can generate discussion: a trip abroad, a recent sporting event, community news, etc.
For more about blogs:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
- Blogger.com : http://www.blogger.com/start
Classroom Blogs by Doug Caldwell : http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=4992
- Weblogs in the Classroom by Department of Education & Training, Govt. of Western Australia : http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs/
- Steps toward a Successful Classroom Blog - Department of Rhetoric and Writing, The University of Texas at Austin : http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/233


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Here's the pilot's suicide note (supposedly):
We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society, only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to lay our lives down for the noble principals [sic] represented by its founding fathers. Remember? One of these was "no taxation without representation". I have spent the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only a few years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for that principal [sic] is promptly labeled a "crackpot", traitor and worse.Read on. It's long. And it's about taxes. It ends like this:
I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is repeating the same process over and over and expecting the outcome to suddenly be different. I am finally ready to stop this insanity. Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.


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MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) -- Long-serving ex-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is visiting Michigan in June to address a conference on regional cooperation to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system environment.
The Mining Journal (http://bit.ly/17Fswbc ) says Daley will give the keynote address at the 10th annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. The nonprofit coalition focuses on protecting and restoring the water system.
The conference runs June 19-21 in the Upper Peninsula city. Daley's speech is June 20.
Organizers say about 100 municipalities in eight states and two Canadian provinces are represented in the coalition. They say Daley was one of its founders.
The 70-year-old Daley was Chicago's mayor from 1989 to 2011, when Rahm Emanuel succeeded him.


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The University of Alabama softball team won the Women's College World Series last year. Now, the Alabama Sports Foundation is exploring a bid to move the event from Oklahoma City to Hoover.
The University of Alabama softball team won the Women's College World Series last year. Now, the Alabama Sports Foundation is exploring a bid to move the event from Oklahoma City to Hoover.
The foundation, with a mission to promote amateur athletics in the state, would like to bring college softball's NCAA Division I championship event to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The facility was home to the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball franchise, but the Barons moved to a new stadium in Birmingham starting with this season.
Hoover has hosted the NCAA Division I College Cup men's soccer national championship the last two seasons. The Alabama Sports Foundation also successfully bid to bring the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships to Birmingham in 2014.
"It's something that kind of sparked our interest and we're going to start to pursue," said Billy Rodgers, vice president of the foundation. "Nothing formal has been done. We don't know what the deal is with OKC. It has been just kind of initial discussions amongst ourselves.
"We do have a stadium that's available and it has some of the amenities that the NCAA looks for. They have the College Cup, so they know what it's all about."
The NCAA's current deal to host the event in Oklahoma City runs through the 2014 World Series, and officials there are seeking a long-term deal similar to the 25-year contract the NCAA executed to keep the baseball College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
"It is our intention to enter into a long-term agreement with the NCAA," Oklahoma City All Sports Association executive director Tim Brassfield told The Oklahoman newspaper. "We feel this event should stay here. We're doing everything in our power to keep it here for the next 20 to 25 years."
Officials told The Oklahoman that the city is in the process of raising $20 million ($12 million from the city and $8 million through private donors) to make significant improvements to the host stadium as part of the commitment to earn a long-term deal with the NCAA.
Oklahoma City's ASAHall of Fame Stadium has hosted college softball's World Series every year since 1990 with the exception of 1996, when it was held in Columbus, Ga. The WCWS was held in Sunnyvale, Calif., in 1988 and '89 and in Omaha, Neb., from 1982-87.
The Bruno Events Team, which is hired to run major sporting events for the Alabama Sports Foundation, is running the 2014 U.S. Senior Open golf tournament in Oklahoma City. That, coupled with the Alabama Crimson Tide's success in softball, sparked interest in making a bid for the World Series.
Right now, the Alabama Sports Foundation is in the early fact-finding stage.
"We haven't talked to Alabama," Rodgers said. "I would assume the next steps are to visit the softball World Series this summer and start discussions with the NCAA."
Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy said he believes a bid to bring the event to Hoover would be a good thing for college softball's championship event, whether successful or not.
"I think it's very exciting," he said. "When there's another option, that's going to be great for everybody. If there is only one option, it's like they have no reason (in Oklahoma City) to improve their facility. They have done some great things the last couple of years with the new locker room and adding seats and the permanent fence in the outfield. The whole atmosphere is awesome there, but it could always improve."
Alabama, in addition to making it to the World Series eight times since 2000, has also led the nation in either average or home attendance — or both — in every season since 2008, except for 2011, when UA was second to Arizona. Last year, UA set a single-season home attendance record at 86,108, more than 13,000 better than the previous record, set by Arizona the year before.
"That is always part of it with any sport," Rodgers said of local fan interest.
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Michael Jackson Statue Unveiled By Fulham Soccer Club, Don't Like It? "Go To Hell"
Of all the honors Michael Jackson received when he was alive, I'm willing to bet that having a statue of himself erected in front of a sports stadium is one that never came his way. MJ's spirit can rest easy now, because Fulham of the Premier League remedied that by unveiling a statue of Jackson outside their Craven Cottage Stadium.
The monument to the "King of Pop" is to commemorate Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed's friendship with MJ, who attended a game there in 1999. Since the unveiling, Al-Fayed has taken some heat from fans who don't see the point of the statue. Al-Fayed is less than concerned with their feelings.
"Why is it bizarre?" he said. "Football fans love it. If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift, they can go to hell.
"I don't want them to be fans. If they don't understand and don't believe in things I believe in, they can go to Chelsea, they can go to anywhere else."
Aside from it having almost nothing to do with soccer, it's actually a pretty fun idea. Even if you're not a Fulham fan, it's a cool, quirky tourist attraction that will certainly draw some folks out to the stadium. Plus, we need more eccentric owners in pro sports. If the rich Russian guy from the DirecTV commercials could buy a team, I'd be all for it.
Besides, Fulham fans don't have much to complain about. When Al-Fayed bought the team in 1997, they were playing in the lower divisions of English soccer. Within five years, he built a team that could challenge the best sides in all of Europe. So if all he wants to do is put up a statue of a pop star, things could really be a lot worse. You could be Los Angeles Clipper fans.


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According to policy the school board can't have a meeting unless three members are present.
Only two members were at the meeting in person Tuesday night, while two others joined via teleconference.
The meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday night at 6:30 at the Board of Education office.
A familiar stadium that fans help fill up throughout the years will remain empty.
Wood County Schools Superintendent Doctor Patrick Law says that Stadium Field at Parkersburg High School is closing because the bleachers need repairing.
"Our first step will be to put out a request for a proposal for an architect firm to come in and really begin the process of creating a design, creating a plan for demolition."
Built in the 1920's, Stadium Field hosts several events like Big Reds and Crusaders Football.
And PHS Athletic Director, Lori Lowers says that she along with the Board of Education are finding a solution to the problem.
"We just want them to know that we are working closely with the Board of Education. We're moving quickly as we can to get things in motion, hoping to resolve this issue as quickly as possible."
The district first learned of the problem near the end of the football season.
The school's insurance company discovered cracked concrete and rusted support beams.
Dr. Law says there's not a budget in place but he is working to get immediate help.
"So we have to look at what's possible, we're going to have to depend a lot on our booster groups which we've done in other occassions when we got a major athletic facility need."
Arrangements will be made for spring sports teams that call Field Stadium home.
"I would say that there is a very good chance that they're not going to be available this spring and so what we begin to make changes and looking at how we may be to reschedule some events there," says Dr. Law.
No word on when the stadium will re-open and if it will be available for the fall sports next year.
The bleachers at the historic Parkersburg Stadium Field are off limits.
Insurance inspectors told school officials an engineering study needed to be done based the cracks in the bleacher concrete.
The school board will meet Tuesday the 27th to vote on putting the engineering study out to bid.
The 87 year old bleachers went through a renovation in 1996, and have had constant upkeep, funded through the stadium committee.
To be clear, the bleachers are not condemned, but they are off limits until the engineering study is done. Until then, it's not know how costly or exactly how big of a project this could be.


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Stephen Lee has been banned from snooker for 12 years due to a match-fixing offence.
The 38-year-old from Wiltshere was found guilty on seven cases of match-fixing between 2008-2009 by an independent tribunal.
The charges relate to three matches in the 2008 Malta Cup and two at the 2008 UK Championships. Further charges were made in relation to one 2009 China Open match and one 2009 World Championship match.
Tribunal chairman Adam Lewis QC also ordered that Lee pay costs of £40,000.
A statement from the World Professional Billards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said: "The suspension is to be calculated from 12 October 2012, when the interim suspension was imposed. Therefore Stephen Lee will not be able to participate in snooker before 12 October 2024."
WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson said: "We take no pride in having to deal with such serious issues. However, this demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that snooker is free from corruption.
"It is an important part of our anti-corruption approach that players found to be involved in fixing matches or any aspect of a match are severely dealt with.
"We work closely with partners globally and the message we are sending is that if you get involved in match-fixing you will be found out and removed from the sport."
Lee was ranked No.5 in the world rankings during his prime in 2001 & 2003 and made the semi-finals of the World Championships in 2003 - losing to the Welshman Mark Williams 17-8.
Chairman Lewis said in his written findings that Lee was 'in a financially perilous state not entirely of his own making' and that he believed that 'as a weak man in a vulnerable position he succumbed to temptation. It seems to me likely that advantage was taken of him.'
Lee's agent Adam Quigley has confirmed he will lodge an appeal.
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Some days you lose, and then there are days like the Cubs had Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
Oh, they lost all right, 9-2 to the Reds. You might even say they were blown away, given Cincinnati's six home runs on the first day when the Wrigley Field flags were pointing straight out.
Then there is the problem of what to do with starter Glendon Rusch (0-2), who was shelled for four runs in five innings and left with an ERA of 8.00.
Then there is the question of how the Reds could hit six home runs (the one-game record against the Cubs is seven) and the Cubs only one.
And don't forget the issue of the leg injuries to right fielder Jacque Jones and third baseman Aramis Ramirez.
If it weren't for catcher Michael Barrett, who hit his third home run in as many games, Tuesday would have been one of those days when it would have been better to have a rainout.
As it was, the Cubs were forced to play and face Bronson Arroyo as the opposing pitcher.
For the second time in less than a week, Arroyo shut down the Cubs and hit a home run, onto Waveland Avenue no less, off Rusch. It marked the first time a pitcher had hit two homers off the same Cubs pitcher in a season since Walt Terrell victimized Ferguson Jenkins in 1983.
"I don't have anything [prophetic] for you," Rusch said. "He got two pitches and he hit them good. Other than that, there's nothing I can say."
Well, how about the wind?
"It's irrelevant," Rusch said, "because if the elements play that much into the [outcome], look at the way Arroyo threw the ball. He threw seven shutout innings on the same mound and the same field I did. So you have to give him credit for throwing the ball well, and I didn't throw good pitches."
So what will the Cubs do with Rusch, who allowed solo homers in each of the first four innings to Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, Arroyo and Dunn again? Does he come out of the rotation for one of the Triple-A kids?
"At this point we're a little thin," Baker said, "so we'll stick with him. It would be different if we didn't know what he could do. But we've seen what he can do. It's just that both [losses] have come against a team that hit him pretty good."
Rusch, whose first ground-ball out was in the fourth inning, was pulled after five, but Will Ohman was even worse, giving up two hits, a walk, a grand slam and a solo homer before Baker spared him a further round of booing.
On the positive side, relievers Michael Wuertz and Jerome Williams each pitched two scoreless innings. But by then the Reds' sluggers may have been worn out.
Meanwhile, the Cubs didn't score until the eighth when Derrek Lee doubled home Todd Walker. They added Barrett's solo shot in the ninth.
As for the injuries, neither appears to require a visit to the disabled list, although Jones did have an MRI on his left hamstring.
In other words it was one of those completely lost days for the 36,708 wind-blown fans at Wrigley Field, who actually got to see something unusual.
"They say if you stay in baseball you see a lot of firsts, but that's the first time I've seen four solo home runs in each of the first four innings," said Baker, who has been a part of more than 5,000 games.


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couldn't give a single f*ck.
But we should.
Actually I believe we (the rest of the world) should purposely IGNORE the patent system till either it's "fixed" to an acceptable level or scrapped altogether.
I don't how that would be possible, considering the manipulation of people, by design, has them divided exactly down the middle on almost every issue, completely eliminating any chance of progress.
Many patents involved are valid outside of the USA. And there certainly are plenty of reasonable patents (i.e. actual inventions) in the mix. Not just software patents. And if you don't believe me, try building and selling your own smartphone. You'll soon enough find out about it.
couldn't give a single f*ck.
So, where are these non-US garage phones and handsets?
It's not very different here in EU either to be frank. While most of the software "patents" are irrelevant and invalid here, the amount of hardware patents that cover both the "phone" and the "smart" part are significant enough to prevent rise of the new garage smart phone builder.
In fact, that is one of the main reasons why nokia originally didn't worry about apple and google. They figured they'd be protected by patent portfolios. FRAND and big budgets behind these companies took care of that hurdle, but s
Apple wants $200 in royalties. Per corner.
The reason nobody's been able to launch an Android empire from the garage is fairly straightforward: the average smartphone is covered by over 250,000 patents."
And it's hard. And it costs a lot of money. And the market is full of very good competitors. Otherwise there's nothing stopping you.
And it's hard. And it costs a lot of money. And the market is full of very good competitors. Otherwise there's nothing stopping you.
Yeah. Are the people with the components you need even going to talk to you? I doubt Qualcomm is interested in selling you 10 LTE chips. Even if you could find all the parts you need and they already have drivers in Android, do a custom PCB layout and put it your own chassis it'll probably look and work like a cheap Chinese knock-off at a price higher than the "real thing". Forget patents, forget the FCC, is it even feasible to get a prototype up and running at a reasonable cost?
Well a Spanish startup, Geeksphone, did so with 2 models.
They probably would have succeeded, except their country is now in economic meltdown.
So it *is* possible but not given the current financial climate that has seen Palm disappear and RIM and Nokia in a death spiral.
Compare their models to what was out at the time.
They were under-specced, overpriced and late to ship.
So far the best plan for something like this would be to buy a bunch of Nexus Phones and put your own OS on them.
And it's hard. And it costs a lot of money. And the market is full of very good competitors. Otherwise there's nothing stopping you.
Yeah. Are the people with the components you need even going to talk to you? I doubt Qualcomm is interested in selling you 10 LTE chips. Even if you could find all the parts you need and they already have drivers in Android, do a custom PCB layout and put it your own chassis it'll probably look and work like a cheap Chinese knock-off at a price higher than the "real thing". Forget patents, forget the FCC, is it even feasible to get a prototype up and running at a reasonable cost?
If you piece the parts from another phone, then the you are using chips that have already had it's "fee" paid. Of course, you can't sell it as a new phone, but i'm sure you can get around laws that way. No laws against selling a used phone, no laws saying you can't take your phone apart and use the pieces for whatever.
It's suspicious that nobody has ever created ANY hardware open source project with anything like the success of Linux or any of the top tier open source projects (or the middle tier). And nobody has ever created a hardware open source project at all that covers something as ambitious as a smartphone.
If we had a bunch of successful open source hardware projects for all kinds of things and smartphones were a notable omission the patent theory might have some merit, but it looks much more like there are other
Hardware costs donated money, software costs donated time. It isn't suspicious.
It can't get more thoughtcrimeywimey than that.
Nonsense. Patents apply to everybody. There's no exception for people who "only" make 1-10 units. Patents literally forbid you to tinker in your own home and then sell the item you just invented, if someone paid a fee and lodged a vague sounding description about something roughly similar already.
But the reality is that if someone only makes 1-10 units then the patent holder is exceptionally unlikely to even notice. Moreover, the cost of litigating would make the likely gain for the patent holder really miniscule.
The big barriers are that it isn't easy to do a good job of manufacturing a mobile phone without a lot of very specialized (and expensive) equipment, and that there are a lot of high-quality competitor devices out there. Chip manufacturing is not a backyard activity, and custom ICs (particularly ARM SoC) are completely the key to economic phone manufacturing. The real market barriers are damn high. (There are also legal and regulatory issues, but they don't explain why there are no such tinkerers anywhere.)
And this is why we don't need patents. Anyone capable of doing all of the above stres should be allowed to try without the additional burden of intellectual property claims being held over them.
...the cost of litigating would make the likely gain for the patent holder really miniscule.
The point of patent litigation is not to make money directly from the litigation, it is to suppress competition -especially small, innovative, and potentially disruptive technologies.
But the reality is that if someone only makes 1-10 units then the patent holder is exceptionally unlikely to even notice.
That one can get away with breaking a law isn't an excuse for doing so.
There was a time when I wanted to use an open source MPEG-4 player on our PalmOS devices at home. I actually got a patent license from MPEG LA, since there are no fees for under 100,000 units or so. I expressly told them that I'd just be doing this for personal use. They sent me the license agreements overnight. Twice a year, I've had had to report the number of units, so I duly reported one per installed build, each time I installed a build. I don't think they realized how absurdly costly this was for them. Too bad for them: I kind of hoped they'd say that with such a small number of units, they're fine with me doing it without a license.
"That one can get away with breaking a law isn't an excuse for doing so."
I'd say it depends. If what you're planning to do requires a battalion of lawyers to find out if you broke the law, then go ahead and do it, but DON'T advertise your exploit on Facebook or Twitter. It's different, however, if you're thinking of committing something that even a fifteen-year-old knows is wrong, like dumping toxic waste in a river or offing your business partner. Then you're either an idiot or a evil genius.
Example for Sc
Either you don't know what thoughtcrime is or you don't know what patents are.
You can do all the tinkering in your own home you want. If you want to build yourself a smartphone that looks identical to an iPhone in every way, go for it. You can even go use it out on the street, and tell everyone about it. What you can't do is make them for other people. Making things (and distributing them) is definitely not thoughtcrime.
Nonsense. Patents apply to everybody. There's no exception for people who "only" make 1-10 units. Patents literally forbid you to tinker in your own home and then sell the item you just invented, if someone paid a fee and lodged a vague sounding description about something roughly similar already.
Except that patent infringement damages are going to be limited, by definition, to 100% of your revenue at most, and will be more likely around 5-20%. And so, since it will cost a company around $150,000-250,000 to file and win that patent suit, and their potential damages if they win are around $20-30, with a maximum in the hundreds, no one is going to enforce a patent over that many units.
1. This was something I meant to ask in a previous informative
2. Another thing I've noticed is slashdot posters who are claiming they are specifically being told b
1. This was something I meant to ask in a previous informative
Per device type... Since patent damges are limited to a reasonable royalty, you can't very well pay 10% royalties to one hundred people. So, when the 10th patent owner comes around, you say "I'm already paying x% to these 9 guys... all that's left for you is y%." Yes, this means that the first patent owner who sues you will get the biggest bite of the pot, but that encourages speedy resolution of suits. Additionally, you can return to court to rejudge damages and get your royalty payments reduced if it turn
Patents literally forbid you to tinker in your own home and then sell the item you just invented, if someone paid a fee and lodged a vague sounding description about something roughly similar already.
This is a very common misconception. Patents do not forbid anything at all. All they do is open you up to liability for violating said patent.
If I get a patent for 1-holed socks, and you start making 1-holed socks, the only thing my patent gives me is grounds to sue you for damages in violating my patent. Typi
So basically you're saying that the system is OK because in an absurdly artificially restricted case you could potentially do it illegally without getting caught? OK, maybe technically (that's true of any crime), but that's not what normal people mean at all when they discuss things like this, nor is that an even meaningful hypothetical. (You can also get away with visiting a prostitute if you don't get caught or smoking a doobie if you don't get caught, but that's not relevant when normal people discuss whether it's morally valid or a positive or negative thing for these things to be illegal.)
How many patents cover assembling a PC from parts, installing your own OS on it, and selling those? Anybody have a list or something? Genuinely curious.
On a separate, possibly unrelated note, yet another of my silly dreams: right to access and tinker with the BIOS (or whatever the technical term is).
I understand you might part with that right if you have the item subsidised, but after the contract ends, the root rights must flow back to you.
Oh, and root rights should always be available on an unsubsidised device; the whole "warranty will be void" shtick doesn't fly with me. I mean on my PC, it would be void if I over-clocked it or whatever, not because I installed Linux instead of windows; similarly, warranty should not be voided simply because you change a ROM, only if you use an over-clocking app.
(Do correct me if I am wrong in my rant)
How many patents cover assembling a PC from parts, installing your own OS on it, and selling those? Anybody have a list or something? Genuinely curious.
Probably none, or else every PC manufacturer would have gone up in a blaze of glory already, and IBM would be selling us all IBMNET access via thin clients.
What you want is CoreBoot http://www.coreboot.org/. The big difficulty in porting to a new platform is the lack of documentation in order to do the low level bit twiddling to bring the hardware up to a known good state (especially the memory controller if I remember correctly). I have been meaning to have a go once I get a few items off my plate...
the whole "warranty will be void" shtick doesn't fly with me.
If you are unsatisfied with the terms of service, then don't buy the product in the first place. Warranties are, in many areas, at the discretion of the seller, and not mandated by law.
I like having the ability to tinker with stuff I buy too, and install custom firmware or OS's or whatnot, although I can reasonably agree that if I'm going to retain any rights to be able to do anything that I want to products that I buy, including altering its
In the mid-00s, more and more people started learning about Android...
Android was announced in 2007 and the first Android phone wasn't sold until late 2008. Even the Neo1970 was from 2007/08, so I don't know what the submitter is referring to.
The submitter is referring to Android before it was acquired by Google in 2005. It was entirely vaporware at the time, but it was generating some buzz.
This is totally ignoring the software and patent problems.
To elaborate on why open-source hardware is hard, and why making a single phone will cost you over $10K.
Why open-source software works is:
Widely available repository of code.
Many people able to review it, or sections of it, and understand it.
Ease of submitting tested patches.
Hardware has problems that don't really fit well with this.
The open schematic is the trivially easy part, and not really a problem.
(though in practice, you need a schematic with copious links to design documents, which isn't well solved by open tools).
The number of people who can review it is rather smaller - as you can't open up a c file, and see a clear error or awkwardness in code that can be edited.
For all but the most basic errors, you are going to have to sit down and read several hundred pages of hardware documentation about how the chips in question work, in addition to having in-depth knowledge about the circuit design, and costings of likely changes.
Now, you've done this, and generated a patch that you think (for example) lowers the supply current by 1%.
Compile - test.
On a PC, this takes a couple of minutes.
For something of a smartphone class, a one-off PCB may cost several hundred dollars. Then the parts will cost another several hundred dollars in small quantities, as well as being difficult to obtain.
Now, you have to solder the parts onto the board, which is a decidedly nontrivial thing - and if you decide you want someone else to do this, it's probably another several hundred dollars.
So, you're at the thick end of a thousand dollars for a 'compile'.
Now, you boot the device, and it exhibits random hangs.
Neglecting the fact that you are going to need several hundred to several thousand dollars of test equipment, you now have to find
the bug.
Is it:
A) The fact that unlabled 0.5*1mm component C38 is in fact 20% over the designed value, as the assembly company put the wrong one in.
B) C38 has a tiny bridge of solder underneath it that is making intermittent contact.
C) The chipmaker for the main chip hasn't noticed that their chip doesn't quite do what they say it will do, and the datasheet is wrong.
D) You missed a tangential reference on page 384 of the datasheet to proper setup of the RAM chip, and it is pure coincidence that all models up till now have booted.
E) Because you're ordering small quantities, you had to resort to getting the chips from a distributor who diddn't watch their supply chain really carefully, and your main chip has in fact been desoldered from a broken cellphone.
F) Though the design of the circuit is correct, and the board you made matches that design, and all the parts are correct and work properly, the inherent undesired elements introduced by real life physics means it doesn't work.
G) A completely random failure of a part that could occur with even the best design, and best manufacture.
G - may mean that it's worthwhile making two or more of each revision - which of course boosts costs.
Hardware is nasty.
This gets a lot less painful of course for lower end hardware. For very limited circuits, which can be done on simple inexpensive PCBs, and be easily soldered at home - costs of a 'compile' can be in the tens of dollars, or even lower.
The number of people who can review it is rather smaller - as you can't open up a c file, and see a clear error or awkwardness in code that can be edited.
No, but often times you can open up the vhdl code that was used in development, and perhaps implementation too, depending on the device.
FPGAs are essentially not used in mobile phones, for power efficiency and other reasons.
Nor is opening up the code for any hardware you can get source for (nothing) useful, as making your own chips from them will cost at best many tens of thousands.
I was speaking in generalizes to the earlier statement of 'you cant just open up the c code'. And I did mention 'depending on the device'
But, that said, as FPGAs get more and more powerful, you will find them in more and more places, just like the use of CLPDs have grown.
FPGAs are always going to be more expensive, and less power efficient for given tasks than comparable single function silicon.
There is, even in the most efficiently implemented design in a FPGA, considerable area wasted by interconnects, and suboptimal use of resources.
It's like making a working device from lego.
Yes, you may be able to do it, but if you make it as one moulded piece, it's going to be lots cheaper.
There are also no CPLDs in mobile phones.
As an engineer who has done embedded hardware design for the past 25 years, I'd say your prices are off by a factor of 10 on the low side, at least. Other than excessive optimism on cost, though, you're right on the money on every other point.
Patents won't stop you from building a couple of devices in your garage; but, they'll be as useful as bricks. You have to get the radios FCC certified and then run the gauntlet of certification hoops to convince the cell provider to allow you to connect your garage built device to their network. There are radio modules available that would speed up the process -- basically pre-certified modules that handle the entire cell phone function. You might be able to do it using these... But they're huge, relatively speaking. You won't be building a sexy device like a Galaxy S, iPhone, or Droid with them.
We've done it on equipment we're designing for deployment; but, I have the advantage of being able to call Verizon and say, "I'm Confused, an electrical and software engineer with Big-Company. I am using a cell radio module from A_well_known_manufacturer. I need to activate it on our account for testing..." And, by the way, we won't do that until we're pretty damn sure the thing will work right.
In the last line of the summary, replace patents with germs and then imagine what a phone might look like with over 250,000 covering it.
As an engineer, I thought I would point out there are two ways we deal with patents:
Method 1: Once you have an idea, do a thorough patent search and verify your idea does not appear to violate any patents. If it does, re-design the widget so it avoids the patent.
Method 2: Ignorance is bliss. Design and build it.
I can tell you, if you use method 1 you will need an enormous staff and risk never getting anything done. Despite it all, you still won't be safe because someone will come along with patent claims anyway, even though you did a most thorough due diligence search. I'm not saying you ignore patents, that would be unethical. Company I work for has a record of the patents related to our products that we have been made aware of. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to go looking for trouble.
At my (prominant semiconductor) company, we have been specifically urged by Legal to NEVER do patent searchs. Since the penalty for knowingly infringing is triple that for unknowing infringement, this policy apparently makes some kind of legal sense.
Method 1: Once you have an idea, do a thorough patent search and verify your idea does not appear to violate any patents. If it does, re-design the widget so it avoids the patent.
This highlights the problem with the obviousness criteria as used by the patent office. If you have an idea of your own and then have to search to be sure someone else didn't have that same idea to then workaround it, its clear that idea is obvious. If it weren't obvious, you, as a skilled practitioner of your profession, wouldn't be able to simply think of it out of nowhere, you'd have to read the patent to actually figure out how that invention works, or otherwise go do some serious research.
The patent system wouldn't be the insensate thing it is today if the obviousness criteria was focused on actual obviousness. A legal recourse against an obvious patent should be something very fast and very cheap, something akin to a judge ordering 10 random engineers in the field to read the patent under dispute in the morning, asking them whether it was obvious in the afternoon, and 7 of then replying "yes", presto, patent invalidated. Alas, it ain't so...
GeeksPhone [wikipedia.org] are doing pretty much what TFA claims is impossible. Why haven't they been sued? Too small to be worth the trouble? Jolla [wikipedia.org] (50 employees) aren't exactly a behemoth either. OK, so Jolla haven't released anything yet and thus can't be sued, but the fact that the company was formed implies that they don't consider the 250,000 patents a problem. (Yeah, I know, not Android, but the same principles apply.)
Jollas angle is the the meego stack was guaranteed by Nokia/Intel to be free to use - and they intend to avoid things like rubberbanding of lists etc(though that was recently invalidated as a patent?) to avoid sued for UI - but the main angle is the meego base(I've heard the ceo give two talks and this is about as much solid info as he was giving in those talks.. and apparently that they're buying the hw development and manufacture from chinese).
as to why geeksphone hasn't been sued.. nobody gives a fuck ab
Patents should not be consumer centric. The idea of a patent is that you get to benefit from your novel idea by having exclusive rights for a period of time. The patent system is intended to benefit those with good ideas and the companies that invest in bringing those to life.
Sitting on patents should invalidate them. Profit for the creator should be the purpose of a patents. If you hold a patent, you should be actively working towards producing the product that you patented. Software patents are a per
The patent system isn't helping.
But even without the patent system, I kind of doubt you can obtain advanced microchip fabrication technology and use it in your garage.
Oh, come on. The "patent system is screwed up" argument started with software and algorithms, and continued with patents on DNA and organisms. And yeah, in those cases it was pretty clear the patent system wasn't working as intended. I'm with you on that one. But now here at Slashdot we're upset that ingenious physical devices, devices that took years of work to design and whose operation is by no means obvious, should not be patented.
There can be no question that something like a SAW filter is a new, non-obvious, useful device. So at this point, you're arguing that patents should not exist at all. And I won't follow you there.
You really have no idea how much brainpower went into designing the individual components within a cell phone. An iPhone is a miracle the first time you see one, then it's a handy tool, and then your familiarity makes it seem blindingly obvious. But tens of thousands of people spent billions of person-hours figuring out how to build the thousands of unique devices inside. And I think those people should receive some reward for their efforts.
Are you saying those people didn't get compensated? We're not talking about people working in their garage late at night. These are paid employees of a company making very high salaries. Really they don't even get compensated for their ideas as the company owns the rights.
The reality is that you can't do this kind of work without lots of capital, maybe some basic research but what's that worth? You can't do anything with the idea unless you can commercialize it, meaning lots of capital.
So patents might prot
Someone explain again how this is good for innovation???
The idea that patents are what stops small competitors from producing smart phones is just not true. To make a commercial smart phone, you have to be able to do it at a cost and quality level that is similar to what big electronics manufacturers can do. There are many reasons why a small shop can't do that.
You would have to hire several electronics engineers and mechanical engineers who are as skilled at packing a lot of functions into a small package as those employed by Apple, Motorola, Samsung and HTC
It would be risky. It would require a good amount of capital. There would be a good chance of failure. Yet there might also be a chance of success with enough upside to make it worth it! And every unit the company sells successfully is a benefit to the consumer that bought it.
But nobody is even going to try if patents make it illegal to do so.
I once thought about creating a matlab implementation for a specific domain and use case. After looking at the patents which Mathworks holds, i stopped that. Many of these are for sure trivial, but if you would place somthing which they consider competition, you will not survive the lawsuit.
Is that trying to source the components, and then solder them together, is just not possible for the vast majority of open source and free software enthusiasts.
Have you ever opened up a smartphone? A handful of relatively specialist chips, all with connectors to the motherboard that would require a soldering iron held by fingers the size of human hairs.
It's just too hard.
Over 250,000 patents? That's probably more security than a medieval fortress with a thick, heavy steel fence and barbed wire, a surrounding moat and drawbridge, snipers, and dozens of guards operating turret guns and cannons. I'm sorry, but that's just uncalled for for something as simple as a god damn phone. If that's not stifling the fuck out of innovation, then I don't know what is. How the hell has this come to be without the government seeming to even give a fuck, even with the heavy lobbying of co
Things equal to nothing else are equal to each other.


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