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After the walled garden coming to the desktop operating system world, we're currently witnessing another potential nail in the coffin of the relatively open world of desktop and laptop computing. Microsoft has revealed [.pptx] that as part of its Windows 8 logo program, OEMs must implement UEFI secure boot. This could potentially complicate the installation of other operating systems, like Windows 7, XP, and Linux.
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RE[2]: Apparently its just an option.
by shmerl on Fri 23rd Sep 2011 04:17 UTC in reply to "RE: Apparently its just an option."
+1. Microsoft tries to wash hands as usual. Same garbage argument as in case of Windows tax, when MS says that manufacturers aren't forced to bundle anything, and if they do - refund can be claimed. In reality not only the vast majority bundle - to get a refund is close to impossible in most cases.
Same thing here. Microsoft will claim that OEM can give an option to disable the "secured" boot, but in reality OEMs won't do it and there will be no normal way for users to do it.
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On Wednesday we discussed news of Google's accusation that sources originating in China were interfering with Gmail using malware and phishing techniques, targeting Chinese political activists, US government officials, military personnel, and others. In response to the accusations, a Chinese official denied government involvement in the attacks, while the US government indicated they would investigate the matter. The attacks were more sophisticated than a typical phishing attempt, they involved Yahoo and Hotmail as well, and they have likely been going on for months. Now, according to a CBS report, "The Chinese military accused the US on Friday of launching a global 'Internet war' to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China."

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Fluorescence Compensation
Posted 25 September 2009 - 11:55 AM
suppose that I want to stain Th17 lymphocytes with IFNg-FITC and IL17-PE, do I have to stain these cells with the same antibodies separately for fluorescence compensation or can I stain them (or maybe other cells like PBMCs) with different antibodies conjugated with FITC and PE (like CD45-FITC and CD45-PE)?
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Good luck! I can't wait to hear how the staining goes! My fingers are crossed
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You can use different antibodies (I like CD4 for compensation studies). You want a good bright staining marker for compensation (you need good separation between the stained and the unstained cellsO. You don't want a marker that stains all the cells (you want to be able to compare the stained population to the marker negative population when you do the compensation).
Good luck! I can't wait to hear how the staining goes! My fingers are crossed
Dear miBunny,
thank you for your answer!
So....if I want to stain Th17 with IFNg-FITC and IL17-PE, is it possible to use this protocol?
1)Th17 + isotype matched antibody-FITC + isotype matched antibody-PE
2)PBMCs + CD4-FITC
3)PBMCs + CD4-PE
4)Th17 + IFNg-FITC + IL17-PE
Maybe my questions are not so clever , but these are my first flow cytometry experiments and I want to remove
as many doubts as possible....so thank you for your help!
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For gating it is good to have fluorescence minus one (all colours except the one you want to gate on) controls. They give you the combined background of all your other colours, so that you can confidently place your gate for your positive population then.
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I can think of just two reasons why BYU should consider going back to the Mountain West Conference: Hawaii and San Diego.
Otherwise, they should treat their old league like a pair of high school pants: something they outgrew.
The impetus behind leaving the MWC was money and exposure. How much could that have changed in two seasons since BYU became an independent? BYU gets four times as much money, and at least that much more exposure from its contract with ESPN.
Tough as life is as an independent, rejoining the MWC isn't a measurable upgrade.
After a relatively quiet autumn, an alarm sounded on Monday when it was reported that Maryland and Rutgers were moving to the Big Ten. Looks like more realignment. Meanwhile, the battered Big East has been relegated to one of five conferences that will vie for a single-access bowl slot. According to an ESPN story, San Diego State, Boise State and BYU have talked with the Mountain West about a reunion, since that league is also in the "Group of Five" conferences.
The thinking is that as long as both the Big East and MWC have the same (minor) access to the national playoffs, why travel halfway to France to compete?
On the bright side, a return for BYU could mean a return to playing games in Hawaii and San Diego. Football road trips don't get any better than that. Balmy breezes, lapping waves, warm sun ...
Hey, wake up, Poindexter!
You've been dreaming again!
BYU would have little reason to return to the Mountain West. Been there, abandoned that. I can't picture BYU showing up, hat in hand, asking for readmission to a mid-major conference any more than America asking to rejoin the British Empire.
At this point — and every other point until it's a done deal — this is all speculation. BYU said so on Monday and I tend to believe it thus far. The Cougars have been talking with UNLV about their recent two-game agreement and undoubtedly spoke with both the conference and other teams about scheduling more games.
That's not the same thing as talking about getting remarried.
BYU has a deal with ESPN until at least 2018, which is an eternity in the realignment era. The Cougars get a reported $4 million annually, compared to their old $1 million with the MWC.
Beyond that, they get exposure.
There might be security in a conference, but there's also at least some boredom: New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State and San Jose State in the middle of BYU's schedule?
Please, get me some No Doz and a Mountain Dew.
Rejoining the MWC might provide easier access to smaller bowls, but as Bronco Mendenhall pointed out, the Cougars would have to go undefeated either way to reach the playoffs. The last time an undefeated season happened was 1984.
As for the tough job of booking November games, it's likely BYU will be playing MWC schools anyway. Last week it signed a two-game deal with UNLV, starting in 2014, both tentatively set in November. BYU also has Hawaii tentatively scheduled for the next three years, two of those games after October. Utah State is another possible late-season opponent.
By playing teams like Wisconsin, Michigan, Virginia, Utah, Nebraska and Texas in the early season, followed by MWC teams in the late season, BYU could yet survive independence.
There is no monetary reason, no exposure reason, no competitive reason, no big bowl reason and only a partial scheduling reason to join the MWC.
There's mainly a weather reason, and only if San Diego State comes back from its Big East venture.
With that in mind, the Cougars should schedule road trips to Hawaii and San Diego on alternating years. Also, they should play New Mexico and UNLV once in awhile.
And never play at Wyoming again.
BYU left the MWC for money, flexibility and exposure; rejoining won't improve any of those. If I were the Cougars I'd book the Hotel del Coronado and the Waikiki Hyatt Regency at the earliest chance. I'd also get a beach towel, sunglasses and some Buffett music on the iPod.
Then I'd tell the MWC we love being friends, we just don't want to be family.
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Feb. 2, demarcates the point in the calendar halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox.
In simpler times, (prior to anthropogenic green-house gases causing climate change with the resulting unpredictability of atmospheric conditions) on this day — Groundhog Day — it would be up to the groundhog to partner with his shadow to determine the weather for the next six weeks.
Here in New Mexico, as many of you already know, we do not have groundhogs. Rather we have gophers. Los Alamos' own rodent celebrity, the glow-in-the-dark gopher, Gus, will see his shadow.
Actually, he always sees his shadow, so just because he turns around and goes back into his hole, doesn't mean winter will come. After all, since he glows in the dark, his shadow is always with him— and not just a shadow, but a complete X-ray.
The fact that Gus is in his hole doesn't mean six more weeks of winter — he's simply still busy burrowing through your lawn and garden and ripping up your tree roots. Besides, while wimpy Phil lives in a heated groundhog resort on Gobbler's Knob, Gus lives beneath the radioactive-waste-filled barrels at TA-54 and eats the linings. Unlike Phil, Gus is a rodent's rodent. Gus is not afraid of his shadow. He ain't afraid of nothin'. After all, he's a walking bomb.
In simpler times, Punxsutawney Phil and his ilk could offer a prognostication on what we could plan for in the next six weeks. In the 21st century, however, weather is not predictable — neither groundhog nor gopher can guide us.
With climate change, unless we as individuals do something about greenhouse gasses, the sea level will continue to rise, thus inundating coastal-population areas and sending all life-forms fleeing to the hills (and hey, you think housing prices in Los Alamos are high now), the West will continue to burn, wars in the Mideast and North Africa will never end and the polar bear will be yet another extinct species existing only as Beanie Baby replicas of its former magnificence.
The moral of the story (or, as we in Los Alamos would say: the conclusions from the analysis of these data)? Turn off your lights and down your heat, unplug your electronics, take the Atomic City Transit instead of your car to the Ski Hill and enjoy the snow. According to Gus, it's probably the last time the Ski Hill will be open this year.
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(LOS ANGELES) -- Rock and Roll history was made Thursday night in Los Angeles when Heart, Rush, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, the late disco queen Donna Summer, the late bluesman Albert King, and producers Quincy Jones and Lou Adler were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The 2013 class of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame was inducted at the Nokia Theater downtown, the first time the show has been in L.A. since 1993.
Rush energized the crowd, Flavor Flav left them dazed and confused, and a disco queen and blues legend were brought to life through music.
The show kicked off with a montage of great moments from ceremonies past, then launched into the first performance -- inductee Randy Newman, sitting in his rightful place behind a piano, singing his hit "I Love L.A." The Oscar winner and satirist was joined on stage by Tom Petty, John Fogerty, and Jackson Browne.
Newman was inducted by friend Don Henley of the Eagles, who said, "This is one of those inductions that is long overdue. In fact, it is shamefully overdue."
During his own speech, Newman made reference to how long it's taken him to get into the Hall, quipping, "20 years ago when there was a flurry of activity on my behalf, I thought I might get in, and then I did think I was going to have to die and I'd be watching from below with my relatives." Then it was back to the piano for renditions of "I Think It's Going To Rain Today," and "I'm Dead But I Don't Know It," backed by Henley.
Next, the comedy duo of Cheech and Chong took the stage to induct famed producer Lou Adler. The comedians talked about walking into Adler's office in 1971 and being impressed by the gold records on the walls and cocaine on the desk.
Accepting the honor, Adler, the producer behind acts including The Mamas and The Papas and Carole King, thanked many people including his seven sons, and he asked his wife not to cry. He then said he wants to be known not for his accomplishments, but "as the guy in the hat and beard who sits next to Jack Nicholson at the Lakers games."
Fittingly, Nicholson was sitting at Adler's table in the audience. Carole King then sang "So Far Away."
Legendary bluesman Albert King was inducted posthumously by John Mayer. The guitarist spoke of idolizing King from an early age, even using the King quote "The Blues Don't Change" in his high school yearbook. The honor was accepted by King's daughter Evelyn Smith and granddaughter Alice Johnson, who remembered as a little girl dancing in the garage while her granddad practiced with Charlie Brown and Issac Hayes.
After the speech, King's "Oh Pretty Woman (Can't Make You Love Me)" was performed by Gary Clark Jr., who then launched into "Born Under A Bad Sign," while joined by Mayer on guitar and Booker T. Jones on keyboards.
Singer Kelly Rowland took the stage to posthumously induct "a queen," Donna Summer, who died last year before knowing she had made it into the hall. Talking about Summer's hit "Love To Love You Baby," Rowland told the crowd, "I'm pretty sure that me, and a lot of ya'll up in here, were made to that record."
Summer's husband Bruce Sudano and their three daughters accepted the honor, and he confessed "This is obviously a bittersweet moment for the obvious reasons." Jennifer Hudson then performed two of Summer's biggest hits, "Bad Girls" and "Last Dance" while wearing a disco inspired form-fitting sequined cat suit. Hudson was supposed to be joined by Christina Aguilera, but she had to pull out before the show due to illness.
Oprah Winfrey was a surprise guest and walked on stage to big applause to induct one of the most successful producers of all time, Quincy Jones.
She proclaimed, "I'm rarely at a loss for words, but when it comes to trying to find the words that describe Quincy Jones and what he means to me, I'm at a loss for words."
Winfrey went on to list his many accomplishments: a record 79 Emmy nominations, 27 wins, and producer of the best selling album of the world [Thriller]. What she couldn't know is that one of those accomplishments would be for longest speech of the night, only rivaled by Flavor Flav.
Jones told tales of his storied career and named dropped everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson to Hillary Clinton. He proclaimed that "music is the soul of our country," but lamented the fact that in his opinion, every country in the world knows more about American music than America. Then Usher, dressed in what looked like a black leather suit with a red bowtie, performed the Jones-produced Michael Jackson hit "Rock With You" while dancing some of Jackson's signature moves.
Harry Belafonte was tapped to induct Public Enemy, and the legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and activist was introduced by Spike Lee, wearing his "Mookie" shirt from Do The Right Thing. He insisted the movie would hardly be as powerful as it was without the Public Enemy Song "Fight The Power" blaring from his boombox.
Belafonte then came out and introduced the rappers, saying, "When they urged the world to fight the power they were never afraid to use their personal power to speak truth."
Flavor Flav hogged most of the spotlight, rambling for what seemed like an eternity, and thanking everyone from Miles Davis to God to his seven children, whom he named one by one as the camera cut to a guy in crowd shaking his head in what appeared to be boredom and frustration.
Chuck D tried several times to wrap Flav up, and the clock-wearing rapper pointed to his chest, adorned with his signature jumbo timepiece, and proclaimed "I've got nothing but time." He did say that he'd been wearing the same clock since 1987, vowing only to take it off when the group made it into the Hall of Fame, so this was the last night he'd be seen wearing it. Though he did promise to start wearing another clock.
Chuck D spoke briefly compared to his group-mate, saying he was proud to keep company with fellow Hall members, including Grandmaster Flash and The Beastie Boys. And he had an answer to critics who see them get inducted and think there goes the neighborhood: "Let us not forget, we all come from the damn blues."
Immediately after Chuck D finished, Flavor Flav grabbed the mic in an attempt to keep talking, but someone had cut it off. The group then performed a medley of their hits, including "Bring The Noise" and "Fight The Power." There was also a DJ battle between DJ Lord and Terminator X, who mixed and scratched hits from the night's other inductees, including Donna Summer and Rush.
The band Heart was inducted by fellow Seattle native Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. Taking the microphone first, Nancy Wilson lyrically proclaimed, "It is tremendously beautiful to be included here in this eagle's nest of fellow muses."
Talking about the role of women in rock, she said when she was growing up, women were expected to become one of four things: "teachers, mothers, nurses, or waitresses."
Sister and lead singer Ann told the crowd that they were lucky they got the chance to achieve such success, and when they didn't get the chance, they made it. They then rocked two of their hits, "Crazy On You" and "Barracuda," with the slower "Dreamboat Annie" sandwiched in between. Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready joined the band on "Barracuda."
By far the most applause of the night came for Rush, whose long suffering fans have been waiting since 1998, the first year the band was eligible for the Hall, for even a nomination.
In what was easily the funniest induction speech of the night, The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl listed several mysteries of life, and then said the biggest is "when the f**k did Rush become cool?"
Drummer Neil Peart took the stage with a big smile and told the crowd "we were saying for a long time that this wasn't a big deal. Turns out, it kind of is." Lead singer Geddy Lee remarked "this is overwhelming for a nice Jewish boy from Toronto." And guitarist Alex Lifeson had one of the most bizarre but endearing speeches of the night, saying nothing but the word "blah." But through his pantomiming, you could tell he was sincerely thanking his band mates and fans.
Then, the performances began, with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, and Nick Raskulinecz comically dressed as 1970s era Rush, performing the overture to 2112. Rush then came out and burned through "Tom Sawyer" and "The Spirit of Radio," bringing the house to its feet and the show to a close.
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony airs Saturday, May 18, at 9 p.m. Eastern time on HBO.
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Jeanloup Sieff: Cyne Suisse, Vevey (Swiss Swan), 1974
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"Along the years, I called this picture 'A love of Swan', then 'I am Leda' and finally returned to the simplicity this image calls for."--Jeanloup Sieff
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Jeanloup Sieff's career is currently undergoing an extraordinary posthumous revival, with a huge fashion retrospective from Prestel that features an essay by fashion impresario Oliver Zahm (of
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A veteran of Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and an associate of the famous Magnum agency, Sieff took up his camera to capture 'the pleasure of those maddening lights'; whether the chic limelight of Hollywood, the harsh glare of Death Valley skies or the fashion shoot flash, his images are studies in the art of glamour.
Born in Paris to parents of Polish origin, Sieff's interest in photography began at the age of fourteen when he received a Photax plastic camera for his birthday, and it was during holidays in Poland when photographing girls he met that he got hooked on the medium. In 1953 he attended the Vaugirard School of Photography in Paris, later moving to the Vevey School in Switzerland, and by 1954 he was working as a freelance reporter.
Two years later he began shooting fashion photography, and in 1958 he joined Magnam, which took him to Italy, Greece, Poland and Turkey on assignments. He settled in New York for a number of years in the 1960's where he worked for various lifestyle magazines such as Esquire and Vogue amongst other major publications, and subsequently became extremely popular in America."
Sieff won a number of prizes in his life, including the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in Paris in 1981 and the Grand Prix National de la Photographie in 1992. He photographed many celebrities, among them Jane Birkin, and Rudolf Nureyev, with dancers and nudes both recurring themes in his work.
Sieff died on 20th September 2000 at the age of 66 at the Laennec hospital in Paris."
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Now in its eighth year of operation, the Kentucky Mesonet is looking to build a broad base of funding and support for the statewide climate and weather network.
The Mesonet, housed in the Kentucky Climate Center at WKU, has stations in 64 counties. The first station was installed at the WKU Farm in May 2007.
"We have been economical in operating the Mesonet infrastructure, but are challenged to ensure the sustainability and more fully unlock the value of the Mesonet for the benefit of Kentuckians," said Dr. Stuart Foster, state climatologist and director of the Kentucky Mesonet. "In the current budget environment, the traditional model of top-down funding from federal and state sources has not been a viable option. Instead, we have worked to build a bottom-up funding model by partnering with local governments to support the Mesonet stations in their counties."
The real-time weather and climate data on temperature, precipitation, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction collected by Mesonet stations is transmitted to the Kentucky Climate Center at WKU every five minutes, 24 hours per day, throughout the year and is available online at www.kymesonet.org.
Dr. Foster has been working with the Kentucky County Judge/Executive Association and through Kentucky's Area Development Districts to reach out to judge-executives in counties that are home to Mesonet sites.
"In letters to county officials, we asked local governments to provide funding in the next fiscal year's budget that WKU will match," Dr. Foster said. "This model is one of shared responsibility between WKU and local governments."
Five funding commitments from fiscal courts in Allen, Barren, Carroll, Logan and Ohio counties were received in the past week, he said.
Dr. Foster, who is waiting to hear from other county governments, also noted that the Kentucky Mesonet has received a corporate commitment from Keystone Foods to support the station in Clinton County.
"Keystone Foods values their role as a corporate citizen and sees supporting the Kentucky Mesonet as a way to support the community," he said. "We've been very pleased with the results of our efforts and will continue to focus on building strong local partnerships," he said.
One of the key partnerships in the Mesonet project has been with the National Weather Service offices in Kentucky, which use the data to help with forecasting especially during severe weather situations, Dr. Foster said.
"The Mesonet has fundamentally changed how the weather service performs its mission day in and day out," said John Gordon, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Louisville. "We can look at all kinds of observation data that is used to save life and property each and every day.
"From temperatures during a winter weather mixed precipitation event to wind gusts during lines of severe thunderstorms to moisture levels during extreme fire danger, the Mesonet is a critical component for the National Weather Service to do our job," Gordon said.
The Mesonet enhances both public safety and economic competitiveness at the local level. Indeed, Mesonet data support a variety of needs across Kentucky, including agriculture, education, emergency management, energy, engineering and construction, insurance, recreation, transportation and water supply management.
"It's difficult to ask people for money," Dr. Foster said. "But everybody is affected by the weather, and we know that the Mesonet brings value to people, so that makes it easier to ask."
The Mesonet was initially funded with a $2.9 million federal grant for the Kentucky Climate Center, part of WKU's Applied Research and Technology Program.
"Once we were awarded that grant we had two challenges for the project," Dr. Foster said. "The first challenge was to design and configure the stations, identify monitoring sites and install the stations, build the computer systems necessary to operate the network, and develop the protocols for testing, calibrating, and maintaining the scientific instruments.
"The second challenge was to build a funding model to support the operation and maintenance of the stations and to provide the mechanism for the network to expand into other counties as opportunities arise," he said. "We have worked with local governments from day one, as we sought to identify sites for Mesonet stations, and they continue to be our strongest supporters."
Mesonet stations are located in Adair, Allen, Barren, Bath, Boone, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carroll, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hardin, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, LaRue, Lawrence, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, McCreary, Meade, Mercer, Metcalfe, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pike, Rowan, Shelby, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union and Warren counties.
In addition to its strong public service component, the Mesonet helps to make Kentucky's universities competitive for research grants. Dr. Rezaul Mahmood, associate director of the Mesonet, is seeking federal grants that would leverage the Mesonet's data and infrastructure for weather and climate research.
"The Mesonet's high quality data from sites across the state is a major selling point as we seek grants from the National Science Foundation, NOAA and others," Dr. Mahmood said.
An aim of research using the Mesonet is to develop information products and tools that can be used to support decision making by farmers, water supply managers, emergency managers and others who engage in weather-sensitive activities.
"At the same time that federal support for weather and climate monitoring across the country has dwindled, the State of New York recently announced a commitment to build a statewide environmental monitoring network," Dr. Foster said. "The value of weather and climate data is evident, but achieving economic sustainability of high-quality monitoring networks has proven difficult. Ultimately, a foundation of strong local partnerships to support the Kentucky Mesonet will help to enhance the quality of life for people in communities throughout the Commonwealth."
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County Carlow [1] is in the south east of the Republic of Ireland. Settled for 6,000 years, the county retains evidence of its earliest inhabitants, yet rapidly adapts to meet the demands of modern life. Noted for its nature, culture, vibrant nightlife and modern amenities, County Carlow is a pleasant place to visit, where history and contemporary life sit side by side.
Carlow town boasts some of the best architecture in the country - with its courthouse from the mid 1800s and its Cathedral which was completed in 1833. Other items of historical importance include Browneshill Dolmen, with the largest capstone in Europe, and the ruins of Carlow Castle. Modern attractions are also available, as Carlow town has several shopping centres which are all within easy reach of one another.
The Carlow area has been settled since c. 6,000 B.C.. The earliest settlers possessed the tools of their time, usually made of flint, traces of which have since been found and preserved. Carlow's early settlers built monuments around the county which still stand today, like the Browneshill Dolmen which lies 3km east of Carlow town.
The name Carlow comes from its Irish derivative, Ceatharlach, meaning either City of the Lake, or Four Lakes. Traditionally, it's understood that the Barrow / Burrin confluence in Carlow town took up a large area of land, forming a lake, or, as some believe, four lakes.
The first notable event to take place in County Carlow occured in 300 B.C., when Dinn Righ, a hill fort near Leighlinbridge, was destroyed by Labraidh Loinseach, an early Celtic settler. Christianity later came to Carlow, prompting the construction of the monastery in St. Mullins, which is believed to have been built in the 7th Century. Its ruins still exist today.
The county itself is understood to have been created during the reign of King John, which lasted from 1199 to 1216 AD. This period saw the construction of Carlow Castle, which was overseen by William de Marshall. Recent excavations suggest that the construction commenced in 1210 AD and finished ten years later. It originally consisted of a hollow square, with a round tower at each corner.
However, all that remain today are its ruins. In the early 1800s, Dr. Philip Parry Price Middleton spent £2,000 attempting the turn the building into a lunatic asylum. As part of the modifications to the building, an underground passageway was to be created using dynamite. On February 13th, 1814, the explosion took place with disastrous effects, with the blast bringing down the eastern wall, the east towers and the adjoining walls.
On of the earlier events of note to take place in the region occured in 1394. With Ireland under British rule, King Richard II's cousin, Roger Mortimer, was killed by the forces of Borris native Art McMurrough Kavanagh, King of Leinster. This took place in Kellistown, near Tullow, shortly after Richard II had departed the region with a 10,000-strong force, having signed a treaty with a view of ending attacks on Norman forces. The enraged monarch returned to defeat Kavanagh, but the venture ended in disaster and defeat for the King's forces. The kingdom was returned to the King of Leinster, and Carlow became a Gaelic dominion.
In 1798, a large scale uprising took place against British forces took place, led by a revolutionary group known as the United Irishmen. By the time the rebellion began, there were 11,000 members of the group in the county. On May 25th, 2,000 rebels descended on Carlow town, however the town's defenders had received word of the rebels plans in advance, and set out to give them some leeway so that they would advance quicker than expected and become disorganised. Tragically for the rebels, this worked to perfection.
With the United Irishmen now expecting an easy victory, they were under little order as they reached Tullow Street and Potato Market. Celebratory cheering, known as 'the roar of a thousand voices' provided the cue to those inside the buildings and on the rooftops to open fire. The result was a convincing and a complete victory for the defenders who are understood to have suffered no fatalities. The bodies of 640 United Irishmen were thrown together in a pit, locally known today as the Croppies Grave, which can be visited in Graiguecullen.
In 1820, natural philosopher John Tyndall was born in Leighlinbridge, whose experiments included elucidating the blue of the sky.
In 1844, Carlow's workhouse was built with a capacity of 800 people. It was to be put to use in the years that followed, to accomodate those suffering from the nationwide 'Great Famine'. In September 1845, during a period of high unemployment, the first signs of potato crop failure appeared in County Carlow. Within six months, few potatoes from that years crop remained, and the government established relief schemes to provide work. Most of the following years crop was diseased, and soup kitchens were set up across the county.
Despite the assistance Carlovians received and the fact that Carlow fared better than most counties, 11,000 died from fever, cholera and starvation. Others fled the country. In 1841, 86,000 people lived in County Carlow - almost twice the population today. Ten years later, the number of residents had decreased to 68,000.
Carlow was a grim place entering the 1900s. Unemployment was rife, and the population was generally quite poor. In 1926, much needed investment was provided, when Edward Duggan succeeded in bringing Ireland's first sugar beet factory to Carlow town. The factory operated for nearly 80 years, until its closure in 2005.
Recent Times
Carlow town has undergone significant development over the past 10-15 years. New inner relief roads, housing estates, and shopping centres have dramatically changed the face of the town. In 1994, the first major shopping centre in Carlow opened, and this was followed in 2003 with the opening of the Fairgreen Shopping Centre. It's a short walk from one to the other, however when the latter establishment opened many people deserted the main shopping thoroughfare in the town, Tullow Street. While it seems that the number of shoppers on the street is growing, it's not quite as busy as it was in the 1990s.
The town is home to two third-level colleges - Carlow I.T., on the Kilkenny Road, and Carlow College (known locally as St. Patrick's College). The student population Carlow town is 3,000 strong, contributing to the growth in the number of student apartments, and the aforementioned nightlife.
Until 2005, the town was home to one of two factories in Ireland which produced sugar. Amid much controversy, the 80-year-old plant was closed, leaving only office staff with jobs. Since then, the land has been idle, however in November 2006, Greencore (the owners of the facility) announced plans to invest €1.1 billion, and turn the 333 acre site into a new commercial, residential, and community hub. It's set to create 2,000 jobs if completed, and will also feature a 35 acre riverside park, with a further 30 acres reserved for leisure and amenity purposes.
This project, known as Carlow Gateway, is in the mere planning stages, and is unlikely to be completed for several years if given the go ahead. However, it is a sign of the continuing development which has radically transformed the town in the past two decades, and is a welcome sign of confidence in an area which has seen more than its fair share of job losses in recent times.
Carlow is in "The Sunny South East" [2], which the regional tourism board refers to the area as. Carlow and Kilkenny are typically the warmest parts of the country. Despite the name, you're best advised to pack a raincoat. Ireland's unpredictable weather is a feature of life, and can change from day to day, or even hour to hour.
July daytime temperatures average 20C (68F). In January it drops to 7C (45F), although it can feel a lot cooler when the wind chill is taken into account.
Since March 2004 almost all places of work, including bars, restaurants, cafés etc, in Ireland have been smoke-free (Office of Tobacco Contol website). Rooms in hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are not required by law to be smoke-free, but many, if not most, are. It's best to make enquires in advance, and specify that you require a smoking bedroom if you need one.
Local media
Carlow is served by one local radio station, which also serves Kilkenny. KCLR 96fm has news on the hour, with a Carlow opt-out at 6pm each evening providing local news for the county on 96.9fm. Its Carlow studio is located at Exchequer House, on Potato Market near the Liberty Tree in Carlow town.
Like the rest of Ireland, most of the radio stations available in Carlow are on the FM band, as listed below.
More Information
Carlow town's tourist office is located on College Street, which meets Tullow Street just across from the AIB Bank. It's beside the County Library, and will help visitors with accommodation, maps etc.
ATMs are widely available (when in working order!) in banks, shops and other establishments across the county. A Cirrus ATM is located at the Permanent TSB Bank on Upper Tullow Street in Carlow town.
English is the first language of most residents, however as Carlow becomes increasingly cosmopolitan, the variety of languages spoken in the county continues to increase. It is not necessary to know any Irish (Gaeilge) to communicate with locals, most of whom probably have a poor understanding of the language anyway, however it may impress if you possess a "cúpla focail", i.e. a couple of words. Although there are no Gaelteacht areas in Carlow, Irish is the first official language.
The county is now home to residents from many different countries, including most of the accession states to the EU. If you need to communicate in Polish or Lithuanian, for instance, you may be able to find someone who speaks these languages.
The majority of students are required to learn a foreign language as part of their studies, with French emerging as the clear favourite, mainly due to the attention which schools give to this language over others. Although fleunt French speakers are few and far between, many young people in particular would have a basic understanding of the language.
Get in
Carlow's central location means that it is quite accessible to visitors from overseas.
By plane
Carlow doesn't have a public airport, but can be easily reached from Dublin Airport, the largest in the country - see the Get in section of the Dublin article.
The most straightforward way to get to Carlow from Dublin Airport is to travel by JJ Kavanagh / Rapid Express Coaches. Eight buses leave the airport daily, serving Carlow along the way. Nine buses make the return journey every day. All JJ Kavanagh tickets are valid for one month from the date of purchase, and you shouldn't expect to pay more than €15 for a return ticket.
A single Bus Éireann trip from Dublin Airport costs €13.50. Note that these aren't direct services, so you'll have to change at Busarás (Dublin city's main bus depot on O'Connell Street).
Alternatively, direct bus services connect Dublin Airport with Heuston Station, Dublin's main train centre. See the By train section below for more information.
By boat
If you are travelling by car and you arrive at the sea port of Rosslare, Carlow town is about a 60 minute drive away, while eastern parts of the county are a good deal closer. Those who leave the car behind can get the train to Carlow, however you will have to change services, usually at either Waterford or Dublin. More information is available from the Irish Rail website.
If you arrive at Dublin Port, you can either get the train direct from Dublin Heuston to Carlow, or you can travel by bus. Bus Éireann services depart from Busáras or you can get the JJ Kavanagh service, which leaves from its bus stop on George's Quay. Check out their websites for more.
By Bus
By Train
Carlow and Bagenalstown are served by the Dublin-Waterford rail line. Seven trains leave Heuston Station in Dublin on weekdays, the earliest being the 7:30am service, the latest is the 8:05pm service. Trains take one hour and 20 minutes to reach Carlow, and about ten minutes longer to reach Bagenalstown. Eight trains make the return journey to Dublin.
Six trains leave Waterford each weekday, however the last train from Plunkett Station in Waterford city is at 6:25pm. These take about an hour and a half to reach either Carlow or Bagenalstown, and six trains make the return journey to Waterford.
Naas, Newbridge, Kildare, Athy in County Kildare and Kilkenny and Thomastown in County Kilkenny are also served by this line, meaning Carlow and Bagenalstown are easily accessible from these towns.
The best source of information is the Irish Rail website [3], where full timetables are available. For other enquiries, the information line can be contacted on 1850 366222 within Ireland. Lines are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Get around
By bus
Until 2004, a regular "town link" bus service operated in Carlow town. Ongoing talks aim to have the facility restored, however there have been many setbacks. It's unclear if any progress has been made recently.
By taxi
Due to recent government legislation, taxi fares are the same in every part of Ireland. Therefore, the price of a taxi will usually depend on the length of the journey, whereas before, a journey within the town boundaries was at a standard fare of €5. However, some companies are exploiting a loophole in this legislation, and charge a standard fare of €6 within Carlow town's boundaries.
By train
Passengers who use wheelchairs are catered for, however you will need to inform staff in advance of your journey.
Across the county, there are many fine buildings, backed up by splendid countryside and natural beauty. On a clear day, be sure to go up the Killeshin Hills, where you'll be treated to a spectacular view of Carlow town. It's equally impressive by night.
For a closer view, the town is navigable by foot. At the top of Dublin Street is Carlow's impressive Courthouse. The story goes that the building was initially intended for Cork when it was designed in 1830, but the plans got mixed up and Carlow benefited. Just off Dublin Street is Haymarket, which is home to the newly refurbished Town Hall.
St. Patrick's College [6] (or Carlow College, as it's known outside the county) has been in operation since 1793. It's on the aptly named College Street, beside Carlow Cathedral, which was refurbished in the late 1990s amid much controversy. Since then, RTÉ have twice decided to broadcast Easter services live from the church, which was relayed across the Eurovision network in 2003.
One of the newer landmarks is the Liberty Tree. The fountain was constructed in the late 1990s to commemorate the victims of the 1798 Rebellion. Along the banks of the Barrow are the ruins Carlow Castle, which was built in the early 1200s. However, almost three-quarters of the castle was demolished in 1814 after an ill-fated attempt to renovate the interior and turn the castle into a hospital.
Graiguecullen Bridge is a low five-arch structure which spans the width of the Barrow alongside the castle. A short distance away is the Croppies Grave, where the bodies of 640 United Irishmen who died in the 1798 Rebellion are buried. It's quite near the 12.8 acre Town Park, which is situated along the Barrow and also features a playground. In January 2007, the facility was named Ireland's Best Public Park at the inaugural Local Goverment, City and County Council Awards.
All of the above can be seen by following the Walking Tour of Carlow Town, as featured on the Carlow Tourism website
Ducketts Grove is a Georgian mansion just outside town which the local council is in the process of redeveloping with a view to allowing visitors access to the building. It can currently be seen from the adjacent roadside. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1930, but what remains is still quite impressive.
Browneshill Dolmen is 3km east of Carlow town. It's a portal tomb which is 5,000 years old. Its capstone is the largest in Europe, weighing over 100 tons. The Haroldstown Dolmen, which is regarded by some as one of the most attractive in Ireland, can be found along the Tullow to Hacketstown Road.
County Carlow has a wide and varied array of accomodation, conveniently spread across the region. All budgets and tastes are catered for, from country guesthouses and B&Bs to the luxurious hotels which are most easily found in Carlow and Tullow. Most of the accomodation options don't have many rooms, so it's best to book as early as possible, particularly around peak times such as New Year's Eve or Saint Patrick's Day, where rooms could be fully booked out many months in advance.
Carlow has a pleasant blend of history, scenery and modern attractions. This website offers up-to-date listings of events taking place in Carlow, along with a growing directory of hotels, restaurants and other establishments.
KCLR 96fm's Community Diary airs daily at 11:45am, 2:45pm and 5:45pm. As a free-of-charge advertising service, it is good at outlining upcoming events and activities taking place across Carlow and Kilkenny.
Currently, Carlow has no theatre, with the nearest facility being the Watergate Theatre in nearby Kilkenny. However, in June 2005, the proposed design for VISUAL - The National Centre for Contemporary Art and Performing Arts Theare for County Carlow was completed and presented to Carlow County Council.
When completed, it will showcase both locally staged and touring productions, as well as temporary art exhibitions of national and international standing. It will be located in the grounds of St. Patrick's College, beside Carlow Cathedral in the centre of Carlow town. It is expected to be open to the public in 2007. More information
In the meantime, several schools across the county produce musicals each year (usually around October) including St. Leo's and the Presentation College in Carlow town.
Carlow is not well known for its sporting success, particularly in the popular games of Gaelic Football and Hurling, where the county teams usually make an early exit in the championship each year. However, the county has had significant success in other sports, with many local competitors doing well at both national and international levels.
A concise directory of all of the sports clubs in County Carlow whose services can be availed of by locals and visitors alike is available from County Council website (Adobe Reader required). Note that some contact details have changed and new clubs have formed since this directory was produced.
Carlow is famed for its golf courses, and is within easy reach of facilities in neighbouring counties, like The K Club which hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup.
All Year
This is an incomplete section.
Tullow Street
Carlow's traditional shopping thoroughfare, "the heart of Carlow" has undergone extensive redevelopment over the past decade. Lower Tullow Street, the main shopping area, has been pedestrianised during business hours since 2002.
Shopping Centres
Retail Parks
There are many award-winning restuarants and pubs in County Carlow. The Lord Bagenal Inn in Leighlinbridge is renowned for its pleasant riverside setting and fine food. In Carlow town, there are many restaurants in the town centre and beyond, with new establishments appearing quite regularly. All tastes are catered for, from oriental food to traditional meals and local specialities.
Traditionally, tipping was never considered to be a necessity. Although it has recently become common to tip up to 10% of the bill total, the practice usually remains optional. Some establishments will add a 10-15% service charge on top of the obligatory 13.5% Government VAT charge, especially for larger groups.
County Carlow's pubs constantly get good reviews, with the area being home to some of the best outlets in the country. In Carlow Town, the Dinn Rí superpub has won the prestigious Black & White Pub of the Year accolade on three occasions in the past decade, with the Lord Bagenal in Leighlinbridge scooping the award five times since 1983. The traditional practice of brewing beer locally was revived when the Carlow Brewing Company established itself in Carlow town nine years ago. It makes three award-winning beers: O'Hara's, Curim and Molings, all of which are available at most pubs around the county.
Carlow is widely recognised for its active nightlife. Tullow Street and Dublin Street are usually thronged with people on Friday and Saturday nights. The Foundry nightclub is a popular venue, with many people travelling to Carlow especially to sample its offering.
Carlow town offers the greatest range of Internet Cafés in the county, some of whom are open until late in the evening. There is also an expanding list of Wireless Hotspots. Free internet access is available by booking in advance at libraries throughout the county, however there is usually competition for places as these are an attractive option.
Stay Safe
The nearest public General Hospital to Carlow is St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. Carlow has a district hospital, called St. Dympna's located on the Athy Road. It offers psychiatric care, among other services. It has a Caredoc centre on site, which offers G.P. services for those with urgent medical problems who need to contact a doctor after surgeries close. Cars will transport the doctors on duty to house calls when patients are unable to attend treatment centres. It's Carlow service was the first of its kind in Ireland, and opened in June 1999.
Medical contacts
Carlow is relatively safe, especially compared to bigger cities like Dublin or Limerick. As a general rule, only basic precautions and common sense are needed - if you leave your wallet behind you at a restaurant, it's more likely to be handed in than stolen. But that doesn't mean you should try it out. Most locals go about their daily business without ever facing significant trouble, therefore it may help if you "act" local.
However, the risk does increases during night-time, and like anywhere, caution is always advised. Weekend incidents are usually limited to a handful, and generally these aren't too serious. But nonetheless they're a most unpleasant experience so be sure to be cautious if you're out and about at night. Drink 'spiking' does occur, so many people choose to drink from a bottle, rather than a glass, but it's best not to leave either unattended. If you'd like to sample the nighttime atmosphere, then stay around well-lit areas where there are lots of people, try to stay in groups of at least three or four, avoid confrontation and act sensibly.
Most housing estates have a pleasant vibe, however some are known for unsavoury behaviour, so try to avoid journeys into these unless necessary. Minor incidents of anti-social behaviour (e.g. playing with shopping trolleys) occur from time to time - if you notice it, the safest (and easiest) thing to do is to ignore it and carry on with whatever you're doing.
Police contacts
In Ireland, the police force is known as An Garda Síochána. A police officer is known as a 'Garda', or in its plural form, Gardaí (pronounced Garr-dee). The emergency services can be contacted free of charge on 999, or, like the rest of Europe, on 112.
Get out
Because of Carlow's aforementioned central location, it's relatively easy to travel elsewhere. This makes Carlow attractive to visitors who are looking to explore the east coast of Ireland.
Taxis will usually have no problem carrying you anywhere else you'd like to go in the country, but expect to pay up to €200 if you're looking to go to Belfast, for instance.


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RICHMOND, Va. -- University of Delaware senior guard Davon Usher was named the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Week and one of three NCAA.com Top Performers of the Week following his spectacular performance during the Blue Hens' two victories last week.
Usher, a native of South Baltimore, Md. (Digital Harbor HS), averaged 33.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals while leading Delaware to an 80-67 victory over Northeastern last Monday and a dramatic 67-64 comeback win over College of Charleston on Wednesday. He went 22 of 32 (68.8%) from the field on the week, including 8 of 13 (61.5%) from three-point range, and was also 15 of 20 (75.0%) from the foul line.
Usher scored a game-high 25 points during the win over Northeastern, going 8 of 12 from the field and burying his first five three-point attempts. He then erupted for 42 points against College of Charleston, including 27 in the final eight and a half minutes while leading the Blue Hens back from 20 points down to the Cougars.
Usher's 42 points were the most by a Delaware player in Bob Carpenter Center history, tied for the fourth most in school history, and the most since Dave Sysko scored 45 against Lafayette on Feb. 29, 1964. Usher also made seven steals during the contest, one shy of the UD single game mark.
Usher, one of two Blue Hens to start every game this season, currently ranks second on the squad with 18.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 60 three-pointers made,and 42 steals. He ranks second in the CAA in scoring, steals per game, and minutes played per game, while ranking among the top 11 in the league in six other categories.
Usher's CAA Player of the Week honor is his first as a Blue Hen, while he shared NCAA.com Top Performer of the Week accolades with Jordan Bachynski of Arizona State and Melvin Ejim of Iowa State. Additionally, Usher was selected College Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week and High-Major Player of the Week.
Usher and the Blue Hens are 18-7 overall and a perfect 10-0 in the conference heading into Wednesday's 7 p.m. home game with James Madison. Delaware has won 12 consecutive games, the third longest winning streak in school history, and has captured nine in a row at the Bob Carpenter Center.


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That's far older than the other obvious prior art: BlackBerry.
Aye, been using that on my blackberry for years.... hit back, switch app and boom - still talking and using an app
A method, comprising: at a portable electronic device...
All of these software patents require a device to instantiate. So sell a mobile phone that downloads on activation all of the OS and user experience. The device on sale doesn't violate the patents because it doesn't include the feature, and the software download that includes the feature doesn't either because the patent requires a device and the software doesn't include a device.
Problem solved. Maybe I should patent that - but I won't.
I was about to say that.
On a call I can press the back button and it will ask me if I want to "Continue Call and exit to the home screen". I can run any app I want from that point all with the icons.
Been using it for years now to get phone numbers for people, or look at some email, etc.
For the record, this patent was filed on January 6, 2008.
I know that the Pearl and Curve were released to market well before that date and had the same functionality from what I recall. I can't link to a manual or anything, but I distinctly remember being able to access other applications and data very easily while on the phone.
Actually you could do this on the old Razr moto phones from the feature phone era.
I suspect Apple is hanging their hat on the phrase "portable electronic device with a touch screen display", believing that doing what had been done all along somehow becomes new and patent-able simply because you added a touch screen into the mix.
I think this gets tossed the first time they try to enforce it.
I'm sure there's a lot more prior art even than that. My N900 can do this via the touchscreen. You can also switch apps any time when anything else is going on by pressing ctrl + backspace, which even breaks you out of things that are "supposed" to be full screen only. It doesn't predate the release of the original iPhone, but I think its release and certainly its development predates the filing of this patent.
Harken back to the dark days of the original Windows CE/PocketPC based smartphones, many of which had touchscreens (like the PPC version of the Treo) and all of which supported multitasking and had nothing preventing you from tapping Start and going on your merry way to do something else while in a call.
Even my old Samsung R450 let you do limited stuff while in a call, like get at your address book, notes, and calculator.
You do realise that the patent is for a *method* of switching to apps during a phone call, not the *concept* of switching to apps during a phone call? Since the iPhone doesn't have a Ctrl or a Backspace key, that's probably not the method they're patenting
To be honest, I'd be rather surprised to see a smartphone that DIDN'T support this functionality. I'm 50% sure WinMobile had this functionality too, because I used one of those for nearly two years and lacking the ability to do anything else during a call would have pissed me off to no end...
That's far older than the other obvious prior art: BlackBerry.
You misspelled Palm.
and symbian.
then just reference windows mobile.. it could do it also starting in 2000
It's called multitasking. Electronic devices have been doing this since the 1960s. There is absolutely nothing special here. I've been making VoIP calls on my computer since the mid 90s. Guess what? I could switch to another program without breaking the call. The fact that this all fits in my pocket now is nothing special. Oh, but this takes input from a touchscreen. I guess that's different and no one else is making those.
The iPhone always multitasked. It just wasn't available for third party apps. This patent predates the release of the iPhone and is not about multitasking at all but the specific interface Apple used to make the switch.
No where on that page does it say you can take a phone call, and switch to one of the other apps will still on the call.
From page 34 of the user guide for instance: "You can get to the Mobile Office screen from any screen by touching [icon]" There is no restriction prohibiting this function from the In-Call screen.
User guide (PDF) http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/bibuxton/buxtoncollection/a/pdf/Simon%20User%20Manuals.pdf [microsoft.com]
Interestingly the user guide page 20 states: "The ln-Call screen will appear as the Phone feature places the call. For example, this can be useful if someone sends you a phone number in an electronic mail message. Just mark it and dial." Which is also clearly prior art in relation to the Apple lawsuit against HTC [slashdot.org].
I was also switching to apps during calls in Symbian with My Nokia 6680. And for sure, the iPhone was not born yet by that time.
So did my old N70 (I seem to remember). After all these years of patent trolling I don't assume anymore that companies do obvious mistakes when filing patents. In this case the patent is for a "portable electronic device with a touch screen display" and those phone didn't have a touchscreen. So they don't qualify as previous art.
Do the other applications on that phone change appearance when a phone call is in progress? It would seem not.
What the patent really is going after is the header during a phone call that says "touch to return to call" when you are in applications. I actually think working around this would be pretty easy for any Android device that had software buttons, because you could put the call indicator/return button there... they key is just modifying the UI of the running app during a phone call.
However, even though you can work around it it's still a stupid patent to have granted... The only problem is all of the big companies have such troves of patents now that will any of them be willing to give up the power a majority of the patents currently hold?
Do the other applications on that phone change appearance when a phone call is in progress? It would seem not.
But even if those phones' applications don't, Android phones' do. Not only does the notification area show the state of the phone call, but the individual applications can query the state of the phone and update their interface if they want. Most don't, because it's generally an unnecessary and barely used feature anyway.
I'm sure there's a particular detail that means that it is not valid as prior art. Of course, the other way around, Apple's patent will in fact cover that device and any other device. Especially Android ones.
At this point I wish the 'open handset alliance' would just do what other companies do - let their enthusiast hackerbase make packages available with the firmware / system / applications that would otherwise have their devices banned or costing them in licensing.
Let's see Apple/Microsoft/Motorala/Noki
I'm sure there's a particular detail that means that it is not valid as prior art. Of course, the other way around, Apple's patent will in fact cover that device and any other device. Especially Android ones.
Right. Prior art is interpreted narrowly; any minor difference is enough to invalidate it. Claims, on the other hand, are interpreted broadly; any way of shoehorning the proposed infringing device into the scope of the patent claim is accepted. So it's easy to get a patent that covers things done in exactly the same way as the prior art.
At this point I wish the 'open handset alliance' would just do what other companies do - let their enthusiast hackerbase make packages available with the firmware / system / applications that would otherwise have their devices banned or costing them in licensing.
From your mouth to Buddha's ears.
Not that he gives a flying fuck, but maybe he can have a word with Zeus, who will totally send a lightening bolt to turn the US Patent Office and every patent lawyer worldwide into a smoking ruin. Now that I think a
Addendum to my previous comment:
Ah, the filing date does precede the BlackBerry when used with a touchscreen. So, since the method of selecting the app is the only difference, someone needs to file a patent on a method of switching to an app via spoken word, wireless neural net, holographic interface, etc.
A patent being differentiated by flipping a switch with your finger versus flipping the switch with a stick is not a significant enough difference to warrant a patent. The USPTO needs to be burned to the ground, the ground salted, and the patent reviewers driven underground to live forevermore as the troglodytes they really are*.
Because death would be too good for them. *
(* still hyperbole)
I think the prior art clause died a month or two ago. Legislation was signed that turned the whole thing into a "first to file" system. I hope I'm waaaaaaay off base.
I think the prior art clause died a month or two ago. Legislation was signed that turned the whole thing into a "first to file" system. I hope I'm waaaaaaay off base.
You are. Prior art is just as relevant as before w/r/t novelty, first-to-file only affects the case where multiple entities apply for patents on the same valid (i.e. novel, non-obvious, etc. invention.
I could explain at more length, as I did to the two people I've previously corrected on this, but it's getting old. How long till we can have one article about patents without this silly misconception coming up?
It's about time all these stupid patents were dismissed.
Can you imagine what the car would be like if they had all these stupid patents in place. You can't use wheels, can't use steering wheel, can't even as much as use a wind shield, and the stupid list would go on. Maybe a triangular shape that cannot take passengers springs to mind.
The dumb assess should be thrown out, prior art or whatever. Bunch of losers.
my banged up old nokia is quite good at this too. the only inconvenience is pulling the phone away from my ear.
My Nokia N73 from back in 2006 could do that and that was not the first Symbian S60 based device.
First off, we really need to draw a line in the sand here: A modern phone is just a very small, battery powered computer. EVERYTHING that's ever been done on other computers before it was done by Apple on the iPhone should count as prior art unless the courts are completely retarded.. Apple tries to get around this by specifying in the patent a "mobile device", but that's a false distinguisher. Since mobile devices are computers, anything done on a computer should count as prior art.
Windows has been multi-tasking and allowing task switching since the 80's. Unix since the 70's (or late 60's?). Every computer system has had a menu button on the keyboard or a menu icon on screen to allow you to task switch.
Specifying a specific type of app to task switch is completely moronic. Your OS supports task switching or it doesn't. What's next, the "Task switching from a Word Processor app" patent? The "Task switching from a web browser app" patent? Task switching from a game, or calculator, or spreadsheet, or database, or email client?
Are reviewing Patents nowadays?
Apple invented a document stamping machine a while back which can take a stack of patent request forms and stamp "approved" on them.
I doubt it. The PTO itself has prior art on that.
Apple invented a document stamping machine a while back which can take a stack of patent request forms and stamp "approved" on them.
I doubt it. The PTO itself has prior art on that.
true, but do you think they'd discover this?
Prior art is what the opponent shows the judge during a court case. The PTO dont have time to look for such silly stuff...
It seems to be the courts, and not the PTO that determine the validity of patents these days...and even then it depends on what mood the judge is in at the time.
The USPO doesn't review patents. It makes them available in case anyone wants to complain (there's a year window for that) but they leave it up to the courts to handle the legality of patents. The problem is, the courts defer to the USPO and assumes they've handled the legality of patents. If someone actually took responsibility for patents, there probably wouldn't be the current mess.
what do you know about the USPO ?
Who the heck (what 1 million monkeys) are reviewing Patents nowadays?
It does appear that whether you can patent something or not is dependent upon nothing whatsoever. Prior art and obviousness don't appear to matter. All that's necessary is an ignorant patent examiner, and they appear to be all there are. Then, once you get it, file suit in East Texas, and extort your competitors.
"Apple Patents Using Apps During Calls"
All hail the New American Way.
What they don't realise though is that shit like this puts people off. Certainly my 3 year old MBP is about ready for replacement whilst it still has some resale value and I am seriously considering whether to give my money to these asshats. Plenty of corporate grade laptops with the same quality for the same money and I'm as happy running Linux as I am OS X.
What they don't realise though is that shit like this puts people off.
Who does this "put off" other than techno-geeks that read sites like
In the long term this argues in favor of patent reform. That will be an uphill battle though; most policymakers are woefully ignorant about this issue and even the ones who are well informed don't find it a sexy enough issue to spend political capital on. One can only hope this issue becomes more mainstream as the court system bogs down under the load of nonsense patent litigation.
The whole world is techno-geek these days. At least as much as the average Slashbot.
I want this cold-war style phone war to end in everybody getting sued into oblivion! Maybe the crooks in government will fix the patent system when their kids can't buy a new smart phone anymore.
don't joke, they actually have a patent on soldering the battery in.
(I'm less than half serious. how much, you'd have to ask apple: as telling you over a posted-message is also patented...)
Apple could die like jobs.
Because this crap is getting silly.
Apple is just doing what it thinks it should. Patenting everything in a litany of the obvious, before somebody else can.
Next up, if it hasn't already been patented by somebody: sending a still to a call recipient in mid conversation by activating the phone's camera, or sending a live feed from the camera to the other party while talking.
Perfect for those times when your wife sends you to the store for "things" while she is busy attending to her aunt flo', and you need a little clarification about which one she needs again...
Or, for those moments when you are peacfully protesting in sanfransico, and the police forcibly disperse you. Multitasking by giving a statement to the press while simultaneously sending scoop footage to the reporter can sure come in handy.
Patenting the obvious is par for the course in the industry, yes. Proceeding to sue everybody and their mother over it, though, is a bit different. Especially when you seek to block the competitors from using your "unique feature" at all, rather than license it to them at a reasonable cost.
...multi-tasking hardware has been around for a while. Hell, I started off on one such device (the PET 3032 with 4040 disk drive was multi-tasking as the 4040 had an independent CPU, ROM and RAM, so you could feed it an instruction and it would independently go away to do stuff without tying up the main CPU). I see nothing particularly new or innovative in the concept.
I dunno if the Amulet CPU can multi-task at the hardware level (versus OS multi-tasking in software) but the modular nature of it means I wou
If you want to do business with me, come to Canada. I'm not setting foot in the legal nightmare that is the US with my business.
I will buy whatever phone it runs on. If you need motivation for this innovation, you can patent it--- when the revolution comes, I will make sure there's a special clause that means that your patent remains valid.
Apple deserves no good will from anybody.
But the freakish cult of Apple zealots will defend Apple anyway.
sony deserves no good will from anybody.
But the freakish cult of sony zealots will defend sony anyway.
works for many companies. but who, here, is actively avoiding sony products? oh, they make some kind of game that teenagers simply cannot live without. riiiiiight.
same with apple. shit that fans cannot live without, no matter how much evil they do.
btw, shiny white plastic causes evil to not stick to it, didn't you know that? rounded corners stop also repel evil spirits.
There are a lot of people who avoid sony products, and for this reason.
In that case, who holds the patent for using apps not during phone calls? What about a patent for using apps when Wifi is on? Or Bluetooth?
For the love of god, who is doing prior art searches? Drunken tweeners who don't know how to use Google?!?
If our "forward"-thinking Congress really wants to do something about patent reform, they should change the economic model of our patent office, such that the funding of the office is neutral in regards to whether patent applications are approved or denied.
#1 Force more patent application appeals into arbitration, and away from the court system. Make the applicant pay for the cost of the arbitrator.
#2 Change the accounting model. Proceeds from granted patent applications should NOT count as revenue towards the patent office and its continued operations, but should directly go into the US treasury.
#3 Provide a formal process for taking into account newly found prior art for patents already granted, including an arbitration process that has the power to revoke such patent. The arbitrator should show some deference to the granted patent, of course, and the cost of such a process should fall squarely on whichever entity is trying to get the patent erased from existence. This would, however, provide us all a way to quantify how well all the attorneys and lawyers involved in a patent application are doing: how many times have they had a patent revoked due to lazy research and missing prior art?
How about charging a higher application fee, but no registration fee. That way the patent office doesn't have any incentive either way as to whether to grant the patent or not, but still gets money to keep in operation. Might also help with people filling patents they know shouldn't be granted, because they'd know they have to pay the full cost even if it's rejected.
Granted, at the end of the day, it's the same thing in practical terms... i.e. you are paying m
To be perfectly honest, I'd abolish them altogether. I honestly do not believe they are necessary for innovation. I believe that people will still make the "better mousetrap" without being able to patent it simply so that they can make money selling it. First to market is often worth a lot.
As for the benefit of documenting your invention in the patent for when it becomes public domain, that pretty much vanished years ago anyway, and even if not, reverse engineering is often more reliable than reading the patent document anyway.
This patent covers two items that I am not familiar with today.
1) The application list is displayed alongside the call controls so that you have immediate access to call functions while browsing applications.
2) Applications become call-aware and offer a button to change back to the "phone application" somewhere in the interface.
Android doesn't implement these features, and they are not entirely desirable anyway. I'd much rather have a single interface to accessing applications (hit the home button and then use the shortcut I'm familiar with), and I prefer to have a link to the phone call in the notifications where it is always available.
So a little sensational, but the patent doesn't cover ground-shaking ideas.
Android doesn't care
This is a dumb patent, right up there with swinging a swing. "One a Phone" is the new "on the internet" patent opportunity.
1) The application list is displayed alongside the call controls so that you have immediate access to call functions while browsing applications.
Where was that in the patent? I saw icon replacement and switching but not displaying an application list alongside call controls:
displaying on the touch screen display a first user interface for a phone application during a phone call; detecting activation of a menu icon or menu button during the phone call, in response to detecting activation of the menu icon or menu button, replacing the first user interface for the phone application with a menu of application icons
2) Applications become call-aware and offer a button to change back to the "phone application" somewhere in the interface.
I couldn't see that in the patent application, it specifies that there would be a button to change back to the phone application but not that applications would be aware of or include it.
It does say:
modifying the corresponding application user interface to include a switch application icon
Which could presumably include it listed as a 'toast' notification icon at the top like windows phone does.
replacing the first user interface for the phone application with a menu of application icons
So, as long as the task switcher doesn't use app icons, it's good?
Ironically, that would (probably) make Android 2.x infringing, but not Honeycomb & ICS - the latter use thumbnails in the task switcher rather than icons. Maybe it'll finally force Android manufacturers to update quicker, at least for the phones that are still selling. ~
And exactly when does Apple receive the moniker: "Lord of all evil"?
And exactly when will the average slashdot reader learn the real meaning of the word "evil"?
The idiots who approve stupid patents like this should be held libel for court costs when a company has to go to court to get them overturned.
Why should they do something. Such patents are the only thing US companies have to fight on international markets. All beside the design of the iPhone comes from South Korea, China, Japan, or Taiwan. The display and the video processor is from Samsung or LG, the A5 is an ARM-based design manufactured by Samsung, the touchscreen is from Balda AG a German company which produces in China (so the manufacturing skill are in Chinese hands), Bluetooth comes from the UK, the Baseband IC comes from Infineon, etc. Apple only provides design and the software. And most of the hardware comes from outside the US. Dominantly from Taiwan, but also from South Korea, Japan, and Germany. If the US would let go of the patent system, they would lose more ground. as they already lost production skills to Taiwan and China, and they lost development skills to Taiwan. The remaining US parts are WiFi-chip, touch-control chip, CMOS and flash IC, which are also available from non-US companies. The US has first to start to be innovative again, before it will be beneficiary to let go of such rigid patent system. Or they have to fool around a little longer, so they are overtaken on all fields by Asia and then drop the patent thing, as the US has to pay.
Apple patent filing date: Jan 2008
First Android ships with said feature implemented: Oct 2008
Google delivers technologies. Apple delivers products.
Is a company with balls...
"Patents, we don't need no stinkin' patents."
COURT: You must respect patents.
COMPANY: "You just lost patent refinery #'s 1, 2 & 3."
Seriously, patents need to go the way of the buffalo. No company should be allowed to own a patent. Just individual inventors.
Everyone is saying there is nothing new here. But not the patent. It's the ability to do these things and now use a finger gesture.
Um, that may be harder to find prior art for. But I think I've found an example of prior art for Apple that's been used since the advent of mobile phones used in cars.
I'm curious: Have any of you committed Apple fans started to see that there is just something fundamentally wrong with Apple's behavior regarding these patents? Is there any point at which you would say, "You know, this crosses a line, and I just can't support this company any more. They've provided me with a lot of pleasure over the years and their products really made me feel good, but this is just too much. I won't give my money to a company that is dedicated to using a shitty law to kill competition. If there had been a company doing what Apple is doing in 1981, there never would have been a Macintosh or an OSX or an iPhone. They're not the only company doing this, but I'm just not going to be a fan of any company that does."?
Or have all you pole-smokers just decided you're going to turn yourselves into human shields and protect Apple's quarterly profits at any price, even at the cost of further innovation in the future by any company not named "Apple"? Will you just rationalize it all with "It's just the way business is done" and dutifully line up days before the iPhone is released, believing that the ends justify the means?
Seriously, I'm wondering if there's any breaking point, or would Apple actually have to start massacring babies and puppies before you'd consider taking Steve Jobs' corpse's rusty trombone out of your mouth long enough to draw a breath?
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Two college campuses separated by a quarter mile recently came even closer together � all in the name of service.
On Monday, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Holland campuses of Davenport University and Grand Valley State University collaborated to give back. Staff, students and faculty from both schools spent the day refurbishing one of the Holland Rescue Mission�s transitional housing units on East 14th Street.
For the past year and a half, Davenport has worked with the Holland Rescue Mission and hosted special events for kids from the mission�s Rock Urban Youth Ministry outreach program.
"We love volunteers," Holland Rescue Mission Volunteer Coordinator Martha Wing said. "They kind of pick up a lot of pieces for us ... the extra pieces."
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Matilda K. "Tillie" DeWald, 96, a resident of Pinecrest Manor, formerly of Elk Towers and West Mill Street, died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Pinecrest Manor.She was born February 19, 1915 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Margaret Deth Sorg.On November 15, 1939 in St. Mary's Church, she married the late Joseph J. "Joker" DeWald, who preceded her in death on January 28, 1994.Mrs. DeWald was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of Sacred Heart Church and the C.D. of A. She retired after many years as a cook at the Central Restaurant. She enjoyed cooking and polka music.She is survived by a daughter, Mary Jane, Mrs, James Ryan of Apex, N.C.; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Doris, Mrs. Tony Celin of St. Marys and Louise Withington of St. Marys. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Martin, Thomas, John and Alfred Sorg; and six sisters, Mabel Zernell, Bea Ray, Helen Solic, Rita Samick, Marie Lang, and Esther Hannibal and one in infancy.A Mass of Christian Burial for Matilda K. "Tillie" DeWald will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 325 Center Street, St. Marys, on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Meinrad Lawson, O.S.B., as celebrant.Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.Visitation will be at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home, 151 N. Michael St., St. Marys, on Thursday morning from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Nurses Inc., 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, PA 15857. Online condolences may be placed at www.LynchGreenFuneralHome.com.


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PITT COUNTY – The case of Everett V. Pitt County School Board has brought a lot of attention to Greenville, NC and the PittCountySchools and could have implications for statewide changes.
Last Monday, lawyers squared off in federal court over a 2011 student assignment plan that many parents say re-segregated several schools in the district.
Nearly 60 years after the U.S Supreme Court struck down segregation in public schools, Pitt county remains on federal supervision until it reaches unitary status. Civil rights attorney Mark Dorosin says this is not an isolated school district.
"There are a number of counties and school districts across the south that are in a similar position to Pitt County, that is school districts that have been under court order for many years, and are still under court order" Dorosin said.
Achieving "unitary" status means that Pitt County School Board would no longer be under federal supervision to ensure desegregation. Dorosin says this case could have effects on other districts in the south that have not received unitary status.
"The ruling itself will be contained directly to impacting Pitt County," Dorosin said "but the whole process and how the court handles the allegations I think are being watched closely by education advocates and school districts across the region"
Several families have joined forces with the Coalition to Educate Black Children as plaintiffs against the district. Dorosin says they hope to end some of the current changes that they feel have re-segregated schools. He says many people both in Pitt County and other counties are watching this case to see the results.
"Some folks who live in those districts, on both sides of the issue, the school districts themselves and the parents whose children attend those schools are watching this case to see whether the decision will have any bearing on how they should proceed toward unitary status in their districts" Dorosin commented.
Judge Malcom Howard will make the final decision in the next few weeks on whether Pitt County Schools have tried to desegregate and create unitary status.


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