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8th edition
8th edition
Flash News
- High taxes in Arcadia (Soul Eater) and Val Eleni (Tangra)
- <Whitestar> anounce on Samael forum that they are not going Vanarch 3th circle, This, simply to allow the leader Acharial to change character. Indeed, tired of his Mystic, Acharial switch for a warrior called Eridor.
- Sunni and Araella announced they were leaving <Pwnography>, and taking a break from the game altogether. The reasons why they are leaving are various. This include usual complains about the lack of content of the game and bad management from Frogster, but also some issue inside their own guild. Indeed, the guild Sunni founded together with friends when the game released has somehow ceased to exist. Old members leaving the game, new members, a change of atmosphere, members befriending with other players...The issue with their name changed have certainly not helped.
Miyafuji explains : The core of the guild consisted of friends that came together to the game, but last 14 days, maybe more, Sunni was almost alone. Most of the old guys he knew quit the game. Some of the game-related reasons, some of the personal related ones. The point is he was alone for the whole thing and I actually admire how long he held, and how he was capable of recruiting and refilling the holes, especially these days.
"It wasn't just working the way it was meant to. We started out one way and ended up something else." confess Araella
"We are hoping to come back if the content get better" share Sunni "I've a string of things happen in IRL recently which are causing my playtime to drop. So as of right now, leading a guild isn't good for me. Especially as most of my officers quit."
Ellz had been in charge for some few days, before the guild decided and agreed to end it and disband.
"I think it's a move everyone agreed on. At this point people have different things going on and as the game is starting to settle, some of us have made friends in other guilds."
- <Elin Dance Squad> is going to play on North American servers. Tired of the lack of content, patchs delayed, and population dropping, they finaly toke the descision to move. This is quite something considering that not only they will have to level a new character, and face bad ping, but also they will need to buy a new game. Though the summer discount might make the bill a lesser problem. However, they might come back fast. Up to the population of Samael to make them regret their choice and make them miss us!
We aren't making this a final choice however, should EU Tera improve and provide all of the content that we should have already received, re-activated nexus and start keeping up-to-date with all future content releases we may consider coming back but only once the servers have recovered and the population has gone back up again say Konachibi, in his good bye post.
The Samael community will miss <Elin Dance Squad> a lot and proved their regrets in the good bye post. The guild was one of the most noticed on the server, active in diverse domain may it be PVP, PVE or simply adding to the community a nice touch of fantasy.
This is not the kind of news I like to see when checking forums... says Nyier, from <Nugatory Mortality>
- Many players worries about the population dropping on Samael. We can attribute to this phenomenon different reasons : not much end game content, lack of PVP, bad management from Frogster, Diablo III, hollidays etc. However, Samael is not an unactive server. All other Tera servers known the same issues, but reading the forums, Samael is the server were the community is the most active.
Different initiatives from different players and guilds are organised to make Samael a living and pleasant place where to play Tera. It's obvious that Samael players will not give up!
"When I created my char I worried that Samael will be dead and Essenia is the way to go, but the community make up for the numbers, greatly." says Happyfeet, a aman berserker from <Soul Reapers>
"When I first played, the server was full, and everyone seemed very busy with their guilds and dungeons. The serve was vibrant, and full of life - but i still spent most of the time alone.Now, the server seems a lot less vibrant, but I have found more friends. This community is great, and as it contracts, it gets warmer and people get more interested in each other and are just fairer and nicer. In my opinion." share Lightness
As examples : Chobits, leader of <Big Eyes, Small Mouths> organise a weekly event in the Isle of Dawn for new players and alts. Ellz, the ex-new leader of <Pownography>, organise some Fight Club evenings where players of all levels can test and learn how to duel (we will speak more about it in our next issue). Betizurekin propose the idea of a tournament inspired from the soccer world cup. A low lvl PVP PK guild project : <Arcadian Bandits> is organised to bring back some healthy and fun action in Arcadia.
A guild event (a Whitestar gathering in Chebika) evolved and turned into a Deathmacth evening, gathering many players and differents guilds. Divine, Hello Kitty Adventure, Soul Reapers, Pwnography, Exodus, The Crimson Eye, Warlords, Darkness, Lunar and more...
While some players are leaving the game, the ones left can still make the server a great place where to enjoy the game. A smaller community can easily be balanced by a better organisation.
Following this mindset, Lightness (known as Deloria on forum), leader of a small roleplay guild <Never Riders>, take the initiative of creating a "community chat". This has the double advantage to clear the LFG chat from useless talk and trolling, and offer to the community a in game channel to chit chat. A lot of players have already joined this customised channel, and we would not be surprised if it helped to create bonds between the players. So don't be shy and /join LFC 1234!
- <Arcadian Bandits> is a project imagined to bring back some healthy, wild and fun PVP in a low lvl area often the target of high level griefers. The guild is open to every players on Samael, from lvl 11 to 25. It can be considered as an alt guild whose main purpose will be to PK in Arcadia. Measures are taken to make sure the initiative will be fun for everyone : 3 ranks will be created to assign members to a zone matching their level. In this case, the level difference between a Bandit and a "victim" will never be higher than 4 levels.
The guild will be created Tuesday 3 july with a starting events. Arcadian, prepare your weapons and your spells, the forest and the fields will not be safe anymore!
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Question of the Week
What do you think about EDS decision to move to NA servers?
What do you think about EDS decision to move to NA servers?
Elin Lancer, <Pwnography>
Well, it is understandable that everyone is currently frustrated with how frogster handled things so far, but to give up without allowing a game to develop and demand too much in so little time out of a small company is just beeing irrational. So I believe they made this decision in the new rush that has taken ouver EU Tera to just leave the game.
Elin Lancer, <Lunar>
I guess it's a fine choice. I would do the same if I had better internet. But I love the community here and don't really wanna move away. So I'll just wait with patience for Frogster to patch the game and hope they'll return.
Elin Lancer
Bad move, only some of them move there anyway, and I tested the latency myself, and you cannot play this game with ping 150+, not as seriously as they would like to.
Human Archer, <Helvete>
Well, I'm not really sure what to think =D.
Elin Sorcerer, <Lunatic>
If there will be more people, I think it's good. More people, more fun.
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The refreshed Nexus 7 seems to be showing up everywhere, with reports of the tablet becoming available across Europe and Asia. But while the rest of the world awaits the arrival of the LTE version of the Nexus 7 next month, it seems that people from Germany and Italy will be able to get their hands on it in advance.
Launched just last month, the Nexus 7 has been high on the list of many Android users who have been eagerly waiting to purchase the device. And we can't blame them. The Nexus 7 is absolutely desirable and is totally worth the price jump over last year's model. With it's full HD screen, stereo speakers, stunning performance, thin profile, and approachable price tag, the Nexus 7 should be the standard of all 7-inch Android tablets in the market. For more details on what makes this tablet amazing, you can take a peek at our review here.
The Nexus 7 has started to become available in many markets, with the UK and Japan added to that list yesterday. However, those are only the WiFi models of the device. An LTE version has, of course, been promised since launch, but leaks and news have put the release date around the middle of September, at least for the UK and Japan, with a US release sure to follow soon. Now there are reports that indicate that the Nexus 7 LTE version is already available in Italy and Germany, way ahead of schedule.
The device isn't available yet on Google's Play Store, but it seems that some retailers and even manufacturers are already selling it. The Nexus 7 LTE, which will only come in a 32 GB configuration, is tagged at 349 euros, or around $466, quite a bump from the $349 US price.
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text: Learn & discover What is the dawn chorus? Birdsong fact file House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) House Sparrow song by david m, Xeno-canto Your browser does not support the audio element. Please click here to download the file House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Alert Status: RedIdentifying Features: Male has a chestnut brown back with black streaks and a grey crown; female is paler and without the grey crown.Average Length: 14 - 15 cmAverage Lifespan: 3 YearsAverage Wingspan: 21 - 25 cmBeak type: SeedsFeeding:Natural: seeds, nuts, berries, buds, insects and scrapsHow to feed: Bird tablesWhat to feed: Sunflower hearts, black sunflower seeds & seed mixturesNesting: Untidy, domed or cup shaped, but will use next boxes with a hole or communal nestboxes as well.Where to see: Widespread across the UK. Towns, villages, farmland & countryside Read more fascinating facts in our Sparrow spotlight here


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|January 18 1882
Hampstead, London, England
|January 31 1956 (aged 74)
Hartfield, Sussex, England
|Novelist, Playwright, Poet
|Magnum opus:
Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was a prolific English author of books, plays, and poems. He is best known for his books about the teddy bear, Winnie the Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. The children's books by Milne withstand the test of time. They continue to be best sellers and favorites of children of all ages.
Milne's generosity lives beyond him. Royalties from the Pooh characters help to fund an artist-in-residence program for professional authors to be placed at universities in United Kingdom. The program is operated by one of Milne's favorite charities, the Royal Literary Fund.
Milne was born to John Vine Milne and Sarah Maria Heginbotham in Hampstead, London, England. He was the youngest of three boys. Young Alan grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road, Kilburn, London, a small independent school run by his father. One of his teachers at the school was H.G. Wells.
While growing up, Alan was closer to his father than his mother. His closest family relationship was with his brother Ken. Alan and Ken remained best friends until Ken died of tuberculosis in 1929. In contrast, Alan and his brother Barry were not close. In adulthood, Alan became increasingly alienated from Barry. In spite of the distance between Alan and Barry, Alan was a very kind and supportive friend to Barry's wife, Connie.
Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. Milne's motivation to attend Cambridge was his desire to work on the humorist publication, The Granta. While at Cambridge, he edited and wrote for The Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth on articles, which appeared under the initials, AKM. Eventually, Alan wrote solo and also fulfilled his goal of becoming editor of The Granta. During Alan's years at The Granta, readership increased significantly. His greatest pleasure and satisfaction came through honing his skill at crafting light verse. In 1903, Milne graduated from Cambridge with a degree in mathematics.
Milne's work at The Granta had come to the attention of the leading British humor magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor. Immediately following college graduation, Milne moved to London to write, living on a modest stipend from his father. After sixteen months, the money was nearly gone but he was beginning to earn a meager amount from articles submitted to newspapers and publications like Punch. St. James Gazette was initially his largest income source. In fact, H.G. Wells suggested that a series of articles Milne had written for the Gazette could be the basis for a book. This series became the beginnings of his first book, Lovers in London, published in 1905. Later in 1905, Milne's work was appearing more regularly in Punch. His income was becoming more steady. As the end of the year closed in, Milne planned to pull back from article writing to focus on a new book. Instead, Punch editor, Owen Seaman convinced him to become full time assistant editor of the magazine.
Milne married Dorothy "Daphne" de Selincourt, goddaughter of Owen Seaman, in 1913.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers Regiment. Later, after a debilitating illness, he served with the Royal Corps of Signals. After the war, Milne wrote a denunciation of war titled, Peace with Honor (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honor.
Daphne and Alan's only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. Milne's son, whom he called "Billy Moon" became his muse for many of the children's verses he composed, as well as the Winnie the Pooh books. The woods surrounding Cotchford Farm were the model for 1000 Acre Woods described as Winnie the Pooh and friends' home in the well known stories.
Alan was a generous man. He was a frequent contributor to the Royal Literary Fund, the Children's Country Holiday Fund, and the Society of Authors Fund. He also took great care to save enough money to support both his and Ken's family fully over time.
In 1940, when tensions were building strongly in Europe regarding Hitler, the Milnes moved permanently to Cotchford Farm. Away from the hubbub of the city, Alan and Daphne became the closest they had ever been. Christopher was already a young man.
During World War II, Milne was Captain of the British Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain "Mr. Milne" to the members of his platoon. Milne continued to write during the war. He became one of the most prominent critics of English comic writer P.G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the lighthearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. (Wodehouse got some revenge by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories.)
Milne retired to Cotchford Farm in 1952, after a stroke and brain surgery left him an invalid. Although he was only expected to live another six weeks, he survived for more than three years. Sadly, Christopher, who had grown distant from his parents, only visited very occasionally. Milne died quietly on January 31, 1956. A memorial service was held for him on February 10, 1956, at All Hallows-by-the-Tower in London. This service was the last time Christopher saw his mother, though she lived another fifteen years.
Milne is most famous for his Pooh books about a boy named Christopher Robin, after his son, and various characters inspired by his son's stuffed animals, most notably the bear named Winnie the Pooh. The source of the name is reputedly a Canadian black bear named Winnie (after Winnipeg), that was used as a military mascot by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, a Canadian Infantry Regiment in World War I, and left to the London Zoo after the war. After its heroics On September 14, 1915, the bear was named Winnie the Pooh, years before Milne adopted it. E. H. Shepard illustrated the original Pooh books, using his own son's teddy, Growler ("a magnificent bear"), as the model. Christopher Robin Milne's own toys are now under glass in New York.
Milne also wrote a number of poems, including "Vespers," "They're Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace," and "King John's Christmas," which were published in the books, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Several of Milnes's children's poems were set to music by the composer Harold Fraser-Simson. His poems have been parodied many times, including with the books When We Were Rather Older and Now We Are Sixty.
The overwhelming success of his children's books was to become a source of considerable annoyance to Milne, whose self-avowed aim was to write whatever he pleased, and who had, until then, found a ready audience for each change of direction. He had freed pre-war Punch from its ponderous facetiousness. He had made a considerable reputation as a playwright (like his idol J. M. Barrie) on both sides of the Atlantic. He had produced a witty piece of detective writing in The Red House Mystery (although this was severely criticized by Raymond Chandler for the implausibility of its plot). Indeed, Milne's publisher was displeased when Milne announced his intention to write poems for children. Milne had never lacked an audience.
But once Milne had, in his own words, "said Goodbye to all that in 70,000 words" (the approximate length of the four children's books), he had no intention of producing a copy of a copy, given that one of the sources of inspiration, his son, was growing older.
Milne's reception remained warmer in America than Britain. He continued to publish novels and short stories, but by the late 1930s, the audience for Milne's grown-up writing had largely vanished. Milne observed bitterly in his autobiography that a critic had said that the hero of his latest play (God Help It) was simply "Christopher Robin grown up … what an obsession with me children are become!"
Even his old literary home, Punch, where the When We Were Very Young verses had first appeared, was ultimately to reject him, as Christopher Milne details in his autobiography, The Enchanted Places. Although Methuen continued to publish whatever Milne wrote, including the long poem, The Norman Church and an assembly of articles entitled Year In, Year Out (which Milne likened to a benefit night for the author).
Milne also adapted Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall. The title was an implicit admission that some of the book, such as Chapter 7, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, could not survive translation to the theater. A special introduction written by Milne is included in some editions of Grahame's novel.
After Milne's death, his widow sold the rights to the Pooh characters to the Walt Disney Company in 1961. Disney has made a number of popular Pooh cartoon movies, as well as a large amount of Pooh-related merchandise. Unfortunately, Daphne destroyed her husband's papers. But the Winnie the Pooh books, as well as the books of children's verse, "When We Were Very Young" and "Now We Are Six," continue to be best sellers. These light hearted books are perennial favorites for bedtime reading. The whimsical characters and wonderful rhyme tickle the fancy and the funny bone of children of all ages. Milne's play, Toad of Toad Hall is a Christmas favorite.
Eventually Christopher Robin Milne reconciled with his father's career and literary contribution. He became an author in his own right; penning The Enchanted Places and The Path Through the Trees.
Royalties from the Pooh characters paid by Disney to the Royal Literary Fund, part-owner of the Pooh copyright, provide the income used to run the Fund's Fellowship Scheme, placing professional writers in UK universities.
Punch articles:
Selections of newspaper articles and introductions to books by others:
For the Luncheon Interval [poems from Punch]
Milne wrote over 25 plays including:
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28 Days Later:
London Calling
London Calling
Volume 1: Hardcover
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Art by Declan Shalvey
Colourist: Nick Filardi
Boom Studios: 2009
3/ 5 zedheads
A couple of weeks ago I picked up the first hardcover trade collection of Boom Studio's 28 Days Later series (#1-4). This series takes place after the events of the film 28 Days Later but before 28 Weeks Later. Because there's no unit between a day and a week, the series is just named 28 Days Later, I guess. The title is fitting, however, as the central character of the story is Selena, the female lead of 28 Days Later played by Naomie Harris in the film.
We catch up with Selena at a refugee camp in Norway. At the end of the theatrical version of 28 Days Later, Selena, Hannah, and Jim are shown to have all survived. When we meet up with Selena at the beginning of issue #1, however, Hannah and Jim are not present and their fates remain a mystery -- at least in this volume. Selena is alone, haunted by memories of the inhumane things she had to do to survive her escape from Rage-infected England. Unfortunately, her solitude is short-lived. She's contacted by an American war correspondent who wants to go back into quarantined London -- the heart of the infection --to find out what's happening behind the military blockade. Selena begrudgingly agrees to help guide his team of journalists back into hell. Of course, because this is a zombie tale, shit quickly hits the fan. They find themselves stranded on an island, and Selena has to give a group of unprepared journalists a bloody crash-course in brutal infection survival. People make stupid decisions, the group begins to splinter, and there is much carnage and gore.
The four-issue arc of 28 Days Later: London Calling has everything that makes a really ripping zombie story, and each issue is individually satisfying, but I don't think it was a good idea to limit this volume to only four issues. While we do get a very violent resolution to the four-issue story arc, the majority of the fourth issue is an extended setup for the events of issue #5 and beyond. The problem is that the ending doesn't even feel like a cliffhanger. After finishing the volume, I'm not motivated enough to seek out the next issues, but I'm not disinterested enough to entirely write-off the series either. I don't know how the fifth issue ends, but this trade collection needed something more to compel the readers forward.
Also, while I really like the line-work of Declan Shalvey, I'm not thrilled by the colour work. Everything is very muted and very dull and grainy, as if photographed by an old camera. Every scene looks like it's taking place during a grey dawn. While this certainly sets the mood in some scenes, when the action really starts to pick up the colour scheme stays in the same muted, dull tone. Shalvey's work looks very striking in black and white (almost like Tony Moore's work), but the colour work does not do it much justice.
An interesting start to the ongoing 28 Days Later series, this volume is a marginal recommendation -- not so much for the story but its hardcover, four-issue format. You may want to avoid the higher price tag of hardcover edition by going for the softcover edition or, better yet, the individual issues so you can pick up more than just the first four that are collected here.


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Posted on December 10, 2011, Ross Lincoln VGAs 2011: Rainbow 6: Patriots
"This is for the homes your foreclosed on. The bailouts you took." Ok, Rainbow 6: Patriots, you have my attention. Here's the trailer from tonight's VGAs.
I'm not sure what to make of this. It probably won't surprise those of you familiar with me to find out that I am 100% behind Occupy Wall Street, and very, very disappointed in the state of things. So the idea of a game that seeks to make the frustrations about the global financial system (currently causing uprisings worldwide) front and center, plotwise, is immediately interesting to me. Alas, it looks like it's going to either use people rightly frustrated by the sickening state of things as the bad guys, or as dupes of bad guys who are using them for, I assume, selfish ends.
Given Tom Clancy's very famous ultra-right wing views, I'm assuming it's not going to be a populist appeal, but hopefully, the game is smarter than it looks and isn't just another shallow cash-in on a serious issue. Either way, it's kind of interesting the way the economic crisis is affecting gaming culture, and I'm looking forward to seeing if we get more of this in 2012. But what do you think? Let us know in comments.


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This is a second employee invention where the inventor has referred the case to the relevant committee under Section 134 of the Israel Patent Law 1967. The company countered that the case should be thrown out.
Here are the details:
On 25 June 2013, Mr. XXXX, henceforth Ploni (see Ruth 4:1) requested a compensation ruling under Section 134 of the Patent Law for his employee invention, made during his employment at YYYY Ltd, henceforth the company where he worked over the years____________.
On 13 February 2014, the company requested three interim rulings:
- That the case be thrown out due to the Statute of Limitations.
- That the case be thrown out due to tardiness or the employee having given up on receiving compensation
- (in absence of above) that the committee set a timetable for the proceeding.
On 11 March 2014, the Employee Inventor responded to the request for a timetable and on 5 June 2014, requested a timetable himself.
In an interim decision from 15 June 2014 the committee ruled:
After reviewing the documents mentioned above, and also the response of 11 March 2014, the committee with relate to the issue of the employee having apparently given up on compensation in light of the correspondence between the parties. Thus Ploni is given 30 days to respond to the question of giving up of rights within 30 days.
Before a hearing was held, on 4 August 2014, the committee suspended the proceeding pending the Supreme Court's ruling on Bagatz 4353/14 Barzani vs. Isscar Ltd, regarding the cogent nature of the compensation under section 134.
In that case, the Supreme Court affirmed that the Section 134 compensation was dispositive and on 21 September 2015 the committee ruled that the hearing would focus on whether or not Ploni had given up on rights under Section 134.
Applicant's claims
Ploni is a mechanic engineer that was employed by the company in the capacity of ___________. The company specializes in ______________. Ploni claims that during his employment with the company he invented ___________. Ploni considers that he is entitled to compensation for his work in developing the invention which resulted in patent applications in Israel and abroad.
Ploni claims that during his employment, he recognized the need for using ___ with special characteristics_____________. Ploni claims to have taken the initiative of approaching the company to develop these solutions. He claims that he received support and the blessing of the CEO, Mr. YYYYY, and from the head of R&D Mr. ZZZZZZZZ and this resulted in a new research area at the company.
Ploni claims to have developed the _________ with original characteristics_____________ and a patent application was filed on _____________. He claimed that the early development was done at home in his own time, and only later was his boss, WWWW informed.
Ploni claimed that the Company had not developed _________until then, but applied the invention to other areas which were successful. Consequently Ploni claims that due to his development of the invention he is entitled to compensation.
Ploni denies being party to any waiver agreement with the company that relates to his inventions as an employee of the company.
The Company's Claim
The company claims that Ploni signed a secrecy agreement (NDA) that stated that all inventions would be the sole property of the company. On termination of his employment, Ploni signed a statement to the effect that he had and would not have any monetary claims against the company. Furthermore, Ploni signed assignments of the invention to the company.
The legal basis of the committee is defined in Section 134 of the Law as follows:
In the absence of an agreement that determines whether the inventor is entitled to compensation and what the compensation should be, appropriate compensation will be determined by the Committee for Compensation established under Section VI.
The Section opens with the words "in the absence of an agreement…", thus when there is an agreement for employee compensation, its amount and conditions, the committee does not have authority to relate to the case.
Both parties accept that this was a service invention.
In the Committee ruling concerning Barzani vs. Isscar Ltd from 4 May 2014, which withstood an Appeal to the Supreme Court 4353/14 Barzani vs. Isscar Ltd, from 8 July 2015, it was determined that Section 134 is non-cognitive (dispositive) in that the parties can come to some other arrangement.
"The committee came to the conclusion that Section 134 is not a cogent right and is not employment law that, as socialist rights has special protection. On the face of things, and in line with the wording of the Law, it appears that the committee was correct (the Article states 'where there is no agreement that sets employee compensation'). That as may be, with the limited right to meddle with committee decisions, the court does not see fit to interfere in this instance.
The Supreme Court upheld this finding in 4353/14 Barzani vs. Isscar 8 July 2015.
Was there a Waiver of Rights by the Inventor?
Re Barzani ruled that the parties can make their own arrangements regarding compensation, and so the question is whether the contractual employment arrangement agreed to by the parties included or serves as a waiver of inventor compensation.
Prior to commencing employment, on 19 May 1996 Ploni signed a non-compete non-disclosure agreement. Paragraph 7 of this states that:
I hereby declare that all developments, innovations, inventions or improvements of products, materials, machines, equipment processes or manufacturing processes which I will be party to by way of my employment or which I will become aware of through my employment, are the property of the company and I have no rights in them.
We note immediately that as ruled in the Actelis vs. Yishai Ilani rejection of 3 February 2010, this wording is not in and of itself a waiver of section 134 rights.
At the end of his employment, on 11 November 1999, Ploni signed a further document that was titled "Secrecy Agreement" and paragraph 4 thereof is written in a similar style to paragraph 7 of the non-compete non-disclosure agreement from 1996:
The end of employment document is titled "Declaration" and states:
I declare in this, that with termination of my employment with the company _______ Ltd, and after being released from obligations to the company _______ Ltd, I am entitled to the social benefits of the workers and the pension rights and deposited by the company and I do not have and will not have any claims for damages or other claims.
In patent applications filed in the US, Canada, UK, Japan and Hungary, assignments of the patent were made. By way of illustration, in the US, the assignment states:
"in consideration of the sum of One Dollar…we, the said ASSIGNORS, have sold, assigned transferred and set over… unto the ASSIGNEE…our entire right, title and interest in… "
The Applicant claims that his signature was forged but the committee does not have the authority to examine such claims.
The Company is relying on three separate documents as the basis of their claim that Ploni has waived his rights:
- Engagement terms
- End of employment terms
- Assignments of the various foreign patent applications
In re Barzani the committee ruled that the end of employment terms are those that should be used to ascertain whether or not there is a waiving of rights:
With respect to the first and third documents we believe, as stated in re Ilani, that these are waiving of rights to the patent in favour of the company and do not constitute a waiver of compensation for the invention. The question of a waiver for compensation is found in the document that relates to the termination of employment. In this regard, it is noted that Ilani did not relate to termination of employment documentation.
Ploni claims that the termination of engagement document relates to rights until that time since the collective work agreements related to freeing of pension funds anyway. However, the committee was not prepared to consider this document as meaningless.
The general nature of the end of engagement document does not exclude service inventions, see re Barzani paragraph 44:
The wording of the end of employment document is clear and unambivalent. The Applicant has no and will not have any claims whatsoever. This wording is general and does not exclude employee inventor rights. The nature of this document is to separate the employee from the company and to terminate all obligations between the parties and that withheld benefits and redundancy payments are released to the worker. This document reflects the joint interest of the parties that there will be no future claims against the employer.
The understanding of the employer regarding what rights are included in the waiving of claims in the termination agreement are not relevant to the current issue. The waiver is a general waiver and is forward looking as discussed in re Barzani:
The committee must consider the intentions of the sides as reflected in the concrete agreements that are before them, and where the parties' intention was to end their relationship and to prevent future legal issues, their agreement should be recognized. The Applicant claimed that he was unaware of rights under Section 134 of the Patent Law, and so the general waiver cannot include this. This claim is not acceptable. The waiver is general in wording and forward looking "there will not be…" "I will not have…". So even rights that have not yet materialized, and so there is no specific awareness about them, are considered as included in the general waiver. This includes the right to compensation which is likely to materialize in the future.
This implies that Ploni waived all rights.
Ploni claims that even if there is a general waiver, it should be voided as being boiler plate text in a standard contract and thus not binding. See Section 3 of the Law of Standard Contracts 1982.
In re Barzani paragraph 48 it is stated that the committee for compensation and remuneration does not have the right to void individual paragraphs of agreements if there is such an agreement.
In our opinion, the respondent (company) is correct. Although in Rothem vs Teva Medical Ltd 25, July 2005, we ruled that the committee can rule regarding whether it has authority or not, and whether a specific invention is considered an employee service invention, and whether or not there is an agreement regarding compensation. The Court authority found in Section 3 of the Standard Contract Law is not merely declarative, but is constitutive. The court does not consider whether sections of the contract are void or not, but rather actively cancels them or changes them. This committee does not have these powers. As soon as the committee recognizes the existence of an agreement between the parties, its job is done and it is not authorized to interpret or cancel clauses. Furthermore, since Section 134 allows compensation to be rejected there is logic in concluding that section 23(a)2 of the Law of Standard Contracts does apply. See Appeal 825/88 Israel Footballer's Association vs. The Israel Football Association p.d. 48(5) 89, page 102-103, and paragraph 8(v) of Appeal 1291/03 Shlomo Naomi vs. Mister Mani Ltd, 20 December 2006.
The respondent claims that the statute of limitations applies, but since Ploni is considered as having waived his rights, this is moot.
Under section 134 the committee rules that the Applicant has waived his rights. Considering the relative assets of the parties, each party will bear their own costs.
Ruling by Prof Englehard, Then commissioner Kling and Professor Michael Talinker, 20 April 2017.
Categories: Intellectual Property, Israel IP, Israel Patent, Section 134, service invention, Uncategorized, פטנט, פטנטים, קניין רוחני, קנין רוחני


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Cineplex Odeon River Oaks Plaza 12
1450 W. Gray Street,
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Operated by Cineplex Odeon, the River Oaks Plaza was opened in 1990 in a shopping center just down the road from Landmark's River Oaks Theatre. It was basically two, 6-screen cinemas on two levels. There was a box office located on either side of the entrance, but the left one was only used during busy times. After entering and having you ticket torn, you either walked down a few stairs for the lower screens or took an escalator to the upper level. Each level had a large concession stand, but during slow times, only the lower one was open.
The two largest auditoriums (about 400-500 capacity) were located in each of the front corners of the building, while each of the rear corners of the building held two smaller auditoriums (about 150-175 seat capacity). There were no curtains in front of the screens, no stadium seating and all the auditoriums were equipped with Dolby Surround sound. Later, when "Jurassic Park" was released, the two larger auditoriums on each level were equipped with DTS and unlike its sister cinema, the Spectrum, no auditoriums were THX certified.
When built, this cinema was advertised as the first new cinema built inside 'The (610) Loop' in many years. The shopping center had a few restaurants a TJ Max and an Office Depot, who's customers had to compete for parking when the cinema was busy. There was a multi-level parking deck behind the shopping center, but most people preferred to park in front. The reason why the cinema closed in 2001 is unclear, but it could have been due to the parking situation, the building of Edward's Grand Palace 24 about three miles away, and of course the bankruptcy of Cineplex-Odeon.
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As it opened in 1990, the River Oaks Plaza 12 must have been designed in the office of architect David K. Mesbur, who was the exclusive designer for Cineplex Odeon from 1983 through 1990.
The map needs correction. The location was on the north side of WEST Gray between Dunlavy St. and Waugh Dr.
Now this was a great theater! Someone needs to post some pictures of this theater.
I remember seeing Pokemon: The First Movie at the Cineplex Odeon River Oaks about a year before it closed. I believe I also saw an Alien film here a few years before, but I don't remember.
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Mother's Day vs. Father's Day – Restaurants
Welcome to post #2 of our Mother's Day vs. Father's Day analysis. If you took anything away from last week's post, you'll hopefully have learned two unmistakeable facts: 1) Moms love flowers, and 2) Dads hate flowers.
But this was just a microcosm of the broader notion that Mom's and Dad's simply like different things – at least when it comes to gifts and activities. How families dined out was a different story.
Overall, restaurants saw a 47% increase in revenues on Mother's Day and a 22% increase on Father's Day. These are 2nd and 10th busiest days of the year for restaurants, respectively (Valentine's Day was the runaway winner with 68% revenue gains). But while the volume was different, the behavior converged significantly.
To Splurge or Not to Splurge… That Is the Question
How do Americans pick where to eat to honor Mom's and Dad's? If you're a wine expert, the following analogy won't make much sense to you. For the rest of us mere mortals, this will probably sound awfully familiar.
Think about the last time you had to go to a housewarming party and you had to bring a bottle of wine. How do you pick? Maybe you think "Napa" or "France" and go from there… but more often than not you're going to ask yourself, "how much should I spend so that they'll appreciate the gesture (after they inevitably Google how much it cost), but so that I don't break the bank?
Well it seems as though Americans have taken a similar approach when it comes to dining out. The figure below shows the average spending increase on the two holidays for each price range (price range being defined as the average price index amongst popular online review sites):
While restaurants of all price ranges saw meaningful gains on the two holidays, there was a clear choice when it came to the most preferred. At 91% revenue gains, $$$ restaurants saw twice the increases seen by their $$ and $$$$ counterparts. This was consistent for both Mother's Day as well as Father's Day (albeit at different magnitudes). Clearly families wanted to splurge, but not splurge too much.
Cuisine Style
When it came to cuisine style the two holidays, we once again saw significant agreement with seven of the top 10 options overlapping. Mediterranean, Steakhouses, Italian, Fine Dining, Japanese, Indian, and Seafood restaurants were all top choices on both Mother's Day and Father's Day.
The worst performing Mother's Day restaurants were predictable. Chicken Restaurants, Taco Restaurants, Burger Restaurants, and Hot Dog Restaurants all suffered significant declines compared to their more exotic (a.k.a. fancier) options.
Families were far less discerning on Father's Day, with no particular cuisine style seeing significant declines, with the exception of one – Vietnamese Restaurants.
While always interesting to see how American consumer behaviors unfold, none of our findings here were entirely unexpected.
Families spent more than twice as much celebrating Mother's Day as compared to Father's Day. Mothers know best. Their knowledge, nurturing, and love shapes lives. They are the emotional center of most families. As Dorothy, from the In the 80's sitcom The Golden Girls, put it, "It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it."
"It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it."
-Dorothy, from the In the 80's sitcom The Golden Girls
Ultimately, whether it's a family with two parents, a single mom, a single dad, grandparents, step-parents, god-parents, or guardians, these are the people in our lives who influence us like nobody else. They deserve all the recognition in the world, and if spending is a good indicator, it looks like Americans are pretty good at giving them exactly what Mothers and Fathers asked for.
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Organizations can use game design techniques to fully engage customers, partners, and employees. When it is well-implemented, gamification can transform a work culture by cultivating deep emotional connections, high levels of active participation, and long-term relationships that drive knowledge-sharing, learning and business value. Enterprises can utilize strategy games, simulation games, and role-playing games as a means to teach, drive operational efficiencies, and innovate. Find out how organizations have embraced social collaboration using playful design to reap tremendous value; grab tips and tools to build a learning culture; and learn how to engage your community!
Speaker:Phaedra Boinodiris, Member IBM Academy of Technology (Blockchain, Games, Watson, Design), IBM
[These are my notes from the KMWorld 2018 Conference. I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the end of a session, so they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the extent I've made any editorial comments, I've shown those in brackets.]
- Serious Games
- Serious games are her business. They are games for a serious purpose, not just fun. (Although, they should be fun as well.)
- She works at IBM, bringing the power of serious games to improve business and learning.
- Use serious games to gather mindshare and to work through challenges BEFORE you have boots on the ground.
- Be aware of the ethical implications of the games your create and/or play.
- Start by Shifting Mindset.
- If you want intrapreneurship or entrepreneurship, you must start inside. You may need a mindshift into a growth mindset, into opennes, into experimentation.
- Use games to create entrepreneurial mindset. You can do this in the youngest classrooms.
- Shift education to learner-centered: help them develop a true sense of agency and then provide tailored learning opportunities in their context.
- Learner agency is critical for developing an entrepreneurial mindset: entrepreneurs are learning all the time. How? By trying new things and, iinevitably, failing lots of times.
- Enable digital engagement through games — IBM has created AI that supports personalized learning.
- Focus on STEAM not STEM.
- STEM = Science, Technologing, Engineering, MATH
- STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, Math
- The focus on the arts — culture, history, literature, etc. — allows us to add empathy and deep understanding into the mix.
- Design thinking develops and relies on empathy. This in turn draws on STEAM rather than STEM.
- Even when designing a chatbot, be sure to design in empathy.
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- Blockchain
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- as you learn things and get certifications, those certifications get added to your blockchain. This creates your immutable record of learning.
- so this becomes your transcript and may even become your resume
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It's been a while since I touched bases with Evolution News, the Discovery Institute blog site. The Discovery Institute out of Seattle is the major organization in this country promoting creationism, in this case in the form of "Intelligent Design." The Texas Freedom Network clued me in to this Evolution News story. Here's what's new:
Texas Textbook Story: New York Times Abandons Journalism for PR
John G. West September 30, 2013 12:42 AM
The New York Times used to be a serious newspaper. You know, the kind of media outlet where reporters actually bothered to interview people on different sides of an issue. But if its weekend story on the science textbook adoption process in Texas is any indication, such by-the-book journalism is now an endangered species at the Times.
Consider the article's lopsided use of sources: Of the seven people interviewed in the story, four (57%) are ardent supporters of evolutionary theory and opponents of efforts to encourage critical analysis of evolution in textbooks. The other three offer neutral background information. None of the people interviewed defend critical analysis of evolution in textbooks. Not one. Zero.
That's right, in an article purporting to examine a controversy over science textbooks, the only people interviewed by the reporter were those favoring one side of the controversy.
Concerning "the article's lopsided use of sources," I read through the Times article, attempting to figure out who was interviewed and who was not. I must confess, I do not come up with the same numbers the DI did. I count four people interviewed who are likely to favor evolution: Kathy Miller, Jessica Womack, Joshua Rosenau and Michael Singer.
Kathy Miller is a political operative who heads up the Texas Freedom Network PAC. She seems to be in favor of evolution, since the TFN is always defending the teaching of evolution in public schools and also works hard to prevent the introduction of creationism into the curriculum. Jessica Womack was interviewed, and actually did not express any favoritism toward evolution. She simply commented that her daughter in a Texas public school was once shamed by a teacher for professing belief in evolution. Josh Rosenau is definitely in favor of evolution. He is Programs and Policy Director for the National Center for Science Education and also writes the Thoughts from Kansas blog on Science Blogs. The NCSE is just the flip side of the Discovery Institute. About everything the DI is for the NCSE is against and vice versa. Actually, in his Times quote, Josh did not comment one way or another on the validity of evolution (or Intelligent Design). Michael Singer is a biology professor at the University of Texas, just a few blocks from the text book hearings. He is definitely in favor of evolution.
The DI has more to say:
Alas, lopsided sourcing far from the only problem with the article. Here are some others:
- The story uses the slippery terms "creationist," "creation science," and "creationism" nine times without ever defining the terms.
- The article likewise twice cites the term "intelligent design" without defining it (unless you count slamming intelligent design as creationism's "cousin" as a definition).
- The story insinuates that scientist Ide Trotter is a "creationist," neglecting to inform readers that Trotter accepts the standard dating of the earth and the universe.
- The article uses matter-of-fact language to describe partisan lobbying groups such as the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) and the National Center for Science Education, while smearing the opponents of TFN with the less-than-neutral epithet "far-right" (another term the Times fails to define). In reality, TFN is a left-wing lobbying group that opposes pro-life and other mainstream conservative groups.
- The article avoids discussing for the most part the actual scientific criticisms being raised by critics of the textbooks and whether those criticisms might be valid.
These points are well taken. We need to examine them in turn:
The use of the terms "creationist" and such. These terms should be defined. In a scholarly work or in a well-researched blog post such as this one, these words would be defined. However, the Times article is only a filler piece for a newspaper, so a dictionary will have to suffice.
Same thing for Intelligent Design.
I have spoken to Ide Trotter on several occasions. He is a creationist. Are there any further questions?
The TFN defines itself in language such as "opposing the far right." That should be descriptive enough. I do take issue with the opposes "other mainstream conservative groups" part. The TFN seems fairly even handed regarding mainstream conservative politics. Full disclosure: I contribute money to the TFN and to the NCSE.
Regarding the DI's last point, it is best for them the Times article did not get into discussing the "criticisms being raised by critics of the textbooks and whether those criticisms might be valid." I have examined some of these criticisms, and have found them to be abominable pieces of pseudo scientific commentary. During the text book hearings, creationist Ray Bohlin seemed to be embarrassed that his own criticisms were made public with his name attached, and he spoke before the Board of Education to complain about the disclosure.
Say what I will about the Evolution News blog, it really is a fun read. I need to remember to keep coming back to it whenever there's a slow blogging day. Most likely I will be able to count on the TFN to remind me from time to time.


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Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel
by Joshua Simpkins
Oh, Zooey Deschanel...Are you every 16 year old teenage hipster's fantasy? Do they have a picture of you skillfully tacked next to their Vampire Weekend poster? Oh, Joseph Gordon-Leviit...Do you cross-dress in your spare time? Did you and that little hobbit, Frodo or Elijah, run off together for the weekend to spend your days rolling around in the surf? Is my imagination getting the best of me?
Just in time for Fall, or Winter (depending on where you live) its "500 Days of Summer"...It's not a love story, in fact, it's actually the opposite. I'm not spoiling anything for those who haven't seen it. The narrator will tell you this within the first 10 minutes. So, SPOILER ALERT- NOT- they break up in the end. Actually, they break up in the beginning, but the film is not really in chronological order so even though the break up is the end of their relationship, it's at the beginning of the film. You feel me?
This film has to be every hipster kids wet dream (see Zooey Deschanel), the soundtrack (The Smiths, see Zooey Deschanel, etc), the cinematography, the actors (see Zooey Deschanel), the costume design, etc. See Zooey Deschanel.
With that being said...It is not a bad movie. It has a little bit for everyone, non-hipsters included. It told from a guy's perspective (for the guys), and is about a relationship (for the girls). Plus, it stars Zooey Deschanel (for the hipsters). It employs a lot of excessive film school techniques (for people who went to film school), and it has a girlfriend-less best buddy (for the girlfriend-less best buddy). My favorite scene would have to be the "expectations" versus "reality" segment. I won't spoil it for you but I found it to be somewhat realistic in a filmy sort of way.
The beer I consumed during this piece was Blue Moon's Harvest Moon. There are pictures of pumpkins on the label, but I taste none (in a British accent). It's pretty good though, so try it out before fall ends...you hear me, fools!
This film has a good lesson...that is...if you're dating Zooey Deschanel then she is going to break up with and leave you stranded after 500 days.
FORCE THE BOYFRIEND: 7 out of 10 ( Male lead- Force this one on the girlfriend)
Beer Pairing Recommendation
Nothing goes better with being blue than Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
It's seasonal so be sure and look out for it. Although, not much pumpkin taste.
For more on the chick flick visit IMDB
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The quest for appropriate God-images within an African paradigm for pastoral ministry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This proposal focuses on the quest for appropriate God-images which can be used to represent God in a given pastoral situation within an African context. It identifies the challenge that confronts the ...
Die proses van heling en versoening : 'n pastoraal-hermeneutiese ondersoek van die dinamika tussen slagoffer en oortreder binne 'n post-wvk periode
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study the process of healing and reconciliation between the victim and the offender in a post-TRC period in South Africa is being investigated with a view to the challenge it poses to pastoral ...
The faith healing practice in pastorale care : a pastoral assessment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Africa is a continent ravaged by challenges of poverty, scourge of disease and many conflicts, some of which are motivated by religious fanaticism. Indeed, it is a continent in dire need of spiritual, ...
Die hantering van diversiteit in die Plattelandse NG gemeente Sondagsrivier
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The researcher is a minister in a rural congregation in the town of Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape. A growing diversity among congregants became obvious. It led to conflict and challenged the leadership of ...
The culture of "silent sexuality" amongst the Shambala of Tanzania : towards an intercultural approach in the pastoral ministry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation aims at discussing the influence of two eminent trends on African culture: modernity and globalization with special reference to the culture of silent sexuality as understood and practiced ...


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Are you hosting a lingerie shower? Learn how to make these adorable cookies to match your theme. Use them at the lingerie shower, or as shower favors to take home. So cute and trendy, guests love how they look almost as good as the taste.
Make some sugar cookies. The cookies should be heart shaped, even if you use store bought cookie mix. Make sure you have a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
Make sugar cookie icing for your lingerie shower cookies. Pink and black are the colors you need for the cookies here, but you can use any color. It's a good idea to prepare the icing the night before the lingerie shower.
Once you have the icing, pour it into a ketchup or mustard squeeze bottle, because it's easier to work with.
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Decorate the cookies for the lingerie shower.
For the bra: Turn the cookies upside down, so that the point is at the top. Halfway down the cookie, make a deep v shape, coming to a point just above where the heart halves. After the lines are put on, fill in the bra with your chosen color, in this case, black.
Dot the pink icing on the bra, as well as on the trim. Make sure to add the bow to the middle. Allow the icing to dry several for several hours before the lingerie shower.
To make the panties:
Turn the cookies upside down again and make a curved line at the halfway point of the cookie. It should only be curved slightly. This is for the top of the pantie.
Now for each side: Start below the curved line you just made, leaving room to fill in. Draw a rainbow shaped curve, downward, until it ends just on each side of where the center of the heart is.
Fill in with black. Dot the pink icing around the edges of the legs and just on the inside of the pantie on top. Allow the cookie icing to dry for several hours.
Enjoy your lingerie shower with matching cookies.
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Tomorrow the first episode of The Human Division is officially released into the world, which counts as the book release to me. It will also be either my seventeenth or twentieth published book, depending on whether one counts The Sagan Diary, The God Engines and Metatropolis to go along with the nine novels and eight non-fiction books (I do personally, as TSD and TGE were individual hardcovers and I edited Metatropolis as well as being a contributor). But no matter how you slice it, holy cow, that's a lot of books, and I get excited every time a new one goes out into the world. It never gets old, or at least it never gets old to me.
For fun, I thought I would dig through the archive and fish out the Whatever entry I wrote when my very first book, The Rough Guide to Money Online, came out (yes, folks, my very first book was a book on online finance. Now you know why I'm always yelling at writers about taking care of their money; it's not just an affectation). Here's how I felt about it at the time, more than a dozen years ago now.
November 6, 2000
The book is out in stores today. Actually, the book was out in stores yesterday, too; I called up the local Barnes & Noble to check, and sure enough, they had it on the shelves. "Heck, we got a bunch of 'em," the ever-helpful sales clerk said. We took a little family trip over there, just to see what it looked like to have one's book on a book rack.
The answer: Well, just look at the picture. There it is, wedged between all the Dummies and Idiots books. In a nice touch, the book is "face out," which means it'll draw the eye of the reader more than other books on the shelf. No, I didn't reach in and do it that way myself — it was like that when I got there (however, should you go to a book store and and see it "spine out," feel free to shove other books out of the way and face it forward. You'll feel my love from afar). As I was readying the picture, Athena grabbed a couple of copies and grinned up at her mom. Look, mama, she seems to be saying. If he sells enough of these, maybe I'll get to go to college! Well, and maybe you will, Athena. Maybe you will.
I realize it's just a little bit dorky to go to a book store just to stare at your book sitting there on the shelf, but quite obviously, I don't really care. This only happens once: The only time I'll ever see my book sitting in a book store for the very first time. It's not at all unlike being present at the birth of your first child. Other children and other books will be special, too, but first is first.
Which is not to say I reacted to seeing my book on the shelf the same way I reacted to Athena being born — I didn't sit there in a bawling daze, amazed at the small package I held in my hand. After all, I've had my copies of the book for about a month now. I'm used to it. I just looked at it, took a couple of pictures to memorialize the occasion, and then headed over to the kids books section, where Krissy was picking out new bedtime story material for Athena. Hopefully all those copies of the book will find nice new homes soon.
Won't you adopt one? Heck, get two. They're small.
I'll note that Money Online (pictured here with Ghlaghghee, who looks understandably weary at yet another pig-related object pressed up against her) did rather poorly; Rough Guides had high hopes for it, based on the million-plus sales of their Internet book, but it ended up selling less than ten thousand copies overall. Being released as the first Internet bubble was collapsing and everyone with money was running away from the Web probably didn't help. Fortunately the Rough Guides people didn't hold it against me and signed me for two other books. Flop or not, it got my foot in the door and for that reason — and because it was my first book, after all — I still have very fond memories of it.
Now we're sixteen (or nineteen) books on, and a book release is still a big thing for me. I like that it is. I like my job.


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Zimmerman fills stage with playful imagery
|Goodman Theatre presents
|Music by Leonard Bernstein
Based on novella by Voltaire
Adapted and Directed by Mary Zimmerman
at Goodman's Albert Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn (map)
through October 31 | tickets: $25-$85 | more info
Reviewed by Keith Ecker
Mary Zimmerman is the mastermind behind The Goodman Theatre's new musical production of Candide. The Tony-award winner not only directed the epic, whose plot literally spans years and oceans, but she also adapted the script. Normally, I'm not a fan of one person having such a heavy hand in the development of a drama. Having a separate writer and director has major benefits, namely the benefit of distance from the work. And it is this distance that can fix any glaring errors in the script or add directorial nuances to strengthen the production.
Fortunately, Zimmerman has crafted a cohesive, entertaining and visually stunning piece of work. Thanks to her affinity for levity, Zimmerman saves Voltaire's classic philosophical narrative from becoming crushed under the weight of its own ideology. I'm amazed that such a sprawling script and dense story can be so digestible.
Candide begins peacefully enough, with Candide (Geoff Packard), a young lad of unremarkable lineage, studying with blue-blooded siblings Cunegonde (Lauren Molina) and Maximilian (Erik Lochtefeld). They are learning metaphysics from their instructor Pangloss (Larry Yando), whose core belief is that this world is the best of all possible worlds. Although wonderfully optimistic, his mantra is also incredibly naïve, a fact that Candide soon learns.
Once the Baron (Tom Aulino) discovers his daughter, Cunegonde, passionately throwing herself at Candide, the young boy is banished (and we witness a scene transition that is surreal as it is stunning). Now Candide is on his own; caught in the middle of war-torn Europe with only Pangloss' feeble-minded philosophy to guide him from one atrocity to another.
The play does Voltaire's work justice. Zimmeran does a wonderful job highlighting the short-sightedness of optimism in the face of pervasive human tragedy. For example, the musical's darkly humorous number "Auto-da-fe," a song about a town's eagerness to witness public executions, is instilled with a playful, cartoonish enthusiasm that makes the capital deaths that much more disturbing.
Candide is also very funny. For instance, there's a running gag with a flock of red sheep, which, although a little silly, provides some light-heartedness to a play that is otherwise filled with people getting maimed and mutilated. There are also some subtle gags, like the use of miniatures to convey the scene's setting. In one scene in particular, Candide and his travel companions face a storm while at sea. Although the stage does not resemble a boat at all, an actor moves a small boat on a pole to illustrate the tossing and turning of the vessel as Candide and others rock back and forth in unison.
The acting is solid with noteworthy performances from Packard, Yando and Hollis Resnik as the charming and crass Old Lady. Although some performers may fall short of their notes here and there, the singing is still remarkable, considering the amount of energy and endurance that this play requires. Stand out numbers include the hilarious "I Am Easily Assimilated" and the show closer "Make Our Garden Grow."
Daniel Ostling's set design is minimal but striking. A large wood-paneled wall occupies all of stage right where secret compartments allow characters and props to easily enter and exit. Trapdoors are used generously, which extends the world of the play farther beyond the extraordinarily roomy stage.
Despite all these positives, there is one flaw to Zimmerman's work that I cannot overlook. By being so close to this production, she has blinded herself to the fact that by infusing Candide with so much comedic sentiment, she guts the characters of relatable qualities. Actors often indicate rather than act and sport affectations that comment on the work rather than serving as part of the work. In making these characters merely pawns in a farce, we aren't really invested in them, and thus the stakes for Candide to eventually find his lost love Cunegonde are set so low that we really don't care whether they're reunited or not.
Still, Voltaire's work isn't so much about separated lovers as it is a commentary on the contemporary philosophies of his day. And Zimmerman's work is effective at bringing Voltaire's talent for satire to life. So this drawback does not overshadow the fact that Candide is a very good play, not necessarily the best of all possible plays, but a good play nonetheless.
|Rating: ★★★½
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The earthquake on April 25 had direct and indirect impact on all the sectors of economy. Direct physical losses aside, the subsequent aftershocks and international coverage of Nepal as a country under seismic risks were expected to make investors, especially the foreign ones, hesitant to invest in Nepal. Preliminary data has even hinted toward that. But it is indeed fortunate that the earthquake has impacted less than what was initially feared. An earthquake is not a risk in itself. It is the weak man-made structures that make an earthquake dangerous. Nepal, lying in a seismic zone, did not suffer damages a Magnitude 8 earthquake was expected to wreck. No highway suffered major damages apart from that at Kaushaltar in the Koteshwore-Surya Vinayak section of Arniko Highway while no airport in the country became unusable due to the earthquake. No customs point apart from the one at Tatopani suffered major damage. It is not hard to see that negative coverage had a greater affect than the actual impact by the earthquake. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world but it became the second biggest economy in the world by establishing massive industries after the Second World War. The earthquake has neither scared the investors there nor have they been discouraged. Rather innovation has become an integral part in the earthquake-resistant construction there.
Investors look for environment, policy and legal facilitations, and market potential. Physical infrastructure, financial access and labor availability come after that. There are some investors who can get involved in infrastructure development on the basis of potential after investing on a certain sector. They can even arrange for finance through national and international market. The government must make some policy provisions for such investors, guarantee security of their investment and create an environment guaranteeing that they can take back return from Nepal. All the political parties, and not just the government, must be able to assure the investors about investment environment in the country by expressing commitment and displaying sincerity.
The draft of the new constitution has been made public now. Inclusion of the word 'socialism' and provisions giving rights to provincial governments to start a certain type of industries/businesses or ban them have made the general investors suspicious. Leaders of the major political parties are trying to convince private sector representatives that 'socialism' is not of the kind that the Communist talk about, but there is confusion in lack of clear explanation of that. Lack of clear mention about free market and liberal economy in the draft has also fueled their suspicions. A country cannot move forward with state-controlled or welfare economy in the current state, and no investor will take risk to invest in countries with such economic systems. The investors will step back now if they perceive that provincial governments in the coming days can formulate laws to put their investment at risk.
That investment commitment of Rs 69 billion was made for small and medium-sized projects last year, and big foreign investors like Dangote started initiative to invest in Nepal show good sign. Nepal can become a hub for foreign investment if the uncertainties about economic policy in the draft constitution are addressed in time, and solid legal provisions are made to guarantee rights to property and investment security.