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I was reviewing Global Digital Telecom Playbook from EY as part of my research. I've mentioned several times on the Network Break podcast that carriers are monetising user traffic and several people have challenged this statement as untrue.
Here, EY discusses a customer that has increased revenue by 100-200% through the sale of user data to third parties and increases ad targeting.
I'll use this article as a data point next time someone queries that statement.


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Honorable Justice Mamun-ur-Rashid Sheikh of Lahore High Court (LHC) while disposing of the application filed by PTCL management against their employees Lala Hanif, Rana Hassan and Malik Maqbool has directed PTCL employees not to take law into their hands otherwise the stern action will be initiated against them.
The PTCL management through their counsel Naeem Bokhari had moved an application in LHC taking plea that CBA and other unions had launched a violent protest to press their demands
He contended that these elements are manhandling and harassing PTCL employees. Women workers are insulted and abusive language is used against them. At certain locations physical abuse has also been reported.
Giving remarks Honorable Justice Mamun ur Rashid on the occasion asked the CBA and other unions that country was hit by the floods and if they would close down the exchanges it would compound the problems of the people and they would face difficulties in making contacts among them. Those protesting employees had no sympathy with the people, he further remarked.
During the protest neither work be suspended on any telephone exchange nor the public or company's property be damaged, he ordered. Moreover all the executives and other workers coming to perform duty should not be blocked nor harassed and the employees including female staff members be dealt with dignity.
On the occasion, Malik Maqbool and Rana Hassan gave the undertaking to the court in writing to the effect that neither work would be suspended on any telephone exchange nor the public or company's property be damaged. Union would not block the executives and other workers forcibly from performing their duties and all the workers including women workers would not be harassed, they further assured.
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I request up-gradation from 1 mb internet to 4mb on 9 august but today is 20 august and my up-gradation is still in process.
my location is saddar karachi
Great Move! means now OSS gona work normally :) INSALLAH :)
do something … we the clients suffering like ants in fight of elephants.
today my latency has crossed 410 :(
i have severe doubts about future services…
PTCL has to resolve this issue as soon as possible. This is not fair.
Its been a week since my last complaint for upgradation from 2M to 4M connection no response yet due to strike. I have already complained few weeks back for upgrade but nothing.
how much does a PTCL employee make per month can any one tell us, if they earn well above the national average anyway why should they be treated better and still offer such crappy service !!!

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IN the MOOD
In the mood
Friday, February 24, 2006 By Eric Gwinn
If you saw a guy on the street yelling into a cell phone that blinked red but then glowed pink when he slathered his words with sarcasm, you might dismiss the phone as a toy, a 21st-century mood ring.But John Finan, a Duke University doctoral student, sees things differently.His essay proposing a mood phone recently won a Motorola-sponsored contest for college students.Finan proposed a phone for people with Asberger's syndrome, a mild form of autism that prevents the brain from picking up non-verbal clues: a raised eyebrow, a smile, a change in body language."Useful would be a phone that can analyze speech and assess changes in tone and volume and determine whether the caller was angry, bored or whatever and send this to the listener in the form of light," says Finan, who's pursuing a doctorate in biomedical education. But what if I wanted to hide my feelings from the person on the other end of the line?"Interesting question," Finan says, his voice registering amusement and reflection. "Do you have the right to keep your thoughts private because someone lacks the capacity to see them? No. If you post a sign among blind people, is it private or public domain? I think it's public."Finan wins a $10,000 scholarship, a Bluetooth-enabled car and an apprenticeship in Motorola's chief technology office.--Knight Ridder News Service Again IF anyone realized what we were trying to do and indeed what the proficient picture thinkers of autism were do doing to appear normal the Ideal mentioned in this article would be laughable.
From Rich,,,
If this researcher or indeed others in Autism Circles knew our vision is OFF as well as, our hearing especially during a conversation (for a few milliseconds typically) They would say "oh there is no way they can figure out body language ",their hearing and vision are not even on! They would be right for once!
As Proficient Picture thinkers we have been charmed enough to figure out many aspects of traditional thought -the same thought we share with you and we have EVEN been able to have the luxury of doing body language. Thus we can tell you the time when we resort back to picture thoughts our natural first language it would be impossible for us to read body language if our optic vision is OFF! Again when we think our brains create an optic image that cancels out our vision and we need to look at that image and figure it out. You could stick your tongue out at us and make stupid faces and we would never see it!
Modern Aspies treated to the "best" in ignorance probably just "don't get it" and might only realize they are out of it for a few seconds or millseconds. IF they had our luck and good fortune while they were out of the loop during a conversation they would realize the "Blank" spot as they know it is indeed the time they need to Thinking in Pictures- Those of us that have figured out picture thought know that while we are in overload that is when Our INVISIBLE to you thought process is working (or Trying to). We learned by accident mostly that we had other things going on during our thinking time and Learned to think with pictures. Picture thought it seems is the building block for traditional thoughts and the stuff Psychology doesn't have a clue about.
We have to take our Picture thoughts and convert them to real life words actions and thoughts. You try explaining a dream or a daydream in 20 words or less and in 5 seconds and see how confused you would be? Then you have to learn the social timing the ins and outs of people and in our case the 99 conversations people have, Often times we just fill in the blanks and fit in your mold of what ever one of the 99 conversations you might be having. There is little difference between a Savant the village Idiot and the Highfunctioning autisitc person just a little bit of luck and a few figured out picture thoughts! (That have never been in a text book before!)
My hat is off to this cell phone guru he has the right idea and the support to make it happen but he is just spinning his wheels.Our optic vision and hearing is off and you could turn the lights off on the Las Vegas strip and we would never know it if we were picture thinking. Just the idea of this proven thought process is just too bold for autism to admit to and sadly they are not real keen on listening. All of Mankind is paying the price! BTW I'd give something big if this GURU could invent a hearing filter for us that cancels out EVERYTHING else we hear. Our Hearing is decibels above yours and everything is the same volume to us.
Rich Shull Host of Blog Pre Rain Man Autism , Inventor of the Turing Motor a 70% efficient green car motor ;;; On the web at http://prerainmanautism.blogspot.com/ THE QUOTE


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Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, will announce at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando, FL, that they will be taking Ubuntu Linux to smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.
Shuttleworth said, "This is a natural expansion of our idea as Ubuntu as Linux for human beings. As people have moved from desktop to new form factors for computing, it's important for us to reach out to out community on these platforms. So, we'll embrace the challenge of how to use Ubuntu on smartphones, tablets and smart-screens."
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I love Android, but would greatly prefer not having Google on my phone.


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A Kentucky state lawmaker wants to outlaw the use of devices that can change
some traffic signals from red to green.
A traffic-light changer is designed to allow police, fire
and other emergency officials to clear intersections before they approach.
State Rep. John Vincent, R-Ashland, has drafted a bill
intended to deter anyone other than public safety and transit agencies from
using so-called mobile infrared transmitters, or MIRTs.
Under the proposal, a person caught using the device could
be fined up to $500. A person involved in an accident resulting in injuries
while using the device could face jail time in addition to a fine.
The devices, which sit on a vehicle's dash, are not
regulated by current federal standards because they rely on a beam of light
instead of a radio wave to trigger the light-changing mechanisms that have been
attached to some intersections.
The devices have been in use at intersections since the
early 1970s.
A recent U.S. Department of Transportation survey showed
the devices are in use at 26,500 intersections in 78 cities across the country.


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Rehearsal Notes 4
This is Paul's final blog post. This week he discusses bringing the play to the Globe stage in tech week, the experience of performing on the Globe stage and interacting with the audience.
Transcript of Podcast
Tech week
Once we moved on to the Globe stage, I think certain things changed physically; choices that you'd made in the rehearsal room somehow had to change in the space, in terms of where you were in relation to other performers. I suppose that even without an audience in – although you get the guided tours coming through – the size of everybody's performance grew as well. I don't mean that you're always having to be big, but more in the sense of having a size and a clarity about what you're doing, so it doesn't look fluffy. I'd say those were the main differences. You adjust the entrances and exits, going down those ramps from the set into the yard, the timing of various things; you suddenly realise there is a different timing, and so you have to refine the moment slightly. And of course, you're wearing costumes for the first time, so moments you did in rehearsal don't quite work in the same way.
The costumes are brilliant. The whole design of the show is great, but I think everybody's costume is really right for what they're playing. I liked the fact that the designer's and director's idea wasn't to put this huge head on me, but just to extend my own features. There is a certain human element to that, and people seemed to enjoy that moment of transformation. I was slightly worried about the donkey teeth, because they were fitted to my own teeth. I didn't want it to be that people couldn't quite hear what I was saying, but they couldn't have been better really!
The effect of tour groups
I really liked the fact that throughout the day, at regular intervals, there were people in the theatre [on tours as part of the Globe Exhibition] who you could direct things to and play things to. You go from the rehearsal room to the theatre and only have a week on stage for tech week, before audiences come in, so I found that very useful. Sometimes the director would bring them down into the yard if we were doing particular moments. Inevitably, they were seeing it completely out of context – they don't know exactly what is going on – so as long as you don't get worried about that, that it's not a performance, it's a useful tool to have.
First night
There was quite a lot of adrenaline. I think everyone in the company was ready to do it; often in shows you think, 'I can't believe we're doing it in front of an audience!', but I think everyone was ready – the show was ready. But I don't think we were quite prepared for such an incredible response. At the first preview, it was completely packed and that slightly overwhelmed us and caught us off-guard. it certainly felt like a lot of the choices that had been made, the audience were responding to; they were enjoying the moments of comedy, so it was a great beginning.
Changes during previews
There is a rehearsal period when you learn it one way, but you don't know the show until its in front of an audience. You realise simple things about not waiting for something to end but instead overlapping, which I think is important in that space. As soon as someone stops speaking, the next person should be on. That keeps it dynamic, as an audience if you don't have that you start to go into dips; you've got to constantly not let the audience go. Of course you can't ride over the laughs – you need to be sensitive enough to control the audience, particularly in that space. If you're not careful when they are a particularly wild audience (which is great, particularly with the groundlings) they will dictate the rhythm of the play. Early on in preview we had to make sure we were in control because as soon as they are in control you're in trouble! For example, when we're doing the Pyramus and Thisbe scene and I'm trying to kiss through the 'chink' in the wall, which gets a lot of laughter, I've discovered it really helps if I carry straight on into my next lines speaking through the wall. As soon as I do that, it's like an indication that we're about to carry on, and the laughter dies down – I think the audience don't want to miss something!
Predicting the audience reaction
You can never be complacent or predict what will happen, but you can sort of map where those big laughs come. I think it would be alarming, now that we know it quite well, if we missed some of those big laughs completely – something would seriously have to go wrong with the rhythm to not get a laugh at some parts, and it would be down to us, not the audience. But then you have to be spontaneous with it. You can't just churn it out. It has to feel like you're doing it for the first time.
Differences within the audience
It tends to be more adults in the evening I suppose, but in the afternoons during the week, I've been aware of quite a lot of school parties, which is great. I've been surprised by some of the young children, wondering if they're going to cope with two and three quarter hours of Shakespeare, but there seems to be an amazing engagement between them and this production.. The other great thing is that there is an incredible range of nationalities in the audience. I really like it, when you look down from the stage and see there are people from all over the world in the audience.
Playing to individuals within the audience
Certainly as Bottom, there are key moments when I speak directly to an individual. I think that it's quite important to find moments like that, because if it's done in the right way, and in the right place, the rest of the audience hone in on me and that person, and the audience enjoy that because it's very direct. A good example is the moment when I try to reassure the ladies in the audience that the lion's not going to be quite so terrifying. Suddenly in performance, I realised I should do this to one woman in the audience and engage her very directly. I'm sure that happens to others in the show – sometimes you're playing to the whole audience, or a certain section, or one individual. You have to learn how to play the space.
The psychology of A Midsummer Night's Dream
It seems to me that what works best in that space is not an attempt to recreate reality, but a level of artifice – something that I would say is bigger than life anyway. If you attempt to be realistic in the Globe space, I think it looks silly, because the play has an emotional heart to an audience anyway. When you play with artifice, you declare that that's what the space forces you to do – like when I'm dressing up pretending to play Bottom as a donkey, the audience still know it's me and I'm looking at you and you both agree about what's going on. That, for me, is what theatre is about. It's about the knowledge and the enjoyment of the artifice. That's why the Globe space is brilliant. You ignore it at your peril.
These comments are the actor's thoughts or ideas about the part as he goes through the rehearsal process – they are simply his own interpretations and frequently change as the rehearsal process progresses.


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Deadly grizzly bear attack near Glacier National Park
Grizzly in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Neal Herbert, NPS
NewsAuthor: TrailMob
Date: 06.29.16
The search for the bear continues, but there is no way of knowing whether the bear that killed Treat is still in the area of the attack, according to officials familiar with the investigation.
John Fraley of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Thursday that officials will decide "one day at a time" how long the search will continue.
The agency has a six-person wildlife response team focused on the effort, primarily using traps and wilderness cameras (a helicopter flown in the search earlier will see limited use because of the expense). Fraley says we will know next week whether the samples collected at the site of the attack will contain usable DNA. If a bear is trapped, wildlife officials would have to hold it until such time as confirmation has been made, if at all.
Brad Treat's family told ABC News he was "amazing man, an all around stand up guy, a devoted husband, amazing brother, loving son and loyal friend."
Treat's sister-in-law, Melissa Treat said the 38 year-old USFS Law Enforcement Officer loved hiking, running, mountain biking and being outdoors. "It was hard to find him indoors," "He loved being outside and enjoying nature." She said to ABC News.
United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack released the following statement on the death of U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Brad Treat:
"I am saddened to hear of the passing of Officer Brad Treat, who was fatally attacked by a grizzly bear yesterday while biking on the Flathead National Forest in Montana with a family member. My thoughts are with Officer Treat's family and loved ones as they grapple with this tragic news and a devastating loss. We are grateful for Officer Treat's selfless service and share in mourning a life that was taken too soon. The brave men and women of the U.S. Forest Service risk their lives every day in difficult and challenging circumstances, and today we are reminded of their incredible service to our nation."
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry says Brad Treat of West Glacier was killed Wednesday afternoon in the Halfmoon Lakes area of the Flathead National Forest. According to Curry, Treat was biking with another person when they surprised the bear, which knocked Treat off his bike. The second rider left to look for help and was not injured. Treat was a law-enforcement officer for the U.S. Forest Service.
Brad Treat, Credit: Treat Family, Facebook.
WEST GLACIER, Mont. - One person is dead following a grizzly attack in Montana's Flathead National Forest near Glacier National Park.
Investigators say the bear attacked and killed a bicyclist Wednesday afternoon about a mile from the West Glacier KOA campground. The KOA itself is located about three miles from the Park's West Glacier entrance.
Flathead County Sheriff's Department says they are currently looking for the bear, but have not located it as of yet.
The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of next of kin. The Sheriff's Department told TrailMob they hope to have a press release out soon, but are still investigating circumstances surrounding the death.
Glacier National Park officials say bear attacks in the area are rare. There have been 10 bear-caused fatalities in Glacier since it was created in 1910.
We will update this story as more details become available.
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Field Guide: Grizzly Bear
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No. In order to have permission to change the entity status of an application, the PKI certificate of the Private PAIR user must be associated to the customer number that is assigned to the correspondence address of the application. Only then will the 'Update' hyperlink be available.
- How do I make changes to an existing customer number?
View Customer Number Details (Private PAIR) requires the user to have a USPTO-issued PKI digital Certificate and a valid Customer Number. You may view and request changes for the customer correspondence address and all practitioners related to a specific customer number under the PAIR Administration section. The Request Data Changes for Customer Number online form allows changes to Customer Number Address, addition of individuals, or deletion of individuals from the Customer Number.
- How do I enroll my customer number into the e-Office Action Program?
There are two ways to enroll a customer number into the e-Office Action program.
- e-Office Action enrollment has been incorporated into the Private PAIR Create New Customer Number process. As part of the online new customer number form, users can select to receive outgoing correspondence notification via email. Upon selecting this option, no other steps are needed.
- The process to enroll an existing customer number into e-Office Action has not changed. From the PAIR Administration menu, users can select 'View Customer Number Details' and update the outgoing correspondence selection by submitting this request form.
- How many registration numbers can I add to my new customer number?
As part of the new customer number requests, users can associate up to 100 registration numbers. Additional registration numbers can be added under View Customer Number Details.
- How do I create a new customer number in Private PAIR?
Found under the "PAIR Administration" menu, users will now have the ability to create a new customer number. Users will be able to enter address information, choose the preferred method of outgoing correspondence (Mail, e-Mail) and registered practitioners will be able to associate additional attorneys or agents to the customer number. For more information, please refer to the Create New Customer Number Quick Start Guide linked below.
- Are changes made to the Customer Number data processed automatically?
Yes! All changes made to the Customer Number's address and all Attorney disassociations as well as Attorney additions are processed automatically.
eOffice Action - Basics
- What is e-Office Action?
The e-Office Action program is a USPTO initiative available through Private PAIR. The e-Office Action program is designed to notify applicants, via e-mail, that new Office communication is available for viewing and downloading in Private PAIR. Applicants who opt-in to the program will receive a daily e-mail notification that will replace the daily POSTAL MAILED PAPER DELIVERY of Office communication.
Please Note: The e-Office Action program is based on applications associated to a Customer Number. Applicants with multiple Customer Numbers must opt-in each Customer Number to receive separate e-mail notifications.
- How is e-Office Action different from the current paper delivery of Office communication?
USPTO currently mails Office actions and all other communications to applicants. Applicants electing to participate in the e-Office Action program will receive daily e-mail notifications at their designated e-mail addresses from the USPTO that Office communication is available for secure viewing and downloading in Private PAIR. Opting into the program means that the USPTO will discontinue mailing participating applicants paper copies of Office communication. Applicants participating in the e-Office Action program will rely solely on e-mail notifications and the Office communication that is electronically available in Private PAIR rather than paper copies of communication send through the mail.
- Who may participate?
Effective on June 29, 2009, any registered attorney or agent of record, and pro se inventor who is a named inventor, in a patent application associated with a Customer Number through which Private PAIR is accessed, may participate in the e-Office Action program. To access Private PAIR, the participant must have a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate linked to the participant's Customer Number.
- What are the key benefits of participating in the e-Office Action program?
- Minimizes the risk of delayed or lost Office communication sent by mail
- e-Mail notification expedites the availability of Office communication up to three days faster than communication sent by postal mail
- Eliminates receipt of paper copies thus reducing paper communication processing errors and docketing time
- Will the Office communication documents be attached to the e-mail notification?
No. The actual Office communication documents can be accessed via Private PAIR.
- What information is contained in an e-Office Action e-mail notification?
An e-mail notification provides comprehensive information regarding the new Office communication. The information in the e-mail notification includes application number(s), Image File Wrapper (IFW) Document Code, mail room date, the attorney docket number, as well as your correspondence address and associated Customer Number. Basically, you will know exactly what you are being notified for prior to accessing the actual communication in Private PAIR. (Please refer to the e-Office Action Computer Based Training module for additional details and to view a sample e-mail notification).
- What is the new View e-Office Action Notifications search?
View e-Office Action Notifications is a new search query created specifically for e-Office Action Participants. Only customer numbers enrolled in e-notification will be listed in this new search. Users will be able to search using a new calendar function within the past 90 days for a specific date or date range.
- How many e-mail addresses can I associate to e-Office Action?
The e-Office Action program requires at least one e-mail address. Up to a maximum of three valid e-mail addresses can be assigned to receive e-mail notifications. For example, these e-mail addresses may be an individual's e-mail address, a general mailbox, or a docketing department's e-mail address.
- When I download or view new correspondence using View e-Office Action Notifications search, will the "Earliest Image View Date" and "Viewed By" columns be automatically entered?
Yes, the "Earliest Image View Date" will display the date that the new correspondence was first viewed or downloaded. The "Viewed By" column will display the PKI certificate holder's name used to view or download the new correspondence the first time.
- Which USPTO business units participate in the e-Office Action program?
Participants will receive e-mail notifications for any communications prepared by the following participating business units: Technology Centers, the Office of Patent Application Processing (formerly Office of Initial Patent Examination (OIPE)), Office of Data Management (Pre-Grant Publications and Office of Publications), Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) for ex parte appeals of rejections, Office of Petitions, and Office of Licensing & Review.
- Can I view an e-mail history of e-mail notifications?
Yes. Specific e-Office Action related events with corresponding date are available in the Transaction History tab in Private PAIR. The Transaction Description events are self explanatory and are labeled as "Email Notification," "Electronic Review," and if applicable "Mail Post Card." In addition, an OA.EMAIL document is placed in the file wrapper of the application notified that day. The OA.EMAIL document is a truncated version of the daily e-mail listing details of only that specific application number's new communication.
- Which business units in the USPTO do not participate in the e-Office Action program?
Since several areas of the Office have independent mailing processes, participants will continue to receive paper mailings for communications prepared by certain business units including (but not limited to): the PCT Operations Division – International Branch, BPAI for interference proceedings, Central Reexamination Unit (CRU), Office of Enrollment and Discipline, and Office of the Solicitor.
- Does e-Office Action program change the policy for communication via the Internet?
By registering for the e-Office Action program, participant is authorizing the Office to send e-mail notifications of Office communications entered by the participating Office business units in the applications associated with the Customer Number. The e-Office Action program does not, otherwise, change the policy for communication via the Internet set forth in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 502.03. The e-mail notification is simply an automated e-mail sent by the Office. It is not an e-mail sent by the examiner. The program does not alter the Office policy prohibiting an applicant or examiner from engaging in improper e-mail correspondence.
eOffice Action - General
- What are the steps I must take to participate in the e-Office Action Program?
A few steps make it simple and easy to begin participating in the USPTO's e-Office Action program.
- Log-in to Private PAIR and select View Customer Number Details from the menu list. This will take you to the Details for Customer Number screen so you can review current Customer Number details.
- Next, select the 'Request Customer Data Change(s)' button near the bottom of the web page to enter the Edit Customer Details screen.
- In the heading section on the Edit Customer Details screen, select: Receive Correspondence Notification via e-mail.
- Finally, enter up to a maximum of three e-mail addresses where the notifications will be sent, preview your changes, then submit your change request to the USPTO.
- After completing this process, PAIR will send a test email to each modified or new e-mail address.
- What application types are included in the program?
The program includes provisional applications and non-provisional applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, including utility, plant, design, and reissue applications and national stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371. However, the following applications and proceedings are not included in the program: international applications under 35 U.S.C. 363, reexamination proceedings, and interference proceedings.
- How do I view the new Office communication once I have been notified?
There are three methods to access new Office communication in IFW via Private PAIR. The first method is to search by individual application number then select the IFW tab to access the file wrapper. The second method is by Customer Number via the Outgoing Correspondence search. The optimal method is by Customer Number via the View e-Office Action Notifications.
- How often will I receive e-mail notifications?
Participants will receive an e-mail notification daily for each Customer Number, including weekends, by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. An e-mail notification is sent only when there is new Office communication that day for applications associated with the participant's Customer Number. Once you are opted in, any Office action currently in process will continue to be mailed in a paper format.
- Can I opt out of the program anytime after I elect to participate?
Yes. Participants in the e-Office Action program can easily opt-out of the program at anytime. From the Details for Customer Number page, participants must select from the menu items: Receive Correspondence via Postal Mail, then review changes, and submit your changes to the USPTO. Please note that switching repeatedly between electronic and paper communication within a calendar day may result in notification delays. Also, opting out of the program will not stop the distribution of courtesy postcards for any unviewed communication for which an e-mail notification was sent. Should you elect to return to paper communication, it is recommended that one e-mail address remain assigned to the Customer Number in order to deliver e-mail notifications still in process.
- What if I did not receive an e-notification today or suspect that I did not receive a notification in the past, can I contact the Electronic Business Center?
You can contact the EBC or you can access any day within the past 90 days using View e-Office Action Notifications and search for new electronic correspondence. If there are no results for that day and customer number, then no e-notification was sent.
- I have multiple customer numbers enrolled in e-Office Action. Why is there not a "Select All" in the customer number drop-down list?
At this time, e-notification download capability is limited to a single customer number at a time.
- What happens if I forget to view my Office communication?
As a courtesy, the USPTO will mail a reminder postcard to the applicant if new communication has not been accessed in Private PAIR within seven calendar days after the sending date of e-mail notification. Please note that the postcard is sent only for communications that require an applicant's response such as a Final Rejection, Non-Final Rejection or Notice of Allowance and Allowability.
- What is the difference between View Outgoing Correspondence and View e-Office Action Notifications?
- View Outgoing Correspondence displays all new outgoing correspondence for applications associated to customer numbers linked to the user's PKI digital certificate regardless if the notification was delivered by postal mail or electronic notification. This intermixing of correspondence can make identifying, viewing, printing or saving electronically notified correspondence challenging.
- The View e-Office Action Notifications query will only display new outgoing correspondence for applications associated to customer numbers linked to the user's PKI digital certification that are enrolled in the e-notification program. Now that the electronically notified correspondence has been identified, users can easily view, print or save new correspondence using a few quick steps.
- When I attempt to select the View e-Office Action Notifications search, the radio button is inactive.
You must have 1 or more customer numbers enrolled into e-Office Action. Once a customer number is enrolled in the program, the radio button will become active and that customer number will then display in the drop-down list. You can enroll in the e-Office Action program by selecting the View Customer Number Details option under PAIR Administration.
- What should I do if I do not get notified or get notified late via an e-Office Action e-mail notification?
Please refer to sections 10 and 12 of the OG notice
- How do I associate my existing patent applications to my Customer Number?
You will need to submit a Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet to associate your current patent applications to your Customer Number. Please go to the Patent EBC Web site and follow the instructions within Step 1 under the heading "Associate Existing Patent Applications to a Customer Number".
- If I utilize an e-mail spam filter, what configuration setting must be performed to allow the e-mail notification?
The USPTO.GOV domain must be listed in the 'allow' or 'white' list.
Additional spam filter configurations are:
- The subject name of the notification: Private PAIR Correspondence Notification for Customer Number XXXXX, where XXXXX refers to your Customer Number
- The 'From' field of the e-mail is email@example.com (link sends e-mail). Please do not reply to this email address
Hague Agreement - Other
- Can I access the WIPO publication through PAIR?
Yes. Once the international design application has been published by WIPO, the Published Documents tab will become available in PAIR and users will be able to link to WIPO's Hague Express database and view the WIPO publication and associated records.
- What is an International Registration Number?
An international design application satisfying the requirements under the Hague Agreement for international registration will be assigned an international registration number by WIPO, which begins with the series code "DM/nnnnnn". Thereafter, the international design application will be published by WIPO.
- What is an International Registration Publication Date?
The International Registration Publication Date is the date WIPO published the international design application.
- Where can I find more information on the Hague Agreement?
More information can be found on the USPTO website - http://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/hague-agreement-concerning-international-registration-industrial-designs
- How do I search for an International Design application?
International design applications received by the USPTO are assigned a 35-series application number ("35/nnn,nnn"). PAIR users can search for a 35-series application by using the "Application Number" search found under the "Search for Application" section in PAIR. In addition, PAIR users can search for a 35-series application corresponding to a published international design application designating the United States by the international registration number using the "International Design Registration Number" search found under the "Search for Application" section in PAIR.
- What is the Hague Agreement?
The Hague Agreement refers to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague Agreement is an international registration system which facilitates protection of industrial designs in member countries and intergovernmental organizations (also referred to as "Contracting Parties") by means of a single international design application filed either directly with the International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or indirectly through the applicant's Contracting Party.
Information concerning the Hague Agreement, including geographic coverage and a guide for users, is available at WIPO's Web site http://www.wipo.int/hague/en/
PKI Certificates - Other
- I tried to create another profile with my PKI codes but I got a message stating that they were corrupted, what do I do?
You can only use the PKI codes one time to create a profile. Once that profile is successfully created, the codes cannot be used again.
If the profile is corrupted, a recovery for the certificate will need to be completed and a new set of codes issued by the security office. Submit a signed Certificate Action Form to the Patent EBC via fax at 571-273-0177 or by postal mail to the address on the form and they will request that the USPTO security office issue a new set of PKI codes to you. Once you receive the reference number and authorization code go to Digital Certificate Management to recover the profile.
- I forgot my password; can I get a new one?
Yes, if you have previously registered with the Digital Certificate Management System you can use a self-recovery code, otherwise the security office must recover the certificate and issue a new set of codes. Submit a signed Certificate Action Form to the Patent EBC via fax at 571-273-0177 or by postal mail and they will request that the USPTO security office issue a new set of PKI codes to you.
- When I try to create my profile, I get an error message stating that my codes are expired, what do I do?
Contact the Patent EBC (toll free) 1-866-217-9197 and we will have a new set of codes issued to you or go to Digital Certificate Management.
- How do I copy my PKI digital certificate to another computer?
The digital certificate can be transferred from one computer to another by CD, USB drive, or email.
To move the digital certificate by CD or USB drive:
1.Go to the location where the .epf file is stored on the first computer and copy the .epf file that contains the profile name onto a CD or USB drive.
2.Take the CD or USB drive to the second computer and go to the location of your choice on that computer.
3.Paste the files from the disk in the chosen location on the second computer.
REMINDER: You may designate more than one employee to use your USPTO certificates under your direction and control in accordance with this subscriber agreement and the rules and policies of the USPTO including the EFS-Web Legal Framework.
- My computer's hard drive, with my profile, was deleted. How do I get another profile?
If you didn't have the profile backed-up on a another drive or registered for self-recovery codes, submit a signed Certificate Action Form to the Patent EBC via fax at 571-273-0177 or by postal mail and they will request that the USPTO security office issue a new set of PKI codes to you. The profile can be recovered/recreated at the Digital Certificate Management.
- I only received one of my codes, what do I do ?
Contact the Patent EBC (toll free) 866-217-9197 and we will have the missing code reissued to you.
- How do I create my PKI digital certificate?
PLEASE NOTE: If at any point during the following steps a window pops up asking you whether you wish to run an Entrust application or trust a Digital Certificate, click on "Run" or "Yes".
Go to https://dcm.uspto.gov/UserRegistration/do/Home
Click on "New User"
Enter codes where requested
Click "Create Security Store"
On the next page:
Click the "Save As..." button under "Entrust Desktop Security Store Name"
A windows directory will appear
Select folder where you want the profile to be saved (somewhere you can locate the file easily such as your desktop)
Then in the "filename" box, name your file (i.e. johndoe.epf) - make sure to leave the .epf at the end of the file name
Click the "Save" button
On current page:
Enter a password twice following rules located in box on right side of screen (once all rules are followed, green check marks will appear)
Click "Create Security Store"
Once it has processed it will state "profile created successfully".
- Can I take my PKI Certificate with me to another firm?
Yes. However, you must change the customer number that are associated with the digital certificate. If the new firm does not already have a Customer Number, they must get one in order for you to use the PKI certificate. The firm that you are moving FROM, must fill out a Customer Number Data Change form removing your registration number from their Customer Number, and the firm that you are moving TO must also fill out a Customer Number Data Change form, adding your registration number to their Customer Number. These change requests can also be submitted through Private PAIR by an attorney who currently has access to the customer number.
- Is there an expiration date on my PKI Certificate codes?
Yes! The reference number and authorization codes will expire 60 days from the date they are issued. You must create the PKI Certificate on the Digital Certificate Management page during this 60 day period. Contact the Patent EBC at (toll free) 1-866-217-9197 if assistance is needed in setting up your profile.
- How long does it take to get the PKI Certificate?
Once the original notarized Certificate Action Form is received at the Patent EBC, it will take about 2 weeks for an authorization code and reference number to be issued.
- Do I have to have my Certificate Action Form notarized?
Yes! If you are requesting a new certificate the Certificate Action Form needs to be notarized.
- Who issues User (Entrust/Direct) Certificates and how are they used?
User Certificates are issued by the USPTO Certification Authority. The USPTO Certification Authority (CA) issues digital certificates that bind identity and other information to an electronic key used to encrypt and sign digital information. By issuing a certificate, the CA confirms the accuracy of the certificate information. The user's certificate is unique. No other certificate, from whatever source, may be used as a substitute. The user's unique certificate provides the means to identify and authenticate a USPTO customer. Additionally, it provides the means to set up, and conduct, fully encrypted sessions between the user and USPTO on confidential patent application matters.
- Does each attorney need to apply for his or her own PKI Certificate?
Yes! Each attorney should have his or her own digital certificate.
- Can a paralegal get a PKI Certificate?
No. Only registered attorney/agents and Independent Inventors can apply for a PKI Certificate.
- How do I register for PAIR?
Becoming a registered e-filer is a two step process. The first step is to request a customer number by completing a Request for Customer Number form (SB/125) located at http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/sb0125.pdf. The Request for Customer Number Form will either need to be faxed to the EBC at 571-273-0177 or submit it by mail. The EBC will process the customer number request within three business days. After you receive the customer number, the next step is to complete, notarize, and mail in the Certificate Action Form (PTO-2042) to the address on the top of the form. The Certificate Action form can be found at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/documents/certificateactionform.pdf. The PKI digital certificate is a small computer file that functions as a "digital identity" for a given user. Once the EBC receives the Certificate Action Form and security processes the request, an Authorization Code will be emailed to the email address on the Certificate Action Form and the Reference Number will be delivered by phone. These two codes together allow the user to create the digital certificate file from our Digital Certificate Management site at https://dcm.uspto.gov/UserRegistration/do/Home. This file will grant access to Private PAIR and EFS-Web as a registered e-filer.
- How do I get my PKI Certificate?
Go to http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/registration_pair.html and read the Subscriber's Agreement, then download and complete the Certificate Action Form. Have the Certificate Action Form notarized and mail the original to the Patent EBC at
Mail Stop EBC
P. O. Box 1450
Alexandria , VA 22313
- What is a PKI Certificate?
Public Key Infrastructure digital certificate provides the customer secure access to patent applications and related data. Provides confidentiality, access control, integrity, authenticity and non-repudiation of data. The USTO serves as the Certificate Authority and issues the digital certificates to our customers. It is required in order to use both Private PAIR and EFS.
Security - Other
- How does PAIR verify that the person requesting the information is entitled to the information?
Public PAIR provides access only to issued or published applications. For pending, unpublished application data, the Private PAIR system will compare the user provided Entrust/Direct Certificate and Customer Number definition in new window to the Entrust/Direct Certificate and Customer Number on file in the PAIR system. Only those users who have Entrust/Direct Certificate and Customer Numbers which match will be allowed access to the requested data.
Download & Search - Other
- What software do I need on my computer to view and download Image File Wrapper images?
Both Public and Private PAIR provide Image File Wrapper documents in PDF format. You will need to install a PDF view, such as Adobe Reader to view document images in the browser, and after download. The latest version of Adobe Reader is recommended; USPTO does not endorse this product, however, these are the versions that have been tested to date. For more information on PDF viewers please see: http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/plugins/pdf.htm
- How do I view or download Non-Patent Literature from PAIR?
Images of non-patent literature (NPL) cited in public patent application files are not available for either viewing or downloading through Public PAIR. Certified copies of the full contents of the patent application files, including NPL are available from the USPTO Public Records Division. To order a copy of this document, » click here.
For questions regarding patent document copies available for order, contact the PRD Customer Service Line: (571) 272-3150 or (800) 972-6382 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
- How can I order a Certified copy of an Application as Filed through Private PAIR?
Please refer to the OEMS (Order Entry Management System) guide located at:
Order Entry Management System Quick Start Guide [DOC]
>> MS Word viewer for [DOC] files
- Does PAIR limit Image File Wrapper (IFW) downloads?
To maintain general availability of USPTO information and services provided on the Internet, any activity or operation by a third party that has the potential to cause a denial or diminution (decrease) of services to other customers, whether generated automatically or manually, will result in the Office's denying access to the Office Internet resources to that third party.
Contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) for assistance with IFW images in PAIR. The Patent EBC is a complete customer service center that supports all Patent e-business products and service applications, and can be reached at 571-272-4100 or toll-free at 866-217-9197 between the hours of 6 am and 12 midnight Monday through Friday ET, or by e-mail to email@example.com.
Private PAIR - Other
- How will this benefit me as a user?
e-Office Action participants enjoy the benefit of being notified electronically but found downloading and viewing new correspondence a burden. When an e-Office Action program user receives their daily email, they can now search for that specific day, by customer number, and the displayed results will match the list of applications and documents in that day's email. User's can then download by application number or select all and download all correspondence, by customer number, for that day using a few simple clicks.


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WEEE Tender
Claire McWilliams made this Freedom of Information request to HMP Drake Hall IMB
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My name is Claire McWilliams and I work for a Compliance Scheme called blue Compliance.
I would like to request the following information from either the procurement department or the Waste Management/Recycling department.
• Date of the next tender for the "Collection and Disposal of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and Batteries.
• Also a copy of the previous successful tender for the collection and disposal of WEEE.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Vincent 2nd at Belgian Barista Championship 2013
5 years ago i posted every week something about Barista Championships.
Because of a couple of unpleasant experiences and other hobbies I'm not so fanatic anymore, but we're still hanging in there with Caffenation and we try to send our rookie Barista's every year to the Belgian version of the biggest coffee competition on earth.
Very simply because i want them to become a better Barista. To understand how complex it all is, but also how fun it can be. They learn to tame a grinder, to improve on consistency, start tasting better and improve self confidence.
This year it was Vincent's turn to get his ass on stage.
His trainer was good old, warrior at many battle fields, Simon.
In the qualifications he ended 4th which was just good enough for the finals.
But yesterday at the finals he was blistering and took a well deserves 2nd spot!!!, behind Louis, owner of Donko's. 3rd was Jelle (Drop coffee) and 4th Valentine (Café Labath).
A little bit extra info from behind the curtains:
Vincent his coffee : Papua New Guinea Kimel Peaberry.
When this coffee came in 2,5 months ago i didn't like the first batch of espresso roast. It didn't feel balanced and I shared the opinion of Sander, who sourced this one for us, that it was more a filter coffee.
Simon thought different, pushed on and after some experiments on both Roaster side- Jeff is unstoppable - and on espresso machine at Broer Bretel - Toon is a prime Barista - i noticed this bean DID have a lot of potential on espresso.
That was 2 months ago and we ordered a whole more of Kimel.
Toon kept on pushing the coffee in his bar and we used it for the Aeropress Championship because of its polyvalent character.
By the time the Aeropress championship, the First of April, came closer we sensed some difficulties. It showed some woodyness left and right and the Baristas that day had a tough time taming it.
Last week it did drop some more, Toon threw it off the grinder and at the last rehearsals I wasn't happy anymore, but it was too late to change.
Changing your coffee the last week before a championship is the stupidest thing to do.
The cappuccino didn't suffer and neither did the signature drink, although we knew this part of the presentation wasn't our strongest one.
When we look back a the scoring sheet it showed.
It was more because of Vincents brilliance on scene, and Simons guidance, that he finished 2nd.
Picking the right bean for a championship always sounds easy, but once you get closer to the championship it all seems to change.
Most beans are just not clean and strong and complex enough to use for 3 different preparations. A solution can be to use more than 1 bean, but this puts a whole lot more pressure on the Barista and roaster.
Most important reason to struggle this years championship was the period (end of April) and the fact the WBC comes only 1 month after the Belgian heat.
Valentine, who also works with our coffee, had - with reason - big ambitions for this finals and picked a coffee that gave the opportunity to continue working with till the eventual finals in Melbourne in 4 weeks.
The Good central coffees only arrive around these weeks. The same for Ethiopia. And for Kenya and Costa Rica it even takes longer.
Most Brazils are in but mostly not the most impressive competition coffees and so we ended up with fresh Burundi and PNG....
Louis used a Mexico. Mexico always has a later pick then the coffees from Central America and his coffee was still fresh enough to give it a go.
I remember this cupping we did together and I also remembered there were a couple of nice clean Mexicans on that table that day, but you can't buy them all. But credit who deserves it ; he ordered the bean, tested it and decided to use it. And the result : numero uno!
Last year I couldn't believe there was such a big gap in points between his coffee and this one of Roeland, but this year I truly believe he smashed the competition and took the title in a glorious way.
Hopefully he finds enough time and a good supporting cast to prep himself for Melbourne and make all Belgians proud. Good luck out there Louis.
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We executed a (mostly) across the board trade for large accounts on Thursday buying ASX Limited (ASXFF) which is the stock exchange in Australia. The trade obviously increases our exposure to financial stocks and takes us back to Australia after having been out for about seven months.
First from the top down I have been concerned that Australia is at risk for some sort of housing problem although with a far less severe magnitude as occurred in the US and so I sold our holding in ANZ Bank (ANZBY) for large accounts and at the same time sold our Aussie ETFs for their large exposure to the banks. ANZBY is down 13% since that sale and the ETFs are down a little more which is nice but I would not call the sale a major transaction.
Going forward I think housing can still be a drag and so I think the banks will underperform but my take overall is that things in Australia look good–drawing this conclusion means you have to believe that China will not stop buying resources and I think Yanzhou's intended purchase of Gloucester Coal supports that belief.
I would also note that the SPX is right at its 200 DMA (give or take) but we have more cash raised than I think is ideal by virtue of selling American Tower. I wanted to buy something with relatively low volatility and higher yield (more on that in a moment) and actually if we have more purchases to make I think most of them, but not all, would be lower vol and higher yield like ASX.
In terms of picking an exchange stock, I think I've been telegraphing this for a while in how much a talk about this group and obviously this adds exposure in the financial sector while still keeping away from US or European banks and Aussie banks for that matter although I would reiterate that I do not think the Aussie banks face anywhere near the magnitude of risk that US and European banks do.
The stock itself is cheap in terms of where it has traded in the last couple of years and while it is a little cheaper valuation wise than where it was a couple of years ago it is not a deep value stock. It has essentially no debt, almost 2/3s of the share price is in cash and yields abut 6% with a pretty reasonable payout ratio.
A little while back ASX was going to merge (be taken over) by the Singapore Exchange (SPXCF) but the deal was nixed. While I think odds of a takeover are low it would not be a black swan event either.
After lagging the US for a couple of years I think Australia can come around again and if that turns out to be correct then I would ASX to do a little better than the broader Aussie market.
As a small logistic item, we bought the stock directly in Australia so it was entered overnight on Wednesday US time which is Thursday in Australia. We bought in this way because it doesn't trade enough volume here for our entire client base but the name is very liquid on the home market. If we buy the name for any new clients for whom it is appropriate I am quite certain the we could get individual trades complete on the US pinks.


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VIA launches EPIA-M850 embedded mainboard with Nano E-series CPU
VIA has all sorts of products from mainboards for all manner of computer systems to CPUs and other offerings. The company has many embedded offerings that have the mainboard along with the CPU for various uses in the business and enterprise markets. VIA unveiled its newest embedded offering today called the EPIA-M850 aimed at commercial use.
The mainboard is a mini-ITX offering with the latest 64-bit VIA Nano E-series processor inside. The CPU is paired with a VIA VX900 media system processor to create a complete platform for commercial embedded multimedia and media center uses. The board can be had with two models of the Nano processor.
One model of the embedded system uses a Nano processor at 1.6GHz that is cooled by a fan. Another model uses the same processor at 1.2GHz with no fan needed for cooling. The hardware acceleration chip supports ChromotionHD 2.0 and offers hardware acceleration for VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV9 HD video formats.


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Hello! I had a really nice weekend.
I made apple cinnamon cupcakes with vanilla frosting.
I got very nice presents, including these. Just look at my Vogue birthday card, it's adorable! And the Moomin card is also cute.
Some friends dropped in on Saturday, and two of them stayed the night at my house. We went on a night walk, looking like any civilised person, don't you think? I'm quite proud of my faux bangs, I did it without a mirror on a murky night! Maybe some day I'll be brave enough to go outside with it in the daytime. By the way, Sumio Shiratori is an amazing composer! He composed all the music in the Moomin TV series. My friend had the best ring tone on her phone, the one that is played in the series when Mörkö appears. So we were listening to that and it was very frightening!
Now I really must go studying. I haven't done that all weekend. Bye! :-)
4 comments:
- dearilou said...
Those cupcakes sound/look delish!
- 6 September 2009 at 22:31
Happy birthday!
I love Love LOVE Moomins, I used to read the books and watch the show when I lived in Russia. But now I live in Australia and noone knows what Moomins are lol :P
- 7 September 2009 at 13:41
- Ines said...
owwww yumyumyum!
happy birthdayyyyy^^
looks like you had fun with your friends :D
btw, i tagged you for an award^^ (two actually)
ow, and i was looking at random blogs, and look who i found: http://naturalbellescloset.blogspot.com/2009/08/im-feeling-blue.html
- 7 September 2009 at 14:53
- Anniina said...
Thank you all! :-)
I haven't come up with the ten facts yet, but I will soon!
- 10 September 2009 at 20:24


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On July 24, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the cast of the new NBC sitcom Animal Practice were finishing up a panel presentation for the Television Critics Association's summer press tour when a siren pierced the auditorium. From the wings, a miniature, remotely controlled ambulance raced onto the dais; perched atop it was a small monkey wearing blue surgeon's scrubs and holding a card emblazoned with the peacock logo. Hovering conspicuously in the background at the event was NBC's perennial fourth-place ranking in prime time, and the symbolism of an ambulance-riding capuchincan a monkey save NBC?was barely latent. But this wasn't any old monkey.
At 18, Crystal has an IMDb page longer and, though it's curiously incomplete, more hit-studded than most actors three times her age. You may have seen her in American Pie, 3:10 to Yuma, Dr. Dolittle, Zookeeper, or We Bought a Zoo. We feel this is Crystal's breakthrough performance, said Zoo director Cameron Crowe. It is her Carnal Knowledge. The role brings out colors we have yet to see.
In Night at the Museum, that was Crystal speed-bagging Ben Stiller's head with her simian paw. In The Hangover Part II, she was the chain-smoking, denim-vest-wearing Bangkok drug mule. By reputation, she can break dance, toomonkey break dance, her trainer, Tom Gunderson, clarifies, a vaguely break-dance-y routine involving high leg kicks, jumping, spinning, backflips, and a concluding downward flop onto her back. USA Today dubbed Crystal Hollywood's Hottest Monkey, and in July, the L.A. Times called her the most powerful pet in Hollywood.
On Animal Practice, which debuts September 26, Crystal plays Dr. Rizzo, a medical assistant sidekick to Justin Kirk's misanthropic vet who wears tiny scrubs and a tiny lab coat and rides around on the tiny ambulance. The show, an ensemble workplace comedy set in a veterinary hospital, is a centerpiece of NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt's fall strategy to dig the network out from years of last-place loserdom by broadening its programming beyond niche shows like Community and Parks and Recreation, which have enchanted critics but pulled low ratings.
Whether or not the strategy works, it positions Crystal to swing into the screen-animal pantheon, alongside the likes of Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Flipper, and Mr. Ed. Or above them. Gunderson suggests Crystal's gig as Dr. Rizzo would probably be the most famous episodic animal role in television history. And he's not above a little trash talk. Crystal is Crystal, he says. How many people even know what the real Lassie's name was? There's dozens of them. Can anybody even name one?
NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke has told advertisers that Crystal is the highest-testing character on any of the network's new slate of shows. But the capuchin's fame has already spread well beyond focus-group screening rooms. On a plane back to L.A., a passenger turned iPhone paparazzo took a snapshot of Crystal belted into her business-class seat on American Airlines, a full human meal in front of her. (Celebrity monkeys: They're just like us.) At LAX, TMZ filmed her as she rode on Gunderson's shoulder out of baggage claim.
Animal Practice is a single-camera show, and its set, in Soundstage 24 on the Paramount lot, is a matrix of vet-hospital spaces, from a large reception area to operating rooms to an Astroturf physical-therapy area featuring small jumps and obstacles. But it's distinguished most of all by the terriers, beagles, tigers, pythons, and other non-hominid creatures standing by, tongues and tails wagging as they wait to hear Action! In most scenes, extras in scrubs move in and out of frame walking dogs and toting animal carriers.
Crystal reportedly earns $12,000 per episode of Animal Practice, and she is a presence in every one, whether cheering on an illicit turtle race (a guinea pig riding on each turtle's back) or crawling inside and animating a puppet to haunt a puppet-phobe. When I meet her in the Astroturf atrium, Crystal, wearing spangled denim board shorts that conceal a diaper, shakes my hand with a miniature paw. She is standing on the lap of her trainer and moving from one of his knees to the other, over and over, while making occasional high-pitched tee-tee-tee sounds. She seems anxious, but Gunderson says she's probably just bored.
This afternoon, director Anthony Russo is shooting a bit in which Crystal gives Dr. George Coleman, Kirk's character, a shoulder massage. Over the years, Crystal has built up a repertoire of tricks, ranging from leaping like a pogo stick to pretending to smoke a cigarette. Gunderson estimates she recognizes 60 different English words, encompassing commands like hit, wipe, slide, stick out your tongue, open your mouth, bare your teeth, hands on head, hide it, catch, throw, pick it up, set it down, drop it, throw it, and so on. For this scene, Gunderson started with a behavior Crystal already hadwiping a table with a rag in her right hand. The challenge we had was to get her to do it barehanded, and vertical, on someone, but that's how it transferred. And we started incorporating the left hand, which she'd never done before.


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If breast thermography is so great, why isnt it more readily available and widely used?
We asked the same question. The answer is somewhat political but this may help to explain:
When thermography was first explored for breast imaging, it was viewed as competitive to mammograms. It was tested and evaluated to see if it was safer and more diagnostically accurate than mammography. These comparisons should not have been made, as you can not compare tests of physiology and anatomy.
In particular, when thermography was tested on younger women, thermographic abnormalities were detected many times but mammograms did not detect any tumors. The results were considered false positives. The more patients of younger age screened with the so-called false positive, the more suspicion was placed on thermography. Years later, in re-call studies, a large percentage of these women had developed breast cancer or other breast disease, in the exact location of the abnormal false-positive thermogram, thus validating its early warning role. Thermographys only error was that it was too accurate too early and the results couldnt be corroborated at the time.
Secondly, thermography was being used in sports medicine, dentisty, podiatry, chiropractic, orthopedics rheumatology, and neurology in a variety of support or adjunctive diagnostic roles. It was soon realized that thermography could clearly, objectively, and easily demonstrate the physiological component of pain and injury, especially to the spinal column, due to car accidents, job injuries, and a host of other tort related law suits. Everyone involved had benefited from these positive test findings, which could be clearly shown to a jury. Everyone that is except the defendant insurance industry.
Needless to say, the insurance industry in the United States placed an all-out effort to diminish the value of thermography in courts of law due to high litigation costs. Eventually, lobbying efforts at the AMAs House of Delegates and at Medicare, brought about the removal of thermographic coverage by most insurance companies and the greatly reduced utilization of thermography in the United States. This was most unfortunate for the patients who could clearly benefit from thermal imaging.


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The growl of lions and tigers will be replaced by the growls of guitars as the Sactopalooza Spring Party lights up the Sacramento Zoo with music from tribute bands and DJ Rigatony. No Duh blasts a high-energy pop set based on the music of No Doubt with a number of visuals, costumes, and props from the band's music videos. Nominated for Best Tribute Band at the 2010 San Diego Music Awards, the Red Not Chili Peppers fill the air with classic funk-rock melodies and the four-chord password that grants entry to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to the concerts, attendees can partake in hands-on activities such as mechanical bull riding and gladiator jousting with foam poles.
The Sactopalooza Spring Party is the largest annual fundraising event for the Active 20-30 Club of Sacramento. This group of 20- to 30-year-old volunteers works year-round to improve the lives of local children with special needs. In addition to raising funds for children, the group organizes hands-on events to interact with children at an annual picnic, winter clothing drives, and a holiday party at the UC Davis cancer center. Proceeds from the party helps support these events and the organization's work with children throughout the region.


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What if…We Really Listened?
Political season is here in the United States. These days it feels particularly vicious. One person calling the other names, each trying to demonize the other. As I've watched, read and tried to listen, it seems to me that I'm not having much opportunity to really get to know what these people really believe or intend to bring about if they are elected.
It occurs to me that while this sort of thing is incredibly obvious in the political arena, it happens in our everyday lives as well.
What would it be like to sit down with someone, perhaps a friend or even a complete stranger? And as they share, we really listened? What if we heard the words they were speaking, watched their body language, felt their energy? What if this communication were not about judging what was being shared – but coming to understand the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of the other person?
What if you knew you would not be attacked or belittled for having an opinion that is different from someone else? What if you trusted that the person you were speaking with actually cared about how you feel? What if you knew they were interested in why you think the way you do? What if it mattered just because you matter?
If you knew that someone you were sitting down with was hearing your heart; endeavoring to understand what you are thinking and feeling, would it change your desire and willingness to share?
Would bonds form or be reinforced if we knew that others were listening not with the intention of showing us how foolish or wrong we are, or even to agree that we are rather brilliant? But rather listening to come to know us better. What if we set aside the judgment and instead intended to understand one another? What if we invited empathy into the conversation? What if we discover and relish that this is the basis for true connection.
What if…just for today, we really listened?
Namaste, Sandy
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MDC Creates Winter Wonderland
Children from the community enjoyed a fun-filled day at North Campus for its annual Children's Holiday event.
An estimated 28,000 people celebrated the spirit of the holidays at MDC's North Campus during the annual Children's Holiday at North event, which featured a holiday snow village, arts and crafts, games, reading with Mrs. Claus, live performances, a street parade and more. The guest of honor, Santa Claus himself, arrived by helicopter to greet the crowds and then made his way through the holiday parade in a horse-drawn carriage.


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Last month we welcomed a new addition to the Chosen Children family, when God gifted Dina and Vincent with their first child. A month later Ebenezer attended his first overnight staff retreat with his parents and the rest of the staff at the Red Cross Center in Chimoio. The staff had a good time of fellowship, games and a time to delve into God's word.
This month we also had the privilege to pray over and dedicate the ministry land with our partners from the US and Canada present. The bible study group we facilitate at the local church volunteered to start clearing the land which to us was going to be quite a daunting task. Most in the group are young men, who find themselves unemployed and with no funds to go to school. Therefore, Chosen Children team were happy to receive this help and most importantly give the men an opportunity to earn some wages. It's a great to be able to work with the community and start building relationships this way.


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OSPL90 and Eargo Devices
Output Sound Pressure Level 90 (OSPL90) This is the amount of sound the hearing aid will put out when you put in a 90dB sound. That's the sound of a screaming child or a lawnmower.
Maximum – the most sound the device can put out
HFA – the average level of just the high frequencies
RTF – the average increase of volume from 90dB
The Eargo device has an Maximum OSPL90 of 120dB @ 900Hz and an HFA OSPL90 of 116dB SPL