text: F***********1 Dec 30, 2015 12:58 PM Under the weather, over the weather,or somewhere in between, I'm really just so tired of itI think I'm going to scream. First there's fire and droughts where forests and fields burned up,But now there's floods & snow & ice,Too many lives were sacrificed.Too cold in the morning, burning up in the afternoonSo many clouds and fogginess we cannot see the moon.My body aches and shivers while my joints swell up with painI'd love to see some sunshine instead of all this rain!As one year comes to a close and a new one just beginsWill we see the same of ElNino', or will it be his friend?LaNina' we would love to see you come and stay awhile,If only just a glimpse of you, it sure would bring a smile.I pray everyone is safe and secure despite all these varying weather problems! I suspect it's to blame for my current upper head & chest issues. 🤒🙏🌼


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Eli Ridder | The Post
Michael Cohen, longtime personal lawyer of United States President Donald Trump, admitted to privately paying adult porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 on Wednesday in a statement to U.S. media.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 12 that Mr. Cohen had paid the hush money in October 2016 so Daniels would deny ever having an alleged affair with then-presidential candidate Trump.
Daniels, formally Stephanie Clifford, said in a 2011 interview with InTouch magazine that she had an affair with the president in 2006, shortly after Trump's wife Melania gave birth to his youngest son Barron.
However, on Wednesday, Cohen made clear that while the money was paid but did not confirm that any affair occurred.
"Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payments, either directly or indirectly," Cohen told The New York Times on Wednesday.
Cohen has previously stated that the president "vehemently denies" it occurred, and even told the Federal Election Commission it was a political contribution to the Trump campaign.
"The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure by anyone."
Although Clifford has been tight-lipped about the alleged affair so far, The Wall Street Journal indicated she was in talks to make a tell-all television appearance over the incident.
"Just because something isn't true doesn't mean that it can't cause you harm or damage," Cohen told CNN news agency.
"I will always protect Mr. Trump."
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ASP February 2011 Graduate, Diane Maldonado shares her thoughts on our staff
If there were better words than great, spectacular, fantastic or wonderful in addressing your staff, I would use them. You have truly surrounded yourself with the cream of the crop! The attention to detail was phenomenal and each had perfected their areas of expertise. Please extend a huge "Thank you" to Dolores, Kelly, Lindsey, Brenda, Martha and Gabriel for all of their hard work. Tell them we already miss them. We are looking forward to receiving the photos that were taken throughout the week. Just another example of how you set us up to succeed.
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How do you describe waking from a dream so delicate, spending the entirety of your day nostalgic, for tonight maybe the night you step into it once again. ONE COULD NEVER HAVE ENOUGH LAVENDER.
Let's be objective shall we, this is not a review this is praise, fangirling if you may. I wish I could erase my own memory to have the pleasure of reading this delight again.
This is how I looked when I was 2 pages in, half way in, and finished and regretting it.
I'm not going into what the story is, which was magnificent, magical realism at its best, it's about love and scars and lives spent with the ghosts of your pasts trudging mindlessly around (both figuratively and literally).
She is the glorious reincarnation of every woman ever loved. It was her face that launched the Trojan war, her untimely demise that inspired the building of India's Taj Mahal. She is every angel in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.
But the true beauty in this book, is how every line will leave you in awe, the tears will prickle behind your eyes at how every emotion is portrayed both so fleetingly and infinitely. If I were to put in this review quotes, I would start rewriting the whole of 320 pages this book was. I know I know I already wrote a few, I just can't be helped!!
And now I'll bid you good night and perhaps my own sleep will be eventful, Only then could she sleep, a dark sleep of empty hallways and locked doors.
PS: I knew from the start this was for me if not for anything it was for this sign:Born on March first in 1904, my grandmere was the first of four children, all born on the first day of the third month. That's MY BIRTHDAY! signs, signs everywhere ;)


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A Closer Look: PA
Today Claire Dunning fills us in on the busy, varied life of a PA.
What is your official job title? PA
What does your average day involve (if an average day even exists)? My average day can be anything from processing wages, diary management, interviewing, process and policy writing, drug testing, client liason, social media and website management, gate keeping, phone monitoring, fuel monitoring, PPE stocktaking, ordering and monitoring – every day is very different.
What are the biggest challenges of your job? Time scales and the volume of work.
What do you enjoy most about your job? I love the people that I work with, the variety of work and I feel valued and that my opinion matters.
What advice would you give to anyone wanting to get into a similar position? I had no experience when I applied for my job and they took a chance on me, confidence is important and a willingness to say what you think! You have to be able to say no to people! This is my dream job – I went through a lot of frogs to find it – Never give up on finding whats right for you!
Thanks so much to Claire for getting on board with this project. If you work in the media/creative industry and have five minutes to spare to help create this careers resource, please have a read about the project here.


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The New England Patriots have informed veteran defensive tackle Alan Branch that they don't intend to pick up his $1 million option for the 2018 season, a source confirmed.
Branch will become a free agent at the start of the 2018 league year on March 14.
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Branch played 25.7 percent of the defensive snaps in the 2017 regular season and finished with 12 tackles. He had been with the Patriots since signing on Oct. 24, 2014.
The Patriots did pick up wide receiver Kenny Britt's $150,000 Andrej Sekera Jersey option, a source confirms. There are no other financial obligations for Britt.
Picking up Britt's option bonus was widely viewed as an obvious move for the Patriots due to the cheap cost and Britt's upside. Britt is scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.05 million in 2018.
Patriots receivers currently under contract for 2018 include Brandin Cooks, Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Phillip Dorsett, Malcolm Mitchell, Britt, Bernard Reedy, Cody Hollister and Riley McCarron. Edelman is coming back from a torn ACL that sidelined him for all of 2017 and Mitchell also missed the 2017 season because of a knee injury.
Receiver Danny Amendola is scheduled for unrestricted free agency and has stated his preference to return in 2018.
Of course I'm not playing this year so I'm able to be a fan this year. Any basketball player will tell you, no matter what team… and it's hard for us to say it. Any team LeBron James on is a lock to come out of anywhere – except in the West, because the West is a different monster, Beverley explained.
… And you have to give every team out there respect. Brad Stevens has done a hell of a job with Boston. Toronto has been playing their a—es off. It's a lot of good teams. But, you know, it is LeBron James.
So there you have it. With LeBron James leading the Cavs, they will certainly make it to the playoffs, according to Beverley.
But deciding not to tag Cousins ends the drama for Washington. The Redskins used the franchise tag on him each of the past two offseasons, earning him $44 million in guaranteed income. The sides never came close to a multiyear deal, but they both wanted a long-term solution. For Washington, that solution was Smith — who will count $17 million against the cap this season. He will sign a four-year extension once free agency begins and the trade becomes official.


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Basstory - David Ellefson of Megadeth w/ Bumblefoot of Guns N' Roses
Dead By Wednesday, Disguise the Curse
Sun · November 18, 2018
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm (event ends at 11:00 pm)Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center
$15.00 - $20.00
7 - 7:30 disguise the curse
8:40 - 9:20 - Bumblefoot
9:35 - David Ellefson
David Ellefson of Megadeth, Bumblefoot (ex-guitarist of Guns 'n Roses & now Sons Of Apollo), Dead By Wednesday - (D.B.W. Death Crew Page), & Disguise the Curse!!
Megadeth bassist/backing vocalist David Ellefson has expanded his 'Basstory: An Intimate Evening Of Riffs And Repartee With David Ellefson' tour, adding a string of east coast dates with special guests. David writes:
"We promised a huge announcement, and I don't think it will disappoint!! EAST COAST #BASSTORY dates have been added, with special guests Bumblefoot and Dead By Wednesday!"
Beginning Fall 2018, Grammy Award Winning Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson embarks on #BASSTORY, a series of limited and exclusive "Storytellers" dates, including special VIP meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and more!https://hawksandreed.ticketfly.com/event/1784791/
David Ellefson is best known as the original bass player for Megadeth, a band he helped found with guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine in 1983 following Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. Ellefson, known as "Junior" within the band, remained the only player to perform with Mustaine and Megadeth throughout the band's initial run from 1983 through 2002. When Mustaine resurrected the Megadeth name in 2004, Ellefson was not included. An unsuccessful lawsuit brought by Ellefson against Mustaine over Megadeth rights and royalties only served to heighten tensions between the former band mates. Although Mustaine would announce that the two had eventually settled their personal differences, he did not foresee Ellefson ever rejoining the band, and Megadeth released 3 studio albums with different bassists. In the meantime, Ellefson performed with the groups F5 and Hail and went to work for Peavy Amplifiers. It then came as something of a shock when, in early 2010, it was announced that Ellefson had rejoined Megadeth.
In 2015, DBW had to part ways with their frontman, Joe Morbidelli, due to his battle with addiction. In response to his heartbreaking departure, the band recorded their newest album, Darkest of Angels. Each song features a guest singer from a prominent metal band of the past decades, including Brian Fair of Shadow's Fall, Carly Coma of Candiria, Rob Dukes of Exodus and Generation Kill, Waylon of Mushroom Head, Jon Arch of Fates Warning, AK of Flotsam & Jetsam and more. The theme of the album is addiction, as an ode to their former frontman. The album will be released in the spring of this year.
After months of auditions, DBW finally found their newest singer, 6'5 powerhouse Rob Roy from Ma. Together with Joey Concepcion on guitar (who also plays in Armageddon with Arch Enemy's Chris Amott), Opus on drums (who also plays with Marc Rizzo of Soulfly) and Mike Modeste on bass, the band has morphed into a "real" unstoppable international act. They are band that can be put up on the same stages with any of the top metal contenders "of the now." Throughout the years they have toured relentlessly, and in doing so have found their own sound and style, creating a fierce loyal fan base along the way. Now, with all the right members in place, they have all the pistons of this metal turbo engine running full throttle, and are without a doubt a serious force to be reckoned with.
Dead by Wednesday has recently rocked the stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, along with White Chapel, King Diamond and Slayer. They played Rock & Shock Horror Festival several years in a row, with Life of Agony, GWAR, Hatebreed and Soulfly. At the New England Metal Festival they played along with Battlecross, Goatwhore, Dillinger Escape Plan and Opeth. This March they will share the stage with death metal titans Revocation at The Providence Tattoo & Music Festival.
"Darkest of Angels"
*Produced by Nicholas T. Rage of Toxic Holocaust
(Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta)
*Release date: May 20th, 2016
*Avail. online for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, & more!
In the short time since the their introduction, DTC has played countless venues across New England, including many notable festivals and has even managed to earn a spot at the mega event Rock and Shock two years in a row including a main stage performance. They have shared the stage with the likes of Hatebreed, Soulfly, Soilwork, Jasta, Shadows Fall, Within The Ruins, Dehumanized, Mobile DeathCamp, Avatar, The Rocking Dead, Battlecross, Over Kill, even former members of Megadeath and Judas Priest. 2014 brought on the release of an extremely well-received 4-track EP titled "Lord Of The Deep" which highlighted the bands unique sound and earned plenty of recognition from fans and peers alike. Since then DTC has been hard at work in the studio, promoting their sound and playing shows all across New England. With the 2017 release of their debut album "Echoes of the Dying Light" Disguise the Curse is intent on making a mark in the metal world.
Disguise the Curse is all about blistering speeds with slow bluesy grooves to create a unique and daring sound. Inspired by anthems of horror including Frankenstein's monster, The Kraken, and so much more.
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The Underland Chronicles #2 (Hardcover)
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Scholastic Press, 9780439650755, 320pp.
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
The action and adventure continue in this stunning fantasy from a rising literary star.
Gregor is summoned back to the Underland by the terms of a second prophecy. Spies have reported the sighting of a Rat King, a character who has been legendary since the Middle Ages. Recognizable by its tremendous size and snow-white coat, the Rat King is destined to bring a World War to the Underland. Gregor eventually comes face to face with the Rat King, and to his surprise, he finds he is unable to kill this creature. His heart tells him he's making the right decision. Will it be a decision he lives to regret?


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Messi magic takes Barca Copa del Rey final
Sports Desk:Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted missed chances leave his side with still some work to do to reach a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final despite taking a 2-1 semi-final, first leg lead over Atletico Madrid.
Sensational strikes from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi had Barca cruising at half-time at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.
However, Antoine Griezmann pulled a goal back for an inspired Atletico after the break before Neymar blasted over a huge chance to restore Barca's two-goal lead.
'If we had been more efficient with the quality we have in this team, we could have taken our chances better and had a different second leg,' said Enrique.
Barca will also be without Neymar for the return leg on Tuesday as he picked up his third yellow card in the Cup this season late on.
'We knew we had to score here,' said Suarez.
'That was important and we got two, but it is not at all over.'
It was a tale of two halves as Barca dominated in the first 45 minutes with Suarez's sensational solo run and finish after seven minutes added to by Messi's thunderous 20-yard strike.
'I think we started the tie very well, knowing how difficult it is to play here at the Calderon,' added Enrique.
'We made sure they couldn't create any attacks, we kept the ball in their half, created a lot of chances and were very efficient.
'In the second-half, given the result, Atletico had to attack. They pressed us much more and caused a lot more problems.
'But it would be naive or ridiculous to think you can come here and not suffer.'
Big game Messi
Messi was once again a class apart as he constantly pulled the Atletico defence apart on top of firing home his 30th goal in 29 games this season.
'The big games are when you see the best Leo Messi,' added Enrique.
'He showed us his full repetoire. His dribbling, generating superiority in midfield, giving assists and scoring goals. There are few new superlatives for Messi.'
Four previous two-legged ties between these sides over the past three seasons had been split two apiece.
And Atletico looked far more like the side that Diego Simeone has made a serial contender for trophies over the past five years after the introduction of Fernando Torres at half-time.
'We spoke at half-time and I think in the second-half we got close to the team we have always been,' said Simeone.
'I am left with that positive feeling. We were close to a draw, we fronted up against all the difficulties we faced in the first-half.'
However, for all his achievements, Simeone is yet to win at the Camp Nou as Atletico boss and is aware the odds are very much against Los Rojiblancos reaching the final.
'I don't know what percentage chance we have,' he added.
'Even if it is 20 per cent, we will give everything we have to make that 20 per cent count.'


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Kubtec introduces its all new XPERT 40 digital specimen radiography system, a compact, self-contained, shielded cabinet X-ray system. This mobile system is the only one in the world that is available with up to an 8" x 8" (20 cm x 20 cm) digital radiography detector for inspection of surgically excised needle core biopsies and tissue specimens. With its 1.0 mA x-ray source, the XPERT provides the highest signal to noise ratio and hence the highest image quality or the lowest chances of missing micro-calcifications.
All XPERT systems come equipped with a number of advanced technology tools including advanced auto-calibration, automatic exposure control, and automatic window leveling to provide optimal imaging of all specimens. Real-time, remote system consultation with trained applications specialists is also included. Applications support and training as well as diagnostic checks and upgrades are available remotely by factory trained personnel.
Compact size, low weight, and standard AC power requirement allow the XPERT 40 to be conveniently located and operated in Pathology, Radiology or Surgery.


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Many homes throughout Western New York use hot water boilers to generate heat for their baseboard or radiator style systems. This type of heat offers an economical and comfortable means of keeping your home warm during wintry weather.
Boilers are available in numerous sizes, styles, and efficiencies, ranging from the standard 80% up to as much as 92%. Controls can also be added to adjust the water temperature to the outside temperature. Without the control option, a boiler heats up to about 170 - 180ºF, whether it's 0ºF or 40ºF outside. But with the control option, we will install a computerized module sensor outside your home to take the temperature of the air and adjust the water temperature in the boiler accordingly.


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Slowly, the quality we were used to seeing in these products we used in our shop starting to go downhill as things got outsourced, companies got sold off and times started changing. We decided it was time to starting testing our our own brand of Aussie made hair styling products. High quality mens hair products that actually work and do the job. No compromise.
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Meeting with UN Representatives
In the frames of going in Kishinev special Strategic Leadership Program seminar that is bringing together senior UNHCR staff working in countries like Algeria, Belgium, Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, the USA and Yemen JCC KEDEM was invited to serve an example of successful policy and achievements in the sphere of cooperation with other agencies. The UNHCR Representative in Moldova Mr. Peter Kessler addressed the leadership of the JCC "to help UNHCR's senior managers see their own collaboration issues through the lens of the successful experiences of others who have similar issues in other contexts. The discussion should take place in the spirit of mutual learning about leadership and its challenges."
Special Visit
On June 10 for the first time Limmud Conference took place in Moldova. KJJC took one of the most active parts in this all-community event giving volunteers, art groups for opening and closing ceremonies, organizing a memorial event at the Monument to the Holocaust Victims.
Meeting Partners from Great Britain
The next World Jewish Relief mission "WJR 2030" came to Moldova in November. The members of the group are the next generation of donors for WJR. The professional group aged between 20 and 30 wanted to learn more about WJR's work in depth and get involved.
The program was rather intensive starting with the home visits to elderly Hesed clients, then dinner with young professionals representing the KJJC organizations. The second day was dedicated to acquaintance with Tiraspol and Bendery communities and programs where WJR's assistance is important and significant.
Israeli Diplomats at the KJJC
On November 1 high officials from Israel visited the KJJC. Mr. Yacov Livne, Director of the 1st Eurasia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited our Campus for the first time. Mr. Oren David, Ambassador of the State of Israel in Moldova, already became our guest. Diplomats were accompanied by Stav Nezhinsky, the 1st secretary of the Israeli Embassy in Moldova.
Stella Harmelina, JCC Director, and Michael Finckel, JCC deputy director, met the guests and conducted the tour of the Campus, telling about its history, present activities and plans for the future.
"Every time I visit your JCC I confess to myself how deeply I am impressed of the level and volume of work you do", said Mr. Oren David. "This is not just an everyday work on helping the elderly or educating the youth, this is a kind of a mission of our people important both for th Jewish community and wider society of Moldova."
"I can really high appreciate your hospitality", confirmed Mr. Yacov Livne. "Your Museum exhibition and modern forms of work reflecting the history of the Jewish community of Moldova, youth programs, social work of Hesed and Jewish Family Service supplement the warm and bright atmosphere of the Campus itself."


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Just an hour before I commented that Apple i sgoing to present a new blunder. Look guys! hoe this confused company starts ther presentation. Showing som enew"bands" for their crap watch, which needs charging everyday. Wow. What a watch So you stop ur work ur life ur activities and keep on charging iph. mac and now watch.
So what blast apple did. Nothing.
Apple dont have anything further to say. Please shutdown ur stage show and let people utilise their precious time in something good.
like to watch a Comedy Show..
I like Apple but frankly its getting long in the tooth their reliance on rehashing old legacy devices from 2007 and 2010. iPad refreshes mean nothing and neither does an iPhone which brings us back to the original phone screen when the device first came out.
Come on Cook. Rustle up something
Wait you can't jobs to some to his grave.cook seems he can't be original for a change instead of something as ridiculous as new Watch bands. I mean Geesus Christ! Who the hell wants to attend a special event showcasing something as boring as all this.
ray, 21 Mar 2016ho thank you for the comment...you know somthing even they do that they support there devices ... moreLol I have a nexus so I get updates.
I'm not the sheep who lines up for a week in advance. My wife had an iPhone 6plus and she is a true Apple fan, said there is nothing Apple has done that is innovative.
Lets wait for a new blunder from Apple. Seems "Apple is in shock"
After wasting a lot of money and time of customers from last 5 Years.
What Apple gonna present.
They might start manufacturing water taps. At least "when you open them , they output water".
lolz Apple.
AnonD-517148, 21 Mar 2016Hmmm oh I can't wait, ah please same crap over over again, Apple could not reinvent a new phon... moreho thank you for the comment...you know somthing even they do that they support there devices much long and better way than android does. you guys are the sheeps who pays 700$ to 800$ and never gets updates.. shity software....
Hmmm oh I can't wait, ah please same crap over over again, Apple could not reinvent a new phone for the life of them anymore, it's the same deep over and over again.
I love my Mac book pro but come on Apple when will you open your eyes and realize you can't be milking the same cow for a certain amount of time. Give your fans something new, but wait your fans are all sheep's so they would line up if your new phone looked like a bar a shit, hey there you go Apple, Ishit..
Waiting for new ipad expecting 4gb ram and 4 speakers with A9x chip


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Yes, you too can build a NASA Space Shuttle for under $1!
OK, so you can build it with paper: print the design, fold it into shape then release the paper Space Shuttle with your hand to keep the cost affordable.
Print the Space Shuttle pattern here then follow the YouTube instructions.
I searched the Internet for this design of the Space Shuttle after an eye-opening trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL a couple of months ago.
A colleague from Alabama had invited a group of us to see the Center after our business trip.
Never before had I seen a rocket up close and was awed by the immense size of the NASA Space rockets and history of the Space program.
How brave astronauts are to fly into the vastness of space millions of miles from our tiny planet Earth.


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Will Nigerians ever forget these quotes?
"Why is the nation's currency, the Naira, now trading for N180 per Dollar, while the South African Rand is trading at R11 to one United States Dollar?"
- Babatunde Raji Fashola (Dec 26, 2014, The Nation)
"Give Nigerians a daily update on the health of President Umaru Yar'Adua to stem the growing rumours surrounding his state of health."
- Lai Mohammed (December 21, 2009, The Nation)
"Amaechi is not only clean but a tool to free Nigeria from the corruption imposed on us by those who hate our nation."
- APC (October 24, 2016, Vanguard)
"The recent proscription of Boko Haram and Ansaru violates the Constitution."
- Lai Mohammed (June 10, 2013, The Nation)
"I have decided, as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before. I will never do it again."
- Aisha Buhari (October 14, 2016, BBC)
"People are now appointed to top posts because of the influence a "few people" wield. Some people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position."
- Aisha Buhari (October 14, 2016, BBC)
"I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room."
- Muhammadu Buhari (October 14, 2016, BBC/Punch)
"Buhari is giving cabals billions through forex subsidy."
- Emir Sanusi of Kano (August 26, 2016, Daily Trust)
"I can sit in my garden, make billions through forex without sweat."
– Emir Sanusi of Kano (August 25, 2016)
"The funds spended were properly spended."
- Solomon Dalung, Sports Minister (December 19, 2016, Punch/YouTube)
"Athletes don't need training to win medals."
- Solomon Dalung, Sports Minister (September 12, 2016)
"I and my ministers must declare our assets."
- Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect (April 13, 2015, NigerianEye)
"A serious government will fix power problem in six months."
- Babatunde Raji Fashola (November 12, 2014)
"Stone us [APC] if we do not perform after two years." - Tony Momoh ( April 3, 2016, The Guardian)
"The only way to have stable electricity is to vote out PDP."
- Babatunde Raji Fashola (July 12, 2014, The Nation)
"We seriously frown at President Goodluck Jonathan, over the unceremonious removal of the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu."
(APC, August 4, 2014, Channels TV)
"Jonathan is leading a visionless government."
- Yemi Osinbajo (December 22, 2014, Thisday & tweet@ProfOsinbajo)
"Jonathan should resign if he has no solution to the violence being unleashed on some parts of the country."
- Nasiru El-Rufai (August 2012)
"The only solution to the present political uncertainty in the country is for the National Assembly to set machineries in motion for the impeachment of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua."
- Muhammadu Buhari (March 10, 2010, Sun Newspapers)


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Bus map - Infographic
Budget $30-250 AUD
Hi I need to design a bus map (mud map) of our 5 current bus routes in into one map/infographic. I have attached an example of another school. Is this something that can be achieved? I have attached our bus routes - please use only the Morning service as the route guide. I have also attached a map we have had made in the past which give you some ideas.
Thank you
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By Kurt Brouwer
This is an old, but still interesting, investment strategy. The idea is to buy the 10 'Dogs' or worst performers on the Dow Jones Index for a given year. The actual technique is to buy the 10 highest-yielding Dow stocks at the end of each year. That strategy would have worked well in 2010 as the highest yielding Dow stocks clearly outperformed lower-yielding members of the Dow. This chart shows how all the 30 members of Dow Jones Industrials Index performed last year. You can see that the 'Dogs' did well:
Source: Bespoke Investment Group
Now, if you are wondering what the list of Dogs of the Dow would look like for 2011, you're out of luck because the year is not over. However, here is the list for 2011 as of the first week of December 2010.
Source: Bespoke Investment Group
I'm not recommending these stocks. Obviously, you would need to do your own research if you are considering doing so. One critical point is that this list of 10 stocks is not very diversified. Two stocks or 20% of the 10 'Dogs' would be in telecommunications and 20% in pharmaceuticals.
I tend to be much more comfortable with diversified portfolios generally found in mutual funds and ETFs. In any case, my key key point is that there are attractive dividend yields available in the stock market these days. Yields that rival many taxable bond funds.
Are high quality stocks a yield opportunity?
The dividend yield for the S&P 500 is a little less than 2% now. This is low by historical standards, but compares favorably to current yields on short-term and intermediate-term Treasuries. For example, 90-day T Bills are about 0.13%. Two-year Treasuries yield 0.65% and five-year Treasuries yield 2.09%.
One advantage that stock dividends have over bond yields is that dividends generally rise over time as companies prosper. The dividend payment typically goes up, particularly at large, well-run companies. On the other hand, bond issuers never get together and decide to increase the yield on fixed rate instruments such Treasury or corporate or municipal bonds.
In my view, with reasonable price – earnings ratios and decent dividends, selected high quality stocks look to be attractively-priced for patient, long-term investors. By high quality, I mean name brand companies with solid businesses, strong balance sheets, broad product lines and good dividend histories.
One exchange traded fund that follows a high dividend investment strategy is the Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM). It has a yield of 2.8% now.
Another is the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (DVY). DVY has a yield of 3.6% now. I have not used either fund, but they both look interesting.
Update: One of the commenters asked if there are any mutual funds (not ETFs) that follow the Dogs of the Dow approach. I don't know of any that follow it exclusively, but there are some that do so as part of a strategy. This may be due to the fact that the Dogs of the Dow is not a very diversified strategy because it involves only 10 stocks.


text: Well, everyone asked the question "How do MK's perform at close range?" So, I found out. I just returned from the ranchette, (leaving again today BTW ). I took the Lapua into the stand loaded with 250 gr MK's. I watched several does mill around about 20 yards in front of the stand for about 30 min, with some does coming as close as 6 FEET. Since here in TX we can take 3 does, I decided to test the close range MK theory. I picked out a the largest of the bunch and shot her at a grand total of 18 yards. The doe was facing me, so I hit her tight in front the front shoulder, the bullet broke the front shoulder bone and exited about 4 inches in front of the opposing rear leg. The bullet did well, but the jacket was found under the hide on the off side. I lost about half of the font shoulder due to bloodshot and bone fragments. no other meat was lost. This proves two points to all of the doubters: 1. MK's work fine at close range 2. Long Range hunter do know how to get close to deer. In summery, do matchkings work at close, just ask the doe that is cut up in the freezer. Jim


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Travis Vendela
I am Travis Vendela. My entire childhood I knew I wanted to serve my country in the United States Army. During High School I joined the US Army in the delayed entry program, and upon graduation I was off to Basic Training to learn to be a Cavalry Scout. I progressed through the ranks quickly, becoming a Staff Sergeant by the age of 22.
I was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and again in 2006. My platoon was tasked with shutting down the enemy logist routes which drastically reduced IED attacks.
In early 2007 I was in my HMMWV crossing a bridge when it was struck twice by large IEDs. One directly under my feet. I lost both legs above the knee along with a severly fractured pelvis, fractured left elbow, fractured spine, fractured jaw and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Before being shipped to a combat aid station, I died and was resusitated three times. I am truly grateful to Army Medics, if not for their actions, I would be dead now.
After 30 surgeries I am physically as good as I will get. I am grateful everyday to be alive and Iive my life very happy and to the fullest. I try to bring positive messages to people and make them understand I am not angry, or bitter, or sad over my situation. I am proud to have served my country. My wife and I are happy and expecting our first child.
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The On December 8, 2015, the Australian Government announced it will be conducting extensive cross-checking of records to hunt down illegal owners of Australian real estate. By Scott O. Talbot, December 9, 2015
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is the Government agency responsible for overseeing foreign property investment.
The ATO will be examining more than 11 million people and has requested 32 years' worth of data relating to real estate transactions across the country.
The ATO has demanded revenue and land title authorities and rental bond authorities across all Australian states to provide all data from 1985 to 2017.
ATO compliance officers will be cross referencing Land Title data property ownership with rental bond authorities, inconstancy will certainly red flag properties illegally purchased.
As an example, if the registered land owner is different to the landlord registered with the bond authority, this will immediately raise suspicion that something (most likely) illegally is being conducted.
The Foreign buyer crackdown was revealed in the latest Australian Government Gazette, wherein the Commissioner of Taxation lodged a notice of the data matching program.
Only a week after the government's amnesty towards foreign investors whom who had unlawfully purchased property had expired, the Australian Tax Office cross referencing initiative is estimated to see a huge increase in identifying illegal Australian real estate transactions.
Over 50 compliance officers charged with investigating potential breaches of the law will also be looking into lawyers, conveyances and real estate agents that knowingly assisted foreign investors make an illegal transaction. Anyone that wrongly assist foreign investors will face fines of up to $42,500 for individuals and $212,500 for companies.
"The property data will be used to assist in the screening of foreign resident real estate applications and compliance activity to ensure foreign residents are complying with relevant laws," an ATO spokesperson said.


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Fully Safety Tested
At Jerba Campervans we have invested significant time and effort to ensure that your campervan meets or exceeds all current safety and testing regulations.
Type Approval for Motorcaravans
On the 29th April 2012 new safety regulations were introduced in the UK which apply to motorcaravan conversion companies who are converting newly manufactured vans into motorcaravans – vans such as the VW Transporter T6.
However, these regulations, which are known as Type Approval, only affect vehicles which have not yet been registered with the DVLA for use on UK roads – if the van is already registered and taxed, then these new safety regulations don't apply.
The principle of the regulations is to ensure that any safety aspects of a vehicle that have been adapted during its conversion to a motorcaravan are fully retested before being allowed onto the road. If the converted vehicle passes these tests it will be classified by the DVLA on the V5 ownership document as having a Body Type of Motorcaravan and will fall into the road tax classification of Diesel Car.
Jerba Campervans has gained National Small Series Type Approval for all five of its T6 conversions.
Type Approval Can Be Gained at Two Safety Levels
1. European Whole Vehicle (EWVTA) or National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA)
Both EWVTA and NSSTA require the highest standards of safety testing – NSSTA is the level attained by Jerba Campervans. To gain either of these standards the manufacturer must also have recognised quality systems, most commonly achieved through ISO9001 accreditation.
Both EWVTA and NSSTA have the same most rigorous testing level to reach and motorcaravan converters must demonstrate to the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) fully approved testing of anything that affects the base vehicle's original Type Approval – this involves the actual physical testing of the fitting of all travel seats by crash simulation on the vehicle shell. Other key areas that can also require retesting include swivel plates, electronic appliances, the converted vehicle's new axle weights and heating systems.
Gaining EWVTA allows a manufacturer to produce as many vehicles as they wish of that type approved design in any EC country.
Gaining NSSTA limits a manufacturer within the UK to producing no more than 75 of a type approved design within a given year.
2. Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA)
Really designed for one off vehicles, the IVA is a purely visual inspection and absolutely no physical testing of a vehicle or vehicle shell is required. The inspection is undertaken at a government Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) station and takes around one to two hours.
Seats, seat belts and swivel plates etc. are assessed by eye and no crash test simulation tests are undertaken. There is also no requirement for the manufacturer of the vehicle being tested to have any quality systems within the company.
If a motorcaravan converter chooses this route for Type Approval then each and every vehicle they convert must be inspected. Motorcaravan conversions that pass an IVA will still have the same Private Light Goods (PLG) classification and Motorcaravan V5 Body Type grouping as one that has passed EWVTA or NSSTA, but clearly the testing criteria is significantly less rigorous.
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The summer monsoons and winter rains add moisture to the Sonoran desert. These rains make it one of the most, if not the most, biologically diverse desert on the planet. There are also several mountain ranges throughout the Sonoran desert, and Santa Cruz County sits at the edge of the uplands division in the Sonoran desert.
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Gardeners in the western United States sometimes are confused when confronted with the 11 hardiness zones created by the USDA. Learn why the the Sunset zone maps, which cover 13 Western states, is more precise than the USDA's.
Drought tolerant plants are plants having adapted to tolerate drought better than most. A drought tolerant plant will survive in your landscape with less than normal amounts of rainfall. Not all drought tolerant plants are native and not all native plants are drought tolerant.
Xeriscaping refers to the conservation of water through creative landscaping. Originally developed for drought-afflicted areas, the principles of xeriscape today have an ever broadening appeal. With water now considered an expensive and limited resource, all residential landscaping projects can benefit from this alternative.
Harvesting rainwater can reduce the use of drinking water for landscape irrigation. Coupled with the use of native and desert-adapted plants, rainwater harvesting is an effective water conservation tool because it provides "free" water that is not from the municipal supply.
All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Succulent plants retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The water is stored in various structures, such as leaves, stems, and in the plant's roots. Which is why some parts of the plants are more than normally thickened and fleshy.
Flower gardens add visual interest to your home, improve its curb appeal and encourage you to interact with nature. When planning a colorful flower garden, include a variety of perennials, annuals and bulbs that bloom at various times during the spring, summer and fall, so you can enjoy the flowers for several months at a time.
Looking for some color inspiration for your garden, here are the top 10 colors to choose from. The easiest color plan to pull off is probably the monochromatic color scheme. Which is simply combining shades of a single color together to create a garden bed.
Modern garden design has changed dramatically over the years. Minimalist aspects can make the garden into a great space for living and entertaining, focusing on materials rather than planting. A big advantage of the minimalist gardens is their low-maintenance because of the simplicity of its designs.
Pastels radiate most strongly in indirect light and on overcast days. Consider incorporating pastel colours in your outdoor retreats and planting the subtle colors where the morning or evening light lingers. Pale pinks, blues, lavenders, and yellows light up shady places. In gloomy climates, pastels shine.
When growing roses, it's important to choose a site receiving at least six hours of sun each day. Rose bushes must also be located in well-drained, fertile soil. Plant dormant roses in early spring or fall. Potted plants can be planted any time between spring and fall, but preferably spring.
Savor a lush tropical garden by creating your own desert oasis. Tropical schemes are easily put together. Pick your star architectural plants, fill the gaps with flowers and foliage, then check that the pots and background create the right illusion.
Japanese gardens were developed under the influences of the Chinese gardens, but gradually Japanese garden designers began to develop their own aesthetics, based on Japanese materials and Japanese culture. Today, Japanese garden art still maintain their full intensity of expression and continue to inspire.
Few things that you can do in the garden are more satisfying than growing your own fruit. Fruit trees are the perfect landscape choice in many ways: gorgeous blossoms, foliage for shade on a summer day, tasty fruit and usually great fall color. Even in winter, the bare branches of most fruit trees provide interest in the landscape.
The name of the city of Nogales, AZ, AZ (walnuts) predates the arrival of the Gadsen Purchase Boundary Survey party and the name was agreed upon in 1882. The first settlers said the stream was lined with nogal (walnut) trees.
A great looking garden can not only enhance the beauty of a home, but can also be a great source of enjoyment. No landscaper knows better than you what your family wants and needs in your garden. Here are some points of view to consider when planning or improving your garden.
Nothing says spring more than a bulb garden! Flower bulbs are an easy way to add splashes of color to your garden and bulbs are among the most anticipated flowers — their appearance signals a new garden season and the return of color to the bleak late-winter landscape.
Plan your work ahead with these monthly gardening checklists! Each month-to-month lists of gardening tips are appropriate for the southwest gardener for that time of year including what to plan, plant, prune, maintain, plus weed and pest control and fun projects.
Gardeners in Santa Cruz County, Arizona are able to take pleasure in having flowers year round! Annuals can be planted year round while wildflowers seedlings can be planted twice a year. Here are some quick tips by season of flowering trees, shrubs and perennials that do really well and will flourish as years go by.
A butterfly garden is an easy way to see more butterflies and to help them, since many natural butterfly habitats have been lost to human activities. It is easy to increase the number and variety of butterflies in your yard. Simply grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on!
Fire-resistant plants are those that do not readily ignite from a flame or other ignition sources. These plants can be damaged or even killed by fire; however, their foliage and stems do not significantly contribute to the fuel and, therefore, the fire's intensity.
While our backyards and gardens are usually peaceful havens from the world's hustle and bustle, their upkeep can lead to injury when proper safety precautions are not followed. Each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency departments for injuries related to the use of lawn and garden tools.
Your biggest challenge you will face when designing your garden in Santa Cruz County, AZ will be in selecting your plants for your garden. When organizing plants, the first step is to create the vertical and horizontal layers and then create a repeating pattern of plants within the garden to visually connect the garden spaces.
Gardening in the desert southwest presents its own set of challenges and rewards. Arizona's botanical gardens offer the world's finest collection of arid plants from deserts of the world in a unique outdoor settings. Arizona's botanical gardens offer educational classes, and monthly gardening calenders.


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PatenTrakker IDEACop - Patent Infringement tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517 2006-04-10T17:08:26Z Blogger This is an Atom formatted XML site feed. It is intended to be viewed in a Newsreader or syndicated to another site. Please visit the Blogger Help for more info. true PatenTrakker 2006-01-31T05:31:00-08:00 2006-01-31T14:32:03Z 2006-01-31T14:28:30Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113871771039435730 Sue, sue ... SUI !! Who are the jPIG's at Forgent Networks? As Fast Company reports Austin, TX based Forgent Networks, who "In the three years ... decided there was more gold in subpoenas than in software" is trying its best to stifle the use of JPEG technology unless and until everyone who uses JPEG's coughs up some cash.

Forgent holds patents, including the 1987 vintage Patent No. 4,698,672 which the jPIGS (SUI!!!) at Forgent claim is allegedly being violated by virtually every company that has ever used JPEG image compression!

Specifically, a patent originally developed by the Compression Labs, Inc. is in issue.
United States Patent 4,698,672
Coding system for reducing redundancy

As Fast Company points out "No one really knows whether or not Forgent's patents will hold up in court; the company could collect anywhere from another $100 million-plus, according to an estimate from research firm J.M. Dutton & Associates, to zero. In October 2005 alone, three companies, including Research in Motion, decided to take out licenses from Forgent for undisclosed amounts.

"Yet Forgent could also be bluffing, hoping that others will decide to fold first. If so, it has met a tough opponent in Microsoft, which sued Forgent even though Forgent hadn't yet sued it ("Microsoft is known to be very litigious," says Snyder, with no trace of irony). It charges that Forgent's patent was obtained fraudulently. "Microsoft did not come up with anything new," says Snyder. "I'd point to $100 million-plus that says other people recognized [the patent] was valid." Microsoft wouldn't comment."

Seems to us that Forgent has never heard the term, pigs get fat but hogs get butchered. Hopefully the little piggies at Forgent will get the message eventually, in court. To help STOP THIS PATENT INSANITY and fatten the defendant's portfolio, the IdeaCop(tm) has put together a nice menu of potentially material prior art references for review, comment and annotation in the attached file.

Better yet, contact Forent
Richard N. Snyder, Chairman & CEO
firstname.lastname@example.com
108 Wild Basin Drive
Austin, TX 78746
email@example.com
USPat_4%2C698%2C672.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-27T13:33:00-08:00 2006-01-27T21:55:36Z 2006-01-27T21:50:47Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113839864719310909 Golden Bridge Technology Spreads the BS As in BS-spread-spectrum transmitters, that is.

AHEM ... Now that we have your attention, it has come to the IdeaCop(tm)'s attention that Golden Bridge Technology, Inc. has filed suit against LG Electronics Mobilecomm USA., Inc. in the US district Court for the Eastern District of Texas on January 11, 2006, alleging infringement of US Patent No. 6,574,267.

For those of you who know more about cellular telephone technology that we do and if you are reading this then you likely qualify, we trust the posting of potentially material prior art may interest you and in fact with any luck may give LG a head start on its defense for the patent in play.

If you are really up to it and think the patent is invalid, go out and buy a LG cellular product but in any event, post your comments and alternative references.

Better yet, contact the parties!
Elmer Yuen - CEO
Mimi Hsu – Patent Administrator
Golden Bridge Technology, Inc.
198 Brighton Av
Long Branch NJ 07740
firstname.lastname@example.com
email@example.com

Michael K. Ahn, CEO
LG Electronics Mobilecomm USA., Inc
10225 Willow Creek Rd.
San Diego, CA 92131
firstname.lastname@example.com
USPat_6%2C574%2C267.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-27T10:59:00-08:00 2006-01-27T19:23:41Z 2006-01-27T19:19:30Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113838957053766564 No-Tipping Policy by Rubbermaid Inc On January 11, 2006, Rubbermaid Incorporated filed a suit against Plano Molding Company in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleging infrigement of U S Patent No. 6,983,854, Anti-tip rack for long handled tools.

We know, we know, this is not quite the most interesting subject matter invention that we have come across, but have you looked in your garage lately? If it resembles the IdeaCop(tm)'s, then it is not a pretty sight.

Since we need companies like Rubbermaid to help keep our homes in order, we are conflicted in posting potentially material prior art, but that is our call in life and so we do what we do.

Thus, the IdeaCop(tm) has put together some references and Plano may get a head start on its defense for the patent in play.

If you are really conflicted, go out and buy a Rubbermaid product but in any event, post your comments and alternative references.

Better yet, contact the parties!
John D. Gould
MERCHANT & GOULD PC
P.O. BOX 2903
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-0903
email@example.com

Plano Molding Company
431 East South Street
Plano IL, 60545
firstname.lastname@example.com

USPat_6%2C983%2C854.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-27T07:27:00-08:00 2006-01-27T15:44:04Z 2006-01-27T15:39:41Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113837638183848914 Isensee SPANKS IT! Jumps on HO Sports Company For those of you that are not Water Skiing aficionados, we apologize ('Spank' is water skiing slang for a particularly impressive skiing jump). But on January 12, 2006, Isensee filed suit against HO Sports Company, Inc. in The US District Court in Minnesota in connection with US Patent No, 5,299,963, which concerns 'an improved water ski apparatus and method.'

We assume that HO Sports Company, Inc. must have recognized that this matter was serious when they got the summons, so just to ameliorate their pain a bit, the IdeaCop(tm) has put together some references and they may get a head start on its defense and hopefully will not do a roast beef, by examining our attached proposed list of potentially material prior art for the patent in play.

We trust that they will likewise lift your day.
Post your comments and alternative references.

Better yet, contact the parties!
Paul D. Isensee
P.O. Box 23180
Richfield, MN 55423

HO Sports Company, Inc.
17622 N.E. 67th Ct.
Redmond, WA 98052
425-885-3505
USPat_5%2C299%2C963.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-27T06:38:00-08:00 2006-01-27T14:58:51Z 2006-01-27T14:53:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113837362928400950 An Olympic Torch by EML Technologies, This Ain't? A lawsuit was filed on January 12, 2006, by EML Technologies LLC against Leen & Associates, Inc. et al, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in connection with US Patent No. 6,824,297 covering a worklight assembly that may as a stand-alone unit mountable on a tripod.

Now, we admit that few people have accused the IdeaCop(tm) staff of doing any more work that we have to, but the opportunity to look at this case lit up our eyes.

With all due respect to EML, Leen, et al., may get a head start on its defense and cast some light on this matter, by examining our attached proposed list of potentially material prior art for the patent in play.

We trust that they will likewise brighten your day. Post your comments and alternative references.

Better yet, contact the parties!
EML Technologies LLC
c/o ELLIOT B. ARONSON
5001 HARBORD DRIVE
OAKLAND CA 94618
510-658-9511

Leen & Associates, Inc
11730 N.E. 12th St.
Bellevue WA 98005
http://www.designersedge.com
USPat_6%2C824%2C297.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-23T12:13:00-08:00 2006-01-23T20:46:38Z 2006-01-23T20:32:21Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113804834198777035 MSFT & YAHOO locked up by Softvault Breaking News for tech companies all over the place including Microsoft & Yahoo and it ain't the good kind :-(

SoftVault Systems, Inc., who call themselves "a Washington-based intellectual property company", (We understand that their motto is PLEASE DON'T CALL US TROLLS!!!) seems to have filed a slew of patent infringement suits on 1/11/2006 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

We always like it when a company explains the scope of their patents on their website, as Softvault does so that people other than Patent Geeks can try to understand the invention. Of course that is just our opinion ... the plaintiff's trial counsel may have another take on that if it turns out that there is some conflict between the plain meaning of the patent and what the website says the invention is ... but that is just legal mumbojumbo, right? And it's too late to delete it now, it's on the 'net! ;-)

At any rate, the IdeaCop(tm) was never one to waste time quibbling over Candor, Enablement or other esoteric things, so we will just stick to what we know best, (which some may say ain't much, but we is what we is) and that is to publish a list of what we consider to be potentially materially relevant prior art, which we have done in the attached file.

As always, we invite you folks to post comments and alternative references and/or contact the counsel for the parties:

For Softvault:
Edward W. Goldstein
Goldstein & Faucett
1177 West Loop South, Fourth Floor
Houston, Texas 77027
Telephone: (713) 877-1515
Fax: (713) 877-1145
email@example.com

and what the hell, why waste time with MSFT lawyers:
Steve Ballmer
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
firstname.lastname@example.com

And likewise with the YAHOO's in Sunnyvale:
Michael J. Callahan, Sr VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089

USPat_6%2C249%2C868.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-23T10:20:00-08:00 2006-01-23T18:37:31Z 2006-01-23T18:36:44Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113804140404913550 Can Pan-do-It to Tyco regarding this Twisted Web? It seems that a new lawsuit was filed by Panduit Corp against Tyco Electronics Corporation in Illinois on January 4, 2006 (Case No. 1:2006cv00024).

One of the Patents in contention is 6,981,893 entitled Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks. Quite the mouthful!

With all respect to Panduit, Tyco may get a head start on its defense and untangling itself from this mess, by examining our attached proposed list of potentially material prior art for the patent in play.

We trust that you folks will relish them as much as we did in preparing them.
Post your comments and alternative references.
USPat_6%2C981%2C893.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-23T04:51:00-08:00 2006-01-23T13:11:16Z 2006-01-23T13:09:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113802178970625976 How SiRF Technology Inc. Caught the Wave As you know from our co-posted entry, siRF and u-Nav are in the midst of a patent infringement tussle. In fact, SiRF started this brawl with their lawsuit in August 2005, to which u-nav counterclaimed, etc, etc., etc. Since the ideaCop(tm) tries to be impartial at all costs, or at least within our budget at the time, we thought that it might be useful to deliver to our readers a file of potentially material prior art references to one of the siRF patents in play, namely, United States Patent 6,297,771 These references are in the attached file and we trust that you folks will relish them as much as we did in preparing them.Post your comments and alternative references. Better yet, Contact SiRF Kanwar Chadha, FounderSiRF Technology Inc148 E Brokaw RdSan Jose, CA firstname.lastname@example.com or u-Nav Russ Garcia, President u-Nav MicroelectronicsCorporate Headquarters8 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 email@example.com USPat_6%2C297%2C771.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-22T14:16:00-08:00 2006-01-22T22:37:59Z 2006-01-22T22:28:52Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113796893221460192 Be Careful What You Wish For, IBM Open Opposition, sounds more like something that the NSA would lock you up for, but we are hoping that we have the backing of IBM on this one. "There's a huge interest in making sure that only good patents are earned," says Jim Stallings, IBM's vice president for intellectual property. Mr. Stallings predicts that "thousands of subject-matter experts" will get a chance to weigh in on patents." Mr. Stallings says the Armonk, N.Y., company thinks its own patents "are all at the quality level we'd like them to be at," but he says he welcomes any improvement that comes from the open-source process. By and large, the effort is directed at patents filed by other, particularly smaller, companies. Several, known to detractors as "patent trolls" and to their supporters as the aggrieved little guys, have won large infringement verdicts against bigger companies. We wonder what IBM will say when the shoe is on the other foot and some of their pending apps are shot down by the likes of the IdeaCop(tm) readers. Moreover, since we at PatenTrakker(tm) have been doing the patent reports thing for years now and have a system that allows for pre-processing of art for the reviewers, it seemed ironic to us at IdeaCop(tm) to hear that: " Details haven't been worked out, but IBM hopes that people and companies will be able to register on the office's Web site to be notified when patents in their areas of interest are granted." Then again, we just took it in stride and figured that maybe the folks doing the review will take the USPTO money and resources but use our tips as well, for free. false PatenTrakker 2006-01-22T13:31:00-08:00 2006-01-22T22:16:16Z 2006-01-22T21:54:57Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113796689783996530 Catch Curve throws one to Biscom, Inc. And just when everyone who is anyone thought that FAXing was Passé, Michael McLaughlin and Ryan Strong of Catch Curve, Inc., an Atlanta-based, self-described "intellectual property development and licensing firm" (note the lack of any reference therein to technology development) announced recently that it has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit under the AudioFAX portfolio against Biscom, Inc. Catch Curve is seeking monetary damages for past infringement and an injunction to prohibit Biscom from continuing to infringe against the AudioFAX patents. We may have, in Catch Curve, found a new contender in IdeaCop's PatenTroll(tm) Awards for best performance in a serial litigation series or maybe we just had some weak willed defendants. Hopefully, the folks at Biscom will put up a better fight. Since IdeaCop(tm) would be the first to admit that it faxed its last fax a long time ago, we may be completely off base here even proposing that the USPTO missed some relevant prior art for the Catch Curve AudioFAX patents, but we will keep trying to do our part for Mother Country and all of that by supplying in the attached file, to interested parties, some starting points for their quest. For this exercise, we, somewhat at random, selected one of the AudioFAX patents, namely, US Pat No. 4,994,926. USPat_4%2C994%2C926.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-22T09:01:00-08:00 2006-01-22T21:19:58Z 2006-01-22T17:49:11Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113795215135547278 Step This Way and Get on the ramBUS to Litigation Central (I) After many years of observation, we could never figure out what business Rambus, Inc. was really in, but it now dawns on us that they may just be serial litigants.

REUTERS reports that Rambus filed a new patent suit against memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. after a Delaware court lifted a stay preventing the company from bringing new litigation against Micron.

We suppose that life in the big glass castle on Camino Real in Los Altos is just a bit too laid back and sterile to stay on the sidelines and create better technology. Or maybe they just wanted to give Rod Lewis of Micron a little heartburn.

As an aside, the IdeaCop(tm) staff had used Rambus memory years ago and compared its performance to DDR memory only to conclude (in a very unscientific study) that the DDR chips seemed to work better, or at least no worse, not to mention that DDR chips cost a fraction of the price of the Rambus chips. Perhaps that dawned on Rambus too and they just figured that hitting it big on a patent case or two would be more rewarding to the shareholders.

At the risk of putting the reader to sleep, we will try to show the convoluted pedigree of ONE of the patents in play, namely US Patent No. 6,182,184.

"This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/252,998, filed on Feb. 19, 1999 U.S. Pat. No. 6,032,214 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/979,127, filed on Nov. 26, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,105), which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/762,139, filed on Dec. 9, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,809,263); which is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/607,780, filed Feb. 27, 1996 (now abandoned); which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/222,646, filed on Mar. 31, 1994 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,513,327); which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/954,945, filed on Sep. 30, 1992 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,319,755); which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/510,898, filed on Apr. 18, 1990 (now abandoned). "

WHEW!  Are these lawyers getting paid by the word, hour, or what? To their credit, they managed to continue the case so many times that perhaps they actually just wore out the USPTO and got the patent issued. Is the examiner still alive? Maybe that was the impetus.

WAIT! Come to think of it, is there a pattern here? Are they trying in court what worked for them in the USPTO, i.e., if at first you don't succeed, just try, try, again?

To be perfectly honest, this case is so massive and complicated, a single IdeaCop(tm) review will probably not do it justice. Having said that, why shouldn't we try to knock a few ions out of the crystal lattice of the folks in Los Altos? Does not the First Amendment demand that we stoke the fires of useful discourse?

Well we will try, by putting together some potentially relevant prior art references for the '184 patent in the attached file for your use.

The Plaintiff's Attorneys involved in this case are
James J. Elacqua
Dewey Ballantine LLP
1950 University Avenue
Suite 500
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2225
firstname.lastname@example.com

Pierre Hubert
Dewey Ballantine LLP
401 Congress Avenue
Suite 3200
Austin, TX 78701-3788
email@example.com

Kent Richardson, VP IP
Rambus Inc.
4440 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA. 94022
email@example.com

BTW and as a further aside, Mr Hubert's firm photo makes him look especially intimidating and we suppose that that may have been but one factor in his selection as Counsel in this matter.

And not wanting to leave the defendant out in the cold:
Roderic W. Lewis, VP & General Counsel
Micron Technology, Inc.
2125 Onel Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
firstname.lastname@example.com

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RTI has filed suit against Google in federal court in New York, arguing that the search giant has infringed two of RTI's patents by way of the search giant's marketing and selling of Google Talk VoIP services and related products.

When asked to explain the technology in dispute, RTI's president, Jerry Weinberger, said in an interview late last month: "When a VoIP call can be transferred to the regular PSTN (telephone network), the switching of that call infringes our patents."

Man o Manuschevich, what are the DO NO EVIL kidz in Mountain View gonna do now?

Since the IdeaCop(tm) considers itself to be the consummate prince of patent impartiality, on the off-chance that someone out there wants to help GOOGLE out of this most UN-kosher patent pickle, we have put together some potentially relevant prior art references for RTI's US Patent No. 5,425,085, in the attached file for their use.

Since there is so much money at stake in this one, we have a bi-coastal slew of attorneys involved, including two Plaintiff's Counsel.

DAVID LAZER, ESQ.
LAZER, APTHEKER, ET AL.
225 OLD COUNTRY ROAD
MELVILLE NY 11747-2712
email@example.com

James B. Hicks
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
444 South Flower Street, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
email@example.com

Miriam Rivera, VP and Deputy General Counsel
Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
fax: 650-253-0001
email@example.com

IF YOU AGREE THAT THE ABOVE PATENTS ARE OF DUBIOUS VALIDITY, CONTACT THE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD ON THE PATENT(S) IN QUESTION, AND/OR POST YOUR FURTHER REFERENCES AND COMMENTS TO OUR PATENTRAKKER(tm) BLOG

USPat_5%2C425%2C085.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-21T18:10:00-08:00 2006-01-23T13:16:15Z 2006-01-22T02:23:35Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113789661514589647 SiRFs UP! ... u-Nav Microelectronics Navigates Its Way To Patent Court SiRF City, here they come ... Everybody seems to be getting into the Beach Boys theme this month According to a recent post, u-Nav Microelectronics Corporation has filed a counterclaim for patent infringement against SiRF Technology, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that certain SiRF products, including its SiRFstarIII product line, infringe u-Nav's U.S. Patent No. 6,909,739. Even though u-Nav admits that it is a fabless semiconductor company that develops GPS chipsets and software for the emerging mobile location based services market, the IdeaCop(tm) is unable to say that this patent looks 'fabless, darling' At any rate, on the off-chance that someone out there wants to help SiRF to hang 10, we have put together some potentially relevant prior art references for the '739 patent in the attached file for their use. Post your comments and alternative references. USPat_6909739.DOC Better yet, Contact SiRF Kanwar Chadha, FounderSiRF Technology Inc148 E Brokaw RdSan Jose, CA firstname.lastname@example.com or u-Nav Russ Garcia, President u-Nav MicroelectronicsCorporate Headquarters8 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 firstname.lastname@example.com false PatenTrakker 2006-01-21T12:20:00-08:00 2006-01-21T23:30:38Z 2006-01-21T20:32:10Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113787553028130853 Twenty Japanese Giants Sue US Processor Patent Holder We seem to be running into a virtual Tsunami of patent lawsuits from Japan with one being reported by The Register which notes that almost two dozen Japanese electronics companies have together filed five lawsuits against US intellectual property holding company Patriot Scientific. The lawsuits ask the US District Court in Oakland, California to declare three patents held by Patriot to be invalid. We know it is not very Patriotic for the IdeaCop(tm) to be suggesting the attached list of potential prior art to the technology as detailed in US patent number 5,809,336 But sometimes we have to take the side of the Samurai, keeping in mind that there is always the chance that we will be wrong and Patriot Scientific will prevail. After all, can AMD have been wrong in February 2005, when Intel's arch-rival, made an unspecified investment in Patriot to license the technology and other patents? Dunno but you can join in on the fun, by posting your comments and alternative references. USPat_5809336.DOC false PatenTrakker 2006-01-21T11:57:00-08:00 2006-01-22T02:26:23Z 2006-01-21T20:08:23Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20985517.post-113787410352604059 We had Fun, Fun, Fun, until Solomon Took My Toyota Hybrid Away With apologies to Brian Wilson & Mike Love of the Beach Boys, AutoBlog reports that Toyota hybrids may be banned for patent infringement. A complaint filed with United States International Trade Commission (ITC) last week alleges that technology employed in the company's Hybrid Synergy Drive componentry illegally infringes upon Solomon Technology, Inc.'s U.S. Patent Number 5,067,932. Solomon Technologies had already filed a similar motion in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa division in September of 2005.

We'll we will put our money on the folks from the Land of the Samurai, but just in case their Occidental lawyers need some help getting the engine cranked over on the defense, the IdeaCop(tm) has come up with some references in the attached file for their use.

Post your comments and alternative references. Help the Keep the Toyota Hybrid running!
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As of 3:00 (UTC) on June 26, the price of BTC is fluctuating near $6,097.29. According to Bitlogist Market Index, having reached $6,324.47 on June 25, BTC price has fallen below $6,100 at 23:55 (UTC) June 26 and continues to drop. Judging from the chart, BTC is now dropping below the lower Bollinger Band and mirrors the MA10 line. The broad momentum is experiencing a significant decline with only 4 out of Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap rising. The global market cap marks $244.62 billion while the 24-hour volume is $10.75 billion. Major Coins 1.BTC quotes $6,076.89 on Binance, $6,076 on Kraken and $6,079.99 on Coinbase Pro; 2. Bitlogist Market Index presents the quotes for major cryptocurrencies besides BTC as following: ETH marks $433.38 (- 5.32%); BCH marks $701.90 (- 6.33%); ETC marks $14.59 (- 6.72%); LTC marks $76.77 (- 6.22%); XRP marks $0.46 (- 4.51%). Top 3 Gainers and Losers 1. Top 3 gainers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: MCO (+ 11.80%), CTXC (+ 10.22%), QTUM (+ 9.68%); 2. Top 3 losers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: BTCP (- 12.73% ), PPT (- 11.94%), WICC (- 11.77%). Coins/Exchanges Inflows and Outflows 1. Top 3 capital inflows within the last 24 hours: BTC (+ $456.81 mln), ETH (+ $114.46 mln), DASH (+ $89.64 mln); 2. Top 3 capital outflows within the last 24 hours: ETF (- $293.85 mln), ETC(- $150.68 mln), EOS (- $79.12 mln); 3.Net inflows/outflows of exchanges: Binance (+ $65.28 mln), Kraken (- $6.62 mln) and Coinbase Pro (+ $23.11 mln). (More Crypto News: Bitlogist.com )
If you take away all the noise around cryptocurrencies and reduce it to a simple definition, you find it to be just limited entries in a database no one can change without fulfilling specific conditions. This may seem ordinary, but, believe it or not: this is exactly how you can define a currency. Take the money on your bank account: What is it more than entries in a database that can only be changed under specific conditions? You can even take physical coins and notes: What are they else than limited entries in a public physical database that can only be changed if you match the condition than you physically own the coins and notes? Money is all about a verified entry in some kind of database of accounts, balances, and transactions.
Let's have a look at the mechanism ruling the databases of cryptocurrencies. A cryptocurrency like Bitcoin consists of a network of peers. Every peer has a record of the complete history of all transactions and thus of the balance of every account. A transaction is a file that says, "Bob gives X Bitcoin to Alice" and is signed by Bob's private key. It's basic public key cryptography, nothing special at all. After signed, a transaction is broadcasted in the network, sent from one peer to every other peer. This is basic p2p-technology. Nothing special at all, again. The transaction is known almost immediately by the whole network. But only after a specific amount of time it gets confirmed. Confirmation is a critical concept in cryptocurrencies. You could say that cryptocurrencies are all about confirmation. As long as a transaction is unconfirmed, it is pending and can be forged. When a transaction is confirmed, it is set in stone. It is no longer forgeable, it can't be reversed, it is part of an immutable record of historical transactions: of the so-called blockchain. Only miners can confirm transactions. This is their job in a cryptocurrency-network. They take transactions, stamp them as legit and spread them in the network. After a transaction is confirmed by a miner, every node has to add it to its database. It has become part of the blockchain. For this job, the miners get rewarded with a token of the cryptocurrency, for example with Bitcoins. Since the miner's activity is the single most important part of cryptocurrency-system we should stay for a moment and take a deeper look on it. Principally everybody can be a miner. Since a decentralized network has no authority to delegate this task, a cryptocurrency needs some kind of mechanism to prevent one ruling party from abusing it. Imagine someone creates thousands of peers and spreads forged transactions. The system would break immediately. So, Satoshi set the rule that the miners need to invest some work of their computers to qualify for this task. In fact, they have to find a hash – a product of a cryptographic function – that connects the new block with its predecessor. This is called the Proof-of-Work. In Bitcoin, it is based on the SHA 256 Hash algorithm. You don't need to understand details about SHA 256. It's only important you know that it can be the basis of a cryptologic puzzle the miners compete to solve. After finding a solution, a miner can build a block and add it to the blockchain. As an incentive, he has the right to add a so-called coinbase transaction that gives him a specific number of Bitcoins. This is the only way to create valid Bitcoins. Bitcoins can only be created if miners solve a cryptographic puzzle. Since the difficulty of this puzzle increases the amount of computer power the whole miner's invest, there is only a specific amount of cryptocurrency token that can be created in a given amount of time. This is part of the consensus no peer in the network can break.
1.) Irreversible: After confirmation, a transaction can't be reversed. By nobody. And nobody means nobody. Not you, not your bank, not the president of the United States, not Satoshi, not your miner. Nobody. If you send money, you send it. Period. No one can help you, if you sent your funds to a scammer or if a hacker stole them from your computer. There is no safety net.
2.) Pseudonymous: Neither transactions nor accounts are connected to real-world identities. You receive Bitcoins on so-called addresses, which are randomly seeming chains of around 30 characters. While it is usually possible to analyze the transaction flow, it is not necessarily possible to connect the real world identity of users with those addresses.
3.) Fast and global: Transaction are propagated nearly instantly in the network and are confirmed in a couple of minutes. Since they happen in a global network of computers they are completely indifferent of your physical location. It doesn't matter if I send Bitcoin to my neighbour or to someone on the other side of the world.
4.) Secure: Cryptocurrency funds are locked in a public key cryptography system. Only the owner of the private key can send cryptocurrency. Strong cryptography and the magic of big numbers makes it impossible to break this scheme. A Bitcoin address is more secure than Fort Knox.
5.) Permissionless: You don't have to ask anybody to use cryptocurrency. It's just a software that everybody can download for free. After you installed it, you can receive and send Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies. No one can prevent you. There is no gatekeeper.
1.) Controlled supply: Most cryptocurrencies limit the supply of the tokens. In Bitcoin, the supply decreases in time and will reach its final number somewhere in around 2140. All cryptocurrencies control the supply of the token by a schedule written in the code. This means the monetary supply of a cryptocurrency in every given moment in the future can roughly be calculated today. There is no surprise.
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[quote]"During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them." - Acts 16:9-10[/quote]
How many wish God would speak so clearly?
I know I do. Sometimes I pray that God would give me a dream or a vision to show me what direction to go in my life. You know that prayer that you ask, "Lord, what am I supposed to do with my life?" It seems that all you dream about are your to-do lists or things you can't even remember.
Or maybe we ask God to show us which door to walk through. It's like we play Let's Make a Deal with God and ask Him "Is it door #1 or door #2, Lord?"
Can you make it a little clearer for me? Well maybe you can show me in a dream. Then around and around we go again, never moving forward.
One thing I've learned is that God isn't naïve. There are so many of us, myself included, that miss this one piece of the puzzle.
Without Faith we can't see God working. Now that's a pretty smart God.
Hebrews 11:1 says:
[quote]"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."[/quote]
We can always go start something; a new business, a new book, a new blog, but if you're a Christ-follower, it's hard to do it without Faith. Now, it can be done, but the journey may be a little difficult. We need Faith to believe that the right clients will come; we need Faith to believe that our words on paper or on our laptops will get into the right hands of those that need to read it.
So you may ask, "Ok, Michelle, what am I supposed to be doing with my life?" Here is my answer:
[box]Habakkuk 2:2-3 -And the Lord answered me: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.[/box]
Every new year since 1998, Jose and I have written a list down of our dreams and desires, if you will, of things we need God to do or want Him to do in the coming year. Since that time we have crossed off so many things off our lists. It's what we call Faith in action.
I dare you to try it this New Year. Take a sheet of paper and dream BIG. Because here's the cool thing - there are no limits to what God can do!
A vision creates a revelation. Think about it, you don't think your vision, you see your vision and then you think. Think, "Alright, God, how am I going to do this? How are we going to reach the lost, how am I going to raise some amazing teenagers, how are these debts going to get paid…how, how, how?"
Then he says Romans 12:3:
According as GOD HATH DEALT TO EVERY MAN the measure of faith
Your HOW is in your FAITH.
You see, God gets everyone started off the same way. He doesn't give one person more faith than He gives another. He gives to every man or woman the same measure of faith. Then your faith grows according to what you do with it.
I'm afraid we have those that either hide this, so to speak, like the guy that was given the one talent (Matthew 25:25) or don't use it at all.
Our Faith doesn't grow if we don't use it.
And when we use it, is when our How then becomes our When.
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Author's Proof
The epilogue or follow-up to a story that proves the "outcome" of the story is real or imagined, good or bad
Technically speaking, the moment of climax in a story is the intersecting point where the nature of the Main Character crosses paths with the nature of the Overall (Objective) story. It is here that the course of one, both or neither of them may be altered by the interaction. The only way an audience can be sure what, if anything, has changed course is to plot one more dramatic point past the climax, as part of Act 4 to illustrate the new direction of the Overall (Objective) story and Main Character. This might be the "?" after the words "The End" in a monster story or a formerly mean man sharing his sandwich with a stray dog on the way home. The purpose is simply to illustrate that the suspected effect of the climax has or has not truly resulted in a change in course. As such, it functions as the Author's Proof and is a key component of the denouement.
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Amnesty International recently published a report on extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. The report reveals how it seems that the war on drugs is targeting the poor. Whichever view one takes, it is likely based on perception as reported by the news media. But here, somehow, someway, we know.
For someone who lives in the Philippines, it is hard to dispute the report. In more ways than one, it might as well be the written version of the thoughts of many Filipinos. In other words, Amnesty International's report is consistent with the people's suspicions.
Questions for Amnesty International and Thoughts
What was the intention of coming up with the report? Was it to gather facts on what is happening here or to find proof of extrajudicial killings? From the report, itself, it appears that the purpose was the latter, rather than the former. For that reason, it may not paint an accurate picture of what is going on.
Polarizing issues make it hard to have an open mind. The Chinese philosopher said that to remain open minded, a person must not form an opinion. Once there is an opinion, then the bias makes it hard to see the same thing from another perspective.
Amnesty International could and should include interviews in cases involving policemen wounded or killed. Instead, the report's intent is to show that the killings are state-sponsored. Even so, the fact remains that there are unlawful killings and that should stop.
Some of the local officials have spoken against the report. Show proof, they say. But what kind of proof could Amnesty International show? For instance, they interviewed alleged assassins but how do they know they are real? If for the sake of proving that the assassins are real, should the investigative team observe a murder?
Yes, there is a need to protect the identity of informants or sources. But knowing that there is at least one person claiming to be an assassin, and worse, knowing that if true then this person is going to kill again, should Amnesty International keep the identity a secret?
The job of Amnesty International is not easy. At times, they have to live in a world where there are no lines at all, even as they push for respect of human rights.


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For the Sketchbot Custom 2 show at Munky King LA! I went for a king of the lizards type character with this one, I wanted to find an interesting way to use the arms and i didn't want to go down the robot route or a character in a robot suit. I believe this piece will be available to buy online as well as in store (munkyking.com) :)
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Good, good food/
Tonight, I catered a party for a friend. She chose a great menu, including two leek confit and aged goat cheese tarts; a Brussels sprouts salad with mustard vinaigrette and candied pecans; Nanny's chicken salad; mujaddara; lemon-lime cakes; and a chocolate-caramel tart.Don't you wish you were dining there?!