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It is often difficult to obtain patent protection for a simplification of an existing device. Here is a case where a simplification was found not to be inventive.
The only claim of the sole request before the Board (corresponding to claim 1 as granted) read:
1. Use of a humidity augmenting apparatus consisting of a water source, a non-porous hydrophilic membrane, optionally at least one opening for filling the apparatus with the water source, and optionally a support material, wherein the non-porous hydrophilic membrane is coated or adhered onto the support material,wherein said water source contains water and at least one of a suspended solid, a dissolved solid, a pollutant, a salt, and a biological material,wherein said non-porous hydrophilic membrane allows the water to pass through the membrane and be emitted as water vapor into an airspace of an enclosed chamber, said non-porous hydrophilic membrane preventing the at least one suspended solid, dissolved solid, pollutant, salt, and biological material from passing through the non-porous hydrophilic membrane,wherein said non-porous hydrophilic membrane comprises one or more layers of hydrophilic polymers, said hydrophilic polymer being selected from a copolyetherester elastomer, a polyether-block-polyamide, a polyether urethane, a homopolymer of polyvinyl alcohol, a copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof,further wherein the one or more layers of hydrophilic polymers have a water vapor transmission at a thickness of 25 microns of at least 400 g/m²/24hours according to ASTM E96-95 (procedure BW), said water vapor transmission rate being measured at an air temperature of 23º C, relative humidity of 50% and an air velocity of 3 m/s,for providing moisture to an airspace of an enclosed chamber.
The Opposition Division (OD) had found this claim to lack inventive step.
[2.1] The patent in suit is concerned with the use of a humidity augmenting apparatus, comprising a non-porous hydrophilic membrane, for providing moisture to an airspace of an enclosed chamber.
[2.2] D4 is considered to represent the closest prior art.
Said document discloses a humidifier comprising a water supply reservoir (2) and a water-evaporation conduit (1) consisting of a water evaporation tubing (3) of a porous hydrophobic polymeric material and of a continuous non-porous hydrophilic water-vapour permeable membrane (4) coated onto or attached to the inner side of the tubing […]. The non-porous hydrophilic membrane (4) may consist of a polyurethane resin containing oxyethylene groups having a water vapour transmission of at least 1000 g/m²/day, preferably in the range of 5,000 to 90,000 g/m²/day […]. The humidifier device of D4 further comprises a fan (11) which blows air over the surface of the water-evaporation conduit which entrains the water vapour emanating from the conduit. The air and entrained water vapour are blown out of the humidifier equipment into the surrounding environment, thus humidifying it.
[2.3] Having regard to D4, the object of the patent in suit is to provide a simplified humidifying apparatus useful for providing moisture to an airspace of an enclosed chamber.
[2.4] As a solution to the above defined problem, the patent in suit proposes the use of a humidifying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the apparatus consists only of a water source, a non-porous hydrophilic membrane and an optional support material for coating or adhering the membrane onto it, and in that the apparatus is used for providing moisture to an airspace of an enclosed chamber.
[2.5] As to the success of the solution, due to the term "consisting of", the wording of the claims thus excludes the presence of further essential parts or equipment, such as a fan, for blowing air over the surface of the water-evaporation membrane.
The board is therefore satisfied that the object of the patent in suit of providing a simplified humidifying apparatus, having regard to the closest prior art of D4, has been successfully solved.
[2.6] It remains to be decided whether or not the claimed solution is obvious having regard to the prior art.
In the board's judgment, it belongs to the common technical knowledge that the water transport across a membrane and the evaporation of water vapour from the membrane's surface (the pervaporation process) is controlled by the difference in chemical activities on the feed and permeate sides, respectively […]. Document D2 […] sets out in detail that for separation across a semi-permeable membrane to occur, a driving force (a gradient in pressure, concentration, temperature, electric field) has to be applied and maintained across the membrane. It is also explained that the gradient in chemical potential needs to be maintained by continuous removal of the migrating components from the side of the lower chemical potential, or otherwise chemical equilibrium would be reached and no further separation would occur […].
The skilled person would immediately realize that a fan which blows fresh (dry) air over the surface of the water-evaporation conduit and thus entrains the water vapour emanating from the conduit exactly serves the above-mentioned purpose of continuous removal of the migrating component from the side of the lower chemical potential and thus maintaining the driving force across the membrane. It is also obvious that a forced ventilation can be dispensed with if natural convection and diffusion are sufficient to maintain a gradient in chemical potential which is strong enough to keep the process going at the desired speed. It cannot be disputed that the water-evaporation conduit of D4, consisting of the porous hydrophobic polymeric tubing and the non-porous hydrophilic polymeric membrane attached to it, in combination with a water reservoir, would be sufficient to provide a certain amount of moisture to an airspace, even without the fan proposed in D4. Therefore, the board cannot see any inventive idea in the concept of omitting the fan from the humidifier disclosed in D4, at the cost of a less efficient humidification process.
[2.7] Another matter of course is to realize that the humidifying equipment of D4 can be used for providing humidity not only to an open airspace, but also to an airspace of an enclosed chamber. In the latter case, it would be apparent to those of skill in the art that - depending on the relative size of the said enclosed airspace – at some point saturation and/or condensation of water vapour would occur. The board observes in this context – as did the OD – that claim 1 on file neither puts any limitation on the properties of the enclosed chamber in terms of its size and shape nor contains a feature concerning the degree of humidification to be achieved. Thus, this particular claim feature does not support the presence of an inventive step, either.
[2.8] The board cannot, thus, come to any other conclusion than the OD in the contested decision, namely that it is self-evident and does not involve an inventive step to use a humidifying equipment known in its essential features from D4, but without a fan, in an enclosed chamber for the purpose of providing moisture to an airspace of said enclosed chamber.
[2.9] According to an argument of the appellant, D4 taught the use of a hydrophilic coating to prevent contamination of the conduit tubing, but this hydrophilic coating was allegedly not the same as the non-porous hydrophilic membrane which was the essential feature of the simple humidity augmenting apparatus in accordance with the present invention.
The board disagrees with this argument. The polyether urethane - which is one of the preferred materials for the non-porous water-vapour permeable hydrophilic membrane in accordance with the patent in suit - falls under the definition of a polyurethane resin containing oxyethylene groups, specifically recited in D4 as a membrane material (see column 2, lines 50 to 58), the oxyethylene groups in the diol component of the polyurethane (usually polyoxyethylene glycols [PEG] or polyoxypropylene glycols [PPG]) containing polyether moieties. To the extent that the appellant's argument suggests that D4 only disclosed a hydrophilic membrane coating, it is sufficient to point out that the patent in suit explicitly encompasses coatings of the non-porous water-vapour permeable hydrophilic membrane material on a support material (see claim 1).
[2.10] In conclusion, the subject-matter of claim 1 as granted does not fulfil the requirements of inventive step (A 56).
Regardless of whether the Board was right or not in the present case, I would think that inventions consisting in simplifications (i.e. omission of features present in the prior art product) are stepchildren of the patent system, which appears to be better suited for "complexifying inventions" (i.e. where features are added to the prior art product). Certainly the problem-solution approach of the EPO is better suited for the case where the invention adds features to the prior art rather than omitting features.
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This is an exciting time of year at the captive whooping crane breeding facilities, eggs are being laid, fertility is being checked and chicks are starting to hatch. It's also a very busy and stressful time for our colleagues who work at those captive facilities. There is disappointment, frustration, and sadness when eggs aren't fertile, or when the embryo dies before hatching. Unfortunately that's part of the process, luckily though it's one aspect that is quickly forgotten as chicks hatch, grow, and thrive.
Starting in April when the first whooping crane eggs are being laid a weekly conference call between the captive facilities is set up so that folks can stay updated on what's going on at each facility and make arrangements for shipping eggs and dividing them up among the various whooping crane projects. I participate in these calls as a representative for the LA reintroduction mainly so we can stay informed about the eggs and chicks that are being allocated to us but also having worked at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) for 11 years I know many of the birds and I can't help but miss them and be curious about how the breeding season is going.
While there are 5 captive breeding centers currently only the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) and ICF rear chicks for the two reintroduction projects with PWRC raising the birds for Louisiana. This means that eggs have to be shipped from the other breeding centers to either PWRC or ICF. It's much easier to ship eggs than to ship live whooping crane chicks but it's still complicated. The other thing that's difficult is to not "count your chicks before they hatch". A good deal of the time on the calls is spent talking about eggs; eggs that are known to be fertile but haven't yet hatched, eggs that have been laid but are too young to determine fertility, and even eggs that haven't been laid yet and are just predictions – sometimes more hopeful predictions than others.
On yesterdays's call some decisions about chicks were made and I learned that five chicks for the LA reintroduction project have hatched, three of them just that morning. Now even with chicks we still have to remind ourselves not to count our whoopers before they're grown. Being a whooping crane chick is hard and not all chicks make it, some develop leg problems or breathing problem and some just don't thrive but none of it is due to lack of effort by the staff at PWRC who work tirelessly to take the best care of each and every chick. We are excited to have the start of the 2011 cohort on the ground and will keep our fingers crossed that the chicks are healthy and that the eggs yet to come are fertile and hatch.
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Last season, 23 people who stayed at the Bridge Emergency Shelter held either part-time or full-time jobs.
To Bridge Director Laurie Knutson, this indicative of how the homelessness is changing. Compared with 15 years ago, a greater cross section of society is experiencing homelessness, including more families and elderly, she said.
"There is just not much a safety net," she said.
The Bridge staff are holding the Second Annual Homeless Awareness Walk on Sunday to help community members learn about the challenges in Cortez and nationwide and how the Bridge is working to meet local needs.
The Bridge serves single men and women from October through April. Additional grant funding from The Bacon Family Foundation made it possible for the Bridge's season to start Oct. 6 and run through the end of April. Normally, the Bridge closes April 15.
It is Knutson's long-term goal to have the shelter open year-round, in part because of the positive community the clientele form during the year.
"Some people regress without that," she said.
The Bridge also remodeled during the summer to offer more space for the sober clientele to socialize.
"It's a fabulous problem that needed resolution," Knutson said.
The Bridge set up a permanent dining and education space and will expand the TV area. They will also be able to offer two computer stations that people can use to submit job applications and learn basic computer skills.
The Bridge will be offering tours of the remodeled space, which is next to the Cortez Police Station after Sunday's awareness walk.
After the 1-mile awareness walk, Americorps Volunteer Saskia Mollet, said she hopes people will take away a better understanding of homelessness in general and the Bridge's mission.
The staff decided to bring the event back this year after members of the community pitched new ideas to the Bridge for raising awareness.
"We feel like it kind of inspired people," she said.
The event is free, although the shelter does welcome monetary donations and items including toilet paper, bleach and tooth brushes.
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At a recent showing of "Alice in Wonderland" in a New York City neighborhood movie theater, the signal to put on the 3-D glasses flashed before the coming attractions.
Previews for "How to Train Your Dragon," "Tron Legacy" and "Toy Story 3" – all upcoming 3-D prospective crowd-pleasers – followed.
"The Hurt Locker" may have won the Best Picture Oscar, but "Avatar" is the flick whose impact is being most immediately felt – and potentially is far longer lasting.
"Avatar" director James Cameron is even influencing himself: He told USA Today he's working on a rerelease of his 1997 Best Picture blockbuster "Titanic" – this time in 3-D – to mark the maritime disaster's 100th anniversary in 2012.
It seems like 3-D is, well, coming right at us, from every direction. The Final Four will be shown in 3-D in theaters around the country, CBS announced last week. Panasonic and Samsung just unveiled 3-D TVs, and Sony is slated to release its first set in June as ESPN kicks off a 3-D channel with the World Cup opener.
"We've demonstrated that the 3-D market is an extremely lucrative market and this is not a fad, this is not something that is going to go away," Cameron told USA Today.
Tim Burton's oddly interesting "Alice in Wonderland," which was converted from 2-D after it was filmed, notched a record box office opening for a 3-D movie – besting the debut of "Avatar," already the highest-grossing movie of all time (with a big caveat). Movies shown in 3-D reportedly accounted for 11 percent of ticket sales in North America last year, representing more than $1 billion.
But does seemingly every movie need to be in 3-D? And will home audiences, like Alice, take a leap of faith and plunk down big bucks for new TVs that might as well have tags demanding, "Buy me"?
The market for 3-D TV is unclear, especially after millions of consumers already have invested in pricey flat-screen high-definition sets. It's also uncertain how much 3-D content, beyond sporting events, will be available and how soon.
Now Cameron's plan to convert "Titanic" into 3-D raises questions that impact both the big and small screens: Will old movies and TV shows be turned into 3-D willy-nilly to meet a demand for content?
We saw a version of this show this before, in a sense, a quarter-century ago when Ted Turner started colorizing old black-and-white films for TV airings, spurring outrage among many filmmakers.
Still, there's something tantalizing about the thought of viewing "Star Wars" in 3-D – as long, as Cameron points out, that George Lucas oversees the conversion process. It's trickier, though, in the cases of older visual feasts – like "The Wizard of Oz" or "Gone With The Wind" – where the original directors aren't around to make sure the vision is maintained.
Rereleased 3-D versions of those classics would be a great way to bring young audiences into theaters, where such films are meant to be seen. But the effect wouldn't be quite as grand on home screens – and there's a danger we could be in for mass, schlock conversions of unworthy old movies and TV shows just to fill air time.
"If you use some automated process or some cost-effective process… it's going to look like crap," Cameron told USA Today. "It's like colorization looked like crap."
In the meantime, we'll see how the Final Four does in theaters, and whether folks who buy the first 3-D TVs in June are pleased with the World Cup coverage. Chances are, of course, that not every upcoming 3-D movie will resonate with audiences like "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland."
By the time of the 2012 rerelease of "Titanic," we just might have a good idea of whether the 3-D is king of the entertainment world or whether that ship has sailed.
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Senior lefty Brent Suter struck out seven batters in a complete game victory and Harvard earned a doubleheader split at Cornell in the Ivy League season openers for both clubs at Hoy Field. Harvard won the opener behind its ace, 6-2, before Cornell came back from a 6-0 deficit to claim the nightcap by a score of 12-7.
Suter pitched a complete-game gem in the opener, yielding just four hits on the slick artificial surface. He fanned seven while walking nobody.
Harvard never trailed as Marcus Way staked the Crimson to a first inning lead with an opposite field single en route to a 3-for-3 day with pair of doubles. Jack Colton and Jon Smart also drove in two runs with Colton collecting two hits as the Crimson out-hit Cornell, 10-4 in the game.
The Big Red scratched out its runs in the third and sixth innings but never threatened against Suter. Freshman Brent Jones (4-1) suffered the first loss of his collegiate career, working 5 1/3 innings and allowing all six runs on the 10 hits.
Suter's pinpoint accuracy didnt pave the way for Harvard in the nightcap as Joey Novak saw his five strikeouts in 4.2 innings offset by six walks and two hit batsmen as Cornell was allowed back into the game after the visitors had jumped ahead.
A six-run bottom of the fifth tied the score and Brenton Peters delivered a key three-run triple in the bottom of the eighth to open the game.
Jeff Reynolds homered in the first inning for Harvard as part of a two-hit game while Steven Dill was 4-for-4. Baron Davis took the loss out of the bullpen.
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The Whiskey Republic is throwing this years best 90's party. 90's style cocktails all night, 90's tv shows, multiple DJ's, LIVE MUSIC and much much more.
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Remember AIM? Remember the Ninja Turtles? Remember when you were cool, back in the 90s? As if! We're giving you a chance to redeem yourself. Relive the glory days at the 90s Bar Crawl!
Lace up your LA Gears, slap on your bracelets and saddle up your Furbies. Let's take on Providence, 90s style. The largest national 90s tour is coming to Providence on Saturday, January 27, 2018 .
Don't miss this opportunity to get jiggy wit it and belt your heart out to every song found on the first ten albums of NOW That's What I Call Music!
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- A "welcome" shot at Point Street Dueling Pianos
- Drink specials at numerous Providence bars
- 90s music at participating establishments
- An amazing crowd of 90s kids celebrating the best of the 90s!
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The Salon
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Coming soon!Bars and specials are subject to change at the sole discretion of the bars and/or promoter.
Tickets will start at $15.00. Ticket prices will rise as the event date approaches, so get them sooner than later!
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*Your "welcome" drink must be redeemed by 5:30 p.m.
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All 90s Kids must be 21+ and show valid ID at entry to each bar!
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Is my registration fee or ticket transferable?
Your ticket is transferable - you can pass it to a friend, or stranger, just no refunds!
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Totally fine! As long as the ticket hasn't been scanned already, and the person holding it is 21+, you're good to go!
I can't make it to registration before close, can my friend pick up my cup & wristband for me?
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DOVER -- St. Thomas Aquinas High School students recently participated in an intensive and three-day academic program called Winterterm. Winterterm goes beyond the scope of the regular academic curriculum in that courses focus on a particular area of study or interest.
With over 50 Winterterm courses to choose from, students were given the opportunity to experience interactive learning in subject areas such as Shakespeare, the Cuban Missile Crisis, digital photography, astronomy, entrepreneurship, Chinese philosophy/history, quilting, technical drawing and more.
One such course was called Experiencing Winter (Winter Survival) where students spent time outside, dealing with the elements, learning survival techniques. One of the highlights of the course was a field trip to White Pine Outdoor program facility in Cape Neddick, Maine. Students learned how to build fires using friction from a giant bow drill, how to gather materials to make shelters and how to set traps. Huddled around the fire for warmth, the students cooked hotdogs, s'mores and made hemlock (the conifer, not the poisonous plant) tea. Mother Nature provided some snow on the second day of the course, providing the perfect backdrop for learning how to construct a shelter in the elements, and the final day was spent doing a tracking walk at the Bellamy Reserve.
"This was being outside like in the old days -- no ski lifts, blaring music or cafes to go into to get out of the cold, just people huddling around a fire for some warmth, and staying warm by moving about and working, hauling logs in a snowstorm." said Dr. Sue Pike, who led the course along with Mr. Dan Cullity, both teachers at St. Thomas Aquinas and leaders of the Environmental Club.
"It was truly magical."
Located in Dover, St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational, Catholic High School community where young people are called to be challenged academically, to stretch their hearts spiritually and to embark on a journey to make a difference. For more information, visit STA at www.stalux.org or call (603) 742-3206.


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I can't say that I've ever been to a party with a lot of delicious vegan snacks, but I do love me something salty and crunch like chips and guacamole or pita chips and hummus!
I would probably served chips and salsa or hummus and crackers and some sort of sweets for people to snack on.
My favorite party snack would be homemade salsa and guacamole with Traders Joe's corn dippers.
Gee, and I thought I was the only one wanting hummus for the party.
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ROME – Should a boy scout walking around with a Swiss-army knife be considered dangerous? Should Swiss-army knives be banned altogether?
Well, for the Italian interior minister, if the small knife is carried for religious reasons, then the answer is yes.
Last May, after years of court cases and appeals, the interior minister announced that it was refusing to recognise Sikhism as a religion, on the grounds that the kirpan, the small ceremonial dagger that Sikhs must carry at all times, is dangerous.
The announcement was a great disappointment for the Italian Sikh community. "We are sad. Obviously we respect Italy and its laws, but after all these years of honest work in this country, we were hoping for a positive outcome," says Harwant Singh, president of the Italian National Sikh Dharam Parchar Committee.
"I'm surprised that legal status is denied to a community which is a symbol of integration. They are the pillars of the production of the Parmesan cheese, just to give an example," says Andrea Sarubbi, a member of parliament with the centre-left Democratic Party, who is trying to find a solution to the dispute.
The first Sikhs arrived in Italy in the 1980s. They moved to northern and central Italy, where they worked hard without complaining, glad to create their own Italian families. Today, there are 60,000 Sikhs in Italy. "We wanted to live and stay here forever," says Singh. "We have always followed the rules. We are a peaceful community, but we wish others respected our religion too."
Despite being founded in the 15th century and being the fifth-largest religion in the world, today in Italy, the Sikh religion has no legal existence. It is just an association like any other.
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The first feeling I would wish to express is a feeling of gratitude for the work which you have accomplished. Prior to and after the First International Symposium of Accounting Historians, in my capa-city as President of The Belgium National Committee, I tried to promote the creation of a similar committee in each country. Indeed many countries have such a committee. However, in the United States you have by far outdone all other countries as to the extent of your achievement. You not only carry the torch which lit up the Bibliotheque Royale Albert in 1970 where the first convention of Accounting Historians was held and to which experts from the four corners of the world came, but you have also fixed it on a solid basis and have helped put together all the elements needed to foster fu-ture research in the History of Accounting which the seekers of the world are trying to compile.
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... :-) ... Well, the 56 combinations in the old Greek lot oracle are from the times of Pythagoras.
?Huck wrote:Alain,
There are likely more than 10.000 known rules for card games. I would guess, that at least 95% of them have some practical use of the suit system, maybe exotic games like "memory with cards" or "Schwarzer Peter" don't use them, but only identical pairs. Counting games possibly use only the numbers independent from the suits.
I don't know a card game, which uses the 1-3-6-10-15-21 system. Do you know one?
Moakley is correct, when she links 21 and 56 to (popular) dice games. There are 21 result possibilities for throws with 2 dice and 56 results for throws with 3 dice. There is also an influence on lot book systems. As dice games had been popular, it's a plausible suspicion, that this condition might have influenced the structure of Tarot. But that is naturally not secure, and I guess, there is no way to prove this ... or the contrary.BOUGEAREL Alain wrote:
Moakley considers 21 as a Triangular number
She considers 56 as a Pyramidal number.
She links these numbers to dices games.
Nevertheless I noted that stricto sensu 56 would be a tetraedral pyramidal number that is : 1+3+6+10+15+21
But the 56 are not a serie such as the 22(see NB)
The 56 are to be divided in 4.
That is 14x4
In the Arithmological structure, the 56 correspond to
(40 : 4) + (16 : 4)
So the 14 are 10+4
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The 22 are a serie corresponding to the Pentagonal Number 22 = 1+4+7+10
Well, if Moakley did need Dr Kendall to realize, that there are 21 possibilities of two throws with dice, then she tells us, that she wasn't an expert in matters of games.BOUGEAREL Alain wrote:
Moakley ..
[note originally p. 42]
9. It was Professor Maurice G. Kendall who pointed out to me that fifty-six is the number of throws with three dice. See Kendall ("Studies" p 1-14). He mentions the dice game of fifty-six throws which Bishop Wibold recommended to his clergy as a spiritual exercise in the year 970. Burckhardt (Civilization, p 409) mistakenly refers to this as a game of cards. The original source is Mon Germ SS. vii, p 433."
I spoke about 48 and 52 cards, and I had my own reasons, I needn't Moakley. This card deck structures (48, 52) were clearly more popular than the decks with 56 cards. I guess, that it is a reason. The most successful deck form in history is not Tarot, but the normal card deck.Point 1 : she is not speaking about 48 or 52 suits cards but 56 "suit cards of the tarocchi"
Consequence : your last argument misses it's objectf -"But there are other decks with 4x13 and 4x12, which also were very popular (more than 4x14) and these don't work with a hidden tetraktys structure. The system "4 suits" and "somehow a number of cards in each suit" is a standard with enough freedom to create just decks in variants. And also the number of suits wasn't written in stone."
Well, you - urgently - need to study the Mitelli games ...Point 2 . she, not I, gives 21 - "Twenty-one is a triangular number with a base of six that is, 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1= 21."
Point 3 : she, not I, gives 56 - "Fifty-six is a pyramidal number' with a base of twenty-one (a pyramid of fifty-six balls may be raised with the former triangle of twenty-one as its base)"
I, not she, explained that this is a tetrahedral pyramidal number that is : 1+3+6+10+15+21
To make it clearer, 21 at the basis, then, 15, then 10, then 6, then, 3, then 1.
A throw with 7 astragali would have 120 possibilities:There is a fragment of a system of astragalomancy with seven astragali from Termessos,^ but the normal code is constructed for five astragali.
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text: TROY -- People lined up in the cold on Thursday waiting for the Italian Community Center's soup kitchen to open up and after 15 minutes, the dining hall in the center was nearly filled. It was an example of just one of the services ICC President Joseph Liotta said the center provides to the public as he said it plans to push out a community outreach campaign to let city residents know how it can be a resource. "It's helpful," Liotta said of the soup kitchen, which is open every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. for dinner. "We're trying to be helpful for the community and these people need the help." This comes nearly four months after a media report announced the ICC, located on Fifth Avenue in the city's Little Italy Neighborhood, was closing its doors due to poor finances. Liotta vehemently denied those claims and said it was just the opposite. In fact, the center has been picking up the slack after the former St. Mary's Church closed its soup kitchen last year. Liotta said several volunteers from the church's soup kitchen met with members of the ICC and offered their help to continue the program. Sam Chiappone, a former member of St. Mary's Church, said that he was glad to see that ICC was willing to continue the soup kitchen as he said the number of people utilizing the soup kitchen has gotten as high as 80 people. "The ICC is really doing a great thing," Chiappone said. "We're really happy to help." There are five teams of five to six people who alternate each week volunteering at the soup kitchen serving up meals such as Thursday's pasta fagioli with sausage and meatballs. Liotta said they also had special Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in the last year they have been operating the soup kitchen. The soup kitchen will not be the only thing the center plans on providing for the community. Along with its ever-popular bingo league, Liotta said the center had a meeting with the Troy Civic Theater earlier in the week to discuss putting on a murder mystery dinner. Liotta said they also offer to age-eligible residents low-income tax help for the upcoming tax season as well as bringing gifts once a year to patients in the VA hospital in Albany. "We are trying to reach out and show the community other things we are doing," Liotta said. "We're a not-for-profit. We get money and we put it back into the community." Steve Millson, 59, of Troy said he has been coming to the soup kitchen since it first opened. He understands the importance of soup kitchens as he said he used to serve at the Bethesda House in Schenectady. Now, Millson said he is taking advantage of the charity of others. "It's very helpful," Millson said. "Because I know what it was like serving at Bethesda. It's about giving heart back to people who gave their heart." Andrew Beam may also be reached at 270-1294.


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Orb goes Mac - at last
Photos, music via little fluffy cloud
Orb, the Slingbox-in-software app that allows you to access your music, TV and photos on any device, has finally unleashed its long-awaited Mac version.
Once installed, the software will scan your iPhoto or iTunes library, and selected folders, allowing Playlists and Photo Albums to be enjoyed on another PC, a Xbox 360 or Wii console, or a mobile: basically, anything with a web browser. Orb's MyCasting technology does the bit in the middle.
There's been a native Orb viewer for iPhones and iPod Touch device since before the official Apple Store opened. These days it's official.
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Orb for Mac also supports the built-in iSight web cam - for remote viewing experiments. It can also handle supports multiple accounts.
It's all stuff that Apple has been able to do since the earliest days of QuickTime - transcoding, integration into web pages, video transmission, and bandwidth negotiation. What's surprising that Apple hasn't added this as another feature of its Back to my Mac service, which is sold as part of the $99-a-year (UK £58-a-year) subscription offering.
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Watkins Glen Pre-Event Notice
- 07 May 2015
Hi, all. We're a week out from load in for Watkins Glen. Below is some important information for the weekend.
In addition to the regular drivers meeting, there will be a mandatory driver's meeting for F1600 Friday at 10AM, location at the Series rig unless otherwise noted. This is important; attendance will be taken and there will be penalties for no-shows.
Please, please, if you are planning to attend, enter the race on http://DLBRacing.com as soon as possible. The information on the site is used by our timing staff, media staff and Hoosier Tire; it's unfair not to get them accurate car counts in a timely fashion. As a result, we will be instituting a $100 late entry fee starting at VIR; entries need to be in 5 days before the event or there will be an automatic late fee assessed. Hardships will be reviewed by the series.
Load in is 1 PM Thursday for the North Paddock- the series will park you (where we traditionally parked the last two events). Access is through the tunnel; if you can't get through it (most can), plan on 6 PM load in. There may be one or more IMSA trailers there for a test day- respect their need to work and keep clear of them.
Registration is at the top of the hill. At WGI you will have to sign a TRACK waiver AND the SCCA waiver. Please have your credentials ready when you come to registration. Have an updated crew and guest list for the registrar. Drivers, crew and guests please register during scheduled hours.
Thursday load in - Registration 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the registration building.
Friday - Registration 7:00 am - 1:00 pm at the registration building.
Friday afternoon - sign in at the gate - they will have a list.
Saturday and Sunday - sign in at the gate - they will have a list.
If you have MINORS - registration will be faster if you download the minor waiver from SCCA.com (Downloads - insurance forms - minor waiver - "All SCCA and SCCA Pro Events" form), or from our website (competitors- minor waiver) Fill it in and the registrars can sign (notarize) it for you at the track.
And last, if you have any questions about licenses, registration, tech, or anything else, now is a good time to call or email us. 855-722-3377. The contact list with extensions and email addresses are on each series website.


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Justin Bieber, One Direction Competing for Worst Album Award
Forget the fact that they have more than 40 million Facebook fans combined, or that they can make teenage girls scream with so much as a smirk — Justin Bieber and One Direction are the worst ever… At least, according to NME.
The Biebs and his U.K. boyband counterparts are up for the Worst Album Award at this year's NME Awards, which is truly a big feat, though we're not sure their drones of adoring fans will see it that way. Sugarscape reports that Bieber's 'Under the Mistletoe' Christmas debut will battle it out with 1D's 'Up All Night.'
Also getting nods in the Worst Album Award category? Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way,' surprisingly. People must have gotten sick of hearing that one in 2011 — as well as Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' and Viva Brother's 'Famous First Words.'
NME mag's annual music awards show has been a staple in the U.K. since the '50s, and while they don't make headlines for only honoring the worst in music, it is how they set themselves apart from other accolade events, like the Grammys.
This year, Justin also has the unfortunate pleasure of competing against Mama Monster Lady Gaga in the Villain of the Year category, while One Direction will try to out-bad Coldplay and others in the Worst Band Award run.
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Rams run wide, from Fort Collins to Afghanistan and back again
Terry Slatic, an offensive lineman at Colorado State in the early '80s, played on the same roster as current Rams coach Steve Fairchild. Now, the two are a world apart. Well, they were a few weeks ago.
Slatic — that's Maj. Slatic — was in Afghanistan with a U.S. Marine unit. You can see him in the picture above, standing in the middle, holding the weapon pointed up.
Slatic was a longtime Marine during a first enlistment. After the Sept. 11 attacks, he re-enlisted. For awhile, he was the oldest captain in the Corps, before a promotion to major. He returned home within the past few weeks.
He's one of two former Rams football players in active duty. The other is Jamie Bennett, a defensive lineman from 1997-2000. He's a medical officer in the Army and just returned from a tour in Iraq.
In the picture, you don't have to look close to see the CSU flag blowing in the desert wind. How'd the flag get there? Fairchild and a bevy of players and coaches and admins have been sending care packages to Slatic and Bennett. The packages had gum, beef jerky, chapstick, caramel corn, headphones. And some of them included the Rams flag.
"These guys took Terry and Jamie under their wings and let them know that even though they may have felt like they were out on an island over there, that there were teammates and other Rams back here thinking about them and their units," Fairchild said.
Consider the hotbed of Rams fans a wide one, from Denver to Miami to Kabul.


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The U.S. Postal Service will issue special Medal of Honor stamps on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
According to the postal service, the stamps will be introduced in a new format, the prestige folio. Each "Medal of Honor: World War II" prestige folio contains 20 forever stamps, which are always equal in value to the current first-class stamp.
The first side of the four-page design highlights 12 photographs of the last living recipients of the Medal of Honor from World War II. The photographs surround two forever stamps. One stamp features a photograph of the Navy version of the Medal of Honor; the other stamp features a photograph of the Army version of the Medal of Honor.
The two center pages list the names of all 464 recipients of the Medal of Honor from World War II. The remaining 18 stamps are located on the back page.
Three Medal of Honor recipients have previously appeared on stamps:
- Alvin C. York was one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. Sgt. York received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest as part of a broader Allied offensive to breach the Hindenburg line.
- Daniel Daly, who was born on Nov. 11, is one of only 19 men to be awarded the medal twice. The Marine was awarded his first for his actions in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in China. He received his second Medal of Honor for his actions 15 years later in Haiti when he was among 35 Marines who were ambushed by 400 Haitian insurgents.
- John Basilone, a Marine who received the medal for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. He was the only enlisted Marine in the second world war to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.
To learn more about the stories behind the new stamps, click here.


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AccuWeather reports a new storm is in the works for portions of New England, the mid-Atlantic and the Ohio Valley hit by the storm just after Christmas.
The new storm will bring more snow to areas that received snow from the post-Christmas storm and will bring snow to some areas that got rain or mostly rain.
There is also the potential for the storm to strengthen to a strong nor'easter or blizzard in portions of New England and the Maritimes.
For severe-weather-weary folks in the South, the storm will not bring a major outbreak of damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes.
A light to moderate snowfall is forecast by AccuWeather.com meteorologists from portions of the Ohio Valley late Friday into early Saturday and then the central Appalachians and the I-95 mid-Atlantic Saturday into Saturday evening.
The cities of Louisville, Ky., Cincinnati, Huntington, W.Va., Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City are projected to receive a general 1 to 3 inches of snow.
However, while the storm will stay relatively mild-mannered while tracking eastward over the interior United States, it will strengthen upon nearing the Atlantic Ocean and take a northward turn.
How quickly this strengthening occurs will determine how heavy the snow, wind, seas and tides become over New England and part of Atlantic Canada spanning Saturday night into Sunday.
There is the potential for the snow and wind to ramp quickly just east of New York City (Long Island and Connecticut) through eastern New England.
According to Canada Weather Expert Brett Anderson, "An all-out blizzard appears likely over portions of the Maritime Provinces on Sunday."
If the storm develops to its full potential some of these eastern areas could be walloped by a foot (30 centimeters) or more of wind-driven snow and gales that make for not only an angry sea, but the potential for power outages and coastal flooding.
Since the storm will be relatively weak traversing much of the U.S. it is unlikely to throw much snow over the Great Lakes, northern and western upstate New York and northwestern New England.
Even though it will be a colder storm for part of the I-95 corridor in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, rain is still forecast for much of North Carolina, southeastern Virginia and the lower part of the Delmarva Peninsula.
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com


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Scarlett Johansson is the husky-voiced young beauty who co-starred with Bill Murray in the Sofia Coppola film Lost in Translation (2003). Scarlett Johansson began acting when she was a kid, first on the New York stage, then in feature films, including North (1994) and Just Cause (1995). Critics raved about her performance in the independent production Manny & Lo (1996), but it was Johansson's appearance in The Horse Whisperer (1998, starring Robert Redford) that grabbed the attention of moviegoers. Hailed as an up-and-comer, she went on to a lead role in Ghost World (2000, with Steve Buscemi), the movie version of the comic book by Daniel Clowes. The surprise success of Lost in Translation, with Scarlet Johansson as a emotionally jet-lagged young tourist in Tokyo, made her an international celebrity and a sought-after actor. Her other films include Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, in which she played the model for the famous painting by Jan Vermeer), the romantic office comedy In Good Company (2004, with Topher Grace), the sci-fi adventure The Island (2005, with Ewan McGregor), the Woody Allen movies Match Point (2005, with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), Scoop (2006, with Hugh Jackman) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, with Javier Bardem), the costume drama The Other Boleyn Girl (2008, with Natalie Portman), and Iron Man 2 (2010, with Johansson as the Black Widow).
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Summer trash talk adds layer of intrigue to CU-Baylor game
This Saturday will probably be the last time Colorado ever plays Baylor again. Maybe the last time anyone associated with the university even so much as speaks the word Baylor ever again.
It's a dirty word in Boulder nowadays.
Or maybe just the name Buddy Jones. In the ugly world that was every university for itself in a summer of schools changing conferences, we saw Jones, a Baylor regent and prominent lobbyist, lead the charge as the school waged a dishonorable battle of bad-mouthing Colorado in order to place itself in more favorable position to be included in the Pac-10.
His series of summer e-mails, made public by the Dallas Morning News, became must-reads for anyone who wanted to get a clear view of what a good many people thought – and likely still think – about the University of Colorado (academically and athletically), how CU goes about its business, and the support it gets, or doesn't get, statewide.
Jones' e-mail snippets in review: "Baylor is superior to Colorado academically. Baylor has athletic facilities superior to Colorado. Colorado doesn't participate in the number of sports that Baylor does. Baylor's overall record in all collegiate sports dwarfs that of Colorado. Our football, basketball (women's and men's), baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf programs are vastly superior to Colorado's. The Baptist church base extends across the country and certainly trumps the University of Colorado's local base limited to a small town in Colorado."
"If the PAC 10 makes it's offer today without a final answer from Nebraska I am not positive what it means for us. My guess is that Colorado hasn't taken enough broadside hits to sink their boat yet and they may well be on the invite list. I hope I'm wrong. But there's still time left to change the scoreboard. We aren't through."
And so on.
The Texas legislature took up Baylor's cause, and in the process proved there are few boundaries that wouldn't be crossed in the name of money, prestige and the universal human desire of just wanting to be included. The summer of realignment was an eye-opener. Not so much in what we all knew to be true, which is money rules the roost. Money, in large part, was the motivating factor in Colorado's move to the Pac-10 both because of conference revenues and the ability to more easily tap into a large alumni base in California.
As these institutions talk so much about academics and amateurism and keeping it all in proper prospective, they schemed and lobbied and stepped all over each other because of dollars and cents and all that comes with it, which admittedly isn't all indoor facilities and new locker rooms. Yes, sometimes it's a new Geology building or renovations to the school library.
But the backdrop of a Summer of Putdowns makes this game between Colorado and Baylor feel a little weird. Almost as if it's a rivalry, even though it isn't in the least. The two teams have played just 15 times in history. Colorado has won nine.
Colorado's players probably aren't additionally motivated to win this game, despite what took place just a few months ago. CU coach Dan Hawkins doesn't preach getting too emotional for one game over another, even if there are undertones of disrespect from one university toward another floating around. Baylor is just the next team on the schedule.
Both teams are probably much more concerned with righting the ship after losses last week. Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin is one of the most entertaining players in the country. RG3, as he's nicknamed, will remind you of former Missouri quarterback Brad Smith.
In the end, both schools are where they wanted to be: Baylor with the rest of the Texas schools in the Big 12; Colorado headed to the Pac-10. Yet, in this case it's hard to imagine that the end justified some of the means.
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Mars and the Moon both experience "opposition" in early March, as they line up opposite the Sun in the night sky. Mars is at opposition on March 3, with the Moon at opposition, when it is full, on the night of March 7. An object is brightest at opposition, and it remains in view all night. This view is about 90 minutes after sunset.
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Moon, Mars, and Leo
Three of the grandest sights in the night sky are at their brassy best the next few nights: the Moon, the planet Mars, and the constellation Leo, the lion. They form a beautiful grouping that's low in the east as the color of twilight fades from the evening sky, and marches high across the south later on.
Mars is at its best because it's just past opposition -- the point opposite the Sun in our sky. It's closest to Earth now, and it shines brightest. It looks like an orange star, and it outshines all but one of the true stars in the night sky. And it's in view all night long.
The Moon will reach its opposition tomorrow night, so it'll be full -- sunlight will illuminate the entire lunar hemisphere that faces our way. Tonight, only a bare sliver is in darkness, so moonlight will rain brightly upon the late-winter landscape.
With winter about gone, though, Leo is springing into great view in the night sky. The lion's brightest star, Regulus, is a little to the left of the Moon this evening. His head and mane stretch to the upper left of Regulus, with his body to the lower left. The bright Moon will overpower the view of some of Leo's fainter stars, but it'll also help you locate the lion as he prepares to dominate the night sky of spring.
Again, look for this impressive array in the east during the evening, high in the south around midnight, and low in the west before dawn.
We'll have more about Mars and the Moon tomorrow.
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A newly renovated first floor gallery means that I get to be privy to new and exciting ideas almost constantly. In January, it was the 2nd year architecture students' Julia Morgan-inspired projects. For the last several weeks, it has been fun drawings by Cal Poly students. Today, it was a journey into the world of health and body, when students in Kinesiology 319, Introductory Research Methods, presented their research proposals in the gallery.
Kinesiology assistant professor Heather Starnes made great use of the gallery space for a one-hour poster session with her class this morning, when students talked through posters detailing their research proposals and took turns critiquing the proposals of other students.
I got to be a fly on the wall as students detailed experiments to contrast the effects of SSRI reuptake inhibitors to the effects of exercise in battling depression, or use a literature review to compare and contrast three different neurological diseases, or examine how the weight gain of a pregnant woman affects the BMI of her baby.
The gallery space is one resource for faculty who want to get students out of the classroom and into interactive, collaborative learning environments. It's an awesome reminder of how important Learn by Doing is to the Cal Poly education.
Reserve the space through exhibits at Kennedy Library.
Watch Heather Starnes talk about how kinesiology can inform city planning in a short video from Cal Poly Science Cafe.
See fun photos of students' gallery drawings when it's not in use on our Facebook page.
Check out my story on the architecture display on the blog!


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