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The golden age of beer innovation
The NEP-HIS blog has a nice discussion of a nice paper by Alessandro Nuvolari and James Sumner on innovations in the beer industry before 1750. There was rapid innovation without recourse to patents, even though patenting was an option to innovators.
[Posted at 11/20/2012 07:47 AM by Christian Zimmermann on Patents comments(5)]
With respect to Christian's comment that "there was rapid innovation without recourse to patents," the paper states at the very beginning that the brewing industry used a combination of techniques, including openness, trade secrets, and patents. Their point seems to be that patents were used less frequently in the brewing industry than might be expected, though I am unsure of what they baseline is for expectations of patenting.
[Comment at 11/21/2012 03:16 PM by Beer Innovation]
With respect to the beer innovation paper, I have to wonder whether the authors were overly focused on the brewing industry. I did a quick search for patent rates in a variety of industries, including insulators and several varieties of farm equipment. It appears that all these industries followed the same trend, that prior to the 1850's there was relatively low rates of patenting, that grew, and in many cases, spiked during the first portion of the 20th century.
There could be several reasons for the rate of patenting in these industries during this period. Indeed, there probably are several reasons.
Perhaps the first reason is that during this period the rate of innovation was growing rapidly because of the growth of innovation in related technologies. The brewing industry was helped by new metals and new technologies in an array of industries that helped the brewing industry. As these related industries expanding their patenting activities through the latter half of the 19th century, so too did the brewing industry.
Yet another reason may be the gradual displacement of the individual inventor by institutional inventors. It has been documented by several authors that prior to the period 1860-1880 that individual inventors were dominant in most industries. As companies capitalized on the inventions of individual inventors, corporate leaders decided they could no longer rely on the capricious nature of individual invention to continue the success they achieved from the patents licensed or purchased from these inventors. These corporate leaders created corporate laboratories to try to duplicate the success of the past, and to replace the patents that gave them a competitive advantage with new patents. Indeed, the growth of corporate research and development facilities was a direct result of the expiration of seminal patents in an array of industries.
In addition to these reasons may be other factors that drove the rate of patenting in the brewing industry. Ultimately, the brewing industry decided they needed to patent because they perceived a value to their industry from patents that would make their industry even more successful than it was without patents. The brewing industry had a measure of success with a lower rate of patenting. The brewing industry believed they had a much higher measure of success with a higher rate of patenting.
[Comment at 11/23/2012 08:31 AM by Brewing Is Fun]
It would seem from the account given in the previous comment that it was innovation that stimulated the use of patents more than the other way around.
"Perhaps the first reason [for the rate of patenting] is that during this period the rate of innovation was growing rapidly because of the growth of innovation in related technologies."
This points to a self-reinforcing process by which innovation leads to more innovation independently of patent incentives.
"Yet another reason may be the gradual displacement of the individual inventor by institutional inventors."
The individual inventors would have been at a relative disadvantage due to inferior resources for invention marketing and patent enforcement. The benefits of taking up patent strategies for corporations likely has less to do with enhancing the rate of innovation compared to that of the individual inventors than with the exploitation of corporate means to enhance the profit from the monopoly privelage granted by patents. This is suggested by the emphasis made on replacement of expiring patents as opposed to research aimed at breaking new ground -- that latter being more characteristic of the individual inventors. In other words, the gradual displacement of the individual inventor by institutional inventors likely did more to improve corporate profitability and the rate of patenting than to stimulate actual innovation.
[Comment at 12/19/2012 04:04 AM by Adam_Smith]
Until the latter half of the 19th century, corporations routinely filed for patents, if they could get them, but patents were not a focus. At least two factors changed corporate attitudes toward patents.
First, prior to the end of the 19th century, patents were not seen as all that powerful in terms of preventing competitors from making copies of an invention. That changed in the latter half of the 19th century due to a series of court decisions, which caused companies to value patents for the protection of innovation.
Second, much of the innovation for the industrial age, particular some of the most valuable, ground-breaking innovations, were by individual inventors, who routinely patented their work since it was the only way they had a chance to profit from their inventions. Corporations saw the value of having unique, patented technology, though the relative term of such patents were short.
However, as early patents expired, corporations recognized that since they had relatively little in-house R&D capability, they were at the mercy of independent, outside inventors for future innovation. The rise of corporate research and development capabilities is directly linked to corporate desires to have new technology to replace technology previously covered by patents to maintain a unique competitive edge.
The vast majority of innovative technologies that broke new ground throughout the industrial era and into the technological era has been patented and increasingly in-house, as the role of independent inventors has become, though not negligible, greatly reduced.
The growth of corporate research labs in response to the corporate desire for developing new, patented technologies has been documented in a number of places.
Conversely, there has been speculation that if patents were ever to disappear, many companies, particularly in mechanical technologies, would eliminate their in-house R&D capability in favor of copying competitors, eliminating tens of thousands of engineering positions that would be unnecessary if the only need is to copy rather than to break new ground.
From a Libertarian perspective, the only reason these jobs existed was to develop new, patentable technology. Obviously, from a Libertarian perspective, and regardless of whether it might be true or not, if such innovations were needed, the market would provide them. Corporate bean counters do not see it that way. If patents are not needed, then why are design engineers needed? R&D departments are often the first departments cut during down-sizing, since obviously they do not add to the bottom line, from an MBA perspective. The elimination of patents would eliminate the only justification for new, ground-breaking technologies in many industries.
[Comment at 12/19/2012 04:54 PM by Brewing Is Fun]
""Perhaps the first reason [for the rate of patenting] is that during this period the rate of innovation was growing rapidly because of the growth of innovation in related technologies.""
"This points to a self-reinforcing process by which innovation leads to more innovation independently of patent incentives."
Or it is indicative of leveraging of patented technology to find more innovations sufficiently novel to be patent-worthy.
[Comment at 12/20/2012 05:46 PM by Anonymous]
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Only if one equates opinion/bad research with good research ** -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 2:14PM
Sorry, the research is all over the map -- Faz d. Hoo 11/14/2017 2:27PM
People have been winging it since the start of mankind. ** -- Lucius 11/14/2017 3:11PM
Help yourself ** -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 2:34PM
Sorry, the books don't come with a label that says -- Faz d. Hoo 11/14/2017 3:09PM
Most Important: Paint baby's room Orange & Blue, fill the closet with UVa -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 1:46PM
I actually had orange carpet and blue drapes in my room ** -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 2:05PM
1) Don't freak out if kid comes out with a cone head. It will go -- Hoodafan 11/14/2017 1:46PM
Meps! ** -- Guy Caballero 11/14/2017 4:49PM
Re point 1.: or it won't go normal and your kid will have to wear a helmet -- shakenbake85 11/14/2017 1:57PM
We had the helmet for almost a year... -- Hooartthou 11/14/2017 5:16PM
Good to know. They're telling us 8-12 weeks since he's only 4.5 months -- shakenbake85 11/14/2017 6:19PM
Are you saying Unitedhealth is saying this is normal? -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:17PM
You forgot the verbal abuse. :-) I can't believe I made it thru the -- jdubforwahoowa 11/14/2017 1:51PM
Some "secrets" are best kept that way! ** -- Hoodafan 11/14/2017 1:53PM
And you know I am the one who looks much worse for the wear these years -- jdubforwahoowa 11/14/2017 1:55PM
One other tip - start getting in the habbit NOW of putting the cell -- RML Hoos 11/14/2017 1:41PM
Start them on chores early. Mine laugh at their -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 1:37PM
So I should dress the baby in swiffers -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 5:09PM
Fantastic advice here! ** -- VAGentleman05 11/14/2017 1:40PM
Consistency, routine are key in the early years. ** -- HOOserName 11/14/2017 1:36PM
Mine is still pretty young. My advice is work hard to get the baby on a -- Wahoos6 11/14/2017 1:25PM
This is the single best thing anybody said to me about parenting: -- TheManUpstairs 11/14/2017 1:19PM
First congrats! When the child is a baby, remember that you are the -- RML Hoos 11/14/2017 1:17PM
A Few Baby Lessons Learned from Father of 4: -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 1:13PM
Wait....you had a choice at #3???? -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:21PM
My wife told me to go home and get some rest (first kid too) -- hooman#1 11/15/2017 10:34AM
We both about lost it in the hospital due to sleep deprivation and being -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 2:28PM


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Terminal 1
Taxi service at Terminal 1 is accessible via the Tram Level (Level T). Signs direct passengers one level up to the taxi starter booth, where airport staff will assist passengers in obtaining a taxi.
Terminal 2
At Terminal 2, taxi service is available at the Ground Transport Center, located on the ground level of the Purple Ramp directly across from the terminal building.
Downtown Minneapolis is approximately 12 miles from the airport, with fares averaging $39-$49. The distance to downtown St. Paul is approximately 8 miles and fares average $31-$38.
A $6.25 fare will be displayed on the Taxicab meter at the onset of your trip. This fee includes a $2.50 flag drop and a $4.50 airport access fee.


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Monday, February 8, 2010
My Theory
Underling 1: "Okay, boss. Hmmm, well, the problem is that there are more dps than healers/tanks."
Underling 2: "But why? Are healers/tanks not as fun? Are they more difficult?"
Underling 1: "Not sure, but clearly, they must not be as enjoyable. We should give them an opportunity to do something else... like dps. DPS is more popular."
Underling 2: "Oh, good idea! They'll have a holiday from tanking and healing."
Underling 1: "So we'll create a holiday mechanic that requires EVERYONE to DPS. It'll be great, and when everyone burns out from 2 weeks of nothing but DPS, there will be more tanks and healers."
Underling 2: "Could work. If nothing else, it will highlight the need for more tanks/healers and force more DPS to respec by the end of it. Let's try it!"
/implement Lovely Charms patch
...seriously, what else could they have been thinking? I'm baffled.
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I admit I kind of prefer this to logging in once an hour or so and chatting up the guards (hangs leafy head in shame). I'll go run the Argent Tournament dailies, with emphasis on the quests that involve killing: gives me a chance to work the dust out of my sad, neglected moonkin feathers and makes a little extra gold for the next raid repair bill...
- February 8, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Hey hey hey! Are you harpin on my awesome 2.5k DPs as a tank?
I think you are!
- February 8, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Kae said...
Alyae typically outdpses the 3 dps in her pugs, as a tank.
True story.
- February 8, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Theladas said...
So, treekin are definitely at a disadvantage - not much damage you can deal while keeping your branches out.
My Disc Priest has been practicing his Holy Fire/Shadow Word: Death double-hit to great acclaim, however. He's easily getting a bracelet from every other run or so.
Also, Undead footmen in front of ICC? Trample to your heart's content, and watch the charms flow.
- February 8, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- ~Hoshiko~ said...
go down below dalaran.
pick a spot.
moonfire EVERYTHING you see until it dies.
end tree problem.
be a bear.
go down below dalaran.
pick a spot.
FF/Growl EVERYTHING you see.
When bags fill, go bird and collect cash.
Bears have the easiest time doing this imo.
- February 8, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Get one other person, go into Ulduar 10 together, start the event at the beginning and both grab a siege tank. Take the tank to the bottom of the ramp and kill dwarves to your hearts content and watch the charms roll in. Gunner seat is recommended of course.
- February 9, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Kae said...
Going out of the way to collect charms is not an answer to the actual problem... the problem being that we even HAVE to come up with out-of-the-way solutions to collecting charms as healers. DPS (and tanks to a lesser extent) can get them when they queue for a daily heroic and run raids... healers have to jump through hoops.
- February 9, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Zigi said...
I think they just fixed this. Just healed a heroic and got like 12 tokens.
- February 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- Kae said...
Ask (rant) and ye shall receive. :D
- February 9, 2010 at 9:12 PM
- Rul said...
Am I missing something? Is there any specific reason to do the charm quest at all? I'm just doing the other two dailies for 10 tokens a day, since the only thing I saw on that vendor that wasn't readily attainable last year was the Peddlefeet pet for 40 tokens. The rest seems redundant.
- February 10, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Kae said...
Not everyone completed the achievement last year. Personally, I got it all done except perma-peddle on my main, but not everyone has!
- February 10, 2010 at 4:37 PM


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I recently returned to the game after a 5+ year hiatus. It seems like some of the maps are missing or out of date (or maybe I'm just dumb/blind and couldn't find the latest).
So I took a copy of the brewall in-game maps and converted them to seq format using the script at the top of this forum.
They can be downloaded here: https://github.com/burner2/brewall4s...ive/master.zip


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I had some leftover phyllo sheets in my freezer from this recipe that I tried last month, so I thought I'd build a recipe around phyllo dough. Then, AFAM-Peach was announced by Mansi and so I thought of doing something with peaches. Then I saw one of Giada's recipes on the Food Network and suddenly everything came together. I finally had a recipe with peaches, phyllo cups and a couple of other ingredients thrown in to make this lip-smacking dessert that can be whipped up in no time. To make it even simpler, you could buy pre-made phyllo shells from the freezer section of your grocery store.
3 sheets phyllo dough
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
While the phyllo cups are a nice addition and add a nice "crunch" to the dessert, I have also eaten it without the cups, and it's just as delicious if not more.
*Make sure you fill your phyllo cup with the dessert only when you are ready to eat it because the cups do tend to get soggy pretty quickly once filled.
*Once prepared, the leftover cups can be stored in an airtight container for almost a week.
*Though there is no real substitute for Mascarpone cheese, you could probably use a mixture of cream cheese and sour cream.


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TOUR WATCH: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Take America Head On
By Staff, Photo by Cat Stevens on January 23, 2013
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, consummate juggernauts of the rock n' roll canon, are about to release their 15th studio album (Push The Sky Away out February 18th via Bad Seeds Ltd) and have just announced a jaunt across North America in support of it. The tour starts in Austin, Texas with a show at Stubb's for NPR's Music Showcase on March 13th. Cave will also participate in a conversation with New York based author Larry Ratso Sloman for SXSW Film and Music on March 12th.
Taking time away from his incredibly well received ventures of screenplay writing (The Proposition, Lawless), scoring films (The Assasination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, The Road) and acting, Cave is looking to once again leave a major impression on the music world with Push The Sky Away.
Check out the first single "We No Who U R" available now, as well as "Jubilee Street" which is streaming on the band's website.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Tour Dates:
21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
13 - Austin, TX -- Stubbs Amphitheater
14 - Dallas, TX - McFarlin Auditorium
16 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman +
17 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel +
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Keswick
20 - Bethesda, MD - Strathmore +
22 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
23 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall +
24 - Boston, MA - Orpheum +
28 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater +
29 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater +
30 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater
1 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre +
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Inbox: Who will make the A's 2013 rotation?
What's the plan for Travis Blackley? He was tremendous last year without really getting much attention. Will he start the year in the bullpen, or could we see him in the rotation again? Also, are you surprised the A's didn't go after more veteran pitchers?
-- Dennis G., Novato, Calif.
If all goes as planned in camp for the A's, they'll insert Blackley into the bullpen as a long-relief option and have him on speed dial for a spot start. His work did not go unnoticed by them last year, and he really proved to be one of their most valuable assets, with the ability to assume relief or starting duties -- he can stretch out quicker than most pitchers -- whenever asked.
As for your second question, I get it a lot, and I really can't say I'm surprised that the A's will enter camp without any more veteran starters than they already have -- a number that stands at one, with Bartolo Colon. There's simply no room for another, with Brett Anderson, Jarrod Parker and Tommy Milone expected to steer the front end of the rotation with Colon, while A.J. Griffin and Dan Straily give them options in the fifth spot, and Blackley awaits in the bullpen as a swingman. Moreover, Sonny Gray will eagerly be awaiting a call at Triple-A. If I'm a veteran starter, I don't necessarily want to go to a place like Oakland, where I'll have to fight to make the team.
I didn't see Brett Anderson at FanFest. Is he still in our starting rotation, or is there an injury that will keep him from being ready at the start of Spring Training?
-- K. Hannaford, Sacramento, Calif.
Anderson wasn't at FanFest because he had a prior commitment. He's very much healthy and won't be on an innings limit in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, according to manager Bob Melvin.
Where will Michael Choice start the season? I know it's already a crowded outfield in Oakland, but do you think we could see him get the callup this year?
-- Brendan M., Fair Oaks, Calif.
Choice will likely start the year at Triple-A Sacramento, and I believe that's where he'll stay the entire season, without getting a callup. I only say this because the outfielder has been prone to slow starts and odds are he'll experience another. Consider that he'll not only be coming back from a lengthy layoff after suffering a broken hand in July, but also that he'll be forced to make a handful of adjustments at a new level. Hopefully he can put things together quickly, though, and force his way into the A's thoughts for 2014.
Does Daric Barton make the team, or have we seen the last of him?
-- Marc S., San Jose, Calif.
Barton has his work cut out for him in order to earn a roster spot, and with Brandon Moss standing in the way, it seems highly unlikely it will happen. Melvin, like most managers, constantly preaches that players make their own chances. While Barton will certainly be given a long look in camp, he really won't be considered for the Opening Day roster unless Moss is injured or regresses significantly. The A's can't keep three first basemen on their roster, and though Barton is the strongest defender of the bunch, his offensive skills are utterly overmatched. The case for Barton is also hurt by the fact his deal isn't guaranteed, meaning the A's could let him go during camp and only be responsible for a portion of his contract.


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I spent much of my time on Inauguration Day watching CNN's live stream of the events and reading the embedded Facebook status updates that were scrolling along throughout the broadcast.
During the two-hour inaugural event, Facebook users posted over a million status updates, and the social networking site has since incorporated live feeds into NBA All-Star Game broadcasts, Web sites covering the Oscars, and international TV broadcasts.
Starting Thursday, any webmaster can incorporate a Facebook Live Stream Box onto their Web site to start up a live discussion about its content.
"You can run the Live Stream Box next to live streaming videos of concerts, speeches, sporting events, webcasts, TV shows, presentations, or webinars," Facebook said in a blog post. "Or run the Live Stream Box in multi-player games, or with any other experience where many people are visiting a website at the same time."
Facebook said the box can handle millions of viewers updating in real-time.
Users will log in using Facebook Connect and their comments will show up on the outside Web site and on Facebook.com. The Facebook status update will also include a link back to the Web site where the user is watching the event so other friends can join in. On the outside Web site, users can see updates from everyone or just friends.
Instructions for setting up a Facebook Live Stream Box have been posted online.


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Spy Who Jumped Off The Screen, The
Release Date: 12/24/2012
A stunningly clever idea lies at the heart of this sophisticated thriller. Former covert operative Ty Hunter has become, almost by accident, the number one film star in the world. Recruited for a clandestine mission to prevent the theft of nuclear warheads, he deploys every skill he has as an actor, soldier, and spy to match wits and muscle with an enigmatic billionaire and his nefarious protégé—even as he falls for the entrancing woman closest to them both.
Racing from Hollywood to the Black Sea, Camp David to Prague, The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen is an electrifying novel with a hero who is sure to become an icon of the genre.


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He's attributed with far more responsibility and criminal guilt than he actually deservesAmateur Nazi hunter plans lawsuit Dec 08, 2010
His decisive role in the killing of hundreds of Jewish people, Serbians and Roma in the Slavonian city of Prozega is evidentAlleged Nazi Asner dies in Austria Jun 20, 2011
Efraim Zuroff (born August 5, 1948 in New York) is an Israeli historian of American origin, who has played a role in the efforts to bring Nazis indicted for war crimes to trial, earning the title "The Last Nazi Hunter". Zuroff is the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem, is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual (since 2001) "Status Report" on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
Born in New York, Zuroff moved to Israel in 1970 after completing his undergraduate degree in history (with honors) at Yeshiva University. He obtained an M.A. degree in Holocaust studies at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry of the Hebrew University, where he also completed his Ph.D., which chronicles the response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust and focuses on the rescue attempts launched by the Vaad ha-Hatzala rescue committee established by American Orthodox rabbis in 1939. In 2000, Yeshiva University Press and KTAV Publishing House published his study of the history of the Vaad ha-Hatzala, which was awarded an Egit Grant for Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Literature by the Israeli General Federation of Labor (Histadrut) and also received the 1999-2000 Samuel Belkin Literary Award for the best book published by a Yeshiva University alumnus in the field of Jewish studies.
In 1978, he was invited to be the first director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, where he played a leading role in establishing the Center's library and archives and was historical advisor for the Center's Academy award-winning documentary Genocide. He returned to Israel in 1980, where he served as a researcher for the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations. His efforts assisted in the preparation of cases against numerous Nazi war criminals living in the United States.


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This user clearly wants his account deleted and everything he ever posted to vanish off of SO. He's non-stop erasing the contents of his questions, even after we rollback. It's getting so silly that some of them have been made CW.
Should we be stopping such cases? If so, is flagging for moderator attention all we should do? And should there be a method in place to auto-detect such vandalism?
Yes, we did try tell him to stop his madness.
EDIT: The user has been suspended for 7 days. This ordeal lasted about 90 minutes and resulted in an average of 50 revisions to all 42 of the user's questions. Each edit bumped the question, forcing needing questions off the front page.
EDIT2: The user's account has now been deleted.


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Appeal brought on 1 March 2019 by Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd, Airport Marketing Services Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 13 December 2018 in Case T-111/15: Ryanair and Airport Marketing Services v Commission
(Case C-202/19 P)
Language of the case: English
Appellants: Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd, Airport Marketing Services Ltd (represented by: E. Vahida, avocat, I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, Δικηγόρος, G. Berrisch, Rechtsanwalt, B. Byrne, Solicitor)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
Form of order sought
The appellants claim that the Court should:
set aside the judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 in CaseT-111/15; and
annul Articles 1(2), 2(4), 3, 4 and 5 of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/12261 of 23 July 2014 on State aid SA.33963 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN), or in the alternative, refer the case back to the General Court for reconsideration; and in any event
order the Commission to pay the appellants' costs of this appeal and of the procedure in Case T-111/15 before the General Court.
Pleas in law and main arguments
The appellants submit that the judgment under appeal should be set aside on the following g rounds.
First, the General Court misapplied Article 41 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the rights of defence of the appellants in the proceedings before the Commission. The General Court: erred in drawing a distinction between the specific rights in Article 41(2) of the Charter and the general right to good administration provided in Article 41(1) of the Charter; erred in finding that the rights in Article 41(2) of the Charter do not apply in State aid investigations; erred in finding that there is a conflict between Article 41(1) and (2) of the Charter and Articles 107 and 108 TFEU; and erred in finding that the appellants could merely be considered as a source of information in the investigation.
Second, the General Court violated Article 107(1) TFEU by misinterpreting the notion of advantage. The General Court: erred in concluding that there is no hierarchy of methodologies for applying the market economy operator ("MEO") test between the comparative analysis and other methods; erred in finding that the Commission was entitled to depart from the comparative analysis and reject the comparative evidence submitted by the appellants; and erred in concluding that, when applying the incremental profitability test, it is not necessary for the Commission to satisfy itself that the expected incremental costs and expected incremental non-aeronautical revenues reflect how an MEO would have operated the airport.
Third, the General Court erred in its assessment of imputability to the State by: affirming that there was no need to specify whether the joint operator of the airport "SMAC" was a public undertaking; not applying the Stardust Marine indicators to distinguish between autonomy and imputation; and failing to provide a sufficient statement of reasons for doing so.


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Today's guest blog post is by AAA Member, Guven Peter Witteveen.
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, PBS will stream We Still Live Here for free throughout November. The film is especially relevant now, as it features members of the Wampanoag Tribes of Massachusetts, descendants of the people we celebrate every Thanksgiving for the help they gave the "Pilgrims." We Still Live Here tells the near miraculous story of present-day Wampanoags reclaiming their language and rediscovering their culture. Click here to stream for free at PBS.org, or buy the DVD on their site Here.


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Michaela Romanini: italian socialite, famous for her collagen abuseLast but not least. Meet italian socialite Michaela Romanini. This lip collagen abuser is only 40 years old, and became famous after her many surgeries.
Michael Jackson: more than 10 nose surgeriesDoes this really need to be explained? It's incredible to forget how absolutely normal Michael Jackson looked back in the 70's and 80's, attractive even, before turning into the sideshow freak that he is today. He is rumored to have had more than 10 nose surgery procedures on his life.
Eric Sprague: the LizardmanBorn Eric Sprague in 1972, the Lizardman was one of the first people to have a split tongue and in some circles is seen to be wholly responsible for the recent popularity of this particular modification. This 37 year old man has transformed himself into a reptile via 700 hours of tattooing, five Teflon horns implanted beneath the skin of his eyebrows, filing down of his teeth into sharp fangs, bifurcation of his tongue, and stretching of his septum and earlobes.
Jocelyn Wildenstein: a US$4 million monsterKnown by the press by the nickname of "The Bride of Wildenstein" --a reference to The Bride of Frankenstein--, Jocelyn Wildenstein has allegedly spent almost US$4,000,000 on cosmetic surgery over the years, ending up as one of the worst and most famous cases of plastic surgery addiction. But who did that happened?
Once upon a time, in the late 70's there was a beautiful women named Jocelyn Wildenstein. Jocelyn really had it made. She was a fresh-faced mother of two and married to an extremely rich art dealer. That is until she caught her husband in bed with a 21 year old Russian model. Now, any normal person would just leave her husband and take all of his money with her, right? Not Jocelyn Wildenstein! Instead she decided to win back her husbands love and make herself more beautiful by going under the knife. Well, her husband left her anyways, but Jocelyn will always have her plastic surgeon.
Jackie Stallone: facelift, brow lift, cheek implants, nose job...The mother of famous actor Silvester Stallone, Jackie was also famous for claiming she can talks to dogs about the future, she also once set up a psychic hotline which would charge callers for advice. Now she's relatively famous for what looks like a little too much plastic surgery, as she has tried everything: facelift, brow lift, cheek implants, nose job and, of course, lip jobs.
Hang Mioku: injected cooking oil into her own faceHang Mioku, a 48 year-old woman from South Korea, became so addicted to plastic surgery that she was left unrecognisable after her obsession led her to inject cooking oil into her face. She had her first plastic surgery procedure when she was 28. Following operation after operation, her face was eventually left enlarged and disfigured, and the surgeons she visited refused to carry out any more work on her and one suggested that her obsession could be a sign of a psychological disorder. So Hang resorted to injecting cooking oil into her face. It became so grotesquely large that she was called "standing fan" by children in her neighbourhood - due to her large face and small body.
As Hang's notoriety spread she was featured on Korean TV. Viewers seeing the report took mercy on her and sent in enough donations to enable her to have surgery to reduce the size of her face. During the first procedure surgeons removed 60g of foreign substance from Hang's face and 200g from her neck. After several other sessions her face was left greatly reduced but still scarred and disfigured.
Donatella Versace: a caricature of herselfSince taking over for her brother Gianni Versace, platinum blonde fashion designer Donatella Versace has gone through some drastic changes thanks to plastic surgery, turning herself into a caricature. Although nose jobs are usually done to make a nose smaller, Donatella's has grown larger over the years. It is also wider and flatter and slightly crooked, indicating that at least one bad nose job took place. In addition to her big nose, Donatella also has large lips, like the trout pouts of the Hollywood divas the designer dresses. Although the fashion icon has always had big lips, the oversized upper lip indicates that fillers, like collagen, have been used liberally. For a 53-year old, Donatella's skin is very firm, indicating a possible facelift. She probably also uses dermal injectables like Botox to eliminate wrinkles, even when she smiles. Her tight face is a strong contrast to the loose skin on the rest of her body. And yes, Donatella's weight loss also revealed her breast implants. Anything left?
Dennis Avner: the CatmanDennis Avner, also known by "Catman" or his native american name of "Stalking Cat", has undergone incredible extensive surgery in order to look like his totem animal, the tiger. Modifications include extensive tattooing, transdermal implants to allow whiskers to be worn, subdermal implants to change the shape of the face and the filing and shaping of the teeth to make them look more like a tiger's.
Pete Burns: famous singer, spent almost all of his life savings on reconstructive surgeryPete Burns, former frontman of the British band Dead or Alive --famous for their single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"--, has had extensive polyacrylamide injections into his lips, along with cheek implants, several nose re-shapings and many tattoos. He revealed in early 2006 that he had spent almost all of his life savings on eighteen months of reconstructive surgery after a procedure on his lips went horribly wrong.
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CALGARY — Albertans went to the polls in a historic election Monday that preserved the 41-year-old Progressive Conservative political dynasty after a divisive 28-day campaign.
Public opinion polls on the eve of the election suggested Danielle Smith and the Wildrose Party would win but from the early results it was evident that Premier Alison Redford and the Progressive Conservatives would remain in power.
By shortly after 9 p.m. local time, TV networks were declaring a Tory majority.
Although not final, the Edmonton Journal was reporting late Monday night that Tories were elected in 61 ridings with 44 per cent of the popular vote, Wildrose candidates were elected or leading in 19 ridings on 34.5 per cent of the vote; the NDP had four members and the Liberals three.
"I guess the polls played jokes on us," said Wildrose candidate Rob Anderson in Airdrie, a bedroom community north of Calgary. "The people of Alberta have spoken but maybe the fearmongering worked better than we thought."
The 41-year-run in government for the Tories is one of the longest provincial dynasties in Canadian political history behind the 43 years of the Nova Scotia Liberals (1882-1925) and the 42-years of Conservative rule (1943-1985) in Ontario.
The election has implications well beyond the borders of the resource-rich province given Alberta's growing clout in Canadian politics and the globally contentious issue of oilsands development.
When Redford called the election in March, the Conservatives held 66 seats in the legislature, the Liberals eight, Wildrose four, New Democrats two, Alberta Party one, one independent and there was one seat vacant. Four more seats were added in the fast-growing province before the election.
During the campaign, NDP leader Brian Mason and Liberal leader Raj Sherman largely took a back seat to the two women leading a party into an election for the first time.
"It's tough to describe what we have seen here," said Duane Bratt, a political science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. "The interest, the excitement — all of that sort of stuff — is unprecedented in Alberta."
The weather was ideal on election day in much of Alberta with sunshine and temperatures reaching 30 C in several places. The weather was expected help voter turnout that reached a historic low of only 40.6 per cent in the March 2008 election.
Addressing cheering supporters, Smith acknowledged that she was disappointed and had been hoping for a better result. But she took what many will see as a defeat in stride, promising that Wildrose would continue vying to become the province's government.
"Am I discouraged? Not a chance," she said. "Albertans have decided that Wildrose might need some time. Might need some time to prove ourselves, some time to establish ourselves, and I relish the opportunity."
In her victory speech to supporters, Redford said Albertans chose to build upon "the shoulders of our great history" in choosing the Progressive Conservatives to return to government.
At the same time, in an allusion to the fact the campaign was historic and engaged Albertans in a way few such elections had in recent memory, Redford recognized that a record number of voters had turned out to have their voices heard.
"Something very exciting happened in Alberta tonight," Redford said. "Everyone got engaged in the future of this province again."
And she said she had heard the complaints from Albertans who were tired of the status quo, and that she intended to act upon their concerns.
"Today, Alberta, you spoke, and you spoke loudly. And I want you to know that I heard you," she said.
"Albertans want change. They want positive change and they want change that moves Alberta forward."
After voting in her Calgary-Elbow riding, Redford said she was impressed by the long lines at advance polls and again Monday as she cast her ballot before embarking on a whirlwind tour of Calgary, Red Deer, Alta., and Edmonton.
Asked about the nastiness that emerged during the campaign, Redford said "it's probably not the most comfortable thing for families to see those types of comments, but that's OK. We move through it."
At one point Redford apologized to Smith after one of her campaign workers tweeted questioning why Smith doesn't have children.
The Wildrose faced a backlash over issues concerning racial identity and gay rights, when a Calgary candidate said religious minorities couldn't represent the whole community as well as Caucasians, and an Edmonton candidate who had blogged homosexuals would end up in a "lake of fire."
Smith was challenged about her position on oilsands development when she said she doubted the science on climate change.
Smith campaigned on a need for change citing the discontent over government budget deficits for five years in a province with the most vibrant economy in the country. She offered $300 cheques -— dubbed "Dani Dollars" — to Albertans after the province balances the budget adds to the Heritage Savings Fund.
The Tories came to power in 1971.
The province has a history of political dynasties. Before the four-decade Tory reign, the Social Credit Party governed for 36 years, the United Farmers of Alberta formed the government for 14 years up to 1935 following 16 years under the Alberta Liberals.
The Conservatives became a juggernaut. They won 11 consecutive majorities and eight of every 10 seats in the legislature during that time. Tory premiers Peter Lougheed and Ralph Klein are among the most celebrated figures in Canadian political history.
Redford, an international human rights lawyer, won a party leadership race to replace out-going premier Ed Stelmach last fall. She talked about the need for Alberta to have an articulate and respected voice for the oilsands in Canada and internationally.
Peter McCormick, a political scientist at the University of Lethbridge, said regardless of which of the two front runners form the government, Alberta will remain in conservative hands.
"This is just a civil war inside the conservative party. I don't believe the conservatives can be defeated tonight because they're running against themselves."
In winning the election Redford will be pressured to win back disaffected Progressive Conservatives who supported Wildrose while at the same time adopting policies that reward the centrist voters supported the Tories in this election.
Another item to watch will be how Redford and the PCs interact with the federal Conservatives, many of whom were vocally supportive of Wildrose.
The last time an incumbent Alberta government was defeated was in 1971 when the upstart Progressive Conservatives under Lougheed displaced the Alberta Social Credit Party after 36 years in power, and many had seen Wildrose as following the same path.
Mason, ecstatic after his party made important inroads, said his party would focus on public health care, education and the environment.
"I can tell you we're going to have a renewed NDP opposition in that legislature," he said. "We've shown that we will not forget about a clean environment. Nobody else talks about it, but we will stand up for a clean Alberta."
"Democracy is sometimes a messy process, but there is no better way for the will of the people to be expressed," Sherman told supporters in conceding victory to Redford. "Tonight, the people of Alberta have made a decision."
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You had a fight with the "old man", next thing I knew you were gone.
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You left for Vietnam, two days after my ninth birthday.
The last thing you said to me was "Take care of my bike, I'll be back soon."
I never saw you again.
They said you were killed but they did not find your body to send home.
We got a flag instead.
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2014: A-Sun Academic All-Conference. ... A-Sun All-Academic Team. …Started all 56 games, her first year as a regular. …Career highs in games played (56), games started (56), runs (30), hits (38), doubles (7), home runs (6), runs batted in (26), total bases (65), slugging percentage (.430), stolen bases (8). …Played 50 games in left field, six games in right. …Tied for third on team in home runs with six, the first home runs of her career. …Hit first career grand slam against Jacksonville (3/15). …Tied team game-high with six runs batted in vs. Jacksonville (3/15). …First on team in sac bunts with five. …Third on team with eight stolen bases. …Six multiple-hit games (five with two hits, one with three). …Five multiple-RBI games (four with two, one with six). …Longest hitting streak of the season was four games. …Reached base streak of 14 games was tied for third highest on the team.
2013: NFCA Division I Scholar-Athlete. …Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team. …Played in 41 games, nine as a starter. …Two doubles and one triple. …Posted a .952 fielding percentage.
2012: Appeared in 42 games, including 25 starts, primarily in left field as a defensive replacement or as a pinch-runner. ... Got first career hit, RBI and run against Wagner (Feb. 24); run was the game-winner. ... Also scored the game-winner against Eastern Michigan (March 10).
Prep: Played for Tonya Carlisle at Cherokee (Ga.) High School. ... All-state in 2009 and 2010. ... Set school's single-season RBI record (31) in 2009. ... High school squad was Region champions in 2008 and 2010, and 2007 squad was state runner-ups in Class 4A. ... Club team Vipers were 16U runner-ups at ASA National championships. ... National Honor Society member and graduated top-five in her class.
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times published an editorial critical of the Institute for Justice's lawsuit against the National Organ Transplant Act's prohibition of compensation for bone marrow donors. But, as I have written before, Congress has no legitimate authority to interfere with the right to participate in safe, accepted, lifesaving, and otherwise legal medical treatment. Given the lack of bone marrow donors, the congressional overreach here literally costs lives.
The Times editorial board conveniently ignores the constitutional arguments in IJ's suit, resting their argument on the "what if?" scenario that the poor may be induced to give up major organs, such as kidneys, if the price is right. This misses the point of the suit, because bone marrow is regenerative tissue and thus similar to semen and blood plasma -- both of which can be donated for compensation. (Compensated major organ donation is certainly a debate we should have, but it's not germane here.)
The Times's argument goes even further, saying that remuneration could induce people to lie about their medical history, citing a recent case in which a man was infected with HIV after a blood transfusion due to a donor lying about his sexual history on his blood donation questionnaire. While that is lamentable, the blame should fall on the (rare) failure of Red Cross screening procedures, as we know they generally rely on more than the honor system to vet their donors -- and the people injured can and should be able to seek legal redress against the negiligent parties.
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Third world children who've by now worn holes in their 2009 Jets AFC Champions gear must be circling like sharks: it appears the homeless in Miami won't be getting the donation of those old LeBron James jerseys they were promised.
At least not until someone somewhere comes to their senses. See, back when the wound of rejection was still festering in the heart of Ohio, many of the good citizens of Cleveland burned their no. 23 Cavs jerseys in response. But local group of ad designers saw a great opportunity for good: not only did they design an "It's not us, it's you" t-shirt to benefit the City Mission of Cleveland, but they began a drive to collect old LeBron-wear to ship to the less fortunate down south.
They filled boxes in restaurants all over Ohio, but it appears the 305 is too proud to beg. According to the Broward New Times, Miami doesn't want its homeless wearing any such un-glad rags:
"It's on hold right now," says Rita Clark of the Miami Coalition for the Homeless. "There's a lot of politics around this."
The coalition had been in talks with the Cleveland do-gooders but ran into some resistance in South Florida. Apparently, a marketing plan based on the concept of Here -- take a bunch of stuff we hate! wasn't particularly appealing.
Clark says she heard that Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado was opposed to the donation plan.
"It seemed very well-intentioned, but it's not gonna happen right away," Clark says. "I'm trying to help them be better-received here in Miami."
Guess beggars will have to be choosers, at least when they aren't given a voice by those in charge. The take a bunch of stuff we hate! concept sure worked when it was actually LeBron James himself, so its unclear why a version in poly-cotton blend is so horrifying.
After all, it's not like Ohio's offering to ship that hideous pink shirt James wore during his announcement special. And it's just a touch of polyester. A smidgen! It helps retain shape!


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Today�s little girls are probably the wrap-dress wearers of the future, so why not just start them young?
Gap tapped Diane von Furstenberg, who has built her business on easy-to-wear, cheerful wrap dresses, for a limited-edition girls collection that arrives in U.S. stores this week.
It�s another designer label for the kids� closet, joining the likes of Gucci, Stella McCartney and Burberry.
When first approached by Gap, however, von Furstenberg said no. �I always thought I didn�t want to do children�s clothes,� von Furstenberg said in a telephone interview. �I did do a little in the �70s, but I stopped because I wanted girls to take their time to grow up to be women.�
But then she thought about taking colors and prints, and making them stylish in an age-appropriate way. She is pleased with the results, describing the wrap rompers, T-shirt dresses, capri leggings and other items as the right balance of fun and practicality, she said.
Von Furstenberg was the right partner to go after, said Art Peck, president of Gap North America. She�s surefire buzz and fashion credibility, he said.
Although he joined the company after the project was in the works, he said she would have been at the top of his list, too, because both brands aim for a straightforward style instead of garments that are fussy or uncomfortable. Gap is looking to get back to its roots after some years of declining sales.
�Diane von Furstenberg has a successful women�s business and she didn�t want to compete with that, but kids was new to her, and she has grandchildren,� Peck said. �A 5-year-old doesn�t know Diane von Furstenberg but mom certainly does.�
Gap previously collaborated with McCartney on kids� clothes, and Peck said more deals might come sooner rather than later. �There are a number of irons in the fire.�
There�s something to be said for building brand loyalty young, he explained. �I�d like to get them as Gap customers the moment they come out of the hospital as a baby and stay with us the rest of their lives.�


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