text: www. NYLJ.com Monday, April 13, 2015 By Robert Gunther, Christopher Noyes and Omar Khan T he Supreme Court recently decided two cases in which the central question was whether certain patent claims involving natural materials and biomolecules constituted patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101. In Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, 1 the U.S. Supreme Court held that patent claims to "relationships between concentrations of certain metabolites in the blood and the likelihood that a dosage … will prove ineffective or cause harm" are not patent eligible because they generally recite a law of nature, and the addition of certain claim steps directed to "well understood, routine, conventional activity" does not change that conclusion. In Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, 2 the court held that "genes and the information they encode are not patent eligible under §101 simply because they have been isolated from the surrounding genetic material." Shortly after the Supreme Court's decision in Myriad, the Patent Office published the 2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility (Guidance), which sets forth a three-step inquiry for evaluating the patent eligibility of claims involving natural and biologic material.3 The Patent Office's Guidance also provides illustrative examples of patent eligible, and ineligible, claims involving natural principles and/or products, including claims directed to various nature-based bacterial mixtures, genetically modified bacteria, nucleic acids, purified proteins, antibodies and food. While the PTO is still soliciting public feedback and continuing to grapple with the prospective effects of Mayo and Myriad, federal district courts and the Federal Circuit have been contributing to a growing body of case law that is likely to decide the fate of existing patent claims involving natural materials and biomolecules. In this article, we review recent cases applying Mayo and Myriad and examine how courts have analyzed the patent eligibility of compositions reflecting genetic information (e.g., certain primers, manmade mutations and clones)4 and method claims involving natural materials and biomolecules (e.g., certain methods for correlating, amplifying and sequencing DNA).5 The Section 101 Threshold Section 101 of the Patent Act is the sole tool for assessing whether a claim is directed to patent eligible subject matter.6 Discoveries of "new and useful … composition[s] of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof" are patent eligible.7 Laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas, however, are not.8 The Supreme Court has long held that these three "judicial exceptions" cannot pass the §101 threshold.9 Robert Gunther and Christopher Noyes are partners, and Omar Khan is counsel, at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in New York. Jeffrey Coleman, an associate, assisted in the preparation of this article. Litigation Litigation A N E W Y O R K L A W J O U R N A L S P E C I A L S E C T I O N Nature-Based Claims And the Patent-Eligibility Landscape Post-'Mayo' and 'Myriad' In Mayo, the patents at issue claimed processes to help doctors treat patients with autoimmune diseases and, specifically, to determine whether a given dosage level of thiopurine drugs is too low or too high by identifying correlations between metabolite levels and the likelihood that the drug would be effective The Supreme Court found that the claims did not constitute eligible subject matter because they "set forth laws of nature—namely, relationships between concentrations of certain metabolites in the blood and the likelihood that a dosage of a thiopurine drug will prove ineffective or cause harm." The court concluded that although the patents recited additional steps in addition to the law of nature, the additional steps were insufficient to transform the character of the claims into patent-eligible subject matter, because those steps "consist of well understood, routine, conventional activity already engaged in by the scientific community [which], when viewed as a whole, add nothing significant beyond the sum of their parts taken separately." The Supreme Court in Myriad faced the question of whether Myriad's patents—which claimed the genetic sequence of two genes involved in breast cancer, BRCA1 and BRCA2—were directed at "new and useful" compositions of matter, or if they were instead directed at "naturally occurring phenomena." The court held that Myriad did not create or alter any genetic information encoded in the BRCA genes, and Myriad's success in isolating the genes by separating them from the genome by breaking chemical bonds was not enough to save the claims. Synthetically created cDNA was held to be patent eligible, however, because its exonsonly chemical structure is not naturally occurring. Compositions Encoding Gene Information Primers. Primers are short sequences of synthetic DNA complementary to a specific DNA sequence, and are used to initiate the process known as polymerase chain reaction whereby nucleotides are added to a growing chain of DNA. In a follow-on case related to Myriad, the District Court for the District of Utah held that claims to synthetic primers having the same sequence as human DNA were not patent eligible.10 The district court interpreted Myriad narrowly, finding that the claimed primers, although synthetically designed, were not "markedly different" from naturally occurring DNA, and that synthetic DNA is patent ineligible when it reflects the same nucleotide sequence as natural genomic DNA.11 On appeal, the Federal Circuit agreed that "[t]he primers before us are not distinguishable from the isolated DNA found patent-ineligible in Myriad and are not similar to the cDNA found to be patent-eligible," because they are "structurally identical to the ends of DNA strands found in nature."12 The Federal Circuit cited the Supreme Court's reasoning from Myriad to conclude that primers are not patent eligible merely because they have been separated from other genetic material. According to the court, the functions of primers are also not fundamentally different, because "the naturally occurring material is used to form the first step in a chain reaction—a function that is performed because the primer maintains the exact same nucleotide sequence as the relevant portion of the naturally occurring sequence."13 Man-Made Mutations. In a portion of Myriad that was not on appeal to the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit held that a claim directed to a screening method for cancer treatment was patent eligible under §101. The claimed process at issue consisted of growing host cells transformed with a mutated BRCA gene in the presence of a compound suspected of being a cancer therapeutic while maintaining some of the transformed cells apart from the potentially therapeutic compound, and subsequently determining the growth rate of the host cells in both groups by comparing growth rates (wherein a slower growth rate of host cells in the presence of such a compound is indicative of a cancer therapeutic).14 In holding that this claim covered patent-eligible subject matter, the Federal Circuit explained that it amounted to more than the simple application of a law of nature, since it involved the application of certain steps to transformed, man-made cells that were not the product of nature.15 Thus, these man-made cells were patent-eligible subject matter, and "once one has determined that a claimed composition of matter is patent-eligible subject matter, applying various known types of procedures to it is not merely applying conventional steps to a law of nature." Clones. A clone is an identical genetic copy of a cell, cell part, or organism. In In re Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), the Federal Circuit addressed the patent eligibility of "Dolly the Sheep" and other mammals cloned using what the court described as "a breakthrough scientific method." Noting that the patent claims directed to the method of cloning were not at issue, the court invalidated claims directed to clones developed from donor mammals because they shared exact genetic identity with the donor.16 The court held that naturally occurring organisms are not patent eligible subject matter under both pre- and post-Myriad case law, even where the cloned species is the work of human ingenuity and not "nature's handiwork." Use of Natural Materials, Biomolecules Correlations Based on Analysis of Drug Metabolites. In Ameritox v. Millenium Health, the method claims at issue involved, in part, "detecting," "normalizing," and "quantifying" the amount of drug metabolites in a urine sample.17 In denying defendant's motion for summary judgment, the court explained that while each of the steps in the claimed method involved "conventional" scientific techniques, the "combination" of each of these steps produced "a new and useful result." In contrast to Mayo, in which the court found that "at least the combination of those steps, were in context obvious, already in use, or purely conventional," the district court in Ameritox noted that the defendant could not point to any "reference demonstrating the existence of or even suggesting the combination of the comparative step with the additional steps of the invention." Because nothing in the prior art suggested that such a combination was well-known, the method claim passed muster under §101 in light of Myriad and Mayo. Correlations Based on Genetic Analysis. A number of decisions have addressed patent claims directed to analyzing the correlations between certain conditions, including disease conditions, and the presence (or absence) of a genetic marker. The Federal Circuit in Myriad found that certain method claims at issue were patent ineligible under §101. Most of those claims involved "comparing" or "analyzing" a patient's BRCA sequence with the normal, or "wild-type," sequence to identify the presence of cancer-predisposing mutations.18 The court concluded that these claims were not directed to patenteligible subject matter because they "recite[] nothing more than the abstract mental steps necessary to" compare or analyze different nucleotide sequences.19 In PerkinElmer v. Intema, the claims were directed to specific screening methods to estimate the risk of fetal Down syndrome, using markers from the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.20 The claim at issue covered a multi-step method of: (1) measuring the levels of certain biological markers from both the first and second trimester of pregnancy; and (2) determining whether an increased risk of Down syndrome existed by comparing those markers.21 The court in PerkinElmer held that the claims recited patent-ineligible subject matter under §101 because the steps only instructed the user "to engage in wellunderstood, routine, conventional activity previously engaged in by scientists who work in the field." In Genetic Technologies v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, the court considered a method claim drawn to predicting "potential sprinting, strength, or power performance" in elite athletes by Monday, April 13, 2015 "analyzing a sample" for the presence of a specific gene, "detecting" the presence of two specific alleles, and using those analytics to "predict" athletic performance was held invalid under §101.22 The claim was found patent ineligible, because the "analyzing," "detecting," and "predicting" steps simply tell users to apply the natural law and do not add anything to allow the process to qualify as patent eligible. Amplifying and Detecting DNA. Courts have also addressed claims that, in addition to correlation steps, also require certain steps involving amplifying, sequencing and/or hybridizing DNA. In Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom, for example, the district court analyzed patent claims directed to certain methods of amplifying and detecting cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA). The parties agreed that neither cffDNA nor the discovery of cffDNA in maternal plasma or serum was patentable, because the presence of cffDNA in maternal plasma or serum is a natural phenomenon. The issue before the court was whether method claims reciting the steps of "amplifying a paternally inherited nucleic acid from the serum or plasma sample" and "detecting the presence of a paternally inherited nucleic acid of fetal origin in the sample" were patent eligible.23 The court held they were not, finding that the claimed processes at issue—apart from the natural phenomenon of paternally inherited cffDNA—involve no more than well-understood, routine, conventional activity, previously engaged in by those in the field. In addition, the court considered whether the claims posed a risk "of preempting a law of nature, natural phenomenon, or abstract idea," and found that they did because alternative methods for detecting cffDNA were "not commercially viable" and "the effect of the patent in practice would be to preempt all uses of the natural phenomenon." In other cases—Genetic Technologies v. Agilent Technologies24 and Genetic Technologies v. BristolMyers Squibb25—two different courts considered a method claim involving "amplifying genomic DNA with a primer pair that spans a non-coding region sequence" and then "analyzing the amplified sequence to detect the [target]."26 In Agilent, the court held that the claim was arguably limited to a patentable application of natural law, noting that "the application of primer pair amplification to intron sequences … may well have been 'novel and unconventional' [and] whether those in the field would consider applying genomic amplification to non-coding regions conventional or routine is a factual question better addressed at a later stage." In Bristol-Myers, however, the court concluded that "the 'amplifying' step is insufficient to meaningfully limit the claims" because "the 'said primer pair' limitation merely recites the natural phenomenon itself—the linkage correlation—just as the 'wherein' steps in Mayo recited the characteristics of the metabolite correlations." The court in Bristol-Myers concluded that the "primer-pair" limitation merely "sets forth a condition that is inherently required in order to implement the natural law and, therefore, does nothing to impart an 'inventive concept.'" Sequencing and Hybridizing DNA. Similarly, in University of Utah Research Foundation v. Ambry Genetics, the court concluded that certain method claims involving the use of BRCA1 or BRCA2 sequences were not patent eligible, where the only "inventive concepts" in the claims at issue were the patent ineligible naturally occurring BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequences themselves.27 The court found that the claimed steps relating to "DNA amplification, sequencing, comparisons, detecting alterations in sequences, [] hybridizing probes to alleles" and "designing or using probes, primers, or arrays" were merely "conventional activities that were wellunderstood and uniformly employed by those working with DNA." Because the claims covered the use of PCR, "the most widely used means to amplify DNA," the court held that the claims preempted the field as they would "effectively construct a wall around the naturally occurring BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic sequences." Conclusion Following the Supreme Court's decisions in Mayo and Myriad, federal courts have analyzed the patent eligibility of certain nature-based claims, including claims directed to compositions reflecting genetic information (e.g., certain primers, man-made mutations and clones) and method claims involving natural materials and biomolecules (e.g., certain methods for correlating, amplifying and sequencing DNA). As the PTO's Guidance document demonstrates, however, there are numerous other types of nature-based claims—including claims directed to certain bacterial mixtures, genetically modified bacteria, purified proteins and antibodies—many of which are likely to be litigated at both the Patent Office and in the courts in the years to come. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1. Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., 132 S. Ct. 1289, 1296 (2012). 2. 133 S. Ct. 2107, 2120 (2013). 3. 79 Fed. Reg. 74618-33 (Dec. 16, 2014) (to be codified at 37 C.F.R. pt. 1). The Guidance directs patent examiners to determine whether the claim is directed to a process, or composition of matter. If it is, examiners must determine if the claim is directed to a law of nature or natural phenomenon. For nature based products to meet eligibility criteria, the claim must recite elements that amount to "significantly more" than the natural product or law of nature. 4. See Univ. of Utah Research Found. v. Ambry Genetics (In re BRCA1- & BRCA2- Based Hereditary Cancer Test Patent Litig.), 3 F. Supp. 3d 1213 (D. Utah 2014); In re Roslin Inst. (Edinburgh), 750 F.3d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014); In re Bentwich, 566 F. App'x 941 (Fed. Cir. 2014). 5. See Ambry Genetics, 3 F. Supp. 3d 1213; Genetic Techs. v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122780 (D. Del. Sept. 3, 2014); Genetic Techs. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154443 (D. Del. Oct. 30, 2014); Genetic Techs. v. Agilent Techs., 24 F. Supp. 3d 922 (N.D. Cal. 2014); Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom, 19 F. Supp. 3d 938 (N.D. Cal. 2013). 6. 133 S. Ct. at 2116. 7. 35 U.S.C. §101 (2012). 8. 133 S. Ct. at 2116. 9. Id. 10. See Univ. of Utah Research Found. v. Ambry Genetics, 3 F. Supp. 3d 1213, 1266 (D. Utah 2014), aff'd, 774 F.3d 755, 761 (Fed. Cir. 2014). The claim at issue recited: A pair of single-stranded DNA primers for determination of a nucleotide sequence of a BRCA1 gene by a polymerase chain reaction, the sequence of said primers being derived from human chromosome 17q, wherein the use of said primers in a polymerase chain reaction results in the synthesis of DNA having all or part of the sequence of the BRCA1 gene. 11. 3 F. Supp. 3d at 1260-62. 12. 774 F.3d at 760. 13. Id. at 761. 14. Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 689 F.3d 1303, 1310 (Fed. Cir. 2012) aff'd in part, rev'd in part sub nom. Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, 133 S. Ct. 2107 (2013). 15. Id. at 1336. 16. 750 F.3d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014). A claim at issue recited: "A live-born clone of a pre-existing, non-embryonic, donor mammal, wherein the mammal is selected from cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats." 17. 2015 WL 728501, at *26 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 19, 2015). The claim at issue recited: A method for quantifying at least one metabolite in a biological sample comprising the steps of … providing one biological sample … providing one set of known normative data specific to a reference metabolite … contacting the biological sample with an analytical device … detecting the presence of at least one test metabolite in the biological sample with the device … normalizing the biological sample … and quantifying the concentration of at least one test metabolite in the biological sample by comparing a ratio between the concentration of the test metabolite from the patient to the set of known normative data specific to the reference metabolite concentration. 18. 689 F.3d at 1309. 19. Id. at 1334. 20. 496 F. App'x 65, 66 (Fed. Cir. 2012). 21. Id. at 71. 22. 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122780, at *40-41. A claim at issue recited: A method to predict potential sprinting, strength, or power performance in a human comprising: … predicting the potential sprinting, strength, or power performance of the human, wherein the presence of two copies of the 577R allele is positively associated with potential sprinting, strength, or power performance. 23. Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom, 19 F. Supp. 3d 938, 941 (N.D. Cal. 2013). A representative claim at issue recited: A method for detecting a paternally inherited nucleic acid of fetal origin performed on a maternal serum or plasma sample from a pregnant female, which method comprises amplifying a paternally inherited nucleic acid from the serum or plasma sample and detecting the presence of a paternally inherited nucleic acid of fetal origin in the sample." 24. 24 F. Supp. 3d 922 (N.D. Cal. 2014). 25. 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154443 (D. Del. Oct. 30, 2014). 26. 24 F. Supp. 3d at 926. The claim at issue recited: A method for detection of at least one coding region allele of a multi-allelic genetic locus comprising … amplifying genomic DNA with a primer pair that spans a non-coding region sequence … and … analyzing the amplified DNA sequence to detect the allele. 27. 3 F. Supp. 3d at 1269. The claim at issue recited: A method for screening germline of a human subject for an alteration of a BRCA1 gene which comprises comparing germline sequence of a BRCA1 gene or BRCA1 RNA from a tissue sample from said subject or a sequence of BRCA1 cDNA made from mRNA from said sample with germline sequences of wild-type BRCA1 gene, wild-type BRCA1 RNA or wild-type BRCA1 cDNA, wherein a difference in the sequence of the BRCA1 gene, BRCA1 RNA or BRCA1 cDNA of the subject from wild-type indicates an alteration in the BRCA1 gene in said subject. 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Recognized Bachelor's Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration with Mathematics as a course at 10 + 2 level or at Graduate Level. Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of SC/ST category) at the qualifying Examination.
MCA Second Year lateral Entry (Two Years Full Time)
Recognized full time Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years, in BCA, BCS, B.Sc. (IT / Computer Science) with Mathematics as a course at 10+2 level or at graduate level. Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of SC/ST category) at the qualifying Examination.
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- B-CAT 2018 is meant for MCA 3 years full time and MCA 2 years Full Time(Second Year Lateral Entry)
- B-CAT examination of BVDU is compulsory for all which is schedule on 25 March 2018
- The admissions are strictly done on basis of merit and seats available at center.
- Subject to the above conditions,the final admission is based solely on the merit at the all India entrance test (B-CAT) conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune (India).
Candidates who are presently studying in the final year of Bachelor's degree course can also appear for the entrance test and seek admission for MCA programe in the year 2018-19. However,they are eligible for admission only if-
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The Registrar,Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune,Pune (India).
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One seat over and above the sanctioned intake of the programme at each center is reserved for sons and daughters of migrants from J & K valley, Defence and Civil Service personnel engaged in fighting against terrorist activities in J & K valley (D.O. No. F10-1/2003-Desk (U) dated 5-12-2003). The candidates to be admitted against these seats must have appeared at the B-CAT 2018 conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune.
Note:Out of the sanctioned intake, 15% seats are reserved for Foreign / N.R.I. / P.I.O. /OCI/ Management Merit Category. Candidates desirious of getting admission under this category will have to apply separately on prescribed application form and submit the same to the Registrar Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune Pune. Seats remaining vacant after allotment to Foreign/NRI/PIO/OCI/ Merit students will be allotted to Indian students under Management category on the basis of merit based on marks obtained by them in BCAT-2018 entrance test.
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text: Gregory Runnels is used to being assigned to guarding others in the limelight. He's provided security for three presidents and a Russian general during his 21-year career in the United States Air Force. It was behind the scenes. After retiring about four years ago from the military, Runnels became director of campus security at Holy Cross College. The 53-year-old has been named supervisor of the month several times through Securitas Security Services, USA Inc., the company contracted for security at the college. Now, he finds himself in the limelight after receiving the "Supervisor of the Year" award. And he'd still rather be behind the scenes. "I have no idea what brought it (the award) about," Runnels said. "Some people think I go the extra mile. I'm just a perfectionist and make sure things go right." Apparently others have observed his leadership skills and his outlook as a leader. "A leader can't lead from the rear, he has to be at the front and willing to do any position," Runnels said. His job includes overseeing five security officers, doing scheduling and payroll, "plus the physical security during the day," he said. The director has the same expectations of his officers. "I do expect my officers to live up to their fullest potential and try to maximize that potential," he said, "and learn from the bad." His perspective on life came from a former commander while serving in the military. In order to be successful, you have to live up to your own expectations and not someone else's. Then everything else will fall into line for you, Runnels said. He's even reluctant to let it be known that while in the Air Force, he guarded President Reagan and Pope John Paul when they met in Fairbanks, Alaska, as well as Presidents Bush and Clinton during campaign stops. He was based in Cheyenne, Wyo., along with his wife, Ruth, for 10 years. During that time, a Russian general and his base commander came to their quarters. The couple were asked to host the general so he could see how the Air Force NCOs lived. "He was in the Russian air force, and they were in the states as part of the SALT II," Runnels added. To him, his wife means more than the awards and trophies that are just physical indications of his success and not that important to him. "She's the best prize I've ever won," he said, smiling. In fact, he's not even sure where this latest trophy will end up, perhaps in a drawer in his desk at work or at home. "Awards are OK, it's just not something to strive for," the Niles resident said. "To me, the award is like bragging, and I don't like to brag. People should be liked for what they do, not what they can achieve."Staff writer Sherry Van Arsdall: email@example.com (269) 687-7004


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Anna Goddard, managing director at Carnegie Publishing in Lancaster, knows more than most how a brand new book feels when it's hot off the press.
She's been a director at the Scotforth based publishing house for 30 years, overseeing the creation of thousands of books – books about history, plants, academia, walking, hotels, towns and cities.
Books about family history and the Industrial Revolution, books on the Lancashire Witches, and countless Lancashire walks. Much of it is self-published by the author, and Anna said "you rarely meet people who aren't nice".
"You are left with a view of human nature that is very much a positive one," she said.
Carnegie was founded in Preston in 1984 by Alistair Hodge, who saw a gap in the market for local publishing.
The company moved to Lancaster in 1997, and is now largely run by Anna and a small team of copy writers, type setters, editors and designers, while Alistair has taken his experience and is now teaching publishing in Derby.
Anna, originally from Birkenhead, said that in the 80s and 90s, there wasn't much local publishing, and people were "hungry for it".
She said: "Although we started off publishing books on places very local to us we now publish books about towns, cities and counties all over the country.
"I'm just about to publish a history of Sussex. And we're doing a history of Reading, and I'm looking for a really good author to do an updated history of Lancaster. We published A History of Liverpool in 2008, it's a great book, really lively. Books on Liverpool do well. A History of the Midland Hotel has carried on selling, and we do all of Liverpool University Press' journals and books, which is over 100 publications each year."
Anna said the self-publishing side of the business is particularly interesting.
"People's inventiveness is quite impressive," she said.
"One of the main things that strikes me about the publishing industry is you rarely meet people who aren't nice. People are doing it with love, they write with love, and I know they get immense pleasure in the whole process.
"And publishing a book is enjoyable, people really do enjoy the process. We still get excited with every book we do.
"Self-publishing can be for friends and family or to try to make a profit. If people are aiming to do the latter we are totally honest with them – only invest what you can afford to lose, because it's a risky business. I say to people, if you want to write, just write. Writing is an end in itself, whether or not you decide to publish."
A lot has changed since the company was set up, especially when it comes to technology.
"We initially used printers to lay out the books according to our instructions," Anna said. "The problem is with that is it's quite laborious, and printers are not really set up to do book design. Quite a lot still aren't. So we made a decision to invest in some horrifically expensive equipment to lay out books.
"At that time, if you typed a line of text it would take a minute to repaint. You had to wait for it to absorb the changes.
"But it gave us a lot more control and we became very skilled at book design. And then we realised we had extra capacity in terms of the book production, and that there were people out there who needed those skills.
"We actively approached various people, smaller publishers, academic presses, and quite a few of them took us on.
"People also approached us who had written histories of their church or society etc, and they wanted to sell it. We've produced a lot of books for people like this over the years."
But some things have not changed, despite technological advances and the advent of the internet and e-Books.
"The books we publish are highly illustrated. Part of the attraction is the way they look and feel," Anna said.
"There's a massive resurgence of the printed format. The two things are happening in tandem...It's not really affected us and besides which we do e-books as well."
For those interested in exploring self-publishing, Anna says the company offers decades of publishing experience.
She said: "We can do copy editing, proof reading, page layout, cover design, and we buy the print.
"All people need to give us are the words and the pictures and we give them the finished book. Some people just want to write a family history, and only want 50 copies, others want thousands to sell. It's grown gradually and it's something we really enjoy doing.
"We do produce some books entirely remotely, and deal with people all over the country, but it's always nice to meet authors.
"People tend to start writing more as the nights get longer, and often for New Year resolutions!"


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After taking over as head coach at Sheffield Steelers, Paul Thompson has often thought about what it will be like to return to his former club Coventry Blaze with another team. Tonight he finds out.
Thompson was an integral part of the Blaze's dominance in the early years of the Elite League, winning four league titles, one of which came as part of a treble in 2005.
The 50-year-old then spent two years coaching in Sweden and Denmark - while retaining close ties with Coventry as their general manager for the first year - before returning to the UK when appointed by the Steelers as Gerad Adams's successor in April.
While he now spends the majority of his working week in Sheffield, Thompson's home is in the West Midlands, allowing him to take his son for hockey practice sessions at Blaze's Skydome Arena, the place where he coached Coventry for 13 years.
But tonight he will be patrolling the visitors' bench and he admits it will be a strange feeling.
"It would have been tougher to leave Coventry to come straight to another Elite League team - but I'd left two years before in all honesty," said Thompson.
"I had wonderful times there, wonderful memories - we dominated the British leagues for a number of years and they are a club who are right back up there now.
"I don't know if emotional is the right word, but it will certainly be very different when we play there and I'm standing on the opposing bench.
"When you've been involved in the club for around 18 years, it's certainly going to be different when you go back in there as coach of another team. And I realise I'm probably going to cop some flak when I go back there with the Steelers, but that's life."
Towards the end of Thompson's reign, Coventry fell on some lean times both on the ice and, for a short while, financially.
The on-ice situation failed to improve in his absence with Matt Soderstrom and Marc LeFebvre unable to produce teams capable of competing at the top end of the Elite League.
The arrival of American Chuck Weber, however, has had the desired effect and Thompson believes - on the back of last year's play-off final success against the Steelers – his former club will be up among the top teams again this campaign.
"They are a club who are right back up there now," said Thompson. "They are certainly not the club I left. They've got a fabulous head coach in Chuck Weber and are a real player again.
"I think the smartest thing the league ever did was bring in the Conference system.
"But it has hurt Coventry over the last few years and it's been tough that they haven't been the dominant team they once were – but they are certainly coming back up again now."
HULL PIRATES get their English Premier League season underway tonight by retiring the No 83 shirt of Sylvain Cloutier, the player-coach who led the now defunct Hull Stingrays for five seasons.
Cloutier's time at the club was ended last year after Stingrays' owner Bobby McEwan opted not to offer him a new deal.
The two had been instrumental in keeping the club going through a number of troubling times but their relationship had broken down.
The Stingrays folded in the summer, leaving the way for Sheffield Steeldogs' owner Shane Smith to step in and launch the Pirates, playing in the EPL.
Prior to tonight's opening game against Manchester Phoenix, Cloutier - who played under Paul Thompson at Coventry Blaze for two seasons – will be honoured by Hull's ice hockey community in the sport's traditional way of honouring outstanding achievement and loyalty by having his shirt retired.
"It's an honour to see my shirt retired," said Cloutier, who now coaches at Coldwater Falcons back in North America. "It could not be in a better place.
"I'm sure it is going to be an emotional time."


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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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after driving south from Evora through the heat for hours
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The end of the year reminds me how thankful I am of all the blessings in my life, Jana being the biggest blessing of all. It almost brings me to tears when I think she's not a baby anymore! (Well,almost.) the last month or so have been super crazy with teething, the flu and the whole scene going on here. I feel like a social recluse. My friends text me on New Years night to join them at an intimate gathering but instead I was jamming with my iPad mini in my jammies on the floor of the nursery because our bedroom was freshly painted and that was the closest place to baby J I could find to 'sleep'. (If you can even call it that.)
I'm exhausted and cranky all day long. I dream of going to sleep and waking up when I wake up!
I'm at the point where I've sussed out all I need to in order to sleep train my baby! Has anyone tried it? Any tips or tricks you'd like to share? I'm getting desperate.
The one thing that has brightened up my day after weeks and weeks of, well, baby stuff, is the way Jana communicated with me today. She finally signed! I mean she's been pretty good at recognising signs (especially milk) and says bye-bye to herself in the mirror every morning but she's never looked me in the eye and asked for something using sign. Today was the first day she signed and knew exactly what she was asking of me! It took her longer then I expected but we got there. Hoping for less frustrating times with my bubba where we both don't know what the other wants!
Yay for baby signs.


text: Red isn't a new colour for wedding dresses, in the east it's traditional to be married in red. For those who really like to be the centre of attention, a red wedding dress might be perfect. If you are going to have a red wedding gown, it is important you pick a flower bouquet that will be able to stand out against your red gown. Theres no need to have a wedding cake which is entirely red, red roses or ribbons on a simple white cake is good. Red wedding invitations and red wedding favors and name places are also needed. The color red is very bold, and dominant. Red comes in a variety of shades so a lighter red could work if you want to stay with an entirely red theme. It is important to pick your red color early on, because of the enormous number of shades there are. You do not want to have two clashing reds.


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The MMA Spotlight is not sure whether or not fans saw a potential UFC "Fight of the Year" candidate last night, or if they saw one of the worst onslaughts inside the octagon. Matt Brown showcased potential title contender potential in his dismantling of Erick Silva in Brown's hometown; Cincinnati, Ohio. Costas Philippou put on an extravagant boxing display as he picked apart Lorenz Larkin in the co-main event. UFC Fight Night was a night of underdogs rejoicing in victory and embracing their status in true fashion. The great night of fights deserves another look back.
Matt Brown defeats Erick Silva via TKO (Strikes) – Rd. 3
Matt "The Immortal" Brown surely showed there may be a part of him that is immortal after surviving an early round scare against Brazilian Erick Silva. Silva landed a gruesome body kick that folded Brown very early in the first round, Silva made the mistake of expending all of his energy trying to finish his foe then, spending the next minute or so trying to sink in a rear naked choke that Brown was defending perfectly. Brown was able to escape and get the fight back standing, and from there, Matt Brown put on a striking clinic. Kicks, body shots, hooks, and combinations just all added up and Brown just poured it on Silva for the next two rounds. In the third round Brown split open Silva with some nasty ground and pound elbows and finally forced the TKO stoppage from the ref. For what may be considered a UFC fight of the year candidate, Brown gives his hometown fans a fight to remember; and a fight for president Dana White to consider when they discuss potential contender fights for the welterweight championship.
Costas Philippou defeats Lorenz Larkin via KO (Punches) – Rd.1
There was no feel out process needed in his UFC middleweight bout. Both Philippou and Larkin came out swinging and kicking to the delight of the Cincinnati fans. It was not long until Philippou started to establish his boxing and pinned Larkin up against the cage. From then on it was all but over for Lorenz, Costas planted a nasty left hook on Larkin and followed it up with a straight right hand, sending Larkin face first into the mat. An exclamation point for Phililppou, who ended his two fight losing streak.
Daron Cruickshank defeats Erik Koch via TKO (strikes) – Rd.1
The head kick is a beautiful strike if landed correctly, and boy, did Cruickshank land one on Koch. Koch was the aggressor from the beginning of the fight, pushing forward and throwing leg kicks at Daron's lead leg. Cruickshank had enough, and planted Koch with a head kick, knocking Koch to the floor. From there it was just a heavy barrage of elbows and punches to Koch's face, leading the ref to step in and stop the fight.
Neil Magny defeats Tim Means via Unanimous Decision
Neil Magny may not have the prettiest or most appealing style to the fans, but he got the job done, beating a tough foe in Tim Means. Means had no answer for Magny's precise counters and take downs throughout the fight. Neil Magny put a stamp on the night when he was able to take Means back during the third round, sealing the decision in the judges eyes. Neil Magny is now currently on a two fight win streak in the UFC.
Soa Palelei defeats Ruan Potts via KO (Punches) – Rd.1
Nothing pretty here as this fight seemed to finish quite quickly. Soa Palelei landed a well-timed take down on Ruan Potts and it was over from there. Potts attempted a frugal triangle choke that "The Hulk" easily escaped, and pushed Pott's legs over to slide into mount position. "The Hulk" proceeded to smash Potts with a left that sent him to sleep, awarding the Australian heavyweight another KO to his record. He is now riding an 11 fight winning streak.
Chris Coriaso defeats Louis Smolka via Unanimous Decision
This was quite the fight Coriaso needed to show he was worthy of his ranking in the flyweight division. The flyweights open the first round with not much action. Coriaso circled away from Smolka, which led to five-minute feel out period the fans were not thrilled about. In the second, Coriaso almost was able to sink in a choke at the end of the round and in the third round he was just the busier fighter. Smolka seemed to be off his game the whole night and step behind in the striking. Coriaso capped off the three round UFC opener with a decision victory over the undefeated Smolka.
The prelim results are listed below for viewing. Johnny Eduardo stunned the ranked Eddie Wineland after his two-year long layoff from fighting. Nik Lentz continues to roll in his new division and proceeded to call out all top ten ranked opponents in his division after his victory over Gamburyan.
Ed Herman defeats Rafael Natal via Unanimous Decision
Kyoji Horiguchi defeats Darrel Montague via Unanimous Decision
Zak Cummings defeats Yan Cabral via Unanimous Decision
Johnny Eduardo defeats Eddie Wineland via TKO (Punches) – Rd.1
Nik Lentz defeats Manny Gamburyan via Unanimous Decision
Justin Salas defeats Ben Wall via KO (Punches) – Rd.1
Albert Tumenov defeats Anthony Lapsley via KO (Punch) – Rd.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will not be back in action until May 24 when Featherweight Champion, Renan Barao, will defend his belt against contender, TJ Dillashaw. The co-main event will be Dan Henderson taking on his friend, Daniel Cormier; which could have heavy title implications in the light heavyweight division. Also, Robbie Lawler will be taking on Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight division slug fest.
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Here are some pictures taken by Ken.
He always takes great pictures.
So we keep up with the tradition this year too.
Okay so in Awana every month there are awards given out to the clubbers who do exceptionally well with saying their verses, attendance and all around being a good kid. For the month of October Charlie was chosen from the 3rd & 4th grade boys. And for the 5th & 6th grade boys was Tyler. He was in JR's group last year. A proud moment that I wanted to share with you all.
Charlie and the boys director Mr. Eric
Charlie and Tyler.
The kids on the polar bears at the entrance of the zoo
Kenny and Me


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2 Responses to "♫On Top of Mt Margaret♪"
zephyr says on
June 7th, 2010 at 11:01 pm :
Unbelievable. You have all the dogs facing forward (or close). Now that's an accomplishment!
Jo says on
June 7th, 2010 at 11:08 pm :
I'm pretty sure there was snow ball tossing involved in that accomplishment.


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The MG Story: MG Tuning and Maintenance
General Tuning and Maintenance
Generally speaking, the smaller the engine, the more important it is that it be in perfect tune at all times. The more highly stressed it is, the more vital the above generality becomes. So it was with any and all MG's - they were small and, according to standards, developed miniscule power ratings, though entirely adequate to the job at hand.
However, any power loss through faulty operation of any component, no matter how small the loss, represented a fairly high percentage of the engine's potential. Where a power drop of three or four horses made almost no difference in a large engine, the same three or four horses lost from the MG were immediately missed.
For this reason if for no other, proper tuning on these cars is vital if full enjoyment was to be had from their operation. When an MG was right, it was really right; when it was wrong, it was awful. A sporadic plug or an out of synch carburetor that would hardly be felt in a larger car made the MG run well below par.
General Upkeep
For the benefit of those owners who have lost their owner's Manual or who bought their MG without one, we will explain the basics by the gospel according to the workshop manual.
Every 400 kms
Check the oil level in the crankcase and replenish if necessary. Do not overfill.
800 kms:
Grease steering swivel pins and tie rod ends. Also apply the grease gun to clutch and brake pedal shaft. Check tire pressures (especially if natural rubber tubes are used-these leak).
1,600 kms
Grease all fittings and inspect the oil level in the gear box and rear-end. In the TC for normal conditions use 140 weight gear oil and 90 weight in all others. For extreme cold below -12 degrees use 90 and 80 respectively. Replenish the carburetor dash-pots with 10-W oil if necessary. Check brake fluid and battery water.
5000 kms
Drain the crankcase and refill with proper oil - generally 30 weight in the summer and 20 or 20W m the winter if temperatures drop below 0 degrees. Thoroughly lubricate the distributor, paying attention to the rotating arm and the automatic advance. Smear a small amount on the breaker arm pivot and the cam.
Be careful, though, not to over-Lube any part of the breaker-plate mechanism, or points may be fouled. Also check the following: generator belt fuel pump points, distributor points, and clutch pedal travel. Adjust any or all if needed.
10,000 kms:
Remove filters from carburetors and fuel pump, and replace. Replace the oil filter on TC's and early TD s; on late TD's, TF's, and MGA's replace the filter element. Grease tach drive gearbox. Go easy! Drain gearbox and rear axle, and refill with proper oil noted above. Remove front wheel covers and, depending on model, grease to hub nipple or pack grease cap. Check tappet clearance. Check wheel alignment.
20,000 kms
Remove oil pan. Clean the pan and the internal oil filter of sludge. While the pan is down, It might be a good idea to check for bearing wear at connecting rod Journals – there shouldn't be any at 20,000 but there might well be at 40,000, especially if the car has seen hard use. Replace the pan with new gaskets and seals and fill with fresh oil.
Check the shock absorbers for fluid content and wear. Refill or replace the unit if necessary. If you haven't done so long since, replace the spark plugs. Drain and flush radiator. Lube rack and pinion on TD through MGA. On TC the steering sector box should be filled with 140 gear oil every 3,000 kms. The grease nipple on these boxes is not the whole story, though it should be used as well.
This information is not necessarily to be accomplished by the individual owner, although much of it can be taken care of through the use of the equipment that comes with the car. The major operations could be handled by a competent mechanics that were capable of catering to foreign cars, or by the local MG dealership.
These check-ups are basic and should have been made if the car was to give a full term of service. The MG in all variants were made to last virtually forever if given proper care - and they have. Every MG since 1929 had been so greatly over designed that many very early ones are still running around and maintained as the factory recommends.
Doing It Yourself
Unfortunately the tool roll in the 1600 Mark II and later models contained a reduced assortment of wrenches, compared to earlier cars, but if you have American tools they'll fit most of the nuts and bolts on late MG's. About the only one of the above items that will cause the backyard mechanic any difficulty on the MGA and MGB is oil filter replacement. It's best to have a friend standing by to help with this. A funnel and a length of small diameter rubber tubing facilitated filling the transmission.
The front shock absorbers could be topped up the same way, while your friend rocked the car up and down. The rear shocks had to be dismounted for refilling. If you could, get one of the "grease guns" from the earlier MG tool kits. These had often been tried and discarded by owners because they "don't work." The reason they ddin't is that they're not grease guns but oil guns, ideal for refilling the rack and pinion steering gear with hypoid oil.
It was all too easy to forget completely about the twin six-volt batteries hidden behind the seats, where they got wet and dirty. From Lucas you could get a handy battery filler that helped you add water without overfilling. With the "B," MG stopped supplying a starting handle, useful more for setting the crank position for valve or point adjustment than for starting the engine.
Fan belt life on the MGA varied from short to satisfactory. Replacements were provided by American makers. If you couldn't find MGA listed, check under Metropolitan and Austin A-55. Belts for certain Ford six-cylinder trucks and for the Volkswagen, through 1960, will also fit.
Nothing made more difference in the running of the MG (any model) than the proper setting of the two SU carburetors slanting out of the side of the head. And no part of the MG had been the subject of more curses from harassed owners trying to keep up with temperature variations and the unpredictability of the synchronisation linkage connecting them. Some unhappy owners had gone so far as to insist that the carburetion that was running perfectly in sunlight went haywire by the light of the moon, implying that the difference in light alone creates the hazard. Not so, if things were handled properly.
Like any multiple carburetion set-up, the SU's on the MG could get out of whack over a period of time, but not between sun down and sun up. They also had several points in their favour. For one thing, these carburetors were almost immune to dirt in the jets, a real headache with some other varieties. Another plus factor was the variable carburetor air inlet which gave the best mixture range possible throughout, particularly if you had the patience to experiment with the wide range of needles that were available.
Working on the carburetors as were installed on the car, i.e., setting and synchronizing them, was a different thing entirely. It was a simple screw-driver and wrench operation that didn't take more than fifteen to twenty minutes if the carburetor was in good shape internally and that the float level was correct.
All that was required was to turn the jet adjustment hexagon nuts to their topmost position not tight, just snug. You had to then hold the mixture control out to open the jets, start the engine (which you should have been warmed up and completely checked out ignition-wise before starting the tuning).
Next step was loosening the spring clamps on the bar connecting the two carburetors so that they worked independently of one another. This was important, since you could set the carburetor with the clamps tight but they wouldn't stay set. Next was the turning of the throttle set screws (slow-running screws) on each carb to produce a steady 1000rpm. Then, with a small, narrowbladed screw-driver, you had to lift the plunger 1/6 of a centimetre on one carburetor and then the other. In each case the engine should have faltered and tended to die.
Next you had to carefully turn each jet control hexagon down one-half a turn or three flats. In each case you had to do the lifting bit again and listen for the engine falter. Chances were that it would still hunt or falter this time. If it did, turn each nut in turn down one flat at a time until the engine showed no sign of the previously noted miss.
If you had gone too far, the engine would tend to speed up slightly when the piston was lifted. If the increase was very slight, this was the condition you were looking for, so the thing you had to do was to jiggle each hexagon slightly until the same effect appeared on each carburetor. Treat each carburetor separately, lifting and turning until the ideal was reached.
At this point the engine speed might have fallen below 1000rpm; if it wasn't much below 900 rpm, you should have left it alone. Otherwise it had to be brought back up by carefully adjusting each throttle screw. At this point only you had to tighten the spring locks on the throttle shaft, being careful not to twist any portion of the shaft as you did.
The carburetors should now have been in complete synchronisation and should stay that way for months. If the weather turned very cold or very hot, you could turn the hexagons one flat rich or one flat lean in either case, but you had to be sure to turn both the same amount and together; otherwise the setting could be lost entirely and the whole tuning process would have to be repeated.
The SU's on TF's and later MG's had small plungers down under the right side of the piston chambers. These could be pushed up slightly to lift the piston for tuning without removing the air cleaner and air manifold. Otherwise it may have also be necessary to make an additional adjustment a flat or so on the lean side to compensate for restriction in the cleaner element.
Regular maintenance could include the removal of the vertical housings and pistons for inspection and cleaning with a rag to ensure that they were moving smoothly. More than one rough-running MG had been traced to a grain of sand that was jamming a piston.
Do not use abrasives on the pistons or housing, which did depend on very precise clearances for proper operation. Just as critical were the adjustment and replacement of the needle valve and seat assemblies in the float bowls, but this again was a matter for specialists. If they were out of kilter, you could tweak plungers till the cows come home, with no results at all. There was a thimble-type filter in the float bowl fuel line connection which could be flushed out occasionally.
The same was true of a cylindrical filter in the base of the SU electric fuel pump, which also seemed to have caused MG owners considerable grief. You could greatly elongate the life of the pump by removing the black plastic cover (unscrewing the terminal and the nut underneath) and running a clean scrap of card between the exposed points while pressing them together. They deserved just the same sort of cleaning and adjustment you gave your ignition system.
About once every 5,000 kms or so if you were inclined, it was a good idea to give the distributor a going over. Nothing added that final touch to a smooth-running, high-revving engine as much as a distributor that was right. What was wanted was a perfectly running instrument - a goal that was easily attained with the neat and simple Lucas distributors on the MG's.
Unless you know exactly what you're doing, you should not remove the igniter from the car; if it was not necessary, you could end up thoroughly out of time. Removing of the cap and unscrewing the high-tension and coil leads and inspecting the inside of the cap for cracks and burned contracts. If cracks were found, a new unit was indicated.
If the contacts were scorched (and no cracks found), you should dress them lightly with a knife or file - do not gouge, just scrape. Also check the central carbon brush to make sure that it was free to slide and was snug in the pressure spring.
Open the breaker points by hand and check to see if they show any signs of pitting or offset contact with one another. If they were right, check the gap; and if all is right, you should leave things alone. If not, you could have removed the movable point and the fixed point and dressed them on a flat oil stone, being careful not to get any slant on either point.
The points could be replaced and checked to make sure that the pivoted point swung at a level which allowed it to meet the fixed point squarely, neither above nor below. Also if you checked to make sure that the faces met flush by carefully bending the tang that carried the fixed point if the faces didn't match perfectly.
Rotating the engine so that the distributor cam opened the points fully and then setting the fixed point to produce a gap of .03 of a cm. As a final check, you could rotate the engine so that each lobe of the cam opened the points and measured the gap in each case. A variation of a thousandth was permissible.
With your fingers, rotate or rock the entire breaker plate assembly to make sure it was free enough for the centrifugal advance to turn. Then after checking all electrical connections, both high and low tension, reassemble the unit and reinsert the high-tension leads, making sure everything was tight and snug.
This was strictly for the more enthusiastic owner who wanted to be sure his MG stayed in the shape its makers intended. Such maintenance would more than repay the owner in enjoyment. There was however a different breed of owner who drove a different breed of MG.
Not for him was the happy 100 kph to 120 kph of neither the T-Type nor even the occasional 160 kph of the MGA and the brisk but hardly fierce acceleration they possessed. For him and others like him there was more - a lot more, in fact. Let's see just how much there was and how fierce the MG could really be.
Performance Modifications-XPAG and XPEG
Eventually in the life of every MG there came a time when its current owner took a long look at it and said in that tone of voice that spoke of a special form of dissatisfaction known as "power hunger." It wasn't that the near-hundred or so horses that live under the hood weren't willing – it was just that there were not enough of them.
There was something about the MG that demanded the treatment of the speed crafter. The MG in its several variants had piled up the largest score of records of any marque in the world, and one of the reasons for this is that the car started life as a hot rod, and its makers remained hot rodders for some time.
All too frequently the attitude of car makers had been one of discouragement to those interested in adding to the number of horsepower built into their products. Not so with MG, whose engineers did not hold speed secrets to themselves alone. What followed came directly from the racing division of the MG factory.
There were many ways to skin a cat and just as many ways to soup an MG. Some worked well, and some easily resulted in bits and pieces of good English metal being scattered about the local countryside. What followed has proved to be the best way to pump power out of the MG with little danger of metallic mayhem if the car is properly driven.
The MG engine was much like the beloved old flathead Ford V8. First, it was plentiful; second, relatively huge amounts of power could be pumped through it without disaster; and thirdly, the total cost of the full-house engine rarely exceeded $600, even when the special factory hot rod block was used. Later ones pumped 57bhp at 5500rpm.
Most of this difference - which, believe it or not, could be felt - was due to a change from 3 cm SU carburetors to a set of the same make with 4 cm venturii, coupled with a raise in compression of 3/4 of a point or a jump from 7.25 to 1 up to 8 to 1.
Slightly stiffer outer valve springs were also used. The XPEG engine differed from the late XPAG only in bore size, a core change allowing a bore of 7.2 cms used in that block as against the 6.65 cms of the earlier model.
In virtually all other respects the XPAG and XPEG engines were the same, even unto the stroke. Flywheel horsepower of the larger stock engine was listed at 63 at 5000rpm, though careful balancing and selective assembly eased this up to about 65 maximum at 5200rpm.
One of the nicer aspects of the pre-1956 MG engines is that power increases could be made in small, easy stages governed mostly by the energy of the builder and the state of his bank account. There were actually five operations, or stages, of power increase for either engine, the final or full-house treatment delivering about 85bhp at 6300rpm on 90 octane fuel. With alcohol this last operation could produce well over 110bhp at the same rpm figure, using the smaller 1250cc engine as a base of operations.
Also see:
MG Heritage
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In July 2014, California joined the ranks of most other states in granting a partial sales/use tax exemption on purchases of qualified manufacturing and research and development equipment. While it is only a partial exemption (see discussion below), we are happy to finally see a broader exemption than we've seen in the past. While California's job market improved by 1.5% (or 220,000 jobs) in 2013, two industries specifically did not contribute to the overall improvement - the public sector and the manufacturing industry, which has been experiencing job loss for the past 10 years. In 2003 the manufacturing industry accounted for 10.5% (1.5 million) of the total state employment whereas in 2012 that number dropped to 8.5% (1.25 million). Note that California has tried incentivizing manufacturing in the state previously. Between 1994 and 2003, we had the Manufacturers' Investment Credit ("MIC") to stimulate business in the manufacturing sector. The MIC was a tax credit, equal to 6% of the qualified costs paid or incurred for the acquisition or construction of qualified property and was claimed against the franchise tax, rather than being claimed directly as an exemption from sales tax. The MIC sunset 12/31/03 and we have effectively had no relief in this area for over 10 years. Perhaps that is one of the many reasons that jobs in this sector have been dwindling.
Hoping to revive the state's manufacturing sector, in 2013 Assembly Bill 93 and Senate Bill 90 were passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jerry Brown. In simple terms, these laws call for a partial exemption from sales and use tax paid on qualified purchases of manufacturing and research and development equipment. Specifically, qualified companies are those engaged in "manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling" as described in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3111 to 3399 or for companies engaged in R&D for either biotechnology or physical, engineering, and life sciences under NAICS codes 541711 and 541712. The primary activities of the establishment must fall within these NAICS code in order to qualify for the exemption. The manufacturing equipment must be used at least 50% of the time for manufacturing purposes, must remain in California for at least a year, and should have a useful year greater than one year. And purchases in excess of $200 million in any one year do not qualify. From July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 the exemption is at a set rate of 4.1875%. From January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022 the rate will be 3.9375%.
In order to claim the exemption, a qualified purchaser must either issue a specific exemption certificate to the seller, or claim the reduced amount of tax when filing its use tax returns (for items purchased out of state). The exemption seems fairly straightforward on its face, however, based upon our experience in helping clients maximize the MIC years ago, we are convinced that documentation will again be key with this similar exemption and that companies should not underestimate the importance of obtaining the documentation up front and maintaining it in case of future audit. Some things that we are assisting our clients with include documentation of qualifying industry (NAICS code) – either as primary industry or qualified "establishment", qualified use of the property itself, and maintaining proper supporting documents, such as invoices, etc. Because the exemption is new, and audits have likely not yet started, it will be important to be able to predict what will be expected in order to sustain an audit. Stay tuned to this blog for updates. For additional information, please also take a look at the Miles Consulting Group blog articles:
"CA Manufacturing Exemption – Regs Final" from July 2014 and "Coming Soon – CA Manufacturing Exemption" from May 2014.
If you have further questions about this new exemption, please don't hesitate to contact me at 408-266-2259 or Monika Miles.
Other recent "California (CA)" posts by Monika Miles, CPA:
- Wayfair and California – Where Are We?
- Reminder: California Manufacturers' Sales Tax Exemption
- Technology Companies and the California Partial Sales Tax Exemption
- CA Board of Equalization: Changes to Sales-Use Tax Administration
- SaaS Taxation in California - An Overview
8 Responses to Partial Exemptions for Manufacturers in CA (Do you Qualify?)
Posted by PATTI on January 4, 2017 8:36am:
2017 sales tax exemption rate
For Orange County has the exemption rate changed from 4.1875 to 3.9375? I have conflicting numbers on the BOE site in their "Manufacturing & Research Tax Guide" states "Qualified persons will pay only 3.3125%"
Posted by monikamiles on January 19, 2017 5:41pm:
Yes, the rate has changed as you indicated above. Remember that this is a only a partial exemption against the state tax rate. So, district and local taxes get added back in. (Or, take your total Orange County rate and subtract 3.9375%.) Hope that helps!
Posted by Jon on August 30, 2016 11:26am:
When calculating taxes for a customer with a tax exemption certificate is the tax rate 4.1875% flat, or the current tax rate minus 4.1875%?
Posted by monikamiles on September 16, 2016 11:26am:
Start with the total amount of sales tax you'd ordinarily charge (all in - state, county, etc.), then subtract the 4.1875% to get the net amount of sales tax to be charged. (The 4.1875% is the exemption amount.) Hope that helps!
Posted by Tim on August 11, 2016 6:13pm:
Do Bio/Pharma companies in CA get an exemption from sales/use tax for medicines that are manufactured for clinical trials?
Posted by monikamiles on September 16, 2016 11:29am:
The Partial Manufacturer's Exemption is for an exemption on the purchase of machinery and equipment used by qualified manufacturers in qualified NAICS codes. The medicines may qualify under a different exemption, but not this one. I'd need a little more information to give you a more complete answer.
Posted by Steve on December 8, 2014 2:24pm:
Thank you. Great post.
Posted by Monika Miles, CPA on January 12, 2015 4:56pm:
Thank you! I appreciate your comments. Hopefully you'll enjoy my upcoming post on resale certificates!


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We are delighted to present the details for The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn ideal for a cottage holiday in Melton Constable, Norfolk. To book or find out more please use the Booking Info or Availability buttons below.
Sleeps 6 persons | Bedrooms 3 | Bathrooms 2 | Pets 2
Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this retreat is perfectly set to explore the local area or just sit back and relax!
There is wifi or internet access available at The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn in Melton Constable. Perfect for searching for things to do whilst on holiday, catching up on emails or even work if you have to.
On nice days, when you want to relax you can sit out in The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn's garden and enjoy the sun shine. Children also love the outdoors so it can be a great place for them. Although, with young children you should always check any garden is safe for them.
There is one or more televisions at The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn. Ideal if you want to catch up with the latest on your favourite programmes or just fancy a quiet night in relaxing in front of the box.
Why waste part of your holiday doing the washing up. The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn has a dishwasher installed to save you time, and family arguements, about the washing up. Everybody hates doing the washing up and the last thing you need is a big family arguement about who is going to do the washing up while you are on holiday.
Great news if you just want to get away for a long weekend or short break. The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn accepts bookings for short breaks. So if you fancy a few days in Norfolk to recharge your batteries then this cottage is well worth consideration.
The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn sleeps up to 6 people so could be perfect for your family or group. So if you are looking for a family holiday in Norfolk then The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn could be just the ticket.
If you have a dog and you want to bring them with you on your holiday in Norfolk then... Great news! The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn welcomes dogs. Often cottage owners have some restrictions on where your dog can roam in the property and there may be a small extra charge. However, there is no reason why your pet needs to miss out on the family holiday.
With so much available on site, it may be hard to tear yourself away from The Paddocks. The small fishing lake offers carp from 6lbs to 8lbs, roach, rudd and tench for just £3 per person per day, and there is also a seasonal shop, bar and restaurant too. This makes for a great family base from which to explore the area and, better still, it is just 8 miles from the coast which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. These well presented, single-storey barn conversions at Barney (refs: 30953, 30954 and 30955) offer comfortable and relaxing accommodation whether you plan to unwind and get away from it all or emerse yourself in the multitude of activities that this area has to offer.
Close by lies Blakeney with its picturesque quay and quaint tradition of crabbing. This offers a great gateway to the wider Norfolk coastline with beaches that are great for sun-worshipping on, walking along and even bird watching. Boat trips can be taken to the seal colony and Blakeney Point Nature Island, and you are just 10 minutes from the beautiful market town of Holt. Within 15-20 minutes you will also find the Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Thursford Collection and its Christmas Spectacular, Stody Lodge Gardens, RSPB at Cley Marshes, North Norfolk Railway, as well as the stunning seaside towns of Wells-next-the-Sea and Sheringham. Leisure pool and cinema in Fakenham. Within 30-40 minutes you will also find the NT properties, Sandringham, Holkham, with its famous beach, Houghton and Blickling, as well as Burnham Market, the seaside town of Cromer with its pier and other attractions, including Amazona Zoo.
The cottages are available to enjoy as single units or you can interconnect all three barns (refs: 30953, 30954 and 30955) for parties of 10, 12 or 16, so it's perfect if you are travelling as a large group too! Within a 5-minute walk there is a shop, restaurant and bar, and on site are fishing, a children's play area, large chess sets and a variety of games, as well as a pool table and table tennis. Shop 100 yards and restaurant/bar 400 yards.
All on ground floor: Living room with dining area/kitchen. 3 bedrooms: 2 double, 1 twin with en-suite shower room and toilet. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet. Sloping ceilings throughout.
Electric woodburner in living room included.
All properties: Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot on request. High chair. Freeview TV. DVDs. CD. iPod dock. Electric cooker. Microwave. Use of shared washing machine and tumble dryer. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Wi-fi. Shared lawned garden and furniture. Parking (3 cars). Cycle store. Fishing on-site. Shared external games room with pool table, table tennis and children's play area. Welcome pack. No smoking. NB: Pond in grounds, 200 yards.
This cottage Sleeps 6
Price: £ 350 - £1018
Cottage address: The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn, Melton Constable, Norfolk.30955
As you can see The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn is located in a great location. The perfect base for any holiday around Melton Constable. And well suited to explore the whole of Norfolk.
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Fishing holiday in Norfolk?
If you enjoy fishing and fancy a bit of fishing in Norfolk then The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn could be perfect as there are fishing opportunities close to the cottage. You will probably need a rod licence but you can always check what's needed when you book.
Golfing holiday in Norfolk?
If you enjoy a round of golf and would like to combine your holiday in Norfolk with a game of golf then The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn could be perfect for you.
There are plenty of great places to vist near The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn. Take a look at out holiday ideas pages for details of many places that are well worth considering visiting whilst on holiday at The Paddocks - Stiffkey Barn.
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The Swedish town of Gothenburg are set to get a new three kilometre cable car stretching across the city. Intelligent design and smart thinking have allowed it to work in harmony with it's environment, rather than affecting it.
Designed by Dutch firm UNStudio, the cable car has had a lot of thought go into and it's sleek design is the product of conscious architecture considering it's surroundings. The initial designs were inspired by shipyard cranes, which is a nod to the town's industrial history.
Studio Founder Ben van Berkel explains, "The design of the Gothenburg cable car references the asymmetrical shapes of the shipyard cranes and their movements as they carry their loads throughout the day…the aim of the design is to reflect the robustness of this industrialised city's past, whilst alluding to its expansive future,"
Whilst you could be tempted to say the cable car sticks out far too much to be working with the skyline, the designers ensured several tactics were adopted to lesson the effect. The open structure of the towers (latticed) means you can place paths and parks in and around the bases. The towers' design means surrounding areas won't be overshadowed or create unsafe dark spaces at night, or create downdrafts.
UNStudio has suggested that the tallest tower, at Lindholmen quay, could become a "city balcony" providing a waterfront gathering place with spectacular views.
Cables cars, whilst they do change the skyline, create an opportunity for amazing views of the city. I'd much rather be on a cable car gliding over the city than crammed in a busy tube! Berkel also indicates this is what people should be excited for stating, "Although primarily a pragmatic solution, cable cars are also a very congenial way to travel as they enable us to see and experience our cities in a whole new way".
There will be six towers connected to each by one cable car line and this will be split between four stations, meaning the new system will connect Järntorget on the south side of the Göta älv river with three stations in the northern part of the city.
The stations have all been given individual roofs so passengers know exactly which stop they are at whilst in the sky. You hope with just four stations in total they could figure it out, but a good idea anyway! Inside the stations themselves there will be "floating" self-supporting roofs enabling people waiting for the cable car to gaze over the city. The stations will have huge skylights to allow daylight inside and onto the platforms.
To ensure they kept their carbon footprint down during the construction process, UNStudio selected prefabricated fibre-reinforced concrete for the towers to create minimal construction disruption. There are also further environmental features such as covering the large structural elements under the stations with a moss culture cladding that can remove dust, nitrogen dioxide and ozone gases from the surrounding air, absorb traffic noise and evaporate excess heat. They will also add solar panels to the roofs to create both thermal and electrical energy to light and heat the
UNStudio have also stated the towers will be lit like beacons at night by shining lights at certain angles, glancing off the metal beams. In the day time there will be changing colours, with light sensors adjusting them as to the natural light conditions.
This amazing project will take some time to complete as you can imagine! UNStudio have predicted the cable car will be ready by 2021, the same year the city will celebrate it's 400th anniversary.


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Ebsford offer specialist contracting services for civil engineering projects in/on/near water, where risks are greater in number and impact. Difficult access, sensitive environments and elevated health and safety risks, to name only a few factors, are safely controlled by our experienced team of specialists.
It's reported that the transition to AMP6 will see a shift in emphasis to getting the most out of existing assets. Ebsford can help framework contractors restore and implement improvements to existing assets as well as helping to build new assets.
De-silting of existing assets to improve performance, or to enable other improvement works, is a particular specialty for Ebsford. We use the latest extraction technologies to reach the problem areas and remove deposits with the lowest possible impact on the environment.


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A common problem for some of our customers is that when their products malfunction due to a software bug, solving the issue can be very complicated. Often, the product, e.g. an industrial machine, cargo ship or similar, could be deployed at a site anywhere in the world. The company sends a "superengineer", to locate the error and fix it – this takes time and resources, often at a high cost. Is there no better solution?
Well, one way could be to develop a Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) simulator. In a HIL simulator, the code is run on the target, e.g. a PLC, in realtime. Since the code is running in exactly the same way as in a real machine, it expects to receive data from sensors and to send data to actuators (most likely with actuator feedback as well). If the machine hardware is not available, all sensors and actuators need to be modeled in a plant model. This plant model could also include a graphical interpretation of the machine, which allows the operator to see what happens in the same way as when observing the real machine. The plant model is then deployed to a realtime system, containing a machine with appropriate IO modules, which communicates with the target. If machine hardware is available, it is possible to interface this as well.
In the HIL simulator, the virtual machine can be configured to run with the exact same settings as when the failure occurred in the real machine. If the machine is modeled properly, the failure will be detected in the simulation and the bug can be fixed. The software update can then be sent to the customer, without ever having had access to the machine. The superengineer is happy, since he or she can focus on delivering the best solution. The machine site is happy, since they can get up and running quicker. The company is happy, since they save money and resources.
How to model the machine depends on how it is being used. For example:
- Is the production code autogenerated, e.g. from MATLAB/Simulink, or developed directly in the target environment?
- How complex is the plant process? What level of detail does the model require?
- How many, and what type of, IO signals are needed?
When using MATLAB/Simulink, two popular options are Speedgoat and dSPACE. Speedgoat is specifically developed to integrate seamlessly with Simulink Real-Time and xPC Target in real-time testing. The systems from dSPACE are modular with a wide range of IO options, suitable for real-time simulation. Both systems are easy to use with MATLAB/Simulink and the benefits with each systems should be evaluated on a case-to-case basis.
If MATLAB/Simulink is not being used or if the code is developed in the target environment, e.g. implementing structured text in a PLC vendor system, another option is for example the systems from National Instrument. National Instrument does support MATLAB/Simulink, as well as other common languages and environments, but these systems are mainly intended to use LabVIEW. LabVIEW is an integrated development environment using graphical programming , which also supports creating user interfaces and instrument control.
The scenario described above is also applicable when the machine is not readily available due to testing costs and/or time allocation. The HIL simulator also allows for faster and more extensive testing. For example, it is possible to skip certain machine steps that are not relevant, which saves time, or to simulate settings that would potentially be of risk to the operator when performad in the machine.
If you have any questions on HIL solutions, or for more information on how Combine can help your company, please contact us.


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Beyond Comics Launches Gekido #1 & Action Figure
Apr 24, 2018
Before setting aside the April PREVIEWS, pop culture fans are encouraged to check out Gekido #1 (APR181372) the comic book and the Cleo Action Figure (DEC178746), both seen on AMC TV's Comic Book Men, E! Entertainment Television's Ice Loves Coco (Ice-T and Coco), and the Howard Stern show's 100 News.
Co-Created and drawn by Image Comics' official Spawn #30 poster artist (Graig Weich of BeyondComics.TV), Gekido ("Wrath" in Japanese) is an action-drama series that depicts an ageless warrior-assassin fighting throughout the centuries to discover who wiped out his memory and why. His mission to uncover the lies that have manipulated and destroyed his life is only the beginning. He must fight his way through an ancient merciless Ninja Clan lead by his oldest nemesis, Lord Shinryu (starring Cary Tagawa; Shang Tsung of Mortal Kombat and star of The Man In The High Castle on Amazon Prime TV) and the Goddess of Seduction, Cleo (starring Coco Austin from E! TV's Ice Loves Coco). The book also stars Adrianne Curry (Stan Lee's Super Fans) and Gary "Bababooey" Dell'Abate from The Howard Stern Show. Each celebrity was officially cast and drawn as characters.
There are also 3 different signed Gekido variants offered, including a variant signed by Coco Austin, Adrianne Curry, and the book's creative team (APR181373, APR181374, APR181375). Gekido is co-created by writer Brandon Wilson.
And make sure to also check out the Cleo Action Figure Deluxe Gift Set (DEC178746) starring Coco Austin as Cleo from the Gekido comic. Using her powers to seduce and gain control over the minds of men to do her bidding, Cleo has astonishing ancient secret abilities & can shape-shift into any female, thus no one knows her true form. TBLeague / Phicen and Graig Weich's BeyondComics.TV bring you the very first ever licensed 1/6-scale (12") action figure doll, utilizing cutting-edge, seamless synthetic-skin technology with a titanium steel inner skeleton, allowing for 28 points of posable articulation! It comes with a ton of accessories including 2 Egyptian dogs, throne chair, a 48 page comic book and 2 posters.


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Kristin Hjellegjerde opened her gallery in London in June 2012, followed by a first branch in Berlin in April 2018. The Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, named by Blouin (2015) as one of the 500 most influential galleries in the world and by Londonist (2014) as Independent Gallery of the Year, presents innovative contemporary art by emerging and established international artists. Kristin Hjellegjerde is also an art consultant to collectors and will curate the 2019 African Art Summer Exhibition at the Vestfossen Art Laboratory in Norway. Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery is located in Linienstraße in Berlin-Mitte, in the second courtyard of the building. Image caption: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery – Exhibition View Chris Agnew and Marcel Buehler – Photo: Markus Bachmann / kombinat Art Gallery in Berlin: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery | ART at Berlin
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The Haus der Kulturen der Welt – or HDK for short – is a multimedia home of exchange with exhibitions, discussions, lectures, theme weeks and many other cultural events. The building was baptized by the popular expression "pregnant oyster" and is known for its extraordinary architecture. In the summer of 2015 it was extensively renovated. The cladding of the facade created a very unique aesthetic. The cultural institution is located on John-Foster-Dulles-Allee in Berlin-Tiergarten. Events of the HDK can be found in the section NEWS. © ART at Berlin: Cultural institution in Berlin Haus der Kulturen der Welt
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Bermel von Luxburg Gallery specializes in international modern and contemporary art and conveys art at the highest level. The gallery is located on Fasanenstraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Artists of the gallery: Louis Brummer, Thomas Canto, Uli Fischer, Nikolai Makarov, Robert Pan Art trade: Kengiro Azuma, Aleksey Babichev, Gaston Chaissac, Eduardo Chillida, Lucio Fontana, Gotthard Graubner, Georges Grosz, Eugen Schonebeck, Takesada Matsutani, Max Weber Image caption: Exhibition view Thomas Canto Art Gallery in Berlin: Bermel von Luxburg Gallery | ART at Berlin
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Here is a tutorial for sharing the link of your GuesttoGuest home listing.
Follow these steps to share your listing:
- Log in to your GuesttoGuest account
- Place your mouse over your profile photo at the top right of the screen and select "My home" from the drop down menu
4. Once on your listing you simply have to click on "Preview home"
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I'm planning my gap year for when I finish school and before university. I'm currently 17 but I will be 18 by the time I plan to travel. There's a bunch of places I want to go: South America, Sri Lanka, Indonisia, the USA, + (obviously I'm not very decided). I am completely open to suggestions about where to go but I definitely want to be in the UK for Christmas so I know I don't want to leave before the New Year. It would be great to find people to travel with, even if only for part of the trip!
You mentioned you are open for location suggestions.
If you like technology and think about persuing a tech career some day, I strongly recomend a tech gap year in Israel .
It's a technologically focused gap year and you get certified in mobile and web app development:exclaim::exclaim::exclaim:
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