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Johan Hjertqvist hopes that one day soon Canadians will be able to consult with their physicians by e-mail or use the Internet to check on emergency room wait times.
It sounds like a pipe dream, but it's already being done in some European countries.
"In Sweden, if you need to go to the emergency room, you can check on the Internet to check on the wait so you don't need to sit there for four hours," Hjertqvist said Wednesday. "In a consumer-friendly system, information and patient rights are essential."
Hjertqvist is the founder and president of Health Consumer Powerhouse — a think-tank in Brussels and Stockholm that develops consumer information about health care using the Euro Health Consumer Index.
The index uses 28 indicators to rank five areas: Patient rights and information, treatment wait times, outcomes, funding of health-care systems and access to new drugs. In the 2006 index, France ranked first out of 26 countries.
Hjertqvist was in Regina to promote a Euro-Canadian Health Consumer Index.
"The more you know about your illness and the different options in health care, the better are the outcomes," he said. "We try to address the lack of information by ranking health-care systems on a national level in Sweden and we do it on the European level."
Patient rights and information include accessibility to medical records, the right to a second opinion and access to a family physician's e-mail address, Hjertqvist explained.
"We'd like to benchmark Canadian provinces to Europe and see what the weak and strong spots are," he said. "Our basic attitude is that Canadians should have access to as good health care as you have around Europe."
Hjertqvist hopes to make the comparisons before summer. To do that, he's teamed up with the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy, which will use available data and work on the index full time.
"We're intending to have an office in Saskatchewan early next year, probably in Regina," said Frontier Centre president Peter Holle. "The role of the independent think-tank is to put new ideas on the table and talk about it in a nonpolitical manner. One of our advantages is that we accept no money from government, which allows the think-tank to be more adventurous."
Unlike Roy Romanow's health-care commission, which focused on more resources being put into health care, the index will look at structural reforms, Holle said.
"When I look at the European situation, it's very common to have a mix of public and private providers," said Holle, who added that he's not advocating American-style health care but measures are needed to lower the nation's health costs.

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text: A powerful and haunting story full of spirits, bones, and dreams. As the Revolutionary War begins, the friendship of Daniel and Coshmoo is being torn apart. Coshmoo is a Delaware Indian boy, part of a tribe striving to remain neutral in the face of fierce pressure to join the British. Daniel is a settler and on the Patriot side. Their shared belief in dreams and stories is the origin of their efforts to hold on to friendship and prevent their people from destroying each other in war. The foreboding, mystical atmosphere is set up by the narrator, Coshmoo, who is dead. His spirit whispers the story--filled with portents and metaphorical visions--on the wind in the branches of an ash tree. Pervaded by a sense of urgency and impending disaster, as the age-old cycle of revenge and hatred begins to replay along the Susquehanna River, this compelling novel flows ever faster to an inevitable, tragic conclusion.


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I've been out and about at quite a few conferences and events recently, having many conversations with development teams about what features they love most in Visual Studio and what products they are creating with our tools.
With this in mind the team has raided our goodies cupboard and for the next 3 weeks (29th May-18th June 2014) we will take to twitter to find out more about your favourite features and how you use our Visual Studio tools. Please keep a look out on our twitter account @VisualStudioUK using #myVSUK. We have some awesome Visual Studio coffee cups, Visual Studio tops and a Copy of Visual Studio 2013 with MSDN to give away (competition terms & conditions here).
Anyway to get the ball rolling I thought I'd have a go myself and actually when I reflect on "What is my favourite Visual Studio feature?" I found it was harder to answer than I thought as Visual Studio now spans so far now in terms of development and test tooling it felt similar to being asked what is your favourite piece of music? The choice is so wide and based on any given moment in time your choices may change.
However that said reflecting on this I've narrowed it down to 5 and these are my favourites at the moment (in no particular order)…
OK, we've had it for a long time but I simply don't know where I would be without IntelliSense. The awesome thing about IntelliSense is as Visual Studio has evolved, expanded to new languages and file-types IntelliSense has grown to embrace these too, whether C++ to C#, VB, JavaScript and even the recent JSON additions means that IntelliSense is a key productivity enhancer I simply could no longer imagine developing without.
Test Impact Analysis
One of the lesser known features of Microsoft Test Manager is that it can advise teams of tests that should be re-run (impacted tests) when a new build is delivered. In short when you execute a test for the first time it works out which methods in your managed code you execute through the life of a test run. Then as builds are produced (via TFS Team Build) an IL Diff can be run to tell what methods have changed from build to build. With these two pieces of information when you come to start your testing on a new build Microsoft Test Manager can supply you the tests it recommends you re-run because it knows they are impacted by a code change. An awesome feature that saves that awkward conversation with the test team where they ask for time for a full-regression towards the end of a sprint.
Release Management
OK so this is a big "feature" more of a collective, but at the moment I am spending a lot of time discussing with customers the Release Management tools that are new to Visual Studio 2013. I love the fact that Release Management enables automated application deployments in a consistent way that can be used in development/test environments all the way to going live. I know that it can save time, allow faster delivery cadence, eliminating manual errors but quite frankly I'm just glad I will no longer have to author another word document for the ops team on how to deploy a solution step-by-step.
Auto-format/CTRL K+D
Another one that's been in the editor for years and I could argue with the formatting as I type my old favourite keyboard shortcut is getting used less and less. However I like my code to look uniform even if I don't always like what it does 🙂 so this little feature sorts things out, straightening up things for me. Better still that in C++ in the Visual Studio 2013 release we now have code formatting too, so whilst I don't write as much C++ as I used to, when I do I've get help here just like I get in C#.
IntelliTrace for me represents my get out of jail free card, giving detailed debugging information from environments that you are not connected to. This can be a real lifesaver when you have production issues, but also can save masses of time in Dev and Test. If I see an issue occur in production or on a testers machine I simply need to get an IntelliTrace file collected from the environment (and in Test this is baked into Microsoft Test Manager for collection) and then do a post-mortem debugging session in Visual Studio to find the
offending issue. I love the fact that this technology has been baked into a single Microsoft Monitoring Agent that enables me to connect more seamlessly with our System Center users or from my applications being monitored with Visual Studio Online Application Insights.


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Beyond Mezcal: Spirits from MexicoEdit Post
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Whiskey, Gin, and More
When you think of Mexico and booze, you think of tequila, beer and mezcal. But a few weeks ago I attended a tasting at Astor Center and learned about some outstanding mezcal but also about a mezcal based gin and whiskey distilled from ancestral (heirloom) corn.
The company conducting the tastings was Pierdre Almas from Oaxaca. The company, the people running it, and their business model are most unusual.
The people
I was invited to the tasting by Yira Vallejo, who I've known for many years. Yira's title, Director of Social Projects, hints at the uniqueness of Pierdre Almas, but it doesn't really capture her capabilities and expertise. I first met her when she was sales director at Genesis Beverage Brands.
Genesis is the wholesale division of MHW, Ltd. and serves as the "incubator" and test marketer for fledgling brands in the NY and NJ markets. While Genesis gets a mixed reaction as to effectiveness, I never met anyone who didn't think Yira was top of the game and the shining light of the operation.
In 2014, she went home to Oaxaca, met Jonathan Barbieri, the founder of Pierdre Almas, and joined the company. Jonathan is an American who moved to Oaxaca some thirty years ago, set aside his career as an artist and founded the company and the Palenque in which the company operates. (A Palenque is the physical space where the mezcal is produced with the machinery, animals, people, and equipment.)
Jonathan is passionate about mezcal. In an interview with LatinLover blog, he had this to say:
Mezcal isn't only something you drink: it's a spiritual drink. It is a spirit and it means culture. Mezcal takes you on a journey where you get to know the families that have been producing it for centuries. It gives people unity and a sense of belonging because it is present in all of life's events. Tradition isn't something you get out of a drawer every year, traditions are lived every day.
By the way, the name Pierdre Almas, literarily means "one who loses your soul." It's the name of a cantina where the cantinero (barman) was known as Pierdre Almas. The cantina was so unusual that Jonathan adopted the name for his company.
Pierdre Almas
Yira and Jonathan describe their company (and its mission) as a socially, culturally and environmentally responsible company. That's not marketing hype, they mean it. The company is committed to the families and villages that produce their mezcal and partner with them to assist in local sports, health and wellness, and education. As to their environmental responsibility, they are actively involved in a wild agave reforestation campaign, among other efforts.
From a business standpoint, Pierdre Almas is committed to innovation. It is the first brand to designate the agave species on its label; to bottle mezcal at its original proof; to produce the first gin in the world called Mezcal Gin, gin distilled with 9 botanicals on a base of mezcal.
Oh, and let's not forget about that whiskey.
The Mezcal Products
Let's start with their mezcals. In case you're wondering about the differences between mezcal and tequila, here is a simple explanation. You'll also find a 60 second video from Liquor.com here.
In brief, there is one sentence commonly referred to, that describes the difference: "All tequilas are mezcal, but not all mezcals are tequila."
I tasted two of Pierdre Almas' offerings. One was a 2015 Espadín from San Luis del Río, Oaxaca. Espadin is the dominant agave in Oaxaca. It grows everywhere, is pest resistant and has a high yield. I found this to be smooth, somewhat sweet, and with a strong floral aroma.
The other Mezcal was a 2015 Wild Tepextate, also from Oaxaca. I thought this was more intense but definitely a pleasant sipping mezcal.
The product is called Pierde Almas +9 Botanicals, Mezcal Gin. First created in 2012. Here's how Jonathan describes the process:
I began by macerating the nine legendary gin botanicals in a very good double-distilled Espadín Mezcal, and then rectified it (a third distillation). The result was a "fusionary first". A true meeting of flavors…
I found it to be a most pleasant variation of gin. Men's Journal summed it up nicely: "This is the rare gin you'll first want to sip neat to appreciate."
Their newest innovation is Ancestral Corn Whiskey from Mexico. It is made the old fashioned way in a small copper pot alembic and double distilled. The mash bill includes a selection of red, black, and yellow heirloom corn.
There are 60 distinct varieties of corn native to Mexico and more than half of them originated and still thrive in the state of Oaxaca. Many of the varieties date back over 6,000 years.
About now you're thinking—Mexican Moonshine? Well, yes and no.
Here's how Liquor.com described the taste:
…the Ancestral Corn Whiskey has a remarkably savory cornbread-like aroma and flavor, plus a subtle smokiness reminiscent of mezcal. In other words, it's unlike most American-made corn whiskies on the market right now.
I totally agree.
There's another facet to this story.
It involves the fact that Pierdre Almas is a socially, culturally and environmentally responsible company. So, the whiskey project is meant to support small farmers and create an economic incentive to continue to grow their heritage corn. In their own words:
The state of Oaxaca—known as one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the hemisphere—stands on the front-line of resistance against monocropping and the industrialization of corn. The Ancestral Corn Whiskey project is intended to create an economic stimulus that will drive future cultivation of native corn in Mexico.
They also see it as a way to keep GMO corn out of Mexico.
At present, there is a limited supply of the whiskey and it's in limited distribution in the test markets of Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Here are some of the places in NYC in which you can find it: Astor Wines, Toloache, Tacuba, and Leyenda
Jonathan is also expecting to set some aside for aging but, as you can imagine, it will be some time before that's available.
At roughly $50 for a 375ml, it isn't cheap. But, then again, worthwhile projects seldom are.


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A Pokémon Professor (Japanese: ポケモン博士 Pokémon Expert) is a veritable expert on the Pokémon World. They are known for giving rookie Trainers their Starter Pokémon. All of the Professors from the main Pokémon series are named after a plant, tree or shrub: Professors Oak, Elm, Ivy, Birch, Rowan, Juniper, Sycamore, Kukui, and Magnolia, as well as Pokémon Go's Professor Willow. The Professors are also responsible for the distribution of the Pokédex.
List of Pokémon Professors
- Professor Samuel Oak, who heralds from the Kanto region. His specialty is the study of the relationships between people and Pokémon.
- Professor Elm, who heralds from the Johto region. His specialty is the study of breeding patterns and interactions between Pokémon.
- Professor Birch, who heralds from the Hoenn region. His specialty is the study of Pokémon habitats in correlation with human existences.
- Professor Rowan, who heralds from the Sinnoh region. His specialty is the study of Pokémon evolutionary patterns.
- Professor Aurea Juniper, who heralds from the Unova region. Her specialty is the study of Pokémon origins in relation to mythology.
- Cedric Juniper, a former Pokémon Professor and father of Professor Juniper.
- Professor Augustine Sycamore, who heralds from the Kalos region. His specialty is the study of the new type of evolution: "Mega Evolution".
- Professor Kukui, who heralds from the Alola region. His specialty is the study of Pokémon moves and will sometimes get himself hit to study the moves.
- Professor Magnolia, who heralds from the Galar region. Her specialty is the study of the new type of Phenomenon: "Dynamax".
- Professor Willow, who rules the world of Pokémon GO.
- Professor Bellis, who heralds from the Pasio region. Her specialty is the study of the relationship between Pokémon and "Sync Stones", which are required for "Sync Moves".
- Professor Samson Oak, the cousin of Samuel Oak. He studies Regional variants in the Alola region.
- Professor Burnet, Her specialty is alternate dimensions. Formerly the Interdream Zone and currently the Ultra Wormhole. She is also the wife of Professor Kukui.
- Professor Krane, who has only appeared in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (which takes place in the Orre region). Taking after his fathers studies he specializes in the purification of Shadow Pokémon.
Anime Only
In the series' extensive medium, there are a variety of Pokémon Professors, many of which stem from the Pokémon anime. This is a comprehensive list of such professors, whose role is limited to being in the anime only.
- Professor Fuji created the genetic clone of Mewtwo on New Island.
- Professor Lund, the foremost expert in terms of Deoxys.
- Dr. Akihabara, credited with creating the Pokémon Transfer System and discovering the cyber-species of Porygon.
- Professor Felina Ivy is the professor in the Orange Islands.
Conversely, there are also Pokémon Professors whose role is limited to being featured in manga-related material. Such persons will be listed here.
- Professor Yanase Berlitz, whose research revolved around methods to control Legendary Pokémon. Is also the mother of Platinum Berlitz, a Pokédex Holder and heir to the Berlitz Family throne. (Pokémon Adventures series only)
- Professor Berlitz is an associate and assistant to Professor Rowan. (Pokémon Adventures series only)
- Although most Pokémon Professors are named after trees (For example, Oak, Elm, Birch, etc.), the Pokémon Professors in games outside of the main series versions do not follow this pattern.
- Professor Sycamore and Professor Kukui are the only Professors that can be directly battled in-game.
- Professor Sycamore is the only Professor that gives the Trainer a starter Pokémon from a different region (Kanto's starters, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander).
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Professor Krane (Orre)
Professor Hastings (Fiore/Almia/Oblivia)
Professor Burnet (???)
Professor Willow (???)
Professor Bellis (Pasio)
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After much planning we are pleased to announce that the visiting loco for the September gala will be the beautiful Beyer-Peacock saddle tank no.1827 built in 1879 visiting us from it's usual home at the Foxfield Railway . This will be the first visit to Chasewater by this loco and the first time for over half a century that a Beyer-Peacock has worked on the Cannock chase colliery system. We are looking forward to our Victorian visitors arrival. Long term guest WG Bagnall 0-4-0st Kent No.2, RSH 0-6-0t Nechells No.4 and Barclay 0-4-0st Colin McAndrew form the rest of the line up.
UPDATE 04/09:- Unfortunately the steam powered crane will not now be in use due to the qualified operator been taken ill.
The weekend will feature extensive passenger service, demonstration trains, shunting, museum, model railway and more.
Ticketing information, Day Rover – £7.45 Adult, £6 Concession, £3 Child (3-15 years), £15 Family ( up to 4 persons , max 2 Adults)
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Part three of the Airport Security Series.
During these dog days of summer, I thirst for that halcyon time when the Transportation Security Administration allowed travelers through airport security with a full-sized bottle of water, iced tea, lemonade or other refreshing soft drink.
Then I think about Japan, where fliers bring drinks through security every day - perfectly legally - and I get frustrated. Japanese airports use a device called the Bottled Liquid Checker (BLC) to scan soft drinks in cans and plastic bottles for potential hazards. What's more, Japan has had this technology for years.
I used the BLC just this week on a Japanese domestic flight. Here's how it works:
1. At the security checkpoint, send all your carry-on baggage through the x-ray machine as usual.
2. After you and your stuff have been screened, if you have a canned or bottled drink, place the container into a cradle in the BLC, which checks that it's not some dangerous material. The scan takes about one second.
3. When the "Pass" light comes on in the upper left corner, you're good to go. Kanpai!
Japanese authorities and the device's manufacturer, Tokyo Gas Engineering, would not comment for this story, citing national security, but the website of the BLC's distributor, Ebistrade, says that over 300 of these machines are deployed at 72 Japanese airports, and the technology's been in use for most of the last decade.
Meanwhile, what similar liquid-scanning technology has the TSA adopted in the six years since a would-be terrorist tried to blow up a plane with liquid explosives? "Nothing" comes to mind.
So why doesn't the TSA use the BLC – or something like it – in the US? TSA spokesman Nico Melendez told me that he couldn't comment on the Japanese technology "other than to say all commercial airports must meet international security standards."
Melendez added that the TSA is "working toward a resolution that will allow us to move past the liquid ban in some way, either with stand alone technology or upgraded software on our current machines, though at this time, we have not made any announcements as to when that may happen."
I should note that Japan uses the BLC on domestic routes only. For international flights, Japanese authorities apply the same rules for liquids as the US does: carry-on bottles can be no larger than 100 ml (3.4 ounces) in quart-sized plastic bags.


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Getting into the film and television business can be a very lucrative outlet for your musical creativity. The motion picture industry is booming and movie ticket sales are steady throughout the year. Almost every major US holiday sees a gross increase in movie goers and this is a great audience to expose to your music.
There are a few things to keep in mind when sending your music to movie companies for consideration. Make sure your lyrical content is relative to the theme or script of the movie. Most movie executives place music in their movies because the it enhances the mood or creates a bond between the characters and the movie viewers. This is essentially the most important part of your decision process for sending in your music.


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Maurice Papon: Haunted by the past
Maurice Papon deftly switched allegiances, moving up the political ladder under both the Nazis and post-war government until his war crimes caught up with him.
As head of the south-western Gironde region of France during the Nazi occupation, he signed effective death warrants for hundreds of Jews by ordering their deportation to concentration camps.
He was even decorated by General Charles de Gaulle and became a cabinet minister more than 30 years after the war before his past was revealed.
Maurice Papon was born in the Paris region in 1910, the son of a solicitor-turned-industrialist.
He studied law, sociology and psychology at university and at the age of 20 entered public service.
Clever and ambitious, he rose through its ranks and in 1942, aged 31, he took over the powerful position of General-Secretary of the Prefecture of the Gironde region, in the collaborationist Vichy government.
Collaborator turned informer
Armed with special responsibility for Jewish affairs, Papon had regular contact with Nazi Germany's SS corps, responsible for the mass ethnic cleansing of Jews.
At his trial, it was alleged that 1,560 men, women and children were sent to detention camps at Drancy outside Bordeaux on Papon's direct orders.
Most went on to concentration camps such as Auschwitz and all but a handful died.
By mid-1944, by which time it was clear that the war was turning against the Germans, Papon began to inform on the Nazis to the Resistance - actions for which he was later to be decorated with the treasured "Carte d'Ancien Combattant de la Resistance".
He then moved into politics, going on to serve as Budget Minister to President Valery Giscard d'Estaing in the 1970s.
But in 1981, the past came back to haunt him.
Hundreds of documents were found by accident in the recesses of Bordeaux town hall, among them the deportation orders signed by Papon.
Legal quagmire
The papers were published by the satirical magazine Le Canard Enchaine.
Legal proceedings began and Papon had to leave public life because of the scandal.
The first charges filed in 1983 were dropped because of legal technicalities in 1987.
Fresh charges laid in 1988 accusing Papon of crimes against humanity were changed to complicity in crimes against humanity in 1995.
Papon lodged a number of appeals to stop legal proceedings against him, but he finally stood trial in October 1997.
Delays continued to arise during the trial, with Papon often absent through ill-health.
His defence played heavily on possible mistaken identity and the difficulty of interpreting 50-year-old facts in the light of current knowledge.
Papon told the court that he kept his job to try to help the Resistance and conduct an underground struggle to help Jews.
He also claimed he did not know what was happening to the Jews he put on the trains, but it was judged that he was guilty for complicity in war crimes.
Difficult reminder
His six-month trial was the longest in French history and stirred uncomfortable memories for many in France.
Other collaborationist officials had been put on trial, but only pro-Nazi militia leader Paul Touvier was ever brought to court charged with crimes against humanity.
At the time of his trial, correspondents pointed out that Papon's case shattered the myth clung to by many French that there was mass national resistance under the occupation.
He had undoubtedly been protected for a long time by President Francois Mitterrand who, as a former Vichy official himself, had his own reasons for not raking up the past.
While some hoped that the jailing of Maurice Papon would allow France to accept its past and allow a healing process to begin, his early release may yet open old wounds.
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Q. From a resale perspective, is it better to buy into a building with a liberal co-op board or a strict one?
A. While there is no clear answer to your question, our experts put forward several persuasive theories:
- Liberal. "Given the choice between a liberal and a strict co-op board in general from a market perspective, it is better to have the liberal board," says Roberta Axelrod, a real estate broker and asset manager at Time Equities. "Purchasers want to be approved and sellers want their buyers approved. Owners want to be allowed maximum freedom to live in their units as they choose to and are wary of buildings that are overly restrictive. On the other hand, no one wants to buy into a building where owners can't pay their maintenance so there needs to be a balance between no review and a building that gets a reputation for being overly strict. It is always best to have a board which is in line with the norms of the market."
- It depends. "If you are selling a studio or a one bedroom to the first time home buyer or someone wishing to use the property as a pied a terre, it is best if you don't have an overly strict co-op board," says Doug Heddings, president of The Heddings Property Group. "On the other hand, it is imperative to mention that strict co-op boards were the primary reason that NYC wasn't as drastically affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, as co-op board requirements are frequently more strict than those of the banks. In the high end market, many believe that a strict co-op board is an asset to the building community."
- Strict. "Strict implies fiscally conservative, so you're better off buying into a corporation--which is what a co-op is--that's run like a tight ship," says real estate broker Gordon Roberts of Warburg Realty. "However, you can only join a club that will have you as a member. I'd strongly recommend working with a broker experienced with co-ops so your financial qualifications are matched to the building you're interested in. That, and a real estate attorney who will scrutinized the board meeting minutes and financial reports and look out for your best interests. You want a building that is well-managed and offers a good quality of life, and that's usually a good investment."
- Neither. "Your real estate investment is most protected when the co-op board is made up of reasonable people who make sound decisions," says real estate broker Shirely Hackel of Warburg Realty. "You don't want to live in a co-op where the board is either too lax or too strict. If a board is loosey-goosey and fails to set guidelines for renovations for example, or doesn't put limits on the ability to sublease, then your investment could be in jeopardy down the road. On the flip side, if a board is deemed excessively demanding in its review of candidates and has strict summer work rules, both you and the person you sell to will need to have very deep pockets."
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What gets me every time about this story is the pacing. It's so crazy and off the wall. I didn't realize, and I doubt that anyone else that picked up this issue realized that this issue would end the second story arc. Sure it makes sense considering it's been five issues, but the story gets bigger and bigger each issue to the point that story resolution seems impossible. As much as I like this series and enjoy it each month, there is something corny about it. I can't quite place my finger on it, but it's just so ridiculous that I sometimes nervously laugh while reading it. It's as if my brain is struggling to believe all the information that I'm sending it and so it's just grinding gears to get it all on the same page. There's something wonderful about a story that can do all that and still bring you back each month for more. Frankly I don't see a TV series capturing this same magic in the least bit so good luck whoever is producing it.
The clone designated Gamma has created the virus he was asked to create, but wants the one thing he's never had in return… freedom. The new Vice President Davis tells Gamma that he lied as he smacks him down to the floor. It's fucked up when you consider that Gamma is wheelchair bound and has no way of getting himself back up.
Back on Luke's side of things he finds a dead guy under the sheets of his wife's cell and freaks out. They end up getting sealed into the room and Sanah is otherwise occupied and can't help them. She takes a shot to the gut, but as the guard turns his back on her she gets the best of him. She frees Luke and Jennfer, but they quickly find themselves trapped and outnumbered. Luke asks Sanah to open all the cells and he leads a charge of imprisoned clones against the troops until they've overrun the facility. It's not over yet as Luke receives information on the location of his wife and the clone that's with her.
This is a pretty damn good issue. There's plenty of story resolution which is crazy considering how much is going on in this story. That's what makes it so good though, the fact that the creative team will wrap up a huge segment of the story and then just pick up with a bigger one in the next issue. I remember at the end of the fifth issue a similar thing happened and it was like, "already?" Some of these plot lines have some legs, but they choose to end them quickly which is fine I just hope that it doesn't come back to bite them.
Seriously I will threaten leaving this book every month if it keeps Ryp on the art. He is this story. Sure there are three guys writing the story, but only one of them telling it and its Ryp. He's the best monthly artist in the business right now and that's not me blowing smoke or being a delusional fanboy. Look at the quality and detail of his art and find one other artist producing a monthly comic on their own at the same level. No fill in artists, no pencil assists; just pure Ryp. As detailed of an artist as he is, he's an even better visual storyteller. He makes the action scenes dynamic, but also intensifies the heartfelt moments. Looking at his art you run out of words to describe it, it's that amazing.
If you're looking at checking out this series I would give it an issue and then jump on. For me this is one of the best things Image is publishing and certainly the best thing that Skybound is publishing. How it manages to keep the same intensity month after month is beyond me, but there is something very special about this series. If you're missing out then damn… you are really missing out.
Score: 5/5
Writers: David Schulner, Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre Artist: Juan Jose Ryp Colorist: Andy Troy Publisher: Image and Skybound Entertainment Price: $2.99 Release Date: 9/11/13


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The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, will be grilled by MPs this week about the west coast rail franchise, armed with a report into the fiasco from Centrica boss Sam Laidlaw.
Laidlaw, a non-executive director at the Department for Transport (DfT), has submitted an interim study of the failed process to McLoughlin, who has already suspended three DfT officials after discovering "significant flaws" in the decision to award the deal to FirstGroup ahead of incumbent Virgin Rail.
Following the discovery of errors in how the bids were evaluated, McLoughlin tore up the contract and retained Virgin as the operator of the London-Glasgow route on a short-term basis.
McLoughlin will appear at the House of Commons transport committee on Wednesday to face questions over the process, which has cost taxpayers at least £40m in compensation to the four shortlisted bidders for the contract.
Early indications are that the model used to forecast economic growth and revenue was producing incorrect figures – a mistake not picked up by a department that had lost large numbers of key staff. Laidlaw's investigation was assisted by a team of external accountants.
But McLoughlin himself may face questions about his own actions during the crisis he inherited after the cabinet reshuffle in September, including why he assured the transport select committee last month he had full confidence that Virgin's legal challenge to the decision to award the contract to FirstGroup would fail.
The previous transport secretary, Justine Greening, had already demanded a full investigation of the process once officials in her department had admitted to errors that could affect the outcome.
McLoughlin may also have to defend his actions in announcing the suspension of three civil servants at the same time as cancelling the franchise competition at the beginning of this month. Amid accusations that officials were being made scapegoats, one of the three, Kate Mingay, put out a statement through lawyers insisting her role and responsibilities had been inaccurately portrayed by DfT briefings.
A DfT spokesman said: "We expect the initial findings of Sam Laidlaw's inquiry to be published before the end of the month."
McLoughlin also faces questions over another controversial DfT procurement as the committee seeks assurances that the failure of the west coast contract will not delay closure of the £1.4bn Thameslink contract any further.
Thameslink is taking longer to sign off than expected and is not expected to be finalised until the new year, which has prompted calls from unions and MPs for the process to be started again or for the contract to be handed to the Bombardier factory in Derby. Siemens, the German industrial group, was selected ahead of Bombardier last year as preferred bidder for the contract.
Steve Scrimshaw, head of Siemens's UK train division, confirmed the contract would not be signed in the autumn as hoped. He said: "We are disappointed that it has taken longer than we anticipated. But we still remain confident that we will get there." He added: "Depending on progress over the next month or so, we hope to achieve commercial close by Christmas with financial closure in the new year. The negotiations are ongoing".
Until the DfT was forced to scrap the award of the west coast contract to FirstGroup, the deal to build 1,200 Thameslink carriages had been the department's biggest procurement headache, after Siemens was selected ahead of Britain's last remaining train factory as preferred bidder. Bombardier has since cut at least 1,000 jobs at Derby and made clear that the hopes of the remaining 1,600 workers are pinned on a £1bn contract for trains on Crossrail in London. Siemens and Bombardier are two of the four shortlisted bidders for Crossrail, who must submit their offers by Monday's deadline.
One industry source expressed concern that the Crossrail process, due to close in 2014, could be delayed because the DfT, banks and one of the shortlisted bidders are still trying to wade through the Thameslink arrangement.
In a letter to McLoughlin this month, the transport committee chair, Louise Ellman said she would also like to know if the west coast cancellation would cause problems for signing off the Thameslink deal. She asked the minister: "What are the reasons for the delay in completing the Thamelink rolling stock procurement and when do you expect this to be concluded?"


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'The man with small hair loves his small hair. He also loves his short pants, zing-a-ding boots and clickety-clackety beads. He cartwheels with joy and bursts into song when he wears them. But the man with small hair is the only person who wears his hair small, and no one else has colourful boots or musical beads either. He decides to hide the things that make him happy in order to blend in with the crowd. Until one day he looks in the mirror and doesn't recognise the man staring back at him.
The Man with Small Hair is an uplifting story about self-confidence, bravery and dancing to the beat of your own drum.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.


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Since the very first Assassin's Creed, we've been treated to short glimpses of a modern day/near-future world, but an Assassin's Creed game has yet to be fully set in a modern day location.
Many have speculated that the modern day will be the ultimate outcome of the Assassin's Creed series, but we talked to ACIV's lead writer Darby McDevitt about whether that will happen, especially with the upcoming release of Watch Dogs. He told us:
I hope for people that Watch Dogs scratches that itch. It's not an Assassin's Creed game, it's not explicitly set in the Assassin's Creed universe (although we have some fun, and we do some cross pollination for fun, not in a serious combination of Watch Assassins or Assassin Dogs). We do cross pollinate ideas and gameplay mechanics, and I think for people looking for an Assassin's Creed in the modern day I hope that Watch Dogs satisfies that urge.
One of the difficulties of an Assassin's Creed in the modern day is that if we did it, we'd have to deal with the prevalence of cars, vehicles. But we're a game where parkour is essential element, and modern cities are very difficult for parkouring. Modern day New York would be almost impossible. Maybe Mirror's Edge could do it, but the streets are too wide…
You could start to do it, but imagine a modern day Assassin's Creed, you would have to immediately say 'do we create an entire car system? Do we create an entire traffic system? Can you get into cars and drive them? Where does it end?' People are already saying 'argh, naval pirate boarding system, is that too far?' Maybe it's too far for some people, but it'd be a tremendous job to bring all that into the Assassin's Creed universe.
And the question is: Is it worth the effort? Aren't there games like Watch Dogs that do that really well already? And for me the appeal of Assassin's Creed has always been historical tourism, so there's not a plan to do Assassin's Creed modern day any time soon, we have so many other places we'd like to visit.
Would you like to have seen the series go modern? Or are you still holding out for a game set in the ___ era? Share your thoughts in the comments below, and come back later today for the full interview with Darby McDevitt.


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William Morris Inspired - Part V
Now that you have completed the applique, you need to decide what to do with it. You can make it into a pillow, table rug, quilt, or just frame it as is. I decided to make it into a 14" x 20" pillow and a table rug.
This post will cover the basic instructions on how to make an simple envelope pillow. See part VI for the table rug instructions.
You will need:
1. Fabric (You can use the left over fabric from the appliqued front background)
- 8 1/2" x 15 1/2" black print - A
- 14 1/2" x 15 1/2" black print -B
- 12" x 15 1/2" red print - C
2. Thread (Perle cotton, size 12, or 2 strands of embroidery floss)
- Green ( I used a variegated Valdani perle cotton, size 12, color: O575)
- Blue ( I used a variegated Valdani perle cotton, size 12, color: O578)
- Gold ( I used Valdani perle cotton, size 12, color: M81)
- Red (I used Valdani perle cotton, size 12, color: P1)
3. 1/2 yd. of 3/4" wide green ribbon ( I purchased my ribbon from Studio Carta).
4. 14" x 20" pillow insert ( I used a 95/5 goose down decorative pillow insert from Garnet Hill.com).
5. Chalk pencil
- Pin fabrics A and C, right sides together, lining up the 15 1/2" sides.
2. Sew fabrics together along the 15 1/2" side.
3. Press seam toward fabric C (red).
4. Fold under the remaining 15 1/2" side of fabric C 1/4", and press.
5. Fold under fabric C again, so that the 1/4" fold aligns with the seam line.
6. Whip stitch the 1/4" folded edge to the seam.
7. Fold under the long edge of fabric B 3/8", and press.
8. Top stitch the folded edge with a zig-zag stitch.
9. Embellishment - Use one strand of thread unless otherwise noted. Use the stitch guide from William Morris Inspired - Part I for stitch instructions.
- Lay the 3/4" wide ribbon on top of the seam of fabric AC. Pin in place and whip stitch with green thread.
- Draw a horizontal line down the center of the ribbon.
- Use blue thread to make a feather stitch over the line. The branches of the stitch should be about 1" apart.
- Use red thread to make a lazy daisy flower on every third branch.
- Use gold thread to make french knots on the remaining branches and in the center of each flower.
You should now have two fabric back pieces: AC and B.
10. Pillow Assembly
- Trim appliqued front to 15 1/2" x 21 1/2".
- Lay appliqued front face up.
- Lay fabric AC face down on the appliqued front, lining up the left side with the left side of the appliqued front. Pin to secure.
- Lay fabric C face down on the appliqued front, overlapping fabric AC, lining up the right side with the appliqued front's right side. Pin to secure.
- Sew all four sides together using a 1/4" seam.
- Clip corners and turn right side out.
Slip the pillow insert inside the envelope and you are done!


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Dr. Louise Hitchcock received her PhD from UCLA where she specialized in Bronze Age art and critical theory. Since 2004 she has been teaching at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Dr. Hitchcock's excavation experience is extensive, having worked in Crete, mainland Greece, Israel, Egypt, and Syria.
Sometimes referred to as the mythical Atlantis, Thera (modern day Santorini) was buried by a volcanic eruption over 1600 years before Pompeii. Dr. Hitchcock's evening talk presents an introduction and overview of the dating, architecture, art and culture of this key site for understanding urbanism in the Bronze Age Aegean.
Just as the economic, political and military systems of the Minoan society have been controversial, the functions of the Minoan "palaces," dubbed the first labyrinths, have also been debated. Dr .Hitchcock's day talk will provide an introduction to their unique elements such as lustral basins, horns of consecration, and pillar crypts. Along the way, we will see how new discoveries, artifact distribution, analysis of circulation patterns, and anthropology can shed new light on understanding these enigmatic and sometimes mysterious buildings.
What: Thera: Pompeii of the Aegean Bronze Age
When: 7:30 pm 10 November 2014
Where: Chan Auditorium, UAH Campus
What: Understanding the Minoan Palaces
When: 12:45 pm 11 November
Where: Wilson Hall 168, UAH Campus
When: 12:45 pm 11 November
Where: Wilson Hall 168, UAH Campus


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It's not too shabby being Lena Dunham: You get to hang out with Billy Eichner and terrorize city folk on Billy on the Street, and when you want a song done by Miguel for the second installment of the soundtrack to your crazy-popular HBO show, Girls, you just call and ask.
"We reached out to [Miguel]," Girls music supervisor Manish Raval said about the song. "We are a huge fan of his and very early on in the process Lena said, 'Can we just call him and see if he'll do something?' We did, he said yes. It was very easy."
The result is a slow and sultry track titled "Simplethings," which is very much in line with the sex jams found on his smash second album, Kaleidoscope Dream. "Adorn," the debut single off of Dream, won Miguel the 2013 GRAMMY for Best R&B Song.
Girls' second soundtrack, Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do…, drops February 11.


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Where silence is golden and space is rare, the Glaciator X-Stream's remote ducting system allows you to place the unit up to 10 meters away from its application area.
The glaciator is available with two types of fluid:
Heavy Fog Fluid (B2 mix): This specially made fluid produces a dense ground-hugging effect which will disperse and evaporate before any visible rising. B2 is ideally suited for dramatic scenes involving a lot of stage activity or dance.
Heavy Fog Fluid (C3 mix): A longer lasting, higher density fog is sometimes required in a more controlled environment. With its longer hang time, C3 Mix is ideal for "waterfall" and "curtain" type effects
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Sophomore's Calvin Clark and Raul Perez-Duran continued the slew of signings from the Cumberland Baseball program as they signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and baseball careers at Goldey-Beacom College.
Clark and Perez-Duran played a crucial role in the Dukes 36-16 record and third consecutive appearance in the NJCAA Region 19 Championship Game. Perez-Duran earned All-Region 19 honors as an outfielder this past season, hitting .344 with four homeruns, 32 RBIs, 38 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. Perez-Duran also made seven appearances on the mound in 2016, recording a 4-0 record, striking out 25 batters in 27.2 innings pitched.
Clark started the 2016 campaign in the Dukes bullpen but his role expanded to include appearances as a starter and finishing the final 17 games as Cumberland's Designated Hitter. Clark recorded 2 saves and a season ERA of 3.02 in 44.2 innings of work. In those 44.2 innings, Clark sat down a total of 54 batters. In 17 games at the plate, Clark hit .321 with two home runs, three doubles, and 13 RBIs.


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The Intellectual Property Services Classification (IPSC) defines types of business activities that are executed by companies active in the IP services market. Each main category is divided in several sub-categories.
Recommended citation: Maicher, L., Tonisson, L., Bartsch, F. & Jha, P. 2016: Intellectual Property Services Classification (IPSC). Leipzig: Fraunhofer IMW. Retrieved from http://s.fhg.de/IPSC
Available at: https://ipib.ci.moez.fraunhofer.de/taxonomies/services
100 Legal Services
Services involving legal or law related matters like issue of patents, preparation of patent filing documents and litigation processes.
110 IPR Protection
Process of assuring legal rights to the objects of IPR (e.g. inventions, literacy and artistic works, images, logos, designs) by filing applications with Patent & Trademark Offices and Copyright Offices.
111 Patent and Trademark Search
Prior art search and investigation and comparison of existing intellectual property rights and applications regionally and worldwide.
112 Patent Drafting
Services related to the drafting of a description of the invention required for the patent application, i.e. the process of writing the patent description and claims.
113 Application and Renewal of IPR
Applications for IP protection and renewals of IP protection at industrial property offices (e.g. EPO, DPMA, USPTO, JPO).
120 IPR Contracting
The branch of legal services dealing with assisting with formal IP related agreements between parties.
121 Due Diligence
IP related due diligence services prior to IP transactions (e.g. licensing, acquisition, sale).
122 IPR Transaction Support
Negotiations for and draft of IP transactions (e.g. licensing, acquisition, sale of IP rights), and development of legal strategies for IP protection and use.
130 IPR Litigation
A legal proceeding in a court or a judicial contest to determine and enforce IP rights.
131 Non-judicial Proceeding
Legal services lying outside the proceedings in the court (e.g. determination of possible infringement cases, negotiations for extrajudicial settlements).
132 Judicial Proceeding
Legal services associated with the protection of IP in the court (e.g. representation in civil and criminal proceedings of IP owner or alleged infringer of IP rights).
133 Arbitration and Mediation
Legal services covering the arbitration and mediation proceedings (e.g. preparation of claims, and representation of IP owners or alleged infringer of IP rights).
140 IPR-granting
Industrial property offices that grant and renew legal rights to the objects of IP (EPO, DPMA, USPTO, JPO)
150 Standardization
Legal and regulatory services related to standard essential patents (SEP) setting
160 Anti-Trust and Competition Law Enforcement
Services opposing or intended to regulate technology ownership monopolies (a case where almost all IP in a certain field is owned by one company), such as trusts or cartels, especially in the interest of promoting competition. Service that seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies regarding the IPR commercialization activities.
200 IP Consulting
Advisory services related to various IP aspects providing professional or expert advice in a particular area such as market specifics for precise industry for patenting, technology and IP roadmaps, and various analyses.
210 IP Portfolio Analysis
Services for assessment of patents.
211 Legal Quality Assessment
Examining the legal strength of patent.
212 IPR Valuation
Determination or estimation the market value for patents or the underlying technology. Includes valuation of patent portfolios and technology.
213 IP Portfolio Landscaping
Assessment services that comprise mapping technology fields and existing patents according to the given patent portfolio and thus estimating its market position.
220 IP Strategy Development
Consulting services for examining the best solutions of IP usage and further development. Includes strategic planning of technology trajectories/technology paths and IP portfolio development.
230 Commercialization Support
Services related to marketing the patented technologies, assistance with creating prototypes, helping to bring the products to the market.
240 Competitive Intelligence
Collection and analysis of IP related data. It is the service of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about IP, IP holders, IP portfolios and any aspect of the IP environment needed to support executives and managers in making strategic IP decisions for an organization.
241 Industry Analysis
Examining existing competitors and companies involved in IP market.
242 Technology Analysis
Examining patented technologies, their technical details and – requirements for patenting purposes.
243 Patent Analysis
Services related to examining existing patents and drawing conclusions on patenting related information/activities.
250 Prior Art Search through Crowd-Sourcing Platform
Service that allows an organization or an individual to collaborate with a community to find out if a specific technology exists/is patented.
260 Fighting Infringement, Counterfeiting and Piracy
Services specialized on detecting and interfering IP infringements.
261 Infringement Intelligence Service
Services for searching and demonstrating IP infringements.
262 Technical Infringement Analysis (Software/Circuits)
Services that comprise the technical detection of infringements (e.g. through reverse engineering).
263 Infringement Search through Crowd-Sourcing Platform
Service that allows an organization or an individual to collaborate with a community to find out if an organization or inventor has been involved in litigations or not.
264 Collaboration with Customs
Assistance in searching and actively blocking infringed products through cooperation with customs.
265 Technology Development
Service that supports building technological solutions or technology developments that make it difficult to counterfeit.
270 Internationalization Support
Services for supporting internationalization and trade of IP. Includes assistance in find-ing investors and business partners abroad and also offering any IPR related advice in legal, strategic or politic topics for certain countries (e.g. local patent laws, local technol-ogies and clusters, societal and environmental issues).
300 Matchmaking and Trading
Services related to arrangement of IPR related development needs of companies with available resources. Includes trading of IPR that results in exchange of ownership.
310 Matchmaking
Service of linking IP (development) needs with available resources (including researchers).
311 Onsite Matchmaking Service
Services related to organizing face-to-face matchmaking events. Including conferences or forums created for purpose of connecting IPR (development) needs with available resources.
312 Online Matchmaking Platform
Web-based platforms for services connecting IP (development) needs with available resources.
320 IPR Brokerage
Services related to assisting patent owners in finding licensees, buyers for their IP. Service includes negotiating IP related contracts, IP purchases, – or sales in return for a fee or commission.
330 IPR Scouting
Specific services that help you to find necessary IP. It is a team of IP and technology experts or an expert who observes and recommends new promising IP for acquiring.
340 IPR Auction
A service dedicated to organizing a public sale in which intellectual property or IPR portfolios are sold to the highest bidder.
341 Onsite IPR Auction
Live IP auctions
342 Online IPR Auction
Web-based IP auctions
350 IPR Exchanges
Traded exchanges (whether physical or online locations) similar to the NYSE and NASDAQ where yet-to-be created IP-based financial instruments would be listed and traded much like stocks are today.
360 IPR Sharing
Defensive publishing or platforms where inventions are made public for free usage of the IP.
361 Defensive Publishing
Defensive publishing or platforms where inventions are made public. Disclosing an enabling description and/or drawing of the product, apparatus or method so that it enters the public domain and becomes prior art.
362 (Online) IPR Pools for Public Use
Platforms for sharing IPR for free.
370 IPR Pooling/Aggregation
The process of scouting and acquiring existing patents.
371 Offensive IPR pooling
The purchasing of patents in order to assert them against companies that would use the inventions protected by such patents (operating companies) and to grant licenses to these operating companies in return for licensing fees or royalties.
372 Defensive IPR Pooling
The purchasing of patents or patent rights to keep such patents out of the hands of entities that would assert them against operating companies.
380 IP-driven M&A Advisory
Services similar to traditional investment banking services where a percentage fee is re-ceived from IPR motivated M&A activities. Services advising technology companies in their merger and acquisition (M&A) activities based on the companies IPR portfolio and earning fees based on the value of the entire deal (or apportioned according to the value of the IPR within the deal.
390 Purchase and Sale of IPR
Services that provide assistance with actions that involve exchange of IP ownership.
400 IP Portfolio Processing
Various services related to creation of IP portfolios and partial management processes of the portfolio related to creating revenues out of IP.
410 Document Processing
Servises related to assisting with the documentation of patent process / patenting itself
411 Patent and Design Illustration
Services creating visuals of inventions for better marketing and patenting purposes.
412 IP Translation
Services related to assistance of translations of IP documentation.
420 IP Portfolio Management
Services related to outsourcing all IPR portfolio management related decision like updating the valuable patents, collecting royalties and negotiating the terms and conditions of the license agreement with potential licensees.
430 IP Portfolio Administration
Maintenance and renewal of the IP portfolios as well as collecting royalty rates and dealing with licensing.
440 IPR Augmentation
IPR creation, either for creating new technologies by cooperating with other institutions and as a results being the owner (or co-owner) of the patents created out of that process; or developing new technologies and getting patents on them in-house, using own R&D resources.
441 IPR Augmentation through In-House Labs
Developing IPR for augmentation purposes within the institution in order to develop technologies or IPR portfolios.
442 IPR Augmentation through Outsourcing
Services related to IPR creation for augmentation purposes for various organizations by third parties.
450 Licensing IPR
An act of authorization by the licensor to use the technology by the licensee. Services of licensing and advising for licensing, done by service providers e.g. licensing agents.
451 Carrot Licensing
Services executing carrot licensing involve bringing together licensing partners voluntarily. A carrot patent licensing approach is appropriate when the prospective licensee is not practicing the patented invention and is under no compulsion to take a license.
452 Stick Licensing
Services pursuing stick licensing involve to some degree infringement. A stick patent licensing approach is applied when the prospective licensee is already using your patent technology and, thereby, infringing your patent.
500 IPR-related Financial Service
Resource allocation as well as resource management, acquisition and investment. In other words, finance deals with matters related to money and the markets.
510 Management of Investment Products based on IPR
Services similar to traditional venture capital (VC) or private equity firms services, but specializing in spinning out promising non-core IP which has become "stranded" within larger technology companies, or creating joint ventures between large technology companies to commercialize the technology and monetize the associated IP. IP private equity and venture capital firms raise funds from institutional investors such as companies, banks, governments or high net worth individuals, as well as private equity fund managers themselves.
520 Management of Investment Products based on Royalty Liquidation/Streams
Services related to the counsel, assistance and/or providing capital to patent owners performing IPR securitization financing transactions (which resemble the more common mortgage-backed securities).
530 Financing IPR and Innovation Processes
Providing capital for IP creation and aggregation.
531 Private Financing
Related to service of providing private financing for IP owners, either directly or as intermediaries, usually in the form of loans (debt financing), where the security for the loan is either wholly or partially IP assets (i.e., IP collateralization).
532 Public Funding
Similarly to private funding (see 131), government funding to develop further specific technology areas or promote certain technologies.
533 PPP Financing
Similarly to private funding (see 131), composition of public and private funding for IP creation.
540 IPR Litigation Funding
Litigation funders are providing financial means for IPR litigation and particularly patent litigation cases for a fixed fee or percentage on the amount gained from infringing party.
550 IPR Insurance
Intellectual Property Insurance service protects companies for copyright, trademark or patent infringement claims arising out of the company's operation. It pays the defense costs and any judgment up to the policy limits.
551 IPR Litigation Insurance for Inventors
Insurances focused on inventors that cover legal fees for claiming and litigating own intellectual property rights. IP coverage helps pay the legal expenses of suing an individual or firm that has violated your intellectual property rights.
552 IPR Litigation Insurance for Third-parties
Insurances that cover legal fees related to IPR litigation. Third party coverage protects the client in case of infringing on another party's intellectual property rights and it usually funds legal defense costs for the client.
600 IP-related Communication Service
The collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information on IPR related topics or data, like publications, journals, blogs and educational materials. Additionally, the correspondents of IPR related issues like unions and IP interest groups.
610 IP-related Education and Publishing
Services based on specialized education and publishing of IP related topics and non-academic publishers specialized in IP topics.
611 IP-related Education
Services based on specialized IP education and publishing of IP related topics.
612 IP-related Publication
(Online) Journals focusing on IPR related topics. Includes internet blogs.
613 E-learning Solutions for IP
Internet-based education and online courses about intellectual property rights and related issues.
614 Organization and Execution of Meetings specialized on IP Topics
Gatherings or meetings for IP consultation, exchange of IP related information, or discussion, especially ones with a formal agenda on IP related topics.
615 IP-related Scientific Research
Scientific research and publications in the fields of intellectual property (mostly in an economic or legal perspective).
620 IP Software
Various IT solutions and data stored electronically and created for processing and evaluating patents and IP related features.
621 In-House IP Portfolio Management Software
Software for Managing IP Portfolio (e.g. Licensing and collecting of royalties, Application and Renewal support, IP decision management or IP portfolio related business intelligence solutions)
622 IPR Portfolio Management Software for Attorneys
Specialised IP Portfolio Management software for patent attorneys.
623 IP Valuation Software
Software that valuates or supports valuation of patents and/or portfolios.
624 IPR Search Software
Software or web-based platforms for searching patent databases (EPO, DPMA, USPTO, JPO). Includes further examining and monitoring of patent databases and providing patent information.
625 Patent-based Public Stock Indexing
Stock indexes that are based on aggregated patent and technology value.
630 Patent Databases
Service related to organized collection of IPR related data, today typically in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of patents, intellectual property, and protected technology in a way that supports processes requiring patent related information.
631 Providing Patent Document Data
Services related to collecting data on patents.
632 Providing Data about IP Litigation
Services related to collecting data on patent law cases.
633 Official Design, Patent and Trademark Data provided by Industrial Property and Trademark Offices
Official design, trademark and patent databases.
640 IP-centric HR Service
Headhunting and scouting services specialised on persons in the field of intellectual property. It includes services that help to recognize outstanding inventors among other IP community members, HR recruitment platforms
and conferences on IP related topics for HR people for networking purposes.
650 Interest Group, Political Work
Organisations with IPR related political or legal strategies as main topic. Excludes associations of IP professionals.
660 Association of IP Professionals
Networks and associations of professionals with business or academic interest in IP. Includes academic research groups and bar associations.


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Lender Owned or REO properties
It is important to work with qualified real estate agents like Gary and Justin Miles when considering lender-owned or REO properties for many reasons. An REO (Real Estate Owned) is a property that goes back to the bank after an unsuccessful foreclosure auction. If you are new to the process, you may not know that most foreclosure auctions do not result in bids. In almost every instance the bank is owed more than the property is worth. The bank often bids the full amount of the loan and as a result there are no other bidders. If the bank bids less than the amount owed and looks to the homeowner to repay the difference the property will likely draw interest from other bidders.
Gary and Justin Miles regularly participate in foreclosure auctions and are exceedingly familiar with the process. Since what is owed to the bank is almost always more than what the property is worth, very few foreclosure auctions result in a successful sale. Then the property "reverts" to the bank. It becomes an REO, or "real estate owned" property. At this point the bank owns the property and the mortgage no longer exists.
If you decide to engage with Gary and Justin to pursue a lender owned property, they will help you achieve your goals and objectives in numerous ways, including:
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- Contact the listing agent for any inspection reports.
- Contact the listing agent to determine what work the bank has or may agree to.
- Contact the listing agent to determine if there is a special "as is" form.
- Ensure the lender has negotiated removal of IRS tax liens
- Ensure the homeowner's association dues have been paid off.
- Ensure you receive a title insurance policy and the opportunity to investigate the property.
- Work with the bank to handle evictions, when necessary.
- Negotiate for bank-funded repairs prior to closing.
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West Brom sporting director Richard Garlick has revealed his disappointment towards Steve Clarke who was sacked last night after another defeat.
Albion have struggled this season and are now just two points above the relegation zone having lost four games in a row, three of which have been against teams they will have expected to get a result against.
Clarke's dismissal was a shock, especially after the good work he done last season, but with crucial games coming up against relegation rivals it was clearly a decision made for short term success.
Former boss Roberto Di Matteo have been made early favourite for the job, closely followed by ex-player Martin Jol.
"With key games coming thick and fast, we felt it was important we acted now to give the Club the best possible chance of a successful outcome this season," Director Richard Garlick told the club's website.
"Our player wage bill is the highest in the Club's history and we feel we have built a squad capable of being very competitive in the Premier League."


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Colleen Yates: How a grieving mother found a new calling
Colleen Yates spoke at the funeral when her son Charlie died of AIDS in 1988.
"This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased," she said, quoting from the gospel of Matthew.
Rather than hide what her family was going through, Yates, a former Sumter councilwoman, chose to speak out against the stigma that leads friends and relatives to turn their backs on those with HIV/AIDS.
"It just makes me sick to think of all the families that sweep (AIDS) under the rug," she said. "I had hoped .... when I had talked about how our family dealt with AIDS, that maybe I shed a bit of light on some family, somebody."
Charlie was 33 and an architect in Atlanta when he fell ill on his return from a business trip in 1987. An ambulance took him directly to the hospital from the airport.
Yates and her husband, Bubba, got the news from their other adult children when they returned to Sumter from a 34th-anniversary trip to New York City.
Immediately, they called Charlie, who worried how the rest of the family would react to news of his illness.
"I told him the only thing we were concerned about had nothing to do with AIDS — it had to do with the possibility we may lose him," Yates said.
Months later, Yates lost her husband, who died after a heart attack. One year to the day — in June 1988 — she lost Charlie.
In 2005, Yates was asked to join the board of Trinity Place, a Sumter nursing home Stephen Barrineau and his wife, Rhonda, set up for people with HIV/AIDS.
Yates said she didn't need another meeting to attend, but she told him to call on her whenever he needed help.
Early this year, Barrineau again asked for Yates' help when Trinity Place absorbed residents displaced when state authorities closed a Fairfield County nursing home.
Yates approached influential people in the community for help.
"I've been poor before, and I am poor, but I can beg for someone else," she said.
Within a week, she collected $23,000 as well as food and clothing.
And so Charlie's legacy continues, 20 years after his death.
On special days such as Christmas, Easter and birthdays, Yates visits Charlie's grave.
Her heart is full as she reads the inscription on his tombstone: "To live in the hearts of those you leave behind is not to die."


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Leaving for home tomorrow after a lovely time teaching, dining, and being treated to a visit to the Boston MFA to see the Pilgrim Roy quilt exhibit.
First, I promised a few class pix. One of the exercises was to use a visual as a jumping-off point to create a piece that captured the feeling/essence without replicating the original. Rita picked this picture by Leger
and interpreted it like this.
Marla based her piece on a phrase she picked that said "up the walll."
There were lots more, but no room to show them all. Today, students were free to bring in non-art quilts they had started and wanted to turn into art quilts, or at least less tradtional looking pieces.
This block became something else more interesting.
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What does the quake mean for nukes?
In hindsight this week's event was kinda kewl. East Coasters from Maine to Georgia and beyond felt the earth shake beneath their feet for a few moments just before 2 p.m.
With a magnitude of 5.8 and a depth of 3.7 miles, the quake, which hit near the heretofore little known Mineral, Virginia, about 38 miles from Richmond, was the most powerful in the eastern United States in about 70 years. The last of a similar size hit New York state in 1944.
That makes it unusual, but not outside the envelope of what's expected for the region. In fact, in 1886, South Carolina had a pretty devastating earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3.
East Coast Rocks Transmit Shaking Efficiently, Responsible for Wide Quake Region
Amazingly, because of the Eastern Seaboard's relatively rigid geology and its old, cold rocks, the shock waves from the quake were felt as far north as Ontario, Canada, and as far south as Alabama. (Did you feel it? If so, tell the U.S. Geological Society.)
Here in North Carolina, most of us felt a tremor -- like a wave passing underneath causing a rocking kind of motion. In Virginia and the D.C. area, folks tell me the experience was more intense and lasted longer with windows shattering, walls falling, stuff knocked off tables, bookshelves, and cupboards and, worse, bricks falling from buildings. Office buildings were evacuated in the nation's capital as well as in Manhattan.
But fortunately it appears that the damage was not extensive and I've heard no reports of major injuries. (This popular picture being sent around Facebook and Twitter says it all.)
That said, there were some notable if minor problems: the quake apparently put a crack in the Washington Monument, which is now shut down indefinitely along with several other monuments pending inspection, and the National Cathedral suffered what's been called "mind-boggling" damage from the earthquake, including the toppling of some 3,000 pounds of concrete from the church's top.
We'll have to wait and see what other reports of damage trickle in (even
as a friendly East Coast-West Coast rivalry heats up. See also this image.).
Nuclear Safety in the Wake of Recent Quakes
Given the disaster that befell Japan's Fukushima nuclear plants following the earthquake-induced tsunami last March, questions of how our East Coast nuclear power plants withstood Tuesday's shakes naturally arise and how they will in future events. (See related post.)
According to officials from the industry -- no damage, no danger, no prob. Two nuclear reactors operated by Dominion Resources at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa, Virginia, seven miles north of the epicenter and 80 miles from D.C., lost grid power and automatically shut down, as was the case in Fukushima. But unlike Fukushima, on-site diesel generators kicked in after the plant went offline, keeping waters circulating to cool the radioactive cores. (Regulators from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission maintain that all four diesel generators worked properly, while the Reuters news agency reported that one failed. Dominion's press release does not clarify.)
In an effort to reassure the public, representatives of the nuclear industry have been noting that nuclear power plants in the East are designed to withstand quakes more powerful than Tuesday's. For example, Jim Norvell, a spokesperson for Dominion Resources, noted that the North Anna plants are designed to withstand an earthquake of 6.2.
An earthquake design standard in the range of the low 6's is pretty typical of East Coast nuclear plants. For example, the Indian Point nuclear power plant, located just 24 miles north of New York City, appears to have been designed to withstand an earthquake of 6.1. MSNBC estimates that the risk of an earthquake-induced disaster at the
plant is only 1 in 10,000 -- essentially equivalent to having one event
each 10,000 years.
According to MSNBC, by the NRC's own calculations, the odds of an earthquake causing catastrophic failure to a nuclear plant anywhere on U.S. soil in a given year are 1 in 74,176. That's a factor of seven less than the "1 in 10,000" claimed by MSNBC for Indian Point. But then again, the NRC and MSNBC don't see eye to eye on a lot when it comes to quakes and nukes.
Safety Design Here? Or Within Reach?
The NRC says design values for nuclear plants are determined by requiring all facilities to be able to withstand the "most severe natural phenomena historically reported for the site and surrounding area" with an additional margin of safety. The design features needed to withstand that magnitude earthquake are based on seismic calculations that determine the amount of ground acceleration or movement that would result from the quake. That movement in turn is affected by the local geology (e.g., the strength and composition of the sediments and rock beneath the plant) as well as the quake intensity and depth. (More info here, here and here [pdf].)
Is That Safe?
Margin of safety? We just had an East Coast quake of 5.8 and these plants are designed to withstand quakes of a mere few tenths magnitude larger. Is that a safe margin?
The reality may not be as bad as those numbers might imply. Because quake magnitude scales that characterize ground motion are logarithmic, small differences in numbers are a lot bigger than they might imply.
"Because of the logarithmic basis of the scale, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude; as an estimate of energy, each whole number step in the magnitude scale corresponds to the release of about 31 times more energy than the amount associated with the preceding whole number value." (U.S. Geological Survey)
So when you think of the difference between a quake of magnitude 5 and 6, you're talking about the latter having 10 times as much ground movement and about 30 times more energy as the former. (For more info, see this "how much bigger" magnitude calculator and explanation.)
A 6.2-magnitude quake, the design value at North Anna, would more than double the ground motion and release four times the energy of a 5.8-magnitude quake, like what occurred on Tuesday.
The likelihood of a quake also changes significantly with a relatively small change in quake intensity. For example, the algorithm available from this USGS site indicates that there is a 20 percent probability of a 5.0 quake every 100 years near the Indian Point plant. That's a pretty high probability, but the intensity is well below the reactors' design value. By comparison, a 6.0 quake -- that's within 0.1 of the reactors' design value -- has a 2 percent probability of occurring every 100 years. A 6.5 quake, which would presumably place Indian Point in danger, has a probability of 0.7 percent every 100 years (i.e., less than a 1-in-10,000 chance each year).
Are you reassured? Is the coast clear for East Coaster's nukes? Or is the whole nuke safety issue shaky and weak?
Click on map for larger images and fuller explanations. (Source: USGS)


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Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Ptitvite, Sep 26, 2007.
Ok so I'm refreshing all my kitbashes and repaints and taking new pics... Voila!
Anyways, enjoy!
Hmm...that looks oddly familiar...
Nice job bro! I have only one minor nitpick. The gun needs to be white!
Thanks, I did'nt realize that! in the paint shop tomorrow!
BTW onesock, is there an engineering error on this guy? I mean, what happenend
to his knees? They bend on the opposite direction
hey Ptitvite, did you maguns come with the shoulder missiles beings from the same mold, or, or can they be swaped around so the venty looking thing is on top of both launchers while on the shoulders? ....... does this make any sence to any one else?
A lot of people have swapped the thighs, to fix that problem.
Now, let's see the core robot.
Nice paint job bro. By the way you can unscrew the two screws in each thigh and swap them to get better knees.
Mine are the same mold too.
sharp lookin. yeah, mah guns are the same sides too wtf
Kickass, this is the best G1 UM repaint I've seen.
Same mold that is why I put them in this position...
Ya I checked what I could do but my brain knows his ass would be in front...
I think they mean to just unscrew the thighs and swap them to each leg. Doesn't look like a big issue. >.>
No such thing! blasphemer!
The back of the legs don't have the same details as the front but I may be willing to live with it
Dang, that's tight!
I... ...still... ...can't... ...find... ...him...
Looking at the picture, it almost looks like the legs are supposed to be the other way. The side pointing forward is just a solid bar. The back looks like it has vents and others details that ought to be pointing forward...
The original had one. Titanium got it wrong!
still cant fine magnus anywhere here..if do, price are triple..f*** u scalpers!!
They aren't supposed to be that way and they don't match up in the front quite right after you swap them(instead of being rounded the front of the leg is flat after the swap). I swapped mine out last week, you do gain a ton of flexibility in the knee BUT when you transform him to truck mode the swap raises the back tires up just enough that it won't roll.
If you are going to keep him in robot mode all the time its not an issue so the leg swap has its pros and cons.
I did the leg swap... I consider it an improvement.
Wow... after seeing your repaint and Onesock's, I don't think I'm going to be able to hold off doing it to mine... the red at the very least.
Hey, for the full G1 accuracy, shouldn't his upper legs be red too? (toy-accuracy that is)
Also tempting to buy another Armorhide, paint him up white and bash him into a core robot for this figure. Has anyone replaced the head pipes/guns on their Magnus? I find the ones on this figure are sort of... feeble.
Man, if only I could find G1 magnus and I'd repaint him as well!
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Most recently, research on dietary fat and the prevention of metabolic diseases has focused on whole dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, and specific food sources of fatty acids. Thus, extensive evidence underpins current dietary recommendations and food-based guidelines to reduce SAFA intake and replace them with unsaturated fatty acids. However, several recent publications have questioned the evidence and rationale for dietary fat recommendations, especially for SAFA and omega-6 (n-6) PUFA (mainly linoleic acid, LA) intakes. These publications and the media attention they attracted have created confusion among consumers and health care professionals about the health effects of different dietary fats.
This narrative review provides an overview of recent analyses and selected studies on dietary fatty acids and the risk of CVD in humans.
There is also an extensive literature on the effects of dietary fats on other CVD risk factors and endpoints. The researchers describe human studies with research designs of the highest relevance for evaluating the effects of diet on human health and setting guidelines. These include long-term randomized controlled trials on clinical endpoints (RCTs), prospective analyses from large population studies, and controlled dietary intervention studies on established markers of cardiometabolic risk (metabolic trials).
This review therefore also considers new insights in the effects of dietary fatty acids on markers of insulin sensitivity and risk of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Improving fatty acid intakes is an important element of diet and lifestyle approaches that can effectively lower the risk of CVD. Recommendations for intakes of fatty acids and other nutrients are increasingly being translated into practical food-based dietary guidelines for the population.
These unanimously advise limiting the consumption of SAFA-rich fats and foods, avoiding TFA, and consuming more foods rich in unsaturated fatty acids. In practice, this implies the consumption of low-fat dairy products, lean meats, more vegetable oils, and vegetable oil-based foods, nuts, seeds, and the regular consumption of fatty fish. A healthy eating pattern also includes a greater intake of vegetables and fruits, carbohydrates from whole grains, a variety of protein foods (seafood, lean meat and poultry, eggs, legumes, and nuts), and low intakes of added sugar and sodium.
Reference: Peter L. Zock, Wendy A. M. Blom, Joyce A. Nettleton, Gerard Hornstra. Progressing Insights into the Role of Dietary Fats in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. 2016. Curr Cardiol Rep 18:111
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Isn't Google Alerts just a wonderful tool. For those who haven't discovered Google Alerts yet, they are e-mail updates of the latest relevant Google results based on your choice of query or topic. Mine is of course is Drimnagh. And that is how I came across this blog post this morning by Father Sean Coyle. In his post, Fr Coyle talks about how he got thrown out of the his local Parish church in the 1940s. That church being Our Lady of Good Counsel on Mourne Rd,here in Drimnagh. Here is an extract from the post
"On a Christmas weekday in 1945, or it could have been very early in January 1946, my mother, pregnant at the time, took me to Mass. I was a fw months short of three. It seems I shouted 'Bah' at the Infant Jesus in the crib. The priest ordered my mother and myself out. It seems he was 'ably assisted' by an older woman who made sure my mother understood what the priest had said".
and you can read the rest of the post here. So if you liked that post and are interested in finding out more about Drimnagh in the olden days then check out local Drimnagh man, Michael Keanes, website called Drimnagh Parish which has a bit more history of Drimnagh and is worth a read.
I'd love to see more pics of Drimnagh in past years. Do the photos above stir up memories for you? Would you like to find out more about Drimnagh? Would you be interested in sharing your story? If so, perhaps you will consider adding them here to Drimnagh is Good site. It would be great to get people connecting & sharing memories of growing up in Drimnagh.