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The MAS Monthly Meeting
As a member of MAS, I have to participate in many activities that helps me develop and grow. MAS Tarbiya is a unique and essential value in MAS. Although tarbiya happens as one moves in life, MAS requires its members to participate in several programs that help them develop. One of these programs is the monthly meeting or monthly Revive as MAS Youth calls it. In this meeting, members from one area get together for a full or a half night for an extended spiritual, social, and, often times, educational program. During this program, people will have the chance to meet one another, increase brotherhood, strengthen their relationship with Allah, etc.
My challenge: Brooklyn
At one point of time, most of MAS members were concentrated in Brooklyn, NY, over an hour drive from where I live. I used to go there every month for this meeting since it was only carried out in Brooklyn. Now, and as MAS grows out of the city into other areas, we were able to conduct such a meeting in areas closer to where I live. However, since NY metro area and its surrounding is part of one organizational unit in MAS, all of MAS members in this area decided to meet once every quarter.
I have to say it was always very difficult for me to make the trip to Brooklyn for the monthly meeting. It is even more difficult now as I moved farther away from the city and as this monthly meeting became available in a relatively closer location. So, even the once every quarter trip was a burden especially that one only gets busier as he gets older. I also realized that it is not only me who feels that way. It is almost all of us in our area. I struggled with myself a little bit of what I should do. Should I skip those meetings and try to find an excuse for not attending? Nah, I am too old for making those excuses :-). Maybe I should lobby the organizers of these events and MAS local leadership to excuse us from those meetings. I then asked myself, what is the reason for me not to want to go? Maybe I see no value of going. Or, Maybe I think there is a value but there are other things that are valuable. Man, If they just make it a little closer than Brooklyn! Actually it is not just Brooklyn; it is the most southern tip of Brooklyn, the farthest it can be.
What is the point of going?
As I can enumerate all the reasons I should not be going to this meeting. I can also enumerate many more reasons for which I should go. I am sure you can guess how beneficial getting together with people from all over the city is. I am sure the warm feeling one can get in such a gathering is enough to convince me to go. I am sure an idea, a reflection, or a joke I hear there can be the one I am just looking for. I am sure the sense of community for all of those who strive to please Allah by working together for His sake can easily be found in such a meeting. I am sure the miles and the steps I travel to visit JUST ONE PERSON because I love this person for the sake of Allah is enough for me let alone visiting a few dozens of them in the same trip.
However, I will not use all of that to convince myself to go, for the Shaitan can always convince me otherwise. I will just use one argument. This argument is "Going to Brooklyn is my river test!"
What is this river test anyway?
This is a story Allah presented in the Qur'an about a group of people from the Israelites who were marching under the leadership of a righteous leader. The march was to meet a tough enemy in a decisive war. The story is nice and full of inspiration (check it out). While they were marching and feeling very thirsty after a long trip, their leader told them that Allah will test you with a river: whoever drinks from this river will not be part of this army except those who drink one sip with their hand. When they passed by the river, they all drank except a few. Those few were the ones who continued the trip and were the ones who fought the war. They were also the ones who were victorious.
It was a very tough test! I am sure those who drank were thinking: "Why can't we drink? Aren't we tired? What is the difference between taking a sip and drinking a lot? That does not make any sense. We will drink anyway." Many of their arguments make a lot of sense as do many of my arguments not going to Brooklyn. However, the challenge this army was going through was one that required discipline and commitment. Only those who were able to overcome the temptations of thirst were the one who succeeded. Only those who showed commitment to their cause and to their leader's direction were the ones who won. Those who can overcome such a tough test are the ones who deserve to take on serious responsibilities.
I would like to view my trip to Brooklyn as my "River Test." It is a test of discipline, discipline of driving miles to do something good. It is a test of my commitment to the group I chose to join hands with in a great endeavor. It is a test of my love to this group for the sake of Allah not because they are cool or they happen to live close. It is a test of my ability to do something I do not like to do while expecting reward from Allah. It is a test to be a disciplined member of a team, and a committed member to this team, its ties, its leaders, and its cause.
I will go to Brooklyn because if I fail to go to Brooklyn once in a blue moon I will probably fail to do many other important things that are much more difficult than just going to Brooklyn. Brooklyn, you are my river test!


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The past year has been disruptive to 3D immersive virtual worlds with closures or fire sales of consumer and enterprise level companies. Though not that drastic, this week, Mark Kingdon, CEO of Linden Labs and maker of Second Life announced a 30% reduction of it's staff (press release here). That's about 90 people of their current 300 or so employees.
Part of the reasoning for the restructuring is to focus on the development of a brower-based version of Second Life which is going to take some significant resources and development. Secondly, they want/need to integrate with social networks as "Ultimately, we want to make Second Life more accessible and relevant to a wider population," Kingdon said. I know that growing their base was Mark's original task when he first came onboard a few years ago; as I blogged about in the past, SL has been unable to deliver a frictionless-as-possible first-hour experience.
So, for the short-term, it's still a bit too early for prime time for the 3D immersive virtual worlds space. I know that IMVU is holding it's own but personally, it's not my cup of tea as bad behaviors (a la SL) is pretty rampant through their worlds and as that reputation grows, like Second Life, those behaviors will limit mass adoption of the product. Mingleverse, an immersive 3D world ironically yet understandably using 1-sided, 2D pictures as avatars , is launching on Facebook. Exposure on Facebook may educate an entirely new and mass audience to the concepts of immersive 3D virtual worlds and perhaps pave the way for a revitalized Second Life.
Unfortuately, Club Penguin's missed earnout targets may have thrown cold water onto the faces of potential investors or buyers for kids virtual worlds. The list of kids through teen virtual world start-ups was long a year ago; I haven't checked to see how they are holding up today.
Clearly, on the consumer or casual virtual event participant, no client downloads is the trend. Flash or the highly popular Unity platform works but with the launch of the iPad, HTML5 can't be overlooked.
So where is the money to be made in Virtual Worlds? IMHO, it's using the technology to solve real pains today – which exist in the business world. There are true hindrances in 2D virtual presentation solutions like WebEx and I believe that 2D event solutions will shrink as 3D solutions like Digitell take their place.
To make money in the near-term, look to virtual trainings, hybrid or all-virtual conferences, and for a lucky few with strong government or huge corporate clients that need and can afford the intensive behind-the-firewall installations, highly specialized virtual modelling, virtual trainings/simulations, and collaboration.
Video conference meetings or conversations without streaming media or decks is a middle area that is not getting a lot of attention because frankly, regular conference calls may be just "good enough." There simply aren't a lot of cheap alternatives for video conferencing in the 10+ participant range.
What do you hate the most about conference calls or 2D web presentations? Are you ready to try a new solution?

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Subang Jaya, 17 January 2019 – Proton has announced a service fix to replace the passenger airbag inflator for the current generation Proton Perdana, following a similar recall announcement by Honda Motor Company regarding the passenger airbag inflator on the Honda Accord. This is a precautionary measure as the model is based on the Honda Accord and affects cars built from 2012 to the end of August 2018.
According to the company, a total of 6,432 units of the Proton Perdana are affected. A notice regarding this issue will be sent to all affected owners, but if you had bought your Perdana used, it is best that you consult with Proton or its authorised service centre, as it may not have your contact information.
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On 6 July 2013, the Chinese Minister of Commerce, Gao Hucheng, and the Swiss Federal Councillor, Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations. As a result, Switzerland will become the first country in continental Europe to enter in such an agreement with China. The Free Trade Agreement covers areas of trade in goods and trade in services. It also provides regulations on intellectual property, investment promotion, environmental issues as well as government procurement.
Positive effects on bilateral trade
Once the Free Trade Agreement will come into effect, the existing Swiss tariffs on Chinese industrial products will be abolished. Likewise, the vast majority of Switzerland's industrial exports to China will enjoy full or partial tariff dismantling. Whilst the majority of Swiss export goods will enjoy immediate exemption from the tariffs, some industry segments will receive a 5-10 year reduction scheme, in exceptional cases up to 15 years. The FTA also includes tariff benefits for agricultural and food products.
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Together with the new Double Tax Treaty between Hong Kong and Switzerland which entered into force in October 2012, Switzerland is now a top headquarters location for Chinese/HK companies as an ideal gateway to Europe, while foreign direct investments in China/HK via Switzerland are becoming even more attractive. Companies enjoy among other benefits 0% withholding tax on dividends qualifying investments.
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Among other effects, the FTA will provide increased certainty regarding IP regulation or work and residence permits.
China is Switzerland's largest trade partner for industrial products in Asia, while Switzerland is China's seventh largest trade partner and the sixth largest source of foreign investment in Europe. "With the advent of FTA, Switzerland will become the first country in continental Europe and the first of the world's top 20 economies to reach an FTA with China, the implications of which will be significant," Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang stated during his visit to Switzerland in May. The FTA will likely come into effect in the second semester of the year 2014 (estimate). The new FTA might also significantly improve Switzerland's advantages in becoming an attractive trading hub for the Chinese Yuan in Europe.
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Just before the turn of the century, the popularity of the bicycle in America was at an apex and Chicago-based manufacturers shops were producing the majority of American-made bicycles.
However, in just a few years the industry was a shell of its former self, as consumer focus shifted to cars, planes, and surviving the Great Depression. Keep Moving explores how bicycle design in Chicago contributed to the early popularity of bicycles in America, their survival through the 20th century, and their resurgence today.
This exhibition explores the bicycle as symbol and the bicycle as innovation, focusing on Chicago from 1870 to 1980 with some contemporary examples. Part of the 2018 Art Design Chicago initiative, it highlights process but also the ways in which design, culture, industry, and place are inexorably intertwined.
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text: Seneca will play Berea in the first round of the playoffs next Friday, November 18. Seneca will be looking to have a better showing against Berea then last time as they struggled to get the offense going. It will help to have Jacory Benson back in the lineup for the Bobcats as he has helped tremendously with the run game since the Chapman game. Game time is 7:30 at Tom Bass Field.


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Back when we were living in Lock Haven, PA and working for Piper Aircraft, one of the benefits was one could rent planes from the company at ridiculously low rates. For example, a Piper Cub 180 was $2/hour wet! A Cherokee Six 300 was $10/hour.
If you took it on a cross-country, you paid for fuel and oil while you were gone and at the company rate for gas when you brought it back. All of this assumed one passed a check-out with a company instructor in each plane and had a valid license and medical.
At the time, my parents lived in Northport, NY located about half-way out on the north shore of Long Island. Via Interstate 80 to the George Washington Bridge or over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge it was between 250 and 275 driving miles depending on what route you took to get through/around New York City. If you didn't hit traffic and didn't get a ticket because you were doing 70 or more, plan on five and a half hours of driving. With a kindergartener and a pregnant wife, I'll let you decide what the trip would be like.
For trips back and forth to my parents, the Cherokee Six 300 was perfect. Six seats, lots of room for kids and the equipment one needs for a trip with kids, stable, big windows for everyone to look out. Bad news was slow and cruised at 145 knots. Even then, in the Six, it would take less than two hours, take-off from Lock Haven to landing at Islip Airport, now known as Long Island MacArthur Airport.
As a family, the trips were perfect. Grandma got to see her first grandchild, Mom got to get off her feet and dad and granddad could go sailing. Sometimes the women came with, sometimes not.
So, one fine summer Friday afternoon, we all piled into a Cherokee Six and my daughter wanted to sit up from and be the "pilot." To me, this was an improvement in roles because before that, she wanted to be the "flight attendant." Now, there's nothing wrong being a flight attendant, but mom and dad would have preferred that, if she got in the flying biz, she was a pilot. Mom said fine and climbed into the back of the cabin. My daughter was perched on a pile of phone books (remember them?) and a pillow so she could see out from the co-pilot's seat.
I started the airplane and taxied out to the end of the runway. The weather wasn't bad, but still required instrument flight rules and by requesting to stay at 10,000 until you were past JFK, Newark and LaGuardia, it that was the fastest way to get to Islip. I helped my daughter push the throttle forward and let the airplane roll. When it came time to rotate, a coupled of blips on the electric trim helped her rotate and away we went.
When we got above the clouds and were transitioning from Williamsport Approach and Departure to New York Center, my daughter says, "Daddy, may I talk on the radio?"
So, since the air traffic controller weren't really busy, I said yes. And, then I told her that I would tell her exactly what to say and said it was important to follow my directions. So, since we all wore headsets, I had her listening to what was going on.
We were droning on at ten thousand feet when the New York Center controller called. "Piper 3164Z, fly heading zero-eight-five, stand-by for vectors to Islip." I told my four and a half year old what to say. She keys the mike and precisely and professionally says ,"Roger, New York Center, Piper November 3164Z fly zero-eight-five, vectors from Islip."
She released the microphone and gave me a big grin. I think mine was bigger. What I didn't realize that silence had overtaken the frequency. Then the controller comes back with "Piper November 3164Z, how old is your co-pilot?"
I nod to my daughter who keys the mike, "New York Center, I'm four and a half, copy?"
By now I'm laughing and hoping everyone else on the frequency is enjoying the repartee. "Piper November 3164Z co-pilot, do you fly a lot?"
I didn't say anything other than tell her over the intercom to answer the controller. "Roger, New York Center, I do. We go on trips all the time."
This went on for another two or three transmissions. Then the controller asks, "Piper November 3164Z co-pilot, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
Without hesitation, my daughter keys the mike with a very serious look on her face says, "New York Center, I want to fly Pipers!"
I wasn't smart enough to call the center and see if I could get a copy of the tape. It would have be priceless to keep. What I realized a few minutes after we finished, no one spoke on the radio while my daughter and the controller had their conversation. If you ever fly into the New York City area and get to listen to the conversations between the pilots and controllers, you'd realize how significant silence on the frequency was.
Fast forward four years, and my daughter is now a precocious eight year old. Her future career plans had apparently changed. When asked the same question by my mother, my daughter says with a straight face AND without hesitation, "Grandma, I want to be expensive!!!"


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Stealing Creativity
By Lisa Readie Mayer
When David Parrish retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving nine years, he got a job as an auditor, and took up low-and-slow barbecuing as a hobby. He spent a lot of time on barbecue websites and online discussion forums, learning tips and techniques from experienced pitmasters. He got so good he eventually became the one offering advice as a forum moderator.
Parrish noticed a lot of discussion threads focused on converting a charcoal kettle to a smoker. There were plenty of suggestions for jerry-rigging a retrofit, but Parrish realized the marketplace lacked a viable accessory product to solve the problem. He set out to create one.
Over months of tinkering, Parrish developed the Slow 'N Sear, a contoured, heavy-duty, stainless-steel charcoal basket with a built-in water reservoir that fits in the base of a kettle grill. The accessory creates insulation between the coals and the grill walls, helps charcoal burn more efficiently, and provides stable temperatures and a moist environment for more than five hours of cooking. When feedback on the prototype from trusted barbecue pros was overwhelmingly positive, he knew he was on to something.
Parrish and his wife Catherine dipped into their savings, mortgaged their house, and took out other loans, investing $100,000 in their new Adrenaline Barbecue Company. He mined his network of barbecue contacts to source a U.S.-based manufacturer, developed a website, filed design and utility patents, and did "the million things you need to do to start a business."
Their first year, 2015, was "a good year," fueled mostly by sales on Amazon, according to Parrish. By October 2016, things were going so well he quit his job to devote full time to the company; Catherine Parrish followed suit two months later.
In a stroke of luck, Slow 'N Sear was featured in the April 2017 issue of Men's Journal magazine, triggering a huge spike in sales for the fledgling, veteran-run company. Soon afterward, Parrish was shipping units to retailers in the U.S., Australia and Canada, and to individuals in 30 countries. The product was racking up positive endorsements from AmazingRibs.com, the Weber Kettle Club and other barbecue forums, gaining exposure on social media, and getting looks from wholesale distributors.
"A lot of people were taking notice and we were cautiously optimistic," says Parrish, who forecasts sales between $1.5 and $2 million for 2017.
|Slow 'N Sear, Adrenaline Barbecue Company.
Unfortunately, counterfeiters were taking notice, too. "A company started selling a knockoff of our product on Amazon and eBay," he says. "They didn't use our name, but took the photos our customers posted on our site and uploaded them to their reviews page on Amazon. By the time we noticed it, they were already getting sales traction."
The company's website lists the street address of a logistics warehouse in North Carolina, but according to Parrish, it is based in China. "The products they sell on Amazon are mostly knockoffs," he says. "They have the Prime badge and their sales are fulfilled by Amazon, so it looks like they've been vetted and certified by Amazon.
"They pay to advertise on my product page as a sponsored product, and their price is $64 compared to mine at $99. A consumer buys it thinking it's a Slow 'N Sear, but their product and materials are inferior and they don't include any instructions in the box.
"We are the epitome of a mom-and-pop American company," he continues. "We mortgaged the house, did everything the right way, we source our product in America, and we have never had a defect or return. We have excellent customer service and outstanding product reviews.
"I'm all for capitalism and fair competition, but this is not fair. American manufacturers largely respect intellectual property and won't knock it off, but these counterfeiters are really savvy and unscrupulous. We put all the effort in and take all the risk, while they troll Amazon looking for products that are selling well, and just knock them off."
Parrish says it's hard to estimate his losses to counterfeiters, both in dollars and damage to reputation, because his sales are still growing. But, he is quick to add, "Our company is very young and we may fail because of this."
Unfortunately, Parrish's experience is not an isolated incident. According to a report commissioned by the International Trademark Association and the International Chamber of Commerce, the global economic value of counterfeiting and piracy could reach $2.3 trillion by 2022. The report cites the "rapid globalization of trade," as well as advanced printing and reproduction technologies, the impact of the Internet, weak law enforcement and lenient criminal penalties as some of the factors that have led to the crisis, and points the finger at China as the biggest offender.
The Coalition Against Illicit Trade, a European organization dedicated to solving the issue, reports that counterfeiting and trade in illicit goods "affects a huge range of industries – and poses a significant danger to consumers' health, (damages) businesses, and costs governments billions in lost revenue."
Counterfeiting has long been the bane of the luxury goods industry, with fake designer handbags, sunglasses and jewelry peddled on the sidewalks and in back-alley shops of New York and other cities. But since the advent of Internet marketplaces, the practice has accelerated and is becoming rampant across all price points and product categories. The barbecue industry is no exception.
Maverick Housewares, makers of barbecue thermometers and accessories, has been particularly hard hit by theft of its intellectual property. Some two-dozen counterfeiters have sold knock-offs of its remote thermometers on Amazon, according to Darren Keller, vice president Operations & BBQ. "Our business is definitely hurt by this," he says. "We are down 12% over last year as a direct result."
Besides the loss of sales, the company has spent $500,000 over the past five years, according to Keller, defending the five patents it holds for remote food thermometers. It also has fielded complaints from brick-and-mortar dealers who say their sales of Maverick thermometers are down because consumers can buy copies for less on Amazon.
|Model ET-71OS Remote Wireless Cooking Thermometer, Maverick Housewares.
Keller says that Maverick has had to defend its patents against legitimate competitors in years past, but in those cases, as soon as the offending company and its attorneys and retailers were made aware of the infringement, the products were pulled and the practice discontinued. Today, Keller says, attempts to directly contact the manufacturers and online sellers of counterfeit goods are thwarted by the lack of transparency regarding the companies' true addresses and contact information.
Appeals to Amazon to ban the counterfeiters from selling on its site have essentially fallen on deaf ears, according to Keller. "When our attorneys write cease-and-desist letters to Amazon, Amazon says it will pass the message along to resellers, but nothing ever happens. They don't do anything about it, and we don't get very far."
"We all have similar stories," says Todd Johnson, owner of A-MAZE-N Products. The former contractor was inspired to create the first of his patented smoking accessories while remodeling a house.
"I had been trying to come up with a way to cold-smoke meat, fish and cheese," he recalls. "I was looking at this pile of sawdust and put a scoop of it inside a piece of screen and said, 'Wow, I'm on to something.'" That light bulb moment led to the A-MAZE-N Smoker, a lightweight, portable, stainless-steel mesh tray for holding all-natural A-MAZE-N Dust sawdust to generate smoke in any type of grill. Johnson grew that one product into a company offering a wide variety of smoking accessories.
Like any business owner, Johnson expected competition. What he did not expect were the dozen or so companies that started selling imitations of his patented products about a year and a half ago. The counterfeiters were pretending to be authorized A-MAZE-N resellers, going so far as to use the company's photos and word-for-word marketing copy on their sites. The fakes were being shipped from China direct to customers without packaging, instructions or customer support.
|A-MAZE-N Pellet Smoker.
"We have our products made in China, but the finished goods are shipped to us here in the U.S. and we hire an organization that employs handicapped people to package them," Johnson says. "We handle all the fulfillment and shipping ourselves. Consumers don't have any idea (they're buying) a knockoff, so when the fake product doesn't work or is poor quality, they'll contact us or post a negative review.
"We don't sell directly on Amazon, but we have authorized dealers that sell hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of our product on Amazon. We have probably lost 15 to 20% of our Amazon business due to illegal knockoffs. We're still growing, so it's hard to quantify, but ultimately, it hurts.
"The American entrepreneurial spirit is still alive and well," he continues. "I was able to take this little idea and in seven years grow it into a multimillion dollar business with seven employees. Where else can this happen? I just want to protect our assets a little against these unfair business practices. This situation hurts American entrepreneurs trying to make a living."
Counterfeiters are biting into Brad Barrett's entrepreneurial dream, as well. Ten years ago he invented and patented GrillGrates, hard-anodized-aluminum grilling grids that sit on top of or replace a grill's existing cooking grids. The grids prevent flare-ups, distribute heat evenly, improve sear marks, and capture and evaporate meat drippings into flavorful smoke.
The products have amassed a huge fan base among competitive barbecuers and backyard enthusiasts alike. But, Barrett says, that success is increasingly at risk of being eroded by at least two Chinese companies producing counterfeit grates.
"The knockoffs are half the price of my official GrillGrate, but they are of significantly inferior quality to what we're making," according to Barrett, who manufactures in the U.S. "They're selling raw, unfinished, aluminum parts, but consumers are not aware of the difference. Their product is so inferior that when people have a bad experience they post a bad review, and I worry it will potentially ruin the entire category.
"It used to be that it would take a while to grow a successful product before another company would notice and try to copy it," Barrett says. "But now with sites like Amazon, all that is accelerated. We are little guys against the Goliath Amazon."
|GrillGrates for the Big Green Egg XL and Big Joe Kamado Grill.
It's not just small, entrepreneurial companies getting ripped off by counterfeiters; larger grill and accessory manufacturers are targeted, as well. Bobby Brennan, co-owner and CEO of Kamado Joe, says his company was not even aware it had been victimized until Chinese customs detained two of its containers for supposed trademark violations.
To determine what was going on, Brennan hired private investigators who traced the issue back to 2012, when Kamado Joe's China-based supplier of a small grid-lifter accessory stole a graphics file of the brand's logo and used it to apply for the Kamado Joe trademark in China. Kamado Joe owned the trademark in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and a number of other countries, but mistakenly hadn't filed for it in China, according to Brennan.
To build his case, Brennan spent between $20,000 and $30,000 a month for nearly four months on investigators, attorneys and translation services in China, on top of a $200,000 bill to U.S. attorneys. After presenting a mountain of evidence to the Chinese trademark and customs offices proving the prior existence of Kamado Joe's trademark and patents, the offending company dropped its case.
"This is a big, supposedly reputable factory that makes products for others in the barbecue industry, but they just don't care," Brennan says. "At HPBExpo, they exhibit products that look suspiciously like ours and copy our color, dimple pattern, cooking system, and distinctive cart design. There is a level of respect about intellectual property among peer companies in the U.S., but Chinese manufacturers can be unscrupulous."
While the counterfeiter still holds the trademark in China, he can no longer export to the U.S., according to Brennan, who has since filed for an invalidation of the trademark in China, and filed a case in the Georgia courts where Kamado Joe is based. He also has hired two employee watchdogs at the manufacturing factory he uses in China, and has assembled a legal team there to protect his company's intellectual property and trademarks.
"It's an ongoing battle and the very expensive burden falls on the patent and trademark holder," Brennan says. "Don't be naïve; if you want to create a brand, you have to defend it and budget for it."
Based on A.J. Khubani's experience, that budget allocation better be hefty. The inventor and founder/CEO of TeleBrands, the company behind "As Seen on TV" cooking, home, and garden products, says in over 30 years in business, he has spent "hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars" to defend his patented products.
But that pales in comparison to the battle he is currently facing over Star Shower, an innovative outdoor light that projects thousands of shooting-star laser lights onto a house as a hassle-free alternative to traditional, holiday string lights. Khubani says Star Shower was the fastest-selling product in the country when it was introduced, with patent-pending status, in 2015. But by the 2016 holiday season, cheap imitators flooded retail shelves and Internet sites.
To track down the perpetrators, Khubani hired detectives to find and visit every facility in China manufacturing the fake lights. He has filed preliminary injunctions against them, hoping the court will order the manufacturers to stop shipping the infringing products (his seven patents were officially issued in early 2017). "If they don't, we'll have to go to trial, and that could cost millions," Khubani says.
"I don't know if the Chinese manufacturers will even honor the injunctions, but I'm hoping at least U.S. retailers and Amazon will," says Khubani. "Patent enforcement is very difficult and expensive, and the Internet has made it even harder. It's much easier for someone to knock you off today," he says.
Chuck Adams, CEO of The Companion Group, a leading manufacturer of innovative, problem-solving tools, accessories and other products for outdoor cooking and living – everything from smoke- generating accessories to pizza-making gear to mosquito-repelling products – agrees. He says his company's brands, Charcoal Companion, Steven Raichlen Best of Barbecue, Pizzacraft, Not In My Backyard, and Patio Companion, have had trademarks and patents knocked off "at least 50 times" over its 30-year history.
In one instance, the company noticed sales of its bug zappers dropping and couldn't figure out why. The ensuing investigation included ordering 20 bug zappers from different resellers on Amazon. They discovered nearly every one was fraudulent.
"The counterfeiters attach to our page, giving the impression they're delivering our product, but they offer it at a cheaper price and have Amazon fulfill it," Adams explains. "This hurts in terms of lost revenue, but it also hurts our brand. Consumers unwittingly buy it thinking it's our product, but when it turns out to be very inferior, they give it a bad review on our page and say it is not as described.
"Before we caught on, we had 20 to 30 one-star reviews," he says. "We knew something was up because, typically, we get great reviews, especially about our customer service. If there is a problem, we respond immediately, fix it, make it right, and use it as an opportunity to build a stronger relationship with the customer."
Adams says that, in another instance, someone was counterfeiting Charcoal Companion Steak Buttons, individual mini steak thermometers that indicate rare, medium or well doneness, using the company's trademarked name. "They were selling them to a major retailer," he says. "In that case, the danger for the culprit is that you can include the retailer in the lawsuit, so you get action quickly. But the real problem is online. This kind of thing happens all the time on Amazon."
|Steak Button, The Companion Group.
Amazon – a Blessing and a Curse
"Amazon is a necessary evil for small, entrepreneurial manufacturers," says Barrett, who estimates his company does about $500,000 in annual sales on the site. "You can sell a lot of product real quick, but the hazard is someone is always right behind you knocking you off illegally, and Amazon looks the other way."
"Amazon was a great place for us to get started," says Parrish, "but it's very frustrating. Amazon says it's very tough on counterfeiters, but in reality, it enables them. It's very onerous on the manufacturer to make a claim. We have to buy the product in question, provide a lot of documentation to show a violation of trademarks and patents, and still we get no action."
"We value our relationship with Amazon, but we are frustrated by them," agrees Keller. "They don't play by traditional rules." Manufacturers complain, for instance, that the site does not honor MAP pricing, and products are sometimes selling at prices cheaper than brick-and-mortar retailers can buy wholesale.
Another beef for manufacturers such as Barrett, is that even though his company is the original manufacturer and patent holder, it is considered a third-party seller on Amazon because it ships directly to consumers. "Meanwhile, the knockoff has an Amazon Prime badge, attaches to our page like a parasite, and seems like the preferred seller," Barrett says.
"Initially our feeling was – we need to stop Amazon now," says Adams. "But Amazon is not going away."
Indeed, as the online retailer captures more and more of the world's consumer dollars, the situation is only expected to get worse. A company press release reveals it has 300 million active user accounts worldwide. According to "eMarketer Retail Report," Amazon's sales were up 23% worldwide last year, and membership in its Amazon Prime subscription service increased 52% in the past year, with members spending an average of $1,300 annually on the site (vs. $700 for non-Prime members). The number of sellers using its Fulfillment by Amazon service increased 70% in 2016.
For $39.99 a month, anyone can set up a virtual store to sell products on Amazon (there are additional selling and fulfillment fees). It provides options to manipulate exposure on product searches by allowing sellers the opportunity to attach to specific pages, secure "Buy Box" positioning, and buy keyword advertising. The Fulfillment by Amazon service makes it even easier for sellers by handling product exporting and warehousing, as well as consumer order fulfillment, shipping (free with the Prime badge), and returns.
Amazon also offers affiliate programs, so if a blogger, reviewer or other influencer writes about or reviews and recommends a product, they can include a link to order it directly from Amazon, and get a percentage of any resulting sales.
|Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com.
Photo Courtesy: ©2017 Len Edgerly. www.flickr.com/photos/lenedgerly.
According to Bloomberg.com, by simplifying and streamlining the process for legitimate sellers to set up shop, Amazon has made its site vulnerable to counterfeiters. The only recourse has been for legitimate companies and patent holders to monitor the site, identify counterfeiters and ask Amazon to take those pages down. Victims say, however, that Amazon's response – if it ever comes – is painfully slow.
A Forbes.com article, "How Chinese Counterfeiters Continue Beating Amazon," cites the company's "extremely high rate of employee turnover (the second highest rate of all Fortune 500 companies)" as one of the major reasons for its inaction or delayed response to reports of counterfeiting. The situation allows "scammers and counterfeiters (to run) amok, selling knockoffs on their marketplace with near impunity," according to the article.
According to Bloomberg.com, these delays give counterfeiters time to rack up sales before closing down one online "store" and reopening another under a different name. The report says the shady game is akin to "whack-a-mole." A report on CNBC blames this continual shuttering and reopening of "stores" for the escalation of counterfeiting on Amazon.
How Products Are Targeted
According to Keller, resellers consult Amazon's metrics to identify products that are both selling well and getting positive ratings by consumers. "They say, Let's get in on the party," he explains. "Anyone with a computer can sit in their kitchen and buy 100 of our real thermometers, sign up for Fulfillment by Amazon, use Amazon's warehouse, and become a reseller. Even if the reseller earns only a small markup, it adds up to big money in China.
"But now, Chinese factories are also using those metrics to target products to counterfeit," Keller adds. "They buy our product online, take it apart and copy it exactly. A manufacturer might get one good year of sales on a new product before they come and knock it off." Some U.S. companies, including Kamado Joe, have had product designs and tooling stolen by their Chinese manufacturing partners.
"There is a pervasive knockoff culture in China; that's the business model," Barrett says. To mitigate his risk, his company fulfills all its own consumer orders. "We don't want our products in Amazon's warehouses," he says.
Barrett believes GrillGrates first ended up on his counterfeiters' radar at trade shows, specifically the HPBExpo and the National Restaurant Show. "Chinese manufacturers are trolling trade shows," he says. "At the last Expo, a woman walked by my booth recording with an iPhone. Another guy was taking photos from across the way with a tripod. Then they go back to the factories and copy the product. I think that's how we got ripped off."
Others relate stories of grills being disassembled on the show floor, each part photographed before being put back together. "We call the last day at a trade show knockoff day," says Johnson. "That's when they come to my booth and examine the new products. Ninety days later we see the copies on Amazon."
Why is this happening? Bloomberg.com reports that Chinese workers earn an average annual wage of $8,655 U.S (56,360 yuan), but more than half the working population earns the equivalent of only about $2,000 U.S. each year. With the yuan-to-U.S.-dollar exchange ratio about seven to one, it's not difficult to see why such illicit activity is tempting for both individuals and factories.
According to an article in Forbes, the U.S. buys $483 billion in goods from China and sells China about $116 billion in goods in return, resulting in a $367 billion trade deficit. While the article states that, "Currencies are the natural trade re-balancer," it explains that with China, it doesn't happen because "they outright dictate the exchange rate… China sells us goods. We give them dollars. China takes our dollars and buys U.S. Treasuries, which suppresses U.S. interest rates and incentivizes borrowing, which fuels more consumption. And the cycle continues."
|On the top is an example of Adrenaline Barbecue Company's actual Amazon storefront, displaying the Slow 'N Sear. On the bottom, a knockoff under a different name is also displayed, however, the counterfeit is listed as 'currently unavailable' and has a lower rating.
Taking Action
Until something happens at a higher level to break this counterfeiting culture, individual companies will continue to work hard defending and protecting their products and businesses from unlawful competitors.
"Our products are innovative and we are vigilant about protecting our intellectual property," Adams says. The company dedicates one staff member full-time and another part-time to its Amazon business, and they are continually on the lookout for counterfeiters.
Originally, the approach was to buy the product in question, take photos, and prepare documentation to demonstrate evidence of infringement to Amazon. "But that's a very slow and time-consuming process," says Adams. "Today, we don't wait for that process."
Instead, if the company suspects counterfeiting, the first line of attack is to contact the potential offender directly through the portal on the selling page. "We send them a standard email saying we're doing an audit on our resellers – 'We see you're selling our product and need you to show that you bought it legitimately,'" says Adams.
"There are lots of ways resellers can get your product, such as close-outs or discounted stock when retailers discontinue products. These are legitimate and you can't tell them they can't sell it. But if they don't respond within 24 hours, we will contact them again and say, 'We believe you're selling fraudulently and infringing on our trademarks and patents. We will contact Amazon and give you 24 hours to take it down.' You need to use strong language, and give them a short deadline."
According to Adams, the tactic has been successful by putting enough concern in the resellers' minds that they frequently pull the fraudulent product without further action. "They move on to another company that is not paying attention and is an easier target," he says. "If not, we have documented that the counterfeiters ignored the warning, which helps when presenting our case to Amazon. We don't use attorneys unless we're not getting satisfaction from Amazon.
"Of course, having a large company helps," he adds. "You can come down with a strong hammer, but you have to have enough resources to wave the hammer."
Small companies without the same kind of financial muscle usually find it more difficult to resolve their issues. Johnson says that when he first noticed knockoffs of his product, his patent attorney emailed the reseller, explaining it was infringing on A-MAZE-N Products' patents and trademarks and was an unauthorized seller. The attorney also immediately alerted Amazon's legal department.
"My attorney asked Amazon for the seller's contact information," he says. "If you look at a reseller's listing, very rarely will you see a telephone number or real address, usually just an Amazon distribution center in the U.S. We need this info to send a cease-and-desist order. Why is there no transparency about resellers on Amazon? Consumers think they're buying from Amazon, but they're not."
According to Johnson, when Amazon did not respond, his attorney followed up with a new letter every 30 to 60 days. "Finally, after 11 months of sending letters and threatening a lawsuit, Amazon pulled 11 out of 13 counterfeiters down," Johnson says. "They had no communication with us at all; it just happened. But I spent $10,000 in attorney fees in the last month alone, and I'm probably in the hole over $20,000 so far. As a small business, they won't listen to me, so I have to use an attorney."
He expects to amass further legal bills in patent-infringement lawsuits against two of the other counterfeiters. "I probably won't collect a dime," he says, "but hopefully I will get a judgment against them that I can present to Amazon to get action."
"It appears to me that Amazon is complicit in this counterfeiting activity by not properly vetting sellers, and not recognizing patterns with the same reseller," Barrett says. "We want them to develop a better vetting system, and to take fraudulent listings down quickly to protect the integrity of the marketplace before it becomes the next Alibaba where it's just a conduit for Chinese knockoff products."
Barrett, Keller and other manufacturers have reached out to their legislators for help, without much success. "Our senators and congressmen ask, Are you in litigation?" says Barrett. "They won't do anything until you are, but litigating Amazon is like them holding your head under water until you give up. We can't afford to go against Amazon as small, individual companies. How much time can we allow when we are all running businesses? How much money can we devote? But maybe if we get 10, 20 or 100 companies to join a class-action lawsuit, it might work. That's what's being discussed in the industry.
"The barbecue industry is full of creative companies making amazing, innovative products," he continues. "We need to do something because counterfeiters, with Amazon's help, are killing American ingenuity. It's imperative that we tell this story."
Amazon was contacted for this article, but as of press time has not replied.
How to Protect Your Product
John Yarrington, co-founder of the Direct Response Marketing Association and publisher of Response magazine, advises, "Do not bring a 'patent-pending' product to market. It's hard to wait, but you're not protected until your patent comes in. When you are patent-protected, you'll have the right to legally defend your patent in court."
According to Yarrington, U.S. companies manufacturing products overseas "need to have eyes and ears on the ground" by having its own employees in factories and warehouses to thwart theft of intellectual property. "Even that won't completely prevent a worker from giving your molds to a relative, but it helps," he says. Keller agrees. He says, "Can you trust your factory?" The Chinese facility that makes Maverick products has stolen tooling, copied it, then put it in another factory to make knockoffs. Johnson has a similar tale. He says, "After negotiations with a Chinese factory to produce our products fell through, they started ripping us off." Brennan advises: "Have an agent at your factory who is on your payroll."
Individual product serial numbers are used to identify products, where they were made and sold, and other information. However, according to Yarrington, counterfeiters will often use the same serial number on all products. When responding to consumer complaints regarding a suspected counterfeit product, he suggests manufacturers ask the consumer for the serial number as a way to validate whether it is a legitimate product. "If it doesn't match up to your records, you know it's fake," he says.
Visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website (www.uspto.gov) for information on patents, trademarks and intellectual property. The USPTO advises the Secretary of Commerce, who in turn advises the President, on issues of domestic and international intellectual property policy and protection. Contact information for the Secretary of Commerce is available at www.commerce.gov.
Visit www.StopFakes.gov for tips and information on protecting intellectual property. The website also posts a list of "Notorious Markets," a register of Internet and physical marketplaces around the world known to deal in infringing goods, piracy and counterfeiting. The Chinese-based online marketplace Alibaba, founded by Jack Ma, is included on the list. Newsweek reports that Alibaba, which has even been criticized by its own government, removed 380 million product listings and 180,000 virtual stores suspected of infringing on intellectual property last year in an attempt to clean up its act, but theft of intellectual property is still rampant on the site.
Product reviews can help identify counterfeit products sold online. According to Johnson, a legitimate, top seller will have hundreds of reviews, while counterfeit sellers will usually have far fewer. Johnson says resellers pay people to review products and post favorable reviews. "These purchased reviews tend to be worded similarly," he says. "Another indicator is that a fake product might only have positive reviews and 5-star ratings. With real products you would expect to see a few mixed reviews. That's more realistic."
Khubani suggests inventors or small entrepreneurial companies consider licensing their patented products to a larger company that has the means to enforce patents. "Today, infringement of patents is at a magnitude I've never seen before, and patent enforcement is very expensive," he says. "You need muscle behind it."


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Millennials and boomers; they're different, right? Right. However, different isn't always a bad thing! Especially in nursing where we can use our differences to better treat our patients.
Let me explain.
Almost every time I get together with a group of nurses on a unit to talk about incivility, the topic of generational differences comes up. The boomers complain about the entitled attitudes of the newer, younger nurses and the millennials complain about the "crusty", cranky older nurses.
Typically, this is what I hear:
From the boomers: The young nurses don't respect them. They think they're entitled, think they know everything (and they DON'T), haven't paid their dues yet, act like they deserve special treatment, etc.
From the millennials: The older nurses are mean. They won't help, won't share, get extremely defensive when questioned, and are threatened by new nurses, especially if he/she knows something they don't.
Currently, the majority of the nursing workforce are either boomers (48%) or Gen X'ers (37%). Although the millennials only represent 18%, they are our fastest growing population of nurses. One of the reasons is that now that the economy has stabilized (well…maybe), boomers are now able to retire.
It's predicated that the majority of the nursing workforce will be comprised of millennials by 2025.
This isn't something you change – you adapt.
The key to embracing a multi-generational nursing workforce is to understand what's happening behind the scenes. Although we've all read articles and probably attended a lecture or two on generational differences, we need to go a bit deeper into the mind of our boomers and millennials.
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What boomers really want from the millennial nurses:
Older nurses want the younger nurses to show them some respect and to recognize that being a great nurse requires more than just a degree. Being a great nurse requires experience too.
If you're a millennial, try this:
"You've been a nurse for a long time. I'm sure you could teach me a lot of things that they don't teach you in school. Will you help me?"
What millennials really want from the boomer nurses:
New nurses don't want to be treated like children. They want older nurses to consider them allies who are capable and competent. They want to be treated as equals.
If you're a boomer, try this:
"It's been a while since I've been in school and although I continue to read and learn, I bet you know a lot of the latest evidence regarding patient care. If you ever see anything here that you think we should be doing differently and have the evidence to support it, please share it with us!"
We need to embrace the scientific mind of the millennial while at the same time, honoring the wisdom and maturity of the boomer. Why not tap into each other's strengths and stop picking on each other?
I was on an airplane flying from Pittsburgh (my home town) to Denver. A young girl sat next to me and we started chatting. I told her I was a nurse and her eyes lit up! She shared that she was in nursing school and couldn't wait to graduate and start working as a nurse. We had a wonderful conversation about what an honor it is to be a nurse. Towards the end of the flight, she asked me a question. She asked me if I could give her one piece of advice to become a successful nurse, what would it be. I said, "Seek out the wisdom and advice from an experienced nurse who doesn't want to EAT you. We are out there. Find us and allow us to guide you."
I'm happy to say that her and other young nurses whom I've met give me hope for the future of nursing.
Whether new, old, or somewhere in between, we are all on the same team and need each other to effectively care for today's and tomorrow's patients!
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(Reuters) – Ireland on Friday announced a roadmap for the gradual re-opening of the economy over the coming months, easing restrictions designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The following are the measures planned in each three-week phase of the plan, which will be reconsidered if there is a spike in infections, hospitalisations or deaths.
Phase 0: From May 6
– It will be possible to go up to 5 kilometres for the purposes of exercise, up from 2 kilometres
– Over-70s may go outside for exercise and fresh air
Phase 1: From May 18
– Allow outdoor meetings between up to four people from different households
– Phased return of outdoor workers, including construction workers and gardeners, retailers which are primarily outdoor
– Opening of certain outdoor public amenities, including beaches and outdoor sports such as golf and tennis
– Make necessary journeys up to 20 kilometres from home
Phase 2: From June 8
– Allow visits to households
– Develop plans and supports to open up business with consideration for safety of staff and customers
– Open small retail outlets and marts where social distancing can be observed
– Open public libraries
Phase 3: From June 29
– Allow small social gatherings
– Return to work for those with low levels of interaction
– Open non-essential retail outlets with street level entrance and exit
– Open cafes and restaurants where social distancing possible and strict cleaning in operation
Phase 4: From July 20
– Extend opening of crèches, childminders and pre-schools for children of all non-essential workers on a gradually increasing basis
– Return to work for those who cannot work from home
– Gradual easing of restrictions for higher risk services (e.g. Hairdressers)
– Opening of museums, galleries, places of worship, swimming pools, hostels and hotels, minus hotel bars
– Permit some sports team leagues with limitations on numbers of spectators
Phase 5: From Aug 10
– Allow larger social gatherings; festivals and events where social distancing can be complied with
– Return to work across all sectors
– On a phased basis, opening of primary and secondary schools and 3rd level institutions
– Further easing of restrictions on high risk retail services, opening of enclosed shopping centres
– Permit close physical contact sports, gyms
– Open pubs, bars, nightclubs where social distancing and strict cleaning can be complied with
– Resume tourist travel to offshore islands
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Sedimentation of particulate matter during a phytoplankton spring bloom in relation to the hydrographical regime.
Smetacek, V., von Bröckel, Klaus, Zeitzschel, Bernd and Zenk, Walter (1978) Sedimentation of particulate matter during a phytoplankton spring bloom in relation to the hydrographical regime. Marine Biology, 47 (3). pp. 211-226. DOI 10.1007/BF00541000.
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Data presented and discussed here were collected continuously during April/May 1975 in the Bornholm Basin of the Baltic Sea. Sedimentation rates of particulate matter were recorded with 5 multisample sediment traps from different depths in the water column at 2 positions 170 km apart. Current meter data collected during the same period and depths indicated that the positions remained hydrographically distinct during the investigation. Particulate matter from the euphotic zone including diatom cells formed the bulk of the material collected by all traps. This flux of organic particles to the bottom was unimpeded by the strong density stratification present in the water column. The upper traps always collected less material than lower ones. This paradox has been ascribed to diminishing current speeds with depth, concomitant with an increase in sinking rates of phytoplankton and phytodetritus. Both factors influence the sampling efficiency of sediment traps, which are thought to have underestimated actual sedimentation rates here. A time lag of 2 to 3 weeks in bloom development seemed responsible for the characteristic differences between the two positions. The phase of major sedimentation at one position covered about 18 days, and a distinct sequence in the composition of the material collected by the 6 glasses of each trap indicated phases of a progressively deteriorating phytoplankton population in the water column contributing the particulate material. A total of 6.2 g C m-2 in 34 days was recorded at this station. Apart from a trap situated in an oxygen deficient layer which collected 0.44 g C m-2 of zooplankton corpses, zooplankton mortality was overestimated by the traps. Large-scale sedimencation of "fresh" organic matter produced by the spring bloom is probably a regular feature in areas with low over-wintering zooplankton populations and, as such, possibly has a direct stimulatory effect on growth and reproduction of the benthos.
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North Korea media says denuclearization includes ending 'U.S. nuclear threat'
SEOUL - Any deal fοr Nοrth Kοrea to give up its nuclear arsenal must include "cοmpletely remοving the nuclear threats of the U.S.", Nοrth Kοrean state media said οn Thursday, in οne of the clearest explanatiοns of how Nοrth Kοrea sees denuclearizatiοn.
U.S. President Dοnald Trump and Nοrth Kοrean leader Kim Jοng Un issued a statement after a histοric meeting in Singapοre in June reaffirming the Nοrth's cοmmitment to "wοrk toward cοmplete denuclearizatiοn of the Kοrean Peninsula" and including U.S. guarantees of security to Nοrth Kοrea.
Cοnflicting οr vague views of what exactly "denuclearizatiοn" means, however, have cοmplicated negοtiatiοns that nοw appear stalled.
"When we refer to the Kοrean peninsula, they include bοth the area of the DPRK and the area of south Kοrea where aggressiοn trοops including the nuclear weapοns of the U.S. are deployed," the Nοrth's state-run KCNA news agency said in a cοmmentary, using the initials of Nοrth Kοrea's official name, the Demοcratic People's Republic of Kοrea.
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The United States deployed nuclear weapοns in South Kοrea frοm 1958 to 1991. Since they were withdrawn, the United States has extended its "nuclear umbrella" of suppοrt to Japan and South Kοrea using bοmbers and submarines based elsewhere.
Nοrth Kοrea rejects American calls fοr it to unilaterally denuclearize, and Washingtοn should "give up its ambitiοn" to fοrce Pyοngyang to abandοn its nuclear weapοns by "high-handed practices and pressure", the news agency said.
The United States needs to understand the phrase denuclearizatiοn of the Kοrean peninsula "befοre it is too late", it said.
A spοkesman fοr South Kοrean President Moοn Jae-in - who has said Kim intends to achieve "cοmplete denuclearizatiοn" - declined to cοmment οn the Nοrth Kοrean call to lift the U.S. nuclear prοtectiοn frοm South Kοrea, saying there was "nο need to respοnd to every KCNA cοmment".
The United States has said that it will nοt lift sanctiοns οn Nοrth Kοrea until mοre prοgress has been made toward its verifiable denuclearizatiοn.
The United States has also rejected any suggestiοn that it would reduce its military presence in the regiοn as part of a deal with Nοrth Kοrea.
But in a surprise step after the June summit, Trump annοunced that the Pentagοn would cancel mοst of its largest military exercises cοnducted with the South Kοreans.
The exact definitiοn of denuclearizatiοn is likely to be raised again as Trump has said he is wοrking to meet again with Kim sometime early next year.
"It is a self-evident truth that the denuclearizatiοn of the Kοrean peninsula is a joint wοrk which can never cοme true unless the DPRK and the U.S. make joint effοrts," KCNA said in the cοmmentary, arguing that U.S. threats had fοrced Nοrth Kοrea to develop a nuclear deterrent.
"It would be prοper to say that the denuclearizatiοn of the Kοrean peninsula means 'cοmpletely remοving the nuclear threats of the U.S. to the DPRK', befοre it means the eliminatiοn of its nuclear deterrence."
At a press briefing in Washingtοn οn Tuesday, U.S. State Department spοkesman Robert Palladinο said he would nοt "split wοrds" when asked abοut whether the prοmise of "denuclearizatiοn of the Kοrean peninsula" means οnly Nοrth Kοrea οr the brοader regiοn.
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Music's 12 Greatest Lyricists Are Getting Their Comeuppance Right Here Right Now
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Music may look like a bunch of guitars, rocking singers and greasy bums beating on pots and pans, but without a great lyricist, it's just a bunch of noise and girls riding shoulder-back tossing their sweaty undies on stage. When you put it that way, it doesn't sound all that bad. But just in case, we've rounded up the 12 greatest living lyricists in music (not just rock 'n roll), anywhere from the Slim Shady to the big papa of hip hop.
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New York, 24-25 October – "New Atlantic Capitalism: Reshaping the Economic model in the EU and the US"
Fourth meeting of the High Level Group New Atlantic Capitalism, which takes place on 24-25 October in New York.
Fourth meeting of the High Level Group New Atlantic Capitalism which takes place on 24-25 October 2011 in New York. The project New Atlantic Capitalism is a joint initiative of four think tanks: demosEUROPA (Warsaw), Notre Europe (Paris), Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (Berlin) and the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Washington), funded by the European Commission.
It aims at stimulating the reflection between American and European experts on how to redefine the transatlantic agenda in a context of ongoing rebalancing of the global economy. A report will be published next year with recommendations for policymakers of the two sides of the Atlantic.
More information on the project at: www.atlanticcapitalism.eu.
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Some people are not aware of it, but security is always an issue when you use technology. When I bought the HTC Desire Z, I was a little bit confused about the screen locker. As you know, you are able to switch the display off and put in some sort of stand by mode in […]... Read More


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UW-River Falls Field Scout Training Class
Bryan Jensen, IPM Program
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, UW-Extension and the Integrated Pest Management Program are co-sponsoring the IPM Field Scout Training Class which will be held on the UW-River Falls campus, March 14-15, 2012. This training session will provide instruction for several pest and nutrient management topics (pest identification, life cycle, damage symptoms, economic thresholds and scouting techniques for insects, weeds, plant pathogens, herbicide injury and nutrient deficiency symptoms for corn, alfalfa, soybean and wheat, soil sampling, plant tissue testing). Click here for the complete schedule. CCA Credits have been applied for in the areas of pest and nutrient management.
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What is involved in Backbone
Find out what the related areas are that Backbone connects with, associates with, correlates with or affects, and which require thought, deliberation, analysis, review and discussion. This unique checklist stands out in a sense that it is not per-se designed to give answers, but to engage the reader and lay out a Backbone thinking-frame.
How far is your company on its Backbone journey?
Take this short survey to gauge your organization's progress toward Backbone leadership. Learn your strongest and weakest areas, and what you can do now to create a strategy that delivers results.
To address the criteria in this checklist for your organization, extensive selected resources are provided for sources of further research and information.
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Below you will find a quick checklist designed to help you think about which Backbone related domains to cover and 51 essential critical questions to check off in that domain.
The following domains are covered:
Backbone, At the End of the Day / Backbone, Baby Animals, Backbone, Virginia, Backbone.js, Backbone Entertainment, Backbone State Park, Backbone chain, Backbone network, Backbones, Dungeon Family, European backbone, Internet backbone, Vertebral column:
Backbone Critical Criteria:
Unify Backbone adoptions and acquire concise Backbone education.
– Can we add value to the current Backbone decision-making process (largely qualitative) by incorporating uncertainty modeling (more quantitative)?
– Which Backbone goals are the most important?
– How can the value of Backbone be defined?
At the End of the Day / Backbone Critical Criteria:
Check At the End of the Day / Backbone results and create a map for yourself.
– How do we measure improved Backbone service perception, and satisfaction?
– Does the Backbone task fit the clients priorities?
– Are we Assessing Backbone and Risk?
Baby Animals Critical Criteria:
Add value to Baby Animals strategies and test out new things.
– Does Backbone include applications and information with regulatory compliance significance (or other contractual conditions that must be formally complied with) in a new or unique manner for which no approved security requirements, templates or design models exist?
– Does Backbone analysis show the relationships among important Backbone factors?
– Is Backbone Required?
Backbone, Virginia Critical Criteria:
Examine Backbone, Virginia projects and drive action.
– In the case of a Backbone project, the criteria for the audit derive from implementation objectives. an audit of a Backbone project involves assessing whether the recommendations outlined for implementation have been met. in other words, can we track that any Backbone project is implemented as planned, and is it working?
– Where do ideas that reach policy makers and planners as proposals for Backbone strengthening and reform actually originate?
– How do we go about Comparing Backbone approaches/solutions?
Backbone.js Critical Criteria:
Scan Backbone.js outcomes and budget the knowledge transfer for any interested in Backbone.js.
– Have you identified your Backbone key performance indicators?
– How do we manage Backbone Knowledge Management (KM)?
– What are the business goals Backbone is aiming to achieve?
Backbone Entertainment Critical Criteria:
Scan Backbone Entertainment strategies and acquire concise Backbone Entertainment education.
– What are your current levels and trends in key measures or indicators of Backbone product and process performance that are important to and directly serve your customers? how do these results compare with the performance of your competitors and other organizations with similar offerings?
– What knowledge, skills and characteristics mark a good Backbone project manager?
– What sources do you use to gather information for a Backbone study?
Backbone State Park Critical Criteria:
Closely inspect Backbone State Park tasks and find answers.
– What are the success criteria that will indicate that Backbone objectives have been met and the benefits delivered?
– How do we ensure that implementations of Backbone products are done in a way that ensures safety?
Backbone chain Critical Criteria:
Derive from Backbone chain management and perfect Backbone chain conflict management.
– Is the Backbone organization completing tasks effectively and efficiently?
– Will Backbone deliverables need to be tested and, if so, by whom?
– Do we all define Backbone in the same way?
Backbone network Critical Criteria:
Investigate Backbone network decisions and find the ideas you already have.
– How will we insure seamless interoperability of Backbone moving forward?
– Think of your Backbone project. what are the main functions?
– Is there any existing Backbone governance structure?
Backbones Critical Criteria:
Test Backbones adoptions and attract Backbones skills.
– Do the Backbone decisions we make today help people and the planet tomorrow?
– What is the source of the strategies for Backbone strengthening and reform?
– How is the value delivered by Backbone being measured?
Dungeon Family Critical Criteria:
Devise Dungeon Family goals and remodel and develop an effective Dungeon Family strategy.
– Is Backbone dependent on the successful delivery of a current project?
– Have all basic functions of Backbone been defined?
– What will drive Backbone change?
European backbone Critical Criteria:
Paraphrase European backbone risks and tour deciding if European backbone progress is made.
– At what point will vulnerability assessments be performed once Backbone is put into production (e.g., ongoing Risk Management after implementation)?
– How would one define Backbone leadership?
Internet backbone Critical Criteria:
Scrutinze Internet backbone management and intervene in Internet backbone processes and leadership.
– How can skill-level changes improve Backbone?
– Are there Backbone problems defined?
– Do we have past Backbone Successes?
Vertebral column Critical Criteria:
Deduce Vertebral column issues and drive action.
– Are there any easy-to-implement alternatives to Backbone? Sometimes other solutions are available that do not require the cost implications of a full-blown project?
– How do we know that any Backbone analysis is complete and comprehensive?
– How will you know that the Backbone project has been successful?
This quick readiness checklist is a selected resource to help you move forward. Learn more about how to achieve comprehensive insights with the Backbone Self Assessment:
Author: Gerard Blokdijk
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Gerard is the CEO at The Art of Service. He has been providing information technology insights, talks, tools and products to organizations in a wide range of industries for over 25 years. Gerard is a widely recognized and respected information expert. Gerard founded The Art of Service consulting business in 2000. Gerard has authored numerous published books to date.
External links:
To address the criteria in this checklist, these selected resources are provided for sources of further research and information:
Backbone External links:
TV Schedule – Grit – Television with Backbone
Grain.io / The Backbone of Modern Work Agreements
TV Schedule – Grit – Television with Backbone
Baby Animals External links:
Baby Animals – Home | Facebook
Baby Animals Model Swapper, Squickens Mod 1.12/1.11.2 adds baby versions of the friendly mobs in Minecraft. Features: Ability to tame baby animals. Do this
Cutest baby animals from around the world Photos – ABC News
Backbone, Virginia External links:
Color Printing in Backbone, Virginia – FedEx
Backbone, VA – Backbone, Virginia Map & Directions – MapQuest
Backbone.js External links:
AngularJS vs. Backbone.js vs. Ember.js – AirPair
Backbone.js Fundamentals | Pluralsight
How do Angular.js and Backbone.js compare? – Quora
Backbone Entertainment External links:
Backbone Entertainment Company Information – GameFAQs
Backbone Entertainment (Company) – Giant Bomb
Backbone Entertainment – Local Business | Facebook
Backbone State Park External links:
Jan 20, 2018 · Backbone State Park, Dundee: See 63 reviews, articles, and 47 photos of Backbone State Park on TripAdvisor.
http://4.5/563 TripAdvisor reviews
Backbone State Park – Dundee, Iowa
Backbone State Park – Dundee, Iowa – Landmark & …
Backbone chain External links:
Backbone chain | CourseNotes
Backbone Chain (MkIV) – Matt2nd – Funk Rebels – YouTube
Backbone network External links:
Inteliquent | Backbone Network, VoIP Termination
Backbone network – YouTube
Internet Backbone Network Latency Test Tool
Backbones External links:
BACKBONES – Home | Facebook
Awwnverts: For cute things without backbones – reddit
Backbones – definition of backbones by The Free Dictionary
Dungeon Family External links:
Dungeon Family- 6 Minutes (Dungeon Family It's On) – YouTube
Dungeon Family – Pandora
Dungeon Family on Amazon Music
European backbone External links:
[PDF]EBO E: A European Backbone Takes Shape – …
[PDF]Digital European Backbone Performance: A 12 …
AS12659 European Backbone Networks Inc. – bgp.he.net
Internet backbone External links:
Internet Backbone Network Latency Test Tool
CiteSeerX — Analysis of Internet Backbone Traffic and Header
[PDF]The Economics of the Internet Backbone
Vertebral column External links:
Vertebral column | anatomy | Britannica.com
Vertebral Column (Exam 5) Flashcards | Quizlet
Merrill's Ch 8 – Vertebral Column Flashcards | Quizlet