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In addition, proponents and land managers should refer to the Recovery Plan (where available) or the Conservation Advice (where available) for recovery, mitigation and conservation information.
|EPBC Act Listing Status
Listed as Vulnerable
Listed marine
This taxon may be listed under the EPBC Act at the species level, see Anous tenuirostris [826].
|Recovery Plan Decision
Recovery Plan required, this species had a recovery plan in force at the time the legislation provided for the Minister to decide whether or not to have a recovery plan (19/2/2007).
|Adopted/Made Recovery Plans
National Recovery Plan for Ten Species of Seabirds 2005-2010 (Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH), 2005f) [Recovery Plan].
|Policy Statements and Guidelines
Marine bioregional plan for the South-west Marine Region (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2012z) [Admin Guideline].
Survey Guidelines for Australia's Threatened Birds. EPBC Act survey guidelines 6.2 (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), 2010l) [Admin Guideline].
Federal Register of
Legislative Instruments
Declaration under s178, s181, and s183 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of threatened species, List of threatened ecological communities and List of threatening processes (Commonwealth of Australia, 2000) [Legislative Instrument].
|State Listing Status
|Non-statutory Listing Status
|Scientific name
|Anous tenuirostris melanops [26000]
|Species author
|Infraspecies author
|(Gould, 1845)
|Distribution map
This is an indicative distribution map of the present distribution of the species based on best available knowledge. See map caveat for more information.
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Scientific name: Anous tenuirostris melanops.
Common name: Australian Lesser Noddy.
The Australian Lesser Noddy is sometimes considered to be the same species as the Black Noddy A. minutus (Cramp 1985; Harrison 1983).
The Australian Lesser Noddy is a small Noddy, with a wingspan of about 60 cm. They have a pale grey crown that shades evenly between the bill and the eyes, and down the neck. There is often a black area immediately around the eye (Pizzey & Knight 1999).
The Australian Lesser Noddy is gregarious. Large flocks occur in the breeding season, and smaller flocks at other times (Higgins & Davies 1996).
The Australian Lesser Noddy is usually found only around its breeding islands in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia (Storr et al. 1986), but it is also commonly found dead after winter storms along the southwest coast between Yanchep and Dunsborough (Storr & Johnstone 1988). After gales in June 1948, thousands of Lesser Noddies were seen near Dunsborough, and around a month later, a flock of around a hundred was seen at Busselton during a gale (Serventy et al. 1971). There are also some records north of the breeding islands, for example at the Wallabi Group of islands, in the northern Houtman Abrolhos Islands, on Barrow Island, and at Webb Island (Higgins & Davies 1996).
On the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, the total population of the Australian Lesser Noddy has been estimated to be 48 885 to 79 550 pairs (Higgins & Davies 1996).
The numbers of Australian Lesser Noddies at the three monitored breeding colonies fluctuate between years, sometimes by an order of magnitude or more (Burbidge et al. 1996; Fuller & Burbidge 1981).
Morley Island. Breeding was first recorded in 1940 to 1941, and there were around 1000 nesting birds (Serventy 1943). None were recorded in December 1945 (Storr et al. 1986). The colony was re-established by 1970 (Green 1972). In August 1977 and again in October 1981, 3000 to 5000 breeding birds were recorded (Storr et al. 1986; Johnstone 1992). In December 1989, 16 375 nests were recorded, and in December 1991, there were 11 745 nests on the island (Johnstone 1992). The most recent estimate (in 1993) was 7665 pairs (Fuller et al. 1994).
Wooded Island. The number of Australian Lesser Noddies was first estimated to be hundreds of thousands of nesting birds (Gibson 1908), although this said to be a gross overestimate (Johnstone & Coate 1992; Storr et al. 1986). In 1940 to 1941, the population was estimated at 5000 breeding birds. In 1941 to 1942, it was estimated to be 10 000 breeding birds (Serventy 1943). In August 1977, there were 10 000 to 15 000 breeding birds, and in October 1981, there were 6000-10 000 breeding Noddies on the island (Johnstone & Coate 1992; Storr et al. 1986).The most recent estimate (in 1993) was 6325 pairs (Fuller et al. 1994).
Pelsaert Island. Australian Lesser Noddies were first recorded as nesting in two large colonies in 1840, and were still recorded nesting in 1899, but the colonies were abandoned between at least 1907 and 1913 (Fuller & Burbidge 1981). The colonies were re-established and flourishing by 1936 (Sandland 1937). In 1940 to 1941, two colonies of 1000 and 5000 birds were recorded (Serventy 1943). Since 1940, 41 extra colonies of Australian Lesser Noddies have been established. In 1982, the population could be divided into ten colonies, but since around 1984, some colonies have been abandoned (Burbidge & Fuller 1989; Fuller & Burbidge 1992).The most recent estimate (in 1993) was 34 895 pairs (Fuller et al. 1994).
The Australian Lesser Noddy usually occupies coral-limestone islands that are densely fringed with White Mangrove Avicennia marina. It occasionally occurs on shingle or sandy beaches (Higgins & Davies 1996).
The Australian Lesser Noddy roosts mainly in mangroves, especially at night (Fuller & Burbidge 1992; Serventy 1943; Storr et al. 1986), but may sometimes rest on a beach (Storr et al. 1986). Immature Australian Lesser Noddies have been observed roosting in large flocks on the beach near nesting areas during the day, and then moving back to the mangroves in the afternoon (Serventy et al. 1971).
The Australian Lesser Noddy builds nests in mangroves in horizontal or vertical forks, or in the elbow of a tree (Higgins & Davies 1996). On the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, the species breeds in dense clumps of mangroves up to 4 m tall (Johnstone & Coate 1992). On Ashmore Reef, it is thought to nest in low bushes of Sesbania Pea Sesbania cannibina (Stokes & Hinchey 1990).
The Australian Lesser Noddy breeds on the Houtman Abrolhos Islands group in Western Australia, apparently only on Morley, Wooded and Pelsaert Islands (Higgins & Davies 1996). It may also breed on Ashmore Reef (Stokes & Hinchey 1990). It builds a nest consisting of a bulky platform of seaweed. Breeding takes place in colonies, with nests densely packed together (Higgins & Davies 1996). For example on Pelsaert Island in 1986, the density of nests was as high as 215 per 100 m² (Burbidge & Fuller 1989).
The species' nest sites can be vulnerable to storm damage, because storms cause the loss of many eggs from more exposed nests. Australian Lesser Noddies laying earlier in the breeding season tend to use more sheltered sites, and thus have higher success than those laying later and in more exposed areas. Hatching success is better in leeward than in windward nesting sites (74% in leeward sites and around 52% in windward sites). Hatching success is better (75%) early in the season (the 27th of August to the 13th of September) than later (52-57% up to the 6th of December). Fledging success is also better early in the breeding season (93%) than later (73-74%), but does not differ significantly between sites (Surman & Wooller 1995).
The Australian Lesser Noddy lays a single egg (Higgins & Davies 1996; Garnett & Crowley 2000). Tarr (1949) stated that it nests twice per year, but there is no evidence to support this, although some pairs can lay replacement eggs after loss during storms (Surman & Wooller 1995). The breeding season is protracted, extending from mid August to early April, but it can vary from year to year (Higgins & Davies 1996). On Pelsaert Island in 1991 to 1992, the laying period of the population extended from late August to early December, with a peak in September, and the first eggs hatched on the 30th of September (Surman & Wooller 1995). Fledged young first go to sea between late January and early April (Storr et al. 1986).
The Australian Lesser Noddy feeds on small fish; small Australian Herrings Arripis georgianus, Beaked Salmon Gonorhynchus greyi, Goatfish Parupeneus signatus, Blue Sprat Spratelloides robustus, Hardyheads Atherinidae and Pilchards Sardinops neopilchardus (Johnstone & Storr 1998; Serventy et al. 1971; Storr et al. 1986).
The Australian Lesser Noddy feeds by taking items from or just below the water surface, without alighting (Serventy et al. 1971). It may forage well out to sea (Johnstone & Storr 1998; Storr et al. 1986) or in seas close to breeding islands, including outside fringing reefs (Storr et al. 1986; Whittell 1942).
The Australian Lesser Noddy is thought to be sedentary, mainly sedentary or resident. It tends to stay near to its breeding islands in the non-breeding season. However, some movements do occur. It may leave its nesting islands for short periods during the non-breeding season, and probably forages widely (Higgins & Davies 1996).
Guano mining during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries coincided with the disappearance of the Australian Lesser Noddy from Pelsaert Island (Fuller & Burbidge 1981). Currently, the main potential threats to breeding colonies are catastrophic destruction by cyclones, or pollution from oil spills that could damage the birds and mangroves (Burbidge & Fuller 1991).
The Australian Lesser Noddy has an extremely limited breeding range, thus sea level rises associated with global warming could have a detrimental effect on the mangroves required for breeding. Its food supplies could also be affected by commercial fishing (Burbidge et al. 1996; A.A. Burbidge, as cited in Garnett & Crowley 2000).
Marine bioregional plans have been developed for four of Australia's marine regions - South-west, North-west, North and Temperate East. Marine Bioregional Plans will help improve the way decisions are made under the EPBC Act, particularly in relation to the protection of marine biodiversity and the sustainable use of our oceans and their resources by our marine-based industries. Marine Bioregional Plans improve our understanding of Australia's oceans by presenting a consolidated picture of the biophysical characteristics and diversity of marine life. They describe the marine environment and conservation values of each marine region, set out broad biodiversity objectives, identify regional priorities and outline strategies and actions to address these priorities. Click here for more information about marine bioregional plans.
The Australian Lesser Noddy has been identified as a conservation value in the South-west Marine Region. See Schedule 2 of the South-west Marine Bioregional Plan (DSEWPaC 2012z) for regional advice. Maps of Biologically Important Areas have been developed for Australian lesser noddy in the South-west Marine Region and may provide additional relevant information. Go to the conservation values atlas to view the location of these Biologically Important Areas. The "species group report card - seabirds" for the South-west Marine Region provides additional information.
The Action Plan for Australian Birds provides a guide to threat abatement and management strategies for the Australian Lesser Noddy (Garnett & Crowley 2000).
The following table lists known and perceived threats to this species. Threats are based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) threat classification version 1.1.
|Threat Class
|Threatening Species
|Agriculture and Aquaculture:Livestock Farming and Grazing:Habitat loss and modification due to clearance of native vegetation and pasture improvements
|Species threats data recorded on the SPRAT database between 1999-2002 (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2012i) [Database].
|Biological Resource Use:Fishing and Harvesting Aquatic Resources:Commercial harvest
|Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Biological Resource Use:Fishing and Harvesting Aquatic Resources:Overfishing, competition with fishing operations and overfishing of prey fishing
|The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 (Garnett, S.T. & G.M. Crowley, 2000) [Cwlth Action Plan].
|Climate Change and Severe Weather:Habitat Shifting and Alteration:Global warming and associated sea level changes
|Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Climate Change and Severe Weather:Sea level rise:Inundation associated with climate change
|Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Climate Change and Severe Weather:Storms and Flooding:Natural events such as storms and cyclones leading to habitat destruction and flora/fauna mortality
|Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Ecosystem/Community Stresses:Indirect Ecosystem Effects:Restricted geographical distribution (area of occupancy and extent of occurrence)
|Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Energy Production and Mining:Mining and Quarrying:Habitat modification through open cut mining/quarrying activities
|The birds of Pelsart Island, Western Australia. WA Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife Report. 44. (Fuller, P.J. & A.A. Burbidge, 1981) [Report].
A million seabirds. Landscope. 6:17-23. (Burbidge, A.A. & P.J. Fuller, 1991) [Journal].
Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
|Species Stresses:Indirect Species Effects:Low numbers of individuals
A million seabirds. Landscope. 6:17-23. (Burbidge, A.A. & P.J. Fuller, 1991) [Journal].
Inundation study (Environmental Resources Information Network, 2007) [Database].
The breeding biology of the Lesser Noddy on Pelsaert Island, Western Australia. Emu. 95:47-53. (Surman, C.A. & R.D. Wooller, 1995) [Journal].
Burbidge, A.A. & P.J. Fuller (1989). Numbers of breeding seabirds on Plesaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Corella. 13:57-61.
Burbidge, A.A. & P.J. Fuller (1991). A million seabirds. Landscope. 6:17-23.
Burbidge, A.A., R.E. Johnstone & P.J. Fuller (1996). The status of seabirds in Western Australia. In: Ross, G.J.B., K. Weaver & J.C. Greig, eds. The Status of Australia's Seabirds: Proceedings of the National Seabird Workshop, Canberra, 1-2 November 1993. Page(s) 57-71. Canberra: Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia.
Cramp, S. (1985). Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Volume 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) (2005f). National Recovery Plan for Ten Species of Seabirds 2005-2010. [Online]. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/seabirds.html.
Fuller, P.J. & A.A. Burbidge (1981). The birds of Pelsart Island, Western Australia. WA Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife Report. 44. WA Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife.
Fuller, P.J. & A.A. Burbidge (1992). Seabird islands: Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Corella. 16:47-58.
Fuller, P.J., A.A. Burbidge & R. Owens (1994). Breeding seabirds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia: 1991-1993. Corella. 18:97-113.
Garnett, S.T. & G.M. Crowley (2000). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000. [Online]. Canberra, ACT: Environment Australia and Birds Australia. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/birds2000/index.html.
Gibson, C.G. (1908). Notes on some birds of the Abrolhos Islands, WA. Emu. 8:64-66.
Green, G.A. (1972). Fifth Abrolhos Expedition, 1970. Aquinas College, Manning, WA.
Harrison, P (1983). Seabirds: An Identification Guide. London: Croom Helm.
Higgins, P.J. & S.J.J.F. Davies, eds (1996). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume Three - Snipe to Pigeons. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.
Johnstone, R.E. (1992). Seabird islands: Morley Island, Easter Group, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Corella. 16:160-162.
Johnstone, R.E. & G.M. Storr (1998). Handbook of Western Australian Birds. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (Emu to Dollarbird). Perth, Western Australia: West Australian Museum.
Johnstone, R.E. & K. Coate (1992). Seabird islands: Wooded Island, Easter Group, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Corella. 16:155-159.
Magrath, M.J.L., M.A. Weston, P. Olsen & M. Antos (2004). Draft Survey Standards for Birds: Species Accounts. Melbourne, Victoria: Report for the Department of the Environment and Heritage by Birds Australia.
Pizzey, G. & F. Knight (1999). The Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Pymble, Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
Sandland, P.T. (1937). Notes on birds on Pelsart Island. Emu. 37:144-149.
Serventy, D.L., V.N. Serventy & J. Warham (1971). The Handbook of Australian Seabirds. Sydney, NSW: A.H. & A.W. Reed.
Serventy, V.N. (1943). Notes on nesting birds of the Abrolhos Islands. Emu. 42:235-241.
Stokes, T. & M. Hinchey (1990). Which small Noddies breed at Ashmore Reef in Eastern Indian Ocean?. Emu. 90:269-271.
Storr, G.M. & R.E. Johnstone (1988). Birds of the Swan Coastal Plain and adjacent seas and islands. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. Suppl. 28:1-76. Perth: Western Australian Museum.
Storr, G.M., R.E. Johnstone & P. Griffin (1986). Birds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. 24.
Surman, C.A. & R.D. Wooller (1995). The breeding biology of the Lesser Noddy on Pelsaert Island, Western Australia. Emu. 95:47-53.
Tarr, H.E. (1949). Notes on the birds of Long Island, Abrolhos Group, Western Australia. Emu. 48:276-282.
Whittell, H.M. (1942). A review of the work of John Gilbert in Western Australia. Emu. 41:289-305.
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The basketball part of that is the biggest reason why Fritts is the 25th winner of the Ohio Associated Press Mr. Basketball award, announced Wednesday. But the rest also says quite a bit about the Mentor High School senior.
The 6-2 swingman averaged 28.1 points, 8 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.9 assists for Mentor. It finished the season ranked No. 3 in the AP's Division I rankings.
Fritts also is a left-handed pitcher and plans to play both sports when he attends Wheeling Jesuit this fall.

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Saint Mary's Pro-Cathedral
320 E. Portage Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie - Chippewa County
Property Type
Historic Use
RELIGION/religious facility
Current Use
RELIGION/religious facility
Narrative Description
St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral is an asymmetrical, red brick, Gothic structure with a tall, spire-topped corner tower. The church has a long and narrow nave with a steeply pitched roof. The gable-roof dormers and broad aisles on either have less steeply pitched roofs. The nave terminates in a five-sided apse. The front facade has three bays formed by the aisle front, nave front, and bell tower. The aisle bay has one lancet window with polychromatic brick window head. Buttresses, constructed of red brick with limestone copings, are located on the front and side facades of the structure. Gable-roofed dormers feature a window with pentafoil mullions and a fleur-de-lis pinnacle. The bell tower is square in plan with an entrance similar to that of the central bay located in the base. Single and double pairs of lancet windows light the tower. Decorative, wood louvers cover the lancet openings to the belfry.
Statement of Significance
The carefully-executed Gothic elements of St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral make it an outstanding example of nineteenth-century religious architecture as well as a symbol of the original Catholic cathedral parish of St. Mary in the Diocese of the Upper Peninsula and of Catholic activity at the Sault dating back three centuries. Father Jacques Marquette established a mission at the Sault in 1668. The first Sault mission closed in 1696, but a priest was again appointed to serve the area in 1834. A sturdy, log church was constructed near the site of the present pro-cathedral in 1836. Bishop Baraga of the newly formed Diocese of the Upper Peninsula made this church his seat when he arrived in 1854. Sault Ste. Marie proved an inconvenient site for the seat of the Diocese and in 1865, the Bishop Baraga moved to the more centrally-located Marquette. In 1878, architect Joseph Connolly of Toronto designed the current structure to replace the log St. Mary's Church. The church was completed in 1882 and remains in use for Catholic services.
Marker Name
St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral
Marker Text
ST. MARY'S PRO-CATHEDRAL In 1853, Pope Pius IX separated the Upper Peninsula from the Diocese of Detroit and established a vicariate apostolic. Reverend Frederic Baraga, a missionary from L'Anse, became vicar apostolic and made St. Mary's Church his headquarters. In 1857 the vicariate became a diocese, Baraga was named "Bishop of the Sault" and the log church known as St. Mary's became a cathedral. With the onset of mining, settlements sprang up in the western Upper Peninsula. Faced with the task of serving these remote parishes, Bishop Baraga obtained the pope's permission to move the seat of the diocese to Marquette. In May 1866, Baraga left St. Mary's and the parish became the pro-cathedral parish. In 1881 the present Gothic Revival-style church, designed by Joseph Connolly of Toronto, was erected.
Period of Significance
Significant Date(s)
1641, 1881?
Registry Type(s)
05/18/1990 Marker erected
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There is arguably 2 Winning formulas that have won NBA championships over the past 10. ( a small sample in a big picture)
1.) I will outline below and
2.) Lets just say his name was Shaquille O'Neal, and to be honest I don't think we will see anyone like him for a long time.
The outline of an NBA Championship:
- There are 3 positions where you need to score from and it doesn't include all 3, but you have to have scoring from at least 2 of these positions if your goiung to win. Those positions are 2,3,4.
In the last 10 years the starting 2 guards have been - Kobe, Ray Allen, Dwayne Wade, Richard Hamilton, Micheal Finlay and Deshawn Stevenson.
Starting SF were - Shawn Marion, James Posey, Ron Artest, Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince, Rick Fox, Bruce Bowen.
Starting PF were - Dirk, Pau, KG, Tim Duncan, Rasheed Wallace, Samaki Walker, Udonis Haslem
Now like I mentioned above it doesn't have to be all 3, and like you can see the majority of the scorers come from 2 &4 and the defense comes from the 3. (Not all the scenarios but most)
Now continuing the same thought every single one of these team had a guy that changed the way each team played when he came off the bench.
Those bench players were: Antoine Walker, Robert Horry, Jason Terry, Manu Ginobli, Lamar Odom, Rodney Stuckey.
Continuing, Every team had a defence first C (Except L.A. of Old) - Ben Wallace, Tyson Chandler, Andrew Bynum, Fabricio Oberto, and Shaq
and every team had the role playing or should I say Veteran PG - Chauncey (I know this is where I willl get my arguements), D Fish, Jason Williams/GP, J Kidd, Tony Parker.
Now after that quick analysis, lets just compare that model to the 6 time NBA Champion Bulls and you will see a very very similar outline
C - Longley, Wennington, Cartwright, Brian Williams aka Bison Dele PF - Horace and Dennis, SF - Scottie, SG - Jordan, PG - Armstrong, Harper, Kerr, 6th man - Kukoc, Craig Hodges.
Now the other scenario is you have an absolute stud at Centre - Kareem, Shaq, Hakeem, David Robinson
but that seems to only come along once and a while and isn't as effective as the other outline
.Now, when this model is compared to the roster we have in Toronto, believe it or not we are not that far off. (I know I know its a stretch but just look at the roster.)
We have scoring at 2 - Demar, Scoring at 4 - Bargs we have a verteran role playing PG- Jose and you could say we have a game changing 6th man - Leandro.
What are we missing? well were missing a legitmate defensive centre, we are missing the 3 that can contribute whether it be offence or defence and we are missing the Kobe or the Jordan or the P squared, but if Demar can turn into the player he should ( A dominant scorer with great athetlicism) we might be allright.
But the one thing The Raps do not and have not had in common with these teams is ROSTER DEPTH!!!
If you go as far back as the Lakers of the early 2000's they had depth, Miami in 06' had depth, Dallas that just won the ship hed Great depth. The Raptors so long as they continue to have terrible depth will never get out of the basement, guys get hurt in this league its what happens. So if you don't have the depth to cover your screwed. Let Sonny Weems walk, let Julian Wright walk, let all these guys that will get no where, and are going no where in the NBA go, and bring in either quality vets or quality young talent and get this roster some depth.


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Hoffman received his B.A degree from Oberlin College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law in 1981.[1]
Hoffman began his career in 1981 as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Anne Thompson. He then worked as a staff attorney of The Legal Aid Society, Civil Division until his judicial appointment. From 1983 to 1989, he served at the Harlem Neighborhood office and, from 1989 to 1990, he was the Attorney in Charge of the Brooklyn office. He then served as the society's New York Director from 1991 to 1994 and as its Director of Litigation in the Bronx from 1994 to 1996.
Hoffman's judicial career began in 1996, when he was appointed to the New York City Civil Court. He was reappointed in 2001 to a term that ended in 2006. In 2003, he was appointed a Criminal Court judge and an Acting Supreme Court Justice, but was assigned to serve on the Family Court. He became the Supervising Judge of the Family Court of New York County in 2009.[1]


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State Rep. Eric Watson, at Friday night's Lincoln Day Dinner at Cleveland High School, announced the Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Friday providing Olin Chlor Alkali Products in Bradley County a $160 million loan for a new state-of-the-art membrane cell manufacturing facility, according to the Cleveland Daily Banner.
The construction will allow Olin to meet federal guidelines on eliminating the use of mercury in its manufacturing process.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty had earlier congratulated Olin on plans to invest the $160 million in its facilities. Construction began in July and is tentatively scheduled for completion by the end of 2012.
The technology change will allow the plant to meet the growing need for KOH that is important to the production of food, fertilizers, herbicides, soaps, detergents, airplane de-icing fluids and other key products. Once installation of the new technology is in place at the Charleston plant, mercury will not be a part of the manufacturing process.
The Olin facilities will have a capacity of 200,000 tons which will be used to produce chlorine, caustic soda, potassium hydroxide and related products.
Haslam said, "Olin is a well-respected corporate citizen in Bradley County, and we appreciate the company's continued commitment to invest in the community. Established Tennessee companies such as Olin provide a solid foundation on which our state's economy will continue to grow."
"After almost 50 years in business, Olin is a great success story for Tennessee," said Hagerty. "My department has renewed its focus on existing industries, because we understand they are by far the biggest job creators in the state. My thanks to Olin for choosing to retain these good, high-quality jobs in Tennessee."
Olin president Frank Chirumbole said, "We are delighted to make this investment in the Charleston community, which has been home to our plant here since 1962. We are especially grateful to the state of Tennessee, which has provided generous incentives to assist with the financing of the project."
(Note: Actually, the Legislature did not meet on Friday-- unless there was a secret session I missed. Also missed seeing any such loan bill on the floor of either chamber last week.)


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post2746199253023535963..comments2014-08-29T01:40:20.609-04:00Comments on Down the Line!: PHOTO OP: The baller boys get in gear for Davis Cup's opening weekendRich Rodriguezhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-5666711006761370682009-03-06T14:36:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:36:00.000-05:00I miss seeing Ancic! he's so adorable!!!!!!!! haha...I miss seeing Ancic! he's so adorable!!!!!!!! firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-50605665617105085532009-03-06T04:23:00.000-05:002009-03-06T04:23:00.000-05:00BOTH! LOLBOTH! email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-21134300267540935362009-03-05T19:28:00.000-05:002009-03-05T19:28:00.000-05:00"And Rich, couldn't you have photoshopped the Worm..."And Rich, couldn't you have photoshopped the Worm out of that picture?!"

Eh, figurative or literal?RiCHhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-88081585922734532672009-03-05T18:42:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:42:00.000-05:00Haha the Swiss indeed look like a pissed cheese fo...Haha the Swiss indeed look like a pissed cheese fondue street gang. :D

And Spain's team does remind me of a bunch of astronauts there (hot ones though).

And Rich, couldn't you have photoshopped the Worm out of that email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-18574495722666178562009-03-05T17:46:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:46:00.000-05:00Mon dieu j'adore les hommes francais!France better...Mon dieu j'adore les hommes francais!

France better win; they are so beautiful.Where's Richard? The Czechs aren't attractive maybe Berdych but not really and who in their right mind chooses the worm to be the focal point of a picture? The Swiss totally look pissed in a smoldering "take your pants off" kind of way. Ancic looks adorable and Huta Galung is still hot though he looks slightly psychotic in the picture. I agree Monaco is hot though he has the tendency to look ugly.

Ooh nothing makes a bad day better than hot men. Hot damn!

Allez Richie!Sarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-34655621770035325502009-03-05T15:29:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:29:00.000-05:00Well, aside for the person second picture from the...Well, aside for the person second picture from the bottom, standing in the middle.. ugh. Just ugh.

The frenchies are so cute! They're all still behaving like total boys. Not that the spanish ISN'T. :D

I dunno what's up with the Suisse, but they look... intimidating. Might be the angle of the picture, might be the totally awesome goatee, but definitely looking like they wanna rip someone's face off.

It stirs me good, alright.Babzhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-71092002635791477662009-03-05T15:27:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:27:00.000-05:00Thanks, CC. I still think he could have found a p...Thanks, CC. I still think he could have found a place that reminded him of Sweden in California. Why don't we swing by his house and offer to take him real estate shopping..and then quietly maul him on the way there? You busy firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-29423404039108348412009-03-05T15:24:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:24:00.000-05:00I forgot to say I love the Frenchies! They can't ...I forgot to say I love the Frenchies! They can't keep their hands off each email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-90750084759251918332009-03-05T15:17:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:17:00.000-05:00Natch, Mats lives in Idaho, with model wife an fou...Natch, Mats lives in Idaho, with model wife an four kids. Maybe Idaho reminds him of his home county Smaland in Sweden...dunno.

Babz, sooo true...CChttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-31762711545551951842009-03-05T15:07:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:07:00.000-05:00CC,Sweden doesn't look nearly as depressed as Swit...CC,
Sweden doesn't look nearly as depressed as Switzerland. They look downright pissed.
Mats IS still hot. I heard he lives in Idaho (not sure if it's true,) which I think is so weird. If you're going to pick a state in the US in which to live, you pick IDAHO???

Anon,
Great idea!
*pens memo to Rafa*

Babz,
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-36119878852560687692009-03-05T14:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:58:00.000-05:00Holy god. Tennis has so many good looking men. I L...Holy god. Tennis has so many good looking men.

I LOVE THIS SPORTBabzhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-83362500199318587852009-03-05T14:18:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:18:00.000-05:00Juan Monaco has not gotten the memo that he needs ...Juan Monaco has not gotten the memo that he needs to get into my pants- pronto! Lord that boy is blazing hot (and very under-rated in terms of his hottness.)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-24264604380142562842009-03-05T13:38:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:38:00.000-05:00Wohooo! Go Sweden! (My home country.)Hang on a mom...Wohooo! Go Sweden! (My home country.)
Hang on a moment... Why do they look so gloomy? Oh, no audience... No Pim-Pim...(hot) Eh, no chance in hell of winning anything... OK. Fair enough, then.
Well, at least Mats is still kinda cute.CChttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Planners on both sides of the Blue Ridge are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. They're inspired by work students at the University of Virginia have done to reopen a historic railroad passage through the mountain.
Wednesday, those students presented plans to preserve the Blue Ridge Tunnel, engineered by Claudius Crozet and opened in 1858. A nonprofit foundation has worked for a decade to reopen the passage between Nelson and Augusta counties. Now, they have a fresh vision for the tunnel's future.
University of Virginia architecture master's student Michael Goddard and his classmates presented plans to preserve the Blue Ridge Tunnel.
"The tunnel is a unique experience in a lot of ways," Goddard said. "There's a mood the tunnel creates in its darkness and cave-like qualities. So, we wanted to make sure that was still in place when we finished the design work."
He designed a pavilion where hikers and locals can exchange those tunnel experiences. It's the culmination of a semester's worth of work in preservation planning class.
UVA architecture professor Rich Collins said, "When they're inspired by something real, something local, something with many dimensions, they always do better."
The class invited members of a nonprofit foundation working to reopen the historic railroad tunnel as a regional trail through Afton Mountain. Landowners and local planners reviewed the students' visions.
"Really new ideas and people are going 'yeah'," Collins said. "These are people who have been working in the trenches, so to speak, for years trying to make this known and recognized and hopefully enriched and protected."
Emily Harper is leading the project on the Nelson County end. She said, "It always helps to have fresh ideas and look at it, and see what other people think could be done."
Students estimate tunnel tourism would generate $290,000 a year for the communities it connects. Master's student Madeleine Hawks created an interactive trail, using signs connected to smartphones, to bring the tunnel's history to life for those visitors.
Hawks said, "Just giving enough information that visitors can continue to be creative thinking about the Irish labor and ways in which it relates to their own lives today."
Hawks hopes her class's work will spark progress to reopen the tunnel. She said, "I do think they're a lot closer to achieving that goal."
The students say construction could start as soon as next spring, with the tunnel reopening by September 2014. All of that depends on funding. The tunnel project still needs about $3 million.


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Great article. Perspective.
Great article. Perspective.
Kathie Lapcevic looks in the mirror and still has trouble believing that the person looking back at her, is half her previous size. In 18 months, Kathie has shed 108 pounds and she's currently no more than a side salad and a jog around the block from her goal weight. As a writer and teacher with a passion for gardening, canning and other do-it-yourself endeavours, Kathie was not a stranger to discipline or hard work, except when it came to her own health. "I was overweight my entire life," she said. "The girl who got made fun of, the girl who always wanted to figure out a better way but didn't know how to begin."
Recently Kathie spoke to us about her weight loss journey, future goals and where she finally got the determination to lose the weight.
Read more at http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/kathie-lapcevic-lost-108-pounds-i-still-cant-believe-thats-me-in-the-mirror/#qme7De7QkXrb0Ljf.99
Food is at once the most amazing and annoying part of our lives. We have to eat in order to live, and there are so many delicious flavors to enjoy in the world. The problem is that everything we eat has a cost attached to it; not just a monetary cost (although that's annoying as well), but rather the calorie count of the food we eat that really gets us—especially in the USA.
Making dietary decisions is difficult, but we're not walking into it blindly. There are guidelines available: the average person (depending on height, weight, age, and level of physical activity) requires between 2000 and 3000 calories. That sounds like a lot, but it's pretty easy to go over that in a day. Here are some foods that are ~500 calories to assist you in deciding what to eat.
Follow this link to see the foods: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/what-500-calories-really-looks-like-different-foods.html
by Alexandra Sifferlin
More restaurants display calorie counts on their menus, but what if they also informed you what it would take to burn off those calories?
It's one thing to know how many calories are packed into a meal you're about to eat, and quite another to fully appreciate what your body does with them. That's been clear since cities like New York mandated calorie counts on fast food and restaurant menus so consumers would have a better idea of what they were eating. Despite the added information, studies haven't shown that the counts led people to eat less. In fact, some surveys found they prompted people to order more food. So caloric information, it seems, doesn't have much impact on eating behavior.
Better strategies are clearly needed, so researchers Dr. Meena Shah and Ashlei James from Texas Christian University tried another approach — replacing the calorie counts with the number of minutes of brisk walking a person would need to complete to burn off what they just ate.
The researchers chose brisk walking since it's a physical activity most people can do, and can easily fit into their day, as opposed to running or jogging. "We did the study specifically in younger adults. The reason why we chose young adults is because they exercise more than older adults and we felt that they would relate to it more than older adults," says Shah.
The scientists recruited 300 men and women ages 18 to 30 and randomly assigned them to order lunch from one of three menus: one that was calorie-free, one that included calorie counts and another labeled with the minutes of walking needed to burn the calories in the food. All the menus had the same food offerings, including burgers, chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, salad, fries, desserts, soda and water.
The participants who were provided the walking information ordered and consumed fewer calories compared to those who ordered off the menu without calorie labels. However, as with some previous studies, there was no difference in the calories consumed between those who ordered off the menu with calorie count labels and those who were not provided with calorie information.
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by Nick Mistretta
When it comes to toning up and losing weight, there are a number of strategies you can employ. You can change your diet and eat more whole foods. You can consume foods especially talented at burning fat. You can choose a good cardio program. And you can (wait for it) build some muscle with circuit training.
Muscle burns more calories than fat. Having muscle increases your resting metabolic rate, which allows you to burn more fat and calories while your body is at rest. While this is certainly true, the numbers won't stagger you. But every little bit helps. An extra 10 pounds of muscle burns somewhere around 50-60 extra calories a day. And while this may not seem like a lot, over the course of time it will add up. Much the same way the weight gain did.
What is Circuit Training
Circuit training involves performing resistance exercises back to back with no rest in between. Let's say you've got 7 exercises that you're going to do. You'll complete all seven in succession with no rest, followed by a 1-2 minute rest period at the end. This constitutes one circuit. After the rest period, begin again. Do three circuits or more in total.
Because you're moving through the exercises without rest, you're also getting a fantastic cardio workout. Circuit training is the perfect combination of weight training, cardio and endurance exercise.
There are a lot of equipment options for circuit training. You can use machines at the gym, though performing a circuit requiring several machines while others are exercising can be a challenge. You can use dumbbells or other free weights, which I prefer. There are also resistance bands, which are nice in that they are extremely portable. Or you can simply use your body weight and perform exercises like push ups, dips, squats and chin ups.
Why Circuit Training
Think of circuit training as High Intensity Interval Training with weights. Meaning you'll work harder and burn more calories in a shorter period of time. The upside is there's no time to get bored. The downside? Maximum intensity will be required. But this is the key to any exercise routine.
By combining a high intensity cardio workout with a high intensity resistance workout, you'll burn more calories during your workout and also during the hours following it. There is an afterburn effect that happens after intense exercise in which you continue burning calories for hours after your workout. But remember, the key is your level of intensity.
Circuit training works your heart by improving cardio endurance. So you will receive the same benefits as you do from any goood cardio program. Your strength and muscular endurance will also improve. And as I mentioned earlier, this will promote a little more fat burning even while you're at rest.
Minimum time required. Perhaps this is the greatest benefit of all. You can easily complete a challenging circuit training session in 20-30 minutes. If you do two of these whole body workouts per week, your investment is under an hour.
Read the rest here: http://naturalhealthpub.com/lose-more-fat-with-circuit-training-2013-04-13/
Visceral fat is internal fat that accumulates around your organs. Most of this fat is located in the abdominal area. According to MayoClinic.com, an accumulation of fat around your organs can increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes and other serious health problems. Getting rid of visceral fat gets harder as you get older. Your body's fat content also increases as you age, so you will need to work harder and consistently to ensure that your abdominal fat doesn't increase.
Perform moderate-intensity aerobic training on a daily basis. MayoClinic.com recommends choosing an activity that fits both your goals and current health and fitness level. Anything from playing tennis to hiking to taking indoor cycling classes is a good choice as long as you do it on most days of the week and for at least 30 minutes a day.
Add strength training to your regular workout routine. According to MayoClinic.com, weight training can help conserve muscle mass. Muscle speeds up metabolism and makes fat burning easier and more effective. Strength train at least three times a week for 20 minutes or more to build muscle.
Make dietary changes. Reduce your consumption of saturated fats and simple carbohydrates like white bread and sugars. Instead, eat whole grains like whole wheat and oats and unsaturated fats like olive oil and nuts. Also, switch to low-fat dairy and focus on lean proteins such as fish, chicken, soy and lentils.
Lose weight. According to MayoClinic.com, you need to eliminate 3,500 calories in order to lose 1 lb. This means cutting 500 calories a day from your diet. Avoiding second servings, sharing a dessert with a friend and switching to diet soda are all effective ways to cut down your calorie intake.
Stop smoking. According to a 2005 study published in the "Journal of Obesity Research," people who smoke are more likely to have a higher amount of abdominal fat than people who don't smoke.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/330089-rid-fat-around-organs/#ixzz2JZ7kwAFy
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health and can help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers. That is why maintaining a healthy weight is so important: It helps you lower your risk for developing these problems, helps you feel good about yourself, and gives you more energy to enjoy life.
What Is Overweight and Obesity?
Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body fat. Body mass index (BMI) is a useful measure of overweight and obesity. The information on this Web site will provide you with information about BMI (including limitations of this measure) and how to reach and stay at a healthy weight. Talk to your health care provider if you are concerned about your BMI.
What Factors Contribute To a Healthy Weight?
Many factors can contribute to a person's weight. These factors include environment, family history and genetics, metabolism (the way your body changes food and oxygen into energy), and behavior or habits.
Energy Balance
Energy balance is important for maintaining a healthy weight. The amount of energy or calories you get from food and drinks (energy IN) is balanced with the energy your body uses for things like breathing, digesting, and being physically active (energy OUT):
The same amount of energy IN and energy OUT over time = weight stays the same (energy balance)
More energy IN than OUT over time = weight gain
More energy OUT than IN over time = weight loss
To maintain a healthy weight, your energy IN and OUT don't have to balance exactly every day. It's the balance over time that helps you maintain a healthy weight.
You can reach and maintain a healthy weight if you:
* Follow a healthy diet, and if you are overweight or obese, reduce your daily intake by 500 calories for weight loss
* Are physically active
* Limit the time you spend being physically inactive
Johnny Rockets' Big Apple Shake, bacon cheddar double burger and sweet potato fries add up to 3,500 calories.
by Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Published: 01/16/2013 05:00am
Take a milkshake, blend in a piece of apple pie and voila! You have an 1,140-calorie Big Apple Shake from Johnny Rockets restaurants.
Order it with the restaurant chain's Bacon Cheddar Double burger and Sweet Potato Fries and the meal has 3,500 calories.
These and other gastronomic heavyweights from other restaurants, including a smoothie with 1,460 calories and a piece of cake with 1,820 calories, have won The Center for Science in the Public Interest's dubious honor: the Xtreme Eating Awards.
Every year nutritionists with the Washington D.C.-based consumer group review the nutritional information on entrees, appetizers and desserts from 225 popular chain restaurants and identify foods that are loaded with calories, artery-clogging saturated fat, sodium and sugar.
"These are huge portions of high-fat, high-calorie foods," says Jayne Hurley, senior nutritionist for the group. "The calories are in the stratosphere. Restaurants need to slim down their menus. There are pages of foods like these that are bad for you."
The Xtreme Eating Award entrees have between 1,700 to 3,100 calories in a single meal, as much or more than most people should eat in a day, she says.
The average American should consume about 2,000 calories a day, depending on height, weight and activity level, Hurley says. Some people need fewer calories, and some active people may be able to eat more.
Hurley's advice for people who are dining out: Skip the appetizer and dessert and split one entree with a friend or take half of it home. "Or if there is a healthy, light or diet section of the menu, order off of that. You'll get fewer calories, but there's no guarantee you'll get less sodium."
Registered dietitian Joy Dubost, director of nutrition for the National Restaurant Association, said in a statement: "Consumers choose to dine out for many occasions — whether it's a lunch outside the office or a special occasion, such as a birthday dinner. With this in mind, restaurants provide an array of menu options including a growing selection of healthful menu options. In fact, the National Restaurant Association's 2013 Restaurant Industry Forecast shows that over 85 % of adults say there are more healthy options at restaurants than there were two years ago."
Here's some of the nutrient information on the foods receiving the Xtreme Eating Awards, plus comments about them from CSPI nutritionists in the January/February Nutrition Action Healthletter:
- The Cheesecake Factory's Bistro Shrimp Pasta: 3,120 calories. "This dish has the dubious distinction of delivering more calories than any other entree on the menu."
- The Cheesecake Factory's Crispy Chicken Costoletta (lightly breaded chicken breasts) with mashed potatoes and asparagus: 2,610 calories. "It's like eating an entire KFC 12-piece Original Recipe bucket, except the KFC chicken has less saturated fat."
- Chili's Full Rack of Baby Back Ribs with Shiner Bock BBQ Sauce with fries and cinnamon apples: 2,330 calories. This has a "stunning four-day supply" of sodium (6,490 milligrams).
- Uno Chicago Grill's Deep Dish Macaroni and 3-Cheese: 1,980 calories. "It's not just the three cheeses (cheddar, Parmesan, and Romano). There's Alfredo sauce which is made from heavy cream, cheese, rendered chicken fat and butter. And four cups of pasta plus the crushed Ritz Cracker crumbs also do their share to boost the calorie load."
- IHOP's Country Fried Steak and Eggs combo which includes deep-fried steak (8 oz.) with gravy, two fried eggs, deep-fried potatoes, and two buttermilk pancakes: 1,760 calories. "Think of it as five McDonald's Egg McMuffins sprinkled with 10 packets of sugar."
- Maggiano's Little Italy's Veal Porterhouse (18. oz.) with crispy red potatoes: 2,710 calories. "You'd be better off eating four Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizzas."
- Smoothie King's Peanut Power Plus Grape Smoothie (40-oz. size): 1,460 calories. "Somehow, people believe that smoothies are healthy no matter what."
- Maggiano's Little Italy's Chocolate Zuccotto Cake: 1,820 calories. "Each slice is five inches tall and four inches wide and weighs just short of a pound."


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Animal & Veterinary
Staff College Director Hired
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter 2002 Volume XVII, No II
CVM welcomes Faith S. Williamson, Ed. D. as Director of the CVM Staff College. Dr. Williamson comes to CVM from the Department of Health and Human Services where she worked as a career development program specialist for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration).
Dr. Williamson is extensively qualified to lead CVM's Staff College efforts. She obtained a B.S. degree in business education from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, and a M.S. degree in counseling psychology from Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX. Prior to joining the Federal Civil Service, Dr. Williamson earned her Ed. D. degree in adult and continuing education from Virginia Polytechnic Insititute and State University.
At DHHS, Dr. Williamson served as coordinator of the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program and coordinated and implemented the grand opening of the Program Support Center's Career Counseling Program.
After lengthy planning and development, the CVM Staff College will soon be up and running. The Center continues the development of a competency-based learning management system that will enhance the science base and the introduction of the new training facility to support the infrastructure of the CVM Staff College. In addition, the development of several in-house scientific/reviewer training programs, seminars and workshops are forthcoming to increase the science-based knowledge of the CVM Review Staff.


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Federal Judge Blocks Typo Keyboard Sales As Fight Continues With BlackBerry
A California judge has granted BlackBerry's wish to temporarily stop sales of an iPhone keyboard made by start-up Typo Products while the two firms spar over copyright infringement allegations.
BlackBerry had petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late January to block sales of the Typo keyboard because it was an "obvious knock-off" of the keyboards on its phones.
In a ruling issued late Friday, Judge William Orrick said "BlackBerry has established a likelihood of proving that Typo infringes the patents at issue and Typo has not presented a substantial question of the validity of those patents."
The court's decision will be a blow to Typo, which had asserted that its keyboards were sufficiently different.
The Typo keyboard was first unveiled in January and is designed to slip onto an iPhone 5 or 5S like a protective case. It costs $99 and has received attention in part because Typo is backed by U.S. TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest.
BlackBerry quickly moved to sue Typo claiming its keyboard was a copy of those found on BlackBerry handsets.
The company currently sells several phones with a physical keyboard and plans to launch at least one more later this year.
Earlier Friday, CEO John Chen said BlackBerry would launch a new model called the Q20 "Classic" later this year that includes the trackpad and 'Menu,' 'Back,' 'Send' and 'End' buttons along the top of the keyboard that helped make the company famous.
As a next step in the California case, BlackBerry will have to post a bond with the court that would cover Typo's losses should it eventually be decided that Typo's keyboard does not infringe on BlackBerry's patents.
Typo has a week to come up with a detailed accounting of how much money it could lose as a result of the injunction.
Typo could not immediately be reached for comment.
The case is 14-00023, BlackBerry vs Typo Products, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco.
Is Kodak Back From The Dead??????
June 21, 2013 by Michael
Filed under Around The Net
Eastman Kodak might get itself out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and return to trading.
The company said that it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from protection. Kodak said creditors agreed to backstop an offering that would let the iconic company issue 34 million common shares at $11.94 each, equal to about 85 percent of the equity of a reorganized company.
Kodak Chief Executive Antonio Perez said: "This agreement, which serves as a critical component of the capital structure for the emerging Kodak, positions us to comprehensively settle our obligations with our various key creditor constituencies."
Kodak has said it wants to emerge from Chapter 11 in the third quarter of this year.
Proceeds from the rights offering would go to repay various creditors, including more junior second-lien creditors who would no longer receive equity in the reorganised company. Kodak sought protection from creditors in January 2012 amid high pension costs, and after falling many years behind rivals in embracing digital technology in its photography business.
The company has been selling off its assets and plans to emerge from Chapter 11 as a commercial imaging business.
Is Apple Up To The Spying Game Again?
Apple, which was in all sorts of hot water when it was caught tracking its users, is up to its old tricks again.
Apple was slammed by privacy experts protested the use of a universal device identifier, or UDID, to track the online preferences of iPhone and iPad users. This made it a perfect target for hackers who broke into digital media firm Bluetoad and made off with close to a million device IDs.
It looks like Apple remains addicted to tracking its users. According to Naked Security iOS 6 has a new tracking system called IDFA, or identifier for advertisers. Like the UDID, the IDFA uniquely identifies your Apple device and any websites that you browse with your iPhone or iPad device can request the IDFA.
While UDID could be tracked to users the IDFA can't be traced back to individuals, it merely links a pattern of online behaviour with a specific device. In other words, it knows all about you, just not your name.
Fortunately it can be disabled from within iOS, though Apple leaves it enabled, by default and hopes no one will notice. The IDFA acts like a persistent cookie on the phone: allowing advertisers to track user surfing behaviour on their phone and record interactions up to and including purchases or downloads.
Michael Oiknine, the CEO of mobile application analytics firm Apsalar said that IDFA offered many advantages over the discredited UDID. For a start the IDFA is reset when the device, itself, is reset. That will prevent user data from being corrupted when they sell or transfer their phone to a new owner, Oiknine said.
What is a little alarming is that IDFA stands a good chance of being adopted universally, clearing up confusion created by competing standards like OpenUDID and ODIN.
Sales Ban Lifted,Galaxy Tabs To Be Sold In U.S.
October 3, 2012 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
A U.S. court lifted a temporary sales ban against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy Tab 10.1 granted to Apple Inc in a patent dispute, allowing the South Korean company to sell the product in the United States.
While the Galaxy 10.1 is an older model, the lifting of the ban could still help Samsung in the run-up to the pivotal holiday shopping season.
"We are pleased with the court's action today, which vindicates our position that there was no infringement of Apple's design patent and that an injunction was not called for," Samsung said in a statement.
Separately, Samsung filed a motion against Apple saying the iPhone 5 had infringed on some of the company's patents.
The world's top two smartphone makers are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries as they vie to dominate the lucrative market.
The legal fight began last year when Apple sued Samsung in multiple countries, and Samsung countersued.
The injunction on the Galaxy tablet had been put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted the iPhone maker against Samsung in a closely watched legal battle that ended in August with a victory for Apple on many of its patent violation claims.
However, the jury found that Samsung had not violated the patent that was the basis for the tablet injunction and Samsung argued the sales ban should be lifted.
The sole basis for the preliminary injunction no longer exists since the jury found that Samsung's Galaxy Tab had not violated Apple's D 889 patent.
"The court does not agree with Apple that Samsung's motion for dissolution of the June 26 preliminary injunction cannot be fairly decided without resolving Apple's post-trial motions," Judge Lucy Koh said in her ruling.
Apple Gets Motorola Phones,Tablets Banned In Germany
September 14, 2012 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Apple won a preliminary sales ban on Motorola mobile phones and tablets in Germany on Thursday when the regional court of Munich ruled that Motorola infringes on a touchscreen-related patent, a spokeswoman for the court said.
Apple sued Google-owned Motorola Mobility for infringing on its "list scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touchscreen display" patent, said Stefanie Ruhwinkel, spokeswoman for the Munich court. The patent is also known as the "overscroll bounce" or "rubber band" patent and allows pages, documents or photos on touchscreen devices to scroll past their boundaries and bounce back when users release their fingers from the screen.
The Munich court ruled that Motorola Mobility infringes on the patent with its smartphones and tablet computers, said Ruhwinkel. Infringing devices include the Motorola Milestone XT720, the Motorola DEFY, the Motorola Atrix and Motorola XOOM, which all use the Android OS.
Motorola is not allowed to use the patent in Germany, said Ruhwinkel, "so you could call it a sales ban."
Besides an injunction, Apple also demanded that Motorola disclose its sales figures in the German market so the damages of the infringement could be calculated. It also demanded a recall of all the infringing products from the distribution channel and that devices be destroyed. All of Apple's demands were "granted in full" by the court, said Ruhwinkel.
The verdict, however, is not yet final. The judge granted Apple a preliminary injunction. Apple could enforce the injunction if it posts a bond of US$32 million, if Motorola Mobility decides not to appeal the verdict or if the appeals court confirms the verdict, said Ruhwinkel.
Judge Backs Apple,Halts Samsung's Galaxy Tab Sales In USA
June 28, 2012 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with Apple's request to stop Samsung Electronics selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the United States, giving the iPhone maker a huge victory in the global smartphone and tablet patent wars.
Samsung's Galaxy touchscreen tablets, powered by Google's Android operating system, are considered by many industry experts to be the main rival to the iPad, though they are currently a distant second to Apple's device. Microsoft and Google are also preparing tablet offerings.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, had previously denied Apple's bid for an injunction on the tablet and multiple Galaxy smartphones. However, a federal appeals court instructed Koh to reconsider Apple's request on the tablet.
"Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products," Koh wrote on Tuesday, adding the order should become effective once Apple posts a $2.6 million bond to protect against damages suffered by Samsung if the injunction is later found to have been wrong.
Apple has waged an international patent war since 2010 as it seeks to limit the growth of Google's Android system, the world's best-selling mobile operating platform. A decisive injunction in one of the U.S. legal cases could strengthen Apple's hand in negotiating cross-licensing deals, where firms agree to let each other use their patented technologies.
Opponents of Apple say the iPhone and iPad maker is using patents too aggressively in its bid to stamp out competition.
The injunction against Samsung comes less than a week after Apple suffered a serious setback when a federal judge in Chicago dismissed its patent claims against Google's Motorola Mobility unit. Judge Richard Posner ruled that an injunction barring the sale of Motorola smartphones would harm consumers.
Dish TV Wants Courts To Decide Fate Of Its 'Auto Hop' Product
May 25, 2012 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
The manufacturer of a new digital video recorder that allows viewers to skip television commercials at the touch of a button has asked a federal judge to let it sell the product, in a challenge to broadcast TV networks that are vehemently opposing the technology.
Dish Network Corp on Thursday asked for a court order that its "Auto Hop" feature does not infringe any copyright owned by the four major U.S. television networks: Walt Disney Co's ABC, CBS Corp's CBS, News Corp's Fox and Comcast Corp's NBC.
It filed its request with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
New Lawsuit Says Apple Infringed On Touchscreen Patent
April 24, 2012 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Apple devices using touch technology infringe on a patent owned by the Pennsylvanian company FlatWorld Interactives, the company stated in court documents filed on last Friday. FlatWorld asked for a permanent injunction that Apple stop infringing, and for sufficient compensation for the infringements, the company's attorneys said.
The Pennsylvanian designer of touchscreen systems for use in museum displays alleged that Apple knowingly infringed on its patent, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said. The infringing products are said to include the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.
FlatWorld said Apple's infringement has been on a massive scale and has caused it irreparable harm. The company demanded a permanent injunction enjoining Apple from continued infringement plus an unspecified amount of damages to compensate for Apple's infringement. The company is seeking a jury trial.
FlatWorld was founded in January 2007 by Slavko Milekic, a professor in cognitive science and digital design at the University of the Arts in Pennsylvania, in order to commercialize his touch screen patent, the filing said.
Milekic filed a provisional patent application on August 28, 1997, claiming priority from that date in his definitive patent application, according to the court documents. He applied for his patent on June 12, 1998 and was granted it as U.S. patent 6,920,619 on July 19 2005, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Apple received a notification about the original patent and the reissue application in September 2007, shortly after the first iPhone went on sale in the U.S. at the end of June 2007, FlatWorld's attorneys noted in the court filing. The filing also revealed that FlatWorld believes that Apple first started developing touch screen technology for the iPhone in 2005.
Kodak Goes After Apple and HTC Over Imaging Technology
January 11, 2012 by Michael
Filed under Around The Net
Kodak has sued Apple and HTC for allegedly infringing patents related to camera imaging.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the camera firm is alleging infringement of four patents by both companies as well as a fifth by HTC. It also filed a related complaint against both companies with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).
Kodak said it obtained its patents because it decided that people would like to easily share pictures from their digital cameras before putting them on their PCs.
It claimed Apple and HTC are infringing the patents by selling and importing mobile camera phones, tablets and other devices. The federal lawsuits were filed in Kodak's home town of Rochester, New York.
The firm wants to stop Apple and HTC from selling products such as the Iphone and Ipad and is seeking compensatory and triple damages.
Kodak also has patent litigation ongoing against RIM, and legal proceedings have been taking place for more than a year.
On Tuesday, Kodak announced a business restructuring, creating a new unit with a focus on consumer digital products.
We have contacted the companies involved for comment.
Novell Vs. Microsoft Ends With A Hung Jury
One lone juror held up Novell's $1.2 billion lawsuit against Microsoft, resulting in a hung jury, another bout of lengthy negotiations and a possible retrial.
Corbyn Alvey, 21, a security guard from Magna, was the only one of the 12 jurors to find that there was not enough evidence to support Novell's antitrust claims. Alvey said he believed that Microsoft committed anti-competitive acts, but said he did not see enough evidence to convince him that Novell was substantially damaged by this. He also told KSL that while the other 11 jurors decided to find for Novell, they did not share the same reasoning for that verdict.
The lawyers for both sides are now negotiating a possible settlement to avoid the case going to trial again, which could drag it out for another few months and might also fail to return a unanimous verdict.
Alvey's refusal to give into pressure from the other jurors makes him a god-send to Microsoft, as it would have been a definite loss for the Redmond-based company otherwise. This will likely affect the negotiations, as Novell's team will undoubtedly claim that it will win a retrial, while Microsoft can always claim that it has its own supporters and the case could go on for years. Microsoft is also attempting to have the case dismissed altogether.
The lawsuit centres on Microsoft's dismissal of Novell's Wordperfect word processor software for Windows 95 for alleged incompatibility. Novell claims that Microsoft misled it and dropped support for its product to push its own software, Microsoft Word, and that it acted in an anticompetitive manner to do so, costing the company over $1bn in lost sales.
"I walk away feeling honestly myself, and I can't speak for the other jurors, that I made the right decision even if it resulted in a hung jury," said Alvey, according to the Associated Press. "There were so many inferences that needed to be drawn that I felt that it was unfair to Microsoft to go out on a limb and say, 'yes.'"
Apple Being Sued Again
Cequint, which cites many smartphone makers including HTC, Motorola, Nokia, Research in Motion and Samsung on its books, has sued Apple alleging it has infringed Cequint's caller-ID patents. Cequint is seeking unspecified damages and a court order to stop Apple from using what it claims are its inventions.
According to the firm's lawyers, "Cequint has been damaged by Apple's infringement" and "the firm will be irreparably harmed" unless a judge stops Apple in its tracks.
Judging by Cequint's client list, it seems that a number of big firms do license its software. Samsung, one of the firms Apple is battling against in various courts all over the world, gives a testimonial on Cequint's web site and one wonders if the Korean company will be only too happy to give supporting statements in court to create a roadblock for Apple.
The fact that Cequint waited over four years since the debut of Apple's Iphone to slap this lawsuit on the firm shows just how hot the market for intellectual property litigation is at the moment. It is highly unlikely that Apple will have to remove caller-ID functions in its Iphones, rather Cequint's move is more likely to force an endgame to its negotiations with Apple leading to a patent royalties deal.
German Court Issues Injunction,Halts Sales Of Apple Products
December 12, 2011 by mphillips
Filed under Around The Net
A German court on Friday ruled that Apple's iPhone and iPad devices infringe a Motorola patent and issued an injunction halting sales of the products in Germany, in the latest move in a long series of legal battles between the two firms.
However, Apple can appeal the ruling, requesting a stay of the injunction in the meantime, according to Florian Mueller, who has been closely following patent lawsuits in the mobile industry. Mueller is a patent expert who sometimes does consulting work for technology companies.
Apple did not reply to a request for comment regarding its next move.
Should Apple make the appeal but the court decline the stay, Motorola must post a 100 million ($134 million) bond before the court will enforce the injunction, Mueller said. He posted the ruling, issued in German, on his blog.
The Mannheim Regional Court also ruled that Motorola is entitled to a damages award. The ruling is against Apple's European sales company and only impacts products sold in Germany.
This battle — one of several ongoing between the companies around the world — is over a Motorola patent that is essential to GPRS, a radio communication standard, Motorola said. It has been negotiating with Apple since 2007 over a license to the technology, it said. "We will continue our efforts to resolve our patent dispute as soon as practicable," Motorola said in a statement.
The injunction follows a preliminary injunction issued against Apple Inc., the U.S. parent company, by the same court last month related to the GPRS patent and another. That judgment is scheduled to be reviewed by the German court in February, Mueller said.
Motorola Awarded Injunction Against Apple In Germany
Motorola Mobility was awarded a preliminary injunction on Friday, forbidding Apple from selling any mobile devices in Germany that infringe on two Motorola patents related to wireless technology.
The district court in Mannheim, Germany, made a default judgment in Motorola's favor after Apple failed to appear in court, a spokesman at the Landgericht Mannheim said.
The verdict didn't mention any Apple products by name, but said that the company can't offer any mobile devices that infringe on two Motorola patents related to wireless technology, which makes the iPhone and iPad the most likely to be affected. If Apple does not respect the judgment, it may have to pay a 250,000, the court ruled.
Apple is not worried by the decision: "This is a procedural issue and has nothing to do with the merits of the case. It does not affect our ability to sell products or do business in Germany at this time," a company spokesman said via email.
Vodafone Germany, which on Monday had banners for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 on its website, expects the verdict will have no impact on its sales activites. The judgment refers to Apple Inc., the U.S. parent company, and not to the European subsidiary responsible for delivery of products in Germany, a Vodafone spokesman said via email.
A default judgement was handed down by the judge because representatives for Apple didn't turn up, and Apple will now have to appeal the verdict if the company doesn't agree with it, the spokesman at the court said.
Apple didn't comment on what its next legal move will be.
Apple Denied Trademark
September 27, 2011 by Michael
Filed under Around The Net
Apple has lost its appeal against a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruling denying it a trademark on on the word 'multi-touch'.
Apple attempted to trademark 'multi-touch', describing it as: "A new technology called multi-touch, which responds to multiple inputs by multiple fingers – even multiple users – at the same time." However the USPTO decided that Apple's case for trademarking 'multi-touch' did not have merit, denying the firm's application.
Apple appealed that decision with the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which reached the same conclusion. Effectively the board said that Apple's declaration of 'multi-touch' did not meet the standard of "acquired distinctiveness" in order to issue a trademark.
It seems that Apple's crack legal team, the same one that is trying to do a number on Samsung, perhaps filed the wrong evidence, deciding to concentrate on the Iphone rather than 'multi-touch'.
The USPTO wrote: "Applicant's evidence for the most part consists of Internet and Nexis articles, as well as applicant's webpages, describing the Iphone product. This evidence establishes that the Iphone is a very successful product that has generated much interest among potential purchasers. However, as the examining attorney correctly pointed out, the applied-for mark is not Iphone, it is multi-touch. Thus, applicant's evidence pertaining to the success, sales volumes and, to a limited extent, advertising expenditures of the Iphone, is not helpful in establishing that the purchasing public associates the term multi-touch with applicant."
Apple used a number of web articles to make its case, and it did make a case, just the wrong case. The board seemingly was convinced that the Iphone is a popular device, something that could have been proven without hiring $300 per hour lawyers.
The USPTO ruling means that other device manufacturers can use the term 'multi-touch' to describe multi-finger input in marketing materials without having to pay royalties to Apple. Perhaps even more importantly, the ruling shows that the USPTO doesn't always rubber-stamp vague ideas or general terms.
Courtesy-TheInq by Lawrence Latif
Verizon Sides With Samsung In Spat With Apple
September 26, 2011 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile operator, has taken a legal stand against Apple Inc's request to prohibit the sale of some Samsung Electronics models in the United States.
"The requested injunction of certain Samsung products will harm Verizon Wireless and U.S. consumers," Verizon said in a court filing dated September 23.
"It also has the possibility of slowing the deployment of next-generation networks — such as Verizon Wireless's — contrary to the stated goals of the U.S. government," it said.
Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Plc.
Apple and Samsung have been locked in an acrimonious global battle over smartphone and tablet patents since April. Last month Apple won a symbolic legal victory when a German court upheld a ban on Samsung's local unit selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablets in Europe's biggest economy.


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ANSYS to Release Third Quarter 2012 Earnings on November 1, 2012
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS) announced today that the Company expects to release its third quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday, November 1, 2012. The Company will hold a conference call conducted by James E. Cashman III, president and chief executive officer, and Maria T. Shields, chief financial officer, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss third quarter 2012 results and future outlook.
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What: ANSYS Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call
When: November 1, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
Where: http://investors.ansys.com
The conference call dial-in numbers are (800) 860-2442 (US) or (412) 858-4600 (CAN and INT'L)
Passcode: ANSYS
The call will be recorded with replay available within two hours after the call at http://investors.ansys.com or at (877) 344-7529 (US) or (412) 317-0088 (CAN and INT'L)
Passcode: 10019986
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS brings clarity and insight to customers' most complex design challenges through fast, accurate and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology enables organizations – no matter their industry – to predict with confidence that their products will thrive in the real world. Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs more than 2,300 professionals, many of them experts in engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, and design optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 65 strategic sales locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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