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Siri helps Apple win preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales in U.S.
Following up on the sales injunction of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple has also won another preliminary injunction against Samsung, this time regarding unified voice search patents (i.e. Siri) and will affect the Galaxy Nexus.
Yes, Google just lost a case about search patents.
For the time being, it will cost them the sales of one of the top Android phones out there. Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that "Apple has articulated a plausible theory of irreperable harm" due to "long-term loss of market share and losses of downstream sales" from the infringement. Apple needs to post a bond of $96 million to offset potential loss from Samsung, which is likely to happen very soon; they posted bond on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction within hours. Three other patents were dismissed from Apple's complaints since Judge Koh was unconvinced that they played a role in consumer purchasing (slide-to-unlock, data tapping, and autocorrect). Siri, on the other hand, is a different story. Here's are a few key sections of the ruling.
"In sum, Apple has shown that claims 6 and 19 of the '604 [Siri] Patent are likely both valid and infringed. Apple has therefore shown a likelihood of prevailing on the merits of the '604 Patent."
"In sum, Apple has shown a likelihood of establishing both infringement and validity."
"Accordingly, Apple has shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its '647 [data tapping] Patent claim."
"Accordingly, Apple has met its burden of establishing that the '721 [slide-to-unlock] Patent is likely infringed by the Galaxy Nexus, and that the '721 Patent will likely withstand a validity challenge at trial."
"Accordingly, Apple has shown that it is likely to succeed on the merits at trial in its claims that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus infringes claims 18, 19, and 27 of the '172 [autocorrect] Patent."
"The Court finds that the full extent of these losses would likely be unascertainable, difficult to calculate, and irreparable."
"The Court is persuaded by the evidence in the record that the '604 unified search functionality drives consumer demand in a way that affects substantial market share. Even accepting Samsung's argument that the intelligent voice-recognition aspect of Siri, as advertised, also contributes to consumer interest in the iPhone 4S, Apple has shown that the '604 Patented feature is core to Siri's functionality and is thus a but-for driver of demand for Siri. Accordingly, the Court finds that Apple has adequately established the requisite causal nexus between Samsung's alleged infringement of the '604 Patent and Apple's risk of suffering irreparable harm."
"The Court finds that the full extent of these losses would likely be unascertainable, difficult to calculate, and irreparable."
"The Court is persuaded by the evidence in the record that the '604 unified search functionality drives consumer demand in a way that affects substantial market share. Even accepting Samsung's argument that the intelligent voice-recognition aspect of Siri, as advertised, also contributes to consumer interest in the iPhone 4S, Apple has shown that the '604 Patented feature is core to Siri's functionality and is thus a but-for driver of demand for Siri. Accordingly, the Court finds that Apple has adequately established the requisite causal nexus between Samsung's alleged infringement of the '604 Patent and Apple's risk of suffering irreparable harm."
This is preliminary, and Samsung will have a chance to appeal, beyond the defense against the injunction they had made in April.
Still, this is a massive win for Apple, and a giant blow to Android. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the figurehead for the whole platform, and stopping it from being sold in the U.S. is a huge symbolic victory, if nothing else. The big question is, how long will this injunction stick? Will Samsung be able to win their appeal, or will Google have to make some big changes to how it handles voice search in order to convince the judge that they're not just copying Siri patents?
Source: FOSS Patents, @FedcourtJunkie via TNW
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Siri helps Apple win preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales in U.S.
Google Voice? Their online answering machine and call redirection service?
so "unified search", not specifically "Google Voice".
I wonder which came first, Pre-Apple owned Siri or Pre-Google Voice "Grand Central"
Their is prior art for slide to unlock http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/10/26/slide-to-unlock-patented-by-appl...
I think you need to read Apple's patent description again. The implementation you linked to does not count as prior art as their is no IMAGE relied upon to carry out an unlock. This implementation relies on vertical and horizontal lasers to track a users gesture, which is an entirely different way of achieving a touch based unlock. Maybe that is what Samsung and Google should try to do.
So let me get this straight, Apple got the GNex banned over voice search?
- This patent is from 2004 and is so deliberately vague that it should never have been granted.
- Apple itself had to purchase Siri so they bought a technology that infringed the patent in question. Begs the question what did Apple say to get Siri to sell out to them.
- Android had voice search in their phones before the iPhone 4S was released.
Yet, Koh rules in favor of Apple?
The technical ignorance on her part is outstanding. I'm normally one to defend Apple on here, but this is absurd.
At last someone else who can tell the obvious idiocy of these judges. This means nothing but to further solidify the divide between iOS/Android/Windows et al. Apple will continue to use the courts to stop competition (don't even start now this "Samsung/Google copied blah blah blah... Apple didn't invent ANY of this in question) until gov't finally drops the big boot on them like they did Microsoft in the late 90s. It can't happen soon enough.
There isn't a whole lot of physical similarity between the iPhone and Galaxy Nexus. Nice of you to bring the obsolete and copyist Tab 10.1 back into the equation. However that's not the subject of this injunction. The much broader and frankly poorly granted 604 patent is the issue here.
Dont think google patented notifications.
I hate apple and I am happy Steve Jobs died
I'm all for open discussions and defending your platform and opinion, but that's way too far. Jobs was an ass, but that's still a human being your talking about.
Get a life and keep your stupid remarks to yourself.
It's a terrible thing considering voice search with Google goes beyond Android and is older than Siri.
I doubt it is upheld but if so...I'll buy one next week just 'cause.
If Google voice is the big target then go after Google; going after device manufacturers(Samsung)is a blatant stalling technique. This shows the world that Apple is desperately fearful of competition.
Oh and patent the actual code framework that performs a function, not the concept of a function.
On the bright side, Samsung and Google can now thank Apple for the increased interest and rapid sales.
By the time a patent infringement suit against Google went anywhere, Apple would have already lost potential sales to Samsung (and other Android OEMs.) That's why the strategy is to stop the sales before they happen with an injunction against Samsung. Anticompetitive? Desperate? Maybe, but it's much faster than dragging Google into court for years.
I think it's more indicative that everybody got a real good look at Oracle vs Google & can see for themselves if such a supposed slam dunk case for Oracle, with very close ties to Apple by the way, could go so horribly wrong then why should we risk our luck & have our precious patents invalidated or be forced to drop these lawsuits. That is the truth & everybody that is honest with themselves can see it.
Because if they have more than one manufacturer making their phones, the platform as a whole is better. You may not necessarily need an outstanding camera on your phone, but if texting/document creation is your focus, a physcial keyboard helps immensely. Other way around if photos are an issue.
You can't beat choice.
Because Google's target is to capture as much market share as possible and have as much people use their ecosystem as possible. Their approach is working given the immense lead in marketshare they enjoy now... Why would they go against the grain and mess with something that is working for them?
They remind me of Nokia when they were the dominant phone company. But we all see how that's working out fur them rt now. I see android in the same light.
I can't wait for the day to come when Apple goes back to true innovation and stops suing everyone just to maintain their spot.
This is not a huge blow, its actually going to accelerate sales of the galaxy nexus, why? People are going to buy it before its ban IF it ever happens. Also soon that patent will not apply, it may even allow google to expedite Jelly bean to the Galaxy Nexus and Apple will not have much to sue on, glad the only thing istuff left in my home is an old G4 which I will be throwing out soon and I have no more rotten Apples in my home.
Glad I bought my Nexus back in April
Good for you. Who give a s**t
MDN sure has changed their tune with their latest take.
The last time Apple won an injunction, all we got were snarky comments about Apple's legal team and hints of MDN's usual vendetta against Tim Cook when it comes to Samsung.
Calling out the slow gears of justice is a far more realistic and accurate approach.
Proof, LEGAL proof that apple is the copycat! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/us/david-gelernter-discusses-patent-cl...
I read the NYT article and the linked NYT article on Scopeware, and there isn't any proof of anything. It's just a NYT article on Mirrorworlds and Gelernter. They lost their court case against Apple and got nothing. That's pretty much the end of it.
I've yet to see the Scopeware or Mirrorworld UI in actual action. All I've seen are concept drawings. Maybe there is something there, but it wasn't enough to convince the judge.
I HATE Apple. This is civil, respectful, and on-topic.--
Apple has produced a boring, icon grid... The iPhone is a small, fat, dorky device with less features than any other mobile device. The people who own them think they are so hot, but I can't stand them. I like dragging and dropping media to and from my phone... I like sending files over bluetooth, I like setting any audio file as a ringtone without renaming a single thing...Hey I like files! How about a file explorer? I can't stand the snobbyness of iOS owners. They have less but don't know it....and instead act as if they have iMore
Marry me?
You know what I have that you don't? A stable OS and a phone that gets OS updates pushed as soon as Apple releases them with no interference from cell carriers. Booyah.
The stable OS argument is such a joke wake up man its 2012 Current android devices are very Stable! Force close here and there yea but not stable? That means unusable. Now before you bring up some old piece of hardware like a Samsung moment or transform or some other entry level device that youd like to use as an example answer me this. When mercedes says best in class are the talking about hondas? No theyre talking about Bmw Lexus so forth and so on. Any dual core Android device running ICS official or rooted is pretty stable. The GS2 is still on Gingerbread and that phone still kills. Im not here to troll or say which is better because its preference/need based. Apple is good at certain things they had to work and refine to get there though. The first iphone for all it had lacked ALOT that "lesser" devices did perfectly fine like copy and paste. Android is young in terms of end product for the consumer. To negate theyre progress with such a foolish staement is the reason why people who say they HATE apple fanboys HATE APPLE FANBOYS its how you sound. Update i agree with you on 100% but i recognize it comes with the territory so i dont complain i research what device i want if the man. Has a good track record with updates. If i dont wanna wait im comfortable with hacking as are plenty of ios users. This war between the two platform consumers is rediculous. You like the notification center good your welcome. I LOOOOOOOVE project butter in the new android 4.1 jelly bean update. You guys set that standard and you know what I whole heartedly thank you. Those new turn by turn maps in IOS 6, your welcome. Books movies tv and magazines in the google play store, i thank you. See how this can work? But this sueing patent thing has gone much to far.
Don't get why people are crying about apple winning an injunction. Google and Samsung blatantly copy apple products and software example slide to unlock which was not on any other phone until apple iPhone in 2007. And Samsung s voice is a total ripoff of Siri. A company has the right to protects its products and those who worked hard at developing those products.
Really? Apple invented slide to unlock? I guess a time machine was built and traveled back before the i phone came out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Tj-KS2kfIr0
You really sound silly. Like the i phone. It is a goof phone, but do not make yourself foolish by blindly believing everything you are told.
It would have but only if you didn't have miney as your avi.
Never said they invented the feature go back and read the comment. It was never a major feature on any phone until the I phone. And I'm all for competition but google could have made atemped to differentiate that feature from how apple used it.
Quote "software example slide to unlock which was not on any other phone until apple iPhone in 2007"
You may not have said it but you are implying it with the above. See it was on a phone before 2007 ;) so apple stole it & improved it, just like Google does & just like Apple does with Android features & even the jailbreak communities tweaks :\
IOS 6 is a fine example of innovation, wait sorry, it's not. Apple have taken steps backwards in what they call innovation, innovation is moving forward making something better, not worse, I'm still waiting for quick reply!! & voice/Siri on my iphone4 that is 100% capable of running it, now with IOS 6 I'm being shafted again, from all directions.
My iPhone 4 32gb cost me £600 year & a half ago, beginning of this year I had to fork out another £129 for a refurb as my home button was defective, so I'm pissed I'm not getting what all the fanboys say Apple do, give older devices new firmwares, I'm being downgraded in features if I upgrade, at least when Android devices get updates it's the same damn features + some unique.
It is impossible to identify a current smartphone on the market that is so 180 degree different from its competition .
All look at each others products, take the concept and make it better. This is called innovation and Apple, as well as Google are very good at it. If anyone out there honestly believes that the big companies don't innovate off of each other, then you've been living under a rock since birth.
What goes around comes around and Apple will also find itself banned in some country for alleged patent infringement...reason being is there are only so many ways to skin a cat and eventually everyone infringes even if they had no intention to.
I'm anxiously awaiting for Gov't to turn their attention to Apple like they did Microsoft in the 90's. That day is a comin!
I can only imagine the out roar that will come form the Apple community over it. But once Apple has to account for all of that offshore money they hide form taxes, a practice they pioneered by the way, & the sales profiteering (which was such a bad thing when Microsoft did it) as opposed to their greed. Yep I could go on & on but I expect the slings & arrows to come at me pretty ard soon.
OMG. The ignorance.
Microsoft used anticompetitive tactics, combined with monopoly power, to crush smaller competitors like Netscape. For example, MS integrated Internet Explorer 2.0 into Windows 95 in 1996, making it nearly impossible to use 3rd party browsers like Netscape Navigator.
Apple, on the other hand, is defending their intellectual property against rampant, shameless copying. Apple has spent countless millions developing iOS, and they're going to prevent mindless imitation of their work.
Oh, and don't try to tell us that Apple is a "monopoly" because they're preventing iOS users from setting Google Chrome as their default browser. Better look up the word "monopoly" first. Plenty of viable alternatives to iPhone and iOS on the market.
Oops. Maybe not as many now that the Galaxy Nexus has been banned. Make that "plenty minus one."
Huh? Apple didn't invent unified voice search, even though Apple was awarded a patent for it, but Apple did invent off-shore account banking to minimize tax burden? Wait until the East India Tea Company finds out! Maybe they can sue Apple retroactively!
Re: "It is impossible to identify a current smartphone on the market that is so 180 degree different from its competition."
On one hand, there's the Lumia 900 with its soon-to-be-obsolete Windows Phone 7. The Metro UI is very different from any other phone on the market. (Though it might be a little too close to the MySpace look-and-feel to be completely original.)
On the other hand, look how poorly the Lumia 900 is selling.
I've had a blackberry a (Samsung)android and an iPhone and honestly my iPhone has given me the smoothest performance. Apps crash rarely as opposed to other platforms. I have no problem using iTunes to transfer everything. And jailbreak has done more for me then rooting ever did. Not being a fanboy just stating opinion if I was going to choose a phone based off how long it will last me and how smooth it will be I'm going with iPhone
Covering your ears and yelling "I can't hear you blahblahblah!" doesn't do anything other than weaken your one-sided argument. You claim people are being ignorant and Samsung is blatantly copying yet Apple has done this with many features over the years. See anyone's comments for some examples. Jumping on Apple's crotch won't change the fact that you're wrong and attempting to blind people of that by being on such an offensive that people have to assume you're right.


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I agree with DiscMurderer, Guide: Softmod ANY Wii Start from Softmods with HOMEBREW CHANNEL installed, to update your HomeBrew Channel to 1.1.0 running on IOS58 and all your IOS and cIOS. Then update GX to GX R1204. The latest GX is in the bottom of this page USB Loader GX, Replace the boot.dol in your SD /apps/ usbloader_gx with the updated one ( r1204_IOS249)
Install USB Loader GX -UNEO_Forwarder Channel 5_1_AHBPROT.wad for USB Loader GX channel.
All latest USB loaders needs updated cIOS, which then loads DM, this is why you should always try dios-mios-booter r30 first because it does not need cIOS, you could try dios mios booter r30 before you update.
wiiflow v4.0.4 to install the 2 disc gamecube games. Wiiflow has added support for more 2 disc gamecube games for installing (thanks etheboss)
GX is working on 2 disc gamecube support, it does not have support yet.
Read the bottom of this page USB Loader GX, to find out about 2 disc GC games.
Last edited by candylove; 12-11-2012 at 02:24 PM.
candylove you're amazing
GX R1204. The latest GX is in the bottom of this page USB Loader GX, Replace the boot.dol in your SD /apps/ usbloader_gx with the updated one (r1204_IOS249).
I have a savegame on Resident Evil 4 just before the disc swapping. I'll check it out and come back if it works.
candylove, what's the difference between r1200 and r1204?
Last edited by Mister Bombi; 12-07-2012 at 01:21 PM.
Read the bottom of this page USB Loader GX
Click on each rev to see the difference too many to list.
* Reverted the video settings used by Wii games/Channels back to r1199.* Fixed greek.lang file to UTF8* DML: Fixed a possible version detection error due to timezone.* DML: Fixed missing Widescreen in individual settings when using DML v2.1* DML: Fixed individual settings choices for Japanese Patch.* DML: Added DML v2.5 screenshot setting (use R+Z on 4th controller)
SpoilerComment 3062 by project member c...@mangaheart.org, Today (5 hours ago)
I'm working on adding disc2.iso support for gamecube games.I rewrote the multi-disc detection completely this week since both Devo and DM use the same format now, it's easier to add two iso in the same folder than checking each duplicated games in different devices/folders.Installation, detection and launching of multi-disc games are working fine with devo and DM(L).I need to work on deletion and copy_to_SD menu.I don't want to give a beta here, as now too many end user is taking it from here and not reporting bugs.If you want to beta test it and help me, please come to IRC.@jaapdaniels: a manual, you want to write it? and translate it in many languages (well only 5, including Chinese and Japanese)? we have a wiki waiting for you to fill it and help users Remember that it NEEDS to be understandable by everyone, newbie or not.of course, nobody want to write the guide himself. it's too much work and time consuming. @ebay.question: We have already a lot of suggestions and fixes to do, but feel free to add suggestion as a new issue, not here.I'm currently working alone on it, so it's not moving fast.
Comment 3063 by cheatfreak47, Today (46 minutes ago)
Nobody is finding bugs, cyan. The loader is pretty solid. Aside from the imperfect emunand wad installer, it seems to be working great.
Comment 3064 by cheatfreak47, Today (40 minutes ago)
People are taking it from here because no official release supports DM. As I said. r1204 is good enough to be v3.1, Unless you wanna add DM 2.6's 2disk support first.
Last edited by candylove; 12-07-2012 at 03:27 PM.
I just tried swapping discs on my retail version of Resident Evil 4 and it works like a charm, no problems whatsoever.
hello! not sure if this is a double post if it is please excuse it.this was originally posted in the usbloadergx guide thread -they asked me to post it in here as this thread deals directly with Dios Mios
first of all i would like to thank the OP for a terrific guide and all the subsequent contributors who have tried to help all the various posters like myself who are experiencing problems.
i find myself probably facing a incompatibility issue with my external hd.However as i am not certain of this yet and having browsed a large amount of various topics associated with this problem i will try and see if indeed its a cock up on my part to begin with my actual hard ware set up
red wii ntsc console
external drive is a seagate freeagent go 320gb drive usb powered 2.5 " form factor sn:2GEL387Y
I used the recommended Mauifrog method to mod this Wii and all is fine on the Wii side of things play most of my titles with no problems{still having issues with metroid trilogy}
all my problems are with dios mios and getting it to work
the hard drive is formatted in fat 32 with 32k clusters using the pertinent guide recommended
i have tried wiiflow {804}
usb loader cfg
usbloader gx r1203/1202/1204 etc etc
HBC is version 1.1 on ios58 v24.32sysCheck #LtqJ3gPo and here is my syscheck{did this 2 mins ago brand new}
usbloadergx.cfg.and wifflow all see my usb drive and i can click on the GameCube titles d/l the covers etc
but if i try to play i get one of 2 error msgs
a! al area apploader is not with area of etc
fatal eror apploader is zero etc
the directory structure of my sd/usb drive is different to the resulting one in the Usbloadergx guide as i have all apps etc on my sd card

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Community mourns loss of two Toledo firefightersWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | email@example.com
Pvt. Stephen Machcinski and Pvt. James Dickman loved the job that cost them their lives.
That fact, repeated by nearly everyone who knew them, is giving their families, friends and vast community of fellow firefighters a small measure of solace as they grapple with the loss of two of their own.
Dickman, 31, who went by Jamie, was bubbly and quick to smile with everyone he met, while Machcinski, 42, who went by Steve, seemed quiet and reserved — until he found his comfort zone. Dickman was married with two young children, including a son born on Christmas Eve; Machcinski was a lifelong bachelor, whose brother is also a firefighter. Machcinski had served with Toledo Fire Department (TFD) for 15 years, Dickman for only five months. But while Dickman was new to Toledo, he was not new to firefighting. It had been his career for the past 10 years in Perkins Township.
The two men died Jan. 26 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital from injuries sustained while fighting a two-story, six-unit apartment building blaze at 528 Magnolia St. in North Toledo. "Rapidly deteriorating conditions" led to the deaths, said TFD Chief Luis Santiago, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Not long after firefighters arrived on scene, a mayday was called. "Get out of the structure. Let's take a defensive approach," a commander can be heard saying on an audio recording of radio chatter. A short time later: "Do you have the firefighters with you?" The response: "Negative. They are missing." Minutes later, another exchange, asking if everyone is accounted for. "I have no accountability on two members from Engine 3," came the reply.
Santiago said he arrived on scene as one of the men was being pulled from the structure by fellow firefighters; the other was pulled out shortly after.
"We're all trained to maintain our professionalism and our composure in things like this. As far as the folks on scene, they did a spectacular job along those lines," Santiago said. "But the gravity of all this, it's going to take some days."
Lt. Daniel Brown-Martinez of Engine 11 was off Jan. 26, but a fellow firefighter called to ask if he'd heard about trouble on scene at the Magnolia Street fire. It wasn't hearing that a mayday had been called that sent a chill through Brown-Martinez; it was the mayday combined with the word "missing."
"A mayday is an emergency call: 'I'm in a bad situation; I need help,'" said Brown-Martinez, a 13-year veteran of TFD. "It's actually not uncommon to hear them, but our guys are damn good and trained very well. They go in, they execute it and they are able to rescue our own. I knew it was bad when they said two firefighters were missing."
The first thing that comes to mind in such a situation is air supply, Brown-Martinez said.
"The first thing you think about is time," he said. "You want to know how much time has passed since they were last seen, when they engaged in tactics and where they are now. So when I heard they were missing and then I heard the times from when they were missing, I knew it was going to be bad."
Santiago declined to comment on the specific conditions at the structure, how long the two firefighters were inside or where they were found, citing the ongoing investigation.
"There [were] transmissions that there was trouble because of rapidly deteriorating conditions and we had crews that were ready to go for just such an emergency and they were put into action and put into service and they accomplished what they were there to accomplish," Santiago said at a news conference Jan. 27.
In an emergency situation, trained first responders enter what's known as a sympathetic nervous response, Brown-Martinez said.
"Your adrenaline gets going and you get cocked and locked and you're ready to effect whatever type of tactic or mission you have to do," he said.
Because of that, the grief and pain of a tragedy sometimes doesn't fully hit a firefighter until much later, he said.
"It doesn't happen until the event has closed and you actually have a chance to come down from that baseline and regain your composure and actually absorb anything that did happen, anything that could have happened. Did you do everything right? Did some things happen that were wrong?" Brown-Martinez said.
"You start to really think, 'Damn, I lost two of my friends, two of my co-workers, two familiar faces. Could this happen again? Could it happen to another loved one that I have? Could this happen to me? What's going to happen to my family when I'm gone?' It really brings everything back down, brings you back down to Earth."
Ongoing investigation
Autopsy results released Jan. 28 showed both Machcinski and Dickman died of thermal burns and exposure to carbon monoxide. The full coroner's report, including the toxicology report, is expected in a few weeks, Santiago said.
Santiago declined to comment on whether the fire is suspected to be accidental or arson.
"There is so much investigation to still take place that the cause, we are very far from right now," he said.
Among the agencies assisting the investigation are Toledo Police, the state fire marshal, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FBI and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Santiago said the firefighters who were at the scene that day will also be interviewed more thoroughly in coming days. The department had been giving them space to grieve before questioning them.
"It's been a delicate balance because they are hurting. We're all hurting," Santiago said.
The two men are the 48th and 49th Toledo firefighters to die in the line of duty in TFD's 177-year history, Santiago said.
Toledo lost two dedicated public servants, said Mayor D. Michael Collins, a retired Toledo police officer.
"The average person would run in the opposite direction than they do, but that is their profession and that is basically what they take in their oath of office to do," Collins said. "We will get through this, but it's not going to be a very easy situation and the holes in the hearts will not be fixed with any simple solutions."
'His calling'
Perkins Township Fire Department Chief Keith Wohlever said Dickman's goal from the time he joined the Perkins department as a part-timer in 2003 was to be a member of a larger city's fire department — a dream he realized in September when he joined TFD.
"He was a bubbly person," Wohlever said. "He came to work every day with a smile on his face, happy to be here. He was always eager to do the job and looked forward to it. He loved the job, loved the profession. It was his calling and he did a great job at it. Everybody here is still trying to process everything and talk about it and rationalize it."
Dickman was already making his mark in Toledo. Representatives from both departments recalled him as someone who was always trying to better himself.
"He was one of those people who was always striving for knowledge, always on the Internet, always reading, always trying to make himself a better person and a better firefighter," Wohlever said.
Dickman was "the epitome of a fireman's fireman," said Brown-Martinez.
"He did all the training and everything on his own time to get here," he said. "His mom spoke to us at the hospital. She said it was his dream job and he felt guilty, that he wished everyone went to work feeling the way he did going to work."
"He absolutely loved what he did. This was his dream job, and I heard it more than once," Santiago echoed during a news conference Jan. 27. "His true love and his true desire was to work for the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department and he was so impressed, he was so happy, with the structure it provided and the type of work it did, with the frequency that we do it. He was just so very excited to be doing what he was doing."
'My best friend'
Pvt. Keith Szenderski of Engine 3 was off Jan. 26 when a friend called to let him know two firefighters had been hurt on the scene of a fire.
"I don't know who's hurt or who's in harm's way. We have a bunch of new rookies. I don't know if it's one of them. I don't know if it's my best friend. I don't know. Then I find out it's my best friend," Szenderski said, his voice cracking.
Szenderski and Machcinski met 15 years ago as members of the same TFD class and worked together at two different stations. They were pretty much inseparable, both on and off the job.
Whenever they worked together, they'd walk across the street to a gas station and blow a few bucks on scratch-off lottery tickets, never winning much of anything. After their shifts, they often hung out at Nick & Jimmy's, sipping beers and talking sports. The week before Machcinski died, they gathered there with their classmates for a 15th class reunion.
One of their yearly traditions was going to the Mud Hens' Opening Day game together. Sometimes Machcinski would bring a date; sometimes it was just the three of them: Machcinski , Szenderski and Szenderski's wife. But they always went. Every year.
Except this year, Szenderski didn't ask Machcinski about tickets. He just bought his own.
"This year I ordered tickets and didn't call him. Which is odd because I always call him and ask if he wants some tickets. For the first time ever, I just ordered my tickets. And then Sunday …" Szenderski said, trailing off. "I don't know why I didn't call him. There's no reason. I don't know."
Jan. 29 was the first shift back to work for many of the firefighters who responded to the Magnolia Street fire alongside Machcinski and Dickman. At Station 13 in East Toledo, where both men were based with Engine 3, the mood was subdued and somber.
"It's surreal to be back here without him," said Pvt. Keith Falls of Engine 13, a 25-year TFD veteran.
Falls smiled as he remembered how Machcinski used to tease him about his eating habits, scolding him from across the room whenever he heard him open a bag of chips.
"He was kind of a quiet guy I suppose, if you didn't know him," Falls said. "He would find a chair and watch the tube by himself. But personality-wise, he was a good one-of-the-guys type person. On this job you've got to be able to handle the kidding around or you don't make it."
Machcinski, a 1989 Whitmer High School graduate, later earned a degree in fire science from Owens Community College. He never married and had no children, but among the family he leaves to mourn is his older brother, Richard, a firefighter with the Fort Wayne Fire Department in Indiana.
It's clear the Machcinski family is service-oriented, said Stacey Fleming, public information officer for the Fort Wayne department.
"Considering both are firefighters, obviously it's in their blood," she said.
Machcinski's family has asked that donations be made to Dickman's family instead.
"I can tell you that it's easy to see the makeup of firefighter Machcinski and the work that he did and where it came from," Santiago said of the family's gesture. "That's amazing. They understand that Steve, single, might not have the same challenges after his passing that the Dickman family has, so that's very humbling even as someone on the periphery sees that. It pulls at your heart."
Molly Dugan's father Thomas Dugan worked with Machcinski at Station 13. Her father, a former president of Toledo Firefighters Local 92, died of cancer just months before her son, Tommy, was born.
"Probably the worst thing about losing my dad was that he just missed meeting his first grandchild by a few short months," Dugan said. "My son got cheated big time. I wanted him to know all about his Papa. One way was by introducing him to my dad's other family, the TFD."
Machcinski always welcomed Molly and Tommy when they visited the station.
"He'd let Tommy explore and play with the equipment, even taking down the hose and turning it on for a very excited little boy to spray," Dugan said. "At the end of our time we'd get to climb into the big, shiny rig and play with the lights and sirens before being taken on our own personal tour throughout the neighborhood. He not only made this little boy's day, but mine as well. Steve was one of the kindest, sweetest souls I ever had the pleasure of knowing. I feel lucky to have been his friend."
Santiago said Machcinski was "a great firefighter" and "a great member of our department."
"They are both going to be a great, great loss to us," Santiago said.
'Jamie Boy'
Life was starting to fall into place for Dickman. He and his wife, also named Jamie, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this fall and had recently moved to Perrysburg. They have a 3-year-old daughter Paige and a newborn son, Grant James, born Christmas Eve.
The whole family is religious and one of the last moments they had together was a family prayer, according to John Adams, the pastor who married them in Sandusky.
"He kissed them all [good] night and got up to go to work on Sunday," Adams said.
Dickman attended New Life Church for 10 years, Adams said.
"The first time I saw Jamie he came to an outdoor youth event," Adams said. "At that time in his life, he really needed direction."
More recently, Jamie was attending services and performing with the worship team at The Chapel in Sandusky before moving to the Toledo area.
It was at New Life that Dickman met Jamie Young, whose father Ray Young worked (and still does) for the Sandusky church as a staff pastor.
"I married them," Adams said. "That was a funny thing. They are both Jamies spelled the same way. We called them 'Jamie Boy' and 'Jamie Girl.'"
The pastor was shocked when he got the news that Jamie Boy had died.
"I received the call from his mother-in-law and she had just received the news and was on the way to Toledo," Adams said. "That is one of the things that hits you like a truck. The first thing is disbelief. Then shock and then you don't know how to respond."
Adams works as a chaplain for law enforcement and emergency responders in the Sandusky area. He understands the stress that the families of these workers go through. But nothing prepares you for the news that a firefighter you know has perished.
"It is a high-risk career, but it serves people," Adams said. "The stress that they go through, it is very difficult."
Adams said faith can help, but it isn't something that might be immediately comforting.
"Our faith doesn't remove our pain, but if it is greater, you can get through it," Adams said.
Julie Torrence has been with her sister, Jamie, since getting the news Jan. 26.
"It doesn't feel real yet. It will take time to process," Torrence said. "Maybe when we get through this week and we are left in the quiet with our thoughts and memories, then I think we will really be able to grieve. We will start to think about what life will be without him."
Jamie has been a stay-at-home mom for the past year since taking a hiatus from teaching to be with her children. It is too early to say what she will do now that Jamie Boy is gone, Torrence said.
Dickman grew up in Sandusky and his wife grew up in Gibsonburg.
Jamie Girl's dad was an educator in the Toledo area and then became a principal in Sandusky. Her family, especially her older brother, hung out with Dickman.
Jamie Boy attended Perkins High School and was also home-schooled. He graduated in 2000 and then attended EHOVE Fire Academy.
He was ambitious. While many firefighters make a career out of working at Perkins Township Fire Department, Dickman wanted to work in a bigger city. Perkins is a township of about 12,000 residents.
"He worked at Perkins because that is where he grew up; he had family members who had served with Perkins," Torrence said. "He wanted to be in a bigger town and fighting bigger fires and setting bigger goals. He loved to fight fires. That made him feel like he could use all of his skills.
"Jamie was telling me that when they drove over the Veterans Glass City Skyway, Jamie Boy would say, 'This is my city and these are my people.'
"This was a fresh start for them and everything was so exciting for them," she said. "He instantly bonded with all the people in his class and his chief. He felt so excited to be here."
Dickman wrote the motto adopted by his 2013 fire class, whose graduation ceremony will be held Feb. 7 without him: "We fight with courage. We stand with pride. We honor those who gave their lives."
The family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and efforts to raise money for Dickman's family, even possibly to pay for his children's college educations.
"It has been amazing. It has left us all speechless and so full of gratitude," Torrence said. "We are blown away by the amount of people who care and are sending their kind thoughts."
The peacemaker
Others who knew Dickman remembered him for his musical side. Rob Stein of Sandusky played with him in an alternative Christian rock band called Remembering Venice. The band, which has since disbanded, toured regionally and even opened for national acts like Skillet.
"Jamie came to us and knew we needed a bass player and he stepped up," Stein said. He stayed four years.
Stein said Dickman loved firefighting, but would have loved to do music full time as a ministry.
"Jamie was all about music," Stein said. "Even after he had left the band, he would do DJ stuff. He was all about crazy fun beats."
Dickman was known for keeping the peace.
"If someone in the band was arguing or fighting, he would try to lighten the situation," Stein said.
His musical influences were Led Zeppelin and Korn and he would sometimes put on black eyeliner when the band performed.
"He was the crazy guy of the bunch," Stein said. "He would be totally separate from us and he would be going totally crazy.
"About 80 percent of the stuff on our album was influenced by Jamie," he added. "A lot of the screaming and the heaviness of the songs is all Jamie."
Stein said hearing about Dickman's death left him numb.
"I was completely in utter shock, questioning, 'Is this really life? Is this really happening?' Stein said. "It didn't hit me until a couple hours after."
To help make sure Dickman's family is cared for, Stein said Remembering Venice plans to reunite and put on a concert in Sandusky on March 14. The doors will open at 6 p.m. with tickets $10 per person. Lead singer Mel Burns is even coming up from Georgia for this one-time performance.
The band's album, "The Beauty of Broken Things" can be downloaded on iTunes — a great way for his kids to hear their dad someday, Stein said.
Former Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, a retired TFD chief and state fire marshal, said the death of a firefighter is "the most devastating thing that can happen to a department."
"It can take years to actually recover, where people start to feel OK," Bell said. "The community of those who put their lives on the lines at a moment's notice is very tightknit. When you lose somebody, it's extremely devastating. They are all good guys and gals. The fact that they are prepared to do some good for people who they don't even know, I think says a lot about them."
Toledo Firefighters Museum Board President Robert Schwanzl, a retired TFD assistant chief and 40-year veteran of the department, was among the firefighters who responded to the 1961 Anthony Wayne Trail tanker fire that killed four firefighters. He said any fatal fire is an emotional experience, particularly when a child is killed. When it's a fellow firefighter who dies, the hurt is compounded even further.
"When a fellow firefighter dies — you can't describe the feeling people go through," Schwanzl said. "It's very disturbing. It's upsetting. There are lots of questions."
Return to work
A black cloth hangs over the frame of the Station 13 garage door through which Engine 3 left on a call, carrying two firefighters who would not return.
It was placed there by a fellow TFD firefighter three days after fire claimed the lives of Machcinski and Dickman.
Many firefighters find returning to work therapeutic, Santiago said.
"For some, it's therapy; for some, it's a way to get through this because knowing the two firefighters that we know, that we've lost, they wouldn't want it any different," Santiago said. "It might seem weird, but it is a bit therapeutic for us to just continue to do our job and continue to serve in the spirit they did."
Collins said he's ever mindful of the sacrifices of public servants and experienced "another one of those emotional ambushes" when he passed two TFD rigs on his way to work Jan. 28.
"I just had to stop and think for a second. They are doing exactly what brought the tragedies," Collins said during a news conference that evening. "They are not doing it for reward and they are not doing it for prestige; they are doing it because that's what they do and that is what their heart is all about. They are out there today giving that same measure of energy and giving that same measure of challenge and taking that same … risk that unfortunately brings us together this afternoon. I'm very mindful of that."
'We're a family'
Firefighters are "a band of brothers and sisters," Santiago said.
"We make ourselves available to each other and we're there to help each other," he said. "We're a family, we're a team."
Santiago said he's heard from fire chiefs all over the country, including the Prescott, Ariz., department that lost 19 firefighters to a June wildfire.
"There are a lot of people reaching out," Santiago said. "From coast to coast. From Canada. From all over the place."
A firefighters' Mass was held Jan. 29 at the Historic Church of St. Patrick in Downtown Toledo. Another Mass is scheduled for Feb. 2.
Thousands of firefighters from across the country plus local, state and federal dignitaries planned to attend the "last alarm" memorial ceremony Jan. 30 at SeaGate Convention Centre in Downtown Toledo.
Santiago said the event will be humbling and "will help tremendously" in lifting up firefighters who have been struggling to process the loss.
"A lot of our own members haven't seen things like this, so it will be a great help to a lot of us that are feeling the pain," Santiago said. "We'll be embracing and welcoming that support."
Toledo Police Chief Lt. William Moton and his officers are also rallying around TFD.
"We work hand-in-hand with members of TFD and when tragedy strikes it affects us as well," Moton said in a statement. "Even though there is plenty of good-natured ribbing between us, the safety forces in our city stand as one and we feel their pain and sorrow."
Ohio Gov. John Kasich ordered flags be lowered to half-mast on all Lucas County buildings Jan. 27 as well as in Erie County on Jan. 31, the date of Dickman's funeral in Sandusky, and in Lucas County on Feb. 1, the date of Machcinski's funeral. The Ohio Statehouse and fire stations across Ohio plan to fly flags at half-mast Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Food deliveries
As thousands of people left messages of support via social media and changed their profile photos to a memorial icon, many area residents were prompted to look for more tangible ways to show their support.
Jamie Armstrong of Holland began organizing a potluck via Facebook. By 5 p.m. Jan. 27, meals for all 18 Toledo fire stations were covered.
"I can't really tell you how appreciative I am of the entire city," Armstrong said. "[The firefighters] are just absolutely in awe."
The potluck, originally intended to cover one week, has been extended until Feb. 7. Armstrong said she plans to organize a commemorative potluck on the 26th of each month and also include neighboring community fire stations.
Among those who have signed up to donate food is Dawn Tuite, whose Sylvania Township house was destroyed by a fire in November 2012.
"The community and schools of Sylvania gave and helped so much we were without words," Tuite said. "It's only right to give back to others during their time of loss be it from a fire, death or even financial hardships. I love paying it forward and encourage others to follow my lead."
Brown-Martinez said the community support has been humbling.
"We haven't had a response like this since 9/11," he said. "It seems like the community is always calling us for support. Now, without us calling them, they came to our aid. It was just unreal. I'm just so appreciative."
To sign up, visit www.perfectpotluck.com and use the coordinator name "Armstrong" and the password "012614." To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/feedourTFD.
Among the options for monetary donations are The Dickman Family Memorial Fund through PNC Bank and Toledo Fire and Rescue Foundation via toledofirerescue.com.
Fallen heroes
Diane Miscannon was 10 years old when her father, TPD Officer William Miscannon, was shot and killed during a riot in 1970. Today she works with Hearts Behind the Badge, a support organization that serves TPD officers and family members in need. In support of TFD, the group is making red ribbons, which it handed out to all TFD stations and will also bring to all area memorial events.
Miscannon said when she heard the news of the two deaths, her first thoughts were of Dickman's children.
"I feel for the children more than anyone else. They are too young. They don't understand the whole thing. They can't make sense of it," Miscannon said.
Miscannon said her father's death was difficult to process.
"It was just a big media circus," she said. "Kids don't understand the meaning of death and especially when they are 3 years old."
Miscannon said it's always a terrible shock when a police officer or firefighter is killed.
"You know that risk is there every day, but realistically you don't believe it will happen to you or me," she said. "It just shows the reality that you truly are putting your life on the line."
For both families, everything will be a blur for a while and they will need time alone to process the loss and grieve, Miscannon said.
As Dickman's children grow up without their father, she said it will be important to tell them stories.
"Always tell the children stories, always show them pictures," Miscannon said. "As an adult, even to this day, the first thing I say to someone I meet who knew my father is, 'Will you tell me a story about him?' Sometimes I hear the same story over and over again, but I don't care. It brings me closer to my dad.
"You've got to focus on the positive. I know that's hard to do. But remind the children of their father and what a great hero he was and that he died doing the job he loved," Miscannon said. "They need to know he died doing what he loved and that he died a hero. They both did."
Toledo Free Press Community Ombudsman Brandi Barhite and Toledo Free Press Staff Writer Brigitta Burks contributed to this report.
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Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, told US Middle-East Envoy, David Hale, on Thursday, that there is no contradiction between internal Palestinian reconciliation, and the peace process with Israel.
The meeting was also attended by Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee member, Dr. Saeb Erekat, President spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina, and the American Consul General Daniel Rubinstein.
Abbas stated that peace is a strategic choice that the Palestinians are determined to achieve, and that internal unity and reconciliation are national necessities and interests that have nothing to do with peace talks.
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I think that Bell will start.
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I know DeCastro was supposed as a plug/play guy and didn't... but I really think both Jones and Bell bring that ability as well. I think Jones is better situated to start right away. The fact that they even had Jones so high on their radar, says something to me about what they think of Worilds (not much). Jones is probably already the better rusher, and will only have to prove adequate vs. the run to beat out Worilds.
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The Ecological Society of America (ESA) held its first ever Ecology and Education summit to address environmental literacy on October 14–15 in Washington, D.C. The summit, "Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World," was co-chaired by Dr. Meg Lowman, Nature Research Center Director at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and ESA's Vice-President for Education and Diversity.
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From the far jungles of Vietnam *Rhacophorus vampyrus* — the Vampire Flying Frog — has emerged as a strange new species of frog, recently discovered by Australian Museum scientist Dr Jodi Rowley along with NC Museum of Natural Sciences' curator of herpetology Dr Bryan Stuart and their scientific colleagues at the University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Dr. Margaret Lowman, Director of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Research Center, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist award to travel to India in January 2011.
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The newest exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Art Gallery opens Friday, December 3 and runs through January 2, 2011. Trees of Life is an exhibit of black and white photography by Roger Powell, Professor of Ecology and Animal Behavior at North Carolina State University in the department of Biology.
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This collection of math problems is based on a weekly series of space and Earth science problems distributed to teachers during the 2013-2014 school year. The problems were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and... (View More) physical science curriculum and were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. Includes information for teachers and answer key. (View Less)
In this activity, students create a scale model depicting the vertical distance from Earth's surface to various features and objects, including Earth's atmospheric layers, the Van Allen Radiation Belts, and geocentric satellites. Students also... (View More) compare the vertical distances to these features and objects with distances from their classroom to other common points on the ground. Includes background science information; student reading, handouts and worksheet; teacher information; and suggested extensions and adaptations for students with vision impairment. (View Less)
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As science extension activities, this book of problems introduces students to mapping the shape of the Milky Way galaxy, and how to identify the various kinds of galaxies in our universe. Students also learn about the shapes and sizes of other... (View More) galaxies in our universe as they learn how to classify them. The math problems cover basic scientific notation skills and how they apply to working with astronomically large numbers. It also provides exercises in plotting points on a Cartesian plane to map the various features of our Milky Way. (View Less)
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I'm glad that you got all of your testing back, and your kidney function is stable which is great. Sounds like we would both have Lovenox in our futures! When do you see your nephrologist? Hopefully you get the green light from that standpoint. It is a tough decision to make. I still have some anxiety, but the need to TTC again is stronger than my fears. Hopefully you and your husband can come to a decision that you are both comfortable with.
I do want to ask you about the adoption process. It's something that I have thought about, although my husband has not really wanted to consider it up to this point. Were you and your husband looking at domestic and/or international adoption? What is looking grimmer about it? Is the waiting list getting longer? I know very little about adoption and wonder, where do I even begin to learn about it? I'm hopeful that I can get pregnant and bring our baby home this time, but if that doesn't happen I guess I need to learn about our other options as we really really want to be parents. We have looked a little at gestational carriers, but I don't know how I really feel about that process. Is that something that you have considered?


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Syndicated radio host and conspiracy theorist extraordinaire Alex Jones has a few things to say about his jaw-dropping encounter with Piers Morgan on CNN Monday night.
"I give myself about an 'A,'" Jones said on "The Alex Jones Show" Tuesday, appraising an appearance that mostly involved him shouting over Morgan and refusing to answer questions about what he deemed the "factoids" of gun violence. "The consensus is in. I would say 95% of people thought I just told it like it was, slammed him in the face….I'm proud of the job I did."
Jones was ostensibly on the show to explain why he'd started a petition to have Morgan deported. Jones says the British TV personality is part of "the New World Order," a corporatist, globalist conspiracy to suppress free people everywhere by taking away their guns, tracking their cell phones and poisoning them with psychoactive drugs in their drinking water, among other tactics.
(If you haven't already watched the interview, it's at the bottom of this post. It's fascinating viewing — almost totally information-free, yet enlightening after its own fashion.)
On his radio show, Jones said his petition was never meant to be taken literally. "Obviously I know he's not going to be deported," he said. "I wanted to point out that we can culturally deport him. He's already been culturally deported from England."
He said he was surprised to be invited on Morgan's show because "they knew live on air I would run over them," and more surprised to see the state of CNN's offices in New York, which he has visited several times in the past.
"When I was at CNN a decade ago, it was glistening," he said. Now, he said, "it looks like Hitler's bunker….torn-up carpet, feces all over the wall and on the floor in the bathroom. It's rotting.
"Folks, I've been in those exact rooms," he added. "It literally looked like a gas station bathroom in the worst part of town. It was rotting and those people were in hell. It's a skeleton of what it was, it's a globalist operation and they're nothing." He said he didn't bother to wear a jacket for his appearance because "I don't respect that show."
Jones said his visit to CNN and his entire trip to New York provided abundant proof of his suspicion that Morgan is working in cahoots with the New World Order. "Let me tell you something, folks: New York City is a giant tomb," he said. Anywhere he went in the city, he said, he was followed by undercover police posing as fans. "They knew where we were. They were obviously tracking us by our cell phones," he said. "It was all just pure intimidation out of a movie."
He said Morgan's past admissions that he knew about the technique of cell phone hacking while editing British tabloids is proof that he is only posing as a journalist. "If you think a reporter knows how to phone-hack people, I've got a bridge to sell you," he said. "These are government operatives…All these guys are CIA."
"You've got a snotnosed accent and look like you're anorexic," he added, addressing an imaginary Morgan after the fact. "You look like a mannequin, a vampire. The only thing that scares me is looking like you."