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All Prior Art
All Prior Art is a project attempting to algorithmically create and publicly publish all possible new prior art, thereby making the published concepts not patent-able. The concept is to democratize ideas, provide an impetus for change in the patent system, and to preempt patent trolls. The system works by pulling text from the entire database of US issued and published (un-approved) patents and creating prior art from the patent language. While most inventions generated will be nonsensical, the cost to computationally create and publish millions of ideas is nearly zero – which allows for a higher probability of possible valid prior art. [more inside]
The invention of the shopping cart and how it changed shopping
This collection of six Saturday Evening Post from decades past depict a significant change in grocery shopping, from the time when grocers picked and weighed all items for the shopper, to the modern "self-service" stores we know today, including the now ubiquitous (to the point of invisibility) tool that lead to this change. The shopping cart (or shopping carriage, buggy or trolley, seen here in its original form) is far from glamorous, but when he invented the combination basket and carriage, Sylvan Goldman changed how people shopped: an Oklahoma Story. [more inside]
Cumulative and Compounding Opportunity Costs
How do you quantify the effects of things that don't happen to you? "The whole point of living in a culture is that much of the labor of perception and judgment is done for you, spread through media, and absorbed through an imperceptible process that has no single author." (previously; via)
And now, the paddling of the swollen ass. With paddles.
US Patent 6,293,874: User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks.
An amusement apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control. The first post is provided with a crank positioned at a height thereon which requires the user to bend forward toward the first post while grasping the crank with both hands, to prominently present his buttocks toward the second post. As the user rotates the crank, the user's buttocks are paddled by flexible shoes located on each outboard end of the elongated arms to provide amusement to the user and viewers of the paddling.[more inside]
Patent Data Visualization
PatentsView is a new patent data visualization platform from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The PatentsView beta search tool allows members of the public to interact with nearly 40 years of data on patenting activity in the United States. Users can explore technological, regional, and individual-level patent trends via search filters with multiple viewing options. The database links inventors, their organizations, locations, and overall patenting activity using enhanced 1976-2014 data from public USPTO bulk data files.
REFUSAL – Mark is Scandalous
In this case, applicant seeks registration of NO FUCKS GIVEN for hats, headbands, hooded sweatshirts, pants, shirts, and wraps. NO FUCKS GIVEN is the standard unit of measurement used to describe the amount an individual cares about something. [via jessamyn]
Gonna try with a little help from my friends
Facebook Wants to Redline Your Friends List. Facebook recently filed a patent for its technology tracking how users connect within a network. Three of the uses described focus on how this information could be used to filter spam, tailor search results, or determine access to a third-party website. The fourth use explains how the credit ratings of those in a user's social network could be used to determine loan eligibility. This is raising concerns about data discrimination.
Rachel Laudan: My Great Grandmother's Industrially Processed Food
One Way or Another
"In a patent dispute between two pharmaceutical giants arguing over who owns the royalty rights to a lucrative wound-dressing solution, their lordships sat in judgment over an issue that would have tested the mettle of the finest mathematical logicians; and in the process coined a new legal definition of "one"." [more inside]
a quiescently frozen confection
Frank was just a boy in 1905 in Oakland, California, when one night he accidentally left a glass – filled with water, powdered soda mix and a wooden stick for stirring – outside overnight. When young Frank found the glass in the morning, the soda mixture was frozen solid, so he ran the glass under hot water and removed the ice pop using the stick as a handle. Frank knew he had a great idea on his hands, and he kept making the pops for his friends, and when he became an adult he made them for his own children. In 1923, Epperson filed for a patent for his invention. [more inside]
Washington Football Team
U.S. Patent Office Cancels Trademark For Redskins Football Team. How will the ruling impact the name? [more inside]
For great justice
Tesla Motors announced today that the company will no longer defend its patent portfolio, on the heels of an earlier announcement that the company would open up the designs and specifications for its "supercharger" system.
"[R]oyalty stacking is not merely a theoretical concern"
A working paper (short(er) overview from FOSS patents; full 69 page paper in pdf) by an Intel in-house counsel and two WilmerHale lawyers has recently been published analyzing royalty demands for smartphone components. Using publicly available data, the authors estimate "potential patent royalties in excess of $120 on a hypothetical $400 smartphone--which is almost equal to the cost of [the] device's components". [more inside]
Orphan Black is Back
Clones Are People Too: The Science and Science Fiction of BBC America's Orphan Black. BBC America's science fiction series Orphan Black has returned for a second season, with Tatiana Maslany reprising her extraordinary performance playing half a dozen different clone characters. Meanwhile, in the real world, scientists have created cloned embryonic stem cells from the DNA of two adult humans. [Previously]
"Walking through walls training systems" + more wtf patent applications
John Quincy St. Clair has a considerable body of patent applications well worth reading. Inventions include the Remote viewing amplifier, "[an] apparatus which enhances the ability of a person to perform remote viewing by connecting the human spiritual eye to the tetrahedral geometry of subspace", and the Walking through walls training system, a "training system which enables a human being to acquire sufficient hyperspace energy in order to pull the body out of dimension so that the person can walk through solid objects such as wooden doors." [more inside]
Patent Trolls Generating Negative Karma
Yoga International, publishers of a similarly-titled magazine, recently migrated to an all-online content. As part of their new technology platform, they have been providing online yoga instruction utilizing a visual recording of a standard yoga classroom set-up. YogaGlo, providers of on-line yoga classes, sent Yoga International a cease-and-desist letter claiming that their recently filed patent application covers the type of view being filmed for an on-line yoga class, and that Yoga International is in violation. [more inside]
La Cosa Patento
Kevin O'Connor, co-founder of DoubleClick and current CEO of FindTheBest files a RICO lawsuit against Lumen View for trying to extort, via patent claims, money from FindTheBest, not to mention claiming that calling someone a "patent troll" is a "hate crime".
Don't Bother Being Specific
On appeal, the Federal Circuit has upheld Ultramericial's patent on the process of users viewing video ads online in order to view content. The court ruled that the abstractness of the patent does not invalidate it. [more inside]
Trolling just got a bit tougher
Patent trolling is viewed by many as modern scourge on the software industry that arguably does not stimulate innovation, but stifles it. The drumbeat has been getting louder for action against the practice. Today, the White House has announced that it is ready to take action. Previously
Scrambled Eggs Served
Newegg, who previously fought to free the online shopping cart wins another patent case on appeal together with Overstock.com against Alcatel. [more inside]
Gene genie, let yourself go
After a decade or so of legal back-and-forth between Utah-based Myriad Genetics and medical researchers, the ACLU, and the Public Patent Forum, the US Supreme Court will hear a case next week which attempts to address whether genes — isolated (derivative) or original — can be patented. The stakes are high on both sides: opponents use Myriad's actions to argue that giving short-term monopoly control over humanity's genetic constituency is not in the public interest, while proponents defend the use of patents to spur private research in biotech, alternative energy and other nascent industries.
Not So Evergreen
"India's supreme court has ruled against Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark case that activists say will protect access to cheap generic drugs in developing nations." [more inside]
Libraries: Not Just For Books
A seed library is a long-term lending institution, for plants. Seed Libraries Preserve Heirloom Varities [more inside]
USTR still pushing ACTA on Canada
Canada's Harper government has introduced an ACTA compliance bill at the behest of the USTR, despite the treaty being dead elsewhere. [more inside]
Without Nick Fury, will the SHIELD Act Still Pass?
SHIELD Act introduced a second time to combat patent lawsuits that rely on those being sued going for settlements because the cost of defensive can be prohibitive. Though still a gamble, if SHIELD were in place and the defendant victorious, the patent holder would have to pay the legal costs. The bill is being reintroduced by Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). Arstechnica interviews DeFazio.
Newegg frees the Shopping Cart
Newegg uses prior art to defeat Soverain. On appeal, prior art is actually considered, years after the initial lawsuit, and patents owned by a company that appears to be more than they are, are invalidated.
How RCA Lost the LCD
We Own Network Scanning!
Network scanning do cost. Recent patent lawsuits have been praised or condemned as fair or absurd. BlueWave Computing fights back against a lawsuit that initially attempted to charge the company $1,000 per employee for a license to some "distributed computer architecture" patent, or basically, if your employees use a scan to email feature in the office, you have to pay a lot of money. Others have been targeted. Stop Project Paperless results.
"What books would be entering the public domain if we [the US] had the pre-1978 copyright laws?"
What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2013?:'Under the law that existed until 1978 … Works from 1956.' Yesterday was Public Domain Day, with many works entering the public domain, depending on jurisdiction. [more inside]
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work
The author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a popular MetaFilter topic, was born 177 years ago today (November 30th 1835) in Missouri. The printer, riverboat pilot, game designer, journalist, lecturer, technology investor, gold miner, publisher and patent holder wrote short stories, essays, novels and non-fiction under the pen name Mark Twain. This included The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (recently adapted into a musical), one of the top five challenged books of the 1990s, published in 1884-85 to a mixed reception and with an ending that still causes debate. [more inside]
Roundup all the farmers
"Farmer Bowman began purchasing Monsanto's patented seeds in 1999 and, because of the licensing agreement, did not save any of the seed for future planting. But he also bought so-called "commodity" seed from a local grain elevator, which acts as a clearinghouse for farmers to buy and sell seed. But given that more than 90 percent of the soybeans planted in the area were Roundup Ready crops, the elevator's seed was contaminated with Monsanto's patented seed. Farmer Bowman planted that commodity seed, which was substantially cheaper to purchase, to produce a second, late-season crop, which is generally more risky and lower yielding. He then used seeds generated in one late-season harvest to help produce subsequent late-season crops. Monsanto sued him for patent infringement, and he lost." [more inside]
The iEconomy
The iEconomy: Apple and Technology Manufacturing. Since January, the New York Times has been running a series of articles "examining the challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries," with a focus on Apple's business practices. The seventh article in the series was published today: In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword. Related: For Software, Cracks in the Patent System and Fighters in the Patent War. [more inside]
A jury has ruled for Apple in its huge smartphone patent infringement case involving Samsung and ordered Samsung to pay $1.5 billion.
After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion. An appeal is expected. [more inside]
The memo platform is burning
iPhone Caused "Crisis of Design" at Samsung (Memo) "Influential figures outside the company come across the iPhone, and they point out that 'Samsung is dozing off.' All this time we've been paying all our attention to Nokia, and concentrated our efforts on things like Folder, Bar, Slide," Shin wrote. "Yet when our UX is compared to the unexpected competitor Apple's iPhone, the difference is truly that of Heaven and Earth. It's a crisis of design." Complete text of the internal memo submitted in the Apple vs Samsung case. Those are the more ugly points of the memo, which seems to bolster Apple's lawsuit stating that Samsung infringed upon a number of Apple's patents. Apple asserts that Samsung has "slavishly copied" Apple's iPad and iPhone devices, and is seeking $2.5 billion in damages. So any more ammunition that Apple can get to make it look like Samsung attempted to actively rip off Apple's products is only a good thing for Apple's case. And the memo is rife with ammunition.
Bad day for Oracle
Following a jury finding that Google had not infiringed upon Oracles patents, a development described as a near disaster for the database company, Judge William Aslup has ruled that the Java APIs cannot be copyrighted. That leaves Oracle with only the 9 lines of rangeCheck code and a handfull of decompiled test files to show for the massivecourt case. CEO Larry Ellison remains confident, claiming that the aquisition of Java creator Sun has still paid for itself.
Woman quotes more Lenin.
A shield, not a weapon
Twitter will not weaponize your work (without your permission). According to an agreement it now makes with its engineers and inventors, Twitter does not have the right to use the patents of its employees offensively without their consent, and this limitation will apply to future purchasers of the Twitter patent portfolio. The patent wars previously and previouslier on the blue.
Drew Curtis vs. A Patent Troll
TED Talk:"Drew Curtis: How I Beat A Patent Troll" "Patent trolls have done more damage to the United States economy than any domestic or foreign terrorist organization in history every year."
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Kirby Ferguson's fourth and final installment of Everything is a Remix: System Failure has been released. (Also on YouTube.) It covers intellectual property rights, the derivative nature of creativity, patents and copyright. Transcript. [more inside]
China radically increases patent filings
China became the world's top patent filer in 2011, issuing 58% of global intellectual property filings. [more inside]
Exclusive license for medical marijuana treamtent?
The US National Insitutes of Health recently filed notice of a prospective grant to give an exclusive license to New York based Kannalife for Development of Cannabinoid(s) and Cannabidiol(s) (i.e. marijuana) Based Therapeutics To Treat Hepatic Encephalopathy in Humans. Toke of The Town covers the issue, including an interview with Kannalife CEO Dean Pethanas.
Generic sales of Lipitor, the world's number 1 selling pharmaceutical drug, start today. (via) [more inside]
The Great Tech War of 2012
The Great Tech War of 2012: Apple v. Google v. Amazon v. Facebook
What if Tim Berners-Lee Had patented HTML?
Francis Gurry, the Director of the UN's WIPO, claims the web would have been better if Tim Berners-Lee had patented HTML and licensed it. He does so on camera and in front of shocked members of the Internet Society and CERN. Ironically, exactly this thought experiment came up for the web's 20th birthday on this August 6th.
For a more rigorous perspective, three Boston University School of Law faculty have shown that lawsuits by non-practicing entities, aka patent trolls, have cost technology companies half a trillion dollars of lost wealth over the past two decades, with little benefit to small inventors, instead reducing the incentive to innovate. [more inside]
For a more rigorous perspective, three Boston University School of Law faculty have shown that lawsuits by non-practicing entities, aka patent trolls, have cost technology companies half a trillion dollars of lost wealth over the past two decades, with little benefit to small inventors, instead reducing the incentive to innovate. [more inside]
The once-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) slouches toward signing on Saturday. ACTA is expected to raise constitutional issues in the U.S., raise soverenty issues in the E.U., give copyright holders extensive powers to impose DRM and identify alleged infringers, and increase health risks worldwide. In addition, the U.S. has launched the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) to obtain what copyright provisions were stripped from ACTA. (see michaelgeist.ca, techdirt, or slashdot) [more inside]
Software patents in Europe
Europe's 'unitary patent' could impose software patents warns RMS. German courts have recently moved towards software patents upholding a patent on the automatic generation of structured documents in a client-server setting, i.e. XML, HTML, etc. (recently : the U.S. patent war)
Parent reform? LOL
Is patent reform even possible? [more inside]
A load of sys
Apple says app developers are covered under license, Lodsys' patent infringement claims are invalid Macworld has more.
Ugly sweater interceptor.
Amazon has patented a system that would allow gift recipients to return a gift before they even get it. [more inside]
Fink Different
... Apple will know who you are, where you are, and what you are doing and saying and even how fast your heart is beating. ... This patent is downright creepy and invasive— certainly far more than would be needed to respond to the possible loss of a phone.


text: COVENTRY The iconic navy blue uniforms of the soldiers who saved this great union from destruction 147 years ago will once again grace Chenango County Sunday as the lives of Civil War veterans from the area are commemorated. Eight years ago, concern over the lack of proper honor that Chenango Civil War Veterans had received sparked members of the Coventry community into action. On the behalf of the long-dead soldiers, Coventry history enthusiasts contacted the proper authorities in an effort to procure honorary Civil War cemetery markers.

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Bill Gleeson Meets ANDY POMFRET: Costs Will Mean Period of Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Editor Bill Gleeson Meets ANDY POMFRET, Chief Executive of Rathbones
Byline: Bill Gleeson
IT'S a hard act to follow, admits Andy Pomfret. The 44-year-old, recently appointed chief executive of Rathbones is, of course, referring to the fact that he has stepped into the shoes of the post's former incumbent, the ubiquitous Roy Morris.
``We still see plenty of Roy as he is a non-executive director here and he still has a desk in this office. ''
There is, however, one big difference between the new man and his predecessor: Pomfret is primarily based in London.
However, he denies that this amounts to a shift of control of the 250-year Liverpool-based business, even though both the chairman and chief executive are based at the fund management group's New Bond Street offices.
``It won't change our overall strategy, which is to put as much as possible into our Liverpool office.
``We have been putting back office function into Liverpool for the last three or four years and we will continue to do that. We have had to expand our premises here. We have taken a quarter of the floor beneath us. ''
Working one or two days a week in Liverpool, Pomfret is grateful for the air link between City Airport in London's dock lands and Liverpool John Lennon Airport. ``I can leave London at 8. 30pm and be in my Liverpool flat by 10pm. It's not so good the other way as it departs at 6. 30, which I find a bit early.
Pomfret has been with Rathbones for the past five years in the role of finance director. He came to that job from Kleinwort Benson, where, during 13 years, he was in corporate finance, venture capital and, most recently, finance director of the fund management side. He was part of a large-scale exodus from the group when it was acquired by Dresdner. ``There are very few of my colleagues still there, '' says Pomfret.
Looking to the years that lie ahead, the new chief executive foresees a period of mergers and acquisitions in the fund management industry driven by the ever-rising costs of compliance and dealing.
``We expect there to be some consolidation in the private client investment management market. Rensburg and Carr Shepherd is a case in point.
``Its being caused because it's ever more expensive to keep systems up to date with regulation which seems to grow exponentially.
``We would hope to acquire other businesses like ours as we are very focused on what we do. Our fund managers and our staff find that a better environment to work in than a huge conglomerate.
``We can also make sure that all our systems work properly for our clients. Take capital gains tax, for example. Our CGT system is designed for the private client market. Whereas the big firms have CGT systems more suited to their institutional clients.
``There are a lot of people in this industry with big system issues. Some want to outsource or insource, but they have old systems. We have kept up to date.
``We could put 30% more volume through our system with just 10% more spending on our IT. Things like that are driving consolidation. So we see ourselves as a consolidator, but I'm not so naive to say that we won't be consolidated. I hope it won't, but you can never promise.
``About 30% of our shares are owned by staff and their families, so it would be difficult to buy us in an aggressive way. …


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iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374 Teardown https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/glZo5MIH6J3bryDL Miroslav Djuric No estimate Moderate iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374
We're doing a teardown of the newest (and largest) iMac in Apple's line-up -- the 27" Intel iMac! We disassembled this iMac on October 21, 2009.

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Check out the super-fast video slideshow of the teardown! It has banjo music!
 2013-08-06T17:04:38-07:00 We spared no expense to bring you the latest and greatest. We have in our studio the biggest iMac money can buy. The new iMac dwarfs the 20" iMac we took apart earlier this year. The most obvious feature of this new iMac is the new 27" LED backlit display. The display boasts a 2560x1440 resolution, 16x9 full HD. Also in the box is a brand new Magic Mouse. We already tore it apart. Most of Apple's promotional photos show the iMac both running and sans power cord. It looks a lot nicer that way, but unfortunately our unit required the power cord before it would turn on. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/YCgnGNNXEHLxuiUd https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nqSI5O2RUdyo2iTZ Nine ports. These are identical to the previous revision, but the Mini DisplayPort has a new trick up its sleeve. This iMac sports a cool new feature that allows you to display video from external sources on the internal display. Apparently, that's to hook up your Blu-ray player externally since the machine still doesn't include an internal Blu-ray drive. Unfortunately, this feature requires an adapter. Where is the adapter? Not in the box. The manual says "Required cables and adapters are sold separately" Not that we're surprised, all you get in the way of cables is a power cable. Yes, Apple thinks cables are from the devil. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/FQftBPt5IO5AZyFd Like earlier iMacs, the RAM slots are hidden beneath an access door at the bottom of the iMac. A Phillips #2 screwdriver makes quick work of the three screws. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/OZggPgOHXGOmlKAa You can now install a whopping 16 GB of RAM in your iMac! In a very welcome move, Apple doubled the number of slots, enabling you to install four 4 GB PC3-8500 chips. Naturally, we just had to see for ourselves. Apple's not kidding, if you have the cash, you really can have 16 GB of RAM in your iMac! 16 GB will set you back $1,400 from Apple, or $400 from us. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/xPQG5ifcBypGBYaL https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ZDGtPRZVUSBFSpAh https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/EZNGT2U61vEr1KAV The new iMac features an edge-to-edge glass. This is different from the 4 mm aluminum bezel that surrounded the glass on the previous iMac. Hopefully Apple's got some pretty strong magnets to keep the glass where it belongs. After upgrading the RAM in our iMac, we noticed the glass was slightly out of alignment on one side. Two suction cups, two steady hands, and the enormous glass panel lifts up. Hopefully you're not following along at home, as this can be a little tricky. If you do have an older iMac that needs surgery, we now have detailed repair guides for many iMac models. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/TZJYBhyFyncJMEAV https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/puisDgWMEWs4DCsO The LCD panel is held in place with eight T10 Torx screws. After the screws are free, pivoting the LCD assembly yields the first glimpse of the treasures that lie beneath. Before you can lift up the LCD, carefully disconnect the vertical sync cable from the logic board. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/sb6BhR5up2klgwp6 https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/eXAG5XhYqcnNbHGK https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/6LVAy2QcVfaY2q2x The LG manufactured LCD panel weighs in at nearly 11 lbs! Then again, it is a massive 27" beauty. The resolution is a very impressive 2560x1440. That's the same horizontal resolution as a 30" Apple Cinema Display! This display uses In-plane switching (IPS) technology, providing a wider viewing angle and better color reproduction than cheaper Twisted nematic (TN) technology. The panel is very glossy. It's great for spying on those behind you, as well as watching movies. It appears to be model number LM270WQ1. A Google search of that model currently yields five results, and only one of those is in English. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/Hh2hcBJmWoWy5FPH https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/q5vO4QRUUcrMKuuI This isn't nearly as pretty as the front, but there's some things worth noting here. There are four cables that connect the LCD to the iMac: DisplayPort Temperature sensor LED backlight LED backlight sync The key thing to note is that there's no special shortcut from the LCD to the external Mini DisplayPort connector. The signal will need to go through the logic board, so you'll need to have your iMac powered on if you want to display from an external video source. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/MhpYNZ6yQyMgDRIk Ever wonder what was behind that monolithic black display? Here you go: 27" of display-less iMac. (Actually, we're pretty sure the 27" measurement is completely meaningless now that the display is gone.) Notice how the stand is pivoted fully upward. Without the added weight of the LCD panel, there's not nearly enough force against the spring to maintain the normal neutral buoyancy. The hard drive occupies the center of the unit, while the optical drive and fan are clearly visible on the right. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/TLfSqZEZWnTwKylR Two T10 Torx screws hold the hard drive in place. Once they're removed, the hard drive easily pivots up and out of the system. The 27" iMac ships with a 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive (Apple offers an optional 2TB drive for an additional $250). There isn't really room in here for a second drive, but you could certainly swap this one out yourself. You could hypothetically install an SSD, but this seems like such a good a media computer that it would be a shame to limit it to current SSD capacities. This + that = easy Time Machine internal backup! https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/eRdLdwAMxkA1ZKHr https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/HqEngAjByGuV1O2U Disconnecting antennas and removing the AirPort Card. A single T6 Torx screw secures the standard PCI-e wireless board to the custom board it's mounted on. Even after removing the silver EMI shield, it's challenging to read the main Wi-fi chip. It's an Atheros AR9280. The two identical chips near the antenna connectors are SiGe Semiconductor 2593A20 power amplifiers. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/DjgL2eeYt2KuhXGD https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/XQAKQOTgIHveHU6X https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/vPOjQ3oIRYRQLRxk A few screws later, and.... The power supply is out. Oooh, pretty colors! Both the blue and red parts are capacitors. Unfortunately they didn't have enough markings on them for us to identify their capacitance. Their Capacitance is 27.5 for both reds, the one blue against the board is 15, and the other two visible blue ones are 20. (all in micro-farads) The power supply puts out 25.8 amps at 12 volts, for a total output of 310 watts. That's the biggest power supply we've seen in an iMac. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/X3EbPyvwpkKrSOtR https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/5D5k5ao6NAdE2RVm https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/IHrQSVMYEM2AN4WF The Bluetooth board is in the corner of the computer, grounded to the case. We began the removal procedure by disconnecting the blue antenna cable. The board is one of the few components held in place by a T8 (as opposed to T10) Torx screw. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/3JVQMxiAcCfpgSLR This may be the most underwhelming component in this iMac, the 8x SuperDrive. The fact that there is no Blu-ray drive in here is a bag of hurt. C'mon Apple, iMacs in 2005 had 8x SuperDrives. The SuperDrive just doesn't seem so super anymore. The good news is, it's a standard 12.7 mm, slimline SATA optical drive. The drive Apple should have included is this Panasonic UJ-135 Blu-ray drive. Apple lacks software support for playing copy-protected Blu-ray movies, so if you install a Blu-ray drive, you'll have to boot into Windows to enjoy the show. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/DqmxXnmnu13bQegJ https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/MKcnyDZ3RpOUUUXa https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/SsRvadGUgNpoQMQv Apple made good use of the extra available space to include large, quiet fans with lots of low speed blades. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/EPwDee2LtB2jCXO6 https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/NCCm1vSTZEgNYkEN Removing the massive logic board requires two hands. With the RAM cavity opened underneath the iMac try to help pushing the logic board with the thumb towards the upper part (towards the isight camera), to ease the release of the logic board. Notice how far apart the GPU and CPU are, and how they have separate heat sinks leading to opposite sides of the computer. This rather complex thermal engineering work allowed Apple to upgrade the iMac to use Intel's desktop processors. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/CWT1ibtCyOjyJFYW https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/avNjZSRYK3eaWBm4 Apple finally added an SD card slot to the iMac. This may be one of the most inexpensive features Apple could have added, but should prove very useful. Now we can throw away all our USB SD readers! Just one T8 screw secures the slot to the case. The chip is labeled GL137A. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/CMOgfH5A5kSjjn4t https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/U5XYsCsaJ4omaBx5 Removing the Infrared (IR) sensor needed to use the Apple remote. In the second picture we are removing the central wiring harness and lifting out the logic board. This computer has more linear feet of wire than any iMac we've ever taken apart. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ONUjk5A2ef4apvZo https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/WxNcZLZAJeGqXDPI Speakers! Big speakers. We tested the sound before we disassembled it, and were quite impressed. Apple has super-sized the iMac's audio in proportion to the increased screen size. While the speakers are in the bottom corners of the iMac, Apple has wisely placed the microphone at the top (near the iSight). That should make it possible to use the internal audio setup for video chats. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/vVG3HMXmjc3XxRNJ https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/RLZJgduRMwxihYqc https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/uIZsVE6HEj1hidu1 With the logic board removed, we gain access to a couple of more fans. We removed their screws and rotated each fan out of the computer. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/q2eVNGYbJtWccfUL https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/MdyqgSdHVwB2ewai https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/xu46jCbqPhmyAwt2 I can has heat dissipation? To keep the iMac cool and happy, Apple's included six temperature sensors, three fans, and two gigantic heat sinks. View high resolution shots of the front and back. To put the massive size of the heat sinks in perspective, check out the relative size of the USB ports on the bottom left of the board. Notice the PRAM battery on the logic board (circular silver disc) for storing date and time when the power is disconnected. When changing the battery be careful to not to force the plastic top that holds the battery into place. The processor is socketed, but there's a "Warranty void if removed" sticker above one of the heat sink's screws. Our 3.06 GHz E7600 Core 2 Duo processor is a LGA 775 Socket T CPU. There are some Core 2 Quad chips that use the same socket, but we don't know if they would work. The i5 and i7 quad-cores included in the high-end 27" iMac use a different socket, LGA 1156 Socket H. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ktLKDUFPyGmyPPQJ https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/g1q3TMAZD1skKwhG https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ZGMhNShxQYPOLg2f Removing the GPU daughterboard. Our low-end 27" model ships with an ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor packing 256MB of GDDR3 memory. The sheer quantity of labels on the back of the graphic card daughterboard is overwhelming. What were they thinking? (It's obvious that Apple's engineers didn't design that daughterboard. It's a standard card used in a number of products.) https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/6cGAVgAwJpKFM5Ew https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/DuvQipquFYmSvGs3 https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/aVSHuUxm3d5ZLJPN Is this an antenna leading into the back Apple logo? We think it is...wonder why? The Apple logo is no longer just for looks, it now has a job to do. Earlier aluminum iMacs had an aluminum front and a plastic back. In contrast, this iMac features an all-aluminum enclosure, which is great for looks, but terrible for Wi-Fi. The Apple logo is the only plastic area on the back of the iMac, and Apple has integrated an AirPort antenna into that space. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JC2rRHJkIZXfhxws After such a tedious teardown, you can't blame us for just piling everything up into one ginormous heap of parts. However, curse our guilty conscience, being the nice and awesome professionals we are, we felt an urge and a slight sense of responsibility to do it right. The final layout picture for all to see. Enjoy! If you're feeling this teardown wasn't enough to satisfy your craving, indulge yourself in the Magic Mouse teardown, courtesy of your friendly neighborhood iFixit. https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/OQBCjIYucrWCHONV 2009-10-20T10:06:15-07:00


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Book your room at The Sarova Stanley
Get an overview of this hotelLuxury hotel with free valet parking and restaurant
Located in the heart of Nairobi, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of City Market, Teleposta Towers, and City Hall. National Archives and City Square are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and 2 bars/lounges are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a health club, 2 coffee shops/cafés, and a sauna are onsite.
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All 217 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. Guests can enjoy private pools, and other standard amenities include premium bedding, coffee makers, and plasma TVs.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
The Sarova StanleyCorner of Kenyatta Ave. and Kimathi St. Nairobi 00100
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, The Sarova Stanley provides a health club and a sauna. Dining is available at the hotel's restaurant and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 227 square feet (21 square meters) include conference space. This Victorian hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and gift shops/newsstands. For a surcharge, a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
The Sarova Stanley has designated areas for smoking.
- Sauna
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- Business center
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 217
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare
- Outdoor pool (heated)
- Number of floors - 8
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
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- Express check-in
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
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- Year Built 1902
- Conference space size (feet) - 227
- Conference space size (meters) - 21
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Free self parking
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Plasma TV
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Pool Deck - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Thai Chi - This restaurant specializes in Thai cuisine.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
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- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
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Check-in time starts at Noon
Check-out time is 10 AM
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- Airport shuttle fee: USD 40 per person (one way)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 20 (one way), (from 4 to 12 years old)
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Universal's Non-Stop, Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, topped the North American box office with a $28.9 million debut. Non-Stop stars Liam Neeson as a U.S. air marshal who gets into serious trouble on a transatlantic flight from New York to London. Overseas, the star-studded film, whose cast includes Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, Julianne Moore, Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery and House of Card's Corey Stoll, opened to $20 million from 21 markets for a $50 million global launch.
In second place, the weekend's other new offering, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's Son of God, chronicling the life of Jesus Christ and starring Diogo Morgado, was also a winner. The 20th Century Fox release debuted to $26.5 million, the second-best opening for a Christian film after The Passion of the Christ, not accounting for inflation.
After leading the box office for three straight weeks, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow's The LEGO Movie came in third place. The 3D animated film brought in $20.8 million in its fourth weekend out, pushing its domestic total past the $200 million mark with a total of $209.1 million. Internationally, The LEGO Movie took in another $21 million, pushing its world total to $330.4 million.
From Relativity and EuropaCorp, 3 Days to Kill came in fourth place over its sophomore weekend with $4.9 million. Directed by McG and starring Kevin Costner, the film has made $20.8 million to date.
George Clooney's The Monuments Men remained strong in its fourth week out, grossing $5 million to round out the top five and ending Sunday with a domestic total of $65.7 million.
Sony and MGM's RoboCop placed number six with $4.5 million, pushing the film's domestic total to $51.2 million. Overseas, the sci-fi remake topped the box office chart, taking in $30 million internationally for a total of $136 million and a worldwide total of $187.2 million.
Constantin Films' ill-fated $100 million epic Pompeii fell to number seven in its second weekend, taking in $4.3 million for a domestic total of $17.7 million. Overseas, the film grossed $16.4 million for an international total of $47.7 million and worldwide total of $65.4 million.
Disney's blockbuster animated feature Frozen came in eighth place for the second week in a row, taking in $3.6 million for a total of $388.8 million over the film's nine weeks at the North American box office. The Oscar winner became the 18th movie to cross $1 billion worldwide on Sunday; to date, it has earned $611.5 million overseas. Its top markets are South Korea ($76.2 million), the U.K. ($63.5 million), Germany ($47.7 million), France ($42.6 million) and China ($42.6 million). In two weeks, it finally opens in Japan.
Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-nominated animated movie The Wind Rises expanded to 496 locations this weekend, earning $1.52 million.
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Minnie's Mommy, who loves her baby, always and forever!
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02-06-2016 8:53 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Minnie and mom Miss Stacy, Thinking of you on your angel day, knowing you are near, fur-ever in the hearts ofthose who love you, till the day we can hold them in our arms. Know she watches over you stil, Hugs, Luna & her mom Nadine
02-06-2016 9:00 AM -- By: Cinnamon & Bruce, From: Rainbow Bridge & Ridley Park, PA
Minnie & Family,
Bless forever & always to beautiful, gracious, determined, loving, faithful, smart, knowing, compassionate, grateful, caring, innocent, brave and gentle lady Minnie, and her family, on beloved Minnie's 8 year angel day.
It remains a real privilege for Cinnamon and I to spend time with you on this solemn occasion each year, sweet Minnie, as we pay our respects, and honor your strong, loving, innocent and tender heart and soul, and the wonderful life and love you share with your family, on your sacred 8 year angel day today.
My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family, Stacy, and your unforgettable and precious angel Minnie, and all of your angels, at this time.
Always moving & inspirational, Stacy, to visit with Minnie, and to read about the respect, love and devotion you share with Minnie and all of your feline and canine family members, to this day.
Bless guardian angels Minnie, Sunshine, Willow, Puss, Smokie and Samson; Mom Stacy family, beloved Mickey wherever he may be, and your universe of souls, on four legs and two, this day and all the days to come.
Cinnamon & Bruce
02-05-2016 5:53 PM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
Thank you sweet Minnie for introducing me to your Mama 8 years ago. You and Princess had a plan after you crossed the bridge. You knew how much your humans missed you so you teamed up and brought us together. You are stilled missed though you have been joined by Mickey and Stimpy so so you have LOTS of company. I have a feeling you had a paw in getting your Mama and Tommy together too right?send your mom a kiss to let her know you are and always will be right by her side.
05-20-2015 12:27 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Minnie and mom Stacy, ... and WHAT a PARTY it was! The stars were out brightly shining, winds gently blowing, and their love safely nestled in our heart! May each and every wish you make come true. Happy Birthday Minnie. Hugs Luna & her mom Nadine
05-19-2015 7:17 PM -- By: Gina & Saada, From:
Hi Stacy, Stopping by a little late, but wanted to wish sweet Minnie a very Happy Birthday, and know that you are thought of as you remember your sweet girl on her special day.
05-19-2015 9:47 AM -- By: Cinnamon & Bruce, From: Rainbow Bridge & Ridley Park, PA
Belated blessings to forever gorgeous, dignified, loving, wise, independent, gracious, determined, thankful, caring, devoted, courageous and kind lady Minnie, and her family, on beloved Minnie's 17th birthday.
It will always be a privilege for Cinnamon and I to visit with you on your angel day and birthday, precious Minnie, as we pay tribute to your glorious spirit, and the eternal love you share with your Mom and family.
I apologize for being a day late on your birthday, Miss Minnie, but there were many Critters angels with birthdays and angel days on 5/18 and we just ran out of time.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours, Stacy, beloved angel Minnie and all of your angels at this time. Our feline and canine sons and daughters are the most genuine, caring, selfless, courageous and unconditionally loving souls in the universe, on earth and in heaven. As a result it has never been a mystery to me at all as to why we cherish and miss our angels forever.
Bless guardian angels Minnie, Puss, Smokie and Samson; Mom Stacy family, and your universe of souls, on four legs and two, this day and every day.
05-18-2015 11:36 AM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Happy, happy birthday, Minnie!!!
05-18-2015 9:50 AM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
Your mama loves you so much and talks about you and your brother often. Send a happy birthday kiss to your mom.
05-18-2015 7:49 AM -- By: Charles -- Sammy's, Gabby's and little Bob M's Dad, From: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dearest Stacy and precious Minnie ... stopping by to wish Minnie a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Minnie, may your day be a beautiful day filled with lots of fun and lots of goodies.
I know my boy Sammy and all your Rainbow Bridge friends will be there to help you celebrate.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY .. Minnie
02-06-2015 6:20 PM -- By: Gina & Saada, From:
Stacy, stopping by on beautiful Minnie's Angel Day. I know your precious angel is always in your heart, and very loved and missed. Thinking of you today and sending hugs your way.
02-06-2015 3:51 PM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Remembering Minn on her Angel Day with love!
02-06-2015 1:24 PM -- By: Christy, From:
Minn, your mommy has you in her heart and soul right now, probably every single day. I hope the other kids are throwing you yhe Bestest Angelveersary party ever!! I hope you and Hammy are still very happy and keeping each other good company. No matter how small the creature when you leave us moms and dads it leaves a gigantic hole in our hearts that never seem to go away. It does not hurt as badly as time goes by but remember you are always on your moms mind and in her soul. Death cannot take away such a strong bond we create here on earth. LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!
02-06-2015 1:17 PM -- By: Cinnamon & Bruce, From: Rainbow Bridge & Ridley Park, PA
Bless forever beautiful, noble, loving, knowing, determined, caring, faithful, generous, innocent, brave and gentle lady Minnie, and her family, on beloved Minnie's 7 year angel day.
It is an honor for Cinnamon and I to visit with you and your family here, Miss Minnie, on your 7 year angel day. I can tell that you and all of your brother and sister angels are respected, cherished and loved to this day.
I believe, Stacy, that the sharing of home, life and love with a special soul like your sweet Minnie is one of the most wonderful and spiritually rewarding things a person will ever experience here on earth. And then we love them, from a distance, for the rest of our lives.
Bless guardian angels Minnie, Puss, Smokie and Samson; Mom, Dad and family, and your universe of souls, on four legs and two, forever and ever.
02-06-2015 10:53 AM -- By: Kassandra, From: California
Happy 7th Angelversary to your beautiful Minnie. I know she is loved and missed very deeply. ♡ Sweet Lucky & Kassandra
02-05-2015 8:51 PM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
Dear Stacy,
Thinking of you and your sweeties Minnie and Mickey and Shy. Today is Minnie's day though and I hope it is a day filled with wonderful memories of her. I know you are going through rough times so remeber you have friends on earth and in the heavens. Hugs my friend.
05-19-2014 8:00 PM -- By: luna, From:
Happy Birthday Minnie ... your love continues to shine like the brightest star in the heavens ... surrounded by the love of many. HUGS Luna and her mom Nadine
05-18-2014 5:26 PM -- By: Gina & Saada, From:
Happy Birthday to you, sweet Minnie!!
Stacy, thinking of you and precious Minn-Minn today. Sending hugs and special thoughts your way.
05-18-2014 3:43 PM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
05-18-2014 1:35 PM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Happy birthday, Minnie!
Stacy, thinking of you today as you continue to carry little Minnie in your heart!
05-09-2014 8:01 PM -- By: Nancy, From: Yelm Wa
Honoring your precious Minn-Minn as her special day up in Rainbow Birdge approaches. I know how much you love and miss her
Bless you
Nancy, PIcky and Snowys "MOmma" :0(
02-08-2014 9:56 AM -- By: Henry, From:
Dear Minnie I hope you had a lovely Angel Day and played in the beautiful fields above. Your Mom loves you very much.
02-07-2014 8:19 PM -- By: Cindy, From:
02-06-2014 7:32 PM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Remembering Minn on her Angel Day today and sending big love and many hugs to Minn's mom!
02-06-2014 7:00 PM -- By: Vicki, From: Nebraska
Wishing you a very fun filled day today on this your 6 year Angelversary. I know your mommy still misses you like crazy and this is a very sad day for her. Be sure to watch over her, Minnie.
02-06-2014 6:59 PM -- By: Brenda, From: Miami, Fl
Prayers and thoughts going out to you on this special day. Hugs to you my friend. <3 <3
02-06-2014 4:21 PM -- By: Denise and Morgan, From: Midrand South Africa
Beautiful Minnie - you are stunning. Have a wonderful Angel Day,
02-06-2014 2:12 PM -- By: Patt, From:
Sweet Minnie girl! You're Momma loves and misses you so much. You were such a great gift to her. Send her kitten kisses {{HUGS}} Stacy
02-06-2014 1:29 PM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
Dear Friend Stacy,
What a lovely gift your sweet little angel Minnie gave to us...the gift of friendship even after her crossing the Rainbow Bridge. Years of companionship then continuing friendships from all over the country. Who knew one little tuxedo kitty could do so much?!
I know these are tough times for you personally so I hope today is filled with only the happiest memories you have of your time with Minnie. Hugs my friend.
02-06-2014 10:38 AM -- By: Charles--Sammy's, Gabby's and little Bob M's Dad, From: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Stacy .. stopping by in remembrance of precious Minnie's Six-Year Angelversary. Though time is passing we will never, ever forget our beloved furkids.
Minnie and Stacy .. thank you for the years of friendship. If I remember correctly, you two were some of the first Critters Family to welcome my Sammy and I will always cherish and remember that.
Minnie, I know you and Sammy and all the other Rainbow Bridge furkids are having a grand time ... waiting for that day that you will see your humans coming over that beautiful bridge ...
02-06-2014 9:18 AM -- By: Marcia & Kelly-Girls, From:
Stopping bye to wish sweet Minnie A Happy Angel Day! Hugs to you Stacy!!!


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By David Schwab, Octagon First Call Season 18 of Dancing With the Stars kicks off Monday night with some big changes—most notably, Erin Andrews is the new co-host, replacing Brooke Burke. Like Burke, Andrews is a past competitor—she finished third on Season 10. Andrews has a strong (mostly male) fan base from her days on ESPN and current gig with Fox Sports, so this new role should make her more of a household name with women. She is already busy in the endorsement space, with current and past deals including Reebok, TruBiotics, Diet Mountain Dew and Ticketmaster. It's also worth noting that Burke is still incredibly relevant and popular with brands, especially with her ModernMom.com platform reaching women 25-54.
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Painted Into a Corner >> The Game Moves You Hate to Make
- Jay Little(ynnen)United States
Eden Prairie
After looking over some other GeekLists, session reports and game comments, I started to form a nebulous idea that I thought would eventually make a good GeekList on its own. I started to look over my collection and started to think about the moves that hurt to make...Recommend
They may be sub-optimal moves to stall or buy time, they may be the absolute worst move possible to you, but you have to take it anyway, perhaps the kind of move that just turns your stomach into knots -- or it may just be an analysis of the game and coming to the realization that "if I do this, I'm totally screwed." or "oh no... not again!"
What do you think?
What game moves do you absolutely hate to have to make?
Is it because it's the worst move for you, or too good a move for another player?
Is it a symptom of the game design, or a positional element of the gameplay?
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01 Feb 2014 04:43 GMT | Politics, Europe, Russia, Ukraine
The graphic images of a Ukrainian opposition leader, who says he was abducted and tortured for more than a week, have raised fears that extrajudicial squads are being deployed to intimidate protesters.
Dmytro Bulatov, 35, who re-emerged on Friday after being missing for a week, said unidentified kidnappers beat him, sliced off part of his ear and nailed him to a door during his time in captivity.
"There isn't a spot on my body that hasn't been beaten. My face has been cut. They promised to poke my eye out. They cut off my ear," Bulatov said on Friday from a hospital in Kiev.
"They crucified me by nailing me to a door with something and beat me strongly all the while."
The Interior Ministry says it is investigating Bulatov's story, but it has also accused him of failing to cooperate.
Oleh Tatarov, deputy chief of the ministry's main investigative department, said Bulatov's kidnapping could have been staged in order to create a provocation.
Later on Friday, the ministry dispatched investigators to Bulatov's hospital to interrogate him, saying that besides being a kidnapping victim, he was also suspected of organising mass disorders in the protests.
Opposition legislators and Bulatov's supporters feared he was about to be arrested and rushed to the hospital to shield him from police.
The standoff continued late into the evening.
The government has faced two months of major protests that started after President Viktor Yanukovich backed out of an agreement to deepen ties with the EU in favour of Russia.
The demonstrations quickly grew into discontent over heavy-handed police, corruption and human rights violations.
Criminal inquiry
In another development on Friday, Ukraine's security service announced a criminal inquiry into an opposition attempt to seize state power, after information on confiscated computers allegedly revealed the country's mass protests were "pre-planned".
"An investigation for an attempted takeover of power has been opened," Maxime Lenko, head of the investigations department of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
The probe comes after investigators examined information stored on computer servers that were seized in December during a raid on the Kiev headquarters of the opposition Batkivschyna party, linked to Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former prime minister.
Against this backdrop, the Ukrainian opposition urged Europe and the US to go beyond vocal support for their fight for more democracy and demand a halt to violence they blame on Yanukovich.
Opposition leaders held a meeting in Munich, Germany, on Friday with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German foreign minister, and Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, and were due to meet John Kerry, the US secretary of state, on Saturday.
"What we need is not just declarations but a very clear action plan - how to fix the problem and fix the violence, how to investigate all these killings and abductions and tortures," Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of Batkivschyna, told Reuters news agency.
Ashton issued a statement on Friday saying she was "appalled by the obvious signs of prolonged torture and cruel treatment" of Bulatov.
For its part, the Obama administration said it is "appalled" by signs of torture against Bulatov.
Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, said the US administration is concerned by increasing reports of protesters disappearing and being beaten and tortured, and by attacks on journalists.
Carney also said it is "especially concerning" that some of the reports suggest that Ukrainian security forces have been involved.
Bulatov's story
Bulatov's group, car owners known as Automaidan, started out by picketing the residences of top government officials and their allies, but soon took an active part in the protests that have rocked Ukraine.
The group, which took its name from Kiev's Independence Square - known as Maidan - blocked streets and monitored police cars.
Bulatov went missing on January 22, prompting his friends to organise a campaign for his release.
They pleaded with top government officials for assistance, offered a $25,000 bounty to anyone who could help locate him and even consulted psychics, fellow activist Oleksiy Hrytsenko said.
Hrytsenko grew all the more worried about Bulatov's fate because Automaidan members' cars were being torched and their activists detained, harassed and threatened.
Hrytsenko showed an Associated Press reporter a text message he received from an unknown number that read: "Go ahead, go ahead, your mother will be happy to see her son dead."
Bulatov was dumped in a forest on Thursday night after eight days in captivity and made it to a house outside Kiev where he got help and was able to call friends, according to an Interior Ministry statement.
The reported beatings and intimidation have stoked speculation that special security teams were roaming Ukraine and hunting down opposition activists.
President Yanukovich took indefinite sick leave on Thursday, stalling the negotiations between authorities and the opposition in a bid to find a way out of the political crisis.
He told opposition leaders it was now up to them to make concessions, since he already accepted the resignations of Mykola Azarov as prime minister, and approved the scrapping of harsh anti-protest legislation that led to last week's violence.
Yanukovich also signed into law a bill offering to grant amnesty to protesters, but only after they vacate scores of government buildings they have seized across the country.
Source: Agencies
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Empowering women dedicated to supporting their families through hard work and dedication, ASHI lends 100% to women and specifically the bottom 50%, so the "poorest of the poor." In addition to general business loans, ASHI also offers educational loans, house repair loans, savings funds, and social development programs for its members. ASHI is committed to translating its social mission into practice.
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Thelma Duane TruettPublished 4:58pm Friday, May 31, 2013
Funeral service for Mrs. Thelma Duane Truett, 89, of Alexander City, will be Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Rev. Dee Dowdy will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 2, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Flint Hill United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Truett passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 at Hatley Healthcare in Clanton. She was born on September 23, 1923 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Herman Lafayette Litsey and Annice Audrey Duck Litsey. She was an active member of Flint Hill United Methodist Church and worked as a Warper Tender for Russell Corp. for 45 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda Joyce Causey (Guy) of Thorsby, AL; grandchildren, Christy Luanne Inman and Keri Dawn Kensington; great-grandchildren, Laura Inman, Katherine Inman, and Jered Cheatham.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Odell Truett and her parents.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Flint Hill United Methodist Church, 2858 Flint Hill Road, Alexander City, AL 35010.
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Abbett re-elected chair of APOSTPublished 12:03pm Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett has been tapped to continue serving as a member and chairman of the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOST).
APOST is a seven-member state commission that is responsible for establishing certification standards for all law enforcement officers and state correctional officers in Alabama.
Abbett said he was humbled by the reappointment.
"I have been pleased to be able to serve on APOST for the past 16 years and as chairman for the past 12 years," Abbett said. " I am honored and feel privileged to be picked again."
APOST is also responsible for establishing regulations for the basic and advanced training requirements through the APOST certified law enforcement academies in the state.
Abbett was re-elected chair of APOST in February. He is a Tallapoosa County native and began his law enforcement career in 1968 with the Alabama Department of Public Safety as an Alabama State Trooper Cadet. He continued his service with ALDPS as a state trooper for the next 25 years, eventually retiring at the rank of captain. In June 1994 he was elected sheriff of Tallapoosa County and is currently serving his fifth term.
Abbett said prior to his appointment to APOST he served as the training directory for the law enforcement academy in Selma.
"It is a privilege to be able to give back with my experience in law enforcement in order make sure we have the way we are training officers in a standardized way throughout the state," Abbett said.


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I'm currently participating in a programming contest (http://contest.github.com), which has as goal, to create a recommendation engine. I started coding in ruby, but soon realised it wasn't fast enough for the algorithms I had in mind. So I switched to C, which is the only non-scripting language I know. It was fast, of course, but I cringed every time I had to write a
for loop, to go through the elements of an array (which was very often).
That's when it dawned: I wish I knew a fast, yet high-level language, to program all these intensive computations with ease!
So I looked at my options, but there are a lot of options these days! Here the best candidates I've found over the months, with something which bothers me about each of them (that hopefully you can clear up):
- Clojure: I'm not sure I want to get into the whole
lispthing, I like my syntax and cruft. I could be convinced, though.
- Haskell: Too academic? I don't really care for pure functional, I just want something which works. But it has nice syntax, and I don't mind static typing.
- Scala: Weird language. I tried it out but it feels messy/inconsistent to me.
- OCaml: Also wondering if this is too academic? The poor concurrency support also bothers me.
- Arc: Paul Graham's lisp, too obscure, and again, I'm not sure I want to learn a lisp. But I trust this man!
Any advice? I really like the functional languages, for their ability to manipulate lists with ease, but I'm open to other options too. I'd like something about as fast as Java..
The kind of things I want to be able to do with lists are like (ruby):
([1, 2, 3, 4] - [2, 3]).map {|i| i * 2 } # which results in [2, 8]
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Irene Gaskins NormanPublished 12:41am Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Irene Gaskins Norman, 83, a resident of 307 Brinkley Ave., Plymouth, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Toodle's Cemetery with Elder Jay Paul Cotton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday at Toodle's Funeral Home, Plymouth, who is serving the Norman family.


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Sealed Air Corp. (NYSE:SEE)
Sealed Air is a global manufacturer of materials and systems for protective, presentation and fresh food packaging, and performance solutions in the industrial, food and consumer markets.
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It's inspiring to listen to CEO Jerome talk about discipline, company culture, state of the art technology and research and high quality products and sustainability. Can't argue with any of that.
I'm following Peter Lynch's advice for indirect plays on flashy upstart industries (in this case, online retailers): don't buy the flashy new business itself, but buy the boring fundamental business that the new thing relies on (in this case, packaging).
Off the beaten path packaging company. Owners have come up with a "green" way to produce packaging products. Only going to get more business and grow.
High Volume breakout on 02/19/13
Latest purchase for my real-money port for Fool.com: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/09/07/putting-real-money-into-air-seriously.aspx
they have announced 2 price increaase over the next 60days totalling 15%. the cost of petro and natural gas is driving the increase. however the packaging industry is going green and sealed air does not have an enviro friedly product
Excellent value play at the moment. This stock should really bounce when things turn around for the market in general. Long term outlook looks good.
Beat down stock to make a turnaround
Good company. Might wait till it gets closer to the 20 day moving average. just got downgraded couple days ago, so should be a great stock to pick up on the dip. Don't think it deserved the downgrade, but don't think it will matter anyway. I was waiting for a dip to pick up more, so here's my opportunity.
More products are shipping due to internet purchases thus more usage of the Bubble Wrap that Sealed Air produces.
The price for this stock is still low. I like the movement into the asian markets with its new deal with Japan for medical supplies.
Raw materials prices down = >>margins on packaging!
Fine risk/reward, lots of upside.
In addition to food packaging, SEE also manufactures BubbleWrap and other protective packaging. This manufacturer and service provider will take advantage of increased protein consumption and sanitation standards in the third world and well as the trend towards buying items online and shipping them to residences. Top-notch management.
Everybody needs air. A great company at a reasonable price. Unraveling of massive lawyer fraud in asbestos suits may eventually reduce this liability for SEE.


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Apothecary: 5 Spot, 1502 Queen Anne Ave N
Time of entry: Saturday, 8:45 a.m.
Level of hangover (1-10 scale, with 10 being a paralyzing head-thumper): I promised my boyfriend, Daymon, breakfast and he had to work early so we stayed in and played video games all night--and it was just about as exciting as it sounds. But we both walked in for breakfast fresh as a daisy.
Level of waitstaff hangover: Zeros all around. I was very impressed with the service at 5 Spot. They were really friendly and attentive and our smiling waitress answered my questions honestly, adeptly steering me away from what would have been a terrible breakfast choice (I hate sweet potatoes). The clientele on the other hand was a different story. The table next to us was full of twenty-somethings that sat hunched and dazed, staring into their coffee cups. The table of frat-guys across the way were lamenting loudly about how much they had spent at the bar the night before.
"That's why you shouldn't have bought all those shots for strangers."
"No way dude, I totally knew that guy."
Suddenly spending my Friday night playing Zelda wasn't looking so bad.
Prescriptions: I ordered the Hair of the Dog-wich which comes with cheddar cheese, fried egg and bacon on a panino, as well as potatoes and the intriguing Bloody Mary salad. Daymon, still on the hunt for Seattle's best pancakes, ordered Kathryn's Grand Slam, which is Buttermilk cakes, bacon and eggs. He also added a side of hash browns.
When the food arrived, I could not stop oohhing and ahhing over the hash browns. They looked perfect--crispy and a gorgeous shade of brown. Unfortunately, the taste did not live up to the looks. To be fair, they spiced it with something that was simply not for me. I am a purist when it comes to hash browns and these were heading a direction I wasn't willing to go. I have since read reviews from others that love them; I think addicted is the word they used. Maybe if I had been prepared for the unusual flavors it would be a different story but I wasn't and we both agreed they tasted "funny." Why am I spending so much time on the hash browns? Because the rest of it just wasn't that exciting. My bloody Mary salad was interesting--tomatoes and celery that tasted like a Bloody Mary--but other than that, I would put it all in the "eh" category.
It did the trick, the portions were huge and I was definitely full when I left, but it has to be said, it was just too much damn money for an average tasting breakfast. A breakfast for two at a diner should not be pushing thirty dollars minus the tip and when I got the check, I was suddenly mildly annoyed that the wait staff was so fantastic because now I had to tip well.
Maybe if I had branched out and ordered something from the Key West section (they have rotating menu specials that highlight different regions of the country) I'd be singing a different tune but I didn't so this is the song you're listening to: it was OK, but if you spent so much at the bar last night, what are you doing at the 5 Spot? You're going to go broke like that, kid.
Hair of the dog: In addition to the Bloody Mary salad, you can also order an actual Bloody Mary.
Success of the soak: I am not totally ruling out the 5 Spot. I plan to keep an eye on their rotating menu until something comes along that piques my interest. I'll make sure to save my pennies though.


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Crisp Mozzarella Sticks — Meatless Mondayby Maria Russo in Recipes, June 10th, 2013
Think back to the mozzarella sticks you ate as a child (or last weekend at the sports bar): the frozen-then-baked sticks whose skin was soggy and cheese tough, or the grease-laden logs overpowered by the taste of dried herbs. Now forget them entirely, because these mozzarella sticks are nothing like those. Light and fresh, once-indulgent cheese sticks have been made over and are now not only healthy but deliciously satisfying, too.
The secret to making Food Network Kitchens' Crisp Mozzarella Sticks (pictured above) is using wholesome ingredients in each component of the dish. To make the coating, stick with ground whole-grain Melba toasts for texture and add whole-wheat breadcrumbs, plus fresh oregano and a dash of cayenne for flavor. After a double-dredge process in an egg-garlic batter and this dry mixture, the part-skim string cheese will be generously coated in a thick, crunchy crust. It's important to let the sticks chill in the freezer before baking them to golden brown so that the cheese doesn't melt as soon as it meets the heat. Served alongside a bowl of marinara sauce for easy dunking, these eat-with-your-hands beauties are a timeless, kid-approved favorite.


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Pandolfi now open, serving Palazzolo's gelato
Gelato worth navigating Edina's back alleys.
A sweet new shop, Pandolfi, has opened at 50th and France in Edina, just east of Mozza Mia--but only accessible from the alley side, next to the parking garage.
The shop offers dozens of candies and chocolates, and even has a cotton candy machine. For nostalgic types, Pandolfi sells Snoopy Sno-Cone machines and a tabletop version of the arcade "claw" game.
The Hot Dish stopped by this week to try the shop's Oprah-endorsed gelato:
Local mompreneur Jeanne Riha can be seen staffing the register, often with the help of her daughters, who can offer a suggestion for which of the 24 flavors of Palazzolo's gelato to choose.
From the few flavors we sampled, the gelato seemed on par with some of our other favorites, scooped at places like Fat Lorenzo's and Amy's Classic Confections. The cup pictured, mascarpone/caramel/pistachio (with a decorative-but-edible sugar-cone wafer), is a good place to get started.
Pandolfi Candy Gelato and Gifts 3904 West 50th Street (enter from alleyway) 952-928-3000 www.pandolfico.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
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