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Kootenai Men Appeal Game Conviction Thompson Falls: Two Kootenai men, accused of shooting a deer out of season near Thompson Falls, have appealed a Justice Court conviction , on the Tribes 117 year old treaty. Lasso Stasso and George Lefthand, both of Elmo, have appealed the October I decision to the Fourth District Sanders County Court. The two men were found guilty by Justice of the Peace Gilbert Wagner, of taking a deer out-of-season near White Pine Creek in the Kin-iksu National Forest. Stasso allegedly shot the deer while hunting with Lefthand on Aug. 24. The attorney for the two tribal members, Victor Valgen-ti of Missoula, told Char-Koosta the case has been appealed on the basis of the treaty right to native hunting ranges. This right was assured by the Hell-gate Treaty of 1855. The treaty stipulation has been tested twice before in the state's courts—in 1965 George Wheeler was acquitted of violating state game laws after being accused of shooting elk out-of-season in Missoula County and earlier, Sakalai Lefthand was freed on a similar charge in Lincoln County. Valgenti said the defense in this case has stipulated that Stasso shot the deer and is appealing directly on his lawfull riqht to do so. Commissioners Sign MP Distribution An identical case is now brewing in a Wyoming justice court. Crow tribal member Paul Badhorse says he cannot be cahrged with possessing a deer out of season because his tribe's 1851 treaty assures them a native hunting range from the middle of Montana to the middle of what is now Wyoming. check. The signature, according to Tribal Secretary Fred Houle, Jr., will be worth $2,000 to every tribal member. The checks. Houle said, will be mailed out later next month. The resolution, which was opposed by Bureau of Indian Salish, Kootenai, Fend d Orielles Tribes Washington, D.C: Indian Com missioner Louis R. Bruce has signed a Tribal Council Resolution governing the distribution of eleven and a auarter million dollar Montana Power Kerr Dam rate adjustment Affairs reservation and area officials, calls for a nearly 100% distribution of the $11,249,913 Kerr dam rent adjustment won from Montana Power this summer. The amount of the monies has now grown to over $11,300, (Continued on Next Page) AR-KOOSTA 111:':' . IHE k^lw Volume 2. NUMBER 12 Moon of Half Autumn-Half Summer 22 PRICE 10c Old Firecracker Fuse Goes Off As Smoke Tax Case Is Heard Poison: If anybody had ever said "where there is smokes there is fireworks", he probably would have been a Lake County official. There was plenty of both in Poison last week as the county brought Mrs. Dorothy Clink-inbeard before Justice Court on a six-month-old alleged cigarette tax violation and discovered they were being sued for a quarter of a million on an earlier fireworks arrest. Mrs. Clinkenbeard was brought before Lake County Justice of the Peace, Gene Hammon, October 6, on char-aes of selling cigarettes without Montana tax stamps. Justice (Hammon. who had earlier found P Arlene Wheeler I innocent of alleged state tireworks violations, decided in this case she had violated the state's cigarette tax laws and fined her $100 and suspended a 30 Hav jail sentence. HammanVdeclsion was made in spite of an earlier Missoula County Justice Court case which found Mrs. Clink-enbeard's brother, Joe Wheeler, innocent of an identical charge. Missoula Justice J.G. "Bud" Lamoreaux acquited Wheeler of breaching state cigarette tax laws on the grounds that the state lacked civil jurisdiction. The case was later turned down by another Missoula County JP John Moon, on the grounds that his court also lacked jurisdiction. Lake County's decision to proceed with the cigarette case against Mrs. Clinkenbeard was also contrary to an agreement made last month during a Federal District Court hearing in Missoula, A three-judge panel asked that all parties in the cigarette-jurisdictional dispute delay any further proceedings until after the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on a similar case. The nation's highest court will be hearing Tonasket v. the State of Washington sometime within the next few months. It was pointed out by the Federal Judges that any lower court decision would be affected by a Tonasket ruling. Clinkenbeard is appealing the conviction. Miss Wheeler is also suing seven Lake Uounty law enforcement officials for a total of $256,000. Her Missoula attorney, Marvin Ping, filed the (Continued on Page 2) Christmas Tree Cutters Honor Closed Areas when the 1972 Christmas Tree Cutting Program was released by BIA two weeks ago, it spe- Ronan: Christmas trees have been fair game to tribal' members for over a week now and so far there has been no trouble over a difference of opinion between Tribal Council cutting regulations and the Bureau of Indian Affairs rules. During the September 22 meeting of the Tribal Council, a two-year-old ban on cutting was lifted and yule-tree choppers were given a free hand. But * cifically excluded: "harvesting in certain areas where timber stand improvement has been accomplished or is forthcoming.' Superintendent Harold Rob-erson said he over-ruled the Tribal Council's action because "the money the tribes and the Bureau have spent on these areas warrent the protection of (Continued on Next Page) BE SURE TO VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
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A convicted sex offender who was maintaining an address in Monroe County under Megan's Law requirements actually was living in Allentown, according to state police in Lehighton.
James Alvie Smoot, 52, was taken into custody in Allentown Thursday after state police in Lehighton issued a public notification that he was wanted for failing to maintained a registered address as required under Megan's Law.
Smoot was supposed to be living in Eldred Township.
State Trooper Nicolas A. De La Iglesia filed a warrant for his arrest in October after discovering he was not living at the address.
Allentown police arrested him Thursday, and he is being held in Lehigh County Prison under $50,000 bail on two felony charges related to the Megan's Law violations.
Smoot, who goes by the nickname "Uncle Moe," has been a registered offender since December 2010 after being convicted in 2001 of third-degree sodomy and second-degree sexual abuse. He is originally from Ohio and faced similar registration violation charges in Tennessee.
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On May 10, the Bearfootin Bears returned to downtown Hendersonville. The painted bears, sponsored by local businesses to raise money for nonprofits, will be displayed downtown until they are sold in October at the 11th annual Bearfootin' auction. The Times-News will profile each bear here in the Community section leading up to the auction in the fall.
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Our inspiration for this bear came from three simple things... the region's ties with bluegrass music, the new booming brewing community, and the great new Rhythm and Brews events beginning this year.
Executing the concept was a challenge because all of this bears' accessories had to be weatherproofed as well as extremely sturdy. It was more of a logistical and fabrication challenge as opposed to a paint treatment.
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Lansing residents like Linda Fredenburg jumped at the chance to get rid of their old pills, syrups, and sprays at a drug take-back event Saturday.
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Some people collect so many drugs over the years that it's hard to keep track of them.
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Several publications and individuals in the Silicon Valley Community Newspapers group were honored recently with awards in regional and state journalism competitions.
A statewide competition, the John Swett Awards for Media Excellence honors "outstanding coverage of community and campaign issues that touched California's schools, community colleges and state universities during 2013," according to the California Teachers Association, which presents the award. The honorees received their awards during a reception in Los Angeles on May 30.
In the weekly or semi-weekly newspaper division, the Los Gatos Weekly-Times was named a winner of a John Swett Award for continuous coverage of education news. It was the second year in a row the Weekly-Times received this honor.
In the individual categories, three staff members were recognized with a John Swett Award for their outstanding feature stories. Alia Wilson of the Sunnyvale Sun won for her story, "The force behind Fremont," and Chris Vongsarath, editor of the Cupertino Courier and Sunnyvale Sun, was a winner for "Help is here." Mara Van Ells of the Campbell Reporter received an award for her story, "It's all about play...well, it's about a little more than that."
Additionally, Wilson won a CTA Certificate of Merit for feature story "Rally for the ages." Dick Sparrer, editor of the Los Gatos Weekly-Times and Saratoga News, also received a Certificate of Merit for his column, "Sure, teachers get their recognition, but how about teachers' families?"
The recipients of the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 37th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards were honored during an awards dinner in Foster City on May 31. The awards honor outstanding work done in 2013 by Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals.
In the weekly category, the newspaper staff received a total of five awards. Crystal Chow, arts and entertainment editor for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, received a second-place award in the entertainment category for her story, "New Era."
Sparrer won first place in two categories--feature and sports--for his columns in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times. Also for his work in the Weekly-Times, he received second place in the sports story category for "Back on the Bus," and won first place for best sports game story for "Wildcats claim CCS D-II football crown."


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by Michael Lewandowski
For over 30 years, students from all across Ontario have been inspired and delighted by the magic of live opera performance. The operas developed for the Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour are adapted or created specifically for young audiences, and the artists perform in full costume with sets, props and piano accompaniment. The operas are performed in English and an informal question-and-answer period with the cast immediately follows each performance.
We asked COC Stage Manager Michael Lewandowski to share a day in the life on the road with the Ensemble Studio School Tour, as they perform The Scorpions' Sting: An Egyptian Myth. Read on for his account of an average day on tour!
The Scorpions' Sting: An Egyptian Myth will also be presented at the Royal Ontario Museum on November 29th at 11am, free with museum admission! Find out more about the event here.
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First day of The Scorpions' Sting rehearsal. As a Stage Manager I'm responsible for keeping everyone informed of the schedule and keeping track of everything that happens in rehearsal. I'm the eyes and ears for everyone who may not be in the room. My job is to keep all the departments informed of any changes or needs the production may have. At the end of each day I send out rehearsal notes, that each department receives (Music, Wardrobe, Props, Wigs etc). On our first day, our director Joel Ivany discussed his vision for this production, and we ended the day by having a full sing-through of the opera with our Musical Director Jennifer Szeto.
I am always the first person to arrive at work on tour. I start my day by picking up props and costume pieces that may have been damaged the day before, and our lovely COC staff fixed for us. I pack everything in our van, and do a quick inspection of the vehicle. I have to make sure everyone is safe and the van is ready for a full day of travel. The COC school tour has been lucky to have Glencore as our sponsor on the tour for a number of years. Every morning we put up our fancy Glencore sponsorship decals on the van, which also direct the public to our website, where they can follow the tour. Our Musical Director Jennifer Szeto was happy to help with this task today.
The van has to fit everything we may need on tour. This not only includes our performers, but also our full set, props, costumes, keyboard, first aid kit and anything else we may need on the road.
Our first stop, School Number #1. We always arrive an hour before the start of the opera. We start by checking in with the main office, and find the best location for us to unload the van.
Everyone in the cast is responsible for helping with the set-up. This includes putting the full set together, unpacking costumes, and setting props needed for the show. As you can see above, Erica, Karine, Clarence & JP are busy at work.
Clarence helps put up the finishing touches. Once the set is complete, the cast changes into costume and warms up.
The completed set.
As a group we have to adapt to wherever we perform, as each school is different. Our change room is often the gym storage room. Being the Stage Manager on tour is a lot like being a mom sometimes, "no time to play, time to get into costume."
My view during the show. I'm well-hidden behind the set, and I'm responsible for receiving and handing off props, helping with quick costume changes, as well as operating the puppets in the show.
After the performance we do a 10-minute question-and-answer period with the kids. After that we load everything up into the van and drive over to School #2, where we repeat it all over again. On a typical day we do two shows within the Greater Toronto Area, however we sometimes travel overnight.
On this particular day we drove to Kingston in order to do performances in Gananoque and Napanee the next day. This sometimes makes for a long day, as we started at 8:30 a.m., did two shows in Toronto, then drove for three hours to get to Kingston. The cast can rest as soon as we arrive at the hotel, however my day continues for a few more hours. I have to do laundry from that day, as well as fill out a detailed show report, which gets sent back to COC, so everyone can keep up with what is happening on tour. I also have to check any e-mails from schools we may be visiting the next day, to answer any questions they may have.
Once all the work is done, we all enjoy a well-deserved evening off. We spend a lot of time together on the road, and we become like a travelling circus. It helps to have a great group of people that enjoy what they do; we have a lot of fun together. Not too many late nights for us, as tomorrow we do it all over again, and drive back to Toronto after two shows.
To learn more about the Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour, visit coc.ca/SchoolTour
Follow the School Tour teams on Twitter with #BremenCOC and #ScorpionsCOC
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On November 25, 2014, seven finalists will take to the mainstage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for the Ensemble Studio Competition, the feature event of Centre Stage gala. The event will be hosted by world-renowned Canadian tenor Ben Heppner, and the singers will be accompanied by the internationally acclaimed COC Orchestra conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus. To watch the competition and see Canada's rising opera stars, visit our Centre Stage website and buy your tickets today! Over the next two weeks, follow along on Parlando as we introduce you to each of our finalists.
Nathan Keoughan, Bass-baritone
Nathan Keoughan's hoping his past experience auditioning for the Ensemble Studio will hold him in good stead when he returns for this year's competition.
His credits include Luka in The Bear, Angelotti in Tosca and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte (Highlands Opera Studio/HOS); Pankrol in Milk Bar (Mount Allison Opera Studio); Colline in La Bohème (Cowtown Opera and HOS); the Mayor in Dr. Miracle and the Lackey in Ariadne auf Naxos (NEC); Roy Gardner in Anne & Gilbert (Harbourfront Theatre); and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera by Request). You'll also be able to see him this season as Dr. Dulcamara in Elixir of Love with Cowtown Opera.
Here's what you might remember about Nathan from last year's competition:
(To view last year's blog post, click here.)
Born and raised in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Nathan completed his bachelor of music at the University of Prince Edward Island and still finds it hard to pry himself away. But he's managed to do so long enough to attend the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he completed a master's degree in Vocal Performance in 2012.
Before moving to Boston, Nathan says that his opera career "was not the original plan." An accomplished theatre actor, Nathan portrayed Roy Gardner in Anne & Gilbert for three consecutive summers, and also played Edwin Simpson in Nine Lives, a musical about the life of L.M. Montgomery, for the Charlottetown Festival.
It was theatre that gave him a taste for performance, but opera that captured his imagination. "As my training continued at UPEI through the years, my amazing teachers, Stephen and Sung Ha Shin Bouey, introduced me into the world of opera, and with the help of YouTube I was soon a huge fanatic," Nathan says. "What really draws me to opera is the culmination of such a focused singing technique while having the most dramatic of intentions and, on top of that, keeping up with the rich orchestral music underneath you."
So how did Nathan feel when he was asked to return for the Ensemble Studio Competition?
"Every year I've come back I feel the pressure has increased," Nathan says. "I know if I haven't improved upon what they heard last year there would be no hope of me getting into the finals. So when I got the phone call, I was surprised they'd accept me for my third year but also relieved that I haven't gotten any worse!"
One advantage of being the only returning competitor this year is that having performed with the COC Orchestra before on the mainstage gives him a chance to shake off his nerves. "This year I hope to spend less time being petrified and more time enjoying the fact that I get to perform in such an incredible house with such wonderful musicians in the pit."
Whatever the outcome of this year's competition, Nathan is going to enjoy every moment. "Our time at the COC goes by so fast, especially our time on stage. This year I look forward to taking it all in and enjoying the process as well as the performances. It's not an everyday thing that I get to work and perform with such high calibre musicians, conductors, coaches and teachers. I don't want to take any of it for granted. Singing with an orchestra like this feels as though you are floating on a cloud. It's quite a rush."
You can follow Nathan on Twitter to learn more about him.
The Ensemble Studio Competition is Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Tickets to the Ensemble Studio Competition and Centre Stage cocktail celebration are $100. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit COCCentrestage.ca. You can buy tickets here,
call COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231 or go to the Four Seasons
Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office (145 Queen St. W.). You can also chat about the event with us on Twitter using #COCCentrestage.
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Aaron Sheppard, tenor
Born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, tenor Aaron Sheppard was always surrounded by music. But until he was 17, a career in opera wasn't even on his radar. Instead, he preferred folk music and musical theatre, but knew he wanted to pursue music at university. "Seeing as there's no folk music degree, opera was the degree of choice!"
Aaron went on to study opera at McGill University in Montreal, where he received a bachelor of music. He is currently a member of the Atelier lyrique, Opéra de Montréal's young artists training program.
Since discovering opera, Aaron already has several roles to his credit, including Hadji in Lakmé, Pong in Turandot, First Philistine in Samson et Dalila, Kronprinz in Silent Night and Joe's Brother in Dead Man Walking (Opéra de Montréal); Tamino in Die Zauberflöte and Bonario in Volpone (Opera McGill); Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte (Salzburg Festival Young Singers Project); Ferrando in Così fan tutte (Jeunesses Musicales du Canada ); the title role in Albert Herring and Prince in Rusalka (Opera NUOVA); and Brooklyn Boy in Lillian Alling (Banff Centre). He is also a recent winner of the Western Canada Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Beyond opera, Aaron is quite the techie. "If I wasn't pursuing a degree in opera I would probably be working in international business, and trying to come up with the next big tech innovation." He is the co-founder, along with some friends from Newfoundland, of the upcoming iOS/Android application Bendr, which aims to give every user an unforgettable and safe nightlife experience. His other hobbies include fly fishing, and "pretty much every sport."
But opera remains Aaron's passion. The role he would most love to tackle? Well, it probably hasn't been created yet. "I'd love to do something new and be the first to sing it," he says. The Social Network: The Opera, anyone?
The Ensemble Studio Competition is Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Tickets to the Ensemble Studio Competition and Centre Stage cocktail celebration are $100. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit COCCentrestage.ca. You can buy tickets here, call COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231 or go to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office (145 Queen St. W.). You can also chat about the event with us on Twitter using #COCCentrestage.
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Sycamore Cycles to host Apple Blossom Tour
Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 4:47 p.m.
Sycamore Cycles in Hendersonville will host the Henderson County Apple Blossom Tour at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20.
The ride, which will be free, offers advanced, moderate and beginner routes through apple country. The rides will take place on low-traffic, scenic roads.
The event is also a membership drive for the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. After the ride, cyclists in attendance will ride to West First Pizza, where a portion of sales between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. will go to the club.
For more information, contact Sycamore Cycles at 828-693-1776. Sycamore Cycles is located at 146 3rd Ave. East.
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New Yorker editor and McSweeney's contributor Ben Greenman reshapes Russian literature's most celebrated stories around America's most popular pop culture icons, probing the deep complexities of Anton Chekov (not to mention those of Cruise or Kardashian). Thought-provoking and funny, these wryly re-imagined tales will be sure-fire favorites for every kind of reader, whether your favorite escapes are celebrity memoirs like L.A. Candy and The Truth about Diamonds, re-conceived classics like Wicked, literary parodies like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or masterpieces of fiction from authors like Tolstoy, Pushkin and Chekhov himself.
The immortal stories of Anton Chekhov have long entranced readers with their insights into the universal truths of human behavior . . . but you've never read them quite like this.
Q: What do Tiger, Paris, Lindsay, Alec, and Oprah have in common with the enduring characters of Anton Chekhov?
A: Love, loss, pride, yearning, heartbreak, renewal, transcendence: the very stuff of life.
- Former friends Nicole and Paris exchange prickly pleasantries in "Tall and Short."
- Talk-show host Dave narrowly averts another potential domestic crisis in "A Transgression."
- Reality star Kim shares her newfound notoriety with Khloe and Kourtney in "Joy."
In a witty, graceful, and revelatory feat of literary reinvention, acclaimed novelist and humorist Ben Greenman takes nineteen of Chekhov's greatest stories and recasts them with some of the best-known luminaries of our time—with eye-opening, and oddly ennobling, results.
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ANTIOCH -- A 20-year-old Antioch man was shot and killed early Wednesday afternoon near G Street, police said.
The shooting occurred at 12:22 p.m. at the intersection of William Reed Drive and West Madill Street, Antioch police Lt. Diane Aguinaga said. Police did not immediately identify the victim, who was shot multiple times, and no suspect information was released.
Antioch resident Lisa Vieira said her 78-year-old father-in-law heard a strange noise outside his home on William Reed and looked outside to see the "white blur" of a car speeding off, and in its wake, a body laying in the street.
Andrew Ortega, a friend of the victim dating back to grade school, said the 20-year-old graduated from Antioch High. He was looking to enlist in the Marines, Ortega said.
The victim's mother was visibly distraught as she stood briefly at the scene and left soon after to speak with detectives at the police department.
Ortega said he heard word of a confrontation outside of the QuikStop Market at 1108 Sycamore Drive earlier, with the victim refusing to give up his money.
"He was like my brother," Ortega said. "He doesn't deserve to get shot three times."
Police cordoned off the crime scene on Madill from G Street to William Reed. There was no immediate word of anyone else being injured in the shooting.
Nearby schools -- Marsh Elementary, Antioch Middle and Antioch High -- were not put on lockdown, though district personnel were placed on the street corner to help guide the kids around the scene or answer any questions, Superintendent Donald Gill said.
Wednesday's killing marked the second homicide of 2013 in the city of Antioch.
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A dismembered foot was found by Nick Wendelken's dog at his Front Street home.
The water rights for dams No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 were leased by Henry Archer, Sprigg Camden, both of Parkersburg, and W.W. Mills, of Marietta, for around $8,000. The lease is set to expire in 1935.
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STOCKTON – A carnival in a parking lot at the corner of Hammer and West lanes was disrupted Wednesday night by gunfire, but no one was injured, Stockton police reported.
Officers who responded to the scene after 9:15 p.m. on a report of numerous shots fired in the area found shell casings but were unable to locate any suspects or victims, according to the report. A check of area businesses found no damage.
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RIDGECREST — The Burroughs girls soccer team is starting to show signs of how good it can be.
The Burros beat Silverado 2-1 Wednesday in Sherman E. Burroughs Stadium to move their record in Desert Sky League play to 2-1.
"The girls are starting to get really excited with the way we are playing," BHS Coach Kelly Blake said. "We are 5-6 now, so we're looking forward to a chance at being .500 on the season."
The Burros were extremely dangerous throughout the game, kicking through balls at will to forwards running toward open spaces in Silverado's defense. Although the Burros scored only one goal in the first half, they could have easily had three more.
"We've been really stressing for our players to look up when they receive the ball to find open teammates," Blake said. "We're looking for the best option, and with our speed up front, we have the ability to take advantage of those through-ball opportunities."
Blake said Lorena Moreno was a key part of those connecting passes that were dangerous to the Silverado defense. Playing at center mid, Moreno made sure she won every 50/50-ball opportunity and kept the Burros' attack moving forward.
Burroughs got it's first goal off the head of Juliette Wander. Wander usually doesn't play that far forward, but did so in that instance because of a corner kick. Joelle Steichen put the ball in the air and Wander finished it for the Burros' first goal of the game.
The Burros took a 1-0 lead into halftime, but Silverado answered in the second half to tie the game at 1-all.
With under 10 minutes remaining, the Burros got the game-winning goal, this time off a free kick taken by Steichen. Zaylee Armstrong scored off another ball placed in front of the goal by Steichen to give the Burros the win.
"We're happy to get the win," Blake said. "We've been passing the ball a lot better and we probably should have had a couple more goals, but thankfully we scored late in the game. Now, we're trying to reach 6-6."
The Burros move on play Victor Valley at 4:30 p.m. in Sherman E. Burroughs Stadium.
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Retired gay NH bishop to speak at rally at U.S. Supreme Court
Retired New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson and his daughter Ella are among those who will speak later today at a rally in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples outside the U.S. Supreme Court. �It�s so exciting to be a part of history in the making,� he told the Washington Blade on Monday afternoon. �For the Supreme Court it�s a time for them to decide if they�re going to be on the right side of history.�
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Actress Laura Dern, known for her roles in blockbusters such as "October Sky" and "Jurassic Park," visited Frisco with the Obama campaign Thursday evening to urge local Democrats to keep working in the final hours of the 2012 campaign.
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New England, Colorado could become even more important in an election that has been compared to the 2000 presidential runoff, Dern said.
"We'd been hearing rumors that Colorado would mean a lot," Dern told the crowd of approximately 20 people who turned out for the most recent rally at Abbey's Coffee in Frisco. "But particularly because of this storm and the effects of lack of voter turnout on the East Coast ... the news is that this election is turning your way and that this state is the most essential state."
Dern continued President Barack Obama's campaign push for the female vote, a demographic that will be crucial for a Democratic win on Tuesday, with anecdotes about the president's familiarity with the everyday lives of Americans and commitment to women's issues.
Dern said she joined other high-profile women working for Obama, including singer Sheryl Crow and actress Courtney Cox, trick-or-treating the night before as a "binder full of women," - a tongue-in-cheek jab at a gaffe made by Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney during the third presidential debate.
"We were out very early because we had little ones," Dern said. "And people said, 'you guys are trick-or-treating so early.' ... And we used the opportunity to say, 'No, it's so great, we're trick-or-treating early just to make sure we get home in time to make dinner.'"
Dern spoke for approximately 15 minutes in Frisco Thursday evening, wrapping up a tour of Colorado that included stops in Evergreen and Edwards. It was the most recent in a series of Obama campaign events featuring high-profile speakers in Summit County, as the president himself continues to campaign across the Front Range.
The GOP ticket is also working hard to win Colorado's hearts, minds and nine crucial electoral votes in the final days before the election. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will be in Montrose today. Romney and his wife, Anne, will host rallies in Colorado Springs and at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre on Saturday.


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2 Compared to E8200 CPU with no GPU. Measured using MotionDSP vReveal on G31 system with 2GB RAM, Vista SP1. 3Comparison made using 30min 720p video clip on a Core2 Duo E8200, G31 system with 2GB RAM, Vista SP1. CPU test run on Apple iTunes. GPU test run on Elemental Technologies Badaboom. 4 Intel Atom CPU or better
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ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia) awarded an Engineering Excellence Honor Award to Burns & McDonnell for the newly completed Cumming Regional Readiness Center (RRC) in Cumming, Georgia. Burns & McDonnell provided planning, architectural and engineering design, and construction support services in delivering the $20 million project on schedule and on budget.
Completed in 2013, the 106,200 square-foot Cumming RRC reflects the military's shift to update domestic infrastructure to improve both functionality and readiness postures. Planned, designed and built to meet the needs of the 420th Signal Company, the 230th Support Company and the 560th Battlefield Support Brigade, the Cumming RRC is an example of how innovative engineering can create a dramatic difference in a facility update. The existing RRC was a 20,000 square-foot former pharmacy building that was ill-equipped to serve the needs of a modern military. Now, with a 246-seat auditorium and multiple classrooms, the facility has capacity to accommodate simultaneous training and readiness activities for up to 460 personnel.
"Our team's work on the Cumming RRC reflects our engineering and architectural expertise and our commitment to deliver excellence through every phase of a project," said Shawn DeKold, PE, LEED AP, regional global practice manager, Aviation & Federal, Burns & McDonnell. "Beyond the technical details of a highly functional and aesthetically-pleasing Center, we created an RRC the Guard can be proud of and one that meets the modern needs of their personnel."
With a longstanding tradition of engineering excellence in support of the U.S. military, Burns & McDonnell has completed 22 Readiness Centers throughout the U.S. In Georgia, the Aviation & Federal group is completing new Readiness Centers in Atlanta and Macon; both projects are projected for completion in 2014.
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Established in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm with multidisciplinary expertise of more than 4,300 employees in more than 20 offices, including Atlanta. For more than 100 years, Burns & McDonnell has built a reputation for engineering and technical excellence and a culture of ownership, effort, and expertise that benefits each and every client. Today, with expertise in 24 industries, its teams plan, design, permit, construct and manage projects here and abroad with one mission in mind – to make every client successful.
Among the numerous awards and honors, Burns & McDonnell is ranked #14 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For and one of six Premier Client Service award winners in North America as named by the Professional Services Management Journal. The Southeast regional team of more than 60 professional engineers and technical staff, based in metro Atlanta, adds the distinction of being one of the Atlanta Journal & Constitution's Top Workplaces in 2012 and one of Atlanta's Best Engineering Firms as ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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Really sorry to post this, as I know I should be able to figure this out, but.... I can't.
If I install XBMC on my Windows PC, which is what I store my video files on, and what I run MS on, can I somehow use XBMC as the frontend, on my PS3?
Does that make sense?
If so... if there a faq somewhere explaining it to me, like I'm an idiot?
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2014: Actor Richard Kiel, best known for his role as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in the James Bond movies "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker," dies three days short of his 75th birthday, in Fresno, California, of acute myocardial infarction possibly caused by coronary artery disease. Kiel has also had roles in movies such as "The Longest Yard," "Silver Streak" and "Happy Gilmore."
2011: Actor Cliff Robertson, who won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie "Charly," dies of natural causes at age 88 in Stony Brook, New York. He also portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film "PT 109" and was known later in his career for playing Uncle Ben from 2002 to 2007 in director Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy.
2008: The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. The collider was built with the aim of allowing physicists to test the predictions of different theories of particle physics and high-energy physics. The LHC is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing human understanding of the deepest laws of nature.
2007: Actress Jane Wyman ("Johnny Belinda," "Falcon Crest") dies in her sleep from natural causes at the age of 90 in Rancho Mirage, California. Wyman was also the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced on June 28, 1948, before Reagan ran for public office.
2006: American professional golfer and Ladies Professional Golf Association founding member Patty Berg dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease at age 88 in Fort Myers, Florida. Berg was a leading LPGA Tour player during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer. Berg, who is also a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, is seen here in 1936.
2002: Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.
2000: The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" closes after 7,485 performances over nearly 18 years as the longest-running show in Broadway history. The record was later surpassed by Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" in 2006.
1992: Lucy in the "Peanuts" comics raises her Psychiatric Help stand cost from 5 cents to 47 cents.
1990: Will Smith makes his acting debut in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." The show would last six seasons and help launch Smith's acting career.
1977: Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France. The country would abolish capital punishment in 1981 following the election of President François Mitterrand.
1976: Screenwriter and novelist Dalton Trumbo dies from a heart attack at the age of 70 in Los Angeles. Blacklisted from Hollywood along with the "Hollywood Ten" for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, Trumbo won two Oscars while blacklisted, one for 1953's "Roman Holiday" that was originally given to a front writer and one for 1956's "The Brave One," awarded to "Robert Rich," Trumbo's pseudonym. He also wrote screenplays for "Spartacus," "Exodus" and "Johnny Got His Gun," adapting the last from his 1939 novel of the same name. He's seen here with his wife, Cleo, in 1947.
1974 Actor Ryan Phillippe ("Cruel Intentions," "Crash," "Flags of Our Fathers") is born in New Castle, Delaware.
1972: The United States suffers its first loss in an international basketball game in a disputed match against the Soviet Union in Munich, West Germany, during the 1972 Summer Olympics. Team USA initially believed it had won with a score of 50–49. However, due to confusing signals from the scorer's table, the final three seconds of the game were replayed twice and the Soviet team was able to regain the lead and claim a 51-50 victory. Ultimately, the U.S team refused to accept their silver medals, which remain to this day in a vault in Lausanne, Switzerland.
1968: Film director Guy Ritchie, best known for movies like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch," "Sherlock Holmes" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
1966: "Cherry, Cherry" lands on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Neil Diamond's first song to chart. The song would peak at No. 6 in October 1966.
1966: Hockey Hall of Fame center Joe Nieuwendyk is born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He played 20 seasons for the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers, scoring 559 goals and 1,126 points. He is one of only 10 players in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with three different teams, winning titles with the Flames in 1989, the Stars in 1999 and the Devils in 2003. He also on a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
1963: Randy Johnson, the Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher who racked up 303 wins and 4,875 strikeouts in his 22-year major-league career, is born in Walnut Creek, California. Johnson played for the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants in his career. Known for his height and his dominating fastball, he pitched two no-hitters, the second of which was the 17th perfect game in baseball history. He also won a World Series title with the Diamondbacks in 2001, earned World Series MVP honors that same year, won the Cy Young Award five times (second only to Roger Clemens' seven), and was a 10-time All-Star.
1960: At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. He won the marathon again at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
1960: Actor Colin Firth, best known for his Oscar-winning role in "The King's Speech" and for other movies such as "The English Patient," "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Shakespeare in Love" and "Love Actually," is born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England.
1958: Film director Chris Columbus, best known for movies like "Gremlins," "The Goonies," "Home Alone," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and the first two "Harry Potter" movies, is born in Spangler, Pennsylvania.
1955: "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS. The Western TV drama, starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, would last for a total of 635 episodes over 20 seasons before ending on March 31, 1975.
1950: Guitarist Joe Perry, a founding member of Aerosmith, is born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
1949: TV host, author and political commentator Bill O'Reilly is born in New York City.
1948: Basketball Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier, an eight-time NBA All-Star who played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, is born in Buffalo, New York. Over 14 seasons in the NBA he totalled 19,248 points, 9,698 rebounds and 1,100 blocks.
1946: While riding a train to Darjeeling, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu of the Loreto Sisters' Convent claims to have heard the call of God, directing her "to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them." She would later become known as Mother Teresa.
1945: Guitarist and singer-songwriter José Feliciano, known for many international hits including his rendition of The Doors' "Light My Fire" and the best-selling Christmas single "Feliz Navidad," is born in Lares, Puerto Rico. He's seen here in 1970.
1939: The British submarine HMS Oxley, seen here in the foreground, is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss during World War II.
1939: In its first independent declaration of war, Canada declares war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies -- France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
1935: U.S. Sen. Huey Long, a politician and former Louisiana governor noted for his radical populist policies, dies two days after being shot by the son-in-law of a political opponent at the Louisiana State Capitol. Long's bodyguards returned fire, killing the attacker and Long was rushed to the hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
1934: Journalist Charles Kuralt, known for his folksy "On the Road" segments for CBS News and also as the first anchor of "CBS News Sunday Morning," is born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died of complications from lupus at the age of 62 on July 4, 1997.
1934: Baseball player Roger Maris, whose 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees broke Babe Ruth's single-season record and would stand for 37 years, is born in Hibbing, Minnesota. Maris played the bulk of his 12-season major-league career with the Yankees but also played for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. He appeared in seven World Series, five as a member of the Yankees and two with the Cardinals. He died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 51 on Dec. 14, 1985.
1931: Actor Philip Baker Hall, best known for movies such as "Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights," "The Insider" and "Magnolia," is born in Toledo, Ohio.
1929: Golfer Arnold Palmer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf, is born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
1924: A judge in Chicago sentences Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb to life in prison for the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks, a "thrill killing" that had shocked the nation.
1919: New York City welcomes home Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who had served in the United States 1st Division during World War I.
1918: The original Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd dog adopted from a WWI battlefield who would go on to star in 23 Hollywood films, is born.
1914: Filmmaker Robert Wise, who won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music," is born in Winchester, Indiana. Wise was also nominated for Oscars for Best Film Editing for "Citizen Kane" and Best Picture for "The Sand Pebbles." He also directed "The Body Snatcher," "Born to Kill," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "Run Silent, Run Deep," "The Andromeda Strain" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." He died of heart attack at age 91 on Sept. 14, 2005.
1897: British police arrest George Smith for drunken driving after he slammed his taxi into a building, making him the first person arrested for DWI. He pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings.
1846: Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
1842: U.S. first lady Letitia Christian Tyler, the wife of President John Tyler, dies in her sleep in the White House at the age of 51. She had suffered a paralytic stroke three years earlier that had left her more or less confined to bed for the rest of her life. During the 17 months she spent as first lady, she mostly remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, coming down just once, to attend her daughter's wedding in January 1842. She is the first president's wife to die in the White House and the youngest first lady to die. President Tyler married his second wife, Julia Gardiner, in June 1844 while still president and remained married to her until his death in 1862.
1794: Two years before Tennessee would become a state, Blount College is chartered in Knoxville as America's first non-denominational college. The school would later become the University of Tennessee.
1608: John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia Colony.
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International Symposium on Essential Oils
Sep 11-14, 2016Nice, France
Organizer: IFEAT
Description: The 47th International Symposium on Essential Oils (47th ISEO) will be held in Nice, France, on September 11-14, 2016. This Symposium will gather academic and industrial scientists for a review and discussion of the latest research findings and evolving ideas regarding the essential oils and volatiles. With the vicinity of the region of Grasse, which has the highest concentration of Flavour & Fragrance industries in France, there will be plenty of opportunities to create interactions between academic researchers and industrial scientists working on these fascinating fields.
WorldFood Moscow
Sep 12-15, 2016Moscow, Russia
Description: - Russian Food Forum: The leading platform for dialogue between experts of the food industry; experts representing industry sectors; representatives of ministries, departments and international organizations. - New Product Showcase Contest: The winner of the contest is selected through an online voting by visitors of the exhibition website. El ganador del concurso es seleccionado a través de una votación online en el website de la feria. - Retail Center: Retail Centre allows you to present your products and negotiate directly with Russia's leading retail chains. - Tasting Contest: "Product of the Year 2016": Professional tasting contest "Product of the Year" conducted by an independent expert committee, which consists of leading industry experts. Participation in the competition promotes quality products on the Russian market.
Email: http://www.feriasalimentarias.com/prowine-asia/pwa2016_contract.pdf
Web: http://www.worldfood-moscow.com/
Aerosol & Dispensing Forum and Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design (ADF&PCD New York – 1st Edition)
Sep 13-14, 2016New York, New York
Conference, Tradeshow
Venue: The Altman Building & Metropolitan Pavilion
Description: Two specialty trade shows and conferences in one popular venue. With 12 successful years in Paris, ADF&PCD debuts its unique blend of aerosol and dispensing suppliers, beauty packaging manufacturers, and high-level conferences, in New York
Tel: 1 (212) 362-3732
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: http://www.adf-pcd.com/
WFFC Fall Seminar
Sep 14, 2016Saddle Brook, New Jersey
Conference, Tradeshow
Venue: Saddle Brook Marriott
International Citrus & Beverage Conference
Sep 20-23, 2016Clearwater Beach
Organizer: UF/IFAS
Venue: Sheraton Sand Key Resort
Web: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/citrus/index.html?utm_source=ICBC+Discount+reg+ends+2016%2F08%2F26%2C+4%3A03+PM&utm_campaign=Discounted+reg+ends&utm_medium=email
Communicating the Science of Safe Scent
Sep 22, 2016New York, NY
Venue: The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park
Description: Meeting Registration begins at - 3:30 PM Business Meeting Featuring an Update from the Expert Panel - 4:00 PM Cocktail Reception - 5:00 PM Dinner and Presentation by Artist/Scientist Sissel Tolaas - 6:00 PM
Web: http://www.rifm.org/events-detail.php?id=156#.VvL_G2QrJWN
Sep 25-29, 2016Dubai
International Baking Industry Exposition
Oct 08-11, 2016Las Vegas, NV
Conference, Tradeshow
SEPAWA Congress and European Detergents Conference
Oct 12-14, 2016Fulda, Germany
Organizer: SEPAWA
Venue: Esperanto Hotel
Tel: +49 8281 79940-24
Fax: +49 8281 79949-50
Email: email@example.com
Web: http://www.sepawa.com
63rd SEPAWA Congress and European Detergents Conference
Oct 12-14, 2016Fulda, Germany
Venue: Esperanto Hotel
Web: http://www.sepawa.com/index/sepawa-congress-en/home-con.html
FEMA Fall Symposium: Sustainability: Is It Sustainable?
Oct 25-27, 2016New Brunswick, New Jersey
NAFFS Annual Convention
Oct 27-30, 2016Longboat Key, FL
Organizer: NAFFS
Web: http://www.naffs.org
WFFC Gala
Nov 03, 2016Woodland Park, NJ
Venue: Westmount Country Club
Web: http://wffc.org/
3rd Digital Olfaction Society World Congress
Dec 07-08, 2016Tokyo, Japan
Organizer: Digital Olfaction Society
What is Natural?
Dec 14-15, 2016Jamesburg, NJ
Description: A Meeting on The Biology and Chemistry of Natural Food and Natural Food Additives.
BiobasedWorld Tradeshow
Feb 15-16, 2017Cologne, Germany
Description: With the bioeconomy gaining momentum, the time is ripe for a dedicated showcase. BiobasedWorld is setting out to demonstrate the potential of all things renewable from algae to wood and to bring together exhibitors and visitors from all over the world.
Mar 17-19, 2017Grasse, France
FEMA Annual Business Meeting & Leadership Conference
May 07-09, 2017Naples, Florida
Organizer: Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Jun 14-15, 2017Paris, France
Jun 25-28, 2017Las Vegas, NV
IFEAT Athens
Sep 24-28, 2017Athens, Greece
World Perfumery Congress 2018
Jun 05-07, 2018Nice, France
Venue: Palais des Congres Nice Acropolis
Jul 15-18, 2018Chicago, IL
Venue: McCormick Place


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Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Protections Are Vital to Continuing Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Biopharmaceutical research companies operate under a challenging business model: For every 5,000 to 10,000 experimental compounds considered, typically only one will gain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, after an average of more than 10 years of research and development costing an average of $2.6 billion. The few successes must make up for the many failures. In fact, only 2 out of every 10 medicines will recoup the money spent on their development.
Drug research and development leads to the discovery of tomorrow's life-changing and life-saving new medicines. Biopharmaceutical intellectual property (IP) protections, such as patents and data protection, provide the incentives that spur research and development. They help ensure that the innovative biopharmaceutical companies that have invested in life-saving medicines have an opportunity to justify their investments. Intellectual property protections also help companies secure the resources for future investments in research, giving hope to patients who await tomorrow's innovative medicines.
The existing framework of intellectual property policies—including the recently amended patent law and the inclusion of 12 years of data protection for innovative biologics in the health reform law—are necessary to support future R&D investment . These policies provide incentives that spur biopharmaceutical innovation, leading to new treatments and eventually generics—and biosimilars.
How and Why IP Protection Works
There are three key elements for an effective intellectual property system:
- It must provide fair and effective incentives for innovation
- It must provide innovators certainty regarding their rights
- It must offer patent holders strong enforcement tools for defending infringed patents
Without intellectual property rights, competitors could simply copy biopharmaceutical innovations as soon as they were proven safe and effective, offering their own versions without investing the time and money to develop the medicines. Innovators in the biopharmaceutical industry could lose the ability to recoup their substantial investment in new drug development, making it more challenging to find funding.
Reasonable intellectual property protection is essential to sustain the U.S. biopharmaceutical sector's continuing investments in new research and development. At the most fundamental level, IP rights give America's biopharmaceutical research companies a chance to fund research into new treatments for our most costly and challenging diseases.
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- PhRMA Response to Introduction of Senate Patent Bill
- What They Are Saying: Close Patent Loopholes That Threaten Innovation for Patients
- What They Are Saying: Stakeholders Raise Concerns about Patent Litigation Reform
- How the Unintended Consequences of the Innovation Act Could Undermine Patent Protection
- What Others are Saying About H.R. 9: The Innovation Act
- PhRMA 2014 Special 301 Submission -- PhRMA has submitted it's 2014 Special 301 Submission with the aim of protecting innovation and intellectual property around the world
- Note to Media on Elected Officials Support for 12 Years of Data Protection in TPP -- Read letters from various members of Congress supporting intellectual property protections in TPP