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The 5 Worst Legal Defenses Actually Attempted in Court
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We live in a litigious society, a situation exacerbated by the frustration dummies feel by not knowing what "litigious" means. So they get angry and sue. They see their neighbors receiving million-dollar settlements for getting their heads stuck in the toilet at Chili's and they think they want a piece of that sexy lawsuit money pie, so they go out and slip in a puddle of semen at the sperm bank and try to cash in. It's sad, really. But clearly we can't solve that problem with a simple comedy article on a simple website run by simple Amish comedians. Verily, thou canst only read this list of shitteth defenses used in real lawsuits and mayhaps belch forth a guffaw or two. I know shit about the Amish, what an awful metaphor to use in my intro here. Good thing it's over.
#5. Mountain Dew Dissolves Mice
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One of the most popular scam lawsuits of the last few decades is the ol' "look what disgusting biomatter I found in my food/drink/Arby's." We've all heard of someone finding a cyst in their McChicken, a worm in their salad, Snooki resin on their fries, whatever. Rarely, however, do you hear how these cases play out beyond the few that are exposed as fraud right off the bat, like that lady with the finger in her chili. 'Member her? Who keeps a finger handy to slip into chili? Crazy broad.
Arguably a good defense to any of these kinds of cases would be to say that the accuser is a liar, possibly with pants all aflame. Pepsi decided that argument wasn't succinct enough when a man sued them, claiming he'd found a mouse carcass adrift in his can of Mountain Dew. Their defense was that, from the time the can was sealed to when the man opened it, 15 months had past. And a mouse carcass would have dissolved all to a sludgy, gelatinous goo-like mucous plug at the bottom of the can in that amount of time.
Experts who have studied the effect of citric acid on bones and teeth agree that, yes indeed, a whole mouse submerged for that long probably would have mostly dissolved, but the collagen would have definitely stayed around to ensure that you'd get a big, thick mouthful of terror. It just wouldn't look like a mouse.
A veterinarian testified that the mouse wasn't even born at the time the can was filled and had clearly died, in the air, before someone put it in the can, meaning the lawsuit was a fraud and the jelly-mouse defense wasn't entirely necessary. Interestingly, some experts also claim that a single can of Mountain Dew probably could not jelly a mouse because the amount of acid in a small can isn't enough -- it would need to be in a vat of the stuff for that to happen -- meaning Pepsi made up a worse lie to cover its own ass than the truth of what happened, because derp.
#4. Kung Fu Movies Kause Krime
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Let's roleplay for this one. I'm already wearing my unitard. You play the role of a cop in Portland, Oregon. You're patrolling the mean streets of Portland, picking up litter and quelling hipsters when they start giddily shouting about their Instagrams and Pinterests and squared fours. Then, from the murk of a dismal Portland night, you catch the scent of the worst kind of Portlandian nogoodnik -- a graffito tagger. Shhh! It's OK, we're just roleplaying, don't panic.
As an officer of the law, you have to act. So you chase down the graffiti baron and tackle him, tase him five times in the back, and maybe bash his face into the pavement once or twice. Good job, Johnny Law. You've protected another building from the scourge of spray paint.
In real life, something very similar to this happened, except for how the guy who was chased, tased, and beaten wasn't really a criminal at all and had just been mistaken for a graffiti artist. Oops! At the trial, after the arresting officer lied about seeing his victim running with some other hooligans, lawyers for the police department busted out the big guns -- if this "innocent" man who hadn't actually committed a crime was so innocent, then how come he owns kung fu movies? Hmmm?
In retrospect, we can assume that the judge and jury and stenographer and probably everyone within a 100-yard radius had an automatic panic shit upon being confronted with this question. But after the liberal application of some wet wipes and new shorts, it was determined that trying to establish a person's guilt based on their penchant for watching Jackie Chan films would thenceforth be known as the Dumb Shit Maneuver and would generally be banned from American courtrooms.
#3. Too Ugly to Harass
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Sexual harassment is an often overlooked crime, one that is even tolerated in some environments and that sucks big, saggy tits. Right in the ass. Luckily, more and more victims are standing up for their rights and confronting their harassers, as well as seeking legal help when it gets out of hand. Such was the case with Priscilla Agosto, a 23-year-old former secretary from a New York realty firm whom the story I'm linking needlessly identifies as a lesbian, just in case you were curious. The media love lesbians. I conduct all my foreign press interviews in my lesbian persona, who was raised in Madrid and discovered the pleasures of other women at an all busty girl's school. Good stuff.
Agosto filed a suit against her employers after a long, drawn-out process of harassment that ranged from requests for oral sex to men exposing themselves to her to a cash offer to watch her with another woman. She tolerated all of this until a co-worker actually slapped her in the face. The boss dealt with this by telling the slapper to buy Agosto lunch and apologize. That method of employee conflict resolution is found in the manual between free Post-it notes when someone shits on your desk and a new MP3 player when someone kills and eats your dog.
After the suit was filed, it became clear that a defense was going to be needed to handle the mountain of accusations leveled against the company and its employees. The owner of the firm stepped up to the plate and took a big, shitty swing for the bleachers that missed terribly with this pearl: "Who would touch her? She's an ugly girl anyway."
Cracked's legal department went over this defense, and in their professional opinion, they determined that this argument is best described as "fucktarded." But only insofar as it completely misses the mark in every way and oddly reinforces the case against you, rather than supports any of your own claims. It's like if O.J. had claimed that he was innocent because his wife was way too stabbable to bother stabbing.


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I'm new to posting but I figured since I'm always on here why not... Does anyone else get the vibe off Brunner that he's really grateful to be living the dream, he looks pumped and he plays with passion every shift. I really think more wings players need half his enthusiasm. Love what Brunner brings to the team, and that shot...wow
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hey, ive recently watched this anime and thought it was pretty good, what are your views?
i haven't seen it. what is it about?
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya can be watched in any order not neccaserly numerical due to it being aired in a nonlinear order so the story line can become slightly confusing for some and episode 12 - 19 are repeates of episdoe 12 but with some small diffrences e.g, Kyon wears a hat. Over all it's good anime but can become a little tedious.


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Chunk yardage in the passing game is too hard to come by for the Buffalo Bills this season.
The Bills move down the field in bits and pieces, not leaps and bounds, which is one reason why their offense has been not quite good enough.
Buffalo has 33 pass plays of 20 or more yards, which is tied for the third fewest in the NFL.
"You'd like more chunk plays, obviously," said Bills coach Chan Gailey. "Those make a difference in games."
The biggest reasons have been bemoaned by Bills fans all season:
• Ryan Fitzpatrick does not throw the ball downfield like top quarterbacks.
• The Bills are "one weapon shy of a load" at receiver. They lack a big-play complement to their top wideout, Stevie Johnson.
Bills General Manager Buddy Nix addressed the shortcomings once again on his weekly WGR radio show Friday, reiterating that "the time is now" to draft a quarterback and that the team is "looking at wide receiver."
The teams in the top five of big-play pass gainers all have "elite" or winning quarterbacks. Indianapolis, with rookie Andrew Luck, leads with 57. Next on the list are Denver's Peyton Manning (53), Detroit's Matt Stafford (53), Baltimore's Joe Flacco (52) and New Orleans' Drew Brees (52).
There are plenty of good offensive teams that rank near the middle of the pack in 20-plus pass plays. Atlanta is 16th with 40. Green Bay and Houston are tied for 17th with 39.
But of the bottom 10 teams in 20-plus pass plays, nine rank in the bottom 10 in the league on offense.
It has been a long-standing problem in Buffalo. The Bills haven't ranked better than 20th in 20-plus pass plays in 10 years, since 2002.
Fitzpatrick has hit just seven passes this season that traveled more than 20 yards down field. He has hit just two that have gone more than 30 yards downfield. T.J. Graham caught a 51-yard pass two weeks ago against Jacksonville, and Stevie Johnson caught a deep pass for a 63-yard gain in Indianapolis.
Of course, "chunk" plays can come on catch-and-run plays, too. The Bills are not hitting enough of those, either.
While Gailey acknowledges the problem, he does not think it's having a big impact on how opposing defensive coordinators are calling games against his team. He doesn't think opposing teams are neglecting their deep coverage responsibilities.
"I'll be honest with you, I think defenses respect the deep ball every day," Gailey said. "The worst thing a corner can have done is for somebody to beat him deep. So I think they play the deep ball whether you throw 10 or whether you throw two. I think they respect it. If you throw one every two games, they're gonna respect it."
The Bills ranked 20th last season with 48 pass plays of 20-plus yards. They're on pace for 39 this season.
Stevie Johnson has seven 20-plus catches this year. He had 13 last year. Donald Jones has four this season. David Nelson, who was lost for the season to injury, had seven last season.
The Bills' plan going into the season was to move Johnson around a lot into different receiving spots.
After the injury to Nelson, it hasn't worked out that way. Johnson has had to stay outside.
Nix mentioned the prospect of using Johnson more in the slot next season, contingent upon adding a starting-caliber wideout to the mix.
"We can still get 48," Johnson said. "I just think the way games have played out. Some games we've thought have been manageable. We can get the ball running and maybe sneak out with a win or whatnot, so you're just trying to get first downs. I think that's pretty much why the big plays are down."
"A lot of those games last year, we were out so bad we threw the ball down the field trying to make plays and we hit a few more," Gailey said. "Whereas this year we've sort of been in almost every game and we're trying to maybe be a little bit more careful, and we're not getting any cheap ones."
There's truth to that statement. Nine of the 20-plus catches last year came in what could be considered fourth-quarter "garbage time."
As for throwing deep, Gailey said: "What you are always continually evaluating is risk-reward. What is the risk to take that chunk throw and what is the reward possibility? What do you think the percentages are of risk-reward?"
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By Amanda Gabeletto
The Blair County Historical Society is aiming to make the sites it oversees a place for the community to gather. This summer's lineup will make it hard to resist.
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Blair County Historical Society Executive Director Jeannine Treese stands outside Baker Mansion, Altoona, dressed in a period costume.
The Historical Society is currently hosting Summer Concerts on the Lawn at the Baker Mansion on Sunday afternoons.
"It makes for a nice day," Jeannine Treese, the society's executive director, said of the concerts. "There's always a breeze here at Baker Mansion and the concerts are on the back lawn so it's under the shade of the trees,and people enjoy it."
"The concerts represent a way to bring people to a setting they might not otherwise experience," Scott Cessna, society president, said in an email. "While our mission is reserved to the presentation of local history, I love the idea of reaching out to people in as many ways as possible. Hopefully, if the concerts interest someone and we can get them to the site, maybe their curiosity will be stirred enough to make another trip out to see what we offer inside the mansion. It's part of my goal to have the Society's sites, and in this particular case Baker Mansion, serve as a community hub for many activities."
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What: Civil War Weekend
When: 9 a.m. to dusk July 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 28
Where: Baker Mansion, 3419 Oak Lane, Altoona
Admission: Free. Donations are accepted.
What: Summer Concerts on the Lawn
When: 2 p.m. today with the Mountain City Grass band. Concerts take place Sundays through Sept. 15
Where: Baker Mansion, 3419 Oak Lane, Altoona
Details: Admission is free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Ice cream and water sales benefit the society. Donations are also accepted.
Baker Mansion summer tour hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 15, except for Aug. 3, 10 and 30. Admission is $6 for adults, $4.50 for students and senior citizens and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Groups need to make an appointment at least a week in advance. Group rates are available. Research library hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays. The cost is $3 for non-members. On the web:http://www.blairhistory.org
The society oversees four county sites - Baker Mansion, Altoona; Royer Mansion, outside Williams-burg; The Dick Schoolhouse, near Roaring Spring; and Etna Furnace, Catharine Township.
The private organization has faced a financially tough last few years.
The state eliminated funding to museums and historical societies five years ago, making it a "struggle," Treese said.
The society is looking for volunteers to help with events at Royer Mansion after former volunteers had to step down for issues such as health, she said.
"The Blair County Historical Society has much to offer the public," Cessna said. "We not only offer the opportunity to tour the Bakers' grand home of the mid-1800s and learn about life during that time, but the contents of Baker Mansion also covers other aspects of local history from transportation to schooling to railroads to local business history."
Both of the mansions are available to rent for events such as taking wedding photos, small meetings and receptions, Cessna said.
The society has "an extensive library for those interested in researching local history including specific family genealogy. Use of our library is but one benefit of membership in the society," Cessna said. "We also plan to announce a series of special events for the remainder of 2013 and early 2014 that we hope the community will embrace such as photo exhibits, holiday events and much more."
An exhibit of photographs from the Pennsylvania Railroad's exhibit at the World's Columbian Expositions 1893 are currently on display in the Wolf-Kuhn Foundation Gallery at Baker Mansion.
And a Civil War Weekend is taking place at Baker Mansion July 27 and 28. The two-day event is in its second year.
It will include re-enactors, a fashion show, the 46th Pennsylvania Regiment Band and book presentations and signings from authors Eric Lindblade and Robert Broadwater.
A Civil War-era church service will be held at 9 a.m. July 28.
"This year, being the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, it was only logical that we present this event again," Cessna said.
The society has hosted WWII and Civil War history weekends before, and plans to look at the popularity of the events to see if it makes sense to host them annually or periodically, he said.
Food and drink will be available, and children activities will also take place.
"For the children, we have a children's table and they're going to get to eat like a Yankee and make their own hardtack," Treese said. "There'll be a children's battle. They get to form their own regiment and learn how to march and step together, and then they free the mansion from those dirty rotten Rebs."
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The way us canadians say beer. Though unlike what loserkid said i don't think it's all that hickish.
Hey dude can you grab me another brewski.
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I'm gonna go grab a few cold brewskis out of the fridge.
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A slang term developed in the mid to late 70's by an unknown individual in the plains states as a term for a cold driveway beer.
Hey Jeff, come on over for a cold brewski!
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Beers. More than one beer.
He's going to pick up a 12 pack of brewskis later.
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Beer. Generally cheap, watery beer, the kind that you often find in a keg.
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Brewski? Whos that? You talking about beer?
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A bottle of suds or beer
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I'm not sure you understand the meaning of perennial contender which is what the Wings are. Re-tooling and being competitive EVERY year is a lot more effective than tanking for numerous years in order to stock draft picks for one eventual cup run, and win or lose, YOUR picks will want to head to a team like OURS to try to win a cup EVERY year that they play for the team. NHL13 has a special stanley cup edition with the winner of the cup for the past 22 years in it....in those past 22 years, the Wings have 4 stanley cup championships, pens and devils 3, wild = 0. There's your recipe for success junior. Watch hockey for a few more years and take notes. Some of us have been around for a lot longer and know a little more about the game and how the systems work.
I'm not sure you understand the meaning of upswing. Minnesota has built from the ground up doing a full rebuild in 3 years total and now have one of the most talented and deepest prospect pools in the NHL. Those prospects will be turning pro THIS year. Like it or not, that's how championships are won, from the ground up.
You also conveniently left out at the injuries they had. Dany Heatley was the only forward who played all 82 games and he did so on an injured knee. I could go on but it's evident that you think history is the end all be all of the NHL.
Enjoy the Minnesota Wild Fan Board. Later.
Plenty of teams will say differ about tanking wont get you anywhere. Look at Pittsburgh. Look at Edmonton the previous 3 years, taylor hall jordan eberle ryan nugent hopkins and most likely nail yakupov. They shoukd be getting somewhere one of these days.


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Mysterious White Flags Replace American Flags Atop Brooklyn Bridge
UPDATED | A pair of American flags normally atop the iconic towers of the Brooklyn Bridge mysteriously disappeared Tuesday morning, replaced by two white flags, the international symbol for surrender.
The white flags—which were bleached American flags—triggered an intense investigation by the New York Police Department
By early afternoon, police officers removed the two white flags and raised two American flags in their place.
At a news briefing, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence John Miller said the stunt to remove the flags began after 3 a.m. Tuesday. The lights illuminating the flag near the Brooklyn side of the bridge flickered then went out, he said, followed by a similar scene on the Manhattan side of the bridge, according to surveillance footage.
Construction workers first noticed the flags missing this morning, and members of the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit who inspected the scene found the bleached flags, measuring 20 feet by 11 feet. The lights had apparently been blocked with aluminum pans.
"There is some indication of a good deal of pre-operational planning," Mr. Miller said, adding that he believes the incident didn't have a "particularly nexus" to either terrorism or politics. He said the stunt was carried out by someone with construction or bridge experience.
Still, Police Commissioner William Bratton said, "I am not particularly happy about the event."
The stunt was also no joke to Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president. On Tuesday afternoon, his office offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people behind the flag prank. "I'm not laughing," said Mr. Adams in a statement. "The public safety of our city is of paramount importance."
The incident follows several other recent security breaches of landmarks, bridges and high-profile buildings in New York. In March, four men were arrested after videotaping a base jumping from atop One World Trade Center. The Brooklyn-based street artist known as Judith Supine was arrested this spring for installing one of his pieces atop the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in March; he has also hung works from the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges. Last summer, a man rappelled off the side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The iconic bridge is a favorite challenge among urban adventurers and pranksters alike. Unlike some of the New York's other bridges, which can be scaled or reached by internal ladders, the top of the Brooklyn Bridge is accessed by walking along its steel cables, according to experts.
Those cables, about 18 inches in diameter, are reached most easily at the middle of the bridge and can be accessed from the promenade. So-called "suicide guards" are bypassed by a climb over the gates or the right tools. From there, it's a long walk up the cables to a small metal ladder that leads to the top of the bridge's tower, experts said.
"It's not climbing a tightrope, it's easier than that," according to Sam Schwartz, president and chief executive of New York's Sam Schwartz Engineering. Mr. Schwartz, a former New York City Traffic Commissioner, has climbed the bridge legitimately several times, he said. At least once a year, he estimated, someone summits the bridge as a prank or political statement.
"They probably videotaped it is my guess and we'll see a YouTube of it," said Mr. Schwartz.
Of course, getting atop the Brooklyn Bridge is also a major security issue, according to Micah Halpern, an expert on terrorism. "Someone has real serious egg on their face about this," said Mr. Halpern. Like the twin towers at the World Trade Center, said Mr. Halpern, the Brooklyn Bridge is a symbol of New York and a "primary target" for terrorists. The bridge "doesn't need to be destroyed to be a primary target, it just needs to be breached," he said.
It's unclear how the flags were replaced without any notice, since police cars are frequently stationed at the Brooklyn and Manhattan entrances to the bridge, and there are cameras located throughout the bridge, experts said.
Patrick Harris, 46, of the Upper West Side, was walking friends from France across the bridge as one of the new flags went up. The whole incident seemed "very strange" said Mr. Harris. "It surprises me that someone can get up there and do that. I'm amazed there's not more security."
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Jan. 15, 1937 – Feb. 3, 2013
Franklin A. Kimmins Jr. of Kenmore, who was a respiratory therapist employed by Kaleida Health, died Sunday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a short illness. He was 76.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Kenmore High School. In 1963, Mr. Kimmins was hired as a typesetter for the Courier-Express, a position he held until the newspaper closed in 1982.
He then attended Erie Community College to earn his degree in respiratory therapy. In 1986, Mr. Kimmins was hired as a respiratory therapist by Millard Fillmore Hospital and remained employed by Kaleida Health until his death.
He was a member of the Kenmore Volunteer Fire Department for many years and was also a paid driver for the department.
In 1978, Mr. Kimmins received recognition for saving a fellow firefighter who was overcome by toxic fumes after the department responded to a call at Lorber Truck Service on Military Road in the Town of Tonawanda.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, the former Susan McClintock; a daughter, Rachel Dispenza; and a son, David.
A memorial Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. today in St. Christopher Catholic Church, 2660 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda.


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Dr. Peter Chen is a Fellow of ACM, IEEE, and AAAS and has received many prestigious awards including ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award and IEEE Harry Goode Award. He has been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World for more than 15 years.
Dr. Chen's original paper on the Entity-Relationship model (ER model), published in 1976 is one of the most cited papers in the computer software field. Based on one particular citation database, Chen's paper is the 35th most cited article in Computer Science. It is the 4th most downloaded paper from the ACM Digital Library in January 2005 (Communications of ACM, March 2005) even though the paper was published 30 years ago.
Dr. Chen's work is a cornerstone of software engineering, in particular Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE). In the late 80's and early 90's, IBM's Application Development Cycle (AD/Cycle) framework and DB2 repository (RM/MVS) were based on the ER model. Other vendors' repository systems such as Digital's CDD+ were also based on the ER model. Prof. Chen has made significant impact on the CASE industry by his research work and by his lecturing around the world on structured system development methodologies. Most of the major CASE tools including Computer Associates' ERWIN, Oracle's Designer/2000, and Sybase's PowerDesigner (and even a general drawing tool like Microsoft's VISIO) are influenced by the ER model.
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This morning the New York Times published a front-page story on software patents. My wife got to the paper before I did, and as I got coffee she told me the story would make me happy. She also said it was too long for a normal busy person to read in its entirety. It is long, but I am happy to see that the closest thing we have to a national newspaper of record is getting the word out about the dysfunction of the patent system.
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The Times story describes the impossible work of patent examiners, who are charged with approving or rejecting applications based on about two days of work. "The patent office routinely approves patents that describe vague algorithms or business methods, like a software system for calculating online prices, without patent examiners demanding specifics about how those calculations occur or how the software operates. As a result, some patents are so broad that they allow patent holders to claim sweeping ownership of seemingly unrelated products built by others. Often, companies are sued for violating patents they never knew existed or never dreamed might apply to their creations, at a cost shouldered by consumers in the form of higher prices and fewer choices."
That's bracingly pithy. There's more—on absurd patents, on the use of patents by large technology companies to stifle competitors, on disputes that discourage small entrepreneurs, and the paralysis in Congress that has so far prevented major reforms that would address these problems. It's worth reading and forwarding to friends.
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Quite horrible story, I have to say I'm glad I don't live in US and at the same time I'm sad that EPO does grant software patents even if they don't have the mandate from the EU.
Sad to see that companies are willing to spend millions to sue and not develop better products.
the same is happening to our food and other genetic mod's we soon will be sued for being who we are.
I'm actuallly the owner of a phone that has had a core feature/functionality removed this year (via over-the-air software update) due to an antagonistic suit by a competitor. Walking around with a device that no longer does something all my previous devices accomplished, as a result of one corporation's greed and practice of legal aggression, is infuriating to say the least.
Makes me want to go punch a wall. Trouble is, I can't decide which wall, because I like walls (in general, but not on my electronic devices).
This is a great summation of the, as mentioned in the article, very long NY times piece. And that didn't include the even longer very insightful comments to that article.
I shall attempt terseness here.
Patent system busted!
Patent examiners seem unqualified to render a decision on some requests.
Why isn't a system in place academia uses on professional publication pre-reviewing?
The patent application would be sent to minimum of 3 professionals in the field, chosen by blind lot - a computer program that matches the claims in the patent for areas affected with professionals in that field. This group reviews the patent and expresses an opinion. If 3/3 agree to patentability it goes forward otherwise is rejected. Requestor gets 2 years to revise and resubmit but is still subject to "first to file" and "existing prototype/working model" standards.
Patent infringement claims - loser pays legal fees of both.
Patent infringement filer - subjected to the payment to the alleged infringing party of the amount of damages in their claim if they are unsuccessful in proving infringement.
This will make more reasonable realistic damage claim amounts.
Someone will sharpen their pencil alot better before filing.
Lastly, jury of your peers has no place in a patent infringement case. The grocer and the engineer do not have the same basic understanding of a device. So i dunno it looks the same and it functionally is identical aren't even close to each other. A case with international business ramifications should be filled with professionals from the international community.
In the USA we call this "change of venue to remove local bias."
Apple V Samsung in California let alone Silicon valley area was rediculous. you couldn't find a more biased community unless you took apple staffers for the jury.
Since you brought it up, the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung has opened up the possibility that Apple can now sue all the other phone makers in the industry for making phones that look flat, have a touch screen display, and can fit in your pocket or purse.
yes, Apple could do that.
Unfortunately, the first response to that by whomever got sued would be to challenge the patent itself and cause the issue to be taken out of regular folkes hands and back into the hands of the patent examiners, this time being really scrutenized, who By-the-way refused to issue a patent the first 6 times apple submitted it. This would in turn fire off a series of requests to without payments by anyone that previously was found "guilty?" of infringing those same patents....and/or set aside judgements wherein the judgement was based on a group of patents where the soon to be "unpatentable" judgement from USPTO would come. this in turn takes us back to day one of the Apple v Samsung case. As samsung would rightly argue that the 1.jury foreman had undue influence on the outcome of the trial. 2. jury admitted deciding samsung infringement the first day of trail-bringing objectivity and lack of jury following the many pages of jury instructions they were given. 3. The possibility that the now "unpatentable" verdict by USPTO of a key component in the award and judgement renders the jury decision probably inappropriate and potentially needing tobe set aside.


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Natalie N. Yanniruberto of Penn Township, a sophomore double majoring in political science and criminology, law, and society at Saint Vincent College, has been elected secretary of the Saint Vincent College Student Government Association Executive Board. Ms. Yanniruberto has been active at Saint Vincent as a member of the Saint Vincent Pre-Law Society, the College Democrats, and the Mock Trial Team which she also serves as secretary. A member of the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement, she also works as a food and nutrition aide at Westmoreland Hospital. "Saint Vincent College has made me realize that anything is possible if you give it your all and that you will be greatly rewarded if you do so," Ms. Yanniruberto commented. "The Saint Vincent community is very friendly and welcoming." She has been honored with the presentation of a Future Leader of America Award, presented by Congressman Tim Murphy of the U.S. House of Representatives. The daughter of John and Judy Yanniruberto of Penn Township, she is a 2010 graduate of Penn Trafford High School.
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Truly fascinating night in Thailand tonight as K-1 held the K-1 World MAX Finals to crown the K-1 MAX Champion. That champion will hold the K-1 MAX/70kg Championship and go on to defend it against all comers. Many believed that Buakaw Banchamek couldn't lose against Enriko Kehl, especially after the showing last year that saw Buakaw dismantle Kehl and pick up a decision. What happened in the fight was much stranger than fiction, that is for sure.
Enriko Kehl came into the fight focused and was landing clean combinations and shots on Banchamek. Buakaw spent most of the fight catching Kehl's kicks or clinching him then dumping him to the mat. That led to Buakaw being in control in the ring, but not landing anything significant. Many believed that this would assure Buakaw an easy victory against Kehl, but in what is typical K-1 fashion when a fight is close, it was ruled a draw. Before anyone goes into conspiracy theory mode, those trips, dumps and clinches don't score points in K-1 rules. The official K-1 rules are that a clinch must be immediately broken or that a single knee can be thrown from a one-handed clinch. That is just the rules.
The fight was to go to an extension round, the only problem was that Buakaw was nowhere to be seen. Buakaw, along with his trainers and manager Yim, left the ringside area when they found out that there would be an extension round. Buakaw, who has fought in extension rounds in K-1 numerous times now, knows how it works, so there really was no reason for him to storm out. If you were paying attention to Banchamek's social media and to the news leading into the fight, this behavior won't seem that odd to you, as Banchamek had gone to the press numerous times in the lead-up to this event with some interesting stories. Those stories include doubts as to K-1's legitimacy, him wondering if he'd be paid the money that he'd get from fighting in the event and even claiming that K-1 was involved in illegal gambling on the event.
Curiously it was all done in front of a Top King banner, with Top King being the latest Thai promotion that Buakaw has signed with after falling out with Yokkao, Thai Fight and MAX Muay Thai over the years. Buakaw was nowhere to be seen and the fight was ruled in favor of Enriko Kehl due to disqualification via forfeit. All of the credit in the world goes to Enriko Kehl who very clearly learned from their first encounter and made improvements and adjustments to meet the Thai legend on Thai soil in a fight that no one thought that he could win.
Regardless of anyone's opinion on if the extra round was deserved or not, this was unprofessional behavior from Banchamek and not the first time that he had done something similar in K-1 (see the Zhou Zhi Peng fight in December 2013 in China).
UPDATE: If you watch the video above it is clear that Buakaw and his team left before the decision was even rendered. We received confirmation that Buakaw and his team left immediately after round three ended and jumped into a car without a word to anyone else.
Whew, what a weekend, right? Glory 3 Rome happened and it was pretty incredible. Giorgio Petrosyan continued his reign of dominance in the world of 70kg Kickboxing and shows no signs of relenting, but fighters like Sanny Dahlback and Davit Kiria came from out of nowhere and impressed the world. Listen to Rian Scalia (@rianscalia) and myself (@LiverKickdotcom / @dvewlsh) as we discuss the latest and greatest in Kickboxing news.
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After perhaps one of the most legendary careers in the sport of kickboxing, the trailblazing Peter Aerts has finally hung up the gloves. Aerts, originally promoted to be retiring at GLORY 13 wasn't too pleased with being pushed into retirement when he didn't quite feel ready for it just yet. Aerts has been aware of father time since at least 2012 when he first started planning his retirement, with the bout against Tyrone Spong being his "BeNeLux retirement."
Since then it has all been about winding down and while Aerts was scheduled to participate in the BLADE.2 event in Japan on August 1st, yesterday at a press conference in Japan he instead sent along a video announcing his retirement. He had sustained a few injuries after his last fight with Ernesto Hoost and has had difficulties getting back into fighting shape and recovering, which has pushed him to finally retire. He will now focus on training fighters and building up the next generation of kickboxers.
For me, personally, it is tough to see the end of the Aerts era considering he was the first fighter that really caught my eye as a kid. After watching Aerts' first K-1 World Grand Prix victory I was hooked for life. That being said, it is all about safety and health. Aerts has a family and a gym right now and leaves behind a legacy as one of the all-time greats of the sport. My favorite memory of the past few years will still be Aerts making it to the finals of the 2010 World Grand Prix against Alistair Overeem and having that feeling that anything could happen, that Aerts could win it one last time. That was the kind of magic that Peter Aerts brought to the ring with him.
I feel like we have reached critical mass for the rumor of Badr Hari making his K-1 return. Ever since Badr Hari was talking about retirement, I've been telling people that for the right price and the right opportunity, Badr Hari would kickbox again. I strongly felt that it would be under the K-1 banner as there is a certain level of prestige that comes along with fighting for K-1, even if the company is presenting itself as a whole new company. To top it off, the money that is on the table for the K-1 World Grand Prix is a huge $1 million USD. That is a lot of money.
Over the past few weeks we've been getting a lot of reports on the goings on of Badr Hari, but felt like out of respect to some of our sources, we'd hold off. The reports have been interesting, to say the least. Reports are coming from New York from the last few weeks that not only was Badr Hari in town and working on his hands, he was working on his knees and kicks as well. We've heard from enough excited New Yorkers who've seen Badr Hari around or kicking the pads to know this isn't made up. Then there was talk of Badr Hari being back at Mike's Gym and training as well.
Now the rumor is circulating that Badr Hari has signed a new contract with It's Showtime which would place him in the K-1 field. Remember, for right now, this is a rumor, but one which we believe will materialize in short order.
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UPDATE 4/17: Lane retracted, saying he misunderstood Passenier. LiverKick stands by the evidence gathered that no matter what, it points to Badr Hari's return.
On October 11th in Pattaya, Thailand the K-1 World MAX Finals is scheduled to happen between Buakaw Banchamek and Enriko Kehl. The show will also see the debut of Paul "Semtex" Daley in the K-1 ring. Join us live on October 11th to watch the event. The broadcast begins at 11:45am Eastern time on October 11th.
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Yet another weekend where the Kickboxing world gives us something of note to digest. This weekend was the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 in Tokyo, and there was a lot to talk about. On top of that, we talk about Lion Fight 7 and more. Join Rian Scalia (@rianscalia) and myself (@LiverKickdotcom / @dvewlsh) as we run through the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16, a look at the field moving forward and other stuff.
This weekend was huge for Kickboxing. Firstly, It's Showtime promoted It's Showtime 57&58, featuring some very important fights and putting on an incredibly entertaining card. That wasn't it, though, was it? On top of that, Glory Sports International announced -- from that show -- that they had purchased It's Showtime and will absorb It's Showtime's staff and fighters into the Glory team, shaking the Kickboxing world up like never before. Rian Scalia (@rianscalia) and myself (@dvewlsh / @liverkickdotcom) talk you through what was a historic weekend for Kickboxing.
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The No. 13 Ball State men's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at the hands of No. 10 Lewis Saturday evening at the Neil Carey Arena. Ball State middle attackers Kevin Owens and Matt Leske combined for eight kills without committing an attack error.
The Cardinals drop to 7-5 on the year and 3-2 in MIVA action while the Flyers improve to 10-4 this season and 2-2 in conference play.
Sophomore Marcin Niemczewski led the Cardinals with eight kills while junior Shane Witmer added six kills and Owens chipped in five. Owens and Leske both finished with .500 attack percentage combining for eight kills of 16 attacks and no attack errors.
Senior Graham McIlvaine added 22 assists, two service aces, three digs and two assisted blocks. Witmer led the squad with six digs while Niemczewski and Vander Meer added three each. Owens and Niemczewski each registered three assisted blocks while Owens had a solo block and two assisted blocks.
Ball State was not able to withstand Lewis' .476 attack percentage in the first set with the Flyers registering 13 kills and only three attack errors. McIlvaine was able to knock in two aces for the Cardinals and pick up two assisted blocks. Crisp hitting by the Flyers coupled with Cardinal errors gave Lewis the first set 25-14.
Lewis' Greg Petty started from behind the service line in the second set and served up two consecutive aces to give the Flyers a slight lead early on. Ball State would then go on a four-point run off the serve of Leske to take a 6-5 lead. Lewis would benefit off errors from Ball State to take the lead back, 9-6. The Cardinals added Jack Lesure, Brendan Surane and Bobby Renaud to the mix in the second set but it was not enough as the Flyers took it 25-16. Ball State managed a .087 attack percentage in the set (9-7-23) compared to a .467 clip by Lewis (10-3-15).
The Flyers started off hot in the third set with four straight points before Niemczewski got the Cardinals on the board with a kill. Witmer had three kills to bring the Cardinals to within two points, 8-6 before the Flyers mounted a short run. The Cardinals would get within two later on in the match but were unable to surpass the Flyers as Lewis took the set 25-18.
The Flyers held the advantage in attack percentage on night at .424 (37-9-66) to .091 (27-20-77). Lewis also had 10.5 blocks to Ball State's 6.5 blocks.
Ball State will next travel to No. 14 Ohio State for a 7 p.m. match on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Check ballstatesports.com for more news and information on Ball State men's volleyball.


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Update: After a day of hectic activity at Brazil's parliament yesterday, the final vote on changes to the forest law has been postponed until next Tuesday, 13 March. But the threat to the rainforest isn't over yet! Please keep up the protest on twitter and facebook.
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The proposed changes to Brazil's forest law (or Forest Code) could destroy up to 76 million hectares of forest - that's an area the size of Chile, or bigger than Germany, Italy and Austria combined. The changes are opposed by most Brazilians, but their parliament has been mostly in favour. Our best hope at this stage is to block the final vote and delay a decision - or get President Dilma Rousseff to veto it.
Blocking the vote would likely postpone proceedings until 2013, as President Dilma Rousseff attempts to save her environmental reputation in time for June's UN Conference on Sustainable Development (the Rio+20 Earth Summit), which she is hosting in Rio de Janeiro.
This would allow time for proper scientific evaluation of the potential impacts of the proposals, and a deeper discussion among people and politicians.
There's so much scientific evidence and public opinion stacking up against the changes - and the proposals are so full of technical and legislative errors - that it's clear the reforms should not to be voted on at this stage.
If passed, there's a serious danger that vast areas in Brazil's forests, wetlands, mangroves and other important habitats would be left completely unprotected and subject to being legally cleared.
Brazil has built a well-earned reputation for tackling deforestation and protecting the environment and the climate. It's committed itself to reducing deforestation by 80% in the Amazon and by 40% in Cerrado (tropical savannah) and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 39% by 2020. Those commitments will be impossible to meet if the proposed change to the Forest Code becomes law.
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I am ashamed to admit that I had done very little volunteer work in my life. I think this is because I tend to be relatively shy in person (and I think this gets worse and worse the older I get). When I think of volunteering I think of something that is outside of my comfort zone and I am someone that prefers to not be outside of my comfort zone.
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WELLSVILLE - On the same day the nation's first black president began his second term, East Liverpool and Wellsville residents - black and white - came together to celebrate the legacy of slain civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Observances, held at Second Baptist Church in East Liverpool and Wellsville Municipal Building, were filled with paeans to King, civil rights songs, children's poems and personal reminiscences.
Participants braved temperatures in the 20s and a steady snow to mark King Day with a procession from First Baptist Church to Wellsville Municipal Building. The latter was standing-room-only for an annual event sponsored by the NAACP's East Liverpool-Wellsville chapter.
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Makesha West (second from left), president of the East Liverpool-Wellsville NAACP, unfurls a banner Monday prior to the march to Wellsville Municipal Building in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Helping her are (from left) her son, Ishmeil Heard, Frances Youngblood and Janea Jarvis, all of Wellsville. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
"His dream was for every human being on the planet to be treated equally," said Wellsville police Chief Joe Scarabino, sitting in for the ailing Mayor Susan Haugh. "That dream is alive and kicking in Wellsville, USA."
Makesha West, president of the local NAACP chapter, said it's easy for today's beneficiaries of King's work to forget the "hardships, difficulties and struggles" of the early civil rights leaders.
"Martin Luther King believed to the point of putting his life on the line. Those who sat at the counters for equal rights believed to the point of putting their life on the line," she said. "We have overcome so many things, but that doesn't mean there aren't more things to overcome."
Janea Jarvis, of Wellsville, said this was her first King march - but it won't be her last. "I plan on coming back," she said. "I'm actually surprised there weren't more people here."
Marchers, bundled up in coats, hats and scarves, walked down Center, 14th and Main streets in Wellsville singing "We Shall Overcome."
Among the children participating in the Wellsville ceremony was Indiah Pullie, 11, of East Liverpool, who read a poem she wrote assigning a meaning to every letter in King's name.
"'D' stands for the doctor he became," she said to a rapt audience. 'R' stands for not having revenge. 'M' stands for master of all minds. 'A' stands for helping the poorest of all Americans. 'R' stands for the reverend he became. 'T' stands for the time he gave. 'I' stands for the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech. 'N' stands for the Nobel Peace Prize he won."
She continued with each letter in "Luther" and "King," then took her seat to enthusiastic applause.
The Rev. Earnest Peachey, pastor of Second Baptist Church, gave the invocation, while the Rev. Aaron Smith, of Impact Ministries and representing the Wellsville Ministerial Association, gave the benediction.
"Ignite the fire inside us that was inside (King)," Smith prayed.
At a "Remembering the Dream" breakfast event at Second Baptist earlier in the day, East End resident Alonzo Spencer reminisced about being in Washington, D.C., on the day King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. It was so hot that day, some people passed out, he said.
"I can assure you that most of the people who were there were not aware that they were making history," Spencer said.
"My most vivid memory," Spencer said, "was the camaraderie that was rampant throughout the crowd. I don't ever remember any other group of people that seemed to get along as all those thousands of people that day."
At the breakfast event, sponsored by the Tri-State Prayer & Ministry Alliance, Peachey invited participants to share what King means to them.
The Rev. Mike Ross, pastor of Hope Christian Fellowship in Lisbon, described King as a "man of faith, a man of Christ. ... He was following, in my opinion, the same path that Jesus walked - a path that ultimately led to the cross."
The Rev. Dale Sutton, pastor of First United Methodist Church in East Liverpool, described King as "the Isaiah of our time - he shone the light in the darkness."
If King were alive today, Peachey said, "I think he would still be guiding people like me to remain focused on the dream. ... We're not done yet. We still have work to do."


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quote: This is a tax incentive. Not a hand out. Your taxable income is your income - $7500. At least according from what I know.
quote: So to say that the gov't is handing out money to Tesla owners is just not true. It's an incentive, not a free for all.


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In the middle of Oregon, where the Cascade Mountains and Ponderosa Pine forests give way to high desert, you'll find the cities of Bend and Redmond. Oregon Trail pioneers named Bend for the fordable part of the Deschutes River, known as "Farewell Bend" You can still sight free-roaming herds of wild horses. And you can get into the heart of the local action with a river run.
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Start your morning off with pumpkin pancakes at the McKay Cottage Restaurant, or scallops eggs benedict at legendary Victorian Cafe. Cruise downtown Bend on a First Friday Art Walk and score free admission (and free drinks) to art galleries. Sit down to a steak-to-order and house cabernet at Diego's Spirit Kitchen. Or, go to Mio Sushi in the Old Mill District. Bend's Ale Trail offers 11 craft breweries - try a Jubelale Winter Warmer made at Deschutes Brewery.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Join the community in honoring veterans during the Truckee Veterans Day Celebration, taking place Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in front of the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce, California Welcome Center (train depot, downtown Truckee).With patriotic spirit, Truckee Town Manager Tony Lashbrook is personally donating parking fees that morning so attendees may park free, from 10 a.m. to noon, in the depot/fire station lots. Please note: Parking will be enforced as normal in all other downtown Truckee locations.The Experimental Aircraft Association, town of Truckee, town of Truckee Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Truckee Donner Chamber and California Welcome Center, Wagon Train, Sierra Sun, Civil Air Patrol, La Fleur Rouge and the Mountain Belles are event sponsors.For information, contact Sierra Sun Community Editor Amy Edgett at 530-550-2656.
Boy Scout Troop 266 and Venture Crew will celebrate Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. at Trails End Cemetery in Tahoe City. Scouts and their families will place American flags on the grave sites of veterans, and scouts will lead a ceremony honoring military veterans.Proceedings will include inspirational readings, recognition of veterans in attendance, 21-gun salute and playing of Taps. The public is invited to attend and honor the brave men and women who have risked their lives for the United States of America. Trails End Cemetery is located on Fairway Drive behind Tahoe City Golf Course in Tahoe City.
Tahoe Donner General Manager, Robb Etnyre (USMC, Retired), invites fellow veterans and their families to attend a special Marine Corps birthday and Veterans Day remembrance event."We invite all veterans and their families to take a moment to reflect on the long tradition of service and sacrifice the men and women of our armed forces have and continue to make every day," said Etnyre.Join the celebration Saturday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub in Tahoe Donner. Heavy appetizers and birthday cake will be served. There will be a no-host bar for attendees to purchase beverages.
In honor of Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, Jake's On The Lake is offering a complimentary dinner entree (choose from three chef selections) to current and past servicemen and servicewomen. Please call 530-583-0188 for reservations and bring military I.D. Jake's is located at 780 North Lake Blvd., Boatworks Mall, Tahoe City. Visit www.jakestahoe.com.
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Minds, Machines, and Intelligence: A Conversation with Eric Horvitz
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The many very hard problems of Artificial Intelligence are not even close to being "resolved"... AI's statistical component, Machine Learning, should not be confused with with AI itself. That said, you are right. If and when an artifical mind is created
(something that can think (meaning generate thoughts autonomously) and perceive subjectively rather than simply following a complex set of predefined rules) then we will face a very compelling ethical dilema. What happens when the thinking machine
develops emotions? We all no how emotions impact decision making....
I wouldn't be surprised if artificial intelligence some day surpasses the intelligence of humans. Already some components of computers are out performing the human mind. Consider some of the large data bases and the ability to retrieve the information stored on them.
When I think, I realize I am at a disadvantage due to a lack of knowledge or lack of information regarding unknown variables. It's amazing that I can come to any kind of conclusion at all when making a decision. Some people have a hard time walking down
the street because they have so much information to process and yet not enough information to complete their inquiry. The majority of us make decisions when we relatively have very little information on the subject. We make our decisions in ignorance. Our
minds make the best decisions possible based on the information at hand and then roles the dice.
I think it may be just as advantages to figure out how to harness the human minds ability to deal with uncertainty as it is to give those same abilities to computers.
I do think we can make machines that reflect our ability to think. Abstractly: if the equations they make are able to be matched against each other over and over again. Like the rolling of dice until it strikes upon the most logically feasible result. I may have just over simplified a very challenging question. Kind of like when I was a kid and I thought all you needed to make a computer game was a card board box and a picture drawn on paper.
Great video! @Minute 13:30 there are interesting insights on AI progress in mid 80s in healthcare & machine disgnosis plus the collapse of AI expectations due to requirements of modularity, maintainability & extensibility issues with new facts introduction (that made AI systems fragile).
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VIENNA, 4 July 2012 – The East African Community (EAC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Ipack-Ima, Italy's leading organizer of exhibitions for the processing and packaging technology industries, will hold a first of its kind exhibition in East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, in September 2014.
An agreement to organize a major processing and packaging exhibition was signed in Vienna today by the Secretary-General of EAC, Richard Sezibera, the Director-General of UNIDO, Kandeh K. Yumkella, and the Chief Executive Officer of Ipack-Ima, Guido Corbella.
"The event marks a major milestone in addressing one of the key challenges of the agro-processing, pharmaceuticals and other strategic sectors of our industrial policy. We anticipate that a good number of companies, including SMEs will have the opportunity to access appropriate packaging and processing technologies," said Sezibera.
"This partnership will bring new processing and packaging technologies closer to industries, particularly small and medium scale enterprises in East Africa," said Yumkella. "It will also help analyse the current situation of different technologies in the field of processing and packaging in the EAC Partner States and identify potential opportunities for industrial development."
"The signing of this agreement is an impressive result for our company," added the CEO of Ipack-Ima spa.
"The packaging industry is a key sector of the world's economy, and can make a substantial contribution to providing healthy and more plentiful food for everyone. As much as 60 per cent of the total food produced globally deteriorates, or goes wasted, due to the lack of proper processing and packaging. The fact that UNIDO and EAC have chosen Ipack-Ima as their partner in this ambitious project is the result of our continuous commitment to promoting processing and packaging technologies. The planned exhibition will be the first event of its kind to bring to the EAC region processing and packaging technologies best suited to the needs of the region."
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As part of Gov. Jim Doyle's Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Initiative, Wisconsin citizens will now be able to access residential address information online for all sex offenders registered with the Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Registry.
We believe this is an important step, allowing communities to stay vigilant in protecting children and families, as well as staying aware of possible community threats. As Doyle noted, "Wisconsin parents, grandparents and other members of the public have a right to know who is living on their streets and in their communities."
The state's sex offender web site, launched in 2001, has contained information regarding the more than 17,800 offenders who are required to register under court orders. Until Dec. 1, however, that information lacked the offenders' residence address. Now, under the governor's Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Initiative, home addresses will be added to the site at http://WIDOCOffenders.org.
The state also has introduced a new, toll-free SAFE Tip hotline to report violations regarding noncompliant sex offenders. Callers also can learn more about the SAFE Initiative and Wisconsin's Sex Offender Registry. The hotline is 1-877-234-0085 and is available Monday through Friday between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A SAFE Tip e-mail address, firstname.lastname@example.com. This e-mail address gives citizens another way to provide tips to SAFE Teams or obtain information.
Keeping citizens safe and aware is a vital part in fostering a healthy community. The state's initiative provides one additional way for residents to take action and be sure they are informed of what's going on in their area.
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