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A = B + C * D A -----> + ------ B | * -------> C | -------> D (AsciiArt here needs work. See also AbstractSyntaxTree for another example.)(This text is here to work around a formatting bug) See "Tree Example 2" below for another example that involves type conversion.
myNum = 7; myString = "foo"; ... A = myNum + myString; A ------- + -------> myNum {num} | --------> myString {string}Suppose this is the syntax tree that would be generated in a dynamic language. The portion in curly braces are the internal type flags often used by interpreters to keep track of types. (Each operand "node" has a "value" and "type" attribute.) Now suppose we lost the source code forever and ever and just have the syntax tree (similar to P-code or MS-CLR). Does this syntax tree have "types"? The interpreter would generally take such p-code and the plus operator would notice that at least one operand is a string, and thus convert the result to a string. An interpreter does not have to use type flags. Such languages tend to have operators that explicitly determine types, such that "+" assumes only numbers and "." or "&" assumes strings and converts any numbers to strings, or stores them as strings from the beginning. "+" would dynamicly interpret/parse the strings as numbers (and abort if it can't).
Attribute....Type.....Bob...Cindy...Mike ---------------------------------------- Age..........Number....43.....34....51 Shoe-Size....Number....11......7....12 Fav-Color....Text......Red...Blue...Green Hire-Date....Date.....12/02..8/98...4/01 Etc...Most would consider this sheet to define "types" even though it may be for human consumption only. No machine may ever use the "Type" column. This is to illustrate that a formal type processing system ("type system") is not a requirement to have "types" themselves. A formal type system is not a prerequiste to have "types". [The sheet doesn't define types, it identifies the types to which attribute values belong. I see nothing there that defines the constraints under which we determine whether a sequence of symbols is a Number, or a Text, or a Date, nor anything that describes the operations we can perform on values belonging to those types. That must exist somewhere, if only in your head. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to distinguish one type from another. If we formalise how we describe what distinguishes one type from another, we call it a "type system." Therefore, a type system exists whether you contemplate it or not.] For the sake of argument, would it change anything if the sheet was supplied with BackusNaurForm descriptions of the referenced type names? [BNF of the type names??? You mean something like "<Number> ::= 'N' 'u' 'm' 'b' 'e' 'r'"? It's a start. It would allow us to automate distinguishing one type name from another, but it does not describe the nature of these types, or how they interact with values of other types, or how new types can be formed. Can we perform addition on values of Date and Text? How about values of Date and Number? Can we divide a Date by a Number? Can a Text contain spaces? Can a Number have decimal points? Can we combine these types to form new types, and what are the rules for doing so? These are the beginning of the issues you need to consider in designing a type system. You probably already have some mental rules (i.e., a mental type system) -- now familiar to the point of being implicit -- which you've formed from your past experience with non-computing values of these types, and from experience with software implementations of type systems.] Sorry, I meant "types per name"; the grammer of items on a row with a given name. Just the syntax, not any kind of (formal) processing. Can they still be called "types" in your book without having behavior defined? [Sure, but the behaviour must be, at least, implicit. If there is a syntactic mechanism for distinguishing kinds of values, then we have at least the start of a type system. If there is no syntactic mechanism for distinguishing kinds of values, but we still regard them as distinct, then there must be an implicit type system, i.e., the behaviour and properties exist in the mind of a human observer. What if there is no mechanism at all for distinguishing types beyond an arbitrary naming? E.g:]
Attribute....Type.....Bob...Cindy...Mike ----------------------------------------- Norfle.......Gadoink..3%z...foo.....^^^ Spoont.......Piffle...nN....7uP.....12 Fazoom.......Thwock...50&...Blue....%24 Hoggleboof...Zorg.....*%&...92/98...thoon Etc...[Gadoink, Piffle, Thwock, and Zorg only represent types if somewhere there is an associated type system. Otherwise, they are arbitrary and meaningless labels.]


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Complete involvement of civil society in the EU-Latin America relations is fundamental, from political dialogue through the association agreements and the programming exercise for 2007-2013. Full participation allows transparency and proper information dissemination, it also opens the door to feedback through positive dialogue.
The European Commission seeks to develop a transparent working relationship with relevant stakeholders in the external policy field. Both the policy development documents and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness highlight that policies are more likely to lead to effective objectives when all interlocutors participate in their development. To further this objective, a number of meetings are regularly organised to improve civil society involvement in the EU-Latin America relations.

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"Solarize" campaigns are encouraging homes and businesses throughout the state to install solar – State will support another 31 "Solarize" campaigns set to begin this spring (Long Island, NY) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 900 solar projects are underway through 26 community "Solarize" campaigns across New York State. A component of the NY-Sun program and the Governor's..


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CASTAIC — The Grapevine section of the I-5 freeway has just been reopened, but only with California Highway Patrol escorts, after having been closed about 4 p.m. Thursday because of snowy conditions, according to Caltrans.
Heavy snow and icy roads had stranded thousands of motorists on the freeway north of Castaic Friday morning.
Heavy snow fell in the area late Thursday, and I-5 was closed between Parker Road and Grapevine Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The closure remained in effect overnight and the roadway was reevaluated Friday morning, according to the CHP.
The freeway was first closed at around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos.
One alternative route for northbound travelers was the 14 freeway north to State Route 158 west toward Bakersfield, Villalobos said.
There were reports of snowy conditions in the high desert, however, so a second alternative was to head north on the 101 freeway and travel to the Santa Maria area before heading east on State Route 166 toward Bakersfield, he said.
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He added the halfway home was existed for 36 years with no one ever being arrested there and no incidents of violence.
Csandl noted Veterans Sanctuary had been approved by zoning to ultimately contain 60 beds.
He wants 40 beds in the S. 5th Street location because Treatment Trends has 40 in the existing halfway home. He noted budgets are built around utilization of 40 beds.
Wiener stressed the zoning board should not grant variances on the basis of economics.
Wiener also argued that Treatment Trends' proposal is not even close to complying with the city's zoning laws.
Veterans Sanctuary
After Treatment Trends acquired the building from St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is directly across S. 5th Street, nearly $2 million was spent to convert the building into an "innovative" residential treatment facility that served military veterans, including those with drug and alcohol problems.
Veterans Sanctuary opened in January 2011. But it only operated for about 10 months, according to Csandl. In that time period, he testified, the operation lost $475,000.
Witnesses testified that Veterans Sanctuary did not get promised funding from local, state and federal sources.
"It was a terrible loss to the veteran community and our own community when we had to close Veterans Sanctuary," said Csandl.
"We tried to restart it," said Csandl. "We tried everything we could think of to keep this thing alive."
Csandl said some veterans will be treated in the halfway home.
The Rev. George Grubb, pastor of St. John's Lutheran, told the zoning board he was very pleased with the way the veterans treatment center had been operated by Treatment Trends and sad when it had to close.
"I saw it as an extension of our mission as a church," said Grubb.
He told zoning hearing board that the halfway home should be approved "without a doubt. It's a great use for the building. It is consistent with our mission as a church."
The pastor testified that members of his congregation have concerns about center-city crime generated by drugs, but generally support programs that treat addiction, as a way to counter drug-related crime.
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Also during the meeting, the three zoners unanimously approved a three-chair beauty salon in a ground level shop at Jefferson and Walnut Streets. It was a beauty salon in the past, but had been vacant for four years.
Erika Holman, the building owner, is seeking a new tenant. She testified it has been a beauty salon since 1960.
But, by a 2-1 vote, they rejected plans by Baffam Safi for a variance to open a 42-person capacity restaurant at the corner of 5th and Allen streets.
The zoning board heard testimony on that case earlier this month.
"It's not desirable for the immediate area because of the parking,"
said zoner Michael Engle.
"The proposed application is an overuse of the property," said zoner Scott Unger.
Only McCarthy supported giving that variance.
Engle said the place had been a taproom many years ago.


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Traffic on Interstate 80 near Vallejo was gridlocked for more than an hour Sunday night after a bus caught fire, shutting down lanes near Redwood Parkway.
The California Highway Patrol said the coach bus caught fire just before 7 p.m. while heading eastbound on Interstate 80.
CHP shut down all eastbound lanes, bringing traffic to a halt.
The fire was put out before spreading to nearby homes. All lanes were reopened by 8:30 p.m.
No passengers were on the bus.
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What is Black Chicken? Some things you should know.jack
Chicken used to be a safe meat. The boring meat. The meat that goes with just about anything. The basis of all comfort foods. With the cold weather approaching, our kitchens are warming up with chicken soups and chicken dinners. And now we have some decisions to make: white chicken or black chicken? We've never heard of this black chicken before, but now it's like a thing. So we did some digging online and this is what we found:
Black chickens 101:
— black chickens are real chickens
— black chicken's real name is Silkie
— black chickens make good mothers: they can hatch other birds' eggs
— they are usually sold with the head and feet attached (one of our editors actually experienced this the hard way)
— they're popular in Asian cuisine, mostly in soups, and are believed to have medicinal powers
— their meat is dark and gamey
We don't think this new chicken will make it past our picky eaters, but here are some classic chicken recipes that may work well with both types of meat:
If you want to know what a black chicken looks like alive, plus more in-depth info on this adventurous food, check out Angie's "Black Chicken" post.
For more information on where to buy black chickens check out this New York Times article.
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Dear Readers: It's April Fools' Day, the day on which I share some offbeat letters and examples of readers' efforts to pull my leg. It's all in fun – so enjoy!
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married almost 10 years. He has always been a good husband, but recently he has been coming home increasingly late. He says he's putting in overtime.
The other day when I was doing the laundry, I discovered a red stain on his underwear. He said they were painting the bathroom at work and he had gotten paint on it when he used the facilities, but it looks more like lipstick to me.
Can you tell me how to get the lipstick out of his shorts?
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Dear Good Housewife: There's more to marriage than getting whiter whites. You may be a great housewife, but you're missing the big picture. More important than getting the lipstick out of his shorts is keeping his shorts away from the lipstick. And that's no joke.
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Dear Abby: My girlfriend just moved in, and we're going to have a party to celebrate. We have decided to have it here, but the problem is we have just one bathroom.
I think we should rent a porta-potty. We could put it in the hallway next to the dining room. My girlfriend thinks that's tacky, but I think it's a sensible solution. Because this is a fourth-floor walk-up, the porta-potty folks may charge extra to deliver it. Advice, please?
– Tom and Nancy in New York
Dear Tom and Nancy: Gladly. CHARGE for the use of the porta-potty and two things will happen: You will make enough money to reimburse yourself for the delivery cost, and so few guests will accept your invitations in the future that your one bathroom will be able to accommodate them.
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The man, dressed in work gear and a yellow hardhat, walked out of the store in Aviation Plaza with five heaters stacked on a shopping cart on the morning of April 1, police Capt. James Sarnicki said today.
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Harold Jones has toured with Tony Bennett for over three decades, topping off a solid career as a jazz drummer with a flare for singers. Harold worked with Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald as well as Carman McCrae. His association with the music industry goes back to the 1940s when he endorsed the... more
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What happens when an individual becomes the subject of many and divergent portraits?
"Biography," says Stephanie Kirkwood Walker, "is a deceptive genre. Positioned between fact and fiction and elusive in its purposes, biography displays an individual life, an existence patterned by conventions that have also shaped the reader's experience." In This Woman in Particular, Walker explores versions of Emily Carr's life that have appeared over the last half-century.
Walker contends that the biographical image of Emily Carr that emerges from an accumulation of biographies, films, plays and poetry as well as her own autobiographical writing establishes an elaborated cultural artefact — an "image" that is bound by its very nature to remain forever incomplete and always elusive. She demonstrates how changes in Carr's biographical image parallel the maturing of Canadian biographical writing, reflecting attitudes toward women artists and the shifting balance between religion, secular attitudes and contemporary spirituality. And she concludes that biography plays a crucial role in all our lives in initiating and sustaining debate on vital personal and collective concerns.
Stephanie Kirkwood Walker is an artist and writer and teaches in the Department of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a founding member of WindSight, a creative arts group, and directed An Attentive Life: Conversations with Edna Staebler.
"[An] excellent and important book.... Walker's contextualization is impressive. In very effective and learned ways, she elaborates cultural, social, and art history, biographical and feminist theory, bringing each to bear on the construction of Carr's biographical image.... Walker is especially effective in tracing the ways Carr's avowed religiosity — especially seen in her readings and wonderings over Theosophy under the influence of Lawren Harris — becomes a malleable spirituality in the hands of Carr's biographers....Walker is at her very best, for she traces carefully and very adeptly contextualizes the construction of Emily Carr's image from its beginnings in the early decades of the century through the appropriation controversies of the mid-1990's....she has made a significant contribution to Canadian cultural studies with This Women in Particular, a book that needs to be read, and referred to often, by anyone interested in Emily Carr or the writing artist's numerous — and still numinous — cultural moments."
— Robert Thacker, Canadian Literature
"[This Women in Particular]...is a superlative and painstaking contribution to the literary and biographical canon regarding the work and life of Emily Carr. It is also a unique and valuable addition to any serious discussion of the nature of biography, biographical research, and biographical literature."
— The Midwest Book Review
"Walker's book...offers apt observations, particularly about the spiritual dimensions of Carr's image...."
— Susan Crean, Vancouver Sun
"Stephanie Kirkwood Walker's thoughtful and meticulously researched analysis of the writings about Emily Carr (Carr's own writings included) serves to relocate a discussion of Carr, thereby challenging the closure of the autobiographical text and shattering the boundaries of the absolutist empiricism which has threatened to turn Carr and her words to stone....Walker is not an art historian and does not attempt to make critical analyses of Carr's paintings; rather she approaches Carr from the discipline of religious studies and because of this offers the art historical reader an important perspective on the production and consumption of Carr's art.... [A]rt historians will be well-served by her sometimes tentative but always lucid examination of the spiritual, particularly her placement of Carr into a tradition of writing about female mystics which draws upon literature with which few art historians will be familiar. Most important, Walker signals directions: her listing of 'loci of late-twentieth-century concern,' specifically '[w]oman, nature power, space, health, cities' (p. 138), highlights issues that will, one hopes, be taken further."
— The Journal of Canadian Art History
Related interest
By the same author
Locations of the Sacred: Essays on Religion, Literature, and Canadian Culture, William Closson James
Religious Studies in Ontario: A State-of-the-Art Review, Harold Remus, Daniel Fraikin, and William Closson James


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Barbara Kooman of Altoona remembers when her son was just a little boy and had a small role onstage as one of several townspeople in a local production of "The Sound of Music.''
The director told the other little boys that if they lost their place in the music, to just keep their eyes on Michael Kooman.
"I thought to myself, he never misses a beat,'' said Barbara, who along with her husband, Marty, recently had the proud distinction of watching their son, now 29, accept a prestigious award for his musical talent in New York City.
Michael, who writes music, has won the ninth annual Fred Ebb award along with lyricist Christopher Dimond, whom he met when they were both students at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Christopher writes the lyrics for the songs that Michael creates, as well as the "music books '' or stories that serve as the plots of the musicals they write. Michael and Christopher have also produced an album together that features artists such as Chris Mann, who has appeared on the TV show "Glee,'' and Patina Miller, who won a Tony award for the Broadway show "Pippin,'' and will star in the next two installments of the "Hunger Games'' films in 2014 and 2015.
The Fred Ebb award is given to aspiring songwriters to help them create new works, according to the award foundation's website. The award includes $50,000, plus a one-night concert that features the winner's work.
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Michael, who graduated from Altoona Area High School in 2002 and now lives in New York City, said about 230 songwriters competed for the prize this year. It's the fourth time he and Christopher have tried to win the award, he said. They've been finalists in past years, but never won until this year, he said.
"It's truly an honor for us to finally win,'' he said. "It's something we've certainly set our sights on for a long time. We're just on cloud nine. It's phenomenal.''
Ebb wrote the lyrics for such classic Broadway shows as "Cabaret'' and "Chicago,'' both of which were later turned into films. He worked with legendary actors including Judy Garland, her daughter Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and Joel Gray, who presented the award to Michael and Christopher earlier this month.
Michael said meeting Gray and getting the award that is based on the legacy of Ebb's work, which both he and Christopher have studied, is the highlight of their career to date.
"It was one of the best nights of my life,'' he said.
As a parent, Barbara said she was equally thrilled not only to meet Gray but to see her son and Christopher recognized for their years of hard work. She recalled how Michael had started out playing the drums at an early age, and then progressed to the electric keyboard, picking out songs from the radio after just hearing them once or twice.
"I always knew he'd be doing something musical,'' Barbara said. "He was so interested in playing the keyboard, making up little things. Michael was always good at arranging things, singing songs.''
Michael and Christopher have collaborated on several projects, their latest a production in New York City that was extended to sold-out performances after they won the Fred Ebb award, Michael said. Next month, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera will perform "Judge Jackie Justice,'' a musical comedy that spoofs all the courtroom TV reality shows, Michael said. Following the Pittsburgh run, they will be at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with another original show, he said.
Michael will return to Altoona this summer when he and Christopher help stage a production of their musical, "Dani Girl,'' which is about a girl who battles cancer. The performance will be done by the Altoona Community Theatre as a fundraiser for the Brian Morden Foundation, Barbara said. Morden was a childhood friend of Michael who died of cancer, she said. More information about the performance will be released when the plans are finalized, Barbara said.


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Apple loses its UK appeal motion, forced to run ads that Samsung did not copy its iPad design
0. phoneArena 18 Oct 2012, 05:31 posted on
That is the same judge who jokingly acknowledged that Samsung's tablets aren't considered as "cool" as the iPad, so Apple can't claim they copy its design directly. The joke turned on Apple at the appeal now, though, as Cupertino will have to run ads in various newspapers and magazines with national reach now that Samsung wasn't found infringing on its patents, and also leave a similar message on its website for six months...
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1. Carlitos (Posts: 514; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Let's go! Every other judge in the world sees the truth!
8. MeoCao (unregistered)
Mr. Tim Cook has ordered a special mask that he will wear at a special "Apple apologize to SS" ceremony in London to save face.
44. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
I think the puniShment should fit the iCriMe, Apple employees should be sent to Samsung facilities worldwide to clean the bathrooms!!
15. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
It was only a matter of time before Apple got served a dose of its own medicine!
16. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
lol imagine apple.com viewed from iDevice, showing this message... instead of usual applegasm ...that will send a chill through fans' spine xD
Samsung tab users, stick Trollface stickers on the back of your tab and flaunt 'em in public!!
23. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12979; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
I see the laws in UK are fairly biased and unfair.
31. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
mate i think you type your comment wrong, maybe your iphones having problems let me fix it for you
''I see the laws in UK are fairly unbiased and fair.''
thats about right
41. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3759; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Know what dude?
Cupertino should also post the ad for 6 months on Mxyzptlk's 4-5 inch real estate situated on his forehead as it belongs to Apple.
36. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
i dont know about the courts in the uk, but the rest uf us acually get warned from going to court in the US because foreigners never get fair rulings there.
(this in not a joke, its acually true.. europeans get warned when consulting their embassys about suing amaricans in the US)
52. Danre (Posts: 85; Member since: 02 Sep 2012)
Childish comment.
What is your age ?
64. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
I think it's probably a bit of an odd punishment, but Apple certainly deserves it. So far, Apple hasn't even received a slap on the wrist for their frivolous lawsuits. They've either won the money they asked for or haven't. Now, they will pay for their actions.
66. tedkord (Posts: 11659; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Translation: Fair = Apple wins no matter what.
76. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Your Avatar really suits the real person you are in reality and in life.
84. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
And if it favored Apple....the laws would unbiased and fair, right?
Ppl can see thru you from a mile away.
34. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
especially corrupt US judges see the truth!
43. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
.... you mean iCorrupt U.S. Judges like judge Lucy Ho.
59. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
It is good that Steve Jobs is not around to see this. He would rather have drank a serving of poison than have to submit to running apology ads.
96. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
If he was still alive, he would be dead after getting this news.
72. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Looks like the US justice, is no justice like UK!
94. techytechtech (banned) (Posts: 33; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
time for the master to taste slavery
2. khurram87 (Posts: 21; Member since: 01 Sep 2011)
Lolz @Apple....every dog has its day!
3. wando77 (Posts: 839; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
7. redDwarf (Posts: 6; Member since: 18 Oct 2012)
continued..... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
90. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
HHEHEHAHAHAH ( CONTINUE with Jokers Laugh)
20. voxmarc (Posts: 332; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
(cough cough throat clearing continued)....hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahvahahvahahvahvahvahahahahhahahahahahahsahahvahahahahahyahahahahanyahahahahaha....nyahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa....(fart)
48. SleepingOz (unregistered)
That's totally my reaction when I read the title!
63. loli5 (Posts: 76; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
I want to laugh at apple too! AHAHAHAHHAHAAAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
74. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
And me 2. Take that. You bad fruit. Masters in disguise.
95. voxmarc (Posts: 332; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
i ran into this article again..(second day continued)...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa......(fart)
4. B3BLW29 (Posts: 238; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
Apple out smarted by Brit Judge.. Judge Koh should take lesson from this :)
24. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12979; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Apple shouldnt have to follow their unprofessional judgment. I wouldn't poke fun at a company that has more cash reserves than many countries combined.
27. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
you act like apple is your god, get a damn grip
29. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
no, you just poke at the idiots that keep paying their 60% mark up on devices to get very minor upgrades nearly every year. They are super rich because the world is filled with idiots.
oh... look.. here's one now.. hey Mxyz
60. johnbftl (Posts: 281; Member since: 09 Jun 2012)
No dude, take the carrier subsidization out of that and they actually pay 314% mark-up. It costs approximately $207 US to manufacture the iPhone and they retail it for $649.99 unsubsidized. Remember a lot of these idiots that stand in line for days on end don't have upgrades available and just buy it at retail. AT&T and a lot of other U.S. carriers stopped doing early iPhone upgrade thing.
30. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
What does cash reserves have to do with them losing a case or appeal? And this vs losing money......it might be a bit embarrassing but it doesnt hurt your pockets as much.
46. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4189; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Where do you think our "professional judgement" came from? Yeah the UK. Their judges probably have 10 times the integrity ours do. Ever heard of looting after a decision is handed down in Britain?
50. CDGMobile (Posts: 29; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
If you feel that Apple should follow "their unprofessional judgement" then why don't speak up and say bad, when Apple is out trying to sue people for copyright infringement. Should other companies not say anything and just disregard the judgement(s) that Apple gets? Yeah silence that's what i thought
91. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
i wouldn't poke fun at anyone plus you don't work at apple. HEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHHA
5. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
6. wassup (Posts: 565; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
hahahahahaha Karma coming back to bite Apple in the ass
26. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
37. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
So they should change their logo to having a bite on the left, right?
9. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
My faith in humanity has been restored
11. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
12. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
Epic B**ch Slap!
17. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Now the beauty of it.
Samsung takes pictures of all the advertisements and screenshots of the website to every trial in the world they are doing battle with Apple. "Look Judge, Apple admits we didnt copy them.. why are they suing us!?"
Lawsuit over.
19. Galen20K (Posts: 541; Member since: 26 Dec 2008)
BWAHahahahahahaaaaaaaa *cries from laughter** laughter continues.... Ahahahahahaaaaaaa
21. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
This is so funny. Apple u mad bro?
22. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 987; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha :'D
I can see many Apple fans and trolls losing it over this, look, some of them have been reduced to having to insult people who arent Apple zealots like them, its a damn shame!
25. Aeires (unregistered)
Submitted for evidence in the retrial of the Judge Koh presided case in California: UK newspapers clearly stating Samsung did NOT copy Apple.
Samsung defense rests.
28. lyndon420 (Posts: 4373; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Apple won't comply.
32. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
UK showed us which is the smarter country.
38. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3759; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Know what dude?
Cupertino should also post the ad for 6 months on Mxyzptlk's 4-5 inch real estate situated on his forehead as it belongs to Apple.
75. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
My GOD this guy still supports and praises the Apple, knowing they steal everything and patent which does not belong to them.
39. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3759; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Know what dude?
Cupertino should also post the ad for 6 months on Mxyzptlk's 4-5 inch real estate situated on his forehead as it belongs to Apple.
40. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3759; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Know what dude?
Cupertino should also post the ad for 6 months on Mxyzptlk's 4-5 inch real estate situated on his forehead as it belongs to Apple.
68. tedkord (Posts: 11659; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
That would cover up the Apple logo tattooed there.
42. kanagadeepan (Posts: 922; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
Take that half eaten r0tten fruit co... This is just the beginning...
45. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
No surprise here the UK judges when it comes to patents etc actually care more about the consumers and have common sense.
53. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Screen shots of the ads and website will be live throughout reddit and Google Plus within twenty four hours after Apple complies, I bet. I'm looking forward to this.
Also loling at Mxy's statement that you don't mess with a rich company like Apple. Are you threatening the UK courts on Apple's behalf, Mxy?


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Michael Millman accepts "Lifetime Achievement Award"
At the 23rd Annual Awards Dinner on April 15, 2014, Death Penalty Focus presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Millman. Michael Millman has been the executive director of the California Appellate Project for the past 30 years, where he has demonstrated unwavering commitment to providing high quality representation to indigent people on death row.
Michael Millman is also a founding member of Death Penalty Focus and has continued to serve on our advisory board. He is a close friend and hero to many, and the Lifetime Achievement Award could not go to a more worthy person.
Below are Michael Millman's acceptance remarks from the Awards Dinner, which were read by Jonathan Steiner, the executive director of CAP/LA. The audience was incredibly moved by his statement, and we think you will be as well.
When I received Mike Farrell's email telling me that I had won this amazing award, I broke into tears for two reasons: Why me? And Why now? Why these feelings? I had just been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer.I did not think I would even be able to attend this dinner. Now I would have to give an acceptance speech – which blessedly, will be short.So how did I end up here tonight?Because of Susan Kwan, who we also honor here this evening. The day before Mike's email arrived, I went to a wonderful celebration of Susan's life at the Presidio in San Francisco. Some of you here tonight were there.We heard about Susan, and her life's work was described and praised: that we live to do good things for other people because we want to do them; that she left us a legacy of believing in the worth of all people; that her work was not about her, but about making life better for others. As Bob Sanger said that afternoon, "Our job is to leave the world a better place."The Sunday morning many years ago that I learned my good friend attorney Brian Schechmeister had died of brain cancer, I ran down to St. Philip's Church, a block away, to seek comfort in a spiritual setting."Our faith," the pastor said that morning, "we catch it from each other." To which I have come to add, 'Our courage, our hopefulness, our strength, we catch them from each other."I am here today because of Susan and in tribute to Susan. Susan, who worked at helping others until the last moments of her life. Susan, who persevered, despite her fatal illness. I can hear her saying, "Just accept the award, Michael. How can you not take it?"I am also here today because of Ruth Steiner, Jon Steiner's mother, and Margarita Rosenthal, who taught me how to die with courage and grace. It is from others that we learn how to live and how to die.25 years ago we created Death Penalty Focus. Originally, we thought we would form a Lawyer's Committee Against The Death Penalty, but we quickly realized lawyers are not where it's at. We needed to reach people, and to accomplish that, we needed a broad based coalition. The result was Death Penalty Focus. I am proud to say that for many years I was a member of the Board, and since then, I have remained as a member of the Advisory Board. I'm a lawyer. I try to persuade people by appeals to the logic, the fairness, of the law. I have not been very successful. The California Supreme Court affirms virtually every capital case it decides. It finds there was no error in the trial proceedings, or that any possible error was harmless.And yet, lawyers have played an important, constructive role by litigating death penalty cases as tenaciously as possible, case by case. We have not gone gentle into that good night. We do not roll over. We refuse to accept any case as "clearly a death case." Instead, we have tried to litigate every case as vigorously as we can. After all the litigation, all the money spent, and the almost 1,000 people sentenced to death, California has executed 13 people in the last 47 years.We did that, and I am deeply honored to receive this award for the work my colleagues and I have done in litigating against the death penalty.But that said, out courtroom work is not enough. We must have the political will to end the death penalty.Recent reports from the Death Penalty Information Center chronicle the declining use of the death penalty in the United States and the striking reality that 2% of the counties in this country produce more than half of the death judgments. To me, this reflects our declining attachment to capital punishment. In truth, most people just don't care that much about the death penalty, reflecting its marginal relevance to the realities of our life. Now is the time to capitalize on that declining popular will, to come forward with our determination.Our commitment will overwhelm indifference and inertia. We have come so far. We are so close."How many deaths will it take till we know, that too many people have died?"I had hoped, I had believed, that I would see the end of the death penalty in California in my lifetime. Now I know that probably will not happen, although I believe, b'emuna shlama, with absolute faith, that it will happen soon. And so I ask you to make it happen as quickly as you can. The death penalty is wrong. InReverend Glenda Hope's unflinching words, "The death penalty is a sin."A few years ago, with a little help from my children, I made a button that reads: "The America I believe in does not torture or execute people." The death penalty is not who we are, or at least, not who we should be.So, please make a commitment to end the death penalty in California, or reaffirm the commitment you have already made. And please come up after these ceremonies to the CAP table and take one of these buttons – and wear it proudly.And when you do finally end the death penalty in California, please be sure to send me an email to let me know that it is finally gone. I look forward to hearing The Good News.Thank you.Michael G. Millman, March 15, 2014
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Comment by Michael O'Reilley, May 28th, 2014 8:46pm
This is an eloquent and powerful speech by a remarkable man. Ironically, as a former police officer and prosecutor I ordinarily would be on the opposite side of any position taken by Mr. Millman. However, after I retired a few years ago from the criminal justice system I began teaching at a Bay Area university and was fortunate enough to come to know Mr. Millman. He spoke to my classes a couple times and we served on a panel together at another university. I learned more from his classroom presentations than the students did and developed deep respect for Mr. Millman's character, compassion, professionalism. He is a great lawyer and an even better man. I pray daily for him and his family.
Comment by Peach, May 7th, 2014 5:51pm
Amazing speech, n wonderful man..Words cant express how amazin n courageous this man is.GOD BLESS YOU N UR FAMILY .UR LEGACY WILL GO ON. U DESERVED THAT AWARD. ;-)


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Coach Karen Dietrich and her staff had an unusual problem last Thursday while attempting to lead their Florence Meares team to its first Halton elementary public school volleyball championship.
The Falcons were undefeated, playing arch-rival Charles R. Beaudoin Bobcats for the fourth time this season after winning on the previous three occasions — in regular season play, at an Aldershot tournament and in the Halton West finals a week earlier.
The problem? Beaudoin, the Falcons' opponent in the Halton final, had stretched the Florence Meares crew in the first game before losing 25-22 and were leading the second game when Dietrich called a time out.
"They got down in that second game. They were exhausted," said Dietrich. "We had a little tough talk."
The coaches had to remind the Falcons about "boarding the victory train," a trip that had always ended successfully, even against the Beaudoin girls.
"(Being behind) was stressful. The girls weren't used to it, that's for sure," she added.
After dropping the second game 25-17, Florence Meares righted the ship, winning the deciding game 15-7. It's the first Halton Tier 1 girls' crown since the school began competing back in 2002.
The Falcons came close last year, reaching the finals at both Halton and Halton West tournaments before succumbing to Silver Creek of Georgetown in the Halton final.
One reason the victory was so much tougher than in the Halton West final was Beaudoin finding a way to return Alex Kells' serve. Kells won 21 straight points in the Halton West final to effectively take the Bobcats out of the match.
In the Halton final at Milton's E.C. Drury School for the Deaf, Kells — the team's only rep volleyball starter — was as effective as ever, but her serves weren't automatic winners.
"(Beaudoin) found a way to deal with it," said Dietrich, in her first year as head coach of the team after three years as an assistant coach. "Most of the serves ended in rallies."
Co-captains Kells and Emily Dodge as well as Emma Gostovic are graduating next spring, so Dietrich and assistant coaches Leah Downey and Shauna Jansz have some holes to fill.
Other members of the team include Allison Dawe, Gwen Berendt, Amanda West, Alissa Stewart, Alexis Traina, Lily Ross, Ashley Webb, Chante Perry and Sarah McGee.
The Beaudoin boys also made it to the Halton Tier 1 final, but like the girls, finished as runners-up.
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There are 195 countries in the world (or 194 depending on who you ask). Obviously, we all know that Russia is the largest. However, I never really knew what the smallest country was so I set off to find the answer.
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- Has space or territory that has internationally recognized boundaries
- Has people who live there on an ongoing basis
- Has economic activity and an organized economy
- Has the power of social engineering such as education
- Has a transportation system for moving goods and people
- Has a government that provides public services and police power
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…..the Vatican City. Wait, what? A city can be a country? Well, I guess so.
The Vatican City is actually a country inside of Rome, Italy. It is surrounded by a wall and is only the size of a golf course. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See or the seat of the Catholic Church. If you want to think of it as the government of the Catholic Church, go right ahead.
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- It is ruled by Pope Benedict XVI
- There are no permanent citizens
- The city is guarded by the smallest and oldest regular army in the world
- The ATM's in the city actually can be read in Latin
- It has it's own post office
- It has the highest crime rate of any country at 1.5 cases per person
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Benefit corporations, for-profit companies that also have social or environmental missions, need more oversight by state regulators in California, legal experts said at a National Association of State Charity Officials conference.
About 75 companies have registered as "benefit" or "flexible purpose" corporations since Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills into law last year to give businesses greater freedom to pursue social and environmental objectives, NBC reported.
Patagonia, a benefit corporation, was the first company to take advantage of the new California law.
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You're using the terms B Corp and Benefit Corporation interchangeably, but they are different beasts – the former is the certification from B-Lab, the latter is the corporate designation.
Thanks for your comment, Jen. We have clarified this in the article now.
The article still isn't correct. Companies can opt to incorporate as benefit corporations in California, but those companies do not have to become B-Corp certified by B-lab. Benefit corporations are required to adopt a an independent and comprehensive third party standard to conduct a self-assessment and publish an annual benefit report. There are many independent third party standards available,including Global Reporting Initiative's assessment tool and B-Lab's impact assessment tool, both of which are offered free for companies to use. But even using the free impact assessment tool to benchmark and publish the annual benefit report required by benefit corporation legislation will not allow a benefit corporation to claim B-Corp status (or enable them to use the logo that you have pictured next to the headline). Benefit corporations are corporations that have voluntarily chosen to incorporate as a new legal form that requires heightened fiduciary duties and changes the legal requirements of judicial scrutiny in certain situations. While you are correct that B-Lab has helped with the legislative process to get benefit corporation legislation passed in 12 states, the incorporation does not necessarily relate to B-Corp certification other than that B-lab's experience certifying companies brought to their attention the unclear legal norms and laws that affect social enterprises and that B-Lab offers a free assessment tool that satisfies the statutory requirement in the legislation. A B-Corp certified company does not have to be a benefit corporation (in fact, it doesn't even have to be a corporation at all), and a benefit corporation does not have to be a certified B-Corp. Also, Flexible Purpose Corporations are not backed by B-Lab and are, in many ways, exactly the opposite of benefit corporations. They allow the corporation to claim FPC status by choosing one narrow purpose without having to adhere to the heightened fiduciary duties of creating a general public benefit (including on the environment, employees, suppliers, communities, etc.)
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by Virginia Sowers
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As the two-week mark passes since the devastating earthquake, I want to update you on ChildFund's ongoing efforts to help vulnerable children in Haiti.
Because ChildFund does not operate in Haiti, we partnered with CBM, which has worked there for 30 years. We wanted to support an established on-the-ground organization with staff and resources in place to immediately begin addressing children's needs.
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Haiti is a place of extremes, which demands a lot of you and rewards you immensely for the effort. I discovered this while a Peace Corps volunteer from 1998 to 2000 working in and around Cabaret, Haiti.
I regret that most people are only exposed to the most negative of these extremes — dire poverty, environmental degradation, corruption, insecurity — and over the last week, the absolute horror that comes when you add a natural disaster to the mix. I don't deny any of these. But I'm not going to write about them here. I want to talk about the other extremes of Haiti — beauty, vibrance, kindness, gratitude, humor and wisdom, and lots of hard-earned wisdom.
I don't possess the literary gifts necessary to describe the grace that is Sunday morning in Haiti — regardless of religion, whether you go to services or not — it's a quiet and comforting time. Nor can I adequately convey the gift that is Haitian drumming, or the life and energy that literally leap from the paintings. But I can share with you some Haitian wisdom, as conveyed through proverbs.
I used proverbs a lot when I lived in Haiti. They provided a bridge to understanding the culture, attitudes and thinking of Haitians — and usually got a laugh when delivered through the mouth of a small, blonde American woman. Tenacity, effort, acceptance, practicality, hope and humor are all showcased in the proverbs — aspects of the Haitian people that I treasure and am privileged to share with you.
One proverb in particular came to mind as I learned of the earthquake last week:
W'ap fè'm monte nan sièl pado.
You're making me go to heaven backwards.
Here are a few of my other favorites…
Chita pa bay.
Sitting doesn't get you anywhere.
Piti piti zwazo fè niche li.
Little by little, the bird makes her nest.
Yon sèl dwèt pa ka manje kalalou.
You can't eat okra with one finger.
Men anpil, chay pa lou.
Many hands lighten the load.
Practicality…and its associated wisdom
Tout moun se moun. Tout moun pa menm.
All people are people. All people are not the same.
Ou we sa ou genyen, ou pa konn sa ou rete.
You know what you have, you don't know what's coming.
Wendy Hirsch works at ChildFund International headquarters in Richmond, Va. Her Haitian friends and family survived the earthquake. Some are now homeless and some hurt, but as they put it: "We eat, we sleep. We can't complain."
Given the chaos on the ground in Haiti, it is critical that organizations collaborate to meet the needs of vulnerable children.
Because ChildFund does not operate in Haiti, we are partnering with Christian Blind Mission (CBM), which has operated in Haiti for 30 years. This supports an established on-the-ground organization with staff and resources already in place to immediately begin addressing the needs of vulnerable children.
Funds provided to CBM through ChildFund will be earmarked specifically for children.
"ChildFund will use its vast experience on how best to meet the needs of children in crisis to ensure funds are used for child-focused efforts with great impact," said Anne Lynam Goddard, president and CEO. "Having worked in emergencies, I know how critical it is to coordinate assistance to provide the greatest impact. We are not operating in Haiti but we are using our experience to partner with those on the ground to meet the needs of children."
CBM is the world's largest international nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for the blind and people with disabilities. Funds raised by ChildFund will be used by CBM specifically to meet the needs of the most vulnerable – children with disabilities. CBM estimates that the number of injured children demanding hospital services because of the Haiti earthquake has increased tenfold.
Three of CBM's projects in Port-au-Prince are dedicated to children. One, Grace Children's Hospital, sustained damage. Patients are sleeping in the streets.
CBM has sent emergency relief specialists to assess needs, meet with partner agencies and determine immediate and long-term responses.
"Thanks to our partnerships with organizations such as ChildFund, our efforts will make sure that disabled children, often the most vulnerable after a crisis, aren't at the back of the line for assistance," said Ron Nabors, CEO of CBM-US.
We will provide periodic updates on the recovery efforts and rebuilding from our partners on the ground in Haiti.
For more information and to donate, click here.
by Ellie Whinnery, ChildFund Public Relations Manager
and Virginia Sowers, ChildFund Community Manager
As the devastating impact of the earthquake continues to unfold in Haiti, we spoke with ChildFund's vice president in the Americas Region Dula James to gain some insights from her two years spent in Haiti as director for another international NGO.
"Haiti always seemed to be in a state of transition from one thing to another," Dula notes. "Every time progress was made internally, it seemed like another disaster hit and every group working there had to start work all over again."
In 2008, Hurricane Ike lashed Haiti, flooding the island, claiming lives and wreaking havoc on the country's brittle infrastructure. The basics of life — running water, food security, electricity, roads, garbage disposal — have long been scarce in Port-au-Prince, which has a population of 3 million.
Urban poverty is prevalent in the capital, as evidenced by the numerous slum areas, Dula reports. These conditions have contributed to high incidences of drug problems and human trafficking issues.
"A high illiteracy rate exists among the population, because education is not free," Dula says. Even though parents want to send their children to school, they do not have the capability to make that happen. Jobs are hard to come by in Haiti.
With the latest natural disaster, Haiti's children — already in a precarious position — are now at even higher risk. Schools and other community structures are totally destroyed in Port-au-Prince.
As ChildFund selects a partner organization on the ground in Haiti, we are especially focused on child protection and keeping children at the center of recovery efforts and rebuilding.
The paucity of government resources and infrastructure has slowed the delivery of aid to Haiti after the earthquake, causing frustration. Yet, there is a ray of hope in this grim situation.
"Haitians are very resilient people with a strong faith, and they love their country fervently," Dula says. "They are hardworking people even in the midst of abject poverty."
If you would like to donate to Haiti through ChildFund, click here.