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These pages contain information on Matt Johnson and his dream of scuba diving. For more see:
Diving with Matt || Divers are the Luckiest People in the World || Matt is this weeks DOG || Diving a Dream
Matt & the Buddy System (pdf) || Matt & Living the Dream (pdf) || Matt on NBC Today (video)
I learned quickly that Matt was a big sponge. I'm the first person to admit that I don't know everything, but, through unique opportunities, I have met a lot of folks who know quite a bit about a lot of things. I know how to use my resources. So I began sending Matt links to websites with all kinds of cool information from rebreathers to submarines. In return he would send me pictures of the oddest looking fish found at 1000'. He watches every TV show he can find about diving and is active on numerous scuba-related internet bulletin boards. He's even joined a few e-mail lists including the one from my own dive club, the Bottom Bunch, in San Diego. In fact, I took Matt's picture to our last dive club meeting to tell everyone what Matt told me. "Divers are the luckiest people in the world." And that got me to thinking about that.
He's right. As divers, we get to go places and do things that most people only dream about. And, for the divers who enjoy local diving, we get to do it all the time. Cruising around in a 3D environment has to be the closest thing to flying that a body will ever experience. Divers get to hover, virtually weightless, and be part of the water. It's also an opportunity to get up-close-and-personal with wildlife. Real wild life. For example, I live in San Diego. The closest thing I can get to actually interacting with wild life on land is seeing a skunk run around the neighborhood. But as a diver, I get to go out and see all kinds of fish, plants that are really animals and, if the diving gods smile on me, I get to have a sea lion come and check me out. In fact, three weeks ago a harbor seal nibbled on my fin! What an incredible experience! Tell that story to any of your land-loving friends and you'll have them pea green with envy.
Another thing we divers have are good friends. Divers make the best friends in the world. We have a common bond – a respect for the environment and all living things. And we're not just vocal about it, we do things to support that view. We pitch in for beach clean ups, clean intake tanks for aquariums and help collect money to support artificial reefs. Man, we do it all!
We are also a relatively healthy group of folks, too. You can't put a bunch of crap into your body and expect to go diving the next day. And because you want to get the most out of that one tank of air, you'll start exercising. This is not an urban myth. I've seen it happen. I know people who were wild teenagers and did things only rock stars do and then they discover diving. It was either that or diving. For some it was a physical and mental choice and for others it was financial. But diving won. They are some of the best divers I know, too.
Bottom line, we are the luckiest people in the world. Not only do we have a desire to do something but we have the gumption and drive to make it happen. I didn't mention that Matt has Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. He's 27 and most folks with that disease don't live to be that old. Matt is on a respirator 24/7. But he has as much gumption, drive, and persistence of any diver that I know. He is contacting every person he can think of because he wants to, some day, go diving. Where we want to be able to go to sixty feet for an hour, he'll be happy with five feet for ten minutes. And he'll get there, too. Why? Because for every person he contacts, he gets the name of someone else to contact. And he's relentless. As is often in life, it's not the destination, it's the journey. On his way to making his scuba diving dream happen, Matt is creating an incredible circle of friends.
On behalf of my buddy, Matt, remember that divers are the luckiest people in the world. If you are not a diver yet, take a course and become one. If you haven't dived in a while, join a dive club and get back in the water. Your friends are waiting for you.


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The authority was one of the first in the UK to refuse benefits to people who had not lived and worked in the district for five years.
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How to synchronize all worksheets of the workbook with same range selected in Excel?
When we use an excel workbook, sometimes, we need to select the same ranges of multiple worksheets in a workbook and synchronize them to look at the information easily and conveniently. The following methods will make you synchronize worksheets to have the same ranges in a workbook quickly and easily.
Select same ranges in all worksheets with Select All Sheets;
Using VBA code to synchronize worksheets;
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Select same ranges in all worksheets with Select All Sheets
You can make all worksheets to have the same range selected in a workbook as follows:
1. Select a range in the active worksheet you want to select in all worksheets. For example the range A103:C112
2. Then right-clicks on the worksheet tab, and choose Select All Sheets from the menu. See screenshot:
3. All the worksheets in the workbook will have the same range be selected.
Note: to select same range in all worksheets with this way, it can only select the same range in all worksheets, but it cannot display all the selected ranges in the same position of the window.
Using VBA code to synchronize worksheets
Using the following VBA code, you can quickly make all worksheets to have same range selected and display the selected range in the same position of the window.
1. Select a range in one worksheet, and then click Developer >Visual Basic, a new Microsoft Visual Basic for applications window will be displayed,
2. click Insert > Module, and then copy and paste the following codes in the module:
VBA: synchronize all worksheets of a workbook
Sub SynchSheets() 'Update 20130912 Dim WorkShts As Worksheet Dim sht As Worksheet Dim Top As Long Dim Left As Long Dim RngAddress As String Application.ScreenUpdating = False Set WorkShts = Application.ActiveSheet Top = Application.ActiveWindow.ScrollRow Left = Application.ActiveWindow.ScrollColumn RngAddress = Application.ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address For Each sht In Application.Worksheets If sht.Visible Then sht.Activate sht.Range(RngAddress).Select ActiveWindow.ScrollRow = Top ActiveWindow.ScrollColumn = Left End If Next sht WorkShts.Activate Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub
3. Then click button or F5 key to execute the code, all of the worksheets will have the same range be selected and display the selected ranges in the same position of window.
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If you have installed Kutools for Excel, you can use the Synchronize Worksheets feature to easily synchronize all worksheets to have the same range as follows:
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1. Active a worksheet and select the range that you want to use.
2. Click Enterprise > Worksheet Tools > Synchronize Worksheets, see screenshot:
3. And a prompt box pops out to remind you all worksheets within the workbook will have the same selected range and upper left cell.
4. Then click OK, all the workseets have been synchronized, when you navigating between all worksheets, each worksheets have the same range will be selected. See screenshots:
Note: If you check Don't show me next time in the Synchronize Worksheets prompt box, this box will not appear when you apply this feature next time.
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IBM on Wednesday announced it has acquired PSS Systems, a privately held company whose software is designed to help large organizations manage electronic documents required to meet legal obligations.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PSS Systems was founded in 2004 and is based in Mountain View, Calif.
The acquisition adds more products to IBM's growing portfolio of information management software. Last month Big Blue announced it would purchase OpenPages, a risk management and corporate compliance software vendor.
Large organizations are increasingly turning to sophisticated software that streamlines information governance and retention by enforcing policies. In addition to managing needed electronic documents, PSS Systems says its software helps avoid the retention of unnecessary information, which can increase costs and hamper an organization's ability to respond to legal requests.
IBM says it intends to combine PSS software with its own Information Lifecycle Governance software.
"With the acquisition of PSS Systems, we are able to expand our portfolio with a broader set of legal solutions that for the first time link corporate legal hold policies to the reality of how information is managed and disposed of," Ron Ercanbrack, vice president of enterprise content management at IBM, said in a statement.
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My red and grey NorthFace backpack was stolen from Deal beach this past Wednesday. Inside was my iPhone, both keys to my car, friends wallet, and some personal items. It was hidden against the wall.
We drove down straight after work and got there for a late evening surf sesh from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. When we left, I went to go to where I left the bag, against a wall 20 yards away from the water, and it was missing. We had to sleep in the car overnight because the locksmith could not come till the next day to make keys for the car as well as to keep are boards safe now that the person had my keys. On top of all this, my windshield was cracked when I woke up.
If anyone has any whereabouts or info on this, please let me know as this cost me about $1250.00 for a 1.5 hour time on the water. Talk about a $hitty week.
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January 11 - February 1, 2004
Exhibition features the artwork of Colorado Springs Artists: Beatrice Y. Brecht: digital and Japanese Ink Drawings; James Brecht: Photography; Eulalie Brown: Watercolor; Bette Baker: Watercolor; and Veronique Loggins: Painting and Collage.
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 11, from 3-5 p.m. You are cordially invited to join us for Afternoon Tea and refreshments.
Sponsored by the Hillside Neighborhood Association and the Bee Vradenburg Foundation and Hillside Community Center.
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Evelyn Gandy Scholarship: The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding incoming freshman who will major in political science and plans to study law. The student must be a graduate of a Mississippi high school with high academic ability, who has plans to attend law school in the state and who has a demonstrated interest in public service. Evelyn Gandy Scholars will receive the cost of tuition, room and board and textbooks. The award will be renewable for 4 years as long as the student maintains a cumulative 3.25 GPA. This scholarship is only available once every 4 years. Check with the department for current status.
Frank D. Montague, Jr. Paralegal Studies Endowment: For an incoming junior majoring in paralegal studies in the Department of Political Science. Student to be selected by the department based on merit.
The Jim Robertson Political Science Award: To be awarded to an upper-class level (can be a transferring junior college student) or graduate level political science major who has demonstrated exceptional aptitude for the study of political science. Special consideration should be given to a student who has encountered a significant challenge in pursuing his/her degree in political science.
Lawrence C. Albers Film Scholarship: This scholarship is given to a senior whose emphasis is film. He/she must have a 3.0 GPA in RTF (radio, television, film) courses and an overall GPA of 2.5.
Andrew C. Austin Memorial Scholarship: This is an annual scholarship that is awarded by the School of Mass Communication and Journalism to a deserving junior or senior with an emphasis in radio, television production (media production).
Frank Buckley Scholarship: This scholarship was set up to provide aid to capable and deserving students majoring in the School of Mass Communication and Journalism with an emphasis in news editorial.
Staci Cochran Davis Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship to a junior majoring in advertising who demonstrates financial need and maintains a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students who want to apply for this scholarship should complete their current FAFSA and the departmental scholarship application.
Robert C. Cook Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship goes to a student majoring in journalism (news-editorial, photojournalism or public relations) with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the major and a 3.0 overall GPA. Students need to apply for this scholarship by completing the departmental application and the current FAFSA either online or through Financial Aid.
Jeff Cropco Memorial Scholarship: Provides scholarship support to students involved with The Student Printz at The University of Southern Mississippi. The student must be the current sports editor of The Printz; however, it is not necessary that he/she have a declared majored in the School of Mass Communication and Journalism. This scholarship is awarded in the fall semester of every year. Contact Mandy Nace at for more information.
Michael Fatherree Memorial Scholarship: Provides a scholarship to a deserving junior or senior journalism student within the public relations emphasis area. The minimum overall GPA required is 3.0.
Tom Fredian Memorial Scholarship (currently unavailable): Provides aid to a student majoring in journalism, communications (including film) or public relations. Graduate and undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship, but in order to receive the funds, the student must be enrolled in six semester hours at the Gulf Park campus.
Melanie and Bill Hunsberger Scholarship: This scholarship is given to a worthy and qualified student majoring in either public relations, news-editorial or photojournalism.
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Leonard Lowrey Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship provides direct aid to students who demonstrate a need financially, have an interest in journalism and show high potential in the fields of journalism. Students need to apply for this scholarship by completing both the departmental application as well as their current FAFSA either online or through Financial Aid.
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FORT WORTH (AP) Travelers love to complain about airlines, so the carriers are turning to television to help customers understand all the challenges they face in moving people around the country and the world.
American Airlines allowed crews from the CNBC television network behind the ticket counters for a week in August to see how employees keep the jets flying. The result was a two-hour documentary that CNBC scheduled to air Wednesday.
"Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life," is a newsier but less entertaining version of "Airline," the A&E network show that follows employees and customers of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co.
The CNBC documentary explains how different passengers on the same flight often pay wildly different fares. It shows crews scrambling to deal with problems ranging from traffic-snarling thunderstorms to passengers who become ill in flight.
It shows training of flight attendants, and it profiles a man with 31 million frequent flier miles.
Narrator Peter Greenberg says American, a unit of Fort Worth-based AMR Corp., "is a company fighting back" from the 2001 terror attacks. It is, he notes, the only traditional U.S. carrier never to go through bankruptcy protection.
American said it had no control over the content of the show. Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey and former CEO Robert Crandall sat for interviews with CNBC.
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During Art Basel, spectacles are a dime a dozen. Think of pink snails, artist-designed carnivals, sex-themed roller coasters, and controversially sourced Banksy exhibits. More rare is art that's arresting purely for its artistic merit. That's just what Baselgoers discovered at Miami Project Art Fair, which quietly set up shop in the ever-expanding cluster of midtown art-fair tents for its Basel debut in 2012. The newbie fair filled its 65,000-square-foot space with works from 65 galleries. Among them, artist Alejandro Cartagena showed his Car Poolers series, poignant photographs captured from a highway overpass documenting Mexican day laborers transported to and from work in pickup truck flatbeds. Nina Katchadourian's Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style, which are exactly what they sound like — pictures taken in airplane bathrooms showing the artist dressed in Dutch-period garments made of tissue paper — added a bit of tongue-in-cheek modernity to Renaissance-era portraiture. And Miami native Jen Stark returned from L.A. with her trademark colorful paper sculptures. Miami Project did get away with a few stunts: Karen Finley spent the fair's run painting canvases inspired by "sext" messages, and Joe Zane displayed a taxidermied Chihuahua dressed as a princess. Still, of all the fairs during Art Basel in 2012, this one most gracefully straddled the line between respectability and entertainment. Is classy restraint the next hot Art Basel trend? Doubtful. But at least you'll know where to find it in 2013 — Miami Project will return during Art Basel this year.
Dissonant, jangly, raw, powerful. This is the sound of Teepee, and it's one of the most captivating sounds on Miami's fascinating aural landscape. Those seeking rock 'n' roll roots, postpunk attitude, and experimental noise will find something to dance to in this primal yet melodic project. Teepee is led by mastermind Erix S. Laurent and fleshed out by Andrew McLees and Dion Keith Kerr IV, a trio that just wrapped up a nationwide tour with stops in North Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. Locally, Teepee makes regular waves at clubs such as Bardot and Churchill's. Listen to the ten-track album Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will and you might think you've fallen into the glory days of the dark and driving '80s, à la Jesus and the Mary Chain. But this big sound settles nicely into the modern scene as a break from the pop-saturated situation. If rock 'n' roll and analog instrumentation stand a chance of revival, Teepee might just be pointing the way.
While most 20-year-olds are stuck in school or working their way through some shitty desk job, Kairo Gudino stalks record stores and thrift shops as he builds an unstoppable brand. He possesses the kind of talent that makes people give artists everything they need — money, food, plane tickets, a place to stay — just so the magic can keep flowing. You might have seen him on fliers as Chalk.; playing shows at Bardot, Purdy Lounge, the Vagabond; and holding down a residency at Blackbird Ordinary's weekly Tuesday ladies' night. Sometimes he works with Metro Zu and the Raider Klan, and sometimes he even gets on a microphone. But he really shines when he sits behind his laptop. That's all he needs. This sleeper star has enough old-school house, funk, disco, hip-hop, and rock records to fill a boutique. He's prolific, constantly working on six or seven songs a month. His style is smooth, reminiscent of the golden age of soulful house, as if the aura of the '90s era into which he was born tattooed itself on his brain. He might not be the hottest name on the local scene, but that won't last for long. Some of the biggest acts on the underground vibe scene are talking about him and playing his tracks at festivals and clubs the world over. Don't be surprised when you can't escape Chalk. Just remember, you heard it here first.
Xela Zaid has been lurking on the Miami music scene longer than some regular local musicians have been on Earth. More important, in that time his music has grown ever more subversively brilliant, finding an increasingly vital, comfortable niche in Dade's noise underground. Lest you accuse Zaid of diving off some musical deep end, he's maintained a characteristic sound that has never strayed far from his distinctive style. From writing catchy songs in his early years (before he decided to spell his name backward) to his current experiments in ambient dissonance, Zaid remains an original. He's never been one to take any instrument at face value; early experiments included shoving a mike into the sound hole of an acoustic guitar and inventing a unique tuning for the instrument. His strums conjure the aural illusion of a spectral bassist accompanying his hushed, raspy voice. His mid-'90s CD, Motorama, released under the moniker "Ho Chi Minh," remains one of the indie masterpieces that most people have never heard. His even lesser-known followup, 2001's Summerwood, proved he was no flash in the pan. The dude should have become a household name by the time this millennium arrived, but those planets never aligned — or maybe he was ahead of his time. Zaid continued his evolution through a few noteworthy EPs. Nowadays, you might hear him twiddling knobs on a small transistor radio hooked up to a pitch shifter while exploring a new form of ambient music on the back patio of Churchill's, his preferred venue. Few musicians on Miami's scene are as devoted to the journey of music on as pure a level.
If you're privileged (ahem, old) enough to remember the heyday of 94.9 Zeta and the radio station's catchy rock rotation, you'll appreciate the driving force that is Day Music Died. The men behind the alt-rock-meets-jazz band have been rocking the scene for more than ten years. Gabriel Fernandez (vocals), Tony Guilarte (rhythm guitar), David Alvarez (lead guitar), Eddie Planas (bass), Nick Lebess (drums), and Humberto Casanova (keyboard/sax) recently released their second studio album, Elephant in the Room, a followup to 2005's The Cardboard Score. DMD's sound ranges from songs such as "Maybe," a haunting melody with something hidden —"I'd like to forget the past/'cause maybe you would stay/maybe you would stay if you knew" — to the catchy, driving, yet honest chorus of "Rid of Me." Catch the Miami six-piece live, and it's clear these guys aren't lying when they say they're together not only for the love of music but also the chemistry and brotherhood they feel onstage.
R&B, for cool kids at least, has been out in the cold for years, looking in from the outside as hipsters embraced every genre from roots country to cumbia to metal. Now, finally, R&B looks ready to re-enter the fold of what's cool, relevant, and fresh, as artists such as Frank Ocean and Abel Tesfaye not only receive wide-spread accolades from music critics but also sell tons of records and concert tickets. Growing in that same vein is Miami's own Steven A. Clark, who imbues his soulful songs with a distinct gravity. Somehow he doesn't lose the airy elegance and grace from note to note that's always been characteristic of the best R&B songs, from Seal's classics to Ocean's modern odes to smoothness. Clark's body of work — a debut EP, Stripes, and the follow-up LP, Fornication Under Consent of the King — showcases a diverse sense of style and a keen sense of musicianship that become all the more palpable when you take into account that nearly every one of the songs, which can all be downloaded at Clark's website, was not only written but also produced by this silky-voiced, provocative singer-songwriter. Listen to tracks such as "F.U.C.K. Pt. 1" and "The Haunting" and it's tough to argue the point that R&B is damn cool again. Even better, thanks to Clark, Miami has its very own contribution to the world of grooving seduction and lyrical lovemaking.


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PARIS (Dec. 20)
A bill now before the Austrian Parliament would effectively undermine existing restitution laws by which victims of persecution in that country have gradually been recovering properties they lost during the Hitler and war years, it was reported here today.
The new bill was introduced in keeping with promises made in the Austrian election campaign of last October, when leading political parties wooed the votes of some 450,000 amnestied Nazis casting ballots for the first time since the end of hostilities, according to the American Jewish Committee's legal representative, Max Isenbergh, who has just returned to Paris after making a survey of the Jewish restitution situation in Austria.
Not only would it be virtually impossible for persecutees whose cases are now pending to get restitution under the new bill, said Mr. Isenbergh, but even those who have recorded their homes, land, or other property, could be forced to go back into the courts again, and in most cases would lose what was restored to them.
Leading Jewish organizations working with the American Jewish Committee to have the new bill defeated are the Joint Distribution Committee, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, and the World Jewish Congress. These organizations feel that the bill is contrary to the international agreement signed by the Allies in 1943, providing that adequate restitution should be made for all those unjustly deprived of their goods or property under Nazi regimes. Austria later became signatory to this agreement.


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Building Social Cohesion in Northern Thailand
Mae Hong Son is the poorest province in Thailand with the country's lowest score on UNDP's Human Development Index. It is home to a diverse population, including a large number of displaced people from Myanmar. Economic opportunities can be scarce and access to natural resources and basic services are often inadequate.
Conditions in Mae Hong Son province gave rise to social tensions between the local population and the provincial government, and resentment towards the displaced people receiving support from the international community in nearby temporary shelters.
Farming villages like Huai Fan border a government forest reserve. Without adequate land for cultivation, villagers grew upland rice for household consumption and gathered forest products like leaves and chillies to sell to outsiders and people who live in the nearby Mae Surin refugee camp. Tensions rose between the village and the government over the continued exploitation of the neighbouring forest. "Currently the government suggests we do not encroach on the forest. Today the population is increasing. We have to encroach on the forest," said Mr. Vinai Sornjaroenchai, a local farmer.
Highlights and Successes
- Improved the relationship between local populations and the Provincial Mae Hong Son Government.
- Increased the capacity of villagers resolve disputes through tools, such as the 3D maps.
- Assisted villagers through a PRA, in a wildfire prevention network led by several rural villages and government officials.
UNDP in Thailand worked to improve the relationship between communities and the provincial government, by focusing on improving social service delivery, natural resource management and enhancing livelihoods.
Using two tools, a participatory rural appraisal (PRA), and a 3D mapping model (P3DM) UNDP, the provincial government and villagers identified a number of issues together, including inadequate water for agriculture, the lack of skills for preserving natural resources, and the extinction of banana from the village forest areas.
The inclusive process led stakeholders to realise a much bigger problem —forest fires. The deterioration of natural resources could become an increasingly significant problem for the province, and the local village headman suggested wildfire control as a starting point for conservation of natural resources and as a way of preventing drought.
But Huai Fan also found they could not tackle this problem alone.
UNDP worked with a local NGO to lead a series of wildfire and flash flood prevention forums to improve awareness in the general public, as well as among provincial and local government officers. Huai Fan and other villages teamed together to identify of problems and solutions for community natural resource management. Provincial government got involved, as did a local government radio station. The result was two-fold. The local communities did not have good relations with local government forestry officials, whom they believed were out to "fence or fine" them. The second result was the creation of the Namtok Mae Surin Wildfire Prevention Network, a group of eight rural communities.
The wildfire prevention networks established an effective fire prevention system through regulations on burning, fire break preparation, and established a patrol team with forestry staff to spot wildfires and prevent illegal logging. The network paved the way for more collaboration in areas like water resource development with other public organizations.
The project was significant to Mae Hong Son, as it emphasized the use of a wide range of actors to identify the root causes of insecurity and develop coordinated community response. It places emphasis on participatory assessments, planning and accountability to improve service delivery, reduce social exclusion, and enhance relations between parties.
"When UNDP discussed [this approach] with us—as a government agency—we saw that we could put them to good use in areas that would be a good example for the future," said Mr. Tongchai Wongrienthong, former Governor of Mae Hong Son province.
"We talked about how it would help the livelihoods of the people of Mae Hong Son…and it would help conserve natural resources and the environment."
Although isolation is still a challenge, relationships have improved.
"In days past, the villagers and the government basically couldn't get along. That's the honest truth. The villagers wanted to encroach on the forest, but were prohibited," said Mr, Sornjaroenchai.
"But UNDP came in and set out where we could and could not expand our land use. Once that was done, it made it so that the officials were not always on us. It made it so they didn't disturb us and we didn't disturb them."


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Astrology 101: 5 Ways Astrology Can Improve Your Relationship
Ah, love: it's a beautiful and complicated and wonderful and crazy thing. We could all use a lil' help making our relationships the best they can be, and astrology can be a great tool to improve our selves and our connections with those around us. Learning more about the astrological signs of you and your partner can shed light on your most basic needs, help you figure out where you need to compromise, and even make the most of your time in the bedroom. Ready to find out how? Read on…
1. Astrology can help you better understand you and your partner's needs.
One of the most important elements in a successful relationship is having a good understanding of each person's needs. Some people need a lot of alone time, others need vast amounts of communication, and some of us really just need to snuggle. Some thrive on attention and praise, while others crave constant intimacy. The more you learn about astrology, the better you'll come to understand the unique needs of each sign. Geminis, for example, generally have a deep need to be involved in verbal communication, and a Leo relationship won't feel complete without the proper amount of attention and adoration. You can use this astrological information to help you communicate your needs and to meet the needs of your partner.
Related: Your Moon Sign, Explained
2. Astrology can teach you how to fight better.
Listen, nobody wants to fight, but conflict in an inevitable part of every relationship. One of the best ways to help your relationship thrive is to learn how to fight respectfully and fairly. And guess what? Astrology can help you improve your fighting style! Take a Scorpio/Aries relationship, for example. It will be valuable to know that a Scorpio will never be able to let a conflict go without delving into the depths of the problem, getting to the root of it, and thoroughly working out every detail (even if it takes seven hours). An Aries, on the other hand, will feel very intensely about an issue in the moment but will likely be ready to let it go and move on much sooner. By learning about and understanding each other's differences, you can come to a compromise and learn to resolve conflicts in a mutually satisfying way.
3. Astrology can help you create a more satisfying sex life.
Here's the deal: sex is a really important part of any romantic relationship, and astrology can help you have the best sex ever. Each sign has unique likes and dislikes, needs, styles, and desires. By reading up on your partner's sign, you can better understand what turns them on, what their erogenous zones are, how often they want to have sex, and even how they want to have sex. A Taurean's sensual nature means they go crazy for romantic massages and a focus on foreplay. Cancers tend to place a lot of value on emotional connection and love to express this through eye contact and close intimate embracing during sex. Use astrology as a jumping off point to discuss your desires, try new techniques, and overall improve your sex life.
4. Astrology can help you understand your differences and find new similarities.
People are complex. Relationships are complex. In every partnership there are going to be areas of compatibility–the things you have in common that make your connection easy and harmonious. There are also going to be those things that are maybe not so compatible and make you different. These differences are great because this is where you can learn from each other and grow. Astrology can help you gain a more comprehensive understanding of yourself and shine a light on pieces of your personality that you might not have been aware of. This deeper understanding of yourself will in turn help you to create a deeper connection in your relationship. If both people bring this understanding of self to the relationship, magic happens. Take a self-aware Pisces/Libra couple. The Pisces would go into the relationship knowing that they are deep, sensitive, and emotionally driven. The Libra would know that they are social, easy-going, and intellectually driven. Despite these differences, this couple can also come to realize that they both have a sensitive nature, crave harmony, and share a sense of romantic idealism. Even though these signs aren't generally said to be compatible, it sounds like a great match to us!
5. Astrology can help you accept yourself and your partner.
As much as we all strive for self-improvement, there are those parts of who we are that just are. Astrology is one of the most useful tools to learn about and ultimately accept these traits. You can learn to love your Virgo's cautious nature, accept that your Gemini will constantly be changing, and know that your Sagittarian will always need to feel a certain level of independence. Even things that appear to be personality "flaws" are actually just pieces of a bigger personality puzzle that makes each of us beautiful and unique. Accepting and loving your significant other exactly the way they are is one of the most powerful and healing things you can do for your relationship.


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Bullet Raja Movie
Bullet Raja was a gangster Hindi film, written and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and was produced by Rahul Mittra . The film featured Saif ali Khan opposite Sonakshi Sinha and also Jimmy Sheirgill, Ravi Kishan and Chunky Pandey were a part of the cast. The film was set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh - based mafia which dealt with underworld.
StoryBullet Raja is based on a gangster movie set in UP, featuring Sonakshi Sinha as the leading lady who played Saif's love interest and how she landed up among gangsters. For the first time Saif Ali Khan was seen in a rustic look who was an underworld gangster from Uttar Pradesh. Jimmy Shergill had a negative role in the film and Mahie Gill too. The shooting of the film began in Lucknow and later shot in Kolkata and Mumbai.
Release DateBullet Raja released on November 29' 2013.
Star Cast and crewStar Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill, Gulshan Grover, Sonakshi Sinha, Raj Babbar
Genre : Action
Language : Hindi
Director : Tigmanshu Dhulia


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England poised to have Bangladesh for breakfast
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Bangladesh was on the brink of a crushing innings defeat after finishing the second day of their debut cricket Test in England on 5-90 at Lord's on Friday.
That left the tourists needing a further 330 runs to make England bat again after the hosts piled up 3-dec. for 528 in reply to the Asian strugglers' first innings 108 all out.
Marcus Trescothick, 196, and England captain Michael Vaughan, 120, led the onslaught against an outgunned attack where four of the five bowlers used each conceded more than 100 runs.
Despite their rapid advance through the Bangladesh top order, there was not enough time left for England to finish them off on Friday.
"It would have been nice to have won in two days but it wasn't really in our minds," said Trescothick.
The 29-year-old Trescothick had not been in the best of form at the start of this season, something he attributed to recently becoming a father for the first time.
"I remember batting a couple of weeks ago and yawning as the ball was coming down," he said.
"I spoke to the wife and I said I needed to get some quality sleep. That was about a week before the Test started.
"Luckily, I've got a three storey house so I can nip up to the top floor and get away from it all."
For Bangladesh, which had won just one of their 36 previous Tests, it was another tough day at the office.
Coach Dav Whatmore said. "England played very well. The game was opened up in the two hours yesterday and ever since then the gap has widened."
Matthew Hoggard, who'd taken 4-42 in a Bangladesh first innings that was finished inside 39 overs, struck again when he had opener Nafees Iqbal (three) caught at second slip by Andrew Flintoff.
Javed Omar and captain Habibul Bashar (16) briefly counter-attacked before Bashar pulled Simon Jones to Hoggard at square leg.
Jones, who finished the day with 2-12 off six overs, then had Omar (25) brilliantly caught left-handed by NSW recruit Graham Thorpe at short leg.
The visitors slumped to 4-60 when Harmison took an excellent diving catch at gully to dismiss Mohammad Ashraful (two) before 16-year-old debutant Mushfiqur Rahim (three) gloved a Flintoff bouncer through to wicket-keeper Geraint Jones.
Seven fielders were crowded round the bat as England scented its first Test victory inside two days since beating West Indies at Headingley five years ago.
But Aftab Ahmed (26 not out) and Khaled Mashud (six not out) saw Bangladesh through to the close.
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Green and lush jungle hills tumble toward the sea along the shoreline south of Puerto Vallarta's romantic zone.
The South zone offers villas, condos, a series of world-class hotels and resorts and many of the nicest beachs in Vallarta.
All the beaches of the Bay
Beaches between the Romantic Zone and Mismaloya (click for detail)
View South Zone Attractions and Sightseeing in a larger map
The first beach south of Puerto Vallarta's romantic zone is Conchas Chinas (Chinese shells or maybe curly shells) offers beautiful villas and the beach is rocky, offering small pools and lots of sea life, you can fish off the rocks and you can also snorkel here.
Conchas Chinas beach itself isn't really one beach but more like a series of small sandy coves separated by rocks that start off about a mile south of Playa Los Muertos and El Pulpito.
You can get to it by hiking along the tidepools from Playa Los Muertos and Amapas Beach or you can walk along the sidestreets south of the Romantic zone, you can also take a taxi or a bus going south.
More PV Beaches.
Las Estacas is a beautiful 300 foot long gently curving white-gray sand beach found next to the south end of the Conchas Chinas residential area, it is in front of the Hyatt Ziva (ex-Dreams Resort also known as Camino Real Puerto Vallarta).
Great for kids and swimming but is only accessible through the Dreams Resort for guests or day-pass holders.
Los Venados is a small crescent white sand beach on Km 3.5, on the highway south of Puerto Vallarta's romantic zone.
More PV Beaches.
A beach that offers soft and regular waves and soft sand, very much like Las Estacas beach that is found 1 km to the north, you'll find this beach on kilometer 4.5 of the highway to Barra de Barra de Navidad. Waters are crystal clear, great for snorkeling, the sand is light grey in color and soft.
A beautiful beach that can only be accessed through the Playa del Sol, it features an artificial reef that holds back the waves and makes the beach fabulous for swimming and snorkeling.
Beside Punta Negra Beach you'll find lots of condos, homes and villas, the area is very quiet and only 5 kilometers (3 miles) south of downtown Vallarta. Great view of Los Arcos.
The beach is great for photos, the surf breaks beautifully here and the sand is adorned with palms and tropical vegetation.
Actually the same beach as Punta Negra, but going south, beyond the Condos located there (Punta Negra Condominiums, Quinta Esmeralda and Los Palmares), you arrive at an area where there even is a lifeguard post, this part of the beach is known as Playa Palmares (Palm grove beach) or also "El Paredón" (the big wall), this beach is therefore located between Punta Negra and Garza Blanca, that's the next beach beyond the point seen on the photo above.
The beach is great for swimming, the surf is mostly soft though you do lack vegetation for shelter, so bring your parasol along.
Has recently received a blue flag certification.
Supposedly one of the beautiful beaches in the Puerto Vallarta area, Garza Blanca Beach (White heron beach) offers some white sand, lots of stones and a so-so backdrop for your vacation photos. I can attest that it surely is NOT one of the most beautiful options in the area (the photo above is from somewhere else, I'll update it soon...). After a short visit I was quite surprised at how sad the whole place is. Maybe the hype is related to the timeshare or condos they sell in the area.
Access is complicated as there is no parking space and the local condo guards are ready to make your visit as short as possible. Access along the road located north of the Garza Blanca condos, it's located on the Barra de Highway on Km. 6, on the way to Mismaloya Beach.
Supposedly there are lifeguards on the property (didn't see them) and defined swimming areas, bring your own food and drinks as there is nowhere to buy them here, though I personally would recommend other beaches, there are better and more accessible.
Playa Las Gemelas, two adjacent beaches (gemelas means twins), one in front of the Presidente Intercontinental Hotel and the other has public access. Services available for hotel guests or visitors with a day pass.
Located 20 minutes south of downtown Puerto Vallarta, you can take a taxi or a bus from Basilio Badillo and Constitución, the same one that takes you to Mismaloya.
The entrance to Las Gemelas Beach, among the most beautiful in the area, is a bit steep, so you need to be more or less in shape. Pack well with food and drinks as there isn't much to buy in the area.
Half a mile north of Mismaloya, in a straight line, is Los Arcos ecological reserve, surrounded
by the blue waters of the Pacific this barnacle covered
rock attracts all manner of sea life.
A profusion of
manta rays, turtles, sharks and dolphins are native
to these waters, and huge schools of Jack tuna circle
this tiny island in search of food.
Read more on Los Arcos de Mismaloya.
Quite an experience for those that haven't tried it, a special one for those that have, jumping "into" the sea is certainly nicer than many other bungee jumps you can find in normal cities, you can even spot manta rays or other creatures in the clear emerald waters below.
Encore Bungee has once again opened the attraction in the south side on the way to Mismaloya. After tests and remodeling they are open to the public. Open daily from 10AM to 7PM. More info on FB.
You'll find Vallarta Zoo in the valley that ends with Mismaloya and Mismaloya beach, an exotic lush tropical jungle, close to the village between river and mountains.
Open from 8AM to 6PM every day of the week, the entrance fee is around 7-8 dollars (100 pesos) for adults and 4 dollars for children (50 pesos - ages 3 to 11); Phone: (322) 228-0501.
Read more on the Zoo.
Mismaloya is both a small fisherman village and a 300 yard long sandy beach on a beautiful jungle-fringed cove, 9 miles south of Puerto Vallarta.
Here you'll find several restaurants, mainly little palapas by the edge of the sea, on the other end of the cove there is a large resort, Barceló Puerto Vallarta.
Read more on Mismaloya.
South of Boca de Tomatlan are the beaches and villages that you could almost consider "island" beaches, that include Yelapa, Las Animas and Quimixto, they at least feel like that as access is only by sea, small picturesque towns caught in time await discovery there, don not miss them if you have a chance.
Beaches between Mismaloya and Yelapa and the Botanical Garden (click for detail)
by jungle, Boca de Tomatlán is a small fishing
village with an estuary on the south side, a nice beach and a beautiful cove where
water taxis take off to the "island" beaches further south. You'll
find a number of small beachside restaurants that serve
fresh fish and other products from the bay.
Read more, photos and videos of Boca de Tomatlán.
Vallarta Botanical Gardens was established by Bob Price. This beautiful place is full of flowers, wild plants and blue agaves, framed by the impressive mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental. A great place for those interested in plants or maybe just a good meal or drink while wondering over the spectacular scenery.
Vallarta Botanical Garden is located on Km. 24 on the Coastal Highway from Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad, the phone number is (322) 223-6182. http://www.vbgardens.org
Read more, more photos and a review.
The first of the secluded and remote beaches you'll reach going south on the panga you rent or the water taxi you take south from Boca de Tomatlan. Las Ánimas is a picturesque beach where a sweeping arch of rock promontories, white sand meet the waters of the bay.
A quiet
beach, a great place to spend a day in
the sun, with a good book or if you just want to get
away from it all and do absolutely nothing. You can also swim and snorkel in the calm waters of the cove.
Palapa style
beach restaurants serve up fresh seafood. Swimming,
snorkeling, reading and eating, in total peace and quiet,
are not that bad of a way to spend a day, a week or
a lifetime. Horses can be rented and there are limited
water sports available from beach.
Read more on Las Animas beach.
tropical island type village makes you feel like you've transported yourself to the South Seas. A couple of large palapa restaurants
dominate the landscape. This is one of the largest fishing villages in the south of Banderas Bay.
There is a beautiful waterfall
within walking (hiking) distance of the beach.
A few
homes along the beach and not much else but peace and
tranquility here. This is a regular stop on the run
to Yelapa by many of cruises and tours. A very tranquil
setting. Horses can be rented here.
Enjoy the beach, the waterfall hike and explore the town.
Read more, more photos of Quimixto.
Continuing south you'll arrive at a small jungle-fringed cove (only accessible by boat), you'll find a small hotel called Majahuitas (Majahhuas), the beach is very isolated and therefore mostly yours to enjoy, except when the tour boats arrive.
You can snorkel and dive here in the crystal clear waters on the north and south ends of the cove, you'll find moray eels, sea cucumbers, rays and a wide variety of colorful fish.
Read more, more photos of Majahuitas.
Yelapa, a small town just 40 minutes south of Puerto Vallarta (by boat), at the foot of the majestic mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
Artists and writers live for places like these, the tranquility and privacy makes it the perfect place for many of them from around the world. The village is quaint, the life is simple, the surrounding beauty irresistible.
Read more on Yelapa.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Mattress Safe, Inc. v. Just Encase My Mattress, Inc., 1:11-cv-02492 (N.D. Ga. July 28, 2011) (Duffey, J.)
Patent infringement action involving U.S. Patent No. 7,849,543 entitled "Encasement Systems."
Plaintiff is represented by Thomas Kayden of Atlanta.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Hidden Image Technology Solutions, Inc. v. Barnhart, 1:11-cv-02415 (N.D. Ga. July 22, 2011) (Carnes, J.)
Complaint to correct inventorship and ownership of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,629,888; 7,747,472; 5,984,367; and 6,296,900, relating to hidden image game pieces.
Plaintiff is represented by the Office of Larry C. Oldham of Cumming, GA.
Order on Motions to Dismiss
ERBE USA, Inc. v. Byrne Medical, Inc., 1:11-cv-01480 (N.D. Ga. July 22, 2011) (Totenberg, J.)
The Court denied Defendant Byrne's motion to dismiss Plaintiff ERBE's false marking and false advertising claims. The Court found that such claims were not barred by the parties' arbitration settlement agreement, under which ERBE released Byrne from claims that were alleged or could have been alleged in the parties' former arbitration over a distribution agreement. According to the Court, Byrne failed to show that the false marking and false advertising claims arose out of or related to the distribution agreement itself and therefore could not have been brought in the arbitration.
Further, the Court held that ERBE adequately pled its claims for false marking and false advertising. ERBE alleged that Byrne falsely marked two of its products with knowledge that such products were not covered by its patent. ERBE's complaint included specific statements made during the patent's prosecution regarding claim limitations and allegations that Byrne's products did not meet those limitations. The Court found that such facts were sufficient to reasonably infer that Byrne had the requisite knowledge and intent to deceive when it marked its products and advertised its products as being protected by the patent.
Finally, the Court granted Byrne's motion to dismiss ERBE's claim for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity. ERBE alleged that it planned to introduce a product that Byrne claimed is covered by Byrne's patent. According to the Court, such allegations fell short of establishing that a case or controversy existed between the parties.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Global Cellular, Inc. v. Otter Products, LLC, 1:11-cv-02260 (N.D. Ga. July 11, 2011) (Pannell, J.)
Complaint for declaratory judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Design Patent No. D617,784 relating to a case for a mobile device.
Plaintiff is represented by the Office of Sanford J. Asman of Atlanta.
Defendant is represented by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton of Atlanta.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Performance Systems Group, Inc. & LW Acquisitions, LLC v. Kroy IP Holdings, LLC, 1:11-cv-02161 (N.D. Ga. July 1, 2011) (Story, J.)
Complaint for declaratory judgments of noninfringement and invalidity involving U.S. Patent 6,061,660 entitled "System and Method for Incentive Programs and Award Fulfillment."
Plaintiffs are represented by Lilenfeld, PC of Atlanta.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Khoshnood v. Bear Archery, Inc., 1:11-cv-02144 (N.D. Ga. June 30, 2011) (Vining, J.)
Complaint for breach of patent license agreement involving U.S. Reissue Patent No. RE39,686 entitled "Ambient Light Collecting Bow Sight."
Plaintiff is represented by Kent Law P.C. of Alpharetta, GA.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
G H Strickland, LLC v. Federal Signal Corporation, et al., 1:11-cv-02073 (N.D. Ga. June 24, 2011) (Jones, J.)
Patent infringement suit involving U.S. Patent No. 6,511,216 entitled "Interior-Mounted Emergency Vehicle Signal Device."
GH Strickland, LLC – represented by Kent Law, P.C. of Alpharetta, GA
Federal Signal Corporation
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
Thomas J Madden & Associates, Inc.
Star Headlight and Lantern Co., Inc.
Cherry Sales Associates, Inc. – represented by Thompson Hine of Atlanta
Code 3, Inc. – represented by Jones Day of Atlanta
144th Marketing Group, LLC
Trans Comm Services, Inc.
Emergency Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Soundoff Signal)
Brooking Industries, Inc. (d/b/a Axixtech)
Rontan North America, Inc.
Order on Motion for Attorney Fees
PIn March 2011, the Court granted Plaintiff GP's motion for contempt, finding that Defendant Willis violated a permanent injunction through retail sales of pre-lit Christmas trees that contained lighting systems covered by GP's patent. The Court awarded Willis to pay sanctions to GP based on the amount of profit attributable to the infringing light strings and stated that it would entertain GP's request for attorneys' fees and costs. Thereafter, GP submitted an affidavit setting forth the amount of fees incurred in connection with the motion for contempt. Willis filed a response challenging the reasonableness of the requested amounts.
Upon consideration of GP's request for approximately $94,000 in attorneys' fees and costs, and Willis' specific objections, the Court declined to award certain of the fees and costs, including computer research costs. The Court then reduced the resulting amount by thirty percent, in part because GP's motion "did not present complex, novel or particularly difficult questions of law or fact," did not require extensive new drafting, and could have been prepared by a more junior litigator with a lower billing rate.
GP was within its rights to enforce the Preliminary Injunction through its motion for contempt, and it is entitled to recover the fees and costs easonably incurred in so doing. The Court concludes that deducting the specified line items and reducing the remaining sum by thirty percent based on the factors described above yields a reasonable amount of costs and fees properly recoverable by GP. (Page 21.)
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment
Upon consideration of Defendant Nalco's alleged conduct with respect to Plaintiff Kemira and two of Kemira's potential customers, the Court found that a substantial controversy existed between the parties sufficient to provide subject matter jurisdiction for Kemira's declaratory judgment action.
USpecifically, Nalco (a direct competitor of Kemira in the sale of chemicals used to manufacture paper) sent letters to Kemira and its customers that identified and enclosed Nalco's patent and allowed patent application and mentioned a particular Kemira product that the customers expressed an interest in purchasing. Even though Nalco's communications did not explicitly threaten litigation, the Court determined that "the totality of the circumstances showed that [Nalco's] conduct can reasonably be inferred as threatening litigation." (Page 11.) Accordingly, the Court held that Kemira met its burden to demonstrate the existence of an actual case or controversy and denied Nalco's motion to dismiss the complaint.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
International Business Corporation v. Panacea Products Corp., 2:11-cv-00149 (N.D. Ga. June 17, 2011) (Story, J.)
Patent infringement action involving U.S. Design Patent No. D523,736 entitled "Bracket for Plant Hangers."
Plaintiff is represented by Smith Gambrell & Russell of Atlanta.
Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity – Evidence Insufficient to Establish On Sale Bar
Plaintiff Southern Mills brought this suit against Defendant Polartec for alleged infringement of a patent relating to thermal barriers for use in fire resistant garments. In defense, Polartec argued that its predecessor manufactured and sold fleece fabrics, known as Style Nos. 7225 and 7219, having the same construction as the accused products more than one year before Southern Mills' filed for its patent. Polartec contended, therefore, that Southern Mills' patent was invalid for anticipation under the "on sale bar" of 35 U.S.C. § 102.
To support its defense, Polartec relied on (i) declarations and deposition testimony from an executive who testified that there was a "high probability" that the fleece fabrics were sold in the late 1980s, (ii) 1984 and 1987 Knitting Specification Sheets containing developmental instructions on how to manufacture the fabrics, and (iii) a 1988 Price List that included Style Nos. 7225 and 7219. Noting that the executive had "no personal knowledge of what products were sold to whom and when" and that the Specification Sheets and Price List were internal documents that did not evidence an actual sale or offer for sale, the Court found that Polartec's evidence was insufficient to meet the clear and convincing standard for proving patent invalidity:
In sum, the court finds that the Specification Sheets themselves provide no evidence of an offer for sale. They are marked as experimental and even in conjunction with [the executive's] testimony, there is no indication that these specific fabrics were ever offered for sale. As for the Price List, while this gives some kind of indication of the potential for commercial use, it does not rise to the level of clear and convincing proof that Style Nos. 7225 and 7219 were ever offered for commercial sale. (Page 9.)
Accordingly, the Court denied Polartec's motion for summary judgment.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Kruger Products LP and KTG USA LP, 1:10-cv-01151 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 19, 2010) (Thrash, J.)
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Stefco Industries, Inc. and Cellynne Corp., 1:10-cv-01152 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 19, 2010) (Thrash, J.)
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Draco Hygienic Products Inc., 1:10-cv-01153 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 19, 2010) (Thrash, J.)
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Paradigm Marketing Consortium, Inc. and United Sourcing Network Corp., 1:10-cv-01154 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 19, 2010) (Thrash, J.)
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Netpak Electronic Plastic and Cosmetic, Inc., 1:10-cv-01155 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 19, 2010) (Thrash, J.)
Patent infringement suits, each involving U.S. Patent Nos. 6,871,815 (Static Build Up Control in Electronic Dispensing Systems); 7,017,856 (Static Build Up Control in Dispensing System); and 7,387,274 (same). Plaintiff is represented by my firm, Alston & Bird of Atlanta.
New Northern District of Georgia Patent Cases
Hubbard/Downing, Inc. (d/b/a Hans Performance Products) v. Kevin Heath Enterprises et al., 1:10-cv-01131 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 16, 2010) (Duffey, J.) – Patent infringement suit involving U.S. Patent No. 6,009,566 (Head and Neck Support for Racing). Plaintiff is represented by Ballard Spahr of Atlanta.


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Allergic Reaction to Gin?
I have recently acquired a allergic hypersensitivity to Gin. I have drank it before with no sensitivity. Just recently, when I would add just rather bit ( I mean maybe two cap fulls) to OJ or some sort of liquid, my face would get really hot around my eyes and turn red and swell. This would happen inside seconds of my first drink. I can only assume this is because it was obsessed in my mouth or nasal passage and traveled. Does anyone know why this would just develop now and what is causing it? I have hear juniper berry's on other sites but still not sure why just now... Any answers would be great. You can also email me directly at duckdodgers2350(a)gmail.com
Answers: many empire are allergic to wines and get the flushing, with a range of other symptoms-- the more you drink the worse it will be also may take action to some types of wines but not seriously to others. some folks can't drink fermented beverages-- beers, wines because of allergies, but they are fine with distilled liquors (hard liquor). the wine allergies can develop later surrounded by life due to genetics or lifestyle, age or other factors. i'd stop drinking wines and stick to 1 or 2 mixed drinks (meaning solely one type of liquor used, with one mixer, and ice) and avoid brightly colored party wapatoowee that you have no conception what it contains. the flushing is one of the mildest symptoms of the allergy and it gets more unpleasant. . Source(s): BB
Diabetic, do i call for my eyes..Yeah sounds like you could be allergic to juniper berries...food allergies can come on suddenly. Also the ingredients varies considerably between the different brands of gin, so conceivably you tried a different type before? Sucks to be allergic to gin, it's the best! :(
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Date: June 7, 2013 9:03:22 PM EDT
Subject: "What Your Favorite Shakespeare Play Says About You"
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What Your Favorite Shakespeare Play Says About You
If you went to high school in any town in America, chances are you've had to read your share of Shakespeare's plays. Even if you groaned your way through every single one, you probably had a favorite, and the one you chose might just say something about you. In celebration of Joss Whedon's new adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing and the general joy that is our beloved bard, Flavorwire has assembled a (tongue-in-cheek, folks) one-sheet of what your favorite Shakespeare play truly means. Are you a romantic, a dramatist, or just a huge liar?
More at http://flavorwire.com/394825/what-your-favorite-shakespeare-play-says-about-you/
I'll quote what my devotion to the English historical plays says about me:
Richard III: You like everything in life to be epic.
The Henriad: You're a huge nerd, but people like you anyway.
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Time stretches out like a warm toffee in the bushveld. As soon as there are trees and grasses and animals about, everything else recedes like a spring low tide. Here clock-time and otherwise-engaged time just falls away and there is only one kind of time - the present, the here and now.
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At dawn you are woken by birdsong (or a polite knock on your door for the game drive). You see animals and learn about them. You breathe in sweet and unfamiliar scents of crushed plants. You sleep after lunch. You laze on your verandah and watch a small family of bushbuck move cautiously to the waterhole.
Another game drive, and supper and an early night. You sit on the verandah again and watch a spider constructing a nest. Or a gecko on a hunt. Or the bats flit into the light, chasing moths.
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I have been getting alot of comments and questions about how I do my makeup. And although I have discussed it some in previous posts (here and here), I thought it would be helpful to go into more detail about the actual application. Because there is so much to cover, I will be breaking this into 2 posts - this first one will be focusing on the face and the next will be about the eyes.
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if I open the eLibrary software first and then plug in the Reader's USB connection, in the sidebar that shows all of your collection folders, your Reader and any other drives you have available, it will display the Reader icon with the spinning "activity arrows" next to it and the word "Scanning...." In a couple cases, it resulted in the word "Error" showing up next to the Reader icon, but generally, it just keep spinning until I close the software.
If the Reader IS connected via the USB cable, the eLibrary software initially appears as just a task bar button, as if the program were in "minimized" mode, but if I try to click the button as I would to open a minimized program, for at least the first 30 to 45 seconds nothing will happen at all. After that initial wait, if I hit the button to open it, I get a blank white panel with no text or images to be found, and the title bar is blank. When I go to close the program down, I get a "Not Responding" error and have to shut the program down using that.
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Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. This is your personal invitation to get involved. You don't have to have any special talents or large amounts of time. Many of our projects can be done when you're online, such as reviewing a medical journal to check for articles that would be of interest to patients. If you have a particular talent, just let us know what you like to do and we'll find a spot for you.
If you're thinking there is nothing you can do, start dreaming...expand your vision of what you think you can do. Someone who barely knew how to turn on the computer started the CTCL-MF on-line support listserv. Think about what you would like to see accomplished. Below are some volunteer opportunities we've identified. Let us know what you come up with.
• Write a grant
• Research funding opportunities
• Monitor an online medical journal
• Write a newsletter article
• Solicit articles from your physician
• Provide technical help:
• Website consultation
• Database software expertise
• Computer systems consultant
• Help with special projects:
• LyP patient pamphlet
• PUVA Resource Directory (Thanks to Doreen Hudson for directing this project)
The Mycosis Fungoides Foundation would like to recognize these volunteers who found a job for themselves:
Boulden Griffith has been the Mycosis Fungoides Foundation unofficial welcome person for Sézary patients since he joined the CTCL-MF on-line support/information listserv in 1997.
Tom Andrews of Maryland and Claudia Day of Virginia came to the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in Washington, D.C. in March and monitored the Mycosis Fungoides Foundation exhibit. By staffing the booth, Judith Shea and Judy Jones had time to attend meetings, while Tom and Claudia gave physicians a patient's perspective of the disease.
Noal Cohen has been a member since the beginning of the CTCL-MF listserv in 1996. He attended a CTCL meeting co-sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and Yale University School of Medicine, summarizing the proceedings for the CTCL-MF listserv.
Marcia and Rich Houchens took on the job of copying and sending out a booklet of journal articles when there was little information regarding CTCL-MF available to patients. They sent information packages to hundreds of patients. They gave up their "job" this year because there is more up-to-date information
Tom Crabtree has been a list member since 1997. He has done a tremendous amount of research and has been a valuable resource person. He has recently moved to the state of Washington and maintains a web site, http://tomsmfctclpage.homestead.com/index.html, with lots of CTCL information and links.
Where do you fit in? Let us know. Contact: Mycosis Fungoides Foundation at www.mffoundation.org, or call (248) 644-9014.
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Water district to set minimum flows and levels for Silver Springs
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 5:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 5:27 p.m.
Decades after lawmakers decreed that state water managers must determine the potential point of no return for Florida's waterways, the state's biggest spring gets its turn.
The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board voted last week to launch the process of establishing minimum flows and levels, or MFLs, for Silver Springs and the Silver River, which flows from the springs.
The process is expected to be completed next year, and when finished, St. Johns' governors will have identified the threshold at which the springs and the river will suffer significant harm.
But some observers question whether the decision will offer any real protection to an already threatened icon.
MFLs help water managers decide when withdrawals in the watershed are excessive and need to be curtailed in order to the protect the waterway.
The process, district officials said, will also involve developing a strategy to help keep the waterway above its flow level, or enable it to rebound if it is already below that point.
Such steps could include a combination of heightening conservation efforts, finding alternative water supply sources and changing regulations.
"This marks the beginning of the rule-making process, but it is the culmination of years of scientific work by District staff," Hal Wilkening, the district's director of strategic deliverables, said in a statement.
Silver Springs and the river will be two of 16 waterways that the board will set MFLs for in 2014, St. Johns officials said.
The district's pursuit of MFLs for Silver Springs and the Silver River comes 41 years after the Legislature passed the landmark water-management law directing that those levels be set for all of Florida's surface waters, including springs.
Silver Springs also gets its review 21 years after St. Johns made its first MFL designations.
According to district staff, 123 waterways across St. Johns' 18-county jurisdiction have gone through the MFL process since 1992.
That came about largely because of a lawsuit brought by a group in Putnam County who maintained, according to court records, that St. Johns had "ignored" the 1972 mandate, and as a result, local lakes and springs had dried up, or were close to doing so.
An appellate court sided with the group in a 1993 ruling, saying it was "undisputed" that the district had set MFLs for just two waterways in 20 years.
The district countered that the law allowed it to move at its own discretion — an argument the court rejected.
A settlement of that lawsuit led St. Johns to launch the MFL process for 46 lakes and springs between 1995 and 1999, a district report indicates.
And St. Johns begins the process for Silver Springs 17 years after Gov. Lawton Chiles issued an executive order directing water managers to develop the MFL priority list based on "the importance of the waters to the state or region, and the existence of, or potential for, significant harm."
At the time that order was issued, according to St. Johns' data, Silver Springs output was hovering near its historic norm, with fluctuations both well above and well below that mark in the ensuing years.
District officials first added Silver Springs to the priority list in 2001, with the process to be finished by 2004, according to a report St. Johns published last month.
That was delayed, however, and in 2003, when St. Johns released an update to its long-range water-supply assessment study, Silver Springs and the Silver River were supposed to make the MFL priority list by 2006.
That, too, was delayed.
In the report released last month, district officials explained that Silver Springs and Silver River were "re-prioritized" several times so water managers and the U.S. Geological Survey could work together to clarify the discharge data for the river.
Silver Springs is actually a system of 30 separate springs and 69 vents.
The two agencies apparently were trying to reconcile data recorded at the springs historic measuring site — about three-quarters of a mile downstream from the springhead — and the mouth of the river some five miles away.
St. Johns also wanted to coordinate with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, or Swiftmud, on drawing up MFLs for Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs, which is under Swiftmud.
Developing MFLs is welcome news to many who worry about Silver Springs, whose output has been dropping in recent years, relative to its historic level.
In November 2012, St. Johns released a report that indicated Silver Springs' flow rate was on a clear downward trend.
For instance, the volume recorded in 2010 was less than 500 cubic feet per second in 2010, well below the historic average of 709 cubic feet per second, based on readings made annually since 1947.
Bob Knight, founder of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute in Gainesville, said MFLs will accomplish little in protecting the healthy flow of water at Silver Springs.
Knight pointed out that St. Johns attributes most of the reduced volume to a combination of less rainfall and a proliferation of aquatic plant growth that clogs the river's plumbing system and causes pooled surface water atop the springs from allowing the output to reach the surface.
Rather, Knight said in an email, the district is sidestepping evidence that shows the flow reduction is tied to groundwater pumping in the watershed.
"The district is desperately trying to deny the visible evidence that they have (issued) and continue to issue permits for groundwater pumping that are contributing to the significant impairment of Silver and other springs in north and central Florida."
Andy Kesselring, president of the Silver Springs Alliance, said his group is still trying to understand St. Johns' findings and its concepts for the springs.
At this point, he described his members — Knight is on the board of the alliance as well — as "happy" that St. Johns has taken this step, but also concerned that more protection might be needed.
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Found It! Erin's Gummi Bear Light
Whitney Port's friend Erin on The City has a youthful, rock 'n roll style when it comes to her apartment décor. While her trendy accessories aren't exactly timeless, I think they're fun and appropriate for a young chica. I'm particularly smitten with her Gummi Bear lamp, and had to hunt one down for myself. To see where you can pick up one of your own,
The Gummi Lights are designed by Jellio, which is the go-to place for sugary furnishings, and are sold there for $125 or at Babesta for $99. Tricky, I know.


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Centuries ago, a settlement named Cölln formed the core of what is now the German capital. However, it was subsequently subsumed by the growing city of Berlin and disappeared without a trace. Spectacular finds are now helping archaeologists reconstruct the history of the village and its inhabitants.
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Victoria Beckham and her darling daughter Harper looked like two peas in a pod when they landed in LAX on Saturday.
Dressed in a black blazer, printed tee, black skinnies and a rimmed hat, fashion icon Victoria attempted to go incognito as she walked through the terminal building.
But gorgeous little Harper stood out like a sore thumb in a lovely yellow vest and white jeans - looking just as stylish as her mummy.
The tiny tot balanced on her mama's hip and clutched onto her hand as they walked through the airport.
The youngest of the Beckham brood had her wispy brunette curls tied up in a bun, and wore a pair of gorgeous little brown sandals.
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Ought doctors to take drug costs into account when they advice advanced cancer patients? Peter Bach at Memorial Sloan Kettering reacts in this phone interview to a cost-conscious commentary "How Much is Life Worth?" in JNCI (Journal of the National Institute).
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The article discussed is How Much Is Life Worth: Cetuximab, Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, and the $440 Billion Question by Tito Fojo, Christine Grady, appeared June 29 2009.
This interview is a JNCI podcast.