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Who me ? O probbably that dude from 1975
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Bee my honey? So well done and creative. Love the way that the heart reminds me of pollen.
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When it's finished, I play the movie in vlc to test it, and the sound is "ahead" of the picture...anyone know whats wrong??
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There's no surprise on Wall Street about Ben Bernanke's nomination as Federal Reserve chairman, since his name had been floated for the...
NEW YORK — There's no surprise on Wall Street about Ben Bernanke's nomination as Federal Reserve chairman, since his name had been floated for the job for months. He has a strong academic background, has served on the Fed board, and spent five months heading President Bush's economic team.
How all that translates into leadership of the nation's monetary policy body is unknowable, but Wall Street seemed comfortable Monday with President Bush's nomination of Bernanke, 51, considered someone who would not divert too much from the course set by longtime Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan.
Wall Street expressed its satisfaction with the pick by sending stocks sharply higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 170 points. The bond market moved lower, partly in response to rising stocks and perhaps in part to concerns that Bernanke would be softer on inflation than his predecessor.
"Bernanke is a fairly well-known entity, and his name's been around for a while in connection with this appointment," said David Harris, senior vice president for fixed-income at Schroders. "As far as anyone can tell, it'll be steady as she goes."
Bernanke also is considered more of a safe bet on Wall Street, less volatile than the other two top choices: Columbia University professor Glenn Hubbard, Bush's first chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); and Harvard economics professor Martin Feldstein, who was CEA chairman during the Reagan administration.
"I think what won out is that Bernanke is a bit closer to the White House than anyone else right now," said Brian Gardner, Washington analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. "He's also very much in the Greenspan mold. It's a mistake to view this guy as an inflation dove. He almost has to be tough on inflation to make sure he has the market's confidence."
Wall Street and the Federal Reserve never seem to meet eye to eye. The Fed's duty is to manage the balance between economic growth and inflation by adjusting the nation's benchmark interest rate. By raising or lowering rates, the Fed makes money more expensive to borrow in good times and easier to borrow in bad times.
Wall Street expressed its satisfaction with the pick by sending stocks sharply higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 170 points.
The dollar
The dollar rose in Asia on speculation consumer confidence and growth reports this week will show the economy is expanding fast enough for the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates to stem inflation.
The Bond market
The bond market moved lower, partly in response to rising stocks and perhaps in part to concerns that Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman would be softer on inflation than his predecessor.
Investors, of course, would prefer lower interest rates to maximize corporate profits and, thus, the value of their stock. But as much as Wall Street and Greenspan have been at odds, there's a great deal of respect on the Street for the outgoing Fed chairman, who's been in the post for 18 years, under four presidents.
Times have changed since Greenspan was first appointed, however, and Bernanke, who's expected to be quickly and easily confirmed by the Senate, will face new challenges.
"The thing is, he faces a different forward look than Greenspan did," said Joseph Battipaglia, chief investment officer at Ryan Beck. "You're seeing a rising curve on inflation, volatile oil prices, and a global perspective on trade that wasn't there 20 years ago."
When Greenspan steps down after the Fed's late January meeting, Bernanke will face an economy that is expected to slow considerably in 2006, as well as high energy prices that could prompt wider inflation. That combination — a stagnant economy and inflation — is Wall Street's worst nightmare, since corporate profits will shrink considerably.
Yet the optimism on Wall Street centers on Bernanke's reputation as a proponent of transparency. Greenspan leaves the job with a reputation as an opaque speaker, couching his assessments of the economy in "Fed-speak." With his iconic status, it's not surprising that Greenspan chose his words carefully in order to avoid spooking the financial markets.
Bernanke, however, can set a new tone.
"I think he already has fairly good inflation-fighting credentials, and I think he'll continue advocating transparency at the Fed, letting people know what the Fed's goals are and how it hopes to achieve them," Harris said.
There's also the possibility that, as a member of Bush's economic team, Bernanke may be more willing to ease interest-rate increase should the economy face a downturn. While Greenspan lowered rates after the dot-com bubble burst in 2000 and after the 2001 terrorist attacks, he was also willing to raise rates through other painful economic times to keep inflation in check.
"I think Bernanke may be more predisposed to set more accommodative interest-rate policies to keep the economy out of the ditch," said Hans Olsen, managing director and chief investment officer at Bingham Legg Advisers. "And I think what the market is saying today with this jump is that if something bad were to happen in the world, we think this guy would be willing to turn on a dime and lower rates."


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Anticipation for Rizzo's arrival builds
But Sveum admitted on Saturday he has never experienced the sort of buildup going on now, as the team awaits the promotion of first baseman Anthony Rizzo from Triple-A Iowa.
"Braun didn't play that much in the Minor Leagues, and he didn't put up these huge numbers," Sveum said. "I don't think I've been around anybody that has had this much hype."
In 67 games this season, Rizzo is batting .355 with 62 RBIs and a Pacific Coast League-leading 23 home runs.
With all the excitement surrounding Rizzo's eventual promotion, which Sveum said is inevitable, the amount of pressure on the 22-year-old when he gets to the big leagues will be understandably high. The club, however, thinks its top prospect can handle it.
"Just being around him in Spring Training, he seemed to be a guy that's very ahead of the game, maturity-wise," Sveum said. "He has a lot of those leadership skills. I think we all have to be patient, though, and understand the game here is a lot different than Triple-A."
Sveum still doesn't have an exact date for when the team will call up Rizzo, but he and the other coaches are beginning to have conversations as to where the first baseman should hit in the lineup.
"We've talked about it, but we haven't come up with a solution," Sveum said. "It'd be nice to have a guy hitting behind him. Whenever you have somebody with that hype and that much ability, I think it always helps to have someone hit behind him.
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|Biochip fabricated with micro-electronic technology has become a new powerful tool in molecular biology. In particular, high-density deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) micro-array can significantly reduce cost and time to perform complicated clinical diagnosis like DNA mutations responsible for some genetic diseases (such as cancers) and DNA sequence analysis for virus detection. Currently, the most well developed DNA detection methodology is based on the modification of DNA sample with fluorescent labels so that DNA matched with a particular probe immobilized at a specific location of a solid support (e.g. glass slides) can be identified by the optical emission from the fluorescence label. However, this method has some limitations such as: requirement of some expensive optical instruments to excite the fluorescent labels and to capture the output of the fluorescence and unreliability of signal intensity (caused by the fluorescence quench). Besides fluorescent label, nano-metallic particle can also be used as labels. Compared with the fluorescence-based detection method, the advantages of nanoparticle based DNA detection method lead to more consistent experimental results. Previous work using the conducting property of the metal particle has been proposed but it requires modifications to the CMOS process to include inert metal and different surface passivation techniques, making it more difficult to be fabricated in ordinary IC foundries. In this work, various strategies have been investigated to develop gold nanoparticle based DNA chip, which is fully compatible with the standard CMOS process while still feature high detection sensitivity and selectivity. A CMOS-array-based DNA chip is demonstrated. Detection transistor can be turned on when a silver conductive bridge forms between the gaps at the location with perfect matched DNA sample. The difference of the output of negative control, matched and mismatched DNA is sufficient for distinguish. The relationship between the sensitivity and silver enhancement time is studied; showing the sensitivity of the system can be enhanced by using longer silver deposition time. And a low concentration of 1pM can be detected. A CMOS image sensor based DNA chip is also demonstrated. The transduction from hybridization results to electronic signal and its selectivity, sensitivity is studied. This chip is based on integrated APS to detect the signal change in opacity when an opaque nano-particle is deposited at the location with perfectly matched DNA samples. The DNA chip is fabricated with a standard 0.5 μm CMOS process. The optical property of the deposited nanoparticles has been carefully studied and calibrated indicating a difference can be measured under most optical spectrum in the visible light region. The sensitivity has also been tested of low concentration detection. It is reasonable that this technology can also be applied to low micron or nanometer size spots by making use of the advanced modern IC manufacturing technology.
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Minister's interest leads to determined U-20 footballers
The Trinidad and Tobago women's football fraternity is banking on continued support from the Ministry of Sport and the Sportt Company to help them realise their dreams of qualifying for Women's World Cup. This was the indication coming following the exit of the Under 20 Women's team last week at the Concacaf Ffinal round in the Cayman Islands where T&T lost 7-3 to Costa Rica in the third place playoff after defeating Honduras and Cayman Islands and qualifying for the semi-final stage for the first time ever. TTFA technical director Anton Corneal, who has played an active role in the preparations of the T&T U-20 Women's Team and the Senior Team, expects consistent results to come in the future. "We've reached a stage in women's football which never existed before which is an interest in the game locally and an increasing awareness . And to top it off there has been support from the Ministry of Sport," Corneal said. "Aside from that period when this country hosted the FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup in 2010, there has not been a concerted effort by the Sport Ministry to financially support Women's football and that is no longer the case," Corneal pointed out.
"The Minister of Sport (Anil Roberts) showed a significant amount of interest in the Under 20 Team and the Ministry and Sportt Company made consideration contributions to the cause. We even had the Minister showing up at practice. That to me says something and indicates hope for the Women's game, " Corneal added. "The girls were particularly thrilled to have Minister Roberts present on the field during the build up for the competition as it also allowed him to have a first hand experience of their efforts. This spurred them on to want to achieve successful results."
T&T U20 captain Anique Walker Is also hoping the support continues. "I think the despair of missing out on an Under 20 World Cup may stay with me for the rest of my life but I want to see local women's football continue to grow and we have a chance for the Senior Team to qualify for the next World Cup. I think the administrators understand the importance of football for women and the Ministry has been there with us. We are looking forward to making them proud with our future efforts," Walker said.
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Oct. l5, 1929. A. ENGERs 1,731,375
'COMBINED ADJUSTABLE DESK AND SEAT Oct. 15, 1929. A. ENGERS *y COMBINED ADJUSTABLE DESK AND SEAT Filed Jan. 29, 1927 `2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ARNOLD ENGERS INVENTOR,
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latented Oct. 15', 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE ARNOLD ENGERS, F ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (lOllllBIhTllD` ADJUSTABLE DESK AND SEAT Application filed January 29, 1927, Serial No. 164,391, and in the Netherlands January 30, 1926.
My invention has for its object an improved combined adjustable desk and seat of the type in which there is provided an operating mechanism, by means of which, when adjusting the desk, the seat is automatically raised or lowered along an inclined guideway. Y
Another object of the invention is a com-- bined desk and seat of the type referred to which, as compared with'known construcjo tions, is distinguished by great simplicity justing the desk,
Y and, therefore, comparatively low cost of 'manufacture According to my invention the construction is so `designed that, when vertically ada movement is imparted t0 a cable or the like drivingmember, the latter being so connected to the seat that the seat is adjusted simultaneously and in the same sense as the desk, that is to say, when raising kthe desk the height the usable width Y dependently necessary in of the seat as well as the space between the seat and desk are simultaneously increased in the required proportions and vice-versa. e
According to al preferred embodiment of 5 the invention the desk is provided with a support arranged to slide in vertical guideways and carrying a rack engaging a rotatable, but otherwise stationary pinion adapted to be locked,said pinion being connected to a cablepulley, sprocket wheel or the like, on which runs a cable rope or the like driving member, the ends of which are guided by idle rollers and are so connected to the seat that, when rotating the pinion so as to cause vertical adley or sprocket wheel on the axis of the pinion andproviding said pulley or sprocket wheel with aseries of holes placed in a cirj ustment of the desk, the seat is raised or lowcle concentrically with the axis of thepinion,
said holes being adapted to co-operate, by means of a pin or the like, with a correspondingly arranged series of holes in the pinion.
Theinvention will now be describedy in detail with reference to the vaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation o-f the apparatus according to the invention,
Fig. 2 is a sectional plan on the line II-II of Fig. 1,
Figs. 3 and 4 are details of a modification on a somewhat larger scale, and Y Figure 5 is a substantially transverse sectional view taken on a plane just below the seat. Figure 6 is a substantially transverse sectional view taken on lines VI-VI of Figure 1.
The uprights 1, supporting ythe desk, are vertically slidable in channel irons Qconsti- `tuting a part of the side frames of the apparatus. One of the uprights 1 carries a rack 3 engaging a pinion 4. keyed to the shaft 5. The shaft 5 extends lengthwise of the apparatus and at its other extremity carries an identical pinion engaging a second rack secured to one of the uprights of the desk in Vsuch a manner that, by rotating the shaft 5 by means of a crank 6 or the like, the'desk may be raised or lowered without any risk of being jammed. Adjacent to each pinion 4 there is provided on lthe shaft 5 a ratchet Wheel 7 (zo-operating with a pawl 8 pivotally mounted on a stationary plate 9 in which the corresponding end of the shaft 5 is journaled. By means of this mechanism the shaft 5 is prevented from rotating in an opposite direction under the weight of the desk.
Against the inner face of each side member of the desk there is provided a bell-'crank lever 10, one arm of which is pivotally and slidably connected to the sliding top 11 of the desk by means of a pin and slot connection, whilst the other armv of the bell-crank lever 10 is connected, by means of a pivotable link 12, to a fixed point, all in such a manner that, when vertically raising or lowering the desk by means of the racks 3 and the pinions 4, the bell-crank levers 10 are displaced and the top 11 is slid outwards or inwards. The
plate 13 is connected at its front by two uprights 13', to the top 11 of the desk and slides on the plate 14, while being guided by the side members 132 of the desk. At the rear, the plate 13 is connected with the top 11 by a sliding panel .133 running in grooves 2 of the stationary uprights 2.
In the case of the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, adjacent each pinion 4 is provided on the shaft 5 a cable-pulley 15 encircled by a cable or rope 16.` The cables 16 are guided by idle rollers 17 and bytheir ends are connected respectively at the upper and lower ends of a plate 18 sliding along the back of the inclined guideways 19 and which is connected to the side frames 2O carrying the seatv 21. rllhe guideways 19 in this case are also channel irons constituting a part of the stationary side frames of the apparatus. The back 22 of the seat is supported by arms 23 the lower ends of which are bent inwardly Cil and downwardly and are slidable in stationary inclined guideways 24 carried by the frames 20. Each arm 23 is moreover actedl upon by a lever 25, one end of which is pivotable about a fixed point 26, whilst the other end engages a pin 23 on the corresponding arm 23 by means of a slot 27. The lever 25 is moreover slidably connected to a portion of the seat, e. g. by passing said lever through an opening in the plate 18. i In conclusion the side frames 20 of the seat may be provided with ratchet bars 29 cooperating with a spring-controlled pawl 30 for supporting` the seat. The pawls 30 are preferably mounted on a common shaft in such a manner that they may be put out of action simultaneously for releasing the seat when the same has to be lowered.
When by rotating the shaft 5 the desk is raised, e. g. to the position shown in dotted lines, such movement will be transmitted, by means of the cables 16, to the plate 18 in such a manner that the latter is moved same time the back of the seat is correspondingly raised as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. By rotating the shaft 5 all dimensions of the apparatus are adjusted in exact proportions.
Figs. 3 and 4 show details of a modified form of the operating gear, the latter being ,D so designed that, 1f necessary, the desk may be re-adj'usted independently of the seat.
According to this modification the cablepulley 15, which in this case is arranged near the outer end of the shaft 5, is free to rotate on said shaft 5, and is provided with a series The pulley 15 is normally secured to the Y pinion 4 by means of a pin 33 passing through a hole in the pulley and a correspondingly disposed hole in the pinion, so that, when rotating the shaft 5 by means of the crank 6, the pulley is carried on by the pinion and the seat is adjusted accordingly. The front plate 9 is provided with openings to clear the holes in the pulley and enableV the pin to lbe Vinserted therein. l
In other respects lthe construction' of the apparatus is identical with that of the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the pin 33 is inserted the pulley 15 `is connected to the pinion, so that by operating the handle or crank 6, the desk and the seat are adjusted simultaneously. f
ln case for some reason or'other it is necessary to re-adjust the desk" with respect to the seat, the pin 33 is withdrawn so that the shaft 5 can be rotated without rotating the pulley. As soon as the desired position is obtained, the pin 33 is again inserted in any two holes 31, 32 which are in alignment. lt is clear that, if desired, more vthan one pin may be provided or that theV pin or pins may be permanently withdrawn and only inserted when it is necessary tol adjust the apparatus.
Itis further to be understood that all parts` of the mechanism are so encased that they are protected from unintended operation.
What I claim is: A
1. ln combination, a frame and a desk supported for upright adjustment in said frame, a rack for the desk, a pinion in mesh with the rack and mounted in the frame, a pulley to turn with said pinion, inclined guideways forming part of the frame, a seat supported in said guideways, and a cable disposed over said pulley and its ends connected to the seat, whereby rotary movement of the pinion to elevate the desk imparts simultaneous movement to the seat through the said cable connection.
2. A combination desk and seat as claimed in claim 1, in-which the inclined guideways are provided with a detent and the seat is provided with a tooth extension to be engaged by the detent.
shaped frame, a pinion and pulley mountedin one arm of the frame, a deskmounted for upright adjustment in the same arm and having a rack to engage the said pinion, inclined guideways forming part of the other arm of the frame, aseat supported for yadjustment on said guideways, pulleys at the angles of the frame and at the free end ofthe arm supporting ythe seat, and a exible cable forming.
12o 3. In combination, a' substantially U- a continuous element with the seat and disposed about all of said pulleys, whereby simultaneous adjustment of the desk and seat will take place upon rotary movement being imparted to the pinion and pulley.
4. A combination desk and seat, as claimed in claim 1, including means for detachably connecting the pulley to the pinion, whereby adjustments of the seat and desk may be made independently.
5. In combination, a frame and a desk supported for upright adjustment in said frame, means for elevating said desk, a wheel operated by said desk-elevating means, inclined guideways forming part of the frame, a seat supported in said guideways, and a flexible connecting-member disposed over Said wheel and having its ends `connected to the seat, whereby movement of the elevating means to raise the desk imparts simultaneous movement to the seat through the said flexible conneetion.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|2 Nov 1960
|21 Jan 1964
|Skrivrit Ab
|Adjustable desk and chair
|12 Dec 1969
|23 Nov 1971
|Su Shian Ho
|Adjustable desk and chair combination
|30 Aug 1989
|8 Oct 1991
|Tholkes Alan L
|Utility station with controlled seating
|30 Jan 1990
|24 Mar 1992
|Moore Susan G
|Ergonomic seating system apparatus
|8 Jul 2008
|31 Jan 2012
|Invacare Corp.
|Standing frame with supine mode
|16 Jan 2009
|28 Feb 2012
|Invacare Corp.
|24 Feb 2012
|5 Mar 2013
|Invacare Corp.
|24 Sep 2009
|29 Oct 2013
|Altimate Medical, Inc.
|Modular standing frame
|4 Feb 2013
|14 Jul 2015
|Altimate Medical, Inc.
|3 Jul 2013
|9 Feb 2016
|The Texas A&M University System
|Versatile student desk
|9 May 2013
|25 Oct 2016
|Safco Products Co.
|Upright active-sitting seat
|23 Sep 2016
|31 Oct 2017
|Safco Products Co.
|Upright active-sitting seat
|16 Jan 2009
|23 Jul 2009
|Invacare Corporation
|8 Jul 2008
|14 Jan 2010
|Invacare Corporation
|Standing Frame with Supine Mode
|24 Sep 2009
|21 Jan 2010
|Altimate Medical, Inc.
|Modular standing frame
|24 Apr 2008
|5 Aug 2010
|James Dankovich
|Mobile integrated self-contained workstation
|21 Apr 2010
|12 Aug 2010
|James Dankovich
|Ergonomic work station
|3 Jul 2013
|9 Jan 2014
|Mark E. Benden
|Versatile Student Desk
|6 Aug 2014
|20 Oct 2015
|FocalUprightFurniture, LLC
|Upright seat
|U.S. Classification
|297/172, 297/344.13, 297/195.13, 108/147
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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Patent X000072 was issued to Eli Whitney for the cotton gin. Alexander Graham Bell picked up patent 174,465 for the telephone. Patent 6281 was granted to Walter Hunt for his invention of the safety pin [source: Bieberich].
And patent 8,017,761? Well that's easy. It was issued to Merck pharmaceutical company for "RNA interference mediated inhibition of Stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene expression using short interfering nucelic acid" [source: United States Trademark and Patent Office].
Then again, maybe it's not so easy.
While most of us think of patents covering things like toasters, tractors and turntables, the fact is that since 1982, the U.S. Patent and Trade office has been issuing patents on genetic material as well. In fact, there are currently 3,000 to 5,000 patents on human genes in the United States alone with another 47,000 on inventions involving genetic material [source: Cook-Deagan]. On June 13, 2013, though, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that human genes could not be patented -- but that brand new inventions that used or replicated DNA could.
While it might sound strange that a company could own the rights to something found inside your own body, it's actually not that simple. In fact, the process surrounding gene patenting is almost as complicated as the description of patent number 8,017,761 -- and so is the controversy, as we'll see here.
Even before the 2013 ruling that human genes could not be patented, the judicial road that has led to today's laws regarding patent rights to substances made inside the human body has not always been bump-free. As an example, in 1853, the Supreme Court denied one of Robert Morse's patent claims relating to the telegraph. Their reason? Electromagnetism -- the principle on which the device worked -- was "a principle of nature" and therefore couldn't be patented. Yet, in 1912, another court ruled that the patent issued for adrenaline was valid because the distilled type treated in a lab was different from than the kind found in natural sources. Then, shortly after World War II, another ruling was handed down by the Supreme Court that rejected patent claims on a mixture of bacteria that could only be made in the lab [source: Darnovsky and Reynolds].
One definitive step leading to genetic patents was taken in the first half of the 20th century when the Plant Patent Act of 1930 was passed, allowing plant breeders to patent new types of plant life. But aside from plants, 50 years would pass with the courts disallowing the patenting of "products of nature" until the landmark court case of Diamond v. Chakrabarty, in which the Supreme Court ruled that a life form (in this case a strain of bacteria) could, in fact, receive a patent.
This was followed by the first gene patent to be issued in 1982 to the University of California for an engineered hormone involved with breast development in pregnant women [source: DeGiulio]. In the same year, the first recombinant (meaning engineered) genetic product -- insulin -- was also patented. More patents would follow, but it wasn't until the announcement near the end of 2000 that the Human Genome Project had almost completely mapped our DNA that the race to obtain genetic patents really sped up.
Because the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was barraged with patent requests for both individual genes and gene sequences -- and in some cases, the applicants didn't even understand what the function of the genetic material was -- it issued new guidelines in 2001, stipulating that in order to apply for a genetic patent, a company or research institute needed to show "specific, credible and substantial" uses for it [source: AMA].
Although that requirement slowed things down a bit and made the patent application process available only to those who had conducted substantial research, to date, there are more than 3 million genome-related patent applications on file [source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory].
Getting a Patent
In order to have a patent issued by the USPTO, the invention must satisfy four criteria: It must be useful, novel, non-obvious, and must meet what is known as the enablement criterion, meaning that it should have a detailed enough description that anyone working in the appropriate field should be able to make use of it. When a patent is issued, though, it gives the owner 20 years during which no one else can make, use or sell the invention.
In the United States, patents are issued according to the "first to invent" principle. This means that in the event patents are requested for the same invention by separate parties, whoever can prove that they made the invention first is the one entitled to the patent. This helped contribute to the mad rush of patent applications in the wake of the completion of the Human Genome Project -- everyone wanted to be first.
The majority of genetic patents are granted by the USPTO, or the European or Japanese Patent Offices.
In the case of patents like gene patents that involve altered products of nature, the inventor must deposit a sample of their product into one of 26 worldwide culture depositories as stipulated by the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the purpose of Patent Procedure. It is important to note that genes can count as altered products of nature only if they have been removed from the body and processed in some way. The patent applies to that processed end product.
Gene Patent Purposes
Gene patents break down generally into four categories: diagnostics, functional use, process and compositions of matter. These patents might be on a single gene, but more often than not, they are on a process involving genetic material or on a small strand of linked genes, and they generally focus on the parts of genes involved in the production of proteins.
When it comes to diagnostics, gene researchers are looking to patent methods that test for genetic differences or abnormalities. These types of patents are occasionally referred to as disease gene patents, because they are most often associated with spotting genetic markers involved in ailments such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease and cystic fibrosis. Things get complicated in this category of gene patents because one gene can have many different mutations, or one test can analyze different genes for the same disease -- and all of the different combinations of engineered mutations and tests can be patented.
Functional use patents stem from research that discovers the roles played by various genes in causing disease in the body or in regulating bodily functions. These patents are typically issued for drugs which affect the functioning of genes.
Process patents are relatively self-explanatory and are used to protect a method by which genes are extracted or manipulated. In the furor surrounding gene patenting, these types of patents are relatively benign, as they patent a process rather than actual human genetic material.
Composition of matter patents are filed to protect "inventions" that generally stem from combining different genetic material and are typically filed for drugs and vaccines such as insulin and human growth hormone (HGH). This type of patent is at the heart of much of the legal controversy surrounding genetic patents, as we'll see in the next section.
Legal Challenges
The crux of the legal controversy over gene patenting is the debate between "products of nature" and "compositions of matter." Gene patenting opponents argue that there is no more fundamental product of nature than the genes found inside our own bodies, and therefore they are not patentable. Proponents of gene patents assert that once a gene is removed from the body and manipulated in any way it qualifies as a "composition of matter" which is legally patentable.
One of the most closely watched court cases involving these issues is the one involving Myriad Genetics. The company filed seven patents relating to genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are associated with breast and ovarian cancers, and it developed a test kit which helps predict a women's risk of those diseases.
In March 2010, a U.S. District Court ruled that the company's patent claims were invalid because genetic material was, in fact, a product of nature. The ruling judge called the idea that genes outside of the body were no longer products of nature "a lawyer's trick" [source: Schwartz].
However in July 2011, the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit overturned the lower court's decision saying that the genetic material isolated in a lab had significantly different chemical makeup than when it is found inside the body [source: Pollack].
Some say this ruling throws open the patent office doors to biotech companies while others posit that this is just one more legal tussle in the ongoing debate over who owns the rights to our genetic material -- one that was eventually decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court decided that a gene, even after being isolated and identified, was not eligible for a patent -- so, BRCA1 and BRCA2 could not be patented. But that the creation of something new -- in this case, Myriad's synthetic cDNA -- could be patented, even though its creation involved genes.
Next: The debate over gene patents isn't only about legal issues.
Ethical, Social and Economic Challenges
Outside of the courtroom, the debate over gene patents is still a lively one.
Proponents of gene patents argue that the system stimulates research, as scientists can retain the rights and credit for their work rather than having the results of years in the lab simply stolen by another company once findings are published. The retention of rights, they say, also provides research companies a financial incentive to explore genetic materials, as they can be assured a profit for at least 20 years from their efforts. Without gene patents, proponents argue, very little genetic research would ever take place.
They also maintain that the patenting system prevents duplication of efforts across research institutes. Once facility A has patented a finding, it becomes public knowledge and facility B does not need to head down the same research path. This component of transparency, which is integral to the patenting process, also eliminates secrecy and provides scientists access to each other's findings in a way that can propel research further, according to supporters of the gene patenting process.
The primary argument used by opponents of gene patenting is that the genetic material inside our bodies belongs to humankind, not a lab, and that the regulation prohibiting the patenting of "products of nature" certainly applies in this case. They also assert that once one lab owns a patent on a particular gene or sequence of genes, research at other labs will be hampered because of the fees that must be paid to the patent holder for use of their work in related research areas. The American Medical Association (AMA) is on this side of the issue, stating that they oppose gene patenting because "it has the potential to inhibit access to genetic testing for patients and hinder research on genetic disease" [source: AMA].
The financial component to gene patenting also has implications for the consumer. If one and only one company is allowed to patent a particular test or treatment, they effectively own a monopoly for the 20-year-term of the patent and can charge whatever they like for it. What's perhaps even more troubling is the idea that without any competition in the marketplace, a genetic patent holder wouldn't necessarily feel the need to improve their product or respond to consumer feedback.
Perhaps the only thing that is clear on this issue is that just like the human body itself, the world of gene patenting is extraordinarily complicated and the debates and legal challenges it inspires are likely to continue for years to come.
Related Articles
- AMA. "Gene Patenting." (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/related-policy-topics/gene-patenting.page
- Cook-Degan. "Gene Patents." The Hastings Center. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Publications/BriefingBook/Detail.aspx?id=2174
- Choi, Hyowon. "Gene Patenting." Mt. Holyoke College. Dec. 19, 2006. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~choi20h/regulations.html
- Darnovsky, Jesse, and Reynolds Marcy. "The Battle to Patent Your Genes: The Meaning of the Myriad Case." The American Interest. Sept. 2009, (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.the-american-interest.com/article-bd.cfm?piece=653
- DeGiulio, James. "The Genomic Research and Accessibility Act: More Science Fiction than Fact." Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. Volume 8, Issue 2. Spring 2010. (Sept. 29, 2011) http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/njtip/v8/n2/6/
- Halley, Drew. "Who Owns You? 20% of the Genes in Your Body are Patented." Singularity. Aug. 11, 2010. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://singularityhub.com/2010/08/11/who-owns-you-20-of-the-genes-in-your-body-are-patented-video/
- Lebacqz, Karen. "Gene Patenting." Ecyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200224.html
- Lewis, Ricki. "Living Things (All Rights Reserved)." Columbia University. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.1/lewis.html
- Lovegren, Stefan. "One-Fifth of Human Genes Have Been Patented, Study Reveals." National Geographic. Oct. 13, 2005. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1013_051013_gene_patent.html
- Meek, James. "Beginner's guide to gene patents." The Guardian. Nov. 15, 2000. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2000/nov/15/genetics.theissuesexplained
- Merz, Mildred K. Cho and Jon F. "What Are Gene Patents and Why Are People Worried about Them?" National Institutes of Health. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2220018/
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory. "Human Genome Project Information: Genes and Patenting." (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/patents.shtml
- Pollack, Andrew, "Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test." The New York Times. July 29, 2011. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/30/business/gene-patent-in-cancer-test-upheld-by-appeals-panel.html
- Schwartz, Andrew Pollack and John. "Judge Invalidates Human Gene Patent." The New York Times. Mar. 29, 2010. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/business/30gene.html
- United States Patent and Trademark Office. "Patent Full-Text Database." (Sept. 22, 2011) http://patft.uspto.gov/
- USPAT. "Significant Historical Patents of the United States." (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.uspat.com/historical/


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A Nashville music business veteran once told me a story that you might think beautiful or sappy; though given the man's sincerity, I lump for the former. Explaining why he had spent the better part of his adult life managing artists who were often outwardly ungrateful, selfish, childish, dishonest and foolhardy, he told me that he viewed musicians as butter- flies. He wanted to protect them, to share their beauty with the world, to shield them from the predators (groupies, deranged fans, crooks, the IRS) that hunt down and devour their artistic souls.
And if we accept the musicians-as-butterflies analogy, then nightclubs -- brightly colored and fragrant with nicotine nectars and beer bouquets -- are the flowers on which they feed. Without nightclubs, the butterflies would have no place to land, and we would have no place to observe them.
So that leaves us with nightclub owners, the gardeners of the music world. And there's never been a more successful one in Houston, and when you get right down to it, in America, than Dale Soffar.
With Rex Bell, Soffar founded and ran the Old Quarter on the corner of Austin and Congress. Though it hasn't happened quite yet, one day the Old Quarter will take its rightful place in the world consciousness alongside such legendary nightclubs as Liverpool's Cavern Club, New York's CBGB and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. Few clubs have ever done as much to launch a whole new style of music, with a new way to write songs and a new crop of legendary figures, than this ramshackle pile of red bricks with its infamous pot-smokers' rooftop porch in the long, dark shadow of the Harris County Jail.
"What I want to be remembered about the Old Quarter is that it was only open for six years," says Soffar. "All that creativity in only six years." And looking back, it is hard to believe that the first-edition Old Quarter (Old compadre Bell re-opened the club in Galveston in 1995) was in existence only from 1970 to '76. That's a mighty tight time frame for the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Rodney Crowell, Vince Bell, Nanci Griffith, Eric Taylor and Steve Earle to squeeze through. All of the above artists either made their debut at the Old Quarter or regarded it as their home club. For these butterflies, the Old Quarter was a warm cocoon.
Not just for them, either. The Old Quarter was among the first white nightclubs in town to book black acts. Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Big Walter the Thunderbird and Juke Boy Bonner were regulars. Soffar remembers a time when he almost made his debut with Lightnin's longtime drummer Spider Kilpatrick. "One time his bass player was late," he recalls. "We waited and waited for him to show up. Finally, Spider turned to me and said in that nasal voice of his, 'Hey, man, you play bass.' I said naw. He looked at me, handed me a bass and said, 'Try.' "
It was that kind of place. One night a not-yet-even-almost-famous Allman Brothers sat in with Van Zandt in an after-hours jam session. And at an Old Quarter reunion in 1980, ZZ Top took the stage in a rare post-stardom performance. Top's manager Bill Ham was not keen on his star act giving free performances, but how this gig happened defines impromptu. Ham was powerless to stop it.
Rex Bell and Mickey White were onstage when all hell broke loose. "Donna Lamell's brother came in and told Rex he had just wrecked his car," says Soffar. "So Rex goes up on stage and announces it, and says somebody has just ran into a car, license plate so-and-so, so-and-so, and then says, 'Wait a minute, that's my car!' Her brother had to go to the hospital. Rex jumped off stage, Mickey jumped off stage, and I think Dusty was already up there playing with them. Then Billy jumped onstage and so we had ZZ Top playing there."
Then there were the Old Quarter's regulars. There was white-haired wino Sinbad, "the elevator man in a cheap hotel" about whom Guy Clark sang "Let Him Roll." There was also Pup the house dog, about whom stories abound. He had a penchant for stealing the beers of the heroin-addicted customers (hey, this was the '70s) who nodded off in the ladies' restroom. "He got to be real good at it," recalls an Old Quarter vet. "He would know as soon as they got up that they wouldn't be coming back for a while." Then there was the time that Pup got lost, to the great alarm of a barful of customers. They fanned out all over downtown to bring back Pup, to no avail. About three in the morning a phone call came in from one of Soffar's fellow tavern owners who had a below-ground bar on the bayou near Market Square. Pup was in the house. Evidently he had gotten bored at the Old Quarter and decided to go barhopping a mile away.
Though he's childless, Soffar's progeny are many, in a sense. He looks back with deep satisfaction at the burgeoning Texas music scene he helped bring into existence. "Now, Guy and Townes are like the grandfathers of Texas music," he says in pleased disbelief. "Behind them is Lyle, Jimmie Dale & the Flatlanders and Robert Earl -- the fathers of it. Now we got these new guys like Charlie and Bruce Robison, the kiddies." Told that some in the media are calling Australian troubadour Kasey Chambers "the new Lucinda," Soffar beams with pride that his spiritual granddaughters are doing fine, too.
To say Soffar has had a bad year is an understatement on the order of saying September 11 was a bad day for New York. He was diagnosed with incurable bone cancer in the spring, and his house was washed away in June's deluge. Though he's lost his health and many of his worldly possessions, he's wealthy beyond the dreams of most of us in memories and the legacy he will leave behind. He's living in old buddy Jim Ohmart's little hippie fiefdom tucked away between the Fifth Ward and the Ship Channel with his wife, Gail, old friends, his two dogs and a parrot at his side.
"Worst thing in the world, man, to lose your health," Soffar allows, before quickly changing the subject. He's in no mood to wallow in self-pity.
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Our interview is interrupted by his landlady's sister. She comes bearing gifts from the West U Five-n-Dime. Soffar, who grew up in Texas City's tiny Jewish community, is most pleased by a battling rabbi hand puppet. He slips it on his now-bony hand and adopts a Yiddish accent, "Vat are you looking at, ya meshuggenah." The pugnacious little rabbi is made to start throwing punches. His mixed-breed dog Princess comes over to investigate. Soffar picks up the bagel he has been nibbling at and offers Princess a few crumbs.
"Yeah, I know how to share, don't I," he says to himself. Indeed he does.
Perhaps Soffar's greatest legacy is Van Zandt's Live at the Old Quarter, indisputably the one truly indispensable document of Van Zandt's genius. Townes is utterly alone on the album, but for the Old Quarter founders. While Townes sang about Bell in "Rex's Blues," Soffar's is the only other voice on the record. His introduction of Townes to the stage -- which this writer knows by heart -- runs as follows: "A few announcements for the people that just came in, the other people have heard it five times, I'm sure. The restrooms are upstairs. Pay phones, upstairs. Pool tables, upstairs. Foosball, upstairs. Cigarette machines, upstairs. No, we ain't we ain't talkin' about that. The Old Quarter's been lucky enough to have Townes Van Zandt for four nights, and we're gonna have him for one more night. Townes Van Zandt."
Now Townes is upstairs as well, and has been for five years. Here's hoping that they have all that other stuff up there too, even the stuff that Dale didn't want to talk about, for if heaven ain't much like the Old Quarter, Racket doesn't want to go. And neither would Dale.


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Casual Valencia del Cine
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About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Casual Valencia del Cine, you'll be centrally located in Valencia, steps from Valencia Town Hall and Plaza del Ayuntamiento. This hotel is within close proximity of Plaza de Toros and Museo Valenciano de la Illustracion y la Modernidad.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. This Belle Époque hotel also features a television in the lobby and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Computer station
- Year Built 1924
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Number of floors - 6
- Total number of rooms - 39
- Smoke-free property
- Television in lobby
- Self parking (surcharge)
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- Tours/ticket assistance
- Bar/lounge
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Room Facilities
- Bathrobes
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- Deep soaking bathtub
- Room service (limited hours)
- Desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Satellite TV service
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- Separate bedroom
- Private bathroom
- Climate control
- Free WiFi
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
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- Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for continental breakfast: EUR 5.5 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 5.5 per night
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Stronger Than Steel: McKeesport Candy Co.
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Confectionery's Their Bag
On the front of McKeesport's building in large letters is the word "candy," as if to emphasize the company's decision to specialize in this product category. Of the 2,000 SKU's McKeesport carries, at least 85 percent are confectionery. The remainder is mostly tobacco products. Candy accounts for 65 percent of company sales.
Because McKeesport services many supermarkets and candy shops, its product mix favors gourmet bulk and bagged candies. In fact, more than a quarter of the company's sales is bulk candy. McKeesport does, however, sell traditional count goods and a growing selection of kid's candies as well.
One of the wholesaler's best-selling items is Jelly Bellies gourmet jelly beans made by the Herman Goelitz Candy Co. of Fairfield, CA. McKeesport is Goelitz's master distributor in Western Pennsylvania. The company services towering 24-bing Jelly Bellies displays for many of its supermarket customers and helps set up new displays for accounts several times a year.
"We know what flavors sell best," says Tom Griffin, sales manager and candy buyer for McKeesport. "If the store has room for 24 flavors, we'll send them to the top 24. Then we'll go in and arrange the bins so the mix of candy colors is appealing."
McKeesport labels each bin with its company name and phone number, the product ingredients and reorder number, so stores can simply call if they run low before their sales rep's next visit.
Another leading line for McKeesport is its own private-label-bagged candy. The wholesaler has been bagging candy for 40 years under its Todd's brand. Why Todd's? No one is really sure.
"I have another son whose middle name is Todd and we used to own an apartment building on Todd Street," offers Jerry Prince. "One of those two is the right answer. Pick one."
"Lets go with the son "suggests Jon."
"Yeah, that sounds better," Tom chimes in.
Jerry adds, "It's just a nice regular name. Euphonious."
Whatever the name's origin, Todd's is a customer favorite. McKeesport even ships product to transplanted Pittsburghers who can't do without the local brand. The line presently includes about 200 items, some of which are seasonal. Chocolate licorice and spearmint leaves are two of the top movers.
The wholesaler adds items to the line regularly but is discriminating in its choices. "We go after the highest quality candies," Jerry says. "People that like good candy know the difference."
Several employees work in the rebagging operation, turning out up to 3000 bags a day. One worker, Iola Tenny, has bagged Todd's candy at McKeesport for 29 years. In fact everyone calls her "Todd."
McKeesport also bags candy in plain bags for customers that prefer them to the Todd's label and does some private labeling of holiday candy for large users. "At Halloween, we'll bag candy corn and put the store's name on the label, like 'Joe's Market - Home-Grown Corn," -- says Tom. "That gives the store a little identity."
The distributor labels all of its rebagged product with UPC codes and nutritional information. The new nutrition label law posed quite a challenge for McKeesport, says Jon. He and Tom spent much time tracking down the ingredients for every product, calling manufacturers and creating a database. "That's a lot of work for a small business," Jon says
Small often means resourceful. McKeesport has parlayed its bulk candy business into sales by the case, broken into 10-lb. Bags, rebagged for the Todd's line or private label, and in a new tub pack for fundraising sale.


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