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Acetabulum (morphology)
Acetabulum /æsɪˈtæbjʊləm/ (plural acetabula) in invertebrate zoology is a saucer-shaped organ of attachment in some annelid worms (like leech) and flatworms. It is a specialised sucker for parasitic adaptation in trematodes by which the worms are able to attach on the host.[1] In annelids, it is basically a locomotory organ for attaching to a substratum. The name also applies to the suction appendage on the arms of cephalopod molluscs such as squid, octopus, cuttlefish, Nautilus, etc.[2][3]
Acetabulum literally means "a small saucer for vinegar". It is derived from two Latin words acetum, meaning "vinegar", and -bulum, a suffix denoting "saucer" or "vessel" or "bowl". The name is used because of the saucer-like structure in the invertebrates.[2]
In leeches, acetabulum refers to the prominent posterior sucker at the extreme end of the body. In fact it forms a head-like structure, while the actual head is relatively small. It is a thick disc-shaped muscular system composed of circular, longitudinal and radial fibers.[4]
In flatworms, acetabulum is the ventral sucker situated towards the anterior part of the body, but behind the anterior oral sucker. It is composed of numerous spines for penetrating and gripping the host tissue. The location and structure of the acetabulum, and the pattern of the spine alignment are important diagnostic tool among trematode species.[5][6]
Acetabulum in molluscs is a circular hollow opening on the arms. It occupies the central portion of the sucker and surrounded by a larger spherical cavity infundibulum. Both these structures are thick muscles, and the acetabulum is specifically composed of radial muscles. They are covered with chitinous cuticle to make a protective surface.[7][8]
Acetabulum is essentially an organ of attachment. In annelids, it is used for adherence to the substratum during a looping locomotion. Annelid worms such as leeches move by repeated alternating extensions and shortenings of the body. This in turn is done by successive attachment and detachment of the oral sucker and the acetabulum.[9] In flukes it is used for penetrating the mucosal wall of the gastrointestinal tract for maintaining its parasitic habitat. It is sensory in nature consisting of type 2 sensory receptor, which is a smooth bulb-like non-ciliated papilla.[10]
Molluscans uses it for grasping substratum, catching prey and for locommotory accessory. The best studied acetabular activity is that of octopus. Octopus arms contains 200-300 independently controlled suckers that can grasp small objects and produce high adhesion forces on virtually any non-porous surface. This precise mechanism of high flexibility even has a potential mechanical applications in robotics.[11][12] Each sucker is a tactile sensor for detecting the surrounding. When the sucker attaches itself on an object, the infundibulum maily provides adhesion while the central acetabulum is quite free. This provides greater suction on the flat surface; hence, making pressure incredibly low. This is why octopus grip is exceptionally firm. Then contraction of the radial muscle of the acetabulum causes detachment of the entire sucker.[7][13]
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- ^ a b Kier WM, Smith AM (2002). "The structure and adhesive mechanism of octopus suckers". Integr Comp Biol. 42 (6): 1146–1153. doi:10.1093/icb/42.6.1146. PMID 21680399.
- ^ Walla G (2007). "A study of the Comparative Morphology of Cephalopod Armature". tonmo.com. Deep Intuition, LLC. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
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- ^ Filippi JJ, Quilichini Y, Marchand B (2013). "Topography and ultrastructure of the tegument of Deropristis inflata Molin, 1859 (Digenea: Deropristidae), a parasite of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (Osteichthyes: Anguillidae)". Parasitol Res. 112 (2): 517–528. doi:10.1007/s00436-012-3162-9. PMID 23052788.
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Any tips for primary school appeals?(1000 Posts)
This is my first time doing this, and I want to do this right. My son didn't get into any of the preferred schools that we listed? Has anyone done an appeal before?
I'm so glad I've found this thread as I'm worrying myself sick over this whole subject. My child is 3 at the moment and I will need to apply for her reception class place in November. We are currently in the area for my chosen school for her but we are having to move house ( rented) in a few weeks which will put us a fraction of a mile out of the schools usual catchment area. My concerns are , apart from the closest school we will now be near is inadequate in ofsted terms, my daughter is incredibly shy. She copes in an area / building she is familiar with , or if there is a familiar face. She deals with her shyness by completely clamming up and not speaking , or hurting herself. She often bites herself hard or slaps her own face. It's heartbreaking to see and difficult to deal with. The school we are hoping to get her into is at the moment at the end of our road, so she sees it daily and knows it as her 5 year old cousins school. I know she would settle there, but anywhere else would be a real struggle for her. Do you think I would have a case here for appeal , or would it be pointless given it's an infant class ? Thankyou in advance
It is far too early to think about appeals. You can't appeal until you have applied for a place at this school and failed to get in. If your daughter is not going to be 4 until the autumn you have until mid-January 2015 to apply for a place and she will start school in September 2015. Any appeal will be next summer.
If the school has 30 in any classes in Reception, Y1 or Y2 any appeal would be an infant class size case. That means you shouldn't win unless there has been a mistake which has deprived your daughter of a place. Having said that it is always worth appealing. You won't lose anything by doing so and you may get a place. Occasionally a sympathetic panel will award a place even when the rules say they shouldn't. So give it a go but, if it is an infant class size case, be realistic about your chances.
Thankyou for your reply
Hi I wonder is anyone can offer me some advice? my daughter did not get into any of my 3 choices of primary school. My preferred school has advised they would have 3 classes of 30 pupils but have only accepted 60 applications with 62 refusals. Obviously we applied on the basis of having a chance of getting a place with the extra class, is this ground to appeal? Any tips on getting the LA to fulfil its initial plans to have the extra class?
No, that is not grounds for a successful appeal. The appeal panel cannot force the school to open an additional class. If they do open another class the places will go to the first 30 children on the waiting list.
Having said that, I am a little puzzled. Primary school offers don't come out until 16th April (assuming you are in England). You shouldn't know the outcome of your application yet.
Is this a school in England Hippovic? As prh says, offers don't come put until April 16th so you shouldn't know anything about the outcome yet. Also when a school sets admission numbers, it isn't that flexible. They wouldn't normally reduce an intake on a whim (if anything it may add a bulge class some years to take extra pupils)
Hi no we are in Wales, are rules different?
Yes the rules are different in Wales. But I'm afraid my initial advice still applies. This is an infant class size case. You can only win if your child has been deprived of a place due to admission arrangements breaking the law or being incorrectly implemented, or if the decision to refuse admission was unreasonable. The bar for a decision to be unreasonable is very high so it is almost impossible to win on those grounds. Sorry.
Thanks for the information, as is thought no point applying will consider schools with spaces available and see if we can get preferred school to revisit decision not to have the extra class, much appreciated.
OK prh47bridge, I have got a lot of information from old FOI requests but the admissions department are being very slow in coming back to me. I have also got two local councillors on board with this as well. I submitted my appeal forms today under category C, with 2 sides of A4 transcribing the history, have also enclosed the two letters from my GP and a letter from the Early Intervention Project proving that I did use their service and not just crying wolf on the domestic abuse front.
However, I was told that it will take 40 days for the appeal to come through, that seems far too long. I'm also concerned that mine will get lost among the Reception starters as their letters are due out in the Easter holidays.
Is there anything I can do to get it pushed forwards, I did decline the 10 days notice. Thanks again for any tips or advice you can give.
The hearing must take place within 30 school days of you lodging submitting the forms. Unfortunately there is no come back if they take longer than that unless the delay has reduced your chances of success.
Your appeal should be heard before they get into the appeals for Reception. We are at least 2 months away from any of those being heard.
As you have waived 10 days notice that may speed things up a little. I'm afraid there isn't anything else you can do to push things along.
your knowledge is incredibly helpful prh47bridge, sending you a virtual bottle of wine or similar
Admission numbers in Wales are a moving feast from one year to the next. However what they are supposed to do is keep to the agreed PAN for the year. So what you need to do is to establish exactly what the agreed admission number for sept 2014 was. You should do that by looking in the LA admission booklet, which is considered in legal terms as the primary source of information. If it says that the admission number was agreed as 90 then the school should take up to 90 pupils if they apply for the school, not decide to stop at 60. You then have a reasonable chance of success at appeal.
If however the admission book says 60 and it has been the school /LA that is talking it up to 90, then I am afraid that the admission arrangements have been correctly applied and as an infant class size case you will have little or no chance of success.
The only other possibility I can see is if the school has published information saying that they will take 90, then you can try appealing on the basis that you had a reasonable expectation of this being correct given that the information was from the school and was in writing. I think that it is only a slim chance of success but hey better than none if you accept the PAN of 60 was correct.
prh47bridge and anyone else - can I get your opinion please on the following please as a bit of key info arrived in my inbox today:
my youngest was top of the waiting list with sibling category from 24/4/13
school vacancy submitted to council on 3/5/13
bank holiday monday 6/5/13
email confirmation from council that my youngest was first on the waiting list on 7/5/13 at 1443 hours
place offered to religious category child 9/5/13
any ideas as to how quickly a mid term transfer form is turned around, i know that the religious category child's form was submitted by the mother on 3/5/13 but that also lists are closed etc for a period of time before offers are made
many thanks once again
Dates are very important here.
If the new application came in before the vacancy arose they should get the place. If it came in after the vacancy arose you should get the place. On the dates you have given it is not entirely clear which situation applies. I would raise this in your appeal and see what the panel make of it. If they conclude that you should have been offered the place that will be a very strong case.
3/5 was a Friday. It is plausible that the notification of the vacancy was only received/opened the next working day - ie 7/5, which is the same day as it is likely that the other child's application arrived. It'll be interesting to see which way a panel goes on something in such a narrow timeframe.
Do you know if the school notified the LEA about the vacancy by post or email?
And if the other child's mother applied by post or email?
I have now emailed the Admissions Dept at the council asking when the other child's mid-term transfer form was received and processed as well as the cut off date for that process period. I have now emailed the school to establish how the vacancy was notified to the council and if by email at what time.
meditrina: I had a text from the other child's mother (as we were friends at the time) at 1306 hours on 3/5/13 that she had handed in the forms, so would imagine hard copy especially as Place of Worship form was required also.
prh47bridge: perhaps you can now see why I initially thought due process hadn't been quite followed!
If this other person submitted their application on the 3rd then they should have been first on the waiting list from that time. Obviously there is a bit of time lag in the application getting to the admission office. But if the other applicant had submitted the form by hand at 1306 on the 3/5 or even before that time, then I would have expected the application to have been logged in to the system sometime on the afternoon of 3rd or at the very latest on the morning of the 7th, which was the next working day.
Why they believed you were still top of the waiting list at 1443 is a bit of a mystery then.
The next question is when the availability of the school place was communicated to the admission office. You say it was on the 3rd. My suspicion is that this was not logged onto the system till the 7th. As it was not offered till the 9th there appears to be considerable delay in offering the place. If the place was not offered to the 9th then the other applicant was clearly first on the admission waiting list by then.
The key piece of evidence that you need is exactly when the vacant place was submitted to the council. If it was before 1306 then I think you have a reasonable case that at the time that the vacant place was submitted to the admission office you were first on the waiting list and should have been given the place. If the vacant position was submitted after 1306 I do not think you have a case.
The council will argue that the determining factor is the point at which the admission office decided to offer the place and who was top of the admission waiting list then. You need to look in the LA admission booklet and any detail on the admission process to see if they say anything about this. Obviously if it is silent on this matter then the admission office is a stronger position to say this is how we always do it and the timing is just very unfortunate.
The other issue you might want to consider is whether the applicant was tipped off by the school or others that a place was coming up and to get an application in ASAP.
thank you admission, very helpful information, still waiting for an answer from the council, school unable to help apparently!!
Studying data from council again and there appears to be several working days time lag between vacancy being available and offer being made, i.e. vacancy on 4/3/13 offer made 7/3/13, vacancy 22/4/13 offer 25/4/13, vacancy 20/6/13, offer made 25/6/13 - any thoughts?
I am not surprised. In a busy office where they will be dealing with lots of different schools and their admission issues there are bound to be some delays. What is important is that they are consistent in applying the rules that they are following. They are also obviously ancient history and I do not think that you can apply an assumption that what happened a year ago happens now.
Hi again, I have received notification of the appeal on Friday 2nd May, but the Admissions department are still not answering my emails with regard to specific information on dates forms received, vacancies processed etc. Any ideas as to how to get the answers please?
Keep pushing. If they fail to come up with the information prior to the hearing tell the panel that you have been unable to prepare properly for the appeal due to the LA's failure to comply with the Appeals Code and answer your questions. Tell the appeal panel what you think happened (i.e. that you were top of the waiting list at the time the vacancy was notified to the LA and you should therefore have been offered the place but, due to their delay, they ended up offering it to someone else) and let them sort it out.
thanks again prh47bridge, I've just had an email from the Admissions Officer stating that the FOI Team at the council have issued me with a refusal request.......but what I'm asking Admissions is different from what I was asking FOI for.
Have just emailed Admissions again suggesting failure to comply with Appeals Code - let's see what happens next!! If it wasn't for you and this forum I would've given up long ago.
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first thing this was made mostly for the item build (Note: I do not have runes on here because I am just now starting to get into runes myself for the first time) (Note2: Masteries are a bit off to, again this is more so for the items, like a noob kayle might look at this, will be updating it here and there as I play) But to items I start out with a build to the Philosopher Stone, then after I git this I got into a build for the Statikk Shiv, then build to Phantom Dancer, then I get Iceborn Gauntlet, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity with the Furor, or Captain Enchantment, (what everone you would like) This is me every time items then I honestly don't have another every time item I pick on how the battle is going, If I am dieing a lot I will go with some life steal by getting a The Bloodthirster or the Ravenous Hydra, if I am not going down easily I will go with a Hextech Gunblade, or the Trinity Force (based on money I am getting) and after you got all of your gear and you are still not winning I change the Philosopher Stone into a Shurelya's Reverie. (Thank you for reading my first build page, again I am new my self I am open to tips and suggestions, thank you and a GG to all of you ^_^)
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I usually start out slow just trying to get gold without dieing, once I hit level 2 it becomes easier just keep up on your heals when you are able, level 3 is when I am more able to fight with my Q able to be used (Note: I find the E to be the most important because it keeps you ranged) (Note2: this is what I do one my move points once I try to get all of them first then this is what it looks like... E > Q > W > R, now you get your E first then your W then you Q then put points into E until your able to a point into R, then this formula (E > Q > W > R) is followed exactly.
How I Fight.
You just try to keep people off you and kill minions until 6 then you start really hitting back but the real damage shows after all your points are put in on you Q and E, You start out with you E hitting them till they get close after close enough you use Q to slow them down (Note: This is where you think can I take him or not? if not the slow should give you the time you need to use your W to give you a speed boost and get out, if you can take him this will give you the time you need to keep hitting them use heal as your main life line but if starts getting bad use R and get out of there with W, Now if they run away W can also be used to chase down champions, also when you use E you are given a longer range (also with Iceborn Gauntlet, you slow them with a hit) or if you can get a little closer then the E's range use Q to slow them down do a bit of damage and really do some damage on them. Also when someone is low on health and standing by turret you can use your R to block turret damage and take them down with both your Q and E then get out really fast and heal some damage with your W.
Playing with friends,
When I am playing with my friends and we are talking in skype (skype if very nice to have when playing with a friend) I find that if he can play a high damage champion Kayle is a grate flanking champion, he pulls the other person down the lane a bit (passed a bush I am hiding in) and then he really cranks out his damage they try to run away I use my Q to slow them and keep hitting them with my E while he catches up and if he is to slow I can use my W on him to give him a small heal and speed boost to help catch up (W is really good for chasing down someone, use it on teammates to save them or help them chase down someone)


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A little backstory… So, there I was. A mom of 2 darling, confident, outgoing little girls. It was Valentine's Day at the school. Fun, right? We had worked hard on all our Valentines for the class & teachers, made cute little boxes, sent a few candy grams to some friends, even did our hair all pretty and 'Valentine-y'… A GOOD DAY, right? I had done my part, right?
Ha- not so fast. I pulled in to pick up my 2 sweethearts. There was my Milly (7) who looked like she was on the very verge of tears! My heart sunk. Of course the Mama bear kicks right in and I think: "oh no, WHO did it???" You could see it in her eyes, her face. This wasn't my happy, bright eyed baby girl skipping to the car. This was a broken hearted little girl. Something had gone wrong.
The moment she got into the car, she BURST into tears! It was as if her whole world had been shattered. She couldn't even get the words out. Her sweet sister, trying to console her, told me what had happened… to BOTH of them!!!!
Sitting in class as the candy grams are getting passed out- excited + anxious as each name is getting called out- some over + over again. Surely there had to be at least ONE with their name on it… I mean, Julie Marie had like 17! …waiting, waiting, it was down to the last few + EVERY person in the class had at LEAST one candy gram, teachers included. But no. Not a single candy gram for her. Not one. Why did some kids get so many? Well, of course their MOTHERS thought to send them a few…. AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
My mama heart sunk lower than ever before. BOTH my girls, in each of their classes, were the ONLY one in the entire class to not get a candy gram that day. GAH! Of course we purchased a few of those dinky fifty cent candy grams for a friends… but WHY didn't I think to buy one for MY OWN KIDS??? OH heaven help me.
I know she is only 7, I know she isn't normally one to have these struggles, + this is only elementary we are talking about… but that's just it! I know there is so MUCH worse that goes on, so much more heartache ahead of these kids… + not only on Valentines' Day! I honestly + truly can't imagine what those mothers who's children go through this must suffer.
To some, this may seem like a small, petty problem. But to my 7 year old, on that Valentines' Day… it was everything. So, for that day, this meant everything to me. I was ready to do ANYTHING to help make it right. To not only console her + heal her heart on that particular day, but DO something about it for the next time. And the NEXT time. And the NEXT stupid Valentine's candy gram fundraiser that takes place at school again.
Well, it's officially February again, Candy Gram posters are going up + I am still brought to tears just thinking about it. SO? What NOW? There are lessons that can be learned here + things that can be done. I just don't know WHAT. I need something that can heal their hearts, yet prepare them to be strong for the heartache that may fall upon them in the future! Here are a few of my ideas for now, but I have a feeling I'm gonna need something better…
- Simply just buy a candy gram for both of my girls this year. Buck up + move on.
- Tell the PTA to ELIMINATE the stupid candy gram fundraiser all together!
- Help my girls learn from last years' lesson + let them pick a few kids who may not get a candy gram to buy some for this year! …then buy one for my girls.
- Buy a bunch of extra "secret admire" candy grams + have the teacher give them out 'as needed'! … then buy one for my girls.
- Fork out the $50 and buy a friggin' candy gram for every single kid in their CLASS!!! …then buy one for my girls;)
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Geotab , the go-to leader in telematics with more than 450,000 vehicles in 70 countries on its roster of users, today announced that as of December 31, 2015, the company has acquired one of its most innovative partners: Maps BI. Founded in 2013 under parent company Inovex Inc., Maps BI provides customers with an unparalleled level of enhanced visualization to better assist in the analysis of Big Data. Maps BI executives Mike Branch, CEO, Bob Bradley, CTO, and Bernard Cheng, Lead Developer, officially joined Geotab's dynamic staff on Jan. 11, 2016.
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It's for a movie called "Spring Breakers," of course it will feature lots and lots of girls in bikinis! Oh, and James Franco in dreadlocks! The film, from director Harmony Korine, opens on March 22, and new posters have been revealed!
See more posters here, and have a great Spring Break everyone
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Stuart Freeborn, the guy behind the make-up of "Star Wars" creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died. He was 98.
George Lucas, the visionary man behind the "Star Wars" mania, said that Freeborn was "already a makeup legend" when he started working on "Star Wars."
For more on Freeborn and his legacy, click here.
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And the Oscar mud-slinging heats up!
First, we were questioning inaccuracies of "Argo," then the torture scenes in "Zero Dark Thirty," and now, Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated flick, "Lincoln," is being called out.
According to Rep. Joe Courtney, who watched "Lincoln," over the weekend (what took him so long?), the beloved film was inaccurate!
Why? There's a scene in which two Connecticut congressmen vote against the 13th amendment to the Constitution, thereby outlawing slavery, which made Courtney scratched his head and say "Wow...Connecticut voted against abolishing slavery?" (via Huffington Post)
So the esteemed Congressman researched and voila, he was right! Based on his research and the investigation by the Congressional Research Service that followed, all four Connecticut congressmen backed the amendment in a January 1865 vote.
Now, Courtney, who adores Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal of our beloved 16th President, wants DreamWorks to correct the inaccuracies for the DVD release.
Will this hurt "Lincoln's" chances in winning an Oscar? Hhmmm...
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Han Solo and Boba Fett!
According to EW.com, the first "Star Wars" spin-off will revolve around Han Solo and Boba Fett! This will be an origin story featuring the timeline explored between "Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV -- A New Hope."
The coolest part? It will show a young Solo as pilot of the Millenium Falcon! Time to dust off your Star Wars toys! Ebay, hey!
So what about Boba Fett? Our favorite bounty hunter will have his own origina movie as well! This one will be between "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi."
But what, there's more! Huffington Post is saying that Ain't It Cool News was reporting that Yoda will also have his standalone movie!
Whoa -- lots of things to geek out about!
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Marvel's "The Avengers" is set to fly to the Academy Awards. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, and Mark Ruffalo will present on the Oscar stage, yes, together!
According to show producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, "We are happy to re-unite the Avengers cast to present on our show," said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "Audiences who enjoyed the year's biggest box office hit will be excited to see these terrific actors back together again."
"The Avengers" cast will be joining last year's winners headed by Meryl Streep to present Oscars.
Here's the rest of the press release:
Downey has twice been nominated for an Oscar, for his leading role in Chaplin (1992) and for his supporting role in Tropic Thunder (2008).
Evans, who will be making his first Oscar show appearance, will be seen in the upcoming The Iceman.
Jackson was nominated in 1994 for his supporting role in Pulp Fiction. He can also be seen in this years Best Picture nominee Django Unchained.
Renner was nominated for his leading role in 2009 Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker and for his supporting role in The Town (2010). Renner had roles in this years The Bourne Legacy and Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011).
Ruffalo received his first nomination for his supporting role in 2010 Best Picture nominee The Kids Are All Right.
Oscars® for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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By Susan Fenner, Ph.D.
Today, more than ever before, employers say job candidates are lacking basic skills. They may have a degree or a diploma, but don't measure up to workplace standards. Several skills areas frequently mentioned include:
- Speaking skills. Many of us have grown lax and don't even hear ourselves use phrases like, "he don't", "it ain't right", "he and me went" and so on. But others do hear it and it will keep someone from getting a job or a promotion.
- Business writing. With Twitter and texting, it's easy to fall into the trap of shortcutting and taking liberties with generally accepted writing rules. But, whether it's a letter, memo, e-mail, phone message, or a report, employers expect employees to write, proof, and distribute proper, clear, and error-free messages.
- Understanding numbers. Everyone is responsible for the bottom line and the bottom line is defined by numbers. Without being well-grounded in simple and complex math, you won't have value.
- Interpersonal skills. Today's workplace requires teamwork – with people above and below your rank, people inside and outside the company. If you can't accept feedback, handle emotions, resolve conflict, and work well with others, you won't be hired and if on the job, could be fired.
- Adaptability. Change is constant. We all have to adapt – to new things, new people, new ways, new technologies. If you can't adapt and if you don't quickly bounce back after set-backs, you won't last long.
- Problem solving and critical thinking. Employers want employees who can innovate, analyze situations, and find solutions to problems. With less people and fewer resources, employees have to be self-directed, work independently as well as in teams, and think on their feet.
These skills seem common sense. But they are not transferring into the workplace. Some of these skills can be measured, some observed, others are harder to assess. But all of them are essential.
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do a restore back to before the attempted install and do it again.
Manually delete all that you find belonging to the SIMS game and try again. It'll be C:\Progams\EA Games most likely.
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Wizbang Pop! has a link to an EOnline! report that Isaiah Washington (Dr. Burke) may get the heave-ho for using the six-letter f-word, again and again and again. Christina will be crushed, I'm sure.
Also for all you Derek Hopper (Taye Diggs) fans, Day Break will finally start its online spree next Monday, and the series will wrap up online be the end of February. He's supposed to solve the murder and get to tomorrow, so if my math is right, we only have 7 more times to watch Moon Bloodgood wake up.


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There are, however, problems with the current Child Victims Act pending before the Legislature. The bill bars those 58 or older from using the one-year window. The Child Victims Act must be amended to be all-inclusive before it is considered by the Senate and the Assembly. If this does not happen, it is crucial that these survivors, at the very least, have the opportunity to review documents and evidence with the potential to validate their abuse in an attempt to find closure.
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On April 2, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the final rules implementing the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, better known as the Hague Agreement. The United States will fully implement the Hague Agreement when the rules go into effect on May 13, 2015.
While the rules are more than seventy pages long, there are four main points to understand about Hague filings, summarized below.
No. 1: The Term of U.S. Design Patents Extended to 15 Years from Issue
Starting on May 13, 2015, the term of all U.S. design patents will be 15 years from the date of issue. This is an extension of one year from the current 14-year term. This new term will apply to all issued design patents, whether they are filed through the Hague system or through the traditional U.S. filing system.
No. 2: Hague Only Simplifies Filing; It Does Not Change the Substantive Examination or Design Rights in any Participating Country
Under the Hague Agreement, U.S. filers will enjoy the convenience of filing up to 100 different designs (provided they are in the same Locarno class, e.g., "articles of clothing and haberdashery" or "medical and laboratory equipment") in over 64 territories through a single international application filed electronically. Other parties to the Hague include the European Union, South Korea, Japan, the African Intellectual Property Organization, and Switzerland. Here is a full list. Notably absent from the list are China, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Argentina.
Hague filers can choose to file directly with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). But, the USPTO will also serve as an office of indirect filing, allowing Hague filings directly through the EFS-Web system (the USPTO's electronic filing system). Filers who choose to file through the USPTO can pay for all filing fees for filing in any country in U.S. dollars, whereas the WIPO system accepts Swiss francs. Either way, filing through the Hague does not save filers money—in fact, there is an additional processing fee for filing through the USPTO. After examination or registration procedures, depending on the country, each contracting party (e.g., country) will issue its own design right (either registration or patent), which will be enforceable in that jurisdiction.
It is important to understand that the Hague only simplifies the procedure related to filing design applications. While Hague does afford some savings in translation costs, it does not lower the cost in terms of government fees.
Also, it does not change the substantive rules governing registration/examination or enforcement of the resulting design rights. For instance, the United States will still require that applicants identify the inventor of the design, include a claim, and submit an oath or declaration from the inventor. Only if a particular country allows the application as-filed, would applicants probably avoid having to retain local counsel. If, however, a particular country refuses to allow the application, then the applicant would need to address any issues directly with the applicable agency in that country, and retaining local counsel would likely become necessary.
No. 3: International Design Applications When Published by WIPO Will Enjoy Provisional Rights, But Only for One Embodiment
U.S. design patent applications are not published until the patent issues and thus, until the adoption of the Hague, it was not possible to have provisional rights under 35 U.S.C. § 154(d). Section 154(d) confers the right to obtain a reasonable royalty from a party that infringes the invention "as claimed in the published patent application," from the time the patent application is published until the patent issues, provided the party had actual notice of the published patent application. With the adoption of the Hague, the publication of the international design application will qualify the underlying publication qualifying for provisional rights.
But restriction practice is much more common with single-claim U.S. design patents and the USPTO plans to continue to apply these same rules to the international design applications. As noted above, international design applications may contain as many as 100 different designs. It is important to note that any provisional rights will attach only to the first embodiment elected in a multi-design international design application. These provisional rights will not transfer to any later-filed divisional applications that claim priority to the international design application. Therefore, when planning a Hague filing strategy, if provisional rights are of concern, then the applicant must take care in picking which design will enjoy those provisional rights.
No. 4: Hague Filers Beware—No "Universal Drawing Standard" Is Applied Throughout the Countries Participating in Hague
Crafting a single set of figures for an international design application for Hague filings that will satisfy all the participating countries will likely be difficult. Those who regularly file for design rights in many parts of the world know that different jurisdictions have different rules and practices. For instance, although the European Union permits multiple designs in a single registration, each design is limited to only seven "views" (or figures). In the United States, on the other hand, the rule is that a design must contain "sufficient number of views to constitute a complete disclosure." So there may be some designs that need more than seven views to be deemed completely disclosed by the USPTO. Other differences include preferences regarding shading of line drawings, the acceptance of photographs and computer-generated figures, and the number of perspective views versus orthographic ("straight on at eye level") views that may be permitted. These are just some examples of the differences in drawing standards and disclosure requirements in different countries, and the corresponding difficulties that applicants may encounter.
Implementation of the Hague Agreement in the United States represents the largest change to U.S. design patent prosecution practice in recent memory. In the future, Hague could have a substantial impact on the U.S. design patent practice. In 2014, 14,441 designs were filed through the Hague system, as compared to 23,657U.S. design patents issued during that same year. In the short term, all design patent applicants will benefit from a slightly longer term for their newly issued patents. In the long term, if drawings standards are harmonized between participating countries, then having the Hague system in place would be immensely helpful to filers who wish to file for worldwide rights.