text: UK IP Office Unveils 5-Year Strategy to Make Businesses More IP-Aware21/01/2016 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentShare this Story:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)IP-Watch is a non-profit independent news service and depends on subscriptions. To access all of our content, please subscribe now. You may also offer additional support with your subscription, or donate.The United Kingdom has a vibrant creative sector but many businesses don't take full advantage of their intellectual property, IP Minister Baroness (Lucy) Neville-Rolfe said in her introduction to an Intellectual Property Office five-year strategy report released today. IPO research shows that over 90 percent of firms haven't valued their IP, and small to mid-sized companies often don't understand or know how to protect it, she said. Even a modest boost in those figures could have a significant impact on the UK economy, she said. Neville-Rolfe's vision for IP as an enabler of better productivity and growth encompasses three lines of activity, she said in "Making life better by supporting UK creativity and innovation" [pdf].One is to make it easier and more attractive for British businesses to recognise and use their IP. In addition, she wrote, IP knows no borders, so "international engagement is vital." The government also wants to change the perceptions of IP online by working with search engines to reduce the visibility of sites that offer infringing materials, targeting infringers' finances and creating effective penalties for the worst offenders, but also by ensuring that consumers have reasonable and portable access to legitimate services."Enforcement of IP rights is the thread that stitches all of this together, as a right that cannot be enforced is worthless," said Neville-Rolfe.The UK IPO set six goals for the next five years, it said. One is to promote UK growth through IP policy by trying to ensure that UK and EU laws keep pace with technology and markets. National IP law has undergone significant change in recent years "but we are not complacent," the office said. The UK also intends to "take the lead and use our influence in Europe" to, among other things, implement the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court and Trade Mark Directive.But legislation isn't the only answer, and the IPO said it will act to encourage the development of online trading platforms for advertising the sale/licensing of IP rights. The office will "champion IP," but will also continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure their voices are heard; commission and effectively use evidence; and "be pragmatic" about supporting proposals which may not meet everyone's interests but will support creativity overall, it said.The IPO also wants to deliver high-quality rights, it said. The idea is to make the UK the best place to protect and use IP by, for instance, helping IPO customers get the services they need. A third strategy objective is to ensure respect for, and appropriate enforcement of IPR. This could involve helping consumers and users understand IP, reducing tolerance of criminal infringement, and backing fair, cost-effective conflict resolution for IP disputes.The IPO also wants to help businesses understand, manage and safeguard their IP, it said. This will involve, among other things, a better understanding of how companies use IP and what hinders or helps effective IP management; and encouraging the industry and university sectors to collaborate on research and innovation that leads to better productivity and growth.Goal five is to make IPO staff more capable of understanding the office's goals and priorities and clearer about the skills they need to do their jobs. Moreover, the report said, the IPO cannot capitalise on the full benefits of a skilled workforce if it's not prepared to change the way it does things and modernise its operating model to the digital age.Finally, the strategy calls for the IPO to ramp up its efficiency and give customers better value for money. Image Credits: UKIPOShare this Story:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)RelatedDugie Standeford may be reached at email@example.com."UK IP Office Unveils 5-Year Strategy to Make Businesses More IP-Aware" by Intellectual Property Watch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.


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During the seven days of mourning, from 17th to 23rd October, along with the crowd of the poor, middle-class, and rich who offer condolences to the King Father present public and private sectors doing charitable work by various means. What led them to perform these generous activities?
ABC Cambodia, a local radio station, was one of other charity teams helping provide people with some basic needs. Oum Chanvetey, the general manager of ABC Cambodia radio, said, "As there are some listeners calling into ABC program saying the price of the incense is increasing. Therefore, ABC starts its own task by providing free incense to the public."
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Heng Pisith, a sophomore at National University of Management (NUM), also did the contribution in front of the Royal Palace during the mourning period.
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Sok Touch, an independence analysis and a director of Khemarak University said, "It is good that people gathering together."
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Adidas agrees to stop selling raunchy World Cup T-shirts after Brazil sex tourism row
SPORTSWEAR giants Adidas have agreed to stop selling raunchy T-shirts in the run-up to the World Cup.
Brazil's government had complained about two T-shirts produced by the German company, claiming it associated the South American country with sex tourism.
One shirt features the slogan "Lookin' To Score" along with a cartoon of a bikini-clad babe.
Another reads "I Love Brazil", with a heart made out of the upside down buttocks of a woman wearing a thong bikini bottom.
Adidas have now said the T-shirts will no longer be available, adding that they were from a limited edition only on sale in the US.
O Brasil está feliz em receber turistas q chegarão p/ Copa, mas também está pronto p/ combater o turismo sexual #CopaDasCopas— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) February 25, 2014
"Brazil is happy to receive tourists, but is also ready to combat sex tourism."Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Brazil's tourist board had asked for the T-shirts to be removed from shops, saying it strongly rejects "the sale of products that link Brazil's image to sexual appeal".
The country is hoping to shed its reputation for sex tourism in the run-up to the World Cup, with President Dilma Rousseff promising a crackdown.
Following the T-shirt row, she wrote on Twitter: "Brazil is happy to receive tourists, but is also ready to combat sex tourism.
"The government will increase efforts to prevent sexual exploitation of children and adolescents."
The ministry of women's affairs labelled the T-shirts offensive to Brazilian women, adding they exposed them to the "barbarism" of sexual predators.
A ministry statement read: "This is all the more shocking in a country that just elected a women as its highest authority, which brought greater respect for women and zero tolerance for any form of violence against them."
The row is likely to be an embarrassment for World Cup organisers Fifa and Adidas, who will produce the official match-ball for the tournament.


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Re "Judge Upholds Policy Barring Unvaccinated Students During Illnesses" (news article, June 23):
I am glad that a federal judge barred unvaccinated students from public school, but the judge didn't go far enough. Since an unvaccinated student can be contagious without knowing it, such students shouldn't ever be allowed in class, since vaccines aren't 100 percent effective.
Unvaccinated students are hazards to the health of other students, so they should not be allowed exemptions at any time or for any purpose.
JAY M. PASACHOFFHeraklion, Crete, June 23, 2014
The writer teaches a course on science and pseudoscience at Williams College.
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Here is a New York Times op-ed column defending philosophy (the discipline) from attacks by scientists. Philosophers will earn the respect of scientists when, and only when, they stop being science groupies. For the umpteenth time: philosophy is not science; is it not "continuous" with science; it is not the handmaiden of science. It is an autonomous discipline, with its own concepts, methods, standards, and objectives. To put it bluntly, philosophy is the analysis of concepts. It is concerned with the necessary, the possible, and the impossible. It has nothing whatsoever to say about the contingent, which is the province of science and common sense. The job of a philosopher is to map conceptual space, leaving it to scientists to map physical space.
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Katherine and I are watching the Academy Award-winning movies in chronological order, beginning with Midnight Cowboy in 1969. Yesterday evening, we completed our viewing of Shakespeare in Love (1998), which I had never seen. I wish I could still say that I have never seen it. The movie was awful. I can't think of a single good thing about it. I didn't understand a word of the dialogue; the acting was insipid; there was no scenery worth viewing; and, perhaps worst of all, the movie is fictional! If it were actually about William Shakespeare, the man and the playwright, I might have been interested, for historical reasons. Why should I care about something somebody made up? Katherine has joked to me about watching it again some time. I told her that it would have to be in my next life.
Here is the trailer.
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John Arquilla's "Obama's 3-part policy can ease bloodshed" (Insight, June 22) has glaring shortcomings. First, he claims President Bush rushed to war. On the contrary, Bush labored for more than a year prior to the start of the war to form a large coalition of nations to assist in that effort.
Second, intelligence reports from Israel, Germany, France and Great Britain (and possibly Russia) all confirmed Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction, including atomic weapons. This information was heavily discussed prior to the war not only by the Bush administration but also by the likes of then-Sen. John Kerry (now secretary of state), Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada (now U.S. Senate majority leader), then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (later secretary of state) and then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco, later speaker of the House). As early as 1998, President Bill Clinton affirmed the belief that Iraq was developing WMDs. So, third, to try to change history is simply duplicitous.
These are the people Arquilla refers to as "gullible." As for the rest of his piece, which is not much more than palaver, the Sunnis and Shiite hate each other, and Obama hasn't a clue.
Paulo Raub, Walnut Creek
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Felix Hernandez (10-2) pitched well today. He's on track for 18 victories, which is, alas, not good enough to put him in the ranks of the excellent.
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Rebel Yell (1983). Billy Idol scared and disgusted me when he emerged on the scene in the early 1980s. I now think that this is one of the best rock albums of all time. Five of its nine songs (including this one) are of exceptional quality, and even the other four are solid. My favorite part of this song is at 2:26, when Steve Stevens's guitar comes in.
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Today's bike rally in Waxahachie (my 576th overall) gives me 2,006.3 miles for the year, which is half over (since I don't plan to ride again until Tuesday, 1 July). My goal, you may recall, is 4,000 miles (actually, 4,004.7), which would be my fourth-best mileage year ever (in 34 years of cycling). I now believe that I can reach 4,400 miles for the year, which would make 2014 my third-best year of 34, and my best since 1991, when I was 34 years old. (I'm now 57.) Wish me luck!
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Re "Justices Rebuke Obama on Right of Appointment" (front page, June 27):
This is not a radical ruling; it's actually quite pragmatic and sensible. And it isn't about President Obama. It applies to all presidents.
The point of the original law on recess appointments was to enable the president to govern when Congress wasn't around—not when it obstructed his agenda or failed to agree with him, but just when its members couldn't quickly be gathered together.
The Senate's every-three-day pro forma sessions may seem like a technicality, but on most of those mini-breaks you actually could get members of Congress together on short notice. It's during the summer recess or major holidays, when they are all traveling, that you might need an emergency appointment. So in effect, the Supreme Court has said that an emergency can't be defined as "I didn't get my way." Good call.
WILLIAM WORKMANWillison, Vt., June 27, 2014
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It is possible to distinguish, at least in principle, between the negative task of defending a thesis against objections (removing grounds for disbelief) and the positive task of providing a case for a thesis (providing reasons for belief). Of course, these positive and negative tasks are often difficult to separate. My defense of moral realism will partake of both. Much of my argument will pursue the negative task. Moral realism is thought by many to succumb to a variety of devastating objections. I shall try to show why moral realism does not fall to standard metaphysical and epistemological objections. If this defense is successful, I shall have shown that the standard reasons for resisting moral realism are unfounded. Although this negative claim about moral realism is both interesting and important, I shall try also to establish the case for moral realism.
(David O. Brink, Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics, Cambridge Studies in Philosophy, ed. Sydney Shoemaker [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989], 12)
Note from KBJ: The same distinction (between defending a thesis and making a case for a thesis) applies in the case of theism (understood as belief in the existence of a personal deity). A theist can (1) remove grounds for disbelief in God and (2) provide reasons for belief in God. The first strategy is ineffective for those whose lack of belief is ungrounded. Take me, for example. I have no grounds for my lack of belief in God. I simply find myself without a belief in God. (I also find myself without a belief in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Abominable Snowman.) I'm in the same position with respect to moral realism as I am with respect to theism. I simply find myself without a belief in what Brink calls "moral facts." Since my lack of belief is ungrounded, there is nothing Brink or anyone else can say that can show my "grounds" to be inadequate. One cannot have inadequate grounds if one has no grounds. (And no, I don't for a moment think that there is a presumption in favor of moral realism that has the effect of placing a burden of proof or persuasion on those who aren't moral realists.) As for Brink's making a case for moral realism, the only way this can succeed is if he shows me that beliefs I already have commit me, logically, to believing in moral facts. But even if he could do this, it would still be up to me to decide whether to accept moral realism. Merely showing me that I have inconsistent beliefs doesn't force me to reject any particular belief. It just shows that something in my belief set has to give.
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Re "Iraq's Military Seen as Unlikely to Turn the Tide" (front page, June 23):
Your assessment of the Iraqi military's weakness doesn't ask the hard questions necessary to explain the realistic alternatives facing the Iraqi government and, presumably, the United States.
It seems most unlikely that the Iraqi military can be trained or equipped to take on ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) in time to affect this crisis. But why should air power be necessary to defeat an enemy with no air force of its own? Why should a sophisticated military organization be necessary to defeat a group that largely mirrors the Shiite militias now forming, with the exception of their combat experience?
We should have learned from our experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, not to mention Vietnam, the limits to countering such forces with the kind of traditional military we've spent billions trying to create in Iraq since 2003.
By default, Shiite militias may be the only groups able to counter ISIS, in spite of the fact that their use may lead to a sectarian war. Better to let those who have a real stake in the outcome take on the challenge and let the chips fall where they may.
MICHAEL W. COTTERPittsboro, N.C., June 23, 2014
The writer was United States ambassador to Turkmenistan, 1995-98.
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When the editorial board of the New York Times disagrees with a Supreme Court ruling, as often happens, it does so by quoting from the dissenting opinion(s). The board's members have no legal expertise, so they bolster their political and moral views by "borrowing" from the dissent. This gives the editorial opinion a veneer of respectability as legal analysis. As you probably know, the Supreme Court just struck down, on First Amendment grounds, a statute that created a "buffer zone" at the entrances of abortion clinics. The ruling was unanimous. This, you can be sure, caused a great deal of consternation at the Times. The editorial board opposes the ruling, but doesn't have anyone to quote! What do you do in a case like that? You emote.
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text: Credit Crunch Raises Pressure on U.S. Textile Industry The domestic textile industry is getting closer to the edge of extinction. By Kristi Ellis and Liza Casabona and Ross Tucker on October 14, 2008 The domestic textile industry is getting closer to the edge of extinction. Thanks to the ongoing credit crisis and consolidation of retailers and apparel producers, the U.S. textile industry — which, in its heyday, employed more than 700,000 workers, but has since shrunk to less than 300,000 — is facing even bleaker days. While domestic textile executives said the tight credit markets and high lending rates haven't severely affected their businesses with large customers just yet, they are concerned many small companies that buy their fabrics are already feeling the pinch. The domestic textile sector has faced a long-term credit crisis for more than a decade, said Auggie Tantillo, executive director of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition. The current economic crisis has added another layer to the problems by pinching short-term credit and creating a higher level of operating difficulty. "Many of our guys were dealing with a credit crisis even in the middle of a boom," Tantillo said. As pressure from cheaper imports from China and elsewhere on the domestic industry increased, banks became increasingly reluctant to lend money to textile manufacturers, he said. "Now, add into that the current crisis, which is not unique to the textile sector," Tantillo said. Textile manufacturers aren't having trouble getting credit, but they are faced with rising rates, he said. According to AMTAC, banks aren't cutting off credit overnight or steering clear of 30-day credit arrangements, but they are significantly increasing lending rates. The London Interbank Offer Rate, which helps set commercial loan rates, shot up by nearly a third last week, but eased off 1.5 percent on Monday to 4.169 percent, according to Erate.com. The higher rates could have far-reaching economic impacts on businesses already operating under less-than-ideal circumstances. So far, few executives have reported being denied credit outright, partly due to the long-term relationships the remaining domestic textile manufacturers have with their local bankers, Tantillo said. A second layer of uncertainty swirls around the financial health of Wachovia, a bank prominent in the Carolinas where the remaining domestic textile industry is primarily based, Tantillo said. The region was once the hub of the country's textile industry, which employed about 500,000 people just 15 years ago and was down to 297,100 last month, less than half of its peak employment in the mid-Seventies. While there has been some anecdotal evidence of business returning to the U.S. because of rising fuel prices and higher labor costs in China, job figures don't bear it out. The majority of textile firms may be able to rely on their established financing partners, but not every company has that security net. Mills like Spectrum Yarns, a yarn spinner that makes products for use in apparel, home furnishings and automotive fabrics, could find themselves in a financial bind. Spectrum notified the North Carolina Department of Commerce that it would close two North Carolina facilities on Sept. 30 because it could not get adequate financing. The closure resulted in the loss of 200 jobs. "The reasons for the closing of the Spectrum Yarns Kings Mountain plant and Marion plant relate in part to the recent problems in the nation's financial markets," said the company in a letter. "In the midst of this national financial crisis, Spectrum has been unable to obtain sufficient financing to keep operations going." Spectrum said it approached banks and private investors, but to no avail. In addition, Spectrum's primary supplier, Nan Ya Plastics Corp., stopped shipping materials to the company, the letter said. September was a particularly rough month for domestic textile manufacturers in North Carolina. Burke Mills, a yarn manufacturer for the apparel, home furnishings and industrial textile industries, let 130 workers go last month. Burke cited the general contraction of the domestic textile industry, declines in sales and a dearth of customers and potential customers as factors. Freudenberg Nonwovens also closed a North Carolina facility that resulted in the loss of 59 jobs. As part of the announcement of worldwide layoffs of more than 8,000 workers, Hanesbrands Inc. said it would cease all its production of knit textiles in the U.S. The company closed a knit textile factory and a yarn plant in September that employed 610 workers. Another 135 workers at two other facilities are expected to lose their jobs before the end of the year. The last domestic knit textile plant the firm owns is slated to close next year, when an additional 600 jobs will be lost. All the announced layoffs were at facilities in North Carolina. Jim Chesnutt, president and chief executive officer of National Spinning Co., which operates several yarn and dye plants in North Carolina, said, "Our bank is not pulling back on credit with us. I'm not concerned about my bank not taking care of my needs. I'm concerned for some of my customers." Chesnutt's customers — knitters, weavers and sweater and hosiery manufacturers — have seen tightening in credit, which has trickled down to his company in the form of an extension of invoice due dates by several days. Chesnutt also expects the slowdown at retail to eventually affect his business. "I have to think there are marginal retailers out there that are going to have [credit] lines reduced," said Chesnutt. "Their compliant banks are cutting back on their lines. It is more difficult to get lines for letters of credit and they've had to bring their inventories down." He said his hosiery business has seen a slowdown at retail, but his sweater and craft sales have been strong. Chesnutt said his business is now 60 percent textiles and 40 percent crafts. "I think who we're seeing the biggest impact with is the newer and smaller companies that might have new relationships with their banks and lenders," said Brian Meck, general manager of Fessler USA, a Pennsylvania mill that specializes in manufacturing fashion knit tops for customers such as Nordstrom, Lucky Brand and Urban Outfitters. "Established brands and retailers seem to be very stable and we've had no issues or delays." Meck recommended that smaller labels and designers look to partner more with their manufacturers to weather the storm. According to Meck, Fessler makes it a point to partner with small labels and start-ups, offering anything from inventory management to marketing and customer service support. "If there's somebody with a real business opportunity, we'd recommend they have a real heart-to-heart with their manufacturer," said Meck. "We're definitely open to ideas like that." Allen Gant Jr., ceo of Glen Raven Mills, said, "I don't think there is any question that the credit market has tightened dramatically." Every industry is probably going to see an impact on their supply chain, he said, but the remaining question mark for everyone is still what effect the $700 billion bailout package approved by Congress will have. "Credit problems are very pervasive," Gant said. "There's not a single issue in our lives that won't be affected by it. But I'm optimistic. I believe this country needs immense leadership and we will find it. 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ACTION ALERT. A group of bikers will be leaving Arizona for the San Diego/Tijuana border on Thursday morning, June 12th, to protest for the release of Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi. Sgt. Tahmooressi has been imprisoned in Mexico since March on a weapons charge after making a wrong turn at the border and ending up in Mexico. Members of Riders USA will be going. KSU from the Love's Truck Stop off I-10 at 1610 N Miller Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326 at 9:30 am to ride to the Love's Truck Stop at 820 W Pima St, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 to meet up with the group coming in from Texas. The Texas group should be rolling into the Gila Bend Love's at approx. 10:30 am. The entire group will then ride for San Diego. Once at the border the plans are very fluid. Length of stay, accommodations etc.. are entirely up to each individual. All vehicles are welcome and feel free to bring protest signs. John Harrington from Shield Tactical is leading the ride from Texas. California is a helmet state so all riders must wear helmets while in California. Firearm carry is not advisable. For details see CA attorney general's page here: http://oag.ca.gov/firearms/travel. You can get ride updates on the Shield Tactical Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398871123734672/. or on the Riders USA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RIDERSUSA.
I will be with you in thought & prayer support! Go for it!!! :> Maybe there will be a homecoming rally @ 7Pm on June 13?
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The women spun wool, hand-knit various items to sell to the tourists in the occasional cars or vans that were sightseeing along the dirt road.
I had joined a day-long Sacred Valley of the Inca van tour that had about seven fellow travelers in it. Curious and humorous thing that happened on our way back to Cuzco: Our van was a new VW (very impressive compared to other vehicles in Cuzco at the time I was there). Our Peruvian driver/guide was proud to drive such a nice vehicle. Plus, he narrated in English (sorta), and that also gave him status among his peers. Trouble was, the guy didn\'t know how to drive. Seriously. On our way back, we were on a narrow dirt road on the side of a mountain. It was dark. He had the headlights on (the only source of illumination within miles). It was raining. As we got close to the occasional other vehicle approaching us, both drivers turned their headlights off. OFF! Black as pitch, and they turned their lights off?
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While their exact motives have always remained mysterious, it was widely believed that the Black Rose was the true power behind the throne while the aristocracy still reigned in Noxus. When raw martial prowess became the ultimate determination of whose will held sway in the Empire, the Black Rose seemed to vanish overnight. Many believed that perhaps their time had simply passed, and that its members had put aside their quests for social and political dominance. When LeBlanc reemerged at the gates of the Institute of War, however, it became clear that these masters of shadow and flame had simply been biding their time, waiting for a new global authority to emerge: the League of Legends.
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The Pro Bowl is a way of honoring a player by acknowledging their greatness during a particular season. The Cleveland Browns came into existence in 1946 as part of the old All-American Football Conference, before merging to become a member of the National Football League in 1950. What player has gone to the most Pro Bowls as a Cleveland Browns player?
Two players have each gone to nine Pro Bowls as members of the Browns; Lou Groza and Jim Brown.
Tied for the next spot are three players who have each made it to six Pro Bowls: Gene Hickerson, Leroy Kelly, and Dick Schafrath.


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FORMER world champion Glenn McCrory has given Nantwich's Nathan Gorman his seal of approval as he builds towards a shot at the English title.
The 20-year-old heavyweight has won all seven of his professional bouts, six of them inside the distance, and has two fights scheduled in the near future.
His next test comes in the shape of big-hitting Georgian Gogita Gorgiladze in Stoke on Saturday night before travelling to London to face Dominic Akinlade for the vacant English belt on April 1.
McCrory, who is a former IBF cruiserweight champion, has predicted good things for Gorman and believes Ricky Hatton, himself a former two-weight world champion, is the right person to guide his career.
"Nathan Gorman is a good kid. He's over six foot four, has seven wins from seven fights at 20 years of age and he's one that has a really bright future ahead of him," he said.
"This is a time with some really good young heavyweights coming through and Nathan is in the mix with them.
"It's still early days in his career, but he's ticked all the boxes so far and what I've seen of him suggests he's one to watch. I think his future is potentially huge."
Gorman's last fight came on November 26 when he stopped Croatian Igor Mihaljevic in the third of six rounds.
Saturday's fight against Gorgiladze, who has lost 15 of his 49 professional bouts, and the title fight with Akinlade will both be 10-round contests.
Gorman, the nephew of legendary bareknuckle fighter Bartley Gorman, has only had one scheduled 10-round fight, but that ended early as he knocked David Howe out in the first round on October 1.
When the title fight was made, 36-year-old Akinlade had an unblemished professional record but he surrendered that on Saturday.
He was beaten on points by Yorkshireman Josh Sandland in a six-round contest in London.


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Asset Forfeiture Becomes Fund Raising
July 6, 1999
The federal government, states and local administrations are in a tug-of-war over valuables seized from individuals in asset- forfeiture cases. As those assets allure government officials as a source of funds for whatever purpose, citizens -- guilty or innocent -- are thrown into increasing jeopardy.
Steven Kessler, a trial lawyer who used to run the asset- forfeiture unit of the Bronx attorney general's office, warns that forfeiture programs "have run amok" and adds that the focus is no longer on combating crime, but "on fund raising."
- Last month the House passed a bill requiring the federal government to prove with "clear and convincing" evidence that property was eligible for forfeiture if an owner files a legal challenge.
- Now pending in the Senate, the legislation would also require officers to prove criminality -- not simply allege it.
- The government would be required to give owners notice before seizing property.
- Some owners of seized cash would be allowed to receive interest on the amount returned.
When the police chief of San Jose, Calif., once asked the city manager why no provision was made in the city budget for police equipment, the manager noted that the police had seized $4 million the previous year and said he expected them "to do better this year."
At the federal level, in 1990 the Justice Department was falling short of the $470 million the agency expected in forfeitures that year when Attorney General Richard Thornburgh warned federal prosecutors that he expected them to use every effort to increase forfeiture income.
Source John Hendren, "Forfeiture Laws Under Fire," Washington Post, July 5, 1999.
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Goal Setting Workshop
Part 2, The Action Plan
I have a diary from when I was in eighth grade. In it – among the notes about crushes and guinea pigs – I made lists of how to achieve perfection. These were detailed plans encompassing every area of my young life.
Nearly three decades later, I am still trying for self-improvement, but I no longer am so idealistic. This is for two reasons: 1. After so many years of trying, I get it: it is impossible to do everything perfectly. 2. My definition of "being a better me" has changed in that I now value the process as much as the results. Success for me is now about learning and growing, rather than just achieving. I've learned more from my failures than what I've managed to figure out on the first try.
So, my goals for the year reflect the desire to learn, grow and develop myself. They are also about creating an environment that is conducive to that experience. After many years, I have also learned that in order to really make changes, I have to work steadily, gradually adding on or I will become overwhelmed or burn out. I like to challenge myself, but making the tasks realistic and focusing on a few at a time makes this work. The past three years I have made significant growth in my life through this way of planning.
Tasks and Timeline
The next step is to break down the actions necessary to achieve each goal over the course of the year. Doing this gives me a series of small tasks to complete in a certain timeframe. It is a plan, and a way to track progress. If I struggle for a couple weeks in one area, I can focus on the others until I get my motivation back. I will have concrete progress to show for my efforts as I check off the tasks.
Here is an example for January of how I mapped out my goals for the year (which I came up with in the previous post):
- Declutter and decide what items can be donated or sold.
- Sell 10 items.
- Have weekly visits with friends.
- Plan ahead for next month's occasions and make cards and gifts.
- Make homemade facial moisturizer.
- Use sewing machine and recycled material to make laptop cushion and draft dodger.
- Attend free recreational and community event with son: game night at recreation center.
- Attend events at the Farm Show Complex: PA Farm Show.
- Cut additional $10 off weekly grocery bill by shopping at Aldi first and keeping homemade snacks on hand.
- Develop 2 new family friendly recipes per month and continue monthly Meal Plan.
- Lose 1 pound by cutting binge eating and exercising 1-2 times per week.
Then I copied these into a simple chart so I could check off the tasks on a weekly or monthly basis. You can see the first page of the chart by clicking here. (It is 7 pages for the entire year, so I just have uploaded a PDF of the first page)
Where Will I be in a Year?
Ok, I had to laugh at myself a bit (and take some Ibuprofen for my headache) after scheduling out my goals. This year I have the weirdest, most random list of goals ever. I had knocked off some of the more typical goals over the past few years, so these were the next level of things I wanted to work on. But man are they a mixed lot!
Anyways, it seems like a lot of things to do, but it is not unreasonable. I want to challenge myself this year in areas that are harder for me, such as getting out more – socializing and attending events. If I don't challenge myself this way, I will not get out there and do stuff. I tend to be a homebody and I have social anxiety. Getting out there will be good for me in working on this, and I can take a friend or family member for moral support!
The weight loss is because I binge eat and am at "that age" where I quickly put on 5-10 pounds a year if I don't maintain. I also have gotten out of the exercise routine and need to be doing something physical to keep up better health. It also sets a good example for my son.
Cutting expenses, selling things and saving up has enabled us to get all the materials for our first renovation project this year, the main floor bathroom. I am aiming to have saved up for and sourced supplies for the kitchen renovation by Fall. I will also get more used to bartering and selling items.
If I am able to get all of these steps accomplished this year, I will be very pleased! Even if I don't do everything, having a focus and a plan will help me do so much more than getting up every day and thinking about what I should do. I do have health issues, including Systemic Lupus, that leave me unable to do as much as I plan to every day. The point here is to at least have a plan and be optimistic about being able to carry it out.
The third part in this workshop is how to stick with the plan. If you are the type that makes New Year's resolutions and forgets them by February, you won't want to miss this.