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I just feel like I'm drowning in my life right now. When I come home from school and see the twins they don't even want to come to me. They cry and cling to the nanny and try to wiggle out of my arms. And I mean like real tears not just screaming crying. And then I have exams coming up that I need to study for and I just feel frustrated like I can't 100% to the babies or school. And I don't see it get better anytime soon I have to stay in school to get a good job and try to move out on my own eventually kwim.
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Last year I was lucky. I'd not read, or even heard of (why do I always feel like I'm confessing on here) Kevin Barry, but I went to a wordfactory 'Irish' event on a hot Saturday evening that happened to be during Pride in London, and Kevin Barry read. It was a brilliant short story and perhaps more importantly, his delivery is so animated and accented that once you've heard him, he's reading to you from the pages in your hands.
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"Mouth of teeth on him like a vandalised graveyard but we all have our crosses." (p. 4)
"See him back there:I want to go on, to get you a line that's setting, maybe about the Back Traces, de Valera Street or Big Nothin'. But instead I'll leave you with the thirst to read it yourself, and a little help from Kevin to get you started.
A big unit with deep-set eyes and a squared-off chin. Dark-haired, and sallow, and wry. The kind of kid who whore his bruises nicely." (p. 53)
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The record producer Huey P. Meaux, who was nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun," became best known for producing Freddy Fender's hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," and for producing the Sir Douglas Quintet. Meaux's checkered career had two chapters, each of which ended with him in prison.
Our rock historian Ed Ward is going to profile the first chapter in which Meaux discovered some amazing Texas and Louisiana artists.
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(Singing) A Crazy Cajun is going to be their engineer. The Righteous Brothers...
ED WARD, BYLINE: In 1959, Huey Meaux was living in Winnie, a rice-milling town in east Texas, cutting hair and doing a radio show for the local station. Somehow, he ran into Jivin' Gene Bourgeois and recorded a song, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," which he sold to Mercury Records, who turned it into a hit. He took his check from Mercury to the local bank and was promptly arrested on suspicion of selling drugs.
A little Cajun barber wasn't supposed to have that kind of money unless he was doing something illegal, Huey told me many years later.
But he was, from that moment on, addicted. He knew there was talent all around him, and after moving to Houston, where most of it played, he let the word out that there was a record producer looking for talent. In 1962, he got a tape from a left-handed female guitarist from Beaumont who wrote her own material.
BARBARA LYNN: (singing) If you should lose me, oh, yeah, you'll lose a good thing. If you should lose me, oh, yeah, you'll lose a good thing. You know I love you, do anything for you. Just don't mistreat me and I'll be good to you. But if you should lose me...
WARD: Barbara Lynn Ozen - or Barbara Lynn, as she's known to most of us - was the first major discovery Huey made in Houston, and he eventually leased her records to Atlantic in New York, where a more produced version of "You'll Lose a Good Thing" was a Top 10 hit in June 1962. There were a lot of record labels in Houston in those days, but there was only one crazy Cajun, who had connections with some of the South's top recording studios, including Cosimo Matassa's in New Orleans.
There was always talent looking for a record deal there, too, which is how the great Johnny Adams briefly wound up on Huey's Pacemaker label.
JOHNNY ADAMS: (singing) Let them talk if they want to. Yeah. Talk don't bother me. No, no, no. I want the whole wide world to know, yeah, that I, I sure do love you so.
WARD: I always look for a voice, Meaux told me when I interviewed him in the 1970s, and he really didn't care if that voice came from a black, white or brown person, a man or a woman. A lot of the guitar work on his early soul records was by Joey Long, whose real surname was Longoria - a player worshiped by the young Billy Gibbons and other up-and-coming Houston blues guitarists.
JOEY LONG: (singing) I've been mistreated. Baby, I think you know what I'm talking about. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been mistreated, baby. Oh, child, you know what I'm talking about now. Yes, I worked five long years for one woman, then she had the nerve to kick me out.
WARD: Another Mexican-American soul singer who stuck with Huey for years was Sunny Ozuna, from San Antonio, where Sunny and the Sunliners were major stars.
SUNNY OZUNA: (singing) Twelve o'clock at night. You walked out of my door and told me, baby, you were going to the drugstore. But in my mind I knew were lying. Drugstores close at a quarter to nine. I saw you kissing Willy across the fence. I heard you telling Willy I don't have no sense. Oh, the way you been acting is such a drag, you put me in a trick bag.
WARD: Another blues act that recorded several singles for Huey was Johnny and Edgar Winter, who worked the Houston club circuit.
EDGAR WINTER: (singing) You got your high heeled sneakers on and your slip-in mules. Got your high heeled sneakers on and your slip-in mules. You're moving all right now. I know you're out of sight. You've got a shapely figure, mama.
WARD: Johnny does a solo on this record, one of many they cut in the mid-'60s. It didn't do much. Another act that recorded prolifically for Huey with little success finally found a bit of it in the 1980s. Johnny Clyde Copeland was a superb guitarist and vocalist with a tendency for mixing soul and blues.
JOHNNY CLYDE COPELAND: (singing) Hey, little girl. I'm going to get you. Even though I know I've never met you. I'm going to take my time and slowly mess up your mind. I'm not giving up my ground. I'm going to slow walk you down.
WARD: In 1965, Huey struck gold when a fast-talking San Antonio guy walked into his office asking to make a record. The subsequent success of the Sir Douglas Quintet spun Huey off into yet another direction, but it wasn't going to last. In 1968, he was convicted of a 1966 morals charge. The first act of Huey Meaux's career was over.
GROSS: Ed Ward played music from the "South Texas Rhythm and Soul Review" on the Kent label. Coming up, John Powers recommends a novel he thinks is worth finding time for. This is FRESH AIR.
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Playing a vital role in the successful start-up of a pro sports franchise is nothing new to Jamey Rootes, senior vice president and chief sales and marketing officer for the Houston Texans, who are currently in the middle of their second NFL season. Rootes, you see, was president and general manager of the MLS Columbus Crew when the team opened play in 1996.
But last fall, as the Texans began to craft their second-season business plan, Rootes vowed not to repeat a management technique he used in Columbus. Back then, he said, "I told my staff, 'Avoid the sophomore slump, avoid the sophomore slump.' That put a negative in everyone's mind."
With the Texans, he accentuated the positive. "We talked about how it went well [in year one] and how we were going to do it even better going forward," said the 37-year-old Rootes, who's responsible for all the club's revenue-generating and corporate-branding activities. The second-season mantra, written on the cover of the team's business plan: "Good to Great."
Emphasizing the positive appears to have worked. Said Rootes, who reports directly to Texans owner Bob McNair, "Even though that first season was as good as it was, in 2003 we are performing at a significantly higher level."
Local revenue is up significantly this season over last, Rootes said, declining to provide the numbers. Industry sources estimate the percentage growth could approach the low double-digit range.
Two areas that have helped drive that local revenue growth, both under Rootes' purview, are sponsorship sales and sales of luxury suites — providing several million additional dollars to the Texans' coffers this season, the industry sources said. The Texans added 19 luxury suites to Reliant Stadium in the off-season and sold them all. Additionally, six suites that had been sold on a game-by-game basis last season were sold on a long-term basis during the off-season.
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Couples posting their status updates about how in love they are with each other.
Couples posting their selfies and portrait shots.
Couples posting their sweet conversations.
While I, a single person right here, just sits here in front of my laptop or my tablet, scrolling up and down through all these posts, almost wanting to puke. Haha no offense tho.
But I admit, even though this is my reaction most of the time, sometimes I also kinda envy them, then I'd just think, I will have my time soon too.
Anyway, I know for a fact that behind those kilig moments and sweet nothings are countless fights, misunderstandings, arguments, and what not that could taint a relationship. Behind those conflicts are two persons trying to reflect on themselves and decide which one should put down his or her pride to apologize and get things over with. Behind these self reflections thinking what could have gone wrong are some hours or days that could have been spent studying or enjoying some hobbies without problems to think about. Behind those hours or days are moments that you could've spent trying to improve yourself and having your own quality time instead of dwelling over the conflict you have with your bae or if not, that date you have with him or her which you can't move on from because of the fact that it gave you daydreams and hopes that you'll have more of it soon.
But then I wonder, why is it that despite all these disadvantages, people would still want to get into a relationship? Is it because they simply love the one they want to be together with? Is it because they'd be willing to endure everything just to live in harmony with their special someone? Is it because of love, that they don't mind everything else, since what's important to them is the fact that they're with each other? Is it because that with loving each other, they think that it's them against the world, and nobody can stop them?
Couples and their cliched, seemingly delusional convictions. I just don't understand them, because I haven't really been in their shoes yet, I mean, not exactly, since I don't think I've ever been in love, though I've been with someone of the opposite sex, but I've felt nothing but annoyance as the relationship went on. Why? Read on.
You see, for me, right now, being single is still much better than being in a relationship, and I learned that through experience. I remember when my guy "best friend" from 4 years ago always gets upset when I don't give him time, how he gives a fuss about what I wear, how he feels like we're already bf/gf where in fact we're not, how he becomes too possessive of me even though he does not have the right, how I'd have to deal with our conflicts, and how I'd have to deal with criticisms from others because of how, excuse the term, unattractive he looks - hunchbacked and a face that even though you'd turn the world upside down, it still isn't going to be attractive to anybody. Haha I'm kidding. But anyway, I was so shallow in the past for liking him because of his aloofness, weirdness and the fact that his likes and dislikes are like my Dad's. But anyway, past is past, and I don't want history to repeat itself anymore.
I am not bitter because of what never was, but because of the fact that I could've chosen a better guy than him. Seems like he is my greatest mistake after all. Excuse me, but this is the most embarrassing memory I could think of as of now.
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From that experience, I knew for sure that I am far from ready when it comes to these kinds of things. I don't even enjoy doing chores yet. I am not yet wife material. Being kinda childish and immature is my comfort zone and I'm still there. No matter how these couples show off their lovey dovey moments to me through these LCD screens on my gadgets, the conviction that I shouldn't be one of them just yet always prevails, because of the very fact that I am not ready and am still unworthy for this kind of responsibility.
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One in four people are too ashamed to admit that they are in receipt of benefits, worried that people will think they are scroungers, according to a new survey.
One in four people are too ashamed to admit that they are in receipt of benefits, worried that people will think they are scroungers, according to a new survey.
More than a quarter (27 percent) of those on benefits said they had hidden it because of what people would think. This rose to half (47 percent) among 16-24 year olds. More than half (51 percent) of all those who had never been supported by benefits said they would feel embarrassed to make a claim.
Overall, however, people had a positive view of the benefits system, with 81 per cent saying it was an important safety net to support people when they need help. Two-thirds (64 per cent) agreed that benefits paid to those in need were good for wider society.
The online research, which questioned 1,955 adults, was conducted in September and was released to coincide a campaign by charities aimed at countering negative views of people who claim benefits.
Chief executive of The Children's Society Matthew Reed said it was "reassuring to see that the public support this view".
"At a time when families up and down the country are feeling the squeeze, it is important – now more than ever – that society supports those in need. The overwhelming majority of people who get benefits really need them; whether they are working, looking for work or unable to work."
But chief executive of Mind Paul Farmer said lots of individuals with mental health problems faced "stigma and discrimination".
"These new statistics suggest those who claim benefits experience double the stigma," he added.
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3 Responses to "1 in 4 too ashamed to admit they receive benefits"
David Davies
I am not ashamed to admit that I am on benefits, or rely on food parcels. I am aghast that, after 37 years' full contributions, I am only entitled to 27.97/week.
I think people who have worked have this feeling of guilt when they go onto benefits I know I did after my accident and even now I will not own up to being on benefits mind you that's harder to do in a wheelchair. Also you have to be so dam careful not to upset people I've been reported three times by people and have been investigated twice, now whom ever it is who reports me and I have my ideas, the DWP just ignore it . But this is down to labour's report a fraud or report a benefits cheat,
But yes the stigma of being on benefits has been around a lot longer then Byrne Freud and Blair or Frankie the Hit Man Field. Byrne has gone and I bet Labour new choice is no better.
Peter Wild
Interesting that they did not specify what benefits are, but there is an implicit definition of benefits is JSA /ESA and IS. If the scaremongers like to claim that the benefits bill is exploding. Then surely "benefits people claim" should cover all of the DWPs remit. So what are the "shame ratios" for Carers Allowance, Child Benefit, Tax credits, Pensions. I can't say that I am ashamed that my parents claimed Child Benefit, or that they and their parents before them claimed their pension. I am proud of people who claim Carers Allowance. Both because of the inherent act of caring is worthy, and because they save us a fortune. I am deeply ashamed at the way JSA and ESA claimants are stigmatised based on "facts" derived from watching Shameless and Jeremy Kyle.
In wider terms I benefit from other tax-funded benefits (eg police, health, fire). But how skewed the discussion has become when benefits simply appears to come down to JSA, ESA, and income support.
Personally I have felt shame at the regime I have had to jump through to get put into the ESA-WRAG. I don't feel shame at claiming. I under-claimed by about 52 weeks because I was so scared of my own government and the WCA regime.
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Because of the paltry salaries it pays, the state can't hire enough welfare workers, and neglected children are being abused or abandoned. The Chattahoochee River is routinely contaminated by untreated sewage from Atlanta. The state's prison system is overflowing with drug addicts and high school dropouts who can't compete in today's high-tech job market.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Tom Murphy, the most powerful individual in the state legislature, the man in a position to help solve these and other problems, is worried about the win-loss record of his hometown's high school sports teams.
Murphy, said to be a staunch supporter of Bremen High School, is backing a bill that would make it tougher for some private schools to compete with public schools.
Murphy claims that private schools go out of state to recruit skilled athletes, thus giving their teams an unfair advantage over those from the state's public schools.
His proposal would force private schools that enroll 1 percent of their students from outside Georgia, or 10 percent from outside their home counties, to compete in a higher class division than public schools of the same size.
Murphy complained that private schools laden with imported talent routinely come to Bremen and ''beat the soup out of us.''
''How can a little town like Bremen, with 900 students in all three school systems ... compete with a school that recruits from the New York Athletic Club?'' Murphy asked as he lobbied for support of his bill.
Fearful of incurring the wrath of the man who controls the flow of truly important legislation in the House, 129 representatives voted for the measure Wednesday, giving it an easy margin of victory.
We're proud to note that the entire Athens-area House delegation -- Louise McBee, Keith Heard, Ralph Hudgens and Bob Smith -- sided with 41 other brave souls in voting against the speaker's petty proposal.
That the matter even made it to the floor for a vote -- while other vital pieces of legislation are languishing in committees -- is ridiculous.
The fact that the Georgia General Assembly is taking up valuable time on a relatively inconsequential issue such as this sends the unmistakable message to our children that high school sports competition is more important than it really is.
There are other organizations, such as the Georgia High School Association, that have the responsibility for dealing with the questions of fairness raised by Murphy. That's where this issue should be resolved, not under the gold dome of the state Capitol.
Neither is there any mistaking the message, as one legislator pointed out, that it's not how hard you try, but who you know that sometimes influences outcomes.
Rep. John Wiles, who coaches baseball at a private school in Marietta, accused Murphy of using his position to get his way at the expense of students.
''You know what this bill tells them?'' Wiles said. ''It doesn't matter how good you are, it doesn't matter how hard you work. If you have someone more powerful in the state, they can take it all away from you.''
The critical issue here is not fairness in high school sports competition. There's a mechanism already established for dealing with that concern.
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WOMEN in Wales are losing hundreds of pounds in pay because their salaries are kept under wraps.
More than one in five bosses stop employees sharing information about their wages with colleagues, new figures have shown.
The gap between women and men's average full-time pay is still 13% per hour. Women who work part-time earn 34% less per hour than men who work full-time.
Women cannot redress the balance unless employers introduce transparent pay systems, say experts. But up to seven out of 10 businesses have no plans to check they pay women fairly, shows the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) report.
Neil Wooding, the Equal Opportunities Commissioner for Wales, branded "the level of complacency and secrecy" as staggering.
Kate Bennett, the EOC's director in Wales, said, "Pay is still a taboo subject in many organisations. Welsh employers have to tackle this culture of secrecy if we are ever going to see the gap between women and men's pay finally closed. Pay discrimination could not survive in a climate of greater openness about pay."
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|Reviews for Penelope
| A Midsummer chapter 1 . 6/7/2014
I think out of all of them, I love 'bird stealing bread' the most. There's just something powerful about it that I really like. And the words "Light cannot love her" did it to me. It continues to echo in my head. And the way Light leans in to whisper and L just watches Misa dancing in the rain, really. It's just, I can't.
| moira33 chapter 1 . 9/22/2013
Ok I will be honest it was difficult to follow your story
but in the end I think I understand it
I am curious why Misa and L are like Penelope and Odyseuss?
| doingsomeliving chapter 1 . 12/28/2012
just wonderful.
| woodlandfairykirk chapter 1 . 12/21/2012
Death eraser... sounds intense(: really good!
| GOODBYEFRIENDS chapter 1 . 7/12/2012
You my friend, are fantastic.
You made this beautiful fanfic and you deserve so much wonderful reviews.
You broke my heart and yet rebuild it again.
You're writing was genuine, perceptive, and absolutely gorgeous.
""You fell for Misa."
She whispers, pressing her face into his hair. He neither confirms nor denies this, but she knows it is a fact. The top of all the percentages he has ever been certain of. She is no longer numbers and figures, questions of what she is doing are gone. He just wants her to know how lovely she is; and this is the reason in one quick movement he kisses her.
"Even your Gods have loved you. Why should I be any different?"
this scene broke my heart, especially when they started kissing and it went into this complicated kiss and them touching and it was just, oh so wonderful.
You have a talent, embrace it.
Please, from the depths of my heart, write more of LxMisa, it doesn't have to be a full story, but just drabbles.
You're amazing.
Don't stop writing.
It's so...influential.
| L-fan chapter 1 . 5/1/2012
The ending to this is great. It's a twist nobody would see coming.
| MistressFi chapter 1 . 4/6/2012
This is fantastic, it's wonderfully written. (Going straight to my favorites!) The narrative style and story order is really engaging, and you've made effective literary comparison which makes for a great look at the characters. It's heartbreaking in a way, but just as beautiful. Yep, excellent story!
| honeybeeze chapter 1 . 3/29/2012
That was...
I am almost speechless...
I sat staring at my computer the last 5 minutes digesting this story. The set up (1-10 idea was amazing!) The beautiful words and... I cant describe how beautiful this one-shot is. I know Ill read this. Then re-read this over and over again.
The other, darker side to Misa "monster and bird stealing bread" but I really liked 7.
How L loves her.
Im in awe of this. Thank you so much for it and the creativity of it
| Penny chapter 1 . 1/31/2012
I loved this. The ending twist is brilliant, literally brilliant - Ryuk would be so annoyed with her, and still she doesn't care; it's about L & Misa and that's it.
| lost princess chapter 1 . 9/11/2011
second ficlet of yours i've read tonight; and yet again i'm starstruck. this was gorgeous and just the right side of poetic; and god damn a happy ending after misery is always beautiful. looking forward to some more from you. x
| Ink Reservoir chapter 1 . 9/3/2011
This was cute and sad :( :) I don't know how to feel about it, but it was good.
| GalanthaDreams chapter 1 . 7/21/2011
A rare literary goddess you are to have made so soulful a story.
| clow-san chapter 1 . 7/8/2011
Ah yes the infamous plot device called the death eraser, introduced but never exploited in the manga.
This is just wonderful. Exquisite how it seemed fragmented and dreamy but concise as well. I love your twist at the end and the whole Penelope/Odysseus comparison.
| Hey Fabulous chapter 1 . 5/28/2011
Sorry that I've been MIA. I absolutely LOVED this.
| neat little soliloquy chapter 1 . 5/22/2011
we adore a lack of linearity. it made the story so much more interesting; and the ending twist using the eraser was lovely. we hope to read more from you.


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Do unto others and all that.
Filmmaker and funnyman Judd Apatow has nudity exposure down to a fine science. According to the Girls producer, movies need to follow the golden five-second-penis rule.
"We've experimented with the limits of what people can handle," he told The Hollywood Reporter. He specifically spoke about showing a penis on screen. "We found out that 20 seconds of someone naked is probably too much, and people will leave the theater if you have full frontal nudity for an extended period of time. But if you make it five seconds they'll laugh and say it was great."
What does this say about us when we can't stand watching a penis for more than five seconds in a public theater? Maybe at ten seconds, we'll start looking around to see if we're the only ones watching said penis. At 15 seconds, we will all make eye contact and realize that we're not the only ones flat out watching this penis. At 20 seconds, we'll all leave the theater in secret shame, pretending our puritanical sensibilities were offended by that penis.
I guess when you're in public, it's best to keep it to peep show doses of nudity. It feels more polite that way.
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2013, 05/12 The Children Make Mother's Day Special and don't forget!
All the children of the Sunday school have been sneakily preparing for Mother's Day for the last several weeks. While they have been doing their regular curriculum, they have snuck in time to make cards for ALL the women that were in attendance on Mother's Day Sunday. We weren't going to worry about, "is she a mom or not?" Because you know what? Every single person in that room has helped the children in one way or another and have played a parental role, so, they got a card and a flower just because we wanted to show our love and give thanks for all they do.
It was quite the operation. First, children made cards specifically for their own mothers, but we wanted all the moms in the room to feel loved and appreciated, so we made sure to make cards for everyone.
The teens on Mother's Day were the spies. The did a head count of all the moms in attendance on that day and then made sure that there were enough cards (there were WAY more than enough! These kids are prolific card makers!). The teens also prepared the flowers so that each mom would get one. Then, just at the end of the platform address, in bounds the kids.
Now, normally, I am back with the children, so I don't get to see them from the outside, but from within. This Sunday, though, I was giving the platform address, so this time, I was on the outside instead of being within and let me tell you, my eyes teared up as I saw the doors swing open and saw the joy and excitement on those kids faces as they came in to give their mother's their flowers and cards. Then, there was a flurry of activity as they raced about handing out the rest of the cards and flowers.
And I felt very loved indeed that day as I got 12 cards! Two from my own son, but 10 more from the kids from Sunday school. My heart felt big and happy.
That day at platform I was giving a talk about finding our tribe - why it's hard and how to go about finding it. Being among all those kids (and their great parents) definitely make it easier! It made for a wonderful day.
Next week we will be very, very busy too! While the parents are in the membership meeting, we will be talking about our "Every Day is Earth Day" service project - so don't forget moms and dads, get those pictures into me so that I can put them in a slideshow! Catch your child doing something good for the environment! Read this for more details.
AND we will start working on our final big project of the year! Our Time capsule! More information coming about that soon! (or you can get a head start and read more about it here!)


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Towards Patent Pools in Biotechnology?
We analyze the extent to which patent pools (agreements where patent holders agree to license their intellectual property as a package) could be used as an institution to facilitate technology transactions in biotechnology. Patent pools have been used with success in the consumer electronics and other sectors but they are untested in biotechnology despite their transaction cost reducing potential. We suggest two explanations for the fact that patent pools have not been used in this industry. The first is that the current antitrust requirements are difficult to meet in biotechnology. The second is the availability of simpler alternatives that will often be more profitable to patent holders: aggregation of rights by one party and cross-licensing.
Keywords: patent pools ; licensing ; intellectual property management ; biotechnology
JEL classification : O32, O34, K11, K21. CDM Working Papers Series
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Rambus Inc., the chip technology intellectual property vendor, is working with Microsoft Research on future memory requirements for quantum computing.
Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS), Sunnyvale, Calif., confirmed just before the holidays it is collaborating with the software giant (NASDAQ: MSFT) on memory systems for next-generation quantum computing. The promising but largely untested technology is slowly gaining traction as current computing architectures run out of steam.
Rambus noted that memory requirements are being driven by soaring system demand as consumption of real-time data expands. That requirement "is driving the need to explore new high-performance, energy-efficient computer systems," Gary Bronner, vice president of Rambus Labs, noted in a company blog post. "By working with Microsoft on this project, we can leverage our vast expertise in memory systems to identify new architectural models."
The research partners said they would pool their resources to explore future computing architectures capable of enhancing memory capabilities for a range of future use cases. They also will explore how memory technologies can be used to boost overall system performance as data volumes skyrocket and the list of data sources expands.


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Monday, May 08, 2006
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Goods
It was a gorgeous sunny day in the town where James and Steve lived. James and Steve were not only brothers, they were best friends. They did everything together from when they were babies like crawling together as infants, to learning to ride bikes at the same time as toddlers. Now as ten year olds playing sports together and even going to school together—they were like twins, even though Steve was older. They spent most of their time together. In fact they even shared a room and bunk beds.
James and Steve lived across the street from a young boy named Andre. Andre had everything that the two boys ever wished for. Andre was an only child and his parents had unlimited amounts of money. Andre's parents loved to give him gifts, lots of gifts.
Whenever the boys would go to Andre's house, James would just stare at all the cool things Andre owned. Andre had three bicycles, one for racing, another for mountain climbing, and one for riding to school. It was the most amazing thing that they ever saw, since each of the boys only had one bicycle.
James wanted to spend lots of time with Andre. However, when James was with Andre, his manners started to change. James always asked Andre about his belongings. He would ask Andre to show him all the neat stuff he had. He would ask Andre to let him play with the things. Pretty soon all James wanted to do was spend all his time with Andre.
Soon, James stopped spending time with Steve. James no longer wanted Steve to play with him and Andre. He would say, "I don't have time for you Steve, my good friend Andre and I are busy." James would then run across the street to Andre's house and leave Steve alone.
All that James could think about was Andre's stuff. James became grouchy and wanted nothing to do with his family. One night at dinner, he shouted, "I wish I was not in this family. I wish I was in Andre's family where they have great things. I don't even like it here. If I was Andre's brother, I would have desert every night."
James's dad said, "Stop that talk!" and called James into the living room and said, "James, we need to chat."
His dad said, "James you are my son, I give you everything I can including my deep and total love. Still, I need to tell you that your behavior is inappropriate and that you are falling into the trap of coveting. The tenth commandment tells us not to covet our neighbor's goods."
He went further to say, "Coveting is when you want something that belongs to someone else so much it changes you and usually leads to others sins." He explained how his coveting Andre's good had indeed changed him.
He showed James how he was now grouchy and cranky and how he was no longer joyful, like God calls everyone to become. He showed James how all he talked about were new Stuff. James had stopped talking about the really important things in life like how much he loved his brothers and sister, family and how much he cared for everyone. Most of all, he had stopped talking about God's love in his life.
James stood in shock. He could not believe what his parents were saying. His mother put her arm around him and said, "Yes son, everything your father mentioned is true and more. Your marks in school are dropping, too. Be careful! Coveting can lead to other sins."
James began to cry because he had realized he had truly forgotten others and all he thought about was Andre's stuff. Even though Andre was generous, James's problem was that he wanted Andre's goods more than anything else in life.
Everything you have is what God has given to you. God gives different things to different people, what is important is that we be happy with what we have in life and use our gifts wisely to make the world a better place for each other to live and for God to do His work.
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By LIBBY QUAID
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 18, 2007; 9:24 PM
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday.
Money was a main reason for his decision, said one person close to Brownback who requested anonymity because the candidate had not yet announced his plans. Brownback is expected to announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan.
It's widely anticipated Brownback will run for Kansas governor in 2010, when his term _ his second _ expires. He had promised in his first Senate campaign to serve no more than two terms.
"He also mentioned he is really looking forward to spending more time in Kansas," the person said.
As recently as last week, Brownback indicated he would keep campaigning through Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses in January, saying he would exit the race if he finished worse than fourth there.
But his fundraising has sagged. Reports released Monday showed that of the nine Republican candidates who filed reports, Brownback was seventh in fundraising from July through September and had a mere $94,000 cash on hand, less than any of his rivals. Brownback raised nearly $4 million overall and was eligible for $2 million in federal matching funds.
He spent a good chunk of his money on the Iowa straw poll, an early test of strength whose significance diminished after Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani decided not to compete. He finished third in the August contest behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
The straw poll gave a boost to Huckabee, said Chuck Hurley, an influential Iowa conservative who is friend and adviser to Brownback.
"Brownback's campaign didn't catch fire," Hurley said. "It's just the field is still so full, and the pool of voters he was most fishing from was almost perfectly split between him and Mike Huckabee."
Hurley said Brownback called him Thursday morning to say he was dropping out.
Nationally, Brownback had the support of 1 percent of Republicans in this month's Associated Press-Ipsos poll, after peaking at 3 percent in June.
Besides money, Brownback was hurt because he supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, an issue that angers conservatives who influence voting in Iowa and other states that are struggling to provide education, medical care and other services to an influx of immigrants in recent years.
People close to Brownback said it was unlikely he would endorse another candidate on Friday.
It's uncertain how much weight a Brownback endorsement would carry. While the anti-abortion senator is a favorite of religious conservatives, he failed to become their consensus candidate and ranks low in national polls and state surveys.
Still, a nod from Brownback could bolster the conservative credentials of a candidate such as McCain or Huckabee, the rivals who appear most likely to receive his support.
Brownback and McCain are close Senate comrades and have refrained from criticizing one another, instead assailing Romney.
While McCain has a voting record similar to Brownback's on cultural issues, McCain prompts skepticism on the right flank of the party because he isn't a high-profile crusader against abortion rights and gay marriage. Brownback's backing could signal to Christian conservatives that they can trust McCain.
Campaigning in Spartanburg, S.C., on Thursday, McCain said of Brownback, "I'll miss him in this debate. He's a voice for family. He's a voice for the pro-life movement and community in America."
Huckabee, a Southern Baptist preacher, is another favorite of religious conservatives. But like Brownback, he has struggled to rally that voting bloc around his candidacy. He, too, could benefit from Brownback's backing.
Huckabee, campaigning in Concord, N.H., said he hoped to win over Brownback's supporters.
"Sam and I agree on so many things, particularly on issues of the culture of our nation, the sanctity of life, the importance of family and marriage," Huckabee said. "I think that people who have supported Senator Brownback and have done it faithfully will be very comfortable and at home supporting me, and I certainly welcome them."
Giuliani said he liked and respected Brownback, and he praised the Kansas lawmaker for his contribution to the Republican presidential debates.
"You know I'm an optimist, so I think I can win over some of his supporters," said Giuliani, who angers some conservatives because of his support for abortion and gay rights and gun control.
It's harder to imagine any other Republican in the field getting a Brownback nod, although former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is a possibility. The Kansas senator has bitterly criticized Romney, and Giuliani is disliked by many religious conservatives because of his abortion rights and gay rights positions.
Associated Press Writers Liz Sidoti, Jim Kuhnhenn and Sam Hananel in Washington, Seanna Adcox in South Carolina and Holly Ramer and Beverley Wang in New Hampshire contributed to this report.


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Sequestration sites are evaluated by studying the local geological structure and confirming the presence of both a reservoir facies and an impermeable seal not breached by significant faulting. The Cambrian Mt. Simon Sandstone is a blanket sandstone that underlies large parts of Midwest United States and is this region's most significant carbon sequestration reservoir. An assessment of the geological structure of any Mt. Simon sequestration site must also include knowledge of the paleotopography prior to deposition.
Understanding Precambrian paleotopography is critical in estimating reservoir thickness and quality. Regional outcrop and borehole mapping of the Mt. Simon in conjunction with mapping seismic reflection data can facilitate the prediction of basement highs. Any potential site must, at the minimum, have seismic reflection data, calibrated with drill-hole information, to evaluate the presence of Precambrian topography and alleviate some of the uncertainty surrounding the thickness or possible absence of the Mt. Simon at a particular sequestration site. The Mt. Simon is thought to commonly overlie Precambrian basement granitic or rhyolitic rocks. In places, at least about 549 m (1800 ft) of topographic relief on the top of the basement surface prior to Mt. Simon deposition was observed. The Mt. Simon reservoir sandstone is thin or not present where basement is topographically high, whereas the low areas can have thick Mt. Simon. The paleotopography on the basement and its correlation to Mt. Simon thickness have been observed at both outcrops and in the subsurface from the states of Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
Hannes E. Leetaru is a senior petroleum geologist at the Illinois State Geological Survey where he works in carbon sequestration. He holds a B.S. degree from State University of New York at Fredonia, an M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.
John H. McBride is a professor at Brigham Young University and a research affiliate of the Illinois State Geological Survey. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Arkansas and his Ph.D. from Cornell University.


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Produced and/Co-Produced by Mark Spencer (Son Volt) and Brian Thorn (David Bowie, Rolling Stones) Vermont's Waylon Speed Releases Second Album Kin Out June 24
You don't expect something like outlaw country or hints of old southern rock coming out of Vermont, but it does. Following their 2012 release, Valance, and a seemingly endless two-year tour, Waylon Speed has announced their next album. It's called Kin and it's out June 24 on WS's own label, Crow on Ten Records in North America and everywhere else.
Kin features guest/producer Mark Spencer of Son Volt giving the album shimmer and heart via pedal-steel and piano. The album was produced by Spencer, and co-produced by Grammy Award-winning sound engineer Brian Thorn. It was recorded at The Magic Shop in NYC, engineered by Thorn and Chris Shurtleff in November 2013.
Waylon Speed has captured their onstage energy within the studio environment on Kin. What makes this record unique is the offerings from Spencer and Thorn; sonically and creatively, Kin highlights Waylon Speed's best work to date. Crossing genres seamlessly from pedal-steel driven alt-country to full-driven rock, the album ends with "Demons" a slow and powerful song that highlights the true heart of the band.
Bassist and vocalist, Noah Crowther reveals, "Amongst some brief improvisational moments on Kin, "On A Wire" was the only song written within the studio environment. This isn't common practice for us and we believe this track has a unique feel as a result," Crowther adds
The LP will be available digitally and in compact disc form. Considering Kin was recorded at The Magic Shop using a full line of vintage equipment, joined with the timeless album artwork designed by Burlington artist Sarah Ryan, "It only seems appropriate to release it on vinyl," Crowther adds. Kin features 11 new tracks. The first single "Until It All Ends" can be heard at www.waylonspeed.com.
Of the new album, the band says Kin refers to the amazing family that Waylon Speed has become and created over the years. After all, the band is named after guitarist Reverend Hammaker's son, Waylon.
Waylon Speed is on tour in support of Kin taking them across the United States throughout August, 2014.
Waylon Speed
(Crow on Ten Records, CD, digital download)
A few months ago, I was at the release show for Kelly Ravin's last solo record at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge. With a spare backing band and a collection of lovely, even sparer songs, it was a treat to see the lanky, inked-up guitar slinger in a role other than as the co-front man of local rockers Waylon Speed. A couple of months after that show, I caught Waylon's other front man, Noah Crowther, at a solo gig of his own, this time at the Monkey House. Similarly, it was fascinating to see the man stripped of his band's rumbling ferocity and laid emotionally bare.
What struck me in both cases is how terrific, and terrifically different from one another, Crowther and Ravin are as songwriters. Especially amid the thunder of Waylon Speed's trademark hybrid metal-country — country-metal? — it's all too easy to overlook the nuances of their writing. Rifling through the band's back catalog of releases, it occurs to me I've been guilty of doing exactly that, seduced and sated by their ragged aplomb. After listening to the band's latest, Kin, it's a mistake I won't make again. Nor will, I'd wager, anyone who hears it.
A creeping darkness pervades Kin. Both Ravin and Crowther, in their own disparate styles, touch on themes of loss and desperation. On Crowther's "Coming Down Again," that takes the form of the highs and inevitable lows of a life spent on the road away from friends and family. On "Tally-Ho," he evokes the image of "Two dirty needles and a junkie in the pines" to spin a yarn of backwoods apathy.
Ravin wades in similarly murky waters. On "Smooth the Grain," he howls a lament toward a faithless lover. "Days Remain the Same," a holdover from Ravin's solo record, winds tightly around a country shuffle with swirling pedal steel licks from Burlington expat Mark Spencer.
Spencer also helped produce the record. The Son Volt guitarist likely deserves some credit for the album's perfect balance of rough grit and chrome gleam. Ravin's and Rev. Chad Hammaker's guitars overwhelm with crunchy tone. Noah Crowther's bass thumps and brother (and occasional Seven Daysfreelancer) Justin Crowther's drums pop with dynamic precision and force. All of which makes Kin a brilliant distillation of Waylon Speed's Waylon Jennings-meets-Motörhead aesthetic that stands as the band's finest record to date and one of the finest local albums in recent memory.
"Valance," their new CD, burns like vintage Neil Young on reverb-drenched "Livin,'" hits a twangy, country-rock sweet spot on "Santa Rosa," and motors up a fiery, fiddle-laced, epic-guitar storm on "Silver and Gold." It's stellar, burn-the-barn-down alternative country with a mountain of sound and strong group harmonies."
"An almost mind-numbing energy runs through this album, from its first notes to its last. The guitar, drum and bass work — courtesy of Chitwood Hammaker, Justin Crowther and Noah Crowther, respectively — that drive Ravin's lyrics down the dirty back roads and endless interstates of America sound like Johnny Cash's Tennessee Three ridin' on some serious amphetamines. This is energy that would have been incomprehensible in the 1950s. Tracks "Then Again" and "Killin' Time" feature some of the finest quick-fingered guitar solos to come out of a Burlington amp in a long minute. Ravin's lyrics regarding "broken bottles, broken bones and broken hearts" ("Smoke") are written and delivered with heartfelt sincerity."
"After all, outlaw country is as much about the mindset as it is the music. You say what you think, you do your own thing and you don't give a hoot what anybody else thinks — and you don't take any B.S. from anybody. In that regard, Waylon Speed is not all that different from metal, punk or any other style of music that's got a knife-in-the-boot attitude"
"A short sweet encore of "Looking at the World Through a Windshield" ended the performance, but it was as if Waylon Speed had undergone a metamorphosis of their own making while they played. And it's as if Higher Ground knew it too: why else leave the house lights dim, but the stage lit, long after it was clear the band wouldn't return, if not to cement the memory of a unique moment in a band's evolution. Back in 2005 My Morning Jacket created a comparable transformation in the larger room of the South Burlington venue; the effect was eerily similar this chilly spring night."