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A tattoo on Lynden Dunn's chest declares "a smooth sea never made a skilful sailor". It has been, and continues to be, a pertinent and reassuring motto for the way he lives his life.
When players are drafted by AFL clubs, a high measure of their worth is if they can go on to become "a 10-year player". By the end of this season the 27-year-old will have achieved that milestone, and with it life membership of Melbourne Football Club, where only Mark Jamar trumps him for current length of service.
Nevertheless, the depth of public knowledge about the Demons defender is - to his amusement - generally limited to the "fairly average" moustache he sported well beyond the Movember statute of limitations. He reckons the closest rival to his facial hair, in terms of reputation, is a judgement of him as a "bit of a pest on the field . . . an average player, a bit of a battler and a struggler".
While Dunn will never take out a grand final sprint title - he was eliminated in the heats in his only attempt in 2012 - the elite endurance he demonstrated at the 2004 draft camp has continued into his AFL career. But it began well before that, when he would spend the daylight hours after school playing games outdoors, and then on the weekends steering clear of home until as close to his 5.30pm curfew as possible.
Given how much he thrived with that restless upbringing, he is rapt to see similar traits in his three-year-old son, Emmett (named without intended reference to hulking former Richmond player and current tribunal member Emmett Dunne).
"As a kid I'd get home from school and the first thing I'd do would be go and kick the footy in the street ... or play basketball in the backyard, or go and ride my bike ... you don't see that from kids nowadays. It's all iPads, iPhones and playing video games," he said.
Emmett, however, adores trips to the park and, despite his age, indoor rockclimbing at a kid-friendly centre in Richmond.
Dunn beams at every mention of his son, even though it gives him a reminder of two painful periods of his life.
The first came just before his teens when his parents split, so acrimoniously that he resolved to never expose any children of his own to the same scenario. Nevertheless, by late 2012 he was in danger of putting Emmett on the same path when the relationship between he and his then-fiancee Leah ended.
"I always said I never wanted to be separated and to make sure my kids had a really good upbringing, but I learned a lot - good and bad - about my parents' relationship as a kid," he said.
Family, friends and many at the Demons - not just players - helped Dunn navigate those troubled waters. But even though the grief over the split was palpable, Dunn's top priority was limiting the impact on Emmett, striving to ensure that even though he and Leah were no longer a couple, that they kept their relationship civil for the sake of their son.
"Emmett is not going to know any different. From 18 months old he's always had two houses, two bedrooms, two bikes, two scooters, two of everything ... he loves it," he explained.
"We've just got to be really clear with him, as he grows up, that me and his mother are transparent and on the same page. That's an important thing to have in a relationship [for estranged parents], whereas my mum and dad didn't have a great relationship. There was a lot of bitterness when they separated, which you can understand, but from my point of view as an 11-year-old with two younger brothers, it did have an impact on us. But it's made me a stronger person."
Dunn was drafted as a 17-year-old in 2004, the first - at No. 15 - from a stellar line-up at Calder Cannons, which had just won its third under-18s premiership in four years. Eddie Betts, Ivan Maric, Richard Douglas and Matt White are among the fellow premiership players he hopes to see at their 10-year reunion later this year.
In Dunn's first year at the Demons the club reached the first week of the finals and then the second in his second. The closest he got to a berth in any of them was an emergency in the first final in 2006. That Melbourne has not played finals since, and long-time laggard Richmond broke through last year, has meant the only player in the league to have played more matches than Dunn's 127 without playing a final is Tiger Nathan Foley, injured last year, with 141.
For that reason, when asked about favourite football achievements, Dunn promptly cites being part of a VFL premiership for Sandringham in 2006, even though he is contracted to play at the level above it.
"I've never really had that luxury of just treating VFL as an injury step up to AFL or anything like that," he said.
There is a clear reason for Dunn's respect for the VFL: he has played there in each of his nine preceding years. Of those, last year was the first time it was solely as part of his comeback from injury, rather than the coach - whichever of the three full-timers and three stand-ins he played under - leaving him out.
That Dunn has played an average of 13 matches a season, even though last year's three-week hamstring injury was his first real injury he had faced during his time at the Demons, is a reason many of his 2004 peers surged ahead of him for matches. Among them, 15 have already played more than 150, while Travis Cloke, Jordan Lewis and Brett Deledio have each reached 200.
Dunn admitted the vast majority of his draft peers trump him for team and personal success, but nevertheless said he has cause to look at his career to date fondly.
"I haven't played that many ... compared to other 10-year players, but every game I've played I've had to earn, and I'm proud of that," he said.
Dunn's career can be divided into three phases: as a precise-kicking second-string or third-string forward, an obnoxiously tenacious tagger and now as a defender agile enough to be assigned opponents shorter or taller than his 192 centimetres.
After playing in all 10 of Melbourne's matches thus far, Dunn is on track to beat his record of 18 matches in a season. His role in Melbourne's much-improved defence has been noted, if not widely among footy pundits then definitely back at his junior club, Moonee Valley. "People were saying 'He's no good, Dunn ... ra ra ra' ... but he's thrown it back in their face this year," club coaching stalwart Trevor "Frosty" Simmons argued.
Dunn said he was unperturbed at being assigned many different roles during his career, on the basis it has helped him become a more complete player and, finally, capable of holding down a near-permanent spot in the Demons' line-up without being a quiet game or two away from another VFL stint.
The basis of Dunn's assured performances in defence began last year, albeit as part of a line-up that was regularly put to the sword by other teams. When the team had plummeted to a low ebb, even for it, in the first half of the season Dunn was thought to have given an insight into just how bad the situation was, after his mother called in to radio station SEN distraught at the plight of the club, declaring "that Melbourne hierarchy, they need to be shot".
There was, however, more to that than the popular explanation of it being a mother speaking out in defence of, if not with the imprimatur of, her footballer son. On the contrary, Dunn said he - to put it mildly - "didn't really appreciate" being intrinsically linked to another blow to an already battered club.
"I haven't spoken to my mum in three-and-a-half years ... she rang in off her own bat. Even if we were speaking, I still wouldn't be happy about that - it's my job. If you were a lawyer in the city and were working on a case and your mum rings in [to a radio station] and says something about the case, obviously you're not going to be happy," he said.
"I was really disappointed with that, because everyone [outside the club] thought it was just me feeding her information. That's not what I'm about, or our footy club's about."
That estrangement from his mother, combined with the effect of splitting with his fiancee and of the Demons being in such a parlous playing state in recent seasons, was a major test of Dunn's mettle.
"It's not that I'm crying 'Woe is me', but I've probably done it a little bit tougher than most - [although] there's definitely others who've done it harder than me - and I think it's made me the person I am today. That's why I'm so consistent and determined and competitive," he said.
As it stands now, however, Dunn's lot in life is improving. Melbourne has dramatically improved under coach Paul Roos and that "bad stigma" of before has been banished, he has been elevated to the leadership group, he has just signed a contract extension, he is in a new relationship and, above all else, adores the day off and two nights a week he spends with Emmett.
"I enjoy having the best job in the world. I've got the best little boy in the world, my partner [Sam] is great. There's a lot of positives - my life isn't that bad ... I'm better for the things that have happened in my life on and off the field," he said.
Dunn's next goal is to remove himself from second place in the tally of most matches played without a final.
"I want to play finals footy but I don't want to play finals footy anywhere but Melbourne, really. I love this club and I want to bring it out of the hole, the rut we've been in," he said.
While the most-optimistic scenario for that seems a finals berth for the Demons in 2015 or 2016, he has demonstrated he has the resilience to wait for as long as it takes to achieve.


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Final Breakdown: Ohio State vs. Penn State
When it comes to weapons on the Ohio State offense, there is really only one. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, Braxton Miller is one of the best offensive weapons in college football.
After a sluggish first half, OSU came alive with 21 points in the third quarter on the way to a 35-23 win at Penn State.
When the dust settled, Miller ran 24 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns, passing the 1,000-yard mark for the season in the process. He's the first OSU quarterback to accomplish that feat, and just the fourth (Indiana's Antwaan Randle-El and Michigan's Denard Robinson twice) to do so.
Miller also has 12 rushing touchdowns on the year, matching Cornelius Greene (1973) for second most in school history for a single season. Art Schlicter holds the school mark (13 in 1978).
Thanks to a 72-yard touchdown pass to Jake Stoneburner, Miller wound up 7 of 19 passing for 143 yards and another score. Stoneburner had two receptions for 86 yards, while Evan Spencer had a career high three grabs.
There were two critical junctions in this game, book-ended around intermission. In the second quarter, following a punt block for a touchdown by the Nittany Lions for a 7-0 lead, Penn State kicked right back to the Buckeyes, who were forced to try another punt following a three and out. However, the Lions were flagged for defensive holding, giving OSU a fresh set of downs.
That helped spring OSU for its first scoring drive of the game, sending the teams into halftime dead-locked at 7-7.
The Buckeyes kicked off to the home team to start the third quarter, and on the third play from scrimmage, linebacker Ryan Shazier intercepted Matt McGloin, and returned the pick 17 yards for the score, and a 14-7 OSU lead. The Buckeyes never trailed from that point.
Ohio State has actually made a habit of scoring defensive touchdowns against Penn State. Since 1998, 12 Buckeye defenders have found the end zone, with nine of them on interceptions (all in the past 12 years) Here is a list:
1998-Jerry Rudzinski fumble return
1999-Gary Berry fumble return
2000-Mike Collins fumble return
2001-Derek Ross interception return
2002-Chris Gamble interception return
2004-Tyler Everett interception return
2006-Malcolm Jenkins interception return
2006-Antonio Smith interception return
2007-Malcolm Jenkins interception return
2010-Devon Torrence interception return
2010-Travis Howard interception return
2012-Ryan Shazier interception return
From that point on, OSU controlled the game, especially the offensive line. The Bucks ran for 234 yards against the nation's 21st ranked run defense. For the contest, OSU out-gained Penn State 377-359 yards.
The other big story was the Buckeye defense, which turned in arguably its best performance of the year. Penn State did score a couple of fourth quarter touchdowns to make it closer, but through 3 quarters, OSU had only allowed three points on defense.
The Nittany Lions had been very good on third down conversions, yet went only 5 of 17 today. PSU gambled four times on fourth down, converting just two. Ohio State meanwhile, went 8 of 16 on third downs.
Penn State only gained 32 yards rushing in the contest.
Individually, Bradley Roby, John Simon, Michael Bennett and Shazier all played excellent games for the Silver Bullets.
McGloin—who has now thrown three interceptions for touchdowns against the Buckeyes—did complete 27 of 45 passes for 327 yards, but again, most of that damage was in the fourth quarter, trailing 28-10.
Freshman tight end Kyle Carter hauled in six passes for 77 yards and a score, while Allen Robinson had five receptions of his own for 68 yards.
Most importantly, the Buckeyes are the only 9-0 team in all of FBS, and on top of the Big Ten's Leaders Division at 5-0. Illinois is up next for the Buckeyes, Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

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Mona Higuchi is an installation artist. She has been creating site-specific work since 1988. Many of her artworks have focused on human rights issues and historical events, such as the Japanese American Internment, Kristallnacht, the Relocation of the Aleuts in WWII, and the Disappeared in Central and South America. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Asia, and Europe. She has collaborated with sound and video artist Richard Lerman on many projects. She lives in Phoenix, AZ.
While in residence at the Museum, Mona Higuchi became fascinated by the diaries and scrapbooks that Isabella Gardner kept of her 1883 tour of Japan, when Gardner first encountered Asian art and society. Higuchi also came across photographs of the Second Chinese or Buddha Room, a room of Chinese and Japanese artworks and artifacts first seen when the Museum opened in 1903, and later reinstalled as a private and somber space, now dismantled.
Higuchi developed the new work Bamboo Echoes, inspired by her time, research, and experiences at the Museum, the fourth visual artist to create a new work that directly responded to the permanent collection and history of the Gardner. In Bamboo Echoes, she continued her exploration of the great injustices of the century, human rights, and memory with a meditation on lost life and history.
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Apple Makes a Strong Push for the Internet of Things, But Will It be Secure?
Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer's Conference this past Monday. The conference saw a lot of new announcements, including a new version of OS X, iOS 8 and variety of interweaving features between the two operating systems.
It's one of these interweaving features that caught my attention. It's called HomeKit, and it's Apple's attempt to help lay the foundation for the future of "Smart Homes."
Smart Homes, for the uninitiated, is a term used to describe automated homes. Theoretically, these homes would be able to automate a variety of tasks, ranging from adjusting the heat and air conditioning, to locking doors, adjusting lights and opening and closing garage doors. It isn't too hard to imagine this automation extending to vacuum cleaners (think the Roomba robot), remote webcams or lawn mowers in the near future. Currently, 34% of home security system owners control their security systems via their smartphone.* If Apple has its way, this number is about to get a lot bigger.
But right now there is a problem with the Smart Home: there are too many competing elements of it. Currently, each automated smart home device has its own application or computer program to manage the connected device.
Apple is attempting to solve that problem by promoting HomeKit, which aims to be the underlying language used by smart home developers. It's a good solution, but one question remains: how secure will it be?
Apple has said that its platform "securely pairs" HomeKit-based devices with an iPhone owner. How secure this pairing is exactly, we're not sure, but we'll likely learn more as developers get hands-on time with the platform.
A centralized hub used to organize a network of devices interlocked through the Internet—an Internet of Things (IoT), if you will—is a smart idea from a usability perspective. Good usability, after all, tends to be Apple's bread and butter. But that centralized hub will need to be locked down and secured, lest any of those devices become infected with malicious software—often referred to as malware.
Malware on IoT connected devices, while rare, is possible. Infected IoT devices (as I've discussed before) are used to do everything from spying on victims to using infected devices to mine virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. Depending on how HomeKit works, and the security parameters that are built into this new technology, hackers may be able to find ways to hijack devices for illicit purposes.
More troubling is the possibility of hackers gaining control of a user's HomeKit ID or "remote" (the mobile device itself). If that took place, a hacker could theoretically manipulate a HomeKit user's home. Lights could be flicked on and off, heaters could be put too high, and doors, if they have any remote controlled "smart lock," could be unlocked at a whim. Such attacks have taken place. Additionally, if your phone is stolen, hackers may be able to access your home with the built in geofencing functionality, as HomeKit will allow users to trigger any compatible device when their iPhone enters or leaves a specific location.
But Apple could change the security landscape when it comes to the Smart Home. We'll have to wait and see.
- When possible, protect your devices with a password. Many current IoT devices come with passwords pre-loaded into the system. These passwords won't keep you secure. When you can, be sure to make your own unique password to lock down your Smart Home and devices.
- Be careful when granting third party apps access. Convenience should not override security, especially your physical security. Think twice before granting apps access to your device. Malicious apps may be able to view the data on your device and access your Smart Home control panel.
- Do your research. Read an IoT company's security policy before purchasing a new smart device—as it may have critical weaknesses. If you have any doubts about the security of the device, consider contacting the manufacturer for additional clarification.
- Protect your mobile devices. Apple is hoping to push control of Smart Homes to mobile phones. If Smart Homes become commonplace, protecting your smartphone will become as critically important. Our free app, McAfee Mobile Security, can be installed on both Android and iOS devices. On iOS devices, McAfee Mobile Security will allow you to remotely wipe your device in the event that it is lost or stolen, stopping hackers from gaining access to your personal information or your home (in the event that you use your mobile to control IoT devices in your home).
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The Blaine of 'Glee' voices goody-goody Hunter who fights against Cleveland Jr. over the affection of devout choirgirl Vanessa, voiced by Stacy Ferguson of the Black Eyed Peas.
Darren Criss is no stranger to showing off his vocal chord on TV through his "Glee" role, but Sunday, April 29 will mark the first time he lends his voice on "The Cleveland Show". Guest voicing self-proclaimed "churchaholic" Hunter, he slams today's youths who prefer pop culture and technology to God and Holy Bible.
His message does not stop there since Criss' Hunter sings a song about using hands to text and tweet their way to get closer to Jesus. Join him in the middle of the performance is Vanessa, who is voiced by Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie.
In the episode titled "Jesus Walks" that will air this Sunday, April 29 at 9:30 P.M. ET on FOX, Hunter and Cleveland Jr. (Kevin Michael Richardson) fight for the affections of devout choirgirl, Vanessa. The two boys try to woo the girl of their dream with a song, but it soon becomes clear that she is more than either boy can handle.
On the same day at 9 P.M. ET, "Family Guy" will air "Mr. & Mrs. Stewie" which has Cate Blanchett as a guest voice. A clip featuring her character has made its way out via Entertainment Weekly, showing Stewie and Blanchett's Penelope following Mort who has his wallet being planted with a bomb.


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BJARNE Pedersen will do the business for Swindon Robins this evening, according to his fellow Dane Nicolai Klindt.
Former Grand Prix star Pedersen has been drafted in by team boss Alun Rossiter as a replacement for captain Troy Batchelor who is on world championship duty in New Zealand, while Cameron Woodward is in for Chris Harris for the Bees for the same reason.
Pedersen has a good record around the Abbey Stadium, having won the Bob Kilby Memorial meeting in 2012 and finished on the podium in the Elite League Riders Championship, which fills Klindt with plenty of confidence.
"I think we'll have a slight advantage because as a team we have done one meeting and they've not ridden yet," he said.
"Some of them have done Premier League stuff but Hans hasn't had one yet, and that could help us.
"It's a shame we don't have Batch in the team but I've seen we've got Bjarne riding for us and he always goes well around Swindon. Bjarne is also a good team man who looks after you and tries to help.
"I'm sure he will do a good job and Rosco has done a good job in getting the right guest."
Klindt is also looking forward to finally racing at the Abbey Stadium after last week's Elite Shield clash was called off due to the threat of rain.
"I'm really looking forward to it because it was a shame our first home meeting against Poole was called off and it's always good to ride in front of the home fans," he said.
"I think I did okay at Lakeside so I should do a lot better in this meeting, I hope so anyway. Hopefully we don't get caught by the weather again."


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Congress takes up major change in patent law
There are 21 comments on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram story from Feb 28, 2011, titled Congress takes up major change in patent law. In it, Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that:
The patent system hasn't changed much since 1952 when Sony was coming out with its first pocket-size transistor radio, and bar codes and Mr.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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#1 Feb 28, 2011
The most sweeping, and controversial, change is the transition from a first-to-invent application system to a first-to-file system that is used by every other industrialized nation, but has been opposed by independent inventors. It comes with an enhanced grace period to protect inventors who publicly disclose their inventions before seeking patents.
Companies or individuals seeking patents in multiple countries are confronted by a different set of rules in this country, said Bill Mashek of Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, a group that represents big companies like General Electric, Pfizer and 3M. "It puts us at a disadvantage globally."
The bill would create a nine-month "first window" post-grant procedure to allow challenges to patents that should not have been issued and to cut down on litigation and harassment of patent owners by improving the review system for challenges. It provides more certainty to damage calculations.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/28/28817...
I see Big Business is behind it. Interesting...
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#2 Feb 28, 2011
It also gives the patent office authority to set its own fees at a level that will give it enough funds to reduce its backlog of applications.
It requires that smaller businesses continue to get a 50 percent reduction in fees and creates a new "micro-entity" class - with a 75 percent reduction - for independent inventors who have not been named on five or more previously filed applications and have gross incomes not exceeding 2.5 times the average. The standard fee for filing a patent is now $1,090, with additional maintenance fees over the life of the patent.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/28/28817...
Ah! MO Money! I knew it had to be about Mo Money.
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#3 Feb 28, 2011
Leahy's office lists a diverse group of supporters, including major drug companies, IBM, the AFL-CIO, the Association of American Universities, Caterpillar and USPIRG.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/28/28817...
Nice Lobbying Group there, eh. Guess who got a lions share of the Money? Hmmmmmmmm.
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#4 Feb 28, 2011
I smell a Rat when Big Business lines up to raise fees and hopefully scare people away because of initial cost.
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#5 Feb 28, 2011
"When we started these efforts many years ago, we faced a grim landscape where patent lawsuits threatened to stifle the pace of innovation and shut down our factories," David Simon, associate general counsel for Intel Corp., told the House Judiciary Committee. "Today, the scenario has changed drastically."
Testifying in February on behalf of the Coalition for Patent Fairness, a group of high-tech companies, Simon credited the change to Supreme Court and other federal court rulings dealing with such practices as venue shopping where litigants sued in courts known for handing out large damage awards.
Simon's coalition, however, has not endorsed the Senate bill. In a statement, it said the bill still needs to do more "to lessen the growing burden of abusive and unjustified patent infringement claims."
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/28/28817...
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#6 Feb 28, 2011
A group of nine organizations representing small businesses, start-ups and independent inventors was more forthright in its opposition, saying in a letter to senators that the first-to-file system would have "unique adverse effects" on its constituents.
"The bill favors multinational and foreign firms over start-up firms seeking an initial foothold in U.S. domestic markets, and favors market incumbents over new entrants with disruptive new technologies," said the letter signed by groups such as American Innovators for Patent Reform and the U.S. Business and Industry Council.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/28/28817...
This is a lot like Obama faux "Net Neutrality" scam. Protect the Googles of the world from future competition by changing the rules to make it difficult if not impossible to follow the same unimpeded course.
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#7 Feb 28, 2011
What patents, check the facts china owns most of them now. Because of a sell out the country traitor government
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#8 Feb 28, 2011
White House meets lobbyists off campus
By CHRIS FRATES
Caught between their boss anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obamas aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident.
It allows the Obama administration to keep these lobbyist meetings shielded from public view and out of Secret Service logs kept on visitors to the White House and later released to the public.
Theyre doing it on the side. Its better than nothing, said immigration reform lobbyist Tamar Jacoby, who has attended meetings at the nearby Jackson Place complex and believes the undisclosed gatherings are better than none.
The White House scoffs at the notion of an ulterior motive for scheduling meetings in what are, after all, meeting rooms. But at least four lobbyists whove been to the conference rooms just off Lafayette Square tell POLITICO they had the distinct impression they were being shunted off to Jackson Place and off the books so their visits wouldnt later be made public.
Obamas administration has touted its release of White House visitors logs as a breakthrough in transparency, as the first White House team to reveal the comings and goings around the West Wing and the Old Executive Office Building.
The Jackson Place townhouses are a different story.
There are no records of meetings at the row houses just off Lafayette Square that house the White House Conference Center and the Council on Environmental Quality, home to two of the busiest meeting spaces. The White House cant say who attended meetings there, or how often. The Secret Service doesnt log in visitors or require a background check the way it does at the main gates of the White House.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/500...
Typical SCUMBAG Obama Hiding more rotten Lobbyist deals.
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#9 Feb 28, 2011
I've got an invention in mind, but last time I talked to a patent rep, they scared me off. Three months later, I saw my idea in a catalog. When this reform bears fruit, my next idea will be processed, by me.
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#10 Feb 28, 2011
This legislation is designed to scare more people off. That's why Big Business is pushing it.
#11 Feb 28, 2011
The american leadership of congress and the president is a total disgrace to the idea of leadership....
I can not find even one small reason to have any respect for the american government as a group or as individuals.
#12 Feb 28, 2011
At this point it takes longer to get a patent than it does to launch a product. Many Tech companies do not bother to file patents anymore.
#13 Feb 28, 2011
Shouldn't they be working on the budget?
#14 Feb 28, 2011
Yep...along with the economy, jobs, high unemployment, 2 wars, growing poverty in the USA, growing homeless population.....
the leadership in america has allowed all these promblems to back up like a log jam.....
while more major problems are heading straight for the mass of problems......
but, what the hey.....congress will get back to work this week after taking a week off for a one day holiday......
Since: Jun 09
Saint Louis, MO
#15 Feb 28, 2011
Maybe you should look into how to post a new thread. That way, your off-topic article links won't clog up other discussions.
"Ignorantia valde pestifera."
Since: Jan 09
Harding Township, NJ
#16 Feb 28, 2011
Exactly how many JOBS, JOBS, JOBS will changing the patent law create?
#17 Feb 28, 2011
Probably none, I have no idea why the Democrat controlled Senate is bothering with this nonsense instead of working on a budget.
Looks like the Republican controlled House are also busy with other things instead of working on the budget. Todays delay tactics include:
Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act
Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act
Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act
You just know they are going to let the budget expire and them procede to point fingers at each other why nothing was done.
Since: Feb 09
#18 Feb 28, 2011
I have a theory- take all the freshmen Congressmen, load them into committees that have NOTHING to do with the budget and let 'em fix their lit-tle problems. Meanwhile, the experienced "old school" Congressmen will carry on, business as usual.
#19 Feb 28, 2011
Thats what they do now. It's the senior leadership that is the problem.
Sen. Schumer sponsored the Patent law bill and allowed it to come out of the comittee he chairs, and Sen. Reid allowed it to come to the floor.
I'm sure that the Republican leadership are wasting time the same way.
Perhaps the freshmen could better!
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Myanmar, long shuttered from US affairs due to its human rights abuses, may be invited to an annual US-Thai military drill to take place next year in Thailand.
The invitation will be extended "as long as it is consistent with US efforts to advance protection of human rights, civilian rule of the military, anti-corruption efforts and other reform issues," Pentagon press secretary George Little said in Washington Friday, according to the Associated Press.
Known as Cobra Gold, the US military exercise is the largest and longest-standing in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's 31st annual drill, held in February, also featured members of the Indonesian, Japanese, Malaysian, Singaporean and South Korean militaries, AP reported.
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Thai Defense Ministry spokesman Colonel Thanathip Sawangsang said that an invitation would be extended to Myanmar to observe the drill, but that the list of observers has not yet been finalized, BBC News reported. Countries participating in the drill will meet late this month to come to a consensus on the final list of invitees, AP reported.
Myanmar's participation would focus specifically on humanitarian relief, disaster assistance, and medical programs, Reuters reported.
"This appears to be the first step on the part of the US to re-engage Myanmar militarily and to wean it away from its reliance on China," Jan Zalewski, an analyst covering Myanmar for IHS Global Insight, told Reuters.
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Embarkation: Southampton
Food : disappointing compared to my experiences of RCI and Norwegian. There wasn't a big choice of restaurants and the waiting times for the Cinnamon restaurant for a group of four was forty minutes the first night and over an hour the third night. Early morning continental breakfast to the cabin (croissants and coffee) was good, and arrived on time.
Bar Service : bar service around the sun beds was good and I especially enjoyed my Pina Coladas
Bar on the 18th floor aft, (can't remember the name) bad experience. On second day at about 17:45 we wandered in after a hard day sunbathing and ordered drinks. No problem there . The drinks duly arrived and we were informed by the waiter that since it was Black tie dress code that night and the bar was a 'high revenue earner' (his words) , we would have to leave as soon as we had finished our drinks. Another waiter More appeared a few minutes later to 'remind' us. We felt very rushed and didn't enjoy the drinks. Another couple were placed in the same uncomfortable position as us and weren't happy either. Why didn't they warn us before we ordered the drinks ?
Cabin: we booked an inside cabin and found it clean and suited our requirements. The shower was good and strong, and the toiletries were good quality
Spa : I had a couple of treatments in the spa which were good, especially the facial and massage on the last day. I would never say good value as spa prices on all cruise lines are outrageous, but I guess they have to make their money somewhere. Relaxation room/thermal suite was very small and internal (no windows) compared to the one on the NCL Jade which is fabulous.
Gym: Hubby used the gym once and enjoyed using the virtual reality bikes (not sure if that's what they are called.
Embarkation/Disembarkation : At Southampton I was very impressed with the organisation if the parking. Check in was easy. Disembarkation was quick and easy also with luggage easy to find and direction to car park were good
Other : Considering this was a British cruise line, with probably 99% Brits on board my husband was very disappointed to find that there was no coverage of the British Open Golf on the cabin TVs or any of the bars. Cabin TV choice was poor with, I think, three nondescript American TV stations included on a British sailing. Why ?
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I'd like an in-depth review by a Steel Kidney. *Ahem* Important notice: This review is kinda reserved for UU. Any comments or suggestions concerning the article are very welcome, but I'd like UU to do the review. —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 21:43, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
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|I don't quite know how to put this, Sock, because you've put a lot of time and effort into this one, and it clearly is your baby. However, I don't find it that funny. The worst part about it is that this is the biggest problem with the article - a few typos apart, the other sections are gonna score pretty well. But I'm not getting any major laughs here. Looking over your previous reviews, apart from a rather enthusiastic score from Saberwolf, this seems to be the consensus opinion: it's well written and so forth, but there aren't that many laughs in it. Sometimes it's better to leave an article and move on. However, as you are so keen to make this one work, here are my thoughts:
It's still too wordy in places. Ol' OEJ mentioned this, and you've done something about it, but in a report about fast-moving action, there are still plenty of long words and unwieldy sentences. Florid prose is fine in its place - I use it a lot, as you'll no doubt know - but here it inhibits the feel and flow of the article. So read it through again, looking for areas that could be made more short and punchy - there are a few, "Ruffles consequently leaped out of his confinement, towards his freedom and his terrified pray" being one (and I should mention this in the prose section, but that should be "prey", not "pray").
Then, there's too much time spent on graphic descriptions of the carnage - that's just not funny to me, and I had to fight back my natural urge to skip ahead. I think you're being a bit too straight there - there's no real comedy in this carnage, and there are opportunities for it. I'm sure more absurd things can be achieved with rampaging penguins than just "devouring human flesh". Look at that again dispassionately - does it make you laugh? Does the mental image give you even the slightest chuckle? Not at the moment. Killer penguins have potential, in fact all of the less aggressive animals getting murderous has more potential. Rhinos and the like - you can believe they'd go on a rampage. Chipmunks, penguins and the like inspired by a tiger to go on a killing spree? Better, but you need to evoke the absurdity more, and I'm not feeling it here.
Other ideas either don't work or aren't explored enough, and there's a feeling you may be over-egging the pudding a little here too. The tiger declaring himself king of the zoo could be explored more, for instance - were there any lions to argue the toss? How did animal politics accept this? And other zoos restricting animal communication - how? Not like you can just take their cellphones away - taping wolves' jaws shut so they can't howl, attempting to put ear muffs on animals with particularly good hearing - more absurd ideas that also explain something that seems a little baffling - it's not really funny right now, so why mention it?
I like Gerry's idea of him having had a long-established escape plan that little Jimmy inspired him to put into action at that point. I wonder why any girl would be staring lustfully at some walruses. I wonder even more how she can understand what the tiger roars at her. That's not funny. It's not absurd either - it's just incongruous, and doesn't get the reader on your side. I don't think the tiger evading tranquiliser darts helps much either - perhaps the zookeepers had trained on shooting at sacks, and that hadn't adequately prepared them for being faced with a snarling wild tiger at close range? Might be a fun way to explain why they were really poor shots.
I do like the animal activists bit - it's the closest to satire you get, and animal activists who support violence against innocent humans in order to free animals is a nice thing to poke a little fun at. I'd go a little further though, and make it plain that he's so happy to support this massacre because he's thousands of miles away, on the other side of the country or something. Undermine him that bit more. Oh yeah, and make "It needs solutions'. It needs change. It needs action!" a little more absurd, add something like "it needs total annihilation of all who oppose the rights of all creatures to live in peace and harmony" or suchlike - always go one louder (if you'll spot the Spinal Tap reference).
Oh, and I like the bit about survivors being put in cages - a neat reversal. But thrown away at the end of a paragraph I've already mentioned I felt the urge to skip. Make more of this - it's a fun idea!
I don't really see the relevance of the Dawkins bit to the article, but it's not a major problems. Oh, and the final bit - no pay-off. At least have the tiger admit that when every human has been eradicated, the animals will go back to the gentle, natural cycle of hunting and killing each other, or something like that - a little more zing at the end, at least.
That should be enough to keep you going!
|Fine, no problem, animals go mad at the zoo and attack humans, based on a real incident. Not a problem with the basic idea. The problem is you're focussed too much on the carnage and so forth, and you're not bringing enough of the absurdity out. I'm thinking Homer Simpson with a cloud of bees around him: "it's like they're defending themselves somehow!" Perhaps have a zoo spokesman declaim "who'd have thought that confining naturally wild animals, depriving them of their habitat and the contact of many of their own kind, and then pointing, staring and shouting at them all day would have got them so upset?" Well, something a little better than that, but you get the idea. And seriously, killer penguins should be funnier than that. They just should.
|Prose and formatting:
|No major problems, well written in the main. Too well written in places, as I've already observed. Pare it down a bit, make it leaner, meaner, pacier to zip through. Read it aloud a couple of times, and see if that helps you spot the bits where you get bogged down.
|Excellent, well chosen, captioned well, relevant and everything. Perhaps the tiger one is a little large, but no complaints here. Superb.
|Averaged - it's the law of the jungle.
|Final Score:
|OK, the bottom line is, it's just not that funny. Your other reviews in the main flagged up the same thing, and while you've made changes, you really haven't teased enough funny out on the way. Think about ways to add absurdity (note: this is not the same as random, think of things that will give amusing mental pictures). Penguins (sorry to harp on about them, but I want them to be funnier) just eating flesh - not really that funny. Penguins waddling towards a hapless victim, slowly, gently but mercilessly buffeting them to death as they huddle round them in typical penguin fashion? Getting closer, I think.
Summary: make it snappier, cut down on the dull violence, add some more cartoonish absurdity to it (even if you don't describe it cartoonishly).
I honestly don't know how this will fare on VFH despite your crusade with it - it's reminding me a lot of AE's quest to get Fat Americans featured. But given the amount of effort and determination you've put in, I'd love to see you succeed. Be warned though: I won't vote for just because I want to see you succeed, I'll only vote for if you find that extra funny.
As always, other opinions are available, (although you've had a few already), and (and I honestly mean this) good luck!
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Investigators have developed a risk "calculator" for one of the most lethal forms of
cancer. A novel computer software tool described in the April 10, 2007, Journal of
Clinical Oncology, will help identify people at risk of developing pancreatic cancer due
to an inherited genetic predisposition. Physicians and genetic counselors can use the tool to decide who would benefit from early screening. The calculator, called PancPRO, computes the chance that a person carries a pancreas cancer gene and his or her lifetime risk of developing the disease. It is based on similar tools used in breast and colon cancer risk assessment.
An estimated 10 percent of pancreas cancers are caused by inherited gene alterations. "Even if there is a 100 percent chance that an individual carries a pancreas cancer gene, the person's lifetime risk for developing the disease is only 32 percent by age 85," says CRF investigator ALISON KLEIN, PH.D. Pancreas cancer is often diagnosed
after it has spread, leading to very low survival rates and making early risk assessment
key to improving outcomes. Though researchers don't yet know specific genes that cause the disease, Klein says their understanding of how genes behave coupled with information about a family, such as age, family size and causes of death, mean that her model can provide a good estimate of an individual's risk. Klein and team tested the software
with data collected from about 6,000 people from 961 families when the registry
was established more than a decade ago. They compared PancPRO predictions
with actual occurrence of pancreas cancer in these families over an 11-year period. PancPRO predicted that 31 of the registry participants would develop cancer, just slightly higher than the 26 who actually did.
Kimmel Cancer Center investigators have identified the genetic culprits that trigger a cancer-related fatal lung disease. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affects approximately 50,000 Americans each year, and like cancer, it is often fatal within three years. The findings were reported in the The New England Journal of Medicine, March 29, 2007. About 20 percent of cases are thought to be caused by genetic alterations that
predispose carriers to the disease. Until this discovery, however, they were unknown. The Hopkins team screened DNA obtained from blood samples from 73 people with inherited IPF. In six of the participants, they discovered mutations of two genes that produce an
enzyme know as telomerase. Like the plastic caps on the end of shoelaces, telomerase helps protect the ends of chromosomes, known as telomeres.
Mutations in telomerase-producing genes can cause chromosome ends to fray and wear down more quickly, triggering cell death and have been associated with cancer development. The investigators first uncovered the connection between telomerase and IPF while studying the genetic traits of a family with a rare, premature-aging disorder
caused by short telomeres. Many of the family members were suffering from pulmonary
fibrosis. "We thought there might be a link between telomerase mutations and IPF," said CRF investigator MARY ARMANIOS, M.D. In their study, the researchers found
that mutation carriers' telomeres were one-third the length of family members with no mutations. "If we follow the genetic threads of families that inherit IPF," says Armanios, "it may lead us to a better understanding of the genetic properties causing more common forms of the disease." ?
In cancer, it may be wise to make mountains out of molehills. In their latest research reported in the October 11, 2007, Science Express, the team that just over one year ago began mapping the colon and breast cancer genome, completed the job and found the gene landscape to contain a variety of different, less frequently occurring mutations
that vary from patient to patient. This explains why seemingly similar cancers often respond very differently to standard therapies. On the molecular level, they are genetically different. While there are a few mountains, like APC and p53 gene mutations, that still remain the most commonly mutated genes in colon cancer, there are far more "hills" less frequently occurring mutations but just as culpable as the mountains in the incredibly complex process that leads to colon and breast cancer development and progression.
Everest-like genes such as APC and p53 have stood out among other mutations because they were so commonly mutated. These genes, and others like them, have been the focus of cancer research for years because they were the only genes known to contribute to
cancer, said the researchers, which included CRF investigators VICTOR VELCULESCU, M.D. , P H . D. , and BEN PARK, M.D. "Now that we can
see the whole picture, it is clear that lower peaks or 'gene hills,' though mutated less frequently, are the predominant feature," says Velculescu.
In a systematic search of 18,191 genes, about 5,000 more than the first screen and
representing 90 percent of the proteincoding genes in the human genome, the
investigators found that an average of 77 genes are mutated in an individual colon
cancer and 81 in breast cancer. About 15 mutations likely contribute to a cancer's
key characteristics, and most of the mutated genes may be different for each patient.
The research team is now looking for pathways that these varied genes have in common. "The hard part used to be finding these mutant genes," says Velculescu. "Now the challenge will be to link them to specific pathways and understand their function." They say scientists should expect to see a similar genetic landscapefew mountains surrounded by many hills in other cancers. ?
On any given day, our bodies are assaulted by a number of environmental pollutants —cigarette smoke, diesel exhaust, carbon monoxide and more. But the same processes our body uses to protect itself from these outside assaults have been corrupted by lung cancer cells to help them evade anticancer drugs. CRF investigator SHYAM BISWAL, PH.D. , is the leading expert on a gene called NRF2 that protects our cells from these pollutants. He found that NRF2 directs proteins to absorb pollutants and chemicals and then pump them out, clearing cells of toxins. Another gene, KEAP1, he says, lets cells know when the toxins are removed, shutting down NRF2 and stopping the cell-cleansing process.
In lung cancer, however, Biswal discovered that cancer cells manipulate these genes to view lung cancer-attacking drugs as toxins and pump them out before they can get to cancer cells. In essence, the lung cancer cells shut down KEAP1, which leaves the NRF2-directed cell cleansing mechanism continually activated, sweeping anticancer drugs away with other cell toxins before they can do their job against cancer cells.
In Biswal's study, six of 12 lung cancer cell lines and 10 of 54 tissue samples from non-small cell lung cancer patients had mutations in the KEAP1 gene, rendering it inactive and unable to keep NRF2 activity in check. In addition, half of the tissue samples were missing one copy of the KEAP1 gene (cells usually have two copies of each gene). No
missing genes or mutations were observed in normal lung tissues from the same patients.
Biswal believes that blocking NRF2 expression in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy could improve the effectiveness of the drug therapy. He plans to confirm the findings with a larger set of samples and then screen for drugs that block the gene.


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I've found a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone without giving any of your money or personal information to
AT&TNSA. The iPhone does not have phone capability, but the iPod and WiFi work.
The point of Johansen's coding exercise, as he explains it, is that there are many potential iPhone purchasers who do not want to enter into a 2-year contract with AT&T, but do want to use the device for WiFi, web, email, video, music, calendar, contact management, and other features -- basically, treat it like a bomb-ass iPod, forget about the phone part.
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Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) mobile phone unit T-Mobile clinched a deal to bring Apple Inc's iPhone handset to Germany, according to a report in a German daily.Link (thanks, KN!)
Without citing sources Rheinische Post said in a preview of a story to be published on Wednesday that T-Mobile is expected to sell the iPhone exclusively with a T-Mobile contract for around 450 euros ($612) starting Nov 1.
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AN investigation is continuing today after the body of a 51-year-old man was pulled from the River Mersey.
Merseyside Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission after the body was found at Twelve Quays port in Wirral pm Saturday.
The man, who has been identified as a 51-year-old from Birkenhead, had been in custody by the force earlier in the week.
Emergency services were called at 7.45am by a dock worker who saw what he thought was a body in the water underneath an iron pier.
On arrival specialist officers removed the man's body from the water and cordoned off the area to allow a full search.
The man was identified by police and his next of kin have been informed.
Detectives say they are "keeping an open mind" and are "treating his death as unexplained at this early stage of the investigation".
A spokesman said: "The force has made a referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to the man having been held in police custody for offences of being drunk and disorderly and criminal damage on July 9 and July 10 respectively for which he had been charged and released on bail pending a court hearing next month."
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On July 28, 2014, just before 6:00 pm, PBSO Agents, Tactical Unit, received an anonymous tip that a fugitive from Ozark, Alabama was possibly being treated at Bethesda Hospital East. Agents responded to the hospital to investigate. It was determined that David Pitts, DOB: 11/10/70, had multiple felony warrants stemming from an incident, in Alabama, on July 24, 2014, where it is alleged he entered a dwelling and abducted a 30 year old female and her 8 year old daughter from within the residence.
Pitts then allegedly drove the victims to a secluded area and while armed with a gun and knife, sexually battered the mother in front of her 8 year old daughter and then molested the daughter. It is believed the victims were held overnight and released sometime on the morning of July 25, 2014.
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THE NEWEST amendments to the UK's Takeover Code – which took effect in September – will have an immediate impact on the due diligence practices of organisations. Key practitioners from accountants to HR leaders involved in M&A deals will now be charged with focusing on the staff-related issues of prospective acquisitions.
The code changes impose a strict timetable of 28 days between a bidder's identification and the requirement to make or withdraw a bid for the targeted organisations. Indeed, the new 28-day window makes necessary much deeper due diligence in a shorter time frame than was previously the case.
Until now, bidding companies have tended to focus on the financial and legal aspects of a deal, only considering the impact on employees much later in the process. But the new rules will concentrate companies' minds on early plans for organisational integration and restructuring efforts. They must move quickly once any information surfaces regarding the bid – particularly in relation to any statements affirming the bidders' operational plans that affect employees, such as likely job losses, site closures or retentions from previous plans announced by the target, as they will be held to account for these plans for 12 months.
This new reality should have the salutary effect of bringing HR directors to the deal table earlier rather than later, prompting a higher profile for HR in the early development of business expansion strategies. Importantly, it will also afford accounting and financial executives the benefit of HR's strategic and data-driven perspectives on workforce size and deployment, key talent, retention challenges, benefit and compensation issues.
The fact is that many deals fail to deliver value to acquisitive companies due to lack of timely planning and communication about people and integration. This often leads to poor morale, reduced productivity and leakage of top talent. All of these are staff issues that quickly become bottom-line concerns, and HR is best prepared to address them, so financial leadership can make the right decisions regarding staffing levels, plant closures and the like.
With only 28 days in which to bid or withdraw, and with a one-year binding period for announced operational plans, there's no excuse for failing to undertake prompt and thorough due diligence. For companies that may be expecting millions (or hundreds of millions) of pounds in savings as the result of a takeover, these amendments to the takeover rules may well force adjustments in financial modeling.
At the same time, any loose public statements about, for example, keeping a specific plant online may oblige the acquiring company to do just that for an expensive 12-month period. The last thing that any acquiring company can afford – from a public relations as well as a financial perspective – is to be held to commitments it made early in the deal that prove untenable or fiscally impossible as the deal closes.
Thus, the value of drawing up early plans for organisational integration becomes clear, as they require strategies for engaging and communicate with employees regarding any and all changes foreseen in the acquisition process. This means that employee representatives are likely to hear about acquisition plans at an earlier stage than has been typical in the past. It goes without saying that unionised organisations are going to be reacting to any plans earlier than they might have in the days before the takeover rule amendments, a recipe for potential union action that can prove both damaging and expensive.
The takeover code amendments may have the effect of extending the amount of time it takes for acquiring organisations to fully realise the value of the deal. When we consider that M&A activity tends to be spurred on by the potential synergies and cost efficiencies that can result from a combination of complementing workforces, it's easy to see how any complication and expansion of the process – especially if that means a more aggressive inclusion of employee representatives – can stretch the takeover timeline and eat into profit projections.
The key to success in this new and more transparent takeover era is to ensure that any serious acquisition is rigorously pursued along the avenues of early and thorough due diligence. In doing so, organisations must engage the crucial perspectives and data of HR in close parallel with the highest standards of financial planning and business strategy. Otherwise, the value of so many deals that look good from afar may never materialise once the news of a bid gets out.
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