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# 1 and 3 can't work with me. Neither changing work schedule nor taking a bill can help to improve my sleep. I haven't heard about # 5, but do try # 2 and 4. I have tried some traditional medicine herbs which is good for removal of insomnia. It's called Kava kava (Piper methysticum), I don't use the extract substance which have been made into supplement, but use the real fresh leaves. Boil the leaves into water and drink like tea. It seems effective to me but not much. Anyway, this remedy will offer few or no side effects to my health. Every 2 days, I use my medication software to reduce stress with the hope that I can have good and sound sleep later on. I hardly see any positive impact but at least it could bring me comfortable feeling. Finally, I still struggle with my sleep!!!
Thank you for sharing this blog! Occasionally I can't have a deep sleep because of too much thinking and stress.. Drinking a glass of wine is sometimes effective to me. Plus sleeping in a good bed helps me sleep well.

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The Fed says one in five consumer have an error on their credit report. Five percent had an error serious enough to lead them to pay more to borrow to finance a house or a car.
The study looked at reports for 1,001 consumers issued by the three major agencies -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. The FTC hired researchers to help consumers identify potential errors.
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Hello everybody, Challenge Mote Heroes is a non-rep guild dedicated to the daily completion of 99 and 100 challenge motes, and whatever new ones that come in the future. If you join this guild, it is either because you have demonstrated expertise in the challenges, or you are looking to learn how to do them. Eventually, I'm hoping to have a static group (or two) of a Healer, Chrono, PS, and 2 DPS. This guild will not be doing T4 dailies, but feel free to ask! There will be experienced runs and training runs for the beginners. Don't think of this as a guild, but rather a community of like-minded individuals. The CMs will be ran at either reset or an hour after reset depending on what works best for people. This guild will be very small in order to keep it consistent.
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Says your guild slots are filled up.
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The Town of Canandaigua has been operating the transfer station facility since 1988. Residents of the Town can dispose of household garbage, recyclables, and food/organic waste at no charge. The transfer station facility will also accept residential construction and demolition debris, some oversized items, and electronics for an additional cost. We DO NOT accept any form of commercial waste.
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On June 9, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its eagerly awaited decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. L.G. Electronics, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court No. 06-937 (June 9, 2008). In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Thomas, the Court reversed the Federal Circuit's decision below and held that an authorized sale of components that are later combined with other components to form a patented system and to practice patented methods results in exhaustion of all patents, including system and method patents, that are substantially embodied in those components. The Court also clarified that a mere notice to customers regarding limited rights as to patents is not effective to avoid patent exhaustion that otherwise results from authorized sales to those customers.
The Supreme Court's ruling clarifies important questions in an area of law marred by uncertainty. The decision provides clearer guidelines to system vendors and other downstream users trying to assess the risk of patent infringement when purchased products are put to their intended use, as well as to sellers of products (and their licensors) seeking clarity as to what extent a sale may result in patent immunity for downstream users. However, the decision leaves some important questions unanswered and does not remove the need for suppliers and purchasers to analyze carefully remaining infringement risks. The decision will also leave patent holders and licensees considering possibilities for limiting or avoiding the effect of patent exhaustion.
At the heart of the Quanta case lie fundamental questions concerning the patent exhaustion doctrine, the "conditional sale" principle, and the implied license doctrine. In recent years, a growing number of decisions by both the Federal Circuit and district courts have inconsistently applied and occasionally conflated these legal principles, resulting in significant legal uncertainty. In particular, the courts have failed to provide clear guidance as to how the doctrines should be applied in cases where a purchased product (whether itself patented or not) is used by the buyer in practicing a method or incorporating the product into a system and the seller (or the seller's licensor) owns patents covering such method or system.
Generally speaking, the patent exhaustion or "first sale" doctrine states that once a patentee has sold a product covered by a patent, the patentee cannot use the patent to prevent the purchaser from using or reselling that product. The patentee's rights to restrict use and further sale are said to be "exhausted."[1] Courts have further held that the "longstanding principle [of patent exhaustion] applies similarly to a sale of a patented product manufactured by a licensee acting within the scope of its license."[2] Consequently, for exhaustion purposes, the "first sale" may be a sale by the patentee or by a third party authorized to sell by the patentee.
Often with the goal of creating additional revenue streams, whether from downstream customers or with respect to different uses of a product, patentees in many industries have tried to limit the effect of the patent exhaustion doctrine by imposing limitations or conditions on purchasers. In its controversial decision in Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Medipart, Inc.,[3] a case involving a "single use" restriction on a patented medical device, the Federal Circuit established the so called "conditional sale" principle, holding that a seller may limit the applicability of the exhaustion doctrine by placing conditions on the sale of patented products. Remanding the case, the Federal Circuit instructed the district court that, if the sale of the devices was "validly conditioned under applicable law such as the law governing sales and licenses," there is no exhaustion as to uses restricted by the condition and a violation of the condition may be remedied by an action for patent infringement.[4] It remained unclear, however, when exactly a sale could be said to be "validly conditioned."
Absent a valid condition, the exhaustion doctrine clearly applies to apparatus patents covering the product sold. In other cases, however, the law has been less clear, especially where products or components are sold that are not themselves covered by the patents at issue, but are subsequently used by the purchaser in practicing a process covered by a patent of the seller, or where the purchaser combines the product or component with other elements in a system, and the system is covered by a patent of the seller. While some courts have relied on the implied license doctrine to analyze such cases, others, mostly relying on United States v. Univis Lens Co.,[5] have applied the patent exhaustion doctrine where the component sold "embodie[d] essential features of [the] patented invention."[6]
Technological developments, changing patent prosecution strategies, and evolving licensing practices have resulted in increasing uncertainty regarding the scope of the exhaustion and implied license doctrines and their relationship to each other. However, the distinction has important consequences, particularly with respect to the requirement of the absence of non-infringing uses[7] and the patentee's ability to avoid the consequences of exhaustion or an implied license.
The Underlying Agreements and the Decisions Below
LG Electronics ("LGE"), the plaintiff in the Quanta case, owned several patents claiming various aspects of data processing systems and methods performed therein. LGE had licensed Intel to make and sell microprocessors and chipsets that use LGE's patents. The LGE-Intel license expressly stipulated that no license was granted "to any third party for the combination by a third party of Licensed Products…with [non-Intel components]." A separate master agreement required Intel to notify its customers that the license "does not extend, expressly or by implication, to any product that you make by combining an Intel product with any non-Intel product," which Intel did by sending a letter to that effect to its customers. Breach of the master agreement, however, was not grounds for termination of the license agreement. Quanta and the other defendants, that had received the letter, subsequently purchased microprocessors and chipsets from Intel and used them in computer systems by combining them with non-Intel memory and buses. LGE brought suit against the defendants, alleging that the combination of the Intel products with other components in the defendants' computer systems and the operation of such systems infringed LGE patents. LGE did not allege infringement with respect to the microprocessors or chipsets themselves.
The district court held that LGE's rights under its system patents were exhausted as a result of Intel's authorized sale of the microprocessors and chipsets. The court acknowledged that LGE could have avoided exhaustion if the microprocessor and chipset sales had been "conditional sales," but found that the defendants' purchase "was unconditional, in that [their] purchase of microprocessors and chipsets from Intel was in no way conditioned on their agreement not to combine the Intel microprocessors and chipsets with other non-Intel parts . . . ."[8] Specifically, the letter sent by Intel to its customers could not, according to the court, "transform what would otherwise be the unconditional sale of the microprocessors and chipsets into a conditional one."[9]
The Federal Circuit, like the district court, analyzed the issue of infringement of LGE's system patents under the patent exhaustion doctrine (and not the implied license doctrine). The Federal Circuit, however, reversed the district court's holding that LGE's patent rights were exhausted as a result of Intel's sale of the microprocessors and chipsets. Specifically, the Federal Circuit rejected the district court's conclusion that the purchase of the microprocessors and chipsets from Intel was unconditional. The court found that while "Intel [under the LGE-Intel license] was free to sell its microprocessors and chipsets, those sales were conditional, and Intel's customers were expressly prohibited from infringing LGE's combination patents."[10]
The Federal Circuit's holding amounted to a significant erosion of the concept of a "conditional sale" as articulated in Mallinckrodt. In Mallinckrod, the Federal Circuit held that patent exhaustion may be avoided "[i]f the sale . . . was validly conditioned under the applicable law such as the law governing sales and licenses." As recently as 2001, in Jazz Photo, the Federal Circuit stated that a conditional sale requires a contractual agreement between the parties to that effect, explaining that instructions and warnings on the covers of patented cameras were "not in the form of a contractual agreement by the purchaser to limit reuse of the cameras" and that there "was no showing of a 'meeting of the minds' whereby the purchaser . . . may be deemed to have breached a contract . . . to a single use of the camera."[11]
In LG Electronics, however, the Federal Circuit failed to explain how Intel's letter to customers, which merely stated that Intel's license with LGE "does not extend, expressly or by implication to any product that you may make by combining an Intel product with any non-Intel product," could amount to a "meeting of the minds" whereby such customers contractually agreed not to combine chipsets purchased from Intel with non-Intel products. The decision could hardly be reconciled with Mallinckrodt. Rather, it appeared that the Federal Circuit had abandoned the requirement of a conditional sale altogether and was moving towards permitting patentees (and their licensees) to avoid exhaustion based on mere notices or other circumstances of the sale.
With respect to LGE's method patents, the Federal Circuit upheld the district court's finding that the patent exhaustion doctrine was inapplicable and that Intel's notice to its customers defeated the implication of a license.
The Supreme Court's Decision
While the main argument of the parties before the Federal Circuit concerned whether exhaustion with respect to system patents was avoided as a result of a conditional sale, LGE relied on a very different argument in its brief to the Supreme Court and in oral argument. There, LGE primarily asserted that this case is not a patent exhaustion case at all, but should be analyzed under the implied license doctrine with respect to both LGE's system patents and its method patents. In short, LGE argued that exhaustion applies only to patents covering the article sold, here the microprocessor or chipset itself, not to patents covering systems that may be made using the article sold. In other words, LGE presented the case to the Supreme Court as an implied license case and not as an exhaustion and conditional sales case, perhaps because LGE itself was struggling to explain the Federal Circuit's extreme stretch of the conditional sale principle. The Supreme Court was not persuaded by LGE's arguments and applied the patent exhaustion doctrine.
The Patent Exhaustion Doctrine Applies to Method Patents
Reversing the Federal Circuit's holding that the patent exhaustion doctrine is inapplicable to method patents, the Supreme Court held that "[n]othing in this Court's approach to patent exhaustion supports LGE's argument that method patents cannot be exhausted." The Court specifically noted the risk that to hold otherwise would seriously undermine the exhaustion doctrine as patentees could simply draft claims as method claims rather than apparatus claims and thus practically shield any product from exhaustion. The Court emphasized the "danger of allowing such an end-run around exhaustion" for downstream purchasers. Thus, while patented methods may not be sold like articles or devices, the exhaustion doctrine, generally, is still applicable where a product sold embodies the patented method.
The Sale of Products Embodying Essential Features of a Patented Invention Generally Results in Exhaustion
Relying on its Univis Lens decision, the Supreme Court confirmed that the sale of components results in exhaustion of a patent covering the combination of such components with other elements if the components "substantially embod[y]" the patent. The Court relied on two criteria to find that the components "substantially embod[y]" the patent and that exhaustion occurs. First, the component's only reasonable use must practice the patent at issue. The court emphasizes that the inquiry is whether possible alternative uses would not practice the patent, not whether such uses would not infringe the patent. Hence, the Court expressly rejects use outside the country or use as a replacement part as relevant alternative uses because, even though such uses may not infringe the patent, they would still practice it. The Court also notes that disabling the patented features does not constitute a relevant alternative use because it does not constitute a real use at all. Second, the components sold must embody the "essential, or inventive, feature[s]" of the patent at issue. The Court finds this to be the case with respect to the Intel microprocessors and chipsets because "the only step necessary to practice the patent is the application of common processes or the addition of standard parts." While the Intel microprocessors and chipsets did not practice LGE's patents unless attached to memory and buses, such attachments were not "inventive" and only involved standard components with which the microprocessors and chipsets were specifically designed to function. The Court contrasts this situation with the situation in Aro Mfg. Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.,[12] where the combination itself was the only inventive aspect of the patent and no individual element could be viewed as central to or equivalent to the invention. With respect to LGE's patents, by contrast, the Court states that "the inventive part of the patent is not the fact that memory and buses are combined with a microprocessor or chipset; rather, it is included in the design of the Intel Products themselves and the way these products access the memory or bus."
Disclaimers and Intel's Obligation to Notify Customers did not Affect Intel's Authorization to Sell
The Supreme Court also confirmed that the focus in determining whether exhaustion occurs is on whether the sale is authorized by the patent holder. In this case, the Court found that Intel's sales were authorized by LGE. Specifically, the Court notes that "[n]othing in the License Agreement restricts Intel's right to sell its microprocessors and chipsets to purchasers who intend to combine them with non-Intel parts." A failure of the requirement in the master agreement that Intel provide notice to its customers regarding combination of Intel products with non-Intel components would not result in a breach of the license agreement and, in any event, Intel's rights to make, use, and sell products was not conditioned on Intel providing such notice. In addition, the Court found the specific disclaimer in the license agreement of any license to third parties to practice combination patents to be irrelevant because Quanta's defense is based on patent exhaustion, not on an implied license.
It is Unclear if Patent Exhaustion Can Still be Avoided by Making Conditional Sales
The Supreme Court never reaches the questions of whether LGE could have avoided patent exhaustion by limiting Intel's authority to sell or requiring Intel to place conditions on its customers' use of its products and, if so, what would be required for a sale to be validly conditioned. While the Federal Circuit found not one, but two conditional sales, LGE, in its Supreme Court argument, seemed to acknowledge that, in this case, there was no conditional sale, focusing instead on the characterization of the case as an implied license case. Not surprisingly, the Court saw no basis for a conditional sale in this case and did not address the issue. Thus, the decision does not provide guidance on the viability of the concept of conditional sales to avoid exhaustion as sanctioned by the Federal Circuit in Mallinckrodt.
Significance of the Decision and Open Issues
The Quanta decision will have a significant impact on the computer industry as well as other industries heavily relying on patent protection and enforcement in downstream markets. The application of the patent exhaustion doctrine to method patents and the sale of components embodying essential features of a patented system will make it more difficult for patent holders to license component manufacturers while still seeking to enforce their patents against downstream purchasers and users. As a result of the decision, patent holders may refocus their licensing efforts downstream or attempt to require component supplier licensees to impose contractual restrictions on buyers, possibly through multiple levels of distribution. This may result in more disputes concerning appropriate royalties in licensing discussions as well as questions of contract formation and enforceability with respect to such restrictions. In addition, patent holders may increasingly seek to limit their licensees' authority to sell products, e.g., by permitting them only to sell to separately licensed users, by excluding certain patents (e.g., those applicable to systems or methods) from the scope of licensed patents, or by conditioning the licensee's right to sell on imposing (contractual) conditions on purchasers.
Another question unresolved by the decision is what the effect of a conditional sale is—that is, whether the patent holder has a right to sue for patent infringement or merely breach of contract if a condition is validly imposed but the downstream user does not comply with the condition. The Court did not need to address this issue because it did not find a conditional sale.
Also unsettled remains the question whether a "covenant not to sue" amounts to an authorization to sell. The Supreme Court's decision might suggest so when it emphasizes that Intel was authorized to sell as long as its sales did not amount to a breach of its license agreement, but it does not squarely address the issue.
While purchasers have more certainty regarding exhaustion of method and combination patents as a result of the Court's decision, there are still risks and unanswered questions. For example, exhaustion still does not apply if the product purchased is not an essential element of the patented invention or if the seller's authority to sell was limited (which the purchaser may have no way of knowing). Thus, purchasers still need to conduct diligence on third party patents and their sellers' rights and may want to consider requesting broader indemnification rights. The Court's decision is also not entirely clear on whether the sale of products embodying essential features of a patent can trigger exhaustion even where the product sold has reasonable uses other than practicing such patent. In relying on Univis in formulating its test, the Supreme Court does not discuss the fact that Univis itself appears to mix elements of the exhaustion doctrine with elements of the traditional implied license inquiry. Finally, for all parties involved there remains uncertainty with respect to the effect of, and requirements for, conditional sales.
Note: Morrison & Foerster represented amicus curiae Gen-Probe Incorporated in the Quanta case, which filed a brief in support of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al.
[1] The purchaser does not, however, acquire a right to make the product.
[2] Intel Corp. v. ULSI Sys. Tech., Inc., 995 F.2d 1566, 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1993).
[3] Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Medipart, Inc., 976 F.2d 700, 708 (Fed. Cir. 1992).
[4] Id. at 709.
[6] Id. at 250-251.
[7] To find an implied license, the Federal Circuit has formulated a two-prong test requiring that (1) the product sold has no reasonable non-infringing uses, and (2) the circumstances of the sale plainly indicate that the grant of a license should be inferred. However, courts have implied patent licenses under different circumstances, sometimes relying on different legal theories, and recent Federal Circuit decisions also indicate a departure from the strict two-prong test.
[8] LG Elecs., Inc. v. Asustek, Inc., 248 F. Supp. 2d 912, 917 (N.D. Cal. 2003).
[9] Id.
[10] LG Elecs., Inc. v. Bizcom Elecs., Inc., 453 F.3d at 1370.
[11] Jazz Photo Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, 264 F.3d 1094, 1108 (Fed. Cir. 2001)
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Join Jesse Freeman for an in-depth discussion in this video Getting started with new components, part of Unity 5: UI.
- So in order for us to learn about the new Unity UI system, we're gonna need to create a new project. We're gonna call this project "UnityUI" and we'll also make this a 2D project. Now you can use the new UI system in 3D mode or 2D mode. The majority of this project is gonna focus on the 2D side of things, so let's set it to that. Now when you're ready, create a new project. Let's reconfigure the layout of Unity to work a little bit better with the UI.
We'll go into windows, layout, and select 'tall.' And from here, let's drag the inspector and dock it with the hierarchy. Move this over. And bring the game over to the left hand side. This way, we'll be able to preview all of our UI changes in the left hand side of our screen, work with the UI easier in the middle, and also use the hierarchy and the inspector on the right hand side.
Once you have the layout set up the way you want, let's drag the resources into our project. Here, we're going to take the artwork in fonts folder, and bring them into our assets folder. We'll also create a new folder called scenes. So as we work with each type of component, we'll save that a scene related to that component. Now, all the new UI components are located in the game object menu. You'll see the new UI menu, and from here, you can select one of each of the new components.
For right now, let's just select an image and see what happens. As you can see, a new image has been added to our screen, and also if we look at the hierarchy menu, we now have the image as well as a canvas and an event system game object added to our scene. The canvas represents where our components exist in the scene. And the canvas is also responsible for rendering them. You can right click on the canvas and also add components directly to it, or empty game objects.
In addition to the canvas, an event system is also created. The event system handles input from both controllers, mouse, and touch. Whenever you create a new component, it will automatically create a canvas and an event system for you. Let's select the image. Let's shrink the preview window so we have more room in the inspector. While we're going to dig into each of these components later, I just want to point out that a UI element is simply a game object, just like anything else you would have in your scene.
The only difference is that each component has its own scripts. In the case of this, our image has a rect transform instead of a normal transform. It has a canvas renderer, it it also has an image script. As we learn more about the UI system, we'll go through each of these components separately, how to work with them, and also how to customize them. You could also put your own game objects inside of the canvas. The only thing you'll have to do is swap out their transform for a rect transform in order to get the correct layout.
In the next movie, we're going to dig a little bit deeper into the canvas.
- Adding new components to the Canvas
- Working with RectTransforms
- Nesting UI elements
- Adding rich text and effects to the UI
- Creating images
- Styling UI buttons
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Victor Uribe's A350H Airliner is a futuristic airplane able to take off vertically, saving major runway space compared to a conventional airplane. The A350H Airliner's dolphin-inspired aerodynamic design provides maximum speed at minimum effort.
Victor Uribe believes that in the future, airports will no longer be able to expand due to population growth and rising demand for space, so the A350H Airliner aims to solve that issue. The A350H Airliner by Victor Uribe is eco-friendly, powered by cryogenic hydrogen contained in high-pressure tanks, which enables its vertical takeoffs.
Victor Uribe's A350h Airliner Takes Off Vertically, Not at an Angle
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Alarming Facts: Obesity Threatens Our Health and Economic Future
The Truth About Sugar-Loaded Drinks
- Minority Youth Matter: Fighting Unhealthy Food and Beverage Advertising (2013)
- Sugary Drinks: Not-So-Sweet After All
- Sugary Drinks: Not-So-Sweet (en Español)
- Facts About Energy Drinks
- Facts About Sports Drinks
- Facts About Flavored Water
- Sugary Drink: Taxing Issue and Industry Myths
- Fact Sheet: Funding Obesity Prevention and Decreasing Consumption of Sugar-Load Drinks (2011)
Health Eating + Active Living Act Resources
Healthy Eating + Active Living Fact Sheet
Healthy Eating + Active Living Frequently Asked Questions
New! Healthy Eating +Active Living (HEAL) Act infographic
Improving Beverage Offerings
Help spread the word with the Rethink Your Drink poster, available in English or Spanish, great for hanging in schools, clinics, workplace lunch rooms/vending areas, or after-school programs.
Handout the Rethink Your Drink Brochure (also available in Spanish) to give community members helpful tips for choosing healthier options.
Infographic: Sugary Beverages by the Numbers
Use this educational postcard to help people see just how much sugar is in sugary drinks and how that impacts their health.
Rethink Your Drink Healthy Beverage Toolkit for Healthcare
This Healthy Beverage Toolkit for Healthcare is intended to assist hospitals, health centers and other organizations with similar missions to implement policies and programs that support the health of the community they serve by improving their beverage offerings. Includes best practices for promoting healthy beverage choices based on current science, public health research, and national recommendations and standards.
Local Foods
New! Exploring Economic and Health Impacts of Local Food Procurement
New! Executive Summary: Exploring Economic and Health Impacts of Local Food Procurement
New! Selection: Critical Analysis of Economic Impact Methodologies
Competitive Foods in Schools:
Controlling Junk Food and the Bottom Line: Case Studies of Schools Successfully Implementing Strong Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods and Beverages
Building on the Controlling Junk Food and the Bottom Line report, in October 2014 the Illinois Public Health Institute released the five tip sheets below to help schools implement Smart Snacks in School while minimizing negative financial impact. In November 2014, IPHI hosted a webinar to share strategies, best practices and success stories from schools implementing improved nutrition standards across the country. Access the webinar here.
New! Controlling Junk Food and the Bottom Line: Executive Summary
Tip Sheet 2: Creating and Implementing Policies for Healthier Competitive Foods Standards
Tip Sheet 3: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Beverages Through Healthier Competitive Foods Standards
Tip Sheet 4: Student Education and Engagement to Support Healthier Competitive Foods Standards
Tip Sheet 5: Improving Cafeteria Strategies to Support Healthier Competitive Foods Standards
Enhanced Physical Education in Illinois:
*UPDATED* Enhanced P.E. Fact Sheet
IAPO Newsletter (7/11): Special Edition on Physical Education in Illinois
This free online manual, developed by Golden Apple awardee Sandy Noel in collaboration with the Illinois Public Health Institute, provides a variety of lesson plans and activities to help students develop the skills needed for life –long physical activity. Learn more.
Worksite Wellness:
IAPO Worksite Wellness Resource Guide
A free resource on policy and implementation information in areas such as physical activity, alternative scheduling, healthy vending, and breastfeeding support. Additionally, it contains
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Stripper Britney Spears Told to Get Off the Stageby Free Britney at .
Britney Spears just can't seem to keep her clothes on.
Not that she seems particularly worried about it.
Over the weekend, she paraded around in a very classy see-through dress for her mom's birthday and then a cleavage-spilling blouse for a Lakers game, where she was mercilessly booed by the raucous Staples Center crowd.
Then, later Sunday night, after that public embarrassment, Britney went over to Hollywood strip club 40 Deuce and decided it had been far too long since she provided the world with a good crotch shot. Okay, not that extreme, her pants did stay on.
Nevertheless, the Britster gave patrons a little show of her own between striptease acts... and received decidedly mixed reviews.
Cigarette in hand, Spears gyrated for the crowd, and bared her bra for all the world to see. Not that we haven't seen plenty of Britney's breasts before. Like, yesterday. Wonder if it was the same pink bra she wore in the picture below, taken Friday.
Amusingly, the strip club owner actually had to ask Britney to get the hell off the stage and leave the pole dancing to the pros (Lindsay Lohan, take notice). But she wouldn't budge. Finally, to refresh herself after all that booty-shaking exertion, Brit quenched her thirst by pounding the beverage of champions: Champagne and Coke.
You're a rock star, Brit. But don't you wonder how little Jayden James Federline is doing? Do you even know what he looks like? Not that we don't enjoy when you provide us with stories like this, but come on, girl. We love you unconditionally, but you're starting to make us think J.R. Rotem might be better off with Hayden Panettiere, and that just makes us sad.


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Anniversaries used to mean the world to me. I wanted pomp and fanfare, poetic words of undying love, preferably original, but pre-printed in a meaningful card was good too. Flowers for sure, a nice dinner out and a gift couldn't hurt.
For our first wedding anniversary, Josh gave me beautiful, delicate diamond earrings with a side of first trimester nausea. In response to the terrifying horror that was 9/11, we got pregnant. When our anniversary arrived in late October, I was in full on morning sickness all day long mode. We spent a lovely weekend at the Ritz in Half Moon Bay, me huddled in a robe staring out the window at the foggy beach and Josh enjoying the spa. I could barely move let alone be rubbed. The earrings were a good call.
Ella arrived the following June and honestly, I can't remember another anniversary since that first one. Except the 10th one, which was when we unwittingly created Lilah who will soon be three. I'm not saying we didn't celebrate or otherwise mark our anniversary. I know we did, often with cards, sometimes with flowers or jewelry or dinner out. Once Josh even wrote me a song and I've given him a poem.
Throughout the years, though, we haven't always been able to muster an anniversary level of love exactly on the day. It's challenging with three kids, work schedules and stresses and ordinary life demands. I'm not always in the mood and neither is he. We've even fought on an anniversary or two.
Whether out of necessity or simply because we both realize it's sort of ridiculous to elevate a single day and pour all our love into it, we've adopted an ad-hoc approach to showing our devotion. It can happen anytime and without any warning. A sweet card left on the desk. An unexpected sparkly ring, given just because. A guilt-free weekend away with the boys or the girls. A massage appointment at the spa. These surprises come at just the right moments, when our tanks are low and we need to know that the other one notices.
Our love is there whether it's our anniversary or not. It's in the weekly rolling of the garbage cans to the curb, the walking of the dog at night when I'm too tired, the rounding up of three energetic kids on the weekend so one or the other of us can go to the gym. It's in his big bear hug and my back scratching. It's in the way he delights in the kids' skiing or piano playing or my writing. It's in the pride I feel when he passes a sailing test. It's in the clink of ice in our Friday night gin and tonics served up in the gold-rimmed crystal glasses we got for our wedding almost 14 years ago.
I'm participating in the 2014 A to Z Challenge during the month of April using the very broad theme of LOVE to carry me through the alphabet. Check out writing by other bloggers taking on the #atozchallenge at @AprilA2Z.


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O'FALLON, Ill. - Thieves swiped five motorcycles from a local business early Friday morning.
At the Metro East Motorsports in O'Fallon, a rock or large piece of concrete was thrown through a window. Five thieves wearing black clothing and motorcycle helmets ran into the showroom, grabbed five new Kawasaki motorcycles, and made their way out through a garage door.
Police said the suspects rode four of the motorcycles from the scene and loaded a fifth into a minivan. Witnesses told police they saw two of the motorcycles speeding along westbound I-64 near Illinois Route 111 shortly after the theft.
Bret Boyd, owner of Metro East Motorsports, says it appears the thieves knew where the keys are kept locked up, and they were in and out within two minutes.
"We keep the keys close by the motorcycles and we are wondering why they knew where the keys were, but it was pretty quick," said Boyd. "They grabbed the keys and put the keys in the ignition. Four of the five bikes ran and one did not. They stuffed the heaviest bike that we had in the back of a van."
Three of the stolen bikes were green, one was green and black, and one was silver, valued together around $45,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the O'Fallon, Illinois police.
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Books For Free!
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Hi Emmeline,ReplyDelete
Have you heard that saying "All that glitters is not gold"?
When I first came across "Books for Free" (it's Hatfied Galleria outlet) I was impressed by the initiative and wondered if I might offer my services as a volunteer. Before doing so I did a "due diligence" e et use on the Healthy Planet group of private companies involved and quickly realised that the above saying could well apply.
During that exercise I exchanged E-mails with the senior volunteer who ran the Carmarthen "Books for Free" outlet which closed its doors after 4 years in operation, during which it fed £1000s into the Healthy Planet coffers. She told me that she has nothing good to say about Healthy Planet.
More on this can be found in the comments following the Healthy Planet post "Books for Free Testimonials" ( https://beta.healthyplanet.org/about/faqs/item/1031-books-for-free-testimonials ).
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Hi Pete!Delete
Thanks for that, I'll have a good read of the comments. It did seem like a really great project on the surface and it's a little conflicting as I'm such an advocate for encouraging regular reading!
Hi Emmeline,ReplyDelete
I was initially impressed by the "Books for Free" initiative because I'm a great advocate of reusing rather than recycling (or at worst sending to land fill). What I do not like is the apparent basis for the operations run by Healthy Planet and others as "charities". In my opinion they are little more than tax avoidance schemes operating at the expense of local council tax payers.
Best regards, Pete
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Integrated smart sensors
The goal of ACTION is to take advantage of recent scientific progress in nanofabrication, photonics, acoustics and decision-making science to foster breakthrough solutions for miniaturizing sensors, integrating them into matter and/or making them communicate together.
The programme has been built around 3 scientific and technological directions:
- miniaturization/integration of smart sensors with already established concepts,
- proof of new concepts for integration of sensors into matter,
- smart networking of sensors.
Towards a novel generation of strain sensors integrated into matter
Some nano deformations visible to the naked eye thanks to innovative integrated optical nanosensors
Metal NanoParticles (MNPs) are known to support Localized Surface Plasmons (LSP) that are highly sensitive, not only to the MNPs chemical composition or size, but also to interparticle resonant coupling when the gap between MNPs is less than the nanoparticle diameter.
This open the way to new smart sensors integrated into matter: some color-changing plasmonic strain sensors based on the spectral variation of plasmonic coupling versus interparticle distances when stretching a composite film that incorporates MNPs.
A fruitful collaboration between the LNIO and Laval University (Québec) has been started to self-organize dense Au NPs rings onto elastomeric film in order to increase sensitivity.
The first prototype, made in collaboration with Univ. Geneva and Univ. Calabria, consisted of 23 nm Au NPs immobilized onto a PDMS substrate with an average distance of 39 nm between neighbouring NPs.
In this way plasmonic coupling effects become visible and the resulting gold-coated flexible tape can be utilized as a color-changing strain sensor.
As nanoparticules act as nanosensors able to predict deformations (SHM), some potential applications could be found in packaging, nanoimprint or industrial paint.
Ultracompact optical biosensors
Integrated SPR Biosensor system for smart wireless sensor networks
The project aims at developing an integrated solution of nano-bio-sensor network for environmental applications (continuous monitoring of air or water systems).
Work in progress include:
- improvement of the optical sensor sensitivity for the detection of selected analytes,
- optimization and integration of an ultra compact spectrometer called CoBiss (patent n° WO2009127794),
- implementation of an efficient data processing system which would ensure the robustness of the global decision-making.
- Selectivity, sensibility, versatility, robustness (no mechanical part),
- Temperature insensitive (metallic nanocrystals LSPR substrate),
- Fast time processing,
- Liquid phase, gas phase.
In the mid-term, a portable system would be developed for other applications (gas, pollution and pathogens detection).
Partner: Resolution Spectra Systems
Optical lab-on-a-chip for biomarkers detection
In collaboration with NTU taiwan (Biomedical Eng.), the LNIO has been developping a smart and low cost integrated interferometer based on Generalized Lock-in Amplifier (GLIA) and consumer electronic device.
Perspectives by 2019: to take advantage of smartphones to develop a smart network of sensors.
Smart GaAs sensors network
Design of a highly sensitive network of transducers with specific bio-interfaces to detect molecules of interest such as bacteria at low concentration in biological liquid.
New structures of resonant transducers were made in piezoelectric Gallium Arsenide crystal, which presents the ability to be directly biofunctionalized and micromachined. These ultra sensitive and accurate acoustic wave sensors also offer the opportunity to deliver several signals depending on the resonance mode.
Wireless sensors networks
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control for autonomous wireless passive sensor measurement
This multi-disciplinary project (automation, microwave electronics, UAV control, computer science, signal processing) aims at combining the sensor measurement for UAV control in a feedback loop and the ability of the system to perfom a real time transmission of passive sensor measurement from UAV.
Partners: CM-Drones (UAV design), SENSeOR (wireless sensor reader & sensor chips), LM2S/UTT
Optimizing the packaging of SAW sensors
This challenge has been taken-up in the frame of the joint laboratory "PhASE*" between FEMTO-ST and SENSeOR company. A single-material (LiNbO3) wafer level packaging procedure using polymer adhesive bonding and a hard capping material has been developed and is now under characterization. The goal is to demonstrate an innovative packaging solution suitable for wireless SAW sensing of either temperature or stress, embedded into mechanical or composite structures.
*PhASE: Physical Acoustics, Sensors and Embedded Systems
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SAN ANTONIO – CBRE San Antonio released its 4Q 2017 Office MarketView.
Fourth quarter 2017 activity pushed annual net absorption to 426,235 sf:
The market's vacancy rate fell to 14.4 percent, down 30 basis points from a year ago due to steady positive movements and the absence of new deliveries.
Weighted average asking rents for office product grew 3.8 percent during the trailing four quarters ending 4Q 2017.
See more data from other sources at San Antonio-New Braunfels Office Market Research.
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Welcome to CMCE!
The Centre for Media, Culture and Education supports interdisciplinary research and teaching agendas that advance ideals of social equity and justice. The CMCE promotes visionary and innovative media and cultural productions positioning us to imagine a different and better world.
The Centre reaches out both locally and internationally, seeking connections, networks, relations and exchanges that enhance media, cultural and digital literacies and education.
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"It's Time to Build" Series (November 14-16, 2019)
Hosted by Northside Hip Hop Archive, co-sponsored by the CMCE, University of Toronto Scarborough, Hip Hop Education Centre and Hart House
Call for Papers (extended to March 18, 2019)
NYC 2019 CMCS 8th International Conference
November 19th, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Diasporic Media Beyond the Diaspora. Korean Media in Vancouver and Los Angeles (Book Launch)
Social Media
Past Events
December 6th: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The CMCE wishes to thank Sein Kipusi and Maral Karimi (co-coordinators of the center) for their invaluable support in organizing the event. We also extend our gratitude to the panelists and guests who participated in the event. The panel included: Arezoo Najibzadeh, VP Internal, Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson Nadine Sookermany, Springtide Resources, Toronto Brieanne Berry Crossfield, University of Toronto Graduate Students Union Connie Guberman, Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough Jacqueline Benn-John, Department Social Justice Education, OISE/University of Toronto Megan Scribe, Department Social Justice Education, OISE/ University of Toronto Tanya (Toni) De Mello, Director, Human Rights Services, Ryerson University Moderator: Miglena Todorova, Faculty member, Department Social Justice Education and Director of CMCE at OISE.


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Season tickets for the Sebelius Lecture Series at Fort Hays State University are still available. This season will feature a debate between former presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Howard Dean in the fall semester and a speech from former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove in the spring.
FHSU students and members of the Hays community are offered a unique opportunity to listen to prominent national leaders speak about current political issues.
"These speakers share their experiences, expertise and wisdom with our students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members." said Vincent Bowhay, assistant director of the Memorial Union-Special Events and Student Activities on the Sebelius Series website at www.fhsu.edu/sebelius.
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, republican, and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, democrat, will debate "The Proper Role of Government in a Free Society" at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall.
Republican political consultant and policy advisor Karl Rove will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Beach/Schmidt. Rove also served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff during President George W. Bush's administration.
Season tickets for the Sebelius Lecture Series are separate from FHSU's annual Encore Series.
For the general public, unreserved seats are $30 and reserved seats are $35. Senior citizens, age 65 and older, and those aged 5-17 may purchase unreserved seats for $20 and reserved seats for $25. FHSU students' season ticket prices are $8 for unreserved seats and $18 for reserved seats. Students must provide proof that activity fees have been paid.
Tickets are non-transferable and only one set per student is allowed. Tickets must not be purchased for children 4 years old or younger.
Approximately 200 patrons help sponsor the Sebelius Lecture Series each year. Patrons donate $100 per person and Premiere Patrons donate $150 per person. These donations are tax deductible. Names of Patrons and Premiere Patrons are listed in the program at each event and are invited to attend a luncheon with Howard Dean in the fall and Karl Rove in the spring. Premiere Patrons are given reserved priority seating at Sebelius Luncheons.


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Albany — State Sen. John Bonacic promised he would fight the pending return of maintenance responsibilities for Interstate 84 to the state Department of Transportation from the New York State Thruway Authority.
Albany — State Sen. John Bonacic promised he would fight the pending return of maintenance responsibilities for Interstate 84 to the state Department of Transportation from the New York State Thruway Authority.
He didn't promise he would prevail — but he has.
The new state budget that legislators are poised to adopt will give the DOT enough money to pay the Thruway Authority to continue plowing the snow, picking up the litter and mowing the grass on I-84 for the coming year.
"I'm really pleased," said Bonacic, R-C-Mount Hope, who travels I-84 regularly. "Many local residents expressed their preference to me to keep I-84 in the hands of the Thruway Authority."
Bonacic, a member of the Senate's Budget Subcommittee on Housing, Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Transportation, said the agreement was reached among the Senate, Assembly and Gov. Eliot Spitzer at a meeting yesterday morning.
The DOT referred questions about the budget to the Department of the Budget. The Thruway Authority, an independent state agency, said it was aware of the agreement. "If it is included in the final budget, we would consider that our authorization to start negotiations with the DOT and enter into a contract with them," said Betsy Graham, a Thruway Authority spokeswoman.
Bonacic and other mid-Hudson Republicans were caught off-guard in October when the Senate leadership gave the Thruway Authority a gift of $14 million in state tax money to eliminate the tolls in Buffalo for one year — an election-eve stunt designed to enhance the standing of the party's candidates in western New York.
The Thruway Authority, however, voted to make the toll relief permanent and to raise the money by returning maintenance responsibilities to the DOT — a job that cost $14 million a year.
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo saddled the Thruway Authority with the task in 1991 as a money-saving gimmick but gave it the option of returning the job to the DOT with one year's notice.
The recent political machinations incensed many local residents, who had come to rely on the Thruway Authority's bare-pavement policy in winter on I-84 as well as on the Thruway itself. As soon as the new state Legislature convened in January, Bonacic introduced a bill to block the transfer from taking effect on Oct. 30.
Meanwhile, the Thruway Authority and the DOT held a series of meetings to discuss the future of personnel, equipment and supplies without reaching any resolution. The DOT had already requested more money in its 2007-08 budget to handle the additional lane miles — but far less money than the Thruway Authority spends. About $11 million of the $14 million represented salaries for 119 employees.
Auxiliary beneficiaries of the agreement are Thruway Authority employees assigned to I-84. They are Teamsters union members who earn higher salaries than DOT employees who are members of the Civil Service Employees Association. Many Teamsters were upset at the prospect of making less money at the DOT or being transferred by the Thruway Authority and lobbied mid-Hudson legislators to protect their jobs on I-84.
"The Teamsters should be very happy, but, from the beginning, I've been more concerned about how this change was going to hurt the public than about whether it would hurt the union," said Bonacic.


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Celebrate 10 years of ScandiKitchen, the popular Socho Scandi café with FREE birthday buns…
ScandiKitchen are reaching the amazing milestone of 10 years on Monday 10 July 2017.
The first 100 visitors to the café a FREE Birthday Bun this Wednesday! These authentic Danish sweet buns are owner Bronte's grandmother's recipe, so you're in for a treat!
The Scandi Kitchen | 61 Great Titchfield Street London W1W 7PP | FREE Buns Wednesday 5 July
Get behind the scenes with owner Bronte Aurell here
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This article is intended for members enrolled in an individual health insurance plan.
When you enrolled in your 2019 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) health plan, you started a chain reaction.* We have been hard at work for several months preparing a journey just for you.
Welcome Email
First, we'll send you a welcome email with a personalized video that reviews your plan in detail. This is a great opportunity to take note of your plan name and key financial details like premium payments, copay amounts, your deductible and your out-of-pocket maximum.
Your Member ID Card
Next, you will get your member ID card. It's good to have it with you at all times, especially when you see a doctor or fill a prescription. Key information on the member ID card includes your policy number, your member ID number, and customer service and pharmacy benefits phone numbers. If you have a PPO plan and are covering dependents, all of the member ID cards for your family will have your name on them.
Your Welcome Kit
Shortly after you get your member ID card, you'll receive your welcome kit. If you chose electronic delivery of materials when you completed your application, you will get an email notice that your kit is available to view in Blue Access for MembersSM. If you did not choose electronic delivery, it will come in the mail in a 9- by 13-inch envelope. Be sure to review and save this kit. It contains detailed information about your benefits, several summary documents for easy reference and forms you may need.
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The Indian domestic mobile manufacturers now seem to have an intense eagerness and enthusiasm to snatch the throne in the mobile market with their latest and upgraded mobile phones supporting competitive and cutting edge technology. Ignoring all the foreign manufacturers, Micromax rules the dense population of India and other brands like Karbonn and Lava are also not lagging behind.
Now these Indian homegrown giants have given a pinch of worry to numerous international brands like Samsung. Because its dice still rolls in the Indian market and now with the coming up of the Lava's latest 504q smartphone boasting Galaxy S4 like features, Samsung definitely has a hard game to prepare for.
Last week, Lava launched its premium smartphone at Rs 13,499 which will be available from the fourth week of this month across the country.
Specwise, the Lava Iris 504q comes with a 5-inch IPS HD (1280x1080p) display with OGS (One Glass Solution) thin screen technology and is powered by a 1.2 Ghz quad core ARMv7 quad-core processor and backed by 1GB RAM.
The latest Lava device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system and comes with with gesture motion control, 8-mega pixel rear camera with auto-focus and LED flash along with 2 MP front facing camera. Internal storage capacity of the device is 4GB, which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD. Connectivity options include 2G, 3G, Bluetooth (with A2DP), Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, The Iris 504q is powered by powered by a 2000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery.
One reason why Samsung should feel scared is that the Iris 504q comes with motion sensor technology which enables users to take photos, browse through music player, and FM radio channels without the need to tap the display. In other words just like Galaxy S4, it has got a gesture control as well. Lava has made it possible for users to buy the gesture control featured phone at just Rs. 13,499 while the Galaxy S4 comes at the hefty price of Rs. 39,000.
To talk about the swirl that Iris 504Q is likely to create in the Indian market, other devices like Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro, LG Optimus L9, Micromax Canvas HD A116, LG Optimus L7 II P715, Karbonn Titanium S5 and many more with the similar price range may have to pull up their sleeves now.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro
Priced at Rs. 16,299 on Flipkart, the Galaxy Grand Quattro comes with a dual SIM capability. The smartphone sports a TFT capacitive touch screen which is 4.7 inches in sizeand has a multi-touch WVGA screen that offers a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It runs on the latest Android V4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. The phone sports a 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad Core processor along with the Adreno 203 graphics chip and is supported by a 1 GB of RAM. The 5 MP primary camera with LED flas is incorporated in the Galaxy Grand Quattro along with the 0.3 MP front facing camera. The phone comes with and 8 GB of internal memory which can be further enhanced to 32 GB with the help of microSD cards. Regarding connectivity, the Galaxy Grand Quattro is capable of supporting GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It can also connect to the PC via a USB port. The Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery is capable of keeping the device powered up for adequate periods of time.
To compare the device with the Lava Iris 504Q, the latter is better in all the specs from resolution, screen size, and mostly it has got the gesture control. Besides being cheaper than the Grand Quattro, Iris 504Q has also got a better camera. So according to GizBot Iris 504Q is a better buy.
LG Optimus L7 2 P715
LG Optimus L7 2 is a dual GSM SIM phone. The phone runs on Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system with an Optimus 3.0 user interface and is powered by a 1 Ghz dual core processor backed by a RAM of 768 MB .
The LG Optimus L7 2 P715 sports a 4.3 inch capacitive WVGA screen that comes with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and a color depth of 16 M. The screen has an IPS display as well. The device boasts of an 8 megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera. This LG Optimus phone is also capable of recording 854 x 480 resolution videos at 30 frames per second and comes with 4x digital zoom as well. Connectivity options include GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA enabled and comes with USB connectivity and Bluetooth as well. The phone has an ample internal storage capacity of 4 GB which can be extended up to 32 GB with a microSD card. At the end the Optimus L7 2 is powered by a Li-Ion 2460 mAh battery that can give you up to 12 hours of talk time on any 2G network. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 14,842 on Flipkart.
The Optimus L7 2 is quite expensive if compared to Iris 504Q. Specwise, the Iris 504Q is all round better from screen size, resolution, RAM and also processor.
LG Optimus L9 P765
The single GSM SIM LG Optimus L9 P765 runs on Android v4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system that is back by the 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor with 1 GB RAM. The phone boasts of LG's latest Optimus 3.0 user interface and comes with PowerVR SGX540 graphics, which is built for speed.
The candy bar capacitive touch smartphone sports a 4.7 inch qHD screen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and a color depth of 16 M and IPS display. The handset packs a 5 megapixel primary camera with LED flash and autofocus which is capable of recording full HD 1920 x 1080 videos at 30 fps. It also comes with the 0.3MP front facing camera. Connectivity options include GPRS, EDGE, 3G, DLNA and Wi-Fi connectivity, microUSB and bluetooth. The LG Optimus L9 P765 has an inbuilt memory of 4 GB that can be extended up to 32 GB with a microSD card and it is powered by a Li-Ion 2150 mAh battery that can easily give up to 12 hours of talk time on any 2G network. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 16,450 on Flipkart.
The LG Optimus L9 also fails to compete with the latest Lava Iris 504Q as it has a better processor and a better camera and a lower price as well.
Micromax Canvas HD A116
Priced at Rs. 13,990 on Flipkart, Micromax Canvas HD A116 is a dual GSM SIM candybar smartphone that runs on Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1 GB RAM.
The phablet features a 5 inch capacitive LCD touchscreen that offer a high definition resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a color depth of 16 M and comes with an IPS display. The "desi" phablet comes with a 8 megapixel primary camera with LED flash and auto focus and the 2 megapixel front camera. Connectivity options include microUSB, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi. The Micromax Canvas HD A116 has a ROM of 4 GB and an inbuilt memory of 1.77 GB which can be extended up to 32 GB with a microSD card. The phone is powered by a 2000 mAh battery as well.
This device is actually a perfect rival to Lava Iris 504Q. These two devices have a similar pricing and specs. The only difference is that the Iris 504Q comes with the latest gesture control feature.
Karbonn S5 Titanium
Priced at Rs. 11,575 on Flipkart, another likely rival to Iris 504Q is Karbonn Titanium. The device has a dual GSM SIM support and runs on Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system which is powered by the 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad core processor with 1 GB RAM.
This Karbonn device sports a 5 inch capacitive touch screen that supports qHD display with 540 x 960 pixel resolution and comes with a IPS display. It comes with an 8 megapixel camera with auto focus and 2 megapixel secondary camera and supports video recording as well. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, WAP and 3G on one SIM and Wi-Fi. The S5 Titanium comes with 4 GB of ROM of which 1.4 GB is user accessible. The memory can be extended up to 32 GB with a microSD card. The Karbonn Titanium S5 is powered by a 2000 mAh battery.
This is quite much like Lava Iris 504Q and has a similar specs but again it has a lower resolution and a lesser processor. However the latest Lava 504Q would be a better option and a safe buy.


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Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution
Edited by Neri Salvadori and Renato Balducci
Chapter 12: Foreign debt, growth and distribution in an investment-constrained system
Massimiliano La Marca
* Massimiliano La Marca 12.1. INTRODUCTION The discussion of the impact of foreign debt on developing economies, the impossibility of full repayment of debt stocks by crisis-stricken countries and the opportunity of concerted rescheduling or forgiveness have undergone different alternate phases since the first debt crisis of the early 1980s. From an initial position of absolute rejection of debt reduction, to a broad consensus on the necessity of substantial forgiveness for a selected number of countries, the financing vs. forgiving and the 'sustainability' debates have been influenced by political feelings and backed by alternative theoretical approaches. Debt paths are 'unsustainable' if regarded as too costly or 'excessive' for the viability of the system. The analysis of sustainability has been mostly developed within the internal debt management discussion, while for external debt analysis it has too often taken the very simplistic connotation of the ability and willingness to pay back foreign investors. Foreign debt contracts involve firms and/or governments of sovereign countries. Coupled with the predominance of the MIRA (methodological individualism-rational agent) paradigm across virtually all fields of mainstream economics, this has shaped the way of addressing the problem: countries would be homogeneous entities that interplay through imperfect contracts that, given moral hazard and hidden action, suffer mainly from an enforcement problem. In this case rational debtors would 'promise' to invest loaned funds, but would have the incentive to consume them or invest them abroad. Therefore, mainstream discussion has favoured mostly financial, incentive-based approaches and contract theory as the exclusive means of...
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A lease extension is the continuation of a lease agreement beyond the original term. Most residential flat owners have the right to extend their leases for a number of years, so long as they meet all the criteria.
Extending a lease is valuable and therefore should be applied for sooner rather than later. Below are our top ten tips to help guide you on your way.
Should you need more information Currell Commercial also have a team of expert Chartered Surveyors to help with any queries.
Generally the shorter the lease the more expensive it is to extend. Anyone with a lease approaching 81 years unexpired should seriously think of extending it. Under 80 years, marriage value is payable to the landlord, making it much more expensive to extend the term. Don't forget, the lease runs from the commencement date on the lease, not when it was purchased and not the date when the lease was granted – so let's say if it's a 99 year lease and you bought it in 2005, 15 years after the lease was drawn up in 1990, then the lease expires in 2089 – leaving 82 years to run. Now is the time to act to leave enough time and avoid paying the extra marriage value to the freeholder.
You must have owned your flat for two years. It doesn't matter if you haven't been in occupation. The original lease needs to be long (over 21 years) and it should be residential, as opposed to commercial use.
The legislation does not apply to some landlords such as the Crown, National Trust and charitable housing Trusts, although the Crown usually complies with the principles of it.
You will need to instruct a solicitor who will start the process by serving an Initial Notice on the landlord, which will offer a premium for the lease extension. Some of the stages in the process of extending a lease have strict time limits. It is very important to instruct a solicitor who is familiar with the legislation. Contact the Law Society for a recommendation and get a written quote first.
You will also need to instruct a valuer, probably a chartered surveyor, to put a value on the lease extension. He will use the valuation formula in the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, as amended. Contact the RICS for a list of local surveyors who specialise in lease extensions. Get a quote in writing first.
Most surveyors will charge a fixed fee to prepare the initial report that will avoid hidden extras and disbursements. This fee should cover the initial inspection of the property, reading the lease and making all the calculations. Obviously there are extra charges if the surveyor is asked to negotiate with the landlord or their estate agent or for any further work required if the valuation cannot be agreed. If they act for several flats in the same building they can usually offer substantial discounts so it's probably a good idea to team up together, if several of you are going down this route.
The owner of the freehold will be given at least two months in which to respond to your offer and if he/she does not, then you can apply to the County Court for an order that the lease extension be granted on the same terms set out in the initial notice. Usually the Counter Notice is served in time and a period of negotiation follows between the parties or their respective surveyors. If you cannot agree a valuation then you can end up in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal but this is quite unusual. An application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal must be made by the flat owner (i.e. the lessee) no later than six months from receipt of a valid counter notice, failing which, if the premium cannot be agreed within the six month window, the initial notice is deemed withdrawn. This means that the lessee will have to pay the landlord's reasonable legal and surveyor's fees in addition to his/her own costs and wait for a further 12 months before being able to make a fresh claim under the Act. This will be costly for the lessee, especially if waiting a year results in the lease term dropping below 80 years! If you meet the criteria then by law the freeholder cannot prevent you extending the lease.
Once the Initial Notice is served on the landlord you will be responsible for his/ her reasonable valuation and conveyancing costs, as well as your own. The Notice is also important in setting the valuation date.
Under the Act you are entitled to a further 90 years on your lease with no ground rent payable on the original term or extension, which is incorporated within the cost of extending. You still have to pay the service charge under the lease terms.
Although there are costs involved, the upside is that after the lease extension, your property will usually be more valuable and saleable should you want to sell or re-mortgage. Buyers are often put off by short leases and mortgage companies won't generally loan on properties with leases shorter than 60 years, although the exact cut-off varies.
If we take a London property, valued at £325,000 with about £25,000 worth of improvements since the lease was granted, on a 70-year lease, extending it by 90 years might add £40,000 to the value. The premium payable for the lease extension could be in the order of £23,500 – obviously the lessee would have to pay both his or her own and the freeholder's valuation and legal costs. Sometimes it is possible to back-toback or extend and sell simultaneously, particularly with a very short lease where the extension may cost more than you can afford. Alternatively, if there is sufficient equity in the property and you meet the lender's criteria, you may be able to increase your mortgage to pay for the extension and the professional fees. Increasingly vendors are serving the Initial Notice and assigning the benefit of the notice to the purchaser to overcome the two-year ownership rule.
Subject to how efficient you are, plus your freeholder, his solicitor, your solicitor and your surveyor, this process could take from 3-12 months – unless of course it lands up in LVT because you cannot agree values. However, there are legal time-lines in place to prevent the process being unnecessarily drawn out.
This is only intended as a simple guide. For example, no reference has been made to headleases that often occur in central London. All those considering extending their leases, should seek legal and valuation advice, specific to their properties.


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Republicans win VA and NJ, Dems take NY-23
The big story tonight is New Jersey where Republican Chris Christie has been declared the winner of the gubernatorial contest against incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine.
Republicans also won huge in Virginia where Bob McDonnell has taken the governor seat in a 58% to 41% victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds. The Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General seats also went hard Republican winning by similar margins over their Democrat opponents. Republicans will also pick up seats in the state House of Delegates as well.
Report on VA/NJ from Fox News:
WASHINGTON — Republican gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia mark a troubling turn for President Obama, whose personal efforts couldn't stop the fall of Democrats facing a voter backlash over the economy and a notable uptick in the government's would-be role in people's lives.
Obama's 2008 victory in Old Dominion had marked an historic breakthrough for Democrats who hadn't won Virginia's electoral votes since 1964. The fight in the Garden State was more grueling than usually accompanies Democratic campaigns in the reliably blue state of New Jersey.
So the setbacks demonstrate the difficulty of presidential leadership following a campaign built on promises of unity followed by divisive policies and a relentless campaign approach toward big legislative issues like the stimulus and health care bills.
"What this is tonight, this victory here tonight, is a warning shot, and it says to the moderate Democrats in the House that they ought to think twice about continuing to pursue the policies of this White House and (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi," said Virginia Republican Rep. Eric Cantor.
In Virginia, Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell roundly defeated Democrat R. Creigh Deeds while GOP Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling won a second term and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected attorney general. It was the first time the GOP took the top three spots since 1997.
"We have really had a run of wins and we got used to winning and that makes it tough," said outgoing Virginia Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine. "We have to give credit where credit is do they ran a great campaign."
"You guys are making this tougher than this has to be," a resigned Deeds told the still chanting audience at his "victory party."
In New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie pulled off a stunning upset over incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, who was facing a backlash over property taxes and other economic issues. Independent Chris Daggett also pulled about 6 percent of the vote.
Here's a clip of Bob McDonnell's victory speech from Richmond, VA:
Here is Republican Chris Christie's victory speech from New Jersey:
Democrat Bill Owens was victorious over Conservative Doug Hoffman in the New York 23rd congressional seat race winning 49% to 45%.
With that, my predictions held up to be two-thirds correct. My guess is that Hoffman will return in 2010 with the full backing of the GOP to make a real run at this seat or perhaps another upstate New York congressional district.
All-in-all, the talk of some permanent Democrat realignment thanks to President Obama is total nonsense, the GOP won huge in the bluest of blue states, New Jersey. Furthermore, Virginia went hard conservative, very hard for a candidate with staunchly conservative positions who ran against big government liberal policies.
President Obama spent numerous days campaigning for Corzine and he was rebuked, as he was in Virginia, two states which went handily for Obama in 2008. If that doesn't speak to the disgusted feelings from voters toward Washington, I don't know what does.


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