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PUBLISHED: 09:30 09 November 2018 | UPDATED: 10:02 09 November 2018
Detectives investigating the murder of 22-year-old Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, who was from Dagenham and fatally stabbed in Anerley, have made a third arrest.
A 16-year-old girl was arrested this morning (Friday, November 9) at an address in south London on suspicion of murder.
Police were called at around 12.30pm on Sunday, November 4 to reports of a stabbing in Samos Road.
Officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended and found 22-year-old Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez suffering stab injuries. Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:59pm.
A post-mortem examination which took place at Princess Royal Hospital Mortuary on Tuesday, November 6 gave his cause of death as multiple stab wounds.
Det Ch Insp Mark Cranwell, said: "This attack took place in the middle of the day, in broad daylight in a residential street.
"It goes without saying that this incident would have stood out in what would normally have been a quiet environment.
"It appears that four or five male suspects were involved in the attack - both they and Ayodeji were seen to run into Samos Road from Grace Mews.
"By this point Ayodeji had been attacked. The suspects fled in one direction while Ayodeji went the other way before he collapsed.
"I am appealing to anyone who was in the area on Sunday afternoon and saw this attack, or the events surrounding the attack, to come forward and speak to police. This includes trying to establish if anyone was with Ayodeji when he was attacked.
"My officers are making progress as to why Ayodeji was in the area, why he came to be attacked and who was responsible for his murder, but we need information from the public to assist us in keeping the momentum of this investigation moving forward."
Two men aged 19 and 21 were arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday, November 4 – both have been released under investigation.
Any witnesses or anyone with information should contact the incident room on 020 8721 4054.
To remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Have your say by 3 June 2016 on Australia's patent system
The Productivity Commission recently published its draft report on Australia's Intellectual Property Arrangements (the Draft Report). As you would expect, given the wide range of the Productivity Commission's review, the Draft Report contains recommendations across the full gamut of IP in Australia.
This article will briefly summarize the draft recommendations and the requests for further information relating to the patent system. We would encourage anyone with a stake in Australia's patent system to consider how they might be affected if the draft recommendations are implemented and submit a response to the Draft Report by the deadline of 3 June 2016. You can make your submission here.
What makes a good patent system?
The Productivity Commission has stated that a well-functioning patent system should only grant protection to inventions that are:
- Socially valuable: that is, new goods, services and processes that improve the allocations of society's limited resources. Socially valuable innovations make contribution to human knowledge and, ideally, should result in knowledge spill overs into other areas of the economy; and
- Additional: inventions that would not have been developed or commercialised (or for which development or commercialisation would have been delayed) in the absence of patent protection being available.1
A patent system capable of exclusively targeting inventions that are socially valuable and additional is ideal. The question is whether it is practicable to design and implement a system for exclusively targeting these inventions. If not, the question then is: is it better to have a system that captures all socially valuable and additional inventions, while also potentially capturing some low-value inventions, or should we have a system which largely excludes any low-value patents but also potentially excludes innovations of "genuine" value.
The Commission thinks the patent system is failing
The Commission considers the current patent system to be poorly targeted and failing the public by allowing too many low-value patents to be granted. 2 However, we suggest it is inherently difficult to properly assess the social value and additionality of an invention without a detailed understanding of the context within which the invention sits. Often this context does not become clear until many years after the invention has being developed. Thus, it seems difficult, indeed potentially unfeasible, to apply tests early in the lifecycle of patent protection to target those inventions that are socially valuable and additional. Nevertheless, the Productivity Commission has made recommendations to alter the standard applied when deciding when to grant patent protection in the hope of making the system better targeted.
Raising the inventive step bar again
Draft Recommendation 6.1
The Australian Government should amend ss. 7(2) and 7(3) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) such that an invention is taken to involve an inventive step if, having regard to the prior art base, it is not obvious to a person skilled in the relevant art.
The Australian Government should state the following in the associated Explanatory Memorandum:
- the intent of this change is to better target socially valuable inventions
- the test should be applied by asking whether a course of action required to arrive at the invention or solution to the problem would have been obvious for a person skilled in the art to try with a reasonable expectation of success.
The Australian Government should explore opportunities to further raise the overall threshold for inventive step in collaboration with other countries in international forums.
The first of the Productivity Commission's draft recommendations is to amend the definition of an inventive step in Australia to bring it into line with the definition used in Europe.3 This comes as something of a surprise, bearing in mind that changes to Australia's inventive step provisions were only implemented three years ago with the Raising the Bar Act, and those changes were made with the intention of bringing Australia's inventive step law closer into alignment with jurisdictions such as Europe. Given the relatively short timeframe that the Raising the Bar Act inventive step provisions have been in force, it seems premature to propose that Australia makes yet further changes. It is arguable that we do not yet understand the full impact of the changes that have already been made.
In suggesting these changes, the Productivity Commission appears to be harking back to IP Australia's proposal in 2009 to adopt an "obvious to try" test.4 The Productivity Commission intends for its proposed test for inventive step to be applied differently to the current test which asks "would the person skilled in the art (in all the circumstances) directly be led as a matter of course to try the claimed invention in the expectation that it might well produce a solution to the problem". The Commission proposes instead to ask whether "…the invention or solution to the problem would have been obvious for a person skilled in the art to try with a reasonable expectation of success".5
The Commission has also made several references to the principle that, in Australia, all that is required is a "scintilla" of invention, suggesting that a scintilla is too low. Unfortunately, they have misunderstood this principle which is intended to convey the idea that once the inventive step bar is set an invention is either inventive or it is not.
The Commission is also of the view that Australia should collaborate with other countries for a further internationally coordinated increase to the threshold for an inventive step. This could include exploring whether it is appropriate to assume in all cases that the person skilled in the art is non-inventive.6
Explain yourself
The Commission also suggests that applicants should provide further information on why their invention is not obvious to the Patent Office. The Commission believes that this could be done by either requiring applicants to draft patent claims in two parts: a first part defining prior art features relevant to the claimed subject matter; and a second part defining the features of the invention that add to the prior art.7 Alternatively, applicants could be required to outline the problem that their invention solves, thus aiding identification of the inventive concept.8 The Commission is interested in receiving further information on the implications of such measures.
Information Request 6.1
The Commission is seeking further information from participants on the likely costs and benefits from reforming patent filing processes. Would there be any unintended consequences from requiring applicants to construct their claims in the two–part form that applies in Europe or articulating why their invention is non–obvious? Are there better approaches available?
Object of the Act
Draft Recommendation 6.2
The Australian Government should incorporate an objects clause into the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (Patents Act). The objects clause should describe the purposes of the legislation as being to enhance the wellbeing of Australians by providing patent protection to socially valuable innovations that would not have otherwise occurred and by promoting the dissemination of technology. In doing so, the patent system should balance the interests of patent applicants and patent owners, the users of technology — including follow–on innovators and researchers — and Australian society as a whole.
The Australian Government should amend the Patents Act such that, when making a decision in relation to a patent application or an existing patent, the Commissioner of Patents and the Courts must have regard to the objects of the Patents Act.
The proposed object clause is directed to those two key values for a well-functioning patent system identified by the Commission: that inventions be socially valuable and additional. The Commission envisions that this objects clause will not only affect when the Courts decide to grant a compulsory licence to a patent, but will actually affect decisions to grant patent protection in the first place.9
It is unclear how the Productivity Commission envisions Patent Examiners will be able to make decisions as to whether granting a patent would be in the public interest. Would the objects clause place some new public interest gloss on, for example, the test for usefulness? Could the objects clause place an undue burden on Patent Examiners and applicants, as well as potentially putting applicants in the position of having to divulge commercially sensitive information to the Patent Office?
Increasing fees
Draft Recommendation 6.3
The Australian Government, with input from IP Australia, should explore the costs and benefits of using higher and more pronounced renewal fees later in the life of a standard patent, and making greater use of claim fees to limit the breadth of patent protection and to reduce strategic use of patents.
The Australian Government should seek international cooperation on making greater use of patent fees to help ensure that patent holders are not overcompensated and to limit the costs of patent protection on the community.
The Commission proposes using higher renewal fees later in the life of a patent in order to deter patentees from maintaining low value patents, thus ensuring only valuable patents are held in force. The Commission acknowledges that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) may have less capacity to absorb higher patent fees than larger firms and agrees that any efforts to make greater use of patents fees should follow a careful analysis of the effect on different market participants. However, the Commission feels that making concessions by way of reduced fees to SMEs carries risks as firms may 'game' the system by relocating IP into separate smaller entities.10
The Commission also proposes to make greater use of claim fees to limit the extent of patent protection and reducing the strategic use of patents, implying that the strategic use of patents is something that should be discouraged. The Commission looked for evidence of the strategic use of patents by examining whether applicants were including as many claims as they could before having to pay excess claim fees. This was measured by looking at the difference between the number of patents with 19 and 20 claims, with 20 being the maximum number of claims without incurring excess claim fees.11
Significant jumps between applications containing 19 and 20 claims were considered to be evidence that applicants were including as many claims in their application as possible before having to pay fees, regardless of their merit.12
On average, IT-related industries have the biggest jump from 19 to 20 claims, and therefore by this measure firms in this industry appear the most likely to use claims strategically. In contrast, firms in chemistry appear least likely to use claims in a strategic manner.13 However, what was not clear is whether the Commission conducted any analysis on the types of technology that had patent applications including more than 20 claims. That is, the types of technologies where applicants were willing to pay excess claim fees in order to adequately cover all aspects of their invention.
Also, there appears to have been no consideration of the number of different claim types within patent applications. It may be that certain technologies require more claims in order to adequately cover all aspects of an invention, such as inventions that relate to a novel apparatus and a novel process that is conducted using that apparatus. The high number of claims in a given application might also be due to the fact that an applicant of a PCT application generally prepares one set of claims to suit all jurisdictions, some of which do not limit numbers of claims. We wonder whether substantial increases in claim fees will unfairly target certain technologies and simply lead to multiple patent applications being filed to cover different aspects of the same invention.
Experimenting with experimental use exemptions
An explicit experimental use exemption in Australia was introduced by the Raising the Bar Act and came into force on 16 April 2012. However, the Commission has noted concerns that the existing exemption is too narrow. In particular:
The main concern is that the exemption is limited to experiments 'on' the patented invention, and that research 'with' the invention may be at risk of infringement. For example, universities may be prevented from using patented laboratory equipment to make new advances in science.14
The Commission would like further information on the impact of broadening the current exemption. It would be particularly interesting to hear from patent holders whose business activities focus on is producing and developing innovative laboratory equipment.
Information Request 6.2
The Commission is seeking information from participants on the costs and benefits of an exemption from infringement for experimental activities that use a patented invention. Are there any examples in Australia where the efforts of researchers have been hindered by the lack of such an exemption?
Goodbye perhaps to innovation patents
Draft Recommendation 7.1
The Australian Government should abolish the innovation patent system.
The Commission has been influenced by the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property's Review of the Innovation Patent System: Final Report in which it concluded that the Australian Government should consider abolishing the innovation patent system. The Commission too has called for the abolition of the innovation patent system. On this issue, we suggest you consider the excellent article by DCC's Ray Hind that discusses ACIP's initial suggestion to abolish the innovation patent system. You can find a copy of this article here.
Goodbye also to business methods and software patents
Draft Recommendation 8.1
The Australian Government should amend s. 18 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) to explicitly exclude business methods and software from being patentable subject matter.
The Commission also proposes to amend the Act to explicitly exclude business methods and software. For the most part, the Commission appears to have simply grouped business methods and software together. However, on the positive side, the Commission has made an information request that suggests it may be open to retaining patent protection for inventions where the software is utilised to deliver genuinely inventive functionality.
Information Request 8.1
What approaches or tests could be used to differentiate between inventions where the contribution of embedded software is trivial and inventions where the contribution of embedded software is genuinely deserving of patent protection? Should such tests be implemented in law or patent examination practices?
Pharmaceutical patents
It is clear that the Productivity Commission has been influenced by the final report of the Pharmaceutical Patents Review (PPR), with over twenty references to the PPR Final Report in the Draft Report. This is likely to disappoint and concern the research-based pharmaceutical industry.
At the time of the PPR, the Institute of Patent and Trademark Attorneys (IPTA) was critical of the review, as the review panel did not contain any member with a background in the research-based pharmaceutical industry, whereas the generics industry was well represented. In addition, it considered the timeline for completing the PPR unreasonably short and that a negative message was being conveyed to the research-based pharmaceutical industry. Overall, IPTA expressed the view that the PPR failed to fully appreciate the importance of patent term in providing the necessary incentives to take inventions from inception through to the marketplace.
The Commission's draft recommendations, which are shown below, include recommendations to curtail extensions of term and avoid any extension of data protection for biologics.
The Commission also recommends establishing a transparent reporting and monitoring system to detect 'pay-for-delay' settlements, to be administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). However, the Commission welcomes further information on the issue of 'pay-for-delay' settlements and the transfer to non-monetary benefits.
Draft Recommendation 9.1
The Australian Government should reform extensions of patent term for pharmaceuticals such that they are calculated based only on the time taken for regulatory approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration over and above one year.
Draft Recommendation 9.2
Regardless of the method of calculating their duration (draft recommendation 9.1), extensions of term in Australia should only be granted through a tailored system which explicitly allows for manufacture for export in the extension period.
Draft Recommendation 9.3
There should be no extension of the period of data protection, including that applicable to biologics.
Further, in the context of international negotiations, the Australian Government should work with other nations towards a system of eventual publication of clinical trial data in exchange for statutory data protection.
Draft Recommendation 9.4
The Australian Government should introduce a transparent reporting and monitoring system to detect any pay-for-delay settlements between originator and generic pharmaceutical companies. This system should be administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The monitoring should operate for a period of five years. Following this period, the Australian Government should institute a review of the regulation of pay-for-delay agreements (and other potentially anticompetitive arrangements specific to the pharmaceutical sector).
Draft Recommendation 9.5
The Australian Government should reform s. 76A of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) to improve data collection requirements. Thereafter, extensions of term should not be granted until data is received in a satisfactory form.
After five years of data has been collected, it should be used as part of a review to consider the ongoing costs and benefits of maintaining the extension of term system.
Information Request 9.1
How can transparency requirements for pay for delay settlements be implemented in a manner that retains effectiveness but minimises compliance cost?
Should there be public reporting of aggregated data?
How can the system adequately capture agreements that involve the transfer of non-monetary benefits such as licences or transfer of rights?
Many of the recommendations of the Commission relate to issues raised in previous reviews or during consultation prior to implementation of the Raising the Bar Act. Thus, for some stakeholders in the patent system, the Draft Report can make for frustrating reading as it seems to be taking a backwards step by revisiting issues and past proposals that have already been given detailed consideration.
The Commission's inquiry was initiated by the Abbott government but, since then, the Turnbull government has asked us to embrace the "ideas boom". It will be interesting to see what a government keen on fostering innovation makes of the Commission's final recommendations. In the meantime, do not miss your chance to have your say.
End notes
- Productivity Commission, Intellectual Property Arrangements, Draft Report p. 171- 172
- Draft Report p. 172-178
- Draft Report p 184-5
- Draft Report p. 182
- Draft Report p. 182
- Draft Report p. 186
- Draft Report p. 190
- Draft Report p. 191
- Draft Report p. 189
- Draft Report p. 205
- Draft Report p. 199
- Draft Report p. 199
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Keeping Christmas All Year Round
During Advent we have been encouraged to prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus through various practices and disciplines.
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A month later, the experience can still bring them to tears.
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Leslie and Vince Carlisle owned a nice house, had retired from the military into careers they enjoyed and were the proud parents of a teenaged son, Alex.
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The Irish Center of Kansas City chose not only to honor Bishop Emeritus Raymond J. Boland, but they chose the most appropriate possible place and time.
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For many Catholics in the south central part of Kansas City, Christ the King Parish was a part of their growing up.
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Harry Potter, if you're not familiar, is a little-known but very charming set of indie films from Britain, with an unknown cast, few effects, and a tiny budget.
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Season Two of Dark Blue continues to thrill as Dylan McDermott stars as Carter Shaw, part of a crack undercover team of police officers so covert, many of their own colleagues are kept in the dark. The strong-willed Carter often pushes the limits of the law in his efforts to bring down bad guys through complex undercover assignments. His team includes Ty (Omari Hardwick), whose commitment to his covers have left him struggling to define the boundaries between work and his home life; Dean (Logan Marshall-Green), a shoot-from-the-hip cop whose activities make his fellow team members wonder which side he's really on; and Jaimie (Nicki Aycox), a green patrol cop brought in for her shady past and excellent skills in lying, who's out to prove that she has what it takes. New to the team this season is Alex Rice (Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica), a sarcastic and ambitious, Berkeley-educated FBI agent brought in to oversee these covert cowboys. But it's Carter she really has her eye on…


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What's May have in store for you? Iron Man 2, the season finales of a ton of shows (including Lost!), and more conventions than you can shake a May Pole at!
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Katie Watson, interior designer at Fishpools, Waltham Cross, gives a guide to adding the beauty of metal to your home
Perfect for giving your décor an immediate style upgrade, metallic accents will inject a sophisticated touch as well as introduce warmth and texture. From copper, brass and gold to chrome and nickel there's a glimmering array of gilded finishes to choose from and just as many ways to style them.
1. Gold and brass finishes are tried and tested classics. A dash of gilt here and there will lend your space an instant air of opulence and can be paired with almost any colour for a richer and brighter appearance.
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4. Our love of copper is still going strong and not without good reason, these tones are a great way to bring cosiness to a room that has a refined look. Pendant lights hung in a group of three make for a stunning centre piece and will glow beautifully when lit.
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NEW YORK — Americans worried about climate change gathered Saturday on ski slopes and in cities for a nationwide day of demonstrations aimed at drawing attention to global warming.
More than 1,300 events were organized in every state under the banner Step It Up 2007 to push Congress to require an 80 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
"When it comes to global warming, I don't exactly think President Bush is doing such a hot job," said 12-year-old New Yorker Tiffany Cordero. "A lot of people are thinking just of now. But we won't have a 'now' if we don't focus on the future."
Tiffany delivered a speech for a rally in lower Manhattan's Battery Park, overlooking New York Harbor, where people dressed in blue — some equipped with scuba gear and beach balls — gathered to form a Sea of People human line to symbolically mark New York's future coastline.
Scientists say melting polar ice caps and glaciers will cause ocean levels to rise, although estimates vary. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has projected that ocean levels will rise 7 to 23 inches this century, but other scientists warn the sea level could rise 10 feet or more, enough to flood Lower Manhattan other low-lying coastal areas.
The threatened rise in the ocean also was dramatized by a New Coast Parade in Portland, Maine, one of more than 30 observances in that state. "The most important things that we have a responsibility to do in government are to prepare our children for a bright future and to preserve and protect our natural resources," Maine Gov. John Baldacci told a gathering in Portland.
Effort began with students
The nationwide events were spearheaded by a group of recent graduates from Vermont's Middlebury College, who organized a campaign of blogs, e-mail messages and word of mouth communications.
"We see this to be the most pressing issue of our time, and our generation," said Will Bates, 23, one of six former Middlebury students who helped organize the event with author Bill McKibben, a scholar in residence at the college and among the first to write about global warming, in his 1989 book "The End of Nature."
In Chicago's Daley Plaza, about 500 people listened to speeches from a panel of environmental experts who called for a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. The crowd also waved signs exclaiming "Step it up Congress."
In Santa Monica, hundreds gathered along the Third Street Promenade just east of the Pacific Ocean to listen to lectures and listen to makers of "green" products pitch their wares.
"We have such a wonderful planet and it is really tragic for us to ruin it with global warming," said organizer Jim Stewart of Earth Day L.A. "The bottom line is everybody needs to be carbon-neutral."
In one of the day's first demonstrations, skiers unfurled a protest banner in April snow on Whiteface Mountain near Wilmington, N.Y. Another group made an early morning hike to the summit of Maine's Cadillac Mountain, which is the first spot in the U.S. to be lit by the rising sun.
Signs big and small
The Whiteface Mountain skiers fear long-term temperature increases promise trouble for native plants, wildlife and people in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York state.
"It's subtle," said Nola Royce, who has been going to the Adirondacks since 1971. For example, she said, the region's notorious, biting black flies are emerging earlier in the season.
Neil Woodworth, executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, said less obvious concerns about warming include pests moving northward. He mentioned tick-borne Lyme disease, now a problem farther south in Connecticut, New Jersey and southern New York, as well as the Sirex wood wasp, hemlock woolly adelgid and Asian longhorned beetle.
"All these tree eaters normally prefer more temperate climates than the Adirondacks," Woodworth said. "And as the Adirondack climate gets warmer in the winters the below-freezing barrier that has held these pests at bay is going to be lost."
The campaign is online at www.stepitup2007.org/.
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Book-launch with Rory MacLean and Rosie Goldsmith © Goethe-Institut London
Rory MacLean began by talking about his connection with the German capital, of how he had always been interested in the 'forgotten half' of Europe. He had been shocked at how in cultured central Europe there could be a wall dividing East and West, and fascinated by the motives behind the people who wanted the wall built. Due to having been captivated by this city for so long, Rory has become acquainted with three types of Berlin: West Berlin, East Berlin and the unified city as it's been reinventing itself. Rosie Goldsmith agreed that Berlin is a city which is constantly changing. Asked what it was like to live in this city Rory joked that he first had to learn that in Germany '24/7' meant the same as 'closed on Sundays'. He also recalled that he and his wife had been afraid their son would never start to speak German, until suddenly, one evening at dinnertime the little boy started to talk German fluently and told his father when he brought him to bed: "Daddy, you know your German is not very good!"
In the end Rory MacLean wrote his book about Berlin because he wanted to understand why he was so obsessed with this city, and why individuals there acted as they did. As a travel writer he always wants to find an original angle on which to base his writing and the key to doing this was to tell the story of 23 individuals and their relationship to the German capital. The idea was for readers to be able to empathise with the individuals, feel what it's like to live during the Nazi times, ask themselves how they would have reacted in such circumstances. Rory confessed that he had chosen the 23 people from a totally subjective viewpoint and even though he likes all his 'children', Frederick the Great is one of the characters who fascinated him most.
After a short reading about the life of the Prussian King, the evening turned to a discussion about the dark times of Nazi Germany during which the concept of Berlin was recreated to fit in which Hitler's ideals: "Goebbels, Hitler and Speer created a city they could believe in," said Rory.
'Berlin - Imagine a City' by Rory MacLean © Goethe-Institut London
Of course there were two more people who had to be mentioned, not least because Rory MacLean had the pleasure of meeting them both in person while assisting with the making of the feature film 'Just a gigolo': Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie. The latter's own personal history fit in well with the transformative powers of the German capital because Bowie went as a broken man to Berlin, the city of reinvention, to find a new way forward and actually did end up reinventing himself, Rory reflected.
Finally Rory MacLean told one more special story from his daily life in the capital - how he found out about the 'Stolpersteine', stumbling blocks which are like commemorative plaques for the victims of the Holocaust placed in front of the homes they lived in before being deported. Rory came across a 'Stolperstein' in front of his own house. Intrigued, he wrote a blog piece about it and as a consequence he received an email from the daughter of a victim who returned to Germany after reading about the 'Stolpersteine' in his blog. This moving story provided an appropriate ending to a great, interesting and also entertaining evening.


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The McCain-Feingold Election Finance Reform bill that underwent so much debate in Congress has continued its controversial status since becoming law, Nov. 6, the day after the elections. The law, although taking steps towards substantial reform, fails to fulfill its mandate, according to reformers.
The law has three main parts: to ban all "soft money" from federal elections, to treat special interest group "issue ads" in favor of candidates as campaign ads, and to double the contribution limit for individuals. Lawsuits have been filed against two of these parts.
Progressive groups, like the AFL-CIO and the ACLU, and conservative groups, like the National Rifle Association and the Republican National Committee, are challenging the law's ban on "soft money." One group, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), is challenging the law's increase of hard-money contributions.
Although both Democrats and Republicans received roughly the same amount of soft-money contributions, increases of hard-money contributions will likely give a disproportionate advantage to Republicans. In 1992, 1996 and 2000, the Republicans only received between $5 million and $25 million more than Democrats in soft money, while in the same years Republicans raised $100 million to $200 million more than Democrats in hard money.
Hard-money contributions therefore account for most of the Republican spending, while Democrats, who draw votes from the less wealthy classes of our population, rely on much less money from either hard or soft money contributions.
Hard-money contributions go directly to the candidates; the limit has been raised from $1,000 to $2,000. Soft money, which in the past has been completely unregulated and largely undeclared, is now banned completely. This effectively cuts the National Democratic Party's budget by half, while only taking a third out of the Republicans' much larger budget.
Little critism has been levied against the other major portion of the law: to treat special interest candidate ads as campaign ads rather than allowing them to be classified as issue ads. Issue ads are exempt from the restrictions that campaign ads face.
Campaign Finance reform has had a turbulent past. In 1971, Congress passed the first Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), consolidating previous reform efforts, mandating public disclosure of campaign financing, regulating campaign spending, and establishing the Federal Election Commission (FEC). In 1976 congress again made amendments to the Campaign finance law after the Supreme Court ruling in Duckly v. Valeo, and again in 1979.
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I first learned about Synaptol from an adult friend who was taking it herself, to help with focus and concentration at her demanding job and to help her get more organized and motivated at home. At first, because my friend is fairly invested in the western medicine model, I assumed Synaptol was a prescription drug of some kind.
I was delighted to find out it was a homeopathic formulation that was designed to address the symptoms of attention deficit disorder because I've seen very few alternatives to the prescription drugs now being given to treat children with ADD, and the negative side effects are disturbing with those. I have not taken Synaptol but my roommated did and said that it helped with focus and not feeling so scattered. My review is simply about the ingredients used and how they help with ADD / ADHD symptoms in some children and adults.
If your child has been diagnosed with ADD / ADHD, you must always check with your doctor before changing their medications or switching to something natural. If you are just at the beginning of the diagnosis, or if you have become disatisfied with the options you have tried so far for relieving the symptoms of this disorder, please read Synaptol!
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Synaptol is non-stimulating and is safe for use in children or adults. It provides safe relief of ADD symptoms without the negative side effects commonly reported with other medications used to relieve symptoms. Synaptol is available over the counter, as an OTC Homeopathic Medicine (FDA product listed NDC# 49726-028-02) and it may be used with other prescription or OTC medications
Synaptol does not contain alcohol, it is non-irritating and non-stimulating and it is very easy to administer. Active homeopathic ingredients include Aconitum ferox HPUS, Adrenalinum HPUS, Aesculus hippocastanum, flos HPUS, Apis mellifica HPUS, Argentum nitricum HPUS, Avena sativa HPUS, Baptisia tinctoria HPUS, Cochlearia armoracia HPUS, Phosphorus HPUS, Scleranthus annuus, flos HPUS, Scutellaria lateriflora HPUS, Sumbul HPUS, Viola odorata HPUS
The letters "HPUS" indicate that the components in this product are officially monographed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States. Each of the above ingredients contains equal volumes of 10X, 30X and 100X potencies.
Learn more about Synaptol for ADD/ADHD Symptom Relief!
Health Disclaimer: If you are under a doctor's care for ADD or ADHD, please see your doctor before adding natural remedies to your child's health care regimen. Natural ADD remedies are not presented as any type of substitute for medical testing, evaluation and treatment for attention disorders or hyperactivity in your child.


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Two Becomes Three
Keeping a marriage fresh while taking care of young children is tough and requires special grace. But the most important thing is acknowledging it needs work and doing something about it.
You seem to be on the right track.
Just keep working at it. I should know. I've got 2 kids under 6. :o))
Aww cute!
Glad you and hubby got some much needed alone time…keep the flame burning.
With God's help you'll be the joyful mother that he's created you to be *hug*
Yes indeed it is hard but rewarding work. Being a mummy that is!
I can relate with all you've written here. Amazing when 2 becomes 3…! Have fun!
Well done dear. I really believe children change the dynamics of a relationship…I'm not there yet but I've seen enough couples to know that it does. I pray God continues to give you strength and I'm happy to see you back blogging.
I guess it is all about finding the right balance, the Lord would continue to be your strength.
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter, albeit six months later!
When you have children, it's like the number of balls you juggle, as a woman, increase.
As Kiru said, you are on the right track. Enjoy all your different roles and may the Lord grant you the wisdom to be the mother your daughter needs.
Aww! we thank God for his grace in just pulling through life in general(wife, mother etc)–it is well!
Sounds like you are progressing with finding a balance between caring for the kid and yourselves. Nice!
al iz well……
Congratulations Favoured girl! I've been following your blogs for over five years now….thank you for sharing your life with us.
God will help you and hubby with your new life adjustments! xxx
I really liked the article, and the very cool blog
well said. the first few months are always the most difficult.
yes pareting requires a lot of wisdom , patience and balance.
well done you 🙂
I can totally relate, the first few weeks were crazy for me (even burst into tears one day when I felt so overwhelmed..lol), but my mom was a darl, she actually went to bed with my lil one a lot of nights and also by the time she was 2months, she started sleeping thru the night (8/9 – 5am).
Hubby and I have had to go out alone too, its a major neccesity. Glad to hear you're adjusting fine
brinkka2011 says: I printed a lot of your blog out thanks my friend
im not married but ill keep ur advice in mind for the future. it does make a lot of sense, plus you n ur hun def need a breather.congrats, good luck and enjoy parenthood!
i heard it's important to have time for yourself as a new mom!
I have just spent the last few hours after coming across your blog from musings of a caramel latte addict and have to say, it has made my saturday. Reading through from the beginning up until 2011. Will definitely be coming back to read especially on your words of wisdom on marriage. Been married for one year, no child yet and def picked up a lot of tips and good advise from your blog.
True, it will be difficult, but well worth it
being married doesn't mean you are a wife all the time. its great if sometime you and your husband bond together like that when you were not married. according to what i red you can do the marriage dating thing to strengthen your relationship with each other. here is the link relationshipdatingblog.com
being a parent is fulfilling but the responsibility is tight. i agree that you should not neglect your responsibility to your husband since you are also married. please visit my site relationshipdatingblog.com
This is a good post and it should make us all reflect into our marriage. Many of us this that the moment we start having babies, our partners are not that relevant anymore.
This is a wrong notion and it is one of the major factors that breaks up marriages in Nigeria and the world in general.
My general advice is that couples should always put sparks back into their relationship even after having kids.
Congrats on your new baby. I just happened across your blog and I love it. I am a new follower. Come by and say hello. http://www.thesexysinglemommy.com
LOL just saw this.
I see what you mean, as a new mother myself I realised how desperately I needed to keep my relationship with God intact. Nobody, nothing anyone tells you prepares you for motherhood and you realise you can't do it by yourself even for a minute! Thanks for sharing.
LOL you are so right on so many levels! Thanks for sharing.


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Prices in London
One of the most expensive cities in the world is considered to beLondon. Rest there is associated with high costs. Prices in London are high, so even minor purchases can hit on your budget. Therefore, all the stages of the trip is best to plan ahead. Consider what tour you want to visit, what are going to spend money entertainment. This will help you keep costs under control.
Where to stay in the tourist in London
In the city you can find cheap hotels. If you have limited resources, you can give a tiny room with no windows. Pick up accommodation in the British capital is necessary to advance. For this review the proposals in the tourist brochures. Overnight in 4 * hotel is not less than 6500 rubles. London hotels lower prices in the winter, because in this time of year in the city is very high humidity, and the tourist flow decreased. High season is summer. Autumn and spring are rainy. Economical option settlement - hostels. In these institutions prefer to settle young people and students.
money matters
In the UK, used the British poundSterling, which is designated as, or GBP £. 1 pound 100 pence. The country enters the EU, but the British pound is the national currency. On the territory of England, you can pay only the national money. Money in London can be exchanged without problems. At every step, the ATMs are located. Accepted cards MasterCard, Maestro, Visa.
Trips to London
In many British museum admission is free. But tourists are spending a lot of money on the popular entertainment of London, for which prices are very high. If you are interested in economical vacation, explore the free attractions. The cost of excursions depends on the duration and transport services. A walking tour of London is at least 25 pounds for an adult. The tour is 2 hours at City and with a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral costs 196 GBP. Walking on the Thames by boat lasting 4 hours worth of 40 GBP. Tourists are offered visits to the British Museum, Westminster Abbey, the Tower and other famous places in London. From the British capital, you can go on a trip to the Cotswolds for 770 GBP, to Canterbury and Leeds Castle for 600 GBP and other ancient cities. Prices in London for long trips are quite high.
The highest prices for products marked inareas that are popular with tourists. Eating in restaurants is expensive. The average cost of a dinner at the cafe is £ 7. Save may be, if you eat baked potatoes and sandwiches. The quality and value of food depends on the needs and tourist opportunities.


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From TWICE (registration required) comes news that 21 companies and organizations — including CEA (but not CEDIA?) — have joined to form the Home Lighting Control Alliance to promote lighting controls for new construction, renovations and retrofits. Of all the niche markets served by the professional installer channel today, I've long thought that lighting controls had the most potential to break out. Particularly with more reliable wireless technologies such as Z-Wave (already supported by Logitech in its highest-end Harmony remotes) and Zigbee gaining momentum, could be a natural growth opportunity for the Geek Squads and Firedogs after they have grabbed the low-hanging fruit of home theater installations.
However, there are a few key missing participants in this effort, such as Zensys and Lutron, which holds a commanding patent portfolio in home lighting. Furthermore, the business models of CEDIA installers leave little incentive for standardization. This space needs a major disruptive catalyst to set it in motion. Insteon products have hit the right price point; the obstacle is democratizing installation.


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Are you interested in joining this study and contributing to groundbreaking research? Participants will be paid $50 per couple. We are currently seeking gay male (cisgender) couples between the ages of 21 and 60 and who:
- Do not have children
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- Have stepchildren
The following circumstances will preclude you from participating:
- If you are taking any testosterone, DHEAS/DHEA, or "andro" supplements or products. This includes gels, patches, injections, or oral supplements.
- If you are currently on any other hormonal therapy
- If you are currently taking any medication that may alter hormone levels (eg., Propecia)
- If you have any metabolic disorders (eg., diabetes, thyroid deficiency, Addison's Disease, Cushing's Syndrome, etc.)
- If you have a bloodborne infection (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis)
- If you are not a U.S. citizen
If you fit these criteria and are interested in participating, please contact primary investigator Erin Burke at email@example.com. You do not have to be in New Haven to participate. We are happy to discuss traveling to you to collect samples!
Participation in this study will involve providing us with a small blood sample so that we can measure your peptide hormones. Blood sample collection requires the pricking your finger with a sterile lancet that is the same as that used by diabetics when monitoring blood glucose. This will be done by the principal investigator (Burke) and only a few drops will be collected. Participation also involves providing us with six samples of saliva over three consecutive days (enough to fill about nine spoons) so that we can measure your steroid hormone levels. Collection of these samples can be done in the privacy of your home with collection supplies that will be provided by the researcher.
We also will ask you basic questions about your household (such as occupation, income and partner status), your children and their ages (if you have any), your participation in childcare activities (if applicable) and ask you to assign yourself a Kinsey Homosexual-Heterosexual Rating Scale score. We will also need to record your height, weight, and how much fat is on your body (body fat percentage and body mass index). Weight and body fat percentage will be measured using a portable Tanita scale and bioelectric impedance device similar to what is found in home appliance stores (e.g., Bed, Bath, & Beyond). We anticipate that your involvement will require no more than one hour to collect blood spots, height, weight and fat data and no more than one hour for in-home sample collection over the three days. You will receive $50 per couple for participation in the study.
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On rare occasions, subjects have reported mild dry mouth when providing saliva samples. Dry mouth is easily remedied by sips of water. Blood spot collection is minimally painless and noninvasive; as such, is used when collecting samples from newborns and the elderly. The risks of taking blood spots include minimal pain, potentially bruising at the point where the blood is taken, redness and possible infection. Although this study will not benefit you personally, we hope that our results will increase the public awareness of parenting in the homosexual/gay community and create a more inclusive approach to biological studies of the effects of childcare in humans.
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Holiday Valley, New York: Rank 8 East, 1997
Blessed by five faces and numerous niches, the"Valley" still pulls 'em in. With wide flanks, hidden glades, monster moguls, quick drop-offs and rolling meadows, diversification is the bait. Granted, New York State's most popular ski destination is at times "very crowded," as one reader comments. But last year's new¿and first¿high-speed quad on the Mardi Gras slope helped whisk away the critics. The little town of Ellicottville, a mile away, is après-ski central. The Silver Fox is choice among several good dining options. Madigan's, Balloons, the Barn and the Ellicottville Brewing Company all put a distinctly different face on party time. The resort offers lodging at its signature Inn at Holiday Valley and at numerous condos and townhouses. But the local property industry has yet to unite in a central, and convenient, reservations service.
What's New Flexible ticketing: The area is open until 10:30 pm daily. A full lift ticket gets you eight hours of skiing from the time of purchase.
A Good Deal Inn at Holiday Valley, Nov. 28-Dec. 25, $88/night, includes lift tickets and breakfast, kids 17 and under stay free; (716) 699-2345.
Medals Gold Grooming; Silver Snow Quality, Value, Lifts, Service, Lodging, Family Programs.
High/Low Rank Grooming (22); Expert Terrain (64).
Don't Miss Morning skiing on Eagle after a night's snowfall.
Reader Remarks "Well managed¿improvements every year." "Short trails. Long liftlines."


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The third issue of Conversations: The Journal of Cavellian Studies has been published today. This issue concentrates on the connections between Stanley Cavell and history. The contents may be downloaded here or, alternatively, here:
"Cavell and History: Editorial Comment", Sérgio Dias Branco and Amir Khan
"(And if cinema can do what Kant could not do, then where does that place us?): Five Remarks on Two of Stanley Cavell's Parenthetical Questions, or, The Remains of the Spectator's Condition", Miguel Gomes Amorim
"Romantic Affinities?: Cavell on Opera, Film, and the Claim of Expression", João Pedro Cachopo (Nova University of Lisbon)
"Cavell and Hume on Skepticism, Natural Doubt, and the Recovery of the Ordinary", Peter Fosl (Transylvania University)
"American Experience: Cavell's Paths to Film and Transcendentalism", Rachel Malkin (University of Oxford)
"The 'War,' the 'Troops,' and the Grammar of 'Support'", Robert W. Tate (Duke University)_____________________


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Penguins, Pandas, and Panic at the ZooBlog Post: May 02, 2012
What I have started to notice post-24 April is that with some clients, their internal pages are ranking higher than their home pages for the home pages' target search terms. Could this be because:
- Google is putting more weight on keywords in the url, but not the domain name?
- Internal pages have a more natural link profile and are less likely to have spammy backlinks?
- Google assumes an internal page is less likely to be "SEOed" than a home page? (a valid assumption I propose)
- A combination of the above?
I'm running a little experiment to see if duplicating the home page as an internal page and building a few quality links to it works. Will the new internal page outrank the home page for the same search term?
Worth a try?