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Situated across from Edinburgh University at Bristol Place, you don't have to go far from Princes Street to feel like you're away on holiday. There's outdoor seating for the summer, booths for double dates, a cabaret style lounge and even a hidden back room to get cozied up in. You won't be surprised to hear that wherever you end up sitting you'll be blown away by the kitsch decor, which as you can see is incredibly photogenic!
Obviously a retro outfit was going to happen for this perfect day out, and this one is particularly special – because I made it myself! That's right, I went to John Lewis and bought some beautiful fabric and patterns, took a few evenings aside and stitched my heart out with my trusty sewing machine. This is the first ever top and circle skirt I've ever made and I am SO SUPER PROUD of them!
The stitching may be a little wonky here and there, but there's zips and buttons, pleats and darts and I'm happy as a clam to share that this is the first of many. I've actually already made a few more skirts and I've got matching tops on the way – but more on that shortly. I don't know if you've ever tried sewing your own outfits before but it is crazy satisfying, especially when it fits! Circle skirts are a really easy place to start, and they can be made really quickly too once you get the hang of 'em. The top is much more complicated, but certainly worth the effort and perseverance should you fancy a challenge!
I'll be sharing more of the outfits I make as soon as they're ready… I'd love to hear what you think of them! Once I've nailed these tops I've got a feeling swing dresses are going to be next on my agenda. A girl can never have too many pretty dresses when there's places like this to visit near home, right?!
With the palm tree swizzle sticks and bunting over the bar, I'd like to say a big Mahalo to Paradise Palms for making me feel so at home.


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The Agua Negra Deep Experiment Site (ANDES) is a project for the construction and operation of an underground laboratory in the Agua Negra Tunnel, between Argentina and Chile. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico are involved in this project and are also expected to integrate the whole international scientific community.

Possible scientific research areas

Neutrino physics: For the study of geoneutrinos, underground laboratories in the absence of close by nuclear power plants are necessary. Detailed studies of the nature and mass of the neutrinos helps in our understanding of Nature (geoneutrinos are related to the thermal equilibrium of the Earth).

Dark Matter: experiments in this field greatly benefit from being in very deep underground laboratories.  It involves usually huge detection mass, very low detection thresholds, and an excellent control of the detector backgrounds.
Furthermore, an indirect way to detect dark matter is to find a modulation caused by the movement of the Earth in the halo of dark matter. A laboratory located in the southern hemisphere could unambiguously discriminate in between atmospheric induced backgrounds and dark matter signals.

Geoscience: The zone of the Agua Negra Pass one of the world's most seismically active regions. This is ideal to place highly sensitive seismographs, able to record seismic frequencies from around 1 Hz, of local earthquakes, to very ultra-long periods of more than 100 sec of the earth normal modes vibrations excited by a large earthquake. For these measurements, low background noise is required and can be achieved at an underground laboratory.

Biology: Experiments in a deep underground laboratory could investigate the possible contribution of cosmic radiation to the basal DNA damage, as it free from this kind of radiation. This damages can develop pathologies like cancer.

Low radioactivity measurements: the new generation of detectors used in the dark matter and neutrino underground experiments require the ability to measure extremely low radiation levels. These measurements are also useful in multiple areas like ecology, glaciology, microelectronics and in the selection of pure materials with almost no radioactive content. Nuclear astrophysics can also be researched with dedicated equipment.

International support
The ANDES deep underground project has support from different institutions and scientists, both in Latin America and worldwide. The governments of Argentina and Chile have expressed their support for the development of the project.

References

Neutrino observatories
Underground laboratories
Physics laboratories

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Police, businesses fight sale of stolen goods
Police say stolen goods can be hard to track
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WEBVTT GHT'S STATE OF ADDICTIONREPORT.>> QUIRKY TOYS.OLD BOOKS AND OTHER ODDS AND ENDS.YOU CAN FIND JUST ABOUT ANYTHINGIN THE WAREHOUSE AT GLOBALGARAGE, A COMPANY THAT HELPSPEOPLE SELL ITEMS ON EBAY.>> PEOPLE LIKE HAVING SOMEONEELSE TAKE CARE OF THE GRUNTWORK.>> THEY CAN FALL VICTIM TOCRIMINALS.>> WITHOUT THIS ADDICTION MOSTWOULD NOT HE DOING THIS.>> LAWS HAVE CHANGED TO CURB THEPROBLEM.ANYONE BUYING AND SELLINGPRECIOUS METALS WHAT -- MUSTREGISTER WITH THE STATE.>> THE PRICE OF GOLD WAS HIGH.SILVER WAS VERY HIGH.>> GIVING TIME FOR CRIMES TO BEREPORTED.SELLERS HAVE TO PROVIDE IDS.>> IF WE HAVE SENSE THATSOMETHING IS AMISS WE TEND TOSHY AWAY FROM DEALING WITH THAT.>> THESE CAN BE HARD TO TRACK.>> ONE OF THE TRENDS WE HAVE ISENFORCING WHETHER OR NOT THESEJEWELERS OR PAWNSHOPS OR ANYBODYWHO DEALS WITH PRECIOUS METALSIS ON THE LIST.>> THE BEST ADVICE, HUNTERSSUGGESTS ANYONE WITH VALUABLEITEMS KEEPS TRACK OF WHAT THEYHAVE.>> TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, HAVE ADESCRIPTION.IF ONLY FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES.
Police say tracking down stolen goods being sold to pawn shops can be a difficult task."Without this addiction, most people wouldn't be doing these things," Vermont State Police Lt. Lance Burnham said.In recent years, laws have changed to curb the problem. For example, anyone buying and selling a certain amount of precious metals must register with the state."Four or five years ago we had a really serious uptick in burglaries and gold was at a very high demand. The price of gold was very high; the price of silver was very high," Burnham said.Shops must hold onto items for 10 days before they can be sold, giving time for crimes to be reported. Sellers also must provide photo ID's."If we have any feeling that something may be amiss, we tend to shy away from doing any dealing with that person," said Hunter Hard of Global Garage Sale, a group that helps people sell items on Ebay.But these crimes can be hard to track and harder to prevent."One of the challenges hat law enforcement has right now is enforcing whether or not these jewelers or pawn shops or anybody who deals with precious metals is actually on the list or actually doing what they're supposed to," Burnham said.Hard suggests anyone with valuable items keeps track of what they have."It's a really good idea to take photographs of them and or have a description, if only for insurance purposes," Hard said.
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Police say tracking down stolen goods being sold to pawn shops can be a difficult task.
"Without this addiction, most people wouldn't be doing these things," Vermont State Police Lt. Lance Burnham said.
In recent years, laws have changed to curb the problem. For example, anyone buying and selling a certain amount of precious metals must register with the state.
"Four or five years ago we had a really serious uptick in burglaries and gold was at a very high demand. The price of gold was very high; the price of silver was very high," Burnham said.
Shops must hold onto items for 10 days before they can be sold, giving time for crimes to be reported. Sellers also must provide photo ID's.
"If we have any feeling that something may be amiss, we tend to shy away from doing any dealing with that person," said Hunter Hard of Global Garage Sale, a group that helps people sell items on Ebay.
But these crimes can be hard to track and harder to prevent.
"One of the challenges hat law enforcement has right now is enforcing whether or not these jewelers or pawn shops or anybody who deals with precious metals is actually on the list or actually doing what they're supposed to," Burnham said.
Hard suggests anyone with valuable items keeps track of what they have.
"It's a really good idea to take photographs of them and or have a description, if only for insurance purposes," Hard said.

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When you create a Facebook page for your business or ministry, don't tolerate nonsense.
Look at it as your storefront. Will you allow any rudeness in your store? Will you allow anyone to just walk into your store and insult you or even your customers?
If you are using it for ministry, look at it as your church. Will you allow someone to walk in and confuse the sheep God has entrusted to you? Would you allow someone to walk in and tell people that their wrong way is the right way when you know the God whom you serve?
Okay, I know you won't tolerate it! You either walk them out, get security or call the cops.
So, CHERISH your God-given space on social media platforms. It is a gift from God to enlarge your territory, spread the love of Christ, uplift people or just to carry out your purpose. Use it wisely.
How do you walk people out of your social media space?
SIMPLE – block them. If they are friends with you on your personal Facebook profile, unfriend them.
You are too blessed to tolerate rubbish. You are going somewhere and you don't need distractions, Sanballats or frenemies trying to tear down what you have worked hard for.
Have you activated the Facebook "block" button yet? If yes, why did you do it?


A number of internet critics claim weare becoming too immersed in our apps, gadgets and social media tools. Here shoppers visit the Google Inc. Winter Wonderlab inside the Roseville Galleria mall in Roseville, California.
Not since the mid-1990s, when the web was sometimes viewed as an amusing trend—perhaps one without much of a future—has there been so much angst and uneasiness about the internet.
The comedian Louis C.K. rants about smartphones on "Conan." The writer Dave Eggers decries social media in a dystopian novel. And the band Arcade Fire releases a song with the line, "We fell in love at 19, and now we're staring at a screen."
The internet's early critics often had a decidedly technophobic bent. "Refuse it," urged the writer Sven Birkerts in his 1995 book, "The Gutenberg Elegies." The literary critic Harold Bloom likened the internet to the Congo: "I know it exists, but I will never go there." But today's warnings are coming from a mix of comedians, musicians, journalists, philosophers and psychologists. They've got street cred: These are people immersed in today's technology and well aware we're not about to give up Google.
Their message, boiled down to the blunt, impolite truth (with phrases like "a massive discontinuity" and "never before in human history"), comes down to something like this: We're turning into a bunch of screen-crazed automatons at risk of losing touch with our humanity.
And who is building this digital dystopia? We are, with every boundary we transgress — tablet computers propped at restaurant tables, internet-connected screens embedded in our glasses, bracelets tracking our physical activity and sleep — and with our willingness to hand off our identities to the likes of Facebook.
Nicholas Carr's 2010 book "The Shallows," a powerful investigation of the effects of the internet on our brains, often surfaces in the background of today's laments about technology. That's probably because its warnings, especially about how our minds are being shaped by the internet's incessant distractions, have become even more relevant in the era of always-on smart phones.
Louis C.K. captured this condition in a takedown of phones ("these things are toxic, especially for kids") in an appearance on "Conan" earlier this year. "You need to build an ability to just be yourself and not be doing anything," he said. "That's what the phones are taking away. The ability to just sit there. That's being a person."
Being a person. That's what's at stake, these critics are saying. Screens are everywhere, and we often gravitate toward them. You have a free moment? You connect. You're one with your device.
"The past decade has seen an unparalleled assault on our capacity to fix our minds steadily on anything," writes the social critic Alain de Botton. "To sit still and think, without succumbing to an anxious reach for a machine, has become almost impossible."
Psychologist Daniel Goleman, author of the book "Emotional Intelligence," addresses this in his latest book, "Focus."
"Never before in human history have there been so many seductive distractors in a person's day, in a given hour, or in 10 minutes," he said in a Q&A with an online newsletter. "There are pingings and pop-ups and all kinds of sensory impingements on our attention that want to pull us away from what we're trying to focus on."
Few other technologies have had this sort of an effect on everyday life. The telephone. The TV. The car, certainly. These have been around for years, and now, for the most part, we don't pay much attention to their place in our lives — even though they completely upended previous ideas of distance, of family life, of community. Now we just get in the car and go.
Perhaps years from now, our current worries about the internet's effects on our minds will just be a blip. That'll be the way things are. We won't think about it.
The internet will seem like an extension of your brain. It'll be there, always — a part of life we just accept.
That's where we're headed, if we're not already there, and now we just need to figure out how to preserve the qualities we value — attention, focus, and the ability to connect with those around us and the natural world — as we make this transition.


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It is with sadness I have to report the death of Anne Percival, she passed away on Wednesday 6 May 2020 after a prolonged illness.
Miss Percival graduated in Physics from the University of Birmingham and chose to go into teaching. She worked for 20 years at the King Edward VI High School for Girls as a physics teacher and later as Deputy Head. She left KEHS in 1979 to become Headmistress at Camp Hill Girls' School.
At Camp Hill, Miss Percival believed that a head's role was not only to lead, but to support and encourage her staff and pupils to develop their own new ideas. She led Camp Hill into the technological age, introducing more computer-based work, and increasing co-operation between Camp Hill Girls' School and the Boys' School next door, especially at Sixth Form level. In her safe tenure, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Miss Percival remained at Camp Hill until her retirement in 1992. She was then the longest-serving member of staff in the entire Foundation. Miss Percival will be sadly missed across the whole King Edward's community.
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I set out to keep myself busy the next day. All in order to distract myself from the restlessness that had filled me at the thought of Lotor's little excursion with Romelle. The very idea of the trip was leaving a bad feeling within me, new worries surfacing by the hour. Suddenly a guard and her brother didn't seem like enough protection. They could easily be disposed of, though I was sure Lotor wouldn't risk shattering the illusion of the alliance by doing anything too extreme.
He could however, arrange for a convenient excuse to come up. Something that would draw Prince Bandor away. I could already picture the smirk on Lotor's face as he insisted Romelle would be fine in his care, leaving Bandor with no way to debate that.
It made me angry, for I liked Romelle. Liked her enough to not want her to be put in the unfortunate position of catering to Lotor's desires. That anger translated into nervous energy, which I tried to work off in the gymnasium. Countless soldiers ended up defeated at my hands, and yet it did nothing to take the edge of my nerves. I was like an animal trapped in a cage, doing an endless amount of pacing.
Eventually I found myself in the castle's docks. Built underground, they stretched on for hundreds of miles, well past the edge of the castle's upper foundation. There were large metal doors carved into the ceiling of the docks, those would open up, revealing the dark, storm cloud strewn sky of Doom. It was through these doors that the ships inside the docks exited and entered, and it took careful coordination to keep accidents from happening.
There was few ships currently moving about, for the armada was on standby. Certainly none of the larger vessels moved, each one docked, and in the midst of being refueled. Liquid lazon was the Drule's choice of fuel, expensive though it was. There was a reason for that, the lazon a more potent energy source, being slower to burn but making the ships fly faster. Speed didn't always decide the battle, but when you were up against the lions of Arus, it certainly helped keep you alive.
The maintenance crew was out and about, it looked as if every man and woman had been called to the castle, all to hurry and get the armada in tip top condition. They seemed more rushed than usual, barking out orders to each other and the slaves they had brought with them. It wasn't just refueling that needed to be done, some of the ship's weaponry was being refurbished, and there was even a large battle vessel who currently had it's side open, revealing it's guts.
Those guts consisted of wires, hundreds of them dangling as a harried looking woman worked to fix whatever the problem was. I didn't envy her the task, I wouldn't have had the patience to work on such a ship. Even back in my days at the academy, ship maintenance had been my least favorite course. I had barely graduated, coming away with the bare minimum of knowledge that pertained to ship repair. At best, I could keep a smaller, short distance craft from falling apart long enough to get it to the true professionals.
I didn't go on board any of the ships, but knew that inside they would be just as busy. Slaves would be cleaning, and getting the cabins and barracks freshened up for the officers and their soldiers. A few Drule technicians would be working on the computers, making sure their programs were all in working order, and virus free. Food, medicines, and other types of supplies would already be loaded onto the storage decks, the armada needing to be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
As I wandered around from ship to ship, I spied the single vessel that had brought the Pollux entourage to Doom. It was more yacht than war ship, surely chosen for it's harmless appearance. Doom would have shot down a threat, but this ship of the Polluxians was anything but that. I was surprised they had even managed to make it to Doom in such a vessel, and wondered how they had avoided the pirates that did business on the outskirts of the Doom Empire's borders.
It left me wondering about what sot of defense capabilities the ship had. I was debating going on board the Pollux ship simply to satisfy my curiosity when the sound of footsteps drew my attention. It was the sound of many, hundreds, walking in tandem. I recognized that sound, realizing soldiers were being marched into the docks. I turned, more than a little surprise when I saw Mogor at the head of a small army.
He was leading them towards one of the largest of the vessels, a behemoth sized destroyer. A member of the maintenance crew hurried to get the ship's ramp down, Mogor pausing to the side of it. He put his hands on his hips, and watched as the soldiers began to march up the ramp. There would be no reason for the soldiers to enter the ship unless they were leaving on a mission. But as far as I knew, we had all been given down time until Avok's transformation into robeast was complete.
As soon as I thought that, I knew. Haggar's work was over with, the witch succeeding for better or for worse. This peaceful, idle time on Doom was at an end. Soon Avok would fight Voltron, and regardless of whether he won or lost, Pollux would be betrayed. I felt ill at the thought, thinking of the hurt look Romelle would wear. I didn't want to see that betrayed look in her eyes, didn't want to know what she would think of me for being part of Doom's deception.
It was no exaggeration that I suddenly felt time pressing down on me, rapidly counting down the seconds until Romelle's innocence was shattered, our friendship perhaps destroyed. I snorted then, thinking any trust she felt in me, would be lost. And rightfully so. I didn't often damn my own King, especially not for doing what our Empire had always done for centuries past. But right now I hated the Doom way.
That hate disturbed me as much as it surprised me. And thus I was uneasy as I approached Mogor, more and more soldiers piling into the docks. They didn't all go on the same ship, spreading out to board the other vessels. It was clear it wouldn't be long before the armada was granted clearance to leave. At the rate the soldiers were boarding, in three hours time the ships' would be packed.
"General Mogor…" I called out in greeting, the dark purple Drule turning in my direction.
"Ah Commander Sabbath. Didn't expect you to be here so soon." I knew what he meant. My commanding position got me out of a lot of grunt work. I wouldn't even have to board the ships until closer to our departure time. "I suppose you've heard the news?"
"No, but I think I can hazard a guess at to what is the source behind all this activity." I answered. I had to hold back my sigh, I would not betray my disappointments to the General. "It's that human prince, isn't it? Haggar's finished turning him into a robeast…"
"Yes." The slightest of nods. "The word to gather our soldiers came immediately on the heels of her success. I dare say not even five minutes went by before she alerted King Zarkon to this."
And Zarkon would be eager to have the next stage of his plan already in motion. I wondered if Mogor knew of it, then quickly dismissed that idea. The General was beneath me in the chain of command, if I did not know the exact details of the plans for Pollux, there'd be no way someone like Mogor would already know. Of course Mogor and the other Drules had to suspect something would be done to the people of Pollux. It was not Doom's way to make friends with other worlds.
"I suggest you get ready." Mogor continued. "We'll be leaving once the soldiers and crew have all finished boarding."
"That's still hours off." I told him. "But I will be sure to get my things onboard the flagship."
"I just hope the prince is back soon." Mogor muttered, a glower on his face.
"Why wouldn't he be?" I asked. Surely Lotor would cut the city tour short, and rush back to the castle to take charge of this mission.
Mogor's lips pursed together, giving him the look of tasting something sour. "We haven't been able to make contact with his highness." My eyes widened at that. "It seems he turned off his communicator and that of the guards that accompanied him." He growled then, but said no more, surely not wanting to make an inflammatory statement about the prince's foolishness.
"Just what is he thinking?" I snapped back, not expecting Mogor to have an answer. Lotor should have known enough to keep a channel open in case an emergency cropped up at the castle. This wasn't a life or death situation, but it was urgent. Zarkon was not known for his patience, and might very well have the armada leave without the prince.
Mogor was shrugging, but he kept quiet. I'm sure we both thought the problem was that Lotor WASN'T thinking. At least not with his brain. It seemed that at the moment, all he really cared about was getting Romelle into bed. Which made me wonder just what was going on in the city of Walnov. It was still too early in the day for even Lotor to be able to maneuver Romelle into a hotel room. Were they shopping or at the fair? Did I even have enough time to fly out there to personally collect them?
It was then that I thought that I wasn't the one thinking clearly. Especially if I was so far gone as to want to intrude on their date, even if I had a justifiable excuse for such an action. I just didn't want Lotor to manipulate Romelle into being alone with him, actually seeing green over the thought.
"Carry on." Troubled, I turned away from Mogor, my intent to navigate my way around the ships and enter back into the castle's proper. I wouldn't get far, a small cruiser was lowering itself down into the docks. It was predominantly a land bound vessel, it's hover jets good for only the slightest of flights. It wasn't even worth my notice, save for the fact the royal family's crest was painted on the side doors.
I didn't feel relief to see it, there was too many questions running through my mind. What was the cruiser doing back so soon? Was Lotor and Romelle inside it, or had they remained in the city? If so, had Lotor found some convenient excuse to keep Romelle there? What about Bandor, and the guard from Pollux? I needed answers, practically knocking over a member of the maintenance crew as I hurried towards the landing cruiser.
I could barely wait for it to turn off it's engines, I was already gripping the side doors. I forced it to lift up, and peered into the dimly lit interior of the cruiser. Shocked faces looked back at me, and then a familiar voice was speaking.
"Just what is the rush Commander?" Lotor wanted to know, no undercurrent of amusement in his voice. I relaxed though, giving him a respectful nod.
"I have good reason to hurry you." I said. "Prince Avok's transformation is complete. We are to leave for Pollux just as soon as the soldier's finish boarding."
"I see…" Lotor sighed, as though this was putting him out. At the same time, the welcome voice of Romelle spoke, drawing my gaze to seek out her seat inside the cruiser. She was seated to the left of Lotor, his arm resting lightly behind her shoulders. Romelle was stiff with tension, keeping her back straight so as not to brush up against that arm.
"Avok's already been turned?" She asked, eyes looking alarmed. "So soon?"
"This was fast work, even for Haggar." I answered, a sympathetic look in my eyes. She did not crumple though, maintaining her composure bravely.
"I want to see him." Romelle announced, which drew Bandor into the conversation.
"Oh can we? Can we really?" The boy wanted to know, his voice ripe with excitement.
I didn't think that was a good idea, for either of them. But especially for Romelle, who might break down into tears when she saw the monster her brother had become. "I don't think there will be time…" I began, trying for a small lie that would dissuade them from this course.
"Nonsense." Lotor said. "We'll make time."
"But..but sire…" I was trying to get him to look at me, my eyes urgent as I gave a shake of my head. I was hoping that would be enough to give him the message that this wasn't the wisest thing to be done for Romelle.
"But nothing commander." Lotor retorted. "If Romelle wants to see her brother, then she shall see him."
I deflated, and stepped back from the cruiser. "Of course."
"Oh boy, I can't wait to see Avok as a robeast!" Bandor was all enthusiastic, being the first one to exit the cruiser. He practically bounced with impatience as the guards, a mix that was mainly Drule, but there was two men from Polluxian included in the group, exited next. Lotor was next to leave, and he had not lost the annoyed expression on his face. He was mad about something, though I couldn't begin to imagine what. Or why they had chosen to come back at this moment, Lotor turning to help Romelle out of the cruiser.
She didn't look like she wanted to touch him, but her concern for her brother Avok allowed her to grasp Lotor's hand. He didn't let go of her once she was out of the cruiser, Lotor bringing her close to him in a way that screamed of possession. No one else was commenting about this, and Bandor seemed oblivious to his sister's discomfort. I had the feeling the young prince would have left us all behind if he had known the way to Haggar's lair.
"We were begginning to fear you wouldn't make it back in time." I said, trying to start a conversation. I was uneasy with the tension in the air, especially since I didn't know what was the cause of Lotor's annoyance. Something had had to have happened, but what? "General Mogor tells me your father is pushing for us to leave for Pollux at once…"
"Why didn't anyone try to contact us?" Princess Romelle wanted to know, and I hesitated. She clearly didn't know about the communicators being switched off, and the look Lotor gave me said he wanted to keep it that way.
"There was a disruption on the communication grid." I said at last. "We had no way of contacting you."
"Then it is fortunate we came back when we did." Romelle answered, and glanced at her younger brother. "You see Bandor, some good came out of cutting our trip short after all."
"I suppose so…" Bandor grumbled, eyes looking downcast. "But I wanted to see the fair grounds…"
"Your sister wasn't feeling well." Lotor's words were a gentle reprimand, but he looked as disgruntled as the young prince did. "We couldn't continue to keep her out and about the city, given her condition."
"Sick?" I glanced at Romelle. She seemed to be the perfect picture of health, skin a good color, eyes clear of a fever. True she looked worried, but there was nothing about her that hinted at her being unwell.
"I think something I ate disagreed with me." She said in reply to my questioning look. "I'm sure it's nothing more than a temporary virus." It suddenly dawned on me how temporary it might be, the suspicion that Romelle had faked her illness coming to me. Lotor might even suspect the same, though he wasn't attempting to call her on it. He continued to play attentive to her, though it was clear he wasn't happy about them being forced back from the city.
"I'm sorry to hear that." I was fighting a smile, inwardly proud she had thwarted Lotor's seduction before it had even had a chance to begin.
"Thank you for your concern." Romelle replied, as we exited out of the docks, and into the castle's corridors. Fortunately for us the South tower was located pretty close to the castle docks. It would not take us long to walk there.
"Did you enjoy what you did see of the city?" I asked her, but it was Bandor who answered.
"We hardly got to see anything!" He complained. "Just a few dress shops…"
I almost smirked then, amused that Romelle had managed to fit in shopping and a deception.
"There will be other times Bandor…" Romelle told him, which didn't lessen Bandor's sulk. "Doom and Pollux are allies now. I'm sure there will be plenty of visits between us in the future."
"Of course there will." Lotor spoke, the lie coming easy to him. "As soon as Avok defeats Voltron, we'll all come back to Doom. There will be a great celebration, all the cities dressing up in honor of our accomplishment."
"I can't wait to see that!" exclaimed Bandor. "To see the people honoring Avok!"
We were moving up the spiral staircase now, and I found myself keeping an eye on the young prince. I was ready to catch him should his excitement help him to fall, but fortunately for us all, we made it to the top without accident. As we began walking down the long corridor that led to Haggar's laboratory, a loud angry voice was heard. It was male, but unrecognizable to me, screaming out his rage.
"What was that?!" Bandor said, his eyes growing huge.
"I believe that was your brother." The wordless scream was heard again, the male furious.
"If that's Avok….what are they doing to him?!" demanded Romelle. "Why is he so upset?!"
"It's natural for a robeast to be upset. I don't exactly know what Haggar does to them to keep them in this state of continued anger…" I shrugged then. "The anger works well for our purpose…a robeast knowing only violence, and the longing to destroy."
"Will we be safe?" Romelle wanted to know, and Lotor smiled at her.
"Do not worry Romelle. I will protect you." He patted his sheathed sword's pommel, looking confidant he could put down an out of control robeast.
"If you kill Avok now, all of this will have been a waste!" One of the Drule soldier said. Lotor shot him an annoyed look, the prince not wanting that reminder.
"No killing." Romelle gasped out. "That's still my brother…no matter what he has become…"
"I'll keep that in mind." Lotor replied, then gave the accompanying guards a command. "Wait for us out here."
"Yes, sire." They said, both Drule and Polluxians bowing. The rest of us entered into Haggar's lair, listening to the robeast's screams grow louder and more furious. Bandor looked around the workshop, forcing me to grab his wrist when he attempted to poke the eviscerated remains of a body.
"Don't!" I hissed in warning. "The witch will not take kindly to her experiments being disturbed."
"I wasn't going to do anything!" protested Bandor.
"Brother, listen to the commander." Ordered Romelle, keeping her eyes averted from the bodies.
"You don't want to know what the witch will do to you." I told him. "She's been known to curse people for less offenses."
"Curse? I'm not afraid of a witch's curses!" Bandor scoffed at me.
"Bandor! If you cannot behave, you will have to wait outside with the guards." Romelle told him, and the boy sighed.
I still kept my eye on him, not trusting his curiosity would lead him to sneak a touch, or even steal something from Haggar. Except for that brief exchange, we were silent as we entered the rear most chamber. To my surprise, King Zarkon and King Cova were also present. The two men were staring at the creature behind the glass, watching as Drule soldiers struggled to subdue him.
"Is….is that…" Romelle's hand was flying to cover her mouth, she seemed at a loss to finish. I couldn't blame her. Avok no longer looked human. His once tanned skin had been turned a dark purple, darker even than Mogor's flesh. His eyes had turned completely yellow, no pupil remained, making him appear blind. But he wasn't, well aware of every move made against him, Avok attacking and batting around the soldiers like they were mere rag dolls.
Romelle shrieked when one hit the glass, a smear of blood following the body's downward slide. Lotor pulled her against his chest, his hand on the back of her hair to keep her from seeing anymore. But he wasn't looking down at Romelle, but staring critically at Avok.
"What's taking so long?" Lotor wanted to know. "Why isn't he in the coffin already?"
"Ah Prince Lotor." Haggar cackled. "As you can plainly see, Avok is difficult to manage. He has well surpassed even the most powerful of robeasts I had previously created. And all because he was a WILLING subject. He was able to take in far more energy than any previous test subject. I dare say he might even be able to take on Voltron and win!"
"He better old witch." Grumbled Zarkon.
"He will." Insisted Haggar. "With his strength, and the enchanted armor I've given him…Voltron will stand little chance against him."
"But first we have to get him to Pollux." reminded King Cova. "Is there not any easier way to get him inside the coffin?" Another soldier was thrown, his head being twisted so that his neck had snapped. I was glad Romelle's face was hidden against Lotor's chest, preventing her from seeing such a gruesome sight. But it couldn't block out the snapping sound that had following the twisting action.
"Cool!" exclaimed Bandor. "My brother is awesome!" No one paid any attention to Bandor's words, we were all intent on the soldiers' struggles with Avok.
"Hurry up and put him in chains!" Lotor snarled at the men inside the glass chamber with Avok.
"Lotor, son, if you're so impatient, why don't you go in there and show them how it is done?" Zarkon smirked then, Lotor growing silent in response. The prince was surely taking in the scene of carnage inside the chamber, and I knew nothing would get Lotor inside there until Avok was unconscious. Truth be known, I wouldn't have gone in there either, not even if they agreed to triple my pay. After all, what good was money to a dead man?
The soldiers continued, one trying to lasso a length of chain around one of Avok's flailing arms. It snagged, but Avok used that chain to pull the screaming soldier to him, giving him a brutal punch to the nose. Romelle flinched at each sound and scream, and I began to feel even more concern.
"Perhaps this is too much for the princess to see." I suggested. "She is ill, and surely this is not helping matters…"
"Ill? I certainly hope she's not too ill to travel." Grumbled Zarkon.
"I will manage. But I think the commander is right. I should be excused." Romelle winced as Avok began slamming a soldier repeatedly into the glass.
"Will that glass hold?" An alarmed King Cova asked.
"It will be fine, I assure you. I've had countless robeasts try to break it before…" Haggar told him.
"But if Avok is the strongest…."
"It will be fine!" snapped Haggar, Cova falling silent with a grumble.
"How are the other preparations coming along?" Zarkon asked his son. "Are the ships being boarded?"
"Even as we speak." Answered Lotor.
"Good." Zarkon nodded in satisfaction, then sighed. "Avok may delay things though. Perhaps our armada should go on ahead to Pollux….Lotor will remain behind to oversee Avok's transport personally."
Lotor didn't look thrilled at that idea. "Yes, father…"
"And Cova, there is no reason for you to delay your departure any longer. Avok will be in the capable hands of my son." Cova didn't look like he believed in Lotor being capable, especially where Avok was concerned. But he bowed his head in acknowledgment of Zarkon's words.
"Of course. We shall make ready for prince Lotor's arrival." He turned, calling out over his shoulder. "Come Bandor, Romelle…" Bandor made a disappointed sound, but moved to follow the King. Romelle tried the same, and found Lotor' tightening his hold on her.
"There is no rush for Romelle to return to Pollux, is there?" Lotor asked. "She is unwell, and could use a brief rest before traveling." He had turned solicitous. "It will be no trouble to allow her to travel as part of my entourage."
Avok roared behind us, King Cova hesitating. "Are you really that unwell my dear…?"
"I'm sure I am not that ill as to be unable to travel presently." Romelle began, but Lotor cut her off.
"Oh, but I insist. A brief rest before our journey will do you a world of good, and restore the color to your cheeks."
"Lotor….remember what I told you…" Zarkon's tone and words were threatening, leaving me to wonder just what he was referring to.
"I haven't forgotten father." Lotor assured him. "I am merely looking out for Princess Romelle's welfare."
"Is that all you're looking out for?" Haggar cackled wickedly. Lotor shot her a dark look, but she continued laughing.
"If you're sure it will be no problem…" Cova looked uncertain, glancing at his daughter. I couldn't know that though Cova was displeased at the thought of Romelle spending even more time with Lotor, he was also seeing the advantages to having his daughter be an active distraction to the prince. The wheels were turning in that mind of his, Cova wanting Lotor so besotted with Romelle that he wouldn't be able to think straight. Certainly not enough to be able to erect a defense against Pollux, when the planet turned against the Doom armada.
There was plots all around her, Romelle becoming a pawn to so many. For a princess that wasn't considered important, her value was mounting, and not just to Lotor or to me.


This past week has been an incredibly difficult one for our We Rock the Spectrum family as our gym owners in Texas face the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. As the CEO & Founder of We Rock the Spectrum, I have been in contact with our gym owners in Texas every day as they update us on their situation. Some gyms have flooded, some have been forced to close under dangerous conditions, and some of our owners suffered damages to their cars and homes. This is happening to thousands of families in Houston and its surrounding communities. It's heartbreaking for me, as I feel so helpless being so far away. I believe I can speak for all of us when I say that we are all looking for any way in which we can help — big or small.
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Skype: Voice Trumps Facebook, Twitter, SMS
By Jeff Bertolucci
What's the best way to reach out and touch someone? According to a new Skype ad campaign in the U.K., not through Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, or hastily typed text messages, but through voice and video calls.
Skype this week launched a $12 million campaign at British transportation hubs, such as Heathrow Airport, that pokes fun at social media services that eschew voice in favor of less direct modes of communication, Adweek reports.
Here are three examples of Skype's not-so-subtle, guilt-inducing ads, courtesy of Adweek:
One ad suggests that Skype is "Your One-Way Ticket Back To Humanity," while another reminds you that "Humans Were Made To Look Listen And Feel."
OK, we get it: Voice and video establish a deeper, more personal connection between members of the human race. Facebook and Twitter? Meh.
And U.S. social media savants, you're not off the hook. Skype's ad campaign will expand to this side of the pond in the next few months, reports Adweek.
Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion last year. Skype in February launched a beta voice and video calling app for Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile OS.
Feeling guilty? Mum's sitting by her dusty Skype phone, waiting for your call.
Contact Jeff Bertolucci at Today@PCWorld, Twitter (@jbertolucci) or jbertolucci.blogspot.com.


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Back to Arizona Restaurants
Every so often, you dine at a restaurant, and your dining experience really stays with you, for good, or for bad. In the case of Crown Railroad Cafe, located in east Flagstaff, this restaurant sticks in my mind as one of the finest restaurants that I enjoyed during my May, 2014, road trip to Arizona. Also, one of the finest diner-style restaurants that I've had to pleasure to enjoy in my lengthy dining career... Not to mention, my most memorable restaurant during my two-night stay in Flagstaff...
Photo: If you're a fan of railroads and historic Route 66, as Crown Railroad Cafe is located along old Route 66, and has a railfan's-eye view of the BNSF main line through Flagstaff. There is lots of free parking, and an adjacent motel.
Photo: As soon as you walk in, a board greets you with the daily specials. Look at the board, where to start? I'd love to sample them all, but after careful consideration, I chose the Mexican Style Chicken Fried Steak Platter, as I'd heard about it, but everything on the board, and the menu sounded good. I truly believe if I was a Flagstaff resident, I'd eat at this restaurant every day, and sample everything on the menu. On this early Saturday morning, May 03, 2014, the board said "Please seat yourself," which wasn't a problem, as the restaurant was only about a third full. I sat myself at the counter, as I prefer to sit at the counter when I dine alone, as it's easier to chit-chat with the staff, observe them in action, and take photos for my Internet write-ups.
Photo: The dining room exhibits a definite "Route 66" and "railroad" theme, complete with model trains which run around a track near the ceiling, railroad signs, Route 66 signs, and other highway and railroad memorabilia. I sat at the counter, at the second seat from the "Santa Fe" sign.
Photo: Looking over the counter, into the window, which provides a view into the kitchen. Note the model trains near the top of the photo; they operate, and provide a "railroad" atmosphere. If you're not into model trains, all you have to do is to look through window, across historic Route 66, and you can visit the busy BNSF mainline railroad in action.
Photo: Another view of the dining room, looking towards the entrance, from the opposite end of the room. The Route 66 and railroad theme is very much apparent in this photo. The gentleman at the left of the photo commented on my photo-taking, and I told him, since he was wearing digital camo, that he was automatically my friend, and that brought a laugh out of him. I believe he was more curious of my activities than annoyed...
Photo: I struck up a conversation with the owner of Crown Railroad Cafe, John Cavolo, and told him about my web site, my Facebook page, and gave him one of my business cards. We chatted about railroads, Route 66, food, and I made a comment to him about the Mexican Chicken Fried Steak I ordered, and how I was torn between that, and the menudo that was featured as one of today's specials. He offered to give me a sample of his menudo, which I readily accepted. How many non-Mexican restaurants, - although Crown Railroad Cafe features many Mexican items on their menu - serve menudo on weekends? Not many, but Crown Railroad Cafe does, so that bumps the restaurant up at least a "star" in my book. In my opinion, Crown Railroad Cafe is a five-star restaurant!
Photo: My friendly server, Lani, presents my breakfast of a Mexican Style Chicken Fried Steak Platter. More on that in a couple of photos....
Photo: Thank you Lani, for taking my photo, as I'm about ready to dig in, pig out, and enjoy, which I'll later discover to be one of the best breakfasts that I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy!
Photo: My breakfast of a Mexican Chicken Fried Steak Platter from Crown Railroad Cafe. I my 62 years of walking planet Earth, I had never hear of a "Mexican" style chicken fried steak, so I had to try it. So... the plate starts out with a tender - you don't need a knife to cut it - lightly-breaded chicken fried steak, topped with fresh, in-house-made chili verde salsa. Then, you get a helping of "Those" potatoes, which are a legend by themselves, to diners familiar with Crown Railroad Cafe. Included is a bowl of refried beans, a large, folded corn tortilla, and two eggs, cooked to the style of your choice, in my case, as always, over easy. What did I think of this breakfast? I was simply BLOWN AWAY, as this is one of the best breakfasts that I've ever had, during my long breakfast career. Words can't describe how fantastic this breakfast was, as it's one of the best breakfasts that I've EVER enjoyed!!!
Photo: While chatting with the owner of the restaurant, John, Cavolo, and telling him about my travels to Mexico and the fact that I'm a "foodie," he offered to give me a sample of the menudo that Crown Railroad Cafe serves every Saturday and Sunday. Although I was stuffed after enjoy my Mexican chicken fried steak, I accepted his kind offer. He brought out a sample bowl of menudo, garnished, and said, "this is the way we make it." It was fantastic! I neglected to ask John how he came up with the recipe to make such a delicious bowl of menudo - I regret that I didn't - but this bowl of menudo was FANTASTIC!!!
You just can't top a restaurant like Crown Railroad Cafe, as it combines EVERYTHING that I love, adore, and cherish in a restaurant, including American "comfort" food, Mexican food, quality food, friendly staff, and a lot more. Crown Railroad Cafe is a Route 66 restaurant, a "crown" jewel in Flagstaff dining, and a restaurant that you just don't want to pass by, during your visit to Flagstaff. I LOVE this restaurant!!!!
Crown Railroad Cafe
3200 E. Route 66
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Developer: InterWave Studios Official Site: http://www.nucleardawnthegam...
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AusGamers Review
Nuclear Dawn Review
Review By pdstaffrd @ 02:16pm 30/09/11
Mixing genres is a tricky business. Use too much of one and less of another and you can easily get the balance wrong – but InterWave Studios has managed to create a pretty seamless experience using both real-time strategy and first-person shooter elements.
Nuclear Dawn has finally been released after staying in development for years. The FPS/RTS hybrid is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Two factions battle against each other, with the goal of destroying the opposing team's various structures and battlements.
These make up the real-time strategy elements of the game. Distributed around each map are various resource points which need to be captured by each teammate, although you can capture them faster if more of you crowd around them.
Capturing these points create resources for the commander – the one member of each team who has a top-down view of the battlefield. In a manner quite reminiscent of the commander system in Battlefield 2, (which is both a positive and negative), the commander uses those resources to create spawn points, turrets, rocket launchers and supply points for the troops to push forward and destroy the opposing team's commander bunker.
There are also equipment and armour upgrades, although at times they feel more powerful than they should be.
Although the commander system was already used in Battlefield 2, and other games such as Natural Selection, it feels fresh here. Part of that is because the commander has much better control of the maps due to their smaller size. Getting the attention of your commander is easier, and so they are able to respond to quick requests for a new supply point or turret.
The unfortunate part about this system is that without a good commander, you're screwed. And you won't get much of a chance to learn as the game lacks a comprehensive tutorial system. You'll be chided by your teammates regularly – and kicked out of your spot – before you got any good.
However, it's a small price to pay as the regular gunplay is just as rewarding. Each side has four different player classes, such as assault and stealth, and those classes are further broken down. It provides a good amount of variety to the battlefield in lieu of a more complex customisation system.
Unfortunately the different gun classes are a little unbalanced. Some of the stronger weapons, the sub machine guns, keep opposing players at bay for far too long, while the grenade launchers tend to be show-stoppers. Reducing their power would be a good step towards some more competitive play, although this will likely come with regular updates. Right now the Empire faction just has too much strength.
The few maps I used were designed, with enough open spaces, verticality and tight corners to keep the gunplay interesting. However, the art direction appears quite bland and each map could have been just one big location chopped up into smaller portions. Future updates could do with a bit more individual flavour.
The pace and tone of the game is more akin to Team Fortress 2 than Call of Duty, which isn't necessarily a problem, but it'll strike you by just how quiet it is. It's also quite a nice-looking game, although the Source Engine is starting to show its age. There's enough colour in all of the environments to keep things interesting, despite the bleak setting.
This is by no means a complicated game, but it's certainly fun. Even during the current beta, teamwork is rewarded and the gameplay is paced quickly enough to make you want to keep playing match after match.
It all works best when teams are working together with a good commander who has complete control of the battlefield, which could be a problem. But despite some art direction issues and the lack of a tutorial system, dedicated players will have some fun here.
What we liked
Good variety in gunplay
Resource system promotes teamwork
Well-thought out Commander system
What we didn't like
Lack of variety in maps
Needs a comprehensive tutorial system
We gave it:
Hows the Aussie server/player population? Want to pick it up but want to make sure there a strong player base to play with.
pdstaffrd
When I was playing there were about five or six servers with all of them mostly full. I also played on some international servers and the lag wasn't too bad.
I'll buy it in by the end of the next week or so.
mteejay
Posted 01:07pm 01/10/11
just ordered it, 4.7gig dl
Will be buying too next week, was worried about the Aussie popultion so I held off pre-ordering.
Like pdstaffrd said, apparently latency isn't a huge problem on international servers
WirlWind
Havn't played it post-launch (didn't know it had released already XD) but it was running VERY well on my system (Despite a little input lag) in the beta.
Pretty much agree with the review.


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When looking at the following list of my favorite toe rings, you'll notice that I tend to be pretty conservative.
My taste is simple, yet classy.
One thing's for sure, I wear my toe rings 24/7 through the winter, spring, summer and fall. My feet feel naked without my toe rings on!
I like toerings that you can wear with everything, rather than having to change toe rings because this one doesn't go with a particular outfit or something.
I have one similar to this. It's always been one of my favorite designs, because it's completely adjustable …without the pinch! Since it adjusts on top of your toe, you don't feel it as you walk.
Similar to the silver one mentioned above… Another benefit of this type of toe ring being open on top is that it's less likely to catch on things as you walk, and less likely to fall off.
I like the double bands because they give you a bit more substance in a toe ring. Plus, the tiny stone on top makes it a bit more noticeable on your toe. I tend to wear a ring like this only on special occasions.
As with the double band ring above, these rings do tend to be wider along the bottom than most other toe rings. For that reason, you are probably more likely to feel the pinch than you would with thinner bands.
This is just a fun ring. I always like rings with a "hollowed out" space in them. That way, your toe actually shows through part of the ring. The only drawback to this ring is the fact that it's wider than most toe rings. For that reason, you might want to order a half-size larger — that's what I do with wider band rings that I wear on my toes.
This is one of the most adorable rings I've found that looks great on toes! I especially like that it's 100% adjustable, yet you don't have the "pinching" problem, since the open side is on TOP of your toe. This is a very sweet ring. I love it.
This diamond-looking ring gives you that timeless classic look. This ring is a bit "dressier" than some, but if you tend to dress up more than you dress down, then this may be the perfect to ring for you.
I have this one in the "regular" ring size, and I wear it on my index finger. I like it because it's my "reminder" ring. (It's similar to the "tie a string around your finger" theory.) And it's cute too!
This one's a little bit of elegant and a little bit of casual — all wrapped up in one toe ring. If I were looking for a ring to wear with business attire and/or a more professional lifestyle, then this would be the one for me. I like that it's simple, yet elegant — all at the same time.
Check out my favorite gold and sterling silver band rings (adjustable and solid bands).


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A Brand-New Approach to Patent Landscapes in 2021
Jeroen Kleinhoven & Ashutosh Pande
Until now, business professionals have had to rely on IP and R&D teams to frame and translate patent landscapes into terms they understand to make strategic business decisions. With the new Project Home page and Explorer feature, Insightloupe facilitates navigation, and decision-makers now have the power to see and easily explore the full view of the patent landscape road. In this blog post, we explain how Evalueserve's new approach transforms patent landscapes from cumbersome tools to powerful instruments that anyone can use.
There is no doubt that 2020 challenged us all, transforming daily life and shifting our expectations and goals. When the road ahead is unchartered territory with so many market changes, patent landscapes are critical tools for business success. Patent landscapes can provide key insights into planning and research, investment priorities and partnership opportunities, trending or disruptive technologies, and more.
In the past, patent landscapes were accessible only to those with the expertise to use these tools and understand the insights. The good news in 2021 is that is no longer the case.
Patent Landscapes: In with the new, out with the old
Over many years of working with IP and Research and Development teams and business managers, we have heard the frustrations they often have trying to deliver insights from patent landscapes into the hands of decision-makers at their company.
These companies were using patent landscape tools that consisted of big excel files with endless lists of documents that were difficult to understand, especially for those without highly technical IP expertise. As a result, IP and R&D experts often had an uphill climb to translate patent landscape data into terminology that business decision-makers could understand. Even after putting in all this work, R&D and IP experts often struggled to convey critical information to those decision-makers.
For their part, business decision-makers had to rely on their R&D and IP colleagues to provide critical data and insights from patent landscapes, which meant that important information could be lost in translation. Decision-makers only had the information portrayed in the wide-view of a patent landscape, without the opportunity to drill down and see details that could be critical for high-stakes decisions.
Automated patent landscape tools can be an effective way to gain general insights about a technology or patent landscape, but these tools are not sufficient for high-stakes decisions when businesses require extreme accuracy.
What is the solution? In our previous blog post, we shared the wish-list of features that IP and RD teams wanted from their patent landscapes. Now for the first time, we have transformed the traditional patent landscape approach into a system that any user can easily navigate to access patent landscape data to make informed strategic decisions based on highly accurate data.
"Project Home" facilitates landscape navigation for any user
For users approaching a patent landscape for the first time, it can be difficult to know where and how to start. Insightloupe's new Project Home solves this with four main sections and visualizations that represent the most important user journeys and encourages users to drill down to see data: Explorer, Smart Search, Reports and Project Methodology. Project Home empowers any user, not just those with IP and R&D expertise, to uncover insights and data that can inform and transform business strategies.
Explorer: A new open road for patent landscapes
As we discussed, IP and R&D teams in the past often faced roadblocks with patent landscapes as they had to translate data for business teams. Explorer empowers the business team by allowing any user to be in the driver's seat to explore the patent landscape to make strategic decisions. This frees the IP and R&D team from having to translate and explain patent landscape findings into terms that the business team can understand. Any user can see and explore the key findings on their own to benefit from self-service exploration of the "what" and "who" in a specific technology domain. These insights are easy to understand, simple to navigate, and quick to consume.
The old way of doing patent landscapes provided a "fixed story" based on data in prepared presentations. The new approach Insightloupe has been offering allows users to explore the patent landscape on their own, with a dynamic and easy way to drill down and see insights to inform their decisions and zoom out to see key insights at a glance. Insightloupe also leverages Evalueserve's unique taxonomy methodology where we map all relevant documents in the technology domain to problems, solutions, and applications.
Now IP professionals can go straight to understanding the key insights instead of having to de-code how to operate the analytical capabilities of the patent landscape.
Smart Search Easier and more detailed searches
Insightloupe's Smart Search section allows users to search for specific documents directly from the Project Home. To make searching easier, Smart Search shows real-time suggestions based on technology tags, organization type tags, patent number, and patent title from the project. When a user enters a keyword in the search input, a dropdown appears with those suggestions. After clicking on the search button, a user is redirected to documents filtered by keywords entered in the search field. In addition, users can enter the Advanced Search and the Documents page from the Project Home. Clients who use Insightloupe as a repository for all their IP and R&D intelligence projects also can use the 'Cross Project Search' feature.
Reports: Interactive reports that work with PowerPoint
To make informed decisions and communicate insights, IP, R&D and business teams need interactive reports and charts that link to their indexed project data to reveal details with a single click. Insightloupe's Report section makes it easy to create and view critical reports.
In Project Home, users will see a representation of the first interactive report available in the project. That means that this section would be visible only if there is such a report available. By default, the first four slides from the report will be visible on the Project Home.
Users can change slides in edit mode and importantly, can download a PowerPoint version of the report directly from the Project Home. The ability to download PowerPoint reports allows users to include confidential slides, with the option to click from the PowerPoint report back to the online version to see data.
Project methodology
Understanding the basis for how a patent landscape has been executed and commissioned can help ascertain the accuracy of the insights derived. Insightloupe's project methodology widget provides this transparency by showing the objective of the project, the key questions the study answers, and the search strategy including the jurisdiction coverage, sources, time range, and language in the document.
Exploring 2021 patent landscapes with confidence and ease
Here is a reason to be hopeful in 2021: burdensome patent landscapes are now a relic of the past! Our new approach to patent landscapes transforms how businesses make strategic decisions and who can access these valuable insights.
A Head of IP strategy at a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company explains, "Insightloupe Explorer is a game-changer for our most critical decision making. As a busy executive, I don't have time to search patent landscapes trying to understand how to use their analytics- and still not feel confident in the accuracy of the insights. Now that we have Insightloupe with Explorer, I have an easy, accurate, and immediate view of the 'Who' and 'What' of our IP or R&D intelligence projects. I'm confident in our business decisions now."
2021 will test business strategies in new ways. Make sure your company has the patent landscape tools and insights required to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities on the road ahead. Schedule your demo now to understand how Insightloupe has transformed patent landscapes and learn how our mind+machine™ approach can help drive your company's business success.
Jeroen Kleinhoven
Head of Products & Alliances,
IP and R&D Solutions
Jeroen Kleinhoven is responsible for product strategy at Evalueserve, including the best-in-class Insightloupe Software-as-a-Service platform that helps IP and R&D teams see the value and potential of key information and helps them make the best decisions concerning technology portfolios, patents, and IP licensing opportunities. Jeroen was previously Managing Director of Treparel KMX, the original company behind KMX, which Evalueserve acquired in 2015. Via the Information Adventurer blog, he is excited to discuss why business models and ideas fail, and how our solutions can drive innovation based on enhanced insights from IP and R&D.
Ashutosh Pande
Vice President,
Ashutosh Pande is an expert in intellectual property, mathematics, data analytics, and data science. He's the Vice President at Evalueserve's IP and R&D Solutions responsible for doing and managing research around IP and R&D research services, aimed at improving their outputs for customers. He's realized that to find the simplicity in anything, you just need to continually break down the complex 'big picture' into ever-simpler component parts, and search out the commonalities. Via the Information Adventurers blog – and in collaboration it's with readers – Ashutosh looks forward to honing his own thought processes about challenges in IP and R&D research, and creating knowledge that will impact the industry.
Don't hesitate, get in touch with Jeroen & Ashutosh.


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Noto, the Sicilian Baroque
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This small town in the south-east was founded again in the 1700's. It is the heart and the starting point for a visit to the valley of the Sicilian Baroque. Its cathedral, perfectly raised and rebuilt again after 10 years of difficult work, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Let's do things right: enter the city from the east, passing under the Arco di Trionfo which will lead you to the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the heart of Noto. Ferdinand de Bourbon in 1838 did the same thing, inaugurating the monument. Look up: three symbolic sculptures on the top stand out: a crenellated tower – power, a dog – the loyalty and at the centre a pelican – the sacrifice.
Also this royal gate was built with the characteristic golden yellow limestone used to build the churches and palaces of the city. It is a very unique limestone due to its flexibility and that is why it has been chosen to enable the elaborate cutting of the monuments and also because it gives off a strong light. When the sun sets, you'll find out that this warm colour mixes with the sunlight, creating an atmosphere that grabs your heart.
Enjoy the stroll, it's nice to walk up and down this street. On the right above the piazza Immacolata, you will come across the Church of Saint Francis Immaculate which stands on top of an impressive staircase. Inside the church of the 1700's, there is a single nave, in accordance with Franciscan use and white walls decorated with rococo style stuccoes. Attached to the church there is a Franciscan monastery.
This is only one of many churches that you will come across along the way. As you know Noto was built after a powerful earthquake. This has given architects the freedom to design and create a most spectacular urban settlement. The three main roads are all oriented from the east to the west in order to be always illuminated by the sun. The urban design had also conceived them to be addressed to the three main social classes: the Corso was for the clergy, the upper part was for the nobility and the lower one was for the people. That's why you will come across many churches along your way to the corso Vittorio Emanuele.
The Church of Santa Chiara, on the left side of the corso, conveys a very delicate baroque style. The interior is small and oval, adorned with stuccoes and cherubs. It is well balanced by the twelve columns. Continue onto the adjoining cloistered convent, it is an interesting world to discover and from the terrace there is a beautiful view.
The Cathedral of San Nicolò – ph Rosario Cusenza
The Cathedral, which stands on top of a monumental staircase, was begun a few months after the earthquake but was only completed in 1770. The façade, quite unadorned of ornamentation and extravagance, incorporates baroque motifs and classical elements. The three aisles of the church are divided by tall pillars. In the chapel at the bottom of the right aisle is kept the silver urn of San Corrado, the patron saint of the city. Some of us remember the collapse of the dome in 1996. In our mind,even now, the News footage telling the desperation of the poor priest who fled to safety from the sudden collapse. The reconstruction was completed in more than 10 years with a combination of modern techniques and those of the 1700's using the materials of that time. A really good job which is now the symbol of the rebirth of the area. It is also included in the list of world heritage assets UNESCO.
Opposite the cathedral there is the Palazzo Ducezio, which houses the Municipal Hall. Designed by the architect Sinatra, the palace is raised above the square on which it stands. It was built between 1746 and 1830 with a single floor. Only in the 1950s a second floor was added modifing, in this way, the original neo-classical line. Inside the reception hall is rich in gold and stuccoes.
As we continue our journey on the right, there is the via Nicolaci, famous for the flower festival, closed off by the Church of Montevergine, with a concave façade between two bell-towers. Immediately noticeable on the left are the bulging balconies of the Palazzo Nicolaci Villadorata which represent the expression of the striking Baroque of Noto. The brackets holding them are shaped like various animals , spirals and arabesques.
Palazzo Nicolaci – Ph I. Mannarano
The palace, was built by the architect Nicolaci in 1731, has ninety rooms, frescoed vaulted ceilings and eighteenth-century paintings. For a long time it was the residence of the princes of Villadorata.
In May, the via Nicolaci is the protagonist of the famous and traditional Infiorata (flower festival). Team of artists make up a mosaic of colourful petals creating a carpet that covers the road's paving. This floral exhibition is dedicated to the world: every year the theme is dedicated to a different country.
Continuing the walk on the road, immediately to the left, we find the Church of San Carlo and the Jesuit College with its large four columnsportal topped by monstrous gargoyles. From the church, climb up the bell tower to enjoy a panoramic view of the city centre.
At the bottom of the street, we find Piazza XVI Maggio with the Church of San Domenico, the small house of Hercules, the fountain and the benches to offer you a little break. Here you can admire the elegant Vittorio Emanuele III theatre.
The history of Noto
Its first name was Neas. It was founded by Sican populations, at the time of the fall of Troy, on the Mendola hill. Falling into the hands of the Syracuse conquerors, the town assimilated Hellenic customs and rites, and was elevated to the gymnasium. It passed under Roman rule, as a federated city. In the imperial era, it was declared a Latin municipium, a unique condition that brought the town considerable privileges, including the right to govern itself with its own laws. Conquered by the Arabs, who made it a highly armed stronghold, it took its present name and was the capital of one of the three valleys into which they subdivided Sicily. After two centuries of Muslim rule, in 1090, Noto negotiated surrender with Roger.
The history of Noto, however, has been made by men and by nature. In 1693, it was, in fact, destroyed by the earthquake that strucked the whole of south-western Sicily. Designed as a large theatre without wings, it was conceived as a free and open city lively and continuous. Noto is sumptuous and superb, on the slope of the Meti hill, to the southern slopes of the Hyblaean mountains. The architectural history of the new city is dominated by the artistic inspiration of three architects, Rosario Gagliardi, Vincenzo Sinatra and Paolo Labisi. These three architects succeeded in developing an amazing masterpiece of architectural unity. Three different personalities who, while living and working in the province, bestowed an original mark onto the city which goes beyond the rigid Baroque language. They enriched it with elements of the Renaissance and neoclassical pseudo-Spanish elements, creating an imaginative and dreamlike style.
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Aliyah Bet & Machal Virtual Museum
North American Volunteers In Israel's War of Independence
The Story of Aliyah Bet and Machal
When Israel faced a war of survival, 1,500 American and Canadian men and women, Jewish and Christian, came to her aid. In the words of Yitchak Rabin, "they came to us when we most needed them, during those difficult, uncertain days of our War of Independence in 1948."
This virtual museum tells the little-known story of the crucial support for Israel by Americans and Canadians during that country's War of Independence.
Between the end of World War II in 1945 and the beginning of the Israeli-Arab war of 1948-49, Palestinian Jews had two great needs. One was humanitarian, the other was military.
Jewish Displaced Persons Camp, Western Europe, 1947
Their first need was to rescue several hundred thousand Holocaust survivors trapped in displaced persons camps throughout Europe. At the time, there was a British naval blockade preventing all but a handful (the quota was 1,250 Jewish immigrants per month) from coming to the British-controlled Palestine mandate. Ships had to be quietly purchased, then crews had to be found who were willing to man the ships and risk British imprisonment to smuggle the "illegal" immigrants into Palestine. This rescue operation was called Aliyah Bet ("Immigration B," the term used for clandestine immigration). Of 68 Aliyah Bet ships attempting to break the British blockade following World War II, 12 were American. The 12 ships were purchased by American Jews, acting in concert with Palestinian Jewish authorities, and had largely American and Canadian crews, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Some 240 Americans and Canadians were to serve on these 12 ships between 1946 and 1948.
The second need, once Israeli statehood was imminent following the UN Partition Plan resolution of November 1947, was to find persons skilled in the military specialties that Palestinian Jews lacked, since war with the surrounding Arab nations was a virtual certainty. The group answering this call for service in the actual armed forces of Israel was called "Machal," the acronym for the Hebrew words "mitnadvei chutz l'Aretz" ("volunteers from abroad").
Arab nations attack Israel, starting May 15, 1948.
Clandestine recruitment was conducted in five or six major American and Canadian cities. Altogether about 1,000 Americans and Canadians served in all branches of Israel's armed forces, becoming part of the 3,500 overseas volunteers from more than 40 countries. About half of the Americans and Canadians served in the air force – Israel's greatest need, since only a handful of Palestinians had military flying experience. The remainder were scattered throughout the army, providing experience in naval warfare, artillery, intelligence, tactics, medicine, nursing, armor and numerous other military specialties in which Israelis were lacking. It is generally believed that the American planes and pilots that brought military supplies from Czechoslovakia, and American and Canadian flying crews in the air force provided the critical difference between victory and defeat in the fight for independence in 1948-49.
Among the dead or missing in action when the War of Independence ended in March 1949 were 40 Americans and Canadians. For the survivors, their contribution to the successful war for Jewish independence gave them a unique bond for the rest of their lives with their fellow Jews and the state of Israel.
Perhaps the greatest satisfaction for all those volunteers from abroad was the knowledge that they had been participants in a war of independence for a Jewish nation, an opportunity that no other American or Canadian – and no other Israeli -- could have thereafter.
They had made possible the words of Merka Shevach, one of those Holocaust survivors eventually rescued. When invited to speak at Auschwitz, Poland, at the 60th anniversary of the liberation of that death camp in January 2005, she declared: "I was here naked as a young girl. I was 16. They brought my family here and burned them. They stole my name and gave me a number. Now, I have a country, I have an army, I have a president, I have a flag, and this will never happen again."
The Consequences of Violating UN Resolution 181
Everyone always seeks the "first cause" of a brutal war. In the case of the Israeli-Arab conflict, it was undoubtedly the denial of United Nations Resolution 181. Resolution 181, approved by a two-thirds majority of the UN on November 29, 1947, called for the establishment of two states in the Palestine Mandate – a Jewish state and an Arab state.
Despite the overwhelming opinion of the world body, four member states of the United Nations (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria), along with the British trained, equipped, and led Transjordan army, invaded Palestine on May 15, 1948. They intended to eliminate the Jewish state, which had announced its name ("Israel") and independence the day before.
In terms of life and the uprooting of human populations, the assault on Resolution 181 had disastrous consequences. Killed in the war from November 29, 1947, to January, 1948, were 4,000 Israeli soldiers and 2,373 civilians, 1% of the population of Israel. By contrast, Israeli military deaths in the 13-month war were three times higher, in proportion to army size, than U.S. military deaths in the four years of World War II. No Israeli family went untouched. The invading Arab armies lost an estimated 5,000 to 15,000 killed.
Some 720,000 Arabs became refugees, although 160,000 other Arabs stayed in the Jewish state and became Israeli citizens. Some 870,000 Jews were citizens of the Arab nations neighboring Israel before the War of Independence. Following the war, 600,000 of these Jews sought refuge in Israel.
Among the 4,000 Israeli military deaths were 119 overseas volunteers, including 40 Americans and Canadians. Those who died and those who survived did not fight for the destruction of the Arabs of Palestine or of any other Arab state, but in the hope and belief that Israel would some day live in peace and friendship with its surrounding Arab neighbors.


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John Delaney seeks extra time as he is accused of hindering watchdog's investigation
Ex-FAI boss John Delaney
Former FAI CEO John Delaney has rejected claims by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement of engaging in conduct that would paralyse the corporate watchdog's investigative powers.
In a sworn statement Mr Delaney said he needs extra time to examine thousands of files, including the contents of his emails so he can set out what he says are covered by legal professional privilege and cannot be used by the ODCE as part of its criminal investigation into the FAI.
The High Court was due later this month to make a determination of some of the files are covered by legal privilege and cannot be used by the ODCE.
However, arising out of Mr Delaney's application for extra time that application is not proceeding and the matter will next be mentioned before the courts in September.
The files, which consist of 13 hard copy documents and a digital device containing 270,000 separate files including the former CEO's emails, were seized from the FAI's offices at Abbottstown on foot of a search warrant last February.
An agreed plan was put in place to allow Mr Delaney examine the files to see which ones are private to him or covered by professional legal privilege and cannot be used by the ODCE as part of if its investigation into certain matters concerning the FAI.
It was envisaged that the inspection would be completed before the end of July.
However, Mr Delaney, who is a notice party to the action, asked for additional time to examine the files due to the large number involved.
That application was opposed by the ODCE. Mr Delaney, the ODCE, said was seeking to "complicate" what is "a relatively simple exercise."
It had no objections to his request to involved an IT forensic expert. However, the ODCE said it had put in place a system, with sufficient facilities, software and expertise that balances the rights and obligations of all parties and made the timetable entirely achievable.
In a sworn statement, which Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds had directed him to produce to the court setting out his co-operation with the inspection process to date, he denied trying to delay the process.
Mr Delaney formerly of Kingswell, Tipperary Town, now living in the UK, said that he initially did not know how many documents would need to be inspected.
He said was concerned that his rights may be infringed if he and his lawyers are not given enough time to inspect the documentation and the amount of time allotted to examine the files he said was "surprising and disquieting."
The documentation he said contained emails going back several years.
It could not only contain his work for the FAI but also his work for UEFA, and other bodies he had worked with during his time with the association, as well as his personal and private emails.
He said what had clearly happened was the ODCE was seeking to resile from an examination strategy it had designed and had approved by the court, and was trying to blame him "for making the strategy unworkable".
He said that he went to work in the UK, where he lives in a "modest" shared two-bedroom apartment near his place of work, to provide for his family.
He said, "since March 2019 over 1,000 media articles have been written in relation to me which had a huge negative impact on me and my family."
He added that many of the articles contained unfounded allegations against him and have been enormously damaging to his future career prospects.
Many of the articles he said related to documents relating to his former employment and other private and confidential information.
"Because of the negative and hostile media in Ireland he moved to the UK in October 2019 and now works 60-80 hours a week to manage the operations of a start-up business which provides "essential services to public bodies in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic."
He said that "as part of my work I have put my personal health at risk by attending sites where Covid-19 is prevalent even though I take the required healthcare precautions. I do this because I need the work to support myself and my family."
He said he had hoped to return to Ireland to inspect the documents, but due to Covid-19 travel restrictions and the demands of his work, Mr Delaney said he made arrangements for his solicitor Aidan Eames to inspect the documents.
He said that he was in telephonic contact with Mr Eames regarding the inspection. He rejected the ODCE's suggestion that he had ignored a direction to return to Ireland to personally inspect the seized items.
Mr Delaney added in his sworn statement that he also rejects the ODCE's claims that he should not have surprised by the volume of documents contained on the hard drive.
He said it should not have been assumed he would know how many documents were involved, and added he was locked out of his former work email account in March 2019, and has not looked at the contents of that folder since.
He said that like most people he would be hard-pressed to even give a ballpark estimate of the number of files on the email account.
He said he has "acted in good faith" and was disappointed to be criticised after making genuine and sincere efforts to assist the ODCE in carrying out the investigations.
He said the ODCE could be criticised for putting together a timetable before knowing the number of files contained in the email folder.
Before the High Court, Paul McGarry SC for Mr Delaney said his client and Mr Eames were at all times were "practical, helpful and reasonable" regarding the examination of the documentation.
While a lot of work has been done to date counsel said that the large number of files have been examined.
Counsel added that preliminary investigations had indicated that approximately 35,000 files may be covered by either legal professional privilege or are private to Mr Delaney. The exact number has yet to be fully known.
In reply Kerida Naidoo SC, appearing with Elva Duffy Bl, for the ODCE, said his side believes that the investigation could be done much quicker than what appeared to be suggested by Mr Delaney's experts.
While Mr Delaney had not said how long is required the court had heard that the IT expert consulted by him said the examination could take 6 to 7 months.
Ms Justice Reynolds said the court was anxious that the matter proceeds as soon as possible.
The Judge directed that Mr Delaney's lawyers to furnish the ODCE with the number of documents he says are covered by professional legal privilege and a schedule listing those documents by early September.
The case will return before the courts in September, the judge added.


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