Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor and a likely 2012 Republican presidential candidate, hasn't been shy about his support for marijuana legalization or his personal use of the drug during his younger days. "I never exhaled," he joked in a recent interview with The New Republic. But in an interview with THE WEEKLY STANDARD, Johnson admitted publicly for the first time that he smoked marijuana more recently—from 2005 to 2008—for medicinal purposes, he says.
"Rather than using painkillers, which I have used on occasion before, I did smoke pot, as a result of having broken my back, blowing out both of my knees, breaking ribs, really taking about three years to recover," Johnson says. He explains that painkillers had once caused him to suffer nasty side effects and the pain of withdrawing from the pills was unbearable. So, Johnson says, in 2005 "someone" who cared for him gave him marijuana to deal with the pain.
For a typical presidential candidate, admitting to illegally smoking marijuana just a few years ago would be badly damaging. But Gary Johnson isn't a typical candidate. He's a libertarian prophet crying out for the Republican Party to "get back to the religion of the pocketbook," and spreading his message takes precedence over appealing to Republican primary voters. His personal marijuana story may even help him spread the word. And marijuana legalization may, in fact, be a much easier sell to Republican primary voters than Johnson's positions on national security, foreign policy, and social policy.
Is Johnson saying that the United States defense budget should be cut in half?
A dove in the mold of 2008 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, Johnson says, "I don't think that we should be in Iraq or Afghanistan." But the extent of his non-interventionism isn't quite clear. On one hand, he isn't even sure if U.S. troops should have been stationed in Europe to confront the Soviets following World War II. "I don't think I have the expertise to be able to say that it was good or bad, it just seems to me that today, it doesn't really seem warranted," he says. Johnson also says Iran's nuclear program isn't a threat to the United States because the principle of "mutually assured destruction" would keep the Iranians from attacking.
While Johnson's executive experience, along with his inclination to spurn the fringe elements that were attracted to the 2008 Paul campaign, could help him emerge as a more appealing candidate than Paul, his positions on social issues—which are more in line with Rudy Giuliani—could also limit his popularity in the Republican primaries.
Should Johnson run for president—and he's giving every indication that he will run without saying so due to the tax status of his Our America Initiative—it will be interesting to see if Ron Paul supporters will tolerate Johnson's more socially liberal views. But at the very least he shouldn't have too much trouble reaching out to Randians.
"The woman that I'm with, and I'm gonna be married to and I'm in love with now—we've been together for a couple of years—she asked me was there anything that she could read to understand what it is or how I thought, and I recommended to her Atlas Shrugged," says Johnson. "I think I view the system the same way that Ayn Rand views the system—that it really oppresses those that create, if you will, and tries to take away from those that produce and give to the non-producers." But, as with most of his views, Johnson's devotion to Rand isn't totally rigid.
– Article from The Weekly Standard.


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Experts from NASA's research department have announced that in the future, people may be able to colonize the surface of Mars by inhabiting igloos.
The Curiosity Rover's latest mission has registered methane gas, a waste product which only living organisms are capable of releasing. Following this logic, NASA astrophysicists believe that the discovery is proof of life on Mars.
Of particular interest is the idea called Mars Mania. It can be traced back to Carl Sagan, who was adamant that if there is life on Mars, we humans shouldn't do anything with it. Mars belongs to the Martians, even if they are just microorganisms.
NASA has found running water at a narrow and nearly 328 ft (100 m) long salty water flow. The news was announced by the American space administration at a press conference aired around the world.
Scientists claim that they have found dormant and viable microorganisms in glaciers on Mars. Experts believe that after after being thawed, the organisms will come back to life.
The expert on extraterrestrial anomalies Joseph Skipper claims that the figure on Mars, which was photographed years ago, is that of a woman.


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Prometheus Has Landed
After finally going to see Ridley Scott's new movie about the post-constructed origins of his original classic, I have found myself pondering a new question: How does a science fiction author decide what to explain and what not to? We can look to the first Alien film for some excellent guidance. In that film, the origins of the alien creature and the ship that it was found in are never explained. This worked very well because the question was not really relevant to the plot and the mystery that it engendered added intrigue to the story, not frustration or confusion, and ultimately led to the making of Prometheus. An example of something that was explained in Alien is the reason the Nostromo was beckoned to the planet in the first place. That detail was central to the plot and was dramatically revealed at just the right point by Ian Holm's disembodied head. With these examples in front of us, what can we make of all the unexplained material in Prometheus? This film is by the same director and within the very same story arc, and yet it is riddled with illogical nonsense that attempts to get a pass simply for being unexplained!
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But before I get into that, let me squarely lay out the best and worst aspects of the movie. The best elements were in the technical arena - acting, direction, and the stunning visuals which make the film enjoyable to watch. The credit lands squarely in director Scott's lap. The vast landscapes are obvious, but I particularly remember the final scenes of the crashing ship as being quite stunning. They must have had some help from CGI but it sure looked convincingly real. The worst element was hands down the completely unnecessary final scene. It was obviously an attempt to connect the story with the original Alien but it was poorly done, was in the wrong place in the film, and was overly gratuitous. It was so far from the subtlety you would expect from director Scott that I'm loathe to believe he approved of it. It also spoiled a perfectly good ending scene just before it. Anyway, if you are still reading and planning to see the film spoiler free, don't go any further.
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Going back to the unexplained, lets look at the main thesis of the film. The opening scene of Prometheus seems to show the creation of life on a lifeless planet (presumably earth) when one of the "Engineers" (so named because alien is used for the creatures) distributes his DNA into the water cycle. The idea that either life itself or its molecular building blocks came to earth from somewhere else, and that this event jump started evolution, has been around at least a few centuries under the name panspermia, or more recently, exogenesis. It hung around even within scientific circles because to this day science has nothing that even comes close to a viable theory for the origin of life. I always found that amusing since the space seed theory doesn't explain life's origin either - it just places it somewhere else where it may have been met with better conditions... uh, right. Let's move on.
But the film doesn't even try to be scientific on this matter. First, there is clearly vegetation on the planet already when the Engineer arrives. If they did some terraforming in advance, then where did the DNA for the plants come from? It is made of the same molecules as animal life. Let us then assume that the deposited DNA is the seed that begins animal evolution. We find out later that the Engineer's DNA matches up almost perfectly with ours. If the evolution of life is based on random mutations (as believed today), then the chances the end product would match the DNA seed material is absolutely zero. If instead we are to believe the Engineers continually visited Earth to guide the process, then why would they need to seed it with their own DNA to begin with? How about this... the Engineer at the beginning looks exactly like the ones seen in 2089, but if the planet in the opening is earth, they would have been separated by roughly a billion years. Wouldn't the Engineers' race have evolved in that time too? If the opening represented a more recent event on another planet as an illustration, you have the same problem in reverse. They were doing the same exact thing a billion years ago? What an inconsistent mess!
There are lots of unexplained things that can be chalked up to the weirdness of alien fiction, like why the mother ship in the opening is different from the one at the end, the meaning of the mural on the ceiling of the armory chamber, or that big stone head bust which they use on all the movie posters. It may look cool, but it's just a random item in the film. On the other hand, there are also lots of unexplained things that look like oversights or just poor story telling. I've listed below some that struck me as I left the theater:
David reports that he has been studying the origins of human language to its common roots and thus believes somehow that he can communicate with the Engineers. When the opportunity comes to do so, the Engineer responds to his query by going on a rampage. No communication ever takes place, an element that might have added some interest to the story. Instead, we don't even know what question was asked.
One of my few complaints about the original Alien is how the creature grew so fast without consuming food. At least that was off screen and took a few days. In one scene in this film, the creature in the operating chamber grows rapidly before our eyes in a matter of seconds. That's just not biologically possible even for an alien.
If David's goal was to capture the alien offspring in cryogenic stasis, why didn't he just keep Dr. Shaw sedated? Instead he lets her awaken and tells her she's pregnant? He seemed so much more cunning in other scenes.
I was reminded of this one on another review site - David finds some green goo on the wall when they first enter the caves. That usually means some dangerous creature is lurking around. It is never explained and never appears again, and it turns out there is nothing living in the cave system when they first arrive.
Before David effectively poisons Holloway, he asks him "How far would you be willing to go to find your answer?". When Holloway answers that he would do anything, this supposedly gives David a justification for his action. Since David is a robot, why does he need justification? He does not seek justification for other unethical actions in the film. But even if he was programmed to seek it, Holloway's answer does not logically provide it! The answer assumes willing participation. David gave Holloway no choice in the matter. A human might make such an erroneous transfer, but not a robot driven by logic.
One of the more interesting characters in the film was the android David. As I witnessed the completely unethical methods he used to achieve his master's goals, including outright deception, it reminded me of the rationale behind Asimov's laws of robotics. David certainly broke the first law by performing a fatal experiment on Holloway. In a world where robots have no constraints on their behavior, wouldn't it be impossible for humans to trust them?
The final oddity I have to mention is that for a prequel, there really isn't much connection to the actual events in Alien. Even though the Engineer's ship crashes in the end, we know it is not the ship found by the Nostromo because, among other things, the pilot leaves his cockpit. Indeed, I have read that the planet they visit is not even the same one as in the original. It almost seems like a smooth connection had been thought out but the script was changed at the last minute. In fact, most of my complaints are with the script, and I hear the re-work was done by Damon Lindelof, one of the writers for the Lost TV series. I would conclude he is probably the wrong person to be writing science fiction. Look at all the unexplained stuff he left over at the end of Lost, and it got those fans upset about it too. I wouldn't be paying it much attention if this film had not represented such a historic opportunity, one that I'm sure will not come around again.
Alien Covenant Update
I was a bit nervous about going to see the next film in Ridley Scott's franchise. Interviews with Scott has him declaring he intends to scare the <bleep> out of the audience. The movie poster art is filled with scary images and words like "run", "hide", "scream", etc. I had to search to find one to post here to keep it family friendly. For the previous film, Mr. Scott seemed more interested in making it cinematically beautiful, once of his directorial strengths, and he achieved that. I think he got so much blow back from fans about how "un-scary" Prometheus was that he was determined to give them what they wanted. Sadly, the film turned out to be not so much scary as it was grotesque. The use of CGI was pretty bad and the amount of gore was just gratuitous. What they did with David's character was dark and unfortunate, and the twist at the end was rather obvious. They filled the ship with lovely young couples which just gave them more ways to kill people off, just like any two-bit horror flick. It's one of the few films I watched for this blog that I wish I could erase from memory. Let's hope our original Alien director did this to kill the franchise so he could focus on his much higher quality endeavors.
Now You See Me...
If I had to name one technology from science fiction that I would love to see turned into reality, it would be the invisibility cloak. The most famous examples that I can think of are the wrist devices used by the Predator aliens and the cloaking devices used by the Romulans in Star Trek. It's kind of interesting that both literary examples put the technology in the hands of the enemy. Maybe that's because we Americans consider hiding behind a cloak as a cowardly fighting tactic. But in the real U.S. military, I'm certain governments have spent millions on the problem. Partial solutions have been implemented in the past. Submarines, for example, were invented for this very reason. Smart missiles designed to fly below radar while navigating local terrain and stealth fighter planes that directly avoid radar detection. The fact that complete invisibility has never been achieved illustrates the near impossible ubiquity that such an invisibility cloak presents.
A while back Mercedes came out with a fuel cell powered vehicle and decided to promote the concept by creating an invisible car. They draped LED mats on one side of a B-class hatchback and put a camera on the other side, then hooked them together so the camera image could be transmitted live to the LED array on the other side. The end result can be seen in the promotional video below:
I show this to illustrate at least one way to approach a cloaking technology. Absorb the incident light and then re-transmit it on the opposite side in all directions. The reason it doesn't quite work is that light doesn't just pass through an object through its center - it comes at it from every possible angle. As can be seen in the Mercedes clip, the invisible car effect only works in one direction and from a specific distance away, and it requires objects on the camera side to be sufficiently far away. To accomplish the real effect, an object would need to be covered with tiny cameras, each of which could capture video in every direction. It would also be covered with tiny projectors, each of which could transmit (different) video in every direction. All these would need to be connected to a network backbone so that every camera could send real time data to every projector. Even if this mesh of physical equipment could be brought down to nanotech scales, the wiring and bandwidth requirements would render it physically unworkable.
Most of the real research today in cloaking centers around a technique that deflects the path of light around an object. This is usually accomplished with new types of composite materials that can produce negative refraction. So far it's only been done either on a microscopic scale or only in one direction. For larger objects, the problems described above don't go away. Think of it this way - even if you wanted to hide a perfect sphere, there is still a beam of photons traveling between every two points on the sphere in both directions. It is unlikely that any system of angle deflection could handle such a complex problem. I say unlikely only because our understanding of the physics of negative refraction is so new that I can't rule out some new discovery that might actually do the trick. I just wouldn't put money on it.
There is one final method of achieving invisibility, which is to somehow allow the light to pass right through the object, rendering it temporarily transparent. If I were writing a story that required a cloaking device, this is the method I would choose to play with. Could you alter the matter to prevent its interaction with light? Even better, could you transfer the visible spectrum to another medium that does not interact with matter? Neutrinos pass through anything, but they are hard little buggers to harness. If you want to just cloak a human being, modulating the light down to the RF range would allow it to pass right through and then be modulated back again on the other side, but the loss in directional focus might kill that idea. What about ultrasound? I've heard there are ways to focus sound waves down to the microscopic range. The problem is that it bounces off every density change in your body. No matter what you do, the directional topology problem is still there, but at least direct transfer gets the information to its target location and puts it slightly closer to the realm of possibility.
The writers of Star Trek never really tried to explain how a cloaking device actually worked, and that's generally the way it goes in most of the sci-fi that I've encountered so far. It would be neat to see more attempts at explaining to readers how an invisibility cloak could plausibly become a reality.
Prometheus Rising
Waiting for Ridley Scott's new Alien prequel has been a very unique experience for me. Having experienced the original Alien as a teenager, and recognizing that it achieved classic status apart from all the successors that followed, there is a certain giddiness about the fact that Scott is returning to the franchise. At the same time, being an adult, I don't want to raise my expectations unreasonably high and then be sorely disappointed. For example, when the first trailers appeared it was very exciting because you could tell at least the look of the film would be good, and that is not surprising given this particular director's strengths. But as more trailers followed, I began to worry that the story would be too simplistic and that they were revealing too much of it too soon. After all, it was the script that contributed to the first film's success just as much as the direction, and the writing crew is a new team with a generation of legacy to deal with.
This push and pull continued even as the marketing tool of the new millennium, the viral video, was utilized by the promoters of the film. The setting of the first clip, a future TED conference in 2023, was a really great idea, and it showed there was some thought put into the pre-history of the prequel itself, but the content of the speech was overdramatized and Guy Pearce's execution was poor.
Then everything changed when the second viral video made its full debut, with Michael Fassbender as the android David. Not only was it executed wonderfully but it showed some real science fiction worthy thought behind it. It is portrayed as a marketing video for the Weyland corporation's new line of "8th generation" android, and features a faceless interviewer asking David various questions. The extraordinary part comes when the robot is asked "David, what makes you sad?". The android begins to recite very general topics that are associated with sadness like war, poverty, and cruelty while also shedding profuse tears from both eyes and exhibiting just a hint of sorrow in his expression. Then he adds, "I understand human emotions, although I do not feel them myself". I practically leapt for joy! After years of watching robots portrayed as either emotionless or as actually having feelings, someone finally had enough insight to predict that when we humans eventually do build robots, we will program them to respond as we would ourselves, even though the emotional responses would simply be mimicked, not felt. It would of course be up to the designer to decide whether or not to include in the robot's programming an awareness of this distinction as shown in the video, but doing so makes it even more fun. David goes on to explain why he has been programmed to exhibit emotion, including "making it easier for my human counterparts to interact with me". I personally don't care all that much about where the space jockey came from, but if the script has some of that kind of insight within it, then there's no need to fear disaster. To top it off, the video ends with a close-up showing the Weyland Industries logo perfectly embedded within the android's fingerprint. Superb.
Click here for my thoughts on the film after its release.
Nuclear Ants
A lot of old black-and-white science fiction films were created in the 1950's. Most of them were gloriously bad, some were decent, but only a handful could be described as great movie making. I recently re-watched one such film that I remember first seeing as a kid with my Father. It was a 1954 film called simply "Them!" (yes, including the punctuation), which is not the kind of title you would expect to be associated with anything of quality. But Dad never watched anything that didn't sport an intellectual angle, and even as a kid I could tell this one was a bit different from the usual monster movie. Made during the cold war era, it carries a message about the dangers of using Earth's natural resources as a test laboratory for a science so new (nuclear fission) and an application so destructive (nuclear weapons) that it is impossible to predict the unintended consequences.
I am inclined to forgive the writers in 1954, when nuclear science was still young, for coming up with the now ridiculous and overused premise that fallout radiation can cause genetic mutations sufficient enough to turn ordinary creatures into giant monsters. At least this film gave the ants 9 years of successive generations to do it. In reality, it should take closer to several million years and would require environmental conditions tailored to produce gigantism. But once you get past that, everything else is approached with such scientific rigor, thanks to the role played by Edmund Gwenn, the chief scientist assigned to the case. He and his also scientist daughter actually postulate the incredible theory of what's happening just by examining the footprints. It is they who hatch the plan (pardon the pun) to eliminate the nest, investigate and discover two queens have escaped the New Mexico desert where the original nuclear testing was done in 1945, and convince the U.S. military of the urgency to find them and hunt them down. A 24-hour media monitoring effort ensues to look for any evidence of their location. One queen ends up settling onto a Navy ship which is eventually sunk, and the other heads to the underground storm drain system of Los Angeles, where they have to go in and rescue two children before they can torch the place.
Watching it now, I can really appreciate the quality of the screenplay, acting, and direction. The focus is on the story and characters more than the ants themselves, which are only shown when necessary to advance the plot elements, and with a good balance of action and drama. You also have to admire the fact that the ants were all life-size mechanically operated replicas. Given that, they don't look half bad. The Wikipedia write-up says it was nominated for its special effects and that it was the first "big bug" movie, bestowing it with at least some historic precedent.
Below is an original trailer. Don't be too put off by the dramatic music and opening titles - it was pretty standard for the time period. And its interesting that the beginning quote in this clip is actually uttered in the movie by the scientist in a private meeting, not proclaimed by a TV announcer. Yes, Hollywood marketing has been around a long time.
Back when I was in grade school, my father worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory during a time when they were beginning to explore the nearby planets in our solar system. He used to bring home photos of flybys over Jupiter from the Pioneer 10 and 11 satellites and had a whole collection of Mars and Venus flybys from the Mariner days. These were high quality photo prints which I was able to grasp were not only historically important but rare to obtain in the format I was seeing them. I can still remember the day when he brought home a set of photos of the surface of Mars, the first ever taken, from the Viking program. Viking had two vehicles, an Orbiter and a Lander, and my Dad was on the Mars Lander team. You just don't forget things like that.
Mars came to my mind again recently when reading an article that mentioned the upcoming release of a sci-fi film called John Carter of Mars. What got my attention was that he talked as if it was a long awaited event, and yet I hadn't heard of it before. I looked it up and discovered it is an old series from the first half of the 20th century created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Although that name sounded really familiar, I couldn't quite put a finger on it, so it was back to googling again and then a surprise when I found the origin of my recollection - Burroughs also created the original Tarzan series! That put the upcoming film in a new light, because it is clear now that we have a story that has some staying power, written by someone with proven success. According to the Wikipedia link, Burroughs grew up during the pulp fiction era of American literature and actually wrote a great number of science fictions stories and serials which were published in parallel with his Tarzan adventure series. Long awaited indeed.
It's kind of amazing how much of a role our nearest planetary neighbor has played in the history of sci-fi literature. I managed to find this fairly comprehensive survey of this very topic. What's really neat about the list is that, for each entry, it describes how the red planet itself and its Martian inhabitants were depicted. Two things about it stick out for me. One is the wildly speculative nature of works prior to the satellite programs in the 1960's. The second is the vast array of authors that have dabbled in the subject. All the big names are there - Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Bradbury (of course), Wells (of course again), and even Philip K. Dick. Also listed there with a range from 1912 to 1943 is Burroughs own series in which Mars is referred to as Barsoom by its warlike inhabitants.
Now I don't expect to find much thought provoking science fiction in JCM. Both the film trailers and the nature of the period in which they were written (Buck Rogers, etc.), tells me it is more of an adventure story than anything else, a Tarzan in space, if you will. Add to that the Disney label and you have a nice family adventure film. I'm eager to see if they will try to explain away the imaginative world of E.R. Burroughs on this 100 year anniversary of the first work, or just throw reality unapologetically out the window. The historic nature of the material means I am compelled to go see it even if just to be able to comment on it here.
Well, when JCM finally came out in theaters, it flew by like an owl in the night. I was so busy tending to the birth of my second child that I had to wait for it on pay-per-view. Word was that it didn't do so well and I was eager to see what had happened. I'll begin with the good points. As I had expected, one of the strongest aspects of the film was the overall story. All the elements of great storytelling were there, alongside a very colorful and well developed set of characters which were in fact well cast and rather well portrayed. Another striking aspect of the film was the effectiveness of the CGI motion capture used on all the Thark characters. Although James Cameron pioneered the technique in Avatar, this movie seamlessly maps the actors' performances onto a body type much less similar to the human form. The Tharks display a wide range of emotion on an elongated face with eyes at the top and two large tusks protruding from the cheeks. They use four limbs with ease and can lock tusks in combat and it all looks so natural. And I must say that some of the best performances come from the Thark characters like Tars (Willem Dafoe) and Sola (Samantha Morton). Heck, even the martian dog Woola turns out to be a great character.
It is sad that in spite of all this, the film's fall from grace is mainly due to a barrage of technical problems. The music isn't quite right here, the directing could be better there, the dialogue just a bit too corny in places, and oh the editing! Critics rightly pick at the opening scene for being way to early and involved, many of the battle scenes are chaotic and hard to follow, and there are glaring holes that seem like they were cut out to save running time. Sola's origins, a crucial part of her character arc, are passed over with a line. John Carter's remorse for not being able to save his family, another crucial character element, is flashed back at a turning point in the film without having introduced it in the first place. Perhaps they cut out his telling of the story to Deja Thoris, which would explain how a glance at his wedding ring could remind her of his past love when no one ever explained to her what a wedding ring is. Someone must have thought that all the ubiquitous action scenes were more important to the story than the character arcs. I hope they notice what happened at the box office.
I've heard that Burroughs' original tale is much richer in content and perhaps it needed to be broken into several films to do it justice. To answer my original curiosity about its connection to reality, it takes place in the mid 1800's, and there's an implication that the planet Mars is on its way out. However, there's so much that reaches into the world of fantasy - eternal beings, humanoid martians, voodoo like energy sources, transporters based on incantations - that I suppose it doesn't much matter. What does matter is the contribution that Mr. Burroughs' made the world of science fiction.

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I guess I'm not the only one who has a relatively new HDTV that doesn't have fancy "Smart TV" or "Connected TV" functionality and thinks the price of the upgrade isn't worth it. The Samsung inTouch is a curious Android-powered device that solves this problem by adding such functionality (Skype, YouTube, etc.) to any TV with an HDMI port.
It looks like a web cam and indeed features a 3MP camera that can be used for snapping photos or placing 720p video calls on Skype (the inTouch has its own microphone for that).
With the inTouch you can browse the web and watch YouTube videos and also read the news and check the weather with the familiar Google app for Android. All you need is a working Wi-Fi network to provide the internet connection.
A USB port lets you plug in external storage to view photos, but the press release is mum on the topic of watching videos with the Samsung inTouch (new HDTVs can handle DivX/XviD with ease).
A remote with a full QWERTY keyboard is used to control the inTouch at a distance and for easy text input.
The biggest question about the Samsung inTouch is "does it have access to the Android Market?" The press release makes no mention of it and the weird form factor means that the most likely answer is no – at least until XDA-Developers and the like get their hands on it.
The Samsung inTouch will be available in March this year for $199.
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The Paper Industry International Hall of Fame to Recognize China's Answer to Gutenberg, Wang Zhen
On October 15, 2015, Appleton, Wisconsin's Paper Industry International Hall of Fame will be inducting six new figures into the hall of fame. One of them is a historical figure from China who can be considered China's answer to Gutenberg. Gutenberg is frequently cited in the West as one of the most important inventors of all time for giving us the world's first book printed with movable type, a remarkable achievement from around 1455. As with many inventions long thought to have had European origins, there's a touch of Eastern flavor in this one, for Gutenberg's Bible came 142 years after the world's first mass-produced printed book made with movable type, the large Book of Farming (Nong Shu) from China, printed in 1313 by Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen was a Chinese official who recognized that vast amounts of agricultural technology scattered across China needed to be preserved to help all of China reduce famine and be more productive. He took a Chinese invention, movable type, and improved upon it to make a practical way to print an entire book. He used carved wooden blocks for each character, and developed a sophisticated way of arranging them on two rotating tables to allow typesetters to quickly find needed characters to place them in his press. The Nong Shu was printed and preserved many notable inventions in China, including an early form of a blast furnace driven with a reciprocating piston attached to water works, something long that to be a later European invention.
Recognizing Wang Zhen for his important role in the advance of printing is a fitting step for the Hall of Fame, and I look forward to many more Asian inventors, scientists, and business leaders being recognized in the Hall of Fame in future years. The historical contributions of China in numerous fields have received far too little attention, and I'm delighted to see folks in Appleton taking the lead in rectifying this problem. Kudos to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame!
By Jeffrey Lindsay|2017-10-24T07:04:49+00:00September 10th, 2015|Categories: China, Consumers, Industry, Innovation, Paper, Products|Comments Off on The Paper Industry International Hall of Fame to Recognize China's Answer to Gutenberg, Wang Zhen
St. Gobain Celebrates 350 Years of Innovation with a Temporary Pavilion on the Huangpu River in Shanghai
St. Gobain, one of the world's oldest companies (350 years!), just had their Innovation Days celebration in Shanghai on Sunday. I was privileged to be a guest and to learn more about this innovative Fortune 500 company, headquartered in France, that produces leading materials like special glasses and abrasives.
To celebrate their 350th anniversary, they built a temporary pavilion on the Bund near the International Cruise Terminal area, just east of Suzhou Creek, and it is now open to the public for a few days. But you have to reserve a ticket for specific times. Make your reservations at www.saint-gobain.com.cn/en/350th_anniversary.html.
I especially enjoyed the display with mirrored walls and actively lit glass inside, and the display highlighting the acoustic insulation materials they produce. Booming loud inside, quiet outside.
Here are some photos from the event I attended:
Speakers at Innovation Day
St. Gobain's Innovation Day on Jan. 11, 2015, Shanghai, celebrated 350 years of innovation success.
By Jeffrey Lindsay|2018-02-06T16:56:01+00:00January 14th, 2015|Categories: Business, Industry, Innovation, Photography, Shanghai|Tags: St. Gobain|Comments Off on St. Gobain Celebrates 350 Years of Innovation with a Temporary Pavilion on the Huangpu River in Shanghai
Update on Tralin Paper (a.k.a. Tranlin Paper or Quanlin Paper): Financing Based on Chinese IP Now Creates Jobs in America
I previously reported a remarkable IP-backed financial deal in China, where Tralin Paper (Quanlin Paper in Chinese, though they use www.tralin.com for their website and are sometimes called Tranlin Paper) used their IP portfolio to back a loan for 8 billion RMB, around US$1.3 billion. Now news from the office of Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia reveals what Tralin is doing with that money. See the June 18, 2014 news release for the Governor's office. Tralin Paper, renaming themselves as Tranlin Paper for some reason, has just signed a deal with the State of Virginia, obtaining state support as Tralin/Tranlin/Quanlin invests $2 billion to create a new environmentally friendly paper mill and create over 2,000 US jobs. In a departure from the stereotypical view of Chinese companies stealing American jobs and IP, here is an innovative Chinese company that has created and protected their own IP, used innovative financial tools (and plenty of solid Chinese guanxi) to obtain massive financing based on that IP, and then brought their money and their technology to the US to create many jobs. At least some parts of this story are going to be repeated in many ways in days to come. The old paradigm of China lacking IP or lacking valuable IP is fading.
After the announcement at ChinaPaper.net, the first report on this story to the English-speaking world, as far as I know, was my original March 6, 2014 report at InnovationFatigue.com followed by an update here on the Shake Well blog that gave a translation of the Chinese story. It was picked up by Intellectual Asset Magazine and by World Trademark Review, but is still a generally unrecognized but important story.
Watch for China to surprise many pundits who decry its lack of IP and innovation. Many Western companies are going to be startled at the tsunami of innovation and IP that will come from the Middle Kingdom, which is rushing to become the epicenter of global innovation and IP value creation. China still has a long ways to go in overcoming its problems and strengthening innovation and IP, but the trends here are remarkable and should not be discounted. Meanwhile, we should welcome stories like Tranlin's, and watch for many more to come. But for some US companies, this will mean even tougher competition that won't be easily avoided with restrictive, protective tariffs or antidumping legislation.
By Jeffrey Lindsay|2017-12-05T06:31:52+00:00July 8th, 2014|Categories: Business, China, Industry, Innovation, Paper, Patent law|Tags: IP, paper, Tralin Paper, Tranlin Paper|Comments Off on Update on Tralin Paper (a.k.a. Tranlin Paper or Quanlin Paper): Financing Based on Chinese IP Now Creates Jobs in America
History in the Making: The US-China IP Adjudication Conference, May 28-30, 2012, Beijing
After 3 years of planning and navigating complex political waters, a historic event finally took place in Beijing last week at China's top university for IP law, Renmin University. Top justices, judges, lawyers, business leaders and academicians from the US and China gathered for 3 intensive days of sharing regarding intellectual property and the courts. There were over 1,000 people that attended, including numerous judges and IP thought leaders from China and the US. The number of judges from China was said to be 300, though most of the Chinese people I met were not judges but lawyers, business leaders, and students, though I did have lunch with a Chinese judge and met several in other settings during the conference.
The leaders and speakers of the conference included US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Chief Justice Randall Rader, one of the most brilliant and influential minds in US patent law whose decisions have long been shaping US law and practice. He is a strong advocate of international collaboration and appears to have been one of the primary driving forces between this event. I was pleased to see a total of 7 Federal Circuit judges present, most visiting China for their fist time, including these 6 Circuit Judges: Raymond C. Clevenger III, Richard Linn, Timothy B. Dyk, Sharon Prost, Kimberly A. Moore, and Jimmie V. Reyna. Also playing prominent roles were Gary Locke, US Ambassador to China; David Kappos, Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office; Mark Cohen, the USPTO's former Attaché to the US Embassy in Beijing; Steven C. Lambert, President, Federal Circuit Bar Association; and many others. Mark Cohen wowed the crowd by delivering his speech in fluent Mandarin, though his rather erudite citations of Chinese poetry and classics sometimes challenged the gifted translators who made this bilingual conference accessible to everyone present.
On the Chinese side, we were elated to have active participation by Chief Judge Kong Xiangjun, IPR Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court. Also from the IPR Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court were Deputy Chief Judge Jin Kesheng, Supervisory Attaché Zhang Shengzu, Presiding Judge Yu Xiaobai, Presiding Judge Wang Yongchang, Presiding Judge Xia Junli, and Judge Zhu Li. These judges, with the 7 from the US Federal Circuit, were part of an "en banc" panel discussing US and China law and IP adjudication. Fascinating! Also representing China was Chong Quan, Deputy Deputy China International Trade Representative and a leader of MOFCOM (China Ministry of Commerce).
In addition to many keynote speeches and panel discussions, there were also breakout sessions on such topics such as trademark law, patent litigation, pharmaceutical patent adjudication, and copyright law. Definitely one of the most interesting and information-packed IP conferences I've ever attended.
For many, the highlight may have been the afternoon of mock trials in which the same case was presented in an appeal to the US Federal Circuit and to the IPR Tribunal of the People's Supreme Court of China. Judge Rader lead the 3-judge panel for the US mock trial. The mock trials allowed representatives of both nations to quickly grasp important differences in procedure, though both courts came to essentially the same conclusion in a genuinely interesting real case involving an advance in safety equipment for a circular saw. Following the trials, there was further exchange between the judges of both countries as they discussed their different systems and what they had learned from one another. What a tremendous learning experience and example of meaningful international cooperation.
The rapidity of China's progress in IP law and adjudication has been breathtaking, in spite of the many complaints made by voices in the West, and the obvious need for further improvements. But from a historical perspective, to go from virtually no IP law in the early 1980s to a world-class system that is leading the world in patent filing now, with the ability of foreign plaintiffs to win against Chinese companies in Chinese courts, represents massive progress worthy of respect. Exchanges like this recent one in Beijing will influence the thought leaders of both nations to further learn from each other and strengthen our approaches to IP law. Many thanks to all those who made this monumental event possible.
In the closing session, I was able to ask a question to the panelists about what future impact they anticipated might come from this exchange. Chief Judge Kong kindly fielded that question and spoke eloquently of the growth of IP law in China and the rich opportunity they had to draw from the US experience and strengthen their system. There is no doubt in my mind that China is rapidly learning and growing and a visionary eye toward the future. I hope the US can keep up and remain a worthy partner and competitor!
Below are some photos of the event that I took.
Related resources: David Kappos' blog, "China as an IP Stakeholder."
Liu Yang, Exec. VP of the China Law Society, introduces speakers in the first session. Also visible are Mark Cohen (USPTO), Chong Quan (MOFCOM), David Kappos (USPTO), and Shen De Yong (VP of the Supreme People's Court).
First panel.
First session. Left to right: David Kappos (USPTO), Shen Deyong (VP Supreme People's Court), Chief Judge Randall Rader (US CAFC), Chen Jiping (Executive VP, China Law Society), US Ambassador Gary Locke, and Chen Yulu (President, Renmin University).
Chief Judge Randall Rader is one of the rock stars of IP--literally. I asked him if he was going to perform for us in the evening but sadly, he informed me that he had left his band behind in the US for this event. I took the opportunity to compliment Judge Rader on setting a great example by being visibly active in areas other than his profession alone. His pursuit of rock music with a real band, even while in the judiciary, is one of many attributes that makes Judge Rader one of the more interesting and likable people in IP law. His passion for China is also part of the Rader equation. Many thanks for making this historic event happen!
Jeff Lindsay in front of the Ming De complex at Renmin University where the Adjudication Conference was held.
David Kappos, head of the US Patent and Trademark Office, speaks. His support for this event was crucial and much appreciated.
Gary Locke, US Ambassador to China.
Richard Rainey, Executive Counsel, IP Litigation, General Electric.
By Jeffrey Lindsay|2016-10-24T05:58:01+00:00June 3rd, 2012|Categories: China, Innovation, Patent law, Politics, Products, Relationships, Society|Comments Off on History in the Making: The US-China IP Adjudication Conference, May 28-30, 2012, Beijing
Voting Tools for Innovation: Crowdsourcing and the Innovation Cloud
I recommend David Greenfield's Information Week article, "How Companies Are Using IT To Spot Innovative Ideas ," highlights a new trend in corporate innovation management: IT tools for online voting for ideas submitted. These tools include voting alone as well as predictive markets – faux markets used to evaluate ideas and make predictions. Excerpt:
In a three-week experiment, GE Research turned its 85 employees into day traders, letting them watch market movements on their screens to decide whether to buy or sell any of 62 stocks. Only the stocks were product ideas in which the company had the option to develop. At stake was $50,000 in research funding that GE would allocate to the highest-valued project.
When the markets closed, GE ended up with a prioritized list of ideas that the collective wisdom of the market thought would best help the company. Topping the list was an algorithm in the area of machine intelligence, an idea pitched directly by a researcher, not through the normal hierarchy of lab managers and senior management.
Dell looked to an even broader market for new product ideas, using Salesforce.com's online voting service called Ideas and launching Dell IdeaStorm, where anyone can submit and vote on new features and options for Dell products. Perhaps best known of these ideas is a Linux-based laptop Dell introduced in May 2007. Starbucks uses the same voting platform, at MyStarbucksIdea.com, and took an online suggestion posted Oct. 7 by BillMac to offer a free cup of coffee Nov. 4 to anyone in the United States who voted.
The use of these collective decision-making technologies, both sophisticated prediction markets and simple voting tools, is spreading, and they're increasingly being paired together as a component of corporate innovation programs, helping companies sort through reams of ideas–from new products to customer service to productivity improvements–to find that handful of blockbusters.
A key in any system relying on mass participation is motivating the right people to participate. The software system itself must be user-friendly and offer value, such as providing easy access to ideas that may stimulate one's own thinking, or useful metric about that other groups in the corporation are doing. If outsiders are involved, there must be filters of some kind to pre-select those whose opinions are likely to matter. The ability to pass a CAPTCHA test is not necessarily correlated with having valuable insights.
Will "Innovation Clouds" become the way of the future? Can crowdsourcing help identify the next iPod? Or is it more likely to give us Edsels?
The data from collaborative innovation tools and voting applications can be considered in identifying key innovations, but don't overlook the contributions of your visionary product developers and R&D personnel, especially your multidisciplinary master's of innovation who can serve as "DaVincis in the Boardroom."
As James Surowiecki indicated in his famous Wisdom of the Crowds, crowd-based decisions work best when the work is done with a decentralized, diverse, independent population. Will it work for corporate idea management? Not easy! People can readily fall into line and comply with corporate culture and the opinion of local influencers. We'll stay tuned and watch how these concepts play out.
By Jeffrey Lindsay|2016-10-24T05:58:02+00:00January 12th, 2009|Categories: Innovation, Products|Comments Off on Voting Tools for Innovation: Crowdsourcing and the Innovation Cloud


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Why I prioritize flu vaccination for my family: A mother's tragic story - GymFitly - Health and Fitness
Why I prioritize flu vaccination for my family: A mother's tragic story
Flu season is here*1, and while many believe the flu isn't serious, especially if they consider themselves "healthy," it can sometimes be fatal.2
That's a fact that Angie Wehrkamp and her family know all too well — in 2015, she lost her otherwise healthy daughter, Gianna, to the flu. That year, everyone else in her family received their flu vaccination through work or school. "I had every intention to also get Gianna vaccinated, like we did for her brother, but it just fell off the radar for us as busy parents," Wehrkamp recalls.
"My son and daughter had an unparalleled bond. Gianna was a feisty and fearless 2-year-old who commanded every room she walked into. She was also her brother's biggest fan at all his sporting events."
When Gianna first became sick, it was mild, and she just felt a little warm. But the next morning when Gianna's breathing didn't sound right, Wehrkamp took her to their family doctor to get her checked out. Her daughter was diagnosed with the flu, prescribed an antiviral medication, and sent home with instructions for Gianna to rest.
When they first brought her home, despite running a low-grade fever and her lungs sounding rattly, Gianna overall seemed fine, relaxing and watching cartoons all day. "I took her to bed with me that night, so I could keep a close eye on her," said Wehrkamp. "When I woke up around 2 a.m., I discovered that she was not breathing."
In less than 48 hours of presenting with a mild fever, Gianna passed away at the age of 2.
After losing her daughter, Wehrkamp wanted to do something to help spread awareness and help prevent other families from going through what she did, joining the nonprofit group, Families Fighting Flu.
"I love working with Families Fighting Flu because it allows me to honor Gianna's memory," said Wehrkamp. "By sharing our family's story, we are helping to prevent others from having to go through the grief that we struggle with every day."
"Not getting my daughter vaccinated will forever be my biggest regret in life," said Wehrkamp. "Every year we now prioritize our family getting our flu vaccinations."
Arming yourself with the information to help protect your family
Wehrkamp's story shows how devastating the flu can be to a family. Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat and lungs. Some people, such as people 65 years and older, young children and people with certain health conditions, are at higher risk of serious flu complications.2 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to protect against the flu is for everyone six months of age and older to get vaccinated annually.2
Additionally, the CDC recommends that pregnant people receive a flu vaccination during flu season, which can be given any time during pregnancy.1 Mothers in their third trimester can also be vaccinated for the season as soon as flu vaccination is available, in order to help protect their newborn infants during their first months of life during flu season.1
Don't wait for another reminder; plan to talk to your family's doctor or pharmacist about vaccination. It's not too late! To learn more about how you can help protect your family from the flu, visit FluisaFamilyAffair.com.
*According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu most commonly peaks in February, and significant activity can continue into May.1
CDC. Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2022-2023 Season. Reviewed November 21, 2022. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2022-2023.htm
CDC. Key Facts about Influenza (Flu). Reviewed October 24, 2022. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm.
Flu season is here*1, and while many believe the flu isn't serious, especially if they consider themselves "healthy," – it can sometimes be fatal.2
That's a fact that Angie Wehrkamp and her family know all too well – in 2015, she lost her otherwise healthy daughter, Gianna, to the flu. That year, everyone else in her family received their flu vaccination through work or school. "I had every intention to also get Gianna vaccinated, like we did for her brother, but it just fell off the radar for us as busy parents." Wehrkamp recalls.
Wehrkamp's story shows how devastating the flu can be to a family. Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. Some people, such as people 65 years and older, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at higher risk of serious flu complications.2 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to protect against the flu is for everyone six months of age and older to get vaccinated annually.2
CDC. Flu Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups. Reviewed October 18, 2022. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/disparities-racial-ethnic-minority-groups.html.


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Most of us haven't heard about Amazon's latest and greatest invention and to be honest, it's a little surprising. It's been floating around the U.S for a while but it's finally started arriving on British soil as Amazon look to invade the homestead, as well as our web browsers.
For most people nowadays, Amazon are a godsend. A lifeline when we need to order those last minute birthday presents, or that latest computer game or even our food shopping! Amazon seemingly have it all covered. But Amazon's latest gadget doesn't function on the web, in your television or even in an app - the Dash is a physical help button; a one-stop-shop to help make your life that little bit easier.
Quite simply the Amazon Dash is a button, the size of a standard USB stick that is programmed to order you a set amount of a set product.
You're feeding your lovely new cat and you've been so caught up in the fuss and the faff of buying it a new bed, scratching post and laser pen (to make it climb walls or jump on unsuspecting friends) that you didn't realise you only have one can of Whiskas cat food left! What to do?! You're far too busy to go and buy some more but luckily Amazon has your back covered. Simply press the Whiskas Dash Button and you have just placed an order for a multipack of your cats favourite food to be delivered to your door first thing tomorrow - phew! You can breathe easy once again!
The biggest question in our minds is simply: Is it worth it?
Now there are a few prerequisites that we should mention before we move on.
1) You must be a member of Amazon Prime for your Dash to work.
2) The button has a one off cost of £4.99 but you do get £4.99 off your first order, meaning it effectively pays for itself.
3) You need a different button for each different item. So if you like Fairy biological washing powder, but your partner prefers Fairy non-bio, then guess what? You'll need to purchase two buttons.
I mean sure, it saves you 30-60 seconds of time, and if you're changing your baby's nappy and realise it's the last one, I'm sure the ease of pressing a button is much more appealing than using your grubby hands to get out your phone but other than a rare set of circumstances is the Dash and it's lack of flexibility (But if you'd like to see how to order beer and pizza using it look here...) really work as a practical product? We'll let you make your own minds up!
Things have really got interesting with the tech side of this gadget. Launching simultaneously is the Amazon Dash Replenishment Service which allows 3rd party manufacturers and developers to include the Amazon Dash service in their products. This means that, for companies who take the gamble they can integrate automatic ordering through either a button on their machine or a few lines of code.
This means Coffee Machines that can measure how many beans are left and will automatically order your favourite coffee before you run out. Washing machines that can order their own detergent. Printers that order their own toner/ink.
Now that we can get excited about. By allowing API on their DRS program the options are potentially limitless. If it can be measured/weighed/monitored then it can be ordered, all without you having to make the effort. How much easier would it be to never have to order ink again, it just turns up whenever it's needed?
Whether the Dash button catches on or not, the future is looking bright for the automated life - until our coffee machines start to spite us by refusing to order our coffee when we need it!


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Milpitas Solar Installation Cost: $5,695
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Let's have a look at the average cost of solar in Milpitas.
The average cost of solar panels in Milpitas is $3 per watt. Since a 3.0-kW system is needed to cover the energy consumption of a typical home in Milpitas, the average price of going solar will be about $5,695 before claiming the federal solar tax credit of 30%.
The prices above are just estimates to give you an idea of the cost of a solar energy system. The actual cost of installing solar panels can vary based on a few factors, such as how many panels you need, your energy usage and what company you go with. With average savings of about $34,000 on utility bills over 20 years, many homeowners in Milpitas find investing in solar can pay off big.
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Although it's possible to install solar panels by yourself, it requires extra effort and expertise. Because of that, most people choose to go with a solar panel installer. A solar company can also help save you money in the long run by offering warranties, repairs and component replacements.
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The cost of installing a solar system in Milpitas can vary by more than $10,000 from home to home. Your actual cost depends on several factors. The most significant one is the size of the system your household needs, and other factors include equipment choices, financing options and the solar installer you choose.
The size of the solar system you need for your household, which is measured in kilowatts, is the most significant cost factor to consider. For every additional kilowatt you need, you can expect your total to increase by around $2,730. Some solar panel brands — like Maxeon from SunPower — are more costly upfront but also tend to offer higher efficiency. In a city like Milpitas, where sunlight is abundant, efficiency can quickly pay off. Also, if you have a small roof or you don't have a lot of space for your panels, higher efficiency options will be a better option. Additional equipment like electric vehicle chargers and solar batteries will also increase the cost.
If paying for solar panels out of pocket is out of reach, solar loans are an affordable choice because they lower your upfront costs and allow you to pay for your system over five to seven years on average. It's a good idea to add the interest you'll pay in your final cost estimate. If you can afford to pay a higher down payment, you can reduce your total costs and how long it'll take to pay back the loan.
The solar company you hire to handle your switch to sustainable energy can have an effect on your total costs. There are about 3 solar installation companies in Milpitas, and each can charge different amounts for labor and equipment. You may come across national solar installers that have lower prices due to their larger brand name and access to bulk pricing, or you might see small, local installation companies offering deals or promotions to compete with those major players.
The company that does your solar system installation will affect the warranties and brands you have access to, and it will also have an impact on your total cost. Because selecting a company can be difficult, we have some tips to help you, such as:
Contract: It's important to look over your solar installer's contract thoroughly to understand what services they will provide, what the warranty covers and what you can expect about the cost.
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Solar Panel Brands: The model of solar panel you need to get plays a part in which installer you should opt for, since different companies offer different panels.
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The average cost of solar panels in Milpitas is about $13,650 for a 5-kW system and $27,300 for a 10-kW system before the ITC, but the real cost will depend on things like the type of solar panels you want, what size system you need and how much energy you use.
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Abou Maria al-Qahtani, nom de guerre de Maysar Ali al-Joubouri, né en 1976 à Mossoul, est un djihadiste irakien.

Biographie
Abou Maria al-Qahtani fait ses études à l'université de Mossoul et obtient un diplôme de management. Il fait partie des Fedayin Saddam jusqu'à la guerre d'Irak. Il intègre notamment l' et est formé pour une éventuelle mission-suicide en Israël. Après l'invasion de l'Irak par les États-Unis, il perd son travail lors de la dissolution de l'armée irakienne, devient officier dans la police fédérale, mais déserte en 2004 pour rejoindre les insurgés djihadistes.

Arrêté en 2004 et libéré quelques années plus tard, il devient ensuite chef de la police religieuse de l'État islamique d'Irak. Blessé en 2010, il part ensuite en Syrie pour se faire opérer.

Proche d'Abou Mohammed al-Joulani, il fait partie à la fin de l'année 2011 des fondateurs du Front al-Nosra dont il devient mufti et qadi. Le , il est désigné comme terroriste mondial par le Département du Trésor des États-Unis. Au cours de la guerre civile syrienne, il sert également d'intermédiaire pour traiter avec d'autres chefs de la rébellion, notamment Zahran Allouche, le dirigeant de Jaych al-Islam. Lors de la « fitna » qui oppose en 2013 le Front al-Nosra et l'État islamique en Irak et au Levant, il s'oppose de manière particulièrement virulente à la fusion et soutient Abou Mohammed al-Joulani qui refuse de prêter allégeance à Abou Bakr al-Baghdadi. Alors présent dans le gouvernorat de Deir ez-Zor, il subit une tentative d'assassinat de la part de l'État islamique le  et manque d'être tué le  par un engin explosif. À la même période, il aurait également exécuté personnellement un officier alaouite de l'armée syrienne.

À l'été 2014, il quitte le gouvernorat de Deir ez-Zor au moment de l'offensive qui permet à l'État islamique de s'emparer de la région. Il trouve alors refuge dans le gouvernorat de Deraa accompagné de 700 personnes, combattants et membres de leurs familles. Particulièrement virulent contre l'État islamique, même parmi les chefs du Front al-Nosra, et manquant de compromis à l'égard des autres groupes, al-Qahtani est démis de sa fonction de chef religieux du Front al-Nosra et est remplacé par le Jordanien, Sami al-Oreidi, dit Abou Mahmoud al-Shami.

En janvier 2016, al-Qahtani annonce la fondation d'un nouveau groupe, Ahrar al-Charkiya, constitué en partie de combattants originaires du gouvernorat de Deir ez-Zor, mais il n'en prend pas la direction. Bien que marginalisé, al-Qahtani demeure au sein du Front al-Nosra, puis de Hayat Tahrir al-Cham.

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Nom de guerre
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Membre de l'État islamique
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Q: Cross domain jquery ajax request with custom headers and request body as JSON string I need to create a JSON ajax request from another domain. after I think I got over the cross domain issues, here is where I stuck:
I need to add my custom "myCustomHeader" header - that's easy from a server, but seems to be much more complicated from the client...
We added them
$.ajax({
    type: 'POST',
    data: put the results of your header request here,
    url: 'http://server.com/service',
    beforeSend: function (xhr) {
        xhr.setRequestHeader('myCustomHeader', '1')
    },
    success: function(data) {
        alert('success.');
    }
});

This generates a preflight header with the headers I wanted, without the values (CSV), but they do not appear in the header of the request itself (as  myCustomHeader=X)...

A: You can use CORS for this purpose.
Example code:
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KCU regretfully announces the passing of long-time friend and advocate Leonard Smith, DO (COM '54). Dr. Smith passed on Dec. 14 in his town of Langhorne, Penn.
Dr. Smith was a significant supporter of the University, contributing through service and planned giving. He served as the president of the Alumni Association as well as on the Board of Trustees. He established a KCU scholarship in his and his wife Francine's names in 2004, and again in the week leading up to his death.
Dr. Smith often said that KCU 'saved his life and gave him his life.' When the Korean War was in motion, there was a real possibility he could serve overseas. However, Dr. Smith was accepted into KCU and began his career in medicine.
In 1955, Dr. Smith returned to his home state of Pennsylvania and opened a family practice, which his son, Michael, currently runs. In 1993, he received the KCU Presidential Award for Outstanding Alumni, and in 1999, the Alumni Hall on KCU's Kansas City campus, was renamed the Leonard Smith Hall in honor of his generous contributions to the University.
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Dutch skydiver lay dead in field for NINE day after parachute failed to open on jump
The body of Mark van den Boogaard was discovered by chance by rabbit hunters on Monday, more than a week after his skydive
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A Dutch skydiver lay dead in a field for more than a week after his parachute failed to open on a jump.
The body of Mark van den Boogaard was discovered by chance by rabbit hunters on Monday, nine days after his skydive.
Mr Boogaard is believed to have been a member of Nationaal Paracentrum, the largest skydiving club in the Netherlands.
But the club, in the village of Teuge in Gelderland province, had not realised he was missing as members do not usually report back after their jump.
Mr Boogaard also lived alone and was self-employed, which is why Dutch police believe no one reported him missing.
Police information officer Anton De Ronde said the victim's family had been informed, but confirmed the man was not close to any of his relatives.
The skydiving club manager, Simon Woerlee, described Mr Boogaard as "a friendly and happy man, but a loner, someone who did not really talk to anyone and was always on his own".
Club records reportedly show that Mr Boogaard was a regular and experienced skydiver, completing 120 jumps since joining in summer 2011.
The Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association is believed to be examining the equipment to try to work out why neither the main chute or the reserve chute opened, the BBC reported.
Mr Woerlee added that the club has no regulations in place to ensure that a jump has been completed safely.


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Like so many things, it started on social media. Back in March, celebrity architect Bjarke Ingels posted a picture of his firm's 12 partners – 11 men and one woman. Soon after, Ingels was facing accusations of sexism in his firm from commenters on Instagram.
"This is a photo of me and my dear friends and partners who I love, admire and respect, and who I have collaborated with to create our company over the last 16 years. To my surprise this photo has turned out to be deeply offensive to a lot of people who appear to believe that we have chosen each other based on factors as utterly indifferent as gender and race, rather than our shared passion, talent, skill, intelligence, heart and soul. Seriously?" Ingels responded.
Dezeen caught up with Ingels to follow up with him on the issue.
The conversation about women in architecture has heated up of late. Data from Architectural Review's Women in Architecture Survey shows that one in five women worldwide would not encourage a woman to start a career in architecture. The gender imbalance in the field is notorious, with women representing only 18 percent of licensed practitioners in the U.S., according to the L.A. Times.
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A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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An offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom about a bizarrely dysfunctional family, the center of which is Malcolm, the middle of the two brothers who still live at home. His eldest (and favorite) sibling, Francis, boards at military school because his parents believe it will reform him and keep him out of trouble. Malcolm often has a hard time coping with his family life, but he has more troubles to contend with when he starts receiving special treatment at school after being diagnosed as an intellectually advanced genius.
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Malcolm in the Middle follows a dysfunctional family in an anonymous location. The family is headed by super-stressed supermom Lois, and eccentric child-at-heart Hal. The eldest son, Francis, once a wild youth, now lives on a ranch with his wife, Piama. Next in line is dimwitted ne'r-do-well Reece. Second youngest emerging genius and evil mind in the making Dewey, and baby Jamie, already a troublemaker, is the youngest. Smack in the middle is Malcolm, a moody certified genius who seems to be the only hope his family has. Since his discovery at the age of eleven, Malcolm has been his own worst enemy - though he'll tell you that his family is his worst enemy.
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Cartoon Art Museum Annual Fund Drive
We've (almost) made it through 2022!
No better time than now to show your support for the things you love, including cartoons! The Cartoon Art Museum's Annual Fund Drive is underway, and every donation we receive through early 2023 will be doubled thanks to a generous matching grant!
And if you want to get a little something for yourself this holiday season, the Cartoon Art Museum bookstore has signed and sketched copies of the updated edition of Batman: The Definitive History of The Dark Knight, DC: Collecting The Multiverse, Sideshow: Fine Art Prints vol. 2, and Sideshow: Capturing Archetypes vol. 4! Stop by today!
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The Complete Peanuts Family Album Book Launch
Celebrate the release of The Complete Peanuts Family Album with me at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center on Sunday, November 12, 2017, from 1:00-5:00pm!
Like so many of us, I grew up on Peanuts and writing this book was a labor of love. It's a fun reference book covering every character from Charles Schulz's classic comic strip. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and…Floyd? Maynard? Truffles? 5? They're all here!
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See you at APE in San Jose this weekend!
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I think I fail to realize on a regular basis, just how lucky I really am, taking for granted all the richness I have in my life. I have a wonderful husband, supportive and loving family that I wouldn't trade for the world, among many other things. Life is busy and stressful on a daily basis, and I feel like I get sucked into it, failing to realize the more important things. I really do have so much to be thankful for, every day, not just one day of the year.
There are so many things I'm thankful for, but these are the ones that are on my mind today.
Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you have as many things to be thankful for as I do.
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Love this blog post, Linds! It is a real boost for mind, body and spirit to live gratitude (rather than just feeling it) on a daily basis. Your blogs help center me. I've also gotten to share them with friends, who also gain from them. Have a wonderful Thankgiving!!
Great list. Hope that you have a great holiday!
Thanks Scott, I did have a great holiday, I hope you did as well!