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Family always came first during Kelly Ring's 37-year news career
For Kelly Ring, family has always been first
TAMPA, Fla. – For people lucky enough to know Kelly Ring, they know she is – above all – a mom.
FOX 13 viewers have watched her kids grow up, so we wanted to get her family's take on Kelly's career, from her husband of 27 years, Ed, to Clark, Kendall and Raleigh.
Kelly married ed in 1995 and soon, their family went from two to five.
Clark's 25 now and in medical school. He remembers growing up with a famous mom.
Wedding photo of Ed and Kelly
"Yeah, it was pretty interesting going to the store. I don't think I really got it until I was older, but people would come up and say hi to her and she's always take pictures with them and sign autographs," Clark remembered.
Kendall is a 23-year-old investment banking analyst.
Beach day with Kendall, Clark, Ed, Raleigh, and Kelly
"At the dinner table every night, she would come home and tell us the biggest story of the night and it would be, even when I was young, I was connected to what was happening in the world," Kendall recalled.
And the baby, Raleigh, is now a sophomore at Notre Dame. When he was a kid, he didn't even realize where mom went after he fell asleep.
Covering Cuba after the Cuban Missile Crisis
FOX 13's Kelly Ring and a crew of journalists were able to enter Cuba to cover the PanAm Games in the 1990s, but they were also able to cover the conditions of everyday Cubans living in poverty.
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"She would put us to bed at 9:15 or 9 when we were younger so I would never realize she went back to work," he said. "She was always home when we were home, always the mother we needed, to help with homework or whatever it was."
Her family says Kelly was a strict mom, but always fair.
"Yeah, she can be pretty tough," Clark said with a laugh.
Kendall and Kelly with Kelly's mother
"Her mom was that way," Ed said. "Her mom pushed Kelly and it shows it was worthwhile but she's just like her mom, very high energy, very compassionate about what she does."
WATCH: Cuba in 1991: Kelly Ring reflects on covering PanAm Games in poverty-stricken country
Kendall added, "She definitely was a tough one, that's for sure… She has strongest work ethic of anyone I've ever met."
All grown up, Ed with Clark, Raleigh, Kendall, and Kelly
But being a mom always came first, from picking the kids up from school to instilling values and work ethic.
"That's something people don't get to see, what a fantastic person she is behind the camera, behind the polished reading the news, all the amazing things she's engrained in our family," Kendall said.
Kelly Ring reflects on covering PanAm Games in poverty-stricken country
She may have anchored the news for three decades, but FOX 13's Kelly Ring has also reported stories all over the globe. As she nears retirement, we're revisiting some of her most important journalistic works.
Now her family hopes to see a new side of "mom" in retirement.
"I want Kelly to relax and enjoy fruit of her labor," Ed said. "She's worked around the clock not just as a news anchor but great wife and raising the kids."
Family photo with Clark, Ed, Kendall, Kelly, and Raleigh
When Kelly gives her final 'goodbye' to the viewers of Tampa Bay, they should know her family is aware of what she means to them.
MORE: Local news goes global: Kelly Ring in Saudi Arabia for troop buildup before Desert Storm
"There have been so many interactions with people that now I understand what a meaningful person she is to other peoples' lives," Kendall said. "I'm so proud of my mom."
From Tampa Bay to Hollywood, well-wishes pour in for Kelly Ring
During Kelly Ring's last week on-air, goodbyes and well-wishes are pouring in from the Bay Area all the way to Hollywood. From Thunderbug to Ross Chastain and even Mario Lopez — Kelly will certainly be missed!
"I am so proud of her I can't imagine how she could have had a better career and been a better mother she accomplished everything. I'm so grateful and proud of everything's she's done," Clark added.
Kelly Ring reflects on Saudi Arabia trip
Kelly Ring looks back on her journey to Saudi Arabia during the build up to Operation Desert Storm.
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Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses
Late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials run by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have resumed in the United States after the companies said on Friday that serious illnesses in a few volunteers appeared not to be related to the vaccines.
Federal health regulators gave AstraZeneca the green light after a six-week pause, concluding there was no evidence that the experimental vaccine had directly caused the neurological side effects reported in two participants. The AstraZeneca news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Johnson & Johnson said that its trial, which had been on pause for 11 days, would restart after learning that a "serious medical event" in one study volunteer had "no clear cause." In an interview, the company's chief scientific officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, said that no one at the company knew if the volunteer had received the placebo or the vaccine, in order to preserve the integrity of the trial. The Johnson & Johnson news was first reported by The Washington Post.
An F.D.A. spokesperson declined to comment on the trial restarts.
Dr. Luciana Borio, a former acting chief scientist at the Food and Drug Administration, welcomed the announcements, citing the urgent need for multiple vaccines to remain in the race for a product that could protect the global population from the coronavirus, which has already killed more than a million people worldwide.
"The demand for safe and effective Covid vaccines exceeds any single manufacturer's production capacity," Dr. Borio said. "We really need several in the field."
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are two of the four companies now in late-stage clinical trials in the United States for experimental coronavirus vaccines. Both companies are using adenoviruses, which typically cause harmless colds. The adenovirus is engineered so that it can chauffeur a coronavirus gene into human cells.
Their two high-profile competitors, Moderna and Pfizer - also in advanced trials - are instead using a technology based on genetic material known as mRNA. Delivered into human cells, the mRNA prompts the production of coronavirus proteins, triggering an immune response.
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AstraZeneca moved swiftly into clinical trials, enrolling thousands of volunteers around the world in countries including Brazil, India, South Africa and Britain. A large, late-stage trial kicked off in the United States at the end of August. But all of the trials were halted days later, on Sept. 6.
A volunteer who had received the vaccine in the United Kingdom reportedly experienced symptoms of transverse myelitis, or inflammation of the spinal cord, triggering a global pause to the company's efforts.
The incident drew some concern among experts, who noted that a similar adverse neurological event, reported months ago, had occurred in another vaccinated volunteer. Although this earlier event prompted its own pause in AstraZeneca's trials, an independent safety board ultimately determined it was unrelated to the vaccine, allowing studies to resume.
After the second AstraZeneca halt in September, trials abroad rapidly restarted in most countries. But the American hiatus persisted, with few details released as to why.
According to two vaccine experts familiar with the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly, the F.D.A. did not directly tie the vaccine to the two neurological illnesses, although it couldn't be ruled out. The agency has advised the company to alert study volunteers about related symptoms like weakness and numbness that might point to a milder case of transverse myelitis, the experts said.
Johnson & Johnson started its Phase 3 trial on 60,000 volunteers in September. On Oct. 12, the company announced its own trial pause, citing concerns that an illness had happened in one of its volunteers as well. The company has kept mostly quiet about the details of the incident.
"There are many possible factors that could have caused the event," the company said. "Based on the information gathered to date and the input of independent experts, the company has found no evidence that the vaccine candidate caused the event."
Adverse events are not uncommon in large-scale vaccine trials. In some cases, they are caused by a vaccine. But investigations usually reveal that they're coincidental - a simple matter of chance.
Now that the trials are resuming, Dr. Borio said, changes may need to be made "to augment safety measures," at least in the case of AstraZeneca, which, for instance, will likely need to monitor its volunteers for milder neurological symptoms, now that there's precedent.
Based on recent events, "it seems there was no safety concern" with the two neurological episodes, said Dr. Maricar Malinis, an infectious disease expert at Yale University. The trial's restart, she emphasized, should be considered good news and an indication that regulators did their due diligence.
Before the pauses, both companies had indicated they would likely submit their vaccines for emergency authorization from the F.D.A. within a few months' time - perhaps even by the year's end. It remains unclear how much these plans have now been thrown into flux in the wake of trial delays. Results from AstraZeneca's late-stage trials are still expected later this year, according to the statement.
Dr. Stoffels of Johnson & Johnson said that the pause would not push the company's timetable much. "We have the ability to catch up," he said. "But if there is a delay, it's in the one or two week time frame."
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Intent Defines Process
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You may have heard it said that, "There is no truth. There is only perception." It is certainly silly to suggest that truth does not exist. However, we should never lose sight of the importance that perception plays in our everyday lives. In fact, how people view things is of the utmost importance as we seek to capture and represent the world in which we live.
I recall a project opportunity that perfectly illustrates how important perception is. The project was presented to me by an architect who needed a series of buildings on a college campus modeled from laser scan data. The project encompassed four buildings – two multi-story towers and two single story buildings connected by a covered walkway system. The facades of all four buildings, as well as the roof of the single story buildings, had already been laser scanned.
The architect was looking for an existing conditions building shell model to be developed from the laser scan data using Autodesk's Revit platform. When we looked more closely at the scan data it became apparent that we were not going to be able to create a model with the specified level of development (LOD). This was due primarily to the coverage of the scans. There were numerous shadows and areas with no scan coverage, the point density was insufficient to see the required detail and we had some concerns about the alignment of the scans. We informed the architect of this and asked him where he got the scans. He said he obtained them from the building owner and that the building owner had the building scanned.
Needless to say, the architect was not happy to learn we were unable to work with the data. We were also a bit surprised as to who would provide data that was clearly unsuitable for the task at hand. We informed the architect that additional scanning would need to be performed in order to capture the necessary data. However, at this point, we were suspect of the original scanning provider's qualifications and thought it would be a good idea to find out who performed the scans and try to determine what their original scope of work (SOW) was. After all, maybe the owner wouldn't have to pay to have it rescanned if the scanning was done improperly. With a little more research we discovered that the scanning service provider was a very well qualified and highly experienced professional colleague of ours, so I contacted him to see what I could learn.
The Intent
When I told my colleague about the situation and asked him about the data he let out a big sigh of frustration as I envisioned his accompanying eye roll. Turns out his firm was actually hired by a contractor who was competing to win the project. The contractor had him "run out" and take a few quick scans of the faade. No survey control or targeting was used and the scans were registered with a cloud-to-cloud process. "Keeping the cost low was of the utmost importance to the contractor," he said. The level of accuracy and the level of detail were of little concern. The contractor's primary intent was to use the scans to illustrate the contractor's capabilities to the owner and to help differentiate his company from his competitors in an effort to win the job. In other words, these were "marketing scans."
Well, it worked. The contractor was awarded the project (not necessarily because of the scans, but I assume they may have influenced the owner's perception of the contractor). In his bid to win the work, the contractor told the owner he had scanned the facades and the owner could have the scan data. The owner's perception at this point was that the scans would be suitable for design purposes. The truth of the matter was, these scans were not suitable for design–at least not for the purpose the owner's architect had in mind to use them for.
As soon as the contractor told the scanning service provider what was needed, the provider was able to determine what process would be appropriate to capture the data. The intent was clear. The data's primary purpose was to help the contractor win the job. The accuracy and density of the scans were indeed unimportant. The process the service provider choose to capture the data was perfect for the data's intended purpose–marketing.
The problem arose when the data was transferred to the owner and the owner perceived that the data may be suitable for other purposes. Had the service provider been told the data would need to be captured in a way that was suitable for design purposes, the service provider would have taken another approach and used a completely different process to acquire the data–at a higher cost, of course. Had the owner been told that the data was only really suitable for visualization purposes he never would have passed the data on to his architect for his use during design. It all boils down to the fact that "Intent Defines Process."
The Importance of Defining Intent
The above story illustrates the importance of defining intent. In fact, defining the intent should be one of the first things done when identifying a SOW for any project. However, it also illustrates the importance of ensuring that the intent definition travels with the acquired data. It is very common for data to be transferred from one stakeholder to the next. As the data is transferred from one party to another, the receiver of the data is not always made aware of the data's original intended purpose.
Because the process of laser scanning can utilize various techniques to capture and represent the data, it is even more important that people who come into possession of the data be aware of its original intended purpose. Having a data exchange or file format capable of storing this info as metadata is key. The metadata can be checked to identify the original intent of the data capture which will give the user of the data sufficient information to determine whether or not the data will be suitable for their own intended use.
The E57 standard
The ASTM E57 file format for 3D imaging data exchange, more commonly known as the E57 format, has been designed as a general-purpose, open standard for exchanging 3D imaging data. It can store point cloud data from laser scanners and other devices that produce 3D measurements. It can also store associated 2D imagery, such as that produced by digital cameras, as well as core metadata associated with the 2D images and 3D points. For this reason it is important that our industry support this standard. To learn more about the ASTM E57 standard visit their website and their related open source software project site. Get involved, get behind it and support the E57 standard.
We live in a complicated world where we make observations that result in perceptions. When the intent of the observations is not clear, we must rely on those perceptions. Our perceptions don't always provide us with the truth. However, it is clear that the way we perceive things influences how we make decisions. This is why it is important for us as professionals seeking to capture and represent reality to take care to define our intent, up front. In that way those who obtain our data will have a clear understanding of the data's intended purpose. Tools such as the E57 file format can help us document our intent as metadata so it lives with the project data we capture and is always available to its users. The importance of intent cannot be understated, after all Intent Defines Process.
John M. Russo, AIA is an experienced architect with more than 29 years experience. He founded Irvine, California based, Architectural Resource Consultants (ARC) www.arc-corporate.com, a firm that specializes in documenting existing building conditions.
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Filmmaking Journey 1
The Lord of the Rings: A Filmmaking Journey
This is a memoir book/pressbook, issued at the end of the trilogy releases.
The Lord of the Rings: A Filmmaking Journey.
Chris Smith (editor).
Late 2003, to coincide with the completion of the LOTR trilogy and release of ROTK.
Published by HarperCollins on behalf of New Line Cinema.
9.25″ W x 12.5″ H.
Approximately 0.5″ inch thick.
Single page approximately 9″ W x 12.25″ H. Page spread 18″ W x 12.25″ H.
118 full-color photos.
The Lord of the Rings: A Filmmaking Journey is an exceptionally rare pressbook covering the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy from Director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema. This hardcover book was published by HarperCollins on behalf of New Line Cinema. It was issued in 2003 as a limited-edition tribute book, celebrating the completion of the trilogy. The book apparently was given only to cast and crew, attendees at the final Oscar night party, and a few select others.
In my research on this book, I have not found a total for the number issued. However, it is definitely rare and very hard to come by. I can recall only having seen about 8 copies of this Filmmaking Journey listed on eBay in 2009-2010 (through May). We should only expect it will become even more scarce and expensive, as interest in Lord of the Rings is renewed by the forthcoming Peter Jackson films based on The Hobbit.
More a memoire and photography album than a marketing pressbook, A Filmmaking Journey focuses on the personal experiences of cast and crew instead of production and promotion information. It includes a total of 101 quotes from all major cast members and most of the lead crew members – director, producers, screenwriters, editor, director of photography, costume and set designers, artists, art director, heads of Weta Workshop, composer, etc.
This lavish volume abounds with the hallmark high-quality photography we've come to expect from the many books related to the LOTR film trilogy. Its 96 pages include nearly 120 color photos, with about 20 double-page spreads and 20 full-page photos. Most photos are at least a quarter page in size. The selection includes many of iconic photos and scenes, as well as behind-the-scenes candid shots.
Covers and End Papers
A sturdy black matt construction-type paper with gilt artwork has been glued onto the original cover. (According to Springlering's excellent eBay review from September 2008, the cover underneath contains a photograph of Aragorn on horseback and has a different title.) This process generally leaves some unavoidable wrinkles and/or ripples in the construction paper cover and the glossy black end papers on each of the several copies I've seen.
The front cover features The Return of the King wordmark and a circle of Tengwar (Elvish) lettering of the inscription found on The One Ring, both in gold foil. The back cover features the New Line Cinema logo, also in gold foil. This construction-paper cover has been glued over the original photographic composition cover (i.e., glued over the library binding which has no dust jacket, because the photographic design is typically adhered right onto the book's cover boards).
The pages in Filmmaking Journey are not numbered and the book does not have a table of contents. So I spent nearly 10 hours creating LOTR Collector Notes for this book. The notes include a page-by-page listing of quote-givers, photograph contents and size, and page numbers to make navigating this Journey book as easy as possible. The Collector Notes also include additional details on the background of the book.
Check to see whether the glued-on cover is fully intact and the gold-foil print is sharp. Most covers also include minor ticks and smudges. See if the glossy endpapers have picked up fingerprints.
A Filmmaking Journey has fluctuated significantly through the years. In the mid-2000s, I rarely saw this volume appearing on eBay. When it did, the price often went over $100 and sometimes beyond $200. I think I got mine for $60-something, and that was a bargain at the time. Since then, the price has generally gone down, but $60 seems to be the current average price (2010).
Index to Page Layouts
The pages in this book are not numbered and there is no table of contents. An index of page layouts, photos, and quotations from cast and crew is forthcoming.
First edition of this description: May 2010.


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package com.hotels.styx.plugins

import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8

import com.hotels.styx.MockServer.responseSupplier
import com.hotels.styx.api.{Buffer, ByteStream}
import com.hotels.styx.api.HttpRequest.get
import com.hotels.styx.api.LiveHttpResponse.response
import com.hotels.styx.api.HttpResponseStatus.OK
import com.hotels.styx.support.configuration.{HttpBackend, Origins, StyxConfig}
import com.hotels.styx.{MockServer, StyxProxySpec}
import org.scalatest.FunSpec
import org.scalatest.concurrent.Eventually
import reactor.core.publisher.Flux

import scala.concurrent.duration._

class AggregatingPluginSpec extends FunSpec
  with StyxProxySpec
  with Eventually {
  val mockServer = new MockServer("origin-1", 0)
  override val styxConfig = StyxConfig(plugins = Map("aggregator" -> new AggregationTesterPlugin(2750)))

  override protected def beforeAll(): Unit = {
    super.beforeAll()
    mockServer.startAsync().awaitRunning()
    styxServer.setBackends(
      "/" -> HttpBackend("app1", Origins(mockServer.origin), responseTimeout = 3.seconds))
  }

  override protected def afterAll(): Unit = {
    mockServer.stopAsync().awaitTerminated()
    super.afterAll()
  }

  describe("Styx as a plugin container") {

    it("Gets response from aggregating plugin (no body)") {
      mockServer.stub("/", responseSupplier(() => response(OK).build()))

      val request = get(styxServer.routerURL("/")).build()
      val resp = decodedRequest(request)

      assert(resp.status() == OK)
      assert(resp.header("test_plugin").get() == "yes")
      assert(resp.header("bytes_aggregated").get() == "0")
      assert(resp.bodyAs(UTF_8) == "")
    }

    it("Gets response from aggregating plugin (with body)") {
      val chunks : Flux[Buffer] = Flux.fromArray(Seq(chunk("a"), chunk("b"), chunk("c"), chunk("d"), chunk("e")).toArray)
      mockServer.stub("/body", responseSupplier(
        () => response(OK).body(new ByteStream(chunks)).build()
      ))

      val request = get(styxServer.routerURL("/body")).build()
      val resp = decodedRequest(request)

      assert(resp.status() == OK)
      assert(resp.header("test_plugin").get() == "yes")
      assert(resp.header("bytes_aggregated").get() == "2500")
      assert(resp.bodyAs(UTF_8) == chunkString("a") + chunkString("b") + chunkString("c") + chunkString("d") + chunkString("e"))
    }
  }

  def chunk(from: String): Buffer = buf(chunkString(from))

  def chunkString(from: String): String = from * 500

  def buf(string: String): Buffer = new Buffer(string, UTF_8)

}

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Q: Let $K$ be an extension of a field $F$ such that $[K:F] = 13$.Suppose $a$ $∈$ $K-F$.What is the value of $[F(a):F] $? Since 13 is prime and we can write $[K:F]$ $=$ $[K:F(a)]$ $[F(a):F]$ , i think answer should be 1 or 13.

A: So it is $13$ since $F(a)$ is not $F$

A: We note that the given $a \in K \setminus F$ implies
$a \notin F; \tag 0$
but clearly
$F \subset F(a) \subset K; \tag 1$
thus we have in general
$[K:F] = [K:F(a)][F(a):F]; \tag 2$
given that
$[K:F] = 13, \tag 3$
(2) becomes
$[K:F(a)][F(a):F] = 13; \tag 4$
since $13$ is prime we thus find
$[F(a):F] \in \{1, 13 \}; \tag 5$
now if
$[F(a):F] = 1, \tag 6$
it follows that $a \in F(a)$ and $1 \in F$ are linearly dependent over $F$, so there exist
$\alpha, \beta \in F, \tag 7$
not both zero, with
$\alpha a + \beta = 0; \tag 8$
if now
$\alpha = 0, \tag 9$
then
$\beta = 0, \tag{10}$
which contradicts our assumption that at least one of $\alpha$, $\beta$ does not vanish; therefore,
$\alpha \ne 0 \Longrightarrow a = \alpha^{-1}\beta \in F \Rightarrow \Leftarrow a \notin F; \tag{11}$
thus (6) is impossible; the only option other than $[F(a):F] = 1$ allowed by (5) is then
$[F(a):F] = 13. \tag{12}$

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Students fined for 'fuck the poor' sign in St Andrews
Social justice stunt referred to the police
TWO students have received police fines for offence after attempting to highlight social inequality in St Andrews, Fife.
The stunt was an imitation of a popular Youtube video by the Pilion Trust that documented public anger at the offensive statement 'fuck the poor' followed by public disinterest when the slogan was changed to 'help the poor'. The video of street responses in London has been watched 4.6 million times.
According to the Daily Record, Police Scotland issued fines under anti-social behaviour legislation.
The students involved were later seen raising awareness for children's campaign group UNICEF.
Opinion online was split between those who supported the tactics to draw attention to high levels of inequality and those who thought the act was counter-productive or irresponsible.
Patricia Robertson asked for campaigners to think of the children: "There are other ways of getting attention for their cause. Have some respect for people who find the use of that word in public offensive and for children please."
Kerry Douglas said there was an irony in the complaints: "By complaining about it, you're giving them what they want. None of you are commenting on their 'Donate to Unicef' sign, are you? The point of the 'experiment' is that they're trying to show how more people will retaliate when these opinions are shown, but less will interact with the sign holder when they are seeking help for the poor/homeless/charities."
Guy Hamilton also criticised what he saw as St Andrews faux outrage: "There's far, far worse things out there than the word 'Fuck' that go on silently every day. By being outraged by the public space having 'fuck' in it, but not the cruelty and indifference that happens every day, you are *specifically* the target of this stunt."
Enrico Marelli was neither impressed or offended: "I don't really believe this kind of initiative has a real power to do anything, but sure I find funny the fact that people have a problem with the words, rather than with the real problems of this world."
Nathan Alexander joked: "Looks like the Conservative Party has already begun their election campaign…"
Free speech and offence have been hot topics of debate following the shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine. In Scotland the 'Offensive Behaviour at Football Act' also criminalises 'offensive' singing.
Picture courtesy of the Pilion Trust Charity.


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Cobra boys race off to strong start in win over Silver Lake
Like any good story, a basketball game has a beginning, a middle and an end and, like a captivating author, the Jackson Heights boys basketball team has drawn fans in repeatedly this season thanks to some enticing introductory chapters.
Tuesday night was no different and one of the most dominant voices on the team, junior Zane Richter, came to the forefront again to pen another strong opening against Silver Lake on the way to a 63-48 victory in first round action of the Thunder Classic in Seneca.
Richter poured in 14 points in the first quarter and the Cobras opened up an 11-point lead following back-to-back threes from Richter and Wyatt Olberding to start the quarter and a 9-0 run in the middle. That was crucial, according to JH coach Chris Brown, as he noted Silver Lake was a team that would not (and did not) go away.
"They were physical. They were athletic and strong, and quite frankly in the first quarter we made a bunch of difficult shots. That got us rolling and then we started playing really well," Brown said. "That helped making those tough shots early, but they were tough to get open against because they're so physical, so strong and athletic."
"When you get a team down like that and they feel like they're playing good defense and you're still scoring, that's tough mentally for them to come back from," Brown added.
Jackson Heights showed off some of its athleticism in the first quarter and the Cobras' execution in transition seemed to carry over from the win against Horton into Tuesday's contest against the Eagles.
The Cobras got turnovers in bunches and handled Silver Lake's zone press with ease, beating it over the top and getting forward Lane Slocum involved with some easy low post scoring opportunities.
"We did a really good job of spreading the floor, making crisp passes and making them pay. That's always so great to see when a team's pressing you trying to turn you over and when you score off of it, that's huge," Brown said.
While Jackson Heights had no issues dicing up Silver Lake's zone press, a switch to man pressure defense in the second quarter slowed the Cobras down a little. The team also didn't help itself with some silly fouls that allowed the Eagles to close the gap at the free throw line.
Still, the Cobras managed to extend their lead to 15 points, 33-18, by halftime and fouls were about the only issues the team had to discuss at the break.
After heeding its coach's advice, Jackson Heights made the foul situation a non-issue in the second half. In fact, the Cobras turned the table on the Eagles.
The JHHS players came out patient offensively in the third quarter, waiting for their moments to attack the basket and when they did they either got the basket or drew contact from Silver Lake. That helped Jackson Heights dictate the pace of the second half and continue to extend its lead.
Brown has been pleased with his players' ability to adjust on the fly throughout the season and against Silver Lake he said that came in handy as he felt the change of pace, speeding things up and then slowing them down, bothered the Eagles on Tuesday.
Jackson Heights wasn't giving up much on the defensive end either as Brown noted all of his players supplied good help defense in the game and swarmed the ball for a strong overall effort.
"When they took the ball where we wanted them to take it, we did a great job. We got steals. We got pressure. We forced tough shots, but when they got the ball to the middle, which is not where we wanted them to have it, then we were having a hard time getting back and they got some easy shots," Brown said.
Going into the fourth quarter, the Cobras held a 21-point advantage and while fouls started to get away from Jackson Heights again, it had built up enough of a lead to minimize the impact of the Eagles' free throws. On top of that, Silver Lake was in some serious foul trouble of its own and the Cobras continued to attack the basket to get easy scoring opportunities until the very end.
Richter got a lot of those opportunities as he finished with 31 points in the 63-48 victory, but Brown noted the Cobras couldn't have pulled it off without the all-around contributions of players like Korby Strube and Wyatt Olberding, talking the momentum Richter created and rolling with it.
"He played amazing, he did, but it was everyone else doing their job that allowed us to extend the lead," Brown said. "Zane got us the lead in the first quarter. He did. It was almost all him, and then it was a team effort to go ahead and take it from 10 to 15 to 22 to end the game."
As well as Jackson Heights played on Tuesday, Brown said his players know their toughest challenges lay ahead. The Cobras may have snuck up on Silver Lake, but the won't sneak up on any of the remaining teams in the tournament field.
The next team JHHS will have to worry about is tournament host Nemaha Central, a team currently ranked seventh in the Class 3A polls and one the Cobras cannot take lightly. Brown expects his team will be ready, but knows however the rest of the tournament plays out for his team that it will take the Cobras' "A" game to have some more success.
"It may take our best game, but I think our best game is good enough to compete in both of these next two games, so we're looking forward to it," Brown said.
Jackson Heights (8-1), the ninth-ranked team in Class 2A, and Nemaha Central will face off at 8 p.m. on Thursday and depending on the outcome, the Cobras will play at either 5:30 or 7 p.m. on Saturday against either Falls City (Neb.) or Marysville.
SL: 12-6-10-20—48
JH: 23-10-16-14—63
Individual statistics:
JH: Richter 12 (4) 3-3 31, Olberding 4 (1) 2-3 11, Slocum 3 1-4 7, Strube 2 (1) 1-2 6, Dohl 1 1-2 3, S. Holliday 1 0-0 2, Sauvage 0 2-2 2, L. Holliday 0 1-2 1. Totals- 23 (6) 11-18 63.
SL: Wolfley 3 6-9 12, Wagner 3 (3) 0-0 9, Hallacy 0 6-6 6, Matzke 2 (1) 1-2 6, Damman 2 0-0 4, Henderson 2 0-1 4, Freeman 1 (1) 0-0 3, Byers 1 0-0 2, Baird 0 2-4 2. Totals- 14 (5) 15-22 48.
Team statistics:
Rebounding: JH- 29 (Richter 9, Olberding 8, Strube 4); SL: 28 (Wolfley 10, Henderson 6, Hallacy 3, Baird 3).
Assists: JH- 16 (Olberding 5, Strube 4, Jacobsen 3); SL- 11 (Renfro 4, Hallacy 2, Freeman 2).
Turnovers: JH- 15; SL- 20.
JHHS
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Laboratory chemical waste in the US

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibits disposing of certain materials down drains. Therefore, when hazardous chemical waste is generated in a laboratory setting, it is usually stored on-site in an appropriate waste carboy where it is later collected and disposed of by a specialist contractor in order to meet safety, health, and legislative requirements. Many universities' Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) divisions/departments serve this collection and oversight role.

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Packaging
For packaging, chemical liquid waste containers are filled to no further than 75% capacity to allow for vapor expansion and to reduce potential spills which can occur from transporting or moving overfilled containers. Waste containers are constructed of material compatible with the stored hazardous waste and are often made of inert materials like Polypropylene (PP) or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). These containers are also constructed of mechanically robust materials in order to minimize leakage during storage or transit.

In addition to the general packaging requirements mentioned above, precipitates, solids, and other non-fluid wastes are typically stored separate from liquid waste. Chemically contaminated glassware is disposed of separately from other chemical waste in containers that cannot be punctured by broken glass.

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Containers are labelled with the group name from the chemical waste category and an itemized list of the contents. All chemicals or anything contaminated with chemicals pose a significant hazard. All waste especially Biohazardous or Hazardous Waste is appropriately packaged and labeled.

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Many chemicals react adversely when combined. Incompatible chemicals are therefore stored in separate areas of laboratories.

Acids are separated from alkalis, metals, cyanides, sulfides, azides, phosphides, and oxidizers, as when acids combine with these types of compounds, violent exothermic reactions can occur; in addition, some of these reactions produce flammable gases, which, combined with the heat produced, may cause explosions.In the case of cyanides, sulfides, azides, phosphides, etc., Toxic gases are also produced.

Oxidizers are separated from acids, organic materials, metals, reducing agents, and ammonia, as when oxidizers combine with these types of compounds, flammable and sometimes toxic compounds can be created. Oxidizers also increase the likelihood that any already present flammable material ignites, seen most readily in research laboratories with improper storage of organic solvents.

Environmental pollution

Pharmaceuticals

PPCPs

River pollution

Textile industry

The textile industry is one of the largest polluters in the globalized world of mostly free market dominated socioeconomic systems. Chemically polluted textile wastewater degrades the quality of the soil and water. The pollution comes from the type of conduct of chemical treatments used e.g., in pretreatment, dyeing, printing, and finishing operations that many or most market-driven companies use despite "eco-friendly alternatives". Textile industry wastewater is considered to be one the largest polluters of water and soil ecosystems, causing "carcinogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic, cytotoxic and allergenic threats to living organisms". The textile industry uses over 8000 chemicals in its supply chain, also pollutes the environment with large amounts of microplastics and has been identified in one review as the industry sector producing the largest amount of pollution.

A campaign of big clothing brands like Nike, Adidas and Puma to voluntarily reform their manufacturing supply chains to commit to achieving zero discharges of hazardous chemicals by 2020 (global goal) appears to have failed.

The textile industry also creates a lot of pollution that leads to externalities which can cause large economic problems. The problem usually occurs when there is no division of ownership rights. This means that the problem of pollution is largely caused because of incomplete information about which company pollutes and at what scale the damage was caused by the pollution.

Planetary boundary
A study by "Scienmag" defines a 'planetary boundary' for novel entities such as plastic and chemical pollution. The study reported that the boundary has been crossed.

Regulation of chemical waste
Chemical waste may fall under regulations such as COSHH in the United Kingdom or the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in the United States. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as state and local regulations, also regulate chemical use and disposal.

Chemical waste in Canadian aquaculture

Chemical waste in oceans is becoming a major issue for marine life. There have been many studies conducted to try and prove the effects of chemicals in oceans. In Canada, many of the studies concentrated on the Atlantic provinces, where fishing and aquaculture are an important part of the economy. In New Brunswick, a study was done on sea urchins in an attempt to identify the effects of toxic and chemical waste on life beneath the ocean, specifically the waste from salmon farms. Sea urchins were used to check the levels of metals in the environment. Green sea urchins have been used as they are widely distributed, abundant in many locations, and easily accessible. By investigating the concentrations of metals in the green sea urchins, the impacts of chemicals from salmon aquaculture activity could be assessed and detected. Samples were taken at 25-metre intervals along a transect in the direction of the main tidal flow. The study found that there were impacts to at least 75 meters based on the intestine metal concentrations.

See also
Industrial waste
List of waste types
Municipal solid waste
Radioactive waste
Toxic waste
Waste management
Water pollution

References

Further reading

External links
Industrial Materials Recycling – US EPA

Waste
Water pollution

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Robert Louis Stevenson Doodle Made By Google
By Arnab Ghosh, Gaea News Network
CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Google Inc - the leading Internet search provider headquartered at California has changed its logo yet again. However, this change is temporary and it is a doodle! The avid users of Google are well aware that the company keeps changing its logo from time to time on specific dates and occasions. The latest doodle from Google is meant for remembering the famous Scottish novelist Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson. The doodle in fact refers to the novelist's masterpiece novel Treasure Island. Of course Google has not made the new doodle without a specific cause. Today is the 160th birthday of the novelist.
Google never ceases to amuse its users with new doodles which are still and animated images on the birthday or anniversary of certain celebrities and personalities. Apart from that Google also pays homage to landmark events in technology and computer industry by making Doodles at times. The PacMan doodle it made created sensation among the users all over the world. These doodles however are not displayed on Google homepage for a long period. They stay there for a day. The doodle related to author Robert Louis Stevenson shows the images of sea,a pirate ship, gold and treasures, a pirate and compass- in short all the elements one can find in the novel Treasure Island.
Robert Louis Stevenson is known for his novels of adventure and suspense. Treasure Island first published in 1883 remains one of the most popular adventure novels of all times. The author also earned fame for his celebrated works like the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Samsung recently launched three new smartphones; Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10e and in this post, I will be showing you how to Hide Samsung Galaxy S10 Front Camera Cutout. The most notable display change we've seen in recent times was the Change in an aspect ratio which went from 18:9 to 19:9.
it's Either they use a notch, which we've seen a lot or they use some kind of a pop-up camera – motorised, manual or even sliders. However, Samsung decided to go with the punch-hole camera which takes up just a small portion of the smart phone display at the top right corner. While this was well received as a welcome development, one of the Question people are beginning to as was how to hide punch hole.
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Once you get to the Settings Menu, Click on Display and Select Full-Screen Apps.
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Where can I find a list of all documents related to wind power that have been published by Fraunhofer Society or by Fraunhofer IEE in the past?
Could you provide energy production profiles for single wind turbines or even standard load profiles?
For wind turbines it is not useful to create a "standardized production profile" since the feed-in does not follow a regular pattern.
The feed-in for each individual wind turbine is dependent upon the local flow- and weather conditions at a particular location and for a specific time.
If a large amount of turbines are compiled together, a certain pattern with a monthly distribution can be observed.
Where can I find figures and data about the wind turbines built as additional capacity in Germany (both on- and offshore)?
Please note that the data for new installed wind turbines is based on the plant register which is run by the German Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA). If the data provided by BNetzA is not updated, the figures displayed here will also not be up to date.
I need numbers about the monthly new wind turbine installations in Germany. Could you provide monthly data for a certain year?
Please get in touch with us so we can send you the history of the monthly new wind turbine installations. Please note that the sum of all monthly installations for various reasons (e.g. dismantling) does not exactly match the current wind turbine inventory in Germany.
What is the source for your published data about wind turbines built as additional capacity in Germany (on- and offshore)?
Data of wind turbines built until the end of 2015 is derived from the operator database (IWET database). Data about wind turbines that have been installed from 2015 onwards is based on the plant register which is published by BnetzA. Whereas data about offshore wind turbines built as additional capacity is based on our own data collection.
Diagrams, graphs or texts are not displayed correctly on the Windmonitor website. What could be the reason?
Please contact us. It could be a technical problem with our website.
I need the source data for a graph within the Windenergy Report Germany or from the Windmonitor website. Can you make this available?
There is no separate section on our website to download this data. However, for interactive and dynamic graphics you can use the link source data for image (always listed below a graphic). Pressing this link will display the source data of this particular graphic. Static diagrams and graphics (without the button source data for image) have different data sources which are not publicly available.
Please send us an inquiry, and tell us which graphs you need data for, and for which purpose the data will be used. We then check whether we can provide this information. In general, we can also help you with the further evaluation and presentation of data. Depending on the workload we may have to charge our work to your account.
I have seen a listing of the wind indices on the Windmonitor website from 1993 until 2008. Is there any update of these statistics available from 2008 onwards?
Currently there are no updated indices available since the wind power measuring network of Fraunhofer IEE has been reduced in recent years.
More wind indices can be found within the operator database. For further information please visit http://www.btrdb.de/ (German source!) or http://www.anemos.de/en/index.php.
To which country does the published data on the technical development of onshore wind turbines relate?
The figures relate to the wind turbine inventory in Germany.
What are your criteria to consider offshore wind farms within your analyses?
Offshore wind farms are only considered in our analyses if they are connected to the national grid and feed-in electricity. Therefore some wind farms may not be included even though their construction has already been completed.
Is it permitted to use graphics or images from the Windmonitor website or from within the Wind Energy Report Germany for lectures, publications, a thesis, etc.? May graphics also be adapted and published in a different layout?
In general we make our results available for study and research work. However, an agreement by Fraunhofer IEE must be obtained for the use of graphics and images displayed on this website and the Wind Energy Report Germany.
Please tell us which data is required and for which purpose it will be used. When using the resources in your work please make to cite Fraunhofer IEE. We appreciate if you send us a digital copy of your work (thesis, paper, report, presentation, etc.) after your work is complete.
I need information on the cost of wind turbines (differentiating costs of assembly, rotor blade, tower, generator, etc.), and the investment costs (differentiation in costs for planning, grid connection, site development, foundation, etc.). Could you provide this data?
Cost information is currently not measured by our institute.
The most comprehensive study on the cost of wind energy was published in 2013 by the German Wind Guard (German source!): http://www.windguard.de/_Resources/Persistent/99107c7dce966148bcd3dec3943578db3e43905e/Kostensituation-der-Windenergie-an-Land-in-Deutschland---Endbericht.pdf. In Chapter 7 the diagrams show a trend of operating costs for wind turbines.
Furthermore, the IEA Wind Task 26 is engaged with LCOE for wind turbines.
In addition the German Wind Guard is currently involved within Task 26 for Germany and therefore certainly a good contact on this matter.
Where can I find information on the full load hours of offshore wind turbines?
Information about the full load hours of offshore wind turbines can be found in the section "operating results" on our Windmonitor website.
Where can I find hourly resolution data of the electricty generated by wind turbines in Germany that is fed into the national grid?
Unfortunately we are not able to make the requested data available. Data on electricity fed into the German grid can be downloaded from the websites of the German transmission network operators (Tennet TSO, 50Hertz Transmission, Amprion or TransnetBW) or from https://www.eex-transparency.com/homepage/power/germany/production/usage/solar-wind-power-production/solar-wind-power-production-chart.
In case data is needed for a longer period, we recommend downloading from the websites of the transmission system operators named above.
Could you send me raw data concerning the causes of the malfunction of wind turbines?
Unfortunately this is not possible.


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RecruitMilitary will produce the career fair in cooperation with The American Legion; HireVetsFirst, a unit of the United States Department of Labor; and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN).
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The American Legion is an association of veterans who served during times of war. The Legion has 2.7 million members in nearly 15,000 posts throughout the world. The National Commander of The American Legion is Dave Rehbein, an Army veteran, of Ames, Iowa. The Commander of the Department of Texas is James A. McNair, an Army veteran, of El Paso. Congress chartered The American Legion in 1919. HireVetsFirst was created by Congress in 2002 to develop awareness among employers of the outstanding attributes of men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. The Military Spouse Corporate Career Network was founded in 2004 to provide career opportunities and job portability for military spouses. The organization is made up of military spouses, caregivers to war wounded, and retired military personnel.
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As a busy mom, we all need easy recipes ideas to help us put dinner on the table fast. Mexican food is super easy and delicious.
This post includes Simple Mexican Sauces And Dressings to help you make a quick Mexican meal taste amazing.
Even more, you will find lots of easy Mexican recipes all through this post and other recipes at the end of it.
Mexican food is so easy to make and perfect for busy moms to prepare. Therefore, I often fix a slow cooker full of Mexican chicken and make different meals with it all week. To add flavor to any Mexican meal, try making one or several of these sauces, dips, and dressings.
This Cayenne Ranch Dressing Is Perfect As A Salad Dressing, Dip, And So Much More.
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Are you a Chipotle Aioli fan? We have an Arkansas-based restaurant called Tacos For Life. I have written about it on my travel blog, Our American Travels. It is a fantastic company who donates a meal for every meal you purchase. Anyway, they have a fabulous Chipotle Aioli to dip their quesadilla and tacos in. We love it so much I made the version below to enjoy at home. This version is incredibly tasty too.
Mix everything together and store in an airtight Mason jar.
This Mexican Dressing has been my go-to quick dressing and dip for years. It only consists of three easy ingredients which include Mayonaise, salsa, and Mexican seasoning. I use two teaspoons of Fajita seasoning, but you can use any Mexican seasoning including taco seasoning.
This Southwestern Ranch Dressing is similar to the Cayenne Ranch except it include Chili powder. The chili powder gives it the Southwestern kick. It is also super easy to make and delicious.
This final dressing is different from the other ones in this post. It is not considered Mexican nor Southwestern. This Homemade Thousand Island is a milder dressing for all the people out there who do not like spicy food. I know you are out there. I have several of them in my extended family. This homemade Thousand Island is terrific. It is an excellent choice on a Taco Salad.
Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container like a Mason jar.
RESTAURANT STYLE REFRIED BEANS RECIPE – MADE IN THE SLOW COOKER!
Look at all of those great sauces. I want to try all of them, especially the Southwestern ranch!
Hy author, I make quite a bit of Mexican dishes here for us as we just love Mexican food. So definitely going to try these dressings for us now soon.


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The Unified Patent Court will provide a single court system that will allow enforcing patents across several European jurisdictions in a single court proceeding. This will introduce an unprecedented proceeding for patent litigation in Europe. Linklaters has a dedicated taskforce preparing for the introduction of the UPC. On this microsite, we summarise for you key information on the UPC and regular updates on its launch.
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The Unitary Patent System will allow for uniform patent protection in all contracting states. While the system is open to accession by any EU Member State, not all EU Member States have signed the UPC Agreement. Please click on the map to the right to see more.
The UPC will consist of a Court of First Instance, which will include a central division (seated in Paris, with sections in Munich and another contracting state) and local and regional divisions. Local divisions can be set up on request of a contracting state, with the possibility to set up one additional local division for every one hundred patent cases commenced in this state per calendar year (max. four local divisions per state). Regional divisions can be set up on request of two or more contracting states.
Feel free to contact our UPC taskforce if you have any questions on the Unitary Patent System.
Estimated Commencement of Operations
Austrian PAP Ratification
Slovenian PAP Ratification
German PAP Ratification
German Ratification
Second German Constitutional Challenge
The UPC Preparatory Committee estimates that the provisional application period that started on 19 January 2022 will last at least eight months. While there is still no definite timeline for the start of the UPC, the provisional application period will trigger very specific steps towards the introduction of the UPC and bring the court within reach.
UPC preparatory phase started
On 18 January 2022, Austria deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement ("PAP"). Austria is the 13th Member State to ratify the PAP, i.e. the provisional application period now starts to run, allowing the UPC to start necessary administrative processes.
Slovenian Ratification
On 15 October 2021, the Slovenian government deposited its instrument of ratification for the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application ("PAP") and the UPC Agreement itself, i.e. only one more Member State needs to deposit the PAP ratification instrument before the UPC can start necessary administrative processes.
Germany has deposited its ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application ("PAP") on 27 September 2021. Once two further Member States deposit the ratification instrument, the UPC can start necessary administrative processes, such as adopting a budget and a case management system.
Following approval of the legislator and confirmation of the Federal Constitutional Court, the German President has signed the ratification bill for the UPC Agreement on 7 August 2021. Germany will likely deposit the ratification instrument during the provisional application period of the UPC Agreement.
The German Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed the request for interim measures against the ratification. It found that the new complaints are not admissible. The dismissal enables Germany to conclude the ratification process (read more here).
2. How much will a Unitary Patent cost?
In terms of the overall costs, a Unitary Patent will be less expensive than a European Patent validated and maintained in four Member States.
The costs of the examination phase of a Unitary Patent before the European Patent Office will be the same as those of a European Patent, but translation costs will be lower because only one additional translation will be required for Unitary Patents.
To maintain a Unitary Patent, the patent proprietor will also have to pay annual renewal fees. The renewal fees for Unitary Patents have been set based on the renewal fees currently paid for the countries in which European Patents are most frequently validated today. They range from 35 EUR in the 2nd year to 4 855 EUR in the 20th year. Compared to the costs of a classic European Patent validated and maintained in all 25 Member States participating in the Unitary Patent system, the renewal fees for a unitary patent amount to only a fraction (e.g., less than a quarter in the 20th year). However, for European Patents designating only a limited number of Member States (typically less than four states), the renewal fees of a European Patent may be cheaper.
Read more on the EPO's website.
3. What is the structure of the Unified Patent Court?
The UPC will consist of:
A Court of First Instance, which will include:
A central division.
Local and regional divisions (which can be set up on request by one or more contracting Member States: one division for every hundred patent cases commenced in the contracting Member State per year).
A Court of Appeal in Luxembourg.
A Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (in Ljubljana and Lisbon).
A Training Facility for judges (in Budapest).
Note that the Court of Justice of the European Union will be able to receive requests for preliminary rulings on matters of European Union law from the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. Its role will be to ensure the correct and uniform interpretation of Union law, and its decisions will be binding on the UPC.
5. What is the jurisdiction of the UPC?
General jurisdiction of the UPC
The UPC will have exclusive jurisdiction over cases regarding:
Unitary Patents
Infringement and revocation actions concerning Unitary Patents cannot be brought before national courts.
European Patents (except if the proprietor has opted-out: see FAQ 7)
However, during the transitional period (7 years from the date of entry into force of the UPC Agreement, extendable by an additional 7 years), the UPC and national courts will have a shared jurisdiction to hear cases regarding European Patents (except if the proprietor has opted-out).
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) issued for a product protected by a Unitary Patent or a European Patent (except if the proprietor of the patent has opted-out).
The UPC will be entitled to:
Grant provisional or permanent injunctions applicable in all Unified Patent Court Contracting Member States.
Revoke Unitary Patents and/or European Patents with effect in all Unified Patent Court Contracting Member States.
Jurisdiction of the divisions of the UPC (Forum Shopping)
Local or regional division of the place of infringement, or
Local or regional division of the defendant's domicile.
Revocation and declaration of non-infringement
Central division.
Local or regional division if an action for infringement between the same parties and relating to the same patent is pending before this division.
Non-EU defendant
If an action for infringement is brought before a division, any other action between the same parties relating to the same patent shall be brought before the same division.
The parties may agree to bring an action before the division of their choice, including the central division.
Special regime applicable to revocation claims in case of pending infringement action before a regional or local division between the same parties and relating to the same patent.
3 options for the regional or local division:
1. Proceed with both the infringement and revocation,
2. Refer the whole case to the central division (with parties' approval),
3. Refer the revocation claim to the central division and:
a. Stay the infringement action, or
b. Proceed with the infringement action.
7. Is it possible to opt-out from the jurisdiction of the UPC?
For Unitary Patents: No
UPC exclusive jurisdiction is mandatory.
For European Patents: Yes
European Patent proprietors may opt-out from the jurisdiction of the UPC, on a patent-by-patent basis, in which case national courts remain (exclusively) competent for the lifetime of the patent.
Opt-out will be admissible from the entry into force of the protocol for a provisional application of the UPC Agreement (see FAQ 11 and below) and until the expiration of a transitional period of 7 years from the date of entry into force of the UPC Agreement and as long as no action has been brought before the UPC.
Locked-in situation: once an action (whether pending or concluded) has been brought before the UPC, the opt-out is no longer admissible.
The opt-out can be withdrawn as long as no action has been brought before a national court.
Locked-out situation: Once an action has been brought before a national court, it is no longer possible to withdraw the opt-out.
No opt-out fees.
Sunrise Period: European Patent proprietors will be entitled to file an early opt-out declaration before the Court opens
The preparatory Committee plans the sunrise period to start as soon as all required member states have ratified the UPC Agreement.
8. What is the timeline for proceedings before the UPC?
Infringement Action Timeline (if no counterclaim for revocation)
Infringement Action Timeline (with counterclaim for revocation and no bifurcation)
10. What are the court costs for UPC proceedings?
On 26 February 2016, the UPC Preparatory Committee announced that it had agreed the rules on court fees, "subject to legal scrubbing":
Infringement and revocation actions (or counterclaims) before the UPC require the payment of court fees, consisting of a fixed fee and, for certain claims, an additional value-based fee.
The fixed fee for claims relating to infringement (infringement action, counterclaim for infringement, action for declaration of non-infringement, action for compensation for licence of rights) is €11,000 and an additional fixed fee of €3,000 is due for applications to determine damages.
In respect of the above actions that exceed a value of €50,000, additional value based fees will be due, ranging from €2,500 (for values up to and including €750,000) to €325,000 (for values exceeding €50,000,000).
A fixed fee of €20,000 is due for an independent revocation action.
For counterclaims for revocation, the fee will be the same as the fee of the related infringement action, subject to a €20,000 cap.
Additional fees are due for appeal proceedings.
Small and micro-enterprises are entitled to pay only 60% of the respective fee.
11. Timeline: When will the system go live?
While Germany can theoretically deposit its ratification bill soon, there is currently no clear timeline for the UPC system to go live following the UK's withdrawal. According to the UPC's website, it is estimated that the UPC will start operations around mid-2022. Other estimates are more cautious.
12. What happens now after the development in Germany?
While the dismissal of the constitutional complaints in Germany allows the German ratification to be deposited, there are still numerous things to sort out. It is, for example, still not clear where to move the Central Division that was originally meant for London.
13. Brexit – What now?
On 29 March 2017, the UK gave formal notification of its intention to leave the European Union. On 31 December 2020, the transition period ended, and the United Kingdom left the EU single market and custom union.
The UPC is not an EU body. However, the UK has chosen to withdraw from the system stating the potential involvement of the CJEU as a reason. It withdrew its ratification on 20 July 2020. As one of the three Central Divisions has originally been allocated to London, it remains to be seen where this division for pharmaceutical division will be seated.
We are well placed to assist with any Brexit-related IP (including UPC) related questions and concerns you may have in the coming weeks and months. We encourage you to raise your questions with any of the key contacts listed below or any of your usual Linklaters contacts.
We have also gathered insights and briefings to help you consider, and deal with, the wider implications of Brexit in a dedicated microsite.
1. Define opt-out strategy and prepare to opt-out for the sunrise period
2. Portfolio management considerations: should you obtain Unitary Patents, European Patents or national patents?
3. Review/amend licence agreements and take Unitary Patent System into account in new license agreements
4. Review/amend co-ownership agreements and take Unitary Patent System into account in new co-ownership agreements
5. Anticipate possibility of bringing or defending actions before the UPC
Advantages to opting-out from the jurisdiction of UPC:
Avoid the unpredictability of first UPC decisions.
Avoid the risk of revocation in all Contracting Member States in a very short time frame.
Avoid conflict with pending EPO proceedings (stays of proceedings uncertain before the UPC).
Benefits of staying in (i.e., benefits of not opting out of jurisdiction of UPC):
Exceptions with respect to patent infringement may not apply (e.g. Bolar exemption).
Influence on the new system, judges and first UPC decisions.
Avoid the risk of inconsistency between national decisions regarding national parts of European Patents.
Avoid launching proceedings in each country to obtain injunction and related costs.
See FAQ 7 for further information on the opt-out
If you intend to obtain patent protection for five or more Participating Member States, choosing a Unitary Patent is likely to be cheaper than the traditional European Patent bundle of patents. But then it will be "UPC only".
One of the key questions is to assess whether or not the added value of obtaining protection in more Participating Member States is worth the extra fees. If not, filing a European Patent and using the UPC (not opting out) could be a good option.
The advantage of a protection within all Participating Member States and the vulnerability to central revocation should be weighed against each other. For patents considered as "crown jewels", filing European Patents (and opting-out) and national patents may complicate and delay competitors' actions.
Applicable law should be taken into consideration in relation to the Unitary Patent as an item of property:
Laws of the Participating EU Member State in which the applicant of the patent either had its residence or principal place of business on the date of filing of the patent application or had a place of business on the date of filing of the EP application.
In case of co-ownership, the applicable law is the law of the Participating Member State in which the co-owner first listed on the application form has its residence or principal place of business on the date of filing of the patent application.
If the applicant has no residence or place of business within the territory of the Participating Member States, German law will apply (German law being the law of the Member State where the EPO is headquartered).
e.g. law applicable to the capacity of a person to represent a company and sign an opt-out on its behalf.
Key points to consider for licence agreements concerning European Patents:
Possibility for (exclusive) licensees to opt-out European Patents.
Right of exclusive licensee to bring infringement actions.
Possibility for a non-exclusive licensee to bring infringement actions.
Possibility for patent proprietor to join proceedings brought by the licensee.
Key points to consider for licence agreements concerning Unitary Patents:
Unitary Patents can be licensed for all or part of the Participating Member States.
Parties are free to choose applicable law (but validity, the legal effect, consequences of registrations, etc are subject to the law applicable to the patent as an item of property).
When there are multiple owners of a (European or Unitary) patent, the following issues should be considered:
1. The rights of co-owners of a Unitary Patent
Right to bring infringement actions and right to grant licences are determined by the national law applicable to the Unitary Patent as an object of property.
Rules relating to co-ownership differ from country to country and co-owners need to take this into account when drafting their contract.
2. Revocation action
If there are different owners of a European Patent in different countries, any application for its revocation must, under the UPC, be brought against all of them.
This needs to be anticipated in the contract (including costs issues).
3. Opt-out
Under the 18th Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC, an opt-out for a European Patent must be declared by all owners.
Opting-out is no longer possible if one of the owners of a national part of the European Patent has brought an action before the UPC.
Opting-in is no longer possible if one of the owners of a national part of the European Patent has brought an action in a national court.
Need to agree on a common opt-out and litigation strategy in the contract.
4. Applicable law to the patent as an object of property
The applicable law is the law of the Participating Member State in which the co-owner first listed on the application form has his residence or principal place of business on the date of filing of the patent application.
This needs to be anticipated when filing the patent application.
Contact the UPC taskforce for guidance on bringing or defending actions before the UPC.
Unitary Patent Regulation No 1257/2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection
Translation Regulation No 1260/2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of the unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements
UPC Agreement (19 February 2013)
Protocol to the UPC Agreement on provisional application (1 October 2015)
18th Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC (19 October 2015, as amended on 15 March 2017)
Adjusted proposals for the level of renewal fees for European Patents with unitary effect (7 May 2015)
Comparison of fees and external costs between a European Patent and a Unitary Patent (8 May 2015)
Guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs (26 February 2016)
Decision of the Administrative Committee of the UPC on the scale of recoverable cost ceilings (16 June 2016)
UPC Rules on Mediation (27 November 2015)
Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate and other appropriate qualifications (3 September 2015)
Proposal for A Code of Conduct for the UPC (22 June 2016)
Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court (29 June 2016)
Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs (25 February 2016)
UK Withdrawal from the UPCA (20 July 2020)
Decision of the German Constitutional Court (23 June 2021)
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