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FNCH
Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (FNCH)
NASDAQ: FNCH · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
8.38 -0.25 (-2.90%)
Jan 21, 2022 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
Previous Close 8.63
Day's Range 8.16 - 8.70
52-Week Range 8.16 - 22.50
Beta n/a
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 30.00 (+258.0%)
About FNCH
Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc., a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company, develops a novel class of orally administered biological drugs in the United States. The company's lead candidate is CP101, an orally administered microbiome capsule that has completed Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, as well as for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus. It is also developing FIN-211, an orally administered enriched consortia product candidate for use in the treatment of ... [Read more...]
IndustryBiotechnology
IPO DateMar 19, 2021
Ticker SymbolFNCH
According to 3 analysts, the average rating for FNCH stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is 30.00, which is an increase of 258.00% from the latest price.
(258.00% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Finch Therapeutics Further Strengthens Patent Portfolio with Two New U.S. Patents Granted for FIN-211, an Investigati...
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Finch Therapeutics Appoints Joseph Vittiglio, JD, as Chief Business and Legal Officer
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Finch Therapeutics' C. Difficile Infection Candidate Meets Primary Goal In Mid-Stage Study
Finch Therapeutics Group Inc (NASDAQ: FNCH) announced positive topline results from PRISM-EXT, an open-label extension of the PRISM3 Phase 2 trial evaluating CP101 to prevent recurrent C. difficile infe...
Finch Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates
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Finch Therapeutics Announces Transition of Chief Medical Officer
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Finch Therapeutics Appoints Samuel Allen Hamood to its Board of Directors
Finch Therapeutics to Present at the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference
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Finch Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
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Finch Therapeutics Added to Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes
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Finch Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Virtual Investor Conferences
SOMERVILLE, Mass., May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. ("Finch" or "Finch Therapeutics") (Nasdaq: FNCH), a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company leveraging its Human...
Finch Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates
SOMERVILLE, Mass., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. ("Finch" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: FNCH), a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company leveraging its Human-First ...
Finch Therapeutics to Participate in the BofA Securities 2021 Virtual Health Care Conference
Finch Therapeutics Appoints Susan E. Graf to Board of Directors
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Olympus PEN E-PL8 (REVIEW)
Today, you will find many good-quality cameras as well as compact-sized cameras that look stylish. Few cameras, however, have all of features at the same time. The Olympus PEN E-PL8 is trying to get closer to this ideal, and I have to say that it does so quite well. It attracts attention first and foremost due to its great design. The following article will look at its design, control features, ease of use and, of course, image quality, and performance versus its price ratio.
Olympus PEN E-PL8 - A Versatile Beauty
Olympus PEN E-PL8 is a beauty, and I'm not even afraid to use the expression that's it's key feature is its design. There's nothing wrong with that. The camera is stylish, modern and good-looking. Its design is a blend of retro and modern style. It's perfect for those that have been taking photos for many years and for younger generations alike. A photographer from an older generation may adore its analog-look-a-like camera body design, and a young photographer might fall in love with it's stylish colours and small size. The appealing design has three colour options: white, creamy brown and classic black, which are all highlighted with silver components. I have to admit that I really like this camera and I believe that it's the most stylish one in the market.
Olympus has managed to create the perfect combination of a retro design, modern style and great functional features. It's also versatile with its articulating display, which makes it even easier to take selfies.
That's enough about the design. The camera also has a solid build with metallic and leather detailing. It's not just retro by its look, but also due to the quality materials it's built from. When first holding the camera in your hand, you'll find that it's compact in size, but it also may seem a bit heavier than it looks. There's an added grip on the front and back, which makes it easier for bigger hands to hold. Those with smaller hands will find it very comfortable to hold. The control system is quite good for its price point. The buttons are a bit smaller, but the rotating dial on top is larger and made of durable materials (metal). The camera doesn't have a viewfinder to probably save space, but it does have a high-quality touchscreen LCD monitor. The monitor can be tilted and flipped to easily take selfies and record videos. There is also a metal hot shoe, as well a metal bayonet and tripod socket on the bottom. I highly rate the camera for its modern design, build and ease of use. To those that may find the functions on the control dial lacking, it's important to note that one can customise the programmable button. I recommend setting it to controlling the ISO sensitivity.
i Olympus PEN E-PL8 is a stylish piece that appeals to all ages and all types of users. It combines nostalgia with an oldschool body with a modern design made out of quality materials. And it's not just the look that's retro. The body is made of durable materials, like other retro cameras. I personally find this the most appealing camera in the market today.
The LCD Display and Picture Quality
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 camera features the 4/3" Live Mos (CMOS) sensor, built-in Super Sonice Wave Filter cleaning and a 17.3x13mm display size. The 3.5 EV stabilisation system is slightly lower than usual, but still good. I'll probably be repeating myself here - stabilisation is a very important feature. I wouldn't recommend any camera without this system. But back to the chip - the resolution is 16 megapixels (4608 × 3456 pixels), which is perfect for this type of camera. A higher resolution would maybe do more harm than good for this model. The ISO sensitivity can be set from ISO 100 to ISO 25,600, which seems just about right when looking at the competition and the overall market.
The camera shoots quite well in terms of practical photography, even when using relatively high ISO values. There's a significant reduction in quality when using ISO 12,800 to ISO 25,600, which is already going beyond the boundaries of picture quality - this high ISO value can be seen in virtually all cameras in the market today, regardless of category and price. You can judge the picture quality yourself with the sample images that you can download at the end of the article in full resolution, without any edits.
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 delivers perfect results in natural daylight. Quality does not diminish even when shooting indoors with higher ISO sensitivity.
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 is missing two things - a viewfinder and a built-in flash. As far as the viewfinder is concerned, it is clear that it was made this way to save space, but perhaps even to keep the price down. Rating this aspect is a bit subjective, since someone might care greatly that it's missing, and another might not care at all. I personally do wish it had a viewfinder, but I also value that its compact size makes up for it. The high-quality LCD monitor is easy to use, so it's a compromise for the missing viewfinder. The built-in flash is missing as well, but the camera delivers good performance even in poor lighting conditions at high ISO settings, so the flash is not that often needed.
On the other hand, a lot of photographers may use flash often, even in the daylight for shadow clarification. I have to admit here that I prefer using a flash. But there's no need sulk just yet because the Olympus FL-LM1 has a small external flash that can even be synchronised up to 1/4000 seconds with the Super FP mode, so it can also be used outdoors when the sun is shining. Other common lightning modes are also available, such as red-eye reduction, and using longer speeds. If this flash isn't enough, there are plenty of other more powerful external Olympus flashes to choose from.
We also tested the quality of photos with various ISO settings. You can download Olympus PEN E-PL8 sample images in full resolution at the end of this article.
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 Fits in Your Pocket
This camera isn't for pro photographers, but it's not just for complete amatuers necessarily either. It's control system is quick and easy to use. It features a wide range of 25 different scene modes, 14 art filters and 9 effects. You can easily take a one-touch selfie by turning the LCD monitor around. It's also quite simple to capture one-touch movies. You can also cut and edit your videos right in the camera settings, and you can edit your photos too. All controls are easy to use, so you can fully focus on the scene. However, you can also use classic and fully manual settings if you wish to explore.
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 is mostly sold as a set with the basic pancake lens by M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ. Its range corresponds to the equivalent of 28-84mm, which is an ideal base for the lens speed. This combination is ideal for everyday use. Not saying there are better lenses. There certainly are plenty, but this is a good basic lens when comparing the quality, price and features. It covers the basic functions, and the pancake design gives the camera a compact size. You can carry it in your pocket, which is a plus. So, if you're hesitating and have no idea how to get started, this basic set is the perfect choice. More demanding users who know what they're looking for will be able to choose for themselves.
Olympus PEN E-PL8 Specifications
Olympus PEN E-PL8
Image Sensor 4/3" Live Mos (CMOS), 16Mpx
Stabilisation Yes - Efficiency 3.5 EV
Image Processor TruePic 7
ISO Sensitivity Range 100 - 25,600
Exposure Time Range 1/4000 to 60s.
Auto Focus 81 points
Continuous Scanning Speed 8.5fps
LCD Display Touch-Screen - 3" (7.5 cm), approx. 1px
Video Full HD 30p
Wireless Interface WiFi
Memory Cards SD/SDHC/SDXC
Battery Capacity About 350 photos
Body Material Metal
Dimensions 115×67×38mm
Personalise Your Style with Olympus Accessories
As already mentioned in the introduction, it's not just about the camera, but also about it's stylish accessories. Olympus has even created a fashionable women's accessory collection. They have plenty of accessories to choose from, and their leather ones are especially appealing. There are also more functional accessories and lenses. One lens I would like to mention is the M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.8, which is perfect for those that want to use the camera in poor lighting conditions, or want to play more with depth of field - the disadvantage is perhaps that it's a bit expensive. There's also a cap in the form of fish eye, the M.Zuiko Digital BLC 9mm f/8 Fisheye, which can be quite fun to use, and it's affordable.
The Olympus PEN E-PL8's has a wide range of stylish accessories.
You can even pair a smartphone with the camera through the Olympus Image Share mode. After connecting to your phone, you can take advantage of a variety of features, such as share photos on social networks, use the wireless camera remote control option and view specific information about the photo, or add the GPS information.
About Olympus Image Share in English: Olympus Image Share
i In the Olympus PEN series, you'll also find the PEN E-PL7, which is quite similar to the PL8, but just has different colour combinations.
Olympus PEN E-PL8 Final Evaluation
The Olympus PEN E-PL8 isn't just a fashionable accessory, it also takes great photos. The retro design will appeal to everyone. The high-quality camera is packed with various cool, fun features that that are automatic and some are fully manual. The camera is really compact in size, so it's the ideal companion for everyday use in all types of situations. It allows you to use a wide range of accessories that are fashionable, practical, or both. You can even easily connect to smart devices, like a smart phone. It does has some drawbacks - it's missing a viewfinder and a built-in flash. You can get an external flash though. You just have to remember to bring it and make sure you won't lose it. Another disadvantage is that at this price point, you could consider going for an APS-C or full-framed DSLR camera. These bigger cameras don't look as stylish and they won't fit in your pocket. The accessories are also a bit more expensive, like the attractive prime lenses with fast lens speeds, such as the M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.8 or the classic 50mm, M.Zuiko Digital ES-M 25mm f/1.8M lens. These are tempting lenses, but they are also a bit more expensive.
Sample images in full resolution
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/8, ISO 200, time 1/250 s. [3.04 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: f/8 aperture, ISO 1600, time 1/15 s. [3.31 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: f/8 aperture, ISO 1600, time 1/320 s. [3.22 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.3, ISO 1600, time 1/500 s. [2.88 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3,5-5,6 EZ: aperture f/3,5, ISO 3200, time 1/40 s. [3.13 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 400, time 1/320 s. [3.63 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 100, time 30 s. [2.76 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 400, time 8 s. [3.32 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 1600, time 2 s. [2.95 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 6400, time 1/2 s. [3.15 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ: aperture f/5.6, ISO 12800, time 1/4 s. [3.23 MB]
Olympus PEN E-PL8 Advantages and Disadvantages
Rating 87% Alza.cz
Parameters: Design
Price to Performance Ratio
Fast response speed
Easy to use control system
Good picture quality
Articulating touch-screen LCD display
Various design accessories available
It doesn't have a built-in flash
It has no viewfinder
Some of the accessories are more expensive
Michal Kupsa was born in Brno in 1970. He took interest in photography at an early age of 15 and started his journalist career three years afterwards. He has collaborated with a number of prestigious Czech and foreign media, including the Czech Television, Czech Radio, National Geographic, US National Library, iDNES, People in Need and many other Czech photography magazines. He mainly focuses on travel articles, photography reviews and photography courses.
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Misreporting about Al Franken
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In the mid '90s the Republican endorsee for governor, Allen Quist, was thoroughly crushed, torn to shreds, and finely pulverized in a primary, by incumbent and inexplicably very popular governor Arne Carlson; in that case Christian theocrats had gotten control of the Republican convention, apparently by flooding caucuses with their zombie-like, dead-fish-odored carcasses, but the Republican Party was (unfortunately) saved from itself by the system.


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IP News
Patents are Important: Bursting the Twitter Patent Mythology
Gene Quinn
September 29, 2014, 09:00 AM 28
One of the frequent claims made by those in the anti-software patent community relates to Twitter and the clearly erroneous belief that patents are not important to the company. Indeed, recently when I wrote Fairy Tales and Other Irrational Beliefs About Patents the claim arose in the comments suggesting that Twitter is proof that patents are unnecessary to succeed. Quite to the contrary. If you actually concern yourself with facts, Twitter is a perfect case study to demonstrate just how important patents, particularly software patents, are to a start-up company that has aspirations of going public.
Doubt me? Perhaps you will believe Twitter themselves. In repeated filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission since October 2013, Twitter has explained over and over again just how important their patented technology is to the company. They have also repeatedly explained that unlike other companies and competitors, even with nearly 1,000 patents, their own patent portfolio is extremely small by comparison. This poses real concerns for Twitter, which is why they warn the SEC and investors of the ramifications of such a small patent portfolio with every new filing.
Let's begin our tale at the start. Twitter, founded on March 21, 2006, was initially believed to be of the opinion that patents didn't matter. Behind the scenes and unknown to many, Twitter was actively filing patents very early on in the development of the company. This is hardly shocking news given that Twitter's initial round of funding dated back to 2007 and the near universal reality that high-tech investors not only love patents, but they demand patents. Investors love patents because if the company does not succeed at least some valuable patent assets will remain, which can be sold to recoup losses.
In any event, on March 18, 2013, Twitter was issued a patent on tweeting, U.S. Patent No. 8,401,009, but the patent application was filed on July 22, 2008. Twitter also obtained U.S. Patent No. 8,448,084, which issued on May 21, 2013, on an application filed April 8, 2010. Indeed, leading up to Twitter going public on November 7, 2013, the company made a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2013. This October 2013 filing explained: "[A]s of September 30, 2013, we had 9 issued U.S. patents and approximately 95 patent applications on file in the United States and abroad." Thus, it is indisputable that before Twitter went public it had long since filed patent applications and obtained core patents that cover the very essence of the service provided.
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Also noteworthy, in the October 2013 filing with the SEC Twitter explained that their patents and patent applications are a indeed very important to the company. In Twitter's own words, the company wrote:
Our trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights are important assets for us. We rely on, and expect to continue to rely on, a combination of confidentiality and license agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, trade dress, domain name, copyright, trade secret and patent laws, to protect our brand and other intellectual property rights.
Even more telling, Twitter specifically explained in the October 2013 filing with the SEC that even with the patents and patent applications it had amassed the company had far fewer patent assets than is typical for a company in this space. With such few patents there was a real risk for the company. Twitter explained:
Companies in the Internet, technology and media industries own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property or other rights. Many companies in these industries, including many of our competitors, have substantially larger patent and intellectual property portfolios than we do, which could make us a target for litigation as we may not be able to assert counterclaims against parties that sue us for patent, or other intellectual property infringement.
Such a statement is damning proof against those in the anti-software patent community who erroneously contend that it is rare for companies in this space to seek patent protection. Quite to the contrary, companies in the Internet/Technology space routinely have vast patent portfolios. While this admission from Twitter should burst that bubble it is hard to imagine how such obviously erroneous beliefs could have ever been held. A simple search of the public records from the USPTO would show that companies in the Internet, technology and media industries own large numbers of patents. Frankly, it is those companies who do not own patents that are the oddballs.
But let's go further as we dispel the myth that patents have never been a concern. Shortly after going public, in December 2013 Twitter acquired 900 patents from IBM. Given that the acquisition occurred within weeks of going public it is certain that the acquisition was well underway prior to Twitter going public and that the institutional investors were apprised of that fact while doing due diligence.
In a 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2014, Twitter explained:
As of December 31, 2013, we had 956 issued patents and approximately 100 filed patent applications in the United States and foreign countries relating to message distribution, graphical user interfaces, security and related technologies. Our issued United States patents are expected to expire between 2016 and 2031.
The latest 10-K filed with the SEC by Twitter on August 11, 2014 explains that the company now has 962 patents as of June 30, 2014. Furthermore, even after nearing 1,000 issued patents Twitter continues to state to the SEC that the portfolio they have is much smaller than the portfolios owned by other companies, including Twitter competitors. In August 2014, Twitter explained:
Many companies in these industries, including many of our competitors, have substantially larger patent and intellectual property portfolios than we do, which could make us a target for litigation as we may not be able to assert counterclaims against parties that sue us for patent, or other intellectual property infringement.
Clearly Twitter knows what the anti-software patent crowd refuses to believe. Companies in this space frequently file for and obtain patents, with successful and growing companies amassing many thousands of patents.
Twitter also went on to explain:
There may be intellectual property or other rights held by others, including issued or pending patents, that cover significant aspects of our products and services, and we cannot be sure that we are not infringing or violating, and have not infringed or violated, any third-party intellectual property rights or that we will not be held to have done so or be accused of doing so in the future.
Instead of responsibly moving forward to innovate and seek patents they acknowledge that there very well may be patents owned by others that cover "significant aspects" of the products and services offered by Twitter. It seems overwhelmingly clear that to the extent that Twitter was slow to seek patent protection initially, which they were, such an anti-patent stance will come at a severe cost in the long term.
You really have to wonder where the anti-software patent community gets its information. Clearly, Twitter considers patents an important asset, they filed their first patent application as early as 2008, they are aggressively acquiring patents and they say that they have every intention to continue to seek patent protection on their innovations.
If patent protection is good for Twitter then why exactly isn't it the right idea for your start-up company that has dreams of being the next Twitter? If Twitter being slow to amass patents causes them and their investors so much concern that they continually have to make ominous warnings in filings with the SEC why should you ignore the patent system yourself as a fledgling start-up?
Don't make raising money any more difficult for yourself than it already is. Secure core innovations with patent applications as you responsibly move forward with building your business. It is the wise decision, which is why Twitter, Google, Apple, Facebook and Priceline, to name but a few, were all built with strong patent protection.
J – You are generally posing a question that has been answered for millenia by hundreds of successful civilizations. Patents were created in ancient Greece, and have been used ever since to promote useful innovations in every leading country. Do you, and the other newborn naives of the anti-patent crowd, honestly believe that all of civilization created patent systems for nothing, over and over again, or that they arose out of thin air, when they actually hurt progress? No. Patent systems kept on being developed and applied in country after country, century after century, to countless new technologies, because the answer to your question is that it is worse without them. Billions of people, over lifetimes, applied a collective wisdom to this that vastly exceeds your armchair quarterbacking here. They were able to observe what happens without patents, and it isn't pretty, and they chose patents, plain and simple. We would have to ignore all of the world's history and experience with patents — not to mention common sense — to believe your hypothesis hasn't been disproven. Do a little research before you doubt the existence of gravity like that. Do you really think Google would have succeeded the way it has without the pagerank, etc., patents? Or would one of the 500 pound gorillas of the time have stolen it from them? Or, would all of the investment that went into Google, and the many innovations that arose, all have materialized, and as quickly, without those protections? History tells us "no," and society shouldn't have to throw out its plumbing every time an ignorant child throws out naive ad hominem, like "I doubt it works."
Another thing you should think about when you read the anti-patent stuff kicked around by Chairman Moa's infants these days: The anti-patent movement was hatched by rich industrialists pretending to be feel-good liberals. As Curious and others have pointed out, above, it's the little guys, with low resources and no market share, that need protection in order to bring new things to us. Many of the big guys, behind anti-patent, would be just fine without them because they are in a much stronger position, and would prefer to be able to take any great invention of any start-up, not get sued, and not lose any market share to that start-up. That's why industrialist-owned media sources are so vested in questioning patents, and have lobbied so hard against them. Don't be a tool to the fatcats by buying into their disengenous anti-patent PR. Anti-patent is not a liberal ideal. Even a country as far left as the Soviet Union had patents. Why? Because they work.
Why do we need patents in the software field anyways if, as Alice's lawyer conceded, these programs are not difficult to create.
Ease of creation is immaterial. For software, what one should be worried about (if you are a software developer) is ease of copying. Spend 4000 man-hours developing a piece of software and with no patent protection it'll be copied with ease by one of the larger players in the field (and likely given away in the next update of their software).
Sorry J, but you too need to understand that "need" is a symptom of looking at the patent system as only a "but-for" system and such is clear error.
Because if we are going to change the language in 101 to encompass software claims, that is a question worth asking.
Why do you ask, "Why do we need?"
Mike-
Thanks for your reply. I would disagree that patents give a relative short period of exclusivity, because by the time the software becomes "public domain", it is obsolete. I would also point out that one does not need a patent to recoup investment costs in software (unlike, say, pharmaceuticals), and also that patents are not the only form of intellectual property protection.
Twitter has survived, and has become profitable, with relatively few patents. Twitter listed all the forms of protection, and patents were last. Gene argues that it hurt Twitter not have patents because there was not near the number of investors. That would not have mattered if Twitter's competitors did not have many patents, either. And that is where the state of the law is going.
Will there be less overall investment? Yes, but those investors will spend there money elsewhere and we'll get patented products in other fields. Will the rate of software development change as a result? Probably not an appreciable rate. Why do we need patents in the software field anyways if, as Alice's lawyer conceded, these programs are not difficult to create.
A patent is open information, for free use by anybody, once the period of exclusivity is past.
Small correction, a patent permits the inventor to talk about their invention — either in the application itself or via other vehicles (e.g., technical conferences) and the knowledge is available for anybody to use at that moment. They can improve upon the technology or take it in a different direction. If how they use it infringes upon the original patent, then there is an opportunity for cross-licensing, but the salient point is that the knowledge is available for use today <– this promotes innovation.
@ J –
I think I understand your hypothetical question, but I don't think it can be evaluated as simply as you put the question. The historical situation is that to obtain investments, software companies need to be able to convince investors not only that their product is commercially viable, but that it will remain commercially viable for long enough to generate a good return on investment. Just like any other research-based industry. And of all the research-based industries, software is remarkably vulnerable to counterfeiting and to integration by competitors into their own products. If a startup software company with a new product is unable demonstrate in some manner that they will be able to provide that product at a profit to the investors in the face of established software giants, then they will not get investments. It is that simple. Patents give the developers a relatively short period of exclusivity to practice their invention, but the key is that the period of exclusivity is a known quantity. It is that limited time period of exclusivity that makes a software developer with a patent more likely to get investment funding that one without a patent. If software patents were as hard to get in 2007 as they seem to be now, then investment funding would have been as hard to get in 2007 as it will become soon.
Trade secrets are not a substitute for patents, especially in the software world. When you are practicing your invention in the open, on anybody's machine to be reverse engineered or copied, then the invention is not a trade secret. And even if they did provide protection, they also prevent competitors from building on the invention. A patent is open information, for free use by anybody, once the period of exclusivity is past.
You ask: "Would investors have demanded patents…"
Investors have always demanded patents. Those familiar with the surveys, studies and realities of the industry know this to be true.
Gene,
It was a hypothetical, I'm not saying that it was the state of the law in 2007 that software patents were difficult to obtain. What I am asking is, if the state of the law as it is now in 2014 (when it will be difficult to get a software patent), was the state of the law in 2007, what would happen? Would investors have demanded patents, or even considered patents, if everyone in the industry had a thin patent portfolio?
With that understanding, I would welcome your thoughts on my previous post @5. Of course you may do whatever you like with your time.
History shows that most people are not influenced by logic, facts, proof and science.
They simply go with their "feelings".
They simply go with the crowd.
They are sheep –but don't know it.
Today's feel-good movement is one that bashes real science and the folk who work in it.
Take for example one piece of "scholarship" that implicitly claims that electrons are not part of the "physical world". It asks us to believe in discredited alchemy. It asks us to eschew the evil "software patents" even though clearly it has no definition for what those evil things are. And … it is written by a law "professor".
You don't believe such "scholarship" can exist in the modern, 21st century world?
Check it out at this link:
http://patentu.blogspot.com/2014/09/electronic-scholarship-denies-existence.html
Vance-
No, dissenters don't get banned. People who get banned are liars, intentionally misrepresent facts, use profanity or get in the way of thoughtful discussion. We are always happy to enlighten people like you who have apparently been fed a bunch of lies your whole life and bought into what is really and easily provably false.
The issue I took with your comment was that it is so ridiculous on its face that no one with even half a brain could believe what you wrote. You really think that inventing costs nothing?
So why would you think this was a satire site? Everything I say is backed up by actual fact with links to primary sources of information. Everything in this article is perfectly true and accurate. You cannot dispute anything written here, so why do you continue to believe what I've thoroughly disproved?
Why exactly did you find other articles amusing. Is that the full extent of your logical capabilities? Seriously, it seems you have first level understanding (at best) and you aren't able to even express your point of view. I understand how difficult it must be to express something that is factually erroneous and present it like you really believe it, but the fact that you have no reply other than "quite amusing" speaks volumes about the credibility of your position.
If you want to participate in discussion then you really need to do more than provide uninformed commentary that doesn't convey any thoughtful desire to move the debate forward. Otherwise please go elsewhere. There are plenty of places on the Internet that eagerly welcome your brand of mindless blather.
-Gene
I actually thought this was a satire site for a while
I wouldn't have admitted to that.
I realized you're all really true believers, and apparently dissenters get banned
Dissenters don't get banned — disseminators of false information get banned. If you want to drink the anti-patent Koolaid, go to Slashdot or Ars Technica. From there, you can get all the uninformed opinions you want to your heart's desire.
What this does not demonstrate is that patents are necessary for innovative behavior.
Patents aren't necessary for innovative behavior. However, assuming that fact to be true, it does not necessarily follow that patents do not promote innovative behavior.
There is a lesson that each generation needs to learn in their own way — altruism is not a viable business model. Sure, there will be some people that will invent for the love of inventing and will give away their inventions for free. However, most people are self-interested (not a bad thing) and the patent system caters to that.
Vance Proust
Oh I read all these articles, they are quite amusing. I actually thought this was a satire site for a while, then I realized you're all really true believers, and apparently dissenters get banned. I expect I'm next.
Vance – I don't think there is the distinction you are trying to make. Innovation isn't magical and doesn't happen in a vacuum. Innovation at the scale of Twitter doesn't happen overnight and there are a lot of costs involved. Of course investors aren't going to put money in without some sort of "guarantee" of a return, which is where patents come in. Without a patent, all Facebook or Google would have had to do was co-opt Twitter's technology and Twitter would never have become what it is today. And without patents, the next Twitter or Google will never come into being because their technology, if not protected, will be co-opted by the big guys.
Gene has pointed it out in another article recently, but take inventory of the world economies and where the 'innovation' is coming from. It is being driven by the countries that provide the mechanisms that help companies protect their investment/ technology /product/etc. You see so many tech companies here in the U.S. because they can protect their new, innovative technology and ensure the big guys don't steal it.
Did you read the article? A very clear case, with clear examples, was made on how doing away with patents actually help the established, big business not just lock up the existing market, but block new markets and companies from even coming into existence.
You say: "but what if it was difficult/impossible to get a patent in the software industry in 2007?"
But what if pigs could grow wings and fly? That is about the same statement you are making here. It was not difficult/impossible to get software patents in 2007. Hundreds of thousands of software patents issued from 2007 to 2014. So the very premise of your question/point is hopelessly flawed. If you did even the most basic research on freely available public databases you would have known what you are saying is clearly wrong.
Vance Proust-
You say: "What this does not demonstrate is that patents are necessary for innovative behavior."
That statement is so breathtakingly dishonest that I almost don't know where to start. In order to make such an ignorant statement you have to actually believe that innovation doesn't require any capital. Perhaps in the future you should refrain from making comments that clearly demonstrate that you are clueless on the topic at hand.
Obviously, any innovation requires capital. Innovations do not fall from the sky or invent themselves. Research and development takes time and a lot of money. To suggest otherwise is to merely lie.
Thanks for the chuckle! I always get a kick out of the ridiculous responses people like you come up with when I have clearly demonstrated I am right and backed it up with volumes of indisputable facts.
_Gene
Vance,
There you go again. making up false narratives about the positions of those who are knowledgeable about patents and want to maintain a strong patent system.
Way back when (1780?), even the drafters of the US Constitution understood that inventing would go on even if there was no patent system.
The point of the patent system was never to "cause" inventing in the first place but rather to hasten it and to hasten (promote) the bringing forth of its fruits for the benefit of the general welfare and the progeny of American society.
To "promote" the [already there anyway] "progress" of science and the useful arts … Article 1, section 8, clause 8 among the enumerated powers of (not the US Supreme Court but rather exclusively that of) the US Congress.
Modern patent practitioners understand that as well. So why do make up your own facts instead of coming to grip with the actual facts? No different than saying Twitter never had patents.
You are laboring under the false "but for" thinking that the patent system only exists "but for" rewarding innovation that otherwise would not take place.
Such a view cannot remain in place when talking about why we have patents.
What you have demonstrated is: investors want proof that no one may compete with whomever they invest in, and successful businesses will employ whatever legal means they can to prevent competition. In that sense, yes, patents are a valuable tool to lock up a market. What this does not demonstrate is that patents are necessary for innovative behavior.
Gene Gene
Please stop trying to confuse the digitari with facts.
They've made up their story and they are going to stick to it, come high water or that other thing.
Interesting that Twitter has so many visible patent properties now. A couple of years ago it looked as though their portfolio was very small.
Gene – any thoughts on Twitter's Innovator's Patent Agreement? We took a look at this a while ago on our blog (see http://ipcopy.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/twitters-patent-agreement-with-inventors-a-closer-look/)
So I ask, what if no one in the software industry had anything much in their patent portfolio?
Then what is to stop me and my team of 10, 100, 1000 engineers from reverse engineering any "cool" software idea and reproducing it? The likes of Microsoft, IBM, and Apple could have done so 10 or 15 years ago.
Ask yourself, what would happen if all software patents disappeared today? I'll tell you who won't be immediately disadvantaged — the big established players who already have a huge advantage in market size. The smaller developers will be out of luck. Try breaking into the business when all one of the larger players has to do is update their preexisting software to include whatever the smaller developer creates.
Eventually, the Chinese (or similar situated country … i.e., with a large yet low cost work force) will reverse engineer just about everything and do it cheaper (either for the end user or to advertisers).
There isn't a lot of patent-protected products in Walmart. Next time you are there, try to see if you can find some (non-food) products that are made in the US.
It is a fair point to say that Twitter was at a disadvantage when having a thin patent portfolio, but what if it was difficult/impossible to get a patent in the software industry in 2007? Would investors have demanded patents, or even considered patents, if everyone in the industry had a thin patent portfolio?
You can say one of several things. 1) Yes, investors still would have demanded patents because other industries have patents, and if Twitter, Facebook, IBM, Apple, Samsung, ect. can't get patents, then the investors will take their money to industries that can. 2) Yes, investors will still demand patents but will just be more difficult to get quality patents. 3) No, investors would not have demanded patents, because computer/software industry was a huge cash cow with or without patents, so what that Twitter doesn't have patents, no one in the software industry has them! Or, finally, 4) No, investors will not care about patents, but they will not invest in software companies unless there is a strong portfolio in other areas of intellectual property.
I tend to side with argument 4. You might say argument 1, and I would be interested in you making the argument that it is necessary to have industry-wide software patents or else the industry would no longer be funded. But if you make that argument, your facts here do not support that proposition, because even if Twitter was disadvantaged by not having a patent portfolio, that was in the context of its competitors having a strong portfolio. So I ask, what if no one in the software industry had anything much in their patent portfolio?
Eric P. Mirabel
In a related vein, the adage "Coca Cola relied on keeping its formula secret instead of patenting" is also FALSE. Coke has over 1000 US patents in its own company name today (not counting patents owned by its subs)
I suggest you re-read the article and try and focus on the facts. The reality is that Twitter investors demanded patents. Twitter could not have raised money initially or ever gone public without patents. Furthermore, if Twitter had been more active in protecting their innovations they wouldn't be facing as many lawsuits because they would own the rights rather than others.
Acquiring patents for defensive purposes is certainly a part of the Twitter strategy, but it is incorrect to suggest that is the only reason to acquire patents. Protecting core innovations from competitors is very important, as well as having assets to create value and obtain investments.
Finally, as markets mature patent infringement litigation between competitors becomes less likely. But if you don't have a substantial patent footprint you will miss opportunities to cross license and grow. If you don't have patents you have no asset to cross license, which causes great concern over time.
You really have to wonder where the anti-software patent community gets its information.
I believe that it boils down to the meme of "If it is on the Internet it must be true." Over the years, I've read many patent-related articles on Ars Technica and Slashdot (both have heavy anti-patent slants). The amount of misinformation there (even from the writers of the articles, i.e., supposed "experts") is astounding.
If I didn't know better and assumed that everything written there was true, I would probably be anti-patent as well.
"It seems overwhelmingly clear that to the extent that Twitter was slow to seek patent protection initially, which they were, such an anti-patent stance will come at a severe cost in the long term."
But that is because their competitors have patents, right? I don't think your argument works here Gene. Let's say it is difficult, if not impossible to gain a software patent circa 2007. That means neither Twitter nor their competitors would have hardly any patents. Twitter said it needs patents to beat back litigation, but without the competitors having patents, then why have any patents?
Which isn't to say that Intellectual Property rights are not important for Twitter and the like, just that maybe copyright and trade secret law is the better route for these companies to go.


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Growing up on a farm, I have many recollections of my father's frustration with farming. As I read Psalm 100, one of his greatest frustrations came back to me.
He had decided to try raising sheep on a small scale. Fortunately, he started with only three lambs. These lambs were convinced the grass was greener on the other side of the barbed wire fence. And since their wool made them immune to the barbs of the fence, they were outside of the fence more than they were inside of it, oblivious to the fact that they could be hit by passing cars. it was not long before we were eating lamb chops.
Considering how often we think things look better on the other side of the fence, it is probably not by accident that Jesus uses the analogy of sheep when referring to us. Foolish sheep that we are, we think we know best, oblivious to the dangers out there.
Fortunately for us, our Heavenly Father is not a frustrated farmer, but rather a loving shepherd. In 1 Peter 2:25 we read: "You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls." Fortunate sheep indeed!


I couldn't stop laughing on Tuesday after reading a post by randfish on his SEOmoz blog. He has come up with a solution to the paid links debate. Seriously, it was the dumbest idea I have read about. Why do I think it is so dumb? Because it is still paid links.
Rand's great idea is to create something called Sponsored Editorials. According to Rand, webmasters would pay money to have someone review their website. The people reviewing the website can do one of three things.
Review the website, and if they like it they link with a nofollow tag.
Review the website and if they LOVE it then they link with dofollow.
Now in Rand's defense I have a lot of respect for him. He is 10 times the business man I am. His knowledge on SEO is greater than my own. He has accomplished in two years many times more than I have accomplished in four. So, I hope he doesn't take this personally. I apologize if this offends him.
Isn't Google smacking down Paid Text Links? Isn't this a paid link? Yes, it is. Whether you call it editorial voting, sponsored editorials, paid reviews or whatever; in the end it is still a paid link. This is the same thing as USA Today website having something called a marketplace. What is the marketplace? A paid link. Does Google think that USAToday has nothing better to do than link to just some of the millions of companies out in the world wide web? Ha.
I was surfing the web today and began looking at web directories. Guess what? There are still web directories that don't have nofollow on their links. And yet they are still getting a nice green PR image on their Google toolbar.
How about a Link Exchange Program?
Do you want to skate around the paid links issue? Would you agree that if you paid a company to run a link exchange program for you that those links really are paid links? Did someone come to your website and like the content or want to link to a specific article? Then they placed your link on their website. No, it is a paid link. If you have the money you can still buy your way to high Page Rank. Because Google is very selective about how they are applying the paid links smack down. Google is not smacking link exchange programs.
I receive on average 3 requests for link exchanges everyday. Many weeks I will receive 2 or 3 from the same link exchange company for their different clients. Well, I don't exchange links any more. I am willing to link to an article of interest. An article that so excites me that I want to include it in one of my articles. All of my paid links now get the rel=nofollow. I am sorry advertisers. I bow to the masters of Google.
It's funny, because when the first Google Paid Links Smackdown occurred, my page rank toolbar indicator had moved from a PR 4 to a PR 3. I thought okay, I will change my advertiser's links to include the nofollow tag. Well all was well and good, or so I thought. But, then out of the blue, Google changed my Page rank indicator to ZERO. Now, that was just mean. Why did they do that?
I have this page that I created last year called an Advertiser's Detail Page. This page I created to add a little extra value to companies that advertised with me. The advertisers were giving me a 50 character text link ad and some cash (very little cash at that). And I would place their paid text link ads in the appropriate page. Then I added a little something extra by writing a large paragraph detailing the website as I saw and interpreted the website. Sometimes I would just repeat a paragraph from the website; others I gave a small review. The paragraphs represented my opinion of the website. That opinion was not paid. I volunteered to write the review.
I had ended that program in April of this year, but I had guaranteed to the advertisers that I would leave the opinion piece up for an entire year. Well I have a link for the page on my home page. And the link anchor title is Advertisers Detail Page. It is pretty obvious that the page is devoted to my advertisers. Well, since I am discontinuing the page after the requisite year is finished I really didn't even think about adding nofollow tags to the page.
Now my page rank is ZERO. I am pretty sure I have identified all my other advertisers. You know those Paid Text Link Ads I have on my website that earn me 3 times more than what I get from Google AdSense ads. But, now I don't know if I should be scared of Google or just pissed off. I really don't know why my page rank went down. Did someone report me? Matt Cutts from Google wrote an article asking webmasters to report websites that engage in paid text link ads. He warned that Google was going to do something to them.
The interesting thing to me is the whole goal is to stop people who are trying to game the system. But, the problem isn't just about Paid Text Link Ads. There are still other ways to game the system. You just have to have time or money.
If you have money then just build more websites. Place content on the site that matches your primary website's content without duplication. Then just point all your link juice to your primary website. Michael Martinez details this strategy in a recent post on his blog. You can read more about Using Multiple Domains to Build Page Rank. One thing about Michael Martinez and his SEO Theory website, sometimes he uses so much sarcasm that you get drenched in it. So be careful as you read his post.
I am actually aware of companies that earn millions of dollars that engage in this behavior. The little guy cannot compete with the big companies. Google gives the little guy something that he can turn into cash like the Green Tool Bar. He can sell that perceived influence and earn more money the higher it goes. Then Google comes along and Smacks down the little guy who is trying to make enough money to run his website and keep his equipment updated.
Let's see. If you pay a company to advertise on their site and they don't use nofollow then they are bad. But, it is okay to hire 1, 3, 5 or 100 people to blog for you. Maybe they just leave comments on other blogs. Maybe they have their own blog and write articles that reference your website. Maybe they are friends with other websites and just ask them to review your website or to comment about your latest article. Is that the kind of reference that Google is looking for to build their Page Rank Algorithm? Aren't these companies still just trying to game the system?
Now, who engages in this kind of behavior? How about White Hat SEOs. I know they do it. I have read blogs by their employees saying they do this specific behavior. Now the blog I read I know Matt Cutts from Google reads the blog. How do I know that? Because Matt Cutts commented on the blog just this week. Therefore Google must be aware this activity is occurring. When are they going to smack this behavior?
I was totally amazed this week when I read two blogs and found out that both of them get most of their traffic from direct links. The majority of their traffic does NOT come from Google or the other search engines. In fact, they get more direct traffic than the visitors from all the search engines combined. Wow!
You see, most of my traffic comes from the search engines. In fact, most of my traffic comes from Google. I am at their mercy. But, I am learning. When I first started in this industry, I thought the goal was to get good old fashioned natural and organic traffic. Traffic from searches. But, now I see the errors of my ways. I am beginning to reach out like the search engine spiders and leave comments and visit forums. I am interacting with others. I am trying to get involved in the community.
That's how you do it. You become an active member of communities and then people will check on you. They will click on your name on a blog comment and see who you are and what you do and how you write. I know Caroline Middlebrook has it figured out. Check out her stats analysis for November.
I guess I am done ranting and raving for now. I think I have irritated enough people that my job is done. The truth is after this article I will probably be sent back to the infamous Google sandbox (similar to the hotbox from Steve McQueen's prison movie, Cool Hand Luke). Direct traffic is the answer. That will eliminate your reliance on the Google Cocaine.


"Started wearing more and going out less" seems to be the caption to my life atm. I find this weird time after Summer and right before the holidays to be confusing: my energy levels are at an all-time low, all I want to do is cuddle up in my pyjamas and watch Netflix shows. Actually, we finally started watching Game of Thrones and so far, I don't like it. That doesn't stop me from wanting to spend my nights bundled up on the couch though.
It's getting dark so early now that, by the time I close the office door behind me, my brain has been tricked into thinking it is well after midnight already. I'm trying to fix that by dragging my gym bag to me to work and dragging myself to the gym right after work. This way I get my excercise before allowing myself to succomb to my Winter ritual of not-leaving-the-house-ever-again*.
Of course I am exaggerating once again, as I leave the house plenty of times for Wintery walks with pupper Lewis. I actually enjoy waking up and going for a walk in the early morning, just the two of us, when the city is still asleep. The crisp air (mixed with some lovely polution but let's not think about that for now), the quality time and the smile of that little ball of fluff are enough to give me a kickstart and take on the day at full force. Thanks for making a morning person out of me, Lew! If you'd catch me on one of those early morning or late night walks, chances are I'm in sneakers, sweatpants and my giant winter coat – my off-duty Winter uniform if you will..
Sometimes I do like to get dresses up though, and that's when these pics were taken: wearing my new Essentiel Antwerp camel coat, very fluorescent green sweater and a few of my favourite accessories. Scroll down to shop everything.
Pictures by Liesanne de Beenhouwer.


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Prep Quick Shots: 7 area stars voted into IBCA Hall of Fame
Matt Trowbridge Staff writer @matttrowbridge
Three of the 10 members of the Register Star's All-Century area basketball teams are finally going into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Rockford West's Ernie Kent and girls stars Carrie Coffman of Jefferson and Amanda Levens of Belvidere headline a group of six Rockford people who will be inducted.
Also going in are West star Bob Slaughter, East's Andre Goode, Rochelle's Ben Rand and longtime WTVO sports anchor Scott Leber in the media division.
Slaughter played on back-to-back Ivy League champions at Princeton. Kent played and coached at Oregon and may be the No. 1 Rockford West icon of all time. Levens is in the Arizona State Hall of Fame. Coffman starred on the only Rockford Public Schools girls team ever to reach state, still holds Bradley's single-season rebounding record and played pro ball in 10 foreign countries. Goode led East to two conference titles and had 1,155 points and 650 rebounds in four years at Northwestern.
Rand played at Iowa and then Northern Illinois.
Football and basketball
State football champ Lena-Winslow is favored to win its NUIC division in basketball, too, and the teams it beat in the state finals and semifinals — Moweaqua Central A&M and Kewanee Wethersfield — are ranked No. 1 and 9 in the state.
Hultman to St. Ambrose
Rockford Christian's Owen Hultman has signed to play golf for St. Ambrose, which has qualified for the NAIA national tournament 15 of the past 20 years and will host the 2021 and 2022 tourneys at TPC Deere Run. Hultman is a four-time all-Big Northern golfer and three-time state qualifier, and beat out 2018 state champ Marcus Smith of Winnebago to win the 2018 Big Northern title. He finished 17th at the Chick Evans Junior Championship this summer and has won 15 Rockford-area junior tournaments the past four years. "I am confident that Owen will be an impact player during his college career," St. Ambrose coach Jeff Griebel said.
Bruce to sign Wednesday
Isaiah Bruce, who helped lead Lena-Winslow to a pair of Class 1A state football titles, will make it official and sign with Iowa at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Le-Win gym. Bruce, who made a verbal commitment last year, will play defensive line for the Hawkeyes.
Matt Trowbridge: 815-987-1383; mtrowbridge@rrstar.com; @matttrowbridge


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Q: Full Disk Encryption in existing Linux system without erasing any content from the drives I am trying to achieve "Full Disk Encryption" in a already installed Linux system. I have come across with LUKS with dm-crypt, it can encrypt a drive/entire disk, but before encrypting it is formatting the drive first and all data is getting removed permanently.
As I need to do "Full Disk Encryption" for an existing & mature Linux machine(e.g Ubuntu, centOS), I cannot possibly afford the formatting of the drives/partitions. Is there any possible method by which I can do the "Full Disk Encryption" without loosing the existing contents in the system.
I am very new to these concepts so any proper guidance will be of great help.
Thanks!!

A: First, you need to shrink your partition by 1028 KB (slightly more than 1 MB). I would recommend to shrink it by 4 MB. Unmount your partition before the operation.
For ext4:
sudo dumpe2fs /dev/sdd1|grep 'Block count'

substract 1024 from this value (assuming you have 4KB blocks), then do:
sudo resize2fs /dev/sdd1 new_value

Then encrypt it:
sudo cryptsetup-reencrypt -N --reduce-device-size 4M /dev/sdd1

A: Two options come to quick mind:

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*Install cryptsetup-reencrypt. Use the flags you need/desire to reencrypt it  (this ONLY  messes with the LUKS Device not the underlying Filesystem (fs) whatever it is ext2/3/4, xfs,  etc).

*BACKUP everything when unlocked (booted and running) or as a mounted dd or rsync option to a second drive then rebuild as desired.

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A whole lot of happenings around the Sherwood Forest Bed and Breakfast this weekend!
At noon for Memorial Day weekend. Open weekends only Friday 12-9 pm, Saturday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday 9 am-6 pm until June 18.
Saturdays, 9:30 am, through August 29, rain or shine, meeting at the north end of Oval Beach parking lot. An introduction to the natural and cultural history of this magnificent duneland, recently purchased by the City of Saugatuck. The talk is free, but Oval Beach parking costs $6 between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Contact the City of Saugatuck at (269) 857-2603.
Second and fourth Saturday each month, 10am-12 noon, beginning February 11. Different forms of art in our community will be explored. A local artist will share their work. Children will have an opportunity to try different mediums. The Children's Museum of Fennville, 202 East Main Street, Fennville. For further information, contact (269)561-8494.
Open 12-4 pm daily May 27 through Labor Day and on weekends in September through October 28. Award winning museum's 2012 exhibition is an updated version of "Our Village Life". Photographs, artifacts and stories uncover the mysteries and stories of daily life in the Saugatuck area (1890-1950). The permanent interactive "super map" allows visitors to learn the history of sites throughout the local communities. Special group tours by request. The museum is in the historic Pump House at Mt. Baldhead Park, 735 Park Street, Saugatuck. Gift shop features local interest books and souvenirs. See the Society's website sdhistoricalsociety.org for details.


In this edition of Extreme Focus, STACK Expert and mental performance coach Dave Austin reveals how he used nerves to give him an advantage on the tennis court.
Have you ever been in a crucial situation with the game on the line and felt so nervous that you might throw up? As MLB pitcher Kameron Loe says, "Nerves give me power, if I focus on my intentions."
Looking back at my own professional tennis career, I can see where I let nerves distract me from my goals rather than using them to fuel my competitive fire. On some occasions, I was too busy fighting my nerves to stop and realize that I could turn them around and use them to amplify my performance.
Then I changed my mindset.
I realized that my opponent was no different from me and was also feeling the pressure, so I attacked him with a vengeance and used my nerves as a weapon of destruction. I used that extra push of adrenaline to blow right past him.
That simple shift in my mentality is what helped me start winning big points.
Nerves are only a bad thing if you see them as a bad thing.
Look at nerves as your body preparing itself for competition.
Welcome the pressure—bring it on!
Get excited about the extra power you now have.
Recognize that everyone has them—you are no different.
Know if you are too calm, you may play flat.
The worst thing you can do is try to calm down and lose your emotions. That's nuts. The effort you put into tamping things down will actually slow you down and tire you out more quickly.
Editor's Note: The video above is an XF Sneak, courtesy of Extreme Focus Training Camp, an exclusive online training center where elite athletes go to train their minds. For more info, visit www.ExtremeFocus.com.


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Q: Loop through recordset data 10 records at a time and add to array Context: I am writing a Google Maps API in my Microsoft Access database which takes postcodes in a table and sends them over to Google as part of a HTTP GET request. To make my requests more efficient, I am trying to batch 10 postcodes together at a time to send over to Google. I have chosen 10 as Google has a 2000 character limit in it's GET API requests.
Exam Question: Using DAO recordsets, how do I loop through my Postcodes table, 10 records at a time and add those 10 records to an array, until I reach the end of the table? So in essence, get 10 records from the table, add them to an array, then clear the array, then get the next 10 records and add them to the array, then clear the array...until I reach the end of the table.
My basic code so far is:
Public Function CalcGeoData()

    Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
    Dim Postcodes(0 To 10) As String

    ' Begin to loop through the Postcodes in I_Postcodes and update for distance and time from base
    Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("Postcodes")
    If Not (rs.EOF And rs.BOF) Then

        rs.MoveFirst

        Do Until rs.EOF = True

            Debug.Print (rs!Postcode)
            Debug.Print "-----------"

            rs.Move 10

        Loop

    End If

    rs.Close
    Set rs = Nothing

End Function

A: Inside your loop:

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*Create another loop from i = 1 to 10. Inside that loop:

*

*Add the values from the current record to myArray(i).

*Special case: If the end of the recordset is reached, clear the remaining array entries.

*Send the array to Google (or do whatever else you want to do with it).

Translating this to code is left as an exercise.
Note: You might want to consider using a VBA Collection instead of an array, which has a useful Add method.

A: Use the GetRows method: Moving through the Recordset in Access VBA
Put it inside a loop where you pull 10 records (not RecordCount as shown) in each loop until no more records.


The work of Nathan Jurevicius has appeared in numerous publications, advertising campaigns and galleries around the world. His Scarygirl brand has developed a huge following and manifested itself as graphic novels, limited edition figures, animations, video games, specialty products – and soon a feature film.
Nathan works with the participants on defining the essence of their characters, while minimising it to the max and preparing it to remain appealingly unique throughout different media, techniques and styles.


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Jordan Ganchovski is a Bulgarian writer, poet, literary critic and playwright. He owns the American publishing house The World Publishing in Illinois. His literary-critical research focuses on avant-garde literature as well as social anthropology and cultural heritage. Ganchovski is the chief editor of Zlatorog and The Chicagoan and World Reports. He wrote the novel Night of the Tenth Day, which is the novel with shortest story-time in world literature history.

Biography
Ganchovski was born on September 25, 1953 in the village of Rogozen, Vratsa district. He graduated from the School of Mechanics in Vratsa. He began publishing in 1977 while he was a student at Voronezh State University. In 1978, he was expelled from the Soviet Union and began his higher education in journalism at Sofia University. He wrote for the criticism department of the newspaper Literary Front before working at the Union of Bulgarian Writers until 1985. From 1985 to 1991 he was editor of the publishing house "National Youth". In 1988, he was banned from working with young writers. In 1991, he was removed permanently from the publishing house. The same year, he participated in the founding of the daily publication of the opposition movement, "Support". In 1992, he moved to the U.S. where he established and began publishing the newspaper "EK", and later the newspaper "Zlatorog". He became the chief editor of the magazine The Chicagoan and World Reports in 2005. He is founder and chairman of the literary circle "Georgi Markov".
http://liternet.bg/publish10/jganchovski/index.html

Bibliography

Winter Sowing - 1985
Back to the roots - 1989
Letters sent by Wind - 1998, 1999, 2000
Fragments 2003
Stone ship - 2000, 2005, 2007
Korno - Comedy - 2010

http://www.chicagoanmagazine.com/

http://www.baachicago.com/bdic/generalinfo.asp

http://liternet.bg/publish10/jganchovski/index.html

Honors

1981 Gold Medal for literary criticism
1982 National Poetry Competition - Shumen - First Prize
1985 Special Award for first book - National Competition, Haskovo
2000 and 2001 Nomination for poet of the year by the International Society of Poets in New Jersey, USA
2005 Grand Prize of the editors of the International Library of Poetry - USA.

http://liternet.bg/publish10/jganchovski/index.html

References

Living people
Bulgarian writers
1953 births
Voronezh State University alumni


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Home / Business / Industries / Agriculture / Pesticide Egg Scandal a Blessing in Disguise for Farm Animals
Pesticide Egg Scandal a Blessing in Disguise for Farm Animals
Posted on August 22, 2017 by Korea Bizwire in Agriculture, Culture & Society, Industries, Most Viewed, Policies and Regulation, Retail & Consumer Goods, Top News with 1 Comment
In the wake of South Korea's pesticide egg scandal, popular unrest and indignation has fomented a shift in attitudes that may not have been possible in ordinary times.
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of South Korea's pesticide egg scandal, popular unrest and indignation has fomented a change in attitudes that may not have been possible in ordinary times.
As of the date of this article, none other than the president has spoken out about the need for reform. Reform in overall policy, regulations, and processing of livestock have all been called for, but what has been noteworthy is that the call for improved "animal welfare" has been echoed across every level of Korean society.
The social phenomenon can be observed at the consumer level, where shoppers are voting with their wallets. An employee at a major supermarket chain stated, "Despite organic eggs being about twice the price of regular eggs, there has been twice as much interest in the former than previously."
An employee at a major supermarket chain stated, "Despite organic eggs being about twice the price of regular eggs, there has been twice as much interest in the former than previously." (Image: Yonhap)
The reason behind the preference for organic eggs is related to the lifestyle of the egg laying hens. The chickens are "grass-fed" by leaving them in the open, and no pesticides and chemicals of any kind are used on or around the chickens.
Some farms use pesticides to remove ticks on the hens, but organic farms instead provide enough space for the birds to use instinct and dirt to get rid of the bothersome insects.
As the consternation over the contaminated eggs lingers on, the industry expects interest in organic eggs to continue to grow. Major retailer Lotte Mart reported that it has already seen an impact on its sales as revenues from organic eggs have increased by 20 percent compared to before the scandal. That can only be good news for organic farmers, animal rights, and of course the animals themselves.
The chickens are "grass-fed" by leaving them in the open, and no pesticides and chemicals of any kind are used on or around the chickens. (Image: Yonhap)
Changes are afoot at the provincial level as well. Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced on August 21 that an amendment specifying the implementation of policies concerning the husbandry of livestock was announced last Friday.
The policies are outlined in an ordinance titled "Accreditation for Happy Livestock Farms in Gyeonggi" that was prepared by the provincial government starting last month.
For example, nine chickens must be given a minimum 1 square meter of yard. (Image: Yonhap)
For a farm to be accredited as a "Happy Livestock Farm", strict regulations must be abided by.
For example, nine chickens must be given a minimum 1 square meter of yard. For egg laying hens, there must be 0.05 square meters of space in the coop per bird.
Using this method of accreditation, the province expects to see the first successful launch of a "Happy Livestock Farm" beginning this coming October.
In another province, North Chungcheong governor Lee Si Jong called for efforts to create organic farms in a committee meeting on August 21, saying, "Unlike avian influenza which is a fight against a virus that can't be seen, the problem of the 'pesticide eggs' is one that can be prevented to a certain degree if we can gain the cooperation of farmers."
He referenced the province's continued requests to the national government for financial assistance for livestock farmers, insisting that the funds could be invested into creating organic farms that would reduce the risk of situations like the pesticide eggs crisis.
And finally, the national level. On August 21, the president apologized for the concern that the eggs scandal has caused and promised rapid reforms. Then, like seemingly every other Korean nowadays, he mentioned the need for improved animal welfare. "I hope that there will be greater inspection into the environment in which animals are raised, including aspects like animal welfare and sanitation levels of livestock," he declared.
On August 21, the president apologized for the concern that the eggs scandal has caused and promised rapid reforms. (Image: Yonhap)
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dino August 22, 2017 at 3:38 pm
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Oh man I was rolling in the aisles.
So they had the decency to leave the deceased characters equipment alone, but still drank her beer? Made me chuckle.
I love how KK was having NONE of this.
Gotta say this is the best one yet. The fact you didn't really didn't know if Frankie and Justine's PC''s were gonna make it made my spine tingle from the suspense--and KK was a real hoot to watch.
Zak S, you are King of All Bastards, and we salute you for it.
I thought so. As a DM, I quickly recognized the technique.
I love this show. I don't know who made what pact with which immortal demon, but every episode gets better and better than the previous.
I want me some t-shirts, dagnabbit.
Remember to look up and stare fixedly at one of the players before burying your head in the book again. Also the infamous dice rolls when nothing is going on. I like to roll some dice, count around the table from left to right then roll more dice. And smile.
And great show. Now when ARE the t-shirts coming out?
I liked this episode. GM head games are always fun, especially when not aimed at yourself. Satine's character sketch was also very nice.