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STITCHES OF SPACE THAT SLOWLY COME AND GO
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About 1000 JETs have passed through Tokyo in the past week before heading out to their various outposts around the land. When I first decided to come to Japan, the first avenue I explored was JET, and by all accounts it's the most attractive option for people arriving in this country. The pay is better, the work is more enjoyable, the lifestyle more interesting. Still, I'm really happy with the decision I made. My transition from New Zealand to Japan was near seamless, and that's almost entirely down to the hard of work of people at the company I work for. Plus a healthy dose of optimism and self-assuredness on my part, of course.
I knew a couple of people from Christchurch in this JET intake, so I headed into Shibuya on Tuesday to have a few drinks with them. A few drinks turned into pitcher after pitcher at nomihoudai karaoke, and various drunken introductions. Here's the crazy thing: two of the other guys in the group we were with came from Christchurch, and it turned out that they knew some good friends of mine who are now scattered about the globe. Then there was another guy who was taught maths by my friend Marty's dad. And the other week I met a guy whose brother used to live in my last flat.
That's the thing about New Zealand. You talk about there being a maximum six degrees of separation between any two people in the world, but in NZ I reckon it's more like two or three, and often the connection is even more direct than that. It's a small country, and people move around a lot – around the nation and around the world – so it ends up being pretty easy to find a link with another person, and that tends to be first on the order of business when you meet another NZer. I've lived in the Waikato, in Auckland and in Christchurch, plus I have friends from all over the country – and some from overseas – so it really isn't hard. Still, it surprises me every time.
Last night I headed back into my favourite part of Japan so far: Ginza/Nihonbashi. Shibuya's cool and all, but you won't see ganguro girls or hordes of hosts dirtying the streets around here (although I was offered a massage on my way to the station – which I declined). I visited the Tokyo International Forum, which has an extremely impressive glass atrium, and took lots of arty photos. Then we went to 100 Dining, where drinks and food are very cheap (usually ¥100 or ¥200) and pretty nice, and after that to an izakaya called Gohan. Gohan means 'food'. I love that. Where shall we go for dinner? I don't know, shall we go to Food? We haven't been there for a while. They had some really great stuff there…
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Brave and Happy: Only once a year?
Every new year brings the opportunity to start fresh. It is an easy opportunity to make things happen or to forgive yourself in whatever way you need it, and begin again. Sadly, January 1st only comes once a year.
Beginning January 1st, make your plan to not wait until January 1st ever again. If you want to set a goal, make a resolution, or choose to live by your personal mission statement, don't wait on the calendar to choose your starting point. Choose it yourself! Don't wait for the next Monday or the next 1st of the month, choose your own starting gate and go!


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Nick Kyrgios says Australia 'created a monster' in Novak Djokovic
Cricket BBL Afghanistan cricket star Rashid Khan slams Australia, may not return
BBL Afghanistan cricket star Rashid Khan slams Australia, may not return
Rashid Khan has declared war on Australia over our national team's decision to withdraw from a tour of Afghanistan.
The Adelaide Strikers fan favourite — who had Aussie fans cheering for Afghanistan during the recent T20 World Cup in Australia — says he might never play in the Big Bash League again.
"I am really disappointed to hear that Australia have pulled out of the series to play us in March," Khan tweeted on Thursday evening.
"I take great pride in representing my country and we have made great progress on the world stage. This decision from CA sets us back in that journey.
"If playing vs Afghanistan is so uncomfortable for Australia then I wouldn't want to make anyone uncomfortable with my presence in the BBL.
"Therefore, I will be strongly considering my future in that competition."
Khan might not be the only one.
Afghanistan bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who represented the Sydney Sixers this summer, also threatened to boycott the BBL following CA's announcement.
Former Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib posted to Twitter: "I was not expecting a country like Australia to encourage the ICC to harm men's cricket as well, so it was an irresponsible decision taken by Cricket Australia … don't use sports like a tool for politicians."
It comes after the Australian men's team withdrew from an upcoming series against Afghanistan in response to the ruling Taliban's "concerning" restrictions on women and girl's activities in the nation.
A three-match one-day series, which forms part of the ICC Super League, was scheduled for March to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
But after "extensive consultation" with relevant stakeholders, including the Australian government, Cricket Australia decided that it wouldn't go ahead.
"This decision follows the recent announcement by the Taliban of further restrictions on women's and girls' education and employment opportunities and their ability to access parks and gyms," a CA statement said.
"CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan, and will continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country.
"We thank the Australian Government for its support on this matter."
There was plenty of support for Khan's stance but also some criticisim.
Sharhazad Akbar, the executive director at Afghan human rights organisation Rawadari, tweeted: "Rashid you are a hero to millions of us, which is why I take issue with this tweet. How is cricket bringing hope when half the population are deprived of the right to education, when the Quranic command "Iqra" is being violated? Where is hope for Afg girls & women?"
Australia will forfeit 30 competition points for the series, which go towards World Cup qualification, and they be awarded to Afghanistan. But the Aussies have already secured automatic qualification to the ODI World Cup in India in October.
Afghanistan is the only ICC full member nation without a women's team, and won't have a team at the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup starting on Saturday.
The issue remains of concern to the ICC and CEO Geoff Allardice said overnight that developments in Afghanistan were a matter certain to be discussed at the next meeting.
"Obviously, the recent developments (banning higher education for girls) in Afghanistan are concerning," Allardice said during a virtual press conference.
"Our board has been monitoring progress since the change of regime. It is a concern that progress is not being made in Afghanistan and it's something our board will consider at its next meeting in March. As far as we are aware, there isn't activity at the moment."
Australia has never played Afghanistan in an ODI or T20 bilateral series.
— with NCA NewsWire, foxsports.com.au
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Complainant is Super Supplements, Inc., Seattle, Washington, United States of America, represented by Garvey, Schubert & Barer, United States of America.
Respondent is Vertical Axis, Inc, Christ Church, Barbados, represented by ESQwire.com PC, United States of America.
The disputed domain name <supersupplements.com> is registered with Nameview Inc.
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on February 16, 2008, naming Super Supplements.com, C/o Whois Identity Shield, as Respondent. On February 18, 2008, the Center transmitted by email to Nameview Inc. a request for registrar verification in connection with the domain name at issue. On February 27, 2008, Nameview Inc. transmitted by email to the Center its verification response stating that Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details. In response to a notification by the Center that the Complaint was administratively deficient, Complainant filed an Amended Complaint on March 5, 2008. The Center verified that the Amended Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy"), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules").
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced March 11, 2008. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response April 4, 2008. The Response was filed with the Center April 4, 2008, requesting the appointment of a three-member Panel.
The Center appointed Desmond J. Ryan, Richard W. Page and Diane Cabell as panelists in this matter on April 29, 2008. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. Each member of the Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
The domain name was created on August 13, 1998. It was first registered to Respondent in October 2005.
Complainant is a Washington corporation having offices in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1994 and it currently operates 21 retail stores throughout north-western United States selling a range of health and fitness products and services through those outlets and by mail order. It operates a website at "www.supersup.com" which it registered on October 5, 1999. Complainant claims to have spent millions of dollars to promote its "Super Supplements" trademark and promote its stores through print, radio and television advertisements.
Complainant is the registered proprietor of US trademark 3,285,545 "Super Supplements": and logo, filed May 13, 2005 and registered August 28, 2007. The registration covers a range of catalogues and publications relating to health and beauty preparations in International Class 16 and corresponding services in International Class 35. It claims first use in commerce in respect of the Class 35 services from January 11, 2003 and in respect of the Class 16 publications from January 1, 2005. The word "Supplements" is disclaimed.
On December 13, 2007, Complainant's lawyers sent a letter of demand to Respondent asserting Complainant's trademark rights and requesting transfer of the domain name.
Respondent has an address in Christchurch, Barbados, and appears to operate a business of providing Internet links through monetized domain names. It claims to have registered over 140 descriptive domain names incorporating the words "supplement", "vitamin", "nutrition" and/or "super". The disputed domain name resolves to a portal providing links to a wide range of internet sites including sites reachable through tabs labeled, inter alia, "dating", "cars", "entertainment", "finance", "electronics", "business", "travel".
Complainant claims rights in the trademark "Super Supplements" by virtue of its trademark registration and by virtue of continuous use in commerce for over 13 years. Complainant contends that its long use and extensive publicity has established its common law rights in the trademark from a time well before the registration of the disputed domain name. Complainant contends that the disputed domain name incorporates its "Super Supplements" mark in its entirety and is inherently confusingly similar thereto.
Complainant contends that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name and because Complainant has never authorized Respondent to use its mark Respondent has hidden its identity behind the identity shield and there is therefore no indication that Respondent is known under the disputed domain name.
- respondent had engaged in a pattern of similar domain name registrations.
Complainant contends that the first three of these conditions are fulfilled in this case and says that it is unable to say whether the fourth condition satisfied because Respondent shelters behind an identity shield. Respondent cites Croatia Airlines d.d v. Modern Empire Internet Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2003-0455 and establishing that where Complainant establishes a prima facie case, the burden reverts to Respondent.
Complainant contends that Respondent's bad faith is evidenced by circumstances indicating that the domain name was registered primarily to disrupt the business of a competitor and is using the domain name intentionally to attract users for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion. Complainant contends that as Respondent has no legitimate interest in the domain name, it can only have been registered for the purpose of implying, at Complainant's expense, an affiliation with Complainant and profiting from Complainant's expenditure of several million dollars in promoting its mark and providing high quality products and services.
Respondent contends that the domain name is not identical or confusingly similar with Complainant's trademark. It says that Complainant's mark consists of the combination of a distinctive logo and non-distinctive words Super Supplements and was only registered after extensive argument with the US Trademarks Office and the entry of a disclaimer of the word "Supplements". Respondent points to extensive third party use of the expression "super supplements" and cites 28,300 hits in a search structured to exclude hits leading to Complainant's "www.supersup.com" site. Respondent cites several prior UDRP decisions including Porto Chico Stores, Inc., v. Otavio Zambon, WIPO Case No. D2000-1270, and Tire Discounters, Inc. v. TireDiscounter.com, NAF Case No. 679485.
Respondent clearly admits that it registers domain names for the purpose of deriving advertising income by the use of the domain name as a click-through to third party commercial sites. It says that it registers descriptive or generic names and has a legitimate right to do so. It claims that among the descriptive names that it has registered, there are in excess of 140 including the words "supplement", "vitamin", "nutrition" and/or "super". Respondent cites Roderick W. Accetta v. Domain Admin et al., NAF Case No. 826565, as authority for its contention that: "use of a domain name to operate a pay-per-click search engine is a bona fide offering of goods and services". Respondent further cites other prior UDRP decisions including several in which it was the Respondent.
Respondent asserts that it did not register, and is not using the domain name in bad faith. It registered the domain name after its earlier registration had lapsed, and at the time of doing so, had no knowledge of Complainant; nor did it do so with the intent to sell the name to disrupt Complainant's business, to cause confusion, or to prevent Complainant from owning the domain name. Further assertions are made on oath by Respondent's manager who also declares that the links to which its domain names are directed, are provided by Yahoo Search Marketing and Respondent receives a share of the revenue generated from those links. Respondent states that it has prevailed in 15 out of 24 cases which have been brought against it under the Policy. It says that the use and identity shield is not in itself evidence of bad faith and cites the decision in one of its earlier cases Jet Marques v. Vertical Axis, Inc., WIPO Case No. D2006-0250.
Respondent further contends the fact that it has been involved in many prior disputes is not evidence of bad faith and refers to the decision in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Allmont Limited, Bright Horizons Limited Partnership and Bright Horizons Family Solutions Ltd. v. Vertical Axis, Inc., WIPO Case No. D2007-0795.
"Likewise, the Panel in the GlobalCenter case held that the test of confusing similarity under the Policy is confined to a comparison of the disputed domain name and the name or trademark alone, independent of the other marketing and use factors usually considered in trademark infringement or unfair competition cases".
The majority in this Panel prefers the objective approach and finds that the domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant's registered trademark. This point is, however, moot in the light of the Panel's finding under paragraph 4(a)(ii).
Respondent uses the domain name as one of the many domain names through which it operates a "click-through" business and receives remuneration from its clients based on the number of hits which are clicked through the domain name to the client's website. It registered the domain name in October 2005 and has used it in that way since then. Respondent claims that it registered the domain name after it had been allowed to lapse by its previous owner, and says that it did not, at the time of registration, know of Complainant or its trademark and first became aware of Complainant and its claim to rights in the trademark on receipt of Complainant's counsel's letter of demand in December 2007.
Complainant's trademark application was filed in May 2005, but was not registered until August 2007. Complainant claims first use of its mark in commerce in 2003. Having regard to the relevant dates and the fact that Complainant's business appears to be concentrated in north western United States, there is no obvious reason why Respondent should have been aware of Complainant or its claim to trademark rights in two descriptive words when Respondent registered the domain name in 2005. Accordingly, there is no reason to disbelieve Respondent's assertion, supported by the sworn statement of its general manager.
Complainant contends that the operation of a click-through site is not a bona fide offering of goods and services and cites three prior panel decisions. Each of those decisions were however, undefended. In two of them there is no suggestion that the words concerned were in any way descriptive or generic. In the third, The Evening Store.com, Inc. v. Henry Chan, WIPO Case No. D2004-0305, the panel did not consider the descriptive nature of the words comprising the mark, and did not apparently consider the extent to which, in 2004, the provision of click-through services was an established business practice. On the other hand, in many cases, including cases in which the present Respondent has been a respondent, panels have found that the provision of such click-through services do constitute a bona fide offering of the service unless the bona fides of the offering is tainted by evidence of bad faith, see for example, Williams, Babbitt & Weisman, Inc, v. Ultimate Search, NAF Case No. 98813 and Nursefinders, Inc. v. Vertical Axis, WIPO Case No. D2007-0417. In the opinion of the majority of the Panel such services are now a common business practice and there is no evidence of bad faith in Respondent's adoption and use of the disputed domain name in providing such a service.
The Panel therefore finds that the domain name is one in which Respondent has rights or legitimate interests.
In the light of the Panel's finding under paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy the Complaint must fail and it is accordingly unnecessary to consider for the purpose of paragraph 4(a)(iii), whether or not registration and use in bad faith has been shown. However, in view of the fact that Respondent has requested a finding of reverse domain name high jacking the majority of the Panel expresses the view that Complainant has failed under this ground also.
For the reasons set out above in relation to Respondent's legitimate rights or interest, the majority of the Panel concludes that there is no evidence of bad faith on the part of Respondent. Respondent's taking up of a lapsed domain name consisting of descriptive words in circumstances where it did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, of Complainant's claim to trademark rights, cannot constitute bad faith registration. It may have been opportunistic, but it was not improper. Likewise, in the opinion of the majority, there was nothing improper about Respondent's subsequent use of the domain name to earn revenue for a click-through service. Complainant's claim that Respondent's use of an identity shield cannot, without more, evidence bad faith. Identity shields are provided by registrars for clients at large and whilst they may sometimes be used for illegitimate purposes, their use per se cannot be characterized as improper.
The Panel therefore finds, by a majority, that the domain name was not registered and is not being used in bad faith.
Although Complainant has failed in this Complaint, it cannot be said, on the facts presented, that Complainant's case is completely lacking in substance. Complainant's counsel produced reasoned argument based on each of the necessary elements, and in each case discharged its duty to present Complainant's case as best it could. The Panel therefore finds that there is no basis upon which it could be said that the Complaint was brought in bad faith.
The Panel therefore declines to find Complainant guilty of reverse domain name high-jacking.
The Panel in this proceeding has found that Complainant has enforceable trademark rights in "Super Supplements" and that the Disputed Domain Name is confusingly similar to Complainant's trademark. The Panel admittedly applied an objective test.
However, the Panel then concluded that because of the descriptive nature of the mark and the established business practice of paying click-through fees, Respondent has established legitimate rights or interest in the Disputed Domain Name. There is no objective analysis of paragraphs 4(c)(i)-(iii) of the Policy.
The Panel goes on to find that no bad faith exists for the same reasons that the mark is descriptive and the practice of paying click-through fees is now established. The Panel engages in no objective analysis of paragraphs 4(b)(i)-(iv).
The Panel has made a subjective determination regarding Respondent's legitimate rights or interest and regarding Respondent's bad faith intent without any analysis of the objective criteria under paragraphs 4(c)(i)-(iii) (legitimate interests or interest) or of paragraphs 4(b)(i)-(iv)(bad faith).
There is no provision under paragraphs 4(c)(i)-(iii) or paragraphs 4(b)(i)-(iv) to diminish the "enforceable" trademark rights which have been found to exist in this proceeding, because certain of the panelists feel that the trademark right is descriptive. Nor is there any provision that click-through fees are necessarily legitimate, obviating the need for any objective analysis under the criteria defined in the Policy.
I do not believe that the panelists in a UDRP proceeding can ignore the objective criteria of paragraphs 4(c)(i)-(iii) and paragraphs 4(b)(i)-(iv) and substitute their subjective determination that a claimed mark is descriptive and that click-through fees are of necessity legitimate, then proceed to deny relief to Complainant.


Discussion in 'Acronis True Image Product Line' started by Vinnyk, Sep 21, 2008.
What kind of help do you expect regarding on your 'one-sentence-thread'?
Do you want to know WHY it hangs?
The key here is the word BETA!
You haven't stated if you are using BETA 1 or BETA 2, what your PC/laptop system consists of, if this happens using the rescue CD or from within Windows or if you are using Vista, XP, HomeServer, SBS 200x .
Also as you will be aware 2009 has several extra options that are not in previous versions, so this information as to what type of image task you are trying, where you are imaging to, if you are using the dual image place option etc, would help in maybe pinpointing a problem.
There is a specific beta forum, where this post might be better displayed, mainly because some of the problems and options discussed may not be in the final product, and extra options might be, this helps not to confuse those who are having problems with current retail builds.
I can PM you the beta forum address, though I think it is published on the Acronis website. You will have to register - welcome to the club.
when i backup from c: (partition 1) to D: (partition 2) it will hangs on 7% and the pc hangs also.
the beta that i used is the latest version.
Please notice that all comments, suggestions and questions regarding the beta version of Acronis True Image 2009 Home should be sent to this e-mail address.


It's really very simple. You would not expect a leopard to act like a finch. And you must not expect the forces of the world to let you alone.
All we want is a clear mind. By that I mean a mind without pain or bad emotions. All we want is to take a vacation from the difficulties of being human.


Gallery Tresco, mixed show opens Monday 11th May 2015.
Chelsea Art Fair, 16th – 19th April 2015, represented by Cornwall Contemporary.
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead 11th – 14th June 2015, represented by Cornwall Contemporary.
Cornwall Contemporary, Solo 24th June -18th July 2015.
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Nokia shutters Aussie development facility
news Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia has revealed plans to close an Australian development facility which was one of the main global software groups working on the Qt application development toolkit which Nokia acquired with its 2008 buy of Norwegian company Trolltech.
"We have received word that the Brisbane Australia office, consisting of the teams working on Qt3D, QtDeclarative, QtMultimedia, QtSensors, and QtSystems modules, as well as the CI/QA team for Qt, will be shut down," wrote Nokia senior software engineer Lorn Potter on an email mailing list associated with Qt this week. "Our last day is August 31."
According to Potter, individual developers would still retain their status within the Qt Project as a whole, although whether they chose to remain working on Qt would be up to them. "Personally, I will continue if possible because I still have plans/research I want to do," he wrote.
It's not clear how many Nokia staff currently work at the Brisbane office, but in what appears to be an outdated statement on Nokia's web site, the office is listed as having been opened in 1999 and being home to about 50 staff in 2008 when it was acquired with the Trolltech buy. "Brisbane trolls enjoy a relaxed work environment that provides great facilities," the site boasts. "There are also a number of different social and sporting activities that take place throughout the year."
Qt is one of the better known cross-platform application frameworks used globally in a number of high-profile platforms such as the KDE user interface project for Linux and Unix operating systems. It is believed Nokia originally planned to incorporate Qt as a much wider platform within the Symbian and other mobile operating systems, but the company has over the past several years broadly re-focused its operations around Microsoft's Windows Phone ecosystem.
The move was greeted with dismay by a number of other Qt developers on the mailing list, but it does not appear as if it was unexpected, given Nokia's shift away from its prior platforms and the company's broader financial woes.
This appears to be a logical move for Nokia, but it is sad to see yet another Australian development group lose their positions. Established Australian software and gaming houses have really been hurting over the past several years. I guess it's a good thing that there are now so many IT startups exploding in Australia; hopefully there are plenty of jobs for savvy developers around, if not precisely in the fields which they would prefer.
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It is vital during the execution phase to monitor all aspects of the website. This includes measuring and monitoring the CPU usage and performance aspects of the various components of the website, i.e. not just the webserver, but the database and other parts aswell (such as firewalls, load balancing tools etc.)For example, one e-tailer, whose site fell over (apparently due to a high load), when analysing the performance bottlenecks on their site discovered that the webserver had in fact only been operating at 50% of capacity. Further investigation revealed that the credit card authorisation engine was the cause of failure - it was not responding quick enough for the website, which then fellover when it was waiting for too many responses from the authorisation engine. They resolved this issue by changing the authorisation engine, and amending the website coding so that if there were any issues with authorisation responses in future, the site would not crash.Similarly, another e-commerce site found that the performance issues that they were experiencing were due to database performance issues, while the webserver CPU usage was only at 25%, the backend db server CPU usage was 86%. Their solution was to upgrade the db server.Therefore, it is necessary to use (install if necessary) performance monitoring tools to check each aspect of the website architecture during the execution phase.


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Q: Creating a navigation - inline-block or float? When I try to create a navigation with inline-block, I get 4px to the right of each list item.
When I do it by floating each list item, it works fine.
Is there a reason the first option is applying that 4px? I have set EVERYTHING to have a margin of 0px and padding of 0px, I don't understand it. Even Firebug reports it as having 0, yet the gap is still there.
Thanks

A: Yes, space is by design and should be
Is there a reason for that? Yes it is. What got added is actually a word space. The same as if you'd have two lines of text. Browsers put a space between texts in separate lines so last words don't touch first words of the next line:

  This is my text that's in two lines
  inside my HTML source.

There would be a usual word space between lines and inside so text gets correctly displayed in browser:

This is my text that's in two lines inside my HTML source.

The same happens in your case, because your elements are inline. Your navigation elements are listed one per line in HTML source hence a word break gets added between them.
How to avoid excessive spaces between elements?
There are basically 3 approaches to mitigate this problem. All of them work on the premise to put all elements in the same line as seen by the HTML renderer:

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*Put all elements unspaced in a single line:

First

Second
...
Last

This one actually puts all elements in one line which may make it harder for people to manipulate these elements. If every LI would have an anchor tag inside (with a long link), this line gets too long to handle.

*Comment-out line breaks:

First

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Like I care – anonymous defamation on the internet
Posted on July 18, 2016 by suesspiciousminds
I don't write about Queen Bench Division cases very often (not least because I usually can't understand a single word of them), but this one seemed pertinent.
It relates to a McKenzie Friend operating in the family Court sphere, who is also a blogger. And a satirical website that took a disliking to him. It also relates to whether anonymity is a thick shield or a flimsy one in a defamation case.
Smith v Unknown Defendant Pseudonym 'Likeicare' and Others 2016
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2016/1775.html
There is before the Court today an application for default and summary judgment against the Second Defendant. The Claimant is a former borough councillor in Welwyn, Hatfield. He is active as a McKenzie friend. The Defendants are, so the Claimant asserts, users and operators of the website EncyclopediaDramatica.se (ED). ED is a satirical website which uses the Wiki software. The site is, to put it mildly, controversial and it takes steps to anonymise itself. This enables the site administrators to hide the country in which the site operates from and the real IP address of the servers. Editors and staff use pseudonyms.
In his particulars of claim the Claimant states that whilst the website is satirical much of what ED publishes is accurate and this accounts for its widespread popularity. The site exposes genuine wrongdoing and other material of interest. Mr Smith, who appeared as a litigant-in-person before the Court upon this application, describes the site as "...a more vulgar online Private Eye magazine".
For some time, the site has published articles about the Claimant calling him a "zealot" in child protection matters. The Claimant operates a blog which, from time to time, deals with child protection matters. The position of the Claimant is that the original publications about him were satirical but not objectionable.
That's part of the deal with satire – if you're in the public domain, you might have to develop a thick skin about what is said about you.
However, things went quite a bit further than that
However, between 10th May 2016 and 12th May 2016 users of the site known as "KiwiDynastia" and "LikeICare" (an administrator) amended various articles to state that the Claimant was a paedophile and a child rapist. The website is accessible in the United Kingdom and has been viewed here. The Claimant has set out in particulars the specimen words complained of and what he alleges is the defamatory meanings to be imputed to them. These are, upon any view, vile allegations. The version of the material which was published on the website was copied and is in evidence before the Court. In this material the Claimant is accused of being a "KNOWN CHILD MOLESTOR". It is said that "…his salivating lust for young ass is apparent". It is said that he loves being able to have violent sex with his mother (the actual text uses more evocative language) which she forgets 5 minutes later. The heading to the article is "Samuel Collingwood Smith is a paedophile and child rapist". The material has graphic mock-ups of the Claimant engaging in sexual activity. In his particulars of claim the Claimant denies the imputations which flow from these words. The Claimant denies having any criminal convictions, cautions or warnings which are remotely relevant to the words used.
The Claimant discovered these articles on 13th May 2016 and he, as he puts it, complained politely. The normal way to effect a complaint on a Wiki is to write on the talk pages of officials. The Claimant posted his complaint to several of the highest of the officials on the site, known as Bureaucrats. He received a prompt reply from an administrator "LikeICare" delivered on his own talk page which stated: "Fuck off LOL". Another administrator "DarkLordTR" amplified stating that if the Claimant continued his course of action he would be banned and they would see to it that their article came higher up in the Google page rankings.
The Claimant responded by the service of a notice pursuant to section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013 and also a letter before claim which he posted, once again, to the talk pages of the Bureaucrats and to his own talk page. He received a response again delivered by the administrator "LikeICare". The response was in the following terms:
"**** Official response from myself, and on behalf of KiwiDynastia and entirely of ED staff **** LOL Don't care faggot, go for it".
Subsequently, the Claimant was unable to respond to the site which displayed what the Claimant describes as "...a montage of revolting, gory and sexual images" which is, he understands, the response communicated to banned persons.
I think that most people would consider that satire and accusing someone of being a child rapist are not quite the same thing.
Mr Smith sued for defamation – obviously it was problematic that the website were not willing to communicate with him and were anonymous.
The Court set out the position with defendants who were anonymous
B. The availability of relief against unknown persons
The ability of the Court to provide protective injunctive relief against persons unknown has been acknowledged for a considerable period of time: see for example Bloomsbury Publishing Group Plc v News Group Newspapers Limited [2003] 1 WLR 1633. It is necessary, however, for the person unknown to be capable of identification by description in such a way as to identify with sufficient certainty those who are included within the order and those who are not. In Brett Wilson LLP v Persons Unknown, Responsible for Operation and Publication of the website http://www.solicitorsfromhelluk.com [2015] EWHC 2628 (QB) ("Brett Wilson") Mr Justice Warby stated that it was sufficient to describe a defendant as "Persons Unknown Responsible for the Operation and Publication of the website […]" (cf ibid paragraph [8]). In that case, Mr Justice Warby pointed out that the Court had jurisdiction not only to grant interim relief but to grant final injunctive relief against persons unknown, including upon a summary judgment basis pursuant to CPR 24.2 (ibid paragraph [10]). The relevant procedural safeguards must, of course, be respected and this includes ensuring that the unknown defendants have been duly served with the proceedings and with any application for interim or final relief. In the present case, there can be no possible query or doubt as to the fact that service was effected since the administrators of the site not only responded to the pre-action documents but also published the same on the internet site itself. In my judgment, it is clear that the proceedings in the present case were duly served and brought to the attention of the relevant defendants. None of the Defendants have sought to file an acknowledgement of service or a defence by the deadline for so doing. Indeed, the Defendants have not formally responded in any way, shape or form to the threat of litigation. Their heads are well below the parapet.
So the fact that the architects of a website conceal their names and identities is not necessarily a protection against civil litigation
Pursuant to section 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013 a statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the Claimant. In the case of harm to the reputation of a body that trades for profit harm is not "serious" unless it causes or is likely to cause that body serious financial loss. The Claimant in the present case is someone who claims to trade for profit. He advances his case upon the basis that the website, which is widely read and enjoyed for its satirical comment, commands respect and attention. Accordingly, the fact that manifestly untrue and malicious content is directed at the Claimant is likely to cause him serious reputational harm and also make him less likely to receive fee-paying work. That harm will be exacerbated by the fact that the Claimant's photograph is plastered all over the website. Indeed, false photographs of the Claimant, naked, engaging in sexual activity with multiple other males simultaneously were also included. There can be no doubt but that the Claimant's reputation will have been substantially and deleteriously harmed by the publication of this material and that this was precisely the intention.
In my view, there is sufficient for me to make an order for judgment for damages. The Claimant's application seeks summary disposal pursuant to sections 8 and 9 of the Defamation Act 1996. Section 8 empowers a Court to grant judgment to the Claimant in a defamation case and grant "summary relief" where it appears that there is no defence to a claim which has a realistic prospect of success and no other reason why the claim should be tried. Pursuant to section 9(1)(c) damages not exceeding £10,000 may be ordered by way of summary relief. In Brett Wilson Warby J observed that this was a relatively little-used procedure not least because summary judgment pursuant to CPR 24 was available in defamation cases and the damages recoverable pursuant to section 9 remained capped at £10,000. In that case Warby J observed that the procedure could be invoked in order to bring a swift end to a matter to avoid an assessment procedure which might be disproportionately expensive. He observed that the procedure had been used in similar circumstances in other cases, for example in Robins v Kordowski [2011] EWHC 1912 (QB). In Robins, Tugendhat J held that the jurisdiction to grant summary disposal was available after a Court had entered default judgment for damages to be assessed and on a summary basis he awarded the sum of £10,000. In Brett Wilson, Warby J also considered that a summary assessment at the maximum level was appropriate. The Judge in that case did not consider it necessary to undertake precise quantification of the loss. He was satisfied with general evidence that the firm in question would suffer financial loss but as he observed "quite apart from this, the award needs to serve the purpose of vindication".
In my judgment, given the popularity of the website and the vile and offensive publications thereon, and the need for vindication, it is appropriate to make an order in the sum of £10,000. I will, however, in order to enable the Defendant to have a chance to put his side of the case on quantum, include as part of the order a liberty on the part of the Defendant to apply to vary the quantification if he considers that it is excessive or otherwise unjustified. The Defendant will have 14 days in which to lodge an application with the High Court for variation of that part of the order. If no such application is made within 14 days, then the sum of £10,000 will remain definitive. In this way, in my judgment, the interests of the Defendant are adequately protected. Any such application must however adhere to the normal procedural rules. It cannot be anonymous. The true name and address of the Defendant must be provided.
I am also satisfied that the pleaded allegations establish a case for the grant of injunctive relief against the Defendants. The Defendant has deliberately declined to participate in any process whereby the offending material was removed from the website. There is reason to believe that the Defendant would, unless enjoined, persist in the offensive campaign against the Claimant. In coming to this conclusion I have regard, as I have already observed, to section 12 of the Human Rights Act. The injunctions are prohibitory and mandatory. I have considered whether it is appropriate to grant relief in both forms. On the facts of this case I am satisfied that it is.
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Last week, Faith Rothberg, CEO of CollegeRecruiter.com, served as the Master of Ceremonies for an awards ceremony designed to encourage young women to enter the highly rewarding career fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
The National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing awards ceremony was held on April 18, 2013 at the Unisys Corporation data center in Eagan, Minnesota. The ceremony was organized by Advance IT Minnesota, the high-tech talent incubator run by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. There were six winners and five runners-up in the first annual Minnesota Aspirations for Women in Computing award for high school students. Winners from across the state were selected based on their interests, accomplishments, and community involvement in computing and technology, as well as for their aspirations in computing and technology-related fields. Additionally, one Minnesota student was named a winner of the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing award, an honor given to only 35 students in the nation, and another Minnesota student was selected as a runner-up for the national award. Winners and runners-up were chosen from a national applicant pool exceeding 1,800 young women. (more…)
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Moltec Flexible Plug & Play Solutions – The Solar EZ Connect system was developed in collaboration with developers and installation contractors. The system is comprised of a fully wired harness that is ready to be installed right out of the box. This substantially reduces the high costs associated with hand assembly and routing of wiring in the field. The multiple strings of multi-panel arrays are easily assembled and run to the combiner boxes eliminating the need for certified labour.The Solar EZ Connect system was developed in collaboration with developers and installation contractors. The system is comprised of a fully wired harness that is ready to be installed right out of the box. This substantially reduces the high costs associated with hand assembly and routing of wiring in the field. The multiple strings of multi-panel arrays are easily assembled and run to the combiner boxes eliminating the need for certified labour.
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The box came from Amsterdam.
been flown in from the Dutch capital.
bag was three grams of 3.4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, also known as Molly.
the dark web. Not once, but more times than Stone can remember.
and discovered it to be surprisingly simple.
a regular browser except people can't trace it."
and you can hire people to help you disappear."
once for a shipment that didn't show up.
will be a bunch of reviews. Five star reviews or four star reviews."
For the most part, they ordered MDMA.
last more in the Evolution Marketplace exit scam.
drugs were hidden in model airplane parts.
"MDMA a party drug so it's easier to sell in a university town," said Stone.
Stone said their MDMA was selling faster than they could order it in.
compared to the street value.
definitely other things in here.'"
test the purity of MDMA and other substances.
MDMA should appear black. Lower end stuff should be purple.
whatever. Just something you don't want in your body," said Stone.
"Everything we've tested in Fredericton this year has not been Molly."
"Drugs are bad but it would be nice to know what you are getting,"
ratings ... We tested the stuff from the dark web and it was 100 per cent pure"
Things were going great for the four friends in October of 2015.
grams a week and I was helping him sell it."
That's when a few shipments went missing.
doing this for a year and it took them this long.'"
addressed to Stone's friend who had been making the orders.
amphetamines.' We just stopped doing it," said Stone.
we're not going to sell it, that's mad mojo."
drugs, they sold drugs and they were diligent.
chemicals and neither does anyone else."
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IMMERGAS: ECO-FRIENDLIER BOILERS FOR CHINESE HOMES - Area Stampa
Immergas in the world
Why Immergas
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IMMERGAS: ECO-FRIENDLIER BOILERS FOR CHINESE HOMES
Michele Cecchi, Italy's Consul General in Shanghai, attended the opening day of the new Immergas plant in China. A 3 million dollar investment to produce gas boilers designed for the Asian market. Production has already started with 25 workers increasing to 100 at full production capacity. First year revenue is expected to be around 20 million Euro.
Brescello 14 October 2019 - Immerfin has officially inaugurated its third production plant abroad in Changzhou, China's National Hi-Tech District.
With roots established in Slovakia and the start up in Iran, we decided also to expand into China.
«Investments such as the one Immerfin undertook» - said Michele Cecchi, Italy's Consul General in Shanghai on the occasion of the opening ceremony - «can strengthen the penetration of Italy's System in China and at the same time boost know how exchanges in sectors like energy efficiency, environmental sustainability of and quality of life, where Italy enjoys full appreciation inside China. The bond that ties Italy and China is more than two thousand years old. Exchange of goods have always come with exchange of culture, ideas and projects. Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has often stressed the need to strengthen a new Silk Road, to reinforce mutual collaboration and we will continue to engage in this direction».
Immergas' new production plant in China was completed over a period of a few months, with a 3 million Dollar investment and it is dedicated to the production of gas boiler for the Asian market, designed and tested in the new Research Centre inaugurated at the end of 2018 at the Brescello's headquarters (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
«Growth prospects on the Chinese market are tied to market changes and to legislation regarding home climate control» - Alfredo Amadei, Chairman of Immergas SpA and of Immergas China continued - «our solutions will have growing appeal because in China too there is increasing awareness towards respect for the environment and savings on energy. This factor is going to weigh in on the choices made by municipalities regarding climate management in cities and by end-users that choose comfort for their homes. During the start-up phase of the new Chinese production unit the expertise for research of products and new solutions is going to come from the Brescello's headquarters. But in the coming years we count on transferring skills and knowledge by creating a research and development department dedicated to the Asian market. China is a vast country, but Immergas' philosophy is not going to change: we intend to train a large number of installers with our style of pre and post sales services and this together with original spare parts will bring our products' added value to chinese homes».
Immerfin's investment decision fits in a phase of widespread changes for the home HVAC sector in China: «Fifty years ago Immergas changed its production from gas heaters to the first boilers, to exploit the opportunities derived from the availability of methane in the Po Plane and North Italy». - Ettore Bergamaschi, Immergas Operational Marketing and Communication Director then added - «gas turned out to be a historic game changer in the sixties and seventies in Italy and nowadays China too is choosing the path of clean heating. Li Ganjie, chinese Minister for the Environment, announced that coal heating would be progressively abandoned in favour of using natural gas and electricity for domestic heating, starting from North China by 2021. The plan is aimed at 28 among the major Chinese cities in the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi, including the megapolis of Beijing and Tianjin and the objective is to replace over 150 million tons of coal by 2021 mostly with natural gas».
Immergas China production has already started with 25 employees and may grow to 100, with expected revenue around 20 million euro within the first year of operation.
«The synergies between the Italian parent company and the new Chinese plant have proved to be very positive» – added Bruno Rinaldi, General Manager of Immergas China - «our engineering team and the operation team have looked after the start of the production line in every phase, from planning to installation and final testing. We focused also on work safety procedures and health in the work environment. The first Talos 24kW heating only boiler came out of the plant last 16 April and it has already been installed in a chinese home. We fully met our schedule and this is a good signal. The new plant with the line of boilers tailored specifically for China opens up a new phase of development, in spite of the complexity of the chinese market, which remains highly competitive».
Immergas' presence along the Silk Road dates back to 1998 with the first exports to Beijing, followed in 2003 by the creation of the first chinese branch. The Immergas China plant is spread over a total area of 5.300 square metres (two industrial warehouses): 2.700 square metres dedicated to production, 1.300 to offices and 1.300 to logistics and storage.
«The new production plant in China, the third one abroad after Poprad in Slovakia and Qazvin in Iran» – commented Gionata Carra, Immerfin Director who managed the development of all Immergas production units abroad – «is located in a strategic area from the point of view of logistics, the Jiangsu region, easy to reach from Shanghai. This area has the highest concentration of businesses specialized in components for the manufacturing of heating equipment and it is an interesting location also from the standpoint of sales, as Changzhou is halfway between Shanghai and Nanjing, area crossed by the Yangtze river with high potential for sale of wall-mounted boilers. In Slovakia we have already 5 production lines with an overall investment of 10 million Euro, in Iran we invested 2 million Euro in our production line dedicated to that domestic market, while in China we started with a 3 million Dollar investment. Having been present in the Chinese market for twenty years has certainly made easier for us to establish the production unit, production itself and the recruitment of the Chinese human resources. We decided to be directly present on the Chinese market with a production unit because the number of boilers sold is definitely attractive, at present and in perspective. The targets set in the beginning phase have been met in a short time, therefore I want to congratulate the entire Immergas team that has developed the "China project"».
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Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2014 Sep;166C(3):315-26. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31413. Epub 2014 Aug 28.
Vandeweyer G, Helsmoortel C, Van Dijck A, Vulto-van Silfhout AT, Coe BP, Bernier R, Gerdts J, Rooms L, van den Ende J, Bakshi M, Wilson M, Nordgren A, Hendon LG, Abdulrahman OA, Romano C, de Vries BB, Kleefstra T, Eichler EE, Van der Aa N, Kooy RF.
Mutations in ADNP were recently identified as a frequent cause of syndromic autism, characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction and restricted, repetitive behavioral patterns. Based on its functional domains, ADNP is a presumed transcription factor. The gene interacts closely with the SWI/SNF complex by direct and experimentally verified binding of its C-terminus to three of its core components. A detailed and systematic clinical assessment of the symptoms observed in our patients allows a detailed comparison with the symptoms observed in other SWI/SNF disorders. While the mutational mechanism of the first 10 patients identified suggested a gain of function mechanism, an 11th patient reported here is predicted haploinsufficient. The latter observation may raise hope for therapy, as addition of NAP, a neuroprotective octapeptide named after the first three amino acids of the sequence NAPVSPIQ, has been reported by others to ameliorate some of the cognitive abnormalities observed in a knockout mouse model. It is concluded that detailed clinical and molecular studies on larger cohorts of patients are necessary to establish a better insight in the genotype phenotype correlation and in the mutational mechanism.
http://adnpgene.com forms a portal of a collaborative research project to further characterize the phenotype and future development of patients with ADNP mutations.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. ;166(3):315-326.
a: Schematic representation of the ADNP protein. Symbols: previous cases, new case, controls and cases for which expression analysis was performed. b: Amino acid positions of the different domains.
a–f: Patients 1 (a), 2 (b), 4 (c), 5 (d), 6 (e) and 8 (f) at young ages. Note the clinical similarities, including a prominent forehead, a thin upper lip and a broad nasal bridge. Reproduced with permission from Helsmoortel et al., 2004.
First-level interaction partners of ADNP. Data were retrieved from the STRING database and are based on experimental data only .


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Just been announced that Air France-KLM group will acquire the UK's Virgin Group 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic for £220mil, ending British ownership of stake. Meaning Richard Branson has give up control of his baby.
I honestly can't see what in it for them?
Jerry said:
I imagine it will be viewed as more access to Heathrow.
Aviador said:
But do KLM and Air France need more access to Heathrow? As far as I know they each have half a dozen flights a day from LHR. Can't see anymore benefiting them?
I don't know. Does it increase Air France / KLM access to North America?
Not really. AMS and CDG have much more routes out of each airport to the US than Virgin can provide on it's own. The most amount of US routes at LHR are provided by BA
G-VRAY (operating VS04 from JFK to LHR) lost a winglet after a bump with an EgyptAir 777 while taxiing on the ground at JFK.
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Pilots to go on strike from the 22nd to Christmas day although no flight disruption is expected to result.
jfy1999 said:
Not all the pilots, not at this stage anyway.
Members of the Professional Pilots' Union (PPU) have voted to strike. Virgin does not recognise this union. It deals with the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) in its discussions on pilots' conditions of service. The PPU is demanding a place at the table.
The PPU represents about a third of Virgin's pilots.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/virgin-atlantic-pilots-striking-over-13701039
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With no doubt BALPA standing foursquare behind the Virgin management. AFAIK this is a bit of a `Home Grown` type jobbie. It doesnt appear to have any other union or TUC affiliation and in reality is a staff association rather than a Union in the recognised sense. You get the impression that Virgin management don`t take it seriously. I`d put money on most of their members also remaining members of Balpa. I wouldnt expect any flight cancellations
Virgin Atlantic have revealed their new Upper Class suit for the A350 1000. It looks nice but it does look like the window is obstructed.
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/04/08/virgin-atlantic-unveils-new-a350-upper-class-suite/
What's Upper Class the equivalent of with other airlines?
Business class.
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Thanks, Jerry.
The A350 is out of the paint shop.
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TIMING is the bane of those who would be innovators. Get it right and you'll be toasted. Get it wrong and you're just plain toast. Nobody knows that better than T. J. Kang, a software entrepreneur who hopes that after one decade and two failures, he may be in line for a sip of Champagne.
Mr. Kang runs ThinkFree, which offers Web-based word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software that replicates much of what Microsoft's comparable applications do, and can easily exchange files and other data with Microsoft applications.
ThinkFree keeps the applications, and any data entered into them, on its own servers, which means that you can gain access to your files from any computer with an Internet connection. The Web, in effect, will act as your computer. The tin-eared technology industry calls these kinds of Web applications software-as-a-service, and despite its terrible name the notion has caught on.
Web-based applications appear to represent a platform shift, which in computer industry jargon signals a change that knocks down existing stalwarts and opens room for new companies to grow. The idea of Web-based applications isn't new, but the spread of broadband and the development of new software technologies makes them practical.
Indeed, Web applications, in theory, can match anything we see on desktop computers and then do them one better: putting applications like spreadsheets and word processors on the Web means that several people can swap or work on the same document or spreadsheet at the same time without having to e-mail it back and forth.
They also extend the drag-and-drop metaphor of the desktop computer to the Web, so one can pull a picture from a photo-sharing site like Flickr into a document. (This is called a mashup, after the music industry term for mixing song clips.) And, generally, the Web-based versions of these applications are free.
"Our vision has finally been realized," Mr. Kang said. But it is also true that this is the third platform shift that he has experienced in the last 10 years, and that the first two wound up knocking down almost no one. He started the company that became ThinkFree in 1997, when he was inspired by the idea of a network computer, which held that people could create and store all their work on the Web.
The network computer concept fizzled, but in early 1999 he was able to snare some $24 million in venture capital and recreate his company as an "application service provider" that introduced its Web-based Office alternative in 2000. When that money ran out in 2003, Mr. Kang was rescued by Haansoft, an application maker in South Korea, and was able to keep going.
Among the buyers is Ryder System Inc., the trucking company, which purchased ThinkFree for use across its 700 field offices. Henry Wengier, director of technical services at Ryder, said mechanics, reservation agents and other workers need word processors or spreadsheets only occasionally, and ThinkFree lets them have it all; otherwise it would make no economic sense for him to install Microsoft Office on all 2,000 PCs in those offices.
The deal clincher was the ability to download ThinkFree so that Ryder could run the product behind its computer network's firewall.
Mr. Kang has plenty of company in the market, including the Web-based application suites Ajax13, gOffice, iNetOffice and ZoHo Virtual Office. There's also the Writeboard word processor, the EditGrid and Num Sum spreadsheets, and WikiCalc, a new spreadsheet from Dan Bricklin, the software developer who, with Bob Frankston, created the very first spreadsheet, VisiCalc, back in 1979.
Meanwhile, the Web's 800-pound gorilla, Google, has its own online spreadsheet, and it bought a Web word processor, Writely, in March 2006.
None of these offerings will likely make a dent in Microsoft's 97 percent share of the $10 billion global market for office suites. Instead, analysts like Mark Levitt at the IDC research firm in Framingham, Mass., say that Web offerings will complement Office, appealing primarily to people who do not want to pay to put Office on their home computers. (The cheapest version of Office is a $150 student version.) Web traffic statistics from Alexa.com and Hitwise.com suggest that these Web-based applications are still curiosities.
The big advantages of Web-based applications "are remarkably ordinary," said Mitchell D. Kapor, who founded the Lotus Development Corporation and now runs the Open Source Application Foundation, which is developing personal information management software. He said those advantages boiled down to not having to install and maintain software on your system, and the ability to share information more easily. But ordinary can be good, he added, and in a well-established field like desktop applications, small steps are better than big ones.
At the moment, Mr. Kapor is trying to avoid those shoals himself. His current project is an open source personal information manager called Chandler, which started as a complete rethinking of the way calendar and contact-management software works, and is about three years behind his original schedule. A version that people can use, he said, will arrive in April — and it will, by design, be a gentler break with the past than he intended at the start.
THESE early efforts will probably open the door for substantially different ways of working. A case in point comes from Virtual Ubiquity, a start-up in the Boston area that has rethought what a Web-based word processor should be.
While the word processor lacks a name and will not be publicly available until the late spring, it has been demonstrated at developer conferences, and the company's founder and chief executive, Rick Treitman, showed it to me, complete with the requisite crash caused by freshly coded features.
Among these features are an elegant reworking of the menu bar, wonderfully easy ways to move and resize images on the page, and color-coded pop-up comment boxes that are a marked improvement over the "track changes" feature in today's word processors.
Good software demonstrations do not necessarily translate to successful products, of course. But it is obvious that even the word processor, an advance on the ancient idea of the sheet of paper, still has plenty of room for innovation. A toast, then, to what will come next.
Michael Fitzgerald writes on business, technology and culture. E-mail: mfitz@nytimes.com.


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I have been working on an exciting new range of modern miniatures that are a little bit different to what I've done before and I hope you will like them.
First up is a modern coffee table made from mahogany with contrasting whitewood detailing and a cherry insert in the top. It has a silky smooth finish of oil and a wax top coat and is a delight to handle.
Second up is a funky 'light' / art piece which has no light source but when background lit, the red rods glow as if by magic!
Comments or feedback welcome. I will be producing more of this range over the next few weeks.


This solid metal set of d6s matches our Radiant Blue RPG set with a vivid blue base and bright white numbering. Easy to read, these numbers will stand out from across the table. A great add on to our Radiant set or stand alone set for d6 systems.


A wet handmade Oriental rug can become a breeding ground for the growth of mold. The stagnant moisture provides mold spores with a conducive environment for their germination, and the organic carpet fibers provide natural food for them. The faster you tackle the mold, the easier the task will become, because mold spores multiply and spread very quickly. Some molds have got toxic properties, so you should treat this problem not only as a cleanliness issue, but also as an important health issue.
1. Firstly, you should inspect the rug to know the extent of the growth of mold. If you find that the mold has reached the backing at the base of the rug, it may take a considerable amount of effort to remove it. So it is better to hire a professional carpet cleaner in this situation.
If the mold has grown across a large portion of the backing of the rug, you may have to get it replaced.
2. If the mold is still manageable, you can try to remove it yourself by applying one of the various effective ways. Start with ventilating the room. Open all windows and doors in the room where the moldy carpet is kept. Air flow helps to reduce the humidity which encourages mold and lessens associated odors. If you plan to use a chemical cleaning product for removing the mold, ventilation will reduce the chances of causing irritation to your lungs and eyes. If there are no windows in the room, turn on a fan pointing toward its doorway.
3. Take your rug outdoors. If possible, place it in a thick trash bag so as to prevent tracking mold through your home. Once you are outside, allow the rug to air dry and brush away the loose spores on it with a broom.
If you're cleaning a rug which cannot be moved, just dry the rug fibers by using a dehumidifier or an electric heater.
4. Vacuum the surface of your rug with a hand-held vacuum or with a hose extension on a traditional vacuum. This will bring out the mold spores from deep within the fibers. Make sure you immediately wash your vacuum filter outdoors.
5. Sponge the handmade Oriental Rug with soapy water, using a regular household detergent. Alternately, a rug shampoo should do the job. Scrub the surface at places where mold has appeared, and then sponge again with clean water to remove the soap. Mold spores can hide within the carpet fibers, so scrub the rug even if it appears clean after vacuuming.
6. You can also use baking soda for removing moisture from the rug. This will absorb moisture and reduce odors, but further efforts will be needed for the heavier mold. Sprinkle the affected area of the rug generously with a baking soda, leave it on overnight and then vacuum it up. The talc-free baby powder can also be used in place of the baking soda.
7. Scrubbing the rug with white vinegar can kill the mold. But vinegar does not kill every mold species. Use of white vinegar helps to prevent stains on the rug. Apply it lightly with a spray bottle and scrub it in with a stiff brush. Blow dry the rug or air dry it in a well-ventilated area to avoid leaving moisture which can replenish the mold. Mixing vinegar with an equal part of methylated spirits can also help to kill the mold.
8. Dry your rug in the sun if possible. You can hang the rug over a sturdy clothesline. Exposing it to direct sunlight for 24-48 hours will enable you to kill the mold spores and remove the moisture which encourages the growth of mold. If the rug is soaked through to the backing, not just the upper fibers, it may take much more time to dry. So leave the rug in the direct sun in an area having good ventilation for several days.
For non-movable carpets, make use of a heater, dehumidifier or high-powered fans. Do not allow your rug to remain damp, as this will allow the growth of new mold. Get the rug entirely dry before you walk away from the job.
9. Using an anti-mold treatment can also be an effective option for getting rid of the mold. Anti-mold or antifungal sprays are available at most of the supermarkets and drug stores. Check the label for instructions and to ensure that the product is safe for use on rugs. Avoid using antifungal treatments which are designed for kitchen or bathroom cleaning as these can potentially discolor or damage the rug.
Products which include an encapsulate treatment or mold barrier are designed to leave a clear barrier on the rug fibers which helps to prevent future mold growth. This is recommended for the rugs kept in humid conditions.
A mixture of bleach and water can be used in place of a commercial solution. You should mix half a cup of bleach with a gallon of water. If you want to use a color-safe bleach for preventing the growth of future mold, you should first test it on the corner of your rug to ensure it will not cause discoloration.
10. You can also try a rug cleaning product. The rug cleaning products which contain deodorizers will remove the mildew smell and fight the mold itself. You have to act as per the instructions are given on a product label as the products can vary.
11. You can rent a steam cleaner for removing the persistent mold. Specialized steam cleaning vacuums are available for rent for the homeowners, so you can use them for getting rid of the persistent mold. Drying the rug quickly afterward is important otherwise, the water used in this method will remain on the rug and encourage the growth of new mold. Use a blow dryer or place the rug in direct sunlight and blow a fan over it.
Do not attempt to steam clean your rug without a specialized machine. Applying hot water or steam can easily shrink or damage your rug if done in an incorrect manner.
If you are unable to remove the mold from your rug on your own in spite of making the best efforts, then you should opt for the professional rug cleaners. They have access to specialized machines and chemicals, so they can effectively get rid of the mold from your rug.
Magic Rugs is one of the leading stores selling Persian Carpets in Charlotte NC which offers a wide range of stylish and beautifully designed handmade Oriental area rugs at an affordable price for beautifying homes, offices and other places. The store also shares useful tips with the owners to help them get rid of the mold from their rugs and to let them maintain the looks, quality and durability of their rugs.
Magic Rugs is also one of the most reputable rug stores in Charlotte NC that offers a wide range of beautiful and stylish Oriental rugs for home and office owners. The store also shares with them useful tips for helping them to get rid of mold growth on their rugs and for letting them maintain the looks, quality and durability of their rugs.


 Three Mason High School students earned superior awards at the 70th Annual State Science Day on May 12 at the Ohio State University French Field House and St. John Arena.
Senior Siddharth Barve, freshman Sanchita Paranthaman, and sophomore Anant Ramji all earned a Superior for their individual projects.
Barve's project Stress Sensing using Piezoelectrics also earned the Engineering Achievement Award and $100, and a $1,250 scholarship from winning the Governor's Thomas Edison Award for Advanced or Alternative Energy.
Paranthaman's project the Role of Probiotics in Enhancing Memory and Weight Loss in Mice earned second place in the Governor's Thomas Edison Award for Advanced or Alternative Energy and a $750 scholarship. He also won $150 in the Osteopathic Medical Award, and $500 in the Future Physician - Scientist Award.
Ramji's project Testing for Allergens in Foods took first place and won $500 in the American Chemical Society Columbus Section, and also won the $500 Future Physician - Scientist Award.
Mason Middle School eighth grader Hritika Santosh Kotian received a Superior for her project titled, Effect of Electric Charge on Gel Electrophoresis.