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Brazil – A Mao Cooperadora – Itaituba Trade School
Itaituba Grade and Trades School
Itaituba reminds one of a frontier town, which in some respects it is. Eighty years ago, it was the centre of mining and rubber production, both of which disappeared and with them any measure of prosperity. Horse carts loaded with fruit, hides, and other produce line the dock on the Tabajos River. Streets are dusty. Most buildings look in need of repair. Shanties ring the town. An empty state-of-the-art fruit packing plant on the edge of town speaks of a once grand, but ill-conceived plan to introduce industry.
Although this area has a small overall population, it has the largest proportion of young people in Brazil. The government has mandated the civic authorities to "do something" about growing youth restlessness and unemployment." As the mayor indicated to us in March 2004, A Mao Cooperadora has shown the most effective approach to nurturing and training people and that is why he encourages their work. That is also why we are pleased to partner with them in this initiative.
In March 2004, a group of Sahakarini supporters spent a week in Itaituba. The town was poorer than we had imagined, but the work of our partner, A Mao Cooperadora, was far more extensive and successful than we had realized.
The visit gave us a strong sense of how the School fits into an over all development program which began some twenty five years ago and now touches all parts of the life cycle of the local inhabitants beginning with a creche for infants and children, a grade school built as part of this initiative, the trade school and farm to train young people, a clinic, a dental office, and a hospital.
Unlike the states of southern Brazil, this area is underdeveloped and the people suffer from very low levels of income, services and opportunities. There were no good training opportunities offered in the Itaituba region previous to this school. It is giving the young people the chance to participate in and take advantage of growing development. Each year graduates in electrical, automotive, and carpentry trades, computer use, and agriculture will improve the standards of the existing community and also serve to help attract new development. This is a long range benefit with multiplier benefits to the area for years to come.
In the first year, a very good school building was built which houses grades 1-8 as well as some of the trades.
The A Mao Cooperadora school is considered the best in Itaituba and has a waiting list. Parents appreciate the high standards, the facility, and most of all, the caring attitude of the teachers.
The trade school programs exceed SENAI certification standards. Courses include:
Auto mechanic/auto electrical
Farming and animal husbandry
Carpentry (AMC also runs a commercial furniture making business of very high quality which generates revenue. Sahakarini helped get this program running some years ago.)
The seed money which made it possible for us to dream about doing this project, came from the estate of a young man who was killed in an accident. As some of the staff spoke about how much they had hoped for such a school, they also acknowledged that it had come about because of someone else's great loss. From great pain has come hope and happiness, gratitude and grace.
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Catharine Cochrane, the daughter of Philip J. Shuyler.
Infanta Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain.
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Lee, Keith and Raymond drink some beers, talk running and homebrewing and chat up the team behind the new documentary Blood, Sweat, and Beer.
Thanks to Jeanette at The Girl Who Brews Beer for her recent feedback about our Peppercorn Orange Saison homebrew recipe.
We're going to the movies with Alexis Irvin and Chip Hiden, the producers and directors of Blood, Sweat, and Beer. Watch the trailer below and click here to pre-order the film.
Here are the awesome running pants Lee talked about.
Raymond recommends Game of Thrones Book 3. Get it at Audible FOR FREE and find out who the lizard queen makes out with! Spoiler alert – it's the Sasquatch. Audibletrial.com/brewdrinkrun.


How long does adverse reaction after consuming Disulfiram and alcohol last?
Question: how long severe desulfiram alcohol reaction lasts.
what can be done to reduce the reaction i.e. to minimize the reactions ?
Disulfiram reaction occurs due to accumulation of acetaldehyde which is unpleasant substance generated in metabolism of alcohol. The enzyme responsible for breakdown of acetaldehyde is inhibited by disulfiram and few other drugs irreversibly and new enzyme generation takes week or more to catabolize acetaldehyde.
From the above description I like to communicate that it depends on the amount of alcohol taken and can last upto one week if the amount was too high but generally first 24 hours are critical in regard to disulfiram reaction. In majority of cases with low intake it does not last more than 48-72 hours.
If he has severe reaction there is need of medical support in intensive care unit.
I do not think you can do anything to prevent it other than maintaining hydration. Till he gets hospitalized in expert center ask nearby health facility to provide supportive measures like intravenous fluids and monitoring of vitals.
You are requested to visit nearby medical center for further management as it may be life threatening.
In case you have more questions feel free to write back to you.
actually my dad got reaction when he took alcohol in large amount. he was also drinking earlier for 10-15 days with desulfiram but it reacted only 2 days ago when he took alcohol in large amount.
he has become a bit like psycho.
saying that something is happening in his mind but not able to explain what.
feeling something in chest . and breathing problem.
for some time he remains normal then something happens in his mind and he pats his head and chest strongly.
he asks to us that he wont die na and wont get heart attack.
The symptoms you described totally indicates disulfirm reaction and you are advised to keep him under medical supervision for next 24 hours to minimum.
Support him by saying that you will take care of everything and at the same time take this opportunity for complete withdrawal of alcohol from his life.
I hope you already reached hospital.


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§ Customer support can sometimes be an issue with lower cost off-the-shelf accounting systems. Simply put, you can't always count on getting the level of support you might need from these accounting system vendors.
§ That said, expensive ERP systems may require extensive professional knowledge and programming to operate, thus increasing their operating cost.
§ Regardless of which type of system you choose, make sure that the system will have the scalability to grow as your business grows.
§ It may lead to a lack of ability to add sufficient department and divisional reporting, which can result in financial information that is not useful to your operating managers.
§ Smaller companies with minimal resources may not be able to afford both the expense and the resource commitment required to implement a full-blown ERP system.
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For example, if an ERP system is chosen, the outsourced CFO will have the ability to maximize all the components of the system, thus ensuring maximum ROI. The outsourced CFO will possess both a technical and operational understanding of your company and its financial needs (such as reporting, financial planning and accounting), which will result in optimal use of the accounting system that's ultimately chosen.
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One of the most important business decisions you must make is deciding which accounting system your company will use. This decision is complicated by the fact that there are so many different options to choose from today. However, the consequences of your decision could have a significant impact on your business' future. An outsourced CFO services provider can offer valuable assistance in helping you choose the right accounting system for your business.


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Q: Why would advert clicks from a website not register as a referral in Google Analytics? Like many websites, my customer's website is advertising funded. A number of customers pay to have advert images on their website. However a couple of times now, the advert customers have noticed that the stats we're giving them for outbound clicks do not tally up with the number of inbound referrals they see in Google Analytics (even though the URL is tagged with the google UTM information.
The figures are out by around 5 times, so it's not like this is a small discrepancy.
If we track someone clicking an outbound advert link on our site (via a click-tracker URL) then only about 1 in 5 of those will show up in Google Analytics. Yet if I test it myself with a browser, I seem to see ALL the click throughs register on the advertiser's site in the "real time" view.
As an example, our site tracked 100 outbound clicks to the advertisers site last month, but their Analytics stats only recorded 20 against the campaign URL, while the number of "referrals" was 0 (so even when the campaign URL WAS tracked, Google didn't seem to notice which site it had come from). Do browsers not send referrer information any more?
I've blocked the adclick URL using robots.txt to limit robots inflating the outbound clicks but I realise they might not obey this file.
What could be causing this large discrepancy?   Are there any additional logs I should collect in my click tracker which might help diagnose this? eg, IP address or user-agent?

A: I might be misunderstanding you, but if your links are tagged with utm parameters they will not show up as referrals. Instead they will show up with whatever you have set as utm_source, so you should look into the "All Traffic" report and see if you can find your parameter name there.

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East Texans are getting ready to say goodbye to 2015 and are getting set to usher in 2016.
With the excitement of a new year on the way, the New Year's Eve parties are happening and we all must be responsible.
We'll be gathering with friends and family to talk about the year, life, politics, play games, etc., and a lot of the time we'll consume a few adult beverages as we celebrate.
Please be responsible this New Year's Eve, and don't drink and drive. Drinking and driving can end up in tragedy and cause a lot of pain for a lot of people. Let's skip the tragedy and pain, enjoy the rest of 2015 and bring in 2016 in style.
Designate a driver tonight and anytime there's alcohol involved.
Just in case you haven't arranged a designated driver and you need assistance getting home, you can always call a cab! They'll get you there safely!
In Tyler, you can reach the Taxi Cab Co. of Tyler at 903-592-3232.
In Longview, you can call the Yellow Checker Cab of Longview at 903-753-2222.
You may also be able to arrange a ride using the Uber app from your smartphone (just download it from your device's app store).


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Firuzabad (sassànida Ardasher-Khwarrah o Ardahsir-Khurra اردشيرخوره, o la Glòria d'Ardashir; àrab Fīrūzābād فيروزآباد,; abans Piruzabad i més abans Gur o Čur) és una ciutat d'Iran a la província de Fars al sud de Xiraz, capital de comtat de Firuzabad. La seva població s'estimava en 67.909 el 2005 (4340 habitants el 1951). La moderna ciutat és a uns 3 km al sud-est de l'antiga. La zona va estar habitada per la tribu dels kaixkai o qaixqais.

Història
Alexandre el Gran en la seva invasió de Pèrsia va destruir la vila de Gur o Čur o Gōr que ocupava el seu lloc. Al dirigir el riu cap a la ciutat va crear un llac.

Sota els sassànides Ardashir I la va refundar al mateix lloc on va obtenir una gran victòria sobre Artaban V de Pàrtia; fou la capital de la regió administrativa (kura) sassànida i àrab als primers temps del califat) anomenada Ardaixir Kurra. Tenia quatre portes (Mithra, Bahram, Hormuz i Ardashir) i era circular amb torre al centre que tenia un temple del foc precedent arquitectònic de la gran mesquita de Samarra; el rei persa hi va tenir un palau i hi va residir abans del triomf de la seva revolta.

Sota els sassànides fou seu d'un bisbat nestorià (actes del sínode de 430) i el metropolità del Fars residia a Riv Ardashir (àrb Rishahr); el bisbat encara existia el 540.

La ciutat igual que Ishtakhr va resistir als àrabs fins al 649/650 en què fou conquerida per Abd Alla ibn Amir ibn Kuraysh. Gōr va esdevenir capital de la província de Ardashir-Khurra (Ardasher-Khwarrah, Khor Ardeshīr o Shāhr-ī Gōr).

Al segle IX era tan gran com Istakhr però inferior a Xiraz. El buwàyhida Àdud-ad-Dawla hi va residir en alguns moments. El nom vell de Gōr (que en persa volia dir "tomba") va ser abandonat en favor de Perozabad o Piruzabad (Ciutat de la victòria), nom que després ha conegut algunes modificacions menors (Firuzabad, Fīrūzābād, Firouzabad).

Més tard va perdre importància i no es destaca per cap esdeveniment a la resta de la seva història.

Enllaços externs

 Fars Cultural Heritage Organization
 Firuzabad a Livius .
 YouTube video del palau (2 minuts 52 segons).

Bibliografia
 Le Strange, Description of the Province of Fars in Persia at the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century A.D., JRAS, 1912
 Dietrich Huff, "Firuzabad" a Encyclopaedia Iranica

Geografia històrica de l'Iran
Entitats de població de l'Iran
Sassànides

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Titán (latinsko titanium) je kemični element, ki ima v periodnem sistemu simbol Ti in atomsko število 22. Titan je kot lahka, trdna, belo-metalna, svetlikava prehodna kovina. Odporna je na korozijo, tako na morsko vodo, aqua regio in klor. Uporablja pri trdnih lahkih zlitinah in kot TiO2 v belih pigmentih. Ta element se pojavlja v številnih mineralih; glavna vira sta predvsem rutil in ilmenit.

Titan je v Cornwallu v Veliki Britaniji odkril William Gregor leta 1791, Martin Heinrich Klaproth pa ga je poimenoval po Titanih iz grške mitologije. Element se nahaja v številnih nahajališčih mineralov, predvsem kot rutil in ilmenit; najdemo ga v skoraj vseh živih bitjih, pa tudi v vodnih telesih, kamninah in tleh. Kovina se pridobiva iz glavnih mineralnih rud s postopki Kroll in Hunter. Najpogostejša spojina, titanov dioksid, je priljubljen fotokatalizator in se uporablja pri izdelavi belih pigmentov. Druge spojine vključujejo titanov tetraklorid (TiCl4), sestavni del dimnih zaves in katalizatorjev; in titanov triklorid (TiCl3), ki se uporablja kot katalizator pri proizvodnji polipropilena.

Titan se uporablja z železom, aluminijem, vanadijem in molibdenom pri izdelavi močnih, lahkih zlitin za vesoljsko industrijo (reaktivni motorji, rakete in vesoljska plovila), za vojaške in industrijske procese (kemikalije in petrokemikalije, naprave za razsoljevanje, celuloza in papir), avtomobilizem, kmetijstvo (kmetovanje), medicinske proteze, ortopedske vsadke, zobne in endodontske instrumente in orodja, športno opremo, nakit, mobilne telefone in drugo.

Dve najbolj uporabni lastnosti kovine sta odpornost proti koroziji in razmerje med trdnostjo in gostoto, ki je med kovinskimi elementi najvišje: titan je v svojem nelegiranem stanju močan kot nekatera jekla, vendar ima nižjo gostoto. Obstajata dve alotropni obliki in pet naravnih izotopov tega elementa, 46Ti do 50Ti, pri čemer je  48Ti najbolj pogosten (73,8 %). Čeprav imata titan in cirkonij enako število valentnih elektronov in sta v periodni tabeli v isti skupini, se razlikujeta po številnih kemijskih in fizikalnih lastnostih.

Zgodovina

Element titan je leta 1791 v Creedu, Cornwall v Angliji opazil angleški duhovnik in amaterski kemik William Gregor. Nekaj let kasneje ga je nemški kemik Heinrich Klapproth odkril v rutilu. Leta 1795 je odkriti element poimenoval titan po Titanih iz grške mitologije.

Uporaba

Velik proizvajalec TiO2 je Cinkarna iz Celja, ki je eden največjih tovrstnih proizvajalcev v Evropi. Titanov dioksid (TiO2) je osnovni material za beljenje oz. barvanje sten prostorov in stavb.

Sklici

Zunanje povezave

 Titan v periodnem sistemu video posnetkov (Univerza v Nottinghamu)

Kemični elementi
1791 v znanosti
Prehodne kovine


Members of the Cookeville High School Cavalier dance team sit on a fire truck and wave to the crowd at the 2017 Cookeville Christmas parade.
Even the Grinch or Scrooge could get behind the 2018 "Cookeville Storybook Christmas" parade.
The parade is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11. The threat of bad weather this weekend forced organizers to reschedule the event for Tuesday.
The parade will route the corner of 6th Street and Washington Avenue to the Square to Broad Street, and then the Cookeville Depot Museum.
There are approximately 120 entries participating in the parade.
There is not one Grand Marshal, but many share the co-grand marshal title.
"First National Bank serves as the presenting sponsor of the 52nd Annual Cookeville-Putnam County Christmas Parade," said Zach Ledbetter. "The bank extends a special invitation to families of military members currently serving in the 278th (armored cavalry regiment) to join as special guests and co-grand marshals by sitting in a reserved section of bleachers located along the north side of Broad Street across from the Putnam County Courthouse."
This is a part of "R.E.D," which stands for "Remember Everyone Deployed," Ledbetter said.
The First National Bank and parade committee will provide complimentary red Santa hats to each family member sitting in the reserved section.
"The second co-grand marshal will be Mr. Lehman Riggs, who is the oldest veteran in Putnam County at 98 years of age," Ledbetter said.
Candy will be handed out by parade participants to spectators along the route.
Spectators should park in public areas along the route, and to be mindful of their locations as to not block residential homes and business entrances and exits, Ledbetter said.
The parade is managed by the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Cookeville and Putnam County.
For those unable to attend the parade, it can be viewed live on WCTE.


As part of the support program for young scholars, the CAS offers the opportunity to work as a Junior Researcher in Residence at the Center for Advanced Studies of the LMU (CASLMU).
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University assistants also have the possibility to reduce the standard teaching workload and to compensate for the cancellation of seminar time through tutoring.


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The Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday approved 6-0 the first reading of a policy that would allow the School Board to authorize public charter schools.
School Board Member W. Princeton Young was absent during the vote.
Under the Maryland Public Charter School Act, enacted last session by Gov. Robert Ehrlich, local school boards are given the authority to oversee charter schools opened in their school systems, said Tammy L. Turner, the School Board's chief legal counsel.
In Washington County, a charter school would mean a public school that is nonsectarian in all its programs, policies and operations, and a school to which parents could choose to send their children, she said. A public charter school may not be a private, parochial school or home school, she said.
During the work session, the School Board reviewed a draft of an application process and a draft of the policy for charter schools.
Turner said there was great debate during the past legislative session about whether local school systems should be responsible for overseeing charter schools, but in the end, the Maryland Association of Boards of Education won the fight.
The school system would fund the charter schools based on the amount of money it receives from the state per student, said Roger Giles, the school system's director of funded and special programs.
He said the earliest a charter school could open would be fall 2005. The process to apply to become a charter school would begin in January 2004 for a fall 2005 start, he said. Applying to become a charter school would be about a two-year process, but there is no strict time-frame limit, Giles said.
Turner said local school boards would be responsible for negotiating with applicants the length of the school day and school year, and also would be responsible for assigning teachers to the school. Teachers assigned to the charter schools would be employed by Washington County Public Schools, she said.
Charter school teachers must meet the same highly qualified standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act as school system teachers, she said.
The federal act is designed to close the achievement gap between schools and make sure all students, including disadvantaged groups, are academically proficient.
Ron Peppe, president of the Frederick County (Md.) Board of Education, was at the work session Tuesday to share his experiences in dealing with charter schools. Frederick County Public Schools has one charter school that started operating two years ago, before the state act was created.
Peppe said charter schools must follow the school system's curriculum to the point that their students are expected to pass the Maryland Schools Assessment. Students at the charter school will have to pass the standardized test this year.
"We are vested to make sure these schools succeed," Turner said.
The School Board will make its final decision on the policy at its Oct. 21 meeting.


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The Ayrshire Hospice retail team was excited to receive their delivery of this year's new hospice Christmas range at the Kyle Street shop in Ayr. The hospice Christmas shop is now open and showcases the new range of beautiful hospice Christmas cards, gifts and accessories.
The hospice Christmas cards are hugely popular throughout Ayrshire, generating much needed income for the hospice. This year's stunning range is the best yet, with over 70 designs of beautiful, high quality cards, Christmas badges and the ever popular hospice calendar for 2017. The calendar this year features local wildlife at home in stunning Ayrshire landscapes, photographed by local Ayrshire photographers. The front cover is a winning photograph taken by Carina Ferguson from Maybole, of a majestic stag in Glen Rosa, Arran.
Regular opening times are Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm and the shop will remain Christmas themed right through to December. The shop has lots of festive gifts, toys, wrapping paper and gift tags – it really is your one stop shop for all things Christmas!


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Home Specialities Edible Oils As palm oils get dumped, processors become packers
As palm oils get dumped, processors become packers
Even as 'Make in India' slogan remains appealing, the edible oil industry is faced with the challenge of 'Make abroad and sell in India', a phenomenon that is rapidly spreading to hurt the crushing sector.
Citing an example, an industry source revealed that a large number of oil processors such as Adani Wilmar, which is engaged in the edible oil processing, trading and retailing business, has practically turned to packaging business by importing refined oil and selling in India.
Makers become packers
"They have to do this because of the economic unviability in processing crude oils and then selling domestically. But when they increase the imports of refined oils, their capacities remain idle causing a loss on that front too," said a source not willing to be quoted.
As per estimates, out of the total refining capacity of about 25 million tonnes per annum, palm oil capacity is 15 million tonnes, which is currently operating at merely 40 per cent utilisation. The revenue for refiners is coming more from packaging. "Most of the palm refining units are operating in disparity because refined palmolein imports have increased. Virtually they are operating now as packaging units with their refining departments are almost shut," said the source.
According to edible oil industry experts, India's veg oil imports have been going up mainly due to lack of enthusiasm for oilseed cultivation. This, coupled with cheaper refined oils available in the global market, mainly Malaysia, is pushing up imports, thereby putting India's edible oil security at risk.
Imports to go up further
Veteran edible oil expert Govindbhai Patel said India's palm oil imports will increase further this year. As against a total palm oil imports of about 87 lakh tonnes in 2017-18 (oil marketing year runs through November to October), imports will rise to about 95 lakh tonnes this year.
"India's edible oil imports will continue to rise because the consumption is rising at a pace of about 3.5 per cent per annum, but the production isn't rising at the same pace. The government is making efforts to boost oilseed cultivation but the result is taking long," said Patel.
As per the data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA), so far during November-May period of this year, India has already imported 5,398,508 tonnes of palm oil, which includes 15.7 lakh tonnes of refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palmolein, and about 37.4 lakh tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO).
"We expect RBD palmolein imports to rise from 21.5 lakh tonnes last year to about 32 lakh tonnes this year. The reduced duty difference between the refined and CPO is the main reason behind increased refined oil imports," said Patel.
The SEA data has also revealed that the share of palm oil in the overall veg oil imports has increased to 64 per cent — the highest so far this year since 2015-16, while soft oils' share has reduced to 36 per cent from what was earlier 42 per cent in 2015-16.
Increasing palm oil imports is primarily attributed to a sharp jump in imports of RBD Palmolein.
India as dumping ground
The duty difference between refined and CPO was reduced from 10 per cent to 5 per cent from January 1. Also, with duty advantage given to Malaysia under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed in February 2011. has allegedly chennalised all palm oil imports from other regions via Malaysia, thereby virtually making India a dumping ground for palm oils.
The duty difference has left large processing capacities idle. As against India's total installed crushing capacity of about 25 million tonnes per annum, only 40-45 per cent is operating, the rest has turned into a burden on the companies as fixed cost.
Raising this concern, SEA has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking scrapping of the CECA agreement with Malaysia.
Lower import prices
Adding to the woes is the reduction in the international market prices of various edible oils due to excess supply. In the last one year, in international market prices have gone down in the range of 8-20 per cent, while the rupee has depreciated by nearly 3 per cent in the last one year.
The data suggests as on May 2019, RBD palmolein prices were quoted at $543 a tonne for CIF Indian port, while crude prices hovered at $498. Also, crude sunflower oil prices quoted at $739 a tonne, down from $806 a tonne last year. For crude soybean and crude rapeseed oils, prices quoted at $703 and $743 a tonne respectively as against $771 and $812 a tonne quoted in the same month last year.
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Australia's commercial free-to-air broadcasters are concerned about Cricket Australia potentially wrapping up a subscription broadcast deal without the free-to-air television component being built in.
Concern from free-to-air broadcasters is growing that Foxtel will lock up a lot of the sport behind a paywall and they will be forced to negotiate with the pay TV provider rather than Cricket Australia.
Fox Sports was able to secure a better position after Cricket Australia rejected a consortium bid from Nine and Ten. Before that the subscription TV channel was itself frustrated by the Nine-Ten bid locking them out.
Free-to-air executives warn the value of cricket to them could be severely diminished if Fox Sports controls the rights and they end up with a simulcast where they don't control the advertising, undermining their ability to monetise the sport.
Sources said they would be surprised if Cricket Australia did its pay TV deal first without free-to-air, as the move would be unprecedented for a major sport, but growing speculation Fox Sports is inching closer to a deal has executives taking nothing for granted.
There are also concerns over the sports digital rights, with Foxtel exploring a direct-to-consumer Fox Sports streaming service, it remains unclear how that would impact free-to-air if they simply had linear broadcast rights.
Behind the scenes the TV networks are supportive of Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland and his ability to take some decisive action, and are hoping he takes an active role in the rights negotiations.
Sources said the commercial free-to-air broadcasters concede pay TV has a role to play in Cricket Australia's next deal if the organisation wants to get a higher price, but they are pushing to emphasise their reach is valuable and if their ability to monetise the rights is diminished either through not enough cricket or simulcast taking value out, their interest in the sport will wane.
Negotiations with Cricket Australia are ongoing but sources said talks were beginning to speed up and a deal could be reached as early as next week.
Cricket Australia is weighing up audience reach over cash. Foxtel can afford to pay a higher price for cricket, but the free-to-air sector has far greater reach. The association's tender documents outline "CA is not required to accept the highest financial bid".
The anti-siphoning list, which dictates the sports that free-to-air television has first rights to bid on, will mean Fox Sports will need to work with a free-to-air partner. Test matches and international limited overs cricket is on the anti-siphoning list, while the Big Bash League is not. However, that doesn't necessarily guarantee sports on the list for free-to-air.
Cricket Australia wants a deal for the next six seasons, starting in October, and has told broadcasters that potentially only select content needs to be shown on free-to-air television, including Ashes, Boxing Day and New Year's Tests, every women's international game, about half of the Big Bash League, including finals, and special events such as the annual Allan Border Medal presentation.
Nine remains keen on Test match cricket in particular, despite securing Tennis Australia's broadcast rights last week, while Ten wants to re-sign the Big Bash League and is potentially looking at branching into international cricket. Sources said the pair bid around $130 million a year, including cash, contra and taking on production costs for women's cricket, which Cricket Australia previously paid. Meanwhile, Seven West Media is understood to have thrown in a second bid for cricket and is expected to push hard having lost its summer sport, tennis, to Nine.
Cricket Australia is said to want at least $150 million annually, or $900 million over six years for all rights.
Foxtel needs far better rating summer sport than soccer and basketball are delivering. It also is offering a dedicated cricket channel, as it has done for NRL and AFL, a move both sports have benefited from.
In its tender documents, the organisation said it had four primary transaction objectives for the licensing of its rights: an alignment with CA's strategy, including supporting its digital strategy; the financial optimising of the rights; reach and exposure of the sport; and a commitment to promote or "leverage" cricket across the broadcaster's network.
CA said it had made "a significant investment in building a world-class digital offering for Australian (and global) cricket fans" in the past five years in a partnership with Nine. It said it "has a strong preference to ensure the continuation of a partnership model", though it also left the door open for bidders to take all digital-streaming content under a full licensed rights model.
Cricket Australia, Ten, Nine and Seven declined to comment.


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All 32 candidates in the Ward 12 by-election are featured on the front cover of Metro Edmonton on Jan 26, 2016.
A map of Edmonton's Ward 12.
Thirty-two candidates will be listed on the ballot in the Feb. 22 by-election to fill Edmonton City Council's Ward 12. With this many candidates on the ballot, it could be challenging for voters to choose who would best represent them on city council. It will also be challenging for those 32 candidates to break from the pack and distinguish themselves with less than a month until election day.
Here are some ways these 32 candidates might break from pack.
Nav Kaur
Having voters who already recognize your name will be an advantage for some candidates, as long as that recognition is positive. Because there are no formal political parties at the municipal level, all candidates will be running on their own names.
Laura Thibert has been the Catholic School Board Trustee from the area since 2010 and was briefly nominated as a Wildrose Party candidate before the 2015 election.
Balraj Manhas has been spokesperson for the United Cabbies during the recent city council debates about allowing Uber to operate in Edmonton. He was disqualified as a candidate in a Progressive Conservative nomination contest in early 2015.
Mohinder Banga was briefly a candidate for the federal Conservative nomination in Edmonton-Mill Woods in 2015 before being disqualified.
Don Koziak has run in at least eight municipal and provincial elections since 1995, including the mayoral race in 2007 and briefly in 2010, but he has never run as a candidate in this area of the city. He was the Wildrose Party candidate in Edmonton-Glenora in 2012 and 2015.
Mike Butler ran as a Liberal and New Democratic Party candidate in this area in various provincial and federal elections since 2008. In 2014, he wrote an open letter explaining why he was leaving the Liberals to join the Alberta Party.
Arundeep Singh Sandhu was until a few months ago the Vice-President of Organization of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Andrew Gorman ran for city council in Ward 9 in the 2013 election, as did Dan "Can Man" Johnstone in Ward 10.
Door Knocking/Canvassing
There is no better way to identify your supporters and meet voters than showing up on their doorstep and ringing their doorbell. If you are a voter who lives in Ward 12, there is a very real possibility that you might have 32 different candidates knocking on your door before Feb. 22, 2016. Don't be surprised to see candidates waving to traffic at busy intersections during rush hour, shaking hands at Tim Horton's or showing up in droves at any community event before Election Day.
All-Candidate Meetings
There are already numerous all-candidate forums being organized by different community groups and organizations in Ward 12. With 32 candidates in the race, there might be little value in holding traditional question and answer forums, which will be time consuming, lengthy and uninteresting. Other candidate meeting formats, like the speed dating-style events held in the 2013 election, might prove to be more valuable for candidates and voters.
The City of Edmonton is not hosting an official all-candidates forum during this by-election. The Women's Advocacy Voice of Edmonton is hosting a forum on Feb. 5, 2016 at the Mill Woods Seniors and Multicultural Centre and the Mill Woods Presidents' Council is hosting a forum on Feb. 17, 2016 at J. Percy Page High School.
Getting ahead of the issues
Preet Toor
It is always difficult to determine what the defining issue of any election campaign will be, but that will not stop candidates from trying to get ahead of issues that are on the radar of voters in Ward 12.
A number of candidates, including Nav Kaur, Balraj Manhas, Mohinder Banga, Arundeep Sandhu and Danisha Bhaloo, called on council to delay the vote on the new bylaw to govern vehicle-for-hire businesses that would include Uber until after the by-election. Nav Kaur outlined her position on her campaign blog.
Sam Jhajj is hosting an open house at his campaign office to discuss and provide input into developing policies that can prevent domestic violence.
Three candidates are calling on the city to delay construction of LRT to southeast Edmonton. Don Koziak told CBC that money going toward LRT would be better spent improving the city's roads and intersections. Dan Johnston told basketofyegs.com that he would delay all future LRT construction. Kelly Kadla told the Edmonton Journal he wants a moratorium on the Valley LRT Line.
Arundeep Sandhu
Gimmicks might not be the best word, but candidates should be expected to use different tactics to get attention for themselves and the issues they are focusing on during this campaign.
Nicole Szymanowka earned media attention for using the dating app Tinder as a campaign tool.
Irfan Chaudhry and his supporters are sporting flashy yellow toques with his campaign hashtag #irFANclub.
Nav Kaur tweeted her bus trip from her Mill Woods home to City Hall to demonstrate the need for improved public transit service to southeast Edmonton.
Nick Chamchuk is pledging not to use campaign signs and is encouraging his supporters to use the #YEGnoelectionsigns hashtag on Twitter and Facebook. He wrote on Facebook that this is part of this campaign "to give Mother nature a break, make driving safer and more enjoyable, save resources and my daughter's education fund…"
Stephen Wutzke told the Edmonton Journal that if he is elected he will donate $20,000 of his annual salary to the Edmonton Food Bank.
Jason Bale announced on his website that he will only spend $100 on his campaign to make a point about money in politics. In lieu of lawn signs, he is asking supporters to write '100' in the snow in front of their homes and businesses.
Endorsements from prominent community members will not win an election but they can lend credibility to candidates and their campaigns.
Nav Kaur has received the endorsements of Edmonton-Ellerslie MLA Rod Loyola, outspoken Catholic School Trustee Patricia Grell, Public School Board Trustee Michael Janz, former city councillor Michael Phair and recent federal Liberal candidate Beatrice Ghettuba.
Danisha Bhaloo has received the endorsement of former Progressive Conservative MLA and former mayor Stephen Mandel, former Edmonton-Glenora PC MLA Heather Klimchuk and former Ward 5 city council candidate Dan St. Pierre, who is serving as her official agent.
Laura Thibert has an endorsement from fellow Catholic Trustee Debbie Engel.
Don Koziak has the support of former MP and MLA Brent Rathgeber, who is serving as his official agent.
The 32 candidates in Ward 12
Here is the list of candidates who have registered their intentions to run, along with links to their websites and social media accounts. I will be posting any updates to the Ward 12 by-election webpage.
Shani Ahmad [facebook]
Jason Bale [facebook, twitter]
Mohinder Banga [facebook]
Danisha Bhaloo [facebook, linkedin, twitter]
Victor Viorel Bujor [facebook]
Mike Butler [facebook, twitter]
Nick Chamchuk [facebook, twitter]
Irfan Chaudhry [facebook, twitter]
Jagdeep Singh Gill [twitter]
Andrew Gorman
Brian Henderson [facebook]
Lincoln Ho [facebook, twitter]
Sam Jhajj [facebook, twitter]
Dan Johnstone [facebook, twitter]
Kelly A. Kadla
Nav Kaur [facebook, twitter]
Rory Koopmans
Don Koziak
Balraj Manhas [facebook, twitter]
Terry James McKinnon [twitter]
Rakesh Patel
Field Pieterse [facebook, twitter]
Arundeep Singh Sandhu [facebook, twitter]
Nirpal Sekhon
Yash Pal Sharma [facebook]
Jagat Singh Sheoran [facebook]
Jeri Stevens [facebook]
Nicole Szymanowka [facebook, twitter]
Laura Thibert [facebook, twitter]
Preet Toor [facebook, twitter]
Steve Toor [facebook, twitter]
Stephen Wutzke
When to vote?
Voting stations will be open in Ward 12 on Feb. 22 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Advance polls are open at the Meadows Community Recreation Centre on Feb. 8, 9, 10 and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Nick Chamchuk (for city councillor) Ward 12says:
Sorry, but my stance on wasteful roadside election signs is not a "gimmick", but a sincere position based on fiscal restraint in tough times and a genuine concern for the environment. I also have 1 recycled piece of paper as propaganda, and put it in folk's mailbox, not their step, yard, birdhouse, smoking tin, or car wiper, as I've seen the others do repeatedly.
Also, I've knocked on more doors than all of these bozos combined, including Chaudry.
And often all I have to do is mention "a STARS career spanning 20 years, and folks say, you had me at STARS". I do tell them about my platform, cuz I've had one since day 1.
Avg Joesays:
Calling your fellow candidates "bozos" shows how completely unready and unfit for office you are. Thanks for letting us all know.
"Bozos" is a term taken from voters who are tired of politicians lying, cheating, nudging signs anywhere they can, in improper locations to get an advantage. Hard work is rewarded by voters, and Albertans, while laziness is rejected. I've worked very hard, left a well-paying job with STARS to run full-time, while Thibert and others grip their day jobs with vice-grip strength, in case they lose…they can just zip right back, whereas I'll have to start from the bottom again, as it should be. We'll ALL see on Feb. 22, 2016, who had the best, most frugal, yet effective campaign–who worked the hardest! Other descriptions i could have used are found in a Steeler's Wheel song (clowns…jokers). Sorry if it sounds "mean".
Nick for 12
David Bridgersays:
How many have a plan for how the city should be governed or are most running because there is a substantial salary for a council member?
Lay out your plan to show voters you have some ideas.
Shane Bergdahlsays:
Just a slight clarification. The Ware 12 Candidate Forum being held on Feb 17 is hosted by the Mill Woods Presidents' Council, not the Mill Woods Residents' council.
Peter Mosssays:
Forget about voting for an NDP candidate, the NDP just caved in to Big Oil and refused to raise royalty rates. This was the only chance the province had of getting more return on oil revenues, and Notley crew blew it.
The NDP went completely supine and fetal. They are spineless.
Mike Butlersays:
I am a Federal Liberal and have not left that party Dave. I left the Raj Sherman party due to lack of democracy. I am still Liberal in principle. And I get you are NDP so thank you for doing such good reporting and letting me use your blog. Have a good one Dave. Keep up the great work.
Dave Cournoyersays:
Hi Mike – Thanks for the clarification. I'll make a note of that.
Also, I've never been a member of the NDP.
Still never won an election Mike, liberal, ndp, or whatever. Respectfully.
Nick Chamchuk for Ward 12
Terry J. McKinnonsays:
Love your site. Sorry I didn't get you more information sooner. I work for the federal government and the procedures for getting permission to run are daunting. I'd like to think I'm in the name recognition group. Many Ward 12 residents know me from my community work, service work, long running community blog on INews880, or my previous run for Councillor for Ward 6.
My website is being built as we speak. If you would like to chat some time, drop me a line. Thanks for what you do.
Terry J. McKinnon
Darrensays:
Danisha Bhaloos campaign is being run by Catherine Keill who is a senior PC Party Vice President and candidate in the last election. I hate partisanship in municipal elections.
Cecile D Bironsays:
Thank you Dave, I love your site. I have known Mohinder Banga for 3 years now. I sat down with him many times. His kindness, and attention to people is what impressed me the most. Yes, I can tell you he has a bachelor's degree, 24 years as a police officer, 15 years of educating students on drug awareness. I could go on and on….but really… we also need a person that understands budgeting and finance. His education will play a role on these matters. I trust this man. He is open and approachable. Apart from being a great spokesman, he is a leader ! I am not just"hoping" he wins. I want him to WIN!
Harcharansays:
i lived in millwoods for 35 years . in my view and best knowledge ,i think Moe Banga
fits this job
Moe is an hero with the police, but an environmental and wasteful sign and flyer criminal, if you believe Ward 12 voters, which I do. He is among front-runners who think you can buy an election, and peeps are tired of it. Lots of signs with no permission on private property, and confiscated signs from stings by yours truly, calling 311 numerous times to report cheaters!
Candidates, don't cheat on signs, as they will be outlawed soon, for safety, aesthetic, and environmental reasons. Nav Kaur sent an email to gang of 32, who have email addresses, asking for a truce after election day to clean up Ward 12. What a farce, as she is a worst offender, with Sandhu, Patel, and Sheoran, with honorable mention to Balras, Gorman, Field for 12, Ho, and Bhaloo, for illegal placement.
You know who hasn't cheated…me. I haven't had to lie ONCE, about party support and union dough, Kaur, yes you, lied at last debate, to everyone's face (75 in crowd, so just a little lie, i guess). Media has disappeared, as if they were ever interested (…with sooo many people involved) I wanna barf. I have 12 signs strategically placed to entice the subliminal mind, not the easily-dismissed conscious mind.
If it appears I've been mean, or libelous, ask yourself, "How come nobody has sued me, or threatened suits?". Because I can prove it–I take pictures of offences, a little hobby of mine, for my election scrapbook. Voters I've asked WANT me to hold others to task over honesty and legal issues, as a seat on City Council is in the balance!!!
Nick Chamchuk, your Natural Choice for Ward 12 City Councillor
SCsays:
Chamchuk seems to be suffering from an overdose of narcissism…….. it's all me, me, me ! I hope either Bhaloo or Kaur wins tonight (but Sandhu and Banga are still sensible choices). It will be an interesting fight…… thanks to Dave for his commentary.


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Q: UFW not blocking connections to docker instance I have a webservice running inside a docker instance which was run using the following command:
sudo docker run -d -p 4040:4040 ....

My UFW rules look like this:
~ sudo ufw status
Status: active

To                         Action      From
--                         ------      ----
22                         ALLOW       Anywhere
4040                       DENY        Anywhere
22                         ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
4040                       DENY        Anywhere (v6)

When I access the box directly via its IP, I can access port 4040.  Why is the ufw rule not blocking it?
Note: As part of the docker installation, I changed
DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="DROP"
to
DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="ACCEPT"
in /etc/default/ufw as per dockers instructions here (http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/installation/ubuntulinux/#docker-and-ufw)

A: I had the same problem and resolved it by using IPTABLES instead.
Example to only allow 3306 from source ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:
Adds an accept for source matching our ip to line 1 of the FORWARD chain
iptables -I FORWARD 1 -p tcp -i eth0 -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT
Drops all other connections on the FORWARD chain for that port
iptables -I FORWARD 2 -p tcp -i eth0 --dport 3306 -j DROP
Using the line numbers (1 & 2) forces the rules to be added above the ones created by docker such as:
-A FORWARD -d 0.0.0.0/32 ! -i docker0 -o docker0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT

A: There is a know issue related with this.
Basically, docker is configuring Iptables behind UFW.
More information:

*

*http://www.acervera.com/blog/2016/03/05/ufw_plus_docker

*https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/4737
The short possible response:
Set DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="ACCEPT" in /etc/default/ufw
Set DOCKER_OPTS="--iptables=false" in /etc/default/docker

A: Try running the container with a specific IP.
docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:4040:4040 ...


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Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 304 › General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.
General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364 (1938)
General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.
Argued March 4, 7, 1938
Decided May 16, 1938
1. Product claims 25-27, of Patent No. 1,410,499, to Pacz, for a filament for electric incandescent lamps or other devices, composed substantially of tungsten and made up mainly of a number of comparatively large grains of such size and contour as to prevent substantial sagging and offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life for such a lamp or other device, held void for want of a sufficiently definite disclosure. R.S. § 4888; 35 U.S.C. § 33. P. 304 U. S. 368.
2. Claimed inventions, improvements, and discoveries, turning on points so refined as the granular structure of products, require precise descriptions of the new characteristic for which protection is sought. In a limited field, the variant must be clearly defined. P. 304 U. S. 369.
3. A patentee may not broaden his product claims by describing the product in terms of function. P. 304 U. S. 370.
4. A limited use of terms of effect or result, which accurately define the essential qualities of a product to one skilled in the art, may in some instances be permissible and even desirable, but a characteristic essential to novelty may not be distinguished from the old art solely by its tendency to remedy the problems in the art met by the patent. P. 304 U. S. 371.
5. The difficulty of making adequate description may have some bearing on the sufficiency of the description attempted, but it cannot justify a claim describing nothing new except perhaps in functional terms. P. 304 U. S. 372.
6. A patentee who does not distinguish his product from what is old except by reference, express or constructive, to the process by which he produced it, cannot secure a monopoly on the product by whatever means produced. P. 304 U. S. 373.
7. The product claims in question, which seek to monopolize the product, however created, may not be saved by a limitation to products made in accordance with the processes set out in the specification. P. 304 U. S. 374.
91 F.2d 904 affirmed.
Certiorari, 302 U.S. 676, to review the reversal of a decree for injunction and accounting in a patent infringement suit.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
MR. JUSTICE REED, delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner, General Electric Company, brought this patent infringement suit based on Pacz patent, No. 1,410,499, relating to a tungsten filament for incandescent lamps. The patent, issued March 21, 1922, on an application filed February 20, 1917, contains process and product claims; only the latter are here involved. The District Court for Eastern New York held claims 25, 26, and 27 valid and infringed, and gave petitioner a decree for an injunction and accounting. 17 F. Supp. 901. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that petitioner's product was anticipated by filament produced under the teachings of the Coolidge patent, No. 1,082,933, and reversed with directions to dismiss the bill of complaint. 91 F.2d 904. This decision conflicted with that handed down by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Anraku v. General Electric Co., 80 F.2d 958, which held
the same claims valid and infringed. To resolve the conflict, this Court granted certiorari. .
In incandescent lamps, the tungsten filament, through which the electric current passes, grows more luminous than the carbon filament of the early days of the art. There were faults of "offsetting" and "sagging," however, affecting the efficiency of the first tungsten filaments. "Offsetting" occurs when, during heating in the use of the lamp, the filament forms crystals which extend their boundaries across the entire diameter of the filament, substantially perpendicular to its axis. The crystals in the filament thus come to have an appearance somewhat analogous to the joints in a bamboo rod. Lateral slipping of the crystals reduces the cross-sectional area at the point of contact of the crystals, with the result that the temperature at that point is increased, thus hastening the burnout, and the filament is weakened. "Sagging" is a change of position by the filament during incandescence. It elongates, and thus is forced out of the plane it occupied between fixed supports. Sagging has many objections. The sagging filament may touch the glass and end the life of the lamp. In gas-filled lamps, when sagging causes the coils to spread apart, the gas flows in between the coils and unduly cools the filament. Combatting sagging by additional supports is also said to cool the filament and reduce electrical efficiency.
Pacz undertook to remedy these faults. He carried out many experiments, and his 218th effort, made while he was in the employ of petitioner company, yielded the discovery disclosed by the patent in suit. The specification asserts that, by means of his invention,
"the sagging is substantially eliminated, and 'offsetting' of the filament is substantially prevented, during a normal or commercially useful life of the lamp."
He brings
"into intimate
association with tungsten a material [an alkaline silicate] which will have the desired influence upon the grain growth of the metal."
The specification continues as follows:
"When the metal reaches the temperature at which extensive grain growth would ordinarily take place, the presence of this material intimately associated with the tungsten particles has a marked effect on the shape and size of the tungsten grains. The ingot of tungsten thus produced, whether it be due to the fact that the grains have not reached the equilibrium grain size or to other causes, is particularly susceptible to grain growth during subsequent heat treatments."
"The probable reason why filaments made according to my invention do not sag is that the structure is comparatively coarse-grained. The coarse-grained filament produced by means of my invention does not 'offset' so as to cut short the life of the lamp appreciably."
The District Court found that Pacz's patent exhibited novelty and invention; that Pacz produced large crystals early in the life of the lamp; that, although coarse-grained, and thus nonsagging, filaments meant "offsetting" to the art, where it was "common knowledge" that grains large enough to extend across the filament induced slippage, Pacz procured a particular kind of coarse-grained filament which did not "offset" because of the nature of the boundaries of the grains, their contour being "a very important element."
The Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Pacz product was anticipated by patent No. 1,082,933, issued December 30, 1913, to William D. Coolidge for a process of producing ductile tungsten for incandescent electric lamp filaments and for the product itself.
The question before this Court is the validity of the claims in suit. Claim 25, which is typical, [Footnote 1] reads as follows:
"25. A filament for electric incandescent lamps or other devices, composed substantially of tungsten and made up mainly of a number of comparatively large grains of such size and contour as to prevent substantial sagging and offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life for such a lamp or other device."
We need not inquire whether Pacz exhibited invention, or whether his product was anticipated. The claim is invalid on its face. It fails to make a disclosure sufficiently definite to satisfy the requirements of R.S. § 4888, 35 U.S.C. § 33. That section requires that an applicant for a patent file a written description of his discovery or invention
"in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it appertains . . . to make, construct, compound, and use the same, . . . and he shall particularly point out and distinctly claim the part, improvement, or combination which he claims as his invention or discovery."
We may assume that Pacz has sufficiently informed those skilled in the art how to make and use his filament. The statute has another command. Recognizing that most inventions represent improvements on some existing article, process, or machine, and that a description of the
invention must in large part set out what is old in order to facilitate the understanding of what is new, Congress requires of the applicant "a distinct and specific statement of what he claims to be new, and to be his invention." [Footnote 2] Patents, whether basic or for improvements, must comply accurately and precisely with the statutory requirement as to claims of invention or discovery. The limits of a patent must be known for the protection of the patentee, the encouragement of the inventive genius of others, and the assurance that the subject of the patent will be dedicated ultimately to the public. [Footnote 3] The statute seeks to guard against unreasonable advantages to the patentee and disadvantages to others arising from uncertainty as to their rights. [Footnote 4] The inventor must
"inform the public during the life of the patent of the limits of the monopoly asserted, so that it may be known which features may be safely used or manufactured without a license and which may not. [Footnote 5]"
The claims "measure the invention." [Footnote 6] Patentees may reasonably anticipate that claimed inventions, improvements, and discoveries, turning on points so refined as the granular structure of products, require precise descriptions of the new characteristic for which protection is sought. In a limited field, the variant must be clearly defined. This was one in a series of patents. United States v. General Electric Co., 272 U. S. 476, 272 U. S. 480.
Pacz did not adequately set out "what he claims to be new." The tungsten filament "made up mainly of a number of comparatively large grains" differentiates the
claimed invention from tungsten drawn into a single crystal (Schaller, No. 1,256,930), and from Coolidge's fine-grained thoriated filament, but serves aptly to describe the product of earlier manufacture, with its large regular grains subject to offsetting. According to the District Court, the earliest, so-called "squirted," tungsten filaments also "consisted of comparatively large crystals, many of which were large enough to extend clear across the filament, but they shifted." 17 F. Supp. 901 at 902. The failure of the patentee to make claim to a distinct improvement is made clear by comparison of the language of the claims under consideration with descriptions of offset difficulties recognized by other inventors. [Footnote 7]
The claim further states that the grains must be "of such size and contour as to prevent substantial sagging and offsetting" during a commercially useful life for the lamp. The clause is inadequate as a description of the structural characteristics of the grains. Apart from the statement with respect to their function, nothing said about their size distinguishes the earliest filaments, and nothing whatever is said which is descriptive of their contour (termed by the District Court a "very important element"), not even that they are irregular.
The claim uses indeterminate adjectives which describe the function of the grains to the exclusion of any structural definition, and thus falls within the condemnation of the doctrine that a patentee may not broaden his product claims by describing he product in terms of function. [Footnote 8] Claim 25 vividly illustrates the vice of a description in terms of function. "As a description of the invention, it is insufficient, and, if allowed, would extend the monopoly beyond the invention." [Footnote 9] The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit relied on the fact that the description in the claims is not "wholly" functional. [Footnote 10] Anraku v. General Electric Co., 80 F.2d 958, 963. But the vice of a functional claim exists not only when a claim is "wholly" functional, if that is ever true, but also when the inventor is painstaking when he recites what has already been seen, and then uses conveniently functional language at the exact point of novelty. [Footnote 11]
A limited use of terms of effect or result, which accurately define the essential qualities of a product to one skilled in the art, may in some instances be permissible and even desirable, but a characteristic essential to novelty
may not be distinguished from the old art solely by its tendency to remedy the problems in the art met by the patent. And we may doubt whether the language used in claim 25, taken by itself, conveyed definite meaning to those skilled in the art of incandescent lighting. [Footnote 12]
The Circuit Court of Appeals below suggested that,
"In view of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of describing adequately a number of microscopic and heterogeneous shapes of crystals, it may be that Pacz made the best disclosure possible. . . ."
But Congress requires, for the protection of the public, that the inventor set out a definite limitation of his patent; that condition must be satisfied before the monopoly is granted. [Footnote 13] The difficulty of making adequate description may have some bearing on the sufficiency of the description attempted, but it cannot justify a claim describing nothing new except perhaps
in functional terms. It may be doubted whether one who discovers or invents a product be knows to be new will ever find it impossible to describe some aspect of its novelty.
The product claims here involved cannot be validated by reference to the specification. Assuming that, in a proper case, a claim may be upheld by reference to the descriptive part of the specification in order to give definite content to elements stated in the claim in broad or functional terms, [Footnote 14] the specification of the Pacz patent does not attempt in any way to describe the filament, except by mention of its coarse-grained quality. Even assuming that definiteness may be imparted to the product claim by that part of the specification which purportedly details only a method of making the product, [Footnote 15] the description of the Pacz process is likewise silent as to the nature of the filament product. Although, in some instances, a claim may validly describe a new product with some reference to the method of production, [Footnote 16] a patentee who does not distinguish his product from what is old except by reference, express or constructive, to the process by which he produced it cannot secure a monopoly on the product by whatever means produced.
"Every patent for a product or composition of matter must identify it so that it can be recognized aside from the description of the process for making it, or else nothing can be
held to infringe the patent which is not made by that process. [Footnote 17]"
Finally, the product claims may not be saved by a limitation to products produced in accordance with the process set out in the specification. This construction, though possibly of no avail against respondent, might add to the protection afforded petitioner by the process claims, if they are valid, in view of its application to filaments produced abroad. But, putting aside questions as to the general propriety of such a construction, [Footnote 18] unless the claim uses language explicitly referring to the method of preparation, or describing the product in phrases suggestive of that process, [Footnote 19] to save the product claim in this fashion would constitute an improper importation into the claim of a factor nowhere described there. [Footnote 20] The claims in suit seek to monopolize the product however created, and may not be reworded in an effort to establish
their validity, to cover only the products of the process described in the specification, or its equivalent.
For reasons set out, claims 25, 26, 27 are invalid. The judgment is
MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
"26. A drawn filament for electric incandescent lamps or other devices, composed substantially of tungsten and made up mainly of a number of comparatively large grains of such size and contour as to prevent substantial sagging and offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life for such a lamp or other device."
"27. A filament for electric incandescent lamps or other devices, composed of tungsten containing less than three-fourths of one percent of nonmetallic material and made up mainly of comparatively large grains of such size and contour as to prevent substantial sagging or offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life for such a lamp or other device."
Merrill v. Yeomans, 94 U. S. 568, 94 U. S. 570.
Cf. The Incandescent Lamp Patent, 159 U. S. 465, 159 U. S. 474 ff.
See Brooks v. Fiske, 15 How. 212, 56 U. S. 215.
Permutit Co. v. Graver Corp., 284 U. S. 52, 284 U. S. 60; Grant v. Raymond, 6 Pet. 218, 31 U. S. 247.
Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co., 210 U. S. 405, 210 U. S. 419.
"When this crystalization becomes excessive the crystals may, in the case of a filament, become so large as to extend across the entire section of the filament and thereupon the sections may move laterally upon each other and produce the condition known as 'offsetting.' I shall hereinafter describe more in detail the special method which I employ for minimizing the loss in ductility and for preventing this offsetting effect."
Coolidge patent, No. 1,082,933.
"Such crystals seem to increase in size in much the same manner as crystals formed in liquid solutions, and, if the crystals become large enough to extend almost or entirely across the filament, adjacent crystals tend to slip along their cleavage planes, thereby giving the filament the offset or faulted appearance above referred to."
Myers and Hall patent, No. 1,363,162.
Holland Furniture Co. v. Perkins Glue Co., 277 U. S. 245, 277 U. S. 256-258, and cases cited.
277 U.S. at 277 U. S. 258.
Presumably that court would have assented to the condemnation of other product claims of the patent in suit, containing even less description than the ones under discussion:
"28. A coiled filament composed substantially of tungsten and capable of use in an electric incandescent lamp without either substantial sagging or offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life."
"29. A coiled filament composed mainly of drawn tungsten and capable of use in an electric incandescent lamp without substantial sagging and without substantial offsetting during a normal or commercially useful life."
See Gynex Corp. v. Dilex Institute, 85 F.2d 103, 105; Davis Co. v. New Departure Co., 217 F. 775 at 782.
There is no showing whether, under established principles in the science, the language indicated grains extending across the width of filament, and if so whether the boundaries were irregular, or regular but not perpendicular to the axis of the filament; or whether the language indicated grains larger than the fine grains of Coolidge's thoriated filament but not large enough to extend across the entire section, and if so what type of boundaries existed.
Indeed, those merely skilled might have suspected the absence of crystals large enough to extend across the entire section of the filament, in view of the efforts of other patentees to avoid such crystals (Coolidge, No. 1,082,933, p. 2, 1. 13; Myers and Hall, No. 1,363,162, p. 1, 1. 56), and in view of the "common knowledge in the art that, where grain boundaries, large enough to extend across the filament, were produced, there would be bound to be slippage" (17 F. Supp. 901, at 903); yet those are the crystals found in respondent's lamps.
Different considerations may apply under the Act of May 23, 1930, c. 312, § 2, 46 Stat. 376, 35 U.S.C. § 33, providing that no "plant patent shall be declared invalid on the ground of noncompliance with this section if the description is made as complete as is reasonably possible."
Compare 86 U. S. Tilghman, 19 Wall. 287, 86 U. S. 391; Westinghouse v. Boyden Power Brake Co., 170 U. S. 537, 170 U. S. 557-558.
Compare Holland Furniture Co. v. Perkins Glue Co., 277 U.S. at 277 U. S. 255, with United States Repair & Guarantee Co. v. Assyrian Asphalt Co., 183 U. S. 591, at 183 U. S. 600-601.
Cf. Dunn Wire-Cut Lug Brick Co. v. Toronto Fire Clay Co., 259 F. 258, 261; Trussell Mfg. Co. v. Wilson-Jones Co., 50 F.2d 1027, 1029.
Cochrane v. Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, 111 U. S. 293, 111 U. S. 310. See also Hide-Ite Leather Co. v. Fiber Products Co., 226 F. 34, 36; cf. Maurer v. Dickerson, 113 F.2d 870, 874.
See also National Carbon Co. v. Western Shade Cloth Co., 93 F.2d 94, 97:
"It has been said that a claim for a product produced by any process which will produce a like result covers the product only when made by equivalent processes. Pickhardt v. Packard, 22 F. 530."
Steinfur Patents Corp. v. William Beyer, Inc., 62 F.2d 238, 241; Buono v. Yankee Maid Dress Corp., 77 F.2d 274, 279; Dunn Wire-Cut Lug Brick Co. v. Toronto Fire Clay Co., 259 F. 258, 261, 262.
Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co., 93 U. S. 486; Cochrane v. Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, 111 U. S. 293, 111 U. S. 310; Plummer v. Sargent, 120 U. S. 442, 120 U. S. 448; Downes v. Teter-Heany Development Co., 150 F. 122; Hide-Ite Leather Co. v. Fiber Products Co., 226 F. 34.
Compare McCarty v. Lehigh Valley R. Co., 160 U. S. 110, 160 U. S. 116; Altoona Publix Theaters v. American Tri-Ergon Corp., 294 U. S. 477, 294 U. S. 487.


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