This is the 26th year for the PennLive/Patriot-News Best and Brightest program that honors high school seniors in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. There were 189 applications. Two panels of judges then selected the 20 winners, who were honored at a reception at PA Media Group on May 9, 2018.
The 20 winners include 10 boys and 10 girls. Selection is based on academics, extracurricular and community activities, an essay and letters of recommendation.
The PennLive/Patriot-News Best and Brightest sitting from left are: Julie Lehman, Aniya Godwin, Emily Chung, Samantha Dyer, Megan Inglis, Katie Muir, Sage Maguire, Sara Malina, Fatima Asghar and Hannah Hess. Standing from left are Qi Li, Nicholas Neidlinger, Aidan Chalk Checkett, Peter Caldwell, Garret Little, Nicholas Fafel, Eli DePaulis, Trenton Squires, Carmen Andreoli and Philip Andreoli.
In his words: "As student council president, one of my goals is finding a solution to a lack of fundraising by my class. My friends and I tossed around alternatives to the no-incentive fundraising technique of selling candy that our school swore by. One idea stood out from the rest, a pay-to-play video game tournament. While it seemed outrageous initially, it modernized fundraising by incorporating both technology and comradery to raise money. Without any initial adult guidance, the tournament generated over $100, but I knew that we could do more."
Honors: National Honor Society, Foreign Language National Honor Society.
Activities: Co-founder of Video Games Fighting Hunger charity, founding member and drummer for UNUM band, Red Land High School anti-bullying panel member, student council president, student advisory council, guitar and drum lessons, Model UN, jazz band, Legislature Club, Science Olympiad, CYO basketball.
Plans: He will attend the University of Pittsburgh Honors College in the predentistry program.
In his words: "With violence in schools frequently headlining today's news, the mental bullying that often precipitates these terrible physical manifestations sometimes goes unnoticed. While some acts of violence are visible, the jabs to one's psyche thrown through Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are often invisible to teachers and parents. As part of a high school anti-bullying panel, I travel among several elementary and middle schools to speak to thousands of students every year to raise awareness and promote prevention of bullying."
Honors: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference.
Activities: Anti-Bullying panel, co-founder of Video Games Fighting Hunger nonprofit, co-founder and lead guitarist of UNUM band, WEST small jazz ensemble, vice president of student council, student advisory council, jazz band, Model UN, rocket club, CYO basketball.
Plans: He will attend the University of Pittsburgh Honors College majoring in industrial engineering.
In her words: "In Saudi Arabia, women are treated as property and are not allowed to have their own free will. They cannot be outside alone after 5 p.m. without a male guardian, have jobs in the careers they want or be paid equally. They are unable to own property or a business, participate in any sports, or carry a personal credit card. Furthermore, they are forced to cover their bodies with a burqa and face with a hijab. If they refuse, society shuns them. ... It was not until our family moved to the United States that I began to realize I had committed no crime. ... After many years, I was finally given the chance and opportunity to be free."
Honors: National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National Gold Medalist in the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her dramatic play, "Come Spring." She will be honored at Carnegie Hall for that award on June 7. The play also won an Apollo Award honorable mention and second place in the International Storytelling competition sponsored by World Commons Council.
Activities: Hershey Public Library volunteer, chairwoman of mini-Thon, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center volunteer, a founder of The Syndicate statewide program, PULSE program at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Plans: She will attend HACC for two years then transfer to the Bucknell University scholars program to major in pre-med.
In his words: "In a world where it seems like everyone has one characteristic that defines them, or desires one category above all by which to define the self, I choose not to be defined by what others might think is mine. I live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, a form of muscular dystrophy, which greatly reduces my coordination, motor skills and balance, just as it similarly affected my grandfather, father and uncle. The disability has significantly impacted my life, but it does not define who I am."
Activities: Volunteer at Homeland Hospice, member of Charlton United Methodist Church youth group, concert band, marching band, robotics club, Key Club, 2017 homecoming king, school poll volunteer and game club.
Plans: He will attend Harrisburg University to major in computer science.


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On July 4 of 1776, some 13 upstart settler colonies declared their independence from the British Empire, adopting a form of a regime based on what we call Kantian principles; a constitutional republic with different branches of government. A few decades later, their example would inspire revolutions in the rest of the Americas (except Canada, they were busy playing ice hockey) and led to the creation of states politically and socially very similar to theirs and like them, a land of opportunity for many. However, today the US truly stands out from other states on the continent (except Canada, their igloos are superior with better welfare) and rest of the countries remains plagued with poverty, a high crime rate and chronic political instability. Of course, I am heavily generalizing here and it should be noted that some Latin American countries such as Costa Rica and Chile are pretty awesome in terms of living. However, none has yet come close to the US in terms of wealth and power. Why it is that we see today the US of A as the global powerhouse and not any other American countries like Brazil or Mexico? Both of these countries had the resources, the population and size to become great powers yet they didn't. Why is Latin America poor but the US rich? Let's find out.
Undoubtedly, governments play a big role in shaping how a country runs and hence by extension, the political system which influences the type of government you have is equally important. Not all democracies are the same, some are parliamentarian (The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries are an example), others are presidential (The US and other American countries except Canada) while others a mix of a sort (France and other European states).
In a parliamentarian democracy, the people vote for a party in an election and the party with the most seats then chooses a prime minister and he forms the government. Since the mandate to rule lies with prime minister's entire party and not him, in case of any crisis, the party members can call for a vote of no confidence to have the prime minister removed or the prime minister may dismiss the government and call for fresh elections.
However, in the case of a presidential system, the President who forms the government and the members of the legislature are elected separately. Now, this leads to a dilemma, if both are independent of each other, what happens when both can't arrive at an agreement? This is what the political scientist Juan Linz called the dual legitimacy problem; since both have a separate mandate to rule, the government can cease functioning if a compromise is not reached. In the US, this problem is somewhat mitigated by having an electoral system that is biased towards two major parties, ensuring that president will always have some sort of support in the legislature. However, in the case of most presidential states, a more (ironically) democratic form of an electoral system often leads to a great number of parties winning seats in the legislature translating to more diverse views the president has to contend with in order to reach a compromise. This increases the risk of a political crisis and if the president does not then step down or the judiciary isn't independent enough to enforce mediation, democracy itself can become vulnerable to hostile take-overs as both parties use coercion as a means to end the deadlock. Some Latin American political systems have tried to overcome this by allowing the president emergency powers to rule by decree but this basically overrides the main purpose of a presidential system; checks and balances. What's more, if a president already lacks support in the legislation, bypassing them to enact laws only adds to their antagonism. In Chile during Salvador Allende's presidency, his failure to arrive at terms with the legislature and the political instability that followed gave the military a pretext to oust his government is a coup d'état and install a Junta under Pinochet. In Bolivia, Hernán Zuazo was forced to step down due to a hostile congress and threat of a military takeover.
Another crucial difference that should be noted is the unlike in the US, the vice president is not directly elected in many Latin American countries, instead, a president's successor is chosen by the legislation. This of course, gives incentives to the legislation to have the incumbent executive removed should he not come to terms with them. In her study, Kathryn Hochstetler concluded that since the 70s and 80s, when the South American countries returned to a civilian government, nearly 23% of their elected presidents have been forced to leave office before the end of their terms. Compare this to the number of Presidents forced to leave office in US's entire history.
Is your right the same as my right?
Unlike movies, the real world is a damn complex place. What we think of as morals are just arbitrary values that became ingrained in us from being brought up in a particular culture and environment. What is considered right or wrong can very much differ from one society to another or even among individuals themselves. Take gun laws for example, it is a highly divisive issue in the States right now. Some would rightly defend on the grounds it is a matter of personal liberty and that armed citizens act as a deterrent to any 'adventurous' government seeking to establish greater control. However, the other side is also correct in saying that unregulated gun ownership increases the risk of homicides and giving an irresponsible person such deadly weapons are a recipe for disaster. Both are correct but the decision they arrive at depends on what how they weigh the negative and positive aspects together. It's similar in all aspect of our lives when we make decisions, from choosing what dress to wear to determining what is rightful governance.
Legitimacy is the word we use to describe the strength someone's claim has to rulership. Marx Weber identified 3 ideal types of what constituted a legitimate rule in different cultures, namely: legal-rational, charismatic and traditional. In the West, including the US of A, the first type is highly engrained in the dominant culture, a rule by a person is considered legitimate if it has been not only earned through legalistic means (e.g. through proper elections in a democracy) but the elected also adheres to the principles that govern his position (e.g. formal rules on what and what not a President can do). Let's take public disapproval to the Vietnam war as a case study here. One of the major reasons for the widespread opposition was to the conflict being deemed unconstitutional and violating international treaties. In a more recent case of Iraq war, a poll taken days before showed that a majority supported the decision if it was approved by the UN security council. Adherence to legalist tradition is also why the US has never suffered a coup, for a rule violating the constitution would be deemed highly illegitimate and provoke a backlash.
In case of most of Latin America, charismatic authority is the norm; the right to lead is by virtue of the leader's unique abilities. This is why we see state leaders holding on to power even when constitution itself violated, a famous example of this is when the Peruvian President used the military to illegally shut down the national congress in 1992 and his popularity actually went up afterward. In fact, he was elected President three times! Now there is nothing wrong in this view of legitimacy, it just doesn't work well with a presidential system, which is ultimately a government of compromises. A strong ambitious figure can frustrate the fragile balance of the system, lead to low political stability and thus, a breakdown of order. Charismatic leaders are most effective in systems where the government can enact policies decisively such as in bureaucratic dictatorships or ideal majoritarian parliaments.
The Spanish and Portuguese Empire claimed all the best spots in the Americas for themselves early on, leaving the British and French to vie with each other for the relatively piss poor real estate up north. However, it was exactly this reason why the US (and Canada), were able to maintain a dynamic and resilient economy under a flourishing democracy while rest of the American countries easily succumbed to economic shocks and dictatorial regimes. Because the Latin states were rich in mineral resources and fertile land, its economy was based on exploitation, natives and slaves were put to work for their masters on their plantations and in their mines. Since the landed elites could grow considerably rich through utilizing human labor alone, there were little incentives for innovation. However, for the political elites, there were every incentive to keep the poor as poor so to minimize competition for the same resources and privileges; the ownership of land meant power after all. Democratic institutions in this environment either do not develop as control of resources shield elites from having to compromise with the masses or if they do develop, are difficult to sustain as the state deteriorates into a tug of war between the upper classes seeking to preserve their privileges and those seeking to redistribute wealth and empower the poor. A good example of this is the presidency of Juan Peron in Argentina and that of Salvador Allende in Chile. Both sought wide-ranging reforms and nationalization programs as a means of redistributing wealth but this invited hostile opposition from the upper classes, seeing it as a threat to their interests. They backed the army officers in toppling their regimes and undoing their legacy.
In America, however both during and much of the time after independence, the majority of the farms was small single family holdings. Not only did this create a large enterprising middle class, which had every incentive to innovate so to increase their humble income but also kept the political elite in check, as they did not enjoy the same level of influence in this more decentralized agrarian economy. Furthermore, after independence, Great Britain remained a great existential threat to the American elite, both militarily as a great power and ideologically due to monarchist factions. As a result, they had to compromise on a lot of privileges and thus, empower citizens with greater rights so to enforce their new legitimacy. The presence of a largely privileged middle-class in the US also meant that revolutionary ideologies never enjoyed the same level of support as it did in many other countries.
Greek philosopher Aristotle stated, as he himself observed in the city of Athens, that the middle-class are natural allies to democratic ideas and institutions. Because they act as a buffer against radical populist notion seeking to exploit the desperate poor as well as prevent the democratic state from being 'captured' by elite's interest, the middle-class safeguards democratic institutions from losing its legitimacy as the majority began to feel that elections and political parties do help in advancing their interest. Furthermore, greater economic equality leads to a more resilient economy. Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few means that less money goes back into the economy in times of crisis as the rich prefer to secure money rather than spend. In the case of the middle class, however, since the majority spending is on essential goods (food, utilities and transport) in contrast to luxury goods, the cash keeps flowing back in the economy regardless of the troubles afflicting it.
Thus, in an environment of stability and individual freedom, market-capitalism can work as people are free to pursue their economic interest rather than just invest resources in their survival as in the case of highly stratified and unstable societies. This is the reason why countries with ample natural resources seldom succeed economically (e.g. South America and Sub-Saharan Africa) while countries with relatively little (e.g. Western Europe, East Asia) end up becoming economic powerhouses exploiting the former. Of course, the US has ample resources, this cannot be denied but until its westward expansion, it had little and the expansion itself was driven by middle-class pioneers. It shouldn't be denied, however, that the relative decline of the middle class in the US in recent years is a worrying trend.
The last but equally important aspect that had plagued the American countries has been the overbearing presence of the continent's most successful country, the United States. Whenever the domestic aspiration of countries of the continent clashed with America's foreign interest, the outcome for the former has always been harsh (except Canada, they had daddy). From backing military coups to Operation Condor to the funding of right-wing terrorism, the presence of the global superpower may have done good by protecting the Latin American states from the ambitions of other great powers but have also done bad by leaving behind a terrible and bloody legacy in the history of its neighbors and hampered their aspiration for progress (this country being an exception).


Dirty Dangle Hockey: What Ever Happened To Mike Legg?
What Ever Happened To Mike Legg?
Mike Legg is famously known for his lacrosse-style goal during the 1996 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals against Minnesota...and that's about it. The goal he scored as a University of Michigan Wolverine garnered international attention and Legg's fame spread earning him appearances at the ESPYs and "Goal of the Year" by Inside Hockey. Most hockey fans can replay the goal in their head as they've been shown it so many times on highlight reels - it truly was something most hockey fans had never seen before.
Legg and his Wolverines would go on to win the game 4-3 and advance to the Frozen Four, with many players and opponents crediting the goal as turning the game's momentum in Michigan's favour. That 1995-96 U. of Michigan team featured some future NHLers, including Brendan Morrison, John Madden and Marty Turco, but Legg never made it to the Show. An almost point per game player with the Wolverines, Legg would help Michigan win the NCAA Tournament that year including scoring the game-tying goal in the third period of the Finals against Colorado College. ESPN's Page 2 interviewed some of the players surrounding the goal and tournament, and revealed some pretty cool details surrounding the highlight.
Legg was drafted by the New Jersey Devils at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft (yes the Daigle draft), at the 273rd overall position, but couldn't Zetterberg his way into the NHL. After his time in the CCHA, Legg would bounce around in Finland and U.S minor leagues before calling it quits in 2003. As of last year, Legg was a firefighter in the Vancouver area - maybe the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot brought him back into the hockey foray for a night?
One of the most creative goals I've seen... wish I could watch that interview video but not right now.
He is the first guy I have seen do that move, that was a right handed shot.
I can't believe he played in RHI.
he dominated the WPHL... which I actually had to look up... Western Professional Hockey League apparently!
Almost forgot what that guys name was.


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The firm has a market capitalization of $50,995.22, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.16. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 6,437 shares of the company's stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 769 shares during the period. It has underperformed by 15.04% the S&P500.
In total 20 analysts cover Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI). The company's stock rose 2.76% while stock markets declined as Lone Pine Capital Llc sold 2.70 million shares. Another trade for 1.70 million shares valued at $120.10 million was sold by KELLY BRIAN G. Wereb Stephen G also sold $8.72 million worth of Activision Blizzard, Inc. It opened the session with a $0.62 price tag, later ranging from $0.6098 to $0.6482, the range at which the stock has traded at throughout the day. About 30,000 shares traded. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) has risen 39.20% since April 14, 2017 and is uptrending. ATVI outperformed by 22.91% the S&P500.
Lone Pine Capital Llc operates about $34.98 billion and $19.16B US Long portfolio. It also reduced its holding in Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) by 6,704 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 50,770 shares, and cut its stake in General Electric Co (NYSE:GE). Its down 0.05, from 0.85 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 51 investors sold CVX shares while 686 reduced holdings. Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Proprietary) invested in 0.08% or 11,769 shares. Glob X Limited Liability invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY). Following the sale, the insider now owns 48,511 shares in the company, valued at $3,511,226.18. 89,800 were accumulated by South Dakota Inv Council. Tiaa Cref Management Lc holds 5.18M shs or 0.22% of its capital. Out of 4 Wall Street analysts rating ONE Gas, 0 give it "Buy", 0 "Sell" rating, while 4 recommend "Hold". Fincl Mngmt Professionals stated it has 0.2% in Apple Inc. Cap Guardian invested in 461,900 shs. Mirae Asset Investments Communications Ltd invested in 0.09% or 107,574 shs. Marsico Mgmt Ltd Liability, Colorado-based fund reported 1.01 million shares. Illinois-based Old Second Retail Bank Of Aurora has invested 0.57% in AbbVie Inc. Bridges Investment Inc holds 4.27% in Apple Inc. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc, a New Hampshire-based fund reported 26,269 shares. This gauge is crucial in determining whether investors are moved toward the direction of buying more of the stock, or else doing the contradictory side and selling more of the stock. The hedge fund run by David Goel held 2.23 million shares of the technology company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $140.89M, up from 925,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Monday, July 10 by Stifel Nicolaus. The positive are 80%. The business is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 3rd. (NASDAQ:BIDU) rating on Monday, August 3. Jefferies has "Buy" rating and $82 target. In Friday, November 3 report Piper Jaffray maintained the stock with "Buy" rating. As per Friday, February 9, the company rating was maintained by Piper Jaffray. The company rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Friday, February 9. (NYSE:ABBV) has " rating given on Monday, September 28 by Citigroup. (NASDAQ:ATVI) earned "Buy" rating by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, December 12. Jackson Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Activision Blizzard by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. (NASDAQ:ATVI) on Monday, March 12.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.18 in 2017 Q4. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.78. 631.75 million shares or 1.26% less from 639.82 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Howe Rusling reported 0% stake. Allen Investment Management Llc who had been investing in Activision Blizzard Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $49.98 billion market cap company. (NASDAQ:ATVI). Calamos Ltd Liability Company has invested 0.02% in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) to report earnings on May, 3. Next Century Growth Invsts Limited Liability Corporation accumulated 12,650 shares or 0.1% of the stock. Finally, SunTrust Banks set a $77.00 price target on Activision Blizzard and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. (NASDAQ:ATVI) or 20,000 shs. Boston Prtnrs owns 5.10 million shares. TheStreet downgraded shares of Activision Blizzard from a "b" rating to a "c+" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 8th.
Activision Blizzard, Inc is a developer and publisher of online, personal computer (PC), video game console, handheld, mobile and tablet games. (NASDAQ:ATVI) rating. Jefferies has "Buy" rating and $86.0 target. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB raised its position in shares of Activision Blizzard by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. ATVI's profit would be $235.17M giving it 53.14 P/E if the $0.31 EPS is correct. Alkeon Capital Ltd reported 3.82M shares or 1.42% of all its holdings. First Mercantile Trust reported 0.1% stake.
The company had a trading volume of 4,598,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,129,307. Morhaime Michael sold $14.62 million worth of stock or 205,875 shares. ZACCONI RICCARDO sold $1.40M worth of stock or 19,761 shares. Shares for $1.42M were sold by MORGADO ROBERT J on Friday, February 23. Schumacher Laura J also sold $14.07M worth of AbbVie Inc. Finally, Ellington Management Group LLC lifted its position in Activision Blizzard by 16.7% during the fourth quarter.


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Not-So-Safe Harbor for Hospira's Erythropoietin Biosimilar
Attorney: Lisa M. Mandrusiak
This week the Federal Circuit affirmed Amgen's win against Hospira with respect to Hospira's erythropoietin ("EPO") biosimilar—a drug used to increase red blood cell number—in a Delaware trial where Amgen's U.S. Patent No. 5,856,298 was found to be infringed and not invalid and Amgen was found to be entitled to $70 million for damages associated with its EPO drug Epogen®. Part of the appeal was also dedicated to examining the so-called Safe Harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1), where the Federal Circuit agreed with Amgen that Hospira manufactured at least 14 batches of the drug that were not protected by this provision. The Court's decision provides lessons in how companies should be careful to avoid stretching the bounds of the Safe Harbor provision... Read more
Solicitor General on Patent Eligibility
Attorney: Richard D. Kelly
The Solicitor General (SG) was invited by the Supreme Court to provide comments on the certiorari petitions filed by Berkheimer and Hikma to review the Federal Circuit's 101 decisions adverse to them. The two briefs have numerous similarities including identifying the Court's decision in Bilski[1]as starting the patent eligibility confusion by not grounding its decision on interpreting the meaning of the 35 U..S.C. 101 terms "process, machine, manufacture, [and] composition of matter." The SG asserts that in Bilski the Court did not ground its decision on the stature terms but instead found three exceptions to be not required by the statutory text: laws of nature, physical phenomenon, and abstract ideas. While these concepts are found earlier Supreme Court decisions, Bilski represented the first time they were used independent of the statutory language or constitutional concept of the "useful arts." The SG then described Mayo[2] as continuing the Court's Bilski practice of not tying patent eligibility to any of the statutory or Constitutional language. Alice[3] characterized the Mayo decisional approach as a two step process.... Read more
Patent Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. 101 of Articles of Manufacture
Attorney: Marina I. Miller, Ph.D.
FYF-JB, LLC sued Pet Factory, Inc. for infringing its U.S. Patent 9,681,643 ("the '643 patent") covering a tug toy for animals that emits a sound when it is pulled on both sides. Pet Factory moved to dismiss FYF-JB's complaint, arguing that the asserted claims were directed to patent ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ("the Court") denied Pet Factory's motion to dismiss.... Read more
Some Natural Phenomena are Better than Others: How which Natural Phenomenon a Claim is Directed to Influences Alice Step 2
In patents for diagnostic methods, which natural phenomena the patent is directed to may be just as important as whether it is directed to a natural phenomenon at all. A January 2019 decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) suggests that which natural phenomena a court determines the patent claim is directed to under Alice step one could have significant implications for Alice step 2. The Board's decision in Ex parte Lee stands in contrast to the Federal Circuit's decision in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc. And comparing the two side-by-side reveals that patent applicants have an incentive to not only argue whether their patent is directed to a natural phenomenon, but also to which natural phenomena it is directed.
Ex Parte Lee concerned an appeal from the Examiner's determination that the diagnostic claims were patent ineligible. Claim 1 of the application was representative and describes:<... Read more
Prior Art Introduced During Prosecution Has Important Implications for 101 Challenges
Five years after Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank Int'l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014) and the institution of the Alice test, district courts are still wading through precedent set by the Federal Circuit while it attempts to apply the test. Recently, one New Mexico District Court turned to prior art introduced during the prosecution process that was aimed at the questions of novelty and non-obviousness to determine whether there was an "inventive concept" for the Alice/Mayo test.... Read more
Method-of-Treatment Claims, Comprising Excluding Certain Patients from Treatment, Found to Be Patent-Ineligible Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
On August 27, 2019, in INO Therapeutics LLC v. Praxair Distribution Inc., in a 2-1 decision, the Federal Circuit upheld a district court decision that method-of-treatment claims, comprising excluding certain patients from treatment, were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.... Read more
Four Decisions Designated Informative on 101: Positive Trend for Life Sciences?
In January, 2019, the USPTO issued new guidance about what constitutes an abstract idea that is ineligible for protection under Section 101. Among other things, the guidance emphasized that claims otherwise reciting a judicial exception (i.e., not patentable), would be permitted if they were directed to some type of practical application. See our previous post for more details.... Read more
Category: PTAB 101
The Proper Application of the Supreme Court's Alice Standard is an Evolving and Sometimes Hazy Area of Law
Attorney: Daniel J. Pereira, Ph.D.
Marijuana, for medical purposes and recreational purposes, is an area of great political, social and legal interest. By some accounts (https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomaspellechia/2018/03/01/double-digit-billions-puts-north-america-in-the-worldwide-cannabis-market-lead/#6d925dd76510), the industry is rapidly growing leaps and bounds. Not surprisingly, patents and disputes centered on patents for this industry are increasing in numbers.... Read more
Natural Alternatives - Claim Construction Defeats A 101 Challenge On The Pleadings
The Federal Circuit on March 19 in Natural Alternatives Intl. v Creative Compounds LLC. reversed a district court's opinion finding Natural's patent claims to be patent ineligible. The district court's decision arose out of a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Creative.... Read more
Category: Federal Circuit
Motions to Amend: Is the PTAB's Lectrosonics Order Just of Western Digital?
Attorney: Todd W. Baker
Spring gardening season has begun and the USPTO is once again planting its Motion to Amend ("MTA") seeds. In a substantial redux of Western Digital Corporation v. Spex Technologies, IPR2018-00082,-00084, paper 13, the PTAB this past week designated paper 15 of Lectrosonics v. Zaxcom, IPR2018-01129, 01130("Lectrosonics Order") as an informative decision.... Read more
The Federal Circuit Stays the Course in Patent Ineligibility for an Abstract Idea
In a precedential opinion issued on February 26, 2019, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court's finding of patent ineligibility for a claim "directed to the abstract idea of "collecting, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying data."" University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. v General Electric Company et al (Fed. Cir. 2019).... Read more
The Federal Circuit Still Doesn't Get Diagnostic Claims
In Roche Diagnostics the Federal Circuit continued its failure to recognize that diagnostic claims were not patent ineligible because they used a natural law. Roche involved claims detecting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains (MTB) quickly and accurately. Prior to the invention delays often occurred in diagnosing tuberculosis because of the time necessary to detect its presence involved a three to eight week cell culture. Roche discovered that the MTB strains could be quickly identified by identifying the presence of specific nucleotide sequence which functioned as a signature for the MTB. The technique used to identify the presence or absence of the signature nucleotide was conventional PCR analysis. The Federal Circuit affirmed a finding the diagnostic claims to be patent ineligible because the PCR technique was conventional and nucleotides naturally occurring.... Read more
After SAS, Will Estoppel Also Apply to Grounds not Included in Petitions for Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Review?
Since the Supreme Court's decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, 138 S. Ct. 1348 (2018), there has been significant discussion on SAS's expected effect on estoppel for IPRs. Essentially universal opinion holds that estoppel will apply to all grounds raised in the IPR petition due to the all-or-nothing institution standard applied by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") in response to SAS. Post-SAS, final written decisions in IPRs will address all grounds raised in the petition if at least one ground meets the standard for institution, thus making estoppel applicable to all petition grounds as grounds "that the petitioner raised … during that inter partes review" under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e).... Read more
Ex Parte Jadran Bandic – Patent Eligibility Analysis After Berkheimer
In Ex Parte Bandic, the PTAB ("the Board") has given an insight into how the Office intends to examine patent eligibility under the two-step Alice test, considering the Memorandum published by the USPTO on April 19, 2018 explaining "Changes in Examination Procedure Pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility" in view of Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2018).... Read more
USPTO Webinar on Subject Matter Eligibility
The USPTO announced that Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Robert Bahr will be presenting a webinar pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility on May 8, 2018 at noon (Eastern Time). See, https://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/patent-quality-chat. The webinar "will discuss the USPTO's recently-issued memorandum implementing changes to examination procedure in view of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in Berkheimer v. HP, Inc. This judicial decision provides clarification on the subject matter eligibility analysis." See also: https://www.oblon.com/publications/uspto-issues-memorandum-and-publishes-fed-reg-notice-for-comment-regarding-101-eligibility/... Read more
USPTO Issues Memorandum and Publishes Fed Reg Notice for Comment Regarding 101 Eligibility
On April 20, 2018, the USPTO published (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-04-20/pdf/2018-08428.pdf) in the Federal Register a "Request for Comments on Determining Whether a Claim Element is Well-Understood, Routine, Conventional for Purposes of Subject Matter eligibility" that references a memorandum to the Examiner Corps the day before pertaining to examination procedure regarding Subject Matter Eligibility (https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/memo-berkheimer-20180419.PDF). The public comment period ends on August 20, 2018.... Read more
MPEP § 706.03(y) – Improper Markush Groups Unpatentable
As others have observed, the January 2018 MPEP revision instructs the examiners to reject Markush claims. It asserts that "this is a rejection on the merits and may be appealed to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board." Page 700-110. In form ¶ 8.40 it asserts as authority In re Harnisch, 631 F.2d 716, 721-2(CCPA 1980) and Ex Parte Hozumi, 3 USPQ2d 1050, 160 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 1984). No statutory authority exists since it has been held the restriction statute, 35 USC § 121 does not provide a basis for a substantive rejection of a claim. In re Weber, 580 F.2d 455 (CCPA 1978) and In re Haas, 580 F.2d 461 (CCPA 1978).... Read more
In Re Urvashi Bhagat: One More Decision Denying Patent Eligibility of Nature-Based Product Claims
Urvashi Bhagat appealed the decision of the PTAB ("the Board") affirming the examiner's anticipation rejections and the rejection under Section 101 of multiple claims in application 12/426,034. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board's decision in the recent In re Urvashi Bhagat nonprecedential opinion. The claims of this application were directed to lipid-containing formulations comprising omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. The '034 application stated that dietary deficiency or imbalance of these fatty acids might lead to a variety of illnesses, and that omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are naturally occurring in oils, butters, nuts, and seeds. The '034 application claimed ranges and ratios of the fatty acids and other limitations.... Read more
The Trials and Tribulations of Patent Eligibility of Natural Products at the PTAB
As patent prosecution practitioners, we often look for direction from the judges at the PTAB, particularly when agreement cannot be reached at the examining level. This is very evident when there is imprecise guidance as to what constitutes patent eligible subject matter for inventions including natural products following the Supreme Court's decision in Myriad as well as the various iterations of PTO guidance and training materials. Here is a tale of two cases with two different panels (yet each panel interestingly includes one common APJ (New)) and each panel renders very different decisions.... Read more
Pharma Alice Standard Federal Circuit USPTO PTAB Rules Cannabis Supreme Court Patent Eligibility 101 Mayo Myriad Gene Segments IPR Antibodies AI Artificial Intelligence Life Cycle Management
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'Strict Measures Helped Australia Avoid 30,000 Covid Deaths'
May 18, 2021 | Pratirodh Bureau
FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference
Pledging that he will not risk Australian lives, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said the strict measures adopted by his government have helped avoid 30,000 deaths in the country which would have otherwise been caused due to the "raging" COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing a press conference in Queensland, Morrison termed the emergence of new virus strains a "great risk".
He said all the vaccines being administered across the world may not be equipped to deal with the new virus variants. However, he said that his government was taking decisions based on the best medical advice available currently.
"The pandemic is raging. The pandemic is morphing. It's changing everyday. When you see the pandemic this year raging through developing countries, then the great risk, as we're already seeing, is new strains, new variants coming through," he said.
"I'm not going to take risks with Australian lives. I'm not going to do that and I'm going to ensure that we maintain a regime that has so far avoided the loss of 30,000 lives in this country and has seen more Australians come back into work than were there before (the pandemic)," the Prime Minister said.
He compared the Australian situation to the global scenario, in which countries were largely reeling from the pandemic, more devastating than last year.
Australia has so far recorded 29,988 cases of coronavirus, along with 910 related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Morrison said, "I understand that we want to be able to prepare to get us in a place where when it's safe to do so, we can make changes."
"But right now, it's not safe to do so. We are working on plans, as I've said many times, working on plans to enable vaccinated Australians firstly to be able to travel around Australia and to be able to move around when states… potentially to travel overseas and have different quarantine arrangements on their return with the sign-off from State Chief Health Officers," he said.
Australia's borders were slammed shut in March last year as the coronavirus spread across the world. Only citizens and permanent residents have been allowed to enter the country under some strict COVID-19 border rules.
On April 27, Australia suspended all direct passenger flights from India until May 15 due to the "very significant" spike in COVID-19 cases there.
The Morrison-led government had imposed a temporary ban on travel from India due to the second wave of COVID-19 cases in the country.
The government threatened to prosecute the returnees from India with a possibility of five years' jail term or a penalty of 66,000 Australian dollars (USD 50,899).
The move triggered a backlash in this country with several lawmakers, doctors, civil societies and businessmen criticising the government for "abandoning" Australians in India.
Repatriation flights from India have started since then.
Meanwhile, an Australian citizen of Indian-origin died of the coronavirus in India on Tuesday.
Govind Kant, 47, who lived in Sydney, had flown to India for personal matters before the flight ban had been announced. He had not been allowed to fly back to Australia as he had contracted the virus.
His employer, Trina Solar, Australia, confirmed Kant's death on business and job site LinkedIn.
Tags: Australia, Australian PM Scott Morrison, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Pratirodh
Previous 'Entire Families' Wiped Out By Covid In Rural India: Report
Next Over 500 Citizens Appeal To PM To Ensure Vaccines Reach Vulnerable


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Trump set out to be 'a president who makes us puke' — and it's sabotaging his chances for another term: columnist
Matthew Chapman
An angry Donald Trump screams during one of his speeches (Photo: Screen capture)
On Thursday, writing for Politico, John Harris argued that part of the reason President Donald Trump is struggling to win re-election is that he is a victim of his own success.
"It is not intended as an insult to President Donald Trump to observe that he is the political equivalent of ipecac syrup. Looked at in a certain light, it is closer to a compliment," wrote Harris. "His supporters gave him power in 2016 because they believed the body politic was beset with toxins — an overdose of fecklessness and hypocrisy — and in need of a purge. Trump vowed to channel the contempt his supporters felt toward the established order, and pledged plausibly to send the old order into a state of convulsive disarray."
"'A president who makes us puke' would be an improbable reelection slogan," wrote Harris. "But the emetic metaphor illuminates one way of thinking about the dire situation Trump finds himself in this summer, five years after it became clear his presidential ambitions were not a novelty but a serious proposition and four months before he faces voters again."
The problem for Trump, wrote Harris, is that if Trump has accomplished what he set out to do, he has no case to make to voters.
"From Trump's vantage point, the problem is once a leader has successfully evacuated both ends of the digestive tract, how does one propose to nourish the body with something more sustaining?" said Harris. "Trump's rambling and policy-free answer last month to Sean Hannity's rude question — 'What's at stake in this election as you compare and contrast, and what are your top priority items for a second term?' — did not merely reflect an off night. One can examine his reelection announcement speech a full year ago, or his 2020 State of the Union address, and still not know more than random fragments of an answer."
If Trump is the emetic in the metaphor, Harris argued, the public has no need for him anymore. They instead look to former Vice President Joe Biden — the political equivalent of "saltines and ginger ale" to settle the public's political stomach.
"Meanwhile, what is the deal with syrup of ipecac? Why don't you hear of it much anymore?" said Harris. "An important study 15 years ago (according to Wikipedia) sharpened doubts among toxicologists about its benefits, and warned that it potentially hinders the administration of more effective therapies for people who swallow bad stuff. It turns out a violent purge, heaving into the porcelain, may not be what the doctor ordered for either poison or politics."


Updated - Google has decided to jump into the wireless router game.
Google is partnering with TP-LINK to produce its first router, dubbed OnHub. Google's blog post trumpets that it has "replaced unruly cords and blinking lights with internal antennas and subtle, useful lighting" and designed it to be put out in the open. It even comes in matte blue and black to optimize spousal approval.
Once you get past the fact that it's from Google, there isn't a lot here that hasn't been tried before when it comes to trying to make routers more appealing to women and easier to use.
Cisco tried appealing directly to women with its pastel-colored, dumbed-down Valet routers and D-Link produced a whole slew of routers whose upright cylinder format with internal antennas was supposed to optimize signal performance. And most wireless router makers have been focusing on making their products easier to install and use by simplifying installation, providing companion apps and even shipping routers with color-coded cables plugged into WAN and LAN ports.
But Google is trying some innovation, too, including Bluetooth 4.0 and ZigBee/Thread radios and ambient light sensor that could enable future Smart Home features, a 1x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac radio dedicated to "congestion sensing" and "specialized reflector" for the 2.4 GHz radio to provide directional range boost.
OnHub also includes a speaker that, for the time being, is limited to performing audio-based wireless setup with Android devices. There's no microphone, however, so although OnHub looks like Amazon's Echo, you won't be able to voice control anything with it.
Once you strip away all the hoo-hah, you have a expensive ($200) AC1900 class router with Gigabit Ethernet WAN and LAN ports, but only one of the latter. If you need more LAN ports, you'll need to add a switch. There's a single USB 3.0 port, but no mention of it supporting storage or printer sharing as most other AC1900 routers do.
According to OnHub's specs, the TGR1900 (TP-LINK's model number) is based on a Qualcomm 1.4GHz dual-core IPQ8064 processor backed by 1 GB of DDR3 RAM and 4 GB of flash. There's a QCA8337 Gigabit switch that provides the PHYs for the WAN and LAN ports.
The radios aren't called out in OnHub's specs and the FCC ID docs are suppressed for six months. But it's reasonable to guess that QCA 3x3 radios are used, too. Note the Google Store specs for OnHub describe the Bluetooth, 802.15.4 (ZigBee) and Weave features as "ready" aka not working right now.
Before you rush to click the pre-order button, pause a moment to ponder the other "features" that come with Google products. There is no help via phone, email, chat or smoke signal from Google itself. Only fellow frustrated users like yourself, complaining into the void and hoping some kind soul will answer.
Customer support will be available 24/7 starting Aug 31. Check back for details!
Google will also be collecting "data such as Wi-Fi channel, signal strength, and device types that are relevant to optimize your Wi-Fi performance", but nothing about websites you visit (Google's cookies already do that just fine) or "the content of any traffic on your network". If you're concerned about this, better check this OnHub help page.
If all this sounds great to you, then by all means go pre-order one right now. Oh, never mind, since both blue and black models are already showing as sold out. Maybe you should just wait for the ASUS version coming later this year.


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It took them 3 weeks to send me my $25 Visa card when I did a focus group on potato chips.
I am 6pm now and still no payments. I know to file a BBB report but I am not sure I have enough specifics on OneOpinion.
It may not credit until midnight if it's processing from a bank account. I'd give them until tomorrow and then start contacting management, etc.
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I was so tired with SurveyHead after Jessica left the company and now i login once a week only to be disqualified after spending 10-15 mins from surveys.
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Unlike Survey Head who always trust the word of teh client and not the survey taker , Client without giving a reason denies payment.
One Opinion will be a huge surprise for members from SurveyHead. You will be treated with respect and dignity.
I did one focusgroup for One Opinion which was for 90 minutes and paid 25 minutes. I had issues too but Hugh got it processed.
However this focus group from One Opinion is highly underpaid. I provided my feedback too.
30 minutes focus group discussions in SurveyHead or Opinion Outpost awards close to 45 dollars or sometimes 30 dollars.
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What Does the Attempted Military Coup in Turkey Mean for Metals Investors?
On July 15, military forces attempted a coup d'etat in Turkey. The coup failed, but still led to thousands of arrests and the declaration of a state of emergency in the country.
That state of uncertainty has no doubt left a number of metals investors wondering what to think. Turkey holds a number of world class gold and copper deposits, and there are several North American-listed companies operating in the country.
Last week, the Investing News Network had the chance to catch up with Mickey Fulp, the Mercenary Geologist, to get his thoughts on what the attempted coup in Turkey would mean for the mining industry in the country, and for metals investors.
Watch or read the interview to hear his thoughts.


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Discussion in 'protest, direct action and demos' started by chainsawjob, Nov 8, 2018.
Same day as the Extinction Rebellion event.
"Stand Up To Racism is just one of the organisations the SWP holds huge power in and is using to rehabilitate its reputation. Their papers, placards, leaflets and remaining members will be all over today's protest. But I'm afraid many attending will not see or hear their history."
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I went...marched along with the FBU and the Justice for Grenfell Campaigners.
Gramsci, Celyn and chainsawjob like this.
I went to take pictures. There was talk of it being targeted by the far right - hence, I suspect, a greater police presence than usual, including horses - but all I saw was a dozen at most internet wankers hassling a SWP tent on Whitehall. The cops stopped them, one of the hasslers shouted through a megaphone for a bit about how it was a disgrace the police were defending paedos etc while the others streamed to their YouTubes, and then they crossed the road to outside Downing Street. That annoying kid with the trump flag was with them.
Celyn, chainsawjob, comrade spurski and 1 other person like this.
Wasn't the annoying Trump kid around the SWP a few years ago?
Ptolemy like an unwound clock, I just don't seem to care.
I went along with some friends - tried to avoid any SWP placard but ended up with a Stand Up to Racism one (didn't know they were a Swappie front! ). We enjoyed following the big van with the sound system and then pointing and laughing at the Trump fawners.
Ran into the XRs at the end and we cheered each other, which was nice. Not bad for a Saturday, but I guess I'm excited cause it was my first proper march (been on anti-EDL stuff before, but we waited for them to come to us).
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I don't know enough to comment on Stand Up to Racism being in the sway of the SWP, I don't have the long history of political involvement that many here do, and don't know enough about all the intricacies. Urban has educated me about SWP history, but I've not been directly involved myself, or with Stand Up to Rascism, Unite Against Fascism, or Love Music Hate Racism, the sponsoring organisers. I went on my first march about 4 years ago, the big anti austerity one. I was at the march with Unite Community/People's Assembly/Labour folk. I guess I feel I'm not going to let the unacceptable side of left politics stop me from supporting a cause I believe in (opposing racism and fascism), and it's a shame that should detract from the main message of solidarity with those affected, and opposition to the increasing mainstreaming of far right racist and fascist views.
I expected to get told A to B marches are a waste of time. I didn't know how to respond to stuff about SWP. Just that it's a shame that stuff puts people off and detracts from the bigger picture, I guess Sure these issues need thinking about as well, but I don't feel very equipped to, or in a position to really comment or know what I think. I'm learning. Urban is part of that.
I was near the big van with the sound system too Ptolemy, those that spoke on there were inspiring (Grenfell campainger, an imam, student leaders, LGBT spokesperson, CND, feminists, etc), better than the bigger names at the end (too far away and too cold by then), good to hear what people are doing on the ground, and be there in solidarity with them. Approval and interest from passersby/shoppers was good, no opposition that I saw (only drunk folk grabbing a loud hailer, they stayed mostly on message thankfully ).
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I don't know - I've only ever seen him recently.
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What did G erry G able have to say ?
Are Searchlies making a come back ?
no. they aint. HnH have pretty much taken over. SL is just irrelevant now.
Ge rry G able was speaking on SUTR Platform !
Was wondering what he had to say !
Or did he just give support?
I see Comrad e Delt as on the payroll !


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The statue of the late civil rights icon John Lewis will be erected in his congressional district where a Confederate monument once stood
A statue of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will now guard a spot in his former Georgia congressional district that was once a memorial to the Confederacy.
Sculptor Basil Watson has been chosen to design and create a memorial to be placed in Decatur's historic Lewis District Courthouse, which has served 17 consecutive terms, the DeKalb County Commemorative Task Force said Thursday.
The task force was formed to honor Lewis' legacy and "to be a symbol of inclusivity, equality and justice" where the Confederate monument stood for more than 100 years.
"A memorial that represented bigotry, division and hatred will be replaced with a memorial to a man who loved this nation, who valued this nation and brought together all people of all races," said Michael Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, noting the Removal of the Confederate Monument in 2020 was "one of the proudest moments" of his tenure.
The son of sharecroppers, Lewis survived brutal police beatings during the landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, and became a towering figure in the civil rights movement. Lewis died in July 2020 at the age of 80.
At the ceremony to announce his commission on Thursday, Watson said he briefly met the late congressman at an art fair. "Everyone was so excited. We spoke for maybe 30 seconds, but he made an impression," he said.
"The story of John Lewis is a powerful story that needs to be told," added Watson.
Watson is a Jamaican-born artist who immigrated to Georgia in 2002. His work includes sculptural tributes to eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt in his home country and to Queen Elizabeth II in the UK on her Golden Jubilee, according to his website. Many in Atlanta may be familiar with his statue of Martin Luther King Jr. near Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The courthouse where Lewis' tribute will be erected is located in Decatur Square, a busy downtown area east of Atlanta.
By June 2020, about a month before Lewis died, the DeKalb County Confederate Monument was removed from the courthouse for "the lost cause." The movement of the 30-foot obelisk was ordered by a district judge after the city described it as a threat to public safety. Local activists, protesters and students from nearby Decatur High School had also been pushing for their removal.
"This project was an affair of the heart for all of us who knew and loved Congressman Lewis. He has served our district and the world with such honor and distinction," Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett said in a press release ahead of the announcement.
"His statue will serve as a reminder to all who pass that this great but humble man once walked among us, and we are grateful that we have chosen him again and again to serve ourselves and the world. He really was the conscience of Congress," Garrett said.
"The artist will start work immediately. Once the statue is complete, the task force will sponsor a community-wide event to showcase the work," the release reads.
The organization hopes to have the tribute set up by 2024.
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