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When the New Normal is Abnormal
February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 stephenmcalpine
We need to call the new normal for what it is – abnormal.
The late, lamented political cartoonist, Bill Leak, said shortly before his death that it was becoming harder to produce cutting edge material because what was once considered satirical and outrageous when he first began his craft is now the new normal.
And in that vein a friend texted me this the other day after the Australian Deputy Prime Minister was forced to resign:
Who'd've thought, mid-90s, post Clinton affair, that a western political leader would be forced out for infidelity within a single generation. And yet an Anglican priest in Queensland can become a woman and stay married to their wife.
To which I might add,"…and remain an Anglican priest because they believe that they are better equipped to minister to people now." And so does the diocese in which they serve.
Strange, strange times not merely ahead of us, but currently upon us in both culture and church. The push for deep autonomy, especially focussed on sex and gender identity, is throwing up all sorts of curve balls, and that's only going to increase.
And it will (is) raising all manner of tensions in areas of public life such as sport. And with the Commonwealth Games set to take place here in Australia in two months, we see the start of what will become all too common:
The Sydney Morning Herald reports it like this:
The 39-year-old was a national junior record-holder in the male 105kg class before transitioning in her mid-30s.
Rival athletes complained that she had an unfair advantage after winning gold at the Australian Open this year, lifting 123 kilos in the snatch and 145 kilos in the clean and jerk.
Notice how the paper seamlessly moves between "male" and "her". It's not just grammar and syntax that sub-editors need to have an eye out for these days. This is not about not feeling a level of sympathy for someone whose gender dysphoria has pushed them to such a radical change.
But not so much so that I've only got a few coppers of spare change sympathy for those athletes who, having had to battle illicit drugs for decades in their pursuit of victory, now have to battle celebrated superior competition. They're being told to grin and bear it.
Sports are on notice. And it's a minefield, because when elite sport and elite levels of money are concerned I am pretty sure that all sorts of "inclusive" ideas about who or who not is running in the lane next to you will go out the window.
The single minded devotion that elite athletes have to their sport, and their desire to reach the pinnacle is being sideswiped by society wide experimentation. Expect a few more boos and a few less handshakes all around with athletes competing in the gender they were born with (hard to imagine even having to say that 20 years ago), find themselves off the podium.
And by athletes I mean female athletes. It will never be the other way around, that women will transition and compete in men's sport at the absolute elite level. So female athletes are the ones most affected. But I guess that doesn't concern those whose career is in sociology or who are lecturers in Cultural Studies 101 at The University of Second Rate Degrees.
Look, I'm a bit of a runner, but not much of a runner. I managed top fifty in the Perth HBF Run for a Reason in 2016 at the age of 48. Four women, all sub-elite or elite runners in Perth beat me. But only four – and all much younger. That is simply to say that if I switched genders, even at my age, I'd be nigh on unbeatable in my age category and would do pretty well across the board.
Which is all just a way of saying, we haven't even scratched the surface of the complications coming our way when it comes to gender identity issues. And it's not a way of signalling my desperate running intentions.
However we are supposed to be comforted by all of this, according to the Herald:
A spokesperson for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation said organisers planned to make the event "the most accessible and inclusive Games in history".
Well I guess in thirty years time we will look back fondly on these Gold Coast Games as the last mostly level playing field in international competition, before the sociologists get their talons into it and demand a seat at the table.
And then of course, there's this, which shows where elite sport could really progress if they put their minds to it. Because despite my earlier predictions in a blog post in January, we have not yet reached peak stupid:
Different but equal. Remember the time we were able to say that about men and women? Now it's about animals and humans. This is a billboard at a central Melbourne railway station. It's not a subversive poster in a damp tunnel down the back end of the canals in some seedy backwater. Front and centre in the city.
Still I guess BeFairBeVegan didn't have the chutzpah to put a picture of a lobster on the poster, even though, according to their theological framework (and it is theological), that's what they would have to believe. But then again, this new progressive game has always been about aesthetics trumping ethics. "Just look into those eyes and say they're not equal, go on, I dare you", it seems to say.
And notice there's no reference to "created" in that "different but equal". They've ripped off the biblical text and ensured it's hermetically sealed off from the transcendent mind. The immanent frame will decide the new ethic for the public square thank you very much.
Perhaps Melbourne's rail system could put its money where it's mouth is and reintroduce horse drawn carriages as their primary mode of transport under that same monicker – see how far it would get them.
"Yes, yes we know you need to be in the CBD in fifteen minutes, but isn't that just a little bit industrialist of you to favour the horseless carriage?"
I guess we can take comfort – for the time being anyway – that we are still permitted to say "different but equal", because the pace of change means that in twenty years time we could be lining up to race against horses at the Commonwealth Games. Not much of a chance of a human podium finish in that one.
Sounds ridiculous really, but take a look again at the opening quote of this piece. For I've seen this doing the rounds, even approvingly by theologians:
Okay, so humans in their sinful state have not looked after their planet. But the Genesis account is clear in how it presents binary groupings (binary being anathema to the post-Christian frame). The creation account of Genesis with its "light/dark", "earth/sky", male/female", "Creator/creature", "human/animal" binaries is Enemy No1 for this new way of thinking.
The Biblical view of humanity as the pinnacle of creation, given the task of overseeing and tending the rest of the creation is set on a collision course with the increasingly public demands for sign up to these agendas.
Is this alarmism? No, just reality. It's almost astonishing that we've reached were we have this quickly.
And I don't say it grumpily. I'm saying it as someone involved in pastoral ministry who is figuring out how to equip the people of God, especially the younger generation coming through, who are going to have to wade through all of this without being drowned by it.
Of course, there's no going back to Eden. Let's not forget that. Brokenness and sin have intertwined so that we have lost any semblance of what true normal is. There's no way back, only a way forward through Christ to a new creation.
Hence, insofar as our fellow humans are, like us, broken and sinful, such travesty of truth in the public square is something to mourn and pray about. There's no room for pride or self-righteousness. Our own sin should make us all too aware of that, and should drive us in repentance to the cross of Christ daily.
If anything all that we're seeing in this manic drive towards a post-Christian foundationalism is that, actually, there are no foundations left to drive towards. There's just a chasm into which our culture will spiral further. This thing hasn't bottomed out. All we're left doing is wondering what it might look like when it does.
Christian leaders are just going to have to counter this tsunami of Folly – and it is Folly with a capital "F" – with a wisdom that is not of this world, that is from above. We're going to have to embed the Biblical framework so deeply into the hearts and minds and wills of our people that, just like the experts on counterfeit money, they'll know the truth, and the direction that the truth takes, so well, that they won't swallow all of this hook line and sinker.
Because, as outrageous all of the above would have sounded to most of us just those short 20 years ago when Bill Clinton, kept his job despite his power-differential dalliance with Monica Lewinsky, it's quickly becoming the new normal.
We'd better get used to it.
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Q: Is there a way to improve this pointcut? I have come up with the following pointcut that I use for tracing method entry/exit. It's not broken and also does what I want but: 1- I find it looks clumsy or could be more elegant; and 2- I don't know if it is bulletproof.
// tracing the execution of all methods except:
// - toString and descendants
// - methods identified with @NotTraced and descendants
pointcut theMethod() :
        within(*.*) &&
        !within(tracing.*)
        && execution(* *(..))
        && !adviceexecution()
        && !cflow(adviceexecution())
        && !execution( String *.toString() )
        && !cflow(execution( String *.toString() ))
        && !execution( @NotTraced * *(..) )
        && !cflow(execution( @NotTraced * *(..) ));

Any thoughts?

A: It is far more complicated than it needs to be.
I would split it up into two parts:

*

*All method calls exception
toString()

*All method calls exception
@NotTraced and it's descendents.

You can then use an && to have the two pointcuts in the same aspect.
This way you can have more flexibility, in case you need to use one of these elsewhere.
I would start off very simple, and use AJDT in Eclipse, to monitor what joinpoints are being affected, to have the minimum needed to get what you wanted.
Now, it seems you have redundancy here, for example !adviceexecution() and !cflow(adviceexecution), as you have cflow and execution repeated in three different places.
AJDT will be your friend here, as it is hard to tell exactly what you may be excluding that you want, for example.
Keep it very simple, to avoid any unwanted effects.

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How Devon and Cornwall's lockdown rules change from today
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the plans which affect single adult households
Neil ShawNetwork Content Editor
George ThorpeRegional Content Editor
A significant change in the coronavirus lockdown rules has come into affect today in England.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that people living alone will be allowed to form "support bubbles" with one other household.
The move will allow people from another home to offer support to someone living on their own.
Social distancing measures between the two households will not have to be observed, so they can spend time inside each other's properties and be allowed to hug, kiss and share meals.
Speaking during Wednesday's COVID-19 press briefing in Downing Street, Mr Johnson said: "We are making this change to support those who are particularly lonely as a result of lockdown measures."
Below is a guide to how the bubbles will operate.
Who is covered by the new arrangements?
Adults living alone or single parents living with children under the age of 18.
What will they be able to do that they could not before?
They can form a bubble with one other household which means they will effectively be treated as a single household for the purpose of the lockdown rules.
That means they can visit each other indoors in their homes – staying overnight if they wish – and they will not have to observe the two-metre social-distancing rule.
Who might benefit?
Elderly people living alone could form a bubble with the household of an adult son or daughter enabling them to visit and even hug their grandchildren for the first time since lockdown.
Single parents could pair up with their own parents allowing them to share childcare duties and reuniting grandparents and grandchildren.
Couples who do not live together will be able to visit and to stay with each other.
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If one half of a couple shares a flat or house with one or more other people, they can see their partner as long they live alone – if their partner also shares a home they cannot see each other.
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What about households where both grandparents are still living – can they now visit their children and grandchildren?
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Can households form more than one bubble?
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Will people have to formally register these bubble arrangements?
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Is there any limit on the distance between households in a bubble?
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7-8th November 2011: 16 European cities met in Dublin to launch the TURaS project an FP7 initiative on urban resilience and sustainability. The project brings together researchers with local authorities and citizens to work out new approaches to urban environmental challenges.
Representatives of 16 European cities came together in Dublin in early November to launch the TURaS (Transitioning towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability) project which aims to enable European cities and their surrounding rural areas to build resilience in the face of significant sustainability challenges.
For the first time in history more than 50 % of the world's population now live in urban areas. By 2050, about 70 % of people are likely to be city dwellers, compared with less than 30 % in 1950 (UN Population Division, 2010). Coupled with the impact of climate change, this period of unprecedented urban growth is creating enormous environmental challenges for European cities from the loss of urban biodiversity leading to increased flood risk to ever expanding urban consumption "footprints" on the rural areas surrounding cities.
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Each city will focus on a particular strand of research before coming together at the end of the five years with an integrated approach to urban resilience and sustainability. In Rotterdam, Stuttgart and London, for example, to mitigate against higher flood risks researchers will look at new ways of using up rain water such as green walls and roofs. In Brussels, Rome and Seville, business leaders will look at ways to support sustainable local businesses while in Dublin and Nottingham, the feasibility of using derelict sites to increase urban biodiversity and improve urban community life will be investigated.
An important element of the project is engaging with local citizens to get their input on sustainability issues. Speaking at the event, Dick Gleeson from Dublin City Council said: "We are very excited about the potential of this project to enable citizens to co-produce the city of the future".
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51 Died shortly after Arnold (son) died. Randolph Abrams
52 Her Social Security application gives her DOB as 1892 Dora Irene Adler
53 Died around 16 Hyman Adler
54 Married many times, no kids. Beth Hyatt used to bring him a milk shake everyday. Buried next to Jacob and Lillian. Samuel Adler
55 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Daniel Alexander
56 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Talia Alexander
57 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Stuart Brian Alpert
58 born 3rd night of channukah David Ephraim Amidan
59 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Naomi Amidan
60 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Jay D. Aronson
63 Avidon, Arthur, 81, of Boca Raton, FL, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Helene for 57 years, cherished father of Richard (Alison Schneider) Avidon, Jill (Alan) Slootsky, adored grandfather of Erick, Jodi, Jennifer, Hannah, Isabel, and dear brother of Ethel Fullenbaum. Services will be 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Temple Beth El of Boca Raton with entombment in the Temple Beth El Mausoleum. Arthur Avidon
64 died young Jacob Ballan
65 Benjamin Howard Bank died peacefully in his sleep on August 22, 2016. Born April 6, 1958 in Jackson, MS.
Ben was raised in Miami, FL, received a Degree in Business from the University of Florida in 1980 and a MBA from the University of Michigan in 1982. Ben worked 26 years for Unisys Corporation as an IT professional where he traveled the world implementing software. Later Ben worked for various firms in southeast Michigan as an IT Project Manager. Ben resided in Livonia, MI for 24 years. He actively volunteered with the Livonia Junior Athletic League as a coach and manager for boys basketball, soccer, and baseball programs. Ben is preceded in death by his father and mother Sheldon and Eleanor Bank. Ben is survived by his wife of 27 years Nancy (Slifka) Bank of Livonia, MI, sons Simon Bank of Oak Park, MI and Stephen Bank of St Joseph, MI, and sister Michal Finkelstein (nee MaryEllen Bank) of Beit El, Israel.
Visitation for Ben will be held at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home in Livonia on Thursday, August 25 from 4:00 - 9:00 PM. A Funeral Service will be held at Unity of Livonia on Friday, August 26 at 11:00 AM followed by internment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia, MI.Â
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66 Buried Oheb Shalom - Berryman's Lane Patrcia Ann Baranowski
67 Retired salesman Services for Charles R. Bardoff, a retired wholesale appliance and advertising salesman who had helped operate a family hardware business in Hampden, will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels in Rockville.
Mr. Bardoff, a Baltimore native, died Sunday of emphysema at his home in Silver Spring. He was 64.
He retired about one year ago as a salesman for the Zamoiski Co., where he had returned to work in the late 1980s. He had been on that company's sales staff from the late 1950s until the mid-1970s.
Between the two periods with Zamoiski, he was vice president of the Douglas Distributing Co., a Washington appliance firm. He was in the advertising business with his own agency in Washington for a time and later sold for an agency in Los Angeles. Before joining Zamoiski, he was a partner in Bardoff's Hardware Store, a Hampden business started by his father.
Mr. Bardoff was a graduate of City College. He served in the Army during the Korean War.
He enjoyed golf as a member of the Greencastle Country Club in Silver Spring. He remained a Colts fan after he moved to the Washington area.
He is survived by his wife, Edith M. Bardoff; one son, Michael Bardoff of Baltimore; one daughter, Gina Jarboe of Hyattsville; two sisters, Frona Bardoff Allen of Baltimore and Rosa Lea Finstein of Pikesville; one brother, Morris Bardoff of Los Angeles; and one granddaughter, Stacey Lutz of Hagerstown.
The family suggested memorial contributions to the Jewish Social Service Hospice in Rockville. Charles R. Bardoff
68 On May 24, 2008, Frona Allen (nee Bardoff) beloved wife of the late Ralph Allen; beloved mother of Marc Allen of Morristown, NJ and Ric Allen of Hampstead, MD; loving mother-in-law of Judy Allen and Pamela Allen; devoted sister of Rosa Lea Finstein of Baltimore, MD, Morris Bardoff of West Hollywood, CA, and the late Charles Bardoff; loving sister-in-law of Martin Finstein, Mickie Bardoff, and the late Edie Bardoff; beloved grandmother of Lara Allen-Brett of Short Hills, NJ, Mason Luray Allen of NY, and Shannon Allen, loving great grandmother of Isabel and Benjamin Brett, and Gabrielle Allen.
Funeral services and interment will be held at Anshe Emunah (Aitz Chaim) Cemetery - 3901 Washington Blvd, on Monday, May 26, at 1 PM. Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be sent to Alzheimer's Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093. In mourning at 27 Saddle Court (Annen Woods) Pikesville MD 21208 Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC. sollevinson.com Frona Bardoff
69 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Morris H. Bardoff
70 Name: Saul Bardoff
Race: white
Address: 1200 St. Matthew St., Baltimore
Birth Place: Baltimore, Md.
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1889
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71 WW2 Draft Card says 1889 Saul Bardoff
72 WWI Draft Card says born Vilna, Russia 8/8/1889
WW2 Draft Card says born Denberg, Russia 8/8/1888 Manuel Charles Barkin
73 Lithuania Yetta Baron
74 BART, Fred M. On Monday, May 8, 2006, FRED M. BART, beloved husband of Judy Bart (nee Himelfarb) and the late Shirlee Bart; beloved father of Beverlee B. Rendelman and Richard S. Bart; father-in-law of Jon Rendelman and Nancy S. Bart; beloved brother of Gail Baylin; brother-in-law of Jack Baylin, Bruce and Leslie Himelfarb; adored grandfather of Andrew Bart, Hilary Winston, Samantha Bart, Stacey Rendelman and Shelby Bart; loving great-grandfather of Cole R. Winston. Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS, INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane on Tuesday, May 9 at 4 P.M. Interment, Arlington Cemetery-Chizuk Amuno Congregation-4300 N. Rogers Avenue. Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions in his memory may be directed to the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care, 6601 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD (21204). In mourning at 11115 Valley Heights Dr., Owings Mills, MD (21117). Fred M. Bart
75 Charles C. Baum, president of United Holdings and an adviser to professional athletes, charities and arts organizations, died of pancreatic cancer Oct. 24 at his Severna Park home. He was 73.
Born in Montgomery, Ala., he was the son of Max Baum, who had interests in banking and insurance, and Josephine Baum, a homemaker.
Charles C. Baum earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he was named to Phi Beta Kappa. He then received a master's degree at the Harvard University School of Business. He was a 1979 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.
He initially worked in finance at Loeb, Rhoades & Co. on Wall Street. He moved to Baltimore in 1973 with his first wife, Jane Shapiro Rodbell, and joined her family's business, United Iron & Metal in Southwest Baltimore. He worked alongside his father-in-law, I.D. Shapiro, who died in 2004. Mr. Baum continued to run the business, now known as United Holdings.
"He was an attentive and loving father who was supportive of me, my sisters and later my stepsisters," said his son, Matthew Baum of Baltimore. "He was great adviser. He told me to do in life what was best for me."
Mr. Baum was a partner at Shapiro, Robinson & Associates from 1975 through the 1990s. He worked in sports management, and colleagues said he advised professional athletes, includingEddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr. and Kirby Puckett.
He became an advocate for Willie Mays Aikens, the former Kansas City Royalsfirst baseman who had received a 20-year prison sentence for selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer.
"Charles and I went down to visit Willie at the Atlanta federal penitentiary," said his wife, Patricia Purnell. "Willie was released at year 15."
"Charles was the most brilliant investment management guy I knew, He combined that brilliance with his own kindness," said Ronald Shapiro, a Baltimore attorney and friend. "He was an effective communicator and a builder of confidence. Charles made a real difference in his sports clients' lives. While other players were losing their earnings, his people were saving them."
"He had a skill," said Mr. Shapiro "He could go into a meeting that was tense, and he would say something that was witty and self-deprecating."
"He was very smart and was generous of spirit. He was unusually witty and loved to take any position in an argument just to create fun," said another friend, Mark K. Joseph, former president of the Baltimore school board who is founding chair of the Shelter Group.
Mr. Baum joined numerous philanthropic and arts boards. He served on the boards ofCenter Stage, the Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation and the University of Maryland Foundation. He was president of Associated Jewish Charities at his death.
"He had a high, emotional sense of compassion," said Marc Terrill, president of the The Associated"Â Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. "And in terms of investment, the man knew what he was doing. He led us through the recession of 2008. He was a resolute leader."
Mr. Baum was a longtime member of Beth Am Synagogue.
Mr. Baum supported Sen. Bill Bradley's presidential campaign and served as a delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention. He enjoyed playing basketball, tennis and golf. He was an ardent Orioles and Alabama Crimson Tide fan.
He enjoyed reading several newspapers daily and writing letters to their editors.
In 1996, he wrote to The Baltimore Sun about the departure of Oriole announcer Jon Miller. "Until Jon Miller's exit, I defended Peter Angelos' moves. But allowing Miller to go is a Baltimore tragedy that ranks with the exit of the Colts."
In 2003, in a letter in The New York Times, he addressed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner: "Boss, you are, of course, correct: Derek Jeter is a pampered playboy. Trade him immediately. Preferably to the Orioles."
"He had one of the most infectious and generous spirits I have known," said Greg Jordan, a writer and friend who lives in Sherwood. "If you wanted to be happier and feel better about yourself and life, you tried to get close to Charles Baum."
He also served on corporate boards, including MMA Capital Management, the investment advisory firm Gabelli Group Capital Partners and the telecommunications company ICTC. He was a chairman of the Morgan Group Inc. and was a special adviser to Baltimore's Charm City Run.
A private memorial service for family and friends is being planned for Sunday.
Survivors, in addition to his son and his wife of 17 years, a financial adviser at RBC Wealth Management, included daughter Katie Baum of Berkeley, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Staci Hodge of Baltimore and Beth Bafford of Washington, D.C.; a brother, John Baum of Baltimore; a sister, Sylvia Horowitz of Columbia; and four grandchildren. His marriage to Jane Shapiro ended in divorce. Another son, Andrew Baum died in 1971. Charles Cahn Baum
76 Carol Bear Kleinman, president of Maryland Commercial Loans, died of undetermined causes Thursday. She was 50.
The cause of Mrs. Kleinman's death, whose body was found by Baltimore County police, is under investigation by the state medical examiner's office.
Since 1984, Mrs. Kleinman, a Northwest Baltimore resident, had led the commercial lending and loan brokerage that had been founded by her father, Harry Bear, in 1971. She began working for the Owings Mills company in 1979.
The former Carol Bear was born and raised in Pikesville, and was a 1967 graduate of Pikesville High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in math education from Boston University in 1971.
In the 1970s, she was a founder of and partner in Greetings Baltimore, which sold gift baskets featuring Maryland products. The company is no longer in business.
Mrs. Kleinman was a member of the board of Chizuk Amuno Synagogue in Pikesville and the Central Scholarship Bureau, which gives financial aid to post-secondary students.
She was a member of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, Community Real Estate Women and the Jewish Center for Business Development at Associated Jewish Charities. She had served on the board of the Jewish Community Center of Baltimore.
She was a member of the Gilman School Parents Association and the Mavens Investment Club.
Services were held Friday .
She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Howard Kleinman; two sons, Michael B. Kleinman and Jonathan B. Kleinman, both of Northwest Baltimore; her mother, Sylvia Wilson Bear of Baltimore; and a sister, Alice Ludwig of West Palm Beach, Fla. Carol Beth Bear
77 Washington Post, The (DC) - March 21, 1987
Deceased Name: CLARA BERENTER SENNETT 68, a founder and senior partner of Sennett & Co., a real estate development and management firm, died of sepsis March 18 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She lived in Washington.
Mrs. Sennett was born in Washington and graduated from the old Central High School. She had served on the board of the Central High School Alumni Association and had been the cochairman of class reunions.
She worked as a real estate property manager before becoming a founder in 1953 of the old Jolles & Sennett Co., which developed North Portal Estates and other communities in the area. In 1960, she and her husband, Harry A. Sennett, formed Sennett & Co.
Mrs. Sennett was a member of the Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade, the Tifereth Israel Congregation in Washington, Hadassah, and the Norbeck Country Club in Silver Spring.
In addition to her husband, of Washington, survivors include a daughter, Linda S. Newman of Potomac; four sisters, Sadye Herman of Silver Spring, Mary Oshinsky Schneider and Carolyn Bogen, both of Chevy Chase, and Irene Sherman of Washington; and three grandchildren. Clara Berenter
78 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. David Alan Berenter
79 Irene ShermanReal Estate Agent
Irene Berenter Sherman, 89, a longtime Washington real estate agent, died Aug. 12 of cancer at her home in the District.
A Washington native, Mrs. Sherman graduated from the old Central High School in 1934. She received a law degree in the 1930s from National University School of Law, which later became part of George Washington University.
In the 1960s, Mrs. Sherman began to sell real estate with Billingsley Realty & Co., which was acquired by Long & Foster. She worked primarily in the upper Northwest section of the city and, at 81, was among the top 10 salespeople at her office on Connecticut Avenue NW. She retired when she was 83.
Mrs. Sherman had a long record of volunteer work, beginning in World War II when she wrapped bandages for wounded soldiers recuperating in local hospitals. She was a precinct captain for Community Chest, a Girl Scout troop leader, a Cub Scout den mother and president of home and school associations at Lafayette Elementary School and Alice Deal Junior High School.
She began volunteering at Sibley Memorial Hospital in the 1960s and was named president of the hospital's Widowed Persons Outreach service last year.
She was a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation and was a fixture for more than 50 years in her block on Runnymede Place NW.
Her husband of 56 years, Louis Sherman, died in 1996.
Survivors include three children, Susan Laden and Michael Sherman, both of Washington, and Barbara Corey of West Roxbury, Mass.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a companion, Peter Monahan of Washington. Irene Berenter
80 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Dr. Jay Scott Berenter
81 On Tuesday, May 2, 2006, MARY OSHINSKY SCHNEIDER of Chevy Chase, MD. Devoted wife of the late Charles Oshinsky and Jack Schneider; beloved mother of Anita (Burton) Reiner, Bernice (Joel) Breslau, William (Ruth) Oshinsky and Edward (Carol) Oshinsky; dear sister of Irene Sherman; proud and loving grandmother of 23 and great-grandmother of 26. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2006, 1 p.m. at B'nai Israel Congregation, 6301 Montrose Rd., Rockville, MD 20852. Interment following at B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery, Oxon Hill, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, the Charles and Mary Oshinsky Memorial Fund for Ballet Production or to the charity of your choice. Shiva will be observed at the home of Anita and Burton Reiner. Arrangements entrusted to TORCHINSKY HEBREW FUNERAL HOME, 202-541-1001. (Endorsed by the Rabbinical Council of Washington).
Published in The Washington Post on 5/4/2006. Mary Berenter
82 or maybe 1907 Mary Berenter
83 no kids Philip H. Berenter
84 Died at age 59 William Louis Berenter
85 Died at age 59 per obit William Louis Berenter
86 was a twin and the other died at birth Bessie Berger
87 Born in Beltz, Austria per Petition for Naturalization for father Chaia Ruchel Berger
88 from Maryland State Archives Index Chaia Ruchel Berger
89 Had one child that died per 1910 census Chaia Ruchel Berger
90 probably never married. mental problems Eva Berger
91 before 1918 Michael Berger
92 given as 9/1/1888, Russia per father's Petition for Naturalization Minnie Berger
93 Per Douglas, was first cousin to Marcus. Minnie Berger
94 Cleveland Toba Berger
95 per Petition for Naturalization for father Toba Berger
96 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Elizabeth Barnard Berlin
98 age 60 per tombstone Alice Rachel Berman
99 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Dorian Allyn Berman
100 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Eric Philip Berman


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District Attorney General Tommy Thompson will not prosecute the case further with the condition that Hayes drop out of the House race and remove his name as a voter in Wilson County.
Hayes has requested to be removed as a registered voter in Wilson County, according to Administrator of Elections Phillip Warren.
"I thought we had a pretty good case," Thompson said. "I didn't think anything would be gained with further litigation."
"The laws regarding residency can occasionally be complex," Raybin said. "Mr. Hayes made an honest mistake. He believes his self-removal as a voter in Wilson County and withdrawal as a candidate rectifies his error."
The TBI searched a home on Noel Cove Circle in Hermitage Jan. 23, as part of its investigation on Hayes, according to the agency. The TBI completed its investigation and provided its case file to the district attorney, TBI spokeswoman Susan Niland said.
Hayes previously stated on social media that "we own" the Davidson County home that was searched, but that he actually lives in Wilson County at a home his grandmother also lives at.
Shortly after the TBI search, Hayes stated he believed the investigation was politically motivated and stated on social media the "TBI was weaponized for political purposes."
Hayes has accused District 57 State Rep. incumbent Susan Lynn of spearheading the investigation.
Lynn did contact the state's Division of Elections with questions about Hayes residency, the state representative said.
The Division of Elections assessed the complaint forwarded it to the district attorney and Thompson requested the TBI investigation.
Hayes obtained a petition needed to qualify as a candidate for the District 57 House seat on Jan. 25, according to Wilson County Election Commission records. The petition has not been turned back in with the required 25 signatures from registered voters who are eligible to vote for the candidate that is required to qualify.
Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@tennessean.com or 615-726-5939 and on Twitter @ AndyHumbles.


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The Last Zombie
By Cyrus | December 24, 2014 - 8:47 am | December 24, 2014 Reviews
For 3 to 10 players
Survive the zombie invasion using luck, luck, and luck
Parent Geek rejected!
After the zombie invasion, humanity had a pickle of a problem. Zombies are really hard to destroy, making it necessary to keep them all on a remote island in order to keep everyone safe. From time to time, teenagers and thrill seekers would travel to the island, jump the fences, avoid the security guards, and drop into the zombie pits. Once there, they would play a game…
The Last Zombie, designed by Sylvain Plante and published by Crooked Thumb Games via the Game Crafter, is comprised of 5 custom six-sided dice and 30 Zombie pawns. The dice are solid and just a bit bigger than your standard sized die. The Zombie pawns are plastic and detailed enough to easily tell that they are walking corpses.
Braaaaiiiiinnnnnssszzzzzz….
To set up the game, first give to each player their starting Zombie pawns. In a 2 to 7 player game, give each player 4 Zombie pawns. In a 8 to 10 player game, give each player 3 Zombie pawns. A player's Zombie pawns are referred to as the player's "Horde". Any Zombie pawns not given are out for the duration of the game.
Second and optional, place the bottom of the game box in the middle of the playing area. The box is referred to as the "Graveyard" and will hold the Zombie pawns lost by the players. If you do not want to use the box, use the middle of the playing area.
Third, determine who will go first and hand them the dice.
Playing with the Undead
The Last Zombie is played in turns with no set number of turns per game. A player's turn is summarized here.
The maximum number of dice a player can roll is 5, but a player can never roll more dice than they have Zombie pawns in their Horde. At the start of the game, players will either roll 4 or 3 dice (depending on the number of players). As the game progresses, the number of dice they roll will shift. Dice should be rolled so all the players can see them.
If the player's Horde contains zero Zombie pawns, they do not get a turn and pass the dice to the next player in the turn order sequence.
Step 2: Resolve Dice
There are 4 different dice value. Each identifies 1 action the player must take. The player should resolve each of their dice one at a time, setting them aside once used, until all of the actions are taken. The actions can be taken in any order the player wants. It's possible that not all the actions can be resolved due to lack of Zombie pawns in the player's Horde or dice.
Gunshot: Remove 1 Zombie pawn from the player's Horde and place it in the Graveyard.
Zombie Moves Right: Take 1 Zombie pawn from the player's Horde and give it to the opponent immediately to the player's right (moved Zombie pawn goes in the opponent's Horde).
Zombie Moves Left: Take 1 Zombie pawn from the player's Horde and give it to the opponent immediately to the player's left (moved Zombie pawn goes in the opponent's Horde).
Zombie Resistance: If 3 or more of this symbol is rolled, take 1 Zombie pawn from the grave and add it to the player's Horde.
Once all the dice are resolved, it's the next player's turn.
Continuing and Ending the Game
The game continues as described above, with players taking turns rolling the dice and moving Zombie pawns. If a player loses all their Zombie pawns, they are not out of the game. As soon as a Zombie pawn is passed to them, they can take a turn.
The game ends when the last Zombie pawn still in play is sent to the Graveyard. This player has survived the longest with zombies and wins the game.
Game Variants
Killing Zombies for Fun and Profit
This game variant suggests that players put money in the Graveyard. When a Zombie is taken from the Graveyard, so is some of the money. Money is not returned to the Graveyard once it's retrieved. I suggest 8 Quarters per player. In a 10 player game, you could win enough pocket change to buy yourself a bag of chips from the nearest vending machine. The winner of the game takes any money remaining in the Graveyard.
A Zombie Drinking Game? A Zombie Drinking Game!
This game variant suggests (for adults only) that a player take a "shot" every time a Zombie pawn is brought back from the Graveyard. Half of each die is a Zombie Resistance symbol, improving the odds of a Zombie crawling up from the ground and passing you a drink, but only if you have 3 or more Zombie pawns in your Horde.
Longest Zombie Game Ever
The Child Geeks came up with this House Rule. Instead of setting aside the unused Zombie pawns during game set up, put them in the Graveyard. When a player rolls 5 Zombie Resistance symbols on the dice, ALL the Zombie pawns in the Graveyard are added to the player's Horde. I do not recommend this House Rule….
Epic Destruction
This House Rule was put in place by the Parent Geeks after they played the Child Geeks' House Rule. When a player rolls 5 Gunshot symbols, all the Zombie pawns in the Graveyard are removed from the game.
To learn more about The Last Zombie, visit the game's web page.
The Child Geeks enjoyed this game, but became bored with it after about 15 or so minutes. The game can end, but has this nasty habit of getting really close and then giving players an "opportunity" to keep playing. According to one Child Geek, "I like how easy it is to play this game, but it starts to get old." Another Child Geek said, "This is the easiest Zombie game I have ever played. We can pretty much play this anywhere!" Which is something the Child Geeks really liked. Most Zombie games take a while to set up and can be fairly intense. The Last Zombie is easy to play and is only slightly more stressful than blinking. The only time Child Geeks really became irritated with the game was when a player only had 3 or fewer Zombie pawns left and looked to be a sure winner. The dice had other plans, however, and victory was lost due to Zombies shifting to the left or right. Overall the Child Geeks enjoyed themselves, but didn't think that The Last Zombie was a "great game". They found it entertaining – to a point – and to be a fun distraction. All the Child Geeks approved The Last Zombie.
My youngest little geek reviews his roll while his older brothers look on
The Parent Geeks did not care for this game at all. According to one Parent Geek, "Good Lord, this is LCR! With Zombies! I hate it already." Another Parent Geek said, "The fact that the game suggests you drink when you play is telling. It suggests that I need to be liquored up so I don't realize how pointless the game is." The non-gamers didn't think the game was all that bad at first until it became obvious that the game wasn't going to end anytime soon. According to one of the non-gamer Parent Geeks, "All I'm doing is rolling dice, doing what the dice tell me, and then passing the dice. I'm not even sure I'm a necessary component in the game." Long story short, the Parent Geeks rejected The Last Zombie and could only tolerate it when playing with their Child Geeks.
The Gamer Geeks were very unkind to this game. While I encourage each player to tell me exactly what they think and record it down word for word, I do not always publish their quotes. This is especially true when they become slanderous and start to attack the game designer. Which, honestly, is not necessary. I will say this. The Gamer Geeks immediately recognized that The Last Zombie was a zombie themed LCR clone and hated the game for it. LCR is not a game Gamer Geeks enjoy and there are very few who even want to speak of it. The only Gamer Geek I can quote said, "This is a horrible game, but only if you think it's a game. If you just look at it as a distraction, then it's perfectly fine."
The Last Zombie is a themed version of the dice game LCR. That's not a bad thing, but it isn't a great thing, either To put it in perspective, Candy Land has a higher rating and is more respected by Gamer Geeks than LCR. Which is not to say that LCR is a bad game. It's just not a very interesting one. Players have no say and simply roll the dice. The only reason the players are even in the game is because the dice won't roll themselves. This results in a very random and shallow game playing experience. Thus the passionate dislike for LCR, and by association, The Last Zombie.
But let's pause a moment. LCR isn't trying to be a deep game. It's meant to be played when no one wants to pay attention to the game. LCR is the thing you do passively while you actively talk and engage others. The game is just there, in the background, happy to be part of the group. If you ask more of LCR or of The Last Zombie than mindless game play, you are being unreasonable. This is a game designed to occupy your table, not your mind. And when we consider that zombies are mindless monsters, the lack of mental power necessary to play The Last Zombie is rather àpropos.
If you enjoy LCR and are looking for a themed version to bring to your next social gathering, do take a look at The Last Zombie. All others need not take interest.
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As long as you start early or have enough income to pay for college, it doesn't matter how you go about it, right? No! The method you choose or account type can have a huge impact on your out of pocket costs. Below is a comparison of four different ways to handle college costs.
The money contributed to these accounts generally grows tax-free if the funds are used for college expenses including tuition, fees, books and room and board for many students.
Saving money on taxes has the effect of compounding, giving you more to invest.
Benjamin Franklin famously said, "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned" and we couldn't agree more. Investors are always looking for ways to grow their account balances. Reducing their tax bill might be the simplest way.
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Strategic use of US Continuation Applications in building Patent Portfolio
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One inventive concept, be it a product or process, may sometimes have the potential to support multiple patents. There are several ways to accomplish a portfolio of patents when you find that having multiple patents gives the best scope of protection for your invention.
In this regard, there are two tools for continuing prosecution before a patent examiner. These two tools are a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) and a continuing application. There are three types of continuing applications, namely, continuation application (CON), divisional application (DIV), and continuation-in-part application (CIP).
Continuation applications are wonderful tools to increase the size and scope of your patent portfolio. With some careful planning, you can use continuation applications to turn your invention into multiple patent applications and patents which will provide a broader, inter-locking patent protection and thoroughly cover a particular market or technology.
If you have filed a patent application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or you have filed an international application designating the United States, and the application is currently pending, the filing of a continuation application could be the next step in your patent strategy.
What is a continuation application?
A "continuation application" is a new, complete patent application derived from an earlier-filed application (useful reference: MPEP 201.07). A continuation application is filed by an applicant who wants to pursue additional claims to an invention which was already disclosed in one of their earlier applications. The prior-filed patent application is referred to as the parent or base application and the continuation application is referred to as the child application. The child continuation application will "claim priority" from the parent application and subsequently retains the priority date and the specifications of the disclosed invention of the parent application.
Why is priority important?
Earlier the filing date of a patent application, the less prior art it faces. Filing a patent application on a certain date excludes all references from the prior art that are effective after that certain date. Generally, this is why you would want to claim the priority of an earlier application, when available. If the continuation application successfully claims priority to an earlier-filed parent application, you get the benefit of the filing i.e. priority date of the parent application in the continuation application. This means that the child application is treated as though it was filed on the filing date of the parent application.
Moreover, chains of priority claims are possible. For example, assume a first or grandparent patent application "Pat.A" is filed, and before it issues, a parent application "Pat.B" is filed properly claiming the priority of the grandparent application under 35 U.S.C. §120. Further, a third child application "Pat.C" is filed properly under 35 U.S.C. §120 claiming the priority of the parent, Pat.A, and grandparent application, Pat.B, In this case, the child application Pat.C is entitled to the priority of the grandparent application Pat.A.
Long chains of priority applications extending over as much as 20 years can be developed under the current law, and in this case the priority claims can antedate a large body of references and prior art.
Basic requirements to file a continuation application:
A continuing application has three basic requirements (useful reference § 35 U.S.C. 120):
1) A pending parent application;
2) At least one common inventor with the parent application; and
3) A proper claim of priority to the parent application.
Apart from these requirements, the continuation application also needs to contain or must be amended to contain a specific reference to the parent application from which a benefit is claimed under § 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c).
Pendency of applications:
A U.S. patent application is considered "pending" during the time between its date of filing, and the date that it is either abandoned or issued as a U.S. patent.
As stated in § 35 U.S.C. 120, a child application is considered to be copending with an earlier application if it is filed before the earliest among these events:
(a) The granting of the earlier patent;
(b) The abandonment of the earlier application; or
(c) The termination of proceedings of the earlier application.
Granting of the earlier application:
The filing of the continuation application must be done before the parent application has been granted. When a patent application has been approved and is about to be issued, there is a three-month time limit to pay the issue fees of the patent grant. It is also possible to file a continuation application in this time period.
Abandonment of the earlier application:
A patent application may be abandoned before a patent is issued. If a parent application is going to be abandoned, then any continuing application claiming its priority needs to be filed before the parent application is abandoned.
The parent application is considered to be abandoned according to the regulations described in 37 CFR 1.135. A patent application can be abandoned in two ways. First, it can be abandoned if the owner doesn't respond to the latest USPTO notice or office action letter. This can occur, for example, if the USPTO requests an amendment to the patent application by a certain date and the amendment is never turned in. An application can also be abandoned if the owner makes a formal request for abandonment. If abandonment happens before the patent application is published, which occurs 18 months after the application is filed, the application will remain private and can't be viewed on the USPTO database.
Termination of the earlier application:
The filing of the continuation application must be done before the parent application has been terminated.
A patent application can be terminated during the proceedings in the following situations:
The application becomes abandoned if the issue fee is not paid by the original three-month deadline, and any continuing application filed after the three month deadline is not considered co-pending with the abandoned parent.
· The Patent Trial and Appeal Board decides to terminate the proceedings in an application as explained in MPEP § 1214.06, for example, a patent application for which no claims stand allowed.
· A decision of the court orders the termination of the parent application as explained in MPEP § 1216.01.
One common inventor with the parent application
There must be at least one inventor in common between each continuing application and all of its antecedent applications. Every application in a chain of application having their priority claims filed under 35 USC 120, must have filed at least one common inventor. This rule also applies to any provisional patent application(s) present in the priority claim chain.
If there is no common inventor between the parent and the child applications, the child application will be considered as an invention on its own. In this case, the parent application turns up in the prior art search, and the child application may be rejected due to double-patenting of an invention.
Proper claim of priority to the parent application
The continuation application must have a proper chain of priority claims. If there are intermediate patent applications between the parent and the child application, the priority claims between each of the intermediate applications must be properly stated.
The continuation application cannot introduce new matter [35 USC §132(a)] and the disclosure in the application must correspond to that of the parent application(s) which the application claims benefit from. Minor changes to the title, summary or claims are allowed. However, these changes may not include any new matter, but they may take out any references to inventions that do not fall under the scope of the continuation application.
When a continuation application is typically filed?
This type of application is often filed when a patent examiner has allowed some claims but rejected others in a patent application, or when an applicant feels that they have not exhausted all the useful ways of claiming different embodiments of the invention during patent prosecution; or to establish a right for further examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
What are the pros of filing a continuation application?
1) Acquainting the Examiner
Patent Examiners operate under time constraints that do not always allow them to learn the details of a patent application before issuing a rejection. If the claims are worded broadly, the Examiner will only search deep enough into the prior art in order to find the claimed elements. Therefore, early claim rejections of broadly worded claims may often be based upon art that is unrelated to the patentable subject matter. However, through the course of prosecution the applicant may be able to educate the Examiner as to the problem that is addressed by the claimed invention and why prior art solutions are distinguished.
If the continuation application is examined by the same examiner, they may begin the examination with the knowledge of the previous prosecution. This enables the examiner to more efficiently examine the patent application and can result in a higher quality first action and shorter overall prosecution of subsequent continuation applications.
2) Earlier Patent Issuance
Patent applications are typically written as broadly as possible and for this reason are met with resistance in the Patent Office. The Patent Office will often allow the narrow claims of an application while rejecting the broader claims. When an applicant has a particular product with immediate commercial potential, it may be wise to let go of the broad claims during prosecution to obtain a patent on the narrow claims covering the specific product. The broader claims can be filed in a separate continuation application, with the commercial product being protected in the meantime. An early patent issuance advances and maximizes the enforceable term of the granted patent and enables earlier enforcement of patent claims against infringers and leads to the marking of commercial embodiments with a patent number to deter potential infringers.
Separating the claims between the parent and the child application will also prevent the payment of extra claim fees for claims in the parent application that may be dropped during patent prosecution.
3) Preserving Protection of Equivalents
When claims are rejected during patent prosecution, amendments are often made to the claims in order to add additional patentable features. These added claim features may not be granted any equivalence under the Doctrine of Equivalents.
The Doctrine of Equivalents is used by a patentee to argue that a product is infringing on the invention of the patentee, when the accused product does not perfectly read on to any claims of the infringing patent, and there is insubstantial difference between the accused product and the infringed invention.
On the other hand, by using continuation applications, narrowly crafted claims may be presented in the parent application since they have a higher likelihood of quick issuance with minimal or no amendments. The broader claims that cover the invention may require extensive amendments or arguments, and hence may be saved for prosecution in a separate continuing application. This helps in preserving the doctrine of equivalents to protect the invention from competitors who adopt an identical essence of the invention.
4) Protecting Against Competitor Design-Arounds
A competitor will often attempt to change minor designs in a product based on the patentee's invention in order to fall outside of the claims of the patent. This is usually done to reduce a threat of potential patent infringement.
When a continuation application is kept pending through the life of a family of patents, new claims may be drafted in the continuation application that seek to cover the newly designed competitor features. However, this can only be done if the material covered by new or altered claims in the continuation application was already disclosed in the original patent application.
5) You want to claim minor variations
Maintaining the pendency of the subject matter disclosed in the patent application allows the patent owner to craft new claims for the same disclosure at a later date. This may be done for various reasons such as separating claims by market so that one set of claims may be licensed only into one market and another set of claims may be licensed only into another market; or separating claims into standards essential and not standard essential, or into functional claims and ornamental claims; and so on.
6) Broadening patent protection
Continuation applications allow the inventor greater flexibility in claiming the invention. In a continuing patent application, the focus of the claims can be altered or shifted regardless of whether the claims include the primary invention described in the patent application. A continuation application does not need to disclose a new or an original invention. It can merely contain different claims for an invention which was already disclosed in the parent application.
What are the cons of filing a continuation application?
1) Increased cost
The cost of pursuing multiple continuing patent applications can be very high. Continuation applications also lead to increased USPTO fees as each application and patent in the family requires separate filing, issuance, and maintenance fees in addition to patent agent or attorney fees. Such costs may be restricting for new commercial ventures, small companies, and independent inventors.
2) Increased time
A utility patent application in the United States may take at least 2 years to be granted. When multiple continuation applications are filed, the time taken for the prosecution and granting of those applications may require several years.
3) Less remaining patent term
Utility patent terms are measured as twenty years from the earliest filing date. The result of filing a utility continuation application instead of a separate independent application is that the term of any utility patent maturing from the continuation application is calculated from the filing date of the parent application and not from the filing date of your child continuation application. Thus, when the parent application expires, any continuation applications claiming its priority date will also expire. If the time taken for the prosecution and granting of the continuation application is considered, the continuation application may have an even lesser active time.
4) No new matter can be added to the disclosure
A continuation application inherits the parent application's priority date and its specification is limited to the parent application's disclosure. Any new developments that occurred since the original patent filing cannot be described in a continuation application because new matter cannot be added to a continuation application.
Continuation-application filings are becoming increasingly common. The advantages of continuation application practice come with some disadvantages that must also be considered while developing a patent strategy. Filing continuation applications offers many advantages, particularly now that patents are frequently enforced. However, blindly filing continuation applications will lead to an explosion in costs.
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In a RGB color space, hex #25263b is composed of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 23.1% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 37.3% cyan, 35.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.9% black. It has a hue angle of 237.3 degrees, a saturation of 22.9% and a lightness of 18.8%. #25263b color hex could be obtained by blending #4a4c76 with #000000. Closest websafe color is: #333333.
● #25263b color description : Very dark desaturated blue.
The hexadecimal color #25263b has RGB values of R:37, G:38, B:59 and CMYK values of C:0.37, M:0.36, Y:0, K:0.77. Its decimal value is 2434619.
Below, you can see some colors close to #25263b. Having a set of related colors can be useful if you need an inspirational alternative to your original color choice.
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In April 2016 we expanded our programme in Mexico to add projects in Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Tecolotlan and Chapala to our established programme in Puerto Vallarta. The accommodation depends on where you are based but it is either with local families or in group, hostel type, accommodation. We prefer to place people with local families as it's a great way to get to know Mexican people as well as help improve your Spanish. Although we do ask that you show your family the usual courtesy, e.g letting them know if you are staying out late or travelling at weekends, they will be used to hosting people from overseas and won't mind you coming and going as you please.
The standard of the accommodation will good but not quite what you are used to at home so please don't expect all mod cons, but it will be clean and tidy. The house has hot and cold running water and electricity, but this occasionally fails. Mexican food is great but if you can't quite get used to it then they can cook something similar to what you are used to at home!
The one exception to this will be the accommodation on the turtle conservation project. Due to the nature of this project, it's not possible to place you with local families. The turtle camp is located in a remote area about 80kms from Puerto Vallarta. The accommodation at the turtle camp will see you literally living on the beach!
The turtle camp is a semi permanent settlement, made up of a number of large tents. Each function of the camp has it's own tent, for example the lab, the kitchen, the showers, the eating area and even the accommodation. Accommodation is usually in personal tents within a larger tent.
Electricity is provided by a generator and so is rationed and water has to be brought in so must be used sparingly. However, living conditions are comfortable but understandably basic.
There are compensations however! The camp has it's own pool, to help you cool off after a long day on turtle watch or releasing hatchlings and due to the absence of light polution in the area, there's also a powerful telescope for gazing at the stars on the clear nights.


Early October I was invited to be part of Studio Illustration, a live illustration experiment hosted by Vienna Design Week, curated by Erwin K. Bauer.
The visitors would choose a word from a list of stickers, and the most chosen for each illustrator, was illustrated in one day.
My word was Future, so I decided to do a portrait of Future (with some elements insired by 50s-60s sci-fi movie posters) and integrate it in my series of rappers.


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The Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide 2016 model comes with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, 90° valve stem for easy tire inflation an LED front turn signal, and the integrated fob combines security and power locking. It also comes with a reduced-width primary housing and derby cover, color-matched Splitstream fairing vents and Contrast Chrome Aggresor wheels that only comes on certain color options.
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Discussion in 'iPod touch' started by nightWolf66, Aug 2, 2010.
Ok, this is driving me insane.
I have tons of music on my computer each seperated into folders.
Is there a way i can drag a folder into iTunes, and it will automatically create the playlist based on the folder name?
I dont want to manually create a playlist, then copy the music, as there are quite a few folders.
Even advise on other non-iTunes apps appreciated.
I used to use Winamp+ml_ipod in the past which will allow to do this, but they dont currently support iPod Touch FW 4.0.
What about the "Add folder to library" command in iTunes? I do not use it, so maybe I am totally wrong about this.
add them all to itunes, go to recently added and select them all with the command and add to playlist.
@SlovakApple - that will just add all the music, not create playlist.
@Biker - same goes. I need different playlists created for each folder with music inside.
I understood what you meant. But I think there is no single command/function that would do that - add the folder and create a playlist. I can imagine the way proposed by Biker is the best.
Perhaps move beyond the 1990s music organization would help.
Once you have music in iTunes making playlists is very easy.


Located 45 minutes N/E of Fresno (Sierra National Forrest), in the Ridge-Top gated community, sits a beautiful Contemporary European, Ed Rottner built custom home. 20ft vaulted ceilings in the Great Room, Private Master Retreat in the north-wing, 3 large bedrooms on the second and third levels. This architectural design has everything for you to enjoy. In 2017 the home went through a complete remodel of the kitchen.(granite throughout, stainless steel appliances)(Newly installed Roof 2017). Step-out of the kitchen and find yourself surrounded by Giant Oak's, Pine's, and Fir trees. Enjoy your morning coffee on 1600ft of deck, gazing amongst nature on your 1.5 acre property. Built in swing set, horseshoe pits, and climbing rocks that surround the entire property. This home has so much to offer including natural trails for hiking in the summer, and sledding the entire grounds in the winter. Snow blankets this property in the Winter.
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Thanks to Joe Lawrance aka Zapatoo the Tiger and Paul Landers for label scans.
This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Carole King's Tapestry and I've noticed that quite a few of the tracks have been covered by Jamaican artists. Ok so 'You've Got A Friend' and 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' weren't actually first recorded by Carole King (James Taylor and The Shirelles respectively) but I thought it was interesting enough to warrant a post. As well as the versions above both Dennis Brown and Noel 'Bunny' Brown have covered 'It's Too Late' and Susan Cadogan covered 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' there are probably more covers out there I'm sure a Jamaican artist must have covered 'You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman)' another track on the Tapestry album but I couldn't think of one.