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Questa voce raccoglie un approfondimento sui risultati degli incontri e sulle classifiche per l'accesso alla fase finale del Campionato europeo di calcio 1980.

Formula
34 membri UEFA: 8 posti disponibili per la fase finale. L' (in qualità di paese ospitante) è qualificata direttamente,  e  non partecipano alle qualificazioni.

Rimangono 31 squadre per 7 posti disponibili per la fase finale. Le qualificazioni si compongono di un solo turno:
Fase a gruppi: 31 squadre, divise in 7 gruppi (tre da cinque squadre e quattro da quattro), giocano partite di andata e ritorno. Le prime classificate di ogni gruppo si qualificano alla finale.

In caso di parità di punti tra due o più squadre di uno stesso gruppo, le posizioni in classifica verranno determinate prendendo in considerazione, nell'ordine, i seguenti criteri:
 maggiore numero di punti;
 migliore differenza reti;
 maggiore numero di reti segnate;
 sorteggio.

Sorteggio
Il sorteggio dei gruppi di qualificazione alla fase finale ha avuto il seguente esito:

 Sono segnate in verde le Nazionali qualificate alla fase finale, in rosso quelle escluse dalla competizione europea.

Fase a gironi

Gruppo 1

Gruppo 2

Gruppo 3

Gruppo 4

Gruppo 5

Gruppo 6

Gruppo 7

Statistiche

Classifica marcatori
7 reti
 Kevin Keegan

6 reti
 Klaus Fischer

5 reti
 François Van der Elst
 Marián Masný

4 reti

 Hans Krankl
 Martin Hoffmann
 Joachim Streich
 Bob Latchford

 Atik Ismail
 Thomas Mavros
 Kenny Dalglish

 Santillana
 Ian Edwards
 Zlatko Vujović

3 reti

 Walter Schachner
 Čavdar Cvetkov
 Ladislav Vízek
 Preben Elkjær

 Gerd Weber
 David Watson
 Maik Galakos
 Takīs Nikoloudīs

 Ruud Geels
 Gerry Armstrong
 Zbigniew Boniek
 Roman Ogaza

 Nené
 Gerry Daly
 Archie Gemmill
 Anders Grönhagen

2 reti

 Wilhelm Kreuz
 Bruno Pezzey
 Ján Kozák
 Zdeněk Nehoda
 Antonín Panenka
 František Štambachr
 Henning Jensen
 Søren Lerby
 Benny Nielsen
 Allan Simonsen
 Lutz Lindemann
 Rüdiger Schnuphase

 Trevor Francis
 Tony Woodcock
 Didier Six
 Giōrgos Delīkarīs
 László Fekete
 György Tatár
 Béla Várady
 Ernie Brandts
 Kees Kist
 John Metgod
 Dick Nanninga
 Willy van de Kerkhof

 Arne Larsen Økland
 Stanisław Terlecki
 Alberto Fonseca
 Tony Grealish
 Frank Stapleton
 Dudu Georgescu
 Marcel Răducanu
 Ștefan Sameș
 Andy Gray
 Gordon McQueen
 John Robertson
 Yuri Chesnokov

 Juan Manuel Asensi
 Dani
 Hasse Borg
 Sedat Özden
 Brian Flynn
 Klaus Allofs
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
 Herbert Zimmermann
 Zlatko Kranjčar
 Vladimir Petrović
 Ivica Šurjak

1 rete

 Kurt Jara
 Herbert Prohaska
 Kurt Welzl
 Julien Cools
 Jean Janssens
 Erwin Vandenbergh
 René Vandereycken
 Wilfried Van Moer
 Franky Vercauteren
 Eddy Voordeckers
 Ivan Iliev
 Pavel Panov
 Andrey Zhelyazkov
 Sōtīrīs Kaïafas
 Fivos Vrahimis
 Miroslav Gajdůšek
 Frank Arnesen
 Per Røntved
 Reinhard Häfner
 Werner Peter
 Hans-Jürgen Riediger
 Peter Barnes
 Glenn Hoddle
 Phil Neal
 Kai Haaskivi
 Tuomo Hakala
 Aki Heiskanen
 Jyrki Nieminen
 Seppo Pyykkö
 Miikka Toivola

 Patrick Battiston
 Marc Berdoll
 Albert Emon
 Albert Gemmrich
 Bernard Lacombe
 Jean-François Larios
 Éric Pécout
 Jean Petit
 Michel Platini
 Gilles Rampillon
 Marius Trésor
 Chrīstos Ardizoglou
 László Pusztai
 László Szokolai
 László Tieber
 Janus Guðlaugsson
 Pétur Pétursson
 Nico Braun
 Romain Michaux
 Emanuel Farrugia
 Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi
 Ruud Krol
 Jan Peters
 Rob Rensenbrink
 Huub Stevens
 Frans Thijssen
 Piet Wildschut
 Trevor Anderson
 Billy Caskey
 Victor Moreland

 Chris Nicholl
 Derek Spence
 Einar Jan Aas
 Georg Hammer
 Pål Jacobsen
 Marek Kusto
 Grzegorz Lato
 Włodzimierz Mazur
 Wojciech Rudy
 Henryk Wieczorek
 João Alves
 Artur Correia
 Eurico Gomes
 Fernando Gomes
 Reinaldo Gomes
 Don Givens
 Mick Martin
 Ionel Augustin
 Anghel Iordănescu
 Gheorghe Mulțescu
 Steve Archibald
 Joe Jordan
 Sergey Andreyev
 Volodymyr Bezsonov
 Yuri Gavrilov
 Aleksandr Khapsalis
 Ramaz Shengelia
 Rubén Cano
 Vicente del Bosque
 Juanito

 Enrique Saura
 Ángel María Villar
 Rutger Backe
 Tore Cervin
 Mats Nordgren
 Jan Svensson
 Umberto Barberis
 Heinz Hermann
 Herbert Hermann
 Hans-Jörg Pfister
 Raimondo Ponte
 Markus Tanner
 Gianpietro Zappa
 Mustafa Denizli
 Erhan Önal
 Fatih Terim
 Alan Curtis
 Nick Deacy
 Peter Nicholas
 Peter O'Sullivan
 Mickey Thomas
 Rainer Bonhof
 Karlheinz Förster
 Manfred Kaltz
 Walter Kelsch
 Damir Desnica
 Vahid Halilhodžić
 Dušan Savić
 Blaž Slišković

Autoreti
 Gerd Kische (pro )
 John Holland (pro )
 Jimmy Nicholl (pro )

Voci correlate
 Campionato europeo di calcio
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*The Radio/Microwave section of this meter reads most modern radio sources (50 MHz - 3 GHz). For lower radio frequencies and/or stronger radio sources (such as measuring the field near a transmitter).
The Trifield ® Meter is a gaussmeter, electric field meter, radio field strength meter in a single until. When measuring electromagnetic fields (EMF's), the primary concern is usually magnetic fields, which can be tricky to measure. If a less sophisticated 1-axis gaussmeter is used, a reading of zero could result even where the field is strong. A 1-axis meter must be oriented correctly to measure the field (which is a vector). The 3-axis Trifield Meter solves that problem by measuring the true strength of the field regardless of which way it is oriented. Therefore, the Trifield Meter can be scanned rapidly across an area without having to stop at each point to search for the orientation that gives a maximum reading. Another section of the meter detects AC electric fields, which can exist independently of AC magnetic field. The third section detects radio/microwave, such as from a leaky microwave oven.
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Sri Lanka to set up hotel school in Jaffna
Friday October 25, 2019 14:35
An aircraft lands at the Jaffna International Airport, which was opened in October 2019 and promises to push the tourism frontiers in Jaffna.
ECONOMYNEXT- The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (SLITHM), a state-run hotel school, is looking to establish a branch in the northern district of Jaffna, the country's tourism regulator said.
A Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) statement said that with the opening of the Jaffna International Airport, the region will attract more tourists, and discussions were held to set up a hotel school to increase the number of trained tourism professionals in the northern districts.
Currently, there is a temporary training centre operated by the SLITHM in Jaffna offering apprenticeship courses, according to the hotel school website.
There are seven SLITHM provincial colleges across the island, mainly offering apprentice, certificate and craft level training, while the main hotel school in Colombo also offers more advanced and managerial courses.
The SLTDA statement said that it will be launching awareness campaigns on attractions of the northern area to boost tourism to the region and attract investors.
"The opening of the Jaffna International Airport not only eases accessibility for domestic and international visitors to the Northern part but also opens up new opportunities for investors in the Jaffna Peninsula," SLTDA Director General Upali Ratnayake said.
At a time when the SLTDA is focusing on developing infrastructure for tourism in this area, we would like to extend a cordial invitation to interested investors to invest in the region," he said.
Mahen Kariyawasam, President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators, said that the Jaffna International Airport will pave the way for Indian tourist traffic to the Northern Province, where there are many attractions, including religious sites.
The airport was opened on October 17, and can handle turbo-prop aircraft of up to 75-seats. (Colombo/Oct25/2019)
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In April 2017, Brian May – the rock star turned badger conservationist – brought together policy makers, scientists, veterinarians and farmers to discuss the continuing problem of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in badgers and cattle. Whilst most media attention has focused on the controversy of badger culling, my recent paper in Transations of the the Institute of British Geographers, "Navigating veterinary borderlands: 'heiferlumps', epidemiological boundaries and the control of animal disease in New Zealand" (Enticott, 2017), examines a fundamental question: how do we even know what bovine tuberculosis is? And, is it the same everywhere, or do we need different ways of seeing disease to meet different local contexts?
Confronted with disease, most people want to be certain that a disease is present or not – that somehow disease can be routinely and easily diagnosed, and that this diagnosis would be the same anywhere. Such a belief in the universality of disease is popular amongst policy makers and epidemiologists too: it provides the basis for standardised responses to disease throughout an area or country. As my paper shows, though, in the field or on the farm, these universalities can be far from helpful. Rather, than relying on universal perspectives, the paper shows how accepting the mutability of disease by combining different knowledges and understandings can be central to its management.
The argument made in the paper comes from an historical analysis of attempts to eradicate bTB from New Zealand. Records of meetings held by the Department of Agriculture in New Zealand National Archives show that as the eradication programme was rolled out in the 1960s, the effects upon farmers' businesses began to be felt, leading many to question the accuracy of the diagnostic tests. The problem was felt most on the West Coast of New Zealand. Farmers here refused to test: their strike causing political consternation. Local vets, too, had their doubts about the accuracy of the test. The problem seemed to be what was known locally as 'Heiferlumps' – young cattle testing positive to the skin test used to diagnose bTB, but which had no internal signs of disease at slaughter. One of these vets, Peter Malone, led pleas for a 'lighter' interpretation of the test results – what he called 'reading light' – but was ignored by senior government vets in the capital, Wellington.
The relationship between vets and farmers on the West Coast and government officials in Wellington turned toxic when Malone admitted to ignoring heiferlumps when interpreting the results of bTB tests. The Department of Agriculture's leading vet, a Scotsman called Sam Jamieson responsible for the eradication program, and known for his short temper and scientific approach, was outraged. Malone was forbidden from testing, only stoking an air of mutual mistrust between vets and farmers on the West Coast and distant government vets like Jamieson.
In the ensuing controversy, Jamieson turned to a field trial to establish the veracity of the bTB tests and rule out the possibility that there could be local variations in the nature of bTB. It had little effect: although the trial proved the test was good, no test is ever 100% accurate and farmers and vets continued to raise doubts. But rather than more science, what came to settle the dispute was a new kind of science: a version of epidemiology that was not confined to a particular discipline but crossed boundaries to combine different ways of knowing disease .
Could these experiences from New Zealand be relevant to the management of bTB in the UK? On the one hand, Defra – the government department responsible for managing bTB – look favourably upon the New Zealand approach to managing disease, their recent strategy mentioning them more than any other country (Defra, 2014). Yet, at the same time, there appears to be little room for manouvre to experiment and try new approaches to managing disease. In fact, as revealed at Brian May's summit, attempts of the kind conducted in the 1970s in New Zealand, but by vets in England, have been ruled illegal and halted, despite their positive impacts upon disease and farmer engagement with disease management process. In future, however, as my paper argues, adapting and adjusting diagnostics to local geographical variations by working with farmers to develop new kinds of veterinary knowledge may offer the best chance of dealing with disease.
About the author: Gareth Enticott is Reader in Human Geography in the School of Geography and Planning. His research focuses on biosecurity, practices of environmental regulation and governance, and scientific controversies in animal health. His main focus is on the ongoing controversy surrounding bovine Tuberculosis in the UK, as well as the management of the disease in New Zealand. His work has helped inform policy on bovine Tuberculosis in England and Wales.
Defra (2014) The Strategy for Achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status for England, London: Defra.
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I managed to write five "best beers of the month/week" posts this year. Now I'm going to select the best of the best including some beers from the months/weeks I didn't previously mention. There are over 9,000 breweries in the US now, so obviously this isn't anywhere close to an exhaustive "best of" list. It's my favorite new to me beers from 2017, narrowed down to the top fifteen.
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales Saison Bernice – This beer is a masterpiece. Go right now and buy two bottles. Drink one and send the other to me.
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue – The mix of big hop flavor, clean malts, and interesting yeast influence make this a favorite.
Odell Piña Agria – This pineapple sour transported me to a tropical island inhabited by singing angels. Yep, that good.
Une Année Le Seul XII (Pineapple) – Who knew I had a thing for pineapple sours? This one had huge pineapple flavor and rich tartness that really punches you in the face.
Russian River Sanctification – Russian River makes world class sours and Sanctification might be their best.
Tahoe Mountain Pink Pants – Tahoe Mountain makes better beer than your favorite brewery. Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but somebody had to tell you. This Berliner Weisse with hibiscus and lemongrass is even better than it sounds.
Moonraker Radiant Moon – I visited Moonraker, famous for their juicy IPAs, and my favorite beer was a Farmhouse Ale.
Claim 52 Fluffy – I haven't had most of the big name New England IPAs, but if they're as good as Fluffy from Claim 52 in Oregon, I want them all.
Alvarado Street Run the Juice – I made it to the Monterey brewery a few times this year and tried the majority of the beers available and this was my favorite out of some excellent brews. Lots of citrus fruit flavor.
Great Notion Blueberry Muffin – This is one of those rare experiences when I think to myself: "I didn't know beer could taste like this." So much amazing blueberry flavor in this tart brew.
Lake Effect Lake Huron Blueberry – This is more along the lines of what you'd expect from a expertly crafted blueberry sour.
Mazama Paradise – I've never had a beer with so many distinctive tropical fruit flavors, and then it finishes with coconut.
New Glory Gummy Worms – Big fruity hop flavor with a really lovely mouth feel. New Glory makes some glorious IPAs.
Sierra Nevada Red Wine Barrel-aged Bigfoot – Aging in red wine barrels takes the excellent Bigfoot barley-wine and takes it to the next level. I've tried a few Bigfoot variants and this is my favorite.
Sierra Nevada Cherry Chocolate Stout – Since you've read this far I'll be honest: I realized I didn't have a Stout on the list, so I swapped in this for Dugges Bryggeri's Tropic Punch. This probably isn't even the best Stout I had this year, but I posit that it is the most underrated. I say this because, despite it's wide distribution, I never hear anything about it and it only has a 3.77 rating on Untappd. It has really nice chocolate flavor, rich body, and a nice hint of cherry. It's a bargain and you should try it.
So, what were your favorite beers of 2017?
December 21, 2017 in Beer.


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You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain
Inspired Development Group and Mitchell Prine v. Inspired Products Group (dba KidsEmbrace) (Fed. Cir. 2019)
Mr. Prine is the listed inventor of U.S. Design Patent No. D524,559 and several other super-hero related car seats. Prine formed Inspired Development and assigned patent ownership to that company. Prine then formed another company, KidsEmbrace, to sell the car seats with an exclusive license from Inspired Development. KidsEmbrace was then bought-out by Boliari who later terminated the license agreement. Prine sued for the money — suing for breach and unjust enrichment under Florida law.
The district court sided with KidsEmbrace and dismissed the lawsuit on summary judgment. On appeal, the 11th Circuit did not review the merits but instead found a failure of diversity jurisdiction (the stated basis for federal jurisdiction in the case). By that time, KidsEmbrace wanted the district court decision to stick, while Prine meanwhile filed a new lawsuit in state court and was hoping the federal action was fully vacated.
On remand from the 11th Circuit, the KidsEmbrace argued that the license dispute was actually a patent law dispute and the district court agreed. That finding of federal jurisdiction allowed the prior holding to stick. Prine again appealed to the 11th Circuit who then transferred the case to the Federal Circuit to determine whether federal subject matter jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a).
The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents. . . . No State court shall have jurisdiction over any claim for relief arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents. . . .
Id. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has again dismissed the case — finding that the contract dispute does not arise under the Federal Patent laws.
This case does not allege a federal claim directly, but KidsEmbrace argues that the unjust enrichment claim by Prine was effectively an infringement claim. On appeal, the Federal Circuit rejected that argument — finding "no support."
State law claims can arise under U.S. patent law, but only if they qualify under the four-part Gunn test:
the patent law issue is necessarily raised;
will be actually disputed;
is substantial; and
is capable of resolution in federal court without disrupting the federal-state balance.
Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. 251, 256 (2013). These factors are tested against the complaint. On appeal, the Federal Circuit found the case lacking — in particular holding that the unjust enrichment claim could be proven in several ways that did not require patent law infringement questions.
[O]ne way Inspired Development could prove that KidsEmbrace "accepted and retained" a benefit at Inspired Development's expense was to show that KidsEmbrace used one or more of Inspired Development's "utility and design Patents" in the car seats it manufactured and sold. Thus, Inspired Development's unjust enrichment claim potentially raises a question of patent law regarding infringement.
Demonstrating infringement, however, is not the only way that Inspired Development could succeed on its claim. It is often the case that a licensee, and in particular an exclusive licensee, benefits from the grant of a license regardless of whether or not an infringing product is actually created. For example, if a product is possibly but not certainly infringing, an entity may procure a license in order to avoid uncertainty and litigation. The benefit in this case is the entity's ability to invest or have others invest in its products with greater confidence, as well as the avoidance of costs and fees associated with suit.
In addition, the court found that the patent issues raised are not "substantial" under Gunn because its resolution is not of direct interest to the Federal Government and is unlikely to impact other cases.
Note – the Federal Circuit here appears to approve of exclusive patent licensing programs designed to ensure that potential products stay off the market. That seems problematic.
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6 thoughts on "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"
Ordinary Squirrel in the Art says:
My initial thought is that is seems problematic to grant a design patent that incorporates the intellectual property of another party. As shown in the post, Mr. Prine's designs incorporate a lot of copyrighted characters.
Lode_Runner says:
Dennis writes:
>Note – the Federal Circuit hear [sic; here] appears to approve of exclusive
>patent licensing programs designed to ensure that potential products stay
>off the market. That seems problematic
I am honestly a bit confused by this statement. It is a really interesting question of whether it is lawful to use a patent to ensure that no infringing products (by anyone) are ever created or sold.
But I am not sure this case really implicates that. The Federal Circuit's remark that an exclusive licensee benefits "from the grant of a license regardless of whether or not an infringing product is actually created," isn't about whether or not a product is made. It's talking about the benefit of taking a license even if you have an argument that your product doesn't actually read on the claims, to avoid the uncertainty and risk of litigation. There was no question that KidsEmbrace (the party that terminated the license) continued to make superhero themed car seats, and they still do to this day.
KidsEmbrace terminated the license to get out from under a collusive but clever strategy by the original inventor/owner; create two entities (KidsEmbrace and Inspired Development), one owns the patent and one makes the product. Obligate KidsEmbrace to pay VERY GENEROUS patent royalties to Inspired Development, and because both entities were created/owned by the same person, no negotiation, same guy signs for both parties. No one is around to point out the obvious, that the royalty rate was ridiculous.
Later sell KidsEmbrace to a larger company, keep the patent, and demand that the generous and collusive royalty stream continue. KidsEmbrace will probably win the case again in state court, as it is almost inconceivable that they didn't account for the patent licensing as part of the compensation for the acquisition of KidsEmbrace.
MM says:
I don't think Dennis was suggesting that the CAFC was upthumbing an unlawful activity. Blocking competitors (or non-competitors) with an unpracticed valid patent isn't unlawful. It's definitely not something that benefits anyone except perhaps for providing an emotionally needy patent owner with a feeling of power ("You the man, bro! Snort another line!"). But it's not unlawful.
"It's definitely not something that benefits anyone except perhaps for providing an emotionally needy patent owner…"
… and out comes the cognitive dissonance and lack of understanding of the "stick" aspect of the full "carrot and stick" approach to how patents promote innovation (as well as showing a lack of business understanding in providing a market buffer around any actual products one may have on the market).
But Malcolm "really is" a patent attorney interested in helping his clients obtain innovation protection….
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Atari Man says:
Why term the arrangement between the two companies "collusive"? The buyer of the manufacturing company should have adjusted its offer to buy with that royalty arrangement in mind. If the buyer didn't do its homework, that the buyer's problem.
The only potential problem I see here for the design registration owner is if the manufacturing company hid the royalty arrangement from the buyer – and even then, that problem only stems from the fact that the design registration owner and the manufacturing company are both alter egos of the same individual, so that the buyer's claim will be against the same individual (assuming the corporate veil is pierced). Put differently, only if there was collusion to hide the fact of the royalty arrangement does it appear that the buyer has a way out of this.
Paul F. Morgan says:
Good observation. A "due diligence" study before a corporate acquisition needs to evaluate IP control and licenses relevant to current or planned products.
Changing the design of products sufficiently for a non-infringement argument may involve significant costs in new molds and tooling. Perhaps even new safety testing for something like a child's car seat.


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Confederate Altered Hall Rifle attributed to South Carolina
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With the coming of the American Civil War, thousands of Hall's Patent M-1819 Flintlock Rifles were in store at state and Federal armories throughout the southern states. In the state of South Carolina, approximately 500 Hall rifles were in the Federal Arsenal in Charleston, and somewhere around 100 Hall rifles that were older South Carolina state property were in the state armories in Charleston and Columbia. These state property rifles had been received as part of the Militia Act of 1808 and many had seen use during the Seminole Wars. An interesting, and rarely referenced stipulation of the Militia Act of 1808 was that it prohibited the issue of US arsenal made weapons to the states, if the weapon was the current model in use. This meant that while the Hall rifle was a current production weapon at Harper's Ferry, only those Hall's made under contract by Simeon North could be issued to the states under the Militia Act. Once a weapon was relegated to second-class or obsolete status, it could be delivered to the states under the militia act, no matter where it had been manufactured. As a result, the guns that were South Carolina property from the Seminole War era were Simeon North contract Hall rifles. These pre-CivilWar state owned guns were marked by the state with the ownership mark S. CAROLINA on the upper left side of the receiver. The handful of rifles that were so marked (somewhere between 75 and 166) have become essential in the identification of otherwise unmarked Confederate altered Hall rifles that have been attributed to the state of South Carolina. Two styles of conversions have been encountered on the Hall rifles that bear the S. CAROLINA ownership mark. One style has a ungainly alteration hammer that is brazed to the bottom of the original flintlock hammer, and strikes a cone that is set at a nearly 90-degree angle to the breech block. The other style utilizes a completely new percussion hammer that is much smaller than the conversion hammer encountered on US arsenal converted Hall rifles. Both styles of conversion leave the original pan fence in place, do not fill the bottom of the pan, and install the cone directly in the old flintlock vent. These conversions also often leave the frizzen toe hole unfilled in the breechblock. Since the breechblock was not filled and machined flat like it was with most Confederate Hall alterations, the breechblock markings tend to remain in tact. These two styles of conversions are well documented on pages 314-319 of Dr. John Murphy's & Howard Madaus's Confederate Rifles & Muskets. One of the examples in the book has a Simeon North contract breechblock, but the gun is mounted with barrel bands that are retained by pins, not band springs. Prior to 1830, all Harper's Ferry production Hall rifles were assembled with band springs, and since the sample provided to North was of this style all of his contract rifles were manufactured with band springs. Only post-1830 Hall rifles, produced at Harper's Ferry exhibit bands retained by pins. So, the North produced breechblock was installed in a Harper's Ferry produced gun, likely during the conversion process. The South Carolina attributed Hall alteration offered here has the same type of "swapped parts' assembly. The breechblock is 1832 dated and Harper's Ferry marked. However, the barrel bands are retained by springs, indicating the rest of the rifle is either pre-1830 Harper's Ferry production or from the Simeon North contract. The breechblock has the second style "South Carolina" conversion hammer, which is of completely new manufacture. The bottom of the hammer (only visible when the breech block is removed) is marked with the reassembly number XIII. Like other South Carolina conversions, the original flintlock fence remains on the top of the breechblock and the cone is installed directly in the original flintlock vent. The toe hole of the breechblock has been filled, but the block has not been machined or flattened as with other Confederate conversions. As with Murphy's example discussed on page 318, this hammer is plain and not knurled. The breechblock may have been marked with alteration numbers at the time of conversion, but no marks can be clearly seen on the block currently.
The rifle is in VERY GOOD condition overall. The side of the breechblock still retains strong traces of case coloring. The action of the rifle works exactly as it should, both the breech latching and opening system and the hammer and trigger system. The rifle retains both of its original sling swivels. The original Hall rifle rear site and off-set front site / bayonet lug are in place on the rifle as well. A wonderful, locally made Confederate replacement iron rammer / cleaning rod is in place under the barrel. It is complete, fully length and still retains threads at the end. The gun has a lovely, untouched mottled gray brown patina, that is mostly smooth throughout with only scattered areas of light to moderate peppering and pinpricking. The bore of the rifle rates about good. The bore is dark, with strong rifling and light to moderate scattered pitting along its entire length. The stock rates NEAR VERY GOOD with no breaks or repairs. The stock exhibits the usual handling bumps and dings from service, but does not show any abuse. There is some minor grain cracking just forward of the metal plate that surrounds the breechblock release lever. This appears to be the result of stress cracking from the breechblock locking system. There may have been a small reassembly number stamped into the wrist of the stock just to the left rear of the breechblock, but it has worn to be illegible. The stock has a lovely, un-cleaned and untouched look that matches the attractive look of the metal of the rifle. There is an illegible cartouche stamped on the upper edge of the butt stock, just forward of the butt plate. It may have been an SC at one point, but it is not clear enough to decipher now.
Overall this is a really attractive, completely untouched example of a rarely encountered Confederate Hall rifle alteration, attributed to the state of South Carolina. These unique Confederate state Hall alterations exist in very limited numbers today and in many cases were made in very small quantities. It is unlikely that there are more than a handful of these South Carolina conversions still in existence today. These rare rifles are a real bargain in the field of Confederate arms collection, as they tend to be priced at less than half the price of a comparable condition Richmond rifle musket, and many thousands of those guns were produced!
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feminist theory, psychoanalysis, gender studies, comparative literature, Italian studies, narrative, European decadence, travel writing
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Locals say Pullman acts as hippie haven
Students expect conventional cultural values, but spiritual practices in Palouse area lean radical
Owner of SAM's Apothecary, Kraig "Sam" Brown, says alternative spiritualities thrive in Pullman Thursday night at his shop.
KIERSTEN BUTTERSWORTH | THE DAILY EVERGREEN
SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen columnist
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Stereotypes paint Washington as liberal on the west side and conservative on the east side. Pullman seems to defy this expectation of the eastern side of the mountains.
Some prominent community members let their hippie side run free. They show their passion for the spiritual and natural approach to life and are willing to share it with the community. To truly dive into the hippie side, you'll have to move past the conservative rural stereotype of the Palouse.
Ryan Cirillo, a freshman psychology major, is from Reno, Nevada, and she didn't know what to think of Pullman.
"I have always thought that Washington was pretty liberal," Cirillo said. "But, every time I thought of Washington, I always pictured Seattle."
Kraig or "Sam" Brown, the owner of SAM's Apothecary, said Pullman doesn't match our red county.
"The area around here is more diverse, especially because of the student population," Brown said.
Alex Woytovech, employee and brother of Pups and Cups co-owner, said he's heard stereotypes about eastern Washington include the word "hick."
"I've seen a lot of narrow-minded people in eastern Washington," Woytovech said. "I think Pullman is separate from eastern Washington though, mainly due to the college town. People don't grow up over here and so their views are different."
CJ Robert, the owner of Pups and Cups cafe, said Pullman reminds her of her hometown of Austin, Texas.
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Robert said people tend to lean to the conservative side.
"People around here are typically in the valleys in seclusion and don't really experience what people in Seattle experience," Robert said.
Robert has a severe condition called gastroparesis, which means her stomach can't digest food properly. This ailment led her to explore the hippie community on the Palouse.
"It's like a foot cramp but on my stomach every minute of every day," Robert said. "I couldn't eat anything for three years. I tried going to doctors, eat foods, take vitamins, everything. Nothing worked."
Robert said her mom nagged her to go to acupuncture.
"I didn't think that this mumbo-jumbo would work. I mean you are sticking me with a needle to try to realign me," she said. "I remember the acupuncturist putting the first couple needles in and I cried. It was the first time in three years I didn't feel pain."
Robert said since her first appointment her view on spirituality changed from skeptical to open-minded.
Robert said college towns seem more open to spirituality. She said she thinks a neutral approach to people's beliefs spreads.
Brown said that for his shop, people tend to buy specific items.
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Robert said people like to believe facts and science. Which makes the aspect of spirituality and energy difficult to accept and understand.
"Your fact-based mind tends to be narrow-minded," she said. "So, you might not understand it, but you should take off the horse blinders to see everything. Because energy is everywhere, that's just fact."
People need to have a more open mind to understand the world. That is something Brown and Robert agreed with. Don't be scared of something just because you don't know about it. You might end up enjoying it.
SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter
Sam Schmitke is a public relations major with an emphasis in risk and crisis communication from Kent. She recently joined the Life staff as a reporter.
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Q: Is it important to convert numeric features to object if they have no ordinal or mathematical meaning? For example a column containing numeric values for phone area code or a postal code.
In case it matters, I am preprocessing data for use in a tree-based ensemble classifier.

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Remember back in October when the Apple patent for the slide-to-unlock feature issued? Apple applied for that patent a year before the iPhone came out. It was touted as a fun way to keep the device secure while in your pocket. That was back in December of 2005, but it took until 2012 for the patent to issue. Even then there seemed to be prior art that might have prevented the issuance of the patent. One Dutch court ruled that the Apple slide-to-unlock patent was invalid because of the 2004-5 Neonode N1m device, which had a similar but not identical feature .
The Apple patent diagram displays a left-to-right motion. Ever since the issuance of the Apple patent, it has been unclear if a top-to-down motion or other finger swipes would be affected by the left-to-right patent. We may soon find out, as Micron has just received its own patent covering a "system and method for controlling user access to an electronic device." Their patent, although issued this month, claims priority to an original application filed in February 2000. That is before the Apple patent was filed. The Micron patent claims a geometric pattern to gain access to the device. How will that affect the later-filed Apple patent? Will it invalidate Apple's patent? Or are they separately patentable?
As the U.S. moves to a first to file system, we must remember that during the time these patent applications were filed, the U.S. was under the first to invent system. This means that an inventor may be able to provide evidence that even though the application was filed after another application, it was invented prior to the one filed first.
These questions remain to be answered but to further complicate the situation, Samsung, who has been broiled in legal fights with Apple over their mobile devices, has a 10 year cross-license deal with Micron, the holder of this recently issued patent. Micron is known for shifting its patents to larger players in the field and letting them follow-up on infringement. The question now is will they do the same with this new patent?
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What does the Nike decision mean?
Already LLC v. Nike Inc., is a case that began over three years ago as a dispute over sneaker trademarks and has evolved into a technical debate over legal jurisdictional issues. Nike originally filed its trademark infringement claim against Already's Texas-based Yums footwear brand in July 2009 in federal court. Nike claimed Yum's "Soulja Boy" and "Sugar" shoes were a "confusingly similar imitation" to its popular Air Force 1 design, which it trademarked in 2008. What was at issue was Nike's trademark on the stitching, eyelet panels and other features of Air Force 1.
Yums filed a counterclaim seeking to cancel Nike's trademark registration. Nike delivered a "covenant not to sue," withdrawing its right to pursue any further legal claims against Yums, saying the company's actions "no longer infringe or dilute the Nike mark at a level sufficient to warrant the substantial time and expense of continued litigation." Such covenants are a common defensive tactic used by trademark holders. This was done to bring a halt to Yums attempt to invalidate the trademark for one of Nike's most popular products. But that wasn't enough for Yums, because even though Nike pledged to adhere to its covenant, Yums wanted to push forward on its case to cancel Nike's trademark. It claimed the existence of Nike's trademark is a "continuing libel" against Yums, leaving the impression that it continues to infringe upon the trademark, which could ultimately hurt Yums' business.
Nike filed a petition to dismiss Yums' claim, arguing that federal court didn't have jurisdiction to act without an existing conflict over the trademark. The Court agreed, dismissing Yums' claim. That was upheld by the Court of Appeals. Yums argued that its counterclaim should remain in federal court because the issue of the validity of Nike's trademark registration was independent from Nike's original claim of infringement. Nike countered that Yums lacked standing to litigate its counterclaim in federal court because it had not demonstrated that there was any actual risk of injury to Yums since the court had dismissed Nike's infringement claim and Nike had issued a promise not to sue.
The case was picked up by the Supreme Court who was to decide the question whether the federal court has the right to hear trademark challenges in cases where the holder of the mark agrees not to pursue infringement claims. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled in Nike's favor saying that the federal court did not.
A trademark cancellation is not common but can be accomplished. However, it usually begins with the filing of a petition for cancellation with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. But in this case, since Nike had already filed suit, a counterclaim was filed to ask for cancellation. The party seeking to cancel the trademark must show they have been damaged and the opposing party owns prior rights in an identical or confusingly similar trademark. Unfortunately, in this case we never got to the merits of the case because the jurisdictional issue of what court should hear this case has distracted from the real issue.
Nike's victory with the Supreme Court is taken as a victory for the big guy, such as Adidas, Coach, and Louis Vuitton. Clothing company Levi Strauss & Co and automaker Volkswagen AG both filed briefs supporting Nike. This decision may help these large companies that often sue smaller companies to prevent alleged imitators from interfering with their revenue streams and customer goodwill. The case also has broad implications for intellectual property law, with respect to whether parties bringing infringement actions can terminate those actions, without exposing themselves to challenges to their state and federal intellectual property rights.
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Next, take a trip to your privacy settings. Even if you had your settings just the way you wanted them a year ago, the company could have updated the controls and left some of your information exposed. Check your privacy settings every few months to ensure they are the way you want them.
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On a similar note, respond only to the emails that are important and do so in a timely fashion. Clean out your inbox by unsubscribing from pointless newsletters so you can focus on the important mail. It is sometimes hard to get newsletters to let you go, but it is worth a try. Email back your family and friends as quickly as possible.
Change passwords on your accounts and use different passwords for each one. Make sure you can remotely wipe your phone and iPad if ever lost. Be careful about information you share online, which includes being mindful of you Facebook privacy settings and location services usage. See #3. Also back up your data! This leads me to #5.
Back up your files. Do it now, do it often, do not put it off until your hard drive suddenly and unexpectedly perishes or until your laptop is stolen from a cafe when you run to the bathroom.
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7- Be careful what you post to social media.
In the age of people posting their every move on social media, you should think twice before you post. There are legal cases where postings have been used against one party or the other and people have been liable for damages, criminal acts, and loss of child visitation privileges, just to mention a few. But beyond that, everyone should think before they post. This can be a potential problem in the workplace for both employers and employees if inappropriate behavior ends up on-line. Think about what impact it will have on the reputation of all. Additionally, even minor faux pas with your friends and family can occur when you don't stop and realize that all of your "friends" see what you post, not just the ones you intend the post to be for. Just be careful what you post, as there is no magic eraser to undo internet postings one you hit the "enter" button.
8- Network. And then follow-up.
Don't just make efforts to make helpful connections, strive to keep in touch with them. This could be the difference between getting yourself noticed. If you're not using LinkedIn, join now. It is a valuable professional tool to stay connected. Make sure that if you use this professionally that your profile is professional and not personal.
If you resolve to do even half of these things you will have a happier, healthier and safer 2013 with less IP concerns…here's to that! Now, let's get started!!


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I really liked this book! It was a refreshing change from the now typical forbidden love between a "dangerous" vampire and a whiny heroine. Emily held her own, but still allowed room for the romance, mystery, and adventure. It intrigued me how Emily was portrayed as an outcast, with her gift and physical appearance, yet she found her true love in the most unlikely situation. Jacob loved her against all odds, which was quite a tear-jerker. I really liked the twist on the classic nineteenth century setting as well. It added to the overall charm and enchantment of this novel. I could've done more with the development of the love between the two main characters, but the "forbidden-ness" was spot on. There were many times that I shrieked, "OH MY GOSH!" and gasped and breathed sighs of relief. It's a definite page turner and I highly recommend it.
I was pleasantly surprised at the intrigue and suspense created in both the events and characters. There was depth in the relationships and the explanations of the paranormal events. I loved the history without being bogged down by it. This book combines my three favorites: history, romance, and the paranormal! I cant wait to read #2 and #3!
I think I would have really liked this as a young teenager. As an adult, it is a little too simplistic and not, well, adult enough. Sometimes "young adult" novels span the age ranges (like Harry Potter) but this one doesn't quite reach that level. Admittedly, I read A LOT of books and may be harder to please. It is actually OK but just doesn't have enough going on to keep my attention very well. I have made it half way thru but cannot guarantee I will make it to the end. Also, in all honesty, the characters do not have the 'feel' of the correct period in history. The main character talks like a modern girl and doesn't seem to be aware of the social mores of the times.
Was so good that I had trouble putting down and can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Awesome! I rarely write reviews but I just have to say I can't believe this book is free. The writing is great, the story is interesting and the characters make you want to come back for more. If you like historical paranormal, this is for you.
Great story. The sequels are equally entertaining. Between the three books, the story has great continuity and surprises. Very well written and enjoyable.
This was dumped in the first chapter. Characters we horrible. Thank goodness this was free!
This is a well written book and an interesting read - It was a refreshing change from the now typical supernatural books. This writer successfully combines suspense, supernatural, and romantic elements. I enjoyed the plot and the characters and I can't wait to read 2 and 3.
Emily Chambers is a medium who can summon and talk to the dead. Unfortunately this makes her quite an outcast but she and her sister, Celia, make their living having seances for people. At one such seance the ghost and his widow really get into it and Celia uses an amulet she got from a street vendor to stop them. Unfortunately that isn't what the amulet actually does, it releases a demon into the world. Enter Jacob Beaufort, sent from 'The Waiting Room' in the Otherworld to help Emily find the demon and send it back where it came from. Things get complicated when 1) They have to actually find the demon, and whoever summoned it and 2) They start to develop feelings, after all what could come of a relationship between a live girl and a dead boy? I love these historical people who can talk to ghost type books and this one is no exception. Poor Emily has a lot to deal with since most everyone she meets who knows 'what' she is are either scared of her or think she's a lunatic. I thought it was pretty interesting that she can actually touch the ghosts. The only thing is it just sort of ends, like these ebooks sometimes do, but the actual story is really good. I honestly really enjoyed this and am really looking forward to reading the sequel, which I've already got on my Nook!
Very interesting read. It successfully combines suspense, supernatural, and romantic elements. It was a bit of a let down to end so suddenly with so many questions unanswered. However, it succeeded in striking my interest enough to continue on with the next book. Bravo!
I've read this and book 2. Both were very good and kept my interest. I can't wait for the third book of the trilogy to see how this ends.
Great book, especially towards the end. I can't wait for thr next one to come out on the nook.
Great book about romance and ghosts. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I enjoyed this book.
It was a good read. I enjoyed the storyline, characters, and the flow.
Honestly it took me a WHILE to get through this book, but I just finished it and I can say I did like it through to the ending. The characters were well developed, the plot and mystery were intriguing, and I enjoyed the concept of the story. However, I'm not very good with romance, and especially since this romance occurred between a living being and a ghost and several times throughout the story Emily acted unreasonable about the sheer impossibility of LIVING together with a ghost, I couldn't get too into the story. Maybe if the plot had gone the way her ghost feared and the two of them embarked on a more mutual journey, their love story wouldn't have seemed so corny to me. OTHER than this, I did enjoy the story.
Emily and her sister make their living conducting seances. They arrive home one day to find the ghost of one Jacob Beaufort waiting on the steps and get embroiled in a mission to return a demon to the Otherworld. Emily and Jacob get closer as they pursue their mission. But what's a girl to do when the man she loves is dead? And how did he die?
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Actor Nicolas Cage took time to debunk several urban legends about himself during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" this week, including the rumor that he and his "National Treasure" costar Diane Kruger bought a "Bat cave."
Cage explained that he and Kruger were in North Dakota during the filming of one of the "Treasure" movies when he heard about the cave for sale.
He said that the cave was "beautiful" and filled with "stalactites," "milky quartz," and "crystalline walls," but that he ultimately decided not to buy it. Cage also clarified that there were "no bats in the cave."
Cage was married to Alice Kim from 2004 to 2016 and tied the knot with Riko Shabata in 2021. He discussed his relationship with Shabata and his previous five marriages in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in January, saying, "I'm really happily married. I know five is a lot but I think I got it right this time."
According to People, Cage and Shabata met in Shiga, Japan through mutual friends while he was filming "Prisoners of the Ghostland." Cage said previously that he knew he could have a successful relationship with his current wife after discovering her love for unusual animals, specifically flying squirrels.
Cage is well known for his unique acting style and has played a wide variety of roles throughout his career. He has starred in films such as "Leaving Las Vegas," for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, "Adaptation," "National Treasure," and "Ghost Rider." He has also received critical acclaim for his roles in "Wild at Heart," "Moonstruck," and "Raising Arizona."
In addition to his successful acting career, Cage is also a successful producer and director. He has produced and directed several films, including "Sonny," "Shadow of the Vampire," and "The Life of David Gale."
He has also directed several music videos and has appeared in television shows and video games.
Cage is known for his love of the unusual and his collection of eccentric properties. In addition to almost buying a cave, Cage has also reportedly bought a haunted house in New Orleans, an island in the Bahamas, and a medieval castle in Germany.
He has also been known to collect exotic animals, including a shark, a crocodile, and a kinkajou.
Cage has faced financial difficulties in recent years due to his lavish spending habits and unpaid taxes.
In 2009, he was forced to sell several properties, including a Bel-Air mansion, a Bavarian castle, and a Gulfstream jet, in order to pay off his debts. He has since worked to get his finances back on track and has focused on his acting and producing careers.
Cage is set to star in several upcoming films, including "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent," "Prisoners of the Ghostland," and "The Croods 2."
He is also attached to several other projects as a producer, including "The Whole Wide World" and "Vengeance: A Love Story."
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The Unsolved Abduction and Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott
When horrific unsolved crimes are committed — whether it be murder, robbery, abuse, drugs — people are left searching for a motive. Sometimes, the victim(s) are at the wrong place at the wrong time and it was merely opportunistic for the perpetrator. Other times, they may have had an altercation that transformed into an awful situation. There are other situations where a victim hasn't done anything wrong, yet the assailant believes they have and become fixated on repairing the wrongdoing in their own irrational mind. The latter example is a heartbreaking story that remains unsolved to this day. This is the story of Dorothy Jane Scott.
Dorothy Jane Scott was living in Stanton, California with her aunt, Shonti Jacob Scott. She was a 32-year-old single mother of a 4-year-old son, Shawn Scott, and working as a back-office secretary for Swinger's Psych Shop, a store her father previously owned, and Custom John's Head Shop — a conjoined business located on 517 South Brookhurst St. in Anaheim, California. Dorothy's parents, Vera and Jacob Scott often babysat their grandson as she tirelessly worked to provide for her son, considering Shawn's father was absent from his life and residing in Missouri.
According to friends, family, and colleagues, Dorothy was a very religious and compassionate woman who hadn't any animosity toward anyone and preferred to stay indoors and attend church rather than dabble in outside influences or attend social gatherings. She would date men on occasion but most of her focus was directed toward her son. However, despite treating other people with generosity and seemingly not giving anyone a reason to dislike her, a man — a monster hiding in plain sight — took a fondness for her that altered her life in such a drastic fashion that remains unexplained to this day.
It all began in the early months of 1980 when Dorothy started receiving anonymous phone calls on a regular basis for months at her place of employment and her residence she shared with her aunt. The unidentified male would often proclaim his love for her; other times he would unleash his malice by threatening to murder her. He openly admitted he was stalking her and substantiated those claims by providing various details regarding the clothing she had on and day-to-day activities at certain times throughout the day.
One phone call in particular haunted Dorothy. In deep animus, the caller told her he would get her alone all to himself and dismember her into bits and pieces. She alerted her parents and even mentioned she recognized the voice but couldn't recall a name. The alarming telephone calls and violent innuendos continued; so in May 1980, Dorothy signed up for karate classes and was considering purchasing a firearm.
One week later on Wednesday, May 28, 1980, Dorothy, though feeling relatively safer after taking self-defense courses, still felt unnerved as she headed to work early to attend an employee meeting. During the conference, she noticed her co-worker, Conrad Bostron, was looking unwell with a concerning red rash on his forearm. Out of concern for his wellbeing, Dorothy and another colleague, Pam Head, took him to UC Irvine Medical Center, but on the way, Dorothy made a quick stop at her parents' to change her apparel and let her family know what was happening.
Unknowingly to Dorothy and Pam, the emergency room visit would encapsulate the entire day and night as they remained in the waiting room for their coworker's discharge. At approximately 11:00 p.m. Conrad was released from the hospital with his prescription script, concluding he was suffering from a black widow spider bite.
Prior to leaving the hospital, Dorothy went to the restroom while Pam waited with Conrad — the only time the two women were separated from one another. Shortly thereafter, Dorothy insisted that they should go to the pharmacy store mere feet away to get his prescription filled while she retrieved her car — a white 1973 Toyota Station Wagon — from the parking lot to pick them up because she didn't want Conrad walking in his condition.
Pam and Conrad's business in the pharmacy took only five minutes. They assumed Dorothy would be waiting directly outside for them but she wasn't there. They proceeded to walk to where Dorothy had originally parked her vehicle, and suddenly they were confronted by her vehicle driving in an unprecedented speed in their direction with the headlights on full-beam, partially blinding them as they waved their arms in the air to get her attention. The driver never stopped, as the vehicle swerved past them erratically and made a sharp right turn out of the parking lot.
Perplexed by the situation, Pam and Conrad thought an emergency came up regarding Dorothy's four-year-old son and decided to remain at the hospital for two hours, believing she would return, but she never did. Pam decided to call Dorothy's parents and ask if they had any contact with their daughter but they hadn't. That's when they promptly notified the police and reported Dorothy missing.
By 5:00 a.m. Dorothy's station wagon was discovered up in flames in a back alleyway ten miles away from the hospital, but Dorothy was nowhere in sight. Several search parties were conducted in the following days but their efforts were fruitless. Vera and Jacob Scott feared the worst and those feelings only grew more harrowing when Vera received a phone call from a male remaining incognito saying he had murdered her daughter.
The police were immediately called regarding the disturbing phone call. They told the Scott family to not release any details about their daughter's disappearance or the phone call to the media in order to have an upper hand with pivotal information and to steer clear of false confessions. After a week had gone by without any positive results, Jacob and Vera's optimism diminished. They decided to report the story to the local newspaper, Santa Ana Register and offered $2,500.00 to anyone who would provide information leading to her whereabouts, dead or alive.
With Dorothy's disappearance now in the eyes of the public, Pat Riley — the editorial manager for Santa Ana Register — received a nameless phone call on June 12, 1980. The caller said to him, "I killed her. I killed Dorothy Scott. She was my love. I caught her cheating with another man. She denied having someone else. I killed her."
He went on to relay intimate details specifically about the night of her vanishing that wasn't released publically; acknowledging Conrad's spider bite and the red scarf Dorothy had worn. Even more chilling, he stated Dorothy had called him from the hospital hours before she disappeared. Though the anonymous caller had pertinent details about what transpired, the police were under the impression Dorothy never placed a phone call to the individual; primarily due to Pam being by her side the entire day other than going to the restroom and parking lot to get her vehicle.
After the horrific phone call Dorothy's mother received one week after her daughter disappeared, she would go on to get anonymous phone calls by the same man every single Wednesday. As weeks turned into months and months into years, Dorothy would remain unfound and the harassing phone calls never stopped. On some days the caller would ask if she was related to Dorothy and when she replied yes, he would respond by saying, "I've got her," and hang-up the phone. Other days he would profess he had killed her. The phone calls lasted four years and despite the police installing a voice recorder in Vera's home hoping to trace the calls, they were unable to pinpoint a location because the conversations were very brief.
In August 1984 — four years after Dorothy disappeared — a construction worker discovered dog remains at Santa Ana Canyon Road approximately thirteen miles away from UC Irvine Medical Hospital. When he continued digging he unearthed another set of remains that sadly belonged to Dorothy Jane Scott, along with a turquoise ring and a wristwatch that had stopped at 12:30 a.m. on May 29, 1980, one hour after her initial disappearance. An autopsy was conducted but the medical examiner was unable to provide a cause of death due to the state of the remains, though foul play is undoubtedly involved.
Over the years, no conclusive breakthroughs have been made, but there is circumstantial evidence that points to Mike Butler — the brother of a female associate working alongside Dorothy. According to acquaintances, Butler had an unhealthy obsession with Dorothy. Unfortunately, there is hardly any evidence to consider him a suspect and the family, in general, has tried separating themselves from the entire ordeal.
On April 23, 1994 — Dorothy's birthday — Jacob passed away at 69-years-old. Eight years later in 2002, her mother would also depart. They never received any answers as to who, why, and how their daughter died. Dorothy's son, Shawn, has gone on to live a meaningful life, but still pursues justice for his mother. It's now been close to thirty-eight years and Dorothy Jane Scott's abduction and murder remain unsolved.
Author Craig BerryPosted on March 17, 2018 March 17, 2018 Categories Disappearance, MurderTags California, Disappeared, Dorothy Jane Scott, Horror, Missing, Murder, Mystery, Stalker, True Crime, Unsolved Murder1 Comment on The Unsolved Abduction and Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott
Jennifer Kesse and the Luckiest Person of Interest
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Jennifer Kesse was born on May 20, 1981. She graduated from Vivian Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida. In 2003, she obtained a degree in the field of financing from the University of Central Florida.
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Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours
AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron says a giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal crown will not be returned.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron visits the holy Sikh shrine of Golden temple in Amritsar February 20, 2013. REUTERS/Munish Sharma
Speaking on the third and final day of a visit to India aimed at drumming up trade and investment, Cameron ruled out handing back the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, now on display in the Tower of London. The diamond had been set in the crown of the current Queen Elizabeth's late mother.
One of the world's largest diamonds, some Indians - including independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's grandson - have demanded its return to atone for Britain's colonial past.
"I don't think that's the right approach," Cameron told reporters on Wednesday after becoming the first serving British prime minister to voice regret about one of the bloodiest episodes in colonial India, a massacre of unarmed civilians in the city of Amritsar in 1919.
"It is the same question with the Elgin Marbles," he said, referring to the classical Greek marble sculptures that Athens has long demanded be given back.
"The right answer is for the British Museum and other cultural institutions to do exactly what they do, which is to link up with other institutions around the world to make sure that the things which we have and look after so well are properly shared with people around the world.
"I certainly don't believe in 'returnism', as it were. I don't think that's sensible."
Britain's then colonial governor-general of India arranged for the huge diamond to be presented to Queen Victoria in 1850.
If Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, who is second in line to the throne, eventually becomes queen consort she will don the crown holding the diamond on official occasions.
When Elizabeth II made a state visit to India to mark the 50th anniversary of India's independence from Britain in 1997, many Indians demanded the return of the diamond.
Cameron is keen to tap into India's economic rise, but says he is anxious to focus on the present and future rather than "reach back" into the past.
(Reporting By Andrew Osborn; Editing by Michael Roddy)
This story was corrected to remove reference to Queen Elizabeth I in the lead paragraph


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