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August 4, 0070	The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.
August 4, 1265	"Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham - The army of Prince Edward (future Edward I of England) defeated the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester; killing de Montfort and many of his allies. (This is sometimes considered the end of the age of chivalry in England.)"
August 4, 1265	"Simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle"
August 4, 1526	"Juan Sebasti?n Cano Spanish explorer, dies"
August 4, 1578	"Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - Moroccans defeat Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal."
August 4, 1578	"Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese"
August 4, 1693	Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne.
August 4, 1789	In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
August 4, 1790	A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
August 4, 1821	Atkinson & Alexander publish the Saturday Evening Post for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
August 4, 1824	Battle of Kos fought between Turks and Greeks.
August 4, 1854	The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.
August 4, 1864	"Land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas"
August 4, 1873	"Indian Wars: Whilst protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, clash for the first time with the Sioux (near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed)."
August 4, 1881	"122? F (50? C), Seville, Spain (European record)"
August 4, 1892	"Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden and axe murderess arrested in Fall River, Mass"
August 4, 1892	"The family of Lizzie Borden is found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home."
August 4, 1902	Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens.
August 4, 1906	"Central Railway Station, Sydney opens."
August 4, 1914	"Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal"
August 4, 1914	"World War I: Germany invades Belgium; in response, the United Kingdom declares war on Germany. The United States proclaims neutrality."
August 4, 1916	World War I: Liberia declares war on Germany.
August 4, 1936	"Greek General Ioannis Metaxas, leader of the 4th of August Regime, suspends parliament and the Constitution and declares himself dictator."
August 4, 1944	"Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis"
August 4, 1944	Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
August 4, 1947	The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
August 4, 1954	"Government of Pakistan approves the National Anthem, written by Hafeez Jullundhry and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla."
August 4, 1960	"Rocket propelled USAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH"
August 4, 1961	"108? F, Spokane, WA"
August 4, 1961	"Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit"
August 4, 1964	"American civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21."
August 4, 1964	"Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi"
August 4, 1968	"100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif"
August 4, 1969	"Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail."
August 4, 1973	"Eddie Condon jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68"
August 4, 1975	"The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages included the U.S. consul and the Swedish charge d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya."
August 4, 1977	US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
August 4, 1981	"Melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80"
August 4, 1984	"Edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack"
August 4, 1984	"Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure"
August 4, 1984	"Prince's ""Purple Rain,"" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks"
August 4, 1984	The African republic Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
August 4, 1984	"Walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema"
August 4, 1988	"Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II"
August 4, 1991	The Greek cruise ship Oceanos sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa.
August 4, 1991	"The world's largest hamburger, weighing over 4 tons (about 3750 kg), is made at a county fair in Seymour, Wisconsin."
August 4, 1993	A federal judge sentences LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights.
August 4, 1995	Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
August 4, 1996	"26th Olympic Summer games close in Atlanta, Georgia"
August 4, 1997	"185,000 Teamsters union United Parcel Service drivers walk off the job."
August 4, 1997	"Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest person, died at 122 ."
August 4, 2002	"Soham murders: 10 year old school girls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells go missing from the town of Soham, Cambridgeshire."
August 4, 2005	Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michalle Jean will be Canada's 27th and first black Governor General.
August 4, 2006	"Dame Silvia Cartwright steps down as the Governor-General of New Zealand and was replaced by The Honourable Anand Satyanand, who was sworn in on 23 August."
August 4, 2009	"5,300 people flee flames which thousands of firefighters fight in British Columbia."
August 4, 2009	"A European Commission report finds that more than 50% of all Europeans regularly surf the Internet, up 33% in five years."
August 4, 2009	A referendum on whether to extend Mamadou Tandja's presidency for a third term is held in Niger.
August 4, 2009	About 100 Algerians and Chinese clash in Algiers.
August 4, 2009	"After a public demonstration in support, a High Court judge in Ireland orders the release of Thomas Cook staff, including one woman who went into labour, who were arrested after occupying the company's premises on Grafton Street, Dublin."
August 4, 2009	"Amos Kenan, Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright, novelist and leading intellectual of Canaanism died at the age of 82 in Israel, his funeral is scheduled for Thursday, August 6th, at a kibbutz cemetery in central Israel."
August 4, 2009	"Bangkok Airways Flight PG 266 crashes into a disused control tower at Samui Airport on the island of Ko Samui, Thailand, killing at least one person."
August 4, 2009	"Burundian police detain opposition leader and former journalist Alexis Sinduhije at Ruyigi in eastern Burundi, where he is accused of hosting an illegal meeting."
August 4, 2009	"Former United States President Bill Clinton arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, and secures the freedom of two detained American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee."
August 4, 2009	"Georgia urges the European Union and United States to help avert a new war with Russia, as tensions escalate ahead of the first anniversary of the 2008 South Ossetia war."
August 4, 2009	Gotland governor Marianne Samuelsson is forced to resign after she was taped arguing that a local businessman should be given favourable treatment.
August 4, 2009	"John Yettaw, detained in Burma for making an uninvited visit to Aung San Suu Kyi, is taken to hospital suffering seizures."
August 4, 2009	"Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki commutes the sentences of more than 4,000 death row inmates to life imprisonment."
August 4, 2009	Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua orders an investigation into the recent sectarian violence in the north of the country.
August 4, 2009	Opposition groups in Iran call for further protests ahead of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inauguration.
August 4, 2009	Police in Australia foil a major terror operation involving a suicide attack on a military base understood to be Holsworthy Barracks on Sydney's western outskirts.
August 4, 2009	"Pro-government activist, Lina Ron, surrenders to Venezuelan authorities one day after attacking opposition television station Globovisi¢n. President Hugo Ch vez condemns the attack, saying it helps his opponents brand him as a tyrant."
August 4, 2009	Russia establishes combat readiness of its troops in South Ossetia due to the situation.
August 4, 2009	South Ossetian separatists throw grenades into Georgian and Russian checkpoints.
August 4, 2009	"The Russian and U.S. Presidents discuss in a phone conversation the Georgian situation and ?the need to decrease tensions in the region,? America's White House claims"
August 4, 2009	The trial of a Sudanese woman accused of public indecency after wearing trousers is adjourned for a second time after police disperse protesters outside the court.
August 4, 2009	UBS remains cautious about its prospects after client withdrawals spurred by protracted U.S. tax litigation drags the Swiss bank into another big quarterly loss.
August 04, 1894	"Visitor posting - August 4, 1894 birth of Jessica Pineda"
August 04, 1961	"Visitor posting - Catherine Lampkin born in Detroit, MI. - USA"
August 04, 1961	"Visitor posting - Mary Virginia ""Ginger"" (Kessel) Starr was born - USA"
August 04, 1982	"Visitor posting - Charlie Lawson is born in Terre Haute, IN - USA"
August 04, 1992	Visitor posting - August 4 1992 Dylan and Cole Sprouse were born!!!!!!!!!
August 04, 2009	Visitor posting - Remy Murdas 19th born day!


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The birth of a brand
Adagio Group is the leading company in the distribution of musical instruments and professional sound in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. After 40 years of history and with the desire to continue expanding its influence in the sector, Adagio decided to create its own brand of musical instruments. A project of brand and identity creation completely developed from scratch by CATandCAT, former agency of our co-founder and creative director Maider Mendaza. During the work of creating the brand we reflected deeply on the very nature of music and understood that it is a language that speaks directly to the emotions, to the soul itself. For this reason we are inspired by the word 'okan' which in the Yoruba language means precisely that: 'soul'.
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The nature of duality
The conceptual framework we developed was based on the idea of duality, understood from an emotional point of view. Just as a song is capable of transmitting a wide range of emotions: from joy to sadness, from hedonism to reflection. We graphically plot this dichotomy with the direct application of the cut on the layout, the photographs and the typographies themselves, which allowed us to contrast concepts and find their connection points in a fluid and natural way in the same way as the music itself.
Contemporary Classicism
We evolved the concept of duality with the use of two contrasting fonts in a territory design based on a colour code as essential and at the same time elegant as black. A colour that transmits a return to the classics but also a profound sense of modernity. A typographic and chromatic work present in the entire identity of the brand and in its own logo, in which we use the letter Q to translate the K sound due to its strong symbolic load and its greater sophistication. A Q that took a protagonist entity throughout the proposal since its own form refers to the origin of music itself: the mouth of an instrument, the cone of a speaker and even a musical note.
Taxonomy through colour
We arranged the great quantity of products of the brand through a chromatic classification of the different typologies of the instruments, accessories and sound equipment. In this way, we developed ranges and lines based on the application of a scale of intense neon colours that, in contrast to the basic identity created through the black, provide a clear brand personality and create a visible and evident differentiation through the application of the respective colours.
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Andre will give a presentation and Q and A on the business realities of farm management and direct trade. Some of you will recall we hosted Andre's business partner Toby Smith (the first guy to bring single estate coffee into Australia!) last summer for a similar event but this time there's an edge to the FST event because Andre has a container on its way to Europe for the first time.
This event is free to attend so we look forward to seeing you all very soon.


AVRDC conducted a survey on nutrition related issues, which was planned jointly with ICRISAT. While AVRDC will make the detailed results available as appropriate, the following indications are important for the future development of these research activities; The survey found that women who were participating, or had participated (Year 1) in the Nutrition Field Schools had a much better understanding of mal-nutrition, as well food groups, and food requirements to avoid malnutrition. There appear to be some differences in the recipes on preparing children's porridges between villages that had training, and those that had not, however, the study was conducted while the training was still going, and so the participants had not fully covered all the topics. The final results of this study will guide further detailed studies.


Some of my bloggy friends and I are joining up to give away some free files.
Not only will you be able to download Clever Classroom's little freebie, you can click through to grab freebies from all of my friends.
I enjoy helping my students create Christmas cards for their parents each year. I decided to make a range of templates to for my students to choose from. We would brainstorm vocabulary on the board for them to use in their own sentences.
I am so grateful for everything that life has brought me this year. Thank you to everyone who has joined in on my adventures in 2012. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Years.
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I was born on 20 November 1951, so that definitely puts me in the grumpy old man category. A sort of disco version of the late John Peel! I started Dj'ing when I was 17, so that means that I have been Dj'ing for 42 years. Like so many DJ's of my generation I started off playing soul music and, back in the late 1960's and early 1970's I was expected to talk between the records, just as a radio DJ would today. In the 1970's lead guitarists such as Eric Clapton were considered to be Gods. But by the 1990's it was DJ's like Sasha, Carl Cox and Paul Oakenfold who had become the Gods. A couple of my friends have referred to me recently as the God from the Quad – but I assume them to mean this ironically!
I have an eclectic taste in music, as will be obvious from reading my DJ profile. However, it is the House Music of the period 1988 to 1998 that is my abiding passion. Strictly speaking, a person of my generation (known as baby boomers) would not be expected to be a House DJ. (Mind you Frankie Knuckles and Tony Humphries are both in their sixties). However, I went to New York in July 1986, to attend the New Music Seminar, and was exposed to House Music by a little known black DJ, and dub poet, General B, from Chicago. He described House Music as being a cross between Philly-Soul and New Order. He then obliged me by making a list of about 50 House tracks that he considered essential listening. I then went to Downstairs Records in New York, which was actually up some stairs, and purchased all of the tunes on his list with my Credit Card. Much to my surprise, by Christmas 1986, one of the records on my list was number one in the British pop charts: "Jack Your Body" by Steve 'Silk' Hurley. My copy is the original US pressing on the Underground label UN-101. The House Revolution had definitely arrived. Unfortunately, at the State, my audience were not yet ready for the revolution. To quote the Last Poets: "When the revolution comes you will know that it is the revolution because it won't be shown on TV".
For me the lyrics of the Italian House track "Getting Out" by S.L.D. (On the Italian Mighty Quinn label) sum up my personal feelings precisely: Get Ready For The Best Time In Your Life"!!! I was 38 when I bought that record. How many people can say that they had the best time of their life between the ages of 35 to 45. Most people are too busy having a mid-life crisis! At this juncture I would just like to thank Mike Pickering, Graeme Park and Laurent Garnier (who were all originally DJs at Manchester's Hacienda) for being there to inspire me.
I used to go to the Hacienda when ever I could, most often on a Wednesday.
Of course there have been other memorable periods in my life: like visiting Manchester's Twisted Wheel Club in the late 1960's to listen to rare soul; or attending the Wigan Casino Northern Soul "All Nighters in the mid 1970's; Punk Rock and going to Erics Club on Liverpool's Mathew Street to see bands like The Clash and The Stranglers in 1977-78; Dj'ing at one off concert events, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, supporting bands like Teardrop Explodes, The fall, Dexys Midnight Runners, Curtis Mayfield, Big in Japan, Q Tips, Cherry Boys, Big Audio Dynamite, Suzie and the Banshees and Ultravox; playing alternative dance music & hip hop at The State in the mid 1980's; and playing upfront funky American House Music in various bars between 1995 and 1998.
My only real regrets as a DJ are that I never worked outside the UK ; and I never recorded or produced my own House Record.
This year, 2009, is the 40th Anniversary of my Dj'ing career. I am celebrating 40 Years of Dj'ing Soul Funk, Disco & Jazz; from Northern Soul to Acid House and beyond.
Also, alot of the Quadrant Park generation are all now starting to turn 40. I have been receiving alot of requests for me to Dj at these parties which I gladly accept, as long as my diary is free.
Finally, I am proud of some of the work that I did at Open Eye and Square One Studios between 1978 and 1985. As a recording engineer / record producer, I made recordings that helped to launch the careers of people like Pete Burns (Dead or Alive), Echo and the Bunnymen and OMD. The 'Birth of a Nation' EP by Nightmares in Wax, Pete Burn's original band, was produced and engineered by me at Amazon Studios in Kirkby, and was released on the Inevitable label in 1980. According to the Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide, an original copy, in mint condition, would now be worth £40.00. Several of my other productions are also listed including the 'Street to Street' compilation LP, for which John Peel, who was a friend of mine at that time, very kindly wrote the sleeve notes.
References & Suggested Reading:
Central 1179 (The Story of Manchester's Twisted wheel Club) by Keith Rylatt and Phil Scott. Published by PCP Limited. A good read
"Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (The History of the DJ) written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. UK Publisher not known. Mine is a US Copy.
An essential read. Published by grove Press NY.
"Pump Up The Volume" by Sean Bidder Published by Channel 4 Books.
"The Scouse Phenomenom" (Parts 1 & 2) by Klaus Schwartzer. The scrap book of the new Liverpool Rock Scene, (Self Published).
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All future announcements, Dj'ing venues & dates will be posted here!
So keep checking back for up and coming events!!
Please note that the State & Quadrant Park JukeBoxes are now up and running so get listening to them all time classsics picked by Mike Knowler.
Check out the Quadrant Park mixes as there has been about 15 tapes up loaded for you to listen to.
I will upload some of my favourite tracks for you to listen to, in full, on the juke box.
I have created a juke box for each club that you can open in a new window. This is so you can still navigate the website without interupting the play of the music!
(If you do not see the player window pop up, please check your Pop-up blocker settings!)
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O distrito está dividido em dois municípios:
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Hoceinia

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This song had no direction or meaning as I laid down the lyrics. Words were coming to me from no where, and I wrote them down. The melody had a haunting feel to it, but after I finished the song and looked over the lyrics, I started to question what I had written. I couldn't even come out of it with a good title.
My office is directly across the hall from a door, that when closed, has a movie poster picture of "The Son of the Sheik" staring Rudolph Valentino. As I opened my door to leave my office, there, staring at me, was Valentino on the poster. I ran back to my desk and wrote Valentino's Whispers (from beyond) at the top of the page. My song was complete.


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Classic car erupts into flames
A Las Vegas couple's visit to Boulder City did not go as planned when their car erupted into flames in downtown Boulder City on Friday.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Crystal McLean, employee at the World Famous Coffee Cup Cafe, throws water on the fire in a 1981 Datsun 280 ZX that started smoking and erupted into flames in downtown Boulder City.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Boulder City Fire Department firefighters Brian Shea, left, and Daniel Schuster respond to a car fire in downtown Boulder City on Friday. Car owner Paul MacKenzie, right, explains what happened.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Boulder City Firefighter Brian Shea puts out a fire that started in a 1981 Datsun 280 ZX on Friday in downtown Boulder City.
There were no injuries.
Paul MacKenzie, and his wife, Gloria, drove to town to check on their boat and get some candy. They drove two cars, and one was Paul's 1981 Datsun 280 ZX, which they had just picked up from the shop. "As soon as I turned the key, it was all of the sudden," Paul said about the fire starting. "It must have had a short in it. It drove fine up here."
"It was scary," Gloria added. "I was waiting for him to back out and saw all the smoke. I was just thankful he wasn't on the freeway."
Several people gathered fire extinguishers and attempted to put out the fire until the Boulder City Police Department and fire department arrived on scene.
Paul MacKenzie has owned the car since it was new, and over that time has had mechanical and body work done on it but Friday was the first time it was on fire.
Boulder City Fire Department Captain Aaron Bleck said the cause of the fire was unknown. After the fire was extinguished, MacKenzie had the car towed away.


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Copper Box Arena primed for Abu Dhabi King of Mats event
The Abu Dhabi King of Mats Fourth Edition will take place in the Copper Box Arena on Sunday (pic: Dantani Inc Sports)
Competition to take place in Stratford on Sunday
The line-up for the Abu Dhabi Kings of Mats fourth edition at the Copper Box Arena this weekend has been confirmed, with ten of the best Lightweight black belt jiu-jitsu players competing.
One of the most prestigious invitational-only tournaments in the sport of jiu-jitsu, the event will have a combined total cash prize of $42,000.
The competition will take place in Stratford on Sunday, running from 3pm to 5.30pm at the Copper Box Arena.
The Abu Dhabi King of Mats is slowly, but surely building itself as one of the best competitions in the sport of jiu-jitsu with an overwhelming request among the best players to compete in and increased demand by the fans and TV partners around the world.
Commenting on the event, Paulo Miyao, who is regarded by his peers as one of the greatest athletes of all time in his weight class, and the fan favourite to win the title said: "I have been keeping an eye on this competition since it first launched, I am very happy that it is now being organized in my weight class.
"I have watched the previous editions, and really enjoyed the intensity of it.
"I am looking forward to give it my best and thank the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation for the invitation."
Miyao is joined on the list of entrants by Carlos Alberto Da Silva, Gianni Grippo, Hiago George, Joao Gabriel De Sousa, Isaac Doederlein, Nabuhiro Sawada, Luiz Fernando Costa Vieira and Tiago Bravo.


So your moving to Norway or Screening through a New Housemate which came from Norway ?
Not to worry about them !!
They won't either show their Pirate viking skills nor Santa claus like generousity .
If you have seen my other videos about Why Norwegians are so reserved, Or even Asians problems in Norway, you would realized these all relate when it comes to Living with Norwegian. If you have a Norwegian partner and you haven't live with them yet, or even moviing here for studies and might have a Norwegian housemate? Norway might be cold and so are their welcoming attitude among the Norwegians, however, there are pros towards their Norwegian culture which would surprise you as I find a lot of Beauty in the Norwegian attitude, humbleness and considerate attitude. These are rea life experiences from my stay with Norwegian families and also having norwegian housemates around even MEN/ Boys ! The Norwegian level of consideration is about the same as the Japanese as i used to though all europeans to be open minded and direct. Yet, the Norwegian people , culture sure opened my mind as I find my previous judgement of Europeans to be Wrong. So Thumbs up Norwegians ! You guys surely impressed the Asians and I believe the world should learn some of these good attitudes from you guys !


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First phases of Riviera over 80pc completed
UAE-based Azizi Developments has announced that steady progress is being made on its AED12 billion mega-project Riviera, the developer's French Mediterranean-inspired residential and commercial community at MBR City in Dubai.
Phase One of the project is already 85 per cent complete, with the second, third and fourth phases being 80, 50 and 20 per cent complete respectively.
Announcing its project milestone, CEO Farhad Azizi says: "It brings us great pleasure to announce our progress at Riviera – which is moving more rapidly than ever before.
"Our improved procurement processes, as well as our way of working with only the best, most trusted contractors with proven track records, has resulted in faster construction and substantially higher quality levels that are sure to excite our valued investors and end-users."
Designed to introduce the French-Mediterranean lifestyle to Dubai, Riviera represents a new landmark destination that is both residential and commercial, with an abundance of retail space.
Upon its completion, Riviera will boast 16,000 residences spread across 71 mid-rise residential buildings, a mega-integrated retail district, breath-taking waterfront views, lush greenery, and an abundance of lifestyle-enhancing amenities including a 2.7-km-long lagoon.
Second Hotel Indigo in Saudi Arabia to open in 2026
IHG Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel company, has announced the signing of a management agreement with Dallah Real Estate Company for a Hotel Indigo Resort in Durrat Al Arus, Jeddah - the second such property in Saudi Saudi Arabia.
With this signing, IHG continues to expand its lifestyle portfolio in the country to cater to the future demand from new guest segments, seeking Arabian experiences through Hotel Indigo's 'Neighbourhood Story'.
Due to open in early 2026, the hotel will be located in Durrat Al Arus, a recreational neighbourhood north of Jeddah. The resort will be part of a mixed-use development consisting of a budding residential community, vast water frontage and manmade lagoons.
IHG and Dallah Real Estate Company will work in collaboration with design studios and research agencies to weave the 'Neighbourhood Story' into the DNA of the hotel.
Along with 271 rooms, the resort will also feature 50 private pool villas, a wellness facility, and home-grown food and beverage concepts. Dallah has also partnered with 17Sixty – a marine adventure company – to enable Hotel Indigo guests, and residents of Jeddah, to experience marine flora and fauna, keeping sustainability at its core. The company will also provide water sports activities to the guests.
Retal launches 550-unit residential project
Saudi-based Retal Urban Development Company has announced the launch of its key residential project, Nesaj Town Al Narjis, in partnership with the National Housing Company.
Located in Riyadh, the project spans over an estimated area of 160,000 sq m and features 550 independent housing units of various sizes, designs and architectural configurations to suit the requirements of Saudi families, in addition to providing a modern structure and spacious living space, says Retal.
The agreement was signed by Engineer Yousif bin Ibrahim Al Hamoudi, the Chief Operating Officer at Retal, and Mohammad Al Buty, CEO of the National Housing Company, in the presence of Majed Al Hogail, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Retal CEO Engineer Abdullah bin Faisal Al Braikan says this project was a continuation of Retal Urban Development's consecutive successes in Nesaj Town projects and the strategic expansion of its projects in Riyadh and across the kingdom.
Soudah wins UNWTO membership
Soudah Development, a unit of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has become an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – the United Nations agency responsible for promoting tourism as a key driver of economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Soudah was established by HRH Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of PIF in February mainly to drive the development of the Asir region by building 2,700 hotel rooms, 1,300 residential units as well as 30 unique commercial and entertainment attractions.
Soudah Development is developing a luxury mountain destination at 3,015 m above sea level in line with its sustainability strategy, empowering local communities and showcasing the extraordinary centuries old culture and heritage in Soudah and parts of Rijal Almaa.
On the key achievement, CEO Husameddin Almadani says: "It is the latest in a series of strategic ties we have established with local, regional and global stakeholders to further our goals."


Jimmy Jean Louis is first and foremost one of those actors who use their fame for the benefit of the needy.
Let's take a look at his story, filled with obstacles, but no less exemplary.
As she introduces herself in her TEDx Talk Conference (www.ted.com), Rokhaya Diallo is a TCK (Third Culture Kid): a child who was raised within a culture that is not her parents'. Rokhaya is a bold and authentic woman who wants to make things change.
With the holidays just around the corner, diamonds are very trendy. But it can be difficult for buyers as well as sellers to appreciate the quality of a diamond. In addition, they must consider the existence of treatments and imitations.


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Q: Array of previous weeks I am trying to create an array of weeks for users to select to view stats week on week.
What I'm looking for is an array that has the timestamp of week start (monday 00.00 to sunday 11.59) that I can then use in MYSQL queries.
Has anyone got an code that might assist? I was thinking of doing something like:
EDIT, Thanks to the below answer:
'   public function get_weeks () {
        $valid_dates = array();
        $date_counter = 0;
        $date_counter = strtotime("next thursday"); // I love being a lazy bastard!
        $i = 0;
    while ($i < 10) {
       array_push($valid_dates, $date_counter);
       $date_counter = strtotime("previous sunday 23:59:59", $date_counter);
       $i++;
     }

    foreach ($valid_dates as $date) {
        $values[$date]['start'] = $date;
        $values[$date]['end']   = $date + 604800;
    }

    return $values;
}'

A: I wrote a solution for a similar question yesterday here. It was the wrong approach for the OP's question but it goes into the right direction for your question. I can't modify it right now due to time constraints, but it shouldn't be too hard to do.
Hint: Strtotime can do things like
$timestamp = strtotime("last monday 0:00");
strtotime("next sunday 23:59:59", $timestamp);

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What's it like to seek asylum in South Africa?
25 March 2015 | Photo Michael Hammond.
There's a great divide between the rights afforded refugees under the South African Constitution, and how they're treated in their day-to-day dealings with bureaucracy and ordinary citizens. Fatima Khan, director of UCT's Refugee Rights Unit, takes us through some of the challenges refugees – and the people trying to support them – face on an ongoing basis.
While Somali, Bengali and Ethiopian shopkeepers were being attacked and their businesses looted in Soweto in January, Lindiwe Zulu offered scant comfort to the victims: "Foreign business owners in SA's townships cannot expect to co-exist peacefully with local business owners unless they share trade secrets," was the small business development minister's take on the attacks.
"A remark like that is unfortunately completely in line with the current ethos of restricting the rights of refugees – rights that cannot just be taken away, because they've been afforded those rights in terms of the Constitution," says Fatima Khan, director of UCT's Refugee Rights Unit.
That ethos is also at odds with the Refugees Act. South Africa's laws regarding refugees are generous and progressive, says Khan. "Our Constitution is human-rights orientated; it respects not just South Africans but everyone as human beings, and it affords everyone who comes into the country, legally or illegally, the right to dignity.
"The South African definition of 'refugee' is broader than that of most countries in the world, because it is subject to our Constitution," she adds. "Despite these generous laws for refugees, xenophobia is rife, and there is a disparity between the law and policy." The challenge faced by some of the most vulnerable individuals in South African society is an ongoing struggle.
Disjuncture between law and policy
It's on the frontline that the cracks begin to show. "For example, a refugee child with a temporary asylum permit who tries to enroll in a school may find that many schools will reject his or her efforts, saying that the permit is only valid for three months or, even in cases in which the child has refugee status, that the 'permit is only valid for two years, so we're not registering the child'."
As clearly unlawful as that is – according to both the Refugees Act and the Constitution – this type of problem is common, because so few "frontline service providers", from school principals to nurses, know the rights of refugees. Consequently the Refugee Rights Unit spends much time educating these service providers, including government officials and magistrates, on refugee law, which Khan admits is a relatively new field in South Africa.
This is in addition to the initial emergency assistance the unit provides: getting asylum seekers documented, getting them their legal status, and making sure that they are not deported to where they will face serious harm, says Khan.
How difficult is this initial process?
"Very difficult; exceptionally difficult, because we have to deal directly with the Department of Home Affairs." Khan estimates that "90% of Home Affairs' determination of our clients' refugee claims is flawed. There are clear errors; these people should be granted refugee status in the first instance, but they're not. About 90% of them are being rejected."
Clearly it should not be this way. Asylum seekers should get their initial documentation the first time they visit Home Affairs, says Khan. Yet the Department of Home Affairs closed their Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg offices, leaving only three places to apply for asylum in the country – Durban, Pretoria and Musina.
"This is what the government has created now, with their restrictive policies. Because of that you now have large numbers of undocumented people in the country. That is a huge problem."
"We also do a lot of advocacy work ... and we find that if you explain the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant, you find that there is empathy," Khan says. "People realise that [a refugee] is a person genuinely in fear of being harmed who cannot return to his country and whose life is in danger. But it is a challenge getting people to understand this."
Read more stories from the March 2015 edition.
Law in Africa 06:00, 27 March 2015
Pressing questions 06:00, 27 March 2015
Just in time 06:00, 25 March 2015
Can good fences make good neighbours? 06:00, 25 March 2015
Five ways you're breaking the law every day (and you don't know it) 06:00, 25 March 2015
UCT wins top international business school competition The UCT Graduate School of Business has won the 39th annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition, the first African business school to do so. 21 Jan 2020
Community-based intervention to identify undiagnosed TB cases An innovative tech-driven idea pioneered by UCT's Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity will take TB testing from the lab into the community. 20 Jan 2020
Monday Monthly
Volume 34 Edition 02
Law in Africa
Pressing questions
Can good fences make good neighbours?
Five ways you're breaking the law every day (and you don't know it)
UCT's links with other African universities
How is the Public Protector's role changing?
Does executive pay feed income inequality – and how can we fix it?
Do policing and prison make a dent in the drugs trade?
Africa's paradox of plenty
Beyond biopiracy
Dynamic, not static
Open justice
Finding common ground in comparative law
A word from the dean
Labour intensive
An epic ride
Technology trends shaping higher education
UCT rocks
Digging below the surface
Ask an expert: SONA – politics as theatre
Edition 01 25 Feb 2015
Edition 10 01 Dec 2014
Edition 09 20 Oct 2014
Edition 08 22 Sep 2014
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Sins of the Mother, an essay about the special risks posed by self-tracking technologies to parents and children, was published online by Real Life in December 2018.
The temptation of transcendence through technology — the possibility to overcome weaknesses of body and willpower that seem to be part of the ordinary human experience — pervades digital life. Self-tracking speaks directly to this enculturated desire for transcendence. We hope to be able to change ourselves through knowing the numbers, so we seek out more and more information about ourselves to change our futures.
But there are risks that come with seeking to exceed the embodied self through data. It requires relinquishing a great degree of control over our private activities and motivations. Complex desires and activities get broken down into fragments as they are captured and stored as data. The pieces of us can be tracked in minute detail by whoever is granted access under terms-of-service contracts. The clouds of data gathered about us by our technological add-ons quickly escape our control. Instead, they become the means by which we can be controlled.


From April 2016 a £5000 tax saving income allowance exists in the UK. This saves £1000 tax. Yes you can earn £5000 in interest tax free.
Also the UK no longer charge tax on bank interest at source, from 2016 you will have to declare and pay tax on saving in a UK tax return or your country of tax residence.
Expat Savers can make more tax savings following changes in the UK Budget and with Cyprus Taxes.
Tax Savings can extend to inheritance following changes to Wills and Inheritance tax rates in the UK. They also include Pension Freedom to pay 5% pension income tax or lower.
With Property Tax Savings are always available for the shrewd investor in overseas property.
Happy New Year - Defence Savings Taxes are reduced from 30% to 0% for Expats Living and Working Abroad in Cyprus who qualify for the new 'non-dom' tax status for Expats.
Defence levy Savings taxes are now 0% for all non-domiciled Expat Cyprus investors and tax residents for savings, dividends, investments, property rental income and investments.


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Rooted from a medical heritage, TriDerma® has been in business for more than 24 years. Founded after one woman's struggle to find safe and effective skin healing, after a surgical procedure left her skin itching, burning and in need of fast healing. Her doctor's only advise was, "there isn't anything on the market to help your skin heal faster than the normal healing process". Not happy with that answer, she was determined to create her own proprietary complex infused with fast healing botanicals.
Our goal is to create the perfect healing formulations for specific skin irritations using only the finest quality, most effective ingredients. We are passionate in our pursuit of fast healing, natural botanicals that do not cause harmful side effects and are cruelty free. All of our products are also cortisone free, paraben free and steroid free.
Woman owned and customer approved for the past 24 years.
I'm not sure which product to order for my skin problem.
Please call us and we will recommend the best cream to use for your specific skin problem.
How long shoud I use a product before I see results?
Everyone is different. For best results, we recommend using most products twice a day. For hard to heal skin irritations, you can use the cream throughout the day as needed. Since there is no cortisone or steroids in our products, they are safe to use as often as necessary.
Can I use other products with TriDerma products?
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Which product is best to use on my pet's skin problem?
Intense Fast Healing Cream is the ideal product for hot spots, rashes, rough elbows or other types of skin problems. Our dogs love this and will lie down when they see the tube. Apply a generous portion over the affected area. It doesn't need to be rubbed in all the way. A good tip is to apply the cream where needed then keep the pet occupied for a bit so they don't lick the cream off the irritated area. It is safe if the pet licks it, but you want the cream left on the skin in order for it to work. Over the years customers report using this cream on their dogs, cats, pigs and horses. After all, they have skin too.
What is the shelf life of TriDerma products?
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Key Lime Pie is so popular. Sweet and tangy flavors mingle together for a unique flavor. If you do not have Key Limes available, you can use regular fresh limes instead. A fellow viewer sent this in.
Love Key Lime Pie? Enjoy this frozen version.
Beat first three ingredients together until thick and smooth. Pour mixture in pie shell. Make meringue and spread over pie filling. Bake to brown, and then chill before serving. A key lime pie that is green is not a key lime pie.
The Florida Cracker purist insists on the yellow pie made from true key limes. The trick is to squeeze them while they're in season, freeze the juice in ice cube trays, store them in freezer bags, and you'll have Key Lime Pie all year round.
My husband loves key lime I will have to try this soon!


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Jewish Federation of San Antonio's Holocaust Memorial Museum & the Richard and Sue Carter Charitable Trust have developed a Holocaust Study Seminar for high school students. The Holocaust Study Seminar seeks to engage twelve to fifteen high school sophomores and juniors in a six-month study of the Holocaust. The goal of this program seeks to educate and expose students to the history and atrocities of the Holocaust, with the intent of broadening their world views and empowering them to positively impact the world in which they live. This unique program will culminate in a trip to Europe, where the students will be able to learn on site at historical locations.
Holocaust Seminar Highlight from Limelight Interactive on Vimeo.
Deadline for application: December 8, 2017.


ACEC/Wisconsin met its 2019 ACEC/PAC fundraising goal this week, becoming the second state after ACEC/Indiana to reach goal. Wisconsin has hit its ACEC/PAC fundraising target for 15 consecutive years.
"I have to recognize the core group of dedicated PAC supporters in our Member Organization who value the advocacy mission of ACEC, and to thank them for their continued support," said PAC Champion Gil Hantzsch of MSA Professional Services, Inc., in Baraboo, who led the effort along with Rose Morgan of EMCS, Inc. in Milwaukee. "The PAC is an effective organization that's easy to support."
For more information about ACEC/PAC and ACEC's political programs, visit the ACEC/PAC website or contact ACEC Director of Political Affairs Jennifer Pugh.


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Home Tech News Several trusts selected for NHSX's Digital Aspirant Plus program
Several trusts selected for NHSX's Digital Aspirant Plus program
Several trusts have been selected to participate in NHSX's Digital Aspirant Plus (DA +) program which aims to foster innovation in electronic patient record (EPR) systems in the acute, mental health and community sectors.
Within the mental health and community sectors, the program aims to provide funding to support the development of EPR capabilities. This could include the interoperability of clinical and operating systems; mobility and flexible work to support a mobile workforce with remote access; remote monitoring and support for people at home; and support for the patient's full pathways.
While in the acute sector, the program will involve partnering with organizations in an early stage of their digital transformation journey to help them select and implement a modern EPR.
NHSX will provide upfront funding of up to £ 250,000 to help selected organizations accelerate their planning and preparedness activity during 2021/22.
One of the trusts that has been selected is Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust as part of the "EPR Innovator Project for Community and Mental Health Trusts" program.
Humber intends to use the funding to enhance the user experience of its EPR and provide staff with an EPR that is safe, complements existing processes, and easy to use. In this way, staff will be able to quickly access patient information and navigate digital systems, improving productivity.
Lee Rickles, CIO of the Trust, said: "We are delighted to be an innovative EPR project for mental health. Our initial focus will be to improve the user experience, ie the system will be designed. around the person using it and will fit the needs of the staff.
"We will also recruit our operational digital champions to help us develop EPR along with these needs. Working with NHSX will bring new ideas, solutions and challenges to the exciting work program."
Joining Humber are Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (ABP) and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
Toby Avery, CDIO of Surrey and Borders, said: "The landscape is changing the need for digital and data solutions that work to enable us to work as effectively as possible and deliver the best health and care outcomes we can.
"Probably a decade ago we offered integrated care and we know it's essential and at the same time complicated, we want to increase as a provider, we want to incorporate others into this not only SABP, now it's possible with the technology where there is. And the thought is.
"We have struggled with this before. DA + can help us achieve this goal by working with the supplier market to meet today's and tomorrow's needs."
The four trusts selected to participate in the EPR Accelerator Project for Acute Trusts are:
Liverpool NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Sonia Patel, CIO of NHSX, said: "Patient electronic registration systems are the basics of good digital healthcare, but they are also complex and expensive to obtain. At NHSX, we want to give a positive shape to the EPR market. in England and help local NHS organizations acquire new and modern solutions and drive wider innovation in the marketplace.
"These exciting projects will not only help the seven selected Trusts provide better care for their patients and a better experience for their staff, but will also help other NHS organizations seeking EPR recruitment."
The first 23 participants of the The Digital Aspirant program was announced in March 2020, with the announced the second wave of aspirants in March of this year.
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Gizmodo has posted an interview with Timothy Taylor, author of The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution.
Technology allows us to accumulate biological deficits: we lost our sharp fingernails because we had cutting tools, we lost our heavy jaw musculature thanks to stone tools. These changes reduced our basic aggression, increased manual dexterity and made males and females more similar. Biological deficits continue today. For example, modern human eyesight is on average worse than that of humans 10,000 years ago.
Unlike other animals, we don't adapt to environments —we adapt environments to us. We just passed a point where more people on the planet live in cities than not. We are extended through our technology. We now know that Neanderthals were symbolic thinkers, probably made art, had exquisite tools and bigger brains. Does that mean they were smarter?
Evidence shows that over the last 30,000 years there has been an overall decrease in brain size and the trend seems to be continuing. That's because we can outsource our intelligence. I don't need to remember as much as a Neanderthal because I have a computer. I don't need such a dangerous and expensive-to-maintain biology any more. I would argue that humans are going to continue to get less biologically intelligent."
That's what it is to be human. And in that sense, there's nothing scary in [Kurzweil's] vision of artificial intelligence. I don't see any sign of intentionality in machine intelligence now. I'm not saying it will never happen, but I think it's a lot further away than Kurzweil says.
Will computers eventually be able to develop their own computers that are even smarter than them, creating a sudden acceleration that leaves the biological behind and leaves us as a kind of pond scum while the robots take over? That scenario implies a sharp division between humans and our technology, and I don't think such a division exists. Humans are artificial apes - we are biology plus technology. We are the first creatures to exist in that nexus, not purely Darwinian entities. Kurzweil says that the technological realm cannot be reduced to the biological, so there we agree.
It's worth picking up the book for 15 mins in a bookstore to read the last short summary chapter. In general I think Taylor's POV falls into the Gradual Transhumanism category. Nuances include that idea that we can't turn back the clock on technology, and that technology is very natural. Great stuff.


When a family member, friend, co-worker, or neighbor has endured a loss, the first instinct is to offer comfort. But how? What words should be used, or not used? What is an appropriate gesture? Many grief experts advise the most important thing a person can do for someone grieving is be a ?caring presence.? This CareNote offers ways to simply ?be there? for your loved one in sections entitled: ?What should I say — or not?,? ?Listen to what they want to say,? ?Actions can speak for you,? ?Grief is a lifelong process,? and ?Welcome the God-talk.?


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LG and Optus unveils LG Optimus L2 II for $92.5
October 2, 2013 Charles Borrowmeo News
LG have exclusively launched the Optimus L2 II for Australian carrier Optus. The device will cost a mere $99 Austrian Dollars (about $92.5 US Dollars) and will take a maximum of 5 business days to get to you wherever you order from, inside Australia of course.
The LG Optimus L2 II features a 3.2″ IPS display with 240 x 320 resolution and 125 PPI. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and has a 3.2MP camera and a 1500mAh battery which boasts 700 hours of standby time.
The processors are there of course, a 1GHz single core processor and 512MB of RAM. The smartphone packs support for 3G, WiFi 802.1b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS and Micro USB connectivity. Plus LG managed to jam an FM radio module inside this 102 x 613 x 11.9mm low-range.


Details of the local charities, groups and businesses that have booked for the fair are shown on the Stalls list page of this site as bookings are confirmed.
At the bottom of the page you will find answers to some frequently asked questions from stall holders.
If you are involved with a charity, group or business in Cheam or adjoining areas why not set up a free stall at the fair to increase awareness or raise funds.
We will add details of all booked stalls to the Stalls List page of this website providing you with free publicity, and a link to your website, prior to the Fair.
* IMPORTANT * We will buy a Street Trading License to allow you to trade legally on Park Road BUT you must satisfy any other legal requirements relating to any items for sale and be in possession of any specific legal documents required to trade. This is only likely to apply if you are selling food.
*IMPORTANT* Due to insurance and licensing we are unable to accept bookings from stalls selling HOT food or alcohol.
*NOTE* Booking will end on 30 April but as space is limited the application period may end before this if necessary.
We have an online form that will enable you to enter all the details needed to request a place at the fair. Please read the information on the first page as it may save you time and avoid having your application rejected.
Any questions? Have a look at the Frequently asked Questions section below.
Will there be other stalls selling the same as me? You can look at details of all currently booked stalls on the Stalls list page of this site.
Will you allocate my pitch? In line with the tradition of the fair, pitches are not allocated. You can either find a space on the day or take part in the traditional activity of 'chalking' where stall holders chalk out their pitch on the ground in advance of the fair.
Do you provide my stall? Afraid not. Just bring a table or whatever is suitable for your activity.
Is there any power or water? Due to the street location there are no services (electricity, water etc) available for stalls. Please also note you cannot bring generators.
What time do I need to set up my stall? The fair starts at 09:00 with a procession of local children and a choir, lead by the Mayor of Sutton. It is therefore important that all stalls are set up, and vehicles removed from Park Road, by this time. We suggest you set up between 08:00 and 08:45 to avoid rushing and give you time to get a coffee and chat to other stall holders.
What is 'chalking' Stall pitches are not allocated so you can just find a space on the day or follow the Fair's tradition of chalking a space on the pavement. You can chalk any time in advance of the fair but early chalking includes the risk of any rain unmarking your pitch!
Can I bring a gazebo? Although we try to book good weather you are welcome to bring a gazebo if you you feel it might be needed. However… please read the item below about stall setup as we need to maintain a clear route along the centre of the road for emergency access. Putting the back legs of the gazebo on the pavement will help.
Stall setup We do not provide stalls so you will need a table or similar as appropriate to what you are doing. Keep an eye out for, and please respect, any chalked pitches and try to make best possible use of the available space. Please bear in mind we need to maintain access down the centre of the road for emergency vehicles and also please keep access to side roads clear. To help with judging the depth of your stall the longer leg of Park Road varies from 5.3 metres wide at the Red Lion end to 7.5 metres at the High Street end. You may be able to gain some space by using the pavement but please remember residents will need access to their property so please don't block their front gate.
Any other questions? Contact us via stalls@cheamcharterfair.org.uk.


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Patent Law Alert: An Invention is Patentable Unless it is Not "Manifestly Evident" That the Invention is an Abstract Idea
Jul.20.2012
In the wake of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs, Inc., 132 S. Ct. 1289 (2012), the Federal Circuit in CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp Pty. Ltd., Case No. 2011-1302 (Fed. Cir., July 9, 2012) attempts to clarify the murky field of patentable subject matter by introducing a new "manifestly evident" test. The new test was created in response to a district court's ruling on summary judgment that the claims of a computerized trading system are unpatentable because they are directed to an abstract idea. The district court was not persuaded by the fact that the claims recited computer elements, characterizing those elements as merely superfluous to the fundamental unpatentable idea of using a neutral third party to settle obligations between two other parties. The Federal Circuit disagreed. While recognizing that the mere implementation on a computer of an otherwise ineligible abstract idea will not render an invention patentable, the Federal Circuit nevertheless explained that if the addition of a computer imposes a meaningful limit on the scope of a claim, and if the computer also plays a significant part in permitting the claimed method to be performed, then the inclusion of a computer limitation can render an invention patent eligible.
To underscore this point, the Federal Circuit created a potentially sweeping new "manifestly evident" test for patent-eligible subject matter. In essence, the test asks a trial court to review all of the elements of the claims and determine whether they cover anything more than an abstract idea alone. If they do—or, using the language of the Federal Circuit, unless "it is not manifestly evident that a claim is directed to a patent ineligible abstract idea"—then the claimed invention must be deemed to satisfy the subject matter requirements for patentability. Further clarifying the test, the court explained that "[u]nless the single most reasonable understanding is that a claim is directed to nothing more than a fundamental truth or disembodied concept, with no limitations in the claim attaching that idea to a specific application, it is inappropriate to hold that the claim is directed to a patent ineligible 'abstract idea' under 35 U.S.C. § 101."
With the new rule in place, the court stepped through a traditional Bilski-style analysis of the claim elements and identified significant, detailed steps that were implemented on a computer and which demonstrated a practical and specific application of a business concept. The court found the computer-related claim limitations to be "integral to the method" and not just "token post-solution activity." Perhaps most importantly, the court also determined that the claim limitations did not appear to preempt all uses of the claimed concept. Instead, the claims left "broad room for other [future] methods … whether with the aid of a computer or otherwise." Accordingly, the particular computer-related claim limitations "prevented the majority from finding it manifestly evident that the claims are patent ineligible under § 101."
The CLS Bank decision is not without controversy, however. A sharp dissent by Judge Prost casts some doubt on the legitimacy of the "manifestly evident" test. Also, according to Judge Prost, the Supreme Court's Mayo decision requires a court to examine patent claims for inventiveness as part of any subject matter analysis under § 101. After accusing the majority of failing to perform this analysis, Judge Prost stripped the asserted claims of their detailed computer-specific components and examined them in the abstract, asking "where is the invention"? Finding nothing more than conceptual ideas about risk management in financial transactions, Judge Prost concluded that the invention is an abstract idea that just happens to be carried out on an already known infrastructure, and therefore is unpatentable.
Overall, the CLS Bank decision represents another attempt to define the boundaries of patentable subject matter more precisely. But the dissent by Judge Prost calls into question the correctness of the majority's approach. It remains to be seen whether the "manifestly evident" test will stand. The decision may be ripe for en banc review by the Federal Circuit and/or review by the Supreme Court.
Mark Supko
Email: msupko@crowell.com


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In the public area you can go to the home page at any time by clicking the ANZACATA logo. When in the journal area, the ANZJAT logo takes you to the journal home page, and when in the members' area, the ANZACATA logo takes you to the members' area home page.
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I've downloaded many times and keep getting errors when trying to install the Accordion Section.
All downloads URLs should now be fixed, are you still experiencing an issue ?
yes - this happened last night after 9pm eastern.
The Accordion section did you purchase it for DMS via the PageLines store or did you purchase from within PageLines Framework ?
I purchased from the Pagelines store section in Chrome when working on the site - completed process on pagelines site... the link is showing in the 'My Account' section of Pagelines after I login.
Hi rholm - My apologies for the error in the download. We have confirmed the issue and one of our developers is addressing it with a fix. In the meantime, if you'd like to email us at [email protected] we can send you a working version of the zip file so you can get going while we apply the fix.
still not able to download accordions - the file that downloads is only 389kb and is a folder, not a zip.
emailed to [email protected] to request a copy by email, but no response after a week.
The file is only around 390kb it's not a large file, if it's opening as a folder you can re-zip it and then upload via the plugins tab.
Hi Guys - got the file and it installed fine - and the accordions section is great. Very easy to use. Sorry I missed the file you sent last week - just upgraded to new Mac OS and wasn't used to the way the hide attachments in new mail layout. Thanks!


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package org.estatio.fixture.security;

import java.util.List;
import org.isisaddons.module.security.dom.role.ApplicationRole;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.ActionLayout;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.ActionSemantics;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.DomainService;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.DomainServiceLayout;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.MemberOrder;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.Optional;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.ParameterLayout;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.Prototype;
import org.apache.isis.applib.fixturescripts.FixtureResult;
import org.apache.isis.applib.fixturescripts.FixtureScript;
import org.apache.isis.applib.fixturescripts.FixtureScripts;

/**
 * Enables fixtures to be installed from the application.
 */
@DomainService
@DomainServiceLayout(
        named = "Prototyping",
        menuBar = DomainServiceLayout.MenuBar.SECONDARY,
        menuOrder = "20.2"
)
public class EstatioSecurityModuleFixturesService extends FixtureScripts {

    public EstatioSecurityModuleFixturesService() {
        super(EstatioSecurityModuleFixturesService.class.getPackage().getName());
    }

    @Prototype
    @ActionLayout(
            cssClassFa = "fa-bolt",
            named = "Run Security Fixture Script"
    )
    @Override
    public List<FixtureResult> runFixtureScript(FixtureScript fixtureScript, @ParameterLayout(
            named = "Parameters",
            describedAs = "Script-specific parameters (if any).  The format depends on the script implementation (eg key=value, CSV, JSON, XML etc)",
            multiLine = 10) @Optional String parameters) {
        return super.runFixtureScript(fixtureScript, parameters);
    }

    @Override
    public FixtureScript default0RunFixtureScript() {
        return findFixtureScriptFor(EstatioSecurityModuleSeedFixture.class);
    }

    /**
     * Raising visibility to <tt>public</tt> so that choices are available for
     * first param of {@link #runFixtureScript(FixtureScript, String)}.
     */
    @Override
    public List<FixtureScript> choices0RunFixtureScript() {
        return super.choices0RunFixtureScript();
    }

    // //////////////////////////////////////

    @ActionSemantics(ActionSemantics.Of.NON_IDEMPOTENT)
    @Prototype
    @ActionLayout(
            cssClassFa = "fa-bolt"
    )
    @MemberOrder(sequence = "20")
    public Object installFixturesAndReturnFirstRole() {
        final List<FixtureResult> fixtureResultList = findFixtureScriptFor(EstatioSecurityModuleSeedFixture.class).run(null);
        for (FixtureResult fixtureResult : fixtureResultList) {
            final Object object = fixtureResult.getObject();
            if (object instanceof ApplicationRole) {
                return object;
            }
        }
        getContainer().warnUser("No rules found in fixture; returning all results");
        return fixtureResultList;
    }

    // //////////////////////////////////////

}


I believe good things come to those who wait. This is exactly what happened with my luck and the Lilly for Target collection.
I am a fan of both Lilly and Target, so I was excited to hear about the collaboration (you can see my favorites from the preview here). However, I was not about to partake in the hunger games to get my hands on one of the items, nor was I going to pay ridiculous prices online to get one of the Target prints.
If you are an avid Target shopper, you may have seen some Lilly for Target returns in store (I have seen a lot of the "Boom Boom" print jumpsuit on the racks), but at my local Target I spotted one "Sea Urchin For You" dress and I immediately tried it on.
I loved the pattern and the flowy fit, plus the print was much more vibrant in the store than from pictures online. I also avoided buyers remorse because I paid the original ticket price of $30 and not some ridiculous mark-up on Ebay.
This is a fun print for summer, and I have already worn it a few times. It is very comfortable and I even received compliments from strangers!
I wore this blue jewel necklace that happened the match perfectly with the blues in the dress pattern. This necklace also happens to be from Target.
I wore my robins egg blue cross-body from Francesca's, also picking up the blue in the dress print.
I bought this cute gold and pave seahorse bracelet from a little boutique when I was in South Bend, Indiana last weekend, and my beaded bracelet is from Aid Through Trade.
These simple gold strapped sandals are from Gap.
To top it off I wore a denim jacket from Gap.
If you are still craving some Lilly for Target I would highly recommend keeping your eye out for returns. Considering fast turnover rate of inventory, the quality isn't spectacular and the sizing runs small. It isn't worth spending any more than the original price, and if you can't get your hand on one at Target splurge and buy original Lilly.
I am really happy I got the opportunity to purchase this dress because it is easy to dress up or down and I can wear it for a variety of occasions.
Have you had any luck finding Lilly at your Target? Let me know in the comments!


WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Smartphones might revolutionize cardiac research by giving instant, accurate insight into the physical activity of people using them, a new study finds.
"People check these devices [an average of] 46 times a day," noted study senior author Dr. Euan Ashley, an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
"From a cardiovascular health standpoint, we can use that personal attachment to measure physical activity, heart rate and more," he said in a university news release.
In the study, Ashley's team enlisted subjects via a free iPhone app called MyHeart Counts.
The researchers enrolled more than 47,000 Americans across all 50 states, and were able to track data about the physical activity of nearly 5,000 participants who took a six-minute walking fitness test.
"The ultimate goals of the MyHeart Counts study are to provide real-world evidence of both the physical activity patterns most beneficial to people and the most effective behavioral motivation approaches to promote healthy activity," said study co-lead author Dr. Michael McConnell. He's a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford.
Why is it beneficial to get numbers from a smartphone? Because people often overestimate how much they exercise when they are simply asked in a survey, the researchers said.
"Traditional research on physical activity and cardiovascular health has been based on people writing down what they remembered doing," McConnell said. "Mobile devices let us measure more directly people's activity patterns throughout the day."
The researchers found that people who were active throughout the day, and not just once for a fairly short session, were healthier on the cardiac front. And those who mostly exercised on the weekend and went to bed early tended to be healthier.
One heart specialist who reviewed the new study believes the smartphone initiative has merit.
"It helps health care providers and patients alike in monitoring physical activity, setting goals, and achieving desired results," said Dr. Satjit Bhusri, a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "As a result, we have up-to-date information on our patients' progress and prevention of heart disease."
Dr. Stacey Rosen is vice president of Northwell Health's Katz Institute for Women's Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y. She believes that tracking people via a smartphone could greatly expand research opportunities.
Right now, she said, "there are challenges to large-scale research initiatives -- cost, staffing and recruitment and retention of subjects." "Enhancing the ability of the almost ubiquitous smartphone, to help us better understand ways to modify behavior that impact positively on heart disease risk, is a major game-changer," Rosen said.
The study was published Dec. 14 in JAMA Cardiology.


As discussed in my last post, I've been exploring the use of tape loops in my Tascam Portastudio 424. I'm trying to turn the old Portastudio into a live performance instrument, especially one the allows me to exploit the imperfections in audio cassette technology. As I started to do live looping, however, I discovered that any loop that I recorded would have a gap in the audio. I found that, to eliminate this gap, I needed to defeat the erase head on the Portastudio. Today's post describes that story. To get started, below are some audio demos with the erase head enabled (like normal) and with it defeated (which gets rid of the gap!). There's a third track in the playlist that demonstrates how, with the erase head defeated, you can now layer multiple sounds on a single track of tape. Fun!
Erase Head vs Record Head: Since I assumed that my problem with the gap in my recorded loops was due to the erase head, I began my examination with finding the erase head. As you can see in the picture below, it is nicely labeled. You can also see that it is indeed physically separated from the play/record head (by about an inch). When recording (or playing), the tape passes over the erase head to be cleared prior to passing over the record head to receive the new audio. As a result, there is always a one-inch section of the tape that will contain no audio at all. This is the gap that I have been hearing in my loops.
Follow the Wiring: To figure out how I can defeat the erasing process, I looked at the wires that are connected to the erase head to see where they go. As you can see in the picture above, the wires from the erase head are mostly black, whereas the wires from the play/rec head are gray. Following those wires back to the main circuit board, I found that the gray wires (the play/rec wires) go back to the four individual circuits on the main PCB. The erase wires, by contrast, all come back to a single 8-wire connector on the main PCB.
Seeing Where the Erase and Play/Rec Heads are Wired Back to the Main Circuit Board.
Unplug the Connector: The easiest way to defeat the erase head is, perhaps, simply to unplug it. So, that's what I tried.
What are the "Erase" Signals: Because I was interested, I hooked up my oscilloscope to the pins on the connector that I just unplugged. I wanted to see what signals where being sent to the erase head. The pictures below show what I found. The connector has 8 pins, and each pair seem to give similar signals (I'd assume that each pair represents a single channel on the 4-track tape). For each pair of pins, one pin showed an 87 kHz signal with an amplitude of ~134 mV RMS. The other pin showed no signal, so it might be ground. I'm assuming that the 87 kHz is the bias signal used by cassette systems as the carrier for real audio signal that is amplitude modulated on that carrier. Since this is the erase head, there should be no audio, so it should just be the 87 kHz signal. This appears to be what I see.
Looking at the Signals on the Connector to the Erase Head.
Looks like the 87 kHz AC bias signal (Left) and Ground (Right).
Trying it Out: So, with the erase head disconnected from the main PCB, I tried recording some audio. As a sound source, I used my Korg Monotron with its funny little ribbon controller. As you heard in the demo tracks tat the top, when I defeat the erase head (by disconnecting it from the main PCB), I successfully eliminate the gap from my looped audio. Fantastic.
Visualizing the Results: In addition to listening to the demos, you can see the tracks visually in the spectrograms below. All of the tracks show recordings from the loop tape of the Monotron. The top figure shows a single loop of audio excerpted from a recording when the erase head was connected and active. Note the half-second gap at the end of the loop, which corresponds to that one-inch piece of tape between the erase head and the record head. The middle plot shows the result after I unplug the erase head. Note that the gaps is gone...the loop is continuous. This is what I hoping for.
Spectrograms of the Same Three Audio Demos From the Soundcloud Player at the Top of this Post.
Layering Audio in One Track: Another important effect of defeating the erase head is that nothing clears the track between recordings. So, when you go to record audio onto a track, it becomes layered on top of the audio that was already there. An example of this sound-on-sound recording is given in the third audio demo (and in the third spectrogram above). Here, I first recorded the basic warbling tone from the Monotron as already seen in my other examples. This is "Layer A". Then, onto the same track, I recorded the Monotron with wilder variations in pitch. This is "Layer B". As is clear in the audio demo and in the spectrogram, both layers are clearly there. Note that this is not a mixture that has been done electronically (ie, read the previous track, mix it with the in-coming new audio, then record the mixed audio onto a fresh track). No, this mixture is being done on the tape itself. As far as I know this is very uncommon.
Imperfect Layering: I believe that one reason why it is uncommon to mix audio onto tape this way is because the layering is far from perfect sounding. Note that as "Layer B" dives from high-pitch to low-pitch (see the blue arrow), it seems to suppress a lot of the "Layer A" sound. It's not until the pitch of "Layer B" raises a bit that the tone from "Layer A" sounds strong again. To most people, this interaction between the two layers of audio would be an undesirable trait. But, not for me...I'm purposely looking for unusual side-effects of using tape. So, to me, this kind of weird artifact is gold!
Moving Forward: Right now, to enable or disable the erase head, I need to use that connector inside of the Portastudio. It would be great if I could put it on a switch so that it was accessible on the outside of the Portastudio. Unfortunately, switching 8 signals (there are 8 pins on that connector) is a hassle. I'm hoping that, with more exploration, I can confirm that I only need to switch 4 of the signals (maybe just the grounds need to be connected or disconnected). If so, this will be a great behavior to have switchable.
Have any of you hacked your cassette recorders? What have you done?
Hi - great mod you have done here. I want to do the same with my UHER 4000 reel to reel. Only, instead of totally disabling the erase head I would like to add a switch, or better yet, a potentiometer. Only thing is I am not sure whereabouts on the wire to add the switch. Any ideas?
Other than my Portastudio, I know very little about how tape decks or reel-to-reel machines work. It is certainly possible that the erase function is implemented similarly on your UHER 4000 as on my Portastudio, but I don't know.
If I were to put switches (or pots) on my Portastudio, I've already found the connector that goes from the main PCB out to the erase head. That's the connector that I show connected and disconnected in my photos. I could imagine cutting into the cabling that goes between the erase head and main PCB and inserting a four switches to selecting "cut" the wires for a given track.
Cool thanks - well on my machine there is only one big fat red wire that goes from the erase head to the circuit board. I'm just worries i'll mess it up and it wont work. I met someone who had already done this mod so it is possible somehow.
I also found that on the erase head there is four notches of where to solder stuff to - 2 notches are where the wire goes to the board..then there are 2 others - maybe I could solder a switch in there first to see if it does anything.
i picked up a tascam portastudio 424 to do the same thing as you but its a little broken...i have the same old MKI as you have in these pictures and I wonder if you know anything about fixing these joints?
my problem is that the tape transport doesnt work. when you hit play, it jerks up and then right back down without playing the tape. what's weird is that the fast forward/rewind functions work ok.
i've replaced the drive belt and verified that the capstan is spinning freely - i think that motor is OK. at this point i think its either the motor for the reels or simply a sensor or button that is not aligned right. you seem to be the only person with an original 424 cracked open on the internet so I figured it was worth asking here.
There's like six motors and actuators in tape transport complex. It's a pretty nice little piece of engineering. I am absolutely a newb when it comes to working with these things, but your theory that it's a malfunctioning sensor sounds pretty good.
Just to confirm, the capstan should be spinning all the time...played, stopped, doesn't matter. If the unit is on, the capstan should be spinning. Is yours?
Assuming it is, take the tape out and try hitting the play button. As you know, it definitely won't work with no tape in there, but does it "not work" the same way? Or, does it sound/respond differently. If different, then it's probably not the button that detects if the tape is present.
hey, with a tape inserted or with the button depressed with my finger it does the same thing. with nothing in the deck/pressing the button it does nothing at all.
the capstan does spin all the time - when i turn the machine on at first it seems to be winding harder for a second or two and it slows to a constant rate. i'm not able to stop it with my fingers, so i think its pretty strong.
as far as motors there seem to be two - the capstan motor and a motor for the reels. there are a number of gears and a few belts to make things move together, but i dont see other sources of movement than those two motors.
Hi, maybe you've figured this out by now, but I wanted to say it's most likely your capstan motor. I have a 488 with the exact same symptom. The replacement motor is in the mail, so I can confirm this fix in a few days.
Hi, great article ! Thanks to your research I was able to reproduce the same result on my Tascam Portastudio 414 (regular one, not MkII). The thing is, I am also a COMPLETE noob when it comes to circuitry and things like that. I was able to unplug the 8-wire connector, but I don't really like the idea of having it moving around freely in the case, touching something it shouldn't and frying the unit. I was wondering how did you solve this ? Did you tape the connector somewhere safe on the board ? I was thinking of adding a switch between the male and female plugs, so I could switch the erase head on and off, and not having to open the case each time I need to. What do you think of that ?
Anyway, thanks a lot for this article !
hey man, I'm wondering the same thing.... just wanted to ask if you ever figured out how to do this?
For my messing around, I think that I just put a little electrical tape on it and left it dangling. I would indeed have to open the case every time that I wanted to change it from plugged-in to un-plugged.
Of course, since I do a lot of hacking of my musical electronics, I almost never have their covers screwed on. Without the screws in, they're always ready for some modification!
Hey, nice work. I love seeing these things opened up and prodded. I just bought a 424 at a Salvation Army last week. It was filthy on the outside, but the heads and inside were pristine. After a thorough cleaning it's working perfectly! I'm have no need to mod it as I am using it to archive projects from the early '90s. I'm dumping two of the tracks to a DR-40, which I see above you are using as well. It's such a perfect set-up.
Did anyone ever send you schematics? I'm afraid they don't exist, but who knows.
hi! great research work! i got a Yamaha MT120S and the erase head wiring looks pretty similar. i was wondering if you managed to add a switch to it and which type of switch you used. thanks in advance!
Hi, thanks for this article. I have a Tascam 414, and I'm wondering if I can do live looping with it if I defeat the erase head just as you have done.
Basically I'm wondering if I can continue loops and stack them on top of one another without having to switch to playback. Does disconnecting the erase head fix this at all?
good ideas, i have been wondering about how to achieve multi layering (was considering sticking tape ontop of eachother) and this is it. Im using a murphy 2022 and ive discovered that you can cover the erasehead with electrical tape or layers of a thinner sellatape and you get much the same effect!
Many thanks for those explanations. i prefer this tip than Sellotape directly on the erase head.
Thanks 4 the hack! Do you know a tape recorder with which I can record and get the audio out directly through the line out as it was on the reel 2 reel decks?
I think you can simply ground the bias signal that goes to the erase head at the connector. That way you only need 4 wires comming out of 4 switches connected to a common ground. Thats what I will try to do.


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Conrad Scott-Forbes, popularly known as Scott Forbes, was a movie and television actor and screenwriter. In his later career as a screenwriter, he was credited as C. Scott Forbes.
Forbes was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. He attended Repton, a public school near Derby, England, and then studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked for the Ministry of Defence before settling on a performing career.
In the 1940s Forbes used the name Julian Dallas, appearing in Night Boat to London, Mrs. Fitzherbert, But Not in Vain, This Was a Woman and The Reluctant Widow. He also appeared on the stage as Julian Dallas, spending a year with the Liverpool Old Vic, and in London under the direction of John Gielgud in The Cradle Song, among other plays.
Following his few British productions, he moved to the U.S. and he quickly found film work. Consigned mainly to action roles in Warner Bros. films such as Rocky Mountain and Operation Pacific, Forbes played more in-depth characters on TV. He was Maxim de Winter in "Rebecca" in a live performance for the Broadway Television Theatre in 1952. He also played the Duke of Cornwall in Peter Brook's 1953 television adaptation of King Lear with Orson Welles as Lear. One of his best known roles was on The Deep Six, which was a 1953 installment of NBC's Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1955-1956 season, he guest starred in NBC's western anthology series Frontier.


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