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Griffin Klema
Hillsborough County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 8 years of experience
(202) 713-5292	PO Box 172381
Tampa,	FL 33672
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Business, IP and Patents
Civil litigator and registered patent attorney who brings wide-ranging experience to bear on legal matters, combining scientific, technological, business, and legal knowledge in a single advisor. I pride myself in careful and effective tactical planning in litigation and negotiation. I am committed to providing creative, aggressive, professional representation. I can be reached directly at 202-713-5292 or griffin@klemalaw.com.
James Gale
Hillsborough County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(800) 489-9814	400 North Tampa Street, Suite 2830
Trademarks, IP, Patents and Products Liability
JAMES A. GALE is a founding member of the firm. He is a registered patent attorney who focuses on matters particular to intellectual property counseling and litigation. Mr. Gale has represented clients in cases involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, theft of trade secrets and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 260 federal cases in more than 48 Federal District Courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation. Mr. Gale's work and work ethics have always told a lot about his character. An accomplished intellectual property...
Marshall Kobrin
(813) 699-1194	100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 620
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Business, Employment and IP
Mr. Marshall J. Kobrin is an associate at the Aegis Law. Mr. Kobrin focuses his practice on business and corporate transactions, and intellectual property.
Prior to becoming an associate at the Walk Law Firm, Mr. Kobrin graduated from the University of Central Florida. He received his bachelor's degree in political science in 2014 with minors in general business, sports business management, and legal studies. He was awarded Dean's List honors multiple semesters throughout his time at UCF. Mr. Kobrin then attended law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During his tenure at the University of...
Jeffrey A. Dowd
Hillsborough County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 24 years of experience
(813) 773-3529	156 W. Robertson St.
Brandon,	FL 33511-5112
Trademarks, Business and Estate Planning
University of Akron School of Law
I am an entrepreneur at heart and went to college to study business. While in college I began working at a law firm, where I discovered my passion for the law. While in law school, I focused my studies on business law, and wills, trusts and estates. I graduated from law school in May of 1996 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in September 1996.
My first job out of law school was working for a sole practitioner representing businesses in workers compensation cases. Soon thereafter I took a job with an international law firm managing a satellite office in...
Glenn Eric Gold
(813) 579-4263	2202 N. West Shore Blvd
Free ConsultationTrademarks, IP and Patents
Hi, and thank you for visiting my Justia profile. My name is Glenn Gold and together with my partner John Rizvi we founded "The Idea Attorneys", a leading Patent and Trademark Legal Practice. Did you know that approximately 75% of American publicly traded companies worth lays in intangible assets. Intellectual Property accounts for a massive $5 Trillion, larger than any other economy in the world. It is the fastest way to wealth that exists today. It is also one of the mainstays of the American Dream and it is even mentioned in Article 1 of the constitution: "To promote the progress of...
Stephen Leahu
(813) 209-5055	401 East Jackson Street
Trademarks, IP and Patents
The John Marshall Law School and The John Marshall Law School
STEPHEN J. LEAHU, is a registered patent attorney whose practice focuses on litigation, prosecution and transactional matters in all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, domain names, unfair competition, and trade secrets. He has represented clients in intellectual property litigation in various state and federal courts and before the ITC. Mr. Leahu has handled hundreds of applications for clients seeking patents and registration for trademarks and copyrights.
Michael Roman Lentini
(813) 877-8948	115 North MacDill Ave.
Trademarks, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Stockbroker Fraud
Ama Appiah
Pinellas County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 16 years of experience
(727) 471-3538	721 1st Ave. North, Ste. 202
St. Petersburg,	FL 33701
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Appeals, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
The Law Office of Ama N. Appiah currently represents those seeking assistance in immigration, appeals, and entertainment & creative arts law.
Ms. Appiah earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, cum laude. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Appiah worked as a legal assistant and paralegal for the U.S. Small Business Administration - Disaster Assistance Office in Niagara Falls, NY. The Disaster Assistance Office provided federal loans and grants to those who suffered physical damage to their homes and physical and/or economic injury to their businesses as a result...
Nathan P. Suedmeyer
(727) 546-0660	11199 69th Street North
Largo,	FL 33773
Stetson University College of Law
Patent attorney concentrating in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, including Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings and domain name disputes. Nathan is board certified in intellectual property law by the Florida Bar. He has met the Florida Bar's highest standards for special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in intellectual property law and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.
Pinellas County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 10 years of experience
(727) 546-0660	11199-69th St. N
Justin is patent attorney concentrating in patent prosecution with an emphasis on mechanical devices. He also prepares infringement and non-infringement opinions in a multitude of fields, including medical devices and nutraceuticals. Justin has experience with challenging pending patent applications using third-party submissions and issued patents using the Inter Partes Review process. He is also able to discuss foreign filing options and strategy with an eye toward the best protection at the lowest cost. His professional experience was in the field of petrochemicals, particularly liquefied natural gas or LNG. Responsibilities included fire system design, cryogenic butterfly valve vendor selection...
Ian R. Leavengood
110 North 11th Street, 2nd Floor
Trademarks, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and IP
Levin College of Law
If you are struggling with financial difficulties or debt, then you know how overwhelming and frightful the future may feel. Creditors may be harassing you, causing a lot of stress throughout your daily life. You do not deserve to live under such stress. Our attorneys can help you in your time of distress and discover a path that may lead you to financial stability. It is important that you do not waste any more time. A Florida bankruptcy attorney can help you decide if bankruptcy is right for you and give you legal advice whether you need assistance with fair...
Christopher Steven Cervellera
Pinellas County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 2 years of experience
(727) 619-4234	4230 1st Ave South
Trademarks, Business, Estate Planning and IP
Adam B. Portnow
Sarasota County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(941) 373-1797	2071 Main Street
Sarasota,	FL 34237
Trademarks, Business, IP and Patents
St. Thomas University School of Law
The Law Office of Adam B. Portnow, P.L. is an Intellectual Property & General Law practice providing competent, cost-effective representation for clients throughout the State of Florida. Adam Portnow is a graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Prior to completing law school, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Arts and Sciences from the University of Florida College of Computer Information Sciences and Engineering.
Alicia Marie Phidd
Manatee County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(941) 870-8099	8470 Enterprise Circle
Lakewood Ranch,	FL 34202
Trademarks, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Ms. Phidd practices corporate law and commercial litigation.
Mary Clapp
Manatee County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 15 years of experience
(941) 567-1607	9040 Town Center Parkway
Trademarks and Business
Your legal resource for growth and expansion. Mary Clapp strives to provide her clients with the highest quality legal services throughout every business season. From the contracts necessary to begin a new business venture to trial representation through the storm of litigation, Ms. Clapp provides her clients, large and small, with solutions to their business issues, complex and simple. Mary Clapp assists her clients in successfully planning, negotiating and structuring a variety of business transactions. Her practice areas include: Franchise Law, General Business, Employment Law, Contracts, Commercial Leases, and Trademark Law. Ms. Clapp focuses on providing outside...
Brandon L. Kolb
(727) 656-8363	801 49th S
Gulfport,	FL 33707
Trademarks, Criminal Defense, Family and IP
Attorney Brandon Kolb received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Stetson University School of Law in December 2001, and completed his undergraduate studies in Business Administration at Salisbury State University. Prior to becoming a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Kolb worked as an advertising sales consultant, and was also a Series 7 Licensed Stockbroker. As a seasoned attorney, Brandon Kolb is dedicated to obtaining the very best possible outcome for his clients. His primary areas of practice are Copy Right/Publicity Right protection, Criminal Defense, Adult Entertainment, and Family Law. Attorney Kolb will use every available resource to successfully craft an...
Philip K. Calandrino
Orange County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 22 years of experience
(407) 621-4200	214 South Park Avenue
Winter Park,	FL 32789
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Business, Estate Planning and IP
As an entrepreneurial lawyer, I understand the challenges that small business owners face each day. We deal with vendors, customers, employees, taxes, and regulations all the time. Each one of these relationships creates legal risks that you must address in a cost-effective manner, before trouble strikes. Relying on my experience in trying business law cases, I have developed a three-step legal strategy that every small business owner should implement. In its most basic form, this strategy employs contracts, insurance coverage, and an operating company-management company-holding company format for the organization, to help control the common risks that can tank...
B. F. Godfrey
Lake County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 47 years of experience
(855) 473-1818	1390 Hancock Road
Clermont,	FL 34711
Trademarks, Business, IP and Real Estate
B.F. "Biff" Godfrey has over 40 years of experience and puts his vast knowledge to use as an Of Counsel attorney with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns, and his own Godfrey Legal. Mr. Godfrey specializes in numerous areas including Business Law, Real Estate, and General Contract Law.
He is admitted to the bars in both Florida and Texas, where he received his J.D from Southern Methodist University School of Law. Prior to receiving his law degree, Biff Godfrey earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
In the past, he has worked for major...
(407) 545-2179	1802 N. Alafaya Tr.
Orlando,	FL 32826
Free ConsultationTrademarks
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras and The George Washington University Law School
Bilingual Attorney and Senior Certified Professional by the Society for Human Resources Management. Attorney Santiago has been practicing law since 2009, and possesses over 17 years of combined professional experience in the legal & human resources fields and vast functional experience in consulting services & project management. Service focused in providing support and recommendations aimed to strengthen the businesses overall operations and compliance with state & federal regulations of governmental clients and clients in the private sector as well. A trusted professional with proven business acumen and people-service oriented who will not compromised principles of integrity and ethical standards. ...
Rachel Margarita Alvarez
(407) 970-2954	1430 Gene Street
Trademarks, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Regent University School of Law
The Alvarez Law Firm a Professional Association is a private firm owned by Rachel M. Alvarez. Her practice focuses on financial matters. Rachel's vision is to aggressively represent her clients in any financial stage for individuals of any walk of life. She is committed to building ongoing relationships with her clients to facilitate their success. Rachel attended the University Of Central Florida where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration. Upon graduating she pursued her dream to be an attorney at Regent University School of Law. At the tender age of five Rachel decided to be...
Michele Diglio-Benkiran
Orange County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(407) 500-0000	189 South Orange Ave, Suite 1800
Trademarks, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michele Diglio-Benkiran is a Partner at NeJame Law, P.A. She heads the Real Estate Division and practices Real Estate and Business Law. Mrs. Diglio-Benkiran has been practicing law for over fifteen years with a special emphasis on Real Estate and Business Law. Mrs. Diglio-Benkiran earned her Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Michigan State University College of Law in 1999 where she was the Business Manager of Journal of Medicine and Law, Justice of Phi Alpha Delta, a scholarship recipient, and published in Who's Who: American Law Students 1998. Mrs. Diglio-Benkiran graduated from law school and immediately began working at...
Matthew Sean Tucker
Lee County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 10 years of experience
(239) 309-0608	3017 Palm Beach Boulevard
Fort Myers,	FL 33916
Trademarks, IP, Patents and Personal Injury
University of Baltimore School of Law
Matthew Sean Tucker is a Registered Patent Attorney holding a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Furthermore, Matthew received his J.D. at the University Of Baltimore School Of Law with a dual concentration in intellectual property law and business law. He is also a member of the Florida Bar, and an inventor of several patent pending inventions.
Cesery L. Bullard
(407) 648-9530	1503 West Smith Street
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
As an attorney with over 20 years of legal expertise to offer clients, Cesery L. Bullard established Bullard Law Firm in 2007. A fifth generation Floridian, Ms. Bullard established the practice on the premise of offering small and medium businesses expert, yet affordable, representation in all aspects of business law, including formation of business entity type; contract drafting; review and negotiation; employment issues; landlord/tenant negotiations; lease review and litigation; association compliance; and brokerage disputes. Ms. Bullard also specializes in Debt Collection, Asset Protection and Real Estate.
Neil Braslow
Seminole County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 8 years of experience
(929) 400-7844	110 Little Oak Lane
Altamonte Springs,	FL 32714
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Business, Communications and IP
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
A Florida and New Jersey licensed attorney with over seven years of experience using an exemplary understanding of law to solve clients' problems, improve their operations, and further develop their business plans with effective outside-the-box strategies. Facilitates and implements innovative ideas through objective analysis, as demonstrated by the establishment of new standards in the sports and entertainment industry. Counsels commercial clients on legal business strategy – from idea to inception – during all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to maturity.
Zach Broome
Lake County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(352) 589-1414	600 Jennings Ave
Eustis,	FL 32726
Trademarks, Agricultural, Business and IP
Ayesha Chidolue
Seminole County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 14 years of experience
(407) 995-6567	952 International Parkway,
Lake Mary,	FL 32746
Trademarks, Business and Immigration
Jonathan K. Allen
390 N. Orange Ave, Suite 2300
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Mr. Jonathan K. Allen, Esquire, received his bachelor's degree in Legal Studies from University of California, Berkeley. He minored in philosophy. Having acquired a notable scholarship, he continued his education and earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. While in law school, he served as Vice President of the law school chapter of Amnesty International and became a member of Phi Alpa Delta Law Fraternity. He also participated in mock trial and moot court competitions. After completing law school, Mr. Allen gained admission to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Florida. He...
Lawrence G. Walters
Seminole County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(800) 530-8137	195 W PINE AVE
LONGWOOD,	FL 32750-4104
Trademarks, Civil Rights, Communications and IP
For over 30 years, Lawrence Walters has advocated for liberty and protection of free expression. Mr. Walters is a top-rated attorney in his field and maintains a nationwide practice focusing on First Amendment, Internet Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property and select Criminal Defense. He represents hundreds of website operators, hosts, and online service providers on a wide variety of legal issues. He is the founder of Walters Law Group, which has earned a reputation for providing top shelf legal guidance to clients with novel and complex legal issues. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Walters is a well-known public...
Daniel D. Whitehouse
Orange County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(321) 285-2300	201 E. Pine Street
Daniel D. Whitehouse entered the legal profession with more than a decade of experience in the information technology (IT) industry. He has had the privilege of managing the IT infrastructures of some of the world's largest companies while working for one of the largest international IT service providers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), both from Webster University. His unique blend of technology and business experience is an invaluable asset to the clients he represents. Mr. Whitehouse attended Stetson University College of Law and graduated Co-Valedictorian of his class...
Dan Policastro
Sarasota County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 8 years of experience
(941) 882-4367	355 W Venice Ave
Venice,	FL 34285
Free ConsultationTrademarks, Business and Divorce
I practice law from my office in Venice, Florida. My practice areas include Divorce and Family Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Probate and Trust Litigation.
I am a registered patent attorney and member of the Florida Bar. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.
I graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 2012 with my J.D., and I graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. in both Finance and Cellular Biology (2009).
I take a solution oriented approach to solving the legal problems of my clients. Whether that is a...
Michael Leetzow
(407) 302-9970	2393 Crest Ridge Ct
Sanford,	FL 32771
A Florida board-certified intellectual property lawyer, Mr. Leetzow previously practiced intellectual-property law at two large Washington DC intellectual property law firms and a Fortune 500 company. He has extensive patent prosecution experience in the fields of medical devices and medical imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound), golf clubs and related devices, office products, flour-milling equipment and processes, and fiber optic devices and processes. Also, he has experience in trademark prosecution and infringement issues. He has served as an expert witness for patent and royalty issues in a litigation where the jury awarded the client more than $550 million in damages, and the...
Audrey K. Chisholm
(407) 674-2657	37 North Orange Avenue
Trademarks, Business and IP
Lauren Heatwole McCorvie
(407) 490-2467	1415 East Robinson Street
Trademarks, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
John Rizvi
Palm Beach County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(866) 526-8391	4425 Military Trail
Jupiter,	FL 33458
My name is John Rizvi - The Patent Professor ®. For a FREE consultation about your new idea, call me at 1-866-526-8391.
Having been an Adjunct Professor of Patent Law for over 18 years at Nova Law School, I've developed a plain and easy-to-understand approach to patents that I've perfected during my career.
I offer competitive flat-fee services for patent work so you don't have to deal with the uncertainty of budgeting for legal work on an hourly-fee basis.
I am a Board Certified Specialist in patents and one of the first attorneys in the country to receive this...
Evelyn Suero
Miami-Dade County, FL Trademarks Attorney
(305) 396-8772	1001 Brickell Bay Drive Suite 2700
Evelyn I. Suero is owner & principal attorney of Suero Law, PLLC, a law firm focusing on the legal needs of business owners, nonprofit organizations, global entrepreneurs & entertainment professionals. The firm helps clients to launch & protect their business, expand their business internationally, register their trademarks & copyrights, and protect investments with wills & trusts / probate administration services.
Evelyn is fluent in English and Spanish and earned her Juris Doctor law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In addition to her legal practice, she also proudly serves as a leader and business advocate on various...
Palm Beach County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 22 years of experience
(866) 353-5020	925 South Federal Highway, Ste. 715
University of North Carolina School of Law and Harvard Law School
Kas R. DeCarvalho is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Corporate & Business Team. He has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney and business leader. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, financing and mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, international transactions, business ethics and compliance, arts and entertainment law and education law. His clients include individuals, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Attorney DeCarvalho is a co-founder of Original Innovative Concepts LLC, a product development and licensing venture, and Rhode Island Martial Arts, Inc.Mr....
Romy B. Jurado
Miami-Dade County, FL Trademarks Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(305) 921-0440	12955 Biscayne Boulevard
North Miami,	FL 33181
Florida International University College of Law
I am a business lawyer, real estate lawyer and immigration attorney. I represent clients in title and real estate matters who are purchasing, selling or refinancing a home or business; negotiating a lease on commercial or residential property and litigating issues that arise from real estate transactions. I provide day-to-day legal and business counseling to both established and successful companies, as well as startups. I offer my clients unparalleled transactional expertise from business formation and preparation of business contracts, to business financing, mergers and acquisitions. U.S. immigration laws are very complex and the factors to be...
John Faro
Collier County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 51 years of experience
(239) 221-3639	Fifth Third Bank Building
Naples,	FL 34108
Free ConsultationTrademarks, IP, Legal Malpractice and Patents
Mr. Faro is Boston born and educated. Prior to entering private practice he was the patent counsel for the Baxter Healthcare division in Miami, with responsibility for its diagnostic products division. While with Baxter, Mr. Faro also had responsibility for the Baxter Healthcare endoscopic products division in Stamford Connecticut. •	In private practice, Mr. Faro has represented his former employer, Baxter Healthcare, IVAX Inc., C.R. Bard. Polaroid Corp., Meridian Diagnostics, Coulter Diagnostics, American Surgical Instruments, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL); and, a number independent inventors •	Mr. Faro is competent to prepare complex patent applications in various sophisticated technologies, including...
Christian Jay Sanchelima
(305) 447-1617	235 SW 42 Ave
Chris Sanchelima approaches patent law with a laser focus towards obtaining patents for his clients while developing strong relationships with his client's from all over the world.
Chris implements his engineering backgoround to understand electrical, mechanical, chemical, and software patents and describe them in in detail in the application.
As a partner of Sanchelima & Associates, P.A. he aims everyday to live by the firm's slogan, "We Don't Have Cases, We Have Clients".
David Fisher Tamaroff
Miami-Dade County, FL Trademarks Attorney with 9 years of experience
(888) 871-0783	703 Waterford Way, Suite 1050
David is a partner at Morgan & Morgan Business Trial Group, practicing intellectual property law and commercial litigation. David represents his clients in litigation as both plaintiffs and defendants. He is experienced in dealing with litigation involving business and contract disputes, employment and labor claims, landlord-tenant issues, personal injury, professional malpractice, and all areas of intellectual property (including patents, copyrights, and trademarks). While often able to resolve disputes through negotiation or mediation, David is comfortable taking difficult cases to trial in both state and federal court and arguing before administrative hearings. He also assists clients acquire, secure, and monetize...
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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
/ Editor's Choice
Brian Merchant provides a full history—human, cultural, and technological—of the device that has changed the world.
The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant, Little, Brown and Company, 416 pages, Hardcover, June 2017, ISBN 9780316546164
Steve Jobs was a visionary. He didn't ask the world what it wanted; he showed it to us. He famously didn't solicit consumer feedback, and even shuttered Apple's user-testing lab upon his return to the company. But Steve Jobs did not invent the iPhone. In fact, the early user interface experiments that would ultimately lead to the iPhone were kept secret from the Apple CEO for fear he would shut them down. That user-testing lab may have been empty since Jobs' return…
But that deserted lab would make an ideal hideaway for a small group of Apple's more restless minds, who had quietly embarked on an experimental new project. … Their mission was vague but simple: "Explore new rich interactions." The ENRI group, let's call it.
It was that group of restless minds that would incubate the ideas that would lead to touchscreen phones and the future of mobile computing. Yet, even when it was finally brought out of its most secret confines in that lab and shared with Apple's chief design officer Jony Ive—who said, "This is going to change everything"—they decided it was still best to keep it from Jobs.
It is this intimate corporate history of the iPhone—and the history of ideas and technology that preceded it—that Brian Merchant explores in his new book, The One Device. It does everything from explaining where the shatterproof screen came from, to shattering the idea that the iPhone is a product of Steve Jobs' lone genius in the process.
Perhaps ironically, Apple—viewed as such a cool company over the last decade—had a decidedly traditional and buttoned up culture when the ENRI team began its work. There was so much Steve Jobs worship in the company, and so many Steve Jobs lookalikes amongst Apple's predominantly middle-aged, male workforce at the time, that one member of the ENRI group didn't even recognize the real Jobs when he was standing next to him in line at the cafeteria.
"At the time I didn't realize it was him," [Joshua] Strickon says. "I thought it was somebody who likes to dress like him."
Frank Canova, Jr. never had such acolytes, but he was the man behind the first smartphone—IBM's Simon Personal Communicator, developed in 1992, more than two decades before the iPhone. It had a touchscreen, games, a camera, and a music player (if you put in a corresponding software card), email and apps and maps. Merchant tracked him down to get his story and see that device, which has since been acquired by the Smithsonian. He goes back even further to demonstrate that the idea for something like a smartphone, a device that combines telephony and other technologies of the day, has been around since the late 1800s—very often in the satirical press that lambasted the "connected, electrified world as being full of absurdities and distractions." One such piece, from a 1906 cartoon in the satirical magazine Punch, shows a husband and wife sitting next to each other, each on their own personal wireless telegraphy machine, the caption reading: the lady is receiving an amatory message, and the gentleman some racing results. It's a little too prescient, perhaps.
The point is, the iPhone didn't materialize out of the ether, and the ideas and technologies that were brought together in it have been percolating for a very long time. The first patent awarded for a mobile phone was in 1917. Even the multitouch capability the iPhone claims to have invented dates back to as early as 1972, when an almost identical technology was pioneered to run the particle accelerator at CERN in Europe—also the birthplace of the World Wide Web. The technology of touch can be traced back even earlier to the development of synthesizers like the Moog, which brings out a main theme running through the book:
Apple made multitouch flow, but they didn't create it. And here's why that matters: Collectives, teams, multiple inventors, build on a shared history. That's how a core, universally adopted technology emerges—in this case, by way of boundary pushing musical experimenters; smart, innovative engineers with eyes for efficiency; idealistic, education-obsessed CEOs; and resourceful scientists intent on creating a way to transcend their own injuries.
The education-obsessed CEO and resourceful scientist are great stories in their own right, and this is all just to explain how Apple's multitouch screen came to be. The story of its shatterproof screen has a more direct lineage to Corning, the company that invented it in the early 1960s. Merchant's history of the iPhone also includes a history of the camera, the gyroscope, GPS, the accelerometer, magnetometer, and transistor, and wireless networks—most of which go back over a century—and much, much more.
But the book is more than just a history of ideas and technology. It is a history of the physical object as well—of the minerals and materials that go into it and the people that put it together. As the author says:
The story of the ideas and breakthroughs that eventually wound together into the smartphone stretches back over a century; the story of the raw stuff, the elemental materials that must come together to produce an actual unit of smartphone stretched across the globe.
The book follows these dual threads, the history of the idea and the physical journey of materials that end up in the iPhone. He visits mines in Bolivia, lithium mines in Chile, and sneaks into a Foxconn factory—a city, really—in China. He walks the streets of Paris with a fashion photographer using an iPhone, and goes to Nairobi to delve into the app economy that has blossomed there. You'll learn the entire production process along the way, and the history behind the various technologies that go into your phone. And here, the story is similarly rooted in history.
For instance, about half of the tin mined in the world today ends up in our electronics in the form of solder, and that tin is mined in places like Cerro Rico, "The Mountain That Eats Men," in Potosí, Bolivia. The mountain that eats men has been in continuous operation since the mid-1500s—when it filled the Spanish Empire's coffers with silver—and it eats children, too, because "thousands of children, some as young as six years old" work in those mines. (It's not just workers in developing countries losing lives, either. OSHA declared tower climbing, the job done by so many to maintain our cellular networks, "the most dangerous job in America" in 2008.) The approximately 15,000 miners that work in Cerro Rico do so on a freelance basis, working in the same way they have for hundreds of years, with pickaxes and dynamite in loose-knit cooperatives:
So … metal mined by men and children wielding the most primitive of tools in one of the world's largest and oldest continuously running mines—the same mines that bankrolled the sixteenth century's richest empire—winds up inside one of today's most cutting-edge devices. Which bankrolls one of the world's richest companies.
As they say, history may not repeat itself, but it rhymes. To Apple's credit, they have fully mapped their supply chain and, since 2014, have made Supplier Responsibility reports available to the public, which is how we know they use tin from Cerro Rico.
Tin is just one of many mined materials in the phone. Merchant brings in a mining consultant to crush an iPhone and determine its chemical composition. The breakdown of materials and explanation of them is in-depth and intense, and comes to the startling conclusion that "producing a single iPhone requires mining 34 kilos (75 pounds) of ore, 100 liters (26 gallons) of water, and 20.5 grams of cyanide, per industry average." Later in the book, we learn about the afterlife of the device, and where all the e-waste ends up, which may be just as startling.
Back to the story of the ENRI team, we learn that when Jony Ive finally took Steve Jobs to the multitouch rig they had constructed in the user-testing facility:
"He was completely unimpressed," Ive said. "He didn't see that there was any value to the idea."
Jobs would change his mind after mulling it over for a few days, and eventually came to love the idea so much that he claimed it as his own. But it wasn't. Nor was the idea to make a phone at Apple. It took Apple veteran Mike Bell and a late-night phone call on November 7, 2004 to convince Jobs to do it. Putting those two ideas together, though, is what ultimately changed the game. But it wasn't easy.
There were culture clashes between the team that created the prototypes and the more staid company atmosphere at Apple. One member of the team stopped going to meetings with Steve Jobs because they were so demoralizing. Pay was low because Apple still hadn't recovered from its financial woes, and it was so hard to get the very Macs they worked on free of bugs and malfunctions that two members of the ENRI team actually built their own Windows PC to work on. They also hacked the entire user interface together using Adobe's Photoshop and Director. And all of that was in the early days, which would only be a precursor to the politics and drama that would occur when Jobs fully embraced the project and pushed it forward, getting other top executives involved.
Eventually, the executives overseeing the most important elements of the iPhone—software, hardware, and industrial design—would barely be able to tolerate sitting in the same room together.
And the designers, engineers, and coders working beneath them would work practically around the clock for years to bring the original iPhone to the market, to the detriment of their families and often their health. And the work they did built on the work of so many that came before them. Showing that work in all its depth and breadth is, I think, the greatest achievement of the book, which was Merchant's goal:
My goal is that by the end of this book, you'll glance into the black mirror of your iPhone and see, not the face of Steve Jobs, but a group picture of its myriad creators—and have more of a nuanced, true, and, I think, compelling portrait of the one device that pulled us all into its future.
In the end, he does it. After exploring the brine fields in the mountains of Chile, the wireless visions of Nikola Tesla, the history of iOS, and so many other pieces of the story that span the globe and centuries in the process, you realize The One Device is as much about the evolution of ideas and human interconnectedness and interdependence as it is about the iPhone.
One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
Brian Merchant
Little Brown and Company

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The Missing Link? Police and Statebuilding in South Arabia
Worrall, J orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-5152 (2017) The Missing Link? Police and Statebuilding in South Arabia. Middle Eastern Studies, 53 (1). pp. 19-34. ISSN 0026-3206
The failure of the state-building project, the insurgency and, to use the famous phrase, Britain's 'scuttle', or ignominious withdrawal, from South Arabia have long been the subject of study, receiving attention from many angles and new perspectives. One aspect which has received less attention is the role of policing in the state-building project of the Federation of South Arabia. This article sets out to explore this lacuna by contextualizing the role of policing in state-building and examining the impact of its absence in the case of South Arabia. It is clear that Britain left it very late to attempt the construction of a Federal State in the face of mounting pressures and challenges, and even later to establish a proper Federal Police Service. The article thus examines the argument that the lack of developed policing structures was the missing link in the state-building process before asking if Britain simply left the construction of effective and unified policing structures too late, or whether this was simply an impossible task.
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Idol 10: the 2 finalists perform
Here we are. The finale. It won't be a choice between country or pop. It won't be a choice between country or heavy metal. It won't be a choice between country or jazz. It's an all-country finale. The girl next door versus the boy next door. The youngest finale ever as well.
Reports of a blown vocal cord for Lauren. Did they make a big deal to get her a sympathy vote? Hmm. They say she is fine.
Scotty won the toss but gave the choice to Lauren (what a gentleman) for the order they will sing. She chose to go second.
Scotty (Favorite of season: Gone): Great choice. Even better than when he performed it before. The night is off to a great start. No comments from the judges.
Lauren (Favorite of season: Flat on the Floor): Good choice from her as well. I didn't notice any difference in her voice, but this isn't a song with a lot of nuance either. She had the joint a stompin'.
Scotty (Celebrity George Strait pick: Check Yes or No): Gosh, a George Strait song I didn't know. But I liked it and thought Scotty sold it. Still no comments from the judges.
Lauren (Celebrity Carrie Underwood pick: Maybe It Was Memphis): I picked up on a bit of hoarseness with this song, and I can't say I liked her tutu dress with cowboy boots. However, she did a really fine job. At this point, I'd say the two kids are tied.
Finally, we get some judges' remarks. Randy gave round 1 to Scotty and round 2 to Lauren, slight edge for both of them. J-Lo concurs. Steven gives both rounds to Lauren ... because she's prettier. Ha!
Scotty (Record release tomorrow if wins: I Love You This Big): What a great song! This should be a huge hit on the radio. Loved it. Loved it. Randy called it a brilliant vocal. J-Lo says he's a great storyteller and did an amazing job. Steven says he's proved his range.
Lauren (Record release tomorrow if wins: Like My Mother Does): Emotionally, this was huge! Lauren has her big moment during this performance. What a tribute to her mom and to all moms. Really, really terrific. Another radio hit. The judges all felt this round went to Lauren. In fact, they pretty much tried to crown her with their words.
Wow! Great night. America has quite a choice to make. I can't remember a season where I would have been happy no matter which one won, but that's how I'm feeling right now. Yes, I have my favorite and will cast my votes accordingly. But both of these kids are winners, and Nashville is going to be a winner, too, getting both the new American Idol and the runner-up.
Okay, off to vote.
~robin
PS I won't be seeing the final live. I'll be at a high school graduation. Thank goodness for DVRs.
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Tomas Melero-Smith Park is a public park in Oakland, California. The park was created as a 'life legacy' in memory of Tomas John Melero-Smith (1988 - 2007) by his "family, friends, community, local organizations, City Councilmember Desley Brooks, Kaboom, and Crystler joined forces to creat a park in the name of Tomas here in East Oakland (65th Avenue). The park which stood before and empty lot on 65th avenue is now a safe heaven where children and youth in the community can play and enjoy the newly beautiful Tomas Melero Smith Peace Park in Unity. A month long planning process was completed with the building of the park on February 7, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with over 300 volunteers to make this park possible. Tomas was about giving back to the community starting at a young age where youth from all parts of Oakland looked up to him as a role model and leader. His legacy as community leader will continue thru this park and many more projects to come in his memory." 1
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Jessica Ennis stole the hearts of a nation when she became Olympic Champion in the gruelling Women's Heptathlon at the London 2012 Games. Widely considered the unofficial face of the Games, Jessica delivered a personal best performance in front of the home crowd and never looked back from the opening discipline. Numbered by hand and limited to only 500 units in the edition, each photo is personally autographed by Jessica and is beautifully presented in a double mounted premium black frame with gold descriptive plaque. Each also includes the Official Sporting Memorabilia hologram with unique serial number and Online Product Registration Card. Products come with Olympic license documentation rather than the usual Exclusive certificate of authenticity.


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HOLIDAYS > Asara B'Tevet > Jewish Tragedy > ASARA BE-TEVET 5775: The Power of a Single Word
ASARA BE-TEVET 5775: The Power of a Single Word
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein
Based on a shiur by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Adapted by Shaul Barth
Translated by David Strauss
The Gemara in Ta'anit (12b) describes the order to be followed on a fast day as follows:
Abaye said: From morning to midday they look into the affairs of the city; from then onwards they read for a quarter of the day from the Torah and the Prophets and the rest of the day [is spent] in praying for mercy.
The Shulchan Arukh rules:
On every fast day that is imposed on the community because of distressing circumstances, the court and the elders sit in the synagogue, and examine the townspeople's actions from after the morning service until midday. And they remove the stumbling blocks of sin, and they admonish and preach. And they carry out investigations concerning violent and sinful people, and set them apart, and about mighty people and humble them, and the like.
And from midday until the evening, a quarter of the day they read from the Torah and read the haftara from the Prophets, and during the last quarter of the day they conduct the afternoon service, and sound the shofar and confess and cry out as much as they can. (Orach Chayyim 576:16)
The Magen Avraham (ad loc.) comments on the Shulchan Arukh's ruling:
I wonder why this is not done in our time, as it is known that this is the essence of the fast, as is explicitly stated in Yeshaya, chapter 58, and in the Gemara and the Mishnayot in the second chapter of Ta'anit.
The Magen Avraham's astonishment can be understood as relating to the fact that in our time it is not the customary practice to divide the time from Mincha onward between reading from the Torah and the haftara and prayer. It seems, however, that, according to the simple meaning of his words, the Magen Avraham's astonishment is directed at why we do not examine the affairs of the city for half the day. If, indeed, this is the Magen Avraham's difficulty, it is possible that the reason that today the custom of examining the affairs of the city is not widespread stems from the difference in formulation between what is stated in the Gemara in Ta'anit and what is brought in the Rambam.
The Gemara in Ta'anit opens with a description of "what is the order of a fast," but in the Rambam in Hilkhot Ta'anit, the description is limited to a very specific type of fast:
Whenever there is a fast that was instituted for the community because of distressing circumstances, the [community's] court and [its] elders sit in the synagogue…. (1:17)
According to the Rambam, the order described in the Gemara applies only to fasts that "were instituted for the community because of distressing circumstances." It seems that, in the Rambam's opinion, occupation with the relevant problems is necessary only on fasts that are instituted against a background of actual problems, but not on fasts that were instituted against a distant historical background.
In any event, the Magen Avraham's astonishment is valid; and therefore, in the spirit of this Talmudic passage, we in Yeshivat Har Etzion devote much of the fast day to discussion groups that consider "the affairs of the city" of our Beit Midrash. (Rav Yitzchak Levi deserves credit for this idea.) I hope that this initiative will also result in practical approaches to dealing with our problems, individually and collectively.
What are these "affairs of the city" alluded to by the Gemara? In the Gemara itself these affairs are not identified. On the other hand, from the details appearing in the Shulchan Arukh and in the Rambam, it would appear that we are dealing primarily with serious offenses between man and his fellow, especially those involving violent and mighty men. It seems to me that in our yeshiva such problems do not exist.
However, does this mean that we are free from the need to examine our actions and conduct, both on the communal and the individual level? Examining "the affairs of the city" requires us not only to practice caution against the commission of transgressions, but also to set a high bar for the service of God, both in terms of quantity and of quality. In this context, it seems that there is certainly much to examine even in the world of the Yeshiva. This is for two reasons: First, because in this area "the sky is the limit," and there is always room to aspire for more; and second, because there are issues in our Yeshiva which definitely need improvement, sooner rather than later. Today, I want to address one of the areas that require examination and improvement: prayer.
We all understand that there is a close connection between Torah study and prayer. On the simplest level this follows from the Sifrei which interprets the verse, "to serve Him with all your heart," as referring to both prayer and Torah study. However, on the more essential level, it seems to me that the connection is even stronger.
From time to time I meet people from the United States, who come to Israel in order to promote peace initiatives for the Middle East. When they come to the Yeshiva, I am not infrequently asked: Where is the Yeshiva's chapel? In the world with which they are familiar, every self-respecting institution has a library for reading and research, classrooms for learning, and a chapel for those interested in praying. Guests from the outside wonder: Is it possible that in a Yeshiva there is no building for prayer?
I explain to them that there cannot be and there must not be a disconnection between Torah study and prayer. On the one hand, the passion that characterizes the experiential aspect of prayer should accompany the maturity and depth, the wisdom and clarity of learning; on the other hand, learning should fill prayer with content and meaning. The Gemara relates that even though there were thirteen synagogues in Tiberias, R. Ami and R. Asi would pray only in the place where they studied Torah (Berakhot 30b). It seems from that Gemara that it is preferable to pray alone as an individual in the place where one studies, rather than to pray with the congregation in a synagogue. The assumption is that prayer should be saturated with thought and understanding, and not only with experience, and that learning should possess an experiential dimension, and not remain exclusively on the intellectual plane.
If we ask ourselves where we stand in relation to prayer, it seems that many of us have greater enthusiasm, devotion and ambition in our learning than in our prayer. The percentage of the students in the Yeshiva who learn Torah not only because they are obligated to do so, but because they love it and desire it, is higher than the percentage of the students who pray not only out of obligation but out of inner desire.
Rav Soloveitchik z"l once said: "The average Jew doesn't want to daven; he wants to be oisgedavent [he doesn't want to pray, but to have fulfilled his obligation to pray]." If so, the question that each individual must ask himself is to what extent does he pray for the sake of his soul, and to what extent does he do so merely out of obligation and as part of his daily routine? Here arises a piercing question: To what degree do we succeed in building an integrated system, saturated with both passion and understanding, that in the place of prayer there be the song of Torah, and that in the place of the song of Torah there be prayer?
From here, I want to move to a specific point regarding prayer. If there is one specific area where I sense a certain laxity in relation to prayer, I think I can narrow it down to one word, even though it repeats itself many times during the prayer. I refer to that word of many uses, the applications and various meanings of which are discussed by the Gemara in Shevuot (36a) – "Amen."
The Gemara in Shabbat expands upon the potency of saying "Amen":
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: He who responds, "Amen, May His great Name be blessed," with all his might, his decreed sentence is torn up….
Rabbi Chiyya bar Abba said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan: Even if he has a taint of idolatry, he is forgiven….
Resh Lakish said: He who responds "Amen" with all his might, has the gates of Paradise opened for him. (Shabbat 119b)
What force, what power and what meaning, do Chazal attach to this "Amen"! By responding "Amen," one is even forgiven for a taint of idolatry. A removal of the barriers separating man from God and the building of a bridge between him and God – all because of one word!
If we perceive the word "Amen" as a tool to open gates and achieve forgiveness, it is no wonder that Chazal understood that this "Amen" should be uttered at a certain level and with a certain quality. The Gemara in Shabbat speaks of "Amen" pronounced "with all one's might." Rabbeinu Yona explains that the reference is not to might on the physical level, but rather in terms of intention – "with all one's might" means "with full intention."
Here we must ask: What is the intention referred to here? In the sentence: "Amen, May His great Name be blessed," it is not difficult to understand the essence of the required intention; but does "with his full intention" apply in the case of an ordinary "Amen"? The Gemara in Shevuot (29b) states that the pronouncement of one word can reconstruct an entire sentence: "Shemuel said: He who responds Amen after an oath, it is as if he uttered the oathwith his own mouth." A person can accept upon himself everything that was said to him, all with a single "Amen."
If so, "with one's full intention" demands of a person that he relate to the "Amen" not merely as a random word or as something meaningless issuing from his mouth, like a cough or a sneeze, but rather as the encapsulation of a statement, as if he had pronounced the blessing himself – indeed, as if he had taken an oath! For this, intention is undoubtedly necessary, full intention!
The Rambam teaches that there is another dimension to saying "Amen." As we have seen, "Amen" can accompany a solitary blessing uttered by a person. But alongside this, according to the Rambam, "Amen" draws together those who recite communal prayer or the Grace after Meals. This is evident from the fact that the Rambam discusses and expands upon the meaning of "Amen" only in the ninth chapter of Hilkhot Tefilla, in the chapter beginning with the words: "The order of communal prayer is as follows":
The order of communal prayer is as follows: In the morning, [while] all the people are sitting, the leader of the congregation descends before the ark in the midst of the people and recites the Kaddish. Everyone responds with all their might: Amen. Yehei shemeih rabba mevorakh le-alam ul-almei almaya. They answer "Amen" at the end of the Kaddish. Afterwards, [the cantor] declares: Barkhu et Hashem ha-mevorakh, and they answer: Barukh Hashem ha-mevorakh le-olam va'ed. He then begins by reciting the Shema and its blessings out loud. They answer "Amen" after each blessing.
And then in the continuation in the description of the cantor's repetition of the Amida prayer:
He begins and prays in a loud voice from the beginning of the blessings, in order to fulfill the obligation on behalf of those who did not pray. Everyone – both those who did not fulfill their obligation [to pray] and those who fulfilled their obligation – stands, listens, and recites "Amen" after each and every blessing.
This is not an "Amen" through which the responders fulfill their obligation to recite the prayer, utilizing the rule that "one who hears a statement is treated as if he had uttered it." Despite the fact that during the prayer all of the congregants are standing very close to each other, when they do not all respond "Amen," each person is considered an island of prayer. If only because of this, one should make sure to respond "Amen" in the proper place. It unifies the congregation into a single entity of prayer.
If so, while "Amen" is indeed a small detail, a small word, it is so very saturated with meaning and content, and so very connected to "the affairs of our city" that require repair and improvement. Let us examine "the affairs of our city" and learn how to improve ourselves!
(This sicha was delivered on Asara be-Tevet 5768.)
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How to turn off or exit the DEMO mode on the TV.
Feature of the BRAVIA TV is displayed at the top and bottom of the screen.
The DEMO mode setting on the TV is used by retailers to display the functionality and features of the TV. Using this setting limits some of the features and functions commonly used in a home.
The steps to disable the DEMO mode will differ depending on the design of the TV. Click on the link below that best meets the description of your Sony TV:
The illustration under the TV series name is the HOME screen of the appropriate model.
If the model does not apply to the following three specified types, choose For other models at the bottom.
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Discussion in 'Early Years' started by carot35, Feb 14, 2007.
Don't know if this site helps it is one that i particuarly like and have use in the past.
Have sent you mine which I adapted from the Norfolk site plus a leaflet I made for the parents.
?Circle Time provides the ideal opportunity for all our intelligences to be stretched and challenged. Children are not only specifically taught the skills they need for personal and social development, but they also learn self-awareness and how to recognise and monitor their own feelings. In addition they are taught strategies to handle their and others? feelings in a respectful and sensitive way.?
?	We only speak when holding the ?speaking object?
PSE 2 Can participate and speak in a familiar group with support.
PSE 3 Can concentrate and maintain attention for a short period of time.
PSE 9 Can take turns and share with adult support.
Can the child water a plant, hold a snail/worm gently?
Ask children to hold hands around the circle. Emphasising the need to be gentle, send a hand squeeze around the circle from child to child. Tell the children that they must not send the squeeze on until they have received it. If you think your group will find this activity difficult let the children hold hands around the circle then raise and lower arms together.
Children need to have experience of living things in the learning environment, both inside and out. Through discussion and example, teach children to value and treat with care the world around them, not just imported 'pets', but also the beetles worms and plants in the setting environment.
?My favourite insect is a ?????
?	Write instructions about looking after minibeasts in the classroom.
?	Empathise with the friendly ladybird in ?The bad tempered ladybird?
?	Talk about the behaviour of the bad tempered lady and discuss potential consequences.
?	Recount personal account of being afraid of a minibeast or counteracting fear.
Decide on one adult to take tell the story and one to demonstrate movements alongside the children. Ask the children to lie on their tummies. Explain to the children that they are to listen carefully to the story and as NN tells the story they are to act out the story.
Introduce language such as nap, crawl, roll, left, right, spread, space, slowly, fast, loud, gentle, float and Cocoon.
Encourage dramatic movement by demonstrating movements alongside the children, to enable all the children to communicate their ideas with ease achieving their imaginative and creative goals without overprotection. Tell the story with enthusiasm, encouraging the children to listen carefully to instructions and remain interested in the activity, raising voice slightly when using words that encourage a particular movement. Praise children for their efforts to increase their self-confidence.
?There was a beautiful caterpillar that loved to (crawl) all around. He would crawl in the trees, on the streets, on the buildings and all around. But one day the caterpillar got very sleepy and decided to (take a long nap). He began to (snore) very loud. A while later, his (eyes popped wide open) and he found that he couldn't move. He (rolled) all around but couldn't get free. He (rolled and rolled all around). He was surrounded by a shell called a cocoon that kept him from moving freely. He then (popped his left arm free). He (popped his right arm free. He popped his left foot free). He (popped his right foot free). And then he (stood up). He noticed that he was a BUTTERFLY! He began to (flap his colourful wings slowly). And then... AT THIS POINT BEGIN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC ... And say "TAKE OFF!"
The children should take off by flying all around the large space. At the beginning of the music the children fly. Next have the children walk slowly demonstrating slow movements so they can catch their breath and then have them Take Off again. At the end of the piece have the children fly back to where they began.
I am about to start planning for a weekly music and movement session for reception class/es. I wondered if you knew of any good resources to get ideas such as your lovely session plan above?
I've put a couple of things on the Resource Bank that might be useful.


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The risks prevention and the safety are main values to Aluminios Andalucia.
The risks preventions and the safety are also the basic pillars for Aluminios Andalucia, and based on this, we have own department of Prevention for labor risks, that is exclusively dedicated to the safety and prevention. Regularly we realize our own follow-up and inspections on the fulfillment of the above.
In this way, we have accomplished to reduce the accident rates with more tan 90% the last two years. Our goal is to make the safety a way of life both inside and outside work, as the people, their values and their integrity are the basis of our success.
The outcome of our compromise to offer the clients finishes and materials of high quality and to be consciuos of the importance of the preservation of the environment, is to establish the present Quality and environment policy, that makes public the desire and commitment of the Company to contribute to a continous improvement in all aspects of the work, both at present as for the future.
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Providing a landmark of reference to establish and check the proposed goals and targets.
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New Rules for Retirement
Retirement savings gap widens between rich and poor
by Melanie Hicken @melhicken September 18, 2014: 7:06 PM ET
In 2013, households in the lowest income bracket had a median savings balance of just $13,000, while those in the top income bracket had median savings of $452,000.
When it comes to retirement savings, the gap between the rich and poor is growing dramatically.
Last year, the typical 55- to 64-year-old household had just $111,000 saved in their 401(k)s and IRAs, which would translate into just $500 a month in retirement income, according to a report from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research that analyzed recent Federal Reserve data.
Related: Retired women: How I'm getting by
But when you break down the savings by income brackets, the numbers look even bleaker.
Households in the lowest income bracket -- those earning less than $39,000 a year -- had a median savings balance of just $13,000. Meanwhile, those in the top income bracket -- those earning $138,000 or more a year -- had a median of $452,000 saved.
And that's a gap that has widened significantly over the past decade.
America's wealthiest saw the value of their median retirement savings grow by 24% between 2004 and 2013, while low-income households couldn't even keep up with inflation as they watched their savings shrink by nearly 20%, according to the Federal Reserve's inflation-adjusted data.
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Even more alarming: a growing number of low and middle-income households have no retirement savings at all.
Only 9% of the country's lowest income households and roughly half of middle-class families have a retirement savings account, compared to more than 90% of the country's wealthiest households, the Federal Reserve found.
The retirement checklist
Alicia Munnell, who wrote the Boston College report, said the "depressing" savings levels and rates could be a reflection of stagnant wages and lingering effects of the recession.
According to Munnell, there are ways to help workers save more for retirement, including requiring employers to auto-enroll workers into a retirement plan and increasing the rate at which employers enroll their workers.
Other factors that she says must be addressed include high fees and when savers cash-out of their 401(k)s.
"(Something's) going to have to change," she said. "The question is, 'How long is it going to take?'"
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The universal port of Hamburg is the leading seaport in Europe for China's foreign trade. The Middle Kingdom is its most important partner for container traffic. Volume handled totals around 3.0 million TEU. Almost one in three of the containers handled in the Port of Hamburg comes from China or is starting the sea voyage to China from there. Among both imports and exports, the cargoes most transported include food and beverages, chemical products, machinery and equipment, household appliances, timber products, paper, cardboard and printed products, as well as metals and metal products. Chinese companies especially appreciate the Port of Hamburg's excellent links with the European hinterland, and in particular Central and Eastern Europe. 18 fully-cellular container liner services connect the Port of Hamburg with China every week.
Port of Hamburg Marketing is represented in China at two locations. From Shanghai and Hong Kong, its offices represent the interests of the Hamburg seaport industry, forging contacts with Chinese logistics and shipping companies, trade, industry and trade associations. They aim to position the universal port of Hamburg and companies based there on the Chinese market. The representative office in Hong Kong concentrates its activities on the Hong Kong, South China and Vietnam markets, being especially committed to deepening economic and political relations between the trading metropolises of Hamburg, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
HHM representatives look after member companies interested in the Chinese market. They also organize events and trade fairs, as well as itineraries for delegations and company visits. They are also available to advise on establishing firms, on contractual and legal matters, and on the search for business partners. In addition, for Chinese companies the representative offices are the first port of call when visitor programs need to be organized for the Port of Hamburg and other ports in the Metropolitan Region.
The representatives regularly coordinate their market activities in China and mutually support each other.


Hello and welcome to John Muir Alpacas!
John Muir Alpacas is an exciting new trekking and tourism business, bringing you alpaca walks and activities from our base in a stunning location, near to John Muir Country Park and the John Muir Way!
Our fascination with these wonderful animals all began after a chance encounter at Central Park Zoo, in New York. After arriving home, we set about making our dreams of being around alpacas a reality, and bringing a herd to live in the beautiful Scottish countryside near John Muir Country Park, for all to enjoy!
We are thoroughly spoiled for scenery in East Lothian, with our beautiful rugged coast lines and picturesque woodlands. This makes us ideally situated to offer breathtaking nature walks through the lovely farmlands and take you on a one-of-a-kind alpaca experience you will never forget!
We offer daily treks with our beloved alpacas, which have been here in halter training for the past few months. Our trekking team are all great fun and have their own distinctive personalities!
After much hard work we've recently been lucky enough to receive a Scottish rural development grant for our alpaca project, which will enable us to bring you much more exciting experiences in the coming months. Watch our blog for more fun, for yourself, friends and family!
So, if you fancy doing something a little bit different then why don't you give one of our alpackages a try!
The alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Alpacas are similar to llamas, and are often confused with them, although we believe alpacas are way cooler!
Alpacas were domesticated by the Incas more than 6,000 years ago and were originally raised for their exquisite fleece. Alpaca fibre is much like sheep's wool, but warmer and not as itchy! It is lacking in lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic and it in 22 shades ranging from white, light rose, grey to dark fawn.
Alpacas come in two types Suri and Huacaya. Here at John Muir Alpacas, we are lucky enough to have both types. The Suri's have fibre that grows long, and forms silky dreadlocks. The Huacaya, on the other hand, has a woolly densly crimped fleece, and they look a lot like teddy bears!
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Scottie Mom: Where did all the white stuff go?
We stay in South Africa where we never get white stuff. But I love playing in the water daily and makes Mommy water the garden everyday so that I can play. Love Clarabel.
We have PLENTY more we are happy to send you! We live in Michigan...'nuff said!
It didn't come here. We didn't even see the snow in the mountains this winter.
We have lots to offer, just got 12 more inches with our 3-4 feet we have already! The scotties boys have never seen this much snow.
We have an inch or so. More is expected in a couple of days. I don't mind the snow too much if the temperature stays around 25-30 degrees. It's when it goes down into the teens or into the negatives that I'm not to happy about. Maya and Pierson too. They love snow, but not when it's that cold.
Never got any white stuff. We are in Reno, But our two Scotties love to do snow angels in it! Scotties are the bestest dogs ever!!!!! We are on our 8th and 9th.
We are across the pond so no white stuff here just endless rain. Actually we have had two days of dry and sun hooray. Have a serene Sunday and enjoy some big easy today.
Well now, WE GOT 2 inches this morning, more Monday night and a dump truck load is expected thursday night. So we are having a easy pesy Sunday inside!
We have a ton of the white stuff and love it. you can always send it our way. We are winter fans!
It snowed a little this morning and then turned to drizzle. I don't mind the cold I just don't like it wet and cold.
We still got lots of the white stuff here! Haven't seen any grass in a while!
Oh wow, that was in ad out fast, wasn't it?
Well glad you are free and clear, because it keeps coming back here and creating havoc.
I would love to loose some of our white stuff...lol.
Heather an' Mistur K!! I founded yu!
It sure does disappear fast sometimes....but we are getting more here in the north Georgia mountains today!
There's no white stuff to play with here, but it's very wet!


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Independent: European Commission appoints chief Brexit negotiator but says he won't speak to UK until Article 50 triggered
Known as a tough negotiator and against a 'pick and mix' approach to the single market, he will not start in his role until 1 October
The European Commission has appointed a chief Brexit negotiator but has made clear he will not engage with Britain until Article 50 is formally triggered - nor start work until 1 October.
Michel Barnier, a former French government minister and ex-European Commission vice-president, will start work after the holiday season and then spend the next few months preparing the ground in Brussels for the negotiations. His appointment was announced by commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who said he wanted "an experienced politician for this difficult job".
Related: EuObserver: EU advances on Serbia talks despite UK departure
Describing Mr Barnier as "a skilled negotiator with rich experience in major policy areas relevant to the negotiations", Mr Juncker said: "I am very glad that my friend Michel Barnier accepted this important and challenging task. I wanted an experienced politician for this difficult job.
Related: EUobserver: Estonia is likely to take over UK's EU presidency
"He has an extensive network of contacts in the capitals of all EU member states and in the European Parliament, which I consider a valuable asset for this function.
Related: EU Council is changing schedule of EU presidency
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Q: How to fetch Gmail contacts? I have a scenario in my current application where I want to fetch the Gmail id's of my users.
Could anyone tell me the way with piece of code in C#?
Note: I am developing a web-base application in asp.net with C#.

A: You can use the Google Accounts API.
You can find an example here.

A: Take a look at the open source .Net library gmailapi.The GmailAgent has a GetContacts method for retrieving all the contacts.

A: Use the google contacts api there are C# sample there.

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Which has been the best port city during the pandemic?
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Port of Mobile Posts Record Container Growth
The Alabama Port Authority said calendar year 2021 containerized cargo volumes climbed to a record 502,623 TEUs up nearly 19% from 2020 volumes. To date, the terminal has handled over 3.6 million TEUs since containerized operations began in 2008. Since, 2015, the Port of Mobile's volume has grown by 120% making the gateway one of the fastest growing container ports in the United States. "Mobile continues to perform, attracting new customers seeking out terminal efficiency, services and inland connectivity to key U.S. markets," said John C. Driscoll, director and chief executive officer of the Alabama Port Authority. In 2021, the port experienced minimal to no congestion, no vessel delays at anchor, and posted vessel-to-rail turn times within 24 hours.
Refrigerated containers continued its robust pace with December posting a near record breaking lift of 790 containers and finishing the year with a 50% increase in volume compared to 2020. The port attributes much of this growth due to the delivery of nearly $74 million in refrigerated facilities investment at the Port of Mobile to support cold cargo supply chains.
Calendar year 2021 also posted impressive intermodal rail growth. The port's Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) ended the year with 23,776 TEUs handled. The year-end volume represents 139% increase over 2020 volumes.
Added vessel calls to support Asia trade, coupled with domestic retail consumption and increasing congestion through traditional west and east coast gateways, contributed to shifts in supply chains as shippers seek both capacity and faster service into Memphis and Chicago via the Port's new container intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF). APM Terminals Mobile operates both the marine and intermodal container transfer facility at Mobile.
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