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DPS Technology
The Wand®
CompuFlo® Epidural
CompuFlo® Intra-Articular
Milestone Scientific Provides Update on CompuFlo® Epidural System Commercial Launch
Four published studies validate instrument effectiveness in identifying epidural space
More than 1,500 epidural procedures performed by key opinion leaders
First hospital in Italy adopts CompuFlo for all epidurals in labor and delivery
Eight new distributors added in the U.S. to expand sales network
Peripheral nerve block patent secured
LIVINGSTON, N.J., Feb. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (NYSE: MLSS) today reported momentum in the first phase of the commercial roll-out of its CompuFlo® Epidural System. CompuFlo is an instrument that helps anesthesiologists objectively identify the epidural space with 99% success on the first attempt. Easier, more reliable identification is essential to reducing costs, failed epidurals and complications.
Over the course of eight months, three major anesthesia journals published positive results of four CompuFlo clinical studies. Anesthesia & Analgesia, Anesthesiology Research & Practice and the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia all featured studies that found CompuFlo consistently differentiates false loss of resistance from true loss of resistance during epidural placement. Confidence in recognizing a true loss of resistance can help improve the efficacy of anesthesia, reduce complications, and speed the procedure learning curve for trainees.
Kent Krafft, Vice President of Clinical Technology Inc. (CTI), a leading specialty distributor of medical products in the mid-western region of the United States, commented, "The peer-reviewed, published studies offer independent evidence that will be an asset to CTI as we educate providers on the benefits of objective, quantifiable and real-time confirmation of accessing the epidural space. This data echoes the positive trial feedback we're receiving from top anesthesiologists and will help build a new standard of care in labor and delivery with use of the CompuFlo Epidural instrument."
CTI is one of eight new distributors added to Milestone Scientific's decentralized sales network that covers key markets in the U.S. and across Europe. All have been actively engaged in product demos and trials within hospitals and clinics, as well as medical training programs.
Milestone Scientific recently announced Ospedale "Pugliese Ciaccio" di Catanzaro is the first hospital in Italy to use CompuFlo for all epidurals in labor and delivery. The instrument was selected for its real-time, objective verification that can help reduce failure rates, which require further treatment and interventions.
Leonard Osser, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Scientific, commented, "Through these peer-reviewed studies and hands on demonstrations, anesthesia providers are recognizing they now have a proven alternative to the loss-of-resistance syringe. More than 1,500 epidural procedures have been performed by key opinion leaders, who report the Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology® in CompuFlo can build physician and resident confidence. I am pleased with its momentum in the market and our sales and market strategy is poised to accelerate CompuFlo's adoption as the new standard of care."
Milestone Scientific also received Notice of Allowance for a key patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this past November. The patent covers the method and apparatus for performing a peripheral nerve block (PNB). This patent will further expand Milestone Scientific's intellectual property portfolio by leveraging the Company's proprietary Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology to develop an instrument that will allow medical professionals to precisely control the numerous critical parameters of performing a PNB procedure to improve safety, efficiency and efficacy.
About Milestone Scientific Inc
Milestone Scientific Inc. (MLSS) is a medical device company that patents, designs, develops and commercializes innovative diagnostic and therapeutic injection technologies and instruments for medical, dental, cosmetic and veterinary applications. Milestone's computer-controlled systems are designed to make injections precise, efficient, and virtually painless. Milestone's proprietary DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology® is our technology platform that advances the development of next-generation devices, regulating flow rate and monitoring pressure from the tip of the needle, through platform extensions for local anesthesia for subcutaneous drug delivery, with specific applications for cosmetic botulinum toxin injections, epidural space identification in regional anesthesia procedures and intra-articular joint injections. For more information please visit our website: www.milestonescientific.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the timing and financial impact of Milestone's ability to implement its business plan, expected revenues, timing of regulatory approvals and future success. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions, future business decisions and regulatory developments, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond Milestone's control. Some of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements are general economic conditions, failure to achieve expected revenue growth, changes in our operating expenses, adverse patent rulings, FDA or legal developments, competitive pressures, changes in customer and market requirements and standards, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Milestone's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, Milestone's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2017. The forward looking statements in this press release are based upon management's reasonable belief as of the date hereof. Milestone undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Of all the bars and clubs that have come and gone in Colchester over the years including, to name just a few, the Windmill, the Andromeda, L'Aristos and the Colne Lodge, one that is still remembered equally fondly by many is the former Affair Club on the corner of Culver Street East and Queen Street. Its former home, a rather grand looking red brick building, is now a branch of Italian chain restaurant Prezzo and when I pass it I often wonder how many of their customers realise that the restaurant's basement, now home to the kitchen, stockroom and toilets, was once the coolest, and cosiest, nightclub in town.
My own affair with the Affair began the summer I left school when, one Monday evening, a friend and I plucked up the courage to venture down into this subterranean world that we'd been so desperate to visit since we'd heard as kids that the Radio Caroline DJs used to make a beeline for it when they came ashore at Harwich. With two years added to our dates of birth, and our pretend birthdays memorised to tell 'Big Jill' on the door if she asked when we were born, we were finally in and heading down the narrow stairs, with their red brick walls and arched ceiling, into this exciting new world where we enjoyed our first few under-age pints of Skol lager while sounds from the likes of Soft Cell, Human League and Duran Duran filled the air.
We continued this for the next three or four years as Monday night regulars, miraculously during our first couple of years managing to dodge the occasional Monday night police raids to catch us under-age drinkers, with the occasional Friday or Saturday night visits in-between to mingle with the weekend crowd, nights which offered live music too. Our spot down there was usually in the corner at the end of the long bar, but we'd hit the dance floor behind the arches the moment the likes of New Order's 'Blue Monday' or Heaven 17's 'Temptation' came on.
There was always a great crowd at the Affair, from the more colourful punks to New Romantics and all points in between. I'm sure there may have been the occasional incident, but I personally never witnessed any trouble, and nobody ever seemed out to prove themselves, except with their hair, clothing and make up, and of course on the dance floor. Everyone mixed well and many new friendships were formed.
This amazing video dating from 1984 was kindly sent to me by Stephen Munson and is a magical look back to a time, and a nightclub, that is long gone, but not forgotten. How many faces to you recognise?
All good things come to an end, and eventually the Affair closed and stood empty for many years before it was eventually converted into a chain restaurant. A few months ago I was back in the building for a college reunion, my first visit since the 80s, and took these pictures downstairs of what remains of the old club. It was rather weird making my way down those familiar stairs for the first time in three decades, and it was wishful thinking to expect the club to be there at the bottom exactly as I remember it. The bar has disappeared, swallowed up by the new kitchen and toilets, but peeping through a door built into a new wall that now cuts across the basement I saw that beyond it time really has stood still save for the addition of some white emulsion over the once bare brickwork. The familiar arches that we used to stand around are still there, and beyond them the dance floor remains very much intact, these days though instead of playing host to the latest tunes it is a storeroom. It was wonderful to see that whilst some of it may be lost, the old club is still down there in some form, and I'm sure if you listen carefully when the restaurant upstairs has closed for the night you might still be able to faintly hear the musical soundtrack, along with the chatter and laughter, of generations gone by.


It's that time of year again when everyone is excited for winter break, but also stressing about all the finals that are quickly approaching! It is extremely easy to lose yourself in the stress of finals week, so in an effort to help, Hofstra provides their annual Stressbusters events to all students!
• Pet Therapy, where dogs are brought in just for you to play with and pet your stress away!
• Free professional massages to work those stress knots out!
• Study areas that provide you with free tutoring, writing revisions and help, and of course, free food!
Good luck with finals and enjoy your winter break!


N-type & Surge return with the 'September Sun EP', a new four-tracker which kicks off with the title track, featuring the smooth chanteuse Pyxis, fresh from her previous outing on Surge's 'Leech'. Here though the bass for her vocals to float over the top of. 'Mega-tron' features a large cinematic intro, lead guitar and a drop into some future b-line madness.
On 'Triangles', the guys get back to some dark sinister meanderings, full of spooked FX, echoed vox and creeping bass that takes hold and never lets go. Next, 'Zombie Apocalypse' comes along and gets ready to eat you up and swallow you whole with a chugging b-line. Free track digital track, 'Stand Your Ground', with the vinyl or digital bundle when bought from the Wheel & Deal web store. The chanting of soldiers and the smashing of shields adds to the rolling percussion and subbed out twisted reese bassline. Interestingly this is built in an 8-bar structure, a format championed by the likes of Wiley & Musical Mob. Out now.


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Patent presentation for CLE
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PATENT PRESENTATION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION OF THE ALASKA BAR ASSOCIATION
A patent is the right to protect an idea for an invention that you have by preventing other people from making your invention, selling your invention, offering your invention for sale, or importing your invention into the United States. You must be the inventor to apply for a patent. Generally, the term of a new patent is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States. Under certain circumstances, patent term extensions or adjustments may be available.
Do I need a patent?
Another option is to have a trade secret, and keep your product or process completely secret. If your idea is going to be used in the public, and people can see how it's made or how it's produced, then you may want to consider a patent.
If I think of an idea, can I get a patent?
Thinking of an idea, is the first phase of creating an invention, and is commonly referred to as conception. Conception is "the key to determining inventorship for the invention described and claimed in a patent application – only those individuals who participation in the conception of an invention may be named as true inventors".[1]
Once you've thought of the idea, then there is the reduction to practice- how do you get the idea into a physical or tangible form.[2] This is the research phase, where you put your idea into effect. It can be an actual reduction to practice, of a constructive reduction to practice (i.e. the inventor doesn't have to reduce the idea to practice themselves). The issue of who is the inventor can become sticky, however, if other people have offered suggestions or ideas to improve the initial idea made by the inventor, as they contributed to the conception.
There are three types of patents:
1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof;
2) Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture; and
3) Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.
What are some of the unique things about a design patent?
A design patent only has one claim in it – it is based upon the physical characteristics of the design.
Are all ideas that can get a patent going to make money?
No. Not all patentable ideas make money. Only about 5% of the ideas that get patented actually make money. 3 M, one of the largest manufacturers in the US only has about a 35% success rate for getting patents, so don't feel discouraged.
Why are patents important?
Once your idea is patented, you have the right to sue those that are infringing on the claims of the patent. Lawsuits are expensive, but if the patented invention idea makes enough money, they can be worthwhile. For example, pharmaceutical drugs such as Lipitor can make up to $50,000 per minute during the length of the patent.
How long can you have a patent?
The maximum allowable time is 20 years from the date of filing the patent application. After that, your invention becomes dedicated to the public.
Let's assume I have a fantastic idea, and there is nothing that comes up on the patent search (i.e. there is no prior art like my idea). Are there any reasons why I can't get a patent?
The USPTO has certain requirements about when you can get a patent. In order to get a patent, a person must "invent or discover any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, for a patent," subject to the conditions and requirements of the law. The word "process" is defined by law as a process, act or method, and primarily includes industrial or technical processes. The term "machine" used in the statute needs no explanation. The term "manufacture" refers to articles that are made, and includes all manufactured articles. The term "composition of matter" relates to chemical compositions and isolated proteins and genes that have been synthetically made or removed from their natural environments and purified, and may include mixtures of ingredients as well as new chemical compounds. These classes of subject matter taken together include practically everything that is made under the sun that is by man[3] and the processes for making the products.
Even if the subject matter sought to be patented is not exactly shown by the prior art, and involves one or more differences over the most nearly similar thing already known, a patent may still be refused if the differences would be obvious. The subject matter sought to be patented must be sufficiently different from what has been used or described before that it may be said to be non-obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the area of technology related to the invention.
Are there types of things that I can't get a patent for?
v Yes. Your design must be non obvious, useful, non infringing, and have practical real world utility. An invention could infringe someone else's (dominating) patent, yet still be patentable itself. E.g., an earlier inventor may have obtained broad patent on a "genus" but a later inventor may still be able to patent a new, non-obvious "species" that falls within the scope of the earlier-patented "genus."
v You can't get a patent for something that you have invented, and had for commercial sale for over a year, whether it has actually been sold, or only offered for sale.
v You can't get a patent if there has been a printed publication about your invention that has been in existence for more than a year anywhere in the world.
v You can't get a patent for an invention if : "(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent," or "(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country more than one year prior to the application for patent in the United States . . ."
Are there time frames when I can't get a patent?
Absolutely. There are statutory limitations on when you can get a patent. For example, you will not be allowed to get a patent if you have sold the item or offered the item for sale for more than one year. An invention cannot be patented if, "(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent," or "(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country more than one year prior to the application for patent in the United States . . ."
So, for example, you come up with a great idea on March 1, 2007. You reduce the idea to practice by March 10, 2007. You tinker with the idea a bit once you've reduced it to practice, and you have a viable invention by April 1, 2007. You think that this idea is so fantastic, that you offer to sell it to people by May1, 2007. In order to receive patent protection, you MUST have a patent application in by April 30, 2008. No exceptions are allowed.
Similarly, you cannot get a patent for an idea that there are written publications for more than one year. As per the USPTO web page "If the invention has been described in a printed publication anywhere in the world, or if it was known or used by others in this country before the date that the applicant made his/her invention, a patent cannot be obtained. If the invention has been described in a printed publication anywhere, or has been in public use or on sale in this country more than one year before the date on which an application for patent is filed in this country, a patent cannot be obtained. In this connection it is immaterial when the invention was made, or whether the printed publication or public use was by the inventor himself/herself or by someone else. If the inventor describes the invention in a printed publication or uses the invention publicly, or places it on sale, he/she must apply for a patent before one year has gone by, otherwise any right to a patent will be lost. The inventor must file on the date of public use or disclosure, however, in order to preserve patent rights in many foreign countries.
Even if the subject matter sought to be patented is not exactly shown by the prior art, and involves one or more differences over the most nearly similar thing already known, a patent may still be refused if the differences would be obvious. The subject matter sought to be patented must be sufficiently different from what has been used or described before that it may be said to be non-obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the area of technology related to the invention. For example, the substitution of one color for another, or changes in size, are ordinarily not patentable. "
Okay, I've decided to apply for a patent. What's the difference between a provisional patent application and a non provisional patent application?
A provisional patent application is significantly cheaper way to seek a small amount of patent protection. The provisional application only has a few requirements, and a minimal amount of information is necessary to be provided to the USPTO in comparison to a non provisional application. A provisional patent application, for lack of a better analogy, is a reservation. The date that you file a provisional patent application can be later converted to a non provisional application that fully discloses your invention. Thus, you can file a provisional application, and, before one calendar year has expired, you can file a non provisional application that is linked to the provisional application and have the benefit of the earlier filing date (but only if the provisional application sufficiently and fully describes your invention and enables someone to make and use the full scope of your invention as it is later claimed in the non-provisional application. This is based on the Federal Circuit's New Railhead decision that addressed the sufficiency of a provisional application to serve as an earlier effective filing date. It is a common misperception among inventors that they can file almost any bare-bones thing as a provisional, then "beef it up" later, and still have the provisional count as a valid priority document. It only works if the provisional application provides complete support under 35 USC 112, 1st paragraph, for the later-claimed invention. The only shortcuts a provisional permits are non-substantive ones.
I am interested in seeking international protection for my idea. Are there any patents that I can obtain internationally?
Yes. An international Patent Cooperation Treaty patent application, filed in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (which has been ratified by the US), is similar to a provisional application. The international PCT patent application functions as an international place-card holder, and can hold the date for up to 30 months for the application for the US residents. A PCT patent application will not mature into a patent without filing and prosecuting patent applications in each international region or country where you are seeking coverage (for example, through the European Patent Office, through the Japanese Patent Office, etc). [5]
What does my patent application consist of?
A patent application should include the following
v Heading
v Title
v Abstract
v Specifications – As per the USPTO, "The specification must conclude with a claim or claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as the invention. The portion of the application in which the applicant sets forth the claim or claims is an important part of the application, as it is the claims that define the scope of the protection afforded by the patent. The claims must commence on a separate physical sheet of paper."
v Claims (within the claims, multiple embodiments). The claims must show how the elements in your claim are inter-related. Claims may be presented in independent form (e.g. the claim stands by itself) or in dependent form, referring back to and further limiting another claim or claims in the same application. Any dependent claim which refers back to more than one other claim is considered a "multiple dependent claim."
v Drawings, with reference points to the new invention attached (failure to have appropriate cross references can cost the inventor the patent, as the examiner may view it as failure to disclose the invention appropriately). Traditional drawings w/ reference numbers are generally only used with mechanical applications, and that the "drawings" in other technologies can be flow charts, DNA sequences, chemical formulas and reaction schemes, photographs, (only when necessary) bar graphs showing various data, can be used instead.
v Fees
v Cover letter
v A preferred method for your invention (but not language to the effect that "option A is the BEST mode, as best mode language can haunt an invention later) Language within the application that says 'If the claims are not found to be in condition for allowance, the examiner is requested to contact the attorney to schedule an interview before mailing an Office action. (A good strategy is a formal request for an interview with the examiner before any amendment to find out what the examiner is thinking) The "best mode" has to be disclosed in the application per 35 USC 112, 1st paragraph, but that it doesn't have to be identified as such, i.e. "the best mode of practicing the invention is …" isn't required.
v All possible variations on the claims to protect the maximum amount of your invention
v Power of attorney for practitioner to advocate on your behalf
v Copies of all relevant prior art (this can be supplied after filing, but ideally you have everything ready to go when you file)
v Affidavit/Declaration of the inventor
v Proper recitation of the values and ranges (For example, "a detergent, with a pH between 5 and 10")
v Picture claims (not mandatory)
v Technical testing data (not mandatory)
v Any incorporation by reference (incorporating by reference prior patents, and attaching copies of the articles or information that is being incorporated). Incorporation of references can only be used for US patent applications, not patent applications in Europe or Japan.
v Also, for the "summary of the invention", it's a good idea to "copy/paste" the claim language into the specification and only modify them to make them read a little more casual vernacular (e.g. change "said" to "the", remove the word "claim" from the ones that originated as dependent claims, etc.) There are different schools of thought on this. For example, Kayton (PRG) teaches to just describe the invention in detail once and that's it.
What should be excluded from my patent application?
v No BEST mode
v No sales pitch
v Material that you don't accidentally want to dedicate to the public, unless you claim that it is dedicated to the public.[6]
v No background or summary of invention (this is optional – some patent practitioners don't put this in, others think that it's very important for the examiner to know the history of the patent ) There should be at least enough background to put the invention in context, and sometimes to "build in" an argument that it isn't obvious (esp. if there is some very close prior art that the inventor knows about).
I forgot to add one of the requirements into my patent application, and my idea is time sensitive. What would be the date that USPTO would give my application?
Your filing date is the date that all requirements in your application are received. The filing fee and oath are not considered to be parts of the patent application. It is, however, desirable that all parts of the complete application be deposited in the Office together; otherwise each part must be signed and a letter must accompany each part, accurately and clearly connecting it with the other parts of the application. If an application which has been accorded a filing date does not include the filing fee or the oath/declaration, applicant will be notified and given a time period to pay the filing fee, file an oath/declaration and pay a surcharge.
How long does it take to get a patent?
Going through the application process at the USPTO can take as long as 3 years. For some areas, such as pharmacology, it make take as long as three years for the first office action. Business methods also take a significant amount of time.
What's the process for obtaining a patent?
First, you should do a patent search. If you find a patent or published patent application (or several patent applications that have parts of your idea), then it's important to do an analysis on whether or not your idea would be rejected as obvious by the examiner. A patent attorney or agent that does this search, for liability purposes, typically provides a written letter to the client, and has a follow up meeting to go over results.
Second, once the analysis is done, and you have decided to proceed, then you need to prepare and file a patent application. In most cases, a patent application is published 18 months after its earliest effective filing date by the USPTO, so you need to be aware of how this may affect your marketing strategy.
Third, once your application is sent to the USPTO, you need to prosecute your patent when (i.e. respond to the patent examiner's objections). Depending on the concerns raised by the examiner, you may elect to amend your application, to discard portions of your application, to withdraw your application, to push forward with a variation (otherwise known as a continuation in part of your application) or to appeal the examiner's decisions. As a last resort, you may need to consider filing an appeal in court about your patent decisions. The prosecution phase can take up to three years after your application is submitted.
Fourth, once you have your patent, you are responsible for paying maintenance fees on your patent so that it does not expire prematurely.
What do I do if the patent search comes up with a patent or published patent application that's almost identical to my idea?
Some of the things to think about if there is a patent already include the following:
v If there is an idea out there that's exactly like yours, can you design around the current patent? Can you look at the existing patents, and make sufficient modifications to the point that what you do with the idea is something that hasn't been patented yet, and would not be obvious to the examiner?
v Do you have a way that's different to make the same product in a different, better, cheaper or more cost effective way? Can you for example, reverse engineer a patent that is already in existence, and produce something a different way?
v Do you have a new use for the item that already has a patent?
v Can you put the items into a kit for a new, useful, and different process then they are created? (For example, in a recent Food Channel contest about wedding cakes, Black and Decker flecking tools were used to frost the cake- this could go into a kit along with several other specialty tools that would otherwise not be considered for cake decorating)
v Has the patent expired?
v Do you need a patent (or to obtain a license from the patentee to do your job or run your business?)
Who can do the work for you?
If you want a patent, you need to go to the USPTO web site, and to select a patent attorney or a patent agent. Both patent attorneys and patent agents must take the USPTO examination in order to practice before the USPTO. This is a 3000 page open book exam that gives agents and attorneys the right to practice before the USPTO, and requires that the agent or attorney have a degree in a technical discipline, such as engineering or science.
I've heard of companies where if you give them the idea, they will do all of the work for you on getting your patent and getting it out onto the market. What should I know about them?
A lot of companies exist on the internet and around the globe that market themselves to inventors, and promise to do the packaging, show your idea to select manufacturers, and to create a virtual prototype. They are frequently known as invention submission companies. I would strongly urge inventors to see the section on the USPTO's website that addresses invention submission companies. Many inventors have been scammed by such companies, and the USPTO along with various consumer protection agencies have recently been actively scrutinizing the business practices of such companies. Many states have enacted laws that require such companies to prominently disclose their "success rates."
If you choose to go with an invention submission company, you need to
v Find out what you are going to get for the service.
v Is there a non disclosure agreement (i.e. do you have a binding contract by the invention submission company to agree not to sell or pinch your idea?)What are the terms of the agreement?
v Who is doing the work on your patent application? is there a patent attorney or agent reviewing the work to make sure that it complies with USPTO protocols and procedures? What kind of search are they doing about your idea? Did you get a letter in writing about your search results that is signed by a registered patent attorney or agent?
v Does the invention submission company promise to produce for you a virtual prototype? If so, what is that? Is that a sketch on a computer, or is that a prototype that is mailed to your house? What are your expectations for your return from your investment? How much do you expect to pay the invention submission company? Determine what all of the costs are for going with an invention submission company. Make sure that all the costs are in the contract.
v What mechanisms is the invention submission company using to market your product? Are they cold calling manufacturers? What types of inventions does the company take? Are they going to the trade shows? Who are their contacts in the manufacturing companies that you want to produce your goods?
v See what the costs are affiliated with their program.
v See what the success rate is for their program. If they are telling you that of their 2000 clients, only 19% have obtained patents, and only 3% of those that have obtained patents have made money off their patents, you need to evaluate your odds.
v See what guarantees they make about whether you will get the patent. What is the time table that the invention submission company is promising you?
v Does the invention submission company tell you that you must have a trademark before you can get a patent? Does the invention submission company take the time to explain the difference between a trademark, a patent, and copyright? Does the invention submission company explain the time line of how long it takes to get a patent, and what phases occur when getting a patent?
v Does the invention submission company ask you if you have a business plan? Does the invention submission company explain the difference between provisional application and non provisional application?
v Find out what their turnaround time is.
v Find out of if they are insisting that you provide a model of your idea, complete with packaging.
v Find out how they intend to contact manufacturers. Do they attend the trade shows? Do they just send letters to every manufacturer?
v What are the dates that they are promising you to have a patent completed by?
What kind of expenses am I looking at when I am applying for a patent?
Assuming that you are going to have a patent attorney or agent assist you in drafting your application, there are the fees associated with hiring a patent attorney or agent, a second patent search if you and the attorney feel that it is necessary (sometimes it's a good idea to have more than one independent search for your patent idea, depending on the type of invention), costs for drawings, and the filing fees required by the USPTO.
Is there a different in geographic costs when hiring an attorney or agent to file a patent application?
First and foremost, my information is based on asking other attorneys what their going rates on. However, geography appears to play a large factor. For example, Alaska patent applications run roughly $2500-$3000, which includes the search and the application. A large part of the low cost is that most of the inventors in Alaska are of the individual inventor variety – they lack the resources that the larger corporations have access to. In Seattle, the going rate is $ 6,000-$12,000. In California, the rate is around $8,000-$14,000. In the Midwest, it is $4,000-$9,000. On the East Coast (particularly if someone is retaining a higher end boutique firm) it runs between $15,000-$22,000.
Do I need a specialist in a particular area to do my patent application?
It depends. If, for example, you have created a new heart stent, with different capabilities than other stents, it would be to your advantage to hire an attorney in the biotech area with a specialization on medical devices to work up your patent application. If, however, your idea is a bit less specialized, (for example, a new strainer on a teapot) then you can go to any patent attorney or agent to have them do the work for you.
What are ways to save money on some of the costs?
You can do your own patent search, and your own patent application. However, the USPTO patent search pages can be cumbersome to navigate through, as you need to go through each classification where you invention may be categorized. For example, if you had a paper hole punching device that you wanted to patent, you would have to go through every classification for the device, and every sub classification. Plus, there are the other search engines, such as EAST, Delphion, and other progrmas. This can take a significant amount of time to do this. This also assumes that the USPTO properly classifies things, which doesn't always happen.
It is important that you read through each specification for each existing patent that may be relevant in the classifications that you are looking at, as the language in the application may give more than one configuration, even though the illustrations may show only one design.
Can I file my own patent application?
Yes, but it can be tricky. The USPTO will penalize an inventor for failing to claim too much in their application, and not tell you if you aren't claiming enough in your application. Language in your application can be very important – the difference between the words and, consisting of, comprising of, consisting essentially of, et cetera can mean millions of dollars if there is an infringement lawsuit. Most of the trouble involves not claiming enough rather than too much. E.g. the PTO might allow a narrowly claimed invention to issue as a patent, but then the inventor may have given up potentially broader protection. There are also prosecution strategies that must be considered when the examiner is reviewing your patent.
Should I go to Washington DC to meet with the examiner myself?
The short answer is it depends. Even your conversations with the patent examiner about your invention can be used against you if for some reason that you later sue or get sued for infringement by another company. Interviews with examiners, either in person or on the phone, can be helpful, because it usually results in less going into the written record of the file history. It is also a way to personally connect with the examiner. Examiners LIKE to see who the inventors are, and how they came up with the ideas. However, examiners also only have eight hours to take a patent application from a first review to the final office action, so it is important that the inventor be concise and focuses on the issues involving the patent application, and not try to sell the examiner on the advantages of the invention over other products that are currently on the market.
If I want to sue someone for infringing on my patent, how much is it going to cost me?
You have to figure that the costs for a lawsuit start at about a million dollars, as there will be depositions, discovery, reviews of when notebooks were created documenting your ideas, when they were reduced to practice, the types of research that you put into perfecting your idea, the variations that you tried and discarded when creating your invention etc. If your idea is worth more than that, the costs go up in infringement lawsuits.
Can I get patent protection in other countries?
Yes. You can file for patent protection through the European Patent Office, the Japanese Patent Office, and other foreign countries. U.S. patent grants are effective only within the United States, U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions. Each place that you apply for patent protection has different processes, so what's disclosed in one patent application in one country may actually harm you in another country. Thus, if you want international patent protection, it is important to bring that up immediately with your patent attorney or agent. There are certain protections through the Patent Cooperation Treaty, but you need to assess where you are seeking patent protection as the strategy to get a patent through the European Patent Office is sometimes exactly opposite the strategy for getting a patent application through the USPTO.
Okay, I have an idea, and I want to hire a patent attorney or agent to help me. What are some of the things that I need to do to prepare for the meeting?
First and foremost, keep your idea secret. Share it only with one or two people that you trust implicitly, and have them help you document when you came up with the idea, and when you reduced it to practice. Have a confidential disclosure agreement in place. If you have documented your invention, such as in a laboratory notebook, sign and date the description and have someone who is under a confidential disclosure agreement "witness" (also sign and date) your description of your invention.
Please, do NOT start a blog about your idea, as that will likely constitute a written publication that will hurt you later. Start a notebook on the day you create your idea, and date and document every time you think of a variation or improvement.
Second, if you haven't done so, get to work on a business plan immediately. You, as the inventor, are going to be responsible for determining how much time, effort, love, and sweat go into getting a patent application filed, and how hard you want to push to get a patent allowance. As the inventor, you will have significant amounts of business decisions to make about the strategies you wish to employ when seeking your patent.
A business plan helps you focus on what resources you have to dedicate to the idea, how much you invention costs to make, how much it would be worth to sell it on the open market, how much you wish to advertise, what is the likelihood of market success, what types of designs currently exist, which trade shows you are going to attend with your idea, and how you intend to sell your product. Do you actually need a patent? What is your likelihood of being sued for infringement by someone else?
Your business plan can help you identify your motivation for the project, which can affect how wedded you are to the idea. . Do you want to have a patent to make money? Do you want the patent for self satisfaction? Do you want the patent to prove to other people that you have more to offer the world than they assumed? These are all considerations that must go into your business plan. After all, patents are nothing more than business tools that can provide a measure of exclusivity and therefore a competitive advantage. I often have to remind inventors not to lose site of the big business picture.
I have my patent now, and someone else is infringing on my patent. Can the USPTO help me?
No, you, as the patent owner are responsible for bringing having your attorney send a cease and desist letter or to take legal action against the person who is infringing on your patent.
What is a company's duty to avoid infringing on someone else's patent?
Companies bear an underlying duty to avoid violating known patent rights. The courts have also held that if a manufacturer withholds information regarding the patent they are seeking not to infringe upon and the product they intend to produce, this can be viewed as a willful infringement, and the penalties can be staggering.
What are some of the factors that the court looks at to determine whether there is willful infringement of your patent?
1) whether there was deliberate copying of the infringer versus a bona fide attempt to design around the existing patent
2) the formation of a good faith belief after knowledge of the patent that the patent was not in fringed or invalid or unenforceable
3) the exercise of due care after knowledge of patent rights
4) competent opinion of counsel and
5) behavior during litigation. (Willful Infringement, Allegations, Implications, and Practical Considerations by Kenneth Barrow, Sharon Israel, and Gregory Porter)
Proof of inducement to patent infringement requires evidence not only that the defendant engaged in acts that contributed to a direct infringement, but also that it knew of and intended the direct infringement of the patent in suit, according to the en banc Federal Circuit. [7]
Who does the analysis to determine whether or not the claims in your patent have infringed on someone else's patent?
The courts have the right to look at claim construction, as it is a question exclusively of law. [8]
What are the penalties if you are found to have infringed on someone else's patent?
If the court makes that determination that someone has infringed on the existing patent, the court would award damages, based on price erosion (i.e. the court would make a determination that but/for the infringement, the patentee would have been able to receive a higher price for their goods). Triple damages may be awarded under 35 U.S.C. 284. The company that is infringed upon can also receive attorney's fees as well. Enhanced damages, once infringement is found by a jury, is pretty much standard practice.
Are there any tests that are different for design patents?
Design patents protect the first ornamental impression. The test for determining whether a design patent is infringed requires construction of the patent claim and comparison of the construed claim to the accused product [9]The comparison must include it's visual appearance as a whole, and the visual impression it creates. The patented design and the accused design do not have to be identical for design patent infringement to exist. (Id).
As stated in PHG Technologies LLC v. St. John Companies Inc., [10]One of the considerations in deciding whether a design is dictated by function is "whether alternative designs would adversely affect the utility of the specified article, the Federal Circuit noted, citing Berry Sterling Corp. v. Pescor Plastics, Inc. [11]
If I wanted information regarding the USPTO, what's a good starting point on the internet?
The home page is www.USPTO.gov – it is important to make this your new best friend.
Another good one is Google. Google now has a beta testing patent search engine that is less cumbersome than the USPTO site, but is not yet foolproof.
For those that like other web sites that are not as bulky, I would recommend the following:
http://www.patentfetcher.com/
http://nip.blogs.com/patent/2004/09/guide_to_downlo.html
What's a good link for tutorials on how to search the USPTO web site?
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/patent/uspat.html
Are there other good resources out there?
American Intellectual Property Law Association is quite helpful for the practical, day to day stuff, as well as the regular classes
http://www.aipla.org/
Special thanks to Timothy Meig, my mentor through the American Intellectual Property Law Association for guidance and suggestions, and to Andrew Lahser for permission to use his diagrams
[1] Skolnick, Steven and Gwin, H. Sanders – A Practical Approach to Inventorship AIPLA 2004 Practical Patent Prosecution Training for New Lawyers Chapter 3.
[2] Manual of Patent and Examination Procedure 2138.05
[3] Dimond v. Chakrabarty
[5] Macheledt, Jean – Drafting Patent and Provisional Applications, an Overview 2004 AIPLA 2004 Practical Patent Prosecution Training for New Lawyers Chapter 4.
[6] Johnson v. Johnston
[7] DSU Medical Corp. v. JMS Co., Ltd., Fed. Cir., No. 04-1620, 12/13/06
[8] Markman v. Westview Instruments, 52 F.3d 967,979, 34 U.S.P.Q.2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 1995)
[9] AIPLA 2002 case summation, Contessa Food v. Conagra 62 U,.S.P.Q.2d 1065
[10] Fed. Cir., No. 06-1169, 11/17/06
[11] 122 F.3d 1452 (Fed. Cir. 1997)

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The perfect cup of coffee - at home
You love coffee. There's just no other way of saying it. Your feelings toward the liquid indulgence go beyond mere appreciation for it as a morning or afternoon pick-me-up: This borders on obsession.
You get your daily fix - or two or three - at one of the myriad coffeehouses that dot the land. But whenever you brew, it just doesn't taste the same as what you get at a coffeehouse. In fact, it's quite inferior.
So how do you make the perfect cup of coffee at home?
We posed the question to a man who knows: Martin Diedrich. A scion of a coffee-growing clan, the Orange County, Calif., entrepreneur launched the coffeehouse chain bearing his family name in the early '80s. He most recently started Kean, an upscale Newport Beach, Calif., coffeehouse where he personally roasts each day's beans.
One caveat: Unless you spend thousands of dollars on professional grinders, brewers and water filters, you won't get the kind of quality that comes from a place like Kean. But these five steps will get you started in taking your brew from merely passable to very pleasing.
1. Start with high-quality beans. "You can't make silk purses from sows' ears," Diedrich says.
You might pay more for the quality, but it will be worth it in the cup.
2. Buy fresh-roasted coffee. "Many people naively believe grinding is when freshness starts," Diedrich says. "That's like saying the freshness of bread begins when you slice it. Freshness starts with roasting."
Diedrich says that within just two weeks, the flavor can degrade significantly. "In stores, the freshest coffee is three or four months old (since roasting). More generally, it's six to seven months."
Diedrich, of course, recommends his own coffee, which he roasts on the premises of Kean in family-made machines.
3. Use the right ratio of coffee to water. This makes a big difference in taste and intensity. Diedrich recommends 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 6 ounces of water.
4. Use high-quality water. "Coffee is 98.5 percent to 99 percent water," Diedrich explains. "Even Britas and other such filtration systems won't get rid of all the minerals that can take away from taste." He recommends store-bought, filtered water.
5. Use the right grind. If you're grinding your own beans, this is crucial. "A $10 grinder is not a grinder; it's a shredder. They're horribly inconsistent," Diedrich says. "You'll get everything from ultra-fine to ultra-coarse with them."
In order to get a good grind for home brewing you'll need to spend a couple hundred dollars on a burr grinder, Diedrich says. "It literally shaves the bean, vs. crushing or fracturing it; you'll get an even extraction."
WHAT ABOUT THOSE PODS?
The past few years have given rise to a new kind of coffee maker, one that makes single servings using prepackaged pods of coffee. The idea is no measuring, no cleanup, no mess.
While a coffee aficionado such as Martin Diedrich likely won't be employing one in his home, he's not fully against them, either.
"For all their disadvantages - the coffee isn't of superior quality and by and large it's never fresh - it is properly ground and has the correct ratio of coffee to water," Diedrich says.
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Home > Misc > Did Putin Sell Tehran to Trump?
Did Putin Sell Tehran to Trump?
What to think of the Helsinki Summit
■ Nazar TAMASHEVSKA
Sunday 5 August 2018
In the past, in relation with Iran, the Russians have repeatedly bargained their protégés (Mohamad-Ali Shah in 1909, Kuchak Khan in Guilan in 1922, Pishevari in Azerbaijan in 1946) against concessions more strategic in their eyes. Without a doubt, the Caucasus and Ukraine are more important for the military and economic security of Russia than Iran. Did Putin sell Tehran to Trump? A number of elements seem to confirm this.
No communiqué was issued following the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, leaving the field open for speculation. However, in the two leaders' joint press conference and subsequent interviews and briefings, the outlines of some agreements emerged, especially concerning Syria.
Helsinki Pub
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Both leaders' remarks hinted that the civil war in Syria was coming to an end, although Putin insisted on the need to crush terrorists in south-west Syria while keeping the forces of Syria and Israel separated. Even though he made no reference to the future status of Iranian troops inside Syria, Trump declared the "United States will not allow Iran to benefit from our successful campaign against ISIS". Earlier, he had emphasised during a May 17 meeting with Bashar al-Assad in Sochi that all "foreign armed forces will be withdrawn from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic".
Meanwhile, quiet discreetly, Iranian-backed troops retreated from their positions in Golan to stay 85&km away from Israeli-Syrian border, a move confirmed by Putin's special envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev who stated: "As we took into account the Israeli concerns, we managed to attain the pullout of Iranian units 85 km from the Israeli-(Syrian) border". Lavrentiev's announcement comes a day after Russia's ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov firmly declaring that the border area would be free of Iranian presence.
Putin went further by suggesting the merge of the Astana talks — Iran, Russia, and Syria — with the "small group" — France, Britain, Germany, Jordan, the US and Saudi Arabia — something that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has sought for more than a year.
Trump's announcement that he is willing to talk to Iranian President Rouhani took many by surprise and reinforced the impression that the American President had got some advantages in his negotiations with Putin. Even though Rouhani rejected the offer, his advisor Hamid Aboutalebi keep the door open by suggesting that Mr. Rouhani would be willing to meet Mr. Trump if he demonstrated "respect for the great nation of Iran", and reduced his hostility towards the Islamic republic.
For its popularity, it would help Rouhani if he negotiated with the Americans. Indeed, the most pro-American people in the Middle East are Iranians. Young Iranians are the most moderate people in the Muslim world. They have grown frustrated by the political and economic constraints that have kept them from achieving success. Many, if not most, want to immigrate to North America. Above all, they want their country to be anchored to the Western world in general and the United States in particular.
September is likely to be full of surprises. Let's bet on a reversal of the situation. ■
Russians Worried about Regime Change in Iran
Eurasia's Great Game
Pakistan and Its Water
Saudi Policy Confronting US Senate
Great Game in Central Asia: Rivalry Persists
China's Silk Road Economic Belt
Economic Consequences of the US Withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal
Do not Ride the Bomb
Pakistani Poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China
Turkey's Lira Meltdown
A Second Iran-Petrodollars War?
Eastern Mediterranean Energy Geostrategy on Proposed Gas Export Routes
China Struggles with Belt and Road Pushback
The Assault on Fortress Qatar
Padişah Erdogan and Turkey's Crisis
Saudi Arabia and Iran Woo Incoming Pakistani Prime Minister
Securing Xinjiang
Crusade against the Integration of the Middle-East with the Caucasus and Central Asia
Asia Maior 2017
Opening Up in the Caucasus and Central Asia
FAO CALCIM II in Action
Troubled Iran Bets on SCO
Citizenship in Central Asia
Moody's Perspective for CIS
The Institutionalization of Mobility
Turkey Contributes $20mln to Support FAO's work in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Which Type of Plane for Central Aisa?
India and Pakistan Become Full Members of SCO
Central Asia: Economic Diversification and Sustainable Development


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Analysis of Cincinnati Bengals Roster Surprises
There were a few unexpected, interesting transactions during the making of the 53-man roster.
By BALCO Blue Bombers Sep 1, 2014, 8:48am EDT
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Most everyone believed this pick-six would seal Danieal Manning's spot on the roster.
John Grieshop
On Saturday and Sunday, after the Bengals set their 53-man roster and 10-man practice squad, there were a handful of mild surprises. This is a very long, comprehensive post on those changes.
1) S Danieal Manning released in favor of LB Sean Porter
The Bengals were willing to give Manning a one-year, $1.6 million contract. He played strong safety and nickel corner throughout training camp and preseason. He even got reps at kick returner, providing depth at that position as well.
When he showed off ball-hawking skills and speed on a 33-yard INT for TD on Thursday against the Colts, many of us thought that the pick-six safely sealed his roster spot.
Porter displayed versatility and coverage skills in OTA's. However, he suffered a knee injury, causing him to miss most of training camp and the first two games of preseason. He had a solid game against the Cardinals with a few nice plays, including an INT.
But quickly into the final game, he suffered a hamstring injury which will keep him out multiple weeks. That, paired with Jayson DiManche's and Marquis Flowers' effective play, led most to believe that Porter would not make the roster.
Another reason why this was a surprise: Taylor Mays. Throughout training camp and preseason, he received much more time at nickel LB than at S, getting personally coached up by Matt Burke. Mays played well at LB, particularly in the last two games and has shown himself to be an effective LB. But, he is still a question mark at S considering his past so-so play there.
At least according to his snap counts, Mays is primarily a LB by far, and has been barely used at S, even though he is listed as a S. It seemed there was no extra room at LB, and that either Manning or Isaiah Lewis would make the roster. Now that those two have been cut, Mays is an option at S, but realistically only an emergency one.
Therefore, it seems we will be heading into the season with eight linebackers and just three safeties. That's unusual, considering our base defense is the nickel, with just two LBs on the field at a time. Brennen Warner's new depth chart reflects this, with only Reggie Nelson, George Iloka, and Shawn Williams at safety. We are counting on Nelson and Iloka to be iron men (Great work, Brennen! Click on the images to expand):
What makes this less of a surprise is Paul Guenther, the D-coordinator and former LB coach. The team was willing to spend a fourth-round pick on Porter just last year, and Guenther certainly had his hands all over that selection. It would have been very difficult for Guenther to let go of Porter.
Another factor here is age/upside. Manning is 32 and Porter is 23. Even with his health, Porter obviously offers better long-term potential. The Bengals made similar moves by keeping Tanner Hawkinson and Rex Burkhead over Will Svitek and BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
A final factor in this decision is special teams. Linebackers play ST more than any other position does, and in preseason, Manning was absent from most of the ST packages.
I'm personally fine with keeping Porter over Manning. But when Chris Lewis-Harris returns from suspension, I'm looking at Porter as one of the prime candidates to be potentially replaced by CLH.
2) C Trevor Robinson released in favor of G T.J. Johnson
Robinson had played 19 games over the past two seasons, including seven starts. And according to Joe Goodberry, he had been one of the best Bengals OL in preseason, arguably the third-best OL on the entire team behind only Whitworth and Zeitler:
Very impressed with backup C Trevor Robinson after this. If they keep backup swing tackle Will Svitek over him, it's a mistake. #Bengals
— JGoods (@JoeGoodberry) August 27, 2014
(Great work, Joe. Again, click to expand.)
I then assumed that Trey Hopkins was healthy enough to make the 53-man roster. So you can imagine my surprise when I read later that it was not Hopkins who took Robinson's roster spot, but Johnson, while Hopkins went to IR.
Johnson, a seventh-round pick last year, was listed as a C but has been used exclusively a G since. He was the second-string RG in training camp without any use at C. He received plenty of playing time at both guard positions in preseason, but zero snaps at C.
Robinson was exclusively a guard at Notre Dame, before the Bengals began using him at center. In a similar fashion, Johnson was a center at South Carolina and during his year on the practice squad,- but since then, he has not played center at all.
Johnson can be an emergency C if needed, but Robinson could just as easily be an emergency G, so it's not as if Johnson is more versatile than Robinson.
Plus, this was Hopkins' roster spot to lose, and he is a pure G. In camp and preseason, he was the best guard among the three. Any supposed versatility of Johnson (or Robinson) means little here. If Hopkins hadn't been injured, all reports were that he'd almost certainly have won this roster spot over both of them.
Therefore, I think Paul Alexander and the coaches merely wanted to keep the best backup offensive guard, period. Johnson has not played C in training camp and preseason at all, and he is no more versatile than Robinson. Johnson made the roster simply because he was the best available guard after Hopkins. Robinson did well, but because he's a center, he didn't make it.
The coaches are now committed to Russell Bodine at starting C. It also might mean that the coaches view Mike Pollak as primarily a backup C now, with Johnson being the primary backup at G. Pollak would still be a G option, though.
Personally, I initially didn't like this transaction, but I'm okay with it. From the moment Bodine was drafted, Cincinnati was set on him at C, and I like what I've seen from Pollak at C on game tape. Robinson wasn't going to get playing time, for better or for worse. Plus, we've retained him on the PS, so he could be easily called up to the roster.
3) DT Devon Still released in favor of DT Christo Bilukidi
I think this is a win-win move. Still gets to focus on his unfortunate real-life family situation, as he ought to. Meanwhile, Bilukidi, who has outperformed Still in training camp (and to a lesser degree, in preseason) makes the roster, and the team retains Still on the practice squad.
This was Still a surprising cut (pun intended). Though hampered by injuries, he had shown flashes in the past, notably a sack-fumble-recovery of Big Ben, and an impressive athletic sack of RGIII, both in 2012. He had the accolades: All-American, Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year, and second-round draft status. And with Geno Atkins out for much of camp, Still was at first-team 3-tech DT when healthy. Interestingly, Still and Svitek (and Hopkins too, due to injury) were players who went from receiving plenty of first-team reps to being off the 53-man roster.
Overall, this was an unexpected but good move.
4) Various Practice Squad Decisions
A) Keeping both WR Colin Lockett and Cobi Hamilton, instead of dropping one of them for a second CB in Victor Hampton
Colin Lockett is 5'11", 188 pounds with a 4.50 40 time. He had a productive career at San Diego State as a receiver and kick returner. However, he didn't do much in camp, in part because he was near the bottom of the depth chart. In preseason, he had just two receptions for 14 yards, on five targets.
He also hurt himself in the final game- with a facemask penalty, followed by a false start penalty for losing his balance and falling to the ground despite being untouched. Lockett participated on ST as a gunner and coverage man.
A handful of people believed that former sixth-rounder Cobi Hamilton would make the 53-man roster. He's 6'2", 197 pounds with a 4.50 40 time. He also had a productive career in college as a receiver and kick returner.
In fact, he was the most productive WR in Arkansas history and the fourth-most-productive WR in SEC history. Throughout both camp and preseason, he was up-and-down. He had explosive plays as well as maddening drops. What also hurt him was his general lack of ability on ST. Overall, he was more of an athlete than a wide receiver.
Both of these wide receivers really struggled. It may have been best to keep only one WR and keep Victor Hampton (see below) instead.
B) Keeping G Dan France instead of a second CB in Victor Hampton
G Dan France has gotten his fair share of playing time throughout all four preseason games. We at Cincy Jungle did a film study on France in the second half of the Chiefs game which showed him repeatedly getting beaten or not doing his job.
France had an unfortunate lucky break when G Hopkins, who was about to make the final roster, went on IR. It promoted G Johnson from an expected PS spot to the 53-man roster, thus allowing France to take Johnson's old PS spot. He's the second OL on the PS behind Robinson.
Onterio McCalebb impressed in the final preseason game with a 59-yard kick return and a pass breakup, and CB Victor Hampton also looked good with two jarring tackles for loss, one of which included a pass breakup but was really a forced fumble. Watch the tape and you'll be impressed by Hampton. He is clearly physical and generally technically sound. He has swagger- he's animated and is somewhat of an enforcer.
This move seems to be for depth purposes at G. Personally, I'm skeptical of the decision. France is a pure G, and we already have two young starters in Clint Boling and Kevin Zeitler, to go with legit roster G depth in Johnson, Pollak, Hawkinson, Newhouse, and Whitworth, in that order. I seriously doubt Boling and Zeitler are going anywhere- they are most likely our G duo for a long time.
Plus, the current top three backups at G are already all under contract through 2016, and that's excluding Trey Hopkins (who is also under contract through 2016).
Meanwhile, I think the CB group has contract, injury history, and age concerns, with Terence Newman gone after 2014, and Adam Jones and Leon Hall gone after 2015, and that's if injuries don't derail any of these aging players beforehand (knock on wood).
The base defense is the nickel, which means there are 3 starting CB. Darqueze Dennard is one long-term option, and Dre Kirkpatrick may or may not be a second option. So that's one or two long-term open starting spots, to go with multiple open depth spots.
Personally, I'd have kept Hampton over France from both a BPA and depth perspective. Or, I would have rather dropped one of the WR, either Hamilton or Lockett. Of course, I don't have inside information like the coaches do; I'm basing all of this off game tape and the current roster.
C) Keeping DT David King, instead of DT LaKendrick Ross (or CB Victor Hampton)
David King was on the practice squad last season. He was a relatively svelte 6'4", 285 pounds then, before he bulked up to 300 this year. He was also converted from DE to DT. In 103 snaps this preseason, he had four tackles and recovered a fumble.
Besides Victor Hampton yet again, another option for this PS spot would have been nose tackle LaKendrick Ross. Starting NT Domata Peko showed signs of decline last year, culminating in being manhandled in the playoffs by a backup center. Ross has incredible strength: 47 bench press reps of 225 pounds, which beat everyone at the NFL Combine (Bodine had 42 reps of 225 pounds, which was most at the combine), and gargantuan measurables (6'5" and 360 pounds). The coaches gave Ross only 37 snaps in preseason, but he produced almost as much as King with three tackles.
I am personally skeptical of this move. King seems to be the kind of low-upside fringe player who is dime-a-dozen. Meanwhile, Ross's outstanding strength and measurables make him a more appealing practice squad prospect to me, not to mention he had outplayed King in preseason as well.
Overall, Hamilton had his ups and downs in preseason, while Lockett, France, and King did not do well. Hampton outperformed them all, and played at a position which could really use some additional depth. While I understand the coaches have inside info, I am not sure why Hampton would not be retained over any of those four.
Really, I think both Hampton and Ross should have been retained. King should have been dropped for Ross, and any of the three of Lockett/Hamilton/France should have been dropped for Hampton.
Cincinnati Bengals Practice Squad Watch
Bengals practice squad players who have gone on to contribute in the NFL
Analysis of Bengals Roster Surprises
Bengals Practice Squad Finalized
Bengals cut Xavier Su'a-Filo; Doug Costin joins practice squad, and Drue Chrisman cut from it The Bengals have their new defensive tackle.
Former Bengals celebrate team's playoff breakthrough "You're talking about chills goose-bumping down your spine. Bad knees and all jumping up and down. It's how you want 66,000 to sound."
Bengals vs. Titans injury report: Trey Hendrickson, Josh Tupou limited Hendrickson is close to being cleared from the concussion protocol.


Some USB keys are fast enough for Ready Boost, yet Windows Vista will tell you otherwise. If you want to brave it and force Windows to use your USB key with Ready Boost, try these few steps.
1. Insert your USB Key. Right Click the USB key in "My Computer". Click on ReadyBoost tab.
2. Check the box "Stop retesting this device when I plug it in".
3. Unplug your USB Key.
4. Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | Run. Type "regedit" without quotes.
7. Change the Device Status to 2, ReadSpeedKBs to 10000000 and WriteSpeedKBs to 10000000.
HELP MEEEE………." Check the box "Stop retesting this device when I plug it in".
It should be the HKey_Local_Machine. I'll edit the post (and fix formatting and missing pictures) to reflect the non-abbreviated key.


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import json

from tornado import escape
from .errors import Error, Source
from .exceptions import BadRequest, InvalidFilters, InvalidSort
from .schema import get_model_field, get_relationships

class QueryStringManager(object):
    """Querystring parser according to jsonapi reference
    """

    def __init__(self, raw_query_args, schema):
        """Initialization instance

        Parameters
        ----------
        raw_query_args: dict
            query arguments from tornado request.arguments
        """
        if not isinstance(raw_query_args, dict):
            raise ValueError('QueryStringManager require a dict-like object '
                             'query_args parameter')

        self.query_args = self._normalize_query_args(raw_query_args)
        self.schema = schema

    @property
    def queryitems(self):
        """Returns the query entries as a list of tuples, so that they can
        be encoded as foo=bar&foo=baz
        """
        res = []
        for key, value in self.query_args.items():
            if not isinstance(value, list):
                value = [value]

            for v in value:
                res.append((key, v))
        return sorted(res, key=lambda x: x[0])

    def _normalize_query_args(self, query_args):
        """Normalizes the raw query arguments passed as from tornado.
        It makes one-element lists a single value, and decodes bytes into
        unicode. It does _not_ convert strings to integers.
        """
        res = {}

        query_args = escape.recursive_unicode(query_args)
        for key, value in query_args.items():
            if isinstance(value, list):
                if len(value) == 0:
                    continue
                elif len(value) == 1:
                    value = value[0]

            res[key] = value

        return res

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        """Dict access: set item"""
        self.query_args[key] = value

    def __delitem__(self, key):
        """Dict access: del item"""
        del self.query_args[key]

    def __len__(self):
        """Dict access: length"""
        return len(self.query_args)

    def _get_key_values(self, name):
        """Return a dict containing key / values items for a given key, used
        for items like filters, page, etc.

        Parameters
        ----------
        name: str
            name of the querystring parameter

        Returns
        -------
        dict:
            a dict of key / values items
        """
        results = {}

        for key, value in self.query_args.items():
            try:
                if not key.startswith(name):
                    continue

                key_start = key.index('[') + 1
                key_end = key.index(']')
                item_key = key[key_start:key_end]

                if isinstance(value, str) and ',' in value:
                    item_value = value.split(',')
                else:
                    item_value = value

                if isinstance(item_value, list):
                    if len(item_value) == 0:
                        continue
                    elif len(item_value) == 1:
                        item_value = item_value[0]

                results.update({item_key: item_value})
            except Exception:
                raise BadRequest([
                    Error(
                        source=Source(parameter=key),
                        title="Parse error"
                    )])

        return escape.recursive_unicode(results)

    @property
    def filters(self):
        """Return filters from query string.

        Returns
        -------
        list:
            filter information
        """
        filters = self.qs.get('filter')
        if filters is not None:
            try:
                filters = json.loads(filters)
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                raise InvalidFilters.from_message("Parse error")

        return filters

    @property
    def pagination(self):
        """Return all page parameters as a dict.

        :return dict: a dict of pagination information

        To allow multiples strategies, all parameters starting with `page`
        will be included. e.g::

            {
                "number": '25',
                "size": '150',
            }

        Example with number strategy::

            >>> query_string = {'page[number]': '25', 'page[size]': '10'}
            >>> parsed_query.pagination
            {'number': '25', 'size': '10'}
        """
        # check values type
        result = self._get_key_values('page')
        for key, value in result.items():
            if key not in ('number', 'size'):
                raise BadRequest([
                    Error(
                        source=Source(
                            parameter="page",
                        ),
                        detail="{} is not a valid parameter "
                               "of pagination".format(key)
                    )])
            try:
                result[key] = int(value)
            except ValueError:
                raise BadRequest([
                    Error(
                        source=Source(
                            parameter='page[{}]'.format(key),
                        ),
                        detail="Parse error"
                    )
                ])

        return result

    @property
    def fields(self):
        """Return fields wanted by client.

        Returns
        -------
        dict:
            a dict of sparse fieldsets information

            Return value will be a dict containing all fields by resource,
            for example::

                {
                    "user": ['name', 'email'],
                }

        """
        result = self._get_key_values('fields')
        for key, value in result.items():
            if not isinstance(value, list):
                result[key] = [value]

        return result

    @property
    def sorting(self):
        """Return fields to sort by including sort name for SQLAlchemy
        and row sort parameter for other ORMs

        Returns
        -------
        list:
            a list of sorting information

            Example of return value::

                [
                    {'field': 'created_at', 'order': 'desc'},
                ]

        """
        if self.query_args.get('sort'):
            sorting_results = []
            for sort_field in self.query_args['sort'].split(','):
                field = sort_field.replace('-', '')
                if field not in self.schema._declared_fields:
                    raise InvalidSort.from_message(
                        "{} has no attribute "
                        "{}".format(self.schema.__name__, field))
                if field in get_relationships(self.schema).values():
                    raise InvalidSort.from_message(
                        "You can't sort on {} "
                        "because it is a relationship "
                        "field".format(field))
                field = get_model_field(self.schema, field)
                order = 'desc' if sort_field.startswith('-') else 'asc'
                sorting_results.append({'field': field, 'order': order})
            return sorting_results

        return []

    @property
    def include(self):
        """Return fields to include

        Returns
        -------
        list:
            a list of include information
        """
        include_param = self.query_args.get('include')
        return include_param.split(',') if include_param else []

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Technology is helping middle-class Nigerians turn to farming without getting their hands dirty
For decades, various Nigerian administrations have championed the idea of diversifying an oil-dependent economy with agriculture often been cited as the top alternative. But rather than match bluster with action, Africa's largest oil producer has perennially remained reliant on it's biggest export.
More than 80% of farmers in Nigeria are small holder farmers who cultivate a few acres of land to feed their family and also sell produce to earn a living. Yet, while the government has failed—getting middle-class Nigerians to take up farming—thanks to technology, a crop of new agro-tech startups are finding success.
Rather than purchase farmlands and get involved the daily routine of the industry, startups like FarmCrowdy and ThriveAgric enable interested middle-class Nigerians to fund existing farms for between $200 and $750 for a harvest cycle (which can last between five and six months depending on the crop) and earn up a share of profits.
Photo courtesy of Neil Palmer.
Source: Quartz Africa (link opens in a new window)
Agriculture, Technology
agribusiness, agtech, smallholder farmers


Dish Network (DISH) Chairman Charlie Ergen is giving investors an intriguing drama to follow as he attempts to outmaneuver Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. (9984) for money-losing, high-speed Internet network Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and the latter company's valuable airwaves.
The competition between two billionaires, Ergen and Softbank's owner Masayoshi Son ultimately is a battle to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier and the majority owner of Clearwire. The losing bidder likely will consider making a deal to buy the 79 percent stake in the fourth-largest U.S. wireless company, T-Mobile, which currently is owned by Germany's Deutsche Telekom.
Neither billionaire seems to be backing down, nor is either expected to be deterred if his rival gains control of Clearwire and Sprint. Ergen is a poker-playing entrepreneur who started in the satellite industry as a seller of big satellite-receiving dishes to rural customers before he launched a successful satellite TV business that allowed users to receive programming with much-smaller, 18-inch satellite dishes. Son, a highly competitive businessman is vowing to transform his company into the world's biggest mobile communications services provider.
Both are determined to acquire an existing U.S. wireless carrier. Ergen already is gaining experience in wireless broadband for his company by announcing in May that Dish Network planned to develop a fixed wireless broadband service with NTELOS Holding Corp. (NTLS) in rural Virginia using a spectrum in the 2.5 GHz range. Broadband service speeds at the venture's initial test sites are expected to be fast, ranging between 20 Mbps to more than 50 Mbps.
Ergen has amassed a track record of making strategic acquisitions during his tenure. His purchases at Dish Network include the assets of video entertainment company Blockbuster Inc. in a winning bid valued at $320 million on April 6, 2011. Dish Network currently is proposing to buy Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion but will need to increases its offer to try winning support from its acquisition target's board of directors.
SoftBank will be a formidable foe. The company strengthened its position earlier this week when Sprint separately agreed to a sweetened, $21.6 billion takeover by SoftBank, rejecting the higher offer from Dish.
If Dish is able to acquire the roughly 49 percent portion of Clearwire that Sprint does not own, the value of the SoftBank offer to acquire Sprint may fall. Without full control of Clearwire and its valuable airwaves, Sprint will not be able to offer a fourth-generation network to compete evenly with bigger U.S. wireless rivals Verizon (V) and AT&T Corp. (T).
He clearly is not lacking in confidence or bravado. Son also acknowledged that an acquisition of T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) would be a "Plan B" target if he is unable to buy Sprint. Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's 74-percent owner, is eligible to sell its entire stake at once to a third party, such as Softbank or Dish, so such a deal is a possibility for either company if it loses in its bid to buy Sprint.
Exclusive Curtains for Ma Bell & Verizon?
The landscape in mobile communications in the United States is changing, with video requiring additional bandwidth, and both Ergen and Son plan to be part of the industry's future. Investors would be wise to watch to see how the consolidation plays out but both Ergen and Son have the money and willpower to be long-term competitors in the sector regardless of which one buys Sprint Nextel.
Stocks fell today, following yesterday's rally in the S&P 500, as the International Monetary Fund shredded its 2014 outlook for America and urged the central bank to manage its exit from stimulus plans.


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Q: Resizing Bokeh Dropdowns and other Widgets How can I adjust the size of a dropdown or other widgets with Bokeh in Python?
I have the following dropdowns acting as filters on a graphic:

As you can see, they're all different lengths. They're in a widgetbox like this:
widgets = widgetbox([school_selector,
                degree_selector,
                student_selector,
                began_exam_selector,
                finished_exam_selector],
                sizing_mode='fixed')

which gets dropped into the final layout like this:
dashboard_layout = column(widgets, column(time_v_note, exam_data_table))
curdoc().add_root(dashboard_layout)

I have tried 'fixed', 'scale_width', and 'stretch_both' as options for sizing_mode but nothing has change. I just want all the filters to be the same size so there's no jagged edge.
Thanks
EDIT:
Here's what the Select() construction looks like:
#### School Selector
## Selection Options
school_select_opts = ['All'] + list(exam_df['School ID - School Name'].unique())

## Selector Build
school_selector = Select(title='1) Choose a School:',
                         options=school_select_opts,
                         value='All')

#### Degree Selector
## Selection Options
degree_select_opts = ['All'] + list(exam_df['Degree'].unique())

## Selector Build
degree_selector = Select(title='2) Choose a Degree:',
                         options=degree_select_opts,
                         value='All')

#### Exam Selector
## Selection Options
exam_select_opts = ['All'] + list(exam_df['Exam ID - Exam Name'].unique())

## Selector Build
exam_selector = Select(title='3) Choose an Exam:',
                       options=exam_select_opts,
                       value='All')

#### Student Selector
## Selection Options
student_select_opts = ['All'] + list(exam_df['Applicant ID - Full Name'].unique())

## Selector Build
student_selector = Select(title='4) Choose a Student:',
                         options=student_select_opts,
                         value='All')

#### Begin Exam Selector
## Selection Options
begin_exam_opts = ['All', 'Yes', 'No']

## Selector Build
began_exam_selector = Select(title='Began Exam?',
                             options=begin_exam_opts,
                             value='All')

#### Finished Exam Selector
## Selection Options
finished_exam_opts = ['All', 'Yes', 'No']

## Selector Build
finished_exam_selector = Select(title='Finished Exam?',
                                options=finished_exam_opts,
                                value='All')

A: Just write down width and mention it's value and you will get the required answer.
Code:
menu = [("Delhi", "3"), ("Mumbai", "4"), ("Chennai", "4"), ("Kochi", "6"), ("Kolkata", "7")]

dropdown = Dropdown(label="LOCATION", button_type="success", menu=menu,width=120)

A: You could switch to a folder app with custom templates
Let's say you have a my_app folder:
in my_app/main.py (it has to be named main.py):
from bokeh.io import curdoc
from bokeh.layouts import widgetbox
from bokeh.models import Select

curdoc().add_root(widgetbox([Select(title=str(i)+') Select:',options=['']+['a'*i*10],css_classes=['my_inputs']) for i in range(10)],css_classes=['my_widgetbox']))

in my_app/templates/index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    {{ bokeh_css }}
    {{ bokeh_js }}
  </head>
  <body>
    <style type="text/css">
      {% include 'styles.css' %}
    </style>
    {{ plot_div|indent(8) }}
    {{ plot_script|indent(8) }}
  </body>
</html>

in my_app/templates/styles.css :
.my_widgetbox div.bk-widget.bk-layout-fixed.my_inputs {
    width:300px;
}

If you run that (bokeh serve --show my_app in the same directory as my_app) you will notice that the first 4 widgets have the specified length of 300 px. But the next widgets have options that are longer than 300px themselves so the widget will extended to fit the largest option in that case. I don't know how to prevent that.
You could shorten the option strings, or make all the widgets as wide as the widest one.
To figure out how to get elements in the document, like the div.bk-widget.bk-layout-fixed part, I just check out elements using the console in the browser.

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"If left untreated, osteoporosis makes your bones as fragile as porcelain": this is the claim of 'The BoneTour 4 Sicily', a campaign promoted by FIRMO – Italian Foundation for Research on Bone Diseases with Amgen and Echolight – that will take place from 11 to 23 May in the squares of 9 cities of Sicily. It is estimated that in Sicily over 560,000 women are at risk of fragility fractures, as consequence of untreated osteoporosis. Fragility fractures and the risk of possible re-fractures can be avoided with adequate prevention and timely drug treatment.
The initiative will see events of one to two days in the squares of the main Sicilian cities, where will be placed a gazebo and a camper that will involve the population in different activities: information and prevention, thanks to the distribution of educational material and the presence of medical specialists and nutritionists who will answer citizens' questions; screening, by completing a questionnaire and with the free risk assessment of fracture through the measurement of bone mineral density by specialized personnel. On board the camper will be used our innovative EchoS device, the first system, for the early diagnosis of osteoporosis through a simple radiation-free examination, quick and accurate and without the use of ionizing radiation at the reference sites: lumbar vertebrae and femoral neck.
After the success of the last editions that have involved many Italian capitals over the years, this year's campaign is entirely dedicated to Sicily. "Our goal is to reach the greatest number of people and concentrate the campaign in a region allows us to be more capillaries – says Maria Luisa Brandi, President of FIRMO and Director of SOD of Diseases of Mineral Metabolism and Bone University Hospital Careggi of Florence – we want to increase Sicilian awareness of the risk of fracture associated with bone fragility. Healthy eating, physical activity and timely treatment can help to significantly improve the prognosis and safeguard bone health. Today innovative drugs are available, such as denosumab, which, in addition to being effective, have the advantage of being able to be administered subcutaneously twice a year, even at home, with obvious benefits in terms of adherence to therapy and quality of life of patients » .
"A fracture is a traumatic event that involves a significant reduction in the quality of life of people, if we then speak of fractures of the femur or the column these have a strong impact on life expectancy – says Michele D'Arienzo, Director of the Clinic Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Palermo – being often associated with pain, disability and death; in particular, 80% of people fractured in the femur within the first year of the fracture have disability, 40% do not walk around anymore and about 20% die. Added to this is the very high risk of subsequent fractures ".
«In Sicily, over 19,000 fractures of fragility occur every year – explains Giulia Letizia Mauro, Director of the UOC for Rehabilitation, Department of Neurosensory and Motory Surgery, A.O.U.P. Paolo Giaccone di Palermo – Innovative therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, determine a significant reduction in the risk of fracture at vertebral, non-vertebral and femoral levels. These therapies, thanks to a simple method of administration, improve the persistence of treatment, which is the real problem of chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The lack of adherence to therapy, with a percentage of neglect that is close to 50%, is one of the reasons why many women, even if treated, are fractured ".


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Home Pittsburgh Sports College Football Pirates blown out by Dodgers
Pirates blown out by Dodgers
Samantha Bertocchi
James Loney had five hits with three RBI helping lead the Dodgers to a 15-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The Pirates were unable to generate enough offense to combat LA's early onslaught Sunday in a 15-1 loss to the Dodgers. The Dodgers put up nine runs in the first two innings alone as starter Brad Lincoln lasted only 1 2/3 innings. This was Lincoln's third loss in 10 starts on the season.
The Pirates' only run of the day was manufactured when third baseman Josh Harrison doubled in pinch hitter Chase D'Arnaud during the top of the fifth inning with two outs. The Dodgers answered with another run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Trouble started early for the Pirates when Dodger shortstop Dee Gordon tripled to center field. During the next at bat Gordon was driven in on a Jamey Caroll ground out. Matt Kemp then took Lincoln deep, hitting his 34th home run of the season.
By the end of the game, thanks to the early departure of starter Brad Lincoln, the Pirates saw seven different relievers take the mound, all of which gave up at least one hit during their trip to the mound.
Dodge' starter Billingsley went five innings and gave up one run in the winning effort. The Dodger bullpen combined for four innings of scoreless relief work.
The hitters representing the Pirates one through five spots in the lineup went a combined 3 for 21 on the afternoon. Two of those hits were courtesy of number two hitter Josh Harrison.
Tomorrow the Pirates head to Phoenix for a three game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The diptyque story began in Paris at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain with, at its heart, three friends driven by the same creative passion. Christiane Gautrot was an interior designer, Desmond Knox-Leet, a painter, and Yves Coueslant, a theater director and set designer. The first two collaborated designing fabrics and wallpaper for Liberty and Sanderson. They were joined by the third in 1961 and opened a shop to display their designs. Yves became the administrator and consultant; Desmond and Christiane were the artistic soul.


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Il Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon 1997 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sul cemento indoor. È stata l'11ª edizione del Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, che fa parte della categoria World Series nell'ambito dell'ATP Tour 1997. Il torneo si è giocato al Palais des Sports de Gerland di Lione in Francia, dal 13 al 20 ottobre 1997.

Campioni

Singolare

 Fabrice Santoro ha battuto in finale  Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–4

Doppio

 Ellis Ferreira /  Patrick Galbraith hanno battuto in finale  Olivier Delaître /  Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

Collegamenti esterni

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Thousands of people living in a UN protection camp in Juba, South Sudan, have been relocated to new temporary housing, Mangateen Camp.
Nearly 3,500 people displaced by violence in South Sudan have been relocated from a UN-run camp in the capital, Juba, to temporary housing, the organization's mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Tuesday.
The internally displaced people, who were living at a UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, have been moved to a new location at Mangateen, near the central part of the city.
"This is the first movement of displaced people of this magnitude out of the UN Juba protection site. Almost all of those relocated were women and children," said David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS.
The UN mission and humanitarian agencies carried out the relocation after negotiating an end to clashes between various groups in the camp which were posing a threat to those living there.
Once a resolution to the "sporadic fighting" was reached, and people expressed their desire to leave the protection camp, UNMISS and its partners worked quickly to establish the temporary housing at the Mangateen site, along with access to clean water, sanitation and health services.
The facility traditionally has been managed by South Sudan's Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.
The Government body will continue to be in charge of the site, though aid agencies will provide additional assistance on request.
South Sudan is the world's youngest country, having gained independence in July 2011.
However, most of the years since then have been marred by brutal fighting and human rights violations, forcing the displacement of more than four million people, either within the country or across the border. Nearly 200,000 are currently sheltering in PoC sites at six UNMISS bases nationwide.
"Hundreds of thousands of people fled to UN protection sites across South Sudan out of fear for their lives during the ongoing conflict. But these camps are not a good long-term option for families," Mr. Shearer stated.
There was jubilation in the streets of South Sudan's capital overnight on Sunday, as residents celebrated a new agreement that the top UN official in the country has described as "a big step forward" towards ending nearly five years of brutal conflict.