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the film was written , produced and directed by martha coolidge , marking her narrative feature film directorial debut , after years of working as a documentary filmmaker in the early to mid-1970s .

the film is a retelling about coolidge , who was date raped when she was sixteen years old .

the film follows the aftermath of the incident on the main character .

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not a pretty picture <EOT> this story ' not a pretty picture ' : accc puts new car industry on notice first appeared on the sydney morning herald .

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" when you think of the fact cars are the second - biggest purchase any consumer makes . . . it ' s not a pretty picture , " mr sims said .

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merz jf , cho mk . disease genes are not patentable : a rebuttal of mcgee .

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in the video , featuring all of the usual touchstones of all previous versions of fargo — snow , police cars , midwestern accents , sudden violence — we also meet the new cast , consisting of carrie coon ( from the leftovers ) , mary elizabeth winstead , david thewlis , coen veteran michael stuhlbarg ( from a serious man ) and , playing two different characters , ewan mcgregor . it’s “not a pretty picture , ” coon’s character warns .

pankaj sekhsaria has been writing about the andaman and nicobar islands in the mainstream media for years now and in this book presents a collection of those articles—and a couple of academic papers . put together , these provide the lay reader with a bird’s eye view of the state of affairs in these exotic and beautiful ( and often marginalised ) islands : the picture that emerges , alas , is often not pretty at all . the book has been excellently organised with section headings dealing with different issues and aspects .

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across the board , the accc found consumers were not being issued adequate information about consumer guarantees during the point of sale of a new car .

this hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .

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the sense of place is as pervasive as a character in “moss , ” a film by daniel peddle .

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in this pitch - black icelandic farce , a suburban feud over a lovely old tree threatens to destroy two families .

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no wonder she ' s the leader of the pack - she ' s the tallest of them all ! taylor swift measures 5ft 10 . picture : getty

“we are one of the problems but certainly not the only ones , ” said blick chief executive bob buchsbaum of his 65 - store chain . “it’s a challenging time for all retail . ”

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opposition to a diagnostic use exemption is more understandable , since there may be unusual situations in which exclusivity is needed to get a product or service to market , and such situations were simply not captured in the cases studied to date . nevertheless , it is quite clear that in many if not most cases of genetic diagnostics , the main use of university exclusive licenses has been to reduce competition and reduce the number of laboratories offering tests , without apparent benefit of introducing tests that were not already available , and would demonstrably have been available even without the participation of the companies involved .

it could have been a cheap knockoff , and not measured up to the film in so many different ways . but the fargo tv show has pretty much thrown a no - hitter so far . the first season — with billy bob thornton and martin freeman as criminals and allison tolman as the gundersonesque cop chasing them , was outstanding . the second season , which took the action back to the late ‘70s with a cast led by patrick wilson , kirsten dunst , and jesse plemons , was even better . and now the third season is about to debut , featuring yet another all - new cast . fx - - following several outstanding teasers for the new season — has released a 30 - second “cast spotlight” video featuring the show’s latest new cast .

the hunger games star comes in on the small side at 5 ft 7 when compared to his co - stars . he ' s the same size as beyonce ! picture : pa

a young woman photographer engaged to be married to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene . by living out some of her sexual fantasies she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult ' s victims escape .

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ruth wilson gives a tough , traumatized performance in clio barnard’s yorkshire - set psychodrama .

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overwalle gv . the implementation of the biotechnology directive in belgium and its after - effects . the introduction of a new research exemption and a compulsory licence for public health .

a semi - autobiographical docudrama about rape by martha coolidge in which she reconstructs her own rape at age 16 , when a high school date with an older boy turns violent .

a new documentary argues for the unhappy life of whitney houston , who died in 2012 .

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‘uptown funk’ singer bruno is also on the smaller side with a height of 5ft 5 .

carrie coon stars as gloria burgle , the steady chief of the local police department . a newly divorced mother , gloria is trying to understand the new world around her , where people connect more intimately with their phones than with the people around them . mary elizabeth winstead stars as ray’s girlfriend , nikki swango , a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge . david thewlis stars as v . m . vargas , a mysterious loner and true capitalist whose bosses plan to partner with emmit , whether the parking lot king likes it or not .

the market study homed in on the complaints handling systems of manufacturers that do not to comply with obligations under australian consumer law , while calling for more accurate information about emissions and fuel consumption .

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because of the limited nature of the myriad - nci mou , its value as a precedent is limited . it covered only the provision of services by myriad . it did not address the general question of which research practices a patent holder should tolerate in the diagnostics field . some of the conflict surrounding patents and genetics laboratories could be avoided by adopting a clearer definition of research for purposes of incorporating licensing terms to ensure low threat of patent infringement liability . the scope of government use rights under the bayh - dole and stevenson - wylder acts is another legal gray zone . in any case , the definition of research should not be left to the individual negotiation between one company and one nih institute . the nih could play a key role in developing this norm by convening a meeting of interested parties to develop the principles by which individual actors can determine how to apply the norm .

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schissel a , merz jf , cho mk . survey confirms fears about licensing of genetic tests .

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one prominent example of disputed norms is the controversy between myriad genetics and the university of pennsylvania genetic diagnostic laboratory ( gdl ) . while myriad states that it is generally supportive of research , it nevertheless sent gdl a cease - and - desist letter since it did not consider gdl ' s activities to be research . to myriad , gdl ' s provision of testing services to researchers was commercial , not a research service . 14 gdl took the position , however , that its activities , which supported others ' research , fell within the norm of tolerated research use , and much of the contested testing was part of clinical trials funded by the national cancer institute , which is clearly clinical research . much debate ensued , leaving many researchers with the ( wrong ) impression that myriad would not tolerate any form of research .

he said new cars were not only made up of mechanical parts , but " over 10 million lines of computer code " , more than that used to operate on - board support systems of modern airliners .

universities that provide diagnostic testing services face private genetic testing companies that enforce patents against university genetic testing services and national reference laboratories 5 – in contrast to the situation for therapeutics , where universities are often the plaintiffs . the story often begins with publicly funded academic or non - profit research that is either patented and licensed exclusively to a private company or forms the basis for a spin - off company that attracts further investment and develops an invention that is patented . whether exclusive licensees or spin - offs , these companies then develop genetic testing services based on a business model that relies not only on patenting sequences and mutations – not objectionable in itself – but also on preventing other institutions , including universities from offering those genetic tests .

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despite their brevity , these sort of commercials give us a sense of who these characters are . hawley writes such good dialogue we only need to hear a single line from a character to know what they’re all about . you can see more of his latest characters in some new photos from fargo season 3 :

merz jf , cho mk , robertson mj , leonard dg . disease gene patenting is a bad innovation .

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patent incentives may induce investment in genetic diagnostics , but in none of the case studies did this lead to new availability of a test that was not already available , at least in part . this is in stark contrast with the role of patents in therapeutics and scientific instrument development , where the benefits attributable to private r & d and new products are much clearer . the case studies thus reinforce the wisdom of the nonexclusive norm for licensing genetic diagnostics , unless an unusual situation arises in which exclusivity is needed to get a product to market for the first time . the cases also highlight deviations from the nih best practices , oecd guidelines and nine points . exclusive licensing practices consistently reduce availability , at least as measured by number of available laboratories offering a test , and thus reduce competition in genetic diagnostics , but with little evidence of a public benefit from services not otherwise available .

a . i . friedman’s store and warehouse closing will put 27 people out of work , according to a state filing . the store didn’t return calls for comment . industry insiders say it’s been struggling to pay vendors .

it highlighted a dominant " culture of repair , " a focus on warranty obligations in place of consumer guarantees and widespread use of non - disclosure agreements when resolving complaints as key issues for consumers trying to enforce their rights .

there are a few other pivotal characters we’ve yet to clearly see in the promotional materials for fargo , which makes sense considering how large the cast is and how short these ads are . this season co - stars jim gaffigan ( gloria’s deputy ) , scoot mcnairy ( a criminal and a stoner ) , shea whigham ( meeker county’s chief of police ) , and me and earl and the dying girl ‘s thomas mann ( a science fiction writer ) .

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the market study also found consumers were not being given accurate information about the fuel consumption of new cars , citing research from the australian automobile association that indicated real - world fuel consumption is on average 25 per cent higher than official laboratory test results .

the two most controversial sacghs recommendations have been ( 1 ) a proposed exemption from infringement liability for research use and ( 2 ) a similar exemption for diagnostic use . as previously noted , university licensing offices opposing a research exemption puts them at odds with their own stated principles , since licensing to ensure freedom to do research appears in every document proposing norms for licensing .

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fx’s fargo anthology tv series is such an unlikely success that it’s practically a miracle . it takes the 1996 joel and ethan coen film fargo , and borrows the name , setting , themes , and visual style , and while it’s set in the same universe , it features not a single one of the movie’s actors or characters . and the coens , who wrote , directed , produced and even edited the movie , aren’t involved in the show at all ; legion creator noah hawley is the showrunner .

participants at the april 2009 duke workshop noted that most licensing information is not publicly available , even for inventions arising from public funding . in some cases , but only some , it is possible to reconstruct licensing terms from company annual reports or from press announcements . there is often no way for researchers and institutions to know what practices a license covers , whether there remains scope for others to practice an invention , which regions it covers and whether it applies to any specific fields of use or contains special restrictions . the lack of information makes it difficult to substantiate claims that licensing practices are changing or comply with best practices . as a study 11 on university licensing practices notes , simply stating whether a license is exclusive or non - exclusive misses important nuances . not only would more transparency help researchers better understand the scope and ownership of intellectual property rights but it would also allow policy makers , academics and ttos to determine in what cases exclusive licensing is justified as opposed to a blanket norm of non - exclusive licensing .

while most industries tolerate a broad range of research activities and most researchers ignore patents when deciding whether to do research , 56 such blithe ignorance is not an obvious option in human genetic diagnostics where threatened enforcement is common , laboratory directors and clinicians tend to respond to threatened enforcement by ceasing those activities and where workarounds in the case of method patents are not always available . 49 norms over what research is to be tolerated are unsettled despite the existence of research exceptions 57 in many national laws ( including an exemption in the united states with respect to products that may eventually lead to the filing of an application with the food and drug administration 58 ) .

much university research relates to basic research , including research into scientific principles and mechanisms of action… , and universities may not have the resources or inclination to work out the practical implications of all such research , i . e . , finding and identifying compounds able to affect the mechanism discovered . that is no failure of the law ' s interpretation , but its intention . patents are not awarded for academic theories , no matter how groundbreaking or necessary to the later patentable inventions of others . … that research hypotheses do not qualify for patent protection possibly results in some loss of incentive , although ariad presents no evidence of any discernable impact on the pace of innovation or the number of patents obtained by universities . but claims to research plans also impose costs on downstream research , discouraging later invention .

universities argue that if they are forced to disclose the terms of prior licensing agreements , it will undermine their negotiating position with a new potential licensee . if , however , public companies must disclose the contents of their license agreements in order to protect the interests of those funding them ( i . e . , shareholders ) as a matter of public policy , then it is not clear why a university should not be required to disclose the contents of its license agreements in order to protect those who fund it ( i . e . , the public ) . the question of human resources needed to ensure transparency is very real and needs to be taken into account , but the principle of public disclosure should be entrenched within public institutions , particularly when the licensed inventions arise from publicly funded research , and especially when data are being collected and reported already . government and nonprofit research dollars should come with public accountability .

taken as a group , these decisions suggest that some of the potential obstacles to innovation that patents cause in diagnostics may not be as high , nor the amount of intellectual territory enclosed and enforced as expansive as some had feared . a clear research exemption , simplified method for challenging patents ( e . g . opposition proceedings or inter partes re - examination requests ) and improved examination procedures to avoid overly broad patent claims could help quell concerns over blocked research and overly broad patents . 55 overall , the problem does not lie wholly in patent law but in how decisions are made about what is patented ( methods v . products ) and how patents are managed and used . with one or a few successful challenges to broad patents enforced for diagnostic purposes , the business models of enforcing monopolies on genetic testing for specific conditions would likely give way to more cross - licensing , more competition , and faster innovation in testing methods .

the draft report also made the case for a mandatory scheme among manufacturers , obliging them to share technical information and parts with independent repairers .

last week the accc accepted a court enforceable undertaking from holden , in relation to findings that it misrepresented consumers ' rights under consumer law .

as noted above , some ttos are expected to be self - sustaining and suffer from a serious lack of resources . this situation has several consequences . first , the agreements that ttos pursue will not necessarily aim to promote dissemination but focus first on securing revenues for the office itself . second , ttos lack resources to train managers on how to implement guidelines and to understand better the particular challenges that different technologies raise . the dna diagnostic market is complex and rapidly evolving . for example , technology licensing officers need to know that the development of genetic testing after the discovery of the gene requires far less investment than the development of therapeutics , thus suggesting that exclusive licenses may not be as necessary . 11 without a more nuanced and informed understanding of how optimal patenting , dissemination , and licensing decisions vary across different types of technologies and uses , ttos cannot fulfill their mandate : transferring technology .

walsh jp , ashish a , cohen w . patents in the knowledge - based economy . in : cohen w , merrill s , editors .

sekhsaria writes about all these issues clearly and cogently , his information bolstered by tables and charts . the only thing i missed was a comprehensive map of the islands . but if you are planning a trip to this magical paradise , i would suggest you throw away your glossy brochures and read this book instead . you’ll end up a wiser , kinder , more empathetic and sensible visitor—the only kind the islands can perhaps afford to welcome .

a week earlier , the united states court of appeals for the federal circuit held in ariad pharmaceuticals , inc . et al v . eli lilly and company 3 that a researcher must do more than identify that a class of compounds has a certain effect : he or she must actually describe what those compounds are . this effectively eliminated the award of patents over basic research , requiring , instead , that the inventor “actually perform the difficult work of ‘invention’—that is , conceive of the complete and final invention with all its claimed limitations—and disclose the fruits of that effort to the public . ”

the most recent flare - up is the decision of the united states district court for the southern district of new york in association for molecular pathology et al . v . united states patent and trademark office et al . 2 on march 29 , 2010 , us federal district court judge robert sweet ruled that isolated dna is not patentable in the united states , and also that method claims relevant to testing for brca1 and brca2 genes are invalid . essentially , the district court held that neither isolated dna nor cdna are sufficiently different from dna as it occurs within their host cells to be considered an invention . as for the diagnostic tests , the court held that they simply involved drawing a mental correlation between facts , something that does not fall within the scope of what is patentable .

mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it . by following the effects of the incident on the main character we grow to understand the tremendous impact of what many people don ' t consider to be rape .

set in 2010 , the third installment of fargo centers on emmit and his slightly younger brother ray stussy ( ewan mcgregor ) . emmit , the parking lot king of minnesota , sees himself as an american success story , whereas ray is more of a cautionary tale . forever living in his more successful brother’s shadow , ray is a balding and pot - bellied parole officer with a huge chip on his shoulder about the hand he’s been dealt – and he blames his brother . their sibling rivalry follows a twisted path that begins with petty theft but soon leads to murder , mobsters and cut - throat competitive bridge .

fans should expect this fargo to continue what the previous seasons have started . hawley has taken his time with the new episodes — season 2 finished airing in december 2015 — and everything we’ve seen from the previews and teasers indicates that the series will continue to operate along the same lines as the first two seasons . the cast is a good indication , too - - carrie coon and michael stuhlbarg , in particular , tend to make projects they’re in better and not worse .

ewan mcgregor as ray stussy looks about as down on his luck as a man can get . the less successful brother of the “parking lot king” of minnesota just reeks of desperation , making him right at home in the world of fx’s fargo . in less than a month’s time , we’ll likely see ray make some very bad and very foolish decisions that get a lot of people hurt . i can’t wait . for now , let’s watch some new fargo season 3 teasers .

powell a , chandrasekharan s , cook - deegan r . spinocerebellar ataxia : patient and health professional perspectives on whether and how patents affect access to clinical genetic testing .

the first response to concerns is often a call to change patent law . 39 , 47 - 48 however , as recent research indicates , the central problem does not lie with patents over human genes themselves so long as the law incorporates the appropriate checks and balances . the recent suit challenging myriad ' s patents on brca genes notwithstanding , 2 the following discussion indicates that there is little evidence on which to conclude that limiting the ability to patent genes is the only way to solve the problems in the system .

‘setting the context’ does exactly that , giving us a background picture of what had been happening on the islands , followed by the legal cases involving various issues ( like logging and the treatment of tribals ) . ‘indigenous people’ deals with tribals—the jarawa and onge who have inhabited the islands for 40 , 000 years and now seem to be in terminal decline , and ‘environment , ecology and development’ deals with the unique often endemic flora and fauna found on the islands . the final section , ‘december 2004’ talks of the disastrous impact of the earthquake and tsunami of that year—an event that put the spotlight on this troubled paradise .

while under provisions 64 of the bayh - dole act , all recipients of federal grants must report on activities involving the disposition of certain intellectual property rights that result from federally funded research , the information is incomplete and cannot be obtained because of strictures on access to the data . a clause of the act was intended to protect proprietary data from public access through the freedom of information act 35 u . s . c . § 202 ( c ) ( 5 ) . the way the implementing regulations were written , however , went well beyond this , and gave licensees veto power over nongovernment disclosure of information . 65 ttos file reports with the interagency edison ( iedison ) database when they license inventions from most government funders . the reporting requirements do not require the disclosure of the licensing terms , and what is reported to edison is not publicly available . indeed , access to iedison is highly restricted and unavailable for study or use outside government , and even government officials wanting to study technology transfer have been denied access unless they get permission from all licensees , a nearly impossible hurdle to overcome .

colaianni a , chandrasekharan s , cook - deegan r . impact of gene patents and licensing practices on access to genetic testing and carrier screening for tay - sachs and canavan disease .

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" that figure is just stunning , " mr sims said , " and we think it ' s got a lot to do with manufacturers probably misleading people to use dealers for repairs . "

recognition must also be given to the fact that ttos do not negotiate licenses in a vacuum : they negotiate largely with industry partners . if industry is unwilling to accept nonexclusive licenses , broad research exemptions or other terms that ttos propose to support research , ttos have little room to maneuver . currently , there is no incentive–whether external or through the threatened use of government march - in rights under the bayh - dole act - - to curb industry behavior even when it is problematic . ttos with limited funding , limited staffs and unreasonable expectations to be sustainable , cannot be expected to resist intransigence by licensees .

of course , one of the main reasons why we are so interested in the islands is because of the wealth they hold in the form of their beautiful evergreen rainforests . wholesale logging and plantation in the past has played havoc with the islands’ ecology—until it was stopped by the courts . but like everywhere else in the country , it’s the same old story of laws not being implemented and court decisions being ignored .

method claims in patents related to diagnostic testing , however , bear special mention . while many pharmaceutical patents claim products as chemical entities , universities and biotechnology firms also tend to patent ways of using knowledge , including method patents that affect genetic tests . in fact , huys et al . conclude that thirty percent of method claims relating to genetic testing are difficult if not impossible to circumvent . such claims tend to be broad , often to the point of vagueness , and many cover all conceivable ways to conduct genetic tests on a gene or for a clinical condition . in the 15 of 22 conditions that huys et al . found had at least one “blocking” claim , most such claims were to methods . in the diagnostic realm , blocking patents thus appear to be common , present in 68 percent of the clinical conditions studied .

many concerns originate in the following context : currently , universities frequently seek patents over early stage inventions 9 and license patents exclusively half the time . 10 - 13 a study by mowery et al . notes the following : “a relatively high fraction of all inventions that are licensed - - as high as 90 % for uc licenses and no less than 58 . 8 % for stanford licenses of “all technologies” during this period - - is licensed on a relatively exclusive basis , and these shares are similar for biomedical inventions . ” 10 many of those licenses will endure for many years , including licenses on university patents relevant to dna diagnostics .

implementation of licensing guidelines and best practices is difficult when interests and goals are not aligned . participants at a workshop held at duke university in april 2009 addressed the role of universities in dna patents and diagnostic testing and noted that those at the front line of implementing these guidelines , technology transfer offices ( ttos ) , face many hurdles to implementation . many university administrators view patents as a means to secure revenues ( to subsequently reinvest in research ) and believe that exclusive licenses generate the most revenues . while the evidence 59 is quite clear that most ttos either break even or lose money on technology transfer and that many of the most lucrative university patents have entailed nonexclusive licensing , this view persists . compounding this problem , universities expect ttos to generate sufficient revenues to be sustainable . despite usually being unrealistic , such expectations can lead ttos towards licensing strategies that promote short - term income over dissemination and broad availability .

another major threat comes from immigration ( from the mainland ) and unbridled tourism which force the islands to support a population far beyond their carrying capacity . ( port blair suffers from an acute water shortage ever so often . )

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making licensing terms of publicly funded inventions more transparent would require a re - write of the implementing regulations to change interpretation of the confidentiality clause of the bayh - dole act . the confidentiality provision in the bayh - dole act was intended to protect agencies from being forced to disclose proprietary data but its implementing regulation is so broad that it , in effect , restricts government action to use data without permission of the relevant licensee . current nondisclosure practices lead to data being unavailable for research aimed at improving knowledge about patenting and licensing practices . many studies could be undertaken on aggregated reported data , and there are many precedents for using census data , health statistics and other very private information in government databases . the original rationale for the bayh - dole act was that government - owned inventions were languishing for want of effective patent incentive to grantees and contractors ; the current problem is that data on licensing practice are languishing in a government database that is not mined for valuable insights into patenting and licensing practices .

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sacghs may have judged that ttos are failing to respect existing norms and in the absence of any credible compliance measures , the simplest legal solution is to address the problem through exemption from infringement liability . if autm and bio want to preserve the option of exclusive licensing when needed to get genetic tests to market , then compliance with guidelines needs to be credible . criticizing deviations when they come to light , with the long - term goal of increasing compliance with stated norms would go a long way to reducing the need for a diagnostic use exemption . moreover , enforcing nonexclusive licensing norms can preserve revenue streams , using the cystic fibrosis and huntington ' s models , whereas a diagnostic use exemption would eliminate those revenues because the patents would be unenforceable for diagnostic uses .

while the biotechnology industry tried to portray myriad as an outlier , a series of detailed case studies 15 , 18 - 24 conducted by duke university ' s center for genome ethics law and policy reveal that in fact , myriad ' s business model is not unique . as these studies illustrate , diagnostic companies such as athena diagnostics and pgxhealth , have adopted similar or even more aggressive business models , and shut out university laboratories from offering genetic testing for diseases such as long qt syndrome and alzheimer ' s disease . in the case of alzheimer ' s disease , genes and method patents for diagnostic testing were initially patented by duke university ( and other academic institutions ) and licensed exclusively to athena diagnostics . athena diagnostics then used its patents aggressively to prevent others from carrying out the test .

islands by their very nature are hothouses of endemism as species evolve quicker on them in order to fit snugly into special niches found there— and the andaman and nicobar islands are no exception . thus , they need a greater degree of protection—and more research to enable that .

many of the longstanding mom - and - pop specialty shops that filled neighborhoods and supplied artists with obscure and exotic items have been bought up or driven out of business by stores that are more art - supply supermarkets , a survey of the sector by the post has discovered .

on april 30 , another venerable name will disappear . on that date , a . i . friedman , an 80 - year - old art supply store on west 18th street , will go dark — the fourth such independent retailer to bite the dust over the past two years .

in an attempt to better understand why these concerns persist and what role universities play as patentees and often exclusive licensors , this article outlines university technology transfer practices and business models that have given rise to the concerns . we review how the concerns have been addressed to date and the obstacles to doing so in the future . the obstacles include 1 ) recognizing that diagnostics is a highly unusual market , and that the problem is not so much legal in nature or necessarily about what gets patented , so much as how patents are licensed and enforced ; and 2 ) changing university patent management strategies and practices . changing licensing practices , in turn , depends on 1 ) a sharper definition of what constitutes research that needs to be protected in licensing provisions , 2 ) more coherent university policies to promote broad dissemination along with incentives for industry compliance with best practices , 3 ) greater recognition of problems and proposing of constructive solutions by key players , 4 ) transparent reporting of gene patents and diagnostic testing license agreements and 5 ) secure funding for technology transfer offices . while legislative change may ultimately be necessary to facilitate these changes in practice , many problems can be addressed without statutory change .

the chilly tv spots for the upcoming season of fargo have featured clues of the trouble awaiting creator and showrunner noah hawley ‘s ( legion ) new batch of characters , played by the likes of carrie coon ( the leftovers ) , michael stuhlbarg ( boardwalk empire ) , mary elizabeth winstead ( 10 cloverfield lane ) , and an actor who leaves a strong impression in one of the new promos , david thewlis ( anomalisa ) . thewlis plays a mysterious loner looking to get into the parking lot business with emmit stussy , who found more luck and success in life – or maybe just worked harder – than his disgruntled brother .

then again , a previously great series suddenly going off the rails mid - run isn’t unprecedented , and there’s always the chance that hawley , who also ran the first season of legion , is spread too thin . but until we see otherwise , there’s little reason to expect anything but greatness from the third season of fargo .

one month earlier , on february 10 , 2010 , the secretary ' s advisory committee on genetics , health and society ( sacghs ) , 4 after a careful study of current knowledge on the effects of patenting genes on research and accessibility to genetic tests , found that there is no convincing evidence that patents either facilitate or accelerate the development and accessibility of such tests . on the other hand , the committee found that there was some , albeit limited , evidence that patents had a negative effect on clinical research and on the accessibility of genetic tests by patients . further , most gene patents relevant to diagnostics were held by universities on the basis of research funded by the public money . given this , the committee recommended that universities be more cautious in patenting and licensing human genes , that there be more transparency and accountability for university licensing practices and that an existing exception protecting medical practitioners from patent infringement when they undertake surgery or treat a patient ' s body be extended to include the provision of genetic diagnostic testing .

while myriad genetics ' patents over genes related to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer – the subject of the decision in association for molecular pathology et al . v . the united states patent and trademark office et al . – were among the first to generate intense public controversy , others followed . athena diagnostics ' exclusive licenses to patents covering genes and methods of testing for alzheimer ' s disease and other neurological and metabolic conditions , as well as other entities ' screening for canavan disease , hemochromatosis and other single - gene conditions has also generated fierce debate . in the case of canavan testing litigation resulted from licensing restrictions that inhibited freedom of action among those seeking to get genetic tests . these concerns have existed for over a decade without resolution . 5 - 6 the maturity of microarray technology that allows for multi - allele genotyping and now the prospect of full - genome sequencing deepen these concerns . 7 a legacy of exclusively licensed gene patents casts a shadow of patent infringement liability over the future of multi - allele testing and full - genome analysis .

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the 2000s saw a plethora of policy reports about dna patents , such as those from the nuffield council on bioethics , 27 the national academy of sciences , 28 the ontario ministry of health 29 and the australian law reform commission . 30 academic articles examined the concerns , the extent to which concerns were founded and the role of industry , universities and legislative reform in addressing these concerns . 5 - 6 , 26 , 31 - 39 some countries also made statutory changes to their patent and / or health laws . france expanded compulsory licensing laws , 40 and belgium did the same and also carved out a diagnostic use exemption from patent infringement liability . 41 the united states patent and trademark office developed guidelines on “utility” and “written description” specifically for examining gene patent applications . 42

yet another threat emerges from the interest the navy and defence organisations are showing in the islands , for instance by using uninhabited ones for missile target practice and the proposal to set up a nuclear power plant on them . the tsunami of 2004 devastated and actually physically tilted the islands— one disaster we can’t thankfully blame on ourselves . but as usual , recovery and rehabilitation have been woeful .

in order to promote change , university - industry relationships need to be more transparent . the current lack of transparency over existing university - industry relationships is a major hurdle to system improvement . 11 for example , license agreements between universities and start - up and private companies are generally unavailable , even in general terms . the only exceptions are universities or companies that voluntarily make such information public .

changes to remedy problems with the system include the following : ( 1 ) a clear definition of research that should be exempt from patent infringement liability , ( 2 ) university leadership in promoting the alignment of technology transfer licensing practices with the broader university goal of dissemination coupled with ( 3 ) incentives to promote industry compliance and leadership on behalf of autm and bio in recognizing problems and proposing constructive solutions . we also need ( 4 ) adequate funding to technology transfer offices to learn about and implement changing practices and ( 5 ) greater transparency in reporting patent holdings and licensing agreement terms .

despite sophia burset ' s best efforts , the ladies of the litchfield correctional facility lack style . there are only so many ways to jazz up khaki scrubs , you know ? in real life , however , the cast of orange is the new black is anything but dowdy . we ' ve gathered pictures of taylor schilling , laura prepon , taryn manning , ruby rose , and the rest of the cast in and out of their jumpsuits , and you might be shocked at the difference with some of the women — especially blanca ! take a look at all the pictures ahead if you ' re in the mood for your jaw to drop .

sign the petition at urltoken robert bateman takes a stand against the threat of oil spills on bc ' s coast . the bc and canadian governments are supportive of bringing oil tankers to british columbia ' s north coast . if this were to happen , spills would be inevitable , and the consequences on this wild and intact stretch of coast would be profound . sign the petition at : urltoken and use the share menu to pass this video on ! produced by : dogwood initiative concept : rethink communications director and editor : bill weaver , across borders media cinematography : david malysheff , gamut productions / bill weaver music : niels petersen , lebeau - petersen productions and , many thanks to robert bateman . . . .

a recent study 49 from belgium - the huys et al . study - suggests that relatively few claims in gene patents block competing laboratories from providing genetic tests . this study of 145 active patent documents ( 267 independent claims ) related to genetic diagnostic testing of 22 inherited diseases ( including method claims , gene claims , oligo claims and kit claims ) that the european patent office and the united states patent and trademark office issued . it concluded that clinicians could easily get around thirty - six percent of claims and could , with work , circumvent another forty - nine percent of claims . only fifteen percent of claims would be difficult or impossible to circumvent . out of the gene claims studies , only 3 % were concluded to be blocking . however , as discussed below , blocking claims were more prevalent with respect to method claims .


the red lantern is a 1919 american silent drama film starring alla nazimova , who plays dual roles , and directed by albert capellani .

it is notable today for anna may wong 's screen debut .

a single print survives in europe with rumors of a copy at gosfilmofond , moscow .

the red lantern

the red lantern <EOT> red lanterns can only be non - lethally parted from their rings by a blue lantern ring , whose aura will cleanse the red taint in the red lantern ' s blood while removing the red ring . another similar method is to use the love between the red lantern and their partner to form a tether which will restart the red lantern ' s heart , though this method still requires a blue lantern aura to expunge the taint .

beautiful spaces , crafted to convey loneliness and desperation . zhang yimou “raise the red lantern”

sometimes a red lantern was hung on the end of a caboose as a rear marker .

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just as a specific type of willpower is required to use the green lantern ' s lantern ring , the rage that powers the red lantern ' s ring pertains to the rage gained through loss .

relative power of the wifes depends on whom the master chooses to spend a night with . this is done every evening through the tradition of raising a red lantern in front of the door of the chosen one . zhang yimou “raise the red lantern”

raise the red lantern is like some exotic hothouse specimen that ' s beautiful to the eye yet caustic to the touch .

crossing gate lamps were used as markers at crossing gates . some used four lenses ( two red , two white ) . some used two red lenses . and some used just a single red lens . the red lens faced toward the traffic that was to stop for the approaching train .

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the red lantern was generally used to signal stop . this could be at the tower , a flag station , etc .

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lord’s sob feipu and a glimpse of a better life , that will never happen . zhang yimou “raise the red lantern”

with its beautiful look and haunting themes and sublime performances , raise the red lantern is yimou ' s master work .

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the star of a thousand moods , nazimova in a drama of a thousand delights , " the red lantern " . ( newspaper ad cut )

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songliang : ”if i have to be his concubine , i will . isn’t that the fate of a woman ? ” zhang yimou “raise the red lantern”

while the red lantern corps was recovering , they remained on the planet ysmault when the lost lanterns arrived in order to reclaim the body of their fallen comrade laira and bring the prison planet back under guardian control . this led to a fight between the lost lanterns and the red lanterns at a time when the blackest night was coming to pass . as this prophesied time came to pass , thousands of black lantern power rings were released into the universe and began resurrecting the dead as members of the black lantern corps . this included the dead of ysmault and numerous red lanterns . this eventually forced the red lantern leader atrocitus to form an alliance with the other lantern corps in order to defeat the mastermind of the blackest night , nekron , lord of the unliving . whilst atrocitus worked with the other lantern corps leaders , the red lantern corps eventually gave its aid to guy gardner and kyle rayner in order to defeat a large horde of black lanterns over earth . while the green lantern corps were initially wary of teaming up with the red lanterns , they managed to work together to defeat their common foe .

7 ) red transparent glass pane to go in a handlan tail marker or classification lamp . this is a small piece of red glass that was placed between the burner and clear lens to change the signal from white to red . measurements should be 3 7 / 8ē x 3 7 / 8ē square , and about 1 / 16ē to 3 / 32ē thick . the red color should be flashed glass , instead of solid red . i want an authentic piece from a handlan lamp .

24 ) weighted locomotive cab lantern . just a hand lantern that has a lead ring around the bottom .

the green lantern ( or a yellow lantern ) was also used by switch tenders to indicate that the switches were aligned properly .

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, and was sold in three finishes ; fire engine red , bulldozer yellow , and locomotive black , with either clear or red lacquered globes . the battery powered version was not stamped with patent or production numbers .

1 . remove the fuel cap , globe , and burner from the lantern .

a green lantern ( or a white lantern ) could be used to stop a train at a flag station .

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with the end of the blackest night , the red lantern corps survived the cosmic event and continued to operate . the red lantern dex - starr accompanied atrocitus to earth during the demonic leader ' s search for the emotional entities . atrocitus discovered the rage entity in the form of a man witnessing his daughter ' s murderer ' s execution , and successfully manipulated the butcher into his personal lantern battery . but when the mad former guardian krona met with atrocitus and the other new guardians , he stole atrocitus ' battery out of the pocket dimension , claiming the rage entity for himself .

switch tenders ( people that manually threw the railroad switches ) also used the yellow lantern ( or the green lantern ) for signaling to indicate that the switches were aligned properly .

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3 . submerge the lantern and burner * entirely in the solution for * * 1 day .

here ' s a common lamp that ' s mistaken as a railroad lantern . it ' s a dietz headlight lamp made for a car such as a model t . they sometimes have a red lens in the back . or , sometimes the front lens is red in which case it ' s a rear marker lamp for a car or truck .

the red lantern corps was formed by atrocitus because of the rage he felt over being imprisoned and because due justice was not brought to the guardians of the universe , whose manhunters had slaughtered almost the entirety of his space sector . given that a red lanterns ' s rage is centrally felt over loss , he likely feels rage specifically over the loss of his sector , or the billions of years of his life lost because of his imprisonment .

3 . submerge the lantern and burner * entirely in the lye solution for * * 1 day .

7 . remove the lantern and parts and use # 000 steel wool to clean off the rust and any remaining paint . use the vinegar to occasionally rinse the lantern while you are working on it .

note : lantern production ceased in the new york city " m " factory # 1 in 1931 . click on the dietz lantern model name below for information on that model . visit the

release brakes signal . lantern is held at arm ' s length above the head .

below is a list of lanterns or lantern related items iím in the market for .

lantern division of the r . e . dietz company moved to hong kong in 1956

a house of traditions and customs haunted by scandal , hatred , and deceit ; raise the red lantern is aesthetically breathtaking strengthened by a young gong li ' s glorious performance . silently intense and deeply metaphorical . sublime .

while this has similarities to a railroad inspector lantern , this dietz lantern is actually made for a wagon . notice the bracket on the side that was used to connect it to the wagon .

illustrated by lynd ward , this tale of the friendship between the tiny beacon and the george washington bridge introduced children around the world to the red , round , and very , very proud little lighthouse in new york .

here ' s a lantern that is often mistakenly listed as a railroad lantern . this is a dietz no . 40 traffic gard lantern . yes , " gard " is spelled without the " u " . it has a red fresnel globe / lens . as the name implies , this lantern was used by highway contractors , utility companies , and municipalities rather than the railroad . they were used to mark construction sites and roadwork , and generally warn night time drivers of road hazards . they also used various globe colors such as amber , blue , red , etc . , and these colors do correspond to the same signal meanings that the railroad used . for example , red meant to stop , and blue meant that men were working or equipment was not to be moved .

raise the red lantern is a gorgeously lush and elegant film , as the master’s compound becomes the neutral backdrop in the story . the compound is sometimes covered with rain or snow , as the interiors of the four apartments are seen in rich bold colors , passionately and predominantly drowned in bright red , particularly the lofty red lanterns which is a symbol of passion and power . much of the action takes place on the rooftops , which is a link to mysterious labyrinth of stairs and passageways including an ominous locked shed , where it is said women in the past who have been convicted of infidelity have been sent to their death . the film stars gong li , who starred in several of zhang yimou ' s earlier films including ju dou and to live . raise the red lantern made li into an international star , as yimou uses her beauty to become of the key subjects throughout the photography , presenting her as an enchanting and voluptuous beauty .

to see a larger picture , more pictures of the lantern , and some information on the associated railroad .

in the image above , looking from left to right , you have a hand lantern made by adlake , a hand lantern made by dietz , and a switch lamp made by dressel . the adlake lantern is about 9 . 5 inches tall not including the handle , the dietz lantern is about 10 inches tall , and the dressel lamp is about 17 . 5 inches tall .

a switch lamp was mounted to a railroad track switch and would indicate ( using specific colors ) which position the switch was set to . usually a green signal indicated the switch was set to straight ahead while a red signal indicated that the switch was set to the turn out . sometimes instead of red , a railroad would used yellow lenses .

in the soda ash water solution along the side of the plastic container . 4 . connect the negative ( black , ) lead of the 12 volt battery charger to the lantern . ( a leader wire can be used to attach to the lantern . ) 5 .

the signal green lantern was used as a tower signal for " proceed with caution " .

: the short globe lantern replaced the tall globe lantern . these came in toward the end of the first quarter of the 1900s and continued to be the dominant style until replaced entirely with electric lanterns , with the last of them being made in the early 1970s ( though the adlake company does still make them for collectors ) . their globes ranged in size from about 3 ľē to 4 ĺē . in the images above , the lantern on the left is a standard short globe lantern , with a

lubricate the pump : frequently , all that is not working is the pump . if the lantern has not been used in a while , the

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3 ľē globe . the image on the right is a dietz vesta lantern , with a 4 ĺē globe .

on the fuel spout or burner cup be sure to clean it off . after the sealer cures in a few days , another coat of sealer can be added if the condition of the tank warrants it . let the lantern cure for one week , remove the masking tape and put the lantern back into service . this method of re - sealing will usually last the life of the lantern .

, coinciding with the relocation of the new york factory to hong kong . for the most part the dietz vesta was regarded as a railroad lantern , however , in the solid brass version it was also sold as a deck lantern for marine use

4 . remove the lantern , and rinse with water , then quickly dry with paper towels .

2 . mix 1lb of red devil lye , ( from your grocery store ) in warm water in a sealable 5 to 10 gallon plastic container .

the only other known method is employed by mogo , who uses leech - like creatures on his surface to cleanse the lantern ' s body at a cellular level , thus removing the ring and restarting the heart . a blue lantern aura is still required to remove the taint from the lantern ' s blood if they are to survive this process .

the white / clear lantern was used by the brakeman to give the general , more common signals around the rail yard . they were swung by hand .

the dietz acme inspector lamp was the most popular railroad lantern marketed for inspecting wheel bearings , journals , etc . the acme was also the last square tube

the dietz crystal was introduced around 1891 . patent # 465598 was issued to warren mcarthur for the glass fount lantern design

dietz # 39 lantern for buffalo , rochester and pittsburgh railway . clear globe .

the easiest place is ebay . if youíre just getting started , i suggest a common road name in a short globe lantern like the adlake 300 , or dietz vesta . flea markets are another source , though sometimes the sellers think their common railroad lantern is super rare and thus super expensive . antique shops often think they are made of gold . just make sure youíre buying a real railroad lantern instead of a utility lantern that someone thinks is a railroad lantern . look at my non - railroad lantern section for some common mislabeled lanterns .

today , visitors climb a long , iron stair to the top of the tower , where the lantern room is again fitted with a working lens that blinks proudly at cargo barges and passenger ships sailing under the george washington bridge . the little red lighthouse is owned by the new york city department of parks & recreation and is a member of the historic house trust .

shattered and the ground and lantern were on fire . i put the fire out and just assumed i did something wrong . the next night

check the fuel tank cap : sometimes all the lantern will need is a cap that seals . replacements are easily found on the coleman website

note : feel free to change the subject line from " inquiry from lantern webpage " if desired .

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these green coleman gas lanterns were given to me , and the red one came from a thrift store . they all work well after a little work . ( pantenburg photos )

in recent years the national , forced to carry more of its own financial burden , has tried to revitalize its programming by creating a show featuring more chinese elements . thus the collaboration with mr . zhang on " raise the red lantern , " a modern ballet with the sweep of a big - budget motion picture .

1 . remove the fuel cap , globe , burner , ( and aluminum reflector if any , ) from the lantern .

tubes . the tooling for this lantern was destroyed after production stopped when the dietz lantern factory in syracuse was relocated to hong kong in the late 1950 ' s . ( the pre - 1897 predecessor to the acme was the # 0 tubular inspector lantern . ) the sister lantern to the acme is the beacon dash lamp , which was produced with the same tooling , and featured a dash board attaching clip instead of the solid handle . both the acme and beacon dash lamp used a 5 " reflector . c . t . ham produced the " empire " no . 0 hood car inspectors lantern , similar to the acme . when dietz purchased the defunct c . t . ham co . in 1915 , the tooling for the " empire " was sold to the star headlight and lantern co . of rochester , ny , who continued production with some modifications .

pressurize the tank : then open the valve and listen . if you can hear a slight hissing , that probably means the lantern will work .

when you get home with your new old lantern , here’s what you can do .

a masterpiece . the historical dramas of zhang yimou , a master " fifth generation " filmmaker who emerged from the reopened beijing film academy during the liberal climate of the early 1980s , resonate with subtexts of repression , resistance and retribution . though zhang ' s screenplay for raise the red lantern ( based on the 1989 novel wives and concubines by . . . read more

with gray enamel over terne plate , which around 1950 gave way to the standard enamel finishes , red and blue over tin plate . ( the most common finish of the 1950 ' s was red . ) by 1955 the comet was marketed as the official scout lantern . patent and production dates were stamped in to the upper part of the right air tube of the comet up to 1956 . ( the production date appears as the month and year after the " s " under the patent dates . ) a variation from the 1950 ' s that is highly desirable is the lone ranger version , which with the original box with graphics is valued at several times the market value of the regular model . a battery powered " toy " version was introduced in the 1950 ' s

back signal . lantern swung vertically in a circle at half - arm ' s length across the track .

. at 8 1 / 2 " tall , it was the smallest cold blast lantern made by dietz .

the green lantern was also used by the wreck master ( the one in charge at the scene of a wreck cleanup ) to signal the wrecker operator and the engineer of the work train positioning the wrecker . the engineer of the wreck train could only act on a green signal given by the wreck master .

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is the globe cracked or missing ? replacements are easily found , but that will add $ 10 - $ 12 to the cost of the lantern .

20 ) tri - color lamp . also called a track walker lantern or inspector lantern . i want the american version ( adlake , dietz , dressel , etc ) . looks similar to these :

in use , lantern wick conducts heat into the oil , this in turn creates expansion , and will cause oil to overflow into the air chamber under the burner if the lantern has been overfilled . once this happens , the oil will leak out of the joints where the air tubes go into the air chamber above the tank . to prevent this , only fill the lantern to just under the fuel spout threads . use a small white plastic kitchen funnel to more easily see the fuel level when filling . as a precaution , place the lantern in a shallow pan when re - fueling . if overfilling occurs , empty some of the fuel .

a red lantern might also be hung outside the tower to indicate the train needs to stop for form 31 orders . orders are instructions from the dispatcher , delivered through the operator , to the engineer and conductor of a train which either gives them the authority to operate , as in the case of an extra train , or modifies the schedule which exists in the timetable . unlike form 19 orders , form 31 orders require the train to stop and the engineer and conductor must each sign for the order .

i encourage everyone to fire up their lantern . they make great mood lighting and can be used as a centerpiece on the table during the evening meal . are you sitting on the deck and enjoying the summer night while you count lightning bugs ? why not accent the setting with a railroad lantern with a red globe ? i sometimes light more than one . i might use the clear globe or i might add a little color by using a red or green globe . your lantern can also be used for auxiliary lighting during power outages , or at the campsite . i always take mine along during camping trips . and you never know when a train might come by and you ' ll need it ! : ) some folks have asked me what is the best fuel to use in their railroad lantern . they were made to burn on kerosene , so the best fuel is fresh kerosene .

zhang yimou is obviously attracted to the theme of the rich , impotent old man and the young wife . but in " raise the red lantern , " it is the system of concubinage that he focuses on . the rich man is nowhere to be seen , except in hints and shadows . he is a patriarchal offstage presence , as his four wives and the household staff scheme among themselves for his favor .

below is a set of very common set of hand lantern signals used by railroad workers .

dietz # 6 lantern for new york central railroad ( more detailed ) . clear globe .

3 ) drop - in fuel fount / burner for dietz " steel clad " lantern .

" little " in " little wizard , " causing problems when placing an order for replacement parts , etc . two short lived versions of the wizard were also made , the wizard inspector lantern and wizard fire dept ' lantern

determining the value of a lantern can be quite difficult because it is so subjective . there are many factors that go into forming the value of a lantern . age and condition are obvious . the older something is , and the better condition it is in , the more it is usually worth . with railroad lanterns , the road name on the lantern also matters . for example , the new york central railroad is a very common road name and the market has many of those types of lanterns , so they command a lower price than others . a santa fe lantern will usually be valued higher than a new york central . a virginian lantern seems to command higher prices . if the railroad is more obscure , or if items marked by that railroad are rarer , the pieces are valued more . globe colors also factor into the value . clear or red globes are more common . blue and other colored globes are more rare . lantern prices can range from around $ 25 into the thousands of dollars .

yes , this is it ! i love " red lanterns , " but i feel like the book - - up until now - - has been outside the rest of the universe . it really feels like its own little corner , and the fact is , it shouldn ' t be . the red lanterns are one of the biggest threats in the dc universe . they are insane , incredibly powerful and they believe they are on a holy mission . those are three incredibly dangerous things . [ laughs ]

mr . zhang said the company had not specified what kind of story it wanted . " i thought about whether i could turn my movie ' raise the red lantern ' into a ballet show , because there was a beijing opera actor in the movie , " he said . " and i pictured him lifting a woman onstage . "

and it ' s a blast . writing " red lanterns " is so much fun . at the end of the day , they ' re not wrong . horrible things happen every day and the green lanterns only hear about it afterwards . the red lanterns can sense it . they can actually step in and stop it . that ' s a great power to have . does that make them villains if they do it and over react ?

we have started receiving reports of lanterns developing " run - away " flames where the flame flares up and runs out of control . when this happens , the only way to extinguish the flame is to smother the lantern . place an inverted bucket over the lantern , or shovel dirt on it to extinguish the flame .

reduce speed , or slow down signal . lantern is held out to the side , at arm ' s length .

6 ) drop - down fuel fount / burner for adams & westlake ( adlake ) " the adams " lantern .

if your lantern burns with a sooty , orange flame , chances are the air tubes are blocked . to clean blocked

adams & westlake lantern for chicago , milwaukee & st . paul railroad . signal green globe .

warning : sand blasting or glass bead blasting will not only remove the patina but is the fastest way to destroy the value of a lantern , and possibly blast holes through the metal .

centered on the intrigues between the three younger wives and , to a lesser degree , an unlucky servant girl ( perhaps the film ' s most tragic character ) who soon finds herself far out of her league , the slowly evolving , but immaculately paced , plot is sure to tug at the heartstrings of even the most jaded of cinephiles . beautifully shot and perfectly crafted , raise the red lantern is simply a must - see film .

i have always read " woman in the dunes " as a parable , although evidence exists that people do , or did , live in such desert shelters . zhang yimou ' s " raise the red lantern " is set in china in 1920 , when concubines were commonplace , but i suspect the conditions of this particular house , long the residence of the wealthy chen family , are unique .

the first three mistresses live in uneasy balance when songlian arrives , and she becomes a catalyst for trouble . she learns that when the master selects the mistress he will favor for the night , a red lantern is placed outside her house . ( the man who has the duty of announcing the nightly position of the lantern is puffed up with drama and importance . ) the lucky mistress then receives a foot massage and is allowed to determine the menu for the next day . there is great competition to be selected , and songlian eventually discovers intrigues within intrigues - - even learning that she cannot trust those she thinks are her friends .

pictured is a dietz little wizard kerosene lantern that has been in my family for years . youíll often see people advertise this style of lantern as a railroad lantern . it is not railroad related . most people refer to these as barn lanterns . the design is what ' s known as a tubular lantern . every now and then you will see a barn style lantern that is marked for a particular railroad , which means that at least that particular specimen was used on the railroad . but without a railroad marking , it canít be considered as an official railroad lantern . these lanterns were general utility lanterns , used by people at home and by businesses such as construction companies and such . they were also used not only for light , but also as a signal or marker when the globe was exchanged for one that had a specific color . for example , you will sometimes find a utility lantern with a red , amber , or blue globe .

if these activities don’t make the lantern functional , you may need to disassemble it completely and do a better interior cleaning .

yimou uses the bold , bright colors of " ju dou " again this time ; his film was shot in the classic three - strip technicolor process , now abandoned by hollywood , which allows a richness of reds and yellows no longer possible in american films . there is a sense in which " raise the red lantern " exists solely for the eyes . entirely apart from the plot , there is the sensuous pleasure of the architecture , the fabrics , the color contrasts , the faces of the actresses . but beneath the beauty is the cruel reality of this life , just as beneath the comfort of the rich man ' s house is the sin of slavery .

21 ) any casey lantern with marked globe and frame . i ' d also consider unmarked globes .

28 ) and any other lantern , lamp , globe , or part you may have to sell .

9 . after the lantern has been cleaned , i recommend polishing it first with blue magic ( tm ) metal polish to bring out the lustre .

if cleaning the lantern exposes weak spots in the tank , creating pinholes , use the tank sealing method below . soldering pinholes is not the best solution , as more holes are bound to develop .

raise the red lantern was made and released just after the tiananmen square massacre , now cinema doesn ' t have a universal responsibility to address political or social issues - nor should it be autonomous , but zhang yimou avoidance of facing 20th century and contemporary china and it ' s baggage has always bothered me a little . now i ' ve heard…

and of course , the market plays a big role , from who wants the lantern , to how bad they want the lantern , to where the lantern is being sold . if you find a lantern at a yard sale or flea market , you might buy it for a good price . sometimes an auction can also net you a good deal . i buy the majority of my lanterns off of ebay . itís a hit or miss out there as to whether i get a good deal . sometimes i do , and sometime someone else is willing to pay a lot more . who wants a lantern can have an impact of what a lantern sells for . a person that deals and collects lanterns on a larger scale will not pay that much for a more common lantern . a novice or someone that has a casual interest might be willing to pay more . while itís not an exact science given how each lantern is different , looking at the completed listings price on ebay can sometimes at least give you a ballpark range of what a particular lantern might be worth .

in 1970 the tooling for the # 8 air pilot was moved from syracuse to hong kong , then subsequently to china in 1988 . the # 8 air pilot is the only lantern still produced in the " streamline " style

the alpha - numeric code ( such as " h8 " ) found on most dietz lantern globes made before 1956 designates the manufacturer and mold number . here are the codes :

train has parted or come loose signal . lantern is swung vertically in a circle at arm ' s length across the tracks .

do not confuse the " m " or " s " production dates with a patent date when looking at a dietz lantern .

using any of the above fuels in a wick lamp or lantern can result in property loss , serious injury , or death .

put on new mantles : this sounds simple , but in some cases , a user might have botched this very simple task and the lantern didn’t work . any mantle with a hole or tear should be replaced , even if the lantern works with it .

6 . once you are finished , give the lantern one final rinse in the solution , then dry with paper towels immediately . use a blow dryer on low to dry the inside of the tank .

: the conductor lantern , sometimes called a presentation lantern , is a more ornate version of a tall globe lantern . they have curvy lines and are generally nickel plated or brass plated . the globes can sometimes be decorated with etched leaves and fancy letters , or have two colors . the conductor was the face seen by the paying passengers so he needed a lantern to show his status and to demonstrate the elegance of railroad travel . values on the common models can range from about $ 200 to around $ 450 . more rare models and globes can be from $ 1200 to $ 2000 .

in terms of what i ' m doing in " corps " and " red lanterns , " it ' s really about that . while the green lantern corps has to police the universe , there is also their opposite number , who are , when it comes down to it , not necessarily wrong . their methodology might be screwed up , but at the end of the day , what they stand for is justice - - their idea of justice , which is to intercede before the fact , as opposed to the green lantern corps , which is always kind of after the fact .

4 ) drop - down fuel fount / burner for dietz vesta lantern ( newer style with ridges ) .

dance critics have given mixed reviews to " raise the red lantern , " which was first performed in china in 2001 . some have argued that mr . zhang ' s dramatic staging - - which encompasses classical ballet , kung fu , traditional beijing opera and chinese folk song incorporated in an original score - - overshadows the dancers and the choreography . others have called the ballet a powerful piece of dance theater .

hearing this news , thousands of children who had loved swift’s book started a nationwide campaign to save the little red lighthouse . thanks in part to their efforts , ownership of the lighthouse was transferred from the port authority of new york and new jersey to the new york city department of parks & recreation .

the film depicts the struggle and competivity between the four concubines simply to receive an limited amount of attention from the master , all the while being enslaved within the symmetrically designed compound of their environment . upon entering the compound songlian quickly learns of these rules in that whoever the master presently favors , they will be graced with lavish foot massages , and gloriously red lanterns which are lit in front of their home . the passionate competition among the three other concubines for the master ' s rewards soon entangles songlian in a fierce battle for the winning of the red lanterns . this game simply starts out as a simple competitive strife but soon manifests itself into much more dangerous and devious themes such as deception , backstabbing , exploitation and even death , all within the confines of the chen household .

all of that is addressed on this webpage . just look above for something similar to your style of lantern . i have more detailed information on the individual lantern pages . just click and read , but ask if you have more questions .

nineteen - year - old songlian is forced to marry the powerful lord chen zuoqian after her father ' s death . chen already has three wives living in separate houses and at each night he must decide with which wife he wishes to spend the night with and a red lantern is lit in front of the house of his choice . the competition between the wives is intense as they bid for their master ' s attention and privileges .

* * pitting will occur at some point after 1 day . monitor closely if you leave the lantern in longer than 1 day .

are so constructed that the supply of air taken through the side tubes does not mingle with the products of combustion and the flame is supplied with fresh air both through the globe plate and the side tubes . the spent products of combustion escape to the outer air through a central metal chimney in the lantern head . from an air chamber surrounding the metal chimney , which is provided with injectors for taking in fresh air , fresh air is taken into the side tubes , down which it flows to the lower air chamber and thus to the burner . the " cold blast " lantern design produces a perfectly white flame and approximately twice the volume of light of a " hot blast " lantern with the same size wick . this fact has rendered the " cold blast " lantern a favorite with users . with the advent of modern fuels , cold blast lanterns can be used inside or out .

however , when construction of the george washington bridge was completed in 1931 , the brilliant lights of the bridge’s 600 - foot towers overwhelmed the little lighthouse . in 1947 , it was officially decommissioned and abandoned , and by 1951 , the little red lighthouse was slated for demolition – its cast - iron shell to be sold for scrap .

production of the comet remained in the usa until 1970 when the last dietz lantern production in syracuse ceased . the tooling was then relocated to the dietz factory in hong kong that was established in 1956 , and the tooling was revised with the model number " 50 " and " made in hong kong " on the bottom of the tank .

if you contact me for the value of a lantern iíll do my best to describe what i think the potential is , from the lowest to the highest . just realize itís hard to pin an exact dollar amount to a particular lantern , and this is only my personal opinion , which is subjective and could be wrong .

was originally banned in china for a period of time . this is a gorgeously lush and beautiful film , as the master’s compound being the neutral backdrop is sometimes seen covered with rain or snow , as the interiors of the four apartments are drowned in rich bold colors , passionately and predominant in bright red , particularly the lofty red lanterns which is a symbol of passion and power . much of the action takes place on the rooftops , which links to a mysterious labyrinth of stairs and passageways including an ominous locked shed , where it is said concubines in the past who have been convicted of infidelity have been sent to their death .

6 . submerge the lantern and burner * entirely in a 50 / 50 solution of white vinegar and water for * * 1 day .

i created this website to share my railroad lantern hobby with the world and hopefully help others that have an interest or inquiry . you can paste the following link :

the dietz crescent was introduced in 1912 as an economy grade version of the # 2 blizzard lantern . to reduce its cost , it was made with smooth , un

check visually for leakage : if there is a noticeable crack or hole in the tank or around the fittings , don’t buy the lantern . if it is an obvious antique , it may be worth the money to buy another tank . but if you’re looking for a working lantern , buying a replacement tank may not make sense .

various railroad workers , such as engineers and brakemen , used the lantern to signal instructions to others ( such as the locomotive engineer ) . a rail yard is a busy place . hooking up and rearranging railroad cars took a lot of coordination and proper communication . the lighted kerosene lantern was just the right tool for use at night .

* a note on the dietz railroad lantern . the one above is a vesta model . while it looks similar to the tubular barn lantern styles , it is a bit different . notice that it has a wire guard to protect the globe . it also has a wire guard around the fuel fount to serve as the base . normal tubular barn lanterns actually use the fuel fount as their base ( see the dietz little wizard model below ) .

8 . once you are finished , give the lantern one final rinse with vinegar , then dry with paper towels immediately . use a blow dryer on low to dry the inside of the tank .

after receiving krona ' s body from ganthet , atrocitus faced a dilemma the cause for rage , his revenge against the mad former guardian of the universe that caused the death of his entire sector and planet , was complete with krona ' s death . but his loss continued , and thus his rage . taking first bleez and then others of his red lantern corps , atrocitus forced them into the red central power battery lake of blood , which reconnected them to their sanity , restoring their minds to them , allowing them to be less bestial . the re - baptized lanterns are now more like atrocitus himself , including thinking for themselves again . one of the first conversations atrocitus overheard from his refocused lanterns was whispers of overthrowing him , their founder .

: the tall globe lantern replaced the fixed globe lantern . it has a removable globe of 5 3 / 8ē to 6ē in height . it ' s also a bit more robust , with more frame around the globe to protect it . they were used from the last quarter of the 1800s up until the first quarter of the 1900s . in the images above , the lantern on the left has a wire base bottom . the lantern on the right has a bell bottom . generally , the bell bottoms are a little older , and thus sometimes more valuable . the value on the more common models range from about $ 75 to $ 125 . rare models , especially with the more rare globes , can reach into the thousands of dollars . brass top lanterns , so called because their top is made of brass , is a subset of tall globe lanterns that seem to command high prices of a few hundred dollars on up .

18 ) pennsylvania lines tall globe lantern frame and fuel fount . a casey would be nice . globe not needed .

for my two cents , raise the red lantern is zhang yimou ' s best film , with the also excellent to live running a very close second . gong li , playing the newly recruited fourth wife of a wealthy 1920s nobleman , is simply stunning , both in appearance and as a then up - and - coming actress . he saifei also shines in her performance as the third wife and it is her heartbreaking story that really makes this film the masterpiece that it is .

was used extensively by contractors of public works , railroad and trolley builders , sewer and dam builders . dietz produced the hy - lo from 1912 to about 1947 , and was the least expensive hot blast lantern they offered after 1912 . the most notable feature of the hy - lo is the " simple lift , " which is just a wire loop and a thumb rest instead of a lift lever . from 1912 to 1913 the hy - lo lantern was made with square air tubes . from 1913 to 1920 the hy - lo lantern had un

zhang yimou turns his lens toward a world where the happiness and sadness of women rely on the way men act , feel and think , but instead of putting one of those mighty men at the center of his film he bravely focuses on those unfortunate women and calmly shows us the inevitable tragedy of their life . raise the red lantern is the sorrowful story of a group of women’s lives who are trapped in a life build of unfulfilled wishes , unspoken desires , jealousy , failure , humiliation and spoiled prides .

beijing - fourteen years ago , zhang yimou ' s film " raise the red lantern " was nominated for an oscar as the best foreign - language film , establishing mr . zhang ' s reputation in the west as one of china ' s most talented filmmakers . starting on tuesday , new york audiences can see a different version of that story : the chinese ballet that mr . zhang adapted for the stage and directed will be part of the next wave festival at the brooklyn academy of music , its last stop on the company ' s current north american tour .

the w . c . embury co . first introduced the dead - flame # 40 traffic gard lantern in 1940 and marketed it specifically for use by highway contractors , utility companies , and municipalities to warn night time drivers of road hazards . this lantern model utilized a proprietary fresnel ( pronounced " frah - nell " ) globe not used on any other lantern model . the r . e . dietz co . bought embury in 1953 , and resumed production of the # 40 traffic gard lantern under the dietz name at least into the 1960 ' s . the early versions of the traffic gard used 1 / 4 " round felt wick , whereas the later versions used 3 / 8 " flat wick . after 1956 , dietz introduced the # 855 plain globe for the traffic gard . more information on the traffic gard can be found at the