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What you missed this week on GigaOM Pro
It's been a rough quarter for some of the former darlings of the startup world: perhaps we should call it IPO-itis. Just a year ago, Groupon, Zipcar and Zynga were slated to go public with great fanfare and wildly optimistic market speculations. This week on Pro, our analysts and curators analyze bleak earnings calls and look at challenges in the cloud market. Here's a look at some of the newest and most interesting research content published on GigaOM Pro.
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Mobile: Colin Gibbs
"Mobile is Groupon's future, and the future is now "
With our Mobilize conference on the horizon, Pro mobile curator Colin Gibbs has had a busy week. His latest update checks in on the latest bad news about Groupon. While plummeting shares and sluggish subscriber growth continue to send red flags to investors and analysts, the company could still turn itself around by capitalizing on its mobile presence. With a few smart updates to its existing products, and a swift, strategic approach to its planned mobile wallet, Groupon could still redeem itself.
"Consumer privacy in the mobile advertising era: challenges and best practices"
Global smartphone adoption and use continues to grow, giving users an unprecedented amount of computing and communication power in one convenient gadget. But as consumers increasingly embrace services that streamline everyday transactions and activities, the proliferation of apps that track user location, buying habits and other behaviors is also raising concerns about privacy. In this briefing, Gibbs analyzes how current and pending regulatory measures could affect every link in the mobile-marketing chain and looks at existing standards in two heavily-regulated sectors: health and banking.
Cleantech: Adam Lesser
"Zipcar's future"
Zipcar suffered a brutal quarter: the company lost nearly 35% of its market value after its most recent earnings call last week. This update from Pro clean tech curator Adam Lesser analyzes the key takeaways from the call. The departure of Zipcar's CMO, major marketing misfires and a poorly timed European campaign are just a few recent woes. Where can Zipcar go next in an increasingly crowded collaborative consumption market?
Social: David Card
"A social gaming manifesto"
Ever since its IPO in December, Zynga has been stuck in a downward spiral: plunging stock prices, dissension within its C-level (and company-wide) ranks, a disappointing mobile strategy and a half-baked effort to develop its own platform. In this note, Pro curator David Card looks at the social gaming sector at large and outlines what Zynga needs to do to regain market share.
Cloud: David Strom
"Understanding and managing the cost of the cloud"
The cloud is hailed as a cheaper, faster solution to physical data centers. But the Infrastructure as a Service market lacks any real transparency around exact cost of implementing its services. In his research note, Pro analyst David Strom breaks down the current pricing options and structures from a variety of IaaS vendors and highlights major caveats in existing cloud-pricing models. He also points to a potential solution: a new generation of cloud providers that monitor and manage your cloud use, and could point the way towards a clearer industry pricing standard.


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The two countries signed an MoU in May for Chabahar's development in southeast Iran but a commercial accord is needed to implement the pact.
New Delhi wants to use the port's potentials for connectivity, including its terminals to operate container and multi-purpose cargo ships for trade with Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.
Ambassador Gholamreza Ansari said President Hassan Rouhani had offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi an expanded role for India to play in Iran's connectivity plans.
"Connectivity is the main policy of Modi that coincides with Iran's government policy. We have offered them, in connectivity, $8 billion of projects," the Indian media quoted Ansari as saying.
Iran is fleshing out the transportation network on its southern coasts as it is developing an integrated transit corridor which connects the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea for a link with the Central Asia and beyond.
The International North–South Transport Corridor between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and the Central Asia for freight transportation by the ship, rail, and road will join the Silk Road — an ambitious plan championed by China to revive the ancient international trade route.
Rouhani's meeting with Modi came during recent summits of BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations in the Central Asian city of Ufa in Russia.
Ansari cited a "golden time" for India to seize on investment opportunities in Iran after the conclusion of nuclear negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries.
The focus is now on the removal of sanctions, with many governments and international companies having already started scouting business prospects in the country.
"The potential between Iran and India is great but we were just facing such a wall of sanctions, wall of American pressure," Ansari said.
The ambassador urged India to put aside its past procrastination, citing Iran's giant Farzad B gas field which New Delhi had been offered exceptional privileges to develop.
Ansari said the Indians were still the "first priority" to develop the field but "if they drag their feet, the market will not wait".
India also plans a $3 billion aluminum smelter complex in Iran, its media said this week. The project was mooted in 2014 but India has been cooling its heels for the removal of the sanctions.
The country's National Aluminium Co. is now seriously considering to implement the project after Iran and the P5+1 finalized their nuclear negotiations, media reports said.

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Just weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Brenda Carre at the World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio as we shared seats on the "Writers – Artist Panel." Thanks Brenda for the opportunity to guest post! This continues our writer-artist discussion focusing on cover design. As a practicing chemist and hobbyist illustrator, I'm driven to explore the weird experience of artists & scientists attempting to capture the divine. I identify with early scientists before chemistry splintered from alchemy, when Art and Science disciplines had common purpose. Take, for example, early anatomy (Medieval and Renaissance period): surgeons searched for the elements of the soul as they dissected bodies; data was largely visual, and had to be recorded by an illustrator. The technology behind paint and dyeing was developing alongside advances in medicine. Back then, the same instrumentation in apothecaries produced medicines as well as paints/inks, so the distinction between artist & scientist was obscure. Despite all the advances over centuries, much of the alchemical focus remains at large. Personally, it drive me nuts knowing that energy and mass are conserved quantities (that can be measured, tracked, and manipulated), yet the "soul" still evades detection or practical measure. As long as intangible things exist beyond our reach of understanding, we'll need artists to interpret (study?) them. With Dyscrasia FictionÒ, I rely on Sword & Sorcery as a medium to contemplate life-death-art… so undead characters play a big role! In 2017, expect the release of Daimones, cover illustration by Daniel Landerman revealed here:
The cover is a Promise:
By day I work for a consumer product company, and even the chemists are exposed to business terminology popularized by our once-CEO A. G. Lafley that describes consumer expectations. The "First Moment of Truth" is when you are in a grocery store and your eyes catch a fancy package then you pick it up to inspect it. Any initial observations set expectations, including the weight or scent. These form a "promise" actually. Later, when you use the product, the "Second Moment of Truth" better match the promise! The same is true for books. Just as the initial few sentences form a promise to the reader (as described wonderfully in Nancy Kress's Elements of Fiction Writing: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends), the cover sets an initial promise. What promise do you want to make to your readers? Is your book about a single character? Is the content cryptic and haunting? How can you convey this to your audience? Would you let someone else represent your work?
Evolution of Control and the Creative Process
It is interesting that historically, when traditional print publishing reigned supreme, authors had little control over the covers of their own work. Publishers owned that process and since they had a stake in the game financially, they chose the artist and design often. This did not always sit well with authors. I regularly interview artists/writers on the topic of Beauty in Weird Fiction and questioned author Janet E. Morris in 2104–she has pushed people's expectations of sexuality and the role of women in fantasy fiction since 1976. She explained "human extravagances and limitations are what, for me, Silistra is about, but it is not a series for the erotically-averse, or the intellectually timid." As a reader/reviewer, I could not agree more with that self-assessment. In that interview she also noted her dislike of the 1977 cover art Boris Vallejo that depicted Estri with a brass bra and Gucci boots. For the author's cut, she employed artist Roy Mauritsen who presented a more intellectual design for the Silsitra quartet by dividing the Dancing Maenad in (a Roman relief) over the four books (photo by Ana Belén Cantero Paz). I paraphrase her thoughts below on the process:
"When I wrote High Couch of Silistra, I was twenty-five and loved being female; my body and mind were my laboratory, and I wanted to write the book I couldn't find to read: not a book that was a clumsy attempt to treat a woman as a man, or as an enemy or competitor of men, or as a victim of men, but as someone powerful in a different society for genetic and political reasons; a protagonist whose sensuality and sexuality are at the heart of her world, and whose travails are self-created, so that I could explore the genetics of behavior…"I was a fine arts major in school. My first cover was the Boris High Couch, commissioned by Bantam for High Couch of Silistra… When I saw the Boris High Couch cover for the first time, I was insulted that anyone could have derived the brass bra and Gucci boots image from my work…so I got Bantam to arrange for me to talk to him and request changes (feathered wings to non-feathered, etc). He didn't like that…" Janet Morris 2014
Today's Promises
As 2016 wraps up, with electronic books and print on demand commonplace, the cover art process is changing for the rising Self-publishing/Indie Press/and Small-Presses. Counter balancing the enormous competition in the marketplace, at least many authors can now participate in (or execute completely) the cover design. As above for Janet Morris, who is releases author cut versions, she now has control. Also, with the digital marketplace overtaking brick and mortar store sales for books (since 2014), cover design no longer need to be a full "wrap" for front and back; and there is an increased need for the cover to be perceptible at many sizes including small icons (~1"x2" as well as 6"x9"). It is fairly easy to track down professional artists and propose a commission that includes permission to press/print. Many post rates on their website. I illustrated the cover to my first book, but then decided to commission Ken Kelly (2014) and Daniel Landerman (for 2017).
Portraits and Spawn of Dyscrasia
I detailed the Ken Kelly cover design process in detail on my blog, but I share snippets here. Spawn of Dyscrasia (2014) follows the development of a single character, Seer Helen. The sequel's cover had to embody an emphasis on characterization, so an appropriate portraiture composition was targeted. It may seem strange to intentionally pose characters passively on the cover, but there are plenty of precedents. For example, Larry Elmore did this effectively with the original DragonlanceÒ trilogy (authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, including: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning). Also, Frank Frazetta did this effectively with his Deathdealer character. These portraits promise books with developed characters…without showing any action. Ken Kelly has many of these, like his Death's End and Rogue's illustrations (the latter was the cover to the first Horseclan's book by Robert Adams). In Spawn of Dyscrasia, the character Helen does not develop in isolation; rather she teams with the protagonist from the first book, the skeletal Lord Lysis (who is featured on the cover of Lords of Dyscrasia). Hence, Ken Kelly's "Rogues" stood out as a good example of what I wanted: a female and male duo portrayed against a fiery scene.
Audio Books
This notion of partnering with other artists to realize a vision/milieu is also extended to audio books. Just like connecting with cover artists is easier than ever before, we can also connect with professional voice artists to create audio books or clips for video trailers (check out the Amazon Exchange ACX). As technology evolves, there is a blending of audio-eBook (i.e., via Amazon Kindle/Audible synchronization). Here, the cover needs to match the content…and the voice needs to match both! Audio book covers have different requirement, namely that they are square. It's amazing what a change in aspect ratio of a canvas will do to design. One may be tempted to just shrink the paper copy to fit, but that will leave a vignette view, wasting valuable space in an image that may be very tiny already as viewed online.
Bio & Links:
Seth (S.E.) Lindberg lives near Cincinnati, Ohio working as a microscopist by day. Two decades of practicing chemistry, combined with a passion for the Sword & Sorcery genre, spurs him to write graphic adventure fictionalizing the alchemical humors. He co-moderates a Goodreads- Sword & Sorcery Group and invites you to participate.
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Let dreamers whine
Of the pleasures of wine
For lovers of soft delight
But this is the song
Of a tipple that's strong
For men who must toil and fight.
Now the drink of luck
For the man full of pluck
Is easy to nominate
It's the good old whiskey of old Kentuck
And you always drink it straight..."
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Of an old man's dream of yore,
When meadows were green
And the brook flowed between
The hills he will climb no more;
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Who can stare in the eye of fate,
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And invariably straight.
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That is growing this morn
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By the spring on the turnpike gray!
May the fount of luck
For the man full of pluck
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Old straight whiskey!
That is the drink of life—
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"Here's good luck to Kentucky and whiskey straight!"
— Young Ewing Alison
Since 2007, September has been known as National Bourbon Heritage Month. This honor reinforces a 1964 Act of Congress that recognized bourbon as "America's Native Spirit." The Ballad of Whiskey Straight is a 19th-century poem written by native Kentuckian Young Ewing Alison.


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Nokia's "weak" portfolio, coupled with the company's discouraging financial reports, have raised serious concerns amongst international carriers. Operators are worried that the Finnish smartphone maker could file for bankruptcy or be sold by the end of next year.
Investment research firm, OTR Global, reveals that top carriers around the globe are losing faith in Nokia's power on the market. They no longer believe Nokia will remain a viable competitor in the global mobile marketplace.
The OTR study quotes four officials from the world's top carriers, yet did not disclose their identities. The report states, however, that all four carriers account for 54 million handset sales in the global mobile sector.
The executives also stated that they are not impressed with the latest Nokia smartphone, the Lumia 900. According to the report, the Finnish handset maker cannot put up a good fight against rivals like HTC.
The financial report revealed that Nokia lost $1 billion in the first quarter of this year. Last month, Moody's agency rated Nokia as nearly "junk" as a result of the company's steep decline.
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Patent and Trademark Office (P.T.O.)
Serial No. 74/098,753
December 21, 1992
Hearing: November 18, 1992
Robert B. Kennedy of Kennedy and Kennedy for applicant.
Angela Micheli
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 11
(Thomas G. Howell, Managing Attorney)
Before Rooney, Cissel and Quinn
An application was filed to register the mark shown below
for disposable premoistened wash cloths; incontinent garments, namely, adult diapers, incontinent garment liners and incontinent garment liner holders and patient cleaning cloths; incontinent bed sheet liners; paper tissues; and wash cloths. [FN1] Applicant was requested to disclaim the words, "Medical Disposables" apart from the mark as shown. [FN2] In response, applicant submitted the following disclaimer:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to the word MEDICAL apart from the mark as shown nor to the exclusive right to use the word DISPOSABLES apart from the mark as shown, but the expression MEDICAL DISPOSABLES is not disclaimed apart from the mark as shown.
Applicant argued that the disclaimer submitted is consistent with the disclaimer made in applicant's registration No. 1,409,328. In addition, applicant asserted that the term MEDICAL DISPOSABLES, as a combination of words, is distinctive and offered, if the Examining Attorney should so desire, to submit a formal declaration as to its exclusive use of the designation for many years. The requirement for a proper disclaimer was then made final and the Examining Attorney stated that a claim of acquired distinctiveness was not appropriate because the term MEDICAL DISPOSABLES is generic for applicant's products. [FN3] In support of this holding, the Examining Attorney included copies of eleven articles retrieved from the Lexis/Nexis data base. Excerpts from these articles include the following:
... makes synthetic non-woven materials used in the manufacture of disposable diapers, fabric softeners and other personal-care and medical disposables. (The Washington Post, June 14, 1984)
... Another is an oil-resistant TPR grade that complements Monsanto's Geolast range. Also in the wings are drapable sheets for the medical disposable-goods market, ... (Chemical Week Associates, February 22, 1989)
... Medical disposables is another growth area, as far as Loctite is concerned. 'Because of the AIDS epidemic, the medical profession wants everything disposable ...' (Chemical Week Associates, March 15, 1989)
... instruments, general hospital equipment and supplies, special hospital and dental furniture, equipment for medical laboratories, orthopedic products and medical disposables ... (Business America, March 11, 1991)
Medical disposables are a very heterogenous (sic) description of goods. A coherent safety philosophy exists for production conditions, but not for the product itself. Influencing factors on product safety itself are ... (National Library of Medicine)
*2 The applicant again argued the merits of its position, saying that the "sporadic" Nexis/Lexis articles use the term "medical disposables" for products which, in the broadest sense, relate directly to medical use, such as sterile fluid systems, medical and surgical instruments, etc. and that, with such a wide variety of products represented by the phrase MEDICAL DISPOSABLES, it is impossible to determine what are "medical disposables". Without such a determination, argues applicant, one cannot conceive the identity of a particular product merely by reference to the term or associate it as a generic class of goods.
With this last response, applicant included the declaration of its executive vice president for sales, Scott Sigler, who states that applicant has continuously used the mark sought to be registered in connection with its goods since 1988; that it has sold approximately $101,459,000 worth of products so marked from 1988 through June 30, 1991; and that it has spent approximately $627,595 for advertising and promotion during this period.
The Examining Attorney responded that the evidence of record shows that the term MEDICAL DISPOSABLES is used in the trade to indicate a specific category of product and that being a unitary expression, the words MEDICAL DISPOSABLES may not be individually disclaimed. The requirement for a proper disclaimer was made final. Applicant then appealed. [FN4]
It appears to be applicant's position that the combination of the words MEDICAL and DISPOSABLES does not form a unitary expression and that, even if it does, the phrase is neither descriptive nor generic. In addition, applicant appears to argue that in the event its mark is found to be descriptive, then it has acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(f) of the Act. We do not agree.
Turning first to the nature of the term sought to be registered, we note that two descriptive words may, when combined, form a nondescriptive phrase. However, the mere act of combining does not in itself render the resulting composite a registrable trademark. Rather, it must be shown that in combination the descriptiveness of the individual words has been diminished, that the combination creates a term so incongruous or unusual as to possess no definitive meaning or significance other than that of an identifying mark for the goods. See In re Calspan Technology Products, Inc., 197 USPQ 647 (TTAB 1977).
As to whether this particular combination of descriptive words is itself descriptive, applicant relies for support of its position on the case of Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc., 295 F.Supp. 479, 160 USPQ 777, (S.D.N.Y.1968). In that case, the court stated that the question of whether a term is merely descriptive depends on "... whether the word conveys the characteristics, functions, qualities or ingredients of a product to one who has never seen it and does not know what it is".
*3 Applicant argued, based on the Stix case, that "the phrase MEDICAL DISPOSABLE (sic) requires imagination, thought and perception to connect the mark with its products here, and is therefore suggestive and not a portion of Applicant's mark that must be disclaimed as a generic phrase." However, it is well settled that the question of the descriptiveness of a proposed mark is not limited to a consideration of that term in a vacuum. In other words, descriptiveness is determined on the basis of what is conveyed by the proposed mark as it is used on the goods and not what it means to one who has never seen and does not know what the goods are. See In re Abcor Development Corporation, 588 F.2d 811, 200 USPQ 215 (CCPA 1978)
In our opinion, when considered in relation to its use on applicant's goods, the term MEDICAL DISPOSABLES clearly has a descriptive connotation.
The test for determining whether a term is the ultimate in descriptiveness, or generic, is what is the primary significance of that term to the relevant public. See H. Marvin Ginn Corporation v. International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc., 782 F.2d 987, 228 USPQ 528 (Fed.Cir.1986). Evidence of the public's understanding of a term may be obtained from any competent source, including testimony, surveys, dictionaries, trade journals, newspapers and other publications. See In re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc., 777 F.2d 1556, 227 USPQ 961 (Fed.Cir.1985).
The Lexis/Nexis evidence [FN5] made of record by the Examining Attorney clearly shows that "medical disposables" is a commonly used expression referring to medical instruments and supplies which may be used once and discarded. The fact that the excerpts submitted do not all specifically refer to the type of articles manufactured and sold by applicant does not lessen the effect of this evidence. Obviously there are a number of types of supplies used in medical practice which are disposable and may, for that reason, be identified by that phrase. Thus, the term, "medical disposables" covers the entire class of products intended for medical use and which have in common the fact that they are to be disposed of following a single use. Any or all of these products may be identified by the common term "medical disposables". See: In re Reckitt & Colman, North America Inc., 18 USPQ2d 1389 (TTAB 1991).
In addition, as stated in the case of In re Gould Paper Corporation, 834 F.2d 1017, 5 USPQ2d 1110 (Fed.Cir.1987), the Patent and Trademark Office may satisfy its evidentiary burden by means of dictionary definitions showing that "the separate words joined to form a compound have a meaning identical to the meaning common usage would ascribe to those words as a compound". In this case, the dictionary provides the following definitions. (Webster's Third New International Dictionary 1976)
*4 Medical: "... 2: requiring or devoted to medical treatment."
Disposable: "... 2: capable of being disposed of easily; esp: designed to be thrown away after use with only negligible loss <fabrics from which are made --- napkins, towels and diapers>."
When these two ordinary words are joined into a compound, they form a phrase which has a commonly understood meaning, i.e., disposable items required for or devoted to medical treatment. Thus, although applicant's goods are not identified as intended for medical use in the application, they are clearly items which are used in medical institutions and at least one, "patient cleaning cloths," is more specifically identified as intended for use in a medical setting. Registration is properly refused on either the Principal or the Supplemental Register if the term sought to be registered is generic of any of the goods or services for which registration is sought. In re Analog Devices Inc., 6 USPQ2d 1808 (TTAB 1988), aff'd unpublished decision, 10 USPQ2d 1879 (Fed.Cir.1989). We note in passing that the similar goods identified in applicant's Supplemental Registration No. 982,377 were specifically identified as "disposable products for medical institutions and industry, namely, underpads and wash cloths."
In view of the foregoing, we find the term sought to be registered to be a generic designation as applied to the identified goods.
Applicant has argued that its registration on the Supplemental Register provides prima facie proof that the phrase is not generic. However, applicant is advised that "a registration issued on the Supplemental Register is not entitled to the presumptions of Section 7(b) of the statute. It does not constitute prima facie evidence of registrant's ownership of the mark, or of its exclusive right to use the mark in commerce. In fact, it is not prima facie evidence of anything except that the registration issued. See Copperweld Corporation v. Arcair Company, 200 USPQ 470 (TTAB 1978) and cases cited therein.
As to the fact that applicant was permitted to submit a disclaimer of the words, "medical" and "disposables" separately in its Principal Register registration, No. 1,409,328, it is noted that the actions of an Examining Attorney are not binding on the Board. It is clear that the allowance of separate disclaimers for the several parts of a unitary expression does not follow Office practice as set forth in In re Wanstrath, 7 USPQ2d 1412 (Com'r 1987). In fact, applicant does not disagree with the practice. It is only as to the question of whether or not MEDICAL DISPOSABLES is a unitary expression that applicant takes issue. We have determined that it is. Therefore, separate disclaimers are improper in this case.
Inasmuch as we have found the term MEDICAL DISPOSABLES to be generic, the question of whether or not it has acquired secondary meaning is irrelevant. In any event, if that question were before us, it is our opinion that the proffered evidence of secondary meaning would not be sufficient to allow registration under Section 2(f). See In re Pennzoil Products Co., 20 USPQ2d 1753, 1760-61 (TTAB 1991).
*5 In view of the foregoing, the requirement for a disclaimer of the unitary phrase, MEDICAL DISPOSABLES, is affirmed. Applicant is allowed until 20 days from the mailing date of this communication in which to submit a proper disclaimer, failing which registration will be refused.
L.E. Rooney
R.F. Cissel
T.J. Quinn
Members, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
FN1. Applicant claims ownership of Regn. No. 982,377 for the term, MEDICAL DISPOSABLES issued on the Supplemental Register on April 16, 1974 and Regn. No. 1,409,328 for the mark MEDICAL DISPOSABLES and design issued on the Principal Register on September 16, 1986. In the latter registration, the word, "medical" and the word "disposables" were disclaimed. Applicant has also stated in the application that "The lining shown in the drawing is a feature of the mark and is not intended to indicate color".
FN2. Although the Examining Attorney did not say so, it was presumably because the term was believed to be merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1).
FN3. In its reply brief, applicant argued that the Examining Attorney asserts (in her appeal brief) that the words MEDICAL DISPOSABLES are incapable of identifying applicant's goods and distinguishing them from those of others; that this is not an argument to prove descriptiveness but rather an argument for genericness; and that at no time before has the Examining Attorney claimed the words to be generic. However, as above noted, the Examining Attorney did hold the term to be generic in the Office action mailed October 4, 1991. Again, in the Office action of April 4, 1992, the Examining Attorney stated that the Nexis materials show that the term "medical disposables" is used in the trade to indicate a specific category of product and made the requirement for a disclaimer final. Moreover, in its brief on appeal, applicant stated that "(A) claim of acquired distinctiveness was also held not appropriate because the phrase was deemed to be generic for applicants (sic) products ...". Obviously, the applicant is mistaken in saying that the Examining Attorney had not, previous to her brief on appeal, claimed the words to be generic.
FN4. Applicant filed a "Supplemental Brief Following Oral Hearing On Appeal". Since there is no provision for such a brief, we have not considered it in reaching our decision herein.
FN5. Printouts from articles which are made available from the Lexis/Nexis data base are competent evidence when offered to illustrate common descriptive usage of a particular term, rather than for the truth of the statements made therein. See In re Omaha National Corporation, 819 F.2d 1117, 2 USPQ2d 1859 (Fed.Cir.1987).


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His mother was and is the best cook I have ever met. She would be happy to see me making pasta with friends in her city. Today is the Festa di San Giovanni, the patron saint of Florence. The whole city celebrates and my friends and I always used to as well. These photos are not from a San Giovanni party but from last November when I was in Florence.
Elisabetta, the wife of a dear friend, was in charge of the pasta operation. Great fun was had by all as my friends seem to make pasta regularly and are totally at ease with the project.
We made two kinds, with out and without spinach. It was exquisite as you can imagine.
While making the ravioli we were drinking one of their favorite wines, Macchion del Lupo from the Marchesi Ginori Lisci family.
I know the wines very well because I used to work for an importer who brought them into the US many moons ago. The family are all very lovely and have a beautiful borgo called Querceto where an old friend lives. Small world.
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Rap For Tibet
The Rap for Tibet project started after the Dalai Lama's visit to Zurich in 2005 and is an awareness campaign of Tibetan Youth Association in Europe. Tibet has been officially rapped, sprayed, breakdanced and beatboxed for four times already – in a celebration of hip hop. The movement continues to grow as the goals of the old school hip hop movement and the Tibet movement are more similar than would appear at first sight: to express yourself freely, to say what you think, to dance whatever you feel, to paint whatever is in your head, freedoms not afforded to Tibetans inside Tibet.


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Spanish interior design duo Tamara Delgado and José Hernández of Escenium Design in Madrid lets us in on their philosophy and the keys to good kitchen design
Innovate to make the world more beautiful. That's the code that Escenium Design was founded upon. Designers Tamara Delgado and José Hernández harness this mission to satisfy their discerning customers with the most exquisite architecture by designing truly unique kitchens.
Escenium was created with only one objective, which is to create something very different from what is usually seen in the market, especially in the world of kitchen furniture. We seek without generating a trend to create something completely different.
Their style can be defined as sculptural and monolithic, with a focus on primary forms. For Tamara and José, the craft lies in combining finishes and textures that transform into new shapes that stimulate the imagination and tickle the senses.
At its core, Escenium Design is an idea laboratory, an observatory of new trends, but not necessarily a follower. It's a company that believes that space is more than just dimensions. It's more than materials, appliances, cabinetry and lighting. It's an area where you may find your inner space. A sanctuary of sorts. "Nowadays, the kitchen adapts more to the shape of the living room and every time the kitchens have to look less like a kitchen. It's more integrated into the architecture of the home. In reality, the kitchen has gone from being in a secondary aspect to becoming the protagonist element in the home," says José. In other words, the kitchen is becoming the heart of the home.
The kitchen has gone from being in a secondary aspect to becoming the protagonist element in the home.
When looking at their designs as a whole, Escenium breaks away from the formal. Straight lines are liberated and geometry is challenged. The interior design company is one that likes to experiment and create spaces that move fluidly. They are about combining, layering, connecting materials, shapes and colours, redefining basic products and functions for specific uses. It feels like a collage process. The result is a design articulated around strong moments or connection points that are graphic, functional, and structural.
The materials we are using, such as natural stone, glass or precious woods: these are materials that can be perfectly integrated into the main areas of a home.
What's clear is that Tamara and José constantly strive to push the boundaries of what's possible in kitchen design. They incorporate huge slabs of stone and other materials, fitting them both horizontally and vertically to give the designs a unique, geometric appearance. It's all carefully crafted. Doors, drawers and worktops are all perfectly aligned.
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Well, on Friday I'm heading to Singapore for my first-ever WTA Championships! #bucketlist
Beyond being excited about visiting Singapore for the first time (bring me all the food!), attending and covering the WTA Championships is going to be amazing. I have been to the ATP World Tour Finals (in 2011) and having the best players of the year in one place, facing only each other is crazy exciting.
It's been an odd year on the WTA. With Serena's early exits in 3 of 4 slams this year, (and three losses to CORNET??) the WTA tour has been a bit more unpredictable but with repeat winners at all slams maybe it wasn't as crazy as we thought. The eight ladies who will be in Singapore are definitely all deserving and I am most excited to see who will come out on top. I truly have no idea how it's all going to roll out.
The lineup:
- Serena Williams
- Maria Sharapova
- Petra Kvitova
- Simona Halep
- Genie Bouchard
- Agnieszka Radwanska
- Ana Ivanovic
- Caroline Wozniacki
The only alternate determined at this stage is Angelique Kerber, who has played the finals the last two years, and either Ekatarina Makarova or Dominika Cibulkova will be the second alternate.
After grinding on tour all year, many players come into Singapore with injury concerns, starting with Serena who had knee issues in Beijing. No word yet that she won't play, and with the year-end WTA #1 ranking on the line hopefully the two-time defending champ will be there. If she's not, she'll lose her #1 ranking which she's now held for 87 straight weeks.
Halep (hip), Bouchard (left leg), Ivanovic (hip) also had late-season injury issues, but hopefully all were being cautious leading into the WTA Championships. Both Halep and Bouchard will make their WTA Championships debut, while Ivanovic is back for the first time since 2008.
I admit the event won't feel the same without Victoria Azarenka, who had qualified for the last 5 years, but I really hope the draw is balanced and we get some amazing round-robin matches.
The singles draw takes place on Saturday at 5pm, and the always fun WTA All-Access Hour which will be held at the amazing Marina Sands Hotel will be Sunday starting at 9am.
I'm excited to cover this tournament for Tennis Panorama News so be sure to follow along on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TennisNewsTPN.
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Selling a Vacant Home—Simple, Effective Protection Measures
If you're selling your home in SF and have moved out leaving the house empty and unlived in—meaning the castle is unguarded—one of the main concerns is How do I protect my house? Vandals and thieves are as evolutionarily adaptable as cockroaches so you need to stay ahead of them in the protection curve.
Here are some simple (and affordable) ways to protect your now-empty house:
1.) Check your insurance policy right away. What changes when you've left your home? How long will it cover the vacant home? There are vandalism and mischief coverage policies from some companies.
2.) The home's exterior lighting should be beefed up. Timed lights and motion-activated lights are very efficacious deterrents to burglars and vandals. Include sheds and other outlier buildings. Timed lights indoors create the sense of being at home at night.
3.) If it's impossible to visit your home off and on, ask a friend, relative or a neighbor to visit the home periodically. You may have to pay someone for this and there are companies that offer this service, plus taking care of any outdoor or other maintenance tasks.
4.) Be sure to alert the SF Police Department that you've moved out and the house is vacant. Submit a list of all people authorized to be on the property and make sure the police have your contact number, and the name, phone and address of a local person you have an arrangement with.
5.) Keep the home security system active. Don't deactivate the system to save money. Vacant homes are easy targets for burglars and vandals (who strip everything that is of remote value down to basic plumbing) and the security and monitoring system can help keep them out. It could pay to have some kind of system installed to protect the empty house, as vandalism can be extremely costly.
6.) Replace weak or shoddy entry doors with hard wood or steal doors that come with strong locks. Perhaps set up an automatic timing system for lighting systems. Alert the home security company that your home will be empty. Set blinds partially open to look like you're home and some light comes in.


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Use this resignation letter example when you want to give 24 hours notice to your employer. Amend it as suitable before sending to your work. You can send it via an email or post.
Resignation Letter with 24 hours notice
John Brown
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Mrs Jane Smith
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Any Town
My time in this company has been generally enjoyable, but has had its challenges. I have found that in recent months the additional work that I have had to undertake in order to meet the targets set have been increasingly difficult and the pressure and stress that I now find myself in is too much.
I have discussed this situation with you over the past few weeks, but I do not feel that the outcome of these discussions has been helpful or constructive, and I therefore write to advise that I will be terminating my employment on Friday.
It is with regret that I make this decision, and I am sorry for leaving you without working my full notice period, but I no longer feel I am a productive member of the team. I would rather not discuss this matter further, and do not expect to receive a reference from my time.
Yours sincerely,
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If you work mostly online, like I do, then you know the all too familiar scenario of getting sucked into the black hole of social media. You go online to find one simple stat for an article, see a link about Kim Kardashian's divorce settlement, and wake up 45 minutes later in a stupor. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
Just saw this brief article about how to manage your time on social media. Makes sense.
(And if you think this blogger looks like he's about 16, I did too. He might be.)


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"I happened upon this beautiful whitetail doe while hiking along the Centerpoint Trail near Ponca, Arkansas. She was standing along the rocky path, poised in the sunlight that was bursting through the trees above. I readied my camera and tripod as quickly and quietly as possible and was lucky enough to capture the magic moment before she continued down the trail, eventually crossing into the forest.
It's interesting to note that in the 1920s the deer population in Arkansas had diminished to only around 200, but thanks to conservation efforts by the state the population is now estimated to be about a million, making a meeting like this more possible."
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A simple command can be entered in the Terminal to schedule a time for the system to shut down.
- Go to Applications (or Main Menu) > Accessories > Terminal.
- Enter sudo shutdown -h +m (replace m with the number of minutes, e.g. +60).
OR: enter sudo shutdown -h hh:mm (replace hh:mm with the time on the 24hr clock, e.g. 23:15).
- Enter password and minimize the Terminal window.
The system will then shut down within the minutes or at the time specified. To cancel a scheduled time, enter sudo shutdown -c in the Terminal.
Alternatively, you might want to download and install GShutdown, which is a GUI program for scheduling a time to shutdown the system.
CompizConfig Settings Manager (ccsm), if not added yet, can be installed this way:
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- Type ccsm into the Search box.
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Rally against closure of indigenous communities in Australia
Hundreds have taken part in rallies in Western Australia, protesting the closure of remote indigenous communities in the state, according to local and social media.
More than a thousand protesters rallied in front of the Parliament House in the state capital, Perth, according to ABC News.
Protesters were chanting "save the communities, close the gap."
Looks like a great rally for remote communities in Perth happening now #closethegap#SOSBLAKAUSTRALIApic.twitter.com/bj9uotiFXi
— Rachel Siewert (@SenatorSiewert) March 19, 2015
Premier Colin Barnett and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier went out to speak to protesters, but were booed.
Protestors turn their back on @ColinBarnett as he asks them to "walk in his shoes" #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIApic.twitter.com/maQ5hoSdwb
— Georgia (@oncloudstreet) March 19, 2015
Barnett announced in November 2014, that the state was forced to
close 150 out of its 274 indigenous communities due to funding
Two days ago he set the date for consultations on the planned closures – June 30.
Tonight's #Melbourne rally against the forced closure of #Aboriginal communities in WA. #auspolpic.twitter.com/h5jTC1n9lD
— Tomtom (@forevertoremain) March 19, 2015
What fueled the public discontent over the issue was a comment from Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who said last week that the government could not "endlessly subsidize lifestyle choices if those lifestyle choices are not conducive to the kind of full participation in Australian society that everyone should have."
Taking a stand #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIApic.twitter.com/4OcWjvZSTN
— Sheree Lowe (@jarvislowe) March 19, 2015
The Perth rally is one of several taking place all over Western Australia.
Amnesty International's indigenous rights manager, Tammy Solenec, who was speaking at one of the rallies on Thursday, urged against forcing aboriginal people out of their lands.
"We all know living in remote communities is not a 'lifestyle choice'," she said, as cited by WA Today. "Aboriginal people have a custodianship of a deep spiritual connection to this land. And under Native Title laws imposed upon them, they must show a continuous connection to the land to prove their title. If they are forced off their homelands, it will be much harder to secure native title."
#Brisbane#SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA#NOConsent#lifestylechoice Rally is power! pic.twitter.com/QxS31jue4l
— SOS BLAK AUSTRALIA (@sosblakaust) March 19, 2015
Amnesty International has long campaigned for the rights of the aboriginal Australians to keep their lands. It detailed its stance in a 2011 report.
Ghillar Michael Anderson, an aboriginal leader and activist,
believes indigenous communities are already being forced out of
the lands to which they have their exclusive right.
"It's just totally inhumane what is going on in this country," Anderson said. "We got a word tonight that three other aboriginal communities in Western Australia had their water cut off. And so they are forcing them out by stealth. They are cutting off all of the essential services. This is tantamount to a campaign that you would wage in a war."
My first Australian protest.. Stop the forced closure of aboriginal communities. #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIApic.twitter.com/qX8BcbfxGp
— Noni May (@nnonimay) March 19, 2015
Protests would, according to Anderson, attract even larger crowds
if the mainstream media paid more attention to the problems
aboriginal people face.
"A lot of Australians are just starting to wake up to it, because we are starting to stand up and fight against this system," he said. "And it's pretty hard to mobilize people when you have Murdoch press absolutely controlling Australian media system and Fairfax, another family that controls the media in Australia. In terms of the mainstream media... the aboriginal people on the ground fighting they don't get any coverage at all."
Can you believe we are saying this in 2015 #sosblakaustralia#lifestylechoicepic.twitter.com/OfRJBs3nFw
— James Saunders (@JamesAGSaunders) March 19, 2015
It's not the first protest against the proposed closure of indigenous communities. Last Friday, more than a thousand protesters marched in the center of Melbourne, blocking traffic.


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Winter Boiler Repair in Toronto
Your boiler works hard all winter to keep your family warm and comfortable when the temperature drops, and with working so hard your boiler also requires regular maintenance. Typically with boiler repair in Toronto, homeowners aren't experienced enough or properly trained to take care of boiler maintenance tasks themselves, which is why it's important to have a plan in place with a reputable company like Boiler Pro. However, there are many things each homeowner can do prior to or in between professional appointments.
Boiler Repair in Toronto: Homeowner Tasks
- Check For Leaks: One of the fastest ways a boiler loses its efficiency is when a leak goes unrepaired or unnoticed. Leaks in any area of the boiler system allow heat from steam or water to escape, which is directly wasting energy put into heating those elements for use in your home. A professional boiler technician will quickly evaluate your system, find all leaks, and effectively repair them.
- Be Wary of Trapped Water: If your boiler is servicing many different zones in your home then there is a chance that water can be trapped in certain lengths of piping for extended periods of time without being heated. When those areas are finally heated again the cold water that's in those areas flows back through the boiler and can shock the unit when it comes into contact with hot boiler components. This can cause damage to your boiler and should be addressed in part of your boiler repair and maintenance plan. Companies like Boiler Pro that offer boiler repair in Toronto as one of their core services is capable of adjusting your boiler and its settings to avoid damage resulting from trapped water.
- Do You Have Controls In Order?: When you hire a reputable company like Boiler Pro to take care of your boiler repair in Toronto it's important to discuss your boiler's controls. These controls alert you and your family to any deviations in functionality that tell you if your boiler is working properly or if it requires adjusting or maintenance. Only a boiler repair technician should be called in to take care of fixing or adjusting your boiler's controls.
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text: So, what can you eat? Lots of stuff! Make lean protein choices, such as lean beef, skinless poultry and fish and vary your diet. Eat whole grains and choose low-fat or fat-free dairy foods. The holidays are a great time of year to start thinking about healthier habits. If you do snack, make it a nutritious choice—such as cheese, yogurt, fruits, and vegetables—for your overall health and the health of your teeth.


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All in Good Fun
A brief walk through the history of science uncovers many famous collaborators whose discoveries have changed the world. Pierre and Marie Curie, James Watson and Francis Crick, Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus, to name just a few. Some came together for one brief shining discovery; others had a lifetime commitment to a shared research agenda. Asking what makes for a successful collaboration may be like asking what makes for any successful relationship, and may be as difficult to answer. Michael Gottesman, M.D., and Ira Pastan, M.D., came together at the NCI in the 1970s to uncover the molecular basis for the multidrug resistance (MDR) that develops in cellular diseases ranging from cancer to bacterial infections. Whether it is because "opposites attract" or because of "shared mutual interests," according to Gottesman and Pastan, the hallmark of a successful collaboration is that it is just plain fun.
"Michael was interested in somatic cell genetics and I was interested in biochemistry," recalled Pastan, who is now Chief of CCR's Laboratory of Molecular Biology. "And, you know, genetics plus biochemistry equals molecular biology."
Photo shows Michael Gottesman, M.D., and Ira Pastan, M.D.(Photo: R. Baer)
Pastan was interested in the role of the intracellular signaling molecule cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in limiting the growth of cancer cells. Gottesman, who is now Chief of CCR's Laboratory of Cell Biology, suggested that as a new way into the problem, they make mutant cell lines (from Chinese hamster ovary, or CHO, cells) that did not respond to cAMP and study their properties.
"At that point, Ira had gotten some space and I hired a postdoc and we began to isolate mutants that were resistant to cAMP," explained Gottesman.
At this juncture, so the story goes, Bruce Chabner, M.D., who was the Head of the Cancer Chemotherapy Division of the NIH, pointed out that the phenomenon of multidrug resistance was a major reason that chemotherapy fails in patients. Chemotherapy itself was a relatively new innovation pioneered by the NIH and was universally hailed as being highly successful until people became resistant to the treatments. Chabner, therefore, asked: "Why don't you actually study resistance in a model relevant to human cancer?"
"Resources were limited," remembered Gottesman, "but the clinical relevance of drug resistance was clear at a time when Ira was moving away from very basic biology to much more focused applications to cancer. This seemed like a good transition. So we started to study how cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy."
Different Styles Can Be Complementary
Gottesman and Pastan both have medical degrees but had decided early on to move into more basic research. In preparing to tackle resistance to chemotherapy, they decided to participate in clinical rounds once a week and to ask questions. "NIH was the place where chemotherapy was initiated, so this was a great re- education," said Gottesman.
The goal was to develop tools for the clinical evaluation of drug resistance, which meant using human cell lines. Furthermore, they wanted the reagents, antibodies, and whatever else they developed to be relevant to the clinic.
This was not a shotgun marriage; we found each other and a mutual interest.
"I tried to define in the beginning what our contributions were," said Pastan, "but basically we just liked working together. It was a problem we were both clearly interested in. This was not a shotgun marriage; we found each other and a mutual interest. We enjoyed talking to each other."
"I was in the lab 100 percent of the time in those days and we just had a good time," said Gottesman. "We were exactly on the same wavelength. We came up with a plan, usually quickly. But neither of us is entrenched in our way of doing science."
"We had somewhat different orientations in terms of science but each appreciated the other's discipline," added Pastan. "Although you can't be an expert in every field, you have to be conversant in the language. We just had a lot of fun. We both enjoy a certain kind of humor and both enjoyed interacting with the fellows."
"One of the major principles I learned from Ira is that you shouldn't be technically limited," said Gottesman. "One great advantage of the NIH is that there is always somebody down the hall or across the campus that has the knowledge you need. We depended a lot on people at the NIH."
"We had weekly data meetings," remembered Pastan. "Michael was the good guy, and I was the bad guy. I am very systematic in the practice of science and try to teach people to organize their thoughts accordingly. If I ask 'Why did you do this?', then 'I thought it would be interesting,' is not a good answer. Doing science, you have to be pretty focused. After all, life is short."
"And after the meeting, I'd tell them that Ira was just trying to help and explain what he meant," said Gottesman. "Ira is enormously capable of figuring out the shortest distance; I'm a little more grandiose. Everyone needs two parents."
"I have heard that there are some people who work together who do not have as comfortable a relationship. I think there are different styles," noted Pastan.
How do you identify a person who will be successful?
Successful Scientists Make Successful Teams
"I think we would have been successful or not in different ways regardless of whether we worked together," said Pastan. "How do you identify a person who will be successful? It is wonderful to be smart and focused, but it isn't sufficient. Some people have the knack of seeing problems and solving them—maybe they have a bit of luck—and some people don't, even though they may be smarter."
Pastan pointed out that usually there is an excess of problems to solve. "Somehow, people who like to do research—they look around and they can sort of figure out something that nobody else is doing that would be of some interest. I have people who come to me and say, 'I can't think of what to do.' Some people have a knack of finding important, novel things to study and if they don't, they should be doing something else."
Photo shows Michael Gottesman, M.D., and Ira Pastan, M.D.(Photo: R. Baer)
Pastan concedes that there is luck involved, too. "You can be focused and hard working, but life is full of these chances. You go to a seminar and you hear something and say 'Oh my God, maybe...'"
The fellows that Pastan and Gottesman worked with over the years form an illustrious cadre. "Ira's first postdoc was Harold Varmus!" said Gottesman, referring to the Nobel Laureate and current NCI Director. "And when I interviewed Harold, I turned down Mike Brown!" retorted Pastan, referring to another Nobel Laureate.
"We had a postdoc application from a well-established scientist in Japan, Shin-Ichi Akiyama, who developed multidrug resistant cell lines that became the basis of most of our studies," said Gottesman. "In fact, the entire pharmaceutical industry uses these cell lines to pretest their drugs."
"If you look at the 50 to 60 postdocs who worked on MDR over the years, virtually all are still working scientists," concluded Pastan.
What, When, and Where Also Matter
"And then there's when to get in a field," said Pastan. "My feeling is that I wouldn't want to work in a field filled with bright people, because it would be kind of boring. What I think is fun is identifying a new area—that's why the MDR project was fun. It was a new area and clearly important, but not much was known.
"And I would expand that to include much of the intramural program—it's always easy to do incremental science and it could be extremely important, but it is much more fun to work in a completely unknown area and make really seminal discoveries."
It is much more fun to work in a completely unknown area and make really seminal discoveries.
As he once taught Gottesman long ago, Pastan continues to stress the need to not be limited by technology. "Be broad in your reading of basic biological and clinical literature, and find the people who can help you—for one person to tackle an important problem, it is virtually impossible.
"When I first came to the NIH, I worked in a group studying thyroid hormones," added Pastan. "There were seven people each with a project and they were doing everything I could think of to do. So instead of working on the thyroid gland itself, I decided to work on thyroid stimulating hormone. There was a guy down the hall purifying it, so I had rare access."
Moving On
Pastan and Gottesman no longer have any joint projects.
"I had to decide whether to work on immunotoxins where I thought we could get drugs into the clinic in my lifetime or MDR where we'd have to rely on companies to develop the drugs," said Pastan. "So one day I said I can't do MDR anymore. It seems like yesterday, but it was 12 years ago."
"I haven't formed the same kind of partnership again," said Gottesman, who has less time to devote to his lab now that he is also Deputy Director for the NIH Office of Intramural Research.
Pastan speaks of a few past collaborations that had some of the same close feeling. For example, he worked closely with Robert Perlman, Ph.D., on cAMP gene regulation in the bacterium Escherichia coli. "Bob and I were like two high school kids on the phone late at night, talking about science."
Despite the lack of joint projects, Pastan and Gottesman remain fast friends. "One of the reasons that we so enjoyed the collaboration is that we actually liked each other," said Pastan. "The role that plays in developing long-term collaborations is not a trivial one."
To learn more about Dr. Gottesman's research, please visit his CCR Web site at http://ccr.cancer.gov/staff/staff. asp?Name=mgottesman.
To learn more about Dr. Pastan's research, please visit his CCR Web site at http://ccr. cancer.gov/staff/staff.asp?Name=pastan.


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The enterprise is converting traditional WAN architectures to more flexible software-defined (SD-WAN) entities, largely due to their improved performance and flexibility when dealing with cloud- and IoT-facing infrastructure.
SD-WAN is also said to provide much greater visibility than standard WAN offerings. This is due in part to the need for fine-grained management capabilities for diverse users and workloads. But how, exactly, should this visibility be orchestrated? And what should the enterprise be watching?
According to P&S Market Research, the SD-WAN market is expected to jump from $676 million last year to more than $9.6 billion in 2023. The market will consist largely of solutions and services encompassing infrastructure, control and overlay platforms, but also carrier-based and CSP offerings. Visibility plays a crucial role in all of these implementations, particularly when it comes to extending security beyond the data center firewall. At the same time, visibility can also keep costs under control and optimize resource consumption on both the overlay and underlay portions of the network.
For networking companies like Cisco, the WAN has traditionally been one of the biggest blind spots. The fragmented nature of most WAN architectures makes it difficult to get timely and accurate information regarding what is happening and where, in order to troubleshoot performance-degrading issues, or to circumvent them altogether. This is why the company has added two key modules to its intent-based networking portfolio: the SD-WAN vAnalytics tool that can drill down into virtual networks to provide forecasting for application and bandwidth planning, plus the Meraki Insight system that helps optimize user experiences by peering into WAN and SaaS application interactions.
Meanwhile, SevOne has released its new SD-WAN Monitoring Solution that allows MSPs to dig deep into multi-tenant, multi-vendor environments to improve deployment and operations of large-scale deployments. The system provides real-time and historical visibility into the entire network delivery path, including local Wi-Fi, campus infrastructure and software-defined data centers. At the same time, it can drill down into individual tenant configurations and their network service architectures. It also helps ease the transition from MPLS to SD-WAN by allowing both to be monitored from the same interface.
This is a crucial step because, as ACG Research's Stephen Collins points out, the health of the underlay is often just as important to performance as the virtual networking overlayin SD-WAN environments. When the underlay is MPLS or some other leased service like Carrier Ethernet, this is not too much of a problem, because the provider should be able to extend at least some visibility into its offering. But with many organizations choosing to run SD-WAN over standard Internet to save costs, visibility becomes much more problematic due to the high number of peering and transit networks the workload is likely to encounter. At the moment, however, there is a distinct lack of tooling for end-to-end topology management on the Internet, meaning that the enterprise might have to opt for higher bandwidth connectivity or use pre-selected peering and transit arrangement s for key applications and destinations.
Of course, it's very difficult to manage what you do not own. Even leased services are limited by what the provider allows you to see. And in complex networking environments, the enterprise is often left with the claims of multiple providers all shifting blame to one another.
SD-WAN alleviates part of this problem because the enterprise can focus on higher-level service and data performance rather than the nuts and bolts of the network. But there are times when those nuts and bolts come apart and service degrades or is cut off entirely. In these instances, the best remedy may be the ability to quickly shift the load to another provider.
Arthur Cole is a freelance journalist with more than 25 years' experience covering enterprise IT, telecommunications and other high-tech industries.


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Epsilon Venture Partners, the pan-Asian technology focused fund manager along with a major Australian private equity group, has invested R154 crore in AP-based Pi Datacenters, an enterprise class data center and cloud service provider. Epsilon will be actively involved in assisting with the build and growth of Pi, having already introduced local blue-chip prospective clients.
"India is poised for an explosion in digital data with the numerous technology initiatives adopted by the government of India and the various state governments. Data is integral to a nation's security and data centers are the key building blocks for a nation's infrastructure. Epsilon's technology investment experience across the globe is of significant strategic value that would pave the way for global partnerships in ensuring that Pi brings state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure capability to India," Kalyan Muppaneni, founder & CEO of Pi, said in a statement. The funds raised would add to help to roll out first few data centres across India.
The round was led by Epsilon's General Partner based on the ground in India, Mahesh Vaidya, who will be joining the company's board. "The data centre and cloud infrastructure space in India is poised for robust growth over the next decade as evidenced by the trends observed in mature economies such as the US and Europe," Mahesh said. Majority of countries are already emphasizing data sovereignty as a vital element of a nation's security with appropriate measures in place.
India initiated moves in this area a few years ago, with the mandate for local hosting of all its citizens' financial and personal data. Moreover, fundamentally, India will double its internet user base in the next three to five years and this should position Pi very well to capitalize on this secular growth opportunity.
Pi is an enterprise class data centre (DC) and cloud service provider with a disruptive approach to technology, infrastructure and security, making it well poised to become a major player in the Indian DC market. Its data centre is a greenfield modular five lakhs square foot infrastructure with 5,000 racks capacity, spread across 10 acres. The product portfolio is designed to cater to enterprises across industry verticals, ranging from tailored industry based cloud enabled solutions around infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), to off-the-shelf services like co-location, managed hosting and managed services.


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Most people consider citrus fruit, such as lemon, a delicious seasoning when it comes to flavouring a salad (like tomato coriander salad), however these fruit are a great deal more versatile than that. The health benefit of lemons and oranges are well known, making them both great additions to a cup of tea.
But have you ever considered using a lemon for something other than culinary purposes?
The power of citrus scent
1. Very often, cooking smells can take over a whole house. While the smells themselves do not offend, a family does not necessarily want to live with a smell as strong as fish for more than a few hours. To create a fresh smell try boiling a pot of water with lemon or orange rind, leaving the lid of the pot off so the fresh smell of citrus can spread.
2. Cooking can also leave you with your hands smelling of the last item you handled. When it comes to onion or garlic, this smell is unwelcome as well as difficult to remove. If you cut a slice of lemon and rub it over your hands, the citrus will overcome the garlic leaving your hands smelling fresh.
3. This same trick works for any plate, cutting board or utensil which was used to prepare garlic, onion and other strong smelling foods such as fish.
Stain removal with lemons
4. Lemons can also be used as a stain remover to get rid of various stains on clothing instead of using detergents, which are laden with chemicals. For rust stains, put a mixture of equal parts lemon juice and water on the area, and let it stand for half an hour prior to washing.
5. If you have a mildew issue, you need to first squeeze lemon juice on the afflicted area, and then sprinkle salt. Let the clothing dry in the sun, but be prepared, you might have to repeat this process, especially with old stains.
6. Lemon juice can act as a mild form of bleach, which will also leave your clothes smelling fresh. Soak white clothing in lemon juice mixed with baking soda for approximately half and hour before you wash regularly.
7. In summer clothing often gets stained with marks of perspiration, which can stubbornly resist ordinary wash cycles. Try scrubbing these stains with a mixture of lemon juice and water before drying the clothes in the sun.
Lemons, oranges and other citrus fruit have a wide variety of uses, therefore it is a shame to limit these fruit to the realm of cooking. While their taste definitely adds flavour, try using them in other areas of the house and see how their freshness can compliment your home.
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Debt is that phase in life which makes it difficult for a person to breathe freely. It is an extremely pressurising condition which makes it very difficult to create an effective plan. When debts start irritating the borrower, then the process of repayment becomes harder to follow especially if the earnings are less and the rebates are very high. There are processes for dealing with debts effectively, but one needs to remain composed for working out a debt repayment plan.
The aid offered by loan for debt consolidation
There are avenues for making a positive change through debt management. If a person decides to manage different debts personally then he/she has to do the following tasks:
• Make a record of all the debts that have resulted from unpaid loans.
• Keep track of current payment to different lending organisations.
• Maintain the due date of installation for every loan.
• Know the sum owed in the case of a particular loan which has turned into debt.
In short, each aspect of all the debts needs to be examined and evaluated by the borrower for making repayments. However, when debts are making a profound impact on the person, then it is essential to seek some relief. It might also become impossible to track the payments and everything associated with the debts in detail because the debt situation doesn't only break a person financially but also weakens him/her emotionally. If repayment is possible but keeping track of the loan accounts or credit card loans is impossible, then consolidation of all the debts under the umbrella of a single account is the best possible route.
If a person chooses to consolidate all of his/her outstanding payments to different credit sources then he/she will acquire the following benefits:
• No more anxiety about making a series of payments in a month.
• Settling in a manageable situation when the previous debts are closed.
• Removing the present debts with the loan provided by debt consolidation service provider.
• Paying only to the consolidation loan account for clearing all the debts.
• Relief from a higher and multiple interest rates and having only one interest rate for making payments.
• Flexible duration for closing the debt consolidation account.
All these factors make debt consolidation a preferred choice which provides an individual with some room for planning the improvement of the financial situation otherwise the multiple payments can make strategic planning impossible. However, a person should always remember one significant thing that is with the consolidation route one cannot escape debt by paying a lesser amount. Nationaldebtrelief.com has valuable information regarding these services, and one can browse the website for a better understanding of these solutions present for fighting against debts.
Comparing Debt settlement with Debt Consolidation
When debts mount, people frantically try to salvage the problem by using any service, but it is at this very point that one should exercise maximum caution and gather necessary information before deciding debt relief.
First and foremost some companies provide debt relief services to individuals who have accomeulated an enormous quantity of outstanding amount and didn't have the resources to make the payments effectively. There are different options for handling urgent debt issues, but often the function of settlement is confused with that of consolidation. For novices, these terms can even become interchangeable. Hence it is imperative to define and describe both debt solution routes in detail.
The settlement is a debt relief tool that can be used by a borrower for closing the current loan account that has accrued debt. The borrower initiates the closure of this account by suggesting an amount that will be paid instantly. This amount which the borrower wishes to pay to the lending company is quite lower than what the borrower is supposed to pay to remove the debt entirely. The decision of accepting the proposal is dependent upon the credit agency. If the agreement is made, then the sum is paid for closing the loan account immediately.
When debt consolidation is used as a service, then the client will pay a sum every month to a debt solution company. This sum is used to resolve the consolidated debts that are present. Hence consolidation refers to a grouping of different debts for ensuring single and timely payments on a regular basis until the assimilated debt amount is fully repaid. The interest rate is generally lower, and so are the instalment amounts.
Hence both processes are very different and serve different purposes. All kinds of debtors cannot apply for the former option according to their will because for choosing the settlement alternative, a person should have proof to state and show that there is no other option available for making full payment and should also have the settlement figure ready. Whereas individuals can easily apply for the consolidation option because here the whole principal sum is repaid. However, in both options, the decision of the creditors plays a significant role and if they refuse then resorting to other options or relating one's pitiable financial condition again and again to the creditors might change their mind.
For instance, if a creditor is wholly convinced that the person won't be able to pay the loan amount in any way, then the credit company will be likely to settle down for a certain sum and close the loan account.
The condition for using bankruptcy as a tool
Using bankruptcy or issuing a legal notice declaring that a particular organisation or person is bankrupt is the very last step that a debtor has to take when all other routes fail to ensure real reconciliation or action. Most people who have massive debts but no asset or source of income opt for bankruptcy. This is not the most used path, but it does exist as a last resort for debtors who are fed up with answering creditors and are entirely unable to acquire funds from any source.
Hence options are created for debt solution depending upon one's financial situation the best possible step should be taken for decreasing debts.


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