England’s protected wild areas are too fragmented and fail to offer species long-term security, a review has concluded — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The RSPCA have criticised a sick prank
in which a cat had its fur dyed pink and was then thrown over a garden fence in Swindon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A care firm has apologised after an elderly blind woman was left alone for two days after her carers did not turn up to help her — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Well, this is interesting (and quite surprising). A new study by John Allison, Mark Lemley, Joshua Walker looked at highly litigated patents to see how well they did in court, and came up with some really unexpected findings.
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Digging deeper into the report, it looks at and tests a variety of different concepts around patents and litigation. In theory, if a patent is used in multiple patent cases, you tend to think that it must be a pretty solid patent, and one that has been vetted plenty of times. And yet, when the researchers looked at the 106 patents that have been involved in eight or more lawsuits since 2000, they found that the patent holder wins such cases only 10.7% of the time. For patents that have only been brought to litigation once, the patent holder wins 47.3% of the time — an astounding difference — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Quadbeck and colleagues have created a titanium implant with a foam-like structure, inspired by the spongy nature of bone — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Allison Nelson has opened the nation’s first caffeine bakery called “A Smack in the Face” located across the street from Iowa State University, The Des Moines Register reported. And she takes this caffeine thing pretty seriously — via redwolf.newsvine.com
It happens to all of us eventually (except for the Mac collectors). At some point, we decide that it’s time to take that old Mac that we’ve just replaced and try to get a few bucks out of it. Some of us donate our machines to schools or other worthwhile organizations, and if we have really old equipment, we may just recycle it. In any case, there are some things you’ll want to do to prepare the Mac for sale or recycling — via The Unofficial Apple Weblog
I have had so little time to do my digital work lately. This has been a project off and on for months now. Only about 10hours spent on it — via mcuzino
Kerry O’Brien, the veteran host of the ABC’s 7.30 Report, has announced he is stepping down from the role — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Centuries after Leonardo Da Vinci sketched designs of a giant bat-shaped craft that used a pilot’s arms and legs to power the wings, Canadian engineering students say they have flown an engineless aircraft that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Dave Moorhouse’s Jack Russell terrier, Rocky, was stolen in 2007 and he was informed earlier this year that the microchip provider had discovered details of his dog’s new address.
However, they refused to pass on the animal’s whereabouts claiming it would breach the Data Protection Act — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A thief broke into my car. I used Craigslist, a dating site, MySpace and a fast food joint to track him down — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The US broadcasting regulator has announced it will make unused television airwaves available for new “super wi-fi” technology — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Car hire company Avis has upped its offer for Dollar Thrifty to $1.52bn (£967m) in cash and shares, in a bidding war with rival Hertz — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A petition calling for firm action to halt piracy, signed by more than 900,000 seafarers, has been handed over to the United Nations’ International Maritime Organisation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The gorgeous movement is incredibly traditional in style compared to the forward looking designs of Hublot watches. The piece is called the Big Bang Minute Repeater Tourbillon and is limited to just 10 pieces. Functions include the time, a flying tourbillon, and a great sounding minute repeater — via A Blog to Read
A German study has found that European brown hares are capable of being pregnant twice at the same time, and can potentially be permanently pregnant — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A phone box in a North Yorkshire village which was lying empty has been taken over by residents and is being used as a tiny library — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A fifth child has died in Peru in an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats, say health officials — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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