Dianne Odell, 61 years old women from Jackson, TN, has died after a power failure disabled her breathing machine. She was at her family home near Memphis, in Tennessee.

Dianne Odell has been in an iron lung for about 58 years, after being diagnosed with polio when she was 3.

Dianne Odell’s family members tried to get the emergency generator working.

“We did everything we could do but we couldn’t keep her breathing,” said brother-in-law Will Beyer. “Dianne had gotten a lot weaker over the past several months and she just didn’t have the strength to keep going.”

Emergency crews were called to the scene, but were unable to help.

Dianne was able to get a high school diploma, take college courses and write a children’s book, though she was confined to the 750-pound machine for most of her life,

Dianne said, “I have had two dreams in my life. The ability to write without the help of others” and “to write my own letters and perhaps books.” She continues, “My dream of writing a book without help has come true. I had started a children’s book over 12 years ago. The computer I had then gave me nothing but frustration. It must have been three years before I realized that the method of voice recognition that I was using would never work for my voice. It broke my heart to think of all the wasted money people had contributed for my benefit. Now my expectations have been more than fully realized . . . I am making good progress.”

Rest in peace Dianne Odell.

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Teddy Ebersol, born in Torrington, Connecticut. on June 10, 1990, died Sunday, November 28, in the crash of a private plane near Telluride, Colorado. He was 14 years old.

The body of Edward Teddy Ebersol, was found under the two days later.

Teddy Ebersol is the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol and actress Susan Saint James,

Christened Edward Bright Ebersol is his birth name.

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George Clooney, 47 years old actor and Sarah Larson, his 29-year-old girlfriend, have breakup after a year of dating..

A friend of Sarah’s dished that the actor moved out of his home temporarily to allow Sarah to gather her belongings and hoof it outta there.

“George is relieved to be single again,” an unidentified source told In Touch. “He thinks Sarah is sweet and that is why it was so hard to break up with her. The truth is they had little in common and he just doesn’t want to be tied down.”

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According to Aogami International Chariman Otto P. Wurth, Aogami International Pty Ltd holds a patent in several countries for “A METHOD OF LOCATING WEB–SITES USING VISUAL IMAGES”

Here is the Patent 755035 in PDF Format.

Simply defined - In a searching function of any computerized database, when a search result is retrieved and a visual image such as a trademark, logo, icon or image containing a hyperlink to a web-page or web–site is used, the web–site owner uses this patented technology. The Company has developed a protocol and licensing network to use the technology by Search Engines, e-commerce directory and portal owners. Other features contained in the patent which provide an impact for faster searching and advertising revenue include the use of animation, sound and streaming video content.

So it’s the search result that are presented with images that link to websites and not simply images with hyperlink. Disable your search now if your websites show search images that link to websites. Use Google Search!

On 27th July 2005, Aogami International announced that they set up a new branch office in Singapore.

Ronald Langford is the founder of Aogami International Limited and the Inventor of the Patent 755035.

A check on ipaustralia.gov.au, Patent 755035, Application 200193479 cannot be found.
There are 3 other applications that have also lapsed.
Australian Application #2004903257 - Lapsed
Australian Application #2004903805 - Lapsed
Australian Application #2004903831 - Lapsed

According to linxd post on Hardwardzone Forum, the Australia Patent 755035 has ceased

Dear xxxxx:

Thanks for your email regarding patent 755035.

Currently the patent status you speak of is ceased due to failure to pay renewal fees.

If you are at all concerned you are able to request re-examination of a complete specification at a fee of $800. I have attached the link below for the required form.

http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/pdfs/p…ons/p00007.pdf request form for re-examination

I have also attached below a link that will give you some information regarding re-examination under the Patent Regulations 1991.

http://www.timebase.com.au/IPAust/in…ate=2008-05-26

Alternatively you can request the court to revoke the patent under subsection 138. I have attached a link below that gives you some information regarding that process.

http://www.timebase.com.au/IPAust/in…ate=2008-05-26

If you require further information please let me know.

Regards,
Kieran Power

Electronic Records Administration (ERA)
IP Australia

P 1300 65 1010 | F + 61 2 6283 7999 | E assist@ipaustralia.gov.au
A 47 Bowes Street, Woden ACT 2606 | PO Box 200, Woden ACT Australia 2606

Visit us at http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au

So Why did Ronald Langford not renew Australia Patent 755035?
Since Aogami setup branch in Singapore, why assigned its use for licensing to Vuestar? It really makes Singapore looks bad.

More information on Aogami International can be found at
http://www.aogami.com/chairman.htm
http://www.aogami.com/home.htm
http://www.aogami.com.au

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Vuestar Technologies Pte Ltd, a Singaporean company, has sent invoices last week to owners of websites which it claimed were using a patented technology that enables “Internet searching via visual images”.

The Patent “A method of locating web – sites using visual images ”, granted to the Inventor Ronald Neville Langford who has assigned its use for licensing and other commercial exploitation to VUESTAR Technologies Pte Ltd of Singapore, is valid until 2021

Vuestar Technologies MD Paul Smith said Vuestar is now exercising its right to charge money for the use of its patent-protected technology which allows organisations to link images to other pages on their websites. If links on these pages then lead to the organisation’s contact information, Vuestar regards this as use of their technology.

Mr Smith said the company is not targeting users with personal websites. ‘We are going for those who use this technology for commercial advantage,’ he said. Websites which contain only text with no images are not at risk. He added that the websites targeted are those with a predominantly Singaporean audience, which include several overseas websites.

He said that in deciding who to send the invoices to, Vuestar relied heavily on information on each site’s traffic and viewership. He declined to reveal how many invoices the company has sent out, citing the ‘commercially sensitive’ nature of the information.

He said, however, that the amount the company is charging website users varies according to how extensively the technology is used on each website. The annual fee ranges from $200 for light users to as much as $10,000 for those who use the technology extensively on their websites.

Vuestar plans to gradually increase the number of invoices it sends out.

Arofanatics.com

Mr Alvin Koh, who runs a local hobbyist website on Arowana fish, told The New Paper that his business partner, whose name was used to register the website, received an invoice for $5,350 from Vuestar last week. He said: ‘Based on the letter I received, I didn’t have a good idea of how exactly my website was infringing any rules.’ Even after he called the company for an explanation, Mr Koh said he was still unclear on why he was being asked to pay a fee. He said: ‘It’s ridiculous. I plan to ignore them, but I would like people to be aware of this, and not simply pay up.’

InternetMarketingSingapore.com

Another website owner, Mr Stuart Tan, who runs Internetmarketingsingapore.com, also received an invoice from Vuestar Technologies for $2,600. He described the company’s demands as ‘ludicrous’, adding that he wondered if the company was out to bully owners of small businesses. He said: ‘It’s like a company patenting the process of going to school, then demanding money from those who do it.’ Mr Tan has written a post on his website and also submitted an article on Digg.com, an information-sharing website, to create awareness on this issue.

Lawyer Alban Kang

Lawyer Alban Kang, who specialises in intellectual property, said whether the patent holder has the right to demand payment depends on what the patent covers. He said: ‘In some cases, the patent may not even be valid in the first place. ‘Individuals should first seek legal advice to determine whether the company’s claims are valid.’ Mr Kang said the validity of a patent can sometimes be challenged if the patented idea is not new or novel, and if the idea has been readily available to a public for some time.

Vuestar.biz has a shared IP address 210.48.157.121 and is hosted at egnarosoft.com owned by OrangeSoft Sdn Bhd.

Registry Whois:

Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Expiration Date: 2009-12-16 23:59:59
Creation Date: 2007-12-17 04:58:48
Last Update Date: 2008-02-21 09:02:28

Name Servers:
ns3.egnarosoft.com
ns4.egnarosoft.com

Whois:

Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Registrant Contact Information:
Name: Ron Langford
Organization: Goldspirit Investments Pty Ltd
Address 1: 8/25
Address 2: Edmonstone Street
City: South Brisbane
State: Queensland
Zip: 4101
Country: AU
Phone: +61.738466996
Fax: +61.738466996
Email:

Administrative, Technical and Billing Contact Information same as above

Goldspirit Investments Pty Ltd

http://au.vicdir.com/co-771271577-780552-0.htm

Contact:

SINGAPORE
Tel: +65 6333 1190
Fax: +65 6339 3389

SINGAPORE
VUESTAR Technologies Pte Ltd
L5-12 The Adelphi
1 Coleman Street
Singapore 179803.

AUSTRALIA
VUESTAR Technologies Pte Ltd
Quinta House
8/25 Edmonstone Street
South Brisbane. Qld 4101

Email
info@vuestar.biz

Patent:

US Patent #7065520 filed on 3rd Oct 2001 by Ronald Langford

Singapore Patent #95940 granted on 27th Oct 2003

Australia Patent #755035 filed on 2000 ceased due to failure to pay renewal fees.
Australian Application #200193479 - Not Found
Australian Application #2004903257 - Lapsed
Australian Application #2004903805 - Lapsed
Australian Application #2004903831 - Lapsed

New Zealand Patent #525601

Other patents filed by one Mr Ronald Neville Langford includes:

#2006200653 A digital wallet
* 2005242135 Verifying the Identity of a User by Authenticating a File
* 2006100013 Online gaming promotion having a software application
* 2002PS0708 Provision of an interactive directory information service via television
* 2002950174 Locating web sites using bar code technology - Lapsed
* 2004240196 Authenticating images identified by a software application

Aogami International Pty Ltd holds a patent in several countries for
“A METHOD OF LOCATING WEB–SITES USING VISUAL IMAGES”

Simply defined - In a searching function of any computerized database, when a search result is retrieved and a visual image such as a trademark, logo, icon or image containing a hyperlink to a web-page or web–site is used, the web–site owner uses this patented technology. The Company has developed a protocol and licensing network to use the technology by Search Engines, e-commerce directory and portal owners. Other features contained in the patent which provide an impact for faster searching and advertising revenue include the use of animation, sound and streaming video content.

Singapore law firm, Keystone Law Corporation send out an alert:

Visual Images Search Patent (PDF)

More story:

* Hardwarezone Forum - Is this a legitimate Singapore patent? (Vuestar Tech P/L)

* VR-Zone Forum - Australian VueStar.biz to sue all websites on internet

* Slashdot - Singapore Firm Claims Patent Breach By Virtually All Websites

* Newpaper - Local company tells websites to PAY UP

* ZDNetAsia - S’pore firm claims patent to image search

* Vuestar Technologies Are Patent Trolls? You may get sued for using ANY image on your site…

* Simply Jean - Imaging linking is patented, websites and blogs affected, Advertlets, Nuffnang and Blog2U may have to call it a day

* Alvinology - Vuestar: Imaging linking on the Internet is PATENTED

* Fireopal - A discovery in the Vuestar Scandal!!!

If you received the invoice from Vuestar, what are you going to do?

More information on Vuestar can be found at www.vuestar.biz

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Mark Madden was “permanently removed” from his highly-rated Pittsburgh-based ESPN radio show this week for making a controversial statement about Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer.

“I’m very disappointed to hear Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is near death because of a brain tumor. I always hoped Senator Kennedy would live long enough to be assassinated.” — Mark Madden, on air at ESPN Radio Pittsburgh last Wednesday

ESPN headquarters released the following statement:

“We’ve taken Mark off the air pursuant to our contractual rights.” — Josh Krulewitz, ESPN vice president for public relations.

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[amazonify]0385520344[/amazonify]The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire by Matt Taibbi.

“The Great Derangement is a scabrous, hilarious vivisection of our disintegrating nation.”
- Michelle Goldberg, author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

“The Great Derangement shows, he has absolutely no shred of fear in confronting the corruption that plagues our government and exploring the desperation that is rising in America.”
- David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government

“Matt Taibbi madly embraces his role as an honest political observer/writer/citizen in a democracy.”
- Janeane Garofalo

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[amazonify]1586485563[/amazonify]Scott McClellan, Former White House Press Secretary, is the author of the book “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception” .

Scott McClellan said in his book that President Bush was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” adopted a “permanent campaign approach” when it came to governing, and used “propaganda” to sell the war.

“I still like and admire President Bush,” McClellan writes. “But he and his advisers confused the propaganda campaign with the high level of candor and honesty so fundamentally needed to build and then sustain public support during a time of war. … In this regard, he was terribly ill-served by his top advisers, especially those involved directly in national security.”

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Kimberly Caldwell met David Cook through her weekly AI coverage. During the live TV on Wednesday’s night, David Cook asked Kimberly Caldwell out for dinner.

Kimberly Caldwell and David Cook had their dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and David Cook was caught opening the door to the car door for Kimberly Caldwell after their dinner.

At Live with Regis and Kelly, David Cook said “I went out on a date the other day with a woman named Kimberly Caldwell. I did [have a good time]. We’ll probably hang out again. So we’ll see.”

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American Solutions for Winning the Future is a new, non-partisan organization built around three goals: to defend America and our allies abroad and defeat America’s enemies, to strengthen and revitalize America’s core values, and to move government into the 21st Century. The General Chairman is former Speaker Newt Gingrich.

American Solutions’s mission is to become the leading grassroots movement to recruit, educate, and empower citizen activists and elected officials to develop solutions to transform all levels of government.

More information about American Solutions can be found at www.americansolutions.com

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