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Court fight has happy ending
After settling a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister Co., Robb Havassy ended up with 365 surfboards. Ever since then, he's set out to diminish that number. On Thursday, he'll be raffling off 150 of the boards in Huntington Beach. Sixteen...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Surfing, Arts, Sports, Museums
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In The Pipeline: From on the water to on the ice
My idea of a boat is a kayak, so that is the boat I own. As I tool around Huntington Harbour during spring and summer, I still marvel at the many yachts that dwarf my blue plastic Ocean Kayak, so I was pleased to accept an invitation to ride in the...
Tags: Engineering, Science and Technology, Boston Bruins, Technology, National Hockey League
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These Terms of Service govern your use of hbindependent.com. Your use of our site tells us you have read and agreed to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. hbindependent.com reserves the right to deny access to the site to any person who...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Los Angeles Times, Michigan Avenue, OWN (tv network), Minority Groups
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Thinking like a lawyer
Here's a quiz: Say Oprah gives a free car to everyone in her audience, and later in the day, one of the lucky recipients rear-ends Oprah at an intersection. Is Oprah, who gave out the car, partly to blame for the accident? Here's another: Suppose a bully...Tags: Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Judges, Justin Bieber, Lawyers
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06/17 Patents
Utility Patents A utility patent protects how something works and what it does. Central Florida inventors who have recently received utility patents include: Robert P. Scaringe, Rockledge; Dwight D. Back, Pembroke Pines; Lawrence R. Grzyll, Merritt...
Tags: Germany, Pembroke Pines, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Science and Technology, Tampa
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Supreme Court wisdom on DNA
America has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer
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Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area
LEHIGH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN will offer Kids & Animals: Awesome Bodies! featuring six summer camp sessions between June 17 and July 26 at the Donley Children's Campus, Fowler Building, 1520 Hanover Ave., Allentown, for kindergarten-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Tourism and Leisure, American Legion, Engineering, Travel
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Theme parks seize on Potter's success to peddle new must-have items
At Universal Orlando, visitors can buy mugs of butterbeer pulled straight from the pages of the "Harry Potter" books — or eat Krusty Burgers made infamous by "The Simpsons" television show. At Walt Disney World, they can sample LeFou's Brew or The...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Walt Disney World Resort, Theme Park Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Dining and Drinking
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: Muhlenberg College, Medical Specialization, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Supreme Court, Duke University, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Alzheimer's Disease, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology
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Biblioracle: Fan fiction comes to Kindle
Charlaine Harris, creator of the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels, has decided to end the run with the recently released 13th installment, "Dead Ever After." According to The Wall Street Journal, some fans are not happy, "taunting Ms. Harris in emails...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Arts and Culture, Gossip Girl (tv program), Authors, Literature
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