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Undeterred, the counsel for Bilski, J. Michael Jakes, replied that some of the examples could potentially be patented as long as they are novel, not obvious and not simply abstract ideas...
...blind, pathologically lazy 38-year-old is half right. Unlike the schoolboy protagonists of William Golding's dystopian novel, Tom and the rest of the castoffs won't actually end up committing murder, but few other taboos will be left standing by the conclusion of the series. And, just like Lord of the Flies, Cast Offs is fictional. The show, scheduled to begin airing on Britain's Channel 4 on Nov. 24, is a mockumentary-style drama that apes the reality format it satirizes and seethes with sex, profanity and gloriously politically incorrect dialogue. But it stars actors...
...1930s, the most famous man who searched for the army was László Almásy, a Hungarian aristocrat who, in his wanderings, claimed to find the mythical oasis of Zerzura - "the oasis of little birds" - and became the subject of Michael Ondaatje's best-selling novel, The English Patient. (Read about Egypt's pyramids in danger...
...streets of Guangzhou and nearby Shenzhen, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo is turning heads. Since holding a press conference for his semiautobiographical Nairobi to Shenzhen: A Novel of Love in the East on Nov. 4, Ndesandjo, a half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has appeared on television in Hong Kong, and his picture has been splashed on the front pages of China Daily, the South China Morning Post and other regional newspapers...
...novel, written in diary form, is based on his experiences growing up with an abusive, alcoholic father and moving to China, where he fell in love with a Chinese woman and began working with orphans. President Obama's name is mentioned just once, when Ndesandjo thanks several people, including "Barack," in the foreword. With this book, Ndesandjo says he's stepping into the public eye in order to raise awareness of domestic violence, promote volunteerism and share his tale of starting a new life in a new land. "I am an Obama, and a large part of my life...