An example of my work

Many of the patents I translate end up in the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Here is an example. Of course, my name is not anywhere to be found in the document. The translator is just that, the translator. The reward is getting paid for the job and perhaps a sense of pride in a job well done.
Here is how the patent gets created in Japan and then submitted in the US.
1. Inventor (engineer) writes a description of his/her creation.
2. The staff at legal firm writes up the patent in legalese.
3. The patent attorney reviews the patent and makes sure it satisfies all legal requirements.
4. The patent is sent to our company for translation.
5. The project manager assigns the job to a translator (me, in this case).
6. I translate the job while trying to avoid errors and omissions, and while ensuring that the translation conforms to USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) standards.
7. The translation is sent to a proofreader who checks my translation word-for-word.
8. I receive the job back from the proofreader and incorporate (or ignore) his/her comments into the translation.
9. The proofread translation is then send to an editor who double checks the English and makes sure the translation conforms to the clients preferences.
10. The edited translation is sent back to the client (the patent attorney) who then sends it to a law firm in New York, Washington D.C., or another large city.
11. The NY law firm finalizes the patent and submits it to the USPTO.
12. The USPTO reviews the patent and accepts it or rejects it based on various criteria.
13. A rejected patent is usually the fault of the engineer or the patent attorney, but on rare occasions the translator is at fault. (I have yet to be accused of a failed patent. It is something I dread, so I try to translate very carefully.)

"Dissappointment We Can Believe In!"

Obama vaguely promised change without specifying much about what change he intends.
That was by design of course. His supporters superimpose on Obama their own ideas of the change they believe Obama embodies. Obama can always truthfully say "I made no such promise." Take the following photo as an example.



The poster carrier obviously believes that Obama's change will include a major policy change toward Israel. I think this person will be disappointed.
It is inevitable that other groups having their own vision of 'change' will be disappointed. Obama cannot possibly give all groups of 'change believers' what they want. The motto should now be "Disappointment we can believe in!"

Obama Exercise Good. Bush Exercise Bad

Three years ago Bush was criticized for being a health fanatic
Former Washington Post writer Jonathan Chait criticized Bush in an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times headlined, “The (over)exercise of power.” President Bush ran 3 1/2 miles a day and espoused cross-training for a federal judge. Chait stateed: “Am I the only person who finds this disturbing?…What I mean is the fact that Bush has an obsession with exercise that borders on the creepy.”

Reuters journalist Caron Bohan wrote about the same themes in a piece on Bush’s two-hour, 17-mile bike ride with cycling champ Lance Armstrong in Crawford, Texas in 2005.

But Obama gets different treatment:
Eli Zaslow: “The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weightlifting sessions each week, and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games.”
Also, "Obama has gone to the gym for about 90 minutes a day, for at least 48 days in a row.”
And “Gym Workouts Help Obama Carry the Weight of His Position.”

Marty Nesbitt: “He doesn’t think of it as something he has to do — it’s his time for himself, a chance for him to reflect. It’s his break. He feels better and more revved up after he gets in his workout.”

So let's see here, when Bush exercises, it's creepy.
When Obama exercises, it's reflection time or revving-time up.

As Michelle Malkin puts it:
"Fit Republican president = Selfish, indulgent, creepy fascist."
"Fit Democratic president = Disciplined, health-conscious Adonis role model."

Media bias anyone?

Castro the Conservative

From Reuters

"I have arrived at the conclusion that one of our big problems is a lack of systemic demand," said Castro.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the system of subsidies for those who can work, but do not, saying government handouts discourage Cubans from being more productive.

Is Castro coming to the conclusion that so many in the US congress have ignored for decades?

Yet another bailout?

It appears that developers are next in line for a bailout.
Banks, maybe, automakers, no, but real estate developers? Absolutely no!
If the government bails out these guys out, then I am going to move to Mars and start my own new civilization.

I am a hopeless geek

I am sorry. I couldn't help myself. I had to follow the International Overclocking competition.
In this competition, teams compete to make a computer compute at fast as they can make them compute. They use leading edge technology, top-of-the-line components, liquid-cooled and even liquid nitrogen-cooled configurations. Here are the results:

Final results (USA wins!):

Benchmark	USA	Taiwan	Germany	France	Italy
SuperPi 1.5 1M	8,078	8,157	8,093	7,987	7,985
SuperPi 1.5 32M	7 min 49,969 s	7 min 52,516 s	7 min 40,953 s	7 min 24,990 s	7 min 40.984 s
wPrime 1.55 32M	5,188	5,422	5,219	5,756	5,297
wPrime 1.55 1024M	160,937	170,375	165,872	186,982	165,11
PiFast 4.1	17,56	17,86	17,44	17,29	17,36
AquaMark 2003	253814	251703	319212	238929	233043
3DMark 01	71010	71591	72764	71545	71821
3DMark 03	79794	75002	76105	69865	76188
3DMark 05	36762	35893	36586	35733	37070
3DMark 06	26733	25483	24194	22318	25143

Benchmark/Scores	USA	Taiwan	Germany	France	Italy
SuperPi 1.5 1M	10	20	30	60	100
SuperPi 1.5 32M	10	20	60	100	30
wPrime 1.55 32M	100	20	60	10	30
wPrime 1.55 1024M	100	10	30	20	60
PiFast 4.1	10	20	30	100	60
AquaMark 2003	60	10	100	30	20
3DMark 01	30	100	0	0	60
3DMark 03	30	100	60	0	20
3DMark 05	100	60	0	0	30
3DMark 06	100	60	0	0	30
TOTAL SCORE	550	420	370	320	440
RANKING	1st	3rd	4th	5th	2nd

Arson

Sarah Palin's church (Wasila Bible Church) was set ablaze yesterday. Investigators don't know if this is related to her Vice Presidential candidacy, but the trend of church arson fires has spread from the south (where it was usually black churches that were the target) to the west and now into Alaska. A few LDS chapels have had some suspicious fires and some less than suspicious break-ins and offensive grafetti painted on the walls. There is no evidence of a large organization directing these crimes, but one is left to wonder about the type of person who would do such things.

Unwaving single party dominance

In some states, single party dominance continues for many decades.
In Utah, Republicans have run things for a long time, much to the chagrin of Democrats who see the state not moving in the direction they desire. However, the one thing that can be said is that Utah has been free from major criminal scandals and that the state has a balanced budget (which many states cannot claim). There are silly legislators (Chris Buttars) and local city officials (former Eagle Mountain mayor) who say and do stupid things. That is probably unavoidable no matter where you go. On the other hand, there are other states and cities that have had single party dominance for decades, and the rule tends to be that such governments fall into fiscal or even criminal disarray. The obvious glaring example of that is Chicago, and Illinois in general. Governor Blagojevich's criminal abuse of government power is merely an example of the Chicago political machine that has operated virtually unchecked for decades. Gov. Blago was simply careless in his activities. While Obama likely does not have anything to do with this particular scandal, it is a reminder of the cesspool from which his career sprang. His list of unsavory associates continues to grow. Obama may be clean in legal terms, but he knows the game that is played in Chicago. He twice finagled to get his opponents removed from an electrion ballot, a minor thing in comparison with what normally goes on in Chicago. After all, it was Richard Dally's political machine that invented the voting strategy "Vote early and often." Also, the media coverage of this scandal has been a prime example of media bias. You can still see entire articles and news pieces that do not mention Blago's party, but are quick to point out that the previous governor (Ryan) is a Republican (in jail) - in the very same article!

USS National Debt

The irony of it all

This man, Imran Khan, is starring in the Bollywood movie "The President is Coming,"
a comedy about six 20+ year olds trying to win the right to shake President Bush's hand. The movie premiered in Mumbai on the evening of Nov. 26. Imran Khan posed for paparazzi wearing a T-shirt with Mr. Bush's face between the words "International Terrorist." Mr. Khan is a member of India's Muslim minority, but it seems he was unaware that at that very moment moment a few blocks away, 10 20+ year old Muslim extremists were just starting a three-day killing spree.
The irony drips in red.

A very cool photo

How Obama Won - A Zogby Poll

512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).

And yet.....

Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes

Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter

And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!

Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.

Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)

Don't Dare Ask a Democrat a Hard Question in Ohio

The Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Department of Taxation, the Ohio Attorney General Nancy Rogers, and three other unnamed state agencies conducted database searches of Joe the Plumber only after he embarrassed Obama with a difficult question. Big brother is watching you, especially if you don't conform to Democrat philosophy.

Sundog

For those of you (Brian, Deric, and Alan) interested Sundog, the Atari game, one of the creators of Sundog has a website, and he happens to be LDS.
His LDS-related website is here.

Obama Mania leads to Obama Depression

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

Highest Marginal Income Tax Rate

From the TaxProf.
The length of the depression has been theorized by many to have lasted much longer than necessary due higher income taxes. Without the higher taxes, the capital could have been reinvested into industry to create jobs.

Dear Ruler

The co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett, told NBC news that Obama is ready to "rule" on day 1. This word choice is not an easy mistake to make. One has to have a certain mindset to use it. I hope that Obama and the rest of his team will not treat the Presidency as if Obama were a king. Consciously, I think they know this, but subconsciously I think Obama and his team have an attitude of King and King's advisors. If the left thought that Bush acted unilaterally (another false liberal talking point), just watch what Obama will do.

I think one of his first "edicts" will be to ban offshore drilling again, demonstrating once and for all the disingenuous of the Dems on this issue.

Small Government?

It appears the government spending increases no matter who is in control of Congress.
Republicans claim to be the party of small government, but little changes under their control. I think the problem is non-discretionary (i.e., Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, etc.) Something reasonable must be done about this. We are currently borrowing from our children to pay current benefits.

Vacation from Political Reading

I have read many election- and politics-related articles in the past several months. I have learned much, but I have had enough for now. I will return at a later date with suggestions on how the conservative movement can once again exert itself on the national scene.

Obama's Wandering Finger

This post may be a bit of a tinfoil hat post.
A lot of people have watched Obama very carefully, and he has a tendency to compliment his competitors while scratching his face with his fingers. It has been observed that he only scratches his face with his middle finger when he is complimenting his opponent.
The first photo was taken while complimenting Hilliary Clinton.


The second photo was taken while complimenting McCain (with his supporters roundly booing).

Sure. Two photos don't make a trend, but I found it to be an odd habit.

The New Freedom of the Press

Only press that we like.
The Washington Times, The Dallas Morning News, and the NY Post have been barred from the Obama travel entourage. Their sin? They endorsed McCain. This is the authoritarian future that lies before us.

Excesses of a Social Democrat Nation

Out of Belgium. It's a little lengthy, so read it if you have time.

Obama hiding the truth

Obama's campaign makes it look like he is hiding something.
McCain discloses all of his donors and amounts, but Obama won't disclose either one.
This makes it look like he has something to hide. If he had nothing to hide, he would happily disclose his donors, but I am sure it would be embarrassing for him to disclose that he has donors such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Adolf Hitler, and a myriad of other bogus names and addresses. His campaign willfully does not use an easy-to-implement verification system. The money is still flowing in with just a week to go before election day. Also, Obama promised to take public financing, and then reneged having discovered piles of money could be raked in from illegal donations.

Adolf Hitler makes a contribution

A donation was made to the Obama campaign under the name "Adolf Hitler" of "#1 Reichstag Building, Berlin, Germany", charging it to his Mastercard and is now getting welcome-to-the-big-change emails:

Dear Adolf,

Thanks for joining this movement. It will take all of us working together to bring change to this country, and we wanted to make sure you know about all the opportunities to get involved in your community and online.

Check out the resources below — learn how you can connect with fellow supporters, organize in your neighborhood, build our national grassroots organization, and stay informed with the very latest campaign news.
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The amazing thing is that the donation was actually successfully post to the credit card account two days later. I am sorry to say that Obama and Acorn election fraud continues unabated. In my mind, the election is already tainted. The MSM may just succeed in dragging their candidates rear end over the finish line this year.

Obama's Devolving Tax Plan

It is well known that Obama's definition of being wealthy is an annual income of $250,000. However, just recently, he reduced it to $200,000, and even more recently, Biden claimed that line to be $150,000. A sizable chunk of the middle class is above $150,000, so in essence, the middle and upper middle classes will experience a tax increase.

Lastly, it is completely devious and outright untrue to say that those below $150,000 (or wherever the line is drawn) will receive a tax cut because it is the stated intention of Obama and the Dems to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire, resulting in a tax increase for all income earners.

Evidence of Media Bias

Pew Research confirms that 70 percent of Obama's media coverage has been positive and 60 percent of McCain's has been negative.

Pew Research claims to be a non-partisan research group, but they have Obama up by 15 points. There is no way that can be correct and their methodology indicates a left leaning tendency.

Obama Campaign Credit Card Fraud

The many contributors to the Obama campaign include Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and other Disney characters. Here is one example of many.
A reader of The Corner tried the following:

So I went to the Obama website this afternoon and clicked on the "Donate" button.

I used my real MasterCard number (but was not asked for the 3 digit security code).

Used the following information and it was accepted...

First name: Fake
Last Name: Donor
Address: 1 Dollar To Prove A Point
City: Fraudulent
State: AL
Zip / Post: 33333
Email Address: allmyinfoismadeup@mediabias.com
Phone Number: 2125551212
Employer: Mainstream Media
Occupation: Being in the Tank

And incredibly, my $5 donation was ACCEPTED!!!

I then went to the McCain site and used the exact same information (and WAS asked for the 3 digit security code for my MasterCard). There, my contribution was rejected with the following message: "Your transaction was not approved for the following reason(s): Invalid data", and then: "We have found errors in the information that you have submitted. Please review the information below and try again."

I have screen shots and printouts of all of this as well.

Please tell me what I can do with this information? Is this a violation of FEC law by the Obama Campaign? How do we publicize this???

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Many of these Mickey Mouse donations are obviously used to skirt campaign finance laws. Why else use a fake name? Obama's campaign knows it will not be called on this by the MSM, so it continues to commit credit card fraud. My preceding post applies in full.

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil

Our mainstream media on Obama and the Democrats

The Emporer's New Clothes

From Wikipedia:
An emperor who cares too much about clothes hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child cries out, "But he has nothing on!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.
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Could it be that "Joe the Plumber" is the small child stating the obvious?

Biden senses something...

Biden stated in a rally: "Undecided people are having a difficult time just culturally making the change, making the move for the first African American president in the history of the United States of America." Biden most certainly has access to the campaign's internal polling. I seem to sense that he is leaking something here, some concern that the polls are much, much closer than the major polls seem to be saying. This should not be surprising to conservatives. Conservative canditates have consistently underpolled in the past 30 years. The difference between the major polls and the actual election has been between 3% and as much as 15% (Reagon vs Mondale). In my mind, I think it is safe to tack on 3 points to any of McCain's polling or altervatively to subtract 3 points from Obama's polling. The difference may be greater.

More Voter Fraud

ACORN voter fraud continues.

An Obama victory: a blessing and a curse?

A very interesting point is brought up in this article about same-sex marriage efforts.

The Coming Obama Thugocracy

Click on the title of this post to get the article by Michael Barone. This topic is something that I have thought about quite a bit, having been on several liberal campuses (campi?)

Obama money supporting criminal activities

The Obama campaign has paid ACORN $800,000 to support its voter registration activities, and ACORN is currently under investigation in nine states for voter fraud. Obama money is being used to commit crime and undermine the election.

Barack Obama was a member of a socialist party

Barack Obama was a member of a Socialist Party, and it appears that both the party and Obama tried to expunge the evidence, but here it is. For me this just confirms what I already suspected.


BTW, the New Party is a socialist party.

Is Khadafi mentally ill or what?

U.S. officials say they expect Rice may see Gadhafi in a tent, his favored location for high-level meetings, surrounded by an all-female bodyguard corps,...