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Newly unsealed legal file indicates Samsung paid Microsoft $1B in 2013 alone to license patents Android allegedly infringed.

An Android fan at Google I/O earlier this year. Microsoft apparently makes a nice chunk of change from Samsung on royalty payments involving patents Android allegedly violated. Stephen Lam/Getty Images

So we knew Microsoft's Android-patent-licensing business was big. But it's even bigger than many had estimated.

Thanks to a filing unsealed on October 3 in the Microsoft v. Samsung U.S. District Court patent-royalty case filed in early August 2014, we now know that Samsung paid Microsoft $1 billion in 2013 for a single year's worth of patent-licensing royalties.

Samsung agreed in 2011 to pay Microsoft a then-undisclosed amount for licensing patents upon which Android allegedly infringed. That agreement was structured as a cross-licensing and business-collaboration agreement.

According to the unsealed filing, Microsoft is contending that "under the License Agreement, Samsung agreed to make patent royalty payment to Microsoft for a period of seven fiscal years, in exchange for the right to use patented Microsoft technology in Samsung smartphones and tablets that use the Android operating system."

The filing says Samsung failed to make its year-two royalty payment on time and to pay interest for not doing so. Samsung, for its part, claimed it shouldn't have to make good on the contract because Microsoft bought Nokia's devices and services business.

Microsoft said Samsung owed interest in excess of $6.9 million for its late Android-patent fee, which it still hadn't paid as of the date of the filing. That amount is calculated on the $1 billion Samsung owed Microsoft in Android patent-licensing royalties as of August 29, 2013, according to the unsealed documents.

On September 3, 2013, Microsoft publicly announced its plans to acquire Nokia's devices and services business. A Microsoft spokesperson said Samsung is claiming the Nokia acquisition would breach the business collaboration part of the patent license agreement. But according to the unsealed court documents, Samsung did pay Microsoft its agreed-on $1 billion second-year patent royalty amount on November 29, 2013, but still hasn't paid the third-year amount that was invoiced in June 2014 but still isn't yet due.

Samsung is claiming it shouldn't have to pay Microsoft the agreed-on patent-licensing fees for anything beyond the post-Nokia acquisition period -- even though it did pay the second-year amount late. Samsung claims the deal it signed with Microsoft should be redone so the amount it owes is reduced or eliminated because the patents covered were granted almost entirely by countries other than Korea and used in products sold to consumers in countries other than Korea.

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Hannah Bloomfield looks over some of her hair she is donating to the Wigs for Kids program at B.C. Children's Hospital.

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While some kids were catching up on sleep or heading out on vacation for spring break, Hannah Bloomfield did something a little different.

The Grade 6 student at KVR Middle School got her hair cut. While it may not seem that unusual, what she did after was.

I thought it would be a really good idea to donate it to kids that have cancer, said Bloomfield.

After lopping off about 12 inches of hair, she did exactly that. In fact, it isnt the first time she chose to donate her hair to be made into wigs for kids with cancer. In 2009, she cut off about 15 inches of her hair and donated it to Angel Hair for Kids.

This time around she researched with her mom and found the Wigs for Kids program affiliated with the B.C. Childrens Hospital oncology department.

Wigs for Kids B.C. was created to raise funds for children requiring hairpieces to replace their own hair lost during treatment for cancer and other serious childhood illnesses. The program accepts both monetary donations and those of hair.

For her earlier donation Bloomfield was recognized with a laminated certificate, and she expects something similar for her most recent offering of hair.

The girls parents, Liisa and Jason Bloomfield, said they are very proud of their daughter who approached them first with the idea.

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Mens Sheds Shed Crawl lands in Moynalty, Co Meath. Pictured in the Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum with a fully restored Fordson tractor from left: John Evoy of the Irish Mens Sheds Association, Ciara OToole of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) and Jimmy Carroll from Delgany, County Wicklow. Photograph: Barry Cronin

The bond between men and their sheds is well-known but they usually work alone when they disappear into sheds. Now a growing movement is encouraging men with time on their hands to join the community of Mens Sheds to work on a range of projects while enjoying the friendship of other men.

Hans Meyer got involved with Mulhuddart Mens Shed in Dublin after he was made redundant from his job at Dublin Airport in 2011.

I found a leaflet about the Mens Shed so I popped in and Ive been here since. It was only me and my wife at home in the house so I got bored and wanted something to do, he says.

More than 7,000 men are members of almost 220 Mens Sheds on the island of Ireland. Every shed is different. Some 16 men, aged 40 to 68 are involved in the Mulhuddart Mens Shed and they spend most of their time on woodwork projects.

90 per cent of what we do here involves woodwork, Mr Meyer says. We make birdhouses, benches, flower boxes, tables, all from scrap material. We also repair bikes. We recently got a donation of 60 bikes from the garda station in Blanchardstown so we are repairing them and selling them.

He says his brain is occupied all the time now. The main thing is to get out of the house. You know, we men are not very open but when were together we talk more. There are no social workers here, or nurses, but we chat and thats very important.

He remembers one of its oldest members telling him that he was on a range of tablets before he started visiting the Mens Shed.

Now he says: I only take Solpadeine from time to time. I dont need the other tablets anymore.

This is echoed by Gerard Grehan who says Mulhuddart Mens Shed has changed his life. He got depressed after a series of injuries and accidents forced him to give up his work as a butcher seven years ago.

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Mens Sheds Shed Crawl lands in Moynalty, Co Meath. Pictured in the Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum with a fully restored Fordson tractor from left: John Evoy of the Irish Mens Sheds Association, Ciara OToole of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) and Jimmy Carroll from Delgany, County Wicklow. Photograph: Barry Cronin

The bond between men and their sheds is well-known but they usually work alone when they disappear into sheds. Now a growing movement is encouraging men with time on their hands to join the community of Mens Sheds to work on a range of projects while enjoying the friendship of other men.

Hans Meyer got involved with Mulhuddart Mens Shed in Dublin after he was made redundant from his job at Dublin Airport in 2011.

I found a leaflet about the Mens Shed so I popped in and Ive been here since. It was only me and my wife at home in the house so I got bored and wanted something to do, he says.

More than 7,000 men are members of almost 220 Mens Sheds on the island of Ireland. Every shed is different. Some 16 men, aged 40 to 68 are involved in the Mulhuddart Mens Shed and they spend most of their time on woodwork projects.

90 per cent of what we do here involves woodwork, Mr Meyer says. We make birdhouses, benches, flower boxes, tables, all from scrap material. We also repair bikes. We recently got a donation of 60 bikes from the garda station in Blanchardstown so we are repairing them and selling them.

He says his brain is occupied all the time now. The main thing is to get out of the house. You know, we men are not very open but when were together we talk more. There are no social workers here, or nurses, but we chat and thats very important.

He remembers one of its oldest members telling him that he was on a range of tablets before he started visiting the Mens Shed.

Now he says: I only take Solpadeine from time to time. I dont need the other tablets anymore.

This is echoed by Gerard Grehan who says Mulhuddart Mens Shed has changed his life. He got depressed after a series of injuries and accidents forced him to give up his work as a butcher seven years ago.

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Mens Sheds encourage friendship and productivity

Mens Sheds Shed Crawl lands in Moynalty, Co Meath. Pictured in the Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum with a fully restored Fordson tractor from left: John Evoy of the Irish Mens Sheds Association, Ciara OToole of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) and Jimmy Carroll from Delgany, County Wicklow. Photograph: Barry Cronin

The bond between men and their sheds is well-known but they usually work alone when they disappear into sheds. Now a growing movement is encouraging men with time on their hands to join the community of Mens Sheds to work on a range of projects while enjoying the friendship of other men.

Hans Meyer got involved with Mulhuddart Mens Shed in Dublin after he was made redundant from his job at Dublin Airport in 2011.

I found a leaflet about the Mens Shed so I popped in and Ive been here since. It was only me and my wife at home in the house so I got bored and wanted something to do, he says.

More than 7,000 men are members of almost 220 Mens Sheds on the island of Ireland. Every shed is different. Some 16 men, aged 40 to 68 are involved in the Mulhuddart Mens Shed and they spend most of their time on woodwork projects.

90 per cent of what we do here involves woodwork, Mr Meyer says. We make birdhouses, benches, flower boxes, tables, all from scrap material. We also repair bikes. We recently got a donation of 60 bikes from the garda station in Blanchardstown so we are repairing them and selling them.

He says his brain is occupied all the time now. The main thing is to get out of the house. You know, we men are not very open but when were together we talk more. There are no social workers here, or nurses, but we chat and thats very important.

He remembers one of its oldest members telling him that he was on a range of tablets before he started visiting the Mens Shed.

Now he says: I only take Solpadeine from time to time. I dont need the other tablets anymore.

This is echoed by Gerard Grehan who says Mulhuddart Mens Shed has changed his life. He got depressed after a series of injuries and accidents forced him to give up his work as a butcher seven years ago.

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Oct. 3, 2014, 10 p.m.

SEVEN Sheds Brewery will open its doors to the public for its annual Oktoberfest celebration tomorrow.

SEVEN Sheds Brewery will open its doors to the public for its annual Oktoberfest celebration tomorrow.

CHEERS: Willie Simpson, of Seven Sheds Brewery, Railton, will open its doors to the public for its annual Oktoberfest celebration tomorrow. Picture: Katrina Docking.

Now in its fifth year, the Seven Sheds Brewery Oktoberfest has become a real draw card on the North-West event calendar.

The event is held the weekend after the AFL grand final and features the best of the Seven Sheds beers, gourmet food, wine and local music.

Owner Willie Simpson said the Oktoberfest was designed to be a family friendly affair.

The day is a dedicated family friendly event and a chance for families to relax in our hop garden enjoying some fine Tasmanian fair.

Our tasting centre is open as normal, but we ramp up our outside bar with all our beers on tap, Mr Simpson said.

Cable Station, from Stanley, will be present with its wood-fired pizzas and new for this year, gourmet sausages.

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Michael Weatherly in January 2014 (left) and at a triathlon in September

Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto; Noel Vasquez/Getty

By Lynette Rice

10/03/2014 AT 11:40 AM EDT

The NCIS star took the summer off his top-rated drama to shed a whopping 35 lbs. from his 6' 2" frame. The actor told PEOPLE that he got so heavy that he "split five pairs of pants" during season 11.

"Here's the skinny," joked Weatherly, 46, who plays Anthony DiNozzo on the CBS series.

"I have two very small children, ages 2 and 1-year-old. That means I had been living with a pregnant lady for a long time. While my wife [Bojana Jankovic] never gave in too much to her Nutella craving, we weren't doing too much. And I found it very hard to say to my wife and children [Olivia and Liam] that I need to spend a couple of hours on me. And the job was demanding."

"This is not an excuse, but the craft-service table is not filled with a lot of super healthy options," continued Weatherly. "Then you get to working late, there's pizza and Chinese food. You try to be good. But while the crew guys are lifting things and pushing things, I just tended to sit at the trough and continue to graze. That's my long-winded way of saying things did get away from me. It reached a tipping point. Even the writers made jokes about Tony needing to go on a cleanse."

At the end of season 11, the actor turned to trainer Juliet Kaska, who encouraged him to cross-train with sports like boxing and swimming in the ocean. "I do it every weekend," he says. "I love it. You become very alive when you are in ocean."

As for his diet, Weatherly pretty much gave up most carbs. "No food that comes from a package like potato chips," he said. "I stayed away from pasta, rice, bread, potatoes anything that's fun to eat, I did not eat. And I pulled way back on alcohol consumption."

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.

Newly-released 911 calls reveal more details surrounding the death of a toddler at an Orange County motel.

Justin Polk Jr. died at the Countryside Inn on Lee Road in early June and no one has been charged with his death, which has been ruled a homicide.

The boy's mother, Merissa Anderson, and her boyfriend, Jonathan Charapata, remain in the Orange County Jail on charges that they abused Polk's siblings.

"I've got a baby that's not breathing," said Charapata in the 911 call. "He fell off the bed and hit his head."

The 911 call sheds light on what Charapata claimed happened to the 2-year-old.

"Right now, he's nothing, he's not even awake. His stomach is bloated," Charapata told a dispatcher.

But authorities said the 911 call doesn't add up with what the investigation has revealed.

Friends of the couple told Channel 9 they were aware of the alleged abuse of the children.

"I told her, 'You are failing to protect your children. They keep getting hurt and you're not doing anything about it,'" said friend Christina Cotto.

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X FactorjudgeLouis Walshbreaks down in tears during tonight's Judges' Houses episode of the UK talent show.

Walsh flies to Bermuda with his groups - Only the Young, Concept, Blonde Electric, The Brooks, as well as the new girl group and the new boyband - but can only take three acts to the live shows.

He makes the final decision with his guest judge Tulisa Contostavlos, who tells him to sleep on it and adds: "Time to break some hearts."

But Walsh struggles when he tells some groups that they're going home and ends up in tears."This is the hardest one for me today, because I know I've broken their hearts," he says. "But I can't put everybody through."

During an emotional session, Walsh also admits sadness after sending another group home, saying: "That was so tough. I could just see in their faces how much they wanted it."

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