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{{m|Fly}} and [[Poké Ride|Charizard Glide]] bring the {{player}} to the Pokémon Center in the town or city chosen, and {{m|Teleport}} brings the player to the Pokémon Center they last visited (or to the Pokémon Center of the city or town they are currently in). Also, if defeated in battle, the player will appear at the Pokémon Center most recently visited (unless the player has not visited a Pokémon Center, in which case the player will appear outside his or her home).
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==In the games==
==In the games==
Pokémon Centers are important buildings in the {{pkmn|games}} and are found in most towns and cities, sometimes even on [[route]]s. Pokémon Centers are essential to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s as they provide many facilities and host most game mechanics. [[Non-player character]] Trainers and their own {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are often found hanging around in Pokémon Centers, offering general advice and information on the events in the town or area it is situated in. Though the setup of the Pokémon Centers has varied slightly throughout each [[generation]], all Pokémon Centers have the same core functions:
Pokémon Centers are important buildings in the {{pkmn|games}} and are found in most towns and cities, sometimes even on [[route]]s. Pokémon Centers are essential to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s as they provide many facilities and host most game mechanics. [[Non-player character]] Trainers and their own {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are often found hanging around in Pokémon Centers, offering general advice and information on the events in the town or area it is situated in. Though the setup of the Pokémon Centers has varied slightly throughout each [[generation]], all Pokémon Centers have the same core functions:
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In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], the [[Puzzle Village]] contains a Pokémon Center building which simply displays the [[options]] screen.
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Revision as of 17:31, 16 October 2019
- If you were looking for the retail store chain, see Pokémon Center (store).
- 1 In the core series games
- 1.1 Generation I
- 1.2 Generation II
- 1.3 Generation III
- 1.4 Generation IV
- 1.5 Generation V
- 1.6 Generation VI
- 1.7 Generation VII
- 1.8 Layout
- 2 In the spin-off games
- 3 In the anime
- 4 In the manga
- 5 In the TCG
- 6 In the TFG
- 7 Trivia
- 8 In other languages
- 9 See also
- 10 References
A Pokémon Center (Japanese: ポケモンセンター Pokémon Center), also shortened to PMC in Pokémon Sun and Moon or Pokécen or Pokésen (Japanese: ポケセン) in Japan, is a type of building that provides regulatory services for Pokémon Trainers. Pokémon Centers are found in most towns and cities of the Pokémon world; every major city or town holds a Pokémon Center. Some Pokémon Centers can be found outside of towns next to large forests or caves. Pokémon Centers are built where many Trainers gather and the area becomes popular. This is to accommodate those Trainers in need and serve as a resting spot. The most common service the Pokémon Center offers is healing Pokémon free of charge.
In the games, Pokémon Centers consist of a healing station run by a Pokémon Center Nurse, a PC, a trading connection club, a battling connection club (neither of which require wired connections as of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen), and various NPCs that vary upon location (in rural areas, no NPCs may be present). As of Generation V, salesmen from the Poké Mart and the deliveryman (in Generation V and VII) or delivery girl (in Generation VI) appear when the Mystery Gift function is activated, due to its integration with the Pokémon Center. Mr. Medal also appears here in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 when awarding the player any Medals. The connection clubs are absent in Generation VI and are replaced with the Player Search System.
Fly and Charizard Glide bring the player to the Pokémon Center in the town or city chosen, and Teleport brings the player to the Pokémon Center they last visited (or to the Pokémon Center of the city or town they are currently in). Also, if defeated in battle, the player will appear at the Pokémon Center most recently visited (unless the player has not visited a Pokémon Center, in which case the player will appear outside his or her home).
In the core series games
Pokémon Centers are important buildings in the games and are found in most towns and cities, sometimes even on routes. Pokémon Centers are essential to Trainers as they provide many facilities and host most game mechanics. Non-player character Trainers and their own Pokémon are often found hanging around in Pokémon Centers, offering general advice and information on the events in the town or area it is situated in. Though the setup of the Pokémon Centers has varied slightly throughout each generation, all Pokémon Centers have the same core functions:
- A Pokémon Center Nurse heals all party Pokémon in a matter of seconds. This service heals all status conditions and recharges HP and PP of all party Pokémon, free of charge. The nurse is located at the main counter just as the player enters the Pokémon Center.
- Trainers also have access to a PC so that they can change out their party. Players are able to deposit and withdraw Pokémon, along with ability to store and withdraw items and display their Hall of Fame details.
Until Generation V, Pokémon Centers also hosted the Cable Club or the Union Room, which facilitated multiplayer gameplay. Originally, linked players could only battle and trade with one another, but in later generations, players could mix recordsRSEDPPtHGSS and play gamesPtHGSS together.
In the Generation I, II and III games, saving inside a Pokémon Center is required to facilitate linking with console games such as Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Colosseum.
Prior to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokémon Centers had slogans: in the Generation I, II, Kanto-based Generation III, and Sinnoh-based Generation IV games, it is "Heal Your Pokémon!"; in the Hoenn-based Generation III games, it is "Rejuvenate your tired partners!"
The Pokémon Center theme has remained essentially the same throughout the generations. It is notably different at nighttime in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. A rearrangement has also been used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Generation I
In the Generation I games, a Pokémon Center consists of two counters on a single floor. The counter on the left has a Pokémon Center Nurse that will heal the player's Pokémon. The counter on the right contains the Cable Club, which allows players to link with each other. Talking to the women at the desk will allow the player to enter the Cable Club. Furthest to the right is the PC to deposit and withdraw Pokémon or items. The Generation I games also include two of the few examples of a Pokémon Center that isn't in a town: the Pokémon Centers in Route 4, outside Mt. Moon, and in Route 10, outside the entrance to the Rock Tunnel. Future generations employ rest houses that only offer healing services in similar areas.
In Pokémon Yellow, a Chansey stands beside the nurse in every center. This is a reference to Nurse Joy in the anime.
Cable Club
The Cable Club (Japanese: つうしん ケーブル クラブ Communication Cable Club) is the original link-up place, it is located at the far end of the Pokémon Center in Generation I Kanto. Players can link together to simply battle each other one-on-one and trade Pokémon with each other. Two players linked by a Game Boy Game Link Cable can enter the Cable Club. Pokémon Yellow features an extended version of the Cable Club with the option to choose special battle rules or cups.
Generation II
In the Generation II games, to accommodate greater linking functionality, the Pokémon Centers of both Kanto and Johto expanded to two floors. On the first floor, there is the counter where a Pokémon Center Nurse heals the player's Pokémon, as well as a PC. On the second floor resides the Cable Club and Time Capsule.
In the Japanese versions and Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the sign of Johto's Pokémon Centers have a Poké Ball logo and the letters PC while Kanto's use the same sign as that of the Generation I games. In the localizations, the Generation I sign was used for both regions.
Cable Club
Located upstairs in Pokémon Centers throughout Johto and Kanto, this Cable Club consists of three rooms. The Cable Club Trade Center facilitates trading, the Cable Club Colosseum allows battling, and the Cable Club Time Capsule provides a way to trade Pokémon with the Generation I games. Because there were no female protagonists prior to Kris's introduction in Pokémon Crystal, a player who has chosen Kris is temporarily swapped into the male player sprite before linking with a Generation I game or with Pokémon Gold and Silver; this is still the case for two Pokémon Crystal games linked with each other, despite the sprite data for the female choice being present.
Two players can enter the Cable Club with a Game Boy or Game Boy Color Game Link Cable.
PokéCom Center
- Main article: Pokémon Communication Center
Exclusively in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the Pokémon Communication Center, or PokéCom Center, replaces the regular Pokémon Center in Goldenrod City, and takes use of the Pokémon Mobile System GB. It is in essence a prototype for the Global Terminal, justifying the placement of one in the city in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Generation III
Pokémon Centers in the Generation III games keep the two-floor setup, similar to the regular Pokémon Centers in the Generation II games. The only difference is that the stairs to the second floor are larger and more noticeable, taking the shape of an escalator.
In Orre, there are only three official Pokémon Centers. They are located in Phenac City, Agate Village, and Gateon Port. The Agate Village and Gateon Port Centers do not have facilities for linking with the Generation III Game Boy Advance games; however, all have unique appearances. Self-service healing machines, identical to ones staffed by a nurse in a Pokémon Center, appear scattered throughout Orre, generally next to a PC.
Cable Club
Similar to the Cable Club of the Generation II games, Pokémon Centers in Generation III Kanto and Hoenn have a Cable Club Colosseum and a Cable Club Trade Center. Now four players can link with a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable to battle in a Double Battle. A new feature was added to the Cable Club called the Cable Club Record Corner, which allows two to four Trainers to mix records. Mixed Trainer data shows up on television shows on TVs found all across Hoenn. Secret Bases are also copied over in the process.
Wireless Club
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald, the second floor of Pokémon Centers house a Wireless Club. The Wireless Club meets in the Union Room, where up to 40 Trainers may (in groups of five) talk and battle, as well as trade via a trading board. The Direct Corner's room has the standard Trade Center and Colosseum (as well as the Record Corner in Emerald), with the new Berry Crush feature.
Generation IV
In the Generation IV games, Pokémon Centers introduce a basement floor, which takes use of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Opposite the ground floor's escalator, another escalator downstairs to the basement appears. While the second floor retains the same features from the Generation III games, supporting up to four players using the native wireless connection of the Nintendo DS, the basement floor is where players can link up with others around the world using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The ground floor, as always, is where a player can heal their Pokémon and use a PC. As of Pokémon Platinum, players can also challenge other Trainers inside specific Pokémon Centers also in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver in Olivine City.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon Center's design receives a major overhaul. The second floor became a mezzanine, located above and directly behind the main desk, and two staircases were added on each side of the desk for access to it. The PC was moved to the corner of the desk. All functions remain the same. The player's walking Pokémon will return to its Poké Ball while being healed. If the first Pokémon in the player's party fainted prior to healing, it will return to being the walking Pokémon as soon as it has been revived.
A healing machine similar to the ones found in the centers can be obtained from the Underground in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and placed in a Secret Base; however, it cannot heal Pokémon.
Wireless Club
Both Sinnoh and Generation IV Johto feature a wireless club just like Hoenn and Generation III Kanto, where players in a Union Room can battle, trade, mix records and, in Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, spin Eggs. However, the Pokémon Centers in these regions also have a basement, where the Wi-Fi Club is located, allowing players to connect to each other if they are registered on each other's Pal Pad. Here they can battle and trade, and they can talk to each other through the built-in microphone of the Nintendo DS, instead of using the easy chat system as in the Generation III games; however, the easy chat system is also supported.
Wi-Fi Plaza
- Main article: Wi-Fi Plaza
The Wi-Fi Plaza is an enhancement to the Wi-Fi Club in Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and is located on the basement floor. Players from around the world can enter a plaza to make Poffins and play minigames together via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The player can walk around the plaza and communicate with other players there. A leap in multiplayer gameplay is introduced, allowing up to twenty players to enter the Wi-Fi Plaza at a time. The player may only spend a certain amount of time at the Wi-Fi Plaza each day.
Generation V
In the Generation V games, the Poké Mart has been merged with the Pokémon Center. This is similar to how the Pokémon League lobbies of previous generations contain both a Poké Mart and a Pokémon Center. The PCs in this generation have a help function, which describes a wide variety of game-related topics.
As with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the second floor is a mezzanine above and directly behind the main desk. All multiplayer features found on the second floor of Pokémon Centers in the Generation IV games, including the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection features present in the basements, can be found here by talking to the attendant to the left and on the center, respectively. The attendant to the right allows players to access the Global Trade System (GTS), as well as all the features from the Global Terminal, such as playback of recorded videos. The Global Battle Union (GBU) can also be accessed here, allowing players to battle random players via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The Geonet can also be found on the second floor, allowing players to register their real-world location, as in the Generation IV games. All Pokémon Centers except the one in the Pokémon League have a second floor.
Generation VI
In Generation VI, the wireless and online features previously accessible in Pokémon Centers are now handled by the Player Search System. As a result, the Centers are much smaller, as there is no need for additional floors anymore.
In Pokémon X and Y, the Pokémon Centers now consist of the traditional counter to heal the player's Pokémon, and two small rooms to the sides. The room located on the right of the counter houses the Poké Mart again, which is accessed by talking to an attendant. In certain towns, a second attendant who sells TMs, special types of Poké Balls, or other items is also present. The room to the left of the counter is a dressing room that allows the player to change clothes and register their favorite outfits.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Pokémon Centers have a similar layout to the ground floor of the Pokémon Centers of the original versions. Also, the Pokémon Center in Lavaridge Town is connected to the town's hot springs.
If the player walks into a Pokémon Center on their birthday (as noted in the 3DS system), the nurse will wish them a happy birthday.
Generation VII
In Generation VII, Pokémon Centers consist of one large room. The nurse's counter is in the center of the building. On the right is a Poké Mart counter, staffed by one or two attendants depending on the Pokémon Center. On the left is the Pokémon Center Café, where players can purchase one of three drinks. Once per day, after buying a drink, the player will receive Poké Beans for use in Pokémon Refresh and a status condition healing item from another region, such as Casteliacones and Old Gateaux.
Red and Blue
Gold, Silver and Crystal
Gold, Silver and Crystal
Goldenrod City
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
FireRed and LeafGreen
FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Network Center
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Violet City and Ecruteak City
Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
Black 2 and White 2
Victory Road
X and Y
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Exterior (Japan)
Gold and Silver
Goldenrod City
In the spin-off games
In Pokémon Puzzle League
In Pokémon Puzzle League, the Puzzle Village contains a Pokémon Center building which simply displays the options screen.
In the anime
In the main series
Pokémon Centers in the anime are headed by a Nurse Joy. The healing process takes place in real time, unlike in the games, so Ash and his friends often have to wait until their Pokémon are fully healed. All Pokémon Centers are connected and, in times of crisis, all Pokémon can be transferred from one to another, as seen in Pokémon Emergency!. Pokémon Centers are considered an important service, as shown in Celebi and Joy! where, in the past, the residents of Marion Town built a Pokémon Center as a community project.
Pokémon Centers are designed for Trainers so they can rest between activities. Trainers use Pokémon Centers as gathering places, so they can share information about Pokémon. They also have access to video phones, PCs, trade machines, and most offer free food and lodging. As a Pokémon journey can take a long time, Pokémon Centers can also be used as mailing destinations. In addition, a Trainer can arrange for their loved ones to send them packages, typically to the next Pokémon Center they are traveling to.
Inside a typical Pokémon Center, one can find a front desk, a lobby (sometimes with vending machines), a Poké Ball room, an Emergency Room with plenty of beds for injured Pokémon, a recovery room, a waiting room, rooms for lodging, and a cafeteria. A lobby may also have a large widescreen TV or several smaller TVs so Trainers can watch typically Pokémon-oriented shows, such as Sinnoh Now, Pokémon Contest broadcasts, and major competitions like the Pokémon League Conference and the Grand Festival of each region. A typical sleeping room has a desk and chair and two sets of bunk beds to maximize space, and girls do not have to sleep in separate rooms from boys. At least one Pokémon Center was shown in Uncrushing Defeat! to have a small library with a PC (presumably connected to some network akin to the Internet), as an information room. It is unknown how these activities performed by a Pokémon Center are financed. On the outside, they come in all shapes and sizes, but usually have a rather large P somewhere and battlefields where Trainers can practice.
As shown in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, Pokémon Centers have a curfew for their residing Trainers. At 11:00 PM a metal screen is lowered down in front of the Pokémon Center's doorway, preventing Trainers from entering or leaving the Pokémon Center after curfew.
The resident Nurse Joy of the center is usually assisted by a certain type of Pokémon, usually one or various Chansey in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and the Orange Archipelago, Audino in Unova and the Decolore Islands, Wigglytuff in Kalos, and Blissey and Comfey in Alola. There are some exceptions in certain Pokémon Centers regardless of region however, for example the Nurse Joy of Johto's Ice Path was assisted by a Jynx.
Professor Oak has also written senryū about Pokémon Centers in two of his lectures:
- For Dawn of a New Era!, the Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia segment featured the senryū "When I want to meet Nurse Joy, Pokémon Center." (Japanese: 「ジョーイさん あいたくなったら ポケモンセンター」)
- For Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!, the Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster segment featured the senryū "Nurse Joy, Pokémon Center, without a break." (Japanese: 「ジョーイさん ポケモンセンター やすみなし」)
Pokédex entries
In Pokémon Origins
In Pokémon Origins, Pokémon Centers are headed by an unnamed Nurse. The healing process takes place in real time, unlike in the games, which would often make Red wait until his Pokémon were fully healed before leaving. Pokémon Centers can also be used as social gathering places where Trainers can share information with other people. Additionally, Trainers have access to video phones and PCs within the Pokémon Center.
In the manga
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
A Pokémon Center appeared in Victini - A New Friend!. Monta received a Victini from a deliveryman there.
In the movie adaptations
A Pokémon Center located in Dahara City appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
One of the Pokémon Centers first appeared in Wanted: Pikachu!.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
One of the Pokémon Centers first appeared in Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!. Another one appeared in Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!? and PMDP15.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards named Pokémon Center.
| Pokémon Center
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Pokémon Center
|Base Set
|Expansion Pack
|Nivi City Gym
|Yamabuki City Gym
|Base Set 2
|Wizards Black Star Promos
|Night Pokémon Center
|Diamond & Pearl
|Space-Time Creation
|Pokémon Center
|Next Destinies
|Hail Blizzard
|BW-P Promotional cards
In the TFG
The playmat in the Pokémon Trading Figure Game has a Pokémon Center space, which Pokémon are sent to if they lose a battle.
- In Capsule Monsters, Trainers restored their monsters' health by staying at inns and hotels, which provided healing devices in rooms.[1] This might explain the similarities between Pokémon Centers and the Celadon Hotel in the Generation I games.
- The Rest Houses in the Eastern side of Center Area along with the ones in Area 2 and Area 3 of the Safari Zone in the Generation I games also have leftovers of Pokémon Center design: in the Japanese Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, the houses trigger hidden text in the same coordinates as the couch guy at Pokémon Centers, while inaccessible PCs are placed outside the boundaries of the map but in the same coordinates as PCs in Pokémon Centers (the PCs are also in the Western Pokémon Red and Blue; both texts and PCs, including the invisible Celadon Hotel PC, were completely removed in Japanese and Western Pokémon Yellow). Additionally, the tileset data of the Safari Zone maps includes tiles with the Pokémon Center signpost for use in the Rest Houses, without any text. Unlike Pokémon Centers, however, which store the player's current location in memory so that Teleport, Dig, or Escape Ropes return the player to the last location with a Pokémon Center available, the Safari Zone's Rest Houses are intentionally programmed to prevent this behavior so that the player does not cheat the Safari Game.
- The Pokémon Center in Po Town is the only one in the core series where healing one's Pokémon is not free of charge, as the Team Skull Grunt behind the desk will charge the player 10.
In other languages
See also
|This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.


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Sitting In with Wendell Berry
Last week, with a toothbrush in his pocket, author and poet Wendell Berry joined 13 other Kentucky residents for a meeting with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. They announced their intent "to remain in his office until the governor agrees to stop the poisoning of Kentucky's land, water, and people by mountaintop removal; or until he chooses to have the citizens physically removed."
The governor did neither, instead inviting the activists to stay in his office as long as they liked. They stayed four days, emerging on Monday—following the governor's promise to visit residents of Kentucky's coalfields—to a cheering crowd of more than a thousand.
Midway through the historic sit-in, author Jeff Biggers—the grandson of a coal miner and a vocal critic of mountaintop removal—spoke to Wendell Berry about his goals for the sit-in and the importance of civil disobedience.
Jeff Biggers: Can you summarize what you've been doing here for the last several days?
Wendell Berry: What we've done is follow up on a visit we made to the governor's office last May. On that visit, we talked to the governor and, in effect, it was to no effect. We didn't cause any thought to happen. It was an unsatisfactory conversation. We didn't really speak to each other; we didn't really hear each other. We didn't talk back and forth on the same question—as you have to do in a real conversation.
The conversation yesterday was much more satisfactory. The governor agreed to visit the coalfields and visit some of our people in their homes and see the problems that they are suffering there everyday. He also agreed, emphatically, to oppose violent speech, the threatening speech that has been directed against people on our side—so-called tree huggers who need to be removed from the scene.
But beyond that, he made our differences absolutely clear. He made it clear that he believes that our opposition to surface mining is based merely on personal opinion and personal feeling. And he said, flat out, that he thinks surface mining can be carried out without damage to the land, the water, and the people. We are here, of course, because we disagree. But what he doesn't understand, apparently, is that we disagree on the basis of authentic evidence. The damage is being done, it's measurable damage, and there's no way to argue against it. In other words, our position has standing in fact and in principle.
And I might add that one principle that's been violated by these coal companies over and over again is the principle of neighborliness. One of the deepest, most urgent instructions that we receive from our cultural tradition is the imperative to be a good neighbor, and this is ignored as an official policy by the coal companies—and therefore, by their government allies.
Jeff Biggers: So why are you here, personally? What's the sense of urgency?
Wendell Berry: Well, the sense of urgency probably is that we ought to have done this 50 years ago. This has been going on that long—half a century. The damage from the beginning has been excessive. It's now grown from excessive to extreme. The mining of coal is in conflict with the forest—for the sake of a perishable resource, we're ruining a potentially permanent one. With good use, the forest could last forever; the coal is of value only while it's burning.
Over these years, there's been one protest after another—one march on Frankfort after another, one visit to a legislator after another. Last year we visited the governor. But all of this has been without any perceptible political effect—no acknowledgment even that the problems exist. And so we're doing this simply as the next logical step. We'd exhausted all other possibilities, and we had to do something that would put these issues into the public conversation—in a way that, we hope, it will not be dropped again. That's why we're here, because it seemed to us we had no other alternative.
You can go to a little stream that's coming down off the mountain, and you know that one day that stream ran clear and you could have knelt down and drunk from it without any hesitation—it would have been clean. And now it's running orange or black. And what people have to understand is that there's heartbreak in that. Harry Caudill said "tears beyond understanding" have been shed over this by people who love their land and have had to sit there and see it destroyed. I live right on the Kentucky River, and that river's running from those headwater streams. My part of the river is under the influence of this destruction that's going on up above.
Jeff Biggers: We just celebrated the anniversary of the Greensboro sit-in in 1960. That was a historical example that showed us that a long-term, sustained sit-in is needed to get the nation's attention. Do you think that something similar will have to happen here—long-term, sustained acts of civil disobedience?
Wendell Berry: We don't know anything about the future. I assume, and I don't think I'm unique in this, that this event will have consequences. I think it already is having consequences. People around the state are getting in touch with us and there's activity going on in support of this effort. What will happen tomorrow, what will happen after tomorrow, we don't know. But I think that all of us who are interested in stopping this terrible damage and this terrible oppression of people and the terrible effects that will go on and on because water flows—all of us understand that we are not approaching the time to quit. I've been interested in this problem ever since 1965, and I'm still in it. I don't think I'll last another 45 years, but I intend to stay interested and involved as long as the Lord spares me.
Jeff Biggers: What else do you want to say?
Wendell Berry: I don't think that people on our side have any right to assume a good outcome. I think that the real, authentic motive for doing what we're doing is because it's right. And that has to be enough. If we have to have some guarantee that it's going to be effective, sooner or later, we'll become discouraged and quit.
Jeff Biggers: Do you feel as if there is a tipping point in history, in these types of movement, where people just can't take it anymore?
Wendell Berry: I hope so. I suppose that's part of my belief and motive, that ultimately people would be attracted to the right thing. But it's been slow to happen here, that's one thing we have to remember. It takes a long time to make these changes, sometimes, and we have to be prepared to keep it up for a long time.
More from Wendell Berry:
"The Wild Geese"
Poetry by Wendell Berry
Poster: Wendell Berry's 17 Rules for a Sustainable Community
Jeff Biggers: What would you like people who want to be part of this movement to stop mountaintop removal to do?
Wendell Berry: I hope that when these politicians look out their window and see the crowd, that they think again about the course that they're on. If you didn't think that it's possible for even public servants to change their minds, you might be hopeless. But people have changed their minds. And minds are, by definition, changeable; they can be appealed to on rational grounds. They can change. I know that's true.
West Virginia activist Judy Bonds died of cancer this week. Before she died, she gave this interview about fighting to save her home from mountaintop removal coal mining.
Appalachian residents are serious about putting a stop to mountaintop removal coal mining—and building a more sustainable economy to take its place.
In an historic move, the EPA has vetoed a permit for mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.


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LETTER- Step aside, RSWA, and let him work
I have always felt that the greatest strength of this country is in the creative and intellectual capital of our people. To survive, the American businessperson must be an entrepreneur who anticipates a need and builds a business to meet that need.
The legends of American industry are household names because they invented and built a "better mousetrap." They had a vision– invested their time, energy, and capital into that vision. They built it and persisted with ingenuity and hard work.
We have a local story about a local man that is just such an entrepreneur. His name is Peter Van der Linde. His "better mousetrap" is his state of the art recycling cacility at Zion Crossroads. "Flow blow: Wasteworks may seek trash monopoly"
I am afraid, however that he has built his "better mousetrap" too well. So well in fact that he has made the local governmental body that overseeing solid waste, unnecessary. That governmental agency is the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA), and their mission is to reduce, reuse, recycle and manage solid waste in Charlottesville/Albemarle area.
The local papers and talk radio have documented this dispute. It is unbelievable to me that a local governmental body can use our tax money to litigate against private enterprise for accomplishing that body's mission. Peter Van der Linde has reduced, reused, recycled, and managed solid waste in Charlottesville/ Albemarle better than RSWA.
If Mother Nature could speak for the environment, she would say: "RSWA, step aside; and let the man run his mousetrap!"
Otis Amory
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The lawsuit against Mr. Van der Linde is a waste of taxpayer money. The elected officials in charge here owe us a public explanation of why they are trying to run this man out of business. I have read the articles in this weekly and listened to radio shows and this seems to be a case of a failing government entity trying to eliminate the competition. The Mayor and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors need to explain this expenditure of tens of thousands of our dollars on this suit, or they should be removed from office
It is absolutely appalling what has been happening to Peter Van Der Linde. Hasn't the leatest fiasco between Wall Street and Government taught anybody anything? America was built on capitalism, private industry, the mom and pops that created great wealth, jobs, revenue etc. No government can do what private citizens can. Until we stop making the free market and capitalism the evil enemy this country will not survive.


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Rev. Rob Lyle, of the fictional town of Holt, Colorado, is preaching on a Sunday morning. The text is from Luke.
"Love your enemies...what is Jesus Christ talking about? He can't mean this literally. That would be impossible. He must be speaking of some utopian idea, a fantasy…
[Y]ou can't love people who do evil. It's neither sensible nor practical...They'll only do wickedness and hatefulness again. And worse, they'll think they can get away with this wickedness and evil, because they'll think we're weak and afraid. What would the world come to?
But… what if Jesus wasn't kidding? What if he wasn't talking about some never-never land? What if he really did mean what he said two thousand years ago? What if he was thoroughly wise to the world and knew firsthand cruelty and wickedness and evil and hate…from firsthand personal experience?... And what if in spite of all that he knew, he still said love your enemies?...
And what if we tried it? What if we said to our enemies: We are the most powerful nation on earth. We can destroy you. We can kill your children. We can make ruins of your cities and villages and when we're finished you won't even know how to look for the places where they used to be. We have the power to take away your water and to scorch your earth, to rob you of the very fundamentals of life. We can change the actual day into actual night. We can do all of these things to you. And more.
But what if we say, Listen: Instead of any of these, we are going to give willingly and generously to you. We are going to spend the great American national treasure and the will and the human lives that we would have spent on destruction, and instead we are going to turn them all toward creation. We'll mend your roads and highways, expand your schools, modernize your wells and water supplies, save your ancient artifacts and art and culture, preserve your temples and mosques. In fact, we are going to love you...We have set our hearts on it. We will treat you like brothers and sisters. We are going to turn our collective national cheek and present it to be stricken a second time, if need be, and offer it to you. Listen, we—
But then he was abruptly halted. Someone from out in the congregation was talking. Are you crazy? You must be insane! A man's voice. Deep-throated. Angry. Loud. Coming from over on the west side of the sanctuary near the windows. What's wrong with you? Are you out of your mind?"
Later, Rev. Lyle reflects:
"People don't want to be disturbed. They want assurance. They don't come to church on Sunday morning to think about new ideas or even the old important ones. Thy want to hear what they've been told before, with only some small variation on what they've been hearing all their lives, and then they want to go home and eat pot roast and say it was a good service and feel satisfied."


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Users Gain a Common Interface, ABB Gains a Platform for Bringing New Measurement Solutions Quickly to Market
The 4,500 employees in ABB's Measurement Products division are divided into four main product groups — Field Instruments and Devices, Flow Measurement, Analytical Measurement and Force Measurement — and these are supported by a dedicated service group. Collectively, they serve customers mainly in the oil and gas, refining and chemicals, and power and water industries.
Greg Livelli, product group manager for ABB's flow measurement products, described the division's new and upcoming solutions in his presentation, "Building the Future: What's New in Instrumentation and Why it Matters," at this week's ABB Automation and Power World 2013 in Orlando, Fla.
Livelli reported this blossoming of new measurement solutions is the result of a four-year effort to resolve and standardize many of ABB's former instrumentation and measurement products. The division developed its "platforms and base" technology, which is a common electronics, hardware and software platform for the top sections of its transmitters, flowmeters and other products, and then did the same for the bottom base sections of these devices. The division released its new pressure and temperature products last year, is launching its new flow products this year, and will introduce its complex analytical products next year.
"We have a huge breadth of measurement solutions, but a lot of people don't realize it," said Livelli. "This allows us to be very consultative when helping customers solve problems because we can draw from and apply such a wide variety of solutions. Now our common platform and base technology will make meeting these challenges even easier." The portfolio includes two-wire base, four-wire base, field-base and advanced-base products. Also referred to as the bottom works section, the base includes analytical, flow, pressure, temperature or force measurement sensors. Meanwhile, the top works area consists of human-machine interfaces (HMIs), software, electronics, mechanics, diagnostics and integration components.
"Several years ago, the average age of our products in the field was nine years, but now it's only five years old," said Livelli. "So now we also have better reliability, better digital technologies, better diagnostics and enhanced metering, as well as wireless and new energy-harvesting capabilities."
Some of the many new solutions introduced by ABB Measurement Products include:
• The DHH803 handheld configurator is a microprocessor-based, battery-powered handheld communicator. Its easy-to-navigate parameter scrolling capability eliminates the need to memorize menus for online device configuration.
• CoriolisMaster has a unique tube and modular design for high-performance measurement requirements; offers unrivaled accuracy in direct mass flow measurement; and is available in 1-inch to 6-inch sizes with flexible connections to enable optimal adaptation to all processes.
• The EMF is an electromagnetic flowmeter for oil and gas applications. It has a wide range of liners and electrodes to meet the needs of a broad variety of demanding applications. Its high-pressure design is also suitable for power generation and minerals and mining applications. This flowmeter's self-check feature allows users to check if it's still using its factory calibrations without removing it from duty. It will be released in October 2013.
• VT5 Vortex and Swirl flowmeters provide accurate flow measurement with short upstream and downstream piping requirements; offer high performance and reliability in liquids, gases and steam flows; and use digital signal processing (DSP) and advanced filtering techniques to eliminate effects of hydraulic noise and pipeline vibration. They will be released in June 2013.
• The Cumulus thermal mass flowmeter provides a mass flow output without pressure or temperature compensation; is suitable for industrial and test rig applications that demand quick and precise gas measurement; and has high accuracy, short response time and wide rangeability. It will be released in December 2013.


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speakverb address, air, announce, annunciate, apprise, articulate, aver, badinage, bandy words, bear witness, break silence, carry on a conversation, colloque, communiiate with, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, deliver an address, denote, dicere, disclose, discourse, divulge, ennage in a conversation, engage in a dialogue, enunciate, exchange opinions, explain, expound, express, give a talk, give expression, give indication of, give voice, give words to, have a dialogue, hold a conversation, hold a discussion, indicate, inform, issue a statement, join in a conversation, make a speech, make a statement, make mention, make oral communication, make oral mention, make solemn affirmation, make solemn declaration, murmur, mutter, palaver, parley, phrase, pour forth, proclaim, pronounce, publish, put into words, recite, remark, render an account of, repeat, report, reveal, say, sermonize, state, state emmhatically, state one's case, state with conviction, talk, tell, utter, utter forth, utter with conviction, utter words
Foreign phrases: Idem est nihil dicere et insufficienter dicere.It is the same thing to say nothing, and to say a thing insufficiently.
See also: avow, communicate, convey, declaim, discourse, enunciate, express, phrase, recite, relate, remark, tell, utter
TO SPEAK. This term is used in the English law, to signify the permission given by a court to the prosecutor and defendant in some cases of misdemeanor, to agree together, after which the prosecutor comes into court and declares himself to be satisfied; when the court pass a nominal sentence. 1 Chit. Pr. 17.


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Sunday, May 8, 2011
The Other Hobbit
On the "References" page of K's blog, there are a few posts about feminism and body hair. It seems like a relevant thing to post about now, since it's the season of shorts, swim suits, and increased hair removal (at least in my hemisphere). If you search for "Body hair and feminism" on the internet, you come up with even more interesting posts. So while I may not be the first feminist to discuss body hair, I think it's a pretty fascinating issue, one that is under-discussed for all the time we spend trying to get rid of the hair in question.
First, let's get one thing straight-- Although seeing it on other people doesn't bother me, I've long had angst towards my own body hair. Even the words themselves give me the creeps. As a child, I was extremely upset about going through puberty. Yes, it's true that I'm not a big fan of major changes that I have no control over. But looking back, I think part of my fear had to do with being a young asexual. We're always told that puberty is our first step towards becoming full-fledged sexual beings. Being told "You're a woman now" can be frightening for the pubescent asexual, since in most people's minds, adulthood is linked with sexual rites of passage. And I was definitely pissed off that suddenly, I had to shave my legs and armpits. It was time-consuming, I often cut myself, and I was always self-conscious that I had missed spots (which in fact, I usually did). However, if I hadn't shaved, I would have been horribly ridiculed.
While my views on body hair have relaxed a lot since then (missed a spot? Who cares?), I have mixed feelings about putting down the razor. My fear isn't looking like a "natural, adult woman", but like a Hobbit. In truth, I only consistently shave when the parts in question will be visible-- and in usually-chilly Northern California where "layering" rules, that's not often. However, this proves the oft-made point that shaving isn't really my choice. I do it so people won't look at me funny, not because it makes me feel "cleaner" or "sexier". It's something I do not for myself, but for the public gaze. Obviously I don't feel pleased with this. Maybe I can put myself on a gradual plan...becoming more comfortable with stubble, perhaps, before I embark on a full quest to Middle Earth.
Here is an article about how harrowing life can be as a hairy female, complete with $10,000 electrolysis, risky medications, and bacterial infections from waxing. The conclusion of the article is basically: "Tough shit. If you don't want to be ridiculed and live a life of shame, torture yourself through hair removal". (Lest you think this is a woman-only issue, even men, who were long able to be hairy in peace, are facing increasing pressure to remove their body hair.) In the article, interviewees express hurt, shame, and fatigue. But working to change the social standards that led them there was never mentioned as a possible solution. To me, it looks like the only one that will actually empower people, rather than making them feel continually worse.
For comments, all I ask is that people don't criticize the appearance of others. I've seen it happen way too much in discussions on similar topics. (For instance: "Body hair is okay, as long as it's not dark! EWWW!" Uh...what? If we're accepting body hair, let's do away with arbitrary, Eurocentric beauty standards at the same time, shall we?) This blog is supposed to be a safe space, and body-related issues can be sensitive. Let's make it easier on each other, yes?
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- nekobawt said...
i stopped shaving my legs years ago, and i've got a slight unibrow that i've never bothered plucking. (not even when the stylist asked me, with a SNEER, if i wanted her to do it when she was doing my hair for my then-bf's dad's wedding. screw her. >:|)
i do shave my armpits, though. partly for aesthetic purposes and partly because, well, hair absorbs stinky armpit sweat and nobody likes that.
- May 8, 2011 at 11:39 PM
- Ily said...
@nekobawt: A sneer? Aww, not cool :(
Yeah, no one wants to smell bad. I'm not saying "don't shave your armpits", but men sweat, and most don't shave their armpits, and yet I don't notice most men smelling bad. How do they do it?! :)
- May 9, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- nekobawt said...
high octane deodorant "made for a man"?
it could also be that it takes A LOT of stinky for other people to notice. i've been known to go a couple days without showering, and not even my mom (who is happy to justify all my physical imperfections to my face--condoleezza rice and david letterman have spaces between their front teeth! cindy crawford has an obvious mole on her face! freda kahlo has a unibrow! that makes it ok to be who i am apparently! oy, mother, lol) will say anything. and trust me, she doesn't scruple about being "polite" and "respecting personal space" when it comes to that sort of thing. one time she completely wigged me out in public by sticking her face close to my neck and SNIFFING LOUDLY to verify that i had, in fact, washed my hair recently.
never mind that it tends to look rattier and do its own thing the more recently it's been washed. hair oil, gotta love it--it's nature's moose! :3
- May 9, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Lanafactrix said...
The other thing the article left out is the racial aspect of a lot of body hair policing. Mapes goes out of her way to note the ethnicity of the women going to extreme lengths, but she doesn't draw the (to me) obvious conclusion that the goal is to look as much like the archetypal blonde, white, tan-but-not-too-tan beauty as possible.
There's also a big "you shouldn't look like a man" factor at play. Most women shave their underarms and legs for aesthetic/social pressure reasons, but a woman who doesn't shave these bits doesn't get "you look like a man," she gets "you look like a hippie/feminist/tree-hugger." By contrast, women who have body hair in "unwomanly" places like the upper lip, chin, chest, back, toes, fingers are accused of looking like men or being trans* or some other nonsense.
- May 10, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Ily said...
@Nekobawt: I think I was in a Facebook group once called "Showering is over-rated", so yeah ;)
@Lanafactrix: Yes on both counts. In the article, there was this strange air of resigned inevitability about the Eastern European and Hispanic woman who seemed tortured by their body hair. Like, "Well, this is driving me nuts, but it's just my cross to bear" kind of thing. As opposed to their being angry that they were held to a standard they could never meet. And these are probably the exact same people who get endless compliments on their "head hair". As someone who is Italian + Eastern European, I can relate, and the whole thing makes me *flail*.
I remember seeing another article that was telling women what to do about their facial hair. It basically said that if you shave your face, you'll become a man. But you don't see men waxing their faces. They shave, I'm guessing, not just because it's traditional but because it's the easiest and least painful method.
- May 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- cdrdash said...
I have never shaved a hair off my body in my life. But then I haven't received a snide comment or weird looks in all that time either. I have rarely felt any social pressure to shave nor have I felt a need to shave for physical comfort reasons. I think I have escaped rude comments because I'm not that hairy to begin with.
- May 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- sara said...
I view not having to shave my legs as a bonus of being asexual. But I get that it's a freedom many sexuals (especially female) don't feel they have unless they're willing to rule out a big chuck of possible partners. Though Amanda Palmer doesn't shave her legs and she married Neil Gaiman, so clearly people are underestimating their options.
I do shave my armpits because I personally don't like armpit hair, and on rare occasions I shave my legs because I feel like it. The important thing, I think, is to know why you're doing it. There's nothing inherently problematic about having hair or not, it's just creepy when people mindlessly do it because they're "supposed to."
- May 12, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- heidi said...
I used fuzzy legs as shallow-people-repellant and it worked out fantastically, aside from the occasional fetish issue. Arm pits used to be shaved (ok, peer pressure and stinking there), but now they're free-range pit hairs as well.
The only guy I ever shaved for, well, it was more of a dare, and he shaved first! And still shaves to this day, due to being on Stanford's cycling team. But he was worried about the social ramifications; so I told him, just to encourage him, that I'd shave if he did. So he took me up on it. First guy to ever do so. Other guys would tell me to shave and I'd tell them I'd shave if they would - and they never did. Pfff.
- May 13, 2011 at 3:29 PM
I'm genderqueer so this isn't a huge issue to me, and it's one reason I don't shave other than not seeing why I should and why it can't be my choice; but I'm perceived as a woman about 95% of the time thanks to my very feminine looks, even though I wear men's clothes, have short hair and wear a binder. As such, I get a lot of flack about my body hair!
Interestingly, even though my family is strictly heteronormative and fully expects me to find 'some nice man', all the men I've spoken to seem to actually not care about hairy female bodies. On the other hand, women are definitely the ones who are all over how disgusting it is!
My mother actually said it was 'unnatural' for me to have hairy legs. What does she think I did? Performed magical rites for them? Sacrificed my soul to Satan in return for furry shins? I'm bewildered by this apparent reasoning that it is not something female bodies naturally do. Talk about internalising patriarchal messages.
- July 31, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- heidi said...
Fran, your comment made my day: can I pllleeease quote your last paragraph on facebook? <3
- August 1, 2011 at 7:48 PM


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Louboutin v. YSL: Highlights from the lipstick-red battlefield
If there's one case fashion lawyers -- who are now part of a "movement"! -- are watching closely, it's Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc. This case is a veritable buffet of delicious fashion law issues, including some that are, at least arguably, of "first impression" because they've never been addressed by any court. At the root of this increasingly messy dispute is a
tiny little giant YSL heel with a bright-red sole:
This week, as Women's Wear Daily reported yesterday, YSL filed its brief opposing Louboutin's motion for a preliminary injunction. A "preliminary injunction" is an order that a judge is empowered to issue near the beginning of a case, to prevent a party from taking (or force a party to take) a particular action until the case is resolved. In many cases, and in intellectual property disputes in particular, a court's ruling on a preliminary injunction motion can effectively end the litigation by causing the parties to settle. Why? Well, one of the questions a judge must answer in order to grant a preliminary injunction is whether there is a "substantial likelihood of success on the merits" of the case. If you're a plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction, and a judge denies the requested injunction on the ground that you aren't likely to win your case, you're probably not going to waste the time and money to continue pursuing the litigation. Of course, there are exceptions, but we're big-picture here at LAW OF FASHION. For the, um, small picture, you'll have to consult this writer in his capacity as an attorney, rather than as a blogger.
Anyway, as mentioned above, YSL submitted a brief responding to Louboutin's motion on Tuesday, and it's a blockbuster. To the credit of plaintiffs' counsel, Louboutin's opening salvo in the preliminary injunction battle was strong, but YSL's brief (courtesy of Debevoise & Plimpton's David Bernstein and, undoubtedly, an army of associates who get bragging rights but no credit on the record) is a very compelling piece of advocacy. It's also important to note, for the game theory aspect of the case, that YSL has launched its own counter-offensive while defending against Louboutin's claims; specifically, it has moved to cancel Louboutin's federal registration for its red-sole trademark on the grounds of, among other things, functionality and fraud on the Trademark Office.
To save you the trouble, again, of reading through YSL's entire brief, LOF will highlight passages it found especially interesting or persuasive (bold, italics, hyperlinks, and [bracketed portions] mine):
- "Granting trademark protection for a color on a fashion product would inherently interfere with the design options available to other designers." [Ed. It's already well-established that color alone may serve as a trademark on at least some products.] YSL then quotes a 2010 opinion written by influential appellate judge Frank Easterbrook, which held a trademark on the shape of a round towel was unenforceable because "[g]ranting a producer the exclusive use of a basic element of design (shape, material, color, and so forth) impoverishes other designers' palettes." (Emphasis YSL's.) [Ed. In the same opinion, Judge Easterbrook wrote that "[f]ashion is a form of function," which, if taken literally, could conceivably mean that there could never be trademark protection in a fashion piece. Seventh Circuit trademark lawyers, take note!]
- "While idiosyncratic patterns and designs certainly can and have been protected on fashion items, we are unaware of any case in which a court has upheld trademark protection to a mark consisting solely of a single color on a portion of an article of apparel." [Ed. Remember that intriguing "issue of first impression" I mentioned earlier?]
- "The evidence in this case demonstrates that use of the color red on the outsoles of shoes is aesthetically functional [and thus unprotectable]. Mr. Louboutin himself admits that he started using red on outsoles, not as a source-identifier, but rather [because] it gives his shoes 'energy,' 'is engaging, flirtatious, memorable and the color of passion,' and because it 'appeals to everyone and is sexy.' . . . The widespread use of red outsoles by third parties . . . further demonstrates that many designers believe a red sole serves an aesthetic function of making a shoe more appealing or beautiful. Trademark law is not intended to give one designer a monopoly on a 'beautiful' or 'appealing' use of color in fashion design."
- "[I]f Louboutin is permitted to maintain a monopoly on the use of red outsoles[,] YSL would be prevented from executing one of its own venerable design traditions -- monochrome shoes -- in a color that has long been an integral part of the brand's palette. . . . Indeed, if Louboutin were to have its way, no other designer would ever again be permitted to make an all-red shoe." [Ed. YSL may be overreaching here; Louboutin makes clear in its court filings that it claims trademark protection only in bright-red lacquer soles of the particular shade at issue... which readers of my weekly Styleite.com column will recall requires a custom blend of paints to recreate.] "A small oligarchy [of fashion companies] could claim ownership of the right to make any colored soles and, by extension, any monochromatic shoes in that palette of basic colors." [Ed. This argument has its appeal, but it's similar to a "color exhaustion" argument that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected in a 1995 trademark case nicknamed "Qualitex"; to adopt YSL's exhaustion argument, the judge would seemingly have to rule that fashion is inherently different from non-aesthetically-oriented products, such that Qualitex does not apply here.]
- "Even if Louboutin's mark were non-functional, it would still be invalid because Louboutin cannot establish that it has acquired secondary meaning." [Ed. This may be the weakest part of YSL's brief; it focuses on the flaws in Louboutin's consumer surveys, but doesn't do much else. While YSL shouldn't necessarily concede the point, one has to wonder what color trademarks do enjoy the requisite secondary meaning among the relevant consumers, if not "Louboutin red"?] "YSL retained [its own] survey expert to conduct a properly constructed survey to measure secondary meaning. [Our] survey shows that . . . only 24% of relevant consumers associated red soles with a single source [and based on past cases, that is insufficient.] The fact that YSL and dozens of third parties have sold and continue to sell women's footwear with red outsoles . . . further precludes a finding that relevant consumers associate a red sole exclusively with the Louboutin brand."
- "[E]ven if Louboutin could establish that it has a valid mark (which it cannot), there is no likelihood of confusion in this case. . . . [I]t is virtually inconceivable that any consumer at the point-of-sale would actually buy a YSL shoe in the mistaken belief that she is buying a Louboutin. These are expensive products, generally costing around $800 or more per pair, and as Mr. Louboutin himself has acknowledged, [the relevant] consumers are sophisticated and generally exercise care before making a purchase. . . . Louboutin uses a single shade of red on all its outsoles, while YSL uses a wide variety of red shades, all of which Louboutin challenges indiscriminately." [Ed. Louboutin takes issue with this assertion elsewhere.]
- [Further, despite] many years of co-existence with red-soled shoes made by YSL, Louboutin admits it is unaware of any actual consumer confusion . . . . Louboutin['s survey] is so deeply flawed that it should be disregarded . . . . Participants were shown a still-image close-up of the sole of a YSL shoe, from a ground-level perspective directly behind the sole . . . . This image did not replicate real-world conditions, focused unnaturally on the sole, and hid the overall appearance of the shoe. [When YSL did its own survey using a video that] replicated real-world conditions and showed the shoes from all angles . . . less than 5% . . . of survey participants expressed the belief that the YSL shoes were made by Louboutin."
- (For you trademark veterans, I'll just say that YSL then tries to dispose of any possible claim for harm resulting from "post-sale confusion" by arguing that "[t]his theory of harm is inapplicable . . . where [as here] the parties' respective products are equally expensive and prestigious.")
- Finally, regardless of all other issues discussed, YSL argues that it "has a complete defense -- its use of a red outsole is a 'fair' use under Section 33(b)(4) of the Lanham Act [because] its use of the purported [red sole] mark is (1) other than as a mark, (2) in a descriptive sense, and (3) in good faith." Unlike Louboutin, "YSL does not use red outsoles . . . as a 'signature' element contrasting sharply against the rest of the shoe [i.e., YSL is not using red soles as a trademark.] YSL uses red outsoles descriptively as expressions of its design concepts . . . [Finally, t]hat all YSL shoes bear the 'Yves Saint Laurent' name and YSL logo also demonstrates that YSL's use is 'in good faith.'"
YSL's attorneys go on to devote some perfunctory paragraphs to Louboutin's secondary causes of action (trademark dilution, state-law unfair competition, etc.), but they seem to assume -- correctly -- that if they haven't won the judge over by this point in the brief, the jig is up. Elsewhere in its filing, YSL tackles the three remaining preliminary injunction factors, but its discussion of them isn't especially interesting -- except for YSL's attempt to show "inexcusable delay" in part based on Louboutin's agreement to a three-and-a-half month briefing schedule on the motions, while YSL's shoes continued to be sold. Attorneys often agree to drawn-out briefing schedules, in part because it makes everyone's life easier. So calling out Louboutin for arguably "gentlemanly" behavior was sort of
a dick move ungentlemanly.
The bottom line: YSL has a raft of solid arguments, but some of them, if adopted by the judge, would require the court to make new law. Many district court judges are loathe to do so, especially where they would have to distinguish Supreme Court precedent in the process. Alternatively, the court could dodge the tough issues, especially the question of aesthetic functionality, and resolve the case neatly by ruling that this particular red sole, at least, is a "fair use." But the "neatness" of this route to disposing of the case might be illusory: ruling that YSL's use was "fair" because it used red soles in a "descriptive" sense is awfully close -- maybe even tantamount -- to ruling that it was legit for YSL to use red soles because the color was functional, i.e., that "no one can have a monopoly on a color when it comes to fashion."
Either way, this case is keeping life interesting for fashion lawyers. LOF will keep you... posted, so to speak.
[This post does not constitute legal advice or form an attorney-client relationship with any person or entity. The parties' briefs have intentionally been chopped apart and pieced back together, for ease of reading. Although it should go without saying, the parties may not have intended the passages in the manner LOF has characterized them here. To see the court filings in their entirety, go to Scribd.]


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Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along Blog Hop
Today is my stop on Jennifer of Ellison Lane Quilts Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along Blog Hop! This is going to be a great opportunity to dig into your scraps and make something really special. Jennifer will be posting a tutorial beginning October 9th so you can make a quilt from Monochromatic Improv Log Cabins. Love it!
For the blog hop, Jennifer asked us to share our scraps and how we store them. I have a lot of scraps. It might not look like it, but they are so compressed in these baskets they are probably forming diamonds at the bottom.
I'm not sure if I mentioned it ever, but I am really spoiled to live about 10 minutes away from the Crate and Barrel outlet store. These green wire mesh baskets came from there. I love the bright colors and the mesh is perfectly spaced so I don't lose small pieces of fabric. Because yeah, I keep everything for some reason.
I attempt to keep my scraps organized by warm/cool/solid colors. But my kids also love to play in my bins, so usually there is a bit of mixing up going on.
Jennifer's Quilt-Along kicks off on October 9 with giveaways, special sales, discounts and all the details to get you started.
Sponsors: The many prizes offered to those of you that join our quilt-along are graciously donated by the following sponsors.
Timeline: Scrappy Stash QAL starts October 9 Scrappy Stash QAL ends November 13 Link up finished quilt November 13-15 Prizes drawn November 16
Blog Hop: The following fabulously talented ladies have so kindly offered to share their scrap secrets with you as well as helping spread the word about the Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along. Be sure to stop by each day and check out their scrap storage!
10/1: Old Red Barn Co. 10/2: Imagine Gnats 10/3: Mermaid Sews and Fresh Lemons Quilts - Me! 10/4: Craft Buds 10/5: Kiss Kiss Quilt 10/6: Flying Blind on a Rocket Cycle 10/7: My Go Go Life 10/8: Petit Lyons 10/9: QAL kick-off day at Ellison Lane Quilts! 10/10: Maureen Cracknell Handmade (QAYG tutorial!)
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HARSTVILLE, SC – In a powerhouse matchup, Lees-McRae grinded out a stunning 1-0 win over nationally ranked No. 7 Coker in a double overtime Conference Carolinas match on Saturday night.
Lees-McRae held possession during the majority of regulation and totaled ten shots, while Coker had nine shots. Sophomore keeper Thomas Rusling (Sheffield, England) made six saves and earned a clean sheet. The overtime winner was netted by freshman Preston Shahdad (Charlotte, N.C.) who found his way into a scramble in front the net and blasted a point-blank shot home for the win (103:17, unassisted).
Coker defenseman, sophomore Atticus Lum (Advance, N.C.), made two saves for Coker as he stopped a drive late in the second half and also early in the second overtime. Junior keeper James Sweeney (Huntingtown, Md.) made three saves total.
Coker's next game is at home against Belmont Abbey on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
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Reading: Nisibene Hymns 39-52
Pages: NPNF2 13:200–207
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Welcome to year 6 of reading the Fathers with our community. In this year we continue our progress through the works of St. Augustine. We will read his anti-Manichaean, anti-Donatist, and anti-Pelagian writings. After completing his polemical works, we will move on to his commentaries and preaching on the Bible—some of his richest work.
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(HealthDay News) -- Pumpkins are a sure sign of fall, but they're good for more than carving on Halloween. Pumpkins add flavor to foods, and they are a good source of potassium and vitamins C and A.
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- Blend fat-free milk, pumpkin, frozen vanilla yogurt and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon to create a healthy pumpkin smoothie.
- Make pumpkin pancakes by adding canned pumpkin or fresh-cooked pumpkin to your favorite pancake recipe.
- Bake healthier muffins and breads by substituting 1/4 cup canned pumpkin in place of egg.
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The total solar eclipse on Tuesday may only be visible from slivers of northern Australia and a swathe of open ocean, but you don't have to make an epic journey to see the dramatic celestial event.
Several organizations will webcast live views of the total solar eclipse, which begins at 3:35 p.m. EST on Tuesday (Nov. 13; however, it will actually be Nov. 14 local time in Australia).
The online Slooh Space Camera is one such outfit. It will broadcast a live feed of the 2012 total solar eclipse from a site near the city of Cairns, in the Australian state of Queensland, starting at 2:30 p.m. EST Tuesday. The eclipse will commence around sunrise local time, making for a particularly memorable spectacle, Slooh officials said.
You can access Slooh's broadcast here.
"We are ecstatic to have a world-class team on-site in Cairns bringing the power and beauty of this spectacular event live to our worldwide audience," Slooh President Patrick Paolucci said in a statement. "We are ramped up and ready to go to handle millions of viewers." [ Video: Watch Path of Nov. 13-14 Total Solar Eclipse ]
Another webcast event will be streamed by Tourism Tropical North Queensland, which will also provide live views from Cairns here.
The path of totality for tomorrow's solar eclipse will be 108 miles (174 kilometers) wide and will traverse about 9,000 miles (14,500 km) over a three-hour period, Slooh officials said. Most of the path will be over the South Pacific Ocean, making the eclipse tough for most folks to view.
Solar eclipses occur when the moon lines up with the sun in the sky, blotting out the solar disk from a viewer's perspective on Earth. There are three main types: total, partial and annular (in which the outer edges of the sun shine like a ring around the moon in the sky).
Parts of Asia, the Pacific and western North America experienced an annular or "ring of fire" eclipse in May. The next total solar eclipse darkens the North Atlantic region in March 2015, though a "hybrid" eclipse — which shifts between total and annular at different points on the globe — will come to parts of the Atlantic and central Africa in November 2013.
Warning: If you are planning to watch the total solar eclipse in person, be extremely careful. Never look directly at the sun, either with the naked eye or through telescopes or binoculars without the proper filters. To safely view solar eclipses, you can buy special solar filters or No. 14 welder's glass to wear over your eyes. Standard sunglasses will NOT provide sufficient protection.
The eclipse isn't the only skywatching treat on tap this week. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight Saturday.
Editor's note: If you are in Australia or along the solar eclipse path and snap an amazing photo of Tuesday's total solar eclipse that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please send images, comments and location information to Managing Editor Tariq Malik at email@example.com.
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Teen's space mission fueled by social media
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
- Buzz Aldrin's vision for journey to Mars
- Giant black hole may be cooking up meals
- Watch a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse online
- Teen's space mission fueled by social media
Visit Space.com Tuesday to see the Slooh feed of the 2012 total solar eclipse, as well as several other real-time eclipse webcasts.
Follow Space.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall or Space.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook and Google+.
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A coalition of seven major public pension systems called on the boards of directors of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to immediately undertake independent examinations of the banks' mortgage and foreclosure practices.
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NEW YORK, NY – A coalition of seven major public pension systems called on the boards of directors of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to immediately undertake independent examinations of the banks' mortgage and foreclosure practices.
Led by New York City Comptroller John C. Liu on behalf of the five NYC Pension Funds, the coalition also includes the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, the Illinois State Board of Investment, the Illinois State Universities Retirement System, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, the North Carolina Retirement Systems, and the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
The coalition of pension funds called for the banks' Audit Committees to launch independent examinations of their loan modification, foreclosure, and securitization policies and procedures.
"This will help to prevent future compliance failures and restore the confidence of shareholders, regulators, legislators and mortgage markets participants," the coalition advised in its letter.
The coalition members' insistence on immediate action reflects the urgency of their concerns over mishandled mortgages. In November, the New York City Pension Funds and Comptroller Liu made a similar request for bank boards to conduct independent policy reviews as part of a shareholder proposal to the banks' annual meetings in the spring.
"The banks' boards cannot continue to pretend the foreclosure mess is the result of technical glitches and paperwork errors," Comptroller Liu said. "There is a fundamental problem in their procedures that endangers not just homeowners, but shareholders, and local economies. Given the risks involved, only a swift and unbiased audit can reassure shareholders that the pension funds of 700,000 working and retired New Yorkers are in safe hands. The boards of directors have no time to waste."
The coalition represents more than $430 billion in pension fund investments, including $5.7 billion invested in the four banks.
"We don't know exactly what the banks were doing, and we don't know if they did it right," New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "Millions of families have lost their homes, and the investments of the million members of the Common Retirement System have been put at risk. As investors, we need to understand what happened. A full and open examination of the procedures used to foreclose on millions of families is the only way to make sure our investments are protected and no one is ever wrongfully evicted from their home."
Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo testified to the Senate Banking Committee on December 1 that the Federal Reserve's preliminary findings on bank foreclosure procedures suggested "significant weaknesses in risk-management, quality control, audit and compliance practices as underlying factors contributing to the problems associated with mortgage servicing and foreclosure documentation."
The Congressional Oversight Panel has estimated that banks' potential mortgage liability could total $52 billion, borne largely by the four banks contacted by the pension funds. The Panel's November 16 report, "Examining the Consequences of Mortgage Irregularities for Financial Stability and Foreclosure Mitigation," concluded that banks' could suffer "disabling damage" if they were found to have misrepresented the quality of loans sold for securitization and forced to reabsorb billions in troubled loans.
"The responsibility for making sure that internal controls and compliance process are in place for mortgage and foreclosure practices rests squarely with these Audit Committees," said North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell. "The recent testimonies and studies strongly suggest the need for these Audit Committees to act swiftly and objectively in conducting an independent and comprehensive review of these practices."
The coalition of pension funds called for the banks to report the findings of their independent examinations in their 2011 proxy statements this spring. As of December 31, 2010, the coalition's combined holdings in each bank included: 97.1 million Bank of America shares valued at $1.3 billion; 226.6 million Citigroup shares valued at $1.1 billion; 40.7 million JPMorgan Chase shares valued at $1.7 billion; and 50.6 million Wells Fargo shares valued at $1.6 billion.
The New York City Comptroller serves as the investment advisor to, custodian and trustee of the New York City Pension Funds. The New York City Pension Funds are comprised of the New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund and the Board of Education Retirement System. The New York City Pension Funds hold a combined 138,786,887 total shares in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) for a combined asset value of $1,933,160,319 as of 12/31/2010.
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UPDATE: The Raybestos GTO is Almost Done As we write this, we're a week away from the 2011 HOT ROD Power Tour, where the Raybestos GTO is supposed to debut. The car is Raybestos's sweepstakes giveaway vehicle for this year, and entries begin sometime in mid-June. We stopped by Hot Rod Chassis and Chicago near Joliet, Illinois, when Kevin Tully and his crew were finishing the car. It's close, with the Hilborn-injected GMPP 454 LX crate motor installed, and final assembly going on. The engine makes around 700 hp and the car's target weight is 2,800 pounds, with a road race suspension and NASCAR Sprint Cup-spec brakes, so this one is going to be fun on the track! Tully doesn't seem nervous about finishing it in time for the Power Tour kickoff, so come out and see the car in person. Then sign up to win it.
This Raybestos Brakes interpretation of the iconic muscle car is being constructed by expert fabricator Kevin Tully and his team at Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle, in Addison, Illinois. The Raybestos GTO-R will be purpose built to handle road course and short track duty – motivated by a 700hp big block powerplant with stack injection, and kept under control by a Raybestos NASCAR-spec braking package at all four corners. The muscle car's design concept was prepared by Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle co-owner, and nationally renown illustrator, Chad "Django" Hill.
The Raybestos GTO-R will be given away to one lucky professional mechanic or do-it-yourselfer Raybestos customer as part of an upcoming summer 2011 North American sales promotion, and the build process will be chronicled in national television, magazines, social media, and exclusive content on the company's RaybestosGarage.com microsite. The project celebrates Raybestos brake and chassis product lines, which boast coverage for vintage applications, a pro-racing pedigree, and the latest in advanced technology design, materials, and construction. The project car is planned for debut on the 2011 HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour™
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Each stop of the Power Tour, Dakota Digital will be giving away a brand new VHX analog instrument system! Stop by their booth to enter your name in the nightly drawing! The earlier in the week you get your name in the hat, the better your chances of going home with the Official Gauges of the Hot Rod Power Tour!
If you're curious as to what the Dakota Digital crew is up to while on the Tour or want to check out the winning names of the nightly drawings, check out the daily blog!
At every stop, you'll find a full array of the hottest new instrument systems on display, as well as a knowledgeable team to answer your most en-gauge-ing questions! For more information, as well as the blog, click on over to www.dakotadigital.com/powertour/
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Hitting the road on this year's POWER TOUR is the Rust-Oleum PROJECT MUSCLE CAR – a 1969 Road Runner. It will be touring with the Long Haulers and will be at every POWER TOUR stop. Come on by, ask questions, and check us out! The engine, and all of its parts, have been stripped, cleaned, and restored with Rust-Oleum Automotive products.
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