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Nice to see her, to see her nice. Strictly Come Dancing host Bruce Forsyth will love the new signing for the show.
Patsy Kensit, who is battling to get over a marriage split, is being offered around £80,000 to slip into her dancing shoes for the BBC series.
And she has told pals it will be the "perfect tonic" after the upset of breaking up with DJ Jeremy Healy.
The second celebrity definitely confirmed is TV presenter Matthew Wright, 44, of channel Five show The Wright Stuff.
Other names being lined up are Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, 31, and Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh, 28. They have also asked Richard Madeley, 54, for the second year running. BBC bosses are also said to be keen to capitalise on the chaos at GMTV by "sounding out" Penny Smith, 51, and Ben Shephard, 35, who were pushed out of the breakfast show.
The Beeb is ramping up its bid for more big name stars when Strictly begins in September.
The Mirror reported yesterday how host Brucie, 82, had issued an ultimatum by only opting to sign up to the show when reassurances about the calibre of contestants were made.
A source said: "Getting Patsy on board is a great move by Beeb bosses and should please Brucie.
"She's a colourful character to say the least with a succession of high-profile exes. Not only that, but she's known to millions of viewers for her time on Holby City and Emmerdale."
The timing is perfect for Patsy who is leaving Holby City after four years on the BBC drama. She will leave in September when her character Faye Byrne is written out. A source said signing up to Strictly signals a "new chapter" for the star after the pain of her marriage failing after only a year.
An insider said: "She knows this is a massive gamble but it's a perfect tonic to take her mind off the events of the last 12 months. She's nothing if not a fighter and will love the chance to shine in such a high profile show."
The actress, 42, who has known Healy, 49, since the 80s, married in April 2009.Yet within months of getting hitched, they were reportedly having furious rows and agreed to split earlier this year. The actress has two sons - James, 18, from her marriage to Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr, and Lennon, 10, by Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
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I think we can progress happily with such convenient assumptions...About this recipe, in mumbai, you will find several tea stalls have neighboring stalls serving batata wadas or "cutles"...yes it is called cutles and not cutlet for some reason. Dh argued that it is what it is called and that probably the brits adopted it to call as as dish of their own. I do not know the history, but I am convinced that the street vendors initially got it wrong and then stuck on for the popularity..
4 large potatoes
1/2 cup french beans finely chopped
1 beetroot peeled and chopped
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup peeled and chopped carrots
1 tspn ginger garlic paste
1 tspn green chilli paste
2 tspn corn flour
2 tbsp semolina
Oil for pan searing
1) Boil the potatoes, cool, peel and mash them. Set aside
2) Boil the other veggies mixed together until they are cooked. About 2 whistles in pressure cooker
3)Drain the water from the veggies, mix with the potatoes and mash together to form a soft pulp.
4) Add the ginger garlic paste, green chilli, 1 tspn corn flour, salt and mix again. Add chopped coriander and mix well
5) Make a think paste with the remaining corn flour using some water.
6) Take small balls of the vegetable mixture and give desired shape.
7) Deep them in the corn flour paste and then roll in the semolina.
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Jasmine will be 10 month this week-end and so far she doesn't have any teeth. I know they will come in time... She doesn't have teeth but she loves to pull herself up to stand...
But hubby met a guy from one of our contract whose wife gave birth 1 day after we did last december and their daughter already has 2 teeth. Same with my niece-to-be who is 6 months (born in March of this year).
So what's with that??? I think it's funny - she is the oldest but no teeth yet.
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Filing for bankruptcy is not something Chattanooga residents should be embarrassed about. Bankruptcy is also not something that is reserved for the working class or the Average Joe. In fact, a quick review of any celebrity website or tabloid will prove just how wrong that notion is. Often times, celebrities, the rich and even businesses get into financial trouble. Consider the recent Chapter 13 bankruptcy of David Adkins, former 1990s comedian.
Some readers may be asking themselves, who is David Adkins? Adkins is a 56 year-old actor who starred in the show Different World. He is more commonly known as Sinbad. The comedian, who was a once an HBO favorite, is currently filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy to reduce debt he has acquired over the years. The actor said that his financial challenges are not the results of extravagance, but bad investments.
The former 1990s sitcom star has reveled that he decided to file for bankruptcy after he accumulated approximately $11 million in debt. The actor says the vast majority of what he owes, or nearly $8 million of his $11 million in debt, is due to back taxes. In addition to his liabilities, he recently reported that he makes $16,000 per month and owns $130,000 in assets. This is his second time filing for Chapter 13.
Unlike other forms of debt relief, Chapter 13 is a form of debt reorganization that allows the filer to retain the majority of their assets by entering into a repayment plan. The specific plan is developed by the court and, on average, last for three to five years. During that time, the debtor pays creditors back a portion of what is owed. After the 5-year plan is fulfilled, the court will generally extinguish any and all remaining debt.
Source: The Huffington Post, "Sinbad Broke: Comedian Files For Second Bankruptcy," Youyoung Lee, May 21, 2013.


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In North America, we certainly have no Sissinghurst or Stowe, and relatively few gardens notable enough to give great concern about how they will survive after the passing of their owners. Nevertheless, consideration of the challenges presented by such gardens can reveal much about what is of value, and worth preserving, in a garden, even a new one, and what isn't.
Gardens Illustrated has made available a new podcast of a talk by Sir Roy Strong, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter. Here is GI's summary: "Sir Roy Strong, who created his garden The Laskett together with his late wife, and Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter in Sussex (home to the late Christopher Lloyd) talk about their experiences of gardening with a legacy. They consider whether a garden can be expected to live beyond the life of its owner, and how to move a garden forward while respecting its heritage."
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There is no theme to our MTM meal this week. They just had:
yellow watermelon - which they were particularly excited about (Fun fact: Sissy loves watermelon so much, but she always calls it "cantaloupe," even the red kind.), crackers with cashew butter, Calbee brand Snapea Crisps, almonds, and steamed broccoli & cauliflower
Nothing fancy, but we did get to try a new product, Annie's brand Organic Bunny Classics Saltines, which come in fun shapes.
In other news:My sister-in-law drove her kids down this weekend for Tornado's birthday party (more on that later this week). As always, it was lots of fun having them around. Sissy just so happened to have a brown dress on, just like her cousins, so they posed for me.
3 of my best guys. Pierson is being so ornery, purposefully not smiling or looking at the camera.
The kids had a blast playing outside in the water. They played with water guns and the new hopscotch sprinkler, that was part of the gift they gave Tornado.
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Ethanol bankruptcy filing a blow to biofuels industry
Bumpy road for ethanol
The bankruptcy filing last week by Texas' largest ethanol producer deals yet another blow to the state's struggling biofuels sector and is part of a broader industry downturn that analysts say may claim other victims before it is done.
Dallas-based White Energy said a Chapter 11 filing became necessary after high raw material costs coupled with low ethanol prices led to "minimal or nonexistent profit margins." It also blamed significant debt payments and an inability to raise capital from frozen equity markets.
The move comes just three years after the privately held firm entered the business and on the heels of bankruptcy filings by ethanol powerhouse VeraSun Energy Corp. and Dallas-based Panda Ethanol, which in January placed its plant near Amarillo in Chapter 11.
"It's clearly a challenging environment," said Bob Thompson, partner in the Kansas City law office of Bryan Cave, who advises companies investing in renewable fuel and energy projects. "But the reality is that most of these ethanol producers are dealing with are problems that were created last year."
In recent months, the industry has been pummeled by volatile corn and oil prices, seen funding dry up for new projects and watched demand stall as slowing gasoline consumption and lower pump prices reduce the incentive for blending the fuel with gasoline. Some producers have stayed afloat by cutting output or idling plants.
About 16 percent of the nation's 12.6 billion gallons of corn ethanol production capacity is currently shut down, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol trade group.
Two out of four
Among Texas' four plants, just two are operating, while one is temporarily shut and another still under construction.
In January, White Energy halted production at its 100- million-gallon-per-year plant in Plainview, citing poor market conditions, but has continued production at a plant of similar size in Hereford and a 45-million-gallon-per-year plant in Kansas.
White officials did not return calls seeking comment but said in court papers filed Thursday that they intend to continue normal business operations in Chapter 11.
In its bankruptcy filing, the company listed assets and liabilities in the range of $100 million to $500 million and said its operations produced over $500 million in revenue in 2008.
In the U.S., ethanol is blended with gasoline to help reduce dependence on oil and improve air quality in densely populated areas like Houston and Dallas.
Slow growth expected
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires greater usage of ethanol and other biofuels in coming years, growing to 36 billion gallons in 2022 — or about 25 percent of the 140 billion gallons of gasoline U.S. drivers now consume annually. This year, the law requires 10.5 billion gallons of grain ethanol in the fuel supply.
But the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the growth in U.S. ethanol plant capacity and production over the last few years to slow dramatically in 2009 as lower gasoline prices depress ethanol production profits, and financial market constraints impede construction plans and bring plant shutdowns.
Thompson said the tough conditions will likely mean more ethanol company bankruptcies, but he believes the industry is about to stabilize.
Currently, the ethanol industry is pushing hard to raise the federal limit on the amount of ethanol that can be blended in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Such a move would create a bigger market for the fuel, but critics argue higher blends could harm engines, which the ethanol industry disputes.
The industry is also challenging a decision last week by the EPA to enact the first-ever greenhouse gas performance standards for biofuels. The standards would take into account all emissions created in the process of making ethanol, rather than just emissions from burning the fuel.
But the industry has taken issue with how the government measures emissions under the proposed program.


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CRM has moved from concept to reality, but market maturity is still pretty far away, according to a study by The Data Warehousing Institute that found almost three-quarters of companies have not yet deployed a CRM solution, although most plan to do so in the near future.CRM has moved from concept to reality, but market maturity is still pretty far away, according to a study by The Data Warehousing Institute.
The study surveyed more than 1,670 business executives and IT professionals and found almost three-quarters of companies have not yet deployed a CRM solution, although most plan to do so in the near future. One-quarter of respondent companies have deployed a CRM solution to one extent or another. Most of the early adopters are large ($10 billion or more) firms in competitive industries, such as financial services, software or telecommunications.
"It is clear from the survey data that most respondents are in the planning phases of their CRM projects, right now they are looking for insight and answers about the best way to deploy CRM at their companies," said Wayne Eckerson, director of education and research at The Data Warehousing Institute. "Companies are starting small -- small budgets, low data volumes -- but most have big plans."
On average, the study indicates that the majority of CRM strategies consist of at least six cross-functional applications, including database marketing, telephone call centers, Web marketing, direct-mail campaigns, field sales and Web self-service for customers.
|What aspect of CRM is most important to you?
|360-degree view of the customer
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|Real-time CRM
|Automated sales
|Electronic CRM
|Source: Cutter Consortium
"CRM is challenging because it requires companies to reinvent their corporate cultures around customers and integrate disparate information systems and delivery channels," said Eckerson.
While many vendors and pundits claim that CRM solutions aren't working once implemented, a study by the Cutter Consortium found that CRM initiatives are not failing as often as one may think. Of the 159 companies surveyed, more than three-quarters said they are satisfied with their organization's CRM efforts.
"There is certainly evidence here that CRM dissatisfaction rates are not as high as those touted in the industry," said Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant Curt Hall. "Even taking into consideration how the disappointed category breaks down, these finding are not as shocking as the rates frequently voiced by vendors and others who claim that CRM initiatives are heavily prone to failure."
The survey, conducted as part of Cutter's new Business Intelligence practice, also found that retaining customers is the main force driving CRM initiatives.
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Symptoms of a Bad EGR Cooler
An EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Cooler is a heat exchanger designed to recirculate exhaust back to the engine so as to reduce NOX (Nitrous Oxide) emissions. The EGR cools the exhaust gas before it is reintroduced into the engine, thus reducing the combustion temperature and NOX.
A bad EGR cooler can indicate a number of problems and exhibit a number of symptoms. The symptoms are easy to look for, so use them as a guideline to diagnose the problem. Once you know what the problem is, you can make the repair or take your vehicle to a certified professional automotive technician to take care of it for you.
Symptom 1: Steam
Steam coming out of your exhaust is a good indicator your EGR cooler is bad. At first it may appear to be white smoke, but with closer observation you'll recognize it as steam, not smoke. You can tell this by the texture, smell and color. There may also be dripping on your exhaust pipe from the condensation of the steam. This occurs from the coolant dumping into the exhaust system and the exhaust system heating the liquid at a high rate, causing steam.
Symptom 2: Coolant Flow
While not an actual symptom of the EGR cooler, if your coolant is coming out of your degas bottle this could indicate a plug in your engine oil cooler that's causing a restriction in the flow of coolant into your EGR cooler. The steam coming from the degas bottle is caused by the boiling of coolant because the flow of liquid is restricted. Take this opportunity to replace your EGR cooler, because it is likely stressed and worn from the plugged oil cooler and results. If not replaced it will likely fail in the near future, even after you've fixed the plugged oil cooler situation.
Symptom 3: Coolant Overflow
Another symptom of a bad EGR cooler is an overflow of coolant out of the degas bottle. You generally notice it by the contact low level of coolant. This can be caused by the overflow in the bottle or coolant system. Ignoring this symptom can be a costly mistake that leads to the other symptoms mentioned. Do not mistake this symptom as a coolant leak.
Once you've recognized the symptoms of a bad EGR cooler you need to take a few minutes to diagnose the problem. You can do this with a simple test. First turn off your vehicle and let it cool down. Then remove the EGR valve (it looks like a seven-ounce can and is located by the oil filter and alternator). Use a flashlight to look inside. If it appears to be steamed out, has a thick gooey liquid or residue or is wet, there is a problem.
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RIP Patrick Swayze
For those who dont' know him, he's the guy in Ghost with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg
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Real shame that he had to go with Pancreatic Cancer. It's a pretty fast killer once it's diagnosed; I'm surprised that he lasted as long as he did. May he RIP.
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2 Samuel Chapter 4 | Parsha:
1When [Ish-bosheth] son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost heart and all Israel was alarmed. 2The son of Saul [had] two company commanders, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite—Benjaminites, since Beeroth too was considered part of Benjamin. 3The Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, where they have sojourned to this day. ( 4Jonathan son of Saul had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up and fled; but as she was fleeing in haste, he fell and was lamed. His name was Mephibosheth.) 5Rechab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, started out, and they reached the home of Ish-bosheth at the heat of the day, when he was taking his midday rest. 6So they went inside the house, as though fetching wheat, and struck him in the belly. Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped by, 7and entered the house while he was asleep on his bed in his bedchamber; and they stabbed him to death. They cut off his head and took his head and made their way all night through the Arabah. 8They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron. "Here," they said to the king, "is the head of your enemy, Ish-bosheth son of Saul, who sought your life. This day the Lord has avenged my lord the king upon Saul and his offspring."
9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As the Lord lives, who has rescued me from every trouble: 10The man who told me in Ziklag that Saul was dead thought he was bringing good news. But instead of rewarding him for the news, I seized and killed him. 11How much more, then, when wicked men have killed a blameless man in bed in his own house! I will certainly avenge his blood on you, and I will rid the earth of you." 12David gave orders to the young men, who killed them; they cut off their hands and feet and hung them up by the pool in Hebron. And they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner at Hebron.


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In early autumn, the 13-lined ground squirrels regularly start disappearing from the Midwestern farm landscape for half a year.
The active little animals of summer begin hibernating, curled up in their underground burrows below the frost line. There they can remain, without eating or drinking, until spring.
On sunny summer days, farm children frequently saw the ground squirrels digging burrows in the pasture, or running along narrow trails in the grass. Sometimes they heard the ground squirrels' high-pitched whistles or watched as the animals nibbled seeds or stood on their hind legs for a better view of the area.
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
(Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)
The distinctive 13-lined pattern of the ground squirrel's coat helps conceal it from predators and gives the animal the last part of its scientific name, tridecemlineatus. The alternating lines of dark brown and tan stripes, with light dots, provide camouflage from predators, as the small animal moves through the grass.
Seeds are a large part of the ground squirrel's diet. The first part of its name, Spermophilus, means seed lover. However, these ground squirrels are considered omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material. They commonly eat seeds, grasses, roots and insects.
The animal is about 6 inches long, with a thin tail adding another three inches or so to its total length. The ground squirrel's weight changes throughout the year, as it stores, then uses body fat reserves.
Its small feet have long nails that are very good for digging. The animal is active in spring and summer daylight hours, but also spends a great deal of time in its burrows. They are not chipmunks or tree squirrels.
The 13-lined ground squirrels dig three kinds of burrows in the soil: shorter hiding burrows, temporary nesting burrows and longer, deeper hibernating burrows. These solitary animals may live in an area where there are informal colonies of ground squirrels.
There can be from two to 12 ground squirrels born in a litter within a burrow. By 6 weeks of age, the young ground squirrels are independent and finding food to eat outside, to build up their own body fat for winter.
Ground squirrels often close their burrow openings with a plug of earth. Loose soil at the burrow entrance, left over from digging, is spread out and patted down by the little animals. The burrow opening is generally 2 to 2 1/2 inches across.
These small mammals bring nesting materials into their burrows and store seeds there to eat after hibernation. The animal's body fat, built up through its active months, is gradually used during the months of inactivity.
The ground squirrel's hibernation in its underground burrow is not sleep in the usual sense, but an inactive state called torpor. During this time, the animal's metabolism slows dramatically and its body temperature lowers to just above freezing.
From time to time during hibernation, the ground squirrel arouses and its body temperature increases, re-warming itself before the animal once again returns to its inactive state. Much of the ground squirrel's stored fat reserves are used by these periodic changes. The processes that take place within the animal during this time and the reasons for them have been sources of scientific speculation.
The mysteries of 13-lined ground squirrels' activities and hibernation continue to be subjects of research by scientists, as they study how these little animals so successfully spend their lives in such a unique way.


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If you are interested in this as a continued offering please contact the office: email@example.com
(Young women under the age of 18 may attend free with their mothers' paid entry)
Creating an environment in which we honor each other as sacred beings with a deep connection to the Earth and to each other through this mysterious & beautiful gift of womanhood – an empowering, uplifting experience for all involved, with an emphasis on the mystical aspects of our feminine nature. There will be a full schedule of inspiring activities for each gathering, to keep the momentum moving and to surprise & delight the participants with new & unique ways to dive into our hearts' and souls' depths and discover our truest & best selves. There will also be time for reflection and sharing with the group.
Red Tent Circles were held since ancient times:
- To give women a chance to take pause from day-to-day responsibilities
- To pass along the sacred rites of healing and mystical women's arts such as the cultivation of intuition, dream analysis, and divination
- Secrets were shared, wisdom passed down through the generations, recipes & parenting advice were shared, young girls learned about growing up and about sexuality from the older generations
- Overall it provided an affirmation of the importance & sacredness of womanhood
Benefits of the Red Tent style women's circle:
- Affirm that being a woman is something to celebrate
- Provide a safe, supportive environment for us to gather and speak our truth
- Explore and learn more about the effect of the lunar & seasonal cycles on women's emotions, energy levels, & physical well-being
- Empower women to recognize these natural cycles in their lives and adjust their demands and schedules accordingly to give more space and quietude when it is needed; to set healthier personal boundaries
- Gives us a chance away from daily routines, to be around others who understand and support us, as well as a time to honor our feminine essence. After circle, we can return to our normal lives full of self-love and nurturing. Taking this time away can reduce the need for resentment (toward partners and others), overeating, stress buildup, and allows us to have healthier emotions and treat ourselves better for the whole rest of the month.
- Gives young women (maidens) a safe place in a circle of trusted "wiser" women to guide & protect them as they are going through many changes and individuating from their mother, and may be experiencing peer pressure. Provides them access to string role models and adult viewpoints; a safe space to learn about fertility and sexuality in a healthy way; encourages them to honor themselves, their values, feelings, and bodies
- Gives mothers support, encouragement, and renewal at this busy and sometimes exhausting stage of life. Mothers are often expected to nurture others 24/7. Circle allows them to be nurtured by caring women and to honor their own emotions and needs, and strengthens their intuition and ability to care for themselves, to give them added strength while they support others for the rest of the month. It also gives them a space to focus on themselves for a little while, rather than on everyone else's needs.
- Provides wise women with an opportunity to share their wisdom, life experiences, stories, perceptions, and insights, which are deeply valued in circle. Acknowledges and honors their age and status as an elder, mentor, teacher, wisdom keeper. Gives them regular contact with women of all ages to keep them connected & involved in the community.
Why Do We Hold It At New Moon?
- New moon is the time when the moon goes dark each month, and when we tend to feel the most tired and vulnerable
- Our insecurities and old wounds surface, even the ones we've kept hidden from others for years
- It is for this reason that women of all indigenous societies for thousands of years gathered together at this time to reflect, offer emotional support, and join together in healing one another
- This time also provides rest, a break from the normal routine, and spiritual/emotional rejuvenation when we most need it each month
- New Moon is a powerful time for setting intentions and opening to manifestation of our deepest desires, and so we will make this a regular practice at our circles, to set goals and intentions for the month ahead.
- Many women all around the world are holding circles at the time of New Moon. When we send out our energy to wish for peace, an end to violence, a healthier Earth, protection of women and children in the world, and so on, then our intentions are joined with others and the entire human consciousness is raised by this beautiful global vibration that stretches all the way around the world. This is the power of women in action, healing and creating transformation in the world.
Sample Itinerary for First Circle Gathering:
- Welcome and Housekeeping Items
- Open Sacred Space with an inspiring poem or reading
- Meditation
- Dance / movement exercise to get energy flowing
- Art project: Painting the Tree of Life
- Oracle cards / go around the room for group sharing / introspection
- Write down intentions (2-3 per person) for the coming month
- Burning intentions to release them into the universe
- Chanting
- Closing reflection / Open to thoughts, comments, blessings from anyone who wants to speak
Jocelyn Mercado: I am a Financial Analyst and Project Manager by day, and an aspiring writer by night (and weekends, and early mornings; really any time I can find a spare moment to write). I have a Bachelor's degree in Spanish Language and Literature, and I draw on my fascination with magical realism and the intricacies of the Spanish language to bring depth and mystery into my writing. I have a Master's degree in Business Administration, and I enjoy exploring the dichotomy between the business / profit world and the real world of nature, dreams, and human experience.
I am a writer for the Pachamama Alliance, an environmental and social justice organization based in San Francisco. I write about indigenous wisdom, the politics and economics that affect the developing world, solutions to mitigate climate change, and global environmental and social justice issues. My most recent articles for the Pachamama Alliance can be viewed here: http://www.pachamama.org/author/jocelyn.
My website is www.WeAreSacredPlanet.com. This website, Sacred Planet, was created to form a global community of people who are concerned about the connection between our health as humans, and the health of our planet. I believe that if we heal one person, we help all people to heal, and in clear connection with that, we also heal the Earth. And so, in order to stop the destruction of the planet that gives us life, we must each start by going within and healing ourselves.
I live in Maryland with my husband and two young daughters, ages five and two. It is my sincerest hope to pass on to my daughters a healthy, sustainable, magic-and-mystery-infused way of living on the Earth.
I have a certificate in facilitating Red Tent women's circles, and I am so excited to bring women's circles to Easton, MD beginning in January 2016 at the lovely and inspiring Evergreen facility.


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Nurturing the individual needs of children between 3 months to Year 7
At Prospect House we believe that excellent childcare replicates a loving home where caring adults nurture children, help them to grow, and learn. We provide your child with care and education by establishing and maintaining open and ongoing communication with families. A strong partnership with parents helps support families, which in turn strengthens the ties between nursery and home and enhances your child's development. With regular updates between home and nursery we learn more about your how best to work with you to benefit your child's learning.At Prospect House Day Nurseries our priority is to keep all our children in a happy, safe and secure environment. We have a rhythmn to our day which takes account of children's changing energy levels.


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Rustie has announced plans for new surprise single 'Slasherr' to be released through Numbers.
Part of a wave of Scottish producers who matched instrumental hip hop with bass saturation, Rustie has always trod his own path. Debut album 'Glass Swords' was rightly lauded, winning overwhelming critical acclaim with its fluorescent Futurism.
Since then, Rustie dropped a few new tracks into his impeccable Essential Mix before confirming plans to work with Danny Brown. Now the producer has broken cover with a surprise single - and a new home.
'Slasherr' is out now digitally, with Glasgow label Numbers supporting the release. Rustie's first release for the imprint, it's thought to be a one off club cut as work progresses on his second album for Warp Records.
The title cut is a typically ballsy, colourful take on instrumental hip hop - all loping, machine like beats and punchy synths this is one of Rustie's most straight forward, in-your-face efforts yet.
Stream 'Slasherr' below.
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'Slasherr' b/w 'Triadzz' is out now digitally, with pre-orders for 12 inch vinyl also available.
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Well, it's been a while since I last updated any of my web sites. It's been a busy and project filled year. I figured since the holiday season is here and the projects at work have been slowing down, it's time to do some refactoring and redesigning. I know next year is going to be a wild, crazy, and busy ride, so better get what I can get done now. So I started by changing iGolfScorecard.com from a Joomla based site to a WordPress site. Personally, WordPress is much more simple and does everything I need to do, so it was the logical choice. Any way, I set everything up, configured the theme, and organized the site content. Check it out for yourself and tell me if you like it or not.
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In Celebration of Mother's Day, Admire The Greatest Celeb Momagers
I often wonder how life would be without my mother. Ok not really, but for the sake of holiday spirit, let's go with it. I'm sure I speak for a lot of us when I say that life would be a hell of a lot harder, and frankly, expensive, without our precious mothers by our side. I don't know how people can separate themselves from their moms, but then I remember a special rare breed of mothers: momagers.
Some lucky slash very unfortunate celebrities get a two-for-one deal by having their moms serve both as their mother and manager. Momagers have become an infamous and often entertaining commodity in celebrity culture. We love watching genuine mother-child relationships grow stronger, united by the common goal of dollaz. And we love watching crazed mothers act ridiculous and hysterical, creating both sad and iconic moments in pop culture.
Here at Milk, we don't just celebrate Mother's Day with touching tributes to the ones that raised us, because we're superficial and that's boring as hell. This year, we're paying our dues to the momagers who have blessed our Internet screens with endless entertainment and jaw-dropping incidents.
Dina Lohan
We don't need to explain who Dina Lohan is. You've followed her relationship with Lindsay, which has more ups and downs than your average rollercoaster. You hate that you love Dina Lohan with all of your superficial heart. Don't worry—you are not alone. It's hard not to be entertained by her attempts to outshine her own daughter. Her hunger for fame was apparent from the very start of Lindsay's career, when she made a small cameo in The Parent Trap. Yup, she was credited as "woman in airport." Her antics were just as shocking as Lindsay's, and her attempts at reality shows still give us a ton of laughs (and then lead us into dark, cynical emotional holes). Living Lohan should have a spot in some Hall of Fame, to be quite honest.
Jane Elizabeth Carter
To this day, people speculate about the utter bizarreness and and tragedy shrouding the Jackson family, but frankly, we should incorporate another mess into the gossip: the Carter family. Nick, Aaron, and their mother Jane (you didn't think we were talking about Bey, Jay, and Blue, did you?) have aired their dirty laundry for the public to hear, and it is fascinating. Back in the early 2000s, the brothers Carter sued their mom, accusing her of withholding their rightfully earned paychecks, and spoke about the pain of losing a mother to a businesswoman. Jane, in an explosive 2005 interview, rebutted these claims, speaking of herself as the family's noble savior and revealing that Aaron dabbled with weed at 15 (what else is new?). The cherry on top? Jane was arrested for assault in 2004 after finding her estranged husband in bed with another woman. Let's praise these parents for setting exemplary examples for their children, shall we?
Teri Shields
Great momagers prioritize their child's best interests before earning money. But Teri Shields was not great. She started daughter Brooke Shields' career at the mature age of 11 months old, when she was paid only $25 to star in a soap commercial. Teri's decisions on behalf of her daughter became more controversial as Brooke's stardom grew. At the appropriate age of 12 years old, Teri allowed Brooke to star as a young prostitute in the 1978 film Pretty Baby, and to pose in provocative Calvin Klein Jeans ads, inciting uproar from most sane people. In her 2014 memoir, which helped her come to terms with her mother's 2012 death, Brooke opened up about their blowout fights and her mom's struggles with alcoholism. While there was definitely some love between them, Teri Shields lives on as the momager to not take advice from.
Kris Jenner
Amidst all of the trainwrecks that we love to treasure, we must give credit to the epitome of momagers, the one who set the standard that momagers now have to follow: Kris Kardashian, I mean, Jenner. Arguably the most infamous momager on Earth, Jenner turned her daughter's sex tape with Brandy's brother into a multimillion dollar empire, consisting of clothing lines and boutiques, every beauty product under the sun, the ever-important reality shows, and Kanye West. Her cunning business sense and everlasting desire to look like her daughters only makes her more iconic, to be honest. Long live Kris Jenner!
Honorable Mention: The Mothers from Dance Moms
God bless these moms. They can get more loco than James Kennedy after one drink, and that says a lot. Even though dance instructor and tyrant Abby Lee Miller, who has been charged for tax fraud, is technically their manager, these moms certainly have a lot of say in their children's careers, and pick up the slack when Miller fails to get them jobs. Which happens a lot. It's both hysterical and empowering to see Holly and Nia partner with Danity Kane member (I refuse to say "former") Aubrey O'Day to create music when Miller shows favoritism to other students. And the tempers that flare from Jill and the other moms when favoritism is shown toward Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler give us absolute life. These moms will stop at nothing for their children's success, and they never fail to make us laugh till we cry when they fight.
Lead image by Gabriella Cossens.
Images via Hollywire, Getty Images, wtop.com, and sheknows.com
Stay tuned to Milk for mother-related insanity. Because it all goes back to the mother, doesn't it?


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Yield 2 quarts
Soup = Kabocha + Leek + Parnsip
what you need:
ginger, chopped, 2/3 oz.
garlic clove, 1 each
white wine, 1 cup
butter, 3 oz.
shallots, sliced thin, 5 oz.
leek whites, sliced thin, 5 oz.
parsnips, diced, 4 oz.
vegetable stock, 1/3 gallon
kabocha squash, roasted pulp, 4 1/2* lbs. *raw weight
heavy cream, hot, 3 oz.
kosher salt, to taste
white pepper, to taste
cinnamon, ground, 1 tsp.
nutmeg, ground, 1 pinch
star anise, 1 pod
how you make it:
1. Combine the ginger,white wine, and garlic and reduce to almost dry. Place in a spice bag with the anise pod..
2. In a large pan, sweat the shallots, leeks, and parsnips with the butter until they are tender.
3. Add the vegetable stock and simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
4. Add the roasted kabocha squash and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the sachet bag.
5. Add the cream and the remaining spices.
6. Puree the whole mixture, adding more stock as necessary to adjust the consistency.
7. Check the soup for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed.
8. Serve with spiced pecans, creme fraiche, or apple mostarda.
Root = Yam + Chestnut + Pecan + Marshmallow
Yield 3 pounds
what you need:
yams, 3 lbs.
heavy whipping cream, 4 oz.
coconut milk, 4 oz.
honey, 3 oz.
sugar, 2 oz.
cardamom pods, 1 1/5 oz.
cayenne pepper, 1/4 tsp.
chestnut puree, 4 oz.
spiced pecans (recipe on blog), 1 cup
marshmallows, 2 cups
how you make it:
1. Bake the yams at 350 degrees until fork tender.
2. Remove the yams and scrape the pulp into a large bowl.
3. Heat the rest of the ingredients in a small sauce pan and reduce by 1/2.
4. Strain the cream mixture through a fine mesh sieve. Mix in with the yams.
5. Place the mixture into a large casserole dish, cover with marshmallows, and bake uncovered at 350 degrees until lightly browned.
6. Remove from the oven and top with spiced pecans. Cool for 15 minutes on a rack at room temperature before serving.
note from corey: "This is a rich twist on the traditional candied yam dish that populates so many Thanksgiving tables around the country. One of our Sous Chefs, Mtele Abubakar, first introduced me to a traditional yam dish from Africa that combines honey, coconut milk, and cardamom pods into wonderful layers of flavor. I add spiced pecans after browning the marshmallows for a really nice crunchy texture. Spiced pecans are one of my favorite childhood memories and I can't imagine a Thanksgiving without them. Pecan trees are all over the Texas countryside, and as children, my brother and I would sit beneath a canopy of trees and feast on the little brown gems. They were a quick snack that could be plucked straight from the ground, cracked, and eaten - the shells thrown into a pile at our feet. My first day on the ranch in the Texas Hill Country was right at Christmas time. My brother, sister, and I walked into the ranch house, and on a side table sat a big bowl of spiced pecans just within my reach. It was my first introduction to the magical combination of sweet and salty flavors."
Root = Yukon Gold + Garlic Confit
Serves 4
what you need:
yukon gold potatoes, 2 pounds
kosher salt, 1 Tbs.
heavy cream, 1 cup
unsalted butter, 2 oz.
confit garlic, pureed, 1 oz.
white pepper, ground, 1 pinch
kosher salt, to taste
how you make it:
1. Place the peeled potatoes in a large pot and cover with COLD water.
2. Season the water with 1 Tbs. salt and bring to a simmer over high heat.
3. Boil the potatoes until they are fork tender. Drain.
4. While still hot, add the cream, butter, garlic, and white pepper.
5. Stir to combine the ingredients thoroughly.
6. Mash the potatoes and then whisk them to make them completely smooth.
7. Season with kosher salt and white pepper.
Method for Garlic Confit: Cook 4 whole cloves of garlic in olive oil over low heat until tender.
Soup = Tomato + Fennel / Roast
what you need:
plum tomatoes, cut in 1/2, 13 each
fennel bulb, large dice, 1/2 each
white onion, quartered, 1 1/2 each
rosemary sprigs, 3 each
thyme sprigs, 3 each
garlic cloves, 4 each
salt, kosher, 1/2 oz.
extra virgin olive oil, 2 fl. oz.
black pepper ground, 1/8 oz.
chicken stock, 1 quart
tomato juice, 1 quart
how you make it:
1. In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, fennel, onion,
herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper in the extra virgin olive oil.
2. Spread the tomatoes in an even layer on cookie sheet
and roast in the oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
3. Remove the tomatoes from the oven and pour them
into a large stock pot.
4. Deglaze the sheet pan with a little stock to get every
bit of the roasting flavor into your soup.
5. Add the roasting juices, chicken stock, and tomato
juice into the pot with the tomatoes and cook for an additional
20 minutes.
6. Puree the mixture with an immersion blender or a household blender.
(When using a household blender, you will need to work in small batches.
Please be careful when working with hot soup.)
7. Taste the soup for seasoning and serve.
note from corey: "This soup has all of the tartness one would expect from eating a fresh tomato, combined with the pleasing sweetness only achievable through proper roasting. In the restaurant, we use only Living Hope Farm tomatoes. As you can see, we sometimes serve it with a country ham fritter made with Illg's Meats ham (Ill'gs is a local charcuterie craftsman just outside of Philadelphia)."
Video = Cheese Making + Birchrun Hills Farm
We recently traveled out to Birchrunville to visit Ken and Sue Miller, owners of Birchrun Hills Farm. They're first generation farmers that have become the definition of the American Artisan. They raise the cattle, that produce the milk, that they then turn into some amazing cheeses.
Video = Canning + Summer
The use of canning and preserving techniques has always been a dependable way of extending the culinary seasons of fruits and vegetables into the harsh months of winter. Here's a video to introduce you to the art.


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Darren's Restaurant and The Macallan Dinner & Pairing
Monday, March 16, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Tickets for the Darren's x Macallan Dinner and Scotch Pairing have SOLD OUT! However, due to the overwhelmingly positive response, we are opening up 12 additional ticketed seats at the high top community table. Get 'em while they're hot!
Darren's Restaurant has partnered with the team at Macallan to create an exclusive dinner event. The ticketed 5-course dinner event will be held at Darren's Restaurant at 7pm, Monday, March 16th and will feature a personalized and guided tasting which will introduce guests to The Macallan brand of single malt Scotch.
When & Where
Darren's Restaurant
1411 Manhattan Ave
Manhattan Beach,
Monday, March 16, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT)
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As the first of it's kind in North Carolina, Woofinwaggle will be offering fitness classes for you & your pooch! You not only can attend a fitness class for yourself, but also workout side-by-side with your pup. Our trainers have years of experience working with both humans and dogs and are certified for every class. Our staff is dedicated to providing the best workout classes for both you and your pup at every level. Learn more about our awesome team below!


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Polo (label with device of polo player) and GE monogram declared well known
November 19, 2012
Polo does one chakkar
Pursuant to decisions by Delhi High Court in December 2011 wherein the marks Polo (label with device of polo player) and GE monogram were declared well known, the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks has issued notification that the two trademarks be added to the Register of Well known Trade Marks maintained by the Trade Marks Registry. The marks have been declared well known trade marks within the meaning of Section 11 (8) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
At present there are 56 declared well known trade marks on the Register of Trade Marks. The complete list can be accessed here.
Special drive initiated for disposal of oppositions and rectifications by Indian Trade Marks Registry
November 14, 2012
Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks has issued a notice that a special drive has been initiated for disposal of oppositions and rectification on the basis of requests for withdrawal is made in these cases. The link can accessed here.
The relevant dates are as below:
November 30, 2012: In order to expedite the orders for clearing these oppositions/rectifications, the Trade Marks Registry requires to be communicated with information regarding the case number, date of request and other such relevant details
17 December 2012 to 21 December 2012: these cases shall be appointed before the nominated officers on these dates
Therefore, if there are any matters that are pending registration despite of the withdrawal letter or settlements being entered between parties, then this is a good opportunity to expedite such registrations.
A "Billion" reasons -Apple wins against Samsung in USA
August 27, 2012
In the much highlighted in battle of tech giants Apple and Samsung, Samsung Electronics has suffered a body blow as the Jury found that except for one patent, Samsung infringes all seven patents of Apple.On the counter claim of Samsung, the jury has found that none of the patents of Samsung were infringed by Apple's iPhone and iPad tablet. A nice comparative chart is provided here at WSJ website.
Qatar now receiving PCT applications
August 14, 2012
CPIPR (The Centre for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights), Qatar has is now competent to receive the National Phase Patent applications under the Patent cooperation Treaty (PCT). This is significant move since now Qatar joins the significant ranks of countries under the aegis of PCT.
CGPDTM makes available the list of pending applications & granted patents in the field of Food & Pharmaceuticals
August 13, 2012
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks has issued list of Patents granted in the field of Food from 1-1-2009 to 31-12-2011 and list of Patents granted in the field of Pharmaceuticals from 1-1-2009 to 31-12-2011. The complete list can be accessed here.
European Patent Office revokes European patent EP 1 604 700 of
B. Braun Melsungen AG, in opposition proceedings
initiated by Poly Medicure Ltd.
July 24, 2012
By the decision of 4 July 2012, the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office revoked the European patent EP 1 604 700 issued to the German company B. Braun Melsungen AG. The application, based on which the revoked patent was granted, had been transferred from the former applicant Injectimed Inc. to the actual patentee B. Braun Melsungen AG.
Poly Medicure Ltd., India, initiated post grant opposition proceedings with the European Patent Office against this patent. In these opposition proceedings, the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office considered detailed submissions of the patentee and the opponent as well as plural expert opinions. In oral proceedings the Opposition Division decided that the patent was inadmissibly extended beyond the scope of the original disclosure of the patent application as filed. The patentee is entitled to file an appeal against this decision.
The German company B. Braun Melsungen AG has asserted the European patent EP 1 604 700 in plural European countries against competitors' products. Poly Medicure Ltd. is one of the defendants in these litigation proceedings. Besides pointing to the technical differences between the features of the attacked products and the asserted patent, Poly Medicure Ltd. took the position that the asserted European patent EP 1 604 700 is also not valid. This holding was confirmed by the recent decision of the European Patent Office.
July 16, 2012
Until now, the only people involved in the international phase of the PCT have been the applicant and the Offices conducting the various aspects of processing (receiving Office, International Bureau and International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities).
PCT has now included "third party observation service" which now permits third parties to make certain observations on an international application during the international phase if they believe that the claimed invention is either not new (lacks novelty) or is obvious (lacks inventive step). This service offers an effective way for third parties to bring relevant prior art to the attention of applicants, International Authorities and designated Offices during the international phase of PCT processing.
The key points of the service are as follows:
· Observations on an IA can be submitted from the international publication date until 28 months from the priority date using the third party observation service.
· A person may only make a single observation on any particular IA.
· A maximum of ten observations may be submitted on any particular IA.
· An observation consists of a list of at least one and up to a maximum of ten citations that refer to documents published prior to the international filing date (or patent documents having a priority date before the international filing date), together with a brief indication of how each one is considered to be relevant to the novelty or inventive step of the claimed invention.
· Preferably, the observation should be accompanied by a copy of each relevant cited document, which will be made available to the applicant and Offices, but will not be made publicly available on PATENTSCOPE.
· The applicant is permitted to respond to observations by third parties until 30 months from the priority date, but is not required to do so. This can be done either through ePCT private services or by sending a letter to the International Bureau.
· The observations and any responses by the applicant will be notified to the applicant, ISA (if the international search report has not yet been received by the IB), IPEA (if applicable and the international preliminary report on patentability has not been received by the IB) and DOs.
· It is up to the individual Offices to decide what use to make of an observation. The person who submitted the observation does not have any additional right to intervene in the processing of the international application, save what may be possible in the national phase through opposition and similar procedures.
· The observations (excluding copies of cited documents) and any responses by the applicant will be made publicly available on PATENTSCOPE.
Source: http://wipo.int/patentscope/en/news/pctdb/2012/news_0007.html
The Controller General issues order granting Compulsory License in the matter of NATCO Vs. BAYER
March 15, 2012
In the first case of its kind the Controller General of Designs, Patents and Trade Marks has granted a compulsory license under section 84 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 to Natco Pharma Ltd in patent no. 215758 of Bayer Corporation. Read the full judgment here
Business Methods are not patentable in India-IPAB Rule against Yahoo, Inc
January 22, 2012
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has given the first decision in India involving patentability of business method patents. The case Yahoo, Inc. vs. Assistant Controller of Patents OA/22/2010/PT/CH is a very important development in denying the non-ptentibility of pure business methods as envisaged under Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970. It is interesting that Yahoo, Inc. was able to overcome the objections of novelty and non-obvious except the objection under Section 3(k) and hence the appeal is dismissed.
The Bench also noted and indicated that the the four Indian Patent Office must follow standard practices- "... it cannot be disputed that there should be a uniform practice, when similar inventions come up for grant of patent. There cannot be conflicting positions. If indeed the Patent Office had been adopting different standards, it is not desirable. If the patents granted to Google suffer from the same vice of S.3 (k) then as and when the question arises, it will be dealt with. But we cannot allow this appeal, ignoring the patentability bar merely because it is alleged that in other cases erroneous decisions have been issued. We cannot examine the correctness of those grants in the absence of that patentee."
English Wikipedia anti-Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) blackout on January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012
Wikipedia community announced that it will black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 as a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. According to Wikipedia if the Acts are passed, they would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia. Below is the statement issued by Wikimedia Foundation-
"To: English Wikipedia Readers and Community
From: Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director
Date: January 16, 2012
Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.
This will be the first time the English Wikipedia has ever staged a public protest of this nature, and it's a decision that wasn't lightly made. Here's how it's been described by the three Wikipedia administrators who formally facilitated the community's discussion. From the public statement, signed by User:NuclearWarfare, User:Risker and User:Billinghurst:
It is the opinion of the English Wikipedia community that both of these bills, if passed, would be devastating to the free and open web. Over the course of the past 72 hours, over 1800 Wikipedians have joined together to discuss proposed actions that the community might wish to take against SOPA and PIPA. This is by far the largest level of participation in a community discussion ever seen on Wikipedia, which illustrates the level of concern that Wikipedians feel about this proposed legislation. The overwhelming majority of participants support community action to encourage greater public action in response to these two bills. Of the proposals considered by Wikipedians, those that would result in a "blackout" of the English Wikipedia, in concert with similar blackouts on other websites opposed to SOPA and PIPA, received the strongest support. On careful review of this discussion, the closing administrators note the broad-based support for action from Wikipedians around the world, not just from within the United States. The primary objection to a global blackout came from those who preferred that the blackout be limited to readers from the United States, with the rest of the world seeing a simple banner notice instead. We also noted that roughly 55% of those supporting a blackout preferred that it be a global one, with many pointing to concerns about similar legislation in other nations. In making this decision, Wikipedians will be criticized for seeming to abandon neutrality to take a political position. That's a real, legitimate issue. We want people to trust Wikipedia, not worry that it is trying to propagandize them.
But although Wikipedia's articles are neutral, its existence is not. As Wikimedia Foundation board member Kat Walsh wrote on one of our mailing lists recently,
We depend on a legal infrastructure that makes it possible for us to operate. And we depend on a legal infrastructure that also allows other sites to host user-contributed material, both information and expression. For the most part, Wikimedia projects are organizing and summarizing and collecting the world's knowledge. We're putting it in context, and showing people how to make to sense of it. But that knowledge has to be published somewhere for anyone to find and use it. Where it can be censored without due process, it hurts the speaker, the public, and Wikimedia. Where you can only speak if you have sufficient resources to fight legal challenges, or if your views are pre-approved by someone who does, the same narrow set of ideas already popular will continue to be all anyone has meaningful access to. The decision to shut down the English Wikipedia wasn't made by me; it was made by editors, through a consensus decision-making process. But I support it.
Like Kat and the rest of the Wikimedia Foundation Board, I have increasingly begun to think of Wikipedia's public voice, and the goodwill people have for Wikipedia, as a resource that wants to be used for the benefit of the public. Readers trust Wikipedia because they know that despite its faults, Wikipedia's heart is in the right place. It's not aiming to monetize their eyeballs or make them believe some particular thing, or sell them a product. Wikipedia has no hidden agenda: it just wants to be helpful.
That's less true of other sites. Most are commercially motivated: their purpose is to make money. That doesn't mean they don't have a desire to make the world a better place — many do! — but it does mean that their positions and actions need to be understood in the context of conflicting interests.
My hope is that when Wikipedia shuts down on January 18, people will understand that we're doing it for our readers. We support everyone's right to freedom of thought and freedom of expression. We think everyone should have access to educational material on a wide range of subjects, even if they can't pay for it. We believe in a free and open Internet where information can be shared without impediment. We believe that new proposed laws like SOPA and PIPA, and other similar laws under discussion inside and outside the United States — don't advance the interests of the general public. You can read a very good list of reasons to oppose SOPA and PIPA here, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Why is this a global action, rather than US-only? And why now, if some American legislators appear to be in tactical retreat on SOPA?
The reality is that we don't think SOPA is going away, and PIPA is still quite active. Moreover, SOPA and PIPA are just indicators of a much broader problem. All around the world, we're seeing the development of legislation intended to fight online piracy, and regulate the Internet in other ways, that hurt online freedoms. Our concern extends beyond SOPA and PIPA: they are just part of the problem. We want the Internet to remain free and open, everywhere, for everyone.
Make your voice heard!
On January 18, we hope you'll agree with us, and will do what you can to make your own voice heard. Sue Gardner,Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation __
Move it or lose it!
January 16, 2012
"The Indian Express", the well known newspaper, has not succeeded in stoping its breakway from using "New Indian Express". Primarily, the mistake by Indian Express was that it had acquiesced to the use of " New Indian Express". The lesson is that if you are aware in a violation/infringement of your IP rights, then immediately take steps. The full judgement can be accessed by clicking here.
New Rules for filing trade mark applications
January 12, 2012
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks vide CG/F/Public Notice/2011/ 81 dated January 9, 2012 has issued a public notice requiring that the all new trade mark application are filed with following information, namely:
1. Actual description of Goods /Services in respect of which the trade mark is proposed to be used or has been used should be mentioned and terms like "all goods/ services", "etc", "all other goods/ services included in class ", "goods/services not limited to" shall not be entertained.
2. The names of proprietors in case of proprietorship firm, the names of all partners in case of partnership firm, name of managing trustee in case of Trust and name of person representing the society in case of Society, should be mentioned.
3. In case of 'User' of the trade mark the actual date, month and the year should be given and not just the year and/or the month.
4. Proper translation/transliteration of the trade mark should be provided in case of Non-English / Hindi characters appearing in the mark.
5. The trade mark should be clearly visible
If any or all of the above requirements are not complied with, the trade mark applications will not be processed.
_Supreme Court of India lays down guidelines for ex-parte injunctions
August 7, 2011
The Apex Court of India-The Supreme Court of India-on July 4, 2011 in Ramrameshwari Devi & Ors. vs Nirmala Devi & Ors. has laid down guidelines for the grant of ex parte orders. The guidelines are positive and are listed as below:
(a) Usually the court should be cautious and extremely careful while granting ex-parte ad interim injunctions or stay orders. Ordinarily short notice should be issued to the defendants or respondents and only after hearing concerned parties appropriate orders should be passed.
(b) The better course for the court is to give a short notice and in some cases even dasti notice, hear both the parties and then pass suitable biparte orders. Experience reveals that ex-parte interim injunction orders in some cases can create havoc and getting them vacated or modified in our existing judicial system is a nightmare. Therefore, as a rule, the court should grant interim injunction or stay order only after hearing the defendants or the respondents and in case the court has to grant ex-parte injunction in exceptional cases then while granting injunction it must record in the order that if the suit is eventually dismissed, the plaintiff or the petitioner will have to pay full restitution, actual or realistic costs and mesne profits.
(c) If an ex-parte injunction order is granted, then in that case an endeavour should be made to dispose of the application for injunction as expeditiously as may be possible, preferably as soon as the defendant appears in the court.
(d) It is also a matter of common experience that once an ad interim injunction is granted, the plaintiff or the petitioner would make all efforts to ensure that injunction continues indefinitely. The other appropriate order can be to limit the life of the ex-parte injunction or stay order for a week or so because in such cases the usual tendency of unnecessarily prolonging the matters by the plaintiffs or the petitioners after obtaining ex-parte injunction orders or stay orders may not find encouragement.
(e) It must be dispelled the common impression that a party by obtaining an injunction based on even false averments and forged documents will tire out the true owner and ultimately the true owner will have to give up to the wrongdoer his legitimate profit.
(f) It is also a matter of common experience that to achieve clandestine objects, false pleas are often taken and forged documents are filed indiscriminately in our courts because they have hardly any apprehension of being prosecuted for perjury by the courts or even pay heavy costs. In Swaran Singh v. State of Punjab (2000) 5 SCC 668 this court was constrained to observe that perjury has become a way of life in our courts. It is a typical example how a litigation proceeds and continues and in the end there is a profit for the wrongdoer.
(g) Pleadings are foundation of the claims of parties. Civil litigation is largely based on documents. It is the bounden duty and obligation of the trial judge to carefully scrutinize, check and verify the pleadings and the documents filed by the parties. This must be done immediately after civil suits are filed.
(h) The Court should resort to discovery and production of documents and interrogatories at the earliest according to the object of the Act. If this exercise is carefully carried out, it would focus the controversies involved in the case and help the court in arriving at truth of the matter and doing substantial justice.
(i) Imposition of actual, realistic or proper costs and or ordering prosecution would go a long way in controlling the tendency of introducing false pleadings and forged and fabricated documents by the litigants. Imposition of heavy costs would also control unnecessary adjournments by the parties. In appropriate cases the courts may consider ordering prosecution otherwise it may not be possible to maintain purity and sanctity of judicial proceedings.
(j) The Court must adopt realistic and pragmatic approach in granting mesne profits. The Court must carefully keep in view the ground realities while granting mesne profits.
(k) Litigants who obtained ex-parte ad interim injunction on the strength of false pleadings and forged documents should be adequately punished. No one should be allowed to abuse the process of the court.
(l) The principle of restitution be fully applied in a pragmatic manner in order to do real and substantial justice.
(m) Every case emanates from a human or a commercial problem and the Court must make serious endeavour to resolve the problem within the framework of law and in accordance with the well settled principles of law and justice.
(n) If in a given case, ex parte injunction is granted, then the said application for grant of injunction should be disposed of on merits, after hearing both sides as expeditiously as may be possible on a priority basis and undue adjournments should be avoided.
(o) At the time of filing of the plaint, the trial court should prepare complete schedule and fix dates for all the stages of the suit, right from filing of the written statement till pronouncement of judgment and the courts should strictly adhere to the said dates and the said time table as far as possible. If any interlocutory application is filed then the same be disposed of in between the said dates of hearings fixed in the said suit itself so that the date fixed for the main suit may not be disturbed.
(p) According to us, these aforementioned steps may help the courts to drastically improve the existing system of administration of civil litigation in our Courts. No doubt, it would take some time for the courts, litigants and the advocates to follow the aforesaid steps, but once it is observed across the country, then prevailing system of adjudication of civil courts is bound to improve.
(q) While imposing costs the courts have to take into consideration pragmatic realities and be realistic what the defendants or the respondents had to actually incur in contesting the litigation before different courts. The courts have to also broadly take into consideration the prevalent fee structure of the lawyers and other miscellaneous expenses which have to be incurred towards drafting and filing of the counter affidavit, miscellaneous charges towards typing, photocopying, court fee etc.
(r) The other factor which should not be forgotten while imposing costs is for how long the defendants or respondents were compelled to contest and defend the litigation in various courts. The appellants in the instant case have harassed the respondents to the hilt for four decades in a totally frivolous and dishonest litigation in various courts. The appellants have also wasted judicial time of the various courts for the last 40 years.
Vutts & Associates LLP, Advocates
Trade mark files reconstituted by the Indian Trade Mark Registry
August 7, 2011
The Indian Trade Marks Registry has reconstituted most of the files 44, 000+ files lost and only 8183 files remain to be reconstituted. As usual, the Controller General of Designs, Patents and Trade Marks-Shri PH Kurian has done a fantastic job upholding order of Justice Murlidhar of the Delhi High Court. Hopefully, the remaining files shall be reconstituted very soon.
Copyright 2011. Vutts & Associates LLP, Advocates
44, 000 trade mark files lost by the Indian Trade Mark Registry
April 11, 2011
The Indian Trade Marks Registry has lost records of over 44,000 files relating to trade mark registration and oppositions. In an affidavit before Justice Murlidhar of the Delhi High Court, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has stated that the Trade Marks Registry has lost a record 44,000 files relating to trademark registrations and oppositions.
The breakdown where physical files are missing from the five different Registries in India is as below:
The files that have been lost appear to be pre-2006. We do not have the list of the applications that are missing.
The Registry has given a guideline for handling this situation.
Copyright 2011. Vutts & Associates LLP, Advocates
India- Draft manual of Geographical Indications
April 6, 2011
The draft manual of Geographical Indications Practice and Procedure has published by the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. This draft manual is open for comments till April 20, 2011. The comments can be sent by email to email@example.com. The draft manual can be accessed through the link http://www.ipindia.nic.in/manuals/DraftManual_GI_PracticeProcedure_31March2011.pdf.
International trade mark application possible under Madrid Protocol in India
February 10, 2010
Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2010 with effect from September 21, 2010, has incorporated the Madrid Protocol which will allow Indians to file international trade mark applications or if the indian trade mark is registered, allows the Indian business to designate foreign countries. This is great news for Indians businesses and individuals since they will require filing only one application which will be automatically transmitted to the Trade Mark Offices of the countries designated (chosen) by the applicant. Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2010 has incorporated the provisions as Chapter IVA, Sections 36A to 36G. The Rules have not yet been framed, therefore, at present Indians will have to wait a little more before they can move an international trade mark application
The Madrid Protocol brings with it several benefits and few disadvantages. The benefits are that for person who is an (a) an Indian citizen; or (b) is domiciled in Indian or (c) who has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in India or the contracting state, one application can be filed and protection can be extended to 83 countries (on the last count). The application shall be filed in the Indian Trade Marks Registry which after a basic scrutiny (essentially the scrutiny of goods and services) shall forward it to WIPO. WIPO shall in turn shall forward the application to the chosen countries by the applicant. If no objection is raised by the national offices with 12 or 18 months, then the application shall be accepted.
If an objection is raised then, an attorney or agent will be required to be appointed for that country.
The disadvantage is that if the international application is challenged in India, then all the applications in designated countries stand to fall if the action in India is successful. This kind of attack is called "Central Attack". In case of a Central Attack the application in designated states will require to be separated out and filed as independent applications within a period of three months. This obviously increases the costs for the applicant.
Just like any system, the protocol has some disadvantages. Nevertheless, it is indeed a great means of extending the protection to a large number of countries and there is a tremendous saving in costs.
Copyright 2011. Vutts & Associates LLP, Advocates
Increase in the official filing fees for trademark applications
January 29, 2011
The fee for filing of application to register a trademark for a specification of goods or services included in one class has been increased from Rs. 2, 500/- to Rs.3, 500 /-. The above revision is effective from 29.12.2010.
All applicants/agents/advocates who have filed trademark applications from 29.12.2010 onwards are required to tender the deficiencies in fees Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only) per application in respect of applications filed from the date of notification till issuance of this notice, on or before 28th February, 2011, failing which the Registrar shall not act on the matter until the said additional fee has been paid. The deficiencies of fees received thereafter shall result in shifting of filing date to actual date of payment of balance fees.