text: SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Minutes of the regular meeting of Thursday, June 5, 2003 (As approved amended September 4, 2003) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held its regular meeting on Thursday, June 5, 2003 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. Vice President Steiman called the meeting to order at 4:14PM The following members were noted present: Commissioners Chin, Coulter, Steiman, and Streets. President Higueras' arrival was expected shortly. Commissioner Strobin was reported excused attendance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPROVAL OF THE MAY 1, 2003 COMMISSION MINUTES President Higueras joined the meeting at 4:17PM. Public comment on APPROVAL OF THE MAY 1, 2003 COMMISSION MINUTES An anonymous member of the Public noted lack of report of this person's comments concerned their lawsuit against the Library's survival of Summary Judgment. This person also suggested that their comments concerning the discussion of Collection Management were not accurately reported, concluding that for these reasons the Minutes did not meet the requirements of the Sunshine Ordinance. Mr. Ed Regan believed his comments to be accurately reported. Mr. Peter Warfield suggested that his own critical comments concerning providing of meeting explanatory materials was not included. Mr. Warfield also noted that his principal concern about collection management suggested that collections lacking breath and depth with too much popular material could be a serious problem. Commission discussion of APPROVAL OF THE MAY 1, 2003 COMMISSION MINUTES Commissioner Coulter suggested revision of the Minutes to show that 5:45PM had been the original announced time when the meeting's quorum would be lost, proposed inclusion of comments concerning the anonymous member of the public's lawsuit, and clarified his Collection Management discussion remarks suggesting that the Library needed to do a better job in explaining Collection Management. MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Chin for approval of the May 1, 2003 Minutes as amended ACTION: 6-0 (Bautista, Chin, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, and Streets) President Higueras assumed the Chair at 4:24PM. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #2 PORTOLA BRANCH PURCHASE & SALE AGREEMENT Branch Library Improvement Program Manager Marilyn Thompson and Mr. Charlie Dunn, Real Estate Division, Department of Administrative Services provided an extensive overview of the issues discussed in the City Librarian's May 31 memorandum (copy attached) in support of the staff recommendation that the Commissioners approve a resolution recommending and requesting that the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor approve the proposed purchase of 380 Bacon street, a property on a portion of the grounds of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School for $1,287,000 as the site for the new Portola Branch Library. Ms. Thompson noted that the price was within the budget and that negotiations for a contract with architects Stoner Meek/Noll Tam. It was noted that a Prop. 14 (State Library Bond) Application for this project could be submitted in January 2004. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 PORTOLA BRANCH PURCHASE & SALE AGREEMENT Ms. Chris Ortiz, CNL Rep for Portola Branch reported that the neighborhood was very excited by this proposal and hoped that it could be done as quickly as possible. Ms. Carol Hyde, 12 year Portola resident, noted that the current branch was located in an area of dangerously heavy traffic and that she was much happier with the new more central, within walking distance of most of the neighborhood, site. She also favored space for a community room. Ms. Cheryl Oliger, a weekly user of the Branch with her child, noted that the current branch was inadequate and that the new more accessible site would be a big improvement. She urged the Commission to approve the purchase. Ms. Pat Delaney, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Librarian, expressed strong support for this proposal, citing its deepening of an excellent cooperative relationship between the Library and the schools and provided the Commissioners with a detailed list of benefits to the community this relationship had already provided. Mr. Ed Regan suggested that the branch library could not accommodate both the students and other users citing in his view the negative experience of the new Ocean View Branch. Mr. Regan also felt that the Branch should be located in a business area rather than in the middle of the neighborhood and expressed concern that the proposed building was too small. An anonymous member of the public expressed reservations about use of the new facility's meeting room as a homework center, concerning its location away from San Bruno, and found the proposed $1.2 million price too high for property described as as-is with faults included. Mr. Peter Warfield expressed concern that: there appeared to be insufficient discussion about books in the proposed branch; the price was too high; that there might be toxics on the site; and questioned who had done the appraisal. Mr. Richard Walsh, 27 year resident of Portola neighborhood, commented that the proposed location was very close to several schools and being two blocks from busy San Bruno Avenue was safer for children and the elderly with more parking easily available. Mr. Walsh pointed out that good directional signage would help users easily locate the new branch and urged that the Commissioners approve the purchase. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #2 PORTOLA BRANCH PURCHASE & SALE AGREEMENT In answer to a question by President Higueras regarding how the value of the property was established and what was meant by the "as-is" language in the proposed agreement, Charlie Dunn, Real Estate Division, explained the intricacies of interagency property transactions and informed the Commissioners that the appraisal by Clifford & Associates, a MAI and City certified vendor, had been carefully reviewed by both the School District and the City. The "as-is" notation was reported to be standard contract language in this kind of transaction and it was noted that there was very limited exposure with this formerly residential site. Marilyn Thompson reported Geotech review completed and that a Phase I study would be undertaken. In response to Commissioner Bautista's question it was reported that a due diligence clause would allow the Library to walk away from the agreement should hidden problems appear. President Higueras asked if there were any reason to think there will be problems and was informed there were none. In answer to a query by Commissioner Coulter concerning inclusion of a community room, Ms. Hildreth noted that every effort would be made to overcome the challenges involved in finding a flexible space in the proposed 6,000 sq. ft. building. Vice President Steiman called attention to the importance of good directional signage to the new branch location. President Higueras called attention to the importance of the branch being close to schools, noting it would be of help in applying for Prop. 14 (State Library Bond) funds for the project. Commissioner Chin pointed out that the school libraries serve students from outside neighborhood, and that the new Portola Branch would serve neighborhood children. Commissioner Bautista additionally noted that good school libraries were available to students in the area and there should not be a concern about any potential for a battle for space in the branch between students and neighborhood users. MOTION: by Vice President Steiman, seconded by Commissioner Bautista approving the proposed resolution requesting Board of Supervisors approval of the proposed Purchase and Sale agreement for the new Portola Branch Library. ACTION: 6-0 (Bautista, Chin, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, and Streets) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #3 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood presented the regular monthly report (copy attached). At 5PM President Higueras surrendered the chair to Vice President Steiman and left the meeting with the City Librarian to welcome California's First Lady Mrs. Sharon Davis for a ceremony in the Main Library's Children's Center. Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood informed the Commissioners concerning Mrs. Davis' book event. President Higueras rejoined the meeting at 5:16PM. Commissioner Bautista left the meeting at 5:17PM. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT Mr. Peter Warfield expressed concern that: collection procedures were being streamlined; noted it would be important to hear staff input. Mr. Ed Regan objected to the proposed closure of the Main Library during the Gay Freedom Day event noting that Sunday was an important day for some library users and commented on the $150,000 Fuhrman Fund expenditures for materials on politics and economics. Mr. Regan suggested more information on state governments be included in Fuhrman fund acquisitions. An anonymous member of the public expressed disappointment that there was no report on the "Freedom to Read Act" program and commended the City Librarian for writing a newspaper editorial in defense of library users' rights. This person also inquired regarding details of the Fuhrman Fund signage, suggested that it would have been more appropriate that the Commission authorize it, and expressed wish that written materials had been made available on report topics. Ms. Jeannene Przyblyski, Friends of Noe Valley, noted that it was sometimes difficult to follow the complex details reported in the budget and expressed concern about possible funding shortfalls in the Branch Library Improvement Program. Ms. Przyblyski suggested that available surplus funds might be earmarked for enhancements to the Branch Library Improvement Program such as expansion for the Parkside Branch and noted she had been a youth user of the Cerritos Library highlighted in the report. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #3 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood clarified that ongoing efforts to coordinate and streamline ordering for the collection were aimed at reducing duplication of effort and thus making more resources available by eliminating redundant processing and would improve even more under the new ILS system. Vice President Steiman noted an integrated ordering process would save valuable staff time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #4 NEW WEBSITE DEMO Roberto Esteves, Chief of IRMO, presented an overview of the library's new website calling attention to its many improved features and greater ease of use. Mr. Esteves noted that a new reality was that thousands of people used the library's resources even when the buildings are closed through internet access to materials and collections. Ms. Cathy Nyhan, then discussed the yearlong Netcom Project and highlighted that information was now available in Chinese as well as English and Spanish. Ms. Nyhan called attention to the new website's ease of detailed searches using basic searching and called attention to the advance search features. Mr. Esteves called attention to the exemplary work done by library staff team, citing Anthony Costa in particular; who built the website's 1,651 pages in what was truly a staff project. Public comment on AGENDA #4 NEW WEBSITE DEMO None offered Commission discussion of AGENDA #4 NEW WEBSITE DEMO Mike Hoffman was identified as the Library's Webmaster and the work of the Netcom Committee highlighted in response to a question by President Higueras. Commissioner Coulter congratulated Roberto and the Library staff team for a job well done. City Librarian Susan Hildreth commended the Library staff and praised their hard work that had produced the new website. Ms. Hildreth also called attention to Friends & Foundation's funding support for usability study for the project. In answer to a question by Commissioner Chin, it was noted that the website could facilitate greater ease of access to ebooks and that new technology will allow download later this year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #5 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE Ms. Hildreth brought the Commissioners up to date about the ongoing development of the Library's Strategic Plan, noting that this item had been continued from a previous meeting and introduced Library Consultant Gail McPartland for a discussion of the developments resulting from the April 23, 2003 Community Planning Committee meeting (meeting notes attached) . It was next reported that the staff focus group was preparing materials for a further discussion at a June 18th Community Planning Committee Meeting from which staff could then develop a draft plan to bring to the Library Commission in July for a widely noticed public discussion. Following that discussion the draft plan with any further refinement as needed would be brought to the Library Commission for its review and possible approval in August. The City librarian pointed out that the service plans being developed for the branch libraries in preparation for submission of Prop. 14 (State Library Bond) applications in January 2004 benefited from important input gained through the strategic planning process. Public comment on AGENDA #5 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE An anonymous member of the public found no clear description of what the documents being presented represented, a working document or a completed work. This person also found troubling the lack of a clear definitions, noted that this plan would have impact on library plans, and did not see anything useful in that respect. This person also urged the Commission to make the plan their own. Mr. Peter Warfield complained that he had received the materials just prior to the meeting and commented that a participant in the community process had been troubled by the choices presented, and was troubled that no option for books was presented. Ms. Mary Ann Duke asked support for more books. Commission discussion of AGENDA #5 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE The City Librarian noted that the materials discussed had been distributed and available for some time in a previous agenda packet. Vice President Steiman, a participant in the planning process, emphasized that books were understood to be key to all services and noted most of what the Library does involves books. Commissioner Chin left the meeting at 5:59PM. President Higueras called for a recess at 6:03PM Vice President Steiman left the meeting during the recess. The Commission returned to session at 6:21PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #6 BLIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPANSION The City Librarian provided an overview of the previous discussions and developments in the proposed revision of the BLIP Advisory Committee noting that the Library Commission had emphasized that citizen involvement in branch library projects was very important. The City Librarian noted that this item would provide an opportunity for further discussion but that the proposed revision was not yet ready for action. The City Librarian noted that a 21 member body could be workable and discussed several civic organizations that had been proposed to appoint a member to the committee. Ms. Hildreth pointed out that as proposed the new BLIP Advisory Committee should be a committee of the Commission, which could elect its chair, could conduct bond program oversight activities in accordance with its charge, and that the Commission Secretary would staff its bi-monthly meetings. Ms. Hildreth noted that the proposed advisory body should focus on Branch Library Improvement Program activities which could include related collection development issues but that perhaps an ad hoc study group would be a better way to address Library collection development in general. The City Librarian noted that the Commission had taken a strong position in support of and protective of neighborhoods having direct input into plans for their local branch. Public comment on AGENDA #6 BLIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPANSION An anonymous member of the public expressed their support for the plan originally proposed by Supervisor Yee and objected in particular that Supervisors be permitted to make direct appointments without reference to their Rules Committee process. Mr. Ed Regan did not favor a committee that was just for the bond program. Ms. Susan Hall, Richmond Democratic Club, presented the Commissioners with a copy of a resolution adopted by her club urging the Board of Supervisors to appoint an oversight committee and suggested that the proposed advisory body was too limited in scope, that it should be autonomous from the Library, set its own agenda, and hold monthly meetings. Mr. Peter Warfield agreed with previous speakers expressing concern with: the proposed charge that he found weaker than previously discussed; inquired regarding what its role and powers would be; suggested crucial issues were being buried; and expressed happiness that no action would be taken and that the proposed committee would be subject to the Sunshine Ordinance. Mr. Glen Ramisky, Friends & Foundation, expressed support for the revised BLIP proposal. Ms. Jean Chaitin asked why the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods should not be given an appointment to the proposed committee and urged that it meet at least monthly. Ms. Mary Ann Duke expressed support for a strong independent citizen advisory body, suggesting that the Main Library had dominated the process. Ms. Sue Cauthen noted that the Neighborhood Library Coalition had made many compromises in seeking a real independent community based body, that the proposed committee was too large and contained too many city employees, that the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods should have an appointment, and that the Commission should not have the power to make changes. Ms. Deborah Doyle, Friends & Foundation, spoke in favor of the proposed revised BLIP Advisory Committee and noted that it would encourage public participation. Commission discussion of AGENDA #6 BLIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPANSION President Higueras suggested that the BLIP Advisory Committee would be most effective and useful if focused on the overall design and construction issues involved in the Branch Bond Program with appropriate attention given to related collection management and maintenance issues. Individual branch projects he strongly noted should remain focused on input from their neighborhoods in a dialogue among the Library, designers, and the community of users of a particular branch. The Commission he noted had learned from an initial mis-step in planning for the Richmond Branch to involve the community in the process from the beginning. President Higueras remarked that the BLIP Committee should focus on the larger issues of the Bond Program and remain non-biased concerning individual branch programs. In particular, he noted BLIP Committee members should not attempt to impact individual projects but focus their attention on completing all of the branch projects. Commissioner Coulter pointed out that addressing how to provide an adequate level of public input into government process was very important topic, and that finding effective ways to reach out and bring in robust public participation was challenging. Commissioner Coulter said that it was important to value criticism and bring critics into the process, suggesting that services provided would be improved by open dialogue. Commissioner Coulter recommended that an orderly structured process be created to bring in, educate, and involve public participation, noting that if the committee became politicized it would be ineffective. Commissioner Coulter noted that staffing was critical and recommended that staff be assigned to work with an appointed chair, who could organize and lead the committee, set its agenda, and address all of the items on the table. Commissioner Coulter remarked that the Library had not done a sufficient job in bringing in and educating the public about collection development. Commissioner Coulter expressed reservations with Supervisorial appointments and suggested involving elderly, youth, those dedicated to intellectual freedom, and not just neighborhood activists. Commissioner Coulter suggested considering the advisory model used by the School District and recommended that an annual report with goals and accomplishments be done. He also wanted to hear from current BLIP Advisory Committee members and members of the Council for Neighborhood Libraries. Commissioner Streets pointed out that the Library Commissioners served at the pleasure of the Mayor and should not make decisions that could have long-term impact without careful consideration. Commissioner Streets found it unwise to combine the role of the BLIP Advisory Committee with addressing issues such as collection development and urged that a clear process be created. Commissioner Chin noted that the people had voted for a clearly spelled out Bond Program and that this process was well underway. She noted that a principal concern must be how each branch will be done to best serve its community within the money available. Commissioner Chin pointed out that it was the Commission's role to consider and make these decisions after input from library professionals and from library users. She asked how many neighborhood review bodies the Library needed, and suggested that structures were already in place to bring in public participation. President Higueras pointed out that members of the public were already very actively involved in advising the Branch Library Improvement Program, that the branch communities were all actively involved, and that the Commission should respond to real issues not red herrings. Commissioner Chin pointed to the reality of limited space and limited funds and suggested that it was important to help communities understand these limitations. Commissioner Streets noted that it was not a good idea to mix fundamental institutional issues with a focused seven year program. Commissioner Chin noted that originally the major emphasis of Supervisor Yee's proposal was to provide a means for greater representation for the Asian community. President Higueras proposed that other models be reviewed and considered before an alternative was chosen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #7 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT Ms. Deborah Doyle, President of the friends & Foundation provided the Commissioners with an overview of Friends and Foundation Summer activities, book sales, and author talks. Ms. Doyle called attention to the ongoing membership drive and noted plans to create neighborhood committees to support the Capital Campaign for the Branch Libraries. Ms. Doyle then highlighted this year's $563,429 in grants by the Friends & Foundation calling attention to support for Project Read, Library exhibits and programs, High School & Beyond and support for educational opportunities for Library staff, the Main Library Wall of Heroes, and competitive $5,000 grants for neighborhood history projects at Mission, for the Sunset District, and Park Branches. Public comment on AGENDA #7 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT Mr. Ed Regan recalling the Friends support for furnishings at the Main Library and some branch libraries suggested that they consider purchase of comfortable chairs and tables so that one could read while standing for the new and renovated branch libraries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #8 LABOR UNION REPORT No report was offered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #9 NEW BUSINESS No new business was proposed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA #10 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public discussed the issues involved in a lawsuit regarding how the Library handled Prop. E funds this person had filed against the Library and called attention to comments by Commissioner Coulter regarding the importance of process and bringing in those with criticisms. Ms. Jeannene Przyblyski, Friends of Noe Valley, observed that the experience of the Noe Valley Branch with the Branch Library Improvement Program had been good and expressed concern that a polarized debate about the nature of the BLIP Advisory Committee could drive away ordinary library users and lose sight of point that branches fit into a larger picture. Mr. Ed Regan found the discussion concerning the BLIP Advisory Committee useful and suggested that the Library print a pamphlet listing all of its committees and those who served on them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #11 ADJOURNMENT MOTION: by Commissioner Coulter, seconded by Commissioner Bautista that the meeting be adjourned. ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Chin, Coulter, Higueras, and Streets) The meeting was adjourned at 7:46PM Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 9/8/03 Amended text in alternative typeface Please note: Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting of June 05, 2003 Appendix A The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 1 Public comment available for viewing in pdf format. City Librarian's Report – June 5, 2003 Library Budget – The Mayor has released his proposed 2003/04 budget including the Library budget at $54.8 million. The Main Library will be closed on Sunday, June 29th due to Gay Pride Parade activities in Civic Center. Paul Underwood and Shellie Cocking updated the Commission on the Urban Libraries Council Executive Leadership collection development project. A team of staff members attended the Imagine It conference sponsored by the California State Library at the Cerritos Public Library. Friends & Foundation 2003/04 allocations for the Library were announced and totaled. $589,429. Signage plans for the Small Business Center acknowledging the Fuhrman Fund contribution were announced. The Library's redistribution program received a Certificate of Appreciation and was celebrated in a concert by Kundirana, from the Philippines. Exhibit highlights for June include Kalligraphia Ten, an Exhibition by the Members of the Friends of Calligraphy, June 1 – July 31, Skylight Gallery; Awakening from the California Dream, June 2 – July 28, Jewett Gallery; and Min-Sok, Korean Heritage in San Francisco, June 14 – August 21, International Center.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beastie Boys hip-hop group turned to the courts on Tuesday to fight for their right to not let energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp use their songs.
A jury in Manhattan federal court heard opening statements in the case stemming from the popular Brooklyn-born band's attempts to hold Monster to account for unauthorized use of its music in a 2012 promotional video.
Paul Garrity, a lawyer for the Beastie Boys, said the Beastie Boys had made a choice years ago to not license their music to promote commercial products like the caffeine-filled drink sold by Monster, which was required to seek a license.
"It stole the Beastie Boys' right to say no," Garrity said.
With members of the band in attendance, Garrity urged the four men and four women on the jury to award at least $2 million for copyright infringement and for false endorsement.
Reid Kahn, a lawyer for Monster, called that sum "illogical" and said the company should pay at most $125,000. He acknowledged Monster infringed the copyrights, but only because an employee thought the company had permission for the music.
"In this case, it turns out to have been a mistake," he said.
Filed in August 2012, the lawsuit centered on a video produced for an annual snowboarding competition Monster organizes and sponsors in Canada called the "Ruckus in the Rockies."
After the event, Monster posted a promotional video on YouTube featuring the competition and an after-party attended by various DJs, including Z-Trip.
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The video also included, at the end, a sentence saying "RIP MCA." Adam Yauch, a Beastie Boys member who went by "MCA," died a day before the snowboarding event after a battle with cancer.
The Beastie Boys complained in June 2012, saying Monster did not have permission to use Z-Trip's mix in the video. The lawsuit followed in August 2012.
Beastie Boys members Michael Diamond, or "Mike D," and Adam Horovitz, a.k.a. "Ad-Rock," were in attendance during trial Tuesday, and Horovitz later testified. Yaunch's widow, Dechen Wangdu, also attended.


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A case currently in federal court questions whether it should be possible to patent genetic sequences. At issue is whether Utah-based Myriad Genetics, a biotech company, should be allowed to hold patents on genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are linked to increased risk of developing breast cancer. Although courts have held that "products of nature" and "laws of nature" are not patentable, the US Patent Office has been awarding patents involving genetic sequences for over 20 years. Currently, thousands of genetic sequences have been patented.
In May of this year, the ACLU organized a lawsuit, Association For Molecular Pathology et al v. United States Patent and Trademark Office et al, seeking to have the Myriad patents thrown out. Part of their argument centers on the US Constitution, which gives Congress power "to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." Because the gene patents hinder scientific progress, the lawsuit argues, the Patent and Trademark Office acted against the Constitution in granting those patents.
We'll talk about the case, and the arguments on both sides of the issue.


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Fashion Scene: Simone Camille Fall Handbag Preview
Last Thursday we toasted Simone Camille's fall handbag collection at one our favorite Los Angeles boutiques, Just One Eye. Fashionable ladies like Jessica Alba, Nicole Richie, and Katherine Power were on hand to celebrate the designer's new styles, which include everything from luxe embellished backpacks to fringe-adorned satchels. Scroll down to see exclusive photos from the stylish event.


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Judge dismisses Faulkner heirs' suit against Sony
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal judge in Mississippi has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Woody Allen's 2011 film "Midnight in Paris" improperly used one of William Faulkner's most famous lines.
Faulkner Literary Rights LLC sued Sony Pictures Classics Inc. in October in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Mississippi, Faulkner's hometown.
The lawsuit said a character in the movie took a line from Faulkner's book, "Requiem for a Nun."
"The past is never dead. It's not even past," Faulkner wrote in the book.
In the movie, actor Owen Wilson, says: "The past is not dead. Actually, it's not even past. You know who said that? Faulkner. And he was right. I met him too. I ran into him at a dinner party."
U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills, himself the author of a book called "Twice Told Tombigbee Tales," dismissed the lawsuit in a ruling Thursday.
"The court has viewed Woody Allen's movie, 'Midnight in Paris,' read the book, 'Requiem for a Nun,' and is thankful that the parties did not ask the court to compare 'The Sound and the Fury' with 'Sharknado,'" the judge wrote.
The "Sound and the Fury" is a Faulkner classic. "Sharknado" is a recent television movie about tornadoes that fling sharks from the ocean onto land, with deadly consequences.
"At issue in this case is whether a single line from a full-length novel singly paraphrased and attributed to the original author in a full-length Hollywood film can be considered a copyright infringement. In this case, it cannot," the judge wrote.
Lee Caplin, who oversees the literary estate, said Friday in a telephone interview that the ruling "is problematic for authors throughout the United States" and he's considering what legal options are available.
"We're very disappointed in the judge's ruling and we feel it's not only wrong, it's going to be damaging to creative people everywhere," Caplin said.
Sony Pictures said in a statement Friday that the company was "confident that the judge in this case would get it right, and he did."
The lawsuit had argued that the line could confuse viewers "as to a perceived affiliation, connection or association" between Faulkner and Sony.
Mills disagreed.
"The movie contains literary allusion, the name Faulkner and a short paraphrase of his quote, neither of which can possibly be said to confuse an audience as to an affiliation between Faulkner and Sony," Mills wrote in a 17-page memorandum that accompanied the ruling.
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After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Kate and Laura Mulleavy moved back home to Pasadena, Calif., and fashioned an internship for themselves watching horror movies: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Night of the Living Dead," etc.
"I think we were a parent's worst nightmare," said Laura, 32, who studied English literature.
As always, their parents supported their unorthodoxy, which would become a cornerstone of the fashion brand they launched in 2005, called Rodarte (ro-DAR-tay), their mother's maiden name.
"In our minds it made sense," said Kate, 34, who studied art history. "We had this idea we wanted to make clothes. We loved horror films. And whenever we're interested in something we just go into this tunnel and kind of have a crazy affair with it. Laura says the reason a horror film is so amazing is it has to get everything right. If you do one thing wrong, you lose the viewer and the momentum. Fashion has a similar intensity. And, even though (the horror genre) is a big part of the film community, it's kind of outsidery. Laura and I are kind of like that. We march to the beat of our own drum."
Rodarte's darkly romantic originality — red-stained dresses inspired by Japanese slasher films, claw belt buckles and shredded fabrics as part of a California condor storyline — is one reason the co-designers earned the Legend of Fashion award from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago this month.
It is one in a string of honors that few designers achieve in a lifetime, let alone by age 35. In 2009 they were named Womenswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, fashion's equivalent of an Oscar. Their work resides in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Their costumes for "Black Swan" won a Critics Choice nomination. They have collaborated with Gap and Target.
They often credit their ascent to the counsel of Vogue Editor Anna Wintour and the support of Ikram Goldman, owner of a world-renowned store in Chicago who received the Legend of Fashion award two years ago.
"To see such feminine and elegantly worked and reworked garments, you can't help but fall in love with Rodarte," Goldman said.
Artist Nick Cave said Rodarte proves young designers can advance fashion without the backing of a global megabrand.
"It's about innovation — having a point of view that's not necessarily repeated in the industry," Cave said.
Here is an edited version of a conversation with the Mulleavys.
Q: You had no experience in fashion. How did you launch Rodarte?
KM: We wrote to Cameron Silver, who has this vintage store called Decades in Los Angeles. He looked at our collection, 10 pieces. He said, "You should go to New York." We'd never been to New York.
LM: We went to a friend's apartment in the West Village. We shoved our clothes in the closet and just sat there, scared.
KM: It probably is what an actress feels like on a bus to Hollywood. New York is the fashion capital of America. We didn't know what we were doing. I handmade these paper dolls and sent them to magazines. We got this call from Women's Wear Daily. A few days later — Fashion Week was about to start — they put us on the cover.
A few weeks later, Vogue Editor Anna Wintour was coming to LA, and she wanted to see us. She looked at our clothes. I asked her, "Do you have any advice?" She said, "The only advice I'll give you is you guys need to keep what you're doing personal." That has been a guiding force for us.
Q: You work out of Los Angeles and grew up in Northern California, which inspired your fall collection?
KM: The landscape of where we grew up, outside of Santa Cruz, is a huge part of what we do. It was such a great mixture of new agers, hippies, skaters, punks, straight edge, surfers. I became interested in why people wore clothes to become a part of a group and also to separate themselves — that push and pull.
Q: How do you reconcile drama and artistry with selling clothes?
LM: People want to believe that people who are creative are oblivious to the commercial aspects, but there is no separation. We run our own business; we're fully aware of every choice we make and what it means. That's how we've had a successful business. Half of the day you aren't designing, you're working on the business.
Q: Fashion is tough. What would you tell students considering this as a career?
KM: The fashion industry wants people who have vision and talent to succeed. It is a tough industry, but if you love it and if you have the talent, it's definitely worth going for it.


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The Assaination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
28th June 1914.Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, however the a large percentage of the population of the province of Bosnia Herzogovina were unhappy at Austrian rule, instead favouring a union with Serbia. The Archduke and his wife were invited to the province to watch army manoevers and they arrived around 10am by train.
At 10.10, when the six car possession passed the central police station, Nedjelko Cabrinovic, a member of the terrorist group ' Black Hand' hurled a hand grenade station at the archduke's car. The driver accelerated when he saw the object flying towards him and the grenade exploded under the wheel of the next car. Two of the occupants, Eric von Merizzi and Count Boos-Waldeck were seriously wounded. About a dozen spectators were also hit by bomb splinters.
Franz Ferdinand's driver, Franz Urban, drove on extremely fast and other members of the Black Hand group on the route were unable to fire their guns or hurl their bombs at the Archduke's car.
After attending the official reception at the City Hall, Franz Ferdinand asked about the members of his party that had been wounded by the bomb. When the archduke was told they were badly injured in hospital, he insisted on being taken to see them. A member of the archduke's staff, Baron Morsey, suggested this might be dangerous, but Oskar Potiotek, who was responsible for the safety of the royal party, replied, "Do you think Sarajevo is full of assassins?" However, Potiorek did accept it would be better if the Duchess remained behind in the City Hall. When Baron Morsey told Sophie about the revised plans, she refused to stay arguing: "As long as the Archduke shows himself in public today I will not leave him."
In order to avoid the city centre, General Oskar Potiorek decided that the royal car should travel straight along the Appel Quay to the Sarajevo Hospital. However, Potiorek forgot to tell the driver, Franz Urban, about this decision. On the way to the hospital, Urban took a right turn into Franz Joseph Street. One of the conspirators, Gavrilo Princip, was standing on the corner at the time. Oskar Potiorek immediately realised the driver had taken the wrong route and shouted "What is this? This is the wrong way! We're supposed to take the Appel Quay!".
The driver put his foot on the brake, and began to back up. In doing so he moved slowly past the waiting Gavrilo Princip. The assassin stepped forward, drew his gun, and at a distance of about five feet, fired several times into the car. Ferdinand was hit in the neck and the Duchess was hit in the abdomen. Princip's bullet had pierced the archduke's jugular vein but before losing consciousness, he pleaded "Sophie dear! Sophie dear! Don't die! Stay alive for our children!" Franz Urban drove the royal couple to Konak, the governor's residence, but although both were still alive when they arrived, they died from their wounds soon afterwards.
To put it mildly, this really annoyed the Austrians, who immediately set about to crush the Serbs. Exactly one month later on the 28th July 1917, Austria declared war on Serbia and Russia…over the next few months there was a lot of political pushing and shoving with governments facing up to governments declaring ' if you hurt my mate, you will have us to deal with' and thus Europe quickly split into two sides, each side pushing out their chest in a show of confidence and military power.
It would only end in tears. And death. Lots of death.


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|Grandma, Papa, Jake, David, Ben and Rachel with our BIG van.
We feasted on suckling pig, baby lamb and chicken fricassee. Delicious. The caramel and chocolate ice creams were fabulous, too.
We toured the Royal Palace, not all 2500 rooms, but A LOT of them. Jake decided he'd like to be invited to a gala event there....who knew Jake likes galas?
And then we checked something off David's bucket list: attend a bullfight. It was interesting and unusual and quite formulaic once you got over the initial shock and horror of the bloody bull. The bullfighters do have their own style and flair but the "fight" is conducted in three "acts" each time and you start to be able to anticipate the moves. I am sure it will never be popular in the United States, but the history of it and the tradition make it a fascinating event if you're here for one. Ben was much more upset about the cigarette and cigar smokers surrounding him than the blood and Rachel is still not too sure she likes that event. I will certainly always remember it.
What's the deal with the hot pink socks on all the matadors? I'll have to find out the significance.
All in all, it was a whirlwind of a day to start our adventures. Day two, we were able to visit the Stadium Bernabeu, home to the professional soccer team, Real Madrid, before we left the city. It was a cool tour and one Ben will always remember. Hopefully, he will appreciate us all taking it in to honor him. We like soccer, but we LOVE Ben.
|On the pitch where the players sit.


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An Auckland service station that is charging 16 cents more per litre for premium fuel than its competitors is "out of line", says the Automobile Association.
The issue was brought to the AA's attention after a disgruntled customer phoned in to complain about being charged $2.40 per litre for 98 premium fuel at BP-to-go on Jervois Rd in Herne Bay.
The standard price everywhere else in Auckland is about $2.24, said AA Petrolwatch spokesman Mark Stockdale.
"They are out of line with other competing service stations in the same area and that's not supported by the AA."
While the station is BP-branded, it is independently owned, meaning they are "free to set their own prices", said Mr Stockdale.
But this shouldn't mean that they should charge more than commodity price, he said.
Mr Stockdale said the AA wants to get the message out there that "one service station is charging too much".
"We want warn the public that they are charging more and they should be aware of that. And they should shop around."
The service station's owner, Ash Berry, said they have the right to set their own prices.
"We are entitled to sell at that price or be at loss," he said.
Mr Berry attributed the price for 98 - which he believed to be $2.38 but "wasn't sure" - to delivery prices, fluctuation and price hikes.
"It's not that we charge an exorbitant amount.
"Prices have been very volatile in the past couple of months. Prices came down drastically two weeks back so it's hard to sell at a low costing price."
Asked why the pricing was not in line with competing service stations, he said BP-to-go continually lost money on 91 and 95, so the premium fuel was where they made up their losses.
He also factored in the charge for the forecourt service.
Because services stations aren't legally required to display the prices of all fuels on their advertising boards, customers can't tell until they get to the pump how much they have to pay.
Mr Stockdale said AA has already approached the Government about making it mandatory that service stations display all prices.


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Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee this morning and was quizzed on a number of topics, including Fast and Furious. The administration evidently intends to string out the Fast and Furious investigations until after the election. Holder can't answer basic questions about the operation–like who authorized it–and simply defers to the fact that the DOJ's Inspector General is conducting an investigation. The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed a large number of documents, and DOJ is stiffing Congress by not producing them. Apparently DOJ is asserting some sort of privilege, but the Department apparently hasn't produced a privilege log so that the committee can see what sorts of documents are being withheld and on what basis. At the moment, it seems likely that Holder will succeed in delaying any further public disclosure until after the election. The Republicans' only option at this point is to vote a contempt of Congress resolution.
In the meantime, Holder is taking some serious flak from Congress. There were a number of heated exchanges in today's hearing, but one of the more remarkable moments was not in that category. Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah was questioning Holder about his claim that no senior DOJ officials knew about Fast and Furious until after agent Brian Terry's murder on December 14, 2010. But the committee has an email exchange between Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein and James Trusty, who heads DOJ's Organized Crime and Gang Section, dated October 14-October 18, 2010, which contains multiple references to Fast and Furious, including this one:
Incredibly, Holder told the House Judiciary Committee that these emails had nothing to do with Fast and Furious! When Chaffetz pointed out that the emails specifically refer to "Fast and Furious," Holder replied that he has "superior knowledge" of the matter. Chaffetz responds with disbelief. That exchange is toward the end of this video:
Talk about contempt of Congress! Holder isn't an idiot; he knows that what he is saying makes no sense. His longstanding claim that he and other senior DOJ officials didn't know about Fast and Furious until after Terry's murder is shown to be a lie by the Weinstein/Trusty emails and other evidence, of which Holder is well aware. In effect, he is sneering at Congress, secure in the knowledge that his misconduct will go unreported by the administration's friends in the press. It really is a disgusting spectacle, even by the standards of Eric Holder's politicized Department of Justice.


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Feb 12, 2014
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The baseball game scheduled for Wednesday (Feb. 12) against Claflin University has been postponed due to inclement weather.
No make-up game has been scheduled at this time.
The Cobras will return to the diamond Saturday (Feb. 15) for the first of a two game series against Limestone College. Saturday's game will be at Limestone, and then Coker will host the Saints at Tom J. New Field Sunday (Feb. 16).


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Why start your day with the ordinary cereal and milk when you can mix it up with sweet breakfast breads? Portable, discreet at the office, and easy to eat on the go, they're a much more delicious way to start the morning. Here are five of our favorites. From a soft chocolate-cherry loaf, to a supremely moist banana bread and sugar bread accompanied with a house-made chocolate-hazelnut spread, it's a sweet start for each day of the work week.
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Remember a few months ago, when hundreds of media reports were telling us coffee drinkers live shorter lives than abstainers, while hundreds of other reports insisted coffee drinkers live longer?
Well, I'm happy to report the media finally have their act together, literally. Indeed, the media are now singing in unison about the latest controversial study, as nearly every one of the hundreds of reports on the study is headed by virtually the same words: "Eating egg yolks almost as bad as smoking."
Take a look back at some of the confusing science examining the health benefits and risks of eating eggs.
The trouble, however, is there's no way to draw that conclusion from the study in question. The study, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Atherosclerosis, was led by David Spence, professor of neurology at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and director of the Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre at the Robarts Research Institute.
Spence and his colleagues looked at data from 1,231 people, with an average age of 61.5, who had been referred to vascular prevention clinics at the London Health Sciences Centre's University Hospital. Subjects filled out questionnaires concerning, among other things, the number of cigarettes they smoked and the number of egg yolks they consumed, and ultrasound scans were performed to measure plaque in the subjects' arteries.
The researchers discovered arterial plaque increased with age with the amount of cigarettes smoked and the amount of egg yolks consumed. Furthermore, those who ate three or more egg yolks a week had significantly more plaque than those who ate two or fewer egg yolks a week. And finally, subjects who ate the most egg yolks had about two-thirds as much plaque as those who smoked.
So the infamous headline — that eating egg yolks is almost as bad as smoking — doesn't seem so infamous after all. But that's only true if you ignore, as much of the media did, the study's limitations which, in turn, limit the conclusions we can draw.
To begin with, this was an epidemiological or observational study, rather than a clinical trial. That means subjects weren't randomly assigned to groups, and Spence and his colleagues weren't able to control participants' egg yolk consumption or other behaviours.
To be sure, the researchers' questionnaire did ask subjects about a variety of their behaviours, including their egg yolk consumption. But self-reporting is notoriously unreliable because participants may say what they think the researchers want to hear, or they may simply inaccurately estimate their consumption.
Spence and his colleagues were also not able to control other aspects of participants' dietary behaviours — for example, those who consumed a lot of egg yolks might well have consumed more saturated fats than those who limited their egg yolk consumption. Or alternatively, those who enjoyed a lot of egg yolks might also have enjoyed a lot of alcohol. Or again, those who tended to avoid egg yolks might have been more likely to exercise than egg yolk lovers.
Since it might seem odd for egg yolk consumption — or abstention — to be associated with these other behaviours, it's worth returning to the coffee study that tied the media into knots just a few months ago.
That study — also an epidemiological or observational study — found coffee drinkers did indeed die younger than abstainers, but it also found coffee drinkers were more likely to engage in a host of unhealthy behaviours including smoking and drinking heavily, and were less likely to exercise. And when those variables were controlled, the opposite result was obtained — coffee drinkers lived longer than abstainers.
This didn't and doesn't tell us coffee somehow causes people to live longer lives, because there might still be other uncontrolled "confounding" variables that produced that result. But what it did and does tell us is that given all these confounders, we must avoid drawing conclusions about causation from observational studies.
And so it is with the egg yolk study. While the study is not meaningless in that it points the way toward future research, we simply can't conclude, on the basis of this study, that egg yolk consumption was by itself responsible for participants' arterial plaque levels. And even less so can we conclude eating egg yolks is almost as bad as smoking.
It is unfortunate, then, that the media chose, almost unanimously, the "eating egg yolks almost as bad as smoking" headline. Yet before you go blaming the media for that — as many researchers have already done — guess who's responsible for starting the whole egg yolks and smoking rumour?
That's right, the rumour was started by none other than Western University, Spence's employer (and, I might add, my alma mater, as I hold four degrees from that fine institution). On Aug. 13, the university issued a press release with the headline "Egg yolk consumption almost as bad as smoking when it comes to atherosclerosis."
Now, to be sure, that headline is a little more detailed (though still inaccurate) than what appeared in most major media. And to be sure, the media ought to be critical consumers of press releases from universities, just as they're critical consumers of press releases from governments and political parties.
But, that said, it's clear the media aren't the only ones involved in sensationalizing scientific research. On the contrary, the sensationalizing often begins with universities and other institutions that produce the research, and continues with scientific organizations and academic journals that promote and publish the research. The news media are, therefore, at the end, rather than the beginning, of a long line of scientific sensationalism.
And the public is, of course, the loser in this. For when people constantly hear dramatic claims made about virtually everything they eat or do — Spence previously compared one egg unfavourably to a giant bacon cheeseburger that contains 45 grams of saturated fat — they can very easily become inured to the scary headlines, and cease to heed any health warnings.
But scientists — and more importantly, science — are also losers. For just as the media lose public trust when they present sensationalized stories, so scientists and science risk a similar fate when scientists or their employers sensationalize the results of research. And a tremendously ironic fate that would be, for science doesn't need to be sensationalized; it's sensational enough on its own.


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Rafferty's first day in nursery.....he loved it...no tears from anyone surprisingly......flowers flowers everywhere.....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Whoopppeeeeeeeee, look what I can do with Picmonkey. I finished this painting (bottom image) and I cropped it slightly in picmonkey which looks nice as a composition but then I managed to put one of their frames around it. It will give me a whole host of ideas for framing. I don't usually frame my paintings as they are on deep canvases but I think this finishes these flower ones off beautifully.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Summer flowers
With all the gorgeous colourful Summer flowers around at the moment, I felt inspired to paint this today. There is a lovely article in Country living this month with stunning photos of fields of wild flowers which I wanted to paint.
There are a lot of bright florals around at the moment in fashion and interiors and I have been dying to have a go. I haven't painted for a few days, I paint Tues, Weds, Thurs and sometimes a Friday. and for some reason I just wanted to flit around a few canvases today just experimenting. I am actually really happy with the result. I might have a play tomorrow too and see where we get. Thursday is finishing a commission of Burgh Island.
See you tomorrow x
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Monday, July 23, 2012
The Twits
This was our Saturday....... We are one of six businesses in our town that organise events in Beaumaris castle in which all profits go to charity. This Saturday we organised for Illyria theatre company to come and perform Roald Dahls, The Twits. Could we have asked for a more perfect day of weather? We sold out on the day, no surprise, and had to sell extras as there were literally children crying when I told them we had sold out!!!! So more than 600 people sat down and laughed their socks off for 2 hours.
I am more so unbelievably proud to say that we have raised over £2000 for Sands, maybe even more but figures are still coming in. This is a charity WE chose as it is very close to mine and Sean's hearts, after we lost our little girl Poppy in 2009.
The day was brilliant, really brilliant. A lot of hard work but so satisfying to see the smiles on everyones faces as they were leaving. One little girl came up to me at the end thanking me and told me it was the best night of her life!
So if you fancy a great day or night out this Summer, check out Illyrias schedule, you won't be disappointed.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Music in my life
We need some colour in our lives and cheeks. Instead we added music.
What a busy old week....and long. Raffy isn't quite himself, another blasted tooth causing him and us sleepless nights. The gallery has been REALLY busy, some schools finished so they are all starting to arrive for holidays. We weren't quite prepared so have been cleared out of so many things so amidst the madness I had to do a mad stock collection this morning of framed prints of mine. Doctors this afternoon, seven deliveries in the gallery and more unpacking of deliveries. Gorgeous new products, I'm excited to show you next week.
I've been listening to wonderful Beth Orton. She reminds me of my favourite job (bar this one) working in a coffee bar in the Northern quarter in Manchester. That was a good Summer. It's been a long time but she is releasing a new album in time for us to to see her in December.
And another I have been humming all day..... the beautiful Feist.
Happy weekend all. xxx
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I love peeling paint....sadly our local boat sheds have been torn down and I wasn't quick enough to salvage any of the wood. I love the patterns in the top photo.
There have been glimpses of sun in the last couple of days but our favourite pastime is still hunt the puddle and splash splash splash. We even got a local shopkeeper joining us yesterday, so out of character but he just couldn't resist, think it made him feel 5 again.
Even when the sun is out Raffy insists on wearing his wells, I literally cannot put anything else on him.
Work is starting on our extension on Monday so I shall keep you updated on the carnage. We are ripping up 50 sq ft of quarry tiles to be replaced by beautiful white wooden floors.
I am off to finish a commission of St Ives, I haven't painted Cornwall for a while so its a real treat. Dreaming of a holiday.....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
He bangs the drums
What is with this weather? We need some sun, I googled "things to do with an 18 month old" yesterday as we had exhausted finger painting, baking, play doh, water play, films, toys, books etc etc. The problem is my boy likes to be outside, he is an outdoors type through and through. So when the rain just didn't stop yesterday we donned our wells and embraced it. In a Peppa pig style we went in search of puddles to jump in. It made me so happy to just watch him jump and splash to his hearts content in the biggest puddle ever. Oh we did have fun and I had to prize his wellies from his feet last night, he nearly went to bed in them, he is in love with them.
p.s How gorgeous are these flowers from my friends garden? I can't stop looking at them, summer in a vase.
Right, a film and a snuggle tonight, what film though, anyone have any recommendations? x
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
glimpse of my studio....before
I have had a major magazine get in touch wanting to do a feature on me and my studio!!! I am bursting inside with excitement but I am pretty ashamed of my studio in the state that is is right now. It serves me well but I think it could be a lot more inspiring. It is in the back of the gallery....bonus, and it has a whole wall of frosted windows, so tonnes of natural light....double bonus it just isn't very organised.
I have been coveting some plan chests for a few years now and have been scouring ebay but can't justify the huge prices. I thought I had found something that "would do" in Ikea but they still weren't perfect and this time I just want to get it right. So I went to see a local carpenter yesterday who was really enthusiastic to make me some pieces for less than half the price and made to my exact measurements. I am very happy to be supporting someone local too and not be buying from the Swedish giants once again. So these are the before shots....and in a few weeks time I will hopefully show you my after ones.
I can't say anything more yet about the magazine but its definitely one of my all time faces so this is more than a bit exciting xxxx
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Saturday, July 07, 2012
I have been a busy bee recently.Three paintings finished and another to show you on Monday. They are all sold, one heading off to Australia and one to Abu Dhabi....and the third to my biggest collectors in the UK.
Hooray for the sun, myself and the little one enjoyed fish and chips sitting on the beach at lunchtime. It feels like so long since we have had our toes in the sand. So even if it last just a day, well its been a joy. Now I have swapped in the gallery with Daddy who has gone to the park for a kick about of the football. Leave that to the boys, big and small. And tonight we are getting all glammed up for our anniversary dinner at
The Loft at The Bull, in Beaumaris. Our real treat place, birthdays and anniversaries only, to keep it special.
Hope you have had a bit of sunshine on your faces today. See you on Monday x
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012
My beloved 07.07.07
The reason I have been a bit quiet this last week is that after 5 years, I am finally trying to edit and turn our wedding photos into an album. Its a mammoth job which is why it has taken five years but as its our anniversary this weekend, I think its long overdue. Only another 168 photos to edit and then start making a blurb book.
Some very happy memories here x
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RFID chips and GPS technology is becoming more and more apart of our society, think iPhone and other smart phones which embed these chips and allow users to find locations of interest near them at the click of a button. Sure, they may be great to use in a 'free' society, but what happens if that democracy goes away? Governments, Americas and others especially communist China, are already implementing massive tracking programs to monitor activity of identified 'suspect' individuals that are viewed as a threat to the country.
Texas School Tracking IDs Face Lawsuit Against 'Locator' ChipsAUSTIN, Texas -- To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a "mark of the beast," sacrilege to her Christian faith – not to mention how it pinpoints her location, even in the school bathroom.
But to her budget-reeling San Antonio school district, those chips carry a potential $1.7 million in classroom funds.
Starting this fall, the fourth-largest school district in Texas is experimenting with "locator" chips in student ID badges on two of its campuses, allowing administrators to track the whereabouts of 4,200 students with GPS-like precision. Hernandez's refusal to participate isn't a twist on teenage rebellion, but has launched a debate over privacy and religion that has forged a rare like-mindedness between typically opposing groups.
When Hernandez and her parents balked at the so-called SmartID, the school agreed to remove the chip but still required her to wear the badge. The family refused on religious grounds, stating in a lawsuit that even wearing the badge was tantamount to "submission of a false god" because the card still indicated her participation.
A state district judge had been expected to decide Wednesday whether Northside Independent School District could transfer Hernandez to a different campus. But the family's attorney said late Tuesday that the hearing was cancelled after the school district asked that the case be moved to federal court.
A new hearing hasn't been set.
"How often do you see an issue where the ACLU and Christian fundamentalists come together? It's unusual," said Chris Steinbach, the chief of staff for a Republican state lawmaker who has filed a bill to outlaw the technology in Texas schools.
The concept isn't new, but hasn't exactly caught on nationwide. In 2005, the American Civil Liberties Union raised concerns about a similar initiative at a California school. That same year, a suburban Houston school district began putting the chips in its student IDs, and served as the blueprint for Northside's pilot program that began this fall.
Ronald Stephens, executive director of the nonprofit National School Safety Center, said he didn't believe the technology to be widespread but predicted "it'll be the next wave" in schools. The chips use radio-frequency identification (RFID) transmitters and only work on campus.
The Northside school district spent roughly $261,000 to equip students at one high school and one middle school with SmartIDs, a decision made with safety and efficiency in mind, said district spokesman Pascual Gonzalez. Imagine quickly accounting for students in the event of a lockdown, he said, or cafeteria lines moving faster as scanners instantly identify who's picking up that lunch tray.
Yet the biggest motivation was financial. In Texas, school funding is based on daily attendance. The more students seated in homeroom when the first bell rings, the more state dollars the school receives. If a student is lingering in the hallway or the library when roll is called, the marked absence hurts the school's bottom line.
But with the locator chips – the district doesn't like to call them "tracking" – a clerk in the main office can find out if a student is elsewhere on campus, and if so, include them in the attendance count. Every student found amounts to another $30 in funding, based on the school's calculations. In that way, those moving red dots that represent students on the clerk's computer screen are like finding change in the couch cushions.
Gonzalez said the district has estimated another $1.7 million in funding if the program delivers on expectations, somewhat lessening the sting of losing $61.5 million after state lawmakers cut public school funding in Texas by nearly $5 billion last year.
"Nobody is sitting at a bank of monitors looking for the whereabouts of 3,000 students," Gonzalez said. "We don't have the personnel for it, nor do we have the need to do that. But when I need to find (a student), I can enter his random number and I can find him somewhere as a red dot on that computer screen. `Oh, there he is, in Science Room 22' or whatever. So we can locate students, but it's not about tracking them."
Hernandez's family isn't convinced. Nor is a Virginia-based civil rights group, The Rutherford Institute, which took up Hernandez's cause and filed the lawsuit against the district.
The organization declined to make the Hernandez family available for an interview Tuesday, before the Wednesday court hearing had been cancelled.
John Whitehead, the organization's founder, believes the religious component of the lawsuit makes it stronger than if it only objected on grounds of privacy. The lawsuit cites scriptures in the book of Revelation, stating that "acceptance of a certain code ... from a secular ruling authority" is a form of idolatry.
Wearing the badge, the family argues, takes it a step further.
"It starts with that religious concern," Whitehead said. "There is a large mark of Evangelicals that believe in the `mark of the beast.'
Republican state Rep. Lois Kolkhorst has filed bills since 2005 to ban the chips in Texas public schools. Steinbach, her chief of staff, is hopeful the bill will now get more traction with the attention surrounding Hernandez's case.
Yet despite the lawsuit, proposed legislation and concern from outside groups, there are no signs of a groundswell of opposition in San Antonio from parents whose children have the chips in their campus IDs.
Gonzalez said that of the 4,200 students, the Hernandez family is the only one who has asked out of the program.


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Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts two new cases
Madison, Wisconsin - February 8, 2012
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept two new cases. The Court also acted to deny review in a number of cases. The case numbers, issues, and counties of origin are listed below. Court of Appeals opinions available online for the newly accepted cases are hyperlinked.
2010AP2597-CR State v. Lemoine
This case examines issues arising from the conviction of Dennis D. Lemoine on charges of having sexual contact with a child under 13 years of age, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.02(1)(e) (2009-10). Lemoine asks the Supreme Court to review lower court decisions on whether statements he made to police were voluntary and properly admitted, and if the admission of his statements was harmless error.
Some background: Lemoine was accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl by touching her vaginal area during a visit to the girl's parents' home in Baraboo on April 23, 2007. Lemoine had agreed to watch the girl for her parents as she jumped on a trampoline in the backyard while her parents visited outside the garage with someone else. Lemoine said that at one point, the girl ran over to him and jumped onto his lap as he sat on the back porch steps.
Four days later, the girl disclosed the alleged assault to her parents, who reported it to police. On April 29, the girl's mother, grandmother, and a detective took her to a Madison hospital for a sexual-assault examination.
On the morning of April 30, the detective interviewed the girl at the sheriff's department. The interview was video recorded and transcribed, and a DVD of the interview was played at trial. In the interview, the detective asked he girl repeatedly in various ways if anyone had ever given her a "bad touch." The girl did not implicate Lemoine at this time. The detective and the girl then left the room, and the girl had contact with her mother. When the detective and the girl returned 10 minutes later, the girl disclosed that Lemoine had pulled down her underwear and touched her "pee-pee."
Later that day, the detective called Lemoine and asked him to come to the police station without providing a reason. Lemoine arrived within an hour, and the detective took Lemoine to a small room to be questioned. The interview was recorded. Lemoine maintained his innocence when a police detective confronted him with the assault allegations. A police lieutenant told Lemoine that the girl had just "gone through some very lengthy medical procedures" and police were awaiting the test results. The detective also asked Lemoine for a DNA sample. Lemoine agreed to provide a DNA sample but none was taken. The lieutenant then suggested he could "help out" Lemoine by limiting publicity if he "came clean."
Lemoine asked what would happen if he admitted to the allegations. The lieutenant responded by promising Lemoine that if he gave the "true story . . . today" he would not spend the night in jail; that this would "give you time to call an attorney . . . [o]therwise, you know, we can lock you up," and that, in jail, he would not be able to make phone calls.
Moments later, the lieutenant encouraged Lemoine to talk to the district attorney so that "it doesn't end up in court" or "in the public forum," and Lemoine said he would admit to the allegations if he were not taken to jail. At the end of the interview, Lemoine was issued a citation, given a court date, and allowed to leave.
The state charged Lemoine with first-degree sexual assault of a child and the case went to jury trial. Lemoine moved unsuccessfully to suppress certain incriminating admissions made to investigators on April 30 on grounds that they were coerced.
During the trial, Lemoine admitted the girl had sat on his lap, and that he accidently touched her crotch. The nurse who conducted the girl's sexual assault exam six days after the alleged incident testified she observed "redness" near the girl's vaginal opening, which she said could have been from "inflammation, irritation or infection." The nurse testified she did not find evidence of sexual assault, but that "[i]f there is a penetration assault, tissue heals very quickly."
On appeal, Lemoine argued that his incriminating statements were involuntary. In particular, he alleged that the lieutenant promised not to put him in jail that night if he told the "true story" and suggested that, if he were jailed, he would be unable to exercise his constitutional right to counsel; that police were deceptive regarding the extent of the girl's medical exam; that police failed to give Miranda warnings; and that the lieutenant offered to limit publicity and suggested the case could be kept out of the "public forum" even if he gave an incriminating statement.
The state said Lemoine's statements were voluntary because: (1) the promise not to jail Lemoine in exchange for his cooperation was not coercive conduct because the investigators kept their promise by allowing him to leave after the interview; (2) the lieutenant's representations about access to counsel from jail were "not patently false;" (3) Miranda warnings were not required because defense counsel conceded that Lemoine was not in custody; (4) the interview lasted only 75 to 80 minutes; and (5) Lemoine was a person of ordinary intelligence who was not particularly susceptible to coercive tactics.
The Court of Appeals assumed without deciding that the challenged portion of Lemoine's incriminating statements were involuntary and therefore should have been suppressed. The Court of Appeals then held that the circuit court's admission of these statements was harmless error, leading Lemoine to seek Supreme Court review. From Sauk County.
2010AP1812 State v. Anagnos
This case examines whether a deputy had reasonable suspicion to pull over a vehicle, and whether the driver's refusal to take a chemical test was lawful because the deputy allegedly did not have reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle.
More specifically, the state asks the Supreme Court whether the issue of reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle can be raised in a refusal hearing by a person who has refused to submit to chemical testing under Wisconsin's implied consent law, Wis. Stat. § 343.305, which, if determined favorably to the person, results in no revocation of the person's operating privilege.
Some background: At approximately 1:15 a.m., while on routine patrol, Deputy Garth Grami noticed Dimitrius Anagnos's vehicle pull out of a parking lot and turn left, crossing a divided highway barrier to proceed northbound on Highway 120. The deputy believed the barrier was approximately four to five inches high and not the type of barrier vehicles would normally cross in making a turn. The deputy testified that the vehicle then accelerated at a high rate of speed before coming to a stop at a red light in the left-hand turn lane, while the deputy's vehicle was in the right-hand turn lane. When the light turned green, the deputy observed the vehicle rapidly accelerate and turn left, without using its turn signal. The deputy then pulled the vehicle over. The driver, Anagnos, was arrested for operating while intoxicated, first offense.
Anagnos refused to submit to chemical testing pursuant to § 343.305. A notice of intent to revoke his operating privilege was filed. Anagnos requested a refusal hearing at which the defense counsel stipulated that the arresting officer complied with the informing the accused requirements. Anagnos wanted to raise the limited issue of whether the deputy had reasonable suspicion to stop his vehicle.
The court questioned whether reasonable suspicion to stop was an issue in a refusal hearing. The court indicated it would convert the hearing to a suppression hearing. The state initially objected that there was nothing to suppress, but ultimately consented to the court conducting the suppression hearing after Anagnos stipulated that the deputy complied with § 343.305(4) and Anagnos refused the test.
Following the evidentiary hearing, the circuit court concluded the deputy did not have reasonable suspicion to stop Anagnos' vehicle and, therefore, lacked probable cause to arrest him for OWI. The circuit court suppressed all evidence obtained as a result of the stop. It concluded that Anagnos's refusal to submit to a chemical test was reasonable.
On appeal, the state argued that even if the traffic stop was not justified, the circuit court was not entitled to inquire into the lawfulness of the stop at a refusal hearing. The state also argued that the deputy who arrested Anagnos had reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle. The Court of Appeals rejected these arguments and affirmed, concluding that Anagnos broke no traffic laws and there was no testimony the deputy suspected Anagnos of driving under the influence.
The Court of Appeals noted the state had not challenged the circuit court's fact findings. Therefore, the appellate court concluded the circuit court properly suppressed all of the evidence obtained as a result of the stop.
The Court of Appeals explained that without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to pull over his vehicle, the deputy had no authority to require Anagnos to submit to a chemical test.
The state argues that the Court of Appeals' expansion of issues conflicts with 25 years of decision relying on the formulation in State v. Nordness, 128 Wis. 2d 15, 33-34, 381 N.W.2d 300 (1986) case.
The state contends that a refusal hearing is civil in nature. See State v. Krause, 2006 WI App 43, ¶9, 289 Wis. 2d 573, 712 N.W.2d 67. It notes that the standard of probable cause determinations at a refusal hearing is different than at a suppression hearing, which is a criminal matter. See State v. Wille, 185 Wis. 2d 673, 679, 518 N.W.2d 235 (Ct. App. 1994). It says the court of appeals' interpretation is contrary to the purpose of the implied consent law and would dramatically alter the scope of a refusal hearing.
In his response, Anagnos contends the court of appeals' decision is consistent with the Nordness case. He says that § 343.305(9)(a)5 permits courts during a refusal hearing to determine whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for OWI. He says since a person cannot be lawfully arrested for OWI without first having reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle, lower court's decision is proper. Justices N. Patrick Crooks and David T. Prosser did not participate. From Walworth County.
Review denied: The Supreme Court denied review in the following cases. As the state's law-developing court, the Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came to the Court via petition for review by the party who lost in the lower court:
2010AP561 Village of Hobart v. Brown Co. - Justice Patience Drake Roggensack dissents.
2010AP1846-CRNM State v. Guzman-Sandoval
2010AP2582-CR State v. Fields
2011AP1198 Dawn H. v. Pah-Nasa B.
2011AP2343 Casteel v. Cir. Ct. for Brown Co. - Justice N. Patrick Crooks did not participate.
2010AP2258 State v. Staves
2010AP2253-CRNM State v. Holman
2010AP2663 Peterson v. Larry
2010AP2692 State v. Stewart - Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissent.
2011AP54 Peterson v. Breyman
2011AP1549-W O'Grady v. Cir. Ct. for Dane Co.
2010AP818-CR State v. Pidgeon
Eau Claire
2010AP1997 Adv. Transmission Serv. v. LIRC
2010AP2610-CR State v. McCoy
Fond du Lac
2010AP1544-CR State v. Numrich
2010AP1620-CR State v. Tackett
2011AP2969-W Kallembach v. Cir. Ct. Grant Co.
2010AP1719-CR State v. Hole
2011AP1508-W Kramer v. Jefferson Co.
2010AP680-CR State v. Cortes
2010AP2305 Guerrero v. City of Kenosha Housing
2010AP2421-CR State v. Cooks
2010AP2734 State v. Givens
La Crosse
2010AP1704 State v. Goyette
2010AP1978-CR State v. Clements
2010AP2497 Langlade Co. DSS v. Rebecca D. - Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissents.
2010AP2385/86-CR State v. Pophal
2010AP2650 Johnson v. Schwarz
2011AP2004-W Hanson v. Cior. Ct. for Marinette Co.
2009AP269-W Hamilton v. Thurmer
2009AP1972-C State v. Smith
2010AP74 State v. Walker
2010AP417 State v. Rogers
2010AP979-CR State v. Smith
2010AP1711 State v. Ziegler
2010AP1746-CR State v. Mills
2010AP1804-CR State v. Deal
2010AP1877-CR State v. Sisongkham
2010AP1898-CR State v. Bean
2010AP1956-CR State v. Ellinger
2010AP1962-CR State v. Meade
2010AP2007/08-CR State v. Kyles
2010AP2041/42-CR State v. Morton
2010AP2091-CR State v. Torres
2010AP2138 State v. Jaimes
2010AP2242-CR State v. Uptgrow
2010AP2272-CR State v. Grant
2010AP2335-CR State v. Correa
2010AP2465-CR State v. Bester
2010AP2470-CR State v. Johnson
2010AP2541-CR State v. Craig
2010AP2585-CR State v. Warren
2010AP2626-CR State v. Echols
2010AP2673-CR State v. Williams
2010AP2716 State v. Musgraves
2011AP1403 State v. Lemar T.
2011AP1423 State v. Anastasia S. - Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissent.
2011AP1798-LV Brown v. Wis. Auto Loans
2011AP1799-LV Wagner v. Wis. Auto Loans
2011AP1801-CRNM State v. Gray
2011AP2199 State v. Thomas
2011AP2355-W Baker v. Paquin
2011AP2753-W Harris v. Clark
2011AP1982-W Walker v. Pollard
2010AP3156-CR State v. Walters
2011AP1328-W Seiler v. Pollard
2010AP2977-CR State v. Rowan
2010AP1948 Schmuck v. Bituminous Fire
2010AP2182-CR State v. Young
2009AP2281 State v. Bell
2009AP2353 State v. Hibbler
2010AP453-CR State v. McDermaid
2011AP795 Racine Co. HSD v. Bobby G.H. - Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissents. Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. did not participate.
2011AP1015-CRNM State v. Ritacco
2009AP2905-CR State v. Hainstock
2010AP2054-CR State v. Sexton
2010AP1048-CR State v. Hebert
2011AP193-CR State v. Pankratz
2011AP700 City of Sheboygan Falls v. Prinsen - Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. did not participate.
St. Croix
2011AP2524-OA Dougan v. COA, Dist. III
2010AP2774/75-CRNM State v. Avila
2010AP2570 Neuendorf v. City of West Bend
2010AP1290 The Bank of New York Mellon v. Rose
2010AP1973-CR State v. Gasper
2010AP2203 Ferris v. Location 3
2010AP2564-CR State v. Beckman
2010AP3067 State v. Przytarski
2010AP752-CR State v. Zarter
2010AP1532-CR State v. Arnold
2010AP1827-W Williams v. Cir. Ct. for Winnebago Co.
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