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Friday, 7 October 2011
Cinnamon Apple Shortcakes
I've never had a Apple Shortcake. let alone made one. I did some research and they seem to be quite popular in Australia; and its not a surprise that this recipe is adapted from an Australian cookbook on my shelf. The apple shortcake is like shortbread, apple pie and and apple crumble rolled into one.
These Apple Shortcakes are not made in a jiffy. They take time and a little love in the kitchen as there are a few stages: the base, the filling and then the topping. But the final burnished golden result on your plate is really worth it, the gentle waft of the cinnamon and then the texture and flavours come into their own.
These Apple Shortcakes have a toothsome shortbread base, that are covered with soft sweet cinnamon apples and then garnished with a golden puffy streusel topping. The only thing missing is perhaps a drizzle of toffee or caramel sauce.
Of course these can be made in deep egg rings, but having a apple shaped cookie cutter, of course I had to use it. I will be sharing some of these autumnal apple goodnesses with Ruth from the The Pink Whisk who has just started a monthly challenge and this months theme is - Apples;
as well as Sweet Tooth Friday hosted by Alli n Son; Foodie Fridays hosted by Designs by Gollum; Fat Camp Friday # 48 hosted by Mangoes and Chutney; Potluck Friday #54 hosted by EKats Kitchen; and finally Friday Food at Mom Trends.
Cinnamon Apple Shortcakes
Makes 6
Shortcake Base
90g golden aster sugar
185g plain flour
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
125g butter, cut into cubes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Apple filling
65g butter
2 large cooking apples, peeled and cute into cubes
65g golden caster sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel Topping
25g golden caster sugar
35g butter
50g plain flour
Optional: Thin slice of eating apple
Set the oven to gas mark 4. Place 6 deep egg rings on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
For the base, combine the ingredients in a large bowl and gently rub with your fingertips until the dough just comes together. Divide the mixture into 6 and place in the egg rings. Push the mixture down flat. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until just brown around the edges. Leave to one side.
For the apple filling, melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the apple, sugar and cinnamon and stir to combine. Spread the mixture in a baking tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until just tender.
For the topping, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until mixture resembles rough breadcrumbs.
To assemble, spoon the apple filling onto the bases and sprinkle lumps of the topping. Top with apple slice if using. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Adapted from Manna From Heaven by Rachel Grisewood.
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My favourite thing from the school canteen were Apple Shortcakes. In Australian bakeries they are round, covered and iced with a royal type icing. Kind of mini apple pies with a biscuit pastry. I don't see them as much anymore but I'm sure there are bakeries that still do them.ReplyDelete
Ooh they look good, an apple pie with a big twist.ReplyDelete
That looks so good!!ReplyDelete
Thank you Kath.ReplyDelete
I agree that is what they are like - deconstructed!
Thanks Fran.
not sure what the teens would think they may just love them but I know that I would for sureReplyDelete
Thanks Annie.ReplyDelete
I think this one is for grown ups.
Ooooo sounds delicious! I am all about the streusel topping! :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks Lauren.ReplyDelete
I tried to comment on your blog early this week and struggled a lot. I hope the comments got posted.
Your apple shortcakes not only sound delicious, but are so lovely to look at too!ReplyDelete
Jenn/Rook No. 17
This time I use Firefox to comment, maybe it works now.ReplyDelete
I envy you for your cutter assortment! The apple shape looks really lovely and you can never go wrong with apples and cinnamon :)
You know, I am feeling rather deprived. Being Australian, it seems I should have had these - but I haven't, and they look amazing! I think I'll have to make some myself and catch up :)ReplyDelete
Thank you Jenn Erickson.ReplyDelete
Lovely to make your acquaintance.
HI Torwen.
i am glad that the problem for you has been resolved. I know some people are still encountering it.
I had a problem with comment too, as you know. It was resolved after I followed advice from a fellow blogger to do with 'cookies'. See my Tuesday post asking for help.
Re: my cookie cutter assortment - what began as one cookie cutter, ended up over the years being a rather large box. I hope the write a blog post about it one day.
Thanks Kari.
They are pretty good and I think as an Aussie you should remedy this asap :)
Another yummy recipe. Like the others I am amazed at your large cookie cutter collection. You seem to have one for most occasions.ReplyDelete
I have just linked to your Blog from mine as you are my chosen 'Blogging Buddy' of the week. I hope you don't mind.
I hope you have a lovely weekend, although my Lovely Hubby is up in Scotland with his Mum this weekend and he says the weather is dreadful where he is! (Peebleshire)
Sue xx
Oh Sue,ReplyDelete
My (mango)cheeks are warm I am blushing with warmth of the love I am feeling from you. Thank you so much for humbling me with a blog entry on your lovely blog. Of course I don't mind, its a real honour x
Regarding the weather, yes it is positively horrible up here (west of Scotland) and it is not getting any better sadly.
Kind and warm wishes as always.
I have just popped over from Sue's blog. You have some lovely recipes listed here and I think I will be trying out the apple flapjack recipe. Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Lovely to make your acquaintence Simone.ReplyDelete
I shall have to thank Sue for sending you over. i am so pleased that you are liking some of the recipes.
Ha ha, love it that you have an apple shaped cookie cutter. This sounds a super pud - love shortbread and apples and cinnamon - yum.ReplyDelete
Thank you Choclette.ReplyDelete
i was bowled over by your presentation. Apple shaped cutter and all. shortcake sounds delicious.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much La.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 October 2011 at 12:18
What a lovely blog you have here and how beautiful are these apple desserts! I was excited to learn you are Welsh as I spent some time in Anglesey with my dear friend Eli. Coincidentally, she has just sent me a Welsh recipe book so I'll be cooking something from it over the weekend. What fun!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much HungryAustralian.ReplyDelete
I've never been to Anglesey, hope to one day though. I hope you enjoy cooking from your Welsh recipe book.
loving the idea of cinnamon apple shortcakes. :) totally submit your post to our #applelove bloghop. http://juniakk.blogspot.com/2011/10/apple-bloghop-gf-quinoa-apple-muffins.htmlReplyDelete
Thanks Junia - your wish is my command.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12 October 2011 at 05:53
I love apples and cinnamon together, what a great fall dish!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking up to Momtrends this week!
~Shannon, Food Channel Editor, Momtrends.com
Thank you so much Shannon.ReplyDelete
Hi Liz.ReplyDelete
Another one of your lovely comments was sadly found in my spam bin. I am just glad I found it.
I'm so pleased you've confirmed the Aussie roots to these humble shortcakes. Thank you.
If you've tried one of my recipes, Please let me know by leaving a comment below or tagging me social media with @SeasonalShaheen.
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According to Robert Brauneis' new paper, "Copyright and the World's Most Popular Song", the song "Happy Birthday To You" — long held as an example by us copyright reformists — is most likely not copyrighted after all, due to the tortuous path of ownership and failure to re-register.[linked from patry copyright blog]
See also the brauneis website for the song's history.
The author draws four important lessons, summarized here:
- [T]he perils of using anecdotes in legal and policy arguments. (p.3) Hoho. Yes.
- Noting the utter lack of litigation over this song, despite the weaknesses in the copyright and the money at stake ($2M/year), Brauneis suggests, "[T]he absence of such challenges strongly suggests that there are structural barriers to mounting them, and those structural barriers are worth exploring."
- Noting what was effective abandonment of the copyright of the work for long stretches of time, despite significant uses by others, Brauneis reminds readers that "Were "Happy Birthday to You" a piece of real property, its open, unopposed use over such a period could have resulted in the acquisition of prescriptive rights." Developing doctrines of adverse possession / prescriptive easements to go along with the propertarian rhetoric of copyright maximalists has been on many people's proposal lists (even I, as a lowly 1L in properly law, came up with this argument), but this article gives the "dead hands" arguments new teeth by tying the ongoing copyright term extensions to his newly uncovered history: "In light of that increase [in copyright term], it may be necessary to develop some doctrine to avoid the inefficiency and inequity that could result from reassertion of copyright in a work that had been published and used by others without opposition over a long period of time."
- A lesson about the difficulty in tracking copyright, and a reminder that that difficulty will only increase as copyright terms lengthen. Brauneis refers to Copyright Office records, which, reminder to readers, were decimated by the abolition of formal registration requirements in the 1976 Copyright Act. This is also an opportune moment to plug the Orphan Works Act, recently re-introduced in both the House & the Senate. (See beSpacific, 4/27; Wired Campus, 4/25)
Also, just in the matter of women's musical history, Brauneis does a great job in recovering and fleshing out the story of Mildred Hill and Patty Hill.

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I saw a post at Fangraphs about the deserted ball field at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Detroit and went and got my own pictures via Google Maps. Poignant, in a way, even beautiful, but also depressing as hell.
If you click here and then click the "street view" picture on the left (with the black SUV in it), you can get views from around the block as the back grandstand was being torn down.
December 24, 2011
Tiger Stadium Site
by allan at 12:59 PM
3 comments:
- Ignacio Cifuentes said...
a couple of months ago i read that there's a group of fans that mantain the diamond... they get together every week or so to work on the place... that's love.
- December 24, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- Jere said...
If you go up Trumbull Street all the way to dead center and turn left on Fisher West, suddenly you see the demolition at a different point. Once on Fisher West, that one tall piece of the structure (with a walkway or something sadly hanging off of it) disappears, and a lot of the debris is now cleared, so you can see into both decks of the seating area.
- December 24, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- laura k said...
So sad - and unnecessary.
- December 26, 2011 at 1:55 PM
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I finished up this couple's album a few months back and still haven't gotten around to putting the rest of their photos up here! So here they are…a nice little collage of their wedding day. 🙂
Tag: Louisville engagement photos
Valerie + Erik, Kentucky Wedding
Spring is just around the corner, and so is wedding season, my favorite! I'm definitely ready for some beautiful green scenery and wedding bouquets.
I photographed this wedding last fall, finally getting the rest of the images up here. Such a lovely wedding in Brandenburg, Kentucky at the Southern Grace Bed and Breakfast. Enjoy the rest of these, and happy planning to all you new brides out there!
Valerie + Erik, A Kentucky Wedding
What a perfect southern September wedding this last Saturday here in Kentucky! I loved the opportunity to photograph this sweet couple's wedding at the Southern Grace Bed and Breakfast. Lovely couple, gorgeous backdrops…a wedding photographer's dream (swoon!).
Here's a couple of my favs with more to come soon…
Congratulations Valerie and Erik!
Alison 🙂
Carol + Bill, Ranch Wedding
I can't gush about this wedding enough! Everything was absolutely gorgeous! I was so excited I got to travel back to Wyoming for this beautiful wedding day. It was at the UXU Ranch near Yellowstone/Cody Wyoming. There's nothing quite like a country ranch wedding.
So here is a little peek at a few photos with more to come. Congratulations to this happy couple!
Starting with one of my favorites… 🙂
And everyone got a chance to congratulate the newlyweds, even the horses 😉


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A report from CBS News Sunday Morning about Blake Mycoskie, TAR 2.
Amazing Race China is looking for a number of production roles to be filled immediately.The show is a team-based, race-structured competition that follows 10 teams through 12 different cities in China as they compete for first place. Along the way they must complete tasks in each city and battle each other to avoid being eliminated.Production is scheduled to begin in late April/Early May running through mid-June with post-production scheduled to continue until September. Each episode will involve three day shoots in each city with a day break in between.
It wouldn't be Emmy season without some old-fashioned trash-talking.Donald Trump is taking aim at perennial outstanding reality competition series winner "Amazing Race," the only show to take home the prize since its inception in 2003.Its a shame that 'Amazing Race keeps winning, because it doesnt deserve to win it," Trump tells THR. It wins every year because they know how to politic the Emmys."Just so happens that 'Race' is in competition with Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," which the Donald believes -- shocker -- is having one of its best seasons ever. He says he fully expects not just an Emmy nomination in the reality competition category (which would be the series' third, the first two being for non-celebrity cycles) but a triumphant win on Aug. 29.Well, if that pesky "Race" would just get out of his way. Trump believes the predictability in the reality competition category has contributed to the recent decline in Emmy ratings (though last years telecast was up by more than 1 million viewers from 2008). Theyve lost credibility, Trump says of voters. Instead of shows that deserve to win, they pick 'Amazing Race.' Its a very sad commentary.Perhaps Trump is sore over what happened in 2004, the first year that "Apprentice" and "Race" faced off. Ever assured, Trump recalls he was halfway out of his seat when the Emmy presenter began announcing "Race" as the winner."I was standing up to go down there and pick up the Emmy, he says. "Incredible. Its a joke. If the Emmys want their ratings back, they have to pick shows that deserve it."
'Sex and the City's' Sarah Jessica Parker on 'Amazing Race's' 'perfect season'By Jay BobbinMay 20, 2010 5:07 PM ETAlthough "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker doesn't watch "American Idol" nor "Dancing With the Stars," when it comes to televised competitions, she has a clear favorite."I follow 'The Amazing Race,'" Parker tells Zap2it. "I think they were back on their game this past season. It was like the first two seasons, as good as it has ever been, with probably the greatest team that ever competed: the cowboys, because of how they conducted themselves in every country they traveled around."I just thought it was the perfect season."And SJP needs to know what makes a good reality show these days.The Emmy-winning actress' second sequel to her HBO series hits theaters next Thursday (May 27), and while she's doing bountiful promotion for it, she also has a big stake in a reality-competition show she's executive-producing. She's glad the anticipation for the movie also is letting her bring attention to "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," which Bravo premieres Wednesday, June 9."This is not an opportunity for me to be on screen, nor about money," Parker says, though she appears in the first episode to set 14 artists on the path to the top prize of a museum show and $100,000. "I want people to know how much they can invite art into their home, and how much they're already surrounded by it every single day."Parker was able to keep tabs on "Work of Art" while filming "Sex and the City 2" quite comfortably. In fact, she reports that "coincidentally, the first day of shooting on both was the same day."Because we were shooting the movie in the streets, I got to finish early enough to stop by the set of the show and watch the first day of taping, which was thrilling. We'd been talking about it for two years or more, so it was a long time coming. It was great to start the day as Carrie Bradshaw, then trot down to the Chelsea area and this wonderful studio that Bravo built and see what was happening."
Among entertainment shows, CBS The Amazing Race leads for Republicans while Dems favor Mad Men, which pulls in just 2 million viewers each week on AMC.
Republicans like TAR better than Democrats?? Thank you Republicans!! QuoteAmong entertainment shows, CBS The Amazing Race leads for Republicans while Dems favor Mad Men, which pulls in just 2 million viewers each week on AMC. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/the_right_stuff_aUDbAdefmElIE9lEk8TKqN#ixzz14wNhU8d3
Apparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.
Quote from: mswood on November 10, 2010, 09:59:36 PMApparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.Well no one is perfect...........but we like you just the way you are!
Not TAR...but could have an impact?:New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Terming reality TV shows as"shameful"and"not in good taste", BJP today sought curbs on such programmes."All these so called reality shows in TV programmes are shameful and distorting our culture. These are not in good taste and affecting people. There are cases of suicide and divorces due to these shows,"BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters outside Parliament.There should be effective curbs on such shows, he said, adding,"I have raised the issue in the House and it will be raised again in the Parliament till government takes some action."Some instances of objectionable and obscene content shown in programmes and reality shows telecast on TV channels have been brought to the notice of the government from time to time and action has been taken as per the existing provisions of the Programme and Advertisement Code prescribed under Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder.The Government has set up an electronic media monitoring Centre to keep a check on the content telecast on private television channels, which sends reports of violation of programme and advertising codes to Information and Broadcasting Ministry. http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/950295/NCR/1/20/1
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Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91.
"Walter was a splendid rock through all the years. He was someone to lean on, and he was always there when you needed him," said Francie George, the daughter of William Henry Haussner, a German immigrant and master chef who opened the venerable restaurant in 1926 at Eastern Avenue and Clinton Street, and Frances Wilke Haussner.
"He operated on the principle that the customer was always right. It wasn't uncommon for us to serve 1,800 dinners in an evening, which got Walter saying, 'It's just like a house party,' " recalled Mrs. George.
Mr. Gilliam, the son of a steelworker and a homemaker, was born and raised in Prince Edward County, Va.
He moved to Baltimore in 1941 with his family when his father took a job at Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point.
"They settled on Shooter Street, that ran between Madison Street and Ashland Avenue, near the old Sinai Hospital," said his son, Ralph Gilliam of Baltimore.
"They later moved to Washington Street, where they lived for 20 years, and for the last 31 have been at Ashland Mews on Eden Street," he said.
Mr. Gilliam was 20 years old in 1941 when he started working at Haussner's making sandwiches. He later moved up to dishwasher, broilerman and finally chef, in a career that often involved working six-day weeks.
In a 1995 interview with The Baltimore Sun, Mr. Gilliam said he was making hamburgers one day for his fellow employees when Mr. Haussner stopped by and advised him to make the burgers the same way he would for customers.
"He said, 'When you're doing something, do it right. If you don't do it right, when you're ready to do it right, you won't know how to do it,' " said Mr. Gilliam in the interview.
"He said that Mr. Haussner taught him everything he knew," his son said.
And in turn, Mr. Gilliam became a mentor to new employees.
"I used to call him 'Mr. Walter,' and he'd say, 'God gave you two hands. Use them,' " said Mrs. George, who worked briefly in the kitchen before returning to college.
"I was at the vegetable table and then he moved me over to mashed potatoes. I guess I was there 15 minutes," recalled Mrs. George, with a laugh.
"Before you put them in the dish, you had to stir them in the pot to fluff them," she said. "I guess I wasn't doing it the way Walter wanted, and he walked over and suggested I take a dinner break. He was everyone's mentor and wanted it done right."
Mr. Gilliam's expertise as a top-notch broilerman came into play when his son recalled a State Department affair at Haussner's, when his father had to prepare multiple steak orders.
"He told me he had 32 different steak orders, and not one of them was sent back to the kitchen. They were done to perfection," his son said.
"Anything he touched was good," said Mrs. George.
One of Mr. Gilliam's dishes even landed in the Haussner's menu.
"It was called 'Walter's Fried Chicken,' " his son said. "They named it after him."
Starting in 1952 and continuing until 1995, when his doctor ordered him to stay home because of glaucoma, Mr. Gilliam worked 43 years without missing a day of work, and once went 12 years between vacations.
"When it snowed and the streetcars and buses weren't running, he'd put plastic bags on his shoes," said Mrs. George.
"I'd like to work as long as I can," Mr. Gilliam said in the 1995 article. "Some people might think I'm crazy, but I never had it in my mind to stop working. My father said, 'Work as long as you can.' "
Despite his medical problems, Mr. Gilliam eased into retirement.
"He kept going to Haussner's two days a week to cook, in order to get it out of his system," his son said.
At home, Mr. Gilliam enjoyed cooking for family and friends but wouldn't "tell his cooking secrets," his son said.
Mr. Gilliam described his father as "never raising his voice," and being generous to a fault, the kind of man who opened his home to those who had no place to stay.
"He took care of many kids, and he had eight of his own in a four-room house," he said. "We had relatives and cousins from New York and the South who would come and stay."
He also said his father was a "great storyteller and had them to tell."
Mr. Gilliam had been a fan of the old New York Giants and was a "closet Yankees fan," his son said.
Mr. Gilliam was a member and deacon of United House of Prayer for All People, 3401 Edgewood St., Ashburton, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday.
In addition to his son, Mr. Gilliam is survived by his wife of 69 years, the former Josephine Cephas, a retired Baltimore public school special-education teacher; four daughters, Betty Carlos, Dietrich Cabean, Delores Mclean and Beverly Street, all of Baltimore; two brothers, Edward Gilliam of Baltimore and Earl Gilliam of Passaic, N.J.; 29 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three other sons: Walter Gilliam Jr. died in 1964, George H. Gilliam was killed in Vietnam in 1968, and Jerome Gilliam died in 2008.


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World Peace will have to wait another day.
The Lakers star formerly known as Ron Artest, now Metta World Peace, was the first booted off the new season of "Dancing with the Stars."
"All I want to know is who's coming with me?" he joked after learning his fate. Metta, as Artest says he now prefers to be called, went on to thank his pro-partner, Peta Murgatroyd.
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Host Tom Bergeron praised Metta's positive attitude and said the ballroom would miss "all the antics" to come should he have remained in the competition.
"We won't lock you out of here," Bergeron promised.
It wasn't a shock that Metta was cut, as he'd landed at the bottom of the judges' leaderboard on Monday with what judge Len Goodman called "atrocious" cha cha footwork.
Goodman said Tuesday that anything might have happened given another week of dance practice.
Metta's exit allowed TV legal analyst Nancy Grace and Rob Kardashian to survive. Each had also scored in the bottom tier of season 13 contestants and not known whether they would advance until the final moments of ABC's broadcast.
Leaderboard leaders Chynna Phillips and J.R. Martinez, the wounded Iraq war vet turned actor, got the green light to move on without incident on Tuesday.
Others returning for week two are: U.S. soccer star Hope Solo, talk show host Ricki Lake, ex-"Hills" starlet Kristin Cavallari, David Arquette, Chaz Bono, "Queer Eye" star Carson Kressley and Italian model and TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis.


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Yale University
Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.
Since the mid-twentieth century, Yale has been a leader in the integration of the practice of painting, sculpture, photography, design, and new media into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.
The commitment of the School of Art to the rigorous fusion of thinking and making-in a context in which superb resources in other disciplines are available to aspiring artists-has made it a magnet for the most talented young people from around the world. Starting in the 1960s with the arrival of Bauhaus master Josef Albers, the School has likewise attracted an unrivaled faculty. In addition, visiting lecturers have included a cross section of the creators and critics who have set the course of visual art during the last five decades. Indeed, many who attended the School of Art have gone on to join the front ranks of that groundbreaking company.
With a constant flow of speakers, new facilities for all mediums, a new exhibition space for contemporary art, and events and programs developed in collaboration with the Yale University Art Gallery and other arts departments, the School of Art offers students, the university as a whole, and the wider community not only a broad perspective on what has recently happened and is happening in art, but also glimpses of what is coming.
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Here in Washington state, insurers should generally complete their claims investigations within 30 days unless there are good reasons why that cannot be done.
That said, all people involved in the investigation of a claim must provide reasonable assistance -- usually meaning providing information as requested -- so the insurer can process the claim.
The law that includes the 30 day standard is WAC 284-30-370.
If you have a claim that you feel is taking unreasonably long -- and you live here in Washington -- feel free to contact our consumer advocacy staff and we'll try to help. You can fill out an online complaint form 24/7, or you can call us toll-free at 1-800-562-6900.\
Here are more tips about filing an auto insurance claim, as well as tips on filing a homeowners insurance claim, and tips on how to file an appeal when your health insurer says no to a payment or treatment.
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JOHN LENNON: THE BERMUDA TAPES a pioneering, interactive album app for the iPad and iPhone is available now on the App Store with all net proceeds to benefit WhyHunger's work to realize a world free of hunger and poverty.
Integrating excerpts of Lennon's demo tapes recorded in Bermuda with innovative game play and intimate documentary storytelling, John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes is a thrilling, unprecedented experience for music and technology fans alike. And to help imagine John's vision for a better world, all net proceeds from the project will support the non-profit WhyHunger and its Imagine There's No Hunger campaign to combat global childhood hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture.
"Writing Double Fantasy was a very exciting time creatively for both John and me. I think the album app captures the sense of discovery and the artistic dialogue that John and I shared at that time and provides a new way to help us imagine a world without hunger."
-Yoko Ono Lennon
Available for download at iTunes on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.


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Like a lot of entrepreneurial endeavors, theirs was a case of "We need this right now – why doesn't it exist?" The idea for Wanderu arose when Polina Raygorodskaya and Igor Bratnikov were stranded in Virginia by a canceled rideshare. Desperate for a ride, the concept was born, described on its website as "the simplest way for you to find and book inner-city buses and trains between any two points". Indeed, visitors to the Wanderu site are told they're "Free to Wanderu around the country."
Raygorodskaya and Bratnikov, would later assume the company's roles of CEO and COO, respectively. On the Aug. 10 episode of NBC Bay Area's Press:Here, Scott McGrew referred to the online travel booking service as "Expedia for the Greyhound set." Indeed, the iconic Greyhound bus has gone through a complete renovation in conjunction with its 100th anniversary this year. More than 90 percent of its coaches are brand-new or refurbished with leather seats, power outlets and the now-mandatory Wi-Fi.
With its emphasis on curbside bus stops, modernized double-decker buses and on-board Wi-Fi, Wanderu is geared toward travel for the "next generation." Discussing the generational gap of what's valued, Raygorodskaya said, "For the millennial demographic, it's the coolest new electronics that you have…the reason why Lyft and Uber are so successful is because people don't want to drive—they want to be driven around."
U.S. & World
Since its inception in 2011, the Boston-based company has expanded from primarily Midwest travel to all over North America, with routes from DC to New York, Orlando to Miami, Seattle to Vancouver, Los Angeles to Las Vegas, and San Francisco to LA.
The constant need for instant access to information, especially among the younger generation that's accustomed to it, was a primary incentive for Raygorodskaya to develop this meta-search site. She told McGrew, "As a millennial…I want to be able to book a trip at the click of a button. I don't want to have to go to 10 different websites to see what time the bus is leaving." Also, she noted, "We're (millennials) less likely to own cars."
Still, the ability to quickly, easily, and cheaply plan your trip – no matter how complex – is priceless (one of Wanderu's many partner companies, Megabus, has fares starting at just $1), especially when other plans fall through, such as was the case with Raygorodskaya and Bratnikov. "There are hundreds of bus companies in the U.S. We do routing…we're able to reach destinations that you can't reach with just one company," she added.
Buses are not the only mode of transportation with which Wanderu connects its users. "We integrate transit to get you to and from the station, and we also route providers together in case you need to take more than on bus or train."
A recent expansion announced in June that Wanderu partnered with busing company Turimex Internacional, which serves the Southwest and Mexico. An app is also currently in production, and the growing demand is evident that it can't come soon enough. As Raygorodskaya notes, "I just got an email; someone needed help because they're trying to find a bus to get to their wedding tomorrow."
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- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
"Hey, all you sods, I can fly and you can't! A natural airman, in case you haven't noticed. And in conclusion, I'd like to add that I'm a girl and you can all get stuffed!"
Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld pg. 36


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Asking Questions the Sandler Way
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He's an invisible webcomic artist — here's one of the rare interviews with the guy, and a review of his work. I've been following him for many years, and one of the interesting things you can see as he matured is that he's gone from drawing pimp ninjas and geisha sluts to developing a very feminist sensibility.
Look at his latest, for instance — no words at all, but he still gets across regret at what patriarchal culture has done.
There's been a striking transformation going on. I'd really like to hear in his own words what's going on through his head…but his art seems to be doing a fine job of communicating.


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Locum Veterinary Surgeon
Sector: Vets
Consultant: Oli Hudson
Salary: £250 - £300
Job Status: Temporary / Full Time
Seven Animal Health are looking for a Locum Veterinary Surgeon to work in the South Yorkshire region for the month of May.
The role:
As a Vet Surgeon you will be expected to set and maintain the high standard of the practice. Within this RCVS-accredited practice you will be working with small animals alongside your friendly team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Expected to set and maintain a high standard of practice.
- You must be a great communicator.
- Providing high client satisfaction.
- Ensuring commercial success for the business.
- A keen interest in delivering outstanding patient care.
- To treat the animals, surgically and medically.
- Be passionate about delivering top quality Veterinary care.
- To work well in a team.
Applicant Requirements:
- Qualifications: Qualified Veterinary Surgeon.
- Experience: Relevant experience in a similar environment.
- Compliance: Must be RCVS registered and proof to live and work in the UK.
- Hours: 8.30am to 7pm
Working with Seven Animal Health:
Established in 2011, the award-winning Seven Animal Health is a leading provider of Veterinary professionals to Hospitals and Private Practices across the UK, Australia and USA. We provide both temporary and permanent solutions, working with every type and level of veterinary professional.
Seven Animal Health is the recruitment service that guarantees experienced, qualified and available staff exactly when you need them. Our expert talent acquisition team seamlessly connect professionals to all areas of animal health; including exotic, equine, small/large animals, and everything in between.
After winning UK Animal Health Recruitment Firm of the year (2018) at the Animal Health & Wellness Awards, we are proud of our nationwide reputation for providing a world-class recruitment service that is underpinned by honesty, integrity and attention to detail.
Refer a friend, family member or colleague for £250
If you're not the perfect match for this role, but you know a Vet Surgeon who is, help them find their dream job by referring them to Seven Animal Health. As a little 'thank you' from us, you will receive £250 for every referral that is successfully placed into a new role.


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Park district notes
From Roy
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[July 09, 2014]
Art Camp kicks off on Monday,
July 14 - Join Jodi Phillips, art instructor, for a fun week and
tap into your creative side! If you enjoy drawing, painting and
creating then this camp is just for you. Art Camp will explore using
a variety of materials and techniques in watercolors, acrylics, oil
pastels and much more. This camp is designed for kids to have fun
while creating awesome art pieces. No experience is needed and all
materials are provided. Classes are planned to be divided by grades
the participants are entering this fall. Wear old clothes because
sometimes an artist can get a little messy!
Walking program starts July 14
Jacki Pavlik, Fitness
Director for the Park District is offering a walking program.
Starting on Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 25 track your miles
2B FIT. How many miles can you walk in two weeks? Track your miles
each week on our Wellness Walk board in the Aerobic Studio. Walk on
the treadmill, the indoor courts or outside. Walk with a friend or
family member. Anyone is encouraged to participate. Non-members must
pay the daily fee to walk on the courts or use circuit equipment.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three participants with the
highest mileage. Many smart phones offer free Pedometer apps you can
download to track your miles. Eight laps around the Lincoln Park
District indoor court is a mile. Mileage is based on the honor
system. Have fun and WALK 2B FIT!
Kids "Just Dance" Summer Camp starts July 21
Another really
fun event is Kids "Just Dance" Summer Camp. Our camp will begin
Monday, July 21 and end of Friday, July 25. Camp will be led by
fitness instructor Heather Pavlik from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
daily. Cost is $15.00 per child for ages 7 and up. Each dancer will
receive a Fit Zone "Just Dance" Camp T-shirt and water bottle. Kids
will learn basic dance techniques including leaps, turns and kicks
along with brief side line combinations and a dance routine. On
Friday, July 25 the parents and families of the participants will be
invited at 10:30 a.m. to watch what their child has learned
throughout the week. Please sign up at the administrative office or
fitness desk because there is limited space available.
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Sign up for Up Up and Away 5K
Just a reminder that the Up Up and Away 5K is Sunday, August 24.
Forms are available at Graue Inc., Custom Family Cleaners, Camels
Hair'em, Blades Salon or Chris Coyne State Farm Office. It is also
printable from the Lincoln Park District web site found at
www.lincolnparkdistrict.com Runners registered by
August 15 will pay $20.00 the cost after the 15th will be $25.00
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Since that first post, I've fallen flat on my face. It seems we've become lazy, especially during the work week, tending to gravitate to the bar at Il Fornaio for a plate of Chef Marco's pasta. When we do make pasta at home, John routinely requests his beloved Ultimate Spaghetti Carbonara.
I rarely make homemade pasta, despite owning all the pasta attachments for our Kitchen Aid. There's really no excuse, especially now, since I have fallen in love with a beautiful artisanal pasta tool.
My quest for one of these tools began when I saw Fine Cooking's video series on handmade pastas (Fine Cooking Culinary School: Handmade Pastas). One of the videos demonstrated how to make Corzetti pasta, with Pine Nut-Butter Sauce.
Plain, cookie-cutter pasta didn't excite me; I wanted one of those corzetti stamps so I could make the real thing. In less than five minutes on the internet, I was on Terry Mirri's web site, Fatto in America - Artisanal Pasta Tools.
Terry's vision is to "provide and encourage home chefs to explore food preparation with his unique line of handcrafted tools, rarely seen by the American consumer." Keeping with the Italian tradition of individuality, Terry started with the Corzetti Stamp, and has now expanded into polenta boards, cavarola boards, and garganelli-gnocchi boards.
I contacted Terry, told him about There's a Newf in My Soup, and asked if he would send me a Corzetti Stamp to try and feature on my blog. Terry graciously allowed me to chose from three design sets: Classic, Piccolini, or Michelangelo. I was also able to personalize my stamp with my choice of wood and imprint designs.
Just in time for Christmas, a package arrived in the mail with my gorgeous Michelangelo Corzetti Stamp, made of walnut, with the grape cluster design on one side and olive branch on the other.
Terry shared his preference for making the dough with a ratio of one cup buckwheat flour to three cups all-purpose flour, with eggs and olive oil. He said "those buckwheat coins are big and beautiful, and you must find a sauce equal to its status." For the sauce, he "ruthlessly" sautes shredded cabbage, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and sage in olive oil and butter. He likes to add anchovies and capers to most of his sauces, but "not so much that you can taste either." And black pepper, "with a large crack, big and plentiful." Terry apologized for his lack of specificity..."I was raised in a very Italian house and a piece of paper with instructions was Benedict Arnold territory. You could never be part of the kitchen intelligentsia with little pages flipping all over."
I tried the buckwheat pasta first, but rolled it too thin and was unable to achieve a clear imprint of the design. That's okay, it was a good test run. I tried again, this time making a basic egg pasta dough.


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A Snohomish County Woman has been charged for claiming that she'd lost a diamond ring that she had actually pawned.
The Attorney General's Office has chaged Laura Anne Dunn with attempted first-degree theft and insurance fraud. Arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 23 in Snohomish County Superior Court.
In January, Dunn told her insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance, that she'd lost her ring during a New Year's Eve stay at a casino. The ring was valued at more than $9,000.
Investigators for Liberty Mutual checked with the casino's security staff, which had no record of Dunn reporting her ring missing. They asked Dunn to provide a number of records, including all photographs taken during her stay at the casino.
The investigators also checked pawnshop records. They discovered that Dunn had actually pawned the ring back in September 2011. In fact, the ring was still at the pawnshop until she picked it up in mid-March 2012.
Two weeks after she filed the claim, Dunn sent a note to Liberty Mutual.
"I have been extremely lucky," she wrote, saying that she'd found the ring snagged in a glove. "...Thanks for your time and effort on my behalf."
The following day, the insurer's investigators visited a local pawnshop, where they found and photographed the ring that Dunn had reported missing. They closed the claim and reported the case to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's Special Investigations Unit, which specializes in insurance fraud cases.
Update: On Dec. 19, 2012, Dunn pleaded guilty to attempted first degree theft. She was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and $600 in costs.
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Apple v Samsung - compare and contrast
As almost everyone on the planet will have heard by now, Apple Inc. won a convincing victory over Samsung Electronics Ltd. and its American subsidiaries in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on the 24 Aug 2012. The claim was for the infringement of various US "utility" and "design patents" belonging to Apple and "dilution" and infringement of Apple's "trade dress" - causes of action that appear to be roughly equivalent to patent and registered design infringement and passing off in the UK and most other common law countries. Samsung counterclaimed for the revocation of Apple's patents and damages and other relief for the infringement of its own patents. As the 7th amendment to the US constitution guarantees trial by jury for claims over US$20, the claim and counterclaim came before a jury. In its 20 page verdict that jury found for Apple on just about every issue and awarded Apple US$1,049,343,540 in damages.
The Northern District of California is, of course, Apple's home turf. The day before the jury delivered its verdict a court in South Korea (which is where Samsung is incorporated) found that both sides had infringed the other's patents and granted injunctions and damages to both of them though Samsung was the overall winner. As His Honour Judge Birss QC observed at paragraph [6] of his judgment in Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Apple Inc [2012] EWHC 1882 (Pat) (9 July 2012):
Should anyone wish to discuss this article or the Apple litigation anywhere in the world he or she should call me on 0800 862 0055 or contact me through Facebook, Linkedin, twitter or Xing, or through my contact page.
Further Reading
Jane Lambert "Samsung v Apple - the Aftermath" 28 Aug 2012 on the post trial relief in this case.
Shawn Sullivan "Verdict Form and Juror Interviews Offer Glimpses of Jury Deliberations in Apple v. Samsung" 27 Aug 2012 (Sullivanlaw.net)
Jane Lambert "Samsung v Apple - the Appeal" 26 Oct 2012 The judgment of the Court of Appeal
The Northern District of California is, of course, Apple's home turf. The day before the jury delivered its verdict a court in South Korea (which is where Samsung is incorporated) found that both sides had infringed the other's patents and granted injunctions and damages to both of them though Samsung was the overall winner. As His Honour Judge Birss QC observed at paragraph [6] of his judgment in Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Apple Inc [2012] EWHC 1882 (Pat) (9 July 2012):
"This dispute is being litigated between the parties in other countries. The validity case is before OHIM. In Germany the first instance court in Düsseldorf held that the Galaxy tablets infringed the design but on appeal the Düsseldorf Court of Appeal decided there was no infringement. However the German court did grant an injunction on the Samsung tablets on a different basis under German unfair competition law. In the Netherlands Apple lost at first instance and on appeal. Both the German and Dutch proceedings are preliminary proceedings. It was not disputed that Apple has the right to start full infringement proceedings in those countries and that the preliminary decisions are not binding. This action is the first substantive hearing in the Community of the issue of infringement."
The proceedings before Judge Birss QC was a claim by Samsung for a declaration that none of its Galaxy tablet computers infringed Apple's registered Community design number 000181607-0001 and a counterclaim by Apple that the Galaxy infringed its RCD. After a 2-day trial His Honour found in Samsung's favour at [190]:
"The informed user's overall impression of each of the Samsung Galaxy Tablets is the following. From the front they belong to the family which includes the Apple design; but the Samsung products are very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family with unusual details on the back. They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool. The overall impression produced is different."
Why the difference in outcomes? Well, for a start the US and EU protect industrial designs in different ways. Although both give effect to section 4 of TRIPS, the US Patent and Trademark Office grants patents for new, original and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture under 35 USC s.171 whereas the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market ("OHIM") register designs that are new and have individual character as registered Community designs pursuant to art 4 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 Dec 2001 on Community designs (OJ EC No L 3 of 5.1.2002, p. 1) ("the Community design regulation"). Another difference is that Judge Birss QC was concerned only with the question whether the Galaxy tablets infringed Apple's RCD. He was not asked to consider whether the design registration was valid. That is a matter for OHIM which is already considering an application by Samsung for the invalidation of the design. And of course there was no claim for passing off or anything that equated to the unfair competition claim in Germany or the trade dress dilution or infringement claims in California.
At paragraph [65] of his judgment Judge Birss said that "Community design infringement cases are supposed to be simple." This was anything but simple because "aside from the evidence of the experts, there were lengthy skeleton arguments and schedules addressing whether various features were present in the design corpus" which resulted in a judgment that was much longer than usual. The judge considered this material because of the commercial importance of the dispute. That is a pity because it will encourage future litigants to do the same, especially in commercially important cases.
Art 19 of the Community design regulation confers on its holder "the exclusive right to use it and to prevent any third party not having his consent from using it." Art 10 (1) provides that "the scope of the protection conferred by a Community design shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression." In assessing the scope of protection, art 10 (2) requires "the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design" to be taken into consideration. Judge Birss QC directed himself slightly differently at paragraph [30]:
Art 19 of the Community design regulation confers on its holder "the exclusive right to use it and to prevent any third party not having his consent from using it." Art 10 (1) provides that "the scope of the protection conferred by a Community design shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression." In assessing the scope of protection, art 10 (2) requires "the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design" to be taken into consideration. Judge Birss QC directed himself slightly differently at paragraph [30]:
"Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 applies to this case. There is no point in quoting the Articles in this judgment. Article 3 defines "design". Articles 4, 5 and 6 relate to validity, a design must be new and have individual character. Article 8 excludes features dictated solely by function. Art 10 defines the scope of protection in a manner analogous to the definition of individual character in Art 6. A design will infringe if it does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression. In assessing the scope of protection, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design shall be taken into consideration. Recital 14 explains that overall impression depends on the existing design corpus, the nature of the product, the industrial sector and the degree of freedom of the designer."
His reference to paragraph 14 of the recitals is interesting and a little surprising because it addresses the question of individual character which is one of the conditions for the registration of a design as a RCD. That goes to validity which was, of course, reserved to OHIM by virtue of art 91. By taking that recital into account the judge had to consider the "design corpus" (that is to say, the prior art) which greatly increased the length and complexity of his judgment.
His Honour rightly directed himself that the overall impression of the allegedly infringing design had to be assessed from the point of view of the "informed user" and he accepted at paragraph [34] Samsung's list of characteristics of such a user:
"i) He (or she) is a user of the product in which the design is intended to be incorporated, not a designer, technical expert, manufacturer or seller (PepsiCo paragraph 54 referring to Grupo Promer paragraph 62; Shenzen paragraph 46).
ii) However, unlike the average consumer of trade mark law, he is particularly observant (PepsiCo paragraph 53);
iii) He has knowledge of the design corpus and of the design features normally included in the designs existing in the sector concerned (PepsiCo paragraph 59 and also paragraph 54 referring to Grupo Promer paragraph 62);
iv) He is interested in the products concerned and shows a relatively high degree of attention when he uses them (PepsiCo paragraph 59);
v) He conducts a direct comparison of the designs in issue unless there are specific circumstances or the devices have certain characteristics which make it impractical or uncommon to do so (PepsiCoparagraph 55)."
The judge added at paragraph [35] "that the informed user neither (a) merely perceives the designs as a whole and does not analyse details, nor (b) observes in detail minimal differences which may exist (PepsiCo paragraph 59)."
The learned judge then considered whether any of the design features were dictated solely by function though it is not clear why he did. Samsung did not pursue the allegation that any of those features were dictated solely by function and in any case the point went to validity which was a matter that Judge Birss did not need to consider. His explanation at paragraph [39] is that Samsung had submitted that there was very limited design freedom and that the interpretation of art 8 (1) was relevant to design freedom. In defining "design freedom" Judge Birss adopted Mr. Justice Arnold's summary in Dyson Ltd. v Vax Ltd. [2010] FSR 39, [2011] ECC 9, [2010] EWHC 1923 (Pat), [2011] Bus LR 232, [2010] ECDR 18:
"design freedom may be constrained by (i) the technical function of the product or an element thereof, (ii) the need to incorporate features common to such products and/or (iii) economic considerations (e. g. the need for the item to be inexpensive)."
Although he probably made the task that he set him set himself more difficult than it need have been by considering the design corpus the judge's self direction as to the correct overall approach in registered design cases was impeccable:
"53. The exercise must start with identifying the informed user and the existing design corpus. The overall impression is something produced on the informed user.
54. Although the outcome depends on overall impression, as a practical matter the design must be broken down into features. Each feature needs to be considered in order to give it appropriate significance or weight. Each feature needs to be considered in three respects. A feature dictated solely by function is to be disregarded. As long as it is not disregarded, each feature must be considered against the design corpus and it must be considered from the point of view of design freedom.
55. Since this case is concerned with infringement only and not validity, the list of features is a list of similarities said to exist between the design and the alleged infringement. Aside from considering similarities, the differences between the design and the alleged infringement also need to be addressed and weighted. For all the similarities and differences, the weighting exercise is concerned with assessing the significance of the similarity to the informed user. Things which look the same because all the products in the class look that way do not excite the informed user's interest to the same extent as unusual features.
56. Taking into account the similarities and differences, appropriately weighted, the court can decide whether the alleged infringement produces a different overall impression on the informed user from that produced by the registered design.
57. The point of design protection must be to reward and encourage good product design by protecting the skill, creativity and labour of product designers. This effort is different from the work of artists. The difference between a work of art and a work of design is that design is concerned with both form and function. However design law is not seeking to reward advances in function. That is the sphere of patents. Function imposes constraints on a designer's freedom which do not apply to an artist. Things which look the same because they do the same thing are not examples of infringement of design right.
58. How similar does the alleged infringement have to be to infringe? Community design rights are not simply concerned with anti-counterfeiting. One could imagine a design registration system which was intended only to allow for protection against counterfeits. In that system only identical or nearly identical products would infringe. The test of "different overall impression" is clearly wider than that. The scope of protection of a Community registered design clearly can include products which can be distinguished to some degree from the registration. On the other hand the fact that the informed user is particularly observant and the fact that designs will often be considered side by side are both clearly intended to narrow the scope of design protection. Although no doubt minute scrutiny by the informed user is not the right approach, attention to detail matters.
59. Finally it bears recording that it was common ground before me that copying is irrelevant to the issue of infringement of a Community registered design. Samsung submitted and Apple did not disagree that considering whether a product was produced by copying an article made to the registered design was irrelevant."
The only oral evidence in the case was expert testimony addressing the issue of degree of freedom and features dictated solely by technical function. Their evidence had been directed at the case management conference. The rest of the judgment consisted of a comparison of the Samsung products against the following design features that had been suggested by Apple at paragraph [16]:
"i) A rectangular, biaxially symmetrical slab with four evenly, slightly rounded corners;
ii) A flat transparent surface without any ornamentation covering the entire front face of the device up to the rim;
iii) A very thin rim of constant width, surrounding and flush with the front transparent surface;
iv) A rectangular display screen surrounded by a plain border of generally constant width centred beneath the transparent surface;
v) A substantially flat rear surface which curves upwards at the sides and comes to meet the front surface at a crisp outer edge;
vi) A thin profile, the impression of which is emphasised by (v) above;
vii) Overall, a design of extreme simplicity without features which specify orientation."
The judge's expressed his overall impression of the Apple design at paragraph [182]:
"The extreme simplicity of the Apple design is striking. Overall it has undecorated flat surfaces with a plate of glass on the front all the way out to a very thin rim and a blank back. There is a crisp edge around the rim and a combination of curves, both at the corners and the sides. The design looks like an object the informed user would want to pick up and hold. It is an understated, smooth and simple product. It is a cool design."
As I have stated above, his overall impression of the design of the Samsung products was that it was "not as cool." Whether that is a point upon which Samsung would have liked to have won is questionable but a win is a win. I have to say that I am more confident in the judgment of Judge Birss QC than I am in the verdict of the California jury but time will tell.
Should anyone wish to discuss this article or the Apple litigation anywhere in the world he or she should call me on 0800 862 0055 or contact me through Facebook, Linkedin, twitter or Xing, or through my contact page.
Further Reading
Jane Lambert "Samsung v Apple - the Aftermath" 28 Aug 2012 on the post trial relief in this case.
Shawn Sullivan "Verdict Form and Juror Interviews Offer Glimpses of Jury Deliberations in Apple v. Samsung" 27 Aug 2012 (Sullivanlaw.net)
Jane Lambert "Samsung v Apple - the Appeal" 26 Oct 2012 The judgment of the Court of Appeal