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Philadelphia in a flash
Four days of visiting sites and museums went by quickly
Updated 2:01 pm, Friday, June 27, 2014
The mission: A taste of Philadelphia.
While my partner and I have traveled across this great nation, for some reason we've never spent any quality time in the City of Brotherly Love ... oh, a stopover at the airport or train station, but never a meaningful visit to the cradle of American civilization.
To us, this seemed a major gap. In the month before the great all-nation celebration of Independence Day, spending some time in the shadows of Founding Fathers George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and James Monroe seemed a compelling draw. Not to mention that the city itself has a reputation as a colorful, quirky, metropolitan enclave with plenty of widely varied cultural pursuits.
There was just one problem: We had only four days.
This we overcame with the talents of a master planner, my partner, who managed to research everything — everything! — months ahead of time, with the help of a AAA guidebook and a gargantuan amount of time on the Internet. We're talking not only the major sites of patriotic fervor, but lodging, transportation, hours, accessibility and even restaurants. For our purposes, and our limited time, we decided to focus on the major historical sites, the impressive visual arts institutions, and, of course, the city's diverse and superb culinary offerings. The result was a fast-paced if wide-ranging overview of just a limited view of the city. To do it justice, and explore some of its wealth of, say, musical, dramatic, athletic, zoological and multi-ethnic offerings, would require repeated stays.
So with plenty of annotated notecards, and our good friend the history professor in tow, we embarked on the four-day adventure.
Day 1
We began our first day with a trip from the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station, which turned out to be a good move. The ride itself was uneventful, affording us a good view of the backyards of just about every town, village and city through upstate New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania we encountered. We arrived in early afternoon at Philly's, marble-clad 30th Street Station, and decided it was time for a little lunch. Fortunately, we happened on the Bridgewater's Pub, a hole-in-the-wall right in the train station, and greatly enjoyed its fine craft beers and hearty sandwiches.
From there, it was a bumpy cab ride to our destination, the Thomas Bond House, a bed-and-breakfast inn housed in a 1769 brick Georgian Revival home, built by the revered Dr. Bond right on South Second Street in the Old City section. It, too, was a major winner, nicely appointed with a supremely accommodating staff and breakfasts way beyond the usual "continental," with coconut macaroons, bagels, breads of many descriptions, fine fruit salad, homemade granola, even hard-boiled eggs. (But watch those stairs; no elevator.)
Right next door is Welcome Park, a small open area presided over by a statue of William Penn (founder of the city, and, well, the colony of Pennsylvania), with black and white blocks mapping out the ancient streets of the old town.
Because Philadelphia is a major metropolitan area, there are a wide variety of lodging possibilities, from cut-rate chains to quirky boutique hotels to major four-star accommodations. But we were happy to be where we were, in the midst of the historic distric While the area may be "Old City," there's scarcely anything creaky about the neighborhood: Less than half a block away starts a wild conglomeration of pubs and dive bars, fine restaurants, nightclubs, nail salons, tattoo parlors, little bodegas and boutiques, which extends for several blocks along the Market Street corridor. On the day we arrived, we just missed a massive Gay Pride parade, which made the streets lively and extremely colorful, but in the days ahead the area settled into pretty moderate cityscape, with a mix of tourists, workers heading to the office, strollers and the ever-present runner-joggers.
By the time we settled in, it was later in the afternoon, but we plunged straight ahead to the Independence National Historical Park, a federal area that includes some 20 buildings associated with the Colonial period and the founding of our nation. After doing a bit of advance reconnaissance on tickets and the like, we headed for Destination One: The Liberty Bell. The national symbol is located in a free-standing pavilion of its own, and no tickets are necessary. Therefore, the line can look a bit daunting at times; but it moves fast, and the mostly forgettable verbiage and artifacts are minimal, leading to the big bell itself and what now must be the "selfie" capital of the city.
For dinner, we opted for Farmicia, a new-style farm-to-table restaurant recommended by a Philly native. We greatly enjoyed the nicely sauteed St. Peter's fish and tender pork loin, not to mention the friendly young staff. We retired early, to get ready for the marathon ahead.
Day 2
For our first full day in the city, we decided to head directly for paydirt: Independence Hall, right in the middle of the historical park. It was here that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776; moreover, it was the home to the Articles of Confederation (America's first major agreement of governance) and the Constitution. It was here that George Washington became commander in chief of the Continental armies. The hall has reasonably tight security, and tickets must be picked up on the day of your visit at the nearby Independence Visitor Center.
We arrived at the hall before time for our visit, so we took a detour to a really unknown treat: "Dream Garden," a giant mosaic mural in the ground floor of the Curtis (publishing) Center, designed by Maxfield Parrish and executed by the Louis Comfort Tiffany studios in hundreds of thousands of tiny glass squares in 1916. The cumulative effect was magnificent, but disappointing because of the shoddy, ancient spotlight system hid much of its glory.
Back at Independence Hall, we relaxed in the historic park awaiting our tour. Only about 60 visitors are allowed on each half-hour shift. The National Park Service guide proved not only animated but a dynamic speaker, and he provided plenty of insight into the building and its significance. The assembly room of the Continental Congress has been carefully restored, set up as it may have been in the 1775-87 era, with 13 tables representing the 13 colonies, and I have to admit: Even a jaded journalist got a bit of a chill in the presence of such history, in the shadows of Franklin, Jefferson and Washington.
More Information
If you go
Amtrak: http://www.amtrak.com (prices vary by day of the week, personal discounts and class of service)
Thomas Bond House, 129 S. Second St., Philadelphia (800) 845-2663; www.thomasbondhousebandb.com
Independence Visitors Center, 1 Independence Mall West. (800) 537-7676; www.historicphiladelphia.org
Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St., Philadelphia (215) 629-4026
Liberty 360, PECO Theater, 600 Chestnut St. (215) 629-5801
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (866) 399-2393; www.philamuseum.org
Rodin Museum, 2151 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 763-8100; www.rodinmuseum.org
Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 278-7000; www.barnesfoundation.org
Farmicia, 15 S. Third St., Philadelphia, (215) 627-6274; http://www.farmiciarestaurant.com
Cuba Libre, 10 S. Second St., Philadelphia (215) 627-0666; http://www.cubalibrerestaurant.com
The Plough and the Stars, 123 Chestnut St. (entrance on Second Street, between Market and Chestnut); (215) 733-0300; http://ploughstars.com
Race Street Cafe, 208 Race St., (215) 627-6181; http://www.racestreetcafe.net
McGillin's Olde Ale House, 1310 Drury St.; (215) 735-5562; www.mcgillins.com
City Tavern, 138 S. Second St., (215) 413-1443; http://www.citytavern.com
After the tour, we took in the "Liberty 360" show at the nearby PECO theater. The 15-minute 3-D surround-movie was narrated by none other than (who else?) Benjamin Franklin. While it tried to be educational about our nation's symbols t was nothing I hadn't heard before, andit was a bit cheesy. But there was a nice twist at the end (no spoilers here!).
Keeping in the history trail mode, we trekked a few blocks over to the Betsy Ross House. A costumed guide emulating Betsy herself kicked off the tour of her colonial home, where she may (or may not) have actually created the first version of the American flag in 1777.The house was typical of the era, three stories with plenty of up-and-down narrow staircases and a re-creation of what may have been Ross' upholstery shop.
By then it was time for a late lunch, so we trundled to the nearby Race Street Cafe, a woodsy, welcoming space that served fine shrimp quesadillas and a hearty turkey burger with good craft beers. Might consider taking this lunch stop out, just because it seems less than notable
While nearby, we stopped for a look at Elfreth's Alley, a picture-perfect little street that is said to be the country's oldest continually inhabited residential area, carefully tended with floral displays in front of most of the narrow, tall, connected homes.
We opted for dinner at Cuba Libre, a real find also recommended by a Philly native. The restaurant had the feel of a trip to Havana, with a soaring central space, dominated by churning fans and weathered stucco. The food was spot-on, from the fresh mojito to the mango-flavored shrimp to the arroz con pollo and vegetarian paella.
Day 3
The next day was the start of the culture vulture part of our tour, and to facilitate it, we got tickets for the Super Bus system, which at $30 for two days allowed us to hop on and off both double-decker buses and trolleys across a great swath of the cityfor our multiple museum stops. The rides turned out to be educational, too, with lively anecdotes and historical tidbits offered by the guides on the various vehicles.
Our first stop was the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a formidable institution indeed, with more than 200,000 objects on display, including thousands of years of decorative items, masterpieces of painting and furniture. The place is huge, and trust me, follow the map. We didn't, and wound up bouncing among the dozens of rooms, picking up a huge dose of impressionists (a Cezanne here, a Monet there, Van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse ...) along with a chunk of Philadelphia furniture and modern art, full rooms transported from France and New York.
After, we hopped on a shuttle bus to the museum's nearby Perelman Building annex, which despite having two major galleries closed for upcoming exhibits, offered plenty to see in a kind of double show called "Runway of Love," a fashion tribute to the works of Patrick Kelly, a flamboyant black designer from Mississippi who took Paris by storm in the '60s and '70s. Some 80 of his ensembles are on display, many of them featuring colorful, wacky displays of buttons, large bows, rows of dice and even an Eiffel Tower hat.
By the way, for those who wonder, the statue of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is not atop the formidable art museum stairs he memorably mounted in the movie "Rocky" long ago. The statue is now tucked away to the side of the museum, but it's still probably the second-most-popular "selfie" spot in the city.
For dinner, we headed just up South Second Street again, to the Plough and the Stars, an Irish-themed middle-road spot with a quite respectable beer list and better than average Guinness pie, pork tenderloins and quite impressive seafood chowder and tomato-bleu cheese soups.
Day 4
Here's where it gets tricky, and this is the part where I tell you: Don't try this from home. Truth is, four major museums is just too many for two days.
We started out easy, hopping the trolley to get the Rodin Museum, which actually is pretty accessible. The sculptor probably best known for "The Thinker" (a version of which is out front), is honored with a little gem, a carefully marble-laden edifice with manicured gardens and pools, many studies of his works, some impressive castings and, most spectacular, his complicated "Gates of Hell."
Just a short walk away is the Barnes Foundation, another museum that deserves a full day on its own. Luckily, we had been warned to buy our tickets online before arriving, because the place was packed. The collection itself is astonishing: more first-rank French impressionists than one could image in one space, not to mention American pottery, decorative furniture, ceramics and the like.
What makes the Barnes unique is the artwork is displayed in this new building exactly as millionaire collector Albert Barnes had shown them in his own gallery in the Philadelphia suburbs, wall for wall, piece by piece, including his strange propensity to mount odd pieces of metalwork (hooks, keys, wires, tools) between and above say, a collection of Renoirs, maybe mixed with a Seurrat, a Degas, a Modigliani, a Picasso, a Monet or Manet. Weird. But the place is huge and complicated, and needs a lot of time
Properly muddled, we opted for late lunch at McGillin's Olde Ale House, a pub just around the corner from City Hall, which has been in business since 1860, making it the city's oldest continually operating tavern. Not much to look at, it's pretty much a standard colonial tavern, with a modern bar menu. But it did offer up a remarkable rare roast beef sandwich and a reasonable version of the famous cheese steak sandwich (the first we'd had a chance to try), not too dry and with plenty of cheese, onions and peppers. Then we opted for one little bit of weirdness, just across from City Hall: We took a tour of the Masonic Temple. In a half hour, we visited no fewer than seven giant, ornate meeting rooms, all similar but each featuring a distinct architectural style: Corinthian, Norman, Italian Renaissance, Egyptian ... all gathered together with plush waiting rooms, ornate chandeliers, stained glass and thick carpets. Well.
Eventually, we took the double-decker back to the Thomas Bond House, and relaxed before dinner.
With our friend the American history professor along, there was no choice but where to go for the last repast: The City Tavern, as it happens just down the street from our lodgings. Many a Founding Father dined in the original bar at this site, and the current re-creation tries to hark back to its roots, right down Colonial-style woodwork to the servers in period garb.
It's a pleasant place where one could easily imagine the shadows of the Founding Fathers. So we dined on turkey pot pie (Franklin's favorite, we're told), with ale from Washington's own recipe, polished off with Martha Washington's chocolate mousse cake.
All that was left was to hop on all-American Amtrak and head home.
Mission: accomplished.
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Portal 2 too. Steve Merch is such a boss.
Portal 2 too. Steve Merch is such a boss.
Portal series,
Armed and Dangerous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW2a1...eature=related
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Day of the tentacle, going back in the past to change american flag design to use it as disguise in the future, chrono-toilet and many many more insane things.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl when played with friends.
If it's dependant on the in-game humor, then WoW.
Portal 1/2 - Glad0s/Wheatley/Cave Johnson
Borderlands 2 - Handsome Jack
Hmm never winter nights 2 had so funny moments if I recall. But probably the GTA series more than anything else.
Die by the Sword... watching for the first time mobs standing still cause they had no arms so they couldnt attack and spanish translation.
The Pandarian starting zone has a whole area that's a tribute to the cursed springs of Jusenkyo from the manga/anime Ranma 1/2.
Near the inn on the grounds of the Temple of the Jade Serpent is an NPC named Ben Fur.
Just a few of the fun things that come to mind from WoW.
Portal 1+2. The sarcasm of GlaDOS, the craziness that is Wheatley and the random strangeness of Cave Johnson just cracks me up every time I play them.
All the old lucasarts-games, Full Throttle, Monkey Island, Grim Fandango. Great humor and you really have to think outside the box in a weird way to figure out how to solve some of the puzzles/missions and move on in the story.Well done. Here are the test results: You are a horrible person. I'm serious, that's what it says: A horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.
Don't let that "horrible person" thing discourage you. It's just a data point.
If it makes you feel any better, science has now validated your birth mother's decision to abandon you on a doorstep.
Saints Row: The Third. Just awesome from the first minute to when the game is finished. Don't think any game has made me laugh as much. Where GTA went the serious route when it comes to storytelling and action, SR3 went the other way and pushed the pedal to the metal. One minute you're skydiving, the next you're finding yourself in the drivers seat of a car with a furious tiger in the passenger seat that will only calm down if you drive like a madman and powerslide all over the city. The dialogue is also very spot on and I failed numerous missions the first time around just because I started laughing so much.
when i was a kid there was this game about a squirrel or something.... i remember there was a fight where you had to kill a big boss made of poo by throwing toilet paper at it while he sang some opera song about him being made of poo. i thought that game was hilarious but i don't know if i would find it so funny these days though :|
"Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't mean the person actually said it." - Thomas Jefferson
WoW, makes me laugh (Dwarves especially, love them!) and cry (Darrowshire, Crusader Bridenbrad questline in Icecrown) a lot.
The earlier Ratchet and Clank games, Quark was just too much of a derp to resist.
Spore had many good laughs in it.
Other than that I can't recall any that stood out.
What men lie about on dating sites: Height, income, penis size, fitness, education, income, appearance, political views
What women lie about on dating sites: Weight, political views, education
Workaround: Sod dating sites, go to the pub.
Borderlands in pretty funny because of all the quirky characters "This is where the cars live! Getchue one!", and the Jak and Daxter trilogy had some pretty good laughs as well.
Toe Jam and Earl
This is a shot in the dark but did you ever play Grandia one?
And "that" moment where you board the pirate ship when you first meet Feena (very early in the game), and Justin, Sue and Feena fall down this dark hole, and when they land Justin says "it's so warm.. and soft..." (feeling her breast accidently, assumedly), and she goes "JUSTIN!" and slaps him. xD
Conker's Bad Fur Day.
I am the great mighty poo
and I'm going to throw my shit at you
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comes from my chocolate starfish
How about some scat you little twat?
Also Portal 1/2, Phoenix Wright games, and probably more that I'm not remembering atm.
Dragon's Dogma.
The pick up system is fun to abuse.
You can take a whole village and throw them off of a cliff and nothing would happen. It's one of the reasons why I find playing the game so hard.
Also, daytime fighting; you encounter a bunch of bandits, yadda-yadda, but then you have civilan Joe who happens to get hit in the face with your fireball spell, on accident, and goes running for his dear life.
Maybe it's because I'm high half the time while playing, or I'm a sociopath who likes to throw people off cliffs..I dunno, but it makes laugh pretty damn hard every time I do it.
Not playing many ''laughable'' games, but I can definatly get a few good chunks with Red Alert 2 and 3. Looking at those celeberties being silly and all is just hilarious :P


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I'm looking for a cheapish hostel in Bangkok which is fairly close to all the action and that has a pool. Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'm a solo traveller so I'm hoping to find somewhere where I can meet people and have a drink at the hostel in the evenings.
Any help on this much appreciated!


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An alcoholic that I know head shakes and bobs right after he has a few drinks. It seems to be getting worse.
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It could be a couple of things like either delirium tremens, psychomotor retardation, or pure coincidence. Delirium tremens or (DT's) is a psycho neurological disorder most commonly seen in people that are detoxing or having withdrawal symptoms from chronic alcohol ingestion. DT's are characterized by psychological and motor disturbances like hallucinations, confusion, or involuntary aimless muscular actions. This may surface if an alcoholic goes without a drink for a day or two but his body is accustomed to daily alcohol intake.
Psychomotor retardation can be seen in alcoholics as well as in drug induced states. Alcohol affects the central nervous system, this system controls muscular movements some of which are voluntary purposeful movements but also involuntary bizarre movements. Usually this manifests itself only in the chronic alcoholic that has been consuming alcohol for years.
These actions may also be due to pure coincidence. He may have some underlying neurological disease that is undiagnosed. You notice these movements when he consumes alcohol, but they may be evident when he is not consuming alcohol.
Alcohol acts primarily on the nerve cells within the brain. Alcohol interferes with communication between nerve cells and all other cells, suppressing the activities of excitatory nerve pathways and increasing the activities of inhibitory nerve pathways.
For example, you can normally touch your finger to your nose in one smooth motion with your eyes closed; if your cerebellum were not functioning, the motion would be extremely shaky or jerky. As alcohol affects the cerebellum, muscle movements become uncoordinated.
In addition to coordinating voluntary muscle movements, the cerebellum also coordinates the fine muscle movements involved in maintaining your balance. So, as alcohol affects the cerebellum, a person loses his or her balance frequently. At this stage, this person might be described as "falling down drunk."
Alcohol is a toxin, specifically a substance known as ethanol, which is the culprit. The signs you are describing could be indicative of what is known as Alcohol Related Brain Damage, which is related to the heavy consumption of alcohol for a minimum of ten years.
Part of this condition is what is called peripheral neurpothy, or peripheral nerve damage, which results in the destruction of the nerve pathways especially at the bodies extremities. This leads to uncontrolled tremours, and in some cases in my own practice, a bobbing head. Another sign is rapidly moving eyes. DT's are usually found in extreme withdrawal, and costitute a medical emergency, and this is also called wernickes encephalopathy, which is in effect an acute reaction to alcohol in the brain. If someone has gone without a drink for a short time, they are more likely to display sweating and stomach upsets, usually what is called here in the scotland the "dryBoak" boak being scots for wretching. The fact that the symptoms you describe get worse suggests an ARBD style scenario, but it is difficult to say much more without further symptoms. I would suggest if you haven't already done so , encourage the person to get to a physician or drug treatment team for further assessment.
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Once this article has seen some exposure (at least here on OSNews), and spelling has been checked and possible wrong facts are corrected, I will contact several of my elected officials in both Europe and the Lower House with this information. It might not do much, but at least I tried.
Great idea! I will do the same. I felt safe from those stupid software patents here in Sweden but now this? I bet you there's someone, or will be, whom have at least one Community Design looking like my Stoffi application. Wtf?! How am I supposed to continue creating software when I have all these obstacles preventing me from creating even the most basic stuff?
I need my own damn country. Time to colonize the moon! Who's with me?
I have just sent a letter to my officials and I anticipate their answer. I am also planning on writing to one of the larger news papers here in Sweden to shed some light on this problem.
This seriously bothers me deeply, as I have plans on starting a company in the IT-business. But with a minefield like this the outlook it starting to look a lot dimmer.
Does anyone know how different EU states can handle this issue? Do we need to get this all the way up to the EU officials in order to change it?
Also thanks for the credit on the RCD in the current suit being filed in 2004. No, wait, you didn't give me one. oh well.
There are no iPad 2 RCDs listed yet, but I suspect simply because they're still in process: from the workflow I found on the site, it looks like currently-under-review RCDs aren't posted. You can search in reverse date order, and if you do that, the most recent major sets of RCDs are iPhone 4 and iPad 1.
It is interesting as you mention two contradictory problems to the community design: it costs money and there is no prior art search. What cost money when filling a patent or a design is the prior art search, so if you want improvement on that aspect, the cost will increase, which would have a higher impact on small companies, but a limited impact on bigger problem.
The real problem is not in how community designed are filled, but how the judiciary process works. Since the community design is so weakly granted, it should not be possible for a court to take a decision on it (even a preliminary one) without hearing from both side. In which case, Samsung could have tried to show that apple was not that likely to win the trial, and possibly prevent the preliminary injunction.
Actually, I would not say that the idea of design patents (what a misleading name -- it has nothing to do with patents) is bad in itself. They have existed for quite some time and have never been especially problematic from a standpoint of fair competition, for one simple reason: Judges have usually been VERY reluctant to issue preliminary decisions based on design rights BECAUSE they are granted automatically on registration without any search for prior art.
The normal use for such design patents would be to use them for protection against 100%-identical-looking design rip-offs of your products.
That is why I do not understand the decision in the Apple/Samsung case at all (though I have to admit that I have not read it yet). It is HIGHLY unusual to issue such a far-reaching decision based on a Community Design which has never been challenged in court before.
Why? In Germany they seem to do it all the time. Shoot first ask questions later.
I bet the situation is due to the car manufacturers interest in restricting other car manufacturers from using their designs very fast.
(Rage! At the pedantic "bastards". Thanks for the wonderful cars and engineering though)
In Australia there is no prior art requirement. We have a first to lodge patent system. Whoever lodges the patent first is the owner even if it was invented 100 years ago. In Australia you initially apply for a patent pending. This protects your idea until the product can be commercialised.
Australian patent applications are examined and lodged by non-government patent attorneys who are experts in both intellectual property law and a specific technical discipline. A patent attorney typically has an advanced degree in science or engineering as well as a law degree.
Most patent attorneys specialise in one discipline such as mechanical engineering or pharmaceuticals.
Edited 2011-08-11 10:55 UTC
And we all know, that in Australia you can patent wheel.
(Yes this 2oooy old wheel).
I wonder how you can be innovative, or sustain IT development.
When anyone can just "steal" patents for what you develop. NOT that software patents should be granted. But system you describe is disaster.
Do you know what to do to invalidate patent? Or what conditions must be met for that?
In Australia there is no prior art requirement. We have a 'first to lodge' patent system.
Uh, no you don't? Australia requires patents to be 'novel' at the time of submission. To determine whether the invention is 'novel', a prior art search (called 'examination') is done. The difference is, in Australia you can apply for and get the patent without doing the examination. If you want to hold up your patent in court, though, the examination will have to happen, and if prior art is found, the patent is invalidated.
There might not be a prior art requirement for getting a patent, but there is one for enforcing it.
In Australia you initially apply for a patent pending. This protects your idea until the product can be commercialised.
'Patent pending' simply means the procedure for getting a patent for this product has been started. It does not give any protection in itself, but *if* the patent is later granted, you can sue anyone who used the idea since the moment you started the process (called the 'priority date').
Edited 2011-08-12 16:16 UTC
Umm, no. The Australian system is actually much more rational the most. It acknowledges that the patent examiner has no hope of actually understanding most patents and so it will grant them without a thorough search of prior art. However, the patent can be invalidated in court through prior art and this happens reasonably often.
It's also not as expensive to get a patent in Australia and because judges care more about fairness then due process is cheaper to defend against a patent.
Also the weather is great, the girls are really nice looking, and as long as you don't live in Sydney it's reasonably cheap. So, yeah, mate, you have nothing to complain about.
That's the nail in the coffin of any association I will have with Apple*. I know, any number of other big companies would probably do the same (I'm looking at you, Sony). But the fact that they would jump at the chance to be the first to deliver such a cheap shot speaks volumes.
As to the issue at hand...how the hell is this even possible? How did the European citizens allow this state of disarray to come to pass? You know, I should go and file a bunch of these "Community Designs" (a misnomer if I ever heard one). When one of the big companies tries to sell their vaguely similar product in the EU, I can stand up and say to the European people: "Look, I could stop that company dead in their tracks and cost them millions in lost revenue and wasted marketing costs, perhaps even bankrupting them. But I'd rather expose this fraud for what it is. Don't let this idiocy continue to erode the free market when the entire world is already suffering economically!"
But I'd probably be assassinated or at least kidnapped and forced to see the error of my ways before I could make it to a podium. I'm not a paranoid person but far worse has happened to those who cross megacorporations while trying to do the right thing.
*I'm not changing my opinion of MacOS and OS X; I still think they are great OSes. But from this point forward I will not buy another Apple device or otherwise send them any of my money. They join Sony on my short list of boycotted asshat companies. I know the effect of that is infinitesimal in the grand scheme, but it's my only way of protesting that will have any impact on my life and serve to remind me why I don't associate with them anymore.
That's something I've thought of as well. In the recent past I've actually recommended Macintosh computers to those who seem to be suited for it. I have been hesitant to do so since Lion came out, as it is the beginning of the end of OS X (in my opinion). Now I have a concrete reason to say "stay away", but it's inevitable that when one starts discussing patents and trademarks and shady business practices, the subject's eyes gloss over and they start looking for an excuse to exit the conversation.
And that very ambivalence towards the legal situation is probably what Apple is banking on these days. They must know just how dirty and morally bankrupt their actions are, but they also know the average potential Apple customer is either oblivious or uncaring of the issues. They just want their shiny iPad or Macbook, and let the courts deal with the details.
That said, geek that I am I have a lot of geeky friends who would listen and understand. Most of those, however, already don't like Apple so it would only be another notch on their board of animosity.
So, next time I'm asked for a product recommendation and the person specifically mentions Apple, I can honestly say I don't care for the company or their products anymore. If I'm pushed for a reason, I can highlight the situation and if I have an eager audience I'll continue from there.
Well, this issue doesn't concern terrorism, Islam, celebrities, or violent crime. You can hardly blame the people for not being interested if it's not about those things.
Believe me, you don't need the sarcasm tag there. It's the same way here, along with "OMG think of the children!" issues and so-called reality TV.
In fact, I think the only way you'd spark a riot or revolt in this country is if the Jersey Shore and American Idol were canceled in the same week.
Well, this issue doesn't concern terrorism, Islam, celebrities, or violent crime. You can hardly blame the people for not being interested if it's not about those things.
/sarcasm "
Even if the people were interested, if the popular press isn't, they aren't going to even be aware of it. If it isn't about one of the topics you mentioned, the popular press aren't going to be interested. It's a vicious circle.
That's the problem. The European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Council sit on top of the governments. So while a national government represents the people of the nation and, in theory at least, is accountable to the people and can be removed by the people, in practice the EU organisations represent the governments, rather than the people. The process of government in the EU is conducted behind closed doors.
This makes the EU unaccountable to the citizens of Europe.
Yes, ministers to the European Parliament are elected but like many elected bodies, there's little control over what they get up to between elections.
The European Parliament is accountable, and in one case broad disagreement on one case, forced it to do right thing. However other structures are often beyond reach of citizens.
However we (as EU citizens) can influence a bit. Email addresses of all parliamentarians are publicly available :>
A lot of these intellectual property laws are framed by hectic/clandestine corporate lobbying. Therefore, it's no surprise that they serve the interests of large corporations. Thanks to a strong opposition by leftist legislators in India, nothing like this exists and software patents per se are not allowed. Also, minor variations of extant inventions cannot be patented.
Geeee EU is mostly on the left side, and we have this "IP" burden here because of them. (Poland my country is one of ee 2-3 countries with "right" gov?)
Oh, and I approve cheap medicines. Also disbanding software patents in every scrape of the land on earth.
Edited 2011-08-12 07:49 UTC
Broken implies it is not doing what it is meant to do.
These laws are not meant to encourage innovation or anything. They're meant to create jobs for lawyers and bureaucracy and established players.
They're doing exactly what they are intended to do.
You might as well say the drug war has failed. It has not. It has served its purpose of employing police officers, prison guards, lawyers...
I am a fanatic reader of osnews for many years (propably since 2002) but never had thought of registering till now. It is the most shocking article I read on osnews so far.
I want to thank you for your research on that matter, I shall contact european parliament members that I personally know and inform them about that very specific important exploitation.
Thank you.
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I know that Samsung lawyers are not idiots and will explore every legal avenue open to them. However, Thom, you might want to send them a link to this article (assuming you can figure out how to contact them). The reason why is not so much to help Samsung, but because perhaps we could jointly use their considerable resources to get help get these obnoxious "community design" rules removed from the books or at least modified.
We open-source geeks may have the moral high ground on our side, but Samsung has the money, influence and lobbying power to get things done. This is one of those rare cases where even those who are reflexively anti-corporate may have reason to work with a corporation to get the law changed.
Keep in mind the old axiom, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Even if it's only a temporary alliance.
Edited 2011-08-12 02:10 UTC
Lobbbing is the world that is missing from your dictionary. Repair that!
And it may not be direct lobbing (however EU lobbing is enourmous), but lobbing public is also good, and Samsung can make "waves" in public opinion, if it choose.
But Samsung is here not for changing law. Its for making moneys, so distroying CD many not be its goal.
i sincerly do not mean to troll, and am probably offtopic, but since this is about europe, i ask you to take a critical approach at why things are as they are: there are other reasons, than enlightenment, for a group fo people to seem "civilised"... not all forces, by far, in Europe want EU to be the pillars of freedom, democracy, and reason, whatever they are...
i wish you to understand this, this is not a joke:
western europe is not like the USA, with wast technological, military, scientific heritage...
the russian speaking countries and other fallen communists are not even considierd part of modern europe; their space programs and other science and achievements do not concern us...
in our eyes western europe is the best because: we dispise adolf, we prevailed the communists, and have lots of now long dead poets and composers.
i repeat, this is not a joke: there is no scinece or technology involved in our selfimage: CERN, ESS and others are just prestige, the public does not even know or care what they are for...
as an example, you have no idea about the badly ESS was publicly recieved in sweden... even the fact that it is to be built on a piece of soil aimed for agriculture was first page news, not to mention the fact that it costs sweden money... the only reason for the topic being settled is people are not used to (and hence forget easely about) science, and the politicoans said "it will make us look good"... there was no public joy over the opportunity to contribute to needed and good science...
- "Communism" made dictatorship look bad in Europe - it is one of the main argument for democracy in the mouths of the masses... - this is unfortunate, because to be well informed and educated, for the purpose of putting down a "realistic" vote, does not seem to be a duty, or even encouraged... vote with your heart or for your wallet, do not ask too many questions, is the fashion now...
- Adolf made nationalism and race bilology look bad - there is no untainted argument in europe to dislike the neighbor or minority... but many would...
- a rare minority of the politicians have scientist/engineering background, most are lawyers, economist, or hippies...
if not for adolf and the bad example "communism" made, I do not think we would have even this degree of democracy and tolerance, that we enjoy now...
look at the government of italy, france, or england...
one seems to be a mafioso, the other racist, the third unhealthily conservative...
Edited 2011-08-12 22:27 UTC
observe, i used the word "seems", my impressions come from the news in general, but search for it:
"berlusconi mafia ties"
"sarkozy racist comments"
my comments on englands government i have to stand for without references, but on the other hand, the net is filled with info on the countries political history...
Firstly congratulations on a well researched article. Most the comment on RCDs over the last few days has been far less informed.
It might have been helpful to consult an expert (and I don't necessarily mean a lawyer but perhaps a Patent Office/OHIM official, academic or even a designer who uses the system) but its refreshing to read an article written entirely from a layman's point of you.
There are some parts I probably agree with:
Firstly having an IP right that is an exclusive/"monopoly" right but is granted without examination has a bad feel about it for many of the reasons you state and more. On the upside it does mean less lawyer involvement is needed so individuals can get something useful out of it without too much cost. Previous design registration system have tried to examine but to no great effect. To be effective Design Registries would need to be good at searching. Whereas most inventions eventually find there way into patent applications most designs are never filed so the existing registrations aren't that useful, most databases are indexed by words not pictures and even with Google goggles etc the only way to really search the internet is with words not images. Accordingly even if there was searching, invalidity of granted designs would still be common place (much more so than for patents). Still being able to get a registration for a knowingly invalid design and being able to threaten people who didn't know it existed does seem odd even if wont be enforced.
Secondly I question OHIM's desire in regard to both trade marks and designs to cut administrative costs in order to reduce fees to be as low as possible. If the fees are too low the system might get too cluttered. Your view is of course that is too cluttered. It may though be that this fear is unwarranted- I have yet to find a field in which it has become a problem- and the "design freedom" aspect of the regulation may help. Features in which there is little design freedom, and in which applicants might attempt to register most possible designs, have little protection whilst if there is a lot of design freedom it is likely impossible for any applicants to file enough applications to block off most options. Copying old designs that are public domains is of course always permissible. Further case law currently interprets designs pretty narrowly
Where I think that you may have slightly the wrong impression or I simply disagree with your conclusions are on the following two points:
a. Preliminary injunctions. I'm not sure that the lack of examination creates a great problem with these.
I don't know much about German case law on preliminary injunctions so I will sick to England and Wales.
IP preliminary injunctions (PIs) are not generally decided on the merits of the case ie. who is likely to win provided that the claimant has at least a possibility of winning. The full hearing on a permanent injunction is decided on the merits and there is no point deciding the same thing twice. They are given (or not) based on a balance of harm. If the PI is not given and the defendant is latter found to infringe, the defendant will have to be damages for each sale made (or any claimant sales lost) between PI application and final verdict. If the PI is given and the defendant is later found not to infringe or the IP right is invalid then the claimant must pay the defendant for every sale that was lost because of the IP. Therefore the winning side gets their money whatever. The PI is therefore primary determined on which side is more likely to suffer irreparable harm that can not easily be compensated by damages if the PI decision is wrong. Its often decided to maintain the status quo until the final hearing- e.g if the product is selling at full capacity allow it to continue, if it has yet to launch stop the launch.
There is also a case law which says that if defendant should have seen the litigation coming and is relying on the IP right being invalid (as opposed to them not infringing it even if it is valid) then they should have "cleared the way" by revoking the right before launch. This is the case for generic companies who take some years to produce a copy of a blockbuster drug with a famous patent. It could though apply to designs in the name of a the market leader if there is some gap between the market leader establishing their strong sales and the defendants launch.
Secondly designs are really nothing like trademarks. If anything they are halfway between copyright and patents.
Trade marks help prevent consumer confusion, aid them to get the "same again"/give them a weak guarantee and help companies protect their goodwill/reputation. Provided they continue to be used and renewed they can be in force forever and certain marks like the Bass red triangle are very old indeed.
Copyright protects the creations of artists and authors and patent protect the work of inventors. They are both time limited and are not concerned with helping consumer in any direct short term way.
Designs are also time limited. They are intended to protect the creations of industrial designer and not to prevent consumer confusion. You can file shape works as trade marks if you want that (hard work actually- Tobelerone has a TM for their shape but many others have failed).
Copyright protects against copying of any important part of an artistic work (even if very short) and not just the work as a whole. A rap song that sounds nothing like classical music will still infringe i ti samples a catchy short hook from a recent classical piece. Similarly design law (which goes back to at least 1840 and is mandated by the Paris Convention and TRIPS) has always been intended to protect aspects and parts of a designers work not just complete products. A new product that looks radically different from an existing one may still be held to infringe if it incoprated an important or striking part of the design of the existing product.
With unregistered design rights (which the UK has had for some time and require proof of copying) this is achieved by the claimant stating which parts of a design have been copied. This may relate to aspects- e.g. the distinctive shape has been copied even though the decoration and colours haven't. With previous versions of UK registered design law it was achieved by requiring the applicant to state whether the design filing was in relation to shape/configuration or ornamentation and to point out the parts of the design which were believed to have novelty.
With the RCD system they have taken a simple approach and said that rather than have accompanying words you simply put what you want o protect in the drawings. If you put in the product as a whole including photos then that is all that is protected- you probably cant argue that one part infringes if another part is so different to the equivalent in the RCD that the product as whole creates a different overall impression. If you wish to protect compnonets or aspects of the design then you only put those in. If you don't consider the colour important you don't file in colour.
I believe iterative filing is entirely in line with the intentions of the system because:
a. You are meant be able to protect different parts/aspects of a product.
b. An industrial designer whether freelance or at company is meant to be able to protect his portfolio regardless of whether any company or his employers are yet convinced to commit to manufacturing them all.
Edited 2011-08-13 01:32 UTC
"I don't know much about German case law on preliminary injunctions so I will sick to England and Wales. "
That's sort of the problem. You want to stick to England and Wales because that's what you know about; fine. But Apple didn't have to. The RCD system is EU-wide, which allowed Apple to go jurisdiction shopping and find the country with the preliminary injunction system most suited to their purposes - just as U.S. patent aggressors tend to go to East Texas. You may well be entirely correct about English preliminary injunctions, but so what? The case wasn't filed in England.
I think you missed my point, possibly I communicated it badly in a long post written late at night.
I was not saying that its hard to get prelim injunctions in England so don't worry, I was saying that since English prelim injunctions don't normally depend much on the merits of the case the lack of evaluation of validity before a PI is given is not the departure from normal justice that it first seems.
Im not interested in the specifics of the Apple-Samsung case (Id go elsewhere for that). I was trying to add further context to Thom's impressive but IMO slightly flawed attempt at assessing the CD system as a whole. For those reasons England is as relevant as Germany to that discussion (well maybe slightly less as Germany is the more popular venue for litigation).
My understanding of Thom's view is that being able to get a PI on presumed validity of the design is unfair and unusual since unlike a patent the registration office have not considered validity. My point was that for at least the major IP court of the EU that I know well the merits of arguments regarding both validity and non-infringment (the latter of which has never been previously considered for any IP right)aren't big factors in determining PIs and therefore the lack of examination of CRDs is not as relevant to the PI issue as Thom may have believed.
To be honest the PI point was very much secondary to the point I was making about the intents and purposes of the system. PIs are a pretty rare niche thing and in most cases can be compensated for when they are given wrongly.
Edited 2011-08-13 20:32 UTC
You don't really seem to engage with the fundamental nature of the situation, though. Your argument seems to be 'hey, this is normal, so what's the problem?', which is fine as far as it goes, but it _can_ be the case that what's 'normal' in a given legal system is not particularly equitable. The RCD system, at least to laypeople, sure looks like that.
Oh god learn to read. They did not deceive anyone, ffs.
As is common practice if you expect a preliminary injunction in Germany, you file a document with some procedural objections in every Bundesland ('state'). Considering Germany is the prime place to get EU-wide injunctions, it makes sense to do so if you are in a global legal battle. It's a common-sense precaution.
This IN NO WAY contradicts Samsung's statement that they were not notified - because when Apple filed the injunction, Samsung was indeed NOT NOTIFIED. They did not lie - they told the truth, without even spinning it. The fact that they filed the document does not mean they knew about the injunction, much in the same way that posting a "Do not park here" sign does not automatically mean you know someone is going to park there on Sunday, 23 June, 2012.
Come on people, learn to fcuking read.
Edited 2011-08-13 12:42 UTC
They may not have outright lied but their statement clearly implied they had no knowledge of this proceeding at all and that's just not true.
It's not like the German court in question invented this process or that it was arcane or whatever (you yourself state this particular court handles many such cases).
Apple followed the law, Samsung followed the law, and the German court sided with Apple. You may not agree with this decision or the law in general but the law is the law.
It's lame PR move by Samsung and it's not going to endear them to the court in question by any means so it's a pretty bad move on their part.
They had no knowledge of the injunction being filed. There is no evidence that they did. Just because they took a preventive measure which is entirely logical considering the anti-competitive tactics Apple has been going for does NOT mean they knew about the injunction. Anticipating a legal action might come != knowing about that specific legal action - just like how insuring your car does not mean you know about that specific accident you're going to have in 3 years' time.
That's pretty much how I'm reading it. It's pretty common here in the States for a corporate law firm to take such preventive action, especially in the realm of patents and sensitive corporate info. I figured that was common knowledge; it's certainly not illegal or immoral.
Now imagine if your insurance company took that same stance in a case of not paying out your claim. Because you had bought the insurance means you had knowledge of an event that would result in a claim. You would probably be all in rage...
In fact, many insurance claims have been disputed based on those grounds. Taking out an insurance policy right before some event.
I dont have any special insight on these and have just used Google like anyone else could.
Here's some info from the reliable German IP firm Grunecker
It suggests that contrary to this article's assumption (which was entirely logical) PIs re actually pretty hard to obtain for Community Designs and the validity is not generally assumed.
I should mention that PIs in Germany appear to be very different from England (which I discussed above) in that merits are generally very important. It looks to be almost impossible to get a PI in Germany for a very complex IP case though Design cases are rarely complex.
Edited 2011-08-13 21:04 UTC
The info in the link above might be out of date in regard to RCDs given this case http://www.justiz.nrw.de/nrwe/olgs/duesseldorf/j2008/I_20_U_154_08u...
It's not exactly like that overall. There are rules to where the lawsuit has to be filed. Since Samsung has a lot of official subsidiaries in different EU countries, Apple could chose to file almost anywhere.
Per 6/2002/EC Art 79, 44/2001/EC Art 2(1) and Brussels Convention 1968 Art 2 - Apple could only file in countries that have subsidiaries.
The benefit of this is that the defending party is not obliged to go to another country(part of a country, like East TX) to defend itself.
The court procedure is very much the sanest that could have been devised. Germany has an issue with heavy-handed judicial system though, when it comes to soft issues.
Not necessary. Apple would have to file against me in my own country(mandatory) and not all countries have judges as heavy handed as Germany does.
Absolutely incorrect statement. That is only true if the court decides that way and that depends on the country. However a successful defence against Apple is free to the defendant, as per the conventions and regulations cited above, Apple would foot the bill for your defence(without any options).
In short:
- The court system in EU is fragmented and presents a almost all legal system in the world today
- OHIM only formally registers the designs, but CD only requires public disclosure. The registration only helps, but is not mandatory.
- Trademarks are also in the same category and handled by the same authority. The registration only helps, but is not mandatory.
- German courts are pedantic and heavy handed. Even Florian Mueller indirectly admitted to it, since he had an injunction taken out in Germany on a completely unrelated to CD issue.
PS: Thom, I don't know how you managed to get so little results but I get "1430 results in 15 pages in 4.07 seconds"
With the most ridiculous being the incase ripoffs:
PPS: Opinions expressed in my post are not only mine(as IANAL), but by people with degrees in International Law, International IP law and practising IP lawyers from Italy, Finland and Baltic States.
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Raising Multicultural Awareness in Higher Education by Ana Maria Klein (2006)
Taps into the appropriate mechanisms for increasing cultural awareness among teacher candidates.
Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs by Raechele L. Pope, Amy L. Reynolds, and John A. Mueller (2004)
Offers student affairs professionals and faculty a model of core competencies for developing the skills needed to work effectively with a diverse student body.
Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society, Third Edition by Robert M. Shusta, Deena R. Levine, Herbert Z. Wong, and Philip R. Harris (2005)
Comprehensive coverage of sensitive topics and issues related to diversity and multiculturalism facing police today and in the 21st century.
Federal Law of Employment Discrimination, Fifth Edition by Mack A. Player (2004)
Reliable guide to the federal law of employment discrimination. Summary covers common law; labor relations; public employees and the Constitution; statutes, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and more.
The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color Among African Americans by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D., and Ronald Hall, Ph.D. (1992)
Addresses controversial issues surrounding physical appearance in the African-American community and help to bring understanding, justice, and healing.
The Denny's Story: How a Company in Crisis Resurrected Its Good Name by Jim Adamson (2000)
In the early 1990s, the Denny's Restaurant chain was faced with charges of racial discrimination that severely damaged its image. This book is a real-life account of how the company pulled itself out of a public relations nightmare and earned back the trust of its customers.
Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination by Scott Plous (2003)
An anthology of research articles, polls, legal decisions, news reports, and personal narratives.
Class Action by Clara Bengham and Laura Leedy Gansler (2002)
The true story of Lois Jenson, a petite single mother who was among the first women hired to work at a northern Minnesota iron mine more that thirty years ago. It's the true story that inspired the major motion picture "North Country."
Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment by Michele Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi, Jr. (2003)
A handbook of cultural, social science, management and legal perspectives.
Unwelcome and Unlawful: Sexual Harassment in the American Workplace by Raymond F. Gregory (2004)
Information for women who may be sexual harassed in the workplace as well as for those suffering same-sex harassment and for male victims of sexual harassment.
Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: From Conflict to Community by Robert O. Riggs, Patricia H. Murrell, and JoAnne C. Cutting (1993)
Presents the legal bases and origins of sexual harassment. Examines the nature and prevalence of sexually harassing behaviors on campuses and explores institutional responses concerning policies, procedures, and educational programs.
The Manager's Guide to Preventing a Hostile Work Environment: How to Avoid Legal and Financial Risks by Protecting Your Workplace from Harassment Based on Sex, Race, Disability, Religion or Age by Wanda Dobrich, Ph.D., Steven Dranoff, Ph.D., and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Esq. (2002)
Serves as a toolkit to become a better manager and provides a clear understanding of hostile environment harassment.
What Every Manager Needs to Know About Sexual Harassment by Darlene Orlou and Michael T. Roumell (1999)
A complete sexual harassment "answer book" designed to help you protect yourself, your employees, and your company from the serious and costly consequences of sexual harassment lawsuits.
Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Higher Education in the New Millennium by Vernon L. Farmer (2002)
The challenge of higher education in the new millennium of meeting the needs of culturally diverse students may be difficult for some to understand and even more difficult for others to accept. Provides us with a means to analyze, discuss, reflect, and generate a new vision for the 21st century.
Diversity on Campus by David Schuman and Dick Olufs (1995)
A look at how one's identity is affected by diversity. It shows that diversity is an ongoing issue, both on campus and in society.
Diversity at Work: The Business Case for Equity by Trevor Wilson (1996)
Hands on, practical guide to the why and how-to of striving for diversity and equity in the workplace.
Making Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace by Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D. (2003)
Offers fresh and fascinating ideas for reducing bias--one person at a time.
America and the Challenges of Religion Diversity by Robert Wuthnow (2005)
First effort to assess how well the nation is meeting the current challenges of religious and cultural diversity.
Diversity & Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching by Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg (1995)
Provides the most comprehensive and useful answer for college and university faculty that ask themselves "How can we become more effective teachers of a culturally diverse student body?"
What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education: Academic Leaders Present Successful Policies and Strategies by Frank W. Hale, Jr. (2004)
Shares what has been most effective in helping institutions to create an atmosphere and a campus culture that not only admits students, faculty and staff of color but accepts and welcomes their presence and participation.
A History of Affirmative Action 1619 – 2000 by Philip F. Rubio (2001)
A long view of what we now call affirmative action.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson (2005)
A revelatory look at the history of affirmative action from the New Deal to Lyndon Johnson's great society and beyond.
Responding to the New Affirmative Action Climate: New Directions for Student Services by Donald D. Gehring (1998)
Explores how to achieve that educational goal while complying with confusing and sometimes conflicting laws and judicial pronouncements.
Reverse Discrimination-Dismantling the Myth by Fred L. Pincus (2003)
A unique, detailed treatment of what affirmative action is legally, what it is in practice, and the evidence for and against it.
Pocket Guide for the ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities by Evan Terry Associates, P.C. (1997)
A quick reference to primary requirements of ADA Accessibility Guidelines.
The Americans with Disabilities Act: What You Need to Know by Mary B. Dickson (1995)
Offers information on hiring, accommodating and supervising employees with disabilities.
Perfect Phrases for Documenting Employee Performance Problems by Anne Bruce (2005)
This quick reference tool is perfect for managers who need to find effective ways to document performance problems and then to be able to offer practical, helpful feed back to those individuals.
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction, Revised Edition by William C. Byham, Ph.D. and Jeff Cox (1998)
In this motivating book, you will find specific strategies designed to help you encourage responsibility, acknowledgment, and creativity so that employees feel they "own" their jobs.
Why Employees Don't Do What They're Supposed To Do and What To Do About It, Updated Edition by Ferdinand F. Fournies (1999)
This book offers practical solutions to the problems of employee performance.
Discipline without Punishment: The Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees into Superior Performers, Second Edition, by Dick Grote (2006)
This book introduces a positive approach for getting problem employees to meet--and often even exceed--job requirements.
Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes by Brian Cole Miller (2004)
This book presents 50 fun, practical exercises to build teams.
Your Rights in the Workplace, Seventh Edition by Attorney Barbara Kate Repa (2005)
An easy-to-use guide of employee legal rights, covering everything from affirmative action to wrongful demotion.
Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance by Marine E. Green (2006)
This book is a collection of tools and methods, as well as a guide for those who are looking for new, more effective ways to manage performance.
The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals by Frederick M. Hudson, Ph.D. (1999)
First resource to offer a compendium of basic information about the burgeoning field of adult coaching—the art of guiding individuals and organization to function at their most effective and creative levels.
The Performance Appraisal Handbook: Legal & Practical Rules for Managers, Second Edition, by Amy DelPo (2007)
This guide provides a unique combination of practical and legal information, plus easy-to-follow steps. You can also find checklists, sample forms and policies, and audio dialogues on CD-ROM.
Big Book of Humorous Training Games by Doni Tamblyn and Sharyn Weiss (2000)
This manual gives step-by-step directions that will help new and veteran trainers infuse their workshops with humor, fun and creativity. It includes dozens of games on popular training topics, from creativity to management skills to dealing with change.
The Employer's Legal Handbook, Seventh Edition by Fred S. Steingold (2005)
This book shows you how to comply with workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits.
The Progressive Discipline Handbook: Smart Strategies for Coaching Employees by Margie Mader-Clark and Lisa Guerin (2007)
This book explains how to improve faltering performance and lead your employees to success while avoiding legal trouble. Also, it includes dos and don'ts, skills-building exercises, as well as templates, forms, worksheets and a discussion guide on CD-ROM.
The Supervisor's Guide: The Everyday Guide to Coordinating People and Tasks by Jerry Brown and Denise Dudley (1989)
All areas of knowledge that are crucial to good supervision – delegation, communication, hiring, training and more – are covered in this easy-to-use guide.
Hiring and Firing: What Every Manager Needs to Know by Marlene Caroselli (1993) Revised Edition
A valuable resource to help you succeed with the personnel process.
Coping With Supervisory Nightmares: Twelve Common Nightmares of Leadership and What You Can Do About Them by Michael and Deborah Singer Dobson (1997)
This book helps you expand and improve your communication and administrative ability.
How To Deal With Difficult People by Paul Friedman (1994) Revised Edition
This hands-on book contains both a "system analysis" program and self-study guides to help you achieve and maintain harmonious relations with others.
Saying "NO" To Negativity: How to Manage Negativity in Yourself, Your Boss and Your Co-Workers by Zoie Kaye (1996)
This book will teach you how to put negative thoughts and behaviors behind you –whether they're your own or coming from the people around you.
Assert Yourself: Developing Power-Packed Communication Skills to Make Your Points Clearly, Confidently and Persuasively by Lisa Contini (1996)
This book offers wise insight and practical advice on what you can do every day to be a more confident communicator and the kind of powerful person whose ideas are sought out and respected.
Lifescripts: What to Say to Get What You Want in Life's Toughest Situations by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine (2004) Revised Edition
This book provides a road map to navigate successfully through the most perplexing, problematic workplace dialogues you may face in the course of your business life.
The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution (Preserving Relationships at Work, at Home and in the Community) by Dudley Weeks, Ph.D. (1992) This book explains why conflict is unavoidable and how viewing it in this light can remove the fear that keeps us from approaching it directly and positively.
Fierce Conversations (Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time) by Susan Scott (2004) This book explains how you can transform everyday conversations with effective ways to get your message across – and get what you want.
Crucial Conversations (Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High) by Kerry Paterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler (2012) This book gets you past the hard parts of dialogue and helps you achieve relationships that are real, productive, and that will enrich your life and career.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (2002) This book reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams –– even the best ones –– often struggle. It outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.
Building Conflict Competent Teams by Craig E. Runde and Tim A. Flanagan (2008) This book is a guide for anyone who wants to develop the self-control, self-awareness, and constructive behavior patterns that will enhance their team experience.
Conflict Management in the Workplace (How to Manage Disagreements and Develop Trust and Understanding) by Shay & Margaret McConnon (2012) This book offers an understanding of the nature of conflict and structures, which enable the reader to negotiate a solution.
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change,Third Edition by Joseph F. Healey (2003)
Materials included in the text relate to prejudice, racism, assimilation, stratification and pluralism, and their relation to larger social change processes. Students benefit tremendously from learning about the perspectives that relate to understanding race relations occurring at multiple levels.
The Equal Opportunities Handbook: How to Deal with Everyday Issues of Unfairness, Fourth Edition by Phil Clements & Tony Spinks (1994)
Sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situations, and demonstrates how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity to all.
The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals by Shawn Smith, JD, and Rebecca Mazin (2004)
Addresses 200 questions that every employer need to deal with, from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination, compensation and benefits to training and employee relations.
King: A Biography by David L. Lewis (1978)
The life of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois (1989)
Classic exploration of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the perceptions of blacks within American society at the turn of the century.
And Don't Call Me a Racist! By Ella Mazel (1998)
A treasury of quotes on the past, present, and future of the color line in America.
How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students by Marc Levey, Michael Blanco, and W. Terrell Jones (1998)
How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy by Lemuel W. Watson, Melvin C. Terrell, Doris J. Wright, and Associates (2002)
Provides a cross-cultural perspective to assist educators and professionals in moving their institutions toward the ideal of a well-adapted multicultural campus.
When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the generational Puzzle at Work by Lunne C. Lancaster and David Stillman (2005)
Provides hands-on methods to close the generation gaps in today's workplace.
Focuses on the minority experience and how to not just cope but win at the academic game.
Audio and Video
Preventing Harassment on Campus: It's Everyone's Responsibility by North Carolina State University (2002) 1 VHS tape
Discusses unlawful harassment and also includes four vignettes that feature harassment based on race, sex, disability, and religion.
Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity & Non-Discrimination in the Workplace and Academic Environment (2003) 2 VHS tapes
Designed to provide managers and supervisors the basic knowledge of the many Equal Employment Opportunity Laws that impact them in the workplace and academic arena.
From Sex to Religion…and Everything in Between - 2 VHS tapes
Workplace harassment training videos that challenge viewers to identify harassing behaviors and suggest appropriate ways to handle various situations through realistic scenarios that address all categories of harassment (sex, race, color, religion, age, etc.). The managers' version emphasizes the manager's special role in handling harassment claims. The employee version emphasizes what harassment is, and what employees should do if they find themselves victimized by it.
Forums, Zones and Codes: The First Amendment and Free Speech on Campus - a virtual seminar series by NACUA Institute (2004) 2 DVD's
This program will address the difficult issue of reconciling the need for an orderly, effective and respectful educational environment with the fundamental values of individual freedom of speech and association represented by the First Amendment. The program will focus on two key aspects of campus First Amendment rights and the analytical framework appropriate to examining these issues and identifying possible solutions.
The Eye of the Storm with Jane Elliott (1970) 1 DVD
This documentary explores the nature or prejudice in a dramatic third-grade classroom experiment conducted in a small Midwestern town in the United States – a town without ghettos, blacks or campus unrest. It demonstrates how quickly wholesome, friendly schoolchildren can be infected with the ugly virus of discrimination that leads to frustration, broken friendships and vicious behavior.
A Class Divided, Then and Now by PBS Video (1986) 1 VHS tape
This VHS continues the story of Jane Elliott and her sixteen third-graders of 1970, eleven of whom returned to Riceville in 1984 for a reunion with their former teacher.
Unlocking The Keys To Creative Thinking – presentedby Brad Withers (2010) 1 DVD
This DVD shows how to generate innovative ideas that accomplish all your goals and multiply your value in the workplace.
Supervisory Solutions - presented by Janet Kirch (2008) 1 DVD
This unique video program is designed to build your skills in six major facets of supervision. Through explanation and example, you'll learn that you can easily master these skills and that they will become the biggest contributions to your personal effectiveness.
Communicating With Poise and Power by Michelle Poley and Zoie Kaye (2007) 2 CD's
Two audio CD presentations that will clarify and simplify the way you approach and communicate with people.
The Power of Positive Discipline by KANTOLA Productions LLC 1 DVD
As a manager, part of your job is helping the people you supervise to satisfy job requirements. Employees who fail to meet expectations not only reduce the productivity of your workgroup but also hinder their ability to advance – and possibly even risk their jobs. This DVD provides a solid basis to improve the situation.
Bullying vs Harassment: Understanding the Differences and the Legal Significances for Employees – An HR Web Advisor Webinar (2014) 1 DVD
The webinar will cover the similarities and differences in workplace bullying and illegal harassment and their legal significance; the damage caused by these behaviors and making a business case for ending them; understanding these behaviors as a social phenomenon, including traits of perpetrators and targets; three organizational cultural factors that allow negative behaviors to thrive.


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VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) – A woman was sentenced to 20 years to life on Friday for shooting and killing her mother and shooting her father.
Tamara Menke pleaded guilty to murder and felonious assault on May 5 as part of a plea agreement.
Police found Menke's mother and father, both with gunshot wounds, inside a home in November. Menke's mother, Barbara Robinson, died on the way to the hospital. The father recovered.
Menke was arrested for the double-shooting the next day.
NewsChannel 15's Megan Reust was in the Van Wert courtroom on Friday.
Menke initially seemed almost void of emotion but broke down in tears when a letter she got from her mom when she was 14 was read out loud.
Menke's attorney called up a chaplain who was close to Menke to testify. He spoke about her tragic home life and a mother who wanted nothing to do with her. He said it had been that way since the day she was born, when she was left on her grandmother's porch.
"I had the letter that I shared in court today with the judge that was written by her mother when Tammy was 14-years-old," Chaplain Chuck Eberle said. "It said, 'I don't want anything to do with you. Get a life and grow up.'
Eberle said last fall, Menke's brother committed suicide and she wanted to talk with her mother about it the night of the fatal shooting.
"She went there with the intent of confronting her mother. When the mother said about the brother who had just committed suicide 'Oh well. He's better off dead.' I think that was just the dynamite that lit the fuse."
Her father, who was in the courtroom for her sentencing, had someone read his victim impact statement. In it, he talked about looking forward to traveling with his wife. Now that she's dead, he'll never get the opportunity to.
Menke apologized to the judge for what she did, and said goodbye to her husband, junior high and high school-aged children, and friends who were at the courthouse.
Menke has 30 days to appeal the sentence. No word from her attorney whether she will do that or not.


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Gallivant is a perfume house that is masterminded by Nick Steward. Nick certainly has the credentials to create his own fragrance brand, having worked at L'Artisan Parfumeur for many years. Inspired by the unique vibes of each city that his scents are named after, each Gallivant fragrance has something quirky and rather wonderful to offer. The nose is Karine Chevallier.
Earlier in my blog, I reviewed Gallivant London and Gallivant Tel Aviv. If you haven't tried either of these, then do try and get yourself some samples from here. Recently, two more have been launched, Berlin and Amsterdam. I am hoping to try those soon and report back. There is also Gallivant Brooklyn, which is in the blog processor machine waiting to dry (aka my brain).
Today, my wanderlusting friends, we are discovering Gallivant Istanbul. Follow me as I guide you around this olfactory marvel.
As you might imagine, with its Turkish history and ancient culture, there will be mysterious smoky incense facets to this, and there are. Lots of other brands have done smoky resinous scents but what makes Istanbul stand out is the fresh note that travels alongside the heavies.
It opens with crisp bergamot and red thyme, setting me up to think I'm about to dive into a cologne. I'm not massively off track here-because this is followed by a middle phase of lavender- a primary ingredient in colognes and fougeres.
The addition of aromatic cardoman that combines beautifully with the lime and thyme, lifts this out of deep resin territory, whilst keeping that mysterious myrrh note in there. Add some peppery geranium and a woody base of warm tonka and smooth sandalwood and you have Istanbul.
What I love about this is that it seems to include so many facets of a colourful city like Istanbul. There are hints of leather, herbs, citrus, patchouli and musk. It's almost like a walk through a bazaar, starting with the exhilarating sea front and ending in the covered markets, still with a fresh breeze in your lungs. There's kind of a wetness, or a juiciness to it that stops it being dark and tarry, as resinous scents can often be on my skin. This makes me want to sniff it in great gulps.
As for whether its male or female? It's for everyone, except my son who declined my offer of a few sprays to wear to Primary School this morning.
You can buy Gallivant fragrances, including sample sets from here. My samples were kindly provided by Gallivant, in exchange for an a honest review, which I have written. This is not a sponsored post.


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Our annual High Holiday seminar with Rabbi Orenstein was an outstanding experience for everyone who participated. Her ability to bring wisdom, insight, new ideas, ways of approaching the text, and meaningful substance were appreciated by every member in attendance. Within a day we started to receive requests from colleagues looking for the promised written material! We all benefited from having Debra with us, as did, without question, all of our congregations and communities who in turn benefited from the outstanding presentation.-Rabbi Howard L. Jaffe, President, Massachusetts Board of Rabbis
On behalf of Rodef Shalom Temple congregation members in attendance at Newport News JCC [ last weekend], we would like to personally thank you for your very timely and inspirational visit. As a New Yorker I was especially treated by your vision for the Jewish people.-Theodore Sandler, Newport News, VA
I have been receiving your emails and greatly appreciate them . . . One of your [CD's] presenting the history of [kippot]
( "Head Coverings" from Awe Always)
I am using in my Rosh Chodesh programs - playing your [CD] and making Kippas afterwards. We did this a few years ago and the program then was a huge success - so now I am adding your CD tape to [the program] and expect to have a wonderful crowd. Thank You - Laura Grau, Las Vegas, NV
I'm so glad I took time to read the E-Newsletter; it was great. Synchronistically, friends from Berkeley were talking about Rabbi Lew last night at dinner. Craig's information about your grandfather --fascinating. Good luck with your "pregnancy." Jonathan and I wish you a healthy, prosperous and sweet year! - Rosanne Keynan, Los Angeles
Debra brings the Torah to life! She's not only a great scholar; she helps her congregation learn about Judaism in new and unique ways. She's thoughtful and sensitive to the needs of her congregation and is extremely welcoming to all. She is a fantastic talent, making the old Texts relevant for today. I find her to be a wonderful and dedicated teacher and leader. - Neisha Cohen, Los Angeles
Rabbi Debra's teachings have always given both inspiration and clarity to the matters of the soul and spirituality. To be able to
[listen to]
her wisdom and turn to it whenever you need a spiritual boost is a great blessing in these troubled times. -- Beverly Magid, Los Angeles
Thank you so much for the truly wonderful and deep
Hanukah meditations!
My family used them the last two nights and plan to continue for the whole eight days. They make the holiday so much more meaningful.
--Dinah Berland, Los Angeles, editor of Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for Jewish Women.
Inspired by Track 12 of Transformation Now
by Sarah Alonim Barash
A.F.V. (Los Angeles)
Dedicated to Rabbi Debra Orenstein for her Wisdom
If we have the wherewithal to wait, what we need can come to us,
Catch up to us as we pause in silence
To allow the stillness to overcome all expectations of what might be,
For God knows that as we rush through our days,
We may miss the elemental truths contained in the daily-ness of life.
Patience is not something we are granted to pursue in idle moments,
But a gift that allows us to see and experience what already exists.
We must always Dream, as Hope is the mainspring of Faith and Love,
But we must remember that to strive blindly forward,
Towards that which lies just beyond us,
Is to miss the Magical and Mystical,
That surrounds and infuses our days.
loif nisht,
Past the small child alive in all of us,
Whose eyes beg for a moment's recognition.
loif nisht,
Past the time for reflection,
The very essence of a life well lived.
And please, Please,
We must not run,
Past the transcendent moments,
Where Love waits always with breath unrestrained,
Yearning for words couched in kindness.
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In a world where all is temporal,
The stillness and patience we practice,
Will return a full measure of Grace,
As we come to delight in the sum of our days.
loif nisht.
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