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Rosemarie Heinikel (née le  à Nuremberg) est une actrice, chanteuse et écrivaine allemande qui a pour nom de scène Rosy Rosy.

Biographie
Rosemarie Heinikel fait sa première apparition en 1966 au Festival du cinéma de Mannheim ou en 1970 dans son livre Softgirls, livre illustré par le graphiste Gunter Rambow. Symbole de la sous-culture dont le phénomène le plus important est Mai 68, la presse lui donne le surnom de , la .

À 24 ans, elle publie des premiers mémoires Rosy Rosy, où elle raconte ses rencontres érotiques avec Frank Zappa ou Donovan. Elle vit principalement à Munich-Schwabing, où elle est plus dans les cercles artistiques que dans les cercles politiques. En tant que chanteuse, elle collabore avec Guru Guru. Cela donne le film expérimental Agilok & Blubbo. Conny Plank produira son deuxième disque en 1974.

Depuis 1971, elle travaille comme écrivain, réalisatrice de films (également pour des films pour enfants) et anime des émissions de radio. Sa deuxième autobiographie paraît en 1979, dans laquelle elle décrit la formation de mythes sur sa personne dans les médias comme le symbole de la communauté intentionnelle et ses conséquences sur elle. En 1983, elle publie un recueil de poésie érotique Der hungrige Wolf.

Discographie
Agilok & Blubbo – Kamerasong (1969, The Inner Space Productions, réédition en 2009)
Mr. Rosymoon/Boogie Woogie Boy (1974, du téléfilm Tatort)
 Rosy Rosy (1981, auteure-compositrice, produit par Achim Reichel, réédition en 2017)
 Bundesverwaltungsorchester (1982, produit par Jörg Evers)

Filmographie

En tant qu'actrice
 1966 : Rosy Rosy ()
 1968 :
 1969 : Agilok & Blubbo
 1969 : Köpfchen in das Wasser, Schwänzchen in die Höh'
 1969 : Eika Katappa
 1970 : Sex and Life 2. Teil
 1970 : Les Fantaisies amoureuses de Siegfried
 1971 : Dem Täter auf der Spur: Tod am Steuer (TV)
 1971 : Das sexte Programm (TV)
 1971 : Rosinen härter als Stahl
 1972 : Heute nacht oder nie
 1973 :
 1974 : Rosymohn & Rosymoon (court métrage)
 1975 : Mordkommission: Ende einer Laufbahn (TV)
 1975 :  (TV)
 1977 : L'Ami américain
 1977 : L'Œuf du serpent
 1978 : Auf den Hund gekommen (TV)
 1979 : Woyzeck
 1980 : Die Reventlow (série télévisée, 3 épisodes)
 1981 : Desperado City
 2012 : In der Todeszone: März 2011

En tant que réalisatrice
 1969 : Juicy Love (court métrage)
 1974 : Rosymohn & Rosymoon (court métrage)
 2009 : Hörnchens ABC (court métrage vidéo)
 2012 : In der Todeszone: März 2011 (court métrage vidéo)
 2013 : Neues von der Amselfront 1-7 (courts métrages vidéos documentaires)

Liens externes

Références

Actrice allemande
Réalisatrice allemande
Chanteuse allemande du XXe siècle
Musicien de krautrock
Naissance en juin 1946
Naissance à Nuremberg


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Squonk Opera "Pneumatica" Album Review
soundsceneexpress October 15, 2014 No Comments on Squonk Opera "Pneumatica" Album Review
Squonk Opera
Released 10-11-2014
As a live show, Pneumatica is an inventive and original masterpiece. A rock show with allure. Equipped with a 40 foot tall pillar, known as lady Pneumatica, this show is meant for the outdoor, open air. The performance revolves around the concept of air. Air to power inflatables, that tower over the audience, air to transform costumes, air to operate instruments and air to bring Lady Pneumatica to life.
With the release of the Pneumatica album, one might wonder how the squonkers are going to bottle up the energy of their live shows on an 8 track album. A lot of things could fall flat. With no steam, smoke rings, gas masks or bells and whistles, the crew had their work cut out.
Pneumatica, the album, is undoubtedly as captivating as their live show. Each track makes you feel like you are part of the action. Some top musicians were recruited to make the sound come to life, like David Wallace's killer guitar solos especially on the opening track, "Exhale." Steve O'Hearn makes his first appearance with the electric bagpipes during "Whirlwinding." His playing is majestic, and makes you feel as if Lady Pneumatica is rising from the depths.
O'Hearn is one half of the creative genius behind the Pneumatica concept, along with Jackie Dempsey who plays keyboards and the lungcordian, which makes up the lungs of Lady Pneumatica, featured on "Skitter and Blast." Squonk Opera is also rounded out with world travelled bassist Nathan Wilson and master drummer Kevin Kornicki.
O'Hearn and Dempsey's musical brilliance really shines on "A Cloud of Grey." The song could easily stand alone in the last stage of a video game, where a hero character fights to the end with the boss villain.
If you are looking to relive one of the magical, Pneumatica performances from the summer of 2014 or just looking for some great music by top level musicians this album is for you.
Also, if you missed Squonk Opera's several dates over the summer, be sure to check out Pneumatica next spring and summer, as dates have already been booked on the road. You can purchase Pneumatica at CD Baby.
Squonk Opera at Three Rivers Arts Festival
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Germany, Unitary Patent, UPC
Kevin Mooney: 'New years of delay for Unified Patent Court unlikely'
Kluwer Patent blogger/ June 11, 2021 June 11, 2021 /26 Comments
It is very unlikely that the new complaints against the Unified Patent Court Agreement, which were filed last December with the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), will delay the Unitary Patent project for two or three more years. Kevin Mooney, partner of Simmons & Simmons and one of the driving forces behind the UPC and UP, had said this in an interview with Kluwer IP Law.
Mooney explained the current situation is different from 2017, when a complaint against the UPCA was filed with the FCC for the first time, by Düsseldorf patent lawyer Ingve Stjerna. It took the FCC three years to decide and partially uphold the complaint.
"The 2017 complaint included a request for preliminary measures to prevent the German Bundespräsident from signing the UPCA ratification bills into law. These preliminary measures however were never imposed because the president, at the request of the court, agreed not to sign the UPCA bills as long as there was no decision on the merits."
One of the two new complaints that have been filed – one by Stjerna again and one by a private individual, a company and an association, probably linked to the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) – includes a request for preliminary measures as well. This time however, the German president has said he will only delay his signature pending a decision on preliminary measures, according to Mooney. So it depends on the FCC's decision about preliminary measures only when the president will sign the UPCA laws and the German ratification procedure can be completed.
Disgraceful
Mooney: "We had expected a decision very quickly, as soon as past January. Immediately after the complaints against the UPCA had been filed in December, the FCC asked the German Ministry of Justice for its views on the request for preliminary measures, and these views were filed to the FCC before the end of the year. When there was no decision in January, there were many rumours it could come out anytime, but we're in June now and we're still waiting. I have to say I think it is disgraceful that it takes so long for the FCC to make a decision on the grant or refusal of preliminary measures."
If the FCC dismisses the request for preliminary measures and Germany proceeds with the ratification procedure, this means the Unitary Patent system can finally start functioning. Mooney admits this creates some uncertainty as long as the FCC has not decided on the merits of the complaints. "But this isn't a big problem, firstly because after the preliminary decision it will take at least another 18 months before the Unified Patent Court can open its doors. Apart from that, we – me and others who are involved in the creation of the UPC and UP – are quite confident that the two complaints will be dismissed."
Despite all the delays, Mooney is still regularly working on the optimization of the CMS of the future UPC, which is "a very complex system".
For the Unitary Patent system to start, the first necessary step is that German and two other member states sign or express their support for the Protocol on Provisional Application. This protocol regulates the practical preparations for the UPC; if it enters into force this also means a budget will be available.
The plan is that after the phase of practical preparations, about 12 months according to Mooney, Germany will formally deposit its instrument of ratification with the European Council, thereby launching (three months later, art 89 UPCA) the Unitary Patent system.
"If the FCC were to dismiss the request for preliminary measures in July, for instance, this means the UPC could open its doors in October 2022, according to our timetable. But I have to admit that over the last years I have given many presentations about the Unified Patent Court, and I have had to change the dates in my slides many times", Mooney said. "It has been a very frustrating process."
As to the UK's non-participation in the project, Mooney especially regrets that experienced UK judges will not be able to make judgements in the Unified Patent Court. "UK judges will take into account and respect decisions of the UPC and vice versa, but a chance for real European harmonization has been lost."
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one of those... says:
Supertramp — Dreamer, was the first thing that came to my mind…
And on which basis does he believe the complaints will be dismissed?
Last time, the only decision that has been taken, was about not meeting the formal requirement during the parliamentary vote when transferring sovereign rights.
But there were negative and dubious comments about the other merits in the decision already.
Andre Winterberg says:
The complainants should update their complaints:
http://techrights.org/2020/12/03/epo-upc-fraudlinger/
The UPC will keep SMEs at bay with its high costs (20.000EUR if you want to defend yourself, and invalidate the patent of a troll or a competitor). That's the reason why Czech Republic is not ratitying any time soon, court fees for a simple case in Czech Republic is 80EUR.
Mdme Frohlinger decided to recycle the old Impact Assessment of 2009 to hide the controversial "self-financed" aspect of the UPC (which the UPLS of 2009 was not), which explains why the UPC court fees are so high for SMEs.
Art 36.3 of the UPCA with a court that seeks to be "self-financed" is destroying the integrity of the justice system, as judges will apply "patent maximalism" to be able to have a salary. There is a reason why courts in the different member states are not "self-financed". Courts are not companies with financial targets.
On Mercosur and the recycling of Impact Assessment, you can read through the lines that the Commission was relunctant to recommission a new impact assessment. I guess if there are no fines or sanctions attached to it, they do whatever they want.
A. Rebentisch says:
The phrase "European harmonisation" refers to a specific process that would be achieved by a European substantive patent law directive with an aim to harmonise the patent law of member states.
The elephant in the room is why this has not been tried. Why we still have 27 unharmonised patent laws. We harmonised patent law for biological matters in the EU, that is all.
Neither new specialised Courts nor the EPO board of appeal or administrative practice nor WTO and trade treaties are a process for "European harmonisation" of patent law. If any, the Unified Court is just "enhanced cooperation" of EU member states. With the UK gone, it seems unwise not to try a genuine EU patent court as envisage in the EU treaties instead of the Unitary Court. Such a Court would not require diplomatic conferences, treaties and ratifications but the simple use of the ordinary legislative process of the EU. In other words, a true EU patent court would be easily achievable provided the European Commission presents a legal proposal.
No reason to be optimistic says:
I would agree with 'one of those' that there is no reason to be optimistic, like there was none when the first complaint was filed.
This said, I would add to Mr Mooney's comments that the FCC should not be allowed to leave cases pending forever (the first case on the EPO is more than 10 years old), and should not be allowed to decide partially when they should know that the case will come back, with innuendos that the case suffers further deficiencies.
Also, Mr Mooney says that it will take 15 further months, but that delay appears to be fine…
With due respect to his person, I think that Mr Mooney has missed an opportunity to keep quiet.
Who does he think he is to call the attitude of the GFCC "disgraceful"? As a lawyer, i.e. a person part of the judicial system, I find such a comment outrageous. Ever heard about contempt of court? That he is angry at all revenues which are not filling his pockets and that of his friends, does not warrant such a discourteous attitude.
It appears however sure the longer the GFCC takes to decide the less the chances are that the UPC will enter into force.
Where does he know the names of the complainants? Does he has contacts with the registry of the GFCC? We have heard before that the complaints would be dismissed at once. The record seems to have a scratch again. That the new complaints are not on the agenda of the second Chamber of the GFCC has certainly brought him in rage. In the first decision, parts of the complaint were dismissed as they were not properly substantiated, they might now have been better substantiated. On top of this, Point 106 of the first decision further raised a point which was not even raised by the complainant.
The second ratification at the German Parliament has been obtained by hiding the real problems.
The first problem is the inordinate costs for PMEs. Claiming that the costs before a supra-national self-financed court should be lower than before a German court is an insult to common sense. A court which has to be self-supporting and hence to have a fee level which is far beyond what appears reasonable is not a democratic court. The difference in fees between infringement (11 000€) and nullity (20 000€) makes it abundantly clear for which the UPC is set up. The UPC has been set up for the big industry and internationally active lawyers firms. Further to the high fees, one can guess the fees which will be charged for a supra-national litigation by lawyers. And all this should be in the benefit of SMEs?
The situation created after Brexit with Art 7(2) UPCA and Art 3 of the Protocol on provisional application (PPA) mentions London, respectively the UK, has also been carefully dodged in the explanations given to the members of the German Parliament. When one compares an Article published in GRUR Int. by Mr Tillmann, a good friend of Mr Mooney, and the explanatory note to the second ratification bill, it is clear who has guided the hand of the civil servants in the German Ministry of Justice. Lobbyism at its best!
Even under the VCLT, the terms of Art 7(2) are abundantly clear and do not need interpretation. Simply claiming that the duties of London can be distributed to the remaining sections of Paris and London, is wishful thinking at its best. This is the more so, since Italy, The Netherlands and lately Denmark have claimed that the London section should come onto their territory.
As long as the problems linked with Art 7(2) and the PPA are not solved it appears wishful thinking that the UPC can start. Should it start, any reasonable lawyer or representative would not advise his clients to start litigation or nullity at a court with such a shoddy basis.
That a very specious interpretation of Art 87(2) UPCA as has been envisaged in order to dodge the problem of Art 7(2) UPCA shows a certain phantasy, but is at stake here is not phantasy but correct application of legal and constitutional rules.
As far as the participation of the UK to the UPC without being EU member states, there are interesting considerations in a recent article from Mr Stjerna. According to the article, the German Ministry of Justice is still thinking how UK could still participate to the UPC in spite of not being EU member states. Under the present British PM this appears also to belong to the category wishful thinking.
https://www.stjerna.de/files/Unipat-Art87.pdf
Giorgio says:
Haha, if we get UPC incantations again, this is a sure sign that life gets back to normal.
All the best, but do not build your life on the expectation that the UPC will open in 2022. 😉
Curious says:
According to the his firm's website, Mr Mooney is a UK lawyer. No infos are given regarding possible further citizenships.
I am actually wondering, why a UK lawyer – who can not practice before the court (?) – ia allowed to participate in the creation of an EU court. And the other question is, why does he care anymore, the UK did not want to be part of this…
Apart of this, I too find his attitude towards the BVerfG highly inappropriate. If he likes to insult courts and judges, maybe he should start with the ones in the UK – but maybe this would lead to professional problems for Mr Mooney?
@ A. Rebentisch
You seem not to be aware that there were no less than four drafts for a European patent in the EC (now EU) in the sixties of the last century. No agreement could be reached at the time between the then reduced number of contracting states.
It is only the fear of some European Countries to be inundated by not examined applications under the PCT which pushed European countries to reconvene and end the lockup at EU level. In order to do so, the idea from the then President of the German patent office was to split the procedure between a grant procedure and an after grant procedure in the EU member states. The second part of the idea was to open the grant procedure to non-EU member states. And we ended then on the one hand with the "open" Munich Convention of 1973 and on the other hand with the Luxembourg Conference on the Community Patent of 1975. That conference never led to a Community or now EU Patent for various reasons, among them the language problem and that of forum shopping.
It is only in 2012 pushed by the lobby of the big industries and that of internationally active lawyers firms that the EU commission came up with the idea of a "reinforced cooperation" as it was clear from the outset that all members of the EU were not willing to participate in the creation of a EU Patent, now called the UP. As not all EU members wanted to participate from the outset it was only possible to come up with an agreement between the EU members willing to participate. Poland and the Czech Republic have signed the UPCA but will not ratify as both countries considers the UP a danger for their industry.
Your idea that "a true EU patent court would be easily achievable provided the European Commission presents a legal proposal" is a nice idea, but will remain at this level as there will be no agreement on a true EU patent.
On the other hand, with an average of 5 validations of an EP patent granted by the EPO in EU, the necessity of a UP/EUP does not imposes itself. This is the more so since Europe has lived perfectly well with the EP/EPO system and the exhaustion of rights of the patentees. When barely a third of the patents EP are granted to EU companies, it gives the non-European industry a simple way to attack the EU by opening a single point of attack. Is this really what we want?
Another solution, already proposed, would be to scrap the EPO, and start all anew within the EU and built a true EU patent office. This is certainly not an option.
MaxDrei says:
This has developed into an interesting thread. I particularly liked Attentive's opening line, that Mr Mooney has missed a good opportunity to indulge himself in a period of silence.
We have this week-end a G7 Meeting in which the representatives of "Global Britain" turn up for meetings with other European countries wearing Union Jack socks, in order to lecture them, and to tell the wider world how much better they are than anybody else at mediating the world's toughest problems of the world, finding solutions nobody else can find, through sheer creativity, political pragmatism and world-wide legal experience (thanks to the British Empire). They preen themselves, supposing that they are setting an example to the Rest of the World, how to live under the precious "Rule of Law".
It just doesn't wash though, does it. Even as they ponce around on the world stage, they are choosing not to implement a BREXIT isolation Agreement they signed only a year and a half ago. And yet they continue to suppose that it should always be the UK who should chair every Meeting.
The only connection Mr Mooney has with the EU, I guess, is that his "Global" law firm (and others like it) is keen to offer its services to all those corporations outside Europe, who see the UPC as vital to their interests in subjugating the whole EU market in one fell swoop.
Sundowner says:
Another chapter opens up in the epic "Mooney UPC Fantasies".
We learn that Mr Mooney is "one of the driving forces behind the UPC and UP". I always thought that the European Parliament and the EU Member States were the "driving forces" behind the reform, but maybe that's rather naive.
I particularly like the statement "This time however, the German president has said he will only delay his signature pending a decision on preliminary measures, according to Mooney." Mr Mooney, would you mind letting us know the basis of this allegation? Or, maybe, would the "Kluwer Patent Blogger" mind and ask the FCC press office – in line with basic journalistic standards – whether Mr Mooney's allegation is true? I trust that none of both will ever happen which pretty much tells you everything you need to know: This is just another example of the "Kluwer Patent Blogger" spreading plain "Team UPC" propaganda.
LightBlue says:
https://www.bristowsupc.com/latest-news/german-upc-ratification-on-hold/
"The BVerfG asked the Federal President to refrain from signing the draft legislation (which is one of the final steps required to promulgate the law, which would have enabled German ratification) while it considers the interim injunction application, and the President agreed to do so. "
Thank you, LightBlue.
1) Where in this piece do you find any official confirmation of said statement?
2) Since when is Bristows (replace at your convenience with a different pro-UPC outlet) a trustworthy source?
Again: Contact the FCC press office and ask for confirmation that said allegation is true. I dont hold my breath that this will happen.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/upc-in-karlsruhe-verfassungsklage-blockiert-abermals-einheitspatent-17144279.html
Die Einführung des europäischen Einheitspatents, das Unternehmen Zeit und Geld sparen soll, stockt erneut wegen Verfassungsbeschwerden in Deutschland. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier gebeten, mit der Ausfertigung des notwendigen Gesetzes zu warten, bis über einen Eilantrag entschieden ist, wie ein Gerichtssprecher am Mittwoch auf Anfrage mitteilte. Eine Sprecherin des Bundespräsidenten erklärte, dieser werde der Bitte nachkommen. "Wir warten nun das weitere Vorgehen des Bundesverfassungsgerichts ab."
So, do I see it right, that the President's spokesperson explains that the President has reassured the Constitutional Court that he is certainly not going to sign while the court is still deliberating. Mr Mooney reports this statement of position as that the President is going to delay his signature "only" until the court finishes deliberations.
Not sure whether including the word "only" is legitimate, or something which these days goes by the name "spin".
It reminds me of the two sides of the story of what Queen Elizabeth II thinks about Meghan's naming her new-born daughter with her great grandmother's pet name, Lilibet. Proud father Harry reports that he 'phoned his granny in advance, to let her know the choice of name, and that Granny didn't veto it.
But that's not the same as the Queen giving the name her blessing, is it Harry, Meghan, Mr Mooney?
May I remind you that the statement in question is – my emphasis addded – "This time however, the German president has said he will only delay his signature pending a decision on PRELIMINARY MEASURES, according to Mooney."
Please check what the differences are between FCC proceedings on the merits with and w/o a request for preliminary measures.
I doubt that the Federal President has limited his consent not to sign to "a decision on preliminary measures" and also, that the court would accept such limitation.
"Kluwer Patent Blogger", any news from the FCC press office?
Fragender says:
@MaxDrei: Thanks, I was going to write something similar…
Actually, according to the article:
"This time however, the German president has said he will only delay his signature pending a decision on preliminary measures, according to Mooney."
So, taken at face value, Mr. Mooney alleges, that the President indicated he would sign the bill when the court has decided on preliminary measures irrespective of what the court decides…
I am quite sure that the President did not say something like this….
I fully support Max Drei's last §. It should be made clear that the UPC is not there to help European industry, and even less European SMEs. It is to help internationally industrial actors helped by internationally acting lawyer firms like that of Mr Mooney and its friends.
Opening the UPC is opening a single point of attack for all those institutions to make direct attacks on European industry much easier! At the same time some people would be able to fill their already deep pockets, and for this, any means can be justified.
Lobbyism at its best!
Unfried says:
Mr Mooney's dilemma (shared by many of his friends) is that he has only a superficial idea of German constitutional law and how the BVerfG operates in practice, their ignorance being written plainly across pieces like this. According to sec. 93(3) BVerfGG, the German UPC ratification act can be challenged in court within one year from its entry into force or the time is was issued which happened on 18/12/2020. Would it really make sense for the BVerfG to decide before that time limit has expired and invite new complaints (which might be filed anyhow, preferably shortly before the lapse of said time limit)? Any sensible and sober person would not expect anything from the BVerfG on the new UPC complaints prior to 18/12/2021.
especially if there are more urgent cases, this one has already been treated urgently once, and besides the decision also contained comments the legislative nor executive did comment upon themselves….
This case has therefore not been put on the "Lügenliste" (cases foreseen for 2021).
Let's see if one of the pending DG3/EPO cases makes it this year…
MN says:
Earlier this month, the UK has been given the green light to start the process of joining the CPTPP. The CPTPP has a chapter on IP rights, including various "patent provisions". For example, the CPTPP requires a "grace" period for disclosures made by the the patent applicant or by a person that obtained the information from patent applicant. Will it be enough to implement such a grace period only for national, i.e. UK patents, or will this require amendment of the EPC so that any European patent (application) pending/granted for UK are subject to such a "grace" period? Another CPTPP provision (currently suspended) requires availability of a patent term adjustment in case of an unreasonable granting authority delay, this very likely would also require amendment of the EPC.
UK's process of joining the CPTPP will raise new patent issues and dealing with these issues might overshadow any still existing effort/focus in enacting the UPC.
How interesting, MN. Of course the UK used to have a grace period before it conformed its law to the EPC in 1977. Perhaps we shall soon see the UK restoring to force the provisions of its Patents Act 1949, as part of its grand plan to resurrect the glories of its past thereby to re-create a "Global Britain" competitively fit for a bracing future.
Or perhaps the UK is banking on its diplomatic powers of persuasion being strong enough to create a domino-turning momentum and convince the other 37 Member States, one by one, to conform the EPC to the patent law of the CPTPP.
Otherwise, this looks to me like another case of the UK falling between two stools, thinking it can have its cake and eat it too.
Q says:
A grace period under the EPC would indeed require amendment of the EPC, but a grace period under national law for patent applications filed outside the EPC route does not prima facie look to be incompatible with the EPC.
Several other EPO member states have grace periods for patents under national law (Estonia, Turkey, Albania, San Marino) so there seems to be precedent here if the UK also wishes to implement one.
Q, I'm grateful. You prompted me to think about it some more.
Now that the UK is out of the EU, why shouldn't the UK remain an EPC Member State but also amend its domestic law of patents to re-introduce a grace period? I don't yet see anything to stop it.
Opinion has always been divided, on the merits of a grace period. I for one would enjoy a reinvigoration of that age-old debate, prompted by a "Top Six" EPC Member State proposing to bring back a grace period, thereby to displace the Old World of First to File (or First to Invent) and usher in a new world of "First to Publish" . How about that, to turbo-charge the promotion of progress within the useful arts? Judging by the geographical spread of the availability of a grace period, only the governments of Old Europe would be against it.
Guardian of the EPC says:
Q, in my opinion, Art. 64(1) EPC prima facie renders a grace period under national law for patent applications filed outside the EPC route incompatible with the EPC.
"Or perhaps the UK is banking on … convince the other 37 Member States … to conform the EPC to the patent law of the CPTPP"
The required amendments to the EPC: Art.55 EPC – introducing a general grace period for disclosures (Non-prejudicial disclosures) -, and Art.69 EPC – introducing patent term adjustment in case of unreasonable delays at the EPO – are "pro-patent", pro-inventor, and, in and of themselves, worth of consideration.
Like TRIPS, the patent provisions in CPTPP (USMCA) are perhaps best seen as carefully discussed and agreed upon "best-practice", and not as some "imperial" idiosyncratics imposed on vassal parties.


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Scout: Kidd "doesn't do anything"
By Devin Kharpertian Posted on November 19, 2013
The Brooklyn Nets began this season with championship aspirations, multiple Hall of Famers, and the franchise's most recognizable face leading the charge. Now, after a horrid 3-7 start, the Nets are doubling back, asking questions about their own contributions, and refusing to answer others.
One of the team's biggest questions is the recently retired professional basketball player and first-time head coach, Jason Kidd. Chris Hooker, before the season started, talked himself into Kidd as partly a coach, but also a veteran leader in a suit:
Maybe it's not about teaching or learning anything. I'm right, most of these guys have probably done all the actual learning that they'll ever do, and maybe the real question should be: "What can Lawrence Frank teach you?" Because what Kidd can teach is the same thing any veteran can teach, what any veteran of anything can teach. The teaching is secondary, what's primary is being there to talk to his players, being a guy who commands respect. Being a person involved with the organization who's been around.
I learned more about swimming from my teammates than I ever did from my coach, even though the coach was actually the one teaching. What the Nets have done is allowed Jason Kidd to be a teammate without him playing any minutes, and left the teaching up the experts.
This isn't to say that Kidd is doing nothing. The system utilizes his ideas. But he's not the primary teacher, he's not running the drills. Maybe he will be someday, but right now, he isn't. And that's okay.
Eight games into his career, perhaps it's not. One veteran scout, speaking to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report under condition of anonymity, said that Kidd "doesn't do anything" as head coach:
A veteran scout, interviewed earlier in the day and speaking on the condition of anonymity, called Kidd's bench comportment "terrible," observing that the play-calling has fallen mostly to his top assistants, Lawrence Frank and John Welch.
"He doesn't do anything," said the scout, who has watched the Nets several times. "He doesn't make calls. John Welch does all the offense. Lawrence does all the defense. … I don't know what Kidd does. I don't think you can grade him and say he's bad. You can give him an incomplete."
The same scout said he had counted only 15 plays run by the Nets in the games he has watched. Multiple observers have noted that the Nets offense lacks any discernible flow, as if the stars are all simply taking turns with the ball.
There hasn't been any question that Kidd would have a steep learning curve as head coach, and the Nets are not concerned with his performance thus far. They knew that Frank would instill the defensive philosophies, and the offense would go through Welch, with Kidd poking and prodding with occasional wisdom. But it's possible that Kidd needs to take a more hands-on approach, which he's apparently done in practice today.
Read More: Howard Beck, Bleacher Report — Jason Kidd's Competence Quickly Becoming Brooklyn Nets' Biggest Question Mark
Nets Yearbook: 2004-05 Season
Stephen Graham, the Defensive Stopper?
Avery Johnson: Change You Can Believe In
Thoughts on the Game: Los Angeles Lakers 99, New Jersey Nets 92 — Probably Better Than You Expected


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How to prepare for a media interview – a guide for disabled interviewees
by Media Trust & Disability Rights UK
As part of Media Trust's Reframing Disability in News programme – in partnership with the BBC's 50:50 Project - this guide has been created with Disability Rights UK and Furner Communications to prepare disabled interviewees for a media interview.
This guide has been designed by Media Trust and Disability Rights UK to support and equip experts, who also happen to be disabled, to take part in media interviews on TV or radio. The guide includes ideas on what journalists are looking for, tips on preparing for an interview and more.
Disabled people make up more than 20% of the population but are currently under-represented on our screens and in particular on the news. Media Trust's Reframing Disability in News programme aims to increase the representation and visibility of disabled people in broadcast news.
Media Trust's Reframing Disability in News programme has been created in partnership with BBC's 50:50 project and is part of the Future News Pilot Fund, funded by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, and run by Nesta.
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Each courthouse has a different dance they make you do before you're given the privilege of entry. Some courthouses, I have to take off my shoes. Some make me take my keys out of my briefcase and run them separately. Some make you take off your belts. Some have relaxed screening for lawyers, some don't.
Oh, you have a wallet? You'll need to send that through the metal detector.
I needed to get to my hearing quickly, so I didn't argue then about this flagrantly stupid rule. Now, I will.
Wallets are not a security threat.
The threat must be made of a material that does not set off metal detectors.
The threat must be small enough to fit in my wallet.
The threat must be so large that I could not conceal it anywhere else on my person while I walk through the metal detector.
That threat, I respectfully submit to you, does not exist. If I could walk it through the metal detector in my wallet, I could just keep it in my pocket, or anywhere else on my person, and do the same, while the security staff were distracted with the image of my wallet on the x-ray screen. I can't even imagine what might fit in my wallet that could be such a concern—a tiny ceramic knife? Small amounts of explosives? A cyanide capsule? Why the hell would I put any of these in a wallet, anyway?
The rule is stupid. It contributes nothing, and actually makes us less secure by distracting security staff and exposing us to potential theft. But it creates the illusion of careful screening, so it persists. And I cannot imagine why it was imposed in the first place.
I work as a Bailiff in a courtroom in Virginia. I think you have it wrong. There is one thing that anyone can put in their wallet that could be used to kill/harm someone in the courthouse. A razor blade. I don't know about you but i don't want someone who i have to take into custody to stand up and start trying to cut me or his attorney with a razor blade.
I could keep a razor blade in my pocket, even after taking my wallet out. If it sets off the metal detector without my wallet, then keeping it in my wallet would also set off the metal detector. If it doesn't, then what's your backup plan for detecting razor blades?


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Jason Chaffee Releases Riveting New Single, "River to Row"
Posted by Filthy Riché on November 03, 2020
Award-winning singer songwriter, Jason Chaffee has released the single, "River to Row" from his upcoming EP "Molecular". Born in Chicago and raised in Wisconsin, Chaffee draws from his own personal story to arrange a tapestry of rock, ambience, emotion, and melody into a song that captures your ear on the first time you hear it. The singer now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home, but no matter where he is, Jason is listening to the writing on the walls to create emotionally moving music like his new single.
"River to Row" is an easy listen. Perhaps its Chaffee's raspy vocals and the profound lyrics, "here's the time to be together." This song made me feel good.
"the wait, the pain, the race is long I know"
His sound has been influenced by David Gilmour and Peter Gabriel, and he adds the ambience from the likes of Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm, drawing on the energy of the notes between the notes to write all kinds of music, from folk, rock, pop, to ambient electronic.
Watch the lyric video for "Race to Row" below...
After debuting in the top 200 College Radio charts for his freshman pop-rock album "Carry Me" Jason has played extensively around the Midwest as well as New York and Iceland Airwaves. Being supported by a host of musicians that have played as members of Gin Blossoms, Tommy Keene, and Soul Asylum he quickly drew his attention to larger venues and festivals outside of the region including playing the main stage at the 2019 Country Jam in Eau Claire Wisconsin.
"It won't be long, until we're on the flip side"
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The opening track "Before We Go" on the reunited Koplant No's new album Elker is a compound of skittering synth decay and dripping percussion flitting around a lone trumpet carrying a mournful melody. It's a track that would fit perfectly on a Jack Lion record — which seems obvious when you consider that fellow Iowa City group Jack Lion shares Brian Lewis Smith on trumpet and Drew Morton on bass.
Koplant No's fourth release, its first since 2012, benefits from a freshened sound — due in part to Smith and Morton's foray in Jack Lion. The band has incorporated elements of electronic music and jazz on their previous albums; however, it seems that with Elker these become more a part of the architecture.
On track four, "Knock Knock Ghost," the beats, synths and samples construct a support system for the live instrumentation. The harmonies of Joel Vanderheyden's saxophone and Smith's trumpet lead off the track with a strong melody and theme, followed by a trumpet solo and then saxophone solo before rejoining for the main theme of the piece again. This is a classic jazz structure: introduce theme and then solos. But in Koplant No's capable hands, it feels fresh and very contemporary.
This is the real distinction between the works of Jack Lion and Koplant No. Jack Lion has more of a jazz-remixed approach, whereas Koplant No is very rooted in the construction of theme and melody. There are times when the band slides precariously close to a smooth-jazz vibe. In fact, my favorite track on the album is track five, "Humpty Trumpty," which features a couple of hot sax solos that wouldn't sound out of place on a Grover Washington Jr. album. Vanderheyden's super power is constructing classic sax lines, for which I'm a big sucker. But the band pulls away from the edge before it gets to the land of smooth.
With Elker, Koplant No has added another great record to their growing catalog. It's one that advances their formula — experimenting without being too experimental and still sticking to their jazz roots with great melodies and musicianship.
This article was originally published in Little Village issue 242.


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Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo Fernández del Castillo (Madrid, 1946), és un polític i professor universitari espanyol, que fou dues vegades ministre en diversos governs de Felipe González.

Biografia
Va néixer el 2 de gener de 1946 a la ciutat de Madrid. Va estudiar dret a la Universitat Complutense de Madrid, i a partir de 1977 inicià la seva activitat docent primer com a professor adjunt de dret administratiu, posteriorment com a professor agregat de dret dels mitjans audiovisuals i finalment com a catedràtic de dret administratiu a la Universitat Carles III de Madrid.

Activitat política
Membre del Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol (PSOE) fou nomenat ponent de la Llei Orgànica per l'Amonització del Procés Autonòmic (LOAPA).

En la formació del primer govern de Felipe González Márquez fou nomenat Ministre d'Administració Territorial, càrrec que desenvolupà fins al 5 de juliol de 1985, moment en el qual fou nomenat president del Consell d'Estat. Va ocupar aquest càrrec fins al març de 1991, moment en el qual va esdevenir Ministre de Justícia.

Enllaços externs
  Informació de Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo a la xarxa

Militants del Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol
Ministres madrilenys del Govern d'Espanya
Ministres d'Administracions Públiques del Govern d'Espanya
Professors de la Universitat Carlos III de Madrid
Ministres de Justícia d'Espanya
Alumnes de la Universitat Complutense de Madrid
Gran Creu de l'Orde de Carles III

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Analysis of the 2006-07 Budget Bill
Legislative Analyst's Office
Student Aid Commission (7980)
The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) provides financial aid to students through a variety of grant and loan programs. The proposed 2006-07 budget for the commission includes state and federal funds totaling $1.6 billion. Of this amount, $862 million is General Fund support-all of which is used for direct student aid for higher education. A special fund covers the commission's operating costs.
Below, we summarize the Governor's major budget proposals. We then discuss the Governor's proposals to increase the private university Cal Grant award and designate 600 loan forgiveness warrants for participants in the Governor's Science and Math Teacher Initiative. We also reference a Cal Grant issue linked to our student fees write-up earlier in this chapter. Lastly, we examine the organizational relationship between CSAC and its auxiliary, EdFund, and recommend a significant organizational restructuring intended to improve state-level financial aid administration.
Major Budget Proposals
Figure 1 compares the commission's revised 2005-06 budget with the proposed 2006-07 budget. As the figure shows, funding for state financial aid programs would increase by $58 million, or 7.1 percent, from the current year. This increase is due to additional costs associated with the Cal Grant programs ($51 million) and the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, or APLE program ($6.8 million). As the figure also shows, in the budget year, General Fund support would increase considerably (by $109 million, or 15 percent). This is due in part to a large General Fund backfill. Whereas $51 million in Student Loan Operating Fund (Operating Fund) monies were used to support Cal Grant costs in the current year, the Governor's budget provides General Fund monies to backfill this amount in the budget year. Thus, no Operating Fund monies are proposed to be used for Cal Grant costs in 2006-07.
Student Aid Commission Budget Summarya
(Dollars in Millions)
Cal Grant programs
Pre-Chapter 403
Cal Grant C
Subtotals—Cal Grant
($774.6)
APLEb
Graduate APLE
Law enforcement scholarships
General Fund
Student Loan Operating Fundc
Federal Trust Fundc
a In addition to the programs listed, the commission administers the Byrd Scholarship, Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant, and California Chafee programs—all of which are supported entirely with federal funds. It also administers the Student Opportunity and Access program, a state outreach program supported entirely with Student Loan Operating Fund monies.
b Assumption Program of Loans for Education.
c These monies pay for Cal Grant costs.
Cal Grant Programs. As Figure 1 shows, the Governor's budget would increase funding for the Cal Grant Entitlement programs by $52 million (or 8.1 percent) and Cal Grant Competitive programs by $2.7 million (or 2.4 percent). Figure 2 provides a more detailed breakdown of these proposed augmentations.
Proposed Change
Entitlement Program
New High School awards
New CCC Transfer awards
Increasing private-institution award
Renewal awards
-$0.1
The Governor's budget funds approximately 1,600 new High School Entitlement awards. This reflects growth of 3.4 percent, consistent with the projected growth in high school graduates for 2005-06. It also funds 2,700 new Transfer Entitlement awards, a 59 percent increase over the current year (consistent with the percent change from the prior year to the current year). The Governor's budget includes no additional funding for new Competitive awards because the commission already issues the maximum number allowable under statute (22,500). For new Entitlement and Competitive recipients attending private institutions, the Governor's budget provides $11.9 million to raise the maximum grant from its current-year level of $8,322 to $9,708. The Governor's budget also makes adjustments to account for expected changes in the costs of Cal Grant renewal awards.
Loan Forgiveness Programs. Additionally, the Governor's budget includes a $6.8 million General Fund augmentation to cover loan-forgiveness costs associated with APLE warrants issued in previous years. The Governor's budget proposes to issue 8,000 new APLE warrants-the same level as in the current year. It also proposes to issue 100 new National Guard warrants. To date, the budget act has not authorized any National Guard warrants.
Promote Parity for Financially Needy Students Attending Public and Private Universities
We continue to recommend the Legislature adopt a policy linking the maximum Cal Grant for financially needy students attending private institutions to the General Fund subsidy the state provides to financially needy students attending public institutions. The Governor's budget proposal to raise the maximum private-student award to $9,708 would reduce (but not eliminate) the existing award disparity. Further award increases could be phased in gradually until parity between financially needy students attending public and private institutions was achieved.
Prior to 2001-02, the state had a longstanding statutory policy that linked the maximum Cal Grant for financially needy students attending private institutions to the average General Fund cost of educating a financially needy student at the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU). When the Cal Grant Entitlement program was created in 2000, this policy was replaced with a new provision linking the maximum private-student Cal Grant award to whatever amount was specified in the annual budget act. As shown in Figure 3, the maximum award was maintained at its 2000 level ($9,708) for three years and then reduced to $8,322 in 2004. The Governor's budget provides $11.9 million to restore the maximum award to $9,708. The proposal would affect approximately 12,300 new Cal Grant recipients.
Maximum Cal Grant for
Financially Needy Students
Attending Private Institutions
Parity-Based Formula Amount
9,708a
a Reflects Governor's budget proposal.
We recommend the Legislature restore the policy basis of the Cal Grant for financially needy students attending private institutions. Without a policy, annual Cal Grant decisions can appear arbitrary and unpredictable. These decisions also can be inconsistent and work at cross-purposes. For example, in recent years, benefits have been enhanced for some financially needy students while reduced for other needy students in similar financial situations. To establish a rational policy basis and promote consistency among student groups (across the segments and over time), we recommend establishing a policy that would base the maximum Cal Grant for financially needy students attending private institutions on the average General Fund subsidy provided to financially needy students at UC and CSU (weighted for enrollment). Figure 3 shows what the maximum award would have been from 2001-02 through 2006-07 using this parity-based formula. As the figure shows, the formula would have generated a slightly lower rate than the actual rate provided in 2001-02 and 2002-03 and then trended upward gradually and moderately.
For 2006-07, the formula generates a maximum Cal Grant rate of $11,011. (Providing this higher award to new recipients would cost $11.1 million relative to the Governor's budget.) This rate is approximately $1,300 higher than the private university award amount proposed in the Governor's budget. Having once restored the policy basis of the award, the Legislature could gradually phase in modest award increases until parity between financially needy students attending public and private institutions is achieved.
Avoid Complicating Existing, Well-Structured Program
We recommend the Legislature retain the existing structure of the Assumption Program of Loans for Education and reject proposed budget bill language to add various new, unneeded provisions.
The Governor's budget authorizes 8,000 new APLE warrants. It also contains language that would allocate 600 of these new warrants to UC and CSU for students participating in the Governor's Science and Math Teacher Initiative. Because this program is not authorized in statute, various budget bill provisions are needed to implement the Governor's proposal. In the current year, the administration had proposed similar language, which the Legislature rejected. We recommend the Legislature also reject the proposed budget-year language. The Legislature can meet the administration's intended objective-encouraging and rewarding individuals to teach in high-need subject areas-simply by relying on the existing APLE program.
Existing Program Already Creates Strong Incentives to Serve as Science and Math Teachers. The existing APLE program is based on a tiered incentive system that links certain levels of loan forgiveness to certain behavior. Specifically, it provides up to $11,000 in loan forgiveness for individuals who teach full time for at least four consecutive years in a high-need subject area (as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction) or high-need school (those that are low performing, serve a large population of low-income students, or have 20 percent or more uncredentialed teachers). Having already targeted these high-need areas, the program then provides up to an additional $4,000 in loan forgiveness if the individual teaches science, math, or special education and up to another $4,000 in loan forgiveness if the individual teaches in one of these high-priority shortage areas and serves in a school ranked in the bottom two deciles of the Academic Performance Index. In short, the program encourages individuals to become math and science teachers by offering them significant additional benefits.
Rather Than Adding Unneeded Complications, Simply Retain Existing Program. Given the APLE program already has these strong incentives encouraging individuals to serve as science and math teachers, we recommend the Legislature reject the Governor's new budget bill provisions. These new provisions actually create restrictions-reserving 600 new warrants only for certain UC and CSU students-that could make meeting the program's intent more difficult. Rather than add unneeded complications to an already well-structured program, we recommend allowing the existing program to serve all individuals that meet its high-need subject and school criteria.
Intersegmental Issue Involving CSAC
In the student fees write-up in the intersegmental section of this chapter, we recommend maintaining nonneedy students' share of education costs at their current-year levels (33 percent at UC and 25 percent at CSU). Because the Governor's budget includes various augmentations that drive up per student costs at UC and CSU, holding students' share of cost constant would entail modest fee increases (3.5 percent at UC and 3 percent at CSU). In our fees write-up, we recommend a corresponding increase in Cal Grant award amounts sufficient to ensure that all eligible financially needy students receive grants that fully cover the fee increases. Based on the commission's projections of Cal Grant participation, we estimate the additional coverage would cost $11.9 million ($8.3 million for financially needy students at UC and $3.6 million for financially needy students at CSU).
Restructuring How the State Administers Grant and Loan Financial Aid Programs
Last year, members of the education policy and fiscal committees expressed concern with the organizational relationship between CSAC and EdFund. Responding to a legislative directive, our office released a report in January 2006 that examined this relationship and identified options for restructuring it (California's Options for Administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program). Below, we summarize the organizational options the state has for administering grant and loan financial aid programs. We then identify the shortcomings both of the state's original single state-agency structure and its existing two-agency administrative structure. In the final section, we recommend the state restructure how it administers these financial aid programs.
Organizational Options
As we discuss in more detail in our January 2006 report, the Legislature has five basic options for coordinating administration of state grant programs and federal student loan programs. As summarized in Figure 4, these options can be grouped into single-agency structures and two-agency structures. To simplify the discussion, we describe these options before applying them to California's experience in administering grant and loan programs.
Single Agency
Nonprofit Public Benefit
Corporation Model
Single state agency administers state grant programs and federal loan
programs.
Single nonprofit public benefit corporation administers state grant programs and federal loan programs.
Agency subject to state employment and procurement laws and regulations.
Agency exempt from state employment and procurement laws and regulations.
Options as Applied to California:
(1) California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) (or another state agency) administers both grant and loan
(2) EdFund (or another nonprofit public benefit corporation) administers both grant and loan programs.
Two Agencies
State/Dependent
Guarantor Model
State/Independent
A state agency administers state
grant programs and a separate state-dependent or auxiliary agency
administers federal loan programs.
A state agency administers state grant programs and an independent agency administers federal student loan
State employment and procurement laws apply to state agency but not
loan agency.
State employment and procurement laws apply to state agency but not loan agency.
(3) Make no changes to existing CSAC/EdFund arrangement.
(5) Rely on CSAC (or another state agency) to administer state grant programs and an independent agency to administer federal loan programs.
(4) Modify CSAC and EdFund's roles and responsibilities.
Single-Agency Options. Under a single-agency structure, the Legislature could: (1) entrust a state agency with administering both grant and loan programs or (2) establish a nonprofit public benefit corporation to administer them. Under a state-agency model, the Legislature would give responsibility for grant and loan program administration to CSAC or another state agency. This entity would be subject to all applicable state laws and regulations, including those relating to hiring, compensation, promotion, and procurement. Under this model, the state agency could provide all program services internally or contract for any or all services. Under a nonprofit public benefit corporation model, the primary difference is that the agency would be exempt from state employment and procurement practices, thereby afforded greater autonomy and flexibility in its daily operations.
Two-Agency Options. Under a two-agency structure, the Legislature could: (3) retain the existing two-agency arrangement, (4) modify the existing two-agency arrangement, or (5) rely on a state agency to administer grant programs and an independent agency to administer federal loan programs. Maintaining the status quo obviously is the simplest option in that no statutory changes would be required. The Legislature, however, could modify the existing arrangement by making various statutory changes to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the grant agency vis-à-vis the loan agency. For example, the Legislature likely would want to clarify which agency had responsibility for budget development, resource allocation, policy leadership, and representation before the state and federal governments. Instead of using a loan agency that was an auxiliary of or otherwise dependent on the state, the Legislature could use an independent loan agency-either a reconstituted EdFund or another existing loan agency. This latter option would be more involved in that it would entail selling EdFund's existing loan portfolio and entering into a contractual agreement with some other existing loan agency (either a private corporation or another state's loan agency).
Single State-Agency Structure Had Shortcomings
Of the five organizational options identified above, California relied on a single state-agency structure from 1979 to 1996. During this period, CSAC administered both grant and loan programs. By the mid-1990s, the state Legislature, federal government, and financial aid stakeholders expressed concern with this structure and specifically with CSAC's ability to administer the federal loan programs.
Single State-Agency Model Deemed Too Rigid, Not Adequately Responsive. To understand better the problems that spurred the initial creation of EdFund, we reviewed independent evaluations, state audits, and federal audits conducted in the early- and mid-1990s. We also conducted interviews with individuals familiar with CSAC operations during this period. The problems identified were far reaching-ranging from financial aid processing difficulties and accounting errors to staff inexperience and perceptions among colleges that CSAC was not adequately responsive or service-oriented.
EdFund Designed to Be More Responsive. In 1996, the Legislature authorized CSAC to create an auxiliary agency for the purpose of administering federal student loan programs. As defined in statute, the auxiliary agency is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that is exempt from certain state employment and procurement laws. Individuals involved in developing the 1996 legislation state that these particular statutory provisions were viewed as critical changes designed to allow the auxiliary agency to respond more quickly and effectively to loan market dynamics, colleges, and students.
Existing Two-Agency Structure Has Shortcomings
Since 1996, the state has relied on a two-agency structure-using CSAC to administer state grant programs and EdFund to administer federal loan programs. By 2005, the Legislature, as well as various stakeholders, was expressing growing concern with this two-agency, shared-control structure. We think much of this concern can be linked with three shortcomings of the existing organizational structure. (The Bureau of State Audits is currently reviewing EdFund's employment and procurement practices to determine if other problems exist. The auditor is expected to release its findings in spring 2006. Given the audit is still underway, we do not address these particular issues.)
Separate Governing Bodies Has Led to Tension Among Organizational Leadership. We think one of the major shortcomings of the existing organizational arrangement stems from its competing governing bodies. Figure 5 shows the composition of these governing bodies (as of April 2005). As reflected in the figure, state law specifies that CSAC is to be
governed by a 15-member commission. The commission is responsible for appointing a board of directors for its auxiliary agency. The commission is given broad authority to determine both the size and composition of this board. Furthermore, EdFund's bylaws permit the commission to remove any individual serving on the board at any time, with or without cause. Despite being given no ultimate, independent authority, EdFund is delegated (both by law and its operating agreement) major operational responsibilities. Ever since the inception of EdFund, this disconnect between organizational authority and operational responsibility has created considerable tension between the two agencies.
This tension was evident in spring 2005 when the commission voted to dismantle the EdFund board. In the minutes from the April 2005 commission meeting, the commission indicated its action was motivated by concerns with governance as well as by a desire to ensure both agencies were working together toward a united set of goals. Many parties (including legislators, financial aid administrators, and lenders) expressed concern that the decision to dismantle the board threatened EdFund's stability and viability.
State Law Lacks Clarity on Which Agency Is Responsible for Which Operational Functions. A second shortcoming of the existing organizational arrangement is the lack of clarity and agreement on which agency should be entrusted with which specific operational responsibilities. Silent on specific operational issues, state law calls for these responsibilities to be negotiated in a jointly developed annual operating agreement approved by the commission. In our discussions with CSAC and EdFund leadership, several areas of concern were raised about the existing ambiguity in law and resulting tension within the negotiation process. Most importantly, concerns revolved around determining who is responsible for developing EdFund's budget, designating the use of Operating Fund monies, representing EdFund's interests to the state Legislature, negotiating EdFund's working agreements with the federal government, and resolving grievances of EdFund's remaining civil service employees. This interagency tension continues to manifest itself in the currently unresolved discussion involving the agencies' roles. After several months of discussion and various draft proposals regarding these responsibilities, the issues remain unresolved.
Incompatible Incentive Systems Detract From a Student Focus. Third, whereas CSAC is structured as a traditional state agency whose employees are subject to civil service laws, EdFund's status as a nonprofit corporation has fostered more market-driven practices. For example, EdFund uses variable compensation plans that offer incentive compensation to reward employees for providing high-quality service in their respective domain. These plans are notably different from the typical civil service compensation plans based on routine step increases. Both CSAC and EdFund leadership expressed concern that these incompatible incentive systems have led to certain perceptions of unfairness among staff and directors. Equally important, the resulting interagency tension has detracted from a public focus on providing students with high-quality grant and loan services.
Recommend Single Agency With Flexibility in Daily Operations but Stronger Accountability Requirements
We recommend the Legislature enact legislation that would restructure how the state administers grant and loan programs. Specifically, we recommend the Legislature authorize a single agency, with a single board and Executive Director, to administer both state grant and federal loan programs. We recommend the agency be structured as a nonprofit public benefit corporation but subject to stronger accountability requirements.
As described in more detail in our January 2006 report, we think any restructuring proposal should overcome both the original shortcomings that led to EdFund's creation and the shortcomings of the existing two-agency structure. In particular, we think an organizational solution should reduce tension among organizational leadership, clarify certain roles and responsibilities, and promote incentives that reward high-quality service to students. Given the unique intricacies of student financial aid and the unique aspects of the federal student loan programs, we think these objectives could best be met with a single nonprofit public benefit agency that has a unified leadership and an incentive system that rewards employees based on the quality of service they provide to students.
This Option Most Likely to Overcome Existing Problems. Compared to a two-agency, shared-control structure, a single-agency structure has certain inherent advantages. With a single agency, board structure, and Executive Director, tension is less likely among organizational leadership, and confusion about roles and responsibilities is likely to be more easily and quickly resolved. Moreover, as a nonprofit public benefit corporation, the agency would have more flexibility in its daily operations. This would allow the agency to adapt more quickly to changes in loan programs and loan competitors-changes that can have significant effects on agencies' market share and the benefits they are able to provide student borrowers. This structure also would allow the agency to reward all employees-in both the loan and grant divisions-for providing high-quality service to students.
Greater Autonomy Should Be Coupled With Greater Accountability. Increasing an agency's autonomy over its daily administrative activities should be coupled with increased attention to accountability. Toward this end, the Legislature could establish accountability requirements to ensure the agency is meeting legislative intent and providing students with excellent service. Specifically, we recommend the Legislature require the agency to submit various budget documents, conduct annual audits, and report on program outcomes. (Additionally, depending on the findings of the pending state audit, the Legislature might want to establish other safeguards or limitations on the agency's operations.) Because the agency would be a statutory creation, the Legislature, as further protection, would retain ultimate authority over it.
New Structure Could Accommodate Broader Reform. We think another distinct advantage of our recommendation is that it creates a structure within which other reforms could easily be accommodated. As a single agency, it would be better situated to integrate grant and loan information and services. As such, the Legislature could consider a variety of other reforms related to financial aid administration. For example, the new agency could assume responsibility for the state's savings and scholarship programs (currently administered by the Scholarshare Investment Board). This would unify all state-level financial aid administration in one umbrella agency and create a one-stop shop for state-level financial aid information.
Over the last several decades, California has experimented with two organizational structures for administering state student grant programs and the federal student loan programs. It has tried both a single state-agency structure and a two-agency, shared-control structure. It has had notable problems with both structures. We recommend the Legislature establish a new structure. Specifically, given the unique intricacies of student financial aid, we recommend the Legislature authorize a single agency with a unified leadership to administer both grant and loan programs. Furthermore, given the unique market-oriented and competitive nature of the federal student loan programs, we recommend the Legislature structure this agency as a nonprofit public benefit corporation that would have greater flexibility over its daily operations, with the ultimate intent of increasing public accountability and providing the best possible services and benefits to students.
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Our company employs door installation professionals based on their knowledge, experiences, skills, and positive attitude. With HighGate Door Repair and Installation, you will surely have the highest quality of door installation for your home or office improvement project. You do not need to worry about the way the installation process will flow. Our expert installers have long been in this type of industry for a long time, so they know how to install any and all types and functions of doors. In addition, we have licensed contractors who can carry out all steps with ease and speed.
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A door installation project is something that must be handled by true professionals with lengthy experiences in this line of work. Need not to mention, installing interior doors for example, requires knowledge when it comes to the right tools and equipment to use. As a typical homeowner, it is understood that you probably do not have the knowledge regarding the most suitable door structures for your residential or commercial space. The biggest mistake that most consumers commit is compromising quality over quality. With their desire to spend less money, they tend to go for substandard door products/materials and low quality door installation services.
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It is absolutely necessary to consider a top of the line door opener installation service. The most common problem with the integration of new door openers, however, is that they don't compatibly work with the existing door system. The entire system won't operate smoothly when components are not compatible. Of course, you would not want to have a dysfunctional door due to mismatch between the door openers and other door components. For you to have the assurance that you will have a fully functional door opener system, it is ideal to trust HighGate over any other service providers out there. With our expertise in door opener installation, you are guaranteed to have an incomparable quality of door opener for your home, office, or business establishment.
HighGate Door Repair and Installation guarantees you that your home or office will have smooth door functions everytime. At the time when your front door show signs of irreparable damages and replacement would be the best option, immediately contact our professional and reliable team for front door installation services. That's the wisest decision you can ever make if you really want to replace your old dysfunctional door with a new and improved one.
When we talk about interior door installation, we are still the right company to approach. We were able to go beyond the expectations of the consumers when it comes to this service. In fact, we are often surprised when we learn that our company is recommended by the previous homeowners to their friends and colleagues.
An intelligently-engineered door is one of the assets of most residential and commercial spaces. It is more than being a point for entrance or exit. For a home, it is can be the very first thing that guests may notice and give impression about the totality of the home. For businesses, it is equally important. Storage facilities and ware houses often use strongly-built doors for the safe-keeping of products. It is therefore an essential part of a business that helps in its success and growth. In case you do not know, most commercial door systems are more complicated, larger, and heavier, than its residential counterpart.
A true reliable team of door installers has the ability to install different kind of doors. When a door installation company has that quality, it will be easier on your part because you do not have to hop from one service provider to another. Commercial garage doors comes in numerous different types including aluminum doors, sectional doors, rolling steel doors, service doors, counter doors, security grilles and rolling sheet doors to name some. Each of which has different characteristics.
If you wish to install a new type of door or door component for your structure, it will be a huge advantage in your part if you are paired with professional door installers that can install many different kinds of doors. Well, HighGate Door Repair and Installation defines versatility, meaning we can install all sorts of door systems. With us, you will be able to find door type or component that perfectly fits your home's or business' particular needs. Our door systems will help ensure that your entire household and/or your products will be safe at all times.
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Only professional door installers will be able to integrate high-tech door components to your old doors. Take note- avoid attempting to employ a D-I-Y door installation project regardless of whether you are dealing with major or minor components that will upgrade your facility. Why would you make it difficult on your part when you can have a professional door upgrade? All you need to do id to contact HighGate Door Repair and Installation.
Door spring is another important component of a door, especially for commercial establishments. This mechanism is responsible for lowering and lifting up the door. Each time you shut or open the facility, the springs along with the other components will lift up the door panel by counterbalancing the door's weight. Contemporary door springs come in two different types: (1) which is responsible for the torsion (simply called torsion springs) and the other which is responsible for the extrusion (extrusion springs).
When the spring gets damaged or breaks, there is a possibility that the door will fall and may cause potential injuries to any person or pet under it. To prevent such safety risks, it will be better to seek help from professional door installers. In the event that repair is no longer the wise option, you should ask HighGate Door Repair and Installation to install new springs for your specific type of door. We assure you that your door will become safer and more functional than ever.
If there is one thing that customers like you are always put into consideration, it is probably the price. As a home or business establishment owner, it is understood that you are looking for budget-friendly deals. If that's what you want, that's what you get with HighGate Door Repair and Installation. Our team cares for your expenses. We know that earning money is not easy. For this reason, we have made it possible for you to enjoy cost-effective door installation services. We are associated with some of the largest door component manufacturers and distributors. For this reason, we are able to provide relatively lower door products and service fees.
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Electronics major Videocon has awarded the creative duties for its light goods category to Mindset Advertising. Highly placed sources have confirmed the news to exchange4media. The multi-agency pitch took place in Delhi a few months back. However, the size of the account could not be ascertained at the time of filing the report.
The light goods category includes the household electronics and home appliances business. The home appliances category comprises of refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, and so on.
The creative duties for this category were handled by McCann World Group's second agency, T.A.G. Before that, the business was handled by Saatchi & Saatchi. It may be recalled that prior to Saatchi & Saatchi, O&M was the creative agency on record.
Keeping in mind that the brand was getting into new age categories, it decided to get rid of the static nature and move to a more dynamic one. Hence, the company unveiled its new logo in 2009 with the help of Interbrand, Singapore and McCann Worldgroup's T.A.G.
For the record, JWT had acquired a majority stake in Mindset Advertising, a Hyderabad-based agency, in 2011. The agency has expanded its operations in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. It has a number of blue-chip clients, especially in Hyderabad's key sectors of IT, education, healthcare and infrastructure. It recently won the creative business of Andhra Pradesh Tourism. However, acquiring the Videocon business is a major win for the agency outside Hyderabad.


Whilst scouring the internet for beautiful props for the electric Rodeo circus, Catherine fell in love with a genuine miniature carousel horse that was being sold on Ebay by a lovely gent we now know as Karlos.
Catherine discovered Karlos was the owner of Ralph&co.Vintage and his show barn was situated close by in Ely.
Catherine visited him there to find not only one very beautiful vintage carousel horse, but also an overwhelming collection of wild and wonderful wares.
I liked this guys style.
And I like a nice font.
I also really like the word Collaboration.
It proposed that our eight top of their game Cambridgeshire based businesses, each offering services that have a strong wedding based client market, get together to showcase what can be achieved when we join forces.
The theme was Vintage. The venue was Granary Barns.
Me - "I love it! not sure it's particularly wedding-ish though..."
Lena - " ..don't know..Looks a lot like MY wedding night..."
We wanted to take full advantage of the time we had and the skills of he businesses involved.
We decided to go for two interpretations of the Vintage wedding theme.
Ash from Cambridge Headshots went with a more traditional and realistic wedding set up.
We had a full bridal party of models.
Props and decorative items by Ralph&co.vintage and Vintage china from My pretty little tea party were scattered around the grounds bursting with flowers and petals. The whole place smelled as amazing as it looked.
The flower arrangements and hair bouquets by Nicola from Mooie Bloom were perfect.
I've never been so impressed by floristry in my life.
Make up by Flash Kate and gentleman styling by Sam from Mr Barbers.
Everyone was gorgeous and Ash got a stunning set of images that really portray what real couples could expect visually from working with the suppliers on board.
Together with Neon Moon's Electric Rodeo Circus Cast - we worked with the gorgeous staged Ralph and Co. original Vintage props to full effect!
We wanted to make use of the beautiful flowers and the props and went wild with a selection of costumes and ideas.
I think we came up with a great selection of fun images with a touch of vintage wedding feel glamour and a lot of Electric Rodeo Circus character.
We even managed to squeeze in a little belated birthday celebration for our beloved Ben.
These images and the story of our collaboration and of our business are set to be hitting local and national publications over the next two months.
Check out the gallery below for a huge selection of images by me and Cambridge Headshots taken on the day.
If you think you may interested in working with any of the featured businesses on your day get in touch via the links.


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Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin
Born : 1760
Died : 1820
Nationality : tysk
Read about the artist in The Archives
Veduta del luogo sepolcrale per gli'Acattolici (View of the Cementry of the Non-Catholics), 1809-1811
Engraving and etching. 293 x 357 mm
Inventory number: E591,12
The Protestant Cemetery in Rome was the final resting place for especially Germans, British, Russians and Scandinavians. In Thorvaldsen's day there were, by orders of the Pope, no crosses in this cemetery. And some of the columns on the graves were also sometimes despoiled by visitors to the numerous mean inns nearby. On the far left of this print there is a gravestone on which the name of the German-born painter Asmus Jacob Carstens (1754-1798) can be seen. Carstens was a great inspiration to Thorvaldsen and one of the first with whom he established a friendship on arriving in Rome in 1797.
Part way inside the cemetery at the Porta San Paolo stands the Cestius Pyramid, built for the suffect consul Gajus Cestius, who died in 12 BC. The pyramid was inspired by Egyptian monuments after the Emperor Augustus (63 -14 BC) had won the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, thus beating Marcus Antonius (82-30 BC) and his wife Cleopatra (69-30 BC) and conquering Egypt.


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New Skull Base Surgery Technology Designed to Eliminate Postsurgical Complications
A duo at Brigham and Women's Hospital has developed a new intraoperative, image-based guidance system to help surgeons more accurately visualize anatomical structures. The technology uses augmented reality to precisely register operative endoscopy views with preoperative CT or MRI images, allowing for real-time adjustment and fine-tuning based on the operator's changing visual field.
Eduardo Corrales, MD, an otologist, neurotologist and skull base surgeon in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is leading the development in close collaboration with Jayender Jagadeesan, PhD, a research associate at the Brigham and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
Third Window Syndrome Symptoms Spurred Investigation
Dr. Corrales said he was prompted to develop the new approach after seeing patients with symptoms of third window syndrome in his clinic. Patients reported hearing an echo of their voice in their ear, dizziness when exposed to loud noises or changes in pressure and hearing their joints creaking or their eyes moving.
All of these symptoms were traced to an abnormal opening inside the inner ear called inner ear dehiscence. However, none of the patients had superior semicircular canal dehiscence, also called Minor's syndrome, which is typically associated with the symptoms.
"The one thing these patients had in common was they all had previous skull base surgery that resulted in inner ear dehiscence," Dr. Corrales said.
According to Dr. Corrales, complications such as inner ear dehiscence can happen when surgeons can't adequately visualize complex anatomy in the skull base and drill too far, too deep or both. He said a surgeon's intraoperative visualization is typically limited to the anatomical tissue surface exposed through optical imaging modality such as a microscope or endoscope, making it difficult to identify delicate and critical structures within the dense and opaque temporal bone.
"Intraoperative navigation is further hampered by two-dimensional static images that require substantial operator interaction and interpretation with distraction from the surgical field," he said. "These systems often register with errors above one millimeter, which limits their application in otologic and other microsurgery of the skull base."
To provide a more reliable intraoperative, image-based guidance system, Dr. Corrales and colleagues developed a novel technology that incorporates dynamic 3D images with depth and real-time adjustment techniques along with sub-millimeter registration accuracy.
From Algorithm to OR
To begin validating the technology, Dr. Corrales had previously created a novel surface reconstruction algorithm of the visible anatomy from intraoperative endoscopy images. Now, he and colleagues are using human cadaver models to apply a real-time dense surface reconstruction of the temporal bone. They are using stereo optical video applied to lateral skull base surgery, taking the process one step closer to use in clinical practice.
The validation involves placing preoperative fiducial markers on 12 temporal bones around the borders of a typical mastoidectomy. Intraoperative images are captured using a 3D endoscope and imported into 3D Slicer image processing software. Then, a 3D reconstructed model of the exposed tissue surface is generated using the novel surface reconstruction algorithm. Depth measurements on the 3D model can be compared to interoperative and postoperative CT measurements at multiple discrete steps of a mastoidectomy.
The surface reconstruction as well as preoperatively segmented temporal bone structures are projected on a monitor intraoperatively for the surgeon to assess position and proximity of these nearby structures. Registration errors are calculated at each interval of the mastoidectomy. Average mental, physical and temporal demand estimated from the NASA Task Load Index forms will be evaluated to estimate the demand on the physicians and the system's ease of use.
"By allowing the surgeon to overlay digital data or images over their environment, they can better visualize temporal bones and identify structures," Dr. Corrales said. "Patient-specific anatomy is visualized in 360 degrees, providing superior depth perception and keeping landmarks from disappearing. It's a relatively inexpensive way to enhance the surgeon's precision in relation to delicate structures."
Application in Clinical Practice
After the technology is validated in cadaveric studies, Dr. Corrales plans to take it to the operating room for further validation before embarking on the FDA approval process. When and if the technology is approved for clinical practice, patients will no longer be at risk for the types of inner ear breaches that can occur with traditional surgical techniques.
"Thanks to the strong multidisciplinary collaboration among otolaryngology and radiology, the Brigham is poised to be the first to get this technology into the OR and into the hands of surgeons," he said. "Once we have the technology in place, we can apply it to every single aspect of the skull base, allowing us to extend its use to routine otologic, lateral skull base and anterior skull base surgeries."
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Bermuda may be a tiny island nation, but its history could fill whole shelves up with books. Fortunately, you don't have to devote years to reading about this one subject to get a good sense of the fascinating story of our island. At the National Museum of Bermuda (previously the Bermuda Maritime Museum), you'll find over five centuries of history and culture conveyed through a variety of elaborate and informative media. The museum itself is built on the grounds of the old fortress Keep of what was once the Royal Navy Dockyard. In addition to wandering the Keep citadel, you'll be treated to exhibits on the island's role in World Wars I and II and, prior to that, its place in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Fascinating artifacts recovered from beneath the waves relate the founding of Bermuda in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Graham Foster's mural, alternately playful and portentous, lays out the history of the island in a breathtaking sweep of images. And that's just a small sampling of what awaits you at Bermuda's National Museum.


To many pictures there nice but there are just to many.
My teacher read this book in grade 2 and I was extremely fascinated. I loved it. I was waiting for the day for me to read it again! I'm going to try and find it in my library! Very good story!
There is something awesome feeling about getting through 400 pages of a book on an hour lunch break, and still have time to use the bathroom and punch in three minutes early. So what if the book has lots of illustrations and it's written for children, it's still a real sense of Herculean reading, even if it's not that impressive. I liked this book a lot.
This is a really great book. It has some of the stories told in words and some of the story told in pictures.
I give The Invention of Hugo Cabret five stars because it was so good! I have read Hugo at least three times and plan to keep reading it over and over again in the future.
This book is fantastic.It teaches you about living on your own, and having to fend for your self for survival.I bet you will love this book.
The details of the drawings make it realistic. The way he describes the story makes me feel like watching a movie.
I did not like this book at all. I started to read it because I had heard good things about it, but it was so boring i struggled to finish it. It was very slow paced and hard to understand. I would not recommend this book to anybody.
I want to read this book because it seems really interesting. I watched the movie and it was so good. It was about this boy that is an orphan that lives on a clock tower. The movie is awesome so I am looking forward into reading the book.
Brilliantly Brian Selznick tells the plot of an interesting boy through his(Brain's) illustrations. This is a thick novel, but don't let that intimidate you! About 80 % of the story is told in pictures. not just any pictures, but beautifully drawn masterpieces! Brain Selznick has an amazing talent in his art and showing the emotion inside of it. this story is about a boy named Hugo who works in a clocktower. he is a theif and a brat but by the end of the story he understands what it means to care for others and be forgiving. WONDERFUL novel that i urge you all to read.


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