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Berlin Atonal's New Curators On What To Expect From The Revamped Festival
Harry Glass: With Cabaret Voltaire, it's hard to say what to expect. In this long process of working towards this show, I get the sense that it's as important for Richard H. Kirk as it is for us. He is taking it very seriously; this is clearly a big deal to him. Every logistical and creative point was labored over, but all we can do is try and create the best possible setting for him to be able to express himself in whatever way that he choses.
Laurens von Oswald: Cabaret Voltaire in its various stages have highly influenced what we do for the festival as a whole. We've all heard Richard H. Kirk's solo work. It's different, but it's got the same sort of edge. I think he's changed a lot as a person. The show that he'll be doing is audiovisual. It's going to be exciting to see how Cabaret Voltaire translates to the current climate. He's made it clear that it's not going to be nostalgic, that it isn't going to be a greatest hit concert or anything you might expect. It will be something different.
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HG: For the opening concert, Ensemble Modern will perform Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. Ensemble Modern is the ensemble that recorded this specific piece of music for RCA in the nineties. They're performing with a team of vocalists from London. For them it's an historic production—they're taking the music very seriously. They're doing it especially for the space and have been sending their sound guys months in advance to check it out. The opening concert will also have a couple of other interesting performances: Konrad Becker/Monoton, who released an album in 1982 that was described by The Wire as one of the most important electronic albums of all time, has agreed to develop a completely new performance based around this album. It's the first time he's ever done that and he'll be debuting it in the opening concert. John Elliott, the boss of Spectrum Spools, one third of Emeralds and one half of Outer Space, is also coming and he's prepared a special performance for this occasion. It's been easy to convince them both because they're both big fans of 18 Musicians. Both described it as some of the most influential music of their life. In fact, it's interesting how many of the artists that on the surface have nothing to do with New Music—minimalist music—have claimed that it's one of the most important pieces of music for them.
LvO: That specific piece is usually performed in a a very institutional context: classic theaters, operas, concert houses. I think that's why it's exciting for them as well—they get the opportunity to do it for a completely different audience, in a completely different surrounding. On the flipside, for us it's also important that the other music which might not be well known to the world of the philharmonics gets re-contextualized also. It will be a different audience for both when John Elliot plays alongside Ensemble Modern performing Music for 18 Musicians.
When you take a look at the program, it's very diverse. There's a lot of special performances that have a nod backwards but are also very clearly looking forward. The diversity comes also from the way it's programmed: we have the stage, the afterparties, different contexts all throughout as well as showcases like the VUP Lounge. We have people doing something unusual, in a context that isn't common in the landscape of music festivals or the Berlin club scene as we know it. Part of our experience is convincing people to do something that they wouldn't normally do. For them, it is an opportunity to do something different.
HG: We have people that have had no releases like Bleed Turquoise performing next to someone like Cabaret Voltaire, whose catalog of releases you couldn't fit in one room. But that's not an agenda or a political statement; we were lead by what we thought fit together. These pairings happen naturally. The fact that we can all have it in one space, in one home, is another reason why we do what we do.
LvO: It's important that people see it as an experience. We give them a place to consume and to digest the whole experience: music, workshops, film screenings, installations–and food, so there is really no need to leave the premises.
HG: That's all the virtue of having a single home. You don't have to be checking your phone for the train schedules to make sure you don't miss the next act. For the whole five days you know where to go when you're at Atonal.
LvO: The venue, the context in which the festival is staged in, is a big part of the whole concept. The club program at OHM and Tresor is an integral part of it because it's another opportunity to showcase music in a context that's different to the stage. It's all part of this greater constellation and there are people who will come to this festival just for that. For us, OHM is almost an extension of this garden—this idea of a kind of homey feeling. Last year someone said that every good party ends in the kitchen – for us, that's OHM and it's what Atonal is about.
Published July 21, 2014. Words by robertdefcon.
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Maryland and other Bay jurisdictions now require keeping cattle out of streams.
In the 1970s I had the honor of serving on the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. I was the "urban" supervisor. My four fellow Board members were farm owners. At first our relationship was strained to say the least. But as I came to understand the difficulties farmers faced and that they cared for land as much as me (perhaps more so), I developed a deep respect for these people and the dedicated, underpaid District employees who support the farming community.
There are 122 Districts throughout the Bay watershed who employ about a thousand people serving on the front lines of the effort to reduce agricultural nutrients and sediment while keeping farms in business. However, excessive paperwork and a lack of enforcement authority makes the task of convincing farm owners to implement practices challenging, to say the least. This is particularly true when those practices may not increase farm profits or could even cost the farm owner money. To learn more about the vitally important work performed by the Districts, the challenges they face in restoring the Bay, and why it is critical that each of us actively support our local District (especially when local budgets are debated) see: Don't Fence Me In: The Race to Save Chesapeake Bay.


WHSC Partners with Fuerza Positiva, Rough Trade and Precinct!
Fuerza Positiva, Rough Trade and Precinct, along with Los Comadres del Barrio, Nabor Arias and Ricardo Sebastian have come together to bring you Puteria Hincha, Downtown LA's premier Latin night!
This event, hosted by Shawn Morales (formerly of RuPaul's Drag Race Pit Crew), will also benefit the West Hollywood Soccer Club.
Entry is $5 and music will be provided by DJ Ernie Vee.
WHSC's Fabulous Father's Day Brunch!


I find myself being drawn more and more to burl wood. In design plans its always a game of mixing various textures and this is one I love to bring in. While it is actually made when trees have "burls" or deformities, it looks as though wood and marble got together and had a baby. The warmth of wood with a marble like pattern...win-win! Being that it is a rarity to find burled trees does make it a little pricier. My favorite is vintage burl pieces, especially in the style of Milo Baughmann. I have found it is easiest to find vintage pieces through sites like 1st dibs, Etsy, ect. You can find pieces that range from uber traditional to modern! Confession...I actually have a vintage burl wood parson dining table in our garage that I have no space for, yet knew I had to have and can't seem to let go of. One day there will be space right?!
I actually think that the secretary might be yew wood. Yew also has a less linear pattern, but not quite as much movement as the burl pieces. Such a pretty combination of images you've put together!


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	/**
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	/**
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According to a population forecast, (5) the proportion of persons aged 65+ will hardly increase in the next ten years, but the share of those aged 75+ among the elderly will rise, foremost among women.
Israel's elderly population will grow unevenly-by 56 percent among Arabs and by 12 percent among Jews.
Life expectancy of Jewish and Arab men at age 65 (6) is almost equal--16.0 and 15.8 years, respectively. Life expectancy is greater among women than men (as it is worldwide) and greater among Jewish women than Arab women-17.9 years and 16.4 years, respectively.
The average household size is 1.65 persons among Jewish elderly and 2.37 among Arab elderly. (13) Most seniors in both population groups (94 percent of Jews, 71 percent of Arabs) live in households of up to two persons--usually with a spouse and less commonly with a son or daughter. Among the Arab population, the proportion of elderly who live with minor children is about 20 percent. (14) The share of seniors who live with adult married children appears to be similar among Jews and Arabs.
Most widows do not live with children, and widows account for 77 percent of all elderly who live alone.
In Israel, as worldwide, the elderly have less schooling than their children. Compulsory education--insofar as it existed in countries where Israel's current elderly were born--covered fewer years in the seniors' generation than in the children's generation, and in some countries it was not the custom for girls to attend school. Jewish boys, in contrast, generally acquired some schooling.
Non-Jewish elderly have much less schooling than Jewish seniors and 62 percent of them (more women than men) are illiterate. (16) This can be attributed to the absence of compulsory education during the British Mandate period.
There are five major differences among the elderly population.
A distinction should be made between the "young old," who have not yet reached the age of 75, and "old-old," those aged 75+. Since the proportion of elderly who suffer from disability and illness rises with age, so does the share of those in need of medical services, medicines, assistance in functioning, and appropriate transportation. For this reason, the elderly need to spend much more on health than the young, but in most cases their income does not rise commensurably.
As the health of members of these age groups deteriorates, their living patterns change. They spend less time away from home and have to find activities to fill growing hours of leisure.
Obviously, then, the growth forecast for the senior population generally and the "old-old" particularly cannot but affect the planning of welfare and health services.
The gerontology literature shows that family members (spouses, children and their spouses, and grandchildren) are the ones who meet most of the needs of the disabled elderly, even in countries with the most highly developed welfare services. Thus, those who lack this resource are worse off than those whose children are available. If these seniors also lack the wherewithal to purchase services, their situation is much more difficult.
The conventional taxonomy distinguishes among three population groups--Arabs, Mizrahi Jews, and Ashkenazi Jews (19)--who have different levels of income and education, different family values, and different household structures, especially among the elderly.
The distinction between elderly Arabs and Jews is important because, in addition to the difference in cultural background, a political factor is present. Amb wage-earners still find it hard to obtain "good" jobs that provide tenure, pension rights, and an adequate wage, and some of today's seniors spent much of their working lives unemployed. Most Arab elderly held unskilled jobs that did not provide social benefits.
Ashkenazi elderly are different from Mizrabi elderly in terms of their tenure in Israel--a difference that does much to dictate their current level of income. Tenure also reflects the degree of one's social and cultural immersion and, in this sense, affects the sense of belonging to Israeli society.
Education makes it possible to obtain economically and socially rewarding work and provides the tools needed to fill leisure time and cope with changes in physical functioning. Consequently, it stands to reason that highly educated pensioners will out-earn their poorly educated counterparts. This factor also affects lifestyle, since seniors with little schooling and low income must contend with more significant changes in their way of life after retirement.
The data presented here enable us to pinpoint the most vulnerable groups in the elderly population of Israel (and worldwide)--those who are "old-old," are poorly educated, have low income, (20) have no children who can help them, and those who live alone (generally widows).
Employment and income are interrelated even after retirement, as the level of one's pension is a function of income during working years. People who earned little and saved nothing while working will have a scanty income in old age, and unless their employers offered pension plans, they will depend on the National Insurance (Social Security) old-age pension.
Because Israeli law does not require citizens to contribute to a pension fund, it is the responsibility of working persons to assure themselves an income for old age. Too many workers do not or cannot tend to this necessity; 45 percent of men who were self-employed (as against 27 percent of former wage-earners) receive income maintenance supplements (21) because they have no savings. Some placed themselves in this situation by exhausting their pension savings before they reached retirement age.
In many workplaces, agreements between employers and labor organizations stipulate pension fund contributions by both sides or pension payments from the national budget. Such agreements, however, are common only in large workplaces (government, municipal authorities, former Histadrut enterprises, the Jewish Agency, and some large industrial firms). In many other sectors (agriculture, sales, domestics, miscellaneous services, and much of industry), there are no such collective agreements; working conditions are set forth by the employer, sometimes by means of time-limited personal contracts that do not include arrangements for retirement.
Twenty-one percent of urban households in 1992/93 were headed by people aged 65+. (24) In the low-income deciles, the proportion of urban households headed by people aged 65+ was slightly higher than that of households headed by younger people. In the upper income deciles, their share was lower.
The income of households headed by elderly is distributed more or less equally across the deciles of total net income per standard adult (Table 1).


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PM Narendra Modi Weekend Box Office Report: Vivek Oberoi's Film Races Ahead Of India's Most Wanted
PM Narendra Modi Box Office Collection: Vivek Oberoi | Omung Kumar | FilmiBeat
Vivek Oberoi's latest release, PM Narendra Modi began its journey at the box office on a slow note on Day as it collected Rs. 2.88 crore. But the film soon picked up pace and minted Rs. 3.56 crore on Saturday and Rs. 5.12 crore. The total three-day box office collection now stands at Rs. 11.76 crore.
The film fared better than the other release- Arjun Kapoor's India's Most Wanted which raked in a total three-day collection of Rs. 8.66 crore. Interestingly, both the Bollywood films struggled to perform in front of Hollywood film 'Aladdin' which collected Rs. 18.50 crore in three days.
Here's How This Vivek Oberoi Starrer Fared In Three Days
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#PMNarendraModi showed positive trending across the weekend... Biz on Day 3 gave the much-required push... Weekdays crucial, since it needs to maintain the momentum for a satisfactory total... Fri 2.88 cr, Sat 3.76 cr, Sun 5.12 cr. Total: ₹ 11.76 cr. India biz."
Vivek Oberoi's Film Beats Arjun Kapoor's India's Most Wanted
By collecting a total of Rs. 11. 76 crore in three days, the film raced ahead of Arjun Kapoor's India's Most Wanted which too released on the same day as this Vivek Oberoi starrer and minted Rs. 8.66 crore over the weekend.
Everything Happens For The Best: Omung Kumar
The biopic was supposed to hit the theatrical screens earlier. However the release date got pushed ahead because of the Lok Sabha.
In an exclusive interview with Filmibeat when director Omung Kumar was asked if he was hurt by that, he said, "Initially, we reacted quite badly because nahi hona chahiye tha. One day before you can't ban a film so it was a shocker to us. We were hurt at the time. But maybe everything happens for best. Now, things have fallen in place.
Did Modi's Real Life Win In The Elections Help The Film?
Omung told HT, "I hope so. Planning to make the film earlier and releasing it during the election season was supposed to be a high point for us, not depending on any victory. But it was postponed. Maybe everything happens for the best.
We had planned that if he (PM Modi) comes back to power on May 23 and his victory is big enough, it will help us after all. The whole of India is in celebratory mood, maybe that is going to help us."
Omung Kumar On Why He Made A Biopic On Modi
"It's an inspiring story. If someone said fifty years ago that this child is going to become the prime minister of the country after turning 60, its unbelievable. How did it happen and who is this person, that inspired me. He became the prime minister of India. And the world is taking notice because this has never happened before.
And right now with the second thumping victory that he's got, it's unbelievable. There is something about this man and that is I wanted to show in my film. I like zero-to-hero films and that is what it is."
Exclusive! PM Narendra Modi Director Omung Kumar Says He Was Hurt When The Film Got Banned
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PM Narendra Modi FIRST DAY Box Office Collection: This Is How The Vivek Oberoi Film Fared On Day 1
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan SNUBS Reporters When Asked About Vivek Oberoi's Meme Fiasco
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: The Bland Storytelling Will Make You Chant 'No More' To The Film!
This Veteran Actress Says Vivek Oberoi Is A Creep; Comments On His Relationship With Aishwarya Rai
PM Narendra Modi vs India's Most Wanted Box Office Prediction (Day 1): Who Will Win Big?
Vivek Oberoi Gets Police Protection After Receiving Death Threats Before Modi Biopic's Release
Abhishek Bachchan Was EXTREMELY FURIOUS At Vivek Oberoi's Tweet At Aaradhya & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan UNAFFECTED By Vivek Oberoi's Tweet; Deepika Padukone In Awe Of Aaradhya
Kangana Ranaut's Sister SUPPORTS Vivek Oberoi Over His Controversial Tweet About Aishwarya Rai?
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The purpose of both quilts is to teach you how to do 'L' and 'Y' seams and I should have read the beginning of the chapter where it says 'L's are easier then 'Y's but I was entranced by the lovely stars on the full size quilt so bypassed the dolly to make a star – intending that it could become a cushion cover. The first lot of photos are over two years old which tells you something.
The next part involved making a diamond-shaped template for the inset piecing, cutting the fabric and then attaching using Y seams and that is where it started going wrong. I found it in a bag with only one piece set in, rather badly, and a second piece attached by one seam and the inner corner slightly chewed…..It was obvious why I had set it to one side for so long.
On reflection it was on the large side for a cushion cover once squared off so I bound it as it is. A certain furry someone certainly appreciates it!
Now, where are those little fans for 'Fanfare' hiding…..
Looks very pretty – worth the hard work.


Think super hard VR fantasy shooter...with a buddy who helps you spot the baddies.
Mage Vanguard started as a VR Game Jam entry... I made all four milestones, and am continuing development.
I wanted the environment to be richer, so I made some rocky cliffs, new trees, a waterfall, custom animated water etc... the mage sanctuary.
A quick visual creation of a blazing magic sword has been created. Swipe code integration coming for melee and other spells. Working on it. Swipe down, materializes blazing sword. Priorities include the following: optimization, improving gameplay with more spells, more enemies and boss fights, and developing the art more. I experimented with lightmaps a bit more. I have to research issues of defining prefabs with lightmaps and the prefab not storing lightmaps. (This issue is why the gameworld has a lightmap and the title world does not in the VR Jam entry. I'll work it out... though light maps are ballooning up the file size. Main camera is now animated with an "ease to" final position element so that the user is not jarred when it stops.
Milestone 4 Be the mage. in Mage Vanguard (Think super hard VR shooter. (Skip the first paragraph below if you, as mage, need little motivation to blast foes attacking your keep.)) The vampire king, Count Drakar, has amassed an army from the nether world. Drakar is attempting to reclaim land taken from him by the Realm of Pelinore a century before. Drakar is bent on first destroying the king's most powerful mage, you. Can you defend your keep against the minions of Drakar?
I made this game as a lone developer (design, code, and a lot of 3D art (main character, keep, fairy, terrain, vegetation)), and also helped out on another VR team project. It was extremely challenging, and I loved every minute of it.
My game uses a combination of touch pad (swipe and tap) and gaze input. Players can select to either tap or swipe the touch pad to launch projectiles at the many foe. To make interaction easy on the user, I stripped the UI down to its essence.
Giving all the graphics another iteration, boss fights, many spells, a choice between at least two helpers. and more enemies-- I wanted to get all this in there, but alas I'm one developer. It's coming, but I've been up all night the last hours of the jam (and working late in the night for weeks)...so give me some time to sleep. Onward. Give it a go. It's fun.
(I decided in the end to go with fantasy instead of sci-fi theme.) Milestone 1 Hyperwingshot will be a gaze shooter with an intense/frantic pace. My main goal is to create a virtual reality gaze shooter that has a certain...wow factor. We'll see. A lot of the details are to be determined. Milestone 2: Hyperwingshot is moving forward at a good pace. A prototype is done. Unity makes it a breeze to do. I'm looking forward to bringing the world to life.
Milestone2: Done: Projectile code with tap. Projectile prefab. Dummy targets. Viewpoint/weapon setup.
Much fun was had making this so far. More to come. Onward.
I served as game designer, coder, 3D artist, 2D artist, sound guy, yada, yada. I created the main character, the fairy, the keep, terrain, trees, etc... I coded enemy ai/ weapon code etc... Wearing all the hats was challenging, but also fun. I look forward to making many many improvements-- more spells, boss fights, another go at all the graphics, etc... all with the hope of getting it in the Samsung Gear VR store. If I win any money from the Jam, it will be put towards getting some programming assistance so that I can focus on enhancing all the art.
VR Mage Vanguard is now a Google Cardboard App available to download!!!!! Yeah!


Complainant is Organic Mattress, Inc. of Yuba City, California, United States of America, represented by the law firm Hawley, Troxell, Ennis & Hawley, LLP, United States of America.
Respondent is Jeffrey Cik of Cleveland of Ohio, United States of America, represented by the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, United States of America.
The disputed domain name <organicpedic.com> is registered with GoDaddy.com, Inc.
In regard to the pending expiry of the disputed domain name, the Center sent an email communication to GoDaddy.com, Inc., requesting confirmation that the disputed domain name would be locked and whether any action of the parties was required to keep the disputed domain name locked. GoDaddy.com, Inc. informed that the disputed domain name would be locked during the procedure and that Complainant bore the burden of ensuring that the disputed domain name does not expire. Complainant paid the renewal fee for one year on January 12, 2009.
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on January 15, 2009. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for the Response was February 4, 2009. The Response was filed with the Center on February 4, 2009.
The Center appointed Richard G. Lyon as the sole panelist in this matter on February 12, 2009. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted and has jurisdiction over this administrative proceeding. The Panel has submitted his Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
On February 13, 2009, Complainant filed with the Center by electronic mail a proposed Supplemental Filing. On February 16, 2009, following its customary practice the Center acknowledged this filing and advised the parties that the Rules, paragraphs 10 and 12, in effect left it to the discretion of the Panel whether or not to allow the Supplemental Filing.
Complainant and Respondent are both involved in the marketing and sale of "organic" mattresses.
Respondent registered the domain name <naturepedic.com> in June 2004. In November 2004 Respondent applied for federal registration of its trademark NATUREPEDIC for mattresses. That registration issued in January 2006, with a claimed first use in commerce of July 15, 2004.
The parties have known each other since 2003 or 2004. At that time they negotiated a private label arrangement under which Complainant would manufacture for Respondent mattresses to be sold under Respondent's NATUREPEDIC brand. This private label arrangement had terminated by November 2005.
Respondent registered the disputed domain name in January 2006. Respondent has registered forty-eight domain names that incorporate words implying environmental-friendly or customer friendly mattresses, most of which use word combinations that include "nature", "organic", "health", "pedic", or variants thereof. The first of these, <naturepedic.com>, was registered in June 2004; the last of them, <maturepedic.com>, in December 2008.
Complainant's counsel sent Respondent a cease-and-desist letter on July 22, 2008, demanding transfer of the disputed domain name from Respondent to Complainant. Respondent's counsel replied August 21, 2008, denying that Complainant was entitled to recover the disputed domain name from Respondent under the Policy or the Anti-Cyber Squatting Consumer Protection Act.
Respondent has never used the disputed domain name for an active website. At some point an Internet user who entered it into a browser was diverted to a site controlled by Respondent at which Respondent sold its products. When the Panel accessed the disputed domain name he received an "Under Construction" notice.
Complainant has rights in the word ORGANICPEDIC by virtue of its USPTO-registered trademark. The disputed domain name is identical to this mark except for the generic top-level domain, which is not relevant in any finding of identity.
Complainant has never authorized Respondent to use its ORGANICPEDIC mark, and Respondent or its products have never been known by that word. Respondent had constructive notice of Complainant's mark. Furthermore, Respondent had actual notice of Complainant's earlier use of that mark. One of Complainant's principal submits an affidavit in which he states that during the negotiations preceding the private label manufacturing agreement, he "specifically mentioned [to Respondent's representative] that [Complainant's] companies were going to use the 'organicpedic' brand, and that [Complainant] didn't think [Respondent's] proposed 'naturepedic' brand was going to be a problem for [Complainant]" . Complainant included several mattresses branded ORGANICPEDIC in its October 2005 catalog. This catalog was sent to Complainant's mailing list, which included representatives of Respondent. Respondent's registration of the disputed domain name following this notice of Complainant's use or intended use of its Organicpedic products therefore is not legitimate or bona fide under the Policy.
As Respondent had actual notice of Complainant and its mark, its registration of the disputed domain name was in bad faith, intentionally to take advantage of that mark to sell its own competing products. Respondent's use of the mark prevents Complainant from using Complainant's trademark in a corresponding domain name, and such use has been intentionally to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to its website by creating a likelihood of confusion with Complainant's mark as to the source of the sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of Respondent's website. Respondent's non-use ("passive" use is the term used by Complainant) of the disputed domain name is evidence of bad faith use under the "warehousing" doctrine of Telstra Corporation Limited v. Nuclear Marshmallows, WIPO Case No. D2000-0003.
The disputed domain name is not identical or similar to Complainant's ORGANICPEDIC mark because Respondent's rights in the disputed domain name predate Complainant's rights in that mark. Respondent established its rights by registration of the disputed domain name in January 2006, several months prior to Complainant's first use in commerce of the ORGANICPEDIC mark.
Where Respondent's registration of a domain name predates Complainant's trademark rights, Respondent ipso facto has rights and legitimate interest in the disputed domain name.
The disputed domain name is a generic term, as the phrase or suffix "pedic" is much used in the sale of mattresses and other orthopedically-friendly products. "organicpedic" is similarly descriptive of Respondent's products, so under applicable trademark law Respondent is permitted to use it for this purpose. Respondent asserts that in fact it is Complainant who has infringed upon Respondent's rights by using the phrase in its later-acquired trademark.
Respondent's use of the disputed domain name has not been "passive" as Complainant alleges, and furthermore even non-use may in certain circumstances be legitimate. Its registration of the disputed domain name was for a legitimate purpose and consistent with its practice of registering many domain names that incorporate "mattress", "pedic", "nature" or their equivalents.
Its use has also not been in bad faith, as bad faith use requires that Respondent had actual notice of Complainant's mark. Answering the statements in Complainant's affidavit, one of Respondent's principals, who participated in the negotiations for Respondent, declares under penalty of perjury that during the business negotiations between the parties Complainant never emphasized the use of the suffix "pedic", never stated directly or indirectly that Complainant intended to use ORGANICPEDIC as its trademark, and never gave any other indication of its intent to use the word "organicpedic" in any way. Respondent's declarant states that he has no recollection of receiving the 2005 catalog referred to in Complainant's affidavit or if he did, he did not read it. Respondent questions whether Complainant in fact actually used ORGANICPEDIC in commerce in 2005, as Complainant's affiant states, pointing to the 2007 first use in commerce declaration submitted under oath to the USPTO.
Complainant has plainly met the requirements of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy. It has rights in its ORGANICPEDIC trademark by reason of its USPTO registration, and the disputed domain name is identical to that mark except for the gTLD, which as Complainant argues is not considered in determining identity or confusing similarity. The sufficiency of Complainant's proof under paragraph 4(a)(i) is evaluated as of the date the Complaint was filed, and it is irrelevant that Respondent may have registered the disputed domain name prior to accrual of Complainant's trademark rights. WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, "WIPO Overview", paragraph 1.4, Consensus View; Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises (d/b/a Casino Arizona) v. Fort McDowell Casino, WIPO Case No. D2007-0416.
But "[w]hile the [timing of respondent's registration] is not relevant in determining whether a complainant has established rights in a mark to which the domain name is identical or confusingly similar, it is indeed relevant for purposes of paragraphs 4(a)(ii) and 4(a)(iii) of the Policy". Valve Corporation v. ValveNET, Inc., ValveNET, Inc., Charles Morrin, WIPO Case No. D2005-0038; see also Brooke Bollea, a.k.a Brooke Hogan v. Robert McGowan, WIPO Case No. D2004-0383.
One element of paragraph 4(a)(iii) that Complainant must establish is that Respondent registered the disputed domain name in bad faith. Both parties impliedly acknowledge that this issue may turn on whether Respondent had knowledge of Complainant's ORGANICPEDIC mark when that registration occurred in January 2006.
Actual knowledge of the mark may be proven directly or inferred from factual circumstances. As for direct proof, perhaps not surprisingly the parties' sworn testimony is directly contradictory. Complainant swears that it raised the subject repeatedly, Respondent states under penalty of perjury that it was not discussed at all.
Both parties have presented documentary evidence that to some extent supports their respective positions on whether Respondent had actual knowledge. Proof from which the Panel might infer actual knowledge varies with the circumstances of the particular case. See Net2phone Inc v. Delta Three Inc., WIPO Case No. D2007-0644, and cases there cited at fn. 3-11. Several circumstances here tend to support an inference of actual knowledge. The parties had business dealings regarding mattresses prior to Respondent's registration of the disputed domain name; at that time the parties were business competitors; branding is a common, almost necessary, subject in private-label manufacturing negotiations; and the names selected by the parties for their respective products both use the suffix "pedic" which both parties acknowledge has some significance in the mattress industry. Complainant has submitted its October 2005 catalog that included Organicpedic mattresses, and proof of mailing to a mailing list that included at least one of Respondent's representatives.
Respondent's version of the parties' relationship and dealings is also credible and supported by documentary evidence. Complainant's USPTO filings claim a first use in commerce well after the January 2006 registration of the disputed domain name. Respondent's registration of numerous domain names employing both the "pedic" suffix and the word organic and other words with a similar connotation does not appear to be contrived or for any reason other than sound business practice,7 and provides a plausible explanation for registration of the disputed domain name that does not involve bad faith. Many companies register domain names that may at some point be used for future products; indeed many companies register domain names with common variants of their own trademark (in Respondent's case, NATUREPEDIC, which it had applied for prior to registration of the disputed domain name). Respondent's declaration that he either never received the catalog or, if it was received, read it, is not incredible; how many people read every catalog received in the mail or remember every catalog received four years ago? Complainant does not assert that the word ORGANICPEDIC was prominent or anything other than one among many brand names used.
The Panel finds each party's explanation equally believable. Unlike civil litigation, the Panel has no means to investigate these statements or surrounding context. Cross-examination and discovery are not a part of Policy proceedings. In these circumstances the Panel has no choice but to deny the Complaint. Complainant bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence on each of the Policy elements. When a disputed factual issue as to which both parties provide equally credible evidence of their position, that burden has not been carried.
Two related Policy precedents and their rationale support the Panel's decision to deny the Complaint. First, "In a close case, the panel should lean toward the Respondents' view of things". eCrush.com, Inc. v. Cox, Davis & Simpsom, LLC, Mr. Ken Cox, Mr. Brian Simpson, Mr. Ron Davis, WIPO Case No. D2004-0552 (citing Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc. v. Selwyn Colley, WIPO Case No. D2003-0934 and Rug Doctor, L.P. v. Barry Bourdage, WIPO Case No. DTV2003-0002). The Policy was meant to combat cybersquatting and if the case be close – which this one certainly is – the likelihood of cyberquatting is diminished. Second, both parties reside in the United States and their identities and addresses are known to each other. Should Complainant be dissatisfied with the Panel's decision it has ready recourse to United States courts. Particularly is a national court the preferred forum when the dispute turns on disputed factual matters. Greyson International, Inc. v. William Loncar, WIPO Case No. D2003-0805.
Since Complainant must establish each Policy element to succeed, the Panel need not address whether Respondent's use of the disputed domain name was in bad faith or whether Respondent has a right or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name. As these issues similarly turn on disputed factual assertions that the Panel is incapable of resolving, and that may be the subject of litigation between the parties, such discussion is inadvisable as well as unnecessary.
1 All references to the "Complaint" in this decision are to the Amended Complaint.
2 United States of America trademark law allows an applicant to seek registration of a mark prior to actual use in commerce. Such an application, called "intent to use" application, requires an applicant to verify actual use when it occurs.
3 See Mani Brothers, LLC v. Lincoln Gasking, WIPO Case No. D2008-0097, for a discussion of the appropriate standard for allowing an unsolicited supplemental pleading. Following his normal practice the Panel has read Complainant's proposed Supplemental Filing. Nothing in that document would have affected the outcome of this case had the Panel taken it into account in his decision. As has been the case all too often in this Panel's experience, the unsolicited filing merely restated, albeit with different emphasis, an argument advanced in the Complaint. Also as has been the case all too often in this Panel's experience, the effect of the supplemental filing was exactly the opposite of what likely was Complainant's intent in submitting it. The matter emphasized in this document was something that the Panel could easily find on his own in the Complaint and accompanying evidence. By mentioning this matter in standalone fashion in the unsolicited filing Complainant merely emphasized to the Panel a deficiency (here not a fatal deficiency) in the Complaint.
4 WIPO Overview, paragraph 4.6, Consensus View; see Kellwood Company v. Onesies Corporation, WIPO Case No. D2008-1172, regarding the exception stated in the WIPO Overview).
5 Factory Mutual Insurance Company v. Valuable Web Names, WIPO Case No. D2008-1014; Align Technology, Inc v. Web Reg/ Rarenames/ Aligntechnology.Com, WIPO Case No. D2008-0103.
6 Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises (d/b/a Casino Arizona) v. Fort McDowell Casino, supra.
7 Most of these domain names were registered in 2004-2006, well before any indication of a dispute between the parties.


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What makes a leader? How do we behave when we get to the front? And, why is fashion about so much more than having stuff?
Last week we had a chat with London implant Dr. Rachel Matthews, program leader of the recently added Bachelor of Fashion Marketing course at Collarts. Dr. Matthews studied fashion at Central Saint Martins and Winchester School of Art, before starting her career as a designer for Whistles, John Lewis and Next. Also creating fashion visuals for Elle, Brides and Fashion Forecast magazines, Rachel's illustration and consultancy work found her working with fashion companies in Hong Kong, Tunisia and Mauritius; educating those around her on the process and practices that inform fashionable taste.
As the Fashion Business Marketing course rolls out at Collarts for the first time ever, we wanted to understand what kind of fashion dish gets to be the leader, and why so much bandwidth is devoted to superficial non-sense about fashion these days. Rachel shares with us how fashion makes a significant impact on society, despite the wider perception of it being a little on the "pink and fluffy" side.
TGW: How do you set yourself up for the day ahead?
RM: I'm an early bird, I like getting up early. I never sit down to work without a decent breakfast and a cup of coffee, then I have to check the BBC website…just in case anything important has happened in the World while I was sleeping. My first real piece of work for the day is to make a realistic to-do list, [and] I live by the list. I would love to be the sort of person who can listen to music while I'm working, but I have more focus without any background noise. If I'm doing something tedious or repetitive – I might get away with a little bit of music (I can always make room in my life for Soul Time on PBS Wednesday 3-5pm!!).
My first real piece of work for the day is to make a realistic to-do list.
TGW: What is your favourite unit within The Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing) course?
RM: The new course has masses of great content, I have a couple of favourite units – they are two that work together: The History of Fashion Movements and The New Fashion Influencers. These two units cover a lot of ground, travelling back in time to begin with then through to what's ahead. The first unit examines the style of fashionable dress at various times in the last two centuries, but also who, what, why and how fashion and style changed. It's an opportunity to discuss how fashion is interconnected other fields such as business and trade, technology, infrastructure and politics. The second unit – continues the theme of who, what, why and how changes occur. Of course, Bloggers, Vloggers and Instagram stars are part of the current landscape, however, there are other players at work here too. These two subjects connect up some really important ideas that have and continue to shape fashion's past, present and future. It's an opportunity to discuss how fashion is interconnected other fields such as business and trade, technology, infrastructure and politics.
TGW: What do you hope to introduce in addition to the overall course structure?
RM: I hope to instil in students an understanding of the importance of fashion and its contribution to the broader cultural landscape. Fashion is sometimes dismissed as being a bit 'pink and fluffy' – I believe it makes a significant impact on society both at personal level and collectively. I want to make sure that the study of fashion marketing is underpinned by this conception of fashion.
Fashion is sometimes dismissed as being a bit 'pink and fluffy' – I believe it makes a significant impact on society both at personal level and collectively.
What are some of the practical aspects of the course? How will students work together?
RM: In all the subjects on the fashion marketing course there are times where students need to collaborate, whether generating future business ideas or arranging photographic sessions. Within the course, there are also specific parts of studying fashion merchandising and styling when they will be working together on live projects, set and critiqued by industry. At another level, studying at Collarts means that fashion marketing students have the opportunity to work with music, event management, contentment creation and entertainment journalism students too. These groups of students regularly work at festivals, launches and showcases, the fashion marketing students will be included in these types of events, working with emerging artists and designers in planning their promotional activities.
I had to learn the [fashion] industry stuff the hard way – on the job, in my early career.
TGW: Are there things covered in the course that you wish were around when you started in fashion?
RM: One of the strengths in the course is its emphasis on industry awareness. Throughout the course, students connect and interact with fashion companies and industry professionals through live projects, placements and guest lectures. The course also contains masses of content about how the fashion industry operates – who does what, who works with who. My training was much more focused on the creative development of fashion concepts…I had to learn the industry stuff the hard way – on the job, in my early career.
TGW: What is something that students or creative writers can do each day to get better at their craft? Just how important is research and fact checking?
RM: Think about and question the things you read / see about fashion each day. Be curious and get informed. With an understanding of your subject, you can develop well founded opinions. This will allow you to get much more from your studies, have more interesting and engaging conversations with your friends, and find your direction in fashion more easily.
Think about and question the things you read / see about fashion each day. Be curious and get informed…if you intend to take your career in fashion seriously, it's really important in today's media environment to dig a little deeper and think a little harder.
There's a lot of bandwidth devoted to superficial non-sense about fashion. Sure, we all love a bit of celebrity gossip and clickbait; however, if you intend to take your career in fashion seriously, it's really important in today's media environment to dig a little deeper and think a little harder. Research where the information is coming from, why does the writer want you to read this? Do they have their facts right? Bear in mind that for every online source there is an offline source that can help you sort the wheat from the chaff!
TGW: What makes a particularly good image so memorable?
RM: I think strong images stick with you when they come with meaningful associations. That can be an element within the image itself, like the clear gaze of the subject or the sense of place that makes you feel something inside. Or otherwise it can be from the context or place you are in when you first see the image – your mood or the physical experience that gives the image a context. For an image to leave a lasting impression, it needs to be more than just technically accomplished; it needs to make a mark on an emotional level.
For an image to leave a lasting impression, it needs to be more than just technically accomplished; it needs to make a mark on an emotional level.
TGW: What was your last brilliant fashion read?
RM: There are two sites that make for compelling fashion reading, that I return to again and again: Women in Clothes and What We Wore. Both are online archives where people share stories and reflections on their personal connections with clothes. The Women In Clothes project is based on a survey (of 80 candid questions) that a growing number of people have answered and added to the site. The What We Wore site is described as 'a people's history of British style since 1950' and resembles an old photo album. Individuals post photographs of their previous 'fashion moments' with short personal stories that describe why they wore the outfits and what they meant to them. I love the way that both these sources capture people's intimate connection to garments – how the tiny details have significance, create associations and evoke memories for them. It's a great antidote to articles about the big fashion brands with plans for global domination!
I love the way that both [Women In Clothes and What We Wore] capture people's intimate connection to garments – how the tiny details have significance, create associations and evoke memories for them.
TGW: You told us that you visited the Dior exhibition on a recent trip to Paris. How important are exhibitions showing heritage brands as art? What can we learn from them?
From a personal perspective, I am thrilled to see the history of fashion told through the lens of one design house. The range of exhibits and information in the Dior exhibition in Paris was quite extraordinary – and a fashion experience that would be difficult to replicate in any other way. The quality of the garments and accessories on show with the accompanying ephemera, such as press shots, illustrations and packaging, as well as perfume and make-up are a testament to a world view that the House of Dior has created over the last 70 years. On another level, it is interesting to see how the popularity of art and culture can be co-opted as a powerful way of enhancing a brand's narrative. This is clearly an important marketing technique for heritage brands as new designers take charge of its creative direction.
It is interesting to see how the popularity of art and culture can be co-opted as a powerful way of enhancing a brand's narrative. This is clearly an important marketing technique for heritage brands as new designers take charge of its creative direction…this type of museum exhibition is not founded solely on scholarly research, it is a branded experience that engages and entertains us.
I think we can learn creative and commercial lessons from these types of exhibitions. The objects themselves are part of the social fabric of fashion that reflect creative practices from a time and a place in the way they were conceived, made, promoted and worn. From a commercial perspective, it is important to recognise that this type of museum exhibition is not founded solely on scholarly research, it is a branded experience that engages and entertains us. From a fashion marketing perspective, it probably ticks all the boxes!
Read all about the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing) course at Collarts here.
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Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2560MB. Enjoy blistering fast DirectX 11 performance, including tessellation performance that destroys the competition. Experience a whole new level of interactive gaming with SLI and combine up to three displays for the ultimate in 3D entertainment. And as you have come to expect from the GeForce GTX GPU, the GTX 570 packs support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies such as NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision, PhysX and SLI. With these features and more, the EVGA GeForce GTX 570 gives you more than one way to elevate your experience.
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Pros: I put this card through hell for 4 years, it withstood everything . Ultra settings on all.
Lifetime Warranty if registered in 30 days of purchase.
Thank you EVGA for providing this one time exception to me so I can have this card replaced. EVGA is standing behind the product and making sure they are keeping their customers happy.
Cons: Card would randomly reboot system to a black screen.
Other Thoughts: Everyone make sure to register your products!
I would like to thank you for your feedback in regards to the EVGA GTX 570 graphics card. I am glad to hear that we were able to resolve the issues you were experiencing with your EVGA product. Should you or any potential EVGA customer ever have any questions or concerns with this or any EVGA product, then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can assist you.
Pros: Worked great for about a year and a half. Great software from EVGA.
Cons: Started giving me issues after 19months. No overclocking. Well within normal heat tolerances. Clean driver installs(even a clean OS install). This card has never been 'abused', just normal wear and tear. Has been crashing computer semi randomly for the last 9-10 months now.
Other Thoughts: I've spent the last 9-10 months trying to fix this issue. In this time I've confirmed that the card is most def the issue. This is way too soon for a card to start crapping out. The lifetime warranty is only valid if you register it within a short time after purchase. The card itself was good, until it wasn't. If you want to get this card, make sure to fill out the warranty card.
I'm not alone in this. I've done many searches over the span of almost a year trying to fix this. It's severely tarnished my trust in this company, and will def impact future EVGA purchases.
Other Thoughts: Why would this get discontinued? I got my first one and decided to wait awhile to SLI but apparently i waited too long. This was a very good card with excellent reviews, makes me sad to see it discontinued.
Pros: This EVGA card is the best one I have ever owned before; this thing is a complete monster! I can play anything with this high-clocked card, and there is hardly any lagging in any game on my PC. The whopping 2.5GB of GDDR5 RAM just dominates my system. It also has HDMI so I can use this for my HD computer screen. This card by EVGA is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! This was totally worth the price!
Other Thoughts: This card is pretty large, so make sure you have enough room in your computer case. Some cases can cause this card to obstruct the hard drives or their cables. This is not really a con, but I have this minor problem with my case. Normally, I just move the hard drives into other slots and the issue is solved.
Pros: Is able to run pretty much any game maxed out. Only a few that it cannot. And for those I think its my CPU that is holding it back. Has been running strong for over a year now. Runs pretty cool even under load, usually around 60 to 70C. Though since I ungraded my ventilation it gets roughly 10C less. If your not ready for a 600 series yet then this a great buy.
Cons: Nvidia Drivers, But you can't blame the card for that I suppose.
Pros: This thing runs everything I throw at it with no problems. It has huge amounts of VRAM that allows it handle most heavy use easily. No overheating issues and great reliability. I have never had a single complaint with it and it even survived a motherboard exploding!
Cons: Its discontinued, if it wasn't I would buy another and feel confident in my graphics capabilities for years to come.
Other Thoughts: It is a real shame that this is discontinued. Its a great card where your only concern will be in its length. If you cant take out your front hd cage or you dont have a full tower its gonna be tight. This was, however, reason for me to get a great full fractal tower...so, win. Bring it back EVGA. please?


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General T&T, PNM, Politics, Race and Identity, Racism Watch
Black People & the Social Contract
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe
"No society can smash the social contract and be exempt from the consequences, and the consequences are chaos for everybody in the society."
—James Baldwin, Conversations
There are two troubling aspects of slavery and colonialism that remain within our consciousness even though we claim that slavery and colonialism are conditions of the past. The first is the self-hate that these socio-economic formations have created in Black people and a resulting tendency to do everything to prevent fellow Blacks from moving forward. Frantz Fanon discussed this condition in Black Skin, White Masks.
The second aspect of these phenomena was the tendency of incoming groups (immigrants) who, when they met Black people in these Americas, assumed all the biases of the dominant group, and treated Black people with as much scorn and contempt as the oppressor group.
In her book Caste, Isabella Wilkerson observed that in order to gain acceptance, each of the new immigrant groups that came into the Americas (T&T included) "had to enter into a silent, unspoken pact of separating and distancing themselves from the established lowest caste. Becoming white meant defining themselves from its opposite—black. They could establish their new status by observing how the lowest caste was regarded and imitating or one-upping the disdain and contempt, learning to prove themselves worthy of admittance to the dominant caste."
I thought of these observations when Ancel Roget explained why the government rejected the third proposal by the OWTU-owned Patriotic Energies and Technologies Ltd for the acquisition of the former Petroctrin refinery assets.
He complained: "We believe our proposal was not fairly examined and it was not fairly treated with but we are willing to allow ourselves to be held to a higher standard than the multinationals and therefore, that is why our proposal will be more accommodating to the Government revenue" (Express, February 20). At least, that is what he thought.
Roget also argued that some of the information that Colm Imbert put in the public domain at Thursday's post-Cabinet press conference on Patriotic's proposal "was misleading and one-sided." He felt that and their proposals "were not treated with the respect they deserve."
Imbert responded that the government "bent over backwards" to accommodate the company for almost 18 months. He argued that Patriotic submitted "an indicative proposal," that "would have cost the Government billions of dollars," and reiterated that the major "sticking point" was Patriotic's inability to produce evidence that they had the capability to buy the refinery.
This raises the question: Why didn't the government help Patriotic to buy the refinery which seemed to be mutually beneficial to the state and its citizens?
The way the government dealt with Patriotic brought to mind the sweetheart deal it had arranged with Sandals. Afra Raymond observed that the government was "so protective of Sandals' interests that one can scarcely imagine how on earth we, the public, will ever profit from this immense investment."
He cited several aspects of this deal: First, only public money was to be invested and placed at risk in this project. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reads: "All costs of constructing and outfitting the Resorts in a 'Ready-for-Guest' state including the cost of the soft and grand openings shall be for the account of the Government."
Second, Sandals was to get incentives and concessions that were against the public interest. Raymond notes: "Given that we are investing all the capital, how are we to get a return on that investment if there are further concessions/incentives granted to the hotelier."
Third: The government undertook "to stabilize the tax regime" to Sandals' advantage. Raymond writes: "The MOU appears to inoculate Sandals from any future impact in terms of changes in taxes, concessions or other incentives." Such a clause meant that Sandals would pay little in taxes for its first twenty-five years in our country.
Such a scandalous provision led Raymond to ask: "Can we negate the sovereign right of Parliament to tax the nation? Can we contract-out of the Social Contract?"
Sandals is a foreign group; Patriotic is local and Black. Why was the government hell-bent on subsidizing a foreign group but showed so little interest in assisting a local group? One wonders how much Sandals would have cost the Trinbagonian taxpayer if that deal had materialized.
Eric Williams, in assessing the status of the Black person within the context of post-slavery and colonial societies, observed: "The contemporary pattern of race relations in the Caribbean necessarily reflects the theories and practices of the long period of slavery—discrimination by whites against people of color in private employment, particularly, and the jealousy between mulattoes and Negroes; to which must be added the jealousy of Negroes towards the descendants of the indentured laborers ("The Historical Background of Race Relations in the Caribbean").
Although we like to believe that racial and color biases are things of the past, it is wise to remember that "new images do not erase or reverse old ones, but like a palimpsest, we write over them to create something else out of the previous script." These new images do not replace "the prior forms of racial consciousness, but instead incorporates elements of past racial formations" (Sydney Lewis, "Looking Forward to the Past").
In spite of our pretenses, whatever our race, we continue to believe that Black people are ill-equipped to handle major financial arrangements. My instinct tells me that the government will sell the refinery to a non-black entity, be it local or foreign.
T&T will pay a moral price if this happens. Such a decision will smash the tenuous social contract that holds us together, and the consequences will haunt us for a long time.
AfricanSelwyn R. Cudjoe
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"He complained: "We believe our proposal was not fairly examined and it was not fairly treated with but we are willing to allow ourselves to be held to a higher standard than the multinationals and therefore, that is why our proposal will be more accommodating to the Government revenue" (Express, February 20). At least, that is what he thought"
Roget rejected the 15% Kamla was giving them. Then he made a mannequin of her and mocked her. Rowley gave the union $19 million, they were happy with that. Possibly a thank you for helping the PNM win the election. When it came time to negotiate one can remember the long negotiations taking place with the PNM giving them 5% and later 3% then closing the refinery. Just like that the rustic lock and key ended the once might OWTU reign of power and its boast of being a powerful union.
To be fair the problem with Patriotic bid would have been funding. The PNM claim Petrotrin was losing money when they were actually making a profit. Presently Petrotrin is all rusted steel and cobwebs. To get Petrotrin operational would mean spending a lot of money to replace parts and do upgrades. Something the UNC was doing whilst the PNM could not have bothered.
The future of Petrotrin has already been determined. The PNM supporters and favourite choice for bids would be the Sabga Conglomerate. The recent purchase of bank of Baroda and former PNM minister Le Hunte on that board along with Rowley bestie Brookes can see a move with money in hand that Petrotrin would go to the 1%. It is a wait and see game, cat and mouse. But behind the scene it is a done deal.
The PNM is only interested in selling off state assets and who else can be the prime beneficiaries of the national patrimony. WASA and T&TEC goes to the PNM friendly 1%. The nation is bankrupt and one must accept that, Guyana under Indo -Caribbean leadership is set to rise. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4316367-guyana-how-to-invest-in-next-wealthiest-country-in-world
As the honorable Prime Minister said " the rich must get richer" "we must wean the citizenry off the government". However the government is not prepared to wean itself off the citizenry. Tax and more tax. Kamla during her 5 years did not raise a single tax but lowered taxes on many basic items. The Rowley regime continues to raise taxes and property tax will be a boom for the PNM economy.
Inconvenient Truth says:
So…"negroes" are "jealous" towards mulattos and descendents of indentured labourers (portugese, irish, chinese, indian)…why not explain WHY? What foments "jealousy" in the negro towards "others" in the caribbean's racist, hierarchical society that purposefully stacked mulattos and other groups ON TOP OF THEM with unfair priveleges which maintain the structure of the hierarchy in perpetuity?!?!?!?
Selwyn R. Cudjoe – The Indian Experience in Trinidad, or The Triumph of Ideology Over Scholarship
http://www.trinicenter.com/Cudjoe/2013/2411.htm
Dr. Cudjoe broke the social and moral contract here:
Selwyn R. Cudjoe – Why I Support UNC This Time Around
James Baldwin would NEVER have endorsed kamla and her UNC/COP "clan".
TnT is in a free fall, the honorable republic is declining rapidly. The hot season of social discontent has started. This Friday March 5th a polite group of people will gather to make speeches and set the stage for another Venezuela.
What happened to Venezuela? Scenes of mass protest as the shelves in grocery stores became empty. Maduro elitist club maintained a strong hand over Venezuela whilst the ordinary citizens sank into despair.
The honorable republic has been borrowing and borrowing, current deficit stands at over $120 billion with no new revenue streams to maintain the lifestyle of the citizenry. When Kamla left office the deficit was $57 billion. She also left an extra $32 billion in the HSF for a rainy day. What is startling is the government is borrowing to pay public sector salaries. They also borrowing to maintain FOREX for the elitist, whilst small business cannot get anything more that $200 U.S.
The PNM the pride of the elitist and the joy of black man is maintaining its social contract with its supporters. To get a work these days you have to be aligned to the PNM. All contracts in true Blackman style is passing through balisier house. The character of a democratic proper procurement base nation has long since disappeared. Friends, family and financiers are dining sumptuously at the PNM table. One would have been shocked if three UNC ministers travelled to Australia and made a deal to buy some boats. But not with the PNM. Or even more if the AG and the Minister of National security is using their position for public gain, but is normal PNM operation.
To ensure that friends, family and financiers, Maduro style continues to enjoy the balisier juice, more taxes are ahead. PNM supports will not complain when businesses have to pay millions in property tax along with citizens because the housing authority will be exempt.. they will continue to enjoy the benefit of this social contract.
Yes all is well and secured in hands of the balisier brigade. But everything has a breaking point, only so long the media could protect the PNM.
Singapore became a great nation because of these three simple words. (1) Meritocracy- the one most qualified for the job gets it. Today is who know u in TnT gets the job.
(2) Pragmatism- Whatever works best use it. (3) Honesty – Do not reward corruption.
The ten rules for success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8tvHtt6xw
Lee Kwan Yew and his ethnic group is credited with this because he kept the "hostile and recalcitrant" in line with militant and no-nonsesnse policies designed preventing them from legally loopholing and state capturing their society. The brahman-ist ("Hindu") and indian society in general, is philosophically ANTI-meritocracy. Terms like "meritocracy" and "racism" are conveniently pimped out and perversed past their original meaning to socially and politically lynch africans' into subservience.
Compare and Contrast:
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/neighbours/story/19811031-casteism-is-firmly-entrenched-in-social-structure-of-mauritius-773370-2013-10-29
For inconvenient and his great love for India. A land he wish he was born in.
https://www.macleans.ca/society/environment/india-is-putting-canadas-climate-change-plan-to-shame/
https://www.tatapowersolar.com/rooftops/residential/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R3-3e7-7pc
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi got his first vaccine dose Monday, it was the Bharat Biotech formula.
Officials in India hope the company's interim results boost faith in the government's vaccination program. It aims to inoculate 300 million people by July, but is not on track to meet that target.
Bharat Biotech says "more than 40 countries" have expressed interest in its vaccine.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-s-vaccine-diplomacy-reaches-17-nations-56-lakh-doses-supplied-in-good-faith-1766073-2021-02-05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWpF0UqbDwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeKek1XPKaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Dwyhpk7Nc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ICcaaFNX2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4poCafCshoo
Breaking India's Unjust Caste System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUS2TA7Qna8
The Indian caste system is based on racism
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/jugglebandhi/the-indian-caste-system-is-based-on-racism/
Do not take political-trojan-horse vaccines from racist india. Vaccine give aways are publicity stunts to promote indian and hindutva colonization in the caribbean.Reject them!
We live in a castesist Hindu Nationalist state: Arundhati Roy on racism and casteism
https://caravanmagazine.in/society/we-live-in-a-castesist-hindu-nationalist-state-arundhati-roy-on-racism-and-casteism
Novelist Arundhati Roy claims pandemic exposes Indias crisis of hatred against Muslims
https://www.dw.com/en/arundhati-roy-claims-coronavirus-exposes-indias-crisis-of-hatred-against-muslims/a-53167812
Hidden truth: 90% of indian muslims are RUNAWAY untouchable converts from brahman-ism ("Hindu-ism"). This "hindu"-muslim title is a cover for varna/"caste"/race victimization.
Selwyn Cudjoe writes about Isabella Wilkerson and her acclaimed book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontents"; Cudjoe writes "In her book Caste, Isabella Wilkerson observed that in order to gain acceptance, each of the new immigrant groups that came into the Americas (T&T included) "had to enter into a silent, unspoken pact of separating and distancing themselves from the established lowest caste. Becoming white meant defining themselves from its opposite—black. They could establish their new status by observing how the lowest caste was regarded and imitating or one-upping the disdain and contempt, learning to prove themselves worthy of admittance to the dominant caste." Cudjoe uses the quote to apply it to a situation that means the opposite to what Wilkerson is implying. He is, in other words, gaslighting black people in T&T with his mutilation of the meaning of Wilkerson's words. What Wilkerson is saying is that immigrant groups separate and distance themselves from the "established lowest caste", i.e. black people. So immigrants from Europe, Korea, India, etc. separate and distance themselves from black people. That's what she means; she says it over and over in the book. She doesn't mean black people separate themselves from the "lowest caste" which consists of black people; that would be illogical, absurd, they are the "lowest caste", they can't separate themselves from it. That would be like separating yourself from yourself. But that is what Cudjoe is saying. Gaslighting, that is what it is. You can always tell by when he is gaslighting by the logical flaws in Cudjoe's argument.
In chapter 3 of Caste, "An American Untouchable", Wilkerson says that in India, Dr. Martin Luther King was thought to be an "untouchable" (or "Dalit" in modern terms). In a visit to Trivandrum during his first visit to Indian in 1959, Dr. King was introduced as an "untouchable", Wilkerson writes that for a moment Dr. King said that he was "shocked and peeved that I would be referred to as an untouchable". But then Wilkerson writes "Then he began to think about the reality of the lives of the people he was fighting for – 20 million people, consigned to the lowest rank in America for centuries…" And he said to himself, "Yes, I am an untouchable, and every Negro in the United States of America is an untouchable."Wilkerson continues, "In that moment, he realized that the Land of the Free had imposed a caste system not unlike the caste system of India and that he had lived under that system all of his life."
Here is a synopsis of what Isabella Wilkerson is saying – "caste" is a more accurate description of what afflicts blacks in today's world. She looks at three countries to explain and make clear her theory – India, Nazi Germany and America. Now Wilkerson's book was published in August, 2020, one commentator on this blog has been applying that theory to Trinidad even before Wilkerson's book was published. In other words, the caste system has been functioning in Trinidad and that is what is afflicting blacks in this country. So you can add Trinidad to those other three countries, India, Nazi Germany and America as examples of how caste has afflicted blacks in the society.
Is it really that simple? This is a complicated problem which is no longer easily explained in complex societies.
https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Minorities/GuidanceToolDiscrimination.pdf
Yes. It's THAT simple of a truth
The Truth About Racism In Trinidad | Racism struggles | Trinidad & Tobago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODctqv4h-68
And since Birdie is behaving like Inconvenient. Here is some more of India for him. Smile. The backward Indian versus the modern Indian. How India is reinventing itself…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM-0lrIxCn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJDh18fQ2VY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8bygjApyM0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_LB9eenh08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0_UgVsaCYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0_132sw4Ws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHLkCY2pNio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkWIE3vXe_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bNmiDYn5g
Inconvenient Mistruth:
Indians have more important issues to concern themselves with rather than a bizarre, distorted , obsession with everything racial.
https://newsday.co.tt/2021/03/03/india-the-pharmacy-of-the-world/
Deflection won't save you.
Racism is not just a white problem – it's time we Asians confronted our own prejudices
https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/racism-south-asian-prejudices-black-lives-matter-753885
Inconvenient I am not going down that road with you… because I have friends of all races and some of my best friends don't look like me. I try to keep a balance view on life and judge people on how I am treated. I cannot stereotype like you because I believe in individualism. I am accountable for me not the 1,300,000,000 Indians on this planet.
So keep throwing your mud…a few people seem to catch it. Not strong thinkers like me.
Creole says:
What about these corrupt African dictators that destroy?
Selwyn Cudjoe doesn't have the moral authority to talk about african people and social "contracts" among themselves. Not after this treacherous "eatahfood" behaviour.Selwyn destroyed african trinidadian's trust in him with this and rendered his social contract with them as toilet paper! Hope that roti was worth this selwyn:
'One of T&T's noblest sons' | Local News | trinidadexpress.com
https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/one-of-t-t-s-noblest-sons/article_23b70fa0-08e0-11ea-8684-f79873c1a6a6.html
Anyone familiar with what he did ti Dr. Martin decades ago would understand his "capapabilities".


The best goalkeeper of the 21st century and an all-time great, the retirement of Gianluigi Buffon, inevitable as it was, added searing injury to the insult of Italy's World Cup qualification failure.
And while green shoots of recovery have already sprouted between the posts in the form of Gianluigi Donnarumma, that may not be enough to spare the Azzurri a painful period in the major tournament wilderness as they adjust to their diminished circumstances.
Nurtured at Parma during the peak of Serie A's powers, Buffon was an unused member of what was then a typically imposing Italy squad at the 1998 World Cup.
The 20-year-old would have rubbed awestruck shoulders with Alessandro Costacurta, Giuseppe Bergomi, Demetrio Albertini and Roberto Baggio in a team captained by Paolo Maldini.
Beaten finalists in the previous tournament, Italy could also call on Alessandro Del Piero, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta and Christian Vieri in the full bloom of youth. This was not a golden generation, though, but business as usual for Calcio.
Buffon had to wait until the next World Cup to inherit the gloves from Gianluca Pagliuca and Francesco Toldo, duly retaining a fittingly assured grip on them for the subsequent 15 years.
There has been more disappointment than joy during that decade and a half; a controversial round-of-16 defeat to co-hosts South Korea in 2002 was followed by the shame of a group-stage exit at Euro 2004.
Buffon and his contemporaries memorably, infamously, then enjoyed their great triumph on the international stage at a time when Italy's domestic game was gripped by the throes of 'Calciopoli'.
The demotion of Juventus to Serie B was the bitter aftertaste to World Cup glory for Buffon and his club colleagues in 2006. And while the Bianconeri arose transformed from that blow, the Azzurri have waxed and waned.
Subsequent World Cups have not been kind to the Nazionale, who suffered group-stage exits in 2010 and 2014.
A limited team trod a careful path to the final of Euro 2012, only to be ripped apart by Vicente Del Bosque's great Spain side.
And not even Antonio Conte, master tactician and architect of Juve's revival, could orchestrate more than a run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, hobbled as he was by meagre resources.
In the 11 years since Italy's World Cup success in Berlin, Buffon has borne first-hand witness to a steady decline, most keenly felt in the final third.
Marco Verratti, Lorenzo Insigne and perhaps Andrea Belotti are arguably the only current Italy players worthy of the storied predecessors who shared a changing room with the young Buffon.
The stalwart custodian can at least walk away safe in the knowledge that AC Milan teenager and namesake Gianluigi Donnarumma appears equipped to fill the considerable void left in the goalmouth.
The same cannot be said elsewhere on the pitch, Andrea Barzagli and Daniele De Rossi having joined Buffon in calling time on their international careers.
They could yet be joined by Giorgio Chiellini, leaving the successor to hapless head coach Gian Piero Ventura, who is expected to be sacked or resign, with the unenviable task of trying build a new Italy team from the country's weakest pool of talent in half a century.


Calligraphy fonts are so popular right now aren't they? I love that there are so many options for fancy, swirly fonts out there. I want to take a minute today to show you how to make sure that you have access to all of the fun swirls and twirls that come with your new font.
– A sweet new font (generally these are always marked as an OTF – or Open Type Face font). I am using Belluccia Pro for this tutorial.
– Open a new document in Illustrator and use the text tool to write out your wording.
Go To Your Illustrator menu at the top of your screen and select TYPE and the scroll down and select GLYPHS.
This will open up your Glyphs panel.
You will then go back to your document and use your text cursor to highlight the letter that you would like to swap out. I've chose the letter B here.
When you highlight the letter, that letter becomes highlighted in the Glyphs panel.
If you click on the letter in the glyphs panel, all the letter options for the letter you have chosen pop up. Click the one you want and Illustrator will swap it out for you. Here I have changed the letter B and the final letter e.
The other great thing about the Glyphs panel is that you can scroll through the glyphs panel to see every character that is available within a particular font and can sometimes find some hidden nuggets that are a bonus to that font.
Once you are satisfied with the way your document looks you can save it OR if you are more comfortable using Photoshop or have additional editing to do there, you can copy the text and then paste it directly into a document in Photoshop and continue editing from there.
Using fancy calligraphy fonts has never been more fun! Find great calligraphy fonts at Creative Market & MyFonts. Enjoy!
We would like to use your BE Mine font for our salon.
How much will will this cost? And can you use this font for us? We love this font!!
You'll need to purchase the font here in order to use it: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/correspondence-ink/belluccia/. Hope this helps!
Any way to do that in Photoshop also?
The glyphs can only be accessed using Illustrator.