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Government must reveal how many died after being found 'fit for work', MP insists
Vox Political welcomes the support of Labour's Roger Godsiff in the campaign to persuade the Department for Work and Pensions to do the right thing.
Note that, by the time you read this, the petition is likely to have topped 200,000 signatures. Have you added yours yet? Who knows how many it will contain if the DWP insists on taking this to the Information Tribunal?
Roger Godsiff (Lab Birmingham Hall Green) joined more than 120,000 people who have signed a petition to demand that the Government release the figures.
An official watchdog has also ordered it to explain how many people have died after going through a work-capability assessment which ruled they were fit to work.
This would mean the claimant was expected to start looking for a job or take part in training designed to prepare them for employment – and would face the prospect of losing benefits unless they comply.
Campaigner Mike Sivier used the Freedom of Information Act to ask how many people who died between November 2011 and May 2014 had been found "fit for work", or told they could move towards getting work.
But the Department for Work and Pensions refused his request, saying it was already preparing to publish the information.
Mr Sivier appealed to Information Commissioner Christopher Graham, who ordered civil servants to publish the data within 35 days of his ruling on April 30.
But the Department has instead decided to appeal this ruling.
Source: Government must reveal how many died after being found 'fit for work', MP insists – Birmingham Mail
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 18, 2015 by Mike Sivier.
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9 thoughts on "Government must reveal how many died after being found 'fit for work', MP insists"
Adam Clifford June 18, 2015 at 10:58 am
If the DWP does not want to publish this information,it must be bad,and reflect badly on them,therefore it can be safely assumed that a worrying number of people died as a result of this policy
Maria June 18, 2015 at 11:03 am
I've been waiting a long time, you see you shouldn't need a FOI request if the DWP was responsible they would have been releasing the figures year on year anyway. The longer they hang on to this charade the more evidence builds that they have something to hide.
Nick June 18, 2015 at 11:49 am
All of the labour mp's should be asking for this information and if i were the labour leader i would ban of my mp's from entering the commons until this information was given and in FULL
The days of the conservative government and the DWP acting in a manner that boarder a dictatorship and a censorship that includes the deaths of the sick and disabled need to be investigated in their fullest so that prosecutions can be taken out on those that have perpetrated crimes against the sick and disabled that have to led to their deaths while going through welfare reform
The Facebook page remember the dead has most of the lists of the sick and disabled that have died over the past few years and can be found here
https://www.facebook.com/ribbonsforwelfare?hc_location=stream
Charles McLaughlin June 18, 2015 at 12:15 pm
I D Smith is afraid to admit the suffering his policies have brought to those on benefits
Maria June 18, 2015 at 4:24 pm
oh I think he knows, he thinks make peoples lives hell and they will get a job. But hat just shows his ignorance in why people are unemployed, which is lack of opportunity, lack of help in some cases extra financial, and other support, and don't mean the punishment that is currently doled out. There is lack of hours, that employers are willing to exploit the employees by asking them to complete ridiculous targets. Then there is ever decreasing pay, you work long hours and you can't even afford the basics, can't afford to travel to work. Then there are people who just simply can't work, no matter how much they wish to. And unless I.D.S takes these things into account he will find he won't change a thing, he will achieve making people suffer however and what is the point in that?
Nick June 18, 2015 at 6:13 pm
People like IDS have not a clue what happens on any topic where the sick or disabled are concerned
when they themselves go down with a major stroke for example or dementia they then get admitted to a care home where the likes of my wife will then look after them till their death with love and comfort and offer support to their families and friends and even go to the funeral if needed and she's on the minimum wage
If IDS could just understand, what sickness or disability means along with what nursing care staff do would be something but with regret he ploughs on in total ignorance of all concerned
Thankfully, my wife lives far away from him so will never need to look after him in his old age
ispy June 18, 2015 at 1:20 pm
One of the early cases I heard about concerned a man in his late fifties who had a stent in his heart. The man visibly struggled for breath and the strength needed to get through his assessment. The next day he had a full-blown heart attack and was rushed to hospital. While there, fighting for his life, the brown envelope arrived announcing he was fit to work.
Although that man did not die, I'm sure his traumatic experience shortened his life considerably.
That case is merely one of many, many ludicrous decisions that are being made. In cases where victims actually die, you could not have more proof that wrong decisions have been taken, so it is vital in the public interest for the true figures to be released.
But will publication halt the deaths – that is the question?
crazytrucker1951 June 19, 2015 at 8:03 pm
One piece of good, well goodish news today Frank Field has been voted chairperson of the select committee that hopefully will bring Ian Bunkem Smiff to explain himself?
Wonder what excuses he'll use not to face Frank? Frank may be to the centre of the party even though he nominated JC doesn't mean he'll vote for him, but give him a cause and like the proverbial Rottie he won't let go.
"I vos only vollowing orders!" perhaps?
"Nanny told me not to play with you rough boys!"?
"My Officials made me do it!"?
"They made me do it!"? Meaning Camoron, Osborne and Fatty (See Food And Eat It) Johnson.
"A big boy did it and ran away!"?
"I've got a headache!"?
Any better suggestions?
Frank Field can be a very odd person so don't expect anything from him whatsoever. he can be just as right wing as you can get


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At night to relax I've still been reading about Common Lisp. There's a lot to like about it.
Let's define a variable: DEFVAR, DEFPARAMETER.
Let's define a method: DEFMETHOD.
Let's define a macro: DEFMACRO.
Let's define a package: DEFPACKAGE.
Let's define a class: DEFCLASS.
Let's define a symbol macro: DEFSYMBOL Whoops, nope, it's DEFINE-SYMBOL-MACRO.
Let's define a condition class: DEFCONDITION Sorry, nope, it's DEFINE-CONDITION.
Let's access an element of a hash: (GETHASH SOMEHASH KEY) Wrong! It's (GETHASH KEY SOMEHASH).
For some macros, you have to quote your arguments. For some others, you don't. For some it's a mixture. Sometimes a symbol will evaluate to a variable. Sometimes it'll be read as a symbol, not evaluated. Sometimes it'll be evaluated but you never want it to be evaluated so you always need to quote it.
Sometimes parameters to function calls need to be grouped into lists and sublists. Sometimes you just pass in a big flat bunch of arguments and the method sorts them out. Often it's an arbitrary mix of the two.
Yeah, my problem is consistency. Programming is hard enough without throwing in a requirement for a bunch of rote memorization of the wording and ordering and grouping of things. Especially when those things are arbitrary, and there's no reason NOT to have them be consistent. In Lisp they're probably even more arbitrary than other languages.
This is Lisp, and if I wanted, I could write my own macros that translate new, consistent versions of those things into the inconsistent default versions. Lisp gives you the power to do that easily. But if I do that, I'm no longer writing the same Lisp everyone else* is writing. I'm writing my own derivative where I'm replacing standard things with non-standard things of my own.
There's more to a language than being syntactically correct, after all. There are dialects and idioms, and those are very important. If you learned English from a textbook, but never spoke it aloud with anyone speaks English natively, would you be able to communicate well? Would someone from England or America or India understand you? Likely you would be just barely intelligible to all of the above. It's the same English language, but how you use the language matters as much as being strictly grammatically correct. Your accent, your word choice, your general style, those things matter a whole lot.
Lisp does have a beautiful consistency to it overall though.*** Everything is an s-expression. (Well, except LOOP. Oops!) Everything returns a value. Code and data and code that writes code are all the same thing. It's only a few little quirks like the ones I mentioned above that drive me crazy. Consistency is also a large part of why I like Ruby: everything is an object, (almost) everything returns a value. And horrible inconsistency is one reason things like Java and PHP drive me absolutely insane.
The power of programming is in abstraction. When a group of things aren't consistent, there is no abstraction that can represent them. Or if there is, the abstraction is likely to be as nasty as the original problem. That's a bad thing.
Since you like lisp, I have to ask... ever tried Haskell?
I had a Haskell class in college. I wrote Pong in Haskell. I didn't have much fun with it back then.


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Wyoming Awarded $43.6 Million Literacy Grant
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Last week, our office enthusiastically shared news of a $43.3 million grant to create a comprehensive state literacy program to advance literacy skills — including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing — for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities. The grant cycle is five years and one of our first steps is to put together a statewide literacy panel. Here is the media release.
President Trump announced the creation of the "1776 Commission" to counter more critical historical narratives of the American founding like the one popularized by the New York Times' 1619 Project. The 1776 Commission will "restore patriotic education to our schools," Trump said.
Health Guidance Update
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced the extension of current health orders this week. One significant change to the orders includes the addition of indoor close-contact activities and sports.
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Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released indicators to help schools make dynamic decisions about in-person learning as local conditions evolve throughout the pandemic. When coupled with local data about community spread, these indicators are an important tool to help local health officials, school administrators, and communities prepare, plan, and respond to COVID-19. These indicators are the latest resource CDC has provided for schools during the pandemic, supplementing previously released guidance.
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Several weeks ago, I included an announcement for the Rural Tech Project in this update. The challenge invites schools to customize technology education programs for students and local needs. Up to five finalists will progress to Phase 2 and each receive an equal share of the $500,000 cash prize pool, on-the-ground-assistance, and access to virtual resources. One grand-prize winner will receive an additional $100,000.
Proposals are due by 5:59 p.m. ET on October 8. The Rural Tech Project has curated resources to help entrants develop comprehensive program proposals. The resources provide support around topics ranging from program design and delivery to engaging community stakeholders. To learn more about entering the challenge, see the recording of the information session and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Is it hard for you to choose a new car? Maybe you need some more theory to buy the right one? Then go to the mentioned website and read about cars from all over the world, about their history and features.
When you want to buy a new gadget, furniture or a book you first read about the main features. So it goes the same with cars. To find the information you can just paste the brand's name to Google but sometimes the facts are fake or written in a difficult way. There's a service which provides readers with the facts taken from official websites with all links – allcarbrandslist.com.
When and where it was created
The creators made this website in 2015, they are located in California. They don't hide the address and open for communication so write them any question or suggestion in the "Contact us" section.
What this website is about
The goal is to collect as many information about car brands as possible but keep it clear and well-categorized. That's why on the main page you can find that there are sections with car brands from America, China, The UK, Japan, Africa, Australia, France and Italy. On every page, there's a lot of information about the specific brands. There are bright logos and history written in a nutshell.
How it helps the visitors
This website isn't made only for entertainment, it's also educative. They write about the date of creation, compare brands with each other, show the prices, and tell about the most popular/fast/extraordinary and etc. cars in a chosen category.
All in all, if you don't want to buy a car it'll be interesting to broaden the mind and to get the ability to speak about the cars. Sounds good, right?
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August 6, 2020 - The catastrophic explosion in Beirut's port area will intensify already potent widespread anger at the Lebanese government as the country faces its most severe economic crisis.
The damage to Lebanon's most crucial port will exacerbate the country's existing food and supply shortages. Sixty per cent of Lebanese imports come through the port.
The blast destroyed the section of the port that dealt with bulk goods, including food. The grain silos that were destroyed by the explosion contained 85 per cent of the country's cereal imports. Lebanon now has grain reserves sufficient for four to six weeks.
The catastrophe will exacerbate already worsening poverty levels by leaving up to 300,000 people homeless. Shortages of foreign exchange, fuel and food have caused prices to surge. Inflation in June stood at 90 per cent overall, and for food alone, it was 250 per cent, according to the government's statistics agency.
The government defaulted $30 billion of Eurobonds in March and has been trying to get a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon's Food Stocks (Bloomberg)
An Explosion Risks Razing Lebanon's Last Shreds of Stability (Stratfor)
Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing (Reuters)
Satellite Images Show Explosion Damage (European Space Imaging)
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† Sep. 20, 2010 (aged 39)
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† Sep. 20, 2010
Rybicki died after a long fight from serious injuries he sustained when he was hit by a drunk driver on Aug. 28, 2010.
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Rybicki was a member of UNEARTH from 1998 to 2002. He played on the band's first two EPs — "Above The Fall Of Man" (1999) and "Endless" (2002) — as well as the group's full-length debut, "The Stings Of Conscience" (2001).
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The word "forgiveness" has been popping up a lot these days in the media.
Actor Mark Wahlberg is asking for forgiveness for committing racially motivated assaults as a teenager. In filing an application for a pardon with the state of Massachusetts, the 43-year-old actor says when he attacked a Vietnamese man with a stick 27 years ago, he was a delinquent teenager mixed up with drugs, booze and the wrong crowd.
And after Islamic terrorists murdered 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo the publication featured a weeping Prophet Mohammed on its cover saying:"tout est pardonne" – all is forgiven.
It seems, however, forgiveness, is more easily asked for than given.
In his poem, An Essay on Criticism, Alexander Pope reminds us, "To err is human, to forgive, divine." But are there some actions or behaviours, so egregious that they are unforgivable? And what role does culture play in how willing we are to forgive?
Researchers have found – yes there is such a thing as forgiveness research – that many people don't know or understand how to forgive. Nor do they realize that forgiving someone can benefit both themselves and others.
Jonathan Boyer is the first American cyclist to race in the Tour de France. Thirteen years ago he was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl over a period of five years. Boyer served time in prison and it appears he has been on the road to redemption ever since.
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Today Boyer is helping to create a cycling team in Rwanda. The documentary Rising From Ashes tells that story and how young athletes from former warring ethnic groups have come together to form a team.
I became involved in an interesting exchange of emails among cycling friends about whether Boyer was worthy of forgiveness. One of my cycling buddies said the documentary was an attempt to "whitewash" Boyer's crimes. "I believe some acts and some people are indeed beyond redemption. Make of that what you will. Hell is too good for them," he said.
Another had this to say: "There should be absolutely no tolerance, anywhere in the human family for this type of insidious crime. This man should have paid the supreme price for his crime no less than his life…the very act of appearing to be sympathetic towards him is a direct insult to children and undermines their personal safety."
The Enright Forgiveness Inventory that measures the degree to which a person forgives another person, group or organization that has hurt him or her deeply and unfairly, has found cross-cultural differences in customs and rituals regarding forgiveness.
People from individualistic cultures, like my cycling buddies here in Toronto for example, are more likely to evaluate others' behaviours on the basis of individual choice. Those living in collectivist cultures like Rwanda are more likely to evaluate others' behaviours on the basis of how likely the person will repeat the offence in the future.
I have never been to Rwanda but I and the rest of the world know that as many as 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi minority, were murdered by members of the Hutu majority. If there were ever a people or a country that's struggling with giving forgiveness it would be Rwanda. Yet it appears, many Rwandans have chosen to forgive and move on.
In post-conflict societies in which victims and perpetrators continue to live together, researchers say empathy "rehumanizes" both victims and perpetrators and "nurtures healthy human relations."
The Truth and Reconciliation process in post-apartheid South Africa still confounds many in the West. How can the blacks of South Africa forgive the whites? Granted, it can be argued that it was more about reconciliation (the restoration of friendly relations) rather than forgiveness (the act of excusing a mistake or offense), but some measure of forgiveness emerged from the process.
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Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is now involved with the Forgiveness Project, says: "When I talk of forgiveness I mean the belief that you can come out the other side a better person; a better person than the one being consumed by anger and hatred."
If it's true that failing to forgive – in effect holding a grudge — can have debilitating effects on someone's physical and mental health, what about the impact on a group, village, state or an entire country? Are forgiving societies, those that do not have the death penalty for example, healthier societies?
Yes, we all make mistakes; some of which can cause irreparable harm and even death to others. Obviously, to maintain civil society, the perpetrator must be punished. But the severity of the punishment may say more about those meting out the punishment than the individual who committed the offence in the first place.
Carl Thoresen, who has published extensively on science and psychology of forgiveness, spirituality, and health, offers a six-step model for forgiveness:
Exposure to the situation – "re-experiencing" the trauma along with specific description of the situation
Acknowledging negative reactions and effects – admitting bitterness, blame, anger, and resentment and recognizing the effects of these negative reactions
The act of forgiveness – making a conscious decision to forgive before experiencing the emotional desire to do so
Healing the hurt – as this process continues, negative emotions decrease
Approaching the offender – gaining closure through contact with the person and acting with love
Reducing future hurt reactions – see and react to others with more empathy, compassion and love when they act in potentially harmful ways.
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Ever since its acquisition, Facebook has not taken any steps to monetize Whatsapp until a few months ago. The Whatsapp Business was first launched to a select few Indian businesses like BookMyShow – the ticketing giant in India. It's been a while since it has been testing and now, the platform has finally been launched into the Indian Market. This is going to be a cost-effective marketing strategy for small to medium businesses that are unable to build a website or a landing page.
What is Whatsapp for Business?
It is a platform exclusively for businesses to leverage the amazing features of Whatsapp with its own set of unique features. Facebook is also rolling out the call-to-action feature where your audience can directly click on the button and end up on your Whatsapp chat.
Step 1 – First download the Whatsapp Business Application from the PlayStore/App Store.
Step 2 – Register your business mobile number- If you're already registered on to the existing Whatsapp platform, you are asked if you want to change it into a business account, as the same number can't be used on both the platforms simultaneously. Remember that once you register your business' name, you can't change it, so be sure you do it right the first time.
I have converted my number into a business profile to receive and respond to all the inquiries I personally receive, leveraging the amazing features that it brings with it. While this might be a good idea for me, a lot of people don't mix their personal and professional life. These individuals can register a new number for their businesses. If you're on a device that supports dual SIM, you can register the secondary number as your business number and use both the platforms simultaneously, on the same device.
The Business platform includes all the features of the normal messenger platform like stories, groups, normal messaging and broadcast messages.
Here you can add your business address using the maps extension, business category, business description, e-mail and business. I've completed my profile and this is how it looks now.
This feature doesn't have much to talk about right now. It shows the number of messages sent, received, delivered and read.
I receive a lot of messages on Whatsapp every day and at most times am unable to reply to them promptly. This feature fills in for me and replies to my contacts with a pre-written text. You can use this while you are in a meeting or on business or personal trip. It ensures that your messages have been acknowledged. The catch with this feature is that it doesn't work on group messages. The feature can be disabled and enabled as required.
This feature sends pre-written texts to people who are texting you for the very first time or after 14 days of last contacting you. It is an effortless and pleasant way of starting conversations with new people.
Below is a screenshot of how I've used it. Since I've enabled both the greeting and away message options, the person is receiving them both, one after the other.
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Museum of the Bible is committed to providing our guests with a museum experience that is accessible for all ages and abilities.
Access to Museum Parking
Parking can be limited in Washington, DC, so we suggest taking the Metro and exiting at the Federal Center SW Metro Station (see the "M" on the map below). Visit the Metro Accessibility page for more information.
If you need parking, we recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservation app. To reserve your parking spot, visit the Museum of the Bible SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.
New to SpotHero? Download the SpotHero app.
Accessible Drop-Off
Museum of the Bible's wheelchair accessible drop-off point is on 4th St. SW, at the main entrance of the museum (see the wheelchair symbol on the map).
Look for the brass Gutenberg Gates on the west end of the building. The museum entrance is accessible to persons using wheeled devices or for those who prefer not using stairs.
Getting around the Museum
Museum of the Bible is committed to providing a quality experience for all visitors. The ADA compliant services offered cover visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing, have mobility impairments, or are blind or have low vision.
There are four elevators near the Grand Staircase that provide access to each floor.
Wheelchairs for our guests are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All are free at the Coat Check on Level 1. Guests are requested to leave a photo ID while using any of these items. We regret that we are not able to take advance or phone reservations.
Trained service animals are welcome at Museum of the Bible. All service animals must remain on a leash or be harnessed at all times. Please note that museum staff and security officers are not permitted to handle service animals.
Museum Exhibitions and Attractions
Museum of the Bible's exhibits, restaurants, attractions, and retail spaces are fully wheelchair accessible. There is also minimal seating available throughout the floors and galleries.
Open captioning is available on most video presentations throughout the museum. Scripts are available upon request for the Hebrew Bible Experience and the New Testament Theater on The Stories of the Bible Floor.
ASL Tours
We are pleased to offer the one-hour Museum of the Bible Highlights tour for guests who use American Sign Language.
Requests for ASL interpreters must be made at least seven business days in advance. Tours are on a first-come, first-served basis, with admission to the museum and a ticket for one of the Museum of the Bible Highlights tours. To make a request for an ASL interpreter for a one-hour museum tour, please email us from the Contact Us page or call (866) 430-MOTB.
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Hal Blaine on Karen Carpenter
Maybe it's because I came of age in the early '70s. Or because my parents had a "burnt orange" car. Or that I had an apple-green Schwinn Stingray. Or that our home was painted redwood. Whatever the reason, the Carpenters always take me back to a time when everything was changing, and not always for the better. But through it all—the striped bell-bottoms, the tough kids in the suburbs and the gloomy news—Karen Carpenter's voice made everything seem just right.
If you also have a soft spot for the Carpenters, you should know that the drummer on just about all of their hits was the Wrecking Crew's Hal Blaine. What makes Hal's playing behind Richard and Karen Carpenter so special is his subtlety and the percussive textures he added in just the right places. There's the suspenseful delay of the drums on Close to You toward the end, just before Karen's overdubbed vocal chorus comes in. Or his tom-toms on Rainy Days and Mondays.
I called Hal a short time ago to chat Carpenters because I had just discovered a series of YouTubes where someone isolated Karen's voice on hit tracks, so it sounds like she's singing a cappella. More on these clips at the bottom.
Here's Hal Blaine, on the Carpenters...
JazzWax: When did you first meet Karen Carpenter?
Hal Blaine: I first met Karen when Fender bassist Joe Osborn [pictured] brought her and Richard over to Sound Recorders in Los Angeles. Joe and I were doing a Neil Diamond recording session. On a break, Joe said he wanted me to meet a couple of people. When we stepped outside the studio, Karen and Richard were there, wearing matching Western jackets with fringed leather. They seemed like nice kids, in their teens.
JW: What did Osborn say?
HB: He said, "This is Richard. He plays organ, and this is Karen, she plays the drums." There was a little chitchat but the meeting was cut short when Joe and I were called back into the studio. Neil was ready to roll again.
JW: Why did Osborn want you to meet them?
HB: Joe said they had been recording in his garage and needed a producer. He wanted me to consider producing. I said, "Joe, based on what you've told me, they don't seem to fit any specific genre. Besides, we don't have time to go to the bathroom, let alone produce." Joe shrugged and agreed.
JW: What happened next?
HB: I saw Ticket to Ride, their first album on A&M, when it came out and was happy for them. But nothing much came of it. [The album reached only No. 150 on the Billboard chart in the U.S.] About a year later I got a call from Herb Alpert of A&M Records. I had been the drummer on all of his Tijuana Brass hits. A&M was about to drop the Carpenters, and Herb wanted me to come in to play drums on a song Paul Williams had written with Roger Nichols.
JW: Did you go in?
HB: Yes. When I arrived, the Carpenters' parents were there. You could tell right away they ruled the roost. We started to run through the song, We've Only Just Begun. But Karen was singing way too high. I stopped the session and took Karen aside.
HB: I said, "Look, Karen, I don't want to bug you with this, but you're singing way up high. You speak mid-range, which is much better for your singing voice. Why don't you try it?"
JW: Did she agree?
HB: At first her parents cut in and insisted that up high was the way she sang. I said to her, "Try taking it down three keys." So she did, and the rest is history [laughs].
JW: Her parents must have been quite domineering.
HB: Her mother hated that I was there. Karen played the drums, and her mother didn't like that I was playing on the session and not her. Her mother said, "I've seen many drummers on TV, and Karen can play just as good as they can."
HB: I said, "Of course she can. But she doesn't have the studio experience. Playing in the studio is completely different."
HB: As a drummer, you're sitting in a room at your kit in a tight space, and the mikes are highly sensitive. Most drummers are used to knocking the hell out of their set. But in the studio, at least back then, before the digital recording age, you didn't do that. With all those mikes, you can't be wailing away or you'll hit one of the stands. You also have to develop a technique of playing in your own little zone of space. You have to play gentle. If a song calls for something a little heavier, you turn the sticks around so you're using the thicker end. It's like the difference between driving a little car and a semi-truck. There are different rules for maneuvering.
JW: So what did you tell her mother?
HB: I said, "Karen is a fine drummer, but there's some things you have to know about playing in a studio, and you can only learn those things by spending years there and listening back to hear what's right and what's not working."
JW: Did Karen ever play on those recording sessions?
HB: No. I played on all those dates. Karen liked to hang around a lot at A&M because I was always there recording for Herb. She loved the drums, which helped her a great deal as a singer in terms of her time and tempo.
JW: Why were her parents so insistent on her playing the drums?
HB: Probably because I kept insisting she was the natural voice for the group, not the drummer. Karen had an extraordinary voice, the kind you wanted to hear over and over again. To me, that translated into hits.
JW: Why did her parents oppose that?
HB: I don't know. Her mother kept saying, "But Richard is the star, Karen is just the drummer." I think part of that stuff pushed Karen over the edge eventually. The poor thing was playing her buns off on the drums, trying to do the right thing, and her parents were letting her have it.
JW: Did Karen respect you?
HB: Yes, especially as their records became hits. She understood.
JW: Richard Carpenter is quite a player-arranger, yes?
HB: Definitely. He was and still is. But he understood.
JW: Whose idea was the intro to Close to You?
HB: Richard came up with the intro, but at first it started too slow and ran too fast. He was rushing it, and I told him. Sometimes even the greatest solo pianists will start at one tempo and wind up at another. This is fine in a club, but on a record, the listener notices little things like that.
JW: Why is that?
HB: Because in a club, the audience listens with their eyes, distracting the ear. But when it comes to a recording, even an average listener can hear the slightest imperfections. It's like what happens when you watch a home video. Even if you know nothing about film, the average eye has been so well trained by watching TV that you become frustrated when a home movie isn't smooth and there aren't edits and cuts. The ear is the same way with recorded music.
JW: What did you do to help Richard Carpenter?
HB: I suggested he use a click track. This is an electronic click in a headset. You hear the band on one side and the click track on the other. Jack Daugherty was producing and agreed.
JW: What about the drums you used on the sessions?
HB: Back in 1963, I had been experimenting with a larger drum set and used it on Frankie Laine's recording of Don't Make My Baby Blue. Then I had a full kit made, which gave me a rack of eight concert tom-toms suspended above the bass drum. It was a monster set. After I appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show playing them, every drum company in the world jumped on it. I gave the idea to Ludwig, thinking they would name it after me. Instead, they called it the Octaplus. I used this kit on all of the Carpenters' sessions.
JW: Tell me about the drums.
HB: My long-time drum tech, Rick Faucher, worked with a guy named Hal Blaemar, who made the fiberglass shells. I introduced the set on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. I played a drum solo with Nancy Sinatra singing Drummer Man.
The fellow who made my drums made two sets for me; one for Ringo [Starr]; one for himself, and one for Karen, who wanted them when they toured.
JW: Who engineered the Carpenters dates?
HB: Larry Levine. He set up the mikes so they had an intimate, warm feel. Behind Richard and Karen was Joe Osborn on electric bass and me.
JW: Your subtlety on Close to You is amazing.
HB: That's what I was known for. I always wanted to hear a song before I played it. My role was to keep time but also add just the right subtle flavor in the right places. A lot of that is because of my schooling. I studied arranging and harmony when I was young and could hear the way I should sound in my head, before the recording started.
JW: Your drums always seem to be Karen's heartbeat.
HB: That's the way I wanted it. My drumsticks are my paintbrushes. I was painting a picture. Certain colors coming in and going out. That's why I loved my Zildjian cymbals. There are nuances I wanted that only those cymbals could produce.
JW: Did Karen overdub her lead vocals?
HB: No. She overdubbed herself to fill out the choral parts, but she always sang the lead line live with us in the studio.
JW: Who wrote your drum parts?
HB: I did. There were no major charts. My goal was to accompany her in the gentlest way. I've always been an accompanist.
JW: Did you do a lot of takes?
HB: Yes. Joe and I always were in the pocket, and Richard knew he could do whatever he wanted to. Herb took the trumpet solos. But everyone there was a perfectionist, and we wanted it to be just right.
JW: As the years went on, could the studio musicians tell that Karen Carpenter had an eating disorder and was having health issues?
HB: Not at first. Everyone who came to Hollywood back then and became a star thinned down. It was the style out here and probably still is in many ways. The rule of thumb, sadly, was if you're going to be on film or TV, you had to be 15 pounds underweight to look normal. It's crazy, I know, but that's how it was.
JW: No one could tell there was an issue?
HB: There were times when I'd give her a hug at the studio and I could feel her rib cage. She was like a little bird that had fallen out of a tree. For me, the saddest thing of all came in the later years. Karen had finally met a guy she liked, and he just took her money. He broke her heart completely. It was so damn sad. Her face was so hollow.
JW: When you think back, what do you think of Karen?
HB: How sad her life was. Years after she died in 1983, Richard called me to update some of the older tracks, for remastering. We were in the studio for about six hours, and I cried all the way listening back and playing over the parts. What a shame.
JazzWax tracks: If you're looking for a high-end collection of Carpenters hits, Singles 1969-1971 is coming in June from Universal Japan in SHM-CD.
JazzWax note: For more on Hal Blaine, read my JazzWax interview here and my profile in the Wall Street Journal here.
JazzWax clips: Here's Hal Blaine and Joe Osborn with Karen Carpenter, isolated on Close to You. Dig what's Hal's doing on the hi-hat and the Octaplus tom-toms. And catch that telegraphing of cymbal and sock drum toward the end before the vocal chorus comes in...
And here's Rainy Day and Mondays, done the same way. By the way if you want more, just type in "Karen Carpenter + a cappella." There are a bunch...
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It seems to me that Hal Blaine is taking credit for an awful lot here other than his drumming. It was HIS idea to get Karen to sing in a lower register? He had to teach Richard how to hold a tempo on the keyboards? Did he ever HEAR their album before "Close To You"? If he had,I doubt that he'd be making those claims. I'd like to hear what Joe Osborn and Richard Carpenter would have to say about this article.
Posted by: Diane Sampson | May 07, 2012 at 06:03 AM
I had the Schwinn Lemon Peeler :)
Posted by: Tom | May 07, 2012 at 07:39 AM
Hal Blaine, hero in the shadows. And though I understand Diane's concern, recording sessions are certainly also about cooperation, so there's a good chance it happened that way. Well, and isn't history always a mix of different perspectives? Feels good to hear a proud artist speaking.
Posted by: Daniel | May 07, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Very insightful and well done. Kudos! I'm sure there are many perspectives from that period and unfortunately Karen isn't with us but it's still fascinating to get Hal's POV. Thanks.
Posted by: Ed Pettersen | May 08, 2012 at 03:16 AM
I had a Schwinn and then I had a Schwann.
Posted by: John Cooper | May 08, 2012 at 03:03 PM
I have yet to read or hear an interview with a studio player from that era who does not take credit for everything from arrangements to technical invention to turning the artist onto the corn beef sandwiches from the deli down on the corner...it's all good...certainly makes for interesting reading
Posted by: imettaman | July 25, 2013 at 08:24 PM


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Q: Screen turns black after upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 I have upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 on my Sony Vaio VPCW11S1E with no apparent problem. However, when I boot, after about 25 seconds the screen turns completely black and I get no response to mouse or screen. After another 45 seconds the computer switches into a powersafe mode. Then, I can press the space bar and the computer resumes and the screen comes back on. This repeats and it takes me 3-4 such cycles to see my desktop. Everything looks OK there (at least for the short period I see it).
I tried a text console via Ctrl-Alt-F1, but get the same behavior. When I get to the grub selection, I can stay there and move the cursor around without the screen switching off. So the problem seems to be in Ubuntu and not in the hardware.
I don't really know what to do or try. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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Be lost, the olive branch is born in the dove.
The peace and joy of which we long and sing.
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Voit Real Estate Services has directed the $5.7 million sale of an 85,053-square-foot industrial property at 900 Ajax Avenue in City of Industry, Calif.
The property includes an 82,053-square-foot building and a 3,000-square-foot building. It is situated on 4.7 acres. It was purchased by diamond-based cutting tools manufacturer SH Trading, Inc., the United States subsidiary of South Korea-based Shinhan Diamond Corp. The firm will use the space for local manufacturing and distribution.
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Benef Microbes. 2018 Jan 29;9(1):35-50. doi: 10.3920/BM2017.0018. Epub 2017 Oct 25.
Effect of a yoghurt drink containing Lactobacillus strains on bacterial vaginosis in women - a double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical pilot trial.
Laue C1, Papazova E1, Liesegang A1, Pannenbeckers A1, Arendarski P2, Linnerth B3, Domig KJ4, Kneifel W4, Petricevic L5, Schrezenmeir J1,6.
1 Clinical Research Center, Schauenburgerstraβe 116, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
2 LADR, Lauenburger Str. 67, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany.
3 Dairyfem, Tuchlauben 18/12, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
4 Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
5 Department of Obstetrics and Fetomaternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
6 University Medicine, Langenbeckstraβe 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterised by a depletion of lactobacilli in favour of an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria. It is associated with increased risk for urogenital infections and abortion. In this study we assessed the effect of a yoghurt drink containing Lactobacillus strains on BV. The strains had been isolated from healthy pregnant women and selected for acidification capacity, production of H2O2, glycogen utilisation, bile salt tolerance and inhibition of pathogens. Using Amsel criteria BV was diagnosed in 36 women aged ≥18 years with stable menstrual cycle or menopause. They were treated with oral metronidazole for 7 days (2×500 mg/d). Starting with the treatment, women consumed twice daily either verum or placebo during 4 weeks. Verum was 125 g yoghurt containing (besides Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) living strains Lactobacillus crispatus LbV 88 (DSM 22566), Lactobacillus gasseri LbV 150N (DSM 22583), Lactobacillus jensenii LbV 116 (DSM 22567) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus LbV96 (DSM 22560), each 1×107 cfu/ml; placebo was 125 g chemically acidified milk. After 4 weeks of intervention 0 of 17 had BV in the verum group versus 6 of 17 in the s.a. control (0.018 in Fisher Exact test). Amsel score decreased during the intervention period by 4.0 (median) (4.0; 3.0) (25th; 75th percentile) in the verum group compared to 2.0 (4.0; 0.0) in the control group (P=0.038 in Mann-Whitney test). Discharge and odour (Amsel criteria 2+3) also decreased by 2.0 (2.0; 1.0) in the verum compared to 1.0 (2.0; 0.0) in the control group (P=0.01) and differed after 4 weeks intervention between the groups 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) versus 1.0 (0.0; 2.0) (P=0.001). Nugent score decreased during the intervention period by 5.5 (7.0;2.3) in the verum compared to 3.0 (6.0;0.5) in the control group (P=0.158). Additional intake of yoghurt containing these probiotic strains improved the recovery rate and symptoms of BV and tended to improve the vaginal microbial pattern.


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Elia Bartolini (* 31. Juli 2003 in Cesena, Italien) ist ein italienischer Motorradrennfahrer.

Karriere
Bartolini, welcher Mitglied der VR46 Riders Academy ist, gab sein Debüt in der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft beim Großen Preis von San Marino 2019 in der Moto3-Kategorie als Wildcard-Pilot. Er sammelte als 15. auf Anhieb einen WM-Punkt ein.

Seinen nächsten Moto3-WM-Start wagte Bartolini beim Großen Preis von Italien 2021. Diesmal verpasste er als 20. die Punkte. Beim darauffolgenden Großen Preis von Katalonien trat Bartolini ebenfalls an, diesmal als Ersatzfahrer für den verletzten Carlos Tatay bei Avintia Esponsorama Moto3. Er fuhr als 13. drei Punkte ein.

2023 wird Bartolini in der FIM JuniorGP World Championship für das Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 antreten.

Statistik in der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft
(Stand: Saisonende 2022)

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COMEDY CAN BE MURDER
** Hollywood Homicide (Columbia-TriStar; 111 minutes; rated PG-13 for violence, sexual situations and language; priced for rental, $27.94 for DVD): Is Hollywood Homicide the worst cop comedy since Show Time? Or is it an ingenious riff on cop-buddy comedies, L.A. culture and that place where unrealistic entertainment collides with real life?
It's positively giddy in its awfulness, from the playful way everyone from Gladys Knight to Frank Sinatra Jr. turns up in showy cameos to the sloppy editing that barely conceals the difference between Harrison Ford and his stunt men.
This is an L.A. where everybody has a script, a head shot and a show-business dream, where agents barely look up from their phones as a shootout-chase sprints through the office. It's an L.A. where Harrison Ford, in yet another game attempt at comedy, is paired with coal-eyed Josh Hartnett in pursuit of the guys who murdered an entire rap group.
Bottom line, you'll find a few laughs in all this. Director Ron Shelton is too smart an observer to totally miss the mark. But after a career of cooking up yummy, tart dessert delights, he has wheeled himself down the junk-food aisle. Let's hope he's doing it just this once.
FUNNY, RELATIVELY SPEAKING
*** The In-Laws (Warner; 95 minutes; rated PG-13 for suggestive humor, language, some drug references and action violence; $22.98 VHS, $27.95 DVD): People who know funny know The In-Laws. A single word can send fans into a giggling fit recalling the absurdist anarchy of that 1979 comedy: "Serpentine!"
Peter Falk played the demented, squinty-eyed "rogue agent," and Alan Arkin was the dentist, bug-eyed from shock, trapped in a wedding party with this seemingly psychotic might-be secret agent.
It doesn't get much funnier than that.
The In-Laws remake isn't in the same league. It's still funny, with Michael Douglas goofing around as a would-be James Bond and Albert Brooks doing his perpetual meltdown as the podiatrist-father of the bride. It is of its time, a big-budget comedy with explosions and a big finale involving a personal watercraft, a torpedo and a submarine.
But at no point does the nutty outlaw father-of-the-groom agent yell at his hapless future in-law, "Serpentine, Shelly. Serpentine!"
Director Andrew Fleming makes no obvious blunders, keeping the action close-up and brisk. But The In-Laws is a bit labored. It never captures the cheesy anarchy of the original, something worth shooting for if you remake a comedy classic. But at least it's funny enough that we can't call it a sacrilege.
A DIRTY JOB
** The Italian Job (Paramount; 110 minutes; rated PG-13 for violence and some language; $21.99 VHS, $29.99 DVD): The Italian Job is a middling remake of a fondly remembered, cute but lightweight 1960s heist picture.
That one starred Michael Caine and was set in Rome. This one stars Mark Wahlberg and begins in Venice, then spends 100 minutes in that rarely filmed cityscape, Los Angeles.
Wahlberg leads a gang of thieves in a modestly ingenious bullion heist in the film's opening scenes. Because it takes place in Venice, there's a fun boat chase through the canals. One thief (played by Edward Norton) betrays the others. He kills the elderly safecracker (Donald Sutherland). The rest of the gang and the safecracker's daughter (Charlize Theron) set their caps for revenge.
Director F. Gary Gray frames his scenes like the hip-hop music videos he used to direct with a maximum emphasis on posed cool. The pacing is slack, except for the chases, which are well-handled, if illogical.
A PAST WITH A FUTURE
**** The Man Without a Past (Columbia-TriStar; 97 minutes; rated PG-13 for some violence; $29.95 for DVD): Aki Kaurismaki, the Finnish writer-director of The Man Without a Past, creates almost unimaginably subtle comedies.
The people in his films may not do a great deal, but what they do is so impeccably timed that you find yourself laughing as much in admiration as in joy.
Kaurismaki's latest production is as minimalist as his others, but it's minimalist in another sense, too: Its hero has no identity.
Early in The Man Without a Past, a man arrives at a train station and is promptly beaten by thugs. After flat-lining in a hospital, he revives, only to find himself alone in Helsinki, where he has no money, job, friends or memory.
This amnesiac protagonist (played by Markku Peltola) and the bare-bones premise allow Kaurismaki the freedom to start from scratch in building a story and a character: As the man recovers from his injuries and begins to make his way in the world, each tiny incident opens the door to deadpan comedy.
The film was an Oscar nominee in the foreign-language category and a winner of the Grand Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
*** Willard (Warner; 95 minutes; rated PG-13 for terror/violence, some sexual content and language; $19.96 for VHS, $27.95 for DVD): The Willard remake is baroque and wickedly funny. Too bad it's not frightening. Willard was as scary as the movies got in 1971. But we've sort of moved beyond rats. A sad, lonely, persecuted guy who teaches the rodents to first play practical jokes, and then exact his vengeance, just seems tame.
Crispin Glover plays the put-upon mama's boy, a meek fellow trapped in a gothic mansion with a horrid crone for a mom. He's barely clinging to a job at the company his father founded. His chief tormentor is the boss, played by ex-drill sergeant R. Lee Ermey.
Glover has long been Dennis Hopper-The Next Generation. Here, his perfectly eccentric line-readings; his glowering, quivering rage; his stammering sense of defeat at every turn are baroque and on the mark. Somehow, though, it seems wasted in a movie that wants to be funny-scary and is satisfied with just funny.
SHORT TAKE
Unconditional Love (New Line; 122 minutes; rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, violence; $22.96 VHS, $24.98 DVD): A Chicago housewife (Kathy Bates) heads to the U.K. for the funeral of her pop-star idol after being dumped by her husband. There she meets the murdered singer's lover (Rupert Everett) and persuades him to return with her to the United States to hunt down the killer.
The Complete Are You Being Served? Collection: Series 6-10 (BBC; not rated; $119.98 for 6-disc set or $19.98 each): At the Grace Brothers' department store, the battle between Gentlemen's Ready-to-Wear and Ladies' Intimate Apparel rages on. New participants, including the savvy Mr. Goldberg and the smart-alecky Mr. Spooner, join the fight alongside old favorites Mrs. Slocombe, Captain Peacock and the "ever-free" Mr. Humphries.
The Mayor of Casterbridge (A&E; 200 minutes; not rated; $24.95 for DVD): When Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds), an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair, he sells his wife and child to a passing sailor for five guineas. The next morning, the repentant Henchard swears he will never touch alcohol again. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected and eventually the mayor of his town, Casterbridge. Years later, the wife and daughter miraculously return, presenting Henchard with the opportunity to reclaim his family.
Heaven's Prisoners (New Line; 133 minutes; rated R for violence, language and nudity; $19.98): Alec Baldwin stars as ex-detective Dave Robicheaux, who sees a drug-smuggling plane go down in the Gulf of Mexico and rescues a little girl from the wreckage. He and his wife (Kelly Lynch) take the orphaned Salvadoran girl into their homes and prepare to raise her; however, a visit from a DEA agent causes Robicheaux to suspect that the crash was no accident.
Tiny Planets (Studioworks Entertainment/Noggin; 52 minutes; not rated; $9.99 VHS, $14.99 DVD): A fantasy follows the fun-filled adventures of two small furry characters Bing and Bong as they travel on journeys of fun and exploration around their universe. Catapulted across their solar system on a furry flying sofa, the duo explore science on the planets of Light and Color, Sound, Technology, Stuff, Self and Nature.
Wheels on the Bus (Studioworks Entertainment; 50 minutes; not rated; $9.99 VHS, $14.99 DVD): The CGI-animated series features Beep the Bus and his musical friends Bass, Sax, Trombone, Drum and Daisy the Dog as they encounter adventures in Sing Song City, where everything and everyone is magically musical.


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Let me come out and say that I am a huge fan of lagers. I know their reputation has been pummeled by the industrial beer manufacturer. Our televisions tell us that the only kinds of beer that exist in America, or Mexico for that matter, are either watery lagers or Guinness, and the dozens of other craft brewing styles are veritable apparitions. Lagers have been trashed the way that Chianti was sullied in Italy prior to vintner-led efforts to resuscitate its reputation. This rep is understandable based on the millions of gallons of chemical-laden, corn infused, watery, bland, sundry product routinely shipped from beer factories here in the U.S. and abroad.
Lager's reputation cannot be revived in just one column. The craft beer loving community will never fully embrace this style. My goal is simply to get any beer lovers out there to give a lager some love, at least once in a while. Forget the cliches such as "I love a lager on a hot day" or "lagers are great with hot dogs". Like any great beer, lagers are for just about anytime, not just a particular style of weather or cuisine. They can be consumed to great effect when it's 20 degrees and the cabinets are bare. The key is in finding the right one for which love has gone into the concocting, a daunting challenge.
Cleveland Ohio's wonderful beer maker, Great Lakes Brewing, is truly one of the best at delivering beers meant for ordinary, everyday drinking. It bears its heart for lagers and its best expression of this love is its Dortmunder Gold. It's often overlooked. I've shunned it myself in the past in favor of, of course, IPA's. As a friend of mine pointed out, you rarely see it on tap in Chicago, and it often appears at out-of-the-way bars with a peeling tap handle label.
But this is a truly excellent beer. Aptly named, its color is a radiant gold. The aroma is clean, but you can tell right away that there's more to this than the dozens of other skeletal lagers I could name, with the piney hops, herbaciousness, and hint of citrus on the nose. Carbonation is substantial. You could easily do a German tap house pour on one of these and develop a serious head on it. It truly separates itself from the rest of the lager field with its density, as it has an ever-so-slight creaminess about it, yet never approaches sacrificing its crispness. Hops kiss the palate enough to balance out a pleasant malt foundation that's a bit caramel-like around the edges. As it warms up this malt layer becomes more noticeable, adding a touch of sweetness to the overall profile. It finishes clean and sharp with enough hops to keep the palate engaged.
This is not a lager designed to stay out of your way. It's not some 38 calorie swill churned out for some model perfect person who uses more hair products than drinks beer, mingling at a rooftop bar in River North pretending to drink their beer while the calorie counter ticks in their head. Dortmunder is a serious beer that just happens to also be incredibly refreshing and exceedingly versatile. It's an ode to lagers, a testament to a great beermaking style wronged. Along with Victory Prima Pils, this is perhaps the most well crafted lager in the U.S. Even BeerAdvocate agrees.
It should be called, Dortmunder Gold, or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the lager. Embrace the lager, people.


Ariosa Diagnistics v. Isis Innovation Ltd.
Patent Owner (Isis Innovation Ltd.) challenged Petitioner's (Ariosa Diagnostics) standing to file the IPR Petition because the Petitioner was contesting the validity of the patent at issue in a civil suit. Petitioner initiated said civil suit seeking declaratory judgement of non-infringement and raised invalidity as an affirmative defense to the defendant's counterclaim of infringement.
The Bard rejected Patent Owner's assertion that the Petitioner lacked standing. The Board looked to 35 U.S.C. § 315(a)(1), which provides that an IPR is barred if the petitioner previously filed a civil suit challenging the validity of the patent at issue. 35 U.S.C. § 315 (a)(3) further states that a counterclaim of invalidity does not constitute a civil action challenging the validity of a patent. The Board rejected the Patent Owner's argument that this specific exception of invalidity counterclaims implied that affirmative defense of invalidity was not so excluded from the definition of civil action challenging patent validity. Thus, the Board held that an affirmative defense of invalidity did not constitute filing a civil action challenging patent validity.
The Board further found that allowing the Petitioner to file a declaratory judgement action for noninfringement while challenging the validity of a patent in an IPR did not frustrate Congressional intent of preventing harassment of patentees by multiple proceedings because the petitioner still had to satisfy Article III requirement for bringing the declaratory judgment action.
An IPR is barred by 35 U.S.C. § 315(a)(1) if a petitioner previously brought civil action challenging the validity of the patent at issue. However, IPR is not barred by petitioner's counterclaims of invalidity or affirmative defense of invalidity in a civil action. IPR is also not barred by petitioner's civil action seeking declaratory judgment of noninfringement.


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