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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Liverpool-Arsenal: What To Watch For
11.45 a.m. PST
Score after 1st leg: 1-1
I have no idea what will happen today- could be anything, and no result will surprise me.
Anyhow, Arsenal know that they must score a goal, as 0-0 would put Liverpool through on the away goals rule. In a way it's better knowing exactly what you have to do. The trick will be scoring that goal if and when Rafa decides to put 10 men behind the ball, close up shop, and play for the 0-0, and hope that maybe a Torres moment of magic or one by someone else on the break can sneak a goal.
That is basically how the game will play out. Arsenal will again dominate possession, but the trick will be whether or not they can break down the packed in Liverpool defense and get a goal.
Scoring first would be ideal, because then it would force Liverpool to come out and play which would open things up for Arsenal and make it more likely that they could get a second goal. BUt even if Liverpool score a goal it's not the end of the world, because Arsenal have to score a goal anyway, and if they did then 1-1 would get them to extra time and perhaps penalties {note: do. not.want.}.
1 more thing to watch for: there is alot of talk about Liverpool packing it in and playing for 0-0, but what happens oftentimes at big games at Anfield, especially big Champions League games at Anfield, is that the crowd is so energized that Liverpool play the first 15-20 minutes on adrenaline and attack and create several chances- this happens time and time again, and then after 15 minutes things settle down a bit. If you're a Liverpool fan then you hope they can land a knockout blow in this first frenzied phase of the match; if you're Arsenal then you hope to hold them through this initial adrenaline rush until the game settles in, and perhaps even score one yourself while they are actually trying to go forward a bit with more than just route 1 longballs.
So look for a energetic and even frenzied first 15 minutes, then for the match to settle down into what everyone is expecting: Liverpool to defend with 10 men behind the ball and trying to maybe sneak a goal against the run of play, while Arsenal will all the possession trying to break them down.
Oh, and Mr. Referee- if Dirk Kuyt grans an Arsenal player by the arm and tackles him in the penalty area today, and you are standing 5 feet away with a front row seat, then for fuck's sake call a penalty.
I'm taking off my work shirt, throwing on Kanu25 circa 2000, and going across the street to the pub.
Come On You Gunners!!!
23 comments:
- Killing My Liver said...
Arrrgghhhh !! away goal. Damn you to hell, Diaby. Sucks watching(kind of) through gamecast.
Come on Torres.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 12:09:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
1-1! Let's get 'em there, KML!
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 12:18:00 PM PDT
- Killing My Liver said...
Walk on, boys, walk on !!
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 12:25:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
Great first half. Arsenal going up 1-0 seems to be the best thing that could have happened to us.
Let's just hope this continues...great fun to watch, no matter who wins.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 12:35:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
Damn! That kid is terrific!
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:14:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
We played to win, we played like men!
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:37:00 PM PDT
- Killing My Liver said...
Kanu - read your twitter, and I have to disagree with the ref gripe. Even though I support the Reds, I think the call was fair. If you complain about non calls, then you can't complain about the calls. There were a couple shady offside calls against Liverpool.
Anyway, good match, I was scared until the whistle blew. Your boys never quit.
Lastly, God, I love Torres.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:49:00 PM PDT
Been following the match on soccernet. They minute by minute says the Penalty was very soft.
Are they off?
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:57:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
First off, congratulations.
As far as that call- I don't have a problem with it being given. I have a problem with it being given AND last week's Kuyt arm tackle takedown of Hleb not being given by that referee, whether he was a Dutchman from the same hometown as Kuyt or not.
It's a bitter pill to swallow, but Arsenal are the ones who had the lead in this tie 3 separate times and managed to protect all 3 leads for a total of like 15 minutes, so bitterness about the 2 calls taken together aside, they had their chances and didn't take them.
I really wish Fenerbache had done it, because as a {sort-of} Liverpool-Chel$ea is going to be a nightmare.
And CL big picture, I just became the biggest Barcelona fan in the world.
Again, congratulations and best of luck going forward.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:58:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
No, they are not off- it was very soft, but we've all seen ones like this given.
It was one of those 50/50s where sometimes it is given and other times not. Again, the reasonable part of me can understand that it was given, but for the diehard Arsenal fan in me it is a massive kick in the balls when taken with the non call on Kuyt last week for a much much much more obvious penalty.
Congrats to you as well, Ryno- if I remember correctly you are in the YNWA crew as well.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:01:00 PM PDT
- Killing My Liver said...
True, soft, but not unjust. There was also a no call american football tackle on Gerrard outside the area in the Emirates match. I can understand the sour grapes, but you should be more upset with the Adeabyour miss on the open net and the missed opportunities on the Reina miscues.
And, you are right, it will probably be a snorefest with the Blues and Reds, but I love 'em
Remember: ABC: Anyone But Chelsea.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:06:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
Liverpool fans:
At the end of the day, referee gripes or no referee gripes, that's the way the cookie crumbles and over time these things even out.
As much as this stings, at the end of the day it was a classic case for both teams: for Arsenal, they has numerous chances to finish the tie off and capitalized on 1 less than they needed to, and for Liverpool, once again a fairly limited side rose up when the CL anthem was played and did what they needed to do to somehow get the job done.
Again, congrats to you all.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:12:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
Kanu, you are a gentleman in the finest of Southern traditions, sir.
I am happy Liverpool won. I am overjoyed that Rafa finally showed some Latin machismo and let his men play like men - win or lose. All this "10 men behind the ball" crap - though justified - was sticking in my craw like one of my wife's, um, hairs.
When we went up 2-1 and still kept pushing forward as though we were behind, it was the proudest moment I've had as a Liverpool fan. I swear if the game had ended 2-2, I would have been just as proud to be a Liverpool fan as I am with the 4-2 win...but I'll take the win, thank you very much.
It was a great match to watch. If only we could play like that against Chel$ea.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:23:00 PM PDT
Your hope might be on Barca, but mine is on Schalke. I'm tired of watching big names clubs (even my own) in the end. God it was great to watch a Monaco-Porto final a couple years ago and I wish it could be like that again.
This could have been Walcott's coming out party though. The kid's a bit special.
On a side note about the Free Tibet/Olympic torch deal. Nothing convinces a country to change better than being embarrassed by the citizens of another country eh? I just think those people are seriously misguided. I mean, do Americans react well when foreigners burn the American flag in protest? Then why assume doing basically the same to China will somehow appeal to ordinary Chinese?
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:25:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
Dude, it's SF. We protest every thing under the sun, all day, every day- nothing is too big or too small. Your point is astute as always, though. And I'd love to see Schalke do well also, but I can't see Schalke beating ManUtd or Chel$ea {if, gulp, it comes to that}, and from where I'm sitting, with 3 of the final 4 being Liverpool, Chel$ea, and most likely ManUtd, I have to pull hard for Barca to prevent any of the other 3 from winning, and the realist in me just doesn't think this Schalke team can slay Barca, then ManUtd, then Pool or Chel$ea- they are just too limited from what {admittedly little}I have seen.
So Barca it is, on a bunch of TH14 & Eto'o goals, with a nice Silvinho one thrown in for good measure.
That was interesting. Rafa started out playing defensive, and then the Arsenal goal forced them to come out and play, but I must also tip my hat to him for playing to win in the second half and not completely shutting it down in the 2nd half when 2-1 up- respek: you should be proud- if I was a scouser, i would be proud of their performance today, too. Theyonce again pulled the rabbit out of the hat, and came back from being down three different times.
I do feel that the flavor of the match changed significantly when Flamini went off and Gilberto, a sorry shell of his former self, replaced him. Flamini is a bossing bulldog of a central midfielder, and with him in the game, both the first leg and first 20 minutes of today's game, Arsenal bossed the midfield and dominated possession. Without him, Liverpool controlled the midfield, had much more possession, and were able to do much more with the ball.
Not making an excuse for the loss, just noting how the match significantly shifted and that was a key point that will be mostly overlooked by the media.
Flamini is so underrated and so important {along with Sagna & Adebayor he has by far been Arsenal's best player this year}, and after doing it all year in the EPL, and now pretty much dominating/neutralizing Kaka over two legs and then Stevie G for a leg and a half {Stevie G really came into the game more today after Flamini went off}, please, Arsene, just pay the dude whatever he wants- he's only 24, and is so superior to Gilberto or Song or Denilson that it isn't even funny, and Arsenal are a much worse side without him.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:01:00 PM PDT
- beast in 'bama said...
I agree on all your points. What happened, exactly? From the one brief replay I saw, he and Gerrard clipped each other's ankles while running side by side - the ball nowhere near them; they weren't even looking at each other. It looked like both were looking at the ball somewhere down the field and just bumped each other.
The announcers (ESPN) didn't give any details as to what the injury was.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 4:06:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
Yup- exactly what you said- they just had a bit of an innocent collision- it looked a bit awkward for Flamini- it looked like he just twisted it.
Forca Barca!
{if it's any consolation, once two weeks from now rolls around and I'm more over today, I will be pulling for The Pool to prevent Chel$ea from getting to the final, and then if it's ManUtd in the final then ditto}
jesus ,I can't even imagine how awful a Chel$ea-ManUtd final would be- truly nothing to root for there but injuries and explosions...}
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 4:15:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
And yeah, ESPN's coverage by the announcers can be pretty shit, but I think alot of that is down to the fact that Derek & Tommy are in a studio in Bristol watching on TV rather than in the stadium {they MIGHT fly them over for the CL final- not even sure about that- but all the rest they are watching on a TV monitor and commentating}, so if there are any momentary distractions in the studio they often miss things, etc. etc.
On the other hand, I am grateful that ESPN2 shows us a match live and now a 2nd one on tape delay on Classic. That's a tradeoff I'll make any day.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 4:20:00 PM PDT
- oreo said...
Good lord, you guys are way too classy a mere 3 hours after the match! :)
I'll have to concur with EVERYTHING Kanu has said - from Flamini, Gilberto, refs, pks, etc.
A couple of last thoughts for me - the Walcott run was incredible. You'd expect to see that from Kaka or Messi at that level. Would've liked to see him earlier...and see less of RVP...don't even know if he touched the ball in his 20 min.
Will be interesting to see what Arsenal does in the offseason with acquisitions.
Go Barca!!! Go Roma? Yeah, go Roma!
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 4:52:00 PM PDT
- Kanu said...
I've been saying it for months: Walcott is still young, a bit raw, and not near the finished article, but the fact that Eboue starts/plays ahead of him on the right wing is just STUNNING when you consider how utterly and horribly useless and terrible Eboue has been this season. It's STUNNING. Hell, I'd rather have an out of position Denilson out there on the right instead of EE27.
Please sell this summer, so he can go be shit and fake and dive for someone else.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 5:52:00 PM PDT
A brillant match to watch all around but I must admit the wrong team won for my taste. Back and forth, end to end action it was incredible to watch.
The Gooners miss Rosicky...and Van Persie is missing his touch after the injury.
Keep on rockin on the west coast and lets hope the boys can pull a rabbit from a hat this w/e vs Manure...
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:12:00 PM PDT
- Jeffster said...
Gut-wrenching loss for the Arsenal. The penalty given was harsh, but given the awkward challenge, not totally unexpected. This isn't the same club without a full-strength RVP, Sagna and Rosicky. Toure and Senderos both made me want to start throwing stuff at the TV today. Congratulations to The Pool for taking it to us, especially after the 2nd goal. It was an awesome match---just a shame it came down to a referee's decision. But that's football.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 8:13:00 PM PDT
- Killing My Liver said...
Anyone else notice how biased Tommy was on the call ? Saying "Crouch always looks baffled"(well, partially true, but still)? And, bagging on Kuyt for a good 10 minutes straight ? Wow ? Hate much?
I was a bit uneasy about the Crouch over Babel start, but then again, 'ol stonefoot Babel has been struggling with his first touch(until the 91st minute) of late. Don't know if it was because of the 3 games in rapid succession, or what.
I, too was suprised to see the Reds attacking after they took the lead. It was a beautiful sight. The Michigan fan in me was in full effect when the Gooners scored the equalizer( Here we go again ....), but the boys didn't fold, and played through. It's a shame both sides weren't at full strength, but the match was a good one, anyways. No one would have expected that kind of game from looking at it on paper.
My mancrush is slowly moving from Gerrard to Torres.
- Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 4:09:00 AM PDT


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INDECOPI inspecting genuine use of software in local businesses
"The installation or reproduction of computer programs without authorization of the holder (license) infringes the rights recognized by Peruvian law and international treaties," said Magaly Guzman, head of the Regional Office of INDECOPI in Lambayeque.
After this procedure, INDECOPI may initiate appropriate administrative processes to punish the companies in which it has found pirated software. The legislation allows the INDECOPI to impose administrative sanctions (i.e. temporary or permanent closure of an offending establishment), confiscation of equipment and/or accessories involved in the illegal act and the imposition of fines.
Ecuador has a new Data Act
The legislation provides that the information contained in Civil, Commercial and Property records must be packed together into a single database. The data will be managed by the National Data Registry (DNRD), which is an organisation created for this particular purpose.
To access to this sole database, the applicant must submit in writing, a request establishing their personal information (name, ID number, address) and explain the use that s/he will give to the information. This is required as a mechanism directed to protect the integrity of the owners of the data.
Uh, integrity? Surely the Act is not called Data Protection Act. In fact,this legislation appears to be the contrary. Is it wise? A single organization possessing every single detail of a person sounds a little bit extreme, don't you think? We are talking about, banks details, properties, family, telephone, well everything that is hold by a civil, commercial and property registry. I do not want to be cynical but it does not look good.
Bear in mind that Ecuador does not have a distinctive Data Protection Act. However, the Constitution 2008 recognises the protection of personal data. It also establishes that the collection, store and distribution of personal data needs to be authorized by the owner or by law (Art 66 s 19). My question is, will this Article be overruled by the new Data law? It appears so.
Yet, the Ecuadorian Constitution recognises the right of privacy (Art 66 s 20); but, will it be enough to warrant the Ecuadorians some privacy?
Final note
Data Privacy Day is… January 28. Will the Ecuadorians celebrate?
Chile: Counterfeiting and Corporate Social Responsibility.
One of the OECD's concerns is related to the negative externalities that counterfeiting and piracy are generating on international trade, and more specifically on companies, governments and consumers. In this sense, it should be noted that these wrong doings have gained public awareness and are no longer considered exclusively as a problematic enforcement matter for trademark owners from the private sector.
According to OECD, counterfeiting and piracy harm not only companies by diminishing the economic value of their trademarks, but also have a staggering impact on governments that face lower tax revenues and increasing costs for dealing with informal trade and organized crime.
Likewise, these infringements are a constant threat for consumers, who put at risk their health and personal assets when acquiring fake goods mainly from the pharmaceutical, electrical and tobacco industries.
Moreover, the OECD also promotes the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility, so that companies should be concerned not only in regards to the needs of their clients and employees, but also in connection with other public issues, such as the adverse impact that counterfeiting triggers among consumers in different markets.
Consequently, it seems quite straightforward to argue that the incorporation of Chile to the OECD is not only a great opportunity for the government and Chilean companies, but also for foreign companies based in Chile that will qualitatively improve their Corporate Social Responsibility if they continue collaborating with our country's efforts to reduce counterfeiting and piracy.
Prepared by Rafael Pastor (Abogado de Baker & McKenzie – Cruzat, Ortuzar & MacKenna Ltda. –, Chile), posted by Gilberto.
Peru edges towards adoption of Hague Apostille provisions
The note draws attention to the fact that this development will have an impact on various aspects of intellectual property practice and to powers of attorney granted abroad (which currently require legalisation by a Peruvian consulate in the foreign country). Under the Peruvian Industrial Property Law (Legislative Decree 1075) a power of attorney may be granted as a private document -- without consular legalization -- so long as the party appointing the attorney does not require him (i) to withdraw an application or cause of action or other procedural action; (ii) to waive a registration that has been granted or (iii) to file infringement actions for the violation of IP rights.
Chile: Consecuencias del uso del PowerPoint Pirateado
Por lo que, tras más de un año de que se produjo tan ridícula e impresentable situación, la consecuencia generada fue la renuncia del Director de la SCD, Santiago Schuster.
Gracias Rodrigo.
El chileno Maximiliano Santa Cruz reelegido presidente del SPC
En reunión llevada a cabo hoy en Ginebra, Suiza, el abogado Maximiliano Santa Cruz Scantlebury, actual director del Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial de Chile (INAPI), fue reelegido por los países miembros de la Organización Mundial de Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), como Presidente del Comité Permanente sobre el Derecho de Patentes de dicho organismo.
Fue nominado al cargo a nombre del grupo de países desarrollados, secundados por el grupo de países de África, América Latina y el Caribe, para que iniciara su segundo período (cuya primera etapa comenzó en 2008).
Prepared by Rodrigo Ramirez (Abogado de Ramos Pazos, Montecinos & Díez, Chile), posted by Aurelio
Chile: Exponen Ley del Derecho de Autor con PowerPoint Pirateado.
Aunque el Sr. Ubiergo ha señalado que los programas no le pertenecían a él sino a la SCD, pues el ordenador utilizado es propiedad de dicha entidad, ha presentado su renuncia al cargo de presidente de la SCD, pero el Consejo le ha pedido mantenerse al frente de la sociedad hasta el término de la investigación.
En su declaración, la SCD afirmó que la instalación de un programa no autorizado esta prohibida absolutamente "y todos nuestros computadores cuentan con las licencias correspondientes", aunque será la auditoría anteriormente citada la que lo determine.
EU Free Trade Agreements with Latin America = no points
Last week, the EU and both Peru and Colombia meet in Lima for the eighth round of negotiations. However, the negotiation was not close due to, according to Joao Aguiar Machado, director of Commerce for the European Commission, "the sensitivities of the parties". He added that there is confidence that in the next meeting (expected in late February or early March in Brussels), the agreement will be finalised.
Looking throughout the past negotiations (here) I was optimist, nonetheless today, I cannot see any advance. The reason being that the problematic issues, such as tariffs for access to European cars to Colombia, the Andean exports quotas for sugar and bananas to Europe and matters relating to the intellectual property are still without conciliation.
However, being more specific in IP matters, the Peruvian vice minister of Foreign Trade, Eduardo Ferreyros, said that regarding the issue of medicines, there is nothing else that needs negotiating "...because everything was defined as positive for both parties, all that remains is the subject of biodiversity and geographical location".
We will keep you inform.
This means that bars, pubs and organized gathering at public spaces from all over the world less South Africa will need to pay when staging the 2010 World Cup, thereby increasing their costs.
The FIFA Regulation angered the Brazilians, since it is a national tradition to watch the matches in clubs, pubs, cinemas, restaurants and/or open spaces. Further, these fees resemble the hated compulsory fee charged by the local Copyright Central Officer for Collection and Distribution (ECAD) against establishment owners that broadcast music in public.
Maybe FIFA authorities do not know much about Brazil, but the admission fee charged to view the games in public spaces are widespread and include areas such as the slams in several cities, where the admission fee support the given free food and drink. The local Indians and the "caboclos" living in the remote areas in the Amazon Forest also pay to watch the World Cup. The admission fees also guarantee free lunch, drinks and, most importantly, the electrical generator to allow the TV sets to be on.
As for my own viewpoint, as a regular citizen who loves football and that generally go to pubs with my English, Americans and Dutch friends in Rio de Janeiro, I certainly think that I will end up paying more this year for the beer and the food, in case the enforcement of such FIFA Regulation takes on.
The FIFA Regulation seems to be an attempt to reduce the ambush marketing and the free ride practices that take place during the public exhibition of the Work Cup in several countries. In Brazil, It is most frequent to see local brewery and foodstuff companies sponsoring public viewing, thereby ignoring the existence of FIFA Partners, Sponsors and National Supporters. However, it is unfair that a great majority of the viewers will have to pay extra money for FIFA to implement any attack to free riders.
Legally speaking, the Regulation is not clear in several aspects and raises question, as follows:
1) Commercial establishments that are required to obtain the license and pay the fee for the public exhibition are not well defined. While Paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the Regulation establishes that public viewing event for commercial purposes are those realized at commercial establishments and open air sponsored by companies that are not FIFA Partners and Sponsors (it does not enlist pubs, clubs and bars that do not charge specific admission fees or practice sponsorship activities to support the event), Paragraph 3 sets out that commercial establishment charging a direct or indirect admission fee and/or gain any kind of benefit for staging the event are entitled to seek the license and pay the fees to FIFA.
Since pubs, clubs and restaurants will certainly benefit in any sense for the exhibition of the World Cup, they would require the license. Wrong or right?
2) Television broadcast in Brazil is a public concession granted to TV Companies as it is in various countries. Any charges for broadcasting are permitted solely to TV companies specifically authorized, such as those rendering pay per view services or essentially pay-television operators.
3) The World Cup is about performance of the best national teams and the famous players. Therefore, FIFA is the one that needed to pay extra fees for the exploitation of image rights of the players. not the population where the "crackers" were raised. This statement expresses the general feelings of the Brazilians about the Regulation.
Therefore, Brazilian businessmen are calling for the illegality of the FIFA Regulation.
As one may see, much discussion on the FIFA Regulation down here in Brazil is yet to come, as well as in other Latin American countries (especially those who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup), such as Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay.
WIPO Magazine's LA content
The first, "Ecuador 2009 -- a Bicentennial Celebration", is a fun item which marks the Andean republic's 200th birthday with some references to two of its most distinguished products: the Montecristi (a.k.a. Panama) hat and the much-vaunted Cacao Arriba.
The second, "The Inova Success Story -- Technology Transfer in Brazil", is penned by journalist Rachel Bueno, who explains why the technology transfer office of the university that is her employer is considered a model for other Brazilian science and technology institutions.
Internet domains .mx reduced in price
On February 1st, the price reduction will be applied in a definitive manner, through the Registry .mx. This reduction involves domain names under .com.mx, .org.mx, .net.mx and .mx classifications. With this plan, the NIC offers more affordable domains to end users.
For more info click here and here.
IP Tango: time for a change?
* was it time for a change?Today I have taken my life in my hands and have changed both the template and the colour. I've also put a poll in the IP Tango side bar, so that readers can place their comments. Please do let us know what you think, since your opinion means a great deal to us. Bear in mind also that I can easily put the blog back into its original template (or any other one) if that is the will of the readership.
* should the weblog look more "professional"?
* would it look better with another template -- if so, which one?
* what colour should it be?
The EU meeting with Latin America: will be May the month to see Association Agreements between the two?
The proposal comes after the Spain Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, asked the European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, to resume negotiations and to reach an agreement with Latin American blocs during the Spanish presidency. The proposal is to sign the agreements during the Ibero-American summit to be held in Madrid in May.
There appears to be a consensus of willingness, but is this enough?
Starting with MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), this exchange offer was launched in 2001, but after many ideas and dialogue, the talks ended in 2004. Last week, during a speech to the European Parliament, the EU trade commissioner (designated), Karel de Gucht said he favoured continuation of the negotiations with Mercosur. He extended his view by saying: "We are ready to resume negotiations as long as our partners are ready too".
However, according to Gustavo Martín Prada, EU ambassador in Argentina and returning to Brussels to take charge of the Department of Latin American Affairs, he explained that the challenging matters do remain the same: for Mercosur, the sensitive issues are some industries, services and also intellectual property; for the EU, the sensitive issue is agriculture.
Moving on, the nations of Isthmus (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panamá) had already started negotiations but were suspended after the coup in Honduras (June 2009). The EU Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who is visiting Guatemala, is urging to resume negotiations between both blocs. She says: "We are firmly committed to completing a successful deal (...), both sides must be flexible and sensible.
However, Mario Yarzebski, coordinator of the Business for International Negotiations, says that it takes "more than willing, since an offer was presented by the Isthmus nations and the EU has not replied".
I do have to agree with Mr Yarsebski, 'it takes more than willing'. Nevertheless, 'it needs two to tango' and as far as both (blocs) are trying to coordinate their dancing steps to do a perfect routine, well then I believe that the prospect looks hopeful.
Click here for an early post regarding the EU and both Peru and Colombia's Free Trade Agreement which also mention IP as a sensitive issue.
Mexican Supreme Court pharma patent ruling
"... After six years of linkage regulation in Mexico, which was intended to avoid the infringement of pharmaceutical patents, ... the Mexican Supreme Court issued its decision on the opposing criteria held by three Mexican Circuit Courts regarding the interpretation of the linkage regulation, particularly, the dilemma of whether the linkage system is limited to compound patents or if product patents covering pharmaceutical formulations should also be listed. The Supreme Court ruled that formulation patents should be listed in the linkage gazette; in consequence, these patents are to be observed by the Mexican Health Authority (COFEPRIS) prior to granting marketing authorizations.
Back in 2003, the linkage regulation was enhanced in article 147 Bis of the Mexican Industrial Property Regulations and article 167 Bis of the Health Regulation. Under the cited provisions, the Mexican Patent Office (IMPI) is bound to publish a specific gazette every six months, listing those patents in force that cover allopathic medicines.
Inter alia, COPEPRIS is bound to observe the patents which are listed in the gazette according to the generic name of the active ingredient, prior to granting marketing authorizations to third parties different to the titleholder, and alternatively request additional information to the applicant. In case of doubt of an eventual violation of patent rights, COFEPRIS can request technical support from IMPI, regarding the scope of the patent rights.
The Mexican Linkage Regulation only excludes from the Gazette those patents that cover processes of manufacture and formulation of drugs. Since the date in which the linkage was in force, under a wrong and limited interpretation, IMPI only published patents covering active ingredients per se, excluding from the linkage gazette patents covering pharmaceutical formulations and medical uses. ...
After two Circuit Courts out of sixteen ruled that the linkage system is limited to compound patents. The Mexican Supreme Court deemed appropriate to decide which of the opposing criteria should prevail.
It is important to mention that the inclusion of formulation patents in the linkage gazette provides a preventive measure to avoid that the Mexican Health Authorities would grant marketing authorizations which may fall within scope of the listed patents, and, in addition, the publication provides the following benefits:
a) Prevents patent infringement;
b) It's a valuable source of information to third parties wishing to obtain authorizations for generic drugs, in order to know the full scope of opposable patents.
c) Proves that the patent is in full force and that it covers a product, namely an allopathic medicines. In the event of an infringement action, the publication will help to prove that the patent of interest covers a specific pharmaceutical formulation, therefore no expert opinion would be required during the proceeding.
d) In case that the linkage gazette is not observed by Health Authorities, the publication of patents is also useful to challenge marketing authorizations for the patented formulations granted to third parties without authorization of the patent holder.
e) The Linkage Gazette is also informative in public acquisition processes, to confirm that the product to be acquired is covered by a patent, especially when the patent of formulation listed in the gazette matches with the description of the product in the National Formulary for purchases of medicines by the Mexican Government.
The Supreme Court decision will be considered as a highly relevant precedent to all the Federal Circuit Courts and the District Courts in Mexico, which means that if IMPI and COFEPRIS disregard formulation patents from the linkage system, they would be ordered to list or observe the patent by court orders, provided that the applicable prongs are met".
IP Border Measures
Thanks to Xavier Seuba , the IP Tango blog is now aware of a working paper which examines the nature of this situation (the paper was commissioned by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and written by Xavier himself). While the paper, titled "Border Measures Concerning Goods Allegedly Infringing Intellectual Property Rights: The Seizures of Generic Medicines in Transit", focuses and analyses the EC Regulations, it is indeed of help for the Latin American countries. This is so, because the document studies the territorial nature of IPRs as well as the WTO obligations and the TRIPS agreement and of course the matter of free trade.
I do not doubt that the paper as such is good material for those of you who work in this area. I do indeed recommend the article and you can benefit from it here.
EE.UU. bloquea azúcar de Costa Rica por no reformar su ley de Propiedad Intelectual.
Según reportan varios medios los Estados Unidos han bloqueado la entrada de azúcar desde Costa Rica, el motivo, pues que dicho país no ha añadido las modificaciones a sus leyes de propiedad intelectual según lo pactado en el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC). Cabe decir que dichas modificaciones son necesarias para que se produzca la aprobación definitiva del TLC.
El bloqueo es la nueva forma de los estadounidenses para ejercer presión a Costa Rica para que acepte las medidas pactadas en el TLC en materia de propiedad intelectual. Los ticos no han realizado dichas modificaciones por considerarlas demasiado duras y porque traerían consecuencias negativas para su sociedad.
Más información aquí y aquí.
Diego Maradona: an image that sells
The launch is taken place in Mexico, and Cavalti, one of his partners in this project, said that the programmes will mainly focus in sports, entertainment, fashion and celebrities. He also mentioned that the revenues will come from subscriptions and through advertising and sponsorships.
The channel will carry Maradona's image and be called '10 ETV'. The name comes from his famous T-shirt number and the letter E referring to entertainment. Maradona, himself will have few shows.
For those of you who follow football know that Maradona will be coaching the Argentinean team in the World Cup. And for those of you who have followed his career know that he is known as an outspoken person and quite controversial. In 2005 he hosted a TV program in Argentina called 'La noche del 10" in which he interviewed Pelé, Mike Tyson, Fidel Castro and Robbie Williams winning all rankings.
While many IP practitioners and academics still debate the protection of 'personality rights' and/or 'celebrity image' one thing is certain, celebrity's images are exploited and they are profitable. This technique, long used, allows a person or company (in this case it will be the TV channel and internet) to take advantage of Madona's image. Clearly it will be used to promote and sell these services.
This type of right comprised two matters: one which is the right to publicity and the other, the right to privacy. I will focus on the first. With the World Cup coming up, I wonder how Maradona can keep his image and likeness from being commercially exploited by other channels, specifically those in Argentina. Certainly, there is a fine line. However, it is clear that Maradona cannot create a monopoly right in his popularity. In another line, where does the Argentinian channel in which Maradona recorded programs stands? can it keep repeating the programs and perhaps marketing his image?
Chile: el Senado vota a favor de la reforma de la LPI
En cuanto a la regulación de los prestadores de servicios de internet se modificó el proyecto de norma que establecía que bastaba sólo una notificación para sacar de Internet un contenido, lo que fue considerado como una norma demasiada arbitraria ya que los servidores podían actuar como censores del material, prescribiéndose, en cambio, que para que un contenido sea sacado de Internet o de un portador, siempre se requerirá de una medida prejudicial o judicial, normativa que es acorde con el sistema constitucional chileno.
Una revisión completa de la historia de la ley, aquí.
Prepared by Rodrigo Ramirez (Abogado de Ramos Pazos, Montecinos & Díez, Chile), posted by Aurelio
México: El ACTA y la privacidad en Internet
Pero dicha restricción podría perjudicar la privacidad en Internet de los usuarios, de ahí que el propio Senado de la República, que debe ratificar este acuerdo antes de ser firmado por el gobierno federal, ha solicitado un informe del contenido preliminar de dicho acuerdo al Secretario de Economía y al IMPI.
Se ha solicitado también la lista de los participantes en esta negociación, los países incluidos, las obligaciones de los prestadores de servicios y nombres de los funcionarios y empresas a que representan por parte de las diferentes industrias convocadas a las negociaciones, incluida la correspondiente a llevarse a cabo en México.
El temor entre los senadores, es que con el ACTA los prestadores de servicio se vean obligados a analizar los documentos que envían los usuarios con el fin de proteger los derechos de propiedad intelectual y las consecuencias de esta medida.
De momento ya hay noticias sobre algunos movimientos en contra del ACTA en blogs y redes sociales, que piden que el texto del acuerdo sea dado a conocer abiertamente.
Más información aquí, aquí y aquí.
Argentina: custom confiscates counterfeit medicines
The Federal Administration of Public Revenue informed that the medicines were printed with the trade marks Viagra and Cialis. The Federal Court ordered an analysis of the goods and the result showed that the tablets were adulterated. In addition, Pfizer, the firm that owns the license to manufacture this product, ratified the result.
The National Court of Criminal Economic 1, took over the case; the cause of action being contraband and counterfeit medicines.
Moot question:
If a determined firm produces a medicine which is already patented but under a compulsory license and happens to export that medicine to a country that does not carry the same policy in that particular medicine, what will be the cause of action brought by the latter country? Certainly it will be an illegal import but will it be counterfeit medicines? Also clearly at this stage is that the medicines are genuine and there is not passing off. What do you think? I would love to hear your opinions.
Mexico: OECD recommends science secretariat
The OECD recommended that Mexico should create a new secretariat which will enhance scientific development and innovation in the country. This suggest dividing the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) and transforming the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. The measure is proposed due to a mixture of distorted policies.
Added to this, last September, during his latest visit to Mexico, the secretary general of the world organization, the Mexican Jose Angel Gurría, presented the government of President Calderon, "Studies of the OECD Innovation Policy. Mexico ". He explained that the country's low productivity and loss of competitiveness is due to low investment in technology and research. It also calls for reforming the National System of Researchers (SNI) due to low productivity which is measured by the number of research publications and patents registered in the country.
With both Chile and Mexico as members, and the ever closer co-operation with Brazil, the OECD has substantially strengthened its links with Latin America.
Iniciativa de ley para controlar el contenido de las redes sociales en México.
Dicha reflexión se debe a la iniciativa de ley, que pretende presentar el secretario de la Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales en San Lázaro, Nazario Norberto Sánchez, diputado del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), para regular los contenidos de las redes sociales en Internet.
Su objetivo es para evitar que la ciudadanía utilice estos servicios para eludir operativos como el alcoholímetro y evitar que estos sitios ayuden a los delincuentes a ubicar personas, lo que les facilita la labor a los secuestradores.
Desde luego no es que defienda personalmente a las redes sociales, pero no logro entender por que los legisladores y los políticos siempre intentan limitar las libertades de los ciudadanos, será que lo que realmente quieren es evitar las opiniones emitidas respecto al aumento de impuestos, o la creación de grupos de debate o rechazo sobre los propios políticos y sus acciones?
Heineken to expand its market in Latin America
FEMSA also operates OXXO, which is a convenience store chain in the region. It has recently expanded into Colombia. It makes Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol beers and sells Kaiser, Bavaria Clasica and Xingu in Brazil and in Mexico it also sells Carta Blanca and Indio.
This move certainly boosts the Dutch brewer's presence in the Latin American market and will strengthen its position in the US imported market. Heineken was the best-selling imported beer in the US for years before being surpassed by Corona Extra in the late 1990s.
Heineken Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, said: "Through this deal we become a much stronger, more competitive player in Latin America, one of the world's most profitable and fastest growing beer markets."
INPI is Called Upon to Assist the Fight Against Piracy in Brazil
Shop keepers and hotel owners praise for this moment, but so do the pirates. Their expectation to profit has led local pirates to highly increase the importation of counterfeit products from China since September 2009. How does one know this information? Well, the pirates do not tend to keep their activities on low profile. The display of pirate goods at the famous stores in the city of São Paulo so-called Galleria Pagé and 25 de Março Mall have been noticeable. Further to that, the customs authorities confirmed that the seizure of vessels with piracy has doubled during this period.
Being aware of the piracy wave, the Federation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) and the Brazilian National Forum Against Piracy (http://www.forumcontrapirataria.com.br/) have organized a training program in mid-December to 100 employees of the Federal Revenue Agency (customs authorities) who monitor the inflow of imported goods into Brazil. Such training will be further carried on throughout 2010, due to its success and to the urgency to protect the Brazilian industries.
One has to take into account that the customs authorities have less than 7 seconds to confirm in a very small cargo whether the imported products are pirate or originals, and no more than 5 minute to view a container of 40 meters full of products.
Therefore, the adequate support to the authorities is of relevance and the interest of FIESP in such training is evident, since it represents more than 150.000 industries of all sizes, part of them affected by piracy
Besides training how to distinguish pirate products, FIESP has called upon the presence of the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) to teach IP rights to the authorities who have very little knowledge on patents, trademarks and copyrights.
Moreover, Brazil does not hold a trademark registration at the customs, as it does in Argentina and Paraguay. Therefore, customs authorities need to learn how to gather trademark information on INPI's database and also off those records, as INPI's backlog of work hinders the input of updated information.
In conclusion, we may say that although the summer vacation and the shopping boost have shown themselves favourable to pirates, there are relevant measures being taken to effectively reduce pirate commerce, as one may hope.
Chile accede a la OCDE / Chile joins OECD
En el ámbito de la innovación y propiedad intelectual un informe del año 2007 fue especialmente crítico acerca de las fortalezas y debilidades de las políticas públicas en este sector, incluida su legislación en materia de propiedad intelectual, y se aún considera una tarea pendiente, que mediante el ingreso al OCDE podrá potenciarse mediante transformaciones que permitan a este país ingresar de lleno a la economía del conocimiento. Más información sobre este particular aquí.
Prepared by Rodrigo Ramirez (Abogado en Chile), posted by Aurelio
Bolivia: tougher sanctions against counterfeit medicines
The Minister of Health, Ramiro Tapia, reported that the government will start tracking counterfeit drugs, supported by students in biocheminstry and policemen, and they will do so in all pharmacies in the country.
Why new legislation? Mr Tapia said that the current Medicines Act does not provide tough penalties against those who threaten the public health, which raised the need to change it. "It is important to note that people who distribute adulterated drugs are playing with our lives and therefore the penalties should be more drastic," he said.
Added to this, the national chief of the Drug Unit, Amilcar Rada, said that crimes against public health are mentioned in the penal code in a "very general" way. There is the need to change this law to criminalize smuggling and counterfeiting of drugs, as well as the alteration of expiration dates.
Ecuador: condena al Tribunal supremo electoral como responsable solidario por violación de derechos de autor
Alfonso Rivera (Tovar y Bustamante) ha hecho llegar a IP Tango una reciente resolución del IEP en la que, por primera vez en Ecuador, se sanciona a un organismo del Estado (en este caso al Tribunal Supremo Electoral). Al Tribunal se lo considera solidariamente responsable por haber prestado apoyo para la violación de un derecho de autor, al haber pautado en los medios audiovisuales un espacio para transmitir una propagando política que violaba derechos de autor.
Cualquier persona interesada en la resolución puede ponerse en contacto con Aurelio.
Madrid Protocol in Latin America: a nightmare or a dream?
I admire Adam's attempt to point out many situations in such a small space. He starts the article by comparing this situation as a political football! He focuses in the scepticism of these countries (the article mainly refers to Argentina, Brazil and Colombia) to the benefits that the Madrid Protocol brings. He points out that the accession is seen as a better opportunity for foreign applicants than for national enterprises in foreign markets. This idea is clear when he quoted some Latin American practitioners criticising the protocol as "just another way for big foreign multinationals to exploit developing countries".
Another point that he tries to cover is that Latin American governments do not recognise the importance of brands and therefore they do not encourage and support local companies to develop and increase the value of branding. I do strongly agree.
Added to the above, he continues by indicating the situation of the IP offices – do they meet the standards and could they handle the work?
An extra to the article is the fact that it refers to the race that these countries appear to have to become the first Latin America country to accede to the Madrid Protocol. However, he mentions that while the governments of Argentina, Brazil and Colombia praise that they are going to be the first one, the idea is tainted by economical and political problems. I may add, who is to come first and at what cost?
A personal note
I would like to ask the following: the majority of IP practitioners realise the benefits of the Madrid Protocol, but is this just an ideology of those more economically developed countries? Certainly, companies will have a cheaper and faster access to named markets. However, as any decision, one needs to measure the pros and cons. In this case, undoubtedly Latin America countries are seen the Protocol as an open door to foreign companies (not for nationals ones). Or, I just wonder, is it that less economically developed countries are distrustful and afraid?
I indeed enjoyed the article and you are more than welcome to read it here.
Mexico: Starbucks may pay for the use of pre-Columbian royalty images
The Mexican Archeological Agency explains that Starbucks is using, in its cups and jars, images of the Aztec calendar and Aztec ruins of Teotihuacan.
Starbucks said in a statement that he regretted "any misunderstanding this may have caused" and said "we are willing to pay the amount for the use of these images." Neither the company nor the government has specified the amount to be paid.
Starbucks said it is working with Mexico to resolve the matter "as soon as possible" and that it temporarily withdrew the cups from their shelves until the matter is resolved.
More information here, here and here.
Bolivian government creates indigenous pharmaceutical
The New Herald reports that the Bolivian government will launch a pharmaceutical company with remedies of traditional indigenous medicine. The Health Minister, Ramiro Tapia, informed that they have invested 10 million dollars in this project.
The country already has seen the opening of two 'intercultural pharmacies'. The pharmacies sell both, common drugs and natural medicines produced from plants and using indigenous knowledge. The pharmacists are also accompanied by healers commonly called 'kallawayas'.
This decision comes after years of public statements by indigenous groups in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru rejecting intellectual property rights of drug companies because they become richer at the expense of the indigenous resources. They rightly proclaim the defence of their medicinal plants and their ancestral knowledge. (See here and here).
In closing, the protection of indigenous knowledge is something that I support. We perhaps may remember the case when a US university applied for a patent for the use of 'turmeric' to heal wounds; or also the case of an American company that sought to register 'Rooibos' as a trade mark for tea.
However, we cannot leave aside the importance of the IP system and so, it will be right to educate the Bolivian community on the need of it. Ironically, the government seems to instruct the contrary.
Global Game Jam Internacional 2010 - is this the X factor of the video game production?
This is the second time that the GGJ is held. It is reported that last year 1600 participants from 23 countries took part; 370 games were created. This year, Latin America has 5 countries participating with a total of 13 locations. The competition starts Friday, January 29 at 5:00 pm till Sunday, January 31 at 3.00 pm.
Just in case you wonder who owns the intellectual Property of these games, well, the GGJ organisation indicates that the makers of the game hold all IP rights. However, the GGJ may use the games for demonstration. What is more interesting is that all participants must agree to a 'Creative Commons, share, alter, no sell license' policy. In other words, they can copy, distribute and transmit the work and also they can adapt the work but...they cannot use it for commercial purposes.
For more information click here
Coca-colla picture
Coca- Colla, the Bolivian drink
Clearly the name is similar to the well known 'Coca-Cola' but the whole packaging is also similar (trade dress). Will Coca-Cola Co bring an action? Another issue that is in my mind is: will the name be capable of registration as a trade mark? The name is a description of the drink, 'coca' being the main ingredient and 'colla' (also 'Kolla') being the name by which some indigenous Bolivians are known.
The Bolivian president Evo Morales is supporting the drink since he sees this as part of the industrialization of coca production. Evo Morales' administration plans to modify Law N° 1008 of the Regime Applicable to Coca and Controlled Substances which limits legal coca cultivation to 12,000 hectares. The Bolivian President is seeking ways to broaden the limit up to 20,000 hectares.
For more information click here,here,and here.
Note: I have yet to find a picture of the bottle for Coca-Colla, so feel free to contact IP Tango if you happen to find one.
Copyright reform in Brazil: challenges of the digital age
"A balancing of the rights of authors and consumers, the re-introduction of a private copying exception, a remixing permission and a new regulatory agency for copyright issues are among the core points the Brazilian Ministry of Culture has planned for the new copyright law. But at the Third Conference on Copyright and the Public Interest in São Paulo a month ago, the Ministry emphasised that the bits and pieces shown to the audience were not from an actual law draft ("anteprojeto") but only a preliminary proposal for formulating such a draft. The bill still has not been published to date. The delay in releasing the bill for public consultation now threatens the work of more than two years on the reform".He concludes:
"Many ... demands for adequate responses to urgent challenges of the digital age seem to be echoed in the Ministry of Culture's plans. How exactly nobody knows, until the Ministry finally publishes its draft law and the final round of debate on a balanced copyright for the 21st century can begin. The clock is ticking on the possible success of the reform. Much is at stake - for the future of Brazilian culture, for other countries in Latin America who look to Brazil as a role model and for the world".
Venezuela: violent video games and toys are banned
Venezuela appears to be the first Latin American country to impose a total ban on the "manufacture, importation, distribution, sale and use" of violent video games and toy weapons. Sanctions range from monetary fines ( VEF 110,000 VEF to 220,000 which is approximately USD $50,000 to $100,000) to prison (3 to 5 years). See Articles 13 and 14 respectively for more information. The law may also close some stores, game rooms and Internet cafes.
Other countries have expressed similar concerns about some specific games, but most nations have adopted a rating system to warn parents and users about violent or sexual content. A total ban appears to be out of order.
However, the irony is that the massive illegal sale of pirated video games is not touched. If you watched the video report, after 25 seconds running, you can see two teenagers scattering through a box full of pirated videos. What a shame!
The law can be read here.
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Warwick, NY
Rita F. Kenny, a 17 year resident of Warwick, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on May 24, 2013 at St. Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick, NY. She was 90 years old.
Born on March 3, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Catherine (nee Kelly) Faugl. She was married to the late John P. Kenny, Sr. (1996).
Rita was a parishioner of St. Stephens RC Church and a member of the Warwick Seniors.
She is survived by her daughter, Rita Hand and her husband, John of Stony Point, NY; her son, Jack Kenny and his wife, Cindy of Florida, NY; her daughter, Christine Mullarkey and her husband, Jerry of Warwick; her son, Michael Kenny and his wife, Liz of Walden. Also surviving are her seven grandchildren: Susannah Hand and her husband, Matthias Gislason, Danny Hand and his wife, Cyndy, and Tim Hand; Samantha, Jacqueline and Colin Kenny; and Christian Mullarkey; and also one great-grandchild, Luke Patrick Hand. She was predeceased by a brother, George Faugl and a sister, Franny Baird.
Rita was loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed. She cherished life and had the capacity to find the best in everyone and everything.
Visitation will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28th and 29th, from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. A Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30th, at St. Stephens RC Church, Warwick, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
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This past weekend we celebrated Mr. Vittles' cousin Devon's birthday.
Devon is awesome. She's incredibly smart (a nurse practitioner), funny, charmingly OCD, and she has the nicest handwriting I've ever seen.
I wish I had a sample to show you. Then again, maybe that's for the better, because you'd just be super jealous. (Trust me.)
For such a tiny thing though, she loooves food... and wine. See Exhibit A:
I asked her mom, the hostess of the party, what we could contribute to the celebration- and apparently Devon requested I bake cookies.
Naturally, I was more than happy to comply.
Her mom hinted that she likes dark chocolate, so I knew it was the perfect time to test out these brownie cookies I bookmarked a while back. I used dark chocolate morsels, threw in some peanut butter chips for good measure, and these bad boys did not disappoint.
They're really chocolaty and chewy like a brownie, but with the portability of a cookie.
Because let's face it - once birthday girls blow out their candles & eat their cake/pie, they need to make the rounds to their adoring fans! They can't be bogged down with plates and napkins... it's all about the grab & go, baby.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies
- 1/2 C. (1 stick) butter, cut in 4 pieces
- 4 1-oz. unsweetened chocolate baking squares, chopped
- 1 10-oz. bag dark chocolate morsels, divided
- 1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/4 t. salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 C. sugar
- 2 t. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C. peanut butter chips (I like Reese's brand)
Combine butter, unsweetened chocolate, and 1 1/2 cups of the dark chocolate morsels in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter and chocolate melt; cool.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheet(s)* with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until combined; set aside.
In large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer. Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating well. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat well. Stir in remaining dark chocolate morsels (about 1/3 C.) and all of the peanut butter chips.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart onto prepared baking sheets.
Bake 10 minutes in preheated oven. Cool slightly on baking sheets (2-3 minutes), then transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
*Note: You can bake two sheets at once, just be sure to adjust your oven's racks to the top & bottom third and you switch the sheets halfway through baking (move the one on the bottom to the top & vice versa) so they bake evenly.
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Am I controlling life?
Dear Dr. Joe,
Here is my problem, I want to know in the case below whether it is controlling.
For example, I want to eat beans, sleeve-fish, potato and drink blacktea, I will search with google to make sure whether the food collocation is not good for my health, am I controlling? Or am I donging what a normal person do? If I'm controlling life, how can I know the food collocation is good or not for my health? After all, there is a possibility, if I depend on my intuition, suppose there is such information in our subconscious mind, and when there is danger the concerned information will be called out and to stop the danger, but subconscious mind doesn't include all of the informations in world, that's mean there is a posibility that there is no concerned information about whether eating beans, sleeve-fish, potato and drinking blacktea are good or not good for my health, in this case, if I risk to trust my intuition, then I eat them first to see whether there is something happen to me, if the food collocation is bad, then the next time I will not eat them together again.
I didn't mean to philosophize, as you see, I've really lost the balance of my mind, I really appreciate for all of the help you gave me, your book shows me a whole new world, now I'm on my way to this beautiful new world.
Again, thank you for helping me! :=)
This is just an example, in fact, it happens on many things in my daily life.
From a Self-Coaching perspective, you need to grasp the concept that everything in life is relative. For example, it is a fact that meteorites occasionally slam into the earth. Does this fact warrant my wearing a hard hat? The answer, based on probability, is to forgo the hardhat and risk living inspite of the extremely remote possibility of a meteorite strike. We all live in the same world with the same challenges, there's no question that it's prudent to be aware and informed, however, when insecurity is steering, and your life is compromised by doubts, fears and negativity, then you're seeing danger in safe places. In order to liberate yourself from compulsive living, it's important to risk self-trust (see today's blog, i.e., 12-7-14).
Dr. Joe
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It is game three of the Mike Woodson era. Games one and two have been pretty smooth. Don't expect game three to follow suit.
Indiana is not going to roll over again tonight. I'm not saying New York will lose, but I would be shocked if this game was another Knicks blowout. I expect the Pacers, 25-17, to come out and fight after last night's embarrassing loss. The 20-24 Knicks must continue to shoot the ball well. I was extremely impressed with New York's defense last night and I expect the defense to be solid again tonight. However, that is not the key to victory. The Knicks defense has been top 10 all season. If the Knicks can continue their hot shooting, they should move to 3-0 under Woody Woodson.
Here's what to watch for:
- Tyson Chandler vs Roy Hibbert. The Pacers 7'2 center was manhandled by Chandler last night. Chandler out hustled, out played and out classed, the first year all star, Hibbert. I expect that to happen again tonight. I don't think Hibbert will go 2/10, but I don't expect him to dominate in this game at all. I think Hibbert is a bit soft and I think Chandler will dominate him mentally and physically. If Chandler can set the tone defensively tonight, like last night, the Knicks should dominate the Indiana offense.
- JR Smith's shooting. He's had two great shooting games in a row and needs to keep that trend going. His scoring/outside shooting is absolutely crucial to New York's success. The team has struggled to consistently score points this year and Smith has been part of that. Obviously, he hasn't been around as long, but he has been wildly inconsistent. Smith has upped his 3 point shooting percentage to 34% on the season and I look for him to further up that percentage tonight.
- Will the Knicks keep Granger's foot in his mouth? Pacers small forward Danny Granger pissed off the Knicks when he said that these two games were "winnable games". The Knicks showed up Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Granger didn't. He shot just 4/15 and scored 9 points. I loved seeing him shoot brick after brick after brick. I expect Granger to play better tonight, he couldn't play any worse. Granger can get hot in a hurry which could kill the Knicks, who still have a very mediocre perimeter defense. The Knicks have to make sure they keep Granger from killing them tonight. Melo has actually been pretty good defensively this year so I don't expect this to be a problem.
- I want to see more Novak championship belts tonight. If he hits 4/8 from downtown again, its almost a sure bet that the Knicks will win the game.
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"I will not rush this process," the California Democrat said.
The Senate Intelligence Committee will not make its report on Bush-era "enhanced interrogation" programs available to the public until the Obama administration can explain why it heavily redacted the report on torture techniques.
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein is unsatisfied with the amount of redacted material, saying the report will not be made public until the administration can explain the blackouts.
"After further review of the redacted version of the executive summary, I have concluded the redactions eliminate or obscure key facts that support the report's findings and conclusions," the powerful California Democrat said in a statement. "Until these redactions are addressed to the committee's satisfaction, the report will not be made public."
Last week, the White House returned the so-called "torture report" to the Intelligence Committee, but Feinstein said she would need to review the redactions before deciding whether to make the report public. Others senators blasted the administration for attempting to conceal embarrassing details contained in the panel's 500-page executive summary of the larger study.
"Redactions are supposed to remove names or anything that could compromise sources and methods, not to undermine the source material so that it is impossible to understand," said Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, in a statement. "Try reading a novel with 15 percent of the words blacked out. It can't be done properly."
In response to the backlash, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper justified the deletions as necessary and noted that half of them were made in the document's footnotes.
But Feinstein is demanding more answers and is unwilling to release the report as it currently stands.
"I am sending a letter today to the president laying out a series of changes to the redactions that we believe are necessary prior to public release," Feinstein said. "The White House and the intelligence community have committed to working through these changes in good faith. This process will take some time, and the report will not be released until I am satisfied that all redactions are appropriate."
She continued: "The bottom line is that the United States must never again make the mistakes documented in this report. I believe the best way to accomplish that is to make public our thorough documentary history of the CIA's program. That is why I believe taking our time and getting it right is so important, and I will not rush this process."
Last week, the CIA admitted it improperly accessed computers used by Senate Intelligence staffers to investigate the spy agency's detention, rendition, and interrogation practices deployed during George W. Bush's presidency. CIA Director John Brennan determined that his employees "acted in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding" brokered between his agency and its Senate overseers.
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Putting some VMware ESX storage tips together (Part I)January 21, 2013 – 11:01 am
Have you spent time searching the VMware documentation, on-line forums, venues and books to decide how to make a local dedicated direct attached storage (DAS) type device (e.g. SATA or SAS) be Raw Device Mappings (RDM)? Part two of this post looks at how to make an RDM using an internal SATA HDD.
Or how about how to make a Hybrid Hard disk drive (HHDD) that is faster than a regular Hard Disk Drive (HDD) on reads, however more capacity and less cost than a Solid State Device (SSD) actually appear to VMware as a SSD?
Recently I had these and some other questions and spent some time looking around, thus this post highlights some great information I have found for addressing the above VMware challenges and some others.
The SSD solution is via a post I found on fellow VMware vExpert Duncan Epping's yellow-brick site which if you are into VMware or server virtualization in general, and particular a fan of high-availability in general or virtual specific, add Duncan's site to your reading list. Duncan also has some great books to add to your bookshelves including VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive (Volume 1) and VMware vSphere 5 Clustering Technical Deepdive that you can find at Amazon.com.
Duncan's post shows how to fake into thinking that a HDD was a SSD for testing or other purposes. Since I have some Seagate Momentus XT HHDDs that combine the capacity of a traditional HDD (and cost) with the read performance closer to a SSD (without the cost or capacity penalty), I was interested in trying Duncan's tip (here is a link to his tip). Essential Duncan's tip shows how to use esxcli storage nmp satp and esxcli storage core commands to make a non-SSD look like a SSD.
The commands that were used from the VMware shell per Duncan's tip:
esxcli storage nmp satp rule add –satp VMW_SATP_LOCAL –device mpx.vmhba0:C0:T1:L0 –option "enable_local enable_ssd"
After all, if the HHDD is actually doing some of the work to boost and thus fool the OS or hypervisor that it is faster than a HDD, why not tell the OS or hypervisor in this case VMware ESX that it is a SSD. So far have not seen nor do I expect to notice anything different in terms of performance as that already occurred going from a 7,200RPM (7.2K) HDD to the HHDD.
If you know how to decide what type of a HDD or SSD a device is by reading its sense code and model number information, you will recognize the circled device as a Seagate Momentus XT HHDD. This particular model is Seagate Momentus XT II 750GB with 8GB SLC nand flash SSD memory integrated inside the 2.5-inch drive device.
Normally the Seagate HHDDs appear to the host operating system or whatever it is attached to as a Momentus 7200 RPM SATA type disk drive. Since there are not special device drivers, controllers, adapters or anything else, essentially the Momentus XT type HHDD are plug and play. After a bit of time they start learning and caching things to boost read performance (read more about boosting read performance including Windows boot testing here).
Screen shot showing Seagate Momentus XT appearing as a SSD
Note that the HHDD (a Seagate Momentus XT II) is a 750GB 2.5" SATA drive that boost read performance with the current firmware. Seagate has hinted that there could be a future firmware version to enable write caching or optimization however, I have waited for a year.
Disclosure: Seagate gave me an evaluation copy of my first HHDD a couple of years ago and I then went on to buy several more from Amazon.com. I have not had a chance to try any Western Digital (WD) HHDDs yet, however I do have some of their HDDs. Perhaps I will hear something from them sometime in the future.
For those who are SSD fans or that actually have them, yes, I know SSD's are faster all around and that is why I have some including in my Lenovo X1. Thus for write intensive go with a full SSD today if you can afford them as I have with my Lenovo X1 which enables me to save large files faster (less time waiting). However if you want the best of both worlds for lab or other system that is doing more reads vs. writes as well as need as much capacity as possible without breaking the budget, check out the HHDDs.
Thanks for the great tip and information Duncan, in part II of this post, read how to make an RDM using an internal SATA HDD.
Ok, nuff said (for now)…
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This seemed like the best place for this thread. Has anyone ever tired guessing sings? I like to, from time and time. Obviously the odds of 1/12 aren't in your favor.
Has anyone had more success with this?
I have tired using this with cog but not surprisingly cog is more accurate in telling the cards. Still i persist. Peter turner is a huge influence. Be bold thats what he always says.
So do guess accurately more than 60-70 percent of the time their star sign? I believe with experience one can gain accuracy. I don't like to guess star signs. I think its better to tell them about their childhood but this is something that has always fascinated me.


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The Italian government hopes to raise 10 billion euros (£8.1 billion; $12.6 billion) selling off state-owned companies in a bid to reduce its crippling debt mountain ... goes a recent press release. This is the consequence of being at the wrong end of a system we know to be nothing short of debt slavery.
All over Europe, we are witnessing rule by finance ... private banking dictating policies to government. The BBC is constantly pushing the idea that Greece exiting the euro would have terrible economic consequences throughout the rest of the world. So it is not an exclusive issue for the euro-zone. Our Chancellor, old pal of the Rothschilds, George Osborne, says Britain's recovery difficulties are all down to turmoil within the euro-zone but the real problems are far wider and originated in the United States of America.
Let us make it clear: this financial crisis was caused by Wall Street's mortgage-backed securities fraud, none of whose perpetrators have ever been brought to book and jailed.
$90 trillion in credit debt swaps were then sold by Wall Street against Europe's debt which presents further problems if the cash is not available to make good when they are due. The truth is, Wall Street does not have the cash.
If the anti-austerity Left had won in Greece, then a bill would be presented to Wall Street that, of course, it could not pay.
Iceland famously threw out their government and jailed their criminal bankers which means all debts created through fraud were written off and the country is slowly recovering. This, surely, is the way out but the news media and economic 'experts' are telling us all that austerity is the only way. It is not.
Completely against Greek electoral law, the BBC and US polls predicted a win for the pro-austerity party, even though such polls, within two weeks of election, are banned in Greece. The BBC serves as a major influence in deciding many countries' election results, manipulating minds but, in Greece's case, quite illegally. Interfering in the elections of other countries is nothing new. The rewards are more debt slavery and plunder.
It was the BBC that reported, on 9/11, the collapse of a World Trade Centre tower 26 minutes before it occurred. It gives you some indication of how cravenly immoral the Beeb actually is.
They want to keep Greece in the straitjacket of debt slavery because that would serve the interests of Wall Street. The Greek people would then be consigned to perpetual poverty to pay off debts, in reality, the results of fraud and criminal acts committed elsewhere.
Who are these financial gangsters that exert so much influence over governments and can decide which country is up and which country is down? What is this imposed system of debt slavery and why do we permit large-scale usury, a practice condemned and proscribed in two mainstream religions, Islam and Christianity?
The Rothschilds took over the Bank of England in 1815 and, ever since, continued to expand and encroach upon nations everywhere in the world where corrupt political leaders would accept the offer of massive loans at exorbitant interest rates ... loans which can never be paid. This is the secret of the Rothschilds' ultimate control .... the iron grip of usury whereby the borrower is permanently in debt and must, in perpetuity, meet all the conditions of the money-lenders. Remember the story of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice who demanded his pound of flesh on the failure of debt repayment.
The central banks of various nations, involved in bail-outs with strings attached, are nearly all Rothschild-controlled private banks. A list of them would flow over the edge of this page. The list includes the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, Deutsche Bundesbank, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Central Bank of Russia, every central bank in Africa and in South America ... and much more. Include the IMF, the World Bank and the Bank of International Settlements and you get the full picture. They are all in debt to the Rothschild family. If anyone thinks that central banks are independent institutions serving their nations, do not be deceived. They are illegally created private banks owned solely by the Rothschilds, created over a period of more than 200 years.
If you want an explanation why we have had these successive wars over the last few decades then consider this: before the destruction of the World Trade Centre, there were seven central banks not under Rothschild control. These were Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan, Cuba, Iran and North Korea. Now there are only three, including the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
While NATO was fuelling civil war in Libya, the Rothschilds had set up their own bank in Benghazi ready for a take-over. They wanted Gaddafi out because he promoted the idea of a pan-African monetary union with the Gold Dinar as the reserve currency, independent of the globalist usurers and, of course, against the controlling interests of the Rothschild model of international banking.
They had previously operated in similar fashion in Iraq and Afghanistan. If you want to know what these wars were all about then look no further than the words on this page.
The war on Islam (erroneously termed the "war on terrorism") is a proxy war declared by the Rothschilds upon the whole of Islam ... because Islam forbids usury, the system of charging interest on loans. Usury is also forbidden in the Holy Bible and was prohibited by the Christian churches until a few centuries ago, much to their eternal shame and disgrace.
The Rothschilds want to establish their own usury-based bank in Iran. The oil is secondary. With the enormous influence the super-wealthy Rothschilds exert over publishing and the media around the world, the power of press, television and so on, is brought to bear in order to tell us how evil and dangerous countries like Iran are, creating this false image as a prerequisite for future military conflict and take-over. They did it before and they'll do it again.
This emphasis on Iran's nuclear development and its alleged hostile intentions is also the relentless theme of Israel's war-rattling propaganda. This, from a state that is armed to the teeth with over two hundred nuclear war heads, financed largely by the tax payers of the United States.
On the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, June 17, Peter Mandelson, close friend of Nat Rothschild, stated, "We are not masters of economic events in our own country". The characteristic wry smile gave the game away. Mandelson was being uncommonly candid, a trait you do not often see in most of our politicians. Mandelson is fond of holidaying at Rothschild's private Corfu resort and on his luxury yacht there, alongside our very own Chancellor, George Osborne, where deals were struck with Russian oligarchs and other shady activities. As an insider within the money power, Mandelson's statement regarding us not being masters of our own economy can be taken as entirely authentic and factual.
This throws up the question of the validity of democracy and the entire party political system in thrall to the financial power of the Rothschilds. It throws up the question of the integrity of all governments who have misled the people into believing that government is the "master of economic events", with each successive party in power serving the banking system above the interests of the broad masses of the people.
The way out is as we have always said. In order to break the chains of debt slavery and the system of global usury that keeps each nation bound to them, we must strive for the alternative that is Europe a Nation.
That alternative will be revolutionary in the truest sense. It will demand an entirely new way of thinking so that politics itself will be turned on its head. Not so much a method of government but an economic idea that liberates men and nations. Money must revert to its original purpose which is as a means of exchange, pure and simple, and not as a phantom currency created by private banks out of thin air through lending at exorbitant interest rates. The private banks thus controlling the money supply.
European Socialism can only come about through popular will when crisis becomes so deep and severe that the great masses of Europe see no other way out ... at critical mass! It could be done through the present governments of Europe if they had the will but the money power of the Rothschilds is so powerful and the first stirrings from one head of government would mean ordinary people suffering through IMF-directed austerity measures, more severe than the previous conditions.
As separate nations divided against each other, we are helpless and vulnerable. This is a concept completely lost on the reactionary right wing nationalists who oppose complete European unity. I have always said nationalism is the enemy of Europe.
End this rotten and corrupt international banking system by creating your own banking system within Europe, of Europe and for the European peoples alone. A European Central Bank, relieved of Rothschild control, would supply credit where it is really needed and the money supply would be firmly within the control of elected government.
Banking should serve the people and not the other way round.
We must also have a fiscal and monetary policy controlled by European government whereby the supply of money is such that it is neither too much nor too little for the development of an economy. Too much money in the system not matched by production would lead to inflation ... less money in the system would, of course, lead to deflation.
Today, bankers can move money in and out of countries, often having a detrimental effect upon those countries. It does this through operating within the international trading system, supplying the money for this competitive trade. They control us this way.
We say end this system of international trade whereby financiers supply money to it and can so easily withdraw it. The creation of a self-contained European economic system with political leadership would remove the power of international finance simply by our withdrawing from international trade and thus becoming insulated from world markets.
We could create our own banking system which would cease to be international finance. Creative finance would then serve the European people.


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