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Bulgarian organizers take Chessbase to court
The Bulgarian organizers of the Anand-Topalov World Championship match take Chessbase to court for "violating copyright rules". Chessbase transmitted the moves of the match live on their Playchess server, against the will of the Bulgarians.
During the Anand-Topalov World Championship match it already became clear that the organizer were planning to take legal action against Chessbase for transmitting the moves of the match live on Playchess. On May 27th the Bulgarians filed a case at a court in Berlin, and Chessdom has now quoted Silvio Danailov on the matter:
"Before the start of the World Chess Championship we explicitly stated that no company can use the moves without the official site's staff permission. And this was violated by Chessbase, they put themselves above the law in Europe, above the general FIDE ethical rules. (...) I believe in European law and in our Attorney who is presenting the case - Mr. Rainer Polzin. What's more, I am candidate for President of the ECU and as such I have to stand behind the rights of professional chess. Such actions, as the one by the German company Chessbase, affect the sponsors of events negatively, which damages sponsorship, from there future organization and level of events. In the long run the biggest damage is made on the chess fans, who are the most important part of the game - they certainly deserve to enjoy high level events and have chess sponsorship on all levels. Thus, by defending our rights through European law, we will be defending all fans and the future of chess."
In an article by Dnevnik, Danailov states that the Bulgarians would expect to win at least 500,000 euros from this court case.
The attorney of the Bulgarian organizers, GM Rainer Polzin, has a law firm in Berlin. We asked him for some more details. He told us:
"The case has been filed at a court in Berlin [Landgericht - CV]. The action is partly based on the German Copyright Law, which is based in the protection of databases mainly to European directives. The EU directive (EU Directive) 96/9/EC of 11 March 1996 will play an important role.
Further claims from the Competition Law will be invoked. It is essentially a question of whether the live acquisition of content from a website, which is funded by sponsors, put onto another website, with the intention of generating profits, is admissible.
There have been some cases in Germany on broadcasting rights of football matches. But there it's clear what is copyrighted: photos, moving pictures and radio reports. The problem for the clubs is when reporters without prior permission for sale, after buying a ticket, make photos or videos. These are fascinating cases. But it's not comparable with our case, as ChessBase had no reporters in Sofia."
Media rights
The organizers of the Anand-Topalov World Championship match, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria last month, managed to collect a prize fund of 3 million Euros: 2 million for the players, 400,000 for FIDE taxes and 600,000 for organizational costs. In an attempt to earn back at least part of that money, they tried to sell the rights to cover the event to other media. For instance, the Bulgarian national TV channel are said to have paid the organizers to have the right to film the players with cameras inside the playing hall.
The organizers also attempted to sell the media the right to transmit the games live on the internet. Silvio Danailov, the manager of Veselin Topalov but also one of the main figures responsible for the organization of the match, told ChessVibes a few weeks before the match that we needed to pay 15,000 Euros if we wanted to transmit the games live. Although we weren't sure about the legal situation, we were not inclined to fight this over court. Chessbase apparently was. All twelve games could be followed on the Playchess server.
During the match, the official website transmitted the games live on a page with a standard DGT game viewer. Below the viewer, the following note was seen throughout the match:
Warning! It is absolutely prohibited the live broadcast of the moves or video during the game on other websites, media or software without the explicit permission of the organizers of the match. This prohibition is being violated by ChessBase.
Earlier warnings
It was not the first time the Bulgarian organizers did this. The same warning was placed on the official website of the Topalov-Kamsky match, also held in Sofia in February 2009. Back then the Bulgarians "won", since after being threatened with a law suit, Chessbase did stop transmitting the games. Arne wrote a column in which he discussed philosophical, legal and historical aspects of the issue. It led to 127 comments.
Meanwhile, we discovered that already in 2006 a similar note was published on the website of the MTel tournament:
(Sofia, May 13, 2006) Pirates broadcast the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters in internet. The biggest game server in the world ICC (www.chessclub.com) announces the live broadcast of the moves from the games in the tournament. The transmission is being done by using signal from the official web site of M-Tel Masters 2006 – www.mtelmasters06.com, which is violation of the copyrights of the organizes of the competition.
Interestingly, the Bulgarian organizers first attacked ICC, but in recent years they only seem to point their attack to the German company Chessbase. It's well known that the relationship between the Bulgarians and Chessbase has become very bad, especially after a video was embedded by Chessbase on February 11th, 2007 that was claimed to show "assistance given to the world's top-rated player Veselin Topalov during his games".
Why only Chessbase?
We asked Silvio Danailov why other media, like ICC, Chessdom, Susan Polgar and Crestbook (Sergey Shipov) were not taken to court. He answered:
"With Chessdom we have commercial agreement signed. Susan Polgar and Sergey Shipov I respect very much. Both are excellent professionals, doing a lot for chess, making it more popular. They are not commercial and don't resell the games. Having in mind all this, they had our permission.
With ICC I have long collaboration with mutual interest for both sides. But I explained already before that this is the last time; next time they should paid like everybody else."
Danailov added that the situation in the US is complicated, and would probably ask for more research, and more attorneys.
Motorola vs NBA
We asked John Henderson of the Internet Chess Club (ICC) about their experience with events wanting to copyright the games. He answered "Many threatened but never followed through" and then referred to the "Motorola vs NBA case", which to his knowledge basically settled matters until now in the States.
In that case, from 1997, the National Basketball Association demanded the exclusive right to transmit scores of basketball games, which Motorola was doing with their "Sports Trax" pagers. These were electronic devices which transmitted the scores, ball possession, and time remaining. Motorola obtained those scores by using public information, e.g. by watching basketball games on TV. Initially, in a New York court, the case was won by the NBA (comparable to the Bulgarian organizers). However, later Motorola (comparable to Chessbase) won the case, at the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit.
Last year, the Staunton Memorial didn't even make its games available for free live; visitors had to pay five pounds to watch the tournament games. One and a half years ago, the organizers of the World Championship match in Bonn, between Anand and Kramnik also attempted to prevent other media from broadcasting the game live (they only allowed the broadcast elsewhere with half an hour delay), to benefit as much as possible from their new broadcasting system Foidos. This never became a commercial success.
Copyright: an old issue
The copyright-over-chess-moves issue is about as old as the game itself. During the very first big, strong, international chess tournament, London 1851, rule number 12 said:
"As the managing committee guarantee to every subscriber of a guinea and upwards, a correct copy of the whole games, and as considerable expense must attend the recording of so many games and their subsequent publication, it must be understood that no-one will be allowed, in the first instance, to publish any part of them without the express sanction of the committee." Source: Chess Notes
In many later disputes, the main point was always that if anyone would own the copyright over a game, it was the players themselves. The contract over the 1886 Steinitz-Zukertort match included a clause that gave the property right in the record of all games played in the match to each player. In negotiations for a match with Capablanca as early as 1911, Lasker wanted to claim the rights personally, because of his "activity in chess extending over more than 20 years". As was also pointed out by Arne in his column, Capablanca's point of view has always been taken as the general rule:
"A chess game, from its very nature and the manner of its production, must be the joint property of the two persons producing it ... You can charge what you like for the publication of the games in any form you may deem to your advantage. But, unfortunately, that is a common privilege, of which anyone may take advantage." Source: Chess Notes
Asked whether he thought the Bulgarian organizers had a chance, attorney Rainer Polzin answered us:
"Chances are good. You never know in court cases, but I'm a chess player. I don't make a move when I know my opponent can mate me in one or two moves."
Naturally we also asked Chessbase to comment on the lawsuit, but thus far we didn't receive an answer from them.
Timothée Tournier
3 years 10 months ago
The players are paid to play (= produce but with the artistic notion!) games by the organizers, and their retribution depends on how well they play and so what their final standing is. So the games aren't the property of the players since they're paid by the organizers to produce them. Of course their are the properties of the organizers who had to find sponsors, etc...
It costs money because we live in the adults world
And then some bastards should use what you produce and MAKE MONEY WITH IT ? Could you just imagine a television channel not paying for a football match ? OR do you consider that the wonderful art of chess is not worth the same rules like Football ?
Really you have a problem.....
John Henderson
3 years 10 months ago
I would imagine that the Bulgarians have a record in their servers of a bot from ChessBase gathering the moves - this is all they need to prove it was taken from their site. My best guess at what will happen is that (a) lawyers will make a lot of money and (b) there will be no clear verdict either way from the courts in this ruling.
The law doesn't care or consider what people care about. Chess moves are like news events and therefore no copyright applies. I'm curious how the Bulgarians are going to make their case, because:
The EU Directive Polzin quotes says "1. In accordance with this Directive, databases which, by reason of the selection or arrangement of their contents, constitute the author's own intellectual creation shall be protected as such by copyright. No other criteria shall be applied to determine their eligibility for that protection."
I'm no lawyer but it seems to me: this excludes chess games from the get go, because they are not the players intellectual creation (cf Hübner article). Even if they were, the organizers can only claim copyright if they select or arrange the material in a special way. This doesn't apply to a chess game, because chess games are not subject to formatting or selection like for example literary texts (which are not databses, but it's a good example). A commentary on a chess game like Shipov's would fulfill these criteria, imho not the broadcast of the game moves on the official site. Note that the variations of such a commentary are often attributed to their authors (x suggested move y here).
Third: If FIDE, or anybody else, claims intellectual property of a game it does not matter at all. Just because FIDE claims it does not make it so. UNLESS the courts decide that chess games are intellectual property there is no case here. But I don't think the Bulgarians are claiming copyright for the games themselves here. They'll claim copyright for the broadcast.
3 years 10 months ago
Alexander has the best and simplest argument. Unless they can PROVE Chessbase took the moves DIRECTLY from the official site, the bugarian claim is utterly chanceless.
IMHO, the reasonable behaviour for organisers would be :
1. to make pay others sites that make money with broadcasting
2. broadcast for free on their own website, so that their sponsors get visibility
3. allow broadcasting for free to small websites that only intend to promote chess without earning money, like a real business (the more people discuss and comment on the games around the event, the more it gets attention and people focused on it: good for chess and sponsors)
The main difficulty is that it needs to be done some work on the law to clarify it : Chessbase, (1)due to the fact that they broadcast the games (2) without signed agreement from the organisers (paid or not), won't be allowed to broadcast games.
Without forgetting to provide in the law some amendments to protect benevolents sites.
I seem to be recall that last time this issue was debated on this site there was some link to an existing piece of legal advice... If I recall correctly, the German chess federation requested this after Hübner wanted to copyright his own chess games. It was a written advice by some German lawyer, stating that the chances of copyrighting chess moves in the German legal system were very slim. I think it might be valuable to include this in the article.
I just found it, here it is: http://recht.schachbund.de/pdf_dateien/gutachten.pdf .
By the way, I believe the Bulgarians are never going to win a similar case in the US legal system. I'm not so sure about the German case. It seems possible that the Bulgarians will just financially overpower Chessbase. After all, this has previouly been effective:
Frederic Friedel (after Chessbase complied to a cease and desist order):
"It is too expensive, time-wise, to get involved in protracted lawsuits with Bulgarians, and there is little to gain, monetarily, from a victory."
3 years 10 months ago
The copyrights probably belong to the players, with the problem that the players depend on earlier games. Do all chess players have to give royalty to whoever came up with the Sicilian defense? It is ridiculous to think so. Then we have the case of game 1 which both players had worked out at home on computers. Should they pay a royalty to their software suppliers?
Now, I think the Bulgarians may have a case with respect to broadcast rights, but even this is debatable.
3 years 10 months ago
Chessbase should claim they were broadcasting games via Susan Polgar's blog, as her site had no sign prohibiting copy-pasting the moves.
I was going to post that Hübner link too. Looks like Chessbase has decided to stand and fight. I don't think they Bulgarians have much of a case, but I'm no legal export obviously. I just hope they don't.
I'm sure Vishy Anand would be more than happy to transfer his copyrights on these games to the benefit of the entire humankind. Just ask him.
Is Silvio Danailov really trying to steal this copyright from World Champion Anand?
3 years 10 months ago
The Bulgarians may have a case about using their live signal. This sort of relates to Google using newspaper headlines, although Google's position ("we attract people to the original newspaper site") is different.
There is something in the law about using television broadcast signals, but that wouldn't apply to internet broadcast.
The case would be rather different if Chessbase had someone watch the games on the Bulgarians' website and repeat each move instantly on Playchess server.
I think we should make a distinction between copyright on the game as a whole and copyright on the moves as they are being played.
Copyright on the game as a whole would make every database in existence illegal and not a single game could be published anywhere without consent from both players. Obviously this is absurd and would not work in practice.
Copyright on the moves as they are being played: imo they are news facts, so cannot be copyrighted.
3 years 10 months ago
The more I see Bulgarian actions the less I like them. At first a complete nonsense in Elista, then stupid MTel Masters 90+60 time control which favors Rybke type guys (Topalov) and gives less advantage to the ones who think over the board, then Topalov got privileges which loser of WCH match should have never got, then they used every opportunity to harass Anand etc. Topalov and Danilov are disaster for chess. They cannot accept that a few guys are better in chess than they are...
3 years 10 months ago
The problem is not that chessbase transmited the moves, the problem is that chessbase took the moves from the official site and re-transmited them to their server in real-time. That is the problem (without official sites they couldn't broadcast ANY of the tournaments they are broadcasting daily) and that is where they will lose on court. Chessbase doesn't have their own people in the playing halls who would transmit the "informations" (or "facts" or whatever you want to call it) to their server. No, they steal it from the official site and retransmit them without permission. THAT is the problem.
It's like some TV station would take the broadcast from some other TV station and retransmit it as their own.
It's about retransmission of the official broadcast and NOT about copyright of the moves.
3 years 10 months ago
This was to be expected and the only reason the ,,...this clause is being violated by Chessbase etc" appeared every day at the the relay. A bit dumb to first offend and then decide not to go to court, as this is an interesting case, ultimately governed by European intelectual property law and not Bulgarian law, as Friedel insinuates. Also it would be fun to see Danailov in action with his third world demagogueries in a complicated legal case in a ´normal ´ court.
>> It's like some TV station would take the broadcast from some other TV station and retransmit it as their own.
It's not like that. A video feed is copyrighted.
Imo it does not matter where you get the moves. Ones the moves are out they are all over the place. Would it make a difference if they got the moves from ICC? Or Crestbook?
It's obviously true that getting them from the official site is the most convenient.
3 years 10 months ago
Ebutaljib you might be right about the stealing of the information from the organisers site, but how are they gonna prove that? It seems to me it is hard to prove where chessbase got the information from, since it has been published on more sites.
>> Also it would be fun to see Danailov in action with his third world demagogueries in a complicated legal case in a ´normal ´ court.
Indeed. Demagoguery, word games or logical fallacies don't work in court. Only correct logical reasoning based on facts.
3 years 10 months ago
The entire claim in spurious; the organizers broadcast the video of the event and the moves live themselves. Anyone in the world could turn around and post what they saw broadcast on that site (i.e., the moves of the game, after they had been transmitted). Chessbase did that, as well as dozens of other news organizations around the world. How can that be wrong? There was a delay between the time that the official site posted the move live and when Chessbase published the move. I know, because I followed every game live, and had to have both the official website up on my PC, and then switch over to CB and wait for the move so I could chat with users on CB about it.
This lawsuit is utterly ridiculous and without merit!
You seem pretty certain in your predictions. I don't think anybody can say with that much certainty what the result of the court case will be. We've got only a single neutral legal source at the moment, the Hübner link.
On "retransmission of official broadcast":
One could interpret Polzin's words "live acquisition of content from a website" as "using the website's signal after a move is played to automatically update Chessbase's own game viewer". Hence, the case would be just about retransmission of the official broadcast. However, if this were true, legal victory would be pretty much useless for Danailov. Next time, Chessbase could just enter the moves manually. I do not think this is the intention of the Bulgarians. Danailov even talks about "permission" to Susan Polgar, while she didn't broadcast the moves live (moves were delayed).
On "with the intent of generating profit":
I think that the approach to acuse Chessbase of selling something they freely copied is bound to fail. The truth is, anyone could find the moves somewhere else. Thus, when paying Chessbase, you're not paying to follow the moves, but to follow the grandmaster commentary and have the opportunity to chat in real time. Even if this is not the truth, it seems rather difficult to prove otherwise in court.
Conclusion: I think it will come down to the "copyright of chess moves" discussion. The only way for Danailov to score anything but a pyrrhic victory is to get the court to confirm that chess moves can be copyrighted. The only independant legal statements about whether this is possible seem to answer this question negatively. However, nothing is sure until a court has ruled on this issue.
I seriously doubt Chessbase will lose this on court. Last time, Chessbase had been taken by surprise, and they had decided to play it safe, but I'm sure this time they knew exactly what they were doing when they decided to broadcast the moves. I'm looking forward to see Danailov losing this ridiculous case. Is he trying to make fun of Germany as a nation? He might as well try to convince the organizers of the French open to sue Eurosport for broadcasting the score of the tennis matches played in Roland Garros. (I'm joking, Silvio, just stay where you are)
Correct me if I'm wrong but: a newspaper is full of news which is not copyrighted.
I pay the newspaper for the effort of putting it all together in one place, for the effort of selecting the interesting news from the less interesting news, for the effort of the journalist going somewhere to gather the news, for the effort to write it up in a story instead of just a telegram style news feed, etc. The news itself is not copyrighted. I could take the news and write my own stories, as long as I'm not quoting verbatim the story as the journalist presented it.
As to Danailov's answer on "Why only Chessbase?", he might as well have said: Topalov fans and those which are neutral or rather avoid commenting on Toilet- or Volcanogate are welcome. Those who provide critical (in his opinion: biased or negative) coverage are not welcome - that's one thing Chessbase and Chessvibes have in common!? And ICC may be spared because apparently he wouldn't have _any_ chance in American courts.
I agree with Guillaume: It seems that Chessbase is well-prepared for the upcoming legal battle. But for Danailov it may - subjectively - be a win-win situation. If he wins in court, he wins. If he loses, he can add a new chapter to his "us against the rest of the world" story. And Germany might join Russia on his hate list - already, both Anand and Kramnik have friends, supporters and (former) managers from Germany ... .
I understand that according to the contract signed by the players, the rights to the games scores are owned by FIDE, not by the Bulgarian organisers.
I wonder if Topalove / Danailov used Chessbase software while preparing for the match?
3 years 10 months ago
I'm just glad the word "demagoguery" is back in business!
@test, nice you saw my post.
Otherwise, i might argue your opinion:
"The only thing that counts is the video feed. In chess it is just the opposite; nobody cares about the video feed, all we want is the moves. And the moves are not copyrightable (imo)."
Yes, moves are not copyrightable: you would not ask every players on soccer, for instance, if they agree with broadcasting and everyelse.
But, in chess almost everybody cares about the immediate broadcasting of the game, and video feed is just bonus. How many people got connected during the games, to follow, comment on etc ?
Everybody cares about online broadcasting.
To answer your second question: you can watch the superbowl for free. NBC paid, and hopes gaining some money through commercial. The same process applies there: organizers rely on sponsors who hoped to be seen by everybody on the website during broadcast.
>> I understand that according to the contract signed by the players, the rights to the games scores are owned by FIDE, not by the Bulgarian organisers.
Do you have a link to a document or page with the exact wording? Because if FIDE does have the copyright to the games, every website that published those games would have been violating that copyright.
Or are you referring to the regulations from the official site where it says:
"At the end of each game the players' original score sheets shall be given to the Arbiter, who shall hand them to FIDE. Score sheets and the games will remain the property of FIDE."
This is a bit weird. (Not unusual from FIDE, why do they even have this clause?)
Ok, so the paper it's printed on (score sheet) now belongs to FIDE. But does this clause also mean they now have the copyright to the game?
Chess players can still make money from their games afterwards. Here's an example:
Bert de Bruut
3 years 10 months ago
Any ruling Danailov would have procured inside Bulgaria would never have been enforcable outside the country, so he was right to start proceedings in Germany. But unlike his attorney, who of course wants to earn a buck, I deem his chances on gaining something on this case of intellectual property rights at near zero.
Danailov's litigious antics are clearly vindictive and infantile. What a tiresome individual he is!
Harry Potter
3 years 10 months ago
3 years 10 months ago
They asked for 15000 euros to transmit it? I doubt that figure can be the same for eveyone since I followed the games live from the DGT board (the moves were published even before than in the official website) from a site that cannot afford to pay so much. Perhaps they asked for crazy amounts of money only to people they didnt want to broadcast it.
>> Yet here we see people arguing that you cannot copyright chess games as that would make every database liable to pay fees. Wee yes that's the point. They should pay fees!
It's not technically impossible, but it wouldn't work in practice.
If you did enforce such a rule then: A) we wouldn't be seeing any games anymore (& the end of professional chess) or B) the rule would be broken everywhere and by everybody and mean nothing.
To "test".
The quotation you have from the regulations is the paragraph I was aware of. Exactly what they mean by "games" is unclear. If the game was largely prior preparation, they could not own it.
However, it does suggest that the FIDE, not the organisers should be suing Chessbase. It strikes me that this paragraph in their own regulations might be enough to scupper their case.
Hum, i do not like the bulgarians and especially not Danailov, but, in this case, provided that we talk about "moves copyright" and not about "scoresheets copyright, well i see this case not that clear at all.
In fact, i quite understand the bulgarian's opinion.
This is different to let's say NBC paying rights to the organisers to broadcast the Olympic hockey final, the various sponsors that spend a lot for their ads vs a web site that broadcasts the live through somebody who connects his TV to internet : therefore on the net, you can watch 'for free' NBC's broadcast. Nobody except tv sellers will complain for you do see commercials on this kind of broadcast.
But, with Chessbase, you see none of the sponsors: it is all free for Chessbase, who paid or agreed to nothing to have the right to broacast, and it earns them a lot. Bulgarians (and sponsors) spent money to organize this event, retribute the players and set up a website.
Not that simple, for me.
3 years 10 months ago
Interesting case, let's see where it ends. But I do not understand the reference to this European directive on database.
"For the purposes of this Directive, 'database` shall mean a collection of independent works, data or other materials arranged in a systematic or methodical way and individually accessible by electronic or other means."
How on earth can a chess game that is broadcasted live constitute a database? Clearly, it is not.
Furthermore: only an author that has created something intellectual has a copyright under the Directive: "In accordance with this Directive, databases which, by reason of the selection or arrangement of their contents, constitute the author's own intellectual creation shall be protected as such by copyright."
So I hope for this German lawyer that he has other provisions to rely on or the case will hopelessly fail. Probably, all this talk about European law is just for the sake of Danailov so he can say "I trust European law" instead of I trust German law.
3 years 10 months ago
Even if Danailov wins this case, it is not clear to me at all how things will happen in the future, because - as stated by many commenters - it is pretty hard to keep Chessbase users from telling the moves in the chat.
So what's his plan? Revenge or satisfaction he may get but probably there's no other way to cooperate with chess servers in future, e.g. by agreeing that the sponsors' names and/or logos appear on their sites. But going to court... way to earn the good vibes needed for cooperation.
I've read some comments about how Danailov might be starting a campagne against Germany - at first I didn't think that was true at all, but who is up for European chess president now? Yes, a German. Could it be that Danailov wants to damage von Weizsäcker even though he's nothing to do with Chessbase?
>> Another issue: Formally, Danailov didn't play a role in organizing the WCh match
Indeed. His actions now just confirm (if there was ever any doubt) that they really were one and the same anyway.
But I don't think this will prevent him from pursuing this case; I suppose he could act "on behalf of the organizers" or something like that.
@Serdal: Well, von Weizsäcker is president of the German Chess Federation, and Chessbase is a "partner" (sponsor?) of that federation. Whether this plays a role in Danilov going to court is unclear - the history of animosities between Bulgarian organizers and Chessbase predates von Weizsäcker's and Danailov's candidature.
But one thing seems clear: Chessbase has nothing to fear from an ECU president von Weizsäcker, but Danailov - if elected (which I don't hope) - will probably try to exploit his new role.
Another issue: Formally, Danailov didn't play a role in organizing the WCh match - he isn't on the organizing or executive committee. Maybe FIDE insisted that the manager of one of the players shouldn't officially be part of the organization - of course it can't be a surprise to anyone that he still pretends to be and makes lots of noise. It would be laughable if the court case is rejected for that reason ... Polzin could still write a bill. Danailov may hope that Chessbase still backs out seeking a compromise before things are decided in court?
3 years 10 months ago
I think it is morally wrong to deny the copyright of games to the creators i.e. the two players. Every chess player in the world should be able to license their games and earn money from it. Players lose a lot every single day. Most professional players find it very difficult to survive financially. Yet here we see people arguing that you cannot copyright chess games as that would make every database liable to pay fees. Wee yes that's the point. They should pay fees!
Or let's say that chess professionals earn their money from playing in big tournaments. Well to get big prize money you have to let the organisers have some rights. Seems to me that is what happened here.
Another example. Let's say I'm watching a band or musician compose a song. As they play it, I write down all the music. They don't like what I'm doing but I tell them that I'm simply reporting each musical note played as "news". I then say that once the music is out, everyone in the world will have the right to publish the music to their songs without paying them a single cent.
Don't get me wrong, I don't like Danailov or the fact that the so called 'Anand-Topalov' website basically denied the existence of Anand. Nothing on it really about the World Champ or his victory. All one sided. Disgusting.
However I do think that the 'freebie' use of chess games has gone on for far too long. In that sense only I have to say I do hope Chessbase lose this battle and that money is paid to the copyright owners. It is the only fair and morally correct way.
Silvio Danailov = Peter Pettigrew (From Harry Potter).
>> Bulgarians (and sponsors) spent money to organize this event, retribute the players and set up a website.
I understand your point, but (unfortunately?) it doesn't work the same way in chess as it does in most other sports.
Nobody is interested in JUST the score (or a text only version) of a soccer/football match. The only thing that counts is the video feed. In chess it is just the opposite; nobody cares about the video feed, all we want is the moves. And the moves are not copyrightable (imo).
Also think about this: if they didn't want anybody to offer the moves for free, why did they offer them for free themselves? They could have charged money for access to their website. They didn't. Probably because they realized very few would be paying and just wait till after the game to replay it. Who would have benefited in that scenario? Nobody. Who would have suffered: everybody.
3 years 10 months ago
I don't think claiming the games to be anyone's property makes much sense. About as much sense as claiming a certain football match to be someone's 'property'.
I can see that the broadcasting rights can be claimed by the organizers though.
@ Timothée Tournier
Nice to know some of us have such a wonderfully nuanced opinion... I would take the time to point out the flaws in your reasoning, if I thought you'd bother to consider my arguments seriously...
3 years 10 months ago
now that the match is lost, mr. danailov maybe is just frustrated and is maybe just looking for a new arena to show how powerful, how strong, how important he is.... oh dear, oh dear, why is this man so shockingly loud? is this the way people behave in bulgaria?
apart from the legal aspects - it's the tone, the manner, the mentality that reveals itself here!
do we really want to see the ecu ruled that way in the future? do we really want all this hot air, this pumping up when it comes to chess in public? bulgarian sponsors seem to like that but what will sponsors think who live in countries where a bit more than just high voltage is considered necessary?
why does one have the impression that too much testosterone could be made use of in a more joyful way? or are we in the case at hand talking about a lack of testosterone, gentlemen?
anyhow, is it allowed to use the toilet and just flush it all? or is there a man from bulgarian again shouting out his high-pitched PROHIBITED!? DONT'T USE THE TOILET!
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Tell me about your character; Are you anything like Her?
MB: Right away I felt like I related to my character. I fell in love with her. I actually don't have to do much acting. We're very similar. My name is Maggie, and they call me Meggie in the play. I sing. I actually sing more than I act, and she's a singer. I have two sisters and we are loony tunes. I feel like I am Meg. Meg is me — just with more cigarette smoke is all.
RW: No, I have to act here because she is shy and quiet and I'm not at all. I'm very loud; I fight frequently with family members. I can't imagine being somebody who holds anger in instead of just spitting it out right away because that's me. I feel sorry for people who let it build up. But they say that people who get things off their chest are much happier, much more calm.
KD: She's a dingbat. I'm a little bit of a dingbat too. Sometimes I do things that are really silly and I do things before I realize I've done them and I kind of look crazy sometimes. But she does things without thinking them through, like on impulse, that I would never do. Like she shoots her husband. I can honestly say I've never shot my husband.
What's your favorite part about playing your character?
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RW: I'm not like (my character) at all, but it is so much fun to get the chance to act like somebody else.
And Lenny is a funny person. She doesn't always mean to be, but she is.
KD: I love my character. She's kind of the catalyst. There are two scenes where she's really telling the story. They're all here because she shot her husband, and so I get to tell that story — the story of why they're all together.
Was it easy to relate to such a female-centric story?
MB: I have two sisters and we're exactly the same. We fight all the time, but we don't let it tear us apart. There's always something that brings us back together.
And when there's more women around you get to kind of be yourself — loud, proud and crazy. I mean it's always fun to have a big slumber party. Who doesn't like that?
RW: I grew up in a very large family. Female cousins were the only cousins I had around me. This is just like being in the midst of all them.
Women always tend to hold back just a bit when there's a man listening. We are slightly different people when we're alone with ourselves.
KD: These lines I feel like I've heard so many women in my life say. Even something like "clubs are the black cards that look like puppy dog feet." My mom literally said that at Thanksgiving. It's really the way we talk to each other and the way we argue. We fight with our words; we say things that purposefully hurt. But they always come back together. I'm the same with my sisters.
So what is it that's going to stick with the audience?
MB: There's this really great scene where we've gotten into like a tiff, and five minutes later we're sitting on a cot all together looking at a photo album, hugging. Out of all the scenes in the play, those are the parts that stick out to me, the ones where we laugh and stuff our faces with birthday cake — the fun stuff.
RW: It's the comedy and it's the love of your family, just like in real life.
In every family there's a story that begins with, "I know this is going to sound impossible to believe, but …"
KD: Families fight; families don't always get along. But in the end they always love each other and will do whatever it takes.
And it's usually in those really bad times that you make your best memories.
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When: Feb. 7-10 and 14-17; Thursday-Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., Sunday shows at 2:30 p.m.
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Description from John W. Hunt's 1853 Wisconsin Gazetteer: "NEWBURG, P. V., on sec. 12, town 11 N., of range 20 E., being in the town of Trenton, Washington county, 10 miles west from Ozaukee, and 80 miles northeast from Madison; on the Mil \wauklee river, 30 miles northwest from the city of Milwaukee. The place is new, it being but five years since the first location. Population 100, with 15 stores, 2 hotels, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill, and several mechanical shops."
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Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha Co.
Nagawicka [origin of place name]
Nager, Edward 1927
Naleid, Roy E. 1901
Namakagon [origin of place name]
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Nancy, Town of, Washburn Co.
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Nash, William Francis 1847 - 1916
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Nass, Stephen L. 1952
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National Women's Party
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Navarino, Brown Co.
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Nebagamon, Town of, Douglas Co.
Necedah [origin of place name]
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Nelma, Forest Co.
Nelsen, Betty Jo 1935
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Nelson, Gaylord A. 1916-2005
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Nemodji, Town of, Douglas Co.
Nenno, Washington Co.
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Neopope, Sauk warrior, dates unverified
Neosho [origin of place name]
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Neosho, Village of, Dodge Co.
Nepeuskun, Town of, Winnebago Co.
Neptune, Richland Co.
Nerike, Pierce Co.
Neshkoro [origin of place name]
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Neshkoro, Village of, Marquette Co.
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Neshoto, Manitowoc Co. [origin of place name]
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Neubauer, Jeffrey A. 1955
Neuern, Kewaunee Co.
Neumann, Mark W. 1954
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Neva, Town of, Langlade Co.
Nevada, Green Co.
Neville, Arthur Courtenay 1850 - 1929
Nevin, James 1854 - 1921
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New Amsterdam, La Crosse Co.
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New Berlin, Town of, Waukesha Co.
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New Cassel [origin of place name]
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New Chester, Town of, Adams Co.
New City (historical), Trempealeau Co.
New Denmark, Town of, Brown Co.
New Dexter, Town of, Wood Co.
New Diggings, Lafayette Co.
New Diggings, Town of, Lafayette Co.
New Fane, Fond du Lac Co.
New France
New Franken, Brown Co.
New Glarus (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
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New Glarus, Green Co.
New Glarus, Town of, Green Co.
New Glarus, Village of, Green Co.
New Haven [origin of place name]
New Haven, Town of, Adams Co.
New Haven, Town of, Dunn Co.
New Holstein [brief history]
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New Holstein, Town of, Calumet Co.
New Hope, Portage Co.
New Hope, Town of, Portage Co.
New Lisbon, Election precinct of, Grant Co.
New Lisbon, Juneau Co.
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New Lyme, Town of, Monroe Co.
New Mason, Town of, Bayfield Co.
New Milladore, Town of, Wood Co.
New Miner, Juneau Co.
New Munster, Kenosha Co.
New Paris, Sheboygan Co.
New Post, Sawyer Co.
New Prospect, Fond du Lac Co.
new red sandstone (mining)
New Remington, Town of, Wood Co.
New Richmond Cyclone (Historic Marker Erected 1997
New Richmond tornado (1899)
New Richmond, St. Croix Co.
New Rome (historical), Adams Co.
New Rome, Adams Co.
New Rudolph, Town of, Wood Co.
New Seneca, Town of, Wood Co.
New Sigel, Town of, Wood Co.
New Sweden
New Vesper, Town of, Wood Co.
New Wood, Town of, Wood Co.
New York Indians
New York Recording Laboratories
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Newald, Town of, Forest Co.
Newark Valley, Town of, Adams Co.
Newark, Rock Co.
Newark, Town of, Rock Co.
Newark, Town of, Washington Co.
Newbold, Oneida Co.
Newbold, Town of, Oneida Co.
Newburg, Village of, Washington Co.
Newburg, Washington Co.
Newhall House fire (1883)
Newhall, Daniel 1821 - 1895
Newman, Alfred William 1834 - 1898
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Newport, Town of, Columbia Co.
Newry, Vernon Co.
Newton Corners, Jefferson Co.
Newton [origin of place name]
Newton, Manitowoc Co.
Newton, Town of, Manitowoc Co.
Newton, Town of, Marquette Co.
Newton, Vernon Co.
Newtonburg, Manitowoc Co.
Newville, Rock Co.
Niagara (shipwreck, 1856)
Niagara, Marinette Co.
Niagara, Town of, Marinette Co.
Niagara, Village of, Marinette Co.
Nichols Shore Acres, Winnebago Co.
Nichols, Outagamie Co.
Nichols, Village of, Outagamie Co.
Nicholson, Isaac Lea 1884 - 1906
Nicholson, Kenneth 1901
Nicholson, Waupaca Co.
Nickels, Justin Michael, 1987-
Nicolet National Forest (Historic Marker Erected 1
Nicolet, Jean 1598 - 1642
Niebler, John H. 1941
Niedecker, Lorine (1903-1970)(Historic Marker Erec
Niedecker, Lorine, 1903-1970
Nieman, Lucius William 1857 - 1935
Nikolay, Frank L. 1922
Nineteenth Amendment
Nischke, Ann 1951
Nitschke, Elmer C. 1911
Nix Corner, Eau Claire Co.
Noah's Bluff [origin of place name]
Nobleton, Washburn Co.
Nohl, Mary Louise 1914 - 2001
Nohr, Harry 1897 - 1976
Nojoshing [origin of place name]
Nokomis, Town of, Oneida Co.
Nolen, John 1869 - 1937
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Noonan, Josiah A. 1813 - 1882
Noque, Bay of
Noquet Islands
Nora, Dane Co.
Nordberg, Bruno Victor 1858 - 1924
Norma, Chippewa Co.
Normal school
Norman, Kewaunee Co.
Norquist, John O. 1949
Norrie, Marathon Co.
Norrie, Town of, Marathon Co.
Norse Pottery (1903-1913)
Norske, Waupaca Co.
North Andover, Grant Co.
North Bay, Door Co.
North Bay, Racine Co.
North Bay, Village of, Racine Co.
North Bend, Jackson Co.
North Bend, Town of, Jackson Co.
North Bend, Town of, Washington Co.
North Bloomfield, Walworth Co.
North Branch, Jackson Co.
North Bristol, Dane Co.
North Cape, Racine Co.
North Clayton, Crawford Co.
North Crandon, Town of, Forest Co.
North Creek, Trempealeau Co.
North Eau Claire, Town of, Eau Claire Co.
North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co.
North Fond du Lac, Village of, Fond du Lac Co.
North Freedom [origin of place name]
North Freedom, Sauk Co.
North Freedom, Village of, Sauk Co.
North Grimms, Manitowoc Co.
North Hall (Historic Marker Erected 1974)
North Hudson, St. Croix Co.
North Hudson, Village of, St. Croix Co.
North La Crosse, La Crosse Co.
North Lake, Waukesha Co.
North Lancaster, Town of, Grant Co.
North Leeds, Columbia Co.
North Lowell, Dodge Co.
North Menomonie, Dunn Co.
North Pepin, Town of, Dunn Co.
North Prairie, Village of, Waukesha Co.
North Prairie, Waukesha Co.
North Readfield, Waupaca Co.
North Red Wing, Pierce Co.
North Sea
North Shore, Jefferson Co.
North Star Rifles (Civil War)
North Star, Portage Co.
North Tomah, Monroe Co.
North West Company
North York, Ashland Co.
North, Sterling, 1906-1974
northeaster (maritime)
Northeim, Manitowoc Co.
Northern Highland (Historic Marker Erected 1956)
Northern Wisconsin Center For The Developmentally
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Use a hot glue gun to quickly adhere all the layers of flowers together and to the face of the card.
Instructions by Windy Robinson, courtesy of Spellbinders™ Paper Arts.
Material List
- Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® Machine
- Spellbinders™ Die Template - Spiral Blossom One, Classic Squares Large
- Stamp - Gratitude Sentiment of Chioice
- 3D Foam Squares
- Pattered Paper, 6"x6"
- Pattered Paper, 12"x12"
- Tissue Paper - Purple
- Low Heat Glue Gun & Glue
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To Make Card Base
Make card that measures 5"x5" with small Patterned Paper.
Cut/emboss patterned paper with Classic Square LG #7 (#1 being the smallest) using Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® Machine.
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Take tissue paper and fold layers into a square that measures 5"x5". (Note: the more layers you include in your stack the fuller your flower will become).
Tape Spiral Blossom One die template to square of tissue paper. Cut/emboss flower.
Pull stack of tissue flower dies from die template. Keep all layers together.
Roll spiral flower (all layers at once). Allow layers of tissue to unwrap to make multi-layer petals.
Adhere each layer with a drop of hot glue.
Repeat three times to create three flowers, and adhere each flower to card.


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A Canonsburg man suffered burns the night of April 27 when a citronella tiki torch he was trying to extinguish exploded in his face and caught his porch on fire.
Jason Chappell, 33, of 517 Blaine Ave., was found lying in the street.
A neighbor, Zach Puklus, told police he heard the explosion and grabbed a fire extinguisher. He used it first on Chappell and then on the porch. When the porch reignited, he used a trash can filled with water.
Police said the lid from the torch was found on the street.
Chappell was taken to Canonsburg General Hospital, but a hospital spokeswoman said there was no record of his treatment.
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Flood damage in South Fayette estimated at $300,000
South Fayette's township manager, along with the board of commissioners, gave an update at a July 17 meeting on the damage the township sustained during the July 10 rain storms. Board of Commissioners President Deron Gabriel said the county assessed storm and flood damage in the township to be approximately $300,000. Commissioners officially ratified the state of emergency declaration that was issued July 10.
Township Manager Ryan Eggleston showed the board a map of some of the areas hit hardest by the storms. He said problem areas included portions of Millers Run Road, including the intersection of Millers Run at Presto-Sygan Road and near the Cuddy Post Office and the gas station area along Millers Run Road. Eggleston said a good portion of residential flooding occurred on South Fayette Street, where several homes owners had to call the fire department to have water pumped out of their basements.
Eggleston said there was "really bad flooding" in the Sturgeon area of the township, especially on Main Street below the Sturgeon fire station. There were flooding issues along Morgan Hollow, Presto-Sygan Road and Willowbrook as well as Tom's Run Road, Coal Pit Run Road, Alpine Road and Boyce and Mayview roads.
About 100 storm-related calls came into the township last week, Eggleston said. He said storm clean-up is "currently in progress." Eggleston added, "I can't say enough about our public works crew."
A few residents in attendance at the July 17 meeting were concerned about flood damage to their properties and what they could do about it. Maroon David and his wife, Sandy, along with their neighbor, Al Reid, who all live on Washington Pike, spoke out at the meeting with concerns about a tributary creek that floods when it rains. It flooded badly during the July 10 storms.
David said there is a tributary stream near their homes that eventually runs down to Chartiers Creek. He said the stream flooded during the storm and debris clogged the runoff pipe causing a river down the street and along Pinewood Drive, which he said flooded homes and yards. David also presented the board with video of the flooding on the morning of July 10.
Reid, who has lived in his home for 12 years, said that when there's a big rain storm, he has to shovel out about 300 feet of creek because it becomes blocked. He said during the recent storm, his pool filled with muddy water and he saw eight-inch cinder blocks being washed down the stream in the heavy flow.
He told the board that he brought up the issue with the township of who is responsible for maintaining the runoff pipe back in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan. Reid added in 12 years no one has come to clean out the pipe except him. "I'm running out of places to dump the stuff," he said.
David added that every time they hear thunder they get scared of what could happen. "It's a river running through people's backyards," he said. He added that he's also concerned that the water could be mixing with sewage because the pipes run next to each other.
Township Solicitor Jonathan Kamin said Washington Pike is a state road, so the state would control the maintenance of the road. Kamin said the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would most likely have jurisdiction over the tributary stream and it could be a municipal authority question regarding the sanitary sewer.
"It seems like the answer is 'all of the above' in terms of responsibility," Kamin said. He said whoever owns the pipes should unclog them.
Commissioner Gabriel said he would include the area on the list of areas to be toured by county authorities. "I'm hoping relief is in site," he said. "We're on it."
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If lifting your shoulders up and down can help chisel your abs, sign us up. Alas, this exercise from GST Body founder Anna Rahe isn't as easy as it looks (which is probably why it works).
For more information and exercises or to order the Kinetic Traction Strap ($50), go to gstbody.com.
He was clever over email and had a sexy phone voice. A Google image search revealed a brown-eyed, handsome man. So when he showed up looking like Jon Gosselin, you were caught off guard. In this Ask the Office Guy, Dan decides whether you should go on a second date or call it quits.
Have a dating question you want answered? Email Dan at email@example.com.
High school prom: CK One. Trip to Italy: au naturel. Major lapse in judgment: Axe.
Since a smell can bring back memories more vividly than pictures, why leave it to chance? In today's video, Steven Gontarski of Los Angeles-based perfume store Lucky Scent, has tips for finding your perfect fragrance — from where and how to spray it to how to decide what's you.
If you're like us, you'll want to start spritzing away. Nose around Lucky Scent's site — which carries tons of hard-to-find brands — and choose a few to try (samples are just $3-$5).
It's about more than just common scents.
To shop and order samples, go to luckyscent.com. Since Gontarski talks about perfumes so eloquently, we asked him to tell us about his favorite seven fragrances (we're now hooked on the Peau de Peche and At the Beach 1966).
On a scale of handyman aptitude, we're closer to Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor (Super Gluing his fingers together) than Bob Vila.
But we still know our way around nuts and bolts, thanks to Home from the Hardware Store, a new book with foolproof instructions for DIY home decor — from chandeliers to table runners — made with items you can find at your local Home Depot or Ace.
In today's videos, Brooklyn-based co-author Stephen Antonson showed us two projects: a ridiculously simple candelabra made of inexpensive plumbing parts (above) and how to turn tubes into modern, round shelving units. The former takes literally five minutes; the latter, maybe an hour.
No Al Borland required.
To buy a copy of Home from the Hardware Store, go to amazon.com.
When Stephen Antonson, co-author of Home from the Hardware Store, told us we'd need a saw to make modern tube shelves, we thought two things: (1) There goes a finger and (2) Who has a saw? The good news: The production was incredibly easy (no ER visits to report), and a handsaw is around $15 at your local hardware store.
"Did you just get back from vacation?"
Nope (we wish). Instead, we had a lesson in DIY spray tanning from bronzing expert Meredith Fish, founder of Brownberry in Manhattan. In today's videos, she has tips for doing your face (above) and body — including how to avoid dreaded streaks on hands and feet.
Fish recommends using an alcohol-free tanner — and always starting with a lighter shade and testing it on a small patch of unseen skin beforehand. Make a mistake? Don't worry: She also shows us her tried-and-true method for getting rid of unwanted splotches.
Follow her instructions and you'll go from pasty to bronzed in just a few hours.
Much faster and cheaper than a trip to Brazil.
For more information on Brownberry, go to brownberrynyc.com.
We've all seen it: Perfectly tan people wearing abnormally long sleeves — even in summer — to cover up streaky, orange hands. Thankfully, there's a better way. In this video, bronzing expert Meredith Fish reveals her tried-and-true method for getting rid of self-tanner mistakes.
Want more tips? Check out our videos on DIY spray tanning for your face and body. For more information on Meredith Fish, go to brownberrynyc.com.
If you've been through a rough winter, it's likely your legs, arms, stomach, and back haven't seen the light of day for ages. Don't be self-conscious to show skin again: Banish the pale with a DIY spray tan. In this video, bronzing expert Meredith Fish explains the best way to give yourself a glow.
Want more tips? Check out our videos on DIY spray tanning your face and how to remove it if you make a mistake. For more information on Meredith Fish, go to brownberrynyc.com.
When we told our assistant editor Emily she'd be modeling in a video showcasing hair feathers, she was reluctant. "I don't want to look like David Cassidy circa 1973," she said.
We're not talking about hair feathering: These are extensions made of rooster plumes, a bohemian-inspired trend that's taking flight this season.
Accessories designer Wendy Nichol offers the service at her Soho shop using ethically sourced feathers from a small farm. In ten minutes, she'll help you decide where they should go and attach them using a silicone-lined clamp that won't rip your hair. Once in, they last up to six weeks — and you can wash, dry, and curl them as you please.
The extensions come in an array of colors, from bright blue to natural-looking brown. Nichol warns, however, that people who opt for subtler hues often come back requesting bolder ones.
It's a surefire way to, c'mon, get happy.
Available at Wendy Nichol, 147 Sullivan Street, between Houston and Prince Streets (212-431-4171 or wendynicholnyc.com), $45. An appointment is recommended.
Usually, we're content not knowing what goes on behind closed doors (they're shut for a reason).
Except when it comes to New York Fashion Week. The backstage madness is half the appeal, especially since the manicurists, hairstylists, and makeup artists are the best in the biz.
So we elbowed our way back — amid slews of photogs, models, and publicists — to see what beauty trends might emerge next season. We talked nails at Alexander Wang (above), hair at Behnaz Sarafpour, and makeup and hair at Marc Jacobs.
Though the product and stylist recommendations are indispensable, we admit the dominatrix-inspired hair at Marc might be more on the conceptual side.
But that doesn't mean you can't try it in private. Want to know what else is in? Check out our spring trends video (starring designers and store owners) and visit The Dossier for ongoing show coverage.
Man, this hairstyle is tight. No, literally: Mononymous Redken stylist Guido slicked models' locks back into taut, dominatrix-inspired ponytails for the fall/winter Marc Jacobs show on Monday. In this video, he describes the process and why he likes the look.
For more beauty tips, watch our backstage videos on makeup at Marc Jacobs, hair at Behnaz Sarafpour, and nails at Alexander Wang.
Nana, who's been wearing the same Avon blush since 1963, may not seem like the most fashion-forward lady. But designer Marc Jacobs and makeup artist François Nars beg to differ. In this video, Nars talks us through Jacobs's granny-inspired fall/winter 2011 look.
For more beauty tips, watch our backstage videos on hair at Marc Jacobs, hair at Behnaz Sarafpour, and nails at Alexander Wang.
Pretty, natural-looking curls — not ringlets — were the look at Behnaz Sarafpour's fall/winter 2011 show. In this video, Bumble and Bumble stylist Laurent Philippon demonstrates his technique for getting the hairstyle just right.
For more beauty tips, watch our backstage videos on hair and makeup at Marc Jacobs and nails at Alexander Wang.
A wall of 20-degree days and sidewalk perma-sludge make it hard to imagine life without galoshes and sleeping bag-style overcoats.
Which makes dreaming of spring fashion all the more irresistible. So, in today's video, we asked nine designers and store owners to tell us their must-haves for the coming season — from head-to-toe white to bold prints.
Our panel: Lizzie and Kathryn Fortunato, Erin Beatty at Suno, Isaac Mizrahi, Jen Mankins at Bird, Kyung Lee at Albertine, Neil Blumenthal at Warby Parker Eyewear, Nicholas Kunz of Nicholas K, Mara Hoffman, and Morgan Yakus and Karin Bereson at No. 6.
A fine group, indeed. And despite the variation in taste, we found there are a few core looks that will be ubiquitous this spring.
A scarf that covers the whole face is not one of them.
For more spring trend reports, bloggers' personal obsessions, and show coverage, check out our Fall 2011 Fashion Week site, launching today. Want to see the catwalk in person? Enter to win two tickets to designer Rebecca Minkoff's fall/winter 2011 show this Friday at Lincoln Center.
Love: Ain't it grand? Except when it's not — and you have to stay in bed, because small things (minivan commercials, the store being out of Cool Ranch Doritos, happy couples) make you sob.
To help us remember when it was all cupids and hearts, we enlisted the help of some children, all 5 to 8 years old. We asked them about everything from whom they love (and if they have boyfriends/girlfriends) to how to mend a broken heart.
One little girl, who was initially shy, boldly proclaimed she'd recently seen her parents kissing — on the lips. Another said she doesn't want to get married unless it's to her little brother.
Which should be enough to get us through Valentine's Day, with or without chips. Want another feel-good video? Here's one in which we asked people about what makes them happy.
If Old Man Winter were a real person, we'd have to defriend and unfollow him. Dude needs to chill with the snow and ice.
His one redeeming quality: Giving us an excuse to eat tomato soup and grilled cheese all the time (got to get warm somehow).
To help us retain body heat, we asked home chef Sarah Simmons for her best tomato soup recipe. Instead, she gave us five — all starting with the same mirepoix base, and ranging from a Thai coconut version (demo'ed in the video above) to a spicy, fire-roasted bisque. Visit our gallery for pictures, full recipes, and more videos.
The recipes are so easy and good we're almost sad to think about winter ending. Almost.
For more recipes and information on Simmons, go to sarahmcsimmons.com.
Special thanks: The Brooklyn Kitchen
If you're sick (or just tired of being cold), this hearty, filling soup will provide some comfort. Though chef Sarah Simmons uses sweet potato and turnip in the video, feel free to substitute your favorite root veggies. And visit our gallery for the full recipe and more drool-inducing video demos.
For more recipes and information on Simmons, go to sarahmcsimmons.com.
Special thanks: The Brooklyn Kitchen
When the wind chill is five below, any recipe with the word "fire" in it sounds like a plan. This spicy, smoky soup lives up to its name by warming you up (plus, it'll clear your sinuses right out). Visit our gallery for the full recipe and more video demos.
According to the always-reliable Internet, rum fustians were the go-to drink for thirsty pirates. Strangely enough, there's actually no rum in the warm, frothy cocktail. But don't worry: There's enough sherry, dark ale, and gin to help channel your inner swashbuckler.
Thirsty for more? Watch Michael Cirino make an absinthe cocktail and some perfect winter nogs. For more information about A Razor, a Shiny Knife, go to arazorashinyknife.com.
This one goes out to all the single ladies.
Over the past few weeks, our token advice-giving office guy, Dan, has been hounded with reader-submitted dating questions, especially regarding do's and don'ts when making a first impression.
In today's video roundup he tackles queries aplenty: What should I wear on a first date (above)? What should I order from the menu? And if I go out with a guy and don't hear from him for two months, should I go out with him again? (In short, heck no, but Dan says it more eloquently.)
And we'll put our hands up for that.
Want more? Hear Dan's perspective on postdate texting, the best place to meet guys, the ideal time to have the talk, and when to tell a new guy you're really into cats. Or submit your own question by e-mailing him at email@example.com.
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We envision a community in which residents enjoy a sense of well-being, safety and self-sufficiency. We strive to provide effective and essential safety net services that measurably improve or maintain the quality of life for Alexandrians. We are guided by the following values and principles: equal access for all people, dignity and respect, cultural competency, ethics and accountability, collaboration, competency, integrity and continuous improvement.
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides social services and public benefits assistance; mental health, intellectual disability and substance abuse services; and supports initiatives for women through three direct care centers: the Center for Children & Families, the Center for Adult Services and the Center for Economic Support. Not sure what service you need? See our service chart, visit Call.Click.Connect or contact the DCHS Call Center at 703.746.5700.
DCHS and the Center for Alexandria's Children (CAC) joined in a nationwide campaign that puts a new spin on child abuse prevention through the planting of a pinwheel garden.The pinwheel, the national symbol of Child Abuse Prevention and an uplifting symbol of childhood, represents the efforts of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia to demonstrate the importance of ensuring healthy, happy and full lives for all children. Members of the CAC Multidisciplinary Team, including City detectives, social workers, therapists and attorneys, joined together to plant 40 pinwheels to honor Alexandria children who have been harmed, and thrived despite adversity. The garden serves as a symbol of hope and resilience as well as a visual reminder that all children deserve a carefree childhood. Learn about signs of abuse, how to report, and see more on planting pinwheel gardens.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training continues for laypersons and paraprofessionals in Alexandria. MHFA is an 8-hour training on skills to help persons who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Registration is open until filled. Limit 20 participants per class. More information about the training is available here, or visit our online registration form for class dates and registration. All classes are held at 4480 King St., fifth floor, unless otherwise indicated. Attendees of the full 8-hour course will receive a three-year certification in MHFA. For more information about MHFA, visit mentalhealthfirstaid.org.
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to as Obamacare, becomes effective October 1, people will have the opportunity to use the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace to compare and shop for private health insurance plans, as well as determine their eligibility for tax credits to help pay for coverage. There will also be some changes to Virginia's existing health care programs. Read more.
We are pleased to present the Department of Community and Human Services Strategic Plan for FY 2013 - FY 2015. The plan is a long-term blueprint aligned with the City of Alexandria Strategic Plan. The plans work to ensure we remain sound financial stewards of public resources by improving existing operations and responding to outside challenges while providing effective and efficient safety net services that measurably improve or maintain the quality of life for Alexandrians.
We welcome this opportunity to share our FY 2013 activities. The Department of Community and Human Services is organized into three direct care centers: the Center for Adult Services, the Center for Children and Families, and the Center for Economic Support, as well as two offices: the Office of Administrative Services and the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Communications. The pages of this annual report highlight our fiscal information along with the accomplishments of our centers, offices and those of the people we serve.
The Department of Community and Human Services welcomes you to the online mental health screening and the screening tool for substance use disorders. This free screening is made available to the general public and is taken anonymously. The screening is provided so that you may find out - in a few minutes - whether or not professional consultation would be helpful to you.
The winter issue of the Department of Community and Human Services newsletter features: Director Mike Gilmore Retires from the Helm, Children with Disabilities at Play, Residential Program Participant Finally in a Real Home, Parent Cafés to Strengthen Families, and Ex-Offenders Find Opportunity Through CORE.
The City of Alexandria, the collaborative applicant for The Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness in the City of Alexandria, has submitted the federal funding application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for homeless assistance. The proposed projects were reviewed and prioritized in accordance with guidelines set forth by HUD and the community need to support the goal of ending homelessness. See the CoC application and the Coc Project Listings.
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Customer Call Center 703.746.5700
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East Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass. 1898.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 288 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. map ...
Contributor: Poole, A. F. Site/Collection: Geography and Map Division - Panoramic Maps - Cities and Towns - American Memory - Catalog Original Format: Maps Date: 1898 View catalog record


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