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The occupation is a symptom, not source, of Israel's racist system
It was the state's policies within its 1948 borders that inspired the 1967 occupation, not the other way around. During a Knesset debate in May 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chastised opposition parties for criticizing his government's lack of progress in achieving a two-state solution. Referring to Palestinian demonstrations held the day before in commemoration of the Nakba, Netanyahu pointed out that the protests "did not take place on June 5, the day the Six Day War erupted," but on "May 15, the day the State of Israel was established." He continued: "This is not a conflict about 1967. This is a…
The settlers' goal is not the settlements
It is the total transformation of Israel. The settlements, the settlers, and the occupation are all entirely associated with one another in the Israeli consciousness. The Left and the Right agree on this, albeit with varying considerations: the Left wants to apportion blame for Israel's continuing control over the West Bank, while the settlers want to take credit for the settlement project and for thwarting the idea of partitioning the land. [tmwinpost] The image of the settler leadership as ideological extremists suits everyone — even the international community, which has accustomed itself to an artificial distinction between "good" and democratic Israel, which is embraced and…
After 50 years, military violence is the norm for Palestinian children
Children under the age of 18 currently make up almost 50 percent of the Palestinians living in the occupied territories — and have grown up with systemic discrimination, settlement expansions, and war. By Jennifer Bing There are two places to visit if you want to know the human impact of Israel's 50-year military occupation of the Palestinian territories: an Israeli military court and the sitting room of a Palestinian family. I have been to both. [tmwinpost] I work for the American Friends Service Committee, which has been involved in advocacy and humanitarian work with Palestinians for more than 50 years.…
When will the Israeli Left accept the occupation started in '48, not '67?
Only when the Israeli Left accepts that the occupation began in 1948 — and remains an open wound for Palestinians — can Arabs and Jews truly refuse to be enemies. One of the negative characteristics of the Israeli "Left" is how it terms the military rule over the West Bank and Gaza "The Occupation." Part of the Left even accuses Palestinians who claim there is no difference between Petah Tikva and Ariel of being like the Right, because "that's what the Israeli Right claims." For most Palestinians, however, this exaggerated and Orwellian talk of "The Occupation" blurs Israel's real shame, and…
Fifty years of opposition
Each decade of the occupation has brought changing fortunes to prospects for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and varying levels of opposition to Israel's military rule. After half a century, could there finally be a proposal that stands a chance? Fifty-fever marking the anniversary since the 1967 war has swept both the Israeli Left and the Right. The Right is dreaming up ever more creative ways to celebrate Israel's triumph — the culture minister recently wore a dress screen-printed with scenes from Jerusalem to the Cannes Film Festival — while the Israeli Left is grasping for ways to remind a…
Don't blame the education system for Israel's occupation denial
Ignoring Palestinians, whether the refugees from the 1948 War or those who remained under military rule in the occupied territories, is part and parcel of our Zionist outlook. By Gil Gertel We love to talk about the occupied territories. Because they are silent and they do not throw rocks at us. We have developed a large arsenal of justifications and explanations that we love to repeat to ourselves: this land was promised to us, we were expelled from them, we always yearned for them, they were empty, we bought them with money, we made them bloom, we protected them with…
Half a century of occupation threatens our international legal order
Israel's policy of cherry-picking legal obligations vis-a-vis Palestinians undermines the credibility of our legal order established in the aftermath of World War II. This could have dangerous implications for the rule of law beyond the region. By Gerard Horton On June 7, 50 years ago, Israeli military forces occupied the West Bank and imposed martial law over the Palestinian population living in the territory. At the time, this measure was legal under the Fourth Geneva Convention (the Convention) which permits the use of martial law under specific circumstances and on a temporary basis. To this day, the military authorities continue to…
Palestinians play a lead role in the theater of occupation
For 50 years, Israelis and Palestinians have lived separately-together under one rule. Only one group has been able to reap the fruits of democracy. By Hagai El-Ad When Israelis vote, Palestinians do not. But they do get to participate: they can watch. Like the residents of the Palestinian village of Beit Ur al-Fauqa in the occupied West Bank, who get to watch as the ballots cast by their Israeli settler neighbors from Beit Horon are shipped to election headquarters – the Knesset that Palestinians do not get to vote for (but whose decisions control their lives) on a highway they cannot use…
The man on the heels of Israel's settlement enterprise
"The story of the occupation is here for everyone to see," Dror Etkes mutters, half smiling, as we stand on a hilltop in the West Bank settlement of Haresha. "The problem is very few people are willing to see it." The view from Haresha, one of several settlements that comprise the "Talmonim bloc," approximately 10 kilometers northwest of Ramallah, is spellbinding in both its beauty and scope. Looking west, the foreground is littered with rows of Jewish settlements dotting the arid hills. Beyond them is a row of Palestinian villages — Ras Karkar, Ein Ayub, and Deir Ammar — lined…
1968 poll shows what Jewish Jerusalemites thought of Palestinians
A survey of Jerusalem's Jewish residents just months after the end of the Six-Day War showed that, even back then, the majority wanted little to do with their Arab neighbors — and as few reminders as possible that they were there at all. At the close of the Six-Day War in 1967, Jerusalem's Jewish residents were surely elated, like most Israeli Jews, by the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands." But when it came to daily life with their new Arab neighbors, most quickly decided they would have preferred a land without a people. [tmwinpost] A survey conducted…
'50 years of occupation is 50 years too many'
As the Right celebrates 50 years of military rule over the Palestinians, the Left must not be afraid to create alliances between struggles and remind Israelis that ending the occupation is everyone's task. By Eli Bitan The following is the full text of Local Call blogger and editor Eli Bitan's speech in front of 10,000 left-wing protesters at Saturday's anti-occupation rally: Today we count 47 days days until the Omer. Today, in the early hours of the morning, we finished counting 41 days since thousands of political prisoners went on hunger strike to protest their conditions. A strike that ended this morning. [tmwinpost] Forty-one days…
The Israeli Left must show up to protest 50 years of occupation
After 50 years of a racist military regime, it's time for the Israeli Left to go out and protest en masse — and, in the face of such an urgent task, to overlook our differences. Things can sometimes be very simple. Read, for example, the following invitation to the anti-occupation protest taking place in Tel Aviv this Saturday night: We will take to the streets en masse to protest against the absence of hope from the right-wing government, against the occupation, against violence and racism. This extremist group in the coalition, drunk on power, cannot be allowed to continue running…
Israeli cops assault American Jewish activists in Jerusalem Day protest
Israeli police forcefully dispersed American Jewish anti-occupation activists, who had gathered in the Old City to protest Jerusalem Day and the March of the Flags. Israeli police broke the arm of an American Jewish activist and injured several other anti-occupation demonstrators while forcefully dispersing a Jerusalem Day protest in the Old City on Wednesday. [tmwinpost] The demonstration, held at Damascus Gate by American and Israeli Jewish activists with IfNotNow, Free Jerusalem and All That's Left, took place during the March of the Flags, an annual right-wing parade that habitually results in violence against Palestinians from both its participants and the Israeli police units…
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Hewlett-Packard Co. joined a growing list of prominent IT companies expecting the global technology market to pull out of its slump in 2010 and make a surprising about-face.
Speaking at the vendors annual analyst meeting, HP chief executive Mark Hurd said that an aging IT infrastructure and a timely corporate buying cycle could dovetail into a noticeable rise in technology spending next year.
We expect the IT industry to return to growth in 2010 and believe that HP will outpace the market, Hurd said. We will grow faster than the IT market.
Hurds remarks echo those he made in August following HPs third quarter financial report. At the time, he said that HP was confident it will be an early beneficiary of an economic turnaround.
HPs market view mirrors other, similarly positive sentiments emerging with greater regularity across the industry.
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini last week said the global market for personal computers is recovering more quickly than expected and is poised for resurgence.
Otellinis statement followed on the heels of an favorable outlook the chip manufacturer offered in late August when it revised its third quarter revenue projections from about $8.5 billion ahead to about $9 billion. The company will report its third quarter financial results in mid October.
McAfee Inc. chief executive David Dewalt added to the chorus when he told Reuters last week that the software maker was seeing some returns from an improved business spending environment.
This latest spate of optimism follows a positive financial report by IBM in mid-July when it reported a 12 percent boost in net income to $3.1 billion, and an 18 percent spike in second quarter earnings to $2.32 per share.
The increases represented the highest year-over-year quarterly jump for other than fourth quarter results in the companys history. In response, IBM revised its 2009 earnings forecast upward to at least $9.70 per share from its early $9.20 per share.
Sam Palmisano, IBM chairman and chief executive said at the time that the vendors second quarter performance was well ahead of pace for our 2010 road map of $10 to $11 per share.
Even Dell Computer Inc., which has posted declines in revenue and profit from the year earlier for four consecutive quarters, recently reported a sequential 10 percent boost in shipments and a 3 percent climb in sales for its second fiscal quarter. The company attributed its improved performance to more stable IT spending, particularly a sequential increase in sales from enterprise products.
Not overly confident
Despite Hurds projection for HP to outperform the market next year, the companys confidence isnt spilling overboard. HP set its revenue estimate for 2010 at $117 billion to $118 billion, somewhat below the $118 billion in sales analysts expected, prompting an immediatealbeit slight--drop in its stock price.
We expect to drive EPS growth in fiscal 2010 on relatively modest revenue growth, said Cathie Lesjak, HP executive vice president and chief financial officer. This highlights the leverage in our operating model.
Owing to the expanse of markets in which companies such as HP and IBM compete, their performance and outlook is often seen as a barometer of corporate spending in a number of segments, including hardware, software and services.
Hurd said that should business spending improve, HP was well positioned to win owing to its mix of technology and services, a cost structure that he described as much improved from where it was several years ago, and operating leverage to improve our financial performance.
We plan to be able to fulfill more growth than is in our plan, he said. We expect to gain share in a large, addressable market.
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Ingram Micro Inks Distribution Deal with QLogic
Distributor Ingram Micro Inc., through its Infrastructure Technology Division, has signed a distribution agreement to carry QLogic Corp.s line of networking infrastructure solutions.
The deal covers QLogics range of storage networking products, including its new Fibre Channel over Internet (FCoE) line, 10 Gigabit5 Ethernet (10GbE) and other emerging technologies.
The vendor aims its products at mid- to large-sized enterprise customers in vertical segments such as finance, insurance, manufacturing, aerospace and automotive.
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Author: Kate Forsyth
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Once upon a time there were six sisters. The pretty one, the musical one, the clever one, the helpful one, the young one . . . And then there was the Wild one.
Dortchen Wild has loved Wilhelm Grimm since she was a young girl. Under the forbidding shadow of her father and the tyranny of Napoléon's army, the pair meet secretly to piece together a magical fairy tale collection.
Be swept away by the story behind the tales of the Brothers Grimm.
'Forsyth's writing is lush and evocative and her characters always entice'A Fantastical Librarian
'History and fairy tale are richly entwined in this spellbinding story. Unputdownable!'Juliet Marillier, author of Daughter in the Forest
'Wonderful. Whether you love fairy tales or historical fiction or romance, there is something for you'January Magazine
'Forsyth provides fascinating insight into the complex politics involved in the Grimms' ambitious project . . . But more than that, this is a beautiful and often heartbreaking love story that is sure to move and captivate readers'Booklist
'I have never been particularly interested in reading historical fiction but this novel has drastically changed my views on the genre as a whole. I couldn't want for a better novel... a five out of five from me... Overall a superbly written novel.'Shoutame Reads
'Skilfully blending history and the magical realm of fairytale, Forsyth has created a truly enchanting world oozing originality'Good Book Guide
'A fantastic book...one of those books that makes you fall in love with reading all over again. Definitely recommended for everyone.'Tiny Library
'This is a book that is in turns dark, romantic, magical and horrifying mirroring many of the original tales that Dortchen, her sisters and family tell to Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm...Kate has taken the story of a little known woman and given her her rightful place in history. The Wild Girl is an unforgettable novel of forbidden love, war and fairy tale and I can't recommend it highly enough.'One More Page
'Kate Forsyth has woven together a beautiful blend of history, romance and of course fairytales with her lovable characters and enchanting descriptions. I adored the character of Dortchen and overall this book totally blew me away. I was engrossed and enchanted and couldn't put it down. The afterword at the end provides further fascinating insight into this time of fairytales in history and puts the whole book into context. This is a stunning book inside and out to truly be treasured.'Bookshelf Butterfly
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The first rule of investing is never lose money and in the financial environment we've grown accustomed to over the past four years, losing money seems to be a lot easier than making it. That may feel like the case but investing errors can be the result of being too aggressive or too conservative.
One study conducted by Fidelity found that in the now called Great Recession of 2008, those who pulled their money out of their retirement funds and then reinvested it after the crisis missed out on more than 20% of growth. They took the financial hit as the market went down but they missed out on a large portion of the recovery that would have returned their money to them if they would have left it alone.
As we look forward into what will come next, we've put together a few ideas to consider as you think about your portfolio.
Don't Give Up On Stocks
Stocks definitely take it on the chin any time the investment markets receive any kind of bad news but that doesn't mean that they don't have a place in your portfolio. Stocks come in a variety of risk profiles. Income stocks pay dividends that are sometimes higher than bonds yet still have the ability to appreciate in value.
Some stocks, referred to as low beta stocks, aren't as sensitive to the overall stock market moves. Coca Cola or healthcare stocks like Eli Lilly tend to hold their value quite well because in both good and bad economies there are goods and services that people can't live without. Healthcare, fuel, and food are a few examples of industries that tend to hold their value in various economic profiles. A balanced stock portfolio should have growth and income stocks.
Don't Over Trade
You should know what your money is doing at all times but that doesn't mean that you should change your portfolio holdings every time the markets go up or down. Staying the course with what you have is the best way to build wealth. If there is a substantial change in the fundamentals of a company you own, sell it and get into a name you trust.
Stay in the Game
When things get rough it's easy to want to take your money and run but it's not good for your wealth. Nobody can time the market. We don't know when the market will turn for the better or worse but studies have shown that when you stay in the game and leave your money invested you will make more over time.
The penalties for taking money from your retirement fund are substantial so leave your money in the markets. It's easy to look at today and tomorrow and act on worry but if we look into history we see that one thing is for certain. Markets go up and markets go down. They hit a rough patch and they recover but in the end, people who leave their money invested for the long term make money.


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Transitioning from the college scene to the professional job market may not be as far off in the distant future as you might think, and it has the potential to cause quite a few pitfalls for the unprepared student – both for the short-term and the long-term. One common example experienced by far too many college graduates is that they don't necessarily possess a high level of hands-on experience in their field of study – resulting in a fragile resume that doesn't help much in landing a job offer. Conundrums like this one stem from the well known circular-reasoning of "You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without a job". So which one comes first – the job or the experience?
One answer to this question comes to many students in the form of an internship or an apprenticeship. Regardless of your field of study, there are many job opportunities available to students who are still enrolled in college-level education, and can be accessed through a host of websites and job and internship fairs. Using your UW Campus ID number, you can access the Phoenix Recruitment On-Line (PRO) resource, which serves as a connection between employers and students. Other resources include Green Bay Current from the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, LinkedIn, and the numerous Job fairs that are hosted in the Phoenix rooms on UW-Green Bay campus.
Finding the channel that suits you the best, and using it tap into the vast pool of opportunities in the greater Green Bay area, and to get in contact with employers who are actively looking for interns is a great first step towards building up your resume and obtaining real-life experience in your area of study – which is exactly what employers look for when you're searching for a position to begin your career after graduation. Never think that it's too early to begin bolstering your greatest investment (your education) with an applicable internship. The more experience that you have under your belt at the time of your graduation will serve to rocket you into your career. Don't get caught in the doldrums after you graduate – begin your quest for an internship today!


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"I began volunteering at Community Care Fellowship (CCF) in 2011 admittedly for selfish reasons," says Tom McAnally.
After his retirement from a career in journalism, he was looking to get out of the house and engage with individuals outside his usual circle of friends and acquaintances. Tom and his wife are members of Calvary United Methodist in Green Hills, a congregation that has supported CCF from its early years.
Every Tuesday morning, Tom works the front desk where he welcomes the day's guests and helps them sign up for the services they need, from showers to laundry to referrals for social services. Today, he knows most of the regular guests by name, and he goes out of his way to make newcomers feel equally welcome.
"Occasionally, when a guest expresses appreciation for my volunteerism, I explain that I receive as well as give from the experience. I thank them," he says.
"Many of our guests are ignored, overlooked or even abused by those who have the necessities of a comfortable life. The least I can do – or maybe the most – is to look guests in the eye, greet them with a smile and show them the respect they deserve as a child of God."


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A trade group predicted Thursday that Maryland would lose just over 50,000 small-business jobs in the early stages of automatic federal budget cuts — the fifth-largest reduction in the country.
The report from the Aerospace Industries Association, whose membership includes defense-contracting powerhouses, predicted that about 18,800 of the jobs would be lost as a result of defense cuts and 31,400 would ripple out from other agencies' reductions.
Economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason University, who produced the report for the group, expects those cuts in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 — though some contractors are already cutting back in preparation. The so-called sequestration cuts of $109 billion annually for nine years are set to begin Jan. 2.
The forecast comes two months after the group predicted that sequestration would eliminate about 115,000 jobs of all sorts in Maryland next fiscal year, also one of the largest reductions in the country. The state is awash in businesses that sell products and services to the federal government, as well as companies that benefit from spending by federal workers and contractors.
The reports are part of defense contractors' effort to get Congress to squelch sequestration. The study is featured on the industry's secondtonone.org site, which urges leaders to "Stop The Clock" counting down to Jan. 2.


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PEARL – A five-man team comprised of four Mississippi Emergency Management Agency staff and one Mississippi Army National Guard member left this morning headed to Hawaii to support response efforts to Tropical Storm Iselle and oncoming Hurricane Julio. The team was requested by Hawaii Emergency Management through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
"I have been in close contact with Hawaii EMA Director Doug Mayne since Monday and told him Gov. Bryant said we would help with anything they may need. Late last night we finalized the details of this mission and got them on a plane first thing this morning," said MEMA Executive Director Robert Latham. "It's through those personal relationships I have with other states and our experience with hurricanes that makes this possible." We are honored to be able to assist Hawaii with their efforts as the state is being hit for the first time in more than 20 years."
The team is what's called an EMAC "A-Team," which will help coordinate response and recovery resources into the state of Hawaii. The mission is being led by MEMA Logistics Chief Don Wilson and is scheduled to last for 14 days.
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is an agreement signed by all 50 states and the U.S. Territories and allows for state-to-state support during disasters. The expenses for this deployment are being paid by the state of Hawaii.
MEMA is prepared to send more support if it is requested.
For more information on the Emergency Management Assistance Compact please visit www.emacweb.org.
MEMA will update this mission on its website, www.msema.org, and through its social media outlets Facebook and Twitter.


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Maryland voters approved a sweeping expansion of gambling in the state that will mean a new casino in Prince George's County and the addition of table games there and at Maryland's five other casinos.
In passing Question 7, voters said that they wanted the money for education and jobs that supporters said would come from an expanded gaming program.They also warmed to the argument that a gaming expansion here would stem the flow of Maryland gaming dollars to West Virginia and other neighboring states that offer table games like blackjack and roulette, an argument made by Gov. Martin O'Malley and others.
The promise of jobs and expanded education funding was touted by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) CEO Jim Murren after the initiative's approval.
"No one expected such a vicious campaign, but common sense prevailed and Maryland will certainly benefit from our hard work to fight a campaign of unrestrained distortion." Murren stated.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), which wants to build an $800 million destination-style casino at National Harbor in Prince George's, spent more than $40 million in support of Question 7.
Opponents of expanded gambling haven't given up the fight.
Kevin McLaughlin, a spokesman for Get the Facts — Vote No On 7, said in a statement that a "lawsuit has been filed" over the constitutionality of the process.
According to a statement from Vote No On 7, Tuesday's approval fell "far short of a majority of qualified voters" the organization believes the Constitution requires is needed for an approval of expanded gambling.
"We intend to explore all of our legal avenues as well," McLaughlin said in the statement.
The campaign — in which neartly $90-million was spent, making it the costliest referendum in Maryland history — pitted two casino industry giants against one another in a high-stakes battle for Maryland voters.
Penn National Gaming, which owns Hollywood Casino Perryville and Rosecroft Raceway, among other casinos, spent more than $42 million to defeat the ballot initiative. Penn National (NASDAQ: PENN) also owns a casino in Charles Town, W. Va., which could lose business if a casino is built in Prince George's County, analysts said.
The anti-Question 7 campaign, funded by Penn National, advanced the argument that there were no safeguards to make sure the millions in additional gaming revenue would actually increase funding for Maryland schools.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: CZR) which was already planning to build a $375 million casino in South Baltimore whether or not Question 7 passed, has said it would build a bigger, more lavish casino, if it could add table games. The company has said it would spend about $25 million more and hire an additional 500 people, up from about 1,200 for a slots-only facility.
The passage of Question 7 saved O'Malley from a potential political embarrassment as he positions himself for what many believe will be a presidential bid in 2016. O'Malley stumped hard for the referendum in the closing weeks, including appearing with MGM CEO Jim Murren at a press conference at Baltimore's Inner Harbor the day before Tuesday's vote.
O'Malley had appeared less than enthusiastic about a gaming expansion early on. Some observers said he was less than fully engaged in the issue as the General Assembly debated the topic during the regular General Assembly session. O'Malley also punted the question of whether to call a special legislative session on gambling expansion to a committee that included members of the Senate and House of Delegates.
But after the committee deadlocked, he decided to call a special session anyway. It was during the special session that lawmakers hammered out the bill that put the gaming expansion before voters.
In addition to authorizing a Prince George's casino and the addition of table games, the bill also cuts the tax rates on some casinos in the state from 67 percent, the highest in the nation, to as low as 49 percent. The question of who gets the license for a Prince George's County casino now turns to the state's casino-siting commission. The Video Lottery Facility Location Commission, headed by Greater Baltimore Committee CEO Donald C. Fry, will decide whether to award the license either to MGM or Penn National.


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Unite Eurotherapy, Inc. v. Walgreen Co., Case No.: 16-cv-01706, 2017 WL 513008 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2017)
Unite sells boutique hair care products through authorized resellers and its own website. Unite alleged distribution agreements with all of its resellers, allowing those resellers to make sales only through limited channels and prohibiting those resellers from selling its products through online or internet channels. Since about August 2010, its distribution agreements contained an Anti-Diversion Agreement prohibiting resellers from selling "Product to persons or entities purchasing Product in bulk" or to "any diverter or redistributors of products or to any other person or entity reasonably believed to be purchasing Product for subsequent sale," as well as related provisions.
Unite sent defendants C&D letters informing them of these agreements and that its online sales of Unite were unauthorized. Defendants continued to sell the products on walgreens.com, allegedly resulting in the loss of two accounts and numerous other existing clients threatening to drop the brand.
The court found that intentional interference with contractual relations was properly alleged, even though Unite didn't identify the specific third parties who'd been induced to violate their agreements, because it sufficiently alleged that all its distributors were bound and that Walgreen knew that because Unite told it.
Unfair competition/trademark infringement: Defendants pointed out that the first sale doctrine exists. But there's a quality control exception: "Where the distribution of a product that does not meet the trademark holder's quality control standards results in the devaluation of the mark by tarnishing its image," the non-conforming product is deemed not genuine and infringing. The question is "whether the public is likely to be confused as a result of the lack of quality control," because of a hard-to-detect defect in the product.
Unite's first theory, that consumers would likely be confused into believing that the sales were authorized by Unite, was barred by the first sale doctrine. But Unite also alleged likely deception about the quality of the product, "because the unauthorized sales are dumping old product of degraded quality into the marketplace." Thus, the quality control exception applied. Comment: How can this be sensible? Unless Unite reclaims old, unsold product—which allegations the court didn't mention—then authorized products can be just as old. The allegations the court mentioned were that Unite engages in extensive product testing (pre-sale), and that it carefully chooses salon sellers to keep the products off of others' online sites, because online retail sites tend to " 'dump' products that have been sitting on shelves or in warehouses for too long and therefore of lesser quality." But all products age; I don't see how these allegations survive the first sale doctrine.


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Sometimes it pays to stay where you are. Newcastle Blue Star were among the venerable names of north-east non-league football. FA Vase winners in 1978 and Northern League champions in 2006, they had once had the financial clout to fly Trevor Brooking up from London on a £500 fee to play against Wearside League title rivals Coundon Three Tuns. Just to be on the safe side, they'd tried for George Best too.
In 2007, Star took up the FA's offer to be one of the founder members of the Unibond First Division North. To meet the Unibond's stadium requirements, new Blue Star chairman Dave Thompson arranged to share the 10,000-capacity Kingston Park with his Newcastle Falcons rugby union team. "My vision for Blue Star is for it to be a community club
for the people of Newcastle," Thompson loftily informed the local press. "Today's announcement comes after a huge amount of planning, and represents a significant day for North East sport." Two years later, Blue Star thrashed Curzon Ashton 4-1 in the First Division North play off final and were promoted to within three divisions of the Football League. It was the final game they ever played.
A decade of patient work on the club's Wheatsheaf Ground had failed to meet Unibond standards but had left it with a state-of-the-art 4G surface paid out of a Football Stadia Improvement Fund grant. When Blue Star moved to Kingston Park, their former home was used as a training ground for the Falcons and for first team games by Gosforth RFC. The FSIF cited breach of contract as the football club were no longer using the facilities and demanded its grant be repaid. Thompson responded by pulling his funding and the 69-year-old club folded without kicking another ball. "This is a long saga without a simple solution, but you cannot sustain a team on 80 fans turning up every week," Blue Star's former benefactor complained to the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
With Blue Star just a memory, the Wheatsheaf was used by rugby players and the Newcastle Vikings American Football team, joining the ever lengthening list of lost Northern League grounds. This summer alone Billingham Synthonia's sumptious 2,000-capacity cantilevered stand closed owing to "unsustainable maintenance and running costs" and West Allotment Celtic moved out of Blue Flames when the Northumberland FA hiked the rent up by £3,000 a season with £300 more on top for every home game over 25. For a while it looked like West Allotment - just a year short of their 90th anniversary - might go the same way as Blue Star, the club tendering their resignation from the Northern League. "It's a disaster," secretary Ted Ilderton thought. "The people who run the club are all getting old. We don't want to be
standing around in open fields." By May, the club had been relegated from the Northern League's top-flight but had managed to secure their existence with a move to the Wheatsheaf, now known as Druids Park. Tonight they were preparing for life in Division Two with a friendly against Blyth Spartans Reserves, formed out of a link up with New Hartley FC and newly admitted to the Northern Football Alliance, three divisions lower than their hosts.
The artificial surface was flanked by rugby posts, the back end of a Premier Inn, wheelie bins, a conifer hedge, two metal-roofed stands and a car park, where most of the few dozen spectators were congregated within a few metres of their cars. Spartans seized an early lead with an uncontested header. "What did we say before the game?" the Celtic keeper asked rhetorically three times. "Let's learn from it," a defender shouted back. "Fucking hell," said the keeper.
The visitors played the tidier first half football, clipping the crossbar with an identikit header and several conifer branches with a shot that needed shaking down from the tree. Allotment deservedly levelled with a strike that curved around the goalkeeper's dive, the swish of ball on net lost to the roar of an aeroplane engine at the other end of the ground. "Pick it up again," demanded a Spartan as the floodlights blinked on and two blokes on a picnic bench demolished the last of their half-time chips. With ten minutes left, a crossfield ball was played first time back across the centre and turned in by Peter Murray. "Great goal," the bloke next to me clapped, looking up from his phone. "Quality," someone shouted. "We go again," screamed the beaten keeper, hoofing the ball upfield. Whatever the result, for West Allotment going again is a triumph in itself.
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Some of you may already know that Advent is one of my most favorite times of the year. I love the lights and the decorations and the setting up of my crèche collection from around the world. I love the baking and the sharing of my favorite Christmas cookies. I love the four weeks of Advent as a time of preparation, a time of expectant waiting, a time of holding each day as a special gift - enhanced since I was a child by the daily opening of Advent calendars- both paper and now even, electronic... I love the reading of scripture and reflections about the old old story of promise, of God breaking into human history, of a God-child born among us... I love the weekly lighting of Advent candles and the reminders with each Sunday that we draw closer and closer to the birth of the Christ-child again into our hearts and lives each year.
This last Sunday at worship in my mother's hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, I had the joy of sitting with my mother and daughter in worship and watching as one of the church families lighted the candle of Hope as we sang these words together: "Come, surely, Lord Jesus, as dawn follows night, our hearts long to greet you, as roses, the light. Salvation, draw near us, our vision engage, one candle is lit for the hope of the age." (Cradle song - words by Mary Anne Parrott).
There are many reasons to pray for hope at this season... As people of faith there is much that challenges our yearning for hope during this particular Advent... I valued the invitation from the pastor this past Sunday to find some evidence of hope in each day this week... She invited us to use our cell phones or cameras to record a daily reminder of hope for ourselves or perhaps even to share with others...
This prayer by Paula Meador Testerman invites us to offer up our very lives as offerings at this season:"O Glorious God, to you we bring praise, treasures, lives as offerings; Spirit of hope, within us dwell; Come, Jesus, our Emmanuel." Amen.
Advent blessings to each of you,
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How to Throw a Chic Garden Party
Enjoying a beautiful outdoor space is one of the highlights of warm weather. If you have a garden, patio or terrace filled with plants and flowers you are already in great shape to throw a chic garden soireé. Once you have the essentials for outdoor entertaining (i.e. a beautiful outdoor table, seating and a canopy) the finishing touches are the icing on the cake and where you are able to show personal style and flare.
The size of your space isn't what's important, it's the time and care that goes into creating your seasonal gathering. Labor Day, Bastille Day, Mother's Day: there are a ton of holidays during this time of year that make perfect sense to celebrate with a garden party! Get together your best sun hats and flowy dresses, I'm about to share the details for putting together a memorable outdoor event for all your besties.Continue to 2 of 14 below.
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Location, Location, Location
Choosing a perfect location might be the first and most important step of throwing a garden party. If you live in a country setting you might be fortunate enough to have a gorgeous, landscaped yard filled with the latest blooms, fresh scents of greenery and the open airs. If this is you, take advantage of your own space. If not seek out a friend that is willing to share an outdoor space. City dwellers can turn to community gardens, rooftop decks, terraces and small patios for garden party entertaining. Another idea would be to venture out a couple of hours outside the city to host at a local farm or friend with a country home.
Designer and lifestyle expert Jenni Kayne threw a gorgeous garden party in her friends' backyard in Los Angeles for One Kings Lane.Continue to 3 of 14 below.
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These days I think a sweetly designed evite does the trick. In Photoshop, you can easily upload a photo of your choice and add details like time, location, date, and RSVP with little or no computer experience. There are also a ton of apps that are free, simple to use and can create an invite for you. If you are feeling extra crafty I always love the idea of a handwritten and designed invitation for these kinds of things. Handmade invites are warm, personal, and fun to keep as mementos long after your special day.Continue to 4 of 14 below.
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Plan the Menu
Planning a thoughtful menu is just as important as picking the perfect location when it comes to a garden party. Think light as it's harder to prepare food outdoors without a kitchen. Grain and green salads, small tea sandwiches, fresh bread, cheese and meat platters are all fun ideas for outdoor entertaining.Continue to 5 of 14 below.
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Setting the Scene
Create a tablescape and color palette that matches your surroundings. If dahlias are in bloom choose colors such as deep reds, scarlet, burgundy, and magenta. When surrounded by sunflowers I would suggest a more neutral table setting with pops of sunshine or light yellow, maybe even use mini-sunflowers as part of the plating. For garden parties, you can't go wrong with a couple shades of green, with white flowers pulled through a large loosely arranged garland to complete a bright and appropriate table.Continue to 6 of 14 below.
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Trimming the Table
This is the fun part, choosing beautiful plating and silverware that fit into your garden theme! Maybe it's a bit obvious but I love choosing plates and dishes with a subtle floral pattern around the edges. Don't get too hung up on matching everything either! A garden party is the perfect time to mix and match your favorite plates and patterns, just make sure everything feels cohesive in the end. If you do mix and match plates I would suggest choosing one color dinner napkin and gold or silver serve ware. Minimalists can feel free to use all white plating as well, an all-white plate setting allows for experimentation with flowers and accessories.
One of my favorite catering companies, L'atelier Vert, also has incredible mix and match rentals available for small and intimate events.Continue to 7 of 14 below.
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Floral Arranging
For flower arranging, you can either hire a florist, ask a friend who is an aspiring florist to help, or do them yourself. If you have your hands full leave the flowers to a professional but it can also be fun to create your own awe-inspiring arrangements. Many local supermarkets like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's have quite an impressive and seasonally appropriate array of options when it comes to flowers. To save in-budget, try out your own green thumb. Often a couple of small bud vases or a long natural garland display is a picture-perfect floral design and easy to do on your own. Let your natural surroundings do most of the talking when it comes to a garden party.
If you are looking for a florist in New York, some of my favorites are James's Daughter Flowers, Saipua, Aurora Botanica or Fox Fodder Farm.Continue to 8 of 14 below.
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Plants and Planters
Throwing a garden party in an urban setting can prove difficult on the garden side of things. In this case, I suggest investing in some pretty planters and plants to make your own urban outdoor oasis. A couple of small trees and some hand-built flower beds can go a long way in creating a perfect garden party ambiance for city living.Continue to 9 of 14 below.
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Choose Tables and Chairs
If you don't already have outdoor seating and tables it might be time to invest in some quality pieces. I love buying and shopping vintage for patio furniture. The thrill of the hunt is half of the fun and you will be so proud to share the story of finding your beautiful outdoor furniture with guests at your party. Discussing vintage finds is a great icebreaker and excellent talking point at gatherings.
Adaptations New York is one of my favorite Instagram accounts to follow for seating and tables.Continue to 10 of 14 below.
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Spring Cocktails and Beverages
Do a little research and find the perfect spring cocktail to serve at a garden party. I always like preparing a punch because it saves time and guests can feel comfortable serving themselves. Wine is also great to have on hand in chilled ice buckets across the table. I would suggest a rosé for serving, it's not only delicious but beautiful in color.
My favorite rosé is from a family run Northfork vineyard, Macari. Find more examples of outdoor entertaining from Local Creative's trip to Macari Vineyard for a gathering with One Kings Lane.Continue to 11 of 14 below.
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Food Preparation
Make sure to choose foods that are easy to prepare in advance. As we mentioned earlier you most likely won't have access to a kitchen to prepare so it's best to keep things simple. When coordinating and planning your dinner allocate time the day before and day of for food. Don't feel ashamed to ask for help either, you're friends who love to cook will be right beside you preparing food for the big day.
Lastly, I leave you with the menu of a garden party from the always talented and beautiful Athena of Eye Swoon.Continue to 12 of 14 below.
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Seating Chart
A seating chart is not always necessary but can help your party move along smoothly and introduce your guests to new people. People naturally tend to have things more in common with similar minded people. You can avoid drama or any disruption to the flow of your party if you plan a seating chart ahead of time. If you are inviting a group that is not very familiar with one another they may appreciate the gesture of the host taking time to introduce them to new friends.
I love allseated.com to help me create seating for all my events. The program also helps you manage your floor plans, guest lists and seating charts all in 3D.Continue to 13 of 14 below.
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Place Cards
If you are planning to work out a seating chart for your garden party you might as well go the extra mile and make pretty seating cards for guests. Whenever I attend a party that's not my own I appreciate the effort of a host to put time and consideration into this kind of planning. It's always really exciting to know there is a place at the table just for you. I love this simple place cards from Rifle Paper Co. The gorgeous floral illustrations go perfectly with the garden theme and no matter how bad your handwriting is, these cards will still look stunning at your table setting.Continue to 14 of 14 below.
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For any party or entertaining, it's always nice to have a playlist at least 3 hours long on hand. It's difficult to be the first at a party, a light party mix with put your guests at ease and add to the ambiance of the gathering. Make sure to lower the music when everyone is seated so the conversation can flow abundantly.
I use Spotify to create playlists of my one or borrow some from musically inclined friends.


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- D. Quinn Mills, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School.
A leader should be careful not to get too far ahead of her followers.
Imagine that you are leading a parade. You start out at the front of the column and every one can see you easily and follows. But you move more rapidly than the column. After a while, you are turning corners in the street well ahead of the column. Then the people in the column can no longer see you. Soon they can no longer follow and look for a different leader. This is merely a metaphor, but it's a good one.
Often effective leaders have to restrain themselves so that they do not lose touch with their followers. For example, before World War II President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States realized that America would have to confront Nazi Germany at some point and began to try to persuade his constituents to do it sooner, when it was likely to be less costly in lives, than later. But the majority of the American people still hoped to avoid conflict and any loss of life. They refused to follow their leader. FDR was too far ahead of them. He had to reverse course and promise that America would not be drawn into any foreign wars in order to be reelected. FDR had been right, of course, but being right didn't protect him from the likely unfavorable consequences of getting too far ahead of his followers. Because leaders often have a better and broader vantage point than followers, leaders can often perceive the future and its risks or opportunities better than their followers – many commentators assert that this is what a leader is supposed to do. But followers can find it hard to accept a different future or to accept its dangers. A leader who gets too far out in front of them can be repudiated.
The role of the leader is to get out in front of followers and to carefully bring followers to acceptance of the new realities facing them.
"Daniel Quinn Mills consults with major corporations and governments and lectures about management, leadership, strategy, economics and geopolitics. He is an expert on the differences between Asian and Western leadership styles. His most recent article is "Asian and American Leadership Styles: How They Differ," published in the Peking University Business Review, August, 2007. An American, Mills is also a member of the Innovation Council of Malaysia, a ministry level council chaired by the Prime Minister." (Harvard Business School)


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With the entire panel back in rare form, the MMC crew takes on the Good Shepherd Sunday scriptures, homilies and music with their usual mix of knowledge, reverence and humor --> until they go off the rails, that is! They also talk about Confirmation & 1st Communion rituals, parish calendar planning and they actually get serious when answering the question "Why I Am Still Catholic?" Curl up in your favorite comfy chair and find out what their answers were and MORE on this week's installment.
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Honorable Mentions
Steve shared with us that one of his homilists mentioned St. Nicholas Owen in his homily. You can find some information on this no-so-well-known English saint here. He also referenced an old BBC show that many of you many not be familiar with - The Vicar of Dibley. If you're into English humor then you can check out where to find it here.
A posting on the website Catholic365 lead all of us to answer the question "Why Am I Still Catholic?" You can read the original posting here and, if you are so moved, you can add your answer to on our Facebook page.


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Daniel starts off tackling many recent happenings in the MMA/Pro Wrestling world. The Lesnar story is the main topic as Daniel gives his entire thoughts on how he believes that Lesnar should not be stripped of the win.
He then gets into other topic such as racism in Pro Wrestling. Daniel says that there are many logical arguments on both sides of the issue.
We are then joined by Dert McDert aka Dustin who opens up on his thoughts about Roman Reigns, Delete or Decay, Kevin Nash, why he preferred WWF during the Attitude Era and so much more.
The conversation then shifts to MMA as Dustin utters the word Guida.
We then get a hilarious stripper story from Dustin before Daniel closes the show with more of his opinions about stuff.
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Ever since Super Typhoon Haiyan unleashed its fury on Micronesia, Palau and the Philippines last week, the people of these areas have been in and remain in the forefront of our minds and hearts. We have been in frequent touch with our colleagues in the affected areas to see how they are faring and what we can do to help. We are relieved to hear that they are all accounted for and safe.
Despite this silver lining, we recognize that the people in the area have been severely impacted and that our colleagues and their families must be feeling the effects of the typhoon on many levels. Most of the areas in the path of the typhoon were badly damaged by powerful winds and the storm surge. Attempts to get help the affected areas is a major challenge due to severely damaged infrastructure including the local emergency services personnel who have become victims as well.
Should you be able and willing to help, CNN has listed several legitimate aid organizations (American Red Cross, Salvation Army, UNICEF, etc.) that are actively providing aid to the people in the region.
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Many people are not aware that to trust or not to trust is a decision usually based on personal experiences we may not even consciously remember. They believe that external events determine whether or not a person or situation is trustworthy. However, most of the time, how we approach a situation produces the outcomes we experience. When you extend trust you are communicating that you value and respect an individual. This supports the individual's desire and ability to more fully contribute. Distrust ignites a threat response that shuts people down.
If we consider this to be true, or are willing to keep an open mind that it is, then we must also consider that moving from distrust to trust begins with an act of will to delegate power. This feels risky. However, delegation of decision-making at grassroots levels as well as middle management will eventually show you the benefits of trust described below. Be aware that there may be setbacks. These will be temporary if you make corrections without taking back power.
A leader's decision to trust is at the foundation of a successful team. I have seen it too often for it to be by chance. A senior leader or supervisor is leading a high performance team where people collaborate in the midst of a larger organization where distrust and even violence is the norm for dealing with conflict. They faced the same situation and employee problems that were faced by other managers. Why did they get different results? They make it look so easy, it's hard to make a formula out of it. They are out talking to people. They know everyone's name and what's going on with the family. Information is shared, mistakes are learned from.
I met one of them in 2017 at Rio Tinto. His name is Joe Rae and he had just won recognition for a high performance worksite. He says that he and his managers gained employee's trust by getting to know them, and listening to their input. Even though the mine still faces the possibility of future layoffs, at his site "we are in it together." A young manager asks, "Do you ever have to fire or discipline anyone?" "Oh yes!" answered Joe. Building trust and relationships doesn't mean you never face difficult people. But, when you do apply discipline, your employees back you and you don't experience the typical backlash you might get in a low trust environment.
Did Joe have any guarantees that his employees would respond to his outreach? No, but he made the decision to trust that they would and they did. Have you made the decision to trust?
Trusting employees results in several important outcomes that contribute to higher performance during good and bad times. The benefits explored here are especially important during times of uncertainty such as mergers and acquisitions, loss of market share, or downsizing. The potential dividends of trusting employees are:
1. Your leadership and employee capabilities are enhanced. Managers thrive on empowerment just as employees do, and trust is an essential part of the deal. Unfortunately, it is in short supply these days. A survey published in HBR found that 50% of 450 managers in 30 companies didn't trust their leaders. The 2017 EdelmanTrust Barometer reveals that trust is in crisis around the world.
The good news is that, like Joe Rae, you can sustain or rebuild trust in your organization if you persevere in the leadership behaviors that create it: build relationships, engage in face to face conversation, listen, show you value and respect people by listening and implementing their ideas.
But, will it improve business results? Employee engagement survey research has shown a correlation between intangibles such as caring, friendship, and trust with performance measures such as better safety performance, improved quality and higher profits.
2. Employees will engage more fully in developing the systems and processes to make your company safer and more productive. Bureaucracy increases as trust decreases. Each time management increases the level of control, employees know that they are less trusted, and disengage. This is a self-protective behavior that can only be turned around by a conscious effort on the part of management to open dialogue, asking how they can be of help, and taking action on those concerns/recommendations. This is difficult to do unless management is willing to embrace the belief that employees are willing and capable of contributing to the business.
We all saw how well relying on a rulebook worked out for United Airlines as we watched videos of a customer being dragged off an airplane in 2017. On the other end of the stick is Nordstrom, one of the most successful retail chains, whose employee handbook consists of one rule. "Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules." Some of you are thinking that is impossible when you have regulations to comply with. What about involving employees in deciding how to best comply? When organizations enrolled in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program do, they produce ideas that go beyond compliance and have employee ownership. (For an alternative to bureaucracy see my article on the Eight Beliefs of Relationship Centered Leadership.)
3. Employees that lost their jobs during a downturn will continue to support your company. When people are let go respectfully, and open, honest communication has been employed, you will reduce the risk that a departing employee will do harm to staff, equipment or customers. Additionally, the remaining employees will feel less pain at the departure of long time friends or employees, and thus will be more engaged. It is well known that the emotional consequences of layoffs affect those left behind and can impact engagement, awareness, and loyalty to the company.
4. Former employees will be willing to return when demand increases. Departing employees often take skills and talents that are hard to come by when demand for your product increases. This is one of the key issues facing a cyclical industry like oil and gas. Treating the people that you are letting go with trust and respect will make it more likely that they will want to return when or if you need them.
5. Employees are likely to speak positively about your company and help you win the war for talent. Websites such as Glassdoor provide job seekers with insider information on employee/ management relationships and organizational climate. With the prevalence of social media, a company can no longer hide its problems and attract the best talent.
In the war for talent research points out that Millennials value life style over salary. When you have to spend so many hours at work, the quality of relationships at work make a difference. Unfortunately, the comments for low performing companies often focus on the low trust in management due to lack of respect and caring, thus reducing their chances of attracting the talent they need to improve.
Trusting your employees is a decision that doesn't always come easily. People let you down sometimes, and one way forward is to learn about people like Joe Rae who bet on the good in people and won. Once that decision is made it reduces bureaucracy and opens the way for employees to improve efficiencies and safety. But, if you want critical information to cross functional boundaries, trust has to extend between all management levels. Can all this be done without C-level executive level buy-in? As long as they are not actively blocking individual action (which can happen), GM's, plant managers and supervisors can create high performance teams. It happens because relationships will form when people have common goals, mutual respect and a shared understanding of the work that needs to be done.


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Jesus said to the Jews:
"If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.
But there is another who testifies on my behalf,
and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.
You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth.
I do not accept human testimony,
but I say this so that you may be saved.
He was a burning and shining lamp,
and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.
But I have testimony greater than John's.
The works that the Father gave me to accomplish,
these works that I perform testify on my behalf
that the Father has sent me.
Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf.
But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
and you do not have his word remaining in you,
because you do not believe in the one whom he has sent.
You search the Scriptures,
because you think you have eternal life through them;
even they testify on my behalf.
But you do not want to come to me to have life.
"I do not accept human praise;
moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in you.
I came in the name of my Father,
but you do not accept me;
yet if another comes in his own name,
you will accept him.
How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another
and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father:
the one who will accuse you is Moses,
in whom you have placed your hope.
For if you had believed Moses,
you would have believed me,
because he wrote about me.
But if you do not believe his writings,
how will you believe my words?"
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The unbelief of those to whom Jesus is sent is simply too great. Despite the witness of the Law and the prophets, they still find themselves unable to accept Jesus, not because they can't but because they won't. Their hearts have become hardened, their ears deaf, and their eyes blind to the reality of Jesus right in front of them. How could a people whose sensitivity to the workings of God in the world had been sharpened and honed by generation upon generation that has waited constantly for the coming of God's messiah still miss his arrival? The only answers is stubbornness of heart.
We too can be stubborn at times, unwilling to admit that what is in front of us is a clear manifestation of God. Unfortunately, becoming ourselves blind isn't too difficult a thing to happen. When our biases begin clouding our sight, when our preconceived notions about who and what God is begin to hinder us from seeing everything as a possible revelation of his presence, we become unable to detect his presence, and instead take refuge in our own idols.
What is the cure for this kind of blindness? None but obedience alone. And that is the greatest puzzle of it all. The more we obey, the more we see. The more we open ourselves up to God's command for us to open the doors of our hearts, the clear our sight becomes. Without this, we will remain imprisoned in our darkness.


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Stagecoach has officially launched contactless payments on more than 360 buses in its North Scotland area.
The initiative allows passengers to pay for their travel with a contactless credit or debit card, as well as Apple Pay and Android Pay.
Passengers in Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands and Orkney will benefit from the latest technology which will make boarding quicker and easier.
Mark Whitelocks, managing director of Stagecoach North Scotland, said: "Bus travel is experiencing a complete transformation and we are delighted to be able to celebrate this.
"We continue to invest in new technology to make it easier than ever to catch the bus.
"From contactless technology and mobile apps to greener vehicles with lower emissions benefiting the environment, buses are the simpler, smarter and greener mobility solution.
"We will look forward to welcoming passengers on board to try the latest improvement we have introduced to our network across North Scotland."


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Emma Veitch25-01-2018 13:52very efficient, lovely carerFlexi Pop-ins were really fantastic, Melissa phoned me back to answer my questions about booking and explain the process. I had a skype call with my chosen carer and she was really reassuring and left me feeling very confident. Very kind in person (early to meet the children), caring, competent and clearly very well qualified with young kids. They bonded really well, I have no hesitation in recommending Flexi Pop-ins to others. only -ve is that the website could be improved a little bit to make some of the booking aspects a bit easier.
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The Mummy's Shroud (1966)
Directed by John GillingGenres - Horror | Sub-Genres - Costume Horror, Creature Film | Run Time - 90 min. | Countries - United Kingdom | MPAA Rating - NR
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A murderous mummy is on the loose and it's got the Hammer Films stamp on it, but this tame terror flick never gets the bandages off when it comes to thrills, chills, and gore. A British archeological team consisting of Sir Basil Walden (Andre Morrell), Paul Preston (David Buck), a photographer (Tim Barrett), and psychic linguist Claire (Maggie Kimberley) discover the tomb of Kah-to-Bey, a young heir to Pharaoh who died trying to escape a rebellion. The boy was buried by a loyal slave named Prem, whose mummy stands in a Cairo museum. The expedition is joined by Preston's wealthy, press-hungry father Stanley (John Phillips), who insists they return to Cairo with the body despite warnings of a curse by the tomb's guardian. The curse soon proves to be true as the slave's mummy is reanimated by the guardian and begins murdering each of the explorers who entered the tomb. While Stanley Preston unsuccessfully tries to save his own skin, Paul and Claire find themselves in a showdown with the seemingly indestructible mummy -- until they discover that the strange writing on the boy Pharaoh's shroud may be the secret to their survival.
mummy, Egyptian [nationality], expedition, killing, pharaoh


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Just like people, dogs, cats and rabbits come in all shapes and sizes, and weight alone is not a good measure to see if your pet is healthy. By looking at your pet's overall shape, and getting 'hands on', you can get a much better idea of whether your pet is doing well, needs to put weight on, or if they might be carrying a few extra kilograms.
Body condition scores mainly involve looking at and feeling the ribs and waist, and guideline charts like those below can help you assess what you are seeing and place your pet on the body condition score scale. If you aren't sure – ask your vet or nurse! They will be more than happy to talk you through body condition scoring, and help you plan your pet's nutrition.
The right nutrition for your dog
The right nutrition for your cat
The right nutrition for your rabbit
Obesity in pets
1. Ribs easily visible in short-haired cats, unable to feed and fat. Bones of the lower spine and top of the pelvis easily felt. Very obvious waist behind the ribs when viewed from above.
2. Ribs easily visible in short-haired cats, unable to feel any fat. Bones of the lower spine easily felt. Tummy tucks up clearly when viewed from the side and poor muscle cover.
3. Ribs and the lower spine can be felt easily, but not clearly seen. Clear waist and tummy tuck and very little fat.
4. Ribs can be easily felt with a little fat over the top. Noticeable waist, and no fat on the belly.
5. Well-proportioned. Slight fat covering the ribs, waist and tummy tuck visible and small fat pad present on the tummy.
6. Overweight. Slightly excessive fat over the ribs. Waist can be seen but not easily and slight build-up of fat under the tummy.
7. Overweight. Ribs are hard to feel and difficult to see a waist or tummy tuck. Tummy is rounded and fat can be felt underneath.
8. Obese. Not possible to feel ribs and no waist or tummy tuck visible. Rounded belly with a clear fat pad underneath. Fat also present over the lower spine.
9. Obese. Not possible to feel the ribs under the heavy fat cover. Lots of fat around the tummy, very rounded and no waist. Fat also present on the spinal area, face, and legs.
4. Ribs are easily felt and have only a little fat covering. Waist and tummy tuck are easily seen.
5. The ribs can be felt, and there is no excessive fat. Waist can be seen behind the ribs from above and the tummy tuck can be seen from the side.
6. Overweight. The ribs can be felt but there is a notable fat layer. Waist just visible from above and tummy still rises behind the ribs.
7. Overweight. Hard to feel the ribs due to heavy fat cover. Fat noticeable over the base of the tail and lower spine. No visible or barely visible waist.
8. Obese. Not possible to feel the ribs due to heavy fat cover. Lots of fat around the spine and the base of the tail. No waist of tummy tuck. Belly may appear rounded.
9. Obese. Huge amounts of fat around the chest, spine and the base of the tail and fat also deposited on the neck and legs. Abdomen large and noticeably round.
8. Very hard to feel the spine and hip bones. Ribs can't be felt. Tummy sags with obvious fat padding. Rump bulges out.


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This past week I taught the first Shingo Discover Excellence workshop ever taught in Japan. And the opportunity to do it in an American organization that has a majority Japanese workforce was particularly enjoyable. The organization requested that the workshop be delivered in both English and Japanese, and the participants were roughly 50% from each nationality. I've thought about – even dreamed about – teaching our workshops in Japan, and in Japanese. This was a dream come true!
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Fees Charged For Your Home Loans
Fees That You Will Be Charged For Home Loans In Australia
Seeking out to buy a new home can be a fun experience. There are tons of possibilities to find your dream home. However, it's important to spend just as much time understanding the home loan process so you can assure your home fits your finances as well. There are various fees on home loans in Australia that you should know about before looking for a potential property.
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Taking out home loans can be a quick and easy process that leaves you feeling confident in buying a home. Because of the work that goes into finding a great loan, it is important that you compare different banks to make sure that you're getting the right rate. If you need to refinance, there are companies out there that specifically work on this task for you. The moment you take on a home loan, the moment you have something that will need to be paid back in full after the course of a decade or two. It is best to do your research before taking on such a responsibility, so compare different banks and see what rates they are offering to you. Once you've applied for a loan, it is just a matter of moving in and getting that loan paid off in small increments that you send in every month.
Home Loan Rates
How to Find the Best Home Loan Rates
Getting Great Home Loan Rates
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