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- "Lad, no one feels ready. No one feels that he deserves it. And you know why? Because no one does. It is grace, pure and simple. We are inherently unworthy, simply because we are human, and all human beings--aye, and elves, and dwarves, and all the other races--are flawed.
- But the Light loves us anyway. It loves us for what we sometimes can rise to in rare moments. It loves us for what we can do to help others. And it loves us because we can help it share its message by striving daily to be worthy, even though we understand that we cannot ever truly become so.
- So stand there today, as I did, feeling that you cannot possibly deserve it or ever be worthy, and know that you are in the same place every single paladin has ever stood."
- - Uther to Arthas Menethil[citation needed]. (Rise of the Lich King, 58.)
Lord Uther the Lightbringer, or Sire Uther Lightbringer, was the first paladin of the Knights of the Silver Hand who led his Order in battle against the Horde during the Second war.
During the Third War, Uther was betrayed and murdered by his beloved pupil, Prince Arthas, while defending the urn carrying the ashes of Arthas' father, King Terenas. He is believed to have been canonized as a saint by the Church of Light.
His voice in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is the default knight voice. He is voiced by Michael McConnohie in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and has the recycled sound in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, he reprises his role during the script between him and Arthas in the Culling of Stratholme in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
McConnohie also voiced new lines for Uther's spirit appearance inside the Halls of Reflection.[3]
Rise to Paladinship
Uther was a knight and apprentice cleric to Archbishop Alonsus Faol in the First War,[4][5] and had been a worshipper of the Holy Light since his youth. Uther met the archbishop when he was simply Bishop Faol, and he served as Uther's spiritual advisor and mentor.
The fall of Stormwind made Faol realize that sometimes faith was not enough to combat the evil forces of the world. He decided to create a new order that could fight the enemy with both the gift of Light and martial prowess. He offered Uther a place among them, thus the Knights of the Silver Hand – the paladins were born.
At the Alonsus Chapel in Stratholme, Uther became the first of the new order, and their leader. It was a glorious moment for the Alliance and believers of the Holy Light.
Events of the Second War and after
Uther participated in some of the bloodiest conflicts in the Second War, including Orgrim Doomhammer's siege of Lordaeron, in which he aided in the victory over the Horde - weakened by Gul'dan's betrayal and the resultant redeploying of forces. He was named "Lightbringer" by Turalyon, a brother paladin and the lieutenant of Anduin Lothar, after the battle of Blackrock Spire.[6]
Uther was on his way to Darrowmere Lake when he was attacked by Alterac pirates, and uncovered a conspiracy which would reveal that Alterac had betrayed the Alliance. Among his other exploits, the Lightbringer led the final assault against the Burning Blade Clan at the Dark Portal alongside Turalyon.
In the years following the Second War, Uther continued to serve as a stalwart knight and protector of the people, settling disputes among men and more violent matters with any threatening creatures. As he became the most elite of the remaining paladins, he began to tutor King Terenas's talented son, Prince Arthas, (who later became the Lich King) in the way of the Light. They became good friends, and knew each other like family.
Coming of the Scourge
As the troubles of the Third War first began, Uther was honored that Arthas joined him in defending the town of Strahnbrad from raiding orc renegades of the Blackrock Clan who had eluded capture under the leadership of the deadly blademaster, Jubei'Thos. While Uther defended the town, Arthas engaged the encamped orcs. With Uther's help, Arthas managed to destroy the encampment, and temporarily defeat Jubei'Thos.
Uther was not brought into action again until he was unexpectedly met by Jaina one day. She had come rushing from Hearthglen with news that the town was under heavy attack by the Scourge. Uther rushed to the defense with the Silver Hand at his back, but the town had taken severe damage, and Arthas was barely holding out. Horrified, humiliated, and disturbed by his near-defeat, Arthas quickly left for Stratholme, where he hoped to engage Mal'Ganis.
Uther followed him, and they found that Stratholme had been infected with the Plague. Arthas, knowing what that meant, ordered Uther to purge the city. Uther, horrified, refused to do so, at which point Arthas charged him with treason, disbanded the Order of the Silver Hand, and sent him away.
Uther confided in Terenas after Arthas left for Northrend, and together, they decided that Arthas had been compromised, most likely from the stress he endured at Hearthglen, and ordered an emissary to find him and order him to return. Arthas finally did return some weeks later, though he was somehow different. Nevertheless, Lordaeron's capital erupted in festival to celebrate their returning hero. The festivity turned to horror as Arthas proceeded into the throne room and impaled his father on the Runeblade, Frostmourne.
Uther's death
Terenas was ceremonially cremated and ensconced within a magical urn. Uther, dismayed at having lost two friends to the darkness, volunteered to personally guard the urn in Andorhal. The town was raided by Arthas and his undead minions, who sought the magical urn for necromantic purposes.
Uther stood against Arthas and his minions, but after an epic battle he was defeated - slain by the hands of his former pupil, whom he loved dearly.[7]
Uther's body was recovered after the battle with Arthas by followers of the Alliance and laid to rest in a great tomb. The tomb is located in the Western Plaguelands, east of Chillwind Camp - the only light in a land of darkness. The marker stone in the tomb reads:
Here lies Uther the Lightbringer
First Paladin — Founder of the Order of the Silver Hand
Uther lived and died to defend the kingdom of Lordaeron. Though he was betrayed by his most beloved student, we believe that his spirit lives on. He continues to watch over us, even as the shadows close in around our ruined land. His light is the light of all humanity - and so long as we honor his example, it shall never fade.
— Anonymous
Although his body was slain, it was not enough to destroy the great champion of Light that Uther was. People visiting his tomb in Western Plaguelands might be able to see the meaning of the words carved on the marker stone by his tomb, for his spirit does live on, appearing to adventurers, members of the Alliance and Horde alike.
His ghost expresses wisdom; words of gratitude to those who have come to honor his memory, and words of forgiveness to those who would wish harm for him, even in death.
Uther is generally viewed as a hero and a martyr who was loyal to his nation, order and king to the death. Being the creator of the Knights of the Silver Hand, a commander during the Second War and instrumental in rallying the shaken Alliance to victory after the death of Anduin Lothar has immortalized him as one of the greatest knights and holy men ever to live in the eyes of many.
However, there are paladins who criticized him for the very things he is extolled for. They say that Uther was so loyal to the throne that he did not dare to stop Arthas from killing the citizens of Stratholme. By this dichotomy, Uther has come to be seen as a source of hope and inspiration to many, and a representation of blind devotion and negligence to others.
Though zealous and weathered, Uther's eyes show kindness and wisdom. He is Lordaeron's self-appointed defender, but regrets that violence is the only way to solve some problems. Possessing a rich, commanding voice and great physical strength, Uther is also capable of gentleness and compassion, though he does not suffer fools.
He is the epitome of the paladin warrior — a mighty foe to his enemies and a bastion of hope to his allies.[1]
In combat
Uther strides directly into melee, placing himself in the center of the most brutal combat. He places himself in danger to spare his allies. He is at his peak against demons and undead, and brings his full array of spells and abilities to bear against these creatures — smites, banishing strikes, power turning, searing light from his hammer, hooks of binding and dispel evil.
He uses lay on hands to blast undead that resist his hammer. Against truly mighty opponents, Uther attacks with his Big Smash feat. He prefers leading others into battle, but fights alone if the situation warrants. Uther endangers himself to help others if he must, and is willing to sacrifice himself for others — but he does not do so foolishly, as he knows how valuable he is to Lordaeron.[1]
Hammer of the Lightbringer
The two-handed hammer's shaft is polished mahogany, while the head is adamantite. A silver hand emblem rests in a bed of gold design on either side. This mighty weapon was forged when Archbishop Faol created the Knights of the Silver Hand, and the archbishop bequeathed it to the order's first Grand Master — Uther the Lightbringer. A group of paladins recovered the hammer after Uther's death, but none has thought himself worthy of carrying the legendary weapon.[8]
Gloves of the Silver Hand
Uther Lightbringer is said to have been the first to enchant these gloves to aid him in battle against the Scourge. These are large, padded leather and mail gloves bleached pure white with the holy symbols of the Silver Hand burned into the palms. Although they are large mail items, they are remarkably light.[9]
Shroud of the Lightbringer
Although the original shroud that covered the fallen paladin Uther Lightbringer of the Knights of the Silver Hand was lost years ago in frequent skirmishes between the Scourge and the Alliance, rumors of the shroud remain. Some of the remaining priests of the Holy Light have infused linen with power in honor of their fallen champion.
These shrouds are made of soft, white linen, about 6 feet by 3 feet. The divine magic used to create these creates a gray image of a dead paladin, usually the face of the creator of the shroud.[10]
The Lightbringer
Uther is universally known as the Lightbringer but he hasn't been always addressed as such. In fact it was General Turalyon who got the idea of this nickname after seeing the inspiration that the Grand Master of the Silver Hand had on his men. When he was charged by Khadgar and Uther as Supreme Commander of the Alliance he responded:
"And I thank you, Uther the Lightbringer", Turalyon replied, and he saw the older Paladin's eyes widen at the new title. "For so shall you be known henceforth, in honor of the Holy Light that you brought us this day."
Uther bowed, clearly pleased, then turned without another word and walked back toward the other knights of the Silver Hand, no doubt to tell them their marching orders.[6]
In previous sources, he had been known as Uther Lightbringer before that point.
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Originally, Uther's Tomb in the Western Plaguelands was just a point on the map. With the addition of blood elf and draenei NPCs all over Azeroth, however, it brought Uther himself - albeit in ghost form - into World of Warcraft. For the Alliance, the draenei Anchorite Truuen wishes to honor Uther by finding a holy relic he possessed at the time of his death, and bringing it to his tomb.
For the Horde, the blood-elf Mehlar Dawnblade wishes to defile the aforementioned relic, and subsequently the tomb itself, in order to seek revenge for Uther's training of Prince Arthas - the despoiler of Quel'Thalas. Both involve travelling to the guard tower outside of Hearthglen to obtain the Mark of the Lightbringer.
Wrath of the Lich KingThis section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.
Uther does appear briefly in the Caverns of Time wing Culling of Stratholme, reenacting the events of The Culling, warning Arthas.
Halls of Reflection
Uther's soul appears to have been consumed by Frostmourne after he was slain by Arthas, as his spirit is summoned forth from the blade by Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner inside the Halls of Reflection. He warns that someone must take the place of the Lich King if Arthas is destroyed, and that the Lich King can only be destroyed at the place he was created - the Frozen Throne.
Uther is also involved in the Quel'Delar quest chain. When a player enters the Halls on the quest [80] The Halls Of Reflection with the [Tempered Quel'Delar] and approaches Frostmourne's altar, the sword will come to life and attack the party.
Uther warns that the blade draws the essence of evil from the place and that if they wish to cleanse it, they must take it to the Sunwell on the Isle of Quel'Danas.
After the Lich King's death, an adventurer finds a [Sealed Chest], containing multiple objects, among them a [Badge of the Silver Hand], and brings it to Uther's soul, freed from the grip of Frostmourne.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: Arthas...
- Uther the Lightbringer says: Alas, hero of Azeroth, you give me a greater gift than you know.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: Long have I struggled to forgive the prince for his terrible transgressions.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: My soul has been wracked with unbearable anxiety, dark thoughts... distancing me from the Light.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: I recall clearly the gleam of pride in his eye as he stood before me, eager to defeat the enemies of the Light...
- Uther the Lightbringer says: Eager to defend his people, no matter the cost.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: It is this memory of Arthas that I choose to keep in my heart.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: I shall always be in your debt, friend.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: Thank you.
In CataclysmThis section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm. This article contains lore taken from Warcraft novels or short stories.
In Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects when Thrall is in the false timeline, he learns that in this timeline Arthas and Jaina have had a child, whom they named Uther Menethil.
- "Lad, no one feels ready. No one feels that he deserves it. And you know why? Because no one does. It is grace, pure and simple. We are inherently unworthy, simply because we are human, and all human beings--aye, and elves, and dwarves, and all the other races--are flawed. But the Light loves us anyway. It loves us for what we sometimes can rise to in rare moments. It loves us for what we can do to help others. And it loves us because we can help it share its message by striving daily to be worthy, even though we understand that we cannot ever truly become so. So stand there today, as I did, feeling that you cannot possibly deserve it or ever be worthy, and know that you are in the same place every single paladin has ever stood."
- "Remember, Arthas, we are paladins. Vengeance cannot be a part of what we must do. If we allow our passions to turn to bloodlust, then we will become as vile as the Orcs."
- "Watch your tone with me, boy! You may be the prince, but I am still your superior as a paladin!"
- "You are not my king yet, boy! Nor would I obey that command even if you were!"
- "How can you even consider that? There's got to be some other way. This is not a blighted apple crop, this is a city full of human beings!"
- "Your father ruled this land for seventy years, and you have ground it to dust in a matter of days." (Arthas: Rise of the Lich King lists this as fifty years.)
- "I dearly hope that there's a special place in Hell waiting for you, Arthas." (Last words)
- "The urn holds your father's ashes, Arthas! What, were you hoping to piss on them one last time before you left his kingdom to rot?"
- "Arthas... Alas, hero of Azeroth. You give me a greater gift than you know. Long have I struggled to forgive the prince for his terrible transgressions. My soul has been wracked with unbearable anxiety, dark thoughts, distancing me from the light. I recall clearly... the gleam of pride in his eye as he stood before me, eager to defeat the enemies of the Light... eager to defend his people, no matter the cost. It is this memory of Arthas that I choose to keep in my heart. I shall always be in your debt, friend. Thank you."
- He is the author of [The Light and How to Swing It]. The book starts a level 54 Paladin quest.
- His mace would have been named Valius.
- Uther is probably named for Uther Pendragon, a semi-mythical king of Britain, the father of the legendary King Arthur. Additionally, Arthas's name is similar to Arthur.
- Though probably a coincidence, Light-Bringer is the English translation of the Latin Lucifer, originally a reference to the morning star.
- In the webcomic Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic, a Paladin by the name of "Uther Lightbringer" makes a short appearance. He does not, however, resemble Uther the Lightbringer in any other way than the name.
- In an alternate timeline shown in Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects, Uther the Lightbringer (alongside with Anduin Lothar) was killed by Aedelas Blackmoore, who had become the new king of Lordaeron after killing Terenas Menethil.
- Name in Hebrew: אות'ר לייטברינגר
- ^ a b c Shadows & Light, 55
- ^ Manual of Monsters, 184
- ^ Chat room transcript, HiddenFrontier.com, November 1, 2009
- ^ Warcraft II Manual, 32
- ^ Alliance Player's Guide, 152
- ^ a b Tides of Darkness, 359
- ^ "Path of the Damned: Digging up the Dead", Warcraft III. Blizzard Entertainment.
- ^ Shadows & Light, 169
- ^ More Magic and Mayhem, 141
- ^ More Magic and Mayhem, 146-147
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|Western Plaguelands
|Old Stratholme
|Halls of Reflection
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A manhunt that paralyzed Boston and gripped the nation ended Friday night when police apprehended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after a shootout in Watertown, Mass. The 19-year-old suspect in Monday's marathon bombing eluded authorities for more than 12 hours following a fierce firefight with police early Friday morning that left his brother and suspected accomplice, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead.
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Police cornered the younger Tsarnaev in the backyard of an idyllic white house on Franklin street after combing a 20-block area for most of the day without luck. A tense standoff ensued, as loud bangs rang through the streets and helicopters hovered overhead, Tsarnaev holed up in a boat stored behind the house. At roughly 8:45 p.m., word came over the police scanner: "Suspect in custody." Tsarnaev, reportedly in serious condition from a gunshot wound, was taken to an area hospital.
The investigation into Monday's attack, which killed 3 and injured more than 170, escalated quickly. The FBI released photos of the suspects late Thursday in hopes that the public might help identify the grainy pictures of two men believed to have planted pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. By 2 a.m. Friday morning, a MIT campus officer was shot dead and police were chasing the Tsarnaevs through the streets of Watertown, exchanging fire with the suspects as they dropped explosive devices out of the windows of a stolen car. Dzhokhar fled after Tamerlan was killed.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Wayfinding on Pacific Avenue and Beyond
At City Council's Economic Development Committee Meeting a couple of weeks ago, City staff presented an update on the Pacific Avenue project and wayfinding. (A 4MB copy of the handouts is here.) While we've been tracking the Pacific Avenue project as it continues to move towards construction, we were most interested in the discussion of wayfinding.
As you may recall, we asked you what gateways into downtown you thought were the priority and what destinations visitors were looking for. And with 130 responses, you answered. The wayfinding working group went through all the responses, including all the great open ended responses and recommended some locations to the City. These can be found as the green and red dots on the wayfinding map in the handouts.
Looking forward, we are hoping for continued community support of the wayfinding project. We believe that helping visitors get easily to their destinations is critical to making us a friendly, welcoming city. If you have any additional thoughts on wayfinding for visitors, please let us know.
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S. E. C. v. RALSTON PURINA CO.(1953)
Without complying with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, a corporation offered shares of its stock to a number of its "key employees." These employees were not shown to have had access to the kind of information which registration under the Act would disclose. Held: These transactions were not exempted under 4 (1) of the Act as transactions "not involving any public offering." Pp. 120-127.
On a complaint brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission under 20 (b) of the Securities Act of 1933, seeking to enjoin respondent's unregistered offerings of its stock to its employees, the District Court held the exemption of 4 (1) applicable and dismissed the suit. 102 F. Supp. 964. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 200 F.2d 85. This Court granted certiorari. 345 U.S. 903 . Reversed, p. 127. [346 U.S. 119, 120]
Roger S. Foster argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Stern, John F. Davis and David Ferber.
Thomas S. McPheeters argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.
Section 4 (1) of the Securities Act of 1933 exempts "transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering" 1 from the registration requirements of 5. 2 We must decide whether Ralston Purina's offerings of treasury stock to its "key employees" are within this exemption. On a complaint brought by the Commission under 20 (b) of the Act seeking to enjoin respondent's unregistered offerings, the District Court held the exemption applicable and dismissed the suit. 3 The Court of Appeals affirmed. 4 The question has arisen many times since the Act was passed; an apparent need to define the scope of the private offering exemption prompted certiorari. 345 U.S. 903 .
Ralston Purina manufactures and distributes various feed and cereal products. Its processing and distribution [346 U.S. 119, 121] facilities are scattered throughout the United States and Canada, staffed by some 7,000 employees. At least since 1911 the company has had a policy of encouraging stock ownership among its employees; more particularly, since 1942 it has made authorized but unissued common shares available to some of them. Between 1947 and 1951, the period covered by the record in this case, Ralston Purina sold nearly $2,000,000 of stock to employees without registration and in so doing made use of the mails.
In each of these years, a corporate resolution authorized the sale of common stock "to employees . . . who shall, without any solicitation by the Company or its officers or employees, inquire of any of them as to how to purchase common stock of Ralston Purina Company." A memorandum sent to branch and store managers after the resolution was adopted advised that "The only employees to whom this stock will be available will be those who take the initiative and are interested in buying stock at present market prices." Among those responding to these offers were employees with the duties of artist, bakeshop foreman, chow loading foreman, clerical assistant, copywriter, electrician, stock clerk, mill office clerk, order credit trainee, production trainee, stenographer, and veterinarian. The buyers lived in over fifty widely separated communities scattered from Garland, Texas, to Nashua, New Hampshire, and Visalia, California. The lowest salary bracket of those purchasing was $2,700 in 1949, $2,435 in 1950 and $3,107 in 1951. The record shows that in 1947, 243 employees bought stock, 20 in 1948, 414 in 1949, 411 in 1950, and the 1951 offer, interrupted by this litigation, produced 165 applications to purchase. No records were kept of those to whom the offers were made; the estimated number in 1951 was 500.
The company bottoms its exemption claim on the classification of all offerees as "key employees" in its organization. Its position on trial was that "A key employee . . . [346 U.S. 119, 122] is not confined to an organization chart. It would include an individual who is eligible for promotion, an individual who especially influences others or who advises others, a person whom the employees look to in some special way, an individual, of course, who carries some special responsibility, who is sympathetic to management and who is ambitious and who the management feels is likely to be promoted to a greater responsibility." That an offering to all of its employees would be public is conceded.
The Securities Act nowhere defines the scope of 4 (1)'s private offering exemption. Nor is the legislative history of much help in staking out its boundaries. The problem was first dealt with in 4 (1) of the House Bill, H. R. 5480, 73d Cong., 1st Sess., which exempted "transactions by an issuer not with or through an underwriter; . . . ." The bill, as reported by the House Committee, added "and not involving any public offering." H. R. Rep. No. 85, 73d Cong., 1st Sess. 1. This was thought to be one of those transactions "where there is no practical need for [the bill's] application or where the public benefits are too remote." Id., at 5. 5 The exemption as thus delimited became law. 6 It assumed its present shape [346 U.S. 119, 123] with the deletion of "not with or through an underwriter" by 203 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 906, a change regarded as the elimination of superfluous language. H. R. Rep. No. 1838, 73d Cong., 2d Sess. 41.
Decisions under comparable exemptions in the English Companies Acts and state "blue sky" laws, the statutory antecedents of federal securities legislation, have made one thing clear - to be public an offer need not be open to the whole world. 7 In Securities and Exchange Comm'n v. Sunbeam Gold Mines Co., 95 F.2d 699 (C. A. 9th Cir. 1938), this point was made in dealing with an offering to the stockholders of two corporations about to be merged. Judge Denman observed that:
Exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is the question. The design of the statute is to protect investors by promoting full disclosure of information thought necessary to informed investment decisions. 10 The natural way to interpret the private [346 U.S. 119, 125] offering exemption is in light of the statutory purpose. Since exempt transactions are those as to which "there is no practical need for [the bill's] application," the applicability of 4 (1) should turn on whether the particular class of persons affected needs the protection of the Act. An offering to those who are shown to be able to fend for themselves is a transaction "not involving any public offering."
The Commission would have us go one step further and hold that "an offering to a substantial number of the public" is not exempt under 4 (1). We are advised that "whatever the special circumstances, the Commission has consistently interpreted the exemption as being inapplicable when a large number of offerees is involved." But the statute would seem to apply to a "public offering" whether to few or many. 11 It may well be that offerings to a substantial number of persons would rarely be exempt. Indeed nothing prevents the commission, in enforcing the statute, from using some kind of numerical test in deciding when to investigate particular exemption claims. But there is no warrant for superimposing a quantity limit on private offerings as a matter of statutory interpretation.
The exemption, as we construe it, does not deprive corporate employees, as a class, of the safeguards of the Act. We agree that some employee offerings may come within 4 (1), e. g., one made to executive personnel who because of their position have access to the same kind of information that the Act would make available in the [346 U.S. 119, 126] form of a registration statement. 12 Absent such a showing of special circumstances, employees are just as much members of the investing "public" as any of their neighbors in the community. Although we do not rely on it, the rejection in 1934 of an amendment which would have specifically exempted employee stock offerings supports this conclusion. The House Managers, commenting on the Conference Report, said that "the participants in employees' stock-investment plans may be in as great need of the protection afforded by availability of information concerning the issuer for which they work as are most other members of the public." H. R. Rep. No. 1838, 73d Cong., 2d Sess. 41. 13
Keeping in mind the broadly remedial purposes of federal securities legislation, imposition of the burden of proof on an issuer who would plead the exemption seems to us fair and reasonable. Schlemmer v. Buffalo, R. & P. R. Co., 205 U.S. 1, 10 (1907). Agreeing, the court below thought the burden met primarily because of the respondent's purpose in singling out its key employees for stock offerings. But once it is seen that the exemption question turns on the knowledge of the offerees, the issuer's motives, laudable though they may be, fade into irrelevance. [346 U.S. 119, 127] The focus of inquiry should be on the need of the offerees for the protections afforded by registration. The employees here were not shown to have access to the kind of information which registration would disclose. The obvious opportunities for pressure and imposition make it advisable that they be entitled to compliance with 5.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
[ Footnote 2 ] "SEC. 5. (a) Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, it shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly -
[ Footnote 3 ] 102 F. Supp. 964 (D.C. E. D. Mo. 1952).
[ Footnote 4 ] 200 F.2d 85 (C. A. 8th Cir. 1952).
[ Footnote 5 ] ". . . the bill does not affect transactions beyond the need of public protection in order to prevent recurrences of demonstrated abuses." Id., at 7. In a somewhat different tenor, the report spoke of this as an exemption of "transactions by an issuer unless made by or through an underwriter so as to permit an issuer to make a specific or an isolated sale of its securities to a particular person, but insisting that if a sale of the issuer's securities should be made generally to the public that that transaction shall come within the purview of the Act." Id., at 15, 16.
[ Footnote 6 ] The only subsequent reference was an oblique one in the statement of the House Managers on the Conference Report: "Sales of stock to stockholders become subject to the act unless the stockholders are so small in number that the sale to them does not constitute a public offering." H. R. Rep. No. 152, 73d Cong., 1st Sess. 25.
[ Footnote 7 ] Nash v. Lynde, 1929. A. C. 158; In re South of England Natural Gas and Petroleum Co., Ltd., 1911. 1 Ch. 573; cf. Sherwell v. Combined Incandescent Mantles Syndicate, Ltd., 23 T. L. R. 482 (1907). See 80 Sol. J. 785 (1936).
People v. Montague, 280 Mich. 610, 274 N. W. 347 (1937); In re Leach, 215 Cal. 536, 12 P.2d 3 (1932); Mary Pickford Co. v. Bayly Bros., 68 P.2d 239 (1937), modified, 12 Cal. 2d 501, 86 P.2d 102 (1939).
[ Footnote 8 ] 102 F. Supp., at 968, 969.
[ Footnote 9 ] 200 F.2d, at 91.
[ Footnote 10 ] A. C. Frost & Co. v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp., 312 U.S. 38, 40 (1941). The words of the preamble are helpful: "An Act To provide full and fair disclosure of the character of securities sold in interstate and foreign commerce and through the mails, and to prevent frauds in the sale thereof, and for other purposes." 48 Stat. 74.
[ Footnote 11 ] See Viscount Sumner's frequently quoted dictum in Nash v. Lynde: "`The public'. . . is of course a general word. No particular numbers are prescribed. Anything from two to infinity may serve: perhaps even one, if he is intended to be the first of a series of subscribers, but makes further proceedings needless by himself subscribing the whole." 1929. A. C. 158, 169.
[ Footnote 12 ] This was one of the factors stressed in an advisory opinion rendered by the Commission's General Counsel in 1935. "I also regard as significant the relationship between the issuer and the offerees. Thus, an offering to the members of a class who should have special knowledge of the issuer is less likely to be a public offering than is an offering to the members of a class of the same size who do not have this advantage. This factor would be particularly important in offerings to employees, where a class of high executive officers would have a special relationship to the issuer which subordinate employees would not enjoy." 11 Fed. Reg. 10952.
[ Footnote 13 ] A statement entitled to more weight than different views expressed by one of the conferees in Senate debate. See 78 Cong. Rec. 10181, 10182. [346 U.S. 119, 128]


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[b]I am used to meditating seated on a chair, using Chan practices. And my feet are on the floor. I now understand this can be dangerous, especially doing Buddhist or Taoist Breating to build up the Chi in the lower real Dan Tien. So I am trying to decide to sit on a pillow on the floor, or continue in my chair, sitting up. Suggestions and Ideas, please?[/b]
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Live from the Union Square subway: A big food message that tips its hat to changing consumer perception. When I saw this poster, the first thing I thought of was the film King Corn. The filmmakers explain that grass-fed cows used to take 2-3 years to get fat and ready for our beef consumption. Once we started feeding them corn, however, they got to the same weight in just 15 months. By changing the diet of our cows, we're forcing them into false maturation. With this, and so many of our industrial food ways, we wrestle nature into the ground.
More and more, activist groups like Slow Food USA, are putting reason back on the table. It takes time and thoughtfulness to make real food. This Simply Orange ad isn't all good, nor all bad. But it's interesting to think about its context. Why would this be their message now? The food revolution is making its way through the mass media channels. What do you think?


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A public inquiry into the Iraq war opens today in the UK. Several British papers express concern over the choice of the chairman, Sir John Chilcot. Is he a 'light touch'? Doubts also hang over the scope of the inquiry, seen by many as too broad.
This morning's The Guardian asks five key questions as the Iraq inquiry opens. Most notable amongst them is whether the Blair Government conjured up reasons to invade Iraq such as Saddam Hussein having refused to give up weapons of mass destruction.
The paper's legal affairs correspondent, Afua Hirsch, says the chairman of the committee, Sir John Chilcot has been criticized for being a 'light touch' in previous public investigations such as the Hutton Inquiry. His close relationship with many military and government figures is a cause for concern, some say. Another weakness of the investigating committee is that none of its five members is a senior legal or judicial figure. Furthermore, the scope of the inquiry is perceived as too broad by detractors. Will the most important questions - such as whether it was legal to go to war - be properly addressed?
The Independent leads with a shocking photograph given to the paper. It depicts four Iraqi civilians captured in southern Iraq being mistreated by British soldiers "in breach of international law and the Geneva Conventions".
It is alleged that hours after the picture was taken, the four men were transferred to a UK run detention camp where they were badly beaten and where 20 other civilians were murdered by British solders. The incident is to be investigated at a public inquiry to be announced tomorrow.
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This Berlusconi-run paper leads with a close-up the Italian edition of Rolling Stone. The magazine has named Berlusconi its rock star of the year because of his alleged involvement in a series of sex scandals.
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A Weatherford painting with neon
Mary Weatherford has a remarkable ability to overlap deep, sultry colors in abstract paintings that radiate light, energy and movement. Critics praise the acclaimed artist for her achievements in layering vinyl-based acrylic paint known as Flashe, and for her distinctive use of deliberately draped neon lighting tubes that further electrify her symphonic, colored landscapes.
In September, Weatherford's resonant palette will find an eager home at Claremont McKenna College, with the installation of a Weatherford neon mural in the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum. Measuring 117 inches high x 234 inches wide, and painted specifically for the College, its installation is being celebrated with a series of special events on Tuesday, Sept. 16, including at 6:45 p.m., a conversation between Weatherford and Robert Faggen, the Barton Evans and H. Andrea Neves Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College and director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.
"Mary Weatherford's neon paintings follow a tradition of sublimity that can be found in Turner, and later in the saturnine Color Field paintings of Morris Louis," says Faggen. "Her transcendent work is, remarkably, deeply related to place. The college is honored to have such a stunning work installed in the cynosure of its campus."
Faggen's Sept. 16 conversation with Weatherford is free and open to the public, with seating on a first-come basis, and will take place in the Athenaeum's Security Pacific Dining Room.
The installation will provide the campus community with a rare, thrilling opportunity to meet the Weatherford during her residency; it is the culmination of the artist's time at the college.
The Ojai-born artist has a studio in Los Angeles, which Claremont McKenna students toured last April during a five-part seminar on contemporary painting she taught at the College on behalf of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, as a Gould/Podlich Distinguished Fellow. In the same month she was back and forth to campus, Weatherford's exhibition Los Angeles opened at David Kordansky Gallery, to high praise, especially from Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight. The neon paintings were inspired by the places she's lived, charting the physical and metaphysical features of landscape.
"Her work has been developing rapidly in the last several years, building complex momentum and self-assurance," Knight wrote in the Los Angeles Times on May 1. "These new paintings are the finest I've seen." Calling her incorporation of neon light tubes "audacious," Knight was charmed by their effect: "None of Weatherford's linear glass tubes are straight; instead, their slight ripples, meanderings or irregular curves emphasize the light's tactile, handmade qualities," he said.
In fall 2015, the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies will publish the first major book on Weatherford's work, documenting her recent neon paintings and giving an overview of her 25-year career.
Mary Weatherford (b. 1963) has been the subject of solo exhibitions at LAXART, Los Angeles; Todd Madigan Gallery, California State University, Bakersfield, Calif.; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, Calif.; and P.S. 1 Institute of Contemporary Art, New York. Group exhibitions include The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World, Museum of Modern Art, New York (opening December 2014); Variations: Conversations in and around Abstract Painting, LACMA (opening August 2014); Landscape into Abstraction, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, Calif.; Sharing Sunsets, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, Ariz.; Primarily Paint, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Cadavre Exquis, The Drawing Center, New York; Postcards from Alphaville: Jean Luc Godard in Contemporary Art, 1963 - 1992, P.S. 1 Institute of Contemporary Art, New York; Painting Culture, fiction/nonfiction, New York and Fine Arts Gallery, University of California at Irvine; and Plastic Fantastic Lover (object a), BlumHelman Warehouse, New York.
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'... at some point, the status quo and the violence must end. I'm tired of hearing the narrative that parents don't care about their children. The combination of poverty and violence is a dual punishment for us all... 'CTU President Karen Lewis responds to murders of Hadiya Pendleton ... and
On January 31, 2013, the Chicago Teachers Union issued a statement regarding the recent murder of King High School student Hadiya Pendleton. The entire statement appears below. One of its points: "... at some point, the status quo and the violence must end. I'm tired of hearing the narrative that says parents don't care about their children. The combination of poverty and violence is a dual punishment for us all..."
Historian Diane Ravitch and CTU president Karen Lewis at the union on October 15, 2012. Substance photo by George N. Schmidt.Statement from Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis on the death of King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton
CHICAGO—Chicago Teachers Union President Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT, today issued a formal statement on the shooting death of King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton:
"This has been a trying week for our brothers and sisters in Chicago schools and all of us at the Chicago Teachers Union. We had these same feelings after losing Heaven Sutton, Aliyah Shell, Tyquan Tyler, Nazia Banks and the other nearly 60 children under the age of 17 who were senselessly cut down by violence last year.
"We have much pain in our hearts, but the most sorrow comes in the fact that unless something is done right now by all of us who have some influence in these young lives, this is pain that we are sure to feel again.
"I spent much of yesterday morning visiting with students, teachers and administrators at King College Prep, the school Hadiya Pendleton attended before her young and innocent life was taken Tuesday afternoon. The King community is, to put it simply, devastated. Hadiya was 15 years old and a smart, bright girl — a drum majorette and a Latin student — with no limit to what she could have achieved in the future. To those who loved her, she was a daughter, a sister and a friend.
"As I spoke to teachers at King, each of them had their own way of reflecting and reacting to this tragedy, but they all viewed this incident through the lens of, 'What can we do that's best for the children? How can we protect our kids?' Hadiya wasn't skipping school, nor was she in a gang. This is finals week at King, which is why she was out of school so early that day. She went to the park with some friends. That's what kids do.
"The prevalence of violence on our streets is starting to reduce the wonderful qualities that kids like Hadiya possess — qualities we all want in our children — to homicide statistics. As an educator, I empathize with the teachers for whom the aftermaths of these incidents are grave daily realities. We're living in a society that's completely out of kilter. Our children feel disrespected and their outsized response is violence. They're given no methodology for learning how to cope with their anger.
"Our city can no longer ignore its duty to protect our children. This is a refrain that echoes each time a child is shot down, but at some point, the status quo and the violence must end. I'm tired of hearing the narrative that says parents don't care about their children. The combination of poverty and violence is a dual punishment for us all. But what about the working poor who have little time to watch over their children because they spend 12-16 hour days providing for their families? Some of their children are among those who feel unsafe and angry at society for not keeping them safe. So they lash out. Again, that's what kids do. "In our neighborhoods, we suffer from the scars of violence and not being able to ask people for help when we need it. This creates disconnect between communities and solutions. We must stop propagating a war on drugs. It's been an abject failure and has created many ancillary and unintended consequences. Prosecuting 'offenders' in the war on drugs only has made the situation worse.
"We also need to stop adhering to the theory that if you go work hard and do for self then everything will be fine. This hasn't proven to be true. We must establish a widespread concept of respect in our young people—ways to earn it, negotiate it and positively deal with and learn from its absence. We need a second war on poverty in our country, and job creators need to bring employment to our low-income, impoverished communities. Jobs give life meaning.
"Children need productivity, because productivity is what a mentally and physically healthy child will crave. I look at regions that have succeeded in reducing violence against children as models, such as Venezuela and its classical music education enterprise, El Sistema. We must guide our children in channeling all of their anger and hostility into something positive, train educators to help parents be successful at what they do and reclaim schools as the anchors of our communities.
"We all need to be part of these solutions. The union works with most—if not all—of the schoolchildren in Chicago every day, and we know that agencies of influence must honestly engage in dialogue with principals, teachers and paraprofessionals and school-related personnel members in their schools to gather an idea of what needs to be done to combat violence within building walls and on the street.
We are not only experiencing the loss of young lives, but also widespread trauma among family, friends and communities. Clinicians, and in particular social workers, counselors, psychologists, and nurses, are often left out of discussions despite having the expertise on the aftermath of these tragedies. All too often, there is a one-day 'grief counseling' event when students and staff are at the height of shock, but the real need for wrap-around services and grief therapy occurs weeks and months after the event.
"Our members and members of the community are the eyes and ears these agencies should be depending on, in addition to engaging students to learn what their personal fears are regarding safety, bullying and gang recruitment and retaliation. This is the same concept applied to neighborhood watch—everyone's fight, everyone's victory.
"It is imperative that we continue to explore and work together to see how we might make a difference in our city, where there are an alleged 164,000 gang members infiltrating our neighborhoods and streets. We welcome a call from CPD Superintendent Garry McCarthy to solicit the input and assistance of our members, because Hadiya is more than a statistic to us. She is family, she is innocence lost, and while we are not foolish enough to think she will be the last member of our family to perish, we will continue our efforts to fight for the more than 400,000 students in CPS so they have the opportunity to learn and grow up as leaders—and protectors—of future generations."
The Chicago Teachers Union represents 30,000 teachers and educational support personnel working in the Chicago Public Schools and, by extension, the students and families they serve. CTU, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, is the third largest teachers local in the country and the largest local union in Illinois. For more information visit CTU's website at www.ctunet.com


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HELLO EVERYONE! WELCOME ALL to the "SWEET SEPTEMBER" Blog Hop featuring our Farmers, Team Anya, and our beloved Critter Crew! ALL THREE of our teams are joining forces today to bring you ONE SWEET Blog Hop with The Greeting Farm!
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Here is the card that I made for the hop:
I paired the new Sweet and Toxic Creeper boy with Monday. I think they make a cute couple! =)
I guess this is a very specific wedding/anniversary card, due to the hair colors... LOL! I naturally colored them that way...
The patterned papers are from Time Holtz's yummy . I am in love with this paper pad!
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Prizes? Did someone say PRIZES?
Yes indeed! To sweeten the deal today in celebration of these new releases, there will be individual prizes given out as well as one ENTIRE release to a lucky winner! Yep, that's a LOT of prizes! Here's what's for grabs:
1 winner will be chosen to win the SWEET & TOXIC SET
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The Basics: Toronto 11-20 (3-8 vs West) Houston 15-16 (Have won 7 of their last 9)
When Last We Saw Them: The Raptors showed a ton of heart and effort to earn a victory over the Dirkless Mavericks. It featured more injures to add to the list and some true guts the likes of which we have not seen in a long time. Speaking of long time it was the first win in Dallas since 1999.
Key Match Ups (Assuming people are healthy): Kyle Lowry will be facing someone that is banged up be it Calderon, Barbosa or by some minor miracle Bayless. He should be able to take advantage of that. Kevin Martin and Demar Derozan should be a interesting match-up. DeRozan will need to stick with Martin and not lose track of him on defence. If he does it could be a long night. Finally Scola vs Amir Johnson will be a good battle. Scola is physical and will make it tough on a banged up Amir Johnson. Ed Davis maybe can help out some coming off the best performance of his young career.
Other Things of Note: Raptors for 2010 are 35- 45 not including tonight's tilt in Houston. Raptors are even worse in Houston than they have been in Dallas with just a 3-12 record all-time in Houston.
Where is it on? Still Sportsnet Uno
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Are you interested in this Graduate Program Marketing?
Do you want to apply?
The Program is divided into two main parts:
- Advanced marketing training provided by top-quality educators at the Toulouse Business School and enriched by regular input from industry experts at Pierre Fabre Laboratories.
- An operational assignment completed within one of our Corporate marketing teams in France.
Through this program, you will acquire theoretical and practical marketing experience while working closely with one of our subsidiary marketing teams.
Toulouse Business School Training
The Toulouse Business School and Pierre Fabre Laboratories have been working in close collaboration since their partnership agreement began in 2006.
This partnership draws on the expertise of the Toulouse Business School to provide practical training tailored to the specific corporate culture and professions of the Pierre Fabre Group.
Such an ambitious and strategic project is unique in the profession, and is the perfect illustration of close collaboration between the education system and business.
Successful completion of this program is accredited with the following diploma:
Specialized Master's in Health Management / Health Industries and Biotechnology.
The Practical assignment
A 9-month in-company assignment provides hands-on experience to apply the skills acquired during the training period at the Toulouse Business School.
This assignment is usually completed within one of our Corporate marketing teams in France.
This assignment aims to enrich the training by allowing participants to apply their skills while benefiting from one-on-one support from our marketing experts.
The Graduate Program Marketing calendar
The overall schedule is as follows:
- February to March
Full-time training, personalized assessments and follow-up of participants.
- From April
In-company assignment, preparation and writing of professional thesis.
- January the following year
Presentation of the professional thesis, and employment within a subsidiary
To find out more about the Graduate Program Marketing, please download the syllabus and the flyer.
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The Georgia Sheriffs' Association is asking Gov. Nathan Deal to start the process for suspending Clayton County's sheriff-elect, who won election despite being under indictment, but recent history shows Georgia governors don't like to get involved in such cases.
Only once since 2004 has a governor ordered the legal process to suspend a sheriff facing criminal or ethics charges. The sheriffs' association has requested such suspensions six times.
Now the group wants Deal to act to keep Victor Hill from taking office as sheriff in Clayton County. He's been indicted on 32 felony counts.
Deal's office turned down a request to start proceedings against another sheriff earlier this year, saying there should be a high threshold for removing a locally elected official from office.


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GENRE: Period Drama
SYNOPSIS: The story of Zhen Huan, one of several young girls chosen to join the Chinese Emperor's harem, moves up the ranks as one of the Emperor's chosen. Surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals from the other members of the harem she prevails as the Emperor's favorite, moving through the ranks to become Empress Dowager. During her life at the imperial palace, she transforms from a kind-hearted, clever girl into a power hungry, manipulative woman.
STARRING: Sun Li (Zhen Huan), Ada Choi (Ulanara Yi Xiu), Jiang Xin (Nian Shi Lan), Lan Xi (Shen Mei Zhuang), Tao Xin Ran (An Ling Rong), Ying Er (Xia Dong Chun), Chen Si Si (Cao Gui Ren), Tan Song Yun (Chun Gui Ren), Zhao Qin (Fuca Gui Ren), Tang Yi Xin (Qi Gui Ren), Wan Mei Xi (Xin Chang Zai), Zhang Ya (Qi Fei), Li Xuan Juan (Duan Fei), Li Jia Xuan (Li Pin), Yang Zi Yan (Jing Fei), Re Yi Zha (Ye Lan Yi), Cui Man Li (Xu Ying Er), Mao Xiao Tong (Ying Da Ying), He Ya Nan (Kang Chang Zai), Liu Xue Hua (Empress Dowager), Liu Yan (Shu Tai Fei), Chen Jian Bin (Emperor), Li Dong Xue (Guo Jun Wang), Wu Li Peng (Hong Shi), Wang Wen Jie (Hong Li), Ji Zi Han (Princess Wen Yi), Lan Ying Ying (Huan Bi), Zhan Jing Yi (Liu Zhu), Li Tian Zhu (Su Pei Sheng), Liu Yi Tong (Song Zhi), Zhou Zi Han (Cai Yue), Sun Qian (Cui Jin Xi), Yang Kai Chun (Jian Qiu), Xu Lu (Yu Lao), Luo Kang (Xiao Yun Zi), Liu Yang (Jiang Fu Hai), Zhang Xiao Long (Wen Shi Chu), Yang Qi (Meng Jing Xian), Shen Bao Ping (Zhen Yuan Dao), Li Dan (Yun Xing Meng), Sun Ning (Nian Geng Yao)
VIEWING SOURCE: Netflix; July 2016


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VIDEO DOWNLOAD - PROJECT: Paul London - Season One
- Episode One - Mission Statement
In the debut episode of PROJECT: Paul London, Paul gives you a taste of the craziness to come.
Over a decade ago Paul was a wide-eyed, positive, well-adjusted, young boy whos dream was to be a pro wrestler. Now, after achieving all his dreams Paul finds himself a man who hates and is frustrated with the thing he loves the most.
Paul is extremely upset with the world of pro wrestling today and he is not shy about sharing his feels. PROJECT: Paul London is designed to take a look inside the mind of a man who like the mythical character, Icarus flew too close to the sun and got burned.
On this journey you will see a positive and laid back individual and other times you will see a man who make you scared for his own well being. One thing is for sure what you will see is 100%, Paul London.
- Episode Two - WWE Debut
In the second installment of PROJECT: Paul London we will cover Pauls WWE debut match against future UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar.
Before Paul made his debut he had series of dark matches teaming with Brian Kendrick that got a rave reviews. Of course, that good feeling wouldnt last. Paul tells us that after one of those dark matches him and Brian got eye F*@# in shower by one of the head writers on Smackdown. You will be complete surprise by who it was.
- Episode Three - Corporate Wrestling
Back to the craziness. Paul gets on his soap box and gives a passionate, alcohol-laced, unique monologue on corporate wrestling. After filming this I told several people that I dont know for sure what we filmed but, all I know is it was really good. This could be some of the best footage we have EVER shot at Highspots.com. It has to seen to be believed.
- Episode Four - The Grocery Store
They say you are what you eat. Well, follow Paul London around the grocery store and find out what he eats that makes him so crazy.
- Episode Five - Jimmy Yang
Paul is joined on the couch with Jimmy Yang and others. AND then they all leave him because he is too crazy for their taste. But Pauls good friend Jimmy Yang comes back to hang with his good friend Paul London.
- Episode Six - Undertaker Where Are You?
Paul is looking for the Undertaker in a graveyard but, is it the right graveyard?
- Episode Seven & Eight - Gathering of the Bear Skin Rug
Its playtime with Paul London. Paul raided the Highspots.com action figure collection and he brought along his own action figure size bear skin rug to play with. This episode is so good we had to make it a two parter.
- Episode Nine - Get It Together Paul - Season 1 Finale
Paul has finally cracked and the Highspots TV cameras are there for the downfall. Watch as Paul losses his mind more so than usual.
Bonus Footage
- Wang Yang Cam
- Paul Discovers Silly Bands
- Mission Statement Part 2
- Season 2 Preview
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Honeywell Acquires Movilizer, Leader In Simplifying Operations For Remote Connected Workers
July 14, 2016
- Software Platform Works on All Mobile Devices, Giving Users Greater Freedom and Flexibility
- Movilizer Has More Than 200 Multinational Customers in 30 Countries
- Named a 2015 "Cool Vendor" by Gartner1
FORT MILL, S.C., March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has completed its acquisition of privately held Movilizer, which created one of the world's first cloud platforms for field service applications. Movilizer is used by remote workers performing service or maintenance, sales and distribution, and warehousing activities away from the office. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Movilizer's cloud software enables a distributed workforce to create, deploy and manage workflow solutions &endash; whether at the point of sale, in the field, in a warehouse or distribution center. Customers can seamlessly collect, transmit and analyze data generated by their workers on their existing information technology (IT) systems, enabling them to harness the power of their workforce from anywhere to best serve the needs of their end customers.
"Acquiring Movilizer's cloud software platform advances our vision of the connected worker, driving growth, value through data, and new business models for our customers," said Alex Ismail, president and CEO, Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions. "Movilizer will drive greater productivity and flexibility for our customers and also helps us rapidly expand our software capabilities as a provider for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to enable greater safety, security and productivity for buildings, industrials and workers."
"Businesses that operate with a distributed workforce want software solutions that can be rapidly developed, are massively scalable and that make their mobile teams more connected and more valuable to the enterprise," said John Waldron, president, Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions. "Movilizer's Gartner-acclaimed, industry-leading cloud platform technology is the perfect complement to Honeywell's Workflow Solutions portfolio of mobile productivity technology, including data collection, voice solutions, rugged mobile computers, bar code scanners and workflow printing solutions."
Movilizer's multi-tenant, cloud and mobile applications are currently used by more than 200 multi-national companies in 30 countries, executing more than 1.5 million mobile business application transactions daily in the utility, manufacturing and engineering, transportation and logistics, and consumer packaged goods industries. The platform allows customers running SAP for example, to more quickly build native mobile applications from scratch inside SAP or to rapidly deploy out-of-the-box mobile applications for service, maintenance, sales, distribution, warehouse or track-and-trace environments in just days.
Movilizer was named a 2015 "Cool Vendor in Mobile App Development" by Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company. In addition to Movilizer's solutions for track and trace, direct store delivery and field maintenance environments, its platform has enabled more than 100 partners and customers to create more than 1,000 unique applications for fleet management, field service, direct store delivery, asset rental management, mobile order entry, time and attendance reporting, among others.
Movilizer is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, and has a team of more than 100 people. Movilizer is now part of Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, a business unit within Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions.
1 Gartner Cool Vendors in Mobile App Development, 2015, Richard Marshall, Van L. Baker, Jason Wong, April 13, 2015
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About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
About Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions
Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions (S&PS) is a global leader providing custom-engineered sensors, switches and controls, and productivity solutions built around our high performance data collection hardware including rugged mobile computers, voice-enabled software, bar code scanners, radio frequency identification (RFID) and workflow printing solutions. Our solutions serve customers in aerospace, automotive, field service, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, medical, retail, supply chain, test and measurement, and transportation and logistics markets. We provide unparalleled precision and durability that improves efficiency, increases operational productivity and enhances customer service capabilities. For more information on Honeywell sensing products, visit http://sensing.honeywell.com and on Honeywell productivity solutions visit http://www.honeywellaidc.com.
This release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The complement fixation test to C. burnetii is used to detect the presence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) bacteria in the blood. These highly infectious bacteria cause Q fever.
Antibodies defend the body against some bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other foreign substances, called antigens. Certain cells cause the body to produce antibodies during an active infection.
When you first become sick, few antibodies may be detected. Antibody production increases during the course of an infection. Antibody tests are often repeated several weeks after the first test is done, so that a comparison can be made to the first test. A rising level of antibody to a specific bacteria or virus tells the health care provider that you had an active infection.
The complement fixation test looks to see if the body has produced antibodies to a specific antigen -- in this case, the C.burnetii bacteria. If the antibodies are present, they attach to the antigen. This combination activates or "fixes" complement.
The test specifically looks for the antibodies to C. burnetii in the clear liquid portion of the blood called the serum. (The term for this technique is serology.) If you have persistently high levels of antibodies to C. Burnetii, you could have chronic Q fever.
No special preparation is necessary for this test.
You may feel moderate pain when the needle is inserted, or only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
The test is performed to detect Q fever.
The absence of antibodies to C. burnetii is normal.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results
An abnormal result means you have a current infection with C. burnetii, or that you have been exposed to the bacteria in the past. People with past exposure may have antibodies, even if they are not aware that they were exposed. Further testing may be needed to distinguish between current, previous, and chronic infection.
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Review Date: 6/9/2011
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Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey had his bell rung at the 2017 World Baseball Classic playing for the national team, but when the phone rings from Baseball Canada, he still answers the call.
The Mississauga native will lead the Canadian team at the Pan American Games qualification tournament Jan. 29-Feb. 3 in Ibiuna and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition to Canada, the eight-team field includes host Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela, with the top four teams gaining entry into the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Pompey suffered a concussion at the 2017 World Baseball Classic and was subsequently placed on the 60-day disabled list by the Blue Jays and did not make an appearance with the club in the 2017 season. Last year, he appeared in only five games for Toronto and 52 in the minors, where he hit a combined .272. Despite the concussion, he still insists on playing for his country. If only all of Canada's basketball players were that patriotic.
"Dalton expressed an interest in competing for this great country and we fully support him," Blue Jays manager Ross Atkins said on Thursday. "It's a good opportunity for him to get some (at-bats) in a competitive environment leading into spring training."
Even though he is still only 26, Pompey seems to have become the forgotten man in the Jays' outfield. He has speed, range and some pop, and is a Canadian — which former manager John Gibbons used to say "doesn't hurt" — but seems to have fallen on the club's depth chart with the likes of Randal Grichuk, Teoscar Hernandez, Anthony Alford and Billy McKinney in the mix to join Kevin Pillar in the outfield this season for the Jays. Dwight Smith Jr. and Jonathan Davis also seemed to have passed Pompey in the team's outfield depth chart, despite the fact Pompey is physically gifted and has been a fan favourite in Toronto.
Still, Pompey remains on the Jays' 40-man roster. He's had to deal with a number of injuries the past couple of seasons and was also suspended without pay by the Jays in August after an altercation with triple-A Buffalo Bisons manager Bobby Meacham during a game.
There will be a large contingent of Jays alumni at the Pan Am qualifiers. Team Canada will be managed by former Jays catcher Ernie Whitt (the 15th time Whitt manages Team Canada) with a coaching staff that includes former Jays Paul Quantrill, Tim Leiper and Denis Boucher. Former National League MVP Larry Walker and Greg Hamilton round out the coaching staff. Former Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and right-hander Scott Richmond are included on a roster that will feature seven players who have played in the big leagues, including RHP Phillippe Aumont, RHP Chris Leroux, LHP Adam Loewen and RHP Dustin Molleken. Pompey will be joined by his brother Tristan on the squad.
Others named to the team are: IF Wes Darvill, C Kellin Deglan, IF Jesse Hodges, C Dustin Houle, LHP Jay Johnson, LHP Ryan Kellogg, RHP Jared Mortensen, IF Daniel Pinero, OF Tristan Pompey, RHP Jasvir Rakkar, OF Jacob Robson, LHP Evan Rutckyj, IF Eric Wood, C Andy Yerzy. RHP Andrew Case (a Jays farmhand), IF Otto Lopez and RHP Dylan Rheault.
The Blue Jays shuffled the deck on the minor-league manager front on Thursday in the hopes of coming up with a winning hand.
Bobby Meacham remains the man in charge at triple-A Buffalo, but Mike Mordecai, who was the quality-control coach under manager John Gibbons in Toronto last year, will manage the double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2019, taking over from John Schneider, who joins new Jays manager Charlie Montoyo's coaching staff this season.
The other field managers will be Cesar Martin (Dunedin-High A), Dallas McPherson (Lansing-Low A), Casey Candaele (Vancouver-Short Season), Luis Hurtado (Bluefield-Rookie Advanced), Dennis Holmberg (Gulf Coast-Rookie) and Jose Mayorga (Dominican Summer League-Rookie).
The organization also made a number of internal coordinator promotions. Candaele, the former Dunedin manager, has been named Practice Design/Skill Development Coordinator, and Hunter Mense named minor-league hitting coordinator after spending the 2018 season as New Hampshire hitting coach.
Additionally, former Dominican Summer League Manager John Tamargo Jr. has been named Latin American Field Coordinator, and making his coaching debut is former player Antoan Richardson named outfield coordinator, after serving as the baseball operations fellow in 2018 with the organization. The Player Development department has a number of additions for the upcoming season. Joining the organization will be Doug Mathis from the Seattle Mariners, who will serve as pitching coach in Buffalo.
There are reports that the Jays have signed RHP David Phelps to a one-year deal with a club option for 2020. Phelps suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on March 21, 2018 and missed the entire season. He pitched to a 3.40 ERA in 2017 in 55.2 innings pitched.
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