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By Jeffrey May, J.D.
A nonprofit entity that conducted fundraising on behalf of Edinboro University, a college in the Pennsylvania state university system, was immune under the state action doctrine from antitrust liability for allegedly conspiring with the university to monopolize the student-housing market. Private businesses that provided off-campus residential housing took issue with the university's on-campus residency rule, which required more students to live in dormitories. The plaintiffs only sued Edinboro University Foundation, conceding that the university was an arm of the state subject to immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. However, because the foundation was merely acting under the direction of the university and the plaintiffs' alleged antitrust injury stemmed entirely from the conduct of the university, the university's immunity under the state action doctrine was determinative. While the university's decision to expand its on-campus residency requirement was not direct sovereign action entitled to ipso facto immunity, its conduct was shielded because it conformed to a clearly articulated state policy. Mandating on-campus residency was a foreseeable consequence of the legislative mandate to provide appropriate student living facilities (Edinboro College Park Apartments v. Edinboro University Foundation, March 9, 2017, Smith, D.).
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirmed in part a lower court's decision to dismiss. However, because further amendment might not be futile, the appellate court remanded with instructions to dismiss without prejudice.
Appropriate level of analysis. The lower court held that immunity under Parker v. Brown automatically applied to the university because it was an arm of the state. However, the doctrine of ipso facto immunity was inapplicable, in the appellate court's view. This left the appellate court to choose between two other approaches devised by the Supreme Court to analyze a state-action defense: (1) Midcal scrutiny, which applies to private parties and state agencies controlled by active market participants; and (2) Hallie scrutiny, which applies to municipalities, and perhaps state agencies.
The appellate court described the Midcal test as the most searching level of scrutiny. It derives from the Supreme Court's 1980 decision in California Retail Liquor Dealers Association v. Midcal Aluminum. Under Midcal, the conduct must pass a rigorous two-part test. First, the state must enact a "clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed" policy permitting anticompetitive conduct; and second, the State must "actively supervise[]" that conduct, it was noted.
The court also explained the intermediate standard of review enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985 in Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire. In that case, the Court determined that municipalities are exempt from Midcal's second prong—active supervision.
Concluding that the university was more analogous to a municipality than to a private market participant, the court applied Hallie scrutiny. Thus, the defendant did not need to show that its conduct was actively supervised to qualify for state action immunity. It was sufficient for a state created and funded university to show that it was acting "pursuant to a clearly articulated state policy"—the first requirement under Midcal. The university's conduct was immune under that standard, and the university's immunity passed through to the defending foundation.
The case is No. 16-1746.
Attorneys: Matthew L. Wolford (Wolford Law Firm) for Edinboro College Park Apartments, Darrow Place Partnership, Darrow Place Partnership II and James Manor of Edinboro LLC. Joseph S.D. Christof, II (Dickie McCamey & Chilcote) for Edinboro University Foundation.
Companies: Edinboro College Park Apartments; Darrow Place Partnership; Darrow Place Partnership II; James Manor of Edinboro LLC
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So you would think that I would have learned my lesson last year. Or maybe the year before that.
I just stumble over the same mistake every year. You forget simple truths when you have kids.
You shouldn't eat Dorritos for dinner.
You can't just run to 7-11 when the need for nasty nachos strikes without taking them with you.
You can't make dinner in the nude
You can't leave the bong on the coffee table anymore
And under no circumstances can you let them watch discovery channel in the last week of July.
Not that i need to remind you, but we are a pretty nerdy family, so the discovery channel, TLC and the history channel flow freely through this house. For the most part it is always a safe bet as far as programming.
Except for .....SHARK WEEK!!......DUN...DUN...DUNNNNNNNN!!!!
Yeah bedtime took on a whole new meaning tonight.
Sunshine was terrified that this was going to come out of the toilet.
Thank you shark week.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Curse you Discovery channel!!!
So you would think that I would have learned my lesson last year. Or maybe the year before that.
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Oh HECK YES!!!!!
crummy high fructose version of what people try to pass as jelly at the store. Maybe I'm just partial to homemade.
Although I have a sinking suspicion that I may not be the only one :)
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
It's berry pickin time!!
Luckily I found a great reason for having a ton of kids. You can get your picking done pretty fast. Between the 5 of us (well, really only 4) we got a whole flat picked in less than an hour. Not too bad. I was a little surprised how eager the kids were to make it a contest to see who could pick the most the fastest. Although I think more eating was going on than picking.
But all in all we had a fun afternoon.
Tomorrow it will all be made up into jam and in jars.
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Confession Monday...yes I know it is Wednesday!
Ok yes I know it is Wednesday, but let me remind you just how crazy busy I have been with my Ebay conquests.
Ok that said, I am a little late with this, but I didn't want the week to pas me by and not participate in this. I have been reading this Mommy confession blog .
She is giving out topics and putting it out for us to reply. This Monday's confession topic...
"What is the craziest thing you have ever done for love?"
I don't know if this is so much as crazy, or just a little irresponsible. But I got engaged less than 2 months after I met my husband. Not only did I barely know him, I accepted his marriage proposal over the phone. What can I say, I was 21 and dumb.
Quick synopsis of our courtship. It would have to be quick, because the courtship was quick. We met 2 weeks before he was going off to college in Phoenix. We decided to keep dating even though it was long distance. He was gone for about a month before we realized that that we were miserable without each other. So we were on the phone one night and he says, "why don't you just move down here and we'll get married".
Me- (young....dumb) hey! that sounds like a great idea!! What could go wrong?!!
Well to make a long story short, he ended up moving back, but we were married that following June.
It seems like it should have been a disaster waiting to happen , but 10 years and 3 kids later here we are. Almost all of our married friends have since gotten divorced, but not us. Who knows...maybe ignorance really is bliss :)
It turns out it was the best decision that I have ever made. And Lord knows I have made some dumb ones.
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Welcome to Mrs. B's pet palace!!
Ok as I may have mentioned a time or two, we have a weakness for animals. If an animal seems lost, we take them in until we find their family. If puppies need babysitting, we're here to help!
Rockstar's boss was going on vacation and needed someone to watch her 4 month old Lhasa apso / poodle mix puppies. She barely had to put out the SOS before my husband jumped at the chance.
We got them last night. They are girls, Molly and Dolly. Oh c'mon how cute is that?
Needless to say we are going to have a hard time giving them back.
The kids were up at first light this morning playing with them.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Don't call me hip hop, I prefer gimp dog
So in a way that only I can do, I am all gimped up. Don't believe me? Check it out...
Heres the deal. Last Thursday Rockstar and I took a break from the mountains of Ebay stuff that is collected in our living room. We went out and saw a movie. (The new Batman movie. It is awesome and I do recommend it) As we were walking to the theater from the parking garage, I stepped off of a step all "catty wompus" ( I know that is not a real word and my spell check is giving me a dirty look, but there is no other way to describe it). My ankle took a header and twisted in a way that my ankle bone touched the concrete. Yeah oooww. It (my ankle) let out a big pop and I went down hard. I tried to man up and walk it off. But no go.
I sort of hip hopped my way to the theater because I don't get movie night very often and there is no way I am spending my date night out in the emergency room. I made it through the movie but when it was over and I actually had to get up and walk out, I realized that I had just given it 2 hours to swell to the size of my calf.
Yea!! At long last I have always wanted Cankles!!! Oh wait, no, I have never wanted those.
Well we got home and I slept on it hoping that maybe in the morning it might not be so grim. HAAAA! Not so much the outcome I was hoping for.
So I went in and saw the doctor. Well, 2 hours and 4 X rays later, it turns out that I fractured my ankle bone. I got a splint thing to keep it immobile but that is about all they could do. Fractures just need to heal on their own. Wow....really??? No good drugs or anything?
The really crummy part is that I have to keep off of my feet for the better part of a week or so. Until the swelling stops. Are you kidding me? Yeah, that is not going to happen. May I remind you that I stay at home with 3 small kids just waiting for the right moment to take over and pummel each other Lord of the flies style?
Luckily all of this unfolded on a Friday so Rockstar could work from home and keep the beasts in check while I sat on my tookus listing posts on Ebay. In fact that is about how my whole weekend played out. It was this afternoon that it occurred to me that I haven't even left the house in 3 days. Good times.
So luckily, Ebay work is a non contact sport that can be done on the comfort of our sofa. Although I think I have about had as much of this as I can handle. I really can't imagine this in another week. It could be ugly.
I'll keep you posted.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Eyeball deep in Ebay
Girl from Columbia.
Girl married an American and moves to the states.
Girl gets divorced.
Girl visits Colombia for vacation.
Girl does not want to come back to the US.
Girl really doesn't want any of her stuff here.
Enter my friend Bobby. He likes to help people out. A lot. So he volunteered to sell off her stuff and just send her a check for what it was all worth. He sells a lot of it in a garage sale and on Craigslist. But there is still a lot of left overs.
Enter me. I sell on Ebay and have quite a little system. So I'll sell what I can and Goodwill the rest.
There is a lot of stuff.
This is my living room. It was empty 4 days ago. This is someone else's closet. Clothes, shoes, handbags. You name it. Unfortunately none of it was in my size :)
So if I seem a little busy, this is probably what I am at home doing. It is very time consuming.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Honeymon state park
So one of the days we were at the beach we thought we would drive down to Florence just for something different. It was about an hour and a half from where we were staying (Newport).
We came across a really cool state park where we had ourselves a nice picnic and did a llittle swimming too.
It was really nice and had a cute little lake with boat rentals. My mom doesn't normally do boats, but she was all about taking Bug out in a paddle boat. So she and Bug had a good time out in the boat while Peanut, Sunshine and I had fun by the shore.
Now let me point out here for those of you have never been around Sunshine. I'll just preface it by saying that she is a bit like a Labrador retriever. If there is water anywhere near her, she has to be waist deep in it. She just can't help herself. Luckily she knows how to swim well.
We were playing in the sand on the shore when she walks casually over to the water. She goes in up to her ankles. Then she steps out a little farther. Now I ask her to not get her clothes wet as I didn't bring swim clothes and they would have to ride home in their wet clothes. Before I could barely get the words out....bam! She was out up to her neck. Dress and all. But having a great time. What can you do?
So needless to say, she rode home in her skivvies. While we hung her dress out the window as we drove. ....Nothing but class here :)
All in all the campground was a lot of fun. It is someplace that I would like to spend a weekend there and camp. If you ever get the chance, go and check it out!
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Home from the beach
So my Mom has been sent to the Oregon coast for 6 weeks by her job and one of the perks of this is that we get to go and hang out with her and camp out in her living room. Rock star had to work (as most people do with real jobs) But the kids and I went to the beach for 3 days.
We had a lot of fun and got to just kick back and let the kids play. It was nice having another pair of hands to help wrangle them too.
Here are some pictures from us at Nye beach in Newport.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
What a lovely lazy day
It was another scorching hot day. So we literally spent about 7 hours in the pool today. We would get out just long enough to dry off, re apply sunscreen, maybe grab a glass of water and then hop back in.
My house is a disaster and my laundry is stacked up, but sometimes this is really nice to just spend the day lazing about playing Marco polo with an enormous inflatable turtle. Oh and my kids too.
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Are you just a little excited?!
So This is what I came downstairs to this morning. These two parked in front of the TV with their goggles on.
The second my feet hit the last step, the first thing out of their mouth is NOT "good morning" or "beautiful day" or "thank you for giving me life". No, none of that.
"Good you are up. Can we go swimming now?"
Ok let me point out here it has just turned 7:30 am. The sun hasn't even had a chance to warm the water up yet.
They didn't like this reasoning.
But I'm glad to see that they waited until I got downstairs and then asked if they could go out. I was sort of nervous putting a pool out there. Little kids and pools can be a deadly combo. But I laid down serious scare tactics to keep them away from it unless a grownup is near.
I guess it's safe to say, they like the pool :)
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Ok we really must do something about this heat.
I have been wanting to get one, but our yard isn't very level, so I had to go first go and get 600 lbs of river rock to lay down to make it level and not puncture though the liner.
By the time we got the rocks laid out, and then got the pool assembled, it was almost 3:00. Totally smack dab in the heat of the day. So we began to fill it up, but it is a rather large pool, so it took longer than hoped to fill. After about an hour of filling, we couldn't wait any longer. I don't care if there is only 6 inches of water in there, I'm going in!!! And so we did. We enjoyed that 6 inches of water like you wouldn't believe :)
In the end, it took almost 5 hours to fill it. Just in case you were wondering. Can't wait to get our next water bill :)
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Happy 4th of July!!
What is the best part of summertime?
Well 4th of July of course!!
We are still sort of recovering from our vacation hangover, but luckily my friend Erin was having a giant 4th of July BBQ, so all we had to do was show up and enjoy the festivities. We didn't have to spend a fortune on fireworks, everyone else brought theirs, so we just sat around and enjoyed the pyrotechnic display. There were (what seemed like) thousands of kids running around playing so my kids had a blast getting sticky and dirty with all the others.
We brought our own tofu dogs to grill and loaded up on all of the classic picnic junk food that is required of the holiday.
Rockstar husband came home early and stayed home with Peanut who was having a hard time pushing his bedtime back. But Bug, Sunshine and I stayed for the fireworks. For being up until a little past 11, they did surprisingly well.
We really had a great time.
** As a side note, I would like to point out Bug's super patriotic picture with the flag. Being the perfectionist that he is, he was bummed that I wouldn't photo shop an bald eagle flying over him to get the perfect effect. He cracks me up :)
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
The turtle pictures as promised
As promised we got these developed. So now we can really say that we were swimming nose to nose with this guy. He was so docile that he barely even noticed that we were there.
This was seriously one of the most amazing experiences that we've ever had. Most surreal too.
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Back to life...back to reality.
We got home yesterday morning. We took an overnight flight (which meant we missed a night sleeping) and then went straight back to the madness of our life.
We picked up the kids and had our big joyous reunion. As nice as it was to be child free for a week, I missed them like crazy. Every time we would see kids playing on the beach with us I would think about how much my own kids would have had if we brought them. It was sort of bitter sweet.
But we spent the better part of the day yesterday in a sleep deprived fog.
But one of the things I did do was take the underwater cameras in to be developed. The pictures turned out really cool. Of course the pictures don't quite do justice to just how cool snorkeling really is, but it captures the moment sufficiently.
So because there were just so dang many of these, I did a slide show of the greatest hits of Hawaii snorkeling.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Home again , home again jiggety jig.
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One last thing before I go....
We had a lot of time to kill before our flight left and I had this plan to do something extreme to commerate our 10th wedding anniversary. I know it seems silly to some, but a lot of my friends that got married around the same time as we did didn't make it see this milestone. It is just a fact that many marriages don't make it this far. Not that we are any better than anyone else, but I wanted to really mark the moment.
What better way than to do it by permanatly scarring yourself with synthetic ink?
I have had the itch to get another tatoo for quite some time, but I just couldn't settle on what exactly I wanted to do. I knew I wanted it around my ankle though. Then a couple months ago I got this idea to do a band of 10 plumeria flowers around my ankle. I wanted to do it while I was in Hawaii, but only on the last day because I didn't want to limit myself from going in the water.
I found a parlor that looked legit and we were off and running.
What I didn't take into consideration is how much it would hurt. I mean, I have a tatoo on my back that I got when I was 18. (another story for another time) I remember it hurting, but maybe the arrogance of youth clouded my memory. Well let me tell you now....it hurts .....Really....really ...bad. Needles poking into shin and ankle bones are unpleasant just thinking about.
But the whole thing took about an hour and a half and it was over. I found lamaze breathing comes in handy in the funniest places :)
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Last day in Paradise
But before we said our good byes to North shore we had to snap just a few more pictures for prosperity. Please excuse my brillo-esq hair. It turns out my hair didn't do well with a combination of salt water and high humidity. I grew a little too comfortable to the rubber band method of hair care. I am not really ready to go home and face the cruel nature of blow dryers and flat irons again.
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The spirit of craftsman is to pay attention to details, to pursue perfection and perfection, to spend a lot of time and effort to polish and improve products, and raise 99% to 99.99%. For example, in order to improve the accuracy of a Seiko Fuji anti-collision door test, can put millions of yuan of research and testing, even if this test will cost a lot of money, but the performance of the product Seiko Fuji to be more rigorous, more strict in demands, will eventually use this regardless of the cost of the way to find a solution to the problem. Because we must ensure the quality of each component, strict inspection standards for products, not required, never shipped. In addition to the product details strict in demands on attitude, on the other hand, Seiko Fuji also used their own years of patience, focus, to construct a set of sound quality management system, whether it is the use of materials, design and production process, each link has a quality system support. Fuji Seiko craftsman spirit goal is to build the elevator industry's best quality products, the most outstanding service and experience.
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There are a wide variety of techniques available for irrigating a field. The technologies range from advanced drip systems to periodic flooding. One of the systems that is used on smaller ranches is the use of "hand move" irrigation systems. Lightweight aluminum pipes with sprinkler heads are put in place across fields, and they are moved by hand at periodic intervals to insure that the whole field receives an adequate amount of water. This type of irrigation system is cheaper and easier to maintain than other systems. It is also flexible, allowing for use on a wide variety of fields and crops. The disadvantage is that it requires a great deal of time and effort to move and set up the equipment at regular intervals.
Given that this type of irrigation system is to be used, how can it be configured to minimize the amount of time required to irrigate a field that is 80 meters by 30 meters? For this task you are asked to find an algorithm to determine how to irrigate the rectangular field that minimizes the amount of time required by a rancher to maintain the irrigation system. One pipe set is used in the field. You should determine the number of sprinklers and the spacing between sprinklers, and you should find a schedule to move the pipes, including where to move them.
A pipe set consists of a number of pipes that can be connected together in a straight line. Each pipe has a 10 cm inner diameter with rotating spray nozzles that have a 0.6 cm inner diameter. When put together the resulting pipe is 20 meters long. At the water source, the pressure is 420 Kilo-Pascal's and has a flow rate of 150 liters per minute. No part of the field should receive more than 0.75 cm per hour of water, and each part of the field should receive at least 2 centimeters of water every 4 days. The total amount of water should be applied as uniformly as possible.
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The Outstanding Irrigation Problem
Daniel Zwillinger
Raytheon Company
Daniel Zwillinger
Raytheon Company
Sprinkler Systems for Dummies:
Optimizing a Hand-Moved Sprinkler
Carroll College, MT
Carroll College, MT
Fastidious Farmer Algorithms (FFA)
Duke University, NC
Duke University, NC
A Schedule for Lazy but Smart
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Optimization of Irrigation
University of California, CA
University of California, CA
Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Little Yard
University of Colorado, CO
University of Colorado, CO
Developing Improved Algorithms for
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Zhejiang University of Technology, China
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Psychology and Counselling
Achieving your personal goals is not always easy and you may not always get them. This can lead to you sometimes getting discouraged, upset and frustrated. Daily stresses may also put you under pressure. Every person experiences some problems/stresses in their life and sometimes a need to seek a professional psychological counselling service is beneficial.
Psychological therapy and counselling today in Perth can help you deal with problems you cannot deal with on your own. Psychological therapy and counselling does not mean that you have a severe psychological problem, it just means that you may need some help and support to deal with a certain issue. Seeking help by some professionals is the first step to regaining your life and helping you to learn new ways to feel and respond.
Many people think that modern life is full of pressure, anxiety and stress, and counsellors are trained to counsel you in different ways of thinking and reacting. They can also teach you the tools you need to cope with the circumstances that are causing the stress and anxiety.
Anxiety is the main reason of entering wellbeing therapy. Anxiety is a condition that you feel when you are in danger or that you do not feel comfortable in. An anxious person may feel threatened when no real threat exists, and the body's normal fight and flight condition may be changed or damaged.
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You don't only get one font weight with only a few extra characters. You get the full deal, with different font weights, characters, and in some cases all characters having a unique shape (Delicious font). There are also some nice descriptions, which make me realize how hard font design must be. Apparently "The Delicious italic is not a slanted roman, but a true italic."... No comment from me, I have no idea what he's talking about, but the font looks awesome!
My favorite one is Museo and Diavolo. I love the elegance that the narrow Museo offers, especially in its thinner variants. Diavolo is probably one of the coolest fonts I've ever seen. Put a bold heading on any page in Diavolo and the font itself makes a statement instantly. My only problem is now that I can't use these fonts in my web pages because few people have them, let's hope css3 changes this and enables embedding of fonts properly. Anyway, these fonts are awesome, check them out and download them right now!
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Origami Condoms turns to Indiegogo for funding
Posted: April 30, 2013
One to watch, perhaps – the hopeful US innovators of Origami Condoms are set to launch an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign on May 7th to help bankroll their phase II clinical trials.
The Origami Condom range is proposed as a viable alternative to the traditional rolled-up condom, with three anatomy-specific designs that simulate the sensation of sex without a condom: the Origami Male Condom (OMC); the Origami Female Condom (OFC); and the Origami Receptive Anal Intercourse Condom (ORAI). The ORAI is the first condom designed specifically for receptive anal sex.
Origami Condoms will also be the first to come folded and "slipped" on instead of unrolling as they're applied, as with the traditional latex condom.
"It is structured like an accordion so the condom can slip on instantly instead of struggling to unroll it like the old latex concept," the company says. "The bellows-shaped Origami Condoms create a reciprocating motion inside the lubricated condom that simulates the sensation of 'sex without a condom,' for both partners, like the real deal."
First developed by Danny Resnic in the mid 1970s, the finish line could finally be in sight for this alternative solution. Clinical trials on the range began in the USA in 2011 with funding from the National institutes of Allergies and Infectious Disease, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Though still not commercially available, global distribution and online sales are expected by the end of 2014 following regulatory approvals from the FDA, WHO and CE-Marking the EU market. The Phase II large-scale clinical trials required in order to gain those marks of approval, however, will cost a minimum of USD $3 million.
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Muslim's Find Jesus Through Dreams and Visions
Take time to listen Nabeel Qureshi's powerful testimony. You can also read his story in Seeking Allah Finding Jesus and why he left Islam after comparing the teachings in the Quran with the life of Jesus of the Bible.
Side note: At the bottom of this posts I have uploaded a recent Vlog from Mr. Qureshi regarding his battle with cancer and a dream where he saw Jesus. His dream was in answer to his prayers. It's lovely, comforting, cute, profound. Friends, let's pray together for his healing.
His testimony, and that of thousands of Muslims, is reason enough for Christians to understand that God is speaking through dreams and visions. Mr. Qureshi shares that Muslims earnestly seek to hear God through dreams and visions because they don't believe they can hear revelatory messages from God.
Muslims have a special prayer called salat estacada asking for dreams and visions. He states that they are prepared to hear God supernaturally and that, "supernatural revelation in the Middle East is bringing people to Christ." Dreams and visions are guiding, directing, and bringing salvation to the lost.
Open Doors highlights that Muslims are coming to Jesus in unprecedented numbers.
"The life of this family was and is still hard, but recently they found light in their life. "About three months ago, I was given a vision of Jesus Christ," Rasha shares. "I was sleeping and all of a sudden I saw Jesus Christ in white. He said 'I am Christ. You will have a beautiful daughter.' I was eight months pregnant, and a month later we received our beautiful daughter." At about the same time the husband had a dream, too. "I saw Jesus Christ. He was dressed in white. He said to me 'I am your Savior. You will follow me.'" Both Amir and Rasha made a bold decision after these dreams. 'We decided to follow Him.' 'Our clan is very big; we're afraid now. They might kill us,' says Rasha." (Jannele P., October 18, 2016)
I can't imagine a person risking their life for Jesus from a dream unless they knew with certainty what they saw and heard was God Himself. They knew it wasn't just a dream, but a God-dream. "Whoever finds me, finds life and receives favor from the Lord." Proverbs 8:35
Additional promises from the Bible of God's free gift of salvation: John 3:16; John 10:28-30; Romans 5:15; Romans 6:23, Romans 8:32; 2 Corinthians 9:15; Ephesians 2:8; I John 5:13.
I've listed a few articles below with some testimonies of Muslims turning to Christ after hearing and seeing Jesus in a dream or vision. We must learn to hear the voice of God during the day so we don't miss what God is saying in the night. Believers must know the Word, hear God for themselves, and be equipped and ready to share the gospel.
Charisma News How God Is Moving With Dreams and Visions in the Muslim World: "As literate, believing Christians, we don't need dreams and visions," Coleman said. "We have the written Word. But so many of these people who have a dream or a vision or a supernatural experience have never read the Word. So it's very important that we take them to the Word of God."
Visions of Jesus Stir Muslim Hearts and Video: "We receive lots of letters about people who have had dreams about the Lord, visions, even miracles," Shaheen said. "When they watch the program, they say yes, we had a dream or a vision, and they accept Jesus as Lord'." "Many say a supernatural dimension is at work throughout the Islamic world…"
How God Is Moving With Dreams and Visions in the Muslim World: ""As literate, believing Christians, we don't need dreams and visions," Coleman said. "We have the written Word. But so many of these people who have a dream or a vision or a supernatural experience have never read the Word. So it's very important that we take them to the Word of God."
I pray that God is doing the same in all nations and those from different religions. There are people I've witnessed to for years and there's no change in their hearts. I am believing that God will speak to them through their dreams and visions to show them the only way to Heaven is through Jesus.
Listen for God's Voice post provides a few tips how you can learn to hear God's voice.
Despite your circumstances, do not fear, but keep trusting and have faith.
"More discussion about my side effects from radiation, which have been getting pretty difficult to handle. Also, what I learned from my recent encounter with Jesus in a dream."
Update: On September 16, 2017, at the age of 34, Nabeel lost a yearlong battle with stomach cancer. He is now with Jesus, his master and Lord.


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CINCINNATI (Oct. 26, 2015)—Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP is pleased to announce that experienced business and finance attorney Bradley C. Arnett has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Brad will continue to represent and advise municipal debt issuers, borrowers, lenders and other business clients from the Cincinnati office.
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Lots of folks have talked about Seo, but now is the time to get started on your own learning journey. It will require some effort on your part, but it's worth it. You'll find some top tips here.
When you're working with SEO on pages you should try to have a lot of articles that are short and about the same thing instead of an article that's long. Pages that are long don't do as well as the short ones within search engine results. Also, you'll find that most of your visitors don't want to look at something that is multiple pages.
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Don't try using Flash when you're using a website for SEO purposes. Using Flash will mean that you site takes longer to load and parts of it won't get read by the search engine spiders and the text in Flash won't make it into the index. To properly optimize a site for the search engines, the content must be crawlable and visible to the search engines.
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Make your entire site easy to read. You can increase your search engine ranking by concentrating on keeping your site uncluttered and functional. You can also increase your rankings by adding functions for accessibility such as a tool to increase font size. You should find a balance to appeal to readers and to search engines.
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Last week was Spring Break & the kids and I headed on a road trip to San Diego.
If you remember....last Spring Break the kids and I went on a road trip to Santa Barbara & visited 10 of the 21 California Missions on that trip.
This year we headed to San Diego & went to Legoland, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and of course checked off 4 more California Missions off our list.
Here is a glimpse into the first couple days of this year's Spring Break Road Trip:
Ready to hit the road....San Diego or Bust!
This was Mission #14 of 21 that we have seen in the past year :)
It was absolutely stunning.
Other side of courtyard:
The landscaping was a mix of wildflowers & succulents.
Ready to hit the road....San Diego or Bust!
This was Mission #14 of 21 that we have seen in the past year :)
It was absolutely stunning.
Other side of courtyard:
The landscaping was a mix of wildflowers & succulents.
View of the old chapel:
Then we got back on the road & made it to our hotel around 5pm.
We stayed in Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort. We loved it!
We had a view of the ocean, the pool & this adorable courtyard.
I enjoyed a glass of wine on our balcony as a reward for driving over 400 miles & 8 hours with my 3 kids :)
There was a Mexican food place called Norte on the edge of the hotel property, so walked across the courtyard & had dinner there.
After dinner, the kids wanted to swim. They had been in a car for 8 hours, so swimming was a great way to burn off some energy before bed.
The next morning we got up, had a quick breakfast, coffee and headed straight to Legoland!
This was our first time to Legoland, so the kids were very excited.
The first thing they wanted to do was go get their "drivers license" at the Legoland Raceway.
No adults allowed, only kids could do this :)
I don't have that many photos of everything we did at Legoland because I kept my phone zipped in my purse most of the day.
My kids always love the carousal.
We went on a Fairy Tale boat ride...reminded me of Small World.
My VERY favorite thing at Legoland was Mini Land. This is Las Vegas Mini Land:
It is incredible...they have different cities built with legos....NYC Mini Land!!!
The photos don't even do it justice....the legos look just like these cities!
Some of these lego building are 8-10 feet tall
Central Park:
They had a lego subway that actually moved:
It was fascinating.
This lego band actually moved & had music playing.
New Orleans:
So cool
San Francisco!!!!
Victorian "Full House" houses:
Also known as the Painted Ladies:
SF Mini Land had lots of hills...just like the real SF.
Pier 39:
The Wharf:
Ghiradelli Square:
Love all the accurate details.
Can't forget about The Golden Gate Bridge :)
Driving the little boats:
There was also a Star Wars Mini Land. My kids LOVE Star Wars (I've never seen it, they get their love of Star Wars from Kevin)
My mother in law also came along for our Spring Break Adventure. My niece lives in San Diego, so she hung out with us all week as well. The kids loved having so much cousin time with her.
It was a fun day at Legoland...my kids LOVED it. I thought it was just okay.
It is perfect for kids 5th grade and younger. I am glad we went, but I think we are 1 and done with Legoland...I prefer Disneyland :) There is also a Legoland Water Park that is attached to the park, but we didn't do that because the weather was in the 60's...not really water park weather. There is also an Aquarium, but we didn't do that either (we have lots of Aquariums here in the Bay Area...Monterey, SF, etc)
We went on all the roller coasters at Legoland & most of the rides (sorry I don't have photos...too busy having fun!) If you do go to Legoland, you can definitely do it all in 1 day.
After Legoland we were hungry and ready for dinner! Our hotel was right in downtown Carlsbad...such a cute town!!
We went to Pizza Port for dinner.
It was SO good. My neice is gluten free, so she got a gluten free pepperoni, the kids got cheese pizza & my mother in law and I got the BBQ Chicken Pizza.
Delicious pizza & fun atmosphere!
We got ice cream after at Sub Zero Ice Cream. It's one of the places that does the nitrogen ice cream.
You can never go wrong with vanilla & Reeses PB cup :)
Phew! 2 busy days.... Stay tuned for Part 2...which will cover the last 3 days of our trip :)
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I don't write much. I often wish I wrote a lot more than I do. I often want to write about things other than adoption, ALS and family. I like writing short stories and just about my life in general as a result I am rebranding this blog. In effect, I am changing faces. I'll keep the name for the time being since it is in the URL but this is now going to become my own little narcissistic space for all things Kumar. To those of you who just connected with me because I write about adoption I will still write about adoption but also a lot of other things as well.
Thanks for the encouraging words of support and critical thought and I hope some of you folks out there keep an eye on this page and continue to follow me through this cyber world.
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There have been some recent developments with regard to the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement of the "Made in USA" guidelines that we wanted to bring to your attention.
A theme of "America First" trade enforcement activity under the current administration is protecting/promoting U.S. manufacturing. This is evident in the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-made goods, the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, the renegotiation of NAFTA and the pending Section 232 investigation contemplating duties on autos and auto parts. It is now also visible in significant changes to "Made in USA" enforcement at the FTC.
Since taking office, President Trump has appointed a full contingent of new FTC Commissioners (5 of 5). This is uncommonly quick (Commissioners are appointed for limited terms; Presidents Bush, Obama and Clinton each only appointed all five FTC commissioners once they reached their second terms in office.) The effect of the new appointees is already being seen.
As you may know, the FTC enforces a stringent definition of what qualifies as "Made in USA" for labeling and advertising purposes. Only products manufactured or assembled in the United States with "all or virtually all" U.S.-origin content (generally viewed as 95%+ U.S. content) meet this standard. While the FTC has engaged in regular enforcement actions over the last 20 years, it has rarely sought to impose penalties greater than a public censure in the form of a consent order. Most consent orders do not even involve an admission of guilt by the named party (just an agreement to change the offending behavior going forward).
A trio of recent cases suggest that this may be about to change. In each case, the facts were clear cut—companies plainly (even enthusiastically) advertising Chinese-made products as "Made in USA" (for example, in one case, Chinese-made hockey pucks were labeled as "Proudly Made in the USA," "MADE IN AMERICA," "100% Made in the USA!," "100% American Made!", and sold as "The Only American Made Hockey Puck!"). What was noteworthy about these cases, was that three Commissioners issued (or joined in) separate opinions addressing the settlements.
Commissioner Slaughter (D) and Chairman Simons (R) took the unusual step of issuing a concurring statement, supporting the cases' resolution by consent decree, but emphasizing that the FTC should make "strategic use of additional remedies" such as "monetary relief or notice to consumers" to enhance effectiveness going forward, and noting that the FTC has begun a "broad review of whether we are using every available remedy as effectively as possible" to pursue "vigorous enforcement."
Commissioner Chopra (D), on the other hand, was the lone vote against the three consent settlements. He argued, quite simply, that "no-money, no-fault settlements" are an insufficient remedy for extreme cases of consumer fraud. In cases like these, he argued, the FTC should insist that companies admit to fraud before accepting a settlement. Doing so could make it easier for such companies to be exposed to lawsuits by competitors under the Lanham Act.
Although the current FTC commissioners were all appointed by President Trump, these enforcement developments do not seem to be partisan (or may actually be bipartisan. . .). Earlier this week, three Democratic Senators (Sens. Brown, Baldwin and Murphy) wrote to the FTC that "no-fault no-money" settlements of "Made in USA" cases are indicative of "lackluster enforcement", and urged that the FTC begin assessing fines and making wrongdoing companies "admit they lied to the public" when the FTC determines that has been a violation of the guidelines.
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Scout Report / anyone order any of the hascon ex captain Rex?« on: September 20, 2017, 03:16:39 PM »
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Scout Report / anyone order any of the hascon ex captain Rex?« on: September 20, 2017, 03:16:39 PM »
if did love to hear from you
Scout Report / Star Wars Black Series Lando, Emperor Guard 6" Wave« on: August 21, 2017, 09:26:26 AM »
anyone seen these released in canada. or online.
seen a few sites on line but all sold out . if anyone knows site have instock appreciate help getting the 4 figures. thanks
Scout Report / Anyone know if Canada get the new Target 6" Exclusive Figure« on: March 28, 2017, 08:34:05 AM »
The Imperial AT-ACT Driver. found at target.
Scout Report / Anyone ever order anything from Hasbrotoyshop.com from the States« on: August 09, 2016, 09:38:10 AM »
good bad experince. what was shipping like?
Scout Report / Star Wars Hot Wheels Cars and Vehicles« on: January 09, 2016, 06:09:32 PM »
Hi all
thought i post. Was in my local Dollarama today and they had lot of the wave 1 and 2 of the star wars cars for 3 bucks and they also have almost all of the hot wheels Ships on for 3 bucks too. if looking for one or some check there.
Previous Hasbro 3.75" Star Wars Lines (1995-2015) / Target Exclusive Battlepacks at Zellers« on: October 30, 2008, 03:34:33 PM »
Went to my local zellers and was surprise to see 2 cool Battle packs
Obi-Wan & 212th Attack Battalion
Yoda & Coruscant Guard
For 19.99 each
some research i found out are saying these are target exlusives.
They are a great deal and look great.
Scout Report / Holo Emperor Found at TRU« on: October 22, 2005, 07:16:36 PM »
just got back from my local Toys rus in ont, Canada and was suprise
to find that they had out the TRU exclusive Holographic Emperor out all ready for sale
at 7.99 Cdn, I picked up 2. They had close to a dozen out.pics will follow if you would like.
Also was able to pick up the variant Anakin with Sith eyes at the Wal mart in (ontario), The Zellers in (ontario) also has some of the Green Clone Commanders and Several of the Red Shock Trooper variants.
Mark L
Edited to remove the city name. Please repost this in the Provincial forums with the city name. Thanks.
Scout Report / ANY ONE ELSE BUY THE EE Clone 4 Pack« on: May 14, 2005, 06:39:40 PM »
any one else pick one of the up. I got the Colored Clone Troopers with no Damage. It is really neat and worth the price i paid for them
Scout Report / LOCAL TRU has clone wars figures« on: April 02, 2005, 10:26:12 PM »
My local TRU has about 6 rows of Clone Wars Season 2 figures out for 9.99 Each. I was able to get the last 2 variation of the Clone Troopers. They had loads of all of the figures for people looking for them.
It made me wish I waited to pick them up today instead of paying more online for them
Wampa Cave / Make Collecting Enjoyable« on: April 01, 2005, 08:39:25 AM »
Have anyone else read the two articles on www.yakface.com (Make Collecting Enjoyable and April 2nd - A Call for Sanity
They are really well written and I hope every star wars collector reads it and takes it into
Mind tomorrow. I know some people take it too seriously. Go out and have fun tomorrow. I am going out first thing to hunt for new figures. But I am going with a plan
I am going to get one figure of each (Only one.) I know people will be standing in line in front of me with 4 or 5 of the hard to find figures. Hopefully most people
Will be considerate and only take one figure each.
Also if there is a kid looking at the figures wait and let him look. Dont move him or rush him/her. That kid Is the next generation of Star Wars Collectors? He/She is probably having as much fun or more as you. Hunting for new ROTS figures.
M Luff
Have Fun tomorrow. I know I will
Wampa Cave / Walmart restocking shelves« on: January 22, 2005, 03:35:40 PM »
Was in my local Walmart in Belleville, and it looks like they are going to be putting out the Preview Wave and new figures soon.
They had paper layouts and had 4 pegs listed as EP3 BS Figs.
Has anyone seen the new figures in Walmart?
Snowtrooper Recruitment / Newbie from Souther Ontario« on: January 01, 2005, 07:11:13 PM »
I am a 23 male and from Southern Ontario. I am an avid collector of anything Star Wars. I just have completed my OTC collection (Stupid Fettm Wicket and jawas) after hunting for months.
I hope to hear from other collectors in my area or even farther way. I am always upto chatting with fellow collectors.
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Halstead Historical Society
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A Fixer-Upper
John 15:9-17
Abide in my love
When I was a kid in Canada all my friends played Ice Hockey through the winter. I was not the greatest on my skates, but I wanted to play too. So I signed up to the league. The difficulty was teams were chosen randomly. But one of my friends was a coach of one of the teams. Knowing I wanted to play with my mates he made some trades and got me onto his team. I wasn't chosen because I was any good at Ice Hockey. I would never have been chosen if that was the pre-requisite. I was chosen because my mates wanted to be on my team too. Now, being on their team I had a lot of fun and I got much better – I was never going to go professional, but if I hadn't been on their team I probably wouldn't have stuck with it for five years.
Being chosen, and being loved, can have a big impact on us, who we are, and what we become. Bella is quite the gymnast and was showing me how she is learning the trampoline. She enjoys it and has been encouraged to work at it. And that environment is so important to getting better at something.
One of the most popular films, one which my daughter can't stop talking about the characters from it, is Frozen. I'm not going to go into the story, so far I've managed to maintain ignorant bliss about the plot. The reality is even without knowing any of the plot one can know at least one of the songs and the names of the characters. The last song in the film is called 'Fixer-upper.' It's all about how the romantic duo in the film, neither of them perfect, are still ideal for each other. They are both fixer-uppers and while it doesn't claim they can be 'changed', loving one another will make them the best they can be. The song goes on to recognise that everybody is a bit of a fixer upper.
That we each need each other and that love brings out the best in people. It's true in families too. Whatever the situation, being confident that you are loved can enable and empower you. Knowledge of a parent's unconditional love builds a child's confidence and knits them a safety blanket that helps them at the hardest times in their lives.
In today's Gospel Jesus is speaking to the disciples. The passage is taken from John's version of the last supper. Think of it as his after dinner speech. And he is preparing the disciples and us for the time after he has died – when they are feeling so alone. Jesus reminds them that they are loved unconditionally by God, even when the world around them seems to be falling apart. In those moments of despair and sadness, they should abide in that love, that love which they have experienced through knowing Jesus. By abiding in that love, by remembering that they are loved they will do what is right. It is when we forget that we are loved unconditionally, that we can become overwhelmed by fear and anger.
But it's easy, when we say things like 'God loves all that he has made.' to think God just loves us in the way that we might call a stranger on the bus love, or we might say oh I love that school, I love them all. Because God loves us like our mother loves us. God knows us personally and chooses to love us. Jesus says, 'You did not chose me, but I chose you.' This is true for each and every one of us. God chose you. God chose to love you – no matter what. Not because you are perfect, not because you are good at Ice Hockey or Gymnastics, not because you are kind. God chose to love you for you, and God hopes that if you abide in that love, you will flourish and become the best you that you can be. And that, in effect, is the simplest way of explaining what happens in baptism. Because in baptism God shows us that he has chosen each of us by name to be a part of his family, the church. God promises to love us in the hopes that we will love one another, and surrounded by that love we may become a people full of love to overflowing. For then they will know us by the love we have for one another and for all those whom we meet.
Today Bella, by baptism, you become a full member of the worldwide church. You will be marked with a cross as a sign that Jesus loves you to the end. You are washed in water to remind you that to God, no matter what happens, you are already washed clean of anything bad that could happen to you. Your parents and godparents make promises, promises to continue showing you the love God has for you.
And your job, funny to think of a four year old having a job, but as a Christian your job, all of our jobs, is to go out and love others, just like you already do and just like you are loved.
The Reverend Robin Sims-Williams
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Super Eagles star Carl Ikeme has ended his football career after battling life threatening disease for a year
- The goalkeeper made over 200 appearances for the English League side after joining them in 2003
- He also featured for the three time African champions before being diagnosed in July 2017
Nigeria and Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football after surviving acute leukaemia.
The 32-year-old was diagnosed with the life threatening disease in the summer of 2017 during their preseason preparations for last term.
He was immediately taken to the hospital where he received treatment for close to a year before eventually hanging his gloves this summer.
Ikeme made 274 domestic career appearances in all competitions, with over 200 of them coming for Wolves, the club he joined in 2000 as a 14-year-old.
The goalkeeper in June revealed that he was in "complete remission" after "a tough year and intense chemotherapy".
The stopper went on to win two promotions, and ten international caps for Nigeria, who honoured him at this summer's World Cup by naming him as their 24th squad member.
Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi said on their official website that: " Having been at the club since the age of 14, Carl is far more than just a player in our eyes - he is our brother and an important part of our family.
" When Carl came to tell us his news, yes there was sadness, but also great happiness to see him so healthy and hungry for the opportunities that lay ahead of him.
" Carl is strong, a fighter, something he has proven in his playing career and also during what has been a very challenging time for him, so I have no doubt he will be a success in whatever he does next .
" We wish Carl all the very best for the future, but remind him he will always remain a part of the Wolves family. "
The club's managing director Laurie Dalrymple also said: " While this news will undoubtedly leave the Wolves family feeling sadness for someone they care about deeply, it also gives us the opportunity to celebrate an exceptional career and a true servant of this football club.
"A brilliant goalkeeper who deservedly earned promotions and international caps, Carl's exemplary application on the pitch was matched off it by tireless hard work and a positive attitude that will continue to be an inspiration for young players coming through our Academy for many years to come.
" I have been in touch with Carl regularly during a very difficult year for him and his family, and I have been constantly in awe of his strength, positivity and heart at a time of great adversity.
"Carl will, without doubt, be a permanent member of the Wolves family, and I am certain he has a very bright future ahead of him in whatever path he chooses to take. "
Wolves sporting director Kevin Thelwell said: " I have had the honour and privilege to work alongside Carl for the duration of my time at Wolves, and you would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated and hard working professional.
"The outpouring of support and love from our supporters this time last year, and throughout Carl's treatment has been testament to how we all
feel about Carl, and we are delighted that he is now in complete remission.
" However, it is definitely his contribution on the pitch that he will be most remembered for at Wolves, and forever held as inspiration to future generations of our Academy.
"I'm looking forward to seeing more of Carl this season, and seeing him back at Molineux where he belongs. "
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Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme revealed that he is complete remission after battling cancer for one year.
Last summer, the 32-year-old was diagnosed with acute leukemia after returning abnormal blood tests and he has not been able to play football since then.
The goalkeeper took to Instagram to announce his remarkable recovery alongside a heartwarming picture with his daughter.