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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — David Dayne Glass, who served as President and CEO of Walmart Inc. from 1988 to 2000 when he led the company through extraordinary growth, died January 9, according to the Glass family.
He was 84.
He died of complications associated with pneumonia, according to the Glass family.
Most recently Glass was owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas City Royals, a team he helped lead to two consecutive World Series appearances and in 2015 brought the World Championship trophy to the fans of Kansas City. Glass and his family sold the Royals late last year.
A native of Mountain View, MO, Glass served in the U.S. Army after graduating high school from 1954-56. After leaving the Army Glass earned a business degree from Southwest Missouri State University, now named Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO.
Upon graduation, Glass began his retail career in 1960 with Crank Drug Company in Springfield. He left Crank in 1968 after the company was sold and worked for two other companies, including serving as General Manager of Consumer Markets in Springfield. In 1976, Glass was recruited by Walmart founder Sam Walton to become Walmart's Chief Financial Officer.
Glass was named President and CEO of Walmart in 1988 and served in that role for 12 years. During his term in that role, Glass guided the company through a period of extraordinary growth both in terms of revenues and expansion including retail acquisitions, expansions including new retail formats and significant international expansion. Specifically, under Glass' leadership, Walmart:
- Increased annual revenues from $16 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31, 1988, to approximately $165 billion in revenues in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2000.
- Launched Walmart Supercenters and expanded Sam's Club.
- Expanded international operations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Puerto Rico and United Kingdom.
Glass led a team of managers who adopted new and innovative technologies to streamline operations and improve customer service. This included the development of automated distribution centers, linked by computers to Walmart headquarters, stores and suppliers, which enabled the company to expand beyond a regional retailer to become an international retail leader.
Glass was also a mentor and leader to many who are now leading successful business careers and lives of their own.
Rob Walton, former Walmart Chairman and eldest son of Sam Walton, said the following:
"When we lost my Dad, David provided a steady, visionary hand the company needed to lead it forward. He did so with a deep sense of humility while maintaining the values and principles Dad founded the company on. More than anyone beyond Sam Walton, David Glass is responsible for making Walmart the company it is today. On behalf of the entire Walton family, I want to express our appreciation for David as a leader and as a friend. He will be deeply missed."
Glass was honored with numerous retail and business awards over the years, including being named "most admired CEO" in 1993 by Fortune Magazine, and inducted into the Retail Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
A lifelong baseball fan starting as a child when he followed the St. Louis Cardinals, Glass was appointed interim Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Royals in 1993 upon the death of then owner Ewing Kauffman. Glass and his family acquired the Royals in 2000 and it was at that time that he began his second career, a career in baseball, at age 64.
During his ownership of the Royals, Glass was an active member in Major League Baseball and served on key committees within the Major League organization. Glass was the Chairman of the Board of MLB Advanced Media, a member of Major League Baseball's Executive Council and a member of MLB Enterprise and Finance Committee.
Glass was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2000, where he served as a member of the Pension and Audit Committees.
Dayton Moore, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager for the Royals, said the following:
"Mr. Glass loved this game, this team and our city with all his heart. He cared deeply for our fans and for the future of baseball. But above all, Mr. Glass placed an emphasis on putting family first which is what he stressed to our entire organization. We are forever grateful for his humble and supportive leadership, and we are beyond blessed that we were a part of his incredible life. Our thoughts and prayers are with his very special family."
However, while the list of business and sports achievements and honors are impressive indeed, those who knew Glass best knew that his number one priority throughout his entire life was his love and commitment to his family. Glass and his wife, Ruth, have three children, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Glass and his family have been supportive of numerous charitable causes and organizations over the years including Missouri State University. In fact the Missouri State College of Business is named David D. Glass Hall in honor of his dedication to the university.
The Glass family will hold a public "Celebration of Life" in his honor on Monday, January 27, 2020, at 1 p.m. the Northwest Arkansas Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Road in Rogers AR.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted out the following statement:
David Glass was a great man who gave so much to the state of Arkansas. From running the world's biggest company @Walmart to leading the @Royals to a World Series championship - he was a winner. To know him was to love him. Our prayers are with his family. https://t.co/zLblT8wpzn
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) January 17, 2020
Current Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Doug McMillon released the following statement:
It is with great sorrow and eternal gratitude we share the news that David Glass has passed away. For those of you who knew him, you know what an extraordinary leader and person he was. David joined our company in 1976 and served as our CEO from 1988 to 2000. He was a great partner to Sam and Rob Walton and led the company as CEO through the important period after we lost Sam.
Those of us who watched him closely frequently tell each other that he is the most under-appreciated CEO in the history of business. The results of the company and the choices he made set the company up for a long run into the future. He would often say, "we are just getting started." The reason some under-appreciate his impact was his humility.
Despite all his success, he managed to give all the credit away. He would credit our associates and rightfully so. But, without his wisdom and good judgment, his intuition that led us to blaze new trails, his iron will and the love he had for all of us, Walmart would not be the company we are today. He led us into the food business, expanded beyond U.S. borders, helped teach us how to partner with suppliers and innovate through technology. In an April 29, 1996 article from Fortune magazine, the reporter said Walmart's "core business appears mature; its chain of Sam's Club stores is flagging; and its future, says the CEO, lies in food retailing, a brutally competitive arena. Maybe David Glass is brilliant. What almost killed Sears and Kmart, after all, was their managements' resistance to change." While the article seems to bet against us, the reporter sure did get one thing right: David was brilliant.
Rob Walton reached out with some thoughts about David that I wanted to share with you:
"I am deeply saddened to learn the news of David Glass passing. For many years, my dad worked hard to recruit David before he joined us in 1976. Little did we know then the monumental impact he would have on us and the retail industry. David's knowledge of the grocery industry, his financial acumen, and his embrace of technology were invaluable as we rapidly grew the business. When we lost Sam, David provided a steady, visionary hand the company needed to lead it forward. He did so with a deep sense of humility while maintaining the values and principles Dad founded the company on. More than anyone beyond Sam Walton, David Glass is responsible for making Walmart the company it is today. On behalf of the Walton family, I want to express our appreciation for David as a leader and as a friend. He will be deeply missed."
After Walmart, David became the owner of the Kansas City Royals and it gave him great joy to watch the team win the 2015 World Series. As he reflected on that experience, the story that seemed to give him the most joy was related to the victory parade and how the city celebrated. He was always prioritizing other people. He loved his family, he loved Walmart and he loved the Royals.
After his retirement from the company and our board, he continued to make himself available to Walmart leadership. He had a way of giving great advice and helping us correct mistakes or avoid problems but always in a warm, caring and intelligent way. He came over to the Home Office just a few weeks ago so we could capture his thoughts about Everyday Low Price and the Walmart business model. He was always there for us. The words that persist for me when it comes to David Glass are wisdom and love. If he could leave you with one message, I suspect it would be to remember, "We're just getting started!"."


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My parents have a really beautiful house here. Outside of the study/office, where stray papers litter the glass-covered mahogany desk, and the bedrooms upstairs, where my brother's and my visiting possessions resemble an exploded fashion boutique, the place looks like a display home.
Everything matches. Everything is orderly. Clean. Serene. Lush.
Outside on the back deck elegant patio furniture graces a flower-lined haven, home to an oft-used large grill and several scores of paper wasps.
I've been watching them to see what they do as they mull about in the beautiful Wisconsin afternoons. Not much.
They certainly don't have any interest in pollinating, and they've never stung anyone in our household. They just seem to flit about, and when they need a break they buzz up under the benches somewhere.
Actually I lied, they do have an activity: freaking out my mother. She's not deathly allergic, but a sting would in theory make her puff up for several days and probably also hurt a bunch.
So I got down on the deck and shimmied about a bit on my back under the benches, and found 9 or 10 little wasp nests chilling out. I reported my findings to my parents and offered to remove the nests myself, that afternoon, so long as they watched me in case nature decided to reenact the end of My Girl.
It was in the 80s (about 30°C) with maybe 75% humidity, but this was about protecting my family! ...and destroying the homes of pleasant, well-mannered members of the delicate web of life that makes Wisconsin summers otherwise so fecund and enjoyable.
Using a paint scraper I pried every last nest from the benches' underbellies. I moved slowly after each act of insecticide so the innocent, hard-working creatures wouldn't know upon what to vent their grief and disappointment.
This is one of larger, unused nests. About half of the nests weren't active. Those that were active actually continued to interests the wasps, who merely did their waspian duties from the deck, right-side-up, instead of hanging from the nest, upside-down. A few hours later came a big lightning storm and lots of rain and hail, but the next day they were still using the dismounted hives, and some of the dudes were rebuilding in the same spots as where the old hives had been.
Or maybe they were just dumb and didn't notice the nests weren't there anymore.
Either way, my parents are soon going to spray the poor critters with something toxic, at which point they'll probably just move in to the benches at the house next door.

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The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or the occupation of Iraq, is an ongoing conflict which began on March 20, 2003 with the United States-led invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition composed of U.S. and U.K. troops supported by smaller contingents from Australia, Poland, and other nations. [1]
Mike Gravel's PositionEdit
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One of the leading opponents of the Vietnam War, Senator Gravel was one of the first current or former elected officials to publicly oppose the planned invasion of Iraq in 2002. He appeared on MSNBC prior to the invasion insisting that intelligence showed that there were indeed no weapons of mass destruction, that Iraq posed no threat to the United States and that invading Iraq was against America's national interests and would result in a disaster of epic proportions for both the United States and the Iraqi people.
Today, more than four years into the invasion, the death toll of U.S. troops has climbed over 3,300 with over 50,000 more permanently maimed, some having lost limbs, others their sight. Tens of thousands more are afflicted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and urgently need psychological care. The Iraqi civilian death toll nears three-quarters of a million, and still there remains no end in sight to the bloodshed.
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External linksEdit
Anti-War GroupsEdit
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
- a national veterans' organization that was founded in New York City in 1967 after six Vietnam vets marched together in a peace demonstration
- Iraq Veterans Against the War
-organized to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent
- Breaking the Silence
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17 January 2017| Last updated on 13 June 2017
It's said that laughter is the best medicine. Well if that's the case, then a laughter session is just what the doctor ordered! There's now a trend to make the best out of the benefits of laughter and that's Laughter Yoga.
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YOu can watch Bead Stringing 101- Beaded Necklace Video Tutorial over at YouTube.
- 7" strand assorted 10mm-15mm beads in colors of your choice
- 1 strand 4mm crystal beads to coordinate with 7" strand
- 1 strand 6mm crystal beads to coordinate with 7" strand
- 1 hank clear large glass seed beads
- 1 spool bead stringing wire (.018, 49 strand)
- silver plated lobster clasp
- 3 – 6mm silver plated jump rings
- 4- 2x3mm silver plated crimp beads
- 4mm silver plated round spacer beads (the package I got had 16)
- optional (4-6 inch piece of chunky chain)
- crimping pliers
- chain nose pliers
- wire cutters
- bead design board
- Bead Bugs Bead Stoppers
- tape measure
To make necklace:
- Open assorted bead strand onto longest channel in bead design board.
- Open each strand of crystal beads, silver plated beads and large seed beads into a separate compartment in bead design board.
- Remove 3-5 beads from Jesse James assortment to use in second strand. Arrange these in another channel in board.
- Arrange crystal beads and silver plated beads around focal beads in a pleasing design.
- Use large glass seed beads to fill in length of necklace, especially going around the back.
- Leaving bead stringing wire on the spool, string beads onto wire. When length and arrangement are to your satisfaction, cut off the wire, leaving 3 inches extra wire on each end.
- Make sure to secure each end with a Bead Bug.
- Repeat stringing, cutting and clamping for second strand of beads. It should be slightly shorter than the first strand.
- Remove bead stopper from one end of longer bead strand. Slide on a crimp tube and a soldered jump ring.
- Slide wire back through crimp tube, pull snug to jump ring. Use crimping pliers to squeeze crimp, first using round portion then "U" shaped portion of pliers.
- Test hold of crimp by pulling on jump ring. Once it is secure trim excess wire.
- Repeat steps 9-11 to add one end of shorter strand to same jump ring.
- Repeat steps 9-12 to add two remaining wire ends to another jump ring.
- Use wire cutters to make a split in a jump ring. Use this jump ring to attach lobster clasp to one of the soldered jump rings.
- Optional: To add length to your necklace and make it adjustable, use a split jump ring to attach a piece of chain to the other soldered jump ring.


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This thought popped up when I saw a new Chevy Volt on the road. I was amazed that someone bought one! But then I wondered what I would convert. Then I limited my options to new and tried to think of model names.
Anywho, the 1968 electric Mustang came to mind and I would love to use that in the modern form. It would all blend together so well.
And because "Colt" is likely under the Dodge name still, I'd go with Stallion.
By the way, if VW makes an electric Beetle they HAVE to call it the "Lightning Bug". I get royalties.


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Meet the Director
1st Period - Intro to Band
2nd Period - 7/8 Grade General Music
3rd Period - 5/6 Grade General Music
4th Period - Prep
5th Period - MS Advisement/MS Lunch
HS Lunch - Cafeteria Duty
6th Period - Jr. High Band (7th Grade)
7th Period - Beginning Band (6th Grade)
8th Period - Sr. High Band (8 - 12th Grade)
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Phone: 479-284-5810
Michael Cotten, born May 15, 1994 grew up in Harrodsburg, Kentucky and holds a Bachelor's of Music in Music Education from the University of Kentucky, where he studied with Dr. Jason Dovel, Joseph Baber, and Robert Jeter. Cotten is currently the Director of Bands at Hector Public Schools and was formerly the band director at R. A. Jones Middle School and La Salle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at La Salle his group received numerous marching awards and a superior rating at the Ohio Large Group Assessment. Before this Mr. Cotten was an assistant educator with the Williamstown High School Band and worked with programs such as the Twenhofel Middle School Band and the Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Avid as a composer, Cotten's works have been performed at the International Trumpet Guild, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference, International Women's Brass Conference, Kentucky and Ohio State Education Conference, National Trumpet Competition, and many more. Select groups that have played his music include the United States Army Band "Perhsing's Own" Brass Quintet, Amazonas Philharmonia, St. Petersburg Orchestra, Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Fillmore Wind Band.
Michael received the Cincinnati Warm 98.5 2018 Teacher Award and won the 2016 KMEA (Kentucky) College Composition Contest with his piece Wayfarer's Hymn for six trumpets. In 2014 he received a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant from the University of Kentucky to study with composer Anthony Barfield at the Julliard School of Music in New York, New York. His research paper from the study was published in University of Kentucky research journal Kaleidoscope.
Active in arranging for Marching Band Cotten's arrangements have garnered many awards. His arrangements have helped marching bands achieve championships and finalist appearances in KMEA, MSBA, and Music For All (Bands of America). He has also arranged for the Western Illinois University Marching Leathernecks who performed an arrangement of his at the 2015 McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. Active as trumpeter, Michael performed with the Fillmore Wind Band, Ohio Valley Big Band, Fillmore Chamber Winds, and Fillmore Philharmonic Brass.


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This place is absolutely amazing! My family and I are frequent eaters at Paul Martin's and all the servers we've had have been awesome. Tonight, we came in for my parents anniversary and Donnie was nothing short of amazing. He was super attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. He came to check in frequently and was a pleasure to be around. He just made me like this place even more. The food, ambiance, and drink selection is unbeatable. Definitely give this place a try. Their happy hour is awesome and it's 7 days a week from 3-7pm!Alina M.| Los Angeles, CA
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Help book for new students launched
A book to help new students navigate their way through the first year of their degree has been published by two lecturers at the University of Wolverhampton.
Making It At Uni has been written for students considering going to university or those who have just begun their journey into higher education.
The book has been written by Sally Bartholomew, Principal Lecturer for Undergraduate Student Experience, and Jodi Withers, Academic Skills Lecturer.
It gives insights into the challenges of studying an undergraduate degree for the first time, and is particularly recommended for students who are the first in their family to go to university, commuter students and international students.
Sally said: "This is not a text book, but is appearing on many reading lists countrywide. It is a help book. Universities lose thousands of students every year because students are not 'university ready'. Making It At Uni goes part of the way to bridging the gap of knowledge and confidence building in the student body.
"Topics covered include looking after yourself, socialising, managing time and money and how to manage student expectations of university."
Making It At Uni also has advice about achieving success in an academic environment. There are chapters on academic reading, academic writing and referencing. These are easy to read and digest and will help students through their first couple of assessments at university.
Making It At Uni is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Uni-Navigate-through-degree/dp/1793303282/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=making+it+at+uni&qid=1557754697&s=gateway&sr=8-1
A University of Wolverhampton specific version has also been published:
Further information
For more information please contact the Media Relations Office on 01902 32 2736 or 01902 518647.
Date Issued: Tuesday, 14 May 2019
For more information please contact the Corporate Communications Team.


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« Après l'Inde et la Chine.... Japon | Page d'accueil | Mardi 31 Mars -15ème jour - Bangalore »
Arrivée à Tokyo....
But it's late... Demain vous aurez la suite de l'Inde (et je vais accélérer les publications pour rattraper la Chine !) .... et les premières impressions sur le Japon.. but .. it is AMAZING !!!!!!
Sinon nous avons du bol nous sommes justement arrivés ce matin :(link ICI & ICI)
" TOKYO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A passenger who arrived at Japan's Narita international airport Thursday has tested positive for the swine flu in a preliminary examination, Kyodo News reported, citing airport sources.
The woman passenger, a Japanese national who traveled on a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles, was sent to Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital.
Some 10 other passengers sitting around her would be transported to another medical institution for further examinations, the report said.
If officially confirmed, it will be the first case of swine flu in Japan as the nation has not seen an outbreak of the disease."
Mais paraît-il que :(link ICI)
"TOKYO - JAPAN has reported no human cases of deadly swine flu so far - but a computer virus of the same name has been spreading on the Internet in recent days, authorities warned on Thursday.
Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) said on its website that a suspicious Japanese-language email message with an attached file called 'information on swine flu' had been circulating in cyberspace.
'The institute has received reports that the email message falsely identifying itself as coming from the NIID is circulating,' it said.
'The email is carrying a file titled 'information on swine flu', which has been recognised as an illegal programme by the institute's virus-checking software,' the NIID statement said.
The institute did not say what kind of malware was hidden inside the file or what harm it might do.
The email, originating from senders in the '@yahoo.co.jp domain, seemed to be sent to random Internet users, the institute said.
'It is obviously a suspicious message falsely identifying itself,' it said.
NIID staff were not immediately available for comment.
Japan has so far reported no human cases of swine flu, which is believed to have killed up to 84 people in Mexico - eight of them confirmed - and has spread to the United States, Europe, Israel and New Zealand. -- AFP"
So who tell the truth... ?
Hi hi hi pas mal !! En France les médias font paniquer les gens avec la grippe A. L'information, c'est à double tranchant.
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En attendant :
Japan fears first swine flu case
JAPAN may have its first case of swine flu, Health Minister Yoichi Masuzoe said this morning.
A 17-year-old Yokohama high school boy was tested yesterday after falling ill. Authorities say the presence or otherwise of the new H1N1 strain should be confirmed later today or tomorrow.
The boy, who is not at serious risk, was in a party of 120 students and teachers who visited British Columbia from April 10 to 25. As of yesterday 11 H1N1 cases had been reported in the Canadian province.
No other 'flu cases have been reported from the Japanese school group.
Health Minister Masuzoe said schools in the Yokohama area should consider cancelling classes as a precautionary measure.
Following the WHO decision on Wednesday to raise influenza alert level to 5, indicating a high probability of pandemic, the Japanese government decided to set up "fever clinics" at strategic hospitals around the country and to build its stockpile of Tamiflu, an anti-viral drug believed to be effective against the new strain.
A Health Ministry official said yesterday there were sufficient doses for almost 34 million of Japan's 126 million people and government stocks were being built to cover another 8.3 million.
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Mon p'tit Trambus... tu me fais toujours autant marrer ;)
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Liz from Fully Promoted has outstanding product knowledge and was able to guide me through selecting uniforms that not only suit our brand but are also easy to care for, comfortable and durable. Liz and her team made the entire process seamless and I could not be happier with the service.
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DRS Reference: 1250
Enterprise Holdings, Inc, Renee Reuter v Cai Dibin
Key words -
Identical or similar trade mark or name
Registered mark - unregistered mark - identical –– generic – descriptive
Generic – descriptive
Unfair registration
Unfair registration – unfair use – likely to confuse, mislead or deceive– unfairly disrupting the business of the complainant – blocking registration –respondent having no connection with name or trade mark
1. Parties
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Renee Reuter
600 Corporate Park Dr
St. Louis, Missouri
United States
Represented by: David Haarz, Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
Cai Dibin
ZhangMu Tou JinHeGuKeng Liuxiang 21 hao
2. Domain Name/s
3. Procedural history
The Complaint was lodged on 01 September 2017 and Domain Name Commission (DNC), notified the Respondent of the validated Complaint on 4/09/2017. The domain was locked on 4/09/2017, preventing any changes to the record until the conclusion of these proceedings.
The Respondent filed a Response to the Complaint on 12 September 2017 and the DNC so informed the Complainant on 2/10/2017. The Complainant filed a Reply to the Response on 06 October 2017. The DNC informed the parties on 02 November 2017 that informal mediation had failed to achieve a resolution to the dispute.
The Complainant paid Domain Name Commission Limited the appropriate fee on 6/12/2017 for a decision of an Expert, pursuant to Paragraph 9 of the .nz Dispute Resolution Service Policy ("the Policy").
Sheana Wheeldon, the undersigned, ("the Expert") confirmed to the DNC on 13 December 2017 that she knew of no reason why she could not properly accept the invitation to act as expert in this case and that she knew of no matters which ought to be drawn to the attention of the parties, which might appear to call into question her independence and/or impartiality.
4. Factual background
The Complainant's rights
4.1 The Complainant is Enterprise Holdings, Inc. It licenses the ENTERPRISE trade mark to Enterprise Rent A Car and other operating entities ("Enterprise"). Its vehicle rental business has been operating under the ENTERPRISE trade mark in the United States since 1974. It also operates in Canada, Ireland, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and other countries.
4.2 The Complainant and its affiliated companies employ more than 74,000 people worldwide and own more than 1.5 million cars and trucks.
4.3 The first ENTERPRISE location in New Zealand opened in July 2016 at Queenstown Airport and ENTERPRISE locations have subsequently been opened at Auckland Airport and Wellington Airport.
4.4 Enterprise operates an online worldwide car rental site at enterprise.com and a New Zealand specific website at enterpriserentacar.nz.
4.5 The Complainant has registered the ENTERPRISE trade mark in many countries including New Zealand where it owns:
a. Registration no. 235128 ENTERPRISE in class 39 for "transportation and travel services in this class including rental and leasing of vehicles and reservation services for vehicle rental, and automobile dealership services" dated 15 March 1994.
b. Registration no. 611189 ENTERPRISE in class 39 for "vehicle rental and leasing; reservation services for vehicle leasing and rental; provision of tourism information" dated 24 March 2000.
c. Registration no. 848262 ENTERPRISE in class 39 covering "vehicle rental and leasing services, and reservation services for the rental and leasing of vehicles" dated 26 August 2011.
The Respondent's activities
4.6 The Domain Name was registered on 3 March 2017. The Respondent is Cai Dibin of DongGuan in China.
4.7 As at 15 August 2017 the Domain Name resolved to a webpage with a list of Related Links consisting of links to websites offering vehicle rental services, including those of the Complainant and its competitors. The links included:
a. Enterprise Car Rental.
b. Enterprise Carshare.
c. Car Rental Car Rental.
d. Enterprise Auto Sales.
e. Enterprise Truck.
f. Enterprise Specials.
g. Enterprise Car Rental.
h. National Enterprise.
i. Enterprise com.
j. Car Rental Car Rental.
4.8 The webpage also included a link saying:
"Buy this Domain
The Domain enterprise.nz may be for sale by its owner!"
4.9 The Complainant invited the Expert to visit the website at www.enterprise.nz, which she did in December 2017 and again in January 2018. On both occasions this led to the Sedo Domain Parking page referred to earlier.
4.10 In December 2017 a similar list of links to that in August 2017 appeared on the website, as did the following link:
"Buy this Domain
The owner of enterprise.nz is offering it for sale for an asking price of 6,000 USD!".
4.11 In January 2018 the list of links included "Enterprise Car Rental" as well as unrelated descriptions such as "Refrigerators & Freezers". Clicking through on "Enterprise Car Rental" led to links to five car rental websites, none of which appeared to be operated by the Complainant. The same offer for sale at a price of US$6,000 also appeared.
4.12 It is evident that the Domain Name is being used in relation to a pay per click website that in the Complainant's words "serves merely to drive Internet traffic to websites offering vehicle rental services, including those of the Complainant and its competitors, and makes a generalised offer to sell the domain name".
5. Parties' contentions
5.1 The Complainant seeks to have the Domain Name transferred to it from the Respondent.
5.2 The Complainant asserts registered trade mark rights in the mark ENTERPRISE in New Zealand. It is not clear whether it is also asserting unregistered trade mark rights. There is insufficient information in the Complaint to make an assessment of the Complainant's reputation in New Zealand in the mark ENTERPRISE, whether based on its local activities since July 2016, or its activities elsewhere. Nothing turns on whether the Complainant has unregistered rights in New Zealand and the Expert will say nothing more on that subject.
5.3 The main assertions of the Complainant in support of its Complaint are as follows:
a. The Domain Name is identical to the Complainant's ENTERPRISE trade mark (other than the addition of the .nz country code top-level domain, which is irrelevant).
b. The Complainant's first registration of the ENTERPRISE trade mark in New Zealand issued on 17 March 1997, almost 20 years prior to the 3 March 2017 registration of the Domain Name.
c. The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the Domain Name.
d. In light of the long-standing use and registration of the ENTERPRISE mark by the Complainant, the Respondent cannot have any legitimate rights or interests in connection with the pay-per-click website to which the Domain Name currently resolves.
e. The Respondent has registered the Domain Name to take unfair advantage of the goodwill the Complainant has created in its ENTERPRISE trade mark.
f. The Respondent's registration and use of the Domain Name is unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's rights.
g. Because the Complainant operates in many countries around the world, customers expect it to operate ENTERPRISE vehicle rental websites with many different country-code top level domains, so use and registration by the Respondent of the Domain Name is likely to confuse, mislead, and/or deceive people or businesses into believing that the Domain Name is authorised and operated by Enterprise or that Enterprise does not offer vehicle rental services to residents of New Zealand.
h. The Respondent's use of the Domain Name is not a genuine offering of goods or services.
i. The Respondent's use is not a legitimate non-commercial or fair use of the Domain Name. In fact, Enterprise Rent-A-Car must pay a click through fee if a link to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car website on the enterprise.nz webpage is used. As a result, the Respondent is profiting at the Complainant's licensees' expense based on the misdirection of Internet users to the enterprise.nz webpage.
j. The Complainant's ENTERPRISE mark is not descriptive or generic for vehicle rental services and the Respondent's use of the Domain Name is not consistent with any fair descriptive or generic use of ENTERPRISE.
k. On the balance of probabilities, the registration of the Domain Name by the Respondent takes unfair advantage of and is detrimental to the Complainant's long-established rights in its ENTERPRISE trade mark.
5.4 On the topic of the links to websites offering vehicle rental services, the Respondent states in his Response:
"I just used Sedo's parking service. The complainant mentioned a parking page, and the ad for the parking page was not decided by me. It was decided by Sedo. But if this advertisement has any effect on the complainant, I can cancel it".
5.5 He also asserts that the Domain Name "is an ordinary word. It's not like Google, Yahoo, Twitter, the domain name that only they can hold. So there is no malicious registration behaviour".
5.6 He says he has not attempted to sell the Domain Name to the Complainant, nor used the Complainant's company name to re sell the Domain Name.
Complainant's Reply
5.7 The Complainant with its Reply provided a copy of Sedo's promotion of its domain parking service. This includes this statement:
"Advertisements which thematically correspond to the domain name will be displayed on your domain. You will earn money whenever a visitor clicks on the advertising links".
5.8 The Complainant notes that it was the Respondent who set up the use of Sedo's parking service "to earn money with thematically matched advertising links featured on [his] domain". It says he "clearly knew that, or should have at least checked to determine whether, such thematically matched advertising links relate to Enterprise Rent-A-Car and car hire services".
5.9 It submits that if the use of the Domain Name is taking unfair advantage of the Complainant's Rights, and the fact the Respondent does not directly control the selection of content or links does not change the fact it is an Unfair Registration. It says a registrant cannot deny ultimate responsibility for the diversion of custom to a competitor even if the selection of advertisements on display at the pay-per-click landing site is chosen by some independent organisation or algorithm.
5.10 By way of reply to the Respondent's assertion that the Domain Name is an "ordinary word", the Complainant points to paragraph 6.1.2 of the Policy. This provides that a Domain Name corresponding to a generic or descriptive word must be used in a way consistent with its generic or descriptive nature.
5.11 The Complainant goes on to note that the Respondent is using the Domain Name in connection with a webpage, not related to enterprises, but consisting almost exclusively of links to the Complainant's licensee and other entities offering car hire services. These are precisely the services for which the Complainant has registered the mark ENTERPRISE.
6. Discussion and findings
Relevant Provisions of the Policy
6.1 The Complainant is required to prove that it has met the requirements in paragraph 4 of the Policy namely that:
4.1.1 The Complainant has Rights in respect of a name or mark which is identical or similar to the Domain Name; and
4.1.2 The Domain Name, in the hands of the Respondent, is an Unfair Registration.
6.2 Paragraph 4.2 requires the Complainant to prove to the Expert that both elements are present on the balance of probabilities.
6.3 The Policy provides that 'Unfair Registration' means a Domain Name which either:
a. was registered or otherwise acquired in a manner which, at the time when the registration or acquisition took place, took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's Rights; or
b. has been, or is likely to be, used in a manner which took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's Rights.
6.4 Paragraph 5.1 of the Policy sets out a non-exhaustive series of factors which may be evidence that a Domain Name is an Unfair Registration. They include the following:
5.1.1 Circumstances indicating that the Respondent has registered or otherwise acquired the Domain Name primarily:
a. for the purposes of selling, renting or otherwise transferring the Domain Name to the Complainant or to a competitor of the Complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of the Respondent's documented out of pocket costs directly associated with acquiring or using the Domain Name; or
b. as a blocking registration against a name or mark in which the Complainant has rights; or
c. for the purpose of unfairly disrupting the business of the Complainant; or
5.1.2 Circumstances demonstrating that the Respondent is using the Domain Name in a way which is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive people or businesses into believing that the Domain Name is registered to, operated or authorised by, or otherwise connected with the Complainant;
6.5 Paragraph 6.1 of the Policy sets out a non-exhaustive series of factors which may be evidence that a Domain Name is not an Unfair Registration. They include the following:
6.1.1 Before being aware of the Complainant's cause for complaint (not necessarily the complaint itself), the Respondent has:
a. used or made demonstrable preparations to use the Domain Name or a Domain Name which is similar to the Domain Name in connection with a genuine offering of goods or services;
b. been commonly known by the name or legitimately connected with a mark which is identical or similar to the Domain Name;
c. made legitimate non-commercial or fair use of the Domain Name;
6.1.2 The Domain Name is generic or descriptive and the Respondent is making fair use of it in a way which is consistent with its generic or descriptive character.
Application of the Policy in this case
6.6 The first question is whether the Complainant has Rights in respect of a name or mark which is identical or similar to the Domain Name. Rights must be enforceable under New Zealand law and may be registered or unregistered.
Complainant's rights
6.7 The Expert finds that the Complainant has rights in respect of the trade mark ENTERPRISE in New Zealand by virtue of its trade mark registrations referred to above.
6.8 The Domain Name is enterprise.nz which is effectively identical to the Complainant's trade mark ENTERPRISE.
Is the Domain Name, in the hands of the Respondent, an Unfair Registration?
6.9 Under paragraph 4.1.2 of the Policy the Complainant must show, on the balance of probabilities, that the Domain Name is an Unfair Registration in the hands of the Respondent.
6.10 The Respondent having registered the domain on 3 March 2017, the Expert can consider both arms of the definition of Unfair Registration above.
Respondent is using Domain Name in a way likely to confuse, mislead or deceive people (paragraph 5.1.2)
6.11 The Expert finds that in the New Zealand context members of the public are likely to expect a website at enterprise.nz to be associated with the Complainant. Members of the public (whether in New Zealand or overseas) looking for the Complainant's New Zealand website may attempt to reach it by typing in the Domain Name. Alternatively the webpage associated with the Domain Name is likely to appear in results generated by search engines. Along with the name of the webpage, the links appearing on it reinforce the impression that it is associated with the ENTERPRISE vehicle rental business.
6.12 The Expert has considered the Respondent's statement to the effect that if the advertisements generated by the Sedo parking service have an effect on the Complainant, he can cancel it. However this has no impact on the Complaint since the Complainant is entitled to rely on the circumstances prior to its filing. Further, in making a decision it is not appropriate to take into account indications by the Respondent as to possible future changes in the use being made of the Domain Name.
6.13 In light of the actual use that has been made of the Domain Name the Expert finds that the Respondent is using it in a way likely to confuse, mislead or deceive people and so falls within paragraph 5.1.2 of the Policy.
Respondent acquired and/or is using the Domain Name primarily for the purposes of selling it, or as a blocking registration, or for the purpose of unfairly disrupting the business of the Complainant (paragraph 5.1.1)
6.14 The Respondent appears to have been continuously offering the Domain Name for sale since at least August 2017. The price now being asked is USD$6,000. This is well in excess of the usual cost of registering a Domain Name.
6.15 From the facts it is not difficult for the Expert to infer that the Respondent is using the Domain Name as a blocking registration against the Complainant.
6.16 The links appearing on the webpage associated with the Domain Name include links to competitors of the Complainant. It is likely that this is unfairly disrupting the business of the Complainant by diverting trade.
6.17 Where the links on the webpage associated with the Domain Name are to websites associated with Enterprise Rent-A-Car it must pay a click through fee if such a link is used. This also unfairly disrupts the business of the Complainant.
6.18 In light of the above the Expert finds that the Respondent acquired the Domain Name, and is using it, primarily for the purpose of selling it to the Complainant or a competitor, and/or as a blocking registration, and/or for the purpose of unfairly disrupting the business of the Complainant, and this takes unfair advantage of and is unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's Rights. and so falls within paragraph 5.1.1 of the Policy
Factors evidencing Domain Name not Unfair Registration
6.19 The Respondent has not used the Domain Name in connection with a genuine offering of goods or services (paragraph 6.1.1(a) of the Policy).
6.20 Neither has he made legitimate non-commercial or fair use of the Domain Name (paragraph 6.1.1(c) of the Policy).
6.21 The Expert agrees with the Complainant that the Respondent is not using the Domain Name in a way that is consistent with any generic or descriptive character of the word "enterprise". "Enterprise" may be descriptive for certain services relating to enterprises. However the Respondent is using it in relation to car hire services. Therefore 6.1.2 of the Policy has no application.
Relevance of Sedo parking service selecting links displayed on website
6.22 The Expert accepts the Complainant's submission that the Respondent cannot deny ultimate responsibility for the results of the way the Domain Name is being used, even if the Sedo parking service rather than he himself is selecting the advertisements on display at the pay-per-click landing site. In WIPO Cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP") it is now settled that with respect to "automatically" generated pay-per-click links, a party cannot disclaim responsibility for content appearing on the website associated with its domain name.
6.23 The Enterprise Rent-A-Car business is a substantial one globally which suggests the Respondent would have been aware of it when he registered the Domain Name. Further, he acquired the Domain Name around eight months after the first Enterprise location in New Zealand opened. At that time it was likely members of the public would associate a website under the name enterprise.nz with the Complainant's ENTERPRISE business. Both these factors are likely to have influenced the type of "thematically matched" advertising links the Sedo parking service would select, and the resulting revenue to the Respondent when people clicked on those links.
6.24 Taking all of the above into account, the Expert is satisfied that the Complainant has shown, on the balance of probabilities, that the Respondent's Domain Name is an Unfair Registration.
7. Decision
7.1 In view of the findings made above the Expert directs that the Domain Name enterprise.nz be transferred to the Complainant.
Place of decision: Auckland
Date: 12 January 2018
Expert Name: Sheana Wheeldon


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This weekend-long event will return to Universal Orlando Resort from January 26-28, 2018. Here the beloved stories from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World are brought to life with magical experiences that you won't be able to find anywhere else. This year, we're bringing back fan favorite activities and demonstrations.
Check out the event activity details below!
A Celebration of Harry Potter Fan Favorite Activities
Harry Potter Chalk Art Walk at A Celebration of Harry Potter
Prepare to be blown away by some of the most talented chalk artists who will draw your favorite characters and scenes from Harry Potter, as well as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
You can also let your creativity shine and show off your skills in the fan chalk art gallery that will be on display throughout the entire event.
Film Screenings at A Celebration of Harry Potter
Time to grab a Butterbeer and watch the Harry Potter films we all love on the Music Plaza big screen. Relive your favorite moments from the movies with people who adore them just as much as you.
Harry Potter Trivia at A Celebration of Harry Potter
It's time to finally put those trivia skills to the test. This audience-participation game will have fans of all ages showing off how well they really know the Harry Potter films.
Triwizard Spirit Rally in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Raise your hand if you wish you had been in the Great Hall when Beauxbattons and Durmstrang made their grand entrance. (I'm raising my hand pretty high.)
At this demonstration, you'll learn the movements and techniques from a Universal Orlando choreographer that works with the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students who perform at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Wand Combat Demonstration at A Celebration of Harry Potter
Some of my favorite scenes from the Harry Potter films have included epic wand duels that left me glued to the screen.
You'll be able to take part in the action by learning how to duel with the world's only Wand Combat Choreographer, Paul Harris. A kids panel will also be offered for guests ages 12 and under.
Check out this video of this past year's events, which were posted by TheTimTracker.
What are you most looking forward at the event? Let us know in the comments below!
[Source: Universal Orlando Blog]
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Episode 100: "Sailor Senshi wo yametai?! Minako no nayami"
"She wants to quit being a Sailor Senshi?! Minako's worries"
Victim of the Day: Asai
Monster of the Day: Haikyuun (Hi-Cue)
Summary by: Robin based on translations
by VKLL. First written 09.05.00. Last modified 10.02.00.
Minako is putting her books away in class after school. A girl is asking her
boyfriend to accompany her someplace, and Minako is feeling upset at them.
Outside, she walks alone while couples pass by talking to each other. Minako
stops and yells at them (apparently for showing off their love in front of
Suddenly Artemis jumps out of nowhere and tells her he tried using the computer
to find the enemy but discovered nothing. He wonders what the daimons are.
Minako sighs. Artemis says they lack information on the enemy, and Minako says
she's lacking something else. Artemis looks at her confused. Minako wonders
which philosopher said, "Those who watch love will be watched by love."
Artemis says no one said that. Minako ignores him and says she wishes that a
man would come up to her with roses, bend on one knee, and say, "Pretty girl,
would you go out with me?" She acts out the part while Artemis jumps out of
her way. Artemis sweatdrops and thinks no one would do that. Minako gets
starry eyed and wonders when she will meet her destined love.
A volleyball bounces out of the gym and stops at Minako's feet. She picks it
up and sees a tall, dark haired boy in the gym door. She recognizes him:
"Asai-kun!" Asai says, "Aino!" Minako hits the volleyball to him, and he
says "Thank you" in English. Minako asks him if he's still playing volleyball.
Asai says he wants to practice for the summer and win at least one game,
then he can concentrate for the entrance exams. Minako says, "Is that right?
Good luck!"
Asai turns and is about to leave but pauses and turns back around. He asks
Minako why she stopped playing volleyball after she returned from England. He
says her "flying roll receive" was really good but she just stopped playing.
Minako says that she does actually want to play but... They stare at each
other, Minako blushing a little, Asai smiling. Then a female voice yells at
Asai to stop slacking off; Asai grins and says that the manager is noisy.
They say good-bye, and Minako is blushing a lot now. Artemis looks up at
Minako and says: "Mina..." Minako looks at him, and he says nevermind.
That evening, Minako takes the red ribbon out of her hair as she gets ready
for bed. She looks at the volleyball sitting on the shelf with her stuffed
animals. She remembers when she played volleyball- she did her flying roll
receive, then made a victory sign. Asai smiled at her and returned the
victory sign. Minako continues to think about Asai as she stares out the
window. Artemis sits on the window sill and looks at her, then looks back
at the stars. A shooting star falls.
In the Professor's lab, the Professor is studying some blood samples. Kaolinite
appears carrying some tea and cookies. The Professor tells her that she hasn't
yet found the Talismans; he says he didn't want to say so before, but her method
of searching isn't very good. He drinks some of the tea, then stretches his
muscles, commenting that his body isn't working that well since he's been
researching so much. He says that there's an expression "a sound mind equals
a sound body." Suddenly, he has an idea: target the pure-hearted athletes.
Kaolinite says it's a good idea. The Professor says he'll create a daimon then.
He then says maybe he should pick up sports again. Kaolinite asks him what
his favorite sport is, and he says "stepping stone." Kaolinite opens her mouth
but no words come out, and then she falls forward a little (^^;)
Minako is walking with Artemis to school. Asai comes running up and walks with
her, teasing that it's surprising she's early because she's usually late to
school. Minako says she hasn't been late for a while. They walk in silence,
and then Asai asks her if she has a boyfriend. She blushes a little and says
no, why? He says he was just wondering. Minako asks Asai what kind of girls
he likes; he says one that plays volleyball. Then Asai says that when he was
a substitute on the volleyball team during their first year, he liked Minako;
he says he was going to tell her when he became a regular on the team. Minako
stops, turning completely red. Asai is blushing too; Minako tries to act cool,
saying that it's a surprise since he's such a good player, but she can't think
of anything else to say. Asai looks at her and asks her if she's going to play
on the volleyball team. Minako says they're third yearers, and he says it
doesn't matter. Minako says she's busy though; Asai asks if it's studying, and
Minako says, "Something like that." Asai says it's a shame, then says he has
morning practice and runs off.
In the gym, Asai is practicing volleyball. Kaolinite appears and watches him
before vanishing.
At the Hikawa Jinja, the girls are in the study session. Minako, however, is
reading a Sailor V manga and laughing hysterically. She tries to get Usagi to
look, but Usagi's half-asleep dreaming of Mamo-chan. Minako laughs some more
about Sailor V being commercialized while everyone else stares at her. She
asks them what's wrong, then says she brought "Sailor V diet chocolate" and
"Sailor V vitamin drinks." She gives a chocolate to Makoto who accepts it
reluctantly; Mako opens up the wrapper and tells Minako it says "win." Minako
tells her with three "Wins" Makoto can get a Sailor V badge. Makoto laughs
nervously and says, "Lucky..."
Ami says, "Minako-chan" and Minako looks at her. Ami says that Minako's behind
in her studies; Minako says that's Ami-sensei's favorite words. She clasps her
hands together and says dramatically that she's sorry, she's a bad soldier of
love and justice who doesn't like studying and who sometimes cheats but doesn't
feel bad about it. She then falls onto the ground and stares at the ceiling.
Quietly, she says that she wants to quit being a senshi for a while.
The others look shocked, and Minako sits up, saying she's just kidding. She
stands up and apologizes: she's going home since she doesn't feel like studying.
Artemis is about to stop her, but Makoto says quickly, "Artemis, look at
this" and holds out a book. Artemis says, "What?" but after Minako closes
the door, Makoto closes the book and says, "Nothing." Artemis, realizing
he's been duped, is angry, but Luna calls him a fool. Rei tells Artemis
everyone wants to be alone sometimes, but Artemis still looks worried.
Asai is practicing in the gym. Kaolinite appears with a daimon egg. The egg
enters one of the volleyballs in the ball container.
Minako is the arcade playing "God Racing." She is obviously very agitated,
and her car crashes a few seconds later. She hears someone behind her and
sees Haruka. Haruka greets her and asks her what's wrong since she doesn't
have any rhythm in her driving.
The two walk down the street. Minako asks Haruka if she has a boyfriend (!!!)
Haruka says, "No. Didn't I tell you before?" Minako says there must be
someone Haruka likes; what type of man does a genius female racer like her
like? Someone with a special talent? Haruka sits down on the railing on
the side of the road and asks Minako what she wants to ask. Minako asks
her if she ever wants to be a normal high school girl (!!!) Does Haruka ever
feel lonely because "ordinary happiness" is far away? Haruka asks Minako
if she's sacrificing ordinary happiness. Minako says no... Haruka smiles
and says she doesn't know what Minako means by "ordinary happiness" but doesn't
feel different from other people. She likes herself the way she is now;
Tenoh Haruka loves motorsports and can't live any other way. She says she
has something more important than ordinary happiness. Minako says,
"Something more important?" Haruka suddenly senses something and stands up,
saying she has to leave now. Minako apologizes for asking her such weird
questions; Haruka says she's Minako-chan, right? They'll play each other
in Crown sometime. As she walks off, Minako wonders, "Something more
Haruka meets Michiru on the street. They both have serious looks on their
faces, and Michiru says the ocean is getting wild again.
It's near evening, and Minako is at her school gym. She straightens her hair,
then peeks inside to see Asai. A girl, the team manager, comes in. Asai
acts indignant, saying the girl is cold for going home by herself again. The
girl stands on her toes and kisses Asai on the cheek. Minako gasps in shock.
Asai tells the girl to walk home with him on Sunday, and she says she knows.
She's leaving when Asai picks up the volleyball with the daimon egg. It
starts to glow and turns into a daimon in a gym uniform with volleyballs on
it, Hi-Cue. Asai and the girl scream.
Minako calls everyone on her communicator watch, then transforms into Sailorvenus.
The daimon volleys a volleyball at Asai, who shoves his girlfriend out of the
way as the volleyball explodes, throwing them against the wall. The daimon's
about to throw another ball at them when Venus tells the daimon to stop. She
stands on the stage and introduces herself. The daimon serves the ball at
her, but Venus uses her "Venus Love-Me Chain" to knock it away. Venus says
those tricks won't work on her, but a net appears behind her and wraps around
her body. Venus falls to the ground; the daimon says if Venus hadn't become
a senshi, she would have lived longer.
The daimon takes Asai's heart crystal; Venus yells his name. Kaolinite appears
and says the heart crystal isn't a Talisman. Usagi watches from outside the
gym, and says, "Venus-chan!" She transforms into Sailormoon. The daimon is
about to attack Venus when a flying tiara makes her stumble back and cuts the
net holding Venus. Kaolinite says, "It must be..." and Sailormoon appears,
giving a speech. Kaolinite vanishes telling the daimon to take care of the
senshi. Hi-Cue puts the heart crystal into a self-made ball. She serves it
to Sailormoon, who doesn't know what to do, but the other senshi arrive, and
Mars catches it after Jupiter and Mercury volley it around. The senshi are
triumphant, but the daimon draws back the ball, as the senshi try to avoid
being hit by it.
Venus looks at Asai and challenges the daimon. Hi-Cue serves the ball to Venus
using its "Service Ace Thunder Hi-cue" serve, a super hard, hi-speed serve.
Venus watches the ball fly towards her, thinking that she's a Sailor Senshi,
and there's things only she can protect. She uses her patented "flying roll
receive". Asai watches and recognizes the move; he realizes that Sailorvenus
is Minako. Mars catches the ball with the heart crystal, and Sailormoon uses
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack" on the daimon. The other senshi tell Venus she did
great, Mars saying, "Nice receive" (in English). On stage behind the curtains,
Neptune tells Uranus they didn't have a chance to show up, and Uranus agrees.
Minako walks out of the school building and sees Asai with his girlfriend.
Minako greets him, and Asai tells her if she sees Sailorvenus to thank her
for him. Minako says if she sees Venus, she will. They smile at each other
before Asai's girlfriend drags him off.
Minako continues walking until she hears a voice that says, "Pretty girl..."
A bundle of roses are in a tree, and Artemis appears on a branch behind them.
He asks Minako if she'll go out on a date with him tonight and tosses down
the roses. Minako smiles and says she'll think about it, then laughs.
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Ikebana International Chapter #65
Tampa Bay Area
Welcome to the fusion of art and nature!
Why Come Here?
If you love flowers, nature and their wondrous beauty, this is the place for you! Studying in the traditions of Japan's revered schools of flower arranging, our Chapter also enjoys the culture and history of Japan. We welcome you to join us, seek new learning, refine your skills, and enjoy the kindred spirit that we cherish!
What is Ikebana?
Ikebana (ee-kay-bah-nah) is the Japanese word for the art of Japanese flower arranging. A free translation might be "bringing flowers to life." Ikebana arrangements capture nature through the designer's eyes and provide uniquely beautiful glimpses of something magical. It is an art form that will challenge your creativity!
Be our guest for your first visit and see what Ikebana is about.
Need directions or want to contact us?
A Message from your President . . .
Welcome to our Chapter!
Who doesn't like flowers? We all know ikebana is not just flowers in a vase. It is is the crown jewel of flower arrangement. Ikebana is a practice of self-discipline and meditation, an art form of joy and individual expression. In making ikebana, you become the flower, the branch, the space, the idea. To quote iemoto Akane Teshigahara, "The flower becomes you."
The transience of nature, its ever-changing beauty in fleeting stages of birth, maturity, death and decay is more fully understood through ikebana. Like life, ikebana is here then it is gone. Ikebana can bring peace and fulfillment. It is a hopeful way to reach inside our selves and out to the world. Now is a time, maybe more than ever, to share our emphasis and connection with nature.
We welcome you to share opportunities to observe and learn this art form through skills of our many talented members and special guests. We have classes, workshops, demonstrations that appeal to all levels. You will make many flower friends and enjoy a gratifying creative journey.
My vision for the St. Petersburg chapter is continued growth through interaction with culture and society in our area. Finding fresh ways to inject ikebana into the world is a continual process. We have many cultural, financial, educational and commercial venues to be tapped and a wondrous thing to share!
In Friendship Through Flowers,
Aimee Jackson
This website is proudly sponsored by the Ikebana International Chapter #65 in St. Petersburg, FL to educate and encourage our readers. Please enjoy our website and consider becoming a member of our Chapter!


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God doesn't look at time as we do. Time is a tool in His hands. Most things God calls us to do take lots of time, sometimes decades of time to finish. We like it when things are quick, exciting and full of adventure. This often doesn't fit with how God does things.
I quoted a verse from Hosea. In the first chapter God speaks to Hosea several times. It takes us just a few minutes to read this chapter, and so we may not think about this: that there are years between some of the verses. God very likely was silent in those between times. Hosea stayed faithful in the silence.
In the account of Abraham there were years between God's words to Him. The big promise God gave him took decades to happen. God promised Abraham when he was 75 years old that his descendants would be numerous. Abraham and Sarah had their son, Isaac, when Abraham was 100 years old. Do the math. That is 25 years he and Sarah had to wait.
Is God silent in your life right now?
Silence isn't a bad thing. God doesn't waste His words. He isn't chatty like we might wish He was.
Remain faithful in the silence. God is working. Believe it. And believe Him.


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Hakuho says arm injured early in title-clinching win
OSAKA, Japan (The Japan News/ANN) - Yokozuna Hakuho expressed relief at winning his record-extending 42nd career title in which he was pushed to the very end at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, and revealed the price he paid in the form of an arm injury.
"I feel like I'm just glad it's finally over," Hakuho said Monday in Osaka at the traditional day-after press conference for the tournament champion.
Hakuho's championship was his 15th with a perfect 15-0 record, which he clinched with a victory on the final day Sunday over fellow yokozuna Kakuryu.
But in doing so, the 34-year-old Mongolian suffered an injury to his right bicep, which he said occurred early in the bout that lasted over a minute.
"That's why when I tried to move forward, I couldn't move him," Hakuho said.
Asked about the extent of the injury, he replied, "Probably [the muscle or tendon] is torn."
Hakuho said he can better sympathize with former yokozuna Kisenosato (current sumo elder Araiso), who recently retired due to the effects of an injury to his left chest area.
"I kind of get a feeling of what he went through," Hakuho said.
Hakuho, who underwent treatment for the arm injury the previous night, said he has more mobility, adding that he will rest for the time being to allow it to heal.
As for the regional tour scheduled to start March 31, he said he will decide in three or four days whether to participate.
Meanwhile, sekiwake Takakeisho, 22, also met the press to talk about his imminent promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki for the next tournament.
"I did a good job of maintaining myself physically and mentally," said Takakeisho, who bounced back from a loss on the 14th day for a crucial win on the last day to finish 10-5. "It's really a relief."


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NEW PHILADELPHIA -- On Wednesday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m., the Tuscarawas County Public Library will welcome Dr. Randi Pokladnik to present an informative seminar called "Green Gold."
Her talk will focus on the medicinal plants were once the basis for most pharmaceuticals in the United States. She will discuss both the cures these plants provided and the considerable economic importance they gave to the region.
Information about the historical and modern medicinal uses of many local plants that will be harvested in the spring will be presented, with the focus on the top three: Ginseng, goldenseal and black cohosh. Ginseng harvests, specifically, remain extremely valuable in Appalachian communities. Sources of seeds, planting techniques and threats to the plants will also be discussed.
Dr. Pokladnik credits her paternal grandmother with leading her to treasure plants.
"My grandmother made dandelion wine and sassafras tea. She also recognized the value of the outdoors in a child's life, so I spent most of my young years roaming the forests behind my home," she said.
After 12 years as a research chemist, Dr. Pokladnik currently is teaching chemistry classes at Garaway High School. She and her husband have cultivated ginseng on four acres of woods near Tappan Lake and her passion is to inspire future generations to love and respect nature.
This free program will take place at the library's main location at 121 Fair Ave. NW in New Philadelphia. Register by calling the library's reference department at 330-364-4474.
Dr. Pokladnik will also speak at the library's Bolivar location on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. and at the library's Sugarcreek location on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m.


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Turtle kingpin to serve 16 months in international scheme
A man prosecutors say was a leader in an international ring that trafficked in rare turtles gets 16 months in prison in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Prosecutors say a man who was a kingpin in an international scheme to traffic in rare turtles will become the first person to serve prison time in South Carolina for illegal wildlife smuggling.
The State reports 38-year-old Steven Verren Baker was sentenced to serve 16 months in federal prison Monday for his role in trading rare turtles on the black market. Baker pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking last June. He originally faced up to five years in prison, but was given credit for helping authorities prosecute others.
Prosecutors say Baker regularly trafficked in rare turtles in a scheme that involved turtle dealers in New York, Hong Kong and the Carolinas. Authorities say the industry has imperiled South Carolina's native turtle species, which can fetch high prices in China.
Information from: The State, http://www.thestate.com