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A Response to Calvin Beisner's Explanation of Acts 2:38
E. Calvin Beisner in his book "Jesus Only" Churches (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998) writes:
"Acts 2:38 does not teach that baptism is indispensable to remission of sins,(a) Grammatically, the command to be baptized is not connected with the promise of remission of sins. (i) The Greek verb translated repent is second person plural and in the active voice. (ii) The Greek verb translated be baptized is third person singular and in the passive voice. (iii) The Greek pronoun translated your (in "remission of your sins") is second person plural. (iv) Therefore, the grammatical connection is between repent and for the remission of your sins, not between be baptized and for the remission of your sins" (page 58).
In response, I would like to point out that there are two things to consider in interpreting Acts 2:38. First is the textual evidence; second is the grammar.
As it relates to the textual evidence, the Textus Receptus (Received Text), upon which the King James Version and the New King James Version are based, does not include the second "your" (humon), nor does the Majority Text. The critical text followed by most modern English translations does include the second "your" in the phrase "for the remission of your sins." This is interesting, for the critical text usually prefers the shorter reading. In this case, the longer reading is adopted by the critical text on the view that the shorter reading (without the second "your") is "conformation to the solemn formula of the Gospels, not an original shorter reading" (see Bruce M. Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament [Stuttgart: United Bible Societies, Corrected Edition, 1975], 301).
If the Textus Receptus and/or Majority Text reflect the original reading, there is no textual basis to suggest that the phrase "remission of sins" is connected only to repentance. But if the critical text reflects the original reading, does that connect "remission of your sins" only to repentance?
Here are the grammatical facts:
Petros [Peter] de [then] pros [to] autous [them: accusative masculine third person plural pronoun] Metanoesate [repent: aorist active imperative second person plural verb] phesin [said: present active indicative third person singular verb] kai [and] baptistheto [let be baptized: aorist passive imperative third person singular verb] hekastos [each: nominative masculine singular pronominal] humon [of you: genitive second person plural pronoun] epi [in: dative preposition] toi [the: dative neuter singular definite article] onomati [name: dative neuter singular noun] Iesou [Jesus: genitive masculine singular noun] Christou [Christ: genitive masculine singular noun] eis [for: accusative preposition] aphesin [forgiveness: accusative feminine singular noun] ton [of the: genitive feminine plural definite article] hamartion [sins: genitive feminine plural noun] humon [of you: genitive second person plural pronoun]. NOTE: This follows the critical Greek text; the second humon is not in the Textus Receptus or the Majority Text; it is found in the critical text].
Is Beisner's claim accurate?
One wonders if he is completely convinced by his own argument, for he goes on to write: "…even if water baptism is connected with remission of sins, the sense is not that baptism is in order to obtain but rather with reference to (i.e., as a sign of, or because of) the remission of our sins. In other words, eis would denote only that baptism is related somehow to the remission of sins; it would not tell us the nature of that relationship" (page 59).
It seems that Beisner is willing to allow eis to mean "in order to obtain" only if the phrase "for the remission of sins" is connected exclusively to repentance. If it is connected to baptism, he is willing to allow only the meaning "with reference to."
There can be no guarantee that the critical text, with its second humon, is the original text. If it is not, Beisner's argument that remission of sins is connected only to repentance fails. But let's assume for the sake of discussion that the critical text is the original reading.
Beisner's argument is based on the fact that in Greek grammar, pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number. If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must be plural. Since the command to repent is in the second person plural, and since the command to be baptized is in the third person singular, he reasons that the pronoun "your" in the phrase "for the remission of your sins" must have the command to repent as its antecedent.
His argument fails on a simple point: The pronoun "your" [humon] in the phrase "for the remission of your sins" is the second pronoun "your" [humon] in the sentence. The first humon appears in all Greek texts in the phrase "let each of you [humon] be baptized." In this phrase, the antecedent of humon is the phrase "let each…be baptized." In other words, even though the command to be baptized is in the third person singular, the plural humon is used to show that this command is to all of those present, even though they are addressed individually. Everything Peter said in this verse was said to "them" [autous], a third person plural pronoun. The antecedent of the first humon is singular, but it is understood as plural because it refers to all present.
It may be that Peter used the second person plural in his command to repent because the Jewish people generally thought in corporate terms; the prophets frequently called for national repentance. As a nation, the Jews had rejected Jesus. This was evident in Peter's sermon. As a nation, they needed to repent. Of course, if the nation repented, the individuals were repenting as well. But baptism is not something that can be done corporately. It is an individual thing. Still, all of them were to be baptized. Since the first humon in Acts 2:38 refers undeniably to the command to be baptized, there is no grammatical reason that the second humon must have a different antecedent. There is no rule of Greek grammar that requires this. In fact, although the Greek language does not depend on word order to establish meaning, the ordinary connection of a pronoun would be to the closest antecedent, so long as that is grammatically possible. In this case, it is possible, and the closest antecedent is the command to be baptized.
If Beisner's claim were accurate, and if eis does denote "in order to obtain," as he is willing to allow so long as it is connected only with repentance, the verse would nowhere address the issue of personal, individual sin. The meaning would be something like, "Repent corporately…for the remission of your corporate sins." There would be, in this case, no purpose at all expressed for baptism; it would simply be an individual act of obedience.
To follow Beisner's treatment of Acts 2:38 a bit farther, he writes: "(b) The phrase for the remission of your sins need not mean 'in order to obtain the remission of your sins.' (i) For translates eis, a preposition with many meanings." [At this point Beisner inserts a footnote to support his statement that eis has many meanings; the footnote points to Bauer, Lexicon, 228-30.]
As I pointed out above, this seems to indicate that Beisner is not convinced by his own argument about humon. If eis does not mean at this point "in order to obtain," nothing in the verse is connected with the purpose of obtaining forgiveness, including repentance. In this case, would the command to repent mean something like "repent…with reference to the remission of your sins"? It is contextually evident from the general tenor of Peter's sermon that he is commanding his hearers to take specific action that will result in the forgiveness of their sins. At the point he made his commands, their sins were not yet forgiven.
What is especially fascinating about Beisner's last quote above is that the very reference he offers to indicate that eis need not mean "in order to obtain" specifically offers Acts 2:38 as an example of eis being used to mean "for forgiveness of sins, so that sins might be forgiven." This is an example of the use of eis "to denote purpose in order to," according to Bauer. (See Walter Bauer, translated by William F. Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich, revised and augmented by F. Wilbur Gingrich and Frederick W. Danker from Walter Bauer's Fifth Edition, 1958, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Second Edition [Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1979], page 229, f.)
A.T. Robertson, one of the most highly respected Greek grammarians of the twentieth century, wrote concerning the phrase eis aphesin ton hamartion humon [for the remission of your sins]: "One will decide the use here according as he believes that baptism is essential to the remission of sins or not" (Word Pictures in the New Testament, Volume III, The Acts of the Apostles [Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1930], 35-36).
Robertson did not believe baptism is essential to the remission of sins, but he recognized it as a grammatical possibility in the verse. There is nothing in the verse to require the connection of the remission of sins with repentance alone.
I think Richard N. Longenecker's statement is accurate:
"Peter calls on his hearers to "repent" (metanoesate). This word implies a complete change of heart and the confession of sin. With this he couples the call to "be baptized" (baptistheto), thus linking both repentance and baptism with the forgiveness of sins" (Frank E. Gaebelein, gen. Ed., The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 9 [Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981], 283; at the time this commentary was published, Longenecker [A.B., Wheaton College; A.M., Wheaton Graduate School; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh (New College)], was Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto).
To summarize: If the second humon in Acts 2:38 is not original, Beisner's argument ceases to exist. If it is original, there is no grammatical requirement that connects the remission of sins only to repentance. If the first humon is connected with baptism, and it is, there is no reason the second humon could not also be connected with baptism. In general, it seems best to understand everything Peter said to be addressed to the entire group present on the Day of Pentecost. All of them were to repent; each [another way of saying "all" with the emphasis on individual responsibility] was to be baptized, with both the repentance and baptism connected with the purpose of the remission of sins.


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Cadet "When Did It Get This Strict?'
You've been putting in the work all week, paid the bills, copped some clothes, and spent your precious time trekking across London to get to the club.
You get to the venue and are then subjected to inhumane treatment by the door men.
Fellow human beings paid and instructed to determine who has the 'right look'. This isn't about a 'no hats no trainers' policy, it's much more oppressive. There has always been a racist apartheid like selection process by a lot of West End clubs.
. @dstrktlondon did you just lie to people and tag me in this? i wasn't in your club last night.
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) September 30, 2015
These same West End clubs exploit our Culture from every angle to sell their over priced watered down drinks. They dont want to play Hip-Hop and R&B….. they NEED to play Hip-Hop and R&B. They need the music, the look, and the artists to validate their tasteless establishments.
Most artists don't want to be in these clubs, so out of desperation the clubs over pay your favourite Rapper/Singer to walk through their venue, they get paid more than what they attain for an actual show fee.
I will not be attending #DstrktLondon tonight period.
— OMARION (@1Omarion) October 2, 2015
These West End venues thirst for the kudos of the look, but they don't want the people that live, breathe, and are responsible for the Culture…….who just so happen to be black.
We always knew that this was the case, but last week one specific club took it too far with their racist door policy and they got exposed.
Cadet is one of the meanest MCs on the come up, he spits fire from the heart, straight lyrical venom and he addressed the recent events in his own way.
Stormzy broke down the need for artists to speak out on these issues…..
As artists, entertainers, influencers, public figures it is in our best interest to just shut up and turn a blind eye to a lot of issues…
— WICKEDSKENGMAN 4. (@Stormzy1) October 3, 2015
It makes it easier for brands, corporates & endorsers to support us. Because then we are no hassle and want say anything too crazy that will
— WICKEDSKENGMAN 4. (@Stormzy1) October 3, 2015
But I think we should all stop giving a shit about that, who cares if they don't wanna pay us or play us because we speak out
— WICKEDSKENGMAN 4. (@Stormzy1) October 3, 2015
Ain't waiting for some club to refuse entry to my mandem before I get on Twitter and start talking up
— WICKEDSKENGMAN 4. (@Stormzy1) October 3, 2015
The fans are the life and soul of the culture, they are as important as the artists.
Without them nothing happens.
The fans determine what is or isn't hot. They have the power to address this discrimination via the pounds in their pocket, their presence, and their influence. If certain venues aren't respecting the Culture, the withdrawal of support will shut them down.
S/o to all the real promoters and venues that respect and contribute to the culture.

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Studies have proven that dancing is beneficial not only for our bodies but also for our minds and overall well being. These studies reveal that starting to dance at any age can significantly improve our quality of life and brain function over any other type of physical exercise.
If dancing does present health benefits at all ages, then why not incorporate it into activities for older adults? If mobility is not an issue, who says there is an age where we should stop dancing?
Exercise brain muscles
Just thinking about dance steps and patterns uses the power of visualization which exercises brain muscles. The result of this 'thinking' is something called positive cognitive function. Professional dancers use this technique of visualization to 'mark' the spots while they prepare or rehearse a routine. Even in the aging years of life, anyone can develop the same cognitive ability naturally by learning dance. It will start when learning new steps and patterns are introduced. The brain will work to visualize the same steps when the music plays, in or out of the classroom.
Improve memory
Because dance requires the mind to remember patterns, steps, and sequences, we use cognitive functions of memory to remember what we've learned. The brain will start to create a catalog in its memory bank. The more often that these brain muscles are working, the more we improve and protect our minds from aging. Unlike weight training, running, or walking, dancing will continuously exercise this area of the brain, and it will begin to positively impact cognitive function in other areas of daily life without effort.
Prevent a fall, and feel less dizzy
Holding back from attempting a new physical activity like dancing can be related to poor balance or recurring dizzy spells. However, improving stability and learning something new will reduce dizzy spells and improve core strength which then increases one's ability to prevent that next fall. So, how does it work? Learning any new form of dance, at any age, can improve our cerebellum coordination and function.
The cerebellum is responsible for receiving information from our spinal cord and sensory systems (what we see, smell, feel, taste and hear). It then regulates our motor movements accordingly. Think about it this way; the cerebellum coordinates the way the body behaves based on what the brain has interpreted.
So, if dancing improves cerebellum coordination and function, and the effect is fewer dizzy spells and falls, in essence, this means that the brain will help control the body's physical response in situations when it needs to rely on balance and agility.
Improve joint mobility
Stiff and sore joints are known to be caused by a lack of movement. Moving arms and legs in dynamic, fluid ways help increase the body's overall range of motion, more over than an activity like walking. Whether dance movements are big or small, the goal is that everyone wants to be able to move freely to be independent and autonomous. The body needs to practice being active within its unique range of motion to be able to move freely through all the usual human planes of motion. Dancing will expose a new learner to various ranges of motion, and it is up to the learner to modify and progress through the various movements.
It is more than a physical workout
Dancing is a physical activity, but it has also been proven to lead to positive effects for the entire sense of one's well being. Ever dance by yourself in front of the bathroom mirror? How did you feel? Go on, give it a try. Even if you're sitting down, or lying in bed, close your eyes and play a song in your head – how does it make you feel? Turn the music up and sing along, step tap, bob your head, let yourself be silly.
Dancing can help anyone to embrace the moment and feel ALIVE… even just for a moment. Now, imagine learning a new dance, meeting new friends, sharing that feeling with others who are also feeling it! It's a beautiful thing to share.
You don't need anything to dance
No equipment; tools, weights, machines. Nada. If you can move your body, you can dance. No experience is required to realize the benefits of dance on the mind, body, and soul.
And – the best part – it's never too late to start. Try a dance class near you,or play music more often. Consider confiding in a friend or family member to embrace this part of the journey with you and have them share the experience.
Our professional caregivers can help seniors lead healthy lives and delay the onset of health conditions such as cognitive decline, physical deterioration and social isolation. Home Care Assistance Vancouver provides transportation and helps with a variety of tasks in and outside the home. If you know someone who may be in need of companionship or help with going about daily activities, call us today at (778) 200-1683 and hire a professional caregiver to help your aging loved one live a longer, healthier, and happier life.


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Shortly after the Countryman's launch, Mini was able to offer the vehicle with a proper rear bench seat; the company could not offer this at launch due to NHTSA guidelines that governed the minimum vehicle width for three-person seating, but those rules were changed. And now, we've received official confirmation of something we reported last year: the Countryman is losing its center rail and four-person seating arrangement altogether. Moving forward, buyers will only be able to spec a Countryman with the bench seat, and a cup holder will be affixed to the back of the forward cabin's center console.
The larger-but-smaller Paceman will also be losing the center rail between its rear seats, but the car will remain a four-seater, instead having a console between the two rear seats that houses a cup holder, an iPod cozy and a 12-volt outlet, according to USA Today.
These changes affect all 2014 model year Countryman and Paceman models, which will go on sale later this summer. Both models will also have a $100 price increase (thanks to now-standard heated mirrors and washer jets), and the Cooper and Cooper S models can now be had with a John Cooper Works appearance package. Scroll down for the official release from Mini.
Production of MY2014 MINI vehicles begins July 1, 2013.
The only models that will have a price increase for the MY2014 are Paceman and Countryman; however, for the $100 increase, all variants of those two models will come equipped standard with heated mirrors and washer jets.
There will only be one premium package moving forward, which will include the dual pane panoramic sunroof, rain sensor / automatic headlight control and automatic climate control. The cost for this option package is $1,250.
A new package, called City Pack, will be offered on all models and will include the alarm system, power fold mirrors, heated mirror and wash jets, auto dimming rear-view mirrors (interior and exterior), rear park distance control and comfort access. The cost for this package will be $1,250.
Specific Option Changes by Model
Countryman and Paceman
The Center Rail in Countryman and Paceman vehicles will be replaced by standard double cup holders in the rear seats.
- The Countryman's cup holder will include a 12V charging / power outlet.
- Paceman's cup holder will also include a 12V outlet as well as an iPod holder.
Countryman's rear doors will have a padded arm rest and a bench seat will be standard (a bench seat is the only rear seat configuration available for Countryman).
Paceman will be equipped with Comfort Suspension as standard, and the Sport Suspension will be a no-charge option.
Beginning in MY 2014, MINI will offer both interior and exterior John Cooper Works Packages for Paceman and Countryman models, so Cooper and Cooper S owners can opt for the sportier design cues and color combinations, even if they don't choose to upgrade the performance.


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Boardroom Salon for Men
Boardroom Salon for Men
- Increased Salon Cleaning & Sanitizing
- All Team Members will be required to wear PPE
- Temperature checks before shifts for Team Members
- Gloves required for all Waxing, Shave, and Spa services
- For everyone's safety, we won't be shaking hands or hugging
- Social distancing between Salon & Shampoo chairs
- Sanitizing every station post service
- Hand-washing post each service
- Sanitizing each cape post service
- Limit number of waiting Clients in the lobby
At Boardroom Salon, we offer our clients the opportunity to relax and enjoy the freedom of stopping in for a haircut frequently, as their travel schedule and lifestyle permit, without having to worry about paying for each service. In addition to offering all our services a la carte, the Boardroom offers annual memberships that allow our clients to enjoy unlimited haircuts and select other services for one year, at a discounted price. Boardroom Annual Memberships allow our Members to enjoy the following great benefits for one year, at a discounted price. Memberships are honored at all Boardroom salon locations.
- Unlimited haircuts – the more frequently you visit, the greater the savings
- 10% off all our other services
- 10% off all products
- Two complimentary Benchmarks to give as gifts to colleagues/friends
- Convenience and a great excuse to stop in, relax and stay looking great all year!
Experience where men get ready at the Boardroom.
Boardroom's Signature Service is the Benchmark Haircut – more than a haircut, the Benchmark includes:
- Personal consultation
- Tailored cut
- Precision neck shave
- Rejuvenating paraffin hand dip
- Energizing shampoo and conditioning
- Scalp massage
- Pressure-point facial massage
- Steamed towel
- Stress relieving hand massage
- Cleansing rinse
- Finishing touch styling


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Version v1.4 of the documentation is no longer actively maintained. The site that you are currently viewing is an archived snapshot. For up-to-date documentation, see the latest version.
The motivations for the new layout are related to bringing more flexibility to users and part of the process to Integrating Kubebuilder and Operator SDK.
What was changed
deploydirectory was replaced with the
configdirectory including a new layout of Kubernetes manifests files:
- CRD manifests in
deploy/crds/are now in
- CR manifests in
deploy/crds/are now in
- Controller manifest
deploy/operator.yamlis now in
- RBAC manifests in
deployare now in
- CRD manifests in
build/Dockerfileis moved to
Dockerfilein the project root directory
What is new
Projects are now scaffold using:
- kustomize to manage Kubernetes resources needed to deploy your operator
Makefilewith helpful targets for build, test, and deployment, and to give you flexibility to tailor things to your project's needs
- Updated metrics configuration using kube-auth-proxy, a
--metrics-addrflag, and kustomize-based deployment of a Kubernetes
Serviceand prometheus operator
How to migrate
The easy migration path is to create a new project from the scratch and let the tool scaffold the files properly and then, just replace with your customizations and implementations. Following an example.
Creating a new project
In Kubebuilder-style projects, CRD groups are defined using two different flags
--group and
When we initialize a new project, we need to specify the domain that all APIs in our project will share, so before creating the new project, we need to determine which domain we're using for the APIs in our existing project.
To determine the domain, look at the
spec.group field in your CRDs in the
deploy/crds directory.
The domain is everything after the first DNS segment. Using
cache.example.com as an
example, the
--domain would be
So let's create a new project with the same domain (
mkdir nginx-operator
cd nginx-operator
operator-sdk init --plugins=helm --domain=example.com
Now that we have our new project initialized, we need to re-create each of our APIs.
Using our API example from earlier (
cache.example.com), we'll use
cache for the
--group flag.
--version and
--kind, we use
spec.versions[0].name and
spec.names.kind, respectively.
For each API in the existing project, run:
operator-sdk create api \
--group=cache \
--version=<version> \
--kind=<Kind> \
Migrating your Custom Resource samples
Update the CR manifests in
config/samples with the values of the CRs in your existing project which are in
Check if you have custom options in the
watches.yaml file of your existing project. If so, update the new
watches.yaml file to match. In our example, it will look like:
# Use the 'create api' subcommand to add watches to this file.
- group: example.com
version: v1alpha1
kind: Nginx
chart: helm-charts/nginx
# +kubebuilder:scaffold:watch
NOTE: Do not remove the
+kubebuilder:scaffold:watch marker. It allows the tool to update the watches file when new APIs are created.
Checking the Permissions (RBAC)
In your new project, roles are automatically generated in
If you modified these permissions manually in
deploy/role.yaml in your existing
project, you need to re-apply them in
New projects are configured to watch all namespaces by default, so they need a
ClusterRole to have the necessary permissions. Ensure that
config/rbac/role.yaml remains a
ClusterRole if you want to retain the default behavior of the new project conventions.
The following rules were used in earlier versions of helm-operator to automatically create and manage services and servicemonitors for metrics collection. If your operator's charts don't require these rules, they can safely be left out of the new
config/rbac/role.yaml file:
- apiGroups:
- monitoring.coreos.com
- servicemonitors
- get
- create
- apiGroups:
- apps
- memcached-operator
- deployments/finalizers
- update
Configuring your Operator
If your existing project has customizations in
deploy/operator.yaml, they need to be ported to
config/manager/manager.yaml. If you are passing custom arguments in your deployment, make sure to also update
Note that the following environment variables are no longer used.
OPERATOR_NAMEis deprecated. It is used to define the name for a leader election config map. Operator authors should begin using
POD_NAMEwas used to enable a particular pod to hold the leader election lock when the Helm operator used the leader for life mechanism. Helm operator now uses controller-runtime's leader with lease mechanism, and
POD_NAMEis no longer necessary.
Exporting metrics
If you are using metrics and would like to keep them exported you will need to configure
it in the
config/default/kustomization.yaml. Please see the metrics doc to know how you can perform this setup.
The default port used by the metric endpoint binds to was changed from
:8383 to
:8080. To continue using port
8383, specify
--metrics-addr=:8383 when you start the operator.
Checking the changes
Finally, follow the steps in the "run the Operator" section to verify your project is running.


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A second person has died of Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a major transport hub, the country's point man for the epidemic told reporters on Wednesday.
"A patient who was confirmed with Ebola in Goma has died. Every measure has been taken to block the chain of transmission," said Jean-Jacques Muyembe, in charge of co-ordinating the fight against the year-old outbreak.
The first death from Ebola in Goma, reported on July 16, sparked a wave of concern.
A day later, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a "public health emergency of international concern", a move designed to step up the global response.
According to figures published Wednesday, 1,803 people have died since the haemorrhagic virus was recorded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on August 1 last year.
READ: Government official says Ebola patient in Goma has died
Health experts fear outbreaks in major cities, where population density and high mobility make it far harder to isolate patients and trace contacts compared to the countryside.
The first fatality has been described as an evangelical preacher who had travelled from Goma to Butembo, one of the towns hardest hit by the outbreak.
While there, he preached at seven churches and regularly touched worshippers, including the sick, before taking the bus back to Goma.
Aruna Abedi, in charge of co-ordinating the Ebola response in North Kivu, the worst-hit province, said the second patient had arrived at a treatment centre "11 days after falling ill."
"His was really a hopeless case, because the illness was already at an advanced stage and he died overnight Tuesday."
Abedi urged the public to respond swiftly to symptoms of Ebola and "not hide suspect cases."
"The treatment centre is not a dying room — you have to bring the patient in early."
READ: DR Congo urges calm after Ebola outbreak in Goma city
Goma is a border city located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, adjacent to Rwanda.
It has a port that links to Bukavu and South Kivu province and an airport with flights to Kinshasa, Uganda's Entebbe and Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The city abuts the Rwandan city of Gisenyi, and there is a high number of daily border crossings, involving workers and people who have jobs or homes on the other side of the frontier.


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Pliny, Letters 26
To Julius Servianus,
"I am happy and I congratulate because that your daughter is engaged to Fuscus Salinator. His house is patrician; his father most honorable and his mother his equal; the boy himself is educated, literate and even an orator—a boy in his directness, a youth for his charm, yet an older man when it comes to serious matters. I certainly am not deceived by my adoration—for I love as fully as he merits for his actions and his reverence for me—but I have my judgment still and it is as much sharper thanks to the depth of my affection.
I promise you as one who has known him that you will have a son-in-law who will be better than any prayer could anticipate. The only task left is that he will make a grandson like himself sooner rather than later. How happy a day it well be which delivers his children from your embrace—your grandchildren—as if they were my own children or grandchildren and my equal right to care for them. Farewell!
C. Plinius Serviano Suo S.
Gaudeo et gratulor, quod Fusco Salinatori filiam tuam destinasti. Domus patricia, pater honestissimus, mater pari laude; ipse studiosus litteratus etiam disertus, puer simplicitate comitate iuvenis senex gravitate. Neque enim amore decipior. Amo quidem effuse (ita officiis ita reverentia meruit), iudico tamen, et quidem tanto acrius quanto magis amo; tibique ut qui exploraverim spondeo, habiturum te generum quo melior fingi ne voto quidem potuit. Superest ut avum te quam maturissime similium sui faciat. Quam felix tempus illud, quo mihi liberos illius nepotes tuos, ut meos vel liberos vel nepotes, ex vestro sinu sumere et quasi pari cure tenere continget! Vale.


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InvestHK reveals highlights of upcoming StartmeupHK Festival (with photo)
The StartmeupHK Festival, running from January 16 to January 20, is the second event of its kind organised by InvestHK and this year will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and at PMQ in Central. It is expected to attract founders, innovators and investors, both locally and from overseas.
In InvestHK's recent 2016 Start-up Profiling Survey, carried out in collaboration with 38 co-work space, incubation and acceleration programme operators, the findings showed a 24 per cent year-on-year increase in start-up companies registered with them in Hong Kong, with 1 926 start-ups in total.
"Out of that total, there were around 600 non-Hong Kong founders, mostly from the United States and western Europe, which reflects on Hong Kong's popularity for overseas start-ups further afield as a place to do business with the global market," said the Acting Director-General at InvestHK, Mr Charles Ng. "We also have more than 65 start-ups from Mainland China."
The festival will showcase the city's vibrant start-up ecosystem with the help of a range of individual event organisers, a variety of local and international firms, and support from both the private and public sectors.
The week's signature event, the StartmeupHK Venture Forum, will take place in late afternoon on January 17 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Special guest speakers include best-selling author and founder of the Moven mobile banking service, Mr Brett King; cyber illusionist, Mr Marco Tempest; Internet pioneer and Chairman of VeriFi (Hong Kong), Mr Pindar Wong; co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Consensus Systems, Mr Joseph Lubin; and Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr Dennis Lo.
The festival starts on January 16 with Retail's Cutting Edge, an event organised by Inside Retail Asia which seeks to explore how disruptors use technology to shape the way people relate to brands, select products and use social media to help determine their purchases. It will offer the latest online and offline retail thinking from a technology perspective.
That evening, FashionTech Asia, organised by BeFast.TV and including a fashion show, will look at the fashion technology crossover with other media vehicles.
On January 17, KPMG and the Smart City Consortium will hold The Connected City at PMQ, showcasing innovations for the next generation of city living, with examples of technology from around the world, including the Internet of Things (IoT) and Data Analytics that aim to enhance a city's liveability, workability and sustainability. This will be followed by the StartmeupHK Venture Forum in the evening.
Following on from the success of the inaugural Hong Kong Fintech Week in November, the FinTech Finals will take place on January 18 and 19 to help build the city's Fintech momentum. Twenty-four outstanding start-ups selected globally, four of which are from Hong Kong, will pitch their business plans to compete for the Best in Show Prize of US$10,000, Best Early Stage, Best Growth Stage and Best Mature Stage Startups.
The festival will continue through to January 20. Facing increasing challenges of financial sustainability, manpower shortages and greater expectations from consumers, HealthTech Asia 2017, organised by APAC BioHealth, will look at how health technology can find solutions and collect opinions from international experts and local start-up innovators. Also, on January 20 there will be the Hong Kong Tech & Start-ups Job Fair at PMQ, organised by W Hub. The finale will be the Hong Kong Pioneers Ecosystem Meetup at Metta in Central.
To check out the latest programme schedule, please visit the website (www.startmeup.hk/festival2017).
About InvestHK
InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in 2000 to attract foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong's vibrant economy. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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|Dean Hayes
He served aboard the U.S.S. Wahoo submarine as an Electrician's Mate Second Class during World War II. The submarine was sunk by Japanese aircraft in the La Perouse Strait between Japan and Russia on October 11, 1943. Eighty men lost their lives in the depths of the icy cold waters. Hayes was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
|Main deck of the USS Wahoo (Photo: Iskra)
The U.S.S. Wahoo left from Pearl Harbor for its seventh and final patrol on September 9, 1943 under the command of the aggressive and celebrated Navy Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton. The Wahoo sank at least nineteen Japanese ships, more than any other submarine of the time.
The submarine was believed to be lost in the depths of the sea until the Wahoo Project Group was launched in 1995. The project was made up of an international team of Americans, Australians, Japanese, and Russians, and led by a relative of Commander Mush Morton.
|Main gun of the USS Wahoo (Photo: Iskra)
On July 8, 2007, the US Navy held a wreath laying ceremony at the confirmed site of the sinking of the Wahoo. On October 11, 2007, the US Navy held an official remembrance ceremony for the crew of the Wahoo. The ceremony was conducted at the USS Bowfin Museum and Submarine Park at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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EL PASO, Texas — EL PASO, Texas —
A video posted to Facebook on Friday night shows two El Paso Police Department officers handcuffing what appears to be minors who were yelling obscenities at them.
One police officer can also be seen pointing a gun at a group of children and later pulling a baton while telling the kids to move to the side.
El Paso police held a news conference about the incident Saturday afternoon. An investigation is underway into the officers' actions.
"The officer in question will remain on desk duty until the investigation is complete," said Dionne Mack, the deputy city manager for public safety.
Elizabeth Flores said she understands her kids were not respectful but she said the video does not show what happened earlier.
"They didn't see the beginning. They didn't see my son getting choked. That's why the kids were agitated," said Flores.
Two people were taken into custody, a minor and an adult. Jacob Flores was detained by police but later released.
"He chokes me like I had like a short breath but right after he had me on the floor and he grabbed my hair I was Bailey breathing," said Jacob Flores.
The initial incident happened at about 5 p.m. Thursday.
Officers were called out to investigate a criminal trespass in progress, according to a police officer at the news conference.
As a result of the incident, two people were arrested at the scene.
Both were arrested for Interfering with the duties of a police officer.
EPPD confirmed one is an adult and one is a minor.
No complaints have been filed against the officer in the video regarding this incident.
Anthony Martinez saw most of what happened. He said everything turned for the worse when the police officer drew his gun.
"The fact that he pulled out his gun maybe escalated the kids to be ... meaner and aggravated towards him," Martinez said.
Teresa Chacon lives across the street from where the incident occurred. She said she sides with the police.
"I personally am on the side of the law because the video shows they were disrespecting the cop," Chacon said.
Chacon said the kids in the viral video are the same ones she sees coming onto her property.
"Nowadays, they don't respect anyone. They throw rocks, they sneak into one property and these are boys whose mothers should be corrected," Chacon said.
Although officials said they don't approve of the kids behavior, they understand the need for proper protocol and have yet to determine if the officer was following it.
"For me, the thing that was most disheartening was seeing the children completely labeled and to see them discarded. This is one incident. This is our children and our community. I am not giving up on those children," Mack said.
As of now, both the minor and adult are in custody for failure to comply with officers.
There is no confirmation yet on when they will be released.
KFOX14 is also waiting to read a copy of the policy for officers drawing their weapons.
EPPD tell KFOX14 that the policy is not black and white and in the end the judgment of proper protocol will be determined by the investigators.


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Scottsdale Arizona
Scottsdale Arizona is famous for its art galleries, craft shops and golf courses. Its year-round temperate climate has also made Scottsdale Arizona a popular retirement destination. In 1993, the U.S. Conference of Mayors chose Scottsdale Arizona as the most livable city in the United States.
A large number of elegant Scottsdale resorts have made this area an appealing travel destination. For a romantic getaway, plan a trip to the Renaissance Scottsdale Resort. The resort's design was inspired by the Legend of the Milagros. Many of the casita-style guest rooms have their own private hot tub.
If you are looking for a super luxurious Scottsdale resort, book a stay at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. Its location in the foothills of North Scottsdale is one of the most dramatic settings in the valley. With Pinnacle Peak Park being near by, the Four Seasons is an excellent place for anyone who wants to see the desert on foot.
Water-lovers will enjoy the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. Their famous 2-1/2 acre water playground has 10 interconnecting swimming pools. These include a water slide, a water volley ball pool and a gigantic whirlpool spa. Hundreds of palm trees adorn the grounds, which contrast with the distant views of the McDowell Mountains. If you are looking for a Scottsdale resort that will also give you tee time at some of the excellent Arizona golf courses, plan a stay at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. The resort has a partnership with the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale (home of the annual PGA Tour's FBR Open), the Grayhawk Golf Club and the Troon North Golf Club. The hotel's golf concierge can book tee time at any of these spectacular Arizona golf courses.
Even the Scottsdale resorts are luxurious and the golf is superb, make sure to spend some time visiting some of the unique Scottsdale attractions. Do you like the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright? If so, you should pay a visit to Taliesin West. In the 1930s, Wright purchased land in northeast Scottsdale for a winter camp. He named the camp Taliesin West, which means shining brow. The architect and his apprentices gathered rocks from the sea, which they cemented together with sand from the desert washes. The building complex includes residential spaces, theaters and an architectural drafting room.
If you wish to travel further back in time than the 1930s, Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass is another exciting attraction in the city of Scottsdale. This recreation of an 1880s Old West town has a haunted hotel and trampoline bungee jumping. For a real thrill, take a ride on the Widowmaker, Rawhides mechanical bull. If all that bull riding shakes you up, you can mellow out at the petting ranch, where adorable goats, deer and bunnies are waiting to be cuddled!
At night, you can visit the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, which is host to a variety of plays and concerts. In March, the Scottsdale Arts festival draws over 30,000 people. This wonderful Scottsdale attraction features outdoor sculpture and live performances.
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I have been known to, on more than one occasion, spy an amazingly large fallen tree branch while outside, decide it's perfection, drag it home, wash it, and use it as decor in my own house. Note the word "fallen", as I would never cut a tree and steal its limbs for my own use. I see them everywhere now in decor, but back then, I was made fun of quite often… though it did nothing to lessen my love affair with branches and decorating with them. I only wish I had old photos to show you of my favorite branch I had wedged in an open stairway in a house I lived in well over ten years ago. In all honesty, I wish I still had that branch. It was massive.
In the first condo that the husband and I lived in back in 2004, I found a medium sized branch outside that I loved, dragged it in, hot-glued tiny flowers all over it so it resembled a cherry blossom tree and hung it on a wall in one of the stairwells. I used it in this little photo shoot I set up on our roof deck for my afro curls tutorial & this hair tutorial as well {seen above}.
I love the natural color of the branches after they dry, but painted in any number of colors would be beautiful as well.
And of course I am feeling branches again in the new house, and though the trees here are a bit different, I did happen to find a nice branch out on a walk the other day… here's the husband carrying it home for me {via VINE find me at "love Maegan" ; It's hanging in my shower at the moment to dry out and creating a massive mess in the mean time.
Decorating Ideas Using Branches…
Below are some of my favorite decor ideas using branches which I've found around the internet. Some I've used before many times and some are new.
1. Forever love
2. Amy Merrick olive branch via pinterest
3. Tree branches as wall decor above bed
4. Manzanita Branch $14.95
5. Branch centerpieces
1. The Green Dandelion
2. branches in boots
3. Design Sponge
4. Interiors by Studiom
1. Forever love
2. My Pinterest {can't find og src}
3. branches with lights… via pinterest
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Sitting athwart the headwaters of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia has long seen its energy future in its hydropower potential, being able to export electricity to neighboring countries.
That picture may be about to be somewhat altered however. British oil firm New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd works a concession in Ethiopia's southeastern Ogaden basin blocs 7-8 and its Adigala lease with its Canadian oil firm partner Africa Oil.
On 12 February New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd found an oil and gas flow at its Elkuran-3a appraisal well depth of 3,900 feet. The company began drilling the appraisal well in October 2013, with a targeted depth of 9,350 feet.
While New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd executives are doubtlessly excited, local petroleum specialists noted that the results are similar to those of American company Tenneco that drilled the first exploration well in the Elkuran locality in 1972. A petroleum expert told the Ethiopian media that the discovery does not necessarily mean that there is a commercial deposit, commenting, "Oil and gas flows are very common in that region, especially in the Elkuran and Hilala localities. More exploration work is needed."
Another petroleum specialist observed that the reservoirs at Elkuran-3 have low porosity and permeability and will likely require acid or fracture stimulation to produce the necessary commercial levels, commenting, "Oil and gas-condensate was recovered from one of sample zones. At the base of the well, a flow of gas was encountered and the drilling is suspended in order to mobilize test equipment to evaluate this zone. A decision has also been taken to deepen the well to below the initial planned target depth of 7,545 feet, to evaluate the deeper sandstone zone which is considered to have a significant gas condensate potential."
New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd is a newcomer to African energy development, being founded in London in 2007. It holds licenses for 13 onshore and offshore blocks in Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Kurdistan covering an area of approximately 88,000 square kilometers and it has a portfolio of development, appraisal, and exploration assets with 37.5 million barrels of oil equivalent of gross probable reserves, 17.1 million barrels of oil equivalent of gross contingent resources, and 702.2 million barrels of oil equivalent of gross prospective resources.
For the moment, Ethiopia is pressing forward with its grandiose hydroelectric plans, most notably the $4.2 billion, 6,000-megawatt Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which has unsettled Egypt. Egypt fears that the dam's completion would diminish 20 percent of its Nilotic water flow, leading Cairo last month to demand Ethiopia suspend construction work on the dam on the Nile's main tributary. After Ethiopia rejected Egypt's demand Egypt vowed to protect its "historical rights" to the Nile "at any cost."
As for developing the Ogaden region's potential oil and natural gas riches, one group is already suffering - the local population. During a recent interview Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) founder Abdirahman Mahdi said, "The resources in this region will make Ethiopia rich but will keep us impoverished. A settlement is all we can hope for to protect our claim to some of the economic advantages of our natural resources."
Mahdi's concerns are well-founded, as currently besides New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd and Canada's Africa Oil there are two oil companies, both Chinese, finalizing exploration plans for the Ogaden region: Hong Kong's South Western Energy and China's GCL Poly Petroleum Investment.
The 8-10 million Somali ethnic population living in the Ogaden basin within Ethiopia's Somali National Regional State (SNRS) have stated that they've already been subjected to scorched earth evictions in advance of increased oil and natural gas drilling, and regional specialists warn that a lack of genuine benefit sharing could escalate regional instability and reinforce separatist tensions as foreign energy companies prepare to extract oil and gas,
An ONLF Press Release dated 30 December 2013 stated, "The Ethiopian regime has ordered its army in Ogaden to displace the rural population from large tracts of the Ogaden grassland by burning traditional pasture rich areas in order to clear the land for oil exploration. The Ethiopian army has so far torched large tracts near the following towns: 1. Shilabo-between Jeexdin (CALUB) Gas oil field and Qamuda including areas near Jeexdin, Laasoole and Qarsoon. 2. Godey-Danan- between Bawo, Oman and Oboley Valleys. 3. Fik- Dhegahbur-Jigjiga Triange- between Ceelo-Obo, Gooro Haas, Gabiib, Aware-(in daaqato valley) , Sattu, Jamara, Faafan and areas North of Obole."
Somalia and the Islamic militant movement al Shabaab are right next door. When the Arab Spring swept the Magreb three years ago Libya broke out into civil war in February 2011 China had to evacuate more than 35,000 workers and lost $18 billion in energy investments in the process. Something for the Chinese leadership in Beijing to ponder.
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Many people didn't give the Florida Atlantic Owls much of a chance against the Georgia Bulldogs. The Owls gave Georgia an interesting first half, but ended up losing, 56-20, after a huge Bulldog second half.
Georgia appeared to miss star linebacker Jarvis Jones early in the game. The Owls were able to rack up over 200 yards of offense in the first half, and were within shouting distance of their heavily favored opponents. However, 28 straight Georgia points in the second half put the game out of reach for Carl Pelini's side.
Graham Wilbert looked good at times, going 18-of-33 for 188 yards, one touchdown and one interception, but eventually was shown to be out of his depth. Damian Fortner contributed 81 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
Next week, the Owls' task only gets tougher, as they have to travel to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama next Saturday, while Georgia hosts Vanderbilt.
For more on the Bulldogs, check out Dawg Sports. For additional SEC coverage, take a look at SEC blog Team Speed Kills. And while you're at it, check out SB Nation's dedicated college football hub.


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Kenya's Luxury Market an Untapped Resource
Tom Unwin
With the growth of the middle class and population of high net worth individuals in the country, opportunities for the luxury market are set to be on the rise. New World Wealth Report 2014 statistics reports that the market generated Sh17.2 billion in 2013 derived from the sale of high end clothing, accessories, cars as well as hotels.
Luxury Consultant Maryanne Maina says the market is an untapped goldmine pointing out that the market is set to grow significantly in the coming years.
"There are a lot of opportunities in the luxury market, more Kenyans are becoming brand oriented, more international companies are setting base in the country, the economic power for the middle class is growing," Maina told Capital Business.
She explained among the opportunities in the market include personal shopping services, luxury stores in hotels and airports as well as consulting services.
"We need luxury stores in hotels, malls and our airports to cater for the tourists who are keen on luxury, as well as businessmen who visit the country for business, I haven't seen a proper luxury store in the hotels and the airport yet," Maina says.
She says Kenyan manufactures, and craftsmen only tend to produce products that suit the average person, forgetting the high end market.
"Luxury is about an art, it's about quality and it's an experience people are willing to spend on. What I see with most Kenyan entrepreneurs is that they tend to copy each other, producers need to be creative and think outside the box, create a brand for the high end market the results are enormous," she explained.
Kenyan brands are yet to hit the luxury international market, with the country only known for the Maasai brand that is used by over 80 international companies.
The country's breath taking sceneries, a magnificent range of captivating wild animals, an array of culture, has seen Luxury hotels keen in the Kenyan market with a number of hotels in the last five years that include Villa Rosa Kempinski, Mahali Mazuri Luxury camp, Hemingways, Olare Mara among others. The country's real estate is also keen on the luxury market, with developments like Mandharini development located in the coast, Thika Green Golf Course Estate, and Tatu City among others.
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On the third floor, in a room where a cistern used to be, there's a wall that used to be an exterior. A cross section of the wall tells us what the original house was like: 2 layers of stucco, chestnut post and beam "that was deadly accurate, totally plumb," Rob says. "The masons who built this house were dead on." The color of the stucco is darker than the stucco on the house's exterior now, no doubt because it's taken a century less weatherbeating.
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Recently, I have been reading books by Brian Doyle, a Portland writer who has been the editor of PORTLAND, the magazine for the University of Portland for many years. Best known for his essays and poetry, this summer I read Mink River and The Plover, two "whopping headlong novels" to quote Mr. Doyle himself.
I was completely caught up in both novels, engaged with the characters and engrossed by the twists and turns of plot. What a winning combination – an Irish raconteur with the voice of a poet and an ear to the soul.
I also read and enjoyed The Grail, a collection of essays about the year Doyle spent hanging out in an Oregon vineyard in search of the perfect Pinot Noir. As reading material, essays are high on my list. The Grail was particularly interesting to me as my brother's family owns and operates, Winter's Hill Wine and Vineyard, in Dundee, Oregon.
Brian Doyle is the inaugural speaker for the Les Bailey Writer's Series and will give a free public presentation October 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Worthington Center on the Saint Martin's University campus. Treat yourself to an entertaining evening and bring a friend.
Other Authors I'm Reading
I have long been a devotee of procedural detective fiction. Recently Scandinavian writers have enjoyed a dominant presence in that genre. I raced through the Stieg Larsson novels, then ate up all the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo, even though I was growing weary of Harry's on going battle with alcoholism, I kept coming back for more.
This summer my friend Steve Bean introduced me to a Danish writer in the same vein, Jussi Adler-Olson. His novels have all of the darkness of Larsson and Nesbo, delightfully lightened with humor. Detective Carl Mork has a messy life – complicated by a self absorbed stepson, a nutty estranged wife, and his two singular assistants, Rose and Assad.
They all play off each other delightfully and the comic relief is welcome, as the cases Mork is assigned to are horrific. The Keeper of Lost Causes is the first in this Department 'Q' series and I recommend starting there. I just finished The Conspiracy of Faith and intend to bring his latest book, The Marco Effect, on my next road trip.Posted by


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There are some things worth waiting for, and there are some things that are highly anticipated. This summer is one of those moments the literary world promised to deliver a summer scorcher reader, and they've certainly delivered with Terrance Dean's new novel, MOGUL.
With the publication of Hiding in Hip-Hop, the controversial Essence bestselling expose that set the entertainment industry on its ear, Terrance Dean, who has worked in television and film for well over a decade, became the voice of African American men in Hollywood and in Hip-Hop who conduct clandestine same-sex relationships. Through revealing yet discreet anecdotes about his liaisons with the rich and famous who were also on the "DL," Dean's provocative and candid account brought to light a hidden gay subculture that insiders have been well aware of for years.
Now, with his debut novel, MOGUL (Atria Books Paperback Original; June 14, 2011; $15.00), Dean once again returns to this subject matter as he entices readers to play the guessing game about the real-life celebrities who serve as inspiration for his larger-than-life characters. In a literary style that's E. Lynn Harris meets Zane, Dean presents a fictional page-turner about a beloved music industry genius who's launched the careers of the hottest stars in hip-hop but also harbors a secret that could destroy his life and empire.
Aaron "Big A.T." Tremble, an athletically gifted teenager from Brooklyn, discovers he is attracted to George, one of the most popular basketball stars at his school and soon, the two become embroiled in a secret romance as they juggle studies, gym practice and girlfriends. A year later during their senior year, George announces he is moving to California for college. While Big A.T. is heartbroken, he pours himself into his music to forget George and begins producing for local rappers in his neighborhood. After a chance meeting with the retired kingpin of hip-hop, Larry "Pop" Singleton, Big A.T.'s life is forever changed as he becomes Pop's protégé and a member of the "family"—a network of secretly gay men in the industry who will eventually become instrumental in helping him launch his own music label. Attracting the biggest names in the industry, Big A.T. has the Midas touch with millions of dollars in the bank, real estate holdings, luxury cars, and countless fans. He's built a bona fide empire but along the way, Big A.T. falls hard for one of his artists, the sexy Tickman. They love each other but know they must keep their relationship a secret and to keep any press speculation about their sexuality at bay, each becomes involved in relationships with high-profile women. However, unbeknownst to Big A.T., a journalist seeking revenge against hip-hop power brokers and looking for his 15 minutes of fame obtains compromising photographs that threaten to expose the truth about Big A. T. Will his life crumble in the wake of a huge scandal or will Big A.T. survive—and out of the closet forever?
Check the listing below of Terrance's appearances and join him for this summer's hottest read, and get your books signed! You won't be disappointed!
MOGUL: A Novel is currently available wherever books are sold – Barnes & Noble; Borders; Target; Wal-Mart; and Amazon.com, HERE!
You can follow Terrance Dean on Twitter, HERE!
You can also visit Terrance Dean's website to find out more about him, HERE!
Wednesday, June 22: Official Book Party Release
Nectar Wine Bar
2235 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, NY
6:00p – 9:00p
(Music by DJ Fred Pierce with giveaways and prizes!)
Friday, June 24: Booksigning/Reading
Barnes & Noble
3120 Fairlane Drive, Allen Park, MI
7:00p – 9:00p
Saturday, June 25: Booksigning/Reading
Gerber Hart Library
1127 West Granville Avenue, Chicago, IL
3:00p – 5:00p
Monday, June 27: Booksigning/Reading
Barnes & Noble
1701 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, TN
7:00p – 9:00p
Tuesday, June 28: Booksigning/Discussion
Brothers United, YBU & Nashville Black Pride presents: "Black Gay and Powerful in the 21st Century: Our Voices in Print, Music & Media featuring Author Terrance Dean"
Nashville Cares: 633 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN
6:30p – 8:30p
Wednesday, June 29: Panel Discussion/Booksigning
Outwrite Bookstore, 991 Piedmont Avenue, Northeast Atlanta, GA
7:00p – 8:30p
Friday, July 1: Panel Discussion/Signing
Bayou Soul Writer's Conference
New Orleans, LA
Thursday, July 7: Booksigning/Reading
Barnes & Noble
7626 Westheimer, Houston, TX
7:00p – 9:00p
Friday, July 15: Booksigning/Reading
Urban Knowledge Bookstore
Mondawmin Mall, Baltimore, MD
5:00p – 7:00p
Saturday, July 16: Booksigning/Reading
Urban Knowledge Bookstore
East Point Mall, Baltimore, MD
5:00p – 7:00p
Saturday, July 23: Booksigning/Reading
Hispanic Black Gay Coalition of Boston
Boston, MA
4:00p – 7:00p
July 29 – 31: Panel discussion & Booksigning
National Book Club Conference
Atlanta, GA
August 3rd – 7: Author's showcase
National Association of Black Journalist
Philadelphia, PA
September 22 – 24: Booksigning
Congressional Black Caucus
Author's Pavilion
Washington, DC
September 27: Booksigning
Howard University Bookstore
Washington, DC
4:00p – 6:00p
October 2: Panel Discussion/Booksigning
West Hollywood Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
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The Complainant is Novartis AG of Basel, Switzerland, represented by Selarl Marchais De Candé, France.
The Respondent is I Singh of San Jose, California, United States of America.
The disputed domain name <sentinelfordogs.com> is registered with Wild West Domains, Inc.
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on April 27, 2010. On April 28, 2010, the Center transmitted by email to Wild West Domains, Inc. a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On April 30, 2010, Wild West Domains, Inc. transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain name which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on May 3, 2010 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint on May 4, 2010. The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy" or "UDRP"), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules").
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on May 5, 2010. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was May 25, 2010. On May 26, 2010, Mr. Jeffrey Sonnabend submitted an extension request to file a Response. Also filed as of that date was a declaration of Mr. I. Singh, in which he indicated that he had instructed Mr. Sonnabend to request an extension of time to respond to the Complaint.
The Center appointed J. Christopher Thomas as the sole panelist in this matter on June 2, 2010. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
After accepting his appointment, the Panel granted an extension of time (until June 17, 2010) to the Respondent in order to permit it to file its Response. The Response was received on June 15, 2010.
On June 21, 2010, the Center received a supplemental filing from the Complainant, which was forwarded to the Panel on the same day. On June 29, 2010, the Center received a supplemental filing from the Respondent, which was also forwarded to the Panel on the same day. In light of its earlier direction, the Panel decided not to consider the said supplemental filings from the both parties and it has restricted its analysis of the matter to the Complaint and the reply thereto.
The Complainant, Novartis AG, is a large pharmaceutical company which, among other things, has a business unit known as Novartis Animal Health. One of that unit's most popular products is Sentinel, an oral broad-spectrum anthelmintic and flea control product described for dogs.
The Complainant is the owner of a number of trademarks, including international trademark SENTINEL, No. 539057, registered on May 18, 1989 and duly renewed on May 18, 2009. Evidence of registrations in various national jurisdictions was submitted with the Complaint. These registrations were made prior to the registration of the disputed domain name on October 29, 2007.
The following summary of the parties' submissions does not attempt to record each and every point made by the parties. The Panel has carefully reviewed the parties' submissions and has found it necessary only to record the salient points of the submissions.
The Complainant observes that the disputed domain name, <sentinelfordogs.com>, reproduces entirely the trademark SENTINEL which, it asserts, is highly distinctive in relation to the goods at stake, namely, veterinary products. The only difference between the Complainant's trademark and the disputed domain name is the adjunction of the terms "fordogs" placed at the end of the name. It is submitted that this does not distinguish the disputed domain name from the Complaint's trademarks since these words are completely descriptive and generic.
It is contended further that the addition of "fordogs" does not serve to distinguish the domain name from the trademark, but may reinforce the association of the disputed domain name with the Complainant's trademark since the product is a veterinary product. The addition of the words "fordogs" strengthens a likelihood of confusion between the trademark and the disputed domain name.
With respect to the issue of legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name, the Complainant has never licensed or otherwise permitted the Respondent to use its trademarks or to register the domain name including the above-mentioned trademarks. There is no relationship whatsoever between the involved parties. It is contended therefore that the respondent has adopted the trademark for its own use and incorporated into its domain name without the Complainant's authorisation.
With respect to the issue of bad faith, the Complainant contends that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name in bad faith in order to make unfair benefit of the Complainant and its SENTINEL product's reputation. The disputed domain name has been registered to the purpose of attracting Internet users to the Respondent's website, and creates a likelihood of confusion between Novartis' trademark and the disputed domain name. The Complainant contends that the Respondent was clearly aware of the trademark because it combines the trademark and the descriptive words "fordogs" which clearly referred to the Complainant's product dedicated for dogs.
The disputed domain name leads to a website which reproduces the Complainant's official logo and trademark of SENTINEL products. It is therefore contended that the Respondent was undoubtedly aware of the risk of deception and confusion that would follow when it registered the disputed domain name. A visitor to the site is directed to a third party's website "www.entirelypets.com" on which the Complainant's competitors' veterinary products are advertised for sale. Thus, it is evident that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name for the purpose of disrupting the Complainant's business and this is further evidence of bad faith.
The complainant therefore requests the Panel to issue a decision that <sentinelfordogs.com> be transferred to the Complainant
In his May 26, 2010, declaration, filed in affidavit form dated June 8, 2010, the Respondent asserted that he acquired the disputed domain name to use in connection with the promotion and sale of genuine Sentinel brand goods, and only Sentinel brand goods. Annexed to his affidavit was a true and correct copy of the home page of the website currently operated by the Respondent. It was asserted that visitors to the domain who wished to purchase Sentinel brand products are directed to a store front page that clearly identifies itself as being operated by an entity that is unaffiliated with the Complainant. The Respondent contended that the website in question has always forwarded potential purchasers to a retail website operated by an authorised and/or clearly branded reseller, and further that he does not operate any other domains incorporating the word "sentinel".
Submissions, dated June 14, 2010, were also filed on behalf of the Respondent. Noting that a complainant must sure that each element of paragraph 4(a)(i)-(iii) must be proven, it was contended that the Complainant was unable to make out its Complaint because the Respondent was engaged in a legitimate use of the disputed domain name and the facts did not support a showing of bad faith registration or use of the disputed domain name.
The Respondent did not dispute the similarity of the disputed domain name and trademark at issue. He did however contend that he was using the disputed domain name in connection with the authorised promotion and sale of the Complainant's genuine goods. In this regard it was contended that the Respondent had not engaged in some type of "bait and switch" practice whereby users of the site would be directed to third party websites where competing brands would be available for sale when a customer clicked upon the "Buy Sentinel" button. Rather, by clicking one of the purchase options, the purchaser would be taken to a website that sells authentic Sentinel products, and only Sentinel products.
It was also contended that prior to the commencement of the dispute, the Respondent made demonstrable preparations to use the disputed domain name in connection with bona fide sales. It was observed that he had been making such preparations for Sentinel sales since the registration of the disputed domain name on October 27, 2007. In this regard it was contended that the Respondent need not show a fully operational business in order to prove demonstrable preparations, but rather must simply show that before notice of the dispute, he made preparations to use the disputed domain name, even if such preparations were perfunctory, superficial, or mechanical.
It was contended further that the retail sales were bona fide offerings of goods and reference in this regard was made to other UDRP panels which had found that parties acting as dealers in trademarked products were authorised to advertise the products under the mark and to draw attention to the mark.
The Respondent contended further that the website operating under the disputed domain name does not claim to be operated by the trademark owner and indeed purchases must be made from storefront domains. The retailers there are clearly identified as entities unaffiliated with the Complainant. It is therefore contended that customers cannot possibly be confused about whether they are ordering from the manufacturer or from a retailer.
Finally, with respect to the issue of bad faith, it was contended that the Respondent did not register the disputed domain name in bad faith. To the contrary, he registered with the good-faith intent to promote the legitimate sales of genuine Sentinel products. Reference was made to prior decisions which had held that as a matter of trademark law a purchaser of bona fide goods is entitled to resell those goods, and to truthfully advertise the goods bearing the trademark. It was contended that this was precisely the type of use here.
There is no dispute that the disputed domain name incorporates the Complainant's trademark and adds the descriptive "fordogs". The Respondent, correctly in the Panel's view, did not dispute the similarity of the disputed domain name and trademark at issue.
As such, the Panel finds that first element of the Policy has been satisfied.
The resolution of this Complaint turns on the issues of legitimate interests and bad faith.
The evidence before the Panel is that there is no commercial relationship between the Complainant and the Respondent and that, in particular, the Respondent has not been authorised by the Complainant to use its trademark nor, for that matter has the Respondent concluded a sales and distribution contract with the Complainant.
This assumes seminal importance because the Respondent is not, contrary to his submissions, purchasing the trademark owner's product and reselling such goods with any sort of implied license to use the mark in connection with a genuine resale transaction. While the Respondent has emphasised his interest in acquiring the disputed domain name to promote the sale of genuine Sentinel products, no evidence was adduced in the Reply that the Respondent had ever purchased Sentinel products for further resale. Indeed the whole structure of his business is to intermediate between would-be purchasers of Sentinel products and Internet websites maintained by vendors that, among other things, have purchased and now offer Sentinel products for sale. The fact that clicking on the "Buy Sentinel" icon directs a would-be producer to a third-party website which is offering Sentinel products does not change this fundamental fact.
In the Panel's view, the Respondent has inserted the website operating under the disputed domain name between the Complainant and would-be producers of the Complainant's trademarked product. Moreover, the Panel's review of the operation of the website indicates that even where the "Buy Sentinel" products button is clicked, the third-party website "www.petcarerx.com" lists competing products on a "We Also Recommend" sidebar on the same page.
The Panel concludes that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name.
The foregoing finding is also relevant to the issue of bad faith. In the Panel's view, the disputed domain name has employed the Complainant's trademark so as to permit the Respondent to intermediate between would-be purchasers of Sentinel products and vendors of such products, thereby generating "click-through" revenues for the Respondent. Given the absence of any rights and legitimate interests, the obvious confusion created by the conjoining of "fordogs" to the Complainant's trademark, and notwithstanding the Respondent's disavowal of any intention to mislead, in this Panel's view it is concluded that the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.
For all the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name <sentinelfordogs.com> be transferred to the Complainant.
J. Christopher Thomas
Sole Panelist
Dated: June 30, 2010


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