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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter.
And how better to celebrate than by releasing her latest book?
It has been over 80 years since Beatrix Potter's last 'Tale' was published, but it seems that this beloved children's author is still surprising us with new stories. The Tale of Kitty in Boots was discovered more than 100 years after being written in 1914 and is due to be published posthumously in September 2016.
The manuscript was discovered by editor Jo Hanks who, during research, found a reference to a letter from Potter to her publisher, Warne. Following this lead to the Warne archive, Hanks discovered a manuscript written by Potter, that was accompanied by two rough sketches. It was clear that the manuscript was intended for publication though, as Potter explains to her publisher, interruptions kept arising at the time.
In her words this latest story is about 'a well-behaved prim black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life'; it promises all the entertainment we've come to love in the Beatrix Potter tales and even features appearances from some well-know characters: Peter Rabbit, Mr. Toad and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated all of her own works. As this latest tale was still in manuscript form upon its rediscovery, other means were necessary for the illustrations. Jo Hanks explains that Quentin Blake was the obvious choice, his illustrations are iconic and are often linked to stories of mischievous, rebellious characters. He seems perfect for the task and the new book is sure to be full of character!
Find out more about Beatrix Potter by visiting the website here.
The Lake District was a favourite place for Beatrix Potter from a young age. She spent a large amount of her childhood here during summer holidays and fell in love with its stunning landscapes, the flora and fauna. This would go on to inspire many aspects of her beloved stories. As she got older she bought properties in the Lake District, the most famous being Hill Top Farm, now in the care of the National Trust. If you are interested in visiting make sure to stop off at the Beatrix Potter Gallery which is hosting a new exhibition of original illustrations this year. The World of Beatrix Potter is also close by, on the shores of Lake Windermere, and is celebrating its 25th year this year.
Stay in the Lake District yourself and discover why this beautiful National Park was so inspirational for one of our favourite authors. Follow the link below to find out how you can stay in Merlewood Mansion.
Luci loves getting out and about for a good cycle ride or easy-going walks in the countryside, and thoroughly enjoyed the time she previously spent working for the National Trust. Her love of writing started from a young age and on rainy days nothing beats curling up in a secret corner with a good book.
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The Truth About IsraelIt's always been this way for Israel and in today's current moral climate, correctly analyzed by Charles Krauthammer in his column called
Life in an Orwellian Universe, it probably always will be. It's Israel, after all. And it's a country full of Jews. Because of that it's subject to libels that no other country in the world has to put up with.
Not only that, but Jews all over the world are faced with the same hatred. For example, we have the recent incident in Seattle
A lone gunman burst into a Jewish organization in downtown Seattle on Friday, killing one woman and wounding five others in what authorities were calling a hate crime.
The gunman, Naveed Afzal Haq, 31, was arrested without a struggle at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, where the shooting took place. He was later charged by Seattle police with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder.
Haq is a U.S. citizen, police said, and their initial conversation with him by phone while he was inside the building indicated that he was a Muslim.
Police would not disclose the content of the conversation, but Amy Wasser-Simpson, the federation's vice president, told the Seattle Times in a story on its Web site the man got past security at the building and shouted, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," before he began shooting.
"This was a purposeful, hateful act as far as we know, by an individual acting alone," said Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels at a news conference, adding "This is a crime of hate."
Authorities said they were "taking every precaution" in searching for explosives and additional suspects and were monitoring the city's synagogues and Jewish organizations.
But then we also have to add the Orwellian moral equivalence:
"We are also protecting mosques, because there is always the concern of retaliatory crime," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.Muslims attack Jews all over the world, but we'd still better guard mosques, because you never know. Yeah, right!
I'm waiting for the terror supporters at CAIR to come out with their typical backlash/Islamophobia warnings, he wasn't a "true Muslim", and the ever popular "We condemn hate/terrorism/violence in all its forms. I don't live that far from Dearborn Michigan, a hotbed of support for Hezbollah, so I will be on my guard.
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Fireproof insulation is an insulating substance made from fire-retardant material. It is employed to protect against fire attacks. It is primarily used in building materials, clothing, and other applications wherein fireproofing is required. Fireproof insulation is made from special materials, which are not used for other normal applications. It is made from standard insulating materials coated with a fireproof layer.
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Based on materials used for making the fireproof insulation, the market for fireproof insulation can be segmented into fiberglass, stone wool, glass wool, plastic foam, polymers, and others. Glass wool is the highly used and trusted material of fireproof insulation. The glass wool segment dominated the market in 2015 and is expected to expand at a steady rate during the forecast period. Glass wool is primarily used in the construction industry. It is produced in the form of rolls, blankets, slabs, and loose-fill with different thermal and mechanical properties. It is acoustic, flexible, non-combustible, non-degradable, and light in weight. It is not expensive in comparison to other insulating materials. The plastic foam segment is expected to be the speedily expanding segment of the global fireproof insulation market, due to properties of plastic foam insulation materials. The plastic foam is available in different types such as polystyrene, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, and phenolic foam. It is used in various forms such as rigid board insulation and spray-applied insulation. Fiberglass is another material that is used as an incombustible insulation material. It is a unique product. It is in the form of simply spun glass fibers. Glass is melted and spun in a centrifuge with small holes. Stone wool is a furnace product of molten rock. It is a natural material present in large quantities throughout the earth surface. It has mechanical resistance, good thermal performance, and fire safety. It can withstand high temperature. Polymer fireproof insulation is a rubber material. It is used in electronic, aerospace, and other applications. The others segment consists of natural materials used as fireproof insulation.
Based on applications, the fireproof insulation market can be segmented into residential buildings and commercial buildings. Fireproof insulation is primarily observed in commercial buildings such as organizations and industries. These are places that actually require safety against fire. Fireproof insulation is equally important in residential buildings as well. Residential buildings is a major application segment of the fireproof insulation market. This segment dominates the market, owing to stringent building codes and fire safety regulations in developed countries such as the U.S., Russia, and Germany. The dominance is also attributable to rising awareness among people about fire safety and adoption of fire safety regulations by developing countries. Fiberglass and stone wool are highly used fireproof insulation materials.
Asia Pacific dominates the global fireproof insulation market and it was one of the major consumers of fireproof insulation material in 2015. Emerging economies such as China, Indonesia, and India hold a major share of the market in the region, due to the growing construction sector in these countries. Increase in population along with speedy industrialization is anticipated to boost the market in the region. Also, initiatives for energy saving and modifications in building regulations have driven the market in the region.
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Re: Keturah (COLE) ADRIAN of OH
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Dawn Finley 3/03/02
Thanks, Dawn.Maybe Keturah's birthdate appears in one of those county histories, or a family bible.Although Keturah and Mary share (at least in databases, etc.) the same birthdate, at least Keturah also has a specific death date - which makes me suspect that her birthdate has some basis in fact.On the other hand, Mary's birth in Oct. 1763 would be plausible considering that (1) her parents (Mordecai Cole and Elizabeth Bond) married by Jan. 1763 (when Richard Bond made his will) and possibly by Dec. 1762 (when Mordecai Cole witnessed the will of Richard Bond's uncle); (2) the first born daughter was often named after the maternal grandmother (i.e., Mary Jones Bond) in non-Quaker families.
Although I don't have any ADRIAN ancestors, it seems that the family of Jacob and Keturah ADRIAN are well documented.


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James Hosken
Vice-Admiral James Hosken (6 December 1798 – 2 January 1885) was a British naval officer and a pioneer of ocean steam navigation. He joined the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and after more than 20 years service left to join the merchant navy and serve as captain of the steamships SS Great Western and the SS Great Britain. He returned to the Royal Navy to see service during the Crimean War.[1]
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Hosken was born on in Plymouth, the son of a navy warrant officer.[1] He entered the Royal Navy on 23 February 1808,[2] (two months after his 9th birthday). In 1810 he was appointed midshipman aboard Formidable, and later served in the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and the North Sea, until the end of the war in 1815.[1] He passed the examination for lieutenant in 1816, but was unable to gain a commission.[2] From 1816 to 1819 he served in the frigate Pique in the West Indies, then spent three years in the Channel serving aboard the brig Wolf.[1] From 1824 to 1828 he served as Mate of the revenue cutter Scout, engaged in the suppression of smuggling. Finally, on 9 August 1828, he was appointed lieutenant[2] of the bomb vessel Aetna, serving in the Mediterranean under Captain Stephen Lushington. Aetna was paid off in May 1830, and afterwards he commanded the packet ships Princess Elizabeth and Tyrian, sailing to the West Indies and South America. He left the Navy in October 1832.[2]
Merchant captainEdit
Between 1833 and 1836 he was the captain of a merchant ship sailing between Liverpool and South America. In 1837 he devoted himself to the study of the marine steam engine, and towards the end of the year was appointed to the command of the Great Western Steamship Company's paddle-wheel steamship SS Great Western. She sailed from Bristol on her maiden voyage on 8 April 1838, and arrived at New York fifteen days later on the 23rd.[1] This represented a dramatic increase in speed, as the average duration of an Atlantic crossing from England to America in a sailing ship was 34 days. Side paddle steamers had brought this down to 17 days,[3] but with experience Hosken brought his average down to 13 days in the sixty-six voyages he made between England and America. In 1844 he was appointed to command of Great Western's SS Great Britain, the first iron-hulled screw steamship and at that time the largest ship afloat. She sailed from Liverpool for New York on her maiden voyage in August 1845. However, on the night of 22 September 1846, during her fifth voyage, she ran aground in Dundrum Bay, Ireland. Weather conditions were poor, and an error on the chart led Hosken to believe that the lighthouse on St. John's Point, at the entrance of the bay, was the Calf of Man, which they had passed four hours before. After several months the ship was refloated, but Hosken had no further employment in the merchant service.[1]
Later careerEdit
From 1848 to 1849 Hosken served as master attendant and postmaster at Labuan,[4] recently ceded to England. He then returned to the navy and in 1851 he was appointed to command of the despatch vessel Banshee in the Mediterranean, and later in the Channel.[1] On 26 September 1853 he was promoted to commander,[5] and during the Baltic campaigns of 1854–55 commanded the hospital ship Belleisle. At the end of the Crimean War he was employed in bringing back troops from the Black Sea. In June 1857 he was promoted to captain, and in 1868 was placed on the retired list.[1]
He was promoted to rear-admiral in April 1875,[6] and vice-admiral in August 1879,[7] and died at Ilfracombe, Devon, on 2 January 1885.[1] He is buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol.[8]
In 1889 Elizabeth Ann, his second wife, published an Autobiographical Sketch of the Public Career of Admiral James Hosken.[1]
A portrait of his son Thomas Hosken (b.1831) can be seen in Merchant Hall, Bristol.[9]
- Hosken, James (1838). The logs of the first voyage, made with the unceasing aid of steam, between England and America, by the Great Western of Bristol, also an appendix and remarks. Bristol: Great Western Steamship Company.
See alsoEdit
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). " Hosken, James". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Laughton, John Knox (1891). "Hosken, James". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c d O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). " Hosken, James". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
- ^ Scholl, Lars U. (July 2005). "The loss of the steamship President" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. Ottawa: Canadian Nautical Research Society. XV (3): 53–71. ISSN 1183-112X. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "No. 20819". The London Gazette. 28 January 1848. p. 281.
- ^ The Navy List. London: John Murray. 20 June 1856. p. 29. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "No. 24202". The London Gazette. 23 April 1875. p. 2241.
- ^ "No. 24749". The London Gazette. 5 August 1879. p. 4805.
- ^ "Interesting people buried at Arnos Vale". Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery. 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Your Paintings - Thomas Hosken (b.1831), Son of James Hosken, Captain of SS 'Great Western' and SS 'Great Britain'". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.


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By Pianpian Wang
Earth Hour is an event organized by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) that aims to heighten people's awareness of climate change, carbon impact and related issues, by turning off lights for one hour on a specific date in March every year. This year's Earth Hour will be between 8:30pm – 9:30pm, on Saturday, March 25, 2017.
The first time I joined the Earth Hour Campaign was in China in 2009. I can remember turning off lights at home and opening the balcony window to borrow some light from the street. My family was sitting together on the sofa and talking about random things. The hour passed more quickly than I imagined it would, and we all had a great time just talking to one another.
Several years later, Earth Hour has become more and more influential. In 2016 alone, 178 countries (territories), 1.2 million individuals together with 12,700 landmarks actively participated in the campaign. Compared to Earth Hour's figures in 2007, which were only 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses as participants the movement has taken a strong hold among the business world. The campaign has been spread broadly and successfully within 9 years.
As the initiative gains increasing notoriety, comments and critiques have begun to discuss whether or not the Earth Hour is doing any good. I personally don't think that people's focus should be on the necessity of the Earth Hour campaign. As WWF said, Earth Hour is a symbolic event that allows people concerned with climate change to connect around the world. If it works well, we should look into why it works well and how Earth Hour has attracted a large amount of participants instead.
Several features of the Earth Hour campaign are summarized as follows:
Firstly, Earth Hour has a very clear request, which is to advocate for people to switch the light off for one hour once a year. Climate change is a complicated problem, but Earth Hour uses an eye-catching way to connect a simple behavior, like using electricity, to climate change, with the purpose of spreading the message as broad as possible that seemingly small or insignificant actions add up.
Secondly, participating in the Earth Hour campaign is easy for anyone. One important reason that many other environment related campaigns have relatively low participation rate is because people are either asked to make a dramatic change in their living habits, or are requested to make a contribution well beyond their capacity. Plus, environmental protection results are generally long-term based and are difficult for the public to track, which makes people back off sometimes. However, if the desired result is achievable without meddling with people's interests, the majority would like to do it. It's not rocket science – you feel good mentally when you do good things.
Similar to joining the Earth Hour, people can also purchase carbon credits to mitigate their daily carbon impact with no need for dramatic changes personal habits. The carbon credits are generated from forestry, renewable energy or other environmentally friendly projects that reduce carbon emissions. Purchase the carbon credits equals support these projects.
Finally, Earth Hour allows people to connect and reconnect. No matter whether it is a small family gathering, like my family did as stated above, or a big march, or party organized by local WWF partners, Earth Hour provides an opportunity for people to socialize and share their thoughts, which includes more people in the movement, even though they might not fully understand climate change just yet.
Planting a concept in people's mind is the prerequisite for taking action, yet it is not easy to achieve. Earth Hour has done a good job to include many stakeholders in this regard, which provides a good lesson for all environmental campaign organizers.


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Guwahati/ 29th June'2017 (Prag News Desk): 38 ACS and APS are summoned again by the Dibrugarh Police for the second phase of investigation in the APSC cash-for-job-scam.
Earlier, the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) investigation list consisted of 26 ACS and APS officers were summoned based on statements made before police by arrested APSC officials and clues picked up by investigators from tests conducted on answer scripts recovered from the commission's office.
The officials summoned by Dibrugarh Police to appear before it include Rajarshi Sen Deka, son of former Assam Agrigulture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka, along with others who are known to have had close relations with Rakesh Paul.
Most of the officials summoned appeared before investigating Dibrugarh Police officers at the Special Branch headquarters of the Assam Police at Kahilipara in Guwahati today had cleared the Assam civil services in 2014 (advertisement published in 2013). They were appointed a year later in 2015. However, only 27 of these offcials were present for investigation.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., has created a mobile-phone app that will let people record their encounters with police, as the nation debates whether and how to require cops to wear body cameras.
The free app designed by ACLU dubbed "Mobile Justice" is available in English and Spanish for Android and iOS phones, and allows users in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia to record videos of police interactions and submit the footage directly to the nonprofit organization. Doing so will create an incident report that will eventually be reviewed by the ACLU.
"The concerns over police practices, including racial profiling and excessive use of force, are very real for communities across the District," Monica Hopkins-Maxwell, executive director of ACLU-DC, said in a statement. "This app will help serve as a tool of accountability, allowing District residents to record and report any interaction with law enforcement."
"From Eric Garner to Walter Scott, to Jason Goolsby, we've seen video publicly expose police misconduct that otherwise could have passed by unnoticed," Hopkins-Maxwell said. "Providing members of the public with an easily accessible tool to record law enforcement will help deter misconduct and record abuse when it does happen, so that the system can be held accountable."
The filming of police officers interacting with the public is legal in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, so officers have no reasonable expectation of privacy when doing so.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com


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William Spradley
Main Expertise: Arboricultural Consultant, Sales Representative, Plant Health Care Diagnostic Specialist, Landscape Designer, Plant Selection/Procurement, Horticultural Instructor/Educator
Established at TFL: Founded company in 1990
Education Experience: Bachelors of Science in Forest Management from University of Missouri
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Since founding Trees, Forests and Landscapes in 1990, Spradley has gone on to do so much for the tree care industry. He has been president of St. Louis Arborists Association and has been on their officer's board for more than a decade. He also has been a past president of the ISA's Midwestern Chapter.
Spradley also likes to help out with future arborists. He is an active Board member of the Horticulture Department at St. Louis Community College at Meramec and has participated in field days with University of Missouri Forestry students along with teaching a night course in plant health care.
Some of the other organizations Spradley is a part of and supports are the Plants of Merit Program, Horticulture Co-op of St. Louis and the campaign to end tree topping in Missouri.
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Spradley is also one of the only arborists in Missouri to receive a state proclamation from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon for his work in preserving the champion McBaine Bur Oak near Columbia, MO. Read about the work TFL did to help preserve this great natural treasure. Check out this video to learn more about the McBaine Bur Oak.
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Michael Sestric has been in the tree industry for more than two decades and has established a great work ethic, professionalism and relations with customers.
Sestric now oversees all facets of arborist care of TFL and manages the company's team of arborists in the most efficient way possible. Since joining TFL, Sestric also has stepped up as a sales representative and consultant.
In the past Sestric has been President and Vice President of St. Louis Arborists Association, Board member of the International Society of Arboriculture Mid-Western Chapter, Arborist on Carondelet Park Master Planning Committee and published in local arboricultural and green industry publications. More recently, Sestric has served as President of the Midwestern ISA chapter.
He was also part of the team that received the Tree Care Industries Excellence in Arboriculture award for Arbor Care in San Jose, CA in 1995.
Sestric has ais the Vice-President of the Midwestern Chapter of the ISA.
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After more than two and a half decades in the tree industry, Jamie Emmett has proved that he is one of the more professional and expert climbers in the St. Louis region. Time and time again he shows his climbing abilities in the tree whether it is a simple pruning job or a large takedown, Emmett gets the job done right and as safe as possible.
Over the years Emmett has also shown expertise in landscape installation. He has excellent equipment operation skills and excels in hardscape installations including boulder walls, steps and flag stone walkways.
In the past, he has been the President and Board Member for Landscape Nurseryman's Association of Greater St. Louis.
He continues to learn more everyday and improve on his skills by obtaining continued education from Arboricultural Conferences for ISA, TCIA, the MidWestern Chapter of ISA, St. Louis Arborists Association, Landscape Nurseryman's Association of Greater St. Louis, EHAP and Horticulture Co-op of St. Louis.
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Main Expertise: Climber, Chief Equipment Mechanic, Licensed Pesticide Technician
Established at TFL: Spring 2005
Certifications: ISA Certified Arborist, Pesticide Applicators License, CPR/First Aid
Education Experience: Continued Education from Arboricultural Conferences for ISA, EHAP, Hort-Coop, Midwestern Chapter of ISA
Matt Schmittgens has quickly grown into a professional tree climber. Schmittgens's skills do not stop in the tree. He is a skilled mechanic and groundsman.
Matt became TFL's fifth ISA-Certified arborist on staff, setting the standard for professionalism in the St. Louis area. Very few other tree service companies in the country can claim to have as high of a percentage of their employees to be ISA Certified as Trees, Forests and Landscapes does.
Schmittgens continues to attend conferences to obtain continued education units and keep updated on the latest climbing techniques and safety policies. Recently, Schmittgens competed in the Midwestern ISA's Tree Climbing Championships.
James Smith
Apprentice Arborist, Landscaper and Plant Health Care Technician
Main Expertise: Landscape Installer, Tree Pruner, Grounds Man, Equipment Operator and Pesticide Applicator
Established at TFL: Spring 2013
Certifications: Eagle Scout BSA, Red Cross First Aid/CPR Training, Pesticide Technician Applicator, Arbor Master L1 Precision Felling, Chainsaw Handling and Ergonomics, National Forest Service B Intermediate Sawyer Certified and PADI Scuba Certified
Education Experience: Graduate of Vianny High School in 2006, Associates in Applied Science from St. Louis Community College in Criminal Law Enforcement – 2012
James Smith is the newest member of the TFL team of arborists. He is rapidly adding many important certifications and skills in just a short period of time. All with a base of safety as well as education to better serve our clients.
He, like all TFL staff, enjoys every facet of arboriculture and is quick to offer assistance or answer any question you may have about your landscape. Like TFL as a whole, James is ready to answer the call when the community is in need of assistance which is proving him to be a good fit here.
James is patiently waiting to be eligible for his arborist certification. At which time we are positive he will help TFL maintain its status as the only company in the St. Louis area that has a 100% ISA Certified Arborist field staff.
Michael Garrett
Plant Health Care Technician, Licensed Pesticide Applicator, Degreed Forester and Landscape Designer
Established at TFL: Spring 2014
Certifications: ISA Certified Arborist, Pesticide Applicator Licens, CPR/First Aid
Education Experience: B.S. in Forestry from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2001; Masters in Landscape Architecture from University of Illinois in 2009.
Michael joined the TFL team in the spring of 2014 and brings with him a diverse horticulture background. He has experience in horticulture operations, ecological restoration and landscape design; but above all has centered his career around arboriculture, tree preservation and plant health care operations.
He joins the team at TFL to lead the Plant Health Care program to diagnose and treat insect and pest problems, disease, cultural and environmental issues while working with clientele to develop beautiful, creative and manageable urban forests.


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2002 Toyota Camry 2.4 VVT-i from Sweden
Great low speed cruiser/daily beater
Both rear ABS sensors failed; the second failure influenced a crash on the highway.
O2 sensor needed replacement.
Rear brake pads needed replacement.
Violent clutch shudder after a cold start.
The car developed a funky smell from the A/C.
Headlight bulbs constantly burning out.
Power antenna motor broke.
After the crash:
Bumper and undercarriage plastics were destroyed.
Headlight washer system was completely destroyed
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I bought this car for its comfort and soft suspension due to huge Swedish speed bumps.
Pros: Comfortable, economical, cheap and good looking car. Impressive clutch. Loads of features for the price that are uncommon for cars this age. Huge trunk. Great for families. Can be crashed and driven home safely.
Cons: The suspension is not suited for high speed cornering, thus making the car difficult to drive over 60 mph (100 km/h) on European highways and tight twisty B roads. Both rear ABS sensors broke, one of which happened while cruising at top speed for only 10 minutes on the German autobahn. The rain sensor didn't work unless you would tap it (probably after the windshield was changed from a previous owner). The windshield wipers wouldn't work over 90mph (150km/h).
I've stretched the capabilities of what an average buyer would do to this car. It was a solid car while I owned it and definitely worth the €2700.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th June, 2017
1st Jul 2017, 21:03
More faults during ownership:
Power antenna motor failed.
Starter died, replaced with a used Lexus unit.
A/C developed a nasty moldy smell.
Coolant flush was needed.
Cabin air filter replaced as the old one was full of leaves.
7th Dec 2017, 15:39
"After the crash:
Bumper and undercarriage plastics were destroyed.
Headlight washer system was completely destroyed"
How can these be described as faults? Would you expect a crashed car to be unscathed?


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The global economy may be struggling, but if university competitions are anything to go by, commerce students at U of T Mississauga provide reason for hope.
Last week, they won two prizes at prestigious competitions. At the DeGroote Fast Pace to Case Accounting Competition, a group composed of fourth-year finance and accounting specialist students won first prize, beating out teams from universities across the province. At $4,000, the prize is one of the largest of its kind in Ontario, and the largest in the GTA.
The results of a Vitamin-D study led by U of T Mississauga professor Esteban Parra were recently published in The Journal of Nutrition. This research was part of the Ph.D. thesis of Parra's student, Agnes Gozdzik.
What does Arctic security mean to you?
At first glance it conjures up notions of border security and military operations. However, a recent public opinion survey, Rethinking the Top of the World: Arctic Security Public Opinion Survey, commissioned by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, showed that most Canadians define Arctic security more broadly.
The University of Toronto community expresses its sympathies and condolences to families and communities throughout Japan and the Pacific region who have been devastated by this morning's earthquake and tsunami. The effects of natural disasters like these are felt world-wide as people with family, friends and loved ones in affected regions hear news of the impact of this morning's events. The impact has been further magnified as subsequent tsunami warnings and advisories have been issued for countries and regions bordering the Pacific Ocean.
Water without the plastic bottle will be the beverage of choice on Thursday, March 10, at U of T Mississauga in celebration of water awareness week on campus.
Bottled water is being eliminated from campus vending machines during water awareness week (March 7-11), and will not be available at all March 10 in automated machines and through food service outlets. All three U of T campuses are marking Bottled Water Free Day, a Canadian initiative that encourages consumers to take a stand in support of public water and against the privatization of water.


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August 27, 2012 08:00 ET
WORCESTER, MA--(Marketwire - Aug 27, 2012) - World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, today announced it will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw 2012 Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City next month.
Jim Parslow, Chief Financial Officer of World Energy Solutions, will deliver the Company presentation to conference attendees on Tuesday, September 11 at 2:25 p.m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The presentation will also be webcast at: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq22/xwes.
"Returning to present at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference provides us a highly visible platform to showcase the compelling progress we are making both as a company and as an investment opportunity," said Jim Parslow, CFO, World Energy Solutions. "We believe our emerging leadership in the energy management space coupled with our business model's attractive growth and profitability profile makes us a noteworthy microcap story. We look forward to introducing more investors to World Energy."
More than 200 public and private companies from around the world are registered to present in front of an audience of over 2,000 attendees. The conference will feature tracks devoted to Healthcare, Technology and Growth. Newt Gingrich, 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will open the Conference as the Keynote Speaker on Monday, September 10, 2012. Conference registration details can be found at: www.rodm.com/2012conference.
For more information about World Energy Solutions, please visit the Company's investor page: www.worldenergy.com/investors/.
About World Energy Solutions, Inc.
World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES) is an energy management services firm that brings together the passion, processes and technologies to take the complexity out of energy management and turn it into bottom-line impact for the businesses, institutions and governments we serve. To date, the Company has transacted more than $30 billion in energy, demand response and environmental commodities on behalf of its customers, creating more than $1 billion in value for them. World Energy is also a leader in the global carbon market, where its World Energy Exchange® supports the ground-breaking Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's (RGGI) cap and trade program for CO2 emissions. For more information, please visit www.worldenergy.com.
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Brazilian stock market fell 18% in the last 10 days, a dump faster than the chute of all the other bear markets in the world. It is maybe time to remember the old national superstition about the month of August.
As the Brazilian saying goes, Agosto, mês de desgosto (August, the month of sorrow, which rhymes in Portuguese) or Agosto, mês de cachorro louco (August, the mad dog month, because, supposedly, rabies cases increase). The eight month of the calendar is considered no good and prone to disaster. Considering the world financial situation, one begins to wonder.
A few historic episodes work towards the myth: the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas (1954), the resignation of president Jânio Quadros (1961), that paved the path that led to the long military rule, and also several big shipwreck and airplane accidents, explosions of all sorts in the country. Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the Brazilian diplomat that led the UN mission in Irak (and was likely to become the United Nations next secretary general) was killed in a terrorist attack on August 2003. That same week, the explosion of a rocket in Alcântara, in the Amazon, killed several scientists and delayed the National Space Program. And the list doesn't include the international episodes, such as the beginning of the First and the Second World War.
Let's see what else this month will bring. I am so relieved tha this Friday will be the 12th, not the 13th…
If you are into Brazilian folklore, check also these posts: Honoring Saint John and Honoring Saint John and Scary Brazilian lullabies


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Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuna played in local bands from the age of ten, and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1967 he moved to Puerto Rico. In 1974 Acuna moved to Las Vegas, working with artists such as Elvis Presley and Diana Ross, and the following year he joined the jazz-fusion group Weather Report, appearing on the albums Black Market and Heavy Weather. Acuna left Weather Report in 1978, and became a session musician in California, recording and playing live with (amongst many others) Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Jim Walker, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, Phil Keaggy, Sergeant Petter, Sam Phillips, former Weather Report bandmates Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Flack, U2, and Al Jarreau. He can be found on recordings by musicians as culturally diverse as Javier Malosetti, Lee Ritenour, Peter Gabriel, Johnny Clegg, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne and Flavio Sala.
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EFC is the biggest MMA event in the African continent, with events held in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, and broadcatsing to 107 countries. They mostly only feature fighters that live in African soil, with the majority of them coming from South Africa.
Their last event was held in Carnival City, Johannesburg, 1st of March and was the first in 2013.
It was a glorious night in South Africa for the Rio Grappling Club coaches. Wiekus Swart, Rico Hatting, Bobby Kragiannidis, Walter Wendt and Jurgen Putter had their students winning spetacularly at the event. 4 fighters, 4 victories.
Giddeon Drotschie won by stoppage at the 3rd round after outgrappling his opponent throughout the fight. Daniel Van Heerden submitted his opponent with a rear naked choke in the first round. JP Kruger won with an armbar from the guard in the first minute and Andrew Van Zyl took the Heavyweight title of the EFC with a solid victory over the previously undefeated champion Ruan Potts, by unanimous decision, scoring 49-46, 49-46 and 49-45.
I watched comfortably all the fights from a VIP seat. The event was very well organised and impressed by its professionalism, one could think they were at the UFC in Vegas.


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Jer 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. "Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living waters."
14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
Re 3:1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
2 "Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3 "Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
4 "You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
5 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
6 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."'
Lu 4:23 He said to them, "You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.'"
24 Then He said, "Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 "But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
26 "but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 "And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. Can you imagine this scene? An angry lynch mob, pushing and pulling Jesus along, shoving and jostling Him to the edge of town with the intent to throw Him off a cliff to His death. This famous native Son!
Suddenly, as they arrive at the cliff to finish Him off......He walks right through the middle of them, untouched. The modern day equivalent of walking through a mosh pit untouched. He doesnt disappear, He simply walks through them, somehow hidden from their sight and goes on His own way.
When one considers what takes place here, it has to be one of the most terrifying incidents in the life of Jesus. Not terrifying for His sake, He had nothing to worry about, He was in control, but terrifying for the sake of those who were doing the jostling.
Jesus had the power to pass through their midst without being recognized. He has that same power today. He can pass right through our midst here at Living Word and out the door. We could be fooled into thinking we possess Him, but we really dont.
Doesnt that terrify you just a little bit? I mean, arent we all a little bit like that mob? Dont we all have a tendency to want to push Jesus out of our lives?
Dont tell me that I must surrender to His lordship. I go to church and that should be enough. Dont tell me how to live my life Jesus, I can do it my way and still make it to heaven. Dont talk to me about daily repentance, Ive been baptized! Stay out of my wallet Jesus!
Stay out of my sex life.
And the more we seek to live apart from Him and the influence of the Holy Spirit, the more we become like that mob...in effect, wishing He would be dead......jostling Him completely out of our lives. We see here, that He has the power to grant us our wish, as He passed through their midst and went His way.
That to me is frightening. And as we read in our portion of Scripture taken from the Book of Revelation, it can happen to any church.
This was the problem of the church in Sardis. In effect, they had tossed Jesus over the cliff and they were doing church apart from Him. This morning, let us look at this portion of Revelation so that we here at Living Word may be warned, lest we have our names blotted out of the Book of Life.
As our OT lesson stated: All who forsake You shall be ashamed. Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth. Which do you think has more permanence, those written in the book of life, or those whose name are written in the soil of the earth?
Re 3:1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, (Now much of the Book of Revelation was written using symbolic language, and as we go through this stuff this morning, I will try to interpret this language for you. For instance, the angel of the church in Sardis refers to the pastor or spiritual leaders, (the elders) of their congregation.)
'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: (One of the interesting things about this portion of the Book of Revelation that includes the letters to the various churches is that the Lord always uses something descriptive about Himself that ties into a specific spiritual need of that particular church.
For instance, to the church at Thyatira He was the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass. (Rev 2:18)
The church at Thyatira needed to be reminded that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, the only way to the Father. The One who saw their fornication (eyes like a flame of fire) and idolatry and was ready to judge it! (With His feet like fine brass to stomp on them)
Pergamus was addressed by He who has the sharp two-edged sword. (Rev. 2:12) They needed a good dose of Law and Gospel (the sharp two-edged sword, or Word of God! To keep them from chasing after false doctrine)
The church at Smyrna was addressed by the First and Last, who was dead and came to life. (Rev 2:8) They needed assurance of the resurrection because they were in the midst of intense persecution.
So this church in Sardis was in need of the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. The seven spirits of God spoken of here are representative of the Holy Spirit and the seven stars are representative of Holy Spirit anointed preaching. This church was in need of revival.
"I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
Outwardly, this church looked alive, but inwardly it was dead. The pastor and elders and the congregation was slowly dying from internal rot in their spirit and they didnt even know it.
Their numbers (attendance) likely looked good, in fact everything external looked good, but church had become rote. It was a routine. Outward ceremony with no real internal impact. There was no urgency or sense of purpose. They had lost their sense of mission. They did church for the sake of doing something, but they were far removed from the promptings and activity of the Holy Spirit.
2 "Be watchful, (in the Greek, Wake up! The Lord was attempting to shake the drowsy saints in Sardis. He was seeking to rouse them from their slumber. This church has slowly been overtaken by the carbon monoxide of roteness, routine, and apathy!)
Are you locked into a routine here at Living Word. A once a week or sometimes less obligatory showing up at church. Putting the same amount of money into the offering envelope with no thought of increasing it or decreasing it according to how the Lord has blessed you?
Wake up! Giving should never be routine! It should ebb and flow from a thankful heart that acknowledges the Lords blessings to you. There should always be that challenge to find a way to give something to the poor!
Perhaps you are in the routine of attending a Bible Study, Sunday School, or prayer meeting, where you may find yourself learning more and more but never applying it in a practical way in your own life. Wake up! God is speaking to you through His Word! It is active! Living! Dynamic! Fresh! It is meaningful for your life!
It is this warning to the church at Sardis that should impress upon us again the necessity of re-defining who we are and clarifying our mission. Then seeking to git r done through the power of the Holy Spirit, one small obedient step at a time.
Let me repeat the mission statement that I talked about last week: We at Living Word desire to Declare the truth as found in Gods Word, the Bible. And to glorify Christ as we learn to live for the sake of others rather than ourselves. There is no slumber in such a mission! Its a continual reliance upon the Holy Spirit to help us to learn to love as Christ loved us!
Sometimes we equate emotional highs in church with the moving of the Holy Spirit. There may be some truth to that, but I tell you the true test of the lasting and powerful presence of the Holy Spirit is shown every time a believer, or a body of believers responds in obedience to Gods Word.
Joh 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
16 "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--
Joh 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
You see, the Holy Spirit is manifested in those who keep (treasure) the commands of Jesus, and the number one command of Jesus is that we love one another. Do you want Holy Spirit activity here at Living Word? Then latch onto our mission statement and learn what it is to live for the sake of others rather than yourself.
Look for some way to make that happen in your life this week!
Evidently the works of the church at Sardis were not connected to this kind of love. Any works that the church at Sardis did were empty. (Thats what is meant by not perfect before God Not perfect before God means empty, like a net with no fish.) They were relying on their flesh rather than the Spirit and church was void or empty of spiritual life and fruit.
Joh 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
They were doing church for the sake of doing church....fishing for the sake of fishing. Let me show you something here. The disciples tried fishing for the sake of fishing after the death and resurrection of Jesus and before His ascension. Do you remember the incident?
Joh 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any food?" They answered Him, "No."
6 And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
What did they catch for the Father without Jesus? Nothing! What did they catch when they obeyed Jesus? A full or perfect net! They had lost contact with Jesus and had become unfruitful, but the minute they heard the Lords voice and responded to it....wallah! A full net!
The church at Sardis had lost contact with Jesus. The Holy Spirit was no longer active in their midst because the Word wasnt being preached or it wasnt being responded to. The Lords voice wasnt being heard. It was lost in the routine of doing church and the people were nodding off.
This has happened to all of us at one time or another. The Word is being preached, but your mind is preoccupied with other things, or you didnt get a lot of sleep last night and pretty soon your head is bobbing and then your dozing. You may hear the droning voice of the preacher, but you have no idea of whats being said.
At the church in Sardis some were already down for the count, others were very close, so Jesus comes to them with the greatest of love in this letter and grabs them by the shoulders and shakes them and says...wake up! What little life that remains in you is about to die! Youve got to bust out of your Holy Spirit-less routine!
Wake up and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.. (Hear the voice of Jesus and respond to it with action)
Very important point here. Dont just wake up and start doing dead churchy things. Look for that which is spiritually alive (look for ways to love one another because thats where you will find spiritual life) and seek to build upon that. Again I take you back to the new mission statement suggested last week.
The Spirit is present and alive in that mission statement because it is taken directly from the Word of God. Build on that mission statement, respond to it, act on it, , and it wont be long before you will once again have a raging fire.
3 "Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.
How have we received and heard? We have received and heard only because of the action of the Holy Spirit. Hold fast to the Spirit led life, listen for His voice in this word and repent of your lack of response to it.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
What does the thief do? He takes that which once was yours. Once the saints at Sardis had their names written in the Book of Life, but the Lord says, if they dont wake up, if they dont heed His warning here, they will be allowed to die spiritually. He will pass through their midst, unknown and unrecognized, and their names will be blotted out of the Book of Life.
Friend, let this warning frighten you into action! Never pass up the opportunity for repentance. Never ignore the Lords gracious arousings to turn you from your wicked, disobedient, slothful routine ways and return to follow Him! Today, right here at Living Word, may be the last time you hear His voice. The last time He pleads with you to wake up.
He could walk through us and leave just as unnoticed as He did to those from Nazareth.
4 "You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
5 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
6 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."'
Thankfully, not all at Sardis had drifted into spiritual slumber and apathy. Not all had fallen for the trap of doing church without Jesus. And He who responds to the Spirits wake up call has this blessed promise of the Lord! His name will not be blotted out and He will be recognized by the Son on that final Day.
Sardis is the secularized church. The church that operates according to the spirit of the world and apart from the Spirit of God. Thats why the world applauds it and congratulates it, and speaks so highly of it. And have you noticed....thats why the church at Sardis is not experiencing the least amount of persecution.
Why should the devil go after such a paper tiger. All that impressive external activity void of any eternal significance because it is all done apart from the Holy Spirit.
There was an e-mail making the rounds several years ago and its quite fitting for the church at Sardis, and if we arent careful it will be very fitting for us.
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels he said, We cant keep the Christians from going to church. We cant keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We cant even keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship experience in Christ.
If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken. So let them go to their churches; let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time. so they cant nurture that relationship with Jesus Christ, and with each other.
This is what I want you to do angels: Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!
How shall we do this? Shouted the angels.
Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds. Tempt them to spend! Spend! Spend! And borrow, borrow, borrow. Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6 to 7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty materialistic lifestyles.
Keep them from spending time with their children and their church family. As their family fragments, soon their home will offer no escape from the pressures of work! Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small, voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive.
Try to keep the TV, DVD, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.
Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes. Jam their computers with vindictave, self-righteous, or feel good e-mails.
Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines so they will believe that external beauty is whats important, and theyll become dissatisfied with themselves and each other.
Ha! That will fragment those families quickly! Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted, disquieted and unprepared for the coming week. Get them to neglect My Sabbath rest. Dont let them go out in nature to reflect on Gods wonders.
Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead. Keep them busy! Busy! Busy! Overload their senses when they worship with all the latest technology. And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and unsettled emotions.
Go ahead, let them be involved in soul winning; but crowd their lives with so many good causes that they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause.
This is what happened to the church at Sardis and it is happening to the church in America today.
Busy is just an acronym for Being Under Satans Yoke!
This was the problem at the church in Sardis. They were trying to do church without the power of Jesus. And Jesus seemed to be making one more pass through them. Shaking them up, trying to awaken them from their spiritual apathy.
If they would heed His voice they would live, but if they ignored Him, He would go His way. Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Wake up my friends, its time for you and I to engage in our mission, one Holy Spirit led obedient step at a time. To declare the truth as found in Gods Word....the Bible. And to glorify Christ as we learn to live for the sake of others rather than ourselves.
May we seize the God granted opportunities to respond to the Spirit this week as we learn to live for the sake of others rather than ourselves.


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Fred Newman is a founding partner of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP, a commercial litigation firm in Manhattan. He is a legal generalist with decades of experience in commercial litigation, business advice, corporate transactions, employment counseling and alternative dispute resolution.
As a litigator, Mr. Newman handles an array of commercial litigation and employment matters. He has won numerous jury trials, bench trials, dispositive motions, and appeals in the federal and New York state courts and arbitrations before various tribunals. Mr. Newman has also been responsible for the management, settlement or private resolution of many hundreds of matters in his practice. Mr. Newman was named a "Leading Lawyer" for general commercial litigation in New York, one of only 76 individuals so honored, in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009).
As a counselor, Mr. Newman advises corporate owners, executives and entrepreneurs on business and personal issues. In addition, he has served on the board of directors of a private reinsurance company; he was appointed CEO of a public company in dissolution by its major creditor; and he was the general counsel and secretary of a public reporting subsidiary of a Fortune 50 company.
Mr. Newman is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, New York City. During the Spring Term, 2014, he is co-teaching a seminar on Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics in Civil Litigation. In 2009, Mr. Newman was a Visiting Professor of Arbitration at a law faculty in Latvia. Mr. Newman has lectured and been published on a variety of legal topics, most recently as the author of a section of the treatise, Moskin/Rossman on Commercial Contracts.
Mr. Newman was recently appointed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Department, to a third term as a member of the court's Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the term 2014-2016. He served as a Panel Chair of the Committee during 2009-2012.
Mr. Newman is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Berman Institute of Bioethics of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Newman's numerous other civic, public service and non-profit positions have included: Court-appointed Mediator in the US District Court, Southern District of New York; Director, Columbia Law School Association; Trustee, The Calhoun School, New York City; Founding Director and Vice President, American Corporate Counsel Association, New York Chapter; Director and Secretary, New York Fire Safety Foundation; and Sustaining Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Mr. Newman was Treasurer of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act Committee, a successful statewide ballot initiative to fund major environmental projects in New York. Mr. Newman served as one of three members appointed by Governor George E. Pataki to the New York State Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Racing, a bipartisan panel established to conduct the bidding process for the franchise to operate New York's three major thoroughbred racetracks.
Mr. Newman is a member of the bar of the State of New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He has appeared in the federal district courts in Illinois, Maine, Nevada and Virginia as well as the US Court of Federal Claims.
Mr. Newman graduated from Harvard College (A.B. cum laude 1967) and Columbia Law School (J.D. 1970). He also received an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business (TEP 1984).
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On January 28th, the Justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Department, appointed Fred Newman to a third term on the Court's Disciplinary Committee. The Disciplinary Committee is composed of 65 lawyers and a smaller number of non-lawyers appointed by the Court. Each member is selected by the Court because of his or her knowledge of the law and reputation for integrity and fairness. They serve voluntarily and without pay, and the Committee has no affiliation with a bar association. The purpose of the Committee is to protect the public and the legal profession by ensuring that lawyers adhere to the ethical standards set forth in the Rules of Professional Conduct. The Committee protects the public by reviewing and investigating complaints against lawyers and by recommending sanctions against those who are proven to have violated the Rules. It protects the legal profession by enforcing high standards of conduct, while at the same time ensuring that complaints are dealt with fairly.
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Appointments are for a term of three years, and there is a limit of two consecutive terms. Fred served as a Committee Member and Hearing Panel Chair during 2007-2012. His new appointment follows a sabbatical year off from service, and reappointment for a third term is not usual. Click here to see a copy of the Court's appointment.
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James Abercrombie m Julia Etta Byxbe... back to Rebecca Nurse? from Salem?
I am in possessoin of a paper done in l962 by a cousin showing my Abercrombie, James Floyd Abercrombie married Julia Etta Byxbe.Her family supposedly married into the Nurse family, which would make us descendants of Rebecca Town Nurse, one of the famous witch trial victims.I have not been able to prove it, becasue the Nurse famlies all had children with same names, through many generations.I will outline what I have, but wonder if anybody else has/can prove or disprove this line.I spent several days trying to run this frontto back and then back to front, and keept getting confused.
Here's what I have:
Rebecca Towne m. Franacis Nurse (Rebecca Nurse burned as witch in Salem)
Son Benjamin Nurse married Tomasin Smith
Son Benjamin Nurse married Elizabeth Haven
Daughter Thomasine Nurse married Abner Bixby
Ebenezer Bixby married Hannah Babcock
Rev War Soldier Joseph Byxbe married Elizabeth Jorddan
William James Byxbe married Elizabeth Bowman
Julia Etta Byxbe married Jamse Floyd Abercrombie.
Has anyboy else done any research to verify or disprove this line?My great aunt got this from somerelatives in Oklahoma in the l970s I think.
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