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Jesús Santos heads the White-Collar Crime department at Baker McKenzie Madrid. He became a public prosecutor in 1985 and joined the National Court (Audiencia Nacional) in 1989. He has been involved in a number of trials related to terrorism (domestic and international), organized and cross-border crime, and financial crime relating to companies as well as criminal organizations. He has also been prominent in investigations relating to Islamic terrorism, and was appointed coordinator of the specialist group of Public Prosecutors in Islamic Terrorism in May 2004.
He has served as consultant to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia, and as liaison magistrate with the Republic of Italy.
Practice Focus
Mr. Santos advises companies and individuals on preventive criminal law, pre-litigation situations and criminal proceedings, from the perspective of both the prosecution and the defence. He also advises on issues relating to financial crime and offenses against socio-economic order, fraud, negligent insolvency, corporate crime, tax and social security offenses.
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Described as "contemporary, edgy, descriptive, and extremely soulful," Sally Lamb McCune has become an important voice in the rising generation of American composers. Her works, which range from solo and chamber pieces to music for chorus, wind ensemble and orchestra, are convincing and evocative, often blending the traditional with the avant-garde. McCune lives and works in Ithaca, New York, where she teaches at Ithaca College.
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Discendi, Amor SantoCombining the 15th century Bianco Da Siena text Laudi Spiritualis with a single verse from Christina Rossetti's A Christmas Carol. …Read More »
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Dwarfing plants through applied molecular biology
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By applying techniques of molecular biology, scientists can genetically transform plants to reduce their size. Reduction in size is possible through the incorporation and expression of the rolC gene. The rolC gene was isolated from the Agrobaclerium rhizogenes that causes the 'hairy root' disease in plants. The product of the ro!C gene metabolizes the inactive form of cytokinin in the plant cell to an active form. The increased cellular concentration of the active form of cytokinin causes a shorter internodal length and a reduced apical dominance which increases branching. Fertile transgenic plants have been obtained with a 25% reduction in height. The development of dwarf or semidwarf fruit trees through the incorporation of the rolC gene would reduce costs associated with pruning, pest control and harvesting.
Other Titles: La nanification des plantes à travers la biologie moléculaire
Subject(s): Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Issue Date: Jul 01 1993
Publication Type: Conference Paper/ Presentation
Language: English
Total Pages: 7
Record appears in: Caribbean Food Crops Society > 29th Annual Meeting, 1993, Martinique
Autor: Zimmerman, Thomas W.
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The Air Force's cadre of remotely piloted aircraft fliers and sensor operators is getting worn down by an ever-escalating demand, requiring injections of more people to the career field and incentives to keep them in it, said the Air Force leadership on Thursday. Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said RPA pilots are flying 900 hours to 1,100 hours worth of missions a year versus 200 to 300 hours a year for pilots of manned aircraft. They're flying "six days in a row, and 13- to 14-hour days," said James; the clear evidence is that it's a "significantly stressed" career field, she said. To help, James has directed that pilots detailed temporarily to RPAs from manned aircraft systems will have to stay with it a while longer. A lot of RPA pilots are also coming up on the end of their service obligations, so James is instituting a bonus increase from $650 a month to $1500 a month, if they stay in. A big problem is that the training function is only manned at 63 percent, according to Welsh. The Air Force trains 180 new RPA pilots a year, needs 300, and loses 240 to normal attrition: math that doesn't work, he said. He noted that the Air Force now fields about 55 RPA combat air patrols—where it had hoped to stop—but demand is increasing and the service may go closer to the 65 mandated by Congress a few years ago. James said "these are just the first steps" and that more will be done to ease the stress on RPA operators. Welsh said he's looking at proposals that include enlisted personnel as RPA pilots as well as hiring operators from the other services that are "divesting" RPA functions. (James-Welsh transcript)
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DRS Reference: 1203
Noel Leeming Group Limited v Pioneer Enterprises Limited
Key words -
Rights in registered trademarks - Unfair Registration - Unfair Use - likely to confuse, mislead or deceive
1. Parties
Noel Leeming Group Limited
Amber Disley
PO Box 33470,
Auckland 0740,
New Zealand
Pioneer Enterprises Limited
Box 2296
St Johns
2. Domain Name/s
3. Procedural history
The Complaint was lodged on 14 December 2016 and Domain Name Commission (DNC), notified the Respondent of the validated Complaint on 19 December 2016. The domain/s were locked on 14 December 2016, preventing any changes to the record until the conclusion of these proceedings.
No response was filed.
The Complainant paid Domain Name Commission Limited the appropriate fee on 11 February 2017 for a decision of an Expert, pursuant to Paragraph 9 of the .nz Dispute Resolution Service Policy ("the Policy").
Barry Paterson QC, the undersigned, ("the Expert") confirmed to the DNC on 27 February 2017 that he knew of no reason why he could not properly accept the invitation to act as expert in this case and that he knew of no matters which ought to be drawn to the attention of the parties, which might appear to call into question his independence and/or impartiality.
4. Factual background
4.1. The Complainant, The Noel Leeming Group Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Warehouse Group Limited. The Complainant has 77 stores nationwide in New Zealand and is a technology and appliance retailer. In the last financial year its sales exceeded $752 million.
4.2. The Complainant states that it has been trading in New Zealand for over 100 years and that the Noel Leeming brand has been in the market since 1973. It also markets the Bond & Bond brands which have been in the market for many decades.
4.3. The Complainant retails its products both through its 77 stores as well as online through its website www.noelleeming.co.nz.
4.4. As noted below, its registered trademarks cover a wide range of technology and appliances.
4.5. The Complainant owns a significant number of domain names and extensions. They include noelleeming.co.nz, noelleeminggroup.co.nz, noeleeming.co.nz and noelleemingcareer.co.nz.
4.6. The Complainant provided evidence of seven trademarks originally registered in its name but now owned by its parent company and made available for the Complainant's use. Some of these were registered as a result of applications made in 1999 while others have been registered since but before the registration of the Domain Name. It is not necessary to give particulars of all seven trademarks nor of the extensive range of goods and services in respect of which the trademarks have been registered. The relevant trademarks for the purposes of this Complaint include:
- (a) Registered trademark 604794 for the name NOEL LEEMING registered in respect of class 9 of the Nice Classification which includes electric and electronic instruments and apparatus, photographic instruments and apparatus, computers, printers, calculating machines and other similar items.
(b) Registered trademark 604801 registered in respect of class 41 of the Nice Classification which includes the name NOEL LEEMING for education, providing of training, entertainment services, and rental of entertainment and educational equipment.
(c) Registered trademark 714092 for several classes of the Nice Classification which includes a wide range of goods and services including those already referred to and also including the retailing and wholesaling of electrical and electronic instruments, apparatus for lighting, heating, cooking, refrigeration, drying and ventilation (Classes 9, 11, 16, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 41). This is a combined trademark "Noel Leeming www.noelleeming.co.nz". There is also a picture with the Noel Leeming insignia.
(d) Registered trademark 748278 for the name "Noel Leeming" for a similar range of goods and services to those subject to trademark 714092. There is also the Noel Leeming insignia.
(e) Registered trademark 1004460 for the name NOEL LEEMING LIFESTYLE APPLIANCES in respect of machines including kitchen machines, electric food choppers, blenders and many other types of machines together with household appliances (Classes 7 and 11).
4.7. The Respondent has not replied to the Complaint and is registered in Antigua.
4.8. A click-through page of the website of the Domain Name shows related links including Appliances on Sale, Mobile Deals, Laptop, LCD Television, Free Mobile App Software, and Buy a Phone Online.
5. Parties' contentions
5.1. After describing the rights which it asserted, the Complainant's submission was rather economical on facts and stated:
Therefore we believe this registration is unfair due to it be misleading and deceptive."
"We believe the domain www.noelleming.co.nz which advertises links to appliance retailers who are competitive retailers within the New Zealand market is misleading and deceiving customers into believing they are dealing with Noel Leeming Limited or a subsidiary company, or that the website is endorsed by Noel Leeming Limited, which is not the case. This confusion appears to be intentional.
Therefore we believe this registration is unfair due to it be misleading and deceptive."
5.2. No evidence of customers being misled or deceived was provided.
5.3. The Respondent has not provided a response.
6. Discussion and findings
6.1. Under paragraph 4.1 of the Policy, it is necessary for the Complainant to establish:
- 4.1.1 The Complainant has Rights in respect of a name or mark which is identical or similar to the Domain Name; and
4.1.2 The Domain Name, in the hands of the Respondent, is an Unfair Registration.
6.2. The Complainant relies upon registered trademarks to establish its Rights. The more significant and relevant ones are referred to above. The Domain Name when both the top and second level domains are ignored is "noelleming". The relevant registered trademarks are NOEL LEEMING, Noel Leeming and www.noelleeming.co.nz. The Domain Name differs from these trademarks in that there is an absence of "e" in the Domain Name, the Domain Name is one word rather than two as it appears in the trademarks, and the Domain Name is in lower case where upper case is used in some of the trademarks.
6.3. In my view, the Domain Name is similar to the Complainant's registered trademarks as the minor differences do not distinguish it from the trademarks. I am satisfied that the requirement of paragraph 4.1.1 of the Policy has been satisfied.
6.4. In respect of the requirement in paragraph 4.1.2 of the Policy, the submission noted above is in effect that the registration of the Domain Name is unfair "due to it being misleading and deceptive". As noted above, the Complainant has not provided evidence that the Domain Name has misled or deceived.
6.5. Unfair Registration as defined in paragraph 3 of the Policy includes a Domain Name which "... has been, or is likely to be, used in a manner which took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's Rights".
6.6. The definition of Unfair Registration noted above includes that the Domain Name "is likely to be used in a manner which took unfair advantage or was unfairly detrimental to the Complainant's Rights".
Paragraph 5 of the Policy sets out non-exhaustive factors which may be evidence that the Domain Name is an Unfair Registration. Clause 5.1.2 states:
"Circumstances demonstrating that the Respondent is using the Domain Name in a way which is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive people or businesses into believing that the Domain Name is registered to, operated or authorised by, or otherwise connected with the Complainant."
6.7. The issue is whether the click-through page of the Domain Name's website noted in paragraph 4.8 above is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive people into believing the Domain Name is operated by or otherwise authorised by the Complainant.
6.8. The Complainant is a major retailer of home appliances and electrical goods in New Zealand and deals in home appliances, computers and tablets, phones, televisions, audio equipment and other technology products. The click-through page of the Domain Name's website refers to appliances for sale, mobile deals, laptop, LCD televisions, free mobile apps software and phones. Actual and potential clients of Noel Leeming wishing to contact it will be misled or confused if on an internet search they view the website "noelleming.co.nz" and its click-through page. Most of the products on the click-through page are products supplied nationally by the Complainant. In my view the similarity between the Domain Name and the Complainant's Rights is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive customers who will associate the website and the products with the Complainant.
6.9. The fact that the Respondent has not responded to the Complaint means that it is not necessary to consider paragraph 6 of the Policy which sets out a non-exhaustive list of factors which may be evidence that the Domain Name is not an Unfair Registration.
6.10. I therefore conclude that the Complainant has satisfied the Unfair Registration provisions of the Policy.
7. Decision
I direct that the Domain Name be transferred to the Complainant.
Place of decision Auckland
Date 10 March 2017
Expert Name Hon Barry Paterson QC


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An Air India official confirmed to IANS that the order "blacklisting him with immediate effect" has been issued, but the period and other details are not yet available.
A common practice among many international and some Indian private airlines for safety and security reasons, this is the first time that the national carrier has introduced such a 'blacklist' of rowdy passengers.
Ironically, the first law-breaker who figures on the Air India 'blacklist' happens to be a law-maker from Maharashtra, a former teacher with two terms as legislator and now a first-time MP from Osmanabad district.
Late Thursday, the Air India said it was "examining the possibility of creating a 'no fly' list of unruly passengers on the lines of other airlines," after lodging two separate FIRs against Gaikwad – for assaulting a shift manager and delaying a scheduled flight to Goa.
On his part, Gaikwad has shot off complaints to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan demanding an enquiry into the incident.
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Roxana's Maddy Sheraka and Bailey McGuire go up for a block against Carrollton on Saturday at the Alton Tournament.
ALTON — Another tournament, another title.
After winning the championship of the Redbird Classic last weekend, the Alton Redbird volleyball team did it again by winning the Alton Tournament on Saturday at AHS.
By going 5-0 in the tournament, Alton improved to 16-1 overall on the season.
Following Alton in the standings were: Jersey, Carrollton, Roxana, Fort Zumwalt North and Civic Memorial.
"It's been really great," AHS senior setter Jordan Nolan said, who was named tournament MVP for the second straight weekend. "This being my last year it's been amazing. I couldn't ask for a better season so far."
The Redbirds supplied the exclamation point with a dominant 25-5, 25-17 victory over Roxana in the title tilt.
That followed a 25-23, 25-15 win over Carrollton; a 28-26, 25-20 win over Fort Zumwalt North on Friday; a 25-10, 23-25, 15-12 victory over CM and a 28-26, 19-25, 15-6 triumph over Jersey earlier on Saturday.
AHS head coach Stacey Ferguson was pleased to see the Redbirds close out strong against Roxana after struggling in some of the earlier wins.
"We struggled with a lot of the matches throughout this tournament, just not staying up," Ferguson said. "(Against Roxana) they made a decision to jump on them right off the bat."
Unfortunately for the Shells, the loss to Alton was their second of the tournament and due to the point system dropped them from a possible first-place finish into fourth. They lost to Jersey 25-10, 25-23 and beat CM 25-21, 20-25, 15-10 on Friday. On Saturday they bested Carrollton 25-15, 12-25, 16-14 and FZN 15-25, 25-16, 15-6 to set up the showdown with Alton.
Roxana head coach Mike McKinney thought the tournament went well for the Shells.
"Last night we came and played pretty flat and lost to Jerseyville and didn't have that much pep in our step and then we rebounded by beating CM," McKinney said. "I told the girls this morning, 'Win the first two and play Alton for the championship, that's all you can ask for.' We battled hard in two matches against Carrollton and Fort Zumwalt North and won those and put ourselves in a position to play Alton, and I think we just ran out of steam."
The Shells were within two points, trailing 7-5, when Alton decided to kick it into the next gear during Game 1 of the title match.
The Redbirds raced out on an 18-0 run to cruise to the Game 1 victory. All-in-all, Alton compiled seven aces in the set, including three straight from Kailin Haug to close it out. Haug had five aces in the game, while Megan Paulda added the two more early on.
Jada Green was also dominant in the hitting game, slamming down four kills during the streak.
"All the way around, serving was not an issue and sometimes we have those games where we have crucial ones where we miss and that game we really controlled our serving and really maintained the match," Ferguson said.
"(Green) definitely stepped it up this tournament in crucial times. She had some bad times — the whole team did — but she really put it together at the moments it really counted and definitely in this match she did."
The Redbirds bottled that momentum to start Game 2, jumping out to an 11-2 lead, highlighted by an ace and a kill from Paulda, an ace from Nolan and a kill by Haug.
The Shells recovered to get it back to 11-7 behind the serving of Bailey McGuire, which included an ace along the way, but that was as close as they could get the rest of the game.
Roxana dwindled it to 22-17 late on another ace by McGuire, but Alton was able to go on a 3-0 run to close it out.
"They had that one rotation where they scored 18 in a row (in Game 1)," McKinney said. "I don't know if we were getting tired from playing back to back to back, but I'm proud of them. We went 3-2 (in tournament) and we could have easily gone 1-4 with the mindset of, 'Well, we can't win the tournament.' But the girls stepped it up and we beat the two teams this morning to put ourselves in the position we wanted to be in. I'll take 3-2 in this tournament every year."
For CM, the tournament wasn't as rewarding. The Eagles went 0-5, but took three of those five matches to three games, including a 25-10, 23-25, 15-11 loss to the Redbirds.
On Friday, CM fell 25-17, 23-25, 15-2 to Jersey and 25-21, 21-25, 15-11 to Roxana. Then on Saturday after losing to Alton, stumbled 25-15, 25-19 against FZN and 25-16, 25-21 to Carrollton.
"We got some experience, but I expect us to have the three-game matches with Alton," Eagles head coach Amanda Biggs said. "I expect us to compete with those schools and not settle for a three-game effort and a loss. I want us to be a dominant team.
"It was a highlight for sure (taking Alton to a third game), but that's also my expectation. That's where our level of play needs to be and we need to have that mentality that we are just as capable of competing against a team from the (Southwestern Conference)."
In their final match against Carrollton, the Eagles fell behind 11-3 early. A kill by Baleigh Gehrs started a 4-0 run for CM to cut it to 11-7, but that was as close as it could get, ultimately falling 25-16.
The Eagles fared a little better in Game 2, owning leads early on. They held a 13-11 lead when the Hawks reeled off three straight points to take a 14-13 lead. A kill by Alaina Trosley knotted it at 14-14, but CM could never regain the lead.
Baleigh Gehrs got them close late with kills to cut it to 20-17 and 23-21, but it wasn't enough. Gehrs finished with five kills vs. Carrollton, including four in Game 2.
Biggs said it's just gaining confidence in themselves for the Eagles right now.
"One of our biggest downfalls is when we get down we let other teams get runs on us and we have a really hard time coming back," Biggs said. "We're still working on trying to overcome adversity and take it point by point and realize it's not a point for effort; it's a point for score and we're still trying to realize that."
The all-tournament team included three players from Alton in Green, Paulda and the MVP Nolan. CM's Cara Melton and Roxana's Maddy Sheraka also made it, along with: Sydney Hagen and Kristen Marshall of Jersey, Rachel Williams and Michaela Weber of Carrollton and Miranda Hoeckelmann of FZN.
Nolan compiled 20 service points and 115 assists over the weekend to propel her to a second straight MVP award. Ferguson pointed to her consistency as the key to her accolades.
"I think the reason she's earned that title both tournaments is she has been consistent and she consistently works hard and she consistently puts that ball in play for our hitters," Ferguson said. "She works with whatever passes she gets and she hustles. She's played very well within both tournaments."


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Nowadays Termites are causing serious damages to homes around the world, eating wood and wooden products and articles inside the house. Especially in the rainy season it is found that every alternate house gets badly affected by Termites. Though, there is no perfect solution to this problem, but as we know prevention is better than cure, it is always advisable to apply Anti termite treatment during construction at foundation level of the house.
However, if you are late in doing so, here are some simple steps to keep your home free of termites.
- Inspect periodically to ensure that termite colonies do not get established. Apply chemicals as soon as you detect areas where termites are being reunited.
- Keep drains and gutters clean to avoid leakage. Make sure that there are no blocked lines, no filtration and no broken pipes with excess of moisture around them.
- Do not leave unattended areas where there is a high concentration of humidity. Clean those areas periodically.
- Reduce openings that can cause termite access to the structure. If there is any crack in concrete foundation wall as around where utilities pass through the wall, fill them immediately with cement or grout
- Remove wooden products that have had the presence of moisture or have been in contact with water for prolonged time. Instead that use products made from seasoned woods only.
- Do not bury pieces of wood directly in the ground for any use.
- Ensure that trees and shrubs are not planted too close to the structure and do not allow them to grow against exposed wood surfaces.
- If you notice some voids of open space between the building and the ground, act quickly and fill those areas to avoid termites getting in.
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20 winemakers head to Queensland
As winter approaches and temperatures plunge in SA's Barossa Valley, 20 artisan winemakers are dusting off their boardies and getting ready to head north to sunny Queensland. A decade since the Barossa in Boardshorts wine tasting series first kicked off in Brisbane, it's back on the agenda, bigger and better than ever.
Barossa in Boardshorts will take place in 4 iconic locations across SEQ over 4 days in late July to offer wine lovers the chance to meet, chat, taste and buy boutique Barossa wines, many rarely seen outside of their cellar doors. But instead of the stuffy feel of traditional wine tastings, this series will offer an altogether more laid-back and quintessentially Queensland vibe, boardies and all.
Each event will run for 3 hours and celebrate the outdoor, beachy, tropical feel of Queensland life, with funky music and a fun and irreverent approach to the wines themselves. Tickets will include unlimited tastings and laid back Queensland style food, and will be available at just $49.
Event organiser Darren Davis is no stranger to championing the smaller, lesser-known producers from the region. "A few years ago we set up Brisbane's first Barossa-themed venue, which introduced me to many of the exciting, boutique wineries that we do not usually get to experience here in QLD – bringing them to a new and appreciative audience has been a pleasure and a privilege for me," says Davis. "This annual tasting series will continue that legacy, but now on a much broader scale."
The line-up of producers on show encompasses both the old guard and new wave winemakers of the Barossa, but all have two things in common –they are passionate, artisan producers, and all will be in their finest tropical shirts for the occasion.
The events will take place:
- The Island, Broadbeach Thursday 26 July 6pm – 9pm
- Blank Space, The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba Friday 27 July 6pm – 9pm
- Baedeker, Fortitude Valley Saturday 28 July 6pm – 9pm
- The Maroochy Surf Club, Maroochydore Sunday 29 July 1pm – 4pm
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Salford council fined £20,000 after child loses fingertips in accident at school
Salford council have been fined £20,000 following an accident at a school where a 6 year old boy lost the tips of three of his fingertips. The child, who has autism, was attending Springwood Special Education Needs Primary School, when his hand became trapped in a gate, resulting in the loss of the ends of his fingertips.
After the accident, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Investigation found that a report from 2004 showed that there was a risk of children injuring themselves on the gate. Following this report nothing had been done to adequately guard the gate and avoid injury.
Staff at the school were advised to supervise children whilst they were going through the gate to decrease the risks of an accident happening. However, these preventative measures were not adequate to avoid this child sustaining injury. Rather than assessing the risks and advising staff to monitor children through the gate, the council should have installed safety guards to prevent the accident from happening.
A HSE Inspector commented after the investigation; "Teachers did their best to supervise children through the gates and follow the risk assessment to avoid fingers being trapped, but no action was taken by the council to prevent this from happening".
Following this accident, Salford council have now undertaken the work needed to adequately guard all of the gates at the school, and are also looking into their health and safety procedures across the board.
Claiming compensation after an accident at school
Unfortunately, accidents in schools happen all too often. Whether it is a pupil attending the school, or a teacher or other employer, people are repeatedly put at risk of injury on school premises. If you, or a loved one has been injured whilst at school and it wasn't your fault, you may be able to claim accident compensation.
Freeclaim Solicitors are expert personal injury solicitors. We have over 30 years' experience helping clients claim compensation following an accident at school. To speak to someone about starting your claim today, call 0800 612 7340. Alternatively, fill in our online enquiry form and one of our solicitors, specialist in accidents at school will call you back.
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Langham couple celebrate diamond wedding anniversary
A couple who left the hustle and bustle of Birmingham to retire in Rutland are about to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary.
Derek and Dorothy Robinson, who moved to Lodge Park, Langham, in 2004, were married on March 30, 1957 at St James' Church, Handsworth.
They enjoyed a reception at The Farcroft Hotel in Birmingham where they had met two years previously at a dance, before taking their honeymoon in Bournemouth.
The couple, both 84, are planning to celebrate 60 years of marriage with a party at Melton and District Indoor Bowls Club in Melton Mowbray.
Derek, a retired carpenter and joiner with a keen interest in marquetry and model making, said time had flown by.
He said: "It doesn't feel like 60 years – that sounds such a long time. There's no great secret to a long marriage, but trust is important, as is finding someone you really love. All you need is love."
Derek and Dorothy were still dancing every week until six months ago.
Dorothy, a retired secretary who enjoys painting, added: "We used to go to a tea dance in Melton on a Thursday afternoon.
"We loved dancing but are not as mobile as we once were. Dancing was in my blood – my father was a dancer and would take classes."
The couple said the wedding was still fresh in their minds and they remember a choir singing Ave Maria.
They have an audio recording of the service on vinyl.
Derek and Dorothy have three children and eight grandchildren.
They lived in Birmingham until 13 years ago when they moved to Lodge Park, part of the Ranksborough Hall Estate.
Derek added: "We hadn't been to Rutland before we started looking for a park home, but found this and loved it.
"It's a lovely part of the world to live in – a lot quieter than Birmingham – and we feel very settled here."
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Obituaries » Dennis H. Crawford
Dennis H. Crawford
June 12, 1956 - July 27, 2017
Service Date: August 1, 2017
Dennis H. Crawford, Jr., 61, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Sybile Findley and the late Dennis H. Crawford, Sr. He was of the Baptist faith and a Veteran of the US Army.
In addition to his mother, he is also survived by step-father, Billy W. Findley; children: Donnie Ray Crawford (Rose) and Stephanie Denise Thompson (Mark); sister Carol Findley; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and his beloved k-9 'Little Girl'.
Services will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Sosebee Mortuary, South Chapel, officiated by Rev. Butch Moore at 2pm. Private burial will follow.
The family will be at the home of his mother and will receive friends prior to the service at the Mortuary from 12pm – 2pm.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.sosebeemortuary.com.
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Built for today's world and clients, Onwards is a small, nimble branding agency. We work side-by-side with ambitious organisations to help them find focus, bring their stories to life and move forward with purpose.
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We start by delving deep into your organisation. Asking fundamental questions. Experiencing your products and your culture. Meeting your customers. Through that process we uncover a meaningful idea with the potential to power your business forward, which we put at the heart of a useful, usable brand strategy.
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We translate your strategy into an original creative expression, verbally as well as visually. We go wide before narrowing down, exploring concepts and stress-testing ideas together to create a unique brand personality and identity that communicates your story to the world, wherever it appears.
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At the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships held July 28-Aug 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park the Area III team took the gold medal. The team consisted of Missy Miller on TSF Amazing Grace, Danielle Dichting riding Tops, Devon Brown on Dynamic Image, and Emily Renfroe with Walk the Line.
Missy Miller, a long time customer and friend of Winning Edge took the Individual Silver medal.
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How to Have a Mom's Retreat For an Intentional New Year
Its here. Christmastide. There is a hush that seems to fall over the world the week after Christmas. After we've gathered with our loved ones, after we've whispered and tiptoed to fill every stocking and seen the delight of our children on Christmas morning, after we've napped and eaten and hugged and taken in the light of the tree.
After we've welcomed the Light of the World, we have all of Christmastide to bask in His glow.
And I've been asking myself this week, what will my New Year look like in the Light of Christ? What will pursue, what will I purpose to do and learn? Christ is our Immanuel- the name that heralds the reality on thousands of lips and hymnals all of December: God is with us. He is here! So, in the power of the Holy Spirit, what is possible for the season ahead? What would it look like to dream with God about 2017?
Do you take time to dream with God? Do you take time to talk to Him about what He may dream for you? About what He wills, what He longs to inspire and Equip? Even about what He wants to prune or protect you from? This week on the internet, there is going to be a lot of talk about how to set goals, how to lose weight, how to be more productive, advance in your career, kick a bad habit or stick with a new one; but in the midst of all that noise and all the advice, you can hear the still small voice of your God whispering to your heart, "Come away with me, my love....."
I'm convinced that taking time to retreat with God Himself is essential to being healthy, whole, inspired and intentional in the new year. One of the marks of of a woman who has spent time with Jesus is that she takes responsibility for her own heart, cultivating joy and thankfulness as she serves and blesses those in her life.
If you can in the coming weeks, try to get away for a couple of hours. Maybe it will be for a morning or an afternoon, or a series of 15 minute coffee breaks spread throughout several weeks, but in whatever stretches of time you are able, would you imagine with God about your life this year? Would you allow Him to bring fresh vision to your days?
As you sit with Him, here are some questions to help shape your time together:
On Priorities
What are the things God has clearly called you to cultivate and steward? Honestly assess how you are doing well, and where God would like to help you grow. Are there things you are expending energy doing that God has not called you to labor in? Are there things you need to let go of? What needs to change for your calling and stewardship to be sustainable?
On Your Unique Puzzle of Life
Yourself: What are some of your unique gifts? What circumstances, experiences, convictions or personality has God given to you in order to serve others? What are some of your personal limitations and drainers? (These could include relational or financial stress, a sick child or aging parent, big life changes, etc)
Your Marriage: Where is your marriage strong? Where is it weak? What is one thing you can work on in your marriage this year?
Your Parenting: Where are the hearts of each of your children? What do you want to give them this year? Where are the areas you see them flourishing and what are some character qualities you would like to help them to strengthen?
Your Commitments: What activities do you want to continue and which do you need to cut out for yourself or your children? What do you want to have established as the anchors of your family and the way your spend your time? Do you have other interests you'd like to pursue if you could make the time? Make a plan that brings joy!
On Cultivating Your Heart, Mind, Soul and Strength
How will grow in your relationship with God this year? When will you spend time in the word? What books will you read? What great thinkers and writers and artists will you expose yourself to? How will you rest? When and how will you help your body to be strong?
My mentor and friend, Sally Clarkson and I have just recorded a podcast about one more aspect of intentionally walking in to the new year: Decluttering your soul and learning to take your burdens to the Lord as you seek His will and plan for your life. I would love to have you join us if you'd like more encouragement about heading into 2017.
In all that is before us, may God be glorified,
Blessings, Kristen
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A Crowdsourced Attempt to Translate the Verizon/AOL Announcement to English
On Tuesday, two of the
great tech CEOs of our time came together to announce a deal that both ignited and perplexed the business and technology worlds: Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion.
In the wake of the announcement, the question that alighted on everyone's mind was: "Why?" As in: Why would Verizon pay $4.4 billion for AOL? And: Why does AOL still exist?
Fortunately, it's a question that the companies' respective CEOs addressed in some detail in an official joint statement Tuesday morning. However, due to a regrettable clerical mistake, the statements by Verizon's Lowell McAdam and AOL's Tim Armstrong were published in an obscure dialect called Corporatese, spoken almost exclusively by C-level executives and VPs of corporate communications. To the average English speaker, it is functionally unintelligible.
To remedy this, we at Slate have taken on the Lutherian task of translating this profound document into a form that the masses can comprehend.
Since Google Translate and other popular translation engines do not yet support Corporatese, this had to be done entirely by hand, a task too imposing for your humble correspondent to undertake alone. Instead, we sought help by posting the document on Genius.com and inviting scholars from around the Internet to join us in the hard work of untangling McAdam and Armstrong's prose.
The work is not yet finished—indeed, it may never be—but already some striking progress has been made. We welcome you to join us in this noble endeavor by logging into Genius to edit the document directly. Or, if you prefer, you can offer your insights in the comments below.
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Andrew and I have talked about doing a tour of Ireland for years. Next year, we will make it happen. How? We're organizing a vacation tour of Ireland. And we want you to join us.
We put this tour together with the Irish and Renaissance festival fan in mind. We've never been to Ireland. So we wanted an overview of some of the coolest places to go for your first trip. We'll take you through the Republic of Ireland, starting in Dublin then heading south to Boyne Valley, Newgrange, the Rock of Cashel, Killarney, out to the Dingle Peninsula, Tralee, Cliffs of Moher, Lisdoonvarna, Galway, Poulnabrone Dolman, and finish up with a Medieval banquet in the 15th century Bunratty Castle. Plus, you'll have live music throughout the event courtesy of yours truly, the Brobdingnagian Bards.
The base cost for the land trip is just $1658. This is based on double occupancy. It includes all the transportation around the island, entry to the historic sites, and breakfast and dinner every day of the trip. This does not include air travel since air travel may fluctuate or you may choose to use frequent flyer miles. There is an additional $850 if you choose to
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Airfare and hotel need to be booked as soon as possible and limited space is available. So please pay your deposit as soon as possible to reserve your space on the trip.
Thu, June 7 - UNITED STATES TO DUBLIN
Depart your hometown and take an overnight flight across the Atlantic. Enjoy in-flight entertainment and meal service as you travel to start your vacation.
After landing at Dublin Airport, complete customs and immigration formalities. Then your CIE Tours driver/guide will welcome you to Ireland and escort you and your luggage to the coach. Journey north to Slane to visit the Boyne Valley Visitor Centre where you can learn about the nearby underground burial sights, exhibits and audio-visual presentations. Walk through a full-size replica of the largest tumulus, Knowth, before visiting the actual site. The Megalithic Passage Tomb at Knowth was built about 3200 BC. The kidney shaped mound covers an area of over one acre and is surrounded by 97 kerbstones, some of which are richly decorated with megalithic art. It is estimated that the construction of the Passage Tomb at Knowth would have taken a work force of 300 at least 20 years. Return to Dublin and visit the Guinness Storehouse to see exhibits on how this world famous stout was first created and why it is so popular today. Finish your visit in the roof-top bar, Gravity, overlooking the city center where you can sample a draft Guinness and enjoy the view of the city. After your visit enjoy some time to relax and settle in before joining your group for dinner.
This evening drive to the town of Rathfarnham to Taylor's Three Rock for dinner followed by a lively show of traditional Irish songs and music.
This morning visit Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin's oldest building, which was founded in 1038 by King Sitric, later rebuilt in 1169 by Strongbow, and restored in Gothic style in 1871. The crypt dates from 1172 and both cathedral and crypt contain remarkable monuments and sculptures. Next cross the Gothic-style pedestrian bridge to visit Dublinia, a medieval heritage center where history comes to life through life-sized figures and many artifacts from the nearby Viking excavations. You can climb the 17th century tower for a view of Dublin and check out the punishment stocks and suits of armor. Continue on to Trinity College to view the 8th century Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the gospels. Then drive to your hotel and check in. The remainder of the afternoon is free for independent activities. In the evening you are free to choose from the many restaurants, theaters and pubs that Dublin can offer.
Depart Dublin and drive through the prosperous farming country and marketing towns of the midland region of Ireland. Stop to visit the Rock of Cashel, the seat of the high kings of Munster before its transfer to the church in the 12th century. Visit the impressive grouping of ecclesiastical ruins, especially Cormac's Chapel which is an excellent example of 12th century Hiberno-Romanesque architecture. Then travel through County Cork and into the rugged countryside of County Kerry where the town of Killarney is charmingly located with a backdrop of mountains and lakes. Upon arrival in Killarney check into your hotel and enjoy some time to relax and settle in before joining your group for dinner.
Depart Killarney and drive via Killorglin and out along the Dingle Peninsula. Journey along the scenic road which winds along portions of the shoreline and through hilly country, enjoying spectacular views of mountains and coast, with new vistas opening up at every turn in the road. You can also see the Iveragh Peninsula to the south. Stop in the town of Dingle before driving to the very tip of the peninsula to see the primitive stone "beehive" huts of the early monks and the Gallarus Oratory, built in the 6th century of unmortared stone and watertight after 14 centuries. Return along the peninsula to the town of Tralee. Then travel south back to Killarney and enjoy some time to relax and freshen up before dinner.
This evening enjoy dinner and entertainment at Kate Kearney's Cottage, which is picturesquely situated at the entrance to what must be the most beautiful glaciated valley in Ireland, the Gap of Dunloe. The Irish night consists of a superb meal and traditional entertainment, which includes songs and musicians playing a wide array of instruments along with costumed dancers doing the jig and other traditional sets.
Leaving Killarney travel via Tralee and Listowel to Tarbert where you take the ferry across the wide mouth of the River Shannon. Drive via Lahinch to view the Cliffs of Moher. The impressive wall of rock rises to a height of almost 700 feet above the churning Atlantic Ocean and stretches for five miles along the coast. Then drive a short distance north to the town of Lisdoonvarna and check into your hotel. Enjoy the balance of the afternoon at leisure before joining your group for dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Wed, June 13 - GALWAY CITY SIGHTSEEING
This morning travel north through the Burren and around the shores of Galway Bay to reach the city of Galway. Upon arrival embark on a panoramic your to see the principal sights of the city. A drive around will take you to the large modern cathedral set on an island on the River Corrib. See the Spanish Arch in the Claddagh area, formerly a fishing village, the City Museum, National University of Galway and the Cathedral of Our Lady, which is built on the site of the former county jail. After your tour spend some time around Eyre Square, the hub of the city. Most of the shops are within easy reach and there are also many quaint pubs where Irish traditional music is played. Return to Lisdoonvarna in time for dinner in the hotel restaurant. After dinner board the coach and drive to the town of Doolin where you and your fellow travelers will have an opportunity to do some pub hopping. Return to your hotel in Lisdoonvarna for your overnight stay.
Depart Galway this morning and travel through the Burren Country, a region of limestone hills containing a wealth of rare flowers and prehistoric stone monuments and stop to visit Poulnabrone Dolman, one of the most dramatic stone grave markers built about 4000 years ago. Like a piece of sculpture, it is one of the most photographed in the world. Continue your drive to the village of Bunratty and check into your hotel where you will have some free time in the afternoon. You may choose to relax or explore some of the attractions near your hotel-choose from Bunratty Folk Park, Bunratty Village Mills and Durty Nelly's Pub.
This evening join in the fun and feasting at Bunratty or Knappogue Castle. Your medieval-style banquet is served in the Great Hall of the 15th century castle during which the lords and ladies of the castle transport you in spirit to the Middle Ages with their songs and stories.
Sadly, today your Irish vacation has come to its final day. Transfer to Shannon Airport in good time to check in for your flight. You may do some last minute shopping at the duty free stores. Then clear U.S. Immigration before boarding your aircraft and flying across the Atlantic Ocean back to the United States.
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Girl Meets World: Season 3 Episode 2 Maya's Tan Lace up Boots
Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter) wears these knee high lace up suede heeled tall boots in this episode of Girl Meets World, "Girl Meets High School Part 2".
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Claire O'Brien is the author of the Cordelia Codd series as well as several titles in the Oxford Reading Tree including Absolutely Awful Adults, and a retelling of Pinocchio that will be out in 2016. She is currently working on updating some little-known French fairy tales from the 17th century where Cinderella has to deal with ogres and a girl sets sail on a mattress, with a talking dog.
Now that the third and final Cordelia Codd adventure is published, I miss her. It's like saying goodbye to your best friend. But writers have to let characters go so that new ones can come into our imaginations and have their stories told.
Cordelia popped into my head back in 2008. She was just there one day, fully formed and very angry, telling me that she is going to be THE GREATEST COSTUME DESIGNER IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA. She babbled on about the old films she loves to watch and how her parents are NQT (Not Quite Together), about er ex-best friends, and having EMPTY CHAIR SYNDROME, when no-one will sit next to her in class. It was almost like she tapped me on the shoulder and said, rather bossily, 'Write all this down.'
Like me, when I was twelve, Cordelia has lots of faults — she's bad tempered, judgemental and a little bit self-absorbed. Unlike me at that age, she has moments of real wisdom and can see when she is messing things up. She works REALLY hard on changing her negative side. It is her willingess to change that means, by the third book, she becomes much stronger and more confident, and a better friend — everything she needs to become happy. Perhaps that's why I felt it was okay to let her go.
Starting secondary school can be a scary time and Cordelia is right in the midst of this transition. It's very different from primary school, isnt' it? You suddenly have all that stuff to carry around, timetables to follow, rooms to find, and bullies sometimes lurk in the corridors. I didn't have a happy time when I went up to secondary school because I lacked confidence and bullies could spot me a mile off. I was a magnet for them! That's all in the past and I'm now very confident and happy.
Cordelia's wisdom, her sense of humour and her BIG DREAM of being a costume designer help to get her through some terrible problems at home and at school. When I visit schools I always encourage young people to THINK BIG about their lives so that their present troubles will feel smaller and more manageable. Above all, I encourage them to keep laughing because, as Cordelia's friend, Dru tells her, life will move forward and our present problems will soon be 'F..O..R..G..O..T..T..E..N.'
When you're dealing with difficulties you have to eat well so that you don't get exhausted. Cordelia has lots of help from her Dad with this. He's a chef and he has taught her to LOVE good food. Her Mum wants to open a little cinema and, between them, her parents have a huge collection of old films. This is how Cordelia became fascinated by costumes and there are lots of references to great films in the stories. In fact, if you can name ten films that Cordelia likes, from the first adventure Not Just the Blues, I'll send you a signed poster of the book cover. Just go to the web site and click Get in Touch to send me your answers. Remember to tell me the address of your school and a teacher's name, and I will post it to you there. I have ten posters to give away.


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Post-Brexit UK passports to be printed in France after all
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Despite some public protests new 'blue' UK passports will be printed by the Franco-Dutch company, Gemalto, after Brexit. That decision will not be appealed by the UK-based company, De La Rue, which holds the current passport contract, the company announced on Wednesday. The government's decision to award the €560m contract to the Franco-Dutch company was made under current EU tender rules.


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At $60, this is right-sizing the price for what is essentially a second screen for your smartphone. Take THAT! Google Glass(es). That's what I'm calling them,… Google Glasses, because that's what they are. Glasses with a head mounted display.
For [Tony]'s entry for The Hackaday Prize, he's doing something we've all seen before – a head mounted display, connected to a Bluetooth module, displaying information from a smartphone. What we haven't seen before is a cheap version of this tech, and a version of Google Glass that folds – you know, like every other pair of glasses on the planet – edges this project over from 'interesting' to 'nearly practical'.
For the display, [Tony] is using a 0.96″ OLED connected to an Arduino Nano. This screen is directed into the wearer's eye with a series of optics that, along with every other part of the frame, was 3D printed on a Solidoodle 2. The frame itself not only folds along the temples, but also along the bridge, making this HMD surprisingly compact when folded up.
Everything displayed on this head mounted display is controlled by either an Android phone…
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"You can!" end of story.
There might be a hundred people out there to prove that, you're unattractive
But believe in the one, who calls you beautiful everyday and makes you feel attractive.
The whole world might think and say that you're not doing right
But it's probably just you and your body living this life right?
There will be people who'll mock you no matter how hard you try each day
But keep trying for one day they'll be clapping at your success anyway.
Look at the brighter side it won't make you blind
Look forward, keep moving like there's nothing left behind.
Learn from your failures and forget them in the end
Start not tomorrow, not today, but now and keep going till the end.
Don't care about what people have to say
Those who matter the most, will understand you anyway.
Life is hard but it's sure equal for all
Don't turn back, this is no time to fall.
It's just time to get up and plan to succeed
Because you always could and you still can, just try again and proceed.


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The Battery Pack for the Golden Tech Literider Scooter features two 12V 18AH batteries and the external shell that attaches to the scooter.
However, when things do not go well in his life, everything is exaggerated and he seems to have little ability to control his mood or see things logically. One thing I love about Greece is the strong family relationships but, in my humble opinion, Greek men never leave their mothers.


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Are you always loving you?
Do you love yourself unconditionally?
Are you willing to accept yourself the way you are?
Are you trusting and believing in you everyday all the way?
Most have learned love needs to be earned.
Most believe love has implied conditions.
Most have experienced what appears to be the end of Love.
Most assume Love requires special relationships with special favors.
This form of human (egoic) loving is based on performance and preferences.
This feeling of love seems to change with moods, beliefs, history and chemistry.
This way of loving is uncertain and requires vigilance in how to get and maintain love.
This loving state is not natural but is conjured up based on the images of love from our past.
When we are caught in the web of Love, we try hard not to get hurt and to keep what feels good.
When we are in love with being loved, we often seek to hang on to the high of "in love" feelings.
When we are seeking the love we lost as children or to get the love we deserve, we attach to wherever it seems to be found.
When we do not love ourselves, we work to get others to love us to make up for our lack of love.
How do we sustain that loving feeling?
How do we love ourselves unconditionally?
How do we not get hurt by others lack of love?
How do we pass the test of perfect peace in all relationships?
1) Forgive everything and everyone for all time, including yourself.
2) Give yourself impeccable care inside and out, mind, body and spirit.
3) Listen within for "What is really best for me today?" and respond with willingness.
4) Honor your whole life with all its seeming mistakes, highs and lows, all of it.
5) Take responsibility happily for the life you have chosen and how you have experienced it.
6) Be willing to own your values and live them openly in all circumstances .
7) Trust your self and believe in yourself. Cast out fear and doubt.
8) Choose to affirm in everyway your Goodness, your Wholeness and your Love.
Learning to let go of doubt, fear, comparison and self judgment is the key to consistent happiness.
Letting go of your judged history, limiting beliefs and the opinions of others is key to inner peace.
Realizing your unlimited potential and power to choose and be responsible is essential to security.
Creating your daily life and relationships to support the best in you is necessary to love you well.
Loving you consistently without conditions eliminates the dependence on others' love and approval.
"I no longer need others approval. I now approve of myself.
Trusting and Freeing yourself to choose what is best for you is best for everyone.
"I now can say "NO" without losing anyone's love."
You are Love ItSelf.
You are created by Love as Love for the Holy purpose of Loving.
When you remember this Truth consistently, you are happy and at peace.
When you forget and seek to get Love outside yourself, you may experience disappointment and conditional loving.
Loving you unconditionally as I love myself,
Betty Lue
Do It Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy it all overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.


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Hi folks,
I know it has been a while since my last trip to Welly in May. I just want to quickly share some of the pics that i took during that trip.
Two nice shots of the waterfront overlooking the towns on the other side...and if you can see, snow capped mountains in the far end on the left.
A nice shot of Te Papa.
Wellington City Library where I spent much of my time.
I think this is Willis street if I am not mistaken...
And Old Bank Arcade along Lambton Quay...
Wellington Railway station, where you can also take long distances coaches to Auckland (which I did, not the yellow coach...long distances are behind the station)...and notice the Victoria University Campus next door (I heard mostly for Law courses)
Cheers for now...
Btw, I will move over to Wellington in September hopefully.. So more photos to come..


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The eighth-annual King County Parks Big Backyard 5K presented by Kaiser Permanente will take place on Sunday, June 11 at Marymoor Park. King County employees can take $5 off their registration fee with the promo code KC5off. Register today as an individual or team for this fun family friendly event and refer a friend to receive a cool BBY5K branded coffee mug!
Participating in the Parks Fitness Challenge for this year's Healthy Incentives? Don't forget to swing by the King County Parks information booth after the race to get your code word.


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Introduction to Proactive Content Poisoning Computer Project:
The existing system is specially developed for the prevention of the collusive privacy for the peer-to-peer sharing of the files and documents. In today's generation the peer-to-peer networks are widely used in the field of music, gaming, video stream and the developing of the standard software's too… these networks are more costly to be bringing in use and also for transferring the big files and documents from one user to another user. The main target of this system is to put a break to the collusive privacy protection in the limits of the peer-to-peer networks.
After doing the testing and the experimental work of the existing system the results that were gained are it is very critical and also very hard to make the copyright of the peer-to-peer networks in the current life time. So replicate peer-to-peer networks were brought in use to get the experimental results in the successful manner. The standard features of the p2p networks were constructed by making use of these three architectures plans like first measuring the small parts of the replicate networks, Secondly measuring the download and upload time duration of the replace p2p networks and last is that both this are distinguished to protect the resulted experiences.
By observing the experimental results and the experiences the system is brought to the conclusion that the multitask use of the system index the networks are enough capable to detect the accomplice and helping the user to stop the piracy of the peer-to-peer networks in the whole department of the Peer-to-Peer networks.
The large observations that are done regarding the existing system are stopping the peer-to-peer network; the piracy is detected during the execution time duration only, making the choice of large peers, gets prevented by Unauthorized networks directly, all secured networks are protected, torrent networks are rejected and more work plans that the system provides to the users while the execution period.


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How are we to live out our faith in a way that carries significance and meaning? How can we not only hear the word of God, but obey it? How do we go from being mere hearers of the word, to doers of the word?
Many Christians keep something out of their lives that is detrimental to their faith and particularly their daily battle against sin: doctrine. Doctrine is often ignored in the daily life of the Christian and even some churches fail to teach biblical doctrine from the pulpit and in small group settings. What are favored are feel-good messages and ten-step lessons on how to be a better parent. Because of this, the word of God has slowly but surely become scarce in pulpits, Sunday School rooms, and homes.
It is tempting for us to search our own minds and philosophies for answers to how we should live in the world. We desire life change and we think it can be instilled through therapeutic messages and discussions outside of the Bible. In fact, some Christians believe they can know God and carry out his purposes without the Bible. However, James gives us a picture of the new birth, which directly affects the way we live. But he does so by showing the one thing we absolutely need—the reception of the word of God.
Essentially, James argues that a life that hears and obeys the word of God is the life that humbly and gladly receives the word of God, which was implanted at the new birth.
Regeneration is by the Gospel
James writes, "Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures" (v. 18). Let's break this verse down to understand how God regenerates us. We know James is referring to the new birth because of the phrase "brought us forth." This is creation language. This is language directly related to birth. We know that this is not an original creation or first birth, because of the reference to the redemption of all of creation ("firstfruits of his creatures").
This is new creation language. Through the work of Christ, God is redeeming his creation beginning with man and including every aspect of creation. This begins with the redemption of man. By his own prerogative, God has "brought us forth"; he has regenerated our dead hearts. He has created in us a new heart of flesh, which replaced an old heart of stone. We also know that James has in mind the new birth because of the means by which it comes. The new birth comes "by the word of truth." I believe James is referring to the gospel here (Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:15). Hearing the gospel is seen as a necessary contingent for the new birth. "Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth."
James is not alone in the biblical corpus. Peter also sees the gospel as the means by which the new birth comes. "You have been born again…through the living and abiding word of God" (1 Pt. 1:23). It is through and by the word of God (the gospel) that God regenerates us. This is the backdrop for a striking, yet somewhat hidden command in James 1:21.
The Word that is Implanted
James commands something radical in v. 21: "Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls." This is a very loaded verse with a two-fold command. First, James commands that believers put away or strip away all filthiness (part one) and receive with meekness the implanted word (part two). He then writes that this implanted word, which we are to receive with meekness, is able to save our souls. What does James mean by this?
What is most notable is the fact that James commands something that is not natural to man. The word that we are commanded to receive must be implanted. That tells us that by nature we are dead in our sin. We oppose the word of God, which is by nature foreign to our sinful natures. James is reminding these believers that they once had no love for God's word and they once had no desire for God's word.
We were like those who once tried to kill Jesus: "You seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you" (John 8:37). Since the word of Christ found no place in them, it is clear that it had not been implanted. Does this mean that these Jewish leaders did not know the Scripture? Did they not know Moses, David, Solomon, and the prophets? Of course they did! They actually were students and even scholars of the Old Testaments, yet the word of God found no place in them.
So, implantation of the word of God must be more than mere knowledge of the Bible. Before the new birth, the word of God is like a splinter that our heart forces out once it is inside. Unregenerate people have no place for God's word. They do not need it and they reject its significance, power, and meaning. The reason? It is not implanted in them.
The Gospel Takes Root
James has presented us with a God who is personally and intimately committed to our salvation, to the point that he shaves our hearts of stone into obliteration by the sword of the gospel. James tells us that God causes the new birth by the gospel. Through the gospel our eyes are opened to see the glory of Christ and we are given a taste for Christ that is insatiable. We have a place for the word of God in our hearts, because God sovereignly implants it in our hearts.
There is great assurance to be found here. When we heard the gospel—the account of Jesus' perfect life, propitiatory death, and powerful resurrection—God actively caused this message (word) to take root in our hearts. This means when we desire, love, and believe this word of God (the gospel), it latches on permanently to our hearts. God implants his word in such a way that it is inseparable from our hearts.
Allow that truth to waft over you for a moment. We are born again by the word of God and the word of God that was implanted stays! It goes nowhere! You can be confident that the message that caused you to see and delight in the person and work of Christ is implanted by God, is going nowhere, and is "able to save your soul." Oh, how great and powerful is the word of God!
The Power and Significance of the Gospel
Let's pause for a moment to notice how connected the Spirit of God is with the word of God. There are those Christians who believe that expository preaching and careful study of the Bible is unnecessary for the Christian life. Instead, they argue that we need to "experience" the Spirit of God and rely on the Spirit of God instead of the word of God. This is an unhelpful and detrimental dichotomy. God desires worshipers who worship in Spirit and truth.
The Bible speaks of the Spirit granting the new birth (John 3:3-8; 6:63). When the Spirit is sent, he dwells within believers. When the word of God comes in the gospel, it is implanted in us. This relationship between the Spirit of God and the word of God greatly aids our understanding of the role of the word of God in our lives. The word of God is not mere text or lifeless revelation. It is a living and moving, breathing and working power that is a vehicle for life and a catalyst for faith.
In a world of increasing instability and approval of sin, there are many answers given to how Christians are to live and survive in a culture that is constantly trying to cut them off. Instead of taking in the salt water of moralism, self-helps, and personal philosophies, breathe in the life-giving word of God. Receive the implanted word of God for the sustenance of your faith in a world filled with temptation and sin.
Mathew Gilbert is a student at Boyce College (B.A. Biblical and Theological Studies). He is the author of the forthcoming book Come to the Well: 50 Meditations to Fuel Your Joy in God (CrossBooks). Mathew lives in London, KY with his wife, Erica, and their dog, Simba. You can follow him on Twitter @Mat_Gilbert.


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The 12th time's the charm – after 11 years, local activists finally married at RVA court house
February 13, 2015
Read More: Dr. Robin Gorsline, husband Dr. Jonathan Lebolt, same-sex weddings in Richmond, witness for love 2015
The group had gathered every year for more than a decade, usually right around or on Valentine's Day, to try and get same-sex couples legally married. And every year, their requests were denied. But not this year.
At around 11 AM, Rev. Dr. Robin Gorsline (top image right) and his (now legal) husband Dr. Jonathan Lebolt (top image left) finally received their Virginia marriage license.
"We come here today, traversing a well warn path, with friends who show up for love and against fear, and we know about that contest in our lives," said Gorsline before the crowd of about 40 people on the steps of Richmond's John Marshall court house.
The couple had been friends for six years before they started dating. They moved from NYC to Richmond together, and spent many a cold February day on these court house steps together in pursuit of the document they now held in their hand.
They started the advocacy group People of Faith for Equality in Virginia based on the hope for equal love in the Commonwealth. And today the two saw that hope become a reality.
"Today, my darling, my hope, my joy, my love, today is a triumph over all that," said Gorsline. "And so this marks the end of one journey, our last appeal for marital justice in this space, it is also the next step in our shared journey to ever greater wholeness."
As with all weddings, it involved song and dance – a small display and tune sung by MCC Rev. Carolyn Mobley.
Among those in attendance were Nicole Preis, one part of the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in Richmond back in October of last year when the state's ban was struck down.
That fateful day was actually the first time the couple had met Gorsline, who performed their impromptu ceremony at the court house. They've been connected to the Rev. ever since.
"It's still sinking in for me, that this is all real," she said as familiar and new faces mingled around in celebration. "But I think this day is just as important as [the day we were married]"
But it wasn't all new faces, the Witness for Love event had become an annual happening often highlighted by a local Unitarian Church congregation wearing yellow shirts and waving rainbow flags.
The pastor of the local Unitarian Church, Rev. Gene Pupke (bottom image right), helped preside over Gorsline and Lebolt's ceremony.
"In 11 years of demonstrating for marriage equality in Central Virginia, we're at the John Marshal Court house building in which we are finally realizing the fullness of equality we were promised in the constitution, but was withheld for years," she said to a roaring crowd.
Pupke, along with Rev. Mobley, Rabbi Ahuva Zaches, and Rev. Janet James all played roles in the multi-denominational ceremony.
Maryanne Archer came up from the campus of Hampton Sydney college near Farmville, VA. Said she had been the couple spiritual advisor for 11 years and had attended one of the first Witness for Love events almost as long ago. Her experience then was significantly less joyful – those who asked for licenses were turned away, and those there in solidarity were set upon by Court House guards.
"They chased us way," she said. "It was a little big scary and wild, but good."
Archer watched Gorsline and Lebolt get married – as their spiritual advisor, it was a particularly moving moment for her.
"I'm honored to be here for them, and thrilled to see this is happening across the country," she said. "Its long over due for love to triumph."
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