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Have you ever had a moment at work that felt like it was being spoken, written, or sketched by another?
It may last for only a second, but when it happens you have this sense that circumstances are playing out on purpose, that they are heading somewhere, and that there is a plot. Even though you know you are the one making choices, it is as though you are living into a script that, in some mysterious way, has already been written. The beauty, clarity, creativity, or goodness of what you are doing seems a bit too good, too wonderful, too outside-of-yourself to be solely sourced in you. It is like you are part of a story that God is, in real time, authoring and speaking.
There is a spokenness to all of life, of course, but one important place where it happens is at work.
This can happen to me when I'm preaching—having a sense that my words aren't mine, even though I'm speaking them. They are more eloquent than I'm capable of and carry a poignancy, power, and efficacy that are beyond me. When these moments happen, it feels like everyone in the congregation also knows that something bigger is going on, that someone else is speaking.
You would expect (or at least hope for) that to happen in a church, through the work of a preacher, but if God truly is speaking the embodied parable that is you-doing-your-job, then shouldn't you have these kinds of moments as well? After all, your work is every bit as much a ministry!
Following are a few ways to more fully identify and enter into the spokenness of your job.
One of the best ways to learn how to identify the spokenness of your job is by listening to what God might be saying through another person's work—ideally, someone whose work has had a direct and beneficial impact on you: a nurse who helped you in the waiting room, a retailer who helped you find what you were looking for, a mentor who gave you some wise new perspective.
There are several reasons why this is a good starting point.
First, it is easier to discern God's voice through someone else's job (it is hard to stand objective to yourself). By honing your ability to read God's word in another person's work, you grow your capacity to read his word in your own.
Second, by applying this discernment process to work that directly benefits you, you increase the odds of encountering God's activity there. By definition God is always working for your best interest.
Third, when someone's work benefits you, you become more yourself. When you are more yourself, you are more of who God made you to be, and you have more of yourself with which to discern God's work in your life.
And fourth, there is something very important about the stance of receiving that aids in discerning the spokenness of life. All of life is a gift from God. Everything is received. To be in a receptive stance—needing, open, vulnerable, and trusting—is to acknowledge the basic state of your reality. There is something about the humility of that place that is crucial to discerning the spokenness of one's life and work.
For years I have sat in the same hairstylist's chair; trying to discern what God was saying through her job. Talk about a trusting and vulnerable place! Every month or so, I put a part of my identity into her hands. And as the grateful recipient of the good graces of her hairstyling expertise, I was aesthetically made new and became a little bit more myself again. Receiving the goodness of her work, I came to understand a little bit more of God's identity-renewing nature.
Think about it. A stylist holds your head as you lean back into a washing basin. With her own hands she washes your hair and, if you are lucky, gives you a scalp massage. After she towel dries you, and moves you to the chair, she then takes a part of who you physically are—your hair—and cuts it, reshapes it and, for some, recolors it! A stylist touches your body and uses sharp instruments near your eyes, and you sit there, wide open to this very intimate aesthetic intervention.
In order to see God's hand at work in the parable of another person's job, you have to let the good work that they do touch you. God knows every intimate detail of who you are—your flaws, the grey areas, where you are thinning—and wants to make every square inch of your body and being new. He wants to shape you, to wash, cut and dry, and style your life. When you receive the good work of another human being at an intimate level, you become a more trusting and open person. Openness is key to seeing God at work. When you put yourself in the hands of another, you become more of the kind of person who is comfortable in the hands of Another. This is the optimal position to be in to see God's hands holding you. Every visit to the salon is an opportunity to grow in your capacity to be aware of and receive God's intimate touch wherever you work.
Discussing what she loved most about her work, my stylist said, "Hearing the words, 'I trust you.'" Customers often step into her salon totally exasperated and give her total freedom to cut and style their hair in whatever way she thinks best. Knowing hair the way she does, assessing a person's face shape, and considering their overall look, she will come up with something her customer could never have imagined, often to their great delight! But it takes trust to get there. You need to let go and put your life in another's hands. It is only then that you will be able to experience the delight—both yours and that of the one who is making you over.
Even as a stylist delights in being given this kind of trust, God does too.
God wants you to become fully you. He desires the best for your life and has a maker's heart to know what it will take to get you there. Saying "I trust you" can take many forms in a vocational context. When you extend trust, you make "room" for God to prove himself trustworthy; in a sense you free space for God to intervene in a powerful new way. Even as a stylist relishes a time when she has complete freedom to make someone new—her sense of responsibility growing, her creative adrenaline starting to pump, her desire to do her best now piqued—God must surely rise to the occasion as well. This is what happens when you submit your will to his. In that new place of increased will alignment you discover that he is closer to you than you realize.
You've been reading Every Job a Parable by John Van Sloten. John is a pastor in Calgary and is at the forefront of the conversation on faith and vocation. His first book was The Day Metallica Came to Church. Watch his sermons or start reading Every Job a Parable now!


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Town set for more traffic disruption as £4.5m project continues
PUBLISHED: 14:11 11 April 2019 | UPDATED: 14:41 11 April 2019
A Norfolk town is set for more traffic disruption as the second phase of a £4.5m project gets underway.
Transport for Attleborough aims to improve travel and support planned growth for the town.
Work in Queens Square car park has seen tree and shrub pruning and removal as the first step of work expected to start later this year to increase the number of car parking spaces.
Letters have been sent to residents and businesses asking for their feedback on plans to make improvements to the High Street and Exchange Street junction.
READ MORE: 'There will be a nasty accident' - Families plea to drivers as nine-year-old is nearly hit by car
The junction is to be realigned to help cut queuing on the High Street, with three new traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossings installed to make crossing the junction safer in the future.
This work is likely to start in June and take six weeks to complete.
In addition to these the area in front of the town hall is set to be revamped, and improvements made to the Queens Road and Exchange Street junction to improve traffic flow.
But the Transport for Attleborough project, which started in September 2018, has previously come under-fire from residents.
During work to Surrogate Street, which was widened and converted to two-way traffic with Church Street and Connaught Road junctions realigned, temporary traffic lights were installed.
READ MORE: Concerns over cars driving down wrong side of road as new layout unveiled
Businesses said it caused a drop in footfall and commuters had to queue for up to an hour to get through town.
Concerns have also been raised that motorists have been driving down the wrong side of the road after the recent changes.
But Highways repositioned two-way signs and refreshed the directional arrows on the road which it said has reiterated that Surrogate Street is now two-way.
This came after mother Lauren Clarke and her son were almost hit by a car while cycling on the road.
READ MORE: Motorists complain of delays after hour long queues to reach town centre
Better parking and bus facilities at Attleborough railway station are on the way later in the year Norfolk County Council said.
It added that Transport for Attleborough project will reduce congestion and the number vehicles in the centre, and improve pedestrian safety in the town.
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KNOWLES, RICHARD BRINSLEY (1820–1882), journalist, son of James Sheridan Knowles [q. v.], dramatist, was born at Glasgow on 17 Jan. 1820, and about 1838 held an appointment in the registrar-general's office, Somerset House, London. He was admitted a student of the Middle Temple on 14 Nov. 1839, and called to the bar 26 May 1843. His tastes, however, inclined towards literature, and on 19 Nov. 1845 he produced at the Haymarket Theatre a comedy, 'The Maiden Aunt,' which, aided by the acting of William Farren and Mrs. Glover, had a run of thirty nights. In 1849 he joined the church of Rome, and became editor of the 'Catholic Standard,' a publication which was subsequently purchased by Henry Wilberforce, and re-named the 'Weekly Register.' From 1853 to 1855 he edited the 'Illustrated London Magazine,' a series of five volumes. He was one of the chief writers on the 'Standard' from 1857 to 1860, but some display of religious intolerance on the part of the proprietors led to an abrupt termination of his engagement. Professor John Sherren Brewer [q. v.], who was then conducting the paper, indignant at the treatment of his colleague, at once relinquished his editorship. Knowles was afterwards editor of the 'London Review,' but in later years his chief engagement was on the 'Morning Post,' until ill-health obliged him to resign his connection with that paper. He edited the 'Chronicles of John of Oxenedes,' a manuscript copy of which was found in the Duke of Newcastle's collection; and his edition was published in 1859 in the 'Rolls Series.' In 1871 he was engaged under the royal commission on historical manuscripts, and described many valuable collections of family muniments, chiefly belonging to Roman catholic families. Among these were the collections of the Marquis of Bute, the Earl of Denbigh, the Earl of Ashburnham, and Colonel Towneley. He was the author in 1872 of 'The Life of James Sheridan Knowles,' an edition of twenty-five copies for private circulation. He died suddenly at 29 North Bank, Regent's Park, London, 28 Jan. 1882, having married on 25 Oct. 1845 Eliza Mary, youngest child of Peter and Elizabeth Crowley of Dublin, and sister of Nicholas Joseph Crowley (1819–1857) [q. v.], painter.[Athenæum, 4 Feb. 1882, p. 156; Times, 30 Jan. 1882, p. 7; Law Times, 25 Feb. 1882, p. 304; Hist. MSS. Comm. 3rd Rep. 1872, p. 209, and succeeding reports; information from his son, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Knowles, esq.]


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A business is a linked sequence of activities that transforms inputs into sellable outputs. In order to build a valuable business, you need very defined inputs, processes and outputs. The more specific you are about what you do, the easier it is to scale and the more profitable you are. If you know exactly what your customers expect from you, then you know how to compute your targeted profitability. You do this by:
- Determining the cost of acquiring the inputs
- Determining the cost of processing the input to the desired output
- Determine the cost of serving the output
The total cost of providing a service of product= cost of input + cost of conversion.
There is also the cost of providing customer service for after the sale, but this is not discussed in this article.
The difference between what your customer is willing to pay and what it cost you to provide the service or product, is called profit. Thinking about cost from a process prospective helps you streamline your process.
Input consists of the resources that are put into a business, also called raw materials. Let us use a dry-cleaning business as an example: In the case of the dry-cleaning business, the process, will include using a chemical solvent to clean the clothes. This chemical solvent is material directly needed to get the clothes clean.
Processes are the resources needed to convert the input into the output desired by the customer. Processes require investments in labor and overhead. In the case of the dry-cleaning business, the process, will require an employee and investment in a facility to get the clothes clean. The cost of paying the employee is known as labor cost and the cost in running the facility is known as overhead cost.
Once the clothes go through the process, the customer gets his or clothes clean. The clean clothes are the results of taking the input through the process.
The input, processes, output in a dry-cleaning business are quite easy. This makes it very easy for a dry-cleaning business to explain what it does, which makes it easier to grow.
It is hard to grow a business when there are no defined inputs and processes. Be sure to:
Define what you do:
Be very clear about what customers can come to expect from you. Be sure to address the 5 W's: what, why, when, who and where. Without these specifics, the customer determines the direction your business goes and you are forever playing catch up. While you should get input from your customers, they should not run your business.
Define how you do what you do: Once you address what you do, the next step will be how to do it. To stay competitive, you should take a look at how your competitors currently execute, and then see how you can improve upon it to gain a competitive advantage.
Define what you will need from your customer: the last step is to define what you will need from the customer to get the given output.
Building a valuable business could be a long ride. But be persistent and seek help when stuck. The question ultimately come to this: What exactly do your customers want and how can you best deliver it to them. Being a jack of all trade is the best way to stunt your growth. By giving your customers what they most desire, actually makes you a more desirable provider.
On the other hand, being a jack of all trade, decreases your overall business value. You are good for everything but best for nothing.
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One suspect, believed to have been involved in the killing of Deputy Chairman of the Karandeniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Donald Sampath on Friday, was arrested by the Police yesterday. According to the Police, the 22-year-old suspect, Asela Ranasinghe was arrested by the Uragasmanhandiya Police yesterday morning at the Uragasmanhandiya hospital where he was receiving treatment.
"When attempting to get away following the shooting, the motorcycle the suspects had arrived on, had toppled, causing injuries to the suspect," Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said, adding that he had, thereafter, admitted himself to the hospital for treatment, claiming he had met with an accident.
Police also recovered a magazine containing 35 bullets meant for a T65 weapon, a mask and gloves. Investigation teams are on the lookout for the second suspect.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Donald Sampath was shot and killed on Friday around 10.15 p.m. while he was returning home after attending a wedding in Yatagala, with his driver and a friend.
While the cab had slowed down to make a turn at Uragasmanhandiya, the gunman had opened fire, resulting in severe injuries to Sampath who was in the front passenger seat. The gunmen's efforts to flee the incident were short-lived when the cab driver had driven forward colliding with the motorcycle in which the suspects had arrived. The motorcycle had veered off due to the collision.


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Indianapolis, IN – JET® Tools, a leader in industrial machinery and equipment, has formed a new partnership with Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC, headed by Rusty Wallace, Sprint Cup Champion and NASCAR Hall-of-Famer. The partnership was announced today at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Indianapolis.
JET Tools is sponsoring the #66 Ford Fusion, driven by Rusty's son Steve Wallace, during the newly-announced Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Tour. Follow Steve Wallace's progress during the 2015 racing season on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/jet.industrial "We're excited to partner with racing legend Rusty Wallace and his team at Rusty Wallace Racing," said Tim Onello, JET's Director of Product Management. "JET's metalworking machinery helps their team build high precision parts and components." "Racing begins in the shop," said Rusty Wallace. "We need to have the right equipment to get the job done, whether it's building roll cages or installing pedal assemblies a certain way – it all requires metalworking or metalforming. We're really glad to partner with JET because the machinery has a great reputation, it's affordable, it does a fantastic job and we use it a ton." Pros like Rusty count on JET to provide powerful, precise and reliable metalworking saws, lathes and mills; drill presses; metalforming machinery; and finishing and grinding equipment. All JET metalworking machinery is backed by two-year warranties and JET Red Assurance, the industry's best service and support program.
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The Wall Street Journal report that Google is building a home entertainment system to let users stream music throughout the home without wires has roiled the tech sector the last couple of days.
The news comes several months after Google unveiled a streaming music server that let users tap a CD against a device to scan the music into Google's Music storage locker.
The experimental product, dubbed Project Tungsten at Google I/O last May, falls under the company's Android @Home banner for powering home consumer electronics and eventually home appliances such as lights, thermostats, refrigerators and microwaves with the company's Android operating system.
Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission permission to have 252 Google employees test the prototype device in Google's hometown of Mountain View, Calif.; Los Angeles; Cambridge, Mass.; and New York City.
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According to the patent application, which GigaOm discovered, users will connect their devices to home WiFi networks and use Bluetooth to connect to other home electronics equipment. The device is designed to test the throughput and stability of the home WiFi networks that will support the device.
The system will certainly leverage Google's Music streaming service and work with Google TV, the company's Web-based television service. These products could be controlled via Android smartphones and tablets.
However, while Google simply licenses the Android-based Google TV software to TV OEMs such as Sony and Vizio, Google will allegedly market and brand the home entertainment device under its own name. This is unusual for a company given to releasing Android under open source and letting OEMs build products.
Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey told eWEEK Google's biggest challenge will be in explaining to people that whatever it wants to sell is a platform rather than a product. Such a device could get lost in the muddle of other home TV devices from Sonos, Roku and Logitech.
Yet if Google can sell Android as a single controlling platform for all home electronics rather than just a single consumer electronics device "they have a shot at defining a new category."
Pundits opine that Google will fumble this project away because it has no experience building and marketing hardware products, let alone consumer electronics devices. Others argue Google will tap Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), which makes set-top boxes, for its hardware and marketing expertise.
Both points are valid and yet Google has other challenges. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is a home entertainment gaming and streaming system.
Apple, already dominant in consumer electronics, is purportedly preparing to launch its own Web-based super TV system this year. Such a device would sync across Apple's Macs, iPhones and iPads, all tethered by the company's iCloud storage service. McQuivey noted:
"Apple's forthcoming TV won't just be a TV, it has to be a home information and experience management platform. It may not even be designed to replace your living room TV [replacement cycles are too long there to get the kind of sales spike Apple will want], but it will definitely be designed to manage your whole lifeall your media, your personal information, and eventually the full body of data that you generate each day, including how well you slept last night, how much you weigh today, and whether you're fighting more with your spouse than before."
"That's where all of this ends. Google knows it, Apple wants it, Microsoft might accidentally get there first, and Facebook is most likely to be the glue that connects people to it all. It's the technology platform holy grail, of course, but you can't sell it that way today. You have to sell it as a TV streaming device that happens to have an app platform."
Google might have an advantage in addressing a larger market, something Android lends itself to naturally by remaining open source. Apple, however, will target existing Apple users who have their Macs, iPhones and iPadsand certainly the existing Apple TV users.
"Google has to strike now in order to signal to people that there will be a more open alternative, one in which you can buy from Samsung, Verizon, and even Amazon and have it all accrue to the same platform," McQuivey said.
"Will they do it well? I'm not confident they will, but if they wait and try to follow quickly like they did with tablets, they might spend five years catching up."


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A Houston man was convcted of a murder plot, as revenge for being scammed by an online Ukrainian and Russian dating/marriage site.
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Commissioner of Education Vincent L. Ferrandino of Connecticut has proposed allowing parents to choose the public schools their children attend as a way to promote racial diversity.
In a draft plan presented to the state board of education this month, Mr. Ferrandino also suggested using school-construction and transportation-grant incentives to better integrate Connecticut schools.
In addition to proposing ways to improve equity and access, Mr. Ferrandino recommended overhauling student testing, teacher training, and preschool programs. Though specific ways to implement the plans were not addressed, he stressed the need to use troubled urban school districts as a testing ground for the more ambitious reforms.
The focus on urban schools and school choice has been sharpened by the upcoming trial for Sheff v. O'Neill, a lawsuit filed in 1989 by civil-rights groups and Hartford students.
The groups claim that the isolation of minorities and low-income children in inner-city schools violates the state constitution's guarantee of equal education.
The suit is set to go to trial Nov. 17, according to Mark Stapleton, a lawyer for the state board.
Gov. James J. Florio of New Jersey has expressed tentative support for the concept of charter schools.
In remarks before the state board of education this month, Mr. Florio said he was intrigued by the idea of authorizing parents and teachers to establish publicly funded schools, as Minnesota and California have done.
The Governor said he thought charter schools would be worth exploring in New Jersey.
But Mr. Florio did not endorse a charter-schools bill that has been introduced in both chambers of the legislature by bipartisan leaders.
A charter-schools bill is likely to face opposition from the powerful New Jersey Education Association.
"We're gravely concerned about the potential for economic and racial divisiveness,'' said Lynn Maher, a spokeswoman for the teachers' union. "We question the appropriateness of parents and teachers running the schools alone. The public has a big stake in public education.''
Responding to sharp criticisms from the state's largest teachers' union, the Maryland education department has unveiled changes in the state's new student-assessment program.
The Maryland State Teachers Association last spring attacked the program for containing questions that union officials said were offensive, age-inappropriate, and inaccurate. (See Education Week, June 3, 1992.)
The changes announced by the department this month call for increasing communication with the M.S.T.A. and the Baltimore Teachers Union, adding teachers to the team that insures that students are tested at the appropriate age level, increasing sensitivity to controversial topics, and making testing materials available to teachers in advance.
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Justia Arbitration & Mediation Opinion SummariesArticles Posted in Vermont Supreme Court
Northfield School Board v. Washington South Education Association
The Washington South Education Association was the representative of all licensed teachers within the Northfield schools. The Northfield School Board and the Association negotiated and entered into the CBA, which was in effect from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Paul Clayton was a middle-school physical-education teacher at the Northfield Middle High School (the School) and was a member of the Association. Therefore, Clayton's employment was subject to the CBA. In late fall 2017, administrators at the School received complaints about Clayton's workplace conduct. The complaints alleged that Clayton created a hostile work environment by intimidating his colleagues and advised a student (his daughter) to punch another student in the face. In response to the allegations, Clayton was placed on paid leave while the administrators investigated the complaints and interviewed a number of the School's staff. Upon the conclusion of their investigation, the administrators wrote a letter to the School's superintendent describing their findings and noting that while they gave Clayton the opportunity to respond, Clayton declined to respond in a follow-up meeting and then a second meeting scheduled to receive his rebuttal a few days later. After receiving the administrators' letter, the superintendent wrote a letter to Clayton offering him an opportunity to meet with her to discuss the matter, and attached to the letter a summary of the allegations against Clayton. About a week later, the superintendent met with Clayton and his Association representation. Clayton did not file a notice of appeal of his ultimate suspension. Shortly thereafter, Clayton and the Association, now represented by the Vermont affiliate of the National Education Association (Vermont-NEA), submitted a grievance alleging a violation the CBA. The Board declined to accept the grievance, noting Clayton did not follow the prescribed termination procedures outlined in the CBA. Vermont-NEA thereafter invoked the CBA's arbitration procedures. A trial court agreed with the Board, and Clayton and the Association appealed. The Vermont Supreme Court determined Clayton and the Association failed to exhaust statutory remedies as required by 16 V.S.A. 1752, thus the trial court properly enjoined arbitration. View "Northfield School Board v. Washington South Education Association" on Justia Law
Adams v. Barr
The issue this case presented for the Vermont Supreme Court's review centered on whether a party who participates extensively and without objection in an arbitration proceeding for nearly seven months prior to the actual arbitration hearing waives an objection to the validity of the arbitration agreement. Lesley Adams, William Adams, and Adams Construction VT, LLC (collectively Adams Construction) appealed the trial court's denial of their application to vacate an arbitration award in favor of Russell Barr and the Barr Law Group (collectively Barr Law Group) and against Adams Construction. The Supreme Court concluded, based on this premise, Adams Construction indeed waived its challenge to the validity of the arbitration agreement. The Court, therefore, affirmed the trial court. View "Adams v. Barr" on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Vermont Supreme Court
Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Co., LLC v. Extreme Contracting, LLC
Defendant Extreme Contracting, LLC appealed a trial court's order granting a default judgment to plaintiff Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Co., LLC in a contract dispute. The court held defendant responsible for enforcing a mandatory arbitration clause in the parties' contract and ordered defendant to "initiate" arbitration by a certain date. When defendant failed to do so, the court considered this a failure to obey a "scheduling order" under Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 16.2, and as a sanction, it granted a default judgment to plaintiff under Rule 37(b)(2)(C). Defendant argued, among other things, that a default judgment was inappropriate here. It contended that the court should have granted its motion to dismiss plaintiff's suit given the mandatory arbitration provision, and that as the defendant, it should not have been required to "initiate" arbitration. It also argued that the court erred in denying its motion to vacate the default judgment. After review, the Vermont Supreme Court agreed the court erred, and based on that order ultimately granted a sanction unsupported by the facts and the law. The Court reversed the trial court's decision and remanded for entry of an order requiring plaintiff to initiate arbitration or face dismissal of its suit. View "Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Co., LLC v. Extreme Contracting, LLC" on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Vermont Supreme Court
Burlington Administrators' Ass'n v. Burlington Bd. of School Comm'rs
The Burlington Administrators' Association and Nicolas Molander (collectively the Association) appealed a trial court's confirmation of an arbitration decision that Molander, in his capacity as an interim assistant principal, was not entitled to the contractual and statutory protections applicable to regular assistant principals who were not hired on an interim or acting basis. In particular, they challenged the trial court's conclusion that it had no authority to review the merits of the arbitrator's ruling for "manifest disregard of the law," and argued that in this case, the arbitrator's ruling evinced such a disregard. Because the Supreme Court concluded that the arbitrator's award did not in any event reflect a manifest disregard of the law, it did not address the question whether the trial court had authority to review an arbitration award under such a standard. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed. View "Burlington Administrators' Ass'n v. Burlington Bd. of School Comm'rs" on Justia Law
Bandler v. Charter One Bank
In July 2003, Michael Bandler and Michael Bandler & Company, Inc., (collectively "Bandler") sued Charter One for various claims based primarily on Charter One's alleged failure to honor advertising promises and other representations in connection with Bandler's checking account at Charter One. Charter One moved to dismiss the case on the ground that Bandler had failed to exhaust his contractual remedy of arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) as required by Bandler's depositor agreements with Charter One. The trial court granted Charter One's motion to dismiss and indicated that the parties should arbitrate Bandler's claims as agreed by contract. The trial court issued a final judgment in favor of Charter One in November 2003, and subsequently denied Bandler's post-judgment motions for relief. In November 2004, Bandler made a demand to Charter One to arbitrate under the arbitration clauses in his depositor agreement with Charter One, thereby initiating an arbitration proceeding before the AAA. Bandler's initial arbitration demand did not include any class-based claims. The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the superior court had authority to review questions regarding arbitrability in the midst of an arbitration, and outside of the specific review provisions in the Vermont Arbitration Act (VAA). Upon review, the Supreme Court concluded that it did not, and reversed the superior court's ruling concerning the arbitrability of class claims in this case. View "Bandler v. Charter One Bank " on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Banking, Vermont Supreme Court
Beebe v. Eisemann
Plaintiff appealed the trial court's dismissal of his medical malpractice action for failing to satisfy the applicable statute of limitations. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Allan Eisemann, M.D., practicing through a medical practice which bore his name, negligently failed to advise Plaintiff or his dentist of the known risks associated with a tooth extraction while Plaintiff was taking intervenous doses of a medication called "Zometa," prescribed for multiple myleoma. Defendant allegedly approved the procedure; Plaintiff's dentist pulled the tooth. Following the procedure, Plaintiff developed osteonecrosis of the jaw. All parties agreed that the statute of limitations period for Plaintiff's malpractice claims would expire October 9, 2009. By a letter dated in September, Plaintiff's counsel proposed to Dr. Eisemann's counsel and other potential defendants a "time out" agreement to toll the statute of limitations for ninety days so that the parties could pursue settlement. Although Dr. Eisemann signed off on the agreement, not all defendants did. As a result of Plaintiff's failure to reach an agreement with all defendants, Plaintiff filed suit on October 7, 2009. Counsel for Dr. Eisemann returned the acceptance of service to Plaintiff's counsel in January, 2010. Plaintiff did not filed the acceptance with the court at that time. The trial court dismissed the case on its own motion on April 15, 2011 based on Plaintiff's failure to prosecute his claim. Three days later, Plaintiff filed the signed acceptances of service. Dr. Eisemann moved to dismiss. On appeal, Plaintiff argued that the Eisemann defendants are equitably estopped from invoking the statute of limitations. Upon review, the Supreme Court concluded that Plaintiff could not rely on the doctrine of equitable estoppel because his own "omissions or inadvertences" contributed to the problem. Accordingly, the Court affirmed dismissal of his case. View "Beebe v. Eisemann" on Justia Law
UniFirst Corp. v. Junior's Pizza, Inc.
Defendant Junior's Pizza, Inc. appealed a superior court decision that confirmed an arbitration award and awarded attorney's fees to Plaintiff UniFirst Corporation. The Superior Court held that Junior's waived its right to object to arbitration by failing to challenge the award within thirty days of receiving notice. In June 2009, pursuant to the arbitration clause in the parties' contracts, UniFirst filed a demand for final and binding arbitration. Junior's declined to submit to arbitration, stating that it would reconsider if UniFirst produced a valid agreement. UniFirst subsequently provided copies of the contract provision to both Junior's and the arbitrator. In July 2009, the arbitrator notified the parties that UniFirst had met all filing requirements and arbitration would proceed absent a court order staying the matter. Junior's never sought a court order staying arbitration. UniFirst did not seek a court order compelling Junior's to participate. Notice of the arbitration hearing was provided to both parties, and the hearing took place. Junior's did not participate. UniFirst was awarded damages and attorney's fees, and Junior's was ordered to reimburse UniFirst in administrative fees associated with conducting the arbitration. The next day, the arbitrator notified Junior's of the award by email and certified mail. On appeal to the Supreme Court, Junior's argued (1) it did not waive its right to object to the arbitration award, (2) UniFirst was required to petition to compel arbitration prior to engaging in arbitration without Junior's participation, and (3) the arbitration was not conducted in strict accordance with the terms of the contracts. Finding no error, the Supreme Court affirmed the arbitration award. View "UniFirst Corp. v. Junior's Pizza, Inc." on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Contracts, Vermont Supreme Court
Glassford v. BrickKicker
Plaintiffs James and Heidi Glassford, who brought suit to obtain compensation for an allegedly negligent home inspection, appealed a superior court's order granting summary judgment in favor of home inspector Defendants The BrickKicker and GDM Home Services, Inc. (a franchisee of BrickKicker) based on the terms of a binding arbitration agreement in the parties' contract. In this appeal, the issue before the Supreme Court was whether the superior court erred in rejecting Plaintiffs' contention that the terms of the home inspection contract were unconscionable under the common law and unfair and deceptive under Vermont's Consumer Fraud Act (CFA). Upon review of the contract in question, as well as the superior court record, the Supreme Court found the contractual provisions limiting liability to the cost of the inspection and yet requiring arbitration that would necessarily cost more than the amount of the liability limit unconscionable. Accordingly, the Court reversed the superior court's decision and remanded the matter for further proceedings. View "Glassford v. BrickKicker" on Justia Law
Porter v. AT&T Mobility, LLC
Defendant AT&T Mobility, LLC appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. AT&T claimed the trial court erred by ruling that AT&T had not been assigned Plaintiff Pike Porter's cell phone contract before sending him unsolicited text messages and erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on this issue. AT&T also argued that even if Plaintiff's claims arose before AT&T purchased his contract, the trial court erred as a matter of law in holding that AT&T cannot enforce the binding arbitration agreement in Plaintiff's original cell phone contract. The court also noted that the arbitration agreement could not bind Plaintiff "with regard to events between him and AT&T that took place at a time when his only contract was with Unicel, not AT&T." AT&T highlighted four pieces of evidence it submitted along with its motion to amend and reconsider as "undisputed" proof that it purchased Plaintiff's contract in December 2008. Upon review of AT&T's evidence, the Supreme Court concluded the document did not establish that Plaintiff's contract was one of the 100,000 to 150,000 contracts sold, nor did it suggest that "certain Unicel assets" included all of the wireless contracts Unicel held in Vermont. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the trial court's decision in favor of Plaintiff. View "Porter v. AT&T Mobility, LLC" on Justia Law
Stephens III v. Applejack Art Partners, Inc.
Defendant Applejack Art Partners, Inc., appealed a trial court enforcing an arbitration award and entered judgment in Plaintiff Albert Stephens, III's favor for $1,538,164.50 plus interest. Plaintiff began working with the company in September 2006 and subsequently invested $1,125,000 in the company in exchange for stock shares. In April 2008, Applejack terminated plaintiff's employment. Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants Applejack, Jack P. Appelman, Aaron S. Young, and William Colvin (collectively, Applejack) and Applejack counterclaimed. Applejack also sought an order enforcing its right to repurchase Plaintiff's stock. The parties engaged in binding arbitration and following four days of evidentiary hearings, the arbitrator issued his decision. He found that in October 2006, plaintiff executed an employment contract, stock purchase agreement, and shareholders' agreement. Pursuant to the stockholder's agreement, the executive stockholders had the right to buy out plaintiff's shares in the event that plaintiff's employment was terminated. The agreement identified a specific formula for valuing the stock shares and allowed for Applejack to either pay for the stock in full or provide a 10% down payment and a promissory note for payment of the balance in three equal annual installments, plus interest. Plaintiff refused to sell his stock, in part because he misunderstood the terms of the stock purchase agreement. An arbitrator concluded that Applejack had the right to buy the shares, and it ordered Plaintiff to transfer his stock into an escrow account, pending full performance of all payment obligations. Applejack did not meet its obligation on the first payment and Plaintiff brought an enforcement action. Plaintiff sought both a judgment confirming the arbitration award as well as an immediate judgment for all amounts awarded by the arbitrator due to Applejack's default. The court granted Plaintiff's request. It found that Applejack's default went to the essence of the arbitrator's award and that Applejack could not now resort to the terms of the promissory note to delay its payments. Applejack argued on appeal that the court should have remanded this case to the arbitrator for clarification, although it was not clear what part of the award Applejack believed was ambiguous. Applejack also suggested (apparently for the first time on appeal) that notwithstanding the arbitrator's decision Plaintiff should simply keep the stock shares because Applejack was unable to pay for them. Finally, Applejack asserted that the court erred in ordering full payment of the award suggesting that by doing so, the court modified the arbitration award under Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) without authority to do so. It also argued that there was no clear basis for accelerating the payments due. Upon review of the arbitration record and the applicable legal authority, the Supreme Court found no abuse of discretion by the trial court nor from the arbitration proceedings and affirmed the decision against Applejack: [t]he court imposed an appropriate remedy for Applejack's default, and there was no error." View "Stephens III v. Applejack Art Partners, Inc." on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Contracts, Vermont Supreme Court


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"Even if Lag forgets me, I will never forget Lag, so we can be together forever."
Hybrid of Maka
~200 years old
|Hair Color
|Eye Color
Maka (father)
|Manga Debut
Chapter 2
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Ayumi Fujimura
Niche (ニッチ Nicchi) is Lag's dingo. She travels with Lag, acting as his bodyguard against Gaichuu, and sticks closely to Lag along with her pet Steak on her head.
She is relatively short with light blue eyes. She is flat-chested, a fact she is aware of and wishes to change. Her most obvious feature is her long golden hair, which is as long as she is tall. She usually wears a purple (pink in the anime.) dress with oven-mitt-like sleeves to cover her bear-like claws and a pair of boxers (from Lag). She also wears pink sports boots. She always carries Steak on her head. After having a great surge of emotion for thinking she failed as a dingo when she saw Lag was nearly dead, her appearance grew from a child to a teenager.[1] Though to her frustration, Niche's breasts were still smaller than those of Sylvette and her sister.
Her personality is close to feral and she shows very animal-like traits like licking wounds and sniffing for danger. She has a tendency to speak in third person. She is very stubborn but is attached to Lag because she sees him as similar to herself. It has been implied that she may harbor romantic feelings for Lag. She seems to be a closet romantic, resorting to violence to benefit a couple. Often confused by commonplace words or customs, her misunderstandings bring a comedic aspect to the story. She is very sensitive of the title Dingo and treats the phrase as an honor; when she meet an experienced human Dingo, Niche was taught not to intervene when Lag is having an argument with a person. When she and Lag first began traveling together, she constantly reminded him to refer to her as "Niche, my dingo" instead of just "Niche." She has an issue with being flat-chested and constantly attacks anyone with large breasts, turning the complex into somewhat of a comedic obsession.
Lag's personal Dingo. She travels with Lag, acting as his bodyguard against Gaichuu, and sticks closely to Lag along with her "pet", "Steak", on her head. She battles using her hair, also known as "The Golden Sword", manipulating it into powerful blade-like tentacles capable of lifting things several times her size. She has bearlike forearms and claws which she usually keeps covered with oven mitt-like gloves. She dislikes wearing underwear, but wears them for Lag's sake (he made her put them on after she accidentally flashed him), claiming that he is the first male to make her wear underwear. Lag assumes that she is 7 years old based on her appearance but she recently revealed that she was born approximately 200 years ago in the town of Blue Notes Blues. Later on in Blue Notes Scale, a cave by Blue Notes Blues, Niche finds out that she has a twin sister with the same power as her and that she was the child of Maka. The sister refers to Niche as "imouto" (younger sister). Her name is derived from "niche," a crevice or narrow space to put flowers as an offering to the Holy Mother.
Lag found Niche at a train station on his way to his Bee Interview. She was a "letter", but the address on her mailing label was incomplete and she was scheduled to be "abandoned" in two more days. Lag offered to take her to her new home according to the mailing label in the local writing, which he thought was an orphanage even though he was on a deadline for his Bee job interview. While traveling, Lag found she had multiple names, so he named her "Niche" after where he found her - in a niche at the station. [2]
After delivering Niche, Lag found out she was to be put in a sideshow act as "The Child of Maka", Maka being a mysterious being both worshiped and feared in Amberground's Northern territories. Lag hurried back to Love Someone Down circus with the excuse that Niche's receipt had not been signed. When he got there, he found that Niche had already wrecked the sideshow tent with her "Golden Sword" and gone on the run towards Gaichuu territory. He followed her and consequently saved her from a Gaichuu. She decided to stay with Lag after he explained that her address had become unknown since she had destroyed the mailing label, and she insisted that from then on she would be Lag's "Dingo." [3]
When Niche and Lag reach Yuusari, where Niche meets Connor. The older boy shows them around Yuusari, including the Beehive. Lag runs to the building, oblivious to the fact that he's wearing only underpants, and introduces himself before being quieted by Conner. When Lag passes his Letter Bee Exam, Zazie tells him that Gauche Suede was no longer a letter bee, shocking Lag greatly. Together with Connor, Zazie, and Niche, they head to Sylvette Suede to find answers where the former letter bee had gone. When Lag and Niche enter the house, Sylvette mistakes them for the rent collectors and threatened to shoot them with Gauche's gun. Sylvette recognizes Lag by her brother's story about him and offers them milk to which she tells Niche it will make her big and strong. Niche, upon seeing Sylvette's chest, drinks it immediately. After Sylvette asks Niche and Lag to leave, Lag askes Niche in the carriage how she would react if he lost his heart and forgot about her. Niche's response makes Lag cry, and inspires him to try to reach Sylvette again. Lag tells Niche to stay with Connor. After becoming an official letter bee, Niche, Connor, and Lag are directed to travel toHoney Waters, where information about Gauche Suede may be available. As Lag peered into the water and was about to taste, Conner stops them and tells them that the water was poisoned and would paralyze them. Lag shouts to Niche about the water, and is relieved when Niche didn't drink the water. Lag realizes that Niche did indeed drink the water when she failed to use her swords, and along with Connor, Niche is taken captive by the anti-government protestors. Niche awakens from unconsciousness as the Gaichuu is defeated.As Niche travels ahead of Lag, she is abruptly stopped by a dingo named Roda who tells her she is not fit to be a dingo. Niche's confidence is shattered by the incident, and she runs away, certain that she is a failure at being Lag's dingo. Niche recovers her confidence after meeting Jacob Gobeni, and Lag is happy when she returns to him. [4] Later, Lag is informed by Largo Lloyd that information about Noir was located in Blue Notes Blues, and he instructs Lag to go and investigate. Lag finds a broken shell from a gaichuu and sees Noir's memories from his Shindanjuu. Although he thought that Gauche had lost all his heart, Lag later realized that Gauche had part of his heart left still inside him. His thoughts are interrupted by Niche, who points to the village nearby and states that this was the same village she was born two hundred years ago. Lag is bewildered by her statement, and is further confused when Niche runs to the direction of Blue Notes Blues Cave. As the two continue to stare at the lake, something arises from the lake and transforms into a human. She states that it had been two hundred years since she had last seen Niche, and comments on the name she had.
It is revealed that this Maka is Niche's sister. She is perplexed why Niche hadn't matured like she had, and comments that the Maka did not sense human scent. This causes her to openly wonder if Lag is human or in the shape of something human. Using her hair, she attacks Lag to cut him, and is pleased to note that Niche could still use her swords. However, the humans of Blue Notes Blues appear in the cave to investigate, and she immediately becomes angry and orders them to leave. She continues to explain to the ignorant humans that the Maka does not care for humans, and was only touched by a woman two hundred years ago named Celia, who is her and Niche's mother. She tells the story of how the village intended to use Celia as a sacrifice, and of how they shunned the Maka children for twenty years before they were abandoned and left to drown.
Niche's sister attempts to kill the humans, but Lag manages to push them all out of the way. Niche fights her sister despite the strong difference in strength between the two. As the two fight, Niche's sister asks her why she continues to side with the humans despite hearing their story, and Niche's answer that she would always protect Lag causes her to attempt to kill Niche multiple times, each stopped by Lag. When she sees the letter bee's heart, she remembers how she was separated from her sister and of how she grew. As she tells Lag of what happened, he reprehends her, declaring that she was a fool to not look for Niche for so long. Niche's sister smiles and allows the Maka to take Niche to the Tir Na Spring to heal. She later returns to Lag.
When Lag becomes ill and bedridden, Niche becomes Aria's dingo at his request, and returns to Lag when Cabernet attacks.
In the manga, Niche transforms into a teenage girl briefly after seeing Lag almost dead and helps defeat Cabernet.
AbilitiesNiche, known as the Child of Maka, uses her hair in battle. Her hair is known as the Golden Sword, and can be manipulated and lengthened as she sees fit. Her hair is capable of lifting objects many times her size, Gaichuu included.
At the start of the series, she is only able to shape it into tentacle like swords and whips. But after spending time with her sister in Blue Notes Blues, she is now able to form larger and more sophisticated weapons and tools such as a closing bug net or a drill.
Despite the immense power her hair gives her, she cannot use it to kill Gaichuu.[5]
- Surprisingly, Niche can understand animals like Zazie's and Connor's Dingo, and she could also translate what Lily's Dingo was saying.[6]
- Her name, "Niche", is a name of a flower in Amberground, as mentioned by Lag Seeing.
"I see... I see... Bolt is still Aria's dingo!"
— Niche to Aria
"If Lag forget me, I will never forget Lag, so we can be together forever."
"If you hurt Lag again, I'll kill you."
— Niche to Nelli
"If saying "goodbye" makes you sad, then I'll stay by your side."
"Niche is Lag's dingo! Call me Niche, the great Dingo!"
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|Gauche Suede · Lag Seeing · Aria Link · Zazie Winters · Connor Kluff · Jiggy Pepper · Dr. Thunderland Jr. · Largo Lloyd · Moc Sullivan · Lily Comfort · Mana Jones · Elena Bran
|Bolt · Darwin · Gus · Harry · Krank · Niche · Roda · Wasiolka · Steak
|Lawrence · Sunny · Noir · Roda
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|Anne Seeing · Niche's Sister · Nelli Pepper · Nello Pepper · Signal · Signales · Sylvette Suede · Mary Sabrina · The Sheep Shearer · Jacob Gobani · Maka · Celica · Vincent Alcott · Louisa Alcott · Shaz · Philippe Lanois · Walter Scarr · Caribs Garrard


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After a very successful BayesiaLab launch event in February, and the sold-out Analytics Symposium co-hosted with IIMB in June, Bayesia will return to India with the first BayesiaLab Tech Days, to be held in Delhi and Bangalore.
In Bangalore, our BayesiaLab Tech Day will take place at IIMB, as part of the strategic partnership between Bayesia Singapore Ptd. Ltd. and the Data Centre Analytics Lab at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, DCAL@IIMB on September 10th, 2013.
You may find all the details in the link below,
In the Delhi area, our BayesiaLab Tech Day will take place at the Clarens Hotel in Gurgaon on September 16, 2013. The BayesiaLab Tech Day schedule includes four hour-long seminars throughout the day, plus a keynote reception in the evening. Each seminar will be focused on one self-contained case study of a real-world application of Bayesian networks and BayesiaLab. Dr. Lionel Jouffe, cofounder and CEO of Bayesia S.A.S. and Mr. Stefan Conrady, Managing Partner of Bayesia Singapore Pte. Ltd. will be the principal speakers at this one-day event.
Attendance for all events of the day is free with prior registration. Please note that space is limited, so please register soon.
You may find all the details in the link below,
An intensive 3-day training will follow the BayesiaLab Tech Day. Dr. Lionel Jouffe, who is one of the world's foremost experts on Bayesian networks, will host this 3-day seminar and teach his proven curriculum.
You can find the details of the trainings in Bangalore and Delhi in the links below:
Bayesian networks have evolved as a new form of probabilistic knowledge representation through the seminal works of Judea Pearl. The theoretical properties of Bayesian networks have been extensively studied over the last 25 years, but only now they are emerging as practical tools to generate "deep understanding" of very complex, high-dimensional problem domains. Their computational efficiency and inherently visual structure make Bayesian networks attractive for exploring previously intractable business problems.
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As 2015 comes to a close, YNPN Chicago needs your support in helping us reach our year end goal. With this in mind, we are asking you, our members, to invest in YNPN Chicago by donating to our #GivingTuesday campaign on December 1. Please consider supporting this valuable network by donating $25, roughly the cost of a workshop. Visit our #GivingTuesday page to learn more and make a donation! As a perk, we've joined the statewide #ILGive campaign so your donation will also help Illinois reach its $6 million goal!
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Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 12, October 1969
By TONY BARKER, B.A.
Mention was made in our last Journal of the departure of Captain James Cook from England in August 1768. Now, with the bi-centenary of his arrival in New Zealand this year, our thoughts turn to his visit to our own area. After his somewhat disappointing encounters further south it is pleasing to note that he records that he met with greater friendliness both in the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel district, even though he noted the prevalence of "Forts" which betokened warfare.
The "Transit of Mercury" was due on the 9th November 1769, and Cook duly anchored in and named Mercury Bay. Remaining there for 11 days he carried out his observations, collected fresh food, wood and water and made a close study of the local Maoris with whom he was able to trade (mostly cloth), and converse through his interpreter, Tupaia, a Tahitian priest who accompanied him. Nothing escaped his keen observation as the following diary entry shows. -
"The principal fortress stood abrupt on a high promontory, in some places quite inaccessible, defended by double ditches (one 24 feet deep) and rows of picketing with fighting stages, intercommunicating outworks and a strong palisade of stakes right round the whole hill-topped village".
In his article in Journal 1, Mr. Isdale remarked on the graphic account of Cook's visit given by Hereta Te Taniwha who had been a small boy at the time and vividly remembered the great sailing ship in the Bay and the fact that his people had been given potatoes - the first to be grown in N.Z. Before departing Cook cut upon a tree near his watering place, the ship's name and the date, hoisted the English Colours and formally took possession for George III. We know this from his diary but at the moment there is considerable discussion concerning the actual site. Messrs Horace Harsant of Hahei and W.A. Hamilton of Whenuakite, supported by the Bicentenary Society believe that it is a spot near the foot of "Cook's Head" where traces have been found of what is thought to be an old flagpole site. The mystery certainly deserves scientific scrutiny.
Escorted by a large number of canoes Cook left Mercury Bay on November 15 and steered north. Rounding Cape Colville he sailed down the Hauraki Gulf and finding the water shoal (near Waiomu) anchored about 9 miles from the head of the Firth. On the morning of the 20th a small party including Captain Cook, Mr. Banks, Dr. Solander (a Swedish Botanist) and Tupaia set off in a pinnace [warship's double-banked (usually eight-oared) boat – E] to examine the country. Not far from the mouth of the Waihou River they were received with great hospitality, later rowing up beyond Turua , where there was another large Pa, to the vicinity of Netherton where they again landed being deeply interested in the great forests and swamps that then clothed the river banks. From Cook's description it appears that the trees were mostly Kahikatea and he recorded that one he measured was 89 feet from ground to branch and 18 foot 8 in. girth.
That afternoon the explorers returned down stream, but meeting a flood tide and a strong breeze as they came to the sea they were forced to anchor. They named both the river and Firth "Thames" on account of its bearing some resemblance to the Thames they knew so well in England, the banks being marshy where there were no trees. Also they had a vivid memory of the tide race rushing through the arches of old London Bridge - a danger spot to Thames water-men. (In Cook's day there were still waterwheels there to supply the city with water). In spite of bad weather their impression of the neighbouring country was favourable and they made further studies from the good anchorage they later found in Coromandel Harbour again being impressed by the trees - predominately kauri. Here we must leave them to continue their mapping of the N.Z.Coastlines.
Having the foregoing in mind as well as the fact that over the years our river has played an important part in the development of Ohinemuri, members of the Paeroa Historical Society decided to arrange a river excursion. By courtesy of our hosts, Mr. Jack Bennett and Mr. George Morrison and the kind lady hostesses who provided us with both morning and afternoon tea, the perfect day in February marked a memorable occasion. This was not merely a pleasant summer outing, but being actually "on" the river deepened our awareness of its historical significance.
While waiting for our party to assemble below the new Puke Bridge, it was interesting to visualise the dipping paddles of many canoes in pre-European days, to recollect that Samuel Marsden passed this way in 1820 and that in 1842 Joshua Thorp, our first European settler steered his boat to this very vicinity to build his home "Belmont" on the knoll we had just passed. We had arranged to meet at the remnants of the now dis-used Ngahina Wharf which had replaced the older Puke Wharf after the first bridge was built below it in 1912. The mention of these wharves recalls thoughts of the many boats that plied between Thames or Auckland and Paeroa when the river was the only highway and gold seekers came in hundreds. Other settlers followed, more commodities were needed, and the river and shipping provided the first link in the chain of distribution. There was for instance the fine service run by the Northern Steamship Coy. whose manager for many years was Mr. J. Silcock, now Paeroa's "Grand old man". We greatly regretted that ill-health prevented his accompanying us. Boats such as the "Waimerie" and the "Taniwha" will always be associated with him. (His River Story was featured in Journal 3). It is reported that a man named Harry Walton ran the first service - by whaleboat (tide willing). It was always important to sail "with the tide" and in later days this was accomplished at night if practicable, thus giving travellers a free day on shore.
We embarked on the two excellent launches (which however could not be overloaded because of snags and shallows) and then with the ebbing tide we slipped away downstream towards our anchorage at Turua. Under the helpful guidance of our hosts coupled with that of Mrs Neta Brown and Mr. Pat Murdock our attention was drawn to historic land marks, or rather water-marks, for the very necessary "Stop-banks" often obscured views that pleased early travellers. But this did not apply to the outlets of contributing streams which marked old "ports of call". At Komata we visualised the "Pa" of the powerful Chief Chief Tukukino whose canoes would assemble at the mouth of the creek as others did at the Hikutaia Creek further down. There also came the McCaskill Brothers in 1839 and then early gold seekers, timber men and farmers for the fertile Thames Valley lies in the hinterland of this right bank and beyond that, the majesty of the Coromandel Range completes a picture of great beauty.
In the vicinity of Netherton the left bank particularly interested us primarily because of "Cook's Tree". For many years this was regarded by the Maoris as "Tapu", hence it survived as a living memento of the famous explorer. Eventually milling interests had it cut down, but the stump remained for many more years and was photographed by the late Mr. Courtenay Kenny. The site is now the property of Mr. Hayward who farms at the end of Captain Cook Road. Netherton was an early European settlement of people who milled forests in order to make farms long before there were either roads or drains on the low-lying Hauraki Plains. The late Mr. Dave McKee related that before a School was built there, older children attended at Paeroa, it being necessary for them to row a canoe up the river and then make their way via Junction Road to Wood Street. A Ferry service once connected Ferry Road at Hikutaia with the left bank.
It was interesting to see Water-skiing in progress where the river widens considerably and soon the view was less obscured by Stopbanks. Looking ahead on our right we noted the location of Puriri and linked this with the first Mission Station established there in 1833. Our destination was Turua once the site of a Maori Pa sacked by Hongi. Much later it became a European settlement of importance because of Bagnall's famous Timber Mills which exported Kahikatea even before the turn of the century. Old buildings still stand in contrast to a modern Casein Factory and there are remnants of the once busy wharf. Our launches were here tied together so that we were able to compare notes while lunch was in progress.
Then came the return journey with a somewhat different view, for now from a distance we were facing the hills of home and visualising their aspect long ago when noble forests dominated the scene. I was reminded of a paragraph in Alan Mulgan's book "The making of a New Zealander", with reference to his voyaging via the river and Paeroa to Katikati.
"No memory of my boyhood is clearer than an early summer morning on that river - looking out into the mysterious world of bush and swamp, with an occasional light in a lonely farmhouse as its occupants stirred for the day, and the barking of a dog breaking the silence of the dawn. The stream of smoke streaming far astern, the rhythm of the engines, and the glare of the opened furnace seen through the engine-room skylight, followed by the clink of the fireman's shovel - all this turned the tiny ship into a creature of power and beauty. She was not making a prosaic morning run, but raising new horizons, uncovering strange lands. In my day this was the edge of civilization where history was being made".
RE RIVER TRIP. (Our Contributor, MR. TONY BARKER, B.A. is a South Islander educated at Canterbury University, his main subject being History (in the wide sense), and this is also the subject which he teaches at Paeroa College, this being his third year on the staff. It is encouraging to us that a younger member of our community, although a new comer, takes such a lively interest in our local history. Ed.)
Bibliography; Mr. Barker's Article: Captain Cooks Journal - Edited by Dr.J.C. Beaglehole; The Discovery of New Zealand - Dr. J.C. Beaglehole; The Making of a New Zealander - Alan Mulgan.


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Is it time to write an epitaph for SMS marketing?
Not yet, feel industry experts, who say that the cleansing procedure by TRAI has helped marketers use SMS to target a niche audience in a more efficient manner
In the ultra tech-savvy age of services such as Whats App and BBM, it is easy to forget the older Short Message Service (SMS) that once came to the rescue of almost every mobile user and hence, marketers.
However, the first hit that the SMS business received was when the Government introduced the DND (Do Not Disturb) service, wherein users could block out promotional calls from various sectors, including BFSI, real estate and education. It was later followed by a number of rules (major one being allowing only 100 messages a day), which further reduced the scope for marketers to reach out to their consumers.
With increasing smartphone penetration and data plans, SMS has not been the most convenient form of communication for users. So, does this imply that SMS marketing is on the wane in the country?
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SMS marketing in India is a clear example of 'too much of anything being harmful'. What began as the most convenient and crucial way of marketing, soon took the path of spam, due to which TRAI took to message caps. However, while this step managed to curtail advertisers, it did not kill the marketing medium, say experts.
"SMS marketing is not dead," affirmed Vishwajeet Sukhija, Director – Innovations and Marketing, Mobilox Innovations. "Personally, I still feel it's one of the better ways of engaging with your audience (provided you do it correctly), simply because of its simplicity, non-dependence on handset make and the internet," he added.
According to experts, TRAI regulations cleared the SMS marketing segment. The barriers help marketers reach out only to the right niche, thus creating apt SMS campaigns.
"TRAI has not made a big difference," said K Ramakrishnan, President, Marketing, Café Coffee Day. "The barriers just stopped spamming and helped marketers get in touch with the right people who want to improve customer service."
Cafe Coffee Day runs the Cafe Moments programme, which heavily relies on SMS service. Also, SMS still forms an integral part of polls, contests and opinion creating process across television and radio.
Prior to the regulations, it was very easy for anybody to run a text message campaign at cheap rates. However, TRAI rules helped change that situation, explains Ravi Sundararajan, Chief Revenue Officer, SMS Gupshup. "The rules set up by TRAI in October reduced the marketers a little, however, SMS services are now costlier and thus, marketers use it effectively and for the right niche," he pointed out.
How to send out the right 'message'?
SMS marketing can be a disaster if not executed efficiently, leading to spamming and other such results which can prove suicidal for a brand. A few elements can help brands get not only their strategy right, but also help them create a strong form of communication.
Get permission: In case of chain stores or hotels, it very necessary that the brand takes the consumer's permission through elements such as a feedback form.
Connect it to a higher marketing strategy: A banal text message with brand communication might not create any call for action. Thus, marketers should connect the message with some kind of a poll, contest, news or to their social page so as to create clicks.
Resort to regional traits: SMS marketing has now become all about the right niche and thus, marketers should track the demographic features of the niche and tailor the message accordingly. For instance, text in the local language can really help.
SMS marketing plays a very integral role in the C and D category towns, where even television penetration is weak. Creating awareness or call to action for brands through text messages can be very effective in these areas, which are prominently dominated by basic mobile handsets.
SMS marketing has moved on from its initial mass marketing nature due to the cleansing procedure by TRAI. While text message marketing might not be that visible in larger B2C campaigns, the marketing option is still running strong in niche brand communications, voting, polls and contests. With communication options such as social media, missed calls (for voting and polling) and voice-based OBD calls (for promotional messages) foot set strong, SMS marketing is not likely to take consumer's preference for larger campaigns.
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Casey Anthony Not Guilty In Slaying of Daughter
The Casey Anthony verdict once again exemplifies our great criminal justice system at work. Twelve ordinary people sit and hear the facts of a case for six weeks and return a verdict that has most of us thinking, if not saying, "WTF?". We can't condemn the system that we so vehemently defend when the verdicts don't go the way that we believe that they should. Or, should we be condemning a system, which is based on principles that some, such as myself, believe are inherently flawed? Principles such as society would rather let a hundred guilty men go free than to convict one innocent man. Good in theory but not when a guilty defendant gets off scot free. I wonder what the Caylee Anthonys of the world would have to say about our wonderful and fair criminal justice system, if only their voices could be heard.
Twelve ordinary people decide the fate of the accused, most probably never having set foot in a court of law, other than maybe traffic court, most having limited knowledge of criminal law, and less about the rules that govern a court proceeding. Do you really think that most jurors know or understand why a prosecutor or defense attorney may stand up and yell "objection" during a witness's testimony? Do you think they understand the principles of trial law that compel a judge to either sustain or overrule that objection?
I remember the first few times that I testified at trials and hearings. I had no clue what the hell was going. I remember one prosecutor telling me during trial prep to pause before answering questions asked of me by the defense attorney.
"Pause," I asked, why?"
"I may have an objection and I don't want you blurting out answers to certain questions that we may not have to answer."
I was a cop not a lawyer, and I knew nothing of trial law. I read up on it and asked questions, and eventually I got to the point where I knew while the question was still being asked that it was going to be objected to. Yet we expect these twelve ordinary individuals to decipher all the courtroom mumbo jumbo and listen to all types of testimony, from forensic experts to the defendant's mother. For six weeks they sit and listen. Then a judge gives them instructions and if they find the defendant guilty, it must be beyond a reasonable doubt, a standard that in my opinion is too high and often not tenable. Trials are no longer about guilt or innocence of the accused. They're about defense attorneys who can create the slightest sliver of doubt in a juror's mind, a doubt that at times can be based on no credible evidence, just on an assumption that an accused wouldn't have done this or that, or have behaved in a manner so foreign to the rest of us after committing a heinous crime. Why wasn't there DNA evidence like there is all the time on TV? Can't ANY doubt be considered reasonable? If the defendant is guilty, why isn't there 100% proof? It's about emotion rather than facts.
Is it time that we change the current standard of guilt in criminal trials from beyond a reasonable doubt to the standard used in civil cases, preponderance of the evidence? Why, in a democratic society where majority rules, do we use a different standard in criminal trials? Why must a jury's verdict be unanimous? The Supreme Court of the United States of America isn't held to the same unanimous standard when deciding issues that affect a larger portion of the American public in ways more profound than the murder of a little girl.
So if Casey Anthony didn't kill her daughter, who did? Someone murdered that little girl, and since no one else will ever be charged with the crime, no one will ever be held responsible for her death. There is, and will be, no justice for Caylee Marie.


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Thursday, 7 November 2013
Season 3 in Scripts!
By the looks of it, one of the writers confirmed Littlest Pet Shop (2012) will have a Season 3 in the beginning of October. Don't hesitate to support him; find out more after the break!
Roger Eschbacher released a post on October 3 that he has finished his "fourth script for Season 3." There doesn't seem a reason for them not to continue with the show, considering (if I'm recall) Littlest Pet Shop was the most-viewed series premiere of all of the Hub's shows (don't quote me on that)
And it seems like he's glad to be in the crew:
"It's a privilege to write for such a fun show. Doubly so since they really seem to like my stuff." And he said Season 3 will have a full 26 episodes in response to a Petshopper's concerns :) Source
He also did the lyrics for "If You're a Guy" and helped write "Summertime Blues," "What Did You Say?" "Topped with Buttercream," "Dumb Dumbwaiter," and "Bad Hair Day." He's worked in Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated (which I recommend, great show), My Gym Partner's A Monkey, Angry Beavers, and Aaahh!! Real Monsters.
He really does need some Twitter action from Petshoppers, so if you ask nicely maybe he'll give us a few hints as to what's next? ;)
Posted by Dr. Rockyl at 21:23
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ooh this is good! *-*ReplyDelete
I don't feel the same - they're really pulling a rushjob here! That's never a good thing, IMHO...ReplyDeleteReplies
I want to be pleased with this news, but I'm being very cautious, knowing how some of the current episodes are being handled in comparsion to this...Rushjob...Delete
You only think it's a "rush job". You probably don't know exactly how long they've been doing this for, and that it takes a full year, on average, to make one entire episode.Delete
- Anonymous8 November 2013 at 21:02
Let's just hope I eat those words for forgetting that, then... BTW, Me and ShaqZX are the same person - I'll try to only rely on one profile, though.Delete
- Anonymous8 November 2013 at 18:11
I hope they have a Christmas epsiode, from the advance synophis of season 2, no holiday themed episodes, come on already.Come on already.ReplyDelete
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This is going to come across as awesome news for all you beer fans and connoisseurs here in Pune. There's a new hangout in town. However, this is not only a regular brew pub with a few beers on tap, loud music to dance to and the occasional cramped space that accompanies such high-demand locations but The Independence Brewing Company also specializes in premium craft beers, all brewed in-house. This is their second outlet in all of India and what better place to open up than right here in Pune.
We were there last week for a review and boy the place is as large as it is welcoming. It left me gasping with awe. They built it in such a way that it possessed three neat sections, a well-furnished indoor seating area, a patio at mid level and a nice outdoor seating zone at a lower level accompanied by a water façade.
Shepali (PR for Independence Brewing Company, Pune) and Shailendra "Shailly" Bist who is not only the co-owner of the Independence Brewing Company but also a BJCP Certified beer judge and a master brewer himself both gave us a warm greeting. Shailly's office, namely the brewery inside the pub itself, is quite the sight. Shailly showed us around and helped us understand the beer brewing process in crisper detail.
The evening began with beer samplers from the Gateway Brewing Company sharing their creations. We tried the Hefeweizen White Zen, Blonde Ale and the IPA (or the Indian Pale Ale). Each had a distinct taste and aroma that coaxed me to come back for more. Beer connoisseurs are soon going to be eager patrons of the Independence Brewing Company once they start tapping their beers here. Some tasty grub must always accompany good beer (that's my opinion, at least) and IBC definitely spoils you for options.
We tried a goodly bunch of starters. The Ethiopian Samosa, Chicken Roulade with honey glaze, Panko crumbed stuffed mushrooms (which had a sensational hearty filling) and chicken sliders (that made it from good to great in our book) were some of our picks. I didn't quite take to the loaded nachos and mustard prawns, though.
As always, if you think we were stuffed by this time you've forgotten that we are a group of foodies from Foodadda India and not just bloggers out there for sampling food. So when it came time for the main course we were indeed ready to rumble. The Chicken Chorizo was average, but slightly bland for my taste. Sneha and Shivam, who are hardcore vegetarians, ordered the Black Pepper Tofu, Mushroom, and Vegetable Stew Gratin and liked the latter.
The Independence Brewing Company had three options for dessert waiting for us. We decided to give the apple pie a pass and ordered the Chocolate Souffle and Red Wine Poached fruits instead. IBC makes the soufflé fresh so don't be surprised if your order takes a minimum of 20 minutes to arrive (you might think about ordering this particular dish in advance, if you want).
The wine poached fruits were divine, and the custard made it even more so. The chocolate soufflé served with icecream was nothing short of enchanting. While friends really loved it, for me it kinda lacked that special dark chocolate punch (they relied more on cocoa powder, I guess). But I did love that perfect sweetness balance they had going for them.
When there's endless banter related to food accompanied by awesome drinks and the perfect ambience to compliment the whole affair, the evening just has to be a hit. And it was. I'm looking forward to returning to Independence Brewing Company once their beers are on tap.
Image Credits: FarzanaAliasgarMukhtiar.


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