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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Aqua Gear, Inc. v. RareNames, WebReg
Case No. D2011-1366
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Aqua Gear, Inc. of West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America, represented internally.
The Respondent is RareNames, WebReg of Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name <aquagear.com> (the "Disputed Domain Name") is registered with TierraNet d/b/a DomainDiscover.
3. Procedural History
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on August 12, 2011. On August 12, 2011, the Center transmitted by email to TierraNet d/b/a DomainDiscover a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On August 13, 2011, TierraNet d/b/a DomainDiscover transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant. The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy" or "UDRP"), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules").
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on August 16, 2011. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was September 5, 2011. The Response was filed with the Center on September 5, 2011.
The Center appointed Mark Partridge as the sole panelist in this matter on September 21, 2011. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
The original filing by Complainant totaled over 6,600 words which is significantly higher than the 5,000 word limited imposed by the Supplemental Rules therefore Complaint is non-compliant in this regard. The Panel's options are (i) to reject the Complaint out of hand; (ii) to remit it back to Complainant to render it compliant (i.e. reduce the word count); or (iii) to ignore the deficiency and proceed to a decision. See, Sóciéte des Technologies de l'Aluminium du Saguena Inc. v. Success Inc., WIPO Case No. D2008-0268. In this case the Panel will ignore the deficiency.
On September 21, 2011, after this Panel had been appointed, Complainant in this case submitted a Supplemental filing. ICANN Rules 10 (d) give discretion to the Panelist on whether to consider any additional submissions. The Supplemental filing submitted by Complainant totals 7,700 words. Given that the original Complaint was in violation of the word limit imposed by the Supplemental Rules the Panel has decided that Complainant's excessively wordy response will not be considered and this decision will be based on the Complaint and Response in this matter.
Subsequent submissions by the parties are not allowed by the Rules without leave of the Panel. Leave is normally granted if there is good cause. Good cause has not been shown here and therefore the additional submissions will not be considered.
4. Factual Background
Complainant registered the domain name <aqua-gear.com> on September 14, 1999.
Complainant filed a trademark application for AQUA GEAR and Design on August 6, 2001, which was eventually abandoned on 09/25/05. The first use date for the mark was 08/01/92.
Complainant owns a trademark registration for AQUAGEAR Registration Number, 3,814,395 which was applied for on November 24, 2009 and registered on July 6, 2010.
The domain name <aquagear.com> was registered by the Respondent on May 1, 2002.
Respondent was aware of Complainant's trademark application at the time it registered the <aquagear.com> domain name.
5. Parties' Contentions
A. Complainant
Complainant makes the following contentions:
Complainant established common law rights to the AQUA GEAR Mark in 1992 when it began operation as a mail order business, through national print based advertising, by distributing catalogs, and by selling merchandise nationwide.
Complainant is and was, at the time of Respondent's domain registration, known by customers, vendors, and the swimming and water-exercise communities as "Aqua Gear", "Aqua-Gear", "AquaGear", "AquaGear, Inc", Aqua-Gear, Inc", and "Aqua Gear, Inc", and has continually operated a mail order business since 1992 and an e-commerce website since 1995.
Complainant registered and began using the domain name <aqua-gear.com> in 1999.
Complainant has established a solid customer base of repeat customers through Complainant's offering of over-the-top customer service, industry-expert sales associates, and ridiculously fast shipping, which sets us apart from the competition.
The AQUA GEAR Mark is famous within the Swimming, Water Exercise, and Water Therapy Communities, and is well-known to our market base in the US and abroad. Aqua Gear has shipped tens of thousands of orders to various destinations including all 50 states, and internationally to almost every country with a postal system.
The disputed domain, <aqua-gear.com> is nearly identical to Complainant's federal trademark, current on-line store "www.aqua-gear.com>", and Complainant's common law and state service mark rights to AQUA GEAR.
Complainant's Customers have been confused when landing on Respondent's site while trying to reach Complainant, believing that Complainant had gone out of business.
Respondent has shown no intention of using the domain name in conjunction with a bona fide offering of goods or services.
Respondent is in the business of selling domain names and monetizing traffic that "accidentally" lands on their domain names while users are attempting to access a different site. Respondent is not in the business of operating websites which offer bona fide goods or services.
Respondent is not known as "Aqua Gear" or "aquagear.com", nor does Respondent hold any trademarks in those names.
Respondent is not making a legitimate non-commercial use of the domain. Respondent's use of the domain name is commercial in nature, and generates revenue for Respondent through ads when Complainant's customers misspell Complainant's URL when trying to reach the Complainant's website.
Respondent has shown no intention of using the domain in conjunction with a bona fide offering of goods or services. The website at "www.aquagear.com" has always been a simple cookie-cutter template (shared by all of Respondent's domain names for sale) which simply states that the domain name is for sale, and shows Cost-Per-Click (CPC) ads, many of which link to sites that compete with Complainant.
"Aqua gear" is not a generic or descriptive term. Both variations have been successfully registered on the Principal Register with the USPTO. The USPTO does not register trademarks that are generic or descriptive; thus "aqua gear" is not a generic or descriptive term, since it would then not qualify for Federal Registration.
Respondent has engaged in a pattern of such conduct; as demonstrated by numerous UDRP disputes against them, the majority of which were ruled for Complainant.
B. Respondent
Respondent makes the following contentions:
Complainant has waited nine (9) years to assert its purported rights in the Disputed Domain Name.
Complainant does not have exclusive rights to the phrase "aqua gear," which is not a "coined" or unique phrase, but rather is a common phrase widely used by numerous parties. Respondent first registered the Disputed Domain Name more than nine (9) years ago when it became available for anyone to register. Respondent selected the Disputed Domain Name because it incorporates two short, common words in a common phrase to which no single party has exclusive rights.
Respondent had no knowledge of Complainant's purported mark, and did not register the Disputed Domain Name to sell it to Complainant, to disrupt its business, to prevent it from acquiring a domain name reflecting its trademark, or to confuse users.
Respondent did not register the Disputed Domain Name because it incorporates Complainant's mark, or any mark. Respondent registered the Disputed Domain Name because it comprises a common phrase. Such registration is entirely permissible under the UDRP and under trademark law.
It is well-established that the public offer for sale of a domain name comprising a common word or words does not constitute bad faith under the Policy but, instead, is a bona fide business activity that establishes the Respondent's legitimate interest.
Respondent registers domain names that become available for registration through expiration and deletion. Respondent's policy is to register and maintain only domain names that incorporate common words or phrases, descriptive terms, and/or words as to which it considers no single party has exclusive rights.
On the "www.aquagear.com" website, Respondent offers information and links relating to the descriptive nature of the phrase, "aqua gear", such as topics relating to water sports, surfing and scuba gear.
Complainant does not have exclusive rights to the phrase "aqua gear," which is a common phrase that is the subject of diverse third party use.
Respondent has rights and legitimate interest in the <aquagear.com> domain because "aqua gear" is no more than a common, descriptive term.
Complainant made no effort to directly contact Respondent about the Disputed Domain Name prior to filing the Complaint, using Respondent's Trademark Complaint Procedure or otherwise (aside from the indirect negotiation by "Candace"), so the first notice Respondent received of the dispute was on August 22, 2011, when it finally received a copy of the Complaint.
6. Discussion and Findings
A. Identical or Confusingly Similar
Respondent does not dispute that the mark AQUA GEAR and the domain name <aquagear.com> are essentially identical. The Complainant has a valid trademark registration and has provided evidence of use of the mark since 1992. Given these facts the Complainant has established the domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
As a result the Panel finds that the Complaint succeeds in relation to the first element of the Policy.
B. Rights or Legitimate Interests
Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy lists the following three non-exclusive circumstances which may demonstrate Respondent's rights or legitimate interests in the Disputed Domain Name:
(i) before any notice to you of the dispute, your use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services; or
(ii) you (as an individual, business, or other organization) have been commonly known by the domain name, even if you have acquired no trademark or service mark rights; or
(iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.
As to the circumstances under paragraph 4(c)(i) of the Policy, Complainant has not consented to the Respondent's use of the Disputed Domain Name, which incorporates the Complainant's trademark AQUA GEAR.
Respondent is using the Disputed Domain Name by providing links from its website to multiple other websites concerning competitive businesses, which in the Panel's view shows that Respondent was well aware of Complainant as well as of its products and services, and, instead of making a bona fide use of the Disputed Domain Name, instead intends to trade on the fame and goodwill of Complainant and its trademarks.
Respondent is not affiliated or related to Complainant in any way, nor is Respondent licensed by Complainant or otherwise authorized to use the AQUA GEAR marks. (See Telstra Corp. Limited v. Nuclear Marshmallows, WIPO Case No. D2000-0003 (February 13, 2000) (respondent had no rights or legitimate interests to use domain name because respondent was not licensed or otherwise permitted to use complainant's trademark); Alta Vista Company v. Jean-Daniel Gamanche, Case No. FA 95249 (NAF August 17, 2000) (respondent was not licensed to use complainant's mark and therefore had no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name).
Respondent is not generally known by the Disputed Domain Name, and has not acquired any trademark or service mark rights in that name or mark. (See Gallup v. Amish Country Store, Case No. FA 96209 (NAF January 23, 2001) (respondent does not have rights in domain name incorporating another's mark when respondent is not known by that mark). Instead, Respondent uses the Disputed Domain Name in connection with a website that contains links to websites offering services of Aqua Gear's competitors.
Thus, Respondent has registered and is using the Disputed Domain Name to divert and siphon off visitors seeking Complainant's website. Respondent's use of the Disputed Domain Name for such a purpose is not a bona fide offering of goods or services nor a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name. (See Nat'l Ass'n of Professional Baseball Leagues v. Zuccarini, WIPO Case No. D2002-1011 (January 21, 2003).
Consequently, the Complaint succeeds in relation to the second element of the Policy.
C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith
The Panel accepts Complainant's submission that at the date of registration of the Disputed Domain Name being May 1, 2002, Complainant's AQUA GEAR mark was well established as a consequence of use in the Complainant's own website at <aqua-gear.com> since 1999, and its advertising of services since 1992. Respondent, through the Declaration of Erik S. Zilinek, gives contradictory statements regarding its knowledge of Complainant's trademark rights. For example, in Paragraphs 8 and 9 of Mr. Zilinek's Affidavit, he stated (emphasis added):
Paragraph 8: The first notice we received of the dispute was on August 16, 2011, when we received Annex B of the Complaint. On August 22, 2011, we received the remainder of the Complaint as well as formal notification of the present proceeding.
Paragraph 9. Prior to that time, we were unaware of Complainant's asserted trademark rights.
But three paragraphs later Mr. Zilinek stated (emphasis added):
Paragraph 12. We use our proprietary technology to regularly screen acquired domain names for, among other things: conflicts with exclusively-owned, descriptive, or fanciful trademarks registered at, among other places, the USPTO; and significant market presence - at the time we register a domain name - on the Internet of unregistered trademarks.
Paragraph 13. Upon our acquisition of the subject domain name, the results for a query on "aqua gear" revealed Complainant's pending and subsequently abandoned application before the USPTO. However, in cross-referencing Complainant, we discovered no reasonably identifiable presence on the Internet.
Respondent claims it owns proprietary technology to screen acquired domain names so the Panel will assume that it was aware of Complainant's asserted trademark rights at the time of registration. The Panel used the Wayback Machine to determine the web presence of Complainant at the time the Disputed Domain Name was registered. A snap shot of the website date April 5, 2002, shows an active and robust website at "www.aqua-gear.com" being operated by Complainant. The Panel finds Respondent's assertion that it was unable to find any "reasonably identifiable presence" of the Complaint not credible. Moreover, presence on the Internet is not required to establish rights. Respondent knew of Complainant's pending application and should have investigated further. Its failure to do so conflicts with the picture it attempts to paint of a good faith user.
The Panel must be satisfied that a domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith. Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy states circumstances which, if found, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:
(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of our documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or
(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your website or other online location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your website or location or of a product or service on your website or location.
Under paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy, bad faith can be shown by circumstances indicating that Respondent deliberately used the domain name for commercial gain to divert Internet users based on a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's mark. Here, it appears that the Disputed Domain Name is deliberately used for commercial gain to attract Internet users to Respondent's website based on a likelihood of confusion with Complainant's AQUA GEAR mark. The Disputed Domain Name offers links to services directly competing with Complainant's services. Such use of the AQUA GEAR mark is a bad faith use in accordance with the Policy paragraph 4(b)(iv). See MasterCard International Incorporated v. ZJ, WIPO Case No. D2007-0687 (finding the domain <www.platinummastercard.com> which is associated with a website carrying at least one hyperlink to a competitor of MasterCard is proof of bad faith).
Moreover, Respondent has an established pattern of registering domain names comprised of other parties' trademarks, which is further evidence of Respondent's bad faith. In at least three recent decisions, UDRP panels have ordered Respondent to transfer domain names which contained an additional non-distinctive, descriptive or generic term combined with a third party's trademark. See, e.g. Limco, Inc. and Limited Stores Inc. v Rarenames, NAF Claim No. 99693 (ordering the transfer of the domain name <thelimited.com>); DLJ Long Term Investment Corp. v. Buydomains.com aka Buy This Domain aka Stockscan.com aka Stockscans.net aka RareNames/WebReg, NAF File No 144646 (ordering the transfer of dljdirecte-union.com, and dljdirect-eunion.net domain names).
Such a pattern of behavior is further evidence of Respondent's bad faith in registering and using a domain name that is confusingly similar to Complainant's mark. SeeJuventus F.C. SpA. v. Mythos Srl, WIPO Case No. D2001-0583 (June 20, 2001) (pattern of registering domain names comprised of others' marks is evidence of bad faith); Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha d/b/a/ Toyota Motor Corporation v. S&S Enterprises Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2000-0802.
The admissions of Respondent confirm that Respondent registered and used the Disputed Domain Name with knowledge of Complainant's application for federal trademark registration. Respondent proceeded recklessly in the face of that knowledge. At the time of that application, Complainant had been using the trademark mark for many years. Such conduct leads to the conclusion that it is more likely than not that Respondent registered and used the Disputed Domain Name in a bad faith attempt to trade on an established trademark for the purpose of gaining advertising revenue by diverting Internet users at Complainant's expense.
The Panel therefore concludes that Respondent has registered and is using the Disputed Domain Name in bad faith in violation of the Policy.
7. Decision
For all the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the Disputed Domain Name <aquagear.com> be transferred to the Complainant.
Mark Partridge
Sole Panelist
Dated: October 25, 2011


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The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association (REA) is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2076–18 academic year. The officers, all in the class of 2018, were elected by the REA membership. Assistant vice presidents will be elected from the incoming class in the fall.
Jonny A. Cohen graduated Summa Cum Laude from the George Washington University with a BBA in Finance and Economics. After graduating he spent three years in real estate investment banking, first with Morgan Stanley in London before moving to J.P. Morgan in New York. Jonny spent his last year and a half before business school with Cohen Equities, a real estate private equity family business. At Cohen Equities Jonny focused on acquisitions, dispositions and refinancing of commercial properties across the country.
Sam Fenwick graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA and MPA in Accounting. After graduating, he worked in investment banking for BMO Capital Markets where he analyzed the strategic rationale of potential mergers, acquisitions, and financing alternatives for public companies in the energy industry. Sam then spent four years as an Associate with Three Rivers, an oil-and-gas portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings. As a key member of the corporate development team, he helped to source deals, develop investment theses, lead acquisition presentations to management, and conduct due diligence on total bids in excess of $1 billion and total closings in excess of $400 million. This summer he will be in Los Angeles interning with CIM Group in their Investments Department.
Stephanie Deutsch is a Los Angeles native and second-year student focusing on real estate investment and development at Columbia Business School. After graduating with a degree in Business Studies and Art History at New York University, Stephanie spent four years working in product development and global marketing at L'Oréal. In addition to her role as VP of Alumni & Mentorship in the REA, she also serves as the President of the Hospitality and Travel Association. This summer, Stephanie will be interning at Brookfield Asset Management in its hotel investment group.
Cindy Lin graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Hotel Administration and a minor in Real Estate. Prior to business school, Cindy worked in real estate acquisitions at Clarion Partners in New York City, covering all asset types across the Northeast, Midwest, and Texas. Cindy is in the J-term program and will be taking classes full-time this summer.
Isabella Lin is a first-year MBA student at Columbia Business School. Prior to Columbia, Isabella worked as an Investment Associate at CIM Group, a real estate and infrastructure private equity firm with approximately $18.8 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining CIM, Isabella spent 2 years in the Private Investments team in DUMAC, where she was actively involved in multiple venture capital, private equity, and real estate fund and co-investment transactions. Isabella graduated from Duke University with High Distinction in Economics.
Mark Abramowicz graduated from Tufts University in 2010 with a BS in Quantitative Economics and a minor in Entrepreneurship. Prior to Columbia Business School, he co-founded two real estate technology ventures in Boston, MA and was an early employee at another. He will be interning at Tishman Speyer in New York this summer.
Sofia is a second year mba student focused on real estate finance and technology. Prior to business school, Sofia worked for four years as a structural engineering project manager specializing on fast track and historical restoration projects in Boston, MA. Prior to restoration, Sofia worked on infrastructure and transportation design. Sofia is a registered professional engineer and she holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with High Distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Sofia also serves on the Silfen Leadership Board and she is excited to be interning at UDR this summer.
Zach Gorn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, where he was a double major in Economics and Psychology. He then worked for 2 years at Analysis Group, a national economic consulting firm, before joining his family's real estate development business in Baltimore, MD, where he worked for 3 years before coming to Columbia Business School. Zach is focused on real estate development and investment at Columbia.
Elliott Fry received degrees in both Real Estate and Finance from the University of Georgia. He spent his post-collegiate career working as an Associate for Mercer Investments conducting manager due diligence and advising institutional clients on real estate manager selection, allocation and strategy implementation. This summer, he will be joining KUAST Investment Management Company's real estate team. He is a first-year student focusing on real estate finance and acquisitions and a CFA Level III Candidate.
Eric Schaffer is a New Jersey native and a first-year student focused on real estate investment and development at Columbia Business School. After graduating from Emory University, Eric worked for Cushman & Wakefield's Shanghai office, where he helped lead the China Investment & Capital Markets division for several years. In 2015, he co-founded Core Capital Asia, a pure-play cross border real estate investment advisory firm focused on channeling outbound China-centric capital to real estate projects in key global markets. After Columbia he intends to maintain a global focus in real estate investment on the principal side of the industry.
Jeff Harrington is from Medfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Prior to enrolling at Columbia Business School, Jeff worked in the Boston area in various engineering roles at FM Global, a large commercial property insurance company. At FM Global, Jeff assisted a wide range of clients with assessing, managing, and mitigating property risk. Jeff holds a Professional Engineer's (P.E.) License in fire protection in the State of Massachusetts and he also serves as a Career Fellow at Columbia Business School.
Elena Richermo is originally from Italy and she is focusing on Real Estate at Columbia Business School. Elena earned a BS and a MS in Civil Engineering both from Politecnico di Milano, with a focus on Structural Engineering. After graduating, she worked as a management consultant for 3 years, first in Strategy& and then in McKinsey. She was involved in several banking, energy and retail projects, working for some of the most important Italian companies. Elena is attending her MBA in the expedited J-term program and will be taking classes full-time during summer, planning for a part-time internship in the fall.
Ricki Shenfeld holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated with honors in 2013. Prior to enrolling at Columbia, Ricki worked in Acquisitions and Capital Markets at DDG, a luxury real estate developer based in Manhattan with offices in San Francisco and Palm Beach. While at DDG she worked on existing developments in all three regions. Before working at DDG she was an Associate at Deutsche Bank in the Debt Capital Markets/Derivatives Solutions group covering Technology, Media & Telecom companies. Ricki is involved in a number of philanthropic endeavors including UJA Federation where she serves as a board member of Generosity Young Leadership. Ricki is excited to be joining Silverstein Properties over the summer in the Acquisitions & Development group.
Mandy Yeung graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a project engineer at Turner Construction for 5 years, managing ground-up construction projects such as the New York Police Academy, 28-10 Jackson Avenue, 7 Bryant Park, and the Cornell Co-location Building on Roosevelt Island. This summer, Mandy will be interning at DDG Partners, focusing on real estate development in New York.

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Turn on Love/
"We touch this strength--our power, who we are in the world--when we are most fully in touch with one another and with the world." -Carter Heyward
On this Valentine's Day, I would like to imagine that our "power" is truly our ability to LOVE. And the ability to access this incredible strength occurs when we are engaging others and the world within which we live. We engage, we experience, we come to KNOW and out of this comes understanding, respect and love.
Who do you love? Who lives within the soft places of your heart? Today, as you exchange tokens of affections with close family and friends, ponder how the lines of love can be extended to include more. We are apart of a great community of things that need us to know of them, need us to love them, need us speak on behalf of them. When we are fully engaged with the host of living creatures with whom we live, we turn on our power.
We turn on our love.


text: Narendra started his career with Tata Motors Ltd., Jamshedpur as Senior Accounts Officer and went on to assume diverse promotional roles as Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Manager, Divisional Manager and Assistant General Manager. He moved to TML Distribution Ltd – A Tata Group subsidiary and rejoined Tata Motors as Head Commercial – Information Technology. He has been a guest speaker for training programmes organized by the Central Excise and Customs Department for its officers.


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You're most welcome to apply next year instead.
Each year, Sweden Rock Festival welcomes 400-500 journalists and photographers from all over the world.
In order to receive an accreditation, you need to have a verifyable assignment to cover the festival, from an established magazine or other established media channel. Read more about the accreditation rules here
If accreditation is granted, you will be given access the press tent, located in the VIP area. In the tent we have prepared a number of work stations for your convenience, where you can work, charge your mobile phone/laptop batteries and have a rest or escape the weather.
All work stations are equipped with network cables. Please note that it is not allowed to leave equipment behind to "reserve" a work station when it is not being used. Equipment occupying unused work stations will be collected by the press team.
A limited number of free security deposit boxes will be available on a first come, first served basis (we have added a few more boxes this year). In addition, there is a public storage service, run by a third party, available right by the main entrance. Someone from the press team will always be at your service in the press tent, so if you need any help or info - just come see us there!
INTERVIEWSWith over 80 bands playing and so many accredited journalists, we're afraid the Sweden Rock organization is not able to organize any band interviews. This means that if you wish to interview a certain band or artist, please contact the bands/artists press contact. A list of contacts will be sent out to all accredited journalists before the festival.If you plan to do interviews at the festival area and want a quiet, private place to do them, we can let you use the press team office container. Talk to any of the press team staff about this. Important if/when you book artist interviews: Everything our artists do during the festival is listed in an all-inclusive schedule for each artist. This will also be synchronized with transports and dressing room times. In order for this to work properly, we kindly ask you to send all planned/confirmed interviews, photo sessions etc that you may book to firstname.lastname@example.com - previous to the opening of the festival!
PHOTO VESTSAt Sweden Rock Festival, there are no rules against bringing any kinds of cameras or film equipment onto the festival grounds. This means that everyone is allowed to take pictures anywhere on site. The only limitation is that only photographers who have been granted one of the 80 photo vests are allowed in the photo pits in front of the stages. You must wear your photo vest at all times when in the photo pit.
If granted a vest, you will pick it up at the accreditation check-in. You will have to pay a cash deposit of 200 SEK, but that money will be returned to you when you return the vest to the press team staff in the press tent.
Due to limited space, we are unfortunately not able to supply accredited journalists or photographers with camp area or parking space. Therefore, this will need to be handled by each reporter/photographer individually, via local camp site- and parking entrepreneurs.


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Find a beautiful location where can meet without pressure or distractions. Maybe picnic and dinner. Never been great planning dates.
Very open to suggestions!
How about we sample different wines with delicious fruit and snacks. Then play our favorite card games Or take a stroll on the beach and let the sand get between our toes.
Bar/patio hopping w/good views, food & music/location.
Going to a game or a event going on with some type of bite in between
I like to do lots of interesting things. Water sports or anything on the water or by the beach is always a winner.
My ideal date will be very simple...looking each other directly to the eyes, expecting chemistry that's all what I want to feel.
Jump out of a plane, have some dinner and drinks on the water afterwards, haha. How adventurous are you? This is an idea.. not a deal breaker ;)
Im a bit of an adventurer so perhaps wine tasting or a Balloon ride.
A first date should be where we can get to know one another: which could include sports, volunteering, a zoo, charity event, festival, gallery, or a hike.
Drive up the coast, top down, picnic along the beach, day of wine tasting and picnic at Malibu wines.
laughing guaranteed and Your in safe strong hands w Me ;)


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When will bands learn to tour the south in the winter and everywhere else in the spring? Four lines of barricades forced hundreds to wait in sub-zero temperatures last Friday night, hours after the Congress Theater's doors were supposed to be open.
I felt bad for Viva Voce, the lone opening band, as by the time I made it inside the line outside had only grown longer and the band's set was nearly over. Only half of the venue's sizeable floor was full and it was mostly the club's fault for understaffing or dragging ass or whatever caused the outdoor delay. There were only two people in the band, a man playing drums and a woman playing guitar (both singing), but a mystery bass was coming through the speakers. Prerecorded instruments at a live show, especially one of this size, irk me. I later found out they were married so it was like non gut-wrenching Mates of State. They sounded like a poor man's Pixies.
A short set change later, the Shins started. All five of them exuded confidence and, from the first keyboard strokes of opener "Sleeping Lessons," looked like they were having fun. Full distortion on, they blasted through their songs with an energy that they've never captured in a studio. Martin Crandell and Dave Hernandez switched effortlessly between keyboards, guitar and bass while new recruit Eric Johnson rotated a lap steel, a keyboard and an acoustic guitar. Even with all of the switching and the occasional appearance by the female half of Viva Voce the set was fluid and they played every song tight and loud. Slower songs from Oh, Inverted World were sped up and rearranged to match the live energy of the new material. Comments from the band were sparse and reserved for a few "thanks for coming out"s, but once each song began the shyness faded and they went from lurching and swaying to leaping and slamming. James Mercer's yelp sounded strong and added more weight to the dense and expertly executed arrangements. Guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez was by far the most animated, his days in Scared of Chaka shining through as he stomped and head-banged throughout. A common complaint about this band is that they're boring on record, but I challenge anyone to say the same of their live performance. When they wrapped up their encore with a bouncy "So Says I," it felt like the hour-plus set had just begun. If anyone has the means to see them on this tour, I would highly recommend it.
Set list included, but was not limited to:
- Sleeping Lessons
- Australia
- Pam Berry
- Phantom Limb
- Turn on Me
- A Come Appears
- New Slang (a faster, acoustic-free version)
- One by One All Day
- Kissing the Lipless
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Dear Maria Cristina, Dear All, I commented on an unnamed paper which had conspicuous use of a name arrangement that was quite bizarre to me, but probably looked/looks okay to someone who doesn't know any nereidid taxonomy. Probably I shouldn't worry about it too much. At least it had no spelling errors in it - not always the case. I did not intend to make an example of the authors, or the referees, and especially not the editors (this was definitely not Maria Cristina's mistake). If that was a naive expectation, let me make clear now I do not regard any one of them as other than worthy citizens and valuable contributors in our little corner of science, and sincerely did not want to upset them with my email. Best wishes, Geoff Read ________________________________________ From: annelida-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu [annelida-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu] on behalf of gambimc from szn.it [gambimc from szn.it] Sent: 12 November 2011 08:19 To: annelida from magpie.bio.indiana.edu Subject: Re: [Annelida] Alitta (=Neanthes) - No, no no ! Dears all, Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus... the "incriminated" Alitta (=Neanthes) was a mistake (mine) in proofs corrections, in fact it was emended in the title and most of the text, while it remained in the running title and abstract... I am currently providing, if possible, to correct the online version of the paper, to be hopefully admitted again in the polychaete (and taxonomist) community... Maria Cristina Gambi Citando Geoff Read <Geoffrey.Read from niwa.co.nz>: > Hi there, > > A recent paper in an important publication had the formulation " > Alitta (=Neanthes) succinea" in the first lines of the abstract and > introduction, and even in the running title! > > No, no no! That is just silly. It offends my eye, and it will > confuse the biologist public, and I dare say, informatics data > algorithms will get it wrong when parsing the name. > > What was really meant was " Alitta succinea [formerly Neanthes > succinea] " Of course it was also formerly several other > combinations, starting with Nereis. But we progress. > > Too late now, but since how to handle this situation is still not > clear to a few I raise the matter here again. It's quite > straightforward. WE DO NOT PUT COMMENTS INTO SPECIES NAMES. A name > with first letter in upper case that is interpolated in parenthesis > between genus and species is solely for the intermediate category, > subgenus. But Neanthes will never be a subgenus of Alitta. Likewise > Neanthes and Alitta are not equivalent so why the equals sign? The > formulation Alitta (=Neanthes) succinea is thus nonsensical. > > How to formulate correctly is covered by Recommendation 6A of the > current ICZN code. > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/index.jsp?article=6&nfv=#1 > > " Recommendation 6A. Undesirable interpolation of certain > genus-group names in binomina or trinomina. No genus-group name > other than a valid subgeneric name should be interpolated between a > generic name and a specific name, even in square brackets or > parentheses. An author who desires to refer to a former generic > combination should do so in some explicit form such as > "Branchiostoma lanceolatum [formerly in Amphioxus]".


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Foreclosures are often done in the name of mortgage servicers rather than the person who actually owns the defaulted loan. Fannie Mae, for example, generally requires servicers to foreclose in the servicers' name rather than Fannie Mae. (The link is to Fannie Mae's current servicing guidelines; see Section 101 at p. 801-2.) Well, based on this recent opinion, the practice should no longer fly in Georgia, at least if servicers are trying to foreclose without going to court. In addition the many Georgia foreclosures servicers have already completed non-judicially are now in question.
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Born in 1946 out of a merger between the federal General Land Office (est. 1812) and the U.S. Grazing Service (est. 1934), the present-day Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reflects its parentage by continuing to serve as partner or handmaiden to exploiter interests. For most of its history the BLM has been a mere custodian of the federal public lands left over from the great historic giveaways to homesteaders, railroads, loggers, ranchers, and miners, and after the creation of the national forests, wildlife refuges, parks, and military reservations. However, these remaining public lands are valuable for wildlife habitat, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, and recreation and should no longer be left in the domain of the extractive industries.
The BLM has jurisdiction over 264 million surface acres of federal public land in thirty-three states, which is approximately 11 percent of the total surface acreage of these United States. The majority of BLM holdings are in the eleven western states and Alaska. The BLM also manages nearly 700 million acres of federal subsurface mineral estate.
The BLM doesn't get much respect. Unfortunately, the agency's dismal reputation is not without cause. The agency has misplaced priorities, which results in mismanagement of public resources. Critics have nicknamed it the Bureau of Large Mistakes, the Bureau of Livestock and Mining, and the Bureau of Lumbering and Mining—with justification.
The BLM's stewardship failings can be attributed to a general lack of funding, vision, purpose, and leadership. The BLM manages more land with less money than any other federal land management agency. This makes it difficult for the agency to inventory, monitor, conserve, and restore public lands (though the money seems to always be there to lease oil, gas and coal). Money isn't everything, but it is something. Vision, purpose, and leadership have been impossible to develop and sustain under episodic administrations that appoint Interior Department officials who are generally hostile to the public interest and even to the concept of public lands.
The BLM's stewardship record has slowly improved since the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) was enacted in 1976—albeit in fits and starts, and with some backsliding. More progress was made during the Carter, Clinton, and Obama administrations than during the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. The BLM backslid dramatically during the George W. Bush administration to the bad old days of serving as a handmaiden to timber and grazing interests, energy developers, and off-road vehicle users.
Unfortunately, even with the FLPMA in place, the BLM continues to manage its lands primarily for resource extraction. Perhaps due to the aridity of most BLM lands, some find them less interesting and/or aesthetically pleasing than greener lands and thus less worthy of conservation and protection. Congress has subsequently directed and allowed for greater levels of exploitation on BLM holdings than on other public lands.
It's time for Congress to upgrade the status of the agency by giving it a new vision, mission, and name. The BLM has a second-rate name among the federal land management agencies. The others employ personnel in service to the nation, while the BLM has bureaucrats. Congress should create a new agency: the U.S. Desert and Grassland Service (USDGS). Both morale and professional standards within the agency would improve, resulting in better land stewardship.
As the USDGS would specialize in the conservation, restoration, and management of deserts and grasslands, many public lands and resources currently under the jurisdiction of the BLM—including forests, tundra, coasts, and minerals—would be transferred to other, more suitable federal agencies. Specifically, here's what should happen to lands currently under BLM jurisdiction:
· Approximately 2.6 million acres of mostly forested lands in western Oregon should be transferred to the National Forest System and managed by the Forest Service.
· Other generally forested BLM lands in eastern Oregon, California, Montana, and other states should be transferred to the National Forest System.
· All of the BLM's approximately 85 million acres in Alaska should be transferred to the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System, as appropriate.
· Most coastal areas managed by the BLM should be transferred to the National Wildlife Refuge System.
And here's what should happen to BLM management of subsurface minerals:
· BLM management of subsurface minerals on National Forest System, National Park System, and National Wildlife Refuge System lands should be transferred to those respective land management agencies. The Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service already have jurisdiction over "common" minerals such as sand and gravel on these lands. Combining surface and subsurface ownership within these agencies would improve administration and management of natural resources.
· BLM management of subsurface minerals on Indian Trust Lands should be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
· BLM management of subsurface minerals on nonfederal lands should be transferred to an expanded Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which should be renamed the Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Service.
The new DGS should be structured like the Forest Service, with a National Desert and Grassland System branch dedicated to managing these unique landscapes, and a second scientific research branch dedicated to understanding the function and recovery of desert and grassland ecosystems everywhere. A third branch similar to the Forest Service's State and Private Forestry branch should be created to reach out to nonfederal desert and grassland owners and assist them with conservation and restoration of deserts and grasslands.
Perhaps someday the DGS's nickname will be Damn Great Stewards.
For a good history of the BLM, I commend to you James Skillen's The Nation's Largest Landlord: The Bureau of Land Management in the American West (2009).
I am deeply indebted to Mark Salvo, now Vice President for Landscape Conservation of Defenders of Wildlife, but then Director of the Sagebrush Sea Campaign (www.sagebrushsea.org) and Counselor to the National Public Lands Grazing Campaign (www.publiclandsranching.org, www.permitbuyout.net), who was co-author with me of a 2009 Larch Occasional Paper entitled Establishing a System of and a Service for U.S. Deserts and Grasslands.


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drawlin and pretendin to diet is like our bffs2g M.O.
we've had a lottaaaa practice.
especially with that second one.
one year ago today: it's NEVER pizza's fault
(kinda) two years ago today: for sleepy bear's sake, thank god it's friday
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The hot dot is a unique heat sensitive sticker placed on the pizza hut delivery phd box and reads hot if the pizza is delivered hot. If the dot does not read hot and turns black, then the order is delivered for free
Over the past 11 years, yum has emerged as one of the fastest growing restaurant company in india. As of the first quarter 2010 earnings, the company has 158 pizza huts in 34 cities and 72 kfcs in 13 cities. The company is targeting to grow to 1 billion by 2015. Yum&rsquos vision is to be &ldquono 1 restaurant company in indian subcontinent&rdquo and by 2015, yum india expects to have at least 1,000 restaurants in india, up from just over 200 today. Pizza hut delivery phd is the delivery brand of pizza hut. The brand stands for great quality pizzas delivered hot. Its constant focus on customer satisfaction has led pizza hut delivery to launch the hot dot promise. Phd offers great quality pizzas and pizzas, a wide range of desserts and beverages delivered to your doorstep. It is present across the country in over 30 cities and has expansion plans for greater coverage. Pizza hut delivery stands for convenience and can be accessed by a single number 3988 3988. The hot dot phenomenonthe earlier packaging did not have any value proposition to our customers. In that respect dominos captured the customers mindspace with their 30 minutes delivery promise. Pizzahut was losing out because of this . There was immense pressure on the pizzahut team to come out with a creative idea.thats when the hotdot phenomenon took place.pizzas delivered to you just got hotterkeeping with its brand promise of delivering hot pizzas at your doorstep, pizza hut delivery phd, the delivery brand of pizza hut, launched the innovative &lsquohot dot&rsquo technology that tells you if your pizza is &lsquohot&rsquo or not you will now be able to check if your favorite phd pizzas are hot without even opening the box. The &lsquohot dot&rsquo is a unique heat sensitive sticker placed on the pizza hut delivery phd box and reads &lsquohot&rsquo if the pizza is delivered hot. If the dot does not read hot and turns black, then the order is delivered for free pizza hut delivery phd is the first in the industry to take this initiative, which enables consumers to ensure that their favorite pizzas are served hot. With a strong network of stores across cities coupled with dedicated delivery team focused on quality, phd promises to deliver customers pizza the way the love them &ndash hot this innovative concept was launched in a tv commercial in august which has driven sales 20 furthermore the tv ad and concept have been recognized by an independent survey as the 6th most effective ad nationwide of that month by mint newspaper.technology descriptionheat & reveal sticker, in printed form, have a particular color below a specific temperature, and change to colorless or to another, lighter color as they are heated through to a defined temperature range. These stickers are available in various colors and activation temperatures. In our case we have chosen the color black as our sticker color. The activation temperature is defined as the temperature above which the sticker has completely changed to its final clear or light color end point. The color starts to fade at some temperature below the activation temperature and will be in between colors within the activation temperature range. What happens in our case is black color is the initial color and as soon as the activation temperature is triggered the color fades and the word &ldquohot&rdquo appears on the sticker. The word &ldquohot&rdquo disappears as soon as the pizza becomes cold. Benefits of hot dot packaging through market research we had got to know that the target customers believed that a hot pizza is a fresh pizza. The sample study showed that majority of the customers preferred a hot pizza more than delivery time & cost.after the packaging innovation, the sales of phd has really shown an upward swing. The future also looks bright because of this unique customer value proposition.this also gives us great pleasure to share that this packaging has been awarded as the " food packaging innovator company of the year " by kpmg supply chain leadership council. This award was presented to us last month during food retail, logistics & packaging awards function.


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WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he would talk with Congress about how to fund what will be a very expensive recovery from Hurricane Harvey as deadlines loom on the U.S. budget and federal debt ceiling.
It is unclear how the hurricane relief will impact budget talks in Washington. Trump has threatened a government shutdown over the budget unless lawmakers include funding for his proposed border wall with Mexico.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump lauded the efforts by Texans to extract storm victims from flooded areas of Houston and beyond after record amounts of rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.
"We're dealing with Congress. As you know it's going to be a very expensive situation," said Trump.
Trump will visit Texas on Tuesday. He said he might return on Saturday and could stop in Louisiana where the storm is now dumping rain.
Trump, who has presided over a number of Cabinet meetings to help coordinate the federal response, said "things are being handled very well" and he hailed the relief effort.
"It is a historic amount of water. There's never been anything like it. So the people are handling it amazingly well and the people of Texas as you know have really persevered. And when you watch the spirit and the enthusiasm and helping each other and the teamwork, it's really been something," he said.
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A Bear Stearns-backed hedge fund is shutting its doors under a mysterious cloud after regulators discovered an unusual, potentially improper pay deal in which one of the Wall Street giant's brokers was caught matching super-rich investors with secretive investment pools.
The closing of Mosaique Capital Management, a $374 million fund based in Los Angeles, comes after a Securities and Exchange Commission audit found that a Bear Stearns broker was being paid by both the fund and by the investors it sought.
The fund, a so-called fund of funds that invests in other hedge funds instead of individual stocks or bonds, is 25 percent owned by Bear Stearns and run by Andrew Haas, a 25-year veteran of the firm who ran its Los Angeles branch until late 1999.
The SEC tagged Mosaique when it uncovered a commission the fund paid to a Bear Stearns broker who had recommended it invest in another hedge fund.
The Bear broker, however, apparently did not disclose to his firm or to Haas that he also had a solicitation agreement to be paid by the other hedge fund, which has not been identified, to locate new investors.
Being paid by both parties, both the fund and the investor, is a violation of NASD rules.
Hedge Fund Alert, a hedge fund industry trade publication that first reported Mosaique's closing, said Bear has since fired the broker.
A Bear spokesman declined comment.
Closing the fund over the SEC's findings, however, is unusual. The fund was consistently profitable and returned 5.59 percent last year, and in 2003 was up 14.11 percent.
Haas announced – in a letter obtained by The Post – that he is retiring at the end of the year but that the liquidation of the fund will be handled by a Bear Stearns executive.
"Haas was the fund. He made the decisions and had the relationships with the funds they invested in," said one hedge fund executive. "Why isn't he overseeing the liquidation of the fund? Why is he completely out of the picture?"


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Maritza Parra is an artist, coach, and creator of Heartwork Journaling. Using simple creative lessons, she helps people increase their emotional literacy in order to process feelings, heal the past and promote self-discovery. Her unique approach was developed from her personal journey of healing from childhood trauma through understanding and gently guiding her emotions.
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Over her career, Maritza has been featured on PBS, ESPN, as well as Oprah & Friends: The Soul Series. She has shared the stage with Barbara Corcoran, Joan Rivers, Marie Forleo, and Dan Kennedy. Maritza's book, Heartwork Journaling, is available on Amazon.
Got my first horse and became a horse crazy kid!
Worked diligently to become best equestrian possible by training in San Antonio with local instructors and in Portugal with Maestro Nuno Oliveira.
Began performing free horse shows for fun near home. One of my first gigs was for the South Texas Epilepsy Foundation.
Sold my first horse, a mare named Blue. Officially became a cowgirl.
Won the International Andalusian Horse Association National Championship with my horse Primoroso II.
Traveled the United States with my Dancing Stallion Horse Show performing at the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, the Washington International Horse Show and for the Royal Lippizaners United States tour. Also appeared in a historical series on PBS and ESPN's "On the Right Track" series.
Featured in Robert Vavra's books including "Horses of the Sun."
My stallion Boticario De La Parra won the U.S. National Championships!
Breeding and training business grew to include over 50 horses. Began learning direct response marketing methods to sell horses and market my horse show to cut down on travel time away from home.
Became inspired when I saw a Mexican performer singing on horseback. Was told singing on horseback is traditionally a "male thing" and not appropriate for a woman. So, I immediately started taking singing lessons and made plans to break the tradition 🙂
Performed my first song on horseback during one of my Dancing Stallion Horse Shows!
Hired by Columbia Pictures to do a film wrap party for the movie "All the Pretty Horses" starring Matt Damon and Billy Bob Thornton. Got to meet both of them!
Started a bath and beauty products side business. Took products to the Dallas Market Center and disappointingly had very few sales. Became determined to succeed
next year.
Learned everything possible about using story to sell my products. Returned to Dallas Market Center with new marketing materials and messaging. Completely soldout of our entire inventory. Got married.
Sold bath and beauty products business to a private label company in Oregon for a sizeable profit.
Got divorced and dove deep into self empowerment, meditation and creativity to get rid of panic attacks and make myself feel better.
Started a Meetup group about self empowerment and the Law of Attraction. Only one person came to the first event, but I knew the value of what I was doing and stuck with it. Persistence led to growing a large group following, coaching clients, information products and a brand new business.
Interviewed by Oprah for Oprah & Friends: The Soul Series. She wanted to speak to someone who knew how regular people use the Law of Attraction. Because of my very large Meetup group, they called me.
At the request of some of my Meetup group members, I expanded my business to include direct and online marketing coaching.
Marketing business expands tremendously. During the next few years, invited to be a featured speaker at the Canada Marketing Summit, GKIC's Women's Business
Makeover Events, Dan Kennedy's Superconference and Info-Summit, Niche Affiliate Marketing System, Georgia Internet Marketing Association, Mark Victor Hansen's Inner Circle, eWomen Network's Annual meeting and the National Speaker's Association Platform Profits event, among others.
Embark on philanthropic mission to Uganda to improve medical care and schooling for disadvantaged children.
Met the love of my life.
Launch Business Vision Board Workshop with simple creativity, goal setting and planning lessons and receive immediate, overwhelming positive response.
Live Business Vision Board Workshop retreats.
Exceptionally fruitful year coaching groups, private clients, selling online products.
Successfully launch Heartwork Journaling creativity and empowerment events. Having so much fun! Begin selling online creativity classes and original art commissions
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Here are links to other websites you might find helpful
www.lucisgroup.com – Lucis College, Dorking. Holistic Therapy College
www.ism.org.uk – The Institute of Spiritualist Mediums
http://www.theresacheung.com/ – Theresa Cheung, Sunday Times Best Selling Author
http://pathwaystospirit.com/page003.html – Excellent mediumKathy Busby, Spiritual Medium based in Dorset who I have worked with many a time in theatres and churches
Wendy McCallum – Lovely Medium who I have trained . Also provides psychic readings using Tarot
http://www.angel-garden.co.uk/ – Nicola Tonsanger, Medium, Tutor, Holistic Practitioner – based in Lincolnshire
http://www.animaltranquillity.co.uk -Tina Read, Animal Healer and a really lovely lady
https://www.spiritualgroup.uk/ – Pheonix Spiritual Centre, Reading. Raising awareness of Spiritual Knowledge and Mediumship
www.fleetspiritualistchurch.org.uk – Fleet Spiritualist Church, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hants
http://www.holisticharmonycic.org.uk/ – Inspiring individuals and communities to achieve their full potential
http://www.hamptonhillspiritualists.webeden.co.uk/ – Hampton Hill Spiritualist Church, Hampton, Middlesex
http://www.windsorspiritualistchurch.co.uk/ Windsor Spiritualist Church
www.snu.org.uk – Spiritualist National Union
www.bereavement.co.uk – Covering all aspects from death, dying, grief and bereavement
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk – National charity offering counselling, support, help and advice to the bereaved
www.smaritans.org – Provides confident emotianal advice 24/7
Preparing for the Death of a Terminally-Ill Loved One: What to Expect, and How to Help the Entire Family Move Forward
Preparing for the Death of a Terminally-Ill Loved One: What to Expect, and How to Help the Entire Family Move Forward
Symptoms of Major Depression and Complicated Grief
Guidelines for Helping Grieving Children
Coping With The Stigma of Grieving an Overdose Death
Grief & the Loss of a Pet
Grief At Work: A Guide For Employees and Managers


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Sensory syncopation. Buzzing dissonance. Muted vowels. Overwhelming consonants. All this and more, gyrating – determined and unceasing – in the thrilling, vexing and amazing sensory ecology of Hong Kong.
I haven't been back in 6 years, not since my Haptic Autistry and Haptic HugShrug exhibitions. It was lovely to be back, on old familiar soil, yet with so much vibrant newness yet to explore.
Three lectures/talks, two public and one private, and a great many old friends to catch up with, kept my days buzzing with activity.
A new adventure awaited in Sham Shui Po – gritty, old, traditional and crammed – where I would stay for the entire trip, in a windowless bedroom above the sensory theatre of wet markets, dim sum stalls, cooked and raw food shops side by side, vegetables and fruit, and … fish. I landed smack in the middle of unfamiliarity. It was a deliberate decision, I wanted to experience somewhere different from my old memories of my life in Hong Kong – and I got what I asked for. Picturesque, and I am glad for my nifty Fujifilm X100T, but the olfactory ambience was confronting, to say the least. The smell of pork – raw, uncooked pork – literally envelopes your entire being, pervading the air all the way up into my dark little AirBnB bedroom. Then there was fish, rotting vegetable, overflowing sewers, and human bodies seething with perspiration wrapped in unwashed clothes – thematic elements weaving in and out of the tapestry, as the basso continuo of pork pounded on and on.
One picture carved into my mind, leaving me engulfed in a heavy, thick and excruciating wave of sadness and haplessness, is that of an old lady, bent double, sitting on a small stool, selling fish and assorted vegetables, just in front of the strong smelling butchery at the corner. Her catch differed every day, sometimes there were larger fish, other days small ones, even turtles and frogs (for consumption) and dribs and drabs of wilted vegetables and fruits – whatever she could get to sell, I suppose? There is rubbish strewn around the filthy wet street, and there she is, sitting there patiently waiting for customers. I wanted to give her some money, but was afraid she would be offended, and what good would my few dollars do for her anyway? She was there every morning, and I, a stranger and 'alien' to this ecosphere, felt a choking sadness, an anguished torment each time I walked by. Hapless. I can still taste the air, hear the soundscape echoing in my head, and see the spunky, brave yet forlorn image of this lady in my mind. Poverty is crushing to witness, and my heart breaks even more because she is so terribly old and frail.
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The EU and US on Tuesday stepped back from the brink of a damaging trade war and agreed to begin talks on ending multibillion subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, the world's largest civil plane manufacturers.
Their decision to suspend the threat of tit-for-tat litigation at the WTO, starting with three months of open-ended negotiations instead, averts a wider risk to the Doha round of global trade liberalization talks which could have been capsized by the row.
It clears the way for a more relaxed visit by US President George W. Bush to Europe next month. It also represents a substantial climbdown by the US authorities propelled into the dispute by Boeing's chief executive, Harry Stonecipher.
Airbus was due to rub salt in Boeing's wounds yesterday by announcing in Paris that it has, for the second year running, secured more deliveries of aircraft than Boeing and intends to do so for the next few years via a booming order book. It won orders for 10 freight versions of its A380 superjumbo from US carrier UPS on Tuesday.
But Tuesday's deal, brokered by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and outgoing US Trade Representative Bob Zoellick, means Airbus will not be allowed to seek launch aid for its A350 plane from its four supporting governments -- Britain, France, Germany and Spain.
Stonecipher, who welcomed the "good faith" displayed by the EU and US, was enraged that Airbus planned to develop the A350 as a direct rival to his company's crucial 787 Dreamliner, a 250-seat "ecological" jet that will be Boeing's first new plane for two decades.
But Mandelson signalled that the EU will not easily give up government launch aid, repayable with interest: "These investments, which I don't regard as subsidies as such, are transparent and legal ... In comparison, subsidies for Boeing are opaque and indirect, via the Pentagon and Nasa and various federal and sub-federal tax subsidy programs."


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Seoul's Gangnam district – made famous globally by K-pop rapper Psy whose "Gangnam Style" video has been seen more than any other on YouTube with over 2.5 billion views – is also a hotspot for start-up businesses. "It's a mix of San Francisco and New York City," explains Jung-hee Ryu, CEO of FuturePlay, a local venture capital firm. "It has the best of both, a large engineering community combined with a strong cultural environment." This has created an atmosphere where technology entrepreneurship in particular is considered very trendy.
It has also contributed to a culture of information sharing among entrepreneurs. "Seoul is unique because as opposed to many other Asian cities there is a culture where successful entrepreneurs help others and often become investors," explains Mr Ryu, citing himself as evidence. He sold his company to Intel in 2012 and after a two-year stint with the American technology giant decided to start FuturePlay to help others. "I believe many Korean technology start-ups can be sold to Silicon Valley," he asserts. "Seoul engineers are very talented but the problem is that they don't know how to be entrepreneurs." It simply boils down to the lack of an entrepreneurial culture historically, which means that many find it difficult to start a business because there is no tradition of doing it.
"Seoul engineers are very talented but the problem is that they don't know how to be entrepreneurs."
-Jung-hee Ryu, CEO of FuturePlay
The EIU survey bears this out: only about 1 in 10 survey takers (11%) in Seoul said it was easy to start a business in the city, compared with a global average of about one-quarter (26%) who said the same about their cities.
Nowhere to turn
The Korean government has strongly supported technology and R&D development since the 1950s and in the past three decades has also focused on building out information infrastructure, such as broadband connectivity in which the country is amongst global leaders both in terms of penetration, speed and affordability. This has created a world-class enabling environment; however, much of the money has either been spent on pure infrastructure or found its way into one of the country's chaebols, which are dominant conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and SK Group. "There is a disconnect," observes Sean Lee, co-founder of Seoul Space, a Gangnam "hub" that serves as a co-working space, incubator, accelerator and information centre for entrepreneurs. "There is very little money available in the start-up ecosystem because access to government programs is often limited to a handful of companies."
Only 4% of respondents in Seoul said their government is "very effective" in supporting entrepreneurs compared to an average of 15% among global entrepreneurs.
This sentiment is reflected in the survey. Only 4% of respondents in Seoul said their government is "very effective" in supporting entrepreneurs compared to an average of 15% among global entrepreneurs. Similarly, business and industry associations are deemed far less "very important" in Seoul (7%) when compared globally (25%) as are incubators and accelerators (8% vs 24%).
Seoul Space is one organisation that tries to bridge the gap. "We all recognised this is chaebol country and that start-ups are at a disadvantage," says Mr Lee. "We want to help start-ups get a piece of the pie." While working at one of the chaebols in 2009, Mr Lee and three of his would-be co-founders realised that entrepreneurs in Seoul needed help. They are an eclectic mix that had met at events where they had pitched different business ideas but they turned out to be a natural fit because Mr Lee knew how to build a website; another co-founder worked in real estate; one for a technology company and one was well-connected.
Linguistic barriers
Seoul Space caters to both expats and locals, albeit for the same reason: access to information. Expats often struggle with the fact that everything is in Korean. Meanwhile local entrepreneurs find it hard to grow their business outside of the peninsula. "All the content created is in Korean and we provide a type of bridge to the world," says Mr Lee, who as an American-Korean is fluent in both languages. As an example, he says many innovative Seoul entrepreneurs would like to raise money on Kickstarter, the global fundraising platform, but they are unable to because of linguistic barriers.
Indicative of this, the EIU survey shows that when starting their business, it was much less common for entrepreneurs from Seoul (16%) to engage in global online networking than the global average (48%). Local versions supplement this deficiency but they lack the global benefits of international platforms. For instance, there are equivalents to Kickstarter in Korea but since they are based solely on the domestic market, there are typically not enough users and large enough amounts of money to be able to fund initiatives.
As a result, Mr Lee considers the informal environment for entrepreneurs to be very important. Seoul Space is trying to capitalise on this notion by turning them into formal ones. Once a quarter the "hub" organises an event, often sponsored by a big company, to engage local entrepreneurs. Stemming from a lack of information from other sources they can attract anywhere between 300 to more than 1,000 people.
A changing culture?
The promises of the Gangnam district apart, Seoul and Korea generally, still face socio-cultural challenges when it comes to entrepreneurship. One is that large domestic actors don't acquire local start-ups. Another is the traditional belief that working for a bigger company is better. "The biggest challenge for entrepreneurs is still stigma," says Mr Lee. "Your family expects you to work for a chaebol and if you don't they will ask why." This might be one reason that Seoul has the fewest percentage of young entrepreneurs, ages 18 to 35, in the survey sample (8%) compared to the global average (47%).
Although Mr Ryu agrees with this sentiment he says it might be changing. "Only five years ago, this was the case but people now see large companies losing market share globally and a lot of young people now want to run their own company." Hence, a cool start-up culture might have manifested itself in Seoul, Gangnam Style.


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It's soon coming up to Easter and the children love Easter eggs.
However, this year, we have had something that thrilled them even more than chocolate Easter Eggs. We were sent these lovely Hatch 'n Heroes from Bandai and the children are crazy about them.
These little toys priced at £5.99 (only) are affordable and brilliant for gifts or to spend one's own pocket money on.
I really like the concept and the children love turning them from egg to hero and back again. It's really easy to do and if you do have a bit of a part that may come off in doing so (like my over enthusiastic children did), fear not as they can be easily put together again.
When converted into figures, I like that they look close to the original characters. They are really adorable and would make perfect gifts for Easter and of course at any other time too.
The attention to detail on each is a big plus.
We received Lightning McQueen, Mater, Olaf and Baymax.
Lightning takes a tiny bit more skill at converting and may not be easy for a little child at first go. It does take a bit of lifting and moving to convert but the result is so worth it.
Mater is easy to do and is the perfect complement to Lightning.
Olaf is very easy to convert and is fine for little hands and so is Baymax. I like that Olaf comes with a hat and a staff too.
If I sound enthused about these toys, it's because I am. Because it's such a lovely idea and the characters are so cute and attractive to children.
I also like that the price on these toys are kept low so that children can even go out and use pocket money to buy them.
They are of an excellent quality as one has come to relate to Bandai and we enjoy playing with them. They would make 'eggcellent' Easter gifts.
Disclaimer: I was sent the above products to review. All ideas and opinions are my own.


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Jamie Watson (soccer)
Jamie Kyle Watson (born April 10, 1986) is a former American soccer player and current on field reporter for Minnesota United FC.
|Personal information
|Full name
|Jamie Kyle Watson
|Date of birth
|April 10, 1986
|Place of birth
|Arlington, Texas, United States
|5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
|Playing position
|Youth career
|North Carolina Tar Heels
|Senior career*
|DFW Tornados
|Real Salt Lake
|Austin Aztex U23
|FC Dallas
|Charleston Battery
|Wilmington Hammerheads
|Austin Aztex
|Orlando City
|→ Minnesota Stars FC (loan)
|Minnesota United FC
|National team‡
|United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 9, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 22, 2013
Watson played two years of college soccer at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but left after his sophomore season to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer. Watson scored 12 goals and had 10 assists in his 2 seasons at UNC. Watson earned the coveted ACC Rookie of the Year after a highly successful freshman year. He was also named to Top Drawer Soccer's All Freshman Team at the conclusion of the season. During his second season, Watson was named to the ACC All-Tournament team and was selected to the All ACC team.
Watson was selected in the first round (13th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake, but was waived on January 22, 2008, after making 39 first-team appearances and scoring 2 goals with 1 assist. Watson became an instant fan favorite and was well known throughout the community for his contributions on and off the field. He served on the board of directions for Utah Heart to Home, which is the Utah equivalent to Home makeover. Along with Heart to Home, Watson was heavily involved with Gov. Jon M. Huntsman and the First Lady, Mary Kay Huntsman, in their efforts to raise awareness around Salt Lake City regarding several issues.
After helping Austin Aztex U23 of the USL Premier Development League reach the PDL playoffs for the first time over the summer of 2008, scoring 7 goals in 13 appearances, Watson signed with Major League Soccer's FC Dallas on August 1, 2008,[1] but ultimately made just one first team appearance.
After being waived by FC Dallas at the end of the 2008 season, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads, and was loaned out for the opening game of the 2009 season to Charleston Battery in early 2009, and after playing one game, returned to the Hammerheads. Watson enjoyed his best season as a professional, being named to the USL2 All-League team,[2] earning league player of the week, team of the week on several occasions, and eventually all leading up to earning league MVP honors,[3] as well as the scoring title. After the conclusion of the Hammerheads season, Watson was signed to a two year contract by the USL-1 team Austin Aztex, and played his first match with them on August 29, 2009.
His contract with the Aztex was extended to two years in February 2010. Prior to the 2011 season, the club moved to Orlando, Florida, renaming it Orlando City SC. In the team's 2011 season, he was plagued by injuries in the first half, including a knee injury in the preseason, but scored 8 goals in 19 appearances, including a hat trick on August 12 against Harrisburg City Islanders. After the season, he tried out with MLS expansion team Montreal Impact, but ultimately re-signed a new multi-year contract with Orlando City.[4][5] In 2014 Watson was signed by Minnesota United FC.[6]
Watson is one of the few players in American soccer history to score in all four divisions of U.S. soccer.
After scoring with the Minnesota Stars in 2012 while on loan, that tally now brings the total number of professional leagues Jamie has scored in to 6. (MLS, USL-2, USL-1, USSF D-2, USLPRO, NASL)
Watson has played for various youth United States national teams, trained with the United States Under-17 team at the Bradenton Academy as a teenager, and was a starting forward at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Lahti, Finland, playing alongside Freddy Adu. Watson scored a goal and contributed an assist in the opening fixture of the tournament against South Korea,[7] while in the following match against Sierra Leone he assisted on Adu's game-winning goal.[8] He finished the tournament with a team high 2 assists and 1 goal.
Watson has scored over 50 goals at youth level and has 10 international goals in youth international matches. His highest level reached at youth national team was representing the Under-23 Men's National Team in a tour of Kunnamoto, Japan against the Japan U-23 Olympic squad.
Wilmington HammerheadsEdit
- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2009
Orlando CityEdit
Minnesota Stars FCEdit
- USSF D-2 Pro League Best XI (1): 2010
- USL Pro First Team All-League (1): 2013
- ^ "FC Dallas signs midfielder Jamie Watson - OurSports Central".
- ^ "Watson and Bundy named to All-League First Team". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Watson named 2009 USL-2 MVP". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Minnesota United signs midfielder Jamie Watson". mnunitedfc.com.
- ^ "Adu-inspired Americans thrash Korea".
- ^ "Adu strikes again to sink Sierra Leone".


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When Camden Eubank's tenth birthday was approaching, his mother was worried that he wouldn't end up with too many guests at his party.
This was because of his speech disorder, Apraxia, which makes it hard for him to talk under pressure and also means he has to be home-schooled a fair bit of the year, meaning he is quite isolated.
She took to Facebook to make an open invitiation to his birthday party, writing:
I know all kids should learn disappointment in life — but sometimes other kids are so cruel. Camden is turning 10 on July 6th and wants to have an ultimate water balloon fight party with 2,000 balloons and lots of kids.
I am extending an open invitation to anyone with kids that wants to come throw some water balloons with one awesome little boy.
Traci was also advised to post her concerns on the CHERAB foundation Facebook page – a non-profit page for those with speech disorders, which she did, and while she might have expected a few messages of support, she probably didn't expect the response it ended up getting.
The post went viral, attracting 5,000 likes and was posted not only on Facebook but also on Reddit, and because of this and the kindness of strangers, the party was a resounding success.
Around 300 people went to Troutville Park to attend the celebrations, with some people even travelling for hours to attend the party.
One party goer, Von Lester, travelled for four hours and claimed:
Just because he does have that speech delay, doesn't mean that people aren't going to like him.
Amazing stuff.


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In an effort to stay on a (mostly) meat-free, cancer-fighting diet, I thought I would make some lentils in my Instant Pot. I used this recipe as a guide, however, I halved the recipe because I was cooking just for me.
I did adjust the ingredients and used the following:
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 cups water
- small red onion; diced
- (2) cloves of garlic; minced
- half a can of diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pinch of black pepper
I did saute the onions in a bit of olive oil and added the garlic once the onions were just about done cooking. Added the rest of the ingredients, gave it a stir and set the Instant Pot to 15 minutes. Quick release when the time was up.
The lentils were full of flavor. Sadly, I was out of avocados and gluten-free tortillas, but I still plated and consumed them happily. These definitely are a great substitution for meat.
I will note, the original recipe says it's vegetarian, but that's only if you use water and she uses chicken stock. If you use water to cook the lentils, it actually becomes a great tasting, vegan dish.
Give it a try…I'm sure you won't be disappointed.


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Ice-T Praises Kendrick Lamar, Tech N9ne and Lupe Fiasco's Lyrical Content [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Ask Ice-T's opinion on just about any topic and his response is full of outspoken and unreserved remarks. When it comes to hip-hop, the West Coast rhymer-turned-actor is even more frank with his discussion. The man has a right to spread his wisdom about the genre considering he's been deep in its trenches since the early '80s. More than 30 years later, he now has his sights set on the ingenious MCs taking the game to new heights.
Fellow West Coast rhymer Kendrick Lamar is on Ice's radar and rightfully so. The TDE signee flexes his rap skills and storytelling abilities on his 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' album, which the Body Count frontman has taken note of.
Then there's the underground king Tech N9ne, who has consistently delivered 14 albums during his 15-year career, and the thought-provoker that is Lupe Fiasco, an artist choosing to dive into deeper, complex issues rather than serve lyrics without substance.
Take a look above as Ice-T praises the likes of K. Dot, Tech and Lupe while adding his own lyrical content into the mix.
Watch Ice-T Discuss Using Hip-Hop as a Platform for Change
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Balotelli also held talks with Swiss club FC Sion after being told to find a new club.
Nice came fourth in Ligue 1 last season to qualify for the Europa League.
Balotelli spent time on loan with Italian side AC Milan last season, scoring one goal in 20 games in Serie A.


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Greece would face an unsustainable level of debt by 2030 even if it signs up to the full package of tax and spending reforms demanded of it, according to unpublished documents compiled by its three main creditors.
Even under the best case scenario, which includes growth of 4% a year for the next five years, Greece's debt levels will drop to only 124%, by 2022. The best case also anticipates €15bn (£10bn) in proceeds from privatisations, five times the estimate in the most likely scenario.