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USDOT New Requirements for Intrastate CMVs
Effective January 1, 2019
Solutions for Business
Business insurance includes products designed to protect risks inherent to commercial enterprise such as commercial property, liability, business vehicles, workers compensation, and bonds.
We have experience in the following programs:
- Commercial Real Estate
- Contractors
- Auto body/Garage
- Landscapers
- Medical Professional Liability
- Nonprofit Institutions
As an independent agent, we represent numerous commercial insurance companies offering a variety of coverage and price options. Equally important, we listen. We take the time to understand your business needs. We help you find the coverage you need at a price you can afford
Commercial Real Estate
Condominiums, apartment buildings, or strip malls. We work with numerous carriers that offer coverage specific to your needs including:
- Commercial Property
- General Liability
- Commercial Crime
- Commercial Auto
- Employee Dishonesty
- Directors & Officers for Condominium Associations Board of Directors
- Ordinance & Law Coverage
- Newly leased property
- Newly Acquired LLCs, LLPs and LPs
- Real Estate Managers Additional Insured Endorsement
- Builders Risk
- Lease Cancellation
- Retail Anchor Store Business Income
- Tenant Move Back Expense
- Additional Insured by Contract, Agreement or Permit
- General Liability Aggregate Limit per Location
- Property Damage Legal Liability
Whether you are a general contractor or a specialty trade contractor we can offer you coverage, service and pricing that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations. In addition to general liability and property coverages standard on most policies our carriers offer:
- Products/Completed Operation
- Business Income and Extra Expense
- Hired and Nonowned Liability
- Builders Risk Coverage
- Additional Insured Endorsement
- Inland Marine Coverage
- Equipment Breakdown
- Contractors Equipment
- Installation Coverage
- Workers Compensation
- Umbrella
Auto Body/Garage
Whether you are independently owned or a franchise, a general repair with a gas station or a body shop, we can assist you to find the coverage you need at a price you can afford. Some of the coverages included on your policy will include:
- Business income and extra expense
- Employee dishonesty and forgery
- Employee tools
- Equipment breakdown
- Garage keepers liability
- Liability for damage to premises rented to you
- Motor vehicle damage to leased vehicles
- Sign coverage
Several markets are available. Coverages include:
- Liability
- Property – included your tools and equipment
- Crime
- Equipment breakdown
- Sign coverage
- Coverage for snow plowing
- Herbicide/pesticide liability coverage
Medical Professional
2011 Pinnacle Award Winner
We are proud to announce that the Robert P. Powers Insurance Agency, Inc., a designated Charter Agent, has been recognized by Coverys (formerly known as ProMutual Group) as the 2011 Pinnacle Award Winner. The Pinnacle Award is an honor granted to agencies that exemplify excellence by providing outstanding support and dedication to both their clients and to the Coverys organization.
Coverys is the 8th largest medical malpractice insurer in the nation and covers more than 22,000 physicians, surgeons, and dentists, as well as more that 500 hospitals, heathcare centers and clinics.
As a provider of medical malpractice insurance, Robert P. Powers Insurance Agency, Inc., knows your patients rely on you, as their trusted healthcare provider, to be knowledgable, experienced, and skilled at what you do. We also know our customers expect the same from us and that is what we deliver every day.
We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in any future endeavors.
At Robert Powers Insurance, we are committed to our community. We know that nonprofit organizations strive everyday to make sure every dollar raised goes directly to services provided, rather than added overhead expenses.
At the same time you have a responsibility to be adequately protected so that in the event of a claim, your property, your employees, your volunteers and the people you help are not at risk. We work with you to make sure you have that protection. We have numerous carriers that specialize in nonprofit institutions.Some of the coverages offered include:
- Property & general liability
- Professional liability
- Directors & officers liability
- Abuse & molestation
- Special eventscoverage
- Coverage providing legal defense and indemnity for your employees and volunteers
- Property Damage legal liability
- Identity fraud coverage
- Emergency real estate consulting fee
- Executive officer replacement expenses
- Unpaid donations/pledges
- Insured's work material expenses
- Employment practices liability
- Employee benefits liability
- Coverage for donated stock
- Business auto including non owned and hired auto
- Umbrella
Commercial Property
Commercial property insurance protects a business against the loss or loss of use of company assets. Company assets generally include buildings, contents including equipment, furniture, inventory and supplies, as well as income and the ability to maintain the operations of the enterprise. Company assets may also include such things as cash on the premises and valuable papers.
Property coverage can be written two different ways. Named perils coverage protects the business from losses caused by the specific perils listed in the policy. All-risk coverage protects the business from all causes of loss except those specifically named in the policy.
Property can be valued two ways. Replacement-cost coverage pays to fully replace damaged property. Actual cash value (ACV) coverage pays the cost of replacing damaged property less depreciation at the time of loss.
While individual property insurance policies are available, many businesses find it more cost effective to buy a package policy that includes both property and liability coverage. For larger businesses, a combined property/liability policy is often referred to as a Commercial Multi-Peril (CMP) policy. Smaller businesses can get similar coverage in a Business Owners Policy (BOP) policy.
Commercial Liability
Commercial general liability insurance covers the legal costs and general damages that a business becomes responsible for in a covered liability claim or lawsuit, subject to the limits and conditions of the policy. General liability insurance policies usually protect the business in four categories; bodily injury, property damage, personal injury (including slander), and advertising injury. Punitive damages generally are not covered because they are considered to be punishment for intentional acts.
General liability insurance policies usually states a maximum amount that the insurer will pay during the policy period and often lists the maximum amount the insurer will pay for any one occurrence.
It is important to understand that general liability insurance does not protect your business against every type of liability. Certain risks require separate coverage.
While individual liability insurance policies are available, many businesses find it more cost effective to buy a package policy that includes both property and liability coverage together. For larger businesses, a combined property/liability policy is often referred to as a Commercial Multi-Peril (CMP) policy. Smaller businesses can get similar coverage in a Business Owners Policy (BOP) policy.
Business Vehicles
As a business owner, you need the same kind of insurance coverage for commercial vehicles as you do for personal vehicles. Cars, trucks, buses, limousines, and certain types of motorized equipment can all be covered by a Massachusetts commercial auto insurance policy.
Non-owned and hired auto liability coverage is also available for vehicles that the business rents or borrows. Businesses with five or more vehicles are eligible for fleet discount pricing.
Just as working safely can keep down the cost of workers' compensation insurance, so can safe driving reduce the cost of commercial auto insurance. Professional driver training programs, responsible vehicle maintenance schedules, and equipping all vehicles with claims kits have proven to reduce losses for Massachusetts businesses.
Workers Compensation
Workers compensation coverage indemnifies workers for injuries arising out of or during the course of employment. The coverage is required by law in every state and is provided either through private insurance or, in a few states, through a regulated compensation fund. Benefits generally include medical expenses, death benefits, lost wages, and vocational rehabilitation.
There are usually two parts to a workers' compensation insurance policy. The first part of the policy transfers liability for all mandated benefits from the employer to the insurance company. The second part provides coverage to employees for work-related injury and illness that is not specifically required by law. Part two is an important liability protection for the business owner and is subject to the limits and conditions of the policy.
Workers' compensation is a complex coverage. Each state is the primary regulator of their own rules governing benefits, coverage, and premium calculation. So business owners operating in multiple states must understand the unique requirements of each jurisdiction. Also, premium calculations are based on a number of factors such as the class of business, payroll amount, lost cost modifiers, and experience modifiers. Plus, insurance companies generally offer a number of different rating plans.
Workplace safety is an important part of controlling the cost of workers' compensation insurance. Insurance companies offer a variety of programs to help employers reduce or eliminate losses.
Commercial Umbrella Policy
Commercial umbrella insurance, sometimes referred to as excess liability insurance, is an important source of protection for business owners. The coverage provides additional liability limits on top of liability limits that exist in other commercial policies such as general liability, commercial auto, and employers liability. Umbrella insurance may also protect businesses from exclusions or gaps in underlying liability policies.
Commercial umbrella policies often offer such features as worldwide coverage, blanket contractual liability protection, and extension of protection to additional insureds. However, commercial umbrella insurance generally does not apply to professional liability insurance.
Umbrella insurance policyholders are responsible for keeping the schedule of underlying insurance policies in force, without alteration, during the term of the umbrella liability policy.
Commercial umbrella insurance tends to be relatively inexpensive for the additional protection afforded the business. Plus, as a business owner, you gain the peace of mind knowing that you are covered in the event of an expensive lawsuit.
A surety bond is a guarantee that someone contracted to perform a specified obligation will, in fact, complete that obligation. There are three or more parties involved in a bond transaction.
The first is the principal. This is the person obligated by contract to perform specified responsibilities. The second is the obligee – the party who is the recipient of the contracted obligation. And the third is the surety, who ensures that the principal's obligations will be performed.
Through a bond contract, the surety agrees to uphold the contractual promises made by the principal, or pay a specified amount of money to the obligee in case the principal defaults on his or her obligations. The bond demonstrates the credibility of the principal and guarantees performance of the terms of the agreement.
Because there is financial risk involved, the surety in a bond contract is usually an insurance company whose solvency is verified by private audit, government regulation, or both. The principal will pay a premium to the bonding company, usually annually, for their participation in the bond contract.


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Hello fabulous readers! Do you know what today is? It's Del Mocha Vista's birthday! Can you believe it was exactly one year ago today that I first blogged on DMV? I went to Starbucks and reviewed their mocha latte. At the time, the Starbucks mocha was my all time favorite mocha, my barometer, my benchmark. The bitter cocoa, the rich espresso, the mountains of steamed milk. All mochas should be like this! But over the course of this past year, I've discovered some amazing mochas, some even better than those made at Starbucks. Most notably, Stumptown in NYC sets the bar super high when it comes to mochas. I highly recommend it!
Do you have a mocha or a coffee benchmark?
So as we wish DMV a happy 1st birthday today, I have to say a BIG THANKS to YOU! Thanks for reading and commenting and guest posting throughout the year. It means a lot. It has also been a pleasant surprise to get to know some of you on a deeper, coffee-obsessed level. It's kind of awesome. Keep it up. 🙂
Wishing you all a fabulous night!

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text: puffin 0 Posted August 30, 2011 Just back from a week spent diving around Dahab. We weren't sure what to expect because usually high numbers of tourists + shore diving = lots of damage. Nevertheless we really enjoyed ourselves and saw some very pretty reefs and cool critters. Just want to say that the Wetpixel forums were a big help in searching for recommended dive charters. We dived with Blue Realm and they were great. Here are a few pics from our trip. Thanks and Cheers Camilla Diving the Blue Hole Reef crest at the Blue Hole Lionfish at the Canyon Shallow reef at Gabr el bint Diving in at Gabr el bint The rest of the photos are here Dahab set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Maya Angelou once said, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
We're a talkative bunch, the Smith clan. My dad has said a lot of stuff over the years. And Maya's right, I forget a lot of it (only some of it selectively). He's done a lot of cool shit in his 52 years, too. He was the number one sales representative at Stryker for, like, twenty years. He wrote a book. He coached me in basketball for seven years, which I can only assume was the highlight of the bunch. But, score one for Maya again, I can't remember most of what he's done. Honestly, my mom and I don't even know what his job is. Seriously, he's our Chandler Bing. "What does your dad do?" "Well, he works for Stryker. He used to be in sales. Now he does some…stuff…with…people?"
People will forget what you said. They'll forget what you did. But they'll never forget how you made them feel.
I'm sure I'll forget most of what he's said and at least 90% of what he's done. But I'll never forget how he made me feel.
He made me feel strong. He made me feel smart. He made me feel beautiful. And he made me feel loved.
And he made me feel okay.
When I was 17, I got into an accident. I rear-ended someone at around 55mph, totaled my beloved Chrysler Pacifica, Chester, and somehow avoided a ticket because it was the dead of winter and, you know, ice and stuff. Anyway, I was about 30 miles from my house, so it took my dad about an hour to get to the scene. He slept in the guest bedroom that night so I could sleep with my mom in their bed. He asked me to skip school the next day and go to work with him. Because he had to know I was okay. He had to know I was okay.
When I was 19, I got sick. Physically. Mentally. I was nearing the end of my first semester sophomore year. I stopped wanting to go to class. I stopped wanting to get out of bed. I stopped wanting to breathe. South Bend is a two-hour drive from my house. He cut that in half. He asked me to skip the next semester. To stay home, to get better. Because he had to know I was okay. He had to know I was okay.
When I was 22, I moved to Chicago. Three months in and I was working a job that I hated; living a life that I hated. Six hours and a U-Haul later, I was back home. He asked me to find what I wanted to do. Be exactly who I wanted to be. Pursue whatever the hell I wanted. Because he had to know I was okay. He had to know I was okay.
To all the dads out there, I hope you had a bangin' Father's Day, I really do. But I'm reserving today for my dad. Because he deserves one all his own.
So, to my dad, the man who can't go a minute without making sure I'm okay: I am. I'm more than okay. And I have you to thank.


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#Exchange2010 #Lync .. Sorry its a bit late, kind been busy which is well out of order .. any way, changing the format a
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Microsoft Office Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month Microsoft Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Lync … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Check out Google fast flip too .. for Exchange, OCS and Lync
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Let me know if this doesnt work for you, but I have starred stuff in InstantPaper and my Favorites in Twitter.
http://www.instapaper.com/ (create a free account on it, you will be able to add "stared" items to a folder that include most of these, and will update when i do. My username on Instantpaper is FLAPHEAD)
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Exchange Server 2010 Architecture Poster
This poster highlights the architecture and feature set of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook
The Junk E-mail Reporting Tool lets you directly report junk e-mail to Microsoft and its affiliates for analysis to help us improve the effectiveness of our junk e-mail filtering technologies.
Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
Starting with Exchange 2007, neither the Messaging API (MAPI) client libraries nor CDO 1.2.1 are provided as a part of the base product installation. As a result, there is functionality missing that many applications depend on. Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 provide access to these APIs
ExchangeMapiCdo.EXE (6.5.8190.0)
Communicator for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide
Intended for IT Professionals, the Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide provides guidance for using Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011 with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
Public IM Connectivity Provisioning Guide for Microsoft Lync Server, Office Communications Server, and Live Communications Server
This document describes the requirements and processes for activating and provisioning public instant messaging (IM) connectivity.
Office 365 Beta Service Descriptions
These documents provide a detailed description of the features and functionality of Office 365 services currently in beta.


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Set in 2100, Exodus tells the story of the island of Wing which is about to be flooded by rising seas. 15-year-old Mara, a native of the island, discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms they endure for months on end, and the rising seas. Mara convinces her people to travel to one of those cities only to be shut out completely by citizens of the New World.
Through perseverance, a calm mind, and a quote from her best friend – "Keep going and never stop" – Mara works to find a new home and hope that life will continue. This book fits into the dystopian genre that many middle and high school students today find compelling. In an article written for Orion Magazine, author David Sobel describes the reasons to encourage the reading of dystopian fiction in middle school. "If Katniss [from the Hunger Games] and these other heroines compel us to be heroic, then perhaps these books are part of the solution." Mara is definitely one such heroine, who might just help your students be a part of the solution.
Exodus was written in 2002, but it could have been written yesterday. The themes of this book are more relevant today than ever. Mara and her family are living in the midst of a changing climate, and she becomes a refugee who is turned away from one of the only safe places left on Earth. The new cities that were built high in the sky have become off limits to any person not deemed "smart enough."
For an educator interested in using this book in the science, social studies or language arts classroom, the themes are endless. Because of the rising sea level and raging storms, Mara and her people become refugees who are left outside the city walls along with hundreds more. The causes of this humanitarian crisis are revealed when Mara and her friend discuss the energy choices of the past and how their future was shaped from these mistakes. "We lost our city because of that too. [She] says human beings burned up the power of the Earth, not just the trees but so much of the goodness of the planet that the world grew hot and the great ice mountains melted and flooded the lands…Our ancestors stole our future." Finally, this book demonstrates the importance of empathy, hope, resilience, and leadership in a changing world — a theme in many climate fiction books. As Sobel writes
…resilience and hope is what so many of these plucky characters exemplify, even when faced with the worst odds. If we want to avoid the environmental catastrophes and repressive central governments pictured in current dystopian fiction, we're going to need more adolescents willing to be heroic.


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Sony's Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact smartphones are packed with fantastic features that you might not even know exist, so here's our tips and tricks features guide to get the most from your Xperia mobile.
#1: Noise cancellation
Living in London, we're constantly stuck on horrific commuter trains filled with screaming children and loud-mouthed suits, so one of our favourite features of the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact is its built-in noise cancellation.
This only works with Sony's MDR-NC31EM earphones, so you can't just plug in any old pair sadly, but the clever cancellation jazz is performed by the Xperia itself, so the 'phones don't require any batteries for the feature to work.
To turn noise cancellation on, first plug in your 'phones and then go to Settings > Sound > Audio accessories, and make sure 'noise cancelling' is activated. Your DNC earphones should be listed in the 'Headphones' tab. Now just chuck on some tunes and enjoy the peace.
#2: Unlock with your Bluetooth gear
One of Android Lollipop's new features is the ability to unlock your phone with a Bluetooth device instead of a PIN code. As long as a trusted Bluetooth device is connected to the phone, it'll unlock straight to the desktop. If your phone is then nicked and taken out of range of your headset, smartwatch or whatever Bluetooth goodies you use, it will then default to the usual PIN input so the pesky criminal can't get to your private data.
But did ye know, Sony's Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact can already do this. Just go to Settings > Security > Screen lock > Bluetooth unlock and then choose which devices you want to flag as trusted.
#3: Double-tap to wake
A quick and easy one, this, but handy if you usually leave your phone lying on a desk at work or at home. Rather than fumbling for the power button, you can wake the Xperia Z3 or Xperia Z3 Compact to check for notifications by double-tapping the screen. To activate this feature, just got to Settings > Display and turn 'Tap to wake up' on.
#4: Use your Xperia phone with gloves
Now that the unusually warm winter weather is over, you'll probably be rocking gloves from now until spring next year. No need to pull one off with your teeth every time you need to swipe the Xperia Z3's screen, however. Just go to Settings > Display and then make sure 'Glove mode' is ticked. This boosts the screen's sensitivity, so you can poke and prod as usual even with your gloves on.
#5: Show off your photos, movies or apps on your TV
You can also hook up your Xperia Z3 or Xperia Z3 Compact to your home telly, to regale your friends with awkward slideshows of your holiday snaps.
Just head to Settings > Xperia Connectivity and from here you can throw your phone screen's content straight to a TV, using the Screen mirroring feature. Follow the instructions and you'll be connected in no time.
#6: Remote Play
This one's for PS4 owners, especially those who can't even stop gaming to go excrete bodily waste. Connect your Xperia Z3 to your DualShock controller using Sony's special clamp and you can stream your PS4 games direct to the phone's display over your home Wi-Fi. That means you can finish those last few Drive Club laps while expelling your bowels, or when your family takes over the telly.
To set up Remote Play, just connect both your PS4 and the Xperia handset to your Wi-Fi, then download the Remote Play app to your phone. The two will pair and you can slink off to the toilet and get settled for a serious TowerFall session.
Read next: Sony Xperia Z3 or Z3 Compact, which is best for me?


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Details Most People Didn't Notice In The Background Of Horror Movies, Ranked
It takes a keen eye to pick up on all the little details in a good film. That's especially true of horror films, as the dim lighting and constant suspense can throw even the most astute viewer off their game. The horror genre is also known to be pretty self-referential at times, and loads of filmmakers like to hide subtle Easter eggs, celebrity cameos, and plot points right under our noses - and sometimes even in the movies' promotional posters.
Some of these movies, such as A Quiet Place, can be watched a dozen times without the viewer ever picking up on some of the hidden details layered into the film. Sometimes, it's just a small tribute to another classic horror film, and other times, there are significant plot mysteries answered in the most low-key ways imaginable. Keep an eye out the next time you watch any of these movies, because you might notice something that you've never seen before.
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Directed by Tobe Hooper and written/co-produced by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist is a scary classic that shines due to the filmmakers' close attention to detail.
Near the end of the film, there's a scene where Diane dries her hair in front of some family photos. The image cuts away to Robbie, who is assaulted by a horrifying clown doll. When the scene cuts back to Diane, now also under assault, the picture that once depicted Carol Anne has morphed into a bizarre, black and white face. It's such a small detail that it's easy to miss, but it adds another layer of horror to the scene.
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The second installment of The Conjuring franchise follows paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they probe a demonic presence that's haunting a family. The being is eventually revealed to be a demon named Valak, but the name appears a few times before it's actually spoken.
In one scene, you can see the name spelled out on the bookshelf in Lorraine's den. You can also see it in the kitchen scene earlier in the film.
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The original Saw was good enough to spawn countless sequels and spinoffs, largely because of the mind-blowing twist at the end. The film follows two men who wake up in a room with a body between them. They're told that they must "play a game" if they hope to survive. At the end, it is revealed that the lifeless man in the middle of the room the entire time is slayer John Kramer, who then stands up and proclaims, "Game over."
However, if you were watching closely, you would have seen this twist coming a mile away. That's because the first time we see Kramer, it's in a flashback where he's in a hospital bed with a sketchbook in front of him. Drawn on the page are the blueprints for the horrific reverse bear trap device from the beginning of the film, telegraphing that Kramer was behind it all along.
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Midsommar might be the scariest horror movie that's not primarily set in the dark, but that doesn't mean there aren't things hiding in the shadows.
There is one scene in particular where you can see the face of Dani's sister superimposed among the trees. It's floating in the top left corner of the frame and looks exactly like her sister, with her bulging eyes and the tube in her mouth. You can see the face during the celebration of Dani becoming the new May Queen.
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James Gunn's Slither does B-movie sci-fi horror right, and it's building on a long tradition of classic alien creature features. The movie pays homage to another alien horror flick, The Thing, in a quick Easter egg that's easy to miss.
Early in the film, the camera passes a building marked "R.J. MacReady Auctioneers & Funeral Home," a reference to Kurt Russell's character in The Thing.
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While there are a lot of things to say about the quality of Jason Goes to Hell, it does have some really fun shout-outs to other popular horror franchises.
The Necronomicon from Evil Dead makes an appearance, and you can see the crate from Creepshow in the Voorhees family basement.


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Maschoff Brennan, an intellectual property and complex litigation law firm, expanded its Irvine office with the addition of Shareholder Brent A. Johnson, Ph.D. and Patent Agent Jennifer Zhou, Ph.D.
"We're excited to have Brent and Jennifer join Maschoff Brennan. Their backgrounds in chemistry and life sciences will be a great asset to our clients throughout California," said Managing Partner Eric Maschoff.
Johnson assists clients with a variety of intellectual property matters including patent prosecution, BPAI post grant proceedings, due diligence and client counseling. He received his J.D. from Whittier Law School. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of California in chemistry and a B.S. from Brigham Young University.
Zhou focuses her practice primarily in life sciences where she helps clients with patent preparation and prosecution, non-infringement and invalidity opinions. Zhou has extensive experience in medicinal chemistry. Zhou holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry and a B.S. in chemistry from Sozhou University. Zhou also was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Texas A&M University.


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VET SC 7009RW - General Pathology
Roseworthy Campus - Semester 1 - 2023
General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code VET SC 7009RW Course General Pathology Coordinating Unit School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s Roseworthy Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 7 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible VET SC 7000RW Restrictions Available to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students only Course Description Pathology is a core discipline in veterinary medicine. Students will learn general principles about the processes involved in disease. The course will contribute to the students' achievement in understanding fundamental principles of disease and recognizing disease states across the range of species, focusing upon domestic animals.
Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Stephen Pyecroft
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Conceptualisation of the mechanisms that underlie lesions 2 Recognition of the major types of lesions at gross and microscopic levels 3 Ability to properly describe gross lesions using appropriate pathologic terminology
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes3 lectures of 1 hr each per week
1 tutorial of 1 hr each per week
1 practical of 3 hrs each per week
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).
Learning Activities SummaryThis course will require significant self-directed learning from each student, with guidance provided by the instructor. Lectures will provide some of the most pertinent information, and tutorials will reinforce this material in a discussion or case-based forum. Practicals will vary, with some reviewing gross lesions (real or digital), and others focusing upon microscopy (real or digital), or a combination.
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Hurdle Learning Outcome
In class tests
End of wk 5
Midterm Exam
End of wk 6
Final exam Summative After wk 12 50% 1-3
Assessment Related RequirementsHURDLE REQUIREMENTS
Assessment Item with hurdle % needed or requirement to meet hurdle Is additional assessment available if student
does not meet hurdle requirement? Yes or No
Details of additional assessment, if available Combined total of Midterm and Final exams. 65%
Students that mark between 60-65% will be eligible for an additional assessment
Assessment DetailIn class tests (10% of final grade): This will be a short comprehensive (to date) MCQ exam to prepare the students for their first hurdle exam in the following week.
Midterm exam (40% of final grade): The Midterm exam will cover both theoretical and practical components. Multiple choice questions, including photographs of gross and microscopic lesions.
Final exam (50% of final grade): The final exam will cover both theoretical and practical components. Multiple choice questions, including photographs of gross and microscopic lesions.
SubmissionLate Submission
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A mark of zero will be allocated to late submitted assessment.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending
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Jerry Jones is a very smart man.
He has made millions of dollars and even though Cowboys haven't been that great, they still generate a ton of money because of Jerry Jones' genius.
With that being said, when he says things like this you wonder how many of those vodka on the rocks has he had throughout the years.
Tony Romo must feel great about this.
It isn't that Jones is lying, but by being brutally honest with the media, he is undermining his so called franchise quarterback competency.
Pretty regular season stats are nice, but legacies are built when times are tough and that is when Eli has shown his mettle and unfortunately Romo has shown he isn't "elite".


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A theology of work
Work is not the result of sin in the world.
The Bible says, "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done" (Gen. 2:1-2 ESV).
We serve a God who works. Think about it for a second. Every giant tree. Every beautiful sunset. Every cool breeze on a warm day. It's all a result of God's handiwork.
My wife and I are expecting our first child this October. A few weeks ago, I saw him for the first time through an ultrasound. And my mind was blown. Because I saw God's hand at work in a way I had never experienced before.
The psalmist writes, "For you [God] formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well" (Ps. 139:13-14 ESV).
Not only do we serve a God who works, we serve a God who calls us to work.
Shortly after God creates Adam and Eve, the Bible says, "And God blessed them. And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth'" (Gen. 1:28 ESV).
Then, in chapter 2, the Bible says, "The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it" (v. 15 ESV).
This is often referred to as the "cultural mandate." And it's referenced again in Genesis 9 when God makes a covenant with Noah. A proper view of biblical theology shows us that all humans—not just Adam and Eve—are called to exercise dominion over the earth. In other words, we're called to work and care for what God has entrusted to us.
And all of this occurs before the fall of humanity in Genesis 3. Before sin ever enters the world, humans are called to work.
As Owen Strachan writes, "The human race is like its maker a working race. Before the fall, Adam is placed in the garden by God to work in it. He must steward it, take dominion of it, and rule it… . Mankind does not have to work in the Edenic scheme; mankind gets to work. We do what our Creator does."
With that being said, the implications of the fall shouldn't be ignored. Because of sin, our work is often hard. Our work is often painful. A woman gives birth in pain. A man sweats in labor (see Gen. 3:16-19).
And because of this, work is—for most people—unenjoyable. But we must remember that work is not the result of sin. Rather, it's made more difficult and complicated because of our sin.
Even still, our call to work remains. As the apostle Paul writes, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ" (Col. 3:23-24 ESV).
So, with this theology of work in place, what are the implications? What does all of this mean for us today?
We must view work differently.
Work isn't a curse to be avoided; rather, it's a call to be embraced. It's easy for us to try and escape work. But God calls us to be faithful where we are.
A proper view of work should drive us to work hard. Not to make more money. Not to become more powerful. Not to expedite retirement. But to glorify God.
Things change when we begin to view our work differently. When Monday mornings become opportunities to worship. And we fulfill our mission (Mt. 28:19-20) in the highways and byways of life.
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (The Liar and His Lover) Movie Recap
Gawd! I so love this movie. I didn't read the manga but I did read the synopsis. And I've noticed that parts of the original plot were changed. It's a bold but one brilliant move I tell yah! I love the twist!
The movie is something I could recommend. It isn't too rushed. The chemistry is there. The storytelling is uncomplicated and straightforward. Soundtracks are superb. I love how the elements come together in a perfect fit. No more, no less…just like how I wanted. Plus, Sato-kun is in it! He was, I dunno, just plain PERFECT!
Don't know why, but this recap took me days to post. ZZZ! I'm getting rusty.
L.DK Movie Recap
Thanks to NeeNee of asianaddictsanonymous, I was able to enjoy and drool over this movie or more exactly drool over Yamazaki's half-naked glory. Mwahaha! Just like all other live action adaptations, L.DK is rushed. Relationships didn't develop as it should have and hence, this movie purely relied on the 'sweets'. And boy, they delivered! This movie is adorable. Just seeing the two leads together, automatically puts a smile on my face. What can I say, they're just too cute, especially Yamazaki! Kyaaah!
Credits to NeeNee for the screenshots. 😉 Thanks to her, recapping L.DK is not as tedious. Arigatou!
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Sukitte Ii Nayo (Say "I Love You") Movie Recap
What can I say? This movie is a little bit cliche but nevertheless it's cute. You all know I have a weakness for cuteness, neh? 🙂
I've read the manga and I was hooked. And since I already know how it will go, I was more excited to see the kissing scenes but then, it was more of a lip brushing than real kissing. Tehehe! Maybe they were aiming for a much younger market. Not that I'm complaining. Lip brushing is still good. 😉


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OBAMA TO STICK TO HIS GUNS ON BUSH-ERA TAX RATES…. The question has been lingering for weeks: would President Obama cave and keep Bush-era tax rates for the wealthiest Americans at current levels? It's congressional Republicans' top priority, and plenty of Democrats on the Hill are hedging.
Today, the president intends to settle the dispute. No, he isn't going to cave.
President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package that is otherwise designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.
Mr. Obama's opposition to allowing the high-end tax cuts to remain in place for even another year or two would be the signal many Congressional Democrats have been awaiting as they prepare for a showdown with Republicans on the issue and ends speculation that the White House might be open to an extension. Democrats say only the president can rally wavering lawmakers who, amid the party's weakened poll numbers, feel increasingly vulnerable to Republican attacks if they let the top rates lapse at the end of this year as scheduled.
Good for him. The White House plan will be identical to the one he promised to pursue during the campaign — rates for households making less than $250,000 a year (98% of the country) would stay at the lower rate, while the top 2% would go back to the Clinton-era rates.
I don't doubt that Republicans will be apoplectic — fighting for tax breaks for the wealthy is just part of their DNA — but they should keep a few things in mind. The first is that the Republican approach isn't exactly popular — the latest Newsweek poll found only 38% of the country wants to extend all of the Bush-era tax rates. A recent CBS News poll put the figure even lower, at 36%.
Second, remember that Obama is basically just following the plan as set by Republicans themselves. When Bush and the congressional GOP passed these cuts, Republicans set them to expire at the end of 2010. The president will go along with keeping the lower rates on the middle class, but in light of deficit concerns, can't justify the lower rates for the rich.
Third, if Republicans were serious about their own fiscal priorities, they'd try to find a way to pay for the $680 billion cost of keeping these breaks for the wealthy. So far, they've refused to even try.
Fourth, the number one talking point today will be that this tax policy will hurt small businesses. It's not true.
As for the bigger picture, I'm glad to see a more assertive president stepping up on this. Obama's prepared to let Republicans fight for the wealthy with tax cuts the country can't afford, while he makes his case for the middle class.
It's good policy and good politics.


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Here's something non-writers can't seem to figure out about writers: we are multi-project production machines, and we, usually, can't help ourselves.
Some of us are lucky enough to write every day because it's part of our job description. That's not always a good thing, though. What if we want to work on something else that isn't related to our work?
Admittedly, many writers WISH they had this problem — going to work, writing all day, and then trying to figure out how to keep writing after hours without losing their minds.
Don't worry. If you don't have this problem, you're still doing fine. But if you do … I have some (hopefully) helpful quick tips to help you survive the creative madness.
Create a schedule. Yes, a schedule!
People aren't too fond of this advice, but it's my favorite piece to hand out anyway. Schedules make a difference, even if you're not usually into planners or virtual calendars. The "I don't feel like it" monster will find you every evening and weekend that you've promised yourself you WILL write. If it's not set in stone, chances are, it won't happen.
Now, this doesn't mean you can't be flexible. Spontaneity is creativity's fun-loving second best friend. But you do need some kind of structure to convince yourself writing more is possible — before you actually sit down and do it, that is.
Test your limits, but don't go too far
This is coming from someone who has written herself into creative burnout so many times it's almost laughable (almost): push yourself, but be careful. It's normal to want to maximize your productivity and make the best possible use of your time. But please don't try to write 50,000 words in a week (I just made that number up). There's no need.
For one thing, you don't want the quality of your work — especially AT work — to suffer. And for another, you don't want to make your brain sad.
Never forget to leave some space for 'you' time
Until I quit freelancing and replaced those long evening and weekend hours with Netflix, I did not do this well. I figured that "someday" I'd have time to spend a weekend on my couch not doing anything productive. That lasted almost two very long, very miserable years.
You need "you" time. Time in which you are not allowed to feel guilty for "not writing." Time reserved only for things that do not require sitting at a desk with your fingers glued to your keyboard.
You can do this. It's not going to be easy, but you can bet it will be worth it.
Meg is the creator of Novelty Revisions, dedicated to helping writers put their ideas into words. She is a staff writer with The Cheat Sheet, a freelance editor and writer, and a 10-time NaNoWriMo winner. Follow Meg on Twitter for tweets about writing, food and nerdy things.


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Apparently, Strange Horizons will be posting a review of my book on Friday.
I don't know what they're going to say. I was going to their website to *read* Strange Horizons, and then noticed that I'm going to also be their Friday review.
Let's put this in context: I have been rejected by Strange Horizons many, many times. Almost every story I've published this last year, and a couple I haven't published yet, were rejected by Strange Horizons first.
I'm not worried. I'm very glad they chose to review my book, no matter what they think of it. They spelled my name correctly, and the title of the book, and I'm sure they'll come up with interesting things to say either for or against my little book.
Should make for an interesting Friday, indeed.


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AKRON (Oct. 6, 2008) — Goodyear said its synthetic rubber plants returned to operation quickly after the arrival of Hurricane Ike last month and that the firm has no concerns about raw material supplies for its tire production.
The company said its plants in Beaumont and Houston, Texas, had been closed in advance of Hurricane Ike making landfall on Sept. 13.
The company said the short production interruption and minimal business impact resulted from its comprehensive Business Continuity process, which was enacted in advance of the hurricane´s landfall. In addition, contingencies were put in place to obtain critical raw materials for the company´s tire manufacturing facilities.
As part of the Business Continuity efforts, the company pulled forward a limited amount of previously announced reductions in North American tire production to ease the pressure on its raw material supply chain, but continued to produce tires that were in demand by consumers. No tire plants were damaged by the hurricane.


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Lucid Motors, an EV startup headed by former Tesla engineer Peter Rawlinson, has reduced the reservation price of its upcoming Lucid Air to $1,000. Lucid had previously started taking $2,500 deposits for the Air in 2017. Lucid also reiterated that production of the Air is on track for "late 2020."
Pre-orders are currently available in the US and Canada, and the reservation fee is fully refundable. Customers from elsewhere in the world can join Lucid's "international interest" list.
The update came in an email to Lucid's interested customers. The email pointed out Lucid's progress on their factory and beta prototypes. It also mentioned that the reservation process has been "streamlined" with new payment options, along with the lowered reservation cost.
Reservation holders will have priority to order the vehicle when it is released. Those at the current $2,500 level will retain their earlier place in line, and invitations to order a vehicle will go out in roughly chronological order. New $1,000 reservation holders will get in line after customers with established deposits.
$2,500 reservation holders can request a $1,500 refund if they so choose, but all deposits will apply to the final cost of the vehicle anyway so it doesn't matter too much. Reservation holders will retain their place in line even if they request this partial refund.
Reservation holders will also receive invitations to special events and "exclusive opportunities to experience the car." Lucid did not specify whether or not this means test drives or just gallery showings with test rides, like one we went to in 2017.
We had a chance to check out the Lucid Air prototype in Los Angeles in 2017 and came away impressed by the company at the time.
Since then, things went quiet for a while for Lucid. At the time, it claimed its Arizona factory was about ready to break ground on construction.
That eventually did happen…a couple years later. We reported that Lucid finally started construction on their factory this November.
In 2017, we also heard about specs and an expected $60,000 price target. This price is before incentives, so $52.5k after. At the time, this price target seemed quite aggressive when compared to the Tesla Model S. And it still does, especially for an EV startup that has had some problems getting off the ground (though their problems are more minor than some other companies).
Those problems seem to have been sorted out now that they're building their factory. But when we talked to them in 2017, they said they would be able to bring the car to market within 24 months of starting production on their factory. They only started production last month, so that would put them on a timeline for late 2021 for delivery.
Maybe after recent cash infusions they'll be able to bump up their factory construction timeline, but we wouldn't expect a ton of cars in late 2020. Maybe just a few final production prototypes, perhaps a couple "founder's series" cars, and then a gap before true volume production starts several months later.
Update: a Lucid spokesperson got back to us about production timelines, and they stated that the 24 month number was always intended to refer to their last funding round, not the start of factory construction. Since they got that funding near the end of 2018, that puts them at a 2020 timeline for production. "Phase 1" will be completed at the end of 2020 and there will be "some production cars completed by the close of 2020." Production will ramp through 2021.
So we're not sure where this ride is going or how fast we'll get there, but if you want to jump in, toss your $1,000 reservation fee into the pot here.
See the full email below:
As we near production of the Lucid Air in late 2020, we continue to make great progress here at Lucid Motors. We will be sharing regular updates in the coming months. Hopefully, you have had a chance to read recent articles about our factory, now under construction, and our beta prototypes, now undergoing testing.
We have also streamlined our reservation process: Simplifying the reservation form, adding new payment options, and updating the reservation price to $1,000.
As a reservation holder, you will have the opportunity to be among the first to own a Lucid Air. You can also expect invitations to special events with exclusive opportunities to experience the car.
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Community Care (with Social Studies)
Award Title: QQI Level 5 Certificate in Community Care
Programme Co-ordinator: Olive Keyes
Award Code: 5M2786
Programme Description:
This is a one-year, full-time programme that prepares learners to work in a broad range of healthcare settings.
Component Awards:
- Care Provision and Practice (5N2705)
- Safety and Health at Work (5N1794)
- Human Growth and Development (5N1279)
- Social Studies (5N1370)
- Care of the Older Person (5N2706)
- Care Skills (5N2770)
- Infection Prevention and Control (5N3734)
- Nutrition (5N2006)
- Communications (5N0690)
- Work Experience (5N1356)
Minimum Entry Requirements:
- Leaving Certificate/Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent.
- Successful completion of an interview.
- Mature applicants are welcome.
- Garda Clearance is required.
- Opportunities to progress to further and higher level education in the fields of Social Studies and Social Care, Early Childhood Studies.
- Care assistant positions in hospitals and nursing homes and in various community care settings.
- Progression to Level 6 programme in Early Childhood Care and Education at Ormonde College of Further Education.
Approximately €300 to cover the costs of textbooks and examination fees.
Additional Training:
Learners have the option of additional short courses in Fire Safety, Cardiac First Responder and Management of Actual or Potential Agression(MAPA) but must complete training in Manual and Patient Handling as part of the course (approximately €150).


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Musicians are like anyone else: They want to work with people they like, get paid for what they do, and make something they can be proud of. As professional New York musicians, Jordan McLean and Amir Ziv had made lots of music they were proud of and knew there was much more to come. At the same time they were tired of signing over their rights to record companies, so they asked the question: Why not start their own record company? "Everyone told us we were nuts," Ziv said.
They turned to a friend and mentor for advice. Jac Holzman knew a thing or two about starting a label from scratch. He had founded Elektra Records in his college dorm room and went on to sign such acts as The Doors, Queen, Carly Simon, and Judy Collins. Holzman recognized drive when he saw it, and he saw no reason to think McLean and Ziv were crazy. "Pretend you're right," he told them, "and go ahead."
Ten years later, the company they founded, System Dialing Records, is still forging ahead. It has released fifteen albums and a number of singles and videos. One thing SDR's projects all share is that Ziv and McLean produce them: directing, recording, designing, and storytelling. The one thing they lack is predictability.
Butterfly Starpower paired two veteran guitarists of the punk world, Patti Smith's Lenny Kaye and DOA's Dave Gregg, with singer Mariposa Davis, who was five years old at the time and sang better if she was holding her pony stick. Other collaborators were more seasoned. Guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood contributed an album of solo Piedmont blues (Lockwood), a form he absorbed from an old Piedmont transplant known as Carolina Slim in the subways and streets of New York. And free-jazz founder Ornette Coleman collaborated with Ziv and McLean on New Vocabulary, which music critic Kevin Whitehead described as "lightning in a bottle" and "like no other Ornette Coleman record." The project featured another friend: keyboardist Adam Holzman, son of Jac Holzman and musical director for Miles Davis during his electric period.
In contributing their own solo projects, McLean and Ziv follow advice they received from Ornette Coleman: "Do it the way you want to do it." Jordan McLean contributed contemporary chamber music with Uncomplete Works Vol. 1 and Piano Music & Song Trio. Ziv's compositional palette ranges from solo drum set (Tympanum) to large-ensemble percussion works (Pop It!'s Drum For Your Life), which emerged from another interest System Dialing was created to serve: the teaching of music to serious students through the Living Arts Apprenticeship Program (LAAP), an immersive, cross-disciplinary experience. Drum For Your Life blends drums and percussion, voices, brass, and electronics in compositions recorded by students from around the world coming together to study percussion, composition (aided by Jordan McLean) and aikido (under the guidance of sixth dan aikido master Gadi Shorr).
Together, Ziv and McLean's musical interests span a range of musical styles that might be loosely termed urban. Amir Ziv's band Kotkot captures improvisational high-energy NYC downtown jazz (on Alive At Tonic) with guitarist Marc Ribot and Paul Simon percussionist Cyro Baptista. Droid, a live electronica band, explores the more complex cousin of electronic dance music (on NYC D n B and The Latest In Roman Fashion) with bassists Tim Lefebvre and Yossi Fine.
Yet another interest is cinematic rock, foundation of McLean and Ziv's current band, "Directors." In a society that can sometimes be several layers of media deep, the band chose the name Directors, McLean explained, as an invitation to audience and musicians alike: "We're all creating this moment together. Let's be in our movie right now." Communication is important to the band. Directors' front man, Sahr Ngaujah, is an actor as well as a singer. (On Broadway, Sahr is currently in Moulin Rouge!, and before that, took the lead role as Nigerian singer Fela Kuti in Bill T. Jones's FELA! Savvy viewers may recognize Ngaujah in Netflix's Luke Cage or as the voice of Overwatch's Doomfist.)
Directors' own style of cinematic rock echoes the sound of New York, fusing punk, pop, hip-hop, and R&B. The five band members reflect the mother city's diversity, with backgrounds ranging from Israel to West Africa, from India to Puerto Rico. "Directors" is Sahr Ngaujah on vocals; Jordan McLean, on trumpet, keys, vocals; Amir Ziv on drums and vocals; as well as "Low Mentality" bassist/singer Nikhil P. Yerewadekar and Ricardo Quinones on electric guitar/vocals. ACTION!, the band's debut EP, came out on a 12" LP — 45rpm, for extra fatness in tone.
SDR wrapped up 2019 with the debut 10" — 45rpm EP from Armo, a six-piece band that brings together members of Antibalas and other Daptone Records family, Jordan McLean & John Bollinger's Loopstock, featuring Timothy Allen, Matt Bauder, and Brian Joyce, followed by the self-titled debut album from Rhythmos, an NYC-based percussion trio with group members Billy Martin (MMW, John Scofield, John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards), Cyro Baptista (Sting, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Yo Yo Ma), and Amir Ziv.
2020 kicked off with the debut EP from singer/songwriter/producer Zack O'Brien, Starstruck, an electro-pop postcard from the faded edge of the American Century.
New SDR recordings for 2020 will include:
- Multiple releases from SDR Co-founder Jordan McLean reflecting his growing body of songs and orchestrations for film and television.
- The new album from virtuoso Jazz guitarist Jeremy Wilms featuring his compositions and arrangements for big band and other ensembles.
- A journey into the marriage of the East, West, and Africa on the debut solo piano recording from Armo and Antibalas lead singer Amayo.


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Live attenuated vaccines: avoid use in those who are clinically immunosuppressed
Healthcare professionals working in primary and secondary care should ensure that clinically significant immunosuppression in a patient is identified before administration of a live attenuated vaccine.
Public Health England have updated their guidance about live vaccination of infants born to a mother who received immunosuppressive biological therapy during pregnancy. See Drug Safety Update volume 11 issue 4; November 2017: 6.
Reminder for healthcare professionals:
- Live attenuated vaccines should not routinely be given to people who are clinically immunosuppressed (either due to drug treatment or underlying illness)
- It is important for healthcare professionals who are administering a particular vaccine to be familiar with the contraindications and special precautions before proceeding with immunisation
- Specialists with responsibility for an immunosuppressed patient who may be in a group eligible for a live attenuated vaccine should include in their correspondence with primary care a statement of their opinion on the patient's suitability for the vaccine
- If primary care professionals are in any doubt as to whether a person due to receive a live attenuated vaccine may be immunosuppressed at the time, immunisation should be deferred until secondary care specialist advice has been sought, including advice from an immunologist if required
- Remember that close contacts of immunosuppressed individuals should be fully immunised to minimise the risk of infection of vaccine-preventable diseases in immunosuppressed individuals
Some recommended vaccines contain live, attenuated (weakened) organisms, which work by mimicking a natural infection. Live attenuated vaccines should not be given to people who are clinically immunosuppressed (either due to drug treatment or underlying illness) because the vaccine strain could replicate too much and cause an extensive, serious infection.
A minor immunodeficiency may not necessarily contraindicate vaccination, and the Summary of Product Characteristics[footnote 1] for a particular vaccine will explain specific contraindications and warnings. The Green Book (Immunisation against infectious disease) should also be consulted.
Recent Yellow Card reports
We are aware of recent Yellow Card adverse reaction reports in which immunosuppressed patients have received a live attenuated vaccine, some of which resulted in severe infection and death.
Fatal BCG infection in neonates after in utero exposure to TNFα antagonist
We have received 4 Yellow Card reports regarding neonates who have died from disseminated BCG or tuberculosis infection after exposure to a TNFα antagonist in utero; they were probably not known to be immunosuppressed at the time of vaccination.
As a precaution, any infant who has been exposed to immunosuppressive treatment from the mother either in utero during pregnancy or via breastfeeding should have any live attenuated vaccination deferred for as long as a postnatal influence on the immune status of the infant remains possible.
In the case of in utero exposure to TNFα antagonists and other biological medicines, this period should be until the infant is age 6 months, after which time vaccination should be considered.
Shingles vaccination in elderly patients with immunosuppression
We have received Yellow Cards reporting that several elderly patients have received shingles vaccine (Zostavax) at a time when they were possibly immunosuppressed (eg, due to treatment for a transplant or due to lymphoproliferative disorders). The suspected adverse reactions reported in these Yellow Cards are possibly a consequence of a disseminated viral infection caused by the vaccine strain.
It is important for all healthcare professionals to be familiar with the contraindications and special precautions associated with the shingles vaccine before proceeding with immunisation.
Reminder regarding close contacts of immunosuppressed individuals
Public Health England advise that to minimise the risk of infection in immunosuppressed individuals for whom live vaccines are contraindicated, their close contacts should be fully immunised according to the UK schedule, as a matter of priority. Close contacts of severely immunosuppressed individuals should also be offered vaccination against varicella and influenza. This will reduce the risk of exposure of vulnerable individuals to the serious consequences of vaccine-preventable infections.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines or medicines
Please continue to report suspected adverse reactions to vaccines and other medicines to the Yellow Card Scheme.
When a medication error has occurred (eg, vaccination of a contraindicated patient), we are responsible for reviewing reports of medication errors resulting in harm and these should be reported via the Yellow Card Scheme. Reports of medication errors in the absence of harm should be reported to NHS England via the National Reporting and Learning System.
Article citation: Drug Safety Update volume 9 issue 9, April 2016: 7.
Summaries of Product Characteristics for vaccines and other medicines can be found on the electronic medicines compendium (eMC) website or on the website of the European Medicines Agency. ↩


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First off there's the background, located on John Scalzi's blog referring to a bit of drama between a woman who wrote a space opera story and a miniature's game company detailed here.
Well, the news progresses toward better with a later entry that the EFF was getting involved.
And according to this (and a quick search of the kindle store confirmed it) the title is back up!
It's very relieving to see that.
It's kind of sick, and a sign of something deeply wrong with the world that Games Workshop would feel inclined to try to bully an author out of her book over a term they do not own the trademark to (they do own it for games in the US, but her book is not a game. Even if she were selling a Warhammer40k rip off book — which she isn't — that would be a copyright issue, not a trademark issue barring her using the Warhammer40k logo and other such things). The closest thing to a violation she could be guilty of is IF, and as far as I understand it she does not, she were to sell a print copy of the book in the UK.
Trademark is not like copyright. It's not international. People just think it is. There's a reason anyone can sell champaign in the US, but only vineyards in Champaign can do so in the EU. Cheddar? Same. The whole thing over the iPhone in Brazil (or was it Columbia? Some fairly large S. American country, anyhow)? It's all because a trademark is held in the country it was granted in and nowhere else (or in the case of the EU by the trade organisation granting it).
Trademark also only applies to that which it was granted for. If the South American iPhone had been a children's toy with no electronic components there may not have been a trademark suit (or there might have but it could easily have been thrown out, or have been ruled in Apple's favour). If I trademark a pizza and call it the Lazy Susan, the makers of the Lazy Susan couldn't say anything — their trademark is on an inanimate object, mine would be on a food product.
Sadly, this doesn't stop companies. McDonald's restaurants so harassed the clan MacDonald that they actually changed their name to Clan Donald to shut them up! McDonald's couldn't do much, they held a trademark on foods and a restaurant chain, though that did cause problems for various clan members trying to start businesses who'd simply like to use their own bloody name, to the point that the clan has this. Or a famous golf course in Florida, whose name escapes me and far too many exist to narrow it down, but it's named for the city it's in/near — so too were several small mom & pop businesses. The golf course sued, and won to make them change the name!
No, the little guys don't always win in these situations, no matter how utterly wrong, or perfectly idiotic the claim. Sometimes, like with the MacDonalds, they win the legal argument, but then here comes another and another and another until they get too sick of it to argue any more.
Still, we should always fight — and from what I can see the SF community did just that and in spades. It gets things done, certainly. I hope that the reinstatement of Ms Hogarth's book means that her fight with Games Workshop is over. If it's not I hope to see the SF community continuing to help her stand up to them. Maybe by this example other such nonsense will be given pause by companies not willing to face the hellish PR battle that is making arses of themselves in these days of the internet, or by setting up the proper legal precedent that such things will fail, and so forth.
If you're curious about her books, they can be found here. She's also on Smashwords, iBookstore, and Amazon, but I've a low opinion of the former, no idea how to do a link to author for iBooks (only link to ISBN), and the latter are the same people who took the book down in the first place (oh! In case you missed that part reading the other posts and articles out there: Games Workshop only had the Kindle edition of the book's sales dropped — the print on Amazon was left be, as well as the eBook in all other distribution channels!).
Related articles
- Warhammer Company Makes "Space Marine" Trademark Claim (escapistmagazine.com)
- In the future, all space marines will be Warhammer 40K space marines (mcahogarth.org)
- Space Marines and the Battle of Tradem Ark (whatever.scalzi.com)
- [Nearly Enough Dice Podcast] GW Says No More Space Marines Apart From Their Own (nearlyenoughdice.com)
- Games Workshop is still claiming to own the trademark to "Space Marine." Time to get pissed off. (io9.com)
- Trademark Bully Thwarted: Spots the Space Marine Back Online (eff.org)
- Games Workshop trademark bullying goes thermonuclear: now they say you can't use "space marine" in science fiction (boingboing.net)


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So, apparently Grace Livingston Hill's brand of religion makes me want to go read about Amy Le Feuvre's brand of religion. And I suppose it serves me right that Dwell Deep is more Hill-like that any Le Feuvre book I've read to date. It's the story of Hilda Thorn, a young woman who moves in with her guardian's family, who have little tolerance for her religious scruples.
I think the fact that she was converted before the story begins was part of what bugged me, although I guess it saved me one of Le Feuvre's weirdly unsatisfactory conversion scenes. I also wasn't wild about the first person narration, although I eventually got used to it. Read the rest of this entry ?


text: After a gruesome season opener, The Walking Dead allows viewers a moment of hope. In Season 7 Episode 2, "The Well," we're introduced to a new community called the Kingdom. Since the onset of the zombie apocalypse we've seen a handful of communities that have managed to survive for a time, including Woodbury, Terminus, Grandy Memorial Hospital, Alexandria, and the Hilltop, but the Kingdom is far more prosperous than anything we've seen before. At first glance, the Kingdom appears to be a bountiful and secure society, but Carol's experience with new groups leaves her suspicious and she describes it as a "fairy tale."


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TOP SHOP hoop earrings // INSANE JUNGLE dress // ZARA heels // MODERN DESIGN tungsten ring
Photos by Daniel Andre
I basically wear the same rings everyday. I got them from a vendor in Boston and they are pure sterling silver which means I never have to take them off when I come in contact with water and they will not turn my fingers green (it's the little things) Sadly I didn't have enough time during my visit home to go to him again to add to my collection so I was pleasantly surprised when I received this tungsten ring from Modern Design. It perfectly fits with my collection of rings, is impeccably made and super light weight making it easy to wear all day. ( I also have another thing about rings that are heavy or "clunky" I always end up taking them off halfway through the day. I hate anything high maintence)
I'm still longing to go back to that vendor in Boston. If anyone knows of a good place to get some sterling silver jewelry in LA PLEASE let me know. Shoot me an email or leave a comment. xoxoxo


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Author John Driver sits down with comedian Jonnie W. and other friends for funny, personal, and ultimately real life conversations about faith and culture. Interesting guests also occasionally stop by or call in for interviews on the latest happenings.
About John
I am just a dude… a dude who happens to be the most grateful husband imaginable to Laura, the most grateful daddy on the planet to Sadie, and who is eternally grateful every day for a grace that keeps pursuing me, helping me recover from the Pharisee I have been.
It should be noted that I am NOT the same John Driver who is a Mennonite theologian and author… you will find us both when you search online.
That John Driver seems way smarter than me.
But regardless of not being as smart as that other John Driver, this John Driver does get to live messy life every day with other broken-being-made-whole people just like me… as it turns out, living an authentic life with real people where you don't have to hide was actually Jesus's plan the whole time of changing my life into something I spent years trying to become through being a do-gooder and a try-harder. Who knew?
Not me, but I'm learning.
Oh, and I get to write some too.
You're not going to believe this, but an actual publisher gave in to my demands and agreed to let real people like you read my very own satirical book entitled The Ultimate Survival Guide For the Avid Indoorsman (Harvest House). Yeah, the title pretty much says it all.
It's fun, whole fun, and nothing but fun… until your bathroom you depart.
I also get to write with a some incredibly talented friends as their co-author or collaborative writer. When you see a book that has an author's name followed by a "with" and some other dude's name you've never heard of… yeah, I'm that other dude you've never heard of. And I love it.
About Jonnie
Once in a generation, someone comes along with the power and eloquence to inspire us all. Jonnie W will entertain us while we wait for that person. Entering the comedy scene with nothing more than a guitar and his razor-sharp wit, he has gone on to entertain audiences nationwide. When not performing at solo events, Jonnie joins fellow funny man Tim Hawkins on his "Rockshow Comedy Tour", delivering the funny at sold out shows coast to coast.
Jonnie blends musical chops, mad vocals, and off-beat standup for a hilariously unique comedy experience. His first DVD, "Angry Sandwich" was a huge success and his follow-up, "Live From Franklin Theatre" is a must have for all comedy fans!


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1870. Sylvester Johnson and Jacob Julian laid out a town four miles east of Monument Circle on the National Road (or, at that time, the Cumberland Turnpike). They named their town after Washington Irving, hence Irvington. In the fall of 1875, the North Western Christian University moved from its home at College and Home Avenues (now College Avenue and 13th Street) to the southwest corner of Irvington between the Panhandle (Pennsylvania Railroad) and the Junction (Baltimore & Ohio) tracks. At the same time, there was a mule car line being built to the new suburb.
The Irvington Street Car line was planned along the following route: From Virginia Avenue and South Street, east on South Street (now Fletcher Avenue) to Reid Street (now State Street), north on Reid to English Avenue, east to English to Butler, north on Butler to Burgess, east on Burgess to Audubon, and north on Audubon to end just south of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The line, according to the Indianapolis News on 25 February 1875, was expected to be in operation in June 1875.
On 2 August 1875, a small paragraph was in the Indianapolis News mentioned "the construction of the Irvington street railway has not come to a standstill, owing to a lack of funds, as stated in the Journal, but on account of the wet weather. The Stratford bridge has been washed away and it is impossible to ballast the track." Two weeks later, the News reported, in a story about the new college campus, that the Irvington line was quickly nearing completion.
The line opened later in October 1875. The trip from downtown to North Western Christian University, using mule cars, was 45 minutes. It wasn't long before the Irvington street car line found itself closed to service. A freight train on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette jumped the tracks, causing a large section of the street car line to be ripped up. The IC&L crossed the street car line at English Avenue just east of Reid Street (now State Street). "In consequence no cars are running to-day on that line."
Some might be wondering why service to Irvington was routed along English Avenue. As mentioned in my last blog post (Toll Roads in Marion County), Washington Street was a toll road outside the city limits. English Avenue was called a "shun pike," a road that was improved and extended to avoid paying tolls to the toll road companies. That, and I believe that the toll road would have charged the street railways to use the road.
The line route was changed in 1881, when it was removed from Burgess to University Avenue between Butler Avenue and Audubon Avenue. That would be the last change in that line until the power lines stopped being used on 15 August 1934.
The East Washington line was mentioned in the last "Indianapolis Street Car Saturday." The franchise for the Citizen's Street Railway East Washington line extension to Irvington was issued on 20 September 1889, the day after the National Road was purchased by the county from the toll road company.


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About Us
Boucher's Automotive has been synonymous with racing at New England Dragway for over 33 years. Not only are they the longest continuous sponsor of the racing facility, but they have also produced some of the most competitive engines that we have seen run here at New England Dragway.
Tom Boucher is a longtime racer, and his interest in racing is what inspired him to open his own automotive machine shop business in Salem Mass in 1975. With the help of his former partner, Lee Goodwin, formally of Mr.G's Speed Shop and his parents, Edgar and Emily, he opened the doors of his Machine Shop in January of 1975. In July of that same year he became full owner and operator. Tom has not looked back since.
With the steady increase of business and a growing reputation Tom incorporated in 1978 to Boucher's Automotive Machine Shop, Inc. and moved to a bigger location in Salem. The business continued to grow and soon needed even more space requiring him to move to larger facilities in Rowley, Mass in 1983.
Today, Boucher's has continued to grow by completing their Stuska Dynamometer facility. The Dynamometer is state of the art, incorporating all of the latest technology for engine testing. The Dyno is used for breaking in new engines or finding every last bit of horsepower that a combination will provide. This has enabled Boucher's Automotive to be capable of completing all services in house, something that a lot of the competition can not claim. Boucher's does everything from your typical street engine rebuild to high performance race engines for the strip, oval, dirt and truck pulling. They even offer complete repairs on farm equipment, motorcycles, marine and restoration. You name it, they can do it. Boucher's also sells an assortment of race products including Phoenix Race Tires and Brad Penn Racing Oil.
Boucher's currently employs some very experienced staff including Glenn Begley, who has been with the company since 1978, and Ron Boucher, who joined the team in 1985 as the crankshaft welding and grinding specialist. Tom's wife Mary has been involved almost from the get go assisting in business matters. Vic Santos has offered his experience as the Mechanical Engineering Consultant whose superior knowledge is extremely helpful in the development of the engine dynamometer.
Other supporters of Tom Boucher are his three children. Chrissy, his eldest and only daughter, graduated from UMass Amherst and is now a licensed message therapist working in Newburyport, MA. His oldest son TJ is now working on his Masters in mechanical engineering at UConn after graduating from Roger Williams University. The youngest, Michael, is currently attending UMass Dartmouth where he is double majoring in electrical engineering and computer engineering. While on breaks all three do their share in helping out around the shop.
With the right facility, strong dedication, and complete family commitment, it is quite obvious why Boucher's does outstanding work. The quality of their work was proven when Tom was honored with the prestigious Division One Wrench of the year award from NHRA in 1994, 2004 and most recently 2008.
Some of Tom's strengths as an engine builder come from the fact that he is a racer as well. Competing in the sport that so many of his customers participate in allows him to connect with each individual racer and their particular engine combination. He is able to offer help and advice from his own racing experience. His personal racing career started at New England Dragway when he was in high school back in 1971. He ran the track's bracket program with his 1966 Chevelle, equipped with a 283 small block Chevy and a four speed. In 1972 he won what was then called the Grand American event. In 1981, the Chevelle became a NHRA legal SS/M class car. A big block soon replaced the high winding 283 to run in SS/G and SS/H.
When 1987 came around, Tom built a new Camaro to compete in the super stock GT classes. This car was very successful as Tom accumulated numerous class wins and set multiple records in both NHRA and IHRA in the late 80s and through the mid 90s. He also won the granddaddy of them all in 1992 when he won the US National in Indy after being runner-up in 1991. After almost a decade of running this car he then built a 1995 Pontiac Firehawk which, at its first race, brought him the best appearing award. Tom has continued his winning ways over recent years with victories at a couple of points races as well as the North American Nationals win in Super Stock in 2005. He continues to campaign both cars with his son TJ as the other pilot.
Boucher's has also enjoyed in the success of his many customers over the years that have won many races and have set numerous records. Boucher's has supported these racers by sponsoring New England Dragway, Lebanon Valley Dragway, as well as supporting Division 1 through the likes of the Bounty Hunter Program. Tom Boucher mentions, "Our success and growth is attributed to the many racers that put their faith in us to build them quality engines. We are thankful that they have given us the opportunity to serve them and hope they will continue to do so"


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PMG Chapter 1561: Back in a Familiar Place
There were a great many people who had gather at the bleachers, talking about something.
"Since the news of the Everlasting Celestial Emperor emerged here, the influential groups from all the nine great celestial castles must inform everybody about what they know. I've heard that some Everlasting Bronze Plates have appeared, so if anyone has some, they must share." said a strong cultivator who was standing in the bleachers.
"I agree. The nine great celestial castles must explain everything clearly. They can't benefit from all this on their own." said someone else.
"My group, Celestial Qi Castle also wants to say something. Indeed, if anybody hears about the bronze plates, please share what you know with everybody else because we don't know what they are, and we've never heard of them before." said Qi Yun Xiao.
Celestial Qi Castle had already lost control over the small world, but after they had told everybody that they lived in a fake world, most people left the small world already. Besides, with the tensions between the Celestial Wen Castle and Celestial Qi Castle, staying in the small world was a bit troublesome.
"The Celestial Wen Castle thinks the same." said Wen Ao Feng. They had hurried to come back after hearing the gossip. This time, Wen Ao Feng's social status was a bit different because he could also represent the Qing Di Mountain.
"Hmph! Just wait for the others. I saw them on Buzhou Mountain waiting for Yao Ye Island's people. They should arrive soon." said a strong cultivator in a cold way. He didn't dare contradict Qing Di Mountain. They had to wait for Celestial Qinling Palace and the Palace of the Gods' people. They were not in a rush anyways.
They didn't have to wait too long. The young men in the purple golden robe and the Taoist robe arrived in the sky. They had been waiting in the Great Celestial Palace of Thoughtfulness, knowing that strong cultivators had gathered there already.
"Disciples from Celestial Qinling Palace and the Palace of the Gods!" said someone. One of the young men had an extraordinary Qi and the other one was wearing a Taoist robe.
"Qin Zheng from the Celestial Qinling Palace." said the young man in the purple golden robe indifferently. Even though he hadn't broken through to the Huang Qi layer yet, he had an incredible Qi radiating from him.
"Xuan Chen from the Palace of the Gods." said the young man in the Taoist robe.
"Please have a seat!" said a strong cultivator of the Celestial Wen Castle very politely. Qin Zheng and Xuan Chen represented the Celestial Qinling Palace and the Palace of the Gods, so people had to respect them.
Qin Zheng and Xuan Chen sat down before someone asked, "Haven't you see the representative from Yao Ye Island yet?"
"We waited for a few days, but saw nobody, so we came. Did we miss anything?" asked Qin Zheng. Everybody wanted to hear the news from the Everlasting Celestial Emperor's palace.
"Hmph! If they didn't learn anything, then we can't do much either." said someone in a cold way. Qin Zheng and Xuan Chen's eyes twinkled. The nine great celestial castles probably had some clues.
"Wait for the representative of Yao Ye Island and then we'll see." said Qin Zheng indifferently. Nobody minded. After that, everyone started chatting about random topics. Qi Yu Chen was there, and he was a lot stronger than before. On the side of the Great Celestial Palace of Thoughtfulness, Zhou Tian Ruo was staring at Qin Zheng and Xuan Chen, who were both cultivators at the very top of the Zun Qi layer. He was wondering how strong they really were now.
On the side of the Palace of Medicinal King, there was Ye Sheng, Gu Li, and Xia Tian Fan. They had all come back. Of course, the young people from Celestial Wen Castle were the majority. Apart from Wen Ao Feng, there were two more people. If Lin Feng had been there, he would have recognized two of them: Wen Tian Ge and Wen Ao Xue. They had gone to the Celestial Wen Castle after they parted ways in the desert.
In the distance, a sword whistled, causing everybody to turn around. There was a silhouette riding that sword: "Lin Feng!"
When Qi Yu Chen heard that name, he suddenly opened his eyes, and dazzling lights flashed in his eyes. He immediately released empty space energies at Lin Feng.
Zhou Tian Ruo released golden holy Qi as well.
Qi Yun Sheng looked at Lin Feng and frowned. Emperor Shen Yu had taken Lin Feng away back then and had agreed with Emperor Ni Chen to organize some battles in the future, but Emperor Ni Chen hadn't told them what Emperor Shen Yu's social status was. But now Lin Feng had surprisingly come back.
The old man from the Palace of Medicinal King suddenly stood up and glared at Lin Feng with murder in his eyes. That cultivator of the Zun Qi layer had dared demand that he return Emperor Yu's item, he had also said he'd go to their Palace of Medicinal Kings someday and make them regret. He was extremely arrogant and surprisingly, he had dared come back.
Lin Feng put away his sword and glanced at the crowd standing in the sky. He could sense that many people were looking at him in a cold way at that moment.
"Long time no see, everybody." said Lin Feng indifferently and calmly.
The old man shook his hand and vines appeared in the sky, which quickly surrounded Lin Feng, "You dared to come back!"
"Old dude, you better be respectful!" said Lin Feng to the old man.
"Didn't Emperor Shen Yu come with you?" asked the old man, trying to understand what was going on. He was afraid of Emperor Shen Yu and Lin Feng looked quite indifferent at that moment, as if he hadn't feared him.
"Why would we have come together?" said Lin Feng. The old man still didn't understand. He didn't think about Yao Ye Island because Yao Ye Island's population was composed of beasts and Lin Feng was a human being.
"Well then, I will cripple your cultivation!" said the old man indifferently. Everybody observed calmly. They wanted to see why Lin Feng looked so indifferent in the face of such overwhelming hate.
"You old retard, try if you dare!" said Lin Feng, taking out the Yao Ye Amulet and showing it to the old man.
"Yao Ye Amulet!" the old man incredulously.
"You're the one from Yao Ye Island?" asked Qin Zheng to Lin Feng.
"Yao Ye Island, Lin Feng!" said Lin Feng indifferently.
Was Emperor Shen Yu from Yao Ye Island?
No wonder Emperor Ni Chen was so polite to Emperor Shen Yu. They were both great imperial forces.
Now that Lin Feng represented Yao Ye Island, they couldn't attack him. He had the same social status as Qing Di Mountain. Besides, Yao Ye Island's cultivators were all powerful beasts, each of whom were more aggressive and brutal than human beings. Even Qing Di Mountain didn't dare offend Yao Ye Island.
"You old retard, you're still not removing yourself!" said Lin Feng. Then the old man immediately recalled his vines.
"You old retard, next time, don't blame me for not having warned you. Be polite! Otherwise, Yao Ye Island will dispatch their strongest cultivators to deal with you." threatened Lin Feng
The old man was furious that Lin Feng kept calling him an old retard, but he couldn't do anything. Now he couldn't stop thinking about when Lin Feng had told him that he'd make the Palace of Medicinal King pay someday!
He had always felt uncomfortable when thinking about that and now it seemed more and more possible.