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Terms and Conditions
- Accepting these Terms
This document and the other documents that we reference below make up our house rules, or what we officially call our Terms of Use (the "Terms" for short).
The Terms are a legally binding contract between you and **
This contract sets out your rights and responsibilities when you use the services provided by The Vapers Guide (we'll refer to our website, mobile apps and other services as our "Services"), so please read it carefully. By using any of our Services (even just browsing our website), you're agreeing to the Terms. If you don't agree with the Terms, you may not use our Services. You with us? Great, read on!
- Your Privacy
We know your personal information is important to you, so it's important to us. Our Privacy Policy details how your information is used when you use our Services, and it's also a part of our Terms.
- Your Account with The Vapers Guide
You'll need to create an account with The Vapers Guide to use some of our Services. Here are a few rules about accounts with The Vapers Guide:
- You must be 18 or older to use our Services. Otherwise, you may only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
- Be honest with us. Provide accurate information about yourself. It's not OK to use false information or impersonate another person or company through your account.
- Choose a nice username. A username that is offensive, vulgar, or infringes someone's intellectual property rights violates the Terms.
- You are responsible for your account. You're solely responsible for any activity on your account. If you're sharing an account with other people, then the person whose billing information is on the account will ultimately be responsible for all activity. If you're registering as a business entity, you personally guarantee that you have the authority to agree to the Terms on behalf of the business. Also, your accounts are not transferable.
- Protect your password. As we mentioned above, you're solely responsible for any activity on your account, so it's important to keep your account password secure.
- Let's be clear about our relationship. These Terms don't create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment or franchisee relationship between you and The Vapers Guide.
- Your Content
Content that you post using our Services is your content (so let's refer to it as "Your Content"). We don't make any claim to it. That includes anything you post using our Services (like usernames, shop names, profile pictures, listing photos, listing descriptions, reviews, comments, videos, etc.).
- Responsibility for Your Content. You understand that you are solely responsible for Your Content. You represent that you have all necessary rights to Your Content and that you're not infringing or violating any third party's rights by posting it.
- Permission to Use Your Content. By posting Your Content through our Services, you grant The Vapers Guide a license to use it. We don't claim any ownership to Your Content, but we have your permission to use it to help The Vapers Guide function and grow. That way, we won't infringe any rights you have in Your Content and we can help promote your stuff.
- Rights You Grant The Vapers Guide. By posting Your Content, you grant The Vapers Guide a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use, display, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, store, and prepare derivative works of Your Content to provide the Services and to promote The Vapers Guide, your The Vapers Guide shop, or the Services in general, in any formats and through any channels, including across any The Vapers Guide Services or third-party website or advertising medium.
That sounds like a lot, but it's necessary for us to keep The Vapers Guide going. Consider these examples: if you upload a photo of a listing on your The Vapers Guide shop, first, we have permission to display it to buyers, and second, we can resize it so it looks good to a buyer using our mobile app.
- Reporting Unauthorised Content. The Vapers Guide has great respect for intellectual property rights, and is committed to following appropriate legal procedures to remove infringing content from the Services. If content that you own or have rights to has been posted to the Services without your permission and you want it removed, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com If Your Content infringes another person's intellectual property, we will remove it if we receive proper notice. We'll notify you if that happens.
- Inappropriate, False or Misleading Content. This should be common sense, but there are certain types of content we don't want posted on The Vapers Guide's Services (for legal reasons or otherwise). You agree that you will not post any content that is abusive, threatening, defamatory, obscene, vulgar or otherwise offensive or in violation of any part of our Terms. You also agree not to post any content that is false and misleading or uses the Services in a manner that is fraudulent or deceptive.
License to Use Our Services. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable license to use our Services—subject to the Terms and the following restrictions in particular:
- Don't Use Our Services to Break the Law. You agree that you will not violate any laws in connection with your use of the Services. This includes any local, state, federal and international laws that may apply to you. For example, it's your responsibility to obtain any permits or licenses that your shop requires; you may not sell anything that violates any laws; and don't commit fraud, theft or any other crimes against The Vapers Guide, another The Vapers Guide user or a third party.
- Pay Your Bills. You are responsible for paying all fees that you owe to The Vapers Guide. You are also solely responsible for collecting and/or paying any applicable taxes for any purchases or sales you make through our Services. For digital items sold to buyers in the EU, however, The Vapers Guide will help collect and remit the correct amount of VAT. .
- Don't Steal Our Stuff. You agree not to "crawl," "scrape," or "spider" any page of the Services or to reverse engineer or attempt to obtain the source code of the Services.
- Don't Try to Harm Our Systems. You agree not to interfere with or try to disrupt our Services, for example by distributing a virus or other harmful computer code.
- Follow Our Trademark Policy. The name "The Vapers Guide" and the other The Vapers Guide marks, phrases, logos and designs that we use in connection with our Services, are trademarks, service marks or trade dress of The Vapers Guide in the UK and other countries.
- Share Your Ideas. We love your suggestions and ideas! They can help us improve your experience and our Services. Any unsolicited ideas or other materials you submit to The Vapers Guide (not including Your Content or items you sell through our Services) are considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use and publish those ideas and materials for any purpose, without compensation to you.
- Talk to Us Online. The Vapers Guide will provide you with certain legal information in writing. By using our Services, you're agreeing to our Electronic Communications Policy, which describes how we provide that information to you. It says that we can send you information electronically (by email, etc.) instead of mailing you paper copies (it's better for the environment), and that your electronic agreement is the same as your signature on paper.
- Termination
Termination By You. We hate to see you go, but you may terminate your account with The Vapers Guide at any time from your account settings. Terminating your account will not affect the availability of some of Your Content that you posted through the Services prior to termination. Oh, and you'll still have to pay any outstanding bills.
Termination By The Vapers Guide. We may terminate or suspend your account (and any related accounts) and your access to the Services at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice. If we do so, it's important to understand that you don't have a contractual or legal right to continue to use our Services, for example, to sell or buy on our website or mobile apps. The Vapers Guide may refuse service to anyone, at any time, for any reason.
If you or The Vapers Guide terminate your account, you may lose any information associated with your account, including Your Content.
We May Discontinue the Services. The Vapers Guide reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue any of the Services at any time, for any reason. We will not be liable to you for the effect that any changes to the Services may have on you, including your income or your ability to generate revenue through the Services.
Survival. The Terms will remain in effect even after your access to the Service is terminated, or your use of the Service ends.
- Warranties and Limitation of Liability (or the Things You Can't Sue Us For)
Items You Purchase. You understand that The Vapers Guide does not manufacture, store or inspect any of the items sold through our Services. We provide the venue; the items in our marketplace are produced and sold directly by independent sellers, so The Vapers Guide can't and does not make any warranties about their quality, safety or even their legality. Any legal claim related to an item you purchase must be brought directly against the seller of the item. You release The Vapers Guide from any claims related to items sold through our Services, including for defective items, misrepresentations by sellers or items that caused physical injury (like product liability claims).
Content You Access. You may come across materials that you find offensive or inappropriate while using our Services. We make no representations concerning any content posted by users through the Services. The Vapers Guide is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of content posted by users that you accessed through the Services. You release us from all liability relating to that content.
People You Interact With. You can use the Services to interact with other individuals, either online or in person. However, you understand that we do not screen users of our Services, and you release us from all liability relating to your interactions with other users. Please be careful and exercise caution and good judgment in all interactions with others, especially if you are meeting someone in person.
Third-Party Services. Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that we don't own or control (for example, links to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest). You may also need to use a third party's product or service in order to use some of our Services (like a compatible mobile device to use our mobile apps). When you access these third-party services, you do so at your own risk. The third parties may require you to accept their own terms of use. The Vapers Guide is not a party to those agreements; they are solely between you and the third party.
Warranties. The Vapers Guide is dedicated to making our Services the best they can be, but we're not perfect and sometimes things can go wrong. You understand that our Services are provided "as is" and without any kind of warranty (express or implied). We are expressly disclaiming any warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, as well as any warranties implied by a course of performance, course of dealing or usage of trade.
We do not guarantee that: (i) the Services will be secure or available at any particular time or location; (ii) any defects or errors will be corrected; (iii) the Services will be free of viruses or other harmful materials; or (iv) the results of using the Services will meet your expectations. You use the Services solely at your own risk. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Liability Limits. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither The Vapers Guide, nor our employees or directors shall be liable to you for any lost profits or revenues, or for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms. In no event shall The Vapers Guide's aggregate liability for any damages exceed the greater of one hundred (£100) Great British Pouds or the amount you paid The Vapers Guide in the past twelve months. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
- Indemnification (or What Happens If You Get Us Sued)
We hope this never happens, but if The Vapers Guide gets sued because of something that you did, you agree to defend and indemnify us. That means you'll defend The Vapers Guide (including any of our employees) and hold us harmless from any legal claim or demand (including reasonable attorney's fees) that arises from your actions, your use (or misuse) of our Services, your breach of the Terms or your account's infringement of someone else's rights.
We reserve the right to handle our legal defense however we see fit, even if you are indemnifying us, in which case you agree to cooperate with us so we can execute our strategy.
- Disputes with Other Users
If you find yourself in a dispute with another user of The Vapers Guide's Services or a third party, we encourage you to contact the other party and try to resolve the dispute amicably.
Case System. Buyers and sellers who are unable to resolve a dispute related to a transaction on our website or mobile apps may participate in our Case System. The Vapers Guide will attempt to help you resolve disputes in good faith and based solely on our interpretation of our policies, in our sole discretion; we will not make judgments regarding legal issues or claims. The Vapers Guide has no obligation to resolve any disputes.
Release of The Vapers Guide. You release The Vapers Guide from any claims, demands and damages arising out of disputes with other users or parties.
- Disputes with The Vapers Guide
If you're upset with us, let us know, and hopefully we can resolve your issue. But if we can't, then these rules will govern any legal dispute involving our Services:
- Governing Law. The Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, and the laws of the United States of America. These laws will apply no matter where in the world you live.
- Arbitration. You and The Vapers Guide agree that any dispute or claim arising from or relating to the Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration, using the English language, administered by the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect (those rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this section). Our arbitration will be handled by a sole arbitrator in accordance with those rules. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court that has jurisdiction. Any arbitration under the Terms will take place on an individual basis: class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted. You understand that by agreeing to the Terms, you and The Vapers Guide are each waiving the right to trial by jury or to participate in a class action.Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall have the right to bring an action in a court of proper jurisdiction for injunctive or other equitable or conservatory relief, pending a final decision by the arbitrator.
- Forum. We're based in Warwickshire, so any legal action against The Vapers Guide related to our Services must be filed and take place in Warwickshire.
If you are a government agent or entity in the United Kingdom using the Services in your official capacity, and you are legally unable to agree to the clauses in this section, then those clauses do not apply to you. In that case, the Terms and any action related to the Terms will be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law.
- Changes to the Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we believe that the changes are material, we'll definitely let you know by doing one (or more) of the following: (1) posting the changes through the Services or (2) sending you an email or message about the changes. That way you can decide whether you want to continue using the Services. Changes will be effective upon the posting of the changes. You are responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any changes. Your use of the Services following the changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
- Some Finer Legal Points
The Terms, including all of the policies that make up the Terms, supersede any other agreement between you and The Vapers Guide regarding the Services. If any part of the Terms is found to be unenforceable, that part will be limited to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any part of the Terms is not a waiver of our right to later enforce that or any other part of the Terms. We may assign any of our rights and obligations under the Terms.
- Contact Information
If you have any questions about the Terms, please email us at: email@example.com.


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Some of your Questions:
Chicken & Turkey
- Do your chickens go outside?
- Do you debeak your chickens and turkeys? What's the process?
- Why feed chickens and turkeys vegetarian diets if they are omnivores?
- Why are your chicken and turkey air chilled?
- What is your breed of chicken?
Q. Do your chickens go outside?
Our chickens don't have access to the outdoors. They're raised in large barns with lots of space to roam and unrestricted access to feed and water. Careful consideration is given to lighting and air quality to simulate a natural environment and ensure animal comfort. The challenges associated with raising chickens outdoors include increased vulnerability to predators and susceptibility to bacterial or viral contamination.
Q. Do you debeak your chickens and turkeys? What's the process?
Chickens are not debeaked and do not receive physical alterations of any type. Our farmer has found that the combination of solid genetics, sound nutrition, a stimulating environment and light management can reduce their aggressive nature and eliminate the need for alterations.
Turkeys are a far more aggressive bird and feather pecking is a common problem. Our turkey producer uses beak blunting to minimize the impact to the flock. Birds have the tip of their beaks passed under a laser which deadens the skin so the tip falls off. This is performed on birds when they are only 2 days old and it only affects the very tip of their beak. Beak cutting is strictly prohibited. It's important to note that both the Organic and Certified Humane standards allow beak trimming.
Q. Why feed chickens and turkeys vegetarian diets if they are omnivores?
It is true that in an open environment, chickens and turkeys will naturally eat grubs, bugs and other insects. However, in conventional agricultural systems, they are fed feather meal, bone meal and fish meal. These products are all by-products of other processing systems (feather meal is produced by pelletizing the chicken and turkey feathers removed from birds at the slaughter house) and represent cheap sources of protein or omega-3. At Rowe Farms, we do not support the practice of feeding animals the by-products of other animals. We use vegetable grains such as flaxseed for our omega-3 source.
Q. Why are your chicken and turkey air chilled?
In conventional chicken processing operations, birds are submerged in vats of ice water to chill after slaughter. Although the water chilling system is faster, water gets absorbed into the meat and dilutes its natural flavour. This adds unwanted weight and means that the customer is paying for dirty water used to cool hundreds of birds. We are firm believers in the air-chilled system for the enhanced tenderness and flavour it produces.
Q. What is your breed of chicken?
The Ross Ross breed. We have found this breed to provide a consistently great tasting product. The Ross Ross breed has strong bone structure and solid genetics which reliably provide healthy birds.
If you have any questions not answered here please email email@example.com for more information.

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Hotels & Motels Industry Examined by MarketLine in In-demand Report Available at MarketPublishers.com
09 Jul 2014 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – From 2009 to 2013, the world hotels and motels industry posted healthy growth at a 5.9% CAGR. In 2013, the global hotels and motels industry generated total revenues worth around USD 551.1 billion. During 2009-2013, the number of hotels across the globe increased at a nearly 0.7% CAGR, and in 2013 it reached 419,000.
In the next five years, the performance of the worldwide hotels and motels industry is anticipated to accelerate and exhibit growth at a 7.2% growth. The growth in the overall market is spurred by the continuously improving economic performance, growing world travel demand, increasing number of tourists across the world and also improving lodging performance indicators. By 2018-end, the value of the world hotels and motels industry is poised to surpass the USD 778.9 billion mark.
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This article is from the archive of our partner .
Today in books and publishing: 1Q84 author wants everyone to simmer down; a reading list for inmates; John Travolta didn't libel author; Apple owes Chinese encyclopedia.
Haruki Murakami wants Japanese and Chinese nationalists to calm down. The Japanese novelist is best known for his dreamlike plots and everyman protagonists, but Haruki Murakami has a definite political streak too. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle contained a long section on Japanese atrocities in World War II, and Underground criticized the the media's portrayal of a 1995 terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway. Now, Murakami has decided to speak up about the escalating dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. In an op-ed for the Asahi Shimbun, he compares the nationalism on both sides to intoxication, writing:
When a territorial issue ceases to be a practical matter and enters the realm of 'national emotions', it creates a dangerous situation with no exit. It is like cheap liquor. Cheap liquor gets you drunk after only a few shots and makes you hysterical. It makes you speak loudly and act rudely... But after your drunken rampage you are left with nothing but an awful headache the next morning. We must be careful about politicians and polemicists who lavish us with this cheap liquor and fan this kind of rampage.
Teaching literature in prison. Getting to determine what students have to read must be quite the power trip. Quinnipiac University Prof. Joseph H. Cooper teaches college-level literature in Connecticut and New York state prisons, and admits that when he selected books for his class, "vanity and literary pretensions were my starting points and prompted me to assemble (initially) a list of pretty highfalutin' works." Works that were considered but didn't make the cut include Truman Capote's In Cold Blood , Vladimir Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading, Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, and Albert Camus' The Stranger. Cooper ultimately had his inmate students read Stephen King's The Green Mile, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's account of Soviet gulag life, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, a book they strongly identified with. "They claimed to know from hoarding food and sick-outs, from checking emotions and summoning restraint; from endurance and mental toughness," writes Cooper. [The Christian Science Monitor]
John Travolta not guilty of libeling an author. John Travolta hasn't been having a great year, what with all those masseuses alleging he assaulted them and the ensuing mainstream speculation about his sexuality. But he has one less thing to worry about now that a judge has cleared him of libel charges pressed by author Robert Randolph. In You'll Never Spa In This Town Again, Randolph alleges that Travolta approached men, including himself, for sex in spas throughout L.A. in the 1990s. Randolph took Travolta to court over a publicly leaked letter the actor's attorney wrote claiming that Randolph was brain damaged and spent time in a mental institution. The Los Angeles Superior Court judge found Travolta and his lawyer innocent of libel because the letter was written as part of a legitimate dispute over the book. Travolta's lawyer in the case, Todd Eagan, said the trial concluded with "a fair and just result." [New York Daily News]
Apple must pony up for Chinese encyclopedia piracy. The Encyclopedia of China Publishing House has won its lawsuit against Apple. Apps hosted by the App Store contained pirated digital copies of the Chinese encyclopedia. Apple claimed it wasn't responsible, and that the real culprits were those who developed the third party apps. But a Chinese court found that Apple was guilty of approving and distributing them. We don't think Apple will be too fazed by the decision, though. They only have to pay $82,600 in damages, roughly equivalent to what CEO Tim Cook spends on plain black button-ups in a year. [AppleInsider]
Prologue Books plans to harness the backlist. We've written a lot about the untapped goldmine of backlist titles, and now a new publisher plans to harness it. F+W Media's Prologue Books plans to re-release 400 old crime, science fiction, fantasy and western books by the end of the year. It will be interesting to see if they turn a large profit. [Antique Trader]
Chabon. Michael Chabon. In his interview with The New York Times Book Review, the Telegraph Avenue author says he's digging Ian Fleming's James Bond novels lately. Moonraker is currently on his night stand and Diamonds Are Forever sits near the top of his to-read pile. [The New York Times]
Some authors still don't see literary culture's gender disparities. The debate about female underrepresentation in mainstream literary reviews has cropped up again, this time over some pretty ignorant things Jeffrey Eugenides said in his recent Salon interview. Everyone who's been following this conversation will know the issues by now. Hopefully we all understand that, regardless of outliers like Jodi Picoult, major book reviews continue to spill more ink over male authors and that this disparity matters. NPR's Linda Holmes sums it up nicely, writing, "You don't have to believe anyone is out to get women writers in order to think it's important to ask the question of what the factors are that bring us to that point and to suggest that it's not a great place to be." [NPR]
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"Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade mankind…. For Christ's love compels us…. So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view…." (2 Corinthians 5:11,14,16).
I've been working considerably lately with the first five and a half chapters of 2 Corinthians. Beginning Sunday September 4th at West Erwin we are going to be diving head-first into the Apostle Paul's philosophy of ministry. What we will see is that ministry is a way of life. Ministry is what our Father calls us to through the Gospel. And if we understand our calling correctly, ministry is not optional.
In order for ministry to be influential…. In order for ministry to be effective…. In order for ministry to be significant… it must be an extension of who we are. It has to be authentic. It has to be genuine. It has to be valid… if it is to have the impact God intends (and demands) the Gospel to have. Because people can spot a fake a mile away!
And so "since, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade mankind."
And it is "Christ's love that compels us" (His divine love for us evidenced upon the cross and through the resurrection).
And because of God's relentless pursuit of us through the Good News of Jesus, and because we recognize our fallen state without Him, "from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view."
We see ourselves often in pursuit of God. And certainly we are. Certainly we do. But I believe if we are objective and if we are honest with ourselves, what we soon discover is that it is not we who pursue God, but He who pursues us. He pursues us relentlessly. The lengths He has gone through in the overarching story of God intersecting humanity throughout the ages, the culmination of the redemptive work of God in Christ through the cross and resurrection of Jesus, the way in which He magnificently works in our hearts and lives today, all reveal one thing to us: It is God who pursues. It is He who pursues us. And it is this profound reality that must compel us to pursue Him and His will and His purposes with all that we are.
Glory to God!


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As we conclude the week, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by all the tasks and goals I haven't managed to accomplish. On Monday mornings, I'm usually psyched with energy to get things done, but by Friday I'm drained… Thankfully, there 4 little nuggets of wisdom I have carried with me over the years that keep me motivated and I feel you could use too;
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i) Being yourself and taking pride in being your authentic self. You are most beautiful when you have your own style, stand by your values and are in touch with your feelings. This with time helps you attract the right people that love you for you!
ii) Staying positive. Exude positivity and joy, so much which people will spot you from a distance and say "oh boy, here she comes with all that positivity and energy"
iii) Appreciating your inner beauty; being genuinely kind, self-confident, humble, optimistic and caring person who's passionate about making a difference! We each have that inner beauty and need to unleash and share it.
iv) Find beauty in others. A genuinely beautiful person has no time for negativity or jealousy…
How are you letting your inner beauty shine? 🙂 What are the little things that made you happy this week?
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A recurring theme this year seems to be top level creatives from Sweden and big US agencies.
We've got Linus Karlsson moving in as chairman and CCO of McCann Erickson in both New York and London and now Lars Bastholm from Sweden, is quitting as CCO of Ogilvy & Mather New York after just two years.
Ogilvy is the US agency for Cannes' newly-annointed advertiser of the year Ikea (also from Sweden of course) and it's reasonable to assume that the presence of Bastholm, a digital wizard who moved from AKQA, had something to do with its presence on Madison Avenue.
Bastholm says he wants to go back to doing "entrepreneurial things" and Ogilvy boss John Seifert says: "Lars, Steve (Simpson, joint CCO) and I recently sat down and discussed the progress of Ogilvy's strong business recovery, the development of our creative community, the agency's creative product, and our respective leadership roles. We agreed that Lars had made significant contributions to accelerating our digital transformation, recruiting sparkling talent, and helping win IKEA, a showcase accomplishment that revitalized our approach to new business and fueled our growth in 2010."
This is known in the trade as a non sequitur, they sat down and agreed how well they'd done and so Bastholm is leaving.
When Ikea appointed Ogilvy it seemed out of character (were it not for Bastholm) because the giant retailer usually prefers to work with smaller, creative independents like Mother in the UK.
Ogilvy in the US, owned by WPP of course, is a funny old agency. It should be one of the stalwarts of Madison Avenue, sailing serenely on with the support of its big global clients.
But every now and then it's hit by ructions, most recently a case of alleged over-billing on digital business for one of its biggest clients, IBM.
Maybe this was one of the things that led to mutual disenchantment between Bastholm and the rest of the management.


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Aerobic rice - guarding against cereal killers
In 2006, China suffered one of its worst droughts in half-a-century. Crops in the rice-growing provinces of Anhui, Hunan and Hubei were wiped out and water levels in lakes, rivers and reservoirs dropped to historic lows.
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent in China. As the world's most populous country, it urgently needs to find ways of living with water scarcity if it is to continue to feed its 1.3 billion people. Aerobic rice, bred to require significantly less water than ordinary lowland rice, promises to be a step in the right direction.
China loves rice
Two-thirds of Chinese people depend on rice as a staple food and as the world's top producer and consumer, the country plants nearly 30 million ha per year to this cereal grain, yielding over 180 million tonnes. But lowland or 'flood-irrigated' rice, is a notoriously thirsty crop, requiring around 2000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of grain - twice as much as wheat or maize. Rice production consumes 50 per cent of all China's freshwater resources at a time when water scarcity is becoming increasingly common. In short, the days of lowland rice may be numbered.
Developed by scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with scientists in national research programs, aerobic rice combines the positive traits of hardy upland rice with those of high-yielding lowland rice. With its longer roots aiding water absorption and improving air circulation, aerobic rice needs 50-70 per cent less water than lowland rice. It also produces acceptable yields under flood conditions, if and when the floods hit.
Aerobic rice is also much less labour intensive - unlike transplanted lowland rice, aerobic varieties do not need to be raised as seedlings before being planted in the field; seeds can be broadcast or row-seeded. This is an important factor given that rapid urbanisation has drawn seasonal labour away from rural areas to the cities, reducing the supply of agricultural workers and forcing up wages. Importantly, aerobic rice also passes the taste test - farmers and their families enjoy eating it.
Fit for the job?
But development of aerobic rice is still in its early stages and the crop has received mixed responses from Chinese farmers who have trialled it. When there is no flooding or drought, yields are significantly lower than ordinary lowland rice - sometimes by up to 30 per cent. Also, in field experiments, yields of aerobic rice continue to fall sharply year-on-year to around 50 per cent by the seventh season. New diseases build up in the soil and attacks from insects, fungi and bacteria are common. Similarly, weeds such as nutsedge and barn yard grass thrive around aerobic rice and the soil gradually becomes exhausted.
Despite these drawbacks, aerobic rice safe bet for an acceptable yield when droughts or floods hit and all other crops can fail. Providing a way for farmers to hedge their bets against a bad harvest does not simply protect them against the vagaries of the weather, but also the increasing competition for water between farmers and industry as the affects on groundwater levels of urbanisation and rapid economic development take hold.
Grains of hope
The simple fact is that China needs to produce 20 per cent more rice by 2020 in order to feed its population at a time when water is becoming increasingly scarce. Average lowland rice yields are falling due to unfavourable weather - down from 7.5 tonnes per ha to 6.6 tonnes, while aerobic rice yields 5-6 tonnes with current germplasm. Some scientists expect yields to converge somewhere in the middle, meaning more and more farmers could adopt the new technology.
IRRI's Dr Shaobing Peng has been involved in field trials of aerobic rice since 2001. He is a firm believer in the future of aerobic rice varieties, given the right institutional support. "Farmers are desperate for cultivars that give a good and stable yield", he says, "and breeding is a numbers game - you need more people to come up with new varieties."
"Therefore we need more resources and institutions to research aerobic rice. Once we have good cultivars, then aerobic rice should be a very attractive option."
Date published: March 2008
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With the clear coat on the body curing, I used this down time to work on the chassis. As previously mentioned, I had already put a color coat on the body when I first began the kit and that session included painting the chassis. The detail painting had also been carried out so it was just a matter of adding the disc brakes and exhaust.
A couple of things I wanted to get right with the 350Z was the anodized gold look on the brake calipers and the finish on the mags. Tamiya's metal finish on the wheels are impeccable but felt they were too bright. I went into my stash of Model Master paints and used Stainless Steel from their range of buffable metalizers. The tone of the Stainless Steel matched up really well with the body color when compared to reference photos. For the brake calipers, I used the same method as I did on the stanchions on the front shocks of Tamiya's Ducati 916: first a base coat of aluminium was applied and over this, a heavily thinned coat of Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange was airbrushed on until I was satisfied with the tone. I've ordered some Hobby Design Race Brake Calipers that will be used on this build to add that little bit extra. I did a quick check of the stance and as usual with Tamiya, the ride height was perfect. I did increase the rear track using homemade spacers made from styrene card as I wanted to push the wheels out to the edge of the vehicle.
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Luke and his son Max Geissbuhler from Brooklyn, NY, sent a camera attached to a weather balloon up into the stratosphere! They call themselves the Brooklyn Space Program. [via FREEwilliamsburg]
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Ticket? Check. Baggage? Check. Girdle? Check. The plane is now ready for lift-off.
On ABC's new period drama Pan Am, the elite ranks of Pan Am stewardesses need to pass daily weigh-ins and girdle checks before they are allowed to fly. On the flip side: They are worldly, empowered women who producers would like us to view as a new breed of feminists.
Mike Vogel to star in ABC's Pan Am
"It was part of the irony of the profession," creator Jack Orman told reporters at ABC's fall previews Sunday. "It was a coveted position at the time for young women. They needed to be college-educated and speak several languages. They were really pioneers. The fact that they had to be subjected to girdle checks and weigh-ins adds a certain realism, but also a dramatic push."
"In reality, the job allowed the women to have a freedom they weren't given in a regular role in life at that time," added Christina Ricci, who plays stewardess Maggie. "These stewardesses were looked at as these glamorous symbols. It's something that we have so much pride in welcoming these passengers on the plane and they have so much pride in traveling."
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To further add to the realism of the era, the show replaced the previously cast Jonah Lotan, 37, with 32-year-old Mike Vogel to play the young and charismatic pilot Dean. "We're going for this idea of Camelot at the time," explained Orman. "Most of the pilots at the time were 45 years old and... Dean jumped the line; he got promoted early. He's one of the new hires that are going to take the airline into the next decade."
The very white show will eventually address the issue of race, once the show's timeline catches up to the point when ethnic diversity on planes was historically accurate. "What we want to do is make it an event as opposed to it's just there," said director and executive producer Thomas Schlamme. "This is still a little early, but in '64 -'65, the first African-American stewardesses were hired, and so we're going to bring that down and it will be part of the story line later."
Despite the show's efforts to maintain realism, the tone will remain lighthearted and fun. "Our show is sweeping and epic and wish-fulfilling," said Orman. Vogel added, "It's escapism at its best."
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At one point in the show, the band ran out into the seats to a tiny platform that had been set up in the middle of the seats beforehand (I didn't notice) and did a couple of songs from there, in the crowd. And for the last song, they all came out in Orlando Magic jerseys that had the band members names on them. A nice touch, even if I don't care about the Magic. Coldplay seemed to be genuinely excited to be there playing, which is more than I get from a lot of bands.
I had seats on the floor, toward the back, but they were still good. This is probably the most I've paid for a concert (tickets were $97.50 each plus all the extra Ticketmaster charges), but I felt like Coldplay was doing everything they could to make it worth everyone's money. If you have the chance to see them sometime, definitely do it.


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Joshua Jackson says his character Peter Bishop is a reluctant hero, who's a very smart stupid man. And he has lots of daddy issues due to his mad scientist father. And the show is about looking more closely at the things you think you already know, and then you'll see something new. [E! Online]
And here's a longer promo, with more footage of Olivia interacting with the aforementioned mad scientist:
Creator J.J. Abrams says Olivia, Peter and daddy Bishop face off against "this very shadowy network of [what are] essentially researchers, who are playing with science and pushing it in ways that are increasingly terrifying. And these three are basically the good guys who try to police them." And he admits X-Files is an "inspiration" for the show, along with some other shows. [FringeTV]
Oh, and mad scientist Walter Bishop is the character who admits he's wet his own pants at one point during the pilot. (We'd reported the pants-wetting previously, but not who the wetter was.) [Televisionary]
Olivia is a pariah in the FBI because of her past as a special investigator for the Marines. So Broyles, her boss, saddles her with the weakest lead in investigating the whole melted-people airplane thing. But that lead turns out to be the one that pays off. [The Futon Critic]


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When we are annoyed by our adult acne problems after we passed them during our teenage days, we keep on thinking about what we are doing differently to cause the breakout – then connect them with what we hear about it from other people. So, we can never be sure if they are just myths or scientifically well founded! Read this:
10 Myths and Facts About Adult Acne
By: Gina Shaw
If you lived with acne as a teenager, you probably heard all sorts of advice about why you developed acne and what you should do about it. "You eat too many potato chips!" "You don't wash your face enough!" "Cut down on the chocolate!"
The fact is that most of what you thought you knew about acne as a teen — and much of what you may think you know about adult acne — is probably a myth. Here are some common acne myths.
If you read on each of the given myths, you will know that some of them are really just hear says – but there are some truths in others. The good thing is, we now know that the presence of pimple or acne is manageable – just in case we can't prevent it. So, no point having a bad day just for those imperfections on your face. Just apply the best remedy then hide it with makeup for example! However, make sure to use the right products that will not worsen your facial dilemma.


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Investors with enough time to do the research are better off picking out high-quality stocks than buying index or mutual funds, Cramer said.
Sure, index funds are fine if you want an average return, but there's something inherently wrong with them. At any given time, they're weighed down by bad stocks – stocks that anyone with a brain could spot. If you ask Cramer, buying an index fund is like saying you're brain couldn't do any better.
Mutual funds have their own problems. The money they make doesn't come from performance incentives so much as fees. So they only need to do well enough to attract more of those fees, Cramer said. Since their job is to attract new investors and make the fund bigger so it can collect more fees, a good mutual fund will ultimately get very big. Then it ends up looking like an index fund, which will most likely reflect the performance of the market on the whole.
And that's not to say Cramer doesn't recommend mutual funds. If you only have a couple of hours a week for homework, then find a good diversified fund with a long record of performance. You only need one, Cramer said. Mutual funds are diverse by definition, so there's no reason to own two or three or five.
Exchange-traded funds are usually highly specialized and sector-weighted. There's an oil-services ETF, a biotech ETF, etc. But it takes just as much homework to strategize sectors as it does individual stocks, and an ETF is just like any fund – it's going to have bad stocks you don't want to own. Why not just pick out the individual good stocks in a sector?
If you're an individual investor, then you're small and limber. You also only own the best picks you could find; the ones you think will bring in the biggest returns. This should put you ahead of mutual funds because they're only looking for decent returns. So Cramer recommends you find at least five, but no more than 10, well-researched stocks for your portfolio. The five will keep you diversified. Ten or less will keep things manageable.
And don't get fancy with shorts or options. These are professional-level strategies for traders with lots of time of their hands – like the 80+ hours a week Cramer worked at his hedge fund. Risk might bring more reward, but it brings even more work. If you're only devoting 10 hours a week to your stocks, then you're not spending enough time watching your money to handle the extra risk, Cramer said.
Bottom Line: If you don't have the time or that much money to invest, mutual funds are for you. But if you have the time, and you have a brain, then you should be able to outperform the indexes, the mutual funds that look so much like them, and any group of sector weighted ETFs, because all these things are loaded down with bad stocks, and you don't have to be.
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Regular shoppers are looking forward to bringing the J.C. Penney sales back. Almost exactly a year ago, the retail giant tried a bold business strategy where the discounts, coupons, and sales were replaced by "everyday lower prices." This strategy did not work as intended, and now they're bringing the J.C. Penney sales back.
The company intends to move away from the marketing phrase "month-long value" because J.C. Penney discovered their customers did not really understood that as being, in actuality, a sale. Customers were used to seeing around 600 sales per year spread among their various departments, and the new way of doing business was just too confusing. Without this clear distinction, many customers chose to abandon J.C. Penney.
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson, who took over the helm of the company in late 2011 and is the man behind many of the sweeping updates to the department store chain, told the Associated Press the reasons for bringing the J.C. Penney sales back:
"Our sales have gone backward a little more than we expected, but that doesn't change the vision or the strategy. We made changes and we learned an incredible amount. That is what's informing our tactics as we go forward."
J.C. Penney is expected to report its fourth consecutive quarter of big sales drops and profit losses in the coming month. After losing more than half of its value, Penney stock is trading at around $18 and the company's credit ratings are in junk status.
USA Today reports that J.C. Penney's first sale of 2013 will be for Valentine's Day. In addition, the retailer plans on marking its merchandise with the real prices of competitors in order to let customers know the value they are receiving.
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We start with a quote by Donald Trump, courtesy of CNN, May 16, 2016: "This is the United States government. First of all, you never have to default because you print the money, I hate to tell you, OK?"
We juxtapose that quote with Francesco Bianchi and Leonardo Melosi's excellent research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (working Paper 2017-19). We recommend readers thoughtfully review this paper, which is entitled "The Dire Effects of the Lack of Monetary and Fiscal Coordination." You can access it here: https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/working-papers/2017/wp2017-19.
Now for a topical anecdote. The following story struck me, since I had just seen the movie Tulip Fever and written a review of it (available here: https://www.cumber.com/tulip-fever/). It seems a young Dutch family has decided to sell virtually everything they own and to plow the proceeds into Bitcoin. They have moved out of their house. They are making a brave but 100% speculative bet on this cryptocurrency. Here's their story: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/this-family-bet-it-all-on-bitcoin.html.
Why? The behavior seems bizarre to me.
There are many dimensions in the debate about the relative merits and demerits of cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, and gold, so today's commentary may seem a disjointed missive. And it is. No consistent path has yet been determined for the rapidly growing crypto asset class. (I use the term asset class very loosely, since crypto is really still a very new and speculative phenomenon that has not yet gained the respect accorded a traditional asset). Gold, money, and financial instruments such as bonds or stocks denominated in money are generally accepted assets, but crypto is still the subject of intense head scratching.
Let's get to some bullets.
Of the three asset classes we are considering, the easiest to comment on is fiat currency. There are over 100 in the world. They are available in paper form and can also be transferred electronically in most cases. They are the products of governments. Their transfer usually occurs through some form of government-monitored or -supervised system. They range from the largest, the US dollar – still the world's reserve currency – to the local paper money of minor countries. The degree of governance varies widely. Venezuela, which has domestic hyperinflation, forces its citizens to use its debased currency and persecutes them when they resort to transactions in the dollar and other harder currencies via an underground system. This is a desperate situation that has been repeated many times in many countries over the past century.
At the other end of the spectrum, we find fiat money being managed by means of hard-money central bank policies that focus on the "classic store of value" function of money. Switzerland's policy, for example, has been decades in the making: The Swiss have had one of the hardest currencies in the world, although it has ultimately succumbed to pressures from the huge and ongoing monetary experiment of its contiguous neighbors who use the euro. The Swiss National Bank was overwhelmed by the size and direction of monetary policy administered by the European Central Bank (ECB). Serious historians of monetary history will long recall how Switzerland once imposed a negative interest rate of 5% per year on Swiss franc deposits in order to discourage inflows into the "Swissie." The world was seeking a store of value and didn't trust the dollar at that time.
Cryptocurrencies have both passionate supporters and vehement detractors, though it is now possible to facilitate transfers between crypto and fiat currencies. Some folks think of crypto as an alternative to credit cards but with a payment mechanism that uses the new blockchain technology. Crypto detractors argue that governments will not go on allowing parties to bypass the fiat currency systems they have created. Here is a full discourse on that subject by Harvard professor Ken Rogoff: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bitcoin-long-term-price-collapse-by-kenneth-rogoff-2017-10. Rogoff raises important questions:
"What happens from here will depend a lot on how governments react. Will they tolerate anonymous payment systems that facilitate tax evasion and crime? Will they create digital currencies of their own? Another key question is how successfully Bitcoin's numerous "alt-coin" competitors can penetrate the market."
Evidence from China is that governments are starting to seriously resist crypto, as Rogoff suggests.
But not all governments are resisting.
In the Middle East, gold-backed crypto tokens are emerging, and they are sponsored by a government. TabbFORUM reports (10/20/2017) that "In the Sharia-compliant OneGram, each crypto token is backed by one gram of gold held in a vault in the Dubai Airport Free Zone. A similar scenario takes place when trading ZenGold, while GoldMint, which is based on a private blockchain, issues tokens backed by physical gold or ETFs as per the prevailing price of gold."
Gold-backed crypto is very new, and we shall quickly see whether it catches on. Adding a gold backing counters the argument that cryptocurrencies have no tangible value. Gold can relieve and replace mathematically driven systems that attempt to create scarcity value, as in the present crypto mining operations.
We think there is potential for gold-backed crypto. For a full discussion, see "Where Bullion Meets Blockchain": http://www.lbma.org.uk/assets/alchemist/Alchemist_87/Alch87Coghill.pdf.
Fundstrat's Tom Lee, a supporter of crypto, has created five indices. One of those baskets contains 300 cryptocurrencies. Lee says, "The indices are designed to accurately reflect the comparative price performance of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies." Lee favors the "larger-cap crypto-currencies from a tactical positioning perspective."
And now the explosion in crypto has taken on a new coloration with the launch of a fund of funds. See this Bloomberg story for details: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/crypto-fund-of-funds-emerges-as-digital-coin-sector-explodes.
So far there is no index of gold-backed cryptocurrencies. Tom Lee is the crypto pioneer but not with gold backed included. They are probably too new and too small. We shall see if that changes. We shall see if ETFs follow those indices.
We note that the world's gold supply is finite. The central banks of the world hold about 18% of the entire world's gold. They count it as part of their reserves. The government of China has been a constant buyer of gold and is now the sixth largest governmental gold holder in the world. The largest is the US, followed by Germany, the IMF, Italy, and France. Add Russia (right behind China) and Switzerland and you have just named the holders of about two thirds of the worlds' officially held gold reserves.
From what we can see, no central bank uses a cryptocurrency as a reserve at this time. Tom Lee believes that they will start doing so once the total crypto asset class exceeds $500 billion in value.
So where do all the emerging developments in crypto leave us today?
Crypto is rapidly expanding. Other than for the new gold-backed entrants, the value of cryptocurrencies is unknown and highly volatile. Meanwhile, the gold price has been slowly rising for the last couple of years, and its volatility is usually tied to a weakening or strengthening US dollar movement in the foreign exchange markets.
Evolution is fascinating to watch, and we are seeing it. We do have a small position in the gold miner ETF in our US dollar-based portfolios.
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The Power Station Plus is the safe, inexpensive and convenient way to protect your valuable floor sanding equipment from high or low-voltage power situations. Use it as a power center to centrally connect your installation and floor sanding equipment. Use it to effectively run your floor sanding and vacuuming equipment, and adjust the power for your 230V machines if your power supply drifts from the desired voltage range.
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John the baptizer was a man accustomed to "wide open spaces" to say the least (Luke 1:80). And I believe several personal characteristics came from his experience of living outside the "city limits" of Jerusalem…or any other area of Jewish pop-culture of the day for that matter. Of these characteristics was the obvious lack of concern for the wants of society.
With organic locusts and honey on his plate, and a camel-hair coat and leather belt for a wardrobe, I think it's safe to say John wasn't worried about keeping up with the Herod's when it came to cuisine or clothing. John was more interested in God's desire for his life than he was in trying to get God interested in some worldly desire.
Am I saying it's wrong to have a closet with several changes of camel-hair-free clothing or a refrigerator with a steak in it? Nope. I'm not saying that at all.
What I am saying is that John was more interested in having an effect on his culture for God's sake than he was in allowing his culture to influence his pursuits in life. And I'm saying that we could all learn the lesson that the wilderness no doubt helped to teach John – we will not take anything with us that our pop-culture considers to be so important when our body feeds the grass and the flowers that the locusts and bees enjoy.
"And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."" (Luke 12:15 NKJV)


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BOZEMAN, MT – The Gallatin Association of REALTORS® (GAR) recently released its residential real estate market statistics for April 2018, revealing increases in units sold and sales prices and a tightening inventory of available homes.
Single-family sales jumped 46.7 percent in April 2018 compared to last year, going from 92 to 135, and the average sales price in the single-family market increased 22.4 percent. Condo/townhouse sales increased 45.3 percent, rising from 53 to 77, and the average sale price in the condo/townhouse market increased 12.7 percent."The Gallatin area residential real estate market continues to be extremely competitive," said Steve Candler, CEO of the Gallatin Association of REALTORS®. "Total units sold and average sales prices are up, while the inventory of available homes is down. This points to a seller's market as we move into Summer."
Single Family Homes – Gallatin County – April 2018
The number of new single-family listings in April 2018 decreased slightly from 181 to 167 compared to April 2017, a 7.7 percent drop. The number of pending sales fell only 1.2 percent, from 172 to 170. The number of units sold increased 46.7 percent, from 92 last April to 135 this year. The average number of days on market was 75, the same as last year, while the month's supply of inventory decreased 21.2 percent, from 3.3 to 2.6.
Condo/Townhouse Market – Gallatin County – April 2018
The number of new listings in the Gallatin County condo/townhouse market decreased 15.9 percent in April 2018 compared to the same period last year, going from 88 to 74. Pending sales fell 2.5 percent, from 81 to 79, while the number of closed sales increased 45.3 percent, from 53 to 77. The average sale price increased 12.7 percent, from $340,078 in April 2017 to $383,302 last month, and the month's supply of inventory fell slightly, from 3.0 to 2.7.
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A lawyer had been talking theology with Jesus. They were discussing the following Old Testament Law:
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself" (Luke 10).
Apparently, the lawyer had no problem loving some people (perhaps the ones that agreed with him politically, theologically, and culturally – or maybe the ones who had worked hard enough to deserve his love), but he had a problem loving other people. So the lawyer asked Jesus:
"Who is my neighbor?"
Jesus told the lawyer the story of a man who was in big trouble. The first two people to realize the man was in big trouble were people in positions of religious authority or prestige. They were people who kept all the religious rules and believed the right theology. But when they saw the man, they didn't want to get involved so they did nothing to help the man in trouble. The third person was both a heretic with messed up theology and the man's enemy. But it was the heretic who not only stopped to help, but gave generously of both his time and money to care for the man in trouble.
So Jesus asked the lawyer: "Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
The lawyer answered, "The one who showed him mercy."
It was the heretic who loved the man and showed him mercy. It was the heretic who walked in the way of Jesus, who fulfilled the law.
Jesus said to the lawyer, "Go and do likewise." In other words, "Be like the heretic!"
Followers of Jesus aren't frantically worried about having perfect theology. They know they don't and won't ever (at least in this life) have all the answers. They depend on Jesus to have the answers for them. So instead of being known as the people with the answers, followers of Jesus are known as people who show mercy. They give of their time and resources to both friends and enemies alike.
Go and be like the heretic!
April is a progressive Christian who writes about scripture and spiritual disciplines. See her latest book, James in the Suburbs.


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How to Get Engine Codes on a Lincoln Town Carby Richard Rowe
Pulling the codes on a Town Car is a fairly simple affair these days, particularly since the universal application of OBD-II diagnostic systems in 1996. Some codes may require going the expensive route of taking the car to a Ford specialist or dealer, but most are accessible for free with a generic code scanner.
Basic Codes
On any Town Car made since 1996, you can retrieve the codes by simply plugging an OBD-II code scanner into the diagnostic port plug. You can see the trapezoidal plug -- about 2 inches wide by 3/4 inch tall -- under the dashboard, just above either the gas or brake pedal, depending on the specific model year. Many chain auto parts stores have generic code scanners you can use for free. These scanners will read most codes, particularly those relating to the engine and how the car runs. The codes will generally start with a "P0," and you can look them up on any online OBD-II code database.
Manufacturer Codes
Generic scanners will pull generic codes -- that is, anything relating to engine function and emissions. These codes are federally mandated and standardized; however, there are another set of "hidden" manufacturer codes that many generic scanners won't pick up. These codes have a "1" instead of a "0" in the first digit place, and are usually used to diagnose problems not related to the engine or its emissions. They're typically "chassis" or "body" codes, but manufacturer codes can also help to give some extra and more specific diagnostic information about engine malfunctions. For instance, a generic code may tell you that your mass airflow sensor isn't working, but a manufacturer code may tell you why it's not working. Generic scanners can't be counted on to pull all manufacturer codes, so you may be stuck taking the car to a specialist or dealer if you need them.
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In these weekly Sunday morning teachings spanning from March 2013 to December 2014, Gelek Rimpoche elaborates on the "Tibetan Buddhism" series, with the earlier sessions on the foundational Compassion for Oneself meditations, laying the ground work for the later sessions emphasizing Great Compassion for all living beings.
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Is mind or matter more important? What is the difference between brain, mind and soul? Mind is intangible, free flowing. Important to understand because principal mind almost becomes what it perceives. Therefore it is good to become habituated to positive thoughts and actions. Subtle mind is neutral, just the capability to grow into manifest mind. It is a continuation of discontinuity.
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Grand Valley State University is one of 11 charter school authorizers deemed "at risk" by the Michigan Department of Education on Monday.
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LANSING -- More than a quarter of Michigan's charter school authorizers are "at risk" of being suspended, the Michigan Department of Education announced Monday.
Department officials announced that 11 authorizers may not be allowed to open new schools because of low academic performance and problems with contract transparency.
The 11 authorizers are Detroit Public Schools, Eastern Michigan University, the Education Achievement Authority, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Highland Park Schools, Kellogg Community College, Lake Superior State University, Macomb Intermediate School District, Muskegon Heights Public Schools and Northern Michigan University.
State Superintendent Mike Flanagan promised to increase accountability for authorizers in the wake of media reports detailing problems with oversight of the state's charter schools, and has had several meetings with authorizers over the last month.
"We want all public schools to provide a quality education for Michigan's kids," Flanagan said in a statement. "I am using the authority provided me in state law to push for greater quality, transparency, and accountability for those who aren't measuring up as charter authorizers."
For each authorizer on the list, department officials measured the combined performance of all the schools set up by the authorizer against the state's top-to-bottom accountability list. All of the agencies named Monday were in the bottom 10 percent of academic performance statewide.
Several authorizers, including Eastern Michigan, the EAA and Grand Valley State, also had schools that had problems on their 2013 financial audits and some had issues with contracts that did not meet the state's requirements.
The education department is giving each authorizer an October 22 deadline to address the problems. If an authorizer does not make progress in fixing the problems, Flanagan will suspend its ability to open new schools or expand existing schools for the next year.
"If an authorizer were to be suspended, it would not be a death sentence, and we're not closing down their existing charter schools," Flanagan said. "They wouldn't be out of business. They just won't be able to open any new charters until their deficiencies are fixed and the academic outcomes of their schools are improved."
Spokespeople from Eastern Michigan University and Ferris State University said they could not immediately comment on the news Monday morning, while messages were left with Grand Valley State University for comment.
Brian Smith is the statewide education and courts reporter for MLive. Email him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.


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Battle Picture Weekly was the sister-comic to 2000AD and featured all-war strip, check out Best of Battle, Colonel Marbles and Blazing Battle Action for the full lowdown. The comic ran from 8th March 1975 to 23rd January 1988, and went through several guises. On the 23rd of October 1976 the title was merged with the comic Valiant, a popular move among comics of the time when sales figures fell. The title was axed and the popular strips bumped to another title. On the 19th of November 1977 the title became Battle Action. Go to the spectacular Sevenpennynightmare for the full shocking story. On July 15th 1981 the comic was renamed Battle.
On the 4th of June 1983 Battle began a four-part Action Force strip to promote the new Palitoy line. It proved to be so popular that a further five promotional mini-comics were produced and given away free with every title published by IPC; Eagle, Battle, 2000AD, Tiger, Roy of the Rovers and more.
On the 8th of October 1983 Action Force joined the pages of Battle full time. The title was changed to Battle Action Force. There were two regular Action Force strips per issue, alongside stalwarts such as Johnny Red and Charley's War. The writing experience of the creative team lent itself very well to the gritty action-packed theme of the toys. As the title progressed, the Action Force section developed into a centre-section pull-out, although there are instances where the pages did not properly line up!
The storyline climaxed spectacularly with the epic Operation Deep Cover, a massive marketing exercise which never came to fruition. To this day there is still speculation as to the location of Ground Zero. Marvel UK acquired the rights, and Battle was left stranded.
The title reverted to Battle on the 6th of December 1986, the cover art had the headline "British Destroyer fires on British Helicoptor!!!" from the "Day Of The Jackal" story. A replacement strip was hastily penned and on January 24th 1987 Battle with Storm Force was born. The comic shouldered on bravely until the 8th of January 1988, although by then the majority of the strip was reprint. The comic was then merged wth Eagle where Storm Force ran for many years. Collectors beware; there are a few gaps in the 1980 run due to a printers strike - a full list can be found here.
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