By the time of the transfer of Les Misérables to the Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985 Alain and Claude-Michel were already working on an idea for a new musical. The idea stemmed from a news photograph that Claude-Michel had come across during a coffee break one autumn afternoon in Paris. It showed a Vietnamese woman parting with her child at Tan Son Nhut airport, so that child could have a better life with her G.I. father in America. It reminded him of Cio-Cio-San's ultimate sacrifice in Madame Butterfly.
But Miss Saigon is not simply a re-telling of the Butterfly story. That was just a starting point from which to construct their own narrative, merging only some aspects of the story with their own original contemporary subject matter and contemporary characters. There was a sense of freedom in writing an original creation as compared to writing an adaptation. With Les Misérables they were tied to a fixed narrative, which was not only a great classic but a huge epic story and one which required the skilful compression of large chunks of narrative. With Miss Saigon, however, the technique was the reverse of compression, it was one of expansion. The Butterfly plot of a misunderstanding between two individuals of highly different cultures was retained but the story was projected into a tragic period of modern history when that basic misunderstanding between two people could reflect the deeper misunderstanding between their respective countries at war.
In many ways it was a very risky thing for two Frenchmen to be writing an English-produced musical of an American story about Vietnam. But Alain and Claude-Michel thrive on writing to the edge and taking risks – doing something completely new with each musical. Richard Maltby Jr. worked on the story and lyrics with Alain, and it was essential to have an American on board to inject a real understanding of American sensibility into the story. This was the first time that Alain was co-writing the lyrics in English and he found Richard an immensely sympathetic writing partner. As director, Nicholas Hytner found ways of staging seemingly impossible scenes, such as the evacuation from the American Embassy, with great imagination and visual flair.
Miss Saigon opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 20 September 1989. This is London's oldest and most historically important theatre with a huge stage and a seating capacity of over 2,200. It was definitely the show of the moment and received mostly great reviews. Even the Guardian's Michael Billington, normally known for his disdain of musicals, wrote that it was a first rate piece of popular theatre which proved that a musical could address a serious theme with sincerity, emotion and integrity. The show proved enormously popular with the public, becoming the longest running musical at that theatre closing only in October 1999 after a ten year run.
Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York on 11 April 1991 with a record $37 million advance. But this was only after a major dispute with Equity over the casting of Jonathan Pryce, as they believed the role should be played by a Eurasian. The show's opening was surrounded by a huge amount of hype, but with the largest advance that Broadway had ever seen it was virtually critic proof. However, with its controversial subject matter perhaps it's not surprising that the reviews were somewhat mixed. They all seemed obsessed with the helicopter, which gave them the opportunity to delight in verbal witticisms, with headlines such as: "The chopper has landed!" But the public loved the show and it became Broadway's sixth longest running show, seen there by more than 6 million people before closing after almost ten years in January 2001.
Miss Saigon has been opened by 26 companies worldwide. It has been translated into 11 different languages with productions in 23 countries all over the world. It has received many awards including three Tonys and two Olivier Awards and there are cast recordings in a variety of languages.
The show opens in Dreamland, a sleazy bar for American GI's, owned by the scheming Engineer. The bar girls sell themselves, not just for money, but for the hope of gaining a better life in America with one of the GI's. Chris is utterly disillusioned with this way of life and ready to go home to America but, after a fake beauty contest to elect Miss Saigon, his friend John tries to lift his spirits by buying Kim, the beautiful new girl, for him. Chris is attracted to her and recognising her innocence, he tries to persuade her to leave alone, but the Engineer interrupts and Kim leads Chris away. During their night together, they fall deeply in love and Kim tells Chris that her parents have been killed and her village burned so that she had no choice but to come to the city to seek a living in any way she could. Not wanting her to return to work in the bar, Chris asks her to live with him. Although Saigon is about to fall, they hold a blessing ceremony with the other girls attending. The celebrations are interrupted by Thuy, to whom Kim's father had promised her in marriage. Kim refuses to leave with him, guns are pulled and Thuy leaves cursing Kim for breaking her father's word. Kim fears Chris will leave her now but instead he promises to take her back to America.
Three years have passed and Thuy, now a powerful commissar, orders the Engineer to find Kim for him. Kim believes that Chris will return to her, not knowing that he is now married to an American wife, Ellen. Chris, back in America, is deeply troubled by nightmares about Kim. The Engineer finds Kim, and Thuy insists that she leaves with him, but she refuses. When she shows him her little son Tam, Thuy claims that the child will blight their new life together. He is about to kill Tam, but Kim shoots Thuy first. Kim goes to the Engineer for help to get to America to be with Chris, and when he realises that Tam is the son of an American Marine he agrees. He quickly realises that if he poses as Tam's uncle, he will at last be able to get the American visa he has long dreamed of. While the Engineer goes off to arrange a passage, Kim dreams of the chance of a better life for her son in America, all the time knowing that, if necessary, she would give her life for her child. They leave the city with all the other people in search of a new life and hope for the future.
John holds a concert to raise money for the Bui-Doi, the children of the Vietnamese bar girls, and is engaged in helping to unite them with their American fathers.
He informs Chris that he has a son and that Kim is alive, and Chris reminds him of how hard he tried to get back to her in the face of impossible odds. Chris then decides to go to Bangkok with Ellen and John to find them.
The Engineer and Kim are now working at a bar in Bangkok. It was the Engineer who had filled in the appropriate forms, and it is John who arrives to tell them that Chris is there too. But seeing how much Kim still loves Chris, John is unable to tell her about Ellen. As Kim gets ready to meet Chris, a flashback sequence shows how they became separated during the fall of Saigon. The sequence is initiated nightmarishly by the ghost of Thuy, who claims to be the guilt inside Kim's head. The scene clearly shows that Chris intended to marry Kim when they got to America. As the nightmare fades, the Engineer rushes in with the address of Chris's hotel. He wants to control the situation and sends Kim to find Chris first. But the plan misfires, and it is Ellen that Kim finds in the hotel room. Devastated to find that Chris has "another" wife, when she believed herself to be married to him, Kim's only thoughts now are for her son. She begs Ellen to take Tam back to America, but Ellen refuses to take a child from his mother. After Kim has left, Chris and John return. Ellen feels she has been misled about Chris and Kim's relationship, and he tries to explain with great honesty what he has been through. They both agree that it would be best to support Kim and Tam in Bangkok, and only John realises that this will not satisfy Kim's dreams for her son. The Engineer, believing that everything has gone to plan fantasizes about his new life in America where he can fulfil his own American Dream. The heartbroken Kim prepares Tam for a new life with his father. As she hears Chris arriving, she kisses Tam goodbye and sends him out to meet his father. Realising that she is the only obstacle to Tam's future with his father, Kim takes her own life using the very gun that Chris had left for her protection. Chris finds her and as she lies dying in his arms, Ellen now accepts her role with Tam.
There have been several different recordings of Miss Saigon including The London Cast Recording, The Complete Recording and several cast recordings in other languages including German, Dutch, Danish and Japanese.
A Video of the making of Miss Saigon: The Heat Is On is available from First Night Videos.


Tuscany Holidays,what comes to mind when you see views like this?
How about an open door looking out onto the beautiful Tuscan countryside of rolling hills and renowned conical Cypress trees? Or maybe eating al fresco at a table full of wonderful Tuscan foods and enjoying a glass of stunning wine from the Chianti region? The list of images that Tuscany brings to mind goes on and these are just a few of the amazing aspects of this area of Italy that brings visitors back year after year. Choosing villas in Tuscany means that you get to enjoy the best that this amazing area has to offer in style.
A draw for many people who choose to stay in villas in Tuscany is the rich artistic history of the area. The Tuscany region inspired many of the great artists of the renaissance period so when you arrive at your Tuscany villas, you can start to be inspired too, you can drink wine from the same vines that Da Vinci might have drunk from. You can view the same great landscapes that have inspired Michelangelo and Botticelli, perhaps eat the delicious Italian food that Puccini may have enjoyed during whilst writing La Bohème. Browsing in one of the many museums throughout Tuscany will give you the chance to get familiar with many of the brilliant artists who spent time in this amazing part of the world.
You may not immediately think of Tuscany holidays when considering a golfing vacation but with more courses than somewhere like the Costa Blanca you'll have a great opportunity for some first class golfing. With fantastic winding courses landscaped into the beautiful Tuscan countryside golf in Tuscany is a great reason to choose stay in Tuscany villas.
No trip to Tuscany would be complete without seeing and experiencing all that places like Florence, Siena and Pisa have to offer. Great city centres alive with the sights and sounds of real Italy. Experience the tower, cathedral and waterways of Pisa. Explore the red topped city of Florence with its winding rivers and bustling market squares. Relaxing and people watching at one of the many cafes in the stunning Piazzo del Campo in Siena is a must for any visitor to Tuscany and of course time your visit right to see the amazing spectacle of the Palio horse race.
Lucca is one of Italy's finest medieval treasures. It's famous walls enclose many splendid palazzi, towers and countless beautiful churches. Our rental accommodation in the Lucca area include rural, semi-rural and town locations, we really do have the perfect lucca villa for your Tuscany Holidays.
Siena more than just cobbled streets and a horse race!
A fine medieval city, a famous Piazza and spectacular architecture. Our rental villas Siena include rural, semi-rural and town locations, we really do have the perfect Siena villa for your Tuscany Holidays.
Florence was the first renaissance city in Italy.Florences economy and its writers, painters, architects, and philosophers all made Florence a model of Renaissance culture.
In the 15th century Florence had a population of 60,000 and was a self-governed independent city-state. Twelve artist guilds that regulated the trades were the strength of Florence's commercial success. Members of the guilds, who were wealthy and held positions in government were some of Florence's most influential people in society and politics.
Florence is a fine renaissance city, you will absolutely adore the history and wealth of art and spectacular architecture. Our Villa Rental Florence include rural, semi-rural and town locations, we really do have the perfect Florence villa for your Tuscany Holidays.
Pisa of course is renowned to be a traditional tourist route with its medieval alleys leading to the famous Piazza dei Miracoli and its leaning Tower or as the home of Galileo Galilei you will surely find plenty to do for your Tuscany Holidays.
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Bob Berg from Thunderbird Atlatl demonstrates how to shoot an Asian Carp with an atlatl and harpoon setup, and then what to do with the fish after you spear it. Filmed at Land Between The Lakes, Kentucky.
Filmed at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky.


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#ifndef _ARM_S3C2XX0_S3C24X0_LCD_H
#define	_ARM_S3C2XX0_S3C24X0_LCD_H

#include <dev/rasops/rasops.h>
#include <sys/bus.h>

/* LCD Contoroller */

struct s3c24x0_lcd_screen {
	LIST_ENTRY(s3c24x0_lcd_screen) link;

	/* Frame buffer */
	bus_dmamap_t dma;
	bus_dma_segment_t segs[1];
	int 	nsegs;
	size_t  buf_size;
	size_t  map_size;
	void 	*buf_va;
	int	depth;
	int	stride;

	/* rasterop */
	struct rasops_info rinfo;
};

struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc {
	device_t		sc_dev;

	/* control registers */
	bus_space_tag_t  	iot;
	bus_space_handle_t	ioh;
	bus_dma_tag_t    	dma_tag;

	const struct s3c24x0_lcd_panel_info *panel_info;

	LIST_HEAD(, s3c24x0_lcd_screen) screens;
	struct s3c24x0_lcd_screen *active;
	void *ih;			/* interrupt handler */

	int n_screens;
	int lcd_on;			/* LCD is turned on */
};

void s3c24x0_lcd_attach_sub(struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc *,
    struct s3c2xx0_attach_args *, const struct s3c24x0_lcd_panel_info *);
int s3c24x0_lcd_start_dma(struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc *,
    struct s3c24x0_lcd_screen *);

struct s3c24x0_lcd_panel_info {
	short panel_width;
	short panel_height;
	int   pixel_clock;		/* in Hz */

	/* Initial values to go to LCD controll registers */
	uint32_t lcdcon1;
	uint32_t lcdcon2;
	uint32_t lcdcon3;
	uint32_t lcdcon4;
	uint32_t lcdcon5;
	uint32_t lpcsel;

#define	s3c24x0_lcd_panel_tft(info)	\
	(((info)->lcdcon1 & LCDCON1_PNRMODE_MASK) == LCDCON1_PNRMODE_TFT)
};

void s3c24x0_set_lcd_panel_info(struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc *,
    const struct s3c24x0_lcd_panel_info *);

struct s3c24x0_lcd_screen *s3c24x0_lcd_new_screen(struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc *,
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/*
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struct s3c24x0_wsscreen_descr {
	struct wsscreen_descr  c;	/* standard descriptor */
	int depth;			/* bits per pixel */
};

int s3c24x0_lcd_show_screen(void *, void *, int, void (*)(void *, int, int),
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int s3c24x0_lcd_ioctl(void *v, void *vs, u_long cmd, void *data, int flag,
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paddr_t	s3c24x0_lcd_mmap(void *, void *, off_t, int);
int s3c24x0_lcd_alloc_screen(void *, const struct wsscreen_descr *, void **,
    int *, int *, long *);
void s3c24x0_lcd_free_screen(void *, void *);
void s3c24x0_lcd_power(struct s3c24x0_lcd_softc *, int);

extern const struct wsdisplay_emulops s3c24x0_lcd_emulops;

#endif /* _ARM_S3C2XX0_S3C24X0_LCD_H */

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Conjuring History:The Premodern Origins and Post-Truth Legacy of John Dee's Brytanici Imperii Limites
Blaire Zeiders
Augusta University Augusta, Georgia
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (2019) 49 (2): 377-401.
https://doi.org/10.1215/10829636-7506570
Blaire Zeiders; Conjuring History:The Premodern Origins and Post-Truth Legacy of John Dee's Brytanici Imperii Limites. Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 1 May 2019; 49 (2): 377–401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10829636-7506570
This article posits the importance of John Dee's Brytanici Imperii Limites in navigating the borders of credibility from the premodern to the post-truth era. While participating in the stated empiricism of early modern scholars like John Leland, Dee also drew upon the methodologies of factually suspect medieval writers like Geoffrey of Monmouth, combining credible documents, vague claims, and outright fabrications to craft justifications for empire expansion that eclipsed what any of Dee's contemporaries had argued. And while Dee's fictions have perpetuated his reputation as a "conjurer"—and may threaten to posit him as a precedent for our current inundation with what Harry G. Frankfurt has called "bullshit"—closer inspection illustrates that Dee is neither liar nor con artist. He expected his audience to credit his expertise and appreciate the larger goals of his audacious claims— a far cry from modern audiences' tendency to forsake the creative scholar in favor of the seductive bullshitter.
John Dee, Brytanici Imperii Limites, English historiography, historical credibility, politics of imperial expansion
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Travel by cruise ship to some of the finest gardens in the world. Here's our Top 10. Monet's Garden Giverny, France The house at ...
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Travel by cruise ship to some of the finest gardens in the world. Here's our Top 10.
Monet's Garden Giverny, France
The house at Giverny sails on a froth of white lilies, daisies and roses, rising above a sea of exuberant planting rather like a cruise ship on the ocean. The most famous of the Impressionists' gardens is living proof of Monet's painterly plants manship where the spirit of his earthly canvas is now painstakingly overseen by English head gardener James Priest. Art-loving James uses softer shades around the house while a 'grille' of rectangular beds in a giddying kaleidoscope of colour runs down from the property. It is here James tries 'to get closer to Monet', co-ordinating colours the artist loved, balancing the pinks and yellows, oranges and reds to harness the morning sunlight through to catching the evening glow – just as the Impressionists' guiding principle was to capture the light. James, 57, has lived in France since leaving Kew in 1986. He said: "I am more French than English but understanding Monet and what he did here is like a puzzle, like solving a crime. I draw the garden on paper knowing he only used harmonious colours and try to take the garden back to his time. "There was always a touch of yellow and perhaps a hint of purple to highlight the main planting. You never really notice those small those points, but they set it all off. "Monet lived here for 43 years and while we have some evidence of the planting we do not have a complete archive. We also have to please the hundreds of thousands of visitors who expect colour from April to October – so sometimes we add a little licence but only ever planting along the lines of what we know Monet loved.
Monet's Japanese-style water garden, which in contrast to the effervescent main garden, has a serene, reflective beauty where the water-lily pond is a mirror for the sky from which the wisteria and weeping willow tumble.
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild Nice, France
Banking heiress Beatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild made her gardeners wear berets with a red pom-pom so she could see they were working on her 17-acre estate. At its height, the Rothschild family possessed the largest private fortune in modern history so when Beatrice built her coral pink villa between 1905 and 1912 she indulged in every whim – even slicing off the top of the cliff at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to create a garden in the shape of a cruise liner sailing into the Cote d'Azur. The sea views through the cypresses are unparalleled and guests will find deck upon deck of giddying planting that is surely even more fragrant and spectacularly flamboyant than Beatrice could have dreamed.
The traditional rose garden which has been replanted with varying shades of pink floribundas and hybrid teas
Alhambra Palace, Spain
Alhambra Palace, in Granada, is now Tourist Central so be prepared to ignore the crowds in order to imagine the once oasis of peace while grasping the symbolism and poetry in the decorative motifs. Picture a sultan sitting in the shadows while his guests make their way through a myriad of gardens, passing carpet-like flower beds and carved marble pillars creating a forest of shadows. Every courtyard is criss-crossed by water, reflecting the sun onto ornate carvings like crystals – all that might be missing is a flying carpet to complete the magic.
The ship! Alhambra Palace is about two hours' drive from Malaga and the roads can be busy. A ship's tour is the safest option for this visit.
Villa Lante Bagnaia, Rome
Garden design and history disciples who want to see a garden of perfect proportions should head to Villa Lante. Built in the 1560s as a summer residence for Cardinale Gambara, it is all water cascades, formal parterres and statues, displaying the mannerism phase of Italian Renaissance at its most refined. Every aspect of the garden is richly detailed from a square terrace subdivided into smaller squares, to a water parterre and central fountain. Nature has been tamed.
Take a walk into the pretty village of Bagnaia for a coffee or beer
Queluz National Palace Lisbon, Portugal
Against the faded glory of an 18th-century palace, formal geometric box parterres and fountains give way to open spaces where, on balmy evenings, visitors once danced on chamomile lawns or went boating on mirrored water in the Tiled Canal while an orchestra played. Echoes of the Portuguese royal family's former exotic playground can still be felt and under the Robillion Pavilion are wild animal cages where lionesses, tigers and monkeys were kept to impress visitors.
Scent and colour of the orange groves.
Trsteno Botanic Garden Dubrovnik, Croatia
Croatian nobleman Ivan Gucetic Gozze's summer residence, on the outskirts of Dubrovnik, was the cultural hub of the city in the 1490s and when entertaining merchants and philosophers he asked them to bring back plants from their travels. Ships returning to Dubrovnik would bring riches from newly discovered continents. Two of the world's tallest trees, Oriental Plane, mark the entrance. In early summer, fragrant jasmine and wisteria clothe the walls of Trsteno villa while roses chase grapevine swags which hang between pergola pillars. The perfume trail runs through the orchards where grapefruit, mandarin, pomegranate and lemon trees exist side by side. Myrtle, carob, walnut, fig and almond trees are scattered through wilder areas of the garden and herbs grow like weeds.
Try wrapping your arms around the Oriental Plane trees!
Lystigardur Garden, Iceland
Old favourites fill the borders at Lystigardur Botanic Garden at Akureyri, in the north of Iceland. Sheltered by mountains, the phlox, campanulas, asters and hollyhocks can be enjoyed until 10pm where, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Icelanders take advantage of the long days. It's more park than garden; children splash in the fountain and play hide 'n' seek along the paths, while the café is a popular meeting place for locals. No admission fee and it is within walking distance of the port.
The dazzling collection of vivid blue gentians where bees love the blocks of cobalt blooms
The Garden Island, Madeira
Walk along any main road in Madeira to see the avenues of Jacaranda trees with pale purple blooms. The Botanical Garden, the Monte Palace Garden, an orchid nursery and Reid's Hotel (if you book afternoon tea) can just about be fitted into a day. At the botanical garden visitors will recognise the green and red patchwork seen in every brochure (and here). Monte Palace Tropical Garden was created after its owner Jose Berardo visited Japan and China and was so charmed that he wanted to reflect the countries' beauty and culture himself.
Tromso Botanic Garden, Norway
Blue poppies sway in the soft breeze welcoming visitors to the most surprising garden in the world, 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle. Brighter than huskies' ice-blue eyes but paler than Tromso's bright blue sky, the poppies are nothing short of a miracle. The magic comes from the Gulf Stream and despite being covered in snow for at least six months of the year, thousands of plants flourish in the botanic garden, a former farm that is a 10-minute walk from the cruise terminal.
The garden opens 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and admission is free
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
It's truly bizarre to go into a greenhouse to cool down, but in Singapore this is a welcome retreat from the humid temperatures outside. The cool-dry Flower Dome, in The Gardens by the Bay, is one of two giant glass and steel biodomes – the other is a misty Cloud Forest, complete with 35-metre 'mountain' and waterfall, showcasing plants from tropical regions. The 250-acre site is a dazzling triumph with its fantastical grove of 18 supertrees – man-made futuristic vertical gardens with ferns and climbers clinging to each trunk. The steel supertrees vary from 25 to 50-metres with large canopies to provide welcome shade. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge planted a Money Tree (Pachira glabra variegata) during their tour of the Far East tour in 2012.
Walking on the OCBC Skyway – an aerial stroll through the supertrees offers wonderful views and feels like you are floating on air!
An award-winning journalist and editor with more than 30 years' experience in newspapers and magazines. Lesley combines her love of arts, history, gardens and wildlife to write inspiring features.
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CNBC, or Consumer News and Business Channel, is a television and news channel in the United States. It can be found on satellite and cable stations and is owned and operated by NBC Universal. The channel covers the financial markets and other business related news. It offers live coverage of many of the financial markets around the world.
CNBC began modestly in 1980 as the Satellite Program Network. It was a low-budget mix of old movies and informational programming. Then it became Tempo Television which was later re-launched as Consumer News and Business Channel. NBC and Cablevision had worked out a 50-50 deal, and at the time the channel headquartered itself in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
CNBC had trouble getting cable coverage at first. Many providers were leery about putting it next to the Financial News Network – a long-standing competitor. In the winter of 1990, CNBC has only reached 17 million homes. This was just half of the viewers that the Financial News Network was pulling in.
FNN later suffered difficulties which resulted in its being acquired by CNBC for $154.3 million in May of 1991. The operations merged and became a strong entity. They hired 60 of FNN's best employees and expanded to reach 40 million homes.
CNBC and its affiliates now reach 390 million viewers around the world. And in 2007, the network was ranked the 19th most valuable cable channel in the United States and was worth more than $4 billion. The headquarters is found in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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We all love pets. From happy dogs to evil-plotting cats, to furry kittens and hero dogs. Passing through hedgehogs, fish, anteaters and alpacas. Pets are lovely! We have teamed with the editors at Animals-Zone to bring you a list of pet apps you'll like. Of course, we can't find all pet apps: if something you like is missing let us know!
Ever wondered what that dog was? Perfect dog: a breed guide is the answer. With two wonderful attribute search modes (one for prospective owners and the other just for identifying that random dog,) Perfect dog is a perfect, free app for dog lovers.
If you've ever felt like using RunKeeper with your dog (or if you are adventurous, with your cat,) MapMyDogwalk (weirdly sponsored by Subaru) is the GPS tracking app you want. Simple, intuitive and clean.
Ever wanted a hotel/leisure search where the focus is pet-friendliness? BringFido is the answer. Of course, most online hotel search engines have this already built in, but sometimes you want a spiffy mobile app for your iPhone instead.
Lil Buddy needs to take a pee somewhere. Find where with Dog Park Finder. Of course, you know all dog parks 10 miles from your home, but sometimes you are abroad (maybe with the help of BringFido above?) and then you may need some help.
Keep track of all the information of your pet. Weight, breed, vaccinations… Anything you can track, you can track here. PetFetch is far better than a notebook!
Save a sheltered animal. Don't go window shopping for a dog or cat: instead get a furry friend from a shelter, before he has to be euthanised. coMpanion has a beautiful interface, helping you find a lifelong friend.
Okay, got me. Naming a pet is really hard. Why have a family quarrel over the name of your cord-biter or garden excavator? Download Dognames, try shuffle and pick a name. Why not?


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By Paul Quigley Unison union steward
MP tells family to 'move on'
This article is over 17 years, 10 months old
I GOT involved in supporting Rhuhel Ahmed's family in Tipton about a year ago. When the men were first detained there was hostility from the media saying the 'Tipton Three' were guilty and fanatics. In that situation the families weren't sure they would get much support from local people.
I GOT involved in supporting Rhuhel Ahmed's family in Tipton about a year ago. When the men were first detained there was hostility from the media saying the 'Tipton Three' were guilty and fanatics. In that situation the families weren't sure they would get much support from local people.
But the war on Iraq has made people realise what is really happening. I met Rhuhel's father after the Labour council here refused to let him hold a meeting in the council-run Muslim community centre in support of his son. We battled for months to get the room and last December we held a meeting of 80 to 90 people.
Now the men have come back to Britain, the families want the others released. Local Labour MP Adrian Bailey says he wants people to 'move on', that it's time for 'closure'. Rhuhel's family have waited two years for 'closure'. In my view they are owed compensation and an apology about the treatment they have had from the British government.
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How US textile workers fought back in 1912
The Lawrence strike of 1912 was inspiring
Death from above—how US air wars massacred civilians
We shouldn't let them hide from the truth


100: recipient is rejected with "553 sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)"
111: connection is dropped with a temporary error "421 unable to verify recipient (#4.3.0)"
120: connection is dropped with a temporary error "421 unable to execute recipient check (#4.3.0)"
All others: recipient is accepted.
120 is used internally (by the patch) if $RCPTCHECK cannot be executed.
Useful for validating recipient to addresses with an arbitrary program (such as fastforward in '-n' mode).
This is how I use this patch.
Ryan Brown wrote a Perl script which you can use in combination with this patch if you're using qmail as a backup MX and you want to verify addresses with your primary MX.


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Chalk Talk 10/03/2018
October 3, 2018 By Mary Rathman
(Courtesy of The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce)
Ten students awarded citizen honors
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce recognized 10 students as Citizens of the Month for September. The students were: Ari Kellerman, The Academy of Spectrum Diversity; Samuel Geist, The Broach School; Laniya Constant, Chester Taylor Elementary School; C.J. Pelto, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Cyhlas Davis-Payden, Heritage Academy; Abbygail Johnson, Raymond B. Stewart Middle School; Kendra Carter, West Zephyrhills Elementary School; Justin Negron, Woodland Elementary School; Nyjohn Moody, Zephyrhills Christian Academy; and Sophia Martin, Zephyrhills High School.
Crusader for a day
Tampa Catholic High School, 4630 N. Rome Ave., in Tampa, will offer "Crusader for a Day," an eighth-grade shadow program, Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Oct. 25 and Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The program provides a child the opportunity to learn about the Tampa Catholic student experience.
For information, call (813) 870-0860, ext. 232, or visit TampaCatholic.org.
The Tallahassee Community College Foundation has awarded Megan Everett, of Lutz, with the TCC STEM Council Scholarship.
The TCC Foundation will award more than $250,000 in scholarships to students based on merit, need and other factors during the fall 2018 semester.
New administrators
Pasco-Hernando State College recently named the following people to new administrative positions.
• Lisa Richardson succeeds recently retired William Shustowski as executive director, PHSC Foundation.
Richardson began her new role as associate vice president of alumni and college relations/executive director in August. Most recently, she served as provost at the East Campus in Dade City.
Richardson received a Doctor of Education in educational leadership from Argosy University in Phoenix, Arizona; a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction from National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois; and a Bachelor of Arts in education from the University of Florida, Gainesville.
• Ed Goolsby is now provost of the East Campus. He has served in various capacities at the college since 2007, including associate dean at North Campus; interim dean, arts and sciences, West Campus, and most recently, dean of workforce development.
Goolsby earned a Doctor of Management in organizational leadership, specializing in information systems technology, at the University of Phoenix; and a Master of Business Administration, Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in management information systems from the University of South Florida.
• Marcia Austin was selected as the new dean of workforce development, care and technical education.
Previously, Austin was employed with Hernando County Schools for 28 years, serving in a variety of positions. She also was an adjunct professor at PHSC for more than seven years.
Austin earned a Doctorate in education leadership and an Education Specialist in education from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale; a Master of Science in education from Fordham University, Bronx, New York; and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York.
• Gerene Thompson began her new role as dean of arts and sciences. Previously, she was the associate dean of academic affairs at Polk State College in Lakeland.
Thompson earned a Doctor of Philosophy in higher education, graduate certificates in leadership in higher education and college teaching, and Master of Education in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida; a Master of Arts in history from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas; and a Bachelor of Arts in pre-law/history from Barry University in Miami Shores.
Donations help elementary students
Businesses and citizens in Wesley Chapel came together to donate more than $2,000 worth of food to support local elementary students in need for the 2018-2019 school year.
Full Circle Food Outreach hosted and benefited from a Stock-the-Pantry Food Drive over the summer.
Raffle tickets also were sold and generated another $250 in donations and raffle items.
Food and donations generated from the food drive and after-party at Country Walk Clubhouse in Wesley Chapel will fill weekly food bags for students who are dependent on free or reduced school meals, or identified by school staff as food insecure.
Students enrolled in Full Circle's program receive a bag filled with two breakfasts, two lunches and snacks each Friday during the school year.
For information about Full Circle Food Outreach, call (813) 619-8009 or email gro.h1563246372caert1563246372uOdoo1563246372Felcr1563246372iCllu1563246372F@ofn1563246372I1563246372.
Pasco Schools enhance event security
Pasco County Schools has installed new safety procedures for all sporting events, as of Sept. 14.
From now on, only clear plastic, clear vinyl and clear Ziploc bags will be permitted.
No other bags of any kind will be permitted, including backpacks, fanny packs, purses and duffle bags. Some exceptions will be made for diaper bags, medically-necessary bags, and school/professional photographers' camera bags.
Meanwhile, no re-entry will be allowed into games if a patron leaves, and no tickets will be sold after the beginning of the fourth quarter for football and basketball.
Parking lots will be cleared immediately after games, and no loitering or after-parties will be allowed.
The rules were developed in conjunction with the Pasco Sheriff's Office after violence occurred at two Florida high school football games this season, and after surveying other school districts that are implementing similar procedures.
For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ybsfgloo.
Be a Bexley sponsor
Bexley Elementary, off State Road 54 in Land O' Lakes, is looking for business sponsors for the 2018-2019 school year.
A Silver Paw Partnership sponsor will have its business cards displayed in the front office, and a business recognition on the school's website and Facebook page, as well as the PTO Facebook page and newsletter. The silver sponsor also will receive a Certificate of Sponsorship and a Paw Partner car magnet.
A Gold Paw Partnership sponsor will include everything in the Silver level, plus: a business banner displayed outside the school for the 2018-2019 school year, and a complimentary booth space at the annual Bexley Elementary School Carnival, in the spring.
For information, contact Kathy Hrach at (813) 382-3138 or moc.l1563246372iamg@1563246372spihs1563246372rentr1563246372apwap1563246372.
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"Open Questions" is a pilot series of thought-provoking community conversations presented by New Hampshire Humanities. This series explores essential questions about meaning and life that are important to Granite Staters. In May, we will begin accepting Humanities to Go applications to host Open Questions programs scheduled after July 1, 2019. For questions about this pilot series, please send an email to tpeone@nhhumanities.org.
Dr. Kiki Berk is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern New Hampshire University and currently holds the Papoutsy Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the VU University Amsterdam in 2010. Her current research interests include value theory (especially happiness), analytic existentialism (especially the meaning of life), and the philosophy of death.
Dr. Josh Tepley is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Anselm College, where he has worked since 2012. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Bucknell University (2004) and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame (2013). His current research interests include Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy (especially Heidegger and Sartre) and Analytic Metaphysics (especially ontology and free will).
Our first "Open Questions" program, "What Does It Mean to be an American?", was held on February 7, 2019 at Concord Public Library. Click the graphic for the program description and facilitators.
On April 2nd in Plymouth, we hosted an "Open Questions" program called "Are We What We Eat?" at the Pease Public Library. Click the graphic for the program description and facilitator information.
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this these programs do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or New Hampshire Humanities.


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Stanley Cook Norton (19 November 1894 – 4 April 1978), was an American naval officer who served during World War II and reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.

Early life and education
Stanley Cook Norton was born November 19, 1894 in Falmouth, Maine to Frank K. and Flora Norton (née Cook).

Military career
In 1914 he was accepted to the United States Naval Academy as a midshipman. While at the academy, Norton participated both football and basketball. "On March 4, 1917, the U.S. Congress authorized the academy to reduce its four-year program to graduating and to commissioning new Navy and Marine Corps officers in three years." Because of this authorisation, Norton and the rest of the class of 1918 graduated June 28, 1917.

Upon early graduation from Annapolis, Norton was commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to the . Due to the Act of May 22, 1917, he, along with many service men, received a temporary promotion to Lieutenant in June 1918. After his service on the Montana,  he spent the next several years on various submarines, including the , ,  and  as a prospective submarine commander. In 1924, he was assigned to the submarine base at New London; by 1927, he was commanding the gunboat  stationed in Hong Kong. In 1932, he was assigned to command of ; in 1934 he was a lieutenant commander and the gunnery officer of . In 1938, he was promoted to Commander and was assigned as a naval reserve instructor in 1939.

Norton was a "brusque, no non-sense commander" known for his command of Destroyer Division 54. Aboard his flagship, the , he led Destroyer Division 54 in the successful attack and sinking of U-85, "the first German submarine sunk in World War II by a United States man-of-war." For this action, he, and the Ropers captain, were awarded the Navy Cross.  Norton was promoted to Captain on 15 June 1942 and commanded the  from June 1943 to June 1944.

Norton retired from the Navy after 30 years of service in July 1947, whereupon he was "placed, or advanced, upon the retired list to Rear Admiral in recognition of having been specially commended by the Secretary of the Navy or head of another executive department for performance of duty under in actual combat."

Family
Norton's son, Stanley C. Norton Jr., was born while Norton was stationed in Hong Kong and died in 2016.

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1894 births
1978 deaths
United States Naval Academy alumni
United States Navy rear admirals (upper half)
Military personnel from Maine
Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
United States Navy personnel of World War II
20th-century American naval officers

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Caruso es un cráter de impacto de 31 km de diámetro del planeta Mercurio. Debe su nombre al cantante italiano Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), y su nombre fue aprobado por la  Unión Astronómica Internacional en 2013.

Véase también
Anexo:Cráteres de Mercurio

Referencias


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The House of Congress has passed legislation to reauthorise the CFTC for another five years; the Commodity End-User Relief Act (H.R. 2289) passed with a healthy majority 246-171. As with all things Dodd-Frank, the bill is already complex, controversial and may prove to be consequential. The bill's policy statement is blunt and uncompromising in its intention to draw a firm line under the shoot from the hip legislative method that characterised the Gensler-period CFTC.
"…the CFTC has also issued an unprecedented 258 'no-action' letters, 56 exemptive letters and 43 statements of guidance, interpretation and advice in order to delay, revise, or exempt the application of these regulations upon various market participants. This haphazard patchwork of exemptions has been widely used in lieu of a thorough and well-reasoned rulemaking process. H.R. 2289 reauthorizes the CFTC through 2019 and makes reforms to CFTC operations to help ensure that all Commissioners' voices are heard as a part of a more deliberative rulemaking process."
To this and other ends, the Republican-led Congress has added a number of conditions to the Agency's authority, the most notable of which are summarised below:
Cross-Border. The bill orders the CFTC to define and issue rules governing cross-border regulation. It directs the Agency to consider the regulations of the eight jurisdictions with the largest swap markets as equivalent to the US rules and exempts non-US persons in those jurisdictions from US compliance
Cost-Benefit. Requires the Office of the Chief Economist to undertake more stringent analysis of new rules, in line with 2011's Executive Order 13563- Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Customer Protection. FCM's and SRO's must establish and maintain written rules with respect to the treatment of residual interest in customer-segregated accounts. The property of FCM's in Chapter 7 will contribute to client equity claims if needed
De Minimis Threshold . The CFTC must make a new rule to adjust the SD registration trigger from $8bn. to $3bn.
Bona Fide Hedging. Instructs the Agency to comply with the CEA and define bona fide hedging
Judicial Review. The DC circuit would be the first stop for rule review, bypassing the federal district court
The bill will now be passed to the Senate, where majority Republicans require a scant six more votes for it to pass. President Obama has threatened to veto the bill on the grounds that it contains no provision to increase the Agency's funding through to 2019.
There is little doubt that the requirement to show an economic justification for each new rule will materially affect the CFTC's legislative firepower. However, legislation and "Guidance" are uncomfortable bedfellows, and it is difficult to make the case that the CFTC should be exempt from a rule which already applies to its peers at the SEC and other Agencies. Equally, there is no doubt that the CFTC is woefully underfunded, the imposition of significant extra burdens without increased carrying capacity may result in legislation that is "deliberative" to the point of standstill.
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Increase receiver range up to 300 ft with this tuned antenna kit.
This FAAC tuned antenna receiver kit comes with a gate mount bracket, 16 feet of coaxial cable, and a 10.5 inch whip antenna. This kit can be used with the 1RP418DS receiver to increase the detection range from a maximum of 100 feet to up to 300 feet for the FAAC single and dual button transmitters.
Used to increase the range of the RP receivers / XF / XR.


In Calistoga we currently have one public library. EveryLibrary.com includes information on the following public libraries in Calistoga, California. Choose a library in Calistoga for more information on the resources available including books, digital media, movies, computer resources, budget information and directions.
This library is a Central Library serving a population of 4,193 offering 19,546 books to 23,475 annual patrons.
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Crowdfunding startup Patch of Land raises $23.6M in Series A
California-based firm becomes one of the best-funded real estate tech startups
Apr.April 08, 2015 12:00 PM
By Konrad Putzier
This Patch of Land is looking pretty fertile. The real estate crowdfunding firm raised $23.6 million in its Series A round, CEO Jason Fritton told The Real Deal.
The capital raising makes the California-based startup one of the best-funded real estate crowdfunding platforms in the U.S.
The fundraising round was led by investment firm SF Capital Group, whose president Neil Wolfson will join Patch of Land's board. Ron Suber, head of peer-to-peer consumer lending platform Prosper, also invested in the firm.
The amount raised in Series A funding exceeds the approximately $17 million Patch of Land claims to have raised for real estate projects through its platform since it launched in 2013, highlighting the confidence its investors have in the real estate crowdfunding space's further growth. In May, rival Fundrise raised a record $31 million from the likes of Silverstein Properties' Marty Burger and Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group.
Unlike major rivals such as Fundrise and iFunding, Patch of Land is a peer-to-peer lender — it exclusively originates loans. So far, the firm has focused on one-year residential purchase and rehab loans under $1 million. But flush with new capital, it is now looking to expand its range.
The firm will begin originating loans between $1 million and $5 million with terms of three to five years, Fritton said. It will also offer commercial and new-construction loans, and already has $15 million worth of loans in its pipeline.
The new funds are crucial to the planned expansion because Patch of Land pre-funds its deals. In other words, the firm commits a loan and then assumes the risk of finding enough investors through its platform to finance it. This approach is crucial to the startups appeal, Fritton said, because borrowers often need loan guarantees quickly. But it also requires significant cash reserves. Having the ability to pre-fund its deals was one of the key reasons why Fundrise set out to raise investment last year.
Fritton said Patch of Land also plans to use a big chunk of the money to hire new employees such as loan officers, underwriters and processors, and to invest in technology. The startup claims to operate in 15 states, and has originated a handful of loans in Greater New York. It recently closed, for example, on a $250,000 purchase and rehab loan for 714 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York and a $350,000 purchase and rehab loan for 89-09 120th Street in Richmond Hill, Queens, both residential buildings.
Last month, Jared and Joshua Kushner raised $18.3 million for Cadre, a real estate investment vehicle catering to institutional investors, as TRD reported.
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I was thinking about this earlier today. I've been hillwalking for roughly eight years now, and in all that time I've been at the top of seven different Mamore Munros.
Even disregarding my predictable reluctance to go anywhere near something that revels in the name "Devil's Ridge", that's still pretty slow going for someone who actually lives less than three hours from Fort William. Accordingly, I thought I'd better make public my avowed intention to finish the entire Mamore collection some time in early 2014.
Anyway, this unusual period of introspective gloom was prompted by a rather enjoyable wee jaunt up Mullach nan Coirean yesterday. I don't know - maybe something about the walk was giving me a subliminal message that it's time for a change of direction.
So where did they send you on your mystery tour?
It was to do with dangerous tree felling operations, the signs said. The whole thing was a bit pointless though - the work has obviously finished, but the path that they wanted to keep you away from has been completely obliterated anyway!
They did the same thing on Ben Ledi 8 years or so ago. Even went so far as to leave trees across what was left of the path. I keep meaning to go back and see how the new one turned out.
In fairness, it doesn't seem to happen all that much - to me anyway - that routes are "closed" altogether. And, we ignored it on the way down anyway, of course.
Hmmm - been ages since I've walked up Ben Ledi. I like the Lade Inn at Kilmahog too.


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A Small Town Sheriff Romantic Suspense
October Halloran left her past behind and found happiness in a tiny northern Minnesota town working at a local truck stop. At least she was happy, until Sheriff Jett Raven started asking questions she didn't want to answer.
Jett didn't buy the story 'Sarah Banks' sold the rest of the community. Smitten since the moment he first laid eyes on her, he knew she wasn't who she claimed to be. It wasn't until she stumbled across a dead body that he had a reason to dig into her past, and bring her into his home.
Murdered truckers and attempted kidnappings lead October and Jett to the startling truth. With dozens of girls' lives on the line, it's up to October to discover who's after her and why. It's up to Jett to keep her alive.


The Complainant holds registrations for the mark "WAL-MART" for use in retail department stores in the United States and Canada. The registration is on the basis that the mark was known in Canada as early as 1965. It also holds registrations for the mark "WAL-MART" in 46 countries, including Thailand, the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China. The Thailand registration is Number SM3711, registered November 24, 1995, and is for retail department store services. The "WAL-MART" mark has been in continuous use in the United States since 1962 and is used in the Complainant's extensive advertising of its services and merchandise on television, websites, etc. For example, amongst its Internet addresses are "http:\\www.walmart.com", "http:\\www.wal-mart.com" and "http:\\walmartstores.com"."
See also Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Walsucks and Walmarket Puerto Rico, Case No. D2000-0477, dated July 20, 2000. In the absence of argument or evidence to the contrary from Respondent, and in the interests of administrative efficiency, this Panel adopts the findings of these recent panels regarding Complainant's rights in the "Wal-Mart" trademark.
Registrar.com's WHOIS database query response (Registrar.com's July 14, 2000, response to WIPO verification request) indicates that "Kenneth E. Crews", with Administrative Contact at "Kenneth E. Crews", is registrant of the domain name "SUPERWAL-MART.COM". The record of this registration was created on January 23, 2000, and was last updated on June 2, 2000 (id.).
The Registration Agreement in effect between Respondent and Register.com subjects Respondent to Registrar.com's dispute settlement policy, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, as adopted by ICANN on August 26, 1999, and with implementing documents approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") requires that domain name registrants submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding conducted by an approved dispute resolution service provider, of which WIPO is one, regarding allegations of abusive domain name registration (Policy, para. 4(a)). Respondent has not contested that it is properly before this Administrative Panel.
Complainant objects to Respondent's domain name registration because this registration is likely to be confused with Complainant's distinctive WAL-MART trademark. Complainant's rights in its WAL-MART mark are expansive and predate Respondent's registration of the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM. In the United States, Complainant owns, among other trademarks, United States Registration Number 1,783,039, registered July 20, 1993, for the mark WAL-MART for use in retail department store services (U.S. 101). See [attachment]. Registration No. 1,783,039 is based on first use of the mark as early as July 1, 1962.
Complainant holds registrations for the WAL-MART mark in 46 countries. Complainant's rights in each of these 46 countries predate Respondent's registration of the SUPERWAL-MART.COM domain name.
The domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM is identical or confusingly similar to Complainant's WAL-MART trademark. First, there is clear similarity of the marks in their entireties as to appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression. The second level domain name "SUPERWAL-MART" is a combination of two words, "SUPER" and "WAL-MART." The second word "WAL-MART" is identical to Complainant's mark WAL-MART. Respondent merely tacks on the word SUPER to the beginning, thus forming the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM.
Second, the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM is confusingly similar to Complainant's WAL-MART mark, because Complainant owns a number of Wal-Mart "Supercenters" or super stores. This particular type of Wal-Mart store offers additional products, such as groceries, to those offered at a typical Wal-Mart store. This may further confuse buyers who may think that a site connected with the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM, has an affiliation with Complainant's Supercenters. Third, the domain name is confusingly similar to the Wal-Mart mark, because the WAL-MART mark is famous throughout the world. Complainant's "WAL-MART" mark is, in fact, so famous that buyers would be likely to think that any commercial site connected with the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM, particularly a site selling consumer products, originates with Complainant.
The WAL-MART mark is famous in part, because the mark has been in continuous use since at least 1962. The mark is also famous because of the sheer number of retail store locations Complainant operates. Wal-Mart currently operates 1,782 stores and 765 Supercenters, among others, throughout the United States. See [attachment]. Complainant is also the world's number one retailer with stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, China, United Kingdom, Korea, Indonesia and Germany. See [attachment] and http://www.walmartstores.com.
The WAL-MART mark is likewise famous, because Complainant makes extensive use of the mark. Complainant uses its WAL-MART mark on its discount retail stores, grocery stores, membership warehouse clubs, pharmacies, deep discount warehouse outlets, in advertising throughout the world, on its websites, its scholarship programs, telethons for children's hospitals, industrial development grants, environmental programs and a variety of community support programs. See [attachment].
The fame of Complainant's WAL-MART mark is also shown through Complainant's advertising. Complainant engages in extensive advertising of its services and merchandise, and uses the WAL-MART mark in this regard. The Internet is a significant vehicle for Complainant. Complainant has websites located at, among other Internet addresses, http://www.walmart.com, http://www.wal-mart.com, and http://www.walmartstores.com. These websites are an important part of Complainant's corporate online identity and brand.
In light of the significant fame associated with the WAL-MART mark, consumers are likely to believe that any domain name incorporating the Wal-Mart name (or a close approximation thereof) is associated with Complainant. Respondent's domain name is likely to confuse customers and cause them to believe mistakenly that the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM is associated with Wal-Mart stores. Complainant did not authorize Respondent's use of a domain name that is likely to be confused with Complainant's WAL-MART mark.
Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM. First, Respondent is not currently using the domain name in connection with any ongoing business. Indeed, Respondent's only activity with respect to the domain name has been to offer it for sale.
Second, to the best of Complainant's knowledge, Respondent has no rights to any trademark consisting of the terms "WAL-MART" or "SUPERWAL-MART" in any country. Complainant has been unable to find any evidence of Respondent's actual use of, or demonstrable preparations to use the mark "SUPERWAL-MART" with a bona fide offering of any goods and services. To the contrary, Respondent's only demonstrable business activity has been to offer the domain name for sale through Greatdomains.com.
Of course, even if Respondent has plans to develop some type of sales business, it does not follow that he has legitimate rights to the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM. Respondent's actions are an attempt to interfere with Complainant's online identity and brand rather than a legitimate business activity.
Complainant believes the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM was registered in bad faith. On information and belief, Respondent registered the domain name SUPERWAL-MART.COM with knowledge that Complainant held rights in and to its WAL-MART mark. Respondent had constructive notice of Complainant's trademark rights by virtue of (a) Complainant's trademark registrations in the United States, as well as in many other countries; (b) Complainant's use of a trademark registration symbol when referencing the mark in print advertising and on its websites located at http://www.walmart.com, http://www.wal-mart.com, and http://www.walmartstores.com.
Complainant is the holder of rights in the well-known "Wal-Mart" trademark (see Factual Background, supra). Based on the July 20, 1993 date of Complainant's U.S. registration of the trademark "WAL-MART" (the earliest of the registrations submitted in this proceeding by Complainant), and without prejudice to whether Complainant may hold earlier-arising rights in the mark, the Panel determines that Complainant's rights in the trademark arose prior to Respondent's registration, on January 23, 2000, of the disputed domain name "superwal-mart.com".
Respondent has registered the domain name "superwal-mart.com". This name is identical to Complainant's trademark "Wal-Mart", except that (1) the domain name adds the generic top-level domain name (gTLD) ".com" (2) the domain name employs lower case letters, while the trademark is generally used with initial capital letters "W" and "M", and (3) the domain name adds the word "super" preceding Complainant's mark, without a space between terms.
Respondent has not, by adding a common descriptive term preceding Complainant's mark, created a new or different mark in which it has rights or legitimate interests.
Complainant's "Wal-Mart" mark is well known. Its use in a domain name with the common descriptive term "super" is likely to cause consumers to associate the combination "superwal-mart.com" with Complainant as the source of products on or sponsor of a website identified by that name. Complainant uses the term "super" to identify certain of its own retail establishments, i.e., "Supercenters" (Complaint, Annex D), thereby increasing the prospect that consumers would draw a connection between it and the disputed domain name.
The Panel determines that the domain name "superwal-mart.com" is confusingly similar to Complainant's trademark "Wal-Mart" in the sense of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy.


As Fisheries minister I would be grateful for your clarification of the UK's post Brexit fishing policy if there is one.
As you will know Mrs May in her recent Mansion House speech confirmed that the UK would leave the CFP but her comments were vague if not ambiguous and therefore many millions of "leave" voters, and not least our fishing communities will be concerned at the lack of clarity in her comments.
For example, Mrs May referred to the UK government and the EU "continuing to work together" with the EU on fisheries. What does that mean please? Is this some sort of qualified continuation of the existing CFP with negotiation of quotas? If so that would be totally unacceptable not only to Britain's fishermen and fishing communities but also unacceptable to the wider electorate.
That we may grant EU member states some limited access and fishing rights to our waters post Brexit is not unreasonable, but it must be stressed that this is not, and cannot be on the basis of what Mrs May called "managed shared stocks".
Let us be clear. After March 2019 legally there can be no "shared stocks" as we will have left the CFP on that date. What can she mean therefore? Please clarify what is meant by "shared stocks"!
It must be stressed that whatever fishing rights we may cede to other EU member states in the future post Brexit there are no grounds for reciprocal fishing rights to be "negotiated" with the EU at all in the current discussions.
There is simply nothing to negotiate!
"The simple fact is, most British fishermen do not want access to EU waters! They want a fair crack at catching some of the millions of tons of fish taken from British waters each year by EU vessels. The British fleet caught 111,000 tonnes of fish from EU waters last year, but EU vessels caught 683,000 tonnes in British waters (MMO Report, Oct 2017)".
And – "before the remain lobby wheel out the tired old, and rather predictable line of "there are no borders for fish in the sea," I say, I'm glad that's the case. That means that EU vessels should have no problem catching fish in Dutch, French, Belgian or Danish waters if they are excluded from British waters!
I would be grateful for your comments on the specific points I have raised above.
Finally, please advise whether your department will set out and publish a full and clearly defined post Brexit fishing policy in the light of the Mansion House speech? Such a declaration is needed so that the electorate can make an informed judgement as to what leaving the CFP actually means.
I hope your readers would feel encouraged to write to Mr Eustice and their MPs!
we see reports that councils are to be "forced" to build more homes.
But councils don't build houses, as seen from over 400,000 dwellings which have planning permission across the UK but are not being built, – because of course developers build to meet profit targets.
So Local Authorities are are once again tasked with unattainable build-out targets, which are sometimes near double those achieved when GDP growth was around 3% pa, in the eight years prior to the Recession.
When those unrealistic arbitrary targets are not met, the Planning Inspectorate is likely to override an LA which refuses planning permission, leaving developers in the driving seat.
That is a key reason why we have seen many developments at inappropriate locations, with infrastructure which is unfit for purpose and with inadequate affordable housing. Emasculating Local Planning and local democracy will not address that.
Perhaps we could hear how our local MPs would address this departure from the "Localism" that residents were promised.
I totally agree that the main reason we have a housing shortage is mass, uncontrolled immigration. The completely unsustainable numbers of people coming to this Country, both legally and illegally, mean that overwhelming stressors are place on housing needs not too mention our schools, NHS and welfare systems.
Secondly, regarding housing, we have huge number of existing housing stock standing empty. I believe this currently unused housing would be more than enough to meet our populations needs, if we control immigration.
With 250 to 350 thousand immigrants coming in to the Uk each year is it any wonder a large number of them are homeless. Those with money will push out the bottom end as they fail to compete ie poorly paid or in arrears or on short leases.
An increase in street sleepers will be expected of course as they apart from the con men and women will be at the bottom of the housing ladder or under it.
In West Sussex there were huge public demonstrations against planned housing estates on greenfield sites, just before the last lot of local elections. I was informed by one couple I met at one of those demos that their own house had been flooded for the first time shortly after a previous new housing estate had been built.
UKIP of course took the side of the little man. The Tories took the side of the builders.
After all the publicity and demonstrations, guess which way the electorate voted. And guess whether or not the complaints about the planned new developments still continue today, a year later.
The problem is that these new homes have got to be built somewhere, but it must be horrible to be flooded out. I once lived in a new house by a small brook and one year we had a sudden torrential downpour and the water was going passed my front step uphill. It was really scary and at one point I thought it was going to come in but it did not. But we could not see our back garden as it looked like a lake. Needless to say we moved not long after that.
DD There is not a housing shortage that language plays into the hands of LIB/LAB/CON. The problem is mass uncontrolled immigration sucking up existing housing and pushing up the price. Mass uncontrolled immigration = mass housebuilding demand. Reduce immigration to tens of thousands or preferably zero and there will be no shortage of housing. In fact house prices will fall allowing young people to purchase their own homes and start their families younger.
Only UKIP has the solution to halt encroachment onto the green belt and flood plains. Only UKIP can protect what is left of Englands green and pleasant land. UKIP policy is greener than than the Greens.
What you say makes sense, so why do they keep doing it because it will only lead to civil unrest which they may not be able to control.
Do you really think the masses that are most negatively affected by mass migration will rise up? Do you think they could organise themselves? Are they not too busy watching Bake Off, East Enders and I'm a Celebrity?
Joking aside, I consider that one of the key reasons why mass uncontrolled migration continues is because the political establishment fear the incredibly powerful lobbies of the NGOs, charities, UN, corporations, big business, government bodies at all levels, MSM, church, celebrities, academia and all other similar bodies supporting mass immigration more than they fear a significant number of the electorate being able to organise themselves to take action to dismiss them.
The career progression of the political class is better suited to letting it roll than attempting to stop it.
Only when the political class fear rejection through the ballot box will mass immigration stop. Its our job to bring this about.
I notice a reference to the Localism Act 2011. I call it a "Crooks Charter" due to no locals really getting a say. It allows unelected powerful people to make the decisions in the main. If asked for a one word change on this Act I would ask for the word elected to be inserted before powerful local leaders.
It sounded so good and I fully support proper localism but not this one from Cameron's Eton educated, say one thing mean the opposite Government.
I like that Margaret, a 'Crooks Charter' how true and very apt here in East Devon. I was at a meeting in Seaton last year where we were trying to save the beds in our local hospital, someone from the floor said 'what do you expect if you keep electing b****y Tories'.
Most of our local leaders are Tories who have been elected. They have a grip on Councils with the cabinet system which means decisions are taken before full Council meetings. We need to stop Tories being elected by supporting a good Independent candidate if no UKIP candidate is available. Also the cabinet system needs to be destroyed so that all elected Councillors have a voice in decision making.
One of the biggest problems is the Planning Inspectorate. People regard them as a sort of semi-judicial body, when they are in fact an organisation for enforcing government policy. Councils that dare to reject applications to build too many houses, frequently in the wrong place, often find they are overruled and hit with huge bills for costs that ratepayers then have to pay. Little account is given to infrastructure or the views of local residents, who are simply ignored. Conservative councils also tend to comply with government policy, which does not help.
The net result is that a small number of people get rich or richer and very little social housing gets built since it returns low profits.
The Inspectorate has upheld a number of refusals in Devon recently. Some of their views appear to be that developments must be planned for and not the current slew of speculative applications that are in the wrong place and with a lack of infrastructure, devastating villages and the wellbeing of those that choose to live in them.
We want and need tranquility, dark skies, no road noise nor the gridlocks already occurring here. We want our flora and fauna to not only survive but thrive in undeveloped countryside and coastal waters.
I hope to see many more of these views.
Anyone who supports the current applications probably has vested interests or "brown envelopes".
Excellent comments Margaret and good to see someone from our neck of the woods posting here.
Thanks Alec, there are some old ones but I couldn't point you to them.
You and I hold very similar views on so many issues particularly on the CONs, they are no longer friendly Tories.
Our village has been blighted by housing, traffic and the noise associated, solar arrays, anaerobic digesters (they do have strong odour issues attached), tree loss impacting the wildlife, air traffic particularly helicopters flying low over any tree lines. The last of those mentioned happens just before environmental surveys, I am keeping a diary on it.
The area is no longer for those tourists who wish to have a quiet holiday, the people moving to what they think will be better than where they are now will be sorely disappointed. Current policies are going to be disastrous for Devon as a whole. I don't know the best place to move to.


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Les îles de la Frise-Orientale (all.:Ostfriesische Inseln) sont un archipel côtier allemand de la mer du Nord qui fait partie du chapelet des îles de la Frise. L'archipel est situé devant la côte de la Basse-Saxe entre les embouchures de l'Ems et de la Weser, l'espace marin entre le continent et les îles constitue la mer des Wadden.

Les îles habitées sont au nombre de sept, d'ouest en est: Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog et Wangerooge. Les îlots mineurs et non-peuplés sont Lütje Hörn à l'est de Borkum, Memmert au sud de Juist et Minsener Oog à l'est de Wangerooge. Lütje Hörn est menacé par les flots et, en 2003, la Défense côtière allemande ((NLWK) a annoncé que les îlots de Kachelotplate à l'ouest de Juist, tout comme Mellum à l'est de Minserer Oog, étaient désormais recouverts par forte marée et ne pouvaient plus être considérés comme des îlots mais comme de simples bancs de sable.

La circulation de voitures est interdite sur toutes les îles sauf sur Borkum et Norderney.

Les îles et leurs environs font partie du parc national de la mer des Wadden et du Schleswig-Holstein.

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