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Intellectual property (IP) is one of a firm's most valuable assets. But in a world where piracy and the unlawful use of intellectual property are widespread, its registration and protection are strategically important and crucial to the abolition of unfair competition.
GRATA's IP lawyers successfully combine theory and specific cases’ practice that is intended for the protection of our clients’ rights. Our IP lawyers have significant experience in assisting with the local and international registration of trademarks for national and foreign companies; advising on license and franchise agreements, IP rights assignment contracts; industrial property preparing and filing applications for registration of inventions, utility models, industrial designs; patent researches; protection of IP rights; representation of international companies at courts of various levels and state agencies.
- Franchising and Licensing agreements
- Copyright and Neighboring/Related rights
- Due Diligence of Intellectual Property
- Protection of IP Rights
- IP Litigation and Disputes
- Trademarks and Appellations of Origin
- IP & Antitrust
- Parallel import
- Customs measures of IP protection
- Domain names
- Trade secrets & Know How
- Company names
- IP rights assignment agreements
- Searches for industrial property objects
- Data Protection 2016: Kazakhstan;
- The International Comparative Legal Guide series - Franchise 2017: Kazakhstan;
- The Franchise Law Review: Kazakhstan;
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to Copyright 2016, 2nd edition. A practical cross-border insight into copyright law;
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to Franchise 2016, 2nd edition. A practical cross-border insight into franchise law;
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trade Marks 2016, 5th edition. A practical cross-border insight into trade mark work;
- The International Comparative Legal Guide Trademarks 2016: Kazakhstan, 2016;
- Parallel import remedies: Russia and Kazakhstan, Corporate Lawyer No.5, 2015;
- Protection of Trademarks in Kazakhstan: Must Know for Businesses (published: in "Forbes Kazakhstan" 29/09/2016);
- The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review: Kazakhstan, 2017, 2nd edition.
Franchising and Licensing Agreements
- Analysing license and franchise agreements for the transfer of trademark rights of a global car components manufacturer, a cosmetic products and brand clothes manufacturer, as well as a world famous manufacturer of household products;
- Consultation on the legal requirements for drafting a valid assignment contract concerning the use of industrial property objects;
- Franchising consultations, drafting, compilation, analysis and registration of franchising agreements for a world famous hotel chain;
- Drafting, registration and providing further advice on franchising agreements with Kazakhstani franchisees for a U.S. franchisor of frozen yogurt retail stores, a French retail clothing company, and an international design-clothing manufacturer;
- Providing legal opinions regarding the analysis of various documents of title and other disputed matters, as well as Consultations on registration of trademark license agreements for an American energy drinks manufacturer;
- Successful registration of the agreement with respect to trademarks belonging to the international fast food chain in the United States with the competent authority, as well as successful addressing of requests of the state authority that prevent registration of the agreement;
- Advising on and full-range legal support in the registration of the license agreement and franchising agreement for the trademarks with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the company that provides online message boards;
- Development of an additional agreement to the sub-license agreement for the brand of the world’s known coffee houses network, in accordance with Kazakhstani law, and its further registration with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Advising a foreign leading company on testing, inspection and certification regarding the registration of an intercorporate complex franchising agreement with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including development of a draft agreement in accordance with Kazakhstani legislation;
- Advising a French retail clothing company on conclusion of the franchise agreement;
- Advising of international mercantile company (franchisor) whose activity consists of the design, creation, production and distribution of wedding dresses, cocktail wear, evening gowns and other accessories on conclusion and registration of the franchise agreement with KZ franchisee;
- Advising a U.S. franchisor on KZ, UZ, KG law requirements to franchising agreements (on franchised outlets under a Brand that deals with restaurants business, specializing in sandwiches);
- Review of the franchise agreement on compliance with Kazakhstan legislation for the international system of fitness clubs;
- Review and amendment of the franchise agreement on compliance with the Kazakh legislation for the large American producer of apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women and children;
- Advising and drafting franchising agreement for the international company specializing in full range of goods for mothers and babies;
- Advising famous European brand of jewelers and accessories on the franchise agreement.
- Registration of copyright in computer programs, databases, literature and stage pieces of national authors;
- Registration of copyright of an international investment fund specializing in the development and acquisition of technology used in the exploration and production of oil and gas;
- Advising a foreign company on the possible infringement of copyrights through using images (people faces) from the Shutter Stock website for television advertising;
- Preparation of the legal opinion for an international manufacturer of musical equipment and other household and audiovisual devices on the legality of requirement to pay remuneration for the free reproduction of phonograms and audiovisual works for personal purposes;
- Legal support in the registration of software copyrights for one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics and household appliances with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Successful pre-trial protection of the rights of foreign and national companies to copyright objects.
- Due diligence of the IP rights of a Kazakhstani mobile operator in the context of its placing shares on the London Stock Exchange;
- Due diligence of the IP rights of a leading international logistics company as part of a multijurisdictional M&A transaction for a German company;
- Conducting due diligence of intellectual property and information technology for foreign banks, construction companies, telecommunications holding, international engineering company, international investment company, the world's leading manufacturer of food products and household chemicals, and international construction company;
- Conducting due diligence of trademarks and drugs certificate for an international pharmaceutical company.
- Preparation of warning letters from foreign and domestic companies to violators of their IP rights;
- Advising an international pharmaceutical company on appealing against illegal registration of a trademark of a third party due to confusing similarity;
- Successful appealing against registration of the trademark of the world leading manufacturer of insulation materials in the Appeals Board of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights;
- Successful pre-trial protection of the exclusive rights of a large manufacturer of chocolate and other confectioneries to the trademarks through sending claim letters to the infringers;
- Participation in the pre-trial recording of violations of the rights to a trademark of a well-known manufacturer of clothing and accessories for men and women as a part of evidence provision by a notary;
- Successful appealing against the decision of the Appeal Board of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the invalidity of the trademark registration for the benefit of a Ukrainian pharmaceutical company;
- Advising a Swedish engineering company and development of the documents required for the initiation of administrative and criminal investigations in respect of the forgery of the signature and seal of the company, and illegal use of another's trademark;
- Advising the largest biopharmaceutical company on the violation of its patents for inventions by a potential infringer supplying generics to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Consultations on trademark invalidation and further protection of the IP rights of a famous confectionary brand, a pharmaceutical company, and manufacturers of industrial goods, soft drinks and automobiles in the Board of Appeal and the courts.
- Supporting the project for the protection of IP rights for foreign companies producing cosmetic products by identifying and bringing the violators to liability;
- Successful representation of international manufacturers of cosmetic products in the protection of intellectual property rights through detection and making infringers liable;
- Successful protection of trademarks of a large foreign FMCG company in the administrative court with further seizure and destruction of infringing goods;
- Successful protection of the representative office of the world-largest brewer in Kazakhstan in an administrative court with respect to the violation of exclusive rights to the appellation of origin;
- Representing a local manufacturer of locks and locking structures in a dispute against illegal use of the Eurasian patent and invalidation of a Eurasian patent in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Trademarks and Appellations of Origin
- Assisting with the registration of trademarks and copyright of an international investment fund specializing in the development and acquisition of technology used in the exploration and production of oil and gas;
- Preparing and submitting objection letters to the Board of Appeal regarding a refusal to register a world famous luxury brand of clothing and accessories;
- Registration of trademarks of national and foreign banks, education institutions and major producers of tea and coffee products, as well as other trade brands in various countries worldwide;
- Advising a domestic producer of aromatic and phyto oils on the refusal to register a trademark due to confusing similarity thereof to the trademarks of a third party;
- Successful overcoming of the refusal to register the international trademark of the railway operator with the Patent Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- The international registration of trademarks for Kazakhstani bank, national net of clothing stores, national mobile operator, Irani paints manufacturer.
- Preparing and filing applications for inventions, industrial designs and utility models patents;
- Advising one of the largest energy corporations on compliance with the patent laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan when dealing with fuel containers;
- Preparing and submitting complaints, objections and requests associated with patent infringement;
- Legal support in a state registration of a pharmaceutical in Kazakhstan (including submitting a patent on the original pharmaceutical to the National Center of Examination of Pharmaceuticals);
- Representation of the interests of a large pharmaceutical company in a court on a dispute related to the refusal to register a pharmaceutical;
- Advising various pharmaceutical companies on the state registration of medicines, medical devices and medical equipment in Kazakhstan;
- Entering the national phase for an international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application;
- Conducting a patent search for local and foreign industrial company;
- Legal advice on patent infringement for a transnational pharmaceutical company;
- Invention patent registration for Canadian oil company;
- Advising the client on filing a convention application for the grant of a patent for an invention to Kazakh Patent Office in accordance with the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property;
- Appealing a claim for the unlawful use of a Eurasian patent by a national producer of locking and sealing devices;
- Invalidation of a Eurasian patent in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of a national producer of locking and sealing devices.
- Successful representation of the leading dairy producer in court on the dispute related to copying of the packing exterior;
- Drafting and sending warning letters to potential infringers on the violation of the exclusive rights of a large foreign chocolate producer and other confectionery products to trademarks and packaging of goods within unfair competition. As a result, the infringers made changes in the design of the products being developed.
- Preparing legal opinions for a British oil company regarding parallel import issues;
- Co-operating with the state IP Department and customs authorities of Kazakhstan in destroying counterfeit goods at the border as part of the same project;
- Successful protection of the representative office of the world-famous brand of luxury jewellery in Kazakhstan in the court on the 'grey/parallel import' case;
- Successful protection of the representative office of a foreign confectionery manufacturer on various disputes including the protection of trademark rights, 'grey/parallel import' disputes, and further destruction of the infringing goods;
- Advising the world's largest brewing company on the exhaustion of trademark rights placed on metal KEGs ('parallel/gray imports');
Customs measures of IP Protection
- Drafting applications to the customs authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan to initiate verification of the legality of the sale of counterfeit confectionery products offered for sale by unidentified persons in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of post-clearance control and further communication with law enforcement agencies;
- Advising a leading multinational manufacturer of various goods on the protection of IP rights at the border;
- Preparation of memorandums on trademark protection rights at the customs border for a leading beauty products manufacturer;
- Advising an international manufacturer of chocolate and coffee products on legality of prohibition to import goods.
- Successful protection of a company doing hotel business on a dispute relating to illegal use of the trademark and trade name;
- Successful protection of the national consulting company in disputes on the protection of exclusive rights to the trade name.
IP rights assignment agreements
- Registration and maintenance of assignment contracts for a major Kazakhstani telecommunications operator;
- Drafting an agreement for the transfer of rights to a trademark owned by a producer of paint and varnish products, and registration thereof with a competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Development and support of the agreement for the transfer of the full scope of exclusive property and other rights on an online resource (online store) of one of the leading companies in the area of electronic commerce in Kazakhstan.
- Informational search for trademarks for foreign and national companies;
- Preparing recommendations based on the results of informational searches for identical and similar trademarks for a Kazakh private airline.
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In late 2013, lawyers from GRATA's Intellectual Property Team successfully protected the rights of a leading global manufacturer of insulation materials.
GRATA Law Firm presents you an overview of the Law of the RK № 537-IV "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of intellectual property" on January 12, 2012.
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We’ve seen fuel prices go up in the last several months, and an emphasis on fuel-saving has become more important now than before. Besides driving less, there are many ways to improve your vehicle’s fuel efficiency. With minor changes to your driving habits and outlook on car care, you can be set to save money on fuel over time. Here are our top tips on how to save money on fuel:
Tip #1 - Check and Adjust Tire Pressure
Paying attention to your tires is one of the most impactful ways you can save money on gas. Now that it is Fall, the air in your tires is going to contract, causing under-inflated tires. If you don’t keep up with your tire pressure, your vehicle can end up burning more fuel than necessary and cause premature tire wear.
Tip #2 - Reduce the Weight of Your Vehicle Load
Some people like to stuff all their junk into their trunk; but if fuel efficiency is what you want, then we highly advise against it. Additional weight can put stress on your car components, including the engine, which will burn more fuel.
Tip #3 - Don’t Idle
Did you know that for every hour that you leave your vehicle on, your car will assume a little over than a half a gallon of gas? While you may not idle for an hour at a time, this can add up. It is best to turn your engine off and restart it at a later time.
Tip #4 - Watch Out For Faulty Sensors
Your vehicle has many sensors that monitor vehicle performance and report issues to the onboard computer. While you may be tempted to put off sensor repair or replacements, missing data from your oxygen sensor or tire pressure sensors can lower your vehicle’s fuel efficiency.
Tip #5 - Replace Air Filters
Over time, your engine air filter collects a ton of dust, dirt, and other debris. To allow your engine to draw in a balanced amount of air, make sure you replace your air filter according to your vehicle’s manufacturer.
We hope these tips above can help you minimize fuel waste and save you money on gas over time. If you need help with auto maintenance to enhance your vehicle’s efficiency, please do not hesitate to call or visit the team at K’s Autohaus today.


Assholes, all. As someone commented somewhere1 “What did the planet do to Cheney that he hates it so much?”
In the excitement of the Olympics, the run-up to the presidential conventions and the flurry of late summer vacations, it was easy to miss the Bush administration’s stealth attack on the Endangered Species Act last week. A proposed regulation would simply eliminate independent scientific reviews that have been required for over 30 years.
“I have been working on the Endangered Species Act for 15 years and have never seen such a sneaky attack,” declared John Kostyack, executive director of wildlife conservation and global warming at the National Wildlife Federation.
In a proposal, first reported by the Associated Press, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service would no longer have input into the actions of many other federal agencies in evaluating projects that could impact endangered species.
Essentially it would be up to officials at agencies like the Forest Service, the Minerals Management Service and the Department of Transportation to decide for themselves if a new timber allotment, mining project or road would harm endangered animals and plants, without consulting third-party biologists from Fish and Wildlife.
Many of the agencies, which would now be making decisions affecting the fate of species themselves, don’t even have biologists on staff to make such determinations. The proposal presents a conflict of interest, which could effectively gut the Endangered Species Act, by asking the very agencies the act regulates to also enforce it. A 2008 Fish and Wildlife Service memorandum obtained by environmentalists states that when agencies regulated themselves in the past, they consistently violated the Endangered Species Act.
If the new regulation is approved by the Department of the Interior in the next couple of months, it would undercut the authority of the Endangered Species Act. “With this change, the Bush administration threatens to undo more than 30 years of progress,” said Kostyack. “This move is consistent with other efforts by the administration to cement industry-friendly policies before leaving office in January.”
I hope they aren’t allowed to get away with this brazen act of ignoring the wishes of the public.
Announcing the proposal last week, the Department of the Interior asserted that greenhouse gas emissions are exempt from regulation under the Endangered Species Act. It stated the “proposed rule is consistent with the FWS [Fish and Wildlife Service] current understanding it is not possible to draw a direct causal link” between the fate of a species, like the polar bear, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmentalists say the Bush administration’s motive is to preempt environmental groups from suing the government in the name of protecting the polar bears when the feds do things that would increase greenhouse gas emissions, like approving new coal-fired power plants.
To add insult to injury, the Bush administration said it will accept public comment on the proposed changes for a mere 30 days, and itwill not accept such comments via e-mail, which is the common way that many environmental groups activate their memberships to fight egregious policies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now accepting public comment about the proposed changes through Sept. 15 on the Regulations.gov Web site.
Rep. Nick J. Rahall II, D-W.V., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, called the proposed changes to the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act “deeply troubling.” Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Environment and Public Works committee, said that they’re “illegal.” The senator from California has legal precedent for that charge. In 2003, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved hundreds of pesticides for use without consulting either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Services about their implications for endangered wildlife and sea critters. When environmental groups sued, a federal judge ruled against the EPA.
“It takes great hubris to resurrect an issue the court has already definitely struck down,” stated Patti Goldman, an attorney for Earthjustice. “This is like a zombie movie … their proposal to toss the Endangered Species Act over the cliff died, but now has somehow come back to life.”
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Here are some reasons why people should stop smoking, the effects of smoking to their health, the money that they are spending in buying those cigarettes, the effects on the health of dear ones or friends and many more. If you have decided to quit smoking or stop smoking you came on the right place because this site provides and tells out different kinds of ways on how to stop smoking tips, stop smoking methods and ways, quit smoking techniques, getting rid of smoking cigarettes, things we might use in stop smoking programs, effects of smoking and all the information regarding on how to quit or stop smoking. There are many ways in stop smoking; the problem is how a smoker can handle and deal on how to get rid of that kind of bad habit. “Quitting smoking”, we can compare that when we missing some one who are very dear to us. That is the first thing that we might feel when you are in the period of stop smoking program. You feel there is some thing very important missing in our life. You miss the cigarettes smoke after you ate your meal and if you are thinking. Many people cannot think if they are not smoking. The urge of smoking is there and trying to tell them that “take a break and gets some puffs of cigarettes”. Stop smoking is very hard and tough decision to make. Bear in your mind all the smokers out there if you are deciding to quit smoking you have to pay more attention and have a strong will to make your mind set up to do the stop smoking procedures right and appropriate. Make up your mind that smoking cigarettes are not good and bad for your health. Many smokers are not aware of the risks and danger that can cause of smoking. If you are thinking about what to happen when your immune system gets low and weak. It seems you are in a big trouble; there are things that can be possible happen to you. Well, we all know that things that going to happen to you when you continue to smoke cigarettes: sad to say, they are all bad things. Smoking cigarettes can harm people most especially people who inhale the smoke of the cigarettes. We can quit smoking and kick that bad habit in order to gain a healthy body and personality. We have to use and better to follow every step in stop smoking techniques. There are other alternative, make your own way or procedures on how to quit smoking cigarettes. If you are going to use your own method on how to get rid this bad habit of yours, you should consider couple of things that can easily help you. First thing, have faith in your god that creates you. Secondly, you must set your mind about the things you have to do “mind settings.” Mind setting is very important in smokers that want to stop smoking and free for bad habit. If you have set your mind in the things that you have to do and the things you have to gain and benefits. You can easily get through in stop smoking procedures and gain the success that many smokers wanted. If we are going to pick or choose stop smoking program we better check all the availability of the things that we are going to need and use.
This site and article are based on my true to life experienced in smoking cigarettes and how I deal and get rid this kind of bad habit. This is my story and trying to help smokers who are really wanted to do the stop smoking program. In my own experienced and strong will I decided to stop smoking cigarettes because I felt that I am going to have an illness. So, open my net, have some researched and gather all the information that can help me. I talk to my love ones most especially my family and told them the idea of stop smoking program that I have researched in the net. Glad to say that they are all wanted and supported me all along the stops smoking program. There are many different ways, techniques, methods that I used and tried to help my self to quit smoking. In the first week in my stop smoking program I am very happy and thankful to the people who helped me and always there for me in supporting me to stop smoking. And people who supported me in my stop smoking program that are very effective.

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Valentines day is fast approaching, and the shops seem to be filled with a tide of red roses, teddy bears clutching love hearts and boxes of fancy chocolates. But id you are wanting to get something a little different and much more special for your nearest and dearest this valentine’s day, how about a homemade gift? Homemade gifts always go down well and show that you think a lot of the person you are making the gift for, as it takes much more thought and time than simply buying something from a shop. Here are a few ideas for the perfect homemade valentine’s gifts…
A Photograph and a handmade Photo Frame – If you have a favourite photo that of the two of you, this is a lovely idea. Frame the picture in a handmade photo frame for a truly special gift to treasure. Photo frames are easy to make – this is a good guide to making your own frame, you can always change it slightly or decorate the frame to match the room it will be placed in.
A Cushion Cover – If you have a sewing machine, a cushion cover is a perfect valentines gift. They are easy to make and there is a huge array of fabric to choose form to make it special and personal to the person that you give it to. Cotton poplin fabric from Higgs and Higgs is a great choice for making a cushion cover, for an extra special touch, use applique to put you and your partners initials onto the cushion, or make two cushions with each of your initials on them.
A Scented Candle – Making your own candle is easy, inexpensive and is the perfect gift for valentines! You do not need a lot of equipment, and you can scent the candle or candles with your partners favourite smells. Run them a luxury bath and light the candles for a romantic valentines treat that they won’t forget.
Valentines Cookies – If you are a whizz in the kitchen, make some valentines cookies! Choose flavours that your partner loves and cut them into heart shapes. Or, if you prefer a selection of cupcakes go down well too! Buy or make a pretty presentation box and some ribbon to add the wow factor to your valentines’ gift.

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The 2020/21 Essex Mooting Competition is jointly organised by the School of Law and the Essex Law Society. The competition is open to all law undergraduates but places are limited. How to RegisterTo register a place, please send an email to email@example.com. The email should contain your name, year of study and a brief statement (up to 150 words) outlining why you want to … Continue reading Essex Mooting Competition
Oras! is a brand-new and exciting French and English Law Mooting Competition which is open to every first and second-year law students studying a double-degree of French and English Law. This Moot Court is organised by the Essex Board of the Association du Double-Diplôme Essex/France (the University of Essex French and English Law Society) in … Continue reading ORAS! – The brand-new French and English Law Mooting Competition
Rachel Brandrith, Final Year Law Student has provided us with some great tips to handle Lockdown 2.0! So, the dreaded second lockdown is well underway. I don’t know about you but I’ve already dusted off my loaf tins and Zoom quizzes ready for the next few weeks inside. I think for a lot of people … Continue reading Tips for Surviving Lockdown as a Student!
Trying to keep on top of your workload can be a struggle. This applies to first year students who have little experience with independent studying to third year students who are still trying to streamline the process. Here are five simple tips to ensure you don’t fall behind, as well as to make writing essays … Continue reading 5 Study tips to help any student plus tips from the Law Stars!
Tell us a bit about yourself.I am a final year law student, with a keen passion for advocacy and litigation. After winning the Mooting Competition at the Supreme Court last year, followed by the creation of the Bar Society, I have chosen a career in the Bar and hope to become a barrister in the … Continue reading An Interview with Arthur Sutton – The President of Essex Bar Society!
What does my timetable show me? Your personal timetable will show the location, time and nature of a module. E.g. you might have an LW105 online lecture from 11am-1pm. You will receive an Outlook calendar invitation with the required zoom link 48 hours before your lecture, so ensure that you check your Essex email regularly. … Continue reading Beginner’s Guide: Timetabling
As my second year of studying Law at the University of Essex drew to a close, I was excited to embark on the work experience placements set to commence within the following months. I was eager to learn whilst on placement because at this stage of my career I had only been conditioned to the … Continue reading Maritsa Quintal talks about her Legal Placements
A Law Star is our new name for our Peer Mentors. They are designed to welcome both our first year and second year returning students to the Law School. https://vimeo.com/464144889 What is a Law Star? We have 30 Law Stars this year varying from second and third year students. Our stars each have different experiences … Continue reading Meet our 2020 Law Stars
Dolapo Ayofemi, LLB Law Student spent a year at Mercer University in Georgia, Atlanta. Dolapo spent her Spring Break in New York Travel has always been something that I have enjoyed so I knew that I would be doing a year abroad with whatever degree I choose to do. One thing I knew for sure … Continue reading My Study Abroad Experience: A Year in America!
Bev Jackson, Director of Student Development set up a summer challenge where students participated in a series of different activities over 6 weeks. The Law Summer Challenge 2020 ran from 21 July - 31 August. It was designed to prepare students for the upcoming academic year. Students were asked to complete 3 tasks each week and upload … Continue reading The Law School Summer Challenge 2020

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Jim O'Brien looked up just in time to see his kick go through the goal posts. Seconds later, he was jumping for joy before being mobbed by his teammates.
Jim O'Brien had just won Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts.
But O'Brien wasn't lucky enough to see the blow that probably ended his career just four years later.
"I was in a bar and talking to this guy's ex-wife. She was a friend of mine from college. We were just talking," O'Brien recalls. "(The ex-husband) came up behind me and hit me in the face with a beer bottle. I had my glasses on. It cut my cornea."
O'Brien, who had to have surgery on his eye, was never same kicker again.
"I tried a couple of times, had a couple of tryouts and didn't make it," says O'Brien. "But I can't blame that on (the incident) specifically. It was just one of those things, wrong place wrong time."
Fortunately, O'Brien's short career had its one shining moment in Miami vs. the Cowboys. The right place and the right time was the Orange Bowl on Jan. 17, 1971. O'Brien was a rookie straightaway kicker who also doubled as a wide receiver. The game hardly had the fireworks expected in today's Super Bowl between the Colts and Saints. It was a brutal defensive battle waged on the broiling Astroturf. There were 11 turnovers, seven by the Colts.
"It's hard to go up and catch a ball when someone's hitting you in the kidneys," he explains.
Late in a tie game, a holding penalty backed the Cowboys up and Craig Morton's pass for Dan Reeves was deflected and intercepted by Mike Curtis, who returned it 13 yards to the Dallas 28 with :59 left. On third and seven, O'Brien trotted onto the field for a 32-yard try - the goal posts were on the goal line in those days.
"I remember everything but not much," he says. "I remember concentrating very, very, very, very hard, probably as hard as I've ever concentrated on a kick. It happened so fast and all of a sudden it was over. You look up and the ball is going through the goal posts. I was pretty happy."
It was redemption for O'Brien, now 63 and a project manager for a real estate company in Los Angeles, because he missed the first PAT of the game after Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey caught a ball from Johnny Unitas that went off the hands of intended receiver Ed Hinton and Dallas DB Mel Renfro. Mackey went 75 yards with it. But the rookie kicker was shaking when it came time for the extra point.
"I was really nervous on that kick...It's like when you line up a three-foot putt. You're almost better off if you have a 30-footer," he says.
"I learned from that on the winning kick," he adds. "All I remember is seeing the ball. I didn't see the holder (Earl Morral) put it down and I didn't hear anything. Everything was just silent. There was no noise or anything. I kicked it and that was it."
The kick made O'Brien as much of a hero in Baltimore as Brooks Robinson.The win soothed the hurt from the loss to Joe Namath and the Jets two years earlier.
O'Brien played two more seasons with the Colts and another with the Lions. His numbers were less than mediocre, a 55.6 success rate.
He'll be rooting for the Colts Sunday even though he, like many old Colts, felt abandoned when the team left Baltimore. Since owner Jim Irsay has reached out to them, they've come around.
"I feel an affinity for Baltimore, the city," he says. "But the (these) Colts still have horseshoes on their helmets."


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Tips to reduce your energy bill without buying anything
Due to recent power issues in Australia, have you been looking for ways to reduce your energy bill but haven’t found a solution that doesn’t require buying a sophisticated and usually pricey energy-saving gadget? When the budget is tight, it pays to know the fool-proof tips to lower the cost of energy without spending a cent.
Check out these tips that will help reduce your energy bill without buying anything.
How to lower your energy bill without a cost
Use heaters efficiently.
As the winter sets, you may find the need to use heaters more often. This could lead to a huge increase in your energy bill when energy-saving practices are not followed.
- Do not heat rooms that are not in use. This leads to energy waste. If you’ll be staying in a room, just heat it for 15 to 20 minutes and use blankets and proper clothing to stay warm.
- Retain warm air. Once the room is already warm, it is important to ensure that warm air will be retained and won’t escape. Use thick curtains and blinds to retain warm air. Also, check for leaks or gaps that may bring cold air in.
Do not overwork your air conditioner.
Another appliance that consumes the most energy in your home is the air conditioning system. While it may be a source of comfort, it can also cause a lot of stress when energy bills soar.
Here are some of the practices you can follow that will keep it from overworking to make it more energy-efficient:
- Turn off other appliances. Computers, ovens, television, and other electrical devices generate heat and cause your air conditioner to work harder to maintain the ideal room temperature.
- Keep it clean. Regular maintenance of your air conditioning system will allow it to function efficiently. Clean or replace filters regularly to prevent high energy costs.
DID YOU KNOW: Heating and cooling account for 20-50% of household power usage on average.
Make your fridge energy-efficient.
Cleaning your fridge helps consume less electricity. As one of the appliances in your home that accounts for the most electricity consumption, keeping it in good condition can help lower your energy bill.
Start by cleaning the coils. This alone can help reduce energy use by up to 30%. You may vacuum the coils at the back of the appliance. Get rid of dirt, hair, and other particles that may have already gathered there to allow heat to escape and prevent your fridge from working harder which results in higher energy consumption. Aside from reducing energy demand, this is also an effective way to prolong the life of your fridge.
Another ‘no-cost’ way to reduce the energy consumption of your fridge is to follow correct practices.
- Prevent unnecessary opening. When the door of the fridge is opened, warm air can enter and heats the cold air inside it. When this happens, a significant increase in power consumption occurs.
- Put it in the right location. Keep your fridge away from places where it is exposed to heat. It is also important to make sure that there are a few inches between the back of your fridge and the wall to allow proper air circulation.
- Do not overfill. To make your fridge energy-efficient, make sure that it is not overpacked but make sure that it is filled with just the right amount. The things you put in it can help retain cold every time the fridge door is opened.
Fill up the dishwasher.
Most dishwashers have energy-saving features; however, if you will use them more than you’re supposed to, they could also impact your energy bill. One way to make the most of this appliance is by running the wash cycle when it is already full. By doing so, you will be able to reduce water and energy consumption.
Switch to a new energy provider in Australia.
Another way to lower your energy bill without spending a cent is by switching to a new energy provider in your area. You might have already overlooked checking other electricity providers and you may already be missing out on deals that can save you a lot of money.
Finding and switching to a new energy provider is quick and easy. You can compare energy providers in your area without any paperwork required. Check out this free energy comparison tool.
Simple switches to what you have been usually doing can lead to a huge reduction in your energy expenses. Take note of the tips mentioned above so you can enjoy huge savings on energy and money in the long run.
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A new stronger formulation of Dynamint.
Developed for the equine market but used widely by us humans for all our aches and pains!
It works very well at alleviating muscle damage and tendon strain and has excellent swelling reduction properties. It can also be used under leg wraps without fear of blistering or burning.
A unique blend containing Peppermint Oil, Eucalyptus Oil , Tea Tree Oil and Calendula Oil.
Dynamint is a soothing combination of natural essential oils in a gentle cream base. This specially formulated topical application aids in relieving the pain and stiffness associated with strained or sore muscles.

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Day 1! It took me a while to get into the swing of writing, especially since this is the first time I’ve done NaNo with characters as well established as Tanner and Miranda. The tone was a little… off for the first thousand words or so, but I started getting the feel for things after that. There’s not a whole lot story-wise for today, just an excerpt that I like well enough. Enjoy it below!
So. The babysitting job. Getting a group of about twenty colonists from Orsmith out to Move, twenty miles away. You’d think it would be simple, right? Even without much infrastructure, there’s still roads enough to get you through, and like I said, both Orsmith and Move are more or less central to the whole Verdant colony. They’re a little rustic, but hardly the uncivilized, wild edge.
Which would lead you to wonder why a group of twenty able-bodied folk felt the need to hire a pair of bounty hunter/mercenaries to get them there. Or it should. Should have raised up red flags for me and Tanner, too, but I was too busy laughing at the silly little colonists, and Tanner was too happy to have found something that wouldn’t bust up his leg any worse than the sheep-thing had already done.

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his move from Leicester.
Kante has been a major force for the Stamford Bridge side as they chase a double this season Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has been named the men's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year 2017. The Frenchman beat fellow teammate Eden Hazard and other Premier League top players including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hary Kane, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku to the prestigious award.
"So proud for such a honour! So amazing. As I always said, it's a team work: thx to my teammates, @ChelseaFC members and all the fans," he posted on his official Twitter handle.
Also on the night and for the second year running, Tottenham's forward, Dele Alli, took home the men's PFA young player of the year award
Birmingham City Ladies' Jess Carter won the Women's PFA young player of the year award, while guest of honour, David Beckham, picked-up the PFA merit award which was however sponsored.


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Sarah Maguire Sarah Maguire rejoices in a stunning restoration at an early Catholic church at St Albans.
Lauren Quaintance gets a taste of frontier country, but in the lap of luxury on the banks of the Hawkesbury.
Ben Stubbs walks to Wisemans Ferry along the Convict Trail, a 43-kilometre remnant of mighty road works begun in the 1820s.
Lucy Clark powers down and finds peace on a Hawkesbury River house boat.
My partner and I did a New Zealand walk where you can stay in rustic huts? Is there anything similar in NSW?

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ASHBURNHAM -- The Friends of Ashburnham's Stevens Memorial Library will host "An Evening with Genealogist Susie Haenisch," including a springtime potluck, on Wednesday, April 19, beginning at 6 p.m., at the library, 20 Memorial Drive.
Haenisch, an Ashburnham resident, will present an overview of genealogy research and include where to begin.
Food will be provided for the potluck, but feel free to bring a dish, beverage or dessert to share. The potluck begins at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:45. Contact Rosemarie Eldridge Meissner at email@example.com or 978-827-4580.

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Background Interstitial fibrosis is associated with chronic renal failure. In addition to fibroblasts, bone marrow-derived cells and tubular epithelial cells have the capacity to produce collagen. However, the amount of collagen produced by each of these cell types and the relevance of fibrosis to renal function are unclear.Methods We generated conditional cell type-specific collagen I knockout mice and used (reversible) unilateral ureteral obstruction and adenine-induced nephropathy to study renal fibrosis and function.Results In these mouse models, hematopoietic, bone marrow-derived cells contributed to 38%-50% of the overall deposition of collagen I in the kidney. The influence of fibrosis on renal function was dependent on the type of damage. In unilateral ureteral obstruction, collagen production by resident fibroblasts was essential to preserve renal function, whereas in the chronic model of adenine-induced nephropathy, collagen production was detrimental to renal function.Conclusions Our data show that hematopoietic cells are a major source of collagen and that antifibrotic therapies need to be carefully considered depending on the type of disease and the underlying cause of fibrosis.

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Howard O'Hagan's Tay John: Making New World Myth Fee, Margery
In making the point that no story is complete, O'Hagan undermines to varying degrees several dominant and interconnected Western ideologies: idealism, Christianity, patriarchy, class and capitalism. He also shows how a borrowed indigenous myth can be adapted to immigrant needs in a way that will distinguish Canadian novels from others.
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Several cows were reported wandering along I-86 in south-central New York early Friday after a crash involving two tractors and a sedan, WENY reported.
Police said one of the vehicles was a cattle truck that had approximately 35 cows on board. There was no official cause for the crash, which occurred at 12:30 a.m. Friday on the eastbound lanes of I-86, WENY reported.
At least three cows were killed, police said. The driver of the truck was not injured.
First responders spent hours trying to round up the cows and clean up the debris, WENY reported.
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Nobody enjoys discussing this topic, but it’s actually quite common for puppies to indulge in poop-eating behavior. Whether it’s their own or another animal’s, they don’t always discriminate when it comes to snacking on fecal matter. While not all puppies engage in this behavior, studies reveal that over 20% of them do.
Some dogs seem more likely to develop this behavior than their peers and some are much more prolific ‘offenders’ than others. While most agree it is a nuisance, rest assured that it is unlikely your dog will come to any harm from this unpleasant habit. Read on to discover why puppies do this and what can be done to prevent it.
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Is It Bad/Dangerous For Puppies To Eat Poop?
If you’re worried about your puppy’s health because they have been eating poo, the good news is that you can relax. It is very unlikely that this would make them unwell.
Even dogs who eat poo won’t usually eat any old poo. They will generally only eat fresh poo (no more than 48 hours old) that is formed and not sloppy.
This makes it less likely that they will ingest poo that an infected animal has passed.
Eating other animals or dogs poop:
Importantly, certain infections are passed through the ‘fecal-oral route’. This means that the infected dog would pass e.g. some worm eggs in their poo and your pup could potentially become infected after ingesting the poo. This is true whether your pup eats another dog’s feces or the poop of another species such as a sheep or cow. For this reason, ensuring your pup is up to date with their vaccines and worm prevention is paramount.
Eating their own poop:
They are in danger of nothing more than a case of bad breath!
Related article: How often should a puppy poop? Identifying normal puppy poop
8 Main Reasons Why Puppies Eat Poop
There are several causes behind a poop eating pup, so let’s run through them below.
1. It’s normal
It is entirely normal and natural for dogs to ingest faeces. Yes, that’s true. It sounds absurd but this is something dogs have been doing for thousands of years. Puppies often eat their own and their sibling’s poo until they are a few months old. Similarly, their mums will clean up her pups’ poops regularly. It’s important to keep a clean home, didn’t you know?
2. Survival instincts
It was once a matter of survival. While today’s dogs often chow down on steak and cooked chicken breast, it wasn’t long ago that dogs were roaming the streets. When food was scarce, sometime the only source of nutrition was some undigested food in another animal’s excrement.
While curiosity may kill the cat, thankfully dogs do just fine! Curious puppies, much like toddlers, explore the world with their mouths. They lick, chew and swallow all sorts of things that they probably shouldn’t. This exploration of the world can easily result in a few piles of poo being snaffled up when out on a walk.
4. Cleaning up
It is a dog’s natural instinct to live in a clean spot and many are quite ‘house proud’. Thus, if they pass stool in their crate or yard they may feel that it is their duty to clean it up.
5. Extreme hunger
Sometimes, a pup is so ravenous that they are willing to eat just about anything. This can happen when a stray puppy has a parasite burden and is starving. They are so hungry that they will eat scraps, vegetation and animal excrement in an attempt to fill the void.
6. Inadequate diet
If your pupper is being fed an inappropriate diet they may be missing out on essential nutrients. These dogs can develop a condition called pica whereby they eat things that they shouldn’t. Coprophagia (ingestion of faeces) is one of the most common forms of pica that we see in our canine friends. Always ensure your pup is being fed a high-quality puppy food that is suitable for their needs.
7. Underlying medical issues
One of the more worrying causes of poop eating is when there is an underlying medical issue. Several health conditions including diabetes, intestinal malabsorptive disorders and Cushing’s disease can lead to an extreme hunger and coprophagia. Similarly, those on appetite stimulants such as steroids may be affected. If your dog is showing symptoms of being unwell or has suddenly started eating faeces out of the blue, a vet visit is needed pronto.
By far the most common cause of eating poo would have to be behavioural disorders. When our dog’s conditions aren’t quite right and their needs aren’t being met as they should, they can develop bad habits. One of those bad habits is coprophagia. Whether a dog has severe anxiety (such as separation anxiety), are attention seeking or are lacking stimulation, they may end up eating faeces as an outlet. This should be seen as a ‘cry for help’ and discussed with both a vet and behaviourist so we can address the underlying behavioural problem.
Additional reading: Why is my puppy shaking so much? Advice from a veterinarian
The Best Ways To Stop Your Puppy Eating Poop
Most owners of a poo-eating puppy are very keen to know how to stop this from happening. This is understandable; no one wants a smooch from a pup who has just gobbled up the cat’s poo. Thankfully, there are plenty of things we can do to curb this behavior.
Firstly, do ensure that any underlying medical or behavioral issues are addressed. Before this is done, success will be rare.
Best ways to stop your puppy from eating poop:
- Feed a complete commercial diet and consider using vitamin supplements if needed.
- Use commercially available products which make the poo taste bad. If there are several dogs in the house, they should all be treated. However, it is important to realise that this won’t stop your dog eating other animal’s stool outside the home.
- Be in control. If your dog scavenges when on a walk, consider keeping them on lead and/or using a basket muzzle. This would also reduce the risk of an intestinal obstruction or toxin ingestion if you are dealing with a repeat offender who just won’t stop eating random things off the ground.
- Environment modification. Let’s face it, if the poo isn’t there, it can’t be eaten! Be diligent when it comes to ‘poo pick up’, especially if there are a few dogs in the home. Similarly, if you own a cat, be sure the litter tray is out of reach of any dog. Interesting fact: Cat food (and thus cat poo!) is higher in protein than dog food so most dogs prefer the taste of cat poo.
It is also worth mentioning at this point, that some owners decide to accept the coprophagia and to not stress over it. While this may seem lax, if you’re confident that your dog is happy and healthy, there is no reason this can’t be done. The odd ‘poop’ snack is no reason to stress.
Additional reading: Why is my puppy throwing up? Causes and what to do
Future Prevention Tips
It is technically possible to ‘train’ a dog to stay away from poo. As with any training, this is done with a mixture of repetition, reward, and the use of clear commands.
A good command for this instance would be the ‘Leave it’ command.
We teach our dogs to stay away from things when we tell them to and reward them with higher-value treats such as cooked chicken or sausage (at least initially while they are getting the hang of things). This command works well for poop but is equally useful if you see something ahead that looks like it could be dangerous such as rotting food, rat poison, plant feed, etc…
When/Should You Seek Veterinarian Help?
As discussed, for the most part, we shouldn’t stress ourselves too much if our dog is eating poo. It can be a normal activity and doesn’t necessarily mean there is something wrong.
However, if there are other symptoms (such as weight loss or a ravenous appetite), a check-up is sensible. Also, if your adult dog starts to eat poo and has never done this before, it is a good idea to have this looked into by a professional.
Of course, if you feel that poop eating is something you cannot deal with on a personal level, it’s still advised to address this issue even if it means calling in a professional. You want to have a happy and healthy relationship with your dog and we don’t want that to be harbored by behavior that you simply can’t stomach. Most of the time, something can be done to get a handle on things.
Poo eating in dogs is more common than you may have first thought. There are several reasons why it occurs and, most of the time, it isn’t something we need to get too worked up over. There are steps that can be taken to prevent it from occurring and we should always ensure we aren’t dealing with an undiagnosed medical or behavioral issue.

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(While Mossin Nagant weren’t an official Rebel Time Records band, we certainly dug them enough to get copies of their CD to distribute on this side of the pond. Here’s an interview we did with the band.)
As previously promised, and without further ado, here is a bit of an interview with Basque streetpunk band Mossin Nagant. We’ve been listening to their latest self-titled release pretty much non-stop and have copies of it available in our bandcamp distro …
For those of us who are not familiar with Mossin Nagant, could you please introduce yourselves. Who and what is Mossin Nagant?
Mossin Nagant is a streetpunk band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, basque country. Since 2003, our band has changed quite a bit during the years. We founded our band on a marxist, anti-fascist philosophy, which reflects in our lyrics. Since then, we have had gigs in all kinds of political concerts and festivals in the Basque Country and the rest of Europe (Spanish State, Italy, London, …).
In 2005 Mossin Nagant released an album called “Redskin Sounds from Euskal Herria.” Now in 2013 you have released a new album! It took a long time, but it is well worth the wait!! Please tell us about the new record…
Haha! Because we don’t make a living of our music, there has been some fluctuation of band members – lack of time, work issues, etc. Work kills time for the best things of life. For those reasons it took us a lot of time to record and edit the album although we have been playing some of the new songs live for years. Finally we’re happy with the result: the work we put into it and we managed to release a different, grown sound. We could count on people very committed to our music and we edited the album accordingly to the availability of our means. Big ups to Rusty Knife Records (France) and Rumagna Sgroza (Italy) who produced the CD-Version with us and to Brixton Records (Bilbo), Urban Hell Tattoo (Zaragagoza) and Mai Morirem (Barcelona) who produced the vinyl. The album is titled “Mossin Nagant” and has 9 songs. We hope people like it as much as we do.
Mossin Nagant has songs like “R.A.S.H’ and “Red Skins.” Can you tell us what being a red skin or R.A.S.H means to you?
Being skinhead is inherently connected to the working class and its struggles. Music by and for skinheads in our view is the logical consequence and perhaps one of the most honourable forms of cultural expression. Anti-fascim is deeply rooted in our daily life and we try to reflect this in lyrics, attitude, things and acts. Some members of our groups have been active militants of local R.A.S.H. and similar social movements. Our special situation (opression by the Spanish state and living in an occupied country) has taught us to commit to the struggle for independence and to support our political prisoners.
On the song Zauri Zaharra you utilize a musical instrument called a txalaparta. What is a txalaparta and what is it’s significance?
The Txalaparta is a specialized Basque music device mde of wood or stone. Used, in the past, as a medium of communication between valleys, nowadays it is an important reference of basque folklore. In this song we used the Txalaparta because the lyrics are about the history of our country and the necessity for revolutionary struggle and independence.
Are there other redskin/political bands that we should know about or be listening to?
Of course! The basque country is a nest of all kinds of political bands, the skin, hardcore and punk scene is active and growing. We would like to recommend you our brothers ‘Boot Boys’, another streetpunk group from our city and Zartako (unfortunately they don’t play out anymore) from Bilbo.
We would like to send a solidarity salute to all of your people out there in Canada. Hopefully we’ll meet some day in concert!


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Historically, there have been four castles known as Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto. The four castles are the residence of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the 13th shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, the residence of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the 15th shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, the lodging for Oda Nobunaga during his stay in Kyoto, and the castle built by Tokugawa Ieyasu as his guardian in Kyoto and his lodging during his visit to Kyoto. Only the one built by Ieyasu Tokugawa still exists, and that is the one that has become a tourist attraction.
Passing through the East Otemon Gate, on the way to the Ninomaru Palace, a splendid golden gate appears on the way. This is the Karamon Gate (唐門), the main gate of the Ninomaru Palace.
When historical gates and buildings are named after places, they often have something to do with those places. For example, Gare de Lyon in Paris means the starting point of the railroad from Paris to Lyon, and Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem means the gate leading to Damascus in Syria. However, the Karamon Gate has nothing to do with China, even though it has the Chinese character "Tang" in it. It seems that a gate with Karahafu on the roof is generally called a Karamon. Indeed, when I looked at this Karamon, I saw that it had Karahafu on the front and back of the roof.
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for one of the latest additions to the rob peetoom salons, we designed individual workstations with black leather armchairs and a new “curvy” mirror station. it exudes the atmosphere of a loft. the architecture of the space is designed in chic soft grey concrete and powder tones with accents of blue for the glass bar.
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Cannes it was not. But then there is only so much you can do with a bank lobby smack dab in the middle of the Windy City.
The idea behind Wednesday night`s Chicago premiere of winners from the 34th International Advertising Film Festival, said Terry Laughren, president of Screenvision Cinema Network, was ''to capture a little bit of what happened in Cannes, where for seven glorious days last June the best of the best came to view the competition.''
And although Zarada Gowenlock, mastermind behind the scenes, tried with all her might to transform the lobby of Three First National Plaza into a scene spectacle-what with 30 ornithological helicopters, actually 6-foot ostrich plumes entwined with dendrobium orchids, taking off from dinner tables, and a bevy of Cash Stations disguised under black satin-it simply was not the French Riviera.
''For one thing,'' noted Sean Fitzpatrick, one of the 19 ad whizzes who judged 3,000 entries in a blackened French theater, ''there`s not a lot of bad breath or unseemly body aroma; so it`s not like Cannes. And the ladies all have their tops pulled up.''
Then, stuffing one last bite of pink fish into his mouth, the amply upholstered judge noted:
''People there get passionate about their commercials. People here are passionate about their smoked salmon.''
Indeed, for 10 futile minutes lights flickered on and off as the hosts attempted to wedge the ad world`s wunderkinds away from the raw bar and into the auditorium where snippets were shown of award-winning sales pitches born on story boards in the capitals of capitalism.
''Cut off the bar,'' called out an exasperated host, who in a matter of minutes found himself ushering the troops into their seats.
There, for the next hour, the executives, who paid $200 for this peek, got an eyeful of commercial madness from around the world.
One diplomat noted, ''Obviously, something`s lost in the translation.''
The montage highlighted a sauna full of naked bodies somehow selling a Scandinavian newspaper, a Japanese man a la toilette extolling the virtues of a potion for piles, and a French chicken commercial that took four days to shoot and led the copywriter to conclude: ''The only thing dumber than a chicken is a man who writes commercials about chickens.''
But then, this is the ad biz, in which the universe revolves around 30-second bits and the switch-of-the-channel is the nemesis that drives creativity to new definition.

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Maker: Bessie Potter Vonnoh , American, 1872 - 1955
Maker:cast by Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. Foundry, N.Y. , American
Dimensions: 14 x 13 x 15 1/2 in. (35.6 x 33 x 39.4 cm.)
Credit Line: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council
Object Number: 97.14
Label Text: Modeled in 1896, when Bessie Potter Vonnoh lived in Chicago, Young Mother was the first and most popular of the artist's many depictions of mothers and children. Vonnoh's choice of subject demonstrates her interest in the work of Mary Cassatt, who typically painted women and children. The sculpture, originally cast in plaster, was widely exhibited and received critical acclaim for its impressionistic handling of form and emotional expressiveness. Young Mother was the first sculpture Vonnoh had cast in bronze after moving to New York in 1898. This is an early example produced at the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, the foundry she used prior to the Roman Bronze Works; the latter foundry used the plaster Young Mother also on display here for its castings.

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Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pope HS (Marietta , GA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 8th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University (Clemson , SC).
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The database is under active development. Many statistics are incomplete due to ongoing research and/or limitations in published sources. To learn more about these limitations, or to find out how to contribute, click here.

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Work performance may refer to the degree that a given employee carries to completion the chores in their job description for them to satisfactorily possess their rank in the given company. Employees’ work performance is one of the most imperative factors that determine the growth and productivity of an organization. For a top performing company, that becomes one of the fundamental issues to maintain the output and competitiveness of the organization. There is a tendency of excellent performance from the job satisfied employees as opposed to those dissatisfied. Job satisfaction is a motivating factor for the employees to exploit their potential fully in realizing the company’s goals. Employees whose job satisfaction levels are high tend to show very strong commitments at their workplaces (Castaneda and Scanlan, 2014).
Employees’ work performance is one of the most imperative factors that determine the growth and productivity of an organization. For a top performing company, that becomes one of the fundamental issues to maintain the output and competitiveness of the organization (Ziegler et al., 2012). Work performance may refer to the degree that a given employee carries to completion the chores in their job description for them to satisfactorily possess their rank in the given company. There are several and diverse prevailing factors within and outside the workplace that may affect the job performance of employees. The following essay is a discussion highlighting some of the factors and how they affect the employee’s work performance.
Rand in his theory of emotions discusses the concepts of value, emotion, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, appraisal and their interrelationships as key to this job satisfaction. Employee satisfaction is one very significant aspect of the growth of an organization. Employers should, therefore, keep satisfaction of their employees a top priority. It is a best practice in the management practices. Han, (2008) records that most people in search of employment have their focus on pay rather than satisfaction. Job satisfaction is a vital determinant for one to stay longer in an industry. It also affects the performance of employees. There is a tendency of excellent performance from the job satisfied employees as opposed to those dissatisfied. Job satisfaction is a motivating factor for the employees to exploit their potential fully in realizing the company’s goals. Employees whose job satisfaction levels are high tend to show very strong commitments at their workplaces (Castaneda and Scanlan, 2014). According to studies, the issue of daily marital satisfaction and the emotional states of employees was highly affected by their daily job satisfaction. The samples taken from university employees revealed that employees, whose jobs are satisfying, gave their best at the workplace hence realizing high performance levels.
The sense of well-being among employees and individual perception of high work-life balance has become imperative for any institution to ensure improved performance efficiency, especially in areas of the highly competitive business environment. Different work environments have varied effects on work performance for the employees. The work environment can contribute to improving one’s job performance. Researchers have in the past suggested that flexible work arrangements would help individuals to realize a good blend between work and other activities. It also helps the company to recruit, motivate and retain their employees. Ziegler, (2012) found out in his study that flexible time strategy improve employee’s productivity by reducing absenteeism, turnover, and family-work conflicts. In a research conducted on employees of IBM in the USA found out the significance of flexible work timings and location in the workplace to minimize employee’s failure to execute their roles. The study demonstrated that employees with the perceived job flexibility had an assurance of good work performance and had the capability to work for longer hours. Kalisch et al. (2010) investigation findings highlighted that organizations having ineffective work arrangements, poor working conditions, lower income and pressurized work environment had their employees perform poorly.
The pressure of an increasingly demanding work has become the biggest and most pressing challenge in Work-life balance over the past decade. Work pressure has extreme consequences of stress. According to Kalisch, et al. (2010) work stress is that individual’s perception towards their job environment as demanding. It is that discomfort experienced by an individual in the workplace. There are varied extents of job stress among employees linked to work-life balance. Theiler investigated the interrelationship between job stress, work-life balance and health among academicians in Australia. His results indicated that high job stress levels positively correlated with increased family conflict and negatively associated with work performance and individual’s wellbeing. Substantial research in the past few decades depicts that anxiety related work stress has a negative effect on wellbeing amongst academia. Rich et al., (2010) investigated the influence of work related stress on work output based on opinions of experts. The analyzed results identified a work-related stress that portrays a greater ability to strike a proper balance between family and work domains.
Scheduling long working hours for employees has negative consequences for both the individual’s life and organization. An individual who most often works long is unlikely to be much productive due to lack of equilibrium between their life and work. Research in the last decade shows that employees in Britain work for long hours in a day unlike in other nations. Sell and Cleal, (2011) suggested that limiting work hours has a benefit to the workers. It helps them increase their work-family balance levels since the few work hours help minimize the work-family conflicts. Flexible time schedules help workers manage their work and family responsibilities well. A compressed work week is beneficial to reduce work-life conflicts in any public sector thus enhancing a work-life balance. Most of Singapore’s professionals worked for longer hours than their contract agreements. Working hours’ survey by Jehangir et al., (2011) shows that around 82 % of the respondents confessed to being at work for extra hours. A great number of the informants felt that the longer working hours impacted their work-life balance negatively which consequently affected their job performance negatively.
Work support/ managerial support is an organizational factor that influences Work performance as well as work life balance. As shown by Staufenbiel et al. (2010) supervisors have a great and significant impact on the professional stress of female police officers. The supervisors, as Thompson observes, can not only contribute to a better work performance but also reduce moral exhaustion. There is a positive relationship existing between the organization and supervisor support for the reduction of family-to-work conflicts and work life issues. It is observed by Ziegler, (2012) on his study conducted in Canada about work-life issues amidst health workers. The organization has also shown great support for the reduction of work-to-family conflicts. As also illustrated by Han, (2008) in the case study on police officers and agents in Quebec, organizational support to work-life balance is important in any demanding work environment. In his methodology by use of a questionnaire, Tremblay found out from his in-depth interviews the significance of both formal and informal support to employees to balance their family and work aspects. The positive relationship between work resources and the work life balance facilitate job satisfaction and thus job performance.
Family support is a societal factor and includes spouse support. It was noted to have an impact on the performance of individuals at their workplace. Rich et al. (2010) observed physical and emotional support in society and family lowered the levels of work-family imbalance. An investigation by Chiang, (2012) on demands of balancing work with family duties by Filipina entrepreneurs found out that there were positive and negative effects of work-life relationships. Positive effects can result in the entrepreneurs’ high levels of life satisfaction while the negative effects provoke stress amid them. There was evidence of various strategies to balance work and life in the results. It included the level of spouse support for those married or the magnitude of support of the family members for non-business work duties and activities, and delegation of job routines to family members. Various family-related factors that affect the work-life balance of employees were identified by Chiang and Hsieh, (2012). These factors included improved involvement of women in the labor force, an improvement in the elder care/ child care burden and the growth of households with single persons. Another study, focusing on the relationship between family time obligation and parental responsibilities and work-family conflict was carried out by Simmers. In the findings, it was noted that there were varied conflict predictors in the family set up.
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UNCASVILLE, CT. (February 21, 2020) – The New England Black Wolves take on the Rochester Knighthawks at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7pm. The Black Wolves are looking to grab their first win since defeating the Philadelphia Wings 8-7 in overtime on Jan. 26.
The Pack is also partnering with Fox61 for Hometown Heroes night to honor local heroes. With proper ID, military personnel and first responders can purchase a $16 ticket with a $5 food voucher at the box office. There will also be a food drive in partnership with United Way of Southeastern Connecticut. Fans are encouraged to donate non-perishable items to help fight hunger. Also, as a season-long Saturday special beer can be purchased for $5.
History: The Rochester Knighthawks are one of two teams in the 2019 NLL expansion. This will mark the first all-time matchup between the two opponents under the new ownership. Both teams are looking to get out of a three-game losing streak.
New England: The Black Wolves are looking to get back in the win column after suffering from three straight losses at the hands of Georgia, Vancouver and Philadelphia. Most recently, the team fell to the Wings 14-11 in an East Division rival on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Offense: Over the last few games, the Black Wolves offense has been struggling to produce. Joe Resetarits has been one Black Wolf to show up consistently. Resetarits, second on the team in scoring (15), has had seven goals in the last two games. Callum Crawford still leads the team with 19 goals and 24 assists and ranks sixth in the league in goals.
Defense: The defense has been the strongest component of the Black Wolves so far this season, including the team’s transition play. Greg Downing leads the defense with seven caused turnovers and Tony Malcom leads the team on transition with eight. He also has a team-high 57 goals and faceoff specialist Joe Nardella follows with 51. Nardella is currently is 64% on the mark after going 93-146.
Doug Jamieson has also held strong in the net early on this season. The fourth year goalkeeper has 296 saves in seven games and a .820 save percentage.
Rochester: The Knighthawks are currently 1-7 overall but have had four games come within a point including their sole win against reigning NLL Champions, the Calgary Roughnecks. Rochester is led offensively by Holden Cattoni (15), Shawn Evans (14), Phil Caputo (13) and Curtis Knight (12). Cattoni and Evans also lead the team in assists with 33 and 26, respectively.
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Rochester’s Jay Thorimbert and Chris Willman have been the go-to guys on the X. Thorimbert has won 50-96 faceoffs while Willman is 36-90.
Craig Wende and Steve Fryer have split most of the time in the net for the Knighthawks. Wende has seen 219 minutes of action and has made 164 saves for a .744 save percentage. Fryer is close behind with 197 minutes, 136 saves and has a .747 save percentage.
Looking Ahead: New England will hit the road on Friday, Feb. 28 for the first time since Dec. 14. The Black Wolves will face the New York Riptide at 7:30pm at Nassau Coliseum. Then they will return home for Faceoff Against Cancer night on Mar. 1 at 5pm against Halifax.


This amazing concept from 1985 also made it into Back to the Future II and had more eighties vibe than Jerry Wiegert and young Charlie Sheen floating on a cocaine cloud. Too bad Saab didn't follow up on it, because that could have changed everything.
Experimental Vehicle 1 was developed in 1985 as a fully working future study based on the brand new 16 valve version of the Saab 900 Turbo.
The wedge-shaped 2+2 coupé was the child of Saab's Head of Design Björn Envall, who made the first clay model of the car at home on his kitchen table, Director of Engineering Gunnar Larson, who wanted to show what the 900's platform could do and prototype specialist Leif Mellberg, who turned Saab's long list of futuristic ideas into a fully drivable show car for the Los Angeles Auto Show. He also fitted it with five-way adjustable power seats from a Corvette. Maybe he knew what was coming.
The EV-1 shocked the audience (and Road&Track) with such advanced features as a 66 cell solar panel mounted in the glass roof powering the interior fans when the car was parked, a giant glass hatch for easy loading, highly flexible bumpers made of Kevlar composites and carbon fiber impact beams in the doors for outstanding crash protection.
The 2.0 turbo four was also tuned to produce 285 horsepower at 16.2 psi of boost with a larger turbo and injectors, upgraded connecting rods and better airflow, which together with the improved aerodynamics turned the EV-1 into a 168 mph Saab.
Its 0-62 mph acceleration time was so impressive at 5.7 seconds that the EV-1 easily made it into Back to the Future II as a future car despite being four years old when that hit the big screen in 1989. The same year in which the car division of Saab-Scania was restructured into Saab Automobile AB, with 50% of its shares controlled by General Motors.
With its additional luxury and safety equipment such as the (later signature) night panel dash illuminating only the active part of the speedo with the rest of it turned down and all other lights completely switched off, the integrated seat belt tensioners hidden in the B-pillars, the panoramic greenhouse with a removable tinted glass roof and defrosters all around, unidirectional cast-alloy Ronal wheels and Pirelli P700 tires, the EV-1 had everything the customers could expect from a stylish European 2+2 in the mid-eighties, plus more.
Maybe if Saab pushed its lineup harder in this direction by actually making a halo cars like this, we could have ourselves a Scandinavian BMW today instead of the Saab we knew from the nineties on up until badge-engineering master GM eventually pulled the plug in 2009.
Or at least one hell of a futuristic turbo car in our garage.
The weirdest thing is that somehow it reminds me of Saturns, a brand General Motors established on January 7, 1985...
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This band was awesome live, I had only heard of them the week before and got to meet their drummer at Cornerstone! All of the songs they played pulled from Scripture, two of them started out with a verse and the others you could clearly tell what passage they were based on. So of course I think they’re awesome. You can listen to them here.


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