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Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe will be out to take a grip of second spot in the J-League as Kashima Antlers visit Kashiwa Reysol.
League leaders Kashima Antlers are a point clear at the top after back-to-back wins and will fancy their chances of claiming an eighth victory in 11 matches.
Sanfrecce sit second, while Vissel Kobe are a further point back in third – equal on 19 points with fourth-placed Urawa Reds.
Ryo Adachi's Vissel side have relied on their two in-form Brazilian strikers.
Pedro Junior has scored an equal league-high seven goals, making an immediate impact at the club after scoring regularly with K-League outfit Jeju United last season.
Veteran Marquinhos, 38, has enjoyed several good seasons previously in the J-League and this shapes as being another, after six goals to start the campaign.
Sanfrecce were well beaten by the league-leading Antlers earlier this season and this is another test of their title credentials.
Kashiwa Reysol are on a 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions ahead of their clash against the Antlers.
If results go their way, Urawa Reds could easily be top come Saturday night as they prepare to host mid-table FC Tokyo at Saitama Stadium.
Sagan Tosu need to bounce back from their loss last time out when they visit a Shimizu S-Pulse side also beaten in their last outing.
Bottom side Tokushima Vortis could make it consecutive wins when fellow strugglers Vegalta Sendai visit.
Newly promoted Tokushima claimed their first win in 10 by beating Ventforet Kofu 1-0 for their first points of the campaign.
Vegalta Sendai, who are second last, also have just one win ahead of the encounter.
Elsewhere, Yokohama F Marinos host Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka visit Nagoya Grampus in a battle between two teams in the lower half of the table.
Kawasaki Frontale take on Ventforet Kofu and Omiya Ardija will be looking to climb out of the relegation zone when they host Albirex Niigata.


"The past hangs over Diane not just as burden or nostalgia (though it can be that, too) but as an enthralling and entangling reminder of life's mystery." Owen Gleiberman, Variety. A woman (Mary Kay Place) fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.


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AT THE DOOR?!!....AMERICA HAS ENTERED A NEW LEVEL OF TYRANNY..NO FEAR!
OBAMA IS THE ENEMY WITHIN....IMPEACH AND IMPRISON.
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14Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
16Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.


"I was terrified of relationships, with anyone. I hated myself and thought that everyone else did too. I thought everyone has out to hurt me and that no was safe or trust worthy. I screamed at my adoptive parents…about how much I hated everyone and that all I needed in this life was me. I was carrying around so much fear and hurt, but as a little girl around 5 or 6 years old, I promised myself that I would never let anyone see me weak, hurting, scared, or anything less than independent. I wanted so badly to feel loved and to love others, but I couldn't let myself reach out for those relationships that I wanted so badly, for the longest time, I gave up what I wanted most because I was letting fear drive me.
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Simply the best – what a fortnight Down Under
Time didn't stand still in Melbourne over the past fortnight, it went back almost a whole decade. 3 of the semi-finalists were surprise contenders and the other shows no sign of slowing down. A fortnight that lost both defending champions and the men's world number one before the first week was out delivered two dream finals along with a semi final that will be remembered for many a year.
The Williams sisters contested their first final on opposite sides of the net since Wimbledon 2009, which was also Venus' last major final. In that time, her younger sister Serena had won an incredible 11 of 14 Slam finals she had appeared in. Serena is the oldest Grand Slam champion of all time and there is no longer any doubt in my, or indeed many, minds that she is the greatest woman to ever play the sport. The fact that she still cites Venus as her inspiration, her reason for playing, and her greatest opponent must be taken seriously. Serena has never really had a long-standing rivalry at any point during her career but the fact she struggles to mentally take on Venus gives weight to the elder being her toughest opponent. Venus has done so well to play so regularly and so late into her thirties, especially given her health worries but she will always be second fiddle on the roll of honour in the Greatest Sporting Siblings of all time. Serena will get 25 majors now, at least. The fact that she didn't lose more than four games in any of her 14 sets shows she is head and shoulders above the rest once again. It will take monumental efforts to defeat her at Wimbledon and the US Open if she maintains this sense of purpose.
Whilst on the subject of longevity, I look back at my first ever trip to Wimbledon in 2001. The first match I saw on Centre Court was Serena Williams in majestic form against Jelena Dokic. Williams was already a US Open champion at that point and booked a quarter-final berth in straight sets. The following match on the oldest stage of them all saw seven-times champion Pete Sampras come up against the young up-and-comer from Switzerland, Roger Federer. I have always stated my presence at that match as the reason behind my almost-obscene admiration for Federer. To see him lift his 18th major sixteen years on, and five years after his previous one, has overwhelmed me slightly. I had consistently believed he would win another one but, after his six-month injury lay-off, I had finally written him off two weeks ago. Instead, he rolled back the years to defeat Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Stan Wawrinka and his old nemesis Rafael Nadal to deservedly claim the title. He has looked after his body like no male player I have known in my twenty-five years of following the sport and this is just reward for his determination to hang in there whilst the ravages of time seemed to fatally weaken him. The two-slam swing that happened earlier today will surely ensure that Nadal does not now match his haul of 18 majors. The first four sets were good, but not classic. There was always a sense that it would come down to a fifth set (breakfast and cups of tea had to be strategically planned). The fifth set had it all, vintage Federer and Nadal going at it hammer and tongs for maybe one final time in a major final. For 30 minutes, we were all transported back to 2008, when Rafa finally overcame Federer on his Centre Court in a match for the ages. But this time, it was to be the Swiss who held the 'young' pretender off, defeating him in a Grand Slam for the first time in a decade. No two players out there bring the best out of each other quite like those two do; their styles are so polar opposite that it just feels right. This fortnight will give Nadal so much heart: he saw off Alexander Zverev, Milos Raonic, Gael Monfils in varying degrees of ease but his defeat of an inspired, rejuvenated Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals is the true stand-out match of the tournament. Dimitrov looked every inch the Grand Slam champion, ready to smash through his own personal glass ceiling. Unfortunately, he had not counted on Nadal's double-glazing defence, a real throwback to the Spaniard of four or five years ago. Such was Nadal's form here that he should be odds-on favourite to claim his tenth Roland Garros in the spring, a real shot in the arm for the rest of the game.
As for the others, it was a sobering tournament for Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Simona Halep, Agnieska Radwanska and Angelique Kerber who all massively underachieved. Murray will hope it is merely a post-Knighthood blip but Djokovic needs to take time away to reassess the lie of the land. Kerber will come back strongly in the next few months but the other two ladies have now missed the Grand Slam title boat, the ship has definitely sailed. It is dangerous of course to write people off; Roger Federer proved that and only nine months ago I wrote about how Grigor Dimitrov was wasting his talent but you do really sense that neither Radwanska or Halep have the necessary steel. What a tournament for Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, reaching her first semi-final since 1999, a feat she personally accepted made up for all her tough times. Who would have thought Mischa would be the Zverev to go deepest in the men's tournament; he was, however, full value for his four-set victory over Murray.
Whatever happens in the rest of 2017 surely cannot provide nearly as many stories as these last fifteen days in Melbourne have. The Williams sisters hugging it out on the final evening and the two greatest male players of all time having what will probably prove to be one last five-setter final. You sensed tears weren't far from any of their eyes and your heart goes out to the losers but goodness, when there is so much misery and hate in the world right now, didn't tennis do an awful lot of good for us old romantics.
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Tagged as Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams
Australian Open 2017 – runners and riders ready to race for title
Whilst both draws have been hampered by injuries and doubts over form and fitness, the wise money would be on a repeat of 2016's finals in Melbourne although it is hard to pick a winner in either tournament. Here's a by-no-means comprehensive rundown of who to look out for in the next 14 days:
Andy Murray (I'm not calling him Sir whilst he remains an active sportsperson) comes into this year riding the crest of a wave. There was no doubt that he was the man to beat in the second half of 2016, nobody managing to beat the indefatigable Brit during the final four months of the season. He lost to former number one Novak Djokovic in Doha two weeks ago but he will expect to reach his sixth Australian Open final. Don't forget that age-old idiom…sixth time lucky?! Djokovic himself is almost impregnable in Melbourne – he has already won the title on six prevous occasions and it takes an almost-superhuman effort to even come close to challenging him on the Rod Laver Arena. His split with coach Boris Becker could cause him problems, the German having cast doubt on Djokovic's recent hunger but the Serb looked pretty hungry to me in Doha, appearing to be revitalised after the winter break. Let's also be clear that Djokovic did not play badly in the final six months of 2016 – save for his two off-days againat Sam Querrey at Wimbledon. The ATP Tour was ripped apart by Murray and Djokovic's level dropped slightly; he was still the second best player over the final part of the year.
Angelique Kerber comes into the defence of what was her breakthrough Slam in shaky form. She lost early to an inspired Daria Kasatkina in Sydney last week but arrived in Melbourne with almost a week to spare and I expect her to go deep again in the year's first major. She should draw as much inspiration from her opening round last year as the final itself; the fact she came back from match points down ought to give her strength to come through any tough matches. Her route to a second final looks relatively stress-free but if Serena Williams is waiting in the final, the world number one will have to produce a similar display to her stunning performance in last year's final if she is to stop the American winning her 23rd Grand Slam. Serena has an extremely tough first round against Belinda Bencic, only unseeded due to an injury lay-off, but this usually results in the former number one kicking into top gear right from the start. If she does get through to the final, I tip Serena to take Melbourne revenge on Kerber and get one notch closer to Margaret Court's all-time record.
There is no Madison Keys, Petra Kvitova, Juan-Martin del Potro, Maria Sharapova or Victoria Azarenka for a variety of both pleasant and unpleasant reasons but there is a sense that anybody could come through and challenge last year's finalists. Could it be a fourth year in five that a teenager reaches the women's semi-finals? I can't see it but then not many predicted Sloane Stephens, Genie Bouchard or Keys in 2013-2015. If Venus Williams hits the ground running, she could reach the semi-finals and expect Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the same stage. Johanna Konta had an incredible rise up the rankings over the last 18 months and put paid to both Radwanska and Bouchard easily in Sydney but a quarter-final may be the best she can hope for here. Karolina Pliskova is the wildcard here; she seems to be playing with extreme confidence since she dispatched both Williams sisters in the US Open. If she serves so well again, she can be a big danger to the top two.
The Wawrinka backhand – gorgeous
Don't anticipate a second-week appearance for Roger Federer – nobody will want to see the 17-times major winner in their section but he will have to beat Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori in successive rounds merely to make it to the quarter-finals and he isn't capable of doing that at 35 after a six-month injury lay-off. Rafael Nadal is a different kettle of fish altogether and a favourable draw could see him into the last four for the first time since 2014; a third round showdown with Alexander Zverev would be a real inter-generational blockbuster but Nadal should still just about have enough, for the moment. Stan Wawrinka will reach the semi-finals and, as we all know, nobody can stop him if he is on. He's coming into the tournament a little under the radar which suits him down to the ground. Remember he is the only man to have beaten Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open since 2010. Should he squeeze past Murray in the semi-finals, another classic chapter of Djokovic v Wawrinka would await.
Home hopes
The Aussie fans are desperate to see their players go the distance and despite a talented group of young men, the dream still looks a way off realisation. Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios could both reach the second week but tough draws mean that their challenges would hand at the ends of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Wawrinka respectively. As for the women, Sam Stosur will hope to reach the fourth round for only the second time but you cannot expect her to get the better of Radwanska. Likewise, feisty Dasha Gavrilova will harness the energy of the crowd although that would not be enough to see her past Pliskova in the last 16. The wait for a winner, or even a finalist (Lleyton Hewitt in 2005 the last person to do so), will go on.
Semis – Kerber v Venus Williams and Radwanska v Serena Williams, Murray v Wawrinka and Nadal v Djokovic
Final – Serena to beat Kerber and Djokovic to beat Murray
Tagged as Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber, Australian Open, Melbourne, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Stanislas Wawrinka
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The Eames Ottoman, with its companion Lounge Chair, is considered among the most significant and collectible furniture designs of the 20th century. The rich veneer and supple leather of this ottoman suggest old-fashioned luxury translated into modern forms, setting an enduring standard for comfort and elegance. The ottoman, along with the lounge chair, has been on display for decades at museums like the Art Institute of Chicago and New York's Museum of Modern Art. It's truly one of the most famous and well-respected ottomans ever built, and it can be yours.
What's to Like:
Everything. The rich leather, the elegant and groundbreaking molded plywood shell, the comfortable cushion, and the bright polished aluminum. Not to mention the historic nature of the ottoman's design, and the cultural cachet of the Eames name. Especially when paired with the Lounge Chair, this is the Emperor of all ottomans.
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This is an expensive piece, and very fine one. It's worth every penny, but that's a lot of pennies. Also, you can feel free to get it separately from the Lounge Chair if you'd like - but it really does look great with the chair.
If you're looking for a modern classic, you can't buy a better ottoman for your home. This is the absolute creme de la creme, made by the greatest design team of all time, produced by the best furniture company in America.
17.25" h x 26" w x 21.5" d
Seven-ply cherry or walnut veneer shell with leather upholstery
Six-inch-thick urethane foam cushion
Die-cast aluminum base, painted black with brightly polished aluminum trim
Adjustable stainless steel glides
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Stock Leather
Chromium free and from Austria this stock Herman Miller leather is a winner for most. With a matte, soft feel this is the most popular leather used on Herman Miller upholstered items.
MCL Leather
Italian by birth, MCL has a soft hand and natural touch with great performance; and it's easy on the earth. It will show more wrinkles over time and wear well. Avoid high-wear applications that require high cleanability and those which expose the leather to direct sunlight. It has a medium grain and shine and is a nice upgrade from the standard leather for the price.
The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman are considered among the most significant and collectible furniture designs of the 20th century. The rich veneer and supple leather suggest old-fashioned luxury translated into modern forms, setting an enduring standard for comfort and elegance.
The chair has been on display for decades at museums like the Art Institute of Chicago, and New York's Museum of Modern Art, and the reams of scholarly, critical, and fan writing and correspondence is enormous. It's truly one of the most famous and well-respected chairs ever built, and now it can be yours through Smart Furniture and Herman Miller (Herman Miller secured the rights to sell Eames furniture, and there isn't a more fine or trustworthy furniture company out there).
The Eames Ottoman's shell is one molded, curved plywood shell. The shell is made with several thin layers of wood veneer adhered together and shaped under heat and pressure. The plywood and cushions are the shaped the same (i.e., composed of two curved forms interlocking to form a solid mass).
Charles Eames' innovation in material selection is also apparent in the ottoman cushion. Instead of stapled or nailed upholstery, the cushion is sewn with a zipper around the outer edge that connects it to a stiff backing. The backing is adhered to the shell with hidden clips and rings. This design allows the visible veneer to be unmarred by screws or bolts. The Eames Ottoman has glides that are threaded so that the chair may remain level.
There's good reason that Herman Miller has stayed true to the same design that was thought up so long ago. To this day, it has a truly distinctive look.
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Open Line Leather
Austrian by birth, yours by choice. Open Line leather is closest to the stock Herman Miller leathers but available in a wider array of colors.
Dream Cow Leather
With a gentle calfskin grain (it's not calfskin though, its European full grain aniline dyed cowhide), this leather is soft and comes in many great colors to accent your decor. This is a leather of great versatility, perfect when Royal Hide is out of budget, but where the look is wanted.
Metallic Dream Cow Leather
A gentle calfskin grain (again, not calfskin but European full grain aniline dyed cowhide), infused with metals and soft shine, on cowhide for huge versatility. Updated, offbeat, moody colors.
All Grain Leather
Not too big - not too small - just "All Grain". Color and quality together wedding grain and color, always with a feeling of luxury. European full grain aniline dyed cowhide powered by Crypton, "All Grain" becomes an easy choice for high traffic areas and commercial offices.
Royal Hide Leather
This versatile leather is the most beautiful of its kind. The color range is huge, reflecting its broad applicability. It will develop a rich patina over time, making it a great heirloom, eliminating the need for reupholstery. A European full grain aniline dyed cowhide leather with no limits - sky, earth, sea.
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Another goal is to reduce green house gas emissions by 3 percent each year in absolute terms — by adopting the "3% Solution" developed by the World Wildlife Fund, CDP and McKinsey & Co as what business should do for the world as a whole to keep global warming below a rise of 2 degrees Celsius.
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Dario Argento's World of Horror
76 min 6.8 1985 Italy
Documentary on horror/mystery film maker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985.
Tom Savini
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Zombies: are they real? Every culture creates its own version of a zombie. There have been diseases in history that have mimicked behavior of a zombie virus. The plausibility is there. You would never be up against one zombie.you would be up against thousands or millions of zombies. How would you survive?
Zombies: A Living History
A feature-length exploration of the game's creation, GROUNDED: Making the Last of Us is a love letter to the trials of exploring new territory. There are no road maps or guide books for creating a new world. The only way through is to fail—over and over again. This is the story of how a team of artists, musicians, programmers, writers, actors, filmmakers, playtesters, and a lonely UI designer—came together and pushed each other to build something larger than themselves.
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Welcome to the curious, surprising and always outspoken world of straight men who go Gay4Pay. Curiously, there is a disproportionate percentage of men working in gay porn who identify as straight. Why would a straight man do gay porn? What motivates him to try this or make a career of it? Why is there such keen interest and debate into the sexuality and personal lives of these men? And what does it say about us, the viewer that so much of gay porn is dominated by images of straight men?
I'm a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay
The short documentary about X-Men movie is featured on the X-Men 1.5 DVD.
X-Men: The Uncanny Suspects
A documentary covering pre-production topics like suit design and construction, storyboards, animatics, and pre-viz, sets, working in the suit, casting, rehearsals, and preparation, and the start of the shoot. From there we look at performances, locations and production design, stunts, hardware and practical effects, and various sequence specifics. Finally, the program goes through post-production at Skywalker Ranch, the titles and a few visual elements, and wrapping up the flick.
A short piece that looks at the casting and subsequent work of Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Anthony Hopkins.
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
In a post-sexual revolution world, roughly one-third of all women have never experienced an orgasm. Armed with shocking sexual data, a bunch of insecurities and a determination to unlock the key to feminine sexual energy, filmmakers Catherine Oxenberg and Gabrielle Anwar seek out sexual experts, tantric masters, researchers, and everyday women to unearth feminism's full potential.
Never before have we watched as much porn as today yet the traditional porn industry is dying. The arrival of web sites showing amateur clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed. Behind this transformation lies one opaque multinational.
Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals
After Porn Ends 2 picks up where its predecessor left off and not only turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of Its most current retirees and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn. Delving deeper into society's ongoing stigmas of race, misogyny, and the reality of decreasing opportunities for these former VHS box cover stars. For some, their careers in adult entertainment is accepted proudly and without regret. In fact, it seems to have proven to be the pathway to their current happiness and inner peace. For others, however, a career in porn has proven to be a conduit to certain despair as they struggle to find a way to bury their past and emerge with a new career or calling.
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.
Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock'n'roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children… and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever.
His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.
The deconstruction of the Avatar scenes and sets
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A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
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The evolution of adult cinema through the most influential films in history, a journey that begins in the 1970s and ends nowadays. An in-depth analysis of the success of the most prestigious erotic films, their impact on industry and society, and their influence on cinema and contemporary culture.
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time
A first-ever look at the realities of the professional "amateur" porn world and the steady stream of 18-to-19-year old girls entering into it.
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A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage and never before seen archival footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career. From the makers of 'Senna' and 'Amy', Ronaldo takes audiences on an intimate and revealing journey of what it's like to live as an iconic athlete in the eye of the storm.


Back in March 2017, my debut novel, To Charm a Bluestocking was published by Escape Publishing (Harlequin Australia's digital imprint). I was fortunate to join an amazing group of writers who also had their debut novels out in 2017. The 17Scribes are now two years into our publishing journey, and this series will interview authors from the group.
Sandi Ward writes books about love, family, forgiveness..and cats.
What has been the best moment since you were published in 2017?
That's a tough question to answer! Several moments stand out.
First, I was very happy when my agent sold a third book to Kensington Books. My original contract called for two books, and being trusted to deliver a third book was an exciting day for me.
Another moment I loved: I've now been on two author panels at my local Barnes & Noble. It's my favorite bookstore, and I enjoyed talking about writing with my fellow authors and answering reader questions.
I also have a great time anytime I have an excuse to go into NYC, whether it's for a writer's conference, BookExpo, or the time I took a tour of the Kensington offices.
And I like getting messages from readers! It's always nice to know when something I've written resonates with a reader.
What has surprised you the most about the publishing industry?
I don't think much has surprised me. Writing is still a solitary exercise, just me and my laptop, and that hasn't changed. I already work as a professional writer (at an ad agency) so I think that prepared me for the changing marketing landscape where a lot of promotion is done digitally and online. And because I'm used to writing in a team and for clients, it also means I have a thick skin when it comes to suggestions for revision; I'm willing to edit anything I write (repeatedly).
What advice would you give to an author debuting in 2019?
I'd give the advice found in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is: Don't panic. There's a lot to learn about writing, marketing, social media, public appearances, giveaways, and so on. You can find more well-intentioned advice than you can even process in books, magazines or online, and it can be overwhelming. Take personal recommendations from other authors. Keep it simple.
Can you do a quick summary of your journey to date?
I have two published novels, The Astonishing Thing and Something Worth Saving . My 3rd book, What Holds Us Together , will go on sale January 2020. I was excited to win First Place in the Writers Digest Popular Fiction awards 2018 for my Young Adult short story Eighteen.
I'd love to tell you a little about Something Worth Saving, on sale now! It's a family drama told from the point of view of a cat.
Lily and Charlie are best friends: a boy and his cat. So when Lily sees Charlie's bruises and realizes someone is hurting him, she is determined to get to the bottom of things. Who would do something so terrible? But Lily is up against many challenges in trying to get her family to focus on Charlie.
Lily thinks Mom's new boyfriend is charming, but he's also a stranger. Kevin, the oldest boy, is falling apart because he misses his dad, who was kicked out months earlier. Victoria, the middle child, has a cruel boyfriend who Lily despises and suspects may be Charlie's bully.
Most strangely, why is Dad carrying his gun, even when he's off-duty?


Northview Public Schools, the Walker Police Department, and the community are mourning the loss of beloved teacher Kim Slot. Slot was also the widow of fallen Walker Police officer Trevor Slot.
The Northview community is deeply saddened by the death of Crossroads' teacher Kim Slot on September 16. As you know, Kim suffered courageously through a prolonged battle with cancer. The Northview community will miss her more than simple words can express. She was not just our co-worker but our good friend, our neighbor and a loving Northview parent. Memories of her warmth, her spirit, her faith, her strength, her kindness and her humility will be cherished by all who knew her. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. Arrangements are pending and will be posted here when they are received.
Please join us as we offer our thoughts and prayers to the family of Kim Slot who passed away last night. Kim was a beloved teacher at Crossroads Middle School who valiantly fought cancer and is survived by two beautiful young daughters.
We ask that you rally around this family, who has already survived so much after the death of Northview's own, fallen police officer Trevor Slot.
Officer Trevor Slot was killed in the line of duty after a bank robbery in October 2011. He was struck by by a vehicle on the scene following a high speed chase.
Kim is survived by two young daughters.


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The National WWII Museum is a remarkable, must-see attraction in New Orleans that illuminates the American experience in the war that changed the world. The National World War II Museum is ranked the Number 1 Attraction in New Orleans and Top 10 Museums Worldwide. The museum's collection of artifacts, interactive exhibits, and moving personal stories convey the war's epic story in a way that informs and inspires, while educating today's generations about the price of freedom and honoring those who gave so much to secure it.
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Located conveniently in the Solomon Victory Theater complex, the American Sector Restaurant offers generous portions, vintage cocktails, and décor combining the best of old and new making it the perfect destination for lunch, dinner, snacks, and spirits.
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The U.S.A and China trade war effect Japan
By [email protected] May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019
Japan exports contracted for the fifth month in April due to a slump in shipments of chip-making equipment to China, underlining the growing threat to the world's third-biggest economy from a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war.
Data also showed Japan's trade surplus with the United States rose for a second month as auto exports accelerated, which could draw U.S. President Donald Trump's ire before U.S.-Japan trade negotiations begin this week followed by a leaders' summit a few days later.
Trump's government is trying to renegotiate trade agreements with major economies to lower the U.S. trade deficit and address what it considers to be unfair trade practices.
That approach has set-off an intensifying tariff dispute between the United States and China – two major trading partners of Japan – in a blow to global businesses, trade and overall growth.
Washington's stance is doubly harmful to Japan because it has slammed the breaks on exports to neighboring China and exposes the trade-reliant economy to curbs on its shipments of cars to the United States.
"Some Japanese companies are still optimistic about a resolution to recent trade friction, but the implications are quite serious," said Hiroshi Miyazaki, senior economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.
"On one hand, we may reach a point where Japanese companies shift production from China or other places. On the other hand, Japanese policymakers need to make sure U.S.-Japan trade stays out of the spotlight."
Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday Japan's exports fell 2.4% in April from a year earlier, down for a fifth straight month. That compared with a 1.8% drop seen by analysts in a Reuters poll, and a similar 2.4% decline in March.
Exports to China fell 6.3% in April from a year earlier, down for the second consecutive month.
The data also showed Japan's trade surplus with the United States rose 17.7% in April from a year earlier to 723.2 billion yen ($6.55 billion), partly led by an 8.3% increase in auto exports.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will visit Japan on May 24 to meet Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to accelerate trade talks ahead of a leaders' summit a few days later, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the plan.
Trump angered foreign automakers by declaring that some imported vehicles and parts posed a national security threat, and Tokyo fears the U.S. government could attempt to set a quota on Japanese car imports.
The specter of a drawn-out trade war comes at a delicate time for Japan's economy.
Gross domestic product (GDP) data out Monday showed Japan's growth unexpectedly accelerated in January-March because imports fell more than exports, suggesting domestic consumption was weakening at the same time external demand had turned down. Indeed, the GDP data showed declines in consumer and business spending, a bigger source of concern as companies worried about the future.
Last month, imports rose 6.4% on-year from a 1.2% gain in March, thanks to increases in oil and related purchases.
Faltering overseas demand and weak consumer spending could keep policymakers under pressure to forego a twice-delayed tax hike in October, although a rebound in manufacturers' confidence may ease some fears of a recession in the world's third-largest economy.
Japanese manufacturers' morale improved in May for the first time in seven months, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
However, two-thirds of companies surveyed expect economic growth to remain flat in the second quarter, while 82% of firms believe Japan's economy is not fully prepared for a planned tax hike, a Reuters monthly poll showed.
Investors are closely watching the government's monthly report due later this week for a possible downgrading of its view that the economy is in a gradual recovery, which would rekindle speculation about a tax hike delay.
To be sure, there are some positive signs for Japan's economy.
Core machinery orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as an indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months, rose 3.8% in March, separate data on Wednesday showed. That confounded expectations for a 0.7 percent decline.
Furthermore, manufacturers surveyed by the Cabinet Office forecast core orders to jump 15.7% in April-June after a 3.2% decline in the previous quarter.
In Japan, a sales tax increase to 8% from 5% in April 2014 hit consumers hard and triggered a sharp economic slump.
Since then Abe has delayed the planned tax hike to 10% twice as he prioritised economic growth over fiscal reforms, despite the industrial world's heaviest public debt burden, which sits at twice the size of Japan's $5 trillion economy.
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HomePeople and Company ProfilesNattoPharma hires chief operating officer
NattoPharma hires chief operating officer
Prior to joining NattoPharma, Daniel Rosenbaum served as general manager of nutraceuticals at FMC Health & Nutrition.
NattoPharma USA Inc. | Nov 05, 2014
Daniel H. Rosenbaum has been appointed as chief operating officer of NattoPharma USA Inc. based in New Jersey.
"The employment of Daniel H. Rosenbaum reflects a shift in our company and points to the opportunity for a significant growth of the science-backed vitamin K2 market for MenaQ7," says Frode M. Bohan, chairman of NattoPharma ASA, Høvik, Norway. "Rosenbaum has a strong network within the omega-3 and dietary supplement industry. This, in combination with the increasing business potential for MenaQ7 in the U.S., reinforces NattoPharma's great expectations for the future."
Prior to joining NattoPharma, Rosenbaum served as general manager of nutraceuticals of FMC Health & Nutrition, a division of the Philadelphia-based FMC Corp., an $8.5 billion market cap NYSE-listed chemical company, where he worked in various leadership capacities starting in 1995. Most recently at FMC Health & Nutrition, Rosenbaum led the integration of the $345-million acquisition of a premium omega-3 producer, with operations in Norway and UK.
"Rosenbaum has achieved proven successes in business turnarounds, international assignments, acquisitions, and startups" says Hogne Vik, NattoPharma CEO. "His background has shown that he builds motivated, high-performance organizations, which makes him perfectly suited for our needs and for the fulfillment of both our short- and long-term goals."
Since launching North American operations 2013 under Eric Anderson, global vice president of sales and marketing, MenaQ7® has been introduced in a variety of dietary supplements, as a medical food, and has been added to the shelves of both CVS and Walgreens, the leading U.S. pharmacy chains.
Rosenbaum's role will help drive and realize the next commercial phase of NattoPharma and its signature ingredient, MenaQ7, and to add strategic capabilities to enable further business growth.
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Hooves of Fire is a multiplayer Adobe Flash game that allows you to buy, train, race, breed and bet on horses.
In the beginning of the game, you will start off in the Starter countries with $6,000 and one horse in your stable.
Make sure you train, feed and brush your horse regularly to keep it happy and performing at its peak. If you don't attend to your horse on a regular basis, it will become unhealthy and unhappy.
Start racing your horse as soon as you can to earn money and use this money to expand your stables and buy as many horses as possible.
Once you have bought a couple of horses, keep training, feeding and brushing them in the stables and entering them in races. Entering plenty of races gives you a better chance to win prize money to build up your bankroll.
Keep entering your horses in more races once they return to your stables after racing. For the first 2 days, just continue to race, feed and train your horses. If you can afford it, buy some sugar cubes from the Shop (if they are available) to help your horses train up faster.
Once your horses are two days old, you will be able to breed them. The idea is to breed to a better pedigree horse so that your stable improves over time. Better horses win more races and can race in higher level countries for more prize money!
Once you have finished racing, put any stallions you have into the Stud Farm – this gives other players the opportunity to breed with your horse and will earn you some cash also.
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Music City Skydiving opening weekend!
Music City Skydiving is gearing up for their season opening weekend April 1st and 2nd. Middle Tennessee State University's skydiving clu b is sponsoring a tandem skydiving trip that weekend along with all of our great fun jumpers coming back. And of course the Super King Air fresh from inspections will be cranking out the 8 minute loads to 14,000 feet!
This year as always we expect to have helicopter jumps on Memorial Day, night jumps sometime in summer, and more.
We look forward to everyone coming back to experience the view of Kentucky Lake and the amazing skies over Waverly.
Nashville, Tennessee's premiere skydiving facility is Music City Skydiving, now in their 3rd year of business.


A fearful dog can be quite overwhelming, as my client was finding out with her Greyhound. I work with Greyhound Pets of America, Houston Chapter on "on the rare occasion" they need me to help a rescue Greyhound work through some personal issues. Greyhounds are usually no issue dogs and my wife Leila is one of their biggest champions. To say she loves greyhounds would be a gross understatement!
This case involved a female Greyhound named Gypsy with a fear of new people being close to her – especially at the vet's office when she needed vaccinations, nails trimmed, etc.
Gypsy wanted no part of this important vet care and would bite when she felt trapped.
Not all fearful dogs have issues like Gypsy. With others it can be about being afraid of and being startled by different sights and sounds throughout the day like: loud sounds, anyone walking behind him on the street, men, angry voices on TV, the clicking sounds from soda cans, cameras, or ball-point pens and sometimes anything remotely shaped like a stick.
Gypsy's issues were more about space, being touched and being restrained. With this in mind, I set out to meet her for the first time.
I first met Gypsy at her foster home where she had settled in nicely with her foster parents and the other Greyhounds in the house.
When I got there, Gypsy approached cautiously – probably because of the trust of the other "home Greys" coming to sniff me out. Gypsy was the last to sniff me and even stayed at my side for a few seconds – almost as if she had forgotten she was afraid.
Was Gypsy's willingness to come forward and sniff a testimony to the foster's good work on desensitization to date or the lamb loaf in my bait pouch?
More likely the foster family's letting her slowly get used to things was at work but I would dare say that my stuffed bait pouch has distracted many a dog while I get ready to deploy my "at the ready" stuffed Kong.
I worked my way to a side chair next to the couch and asked to hold Gypsy's leash. I then brought out a stuffed Kong and put it on her dog bed next to my chair. Gypsy loved her Kong and her familiar bed helped to relax her!
I was careful to be aware of my body language – sitting in the chair sideways and not making eye contact – all to assure her with a "no harm-all is well" message.
Before I began my review of the home structure for Gypsy, I asked the foster parents just how I could specifically assist them with Gypsy's issues.
They described the first vet visit as a total disaster. At the first vet visit Gypsy was really traumatized as they tried to muzzle her so no one would get bitten. When they finally got a muzzle on her she had thrashed about so much and was so overwhelmed and anxious, the vet couldn't complete her examination or give her vaccinations.
• A solid exercise program – meaning exercising with you – builds a confident bond and trust in you teaching her that you will do the right thing by her.
• Providing structure and dog obedience training for Gypsy will keep stress and anxiety down in other areas of her life.
• Working on specific exercises to desensitize Gypsy to her fear triggers; i.e. muzzle, small rooms, multiple unfamiliar people around her.
• Understanding how "alternative" therapies such as Dog Appeasing Pheromones, homeopathic remedies for dogs, Anxiety Wraps, Thunder Shirts and/or vet-approved drugs can be used in conjunction with specific dog training exercises to move things along more quickly.
This could take upwards of 6 months to a year – sometimes longer to reach your goals. And most of it is going to depend on exactly how committed you are and how much you work the program each and every day, and the amount of structure they gave her by using my ground rules for structure and guidance.
As we talked throughout our first lesson, Gypsy's foster parents also came to understand that "comforting" behavior on their part (lots of doting, petting, saying "it's ok, it's ok, just reinforced for Gypsy that there "really was" something to worry about.
The reality with most fearful dogs: They aren't likely to "just get over it." Adjust your expectations. With the correct guidance, your dog's confidence will likely improve over time allowing him /her to enjoy life much, much more. And who knows, you might bring your dog all the way back to being normal.
Good info. I have a fearful dog and we have been really over doing the "it's ok" stuff. I liked how you initially introduced yourself to her. We'll use that with guests next time.


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UCC Says No to Occupation, Votes 80% to Divest
by James M. Wall
The United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod has voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions that require UCC church funds to be divested from companies with business in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
The UCC General Synod vote was 508 in favor of divestment, 124 against, with 38 abstentions.
In this strong action in favor of divestment, the UCC placed additional pressure not only on the state of Israel's fear of losing favor in world opinion, but also on delegates of the Episcopal Church General Convention, who are expected to vote Wednesday on resolutions similar to those endorsed by the UCC national body.
The divestment action covers businesses in illegally-occupied territories, not, contrary to Israeli propaganda, businesses within the state of Israel.
Since the 2005 start of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) non-violent campaign to pressure Israel to give up its illegal occupation, U.S. church national bodies have steadily moved from implied support for the occupation, to a series of actions that refuse to allow church funds to invest in the occupation.
The secular media is taking notice.
Associated Press religion writer Rachel Zoll, reports:
Last year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to sell stock in a few companies whose products are used by Israel in the territories.
The United Church of Christ resolution was broader. Delegates are calling on the denomination's financial arms to sell off stock in any company profiting from what the church called human rights violations arising from the occupation. The church also voted to boycott Israeli products made in the territories.
Peter Makari, Area Executive for Middle East/Europe in the UCC's Global Ministries agency, said after the vote that the resolutions "reflect our urgent concern for the worsening effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian people and lives, including the disparity in rights and power."
Responding to the resolutions, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emanuel Nahshon expressed his government's displeasure over the resolutions.
Nahshon said the UCC's policies have "reflected the most radical politics for more than a decade and in no way reflect a moral stance or reality-based position."
The UCC has struggled, as a national body, on how to respond to this consistent barrage of attacks against any group or individual not endorsing Israel's action in the occupied territories.
In 2005, the UCC passed a resolution seeking reconciliation, calling for "economic leverage" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Ten years later, after three devastating invasions of a civilian Gaza population, after further Israeli settlement growth on Palestinian land, and after increased occupation procedures of routine military attacks on Palestinians, the UCC General Synod has finally said enough is enough.
To which, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Nahshon offered this pious response:
"People of faith ought to be acting to help Israel and the Palestinians to renew efforts to achieve peace, rather than endlessly demonizing one party in the conflict — in our view, the aggrieved party."
Prominent theologian and Palestinian clergyman, the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Pastor of Bethlehem's Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, was a guest preacher at the UCC Synod, which is being held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Responding to the vote, Dr. Raheb said that "in approving this resolution, the UCC has demonstrated its commitment to justice and equality".
Pastor Raheb further emphasized the reality of occupation and the validity of the UCC action:
For Palestinians living under occupation or facing systematic discrimination as citizens of Israel, enduring the destruction of their homes and businesses, the theft of their land for settlements, and living under blockade and siege in Gaza, this action sends a strong signal that they are not alone, and that there are churches who still dare to speak truth to power and stand with the oppressed.
The strong vote for divestment came at the culmination of a process that began in 2005, to end the Church's complicity in Israel's nearly half-century-old occupation and other abuses of Palestinian human rights.
The 2005 Palestinian civil community's initial call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, was endorsed by Palestinian Christian leaders who embodied the call in the Kairos Palestine document which seeks Palestinian freedom and rights through peaceful means.
BDS leaders make it clear that the movement was inspired by the US Civil Rights and South African anti-Apartheid movements.
The 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church is currently in session in meetings that began June 26. Voting on similar resolutions to the one passed by the UCC General Synod, is expected to come on Wednesday, July 1 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Episcopal Convention proposals were developed by a new group, the Episcopal Committee for Justice in Israel and Palestine.
The third national body considering specific action on the issue is the Mennonite Church USA Convention, which is currently in session from June 30 through July 5, in Kansas City, Missouri.
One pro-Palestinian Episcopal delegate was asked if the UCC vote Tuesday would have any influence on how the Episcopal Convention might vote. The answer was cautious. Maybe.
From 1972 through 1999, James M. Wall was editor and publisher of the Christian Century magazine, based in Chicago, lllinois. He was a Contributing Editor of the Century from 1999 until July, 2017. He has written this blog, wall writings.me, since it was launched April 27, 2008. If you would like to receive Wall Writings alerts when new postings are added to this site, send a note, saying, Please Add Me, to jameswall8@gmail.com Biography: Journalism was Jim's undergraduate college major at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He has earned two MA degrees, one from Emory, and one from the University of Chicago, both in religion. He is an ordained United Methodist clergy person. He served for two years in the US Air Force, and three additional years in the USAF reserve. While serving on active duty with the Alaskan Command, he reached the rank of first lieutenant. He has worked as a sports writer for both the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, was editor of the United Methodist magazine, Christian Advocate for ten years, and editor and publisher of the Christian Century magazine for 27 years.
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9 Responses to UCC Says No to Occupation, Votes 80% to Divest
It's another step, but in my opinion falls far short of what needs to be done. It's the Israeli government that occupies, demolishes, steals land for apartheid settlements and kills Palestinians with impunity. It is also the Israeli government that has blockaded Gaza for nine years, a collective punishment which is a violation of International Law, and a violation of freedom of the Seas.
Therefore, ALL Israeli products must be boycotted and all Israeli companies divested from. Merely focusing on the settlement products is not enough. If BDS is to have any real effect, Israel must be boycotted the same way South Africa was under it's apartheid system. Were the whites in SA any worse than the Israelis? Clearly not.
Sam Khalil says:
Thank you James Wall and UCC
for raising the conscience of the world
against the brutal occupation of Palestine.
God bless you and protect you.
AWAD PAUL SIFRI says:
Thanks for covering the good news, Jim.
We wholeheartedly thank the United Church of Christ for voting overwhelmingly in favor of divestment. It is a moral victory that we hope other churches will follow suit very soon.
The head of the snake is "Israeli occupation" and its tyrannical "apartheid state" and dark ideology of uprooting natives of the land and replacing them with terrorist-settlers.
As Christian Palestinians, we urge other major US denominations to move faster, in order to prevent Israel from gobbling our entire Palestinian Homeland.
As we approach the 4th of July, US Independence Day, it only deepens our fervor, passion, and determination to have our own independent State of Palestine in the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as our eternal capital. Unlike Israel, for which the question has been one of best timing to grab more territory, for us, this is, and has always been, an absolutely existential question.
Samia Khoury says:
Thank you James for brightening up our day, with this great piece of news. I have been following some of the deliberations but I missed that final vote. And thank you for including the comment of Mr. Nahshon, the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, representing the "aggrieved party!!!" As if more than twenty years of negotiations were not enough over and above the financial and moral support of the USA, and the endless efforts of its churches to bring about reconciliation, peace and justice. Yes indeed "Enough is Enough." Thank you UCC, and bravo, with the hope that you will inspire the Episcopal Church to follow suit, and get its cue from the indigenous Christian voice in the occupied territories.
J. Martin Bailey says:
The UCC action came as another testimony in a long line of actions that support Palestinian statehood and justice for the oppressed Palestinian people. It was also forged on a long line of missionaries sent by the United Church of Christ to work with existing churches and church agencies in Israel and the occupied territories. Over at least 40 years the UCC mission agencies and members of UCC churches have heard first hand reports from the trusted voices of individuals who have invested their lives to serve an oppressed people.
During many of those years many congregations and church organizations have sent study groups to the region to learn first hand the conditions under which Palestinians live. This has led to lasting ties with individuals and indigenous groups like the Christmas Lutheran Church (whose articulate pastor was invited to preach at the General Synod just ended) and the Episcopal-church sponsored ecumenical organization, Sabeel.
UCC members have also developed friendships with faithful Israeli Jews, many of whom personally oppose the harsh history of subjugation that their country has forced upon Palestinian people and their churches which were living and serving in the region before the State of Israel was founded. So I was not at all surprised that the General Synod acted so decisively.
The action came, however, after intensive discussions in the committee that sponsored the resolution, and before that in regional bodies known as conferences. Many who voted for the action spoke of their deep friendship with American Jews. One factor that helped resolve a deep anxiety about "voting against our Jewish friends and neighbors" was the presence as visitors at the Synod of a group representing the Jewish Voice for Peace.
The UCC synod delegates will return to their home towns and churches fully prepared to interpret and support their actions. Many local congregations, as well as the national bodies, will participate in the boycott and divestment.
Jack Graham says:
I wish Pope Francis had done what Protestant denominations are doing to protest the crimes of the Israeli government, instead of endorsing the quack science of climate change pushed by the Bilderberg Group, Nothing the United States could do would be more appropriate in foreign affairs that to cut loose from Israel, and follow a policy of friendly neutrality between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. — John Remington Graham of the Minnesota Bar (#3664X)
Basim Ismail says:
Maybe the Pope is next. Maybe Obama will follow.
Do agree boycott should be against all of ISRAEL.
The settlements did not create themselves.
ISRAEL created them!
Response to Basim Ismail:
Agreed. Given Israel's ongoing belligerent/illegal/brutal occupations of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip (still occupied under international law), Syria's Golan Heights and Lebanon's Shebba Farms, sooner or later, the boycott must be extended to Israel, i.e., west of the green line. The current government, which supports these occupations, was elected by Israel's Jewish citizens. Hence, they are complicit and must be held accountable.
Donna Hicks says:
The Episcopal Church's General Convention House of Bishops has sent one resolution to the House of Deputies – it's on their consent calendar today. Another one was on the consent calendar in the House of Bishops yesterday. The third one referred to above will go to the House of Bishops for debate but the daily calendar for Thursday hasn't been published yet. Convention ends tomorrow. It has been weakened considerably. Look for D016 under the legislative section of the General Convention website. You can also check EPF Palestine Israel Network Facebook page for updates. Yesterday's email PINontheGo has a summary of what's happened so far.


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Domestic cleaning company MOLLY MAID proved a hit with visitors at the National Franchise Exhibition, which took place on 1 and 2 October 2010. The company, which has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, was accompanied at the Exhibition by the British Franchise Association's (bfa) Franchisee of the Year Award Winner 2009, MOLLY MAID franchise owner, Sandra Redmond.
MOLLY MAID showcased the opportunities and advantages of running a domestic cleaning business to all visitors. MOLLY MAID helped visitors to make the most of the show by providing insightful question and answer sessions as well as competitions.
Redmond was on hand for the question and answer sessions, offering expert advice and allowing potential franchise owners the opportunity to ask how she achieved her success and the coveted title of the bfa's Franchisee of the Year. In addition, Pam Bader OBE, CEO of MOLLY MAID, was also there to explain the training and support provided and how MOLLY MAID gives their franchise owners full ownership of their business.
Staff on the MOLLY MAID stand provided useful information to read at leisure, packed with top tips and all the information needed to set up a franchise.
Bader OBE said: "We were delighted to return to the show after a few years away, bigger and better than before. There are over 70 MOLLY MAID franchises across the UK with a combined turnover of £13 million, but room for plenty more. As evident with Sandra's success, as part of the MOLLY MAID network our franchise owners are our strategic partners who we, as franchisor, coach and support to help them build successful businesses. We had some great feedback from visitors who were impressed with what we had to offer."
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