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Complex of Federal and State Laws Regulates Franchise Operations | Mitchell J. Kassoff, Franchise Attorney


Franchising is a huge and growing part of the nation’s economy. More than 300,000 franchised small businesses operating in the United States account for an estimated $1 trillion worth of income each year and provide jobs for some eight million Americans.[1] Franchising has also entered the Internet era.[2]


The franchising phenomenon is not limited to the United States. In England, for example, franchising is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. During the most recent reporting year, the number of franchisees in England rose 17% to 35,200, with yearly turnover reaching 8.9 billion British pounds. Approximately 317,000 people are employed in franchising in England, with 29.3% of all retail trade in England being carried out by franchised businesses.[3]


Franchising in the United States is governed by federal law administered by the Federal Trade Commission[4] and by a variety of state statutes. Filing of documents with the Federal Trade Commission is not required to franchise.[5] Applicable state statutes include franchising laws, business opportunity laws and �Little FTC Acts.�[6] In many cases, documentation demonstrating approval by the state must be filed before a franchise is offered for sale within the state. Some states[7] have statutes specific to certain industries. A state is permitted to enact and enforce laws relating to franchising that add to the provisions of federal law.[8] In addition, franchising is increasingly being regulated by other nations.[9]


Unlike securities laws, franchise-related statutes are not designed to be �Blue Sky� laws; instead, their purpose is to provide prospective franchisees with information that can help them determine whether they should purchase a particular franchise.[10] In some states, however, the laws analyze a franchisor�s financial statements and franchise agreements and make value judgments about them. If these documents do not meet the requirements of some state agencies, �Risk Factor� notices,[11] escrow requirements[12] and bonding requirements[13] may be imposed or the agencies may even refuse to register a franchise.[14]


Originally, franchisors had to use documents drafted according to the requirements of the Federal Trade Commission Disclosure Rule.[15] This created a situation that required different versions of the franchise disclosure document to comply with different state disclosure requirements. To allow franchisors to use the same document on a nationwide basis, a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (�UFOC�) was developed and has since been amended by the Midwest Securities Commissioners Association and its successor, the North American Securities Administrators Association (�NASAA�). The Federal Trade Commission issued a franchise disclosure rule in 1978 allowing franchisors the option to use the UFOC in lieu of its document.[16] For this reason, most franchisors now use the UFOC.


Although the states have different disclosure requirements, in some cases a franchisor can use one UFOC nationwide by adopting state-specific language internally in the UFOC and addendums to the disclosure section and the franchise agreement. Nevertheless, some states have contradictory disclosure rules that result in the need for a state-specific UFOC.[17]


The UFOC generally contains a federal cover page, a state-specific cover page (with different language depending on the state)[18], a table of contents (listing the 23 required items[19] that are sections of the UFOC, followed by a list of exhibits in the UFOC), the disclosures for the 23 required items, financial statements (audited financial statements for the past three fiscal years, with unaudited financial statements that are within 90 days of the filing of the UFOC, if necessary),[20] copies of all agreements that the franchisee must execute, and a receipt page for the UFOC.[21]


Additional documents must be filed to register a franchisor to sell in a state. In New York, franchising is regulated by the Investor Protection and Securities Bureau in the office of the state attorney general. The bureau requires a facing page, application page, two copies of the UFOC, supplemental information sheet, verification of the application, salesman disclosure forms, consent to service of process, consent to use the franchisor�s financial statements in the UFOC signed by the Certified Public Accountant who prepared them and possibly additional forms depending on specific circumstances.[22]


In certain circumstances, state registration is not necessary. Some states do not require registration if a franchisor has a federally registered trademark or service mark and provides a UFOC to prospective franchisees,[23] or if a franchisor has a certain specified amount of net worth,[24] or an offer is made to a maximum of two persons,[25] or an offer is made to an existing franchisee.[26]


The Federal Trade Commission has defined what constitutes �franchise.�[27] In addition, each state that requires registration has its own definition of what is a �franchise�[28] to determine whether it requires registration or regulation.


To offer to sell a franchise in or from New York, a franchisor must first be registered.[29] This applies when an offer to sell a franchise is made in New York, when an offer to buy is accepted in New York, when the franchisee is domiciled in New York, or when the franchised business is or will be operated in New York. An offer to sell is made in New York when the offer either originated from New York or is directed by the offeror to New York and is received at the place where it is directed. An offer to sell is accepted in New York when acceptance is communicated to the offeror from New York.[30] Effectively this means that if a franchisor is located in New York it must register in New York to sell franchises either within or without New York State.


If a franchisor wishes to advertise, many states require that the advertisement first be filed with the state.[31] Many states[32] also require that reports be filed on sales. The federal rule[33] requires that a UFOC be given at least five business days before the date that agreements are to be executed, but many states require that the UFOC be given to the franchisee earlier.[34]


Franchising allows a business to expand its operations and grow geographically. Unlike a chain system, the franchisor does not have to provide capital, management or employees for each location. This allows a franchisor to increase its profits more rapidly than by expanding on its own.


The franchisees, as individuals who own their own business, have every possible incentive to work hard to make their businesses a success. Because they are owners, their motivation is likely to be greater than that of a manager, even one who receives a percentage of the profits of the business.


With each new location, the franchisor immediately earns a profit in the form of the initial franchise fee, typically $5,000 to $25,000. The franchisor also receives a continuing royalty, usually 8% to 10% of the gross income of the franchisee.


One disadvantage is that after franchisees have learned how to operate a business they resent continued royalty payments. In some cases, they look for a way to terminate the franchise contract. In other cases, they may try to violate the terms of the franchise arrangements because they believe the franchisor is receiving more benefits than it deserves.


Another disadvantage is that the franchisor may be named in litigation involving the franchisee. Typically, this occurs when the franchisee is sued for injuries to its personnel or customers[35] or for various types of alleged discrimination. In these circumstances, if the franchisor has not detailed how the franchisee should act in the particular area affected, the franchisor has usually been successful in defending the lawsuit.


After considering the advantages and disadvantages of franchising, it would appear that the benefits of franchising far outweigh the disadvantages. Based on these and other factors, it appears that almost any business would benefit from


[2] �The Electronic Franchise Agreement [Became] Reality October 1�; Franchising World (10/00) P. 21; Klein, Deven; Koch, David. With the deadline for the pending Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) passing its Oct. 1 implementation date, businesses will now be allowed to complete their contracting process online. E-SIGN legislation makes electronic records and electronic signatures as legally binding as ink signatures.


[9] Australia, Brazil, Canada (Alberta, Ontario and Quebec provinces), China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, Russia, Spain and the European Union.


[17] e.g. Indiana has required its agent to receive service of process to be listed in Item 1 of the UFOC and Minnesota has required that this information not be included in Item 1 of the UFOC for any sales of franchises to be made in its state for the same franchisor.


[19] e.g. New York- 13 N.Y.C.R.R. �200.4(iii)- Franchisor, Its Predecessors and Affiliates; Business Experience; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Initial Franchise Fee; Other Fees; Initial Investment; Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services; Franchisee’s Obligations; Financing; Franchisor


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1255618  I knew deep, deep, deep down under a lot of confusing feelings and thoughts there was a love for her because I had been experiencing it for the past few years of our adoption journey to get her home, but now that she was here in front of me I just couldn't find it. At the beginning I remember blogging that she fit right into our family as if she had always lived here. To some degree that was true--we didn't skip a beat in our parenting just because she was with us now. The kids welcomed her into their lives without any hesitation. We tried to help her bond to us as her new parents the best we could but also kept on living life as we knew it too. We didn't necessarily feel like there was this "honeymoon phase" when we brought her home because she was a "true toddler" from the get-go with us. Perhaps that's why it felt so normal--there was no glamourous gazing into each others' eyes and falling in love with each other. There were simply diaper changes and tantrums and food on the floor and naps and playing with toys and looks that could kill coming from Nora. To myself, at first glance, this was all normal and we were going to be just fine as a new family of six.


Slowly, however, we started to see that Nora is not exactly like our other children. She has a BIG personality. She is loud, outgoing, cheerleadingly happy, all out cryer, and hyper, hyper, hyper. Our other kids...not so much. As my counselor pointed out, almost everything Nora does in a reaction to something is going to be out of anxiety or attachment issues. True. Very true. Our other kids...not so much. We tried to parent her the way we knew how--the way we parented our other children--and we found out with much exasperation that nothing was working. Her tantrums were getting worse instead of better, her death glares were getting more frequent instead of subsiding, and her demands for attention were taking a toll on us. Especially me. Probably because I was at home with her every day, all day and because Nora's personality and my personality are about as opposite as they can get in some ways. I found myself struggling to see her as a blessing to our family but also knew deep down inside that God chose her for us and us for her so I piled a lot of guilt onto myself for not doing a better job at parenting her and loving her. I didn't know how to handle this new little addition to our home that I thought I would know how to parent because, well, because I had raised 3 other kids and they were turning out pretty good so why was I struggling so hard with this one.


The best way I know to describe how I felt is this...when you are dating a person and are figuring out if you want to spend the rest of your life with them, you spend a lot of time together, learn things about each other, talk, do activities together, and figure out if you can live with the good AND the annoying parts of each other. You do all of this BEFORE you commit to the covenant of marriage and if, for whatever reason, you find any of those things consistently getting in the way of your desire to be with them forever, you eventually decide to end the relationship and seek the same things in another person until you find the right one. With adoption, the process is backwards. You sign up to bring a child home permanently (like the marriage covenant), you are then matched to your child (find a person you want to date), and then you bring them home and learn who they are (actual dating). It is only after they are permanently in your home that you learn their personality, their good qualities and their annoying habits and then, even though part of you is still wondering why God thought this child would "work" in your family instead of one whom "fit" more with your family's personalities and habits, you are expected to automatically love them as deeply as you loved your spouse when you walked down the aisle with them. The reality, friends, is each person involved--me, Nora, Micah, our kids, our families--have still needed the time of getting used to each other before a love like that of "forever commitment" could come.


For me, finding that level of love for Nora has been HARD, HARD, HARD. Excruciatingly hard. So hard, in fact, that I have spent the better part of a year in a pit of captivity unable to get past the fact that the love I thought I would have for Nora just wasn't there and I didn't know why or how to ever find it. What made my captivity such a living hell was that out of my brokenness, I was unable to offer anything good to those around me. My husband suffered from an emotional, stressed, lost, crying herself to sleep at night wife. My bio kids saw shades of their mom they had never experienced before in their entire young lives. Nora more directly suffered from my anger, rage, and mood swings. My friends suffered from the loss of an encouraging friend who cared for them. My ministry in this world suffered from a person who felt she had nothing to offer that was good because she was so much a mess herself. I suffered from the lies I was too weak to not believe. All of this began taking a massive toll on me.


Physically, I was out of control. I would scream and throw my own tantrums of rage like I was outside of my own body. Seriously, I would get done with one of my many attacks of rage throughout the day and think, "What on earth just happened? Why did I even do that? What is wrong with me?" It brought me to a place where I honestly began wondering if I was losing my mind. And that is not a joke. I would cry for hours at my loss of being able to even understand my own self. It was the pit of hell and I feared for all those who were in my daily reach because I never knew when or if the "crazy Angie" was going to appear. I have a new understanding of the concepts of "Jekell and Hyde"...wanting to be good and do good, but yet feeling so evil inside and unfortunately seeing some of that ugly, evil person inside do things you never in your life thought was within you to do. It was a nightmare that I was not waking up from day in and day out for months and months and months.


I have been heard by those I have privately talked to through this time that I don't know how anyone ever goes through an adoption without their belief in God. Through all of this nightmare, I have still kept a tight hold on my faith and I truly believe if I would have not done that, I would have been lost for good right now. Despite the anger, the feeling of being completely out of control, and completely at a loss on why all of this was happening or how to get back to "normal", I knew deep, deep in my heart that God would use even THIS for good. That is His promise, friends, and too many times in my past I questioned that and it robbed me of so much. He can work ALL things together for the good of those who love Him (Rom. 8:28). I knew that Truth and in the darkness, in the pit, in the captivity, I held on to that like my life depended on it. In my utter loss for words or comprehension on why on earth God was allowing me to live in this pit, hope remained. I can not type these words without tears streaming down my face--I CLUNG to hope like it was my only remaining breath. CLUNG to it, friends. The hope that one day this nightmare would end. That one day I would love Nora like everyone else seemed to be doing except me. That one day I would gain control over my actions again. That one day I would smile and laugh and be joyful again for more than a fleeting moment of time. That one day I would feel free and not defeated as a mom. That one day I would go to sleep and wake up refreshed instead of going to bed crying and waking up scared at what will happen that day. That one day the God I had obeyed when He asked us to adopt a child from Haiti would open my eyes to how He saw her fitting beautifully into our family even though she seemed so different to me now. That one day even all of this ugly, ugly mess would be redeemed by His grace, His mercy, and His love. Truly, if I didn't have my faith that God had all this possible for my future, I would have given up. My hope in His promises saved me.


Are any of you there? Are any of you in a place where you are ready--SO ready--to give it all up? Ready to call it quits because you just have nothing left to give? You have tried it all--meds for the hormone imbalance you have now been diagnosed with, professional counseling, praying privately, talking things out with friends, getting a break away from the house or your "problems" for a while, doing things you enjoy with the hopes of release, more meds when the others didn't seem to make much of the difference you were counting on, more counseling because you still don't have any answers to the millions of questions swirling in your head, more praying--corporately now in hopes that someone else's prayers will "work" since yours don't seem to be cutting it. Seriously, are you in the place where you feel as though you have tried it all and nothing is working? This. This is the place I was at too...this is the place I was at yesterday morning. This is the place I was at yesterday lunch. This is the place I was at until about 2 p.m. yesterday. And then the miraculous happened


1255619 � Ridge can’t believe his ears. “Think about it!” he bellows. “You’ve gotta stop this before you’re in too deep!” But is there anything Ridge can say that can possibly get Steffy to change her mind? And even if she does decide not to marry Bill, would she ever consider going back to Liam?


Wyatt can’t believe that Bill is about to make Steffy his wife, and Justin still feels like this is a huge mistake that’s going to blow up in everyone’s faces, but Bill is eagerly anticipating the union and isn’t about to let anyone rain on his parade. “Liam sealed his own fate,” he grins, “and now I’m gonna seal mine.” Something tells us this marriage isn’t going to be quite what Bill is expecting — if it even happens in the first place!<|endoftext|>The Coconut & Cocoa Body Butter is a nourishing and luxurious, all-over body moisturizer with a light, warm, and tropical aroma. Its formula is gentle enough for use on the face and sensitive skin.


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I used to subscribe to the print Post and the WSJ, but quit the Post because they couldn’t manage to deliver it consistently, and I usually read the Journal at work. Like a Type-A Washington stereotype, I read my Blackberry in the car, while stuck in traffic. I check out NYTimes.com and ESPN.com and a bunch of blog RSS feeds: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Kausfiles, and—until recently, anyway—the Atlantic's all-star roster of bloggers. I say “until recently” because, like Jack Shafer, I am a hardened exponent of the full-text RSS feed. The Atlantic blogs used to be full text, but after the recent redesign are not (I’m told this is temporary). If I have to click through to a website, I won’t read it.


At work I dive right into arcane policy analysis—aah, no I don’t. I read more blogs. I start off with sports and work my way up to politics. I’m the Boston Globe sport section’s most devoted online reader: Extra Bases, Chad Finn, even Bob Ryan’s overly loud video debates. I watch ‘em all. Also, ESPN.com and MLB Trade Rumors. When I’ve had my fix, I head over to Atlantic Wire to see what’s breaking, and usually follow those links. Then I check out the media blogs—Romenesko, Gawker, Fishbowl DC. Then the Atlantic’s website. Throughout the day I read NY Times, Slate, WSJ. At lunch, usually at my desk, I’ll watch clips of the previous night’s Daily Show or Colbert, or else ESPN.com video. If Bill Simmons has a column, that’s a lunch right there.


During the day, when I’m away from my desk, it’s RSS blog feeds and Twitter. I know you’re supposed to use Twitter for breaking new, etc., etc., but I just can’t bear it. I subscribe to Ambinder, but use it mostly for entertainment. Some guys I went to college with are comedy writers in LA, so my Twitter feed is mostly them and their friends. (Right now I’m partial to “Family Guy” writer and Conn College alum, Alec Sulkin).


Weekday afternoons, I read print mags. I prefer The Atlantic’s print version, so I read that. Also New York Review of Books, National Journal, New Republic, American Prospect. On Sunday mornings, I used to get the Weekly Standard and the New Yorker hand delivered—the greatest perk in journalism. I’d read them cover to cover, religiously. The New Yorker either cut that perk or deemed me unworthy, because it stopped arriving. I get it in the mail, but usually two weeks late, so I end up missing a lot of it.


When I get home, I keep sneaking peeks at my Blackberry, like a sick addict, until the disapproving looks from my wife become too much to bear.


There was a time, not too long ago, when the word "prep" actually meant something. The year, apparently, was 1980, and an entirely self-aware manual was devoted to dissecting the ins-and-outs of the flippantly luxurious upper-crust culture. The Official Preppy Handbook has since become a cultural touchstone, referenced cheekily by pundits who like to hearken back to the days when the preppy, square-jawed student was the bad guy in every John Hughes-inspired '80s movie. As the style went mainstream, the look has become "so entrenched, disseminated and adopted" that it's now nearly unrecognizable from its "original" incarnation.


Which makes the new, semi-ironic book True Prep—by Lisa Birnbach, one of the original manual's authors—a timely release. With the culture, style, and society having changed so much in the past three decades, she attempts redefine what, exactly, prep is and, more importantly, what it isn't. Critics appear to like the direction Birnbach takes with the pseudo-sequel.


'Preppy 2.0 Isn't a Caste System. It's a Value System.' observes Adam Tschorn at The Los Angeles Times. "The once-insular WASP nest has been busted open like a piñata," and with it, there's now room for gay preppies, black preppies and all sorts of folks who adhere to the "corduroy tent of prepdom." One of his favorite commandments in the book? The "High-heel rule: You must be able to run in them -- on cobblestones, on a dock -- in case of a spontaneous footrace."


Don't Expect This Book to Skewer Snobbery cautions The New York Time's Janet Maslin. But if you are along for the ride, it's an enjoyable work filled with contradictions: "First Ms. Birnbach explains that job titles in the prep household have changed: the cook is now a chef, the chauffeur a driver. Then she writes about 'The Cook's Day Off' anyhow. She writes that oceans are preppier than lakes 'because they are natural and uncontrollable.' Three sentences later she writes that oceans are controlled: 'by jetties, the moon and the club's beach committee.'"


'In the 21st Century, Prepsterdom Is Pervasive' finds an amused Spencer Bailey at The Daily Beast. There are preps in every single demographic, and in the workforce too! "Gone are the prep-proof jobs of yore, such as the assistant editor, the media escort, or the fundraiser. 2010's post-recession economy calls for new preppy careers, some of which True Prep describes candidly. Sure, several classic routes remain: the alumni director ('for the good of your school'), senator ('for policy wonks'), ne'er-do-well ('Uncle Tony'), and ski bum ('self-evident'). But the book points out that there are growing fields as well: the serial entrepreneur, say, or the vineyard owner ('ultimate career move'). Not-for-profit jobs, in particular, are prep."


This Time, the Handbook Is 'Too Knowing' explains Slate's Mark Oppenheimer. Make no mistake, the book does get a lot right in updating the original


1255620  features several Lord of The Rings returning cast members, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood and others reprise their roles, Associated Press writes that the much of the film’s potential hinges on newcomer Martian Freeman.


The filmmakers were so set on having Martin Freeman to play Bilbo they halted production for three months while Freeman returned to British TV to reprise his role as Dr Watson “Sherlock“. Peter Jackson says “It was sort of unheard of for a big-budget movie, but because we wanted him so badly, the studio supported us, and we made that provision in our schedule,”, “He carries the movie. You get that casting wrong and you’re in huge trouble.” [Read More]


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1887 - Joined Samaldas College. He jumped at the opportunity to go to England to study even though it was considered a violation of the Hindu religion.


1888-1891 - Studied in, England, concentrating more on personal and moral issues than academics. His unusual vegetarian way of life became a strong conviction for him despite and in spite of others' disagreement.


1889 - 1890 - Introduced to H P Blavatsky and Annie Besant of the Theosophical Society in London but declined to become a regular member of the Society. However, during the following year Society influence led him to read Theosophical and religious literature including Edwin Arnold's The Song Celestial (the Bhagavad Gita) and The Light of Asia.


that his law degree was not considered of too much value. He accepted a mediocre year-long contract with an Indian firm in Natal, South Africa.


1899 - At the outbreak of the Boer War, Gandhi organized an ambulance corps of 1,100 volunteers, arguing that Indians who claimed British citizenship rights


1913-14 - Gandiii negotiated an agreement with General Jan Christian Smuts which ended the seven-year-long struggle against the ordinance. Hundreds had gone to jail in protest, and thousands had struck work, facing terrible repression.


for appendicitis, Gandhi found that suspicion had grown between Hindu and Muslim factions. He conducted a three week fast to encourage people to follow the path of non-violence.


Conference in London to presumably discuss Indian independence. Gandhi returned to India to find new measures taken against Indian nationalists. He was arrested and while in prison began a fast to protest against a decision by the British authorities to segregate the untouchables. This created an emotional upheaval in the country.


government responded by imprisoning the entire Indian Congress. With the victory of the British Labour Party in 1945, new negotiations ensued which ended in the plan of 1947 to create two new dominions of Pakistan and India. Gandhi felt this was one of the great disappointments of his life. Violence erupted between Muslims and Hindus which Gandhi protested through fasts. These succeeded in stopping the rioting in Calcutta and helped force the city of Delphi into a communal truce.<|endoftext|>Editor’s note: Each day through Aug. 19 the Tucson Citizen will provide glimpses into the lives of famous Tucsonans and random highlights in the history of the Old Pueblo.


Richard Carmona isn’t a native of the Old Pueblo, but he lived and worked here for nearly two decades, and we claim the former surgeon general as a genuine Tucsonan.


He was, in fact, born in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City to Puerto Rican immigrant parents. He grew up in circumstances that would seem unlikely to produce a physician, a SWAT officer and holder of the nation’s top medical position.


He was expelled three times from ninth grade in the Bronx; was a member of a gang, the Social Lords; and dropped out of school. He joined the Army and became a combat medic in Vietnam – leaving the Army after being wounded for the third time. He also earned his General Education Development degree (GED), signaling a turnaround in his life.


He earned an associate of arts degree at Bronx Community College and bachelor of science and medical degrees at University of California at San Francisco. At the University of Arizona, he earned a master’s degree in health policy and administration.


He and his wife, Diana Sanchez, moved to Tucson in 1985 when he accepted a position as clinical professor of surgery at the University of Arizona. From 1985 to 1993, he served as director of trauma services at Tucson Medical Center and, in 1986, became surgeon for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy and a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics team.


In that capacity, he was shot in the upper thigh in a fatal SWAT shootout in 1988; performed a daring rescue in the Pinaleño Mountains by rappelling from a helicopter; in 1999 returned fire, killing a suspect who earlier in the day had slain his own father; and in 2000 received a “Top Cops” award from National Association of Police Organizations.


He was chairman of the Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, received the Physician of the Year award from Pima County Medical Society in 1993 and was medical director and chief executive officer of Kino Community Hospital 1995-1999.


He was nominated for the post of surgeon general by President George W. Bush and confirmed for the post on July 23, 2002.<|endoftext|>Jeremiah 31:31-34 John 12:20-31 Let Them See Jesus Lent 5 March 22 2015 We are 5 weeks now into our Season of Lent. We have 1 more week to travel with Jesus and the disciples to Jerusalem, where Jesus will die on the cross for our sins. We have 1 more week to see the […]


Numbers 21:4-9 John 3:14-21 “Will You?” Lent 4 March 15, 2015 We are 4 weeks into our season of Lent, 4 weeks into our journey with Christ and His disciples as they journey to Jerusalem where Jesus will die on the cross for our sins. As we journey with Jesus and the disciples during this […]


Exodus 20:1-17 John 2:13-22 “Get Right With God” Lent 3 March 8, 2015 We are now 3 weeks into the Lenten season , halfway through our journey with Christ and His disciples as they journey to Jerusalem, where Jesus will die on the cross for our sins. As we journey with Jesus and the disciples […]


Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Mark 8:31-38 “What’s Your Response?” Lent 2 March 1, 2015 We are now 2 weeks into the Season of Lent, 2 weeks into our journey with Jesus and His disciples as they journey to Jerusalem, where Jesus will die on the cross for our sins. As we journey with Jesus and the […]<|endoftext|>When it concerns the things that can make or break an occasion, few are as crucial as the quality, taste and look of the food and beverages you serve. A lot is riding on your decision of which catering service to employ, and if you believe this choice actually isn’t really that crucial, take a look at it in this manner, amazing catering can rescue an event that’s on the rocks, but bad catering will almost always send guests to the doors.


In addition, due to the fact that catering is often the # 1 or # 2 line-item cost for most events, the catering service you pick is also a substantial monetary decision and can influence how much money you have left over to invest in other areas depending on food expenses and quantities.


Add in the fact that catering services can differ drastically in their prices and the kinds of meals and services they use, and the process of picking a catering service can figuratively and literally seem like you are comparing apples to oranges.


Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this came up over and over and over again, mainly due to the fact that how responsive and interested a catering service is throughout your initial discussions is a sign of how they will carry out throughout the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later).


A potential catering service must be discovering as much as they can about you in your very first few conversations with them, so you need to anticipate them to be talking and asking questions about 20% of the time and you providing responses and describing your needs about 80% of the time.


Not every catering service is best or every kind of occasion, and many catering services themselves openly confess this.


So when interviewing your Booval catering services (and you should consult with a minimum of 3 caterers for any occasion with a reasonable spending plan), you have to specify about the type of event you are planning and the type of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may wind up choosing a catering service who simply isn’t really a good suitable for the type or style of your event.


Almost every caterer has a basic menu or menus to choose from, and many do supply some level of built-in versatility to adapt these menus to your specific needs by replacing specific items and/or personalizing others.


However, the standout caterers will surpass standardized menu options and want to develop incredible fare that matches much more particular style and dietary requirements.


How will you ever understand exactly what a caterer can do unless you sample their goods? And more specifically, how will you know exactly what the menu items you are thinking about will taste like unless you specifically try them?


Some people avoid asking to sample the specific items they desire for their event since it appears like a hassle for the caterer, but it is standard to request for a tasting of what you are meaning to order before you sign on the dotted line.


In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (


1255621  the email reports test suite results over time. By default, this report includes only suites with failed tests, but you can change this setting with the Email properties field on the Automated Test Framework Properties page.


Each entry acts as a link to the result record for that run. If you point the mouse to any of these entries, the system displays the parent suite number, the parent suite end time, and the test result output.


The purpose of this website is to make available publications from the Orontes River basin research program led by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, and previous publications by members of the research team.<|endoftext|>Dancing toy robot DiscoRobo will be officially on sale nationwide after being launched in a series of major markets in the world, like the US, EU, Australia, Brazil, and sold on Amazon.com.


It will be retailed at VND499,000 each, or some $23.5, 36.5 percent cheaper than the retail price of $37 currently offered by Amazon.com.


In the Vietnam market, Tosy will offer the DiscoRobo - Special Edition which comes with speakers. This speaker has been designed as a mini theater is both portable speaker MP3 player with high quality 2.0 sound.


Users can download music to the memory card in the speaker or connect the speaker to their mobile phones, smartphones and tablets to play the music for the robot to dance.


The high-tech toy robot, which can listen to the music and coordinate moves based on the beats, was listed among the most popular products launched in 2012 by the Popular Science Magazine, said the local producer Tosy Robotics Joint Stock Co.


The dancing robot is also able to perform 8 types of facial expression for each movement of the robot body.


Besides dancing to the beat of the music, it can also move with drum beats, music from the guitar, rhythm sound from clapping and footsteps, and lots of other sounds, said the producer.


The toy robot is the unique one in the world having the ability to listen to the music and dance with 56 different hops, said the Hanoi-based high-tech toy maker.


DiscoRobo producer is committed to use high quality plastic materials passing the strict safety and quality rules in many foreign markets for the toy so that it should be perfectly safe products for children.


On Amazon.com, there is a warning about choking hazard due to small parts, recommending that it is not for children under 3 years old.


DiscoRobo was first introduced at the Las Vegas-hosted 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US in January this year.


It came along with mRobo, a higher-end product also made by the Hanoi-based toy manufacturer. It can dance to the music coming off from a loud speaker installed on its belly.


The robot can also move smoothly on their specials wheels that will also help them group themselves into pairs easily and harmoniously during their performances.


The Inquisitr, a US-based magazine, then published an article stating that mRobo was been placed in the top 10 most prominent technological trends in the 2013 CES.


The products received a number of 5-star customer reviews on Amazon.com. One customer said “DiscoRobo is a humanoid robot that can feel the beat of the music and dance along while changing facial expression”, while the other said “My kids loved it so much, I ordered another one in pink. We all enjoy dancing with Tosy the robot.”


The contract package includes the construction of three wellhead platforms and three connecting bridges


Leakage from the waste can easily penetrate the groundwater system, poisoning a crucial source of water


On Wednesday, South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said it planned to dissolve the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation after consulting with victims, their advocates and related agencies


Citizens are authorized to capture the murderer on the spot or report to relevant authorities upon sightings of him


Eco-bricks – plastic bottles packed with plastic to create reusable bricks – have long been loved by environmentalists in many countries, but it was only in 2017 that these eco-friendly building blocks began to make their splash in Vietnam<|endoftext|>First I watch Clintus and his kids this morning, now you and your beuafitul clan. Just loving these wonderful moments to start my day off!Such a wonderful feel good moment I love it!


I'm thinking about being a dioretcr of action films. And That I need plans for Mission Impossible movies (since i have love Mission Impossible). I am thinking about making 4 Mission Impossible movies. Please produce good quality ideas.


Michael, always so good to hear from you, brohter! I am so pleased you got to see the Castle Gaiman piece; yes, I am thinking of doing something a little more elaborate and special with the material I've collected that I had originally intended. It is too early to go into detail just yet, but it will definitely be available to all of the current supporters of The Price, and may also prove to be a way for others to become involved (as of yet, I do not have the ability to sell the final film).I will always keep the faith, and am deeply grateful to have made friends like you in the process of doing something I love. No matter the setbacks, a way through will always reveal itself if you stay focused on your goals.All the very best in 2013, Michael!!!


As always, I am eeticxd to see the notification of a new post from you. Thank you for taking us along for the ride Christopher it makes the project, and will make the final product all that more special.I can't wait to see how it all comes together!! I am cheering you on every step of the way and doing what I can to extend the reach of this project through my social media networks. Your work, the work of your team, the art, the craft, your vision they deserve to be seen and heard by as many people as possible. And the great vibes surrounding you and this project I've gotta think most people resonate with that.And I have no doubt you will kick butt this year based on what I've see so far.Much love,Trish


Ok, we get it, no one wants to raise taxes on the middle class. But how about the part where Obama wants to raise taxes on the hihegr income, what does Obama feel the effect of this will be on the economy? And where is the president's plan on how to handle the out-of-control government spending? How is that going to be good for the economony let alone futre generations?<|endoftext|>I need regular readers of FlickFilosopher.com to support the site to the tune of $1 per month (or more if you’re so inclined). Why? Because advertising doesn’t pay, I run this site by myself (no corporate overlord cutting me a paycheck every two weeks), I run it more than full-time, and I need to make a living. It’s come down to this, the situation is dire, and something’s gotta give. I hope that you will give — just a teeny bit is all I’m asking — if you value this site and my work here.


“Why not try to get corporate sponsorship?” a few people, online and off, have asked. It’s a reasonable question… and the answer, too, is quite reasonable. I could try that. I could spent a lot of time and energy at tasks I’m not very good at — researching companies that might be interested, schmoozing, selling myself, etc. — at a job that has no guarantee of results. (There’s a good reason why fundraising is a full-time job for people with specific skills at organizations that rely on that as a source of income.) Time I spend learning how to do that job and then actually doing it is time I cannot spend crafting content for your reading pleasure.


But let’s assume for a moment that I get lucky and actually succeed at getting a corporate sponsor. You know what that means, right? It means the site is once again festooned with ads… only this time for whatever it is that that one corporate sponsor wants to sell you. For we must be clear about this: Garnering corporate sponsorship for a site like FlickFilosopher.com doesn’t mean I have to sell myself out: it means I have to sell you out. The only reason any corporation would give me money is because I went to them and said, “Look, I have X number of readers who could be your captive audience.” Any company that jumps at that is absolutely going to take advantage of that: they will be selling their widgets at you. Hard. Because they will want to get more than their money’s worth out of me… and you.


I don’t want to do that. I don’t think you want me to do that. So help me cut out the corporate middleman by kicking in a few bucks.<|endoftext|>Mining News and Investment Topics - MINING. Mining news topics from MINING. The latest news on mining, mines and mineral properties, mining companies and metal prices.


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A hundred years or so ago my great great uncle Percy Plummer (another son of Ellen Eliza Plummer, of Kelburn Tea Kiosk fame) had a carting business here, first with horses and then


1255622  her cousin Elizabeth Chaucer entered the nunnery at Barking when they were children. It is possible that Katherine Swynford and Philippa Chaucer were following family tradition in dedicating a daughter to the Church because evidence suggests that the pair had an older sister (probably a half sibling) called Elizabeth or possibly Isabelle who entered the nunnery of St Wandru in Mons in 1349.


Elizabeth Chaucer entered the nunnery in 1381 following nomination by Richard II – demonstrating the influence of Katherine by this time. Elizabeth had previously been lodged in the convent of St Helens in Bishopgate. We know that John of Gaunt paid her admission fee – in lieu of a dowry. It was a large sum- £51 8s 2d. This in its turn has given rise to the rumour that Philippa may have had an affair with the duke of Lancaster and that Elizabeth was his daughter. As Weir points out, Gaunt acknowledged his other illegitimate children and provided for them handsomely so why would he be furtive about Elizabeth, if she was indeed his?.She also notes that the care given by Gaunt to members of his household was generous so there should be no raised eyebrows about the gift, although of course Auntie Katherine may have had a hand in it so that her own daughter would have, at least, had the company of a cousin. Margaret went on to become the abbess of Barking in 1419.


The abbess of Barking had the legal status of a baron- a reminder that for women the Church was more or less the only way to wield power in your own right so long as you made it to the top of the job ladder. Margaret Swynford is recorded as dying in 1433.


Weir speculates as to whether Sir Hugh and Katherine Swynford might have had other children. She notes that there was a Katherine Swynford at Stixwold Priory in 1377. However, other than the name and the fact that it is just possible that the traditionally accepted marriage date for Hugh and Katherine is wrong there is no evidence that this particular Katherine was a member of our Katherine Swynford’s immediate family. Also Barking was a prestigious location. It would be here that Jasper and Edmund Tudor were sent after their mother’s death. By contrast Stixwold was rather impoverished.


Being a girl, daughter of a minor and somewhat impecunious Lincolnshire knight claiming descent back to the Saxons, no one thought it sufficiently important to make note of Blanche Swynford’s date of birth. Of course, History reveals little Blanche to be the god-daughter of John of Gaunt and daughter of Katherine Swynford. Nor for that matter is History terribly sure about the number of her sisters.


Historians are uncertain whether Blanche is older or younger than her brother Thomas who was born on 21 September 1368. Anthony Goodman argues that Blanche was born sometime in 1366 whilst John of Gaunt’s first wife was still alive. It makes sense that if Gaunt was her godfather that Blanche of Lancaster may well have been her godmother. Equally it is possible to argue that the baby was named after the late duchess and not born until 1370 (ish). Both scenarios are equally valid although there may be some shifting in the dates depending on the text.


Weir suggests that Blnache may have been born earlier given that Hugh inherited his estates in 1361 pushing the marriage date for Katherine and Hugh back to the start of the decade, at a point where Katherine would have only just attained a legally marriageable age, rather than placing it sometime between 1366 and 1367 as is usual. In part the problem arises because Historians are uncertain whether Katherine married at a very young age or not. The argument often given is that it seems unlikely that a very young woman would have been made governess of Gaunt’s children.


What we can be certain about is that the papal dispensation for the marriage between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford mentions Blanche because of the relationship that being godparent created. There is also some evidence to suggest that Blanche grew up with John’s daughters – which makes sense given that Katherine was their governess- and which Weir uses as evidence of Katherine being married by the end of 1362 with Blanche making an arrival the following year. The fact that Blanche is in Gaunt’s records as being in the household of his daughters in 1368 helps this viewpoint.


She turns up again in the aftermath of Queen Philippa’s death on 14 August 1369. Edward III provided mourning for the ladies at court and Blanche as lady-in-waiting or more accurately demoiselle to John of Gaunt’s daughters received suitable garb for the occasion. Weir argues that the mourning given to the Swynford family at this time reflects the fact that Philippa remained fond of Katherine and Philippa Chaucer after their years growing up in the queen’s household.


Lucraft identifies the fact that Gaunt takes an active interest in his godchild. Katherine was awarded the wardship of Robert Deyncourt in 1375 specifically to cover Blanche’s dowry. Of course, one of the key factors of having a wealthy ward was to marry him into the family as soon as decently possible. Weir writes that Gaunt intended Deyncourt, a scion of the Lancaster Affinity, as a groom for his godchild. However – Blanche did not marry Robert.


Did she die young? Was Blanche dead by 1378? Possibly. Alternatively the records provide us with another possible groom in the form of Sir Thomas Morrieux – the gift Gaunt gave the happy couple was extremely generous including as it did silver spoons, saucers and a basket with a silver top. The difficulty is that this may be a different Blanche. Froissart says that Morrieux’s wife was Gaunt’s illegitimate daughter. Either Froissart thought Blanche Swynford was Gaunt’s; or she was the daughter of Marie de St Hillaire or Froissart was wrong (his chronicles do contain errors). The evidence that this particular Blanche is Blanche Swynford is circumstantial- Morrieux was a Lancastrian retainer with an annuity of £100 p.a who died in Spain. Our lack of knowledge about his wife reflects the difficulty of decoding the past where records are incomplete and names not always terribly helpful.


The difficulties of working out relationships from fragmentary evidence and deductions without necessarily knowing exact dates for events are summarised by Sydney Armitage-Smith writing in 1904 about John of Gaunt:


But the attempt to identify the Duke s daughter and the daughter of his later mistress breaks down hopelessly. (It was made by Sir N Nicolas, Scrope v Grosvenor Con


troversy 11 185) For (i) there is Froissart’s explicit state ment quoted above ; (11) Blanche is never mentioned among the Beauforts , (ui) there is the insuperable difficulty of age.


Katharine Swynford, born in 1350, and married to Sir Hugh Swynford m 1367, whose elder child, Sir Thomas Swynford, was born in 1368, could not possibly have been the mother of Blanche, who was married to Sir Thomas Moneux in 1381.


Henry VII’s claim to the throne was weak – and that’s putting it mildly. There was only the thinnest of Plantagenet threads running through his blood. Even that had to be legitimised in 1397 by Richard II who issued Letters Patent to that fact when the children of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford (they’d finally married the previous year) were bought into Parliament along with their parents to stand beneath a canopy of State. Pope Boniface IX had already issued a papal dispensation legitimising the Beaufort clan. However, Henry IV added a note into the legal record in 1407 stating that the Beauforts were not to inherit the throne. It might not have been strictly legal but it weakened Henry’s already weak claim. In addition to which England did not have a salic law prohibiting women from the crown so technically the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth should have seen the crowning of Queen Margaret.


Henry was able to make a play for the throne simply because by 1483 there weren’t many Lancaster sprigs left – the Wars of the Roses took a terrible toll on the aristocratic male population who counted themselves as having direct male descent from Edward III whether they were for York or for Lancaster. George, Duke of Clarence’s son, Edward – the young Earl of Warwick, was a child. The Duke of Buckingham claimed Plantagenet blood but like Henry Tudor’s it came from the Beaufort line and a junior one to Henry’s. There were others descended from female lines including the de la Poles who would be regarded as a key threat to the Tudors. After Henry came to the throne as well as demonstrating prudent fiscal policy Henry also demonstrated a dab hand at pruning the Plantagenet branches still further – as did his son, to ensure that the Tudor dynasty continued.


Whatever one might think of the twists and turns of the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485, not to mention the Stanley turncoats, the fact is that Richard III’s army gave way to Henry’s and Richard lost his life. Henry became king of England on the battlefield by conquest and thus by God’s will – Divine Right – working on the principle that God had given Henry the power to overcome Richard III. Yes, I know that some of the readers of this


1255623  to knit next and I am an under confident yarn purchaser....so I have taken a long time to knit gary most of a hat...but even though it seemed as if I bought enough wool, I've run out. Stalemate !


I'm much worse for having unfinished knitting projects than unfinished sewing ones, sometimes I lose all enthuasism for a project then it goes into a bag and is hidden away - naughty!


Gorgeous hippo! I made the monkey from that book for my nephew, and he loved it. I tend to give up if I'm not enjoying the process, but if I really want something I'll do a small amount every day to get it done. Your cardigan pattern is beautiful.


Ooh, cute hippo! Shame about the cardy it's such a nice pattern but I know what you mean when you can't keep knitting something you're not enjoying. It never occurred to me to try toys for an interesting project.


What a cute cuddly hippo. I'm sure it's all in my head but I find knitting in the round seems much quicker than knitting a body and sleeves separately. Stefanie Japel has a couple of books out that have in the round projects.


I love the hippo too! I only knit small things because I really don't have the patience for cardies and such. I sometimes like knitting brainless things with lots of garter or stockinette and sometimes that bores me so much and i wamnt lots of pattern. Just depends!


I'm pretty intolerant with my knitting. If I'm not enjoying a project or I'm getting the feeling that it's not going to work out as I hoped, I rip it back. This means I'm not a very productive knitter because I change my mind a lot! I see it as one of the advantages of knitting - once fabric is cut, there's no going back, but knitting is more forgiving. Sometimes it's fun to do a smaller project just for the sake of it and your hippo looks like just the thing :-)


Hippo cuteness alert! That looks like a super fun make. I understand the if the process sucks then it is no longer fun idea. I hope that you find something tres awesome to sink your teeth into after the beanies!


I always know about halfway up the back of a jumper/cardigan whether or not I am going to enjoy knitting it and if not I rip it back. I knit because I enjoy the process because to be frank if I wanted a cardigan I would just go out and buy one! This is also why I have 5 things that need sewing up to complete. Your hippo is so sweet by the way.


Adorable hippos! I'm just learning to crochet and feel miles away from ever completing anything! Lol


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What shoe are you using? Looks like NB and in some of the other videos looks like mt110 and mt1010 (v1 or v2). Curious as my wife needs a new pair. Great stuff that you and Sage put together by the way


Hey Tom, the shoes I wore in the video are some old Asics that I honestly don't like that much because the tread isn't great. I just had to wear them because I put holes in my other shoes.


I normally wear NB MT1010's and love them, although I just got my first pair of Scott shoes and (much to my surprise)like them.<|endoftext|>The wool fiber’s structure consists of overlapping scales, arranged much like roof shingles. These scales inhibit dirt from adhering to the fiber and help fleck it away. Wool has significantly better soil release than any other fiber.


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As the first half continued, that lack of creativity began to show, as the Blues created few real chances to threaten Howard’s net, and Everton began to maintain possession and show their growing threat.


Warning signs began to appear in the 18th minute when Ross Barkley’s deflected cross fell to Bryan Oviedo who fired just wide. Everton’s best chance came in the 40th minute when a great run from Kevin Mirallas produced a well-placed shot that Thibault Courtois saved.


Everton would get the breakthrough their play deserved just minutes after the break. Matic, who failed to really impose himself on the match, failed to nick the ball from former Chelsea man Romelu Lukaku. The ball fell to Barkley who found the overlapping Leighton Baines, whose cross was diverted into his own net by John Terry.


Signs of the Chelsea from this season began to appear, with Diego Costa now angrily remonstrating with opposing players and officials after every decision.


Matic, who failed to make any real impact on the match, was withdrawn for Oscar, but things didn’t improve.


Kevin Mirallas doubled Everton’s lead inside the hour-mark when Baines’ cross from the left found him just inside the Chelsea penalty area. A lovely flick and a turn left Mikel for dead, and Belgian fired past his countryman with deadly accuracy.


Unlike most of this season, Chelsea began to respond to the adversity with great energy and determination. Diego Costa turned his aggression towards getting a goal, and on 64 minutes, shrugged off Phil Jagielka to latch on to a Fabregas’ long ball, dodged the challenge of Tim Howard, and thumped the ball into the empty net to give the Blues a lifeline.


Less than 90 seconds later, Fabregas and Costa again combined, this time with a one-two that freed the Spanish midfielder, and his shot took a deflection off John Stones and looped beyond Howard for the equaliser.


Everton thought they had the winner when Gerard Deluofeu’s cross to the back post found both Lukaku and Ramiro Funes Mori unmarked at the back post, with Funes Mori hooking the ball into the net, prompting him to leap into the Shed End in celebration.


Their celebrations were short-lived when in the 98th minute, Branislav Ivanovic and Oscar combined to held the ball into the path of Terry for his back-heeled equaliser that rescued a point for the Blues, prompting the Chelsea man to leap into the Matthew Harding Stand in celebration.<|endoftext|>Without doubt the star feature of this family villa is the pool, however, there is no "shallow " end so you need to keep an eye on the kids. Local commercial centre is 10 minutes walk with a variety of shops, bars and restaurants together with a doctor's surgery and farmacy. The …<|endoftext|>Materials are either provided by you, or you may opt to have us purchase them for you. We do not mark up the cost of materials, and strive to find the best deal for the dollar without compromising quality.


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The IB Music class at my school uses "Music: An Appreciation," which I haven't had much experience with but looks okay. For my historical music studies, I've used "The Enjoyment of Music" too, which is definitely much more historical-based as opposed to talking about theoretical things. However, their coverage of specific works by pointing out prominent musical features is a nice overview, and is probably sufficient for exams.


We also use Kamien's Music: An Appreciation. It's a huge book but I think it has a good balance between musical analysis/characteristics and musical history/context. It also has these useful little listening guides scattered throughout that sound like they would be helpful for our listening exams in terms of structural analysis.


Our class also uses Kamien's Music: An Appreciation but for World Music we use World Music: A Global Journey by Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari.


Our lack of textbooks in my school is because our IB Music teacher taught a course similar to it at the college level, so he's teaching us from those notes.


They are really easy to understand and are great for general knowledge and an overview of the topics but aren't really in depth.


This was really helpful! I've been trying to find books I can use to study since I'm doing Music as independent study and I have no course materials. Thank you all!


Antonio Conte praised the performance of his fringe players after a much-changed Chelsea line-up beat Brentford 4-0 on Saturday (28 January) to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.


The Italian boss made nine changes to his starting XI to have the likes of Diego Costa and Eden Hazard fresh for a crucial week which will see the Blues visiting Liverpool on Tuesday before a home game with Arsenal.


Yet, César Azpilicueta and Pedro kept their places in the team and the former Barcelona star impressed once again while covering Victor Moses as a wing-back, scoring the second goal of the game after having already netted a brace in the previous round against Peterborough United.


Conte now admits that he has now a selection dilemma ahead of the trip to Liverpool – as he doesn't know whether to keep the Spaniard at wing-back or deploying him back in his original attacking role alongside Costa and Hazard.


"We are finding out a great player (Pedro) that can play in different positions. To see him as a wing-back is not usual, like Moses at the start of the season. It shows me he has great commitment, form and quality," the Chelsea boss said in the press conference after the win over Brentford. "Pedro plays very well as a wing-back or as a winger. Now I have a problem for Tuesday!"


Yet, the Chelsea boss also highlighted the response of the fringe players as Willian, Branislav Ivanović and Michy Batshuayi also scored to secure an easy victory for the Premier League leaders.


"It was a good result for us. When you win 4-0 it's a good result, and when you score many goals and you don't concede. In this case, Asmir Begović was very good, he made two good saves," Conte said. "I must be pleased because when you change nine players you can see all the players, all the squad are totally involved in our idea of football, our project. That's very important.


"This competition until now has been an opportunity for me to put players in that are not playing a lot in this period for us. It was also very important to see the right reply of these players and it happened. I'm very happy.


"We have to try to arrive at the end of the competition if we are able. If we win we will deserve this. We are ready to fight. We will see the draw - I hope to play the next game at home again."


Elsewhere, Conte refused to take anything for granted ahead of the trip to Liverpool despite the Reds' disastrous start to the 2017 year.


"To win away against Liverpool is never easy," Conte said after Jurgen Klopp's were knocked out from the FA Cup by Wolverhampton.


"We have only two days to prepare. When we played against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, we lost the game, the only game we have lost here. It's important to understand the real value of this team. It's a really tough game, an important game. After this game there will be 15 games to finish the season. Liverpool are a team who can fight until the end to win the title,"


"Only through work can dreams happen. For us to stay on top of the league is a dream. If you remember our start, now we are doing very well."


Stewart and Pattinson ended their four-year relationship after the 23-year-old actress was caught cheating with married director Rupert Sanders last August. The 27-year-old actor was recently spotted leaving Stewart's home in Los Angeles, sparking rumours their relationship could be back on. But sources have since revealed the couple will not rekindle their passion.


"He isn't dating anyone, he is focusing on work and randomly hooking up on nights out," a source told Hollywood Life, "There is no one special girl in his life. As for Kristen, they don't talk, they have separate lives."


Stewart is in Berlin, filming her latest movie Sils Maria; she plays a personal assistant to an actress. The film, directed by Olivier Assayas, will also feature Chloë Grace Moretz and Juliette Binoche.


"Kristen is the happiest she's been in a long time," an insider revealed. "She feels a sense of freedom being in Berlin and is having a really fun time on the set and just exploring the city and the countryside."


Stewart is also busy shooting for Camp X-Ray, the military drama movie directed by Peter Sattler; she plays the role of a soldier named Cole, who is assigned to Guantanamo Bay.


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