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Insurance Glossary
An accident is an unwanted, unexpected happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss. The accident may be at-fault, not-at-fault, reported or unreported.
The Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) program is a nationally recognized program created by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Inc and AICPCU/IIA. It provides participants with a strong insurance foundation and equips them with the skills needed to succeed in today's agency environment.
Actual Cash Value (ACV) refers to the value of a damaged vehicle, or a vehicle trade in. In the case of a damaged vehicle, the ACV is used to determine if the vehicle is totaled or eligible for repair when you file an insurance claim after an accident.
An additional insured is a person or organization that enjoys the benefits of being insured under an insurance policy, in addition to whoever originally purchased the insurance policy. The term generally applies within liability insurance and property insurance, but is an element of other policies as well. Most often it applies where the original named insured needs to provide insurance coverage to additional parties so that they enjoy protection from a new risk that arises out of the original named insured's conduct or operations.
A device, either active or passive, that attempts to prevent vehicle theft. Active anti-theft devices can track and recover a vehicle and automatically contact a response center to begin the vehicle recovery process. Passive anti-theft devices attempt to prevent theft by using sophisticated electronic car alarms, simple steering wheel locks, etc.
Any Auto Liability Insurance covers all vehicles listed on a business owner's commercial vehicle policy whether they are owned, non-owned, or hired.
Companies that typically carry Any Auto protection are those that rely heavily on vehicles such as contractors, freight haulers, and others.
Any Auto may have exclusions and restrictions and may not be available in all or situations. It does not cover physical damage.
Associate in Insurance Services is a professional designation awarded by the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) upon successful completion of four national exams, one specifically designed for this program and the three examinations in the IIA Program in General Insurance. The program leading to this designation consists of one course in total quality management for insurance personnel with an exam made available on demand and the three general insurance courses, together with those exams.
BMC91 is the Auto Liability Filing issued to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by your insurance company as proof of your liability insurance.
Bobtail insurance protects a tractor when it is operated without a trailer. This is not to be confused with Non-Trucking Liability coverage, which only covers a vehicle when it's driven for personal, nonbusiness use.
Bobtail insurance is sometimes also called "deadhead" coverage.
Bodily Injury Liability is one part of liability insurance. Bodily Injury Liability coverage pays for injuries and death to people involved in an accident that you are responsible for. Bodily Injury Liability coverage also pays for the costs of your legal defense if you are sued.
Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) is an insurance agent professional certification designation. The CIC certification program was started by the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research in Austin, Texas in 1969.
The CIC program is for agency owners, producers, agents, brokers, and agency and company personnel. To be eligible to attend CIC institutes and obtain the CIC designation, an individual must:
- be a licensed agent, broker, adjuster, or solicitor, or
- have at least two years of full-time experience in the insurance industry or as a risk management practitioner, or
- have served as a full-time insurance faculty member at an accredited college or university
The CISR program is a continuing education credit-approved, nationally recognized designation program that takes a practical, hands-on approach to learning.
This designation is recognized nationwide as an important credential – one that benefits individuals, their agencies, and their customers. Through this program, developed by the National Alliance for Insurance Education, students who are committed to continuing education and career growth can obtain the highest level of professional insurance education.
Combined single limit liability provides one total limit of liability for Bodily Injury Liability coverage and Property Damage Liability coverage per occurrence or accident.. There is no individual liability limit per person, per occurrence, or for property damage limit.
A CDL is a special license needed by operators of tractors, vehicles over 26,000 GVW, or vehicles carrying more than seven passengers.
A commercial vehicle is any vehicle (tractor, bus, car, pickup) used for business purposes.
If your insured commercial (business use) vehicle is damaged due to an event other than a collision, comprehensive coverage will pay for the damage. Damage caused by fire, theft, windstorm, flood and vandalism are often included.
Collision coverage pays for the damage to your vehicle if you overturn your commercial vehicle, or it collides with another object.
Being continuously insured will help you get The Best Quote In Texas. Continuous Insurance means your company has had insurance coverage in effect at all times without a lapse in coverage for any reason.
A corporation is a legal entity registered with the State in which it is formed. A corporation is owned by stockholders – the people who buy shares of stock issued by the corporation. . A corporation protects the stockholders so they are not held personally responsible for liabilities of the corporation (debts, lawsuits, etc.). The corporation itself is held responsible for obeying laws, paying taxes, signing contracts, etc.
Coverage is the word used to describe protection for an insured as provided by an insurance policy. A particular coverage may refer to a specific component of insurance that provides protection under a given set of circumstances.
People who travel from home, working a few weeks at a time at various locations harvesting seasonal crops, are custom harvesters. They sometimes also are called agricultural workers or migrant workers.
Also known as an auto insurance coverage summary, this page is provided by your insurance company and lists the following:
- Types of coverage you have selected
- Limit for each coverage
- Cost for each coverage
- Specified vehicles covered by the policy
- Types of coverage for each vehicle covered by the policy
- Other information applicable to the policy
In an insurance policy, the deductible is the amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses resulting from a specific loss or accident. In general usage, the term deductible may be used to describe one of several types of clauses that are used by insurance companies as a threshold for policy payments. Deductibles always are selected when you purchase an insurance policy.
A diplomatic driver's license is issued to members of foreign consular posts and their family members in the United States. Diplomatic driver's licenses can only be issued by the Department of State through its Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Office.
A discount is a percentage reduction applied to a premium for fulfilling specific requirements or actions as an insured.
Sometimes called a business alias, a DBA is a name by which a company is known to the public but which is not its legal name. DBA registration is typically handled through your county clerk's office, and is generally required by your bank to open a business account.
EFT is a payment method in which funds are automatically deducted from a customer's checking account to pay bills on a regularly scheduled basis. Customers must select the EFT payment method and authorize payments in advance to use this system to pay their bills.
Employer's Non-Owned coverage provides liability insurance for a vehicle owned by your employee if it must be used to conduct your business. This coverage is for vehicles that are not regularly used for the business.
The Federal Highway Administration provides stewardship over the construction, maintenance and preservation of the Nation's highways, bridges and tunnels. FHWA also conducts research and provides technical assistance to state and local agencies in an effort to improve safety, mobility, and livability, and to encourage innovation.
Established within the Dept. of Transportation (DOT) on January 1, 2000, the FMCSA's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
A filing is a certificate of insurance issued by an insurer that provides proof of specific insurance coverage. A BMC91, for example, is a type of filing.
Federal filings are submitted to the Federal Highway Safety Administration and are often required for interstate transportation of goods, people or hazardous materials.
State filings are submitted to a specific state's Department of Transportation or other governing body. They often are required for intrastate transportation of goods, people or hazardous materials.
The damage or loss must be caused by one of the following: fire, lightning, explosion, theft, windstorms, hail, earthquakes, flood, rising waters, vandalism, a collision with an animal, or while being transported by a third party.
For-hire truckers are truck owners and operators who transport goods for a fee.
Auto Liability filing sent to a specific state by the insurance company as proof of insurance.
Garage Keeper's Legal Liability coverage was designed for towing businesses. It protects your customers' vehicles in case of fire, explosion, theft, vandalism or collision when the vehicle is at your garage or covered location for servicing, parking or storing.
A garaging location is the place you primarily park your vehicle when you're not using it. Generally, this is your primary business address.
Covers the loss exposures arising from a business' premises and operations, its products or its work
GVW is the total weight capacity of a fully loaded vehicle. It can be calculated by adding the weight of the vehicle to the maximum weight of a load that could be carried in the vehicle. GVW can be obtained by checking the manufacturer's general information for the vehicle.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) defines hazardous materials as articles or
substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property, or the
environment; are listed or classified in the regulations; and are transported in
Hired Auto coverage provides Liability coverage for a non-owned, unlisted vehicle that you have leased, hired, rented or borrowed.
Provides coverage for loss or damage to an auto, which the insured leases, rents, borrows or hires on a short-term basis.
This coverage extends your Liability and Physical Damage coverages to other non-owned private passenger-type autos that you, or a resident relative, might drive.
This coverage is for vehicles that are not available for your regular use, and that are not owned by you, your spouse or any resident of your household. This coverage is available only to individual named insureds, and not to corporations or partnerships.
If you cross the border of one state into another state, that is interstate travel.
If you stay within the borders of one state, that is intrastate travel.
A lease is a contract or arrangement in which the use of equipment, such as a vehicle, is granted for a specified time at a specified price.
Liability coverage provides protection against your legal liability for Bodily Injury and/or Property Damage caused by the negligence of your employees or yourself in the operation or use of your insured motor vehicle. This coverage also provides you with legal defense costs in the event you are sued as a result of an accident.
A Limited Liability Company combines the personal liability protections of a corporation and the pass-through tax benefits of a partnership or sole proprietorship. Owners of LLCs typically are called members and share equally in the management responsibilities of the company. LLCs may also choose to appoint certain owners or outside personnel to manage business operations.
An insurance coverage limit is selected by you at the time you purchase a policy. It describes the maximum an insurance company will pay for damages or injuries that apply to a specific coverage. Most states have laws that specify the minimum limit that must be purchased for each required insurance coverage.
Liability coverage limits can be described as a combined single limit (CSL) or as a split limit.
Auto Liability endorsement evidencing that a motor carrier has the minimum amounts of financial responsibility required by the federal government.
MedPay is an optional insurance coverage that pays for reasonable and necessary medical and funeral expenses for covered persons. These expenses must be incurred as a result of an auto accident.
A minimum limit is the least amount of insurance coverage required by state law. Sometimes also called statutory limits, minimum limit requirements or basic limits.
Coverage for loss or damage to the property that a motor carrier is transporting.
The named insured is the name of the business or person who owns the insurance policy.
Non-Owned Vehicle insurance extends the coverage provided under the Bodily Injury Liability coverage and Property Damage Liability coverage of your policy to any vehicles not owned by you or your business that are used by any of your employees for business.
If you are on permanent lease to a motor carrier that supplies your primary Liability coverage, Non-Trucking Liability coverage protects you when you are using your scheduled vehicle for personal conveyance.
Sometimes referred to as contingent liability coverage, Non-Trucking Liability coverage does not apply when the insured auto is being used to transport any goods or merchandise, nor while goods or merchandise are being loaded or unloaded.
Primary liability coverage must be retained from the motor carrier to cover you while you are operating your vehicle in a trucking capacity on behalf of the motor carrier.
A person who is not the primary or principal driver of an insured vehicle is an occasional driver.
On-Hook Towing Liability coverage provides physical damage coverage for a customer's auto or watercraft while you are towing it. The protection includes damage caused by fire, theft, explosion, vandalism or a collision.
A truck driver who works as an independent carrier of goods instead of as an employee of one trucking company is an owner operator. The term can also be hyphenated and written as "owner-operator."
Partnerships are frequently composed of groups of professionals, such as attorneys, accountants and lawyers, but may also be retail and service businesses.
Equipment that is used in the course of doing business and is bolted or welded to an insured vehicle or trailer is permanently attached equipment. Examples of PAE include:
Air compressors
Carpet cleaning equipment
GPS units (mounted in vehicle)
Ladder racks
Lift gates
Lift kits
Logging equipment
Pressure washers
Snow plows
Tool boxes
Equipment that is attached to the vehicle and makes the vehicle what it is, such as buckets, cement mixers, dump boxes, refrigerated boxes, etc., are not considered permanently attached equipment. Permanently attached equipment should be included when calculating the value of the vehicle for your stated amount.
Personal Injury Protection is the basic coverage implemented in no-fault automobile insurance states. PIP is a coverage in which the auto insurance company pays, within the specified limits, the medical, hospital and funeral expenses of the insured person, people in the insured vehicle and pedestrians struck by the insured vehicle. Depending on the state, PIP may also cover lost wages and additional expenses.
Physical Damage coverage is designed to protect your vehicle. There are several forms of Physical Damage Coverage, including Collision coverage, Comprehensive coverage and Fire and Theft with Combined Additional Coverages.
A placard is a metal plaque or other form of signage found on vehicles or trucks that displays a message to the public regarding the cargo being hauled, such as hazardous, flammable or explosive.
Your current insurance policy ends on your policy expiration date, which is found on your current policy documents, Declarations Page (Dec Page), insurance identification card or recent cancellation notice. This date should not be confused with payment due dates.
It's also important to note that in many cases, the policy actually expires just after midnight at 12:01 a.m. on the policy expiration date. This means that as of 12:02 a.m., there is no coverage.
The length of time your policy is active and in force is your policy term.
A premium is the amount of money paid to an insurance company in return for insurance protection.
A primary address is the place where you would like all communications mailed. This is typically your business headquarters.
Primary Liability insurance is Liability coverage for all trucking situations including empty and loaded vehicles.
Primary use is how you mainly use your vehicle. Primary use options include:
Business use only
Personal use only
Personal and business use
Nonbusiness use
Commercial use
The person who drives the car most often is the principal driver.
Property Damage Liability is the second part of Liability Coverage. If an insured person is legally liable for an accident, Property Damage Liability coverage pays for damage to others' property resulting from the accident. Property Damage Liability coverage also pays for legal defense costs if you are sued.
Property insurance is a form of insurance that protects the property owned by your
business – your building, equipment, store fixtures, and more – in the case of fire, theft,
wind-related events, and/or vandalism.
The maximum distance traveled one way, as the crow flies, by an insured, from the point of garaging to the point of delivery, is the radius of operation. Depending on your state,
Extends coverage to include the breakdown or failure of a refrigerating unit.
Repair plates are license plates issued to businesses that repair, alter, recondition, equip or tow motor vehicles or trailers for the public. The plates are not assigned to a specific vehicle, which makes them unacceptable for insuring.
Repossession is reclaiming ownership of an item, such as a vehicle, because payments have not been made. Towing companies may perform auto repossession work for-hire. Progressive cannot insure towing companies that earn more than 25 percent of their income from repossession work.
The Single Deductible Endorsement is automatically applied to all vehicles with Physical Damage coverage. Instead, you are only obligated to pay the highest deductible, while the others are waived. The Single Deductible Endorsement is automatically applied to all.
A sole proprietorship is a one-owner company that is not registered with the state as an LLC or corporation. The owner of a sole proprietorship is personally responsible for the debts and liabilities of the company and reports the company's losses and profits on his or her personal taxes.
Auto Physical Damage coverage that applies only for loss caused by listed, or "specified" perils, as compared to the "all risks" nature of comprehensive coverage.
A series of three numbers (ex. $15,000/$30,000/$10,000), split limits describe the predetermined maximum amounts to be paid on Bodily Injury Liability coverage and Property Damage Liability coverage per person and per occurrence or accident.
Example: A split limit of $15,000/$30,000/$10,000 would pay out, per accident, up to $15,000 in Bodily Injury Liability coverage for each covered person injured in the accident and up to a maximum total of $30,000 for all covered people injured in the accident. It also would pay out up to $10,000 in Property Damage Liability coverage.
A stated amount is the value submitted by the insured as representative of the current value of an insured vehicle, after accounting for depreciation and including the value of any special or permanently attached equipment.
A trailer interchange agreement is a written contract between truckers or trucking companies that provides for the loan of trailers by the owner to a third party.
Example: Joe's Trucking Company has a trailer interchange agreement with Sue's Trucking Company. Joe hauls a trailer full of cargo from point A to point B. Sue takes Joe's trailer and hauls it from point B to point C for Joe.
Trailer Interchange coverage provides Physical Damage insurance for trailers that you do not own while they are in your care, custody or control, such as being hauled under a trailer interchange agreement.
If a driver or owner of a vehicle is legally liable for an accident but does not have enough insurance, you can use UIM coverage for injuries, including death, that you, your resident relatives and occupants of your insured vehicle sustain, up to the limits you select. In some states, UIM coverage is included as part of UM coverage.
If a driver or owner of a vehicle does not have insurance and is legally liable for an accident, you can use UM coverage for injuries, including death, that you, your resident relatives and occupants of your insured vehicle sustain, up to the limits that you select.
If a driver or owner of a vehicle is legally liable for an accident but does not have insurance or does not have enough insurance, you can use UMPD to cover damage to your insured vehicle, up to the limits you select. UMPD is not available in all states and may be available as an alternative to Collision coverage in others.
Learn more about Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Property Damage (UMPD) insurance.
A VIN is a combination of 17 letters and numbers that can be used to identify the make, model and year of a car. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for a vehicle is usually found on the driver's side of the dashboard, the vehicle registration or the title.
An Unattended Trailer Warranty allows the insured to leave a trailer unattended and
have their commodities be covered by their Cargo policy. Of course, there might be
stipulations in the warranty about certain commodities left unattended.


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Wayfinding in Azure Maps Creator enables you to provide your users with the shortest path between two points within a facility.
Azure Maps Creator has added a new feature, Wayfinding. With wayfinding, you can now create a route set for your indoor maps. This feature will work with any single or multilevel facility in Creator. Now, navigate from any two points within a facility by requesting the shortest path.
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Just in case you thought the administration had finished drumming up frightening reasons for why Congress really needs to get their stuff together and undo sequestration, never fear. The past few summers, we've watched some truly catastrophic wildfires rage across the American landscape, and the Departments of Interior and Agriculture would like you to know that because of these automatic budget cuts, they're going to be rather hard-pressed to find the adequate resources to mitigate the next round:
After another dry winter across much of the West, fire officials are poised for a tough wildfire season that will be even more challenging because federal budget cuts mean fewer firefighters on the ground, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Monday. …
They also will have fewer resources to use on strategies designed to reduce future fire potential, such as prescribed burns and reseeding.
"We will fight the fires and we will do them safely," Jewell said. "But the resources will go to suppression, which is not ideal. What you're not doing is putting the resources in place to thoughtfully manage the landscape for the future."
Jewell spent the past two days touring the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, the government's national wildfire nerve center. She was joined by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who said the U.S. Forest Service alone will hire 500 fewer firefighters and deploy 50 fewer engines this season.
"Thoughtfully manage the landscape for the future"? …Well, that's mighty rich, considering that decades of poor government policies are directly responsible for the utterly havoc-wreaking nature of many of these recent fires. The federal government has performed some truly spectacular mismanagement of the public estate over the years, all thanks to a large bureaucracy subject to the lobbying of well-meaning but wildly mistaken environmentalists as well as the inherent flaws of central planning and collective ownership. I'm revisiting this piece from the Property and Environment Research Center, but it is just as true as ever:
In the late-1980s, for instance, timber harvesting off national forest land came to a nearly complete halt as a result of court injunctions precipitated in the Pacific Northwest. Litigation by environmentally conscious lobbying groups, specifically over concerns of habitat destruction for endangered species, made large-scale timber harvest a thing of the past. Grazing permits likewise encountered a dramatic decline for similar reasons. Combined with an aggressive thirty-year campaign of actively putting out all fires (is there any more iconic mascot than Smoky the Bear?), these actions led predictably to a dramatic increase in forest-density and ground cover.
Forest density and ground cover is called "habitat" by the green contingent, "fuel-load" by their brown compatriots. And, of course, there is an element of truth in each view, often masking personal preferences and economic agendas. But the point is this: the kind of see-sawing policy shifts which encouraged dramatic, perhaps unsustainable, increases in extractive uses in the early 1980s was followed by dramatic, perhaps unconscionable, reductions in these uses a decade later. These market-insulated policy shifts were not based on good information (which markets are extraordinarily good at projecting), but on politics and the relative power of lobbying those in control. The short-term increases in forest habitat resulting from reduced extraction charged the pan for the tremendous blazes we have encountered in the past decade.
Slow-moving bureaucracies operating with top-down fiat, political influences, and imperfect knowledge is a reliably poor recipe for efficient and responsive environmental stewardship. If ever there was a prime example of precisely why the federal government does need to be trimmed down, this is it — and in the meantime, let's not forget that it was President Obama who declined to give federal agencies more flexibility with their sequester-spending cuts in order to bring about the most visible consequences possible.


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By all accounts, Saugerties lost one of its most cherished souls when David "Scout" Thornton died on April 1. He was a longtime resident, prominent in the tourism industry, and a consummate humanitarian.
In reading and hearing stories about Scout as they've emerged, he is often spoken about with an aura of reverence. Everyone interviewed told the same story: He was a proud family man who was bitingly clever but rarely sarcastic and always funny. The smile never disappeared from his face. The party never stopped.
What could account for such a disposition? One clue might be found in this story: Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967, Scout was en route to fight in Vietnam early in 1968. However, the plane was grounded in the state of Washington, because the USS Pueblo had just been captured by North Korea. Considering different responses, Lyndon B. Johnson redirected the soldiers to the 38th Parallel in Korea, where Scout served out his duties as sergeant. In Vietnam, one week later, the Tet Offensive began and over the course of the next year, nearly 17,000 U.S. soldiers died.
He hadn't known at the time, but he'd begun his career in tourism before he enlisted in the Army, working at tourist information centers on the New York State Thruway while in high school. It was about this time that he also adopted the nickname "Scout," the name most knew him by, as he was apparently adept at assessing agreeable atmospheres. (Or in the parlance of a friend, "We sent him into bars to see if there were girls in there.") Later on, "Scout" became "Good-Time Scout."
When he returned from military service, he teamed up with childhood friend Charles Daley Jr. to start a business. In 1979, they formed Destinations of New York State, a marketing company with the mission of "Bringing New York tourism suppliers together with domestic and international buyers of the tourism product." Beyond that, they developed Henry Hudson Tours, Thruway Travel, the New York State Golf Tour Guide, New York State Vacation Planner and countless other guides, programs, fundraisers, and scholarships committed to the tourism industry.
Scout was well-known for his skills as an auctioneer and master of ceremonies. In that capacity, he was famous at the American Bus Association Annual Marketplace Auction. In his town, he was famous for this at nearly every charity and celebratory event, including the Fourth of July parade, the Sawyer Motors car shows, the St. Mary's Bazaar and the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. He helped my family in our time of need – something I fathom many Saugertiesians can say.
Scout was a golfer, Civil War buff, polymath, comedian, traveler, brother, husband, father, mentor, listener, organizer, leader and visionary. He was a special person — a fun-loving altruist — and as I talked to people, he was remembered with many tears, but in the future, he will be remembered with great joy.


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This is the fourth edition of CSA C22.2 No. 0.8, Safety functions incorporating electronic technology, one of a series of Standards issued by the CSA Group under Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. It supersedes the previous editions published in 2012, 2009, and 1986.
Changes to this edition include
a) update of requirements to be more general in alignment with the IEC 60730-1 series;
b) use of the term define safe state for consistency with the IEC 60730-1 series;
c) adjustments to definitions for consistency with IEC standards;
d) addition of requirements for the security of software updates; and
e) revision of requirements for clarity.
This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.
This Standard applies to products and component devices where the electronics technology handles the operational logic including the safety features. This Standard applies to the following configurations:
a) safety control function(s) implemented in hardware only; and
b) safety control function(s) implemented in some combinations of hardware and software.
Note: Clauses that are identified by an asterisk define a simplified path for hardware-only designs. For reference, these clauses are listed in Table 2.
The scope of this Standard includes the sensors and actuators that are associated with the safety control.
The requirements in this Standard apply to products where failure in either the hardware or software, or any associated devices, can lead to a hazard.
This Standard prescribes minimum requirements for the documentation necessary to evaluate and confirm that the equipment meets the safety requirements as specified in this Standard.
This Standard applies to a product identified under a relevant product standard and where the purpose of the product, along with its features and operational role, can be described.
Note: An understanding of the specific end-use environment and any risks associated with the product is essential for this Standard to apply.
This Standard does not cover general-purpose applications or products where the end-application or the safety requirements for the product are not known or cannot be described, such as for a general- purpose programmable logic controller (PLC).
In this Standard, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.
Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.
Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.
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The eternal optimist, Ima could always find the redeeming quality in anyone she encountered. Her smile and laughter were contagious. She enjoyed cooking and shared a lifelong passion for music with her daughters. And she never met an animal she didn't love.
Ima was born in Riverside, CA on May 30, 1922 to the late Frederick and Edith Sample and was preceded in death by her brothers William, Harold, and Art.
She is survived by three daughters: Christine, of Orange, CA; Carly, of San Francisco, CA; and Candice, of Austin,TX. She is also survived by numerous adoring nieces and nephews, family and friends.
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Above: Boyfriend twins, via Gay Fleshbot (Work Unfriendly).
Below: Bringing color to queer imagery, Queer Eye auditions recounted, Mormons join forces with gays, Madonna may headline Glastonbury, Miss Vanjie's fierce new jam, Fallon spanks Trump, white people need to stop calling the cops, and more ...
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NYT: Jamal Jordan is doing his best to bring color into queer imagery:
As a visual journalist, I believe pictures can connect with people in a way that other forms of media can't. To this end, I decided to give a gift to my younger self: the imagery of queer love I've never seen. Queer love in color.
His work is saturated with love, and is very well-observed.
Queer and now (Image by Brian Higbee for Glamour)
GLAMOUR: Glamour chats up Queer Eye's cast about the show's universal appeal and their Hunger Games-style audition process:
"There were three tables with executives and producers, and you just went from table to table. I think I sat around for 12 hours to do 15 minutes of auditions," says hairdresser Jonathan Van Ness. The process worked. Fan favorite Antoni Porowski attributes the show's wholesome nature as the key to its cultural impact: "The show sort of transcends all of the sociopolitical stuff going on right now. I don't want to use the word escape, but it's an opportunity to look at pure, genuine kindness. I think we forgot the feeling of what it's like to watch people be kind to each other."
I have yet to watch it. Truthfully, I found the first iteration tiresome, and I'm shocked it is remembered not only so fondly, but is spoken of as if it were antique.
DEAR ALYNE: Dear Alyne meats up with a vegan bodybuilder:
DESERET NEWS: Music makes the Mormons and the gay guys come together — yeah! The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are joining forces, and no pigs have yet left the ground.
Will the Queen of Pop headline the Mother of All Pride Parades? (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)
ATTITUDE: Rumor has it that Madonna may headline Glastonbury in 2019, which would work nicely if she also headlines World Pride in NYC — another bit of gossip making the rounds. Who else? (Okay, there are many good choices, but she'd be the ultimate.)
YOUTUBE: Official audio of Vanessa Vanjie Mateo's new dance anthem "I'm Vanjie" is here, and it won't be eliminated first.
KRON: Like, wow, man — #PermitPatty turns out to be Alison Ettel, the CEO of Treatwell Tinctures, a company that sells marijuana products to help sick dogs. So the bitch who felt the need to call the cops on an 8-year-old black girl selling water sells pot. Perfect! Her indefensible actions and her cowardly behavior in that viral video have cost her some business, with Magnolia Oakland pledging to discontinue the sale of her products:
Meanwhile, Ettel has stupidly granted an on-camera interview over the incident, expressing regret for the confrontation, which she says was over excessive noise outside her window. For a pot dealer, bitch sure is uptight.
HUFF POST: White residents called the cops on a black firefighter — who was in uniform at the time and conducting official business!
What an exquisite image — it's better than the movie, that's for sure. (Image via Warner Bros.)
PROP STORE: Fab new auction offers rare Marilyn Monroe posters.
JOE. MY.GOD.: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) confirms his lesbian daughter's engagement to her future wife.
Marching in the #NYCPride Parade has special meaning this year as I am marching with my daughter Alison and her wonderful fiancée Biz! #HappyPride pic.twitter.com/xYj8ENi80N— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 24, 2018
POLITICO: Trump's tariffs have observers using the R word — recession. People who think the economy is buzzing now are stupid not to be able to see the trends. Things have dropped off since late last year precipitously, and Trump's tax plan and his tariffs and his open enmity toward anyone Putin commands are not going to serve the U.S. well.
YOUTUBE: Trump claimed Jimmy Fallon called him to rave about the good ratings they generated with Fallon's infamous hair-mussing incident, but Fallon says Trump — SPOILER ALERT — lied:


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Indio, California: What a difference a day makes!24 hours later - no snow, no clouds, no wind. Perfect.
I promised photos of my three little herb gardens. I need to stake the tomatoes and adjust the irrigation a bit, but it is safe to say, my little herbal friends are really enjoying their new digs. Digs? I'm so funny. The Fighting Ducks of Oregon had their final regular-season basketball game this morning against Utah in Salt Lake City. The game was shown on the Pac-12 Networkand DirecTV refuses to carry the network... so we schlepped our backsides down to The Beer Hunter in La Quinta to catch the game. The Ducks stunk-it-up and lost to one of the lousiest teams in the Pac-12 and I stunk-it-up by ordering a "small" nacho platter. (If this was "small", I would hate to see the "normal" size. This "reduced portion" could have fed four adults. Ridiculously huge. Could not make a dent in the pile-o-stuff.) The 23 miles I ran this week were completely erased by five minutes of nacho noshing.
I blame it all on DirecTV. Apparently they care nothing about my lack of a waistline.
Yo - DirecTV? Get the Pac-12 Network already.
Not sure exactly what... but there was some sort of a social event for the boating-set inside our RV resort this afternoon. Everyone was having a good time! It was pleasant to sit on our sunny patio and watch the boats parade in front of our campsite. Something is always going-on around here.I leave you with a short video from last weekend of That Cute Baby "helping me" water the flowers. Kid was delighted - and delightful.
LET'S MOVE IN MARCH! I have challenged y'all to get out there, lace up your sneakers and walk or jog (or the exercise of your choice) at least 30 minutes - five or six days a week in March. I'm doing this for charity and my prominent backside.
Saturday is my rest day! No jogging, and I don't beat myself up if I fail to cover 10,000 steps on my pedometer.
Pedometer: 6838
Miles jogged for the day/month: 0/27
Until my next update, I remain, your cheesy correspondent.
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This is really funny. Disney made a Hillary Clinton animatronic for the Hall of Presidents, then made it look like Donald Trump after his election. Photos are great too.
Too bad the did eventually replace it.
Completely insane 8K stereoscopic render of what the Oval Office looked like when the Biden Administration took over. Lots of detail, truly insane.
A brief daily summary of impeachment news, since nobody can keep up with all this stuff.
Any reasonable observer already knew this. And sadly those that didn't won't change their minds after this blunder.
"Like many Jewish journalists who reported on Donald Trump's presidential campaign, I spent the 2016 election being harassed by a motley crew of internet racists who coalesced around the future president. They sent me threats, photoshopped me into gas chambers and hurled an uncreative array of anti-Semitic slurs my way."
What an opening paragraph.
Act 1. Obama's 2012 "red line" blunder sent a clear message that Assad/Putin can do whatever they please in Syria and the US won't do anything about it.
Act 2. Trump's bizarre infatuation with Putin plus it's non-interventionist rhetoric sends an even clearer message that Assad/Putin can do whatever they please in Syria and the US won't do anything about it.
Act 3. This.
Not as good as the Seagulls one, but very good.
Immediately release Donald Trump's full tax returns, with all information needed to verify emoluments clause compliance. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
Nothing like an online petition to bend the government to the will of the people.
Signed, nonetheless.
This is what happens when CS students have too much time in their hands even though they don't have any spare time in their hands.
The undercurrent of racism and xenophobia in Trump's campaign is to me its scariest aspect. And the worst part of his electoral victory is that those who are racist and xenophobic now feel vindicated and emboldened to do so publicly.
I'm not claiming that "if you voted for Trump then you are racist". But I do think that those who voted for Trump need to acknowledge that this problem exists and that they chose to put it low enough in their list of priorities that it wasn't enough to deter them from voting from Trump.
Prediction: We already saw an uptick in hate crimes this past year. It will be worse this coming year.
Re: Elections tomorrow, in case you have not voted early.
This is not about some of the most commonly discussed issues disqualifying Trump to be president (i.e. racism, sexism, demagoguery, etc.).
This is about Trump's stance on nuclear weapons and NATO. I don't think Trump being president means nuclear war. But I do believe that his stance of these issues are yet another example of how incredibly, deeply unprepared he is to be president of the United States.
Meet the Horde of Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and Other Extremist Leaders Endorsing Donald Trump | Mother Jones
Even if Trump loses, he's done huge damage to this country. His legacy will include empowering the absolute worst racist scum to crawl out of their hole and come to the forefront.
The 281 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List - The New York Times
Awesome list. I hope they keep it up to list.
Prediction: No lawsuit will be filed.
Trump has said so many incredibly irresponsible things throughout his campaign that I can't say for sure this is the worst of all. But it's gotta rank up there.
"And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin got assassinated."
This kind of incitement from a political figure is extremely dangerous.
"We've had this view that the voters were with us on conservatism — philosophical, economic conservatism. In reality, the gravitational center of the Republican Party is white nationalism."
This would explain why the Republican presidential candidate can oppose free trade and a strong foreign policy and still have the majority of the voters support him.
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Richard Cordray, the first appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will resign by the end of the month, he said in an email to employees at the agency.
The Bureau was created in the wake of the financial crisis and is charged specifically with protecting consumers from abuses by banks and other financial companies. It is widely reviled by Republicans and the financial services industry. Cordray, one of the last remaining Obama appointees to head a major regulatory agency, is rumored to be interested in entering the 2018 Ohio governor's race.
"Director Cordray stood-up a fully functioning federal agency, finalized rules overhauling the residential mortgage industry, and introduced the first federal standards for payday lending," Isaac Boltansky, an analyst at Compass Point said in a note.
The agency, known as the CFPB, has been controversial since its inception as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which overhauled how the federal government regulated and oversaw the financial industry.
"Together we have made a real and lasting difference that has improved people's lives," Cordray said in his message to staff.
To its supporters, the CFPB was one of the few — and maybe only — financial regulators that was primarily concerned with the welfare of consumers, as opposed to the health and soundness of banks and other financial institutions.
Cordray had previously been attorney general of Ohio. While he did not address his future plans in the email to CFPB staff, he did say "there is always more work that lies ahead."
Cordray's opponents in Congress and the financial services industry saw the CFPB as an unaccountable bureaucracy whose rules harshly punished companies, saddled them with compliance costs, and made it more expensive for them to provide credit and other services to consumers.
One of Cordray's last major efforts at the agency — a rule that would ban financial services companies from requiring consumers to go to binding arbitration when disputes arose —was struck down recently by party-line votes in Congress and by President Trump. The rule was opposed by the Treasury and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, both of which are run by Trump appointees.
In October, the CFPB finaliazed rules that would severely restrict the short-term and payday loan industries.
Trump has largely appointed bank-friendly figures to head up financial regulators, leaving Cordray as something of a glaring exception to the new, bank-friendly environment in Washington.
While it will likely take months to appoint and confirm a new director, Trump could immediately put his stamp on the Bureau by picking someone who has already been confirmed by the Senate to fill-in for Cordray temporarily before appointing a full-time director.
"The Administration will announce an acting director and the President's choice to replace Mr. Cordray at the appropriate time," Raj Shah, the White House deputy press secretary, said in a statement.
"The CFPB will face substantive changes in the years ahead as policymakers recalibrate the regulatory environment, but Director Cordray's work ensures that the Bureau will continue to play a fundamental role in the consumer finance ecosystem for the foreseeable future," Boltansky wrote.
Here is the full letter Richard Cordray sent to CFPB staff:
Dear Colleagues,
I wanted to share with each of you directly what I have told the senior leadership in the past few days, which is that I expect to step down from my position here before the end of the month.
As I have said many times, but feel just as much today as I ever have, it has been a joy of my life to have the opportunity to serve our country as the first director of the Consumer Bureau by working alongside all of you here. Together we have made a real and lasting difference that has improved people's lives, notably: $12 billion in relief recovered for nearly 30 million consumers; stronger safeguards against irresponsible mortgage practices that caused the financial crisis and hurt millions of Americans; giving people a voice by handling over 1.3 million complaints that led to problems getting fixed for vast numbers of individuals, and creating new ways to bring financial education to the public so that people can take more control over their economic lives. None of this could have happened without all of us being dedicated to pull together in supporting and protecting people and making every consumer count. I will always be immensely proud of you and what you have done.
At the same time, there is always more work that lies ahead. That would be true at any point, of course, and one thing I have tried to reinforce this year is that the Consumer Bureau is far more than its director. I am confident that you will continue to move forward, nurture this institution we have built together, and maintain its essential value to the American public. And I trust that new leadership will see that value also and work to preserve it – perhaps in different ways than before, but desiring, as I have done, to serve in ways that benefit and strengthen our economy and our country.
My gratitude and appreciation for what you mean to me and to our nation is deep and lasting, and I will be taking the opportunity to make that clear to you in person over the days ahead.
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Members Lose Charity Basketball Game, but Honor Teammate Scalise
Lobbyists won 19th annual charity event for third year in a row
The members' team lost the Congressional Basketball Classic in one of the biggest showings of bipartisanship and Capitol Hill spirit since the Congressional Baseball Game.
Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was shot while practicing for the baseball game, has been a staple of the basketball game. Although he was on the roster, he wasn't able to attend the game while still in recovery.
But colleague and friend Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy introduced three special guests — three others who were wounded in the shooting: lobbyist Matt Mika and Capitol Police special agents Crystal Griner and Doug Bailey.
[Matt Mika Throws Out First Pitch at Tigers' Game]
"We just called Steve on the phone," McCarthy said. "We have two people here who saved a lot of lives there on the baseball field. Crystral Griner, Doug Bailey, we owe you a whole lot of gratitude."
Also in attendance was University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari.
With Congressman Andy Barr, David Bailey and Crystal Griner. pic.twitter.com/K2qddtTiUe— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) September 27, 2017
Lobbyists beat the members, 49-41, in the 19th annual event, which raises money for the Hoops for Youth Foundation.
[Norman Makes Congressional Sports Debut at Charity Basketball Game]
The new name for the game's most valuable player award, McCarthy announced, is the Heart of a Warrior MVP Steve Scalise Award, which was given to John Byrd of the Business Coalition for Fair Competition.
Another tribute was made for Jim Lyons, the longtime Senate Finance tax counsel who collapsed during the staffer-lobbyist game before the members' game last year and later died. Since then, a scholarship fund has been created in his name.
The members' game last year was postponed until November, when the members also lost. Tuesday night marked the third year in the row that lobbyists were victorious.
[Finance Committee Mourns Loss of Longtime Republican Staffer]
The members team had a full bench of 13 players and those who got the most playing time were Reps. Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., who was the only Democrat on the team, and Reps. Ryan A. Costello, R-Pa., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill.
The freshmen who played were Reps. James R. Comer of Kentucky, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, who tweeted some photographs from the game.
Great time playing in the #CongressionalCharityBasketballGame! Thank you to everyone who came to watch and support the local youth. pic.twitter.com/XwXqElj30S— Ralph Norman (@RepRalphNorman) September 27, 2017
Other players included Reps. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., Jeff Denham, R-Calif., Will Hurd, R-Texas, John Moolenaar, R-Mich., David Valadao, R-Calif., and Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio.
Comer's staffers held up a sign that said, "Get a congressman who can do both" with a photographs of Comer playing basketball and his official congressional photograph.
There were about 60 to 80 people in the crowd, many of whom also staffers cheering on their bosses.
The members led at halftime Tuesday, 27-19. Then they lost steam.
With 34 seconds left in the second half, LaHood sank a free throw to bring the members within five points at 46-41, but the lobbyists' team scored the final three points to win decisively.


text: Books, Non-Fiction, Reviews Paul Keating – The Big Picture Leader book review By Liam Byrne | February 17, 2017 | What is political leadership? Simple as this question seems, it is one that the current crop of political leaders are unlikely to answer convincingly. What does it actually mean to lead? How do you practically do it? Paul Keating had an answer. Love him or loathe him, he had a vision of leadership that he relentlessly pursued. This is the subject of Troy Bramston's recent biography, Paul Keating: The Big-Picture Leader. Simultaneously a narrative of Keating's life and an exploration of leadership, it is a welcome contribution that utilises recent history and a biographical frame to consider the meaning of leadership. Bramston is the first biographer of Keating to receive his blessing and co-operation. The former Prime Minister did agree to a series of interviews with Kerry O'Brien for the ABC that were later published, but has been obstinate in his refusals to work with others. Direct access to Keating and his records was clearly a burden as well as a benefit for Bramston. There is a telling moment late in the book when Bramston refers to Keating's falling-out with former speechwriter Don Watson, after the latter's account of Keating's office Recollections of a Bleeding Heart. Listening to Keating's evisceration of Watson was, Bramston relates, 'enough to make any prospective biographer tremble with fear.' He need not worry – there is little here to stoke Keating's ire. Bramston sticks to Keating's own narrative from his ABC interviews, and the former prime minister's reflections are often presented as the last word on contentious issues. Bramston frequently draws attention to his privileged status as an interviewer of Keating, gleefully relating this intimate connection in a manner that raises questions as to his distance from his subject rather than indicating a form of knowledge that only he can provide. It is powerfully argued that political leadership requires painting on a large canvas, and a commitment to a future beyond the next election. But this book posits itself as an exploration of leadership, and it is on this that it should be judged. Bramston closely mirrors Keating's argument as to the nature of leadership, and is particularly positive towards the prime ministerial years of 1991 to 1996. In this period, he argues, Keating's 'Big Picture', defined by the three tenets of Aboriginal rights, Asian engagement, and the Republic, can best be identified. It is notable that despite arguing Keating's economic record as PM has been underappreciated, Bramston does not include it as a core tenet. There are positives to this discussion, and it is powerfully argued that political leadership requires painting on a large canvas, and a commitment to a future beyond the next election. Politics and the exigencies of maintaining power is important, but this is built upon good policy: if you educate the electorate and offer them a convincing explanation of where you are going, they will go with you. But there is something shallow in Bramston's discussion of what led Keating to show this sort of leadership, and how he did it. It would seem that Keating was able to be this sort of leader, well, because he was. This presentation contrasts with that of another biographer, Robert Caro, who has spent the past four decades writing his series on President Lyndon Johnson. Bramston invokes Caro's famous argument: 'Power reveals' in his introduction. Ultimately, politics and leadership are all about power: having power, and doing something with it. The strength of Caro's work is he contextualises Johnson's pursuit of power – and rare genius with its utilisation – with a detailed analysis of the institutions of power through which it was deployed. He does not just tell the reader what Johnson did, he explains how he did it. Caro tries, as much as possible, to put the reader in the room with Johnson. Large swathes of this text tell you what Keating did, but rarely how. Bramston is too preoccupied with being in the room with Keating to worry about putting the reader there. Large swathes of this text tell you what Keating did, but rarely how. We predominantly receive brief sketches of a supporting cast, and of institutions of note. A more developed understanding of the systems of power in which Keating operated – and the relationship of individuals to institutions – is largely missing. This is notable in the relationship between parliament, the public service, the unions, business, and the ALP. Keating stood at the nexus of these groups, and the key to understanding his power is to appreciate how he negotiated their interests, and was able within this to find a means to extract what he wanted from them. Such understanding is replaced by brief sketches in a cataloguing of policy reforms that detailed what happened, not how. In place of such description is often a series of quotes attesting to Keating's prowess (many not from Keating himself) rather than description (Bramston's fascinating narration of the Native Title legislation is one exception to this trend). This can be seen in his discussion of the financial reforms of 1984. Bramston states that Keating put an argument to Labor's national conference to allow the entry of foreign banks and provides a few scattered quotes to indicate the terms of that argument. We are told there was a 'protracted debate' and eventually the conference endorsed a series of financial reforms including the entry of the banks. But what was at stake? What were the terms of the argument? Precisely how did Keating argue and against what? The conclusion to draw is that Keating was so persuasive that he was able to get his way – but without understanding who the opposition was and how they sought to resist this move. Bramston's starting point of agreement with Keating means he does not seem to see a need to even consider what the terms of opposition were, let alone the figures associated with it. The conclusion to draw is that Keating was so persuasive that he was able to get his way – but without understanding who the opposition was and how they sought to resist this move (what the powers and significance of the national conference were, for example) the actual means through which Keating negotiated the operations of power are obscured This politics-light is frequently entertaining, but seldom satisfying for anyone seeking answers as to the practical operations of political leadership. This relatively shallow understanding of leadership and power, accompanied by Bramston's overt support for Keating, also blunts the analytical edge, and his ability to understand the implications of Keating's career for politics today. The transformation of politics and the economy under Keating were profound, and challenging. Ultimately, this led to Keating's defeat at the election in 1996 to John Howard, the anti-Keating. Reading Bramston's work in the wake of Trump's election, I was struck by a vignette from 1995 when Keating dismissed the concerns expressed by callers on the John Laws radio show that after the hardship of reform and the recession of the early 1990s there was still no improvement in their lives. Keating replied: 'I mean, what are people going on about?' Howard successfully presented Keating as out of touch, concerned more with the interests of the 'minority' groups than the 'battlers'. The implications of this for political leaders, particularly those on the centre-left, are worth exploring further. But to do so requires a consideration of the deficiencies of Keating's leadership, as well as its positives. Leadership is the capacity to utilise power to attain an end, and this cannot be done without an appreciation of the systems and institutions that underlie that power. Keating's genius was in understanding this, and ruthlessly utilising them to attain his ends. Many of these were positive. Keating supporters, such as myself, would say the majority were so. But to understand how this form of leadership was demonstrated, as well as how it could be developed again, requires an appreciation of its operations and limitations. Without this, we only have a small view of the bigger picture. Paul Keating: The Big Picture Leader by Troy Bramston is published by Penguin Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email About the Author: Liam Byrne Liam Byrne is completing a PhD on Labor's political culture, and have been published in The Age and for Overland, as well as in various academic publications.


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So, 2017 has arrived - this is the year when Java 9 will finally be released. And with it, the brand new module system called Jigsaw. In January, Marc Reinhold has announced that [JDK 9 is feature complete], so we have every reason to be optimistic that the final release will actually ready in July. So it is about time to get acquainted with project Jigsaw, also known as Java 9 modules.
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RiRi Hearts MAC Holiday Collection
It's almost time ladies! We've survived the summer and fall releases of Rihanna's collections but we have just a little bit more RiRi to go! The holiday installment will debut online December 5 and will be available in stores December 12. There will be a waiting room as per usual so prepare for the madness! Like the fall collection, RiRi Holiday will also be available online via department stores (Nordstrom, Macy's, etc) but probably won't launch until December 12 or a few days before if we're lucky.
Lipstick ($16.50)
- RiRi Woo
cool red (retro matte)
- Bad Girl RiRi
taupy nude (matte)
- Pleasure Bomb
fuchsia (matte)
Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow ($44.00)
- Phresh Out
- 2x Dare
Superslick Eyeliner ($20.50)
- Pisces Persuasion
shimmery white
- Cockiness
shimmery rose gold
Bronzing Powder ($30.00)
- Love, Rihanna
soft golden brown with gold pearl
Nail Polish ($17.50)
- RiRi Woo
cool red (cream)
Brush ($35.00)
- 217/239se
double ended brush
RiRi Hearts MAC Makeup Bag ($40.00)
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Watermelon and popsicles are two things that go hand in hand with summer, so why not combine the two, bringing a sense of fun and relief from the heat to children and adults alike? These Watermelon Cutie Pops will make you popular anytime you bring them out on a hot summer day.
I've been seeing lots of posts lately about popsicles, and watermelon recipes are cropping up all over as quickly as the melons are being harvested from the fields.
My inspiration for this flavour was a recipe for Watermelon Agua Fresca on the stunningly beautiful blog, Cook Eat Live Vegetarian. Check it out here, and I'm sure you'll agree with me that the food photography on this blog is breathtaking (oh, if only I could take photos like that!). The author, Natalie, provides a sophisticated array of vegetarian and vegan recipes that is very much worth checking out.
Watermelon Cutie Pops
To make my Watermelon Cutie Pops, I puréed chunks of seedless watermelon in a food processor, then pushed the puree through a sieve to capture only the juice. I added the juice of a lime for just a mild hint of citrus (add it in stages, tasting until it seems just right), stirred well and poured the mixture into sailboat-shaped popsicle molds.
I was so anticipating my granddaughter's reaction to these, and was not disappointed. Tuesday evening all my girls were here for a visit, i.e., my two daughters and two granddaughters, and all of them were charmed by these treats. My almost-two-year old Little Miss was delighted to have her very own, and very first, popsicle and her Mum was happy that this was a no-sugar-added treat. My eight-month old Littler Miss was happy to gnaw on a popsicle too; I think the attraction may have been both the flavour and the cold for her teething gums!
And we adults enjoyed ours too, not only for the refreshment on a hot summer evening, but also for the chance to be transported, however briefly and sweetly, back to our own childhoods.
Looking for More Cold Refreshment?
Beat the heat with these cold treats: Blueberry Sweet Cherry Nice Cream, Strawberry Yogourt Smoothie Pops and Blueberry Swirl No-Churn Ice Cream!


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John Redwood, (born June 15, 1951, Dover, Kent, England), British politician who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Major (1993–95) before unsuccessfully challenging Major for leadership of the Conservative Party in 1995.
A ferociously bright student, Redwood was awarded one of the highly prized fellowships of All Souls College, Oxford, when he was only age 21. For some years he combined academic study of philosophy with more-pragmatic work in the form of a job with a leading London merchant bank, Robert Fleming & Co. As one of the young intellectuals on the Conservative right wing, he was well placed to capitalize on Margaret Thatcher's election as prime minister in 1979. Thatcher in 1983 appointed Redwood the head of her office's policy unit, where he became one of the driving forces behind the government's policy of privatizing state-owned industries.
Redwood was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) for the safe Conservative seat of Wokingham, Berkshire, in 1987, and he had to wait only two years before becoming a junior minister at the department of trade and industry and just six years before reaching the cabinet; John Major, Thatcher's successor, appointed him secretary of state for Wales in 1993. Two years later came the event that catapulted Redwood into the spotlight. Major, exasperated by divisions within the party, particularly on the European Union (EU), resigned as leader and challenged his critics to fight him for his post. Redwood, who had by then established himself as one of the party's most persuasive voices on free market economics, the EU, and constitutional issues, emerged as a surprise challenger. He resigned from the cabinet and stood as standard-bearer for those right-wing MPs who wanted the government to reduce both taxes and public spending and to adopt more-critical policies toward the EU.
Although Redwood lost, he impressed many people with the vigour of his campaign and the strength of his support: 89 MPs, compared with the 218 who backed Major. Redwood, with his Euroskepticism and small-government philosophy, had managed to build himself a base within an important section of the party. Having directly opposed Major, however, he found himself exiled to the backbench until Major resigned as party leader in the wake of the Labour landslide in the 1997 general elections. Major's successor, William Hague, returned Redwood to front-bench politics by appointing him shadow secretary of state for trade and industry, a position he held for the next two years. Redwood later served as shadow secretary of state for the environment, transport and the regions (1999–2000), shadow secretary of state for deregulation (2004–05), chair of the Conservative Party's Economic Competitiveness Policy Group (2005–10), and chair of the Conservative Parliamentary Economic Affairs Committee (2010– ). He was a vocal supporter of "Brexit" (British withdrawal from the European Union), which was approved by voters in a 2016 national referendum.
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A Phnom Penh Municipal Court official has confirmed that a case involving League for Democracy Party President Khem Veansa accusing him of "public insult" for his comments critical of Khmer people will go forward.
Soch Soeung, a former newspaper publisher, filed the complaint earlier this month after Veasna, who is himself Khmer, posted a Facebook video in which he called Khmer people "dogs" and pledged to form a new society.
Soeung confirmed yesterday that he gave his statement in court on Friday, and suggested that Veasna should be forced to publicly apologise for his comments.
"After listening to the plaintiff, the prosecutor has decided to continue the proceedings," court spokesman Ly Sophanna said on Friday. He added that a date has not been set for Veasna's summons.
Article 309 of the Criminal Code does allow for charges of public insult for offending a race or ethnicity, carrying a fine of between 100,000 and 10 million riel (about $25 to $2,500).
Veasna is currently abroad in South Korea, but LDP Secretary-General Chen Thun said the party isn't concerned about the lawsuit.
"We have nothing to worry about because the plaintiff has no clear evidence, and we are only focused on strengthening our party. We haven't prepared anything, we just let them go first and we will respond," Thun said yesterday, adding that Veasna has not been issued an official summons.


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By: SABC
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: SABC News
South Africa's main house of Parliament took a first step on Tuesday towards enabling the state to make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership.
Land is an emotive issue in South Africa, where most of it remains in white hands 22 years after the end of apartheid and many commercial and small-scale farmers are currently facing tough times because of the worst drought in at least a century.
Parliament passed the bill that will enable the state to pay for land at a value determined by a government adjudicator and then expropriate it for the "public interest".
The bill, which still needs to be passed by South Africa's other house of parliament and signed into law by President Jacob Zuma, effectively scraps the willing-buyer, willing-seller approach to land reform.
But it does not signal the kind of often violent land grabs that took place in neighbouring Zimbabwe, where white-owned farms were seized by the government for redistribution to landless blacks.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) said the bill, criticised by opposition parties and farming groups, "will intensify the land reform programme and bring about equitable access to South Africa's land, natural resources and food security."
Owners can also challenge the compensation offered in the court
Experts have estimated that about 8 million hectares (20million acres) have been transferred to black owner's since apartheid, equal to 8 to 10% of the land in white hands in 1994.
The total is only a third of the 30% targeted by the ANC under its "willing buyer-willing seller" scheme and a parallel process of "land claims" by individuals or communities dispossessed under white rule.
In the new legislation, the state can acquire land without the owners' consent by paying an amount determined by the office of the Valuer-General.
Owners can also challenge the compensation offered in the court.
Democratic Alliance (DA), Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) and United Democratic Movement (UDM) have opposed the newly passed legislation, they have warned that the bill will deter investors and the DA says it is at odds with the Constitution.
However Public Works Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin says the legislation will provide a clear framework for expropriation and fair compensation.
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Two bodies were found on Sunday afternoon in the rubble of the three East Village buildings destroyed in an apparent gas explosion last week. One has been identified as 23-year-old Nicholas Figueroa, who was on a lunch date at Sushi Park, the restaurant located on the ground floor of 121 Second Avenue, on Thursday afternoon. The second body has not been officially identified, but fire commissioner Daniel Nigro said "everyone who was reported missing has been found," according to the New York Times, suggesting the second body is that of 27-year-old Moises Ismael Locón Yac, who was a busboy at the restaurant.
Workers have been digging through the debris left from the seven-alarm fire that tore through the buildings and using dogs to search for remains. A city official told ABC News that workers have sifted through 750 cubic yards of debris twice at the site, and some rubble has been taken to a second location to be examined more closely for evidence or remains. Searchers have encountered "hot spots" that are still smoldering, but the cleanup effort is moving quickly. Workers may be done by Tuesday, days earlier than predicted.
An official told the AP that workers have reached the basement and will stop digging when they get close to the front wall. That area must be searched closely for evidence of what caused the blast.
Con Edison officials said on Saturday that seven months ago they learned the gas line into Sushi Park had been tapped, creating a "hazardous situation." All gas to the building was shut off for about ten days while the owner made repairs. Gas was restored when the utility determined the problem had been safely fixed.
Hyeonil Kim, the owner of Sushi Park, told the New York Times that he reported the situation in August, saying, "We smelled gas, so we dialed 911." He says only his restaurant was authorized to receive gas, but workers determined that gas was being siphoned from the line and fed into the newly renovated apartments upstairs. Kim said he kept checking to make sure his gas line wasn't being tapped, and he suspects the landlord had started stealing gas from the building next door, 119 Second Avenue. A tenant at 121 Second Avenue told the paper that he didn't recall any significant disruption in gas service since he moved in last summer.
On Thursday Sushi Park's manager called the landlord, Maria Hrynenko, to report the strange odor, but officials say no one contacted Con Edison or 911 to report a possible leak. Hrynenko checked on the odor with a general contractor and was injured in the blast. The landlord has not responded to the media's requests for comment.
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Award-winning Group Puts Their Twist on Gospel Classics
with 'Rock of Ages, Hymns and Gospel Favorites'
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (June 8, 2015) – Country music legends the Oak Ridge Boys have proven this week that gospel music is as popular as ever, after Billboard Magazine posted its June 13 sales charts. Rock of Ages, the latest album release from the Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, has broken into the Billboard Christian Album Top 10. According to Billboard, the album is also the greatest gainer on the Christian Albums chart for the reporting period.
Rock of Ages debuted at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan
Southern Gospel chart when it entered wide release May 26. Since that
time it has risen from a No. 38 debut on the Billboard
Christian Albums chart to its current position at No. 8. The album is
being distributed through Capitol Christian Distribution and is
available in general market stores, as well as in the Christian
marketplace and online retailers such as iTunes, Amazon.com, and www.gaither.com. Rock of Ages marks the 14th time in the group's 40-year history that an Oak Ridge Boys album has reached a Billboard Top 10 and their 26th album to break Billboard top 40 charts.
Founded in 1943, in Knoxville, Tenn., by gospel music singer,
manager, promoter and businessman Wally Fowler, the current Oak Ridge
Boys lineup was assembled years later (William Lee Golden, 1965; Duane
Allen, 1966; Richard Sterban, 1972; and Joe Bonsall, 1973). Together,
they have scored 17 No. 1 hits, released more than 40 albums and
achieved worldwide sales of over 41 million units. They have received
five GRAMMY® Awards; 15 CMA Award nominations, winning four of them; and
were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
In April it was announced that the group will be inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame in the fall of 2015, in the Modern Era Artist
Bonsall and Sterban were inducted into the Philadelphia Music
Alliance Walk of Fame in 1994. Golden received the Alabama Music Hall of
Fame's Life Work Award for Performing Achievement in 1997, and Allen
was honored with induction into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in


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Hari Om
Chitra Pournami is celebrated in a grand manner by Tamils or Tamil people. Chitra Pournami is celebrated as one of the 13 Tamil Festivals by Tamil people and celebrations and rituals remarking Chitra Pournami is carried out differently in different parts.
In lunar calendar the twelve months of the Hindu year are named after the particular star during whose ascendency the full moon of that month occurs. The Purnima of Chaitra month, ie the full moon day during the ascendency of the Chitra star is particularly sacred to the Chitra Gupta. A special worship is offered to the heavenly representatives of the God of death, and a holy sacrament(Prasad) prepared from spiced rice is offered. At the end of the ritualistic worship a fire worship is also done. When we perform this religious observance annually, these angels of the other world are greatly pleased and judge man's actions with more sympathy.
Once the king of Gods – Indra, disobeyed his Guru and preceptor Brihaspati and Brihaspati resigns his task of advising Indra between the good and bad deeds. During the absence of Brihaspati Indra enjoyed doing bad deeds. Later the Guru resumed his duty due to compassion and then Indra was distressful for his doings. Indra wanted to know what he should do to expiate the wrongs he had done in his Guru's absence. Brihaspati asked Indra to undertake a pilgrimage. While Indra was on pilgrimage, he suddenly felt the load of sins taken off his shoulders at a certain place (near Madurai in South India), and he discovered a Shiva Lingam there. He attributed the miracle to this Lingam and wanted to build a temple for it. He had this constructed immediately. Now he wished to perform the worship of the Lingam; the Lord Himself caused golden lotuses to appear in a nearby pond. Indra was greatly pleased and blessed. The day on which Indra thus worshipped the Lord was Chitra Purnima.
When you perform worship on the Chitra Pournami day, remember this story. If you have intense faith, if you feel with a contrite heart that you have committed sins on account of ignorance, if you pray with faith and devotion to the Lord to forgive your sins, if you resolve never to commit them in the future, and if you resolve to be obedient to your Guru and never to flout his counsel, then your sins will be forgiven. There is no doubt about this. This is the significance of the above story of Indra. Meditate on this story on Chitra Purnima day. The Hindu scriptures prescribe elaborate worship of the Chitra Guptas on this day. The Deity is invoked in an image or a kalasa (vessel filled with water) and then worshipped with all the rituals and formalities of the worship offered to God's image. Meditate on Chitra Gupta, reciting the following verse:
Chitra guptam mahaa praajnam lekhaneepatra dhaarinam;
Chitra-ratnaambara-dhaararn madhyastham sarvadehinaam
On this day, Performing Sathyanarayana Vrath, Reciting Bhagya Sooktham, Sri Sooktham, Purusha Sooktham, Durga Chalisa or Saptha Sathi (Devi Mahatmiyam) are appropriate rituals, highly recommended for receiving great boons from Divine Kingdom. Performing Annadhanam on this day is highly beneficial.
Om Satya Devaya Namah!
Chithra Pournami – Puja & Abhishegam @Thiruvannamalai
GF' Blessings.


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Around 6:19 this morning HCEMS, GPD and GFD responded to the area on 69 and 380 for a reported Auto vs PED. Once on scene units found 1 person on the ground. GPD requested HCEMS over the radio to have a helicopter on standby.
HCEMS supervisor arrived on scene and requested a helicopter seconds of making scene. AirEvac 67 declined due to weather, PHI med 2 also declined to weather. Carflite 4 was launched to the scene. PT was eventually transported by ground ambulances due to CPR in progress
The area was worked by first responders for a long period of time for an investigation. At this time we don't have a condition of the PT. We will put in a request to GPD PIO.


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A teenager was robbed by a man claiming to have a knife at the Memorial Park in Keynsham.
The robbery happened between 5.30pm and 6.45pm on Saturday, October 21, when a 17-year-old boy was talking to another man who claimed to have a knife and demanded cash which was handed over.
No weapon was seen in the incident.
Avon and Somerset Police released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify on Tuesday, December 12.
A police spokesperson said: "The suspect is described as of mixed race, about 6ft 3ins tall and of athletic build, with a moustache.
"The victim believed him to be aged around 17, but said he looked old. He was wearing a green jacket, black Nike fleece jogging bottoms and trainers.
"Anyone with information which could help our enquiries is asked to call 101 quoting reference 5217240894.
"Alternatively ring the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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100 Women Who Care began in 2006, in the town of Jackson, Michigan. It was after an offhand comment during a business lunch that a woman named Karen Dunigan decided to take action on a need. She knew that by herself, it was a big task, but by inviting others? Well, the rest is history…
Karen always found it interesting that one of her greatest ideas was born from something as simple and basic as baby cribs. It was during lunch one day in 2006 with executive leadership from the Center for Family Health, where other fundraising matters were discussed, that the Center's CEO mentioned a need she learned about earlier that morning regarding new mothers and portable cribs. Karen's ears perked and she told the CEO that would be something she would like to know more about. Another lunch was scheduled to discuss the specifics of the need.
During the follow-up lunch, details were shared on how new mothers were bringing their babies home and placing the sleeping infants in boxes, dresser drawers, or on their own beds because they could not afford a proper crib.
Some of these babies didn't survive the night.
As Karen began thinking about Center for Family Health's need, she knew there had to be a way to quickly and easily meet the financial request presented. With all her involvement in the community, Karen knew she could call ten people and ask them to write $1,000 checks. But, she also figured she knew 100 women who would each give $100. She began making phone calls and scheduled a meeting.
At that first meeting, in one hour a group of Karen's friends heard the story and each wrote checks to the Center for Family Health, resulting in a $12,800 donation! The amount was more than requested to supply new mothers with the simplest need – a crib for their babies.
Karen Dunigan recognized that she was on to something special. It, too, was in its own infancy and needed to be nurtured to grow. She founded the first 100+ Women Who Care and scheduled quarterly meetings.
The rules were simple:
- Any member could present a need in the community.
- The need had to be immediate.
- The money had to remain local.
The idea was that a worthy cause benefits many in the community.
Karen, unfortunately, passed away in 2014, but her legacy lives on through the expansion of 100+ Chapters throughout the world. There are now more than 900 chapters either fully operational or under development. They include women, men, people, kids, and teen chapters. Karen saw people for their strengths and realized that when 100 or more people come together in a room, each person becomes a powerful force for doing good work while lifting up the community.
We are each strong in our own right, but together we are a force to be reckoned with. Karen knew this, applauded it, and as such, is so very proud of 100+ Women Who Care.
Want to support charities outside of El Paso County? Learn how to start your own chapter and give back to your community!


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2009-001: Revocation of Prior Executive Orders
Read the Revocation of Prior Executive Orders and Policies.
2009-003: Departmental State of Emergency
Find the Departmental State of Emergency executive order.
2009-004: Concealed Weapons
View the Executive Order 2009-004 about Concealed Weapons or Other Dangerous Ordnance Prohibited.
2009-005: Firearm Destruction
Read the Firearm Destruction Executive Order.
2009-006: Incompatible Employment
Learn about the Incompatible Employment Executive Order.
2009-007: Drug Free Workplace
The City of Canton is committed to maintaining awareness that drug abuse in the workplace endangers the health, safety and welfare of City employees.
2009-008: Fair Employment Practices
The City of Canton is committed to providing an orderly workplace and ensuring the civil rights of all City employees.
2009-009: Sexual Harassment Free Workplace
The City of Canton is committed to providing an orderly workplace and to ensuring the civil rights of all employees.
2009-010: Computer Network System
The use of unlicensed software is illegal and punishable by law.
2009-011: Mayor's Community Relations Commission
The Mayor's Community Relations Commission's review of alleged police misconduct helps to ensure the integrity of the City of Canton Police Department Internal Affairs Bureau's investigations.
2009-012: Media Communications
As the Chief Executive Officer of Canton, Ohio, the Mayor is charged with the ultimate responsibility of supervising and directing the day-to-day affairs of City Departments and Offices as prescribed by the Ohio Revised Code and Codified Ordinances of the City of Canton.
2009-014: Code of Ethics
It is the continuing policy that all City of Canton departments, offices, boards, commissions, corporations, committees (hereinafter referred to as City), do all things and take such action as may be necessary and proper, within constitutional limitations.


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Autographed Copy of Street Shadows
by local author Claire Gilchrist
About the Book
Pica and Scruff must navigate the challenges of friendship in order to survive in the city.
Two coyote friends must learn how to survive when human development threatens their homes.
Pica and Scruff, two young coyotes, are both born in the heart of a large city. Pica has a loving family and lives on a peaceful golf course. Scruff was orphaned at birth and adopted by a mysterious older coyote named Jagger.
Despite their differences, Pica and Scruff meet and become friends. Their friendship is put to the test, however, when Scruff learns that Pica's family may have been involved in the death of his own family. The fragile peace is further disrupted when construction begins, demolishing the place Scruff and Jagger live. And then Scruff discovers that there is a lot he doesn't know about Jagger, the only parent he's ever known. Scruff must decide who to trust in order to survive and find a new place to call home.
About the Author
Claire Gilchrist is a writer, teacher, and coyote lover. She grew to love coyotes through her work with the Stanley Park Ecological Society in Vancouver, B.C., where she educated residents about co-existing with coyotes.


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sub_ʇxǝʇ launched in 2017 through a 2-month residency in the Ständige Vertretung project space of the Zentrum für Kunst & Urbanistik (ZK/U Berlin). ZK/U seeks to develop projects, co-produce knowledge and share values created through exchanges.
Broadcasts featured researchers and practitioners such as Catherine Ryan, Nina Prader, Anna Kostreva, Nathan Gray, d.i.y church and the working group Voices.
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