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Are you looking for draft information? Curious what people are busing? Here is your comprehensive list of all clan activities. Each matchup has which pre and post draft powers were used, individual matchups and projections, and clan predictions.
All predictions are made using CCL win rates and are unbiased. They do not take into account coaching skill, team development, and Nuffle. These are win rates based on over 230k matches provided by Schlice used in his CCL Glicko Ratings.
The 🚌 shows which teams were put on the bus, watch here for counterpicks. If you see a 🔒, that a team has a greater than 55% chance to win. If you see a ✔, that the team has between a 52-55% chance to win.
Division 1
[OFFAL] (1-0) takes on [LADS] (0-1)
Draft Phase
Snoop Ratt of [HUGE] RapStar SV uses the INSPIRATION Clan Power.
[Offal]ly Grandiose SV (High Elf)🚌 ✔ vs [Lads] Rock & Reroll SV (Human)
[OFFAL]IceBane Cuirass-SV (Chaos) ✔ vs [LADS] The Academy SV (Kislev)🚌
[Offal]ly Good SV (Skaven)🚌 vs [Lads] Amber Nectar SV (Skaven)
[OFFAL] Just offal SV (Nurgle) vs [Lads] in black SV (Necromantic)🔒
[OFFAL]Delicious MurderS5 (Necromantic) ✔ vs [Lads] Da Green Mile SV (Orc)
No post-draft powers used.
[OFFAL] holds the advantage 3-1. Flipping one game and winning the Rat-off could turn this in [LADS]'s favor.
[NOOB] (1-0) takes on [Rodder] (1-0)
Draft Phase
White of [Rodder]s Rainbow Rats SV uses the INSPIRATION Clan Power.
[NOOB] Divine Comedy SV (Brettonian)🚌 vs [Rodder]'s NobelBeasts SV (Lizard)🔒
[NOOB] Ravenloft SV (Vampire) vs [Rodder]s Rainbow Rats SV (Skaven)🚌🔒
[Noob] Grave Salt SV (Undead)🚌 🔒 vs [Rodder]'z Bloody Fist SV (Orc)
[Noob]ody Loves me SV (Nurgle) vs [Rodder]'s Retinue SV (Brettonian)✔
[NOOB] Very Uglies SV (Necromantic) ✔ vs [Rodder]'s Refreshment SV (Dwarf)
No post-draft powers used.
[Rodder] comes ahead in the draft 3-2 with a lot of one-sided matchups. Can the Vampires cause another upset and turn the tide for [NOOB]?
[O] (1-0) takes on [CLASSY] (0-1)
Draft Phase
Miscommunication was also used by [O] prior to the draft.
[O]tel Californias SV (Human)🚌 ✔ vs [CLASSY]Dead Gentlemen SV (Khemri)
[O]ld, Slow and Angry SV (Dwarf) vs [CLASSY] Iron Chewas SV (Orc)🚌✔
[O] WesC's Superwolves 5 (Necromantic)🚌 vs [CLASSY] And Pondering SV (Lizard)✔
[O]ne Oneders SV (Wood Elf) 🔒 vs [CLASSY] Lassies SV (Necromantic)
[O]fficially Dead SV (Undead) ✔ vs [CLASSY] PortlyPoundaz SV (Dwarf)
No post-draft powers used.
[O] takes the draft 3-2, but three matches are fairly even matchups that could give [CLASSY] their first win of the season.
[O²] (0-1) takes on [METAL] (0-1)
Draft Phase
R&R used for Cynergy's [O²] Truffle Shuffle SV (Undead) team.
[O²] IonianResistance SV (Dark Elf)🚌 vs [Metal] Gold Lovers SV (Dwarf)
[O²] Ozzie Battlers SV (Lizard) 🔒 vs [Metal]-Head SV (Orc)🚌
[O²] Rainbow Ponies SV (Human)🚌 vs [METAL] Men SV (Human)
[O²] Truffle Shuffle SV (Undead) 🔒 vs [Metal]lurgical Feats SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[O²] Requiem SV (Elven Union) ✔ vs [Metal]Rebbl True Form SV (Lizard)
No post-draft powers used.
Battle for not last place has [O²] with the advantage out of the draft 3-0.
[PATH] (1-0) takes on [GeeMan] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[Path] of the Pharaoh SV (Khemri)🚌 vs [GeeMAN] Slash-n-Dash SV (Lizard)🔒
[PATH] Tao of Sulaco SV (Lizard) 🔒 vs [GeeMAN] Nordic Sweets SV (Human)🚌
[Path] of Love SV (Necromantic)🚌 vs [GeeMAN] Golden Laws SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[PATH] Of The GM SV (Skaven) ✔ vs [GeeMAN] Snake Eyes SV (Dark Elf)
[Path]finder Classes SV (Brettonian) ✔ vs [GeeMAN]Snakes SV (Nurgle)
[Path] uses Last Minute Switch to swap [Path] of Love SV and [Path]finder Classes SV to the draft order above. This pulls the Necro from a 🔒 win to a close match. The Brettonians go from a loss to a ✔ win.
[PATH] leads the draft 3-1, finding draft success with their Last Minute Switch.
Division 2
[THICC] (0-1) takes on [SweBBA] (0-1)
Draft Phase
R&R used for Shaddora's [THICC] Bearded Men SV (Dwarf) team.
[THICC] MusicORCS SV (Orc)🚌 vs [SweBBA]Short fuzes SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[THICC] N' Furry SV (Necromantic) ✔ vs [SweBBA] IK IKEA SV (Human)🚌
[THICC] Apo'Less'tles SV (Undead)🚌 🔒 vs [SweBBA] L.o.A SV (Chaos)
[THICC] Bearded Men SV (Dwarf) vs [SweBBA] Smack Attack! SV (Skaven)
[THICC]Rats With Roots SV (Wood Elf) vs [SweBBA]Karaoke Clowns SV (Wood Elf)
No post-draft powers used.
This draft is as close as it comes with neither clan taking an advantage. This could be a blow out, or a 3-2 victory, depending on how the dice fall.
[RNG] (0-1) takes on [BBT] (1-0)
Draft Phase
[RNG] uses Confusion to change the draft order and go first. They also use Hatred of Public Transport on [BBT] Suicide Squad SV (Brettonians).
[RNG] Razzle Dazzle SV (Human)🚌 vs [BBT] Karak Ninjutsu SV (Dwarf)
[RNG] Toucan Vengeance SV (Elven Union) vs [BBT] Carnival of Pain SV (Necromantic)🚌✔
[RNG] Horrible Cliches SV (Dark Elf)🚌 ✔ vs [BBT] Suicide Squad SV (Brettonian)
[RNG] Bad Dice SV (Lizard) vs [BBT] Namby-Pambies SV (Wood Elf)✔
[RNG] The Other Dwarfs SV (Dwarf) vs [BBT] Punchin Yo Face SV (Chaos Dwarf)
No post-draft powers used.
[BBT] has a 2-1 advantage, but it is a very slight advantage as the Elven Union vs Necromatic game is nearly a toss up as well.
[BEST] (1-0) takes on [SURF] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[BEST] Periodically SV (Human)🚌 vs [SURF]ing The Salt SV (Dwarf)
[BEST] Games SV (High Elf) vs [SURF] White Walkers SV (Norse)🚌✔
[Best] Around! SV (Undead)🚌 ✔ vs [SURF] Big Umbrella SV (Khemri)
[BEST] Birdosaurs SV (Lizard) ✔ vs [SURF] Sole Sistahs SV (Amazon)
[BEST] Pieces of Eight SV (Norse) vs [SURF] Engines SV (Necromantic)
[SURF] uses Last Minute Switch to swap [SURF] White Walkers SV and [SURF] Big Umbrella SV to the draft order above. This pulls the Norse from a 🔒 loss to a ✔ win. Khemri was a loss either way.
[BEST] leads the draft 2-1, but multiple close matches could make this interesting. The Last Minute Switch makes this a closer matchup for [SURF].
[Anzac] (1-0) takes on [FOUL] (1-0)
Draft Phase
Ty-gor of [FOUL] Vindaloo SV uses the INSPIRATION Clan Power.
[ANZAC]Gods of Olympus SV (Human)🚌 vs [FOUL] The World Tour SV (Undead)✔
[ANZAC] Undeatopia SV (Khemri) vs [FOUL] Feet SV (Elven Union)🚌🔒
[ANZAC] Reavers SV (Necromantic)🚌 ✔ vs [FOUL]ing Is Life SV (Human)
[ANZAC] Malcontents SV (Chaos Dwarf) ✔ vs [FOUL] Subbed in! SV (Nurgle)
[ANZAC] Ogre Da Top SV (Ogre) vs [FOUL] Vindaloo SV (Chaos)✔
No post-draft powers used.
[FOUL] is leading 3-2 in matchups. Only one clan will leave this week undefeated of the two.
[DASH] (0-1) takes on [DAD] (1-0)
Draft Phase
R&R used for Motlee's [Dash] of D-baggery SV (Lizarman) team. DAD uses Hatred of Public Transportation on [DASH] of Bear Paw SV (Kislev).
[DASH] A Terrible Idea SV (Brettonian)🚌 vs [DAD] Big Papa Pump SV (Orc)✔
[DASH] of Lime SV (Elven Union) 🔒 vs [DAD] :hearts: F-News SV (Underworld)🚌
[DASH] of Bear Paw SV (Kislev)🚌 vs [DAD] By Dawn SV (Amazon)🔒
[DASH] of Bob & Weave SV (Amazon) vs [DAD] Pool SV (Lizard)✔
[Dash] of D-baggery SV (Lizard) 🔒 vs [DAD] On Arrival SV (Chaos Dwarf)
No post-draft powers used.
[DAD] holds a 3-2 advantage in the matchup, the week should hinge on the Amazons vs Lizardmen game.
Division 3
[GODS] (1-0) takes on [GROON] (1-0)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[GODS] of Justice SV (Brettonian)🚌 vs [GROON]NineZeroSeven SV (Human)✔
[GODS] of Reptiles SV (Lizard) 🔒 vs [GROON] Baltimorons SV (Khemri)🚌
[GODS] of the Sea SV (Human)🚌 vs [GROON] Dirty Jerz SV (Orc)✔
[GODS] of the Forge SV (Dwarf) vs [GROON] DC Gourmands SV (Dwarf)
[GODS] of the Hunt SV (Elven Union) vs [GROON] DirtyWaterBoys SV (Necromantic)✔
No post-draft powers used.
[GROON] has a 3-1 advantage, but two of those are almost to close to call.
[FOUL²] (0-1) takes on [H2O] (0-1)
Draft Phase
Young Numbless of [FOUL²] Catacomb Kids SV uses the INSPIRATION Clan Power.
[FOUL²] Catacomb Kids SV (Underworld)🚌 vs [H2O] Omens Of Doom SV (Dark Elf)🔒
[FOUL²]ReBBL OffBrand SV (Amazon) 🔒 vs [H2O] Breadtonnia SV (Brettonian)🚌
[FOUL²]ing for Lady SV (Brettonian)🚌 vs [H2O] Bone Collectors SV (Undead)🔒
[FOUL²] Blood SV (Vampire) vs [H2O] Team Has No Name SV (Necromantic)🔒
[Foul²]ing to catch SV (Undead) ✔ vs [H2O] Dwarven Galaxy SV (Dwarf)
No post-draft powers used.
[H2O] leads the draft 3-2, every match should be a lock based on win percentages.
[SUCC] (1-0) takes on [NWO] (0-1)
Draft Phase
[NWO] uses new Blood to switch Brettonians to Dwarves.
[Succ]ing Your Soul - SV (Undead)🚌 ✔ vs [NWO] Stay Paws-itive SV (Necromantic)
[SUCC]ulent ReBBL Meme SV (Wood Elf) 🔒 vs [NWO] Noob's Power SV (Chaos)🚌
[SUCC]y Things SV (Chaos Dwarf)🚌 vs [NWO] UnholyKnights SV (Dwarf)
[SUCC]S 2 B U - SV (Underworld) vs [NWO] Illuminati SV (Human)✔
[SUCC]er Punch - SV (Amazon) vs [NWO] Blodge Plz! SV (Amazon)
No post-draft powers used.
[SUCC] leads 2-1, a game of angry stunties, and a scrum among women, hold the keys to the round.
[AV007] (0-1) takes on [LOWTR] (1-0)
Draft Phase
[AV007] uses new Blood to switch their Skaven to.... Skaven.
[AV007] Woodfinger SV (Wood Elf)🚌 🔒 vs [LOWTR] McDuck Manor SV (Kislev)
[AV007] Shagadelic SV (Norse) ✔ vs [LOWTR] Fellowship SV (Human)🚌
[AV007] Gold Members SV (Amazon)🚌 🔒 vs [LOWTR] Beaucoup Fish SV (Underworld)
[AV007] New-Bloodies SV (Skaven) 🔒 vs [LOWTR] The Klatchians SV (Khemri)
[AV007] Underball SV (Underworld) vs [LOWTR] Slumdog Royals SV (Brettonian)🔒
No post-draft powers used.
[AV007] comes into the week 4-1 in draft advantage. New blooding Skaven into Skaven is a bold move, let's see if it pays off.
[FatKids] (1-0) takes on [HRSY] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[Fatkids] Liquid Diet SV (Vampire)🚌 vs [HrsY] Children of god SV (Dark Elf)🔒
[FatKids] Literally SV (Halfling) ✔ vs [Hrsy]PapyrusBeatsRock SV (Khemri)🚌
[FatKids] Big Bullies SV (Dwarf)🚌 vs [HrsY] The Heretics SV (Necromantic)✔
[FatKids] Jammin' SV (Wood Elf) 🔒 vs [HrsY] Yabby's Cathars SV (Nurgle)
[FatKids] SushiSquad-7 SV (Human) vs [HrsY] The Blasphemers SV (Dwarf)
Home Field Advantage used for [FatKids] Literally SV (Halflings).
The draft is a draw at 2-2. Halflings actually are favored to win a game. Let that sink in.
Division 4
[GD0zz] (0-1) takes on [GD0$] (1-0)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[GD0zz] Daddy Duties SV (Khemri)🚌 vs [GD0$] High Lords [SV] (High Elf)🔒
[GD0zz]Bone Breakerz[SV] (Dwarf) vs [GD0$]Doom Crushers SV (Chaos Dwarf)🚌
[GD0zz] GamingDads Utd SV (Human)🚌 ✔ vs [GD0$]BurgersoftheDay[SV] (Chaos)
[GD0zz]The PUNgents [SV] (Skaven) 🔒 vs [GD0$] TS Thrasherz SV (Orc)
[GD0zz] Bad Dad Jokes[sV] (High Elf) 🔒 vs [GD0$] Avalanche SV (Underworld)
No post-draft powers used.
These coaches are probably sick of playing each other, coming from the same community, but they spared no expense at creating one-sided matchups. Advantage to [GD0zz] 2-1.
[ROLL] (0-1) takes on [NAME] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[ROLL]Out the Corpses SV (Necromantic)🚌 vs [NAME] That Snake SV (Amazon)✔
[ROLL] With It SV (Khemri) 🔒 vs [NAME] Calling Hurts SV (Norse)🚌
[ROLL]With the ChainsawSV (Goblin)🚌 vs [NAME]sCanBeDeceiving SV (Human)🔒
[ROLL] 6 don't [ROLL]1 SV (High Elf) vs [NAME] of the Game SV (Undead)
[ROLL] Stinkfist SV (Human) 🔒 vs [NAME] Your Price SV (Goblin)
Home Field Advantage used for [NAME] Your Price SV (Goblins).
The draft is currently tied up 2-2. Humans are projected to beat Goblins 70% of the time. Perhaps both clans knew this and they both drafted themselves into this position.
[HUGE] (1-0) takes on [BRIBE] (1-0)
Draft Phase
Snoop Ratt from [HUGE] RapStar SV uses the INSPIRATION Clan Power.
[HUGE] Manatee's SV (High Elf)🚌 🔒 vs [BRIBE] GregGregGreg's SV (Vampire)
[HUGE] Valpo Bones SV (Khemri) vs [BRIBE]Ass,Gas,orGrass SV (Human)🚌✔
[Huge] Hommes Forts SV (Brettonian)🚌 vs [BRIBE] NecRomances SV (Necromantic)🔒
[HUGE] Boys Next Dorf SV (Chaos Dwarf) vs [BRIBE] Hunters SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[HUGE] RapStar SV (Skaven) 🔒 vs [BRIBE] Foulish Kings SV (Brettonian)
No post-draft powers used.
Another 2-2 draft tie, but [HUGE]'s wins come with a stronger lock. They should win at least 2 games, a slight upset or a win in the mirror match would give them the round.
[YAR] (1-0) takes on [FABBL] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[YAR] Yaqs Friends SV (Underworld)🚌 vs [FABBL] Dust Bunn1es SV (Undead)🔒
[YAR]Stolen's Treasure SV (Human) vs [FABBL] Goff Rockerz SV (Orc)🚌✔
[YAR] Slayer Pirates SV (Dwarf)🚌 vs [FABBL] Spike Midgets SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[YAR] Older than Time SV (Khemri) vs [FABBL] SHAZAMTOWN SV (Lizard)🔒
[YAR] Salty Seadogs SV (Norse) ✔ vs [FABBL] Ex-Boxer Noobs SV (Elven Union)
No post-draft powers used.
[FABBL] comes into the round favored 3-1.
[KLAANI] (1-0) takes on [ACe] (0-1)
Draft Phase
No pre-draft powers used.
[KLAANI] Wild Russian SV (Kislev)🚌 vs [ACe] The Runaways SV (Amazon)🔒
[KLAANI] Mals SV (Wood Elf) 🔒 vs [ACe] Highlanders SV (Necromantic)🚌
[KLAANI] Val SV (Nurgle)🚌 vs [ACe] Bawaba SV (Khemri)✔
[KLAANI] Wild Tails SV (Lizard) 🔒 vs [ACe] Big Enough SV (Chaos Dwarf)
[KLAANI] Wild Tunes SV (Vampire) vs [ACe]SciLab's Drain SV (Underworld)🔒
No post-draft powers used.
[ACe] has a 3-2 lead in the draft with almost every game being a one-sided lock.


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In the past, fine dining restaurants were temples of gastronomy where patrons would travel for the chance to cross its doors. Although these institutions, especially throughout Europe, prevail, the past few decades have seen chefs such as Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Daniel Boloud and others venture out into concept-driven outposts of their empires in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Toronto. There's a fine line between exposing new customers to the brand, however, and overexposure to the point of market saturation that chefs have to consider.
Unlike the chefs who dream of creating one eponymous restaurant, Jet Tila wants to do concepts rather than one offs. The day of our phone interview, Tila is calling in from the United Health Group, where his food has already fed a projected 2,000 people that day. He's worked with Compass Group to open Asian cafes in tech headquarters such as Google and Intel — and he wants to continue thinking big.
"It's the type of just business I want to be in now," he says frankly. "I like doing TV and corporate conferences. I mean, I grew up in a family where my parents ran seven mom-and-pop restaurants, and they were never home, they were always miserable. This gives me the quality of life, on top of scratching that itch that no one has done it before me."
In addition to their restaurants, Tila's parents owned Los Angeles-based Thai grocery store Bangkok Market. Tila has talked about growing up witnessing how his father used his multiple revenue streams to monetize each segment of the business in an organic way. "I think my first teacher in life was my father," he says. "He had a market, restaurants, an import company and farms. And I think it was just through modeling my life after his that I became an entrepreneur."
The entrepreneurial businessman may appear to clash with the copious amounts of television that Tila undertakes: appearances on Cutthroat Kitchen, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, No Reservations and, most recently, as the new floor reporter on Iron Chef America.
Tila, however, sees the television appearances and the corporate efforts as symbiotic parts of establishing the brand that will propel his work forward.
At the same time, Tila has a strong egalitarian image of dining and empires. "I will always be, in my mind, this poor immigrant kid, so now I think I want everyone to have access to fine dining," he says. "I don't want to build temples for the one per cent of the one per cent. I want to build cities that everyone can live in. I think you're always driven by your upbringing, and my upbringing was never to chase Michelin stars. It was just always to make people happy and teach them something through food."
Over the course of his career, Tila picked up a few lessons along the way. Here are his eight of his tips for budding entrepreneurs in the foodservice realm.
1. Know your strengths
Tila spent five years working at Wazuzu at The Wynn Encore in Vegas, an experience he refers to as the "equivalent of an MBA" in terms of gaining business knowledge. He knew, however, that ultimately he wanted to go in a different direction. "I spent years working for other people, and this life suits me better," he says. "I think part of my satisfaction isn't just from cooking food, but also from creating some businesses. It makes me happy."
2. Don't rush it
The restaurant industry has seen a shift towards chefs striking out on their own, with the end result a plethora of executive chef/owners in their mid-20s. Tila advises learning from others before going your own way. "Don't rush to open a restaurant, by yourself, in your twenties, and not even your thirties", he says. "Work for phenomenal organizations that have proven practices: our version of doctorates or post-grads or MBAs in the culinary world. If you get your MBA, great, but work for companies that are the best in their field, and understand their systems before you start building your own businesses."
3. Build a better business plan
Tila remembers the nerve wracking experience of having to write a business and marketing plan and defend it in front of the Wynn executive board. "You had one fiscal year to either prove that you were a liar or you could achieve your goals. Oh, it scared the crap out of me," he laughs. "I literally dropped out of high school and now had to defend a business plan five years concurrently, and beat budget. Before, I was decent and I was an entrepreneur, but I wasn't a true businessman until I left Wynn in Las Vegas."
4.Learn the basics
An entrepreneur not only has to deal with the food, but focus on marketing, location, profit and loss statements and other elements. "It's about who are you, what do you do, why do you do it better than everyone else," says Tila. "You need to know your costs: labor, food and occupancy and be able to understand a P&L if you're going to be a successful entrepreneur."
5. Go for niches
When brand building, especially in a crowded market such as foodservice, it's crucial to identify gaps in the market. "Understanding what gap you're filling, and within that gap, what your competitive advantage within that gap is," says Tila. "And it's okay to have a plan, but can you see it through, or see it through to fruition? Think of your identity and your story: that's your brand."
6. Negotiate wisely
Tila tells a joking story on Alton Brown's podcast about negotiating his salary at the Wynn, and how when his initial offer was accepted without hesitation ("the most money I had ever made at 30 years old", he says), he knew he should have bid higher. When negotiating, he advises that chefs know their market and their own value and path. "Understand the landscape and do your homework. I went in so unprepared, it was unbelievable, and they had me, but again, if I didn't take that opportunity, I wouldn't be here today," he says. "So, it works both ways. Maximize your money, but understand the value of the opportunity at the same time. Be willing to take a pay cut as an investment in yourself."
7. The value of free
Sometimes, Tila will donate his time — a valuable concept for entrepreneurs, he believes. "I've given thousands and thousands of hours for free, and I still do to this day," he says. "I think it's so important. You might be calculating it as a loss in terms of not generating income for that period of time, but in fact you're actually making it an exponential experience, and that experience basically turns into your CV. It might be giving you an advantage down the line. I know it's done that for me."
8. Don't forget the power of television
Tila strongly believes that his television appearances played a huge role in his career. "I think I was very well appreciated in my industry, but from doing television, the amount of eyeballs that get to see me do my thing is massive," he says. "So in terms of brand building, I don't know if there's anything more important than television, to be brutally honest.It just does not exist in America. As a brand, television can move your value. From a business standpoint, it changes your rate and your credibility in your industry."
And for those chefs who may think that television equates to selling out? "It's always chefs that aren't on TV that say that. I've never been that dumb," laughs Tila.


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H.J.Res.7 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.104th Congress (1995-1996)
BillHide Overview
|Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] (Introduced 01/04/1995)
|House - Judiciary
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays do not exceed total receipts, unless a two-thirds vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess.
Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a two-thirds majority of both Houses becomes law.
Waives these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect. Waives these provisions when the United States is engaged in a military conflict which poses a threat to national security as declared by a joint resolution adopted by a majority of each House.


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HA NOI (VNS) — The Ha Noi economy is picking up steam in most areas. Gross domestic product this year is estimated at 8.8 per cent, within the target for the year of 8.5-9 per cent.
Vice-chairman of the municipal People's Committee, Vu Hong Khanh, told the 11th session of the Ha Noi People's Council here yesterday that revenue to the State budget was forecast to reach more than VND128.9 trillion (US$ 6.1 billion) this year, or 102.1 per cent of the original goal.
Expenditure is expected to cost more than VND51.1 trillion ($2.4 billion).
Participants also reflected on the city's 2014 socio-economic performance, national defence-security and development orientations for 2015.
Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, National Assembly Vice-chairwoman, said Ha Noi should step up the pace of administrative reform and listen to thoughts and aspirations of its local community. — VNS


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Check out our new Facebook page everyone! It's looked after by some of our young coaches and is a great way for gymnasts and parents to send messages to us, check out what's happening at the club, up to date news, ask questions etc.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Beth makes history again!!!
Team GB's Beth Tweddle MBE has won BRONZE in the women's uneven bars final; the first ever individual medal for British Gymnastics and the first medal otherwise since the 1928 Games team bronze in Amsterdam. Britain's Kristian Thomas also finished in 8th place in the men's vault final.
The line-up for the women's bars final was one of the strongest ever seen, including 2008 Olympic Champion He (CHN) and the 2012 all-around Olympic Champion, Douglas (USA). He (CHN) was up first, setting a high benchmark score of 15.933. When Beth came onto the podium the arena erupted, yet she looked calm and collected. She performed an excellent routine, linking all of her difficult connections with just a step back on her dismount to score 15.916 to take the BRONZE. The eventual winner was Mustafina (RUS) who put in an almost flawless performance to take the gold with 16.133.
In the men's vault final, Kristian Thomas performed a fantastic double piked Yurchenko for his first vault to score 16.366 but unfortunately sat down his second- the handspring double front tucked- to score an average of 15.533 and place 8th.
Beth Tweddle MBE: "It's the best feeling in the world to win the bronze medal, there was one point today I thought I'd end in 4th like in Beijing 08, so I'm really happy. This was the one medal missing from my collection; this is the one I really wanted. I tried to keep calm and do what I do best and the crowd were amazing, as soon as I walked into the arena it was incredible. I haven't made any future plans yet, I definitely won't be in Rio but I'm happy to go home now and have a bit of a holiday and get back into the gym; if my hearts in it I will continue. I had a step on my dismount but at the end of the day I had to go for the difficult dismount to challenge for a medal. To be honest I could say 'what if' but I'm not disappointed in the slightest, any medal, any colour is what I always said I wanted, so I'm extremely happy."
Amanda Reddin (Beth's coach): "It's been a long four years for Beth, Its all she's wanted and I'm really happy for her. It's all due to the fabulous support from British Gymnastics and the National Lottery and now there is only one way to go and that's forwards. She's the only gymnast I've ever worked with that's given 100% day in day out and I'm very proud she walked through my door all those years ago."
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2012 Olympic Games - Rhythmic Qualifications Day 2
Britain's Francesca Jones finished 24th in the rhythmic gymnastics individual competition scoring 94.625 points.
The six time British champion excelled at Wembley Arena, embracing the crowd to produce a mainly stunning display over the two day qualification process which at one point saw her on track for GBR's highest ever Olympic placing, but was let down by mistakes in her final clubs routine.
Although the result wasn't enough for her to make the top ten final, it is still considered a fine performance by Frankie who has proudly led the sport in Britain for the last decade. Following up from a very positive first day with the ball and hoop, which had her placed in 21st, Frankie continued to shine with a beautiful opening ribbon routine scoring her 23.900 but fell apart with the grand finale, the clubs, which began well but mid-way one club flew off the floor and she had to scramble to re-focus, pick up the reserve club, and finish for 21.975.
A tearful Frankie said "At the moment I'm just so sorry to have let everyone down with my last routine. The support has been beyond my imagination and to not quite do it for them is devastating for me. The Olympic experience has been unbelievable but at the moment I just want to say sorry to everyone."
Team GB's rhythmic group of Rachel Smith, Louisa Pouli, Georgina Cassar, Francesca Fox, Jade Falkner and Lynne Hutchison, finished in 12th place after two fantastic performances. The Team GB group put in a superb display with their three ribbons and two hoops on the second day of qualifications, the crowd loved every minute of the spectacular performance which earned them 23.850 for total of 48.000 and 12th place.
Again, although they did not do enough to make the final, the group really did themselves, the sport and the country proud with two fantastic routines as Britain's first ever group at an Olympic Games.
Lynne Hutchison- group- "To strike that final pose and hear the crowd's reception was unbelievable and shows that all the months of hard work were worth it. We have proved we can compete on the same stage as these amazing groups and I really hope people have been inspired by what we've achieved."
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Friday, 10 August 2012
2012 Olympic Games - Rhythmic Qualifications Day 1
On day one of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at Wembley Arena, the Team GB Rhythmic group of Louisa Pouli, Rachel Smith, Jade Falkner, Lynne Hutchison, Georgina Cassar and Francesca Fox finished in 11th with 24.150.
In the group competition, the first day of competition saw the 12 teams competing with five balls. The GB group, including Esprit's Jade Faulkner, looked confident with big smiles as they walked into the arena and their performance reflected this, they didn't put a foot wrong and performed beautifully for 24.150 and 11th place on day 1.
GB group - Rachel Smith : "It's one of the best routines we've done and to do it out there as Britian's first ever Olympic group is amazing. The crowd were unbelievable and we just hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. It's our aim to get as many people as possible watching our sport and to raise the profile as much as we can during the Games."
Tomorrow (Friday 10th August), from 12pm, we will see Francesca Jones's ribbon and club routines and the group will then perform their routine with three ribbons and two hoops on day 2 of qualifications.
In the group competition, the first day of competition saw the 12 teams competing with five balls. The GB group, including Esprit's Jade Faulkner, looked confident with big smiles as they walked into the arena and their performance reflected this, they didn't put a foot wrong and performed beautifully for 24.150 and 11th place on day 1.
GB group - Rachel Smith : "It's one of the best routines we've done and to do it out there as Britian's first ever Olympic group is amazing. The crowd were unbelievable and we just hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. It's our aim to get as many people as possible watching our sport and to raise the profile as much as we can during the Games."
Tomorrow (Friday 10th August), from 12pm, we will see Francesca Jones's ribbon and club routines and the group will then perform their routine with three ribbons and two hoops on day 2 of qualifications.
Good luck girls, history has been made!
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Monday, 6 August 2012
Article from British Gymnasts...
Team GB's Louis Smith and Max Whitlock took SILVER and BRONZE in the men's artistic pommel horse final; the first silver medal for GB in gymnastics since the 1908 London Games and the first silver individual apparatus medal in history.
Nineteen year old Max Whitlock stepped up fourth to compete amongst a strong field which saw him qualify down in eighth but with a clean slate in finals, he took the stage knowing anything was possible. Whitlock produced the routine of his life for 15.600 to put him into the lead half way through the final and he was only pushed down to third by Berki (HUN) the eventual winner and his teammate Smith.
With Louis Smith's rival Berki (HUN) posting such a huge score of 16.066, Smith knew he needed to perform his most difficult routine to be in with a chance of winning the gold. With the entire crowd behind him, he did not disappoint and produced an almost flawless routine that was good enough to match his rival Berki (HUN). However, with tie breaking rules going down to execution, Smith 0.1 less than Berki, ended up with the silver.
Fantastic results, well done from everyone at Esprit!
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Thursday, 2 August 2012
GB men make history again!
Team GB's Kristian Thomas and Daniel Purvis finished a historic 7th and 13th in the men's all-around final yesterday at the North Greenwich arena; the best results for Great Britain since bronze in the 1908 London Games. Well done from everyone at Esprit!
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Esprit at EuroGym, Portugal
|A chilly summers day in the UK before we left
Esprit's Display Team set off from Swindon at 6am for Gatwick for a flight to Porto on Saturday 14th July to represent Great Britain at the 8th Eurogym in Coimbra Portugal.
Sunday saw us at the opening ceremony and a long parade through the city before arriving at the Stadium.
|Coimbra, what a difference and how beautiful
On Monday morning we were City Orienteering and finding our way round, learning about some of the history of the area before our first performance at the Dolce Vita shopping centre in the afternoon, this is a 4 storey mall and Coimbra's 2nd largest shopping centre.
|Esprit and the rest of the GB delegation
The performance went down well, with passers by and delegations from other countries clapping and cheering very loudly. The girls then had some free time before supporting the City of Birmingham performance and a walk to the Stadium for a gala rehearsal before finishing at 11pm.
|Elise carrying the flag
9am Tuesday saw us at a Capoeira workshop on a field before being transported to an assault course in army trucks for boot camp in 38 degree heat!
There was time for a spot of lunch before another great performance outside the Santa Cruz Church in the centre of Coimbra.
|On our way to Boot Camp!
It was then a short bus ride to the Stadium for another Gala rehearsal and yet another 11pm finish, phew!
Wednesday morning the girls had fun on pedalo's whilst Liz and myself relaxed, drank coffee and watched them all enjoy some well deserved free time.
In the evening they performed with the rest of the British delegation at the gala performance to over ten thousand people! The girls loved it and so did the audience.
|Closing Ceremony
After an amazing night we were all up early again on Thursday at a Hip hop workshop which was great, before tumbling which was also fantastic.
We then went to the stadium where the girls performed Hip Hop at the closing ceremony, where Elise proudly carried in the GB flag, before the farewell party.
There was a bit of T-shirt swapping with the French and the Portuguese before returning to the hostel to pack for our early morning start back to the UK.
It really was an amazing experience for the whole Great Britain delegation, including our Esprit gymnasts and we can't wait for EuroGym 2014 in Sweden.
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012
GB girls do a great job!
GB's Artistic girls couldn't quite emulate the stunning performance of the men's team yesterday, but they more than did themselves justice with a fantastic 6th place at the Olympic team final, their best ever Olympic team placing. Everyone at Esprit say's well done, we were all riveted to the TV watching your brilliant performances.
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City of Bones is on my list this week too. I enjoyed The Book Thief and Miss Peregrine!
The Pirates Wish is so good. I wish there were more books in that duology. (there are two novellas, but that's not nearly enough) I loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone, but I can understand why some people don't like it or aren't interested in reading it (Same goes for TMI). Angelfall, was a surprise, I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it turned out to be a really enjoyable read.
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I highly recommend Bitter Kingdom and Miss Peregrine!
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From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 10 December 1781
To Vergennes
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Passy, Decr 10. 1781.
M. Grand, our Banker, acquaints me, that there will be wanting to discharge the old Bills drawn by Congress upon Mr Lawrens, Mr Adams and Mr Jay, with the usual Drafts on myself, all payable by the End of this Month, about the Sum of Five hundred thousand Livres;8 and that probably nearly as much more will be wanting for the Month of January, when our great Difficulty occasioned by that irregular Proceeding before the first of March last will be over.9 I request your Excellency therefore to order into Mr. Grand's Hands One Million of the Dutch Loan, in such Proportions as he may want from time to time to discharge those Bills.—
With great Respect, I am Sir Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble Servant.
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8. Less than three weeks earlier Grand had estimated the shortfall would be 326,061 l.t., provided that the French government loaned another 816,000 l.t. BF signed a loan certificate for that amount on Dec. 4: Grand to BF, Nov. 22, above.
9. It was not until April 10, 1781, that Congress passed a resolution to limit the drawing of bills of exchange on its representatives in Europe: XXXV, 379.
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The Turkish lira has collapsed to an all-time low against the dollar, but the country's leader has brushed aside concerns, telling Turks "we have our God." The Turkish President Recep Erdogan then followed those comments up Friday by urging Turks to sell dollars and gold and buy lira.
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A predictable 14-member West Indies Women's squad has been named for the imminent tour to Australia.
The tour, starting later this month, comprises four Twenty20 Internationals and four One-Day Internationals, the first three of which will count towards the ICC Women's Championship.
The IWC is a multi-year, bilateral competition between the top eight international women's sides that will lead to qualification for the 2017 ICC Women's World Cup to be hosted by the England & Wales Cricket Board.
All of the players in the squad, except fast bowler Subrina Munroe, played in the just-concluded home series against New Zealand Women. Munroe, the Guyanese right-hander, last played for the West Indies in February during their disastrous tour of New Zealand.
The team will once again be led by wicketkeeper/batter Merissa Aguilleira who will have Stafanie Taylor as her deputy.
The squad is set to depart from Barbados on October 14, arriving in Sydney on October 17, where they will begin a ten-day training camp.
Meanwhile Cricket Australia have included elite players Ellyse Perry and Jess Cameron in a strong 12-member squad to face the West Indies Women in two warm-up Twenty20 matches.
The two matches will precede the Commonwealth Bank International Women's Series between the two teams which runs from November 2 to18.
"Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars players Ellyse Perry and Jess Cameron have been included in the squad to provide them with further match practice following interrupted preparation due to their respective injuries," said chairperson of selectors Julie Savage.
She continued: "The matches will also provide further elite competition for Delissa Kimmince and Megan Schutt."
Though only 23, Perry has emerged as the leader of the Aussie seam attack and has already played five Tests, 60 ODIs and 59 T20Is.
Cameron, meanwhile, is a solid middle-order batsman who bowls leg-spin and can also keep wicket and has played three Tests, 48 ODIs and 55 T20Is.
They will be joined by rookies Kimmince and Schutt, both of whom have played only a handful of international matches.
The Australia XI will face West Indies Women in the first match at Stirling Oval in Canberra on October 21st and again a day later at Manuka Oval.
"The tour matches will provide an excellent opportunity for the next tier of T20 talent in the country to test themselves against one of the most dynamic teams in women's cricket," Savage said.
West Indies squad: Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Stafanie Taylor (vice-captain), Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Subrina Munroe, Shaquana Quintyne, Tremayne Smartt, Shakera Selman
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Aussie select team: Ellyse Perry (captain), Jess Cameron (vice-captain), Jemma Barsby, Nicola Carey, Rhiannon Dick, Grace Harris, Emma Inglis, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Angela Reakes, Megan Schutt, Kara Sutherland.


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The rich landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victim's best friend, Dr. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blazing eyes and jaws. In order to protect Baskerville's heir, Sir Henry, who's arriving to London from Canada, Dr. Mortimer asks for Sherlock Holmes' help, telling him also of the so-called Baskervilles' curse, according to which a monstrous hound has been haunting and killing the family males for centuries, in revenge for the misdeeds of one Sir Hugo Baskerville, who lived at the time of Oliver Cromwell.
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Country music's Zac Brown Band bring its "Chicken Fried" sound back to the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles this summer.
Joining an entertainment lineup that includes country star Keith Urban, the platinum-selling band will perform July 20 at the Paso Robles Event Center — marking the third time the group has taken the stage at the Chumash Grandstand Arena.
Known for songs such as "Toes," "Colder Weather" and "Knee Deep," the Zac Brown Band has won three Grammy Awards, including best country album for 2013's "Uncaged."
Its seventh studio album, "Welcome Home," is slated to hit store shelves in May.
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You may seek, but you may not always find your lily. In this case, however, you can find Nihilizm's new single "Lily" in stores starting November 5th! Since their start last November, they have come out with a DVD and two singles. Their third single's release involves a choice between the regular edition and the limited edition. Which "Lily" will you pluck?
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Berne, 04 June 2012
The 4G pilot project, which has been running since December 2011 in seven tourist regions and 11 Swisscom Shops, is a total success. Thanks also to the mobile radio frequencies that it successfully acquired in the auction in February 2012, Swisscom is now in an optimum position to equip the network with cutting-edge 4G technology and provide an ultra-high-speed mobile customer experience as early as the end of 2012 not only in these tourist areas, but also in twelve towns and cities. Swisscom will begin to roll out the technology across the country in 2013.
From the beginning of December 2011 until Easter, an average of 210 customers a week tested the new 4G mobile communications technology in the tourist regions and were able to benefit from mobile speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Sending e-mails and surfing the Internet were the focus of these tests. A survey showed that 97 percent of the pilot customers would recommend 4G.
Swisscom had planned to continue the first pilot phase until mid-2012. Now the project is to be extended by the addition of parts of Berne and Zurich, continued until the end of the year and then flow seamlessly into the introduction of 4G on the Swisscom mobile network. Customers gain access to the ultra-high-speed network as a pilot offer for CHF 19 per week or CHF 60 per month. The offer is available in the Swisscom Shops.
Over the next five years Swisscom will invest close to CHF 1.5 billion in the mobile network of the future and by so doing fulfil the expectations confirmed in a number of tests by its award of the rating "best network". This amount is in line with the previously communicated total investment. Swisscom will provide 4G in twelve Swiss towns and cities from December 2012, with the nationwide rollout getting under way as early as 2013. This will mark a new age in the mobile Internet, offering the possibility of fast online gaming, video conferencing, very high quality TV, the ability to upload photos within seconds and even faster surfing.
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It is located ahead of the radiator, behind the lower front bumper grill.
Hi all
Can anyone tell me where the Amarok 4Motion's external temperature sensor is located? I find it fairly accurate most times, but while driving slowly (usually in the game reserve) I find that the temperature shown is unrealistically high. Obviously there is a lack of air circulation around the sensor, or it is too close to the road surface, or both, or something else that affects it at low speeds ...
Just curious.
It is located ahead of the radiator, behind the lower front bumper grill.
2019 Tiguan Allspace 2.0TDI 4Motion DSG R-Line
2019 Cross Up!
2016 Metalian Maxi
Will go look for it - thanks.
Facing the vehicle, on the lower right hand side, in the bottom grille.
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2013 VW Amarok DC 2.0 BTDi 8-Speed Auto (1 Maart 2013 - 16 Julie 2017)
2009 Mercedes C220 CDi
2006 Desert Wolf Leo
2004 Mitsubishi Colt 2.8TDi DC 4x4 Rodeo (Junie 2004 - Febr 2013)
2004 VW Polo 1.4 TDi (Verkoop)
Thanks Attie
Weird - my Amarok does exactly the same... I was driving in traffic yesterday and then it just goes up and up - from 21 degrees to 28 degrees in a few minutes. When you start driving it goes down again. Wonder if it is the sensor that is crazy?
According to the Manual it can show higher temperature due to engine heat at slow speeds.
From my experience it is engine heat, and/or if the sun was shining from the front while stationary.
I think you need constant speed of at least 60 - 80 km/h for some time to get reliable air temperature readings.
And I think that is the case for most vehicles.
Herman Meyer.
2014 Amarok DC 4Motion Auto ,
2015-02-03: Bush Lapa Miskewer 394.


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Invoicing Issues
There may be occasions where invoices are not generated as expected by the system. The problem is usually a misconfiguration or human error, this page explains the symptoms, causes and resolutions to the most common invoicing problems.
Invoices/Payment Reminders not Generated
First please ensure the Overdue Notices option in unticked on the client's Profile tab, ticking the option will prevent overdue notices being sent to the client.
If the Email Templates are not present then the system will be unable to send an email, so review Setup > Email Templates and ensure the Invoice Created and Overdue Notice emails templates are listed.
Invoice generation, payment reminders and account suspension/termination are some of the tasks handled by the daily cron job in accordance with your Automation Settings. If you find that some or none of the above are occurring then this could indicate the cron job is not running successfully.
Begin by reviewing Utilities > Logs > Activity Log and ensure you see a number of entries beginning "Cron Job" each day. The final entry every day should be "Cron Job: Completed".
- If you see no Cron Job entries at-all this means you have not configured your automation cron correctly, you must do this per our installation instructions. The relevant documentation can be found at cron job.
- If you see some Cron Job entries but none after "Cron Job: Running Usage Stats Update" your cron is getting stuck at the Usage Stats Update stage. The most likely cause of this error is that you have an old server in Setup > Servers that is no longer available.
To resolve this, you should update or remove any inactive or offline servers from Setup > Servers so that they can all be connected to successfully. Or alternatively Update Usage Statistics can be disabled under Setup > Automation Settings.
- Finally, if you see some Cron Job entries but no "Cron Job: Completed" entry this suggests the cron is being terminated prematurely by your server. Please increase the memory_limit setting in your server's php.ini to 64M or 128MB which should easily be sufficient. Then see if things improve and you start getting the cron job report again over the next few days.
If the cron still doesn't complete with the increased memory limit please ensure display_errors is enabled in the server's PHP configuration and enable the Setup > General Settings > Other tab > Display Errors option, then run the cron manually by visiting the cron.php file in your browser. You should now see an error output to the screen. We have collected some of the most most common errors and their causes, refer to the appropriate page in the following sections:
Items Not Invoicing
There are a couple of reasons for invoices not generating, the most obvious are that there's a cancellation request for the service or it's in cancelled, terminated, fraud or expired status. For domains the Disable Auto Renew option could be ticked which stops renewal invoices being generated automatically. It could also be that the cron job is not being run, please refer to the above to check that.
Invoices are only generated once the service's Next Due Date is within the Setup > Automation Settings > Invoice Generation value, so if the Next Due Date is in the future no invoice will be generated. For example if today's date is 01/01/2012:
Next Due Date: 07/01/2012
Invoice Generation: 7
= Invoice will generate.
Next Due Date: 08/01/2012
Invoice Generation: 7
= Invoice not generated.
If it's none of those then it's possible an invoice was generated but then deleted by a member of staff - you'd need to check the client's Log tab for any Invoice Deleted or Order Deleted entries. WHMCS never generates duplicate invoices for the same service on the same due date, so if a new invoice is required after deleting an invoice you would need to manually move the Next Due Date forward/back by 1 day. Doing this should get invoice generation going again.
Double Invoices/Charges/Blank Invoices
There are several invoicing issues all caused by a common misconfiguration, the symptoms are; two invoices being generated for the same service and due date, a client being double-charged for the same invoice or a completely blank invoice being generated.
This is caused by the cron job being run twice at the same time, the cron should only be run once per day and never simultaneously. To confirm this review Utilities > Logs > Activity Log there should only be one "Cron Job: Completed" entry per day. If there is more than one check the server's cron job configuration to ensure there is only one entry for the cron.php file in accordance with our our documentation.
Tax Not Applied to Invoices
If tax is not applied to an invoice this means WHMCS believe it is not eligible under your tax rules. First ensure tax is enabled and the relevant Apply Tax options are ticked on the Tax Rules page, if it's an invoice for a product ensure this option is ticked in the product configuration.
Secondly ensure the Tax Exempt checkbox is unticked on the client's Profile tab. This may have been ticked by a member of staff or our EU VAT Invoicing Addon Module (if activated).
Finally the client might not match any of your tax rules, the state/country must be an exact match and is case sensitive. So for example if a tax rule exists for the state "TX" and the client's state is "Texas" these do not match and therefore tax would not be applied. Therefore two tax rules would be required, one for "TX" and another for "Texas". Any changes will be applied to subsequent invoices, existing invoices will not be changed.
Multiple Invoices for the same Service
Multiple invoices for the same service but with different due dates may be generated if the service has a due date in the past. This usually occurs with services imported using the WHM/cPanel importer or services added manually by a member of staff where the Next Due Date is left at 00/00/0000. As this due date is in the past WHMCS is generating all invoices between then and today to ensure the client is fully paid up.
To correct this change the Next Due Date to the date of the client's next payment via their Products/Services tab. Any erroneous invoices can safely be deleted/cancelled.


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This story was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune on November 5, 2005.
WATFORD CITY - They were hard working family men and one cold January night in 1931, they committed murder.
The 70 or so men who took the law and a life into their own hands are most likely dead and buried now. They've joined in death the same man around whose neck they looped a hangman's noose and pushed off Cherry Creek bridge near Watford City.
The dead man swung, his neck snapped apart, a deep purplish rope burn under his chin.
He was Charles Bannon, and he has the ignoble legacy of having been the last person lynched in North Dakota.
No names of the lynching party ever publicly surfaced. No one ever confessed his part to the authorities the governor sent to McKenzie County in 1931 to investigate the lynching, or anytime in later years.
In the eyes of the law, they were as guilty of murder as the man they killed, and the statute of limitations for murder never runs out.
Who they were will always be McKenzie County's darkest secret.
As years go by, men and women who were children listening in their beds when their fathers or older brothers went off into the darkness that night will be gone, too. The secret will be lost to time, like white mist on a dark night curling into nothingness.
There remains a fascination with the story of Charles Bannon, a story so awful it caused good men to cross a moral barrier few humans pass over. The story is well told in the museum in Watford City, located in the new Long X Trading Post visitor center.
It is also well told in a small book written by Dennis Johnson, who combines a private practice with his work as McKenzie County state's attorney.
Johnson's book "End of the Rope" enjoys brisk sales in the museum. The lynching exhibit piques visitors' interest in the book. On display is the original hemp rope used to hang Bannon, a heavy black stocking cap supposedly pulled down over his head and a black mask worn by one of the lynching party.
It is a ghastly collection - ghastly like the murders Bannon committed.
In his book, Johnson doesn't ponder the morality of the lynching. He doesn't ask readers to decide whether then, in those hardscrabble times and circumstances, it was right or wrong in the eyes of God, or their own humanity.
It was done. And it was considered deserved, in light of the savage butchery Bannon committed and a desire to mete out justice in a state with no death penalty and fairly primitive law and legal systems back then, Johnson said.
One wonders if the lynch mob members were troubled, or if the blood on their hands weighed heavy on their hearts the remainder of their lives.
They were farm and ranchmen and they raised good McKenzie County sons and daughters.
If they couldn't sleep well every Jan. 29 as long as they lived, no one knows, at least who's ever said.
Right or wrong? "I'd have to think about that," Johnson said. "It's a question we've never really asked ourselves."
Readers who don't know the story, based here on Johnson's book, can draw their own conclusion.
Murdered family
Albert and Lulia Haven farmed about six miles northeast of Watford City. In the '30s, they were more properly described to be living about a mile north of Schafer, the slowly fading county seat of McKenzie County, where the jailhouse was located and other county buildings had been situated.
Today, the stone jailhouse is all that remains at Schafer from those years. Had the railroad not intervened in the town's importance by locating closer to Watford City, it would have a lovely town site still today in the half-mile wide valley of Cherry Creek with rolling hills on either side.
The Havens were considered good farmers. They were also considered prosperous by the standards of the Dirty Thirties, though old black-and-white photographs lend a grim countenance to the plain wooden buildings and dirt yard at the Haven farm.
When events unfolded, Albert was 50, Lulia was 39. They had four children: Daniel, 18, Leland 14, Charles, 2, and Mary, 2 months.
The Havens had farmed near Schafer for about 10 years.
It was realized around the community that none of the family had been seen since Feb. 9, 1930.
The postmaster complained the family's mail was piling up and becoming a nuisance. Seed loan payments weren't being made. Albert Haven's insurance lapsed after 15 years of regular payments. The family's relatives from Wanamingo, Minn., told local authorities they hadn't heard from the Havens, who had regularly communicated until then.
McKenzie County Sheriff C. A. Jacobson went out to the farm to have a look around. He encountered Charles Bannon, reportedly a hired hand.
Bannon said he was taking care of the place and told the sheriff the Havens had pulled stakes and left for Colton, Ore., an act not unheard of in the Depression era.
The sheriff followed up. A telegram from the Colton postmaster denied any Havens were living thereabouts.
Bannon also said he'd taken the Havens to the Williston train station, but the ticket master could remember nothing that clarified that, either.
It wasn't until Dec. 12, 1930 - 10 months after the Havens had last been seen - that Charles Bannon was arrested for larceny, when it was discovered he had sold hogs and taken all the grain, straw and hay from the Haven farm. He was living in the Havens' house.
Sheriff Jacobson walked through the house and discovered the family's warm winter coats and caps and mittens, children's toys and personal belongings.
"I was conscious of grim forebodings as I walked through those rooms filled with the dusty, silent evidence of their former occupants," the sheriff commented.
The sheriff took Bannon to jail at Williston, fearing for the arrested man's safety as talk of foul play swirled around the small town and countryside.
The following day, Bannon met with his mother, Ella Bannon, a local schoolteacher, attorney A. J. Knox and a minister.
He confessed to them that Mrs. Haven had gone insane and killed her entire family, except for Charles, the 2-year-old. He drew a map showing where he'd helped her bury the bodies. He said she paid him $100 to take her to the train station.
Authorities went out to the Haven farm and started digging in a manure pile, where parts of small Charles Haven's decomposed body were found.
In a nearby straw pile, the authorities uncovered the overall-clad bodies of a man and a youth, and the body of a boy dressed in a suit and Sunday shoes - Albert, Daniel and Leland Haven.
Knox exclaimed there was something else at the bottom of the straw pile.
With a wide-tined fork, the sheriff uncovered the tiny legs of Mary Haven, and then a shocking surprise, the gray hair of Lulia Haven.
Charles Bannon had lied, again.
Some of the remains of Lulia and Charles Haven were later found in a nearby wolf den, where they'd been dragged by horseback.
Bannon changed his story once more, and then finally confessed to having killed Daniel by accident and the rest of the family because he was scared.
Based on letters found in Charles Bannon's possession, his father, James, was accused of complicity and extradited from Oregon to North Dakota.
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Prairie justice
Charles Bannon was brought from the Williston jail to the Schafer jail for a court appearance since the murder charges were in McKenzie County.
Locals were convinced he would be taken back to Williston and possibly never convicted.
On Jan. 29, 1931, sometime after midnight, Bannon was reading in a small cage-like cell in the jail. James Bannon and wheat thief Fred Makie were both sleeping.
Outside, in the bone-chilling January night, men from around McKenzie County began to converge on Schafer, driving slope-backed coupes and old model pickups down hard dirt roads to get there.
Someone cut the telephone wire into Schafer.
The deputy wouldn't let them in the jail, so the men, at an estimated 70 to 75 in number, pounded and broke down the steel door.
Lovella Assen, the 24-year-old county clerk, was in a house across from the jail playing cards.
The man of the house told the women to lock the doors, not look out, and stay put until he returned.
"The sound of the timbers beating against the door was the most terrible sound I ever heard," Assen said.
Makie, the wheat thief, said that during the long and thunderous pounding, James Bannon stood leaning, grasping the edge of his bed for support.
Charles Bannon remained seated cross-legged on his bunk, head down, looking straight toward the jail door.
Neither Bannon spoke. When the men broke through they locked the sheriff, the deputy, Fred Makie and James Bannon in the jail and took Charles Bannon out into the night.
Their first destination with the accused murder was a mile north to the Haven farm. They wanted the truth once and for all, they said.
However, C.E. Evanson, executor of the property, stood them off with a rifle.
They backtracked to the bridge over Cherry Creek. They tied Bannon's hands behind his back, tied the hangman's noose around his neck and the other end to the bridge railing. The men lifted him to the railing and yelled at him to jump.
Charles Bannon's last words, it's said, were "You boys started this, you will have to finish this."
He was still gently swaying at the end of the rope when Watford City Police Chief Hans Nelson found him at 2:30 a.m.
"It was a cold, misty night. The body was hanging from the bridge, just barely turning in that cold grisly night," the chief said.
After the lynching
Johnson said based on all the stories he's heard over the years and his own research, he believes there were three primary reasons the men of McKenzie County were riled to blood lust.
The first was the smell of the Hovens' bodies, stored in the local livery station in Watford City for lack of mortuary facilities.
The second was that while murder was heinous enough, Bannon had killed children, one a toddler, one a fragile tiny baby.
The third was that an unnamed earlier date the three young daughters of a rural Watford City family were found huddled together dead in a burned house by their parents who'd been to a movie in town.
Charles Bannon had been the family's hired man, and it was suspected he'd tried to steal money from the cellar, but had been interrupted by the girls.
Johnson said nothing he's heard over the years makes him think people in the community second-guessed whether the lynching was the right action.
"It was fairly well understood that he got what he deserved," he said.
By today's legal standards, so many parts of the investigation were mishandled that Bannon might never have been convicted.
Johnson said Bannon was never read his rights or informed of his right to an attorney during questioning.
Then, his own attorney handed over his confession, helped authorities find the bodies and implored the accused "to tell the truth."
Johnson said it's possible a jury would have acquitted Bannon, though James Bannon was convicted of the murders and spent 19 years in prison.
He was released from prison in 1950 because of terminal illness and died shortly thereafter.
Gov. George Shafer called the lynching "shameful" and ordered an immediate investigation, conducted by the attorney general, adjutant general and the head of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Attorney General James Morris concluded that the lynching was well planned in advance and that "three or more leaders kept the mob organized and under control."
No mob member was ever identified, even by Sheriff Sivert Thompson.
Locals said the sheriff was "wise" to not have been able to recognize the four men whose masks he tore off when he was subdued at the jail.
The state investigation did not turn up the name of even one of the lynch group members.
Shortly after the lynching, a bill to revive capital punishment for murder in North Dakota was introduced in the Legislature. The Senate rejected it 28 to 21.
The men who lynched Charles Bannon settled into the background of ranch and farm life in McKenzie County.
They never organized again, and never had been part of any secret organization or club.
They rose up, finding courage in their numbers, to take justice into their own hands and probably out of a desire to protect their own families in the event the system would fail them.
They also committed murder by lynching, for the last time in North Dakota's history.
Johnson said to understand their act, one has to understand the fear and the outrage of the day.
"They didn't see themselves as murderers," he said.
"I don't think they felt remorse, since no one's guilt ever caused them to step forward and confess."


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I have been, or can be if you click on a link and make a purchase, compensated via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value for writing this post. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.
This post, The Best Bread is Made with Fresh Ground Grains, was made possible thanks to Mockmill providing a unit for review. Links in this post are affiliate ones which means we may earn a small commission when you purchase through them. The limited time deal with my coupon code is awesome for anyone wanting a mill at home.
I remember well when my mother brought a bread machine into the house. Using recipes from some of the small cookbooks, we made some incredible tasting bread. There is nothing like the smell and taste of freshly baked bread.
About a year before we got married, my then fiancee purchased a basic bread machine for me (well, us as he'd soon reap the rewards, too.) There was such beauty in using the delayed timer feature and waking to a house which smells of freshly baked bread.
Fast forward several years to our recent arrival in Alaska. At the homeschool curriculum fair our charter school runs, I met a lady who is passionate about whole grains including grinding your own grain for bread. Her bread tasted good. Real good. Much better than some of the store-bought 'healthy' whole grain breads made shelf stable.
Why Use Fresh Ground Grains in Your Bread?
I sat through a basic bread making class with the boys. We learned about the huge disparity in nutritional value between bread made with freshly ground grains and those made with flour from the store. Even the 'whole wheat' flour from the store is not as packed with nutrition compared to that you grind at home.
When grains are processed to be sold as flour commercially, the initial flour is sifted to remove the bran (goodbye fiber!), wheat germ and wheat germ oil. The end result is a flour with less nutritional value with the need to add back the nutrition. Some parts of a whole grain (e.g. the wheat germ oil) lead to the flour going rancid more quickly than the fully processed white counterpart.
You can find a wealth of information out there on the benefits. For me, I like to just know that my nutrition is as optimal as possible when I use fresh ground grains to make breads and other baked goods. The bonus is that the final product is usually tastier, too. (I don't promise pretty, though!)
How to Get Fresh Ground Grains at Home
To get fresh ground grains at home, you either need to buy a grain mill or have a nearby friend with one willing to grind your grains for you.
There are several mills on the marketplace. Each has pros and cons. For many of us, the cons include a large footprint (needing a place to store a large mill on your counter or in a cabinet) and the noise the mill creates.
New to the market, the Mockmill helps to eliminate those 2 negatives. The Mockmill is attached to a Kitchen Aid mixer with a much smaller storage footprint than other mills. And, the noise generated by the Mockmill is noticeably less than other mills I have tried.
For those who are unfamiliar with different mill companies, the Mockmill is the latest one from the Wolfgang Mock Company. Wolfgang Mock is what some might consider a pioneer in the push for home grain mills and eating whole grains. He became convinced of the benefits eating whole-grain diet could provide and sought a way to mill his own flour more expediently than with a hand crank mill. Dissatisfaction with the electric mills on the marketplace in the 1970s, he built his own and soon found himself in business. (Read more of Wolfgang Mock's story.)
You want the grinding process to produce the best flour possible. The Mockmill uses true ceramic-bonded corundum stone, which produces very fine flour and will not wear down in time. It also does not raise the temperature of the flour in the grinding process, something that can alter the overall quality of the nutrients.
Using a Mockmill for Fresh Ground Grains
Set up is relatively easy, especially if you've ever used an attachment on your Kitchen Aid stand mixer. You match the end of the Mockmill to the receiver on your KitchenAid. As the mill might not be fully upright when you attach it, you'll need to gently twist the mill to get it into place before adding the screw to lock it into place.
The first time you use the Mockmill, you need to clean the stones by grinding a grain like rice. This flour is then tossed as it contains residue from the stones. I used about 3/4 cup of a good quality white rice to do the cleaning. As you can see, there was still room in the hopper.
Once the mill has been cleaned, you can start grinding your grain. The Mockmill offers many options of grains that can be milled.
For my initial run, I used Prairie Gold, a spring hard wheat grain which I love.
As I mentioned, the Mockmill for KitchenAid is new to the market. You can purchase the special Summer Promotion. It includes the Mockmill, the book Flour Power by Marleeta F. Basey and a few grains to get your started. (There is a gluten free package available, too! The grains in that one are Maize, Buckwheat and Tefft.)
Priced at $259, this is already a great deal. Use my code (daybydayinourworld) to save $80 through August 31, 2016 and get on your way enjoying whole grain baking.
See the Mockmill in Action Making Fresh Ground Grains
Check out my recipe for Irish Potato Brown Bread. I made it using my fresh ground flour from the Mockmill.
My boys are not huge fans of whole wheat breads. I got thumbs up all around. And, requests to make it again the next day as the loaf vanished quickly.
What are some ways that you would use a Mockmill in your home?
Have you ever tried to grind your own grain before or is it something you've just considered?


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Let's Talk About The Vegan Thing ///
Some of my all-time most popular posts are my posts about a vegan lifestyle. I've had multiple people message me, email me or talk to me in real life about making a transition to life without meat, eggs and/or diary-- and I love that! And if you have no interest in changing your diet or lifestyle, I love you, too!
I often get a TON of questions about eating vegan so I thought I would answer them today, at the beginning of a new year, so that you can spend the whole year thinking about and learning more about this lifestyle.
The questions I answer below are just a FEW questions I have recieved via Instagram, email, text message or in person. If you're skeptical or have no interest, stick with me and maybe you'll an interesting fact or two!
Why are vegans so obnoxious?
"How can you tell someone is vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you."
I want you to think about the cause that you are most passionate about. I want you to think about a thing that breaks your heart, gets your blood boiling, makes you angry rant on Facebook. What keeps you up at night? What is it that you wish to see most in the world? Now, imagine that you could do something on a daily basis-- EVERY. SINGLE. DAY-- to support your cause and make it known? Would you do it? I hope that you would.
For me, and many other people, eating a vegan diet is a lifestyle. It's a way to silently protest the horrific treatment of animals. When you're so devoted to your cause that you're willing to make an entire lifestyle change-- when society is taking it's good old time to accommodate and recognize you in grocery stores and restaurants-- it's kinda something I'm going to talk about.
Just like I've been listening to you rant on Facebook or in real life about Democrats and Republicans for the past year of my life, you can return the favor and manage not being too rude about my PETA retweets. (;
Where do you get your protein?
Almost all vegetables, beans. grains, nuts and seeds contain protein. So I get it from broccoli, kale, peas, lentils, black beans, garbanzo beans, oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice, peanuts, almonds, tofu, almond milk, potatoes, and bread.
Where do you get your calcium?
Soy + almond milk, tofu, broccoli, kale-- along with plenty other veggies and grains. 4 ounces of firm tofu has as much or more calcium than 1 cup of cow's milk.
Where do you get your iron?
Beans and dark leafy greens.
Isn't eating vegetarian unhealthy?
Depends on what you eat. If you're loading up on vegan junk food and oils, then yeah, it is. If you're filling up on whole grains, fresh veggies and fruits, healthy fats and getting all your nutrients- it's a healthy diet.
How can you care about animal rights when people are dying and children are starving in Africa?
Believe it or not, I actually care about the humans suffering in this world, just as much as I care about the animals suffering in this world. One of the reasons I boycott factory farms by not eating meat is because of how terribly they treat and exploit the people who work for them. Did you know that Tyson chicken treated their employees so poorly that they denied them bathroom breaks so some employee started wearing adult diapers?
Or how about a recent study that found that if the grains that are grown-- instead of becoming food for livestock-- was directly consumed by humans, it would make about 70% more food available and feed 4 billion more people-- helping us end world hunger?
Being vegan is too expensive.
Nope. I've spent about $20 a week to feed myself on a vegan diet. And I didn't starve and it was delicious!
Why do vegans not drink milk?
Dairy farms involve a lot of cruelty and death. I don't like paying for another creature to die.
Cow's only make milk when they are pregnant or have a baby. Their baby is taken away from her right after birth. The calf is given a cheap milk replacement and live in isolated sheds. If it's a boy calf, it's sold to be slaughtered for veal. If it's a female calf, it's impregnated by the farm reaching into her and manually impregnating her with a rod. Cows are expected to produce so much milk unnaturally in their lifetime, they are sent to slaughter at half of their life expectancy.
Oh, and just so you know the USDA legally allows 1.5 million white blood cells per millimeter of milk. So there's blood in your milk.
Why do vegans not eat eggs?
An egg farm is filled with disgusting violence. Since male chicks are literally useless on these farms, they are immediately ground alive in a grinder or put in a giant plastic trash bag with hundreds of other baby chicks and smothered to death. Again, these animals are put through unimaginable pain and expected to produce eggs at an unnatural rate, so they're sent to slaughter at half their life expectancy.
What if my products are free-range, grass-fed, organic, cage-free, hormone-free, etc?
Yeah, that doesn't mean anything.
But what do you eat?
Burgers, macaroni and cheese, french fries, salad, soups, sandwiches, grilled cheese, quesadillas, oatmeal, smoothies, donuts, cookies, chili, ice cream, tacos, pizza, lasagna, Chick-Fil-A, sushi, Chipotle, muffins, beans, vegetables-- basically everything you do.
But I could never go vegan. I can't give up _______.
Great, then give up everything but that one thing. Can't go vegan? Great, go vegetarian. Can't give up milk? Great, give up eggs. Can't give up eggs? Great, give up milk. Can't give up hamburgers? Great, give up chicken. Can't give up chicken? Great, give up red meat. Can't go vegan full-time? Great. go vegan 6 days a week. Can't do 6? Great, do 5. Can't do 5? Great, do 4?
You get my point? Do your research. Think about the environmental, physical, and moral consequences of your food and then DO WHAT YOU CAN. But there is no excuse in 2018 to be eating mindlessly and continuing to support cruel, violent and unsustainable industries because it's what we've always done.
I hope some questions were answered about eating vegan. If you have any other questions, I welcome them below. At the end of the day, I hope you do your own research, think for yourself and make the best choice that you can.