text:
Next: Decimal Float, Previous: Floating Types, Up: C Extensions
On ARM targets, GCC supports half-precision (16-bit) floating point via
the __fp16
type. You must enable this type explicitly
with the -mfp16-format command-line option in order to use it.
ARM supports two incompatible representations for half-precision floating-point values. You must choose one of the representations and use it consistently in your program.
Specifying -mfp16-format=ieee selects the IEEE 754-2008 format. This format can represent normalized values in the range of 2^-14 to 65504. There are 11 bits of significand precision, approximately 3 decimal digits.
Specifying -mfp16-format=alternative selects the ARM alternative format. This representation is similar to the IEEE format, but does not support infinities or NaNs. Instead, the range of exponents is extended, so that this format can represent normalized values in the range of 2^-14 to 131008.
The __fp16
type is a storage format only. For purposes
of arithmetic and other operations, __fp16
values in C or C++
expressions are automatically promoted to float
. In addition,
you cannot declare a function with a return value or parameters
of type __fp16
Note that conversions from double
to __fp16
involve an intermediate conversion to float
. Because
of rounding, this can sometimes produce a different result than a
direct conversion.
ARM provides hardware support for conversions between
and float
as an extension to VFP and NEON (Advanced SIMD). GCC generates
code using these hardware instructions if you compile with
options to select an FPU that provides them;
for example, -mfpu=neon-fp16 -mfloat-abi=softfp,
in addition to the -mfp16-format option to select
a half-precision format.
Language-level support for the __fp16
data type is
independent of whether GCC generates code using hardware floating-point
instructions. In cases where hardware support is not specified, GCC
implements conversions between __fp16
and float
as library calls.


text:
Zevachim 107 - 113
- Which sacrificial offerings outside Beit Hamikdash are punishable by karet
- If such sacrifices are not offered on an altar
- When such a sacrifice is a joint effort of two
- If the animal sacrificed outside was already disqualified for sacrifice in Beit Hamikdash
- When only a part of a sacrificial animal is offered
- Meal offerings outside the Beit Hamikdash
- Blood application and water libation outside Beit Hamikdash
- Source for water libation on Succot
- Slaughtering a sacrificial bird and offering it outside
- The lost sin offering
- The history of the Sanctuaries
- The impact of the Great Deluge
A Tale of Two Altars
- Zevachim 108b
The Torah prohibited offering sacrifices outside the Beit Hamikdash and one who does so is punished with karet– extirpation.
Must the platform upon which such a sacrifice is offered be built specifically for an altar or can it be any simple rock for one to be guilty of this serious sin?
Rabbi Yossi contends that it must be built as an altar and bases his opinion on what is written about Noach following the deluge:
"And Noach built an altar to G-d… and offered burned sacrifices on the altar." (Bereishet8:20)
This indicates that even outside the Sanctuary an offering is considered a sacrifice only if an altar was built for it.
Rabbi Shimon, on the other hand, contends that even a rock is enough and he bases himself on the offering made by Manoach, the father of Shimshon:
"And Manoach took the kid goat and the meal offering and offered it upon the rock." (Shoftim13:19)
His source is, however, rejected by Rabbi Yossi who argues that Manoach was acting in extra-halachic fashion, which was mandated for that occasion.
Our gemara does not elucidate as to who gave Manoach permission to act in this way. A look at the chapter dealing with Manoach's sacrifice reveals that the angel who appeared to him and his wife rejected his offer of a meal from a kid goat and instructed him instead to offer it as a sacrifice to G-d. (Ibid. 13:16)
What the Sages Say
"The flood waters of the great Deluge did not come to Eretz Yisrael."
- Rabbi Yochanan - Zevachim 113b

subset: commoncrawl


text:
off to nyc
June 9, 2006
New incredible work by Martin Tom Dieck in Strapazin. If you don't know this guy's work, i highly recommend seeking it out. Strapazin is a comics anthology /review magazine out of Germany and/or Switzerland. (I think they have offices in both, but i'm not exactly sure where the World Headquarters are.) The focus being what we call Lit Comics... sort of a polar opposite of our own Wizard magazine (which my inner fanboy loves quite enough, thanks).
Very happy with Jeffrey's cover painting for I Am Going to be Small.
Off to New York. Thanks for the ride, Steve Lafler!!


text:
If you perform brake work, squeal problems are something you'd like to avoid at any cost. Although brake squeal causes more brake-job comebacks than any other type of service, you can prevent most of them if you recognize the major causes. Here's a countdown of the top 10 brake-squeal factors. Get to know them well; your reputation rides on it.
Missing/damaged disc pad insulators
Even with a securely mounted pad, squeal can result without a good insulator shim. It's especially important on imports, because both inboard and outboard pads may use an insulator shim. Check the pad closely to make sure it's insulated properly. If the shim looks damaged in any way or is missing, install a new one.
Loose pad-to-caliper fit
A loose outer pad can vibrate at high frequency against the caliper housing, producing brake squeal. Although measures to ensure a snug outer pad are no secret, there are several ways to get the job done. Since methods can vary for the same manufacturer because of different calipers, the best thing to do is follow the procedure that applies to the brake system you're working on.
Rusty, burred or worn caliper slides
This results from a lack of lubrication between the caliper and the caliper mounting. On vehicles that get a liberal seasoning of salt during winter, this lubrication is even more crucial. Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for lubricating the caliper mounting slides. Since you don't routinely repack front bearings on front-wheel-drive cars, make sure to periodically clean and lubricate the slides and hardware.
Rotor/drum defects
Roughness, scoring, hot spots, out-of-square, out-of-round or bell-mouth conditions are the things to look for. Scoring occurs when sand or grit gets between the lining and the rotor or drum, when the lining is of poor quality or has excessive wear. Before machining rotors and drums, make sure the lathe's cutting bits are sharp. Check the lathe's cutting depth, speed and feed for proper setting. Use a dampening device during machining to prevent a chatter-related rough finish. After machining, use a lathe swirl grinder or sand in a circular motion with a piece of No. 120 emery cloth.
Improper drum/shoe contact
Lining pinch is one of the most frequent causes of squeal on drum brakes. This occurs when the heel and toe of the shoe push against the drum, but the center doesn't. Today, most brake shoes come with lining that has an eccentric grind, rather than a concentric grind, right off the shelf. This means the lining is thickest at the middle of the shoe and tapers towards the heel and toe. Eventually, the lining will wear in and match the diameter of the drum.
Defective lining
Look for wear, grease, glazing, dirt and loose rivets or bonding. If there are signs of damage, replace the shoes or pads in axle sets. On some vehicles, brake squeal may be loudest when the brakes are applied for the first time in the morning from lining that absorbs moisture overnight. If your inspection reveals little in the way of problems, check and see if a service bulletin addresses the issue. Lining replacement may be the only cure.
Faulty return springs or retaining hardware
Look for missing or damaged anti-rattle and anti-squeal hardware on disc brakes. On drum brakes, check the hold-down hardware and return springs. Always replace the springs and hardware when doing a brake job.
Damaged backing plate
Check the backing plate to make sure it's tight and straight. A bent backing plate changes the working relationship between the shoes and the drum. Inspect the shoe support bosses on the backing plate for grooves and proper lubrication. The bosses should have no wear grooves, and each boss should have lubricant on it. If the bosses have grooves, replace the backing plate. Use a high-temperature brake lube on the bosses.
Deformed brake shoes
Reputable brake manufacturers go through costly, painstaking processes to make sure their brake shoes are OK, but there's always the possibility of shoe damage during shipping and handling. If the lining looks like it has the proper eccentric grind, look down the ends of the shoes while holding something known to be square against the spot where the webbing joins the metal backing for the lining. Check both ends and both sides of each shoe. If the webbing-to-backing junction isn't square, don't put the shoes on the car. Use another set.
Missing dampening spring
Some brake drums have a spring wrapped around the outside to dampen some of the vibrations that cause squeal. This spring looks a lot like those used on screen doors. Don't rely on comparing the other drum to see if its spring is in place. It could be missing from the other side as well. Check a shop manual to be sure.
Keep the Top 10 in mind during all of your brake work. You definitely don't want these as your favorite hits. Remember, silence is golden.


text:
If you're still searching for a perfect gift for that more discerning member of the family *cough* (Mum) *cough*, you should point your browser in the direction of Timothy Han, purveyor of luxury candles.
Free from petrochemicals, genetically modified ingredients, herbicides or pesticides – these all-natural fragrant fancies are made from a carefully-chosen blend of pure essential oils, with no chemical additives or boosters.
I love the sound of Tobacco & Jasmine which ticks all the right boxes for a classy winter-warmer without going down the traditional gourmand route for Christmas home-scenting.
Each candle is hand-blended with a soy base and offers around 50 hours of burn time. Luxury rarely comes cheap, and these are reassuringly expensive – at least, enough to keep you in the good books for a little while longer!
Timothy Han Candles are available to purchase online at www.timothyhan.com, priced at £38 each.


text:
We run TWO Summer Class Sessions
- Summer A – June 14th – July 10th, 2021
- Summer B – July 12th – August 7th, 2021
We are a year round gymnastics program that charges MONTHLY for class tuition.
Our tuition is based on all 12 months having an average of 4 weeks. This allows us to close early on Halloween, have a Thanksgiving Break in November, 2 weeks of Holiday Break in December, Spring Break in April, as well as, a couple closures due to gymnastics competitions that we host at our gym. We do not charge more for "long" months nor less for "short" months. Over the year, all 12 months average to 4 weeks.
Click here to view our Enrollment Information.
Click to view Gym Closure Calendar.
Click to view Monthly Tuition Charge Dates.
*All Teachers are subject to Change


text:
In mid-July I went to an event at University College London that was all about interaction design and the user experience.This blog post is a quick summary of some of the key points that I took away from the event.
The theme for the evening was all about how to do remote user testing.User testing is a subject that is covered in the Open University M364 Fundamentals of Interaction design module. Interestingly, the evening also had connection with another module that I have a connection with: TM352 Web Mobile and Cloud.There were three talks during the evening.For the purposes of this blog, I'm just going to say something about two of them.
Remote user testing
The first talk of the evening was by a representative from a company called WhatUsersDo (company website).Here's a quick summary of the business: if you've got an interactive product and you need to test it with real users, you can contact this company who have a bank of on-line testers.These testers can then be videos and recorded using your products or interfaces.When the testing has been completed, analysts can review the data and send it back to you in a neat report.
In essence, you can get lots of qualitative data relatively easily.You also don't have go through the challenge and drama of recruiting participants and organising lab sessions.Lab sessions, it is argued, are expensive. Instead, remote testers can their laptops (and smart devices) which have embedded video cameras and microphones.
The thing is: how does a recording find its way from a research participant to a user experience analyst?The answer is simple: the cloud helps them do it.Apparently the WhatUsersDo infrastructure is undergoing continual change (which isn't too surprising, given the pace of change in computing).Apparently, the business uses Amazon EC2, or Elastic Compute Cloud (I think that's what it's an abbreviation for!)Other bits of interesting technology include the use of Angular.JS (Wikipedia) and MongoDB (Wikipedia).
SessionCam (company website) also helps users to do user testing, but adopts a somewhat different approach to WhatUsersDo.Rather than to ask users to talk through their use of a website (for instance), SessionCam actually records where the users look when the move throughout a website.
I was very curious about how this worked.The answers seemed to be pretty simple: through the use of 'magic tags' that were embedded in a web page.It also works through the magic of cookies.I also had another question, which was: if the system is tracking user 'movements', then where does all this data go to?The answer was also pretty simple: to the cloud.Like WhatUsersDo, SessionCam also makes use of Amazon cloud storage.
A really interesting aspect to all this, is that the company was able to gather and store information about thousands of user interactions.The company could then create what was known as 'heat maps'.These were rough pictures of where users go to on a website.
This event has taught me two things: the first is the interesting ways that cloud technology can be used to create a niche business or service.Secondly: the unassailable fact that I need to always keep up with changes in software technology.
I've seen Angular mentioned on an increasing number of job adverts.A quick skim read about it mentions some bits of tech that I have used at various times: HTML, the DOM, Javascript and JSON - but I haven't used Angular in anger.In fact, I know hardly anything about it.The same applies to MongoDB: I know what it is, and I know what it does, but I have never found the time to mess about with it.This is something that I really ought to do!(And the same applies with the use of Python, and this might well become a subject of another blog post).
In some respects, these companies represent two mini case studies about the use of cloud technologies.A couple of months back, I went to a talk about a company that shared financial data 'through the cloud'.There are loads of other examples out there.


text:
HONG KONG (AP) _ LeBron James put on a demonstration of his basketball skills in Hong Kong, the midway stop on his tour through China.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star helped run some local fans through basketball drills in the former British colony on Wednesday. And then he showed off with a few moves of his own, including a dunk that, with the help of some special effects, was accentuated by two jets of smoke from behind the backboard.
The move drew huge cheers from the 1,500 fans packed into the court in Kowloon.
Earlier in the day, James made an appearance at a store that was mobbed by hundreds of fans.
James kicked off his Nike-sponsored five-day trip on Monday with a visit to Beijing. He is travelling to Taiwan on Thursday and Friday.


text:
On Thanksgiving Day (November 26) 2015, David A. Flockhart, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned researcher and physician who transformed care for patients by personalizing treatments and making medications safer and more effective, died in his home in Indianapolis surrounded by his family. He was 63.
Dr. Flockhart was diagnosed in 2014 with glioblastoma multiforme, an advanced type of brain cancer. Ever the teacher, he shared his personal experience with the disease through radio interviews, public forums and other avenues, addressing important issues such as access to care and inefficiencies in the health care system that place an undue burden on patients. Dr. Flockhart was a pioneer and leader in the field of pharmacogenetics, which involves understanding how an individual's genes affect his or her response to drugs. Since 2010, he served as the founding director of the Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine at Indiana University, one of the nation's first such institutes focused on tailoring treatments for each patient. His research touched nearly every aspect of medicine, from cancer to cardiology, and obstetrics to infectious disease.
"He brought an infectious enthusiasm and a panoramic vision to his work," said Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr., director emeritus of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and a personal friend. "He wasn't just about getting grants, but about what could be done to change the face of medicine on a big scale." He is perhaps best known for his work with the breast cancer drug tamoxifen, taken by hundreds of thousands of women around the world to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Dr. Flockhart's laboratory made a critical discovery about an enzyme known as CYP2D6. CYP2D6 plays a role in converting tamoxifen into a metabolite called endoxifen, which is involved in fending off breast cancer's return. Dr. Flockhart's team found that variants in the CYP2D6 gene, naturally observed in some women, disrupt that process and could reduce the effectiveness of the drug. What's more, he found that certain antidepressants block the CYP2D6 pathway, inadvertently changing the way tamoxifen is metabolized and also impacting its effectiveness.
Dr. Flockhart had an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and his mind whirled with new ideas and projects to explore. Colleagues describe how he'd get a glint in his eye, and would be off and running. He was a consummate clinician-scientist with a dizzying sense of energy and urgency and who was singularly focused on helping patients. In fact, it was his passion for patient care that drew him away from his initial career path as a pure laboratory scientist. A native of Scotland, he earned his PhD from the Welsh National School of Medicine in the United Kingdom, and later was hired as an assistant professor of physiology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. But that wasn't enough for him.
"He was in labs with Nobel Laureates doing cutting-edge science. He just wanted to see it mean something to people. That's why he went to medical school," said Dr. Raymond L. Woosley, who first met Dr. Flockhart at Vanderbilt and later became his mentor at Georgetown University. "He said, 'I think this stuff is important, but I want to see it work for people.'" Dr. Flockhart enrolled at the University Of Miami School Of Medicine, graduating in 1987. He continued his training with a residency at Georgetown. It was there – thanks to a patient – that he was first drawn to clinical pharmacology and personalized medicine. "I had a patient whose blood pressure wouldn't drop with what I thought was a powerful diuretic," he recalled during an interview in June 2015. "I asked my attending physician why and he said there were a ton of possible reasons. He listed them off and it humiliated me. Maybe because it humiliated me, it also bugged me. So I started looking at the research for answers. The patient was African-American. Studies showed that diuretics don't work well in African-Americans. I wanted to understand why. I got into personalized medicine from treating individual patients."
He went on to complete a fellowship in clinical pharmacology at Georgetown, joined the faculty and, ultimately, led the division before being recruited to Indiana University in 2001 by Dr. D. Craig Brater, then chair of the Department of Medicine. At IU, he served as the longtime director of the medical school's division of clinical pharmacology and as the Harry and Edith Gladstein Professor of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. Over the course of his career, he became one of the world's foremost authorities on drug interactions and reactions. Patients from around the nation sought his opinion when other doctors insisted they were simply imagining or inventing sometimes painful and debilitating side effects. He published more than 250 articles, reviews, and book chapters, and was a member of many prestigious professional organizations. He received numerous awards, including the Leon I. Golberg Memorial Lecture Series Award from the University of Chicago, the Rawls-Palmer Award for Progress in Medicine from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. He passed on his enthusiasm and compassion to dozens of rising physicians and researchers in clinical pharmacology and other specialties who saw him as a mentor and a friend.
Dr. Flockhart's drive to improve others' lives extended far beyond the sedate confines of academia. As a resident at Georgetown, he opened a clinic that catered to the city's refugee population, recognizing that many of those patients were denied access to quality care. He also cared for a large number of people with HIV and AIDS, who at that time in the late 1980s and early 1990s were blatantly discriminated against and shunned by many caregivers. He stayed in touch with many of those patients even after moving to Indiana. While at Vanderbilt, he was instrumental in forming the local chapter of Amnesty International. He organized public forums, led letter-writing campaigns, attended vigils, and was a frequent public speaker in support of human rights. His work with Amnesty extended for many years and included service on national boards and attendance at international conferences. "He was an enormously compassionate human being who really respected other human beings," said Candy Markman, a past board member of Amnesty International's U.S. section and a personal friend. "He is to me the very definition of a global citizen in all the forms that takes."
Dr. Flockhart was born July 22, 1952, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the eldest of five children to Pamela Ellison Flockhart (née Macartney) and the Rev. D. Ross Flockhart. Though his parents originally hailed from Australia, they moved to Scotland for his father to study divinity and quickly grew to love the country and its people. Dr. Flockhart moved to the United States in the 1970s, and became a U.S. citizen in the weeks before he died, but never lost great pride in his Scottish heritage. He frequently took his three children to visit the family home at Longwood, Humbie, East Lothian, and pictures of the tranquil Isle of Iona – another place of great meaning to him and his family – graced his apartment in Indianapolis.
As a child, Dr. Flockhart was tutored by a governess, and later attended junior school in Aberdeen. He attended George Watson's College in Edinburgh for the majority of his secondary schooling before earning his undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Bristol University in England. He had a lifelong love of music and played the guitar from a very early age. He appreciated all types of music, from classical artists to James Taylor. He was a world traveler and took up scuba diving as an adult, and fondly described the Lanai Cathedrals in Hawaii as his favorite dive site.
Above all, Dr. Flockhart was a loving father. He is survived by his three children, Andrew Flockhart and his wife, Rachel, of New York, Julia Seeley of Florida, and Peter Flockhart of Boston.
He is also survived by two brothers, Andrew Flockhart and his wife, Judy Lister, of Poole, Dorset, England, and Patrick Flockhart and his wife, Linda, of Humbie, Scotland and London, England; a sister, Carola Akindele-Obe and her husband, Oye, of Perth, Australia; and a niece Zoe and nephew Hugo. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Fiona, who died tragically in 1970.
During a recent interview, when asked what he wanted to achieve through the Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine, Dr. Flockhart responded: "We want to change the world, and medicine in particular." By any measure, David Flockhart was a remarkable success, and a remarkable human being.


text:
We are happy to announce that part number RF-5980-SA101 Loudspeaker Amplifi is now available and ready for immediate shipping! The NSN for part number RF-5980-SA101 is 5965016498136. This part is manufactured by Harris Llc. Are you looking for the best quote for this part now? You can get an instant quote on this part as soon as you fill out the form.To ensure that you get your quotes quickly, make sure to fill out all the fields below, especially the asterisk (*) marked ones such as Need Parts By and Quantity (ea). Your quote for RF-5980-SA101 will be calculated based on the values entered in these fields.
Part Number : RF-5980-SA101 | Alternate P/N : RF5980SA101 | Item Name : Loudspeaker Amplifi | NSN : 5965-01-649-8136 | FSC : 5965 Headsets Handsets Microphones and Speakers |
Manufacturer : Harris Llc | CAGE Code : 14304 |
Cogent Purchasing is an ASAP Semiconductor owned and operated website and one of the leading distributors of Harris Llc NSN parts in the USA. Our vast inventory consists of over 10 million unique National Stock Numbers (NSN), all ready to ship immediately. We ship parts across two major locations in the USA i.e California and sure that no matter what, we can offer you the best lead times and fastest delivery possible.
NSNs are 13-digit serial numbers assigned to items of the federal supply system by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Are you interested in learning more about NSN 5340016616963 with part number 250SG1108-1? Please feel free to reach out and call us at our toll-free number, +1-714-705-4780, or email us your Bill of Materials (BOM) at email@example.com. If you want to get updates regarding our latest products and offers, download the ASAP Semiconductor mobile app from the App Store or Google Play.
We Hope You Will Remember Us Next Time, If You're Looking for NSN, Aviation, Electrical & Aircraft Chemical Parts.
Request for Quote


text:
Device Guides
I can't send and receive email
This troubleshooting guide will take you through a number of possible causes to help you find a solution to your problem.
Before you start this troubleshooting guide you need to check one important thing:
Can you access the internet?It's important to find out if you can access the internet by loading a website in the browser on your mobile phone. If you can't access the internet, you need to solve this problem. By solving this problem you'll most likely solve your problem with sending and receiving email.
Yes No


text:
Country guides Africa
Zambia Travel Guide
The big, beautiful country of Zambia is situated in the heart of the African sub-continent, and is largely untainted by commercial tourist development. Nevertheless, it is well equipped to show visitors the warmth, excitement, challenges and adventures of Africa, and it offers an abundance of natural attractions and extreme sports, which has earned it the reputation of being the 'adventure centre' of the continent.
The destination's prime attraction is the spectacular, breathtaking Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Not only do the falls provide unmatched scenery as the water plunges into the depths of the gorge, but they are also the setting for a multitude of adrenaline pumping activities, such as whitewater rafting, bungee jumping from the 364 foot (111m) high bridge, canoeing, abseiling, micro-lighting over the falls, elephant-back safaris, jet-boating through the rapids and much more.
If travellers prefer dry land, Zambia offers dozens of superb game parks stocked with a profusion of birds and wildlife. Chief among the parks is South Luangwa National Park. Centred on the most intact major river system in Africa, it hosts a huge concentration of game. The legendary 'Zambian walking safari' originated in this park and still offers one of the finest ways to experience the African wilderness.
Visitors to Zambia seldom linger in the towns, as they're generally bent on safaris or destined for game lodges and adventure camps. Those who choose to explore the somewhat dishevelled capital, Lusaka, will find it has an interesting charm. More than half of the inhabitants of this over-populated city are unemployed, yet the atmosphere is far from despondent, as the people hustle and bustle, determined to survive. Thousands of stalls line the streets offering a fascinating array of services and goods. Lovers of the outdoors cannot fail to find everything and more to satisfy them in the varied wilderness of Zambia.


text:
Tobacco smoking has devastating effects on health. The smoke damages the lungs, resulting in a diminished ability of oxygen to enter the body. Smoke long enough and eventually you will get emphysema. Various chemicals in smoke enhance the development of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), leading to strokes and heart attacks. One of tobacco's chemicals, nicotine, acts directly on the brain, causing an addiction to smoking. Smoking is related to a number of cancers. If you smoke, you have a 50% chance of dying from a smoking-related complication and will live 10 fewer years than if you did not smoke. Despite these risks, 20% of all adult Americans smoke.
Because the nicotine in tobacco is addictive, quitting smoking can be challenging. Half of all current smokers have tried to quit in the past year, but only 6% of those who quit on their own, without help, will have succeeded in stopping smoking within a year. Fortunately, there are treatments that work.
Get help and support to quit and stay quit.
You can get free smoking cessation help by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669).
Pick a date in the next month to stop smoking completely.
Seek advice from your doctor.
Nicotine replacement: The nicotine in cigarette smoke causes a chemical addiction. When a person is trying to quit smoking, the lack of nicotine causes anxiety, depressed mood, irritability, restlessness, and insomnia. Replacing nicotine through a skin patch maintains a blood level of nicotine, resulting in fewer of these symptoms. Nicotine gum, lozenges, inhalers, or nasal sprays provide a short burst of nicotine and also make it easier to quit smoking by reducing acute craving for cigarettes. Inhalers and nasal sprays require a doctor's prescription, but the other nicotine preparations do not.
Bupropion: Bupropion is a medication used to treat depression that increases brain levels of dopamine. This brain chemical is also released by nicotine so that bupropion mimics the effects of nicotine, making it easier to stop smoking. People who quit smoking tend to replace the smoking habit with eating and gain weight. This medication helps avoid that weight gain temporarily.
Varenicline: This drug binds to part of the nicotine chemical receptor in the brain. It simulates part of nicotine's effects, reducing the symptoms people experience when they try to quit smoking. It also blocks the brain nicotine receptor from binding nicotine, reducing the effect nicotine has on the brain if people continue to smoke.
Unproven treatments include:
Electronic cigarettes: These new and unproven devices deliver nicotine into the lungs through a device that looks like a cigarette. It is not known if these devices are effective or if they are safe. They are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Smokeless tobacco: Products like chewing tobacco and snuff are placed in the mouth or nose and deliver nicotine. These products are associated with a risk of developing cancer or nicotine addiction. They are not considered safe alternatives to smoking.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/smokeless/smokeless_ facts/; www.cdc.gov/tobacco/osh/index.htm
American Lung Association
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics /tobacco/smoking
"Smoking Cessation" by Edward H. Livingston, MD & Cassio Lynm, MA, for JAMA on October 17, 2012 at http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx? articleid=1383235
This JAMA Patient Page is a public service of JAMA. The information and recommendations appearing on this page are appropriate in most instances, but they are not a substitute for medical diagnosis. For specific information concerning your personal medical condition, JAMA suggests that you consult your physician.


text:
01/17/06 Animal Killers Endanger Humans too
Animal Friends' reaction to the case of air rifle shooting at the cat
Animal Friends organization is indignant to learn of Zlatko Adilovic shooting a five month old cat Kiki in Zagreb suburb Trnava, with an air rifle, on January 14, 2006, while it was sitting on its guardian's stairway. The tyrant said he did it because he found the cat near the meat in his garage. The unfortunate cat suffered a rear legs paralysis and had to be euthanized today due to the severe injuries.
The cat's guardian, along with other neighbors, say that Zlatko Adilovic has demonstrated aggressive behavior at multiple occasions and threatened to kill his neighbors and their companion animals. His neighbors were afraid of him because he owned an air rifle, which was confiscated from him by the police after he shot the cat.
With this act, Zlatko Adilovic commited a crime under the local Gun Law, Article 39, for endangering public security, Law Of Public Peace And Order, Article 30 for public animal molesting or harassing (penalty is pecuniary equivalent of 50-200 DEM); Criminal Law, Article 260 (penalty is pecuniary equivalent of 150 daily wages or six months in prison) for intentional inflicting of pain to an animal and exposing it to suffering for the purposes of demonstrating brute force, and Animal Welfare Act, Article 38, (penalty is amount of 5,000-10,000 HRK).
Violent behavior towards animals has been known for a long period of time as an indicator of dangerous psychopathology that is not referring only to animals. Researches have shown that men who repeatedly torture cats and dogs also have a high level of aggression towards people too, and that they 'practiced' deadly shooting from weapons on animals first.
Zlatko Adilovic pulled the trigger at the cat in front of his neighbor's door, who already knew him for his shooting at birds, and for his death threats to them and their pets, and thus badly endangering those in the area.
Animal Friends and Zagreb Association of Animal Welfare Organizations (SUZA) will file a criminal complaint to the County State Attorney's Office, where they will demand the severest penalty provided by law. Adequate punishment for animal harassing and killing shows a state's civilization level and its political maturity, so we expect Croatian legislation to deal with incidents of animal torturing in accordance with that.


text:
© 2024 Rentokil Initial plc and subject to the conditions in the Legal Statement - Philippines.
The majority of insects have wings in their adult stage and move around mainly by flying. However insects like cockroaches, have wings but are reluctant flyers and mainly use crawling as a form of transportation. Termites and ants are flyers, but only for a brief time in their reproductive stages during their breeding season.
The flying insects described on this page reflect those referred to as pests
Find out why some ants fly and why they do
Most insects go through a life cycle that consist four stages: egg, larva (eg caterpillar, maggot — which can be crawling insect pests), pupa (often sealed in a cocoon) and adult, which usually has wings.
Insects have an exoskeleton with a three-part body, consisting of a head, a thorax with six legs, and an abdomen.
Flying insects come equipped with either one to two sets of wings which are attached to their thorax.
Find out about mosquitoes, their bites, and the diseases they cause
Learn more about moths and their larvae
Discover the different types of stored product insects that can fly
Flying insects can be unwelcome in the human environment for a number of reasons:
Find out why termites fly, then they fly, and the threat they can cause to your home
Learn more about wasp and hornet stings and nests
Discover how woodworm spread and why they target your home
Ants are generally more of a nuisance than a danger, though some species do bite and sting. Most species of ant swarm during a short breeding season, triggered by temperature rise in spring or rains.
The nest produces large numbers of winged male and female 'reproductives' that swarm to pair up and breed.
This rarely causes a problem as they rapidly disappear and are easy to clear up if they appear indoors. In the US, however, carpenter ants can damage wooden structures and foam insulation.
Learn how to spot the signs of ants in your home
Find out how to get rid of and how to prevent ants
Bees are generally regarded as beneficial insects because of their role in pollinating food and horticultural crops. Unlike wasps and hornets they do not forage for human food, only visiting flowers for nectar and pollen. Female worker bees only sting as a defense mechanism and is triggered when they feel threatened.
When social bees build their nests near or in homes and other buildings, however, then they will need controlling. Africanised honey bees are more aggressive than the European strains so need very careful handling. Rentokil can provide a professional service to remove bee nests safely.
A bee sting is painful, especially for children, and in some cases produces a serious allergic reaction — the toxin is different from wasps. Bees also leave their stinger in the skin, so it will need to be removed.
Find out more information on bees, where they build their nests, and what they eat
Learn more about stinging insects such as wasps, bees, and hornets
House flies, blow flies and flesh flies visit sites contaminated with faeces and other filth to feed and breed, picking up organisms that cause disease and carrying it to food and surfaces in homes and businesses. They are both a nuisance and a health risk, which for businesses can mean economic and reputational loss and litigation.
Other species of fly, such as horse flies, are known for their biting habits, as well as midges and gnats. Biting flies generally stay near water or damp places. The highland midge is a nuisance in many rural areas across the northern hemisphere, producing an irritating bite. Blackflies, sandflies and horse flies, however, bite and can also transmit diseases.
Learn how to spot the signs of flies in your home and/or business
Find out how to get rid of flies and the different treatments we offer
Mosquito bites can produce itching, pain and swelling around the bite for several days. Generally it is the female mosquitoes which require a blood meal to survive, seeking animals and humans to feed on.
A relatively small number of mosquitoes also transmit pathogenic viruses, bacteria and parasites that can produce serious illness in humans such as malaria and dengue fever. These diseases mainly affect poor areas in developing countries or remote rural areas, but some such as Dengue are rapidly spreading worldwide in urban areas.
Learn how to get rid of mosquitoes, and how to prevent them
Find out about the different diseases you can catch from insects such as malaria and the plague
The larvae of several moth species feed on products of animal origin including wool, silk, animal hair, leather and feathers. They can damage products such as clothing, carpets, upholstered furniture and tapestries. They feed on the protein keratin that is found in animal products. The adult moths will fly to find new sites to lay their eggs.
Learn how to get rid of moths from your property
Find out more about textile pests, the different speices, and why they feed on textiles
A wide variety of insect species can infest food from the field to the consumer in every stage of the process. They reduce the quantity of saleable goods, causing economic losses to farmers and businesses. This causes reputational damage by affecting the quality of goods. Flying insects that affect stored food include weevils and other beetles (which have thousands of species), moths and fruit flies.
Find out about how stored product insects can affect a business operating in the food industry
Learn about the different species of stored product insects
Termite colonies produce 'reproductives' that are temporarily winged during a short breeding season, and are often mistaken for both white ants and flying ants. Termite swarms usually appear at the start of a rainy season (early spring) when there is less risk of them dehydrating out of the nest.
The male and female reproductives, also known as alates, leave the colony and fly in swarms to find a mate. They pair up and drop to the ground, losing their wings in the process and crawl to find a suitable location to start a new colony. Large numbers of flying termites can invade gardens and inside buildings, attracted by lights at night.
Learn about the specific areas of your home you should check for termites
Find out why your home is a prime location for termite activity
Wasps and hornets are seen as a threat because of their painful stings, which some individuals are severely allergic to.
Wasps and hornets only sting to defend themselves. However wasps are far more aggressive than hornets and require very little disturbance to initiate an attack.
Wasps and hornets are actually beneficial for gardens and food crops, preying on many pest insects to feed their larvae.
When wasps or hornets build their nests near or in homes and other buildings they run the risk of disrupting the everyday occurance of humans by foraging for food around food preparation and eating places.
Find out how to remove a wasp or hornets nest from your property
Learn how to prevent wasps and hornets from entering your home
Think you might have a flying insect problem? Get in contact with Rentokil today.
Find out more information on crawling insects such as cockroaches and spiders


text:
BGonline.org Forums
No Message!
Sorry, but the message you just tried to read doesn't exist! You may have followed an obsolete hard-coded link, or it may be that you just tried to enter the URL manually, and mis-typed it. If you have any questions, please send a note to email@example.com.
Your browser should automatically
take you back to the message index page.


text:
Fishing Reports
Summer is Here!
Report Date: June 16, 2012
As is typical in South Florida, the charter business slows down a bit in the summer, but I still managed to get out 10 o the past 15 days, and overall the fishing has been very good. I did have a few half day trips that the fishing was a bit slow, but we did catch quality fish on every trip. Fishing on the edge has been producing some decent kings from 10 to 30 pounds. The majority of the kings have been in the high teens, which on 20 pound or 12 pound spinning tackle is an absolute blast. The initial first run and the second run they do when they see the boat are impressive. There have also been quite a few sailfish around as well. Our best day we caught 4 sailfish and have been averaging 1 or 2 per trip. In the winter sometimes we take sailfish for granted, but in the summertime they are a welcomed catch for sure!
There have also been some blackfin tunas around, mostly in the afternoons. The tunas have been from 25 to 35 pounds. With the tunas will also come lots of bonitas and I certainly will take some bonitas to fill in the time between the kings, sails and tunas.
Offshore there have been some dorados. I haven't done any mahi trips in the past few weeks, but speaking to some of the other captains, there have been some mahis offshore and mostly found on birds. The schools were decent in size, anywhere from 10 to 50 fish per school and large schoolies with some gaffers mixed in. I hope to get out mahi fishing at least one day this week. I know since I got the new boat with the tower, it has definitely helped with catching more mahis. I also have not done any swordfish trips either day or night, but typically June can be an excellent month for swords.
I did do one trip to Bimini this year and I wouldn't call it epic, but we did catch quite a few fish. The first day we crossed, cleared customs and then ran to the channel in hopes of finding yellowfin tunas. A few storms had rolled in and the channel was a solid 5 foot and very close together, which made it impossible to run and gun. Instead of heading deeper in the channel and facing a brutal ride back, we decide to head to the Gingerbread and do some yellowtail snapper fishing. We anchored up and the tails were there and they were huge. Average size was 3 pounds with lots of fish 4 pounds or better. The second day we went deep dropping and caught some mystic groupers and then went mutton fishing. The mutton fishing did not go well at all. The trigger fish were so thick that you could not keep bait on the hook for longer than 30 seconds. Without soaking bait on the bottom, it is next to impossible to catch muttons, so we had to give up on that idea. The last day we went back to the Gingerbreads and the tails were even bigger. There were also some amberjacks and sharks that we got to mess around with as well. We had a beautiful crossing to Bimini and a beautiful crossing going back and still managed to catch more than enough fish. Add good company to the mix and it turned out to be a great trip.
I am heading back to Bimini the end of the month and will try hard for the tunas as that is what this charter specifically wants to catch. I still have plenty of open dates this month and next. If you have been to Bimini before or would like to go for the first time, now is he time to set up the trip. Summer is definitely the best time to go over. Also swordfish and mahi fishing are very popular during the summer, so give me a call and let's set up the trip. Call for a Bimini trip and I'll even offer a discount as long as you mention you saw it on my fishing report.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Dean Panos


text:
Studies show Safe Routes to School initiatives have health and safety benefits for students, as well as benefits extending to the whole community.
Increased walking and bicycling to school
Studies have shown an increase in walking and biking to school through Safe Routes to School projects and programs.
- A study of 801 schools in Washington DC, Florida, Texas, and Oregon showed an average 25 percent increase in walking and bicycling to school over a five-year period associated with education and encouragement programs, and an average 18 percent increase associated with infrastructure improvements. This means that a school that combines infrastructure improvements with education and encouragement programs is likely to see increases in walking or biking of up to 43 percent.1
- A study of 53 schools in four states (Fl, MS, WA, and WI) found that schools with Safe Routes to School funded projects increased walking and bicycling to school by 37 percent.2
Safer students
Safe Routes to School addresses traffic dangers and improves safety for students.
- A New York City study found a 44 percent decline in pedestrian injury among school children in areas with Safe Routes to School projects, compared to no change in locations without. The costs savings associated with injury reduction would achieve an overall net societal benefit of $230 million over a projected 50-year period.3
- A study of 47 schools in California found that Safe Routes to School infrastructure improvements resulted in a 75 percent reduction in collisions involving people of all ages walking and bicycling.4
Lower transportation costs for school districts and families
Safe Routes to school provides low-cost options for students to get to and from school, reducing the amount of money needed for personal vehicle use and busing.
- Transportation is the second highest household expense in the United States. Driving a newer sedan costs an average annual amount of $8,946 ($0.60 per mile).5
- Approximately 55 percent of children in the US are bused to school, and $21.5 billion is spent nationall each year on school bus transportation, an average of $854 per child transported per year.6 School districts currently spend $100 million to $500 million annually to bus children for just one or two miles due to hazardous conditions. Improving walking conditions near schools could reduce this cost substantially, by decreasing the need for school bus service for students who live close enough to walk or bike to and from school.7
Reduced student absences and tardiness
Lack of transportation can be a barrier to getting to school on time or at all, especially for students in disadvantaged communities.
- A Walking School Bus study in Springfield, Massachusetts showed that students participating in the program had a somewhat better attendance rate (approximately 2 percent) than their peers. The study reported that one student who was tardy or absent 22 days in the 2010-11 school year was not late or absent once after joining the program.8
Reduced traffic congestion
Neighborhoods are becoming increasingly clogged by traffic. By boosting the number of students walking and bicycling, Safe Routes to School projects and programs reduce traffic congestion.
- In 2009, school travel by private vehicle accounted for 10 to 14 percent of all automobile trips made during morning rush hour.9
- While distance to school is the most commonly reported barrier to walking and bicycling,10 private vehicles still account for half of school trips between 1/4 and 1/2 mile11—a distance easily covered on foot or bike.
Healthier students
Safe Routes to School supports increased physical activity, helps form healthy habits that can last a lifetime, and decreases the risk of chronic disease and obesity.
- Walking one mile to and from school each day is two-thirds of the recommended sixty minutes of physical activity a day.
- Children who walk to school have higher levels of physical activity throughout the day.12,13
Improved academic performance
Student health has been linked to academic performance. Walking and biking to school can help ensure students arrive ready to learn.
- One study found that after walking for 20 minutes, children responded to test questions with greater accuracy and had more brain activity than children who had been sitting. Children also completed learning tasks faster and more accurately following physical activity.14
- Physically fit children have larger hippocampal volume and basal ganglia, brain components both connected with learning.15
Clean air and fewer asthma attacks
Safe Routes to School programs can improve air quality by reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled.
- Over the last 25 years, among children ages 5 to 14, there has been a 74 percent increase in asthma cases.16 In addition, 14 million days of school are missed every year due to asthma.17
- One-third of schools are in "air pollution danger zones."18
- Children exposed to traffic pollution are more likely to have asthma, permanent lung deficits, and a higher risk of heart and lung problems as adults.19
- Noreen McDonald, Ruth Steiner, Chanam Lee, Tori Rhoulac Smith, Xuemei Zhu and Yizhao Yang (2014). "Impact of the Safe Routes to School Program on Walking and Bicycling." Journal of the American Planning Association. Vol 80, Iss 2, p 153-167.
- Orion Stewart, Anne Vernez Moudon, and Charlotte Claybrooke (2014) Multistate Evaluation of Safe Routes to School Programs. American Journal of Health Promotion: January/February 2014, Vol. 28, No. sp3, pp. S89-S96.
- Peter A Muennig et al., 'The Cost-Effectiveness Of New York City's Safe Routes To School Program', American Journal Of Public Health, iss 0 (2014): 1-6.
- David Ragland, S Pande, J Bigham and FJ Cooper. (2014, January). Ten years later: examining the long-term impact of the California Safe Routes to School program. Presented at the Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, Washington DC. Available at http://docs.trb.org/prp/14-4226.pdf.
- AAA. Cost of Owning and Operating Vehicle in U.S. Increased 1.9% According to AAA's 2012 Your Driving Costs Study. 2012. http://newsroom.aaa.com/2012/04/costof-owning-and-operating-vehicle-in-….
- Digest of Education Statistics, 2010. Tables 184, 186 and 187. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011.
- McDonald NC, Steiner RL, Palmer WM, Bullock, AN, Sisiopiku, VP, Lytle BF. Costs of school transportation: quantifying the fiscal impacts of encouraging walking and bicycling for school travel. Transportation. 2014; doi:10.1007/s11116-014-9569-7.
- Attendance Works. "Springfield: Walking School Bus - Attendance Works." Accessed August 22, 2016. http://www.attendanceworks.org/what-works/springfieldwalking-school-bus/.
- McDonald N., Brown A., Marchetti L., Pedroso M. (2011). U.S. School Travel 2009: An Assessment of Trends. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(2), 146-151.
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report September 30, 2005, "Barriers to Children Walking to or from School, United States 2004." Available at www.cdc.gov/mm wr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5438a2.htm.
- Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey 2001; NHTS Brief on Travel to School, January 2008.
- Alexander et al., The broader impact of walking to school among adolescents. BMJonline.
- Cooper et al., Commuting to school: Are children who walk more physically active? Amer Journal of Preventative Medicine 2003: 25 (4)
- Hillman CH, Pontifex MB, Raine LB, Castelli DM, Hall EE, Kramer AF. The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children. Neuroscience. 2009;159(3):1044-1054. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.01.057
- Castelli, D.M., Glowacki, E., Barcelona, J.M., Calvert, H.G., & Hwang, J. (2015). Active Education: Growing Evidence on Physical Activity and Academic Performance. [Research brief.] Active Living Research. http://activelivingresearch.org/sites/default/files/ALR_Brief_ActiveEdu….
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surveillance for Asthma—United States, 1960-1995: CDC Surveillance Summaries, April 24, 1998. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 47 (SS-1), 1998, pp. 1-27.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Youth! Health Topics: Asthma. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/asthma/index.htm.
- Appatova, A. S., Ryan, P., LeMasters, G., Grinshpun, S. "Proximal exposure of public schools and students to major roadways: a nationwide US survey," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Volume 51, Issue 5, 2008.
- Gauderman, W. J., E. Avol, F. Lurmann, N. Kuenzli, F. Gilliland, J. Peters and R. McConnell, "Childhood Asthma and Exposure to Traffic and Nitrogen Dioxide," Epidemiology, Volume 16, No. 6, November 2005. AND Gauderman, W.J., H. Vora, R. McConnell, K. Berhane, F. Gilliland, D. Thomas, F. Lurmann, E. Avol, N. Kunzli, M. Jerrett, and J. Peters, "Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study," The Lancet, Volume 368, February 2007.


text:
Welcome to the 21st Century Ballpark
The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
The 2012 Major League Baseball season kicked off in Miami last night with a 4-1 win by the St. Louis Cardinals over the hometown Marlins. But that's a footnote. The real show was the stage–a flashy new stadium that's as much about technology and art and whimsy as it is about playing ball.
Some are saying that Marlins Park is the first baseball stadium of a new era, one that makes a clean break from the long run of nostalgia parks, charming places of brick and steel meant to feel intimate and quirky and a slice of simpler times. Camden Yards in Baltimore was the iconic model for the many that followed. But it turns 20 years old tomorrow.
Clearly, it was time for a 21st century facelift. Besides, building a retro park in Miami would be like wearing gingham on South Beach. It's just not right. So, as Marlins President David Samson put it, "We used Miami to do things that other cities couldn't get away with."
Such as:
- They'll never understand the infield fly rule: At field level behind home plate are two 450-gallon salt-water fish tanks stocked with 100 tropical fish. I know, you're thinking this is a fish spill waiting to happen. But apparently one of the Marlins players was recruited to wail baseballs at the specially-designed tanks and not even a little crack appeared. PETA says all the noise and reverberation couldn't be good for the fish, but the show has gone on.
- The seventh inning splash: Behind the left-field wall is a pool, which, of course, also screams Miami. But it's really much more than a pool. It's a pool with a bar and DJs and dancing, an outpost of the Clevelander Hotel, a South Beach hotspot. Games may end at 10, but the pool stays open until 3 in the morning.
- Miro, Miro, on the wall: You don't often talk about color palettes while on the subject of baseball fields, but there's a lot of blue, orange, yellow and green going on in Marlins Park. The reason? The team's owner, Jeffrey Loria, is an art collector–in fact, that's how he made his fortune–and those colors are an homage to abstract artist Joan Miro, his favorite.
There's plenty of technological dazzle, too, starting with the retractable roof that takes only 15 minutes to roll closed and the massive hurricane-proof glass windows that provide a spectacular view of the Miami skyline from the upper deck. Also, every sign is digital, giving sponsors the opportunity to buy every ad in the place for a brief period and allowing concession stand specials to be promoted all over the park.
And there are cutting-edge treats for the players, too. For instance, someone who wants to see why he fared so badly his last time at bat can stroll into a room near the dugout where there are four high-definition computer monitors. He just clicks on his name and he can watch himself in high-def and try to figure out what he's doing wrong.
As for whimsy, there's a museum where every item inside is a bobblehead doll. Almost 600 of them, all waiting to have their heads pinged.
But the piece de resistance is the "Home Run Scultpto-Pictorama." That's the name of the 74-foot-high sculpture beyond center field created by multimedia artist Red Grooms. It celebrates every Marlins' home run. And how does it do that? Let's just say it comes to life–flamingos flap their wings, gulls circle, marlins leap, water sprays, lights flash. Maybe you should just see for yourself.
Now if they could only figure out how to bring in relief pitchers from the bullpen in cigarette boats.
The man who Veecked baseball
More than 37,000 people were at the Marlins game last night, but I'd wager that only a handful of them ever heard of Bill Veeck, Jr.
Which is a shame, because Veeck was undoubtedly the greatest innovator baseball has ever known. (Forget Billy Beane, of Moneyball fame. Sure, anyone can look like a baseball god if Brad Pitt plays you. But he wasn't in Veeck's league.)
I was reminded of Veeck's influence on the game–in both profound and bizarre ways–by Paul Dickson's new biography, Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick . Veeck was the guy who first planted ivy on the bricks in Chicago's Wrigley Field, the guy who signed Lary Doby to integrate the American League a few weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League, the guy who developed the first "exploding" scoreboard at Comiskey Park in Chicago, when fireworks went off whenever a White Sox player hit a home run. He pushed the ideas of interleague play and the designated hitter long before they were instituted.
Of course, Veeck also had his share of stunts that didn't bathe him in glory. There was Disco Demolition Night in 1979, when fans were invited to bring disco albums to a game in Comiskey Park, at which they would be blown up. But the albums were too easy to convert into Frisbees. A mini-riot ensued.
But his greatest promotional gimmick of all came back in 1951, when he wheeled up to home plate a man in a cake. The man's name was Eddie Gaedel and he was only 43 inches tall. He walked on four pitches and was replaced by a pinch runner.
Just the way Veeck planned it.
Video bonus Take a little video tour of Marlins Park, from the tropical fish tanks to the South Beachy pool to the home run sculpture where flamingos flap and marlins fly.


text:
Sherco 52 Tooth Rear Sprocket
Sherco 52 Tooth Rear Sprocket
Our rear Sherco/Gas Gas motorcycle sprockets are designed to be stronger than any other available…period. They are lightweight, crazy strong and pure awesome. They are cut from Chromoly steel then ground to precision, chrome plated, and ready for your bike!
DDC Racing Sherco/Gas Gas sprockets are 100% made in the USA by passionate riders and we guarantee them for one year!
- Gas Gas (1999-2020) All off-road models 125cc to 515cc
- Reiju (2021-current) All off-road models
- Sherco (2004-current) All off-road/enduro models: 2.5i, 4.5i & 5.1i, SE250i, SE250ir, SE300i, SE300ir, SE450i, SE450FR
- Beta (2005-2012) All RR & RS models (2013) RS models only
- Husqvarna (1992-2013) All models 125cc-610cc & (2014) Italian models
- Suzuki (1978-1979) PE175/250, (1980-1981) RS250, (1979-1980) RM250, (1978-1980) RM400, (1990-1995) DR250SE/350SE, (1980-1983) DR400S
- Cagiva (1989-1992) 125/250WMX
• The ultimate in durability. This is the longest lasting sprocket you can buy... period!
• Lightweight and stylish design.
• 1 year warranty - If you are superhuman and can wear it out then we will gladly replace it!
• Built in the USA by hardcore off-road riders who actually ride! Come ride with us!
• Unmatched quality and strength. By design, we are magnitudes stronger than our competition.
Purchase of this sprocket supports the sport! We give back to organizations dedicated to protecting our right to ride!


text:
Original Trinity Hymnal, #461
From depths of woe I raise to thee
The voice of lamentation;
Lord, turn a gracious ear to me
And hear my supplication:
If thou iniquities dost mark,
Our secret sins and misdeeds dark,
O who shall stand before thee?
To wash away the crimson stain,
Grace, grace alone availeth;
Our works, alas! are all in vain;
In much the best life faileth:
No man can glory in thy sight,
All must alike confess thy might,
And live alone by mercy.
Therefore my trust is in the Lord,
And not in mine own merit;
On him my soul shall rest, his Word
Upholds my fainting spirit:
His promised mercy is my fort,
My comfort and my sweet support;
I wait for it with patience.
What though I wait the livelong night,
And till the dawn appeareth,
My heart still trusteth in his might;
It doubteth not nor feareth:
Do thus, O ye of Israel's seed,
Ye of the Spirit born indeed;
And wait till God appeareth.
Though great our sins and sore our woes
His grace much more aboundeth;
His helping love no limit knows,
Our utmost need it soundeth.
Our Shepherd good and true is he,
Who will at last his Israel free
From all their sin and sorrow.


text:
1800 369 669 1800 FOX MOW Free Call
1800 369 669
Free Call
https://www.foxmowingnsw.com.au/, https://www.foxmowingnsw.com.au/free-quote https://www.foxmowingnsw.com.au/locations/ https://www.foxmowingnsw.com.au/ride-on-lawn-mowing-and-slashing-services
At Fox Mowing, we are a team of enthusiastic lawn care and garden maintenance professionals, each with an abundance of experience. Choosing our services in Lisarow means partnering with local experts who truly understand the preferences and desires of the community.
In every locality, including Lisarow, our Fox Mowing professionals are equipped with the latest tools and extensive knowledge to transform your garden into the best version of itself. This combination of local expertise and high-grade equipment ensures your outdoor space in Lisarow is impeccably maintained.
We offer a diverse suite of services to cater to all your garden and lawn needs in Lisarow:
Our team is devoted to building excellent client relationships through:
Fox Mowing extends its services to numerous suburbs including Lisarow, ensuring that no matter where you are in our service area, your domestic, commercial, or industrial spaces can enjoy top-notch lawn and garden care.
All our professionals are fully trained, insured, and police-checked in Lisarow, ensuring that our services are not only high-quality but also conform to the strictest standards of industry best practices. This comprehensive approach guarantees the safety and well-being of both your property and family in Lisarow.
We are committed to sustainability, using eco-friendly products and methods wherever possible in Lisarow. This commitment helps us minimise our environmental footprint while providing you with a green and vibrant garden.
Understanding that your garden's needs change with the seasons, we offer customised services tailored to each time of year. From spring planting to autumn leaf removal, and winter preparation in Lisarow, we ensure your outdoor space thrives throughout the year.
We believe every client is unique, and we tailor our services to meet your specific requirements in Lisarow. Whether it's a small residential garden or a large commercial landscape, our approach is personalised to ensure your complete satisfaction.
To keep your garden in peak condition, we offer regular maintenance plans in Lisarow. These plans are designed to suit your schedule and budget, ensuring your garden remains beautiful and healthy without any hassle.
Leveraging the latest in lawn care technology, our services in Lisarow are efficient and effective. From advanced mowing techniques to sophisticated gardening tools, we use modern solutions to deliver superior results.
Our team doesn't just maintain your garden in Lisarow; we also provide expert advice on how to improve and nurture your outdoor space. From soil health to plant selection, our tips help you make the most of your garden in Lisarow.
We believe in giving back to the communities we serve, including Lisarow. Through various initiatives and support programs, we help enrich our local environments, promoting green spaces and community well-being.
Ready to see the difference Fox Mowing can make to your property in Lisarow? Get in touch with us TODAY to discuss your needs and how we can assist. Call us on 1800 369 669 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Our team is ready to help you achieve the perfect garden and lawn, making your outdoor space neat, tidy, and visually appealing once more.
Please find below contact details and contact us today!
Want to say thanks to a loved one or someone who needs a hand getting on top of their garden? Do something different and give them a gift voucher for one of our services! Call our office to find out more, or buy online.
Fox Mowing is made up of passionate lawn and garden maintenance professionals with decades of experience under their belts. When you engage our services you know that you're dealing with local operators. All our people live in the areas they serve, so they are locals serving locals.
Read More >>(Please fill in our free quote form we will be in touch next business day)
Copyright © 2024 Fox Mowing.com. All rights reserved.


text:
Become a Member
Established in 1935, the American Galvanizers Association is the hot-dip galvanizing industry's foremost non-profit trade association, offering members unsurpassed benefits, technical support services, and access to our vast technical library and years of industry experience.
Different membership categories exist to meet the needs of companies who serve the hot-dip galvanizing industry, from international suppliers and service providers, to domestic and foreign galvanizers. For more information on the benefits of membership, category breakdowns, or services offered, please view the subsequent pages.


text:
Those who know me know how much I love the Roth IRA.
I love it so much that I tried to convince my wife to name our third son "Roth." Ha, ha, I might be kidding.
Anytime I can encourage a young investor to start their own Roth IRA, it gets me fired up.
While they may see only $50 to $100 per month going into the Roth IRA, I know that upon retirement, they are going to be more financially secure than 99.9% of the population now.
It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. The power of compound interest is absolutely astounding.
When a good friend of mine who owns a photography business wanted to start investing in his own Roth IRA through me, I was excited for him.
I immediately thought of how we would spend our retirement years, reveling in the fact that we started investing when we were younger. The future result? The accumulation of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
That's why I was in utter shock when he came to me one day and informed me he was going to be closing out his Roth IRA. His rationale was that the $1,000 or so that he had accumulated over the years was going to be used to purchase equipment for his photography studio.
He needed to update his camera, camera lenses, and some scenic backdrops for some of the portrait work that he was working on in his studio.
He told me that he felt that he would get a much larger ROI (return on investment) on investing in his business than he thought he could get in his Roth IRA.
At first, I was speechless. How dare he ruin his own financial future by cashing out his Roth IRA! Did he not see how much he was costing himself?
I was a W2 employee at the time, and although I understood the concept of unlimited revenue, I couldn't relate to what he was trying to do. In my mind, I immediately dismissed it.
I thought he was making a huge mistake.
It wasn't until several years later when I became a business owner that I had the "aha moment" – I got it. I understood what it meant to invest in your business – to see the exponential return.
I never told my friend I thought he was making a mistake. I politely cashed out his Roth IRA and wished him luck investing in his business.
Looking back, I know that he was right and I was wrong.
I was a young financial advisor back then, and I was trained to show people how to invest in a Roth IRA and how to invest in mutual funds for the long term. Sadly, many financial advisors adhere to those same beliefs – that investing should only be done through the stock market.
Let's be clear. The point of this article is not to tell you that you must absolutely invest in a 401(k), Roth IRA, mutual fund, ETF, stock, or other investment. If you want to build wealth fast – like really fast – then investing in a vehicle such as a Roth IRA will not get you there.
If you're younger and your income limits allow, open up a Roth IRA. Invest in mutual funds and ETFs. Make sure you have enough cash in your emergency fund. Starting your financial life with those good habits will bleed over into your success in building wealth.
Okay, so how do you build wealth fast? Let's take a look.
Table of Contents
Drop Your Living Expenses Like Crazy
I know this isn't very exciting, but this is the definition of wealth. As Todd Tresidder of FinancialMentor.com says, "Great wealth builders focus on both saving money and earning more."
What Todd is pointing to here is the gap between your expenses and your income. Expenses should always be lower than your income. The larger that gap, the more wealth you can accumulate.
Let's face it, you can't invest unless you have money to invest. If you're currently living beyond your means and have no additional money to put to work for you, you'll never build wealth.
1. Save on Vehicles
I was very fortunate that I learned this lesson when I was still in college. This led to me driving a 1998 Chevy Lumina that was completely paid for because I inherited it from my deceased grandmother.
Not having a car payment allowed me to invest in myself, my Roth IRA, and my 401(k).
According to Jason Fogelson for Forbes, "The biggest mistake a car buyer can make, especially in the age of the Internet, is to buy a car without doing research first.
Some buyers are so eager to get through the car-buying process that they don't take the time to find out everything they can about vehicle reliability, pricing, and financing."
I agree. But let's focus on the financing part for a minute. Car loans come with ridiculous interest rates that nobody should have to pay to obtain transportation. Car loans can easily be one of the highest-cost debts for many American households.
Too many people view the car payment as "normal." Sure, it's normal, but "normal" won't help you produce wealth, my friend. Instead, consider doing what I did and driving a car that you own outright. It'll be easier on your pocketbook over the long term – I promise.
2. Save on Shelter
In addition to that, my wife and I rented a house for the first year that we were together. Not having the mortgage payment allowed us to build up our emergency fund and also save for our retirement.
But what if renting seems to be more expensive than having a mortgage payment? According to Beth Braverman for Forbes, "Rentals offer far more flexibility. Buying a home typically means committing to a 30-year mortgage.
Most people don't stay in a home for anywhere near that amount of time, but it's much harder to pick up and move from a home you own than it is to leave a rental."
And what happens when you can't sell your home when you need to move due to a job change or another reason? You pay a whole lot of money not only for the house you can't sell but also for the house you move into.
If you need flexibility, consider renting as we did, even if the rent payment is higher than a comparable home with a mortgage payment.
3. Don't Buy Crap
Lastly, we didn't buy crap we didn't need.
Ask yourself what you really need and don't need. Do you really need that million-inch flat-screen TV? No, you don't!
4. Save a Percentage of Your Income
Savers like my wife and I are definitely in the minority. Very few people save a substantial amount for the future, but if you think we're in the minority, then check out Pete from MrMoneyMustache.com, who advocates that you should be saving between 30 to 50% of your income.
While that's definitely on the extreme side of things, Pete is just another example of how it can be done.
Granted, the more you make, the larger the percentage you can save. The point here is to make some steep sacrifices so that you can put more of your wealth toward investments that are right for you.
Earn Much, Much More
As the old saying goes, "You have to have money to make money." I know what you're thinking, though:
"Well, Jeff, I don't have any money, so how can I make money if I ain't got no money?"
First, let's address something. When you say that you don't have any money and believe that, you're already setting yourself up for failure. You have to change your mindset and believe that you can find a way to make more money.
5. Work Hard Now
When I think back to how I was able to advance my career, I remember when I was an unpaid intern at the brokerage firm that ended up hiring me. As an intern, I was working 12 to 15 hours a week, showing up when I was told to, dressed, and ready to impress.
The majority of my duties were shredding important documents, filing, and other basic administrative duties.
Even though the work was boring, I did everything that was asked of me and more. My work ethic and drive spoke for itself. After that summer internship, I was offered a full-time position.
If you have a job, even though you might not like it, give it everything that you've got. Treat the company that you work for as if you own it.
Imagine then that you're the CEO.
How would you approach your daily duties differently if more were on the line?
It's really difficult to find great opportunities. It's possible, but it isn't easy. For now, I recommend that you focus on working hard. People around you will start to take notice.
Just like I was offered a full-time position because I worked hard as an intern, you will find doors of opportunity opening for you when you give your work all you have.
6. Invest in Your Education
Another way that you might be able to make more is to invest in your education. This could be getting your degree, getting an MBA, or getting a specialized designation.
For me, getting my CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification has yielded thousands of dollars in revenues over the years.
When I first passed the exam for my certification, many people asked me, "Congratulations! Does this mean that you get a raise?" There was no immediate financial benefit for me.
It was a year out of my life where I studied my butt off, but I knew having that designation would give me the education and also the credentials to set myself apart from the competition.
While I didn't see any immediate financial benefit, I can attribute several new clients as well as several media opportunities to the fact that I'm Jeff Rose, CFP®. You can get your certification too!
7. Invest in Yourself and Your Marketing
Over and above that, I have invested in myself. When I was first starting off, I didn't have a lot of money, but I knew I needed to look the part, so I bought fresh shirts, ties, suits – anything I could to make myself look more like a professional.
I also invested in personalized brochures, seminars, and other marketing materials to put myself out there.
Another way I invest in myself is by paying $7,900 per year for Strategic Coach, a coaching program with workshops, program advisors, and like-minded entrepreneurs.
Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach has created a program I've found hugely beneficial to my business – my business has grown as a result of his work. Many of his quotes, like this one, pack a punch:
For a company to grow 10x, it doesn't need you managing – it needs self-managing.
I always made sure that I didn't overextend myself to the point where I was spending more than I could afford. A lot of the money that I earned wasn't going toward frivolous things such as big-screen TVs or going out to eat at high-end restaurants.
Instead, the money went toward investing in myself and my business.
8. Venture Into Entrepreneurship
I highly recommend you start building wealth by venturing into entrepreneurship.
When I became an entrepreneur, my wealth-building journey really took off. Several years prior, I had read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. In that book, author Robert Kiyosaki introduces the concept of the cash flow quadrant.
He looks at four different entities: the employee, the self-employed, the business owner, and the investor.
When I read that book, I fell under the employee quadrant, but I knew that if I ever wanted to make serious money, I had to get into the right type of quadrant – either the business owner quadrant or the investor quadrant (the investor quadrant is actually the best).
When I first started as a financial advisor, I was still an employee. I had the ability to make my own hours and grow my business as much as I could, but I also had a lot of restrictions.
My first step was crossing over to being self-employed. Just by making that shift, I saw a 30% increase in income in my first year. Since then, I've become a business owner, and now I also consider myself an investor.
As a business owner, I own my wealth management firm. I own my blog, GoodFinancialCents.com, and I also own a few other online properties that all yield my income.
Yes, blogging can be very lucrative – I've made over $1,097,757 from it. In fact, I could almost consider my blog as an investment; while blogs do require some upkeep, they certainly do not require nearly the upkeep needed for my financial planning practice.
I'm certainly not the only person who has made a lot of money online. Steve Chou's wife replaced her $100,000 income with an online store so she could be a stay-at-home mom. It's amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it.
Whether you are thinking about starting an online business or growing your brick-and-mortar business, it all comes back to working hard now. But you know what? You have to work hard at the right things, or you'll just be spinning your wheels.
My current businesses are the result of several business ventures that didn't work out. I tried multi-level marketing on a few occasions. I tried real estate.
I tried a solo 401(k) business. None of these worked out for me. In some cases, I lost a lot of money. In others, it was just a waste of time. But in all those experiences, I learned one thing, it is important that you adopt the mantra: "Win or learn, never lose."
9. Try Real Estate
Speaking of real estate, although it didn't work out for me and it's not right for everyone, it has certainly worked out for others. I asked Brandon Turner from BiggerPockets.com just how quickly real estate investing can help individuals build wealth. Here's what he had to say:
Real estate investing may not make you wealthy overnight, but it can add zeros to your net worth in a shorter timeframe than many other traditional investments.
For example, purchasing a fixer-upper house, rehabbing the property, and selling it for more can net you a significant windfall if you do it correctly.
Just be sure to buy low, rehab smart, and sell fast. House flipping, as this process is called, is largely a math game, and significant profits can be made by those willing to take on the challenge.
Another strategy that can help you add wealth quickly through real estate is by purchasing multifamily properties that produce significant monthly cash flow.
This cash flow can be saved and reinvested into more deals, creating a domino effect that will allow you to exponentially grow your real estate portfolio.
For more information, read The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing from BiggerPockets.com.
Concluding Thoughts
To build wealth really fast, you're not going to get there by investing $50 to $100 per month into a Roth IRA. While yes, it's great as a long-term strategy, it's not going to make a difference in the short term.
A lot of financial advisers I talked to don't want to encourage you to take that risk now. Heck, I was one of those financial advisors several years ago.
While not letting you know about all the wealth-building options isn't financial malpractice, it's certainly better if your financial advisor gives you a variety of options based on your financial goals, even if it doesn't help his pocketbook.
It's always a good idea to talk to several professional investors to see what has worked for them. The best question you can ask any financial professional is how they are investing their money – it will speak volumes.
Let's step back for a moment. You might be thinking, "How in the world can I learn and do all this stuff? Is it even possible?"
Don't think that you have to do everything. Instead, focus on a few things and do them well. It all starts by investing in yourself. Listen to podcasts, read books, and take millionaires out for lunch (yes, you buy).
You can start by subscribing to an excellent podcast by Lewis Howes: The School of Greatness Podcast. There, you will become equipped to think differently about yourself and your wealth. It's fantastic.
As you make it a habit to find ways to better yourself, you'll also find new potential ways to build wealth faster than ever. Everyone does it differently, and nobody will do it exactly like you.
You're unique, and you'll find a way. Just give yourself a chance! I'm so glad I gave myself a chance to succeed. You will be too.
This post originally appeared on Forbes.com.


text: LA CIMBALI – CIMBALI GROUP: the LaCimbali S30 and LaCimbali M100i Coffee Milk Intelligence, two advanced technology and design machines will be presented at HOST 2015. "Coffee starts here" is the new payoff defining the brand... The LaCimbali S30 is a superautomatic machine with a revolutionary 10.4" touchscreen display providing innovative man-machine interaction and an integrated dual-direction WIFI system making it possible to analyse consumption data and update software. The M100i Coffee Milk Intelligence is a traditional machine fitted with an innovative integrated system – a grinder-doser that can guide the barista step-by-step in preparing the coffee, as well as a new automatic system for preparing and dispensing hot and cold foamed milk; both substantial innovations in the sector for traditional professional espresso and cappuccino machines. In short, these are the innovations that La Cimbali - a brand of the Cimbali Group from Milan that is the world leader in the design and manufacture of professional machines for making coffee, drinks with a fresh milk base, soluble drinks, and equipment for use in coffee machines - will be presenting at the HOST Equipment Coffee Food – 39th Hospitality International Exhibition (Pavilion 15, stand no. L54 L62 N53 N61). Thanks especially to a simple and intuitive interface that can be customised and with one of the largest touchscreens on the market, the LaCimbali S30 provides different display options for the drinks offered. It can also support the customer in selecting their drink using video clips and sound that can be downloaded with a USB stick. The integrated dual-direction WIFI system makes it quick and simple to update software, regulate recipes and customise the interface images. Another innovation from the new La Cimbali superautomatic is the PGS or Perfect Grinding System. This system constantly controls the parameters for dispensing coffee, by automatically correcting the grinding and ground dosage, so as to ensure constancy in the dispensing time and optimal extraction quality. The LaCimbali M100i represents La Cimbali's mission to design and manufacture machines with a high technological content, elevating the simplicity of using a traditional machine to the level of a superautomatic, and optimising the movement and manual actions of the barista when preparing a coffee and a cappuccino. The "Barista Drive System" is the name of the new technology patented by the Cimbali Group and launched on the market by the M100i, it operates simply and intuitively: the barista just needs to position the filter holder associated with a recipe. Thanks to a sensor, the "Magnum on demand" grinder-doser recognises the type of filter holder, providing the correct quantity of ground coffee, while at the same time, communicating to the machine which selection needs to activated to prepare the drink required. At this point, the barista only needs to position the filter holder and press the dispensing key. Thanks to the new automatic "Turbo Milk" system, the M100i becomes the first traditional machine to automatically dispense hot milk (with or without foam) and cold foamed milk from a single nozzle. The system also makes it possible to programme the emulsion levels, and quantity and temperature of the milk. Finally, the new "Turbo Steam Cold Touch" improves the usage of the Turbosteam feature patented by the Cimbali Group. The special insulating and non-stick covering keeps the steam nozzle cold before, during and after dispensing the steam, making the passage and cleaning of the nozzle easier. The characteristics of the M100i make it ideal for locations where high productivity and an extensive range of milk-based drinks is needed. Host will also provide an opportunity to present the new application developed by Cimbali Group on the PLAT-ONE platform. This allows the data collected by the machines connected by WIFI to be displayed and represented, thus bringing the world of the '"internet of things" to the sector of professional, traditional and superautomatic coffee machines. HOST 2015 will ultimately provide the stage for presenting La Cimbali's new brand identity expressed in its new payoff "Coffee starts here". On the one hand, this underlines the importance of the brand in the history of coffee, and on the other, the wide variety of espresso coffee-based drinks dispensed every day from La Cimbali machines to satisfy international tastes and trends.


text:
Are you looking for a Title Survey in Washington, NJ? Omland & Osterkorn are an accomplished engineering and surveying firm with expertise in conducting title surveys in Washington, NJ.
An accurate Title Survey is an essential part of determining the value and utility of a piece of property. Failure to do so might results in a buyer taking ownership of a piece of land they won't be able to use as intended.
Clients looking to purchase land could benefit from a Title Survey for a variety of reasons. A title can reveal the following:
And more…
Omland & Osterkorn Title Survey clients will get a full understanding of the exact rights and limitations they will be inheriting along with a purchased property. Our surveys use the latest and most efficient technologies to map out boundaries, improvements, easements and more to help buyers, sellers, attorneys, lenders, companies, title corporations and others make legal and financial decisions with the most reliable information available.
Clients can trust that with an Omland & Osterkorn Title Survey there will no surprises waiting for them when they take ownership of their new land.
For more information about Title Surveys in Washington, NJ, speak to one of our Surveyors at 973-647-7820.
Omland & Osterkorn – Your Trusted Source for Title Surveys in Washington, NJ.