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ASV (Approved Scanning Vendor) is a scan of your office IP address or website address (for ecommerce merchants). The scan will mostly be scanning your firewall/router to make sure that there are no open vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to infiltrate your network.
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Similar to the ASV scans, penetration testing is a more thorough testing of your external and internal networks for possible security holes that could allow a hacker to infiltrate your computer or servers and access credit card information. This requirement is new to certain level 4 merchants with the arrival of PCI version 3.
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What is PCI Compliance?
PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of standards designed to ensure that credit card information remains safe and is captured and transmitted in a secure way. In other words, it is a set of rules to reduce the risk of fraudsters, hackers and thieves from stealing sensitive credit card information.
Who does it apply to?
PCI compliance applies to all businesses accepting credit and debit card payments, regardless of their size or their nature. Even tiny merchants using a mobile app on the weekend are required to meet the PCI standard. PCI is the world's largest security standard, as it applies to millions of merchants, processors, ATM companies and other service providers world-wide.
Who sets the standard and who enforces it?
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is the governing body that sets and updates the standard. It was created in 2006 by the major card-brands, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express in order to have a universal set of rules. The card-brands are the ones that enforce the standard, requiring processors to be compliant, validate their merchants, and impose fines if a breach occurs because of non-compliance.
Why do I have to be compliant?
To avoid getting breached and losing credit card numbers! Fines imposed by the card-brands in the event of a breach can be extremely costly. In this digital age all businesses should want to protect themselves. By being compliant you also gain access to our breach coverage. Prepare your business for compliance by visiting the top PCI compliance tips.
I've been processing for years, why now?
With the release of PCI version 3 (the newest standard), Visa and MasterCard are now requiring that all processors validate the compliance of all their merchants. To make this process easy and affordable for our merchants, we've put together a PCI program that is included as part of our merchant services.
My provider is compliant, does that mean I'm compliant?
The short answer is no. While it is crucial to use point-of-sale providers, shopping carts and payment processors that are compliant, you are still responsible for your own staff and environment. A virus-infected computer or a dishonest staff member is all it could take to have someone steal credit card numbers from your business.


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It is significant that Herod in his attempt to kill the child Yeshua, slew all the male children in Bethlehem "2-years old and under" according to what he thought the age of Yeshua was. The Greek text allows for a plus and minus one-year of ambiguity. It can be understood as over one full year till the child's second birthday, or it can be understood as meaning the child is 2 years old, and not more than 3 years. Thus the numbers 1, 2, and 3 reflect the above table (on this times ten level) and also the original "Yeshua" ELS code. The traditional (but incorrect) birth of Yeshua was set in Dec. 25, 1 B.C. This, therefore, is about 5 years after the true birth date of Messiah, which in turn represents the half a year (i.e., ".5 years") that exists between the birth of Yeshua ("Yeshua") and John the Baptist ("Elijah"). (Tradition is correct to suppose this 6 month difference between the two, as Luke 1:26 makes sufficiently clear.) From this you can see that these patterns are self-perpetuating. But this is what we would expect to see if indeed this "code" was written by the finger of God!
{As an aside, from the Flood till the Exodus are 1,200 years (and 1,800 till Noah's birth, etc.); and note the 120-year countdown to the Flood in Genesis 6:3.}


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Last week, USG held its spring elections. They gave students the opportunity to vote on U-Councilors, class government positions and referenda on divesting from private prisons and creating a task force on disciplinary reforms. Neither referendum met the one-third turnout threshold required for the results to be considered, and voter turnout across all elections was low with participation rates between about 30% and 40% for each class in class elections. As a result, the Board calls on USG to reform its referendum policies by informing students of the referendum proposal deadline earlier, extending the referendum campaign time to two weeks and clarifying campaign opportunities for opposition groups and individuals. The Board believes these reforms will help USG promote informed voting and encourage voter participation.
Last week's elections were the first to occur since USG reformed its referendum policies last winter. The new referendum process entails students proposing referenda to the USG by filling out a proposal form, the USG then evaluating referendum proposals to ensure clear and neutral wording and students campaigning for, or against, referenda one week before voting begins. One-third of the student body must vote on the referenda in order for the votes to count.
USG also states that the Institutional Research Office must approve the referenda and check it for "neutral wording and clarity." However, it remains unclear what standards are used in the approval process and, because of this, the Board urges USG to be more transparent about this process. This will ensure that students properly understand how their referenda are being evaluated. A longer campaign period for approved referenda will allow for a more robust campus discussion of the issue in question and better inform students prior to voting. Finally, rules regarding opposition groups and individual campaigning should be clarified. Currently, USG's referendum policies refer only to policies regarding formal opposition groups, perhaps leaving students uncertain of what actions they may take as individuals separate from the formal opposition or sponsoring groups. In order to promote maximum student involvement and thus increased interest and voting in referenda, the Board suggests USG clearly advertise and even encourage that, even in the absence of a formal opposition group, students may continue to campaign in opposition to referenda through individual actions such as sending a personal email to a listserv.
When it comes to actually voting in these elections, several changes to the process could have improved its efficiency and effectiveness. First, the three separate ballots (one for each referendum and one for class officer elections) should have been integrated into one. With the three ballot system, students had to log in each time they wanted to access a new ballot, something that potentially decreased the number of votes cast because logging in multiple times is frustrating and time consuming. Though the Board recognizes that USG likely made this choice to make it easier for students to abstain, we believe that a better solution would be an "abstain" button for referenda on the integrated ballot. We also encourage that the pro/con statements issued by the groups formally advocating or opposing a particular measure be put directly on the ballot. Since they could only be accessed by copy/pasting a Google Docs link, it is unlikely that a high number of students looked at them. By putting the statements directly on the ballot, USG would be encouraging informed voting by helping students easily view both sides of the issue.
USG has done substantial work in the last year to reform the referendum process. However, we believe that they must continue to improve this process to ensure that the system is as accessible and effective as possible. Furthermore, we believe that overhauling the voting system is necessary if USG wants to promote voter participation and informed voting.
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During the European Convention 2020 you will have the opportunity to browse and buy products, like square dance clothing, dance shoes, badges, danglers and more from a number of vendors.
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We sell badges, dangles, badge-holder, sticker, boy/girl buttons, mugs, etc.
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A badge with pin will cost 7,- €, with magnetic holder 10,- €.
Enter your name and country when ordering. After payment, the badge is engraved and you can then pick it up when you arrive to European Convention 2020 in Sigtuna, Sweden.
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The bedroom is not only a room for calling a night and sleeping. It's a private room used for relaxing, chilling out, even studying, so it is important to keep it comfortable and cozy no matter how the size is. However, since small bedroom design requires plenty of consideration, some people might have lost their ideas in making it enchanting. Some may just think small space only suitable with plain decoration. Therefore, here I bring you 10 Unique Wall Painting Ideas for Small Bedroom. As usual this list is compiled for you by Simphome.com Anyway, before we discuss our first idea, I recommend you to check one and only video link inside description area where you can learn how to turn a bare wall to a new art centerpiece in your room. It is around 5 minutes and it features popular figure you've already familiar or falling on love with. That's it, I hope you'll like it, and let's return to our list. 10. Show Your Artistic Side with Ombre Wall Ombre is a look that you can apply almost everywhere on everything, let's say clothes, shoes, hair, make up even as a wall decoration. Although this trend has been known for ages but it never stops mesmerizing our eyes. As I've already mentioned, this aesthetic design can be applied on your bedroom walls to get some cozy look. To get this look, you will need at least two different colors that can be blended well, paint brushed, primed, and taped. First, prime the wall with white primer and let it dry completely. This is to prepare a surface where paint can perfectly adhere to and seal out any discoloration from the wall. Next, divide the wall into three horizontal sections using a tape then start coloring. You can make more horizontal sections to get more transition colors for gradual fade ombre, especially, if you use two different colors that contrast each other. Start with painting the top and the bottom part of the sections with each color and let them dry. You can go either from dark to light or vice versa. Next, mix the two colors and splash it to the middle sections. Be sure the tape has been removed. Before the paint dry, quickly blend it to the color on the top using dry paint brush. Then with another clean brush, blend the middle to the bottom of the wall. 9. Show off your Accent Wall A small bedroom doesn't have to be monochrome and leave the walls plain. Sometimes adding accent walls will give different vibes to the room. A room normally has four walls. If you find a wall with different design from the others, it's called an accent wall. By applying accent wall, you have a chance to use a bolder color without overwhelming the room. Another good thing of accent wall is it creates a focal point that will drag people's attention instantly. Although it has some advantages, using the wrong colors on the wall may create a look you didn't expect. So, if you choose to paint your accent wall, go darker from the other walls. This is one of the safest choices you can go with. You can also just skip the painting and use patterned wallpaper instead. 8. A Cabbage White Bedroom idea Bright color is always preferred when it comes to small bedrooms due to its airy-ness that keeps the room feel open and larger. One of many light colors you should try is Cabbage White. It is a subtle white with slight bit of blue. Combined with pale color furniture, Cabbage White gives fresh ambiance to the room and it's just look so simple yet fresh and calm. 7. "Love at The First Blush" Wall color idea If you are a pink lover but afraid that your bedroom might look too much with pink, you should consider applying this shade of pink blush. White paint with pink undertones will bring warm to the room that will make anybody in the bedroom feel so much comfortable. Its bright color will also expand your bedroom visually. Combining it with a zebra-like rug and some gray furniture creates a visual interest, so your small bedroom won't look so much girly. More importantly, it still looks cozy. 6. Painting the Wall the Same Color as the Ceiling One painting trick must be considered if you want a small bedroom to look bigger is painting the walls the same color as the ceiling. It can trick the eyes and make people think that the wall and the ceiling flow into one being. As the result, the room will appear larger. This doesn't mean you have to keep your walls boring with one plain color like the ceiling. Instead, try big chevron pattern with two contrast colors, such as black and white. This pattern will bring a fun look to the room as well as expanding the room. 5. A DIY Geometric Wall idea The geometric pattern comes as a great way to add life to your plain bedroom wall and will transform it to a striking focal point. Besides being easy to do, geometric patterns will save your money from unnecessary accessories. To create your geometric walls, you have to prepare paint, masking tape and roller. Begin with painting the whole wall with the color you want your geometric wall design to be, then let it dry. Next, create geometric pattern as you wish on the wall with masking tape. Roll the wall paint onto the wall then leave dry completely. Once it's dry, apply the second coat of the paint and let it dry. Peel the masking tape off carefully to expose your geometric pattern. 4. Add Mountain Mural idea Do you admire the beauty of mountains? If you do, I am sure you would like to wake up every morning at the foothill. You don't need to make a bedroom at the mountains, though. You just need to bring the mountains to your bedroom. To make the mountain mural, prepare 3 different colors of paint (base color, white, and dark), paint brush, and pencil. Start with making mountains sketch on the wall. You don't have to be a professional drawer or sketcher to do this. Just have fun with this part and let your creativity flow. After you get the sketch, start painting it with darkest color at the bottom and base color at the second or third range. Next, carefully blend the remain ranges to get gradual gradation. Simply mix the white or dark color to get the different shades and leave it dry. 3. Painting Striped Wall idea When it comes to a small room wall design, you need to pay attention to the pattern you choose. Large vertical or horizontal stripes are highly recommended to make a room visually larger. Vertical stripes will make a ceiling seem taller while horizontal stripes will widen a small room. Avoid using tiny pattern because it will be chaotic in a small space. 2. Try Using Pastel Color Pastel color is well known for making a room look more spacious. Its bright color reflects light so the room will feel open. Not only that, its soft color has calming effect that can help you relax. Before we get to number 1 I suggest you to press subscribe button if this channel is new to you. Get new updates automatically every time I upload new video and let's find out last idea sitting on our top chart. Lastly Number 1. Let's Go Bold The white color is not the only option you have for your small bedroom. Although it is true that white can make space feel larger, it doesn't mean you can't go bold. With a trick, get the splash of your favorite bold color on your bedroom wall. If you've decided to go bold, you should balance it by making the other space as light as possible. You can go with accent wall by having only one bold wall. This technique will recede visually, making the space feel larger. So, decorating small bedroom can be so much fun with an amazing result. You only need to choose which of the 10 Unique Wall Painting Ideas for Small Bedroom is your favorite and apply it to the room. That's it for now, before you leave, like this video (if you truly enjoy it), comment it, or share it with anyone close to you in your social media account or email list. Browse and follow Simphome website for more home décor and makeover ideas. Lastly, see you again later with more video like this in a near future. And, Until that time…. Thanks for watching.


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TEXT: I Samuel 14:
By: Moses Akinyetun
And Jonathan said to the young man that bares his armour. Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
…….likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in Mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistine fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. So the LORD saved Israel that day and the battle passed over unto Belhaven (I Sam. 14:6-7, 22 – 23).
These few verses though full of big spiritual nourishments that can trigger and stimulate revival, they have not been given proper attention by both old and preachers of our time.
Jonathan was a son of a failed king. As a prince and heir to the throne, he was living in a palace with an opulence life. This privilege should have made him closed his eyes to the plight of his people. Jonathan enjoyed the best in abundance in the palace, yet he felt the pains of Israel in his heart.
He decided to leave his comfort zone to the valley of shadow of death.
…..let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised.
This powerful statement also opened chapter fourteen….
Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare the amour, come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison ….- I Sam. 14:1.
Jonathan statement connoted readiness and bravery. He was not ready to settle for anything that was less than victory. He decided to confront the garrison of Philistine. Garrison is a group of soldiers living in a town or PORT to defend it
A garrison may contain five thousand soldiers. We know that in ancient days, warfare was part and parcel of their system. Imagine Sennacherib sending about one hundred and eighty-five thousand soldiers to Israel. The garrison of Philistine might contain minimum of twenty thousand soldiers.
When two people or two soldiers decided to confront a vast army like the garrison of Philistine, one can safely say, the soldiers are on a suicide mission. Jonathan and his young amour bearer left their comfort zone of enjoyment to attack the Philistine soldiers. Whoever want to accomplish great exploits in this end time must be prepared to detach himself from the comfort zone of life and must not be fearful to face death.
Father Abraham left his comfort zone with his trained army to attack the allied forces of four Nations led by King Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14) for the liberation of his cursing, Lot, though the allied army out-numbered the troops of Abraham, the great Patriarch was not fearful to face them. He reckoned his life as nothing. Queen Esther overcame her initial fear; she decided to approach the King, though against the law of the land she said, if I die, I die. (Esther 4). The book of Revelation 12:11b says, ….and they loved not their lives unto death. This sentence is talking about the Leaders of the early church the apostles. They ministered the gospel in the face of death. They counted their lives as nothing. This is the life which Jonathan the son of Saul lived. One would have expected him to distance himself from anything that could endanger his life. But, he did not, the liberation of people of Israel was paramount in his life. The same thing goes for Abraham, David, Esther and our Lord Jesus Christ. We must be prepared to leave our comfort zone to go to the garrison of the Philistine (where the sinners are). Our Lord Jesus left Heaven, His comfort zone to come to this planet earth to seek and to save the sinners. We must be ready to do the same thing.
Another important spiritual truth in this biblical drama was the response of the armour bearer of Jonathan.
Let us see how the young armour bearer responded to the invitation or request of his boss.
"And his armour bearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart, turn thee behold, I am with thee according to thy heart" – (I Sam. 14:7)
This young man that can simply refer to as youth was more than willing to help his boss accomplish his dream. He was willing to go. He was willing to fight. He was willing to lay down his life! May God Almighty give us such willing youth in our Church.
The youth of this Mission should be willing to help their pastors in their respective assemblies to accomplish their vision. He did not pursue a different agenda that is totally different from his boss. Jonathan agenda was his agenda. Any youth who holds different agenda cannot go far in the ministry. As a matter of fact such agenda will not enjoy the support of heaven and earth. The agenda will hit the rock and break into pieces. Youth, what is your agenda! Youth what is in your mind! It is high time the youth of this Mission rise up to do the things in the heart of our Jonathan. We should not have ulterior motive. We should not have a different agenda. Jesus lived His entire life to pursue the goal of His father.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business – Luke 2:49
Our savior lived all His days to pursue His father's business. Not his own business. Whose business are you pursuing as a youth. Success will continue to elude any youth who has personal agenda and failure will continue to trail any youth who does not believe in the vision of our fathers. The reason some youth detach themselves from the church is because they have different agenda. Any agenda that is not of our fathers is not of the Father and such agenda will fail.
Another thing that interest me in the life of this youth is that he was not just a youth, but a youth that carried armour. He was able to fight along with Jonathan because he carried armour.
Every Christian youth that want to be relevant must be prepared to carry armour.
Paul admonished Christians to carry armour: "put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand…wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God….
Youth, put on the whole armour of God. It is when the armour is put on by you that you will be called upon to serve. It is when the armour is put on that you will be relevant. It is when the armour is put on that you can be reckoned with. I say to you put on the whole armour of God.
"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with" Truth
- Breastplate of righteousness
- Gospel of peace
- Shield of faith
- Helmet of salvation
- Sword of the spirit
Jonathan did not have the authority to lead all the troops into battle, but he could start a small skirmish in one corner of the enemy camp. When he did, panic broke out among the Philistines, the Hebrews who had been drafted into the Philistine army revolted, and the men who were hiding in the hills regained their courage and returned to fight.
Our youths might not have the authority to preach on the altar on Sunday or speak during conventions, but we can emulate Jonathan by starting small in a corner in the street in your neighborhood. You may be prevented from preaching on Sundays, but nobody can prevent you from preaching in a little corner in your District. Jonathan and his armour bearer went out and they cause a National Revival that led to National Victory. We should not wait for crowd, do something in your community, do something in your neighbourhood, do something in your school and God will back you up.
Our Lord Jesus sent out His disciple in twos. Each pair came back with testimonies.
Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father – I Sam. 14:1 Jonathan was not the type that believe in eyes service. He did not want to blow his triumphed. He went to the battle together with his armour bearer. He believed in real service. He did not believe in fame and cheap popularity. This is the mind of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Behold my servant whom I uphold… he shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street" – Isa. 42:1-2
Matt. 12:18-19, quoted Isaiah: Behold my servant, whom I have chosen:…..He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the street.
Our Lord Jesus did not seek for unmerited and cheap popularity. He carried out his ministry without fanfare. I have observed that many of our youths who are into the ministry want to start form the top. They want to be seen and heard. Many don't have the spirit of our fathers. The founding fathers of this Mission started their ministry in the streets, market places, villages and other remote places. But our youths want the whole world to hear them without doing anything in the vineyard…
There was a strong synergy between Jonathan and his armour bearer. Jonathan had absolute belief in the young man. The young man also knew he cannot achieve anything alone without Jonathan. The two are inter-dependent.
Our Jonathan who are senior ministers need the youths to make a mark. The youth also need our Senior Pastors to announce their ministry. The Senior Pastors should not despise the youths while the youths should not look down on the older ones. The elders don't have what the youths have and the youth don't have what the elders have. So, when there is strong interaction between the old and the young, there would be spark of fire. This type of synergy is needed in all our churches.
Jonathan and his armour bearer were not much of a force to attack that huge Philistine army. But while everyone else was afraid, they trusted God, knowing that the size of the energy army would not restrict God's ability to help them. God honoured their faith and brave action, tremendous victory followed.
Have you ever felt surrounded by the enemies or faced overwhelming odds? God is never intimated by the size of the army or the complexity of a problem with him there are always enough resources to resist the pressures and win the battle. If God has called you to action, then bravely commit what resources you have to God and rely upon him to lead you to victory. This is what David did. He did not reckon with the size of Goliath but trusted God to gain victory over Goliath. He went to the battle with a sling and five stones and he returned with the head of Goliath in his blood-soak hands!


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Take one part white girl;
Add equal parts sun, surf, sand.
Remove when crispy.
I am melanin challenged. So is my husband. When we hooked up and then decided to breed, we clearly violated Darwin's survival of the fittest as we did not choose a mate that would amplify our good bits and relegate our bad bits to recessive-status. We seemed to have picked each other specifically for our recessive-trait similarities.
One specific example, our said lack of color.
And now we have two children to whom we have passed on our extreme white-ness. Poor things. It takes us 20 minutes of slathering before they can get to the beach. Given they are small and medium, their patience is less than stellar, and the wait about kills them (and nearly drives me to murderous acts too).
So it was no surprise that after one part of a day in the sun on our beach vacation, our first day in fact, I get sunburned. You see, not only am I cadaver white, I have short arms (the visual image I'm painting of myself only gets better…). This lack of arm length, coupled with what can only be sunscreen –induced spasms, means I missed getting sunscreen to some of the most bizarre, random places. I did have assistance on my back, but between my back and my front (the shoulders to some of us) I now have these misshapen, oddly located lobster-red parts. It is the damnedest thing.
Know what the best news is? I am not alone. I am not vacationing at a ritzy place… this beach is crawling with normal people. That means there are men with hairy chests, shoulders and backs, over weight women wearing bikinis, some obnoxious kids and loads of super-Caucasian people sporting sunburns just like me – such a breath of fresh air relative to the media overdose of beautiful people with beautifully colored bodies. So I don't mind showing that I'm more like everyone else (minus the bikini , thank you very much …). Please join me; just bring your sunglasses – the glare is out of this world.


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Ski has incredibly solid performance characteristics, and is very solid other than those weak topsheets. Super stiff, but insanely stable, not buttery, but really nice in pipe and on jumps. still good in the powder, but happiest in goopy crud. Tough base, and burly edges. Fairly light for such a stiff ski... really fun in the park and beyond.
They perform very well. I have them mounted 2 back of center, which works really really well going switch. They are 90 underfoot, which makes them incredibly versitile all mountain, and allows them to still be able to rip in the park. Off jumps and in the pipe, they hold super stable and if you really get in deep, they have infinite pop that can launch you to heights unimaginable. They are an East Coast skier's dream for an all mountain ski. Really really good edge hold, and incredibly easy to manouver edge to edge. These eat groomers for lunch. They dont back down in powder either. Probably a little stiff and narrow for most powder situations, but I caught a powder day last week where even when they sank a bit, they were really able to pull out easy because of the exagerrated tips and tails. They destroy crud though, and are definitely a great ski for the immediate days after a big dump, or on heavily tracked, goopy sierra cement, or wet PNW snow.
The only place they probably will lack is in the powder I would say, and that is only due to them being so incredibly stiff. Regardless, they are still better than any park specific ski in that realm.
They look mad sick. Snow white with the red/black bandanna look, and the giant 9 graphics on the base and topsheet. Look pretty sweet graphically concerned.They are made with a fir core, wrapped extra thick in fibreglass through the midsection of the ski as to help make sure you wont rip out a binder. Like I said, this makes the ski quite stiff.
The dimensions are 125-90-115, which are pretty damn good all around dimensions.
They are typically going for 300-400 bucks, which is definitely a fair price for a ski that is as veristile as this one. For sure a good price for a one ski quiver type of stick.
These only come in a 176 size, which is perfect for a lot of people. Those who are use to riding something a little longer will be happy with these because they are mad stiff, and allow great stability at a shorter length. I weigh 140 or so, and these would, and SHOULD be too stiff for me at this length, but I tend to like the stability of a stiffer ski, so they work great for me. Very happy with the size.
An extremely stiff ski. Think of the Volkl Karma... now think stiffer. Honestly. That said, these skis are definitely stable everywhere. They kill it in powder, and they dominate it off park jumps and in the pipe. Proably not the best thing for just jibbing and definitely not a buttery ski, but then again, most kids arent going to want to butter around on something 90+ underfoot anyway. They are for sure the stiffest twins I have ever ridden in my life, but I actually REALLY like them.
This is where they have some issues, and why I knocked the true rating down a notch or two.
They are Ninthwards, which are NOTORIOUS for the top sheets being very sketchy. First day I had them, I had some really good nicks in them, and in some places, they were plain flaking off. The sidewalls also dont seem that durable, as some of the chips slice right into the sidewall... that said, the sidewalls on these skis are supposed to be a bit softer in order to handle the copius amounts of flexing onto boxes, rails, statues, rain gutters, car roofs, and other urban artifacts. The topsheets however, though seemingly durable at first glance are weak sons of bitches that will scratch if you so much as press into them with your fingernail.. seriously.. they are just not made of a hard enough material to make them that durable, and therefore, I knock the whole rating down to an 8 because of this fact, otherwise, they would get a 9.
Other than that topsheet, they are an impresively solid ski. I dont have a single nick in the base, and the edges are holding true, and look to be extra extra burly.
If youre like me, and honestly dont give a flying fuck about the topsheet, you can give this ski a 9 rating. If you're some kid who cares what the fuck his/her ski actually looks like.. fine, knock it down to an 8


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I have finished CNA school and now up to date with CPR and First Aid and my TB test. My mom passed away in April 2010 so I am going on as planned and get a job working as a CNA. I am very passionate about being a senior companion/CNA. I took care of my father who had cancer and alzheimers until he passed away. I at that time placed my mom in an assistant living to be around of people her age but she had her own apartment. I would go to visit her and take care of all the other ladies that lived there also. They would love me to come and cook for them, wash their hair and fix their hair, do their nails and feet. I would make sure they were taking their meds, take them on walks, to the doctor and store. Go get their groceries. At times I would just sit and listen to their stories. I loved it. I would love to be able to take care of a senior and show them they are so loved. Now that I am done with CNA school I would like to take my passion working with seniors and do something with it. Since my mom just passed April 2010 I know this is what I am suppose to do. So call me, I am ready.
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Aerobic composting, cocopeat, dry leaves, wet waste compost , nutrition for plants
Its easy to compost your kitchen wet waste vegetable waste fruits flower waste at our house.
Use butter milk sour curd for this process and if you have dry leaves and coffee powder use that to to compost the wetwaste and after three months compost fertiliser manure will be ready for your kitchen garden and you can use these fresh manures to feed the plants.
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ASAP Beautiful skin pack is ideal starter/travel/gym pack containing three key ASAP products. Perfect to try and safe to fly!
1 x daily exfoliating facial scrub 50mL
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Ideal for all skin types.
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Path To Perfection
When it came time for a smaller, more efficient prototype, leaders at Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, a 105-unit division of CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, assembled an unlikely team to radically rethink store operations and design.
The group included a store g.m., prep cook, pizza cook, line cook, dishwasher, bartender, trainer, culinary director, operations regional manager and the company's director of strategic initiatives. In February 2014, the group of 10 sat down in Old Chicago's board room in Broomfield, Colo., to begin working. When the team's resulting prototype opened in late '15 in Pueblo, Colo., results "surpassed all expectations," says Scott Adams, CraftWorks V.P. of Strategic Supply and Initiatives, a 16-year veteran with the company. "We saw double digit increases in sales compared to existing restaurants."
The team's working orders seemed easy enough. Their goal was to reduce the restaurant's footprint ranging from 6,500-7,000 sq. ft. down to 5,000 sq. ft.—a 23%-28% decrease in size.
Kitchens would prove trickier. "Our kitchens in existing restaurants covered up to 1,800 sq. ft.," Adams says. "Our initial target was to shrink kitchens down to 1,300 sq. ft. In the end, though, the need for cold storage resulted in a back-of-house footprint of 1,450 sq. ft."
The Lean Team
Old Chicago's route to reinvention relied on Lean 3P (Production/Preparation/Process), defined as "an event-driven process for developing a new product concurrently with the operation that will produce it." In other words, the new restaurant prototype would be created by the people who would be using it.
The 3P process was led by Next Level Partners, a consulting firm out of Naples, Fla. CraftWorks had used Lean 3P to fi ne-tune cook stations in its other brands, so applying it to an entire kitchen was a logical next step.
"We spent the first three days teaching the team about lean management practices and 3P—how to identify waste in terms of time, product, space and other parameters," Adams recalls. "Then we divided the group into two teams, gave them floorplans for each venue and sent them out to study four of our area restaurants."
The teams' tasks included making "spaghetti maps"—tracking a worker's movements for up to two hours without lifting pen from paper; time/motion studies for individual back-of-house tasks; and in general, identifying good and not-so-good elements of each store.
"We asked them to watch for workers waiting for items and consider whether equipment, or workers, could keep up with volume. They were further directed to ask questions such as 'was the wattage of the microwave strong enough to heat fast enough?' and 'were employees waiting to use a machine?'" Adams explains. Once back at headquarters, each team presented a slideshow on seven examples of good flow and seven examples of waste. "Next, teams were asked to design seven potential new layouts, giving us 14 variations," Adams says. "Multiple designs pushed our people to step outside their comfort zones. Their first design might be the one they're most attached to—while the additional designs could be where true ingenuity lies."
Through a process of points, voting, discussion and agreement, the group narrowed 14 potential prototypes to the six best, then the three best, and finally the two best—which were merged into a single prototype.
Cardboard Kitchen
Then the creative process moved from 2D concepts on paper into the 3D world. Using a pallet of 4-ft. x 8-ft. cardboards and connector sets, "we built a cardboard kitchen—to scale—in a vacant retail space conveniently located on the first floor of our building," Adams says. The team had fun with the assignment. "They used tube-ends to create 'feet,' and markers to draw knobs and doors."
Crews taped specs to the top of each individual piece of equipment. They abbreviated most of the dividing walls to 4-ft.H for better visibility, although they made one wall a full 8-ft.H for scale. Actual smallwares—trays, pots, pans, rolling racks and utensils—from Old Chicago restaurants added a realistic touch.
"During the build process, the layout continued to evolve," Adams says. "Once we reached a point where the kitchen was at its best, we began to 'work' there, calling out various menu items for production. Our kitchen workers would pretend to make them, reaching for items needed to create the product."
The team "worked" the kitchen for two long days to fine-tune equipment placements, spacing, size and adjacencies. Then the architect drew up a blueprint and equipment list. "We made a one-hour presentation to our executive board explaining our process and design details. Then we brought them downstairs to walk them through the cardboard kitchen," Adams says. The executives loved the new design, naming it Old Chicago's "kitchen of the future."
Lean Discoveries
While the Lean Team's work led to better layout and adjacencies throughout the kitchen, equipment pieces also were analyzed for cost and efficiency. Of note were the pizza station, fryer station and dishroom's paths to upgrades. Faster pizza production was a priority, as was a closer working partnership with the chain's pizza oven's parent company Middleby Corp.
"Middleby Marshall in '14 was developing a faster version of the workhorse conveyor pizza oven we'd been using," Adams says, referring to the new WOW! oven. "When we got the new specs, and did capacity studies, we liked the new model." Old Chicago chefs spent two days at Middleby test kitchens in Elgin, Ill., testing the new equipment with doughs, sauces and cheeses used at their restaurants. The new oven aced all its speed tests in its debut at an Old Chicago location in Denver and now is being deployed at all of the chain's new restaurants.
Fryers went through an alternative path to upgrading. "Our studies determined that we needed five or six baskets per fry station," Adams says. Typically, fryers come with two baskets each, typically 6½-in.W, so a work station would be equipped with three fryer banks to accommodate six full-size baskets.
To minimize waste in terms of oil and energy use—not to mention reducing hood requirements—planners worked with the fryer supplier Pitco, also a Middleby company, to ship narrower fry baskets as well as standard sized baskets. That way, each fryer could hold three 4-in.W baskets. "Two fryers are doing the work of three while giving operators flexibility to adjust as needed," Adams says.
Dishroom's U-Turn
The dishroom earned an efficiency makeover as well with input from manufacturer partner Ecolab.
"In typical dishrooms, you can draw a straight line from the warewasher to the clean-dish drying table," Adams says. "We found in order to dry one rack, the machine had to push out six racks before the plates on the first one were dry enough to stack. Our racks measure 20-in. square, so that works out to about 10 ft. away from the machine. In other words, the dishroom worker has to move 16 ft. to 18 ft. from the loading end to put away those dishes."
The solution proved both simple and effective. "We added a U-turn to the clean dish line," Adams says. "Racks move along on rollers, so no extra power is needed. And the change saves all kinds of steps for workers. Now one employee can process up to 225 racks an hour. We have matched the workers' efficiency to the speed of the machine, rather than the other way around."
As a final important modification to the dishroom, designers added a hand sink next to the clean racks. "With linear designs, the hand-washing step can be hard to guarantee," Adams observes. "Placing the sink between the dirty and clean tables assures the sink will be used more consistently."
A Look Ahead
This year, Old Chicago expects to open six company-owned locations and three or four franchised locations—all following the new, successful prototype design.
MENU/SEGMENT: Pizza and craft beer
CO-HEADQUARTERS: Broomfi eld, Colo. & Chattanooga, Tenn.
PARENT COMPANY: CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
SIZE: 5,246 sq. ft.
SEATING: 242 (167 inside, 75 patio)
2017 PLANS: Open six company-owned and three to four franchised units
KITCHEN CONSULTANT: Next Level Partners, Keith Wells, Practitioner, Naples, Fla.
ARCHITECT: PCA/Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, Boston
CRAFTWORKS: Scott Adams, V.P. of Strategic Supply and Initiatives; Mark Belanger, V.P. of Global Franchise Operations; Steve Bush, Sr. Dir. Construction and Facilities; Kimberly Williford, Design Manager
DEALER: Smith and Greene, Portland, Ore., and Kent, Wash.; TriMark Foodcraft, Winston-Salem, N.C.
WEB: oldchicago.com
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Star/Middleby sandwich/panini grill
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Mahoney direct-connection oil recycler system
Middleby Marshall conveyor oven
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ACP/Ali Group microwave oven
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Continental back-bar coolers
Cooler Concepts keg rack
SPG liquor storage
Imperial walk-in cooler/freezer, low-temp evaporator
Olympic shelving
Bi-Line/Ali Group clean roller table
Hatco booster heater
Ecolab dishmachine
CaptiveAire exhaust fan
SPG shelving
Traulsen/ITW FEG reach-in display refrig.
Robot Coupe food processor
Hoshizaki ice cube machine
Everpure water filtration
Hobart/ITW FEG planetary mixer
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I am an instructional designer specializing in children's Bible curriculum. I have been using Quickverse, but am considering switching to another program rather than upgrading. We are also looking into electronic publishing with some of our products, but I am fuzzy on how STEP affects both my curriculum goals and the Bible software on the market. Could someone enlighten me?
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There used to be and may still be a development kit for STEP that you can purchase.
Other publishing formats with a large user base in the bible software community are Biblesoft and Logos.
Biblesoft is the only one that offers free authoring tools to publish in their format
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Introduction: Wall-e Costume
Hello All,
Welcome to my first Instructable!
I have always loved this site and DIYs in general, but my absolute favorite projects are costumes. Not surprisingly, most of the "fun" of Halloween for me is the adventure I take as I go from a random thought to a finished product. I've always placed an emphasis on costumes that are comfortable enough to wear throughout an evening of Halloween festivities and not have that, "I can't wait to take this off," feeling. This Wall-e costume was pretty easy (took me only a few days), very cheap (I only had to go buy the shirt and paint), and was super comfy!
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Step 1: Things You'll Need
Most of the materials I used for this Instructable were leftovers from old projects, but I really try to keep my projects pretty cheap.
- Shirt
- Yellow tee shirt
- Brown, Black acrylic paint (small bottles)
- Paint applicator sponges, I used a few small natural sponges to give me differing textures
- Black, White, Red, Grey, Yellow felt (green is an option if you want to make the Eve patch)
- Hot Glue and Gun
- Glasses
- Cardboard
- Fiberglass and Resin
- Body Filler
- Sandpaper
- Primer (I used spray-paint)
- Silver metallic spray paint
- Same paint and sponges as the shirt
- Chemical Safety Goggles
- Some sort of window/glass tint (spray on drastically reduces visibility, an adhesive film will be much better)
- Hot Glue
- Dremel or X-acto knife
- Skillsets
- Fiberglass work (this is the most difficult part of the Instructable)
Step 2: Build the Glasses Frame
I started the glasses by searching Wall-e images online until I came up with one that I felt could give me a good template. I ended up with the black and white image included. Print it out (make sure the size fits you!) and use it trace the front facing shape of the eyes.
I chose to keep the top of the glasses completely flat, but you could choose to rotate them. Keep in mind, you will be fitting the safety goggles INTO this "pattern" that you have created, so it would be good to see if it fits now. Reminder: you will be fiberglassing this in the next step, keeping the top flat drastically facilitates the fiberglassing process.
Trace the template onto cardboard and cut it out, cut out the eye sections as well (make sure the eye sections align well with where you place the safety goggles).
Once you have the front of the glasses traced and cut out, you'll want to compute the depth of the glasses. I chose a depth so that the glasses would reach the center of my head when attached to the safety goggles. I taped the template to the saftey goggles, put them on, and determined just about how far the glasses needed to extend. Doing so will also give you some of the dimensions you need to figure out the rest of the glasses: How wide is your head? Where are your eyes in relation to where the glasses feel comfortable? You may need to make some adjustments to your cardboard cut-out (good thing its just cardboard now!).
Once I determined the depth of the glasses, I cut out a number of narrow cardboard strips at that length. Using a hot glue gun to hold them in place, I slowly created the glasses "structure." You can see this in the first picture. It doesn't have to be pretty, just get the gist of the shape in place.
The hardest part of the cardboard process is the curves that fit your face and forehead. The easiest way that I found to replicate these curves was to trace the safety glasses. Position the safety goggles into the glasses with the goggles facing down. You'll want to place cardboard vertically up against the goggles, and trace the curvature of goggles onto the cardboard. Do this for the nose curves as well. You can bend the cardboard to wrap around this curve pretty easily.
Once you are done, you should end up with something similar to my second image. I filled in any gaps with hot glue just to make the structure more stable.
Step 3: Fiberglass!
This is the hardest part of the instructable. Unfortunately, the purpose of THIS instructable is not to teach you how to fiberglass, but there are a number of THOSE on this site already.
I had quite a bit of fiberglass and resin leftover from when I built my own car subwoofer enclosure (possible future instructable!). All you need for this application is one or two layers, making sure you have no air pockets and that you have thoroughly soaked the cardboard in resin.
As you can see from the picture, I left the overhanging fiberglass attached. Don't try to use the resin to adhere it to the glasses, it is unnecessary.
You'll want to let this dry, so this is a perfect time to start working on the shirt!
Step 4: Body Filler
Once the resin has dried, use a dremel or x-acto knife to trim the excess fiberglass.
You'll then want to apply a thick layer of bondo or body filler to your glasses. Don't worry about how it looks just yet.
Step 5: Sand and Prime
Once the body filler dries, sand down the exterior of the glasses so that it is smooth. I used a medium grade piece of sand paper.
No need to sand all the way to the fiberglass, as you'll be using this layer to etch designs into the filler.
Go ahead and prime the glasses now. I used a few light coats over the whole surface. Sand with a fine paper if need be.
Step 6: Painting and Detailing Your Glasses
Using the original template as a reference, use the x-acto knife to etch (some places I just used the tip of a pen to compress the filler, other places required a dremel tool) some designs into the glasses.
If the etchings are satisfactory, spray the glasses with your metallic silver paint.
Once the silver dries, I used black paint to fill in the etchings. An easy way to do this is to give a sponge a generous coating of black paint and wipe it across your engravings. Then, using a paper towel, wipe the surface again (while the black is still wet). You'll find that the paint stays within the etchings, but is wiped away from the main surface.
Complete the detailing with more brown and black paint. Be creative with how you apply it! Dab a little paint in one place then wipe a paper towel over it with some force to make it look rusted. I found that a little elbow grease went a long way here, and I really loved the way it turned out.
Don't forget! Wall-e has some "ear-pieces" on top of his eyes that you can also engrave!
Apply some tint to the safety goggles. I used a spray on tint that I found.... I would not recommend this. My vision was pretty distorted. I would recommend to opt for a laminate, adhesive tint that you cut out and apply.
Hot glue the goggles to your Wall-e eyes, and use the elastic band to strap them on!
Your glasses are done!
If the glasses are uncomfortable, look for some foam (or use some leftover felt) to glue to the edges of the goggles.
Step 7: Laying Out the Shirt
Start with a plain yellow or gold tee.
I used the included black and white jpeg to cut out the "Wall-e" design from felt.
Next, use some web images (as a reference) to create the layout of your costume. Cut the felt to appropriate sizes and place each piece where you think it should go.
Once you are satisfied, begin hot-glueing the pieces to the shirt.
(I also included the green EVE logo just in case you want to make that costume too!)
Step 8: Paint Your Shirt!
Once all of the felt is placed and glued, start creating your Wall-e body. I used the DVD box as a reference for this part.
Again, I used a few different textured natural sponges... a fine, medium, and coarse looking sponge helps create a natural look. Only lightly dab the sponge into either the black or brown ( or a mixture of the two) paint, and lightly apply it to the shirt. If you want to darken some areas, continue to use the same technique. I would compare this to spray paint... you'll want to apply a number of very thin layers as opposed to one very thick layer.
The picture I've included here has the three vertical grey pieces of felt on it... I didn't like the way it looked, so I set out to paint these "recessions" (at least that's what they look like to me). In the other pictures, you can see the finished look. The way I created the recessions was to cut a strip of cardboard and place it under the shirt fabric. This will give you a raised surface, one that the sponges will especially like to apply paint to the edges of.
Use different sponges and paint thicknesses to create varying texture. I found that alternating layers of brown and black paint gave be a very natural "rust" look. This shirt is your canvas! What do YOU think will look best?
Step 9: Finishing Touches
I added the striped arms to my shirt and splotched some paint on those. I darkened up some of the rust spots and added more paint to the button panel on Wall-e's display.
Again, this was my first instructable, if I have glossed over something that may not be so simple, ask away! I hope you find this costume as fun as I did!
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cool costume
Brilliant work! The detailing in your costume is amazing, I thought the t-shirt was a steel plate in the first pic.
You should do an instructable just on the painting alone. The metallic effects on the goggles are great, as well as the weathering done on the shirt. I had no idea that was fabric when I looked at the picture. Nice work!
I was considering doing that, but I don't have any pictures of the painting process! I will try to add some details to that portion of this instructable for those that want to know.
Nicely done!
Nice. The goggles looked like a lot of work!


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Client: Institute of Civil Engineering
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Brief: Every year the Institute of Civil Engineering reward the top UK civil engineers at their annual awards ceremony. For this video the ICE wanted to give the attendees an idea of what it was like for the judges of the awards seeing each project on a two day tour around all the sites on the shortlist.
Apart from an incredibly full and busy two days of filming the shortlisted projects, the film also required animation work to tie in with the awards as well as keeping the company's brand image.
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"The first step in meeting reality is to embrace whatever is happening, which may include our own grief and anger. If we meet reality as it appears, with interest and courage, and maybe a bit of warmth, we can learn more about it, and, crucially, we can clarify what it actually is. We can see it clearly as a manifestation of the Dharma, of the great aliveness that fills the universe."Melissa Myozen Blackerin"Cutting the World in Two"Zen Teachings in Challenging Times
Many of our Seeds of Virtue authors at a Soto Zen Buddhist Association meeting at Great Vow Monastery.
From Zen Teachings in Challenging Times
"We face challenges throughout our entire lives; our role in Buddhist praactice is to recognize our own unique challenges and which practices lead us to clarity."
Myoan Grace Schireson
"We understand that no matter how much we do, there will always be someone who needs help."
Myokaku Jane Schneider
"I've come to find that the judging, self-critical, self-rejecting faculty is the most painful, and it needs the most forgiveness and acceptance."
Josho Pat Phelan
From The Eightfold Path
"The Buddha doesn't say what we should do, he simply points to the value of putting one foot in front of the other."
Teijo Munnich
"As you get to know your suffering, compassion for yourself naturally arises."
Zenki Mary Mocine
"The Eightfold Path is the continuous activity of living on the ground while exploring the vast expansive sky."
Byakuren Judith Ragir
"When we act selflessly with no gap—with no subject and object—that is exactly the complete manifestation of the Buddha."
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Homewood City Schools is excited for the changes and additions coming to Homewood High School. This year construction will continue as we are adding a new entrance, new classrooms, a fine arts wing, and an athletics wing. Please read the information below regarding parking at HHS.
Parking Information
During construction, please remind your students of the designated student and faculty parking areas for the 2019-2020 school year (please see diagram for student designated parking spots). Only students with parking passes are permitted to park in HHS's designated parking areas. Vehicles that cannot be identified by a permit or that are parked in faculty/staff parking will be subject to disciplinary consequences.
Where to Park
Students with parking permits will have three options for parking:
• Tier 1 & 2 on the hill
• The student parking side lot across from the auditorium (also referred to as the Spangle Lot)
• Samford's track parking lot (see diagram for designated spots)
• Only students with late arrival can park in the designated delayed start parking lot
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HHS's doors open at 7:15 a.m. for students (6:45 a.m. for zero period students). When students arrive on campus, they can enter the building and report to the designated approved areas. Breakfast is served daily from 7:15- 7:40 a.m., and the tardy bell rings at 8:00 a.m.
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Freshmen - competition gym
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Parents who are dropping off in the morning and picking up in the afternoon are strongly encouraged to use the Armory Road entrance to the school. After going through the carpool line, parents will exit on the Zimmerman Bridge side of the campus. The concourse parking lot, located behind the gym, is faculty parking only. No students will be allowed to park in this area, and this area will not be used for drop-off in the morning or pick-up in the afternoon.
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Parents and visitors are able to park in front of HHS in the right lane when coming into the school. Parking in this area is not allowed during drop off or pickup.
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This 1929 Ford Model A Roadster is out to command your attention in its slick red appearance. But when you look at all the alluring details – from the steel body, to the powerful 350 V8, to the fully independent suspension – you soon realize that this total street machine is more than just about its bold first impression.
If you're going to build a custom machine, you may as well make it attention-grabbing. The red is a deep and glossy shine, and that luster is no accident considering there is less than 2,200 miles on the whole build. This hot rod respects its history with original styling cues such as the dual bumpers, headlight setup, and the design of the folding roof. But then you also instantly notice the sporty upgrades of the sleek fit and finish of the body, frenched taillights, and beautiful Artillery-style wheels with Ford V8 logo polished covers. The aggressively staggered tire size gives this the kind of stance that made these Model As icons all over again in the hot rod era.
The full custom interior offers plenty of comfort while still remembering its lineage. It starts with a bench seat finished in comfortable red leather. They took their time with the dash, carpeting, shift boot, and custom door panels to make sure that all of this coordinated quite nicely in shades of aggressive red. The three-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel feels great in your hands, especially on the chrome tile column. Although, we also bet your right hand won't be able to resist the Lokar shifter. The full set of VDO gauges dominates the dash to keep you fully informed. Even the trunk is fully finished with custom panels and an artfully-mounted spare.
There was a ton invested in the engine bay with all the polished components, including the valve covers, alternator, air topper, and much more. Plus, we love the detail work, like how the plug wires match the smooth red firewall. More than just look great, this is a powerful 350 cubic-inch small block that's been upgraded with an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor, performance intake, and headers feeding the rumbling dual exhaust. But while you'll be proud to show off this engine bay, they're going to have to get you off the road first. That's because this is a true driver's classics. There is a Mustang II-style front end and a Corvette-style rear giving you a fully independent suspension. That's an attractive rarity even on these modified Fords. Plus, you have rack & pinion power steering, a three-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel disc brakes. So this street machine is truly built to take you everywhere.
Nicely finished with all the right driver upgrades, this steel-body Model A is an all-around stunner. So if you like driving your classics as much as you enjoy showing them off, don't miss this total package. Call now!
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Laravel beyond CRUD
- 00. Preface
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# Preface
A blog series for PHP developers working on larger-than-average Laravel projects
I've been writing and maintaining several larger-than-average web applications for years now. These are projects that take a team of developers to work on it for at least a year, often times longer. They are projects that take more than the well-known Laravel CRUD approach to stay maintainable.
In this time I've looked at several architectures which would help me and our team improve the maintainability of these projects, as well as help make the development more easy, both for us and our clients: DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, Event Sourcing.
Because most of these projects were large, yet not ginormous, these paradigms as a whole were almost always overkill. On top of that we were still dealing with fixed deadlines, meaning we couldn't spend ages on fine tuning the architecture.
In general, these were projects with a development lifespan of six months to one year, with a team of three to six developers working on them simultaneously. After going live, most of these projects are still heavily worked on for years to come.
In this series, I'll write about the knowledge we gained over the years in designing these projects. I will take a close look at the Laravel way, and what did and didn't work for us. This series is for you if you're dealing with these larger Laravel projects, and want practical and pragmatic solutions in managing it.
I will talk about theory, patterns and principles, though everything will be in context of a real-life, working web application.
The goal of this series is to hand you concrete solutions to real life problems, things you can start doing different in your projects today. Enjoy!
# About me
My name is Brent, I'm a 25-year old web developer living in Belgium. I've been writing PHP professionally for the past 5 years, and have been programming since I was 13 years old.
As a professional, I've mainly worked on medium- to large sized web applications and APIs. Right now I work with Laravel at a company called Spatie, and before that I worked with both Symfony and company-specific frameworks.


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2009-10-22 | EfD Discussion Paper
Fuel Tax Incidence in Developing Countries: The Case of Costa Rica
Blackman, Allen, Rebecca Osakwe and Francisco Alpízar. 2009. "Fuel Tax Incidence in Developing Countries: The Case of Costa Rica." EfD Discussion Paper 09.
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Although fuel taxes are a practical means of curbing vehicular air pollution, congestion, and accidents in developing countries—all of which are typically major problems—they are often opposed on distributional grounds.
Yet few studies have investigated fuel tax incidence in a developing country context. The authors use household survey data and income-outcome coefficients to analyze fuel tax incidence in Costa Rica, concluding that distributional concerns need not rule out using fuel taxes to address pressing public health and safety problems, particularly if gasoline and diesel taxes can be differentiated.
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Never afraid to reinvent a classic, South African choreographer Dada Masilo now relocates the definitive romantic heroine Giselle to South Africa in this fantastic new production at Sadlers Wells.
After being deserted by her lover, Giselle, (danced by Masilo herself), finds herself guided by a Sangoma, a traditional healer, in a new and trailblazing feminist take on this classic ballet.
With a contemporary musical score from South African composer Philip Miller, that pays homage to the Adolphe Adam's score, and featuring an array of traditional Tswana dance styles, Masilo's version of Giselle is a fearless exploration of revenge and betrayal.
Take the Northern Line to Angel station. The theatre is approximately 10 minutes walk.
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The luxurious and stylish saloon has modern fittings and furnishings including a stereo radio, LCD TV and DVD/CD player. The spacious deck provides great comfort for sunbathing and it features an outdoor marble table, barbeque facility, outdoor shower and an outdoor refrigerator.
The yacht can accommodate up to 8 passengers on board and it's a great choice for families or a large group of friends, who are looking for a holiday in the pristine waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea departing from Milazzo, Sicily, where the yacht is located.
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Indoor cycling bikes are an increasingly popular style of exercise bike now found in gyms and fitness centers everywhere. Indoor cycling bikes are designed to produce a forward-leaning body position that mimics the positioning on a real road bike. Additionally, a quality indoor cycling bike is typically outfitted with a heavy flywheel that produces a feeling on the pedals much like you get when pedaling a road bike. Given these similarities, it's no wonder that indoor cycling bikes are popular among both outdoor cycling enthusiasts and all kinds of other people looking for a challenging fitness pursuit. While indoor cycling bikes are a little more expensive on average than other types of exercise bikes, many users find that the extra expense is well worth the enhanced riding experience.
The Diamondback Fitness 510Ic Indoor Cycle is one of the most full-featured indoor cycling bikes on the market. While the typical indoor cycling bike has few features beyond a manually adjusted resistance system and a small workout monitor or cycling computer, the 510Ic Indoor Cycle is fully outfitted with a computer-controlled resistance system, 14 preprogrammed workout routines, and an excellent cycling computer. Although these kinds of features are pretty common when it comes to upright and recumbent exercise bikes, there just aren't that many indoor cycling bike models that include such advanced capabilities. The 510Ic Indoor Cycle also has an integrated heart-rate-monitoring system to provide feedback for several of the included workout routines, which are programmed to automatically modify the bike's resistance levels based on your heart rate readings. On top of these great features, this Diamondback Fitness indoor cycling bike also delivers solid warranty terms, including five years of coverage on the bike frame, three years of coverage on mechanical parts and electronic components, and one year of coverage on labor costs.
Although you won't find much in the way of advanced capabilities and technologies, the Keiser M3 Indoor Cycle stands out for its exceptional real-bike feel, its overall build quality, and its terrific warranty. This cycle has been designed from the ground up for strength, stability, and simplicity. With its minimalist design, virtually no maintenance is required apart from a quick wipe-down after workouts. The M3 Indoor Cycle is equipped with Shimano Combo Pedals, a belt drive, and a smooth eddy current resistance system to produce a realistic pedal feel few other indoor cycling bikes on the market can match. The included cycling computer monitors statistics like distance traveled, elapsed time, and calories burned. It also monitors cadence, or pedal rotations per minute, and has an on-screen resistance indicator, both of which are not common to indoor cycling bike computers. The cycle also includes an integrated receiver for Polar-compatible wireless heart rate monitors. Although this bike is priced on the high side of the market, if you're a serious indoor cycling enthusiast, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better option. Note that Keiser also offers the M3 Plus Indoor Cycle. The M3 Plus model is essentially the same as the standard M3 model, but with an upgraded fore and aft adjustable handlebar system that allows for a better fit for riders of shorter stature.
The Horizon Fitness M4 Indoor Cycle combines affordability and quality in an excellent indoor cycling bike suited to entry-level riders and seasoned outdoor cyclists alike. With a suggested retail price less than one-third of the Keiser M3 Indoor Cycle, this bike delivers the feel of a road bike without the high expense common to this category of exercise cycles. You don't have to trade good warranty terms for the lower price, either. The Horizon Fitness M4 Indoor Cycle comes with a 10-year frame warranty and a one-year warranty on mechanical parts and labor. The most notable differences between this model and most higher-priced indoor cycling bikes is the lack of cadence and heart rate monitoring and the use of a direct-contact resistance system rather than a magnetic resistance system. Although direct-contact resistance systems are durable, reliable, and accurate, they are generally not as smooth as magnetic resistance systems. As for monitoring, you might consider equipping the Horizon Fitness M4 Indoor Cycle with third-party heart rate and cadence monitors if those capabilities are important to you.
The SF-B901 Sunny Pro Indoor Cycling Bike is another solid option if affordability is high on your shopping list. This bike has a heavy-duty chain drive mechanism with magnetic resistance to create a smooth, real-bike feel. Both the seat and the handlebars are fully adjustable in forward-back and up-down directions, ensuring you get just the right fit for your preferred body position. Note that this bike does not have any kind of cycling computer. If statistics like distance, cadence, heart rate, and calories burned are important to you, you have to buy, install, and calibrate third-party equipment. Additionally, the included warranty is not as generous as most other comparable models on the market, delivering just one year of coverage on the bike frame and 90 days of coverage on mechanical parts.


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Boy this is a classic, isn't it? A giant brain on four monstrous-looking legs, it feeds upon your dying shrieks as it psionically attacks you, then takes over your body to seek more victims. Nice.
Uh, yeah, it is chaotic evil. If I am remembering correctly, Expedition to Barrier Peaks implies that it came from another world.
This is one of those cool monsters that can sense psionic or psionic-like magic being used nearby, which then launches it into "stalk mode". They can hide in shadows as a 10th level thief, meaning a 63% base chance. Combined with their ability to go ethereal, that makes them VERY effective stalkers...
This is a GREAT monster to really screw with your players, putting them into the "hunted prey" category. Imagine them being attacked with Id Insinuation or Ego Whip from this thing while it was hiding in shadows, i.e. they had no idea where the attack was coming from... Or hit-and-run tactics, as this thing tried to pick off stray members... Trying to put out any bright lights, attacking in the dark, then disappearing when the lights come back on... Yes, this monster should be used for maximum "player terrorism" effect!
I have postulated elsewhere that ALL psionic attacks should be able to affect non-psionics, and this thing's description in the 1e MM implies as much, as it will attack your mind with Id Insinuation or Ego Whip while it jumps on you and claws you. See my tables for saves vs these attacks for a helpful resource if you decide to go with this fun house rule:
Pseudo-Undead Characteristics
Many of its characteristics demonstrate that it is a pseudo-undead monster, being a living beast but drawing power from and feeding on spirit/astral energy.
--It can go ethereal and travel on the astral plane
--It feeds on the psychic energy of pain and fear
--It takes magic weapons to hit it
--It is warded off by strong light and protection from evil
Physical combat with these things would not be fun. It takes a +3 weapon to hit them, and that only causes 1 point of damage if it hits. Yikes.
Additionally, they are immune to most magic. A fireball is just a bright light to them, and lightning bolts cause only 1 hp per die.
Clearly, outside of powerword kill, your best bet is to take this down with psionic attacks.
Attacks: 4 claws (d4 x 4)
INT: Very
Psionic Ability: 200
attack modes: Ego Whip, Id Insinuation
defense modes: Mind Blank, Thought Shield
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S.2463 - New England Wilderness Act of 2006109th Congress (2005-2006)
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|Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] (Introduced 03/28/2006)
|Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | House - Resources; Agriculture
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|House - 09/27/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (All Actions)
|For further action, see S.4001, which became Public Law 109-382 on 12/1/2006.
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New England Wilderness Act of 2006 - Title I: New Hampshire - Designates specified federal lands managed by the United States Forest Service in the White Mountain National Forest area of New Hampshire as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (lands to be known as the Wild River Wilderness and lands to be incorporated in the Sandwich Range Wilderness).
Title II: Vermont - Subtitle A: Designation of Wilderness Areas - Designates specified federal lands managed by the Forest Service in Vermont as wilderness areas and National Wilderness Preservation System components (lands to be known as the Glastenbury Wilderness, the Joseph Battell Wilderness, the Breadloaf Wilderness, the Lye Brook Wilderness, the Peru Peak Wilderness, and the Big Branch Wilderness). Requires the Forest Service to allow the continuance of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the Long Trail, the Catamount Trail, and the marking and maintenance of associated trails and trail structures consistent with the management direction established under the Green Mountain National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.
Subtitle B: Moosalamoo National Recreation Area - Designates specified federal lands managed by the Forest Service in Vermont as the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to administer the Area in accordance with laws applicable to National Forest System units and the management direction established for the Moosalamoo Recreation and Education Management Area under such Management Plan.


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It's only important if you want to enjoy the quality of your life. Let me explain further. We can receive the same thing; say a small gift from someone on a birthday.
One way to go about it is to say to yourself that it's your birthday and you deserve a gift, why be grateful? Isn't it how it's supposed to be? I am entitled to this and this is my right. Why not? Let's consider that you are not given one for some reason. Will you be disappointed? Most likely yes!
Let's take the other case scenario, same gift, same situation, but you are profoundly grateful. How much more will you enjoy it now? Instead of something that is a mundane event, it's now a celebration! And if for some reason you don't get a gift for your birthday, you are not disappointed. You still had your birthday.
The example above is silly, but if you take the same concept and apply it to the big things in life, such as love, relationships, friendship, health, roof over your head, ability to provide for the family or having someone who wants to do so for you.
Will you be grateful? Will you say Thank You? How much do you want to enjoy it?