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We recently made a quick trip to see my brother's family in Atlanta. I needed to give Rebekah a bath, and had not brought her baby bath (which she is almost too big for anyway). My brother and sister-in-law are way pass the baby stage, so no more baby paraphernalia to borrow during visits. And because of Rebekah's trach and not being able to sit up, I didn't want to use the regular bathtub. So I borrowed my brother's 'Home Depot Multi-Purpose Paint Bucket' and used it as a bath. After all, isn't there some sort of fancy-schmancy fad-tub out there that resembles an over-priced bucket?
All clean and ready to get dressed!
All-in-all, I'd give the Home Depot Multi-Purpose Bucket 4.5 out of 5 stars for multi-purposefulness at a price you can't beat. Could I shave a few inches off the height so Rebekah might see better over the top of the bucket, and choose a different color, I would gladly change my rating to 5. Now, as for the $43 Spa Baby European Style Tub...save your money!


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Rifugio Sennes to Rifugio Fanes via Lago de Foses
Macs Adventure Partenaire certifié Explorers Choice
Sennes to FanesCrédit photo : Minna Harshbarger, Macs Adventure
Today's varied route follows the Dolomite Höhenweg trail/Alta via Dolomiti, maintaining a roughly constant elevation, then descend to the beautifully located Lago de Foses.
After a short climb, a steep descent brings you to the lovely Valon Scuro. On the other side of the valley, climb back up towards the Lago Le Casun. An old military gravel road winds it way up to to Fodara Vedla, a picturesque village and a nice place for a break. The gravel road continues and after a long, steep and spectacular descent to Rifugio Pederü, start the final ascent to Fanes on a well marked mountain trail. If the weather is bad, the route can be shortened by taking the dirt road that goes directly to Rifugio Fodara Vedla, then on to Rifugio Pederù avoiding the lakes.
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This route features in the below itineraries:
These maps and routes are designed to be used in conjunction with our traditional documentation. We have recently embarked on a conversion initiative to bring the two elements together, and this itinerary will be covered in due course.
In the meantime, using the two elements alongside each other should go a long way to ensure you have a safe, enjoyable and problem free day.
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Science Fiction's smiling sociopath, John Scalzi, declares he is GLAD and DELIGHTED to be ruining science fiction:
Today I saw a rant on Reddit about me ruining science fiction, and I was all, "YES I AM AND I WILL RUIN IT FOR ANOTHER 13 BOOKS AT LEAST"
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
IN THE END THERE WILL BE ONLY ME AND THE BONES OF THE GRANDMASTERS I'VE POOPED UPON or something really it's kind of confusing to me tbh
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
But, yeah. If you think I'm ruining science fiction you're just gonna have to suck on that shitsicle for another decade at least. Enjoy!
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
(To be fair to Reddit, someone there was merely excerpting the rant from elsewhere. It's not Reddit's fault! This time!)
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
I'll note the fellow whining I was ruining SF was also self-evidently racist and sexist, so I'm ESPECIALLY glad to ruin SF for that jerk.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) December 29, 2015
Seriously, words can't express how delighted I am to vex and annoy bigoted turds like this one, simply by existing and publishing. Because I do exist. And I will publish! The contracts are signed! Barring death itself, there is no way to stop the decade-long flood of my ruination of the science fiction! Best of all, I don't have to do anything other than publish to irritate this sad sack of crap. And I was going to do that anyway. It's the perfect storm of least effort on my part.
Here's the thing: If I ruin the genre of science fiction for you, or if the presence in the genre of people whose politics and positions you don't like ruins the genre for you — the whole genre, in which hundreds of traditionally published works and thousands of self-and-micro-pubbed works are produced annually — then, one, oh well, and two, you pretty much deserve to have the genre ruined for you. It doesn't have to be ruined, mind you, because chances are pretty good that within those thousands of works published annually, you'll find something that rings your bell. And if you do, why should you care about the rest of it? It's literally not your problem. Find the work you'll love and then love it, and support the authors who make it, hopefully with money.
But if you're determined that I or any author, or feminists or socialists or whomever are ruining the genre, then you've given those people the power to ruin the genre for you, whether they care what you think or not, or whether or not they even know you exist. And, speaking personally, if a sexist, bigoted cloacal squirt of a human wants to give me that power, then sure, I'll be happy to ruin the genre for them through no additional effort of my own. Why, yes, I am destroying science fiction! With glee! And I'm going to be destroying it a lot over the next ten years at least.
So, you might want to pack a lunch, chuckles. I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to be here in science fiction a nice, long, productive time. I'm going to write what I want to write, how I want to write it, and I'm going to have a hell of a lot of fun while I'm at it. And if you think that ruins the genre, then that's your problem, not mine.
Perhaps John Scalzi is going to write what he wants to write, write it how he wants to write it, and have a hell of a lot of fun while he's at it.
But Tor Books isn't going to publish it….
"Tor has decided to wait until 2017 to release the next new one."
As one of my friends in the industry commented, "I thought it was going to take until the fourth book was due before Scalzi couldn't deliver. He couldn't even come through on the first one!"
Then again, maybe this is just his way of secretly endorsing the Tor Books boycott through sabotage. Wheels within wheels, my friends. Wheels within wheels.
UPDATE: Johnny Con says the problem isn't that the book has been rejected, but rather, he hasn't written it yet.
I understand that one of my constant detractors is asserting that the reason the first book of my new contract comes out in 2017 and not 2016 is because I turned in a manuscript and it was terrible and now Tor is trying to salvage things. This is the same person, if memory serves, who asserted that Lock In was a failure and Tor was planning to dump me, shortly before Tor, in fact, handed me a multi-million dollar contract, which included a sequel to Lock In.
Now, as then, his head is up his ass and he's speaking on things he knows nothing about. I haven't turned in a manuscript; there's no manuscript to turn in. They (remember I'm working on two) haven't been written yet. To be clear, the only thing I've turned in to Tor since submitting my manuscript for The End of All Things is my contract for the next set of books. That was accepted without any additional revision, I would note.
For the avoidance of doubt, you should assume that any speculation about me or my career coming from that quarter is based on equal parts of ignorance, craven maliciousness, and pathetic longing for my attention, and almost certainly false. Anything said by that person about me is likely to be incorrect, down to and including indefinite articles.
SJWs always lie. I have never claimed that Lock In was a failure or that Tor was planning to dump John Scalzi. Here is what I actually wrote about Lock In:
It's so typical of SF/F's Bernie Madoff that he claims I am "so very wrong" when events have gone EXACTLY as I predicted they would. It's not that Lock In has been a massive failure; most, though not all, books by a reasonably known author that have been pushed as hard as Tor has pushed Lock In will be similarly successful in its first month. Initial "success" in the publishing industry is, to a great extent, predetermined by the publisher's decisions concerning print runs and marketing budgets….
So, it's no surprise that Lock In is superficially successful, as Tor has invested a lot of money (relatively speaking) in the marketing of the book in both obvious ways, such as the author's nationwide book tour and the reviews in various media outlets, and less obvious ways, such as buying the book onto the New York Times Bestseller list.
The point isn't that Lock In isn't successful, it is that it isn't successful enough to justify the investment PNH is making in Scalzi, or the opportunity cost that their marketing efforts in it represent. Notice that I even anticipated his new contract:
In any event, Scalzi is spinning his "success" in the same way that an
NFL running back's agent spins it when he's angling for a new contract.
Angling successfully, as it happens. But he's spinning, always spinning, even trying here to retroactively salvage his past lies: "Anything said by that person about me is likely to be incorrect, down to and including indefinite articles."
After all, if you can't trust Mr. Two Million Monthly Views, who can you trust?
UPDATE 2: LT has the scoop on Scalzi's big new book!
Scalzi has a great new book coming out in 2017. The big evil is Vahkks Gayder, and MaryJon saves the galaxy by xerself, using the Snark.


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The Phillies signed veteran slugger Jim Thome to a one-year contract on Friday. It carries a $1.25 million base salary, but the 41-year-old can earn another $250,000 through performance-based incentives.
According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, Thome will get $50,000 if he reaches 175 plate appearances, another $50,000 if he makes 200 plate appearances, and so on, and so on, up to 275 total PAs.
Thome has topped 320 plate appearances in 15 of his last 16 seasons, but all but three of those were played in the American League, where he could serve as the designated hitter. He won't have that luxury in Philadelphia, and the Phillies have no plans to give him regular looks at first base.


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Study Finds That Men Like Nice Women, But Not the Other Way Around
Scientifically, nice (heterosexual) guys might actually finish last. A study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin recently found that while men were attracted to nice-seeming women upon meeting them, women did not feel the same way about men. Researchers from the University of Rochester, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya in Israel investigated a possible mechanism explaining why women and men differ in their sexual reactions with receptive opposite-sex strangers.
One hundred and twelve undergraduate students volunteered for the study at a university in central Israel. The volunteer pool was split evenly between men and women, and participants were paired randomly with an opposite-sex individual they hadn't met before. The study examined burgeoning sexual interest and the participants' feelings on the possibility of long-term dating with their new "partners," and how those connected to their perceptions of a personality trait the study calls "responsiveness."
In the study, responsiveness is defined as a characteristic "that may signal to potential partners that one understands, values and supports important aspects of their self-concept and is willing to invest resources in the relationship." A limitation of this definition, the authors state, is that the concept of "responsiveness" is ultimately elusive—it can mean different things to different people. Nevertheless, the researchers felt they could use their definition to help get at some of the different ways men and women perceive potential partners.
"Sexual desire thrives on rising intimacy and being responsive is one of the best ways to instill this elusive sensation over time," lead researcher Gurit Birnbaum explained in a press release. It makes sense: responsiveness is key to any relationship, whether it's a friendship or a romantic union.
But it's not as important of a factor when you first meet someone, according to the study. "Our findings show that this does not necessarily hold true in an initial encounter, because a responsive potential partner may convey opposite meanings to different people," stated Birnbaum.
In the first of three studies, researchers explored whether women or men perceived a receptive opposite-sex stranger as sexually desirable and, if so, whether that "responsive" quality registered as overtly feminine or masculine. The researchers found that men who perceived possible female partners as responsive found them to be "more feminine and more attractive." Past research suggests that physical cues of femininity stimulate sexual attraction because they suggest higher estrogen levels, better overall mate quality and solid reproductive health.
On the other hand, women didn't necessarily perceive a responsive man as less masculine, but they also did not find a responsive man more attractive. What's more, when women perceived their male partner to be responsive, they were less attracted to the man.
In other words, it appeared that in an initial encounter men liked nice ladies; women thought nice guys were kind of lame.
The second study required participants to engage with either a responsive or unresponsive person of the opposite sex, then interact with them online while detailing a current problem in their life. The goal here was to remove the potentially confounding elements of live social interaction (smiling, physical attractiveness) to see if they could isolate how much responsiveness—or niceness—played into attraction.
Again, the men in the study thought responsive and attentive women were more attractive as potential partners, while women found men with those same traits to be less desirable.
The third and final study presented in the paper sought to test specifically whether the mechanism by which "responsiveness" motivated individuals to pursue relationships was, in fact, sexual arousal. To do so, they replicated the second study, but added a specific measure of sexual attraction. They then found that when men found women to be responsive, it led to a heightened sexual arousal among men. That, in turn led to greater desire for a relationship.
While the studies shed some light on why men find responsive women more sexually desirable, Birnbaum explains that researchers are still unsure why women are less sexually attracted to responsive strangers than men.
"Women may perceive a responsive stranger as less desirable for different reasons," said Birnbaum in a press release. "Women may perceive this person as inappropriately nice and manipulative (i.e., trying to obtain sexual favors) or eager to please, perhaps even as desperate, and therefore less sexually appealing. Alternatively, women may perceive a responsive man as vulnerable and less dominant."
So for now, the question "what do women want?" will remain unanswered.


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Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj has long been known for the Indian cuisine at dining rooms such as Rasika and the Bombay Club, and the Modern American cooking at the Oval Room and 701. So why open an Italian restaurant?
"Why not?" Bajaj responds.
His newest endeavor—downtown DC's Bibiana—serves up rustic Italian dishes in a Milano-chic dining room. It's Bajaj's seventh restaurant in the area.
"What else can I do?" he asks.
"Jewish deli," says chef Nicholas Stefanelli, who's standing with him in the restaurant's lounge.
"That's the next one," Bajaj laughs.
Joking aside, Bajaj says Italian is one of his favorite cuisines. He's apparently not alone. This year, several Italian eateries have opened—from the red-sauce-focused Potenza and Kora to the trattoria-style Posto—filling Washington's void between pizzerias and formal expense-account dining rooms.
Although Bajaj flew in chefs from across the country—and even Italy—while searching for a passionate and ambitious talent to lead Bibiana's kitchen, he ultimately chose a local, Stefanelli. The chef—who polished his skills under Roberto Donna at Laboratorio del Galileo and Fabio Trabocchi at Maestro then ran the kitchen at downtown DC's Mio—has put together a menu of entrées such as Milanese-style veal cheeks and roasted Muscovy duck breast with grilled peaches and celery root. Pastas range from the traditional tagliatelle alla Bolognese to the less common spaghetti al nero di seppie (black spaghetti with blue crab).
The lounge and bar, which seats 40, will focus more on small plates, antipasti (think saffron arancini) and wood-oven-baked pizzas. The pies will be served in the dining room only at lunch and in the lounge, though diners can specially request one anytime.
The main dining room and a private dining room are done up with dark wood, wide windows, mirrors, and pops of orange. Black-and-white photos of the leaning tower of Pisa and the Colosseum are mounted on the walls, and edgy metallic chandeliers hang from the ceiling.
"The whole idea is to be hip and happening but serving authentic cuisine," Bajaj says. It's a formula that's served him well before. But how Bibiana stacks up against its competition remains to be seen.


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Florida Retirement Consultants (FRC) specializes in customized design, efficient implementation and expert administration of qualified retirement plans. We help you understand the important considerations involved in establishing a total retirement program for your business and your employees. We draft all necessary plan documents and forms and complete all the required steps to secure Internal Revenue Service (IRS) qualification for your plan. We invite you to partner with us to build a customized retirement plan solution to support your business goals.
FRC designs and administers a wide array of retirement plan solutions based on the unique and specific business needs of each client, including:
A 401(k) plan is a defined contribution (DC) plan, typically a profit sharing plan that contains a cash or deferred arrangement as described in section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. A cash or deferred arrangement is simply one that allows plan participants to elect to defer a portion of compensation—their elective deferrals—and have it contributed to the plan on their behalf, typically through payroll withholding.
The employer may contribute to the plan by matching all, or a portion, of the elective deferrals or by making non-elective, or profit sharing, contributions to all eligible participants.
401(k) Plans are ideal for:
A Defined Benefit Plan (DB) is considered a traditional pension plan because it guarantees a monthly pension benefit for the life of the participant. A DB plan does not maintain account balances to reflect the accrued benefit of each participant, but must define a benefit formula that specifies how the benefits are accrued under that formula. This type of plan favors older employees with longer terms of service.
Defined Benefit Plans are ideal for:
A Cash Balance Plan is a type of Defined Benefit Plan. By taking advantage of age and salary differences, a Cash Balance Plan tilts the contributions toward a desired employee or group of employees. Unlike a traditional Defined Benefit Plan however, a Cash Balance Plan provides a "hypothetical" account balance for the participants which accrues interest at a pre-defined government rate.
Cash Balance Plans are ideal for:
A Money Purchase plan is a defined contribution plan that is similar to a Profit Sharing plan except that the contribution amounts are fixed rather than variable. Thus, employers are required to make a contribution to the plan each year for the plan participants regardless of the company's profitability for the year.
Money Purchase Plans are ideal for:
A Cross Tested plan is a hybrid plan that combines features of both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plan generally to skew the employer contributions in favor of the older, higher paid employees. These plans provide the ability to create multiple benefit levels and are flexible in their contributions.
Cross-Tested Plans are ideal for:
A 403(b) plan (also called a tax-sheltered annuity or TSA plan) is a retirement plan offered by public schools and certain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Employees save for retirement by contributing to individual accounts. Employers can also contribute to employees' accounts.
403(b) plans are ideal for:
Multiple-employer plans (MEPs) represent a way for employers that cannot afford—or don't want to pay—the costs of administration, investments oversight and fiduciary responsibilities of a pension plan or 401(k) plan for their employees to receive such benefits in conjunction with other employers in similar situations.
MEP's are ideal for:
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Demolition Contractors Insurance Missouri Policy Information
Demolition Contractors Insurance Missouri. Demolition contractors are in the business of tearing down roofs and walls. This type of work involves heavy machinery and falling objects, which could put them, their employees, and anyone they work with or who is near the jobsite, at risk of serious injuries. Like any other business, there are also a number of other liabilities that demolition contractors could face.
Demolition contractors (or wrecking) dismantle buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment. Techniques employed vary according to local codes, the type of building or structure being demolished, and the exposure to adjacent properties. Limited demolition work used for remodeling projects may be done with only hand tools (called "tear-out"). On a larger scale, work may be done with a wrecking ball swung from a crane or with explosives, including implosion that generates gravitational collapse of a building.
Rough sorting of material may take place, particularly if the insured engages in salvage operations on the equipment, machinery, or building materials. One major concern is the exposure to and the removal or containment of asbestos and lead from older buildings, requiring the wrecking operation to be carefully done in compliance with environmental standards for removal and disposal.
If you are a MO demolition contractor, it's important to safeguard yourself from the perils that could arise. In addition to following safety protocols and offering training courses, carrying the right type of demolition contractors insurance Missouri coverage is an absolute must.
Demolition contractors insurance Missouri protects your business from lawsuits with rates as low as $67/mo. Get a fast quote and your certificate of insurance now.
Why Is Insurance Important For Demolition Contractors?
There are a number of incidents that can arise on the jobsite. A third-party or an employee could become seriously injured. A mistake can be made during a demolition project. Your equipment could become damaged. These are just some examples of the type of incidents that could occur, and serious financial repercussions could be associated with all of them. You could be held liable for injuries and be required to pay for medical care, or you might be facing a lawsuit, for example.
Depending on the severity of the situation, the liabilities that are associated with your business could end up putting you in a serious financial situation. To avoid having to pay for costs out of your own pocket and potentially going bankrupt or going out of business completely, it's absolutely essential for you to have the right demolition contractors insurance Missouri coverage. With the right policy, you can protect yourself from financial perils.
Insurance Policies for Wrecking Contractors
What type of demolition contractors insurance Missouri policies should wrecking contractors carry? Below, we highlight some of the most critical types of coverages you should have:
- Commercial General Liability: This type of insurance offers protection from third-party injuries and property damages. For instance, if a vendor makes a delivery to the jobsite and is hit by a falling object, commercial general liability insurance will help to cover the cost of any necessary medical care, as well as any legal fees that you could end up facing.
- Professional Liability: Even though your staff is highly trained, mistakes can happen. For example, a crew member might demolish something that wasn't supposed to be touched. In that case, the property owner could sue you for negligence. Professional liability insurance will protect you from any legal fees that could arise in this type of situation. It could also help to pay for any repairs that may be needed.
- Workers' Compensation: If you employ a crew, you are going to need to invest in workers compensation insurance. This type of policy will protect your employees in the event that they are injured on the job, or in the event that they develop a work-related illness. For example, if a piece of machinery malfunctions and an employee sustains an injury, workers comp insurance will help to pay for the medical care that he or she needs, any wages that he or she may lose while recuperating from the injury, and any legal action that the employee might take against you and your business.
- Commercial Equipment: There's no doubt that you have various types of equipment that you use to get the job done. This type of equipment can come with some pretty hefty price tags. Should your equipment become damaged or stolen, you would need to replace it. Commercial equipment insurance can help to protect you from having to pay the exorbitant cost of replacing that machinery out of your own pocket.
- Commercial Auto: If you or your staff uses any vehicles for business-related reasons, commercial auto insurance is a must. This type of policy will protect you and your employees in the event that an accident occurs while operating a vehicle for work-related reasons.
MO Demolition And Wrecking Risks & Exposures
Premises liability exposures are extremely high, both at the contractor's premises where explosives are stored and at any site using blasting material. Demolition and wrecking operations may attract crowds of onlookers. There must be barriers in place to protect the curious. The buildings or structures must be carefully combed for people prior to any destruction. Lack of proper storage on premises or improperly set explosives at the jobsite may result in severe bodily injury, loss of life, and major structural damage, either directly or by shock waves.
The noise from detonation may result in serious hearing impairment. The presence of fuels, flammables, and combustibles at the jobsite poses a significant hazard control challenge. Building services, if not disconnected properly, may result in fumes, gas or water leaks, and shock hazards, as well as interruption of utility services to adjacent properties. The collapse of a structure, intentionally or prematurely, may cause vibration damage to adjacent premises.
The areas around the buildings and the structures nearby should be reviewed and evaluated prior to any destruction to prevent damage and claims for damage predating the demolition. Salvage may involve cutting, compacting, or crushing, which presents fire or explosion hazards. Extraordinary measures must be taken to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons to the insured's premises or jobsite, as explosives are highly attractive to thieves and terrorists.
To control access to the jobsite, the contractor may employ spotters or guards, install gates and barbed wire, post signs, or contact occupants of adjacent properties directly. Equipment and piles of debris are attractive nuisances. All equipment must be disabled when not in operation to prevent untrained individuals from using it. Debris piles must be barricaded to prevent climbing. Fencing must be in place with appropriate warning signs to prevent trespassing. Security guards should be provided as necessary.
Completed operations exposures may be limited in barren unoccupied areas. If there are neighboring buildings or residences, claims may be brought for latent or cumulative structural damage that may not appear until long after the explosives have been detonated.
Environmental impairment liability exposures are high from the storage, use, and disposal of explosives and resulting waste and debris from demolition sites. Lead or stored fuels may contaminate soil and groundwater supplies. The release of dust or methane gases may impair air quality. Friable asbestos (asbestos insulation that crumbles easily and becomes airborne) may pose a serious risk. Proper written procedures and documentation of both the transportation and disposal process is important.
Workers compensation exposure is severe due to the handling and use of explosives. An unplanned detonation can result in severe injury or death to multiple workers at once from fire and explosion. Injury or death can occur from falls, being struck by falling objects, or an attempted robbery. Common hazards include slips and falls, foreign objects in the eye, hearing impairment from noise, cuts and puncture wounds from drilling, bites from insects or vermin, exposure to pollutants and weather conditions, concussions from blasting operations, and back injuries from lifting during loading, unloading, and setup. As operations are often conducted in remote areas, it may be difficult to transport an injured worker to a medical facility to receive prompt treatment.
Property exposures at the contractor's own location are usually limited to an office and storage of equipment and vehicles. The contractor often handles salvage, which may be stored inside or outside. If explosives are stored on premises, there is potential for a severe loss from fire and explosion unless there are superior controls on inventory and access to the explosives' storage areas. Storage must be in accordance with all state and federal regulations.
Local fire departments must be notified and a plan of control and evacuation should be in place. Explosives are target items for thieves and terrorists. Appropriate security measures must be in place including lighting and physical barriers to prevent unauthorized access. Thorough background checks by the ATF or Homeland Security should be done on every employee.
Crime exposure is from employee dishonesty. Background checks should be conducted prior to hiring any employee. All orders, billing, and disbursements must be handled as separate duties and annual external audits conducted. All items should be physically inventoried on a regular basis to prevent theft. If there are explosives, a procedure must be in place to monitor who has access to the explosives and to record all activities.
Inland marine exposures include accounts receivable if the contractor bills customers for services, contractors' equipment, goods in transit, and valuable papers and records for customers', regulators', and vendors' information. If explosives or salvage is transported, drivers must have a Haz-Mat license and be experienced in transport. The vehicle must be properly marked. A variety of drilling equipment is necessary to set the explosives.
The insured may own materials used to set up fences and blockades. If the contractor is responsible for removal of the debris, additional types of equipment may be needed, such as front-end loaders. Equipment on the site may be dropped from heights, strike utility piping, or wires either underground or within the building being demolished. When jobsites are in rural areas or on uneven ground, collision or overturn can occur. Any type of equipment may be damaged or destroyed during blasting operations.
Some equipment, such as cranes, may be leased, rented, or borrowed for a particular job. If equipment, machinery, tools, or supplies are left at jobsites, they may be susceptible to theft and vandalism. Equipment should be secured and rendered inoperable when not in use. Detonating devices, as well as explosives, may be a target for thieves.
Commercial auto exposures are high. Workers, equipment and supplies are regularly transported to and from jobsites. The transport of explosives demands extreme care by drivers due to the potential for fire, explosion, collision, overturn, and theft. Drivers should have Haz-Mat licenses and be fully aware of dangers involved with transporting explosives in populated areas. Transport of any salvage is difficult and requires proper loading to prevent overturn or overflow.
The absence of detailed training and procedures in the event of overturn or spill may indicate a serious morale hazard. All drivers must have appropriate licenses and acceptable MVRs. Vehicles must be maintained and the records kept in a central location.
Demolition Insurance
As a MO demolition contractor, it's important to make sure that you are properly protected from the financial that could arise as a result of the many liabilities that your business faces. To find out more about what type of insurance policies you should carry, how much coverage you should invest in, and if there are any specialized policies that are designed specifically for demolition contractors, speak to a reputable insurance broker.
Missouri Economic Data And Business Insurance Regulations
Are you a business-minded individual who is considering setting up shop in the state of Missouri? If so, before you take the leap and start putting plans into action, it's important that you do your due diligence to determine whether or not the state offers favorable conditions that will allow your business to succeed. It's also a good idea to find out the rules and regulations that are in place within the state regarding commercial insurance.
Below, we provide an overview of key information that relates to business development in The Show-Me State so you can determine whether or not it will be a suitable location for your business operations.
Economic Trends For Missouri Businesses
The latest reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that the unemployment rate in the state of Missouri was 3.3 percent in May of 2022; 0.3 percent below the national average. The unemployment rate is a good indicator of whether or not a state offers favorable conditions for businesses, as it directly reflects the labor market; a low unemployment rate suggests that the climate is healthy, as there are enough jobs to sustain the overall population.
More jobs are a sign that more businesses are flourishing in the area, which directly reflects whether or not the economic climate is healthy for entrepreneurs. It's predicted that the unemployment rate in Missouri will remain within the recently reported range through upcoming years.
St. Louis is an ideal spot for business owners who are looking to set up shop in the Show Me State. It's estimated that for every 1,000 residents in the city, a new business is opened, which is rather impressive. Areas outside of St. Louis also prove to be promising for those interested in starting a business, including:
- Brentwood
- Bridgeton
- Clayton
- Creve Coeur
- Des Peres
- Ellisville
- Maryland Heights
- Sunset Hills
- Town and Country
While businesses in many areas flourish in the state, the following industries are seeing the most growth in MO:
- Advanced manufacturing
- Agriculture and bioscience
- Financial and professional services
- Health care and social assistance
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
Commercial Insurance Regulations For Businesses In Missouri
The Missouri Department of Insurance regulates insurance in Missouri. Of all the things business owners can invest in, commercial insurance is the most important. In the event that something goes wrong, commercial insurance provides financial protection for the owners and operators of establishments, as well as the customers and vendors they work with and the employees that they rely on.
Certain types of commercial insurance are required in the state of Missouri. Business owners must invest in the following policies, regardless of what industry they are in. Workers' compensation insurance, a policy that covers employee-related accidents and illnesses that occur on the job. Other types of insurance coverage business owners need to carry depend on the nature of the business, as well as the size of the organization.
Additional Resources For Construction Contractors Insurance
Learn about construction contractors insurance, including how much the premium costs and what is covered - and how business insurance can help protect your construction business from lawsuits.
- Blasting & Drilling Contractors
- Bridge Contractors
- Building Contractors
- Cable Layers
- Concrete
- Construction
- Demolition Contractors
- Dock & Pier Contractors
- Dredging Contractors
- Excavation
- Foundation Layers
- Framing
- General Contractors
- Masonry
- Mechanical
- Millwright
- Paving
- Road Contractors
- Roofing
- Sewer Contractors
- Steel Erection Contractors
- Surety Bonds
Construction contractors have substantial needs for many types of insurance coverage. Most would point to the importance of coverage for completed operations, premises liability coverage during construction operations at jobsites and professional or design errors and omissions insurance.
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Unwanted visitors
The law catches up with travelling paedophiles
Unswirled and shackled
IN THE 1970s he was one of Britain's most popular entertainers. Now Paul Gadd, alias the glam-rocker Gary Glitter, is among its most reviled figures. On August 19th Vietnam expelled Mr Gadd after he had served almost three years in prison for indecency with two girls aged 11. Four days earlier another high-profile paedophile, Christopher Neil, a Canadian teacher (pictured), was jailed by a Thai court for 39 months for molesting a 14-year-old boy. Interpol had launched a worldwide hunt for Mr Neil after photographs of him having sex with boys were found on another paedophile's computer, with his face blurred in a swirling pattern.
South-East Asia has many of the world's most popular tourist attractions, and some large populations of Western expatriates. But it also has weak law enforcement, a large sex industry and much poverty. So it has become a favoured destination for paedophiles. Mr Gadd, who has spent time in a British prison for possessing child pornography, was expelled by Cambodia in 2002 after allegations of importuning for sex. He later turned up in Vietnam, and was arrested in 2005. Mr Neil travelled Asia as a language teacher while seeking boys to molest.
In March a United Nations envoy on children's rights, Juan Miguel Petit, accused Cambodia, along with Thailand and India, of doing too little to curb child-sex tourism, for fear of damaging tourism revenues. But there are signs that the authorities are starting to take action and that it is having results. Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), a charity, notes that Cambodia prosecuted 17 paedophilia cases last year, a sharp rise on previous years. Samleang Seila, APLE's chief in Cambodia, says police are increasingly prepared to act when presented with evidence but are constrained by limited manpower.
Tom Steinfatt of the University of Miami, who studies the trafficking of women and children in South-East Asia, says under-age prostitution has declined sharply in Cambodia. It is now a "very small" part of the sex industry there. His studies suggest that the number of child prostitutes in Cambodia is far below earlier estimates of 15,000.
Mr Samleang says some countries are trying harder than others to stop their nationals going abroad to molest children. America and Germany, he says, are leading the way in issuing warnings about suspected paedophiles travelling to Cambodia. By contrast, in the recent prosecution of a Russian man for abusing boys, the judge said a Russian embassy employee had paid the man's fines. Richer Asian countries, such as Japan, whose paedophiles travel to Cambodia, are also responding inadequately, says APLE's Mr Samleang. Matthew Friedman, who runs a United Nations project to curb the trafficking of women and children, says such countries would not want to be seen as protecting their paedophiles: a bit of "peer pressure" from the more conscientious countries would easily persuade them to take a tougher line.
Some countries now have laws to prosecute nationals who molest children abroad and to curb paedophiles' foreign travel. Britain this week announced a toughening of its laws, to allow for travel bans of up to five years on convicted paedophiles. But children's charities criticise the government for making insufficient use of the existing law.
Catching foreign child-sex tourists is only part of the problem. Mr Friedman notes that South-East Asian governments still sometimes talk as if there were no home-grown paedophiles. Often, as used to be the case in the West, the powerful are used to being above the law, and children who complain of abuse are disbelieved. But again, things seem to be changing. Last year a former deputy speaker of the Thai senate was jailed for molesting under-age girls. In another case two Bangkok schoolteachers were accused of molesting pupils. Their school campaigned in their defence but their prosecution went ahead and they were each given 50 years' jail.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline "Unwanted visitors"
From the August 23rd 2008 edition
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1/2 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic salt
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Klauson Whole Pickles
Whip together all ingredients for seasoned egg wash, set aside.
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Hello there! I'm Ginger from Ginger Snap Crafts, and I am so excited to be back for another Spooktacular September! Eek! I love seeing everyone's spooky Halloween ideas each year, & I love sharing my ideas, too! This year I'm sharing these adorable Popsicle Stick Spiders that would be THE perfect craft for your kiddos to make this year. Best of all, it only takes a few minutes to put together & you probably already have all the supplies on hand. Let's get started! 🙂
For this project you will need:
- small popsicle sticks
- black faux suede (or you could just use black cardstock)
- vinyl craft cutter or a 1 1/2 circle punch
- googly eyes
- glue
- black craft paint
- foam brush
First, you will paint your popsicle sticks black. Then let them dry. While they are drying cut out your circles. Tip: If you are doing this craft with a large group of kiddos, you might want to pre-cut the circles beforehand.
Then you'll glue your popsicle sticks together. (Check out the picture below!) You'll want 4 "legs" on each side. 😉
Next you will glue on your circle for the body of the spider.
Then you'll add two googly eyes. Now, isn't that the cutest spider ever? 🙂
This would make a great craft to make in the classroom at school, at a church activity & for your kiddos to make at home! Hang a few from strings & put on a cotton spider web, & then you'll have cute Halloween decorations as well!
Check out some of my favorite Halloween Crafts below.
Thanks so much for having me over!
Ginger Bowie is the blogger behind Ginger Snap Crafts. Ginger loves sharing her crafty ideas, latest DIY project, yummy recipes, organization tips, kids crafts and more with her readers. Ginger is the wife to one amazing guy & a mom to 5 wild & crazy kiddos that range in age from 8 to 20. Ginger Snap Crafts is a place that she hopes inspires others to create along with her. If she can do it, she knows you can, too!
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On the 19th June 2014, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje performed a traditional Buddhist ceremony today for his late teacher, Shamar Rinpoche.
Along with many Karma Kagyu lamas, ordained and lay practitioners, and dignitaries, HH 17th Karmapa paid respect in this way to the 14th Shamarpa before his body was carried out of the funeral home and taken onwards to Asia.
Shamar Rinpoche's official website has a report.
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This may possibly be the best decision ever made…
The government wants Gucci Mane to give up his guns thanks to previous arrests.
TMZ reports:
According to a federal indictment, the government wants Mane to surrender his 2 guns — a 40 caliber Glock and a 45 caliber Taurus. They also want the ammo that goes with it.
As for why the government has a hard-on for Mane … the rapper has 2 priors — aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of more than 20 grams of pot.
Damn homie!
Gucci was last arrested in September for cursing out a couple of cops in Atlanta while in possession of weed and a gun.
Maybe taking away his weaponry will get this guy back on track? We'll see…
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Any students in Schipper's 7th PERIOD 8th Grade GOLD DAY PE CLASS that are taking the Iowa Assessment Science Test with Mr. Schipper today please report to room #106. Do not report to the gym but please report to room #106 with your Computer.
Mrs Rivera's 7th PERIOD 8th Grade GOLD DAY PE CLASS that are taking the Iowa Assessment Science Test with Mrs Rivera please meet in room #320 today for your Iowa Assessment Test. Do not report to the gym but please report to room #320 with your Computer.
The Scholastic BOGO Book fair is here! Buy one item, get one free! This is a great way to stock up for summer reading! The fair will run until the end of the school day today.
Congratulations to Reetham Gubba and Aranuah Morter for reaching the sixth grade reading goal of 6,000 pages. Way to go, Reetham and Aranuah! (Please announce this on Friday morning after testing. Thanks! Shawn)
The meeting with Coach Orvis for 8th grade girls who are interested in playing Basketball at MHS next year will be May 6th at 2:55 in the cafeteria.
8th grade students – High School Show Choir Tryouts will be Wednesday, May 8th after school until 5:00 PM. You only need to sing My Country Tis of Thee, or a song you know well. You will be taught a dance at the audition. For more details, see Mr. Tolle.
Would you like to earn a pizza party for your class? Then help us raise items for the food pantry at MCSA. We are asking for your support now until May 24th bring in can goods and nonperishable items to your ELA class. Every week we will total the items and report out the top 3 classes. Every grade has a chance to win, so bring those items in. Help the homeless and support MCSA.
Do you like to lead, plan, problem-solve, organize, and make decisions? MHS StuCo might be the place for you! 8th-grade students interested in serving on the Muscatine High School Student Council for the 2019-2020 school year need to pick up an application packet in the main office. Application packets are due Wednesday, May 8th by 3:30 to the front office of your perspective school. Packets will then be forwarded to the StuCo advisors. (Read directions carefully!)
The 6th grade Ricochet is holding a Fortnite tournament on Friday, May 10th at the YMCA from 5 to 9pm. We will be fundraising for the MCSA. To get more information, look for the posters around the school. Tickets to play are $5 per person and will be sold by the Guidance Office before school through Thursday May 2nd. Everyone is invited to come and watch the event, admission will be a canned food item or $1."
Ricochet 3, 8th grades are collecting items this week for Humane Society such as:
The collection bin is by the main office.
The 8th Grade Spring Fling Dance, sponsored by the MHS Student Council, will take place Saturday, May 11th from 8-10 pm in the MHS cafeteria. Students will need to bring their IDs and $5 for entrance. This is for 8th grade students only.
Muscatine summer wrestling camp on August 1-2 from 8am-12pm both days in the MHS wrestling room for grades 2-8. Please pick up a flyer outside the attendance office.
Attention 8th grade students! If you are 14 years old or will be by June and would like to make some money this summer, please stop by the counselor's office to pick up information about detasseling.
6th and 7th grade girls can stop by the attendance office to get information on the Muskie Basketball Camp that will take place in June.
The 7TH annual MCSD Race for the Schools – 5K and Muskie Mile TIMED run will be held on Saturday, May 4th at the Muscatine High School. The 5K begins at 8:30 am and the Muskie Mile begins at 8:00 am.
New this Year – There will be 2 Bounce Houses at the start finish line for kids to enjoy before and after the race. Bounce Houses are being donated by Bash-N-Bounce! All students who participate in the 1-mile or 5K race will receive a race water bottle. SPECIAL recognition for students who complete both races! Be sure to mark on your registration from if you want to run both races. You will just need to pay the 5K price and you will receive one shirt.
Student fees are discounted to encourage student participation. The student fees are $10.00 for the 5K and $5.00 for the Muskie Mile. Scholarships are available for MCSD students to cover the registration fees. Be sure to register before the fees increase on April 25.
This event is designed to promote physical fitness within the community of Muscatine and the Muscatine Community School District. Proceeds from the race support MCSD Physical Education programs and student wellness. Special awards will be presented to the business and MCSD School with the greatest participation.
Registration forms are available at the Muscatine Running Club website at: http://www.machlink.com/~muscatinerunningclub/ just click on the calendar tab. MCSD Race for the Schools is the second race in the Grand Prix Circuit competition in Muscatine.
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From the Athletic Department~ In order for your 7th/8th grade student to participate in a sport, 3 forms will need to be turned in to the Central Middle School Athletic Department/Attendance Office:
1) Central Middle School Athletic Form ~ signed by parent/guardian and student athlete, good for the school year participating
2) Concussion Form ~ signed by parent/guardian and student athlete, good for the school year participating
3) Iowa Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Examination form ~ signed my medical licensed professional and parent/guardian, good for 13 months from the date of physical. These can be found online on the Central Middle School site under Activities & Athletics or can be picked up at CMS.
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Net-X-Code - Media File Scanner
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The Media File Scanner for Net-X-Code is an add on that can scan local, network, Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage drives and help to organize and make best use of all of your post production and broadcast media. The Media File Scanner will provide a complete, logical view of your audio/video/still assets, and generate a list of available media so you can catalog, proxy, thumbnail, metadata extract, and call third party REST interfaces, executables and scripts.
|Window x64 (server model recommended) or RedHat/Centos Linux 7.x x64
Media File Scanner
The Media File Scanner is an add on for the Net-X-Code server system. It runs concurrently on a physical or virtual machine with a Net-X-Code Server instance. It is designed to find and catalog all your post production and/or broadcast assets. The Media File Scanner has three distinct parts:
- Scan - An initial scan is made to catalog all directories and camera cards on a storage system. This includes most camera card formats from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, RED, GoPro, Arri, Avid Op-Atom/AAF, as well as standards AS-02, IMF and DCP.
- List Clips - The directories and camera cards are then used to create a list of 'clips', with each clip representing a single audio/video object. The clips can consist of multi file cards, multi part cards, file formats with separate audio/video file, sequences, and other common ways of storing audio and video.
- Run Operations - As the clips are found, or after, a number of operations can be run on them, including thumbnail generation, proxy generation, metadata extraction, re-wrapping, mezzanine generation, and calls to third party REST/SOAP APIs, executables and scripts. All data generated is stored in industry standard formats for access and use by MAM and other workflow systems.
Supported Camera/Video Formats
The Net-X-Code Media File Scanner supports the industry's widest range of audio/video/still and camera card formats. Clips include references to all their component files, and include automatic stitching when recordings break the video into separate files. Some of the supported formats include, but are not limited to:
- Sony IMX, XDCam, XDCamEX, XAVC, XAVC-S, SonyRaw
- Panasonic P2 Op-Atom and Op-1b
- Canon XF 264/265 and CRAW
- Canon C300/C500/C700
- Canon CRM, RMF
- Arri, VRAW, KRW, CDX, SEQ, SIV
- Codec CRW and ARX
- OpenEXR, ACES
- Blackmagic BRAW
- Phantom Cine
- Grass Valley Infinity, K2 and Server
- AS-02, IMF, DCP, Open MXF, GV
- Avid OP-Atom, AAF
- MXF/MOV + separate audio and metadata files
- MPEG program and transport streams, TR-01
- Wav, Aiff, Mp3/2/1, Mp1, AAC
- ARC, AVI, DVS, FLM, GXF, JS, LXF, MLV, MPG, MP4, MKV, OMF, WebM, WMV, XML
- Red/Grn/Blu, Luma, YUV, v210, YUV16, Y4M, HDR, IHSS, OMV, VPB
- Image sequences as clips DPX, TIFF, TGA, DNG, RAW, BMP, PSD, JPG, JP2, etc.
- RTIN Partial File Restore
Supported Databases
Initially Media File Scanner supports local SQLite databases and local or remote MySQL databases.
IBM Db2, PostgreSQL and ODBC are also available on special request.
Supported OS/File Systems
Media File Scanner is available for Window x64 (server model recommended) or RedHat/Centos Linux 7.x x64. It can support any file system or network share that can be read from the operating system (like NFS, SMB, CIFS, NTFS, EXT#, FAT##, etc). It also supports directly scanning Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage from physical servers or cloud VMs.
Supported Operations
As the list of clips is generated in the database, one or more Net-X-Code Server instances can be used to process useful information from them. Operations include:
- Retrieve all files associated with a clip
- Generate a single or series of JPG thumbnail files
- Convert audio to wav, aiff or mp3
- Convert audio/video to MP4, DASH or HLS proxy
- Extract XMP metadata
- Convert clip to a mezzanine file format, like XDCam
- Create or check MD5 values
- Generate index files for partial file restore
- Call one or more REST APIs with inserted clip information
- Call one or more external applications, scripts or connectors
Open Formats
Drastic is committed to supporting open formats to make Net-X-Code and the Media File Scanner as widely compatible as possible. All output formats are standard media file formats like MP4, MOV, MXF and AVI. All proxy/thumbnail files are stored as MP4, DASH, HLS and JPG. Metadata is transported in the XMP XML file standard. All database entries are kept in plain text or integer and available for other programs to use or to be altered to customize Net-X-Code/Media File Scanner workflows.
Manuals and APIs
Net-X-Code Manual (Installation and Operation)
Net-X-Code Media File Scanner Manual (Installation and Operation)
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Big Data Analytics for Lenders and Creditors
Credit scoring means applying a statistical model to assign a risk score to a credit application or to an existing credit account. Here we are suggesting how data science and big data can help making the better sense of different risk factors and accurate predictions.
By Goran Dragosavac (SAS), @goran_drago.
Credit today is granted by various organizations such as banks, building societies, retailers, mail order companies, utilities and various others. Because of growing demand, stronger competition and advances in computer technology, over the last 30 years traditional methods of making credit decisions that rely mostly on human judgment have been replaced by methods that rely mostly on statistical models. Such statistical models today are not only used for deciding whether or not to accept an applicant (application scoring), but also to predict the likely default of customers that have already been accepted (behavioral scoring) and to predict the likely amount of debt that the lender can expect to recover (collection scoring). The term credit scoring can be defined on several conceptual levels. Most fundamentally, credit scoring means applying a statistical model to assign a risk score to a credit application or to an existing credit account. On a higher level, credit scoring also means the process of developing such a statistical model from historical data. On yet a higher level, the term also refers to monitoring the accuracy of one or many such statistical models and monitoring the effect that score based decisions have on key business performance indicators.
Credit scoring is performed because it provides a number of important business benefits, all of them based on the ability to quickly and efficiently obtain fact-based and accurate predictions of the credit risk of individual applicants or customers. So, for example, in application scoring, credit scores are used for optimizing the approval rate for credit applications. Application scores enable the organization to choose an optimal cut-off score for acceptance, such that market share can be gained while retaining maximum profitability. The approval process and the marketing of credit products can be streamlined based on credit scores: High-risk applications can, for example, be given to more experienced staff or pre-approved credit products can be offered to selected low-risk customers via various channels, including direct marketing and the Web.
Credit scores, both of prospects and existing customers, are essential in the customization of credit products. They are used for determining custom credit limits, down payments or deposits and interest rates. Behavioral credit scores of existing customers are used in the early detection of high-risk accounts and enable the organization to perform targeted interventions, for example by pro-actively offering debt restructuring. Behavioral credit scores also form the basis for more accurate calculations of the total consumer credit risk exposure, which can result in a reduction of bad debt provision.
Other benefits of credit scoring include an improved targeting of audits at high-risk accounts, thereby optimizing the workload of the auditing staff. Resources spent on debt collection can be optimized by targeting collection activities at accounts with a high collection score. Collection scores are also used for determining the accurate value of a debt book before it is sold to a collection agency. Finally, credit scores serve to assess the quality of portfolios intended for acquisition and to compare the quality of business from different channels, regions, and suppliers.
Building credit models in-house
While under certain circumstances it is appropriate to buy 'ready-made' generic credit models from outside vendors or to have credit models developed by outside consultants for a specific purpose, maintaining a practice for building credit models in-house offers several advantages. Most directly, it enables the lending organization to profit from economies of scale when many models need to be built and to afford a greater number of segment specific models for a greater variety of purposes.
Building up a solid, re-usable and flexible data, knowledge and skill base of its own also makes it easier for the organization to stay consistent in the interpretation of model results and reports and to use a consistent modeling methodology across the whole range of customer related scores. This results in a reduced turnaround time for the integration of new models, thereby freeing resources to more swiftly respond to new business questions with new creative models and strategies.
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Surrealism: A Conversation will reflect the Surrealist movement's highly structured, theoretical doctrine, as well as the world-view of surrealist artists, whose guiding principle was the understanding of the canvas as a window into another reality, a space to free one's unconscious. Its agenda, outlined in André Breton's 1924 Surrealist manifesto, had its origins in Freud's analysis of the unconscious and the realm of dreams and this reverberated in the works created by the group members.
The exhibition will create a dialogue between very individual yet characteristically surrealist works, each offering a glimpse into the visionary worlds of its artist. Jean Arp, Victor Brauner, Salvador Dalí, Óscar Domínguez, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Roberto Matta and Yves Tanguy feature in the show, not only because at different stages they were involved with Breton's circle, but also because of their eagerness to unravel the concepts of reality on canvas.
Olivier Malingue said: "Having already had the privilege of staging Brauner, Matta and Ernst shows in Paris, it is an even greater pleasure for me to now showcase these important Surrealist works in London. To arrange them in dialogue in this way allows the works to speak not just to each other but to the viewer, highlighting the theories of collective thought inherent in the Surrealist movement – which is, to me, key to grasping the continuing relevance of this groundbreaking cultural movement."
Surrealism: A Conversation will include testimony of the collaboration between surrealist visual artists, poets and literary figures through a selection of Cadavre Exquis, the notorious game whereby different artists drew a single section of a body before folding the paper to conceal their work and handing it to the next artist to fill in the following section. The playing of the game itself – and the inclusion of four of these works in the exhibition - emphasises the values of collaboration and co-creation held dear by the surrealist group.
Focused on works that were the outcome of a revolutionary, collaborative artistic effort, the exhibition has been meticulously curated by Olivier Malingue to provide an insight into the relationships between the individual artists, as well as the shared philosophical, cultural and political convictions which contributed to Surrealism becoming one of the most significant artistic movements of the 20th century.


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20 Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Indoors from Scraps
Without a doubt, you've heard that purchasing natural food over the pesticide exposed or genetically modified versions is perfect for your health, yet it can get expensive. Because of the restricted supply of natural foods just as the extra work and upkeep required to deliver them, you might pay 20-100% more for a natural banana!
Luckily, here are six herbs an veggies you can develop inside using portions of the produce you would discard at any rate, and this can spare you a pretty penny whenever you go shopping for food.
We've composed on the most proficient method to develop this great nourishment previously! In this way, in the event that you need to figure out how to grow a tomato plant that spans up to eight feet, head here.
When developing potatoes, you need ones with 'eyes' (or slips) developing on it. When you have a potato with a ton of eyes, cut it into 2 inch squares with each piece having two or three eyes. Forget them in room temperature for several days to give them a chance to dry out to help forestall spoiling. In a profound pot, place the blocks 8″ profound with the eyes confronting upwards and spread it with another 4″ of soil. As more roots develop, persistently include more soil and keep unobtrusively watered. In as meager as 70 days, you ought to have many potatoes!
Like different herbs, you can regrow rosemary from 5-6 inch cuttings. Spot them in water and inside half a month, there ought to be sufficient that have established and not decayed. In a 4″ pot loaded up with moist gardening soil, make a 3″ opening with a pen or pencil and spot the rosemary cutting tenderly into it. Since this herb is so fragile, possibly water it when the dirt begins feeling dry. Keep it direct daylight for 6-8 hours out of every day since it needs light to thrive. In the event that the dirt isn't dry yet, giving them a fast fog is likewise alright.
This will take a couple of years however on the off chance that you have the time and right atmosphere, why not attempt? Take a pineapple and cut the extravagant "crown" off around an inch underneath the leaves. Trim around the base until you see minimal caramel knocks (these are the root buds). Prior to planting, get dried out the pineapple crown to counteract decaying too early. Presently, with your prepared pineapple cutting, place it in a shallow compartment of warm water. At the point when the slicing starts to root, replant it into a holder with soil and make certain to water once every week. In the event that conceivable, keep it in a brilliant, warm spot with however much direct daylight as could reasonably be expected.
With ginger you as of now have, search for pieces that as of now have easily overlooked details becoming out of them. With that piece, remove the parts that seem as though they're going to begin what's known as a "rhizome" since they're the way to developing new ginger plants. Developing this sustenance requires negligible exertion however requires the correct conditions. Warm, marginally muggy spots like kitchens are immaculate. Plant the bit of ginger around 3-5 crawls in the dirt with its rhizome pointing upwards. Water it routinely. It's a work of affection and can take as long as ten months before you get an adequate measure of ginger, yet its medical advantages are more than justified, despite all the trouble.
Sweet Potato
In contrast to most vegetables, sweet potatoes aren't begun by seed yet by slips (or shoots). Perfect and cut a sweet potato down the middle, at that point place it half/fifty-fifty out of a container brimming with water utilizing toothpicks. Over a couple of days, your sweet potato will start to grow slips so, all things considered you expel them and spot them in water to develop roots. You ought to have established slips with the week. Next, plant them in free, all around depleted soil and water regularly in the main week, and afterward every other day (or as required) the next weeks.
Like carrots, cut off turnip tops and abandon them in a shallow compartment with water until they start developing roots. This can take a little while. When they've grown, plant them outside a similar way you would your carrots!
Spot cleaved off carrot finish in a compartment loaded up with a touch of water. Quite soon, they will start to grow delectable greens from the best that are a decent expansion to dinners. Utilizing a more profound contain and more water, use toothpicks to keep carrots most of the way in the water and hang tight for them to root. When they root, you can plant them in your greenhouse for a constant supply!
Garlic Sprouts
Are those arms?! Nope, those long green things becoming out your garlic are green shoots. You can place them in a little water, under a great deal of daylight and grow a cluster of garlic grows. They are milder in taste than garlic cloves, and are incredible in plates of mixed greens, pastas and as a trimming.
Romaine Lettuce
Like celery, keep the base of your romaine lettuce in a bowl with a ½ inch of warm water. Abandon it to sit in direct daylight, and in possibly 14 days, your lettuce stem will create new, new lettuce leaves for all your incredible servings of mixed greens. Transplant your lettuce to soil to keep developing. They ought to be full developed in three to about a month. This procedure works for Bok Choy too.
Rather than seeds, you'll be working with spores! Bonnie Grant, a Certified Urban Agriculturist, really clarifies everything immaculate at Gardening Know How, so on the off chance that you need to figure out how to engender your very own mushrooms from closures in the solace of your home, this is the thing that you need to do.
To grow a lemon tree at home, you will require a natural lemon with non-developing seeds, supplement rich gardening soil, a planting pot that is 6″ wide and 6″ profound, a seedling pot that is 24″ wide and 12″ profound, and a radiant developing area (potentially with a develop light). You'll locate the subsequent stages for growing a lemon tree from seed clarified plainly, directly here.
To develop mint, get a cut-out and plant it 3″ somewhere down in a 5-8″ pot of clammy soil. Ensure your mint plant is in a marginally muggy, sun-uncovered room (the kitchen is perfect). Each couple of days, to take into consideration the plant to develop uniformly, pivot the pot. Inside half a month, your mint plant should start to thrive and be prepared to be culled for tasty dishes and beverages.
Odds are on the off chance that you acknowledged the test of growing a pineapple, you'll likewise cherish this one. To figure out how to grow an avocado tree from a solitary pit, you can figure out how to do as such in eight stages directly here.
Try not to discard the base of your cabbage head right now. Much the same as celery, abandon it in a holder with an inch or two of water in a sufficiently bright zone and pause. After some time, it will begin to regrow with no planting required.
To develop this solid tidbit at home, remove the base of the celery and abandon it in a bowl with a tad of warm water. Keep the bowl in direct daylight, and in seven days, your celery base will begin to develop leaves. Transplant the celery in soil and watch it develop!
In contrast to alternate foods on this rundown, onions need to go specifically in the dirt to develop. Take the base end of the onion and plant it in a pot or specifically in the dirt outside. In the event that it's pruned, water it when required. The all the more a base you leave on the onion, the better. At three weeks, the onion will create roots. By the fourth week. It will grow leaves.
Got some basil clippings lying around? On the off chance that they have no less than four inch stems, accumulate them up and place them in a glass of water under direct daylight. At the point when the stems grow two inches in length, you can place them in some dirt in a pot and develop your own one of a kind basil plant. No more basil looking for you!
You can regrow scallion, (green onions,) in as meager as five days. Just leave something like an inch appended to the foundations of your left over scallion, place them in a little glass of water, beating up the water in the event that it vanishes. Your scallions will prosper.
Off the Grid News reported that it is not very hart to grow peppers indoors:
"Seeds ought to be planted in a blend of peat greenery, vermiculite and sand. Spot two seeds in each pot close to its inside, and push the seeds just underneath the outside of the dirt. Keep soil wet yet not wet, and keep pots in a spot where they will get daylight for the duration of the day.
It is conceivable to keep your pepper plants fruiting the whole winter – however you should keep them toasty warm and give them adequate light on the off chance that you are to be effective. In a perfect world, the room that they are in ought to be a consistent 65 to 75 degrees. Utilizing very bring brilliant lighting or a mix of daylight and florescent light is ideal. Peppers will in general need more light than different plants, so in the event that you need organic product you should anticipate leaving their lights on for 14-16 hours out of each day. A few people control this utilizing a clock, yet it is likewise fine to leave the lights on 24 hours per day. When plants have blooms, they ought to be treated on a week by week premise. Watering might be done at whatever point the dirt is marginally dry."
You can see that in general, producers try to follow the similar methods: direct sunlight and a container of water. Every process is easy on its own, it can save you a fortune, and will make sure you eat organic, fresh food every day in your body!


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The MassTransit Engine is an application that runs under a specific user on Macintosh. Configuring the MassTransit 5.0 Engine to start automatically involves 2 steps. The first step is to setup a Mac OS X account to automatically login. After the account is set to automatically login, the second step is to add the LaunchMT5OnStartup application, available at the bottom of this page, to the Login Items for the user. The script assumes MassTransit is installed on a default directory, but this script is configurable.
To set up an automatic log on, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the account you use to run MassTransit
2. Open the System Preferences application
3. Select the Accounts Tab
4. If necessary click the lock icon to enable changes
5. Click Login Options
6. If the "Automatically log in as" check box is already checked and the correct account is listed there, then you are done with this section and you can proceed to adding LaunchMT6OnStartup (or LaunchMT5OnStartup for MassTransit 5) to the Login Items below
7. Click the "Automatically log in as" check box
8. Select the current account from the "Automatically log in as:" menu and enter the password for the account in the resulting dialog
9. Click OK to confirm the account and password.
To add the LaunchMTOnStartup application to the Login Items perform the following steps:
1. Verify MySQL is running
2. Find the LaunchMT6OnStartup (or LaunchMT5OnStartup for MassTransit 5) application on your hard drive so that you will be able to add it to the Login Items
3. From the Accounts tab within the System Preferences, choose the account listed under "My Account"
4. Select the Login Items pane
5. Drag the LaunchMT6OnStartup (or LaunchMT5OnStartup for MassTransit 5) application to the Login Items pane.
Note: You may also want to set the server to restart automatically after a power failure. "Restart automatically after power failure" is available as an option in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.
If MassTransit is not installed in the default location (/Applications/), follow these steps to configure the path:
1. Open the script in the Script Editor.
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