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I feel like an absolute idiot. Home Improvement is a great show with Tim Allen and Richard Karn (allegedly). In all of my human years, I could've sworn that it was Billy Mays (RIP). Last night, as I was surfing through the channels procrastinating studying, the show was on which led me to look up some Billy Mays commercials. During my devout research on Billy Mays, I discovered his impostor is in Home Improvement and not the GOAT.
I mean honestly, did you think these were two different people? If so, you get a trophy! For me, I'm an idiot!!!! Billy Mays was the best thing about commercials as a young whippersnapper. He made me try Oxi-Clean and I assumed that it was the best thing on Earth… I don't remember if it was good or not, sorry go try it yourself. Billy Mays is an absolute legend not you Richard Karn! YOU ARE A FRAUD SIR! Billy Mays, I personally thank you for your service.
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Server and network baying racks 42U delivered as flatpack
Flatpack racks have the same configuration as the 42U server and network racks (VLE-series). However, these racks, including side panels, are supplied as flatpack. Flatpack is the ideal solution when there are logistical restrictions.
The 42U server and network racks are widely applicable and modular in structure. They are delivered in the colour black (RAL 9011). The rack is equipped with 2 cable trays which are mounted left and right at the back of the rack. Vertical toolless mount PDUs can be placed to these cable trays. The cable trays are equipped with elongated holes for Velcro mounting and mounting positions for plastic cable rings.

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ShieldSquare Positioned As A Leader In The Forrester New Wave™: Bot Management, Q3 2018 Report
September 24, 2018 | All Analyst Viewpoint News & Events
September 24, 2018 | All Analyst Viewpoint News & Events
Forrester Research has evaluated ShieldSquare as a Leader in their 'New Wave™: Bot Management, Q3, 2018' review. The Forrester New Wave Report is a sought-after source for web security professionals, solution buyers, and investors in enterprise security technologies.
Analysts from Forrester evaluated 12 vendors from across the globe, interviewed customers, received demonstrations, and measured each solution against 10 assessment criteria. The report placed vendors into one of four categories: 'Leaders,' 'Strong Performers,' 'Contenders,' and 'Challengers'. The evaluation included vendors of dedicated bot management solutions as well as add-on bot management solutions for WAFs and CDNs.
"ShieldSquare offers broad attack detection coverage and robust threat research."
The Forrester New Wave™: Bot Management Report, Q3, 2018
We believe this placement provides excellent validation of our leadership in Bot Management market at a time when organizations are embracing Bot Management as a necessary tool for enterprise security.
Forrester's assessment established that ShieldSquare received a "differentiated" rating in the criteria of Attack Detection, Threat Research, Reporting and Analysis, Roadmap, and Market Approach.
In the report, Forrester stated that "Bot management tools must determine the intent of automated traffic in real time to distinguish between good bots and bad bots." Request a free copy to learn more.
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You don't hear many "Goo-roos" talking about the phone much anymore.
I guess if it's not the latest "One -Trick Pony" way to bring in the usually bloated number new students in 24 hours it's no fun, huh?
Take a listen and hear…
- The Pecking Order of WHO Should Answer The Phone For A Localized Business
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– Watched 2015
Disclaimer: These are my own opinions. If someone disagrees, feel free to comment with your own.
Barakamon is one those special animes which warms you though and makes you what to laugh, cry and yell at the same time. This anime has no aliens or supernatural elements. What it does have is an 8 year old girl who loves nothing more than to get into trouble and have fun with her friends. Naru is a bundle of sunshine and mischief and the people of the town love her for it.
So who is the main character of this anime? That honour belongs to a Handa Seishuu. A young but talented calligrapher who has been banished from Tokyo for punching a famous calligrapher by his father. Handa Sensei is 23, the calligrapher was like 70? Not a cool thing to do at all. The calligrapher had criticized one of Handa's pieces as "Academic". Basically for those of us who are not calligrapher nerds, his work looks like its been typed by a computer with no emotion.
While on the islands, Handa is supposed to focus more on his calligraphy to find his own style. Handa, who is fondly called Sensei by most of the island's inhabitants, ends up gets swept away with the everyday goings on of a small island community. Naru is his main thorn/ inspiration but there is a whole set of loveable characters. The children of the town bring Handa back to live in more ways than one.Giving him a new view on things and that much needed kick up the ass to discover how to make the art he truly wants.
Barakamon is not an action anime. Not a lot happens. But it is there is something very subtle which makes you fall in love with this anime. The feelings they all share and the changes they go through.
Its Platinum for me.I don't think I have ever watched another slide of life anything like this.


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Earthbar Organic Vanilla Bean Protein
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The Medical Lockbox is an essential part of the AR process as it is the first touchpoint where paper-originated insurance remittances, payments, and patient payments are received. However, recent new technologies like AI and Deep Learning are evolving the once legacy system into a high-valued, innovative platform that provides healthcare payments professionals with the ability…Read More
Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975, meaning that if you were a member of the generation that watched the first seasons of the show, you're in "the demographic that clings to checks." according to the pundits. This past weekend, SNL enlightened viewers as to a few exaggerated benefits of "cheques" that we normally don't promote…Read More
The Federal Reserve, following through on plans disclosed earlier this year, formally unveiled the U.S. Faster Payments Council, an industry group charged with collaborating to spur the adoption of faster payments and identify market opportunities. According to DigitalTransactions.net: The 22 inaugural members range from retailing giant Walmart Inc. to Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. to…Read More
The Money20/20 conference this year in Las Vegas gathered an astounding array of speakers for what is called "The World's Largest Payments & Financial Services Innovation Event." Artificial intelligence, online commerce, robotics, even materials handling – – the spectrum of topics covered was enormous. In case you missed the conference (or if you attended but,…Read More
OrbyAwards for Excellence Presented to Eight Banking and Healthcare Partners/Clients Along with Induction to OrboGraph Hall of Fame
Billerica, MA, June 7, 2017 – OrboGraph, a premier developer and supplier of intelligent electronic/paper automation solutions in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), as well as recognition solutions, image validation and check fraud detection for the U.S. check processing market, recently presented its OrbyAwards for excellence and inducted eight recipients to the OrboGraph Hall of Fame…Read More
A French digital payment security company called Oberthur Technologies (OT) thinks it can pretty much eliminate credit card fraud with a new technology it calls Motion Code. What's Motion Code? It's basically a means of changing static CVVs to dynamic CVVs, changing every hour. If a bad guy gets your card, it would only be useful for…Read More
It was an hour of power…a happy hour…the eleventh hour. Whatever you want to call it, we covered a lot of ground during our webinar: Revisiting the 2017 OrboGraph Client Conference. Last week Friday, Joe J. Gregory of OrboGraph hosted the recap webinar from its 2017 Client Conference. The webinar covered every outside speaker session and breakout…Read More
Yesterday, we basically proclaimed victory for conquering the check processing world at the 2017 OrboGraph Client Conference in Atlanta. As a continuation of world domination, we'll move into the topic of healthcare payments from the conference. Just to get you fired up, watch this introduction movie trailer. The topic of Healthcare payments is very complex and is…Read More
To say the 2017 Orbograph Client Conference in Atlanta turned out to be a great event would be shameless self promotion, which we would never do. So speaking objectively, it all started with a must-see introduction movie trailer. Then, on the check and payments side, we recruited a number of the best companies and speakers in…Read More
Gert Watkins just become the poster child of checks in an article about the reality of check writing. The Wall Street Journal article, posted by former colleague and friend Kathy Strasser, explored the dynamics behind why checks still exist and what the leading motivations are. Of course, when it comes to checks, technologists want to bash…Read More


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Through a process of stakeholder meetings, review of previous reports, and extensive correspondence with communities,178 Alaska communities were found to have reported erosion problems. After subsequent investigation, the Corps designated 31 communities as "Imminently Threatened"—indicating that they should be considered for immediate action by either initiating an evaluation of potential solutions or continuing with ongoing efforts to manage erosion. 19 of those 31 communities are located along the coastline of western Arctic Alaska.
Groups like the State of Alaska, Department of Community, Commerce and Economic Development rely on this initial inventory to direct resources to respond to erosion hazards. While this listing is a helpful start, there are likely many other communities facing significant climate change challenges.


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Forest Baseball Club fields a team in the Manly Masters Baseball League.
Masters is for players aged 35 and above and is played under lights at Aquatic Reserve Baseball Park in Frenchs Forest. Games are 1.5 hour timed games played at 6.30pm and 8.15pm on Monday nights.
A Summer (Jan – Mar) seasons is usually offered with a condensed season format of 9 rounds and a Grand Final.
Registrations now open
If you are interested in playing for Forest Masters team please contact Joe Weller at firstname.lastname@example.com


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From $160
www.dencala.com.au Phone: 9848 2055 Dencala is a fully self-contained holiday home situated on beautiful Weedon Hill among the karris. With large picture windows to watch the birds and decking area to relax and enjoy the surroundings.
For assistance with your booking call 1300 885 775 (+61 8 9460 4900)
Arrival Time: 14.00|Departure Time: 10.00
We sleep up to 6 guests with all cooking facilities, including microwave oven. TV/DVD & CD, wood fire, washing machine and dryer, gas BBQ. Linen included.
- Air Conditioning
- Barbeque
- Carpark
- Clock Radio
- Clothes Dryer
- Cooking Facilities
- Cot Available
- DVD Player
- Electric Blankets
- Flat Screen TV/DVD
- Freezer
- Fridge
- Heating
- Highchair Available
- Iron/ Ironing Board
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Provided
- Lounge
- Microwave
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- Non-Smoking Establishment
- Non-Smoking Indoors
- Off-Street Parking
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Room Configuration: 3 Bedroom
Max Guests: 6
Room Configuration: 3 Bedroom
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1 x Queen, 1 x Double, 1 x Twin.
**Please note that the tariff is calculated on the total number of guests (adults and children) staying in the property each night.**
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Cancellation Policy
We understand plans can change, so here are our conditions and policies
MORE THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL: Full refund LESS any fees levied by the booking agent (e.g. the Visitor Centres cancellation charge).
LESS THAN 30 DAYS BUT GREATER THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL: One nights tariff PLUS any fees levied by the booking agent (e.g. the Visitor Centres cancellation charge).
7 DAYS OR LESS PRIOR TO CHECK-IN: No refund.
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Depart Denmark townsite along Ocean Beach Rd for 3 k's, turn left on Weedon Hill Rd which then turns left into Gilbert Ave.
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Bare Naked
Once they enter teenage years, many girls start hiding their uniqueness and give away their power to fit in. This behaviour can become so ingrained that even as adults many women struggle with self knowledge and confidence – the key ingredients that help you find purpose and create impact. It's only when you accept your true identity that you are able to get to know yourself, embrace your uniqueness, and make your mark. In this inspirational talk, Mehrnaz explores the self-deprecating behavior of trying to be like 'everyone else' and guides girls and women to embrace their true selves.
Inspire Grit
Obstacles, challenges, and failures are guaranteed to strike us at some point in our lives. Grit helps us face challenges successfully, but researchers have had difficulty pinpointing exactly how some individuals build grit and others don't. In this inspiring talk Mehrnaz uses her personal story of how she beat her own debilitating struggle with selective mutism and takes you through the path she followed to confidently land on the TEDx red circle.
Mehrnaz motivates her audiences to reach their highest potential by rethinking what reaching a goal means by:
- Focusing on progress, not results
- Building habits and learning strategies
- Walking the path of mastery
Success Has Nothing To Do With Grades
Education has shifted from teaching and learning to focusing on high marks. Students are told they need good grades to become successful. If they achieve a high standing, it's assumed that they have learned the skills and grasped the concepts they need for university and their careers. This is far from the truth.
As a thought provoking educator and a disruptive progress specialist, Mehrnaz' motivational talk inspires students to reach their highest potential by rethinking what really is important to realize success.
"Mehrnaz is happy to deliver customized presentations based on you group's unique needs."


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Don't Use Debit Cards Online
Posted On July 9, 2012
You shop online, you want to make sure that you are using a credit card instead of a debit card to protect your bank account from online attacks and scammers.
The advantage your credit card has over your debit card is you only have a $50 loss if it is stolen and most times your insurance or credit card company will cover it. With a debt card the funds come directly out of your bank account. You might have trouble disputing the charges or recoverying the money if you are unhappy with the service. If your card is stolen, you could have your bank account drained before you know it.
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Audrey, a Jewish mom, is Founder/Creative Director of gezunta goodies handmade dreidel bags. Not surprising, growing up in an artisitic Southern California home, where she was always imaginative with a stylish twist.
She gains joy from the smallest things in life and this one is close to her heart. First creating dreidel bags as a child, and enjoying them ever since. She has built wonderful memories with the personalized dreidel bag and looks forward to helping you do the same.


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Web forms let you turn your site's visitors into leads. Gather information on prospective customers, and let visitors give feedback about your website. Web forms give customers the ability to leave you requests and comments. The more data you have, the easier it is to optimize your sales process.
It can be confusing to manage new orders with current inventory. You want to maximize sales, but don't want to be backordered. Our free CRM with Kanban lets your whole team coordinate for every sale. Create knowledge bases to keep track of what's in stock, and have automatically calculated sales reports to improve your process.


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The following is an explanation of some of the mappings in the
Demonstrations/DITA/book stylesheet.
The booktitle element can contain other
elements such as booktitlealt. Since it inherits from
title, the
map/title mapping assigns the
content of this element to the
BookTitle variable, which is
used to display the left page header (see the
1 column page
layout and the
booktitle header/foot mapping).
$headfoot//booktitlealt mapping
suppresses the booktitlealt element when it is used in the
context of a fixed block, so only the main title appears in the page
Some processing needs to be done at different times depending on the input data. For example, consider the appropriate time to generate the cover page. For a simple map it can be done as soon as the title content is known. For a bookmap it should be deferred until the bookmeta element has been processed, since it contains information that may appear on the cover.
map mapping (which will be used for both
map and bookmap because of inheritance)
contains the following:
<set var="MapContent" copy="element"/> <!-- Test whether the bookmeta element is present --> <xmlproc source="MapContent" var="HasMeta" select="count(//bookmeta[1])"/>
This creates an XML fragment from the map or
bookmap and sets the
HasMeta variable to
either 0 or 1 according to whether a bookmeta element is
present. The
map/title mapping uses this variable to decide
whether to generate the cover page immediately or to let the
bookmeta mapping do it.
map mapping also looks for a
frontmatter element. If one is found it sets the page
numbering style to roman numerals.
This mapping demonstrates the use of "pull" processing for an element. The mapping scans and suppresses the element, and creates an XML fragment from it.
Only the required information is extracted for later use; everything else is ignored.
This is the most complex mapping in the stylesheet, and plays an important role in defining the structure of the document. The following explain parts of its pre-content.
<stack var="TopicLevel" value="{TopicLevel}+1"/> <stack var="TopicContext" string="{TopicContext}"/>
The use of the
stack command is important,
since topicref elements can be nested. Using
stack instead of
set restores the
previous value of the variable when the end tag of this element is processed.
The value of
TopicContext may be altered by what follows;
this command makes sure that the former value will be restored.
<!-- set the navigation title --> <set var="Topicref" copy="element"/> <xmlproc source="Topicref" var="Navtitle" select="topicmeta/navtitle/node()"/> <if var="Navtitle" target=""> <set var="Navtitle" string="{@navtitle}"/> </if>
The DITA 1.2 specification says that a navtitle element should be used in preference to the attribute value, so the above attempts to find a navtitle element and extract its content. If this produces an empty result, the attribute value is used.
<case var="@class" test="matches" target="* bookmap/chapter *"> <set var="TopicContext" string="C"/> <if var="@href" target="#IMPLIED"> <!-- dummy topic for chapter --> <NewTopic level="C1"/> <Title level="C1">{Navtitle}</Title> </if> </case>
This is one of the cases in the switch statement; at most one
of these will be executed. The above is executed if a chapter element, or
something that inherits from it, is being processed. The test for
#IMPLIED is the correct way to test for a missing attribute
in TopLeaf. If there is no topic specified for this chapter, a title is
generated using the value for
Navtitle created above, since
topic/title mapping will not be triggered in this
<switch> <case var="@processing-role" target="resource-only"> <!-- ignore objects included as resources --> </case> <case var="@href" target="#IMPLIED"> <!-- ignore if there is no referenced object --> </case> <case> <read file="{document-folder}/{@href}" use-fragment="yes"/> </case> </switch>
The final part reads the referenced topic unless it is not directly part of the document content.
TopicContext and
TopicLevel variables are used in the
topic and
topic/title mappings to apply
an appropriate style.
If a file contains multiple nested topics, this mapping is used
for the inner topics. It increments the level counter so the topic title will
be rendered with the appropriate style. The
topic mapping is
the one used for the top-level topic in a file.
This mapping creates a link using the value of the
dita.fullref attribute. This attribute is not present in the
data — it is added internally by TopLeaf.
The page number is added to the link content by calling the
%AddPage custom mapping. This extracts the page number from
the entry in the xref file that corresponds to the link target. It relies on
the following:
The automatic page number references described in "Page numbers".
The xref file is read in the
tl:xrefmapping assigns the xref content to the
Xrefvariable as an XML fragment.
This also relies on the xref content being read into the
Xref variable.
<xmlproc source="Xref" var="FigureCount" select="count(tlx:xrefline[@class='%FigureRef'])"/>
The command above sets the
variable to the number of xref entries generated by the
%FigureRef custom marker. If the value of this variable is
greater than zero, the code below it sends the entries to the input stream to
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DIY Safety Tips
Home remodeling projects are one of America's favorite pastimes. Not only do they give you the ability to improve the look and resell value of your home, they let you put your creative skills to the test. It's a fact that many people love to save money by embarking on home improvement projects themselves, but if you are planning your next do-it-yourself remodeling project, it is crucial to understand how to carry out the project safely. Make sure you know the following safety tips before diving into your next remodeling challenge.
Know When to Wear Safety Glasses
While some people refuse to wear safety glasses when working around the home, it may just save their eyes. Simple projects, like doing yard work or using cleaning supplies, can become dangerous when particulates and strong chemicals get into the eyes. In fact, about 2.5 million eye injuries occur in the U.S. each year due to simple household accidents. Protect your eyes and wear a quality pair of safety glasses.
Always Wear the Right Clothes
Not only can protective clothing save you from burns and lacerations, but limiting the amount of accessories you wear while working can prevent you from losing a limb. Working with machinery can be extremely dangerous. Avoid wearing dangly jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces and rings that may get tangled up in a machine. Pull your hair back and always wear long sleeves and pants that will protect your skin.
Understand How to Use a Ladder Safely
Ladders are essential for many DIY projects. Yet a ladder can spell disaster for those who do not know how to use one properly. Ladders should always stand on a level and stable surface. You should also avoid stepping on the upper two rungs of the ladder and use them strictly for supporting your upper legs. Don't place your ladder in front of a door without first locking the door. A ladder fall can result in broken bones, lacerations or worse.
Leave Electricity to the Experts
Electrical projects are not for amateurs. The current that runs through your house is powerful enough to kill you. One simple mistake can ruin your project, destroy your home and take your life. If you are not completely sure of what you are doing, it is best to call in a professional.
Don't Forget Your Mask
When painting or working with harmful fumes, you should always wear a mask to protect your lungs. In some situations, you may want to wear a respirator designed to filter out harmful fumes or particulates in the air. If you work around airborne particulates and fumes on a regular basis, they can damage your lungs and sinuses over time.
There is no better feeling than completing a DIY project and basking in the glory of your accomplishment. Better yet is the knowledge that you finished your project without any injuries.


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Six days a week, McCormick Place has steep labor costs, higher than competing convention centers in Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., yet roughly within the same lofty altitude.
Meet the $444/hour forklift operator
On Sundays, however, Chicago's rates skyrocket above the competition organizers have to pay the highest-paid forklift operators $444 an hour, almost twice what they get on Sundays in Las Vegas.
Among the nation's three major trade show markets, Chicago is the only city whose Sunday convention center labor rates are significantly higher than its overtime rates. As negotiations to lower McCormick Place costs continue, it's not the regular union hours that are at issue. Rather, the negotiations focus on work rules such as minimum team size and overtime labor rates that weigh most heavily on exhibitors.
A union carpenter makes $75 an hour at McCormick Place, vs. the Las Vegas rate of $63 and Orlando's $53. The overtime rate for carpenters in Chicago is $114 an hour, and the Sunday rate is 28% higher, at $146 an hour, according to data from Tradeshow Week, a Los Angeles-based industry magazine.
In Las Vegas, the overtime and Sunday rates for carpenters are the same $107 an hour, according to the data. In Orlando, carpenters get $105 an hour on Sundays, 9.5% more than the $96 an hour they get for overtime.
Sunday labor rates are just one example of markups that could price Chicago out of booking some major conventions and forced exhibitors to avoid work on Sundays whenever possible.
At the Radiological Society of North America convention, which runs for a week each November in Chicago, most work begins the Monday before the convention starts. But the Kodak Health Group exhibit is so large 80 by 140 feet that workers must begin to unload the display on Sunday.
"If we're going to load freight on a Sunday, we'll only have two guys because of the cost," says Diane Evenson, manager of worldwide events for the Kodak medical equipment unit. "And we try to target the number of hours you spend."
Other union rules, such as paying workers from the moment they arrive until the moment they leave, add up to a lot of extra costs, Ms. Evenson says.
If an electrician is scheduled to show up for a job at 9 a.m., but the booth isn't ready for him until 11 a.m., she notes, the exhibitor must pay the electrician's $78-per-hour regular labor cost or risk not being able to get another electrician later.
An April 4 story about overtime rates at McCormick Place misstated Diane Evenson's tenure at the radiologist's convention. She has worked as an exhibitor there since 1996. The story also should have made clear that information on wage rates for electricians was obtained from Tradeshow Week. [printed in April 18 issue]
"You have to keep them there or they may not be ready again until the next day," says Ms. Evenson, who has been working at the radiologists' convention for 25 years. "They do a lot of sitting around. That's where you lose a lot of money."
The National Restaurant Assn., whose massive trade show runs for four days including Sunday in Chicago each May, has been critical of Chicago's union labor rates.
"Our concern remains that the cost of doing trade show business is higher in Chicago than in other cities," a restaurant association spokeswoman says. "We need to provide the best value for our exhibitors and attendees."
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which oversees McCormick Place, declines to comment on the negotiations. An official for the Chicago Federation of Labor, which represents the unions, did not return calls.
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What's in a grandfather? Turns out, it depends on whom you ask. In another reform-related squabble, the insurance industry is fighting the Obama administration over new rules for grandfathered healthcare plans, which are exempted from many of the consumer protections contained in the new reform law. Insurers want more flexibility to hike premiums and other cost-sharing measures in alignment, they say, with medical inflation.
Meanwhile, some other powerful healthcare groups are weighing in to say that the grandfathering rules aren't strict enough. Community pharmacists, for instance, say plans should lose their grandfathered status if they encourage the use of mail-order pharmacies. http://bit.ly/aKqmcu
Just how contaminated is that Gulf of Mexico seafood? The White House says it's fine, but some House Democrats want a closer look. The Energy and Commerce Energy and Environment subcommittee will return to Washington Thursday to examine the safety of the seafood coming out of the Gulf in the wake of the worst oil spill in the nation's history.
There's a reason they didn't wait until the end of their August recess: shrimp season began in Louisiana this week.
Scheduled to testify are members of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://n.pr/cMUMg1
Power move: Melissa Bartlett is leaving the Republican staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and joining the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, a source tells The Hill, where she'll be lobbying on Medicare, Medicaid and the implementation of healthcare reform. Bartlett has been with the E&C panel since 2004, according to LegiStorm.
Say what?! Roughly 20 percent of the nation's teenagers suffered from hearing loss in 2005 and 2006 — up from 15 percent just over a decade earlier, Boston researchers reported this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Some doctors suspect that the rising prevalence of personal music devices could be a factor. http://bit.ly/cvdjiI
In Kansas City, a shout of support for the individual mandate. "[Missouri Republican] Rep. Roy BluntRoy Dean BluntOn The Money: Lawmakers strike spending deal | US, China reach limited trade deal ahead of tariff deadline | Lighthizer fails to quell GOP angst over new NAFTA Lighthizer fails to quell GOP angst on trade deal Republicans consider skipping witnesses in Trump impeachment trial MORE, wants to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, including the insurance mandate. But he supports restricting insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions," the Kansas City Star notes Wednesday.
"Ah, but there's the rub. Universally affordable care, especially for sick people, is the sweet spot of health care reform. But nearly all health policy experts think you have to swallow the bitter pill of mandated insurance purchases to get there." http://bit.ly/bixVx6
Around town: The National Business Group on Health on Wednesday will release the results of a new survey revealing how big businesses are adapting their healthcare plans to the new health reform law.


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Monday, 20 February 2012
Selling myself
Today I've had to write a blurb explaining that I am utterly wonderful for a grant application, drum up business for my preschool workshops that start tomorrow, and have a meeting about marketing Harrow Open Studios.
Having enough confidence to show people things that I've made, let alone then having enough to tell people that they should pay me money to own those things...well that's a lot more confidence than I possess really.
Once upon a time I'm sure I must have had all the confidence in the world, just like this little girl who happily tells anyone who'll listen that she's 'a very good artist'. Which of course she is.
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Obligatory Charity
This page outlines the Quranic definition of the Zakat (Obligatory Charity) and presents all the Quranic guidelines related to its payment.
1- When was the Zakat first decreed and to whom?
According to the Quran, the Zakat was decreed for mankind as far back as the time of Abraham:
We made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and We inspired them to do good deeds, the observance of the Salat and the giving of the Zakat. They were worshippers of Us. 21:73
2- What is the Quranic definition of the Zakat?
The Zakat is an obligatory payment on all believers who have an income. This payment is to be paid in accordance to God's instructions (see section 6).
A key word in this verse is the word "al-affwoo". To be able to determine what is exactly meant by this word we should look at other Quranic verses that employ the same word. The following are some Quranic verses of significance:
Then they set up the calf, even after the clear proofs had come to them, 'fa afawna aan zalika' (yet We pardoned that). 4:153
Those who give in prosperity and hardship, and the suppressors of rage, and 'al-aafeen aan al-naas' (those who pardon the people). God loves the good-doers. 3:134
O you who believe, do not ask about matters which, if disclosed to you, would hurt you, but if you ask about them when the Quran is being brought down, they will be disclosed to you. God has 'aafa aanha' (pardoned those matters). God is Forgiver, Forbearing. 5:101
'aafa Allah aamma salaf' (God has pardoned what happened in the past), but God will avenge anyone who re-offends. God is Dignified, Avenger. 5:95
According to the above verses, we can see that the word "al-affwoo" (and its derivatives) have been used to mean: that which is pardoned or overlooked.
If we apply this to the word "al-affwoo" which is used in 2:219, which is related to the payment of Zakat, we can see that God is telling us that we should pay Zakat from that part of our income which we can afford to give away without the need to ask for it back, or in other words, what we can afford to overlook and pardon without incurring any hardship.
It is significant that God did not set a fixed percentage of our incomes which we are able to give away. God knows that this percentage will be different for each individual and directly dependant on the person's income and circumstances. It is also dependant on each person's desire to do righteous work. Consequently, God left it to each individual to assess his/her own needs and obligations, and then decide what portion of one's excess income can be given away and overlooked without incurring any hardship.
3- When should the Zakat be paid?
Eat from their fruits when it yeilds, and give its decreed obligation on the day of its harvest. 6:141
According to 6:141, Zakat must be given away on the day of harvest. These words are only symbolic of the day we receive income. Thus, we should pay the Zakat whenever we receive income. The Muslims who follow un-Quranic laws have lost this most important commandment; they calculate and give Zakat only once a year on the total annual income, which may have been generated through wages, interest, dividends, etc.
The Quranic instruction to pay Zakat whenever income (harvest) is received contains a very beneficial economic wisdom. One of the factors that contribute to the economic prosperity of any community is the circulation of money. Frequent circulation of money is much more productive than annual circulation. If Zakat is paid whenever income is generated, the economy will benefit much more than if Zakat is paid only once a year on the year's total earnings.
4- Who should pay the Zakat?
Is the Zakat compulsory on all believers, even if they are poor and cannot afford to give away any of their income? The Zakat is payable only by those who have excess after fulfilling their basic needs (food, clothes, housing, medicine, etc). Therefore if paying a zakat would cause genuine hardship to a person or his/her family, then they are not obliged to pay it:
They ask you what to give, say: 'al-affwoo'. God thus clarifies the revelations for you so that you may reflect. 2:219
Strive in the cause of God with the striving that is due to Him. He has chosen you and has placed no hardship on you in the religion 22:78
5- Who should the Zakat be paid to?
The recipients of the Zakat are outlined in the Quran as follows:
The words in 2:215 give us the categories of people to whom we should give our Zakat and also the correct order. What this means is that if we have a limited amount of Zakat to give away, then if our parents are poor, they would be more worthy of our Zakat then a poor relative and so on.
Some scholars claim that the Zakat should be given only to Muslim recipients, however this restriction has no Quranic reference. The recipients of the Zakat (outlined in 17:26) could be of any faith or creed.
6- Does the Quran authorise a fixed rate of Zakat?
The straightforward answer is no. Nowhere in the Quran is there any hint of a fixed rate. The 2.5% rate, which is followed by Muslims around the world, is not found in the Quran. The source of this ritual, as many other non Quranic rituals, can only be found in the hadith. We have seen that the Quran defines the Zakat payment from 'Al-AFW', which is what a person is able to give away without incurring any great hardship. Obviously this amount will differ from person to person depending on their income.
We are given in 17:26-29 clear confirmation that God did not set a fixed percentage for Zakat:
In these words which speak about the Zakat, it is necessary to focus on the following words:
Do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor shall you fully extend it, lest you end up blaming yourself and feeling remorseful. 17:29
After reflecting on the above words, the following question becomes significant:
If the traditional 2.5% rate for Zakat was truly from God, would God command us "Do not keep your hand tied to your neck" nor "fully extend it"? These words can only mean that the percentage is not fixed, but is flexible and that it has been left to each individual's means. In other words, if every person was paying a fixed 2.5%, there would be no chance of anyone keeping their hand too tied, nor fully extended!
7- The importance of Zakat
The Zakat is given great importance in the Quran. The Most Merciful has associated His Mercy to those who pay their zakat.
My mercy encompasses all things, and so I shall decree it for those who are reverent, give the Zakat, and those who believe in Our revelations. 7:156
8- How many Zakats are to be paid?
Once again, some scholars who do not subscribe to the Quran being the only source of law (6:114), have invented all kinds of Zakat, such as, Zakat Eid Al-Fitr (the Zakat at the Eid at the end of Ramadan). They have instituted different Zakat to be paid at all different feasts and celebrations. Needless to say, none of these additional Zakat have authorisation in the Quran. The only timing given in the Quran for the payment of the Zakat is when income is received. The Zakat authorised by God is not connected to any specific days in the calendar nor to any feasts or special occasions.
9- What is the difference between Zakat and Sadaqat?
As we have seen, the use of the word "Haqq" in 6:141 and 17:26 confirms that the act of Zakat is obligatory, but when we come to the Sadaqat (general charity) we find that it is not compulsory but only advised for extra righteousness, provided it is within our means.
The words in 2:215 give a more detailed description of the recipients mentioned in 17:26.
We note from the above that the recipients of Zakat are not identical to the recipients of Sadaqat.
10- Why are the recipients of the Zakat and Sadaqat not exactly the same?
So in principle we must give the zakat to the recipients in 17:26, but our Sadaqat can go to anyone we like. We may wish to give a Sadaqat to someone who is not outlined in 9:60, and that is well within our rights. If we do not have any particular recipient in mind and we wish to give to charity in general, then we are advised to follow the guide lines in 9:60.
We note that the recipients of the Sadaqat in 9:60 do not include the parents or relatives. God, the Most Wise, knows that the parents and relatives will be already looked after through our zakat, but since there are many more needy people in the world than all our relatives put together, then any additional Sadaqat we are able to give can go to any needy people, the homeless and so on.
f- Finally, the distribution of the Sadaqaat detailed in 9:60 becomes law in the case of the Sadaqat being collected, but as we have seen, it is not compulsory for the Sadaqat to be collected, rather, any believer can give a Sadaqat (charity) to any recipient, at any time and without it being collected by a Masjid or Organistaion first.


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The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: A Commentary, edited by Rainer Hofmann, Tove H. Malloy, and Detlev Rein, presents an updated article-by-article assessment of the monitoring of the Convention's implementation. It offers an updated expert assessment of the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities through an article-by-article analysis and assessment of the scope of an application during the first four cycles of monitoring.
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(13) – Lake Station, IN
Madeline (Maddy) Haskell is an honor roll student who recently started 8th grade at Chesterton Middle School. She has performed in school talent shows since she was 8 years old and is a member of the Chesterton Middle School choir. Maddy participated in the 2012 Circle the State choir concert and was selected in 2011and 2013 to sing the National Anthem at the Gary South Shore Railcats baseball games. In July, she was selected to compete in the 2013 Texaco Country Showdown. Maddy is an amateur songwriter and considers music her life. She is never without some sort of music playing around her and has been singing since she could talk. She loves tennis and has been taking lessons for four years. She hopes to continue playing tennis competitively throughout her high school and college years. Maddy isn't sure what career path to take yet, but is interested in dentistry and law enforcement. Hanging out with her friends and shopping are some of the things she likes to do in her free time. Being chosen to perform in Hoosier STAR is an honor and she would like to thank her family, friends and her sponsors.. She could never have come this far without the support of everyone and her love of singing.
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(14) – Jackson, MI
Known as "the little girl with the big voice", Jade Kuzak was born and spent the first ten years of her life in Canada where she began singing at the age of 4. She taught herself to sing by listening to her favorite singer and inspiration, Celine Dion. She began competing in vocal competitions at the age of 13 and often performs the National Anthem for sporting events. A 4.0 student, she has also performed in school concerts, musicals, her church and her high school's top advanced choir. Jade describes herself as driven, creative and courageous, and she loves being involved, trying new things, taking risks and of course, singing. Winning moneys from previous singing competitions were donated by Jade to the Aboutface Charity in honor of her little sister, Jayla, who was born with facial disfigurements (cleft lip/palate). Jade hopes to attend one of the best performing arts colleges in the world, Juilliard. If she were to win Hoosier STAR 2013, she would place the prize money toward her college fund. She is grateful for everything that has happened and wants to thank her family, friends and especially her parents for supporting her dreams, which include attending Juilliard, studying for finals in her New York apartment, performing on every stage around the world and winning a Grammy.
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(13) – La Porte, IN
Shania Povlock is an 8th grader at Kesling Middle School, where she is now in her second year of show choir. She was so happy when she found out she was selected as a Hoosier STAR finalist this year. It is a dream come true to be able to experience the opportunity of performing with a live orchestra. Being selected for Hoosier STAR has already opened up some great things for her, such as auditioning and being selected to sing the National Anthem for the University of Notre Dame at one of its sporting events this fall. Shania has loved singing ever since she could talk and she often states, "Singing makes me happy!" During the past two years she has volunteered at IU Health La Porte Hospital by singing in the lobby at Christmas time and on the 6th floor for Nursing Home Week. She loves bringing smiles to the staff and patients' faces. Shania also enjoys singing and being in plays at her church, hanging out with her friends and going on trips with her family. She would like to thank her mom for always believing and being there for her, her family for all their love and support in helping her get this far and her vocal coach, Nanda Danitschek (Hoosier STAR 2010 Adult Winner) for all her help. Shania would like to dedicate her song Hoosier STAR performance to the angel who watches over her, her little sister, Makenna, who passed away at the age of 2 ½!
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(16) – Kendallville, IN
Megan Rainey is a junior at East Noble High School and plays on the varsity softball team. She sings the National Anthem for many school events, including football games, basketball games and Veteran's Day programs. She was awarded third place as a freshman and first place as a sophomore in her school's talent show. Megan made her debut as a singer at age 6, singing "Veggie Tales" with her grandfather at their church. She continues to sing at Grace Christian Church, where she participates in the praise team. These experiences led to her fronting the Christian band, Reborn. Megan aspires to pursue a career in music after high school.
Dad, Mom, Madison, Grandad, Grandma & the Riley's
Mary Ann & Grant Wahl,
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(17) – Niles, MI
A senior at Niles High School, Abby Rose Rzepka's love for singing began when she was only 4 years old at a family wedding. She recalls running up on the stage, taking the microphone and breaking out singing, "How Do I Live" by Leanne Rimes. Since then, she has always been comfortable on stage. When she was 11, she had the amazing experience of touring and performing with Kenny Rogers during his Christmas tour. Recently, she played the lead roles of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid and Belle in Disney's Beauty and The Beast. Abby is also involved in a trio group that her two friends and she created, called "Expression." In 2011, this trio won first place at the Berrien County Fair Talent Show. That same year, they auditioned and were selected to sing the National Anthem at the B100 Birthday Bash. They met many famous country artists, including her favorite, Hunter Hayes. Her most recent performances include two musicals, Shrek and Phantom of The Opera. Abby is overjoyed at having been chosen as a Hoosier STAR 2013 finalist. She is honored and looks forward to this exciting experience.
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(14) – Michigan City, IN
Julia Wahl is a freshman at Michigan City High School. She has been singing for as long as she can remember. Julia has acted in four plays with Young People's Theatre Company and performed the roles of Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Ariel in The Little Mermaid. She began playing the guitar at the age of 9 and continues to enjoy and share this talent with others. Julia has also taken dance lessons since she was 4 years old and performs in area dance programs. Julia's love for music continues to grow due to all of these experiences, and she is thrilled to have the opportunity to perform in Hoosier STAR with the Hoosier STAR Orchestra!


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Leaf Litter plays many important roles within a Bioactive enclosure, from covering substrates to reduce moisture loss, and thus keep humidity down, to acting as a food source for custodians and microbes within the soil (Who wants to eat faeces all day?).
Hazel leaves are multi-coloured medium sized leafs, that look great in any woodland set up.
Whilst Bioactive Herps always advocate the use of leaf litter from outdoors, where beneficial microbes and custodians are already living, it is important to remember that in areas of high pollution, pesticides or where the risk/fear of disease transmission is high, using sterilised leaves like these are much more preferable.
these can also be used by Non-Bio setups, as a foraging medium, for animals like African Pygmy Hedgehogs, or as a more natural looking substrate, that is easy to change.
Available in 5L and 10L bags. Please note, the bags are 10L with enough leaves to fill a 10L bag without squashing or damaging the leaves.


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Sunday, May 15, 2005
May 15th, 1941
Joe DiMaggio gets hit
In and of itself, Joe DiMaggio getting a hit is not, of course, news. DiMaggio would get a hit 192 additional times in 1941 (the best season of his rightly distinguished career) and would get another 2,213 hits for his career, not to mention 54 in the playoffs. The reason today's hit was notable is because it would start DiMaggio's fifty-six game hitting streak. The hitting streak is much discussed, especially whenever someone gets close as a few--Pete Rose, Luis Castillo--have to varying degrees. I tried to think of a new way to look at the streak, something to demonstrate it beyond the (amazing) fact that he went two months getting a hit every game. I finally settled on expressing it as a percentage of the games played. For example, Luis Castillo had his thirty-five game hitting streak in 2002. He played 146 games that season, meaning he had his hitting streak making up just less than a quarter of his season, which is pretty good. In contrast, DiMaggio only played 139 games in 1941, meaning his hitting streak made up over forty percent of his season. That's impressive.
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Case Study: Disc Pumps - McNallen Oil
McNallen Oil Company
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Sludge Pro® 4DDWP-M Double Disc Pump engine Driven
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Up to 250 GPM
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Raw crude oil
Transfer crude oil from tank-to-tank at an oil refining application
McNallen Oil Company Inc. Fort Worth, Texas
Crude oil tank transfer is one of those applications where you must have heavy duty pumping equipment to move various consistencies of oil. Most refinery transfer applications have the need to move oil around the clock, so pumping equipment must be severe duty rated.
McNallen Oil Company Inc. in Fort Worth Texas, contacted Wastecorp concerning the need for a robust pump to transfer crude oil from tank-to-tank at their various job sites. McNallen invests in heavy duty oil field equipment that lasts the long haul while providing high productivity solutions.
Wastecorp recommended, the Sludge Pro double disc pump model 4DDWP-M with a DOT approved trailer package. The pump included a 17 hp Kohler diesel engine with external fuel tank, electric start, oil bath cleaner and control panel. With no regular maintenance required and less than 110 RPM pump speeds, the Sludge Pro pumps thicker fluids and solids while reducing the need for expensive repair parts down the road. A Sludge Pro double disc pump is also one of the easiest pumps on the market to service. Check balls are accessed through the valve chamber, which is a simple procedure
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Wastecorp has worked with municipal WWTP's, Industrial fluid handling applications and crude oil transfer applications for over 20 years. Many of our recommendations to these facilities have included using ball valve technology which has been in existence for over 75 years. With over 18,000 installations using ball valve technology, pump operators get demonstrated, high performance pumping productivity with lower cost repair parts and long life cycles.
In a major milestone for double disc pump technology, both municipal and industrial slurry and solids pumping applications can take the Sludge Pro double disc pump from site-to-site. Better yet, you now have the option of check ball technology to manage the tough stuff versus a clack.


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The Australian Gas Association
Rouse Hill, NSW - Australia
Association representing practicing hydraulic services consultants Australia Wide, Chapters in all states including Victoria (previously NAPCI-now defunct!)
United States
The American Backflow Prevention Association is an organization whose members have a common interest in protecting drinking water from contamination through cross-connections
United States
An international plumbing society promoting education & networking of engineers, designers & contractors
Auckland - New Zealand
Job referral, disputes process, home plumbing inspection, inspection service, technical advice given to questions
Fall River, Massachusetts - United States
BCPGIA is a non-profit association, our association was established in 2008 to provide educational services and knowledge and professionalism for the Plumbing and Gasfitting industry in the Bristol County area
Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating
Yarmouthport, MA - United States
CCPGA is involved in many aspects relating to the Plumbing and Gasfitting trades in Massachusetts and strives to ensure the licensee�s are aware, up to date, and accurately informed about trade related news, items, and topics
Chattanooga, TN - United States
Cast Iron Soil Pipe trade association. We maintain standards and perform inspections for member manufacturers
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The best organisation in the plumbing industry
New York, NY - United States
The Copper Development Association is the source for information and assistance on all aspects of copper and copper-alloy piping systems
The Danish Master Plumbers Association
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The Waterford's conversion is finally finished and looking very pretty. The small frame looks much better proportioned with the 650B wheels and with the new Terraferma fork, GB Cypress 650x32B tires and a trail of 46 the bike's handling and ride are perfect.
Despite the Brooks sprung saddle (807g !), larger tires and Berthoud stainless steel fenders the bike weighs in at a fairly svelte 23 lbs. Much of that is thanks to the old lightweight components, many of which are 40+ years old:
- Philippe Touriste bar 216g
- MAFAC 2000 front brakes (braze on mount) with koolstop thin dual compund brake pads 120g
- MAFAC 2000 rear brake (center mount) -with mounting bolt + Koolstop dual compound bake pads 170g
- TA rack 125g
- Stronglight A9 Headset 82g
You would be hard pressed to find lighter components among today's top end kit. The bar-end shifters are Campagnolo 10spd with the plastic housing painted to match the frame. Shifting is handled by a Campy Chorus 10 spd rear derailleur and Record front derailleur. Brake levers are Soma Urban Cross. Water bottle cage, bottom bracket, MKS pedals and brass bell are from Velo Orange and the Velocity Synergy rims were built up with Campagnolo Chorus hubs by Peter White.
The TA rack (above) is, in my opinion, the most beautiful rack ever made. I used some pivot bolts and delrin washers from old MAFAC brake parts to secure the fenders to the fork crown and the Sheldon fender nut in the rear. Since we were making a new fork the front brakes are mounted to MAFAC studs but to save the expense of paint we used center mounted rear brakes.
The Suntour Cyclone crankset has a Cyclocross World Wetzikon chainring guard stripped and polished on the outside ring and an old French tripilizer in the inside position. The leather grips were made by first wrapping the bar with Cinelli gel cork tape and then wrapping that with leather that was stitched with contrasting waxed thread. Craft stores sell scrap leather for around $3.00 a lb. A lot of the leather scraps come from seating for luxury cars and it makes for a very nice grip.
It took a lot longer then I anticipated but it was worth the time and effort. Thanks to Mike Terraferma, who made the fork and Dirk Smeets, who did the final build. The info and feedback I got from the 650B list and Jan Heine's online writings and publication Bicycle Quarterly provided the knowledge needed to get the build and geometry right.


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Funky, '70s-inspired American eclectic restaurant & music venue serving creative comfort food & thematic cocktails.
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Roll'D Up
Food & Beverage
Roll'D Up is a food business located in Chicago, serving and rolling up traditional Assyrian eggrolls and other delicious fare. Standing the test of time and many tummies across the globe, Roll'D Up carries over recipes from a lovely aunt's hands and heart to the folks of Chicago. With every delicious bite and fresh crunch, we hope your food-loving self enjoys and cherishes an authentic journey into Assyrian culture and other our fun, eclectic recipes!
Rooted Self Expression Center
Rose Pest Solutions
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Since 1860, Rose Pest Solutions has been providing expert pest control solutions to protect health, families, businesses and properties against pests of all kinds. We believe in solving pest problems at the source, utilizing the latest industry technology available and an old fashioned personalized approach to your unique situation, providing protection you need and peace of mind you deserve.
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC
Royal Grocer & Co.
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New American restaurant-bar with ample veggie dishes & weekend brunch plus frosé & a huge patio.
Saint Lucia's Smoke Shop
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Sam Marts Architects & Planners
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All of our products are handmade with Love and organic, fair-trade ingredients that are consciously sourced from around the globe. We test everything on ourselves and only use ingredients that are safe to use on a daily basis. This means we are completely free of GMOs, chemicals and synthetic dyes and perfumes.
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We intend to make the world a brighter place through Love-centered thought, service, and action. 5% of profits are donated to local charities committed to loving people and the environment. As our company grows, so will our contribution.
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Staver Accident Injury Lawyer, P.C.
Personal Injury Lawyer | Car accident lawyer | law firm
Staver Accident Injury Lawyers, P.C. are a team of personal injury lawyers in Chicago, IL. Located conveniently in the Loop, we help people who have been hurt in accidents or as a result of someone else's negligence. Our practice areas include accidents and general personal injury, premises liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, and workers compensation. As experienced Chicago injury attorneys, we have tried and settled hundreds of cases and recovered millions of dollars for our clients. An area of major focus for Staver Accident Injury Lawyers is automobile accidents and car crashes. Our team of car accident lawyers has helped countless individuals recover financially and physically from negligent auto accidents. We have helped individuals after head-on and rear-end collisions, side impacts, drunk driving accidents, hit and run accidents, construction accidents and low-speed accidents.
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"It's easy to imagine the end of the world…" said the philosopher Slavoj Žižek. "But you cannot imagine the end of capitalism."
These remarks were made during a speech he delivered in Zuccotti Park in New York while protestors famously occupied it nearly six years ago. Today, they serve as a kind of organizing principle of Occupy Pynchon: Politics After Gravity's Rainbow, a new work of literary criticism by Sean Carswell, an assistant professor at California State University, Channel Islands.
Carswell's project is an ambitious one: to take the five novels that Thomas Pynchon has written since Gravity's Rainbow, examine them through the lens of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began September 17, 2011, and show how Pynchon has been imagining a world without capitalism since the publication of Vineland in 1990.
Occupy Pynchon isn't for everyone. It's an academic monograph that assumes familiarity with Pynchon's oeuvre, particularly Vineland, Mason & Dixon, Against the Day, Inherent Vice and Bleeding Edge.
Carswell explains how Occupy's horizontal leadership structure provided an opportunity for activists of all stripes to gather and exchange ideas. It wasn't so much a protest but a renunciation of neoliberalism, which tends to favor free-market capitalism.
"The occupiers were not simply protesting neoliberalism capitalism, they were demonstrating an alternative to it," Carswell writes.
The author goes through each novel and examines the places where Pynchon presents communities that operate outside societal norms and compares them with the Occupy movement.
Occupy Pynchon is the kind of book I didn't realize how badly I needed to read until I was halfway through, and the sentences started to register like a sermon from a circuit preacher.
As a reader and writer of imaginative fiction that doesn't adhere to the limitations of realism, I've often wondered if these pursuits were anything more than earnest distractions from these charged political times. Occupy Pynchon showed me how crucial it is to imagine alternatives to the mess we find ourselves in today. It never occurred to me that imagining alternatives in fiction, both as a reader and writer, is a way to participate in a democracy that operates outside the demands of the marketplace—a crucial next step if the human project is to ever pull back from the cult of accumulation and direct the bulk of its energy toward communities, where it belongs.
In Occupy Pynchon, Carswell reminds us that, "democracy must be deliberated upon. It must be learned. It must be practiced and developed as a skill."


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Monster store loses court fight to expand even further.
The Canarian High Court has revoked a planning licence to extend the Alcampo store in La Laguna.
The move was in response to an appeal by Federación de Comercio de Tenerife (Fedeco) and the local branch of the socialist PSOE party, which demanded the site be sealed immediately.
In its shock judgement the court revoked planning permission granted by the La Laguna city council at a meeting behind closed doors in 2016.
The Coalición Canaria local government group has already announced that it is studying a way to appeal against the decision.
Lawyer Carlos Ravelo, representing Fedeco, together with a jubilant Gustavo Matos from the PSOE, said the decision was unique in the Canaries.
La Laguna deputy mayor, Fernando Clavijo, admitted the ruling had taken him by surprise since a lower court had earlier ruled in favour of the council.
Clavijo said because of that, the council's legal advisers were studying the ruling to see if there are grounds for further appeals.
The Canarian High Court ruling revoked an earlier decision by the lower court, which had decreed the licence was valid. In its ruling, the court said, "We annul the planning permission awarded by the head of the urban planning department for the Alcampo extension that was awarded behind closed doors."
In other words, permission was granted without discussion in council and awarded purely administratively.
Such decisions are not unusual and happen all the time on small projects such as houses but not on large projects like that proposed at Alcampo.
The whole affair began in August 2015 when Alcampo presented a basic project to extend its store. But it was not until February 2016 that the company applied for a works licence.
And that was when the problems began to surface. The Cabildo issued a report saying the plans were lacking certain technical requirements and did not comply with urban planning regulations.
The Canarian government annulled the works licence until the plans conformed to the regulations. Following a more than 250-page report and months of bureaucratic and political wrangling, the local planning councillor in La Laguna went ahead and awarded planning permission without consulting the full council.
The opposition PSOE's Matos said the governing Coalición Canaria had had at least four opportunities to rectify that 'oversight'.
The last of those came at a full council meeting in June 2004, when the socialist opposition put forward a motion to rescind the planning application. But the motion was defeated by the ruling CC with the cooperation of the Partido Popular.


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It was midway during the third quarter Friday night. Michigan State was pinned at its 5-yard line during the season opener vs. Tulsa.
Two straight runs up-the-middle netted a total of three yards and nary a cloud of dust. Boos cascaded from a nearly full Spartan Stadium.
Meet the 2019 season. Is it just going to be just like 2018?
It was the obvious question after observing the Spartans' offense vs. the struggling Golden Hurricane, despite a 28-7 victory.
"We have to be more productive, but we played very well defensively," MSU coach Mark Dantonio said. "I was disappointed in our execution and unforced errors.
"There is no magic play. It's execution.''
"The way we were playing, I wold have booed myself," said wide receiver Cody White from Walled Lake Western High School.
He gave the Spartans offense a D-plus grade.
"We were hurting ourselves," White said. "We know we can play better.
"I think we're going to bounce back."
OK. Quarterbacks coach Brad Salem is now the offensive coordinator. Offensive play-caller Dave Warner is now the quarterbacks coach. His former co-coordinator, Jim Bollman, is the offensive line coach.
It doesn't seem like much difference, right? Well, it wasn't on the field, at least in the opener.
On the above-mentioned drive, the Spartans did get a first down - drawing a mock cheer. State did score a touchdown on the drive, but it was called back because of a holding penalty. Ultimately, they settled for a field goal.
It wasn't impressive.The Spartans' offensive line noticeably struggled. Quarterback Brian Lewerke was, at best, OK. Penalties really hurt the Spartans.
"Penalties were a problem," Lewerke said. "We have to eliminate that."
"When it goes from 3-and-2 and goes to 3-and-12, it's a problem sometimes," Dantonio said.
Except for Rocky Lombardi appearing at QB in the wildcat for a few ineffective runs, MSU displayed no new wrinkles.
There were bright points for the Spartans - like usual on defense. They had turnovers, although they were self-inflicted by Tulsa. The Spartans blocked a punt, scored a TD and just manhandled the Golden Hurricanes upfront. Tulsa had minus 73 yards rushing when sacks are included.
But it wasn't exactly the no-fly zone. The Spartans' defense, at their best, usually has tremendous press coverage on the corners. Tulsa exploited MSU a few times in the passing game.
Of course, we've been here before. The Spartans have traditionally been underwhelming in the Friday night opener.
This isn't necessarily a precursor for a mediocre season.
Yet, it'd be naive to suggest it wasn't disappointing given MSU's offensive woes last season.
Maybe it will be better vs. Western Michigan this week and Arizona State the week after that.
But this season won't go well for MSU unless its offense improves, and quickly.


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The annual salary of President Moon Jae-in was set at 225 million won ($211,320), up 5 million won from last year, as the Cabinet approved the personnel and management ministry's pay raise plan for public servants Tuesday.
According to the plan, monthly wages for rank-and-file soldiers were raised by an average 87.8 percent. That's in line with Moon's campaign promise to increase the salaries of conscripts to half the minimum wage by 2022.
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President Moon Jae-in tries out an automated self-service baggage drop-off system at the second passenger terminal of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Jan. 12, 2018, ahead of the new terminal`s opening ceremony. (Yonhap)
The salaries of privates, privates first class and corporals rose from 163,000 won to 306,100 won, from 176,400 won to 331,300 won, and from 195,000 won to 366,200 won, respectively, according to the plan.
The salaries of ordinary public servants were also raised by an average 2.6 percent, while those of senior officials rose by 2 percent.
The annual salary of the prime minister was set at 174 million won, while those of the deputy prime minister and other Cabinet ministers were set at 131 million won and 128 million won, respectively. (Yonhap)