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Today, when they sit in Christmas Day church services, families will celebrate the joy of that birth and reflect on blessings that for most will include a home of their own – shelter not just on this day but throughout the year.
Among them will be families saved from homelessness by an innovative program called Family Promise.
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Are you a small business owner trying to understand credit card processing fees, so you can choose a credit card processor? Or do you want to know if your current credit card processor is offering you a good rate? Read on to learn about how credit card fees are charged to your business, what different merchant account processors charge, and how to get a processing rate that fits your business's bottom line.
We recommend Square for most small businesses. They charge a simple flat rate of 2.75% and provide a free, easy-to-use POS system. If you're handling more than $10k/month, we recommend Payline Data. Their pricing is more complicated, which we'll dig into below. But if you're handling a lot of transactions, they're absolutely worth a look. In this article, we'll cover in detail:
- How Your Credit Card Processor Affects the Rate You Pay
- Types of Pricing Models: Flat Rate vs. Interchange Plus vs. Tiered Pricing
- How You Are Processing the Card Affects Your Cost
- Credit Card Processing Fees – Comparison of Top Providers
- A Merchant Statement Up Close
Let's get started.
How Your Credit Card Processor Affects the Rate You Pay
When your customer swipes their credit card, there are 3 parties that can affect the credit card processing fees you are charged.
- The credit card processing company, aka merchant account processor or merchant services provider (e.g. Square, PayPal, Payline)
- The customer's bank
- The credit card company (e.g. Visa, MasterCard)
Some processors like Square charge a flat rate per transaction, and customer bank fees and credit card company fees don't really come into play. Other processors like Payline charge a markup over what the credit card companies charge. Still others charge different fees depending on several variables, including exactly which type of card your customer uses.
Next, we'll dig into these different pricing models in more detail.
Types of Pricing Models: Flat Rate vs. Interchange Plus vs. Tiered Pricing
There are three main kinds of pricing models credit card processors use:
- Flat rate
- Interchange plus
- Tiered
Here are examples and explanations of each of the three types.
Flat Rate Pricing
Flat rate pricing is the simplest pricing model and works just like it sounds. Your business pays a flat percentage rate and/or a per transaction rate for every card swipe. Square and PayPal are the two major providers that offer flat rate pricing.
Flat rate pricing is ideal for many types of small businesses because you know in advance exactly how much you're going to pay. There are no monthly fees, annual fees, or hidden fees to worry about. You pay the same rate for credit card sales no matter what type of card the customer uses.
What you give up in return for the simplicity of flat rate pricing is that you generally pay a higher rate than what you could negotiate through the other pricing models. For example, with Square, you pay a 2.75% fixed rate per transaction regardless of your transaction volume or the type of credit card that's used.
If you go with a traditional merchant services provider, you may be able to negotiate a rate that is .5% to 1% lower than this depending on the type of card used. If you are not doing a large dollar volume of transactions each month, then this is not going to make much of a difference, and it's probably best to go with the simplicity of flat rate. However, if you are doing more than $5K in credit card sales per month, then it may be worth the extra complication of going with another provider or fee arrangement.
Interchange Plus Pricing
The credit card processing fees charged by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and other credit card companies are known as the interchange rate. When credit card processors charge a markup above this along with a fixed fee per fee per transaction, it's called "interchange plus" pricing.
Here are the current interchange rates for the different credit card companies:
Current Interchange Rates for Commonly Used Cards
Visa Reward Card | 1.650 % + 10¢ |
MasterCard Consumer Card | 1.580 % + 10¢ |
Discover Retail Consumer Card (not reward, not premium) | 1.560 % + 10¢ |
*American Express does not participate in the Interchange program. They have their own program called OptBlue, where rates are based on industry and the size of the transaction. Generally speaking, AmEx rates are higher than Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. To find Amex rates, click here.
As you can see, interchange rates vary based on a number of different variables, such as whether the card is a rewards card, and whether the card is typed in manually or swiped. To see a full list of interchange rates, click here.
The markup above the interchange rate and the fixed per transaction fee depend on the company that you use, and sometimes the rate you negotiate with them. Payline, our recommended merchant account processor, charges Interchange plus 0.2 % and 10 cents for each in-store payment and Interchange plus 0.35 % and 10 cents for each online payment.
An interchange plus pricing model is the one I recommend using for your business if you're doing a high volume of business (over $5K in credit card sales per month). The merchant service provider adds up the interchange and card brand fees for a transaction and then adds their standard markup rate on top of that.
Tiered Pricing
Tiered pricing is the third type of pricing model. In this model, there can be vastly different rates charged depending on which type of card is used and even things like whether the card is a rewards card.
We generally do not recommend tiered pricing for small businesses. Most of the time, there is no easy way to find out what the rates actually are, or how they compare to rates charged by other merchant service providers. This means it is much easier for the provider to deceive you and hide costs. Here are examples of tiered pricing merchant processing statements.
These tiered plans are going to vary widely by merchant payment processor. Notice the difference between the "Non Qual" rates on the two statements. These are the cards that have the highest risk for fraud and for which you'll be charged the most. One rate is 7% and the other is 3.6%. There are also significant differences for qualified (lower risk) and mid tier cards. Without knowing what cards fall in which buckets, you are playing Russian Roulette with your monthly payment charges. My advice is to avoid this type of pricing at all cost.
Negotiating Credit Card Processing Fees
If you are going with a provider that offers flat rate pricing, like Square or PayPal, there is no negotiation involved. The rates are what they are. If you choose a provider with interchange plus pricing, like Payline, you may be able to negotiate the fees.
With interchange plus, as mentioned above, you know you are going to pay a fixed percentage rate and fixed fee per transaction. So, when negotiating, you can either focus on getting the fixed percentage down, the per transaction fee down, or both.
If you are doing fewer but higher priced sales, then you want to focus on lowering the fixed percentage because that is what is really going to impact your bottom line. The difference between a 2% and 3% rate on, say, a jewelry purchase of $1,000 is big. However, a fixed fee of $.10 – $.30 is peanuts on a $1,000 payment.
On the other hand, if you are doing lots of lower priced sales, it is better to try to lower your fixed fee. 2.5% of $5 is around 1 cent, pretty minimal. But 10-15 cents on one thousand $5 sales begins to add up.
With Payline data, our recommended merchant services provider, you can negotiate rates when you reach a volume of 80K per year or more in credit card sales. Click here to learn more.
How You Are Processing the Card Affects Your Cost
There are three predominant ways that credit card payments are processed by businesses; in-store swipe, mobile swipe, and online. The amount you pay varies based on the risk each transaction has for fraud. In-store and mobile pose the lowest risk, so their rates are usually cheaper.
Online transactions use an online payment gateway or web form to enter and submit credit card transactions. They pose the highest risk for fraud, making them more expensive on a per transaction basis. You can expect to pay about 0.2% to 0.4% more per transaction to process online payments. If you do a high volume of online payments, it's best to find a merchant processor that specializes in online.
Based on how you accept payments and the provider that you use, you may also have other fees, such as upfront fees, monthly/annual fees, and hardware fees.
Upfront/Setup Fees
Square and PayPal don't charge any upfront or setup fees, which is one of the advantages of working with them. However, other credit card processors might charge the following upfront fees:
- Training – Fee for the credit card processor to walk you through how to use the system or service you purchased.
- Customization – If the credit card processor has to modify its software or systems to fit your business' specific needs, there may be a customization fees.
- System Integration – There may also be a fee if you need to integrate a credit card processor's software with other software that you currently use for other functions (e.g. accounting).
To avoid any unpleasant surprises on your merchant account statement, make sure you ask the provider as much as you can about upfront fees in advance.
Monthly/Annual Credit Card Processing Fees
If you go with a flat rate card processor like Square or PayPal, there aren't any monthly or annual fees. Other credit card processors might charge the following monthly or annual fees:
- Monthly processing fees – In addition to the per transaction percentage rate and fixed rate fees, some providers charge a monthly or annual fee. Payline charges $15 per month.
- PCI compliance fees – This is a fee for compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, which require merchants that accept credit cards to meet certain security standards. The cost is around $100 per month. It may be charged monthly or annually.
- Customer service fees – There may be a fee for phone customer service support.
Fees can vary significantly based on your provider, so we encourage you to ask as many questions as you can before signing up for a provider's services.
Hardware Fees
Hardware fees may be charged for things like card readers, cash drawers, terminals, printers, and bar scanners.
Square and PayPal provide a free basic card reader for merchants, but there's an extra fee for EMV chip card readers. You'll also need to pay extra for other additions, like cash stands and docks. A full Payline system including hardware will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 to $1,500 dollars initially, depending on what hardware you choose.
Credit Card Processing Fees – Comparison of Top Providers
Credit Card Processing Fees Comparison
In-Store Payments | Mobile Payments | Online Payments | |
Square | 2.75% per transaction (3.5% + 15¢ for manually entered cards) | 2.75% per transaction (3.5% + 15¢ for manually entered cards) | 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction |
PayPal | 2.7% per transaction (3.5% + 15¢ for manually entered cards) | 2.7% per transaction (3.5% + 15¢ for manually entered cards) | 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction |
Payline | Interchange + 0.2% + 10¢ per transaction | Interchange + 0.2% + 10¢ per transaction | Interchange + 0.35% + 10¢ per transaction |
Heartland | Interchange + 0.3% to 0.8% + 5 to 15¢ per transaction | Interchange + 0.3% to 0.8% + 5 to 15 cents per transaction | Interchange + 0.5% to 0.8% + 25 to 30 cents per transaction |
Square's processing fee of 2.75% for in-store and mobile payments does not change based on credit card type or device. Also, the fees remain the same whether the payment is processed in-store or mobile. However, the fee does change to 3.5% + 15 cents when a card number is keyed in manually. This is because card information that is manually keyed in has a higher risk of fraud. Square also charges a higher rate (2.9% + 30 cents per transaction) for online payment processing. Otherwise, the fee is always 2.75% of transaction total. It has great back office features, and some other cool inventory features that make it worth paying a high cost per transaction. This is why Square is our recommended mobile credit card processor.
PayPal Here
PayPal's fees of 2.7% for in-store and mobile payments do not change based on the kind of card type or device. However, like Square, their rate changes to 3.5% + 15 cents per transaction if the card information is keyed in. They also charge more for online payment processing at 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction. The back office features are lacking with PayPal Here compared to Square, but if you do a lot of business on PayPal, it could be a natural choice for a payment processor.
Payline offers consistent interchange plus pricing for all your needs, regardless how and where you're processing your payments. They are our top recommended traditional merchant services provider. For in-store and mobile payments, the markup over the interchange rate is 0.2% + 10 cents per transaction. For online payments, it's higher at 0.35% + 10 cents per transaction.
The drawback here is that you can't really negotiate lower rates until you reach $80K in sales per month. But, in terms of fairness and knowing that you are paying what your neighbor is paying, you can't beat Payline. They also integrate with Lightspeed, which is a business management/point of sale system (POS) rolled into one, for an additional monthly cost.
Heartland Payments Systems
Heartland's rates will vary based on the interchange rate plus the deal you negotiate with them. In my experience, they are less concerned with the volume you do each month when they are negotiating rates and fees. This is typically because merchant payment processors like Heartland, use local sales representatives to interact with you. Their reps are not on commission and they get a one time fee for opening your merchant account, so they can basically undercut every competitor they have just to gain as many merchant accounts as possible.
The drawback with using one of these local merchant processors is that once they sign you to a contract, they usually disappear, or in my experience, are often too busy to answer your questions so they direct you to a 1-800 number where you spend hours waiting for answers.
A Merchant Statement Up Close
Whether you are a new business or have been around for a while, it can be confusing to understand all the fees you are charged for accepting credit card payments. Let's walk through a typical merchant statement so you better understand what you're paying and if you're paying too much.
There are two key parts of a merchant statement, and all the other sections are just fluff and information that you typically don't need as a business owner.
The two key areas are:
- The Overview – Page 1 of the statement, with a Processing Fees Summary and a Fee Summary by Major Credit Card Type. This usually looks something like this:
- Fee Summary – This is usually pages 3-5 of your merchant statement, and it breaks out all of the fees that are summarized in the Page 1 Summary. You will see all the individual breakouts for the respective credit card brands, and you see the merchant account processor fee section. The section looks something like this:
Now we are going to use information from this statement to calculate what's called your Effective Rate. Knowing this percentage is critical to understanding if you are getting a decent processing deal.
Effective Rate
Effective Rate = Total Credit Card Processing Fees / Total Deposits
Simply put, the Effective Rate is the total cost you are paying to process a single credit card. To calculate your effective rate, you divide your total credit card processing fees by your total deposits.
The average effective rate for credit card processing varies by provider, but in general, the merchant processor will likely offer you an effective rate somewhere between 2.9% to 3.3%. You can try to negotiate that even lower, especially if you're doing a high volume of transactions. While Square and PayPal's effective rates are lower (they charge a straight 2.7 % for brick and mortar and mobile payments), the downside is that there is no room for negotiation with them.
Here's an example from our page 1 above. Take the total fees charged and divide by total deposits made:
$736.40 (total fees charged) / $23,990.83 = .0306% or 3.06% Effective Rate
That's a good effective rate, but what if it were higher, say 3.6%? Then, you would want to refer to page 3 of your statement and look at the merchant processor account fees charged. It will detail out exactly what the processor is charging you as shown here:
In this case, you can see the business is getting charged for the card types and debit cards, plus a monthly PCI fee from the merchant account processor. You will also notice a fee called Monthly vs. Daily Discounts. I'm not sure what that fee covers, so I'd recommend asking about it. You'll also see any other monthly fees and charges in this section.
The bottom line is you want to compare this section of your merchant statement to the fees charged by other processors. The information you're seeking will stand out when compared side by side. I have personally seen dozens of business save $50 to $100 per month–that's $600 to $1,200 in savings per year–just by understanding their current rates better.
Next time you meet with your account representative, ask them to calculate your effective rate. At the very least, you'll find why you're paying exactly what you are paying. You may also find a better deal somewhere else or be able to get a re-negotiated deal, at a lower rate, from your current processor. How could you improve your business with an extra $600 to $1,200 dollars a year in your pocket?
So, What Does This All Mean?
As you can see, there are more than enough options on the market to fulfill your business's credit card processing needs. You will need to sit down and look at your current sales if you're an existing business, or your forecasted sales if you're starting up.
If you're doing less than $5K per month in monthly credit card sales, then I suggest going with Square or PayPal. Their pricing is very straightforward, and their software is more than enough for you to run your business successfully.
If you're doing more than $5K per month in credit card sales, then I suggest going with Payline. While it's not as easy to set up as Square or PayPal, they offer lower pricing that could make a significant difference if you have a high transaction volume.
Whichever merchant account processor you go with, be sure to ask questions about their effective rates, upfront and monthly fees, hardware fees, and other fees. Go with the merchant account processor that you feel is the most honest and fair with their rates.


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The Seventh Annual Liberty Museum Awards of Valor ceremony was held last Thursday. Forty-five police, firefighters and correctional officers were honored for what most of them consider just doing their jobs.
Officer Martin, 30, who lives in Mayfair in the Northeast, has been an officer for almost a decade. He received the Award of Valor for a September 2011 incident in Port Richmond when he responded to a report of a large crowd gathering around the scene of a stabbing, and was forced to fire on a suspect pointing his gun at innocent bystanders.
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After the awards ceremony last week, which was also attended by her sisters and fellow officers in the 24th, Ellen Callan and Maureen Burns, Welch was honored again at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday during the pre-game before the Phillies' match-up with the Braves.
The incident started when she got a call about a robbery at Kensington Avenue and Hart Street. A robber had demanded the handbag of a woman in her car, and then allegedly shot her in the abdomen when she didn't comply.
As fellow officers got the victim medical care, they broadcast a description of the suspect over the radio. Officer Welch had just started her shift when she heard the call and started surveying the area. As she pulled up to E. Cambria and D streets, she noticed a suspicious male, who fit the description of the suspect, staring at her.
"He turned and looked at me, and reached for his waistband. At that point I rolled my window down and had my gun out," Officer Welch recalled. She followed the suspect for about five or six houses as he walked northbound on D Street until he suddenly stopped behind a parked a car.
"He kind of poked his head out, and I thought he was going to turn around and run. As I was doing that, kind of turning around, he jumped out from between the parked cars and shot at me twice, striking my vehicle's driver side door. I returned fire, two shots."
One shot hit the suspect in the chest, but he still ran three houses up the block. Welch gave chase before Groves and Martin ran up to assist in the arrest.
"We were right down the street when that happened," Groves said. "We were that close to her. Me and Jimmy ran up, tackled the guy, and wrestled him til we got him in cuffs."
Groves, 35, also of Mayfair, has been an officer for about nine years. He credited his partner with the conduct that led him to receive the Award of Valor.
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text: London - British newspaper The Sunday Times, vindicated at last over its 13-year pursuit of Lance Armstrong, said the self-confessed drugs cheat should face legal action and be banned from competitive sport for life.The weekly broadsheet's journalist David Walsh, who suspected the US cyclist throughout his seven Tour de France wins, urged Armstrong to go further in telling the truth about doping in the sport after he finally admitted cheating in an interview with chat show queen Oprah Winfrey.The Sunday Times said it was also looking to get its money back after a ruling led them to paying him an out-of-court settlement over its allegations which Armstrong now admits were true."Lance Armstrong is probably the most egregious drugs cheat in the history of sport," the newspaper said in its editorial."Now he is the hero who has sunk to somewhere below zero, exposed by his own admission of cheating."This newspaper's David Walsh, with his dogged journalism, has been on Armstrong's case for years. Now, as a result of his admission of cheating in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, it is finally out in the open."Armstrong said in his interview that he would apologise to Walsh."So he should. But an apology can never be enough," the newspaper said."Armstrong lied and cheated his way to success. He has made us all feel more cynical about sport and about how sporting success is achieved."In 2006, after a court ruling that required us to prove his doping rather than being able to ask legitimate questions about whether he was doing it, this newspaper had to pay Armstrong £300 000 in an out-of-court settlement, plus costs that took our legal bill to £1m."We are now pressing for that money to be paid back."It is not just about the money. He destroyed the reputation of his sport and he tried to destroy the reputation of a journalist who never gave up."He deserves to be pursued through the courts and banned from competitive sport for life."Walsh, for years a lonely voice as he wrote books including "L. A. Confidentiel", wrote in the newspaper: "From his very first Tour victory in 1999, I knew. He was a cheat."Other journalists were similarly sceptical but The Sunday Times offered an opportunity few others had. I was allowed repeatedly to write stories that said/suggested/argued that Armstrong was a fraud. It helped, too, that he soon grew to hate me and saw me as his bete noire. It became my calling card."He saw me as the enemy, mayor of Troll City."We learnt a lot about each other."Walsh said he was called by Winfrey's producers, who "wanted to know about Armstrong's darker side".He said Armstrong had twice spoken about his son John Walsh who died aged 12, saying it was "sick that I should describe John as a favourite son", and claiming Walsh had a vendetta against cycling and Armstrong because John was killed while riding his bike."I want people to know how nasty this guy can be," he wrote.He said he would "probably" like to interview Armstrong again.Armstrong told Winfrey he found more happiness in preparing for competition than in winning."That makes sense for me too: the hunt was better than the kill," Walsh wrote."I do not expect or want an apology but I would like a third meeting because I have got a lot of questions. Oprah started something three nights ago, a very modest step on the road to truth in Armstrong's story."If he commits himself to the journey, he will be surprised how far he can go."


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Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black was snubbed today after Emmy Nominations 2013 were announced. Fans are outraged. Check out our 20 Photos of the talented beauty.
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Orphan Black is about a hustler who witnesses a girl's suicide who looks just like her and gets swept into a deadly mystery. Tatiana plays the lead character Sarah Manning.
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A couple of weeks ago we posted a red-band trailer for The Mechanic starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster as hitmen, master and apprentice. A day or so later the theatrical trailer was released, but somehow we missed it at the time. We're embedding it below.
Here's the complete synopsis of the film from the studio: Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a "mechanic", an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed: he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.
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Intelligence that the one remaining member of the terrorist cell responsible for the attack on the CIA offices in Chicago leads both Annie (Piper Perabo) and Ryan McQuaid (Nic Bishop) to Venezuela to track him down. Despite realizing the skills and resources each other bring to the table, Annie and McQuaid fight working together as each attempts to one-up the other to stay one-step ahead of their competition.
Eventually Annie tracks the terrorist down but the medical issue shown in last week's season premiere (disclosed here to be a heart condition) makes her unable to keep the prisoner leading to McQuaid's men catching up and getting their boss the one-on-one with his former employee before agreeing to turn the man over to the CIA. Although Annie gets her man, she's forced to reveal her condition to McQuaid and has no idea of just what happened in the time the security CEO had alone with the terrorist.
Arthur's (Peter Gallagher) new job from McQuaid's company ties in a B-story involving his first day and the CIA's interest in what exactly his boss is doing in Venezuela. With the added tension of Arthur and Joan (Kari Matchett) keeping secrets from each other once again and the fact that Arthur will be working closely with McQuaid's sexy assistant Caitlyn Cook (Perrey Reeves) likely means will get some new friction in the Campbell household this season.
Auggie (Christopher Gorham) makes some friction of his own with National Counter Terrorism Center Investigator Hayley Price (Amy Jo Johnson) whose job it is to take a look into the Chicago bombing. In true rom-com fashion the pair bicker and argue before eventually giving in to their mutual attraction. Despite Annie's initial distrust of McQuaid the episode also teases the possibility of the pair getting together (which I disapprove of, and not only because I suspect at some point McQuaid will be revealed to be this season's bad guy). First, however, they'll have to find a way to get their prisoner (and themselves) out of Venezuela alive.


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Many homeowners focus on their outside living spaces as a way to increase their liveable space without the expense of construction. Sofas and televisions are being placed outside to create entertaining spaces. Built-in barbecues are another way you can add outdoor space. A built-in barbecue can add value to your home, but can also be very costly. You can construct your own barbecue with little expense and get it finished over a weekend.
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Choose a level, paved section of patio to build your barbecue. A concrete surface can double as a foundation for the brick barbecue.
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Lay the grill kit down in the spot where you want to build your barbecue. Draw a chalk outline on the concrete. Remove the BBQ kit. Use the chalk outline as a guide as you build the frame for your BBQ.
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Mix the mortar according to the package instructions. When mixed, mortar should be the consistency of toothpaste. Packaged mortar is sold at most hardware stores with the paving supplies.
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Spread a 1/4 inch thick coating of mortar onto the concrete foundation with a trowel. Set the first course, or row, of bricks firmly into the mortar. Use a level to check your work.
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Insert a metal tie into the two bricks in each corner. The metal tie will secure the corner bricks and provide additional stability to the barbecue. Find metal ties with the masonry materials at the hardware store.
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Spread 1/4 inch thick coating of mortar on the top of the first course of brick. Set a half brick in the corner of the second course. You will alternate setting a whole and half brick at the corner to offset all of the bricks as you proceed. To cut a half brick, set a brick in the grass and score the brick with the tip of a chisel. Set the chisel into the groove at a 90-degree angle. Use a bolster hammer to tap the top of the chisel and cut the brick in half. Wear protective goggles while cutting bricks.
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Lay courses of brick in this manner until you have completed seven courses. Use the level after laying each course.
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Lay four bricks sideways in the eighth course. These four bricks will create a ledge to hold the charcoal tray. Add two to three additional rows of brick. Set four more perpendicular bricks in the ninth or 10th course. These bricks will hold the grate.
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Allow the mortar to set completely. Insert the charcoal tray and the grill onto the sideways bricks.
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Yesterday Milwaukee City Attorney Grant Langley recognized the right of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to demonstrate outside of a Menomonee Valley slaughterhouse, despite the objections of city alderman Bob Donovan. A permit has been issued to the group for this afternoon's demonstration.
"The ACLU is pleased that City Attorney Grant Langley did not cave in to pressure from Alderman Bob Donovan's attempts to squelch the demonstration," said ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Chris Ahmuty. "As the City Attorney correctly observed, the government may impose reasonable limits on the time, place and manner of protests, but may not prohibit them because of their content. In this case, the protesters posed as cuts of meat on platters, with fake blood on their bodies."
More details on the protest's purpose and the controversy can be found in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article.
The Supreme Court said more than 60 years ago in Terminiello v. Chicago that the "function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger. Speech is often provocative and challenging. It may strike at prejudices and preconceptions and have profound unsettling effects... [T]he alternative would lead to standardization of ideas either by legislatures, courts, or dominant political or community groups."
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BARRIERE, B.C.—The mayor of a British Columbia town says she's appalled that a pornography website acquired the Internet domain name for the local chamber of commerce.
Virginia Smith said the chamber in Barriere believed the domain name was automatically renewed, but it had expired.
"Their website domain was expected to roll over and it didn't and by the time they discovered it, it had been captured."
The new owners of the domain name are demanding the chamber pay $9,700 before the porn site is taken down, Smith said, calling that extortion.
"It's just one of those horrible tragedies."
Smith said she was stunned to learn about the new site after her staff logged in as usual, only to find the "horrible" content.
"I can see both sides to the story, that yes, perhaps the chamber should have been far more diligent. That unfortunately didn't happen and now we have a situation that has to be dealt with.
"I think it's a horrible situation and I don't think it speaks too well of the chamber or general mankind as such, with that kind of a site."
The Barriere Chamber of Commerce has a new website. No one from the chamber was immediately available for comment.
Smith said the chamber has hired a lawyer, but Hasan Cavusoglu, an associate professor of management information systems at the University of British Columbia, said that may not help.
Cavusoglu, of UBC's Sauder School of Business, said anyone can use a name the moment it expires, meaning there is often no legal recourse.
"It can be used by porn websites and it could be used by malicious websites that are tricking people," he said, adding software is available to track sites and determine when their domain name will expire.
"One can actually create a replica of the original website."
He said the chamber could have protected itself by paying for an extended amount of time to own the domain name because registrars provide such options.
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Domain name registrars may email a renewal reminder to whoever registered the name but that's not helpful if an employee has left a company, Cavusoglu said.
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27th June 2004, 03:24 PM | #1 |
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Internal Fuse keeps blowing on Merantz PM-32
I've had my amp for about 6 months and in the last week it has blown 3 internal power fuses. It has a T1.0A 250v fuse. The only components in the circuit before the fuse are the power switch and a capacitor. It usually blows when the amp gets turned on.
Will puting in a fuse with a higher amperage solve the problem or burn my house down? J |
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Little of column A, little of column B...
It is important to look on the back of the amp to see what fuse is required, I suspect the 1 amp fuse is a tad small especially when you consider inrush current at turn on. If the amp requires only a 1 amp fuse I would start by checking the capacitors in the power supply circuit, you may find 1 or more have become leaky causing the blown fuse at turn on. 1amp fuse does seem a little small, what is the output of the amplifier?
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I think it's about 25w per chanel I bought it Ebay so I don't know the exact output. The fuse is correct as it matches whats printed on the circuit board.
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I bettcha the original fuse was a time delay type, or slow blow. This is a very common problem. As Frazzled suggested, check the back panel or the area around the fuse holder for the correct value. -Chris |
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anatech has made a really good point, try a slow blow, this will probably solve the problem.
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Oceanside Police spotted Siaki Ramon Del Rio, 29, a known gang member wanted on a felony parole violation, in a vehicle. A car chase ensued on Big Bend Way in Oceanside. The chase came to an end after four minutes. Del Rio crashed his vehicle in a mobile home park.
A struggle between suspect and officers ensured. Del Rio boldly informed officers he had a gun and threatened to use it on officers as they struggled to gain control of him, according to Oceanside Police reports. Officers stated that Del Rio "violently resisted attempts to take him into custody" and "refused to comply" with their orders.
As a result, the officers fired their service weapons at Del Rio, according to Oceanside police spokesman Sgt. Leonard Mata. Del Rio was pronounced dead on the scene.
A loaded handgun was found in clothing he was wearing at the time of his death, the report said.
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Four-star defensive prospect Ebenezer Ogundeko will have orange in his college football uniform. It's just a matter of which shade of orange he will wear. Ryan Murray of Rivals.com tweeted this afternoon that Ogundeko has narrowed his list of schools to SU and Clemson. His decision will be announced on January 4.
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John Vincent Calipari (born February 10, 1959, in Moon Township is a former professional and current college basketball coach. Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the University of Memphis men's basketball team. Calipari lettered two years at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before transferring to Clarion State, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. He played point guard at Clarion during the 1981 and 1982 seasons, leading the team in assists and free throw percentage. Calipari and his wife, Ellen, have two daughters, Erin Sue and Megan Rae, and a son, Bradley Vincent.
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"My first thought was for him to go overseas, make $5 or $6 million over his career, then come home and do whatever he wants. But he chose the unconventional way, the NBDL, which is hard. But he did it."
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"We created some turnovers and that's why we had a 20-point lead. Today we were ready to go so they never really had a chance."
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"We were up 10 and they went to the zone and we didn't respond well. They are very active but you've got to drive the ball in there and we didn't do that."
"It's a good win against a team that was 9-1. If we don't beat somebody by 40, everybody is saying, 'What's going on with the Tigers?' They have scholarships too. They came out and had a game plan on how they were going to play, but they turned it over 19 times."
"For a while there in the second half, we played not to lose instead of playing to win. We had a chance to lose the game, but we won it, and we will move on."
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LOS ANGELES — Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson are among the few Kings who don't have a Stanley Cup ring from two years ago.
Jeff Carter is grateful the youngsters are carrying him along on their own Cup chase after their line came up with another monster game against the Blackhawks.
Carter had a goal and two assists, Toffoli scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and the Kings beat Chicago 4-3 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Drew Doughty had a third-period goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 24 saves as the Kings returned to Staples Center with an impressive two-way effort against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
"I'm having so much fun with these guys," said Toffoli, who has scored a goal in every game of the conference finals. "Getting to play with a guy like Carter is a great opportunity, and [Pearson] and me are trying to live up to him."
Game 4 is Monday night at Staples Center.
Three days after Carter had four points in the third period of Game 2, Los Angeles got another dominant effort from the line centered by the veteran goal-scorer.
In a 6:11 span of the second period of Game 3, Carter scored the tying goal off Pearson's pass before setting up the go-ahead score by Toffoli, who has a goal in every game of the conference finals.
"They have a lot of chemistry from playing together" in the minors, Carter said. "They use their speed and their skill to create opportunities, and they kind of drag me along with them, so it's fun."
Toffoli and Pearson still hadn't cracked Los Angeles' lineup in 2012 when the eighth-seeded Kings won the title. Toffoli became a regular for last season's run to the conference finals, while Pearson made his NHL debut in a playoff game last spring.
They have both become key components of the Kings' four-line offensive attack. Slava Voynov also scored an early power-play goal as the Kings moved halfway to their second Stanley Cup final in three years.
Captain Jonathan Toews scored twice in the first period for the Blackhawks, but they didn't score again until Patrick Sharp's goal with 5 seconds left. Corey Crawford stopped 28 shots for the Blackhawks, who have lost the first road game in 10 consecutive playoff series since 2010.
"Once they got the lead, they seemed to get the momentum, and we couldn't quite find our way back into the game," Toews said. "It's up to us to play better with those leads."
Three days after the Kings evened the series by scoring six consecutive goals in the final 22 minutes of Game 2, Los Angeles didn't relax and rely on its NHL-best defense.
Neither team played conservatively despite the stakes, instead trading tantalizing scoring chances for the first two periods. The Kings kept pushing for goals even while leading in the third, generating 18 shots and keeping the talented Blackhawks stuck in their own end for long stretches.
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Vernon Township Animal Control enforces all state and local regulations related to the animal population in the township. It is responsible for enforcement of animal ordinances, rabies control, capture of sick or injured animals, confinement of lost pets, quarantines, dog bites and adoptions. It also maintains the animal shelter, issues dog licenses and holds rabies clinics. Personnel are on twenty-four hour emergency call through the Vernon Township Police Department for animal bites, injured, sick or stray animals, as well as bats found within the living area of the house.
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Are you looking for a new furry friend? The Vernon Township Animal Shelter is a great place to find one! Pets available for adoption may be seen at the shelter or previewed online at petfinder.com. The adoption procedure is a simple one and the fee is nominal—$30.00 for dogs and $10.00 for cats.
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The animal shelter accepts and welcomes donations of items for the animals such as cat food (wet and dry), dog food (wet and dry), kitty litter and towels, blankets, or sheets. All donations can be dropped off directly at the Vernon Township Animal Shelter. Thank you!


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PFR (Pray for Rain) | |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
Genres | Christian rock |
Years active | 1989–1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2012–2013 |
Labels | Vireo, Squint, Fuseic, Independent |
Website | PFR on Facebook |
Members | Joel Hanson Patrick Andrew Mark Nash |
PFR (aka Pray for Rain) is a Christian rock group from Minnesota. Although the group disbanded in 1997, they reunited in 2000 and have since recorded two albums.
- Joel Hanson - Guitar
- Patrick Andrew - Bass
- Mark Nash - Drums
PFR was founded in 1989 as the Joel Hanson Band by Joel Hanson, who was a camp counselor at Camp Shamineau, a Christian youth camp in Minnesota. In 1991, the band, now known as Inside Out, was signed to Brown Bannister's newly founded Vireo Records. After signing, Patrick Andrew suggested the band change the name to "Pray For Rain" after a line from a poem. In 1992, the band released Pray For Rain, and gained some attention with the song "Do You Want to Know Love". Shortly after releasing the first album, an existing band (an instrumental group who did soundtrack work) known as Pray for Rain threatened a lawsuit, leading the band to settle on the name PFR. The first album was reissued with a slightly modified cover to reflect the change.
In 1993, PFR released their second album, Goldie's Last Day, whose title track was inspired by the passing of Patrick Andrew's pet golden retriever. Also that year, the band recorded a cover of "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles with guitar legend Phil Keaggy for the various artists tribute CD Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles. Rumor has it that someone submitted the wrong mix to the label, and the released version unintentionally omits guitar solos by both Joel Hanson and Phil Keaggy. A mix with the guitar solos has never surfaced.
PFR released their third album, Great Lengths in 1994. The album had the band's biggest hit, "The Love I Know", inspired by I Corinthians 13. The Great Lengths tour introduced a new band, Jars of Clay, who would become one of the most popular Christian groups to date, also enjoying great mainstream success.
Having changed musical direction with each album, PFR moved into an edgier, heavy sound for 1996's Them. While the album was well-received, the band shortly afterward announced that they were splitting up. In 1997, The Late Great PFR was released, a greatest hits album containing three new songs, with one ("Forever") becoming a Christian radio hit.
Over the next 5 years, the band reunited for an occasional benefit concert. In 2000, when Mark Nash was working as the A & R director of Squint Records, the band returned to the studio to contribute to Steve Taylor's Roaring Lambs project, inspired by the book by Bob Briner. Working on the project inspired the band to sign to Taylor's Squint Records, and record 2001's Disappear. The album did not gain much exposure, however, due to Squint Records selling to another company, which also displaced artists such as Chevelle and Sixpence None the Richer. Another casualty of the Squint shakeup was the PFR cover of Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" recorded for a 2001 Squint Christmas compilation that was never released. However, the recording has been released digitally through the band's MySpace page.[1] In 2002, PFR recorded a cover of "Livin' Thing", originally by Electric Light Orchestra.
PFR returned in 2004 with a new full-length release, The Bookhouse Recordings, an album chiefly consisting of PFR classics rearranged, plus three new songs. The Bookhouse Recordings was recorded in one week at the end of August 2004 in Nashville, TN at Mark Nash's studio. This was the first album wholly produced by the band alone, and features the song "Prayer For Beslan," a song mourning the terrorist attacks on a Russian school the same week the band was recording. The Bookhouse Recordings was released exclusively through Family Christian stores, and was on the FUSEIC label started by Rick Altizer. Altizer now fronts the band Dum Dog Run with Jade Hanson, Joel Hanson's older brother.
Joel Hanson released three solo albums, Broken (2001), Captured (2002) and "What If It Is" (2009). Patrick Andrew formed Eager following the 1997 break-up of PFR, and was signed to Quaestar Mission Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1998, before Eager also disbanded. In 2004, Patrick Andrew released his first solo album, There and Then It's Gone.
In 2012, PFR reunited once again for the "PFR Twelve in 2012" tour.[2] Their first show was at the Joel's home church, The Church of the Open Door, in Minnesota on January 27, 2012. In December 2012, PFR released a 13-track, live album entitled "Minneapolis".[3] This album was made available exclusively as a digital download.
In 2013, PFR played the main stage at the Sonshine Festival in Willmar, Minnesota. A Kickstarter project was announced later in the year on October 2, set to release on October 16.[4] Technical problems kept the project from being released on time and, instead, another surprise was released on their Facebook page. Joel Hanson announced on October 16, 2013 that the band had once again disbanded, for the first time, permanently, since 1997. He cited "personal things" with one of the band's members, and stated that these issues "need attention far more than our band does." No further details were given and the Kickstarter project was cancelled, thus marking the end of PFR.[5]
Studio albums[edit]
- Pray for Rain (PFR) (1992, Vireo)
- Goldie's Last Day (1993, Vireo)
- Great Lengths (1994, Vireo)
- Them (1996, Vireo)
- The Late Great PFR (1998, Vireo) compilation with three new songs
- Disappear (2001, Squint)
- Bookhouse Recordings (2004, Fuseic) rearranged songs with three new songs
- Very Best of PFR (2006, Sparrow) compilation
- Minneapolis (2012) digital download only; live recording
Compilation Appearances[edit]
- Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles (1995, Capitol)
- Roaring Lambs (2000, Squint)
- Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to Jeff Lynne (2002, Not Lame)
- ^ "PFR | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "PFR, "Minneapolis (Live)" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. December 4, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "PFR". Facebook. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "PFR - Well friends, This week was supposed to be the...". Facebook. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
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Ginger Crinkle Cookies
By Kath Dedon
When Carrie was home for Christmas, she made one of her favorite cookies – Ginger Crinkle Cookies! The spices in ginger cookies are, of course, wonderful for holiday desserts, but these cookies are welcome any time of the year. They're perfect in a packed lunch or with a cup of tea!
These Ginger Crinkle Cookies are so easy to make, and they're very attractive because they spread into lovely round cookies. Carrie said that when she made them for co-workers they found it hard to believe that she hadn't bought them at a bakery because they looked too perfect!
I'm not sure of the origin of the recipe. About 10 years ago, Carrie compiled a collection of dessert recipes for a school project and this recipe for Ginger Crinkle Cookies is one of them. So if you know the source, please let me know and I will give full credit.
Update October 15, 2013: I found the source of this terrific recipe! Going through some recipes I had saved, I found a photocopy of this recipe. The recipe is from Seattle chef and cookbook writer, Sharon Kramis. The recipe had been printed in one of our local papers.
Ginger Crinkle Cookies
(Adapted, barely, from a recipe by Sharon Kramis)
If your spices are old they will not be very flavorful. If they don't have much of a scent, it may be time to replace them. Find a store that sells spices in bulk so you can buy a small amount and you'll also save a ton of money.
Makes 2½ – 3 dozen
2 ¼ cups (270 g) flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1½ teaspoons ground ginger
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup cooking oil
¼ cup melted butter, cooled
¼ cup blackstrap molasses
1 large egg
Granulated sugar
1. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the brown sugar, oil, melted butter, molasses, and the egg.
3. Gradually add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture, and beat until well-blended.
4. Divide the dough into 2 balls and refrigerate for 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 375˚.
6. Shape the chilled dough into 1½-inch balls. Roll the balls in the granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
8. Cool on a wire rack.
January 7, 2011 4:23 am
I like the fact they are all round and "perfect, because sometimes my cookies don't turn our so round. anyway, I'll be making these when my cookie making desire returns:) It was overworked during the holidays. I'm making engagement cupcakes now, for my son and his fiancee.
January 7, 2011 6:25 am
I love these cookies! They looks so cute and beautiful! I'm sure they tasted lovely too!
January 7, 2011 11:46 am
Yum! I love a spicy cookie. For some reason I forgot to make these over the holidays, and now I'm all cookied out. I'll have to find an excuse to make a batch sometime.
January 7, 2011 2:29 pm
good advice about old spices. I plan to purge mine this week and replace the old stuff as needed. GREG
January 7, 2011 4:50 pm
Hi Kath
those are perfect bites of heaven!! I can just imagine how wonderful the house smelled while they were baking!!
Have a great weekend!
Dennis -
January 7, 2011 10:10 pm
My mom loves ginger cookies…they are her favorite winter snack! She is coming to visit next week, and I may just have to make her a batch of these cookies. All the spices in the batter sound so tempting! Thank you for sharing this with me. I hope your weekend bursts forth in joy and hope!
January 8, 2011 6:02 am
Oh! I love these cookies! I have a recipe called Soft Molasses Cookies that is almost the same … love how easy these are to mold and I love the way the sugar crackles the tops! Your daughter's co-workers are right! They look (and taste) perfect!
Ara permalinkJanuary 9, 2011 5:42 am
I love cookies. It will perfectly fit in my stainless bento box container for sure. I would love to try your recipe. =)
January 9, 2011 11:03 am
I love spiced cookies in winter time, especially around the Holiday. Yours look perfect.
I bet the addition of all those spices would make your house smell wonderful.
Thanks for sharing
Hope you're having a wonderful day,


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Efficient adaptive retrieval and mining in large multimedia databases
Multimedia data ranging from images to videos and time series is created in numerous scientific, commercial and home applications. Access to increasingly large data volumes stored in multimedia databases is a core task to retrieve similar objects or to generate an overview of the entire content. Examples include retrieval of similar magnetic resonance images for diagnostic purposes, or automatic detection of customer segments for sales promotion. Meaningful retrieval and pattern detection require content-based methods that describe the relevant characteristics of multimedia objects. As opposed to manual keyword annotation techniques that are typically infeasible for large data volumes, content-based approaches use similarity models to process multimedia data. Similarity models specify appropriate features and their relationship for effective content based access. As most multimedia features require many different attributes, high dimensionality of multimedia features and huge database sizes are major challenges for efficient and effective retrieval and mining. In this work, very common feature types for multimedia data are studied: histogram and time series data. Histograms are used for a variety of features such as color, shape or texture. Time series data is prevalent for sensor measurements, stock data, and may even be applied to shapes and other features as well. For these data types, effective adaptable similarity models are usually computationally far too complex for usage in large high dimensional multimedia databases. Therefore efficient algorithms for these effective models are proposed. In this work, indexing techniques are used that allow for efficient query processing and mining by restricting the search space to task relevant data. Multistep filter-and-refine approaches using novel filter functions with quality guarantees ensure that fast response times are achieved without any loss of result accuracy.
Authors: | Assent I. |
Published in: | Dissertation, Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften, RWTH Aachen University. |
Language: | EN |
Year: | 2008 |
Additional: | Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 26.02.2008 (ausgezeichnet mit dem Dissertationspreis des GI-Fachbereichs Datenbanken und Informationssysteme auf der BTW 2009) |
Url: | RWTH Bibliothek |
Type: | Doctoral Theses |
Research topic: | Exploration of Multimedia Databases |


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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
Document Type: | Book |
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Roland Boer; Fernando F Segovia |
OCLC Number: | 812729675 |
Description: | xxv, 382 pages ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction. The futures of biblical pasts -- Part 1. Africa. Biblical interpretation and criticism in neocolonial Africa : challenges, conceptualizations, and needs in the twenty-first century / Israel Kadmuzandu -- Beyond the "ordinary reader" and the "invisible intellectual" : pushing the boundaries of contextual Bible study discourses / Sarojini Nadar -- Dealing (with) the past and future of biblical studies : a new South African perspective / Jeremy Punt -- Part 2. Asia. Unleashing the power within : the Bible and Dalits / Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon -- For a better future in Korean biblical studies : dialoguing with myself in a different context / Yong-Sung Ahn -- Biblical studies in a rising Asia : an Asian perspective on the future of the biblical past / Philip Chia -- Part 3. Europe. The future of a nonexistent past : biblical studies in Bulgaria / Milena Kirova -- Unity and diversity in Nordic biblical scholarship / Hanna Stenström -- Part 4. Latin America and the Caribbean. Liberation in Latin American biblical hermeneutics / Pablo R. Andiñach -- Paper is patient, history is not : readings and unreadings of the Bible in Latin America (1985-2005) / Nancy Cardoso Pereira -- Liberating the Bible : popular Bible study and its academia allies / Jorge Pixley -- Biblical studies in the Anglo-Caribbean : past, present, and future challenges, opportunities, and possibilities / Gosnell Yorke -- Part 5. Pacific. Drifting homes / Jione Havea -- Braiding the traditions in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Judith E. McKinlay -- Caught in between : Australian biblical studies between Asia, the Pacific, and the West / Roland Boer -- Part 6. North America : Canada and the United States. Reading the Bible in "our home and native land" : exploring some margins and migrations in Canadian biblical studies (through the lens of Psalm 137) / Fiona C. Black -- The virtual Bible / George Aichele -- What has been done? What can we learn? Racial/ethnic minority readings of the Bible in the United States / Tat-Siong Benny Liew -- Changing the paradigms : toward a feminist future of the biblical past / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Cultural criticism : expanding the scope of biblical criticism / Fernando F. Segovia -- Signifying on the fetish : mapping a new critical orientation / Vincent L. Wimbush. |
Series Title: | Semeia studies, no. 66. |
Responsibility: | edited by Roland Boer and Fernando F. Segovia. |
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"What does global biblical studies look like in the early decades of the twenty-first century, and what new directions may be discerned? Profound shifts have taken place over the last few decades as voices from the majority of the globe have begun and continue to reshape and relativize biblical studies. With contributors from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America, this volume is a truly global work, offering surveys and assessments of the current situation and suggestions for the future of biblical criticism in all corners of the world."--Back cover.
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Thursday threatened to disrupt the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day celebrations on November 1.
"AP formation day is a black day for us. We have already said the ministers from Telangana should stay away from the celebrations. But they said they would participate. We are going to obstruct them," E Rajender, TRS floor leader in the assembly, told reporters.
Significantly, some Congress leaders from Telangana have also asked the ministers to reconsider its decision to organise the celebrations.