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Whether you’re gathering stories about your family, community or business, what matters most is capturing the essence of the story, capturing the core of it with as much clarity that you can. Anything more than that is just a bonus, really.
Zahmoo provides a safe place to capture, keep and comment on your stories and story-fragments. Yet in most cases you’re unlikely to publish direct from Zahmoo itself: you’d more often re-use the content in another form, another medium. So unless you want to do so, you don’t need to capture every story in perfect classroom prose.
Often just a small set of dot-points will suffice: you can always polish it up later if need be. All you really need in your story-bank is enough to help you remember the story, and help others remember and re-use the story as they need.
As we’ve seen in previous posts here, key points to capture would include:
- the players, the actors in the story, their respective roles
- the place and other context for the story
- the events, the structure and sequence of ‘what happened next’
- the triggers that make it more of a story: “something unexpected happens”
Watch also for the small details that matter – the things that seem somehow to suddenly stand out from the background, and help to make the story more memorable.
But beyond that, relax! You’re not in that old classroom now: polished perfection may be important, but that comes later down the line. Concentrate first on capturing the essence of the story, the parts that matter most in making it a story to remember.
(Thanks to Shawn Callahan for suggesting this topic.)
Image credit: Schoolklas begin jaren ’50 / Dutch classroom around 1950 by Nationaal Archief under a Commons (no copyright restrictions) licence.
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On this day of the year, nine years ago, I sat at our family computer and stared at a blank page for a good long time, then looked up at Ken and said "What now?"
"Blog" he said. "Just start. See what happens." I did. I wrote my first blog entry. It took hours. I had trouble putting a picture in, and I needed a lot of help. Ken had set this blog up as a present for me, and although there are a multitude of reasons why Ken is a fine and fabulous friend, he deserves to be sainted for what he did to make the blog go over the rather sharp curve of my learning over the next few months years.
I had no idea what I was doing, and I don’t just mean the computer part. Back then, everyone was a blogger. I wanted a blog so that I could be part of the huge knit-blogging community – man, it looked like so much fun. I was right about that. It is fun – but it has turned out to be so much more. It has been the gateway to all of you, and the amazing impact you’ve had on my life. It’s made me a better writer, and definitely a better photographer. (I cringe at those early pictures.) It has brought no end of incredible people and experiences into my life and my career, and I honestly can’t imagine not doing it – and what, and who my life would be missing if I hadn’t ever done it at all. It has been a remarkable trip, and remains the best gift anyone has ever given me. Beyond all that, and that is so much, it is more.
Some families have photo albums. We do too – and framed pictures of us on the walls. The girls at different ages, Hank as a tiny baby. Our parents, our siblings, trips. The one thing missing is pictures of me. There are so few, compared to the millions I take of everyone else. I’ve started trying to fix it over the last few years. Handing over the camera to other people in the family, asking them to try and get me in a picture or two, or trying to buck the urge to shimmy out of every picture the minute the camera comes out. I hate it. I hate how I look and the strange way my nose is, and my glasses, and I’m heavier than I wish I was and I always look so clumsy and awkward to myself. It’s like when you hear your own voice recorded, and it’s always strange? Everyone thinks "I sound like that? That’s what you’re all hearing?" I’m forever seeing pictures of myself and thinking "I look like that? I am walking around and that’s how I look?" It’s enough to make you avoid it forever, but the truth is that when I flip through those albums, it is like the children have a ghost mother. Especially when they were little. There are so many pictures of them, hundreds of Erin and Hank, and me? I’m the nowhere mum.
I’m not comfortable with this. I’m not comfortable with my absence in those pictures, and I’m not comfortable with being in the pictures either, but I am trying, because while I am never, ever going to wish there were more pictures of me… I bet my grandchildren or great-grandchildren will. I love the pictures I have of my Grammy. I miss her, and I wish I had more. It helps me remember the smell of her and the sound of her and what she thought and did. It helps me hold onto who she was, even though she has been gone for so long.
I realized this morning though, as I celebrated nine years of blogging by flipping through my own archives, that I am not the Nowhere Mum.
I am here. I wrote it all down, and so many of our family stories are here, and when my daughters or granddaughters want to think about who I was and try to remember how I smelled or what I thought about them, or what I thought about when they were growing up, they won’t have just a few pictures of their awkward and clumsy mum.
They will have this.
Happy Anniversary Blog. Thanks for nine years. I wouldn’t have written it without all of you here to read it.
Thank you. For everything.

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The Dark Knight is still widely believed to be among the very best superhero movies of all time. Released in 2008, Christopher Nolan’s dark vision of the Batman (played by Christian Bale) rewrote the rules of comic book adaptations and went a long way to establishing deeper and more serious superhero cinema as a viable alternative to the fluffy fare that had dominated much of the genre’s existence ahead of this Warner Bros release.
This adaptation, still the most famous film adaptation of the iconic DC Comics character, is of course headlined by the outstanding Oscar-winning performance of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Ledger, who was just 27 at the time of filming, dominated Nolan’s feature with a starring turn that is still regarded as the very best in the genre’s history, his untimely passing at the age of 28 only cementing the legend surrounding his masterful portrayal.
In The Dark Knight, Ledger’s Joker challenges Bruce Wayne’s beliefs at their very core, Batman’s mirror image and eternal foe causing the superhero an ideological crisis through an unrelenting and unpredictable assault on not only the Batman, but on Gotham and the systems that hold together much of modern society’s moral standards and beliefs too; Joker being a physical manifestation of chaos in an ordered world.
In this Movie List, we at The Film Magazine will be looking at each of the confrontations between Joker and Batman, and will be comparing them to the other iconic moments Christopher Nolan and his ensemble of star names created, to judge the very best moments from The Dark Knight. Whether they be memorable and iconic scenes, important moments of characterisation or unforgettable quotes, these are the 10 Best The Dark Knight Moments.
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10. Alfred’s Parable
“Some men just wanna watch the world burn.”
Wise old Alfred had always been a doddery old man in Batman screen media, but in Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy he held a rough-around-the-edges cockney accent, as well as all of the naturally occurring Michael Caine-isms that came with casting an actor of Caine’s calibre in the role; Caine’s natural charisma and history of work playing playboys, hard men, and menaces, offering depth to a character way less present than his impact suggests.
In The Dark Knight he tells a short tale of how he and a task team tracked a thief in Burma who’d stolen precious gems. At this moment in the film Joker is running rampant, he’s seemingly without cause, and Bruce Wayne (being a relatively young man) is sticking to his guns that everyone wants something, that all Wayne has to do is work out what that is. This is when Alfred becomes more than a butler, more than a surrogate father, he becomes a mentor; a vital cog in the Batman machine made for more than simply bringing Bruce morning smoothies and ordering parts.
It’s a one minute scene delivered in stunning monologue by an all-time great screen presence; a piece of writing that explains simply the maniacal methods of the antagonist whilst serving the protagonist with an invaluable lesson that shall shape his ideology moving forward. Alfred, when Bruce needed his advice most, reminded the billionaire from a well-to-do background that not everyone pursues things that are “logical, like money”, that some people “can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with”, that Joker is in essence the counter argument to all that upholds our modern society and that Wayne, as Batman, must be willing to evolve and change in order to combat him.
9. The Assassination Attempt
After so many great Joker moments, seeing the actor underneath the face paint felt like something of a treat once it came in The Dark Knight’s assassination attempt scene. Such was Nolan’s intent for the character, it was only a brief glimpse, but as is often the case with the best moments in this director’s films, it came in the midst of an important story beat that enhanced characterisation and accelerated the pace of the narrative.
With Bruce Wayne following breadcrumbs in an attempt to uncover the whereabouts of Joker, an apparent threat to the safety of government officials at Commissioner Loeb’s state funeral, the noise of the public parade sinking into a silence as the mayor gives a speech, Nolan masterfully cuts between the main players at an increasing pace, the score roaring back into view as the information Wayne is pursuing comes to reveal itself. With the piercing thuds of the funeral’s gun salute comes gunfire towards our hero from secret service men stationed on rooftops and the reveal that the team performing the gun salute is actually Joker and his “goons” preparing to fire on the mayor. It’s a scene that masters the art of tension in such a context, bringing together any number of elements to best tell the circumstances of the scene but perhaps more impressively tell of Wayne’s centrality to so many important figures within Gotham City and how many people rely on the Batman to keep them safe.
This, of course, acts as a moment of herodom for James Gordon too, who “sacrifices” himself here to save Mayor Garcia, faking his death and going into hiding until he can capture the Joker himself. This crescendo to one of The Dark Knight’s many important high points of tension is a microcosm of this film’s most underrated quality, its pacing; a superb piece of filmmaking that served to better Nolan’s reputation but more importantly an already terrifically strong story.
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pink lemonade cupcakes 1 c. all-purpose flour tsp. baking soda Pinch salt c. granulated sugar c. vegetable oil 2 egg whites c. thawed frozen Pink Lemonade Concentrate c. buttermilk 2 or more drops red food coloring dessert snack
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Parents are the children’s first and lifelong educators and we believe that the support of each child’s learning is a partnership between home and school. Parents are encouraged to come into school and to get to know their child’s class teacher. If parents would like to support the children’s learning in school, or have a talent or skill to share, they are encouraged to contact their child’s class teacher. For safeguarding reasons we ask for DBS clearance for all adult helpers, and parents may also be asked to sign an agreement of confidentiality if helping regularly in the classroom.
We welcome parents to join children and staff for singing on Tuesdays and Thursdays and assemblies on Friday mornings. It is at this assembly that any awards gained are handed out and special achievements by individuals and teams recognised. Sometimes a special themed event will be held, and notice is given of these events. Our ‘Friends of North Lakes School Group’ exist to support our children, raise funds and provide social events for our school community - please join us!
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Discovering Paper Quilling: A Journey with Rachel Warrilow
Dive into the intricate and mesmerising world of paper quilling, where strips of paper are transformed into stunning works of art. Guided by the expertise of Rachel Warrilow of The Quirky Quillers, this blog post will introduce the history and accessibility of paper quilling.
What is Paper Quilling?
Paper quilling, a historic art form, involves rolling, shaping, and gluing thin paper strips to create ornate designs. These designs range from simple shapes to complex compositions, depicting everything from abstract patterns to lifelike flowers.
Rachel Warrilow's Approach to Paper Quilling
Rachel brings a unique perspective to paper quilling, emphasising the balance between precision and creativity. Her methods focus on the importance of understanding paper behaviour, the role of colour theory in quilling, and the intricate techniques that turn paper into art.
How to: Paper Quilling
Paper quilling starts with selecting the right paper—often lightweight and colorful—and a quilling tool. The basic technique involves creating coils by wrapping paper strips around the tool. These coils are then pinched, twisted, or rolled to form various shapes. Rachel will talk through all of this in detail should you choose to join her course on the Curious Creatives Craft Retreat. Or, you can get ahead and purchase a Beginners Bundle Kit right now by clicking on the photo above.
Is Paper Quilling Hard?
While paper quilling requires a steady hand and patience, it's an accessible art form for all skill levels. Beginners can start with basic shapes, gradually moving to more complex designs as their confidence grows. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. Have you ever tried paper quilling before?
A Brief History of Paper Quilling
The art of paper quilling dates back to the 15th century, with some experts even suggesting its roots may extend to Ancient Egypt. While its precise beginnings remain somewhat enigmatic, it's a known fact that during the 18th century, quilling was a popular craft in countries like France, Italy, and England.
During the Renaissance Quilling was practiced by French, Italian, and English nuns and monks, who would use the rolled paper strips to decorate relics and holy artwork. The paper strips would often be gilded or silvered, making them almost indistinguishable from gold or silver filigree artwork
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the art of quilling reached its peak, particularly among wealthy women. As highlighted in the 1786 New Lady's Magazine, it was celebrated as a delightful pastime, offering
"...a delightful array of varied pleasures to the feminine spirit, while also providing a wholesome and engaging way to spend free time..."
Furthermore, the charm of quilling was even captured by Jane Austen in her novel, "Sense and Sensibility."
Paper quilling has seen a resurgence in recent years, embraced for its therapeutic benefits and creative potential. What would you create? Let us know in the comments below.
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I fear I've failed the Insult-U. I only ever got as far as third grade:
"Lamest times infinity"
"Your MOM'S FACE."
*that weird siren sound every child under the age of boring will do...
Aside from what other people've said (old sitcoms/music, any era), I've found this series of fairytale videos on Youtube--the gruesome, non-Disnefied fairytales, accompanied by Monty-Python-meets-Tim-Burton animation, also narrated by Rik Mayall, circa late 80s.
Do you have any idea how many...
I loved A Bug's Life, still do, wholeheartedly.
And since we're mostly talking about kids' movies, Drop Dead Fred is awesome in my opinion (remake in development. . .*sigh*). The ending still makes me cry.
I love The Electric Mayhem's cover of "Blackbird" Muppets + Beatles = awesome, hands down. The Bowling For Soup (Disnefied) version f "1985" is good, as for the worst, I have only two words for y'all:
You mean the one our parents probably saw as kids or the Britney Spears revival? Does Disney own the 80s-90s Winnie the Pooh cartoon? I would be glued to this hypothetical channel if they aired that + stuff that's been mentioned.
Agreed. That was one of my favorite cartoons. (ABC's Saturday Morning circa 2001=awesome. Whatever happened to Pepper Ann?) I wonder why they rearranged it? They start showing the Playhouse Disney shows at 3 in the morning now. :rolleyes:
Do you mean the classic Disney films (Aladdin etc) or the mostly-horrible but older (from the 90s, maybe? I can barely remember when Disney wasn't 99% awful...) than what they currently show Disney Channel Original Movies?

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In the project, an analysis and evaluation of the overall environmental impact of (new) halogenated substances and their degradation products is conducted in Germany and in the EU. At the focus of the TZW-devised measuring programme is the prominent drinking water contaminant trifluoroacetate (TFA). Precipitation samples are collected at eight different precipitation measuring points of Germany’s weather service, DWD, and analyzed for TFA. By this, the extent of atmospheric deposition to the overall TFA pollution can be estimated.
There are many different anthropogenic sources of trifluoroacetate (TFA) in drinking water resources: industrial discharges, waste water treatment plants, agriculture and not least, the photochemical degradation of certain propellants and refrigerants, and subsequent pollution by atmospherically formed TFA via precipitation. This illustrates that serious conflicts may arise between the individual substances and effective countermeasures are only possible if the individual inputs of the possible substance sources locally are known.
The main task of TZW in this project is to design and implement precipitation monitoring to quantify how much atmospheric deposition contributes as a nationwide critical diffuse source of TFA. Daily precipitation samples are collected over a period of 24 months at eight different measurement stations of the German weather service. These are used to create precipitation-equivalent monthly mixed samples for each site in the lab, which are analysed for TFA. The results are also used to show any local and seasonal pollution trends and can help to derive a TFA contamination function in groundwater resources and a type of background concentration via atmospheric contamination. Additional TFA sources can only be identified and solution strategies established using this information. The results of this work package are contrasted in the further project stages with those from the modelling of propellant and refrigerant consumption volumes, and information from (eco)toxicological impact tests. They can then be used directly to determine various future scenarios and incorporate them into substance regulation.

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LG is already having a busy CES 2022, and the event hasn’t even begun. The business has already shown off two weird OLED designs and a pair of odd TVs, but today it unveiled OLED EX, the next iteration of its OLED display technology.
The OLED EX (which stands for Evolution and eXperience) promises to increase maximum brightness, improve picture quality, and allow for lower display bezels. The basic technology—millions of individual self-lit pixels—hasn’t changed, but LG claims that using an isotope called deuterium in conjunction with algorithmic image processing can boost brightness by up to 30% above traditional OLED displays.
As dull as it may appear, the science underlying it is actually quite fascinating. LG discovered a means to extract deuterium from water, a rare isotope (one deuterium atom in every 6,000 hydrogen atoms) that is twice as heavy as hydrogen and used it in its TV’s OLED elements. Stabilized deuterium compounds, according to LG, allow the display to emit stronger light while also boosting efficiency over time.
Moving on to the second change, LG is employing a “personalized” machine learning algorithm that forecasts the use of each light-emitting diode (on up to 8K TVs) based on your viewing habits, then “precisely controls the display’s energy input to more accurately express the details and colors of the video content being played.”
The new screen technology allows LG to lower the display bezel thickness on 65-inch TVs from six millimeters to four millimeters, according to LG. That may not appear to be much of an improvement, but on this scale, even the tiniest reduction makes a difference.
The best part about LG’s statement is that OLED EX isn’t just a concept or a prototype; starting in the second quarter of next year, the new display technology will be employed in every OLED TV built at Samsung’s Paju, South Korea, and Guangzhou, China facilities. LG didn’t indicate when the first OLED EX items would be available, but it sounds like it may be as soon as mid-2022. We’ve inquired about specifics.
“Despite the worldwide TV market declining by 12% this year, we saw a 70% increase in OLED sales,” said Dr. Oh Chang-ho, executive vice president and head of LG Display’s TV Business Unit. “Through the advancement of our OLED technology, algorithms, and designs, we hope to create even more inventive, high-end customer experiences with our new OLED EX technology.”
I haven’t seen this latest version of OLED in person yet, and since we won’t be attending CES (LG appears to be on board, FWIW), it may be a while before I do, but the prospect of a TV that fixes one of OLED’s few flaws—brightness—has me going to the store to get popcorn.
But first, I’d like to see what Samsung has on display at CES. With something termed QD-OLED, the business has already announced the strategies it would employ to bridge the gap between its QLED panels and LG’s superior OLED displays. Samsung claims that by integrating Quantum Dot and OLED parts, it will be able to give us the best of both worlds: perfect blacks, great contrast, and high brightness levels (sound familiar?). Sony, a long-time user of LG’s OLED panels, is rumored to be working on its own QD-OLED TVs.
This is all good news for customers; the television war is heating up again, and the result, regardless of who wins, should be a wider range of TVs with higher picture quality than what is currently available.


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Govt to Probe Reliance Group Companies Over Allegations by Auditor PwC
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has begun an investigation into alleged financial fraud by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Capital and Reliance Home Finance, a month after auditing firm
Price Waterhouse & Co (PwC) resigned as auditor for both the companies, it has been reported.
Economic Times reported on Wednesday that the MCA will start “questioning the management and the audit committees of both the Reliance group companies”. Quoting sources, the report added that the investigators would also question the current auditor of the companies Pathak HD & Associates and PwC executives who worked on the audit assignment.
Government’s probing agency Serious Fraud Investigation Office would be spearheading the probe in the coming weeks.
In May, PwC resigned as the auditor of the two companies and stated that it suspected fraudulent transactions by the Reliance companies during the first quarter ending financial year 2018-19. Reportedly, PwC also submitted some documents to the ministry that included details about the questionable transactions.
However, both Reliance Capital and Reliance Home Finance denied PwC allegations as ‘baseless’ and ‘unjustified’ and stated that there is no question of ‘diversion’, zero loans and liquidity have been provided by any lender in the PwC audit period.
Reliance Group has been mired in several controversies for some time now. Recently, a probe commissioned by State Bank of India (SBI) had flagged transactions by three companies – Reliance Communications (RCom), Reliance Telecom and Reliance Telecom Infrastructure amounting to Rs 5,500 crore. Accounting firm BDO engaged by State Bank of India (SBI) had looked at transactions of the three companies between May 2017 and March 2018, and flagged numerous suspicious transactions during the period. For instance, ET reported one such suspicious transactions: “A little known company Netizen had received capex advances of Rs 4,000 crore in May 2017 through transactions emanating from Reliance Group companies. what raised suspicion was the size of the amount, which was later set off against liabilities.”
Reliance Group companies have a debt of over Rs 1 lakh crore with RCom accounting for Rs 49,193 crore, followed by Reliance Telecom at over Rs 24,306 crore.
RCom is currently going through bankruptcy process under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Earlier this year, Reliance Group entered a standstill agreement with 90% of its lenders who agreed to not to release the Group companies shares pledged with them till the end of September, 2019.
Anil Ambani had recently stated that the Reliance Group has made aggregate debt servicing payments of over Rs 35000 crore in the 14-month period from April 1, 2018 till May 31, 2019. These comprise principal repayments of Rs 24,800 crore and interest payments of Rs 10,600 crore.
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Gov. Tom Wolf Seeks Overhaul of Pennsylvania’s Highway Funding
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid a deepening stalemate over financing highways and public transit, Gov. Tom Wolf on March 12 proposed phasing out Pennsylvania’s gasoline tax, the second-highest in the nation, and appointed a commission to recommend alternative ways to pay for the state’s needs.
Wolf ordered a commission of several dozen lawmakers, transportation industry representatives, transportation planners, government officials and others to deliver recommendations by Aug. 1 of funding alternatives to foot the extra billions of dollars deemed to be necessary.
“Our economy, our communities and our future rely on a strong transportation system that supports our safety and growth,” Wolf said in a statement.
The gas tax that Wolf calls “burdensome’’ isn’t keeping pace with transportation and safety needs as vehicles become more fuel-efficient and more motorists buy electric vehicles, state officials say.
To make possible @GovernorTomWolf's commitment to phase out the state's gas tax and to further address the state’s transportation funding needs, the Transportation Revenue Options Commission has been created. ➡ https://t.co/i3goeEurw4 pic.twitter.com/oINB605Gj5 — PA Department of Transportation (@PennDOTNews) March 12, 2021
States are seeing stagnant revenue from gasoline taxes, the major source of cash for highway construction, and are increasingly experimenting with user fees.
PennDOT has said its current highway and bridge budget for construction and maintenance is about $6.9 billion per year, less than half of the $15 billion that is needed to keep Pennsylvania’s highways and bridges in good condition and ease major traffic bottlenecks.
To raise about $2 billion over the next few years, PennDOT is seeking to add tolls to nine major bridges on interstates around the state to finance reconstruction projects, drawing objections from Republican lawmakers.
Lawmakers are discussing slapping fees on electric vehicles, while Wolf has proposed, without success in the Legislature, ways of weaning the state police budget off highway construction funds.
Meanwhile, the Legislature’s efforts to fund transportation over the past two decades have run up debt and costs to motorists.
A 2007 law siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars from turnpike tolls each year — now more than $7 billion in total since then — has plunged the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission deeper into debt.
The commission has more than $14 billion in debt, as of last year, double what it reported a decade ago. It paid $652 million in interest and borrowing costs last year, more than half of its total revenue and more than its operating costs for the year, according to its financial statement.
At the same time, turnpike tolls have more than doubled in 12 years to $47 across the length of the highway and more than quadrupled for motorists who don’t have E-Z Pass to $95.30, or almost a quarter per mile.
A 2013 law increased the gasoline tax and various motorist fees to raise more than $2 billion a year for highway construction and other transportation needs.
As a result, Pennsylvania’s gas tax is now No. 2 in the nation, behind California, at 58.7 cents per gallon, according to an analysis by the Washington-based Tax Foundation.
State Rep. Mike Carroll (D-Luzerne), the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, told a House hearing last month that the sprawling expanse of Pennsylvania’s highways and state roads has not kept lawmakers from peeling off almost half of the gas tax revenue for other purposes.
That includes 12 cents a gallon to the state police budget, 8 cents a gallon to local governments, 3 cents a gallon to the Mon-Fayette Expressway’s Southern Beltway in southwestern Pennsylvania and 3 cents a gallon to the Department of Agriculture and other state agencies.
“Nearly half of the gasoline tax that we collect does not go to PennDOT’s responsibility with respect to roads and bridges,” Carroll said.
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July 6th, 2020
Roller Coaster Ride
Well the amusement parks have remained closed due to the pandemic but for those missing the thrill of the roller coaster, look no further than the door and window industry. After starting out really fast in the early part of the year, business took a dive in the spring due to stay-at- home orders, plant shutdowns and a general feeling of gloom surrounding the economy. Now that things are starting to reopen, most of my door and window customers are reporting that June has taken off like a rocket. Indeed, June in my neck of the woods looks to be running an average of at least 20% higher the same time period last year. So, what is going on?
U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May but permits for future home construction rebounded strongly, indicating that the housing market—along with the economy in general—was starting to emerge from the pandemic-induced drop. An article posted by CNBC states that applications to buy homes surged to an 11 ½ year high in May; this is will surely give the housing market a shot in the arm, spurring more permits and starts in the months ahead. But still how do we explain June?
Well, I informally polled my customers and one thing for certain is that optimism abounds. There are several theories for the uptick.
“Folks have been quarantined in their houses for months now and many have noticed some things that need to be taken care of including new windows and doors,” says one customer.
“They have stimulus money in the bank as well as extra money to spend due to canceled vacation plans. So now perhaps it is time to spend that money on the house, and that includes windows and doors,” says another.
Another trend is that real estate markets are heating up in the suburbs. An economic report by MarketWatch points to a strong real estate market this summer, led by an interest in suburbia. It seems as though the social unrest and riots in the cities have spurred an interest in moving to the suburbs and rural areas. As one real estate agent put it, “People just want to move away from the craziness and have some peace and quiet.” Declining mortgage rates are an additional catalyst.
The RV business is another area that is taking off and that means RV doors and windows right along with it. Reluctance to get on airplanes translates to vacation plans that involve RVs, and many people are finding this experience to be quite gratifying. Instead of hanging out in crowded airports and paying for a $10 hot dog on the way to their destinations, they are parked at a campground watching deer, walking their dogs and eating fifty cent hot dogs cooked on their grill. Maybe they rented the RV for their first experience but now love this change of pace and are now buying one, or they own one already and are buying a better one. The low price of gasoline doesn’t hurt either.
But with this summer surge in business comes one damper and as predicted in one of my earlier blogs: the lack of labor. Workers who became unemployed due to the pandemic are not exactly rushing back to the factories even though plants desperately need them. Perhaps some have a genuine fear of the virus, but the reason I am hearing more often is the $600 per week they are receiving from the government as a result of the Cares Act. It makes going back to work less attractive. Because of this, door and window plants are scrambling to get enough workers to fulfill their orders on a timely basis. I have even heard of one window manufacturer shutting down the plant the last week of July and telling their sales team not to take more orders. The Cares Act is due to expire at the end of this month so hopefully they can add more staff when the $600 no longer dampers the enthusiasm to work.
Morgan Donahue, vice president of sales at Erdman Automation, predicted earlier this year that when the market for automation comes back, “it will do so with a vengeance.” After talking to the plant managers who are pulling their hair out trying to staff their window lines to reduce back logs, I can attest that Morgan is correct.
So, there we have it, the roller coaster is soaring upward. Will the ups and downs continue, or will the wild ride be over? What do you think?


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A high court judge has lifted the gagging order preventing the Daily Telegraph publishing details of misconduct allegations against Sir Philip Green, formally ending a legal battle between the two parties.
The Daily Telegraph intends to publish the full details of the allegations, which include sexual harassment and racial abuse, brought forward by five employees at the Arcadia Group online at 9pm tonight and in tomorrow’s paper.
The Arcadia boss was first revealed as the businessman behind the gagging order in October by Lord Hain who used parliamentary privilege to name him in the House of Lords.
Sir Philip has denied the allegations in the NDAs.
In December, he brought legal action against the Daily Telegraph to force them to reveal their sources on the story and sought damages to his reputation. Sir Philip dropped the case last week.
A statement by Sir Philip and the board of the Arcadia Group said that they are “pleased” with today’s judgement but accused the Daily Telegraph of pursuing a “vendetta” against them and urged them not to publish the details: “The Telegraph has pursued a vendetta against Sir Philip Green and the employees and management of Arcadia Group for the past nine months, harassing many of its staff and their families in their homes, often at night and at weekends. The Telegraph and its owners must now decide whether to do the decent thing and respect the NDAs.”


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Meli and I just made this makeshift Halloween card following a protracted process of trying to get Pepe into a respectable pose with the miniature pumpkin. I now leave it open to my loyal readers to (a) supply a funnier caption than "Happy Halloween" and (b) supply a funnier background than the Photoshop gray gradient. Graydient. Nyuk.
Strips are on the way, I promise.

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Create a Wondering Life Instead of a Hoping Life
It helps us un-set our hearts when we replace the words "I hope" with the words "I wonder." Let me demonstrate. Instead of "I hope the war ends quickly," make it "I wonder if the war will end quickly." Instead of "I hope the stock market goes up," make it "I wonder if the stock market will go up." Instead of "I hope I keep my job," make it "I wonder if I'll keep my job." Notice the relief in this simple shift.
Even with difficult situations in our lives, substituting "I wonder" for "I hope" keeps our hopes from being dashed and opens up the possibility of our learning and growing from whatever happens.


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Objectives To summarise the definitions and combinations of codes used to identify outcomes of anxiety, depression, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction (including mild cognitive dysfunction and dementia), sexual dysfunction, pain, sleep disorders, and fatal and non-fatal self-harm in studies using electronic health records from primary care databases in the UK.
Design Systematic review.
Data sources Medline, Embase and lists of publications of the main primary care databases in the UK.
Eligibility criteria Included data from a UK primary care database and studied outcome(s) of interest.
Data extraction and synthesis We abstracted information on the outcomes definition and codelists. When necessary, authors were contacted to request codelists.
Results 120 studies were eligible. Codelists were available for 17/42 studies of depression; 21/41 studies of fatal and non-fatal self-harm; 17/27 studies of dementia/cognitive dysfunction; 5/12 studies of anxiety; 4/8 studies of pain; 3/6 studies of fatigue and sexual dysfunction; 1/2 studies of sleep disorders. Depression was most often defined using codes for diagnoses (37/42 studies) and/or antidepressants prescriptions (21/42 studies); six studies reported including symptoms in their definition. Anxiety was defined with codes for diagnoses (12/12 studies); four studies also reported including symptoms. Fatal self-harm was ascertained in primary care data linked to the Office for National Statistics mortality database in nine studies. Most studies of cognitive dysfunction included Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular and frontotemporal dementia. Fatigue definitions varied little, including chronic fatigue syndrome, neurasthenia and postviral fatigue syndrome. All studies of sexual dysfunction focused on male conditions, principally erectile dysfunction. Sleep disorders included insomnia and hypersomnia. There was substantial variability in the codelists; validation was carried out i21/120 studies.
Conclusions There is a need for standardised definitions and validated list of codes to assess mental health and quality of life outcomes in primary care databases in the UK.
- primary care
- mental health
- electronic health records databases
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Contributors HC, RW and KB designed the study. HC and HS screened the list of references and abstracted information from the original studies. HC wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors revised the paper for important intellectual content.
Funding This work was supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) (grant number MR/M016234/1 to H.C.); and the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society (grant number 107731/Z/15/Z to K.B.).
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Topaz has announced that it will be dropping fuel prices in 14 locations over the bank holiday weekend to 99c per litre for 99 minutes.
The fuel offers are to celebrate the rollout of Miles, Topaz’s new fuel additive and fuel brand, across its 430 service stations in Ireland. The rollout of Miles is set to be completed at all Topaz sites by August this year, and Topaz will announce further fuel offers across the country as the rollout progresses.
“Following the huge success to date with the rollout of our Miles fuel brand across Ireland, we are excited to continue offering these incredibly low fuel prices to our customers to celebrate the introduction of our new innovative fuel at these service stations,” Gordon Lawlor, fuels director at Topaz, said.
Participating fuel stations include Topaz Parkway East in Palmerstown, Topaz Rochestown Avenue in Dun Laoghaire, Topaz the Ward, North Road in north Dublin, and Topaz Kilcolgan, Co. Galway, all of which will have the offer on Saturday.
On Sunday the offer will take place at the following locations at 9am for 99 minutes; Topaz Stillorgan road in Dublin, Topaz Glenview in west Dublin, Topaz Ballymun in North Dublin, Topaz Eglington in south Dublin, Topaz Citywest on the Naas Road, and Topaz Thomond in Co. Limerick.
While on bank holiday Monday the fuel offer will take place at 9am in the following locations; Topaz Parkway West in Palmerstown, Topaz Kilnamanagh in west Dublin, Topaz Grange Castle in Clondalkin, west Dublin, and Topaz Shannon in Co. Clare.
Miles is a next generation fuel that contains a unique blend of additives designed to take motorists up to 3pc further.
Its performance has been tested and verified by a third party independent research and development center, which confirmed it as a superior quality fuel.
“The rollout of Miles in Ireland, and the significant €6m investment in the brand, represents our commitment to innovation,” Lawlor said.
Topaz recently acquired the Esso station network and the company also operates a large commercial fuels business, with over 30 depots and three owned terminals across Ireland.
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USA Today columnist Kirsten Powers told CNN on Friday that she was worried that if the courts uphold President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, it would set a "frightening" precedent that would allow him to declare an emergency whenever he wanted to bypass Congress, a 'new normal' that every other president would take advantage of.
Powers expressed her concerns after host Jim Sciutto asked her if the president was "setting himself up for another loss" with his declaration.
"If he ends up being successful in the courts," Powers said, "then I don't think it is a loss for him."
"I think in the end, he will have grabbed a bunch of power," she continued."I doubt this is the last national emergency that we see, which I think is a frightening idea."
Powers said if Trump prevails in court, emergency declarations "could become a new normal regardless of who is president."
"Whenever they can't get what they want from Congress, or think that they can't get what they want, they'll just declare a national emergency," she said. "Facts be damned."
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For years, we used the word addiction to describe someone who’s developed a use disorder when it comes to drugs or alcohol. The fact is that addiction is one side of the two-sided equation that makes up a substance use disorder, with the other being dependence.
To help you discern the difference between dependence and addiction and how they work together to wreak havoc on your life, our team here at Tres Vistas Recovery presents the following discussion.
Naming a difficult problem
Abuse, misuse, addiction, dependency — these are all words that have been used to label a very serious problem that arises when you use drugs or alcohol in a certain way. Dissatisfied that any of these words alone fully encompassed the problem, which has been described as a disease of the mind, body, and spirit, medical experts have settled on the term “substance use disorder.”
Calling the problem a substance use disorder not only allows for the many facets of the disease to be adequately included, but it also recognizes a foundational fact — it’s an illness that should be treated like any other health issue.
Two sides to a bad equation
For people who have a substance use disorder, two components are evident:
This aspect of a substance use disorder describes the physical reliance that your body has developed toward your substance of choice, which is what creates the withdrawal symptoms when you try and quit. Dependence may also cause you to use more of your drug of choice as your body builds up a tolerance.
When you do try and quit, you may be met with withdrawal symptoms that can range from shakes and tremors to more serious grand mal seizures, depending upon what you’re trying to withdraw from.
Making matters slightly more complicated, we’ve just described physical dependence, which doesn’t take into account mental dependence. You may have certain triggers that elicit a physical response in your body, and the only way to quell the response is through using. For example, certain situations or people may raise your anxiety levels, and you’ve come to rely on drugs or alcohol to lower your anxiety.
The other side to the substance use disorder equation is addiction, which is the term we use to describe the behavioral changes that occur due to biochemical changes in your brain.
The longer you misuse drugs or alcohol, the more your brain readjusts its neural pathways to accommodate the use. Not only does your brain form new neural pathways that favor using, but your brain may also begin to only release natural feel-good chemicals, such as dopamine when you use them.
As a result of the rewiring in your brain, an addiction can form, which can lead to:
- Uncontrollable cravings
- The inability to quit using (loss of control)
- Obsessive thoughts that surround using
- Risky behaviors
All of these can greatly impact your ability to function normally, placing relationships, careers, and more, in danger.
Tackling both dependence and addiction
At our practice, we understand that the key to successfully breaking free from a substance use disorder is tackling both sides of the equation. First, we can help you safely detox from drugs or alcohol with medication-assisted treatments that are designed to greatly reduce the withdrawal symptoms that come with dependence.
Once we clear your body and break the dependence, we concentrate on the addiction side of the equation. Here again, certain medications can help control your addiction to help your brain form healthier neural pathways.
The bottom line is that when you understand and address the different components of a substance use disorder, the better able you will be to successfully break free.
If you’d like to take your first steps toward breaking your dependence and addiction, contact our office in San Juan Capistrano, California.

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Actress Sonali Bendre is considering doing a fitness based reality show. According to reports, the Bollywood star, who is known for her discipline to fitness, has recently been approached by a TV channel for the show. So she is looking into the concept and details of the show before she accepts it.
Talking to the PTI about the fitness based reality show, Sonali Bendre said, "I am considering getting on aboard the show. But I am still figuring out the concept...it has to be something that is fitting for all audiences to watch. On the other hand, fitness for me is a way of life so I am very excited about the venture."
However, Sonali Bendre has hosted a dance show Kya Masti Kya Dhoom ten years ago. Sonali has also judged the fourth season of Indian Idol along with Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar and Kailash Kher. She was last seen as a judge on the third season of India's Got Talent along with Dharmendra and actress Kirron Kher.


The Toyota Tundra is a pickup truck manufactured in the United States by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota since May 1999. The Tundra was the first North American full-size pickup to be built by a Japanese manufacturer. The Tundra was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award and was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year in 2000 and 2008.
Official 2019 Toyota Tundra site. Find a new, full-size truck at a Toyota dealership near you, or build & price your own Tundra online today.
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Toyota Tundra Diesel: Under The Hood. If it actually arrives, the Toyota Tundra Diesel won’t have any big surprises beneath the hood. At least we think so because it’s going to feature pretty much the same option as the Nissan Titan.
Toyota is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. The main headquarters of Toyota is located in a 4-story building in Toyota. As of 2006, the head office has the "Toyopet" Toyota logo and the words "Toyota Motor".
Read Motor Trend's Toyota Tundra review to get the latest information on models, prices, specs, MPG, fuel economy and photos. Conveniently compare local dealer pricing on Toyota Tundras.
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There is no such thing as an infinitely sustainable steady state for an economic process. To exist an economy must continually generate and implement scientific and technological progress. Without this progress an economy will become entropic, drawing down resource supplies and requiring an increasing physical cost to society to produce and provide the capital goods needed by society. Perhaps one of the clearest examples is the failure of the US economy to fully embrace the revolutionary transition to nuclear power.
Here is part one of a brief, two-part investigation. [Edit - Part two is available here]
In November 1962 the US Atomic Energy Commission, under the direction of Glenn Seaborg, issued a 70 page report to President Kennedy, responding to Kenney's March 1962 request that “the Atomic Energy Commission should take a new and hard look at the role of nuclear power in our economy.”
In the report – entitled, “Civilian Nuclear Power: A Report to the President • 1962” – Seaborg provided the assessment that nuclear fission power could be rapidly expanded over the coming decades to become the dominant source of electrical power for the nation (overtaking all other sources of electricity shortly after the turn of the century).
Comparing the assessment of Seaborg's nuclear power driver program with what has happened under the increasing dominance of an anti-nuclear, zero-growth, green paradigm, we see that today we have a significantly lower level of energy use than what was to be expected under a nuclear driver program, in both absolute and per capita terms. Understood in terms of Lyndon LaRouche's science of physical economy, this is a lower national economic energy flux-density (measured in terms of power per capita; see https://larouchepac.com/energy-flux-density).
We also see that we're deeply into an attritional process due to this failure to develop nuclear, with current levels of coal use (in absolute and per capita terms) presently significantly higher than they would have been under the nuclear driver program proposed to Kennedy by Seaborg. I.e., the anti-nuclear, zero-growth policy of the green movement has led to an increase in coal use, and the green's much-hyped wind and solar hasn't come close to even matching this increase in coal use.
[As a side note, I am not inherently opposed to the use of coal, but in the current, nuclear era it represents an antiquated, lower-order power source.]
This is a fully lawful expression of certain principles of LaRouche's science of physical economy – the need for continual growth, and, most emphatically, growth in the qualitative (rather than merely quantitative) progress associated with increasing levels of energy flux-density (my colleague Jason Ross has produced an excellent presentation of this in his video, "Forging Fusion: Physical, Chemical, Nuclear, Fusion!"). As we're now experiencing, without increasing energy flux-density, a zero-growth economy doesn't simply stagnate, it shifts into an entropic process of attritional rundown (a degenerative processes that is actually accelerated by increasing use of “green” sources of power – wind, solar, biofuels, etc.).
Last year my colleague Liona Fan Chiang examined the case of hydrolic fracturing used to release oil and gas deposits – fracking – as an example of this type of physical economic attrition (see, "Fracking: Economics of Extinction"). Here we will examine another example.
Figure 1: USA Electricity from Coal Under Pro-Growth vs Zero-Growth Policies
Seaborg's Proposal to Kennedy – A Nuclear Driver
Although year to year numerical data is not available in Seaborg's 1962 report to Kennedy we can work from their charts to compare where they forecast the US energy and electrical consumption would have been under an expansion of nuclear power with where it is today (under nearly two generations of the zero-growth paradigm).
In their figure 3 they provide an estimate of the growth of total energy consumption, non-electrical energy consumption, and electrical energy consumption divided into nuclear and non-nuclear sources (measured in quintillion BTUs (“Q”) per year), going out to 2060.
In their figure 4 they provide an assessment for how fossil fuel for electricity production and coal for electricity production will change under this nuclear power driver program, running from 1960 to 2010.
By examining these two charts, I produced the following table of their assessment of the levels of various forms of energy consumption (non-electrical, electrical, coal for electrical, nuclear for electrical, etc.) at the end of each decade from 1960 to 2010 (again, measured in quintillion BTUs per year).
40 Years of Zero-Growth Policy
Using information from the US Energy Information Administration we can see what the energy consumption has been for all these same categories. The United States clearly hasn't followed a program like that proposed by Seaborg. While nuclear power did expand throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, by the late 1960s and early 1970s the momentum began to shift to a policy of anti-nuclear power. Scares of overpopulation, nuclear radiation, pollution, etc. fueled a dramatic political-economic-cultural shift, away from the pro-growth and development policies of president Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and California Governor Pat Brown, and into a zero-growth paradigm.
We can now compare the history of what has happened under 40 years of zero-growth policy with what could have occurred under the nuclear driver program Seaborg proposal to Kennedy. This comparison will be made in absolute values (measured in quadrillion BTUs per year) and in per capita values (measured in watts per capita).
[As a side note, it should be emphasized that the per capita values are not simply an individual's direct use, but all the energy requirements to run the entire economy (agriculture, industry, transportation, water management, etc.), measured on a per capita basis.]
In the 1962 assessment for Kennedy it was projected that by 2010the United States would have a much higher total energy use, 170 quadrillion BTUs per year versus the actual value of 98 (73% higher). Electricity use would have increased proportionally more, 83 quadrillion BTUs per year, versus 2010's 39 (112% higher). Much of the total energy increase and all of the electricity increase would have come from a massive expansion of nuclear power, rising to 62 quadrillion BTUs per year – over seven times higher than the present level of 8.4.
[As a side note, it is worth recognizing that this expansion of electrical capacity could have supported a shift to an entire new mode of industrial production utilizing advanced laser systems, high temperature plasmas, and other forms of directed energy technologies – requiring electrical power rather than the relatively inefficient heat of coal and coke combustion. This was presented in some detail in the June 1983 EIR report, “The Economic Impact of Relativistic Beam Technology,” where it was made clear that the main bottleneck in being able to implement such a new industrial revolution was the level of electricity production.]
Under Seaborg's growth scenario by 2010 the total coal used for electricity would be in decline, and, even with the much higher total energy and electricity consumption levels, coal would be significantly less than what it is today – 15.6 quadrillion BTUs per year instead of the actual 2010 value of 19. As discussed below, this decline in coal use for electricity generation would have been a natural consequence of a growth program, consistent with the history of prior transitions to new energy sources.
If we examine this in per capita terms we see the same characteristics, though with slightly different values because the Seaborg report was premised on a higher rate of population growth – reaching 320 million by 2000 (whereas the actual US population was only 282 million by 2000).
Under the 1962 proposal for a nuclear driver program total power per capita would have been 50% higher – 15,863 watts per capita, rather than the zero-growth 2010 value of 10,573. Electricity per capita would have been 85% higher – 7,768 watts per capita, rather than 4,227. In this 1962 proposal 75% of the nation's per capita electricity would have been from nuclear power, with nuclear power provided electricity being over six times higher than what it is now – 5,793 watts per capita, rather 904.
As with the absolute measurements, by 2010 the nuclear driver program would have brought a decline in the per capita electricity provided by coal (1,460 watts per capita), 30% lower than the 2010 values resulting from a zero-growth policy (2,076).
Comparing Seaborg's AEC scenario with today's reality indicates that we're using a greater amount of coal – in absolute and in per capita terms – for a lower overall level of national economic energy flux-density. It is also important to emphasize the total amount of electricity provided by the combination of wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass is significantly less than the increase in coal use attributable to not going with the Seaborg nuclear program. In absolute terms these “renewable” sources only provided the equivalent of 1.3 quadrillion BTUs per year, whereas the increase in coal use attributed to the zero-growth program is 3.65; and in per capita terms, these renewables provide 141 watts per capita, while the increase in coal use is over four times higher, at 616.
Forty years of an anti-nuclear, zero-growth, green paradigm (measured against the nuclear program of Kennedy's pro-growth paradigm) has led to a lower level of energy consumption and a higher rate of coal consumption – in absolute and per capita terms – with green energy not even coming close to matching the increase in coal use.
In part two we will examine this in the larger context of the changing energy flux-density throughout the hsitory of the United States.
[Edit - Part two is available here]
USA Electricity from Coal Under Pro-Growth vs Zero-Growth Policies

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WOMEN ANIMAL PRINTED MACAROON KNIT ASYMMETRICAL HEM SWING TOP - BLACK & CREAM
This Women’s Animal Printed Macaroon Knit Asymmetrical Hem Swing Top is a versatile piece for your everyday wardrobe. This top has stretchy and breathable construction, and you can style it from a casual look to a business look. For casual look, match with leggings and sneakers. It has longer length that covers your bottom, it is perfect piece to match with leggings. You can style with a black skirt and tuck it in to make it more formal, business look. Hand wash in cold water and hang dry. Also available in Brown & Cream.
- Sleeve Type: Long Sleeves
- Pattern Style: Plain, Asymmetrical
- Length: Long
- Neckline: Bottleneck
- Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
- Style: Casual, Daily, Dressy
- Fit: Oversize Fit
- Fabric: Stretch
- Occasion: Casual, Daily, Office Look, Girl’s Night Out
- Side pockets
- Longer Length
- Stretch and Breathable Construction
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- Composition: 95% Polyester, 5% Spandex
- Hand wash cold with like colors. Hang dry.
- Made in USA
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Model is wearing size M.
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Boom lifts and scissor lifts are the large pieces of equipment that hoist workers up into the air to perform various construction-related and maintenance tasks. You may see these machines and workers on building sites, underneath electrical wires, washing windows, servicing tall trees, installing signs and lighting, and much more. They are the workers that keep the various systems we’ve grown to depend on safe and structurally sound.
Boom lift workers are needed everywhere, in every city across the nation. But not just anyone can operate them. Only trained personnel who know how to operate a boom lift can operate them safely and avoid hazards. Provide your workers with a high-quality boom lift certification from a trusted source.
CMO has the aerial boom lift certification training and scissor lift instruction you need to become OSHA compliant. Without the proper training in place, you can’t operate a boom lift, aerial lift, or scissor lift in the United States. OSHA guidelines require an aerial lift boom certification for all workers who use lifts, even if it’s only a few days out of the year.
We think safety is the most important part of the job – for any job. That’s why we offer boom lift license and aerial boom lift certification for beginners, veteran equipment operators, and everyone in between.
What is a Boom Lift Certification and What Types of Jobs Use Them?
You’ve most likely heard of aerial lifts, and you might be wondering, “what is a boom lift, and how do the two differ?” Boom lifts are also commonly called aerial lifts or cherry pickers, and are sometimes mounted onto a truck or come with an extendable arm to reach impressive heights. They are used for many of the necessary jobs found in the modern world. If you’re interested in working with boom lifts, you can take advantage of the fact that they will always be in demand. Some of the most common jobs involving boom lifts include Boom Lift/Aerial Lift Operator, Boom Lift Mechanic, Air Craft Mechanic, Electrical Worker, Window Washer, Painter, Sign Installer, Event Lighting Worker, Arborist, Exterior Building Maintenance Worker, and much more.
As you can see, boom lifts are essential tools in our society today. But in order to utilize them to their best advantage and to avoid devastating accidents, one must be educated in how to operate them properly and avoid hazards with boom lift certification.
That’s were CMO comes into the training equation. Our aerial boom lift certification is ideal for anyone that requires training. And because our sessions are available online, you can get your boom lift license on your terms. No worries about traveling offsite to an expensive 3rd party training provider. Just sign up, and start taking your boom lift certification requirements today – before you know it, you’ll be OSHA compliant – and a better aerial lift or scissor lift operator, too!
Common Boom Lift Violations That Lead to Accidents
Operating such large, heavy equipment as boom lifts takes great responsibility from all workers involved. OSHA encounters many violations every year that often lead to injuries and fatalities. In fact, of the top ten violations for OSHA fines among small companies, four are connected in some way to aerial lifts:
- – Training
- – Training requirements
- – Aerial lifts
- – Fall protection
In 2008, these four violations together accumulated a total of 9,295 citations and $6.7 million in fines. This points to a huge need for boom lift certification training and scissor lift certification.
How Can Boom Lift Accidents Be Prevented? Get Your Boom Lift License Today!
If you are a small business owner and use both scissor and boom lifts, what can you do to make sure your work force is properly boom lift certified and scissor lift certified? Let’s just say it doesn’t have to involve expensive courses and days of in-class education. CertifyMeOnline can take care of both scissor lift certification and boom lift certification at a fraction of the price and in a fraction of the time.
The Difference Between Boom Lifts and Scissor Lifts and Training for Each
According to OSHA, boom lifts are classified as aerial lifts and scissor lifts as scaffolding. This means that boom lifts require an education that teaches how to operate a boom lift specifically, and scissor lifts need training that covers scissor lift operation.
The main differences between boom lifts and scissor lifts is the range of hazards involved with each. For example, OSHA requires an employee in an aerial lift, but not a scissor lift, to use fall protection. The logic here is that if a worker on a platform of a scissor lift falls outside the guard rails, the apparatus might tip over. The last thing the worker needs is to be is tethered to a piece of heavy machinery and pinned beneath it.
Here is an outline that best describes the primary differences between boom lifts and scissor lifts, and why it is important to receive both a boom lift certification and a scissor lift certification.
What is a Boom Lift?
- – One operator controls the rig and manipulates the work platform, while another worker stands on the platform
- – Boom lifts can elevate workers at an angle, horizontally, and vertically
- – Boom lifts should not be driven with the platform extended
- – Brakes and outriggers should be set to stabilize the extended lift
- – Boom lifts should be placed on even ground
- – All boom lift workers must wear fall protection equipment, including full body harnesses and lanyards
What is a Scissor Lift?
- – all of the controls are inside the working platform and operated by a person on the platform
- – Scissor lifts use a scissor-like extension system that raises the work platform directly above itself
- – Scissor lifts are used over safe, even surfaces directly beneath the work area
- – Once the vehicle is stationary, the platform is then elevated to the correct height
- – Scissor lifts cannot be driven safely with the platform elevated
- – If operated in rough weather or when overloaded, scissor lifts can be dangerous
- – Do not position a scissor lift nearby large objects, both fixed and moving
The Importance of Obtaining Boom Lift Certification
The best way to prevent accidents with boom lifts is to ensure all workers receive adequate boom lift certification that teaches how to operate a boom lift specifically. Training can reduce injuries and fatalities by teaching workers how to recognize hazards, can reduce equipment costs and repairs, and can increase productivity.
Register with CertifyMeOnline.net today and join companies like Harley Davidson and Coca-Cola. Your employees will love you for doing your best to make sure they are not among the 20 people each year who lose their lives in boom lift and scissor lift-related accidents.
Boom Lift Certification Requirements
OSHA has created a set of requirements that all employers must follow who hire boom lift operators. According to OSHA, employers must provide a safe working environment that is free of hazards, which includes allowing only employees who are trained and certified to work with boom lifts. Boom lift certification is very important in the eyes of OSHA, and they fine and penalize workplaces that neglect to provide this essential education. For willful violations, like allowing an untrained worker to operate boom lifts, fines can reach up to $126, 749!
If you’re an employer who hires boom lift and scissor lift operators, make sure each of these workers has completed an OSHA-compliant training and evaluation, both of which are required to qualify for the certification. It’s also imperative that you remember to retrain employees and provide them with their renewal operator cards. Refresher training should be provided every three years, unless an employee has been involved in an accident or is caught performing unsafe practices.
Luckily, we make it a breeze to stay compliant with OSHA regulations, stay on their good side, and avoid penalties. You only need to purchase boom lift certification training one time for all of your operators. And along with our initial aerial lift training, you get free renewals for life! With so many benefits for employers and employees, CMO is the smart choice for getting your aerial boom lift certification or boom lift license. If you have any questions about our boom lift certification programs, give CMO a call today at (602) 277-0615.
Don’t wait! Get your employees certified with boom lift certification today!


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Massive Walt Disney Land Attraction Database
At right: Alice in Camelot, a favorite attraction of Mary Poppins
Alice in Camelot
November 26, 1974
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This attraction is based on the Disney cartoon of the book of the legend "Alice in Camelot" by Fess Parker. Carve out a seat in a worm and plummet into a mysterious hole and use your laser cannon to shoot targets and score points all over Camelot. You might even be painted rose red on your way to ground level!
- If traveling with teens , they'll want to experience this attraction and sing along.
- Minimum height 37" (or 18.5" and endlessly whining).
- Guests may get very damp on this attraction.
- This attraction closes at park closing.
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Leak repair with an adhesive patch for smooth PVC: Clean off the bed with a dry paper towel and lay the bed flat on the ground. Cut the repair patch in a circle. Apply to the bed making sure there are no wrinkles. Use your thumb to apply pressure ensuring the patch is completely adhered to the PVC.
How do you fix a hole in an aerobed?
How to Patch an Air Mattress
- STEP 1: Press upon the inflated airbed and listen for the leak.
- STEP 2: Or, try locating the leak with a moisture test.
- STEP 3: As a last resort, identify the air leak using soap bubbles.
- STEP 4: Clean around the hole.
- STEP 5: Patch the hole with a kit and strong sealant.
Can you use JB Weld on air mattress?
Yes it will. I had a tear in the seam of my air mattress and the normal repair patch wouldn’t work. I scuffed the area, applied a liberal amount of JB plastic epoxy and applied the patch on top. Just before it finished hardening, I aired up the mattress to let the epoxy finish hardening in the correct place.
Will a tire patch work on an air mattress?
Purchase a bike tire patch kit. There are arguments for and against the self-adhesive patches that come with some of these kits, but basically, if the patch can stand up to the pressure of being ridden on, it will be more than sufficient for an inflatable bed. Use hot glue to fill in a tear along the seam.
Why is my AeroBed deflating?
Air mattresses deflate overnight because of their design, the temperature and the pressure put on the mattress. No air mattress is airtight. Your air mattress must have a bit of room to breathe, and you will lose a small amount of air just by laying down. Cold temperatures cause the air inside the mattress to condense.
What material is AeroBed made of?
Raised Pillowtop AeroBed is made of puncture-resistant, 18 gauge, heavy-duty poly-vinyl chloride (PVC). The sleep surface is made of 22 gauge flocked PVC. The material is non-allergenic, and is electronically welded at the seams for superior strength and durability.
Can you use E6000 to patch an air mattress?
Or if you have some kind of flexible sheet plastic, you could use E6000 to glue the patch on to the mattress. 4 of 4 found this helpful.
Can I use Flex Seal on air mattress?
We do not recommend using Flex Seal on an air mattress as it is not for high pressure uses. Yes it does, inflate the air mattress. search the air mattress and find the hole, when a hold has been found. mark it with a permanent marker. Then deflate the mattress a little more than halfway.
What is the best way to patch an air mattress?
Cut out a patch from the plastic material. Generally, you want the patch to be big enough to cover the hole with an added half-inch of plastic around the hole. Place a layer of adhesive around the outer edge of the patch. Carefully press the patch onto the surface of the air mattress, completely covering the hole.
How do I stop my air mattress from deflating?
To prevent an air mattress from deflating overnight monitor the room temperature, do not over-exceed the maximum weight capacity of your mattress, pay attention to any forms of air loss, do not over inflate the mattress, allow the mattress material to stretch out, avoid sitting on the edge of the mattress, keep it away
Why is my air mattress deflating but no holes?
Air mattresses deflate overnight because they are not being used properly. The main reason why an air mattress keeps deflating is the way it is being used. The result may seem to be the air mattress deflating – no hole apparent because it is all down to temperature.
Why does my air mattress have a hump in the middle?
If your mattress has a bulge, there’s a good chance it has too much air in it, so the first thing to do is let some of the air out in a controlled way while you press on the bulge to make it go down. Large bulges may go away if you let all the air out of the mattress and reinflate it.


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Campaign ban on Mayawati, Maneka, Azam, Yogi: Election Commission needs more teeth to tackle poll code violations
It is ironical that various politicians flout a code of conduct which they themselves contributed to framing
Every election season witnesses politicians making objectionable remarks against their rivals, and every poll season has the Election Commission of India warning the offenders and reminding them of the code of conduct. On a few occasion the poll panel ‘acts’ by banning the accused from conducting or attending poll meetings for a few days. After that, it’s back to normal. So, why do politicians make comments that are violative of the Code of Conduct? Not only that, why do they use offensive words that are also against basic norms of civility?
The first reason is to do with the toothlessness of the Election Commission of India. If it finds some remark adversarial to the Model Code of Conduct, it can take two steps: Warn the accused, or bar him from campaigning. The second usually follows after the first. On paper, it can even debar a candidate from contesting, but that’s rare. Bal Thackeray had been disqualified from contesting elections for six years after he was found guilty of appealing to religious sentiments on behalf of a Shiv Sena leader in the 1987 Maharashtra Assembly elections. But that was after the court stepped in and Section 123 (3) of the Representation of the People Act was invoked. The Election Commission of India has often pointed out that its orders are usually non-binding in nature and that the Code of Conduct must be made legally binding to check objectionable content during poll campaigning.
The poll panel’s helplessness has only emboldened the political class. Already, in the course of the ongoing poll campaign, various offensive remarks have been made by leaders ranging from one end of the political spectrum to another. The Election Commission of India sought details of these statements but seemed to be taking its own time, leading the Supreme Court to step in and said, “Mr Election Commission, you have to act very promptly. You cannot drag matters like this. Get into action immediately.”
Thus prompted, the poll panel swung into action and placed restrictions on a bunch of leaders — Mayawati, Yogi Adityanath, Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi. They were barred from addressing rallies for periods ranging from 48 hours to 72 hours. Expectedly, the affected leaders cried foul, claiming they had done no wrong.
But even within the restrictions, it is fettered with, the poll panel can be at least a bit more effective. As Chief Election Commissioner, TN Seshan had managed to curb offensive speeches in the 1990s through a mix of dire threats against such offence and action on the ground. He expressed his resolve to cancel or postpone elections in case the candidates failed to adhere to the code.
His warnings had the desired impact, though it did not fully stamp out the practice, especially when it came to appealing to religious sentiments.
It is ironical that various politicians flout a code of conduct which they themselves contributed to framing. The set of norms which comprise the Model Conduct of Conduct had been created through a consensus among political parties which agreed to abide by it. There are eight parts to the code, each dealing with different aspects of the norms to be followed by parties and candidates during poll campaigning. They are: Guidelines on poll manifestos; steps that the party in power should take; observers that the poll panel appoints; entry into polling booths; rules to be followed on polling day; organisation of processions; conduct of meetings; and, general conduct. The last one covers a range of dos and don’t, such as refraining from appealing to caste or religion to attract votes or using corrupt means, avoiding personal or private criticism of rivals and instead limiting criticism to policies or programmes, and not resorting to any activity which “may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic”. The code comes into effect from the day poll dates are announced.
The code of conduct is in keeping with Article 324 of the Constitution of India, which gives the Election Commission of India the power to supervise elections to Parliament and state legislatures. The code was first introduced back in 1960 in the Kerala Assembly elections, and then in the 1962 general elections. Over the years, it has evolved with experience and feedback from political parties. In 1979, a provision to regulate the party in power was introduced; in 2013, on directions of the Apex Court, the poll panel added a section on guidelines concerning election manifestos to ensure that the documents did not offer objectionable material.
Given that the fact that the Model Code of Conduct is not enforceable by law, aggrieved parties have to fall back on various others legal provisions in the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal procedure and the Representation of the People Act, to get justice. But the process is time-consuming, and a verdict is more likely than not, to come after polling is done and even results are out. In a report on electoral reforms, the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice had recommended the inclusion of the model code of conduct into the Representation of the People Act, for effective redressal. The time has come to give the Election Commission more teeth.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL.)

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A celadon ground Straits Chinese offering bowl with a wavy rim imitating a lotus leaf and decorated in enamels with flowers and insects. Four-character red enamel mark inscribed on the base. Length: 27.3 cm. c. 1900.
Two small rim chips and minor fritting. No other damage. The bowl is accompanied by a sturdy fitted oval hardwood stand in good condition (some minor cracks as indicated).


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Hubby and I are going to the Texas Renaissance Festival this weekend, and planning on actually camping out overnight. We’ve never done this before, and I’ve heard it gets kind of crazy. We’re going to party like it’s the 14th through the 17th century!
The thing is, I don’t want to be hampered by a cooler and ice, and all the mess that entails. Maybe it’s just me, but some package of food always ends up open and floating in the slush water, getting all disgusting and damp and making all the ice water icky. I can’t handle it!! So what are non-refridgerated food options, that are not entirely terrible for you? (Meaning I will not try to survive on gummi bears)
Fruit: Oranges, apples, and pears (I almost wrote “bears” haha! Oh, the incompetence) don’t need to be refridgerated, at least for a couple days. There are also fruit cups, but I don’t feel like packing plasticware in addition to all the other junk we’ll need.
Granola bars: You could also carry pop tarts, and baggies of cereal if you want, but pop tarts aren’t very good for you, and I don’t want little loose things going every where.
Tuna: If you look around in the tuna section of the grocery store, there are several kinds of little lunch kits that come with tuna and crackers and don’t need to be in the fridge. Back in the day, when I used to hand out lunches to homeless people, these were a staple. They come with everything you need in them, and are easy to transport.
Trail mix: Any kind of nut snack, dried fruit, or trail mix is a great snack, and can be carried in your bag as you go site-seeing. If it’s going to be hot, I would avoid mixes that have chocolate.
Veggies: Carrot sticks and celery will be fine, at least for a day or so. If you don’t want to eat plain veggies, they sell individual dressing packets on the dressing aisle at the store, or you can just collect them from fast food joints, when you go.
Beef jerky: This is another good high protein food, but it can be pricey. It is easy to transport in purses and bags, though.
Protein bars: Again, these can be expensive, but waaaayyyy cheaper than a turkey leg. Let’s face it, the food at these things is generally a rip-off.
Unhealthy options: peanut butter crackers, popcorn, and pop tarts (as mentioned). There are tons of packaged foods that don’t need to be kept cool, but are basically junk food.
Okay, so those are mostly lunch/dinner/snack foods. What about breakfast, and namely WHAT ABOUT COFFEE?? The Renaissance Festival does actually have a coffee shop, but I opted for bringing my own diet cherry Pepsi, and drinking several of those over the weekend. I got twelve sodas for less than one cup of coffee would have cost. I…
Just now I accidentally ate a really hot pepper while I was typing this. I tried to drink some diet coke to tone it down, but the carbonation apparently forced the spice into my sinus cavity. Now my nose is running, my toungue is burning, and my whole face feels hot. I have no idea what I was about to write up there. I’m distracted by my upper lip sweating! Ok…more diet coke seems to have – nope nevermind. The burning has returned and now I’m coughing. Who would do this to themselves on purpose????
Ok I need milk. I’m pretty sure I covered everything. Now I tried to blow my nose, and that seems to have forced more spiciness into my sinuses! I have to go handle this crisis, so The End.
You may have noticed that I like to cook a whole bunch of food at once to I don’t have to do it every night. The other day I washed and cut up 2 heads of cauliflower, and threw them in a baking dish with olive oil and garlic salt. Since the oven was already on and the cutting board was already dirty, I decided to bake some lentils, too. They were already cooked (the night before I made pasta, and since the pot was already dirty I threw a whole bag of lentils in to boil while we were eating dinner. Noticing a pattern?).
I chopped up the remains of a white onion, 2 raw jalapenos, and some red onion, for a total of 1/2 cup of large chunks of onion.
The laready cooked, refridgerated lentils, fresh out of their tupperware:
Yes, that’s a Star Wars cup in the background. I mixed the ingredients in the pan to avoid dirtying extra dishes.
I added 3 tablespoons or so of olive oil to moisten it up, 1/4 cup good parmesan cheese, and probably 2 teaspoons or less of garlic salt. You can make it spicier by adding chili powder, or Sriracha. Once it was done cooking, we each added Sriracha to our own portions to control the level of spiciness. Hubby like things way spicier than I do. You can make it vegan by leaving out the cheese or using a vegan cheese substitute. I haven’t tried those, so I’m not sure how it would work. You can also add some cumin for additional flavor.
I baked it at 350 for 30 minutes or so, until it was bubbling and a little crispy around the edges. The veggies had cooked a little bit, but they were still fairly crunchy, which I liked. You could always saute them before mixing them into the lentils if you want them more done, but I liked the variety of textures.


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Thomas Burgess to Miss One Match
Rabbitohs prop forward Thomas Burgess will miss one match through suspension after taking an early guilty plea to a match review committee charge of a grade one shoulder charge.
Burgess will accrue 150 points, equalling a one match suspension and 50 carry over points.
Burgess will miss Sunday’s clash with the Raiders and be available for selection against the Melbourne Storm in round 22.
The Rabbitohs will finalise their line up later in the week.


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According to a website, initially Deepika Padukone was not sure to work opposite Emraan Hashmi as she is working with all the top stars of the film industry like Shahrukh in Chennai Express, Ranbir Kapoor in Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, Saif Ali Khan in Cocktail and Rajinikanth in Kochadaiyaan. But when Deepika heard that the Box-Office collections of Jannat 2 was Rs 10 crore and that too on the very first day, she changed her mind. After Jannat 2's success, Deepika got fully convinced about the fact that Emraan Hashmi is a rising star and said yes to the movie.
Well, Kareena Kapoor's loss, Deepika Padukone's gain!!


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Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Section 5 of the Maya Train project has been given the green light. On Wednesday, a federal judge revoked the three definitive suspensions against Section 5 that prevented the continuation of its construction.
After the Wednesday announcement, Javier May, director of Fonatur, celebrated the news on social media adding photos of the judicial judgement that will allow the work to move forward.
“Good news for the people! The “definitive suspensions” of Amparos 884/2022, 923/2022 and 1003/2022 that were on Section 5 South of the Maya Train have been revoked. The work has always been legal, but we met all the requirements of the judge to leave no doubt.”
The construction of the train entered into litigation due to appeals filed by the Sélvame del Tren organization who argued that its construction will cause ecocide. Above all, the environmental organization points out that the development of the project began without having an Environmental Impact Statement.
On July 18, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared the project a matter of national security, which allowed construction to continue.


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Nintendo just announced the HD remaster of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker sets sail for the Wii U this October. Nintendo also detailed that it's altering the original GameCube game's Tingle Tuner functionality with the Game Boy Advance. In the 1080p Wii U remaster it'll be titled Tingle Bottle, and will be compatible with Miiverse. The tingly feature will see Miiverse messages will appear in bottles on the shores of players' games.
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