Possible 35% county fire tax hike could have West Melbourne considering its own fire dept
A plan to hike fire service fees on Brevard homes and businesses by up to 35% could have West Melbourne contemplating its own fire department, according to the city's deputy mayor.
A proposal under consideration by the Brevard County Commission to raise the county's fire assessment — an annual tax on residential and commercial properties that helps pay for fire operations by Brevard County Fire Rescue — could translate to a tax hike of close to a million dollars a year on West Melbourne residents and business owners, Deputy Mayor John Dittmore said.
The city, which has only a single county-run station, is paying about $5.41 million into the county's fire coffers this fiscal year, according to the fire agency and the Brevard County Tax Collector. That includes about $2.82 million in fire assessment fees.
With a potential hike of up to 35%, the total could go "well north" of $6 million a year, Dittmore said.
Compare that to the City of Rockledge, he said, whose $6.24 million spending on its municipal fire department buys it three stations, plus personnel, vehicles and gear.
"The share of the cost we're paying is very disproportionate to what we actually use, and what we actually need," Dittmore said.
As a result of the county's proposal, he planned to ask the West Melbourne City Council to investigate the cost of setting up its own municipal fire department at its March 16 meeting, he said.
"It's worth us having a look to see if we can do this on our own, if we can't come to another arrangement with the county," he said.
Up to 35% hike on the table
The proposal to raise the county's fire fees as much as 35% was granted initial consent by the County Commission on March 9, in a resolution to notice the proposed hike to Brevard homeowners.
It will be put to a final vote at a public hearing April 20.
The increase would only affect those in unincorporated Brevard County, and four municipalities that rely on it for fire services: Grant-Valkaria, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores and West Melbourne.
While commissioners can ultimately vote for less than 35% — which, for the average single-family home of between 1,400 and 1,800 square feet, would equal a tax increase of $68.82 a year — they cannot go higher.
Based on square footage, under a 35% increase single-family residences would see their annual fire assessment go up to:
- 0-700 square feet: $58.40 (up $15.14)
- 701-1100 square feet: $148.68 (up $38.55)
- 1101-1400 square feet: $207.06 (up $53.68)
- 1401-1800 square feet: $265.46 (up $68.82)
- 1801-2200 square feet: $331.84 (up $86.03)
- 2201-2600 square feet: $398.21 (up $103.24)
- 2601+ square feet: $464.58 (up $120.45)
"Irresponsible" spending has BCFR running on fumes
A rate hike has become necessary, commissioners said, after a decade of deficit spending left the county's fire service running on fumes.
The last increase of 6% in 2018 was the first since the current fire assessment methodology was set up in 2009. At the time, the commission scaled back the assessment rate by 15% to give homeowners a break and spend down about $14.5 million Brevard County Fire Rescue had in reserve funds, Public Safety Director Matthew Wallace said.
Costs outstripped revenues. Now that reserve money is mostly gone, Wallace said, leaving the county with little choice but to raise rates.
"We spent those one-year dollars on capital and infrastructure to try to keep up. Now we're at a point where we can't keep up," Wallace said. "We can't add dollars to that fund except for the revenues that are generated through the fire assessment."
Managing the shrinking fund has also left the county behind on capital improvements, with aging fire equipment and buildings, and on salaries.
Pay is among the lowest in surrounding counties and municipalities, Wallace said, which has led to high attrition rates and sent overtime spending through the roof to cover the lack of manpower.
"Fire medics are in high demand with the pandemic going on," he said. "Obviously we want them to stay in Brevard County to serve our residents."
Nor has the rapid expansion of homes in Viera and elsewhere helped much to offset the costs. On the contrary, Wallace said: without sufficient capital funds, the amount brought in hasn't been enough to overcome the investment in new facilities and personnel needed to service those areas.
District 5 Commissioner Kristine Zonka, one of four county commissioners in support of an increase, blamed the situation on prior boards and called the years of reserve spending "irresponsible."
"It's sad that this kind of falls on us because of failure to act in the past and just irresponsible spending of reserves because you had no other option," Zonka told Brevard Fire Chief Mark Schollmeyer at the March 9 meeting.
"I think that's part of our responsibility that we have to make those tough decisions, and I think this is one of those," District 4 Commissioner Curt Smith said at the meeting.
Commissioner John Tobia, who represents District 3, was the only one to oppose the rate hike, telling the board March 9 that he couldn't justify a tax increase while so many Brevard residents remained out of work and businesses suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"To be clear, that's a justification for the pandemic," Tobia later said. "However, even when times are robust, I don't think a 29% or 35% ... fee increase is ever a conservative approach."
He also pointed to a recent $11.6 million boost to Brevard County Fire Rescue from the county's new public safety fund. The fund was established late last year with money left over from a federal $105 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act grant.
Because of a sharp division in the funds that resource the county's fire operations and emergency medical operations — emergency medical services can only be paid for out of the general fund; fire services are funded by the assessment and property taxes levied through a special district — the public safety allocation can only go towards capital and infrastructure related to EMS.
Still, Tobia pointed out, EMS and fire services share enough resources that the money could potentially help fund improvements to about half of the county's fire rescue stations.
"I think that makes it even more unconscionable that we're raising the fire assessment fee by a third as we dump more than $11.5 million into that same pot of money," he said.
Departure could be hard on county
According to county estimates, a 35% fee increase would bring in about $8.77 million a year in extra revenue for Brevard Fire Rescue.
But if West Melbourne leaves the fold, it would take its projected $6.4 million in fire contributions with it. That could leave the county in a tough spot.
"If we pull out, they lose (that money)," Dittmore said. "The problem is, what is the difference going to be if we leave in lost revenue versus their savings?"
It could be significant. The city's $5.4 million contribution this year represents about 13% of the fire agency's $41 million fire operations budget. In contrast, West Melbourne fire calls accounted for less than the total output of its only station, representing 73.2% of its 4,642 total solo-response calls in 2020, according to numbers provided to the city by Schollmeyer.
The agency has 35 stations in the county.
"The cost seems to exceed the value of what we're paying for," Dittmore said. "We have to take a look at doing this ourselves, to see if it's more cost-effective."
The possibility of the lost revenue didn't seem to shake the County Commission — yet.
"I don't know how seriously to take that," Zonka said of Dittmore's proposal. "The reality is we've heard no plans from West Melbourne, other than their councilman coming to our meeting, talking about pulling out,"
Tobia, meanwhile, cheered the city on.
"I think it's very conservative of (West Melbourne Mayor Hal Rose) and the City Council to consider alternatives when the county is looking at raising fees of 29% to 35% on its residents, and provide no additional coverage," Tobia said.
"I fully support them in investigating what's best for their residents."
West Melbourne will discuss the impact of the proposed fire fee increase at its next City Council meeting, slated for March 16 at 6:30 p.m.
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For those who favor coloring books,
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on that day Brenda Lee sang.
Her most unusual coloring book.
I know that song, I know it well.
Begin to color me.
I know that song,
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which open the gates
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Those songs which break my heart
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My princesses paid a visit.
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A short-brown-haired girl with a fetching smile,
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waiting in the back of of a slinky Olds ragtop.
Which one? Who knows.
All the places they followed me to,
while riding around in my heart,
and now their memories
finally followed me on vacation.
Juice notes: The memories of three girls I attended grade and junior-high school with inspired this poem, which became inadvertently about one. The circumstances surrounded a trip to the Volo Antique Auto Museum in Volo, IL, one day in August, 2007. While going through the muscle car section of the museum, I caught a satellite radio oldies show, where the host was talking with a musician from the early Rock and Roll era. They were talking about Brenda Lee and played her rendition of the song, “My Coloring Book”, one of those sad love songs guaranteed to bring back bittersweet memories of my first crushes.
How did this poem revolve around her by accident?
Among the cars for sale and on exhibit was a 1963 Ford Thunderbird roadster (two-seat convertible), about three early 50’s T-Birds, a 66 model and a pedal car with a frame resembling a 58-60 Bird. This particular girl’s dad was an FBI agent (I want to be clear, SHE CHASED ME) and a long-haired blonde. Here are why these items are important.
The 1960 TV series The FBI (which I never missed) starred Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who previously starred as Stu Bailey on another long-running detective show, 77 Sunset Strip, where he mostly drove a (that’s right!) Ford Thunderbird, much like kiddie-car frame and the 63 roadster. The fleet of 55-57 models were similar to the one Suzanne Sommers drove as the mystery blonde who Richard Dreyfus’ character spent most of the movie “American Graffiti” trying to meet up with. Both girls were blondes. There is a natural explanation, isn’t there?
I just hope that this gives you a better understanding of this poem without taking from some of its impact. My only regret is that I was unable to go into my usual case of longing for my lost loves after this, mainly due to the fact that I had learned the previous evening that my father, Charles Joos, was seriously ill (he died two months later).


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Several Manchester United legends are under attack from critics in England after throwing their support behind a women’s “Lingerie Football League”.
The founder of the Chelsea Ladies football club claims Manchester United legends Phil Neville, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs are on the verge of setting women’s football back a quarter of a century.
Tony Farmer, who started Chelsea Ladies more than a decade ago to promote women’s Football, has created a petition asking them to re-evaluate their plans after it was revealed members of the “Class of 92” are promoting the Lingerie Football League.
In June, England Lionesses finished third in the World Cup in Canada, achieving the best England finish at a major tournament since Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup in 1966.
But Farmer claims members of the Class of 92 are helping to expose female footballers and are harming the game’s progression by letting the LFL launch their inaugural match at Manchester’s Hotel Football – one of their businesses.
He said: ‘This will expose women footballers who have worked so hard to have the right to play football away from all the sexism and prejudices endured by their predecessors.
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The LFL UK is a 14-strong team of female football enthusiasts who play wearing little more than their underwear and studded boots.
But while the Manchester-based group have raised eyebrows with their attention-grabbing tactics, they insist they are not objectifying women and are actually ‘fighting inequality’ by encouraging their players to play in crop tops and hot pants
They describe themselves as ‘football pioneers’ who are generating interest in order to raise funds and attract sponsorship.
On their website they claim, ‘We will close the gender wage gap by generating media coverage and public interest in the women’s game.
‘We are a real family that empower one another to maximise our opportunities in life. We believe that women footballers deserve the same rewards as men because we are equal. We will never objectify women.’
Currently, a major league woman footballer can expect to earn just a fraction of that of her male counterparts.
England captain Steph Houghton, is paid £65,000 a year ($NZ142,000) , while Lionel Messi makes an estimated £1m (almost $NZ2.2m) a week before bonuses.
LFL UK’s founder, Gemma Hughes, told website Manchester Confidential, ‘I’m 23 years old now and I don’t want to be waiting another 20 years to see women’s football make money from sponsorships.
‘We know this is scandalous, we know it’s controversial, but that media attention is what’s going to sell tickets. All money made is going to be put back into women’s football and to the players.
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But not everyone shares the sentiment. Since the team made headlines, feminist groups and members of the public have blasted it as ‘sexist’.
Tracey Halpin, coach of Denton Phoenix girls team in Manchester, does not believe they are setting a good example for aspiring women footballers.
‘I think it is sexist for a number of reasons,’ she told the Manchester Evening News. ‘Why else would men come and watch women play in their lingerie? It wouldn’t be for the reason to watch them play football.
‘It seems like a crazy, crazy thing. I have worked with 30 young girls, I don’t think their parents would be impressed. It doesn’t set am impression to young girls this is a reason you should play football.
‘Besides, the matches will be aired on TV so aesthetics are important,’ she added.
Team member Melissa Leonard, 19, has been playing football since the age of seven and says she has always been ‘frustrated’ by the sport’s masculine image.
‘When I was at school I was always getting teased and called a ‘tomboy’,’ the left-winger told FEMAIL. ‘It annoyed me as I’m actually a really girly girl’.
She believes the lack of interest and coverage of women’s football in mainstream media channels is for this reason. ‘Even female footballers dress like men. They don’t see it as a women’s sport’.
‘Look at netball players – they’re allowed to wear dresses and skirts. Why aren’t we?’
She heard about the Lingerie Football League UK last month after seeing a Facebook request from Gemma.
‘The word ‘lingerie’ sparked my curiosity,’ she admits. ‘I like the idea of wearing something that’s pink and girly. It’s not meant to be sexy – it’s just something I can move around in.
‘I don’t see the kit as being sexist. Look at female sprinters in their tiny knickers!
‘I know it’s a big change – people aren’t used to seeing girls in football and rugby. We just want to look like girls.’
On the Lingerie Football League UK Facebook page, they claim they’re ‘a new organisation, playing football and fighting for gender equality.’

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO DISCLOSE CLINICS
CITED FOR VIOLATIONS THAT PUT WOMEN’S HEALTH AT RISK
Over the course of more than a decade, there were zero inspections of unlicensed clinics offering abortion services and of the state’s 25 licensed clinics, eight of those clinics were not inspected at all. A mere 45 inspections were conducted over that time period and no clinics were inspected on an annual basis.
The 17 clinics that did receive inspections revealed disturbing violations, including an Anesthesiologist cited for relying on a broken monitor to assess the patient’s vital signs, failure to ensure a registered professional nurse is present in the recovery room to monitor post-operative patients and unsanitary practices of reusing suction tubing for aspiration of human contents. The State Health Department has refused to disclose the names of the clinics who committed violations, making it impossible for women to know which clinics are sanitary and safe.
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There were 1,145,261 abortions performed in New York City from 2000-2012 a total of 1,515,108 in New York State from 2000-2012.
Below is a sampling of several of the violations:
- Failure to ensure that medical personnel are properly credentialed.
- Failure to ensure that a qualified pathologist examine tissues removed during the abortion and that fetal remains and tissue are properly labeled as required by law.
- Failure to ensure that a registered professional nurse is present in the recovery room to ensure continual monitoring and observation for all post-operative patients.
- Unsanitary practice of reusing and reprocessing suction tubing for aspiration of human contents, which is clearly inconsistent with the product label which stipulates that it is a disposable device intended for single use.
- Anesthesiologist cited for relying on a broken monitor to continuously assess the patient’s
cardiac status, vital signs, and oxygen saturation. The anesthesiologist failed to report the broken equipment to the appropriate staff.
- Sink in the laboratory is inappropriately used for cleaning and during procedures. Medication, mixing, hand washing, urine disposal and speculum cleaning are all done in the same sink.
- Autoclave (Sterilizing Machine) was not quality checked on a regular basis.
- Sterilized forceps and cuvettes kept stored beyond the storage life of six months.
- Automated External Defibrillator not functioning and/or with outdated pads or
- Staff screening for tuberculosis had not been performed; no current staff health
assessment in place.
- There was no separately enclosed soiled and clean utility room to ensure adequate infection control. This includes the inability to ensure negative pressure in soiled utility areas. Surgical sterile equipment was stored in the same area as non-sterile equipment.
The Chiaroscuro Foundation submitted a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request to the New York State Department of Health on April 11th, 2013. The Foundation requested inspection records since January 1st, 2000 for both Article 28 licensed diagnostic treatment centers that perform abortions and facilities that offer abortion services but are not licensed under Article 28. Additionally, the Foundation requested all records of any violations that were found during such inspections and the corrective/enforcement actions that were taken to remedy them. The state refused to release the name and location of the clinics that they inspected.

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Carrie Ann Inaba has been keeping a low profile on social media but on Tuesday, the professional dancer took to Instagram to reveal some exciting news.
The Talk co-host told her followers that she was returning for the 30th season of Dancing with the Stars, and she was more than thrilled about it!
The star wrote: "I’m so excited to share that Dancing With The Stars will be back for its 30th Season!
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Carrie Ann Inaba shared her joy at returning to Dancing with the Stars
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Luckily, Carrie is now on the mend and shared an update with her followers on social media last week.
"Thank you for the sweetest messages," she shared on social media on Saturday, admitting it's "been a rough few weeks" but that she believes she is now in a place where she can "function."
Carrie is returning to DWTS for the show's 30th season
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aziza daubeney primary school - We did the exact same thing as you guys
Naveah - That dance brings a good vibe to our school!!
Alieu - Love it
Hilal - I like this is the best music in the world
Mya 5IR - It was so fun and I had a great time with my BFFs!!!!!
Nancy - I really miss Sebright!!! That dancing was really nice!!!
Nicquaine - This was a good day for me and it was enjoyable and spectacular
Cemre 5s - I loved the show.
amaan - I really miss Sebright
Berra - I Love SEBRIGHT and my best friend CHANDNI !!
Anna - I miss Sebright
Emaad - Fun times these days
Kean - Fun times
Emaad - lol Look at Emirhans Jason Derulo dance. can't stop laughing.
Rodelyn 3C - I love my school
Beatrix 2M - I loved it!! My favourite bit was when Mr Green jumped up out of his chair and danced! It was amazing!!!
Ivy 4TG - It was awesome!!!!!! I loved it!!
Dilara - I wish we could do it again, isn't everyone happy!
Ezel 4TG - I just can't stop watching it. Loved it so much!
Nabila - This was great I loved it a lot
Ezel 4TG - It was so enjoyable and fun
Ezel - It was very enjoyable.
Isabela - That was so fun
Dilara - I JUST LOVE IT
julia szulc - I love this, I love SEBRIGHT!!!!!!!
Kamalpreet - Sebright is cool !
Tugce - I love my school
Kairo - Everyone looks so happy
Mallaz 1C - It was fun. I love watching it every day
Justin -4L - Best carnival ever!
Kairo - It's so funny LOL
Leda - Can't stop feeling proud of Sebright school! Outstanding teachers and happy children
Maimunah - Awsome
Emine - We love it
Sarah 5IR ???? - WOW ITS GREAT OMG OMG OMG I REALLY LIKE MY CLASS MATES AND TEACHERS
Fowzia daubeney - That was amazing getting together and having fun
julia szulc - I love this because people were dancing and jumping and they were so happy so that's why I love sebright because people are so kind and happy people being so happy that they make you to laugh
Karen 5IR - So much fun
Kayleigh 4l - Hi Eliana how are you that video was so funny bye bff and Jayden ????????????
Nicquaine - I loved this day because we all got to sing and dance and other things that make us happy.
eliana 4l - This was the best day ever in my hole life! Made me feel so much better when I laughed at this.
Jeb 5s - One of the most memorable moments of my whole life
JEB - This was so cool. I really want to do more! It was so cool and I enjoyed dancing with my friends. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!
SHAWNIYA - This was the best I was so happy. The funny part was when hafsa I 6p was dancing she was so into it. Byeee
Iqra - I miss sebright so much even my friends ????????
Alexis - Loved watching this. This school is still amazing with fab teachers and support staff. So proud to be have come here myself and now my two sons come here and love it xx
J - This is Fantastic.. Love that the whole school was involved!
Look forward to next years Carnival!!
Isata - So cute, so amazing!!!!! Everyone is dancing and having fun! Yipeeee! :)
Megi - I really love it I want to save it for the rest of my life ??
lashley - That was funny! Hahahahahahahaha
Devrim - I enjoyed watching the happy dances by teachers and pupils xxx
Hamide 6k - I love it
Chandni - It was so funny and I had a great time laughing with my BFFs!!!
Nikki - Awwwww such a feel good happy video that shows the love at Sebright!
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The Women's Business Development Center, a stalwart of small business support in Chicago, pivoted toward the world of tech with its conference this week, featuring Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani at its keynote Wednesday.
"There's no question that technology spurs innovation," Saujani said. "In the digital age it has transformed our workforce. To leave women out of this growth is really, really shameful."
The audience of about 1,800 erupted into applause when she said "I don't know about you, but I don't want to live in a world that's run by men," adding that women have the purchasing power and social-media savvy to lead in the tech field.
Saujani, whose three-year-old New York-based nonprofit connects high school girls to computer science learning opportunities, outlined why girls must pursue technology and engineering careers.
"We need to make sure that we invite female entrepreneurs, female coders into our classrooms" to share their stories, Saujani said. She recounted a time when she took young girls to meet Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook. "The girls started screaming like she was Beyonce," Saujani said.
And, she noted, it's a field with a strong employment outlook.
"It's a good time to be looking for a job," she said, "if you have the right skill set."
The United States is on pace to fill only 29 percent of the expected 1.4 million computer science jobs expected to open by 2018, according to the National Center for Women and Information Technology. "Only 3 percent of those 1.4 million (jobs)," Saujani said, "are going to be filled by women."
More women are entering careers in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — but they often go into lower-paying fields such as education and health. In computer science and engineering, there is no gender-based pay gap, Saujani said, so that's where women should be directed.
Girls Who Code expects to introduce 10,000 girls nationwide to computer programming by the end of 2015. Saujani ended her talk with a challenge for the audience: "I want you to think of a girl … and I want you to go home today and encourage her to learn computer programming."
Wednesday's keynote at the 29th annual Entrepreneurial Women's Conference followed Tuesday's opening reception where the WBDC and its president and CEO, Emilia DiMenco ⇒, honored female entrepreneurs.
Mayra Khan, managing director of Nova Driving School, earned the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Traci O'Bryan, CEO of St. Louis-based architecture design firm Arcturis, won Woman Business Enterprise of the Year.
Midas Auto Service Experts president and CEO Andrea Brown won Woman Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year.
Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork, co-founders of Chicago-based LuminAID, took home the Innovation Award.
CDW, based in Vernon Hills, won the Corporate Champion Award.
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Year: 2019, Issue: June
Comparative nutritive contents in the species of Cleome in thar desert
Vinod Kumari and R. K. Gehlot
Desert, Arid, Nutritive value, Secondary metabolites
Genus Cleome in Thar Desert is represented by four species viz. C.gracilis, C.gynandra, C.vahliana and C.viscosa. All the species are ephemeral. The present study deals with estimation of nutritive contents and secondary metabolites in different plant parts. In the present study, Crude protein content was found to be highest in leaves of C.gynandra (21.45%). The leaves of C.gynandra contained maximum (4.18%) amount of crude fat while maximum amount of total carbohydrate reported from the leaves of C.viscosa (74.80%). Alkaloids were reported to be present in leaves and stem of C.vahliana. Low concentration of saponin and tannin were observed in stem of C.viscosa.

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What are the best ways to cook chickpeas?
- Roast them. Coat them in a little olive oil (hello,healthy fats !) and your favorite spices then pop them in the oven until toasted,and you’ve got the
- Blend them. While we love them whole,a blender or food processor transform the chickpea into brilliant meatless meals
- Slow-cook them.
- Drain and rinse them.
How long does it take to cook chickpeas in an instant pot?
How to Cook Chickpeas in Instant Pot
- Add 1-3 cups of chickpeas with keeping ratio of 1 cup beans: 3 cups water in mind.
- Cooking time is 25 minutes on High Pressure.
- Let pressure come down on its own for at least 10 minutes.
- Release remaining pressure by turning valve to Venting.
How do you cook Unsoaked chickpeas?
How do you cook chickpeas fast?
Soak the beans 8 hours or overnight. After soaking the beans, you can cook them (see how below). For the quick soak method, add the beans to a large pot, cover with several inches of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes then take the pot off of the heat and let the beans sit in the water for 1 hour.
How do you cook chickpeas in a rice cooker?
Pour your garbanzo beans in the rice cooker bowl, and add water until it covers them by at least 3 inches. For added flavor, use vegetable stock to cook the beans instead of water.
Can I cook chickpeas without soaking?
Dried chickpeas — also known as garbanzo beans — can be cooked without presoaking in anywhere from 40 minutes to eight hours, depending on the method that best suits your needs. However, cooking garbanzo beans without soaking first can increase risk of digestive side effects including gas and bloating.
How do you make chickpeas taste better?
On a cookie or baking sheet, spread out the chickpeas and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix it all up. Roast for 20 minutes or so, or until golden brown. In a large bowl, mix the chickpeas with the chopped parsley, olives, garlic, and balsamic vinegar.
How long does it take to cook chickpeas?
Drain your soaked chickpeas and tip them into a pan. Add cold water until you have twice the volume of the chickpeas. Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer the chickpeas for 45 mins (if you are going to cook them further in another dish) or up to 1 hour. Taste to see if they are tender.
Can you eat canned chickpeas Raw?
If they are plump and soft in a can, they will have been cooked, they are not raw and are safe to consume without the need for additional heating or cooking. To consume raw chickpeas, you may soak them overnight in pure water, drain and rinse and leave to sprout (the peas will swell and a tiny ‘tail’ will emerge).
How long should I soak chickpeas?
Soak the chickpeas with water overnight or for at least 8 hours. You want to cover the beans with about 2 inches of water. The chickpeas expand as it soaks, so be sure to use a large enough bowl for soaking. Before cooking the chickpeas, drain the water and rinse the beans.
Why do you add baking soda to chickpeas?
The baking soda makes the water more alkaline, which softens the chickpeas more quickly by weakening their pectic bonds. Also, sautéing the chickpeas with the baking soda before adding water adds a friction which helps break down the skins and gets the baking soda to penetrate the skin better.
Can you over Soak chickpeas?
If you soak them too long they’ll start to sprout, which isn’t a bad thing. Oversoaking is not the culprit.
How do you know when chickpeas are cooked?
Yes. You should stir the garbanzo beans a few times throughout the cooking process to ensure that they get cooked evenly. You’ll know the cooking process is done when you take a garbanzo bean and bite or squeeze it. You should be able to squeeze it with your fingers, and it should have a very soft consistency.
Can beans be cooked in a rice cooker?
Overnight, soak your dried beans in the rice cooker (unplugged and turned off) you will be using with 3 cups of filtered water. In the morning, drain and rinse the hydrated beans, put them back in the rice cooker, and add 4 cups of filtered water, along with 1 bay leaf. Turn the rice cooker on for one cycle.
Can I cook lentils in my rice cooker?
Make lentils in the rice cooker using a ratio of 2 parts water to 1 part lentils. Cook them for about 40 minutes on the regular cycle.
Can I cook pulses in rice cooker?
The best way on how to cook dal in a rice cooker is to pre-soak it in hot or cold water for about 15-20 minutes. This will allow the split pulses to become soft and easy to cook. Use a rice cooker for an easy cook-and-clean setup.

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Nary is a 36-year-old hostess at a karaoke bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It’s a job that is looked down upon by much of society – regarded as unsavory work for men’s entertainment, and considered sex work by many. Nary’s husband left her after his family found out about her job and were ashamed. Her own family still struggles to accept that she works in the ‘entertainment’ industry.
Before this she worked as a beer promoter in a local bar – selling brand-name alcohol on behalf of big companies – a million-dollar industry for the beverage companies, but again, a job looked down upon by society.
For many women like Nary who are uneducated and lack experience in other, more socially accepted fields, jobs like these are the only way they can earn an income. But they do come with their challenges.
“I was discriminated against and looked down upon by society because they saw my career as a beer promoter as being for bad or improper women. I was sad, but still kept going on with that job because it was all I had, and it was legal. Big beverage companies spend millions of dollars on their business, and we were just the promoters for their products; nothing was illegal at all.”
“I encountered violence in many forms. In my time as a beer promoter, there are no strong laws or any training on the issues – there weren’t even posters about sexual harassment on the walls where we worked. It was common for our customers to assault us and touch parts of our bodies.”
“I encountered so much violence on my own during my work as a beer promoter. Some customers grabbed my body with force. Some asked me to sleep with them as they thought I was a sex worker. Some of my colleagues experienced much more brutal forms of sexual abuse. When customers were drunk, they forcefully touched our bodies without consent and when we refused their advances, they became physically violent.”
“One of my customers dragged me to his car. Luckily, the bar owner stopped him and took me back. I am so thankful for being saved. I don’t know what that man would have done to me.”
“I moved from being a beer promoter to a karaoke bar hostess, but I still see the same violence; it is just a little bit different as KTV work happens inside a closed room.”
Working in a closed room makes for dangerous confrontations with aggressive men who expect to be able to grope the hostesses, and even pay them for sex. And refusing can be risky:
“When we say no, they become aggressive and break their cups or wine glasses in front of us. Karaoke bars are places where most male customers expect to be able to sexually harass the workers, so they expect the privilege of touching the women’s bodies without any consent. Women working there just try to accept this even though we are not happy about it and feel pressured. We need money to feed our families.”
“I saw so much injustice and abuse of women. Women didn’t dare speak the truth in public or challenge injustices.”
Nary decided she’d had enough of the abuse and harassment, and commenced training with CARE to become involved in social work to support women in the entertainment industry.
“CARE taught me so much about the issues. I started to build my courage to speak out in public and joined discussions about the issues to help find a way for entertainment workers to have dignity in their jobs. I now see myself as a strong woman who can work not only in the entertainment industry, but also as a social worker.”
Nary began working with CARE to help empower women working in the entertainment industry, and to engage businesses to be more proactive in preventing and responding to sexual harassment.
“CARE worked hard to challenge the social norms in the entertainment industry. We educated many entertainment workers about their rights and how they could report abuse cases, as well as how to solve conflicts. We also worked with local authorities and bar owners to make sure they understood the issues and became a part of putting a stop to it.”
“We started a very small working group and then with CARE’s support we formed the Solidarity Association of Beer Promoters in Cambodia (SABC). My role in the SABC is to provide training to women working in the entertainment industry on laws and their rights. We also focus on health issues with them, especially around HIV/AIDS.”
“CARE supported our work in both technical and financial ways. Without CARE, I don’t think we could have got through all the challenges.”
“I have changed a lot since I engaged with CARE. Once when I turned on the TV and saw the International Women’s Day event on 8 March, I saw myself speaking in public. I was so surprised. Where did I get that courage and confidence from, to stand and speak out in public? My family members were shocked and surprised as well. I believe it comes from my training with CARE. Everyone in SABC feels the same way.”
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As one of the key components in the hydraulic transmission system, the working environment of the hydraulic valve is extremely bad. It not only bears the pressure load, but also receives all kinds of impact loads. At the same time, it involves the knowledge of thermodynamics, tribology, surface technology, materials and other disciplines.
Therefore, the quality of the hydraulic valve body is closely related to the performance of the whole hydraulic valve. The casting of the valve body is accompanied by casting defects such as shrinkage porosity, shrinkage cavity and sand hole, which leads to the decrease of the compactness of the casting. When the valve body bears the load, the casting defects cause the stress concentration, and the impact load will aggravate the stress heterogeneity, weaken the strength of the valve body, and even cause the local fracture and leakage.
In this chapter, on the basis of the previous chapter, a hydraulic valve body model with casting defects is established for a single hydraulic valve body. The stress values of the valve body with shrinkage cavity under different pressures are calculated by workbench, and the strength indexes of the ideal valve body and the valve body with defects are compared and analyzed. This study is of great significance to further understand the valve body strength and reliability design and development of hydraulic valve.

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Kenny Walker nearly committed, but held off
July, 11, 2011
By Greg Biggins
Cal picked up a huge commitment from talented receiver Bryce Treggs (Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco) over the weekend. Treggs made the announcement on ESPNU during The Opening, but the Bears came very close to landing not just one but two receivers last week. Fellow receiver Kenny Walker (Sacramento, Calif./Kennedy) was also expected to announce his decision this week with the Bears as his school of choice. In fact, on Tuesday when the players arrived, Walker had just gotten the OK from his father to announce on TV and everything was set for him to seal the deal on Saturday. At the last minute, Walker had a change of heart.

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Background: Life events have been shown to be associated with health and illness.
Methods: We studied the number of life events experienced by hip fracture patients, non-fracture rheumatology patients, and community-dwelling asymptomatic residents in the year prior to interview. Fifty-four hip fracture patients, 63 ambulatory patients, and 115 community-dwelling residents participated in the study. All were over 65 years of age. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric analyses were performed.
Results: The number of events reported in the previous 12 months was higher for hip fracture patients than for community participants (p = 0.02). At least one bereavement was reported by 32% of hip fracture patients, 27% of ambulatory patients, and 26% of community-dwellers (p = 0.8). Ten percent of all respondents reported experiencing more than one bereavement.
Conclusion: This has important consequences when considering the care of these patients and the mental distress they may be experiencing, especially in the aftermath of local disasters or trauma. Medications may not always be the best treatment, and better psychosocial assessments and delivery systems are needed.
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Santa Clara County Public Workers Vote To Authorize Strike Over Proposed Hikes in Health, Retirement Costs
On Tuesday, Service Employees International Union Local 521 -- Santa Clara County's largest public employee union with 9,000 members -- voted to authorize a strike to protest the county's latest labor contract. The union -- which includes public health nurses and 911 operators -- opposes proposed increases in health care and retirement costs, while county officials say the increases are necessary to address the county's $1.8 billion retiree health care debt. Union and county officials will meet Friday for the next scheduled barraging session.
- "Santa Clara County's Largest Public Employee Union Votes To Authorize Strike" (Seipel, San Jose Mercury News, 8/14).

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text: With 39, Louisville has played more games than every team in the country. This is totally insignificant but nevertheless interesting. Kentucky, Ohio St, and UNC are the only three teams to have played 38. The Cards get the one up because of having to play an additional round in the BE tourney. Lost in all the celebration of the Final Four and impending match up with UK is that they reached 30 victories on the season, something accomplished by only 8 other teams.


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Windhoek, July 14-Capricorn Group contributed N$300 000.00 towards a small feeding centre and orphanage in the community of Groot Aub, a project of the Youth Worship Team project. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the needs of the centre, as the centre did not have basic infrastructure such as access to water, which is essential to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Capricorn Group’s partner Imago Dei, who assists the Group with a number of its vulnerability programmes, highlighted the plight of the centre to the Group.
On 10 July, the official commencement of the infrastructure developments sponsored by Capricorn Group commenced at the centre. In addition to the financial support from Capricorn Group, a group of 30 Capricorn Group employees, in their role as Changemakers, volunteered their time to be visit the centre. In the spirit of being Connectors of Positive Change, the employees served meals and drinks to the children, handed out masks and hand sanitisers and demonstrated the correct use of masks and sanitisers to the children.
“The Youth Worship Team project is home to 10 orphans, and a feeding centre to more than 70 children in the community. The project truly brings great hope for the community of Groot Aub, but the corrugated structure which has no running water or electricity, is a major setback for the regular activities of the centre. Capricorn Group’s contribution has kick-started the developments at this centre, and the children will soon have a solid housing structure, toilets, and a water tank to provide a decent sanitation system”, said Marlize Horn, Group Executive: Brand and Corporate Affairs of Capricorn Group.
Capricorn Group and its subsidiaries have thus far contributed 5 million Namibian Dollars to aid the country in the fight to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the most vulnerable communities. The Group is further encouraging other companies and entities to contribute where they can get so that we can stand together as a nation and uplift each other.


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The annual Startup Musters statistics released today have revealed a surprise fall in the number of early-stage Australian startups for the first time since the survey began in 2013.
12.5% fewer startups were active in 2018 than in 2017, in a result compiled in collaboration with world-leading data analysis organisation Data61.
“This is an incredibly surprising result after 4 years of positive results, and a sign Australia could now be entering a post – #ideasboom age,” said Startup Muster Chair, Murray Hurps.
“We need a focus on supporting the creation of new startups, the talent pipelines to feed them, and the environment for them to succeed in.”
Hurps said that a burst of enthusiasm from government and support organisations had helped fuel the creation of a significant number of new tech startups, but that support and promotion of the startup ecosystem has waned.
AI overtaking fintech
The report also surprised with the news that that Artificial Intelligence has now become the top industry focus for Australian startups, with fintech dropping to number two.
“The proportion of Australian startups focused on AI has increased from 6% just two years ago, to 21% today. This result points to an increasingly strong argument for entrepreneurship as a way to take advantage of AI, rather than waiting to be displaced by it,” Hurps said.
Hurps said that it was disappointing to see a fall in the number of women founding their own startup businesses with the survey showing the first drop in the number of female founders since 2014.
“After multiple years of growth, the ratio of women founders has dropped from 25% to 22% in 2018. We have a significant cultural challenge in Australia, and we need to figure out ways of inspiring young Australians to be more entrepreneurial – particularly our young women,” Hurps said.


Big Pine Approved for Northeastern Bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) surveys by USFWS PA Field Office
Justin C. Johnston, MS, MBA was recently listed as a qualified surveyor of northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) by the Pennsylvania Field Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a leafy sedge found in very wet areas in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Pennsylvania and Vermont have the highest number of populations, with Pennsylvania having 62% of known occurrences (USFWS, 2008). Typical habitat are wetland complexes of clustered ponds in which each pond is separated from the others by a few hundred feet or yards or less. When it is found in such a wetland complex, it tends to occupy only one to three ponds (often adjacent) within the complex. The species also seems to require ample sunlight; plants are usually absent from the highly shaded perimeter of woodland ponds (USFWS, 1993).
S. ancistrochaetus was initially listed as endangered in 1991 and was revised to threatened status after a 5-year review found that 80 additional populations were discovered after the initial listing (USFWS, 2008). Threats to the species are typically anthropogenic impacts to the wetlands from logging, filling, draining or other earth disturbance activities, although some deer browsing may also be a threat. Because the species requires adequate sunlight, effective management of woodlands surrounding the pools to reduce shading may also be required to support existing populations.
In Pennsylvania, S. ancistrochaetus is typically found in central and northeastern areas of the state. If you have a project that requires a survey, please reach out to Justin C. Johnston, MS, MBA at 231-282-2192 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.org.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993. Northeastern Bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) Recovery Plan. Hadley, Massachussets. 68pp.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. Northeastern Bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. Pennsylvania Field Office, State College, PA.


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Summit, NJ: This fall, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will begin a new arts education program in collaboration with York Street Project. York Street Project is currently celebrating 25 years of breaking the cycle of poverty by simultaneously providing housing, education, and childhood development with counseling and life-skills training to more than 300 economically-disadvantaged women and children each year.
“These women are thirsty for creativity,” says York Street Development Director, Deborah Hurley, “everyone deserves access and exposure to the arts, especially these women who are struggling through a very difficult period in their lives. We are very excited that both the Art Center and York Street Project have discovered this collaboration through our amazing volunteers.”
Certified Art Instructor, Kirsten Angel, will lead eight students from York Street Project. The program will include gallery tours of current exhibitions and students will create a piece of artwork related to the exhibition. The entire program will culminate in an exhibition of the students’ work at the Art Center this spring. The first program sessions will be held on October 9, 16 and 23 at the Art Center and plan to continue with more session dates in March and May of next year.
To make a gift to support this program or other outreach opportunities that bring art to the underserved, call Cynthia McChesney, Director of Development at 908.273.9121, email email@example.com or visit us online at www.artcenternj.org. To learn more about York Street Project, visit their website at www.yorkstreetproject.org or contact: Deborah Hurley, Development Director at 201.451.8225.
About the York Street Project
The mission of York Street Project is to weave innovative programs that shelter, feed, educate and promote the healing and independence of persons in need, especially women and their children. This mission is acted out in four interrelated and coordinated yet separate programs: Kenmare High School, an accredited, alternative high school; The Nurturing Place, childhood development and day care for children aged 4 months to 6 years; St. Joseph's Home and St. Mary's Residence, providing safe, affordable housing and communal living services for women and their children in transition.
About The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
For more than 80 years, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has been exclusively dedicated to viewing, making and learning about contemporary art. Recognized as a leading non-profit arts organization, the Art Center’s renowned studio school, acclaimed exhibitions, and educational outreach initiatives serve thousands of youth, families, seniors and people with special needs every year in the tri-state region.


Soil testing, detailed EPR/LFI study, earthing design and injection testing.
APD provide a complete range of on-site field testing and commissioning services for power infrastructure. APD also offer tailored field engineering solutions and other niche services. For example, network audits, performance studies, troubleshooting and investigative support services.
The commissioning team comprises of electrical engineers and technicians with protection systems experience, proficient in conducting power system studies and the preparation of settings for Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) for voltages up to 500kV. APD own a full suite of testing equipment covering the various tests commonly performed in an electrical environment.
Additionally, our engineers are very familiar with the design, operation and settings requirements for recognised device manufacturers, including GE, ALSTOM (formerly AREVA), SIEMENS, SEL, ABB, Schneider and RMS. This multi-relay skillset and design capability delivers project savings through the deployment of a single team.
To ensure our field engineers meet the project milestones, they are backed by our extensive pool of design and consulting engineers fully equipped with a comprehensive suite of engineering application and drafting software.


A new scorecard from The Search Agency compares what some of the biggest brands are doing (or not doing) when it comes to delivering a mobile experience for users.
While no one company in the Fortune 100 received a perfect score of 5, brands with the top scores included:
- Coca-Cola and FedEx tied in with 4.49
- TIAA-CREF and Walgreens tied with 4.24
- Liberty Mutual scored 4.19
The average score for all companies in the study was 2.31 out of 5.
The Search Agency measured the Fortune 100 mobile practices against five factors:
- Load speed
- Calculated download speed
- The site’s format
- Presence of an app
- Social media presence.
They created a scorecard that looked something like this:
Here’s a sampling of the Fortune 100 brands that ranked the highest in The Search Agency’s scorecard:
Surprisingly, many of the brand’s websites had slow load times–much slower than Google’s recommendation of sites loading in one second or less for the mobile experience.
The Search Agency offered several tips in its report for delivering a stellar mobile experience, including:
- Upholding your brand by carrying over the visually significant elements of it from the desktop site to the mobile site.
- Focusing the message by placing the most essential information at the top of the page, because this is where viewers spend the majority of their time.
- Consider using responsive web design as it allows a single, dynamic site which allows traffic, authority, and link value to be consolidated to one site and easily sorted, tracked, and measured through popular analytics packages.
- Optimize navigation with touch-friendly buttons and links.
- Segment pages with granularity.
- Use breadcrumbs, filters, and jump links to improve user experience.
- Use large fields to help users more easily see and fill in questionnaires to impact completion rate.
Download The Search Agency’s Fortune 100 mobile scorecard for more insights.
This article was originally published on http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/study/2299938/fortune-100-companies-not-measuring-up-in-mobile-study.
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|is a platforming video game made by Kodiak Interactive for the PlayStation 2. This game is more like the movie (location wise) than . There are 8 levels in the game and 5 additional mini games that can be unlocked by scaring all 5 monster mice, 5 canisters and 100 red tokens all of which are scattered throughout the levels. Each level has you either do jobs in order to proceed or collect items for other monsters (such as materials for Boo's costume).
1. The Scarefloor (get Thaddeus' manual and keycard.)
2. The Mailroom (Ride the mail train and get to Boo while avoiding the CDA.)
5. Garbage Disposal (Chase Boo through the garbage disposal and don't get tricked by the monsters that look like her!)
7. Doorvault (Explore the giant library of all the closet doors and don't fall!)
1. Tot Bot Scare Fair: Scare as many simulation bots as you can before they wake up!
2. Canister Catastrophe: Collect the canisters as they are going through the conveyor belt before you lose!
3. Closet Chaos: Keep the balls from landing in the center and spin them away with your tail. Every time a ball pops, one health point (tooth) is reduced.
4. Furry Scurry: Play Pac-Man, with a Monsters, Inc. twist! Collect the red scare tokens while the CDA try to catch you! Grab the canisters to get rid of the CDA agents for a short period of time.
5. Yeti Says: Play a "Simon Says" type of game with the Yeti. Repeat the rythmn he does correctly or lose a point!


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This is a tutorial that I found online that uses Wilhem's method with a little bit more added. Here is the link.
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Welcome to the Avonair
The Avonair Curling Club would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the curlers for the 2013-14 Season!
Practice ice is now available!. Call the Avonair at (780) 477-2427 to book a sheet.
Monday Men's League, Thursday Men's League and Friday's Master Superleague schedules are posted. Click on the league tab on the right.
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“Everything is always a fight with you!”
Kennedy was fed up with John’s endless temper tantrums.
“We all have bad days, but not every damn day Is a bad day! Why do you have to take a dump on my parade every single day? Can’t you just be happy for me?” Kennedy hollered.
John started to hiss as he sipped on his beer, eyes fixed on the TV as he flipped through TV channels.
Kennedy stormed off and headed straight for his room, slamming the door behind him.
John hissed louder and turned up the TV volume, and took a long sip of his beer, a bit of foam nestling on his moustache.
“You pussy! Can’t even hold down a regular job! Happy for you? You are a damn waiter why they hell should I be happy you became a manager? I will be god-damned happy when you get one of those fancy office jobs wearing a suit! He yelled back!
Kennedy raised the volume of his stereo in his room.
There was a huge bang against the front door. John turned down the volume on the TV, spilling his beer, cursing at the top of his lungs. He ran to the front door and peered through the glass at the door and he heard a click sound. He moved back from the door inching back slowly heading toward his son’s room.
He knocked on the door, Kennedy increased the volume. The click turned in to a loud band and the front door blasted open with a plume of smoke visually impairing the intruders as they walked in through the door. Kennedy opened his door, the loud music spilling into the smoky corridor his dad, grabbed him by the arm and pointed toward the window at the back of the room leading to the back porch.
They dashed, Kennedy went through, as John was inching through his shirt got caught on a window stopper, he fanned Kennedy to run to safety. John made it out as he heard the bedroom door thrust open and yelling. As he ran across his backyard toward his neighbour’s house across the street yelling, “Call 999! Call 999!”
Neighbours lights turning on as the commotion built. Cracks of gunfire rent the air sending some neighbours lights off to avoid being targets. Mrs Im opened her door and let them both in, John collapsed as she shut the door grabbing his thigh as he felt an unusual wetness. He looked at the hand that has grabbed his thigh and realized he had been shot. Mrs Im grabbed a towel from the bathroom and instructed Kennedy to put pressure on the wound. Mrs Im called her son, a police officer, who happened to be on patrol.
But they were too late. By the time they arrived on the scene, Mrs Im was nursing a broken arm and some cuts, Kennedy was covered in blood, snot and tears as he cradled his father’s blasted skull. No one knew why it happened and who they were; all Mrs Im could recall was what one of the killers said repeatedly as they riddled John with bullets, “This one’s for May!”


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You have been hired in the finance department at a large, metropolitan for-profit hospital. Your duties are very important to the entire hospital in terms of financing operating costs. Additionally, you are also in charge of 3 employees who work under you to help with the day-to-day accounting activities. Your role includes budgeting, managing the general ledger accounts, utilizing financial formulas to perform accounting activities, and training and development of your 3 employees. This professional career is exciting and challenging for you, but is also enjoyable and rewarding as you work your way up the career ladder toward reaching your goal of becoming the chief executive officer (CEO) of the hospital. Due to scarce resources, your organization is faced with the decision of choosing between mutually exclusive projects (I.e., Build a Rehab. Center or Build a Neonatal Wing). You have been asked to develop a financial analysis of two projects and based on Net Present Value (NPV), Return on Investment (ROI), and Profitability Index (PI), Briefly explain the following concepts and their use/value in assessing the validity of the two mutually exclusive projects:
4) Payer (aka case) Mix
Several tools may be used to analyze the two investment options. Among them are the following:
1. Net Present Value (NPV):
Assessing the validity and feasibility of two mutually exclusive projects using the NPV method involves measuring the net value of an investment proposal in terms of today's dollars (or any other currency) (Keown et al., 2002). This method requires information on the investment outlay and the expected future free cash flows. All the amounts must be expressed in terms of their present values in order to determine the net value of the investment. The initial outlay is spent today or at year 0 and as such, the amount is already in its present value form. The expected (or forecasted) future free cash flows must be computed on their present values, making use of an appropriate discount rate and the expected life (number of years) of the investment proposal. From the sum of all the present values of the future cash flows, the initial outlay is deducted to compute the net present value.
Net Present Value is ...
The solution finds and compares the NPV, ROI, PI and Payer Mix for each project after explaining briefly what they are and how to get them. 662 words with a reference included.

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A terminally ill woman who persuaded the Northern Ireland Executive to allow her to marry her partner during lockdown has died.
Samantha Byrne had planned her wedding to take place in May this year. However, the Covid-19 restrictions disrupted her plans.
She was able to marry her partner Frankie Byrne at their Co Down home after the first and deputy first ministers, Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill, agreed to allow marriage ceremonies if a person was terminally ill.
After she lobbied politicians, Samantha and Frankie tied the knot at the end of May.
Samantha was engaged when she was told her cancer was terminal and she had two years to live.
The pair got married at their home in Loughbrickland with two of their children by their side while other family members watched via video link.
A funeral notice said that Samantha, described as the darling wife of Frank, died on Sunday at the Southern Area Hospice.
Her funeral will take place on Wednesday.
Mourners have been asked not to send flowers, but instead to donate to the hospice.
The funeral notice said: “Very deeply regretted by the entire family circle.”
DUP leader Mrs Foster tweeted: “Very sorry to hear this sad news.
“I don’t think anyone could have failed to be touched by this couple. My deepest sympathy.”
A florist who provided the flowers for Samantha’s wedding day posted an online tribute: “It is with the deepest sadness and heaviest heart, that I let you all know our beautiful bride Samantha has passed away.
“Many of you will remember her and Frankie’s plight to get married at the start of lockdown.
“Determination, will, pure love and devotion and an amazing family and friend support gave Samantha her wish.
“On behalf of us all we extend our deepest sympathy to Frankie and the family circle and all of Samantha’s vast army of friends. May she rest in peace.”