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You can earn quite a nice income with investing, but it is possible to lose money, as well. If you want to find success in this without going to the poor house, read the following paragraphs. Simply read them and use them appropriately.
Do your own research and analyze the real estate market before you invest your money in a property. Investigate as many as 100 individual properties in that area; track your notes with a spreadsheet or database. On the spreadsheet list the price, necessary repairs and expected rental income. Thinking about these factors can assist you with separating good deals from bad deals.
In real estate investing, it's important to maintain a sterling reputation. This means sticking to your word and not lying to your clients. They will allow you to boost your credibility since they may refer you to others.
When buying real estate as an investment, it's good practice to have a dependable and affordable handyman working for you. If you don't, you'll end up spending a fortune on various home repair specialists. A handyman that's good should be able to handle any emergency a tenant has after hours.
Search out and speak with other investors. This will give you a stronger foundation than just reading books. It can be useful to have a few real estate investor friends. Search out like-minded people online. Find forums to be active on and find meetings in your area.
Location is crucial. Other factors, like the condition of the property, can be remedied. If you invest in an area that is depreciating rapidly, you can count on losing your money. Do the research needed to find those properties that will increase in value.
Get to know other people who invest in real estate. The importance of gathering advice from other investors should not be underestimated. It pays to have contacts who know a lot about real estate investing. You can find like-minded people by looking online. Find forums to be active on and find meetings in your area.
When contemplating a real estate investment, be certain that the rent payments you can collect will cover the bulk of your mortgage. By doing this, you will be starting on the right track. You don't want to have to pay anything extra for the mortgage because the rent isn't sufficient.
Consider hiring a company to manage your properties. It costs money to do so, but the investment can be worth it. The property management service can take care of repairs and screen applicants for you. This will give you more time to find other properties to invest in.
Always make sure that you are getting your investment money, plus a bit more, back from your properties. If you just invest in property and only get your money back, then you'll be out the time you spent on the property. Make the changes you want to make to renovate the property, and always list it for more than you paid for it.
You must be able to earn that money back that's invested in your property, and a bit extra. It'll be a waste of time if you don't make a profit. Make the necessary changes that are needed, and always ask for more than what you've paid.
Start with just one property. You may want to start big, but don't bite off more than you can deal with. Instead, you should begin by getting a single property and then give yourself time to figure out how to invest well. This can help you with all your future investments.
Learn to get along with others. Rather than viewing other real estate investors as competition, try to work together. This way you can share your resources with each other, such as client lists, and you can pool collections of properties. When you work as a team, you can reap team-size rewards. This will definitely help improve your reputation.
Always think through getting an inspection that's thorough so you know what kinds of repairs to do to the property. You will have to make most general repairs before selling a property. If leasing the property, you will need to budget for maintenance. Either way you should allow for some padding when you come up with a plan so you can make money realistically.
You can diversify your portfolio by buying real estate in other countries, states, and areas, but you should also consider looking into those in your local area. Since you know your area well, it is best to look for opportunities there. At least, this is where you should start.
Never leverage yourself out completely when trying to get that next real estate deal underway. Always make sure you have reserve cash in case something happens that you do not expect. If you fly by the seat of your pants with no capital on hand, you will eventually crash and burn.
Investing always comes with some sacrifices. Real estate investing can take up lots of time. You may have to give up some of your playtime, but the payoff will be worth it. Once your goals are met you can look into these things.
Get expert help. Before you make a bid on a piece of property, ensure that you have spoken with someone who has some experience in real estate. For instance, consult real estate agents or appraisers. Speaking to a professional in this area can only help when trying to make a decision.
Do not buy a fixer-upper. It may be cheap, but you will need to spend a lot of money to make it respectable. Try finding properties to rent that just need some minor cosmetic fixes. The best thing to do would be to find a property to rent that has good renters already.
Perhaps a trusted partner would be worth having. A partner helps minimize your financial risk. Remember though, your reward will also be minimized. But, it is a wonderful way to boost your property budget while also limiting losses.
As with any investment, real estate comes with responsibilities. It is good to start while you're young, but not if you are not financially stable yet. Establish yourself in a community and begin saving money and making connections. This is a great foundation for becoming a successful investor in real estate.
You can try predicting when you will sell a house, but you will not be right all the time. Be aware of this when assessing your risk when purchasing a property. Will there be an initial cash layout or will it be financed? What interest rate will you have to pay? Will you be renting before you sell?
By reading this article, you are already off to a good start. You must understand how to make the best decisions to bring about success, rather than failure. Start off slowly, and calculate every move before you make it so that success is your reward.


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Perfect Wedding Guide first started seeing couples go naked at their weddings nearly five years ago and it looks like the trend will be continuing into 2019.
Naked Wedding Cakes are still huge in their popularity!
These simple, elegant wedding cakes seem to be remaining popular for many reasons.
A Little Bit Country
The naked cake look is just a little rustic, with sometimes only a skim coat of simple frosting you can see the color and texture of the cake and filling showing through. Almost like the distressed look popular in furniture.
It makes the look popular with couples for rustic weddings as barns and rustic outdoor wedding venues continue to grow in popularity.
But the look is versatile enough to cross over into shabby chic, boho, and vintage wedding designs as well… it's all in the styling!
Getting Fresh
Because the cake inside is not sealed it moist frosting, the cake can dry out fairly quickly so bakers can't make them too far in advance. Fortunately, because of their simple design, a naked cake does not require a lot of time to assemble and decorate.
Sweet On You
Some couples are going for this look as a pushback to how some couples might see the commercial frosting, sometimes too sweet buttercream or fondant.
Because there is often just a barely a schmear of frosting on the outside naked cakes tend to be less sweet and accentuates the delicious flavors of the cake and fillings.
So, will you get naked at your wedding?
Thanks to our Perfect Wedding Guide Orlando vendor Cut The Cake for sharing these naked wedding cakes with our readers.
Be sure to check out Perfect Wedding Guide bakers in your local area for amazing cakes for your upcoming wedding.

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Last weekend, I went to my first-ever fiction writing workshop in preparation for tackling the next item on my dream bucket list. (#1: Finish my novel before age 30.)
As I sat, crammed in a small folding chair and eating way too many pre-packaged snacks, I started chatting with the lady next to me, a woman who had taken tons of professional writing classes, but could never seem to find the time to actually write. (Her description, not mine.)
She gestured towards my belly.
"I see you're pregnant," she said. "I have two myself; 10 and 7, and I can never find the time to write. I mean, there are sports and my husband's crazy travel schedule. You'll see, I'm sure," she said with a slight laugh.
I nodded, going along with the clear assumption that she thought this was my first child. #youngmom strikes again. But inside, I was fighting some conflicting emotions.
Because is having kids an excuse for not living your dreams?
The thing is, part of my whole spiel here on this blog and in my book is the notion that kids don't stop you from living your dreams.
But am I being truthful? Do kids hold us back?
I have to say, that in all honesty, I really don't think they do. And I don't think there's any one secret or any mother out there who is doing a better job than any other mother. Every mother has a passion outside of motherhood that fuels her. For moms like Maria Kang, it's exercise; for others, it's writing; and for still others, the passion is waiting to be discovered, buried under the demands of dirty diapers and nighttime feedings.
Does reaching your goals sometimes take a little longer with kids?
Can children make you feel frumpy, overweight, and in general, frazzled?
For me, um, yes.
Do kids circumvent your goals, change them, or alter them beyond recognition?
Sometimes, yes.
And while I am a firm believer in not placing unrealistic expectations on yourself as a mother, especially in the stage when your children are so young, because it really is a stage that passes fairly quickly, no matter what it feels like, I also truly believe that it's easy to "hide" behind our children as an excuse for not living our own lives.
Because bottom line?
Children or no children, the things that are important to us as women will remain with us our entire lives. Our loves, our passions, those things that motivate and drive us in the hours that our children are asleep or when our thoughts wander when we are pushing a swing for the 10,00th time.
So, small steps or large steps, kids aren't an excuse for not living your dreams.
But they are an excellent excuse if you would like to take a nap.


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Revelation 12
The book of Revelation is filled with symbolism. Some of the symbols are easy to understand because they are explained in the text, itself. For instance, in Chapter 1 we see Jesus in the midst of the lamp stands, then we are told the lamp stands represent the churches. Here in Chapter 12, the imagery is a bit harder to deduce. We are told of a woman clothed with the sun, who gives birth to a male child. Next, a red dragon, with seven heads, who draws a third of the stars from heaven, and awaits the birth of the child, that he might devour him. If we take a few minutes to unwrap the text, we will find that most of the imagery is, in fact, explained for us. Verse nine reveals the dragon is Satan, which makes the stars he drags, a reference to his angels. Verse five disclosess the male Child would rule the nations, making this a clear reference to Jesus. We are told He ascended to the throne of heaven. In verse 17, Satan makes war with the remnant of her seed. It would seem then, this reference represents Israel and the further offspring of the woman, and the Gentiles, who come to faith during the tribulation.
Instead of becoming overly distracted by the symbolism, I think it is critical to catch what is happening here. Satan is seeking to oppose the work of Christ, and in response, the angelic forces are sent forth to withstand him. Here we read, Satan is cast out of heaven, and will soon be caged in the bottomless pit. Realizing his time is short, he begins an all out attack upon the inhabitants of the earth. In the midst of this battle, we are given one of the great lessons in how to overcome temptations and live godly in Christ Jesus.
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." Revelation 12:11
The blood of Christ was shed to provide forgiveness for all our sins. No charge brought against the Christian will stand in the court of heaven. Satan's charges have already been answered at the cross. Instead of living in guilt and fear, we can live in confidence, knowing Christ has covered our sin.
The "word of their testimony" refers to the things that Christ has accomplished in their lives. One of the greatest weapons in our arsenal, is to look back at what Christ has already accomplished for us. Remembering yesterday's victory can create confidence for tomorrow.
"They did not love their lives to the death." The one who has surrendered all to Christ is indestructible, until Christ calls him home. Fear often keeps us from accomplishing what Christ has called us to. The cure for fear is trust. I was sitting with a friend recently in a quite volatile situation, when he remarked, "If you have to fear something, you might as well fear God."
We have a great promise that one day the enemy of our souls will be bound up and cast into a pit. Until that time, we must fight. Trusting in the blood of Christ, the testimony of His Word, and the commitment we made to follow Him.
Pastor Jim
Old Testament:
Ezekiel 35- Judge And Jury
Ezekiel 36- What's In It For Me?


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- In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, leading retailers say that organized retail crime networks are becoming even more aggressive.
- To protect the safety of associates working in retail stores and ensure that consumers shopping online are not at risk of buying stolen or counterfeit products, Congress must intervene, says Brian Dodge, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
- Dodge says lawmakers should focus on eliminating the ability of criminals to hide behind anonymous selling accounts on online marketplace platforms.
As the nation navigates the new normal, retailers continue to safely serve our communities across the country. But retailers are confronting an economy that has undergone major shifts during the course of the pandemic, as consumers continue to buy items online in record numbers. This dramatic spike in online shopping makes brick-and-mortar stores even more vulnerable to a problem that has been growing for over a decade: organized retail crime.
Organized retail crime refers to criminal networks that steal merchandise in mass quantities from storefronts and sell those goods online. Retailers have long reported costly problems with organized retail crime, and the Department of Homeland Security recently warned that third-party online marketplaces are facilitating the trafficking of pirated goods. But this year, in the midst of the pandemic, leading retailers say that these networks are becoming even more aggressive, which is consistent with past surges in retail theft during times of economic contractions.
To protect the safety of associates working in retail stores and ensure that consumers shopping online are not at risk of buying stolen or counterfeit products, Congress must intervene. And they should focus on eliminating the ability of criminals to hide behind anonymous selling accounts on online marketplace platforms.
Critical progress was made last week with the introduction of the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM) Act by Representative Jan Schakowsky. Originally introduced in March by Senators Bill Cassidy and Dick Durbin, the INFORM Consumers Act would mandate online marketplaces to verify the identity of high-volume third-party sellers by obtaining their government ID, tax ID, bank account information and contact information.
Big Tech marketplaces, including Amazon, remain fiercely opposed to strong verification and accountability laws that would empower consumers and law enforcement with information and make it harder for unscrupulous sellers and criminals to profit from these illicit transactions.
Reports show that organized retail crime is increasingly pervasive on Amazon. In 2019, a theft ring was busted in Washington state for selling millions of dollars' worth of stolen goods on Amazon's platform over a six-year period. In March, it was reported that more than two-dozen people had been charged with being involved in a crime ring that targeted major retail stores from 2014 to 2019 and sold stolen wares on Amazon.
The dubious claim that scale makes solving this problem too difficult, too complicated or too burdensome is unfounded. Big Tech marketplace platforms employ some of the most sophisticated data scientists and logistics professionals in the world, and it is clear that the knowhow exists to identify and crack down on these illegitimate sales.
Let's face the facts. The real reason for turning a blind eye to this problem undoubtedly lies with the increasing volume of these transactions and the commissions and fees earned every time a stolen, counterfeit or unsafe item is sold on one of these platforms.
Big Tech marketplace platforms have their place in an increasingly diverse and digital economy, connecting legitimate sellers — often small businesses — to a large and growing pool of online shoppers. But their growth should not be a golden ticket for criminal rings targeting legitimate businesses and innocent consumers.
An important next step and show of good faith would be for Big Tech to join leading retailers in supporting the INFORM Consumers Act. Lawmakers should seize the opportunity to ask Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about his company's role in solving the organized retail crime problem when he appears before the House Judiciary Subcommittee this week.
The last few months have been a difficult time for all Americans. For our part, retailers and their employees have done everything possible to ensure families have had access to everything they have needed to keep their families secure.
Collectively we have invested billions in training, safety and sanitization measures to safeguard our employees, customers and the communities that have counted on us. But this crisis has also underscored problems that require other industries to step up and do their part. In this case, Big Tech needs to step up to the plate.
—Brian Dodge is the president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
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Pope Francis is back in the headlines today for making a progressive statement on behalf of the Catholic Church, something he's quickly become associated with doing in his short term. Addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which had assembled at the Vatican to discuss "evolving concepts of nature," Francis said that the theories of evolution and the Big Bang don't contradict church doctrine. But while some may find this news shocking, if welcome, this isn't actually another case of Francis trying to modernize the views of his traditionally conservative institution—though many religious groups continue to attack scientific explanations of the origins of mankind, the Catholic Church has not been one of them for at least a half-century.
The pope's remarks could be seen as a mission statement for the Catholic scientists and teachers who had gathered at the conference to discuss teaching science alongside Scripture. "When we read about creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything," he said. "But that is not so." As far back as 1950, in the papal encyclical Humani Generis, Pope Pius XII suggested that evolution and Catholic doctrine did not necessarily contradict. When St. John Paul II addressed the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in 1996 he took it one step further, saying evolution is "more than a hypothesis," and accepting the evolution of the human body. The same Catholic Church that famously condemned Galileo in 1633 now praises him and, at one point, even considered erecting a statue in his honor in the walls of the Vatican. While Pope Benedict XVI may have blurred the church's position via his close association with Cardinal Cristoph Schöenborn, a proponent of intelligent design, the new pope's statement is in line with the church's longtime thoughts on evolution. Francis has even posited opinions like this before, telling astrophysics students that "faith enriches reason."
Like many modern approaches to religion that embrace theistic evolution, Francis' statements endorse evolution by enforcing God's role in it: "Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve." At one point, Francis added that "The Big Bang, which nowadays is posited as the origin of the world, does not contradict the divine act of creating, but rather requires it." Which makes sense; the "father of the Big Bang theory" was a Catholic priest and a former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.


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Developing an Internship Program
Employers look to higher education to produce graduates equipped to function in a changing world. As an employer, you know that you need employees who can communicate, reason, solve problems and continue to learn in response to evolving economic, social and political circumstances. Employers also expect graduates to understand the workplace environment and to be capable of working in teams as well as independently.
At Montclair State University, internships fall into two categories – either credit bearing or non-credit bearing. Either can be paid opportunities. Our students understand the importance of garnering relevant work experience prior to graduation. This appreciation makes them motivated and tenacious. They are eager to learn and committed to making a great contribution to your company.
Benefits to you
When you hire an intern you will take an active role in creating the kind of workforce you want.
Before making a commitment for permanent employment, you will have the opportunity to observe and train prospective full-time employees through an internship. Often these internship opportunities convert into full-time jobs.
Some employers view interns as a resource for personnel needed to meet special project needs, peak season or part-time staffing requirements.
Interns are students who show initiative and motivation, who can contribute new ideas and knowledge of technologies from the classroom.
Your image in the community will be enhanced via your affiliation with the University.
Benefits to our students
From the University's perspective, internships provide experiential education adding an important dimension to formal learning.
Internships provide an opportunity for students to test their career choices, develop an understanding of the workplace and perhaps identify new areas of career interest that will affect the studies they pursue when they return to campus.
An internship program helps employers, students and the University attain separate and shared goals and each makes an important investment in the process.
Cooperative Education (a credit bearing internship)
In some cases students can earn credits toward their degrees through the internship opportunities provided by you. This is accomplished through MSU's Cooperative Education Program. Co-op runs parallel to a semester – being offered during the fall, spring, and summer periods. Once hired by your company, a student is assigned to work with a faculty supervisor. Students earn a grade based upon academic assignments and your evaluations.
A co-op internship combines both experiential and formal learning since students work on the job and complete academic projects based on their experiences. The fact that students enroll in a course and earn college credit underscores the academic relevance.
How does the program work?
Students are eligible for a co-op after completing 30 credits; however, some academic departments may have additional requirements.
The Center's advisors prepare students to enter the workplace through counseling and workshops. Students are screened, resumes are forwarded and the employer arranges interviews with selected students.
Once hired, a student enrolls in an academic course through the University.
Since the student enrolls in an academic course, the co-op internship must run parallel to a semester:
Fall – September to December
Spring – January to May
Summer – late May/June to August.
Students are required to intern for a minimum of 15-20 hours/week for a part-time opportunity and 35-40 hours/week for a full-time internship.
The Center assigns each student to a Co-op Faculty Advisor who is responsible for the academic aspect of the co-op course as well as for making a visit to the worksite. While there, they meet with the student and talk to the work supervisor to learn how the student is performing on the job.
The Co-op Faculty Advisor is responsible for grading the student at the close of the work experience based on site observations, the quality of academic projects completed and the work supervisor's written evaluations and verbal comments.
You will need to assign a work supervisor to the co-op intern. It is recommended that you provide a detailed orientation for the supervisors. They must understand that they will be asked to assess student progress as well as meet with the student's faculty advisor once at your location. Select someone who is enthusiastic about undertaking the role, since that person will be required to sign the student's learning agreement, supervise and act as a mentor to the student; meet with the student's Co-op Faculty Advisor (at your site); and provide two evaluations of the student's progress.
Non-credit bearing internships
Beyond co-op, you can offer a non-credit bearing internship to a student. This can be the best option should you not be able to parallel the opportunity to a semester. You will still enjoy working with motivated students but you will not have the constraints of a specific start/end date. In addition, some students may not be interested in earning credits for the experience but still want that real-life experience. Offering a non-credit bearing internship enables you to still connect with that student.
Launching an Internship Program
Like the launch of any new initiative, the introduction of an internship to an organization requires thoughtful planning. Once you've taken a few important steps your internship is likely to run smoothly and generate all the benefits you expect. Here are some basics to consider:
Make sure people in your organization understand the reasons for your involvement and the benefits you hope to achieve. It is especially important that management, line supervisors and co-workers understand and "buy into" the decision.
Give careful consideration to who will supervise each intern. It is important that the supervisors you select are enthusiastic about the role and willing to become mentors. These supervisors should become familiar with co-op and experiential learning.
Provide orientation for your staff so they understand their responsibilities regarding the intern.
Establish pay rates, work schedules and job responsibilities for each co-op/intern position. Allocate sufficient funds for a whole year.
Become familiar with the Department of Labor Internships Fact Sheet which helps determine whether interns must be paid the minimum wage and overtime for services provided to "for-profit" private sector employers.
Articulate company policies that will apply to co-op/interns.
Steps for Hiring an Intern
Create a job description that includes the background, skills and aptitudes the successful candidate should possess. Post the internship on Hire a Red Hawk!
Credit-bearing co-ops/internships must follow the academic semesters that begin in September, January and May. The Feliciano School of Business Career Services Office can help you develop a timeline so that pre-screening, interviews, selection and preparation can be successfully completed by the target date.
Review resumes and set up student interviews.
Once you've decided to hire a particular student, extend the offer to the student and inform the Feliciano School of Business Career Services Office when the student accepts the position.
Assign a supervisor for the co-op/intern. Make sure that supervisor understands why your organization is involved and their own responsibilities.
If your organization has a Personnel or Human Resources department, make sure to inform them as soon as you've hired the co-op/intern. The Human Resources and Payroll offices, along with anyone else involved in record keeping should be familiar with co-op/internships and the company policies you've decided will apply to co-op/interns.
Contact Information
For more information about our internship programs, please contact Mariah Mayers, 973-655-3200, or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cabinet Vision helping grow businesses
After working at a company for just over 10 years, including completing their apprenticeships, Damian Carroll and Todd Nicol decided that it was time to take the next step and start their own business. CN Fitouts was established as a way for them to make their mark on the industry.
For the last 4 years, Damian and Todd have been building up the business, with a strong focus on customer service. The two business partners have created strong industry relationships with other cabinet makers in Victoria, whom they have been able to use for advice during their growth. When they discussed software, all their industry connections mentioned the strength of Planit; for both its software (Cabinet Vision) and how they support their customers. This gave Damian and Todd the confidence that investing in software with Planit would be a valuable investment for their business.
CN Fitouts met with a Planit consultant in August 2013, and Cabinet Vision Solid Essential was deemed the best to start for the business. This allowed them to begin to produce plans, elevations & 3D Renders to help communicate designs to architects, builders and customers alike. The added benefit of also producing accurate cutting lists to use with the panel saw, material summary's and factory production drawings, all aiding and speeding up the manufacturing process. The key takeaway's that were achieved with investing in Planit software saw CN Fitouts be able to win more work and speed up their manufacturing processes.
Having regular contact with Planit through the early stages was crucial to the fast tracking of the steep learning curve. In less than 12 months, CN Fitouts had made the decision to invest in a CNC machine, which tied in with the business moving to a bigger factory. CN Fitouts again met with their Planit consultant and discussed their needs & was deemed that Cabinet Vision Solid Standard with S2M Essential would be the ideal platform for this next stage of their business. This upgrade allowed them to be able to send jobs from Cabinet Vision straight to their CNC router. With these big changes taking place, the business was growing into a strong position.
The advantage of beginning the journey by learning how to use the design software prior to the CNC machine installation paid massive returns. As CN Fitouts had already been using the software for some time, a fair amount of jobs were ready to be sent to the CNC machine as soon as it was commissioned, with production starting the very next day.
Planit has been able to support CN Fitouts along the way, ensuring the software continued to drive production. Damian and Todd shared that, "without software we wouldn't be able to keep up with the amount of work we have. If it wasn't for Cabinet Vision and the ability to draw the job up and easily send it to the machine, we would of lost a lot of work. Once we've drawn a job, it is ready to go at the machine – and that's within a couple of hours."
Damian concedes, "The hardest part for us was putting the effort into learning the software. People have the wrong expectation that software is as simple as installing it and it's already to go. You need to actually spend them time to learn how to use the program properly, so that when you send the job to the machine, it cuts it exactly how you want it to."
The CN Fitouts team currently utilise all the features of Solid Standard to ensure they can provide high level of detail for their clients and meet builders' specifications. The two partners have great strategy for where they want to take their business. This includes currently having key staff members beginning to learn Cabinet Vision, through the convenience of Planit's Online Training Courses. This training ispart of their plan to upskill their staff so some can move from the factory and help out more in the office preparing jobs for manufacturing. These courses are supplemented by Planit's Training Videos that customers can easily access and watch. This will help Damian and Todd concentrate on continuing to grow their business, positioning themselves for many years of success.
Damian and Todd shared that since investing in Cabinet Vision, they have been able to double the amout of work they can take on. This is thanks to being able to do things more efficiently with Cabinet Vision. Damian discussed how "loosing time in the office can easily slow down the factory. You can spend less money on software, but you'll end up wasting more time with a program that takes longer. Cabinet Vision has definitely been the right decision for us."


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Listing with Living Wasatch
Our process is uniquely tailored for each listing. This is important because, for example, if your home is on a busier street you will need a strategy for getting buyers to look past that. We do not plug you into a "template" like many agents would. The attention to your listing is 100% through Aaron, so you will never have to work with anyone else. From writing the paperwork and negotiating the deal (he's smart and has a master's degree), to taking photos (Aaron's are awesome, and so is his camera!), all the way through to the closing, Aaron is literally with you every step of the way. Our clients often testify about how available, responsive, and communicative their experience is. They also like our unique marketing pieces, sales strategy, strong work ethic, and relaxed business style. If you are smart enough to be shopping around and reading about Living Wasatch, give us a call, or fill out the contact form below.


text: At the heart of ORGANIC INDIA is our commitment to be a living embodiment of love and consciousness in action. ORGANIC INDIA's Tulsi teas and herbal supplements are ethically and sustainably grown by small family farmers using regenerative agricultural practices. We provide meaningful livelihoods, as well as whole herb solutions for healthy, conscious living.


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When my guy and I hang out, he always asks me what I want to do, but he never comes up with ideas of his own. When I tell him he should choose, he says he doesnt know. He takes our relationship very seriously, but Id love it if he took the wheel every once in a while. How can I encourage him to do that?
Guys can have surprisingly fragile egos, and theyre not good at letting you know when theyre hurt. So its entirely possible that, without realizing it, you killed his desire to make plans with an offhand, relatively harmless comment. Yes, thats annoying, but you have to deal with it.
Try assigning each other certain nights to make the plans. Maybe Fridays are yours and Sundays are his. That way, it takes some of the pressure off him if its all his responsibility, then theres no chance that you had something better planned. At least at first, try to go along with whatever it is he suggests in order to build trust and to encourage him. Heres hoping you dont find yourself watching a UFC fight on pay-per-view.


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All Release Notes
Subscriptions and Extensions hide access secrets
3 August 2018
Both Subscriptions and API Extensions can contain access secrets, for example to allow commercetools Composable Commerce to place a message into a queue, or to invoke an AWS Lambda function. When retrieving an access secret via the commercetools Composable Commerce API, it is now hidden (except for the last 4 characters).
This change should help you to keep your access secrets secure. As noted in both Subscriptions and API Extensions, we recommend to create access credentials that only have the permission to put a message into the specific message queue, or only invoke the particular API Extension.


text: He awoke with the realization that he had brewed a pot of tea some hours before but had forgotten to pour himself a cup; the pot had gone to waste. This startling thought hung about him, solid against the cool air drifting in one window, across the bed, and out the other. A gust of wind rushed through the trees outside; "This is your life," they whispered.


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Hello and Happy Holidays everyone! This podcast is mostly about the Sr Love Along including the prize winners announced! Stay tuned to the very end for a special surprise! Most of all thank you everyone who contributed.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Episode 55 Warm Winter
Welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast!
Today I share with you all my new stash and projects!
Changeful Socks by Hunter Hammersen
Windsor Sock Yarn from Miss Babs in Navy
Maize fingerless mitts by Tin Can Knits using Fibre Co Canopy in Acai color
Adornment Star Steller By Laura Nelkin
Into The Whirled Superwash MCN in color way Dream Sequence. Spinning on the Lendrum


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WASHINGTON–The US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee–Trade Subcommittee last week decided to clear the way for Armenia's membership in the World Trade Organization.
Joining Armenia in this roster of former Soviet republics are Georgia–Estonia–Moldova and Lithuania.
Trade Subcommittee chairwoman Susan Esserman told a Congressional hearing that membership in the WTO would greatly enhance the member-states' ability to institute reforms and integrate within the international business community.
This recommendation–which excluded Russia's petition for membership–is deemed as a harsh criticism by the US Congress of Russian business practices and may contribute to the current murky relations between the US and Russia.


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Market Recon: The Tax Reform Is Just Ordinary Negotiation on Steroids
"The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government." -- President James K. Polk
Now What?
First off, heavy day for the macro, heavy day for earnings. That's your focus this morning. But now that we have the rough outline of the White House tax plan, what do we do about it? Every single kid with an opinion has been visible on every single media outlet, offering their warnings and their advice out front. Do we need to react? Have you learned nothing? Do you not yet understand this president? Have you seen China labeled a currency manipulator? Is there new construction on that wall down south? Are we scrapping the worst deal ever made, NAFTA? No, no, and no. Does that mean that this president is flipping on the issues? Again, I offer the quick answer: no, not really. This president, like anyone who has ever negotiated anything, stakes out a condition nearly impossible for his opponent(s) to tolerate, so that he can then be drawn back to center, where all are comfortable, but maybe get something for it.
Ever buy a car, or an expensive piece of furniture? You don't staple your money to your forehead, and ask the salesperson for help. You usually start off with making some kind of stupid bid that you know will be embarrass that salesperson in front of his or her manager. Right? This is the same general idea. Just on steroids, and on the global stage, concerning millions of lives and trillions of dollars. Nobody shows their hand. Why should government? This new tax plan must go to Congress. Many parts will evolve before any bill is eventually introduced, voted upon, and then signed. Months and months will pass. Changing any well thought-out investment strategy already initiated by the individual at this point would be downright silly. So, don't be silly.
The general thought is that Congress is trying to throw together a temporary deal to get the government through to September, without shutting the doors. Now there is also talk that Congress will push out the spooky Friday at midnight deadline at least a week, just to make sure that they can finish negotiating the temporary deal, so there will be no shutdown. Well, hooray for our legislators. Always stepping to the plate to well represent the people of the republic. The larger budget deal picture remains uncertain. The president seems OK with not spending a fortune on building a wall. Perhaps he always was OK with that. Funding for the ACA (Obamacare) seems sort of safe for the rest of this year, though I would not go too far out on that limb if I were you. There remains the prospect of a huge increase in military spending while simultaneously cutting nearly everything else -- or is that more negotiating?
The bottom line is this. We are a long way from seeing a more permanent agreement on financing the government going forward. We are close enough to financing the government for several months, but first we have to finance the government for at least a week or so, in order to finish negotiating the temporary deal. Got all that?
Ridiculous? Yes. Another crazy idea that could aid our legislators move forward in future, similar situations might be to try working full-time. Yeah, I know, it rots, man. There are 12 weeks throughout the year that neither the Senate, nor the House spend a single day in session. I am not even going to get into partial weeks. Two of those restful weeks are in mid-April. With a budgetary deadline in late April. Time to give up on the lengthy recesses, and do your jobs. Maggots.
Over There
In short, last night the Bank of Japan made no changes to monetary policy. The central bank is more optimistic on Japan's economy, but clearly not satisfied with the pace of consumer level inflation. The bottom line is that the BOJ is looking to reassure investors that 2017 is not likely the year that they take their foot off the gas pedal. The yen remains far stronger vs. its competitors than anyone in Japan is comfortable with, and that particular punch bowl may remain bottomless.
We'll also hear from the European Central Bank on policy this morning. The thought here, at least in my opinion, is that Mario Draghi would like to get the normalization ball rolling now that the European economy no longer seems to be rolling off a cliff. There are several reasons, though, why the ECB will not likely act, and maybe can't act in the immediate future. For one, uncertainty in France, although apparently abating, is not completely unwound. Then, there's always Italy next year for the perma-doves. Secondly, the forward-looking statement put forth by the ECB at the last policy meeting still contained the phrase that GDP risk "remains tilted to the downside".
Yup, I think that maybe, outside of an emergency rate hike in response to an unforeseen burst of inflation or the outright collapse of the euro, the ECB would need to change those words first as a signal that any increased tapering of the quantitative easing program were on the way. I do believe that the ECB intends to make this change very shortly, if not today. The intent, if economic conditions in Europe range anywhere from remaining constant to general improvement from current levels, would be to move on this during calendar year 2017.
08:30 - Durable Goods Orders (March):Expecting 1.3%, February 1.7% m/m.
08:30 - Ex-Transportation (March):Expecting 0.4%, February 0.4% m/m.
08:30 - Ex-Defense (March):Expecting -1.0%, February 2.1% m/m.
08:30 - Core Capital Goods (March):February -0.1% m/m. At the headline, durable goods orders have been very strong over the last two months. Much of that strength, though, has been in transportation purchase orders, particularly aircraft. At least, the gains made in February were not completely reliant upon the military, though the expectation for March is that military purchases will be required in order to post positive month-over-month growth. Core capital goods have unfortunately remained soft. They are the spot within this release where growth from a business perspective would be most needed. That one subcomponent could be our macro event of the day, as far as the marketplace is concerned.
08:30 - Initial Jobless Claims (Weekly):Expecting 243,000, Last Week 244,000. This reliable series is expected to be just that today. Consensus view calls for a drop of 1000 off last week's number, which would, if realized, put this print right on the four-week moving average. The range of expectations that I have seen for this item today spans only 5000, from 240,000 to 245,000. From a trader's perspective, this series is now irrelevant.
08:30 - Goods Trade Balance (March):Expecting $-65.4 billion, March $-64.8 billion. As bad as a deficit of $-64.8 billion looks, that number was much better than expected when it was reported last month. Need some more warm and fuzzy? The number will likely be revised to less than $-64 billion when this item is released today. Unfortunately, economists do not feel that this was the start of a trend, and today's March data will head deeper into negative territory. This item has significant impact on GDP, and ultimately how the Fed will be perceived as they raise interest rates, so the lack of any knee-jerk market reaction does not make this print unimportant.
08:30 - Wholesale Inventories (March-adv):Expecting 0.3%, February 0.4% m/m.
08:30 - Retail Inventories (March-adv):February 0.4% m/m. Business inventories are a big deal in the macro world, and they punch their weight when it comes to impacting gross domestic product. Well, these two advance numbers represent two of the three components that comprise business inventories, the third coming from the manufacturing sector. That headline level release for March will hit you on Friday, May 12. It will be overshadowed at that time by April CPI and retail sales. I would think however, that you do want to watch the development of these two items as second-quarter GDP expectations develop.
10:00 - Pending Home Sales (March):Expecting -0.7%, February 5.5% m/m. Remember that robust existing home sales print for March that we saw just last Friday? Well, it was brought about by this robust 5/5% month over month gain for February. See how that works? The expectation for today is not so much a negative, but in my opinion, a positive because the pace appears to be holding close enough to the high level already established.
10:30 - Natural Gas Inventories (Weekly):Expecting +51 billion, Last Week +54 billion cubic feet. Think that a build of 54 billion cubic feet is not really such a big deal? Consider that last week's print equaled the largest increase in 25 weeks. Practically half a year. the commodity comes into this report having regularly found support just below $3.15, and finds itself halfway to expected resistance at 3.40.
11:00 - Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index (April):March 20. Like the other manufacturing surveys released by the regional Fed districts, Kansas City has been printing in expansion ever since November. New orders have remained a key ingredient here, which is important. Kansas City will likely complete yet another sweep of across the space, as NY, Philly, Dallas, and Richmond have all already put positive digits to the tape.
Sarge's Trading Levels
These are my levels to watch today for where I think that the S&P 500, and the Russell 2000 might either pause or turn.
Today's Earnings Highlights (Consensus EPS Expectations)
Before the Open: (ABBV) ($1.26), (BMY) ($0.73), (CELG) ($1.63), (DLX) ($1.15), (DPZ) ($1.16), (DOW) ($0.99), (F) ($0.34), (IP) ($0.58), (PH) ($1.86), (PX) ($1.33), (RTN) ($1.60), (SIRI) ($0.04), (LUV) ($0.63), (UNP) ($1.23), UPS ($1.29)
After the Close: (AFL) ($1.62), (GOOG) ($9.36), (AMZN) ($1.13), (BIDU) ($0.91), (EMN) ($1.76), (INTC) ($0.65), (MSFT) ($0.70), (MHK) ($2.72), (NSR) ($1.24), (SBUX) ($0.45), (WDC) ($2.13).
At the time of publication, Stephen Guilfoyle was long LUV, AMZN, INTC, although positions may change at any time.


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Back to no work
As unemployment spreads more workers will experience the harsh new regime at their local JobCentre.
"British jobs for British workers" was certainly a catchy phrase for Gordon Brown to use, even if he did use it without thinking first. He has done this on a number of occasions now, using unguarded words that in the end have come back to haunt him, such as his oft-repeated claim to have ended the boom-bust cycle.
Our Gordon views protectionism as "the greatest danger the world now faces". For sure, his British worker remark was never meant to offer a jobs guarantee. But as unemployment soars towards three million and beyond, so understandably workers will want to take this Prime Minister's words at face value when many are becoming fearful of joining the ever growing and overflowing reservoir of unemployment.
What started off as a trickle following the much spoken about and on the face of it a new addition to the international vocabulary and language of economists, 'The Credit Crunch', has now evolved into a fast flowing river that around the world is sweeping millions into an ocean of uncertainty.
Rising unemployment in China has seen 26 million internal migrant workers from the countryside lose their jobs due to the economic slowdown, and in an almost a copycat move this state capitalist government announced a 4 trillion Yuan stimulus last November to prop up the weakening economy and spur on domestic consumption as the demand for its goods flags in Western countries. By focusing on the country's 700 million rural residents with a campaign to persuade them to spend more, along with other measures announced such as state subsidies for farmers to buy electrical appliances, the government hopes these efforts will help rejuvenate flagging economic growth at a time when increasing unemployment has raised concerns about potential social unrest.
In a clear manifestation that the economic crisis is rapidly heading into a severe global clinical depression, US employers purged 598,000 jobs in January, the most job losses in a single month since 1974. January's firings in the US raised the unemployment rate there to 7.6 percent, the highest level since 1992. Unemployment rose in Germany by an additional 387,000 in January compared to the previous month, for a total of 3.49 million without work. This pushed up the jobless rate by 0.9 percent, to 8.3 percent. Unemployment in the former East Germany, with a rate of 13.9 percent, is still twice as high as in the West, which stands at 6.9 percent.
In Britain likewise, workers have been sent off to the dole office in their thousands. Since Christmas we have all seen and read the reports of the 27,000 Woolworths workers laid off in the opening weeks of the New Year, and all indicators pointing to things getting far worse. Over the past year more than 3,000 UK firms went into administration – some 1,006 companies in the third quarter alone.
There have been a number of high profile casualties of which the retail chain
store Woolworths, with some 800-plus stores nationwide, is the most notable. But it has been followed by the furniture retailer MFI, music chain Zavvi, furniture and home accessories store The Pier, menswear retailer The Officers Club, tea and coffee merchant Whittards of Chelsea, children's clothing retailer Adams, fashion retailer USC and women's clothing retailer Viyella. In total, some 40,000 jobs have been lost or are at risk.
As this economic crisis deepens at home and aboard, its human toll becomes even more evident. Thousands are facing job losses or being offered an enforced shorter working week as this malignant disease spreads. Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Tata Steel have all announced job cuts or temporary shutdowns at UK plants. BT has said 10,000 posts are to be slashed – many of those in the firing line will be agency and contract workers, some of whom have worked for BT for years. In Construction, workers in an already battered Industry have been warned to brace themselves for an 'avalanche of job losses'.
On 6 February, it was widely reported in the Times and other newspapers that Royal Mail intends to shed 16,000 jobs as it strives to cut costs. This new threat to jobs comes despite record profits, the proposed job losses — amounting to almost one in ten of the company's workforce in a drive to reduce the wage bill by £470 million — come as unions prepare to fight the introduction of a commercial partner to the business.
According to the Independent, "unemployment "could easily reach three million by Christmas next". The hardest hit will be workers with large mortgages, soaring utility bills and the mountain of debt accumulated during the so-called 'boom years' when many of us were pushed and persuasively encouraged by banks and others into using loans and credit cards to maintain a half-decent lifestyle.
And now as unemployment and the fortnightly visit to the local Job-centre-plus looms, it will undoubtedly become a routine and habitual preoccupation for many; the experience may have a profound impact on some who have never as yet sampled the devised arm-twisting of this government service increasingly given over to persuading the unemployed to take up low paid employment. Indeed how the times have changed, and are changing, even for the unemployed, and the way they are treated at the local job centre. If you are one of the unfortunate unemployed you may be familiar with its ambience these days, it's a far cry from Charlie Drake's television show The Worker. Most job centres employ uniformed security guards equipped with radios to control clamant progression within the building and some display wall posters forbidding the wearing of baseball caps and hoodies. From day one of a new claim the claimant is forced into signing an agreement that sets out what he/she will do to find work, with the threat of sanctions for any ineffectual claimant's failure to provide enough evidence of actively seeking work.
Commentators have forecast that young people in particular will be pushed out of the labour market by the global downturn. With many anticipating an increase in youth unemployment—to levels last seen in the early 1980s, when riots swept many inner-city areas—the Guardian reported that "Brown was concerned by the recent youth riots in Greece, and feared something similar could develop in Britain."
The recent 'reforms' introduced by New Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, James Purnell, in the last Queens Speech, represent an attack on some of the poorest people and their families in our society. They are more evidence that the poor will be made to suffer for an economic crisis that is not of their making. Purnell claims that the changes will "transform lives", but it may prove in the long run to be a transformation for the worse. Even the Tory leader David Cameron heaped on praise, saying that he is "thrilled" with the plan.
All those currently on 'out-of-work benefits' will be affected, as benefits will be renamed (Employment Support Allowance) and altered. The main aim of the changes is to force at least one million people on out-of-work benefits into low paid jobs.
The draconian measures include forcing people to work for their measly dole money. After one year of unemployment, claimants will have to do four weeks of work. After two years, they will have to work continuously for their benefits, doing work "such as community work", previously only undertaken by people with criminal convictions.
Incapacity claimants will face harrowing questioning and more frequent tests and a medical check from someone other than their own GP. Single parents will have to seek work when their youngest child is seven. Drug-reported addicts will be required to have treatment.
The proposals originally set alongside plans to increase private sector delivery, consequently reducing jobs in the public sector and ensuring that rich pickings for private enterprise come before all else. The government's flagship policy to revolutionize welfare by paying private companies to find jobs for the unemployed has since been thrown into crises as firms said there were too many people out of work – and too few vacancies – to make it viable. Responding to warnings that his reforms will not work without major changes, James Purnell, has abandoned plans to announce the preferred bidders for the multi-million-pound contracts. This follows demands from the firms involved for hundreds of millions more in "up-front" cash payments. The government have dressed up the proposals as part of its fight against poverty, sometimes using the slogan 'work works.' But over half of children living in poverty are in working households with millions of people on low wages that make them little better off than being on benefits.
The world global economic downturn could see 40 million people lose their jobs by the end of the year with worldwide unemployment hitting between 210 and 230 million, with the inevitable consequences of more of the world's population cascading down into poverty.
Unemployment is encrusting and besetting the world as workers in every industrialized county are made to pay the price as companies downsize operations in order to survive a crisis of capitalism of its own making. Workers the world over, have more in common with each other than the state frontiers and fostered patriotism of race hatred. It's a mistake to fall for the theories or racial connotations which capitalism's apologists use to excuse the many failings of the social system. The only protectionism that needs to be dismantled is that which still denies workers a shortfall of life's essentials. By removing exploitation and the human suffering arising from both poverty and war socialism will enable men and women to be set free, living lives in the security of world community.


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(this is not a photograph of Frank McCourt shortly after he read Tuesday's LA Times.)
"Dodgers", in the opinion of LA Times Op/Ed contrtibutor Leon Furgatch, is a nickname that survives as "a vestige of nostalgia for a time when Brooklyn fans of the team had to dodge heavy trolley car traffic to enter Ebbetts Field…it has no relationship to Los Angeles or meaning for local fans." And as such, Mr. Furgatch suggests (seriously) renaming the Los Angeles National League entry, "the Los Angeles Yang-nas."
When owner Walter O'Malley brought his Brooklyn team to Chavez Ravine in 1958, he did not know the historical significance of the site. (Neither do most Angelenos, unless they attended Los Angeles public schools in the 1950s or earlier, when Yang-na history was still being taught.)
Historians tell us that Los Angeles was first founded on Sept. 4, 1781, by 44 settlers from Mexico on a spot not far from where the Olvera Street tourist attraction is located today. But that is not entirely true.
The pobladores from Mexico were the first foreigners to settle here, by the authority of the king of Spain, and the new community was blessed with the Los Angeles name. But Chavez Ravine — the area now occupied by Elysian Park, Dodger Stadium and the Los Angeles Police Academy — was first peopled by the Yang-na Indians.


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Temple: Wat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai Province
Amulet Name: Phra Ham Yath Buddha front - back with Phra Samadhi Buddha (Thursday Buddha)
Origin: Thailand
Year Consecrated: Obtained from the amulet counter at the temple, the date didn't show up
Material: Auspicious holy mass metal in shiny gold electroplating with glossy lacquer coated
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Walt Logan, from Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground, has been running heavy equipment since the mid-1960s and knows that communication is important on a job site. Any miscommunication can cost a contractor thousands of dollars.
"These Sonetics headsets we have I don't see (miscommunication) even being an issue because they are clear, they are concise, they are so easy to hear," Logan says in the video. "It makes the person talking so much more understandable."
The video goes on to demonstrate the clarity of the wireless headsets and then points out the noise-canceling effects of the headsets.
"I don't see how people in construction can get by without them," Logan says at the end of the video. "If I was to go back into the field, that's the first thing I would load up and take with me."


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Snowball, a male sulphur-crested cockatoo, was brought to the rescue shelter Bird Lovers Only in 2007; his caregiver had gone off to college, and the family was having trouble managing him.
The family gave a CD to Irena Schulz, the shelter's director, and told her to play it and watch Snowball. She was amazed to see the cockatoo dance to the music, accurately keeping time with his head, shoulders, legs, and claws!
A video that Schulz made of Snowball ended up on YouTube, where it went viral; he went on to appear in several television shows and ads.
The video was brought to the attention of Annirudh D. Patel and John R. Iversen, two researchers interested in connections between animal behavior and music; they were astonished, and Schulz allowed them to conduct experiments to verify that Snowball was actually listening to the music and responding with physical rhythmic mimicry. Their vindicating study, "Experimental evidence for synchronization to a musical beat in a nonhuman animal" (Current biology XIX/10 [26 May 2009] pp. 827–830) carries a byline for Schulz along with Patel, Iversen, and Micah R. Bregman.
Below, a brief video about Schulz and Snowball, followed by more videos of Snowball in action.
Related article: A sea lion in Boogie Wonderland


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Readers Write
Stolen Name Plates
Here is one way to minimize the problem with stolen nameplates.
Record all of your nameplates, or better yet, take photographs of
them. Then, if one ends up missing, and later shows up on another
engine, that person might have some explaining to do to the
sheriff. Edwin H. Bredemeier, Route 1, Box 13, Steinauer, NE
We agree that if enough of our collectors would do this, then
the risk to the thieves would increase somewhat. These might be a
deterrent. For several other reasons, it is wise to have a
photographic, or at least a written record of your engines and
tractors. Then if something is lost or stolen, this information
and/or photograph could be published so that collectors everywhere
could be aware of these items. It sure would be tough to explain
how a nameplate off of an engine out in Ohio ended up on some
engine in Oregon, as an example. If we all get busy and exercise a
little vigilance, perhaps this dishonorable habit might get nipped
in the bud!
Model Makers Corner
Although not truly a model, but an old original engine, we put
this one with the models because of its small size. See Photos MM-1
and MM-2. This is a small engine with the patent date of November
20, 1900. It is in perfect running condition, and I have been told
that it is a Geda Flame Licker, but cannot verify this. It is 5
inches high and 7 inches long. Can anyone supply any information on
this engine? David Rieso, P.O. Box 462, West Kingston, RI
Photos MM-3 and MM-4 are of a hand-carved model engine. It is a
1/3 scale of a John Deere 1? HP engine
(6-inch flywheels). It uses a combination of cherry, redwood,
ironwood, cedar, oak, and some others. It was carved by my
neighbor, Jim Foy, and received two blue ribbons at recent wood
carving shows. Photos MM-5 and MM-6 illustrate a scale model Witte
engine that I finished this past year. M. Moyers, 37301 28th Ave
S., #31, Federal Way, WA 98003.
Miniature Ignition for Model Engines
After building a model hit-and-miss engine, I needed to add an
ignition system. Most model engine builders use a wooden box to
hide a lantern battery, automotive ignition coil, and gas tank.
This works, but I felt it would be nice to make it look like the
original full-sized engine. To achieve this look, I wanted to mount
the engine on two hand trucks. The problem then was the need for an
ignition system that could be hidden.
I built my 'Little Brother' engine and mounted it on oak
hand trucks, with a small brass gas tank. It looked good, but the
ignition posed a problem.
The first attempt to solve the problem was to mount a model
airplane ignition coil inside the crankcase and install batteries
under the engine. That looked good but the problem was that the
output from the coil was too weak for hit-and-miss operation.
The engine needed a really hot spark. Therefore, I went
searching for a 'better mousetrap.'
The solution was simple! Well, almost. I purchased a 'stun
gun' like those intended to immobilize an attacker. I took it
home, opened the case, and there it was. These units can shoot an
arc about 1.25 inches using a 9 volt battery. The circuit board is
small and simple. The only thing was that its function is to run
continuous when powered, which is not good for ignition systems.
Therefore, I needed a firing circuit.
The firing circuit I designed is small, simple, and parts are
easy to obtain; using a transistor, and several other components,
the unit will put out a spark when the points open. (See Diagram
The following is a list of the five needed components:
(1)Transistor TIP120
(1) Diode IN4001
(1) Capacitor 2 mfd
(1)Resistor 10K
All these components are available through Radio Shack. Stun
guns are typically found in sporting goods stores.
Don't get excited about not being able to assemble this. If
you are unsure about it ask a friend who works in electronics, or
contact me. The circuit can be assembled on a corner of the circuit
board and the board cut down to make it very small.
The circuit should be connected to the leads that power the stun
gun. Do away with the stun gun switch and reconnect the battery
connector if you use the 9 volt battery supplied with the stun gun.
Install a new on/off switch coming from the battery. The points
work to ground.
Note! Be careful when powering it up, as this unit can give a
nasty jolt!
Add the leads to the coil and mount it at some convenient spot.
Cover the printed circuit with a piece of plastic, glue it into the
crankcase with RTV. There is a spark gap on the printed circuit
board that must stay clean. Do not put RTV on the spark gap, and
protect it from grease and oil.
There is some time delay from when the points open until the
spark occurs; you may want to re-time the engine slightly. The good
point is that when the engine is under load the unit will have less
delay, giving you a built-in advance.
Do not hold the ignition wire in your hand to test the spark.
Just position it close to the plug, or get someone else to hold
Robert Knipschield, 1527 Sugar Creek Road W., Charlotte, NC
A Closing Word
The other day we got a letter from our old friend Alex Edgar at
Ayr, Ontario. Alex tells us he has a four-wheel Happy Farmer
identical to the one discussed on page 8 of the July 1990 issue of
GEM. Perhaps some of you will recall that ye olde Reflector opined
that there were probably some better tractors built than the Happy
Farmer. Of course we didn't know Alex had one, but in our usual
disjointed way, that probably wouldn't have made much
difference, even though Alex likes his Happy Farmer!
Like many of the early tractors, the Happy Farmer had its own
advanced features. During the 1920's many of these ideas came
together in new tractor designs. Thus, there is really no one
company responsible for present-day tractor
development…today's tractors are simply an evolvement of past
designs. Likewise, today's tractors have their good and bad
points, just like those of decades past.
The last twenty years have seen the almost exclusive use of
diesel engines in farm tractors. During the 1920's Edward A.
Rumely envisioned exactly such a design. In fact, Rumely had this
vision even before the introduction of the famous OilPull tractors.
Unfortunately, the high-speed diesel was some time off, and Rumely
had to settle for the spark-fired kerosene burner called the
Oil-Pull. Again we ask the question we raised in a recent issue,
What is really new?


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The Best Carpaccio Dishes in Tel Aviv
From sirloin at La Repubblica di Ronimotti, white mackerel at Hashaked, to beef fillet at Meat Bar, flowers at NG Meat Bar, and mango at Carpaccio Bar, here's where to get the best kind of raw deal.
Sometimes, a customer's tiny request can spurn a new, original dish that attains legendary status. Consider the tale of Amalia Nani Savoni, an Italian countess who in 1950 was advised by her doctor to avoid cooked meat. When she visited the famous Harry's Bar in Venice, she asked the chef if he could come up with a special dish for her that met this requirement. After deliberating, he decided to cut thin slices of raw meat, beating them until they were as thin as possible before adding a light dressing. The restaurant's owner, who noticed the vivid red color of the meat, decided to name the dish after the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio, who used similar colors in his work.
From that day forth carpaccio became a name not only associated with art but also with food; in this case thinly sliced raw materials, from meat – usually fillet or sirloin – to fish and even fruit and vegetables. Carpaccio has long since ceased being the exclusive preserve of Italian restaurants, and today is a classic appetizer, even in cafés.
White (or red) mackerel carpaccio at HaShaked
HaShaked was established in 1967, and was for many years the go-to place for local wholesale traders, offering Jewish food, alongside fish, salads, bread and alcohol. The market has since disappeared, but the restaurant is still alive and kicking, and despite its modest décor and no-frills atmosphere, is considered to be one of the leading fish and seafood restaurants in the city.
The dish: White mackerel carpaccio. True, many restaurants have fresh fish carpaccio on their menus, but it's been served here for years, even as a main course. Sometimes they use red mackerel, sometimes white, other times they use grouper fish or even fresh anchovies. In any case, it's fresh produce that arrives straight from the Mediterranean, and is flavored with excellent olive oil, dill, salt and freshly ground pepper – all complementing the fish perfectly and enhancing its essence.
The cost: NIS 49
Bread: Pitas or baguettes are served up with a large selection of salads.
For the main course: It might be a bit difficult to stomach a full entrée after gorging yourself on all the salads, but the mixed fish (NIS 110) is sure to satisfy any lingering pangs of hunger.
HaShaked, 90 HaHashmona'im Street, Tel Aviv
The classic one: Sirloin carpaccio at La Repubblica di Ronimotti
Exactly one year ago, the Italian restaurant Ronimotti packed up its wares and moved from Ramat HaHayal to the center of Tel Aviv. The restaurant expanded as a result (and the name changed as well), but it still retains the same high-quality offerings and reasonable prices offered at its old location. This new spot also has a vegetable garden that offers fresh produce for the kitchen.
The dish: Sirloin carpaccio with arugula and parmesan. That's all there is to it – and it's simple, clean and tasty. Recently, a rash of over-elaborate carpaccio dishes packed of unnecessary extras have been cropping up all over the city, but as you'll find here, simplicity really enhances high-quality raw materials. The reddish strips of sirloin (the color indicating their freshness) are beautiful and free of fat and sinews. A touch of olive oil gives them a deep, strong flavor, a dash of lemon is added to the arugula and some quality parmesan is dashed over the top.
The bread: A basket of excellent Italian rolls, included in the price
The cost: NIS 48
For the main course: Two words: veal cannelloni. After this no other cannelloni will ever pass muster with your taste buds.
La Repubblica di Ronimotti, 3 Mazeh St., Tel Aviv
The carnivore's choice: Beef fillet carpaccio at Meat Bar
Before smoking meat in-house became fashionable, Meat Bar was already doing it – which isn't surprising when you take into account their 18 years of experience. Located on the most modest boulevard in Tel Aviv, Meat Bar has managed to retain its status as a prominent yet stable restaurant. It's a basic steak house taken to the next level, if you wish. A year and a half ago they founded an adjacent bar, aptly named "Next Door," which is also worth checking out.
The dish: Beef fillet carpaccio. The pieces of meat are thinly sliced yet still have the outstanding flavor that is characteristic of quality meat. Olive oil, a generous helping of parmesan, a dominant dash of lemon juice, nice twist of fragrant basil and sweet and sour drops of balsamic vinegar are also added. A celebration on a plate.
The cost: NIS 52
Bread: NIS 16, or free mini toasts
For the main course: Everyone raves about the steak, but we say the hamburger (NIS 68) can't be beaten.
Meat Bar, 52 Chen Boulevard, Tel Aviv
The unconventional one: Carpaccio flowers at NG Meat Bar
This meat bar in Neve Tzedek was founded exactly nine years ago, and was the first place that brought the concept of heavyweight porterhouse steaks to Israel. How heavy? Try six kilos. NG excels in the concept of sharing portions, and during their popular "Barbarian's Meals," customers feast on large chunks of meat with their hands.
The dish: Carpaccio flowers. Forget the knives and forks (at least for this dish) – the carcaccio here is eaten with your hands. The dish is beautifully presented, with the vivid red colors of the beef fillet slices also having a wonderful tenderness. The meat is rolled up like sushi, exposing the flavor of the meat to the taste buds before the filling makes its way there. This dish is an explosion of flavor – with the meat, arugula, balsamic vinegar and olive oil all working together to create an exceptional carpaccio that you won't easily find elsewhere.
The cost: NIS 55
Bread: In this case it's not strictly necessary, but if you must you can get a basket of bread for NIS 7.
For the main course: If you're already here, then you might as well share a 1.2 kilo porterhouse steak. This is a feast for all five senses – loosen your belts and take our word for it.
NG Meat Bar, 6 Ahad Ha'am St., Tel Aviv
For dessert: Mango carpaccio at Carpaccio Bar
This place is a small paradise for those who wish to turn carpaccio into an entire meal. When it opened it served almost exclusively carpaccio, but today offers other meat dishes as well. On their last birthday they even broke a world record for the world's most massive plate of carpaccio.
The dish: Mango carpaccio. Yes, there are other dishes here that may be prettier, but nothing like this one, which is also proof that carpaccio is becoming a byword for any type of thinly-sliced ingredient. Mango carpaccio follows it's beefy predecessor's example, except for the fact that here the meat is replaced by mango, the balsamic vinegar by pomegranate concentrate, and the olive oil by vanilla sugar. Pecans are added instead of capers, and the result is a refreshing, fun dish.
The cost: NIS 33
Bread: Not the best companion for mango, but other carpaccio dishes are served with a bun
For the main course: Oriental carpaccio. It's possible that right now some Italian chef is rolling over in his grave at the thought of carpaccio being served with tahini and cumin. Then again, why shouldn't it be?
Carpaccio Bar, 8 Ibn Gvirol St., Tel Aviv
Other carpaccio dishes you shouldn't miss:
Kovshim – We only have good things to say about a carpaccio dish (NIS 38) that takes slices of pumpkin, softens them on a pan and tops them with hameiri cheese, slivers of red chili and fresh oregano leaves. The sourness of the cheese, delicate sweetness of the pumpkin, kick of the chili and the aroma of the oregano make this dish a creative and superb interpretation, which redefines the traditional concept. It's also an excellent choice for vegetarians. Kovshim, 48 Hakovshim St., Tel Aviv
Amore Mio – This Italian restaurant doesn't make overly sophisticated food, instead choosing to focus its attentions on large, very tasty Italian dishes. One is the traditional style of carpaccio (NIS 44), with extremely thin slices of excellent beef fillet, olive oil and lemon juice, which don't overpower the taste of the meat but don't disappear into it either. It's needless to say that the parmesan is also excellent. We'd gladly eat this every day. Amore Mio, 100 Ibn Gvirol St., Tel Aviv
SALT – This Mediterranean restaurant may be located on the ground floor of a boutique hotel, but has a lighthearted, inexpensive menu with influences from everywhere from Spain to Greece – including a stop in Israel for a bit of a local twist. They offer two carpaccio dishes, our choice being the beetroot carpaccio (NIS 44). This enjoyable, delicate and sophisticated dish is made of thin slices of grilled beets decorated with orange segments, broken pistachios fragments, baby basil leaves, and kashkaval cheese. SALT, 136 Hayarkon St., Tel Aviv
Layla Mourad – This fun tapas bar gives carpaccio a genuine Mediterranean twist by way of its eggplant carpaccio (NIS 28), made from singed raw eggplant in a garlic, oregano, lemon juice and olive oil marinade. The thin slices have a smoky bonfire flavor and are sprinkled with sea salt and Turkish tulum cheese. Incredibly tasty. Layla Mourad, 4 Herzl St., Tel Aviv
CENA – We discovered a good and very creative (maybe even too creative) carpaccio dish (NIS 52) at this new bistro. It's made from beef fillet flavored with pickled lemon, roasted tomato vinaigrette, and shards of hazelnuts. An abundance of seasoning creates a dish laden with flavors and well-smoked meat. CENA, 42 Montefiore St., Tel Aviv
The best carpaccio dishes outside of Tel Aviv:
Bread Wine – One of the most popular restaurants in the Yehud area, thanks to its excellent pastries, but also because of the tasty food. You'll find two carpaccio dishes here: Fish fans can enjoy a salmon carpaccio (NIS 27), or our recommendation of the beef fillet variety (NIS 46). The meat is nicely complemented with olive oil, reduced balsamic vinegar, coarse salt, ground pepper and baby basil leaves. Bread Wine, 4 HaHoresh St., Yehud
Limousin – It's not surprising to discover a terrific carpaccio (NIS 38) at one of the country's best meat restaurants. A private cattle herd from the Ramat Yishai area supplies the top-notch meat, which is smoked in a special way, resulting in an excellent meat and refined carpaccio. Here they use veal fillet, adding to it the classic ingredients of balsamic sauce, olive oil, garlic, lemon, and parmesan cheese. A lovely dish. Limousin, Horesh HaAlmonim, Ramat Yishai
BBB Burgus Burger Bar – The hamburger chain surprised us with carpaccio (NIS 38) that easily outdid their burgers. This dish is made from fresh, thinly sliced beef rump, served with parmesan and balsamic. A lovely addition is the small accompanying salad of baby arugula and radish. BBB Burgus Burger Bar – branches nationwide
Moo V'Moo – This well-known meat restaurant started out as a butcher's shop in 1984. Our choice is the divine beef fillet carpaccio (NIS 44), with its thinly sliced, melt-in-the mouth meat and delicate marinade. One of the best carpaccio dishes outside of Tel Aviv. Moo V'Moo, 177 Herzl Boulevard, Rehovot
Bourbon Street – You can guess that this places draws inspiration from New Orleans by the name alone. Adi, the owner, lived there in the past and decided to open up a place with a similar style to American bars. Apart from the 34 different types of whisky on offer you can find several tasty dishes in the Creole spirit, like carpaccio shrimp (NIS 42), an American variation of this dish made from very finely chopped, delicately seasoned shrimp. Simple and delicious. Bourbon Street, 8 Hamanofim St., Herzliya


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