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Jimmy Carter at the World Affairs Council: Not your grandfather's American Exceptionalism
Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by Sarah Stuteville
A younger, less popular Jimmy Carter (photo from flickr user gademocrats)
The lights are low and excitement high at the Paramount Theater in downtown Seattle. Murmuring gives way to whistling and foot stomping and finally shouting and thunderous applause. A smiling white-haired man steps onstage. No, it isn't Bono or the Boss, it's former President Jimmy Carter, and Seattle loves him.
I knew three things about Carter ahead of attending his sold-out World Affairs Council talk "Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope" last week. I knew he was a peanut farmer from Georgia, that he looked like my grandpa, and that he once dared to challenge American Exceptionalism in his famous "Crisis of Confidence" speech 33 years ago.
Carter, it turns out, symbolizes a lot of different things to different people. To some he's a defeatist Democrat who's presidency spawned the term "stagflation". To others he's a post-Presidential environmental crusader, figure head of Habitat for Humanity and Mid-East peace activist.
Carter left office the year before I was born, and from the stories my parents told of him, he was an unlikely politician. He seemed humble and honest. He even wrote poetry. In short, a far cry from the Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush decades I grew up in.
But as I asked around about Carter, it was that one speech, that's come to be known as the "malaise speech" delivered on July 15th, 1979, that interested me most.
"He told us we just had to lower our standards," was how my father once described it.
"He was honest with us and we didn't like it," said my father-in-law when I asked for his thoughts on the speech.
David Domke, who studies political communication at University of Washington (and chairs the Department of Communication, where I also work), said this about Carter's speech in his recent lecture on American Exceptionalism (part of a series examining the current presidential election),
"This was a moment when a president came before the nation and said, 'I'm scared and worried…' and one thing Americans will not stand from their leaders is that kind of honesty."
As a journalist who has traveled to countries that may be worse off for US intervention (Pakistan and Iraq most recently), Carter symbolizes a brave willingness to suggest that our belief in American Exceptionalism in fact be a negative quality.
What's funny about the actual text of the speech is that I can't find anything in there that really challenges the belief that America is an exceptional nation with a unique (possibly divine) destiny and a mandate to rule the world.
Carter is really just talking about hard times–citing a failed war, a poor economy, political divisions and an energy crisis as the reason for a moment of low national self-esteem (sound familiar?)
Regardless, this speech has long been seen as a deep critique of American entitlement and self-aggrandizement (There's even a book titled: "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" that addresses the speech in chapter one).
So when I heard that Carter would be discussing international issues at the World Affairs Council I thought he might challenge the whole US-as-superpower-and-beacon-of-light-to-the-world thing.
I was right about him looking like my grandpa, with bushy white eyebrows and a gentle demeanor (though I literally thought Ronald Reagan WAS my grandpa for the first decade of my life, so I've long suffered from president/grandpa crossover confusion), and he is indeed a loveable farmer type (he told a story about how square dancing won him the Governor's office in Georgia), but Jimmy Carter clearly believes that the United States has a special destiny to lead the world.
He presented a vision of a benevolent superpower—one defined by generosity and compassion not military might and greed—but a leader of the world all the same.
"We live in the greatest nation on earth…" he said late in the evening, "We have an opportunity in the future to correct mistakes…work towards the alleviation of suffering and the sharing of resources."
I would love to see our nation work towards correcting mistakes, alleviating suffering and sharing resources, but there was something in this kinder, gentler superpower stuff that exhausted and depressed me.
"What's wrong with me?" I wondered in the packed theater, "Am I alone in wanting someone to tell me that America shouldn't be a superpower that we don't have a special destiny from God?"
And then I thought about the war-weary, economically gutted country my generation stands to inherit. I thought about people I've met in Iraqi refugee camps in Syria and terrorist-gripped regions in Pakistan—and I thought of all the other people out there that have been caught in the crosshairs of my country's destiny.
But maybe I am alone in my "crisis of defeatist malaise," because as the talk ended and thousands streamed out onto Pine Street, a young man beside me turned to his date and said, "I like his whole 'new superpower' thing."
"Yeah," she replied, "And he totally reminds me of my grandpa."
Tags: American Exceptionalism, Crisis of Confidence, foreign policy, Iraq, Jimmy Carter, malaise, malaise speech, Pakistan, president, World Affairs Council.
Sarah Stuteville
Sarah Stuteville is a print and multimedia journalist. She's a cofounder of The Seattle Globalist. Stuteville won the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award for magazine writing. She writes a weekly column on our region's international connections that is shared by the Seattle Globalist and The Seattle Times and funded with a grant from Seattle International Foundation. Reach Sarah at sarah@seattleglobalist.com.
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Earmark (politics)
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An earmark is a legislative (especially congressional) provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees.[1] The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa.[2]
Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were.[3] Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.
Congressional earmarks are defined in clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress as "a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator providing, authorizing or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative formula driven or competitive award process".[4] The House Rules impose disclosure requirements for earmarks, while a standing rule of the Republican Conference has, since the 112th Congress, imposed an "earmark moratorium".[5] According to the federal Office of Management and Budget, earmarks are funds provided by Congress for projects or programs that curtail the ability of the Executive Branch to manage critical aspects of the funds allocation process.[6]
The definition most widely used was developed by the Congressional Research Service, the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress:
"Provisions associated with legislation (appropriations or general legislation) that specify certain congressional spending priorities or in revenue bills that apply to a very limited number of individuals or entities. Earmarks may appear in either the legislative text or report language (committee reports accompanying reported bills and joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report)."[7]
In the United States legislative appropriations process, Congress is required, by the limits specified under Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution, to pass legislation directing all appropriations of money drawn from the U.S. Treasury. This provides Congress with the power to earmark funds it appropriates to be spent on specific named projects. The earmarking process has become a regular part of the process of allocating funds within the Federal government.
Earmarking differs from the broader appropriations process in which Congress grants a yearly lump sum of money to a federal agency. These monies are allocated by the agency according to its legal authority and internal budgeting process. With an earmark, Congress directs a specified amount of money from an agency's budget to be spent on a particular project. In the past members of Congress did not have to identify themselves or the project; however, as a result of recent reforms in Congress, earmarks are associated with requesting members in conference reports and members must certify that they and their immediate families have no direct financial interest in the earmark.[citation needed]
Earmarks have often been treated as being synonymous with "pork barrel" legislation.[8] Despite considerable overlap,[9] the two are not the same: what constitutes an earmark is an objective determination, while what is "pork-barrel" spending is subjective.[10] One legislator's "pork" is another's vital project.[11]
In March 2010, the House Appropriations Committee implemented rules to ban earmarks to for-profit corporations. According to the New York Times, approximately 1,000 such earmarks were authorized in the previous year, worth $1.7 billion.[12] House Speaker John Boehner announced in November 2012 that the ban on earmarks in the House of Representatives would be implemented in the 113th Congress as well.[13]
Scott Frisch and Sean Kelly point out that directing money to particular purposes is a core constitutional function of Congress. If Congress does not make a specific allocation, the task falls to the executive branch; there is no guarantee that the allocation made by executive agencies will be superior to that of Congress.[14] Presidents and executive officials can use the allocation of spending to reward friends and punish enemies.[15]
The process of earmarking has been substantially reformed since the beginning of the 110th United States Congress. Members of Congress must post all their requests on their websites and they must sign a certification letter (then put online) indicating that neither they nor their spouse has financial interest in the earmark request.[16] And many members have instituted an applications process that their constituents must undergo for earmark requests.[17]
Finally, earmarks constituted less than 1% of the 2010 federal budget, down from about 1.1% in 2006.[18]
There are also those who opine that "earmarks are good" because they are more democratic and less bureaucratic than traditional appropriation spending, which generally is not tailored to specific projects.[19]
The Gravina Island Bridge, popularly known as the "Bridge to Nowhere", has become shorthand for frivolous earmarks.[20]
"The Earmark" is also the name of a political satire website.[21]
Earmark (finance)
Cheese Factories on the Moon
Money loop
↑ Earmarks. Earmarks.omb.gov (November 12, 2010). Retrieved November 16, 2010.
↑ http://www.treasury.gov.za/public%20comments/Discussion%20Paper%20Carbon%20Taxes%2081210.pdf
↑ Earmarks in Appropriation Acts: FY1994, FY1996, FY1998, FY2000, FY2002, FY2004, FY2005, January 26, 2006
↑ Comparison of Selected Senate Earmark Reform Proposals
↑ E.g., Diana Marrero, "Alaska 1st, Ariz. last in pork spending", USA Today, March 22, 2008 ("pork-barrel spending, otherwise known as earmarks"). Retrieved November 4, 2009.
↑ E.g, Ronald D. Utt, "How Congressional Earmarks and Pork-Barrel Spending Undermine State and Local Decisionmaking"; The Heritage Foundation, April 2, 1999 ("'pork' . . . often manifests itself as a specific line item, or 'earmark.'"). Retrieved November 4, 2009.
↑ For one view, see Citizens Against Government Waste, 2006 Pig Book Summary. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
↑ Judy Sarasohn, "Putting the Pork in One Barrel", The Washington Post, August 17, 2006.
↑ Eric Lichtblau, "New Earmark Rules Have Lobbyists Scrambling", The New York Times, March 11, 2010.
↑ Dinan, Stephen, "[4]", "The Washington Times", November 16, 2013
↑ http://www.cheesefactoriesonthemoon.com
↑ Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly, "Cheese Factories on the Moon: Why Earmarks are Good for American Democracy" (Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2010)ISBN 978-1-59451-731-0[page needed]
↑ Earmarks Are A Model, Not A Menace – Sunday, November 7, 2010. NationalJournal.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2010.
↑ House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns
↑ Herdt, Timm (August 10, 2010). "Contrarian view: Earmarks are good". Ventura County Star. Retrieved November 11, 2011. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
↑ The Politics of the 'Bridge to Nowhere'. Newsweek (September 8, 2008). Retrieved November 16, 2010.
↑ Political Humor from Below the Beltway. The Earmark. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
Earmarks Database from the Office of Management and Budget
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Our yard has been taken over by chiggers this year. We can't even enjoy being in the yard without later finding we have bites all over us. My kids, my dog, my husband and I are so bit up that we are miserable and this has been on going for the last couple months. What can we do to get them out of here? We keep our yard mowed and neat, but have woods surrounding our property.
Thanks for your question. I'm sorry you are having trouble with chiggers. They are nasty little things. I've attached a publication on managing chiggers from our Home & Garden Information Center website. I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if there is anything else you need.


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Toronto Argonauts co-owners interested in buying the Coyotes?
By cityhockeyfever Jun 6, 2009, 2:40pm MST
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[Editor's Note: Cityhockeyfever is a new contributing writer for us here at Five for Howling. He'll write when he feels like it or cover some events when I'm not availiable. For example, when your wife schedules vacation over Free Agency Day. *Note to Self: Put that in big red letters on the calendar for next year]
While at first glance when learning of where this possible purchase bid for the Phoenix Coyotes comes from, one might assume it is for the same or very similar intentions that BlackBerry billionaire Jim Balsillie has made undeniably clear.
Toronto Argonauts co-owners Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon have been named in a list of four potential buyers for the Coyotes, according to Paul Waldie of The Globe and Mail in Toronto. But get this. Sokolowski and Cynamon want to keep the team in Phoenix should they be the winning bid.
That is right. They do want to do just that.
It is not what you expected, did you? When you think of any Canadian investors looking to acquire the Coyotes, they wouldn't want to keep the team where they are after the Coyotes reportedly have lost up to $316 million since they arrived in Arizona, right? Apparently, not these two men who own the most successful Canadian Football League franchise in history with 15 Grey Cup championships, most recently in 2004.
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has received a "preliminary background application" from each bidder according to court papers filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court. The deadline District of Arizona judge Redfield T. Baum set for both the league and outgoing owner Jerry Moyes was yesterday.
According to Waldie's article, an offer from Sokolowski and Cynamon would compete with Balsillie's current $212.5 million offer for the club and move it to Hamilton, Ontario.
Moyes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 5th before a reported letter of intent for the league to agree to a sale to Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf. As a part of his filing for bankruptcy, Moyes agreed to sell the team to Balsillie to recover some of the monetary losses he has suffered while he has been the Coyotes' majority owner. The NHL and Moyes have been in court for more than a month fighting for control of the struggling Phoenix franchise.
The next court hearing is set for June 9th at the United States Bankruptcy Courthouse in downtown Phoenix. The legality issue of relocation will be presented and heard. It is possible a ruling will be made to determine if either the NHL or Moyes went through the proper procedures in the sale of the club, who has the authority to do so and whether or not current NHL rules are enforcable in this case when it comes to the operation and sale of the club in its current location or if it can be moved to another city.


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The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)
Controllers of the various departments of the new organisation prepared under the direction of Mr J. McWhae, Acting Minister of Health,
Sat 10 May 1919 - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)
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NEW ORGANISATION PREPARED
Controllers of the various depart
ments of tho new organisation pre
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McWhae, Acting Minister of Health,
to combat the influenza epidemic, will
meet at tho offices of the Health De
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for the first daily conference with the
Acting Minister. The director of
medical services has not yet been ap
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organisation. "The epidemic today is
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this object we are preparing for any
special emergency. To provide for
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tion of the present outbreak."
Mr McWhae was absent from the
city today, but will be in attendance
at the health offices on Monday
INFLUENZA (1919, May 10). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243484985
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The run-up to Christmas and those big meals is often a bit of an odd time and a hearty stew is one way to make something you can eat for a couple of days at least and keep out the cold!
This week I made this dish using half a leg of mutton from the Thoroughly Wild Meat Company. Andrew Moore raises lambs on the salt marsh and produces exquisite lamb. He is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. You can find him at the farmers' markets in Bristol and Bath which is where we met him.
When Andrew told me he was having mutton from his sheep this autumn in addition to the lamb, I shared a box with Gill the Painter, an event involving a meeting in Gloucester Cathedral and a shopping bag on wheels…. felt like we had escaped from an Alan Bennett short story. Here is Gill's balsamic leg of lamb recipe which she used on her mutton.
Here are my notes – easy to do if you have time and plan a little ahead.
Brown your lightly seasoned meat in a little oil in a large casserole on the hob. Once nicely browned add as much stock as you need to come at least three-quarters up the meat. I used a mixture of vegetable stock and some lamb stock that I had saved in the freezer. Fresh thyme is a good herb to use with this dish.
Squeeze two lemons and add the juice to the stock. We also threw in a jar of home-made fruit chutney . We weren't quite sure what was in it, as it hadn't been labelled, but probably it was raisins, apples, pears and onions in cider vinegar and spices, to give you an idea of what you might use. Maybe a little wine if you have any opened bottles could find its way in there too.
Bring to a gentle simmer on the hob. Cover and place in a warm oven for 3 hours. You will need to check the meat every hour or so and turn it over. Someone turned the oven down at some point, so we ended up cooking the dish for nearer five hours but you will know your own oven best. Once the meat has cooked and softened, add small whole onions and return to the oven for another 45 minutes or so. Then add 50 grams of spelt (farro) per person, check seasoning, cook for another 30 minutes. If you don't have spelt, then try barley.
Serve with carrots, Brussels sprout tops or any tender green cabbage. You can either take the casserole to the hob and steam the vegetables on top of the stew, or steam them separately.
You can eat this one pot meal as it is, or serve with some fabulous bread to mop up the rich citrussy juices. Watch out for the onions as they explode when you bite them!
If you want to reduce the fat content of this meal, (and mutton can be fatty if you are used to eating very lean meat) the best thing is to cook the meat the day before, and allow the whole dish to cool so that the fat can be taken off the top. Add the onions and the spelt (farro) the following day.
This entry was posted in Meat, Supper Dishes and tagged farro, Food, salt marsh mutton, spelt, stew, Thoroughly Wild Meat Company on 16/12/2010 by Joanna.


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Q: Entity Framework not flushing data to the database I am using Visual Studio 2012.  I have a very simple Products table in a Local Database (cleverly named Database1).  It has two fields: id and Name. I preloaded it with a few test data.
The following code should update the Name of the first Product.  Internally, it does.  I can retrieve all Products and see that the first one's Name is "Shirt."  But the change is never flushed to the database.  The record is never updated.  Examining the database reveals that the name has not been changed.
My question is simple: Why are changes not being sent to the database?
using (var context = new Database1Entities())
{
    var products = context.Products;

    products.First().Name = "Shirt";
    context.SaveChanges();
}

Thanks in advance.
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I tried my best to enter the full code and output here.  But, no matter what I do, I continue to get the "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted" error message.  After 30 minutes I am giving up.
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The code and output is here: http://pastebin.com/GmQtwAND

A: I discovered the issue...and its solution.
The "Copy to Output Directory" property of the database file was set to "Copy always."  This, of course, meant that every time the application was built, a fresh copy was placed into the Bin directory.  The fix was to set it to "Copy if newer."   Doh.
In other words, the changes were being persisted in the database, but then the database was being clobbered when the application got rebuilt.

A: Well this could mean that you're not tracking changes, how about you try to set the State to -> Modified and see if it's going to work:
var product = products.First();
product.Name = "Shirt";
product.State = EntityState.Modified;
context.SaveChanges();

If you want to enable it for the context you can do it like this:
context.Configuration.AutoDetectChangesEnabled = true;

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Q: How to call an activity from a class extending Overlay I have a requirement of getting a full screen image on clicking the tagged points on the map...I short to call an activity from a class extending Overlay,however i am getting the following error
"The method startActivity(Intent) is undefined for the type MapLocationFace"
when i use this piece of code to call the activity from the onTap function :
Intent intent = new Intent(); intent.setClass(mapView.getContext(), getnohsib.class); startActivity(intent);
Note : MapLocationFace class is extending Overlay...
whats the solution....thanks in advance...

A: startActivity method is to be called on a context object. try calling the startActivity like this mapView.getContext().startActivity(intent);


The lovely historic Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. (well the sign at least) Notorious as the impetus for the capture of the infamous John Dillinger gang in 1934 and their chocolate pudding, currently served at the hotel cafe, The Cup. I, personally, am more impressed with the pudding.


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Parliament set to get rougher - Carter
Speaker David Carter. Photo / File
Herald online
Speaker David Carter expects Parliament to get even rougher as the election approaches after insults in the House reached a new low yesterday and he faced criticism for being soft on the Government.
Yesterday's session saw New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters liken his former MP Brendan Horan to late British broadcaster and alleged child sex offender Jimmy Savile.
"That comment yesterday was very unfortunate," Mr Carter told reporters this morning.
Asked whether it marked a new low for Parliament, Mr Carter said: "It is certainly an offensive insult that was hurled."
"We are now within weeks of a general election and from my point of view the tension in the House will build between now and the election date. There's an inevitability about that but having said that members of the House still need to show respect to all members of Parliament."
Mr Horan says he will this afternoon table material showing misuse of Parliamentary funding by Mr Peters.
Meanwhile, Mr Carter yesterday referred the use of Twitter and other social media by MPs in Parliament to the Privileges Committee to consider how social media use affects Parliament's rules, such as contempt and privilege.
It followed concerns from National about Labour MP Trevor Mallard's tweet that said Mr Carter "looked like Mafia don running his @NZNationalParty protection racket".
Yesterday Mr Mallard said he did not believe any change was required to Parliament's rules. He stood by his criticism, saying he praised Speakers when they were fair but criticised if they were not.
"I've indicated I think Lockwood Smith was a very good Speaker, he ruled fairly and evenly. I think Mr Carter on occasions has not been up to that standard."
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But Mr Carter said he felt he was doing the job "to the best of my ability".
"I'm doing it in an apolitical way. I'm very comfortable with my performance as Speaker."
Mr Carter said Parliament's rules or Standing Orders said it was a breach of privilege to criticise the Speaker but that was an issue the Privileges Committee would look at as well as its consideration of MPs' use of Twitter and other social media.
"I think the Speaker will on occasions make decisions that in retrospect might not have been appropriate and will be open to criticism. I as David Carter have been open to criticism for 20 years, it's part of being a politician, it doesn't offend me greatly that's why I think it's opportune for the Privileges Committee to have a look and make some recommendations to me."
The existing Standing Orders hadn't kept pace with the development of mobile technology and social media but Mr Carter said he didn't have any preconceived ideas about how the rules should be changed.
"I think it's a real challenge when Members of Parliament have their devices with them through something like Question Time. In the heat of the moment they can send out comments that they might subsequently regret."


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Consecutive cold winters have decimated the state's spotted sea trout population, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, which has called for anglers to voluntarily practice catch and release until September to protect remaining spawners.
DNR sampling from nine South Carolina estuaries showed a "consistent and dramatic decrease" in the number of spotted sea trout -- the lowest population recorded in 20 years, according to an agency news release.
Trout spawn in spring and summer in South Carolina. They are inshore fish found mainly in shallows, from just off the beach and in estuaries, rivers and creeks, said David Harter, president of the Hilton Head Island Sportfishing Club.
They are the second-most popular type of inshore species to catch in the area behind spottail bass, also referred to as red drum or redfish, Harter said.


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Our Start
Mediocre Criminals
Chuck Bon Jovi
Thrift Bakery, the musical group
Title. Doubtttle Click Here.
Melodic, quirky indie pop music with dashes of rap and hip hop
an origin story
Bob Hair, Terrie Cloth and Tater Totts played in a rock group called Swinging Verves in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
We listened to New Order, The Cocteau Twins, Prince, The Time, Whodini, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Afrika Bambaataa and Run DMC. Rap and dance records are flying out of the five boroughs. The Smiths are getting noticed on this side of the pond. Mitch Easter was producing REM down the road. Chris Stamey had split from the dBs.
Bob says to Dlux "buy a drum machine and learn to rap, we will start another group." Thrift Bakery was born in 1985.
Mitch and Angie Carlson of Let's Active were at the first show at a club called The Riff. Bob found some black and white movies and a projector at the library and played them before our handful of songs. We should have kept doing that.
We played at clubs in the Carolinas. We got the "professional rate" at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, where these photos were taken. We opened for the Cucumbers and Fetchin' Bones. We began to record the songs that will comprise our album. We are a melange of melody and machines run by Bob, along with Terrie's authentic mezzo soprano and D in your face.
Freshness Test Link was released by Hopewell Records in 1987, the seventh release on the label.
Phil Morrison storyboards the video for The Well and shoots it on film stock. The video is distributed in 1988 and is shown in prisons and bowling alleys. Hopewell Records disappears.
The Well is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUyCfpg8Ww&t=8s
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Tick off some of Paris' most iconic attractions, at your own pace, on this private walking tour of the City of Lights. Alongside your personal guide, you'll head to one of Paris' oldest districts, Île de la Cité, and explore the pristine Tuileries Gardens. Visit Place de la Concorde, home to the world's first guillotine, admire the grandeur of Fontaine Saint-Michel, and delve into Paris' turbulent history as you amble along the Champs Elysees, the world-famous boulevard that flanks the River Seine.
Private walking tour between Île de la Cité and the Champs Elysee in Paris
See, too, the Tuilieries Gardens and the Fontaine Saint-Michel
Delve into Paris' rich history with a personal guide
Walk along the Champs Elysees, beside the River Seine
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TOUR GUIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU (Does NOT apply if you choose "SAVE! BOOK SEMI-PRIVATE" option)
DURATION 2 - 2.5 HOURS
TOUR WILL RUN, RAIN OR SHINE
Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)
Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)
Cité, 75004 Paris, France
Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France
As the undeniable heart of Paris, it is only fitting that your tour begins outside of Notre Dame Cathedral. Here, you'll greet your private guide and tour the exterior of the iconic landmark. Receive a historical overview of the Gothic masterpiece and then cross the city's oldest bridge: Pont Neuf.
Your second stop is the Tuileries Gardens, replete with manicured flower beds and attractive flora, before you delve into Paris' gruesome history and visit Place de la Concorde, the site of Paris' infamous guillotine.
See, too, the iconic Louvre museum and Fontaine Saint Michele, before concluding your historical tour with a stroll down the Champs Elysee.
Ile de la Cite
Once at the meeting point, you will start your tour by exploring ile de la cite, the oldest settlement in Paris. Once known as Lutetia, this former Roman city was the predecessor of present-day Paris, from which the city grew outwards.
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
From here, you will see the infamous Notre-Dame Cathedral – the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages, distinguished for its size, antiquity and architectural interest.
Palais de Justice de Paris
Located on the île de la Cité the Palais de Justice, once known as the Palais de la Cité contains some of the oldest surviving buildings such as:
A gem of Gothic style, the St Chapelle was built in seven years. It was intended to house precious Christian relics, including Christ's crown of thorns, acquired by Saint louis.
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The Conciergerie is the oldest remaining part of the Palais de la Cité, as well as at a time the most notorious prison in all of France. Over a thousand "enemies of the Revolution" were housed there, and famous figures like Marie Antoinette ended their lives there.
Fontaine Saint-Michel
You will then pass by the Saint-Michel fountain, a monumental fountain commissioned by Haussmann, under Napoleon III. It depicts the archangel Michael vanquishing the Devil, evoking thoughts of the battle between Good and Evil.
Afterwards, we will see Place Dauphine, a beautiful historic square, combining all the beauty and romance of Paris. Tucked away on the western tip of the île de la Cité, Place Dauphine was one of the first projects commissioned by Henri IV.
Pont-Neuf
From here, we will walk to the bridge, Pont Neuf, which is considered to be the oldest stone bridge in Paris. Today Pont-Neuf is part of the banks of the Seine listed as a World Heritage site by Unesco.
Statue equestre d'Henri IV
In the middle of the bridge we will see the equestrian statue of King IV. Although the original statue dated from the 1600s, the one you will see today is a replica in its placed, as the original was destroyed during the French Revolution.
Before making our way to the Louvre we will see the Pont des Arts, a bridge which connects the Insitut de France and the Louvre. Built between 1801 and 1804, it was the first iron bridge in Paris.
We will then move towards the infamous Louvre Museum, the world's most visited art museum with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid-19th century. During this part of the tour, we will pass through the Cour Carrée, one of the main courtyards of the Louvre Palace and see the Louvre Pyramid, the museum's main entrance, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei.
Created by the Cardinal Richelieu in 1633, the Palais Royal and its gardens, are just a short walk from the Louvre. The Palace housed royal families up until the Palace of Versailles was built. Here you will be able to enjoy the peaceful gardens surrounded by a fantastic futuristic architecture with contemporary sculptures.
Paris has pivoted around Notre Dame for centuries, so it's only appropriate to start your morning or afternoon tour here. Move onward across the city's oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, passing through the always brilliantly manicured Tuileries Gardens on your way to the Place de la Concorde, home of the guillotine. Beyond just looking at the city's iconic structures like the Saint Michel Fountain and the Louvre, you'll learn the fascinating and oftentimes stupefying stories of the city's biggest players like Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XIV, and Henri IV.
Leaving the Louvre behind us we will walk towards the Tuileries Gardens, passing through the Arc du Carrousel, a huge arc built to commemorate Napoleon's military victories.
We will then enter the Tuileries Gardens, the oldest Park in Paris, with a history that dates back to the 17th century.
The Tuileries Gardens Bookstore
During your stroll in the Tuileries Gardens, you will pass by the Gardens' Bookshop, a quaint bookstore tucked away in a corner which contains a large collection of gardening and landscape design books, along with some garden themed gifts and cards.
We will end our tour at Place de la Concord, a site originally known for having been an execution site during the French Revolution, and which marks the start of the Champs Elysée.
Your tour will end at the start of the renowned Champs Elysée, considered one of the world's most beautiful avenues. You can then enjoy some shopping or a stroll towards the Arc de Triomphe.
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We loved the personal experience. Paris has so much history and walking through the spot where Marie Antoinette or other great French people in history walked through was amazing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and kind. Thank you!
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Great experience. Just myself and sister in the group. Guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable!
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If Food Could Talk
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Marigold, Amaranth And Indigo »
Christal Perez
Opening 10.26.2019, 2-5pm
In the exhibition "If Food Could Talk," Christal Perez interrogates the phenomenology of food, and delves into the subjectivities that cast a light upon the fetish of food and flesh. Situated within the realm of object-oriented ontology, the work privileges the subjectivity of food and memory of matter that makes up for instance Oscar Mayer bologna, menudo and other foods, to be able to begin to digest the entrails of auto-ethnography. In an archival impulse however, and a gesture edging on the precarity of the future, as well as highlighting the omission of other histories which are not told, she uses the media of the contemporary – the Foodsaver, in a mode of preservation, knowing all to well that bacteria and chemical processes will occur within the archival media and create a new history.
Christal Perez is a multimedia artist whose work is invested in deconstructing meta-narratives of history, philosophy and language. Her work commonly takes on the surrogacy of absurdity and banality, yet she uses it as a venture to disfigure the logic of postmodernity. She has shown at the Palos Verdes Art Center, Human Resources Los Angeles, USC Roski School of Art and Design, New Wight Gallery, The Reef and CalArts and has an upcoming show at the Box, Los Angeles on October and November 2019. She received her B.A. in Art from UCLA in 2019 and currently lives in Los Angeles.
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Q: Group ownership permissions don't allow web server to update Wordpress content I have hardened my Wordpress settings as follows:

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*All files/directories are owned by my user account (myUserName) and are group-owned by my web server (http) -- myUserName:http

*All folders have 755 permissions, except 'wp-content' and its folder children which have 775 permissions

*All files have 644 permissions, except files within wp-content which have 664 permissions

*wp-config file has 640 permissions

The problem is that with the above settings, I cannot update anything from Wordpress (plugins, themes, etc).  It first forces an FTP prompt rather than directly updating the files, and after entering my FTP user credentials it errors out (can't copy file, can't connect to __, and others...).
The only way I am able to get the site to update without an FTP prompt and also to update without any errors is by changing the ownership settings of the entire Wordpress directory and files to the user:group of the web server itself ('http:http').

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*Isn't this a security risk to have the web server directly own the WP directory/files rather than simply allowing group ownership settings to extend rights to the web server (per my initial efforts)?

*Why do my group ownership settings not work?  The entire site is group-owned by 'http' (which is both the user and group for my web server), and the permission settings for wp-content where these things get updated (775 for folders and 664 for files) give the web server read/write access

*If I temporarily grant the entire WP directory 777 permissions (I know this is bad, but just for testing's sake), then I still cannot get the web server to update files.  It is ONLY when I actually change the direct ownership of the directory to that of the web server that is is capable of updating using the one-button update buttons on the wp-admin pages.

A: Your file and folder ownership seems fine at the beginning.
Simply update your wp-config.php file with this line:
define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');


Did you know there are right and wrong things to eat after a workout?
A common mistake is to refrain from eating after exercise either because people think that fat burning will continue at a higher rate or because the appetite is depressed.
It is better to eat and drink immediately after exercise, especially after prolonged or high-intensity workouts.
The post workout meal is one of the most important meals of the day for anyone who feels strongly about nutrition or wants to build muscle, lose fat or improve their body.
However, it's also the meal that confuses people the most.
You should be eating protein and carbs. You should NOT be eating fat.
Typically you'd want to try to get this meal, drink or shake into your body within 1 hour. If possible, within 30 minutes would be even better.
Here's a little known fact: Liquid meals digest faster than solid food meals which is why people prefer to have a shake or some sort of liquid blend of protein and carbs.
I put it to the test. For one week, I read up on Jennifer Cohen's One Week Boot Camp. I thought it was a genius idea and really enjoyed her quick tips!
The secret to scoring a great summer body is to use and engage as many muscles as possible while quickly moving from one exercise do another. This makes sure your heart rate remains high, so you burn the maximum amount of calories in the shortest amount of time possible.
First thing when you wake up drink a glass of water with lemon. This help detoxify your system and hydrate you starting as soon as you wake up. It's a great habit to get into.
Always eat breakfast. This jump starts your metabolism and causes you to eat less calories throughout the day rather than skipping the meal. A great choice is having a Muscle Milk Light because it's easy, has no sugar, a great source of protein and all your essential vitamins and minerals.
Eat every four hours to make sure your blood sugar doesn't drop. In between lunch and dinner would be a great time to include another Muscle Milk as an easy, on-the-go snack.
Add lots of water-based veggies like celery, cucumbers and lettuce to your diet to stay hydrated, especially in the summer.
Replace sugary snacks with healthier options. Instead of a sugary, high-calorie latte in the afternoon, grab a chocolate Muscle Milk Light to satisfy your craving.
Following each workout, it's important to grab a liquid such as Muscle Milk.
Muscle Milk is used to aid in muscle development. You can use this product to help regulate your protein intake and to build stronger, lean muscle mass. Another thing, the protein in Muscle Milk also helps sustain your body full of energy, which is essential for endurance during a workout.
Whether it's a long or a short workout, the goals of Muscle Milk include a stronger, bigger, better, healthier, leaner and livelier individual who can go further with your workout.


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Suevv - that's sweet!
Ivy - I can see my DS saying something similar.
Re: careers - we were discussing this topic at dinner last night. DS7 said he couldn't think of what he wants to be, because he couldn't think of an easy enough job - because he doesn't want to work hard! He said he wanted something 'easy' like a letter-carrier (which to me sounds like a lot of hard physical work - but anyway...).
So I told him that if he found a job where he was doing something he enjoys it wouldn't seem like hard work. Then DD10 said "like, you could be a mathematician"! DS asked what that was and she said "You solve hard math problems all day".
DS: "Wow - that's like a real job? That's what I'll do then. Either that or a grade 3 math teacher - because I like grade 3 math!" (He's in grade 1).


Following Thanksgiving, and looking onto the holiday season, we are in the middle of what I call unhealthy eating season. There are always cookies, brownies and other holiday goodies in my office and everywhere I go. That's why for my dish this week I opted for a light and healthy dinner. I chose this Chili Lime Cod recipe, because it was extremely flavorful and did I mention healthy!
This is also an extremely easy dish to make during the week so when unhealthy eating season makes your pants a little too tight, it is time to pull this recipe out!
The first thing to note is that this is an ingredient heavy dish, but the flavors truly compliment each other!
Also, the recipe was designed for 2 cod fillets, but I spread it for 4 fillets. If you love seasoning, you can double the recipe, but I thought it was extremely tasty without doubling.
Last thing to note is if you want to make the dish healthier or whole 30 compliant, you can skip the sauce and just squeeze the lime juice on top.
First, preheat your oven to 450 degrees. While the oven is heating up you can prepare your spice rub.
In a bowl, mix together the Paprika, Dried Parsley, Oregano, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Cumin, Salt, Pepper and Cayenne Pepper. Mix them all together and set aside until you are ready to coat your cod fillets.
Place your fillets on a greased baking sheet. Brush 1 tablespoon of olive oil over your fillets, then you can sprinkle your spice rub on top of each fillet. Portion it out as you will need to lightly cover your entire fillets.
If you like yours to be heavily covered then double the spice measurements. The picture below was after I used my fingers to spread the spices, but I did not double the spice measurements.
With your fish coated, it is time to place in the oven. At 450 degrees your fish should cook for about 10-12 minutes. I decided to cook my fillets for about 7 minutes, then flip the fillets for another 7 minutes.
After you flip your fillets, it is time to prepare the lime sauce to go on top. If you want your dish to be healthier, skip this and just squeeze the lime juice on top.
In a small saucepan, Mix together the 1 Tbsp of butter, 1 Tbsp of olive oil and squeeze the juice of the one lime. It may look a little frothy, but that is perfect. Set it aside on low heat until the fish is finished cooking.
Your cod should look a little flaky when it is finished cooking. At this time you can drizzle your Lime sauce on top to complete your Chili Lime Cod.
I served my cod with a brown rice and quinoa mix and some sautéed broccoli.
This healthy dish worked great as a lunch leftover and will easily become a staple in my house!
Thank you for dropping by my blog, love your recipes!


Formerly with the Bleacher Report, I now bring my talents to the Sportster where I hope you will love my cynical views and bold predictions. I have been a sports writer for quite some time, originally from Toronto but currently residing in Melbourne, I hope you enjoy reading my work. I live amongst Kangeroos and Koalas and truly have a passion when it comes to sports.


The V shaped collar defines a top that stands in-between a crew neck and a polo shirt, and the price oftentimes reflects the perceived value. Women's T shirts with a v-neck are universally loved as a collar style, which is explained by the sheer number of name brand styles to choose from. Ladies favorite colors and fabric are here for your shopping convenience in sizes from extra small to plus. Custom logo screen-printing for your event or as a promotional giveaway works. The best fit is easily accomplished when using our online chart, as no two style's measurements are alike.


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PDG, Equinix tap booming APAC datacentre market
Major datacentre providers are expanding their footprint in a region that is set to become the biggest datacentre market by 2020
Aaron Tan, TechTarget
Published: 04 Sep 2019 10:30
Fresh from buying a majority stake in XL Axiata's datacentre portfolio in Indonesia, Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has acquired assets and land for new datacentres in China and Singapore.
The move is part of a $500m investment that the supplier of internet infrastructure has made to expand its footprint in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
In China, PDG – backed by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus – has started constructing a 40MW datacentre facility in Shanghai, with the first phase to be completed in the first half of 2020.
PDG has also acquired land for large-scale datacentres in Nanjing, Nantong and Wuxi – strategic locations of growth in China. In Singapore, PDG said it has also acquired a 100% stake in a datacentre business that used to be part of IO Data Centres, a major US datacentre operator.
"Our Shanghai project will be one of the largest datacentre campuses in the region and marks an exciting phase for PDG in China as we consolidate our assets and invest further for growth," said PDG chairman and CEO Rangu Salgame.
"In Singapore, the acquisition gives our customers a compelling solution to their scalability needs in the region's digital hub. These transactions represent a significant step towards building a pan-Asian multibillion-dollar digital infrastructure portfolio," he said.
APAC is poised to become the biggest datacentre market by 2020. According to JLL, APAC revenues for shared or co-location datacentres is expected to overtake that of the US, rising to 40% of global share by 2020.
Read more about datacentres in APAC
More edge datacentres will be needed in the Asia-Pacific region to cope with greater adoption of edge computing and IoT when 5G networks are up and running.
Facebook is building its first Asian datacentre in Singapore, underscoring the social media giant's growing footprint across the region.
Colt is planning to launch its own datacentre facilities in India and Singapore in a bid to expand its growing footprint across the APAC region.
Huawei and Keppel are testing the use of artificial intelligence to improve datacentre operations and energy efficiency at a reference site in Singapore.
China's datacentre market alone is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of close to 12% from 2018 to 2022, while the Southeast Asian market is set to grow at 14% from 2017 to 2021.
Much of the growth in datacentre capacity in APAC is driven by the region's growing digital economies. By 2022, APAC will account for over half of the world's mobile traffic, which will be further bolstered by the arrival of 5G mobile services.
In August 2019, Equinix opened a new datacentre in Seoul to fuel South Korea's growing demand for cloud services and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things (IoT).
The datacentre comes at a time when South Korea is cementing its leadership as one of the most vibrant digital economies in the world.
South Korea's fourth industrial revolution response plan, launched in 2017, outlined the roll-out of next-generation infrastructure, such as the national 5G network, and the creation of new industries around blockchain and the IoT.
"Our market entry into South Korea is yet another key milestone in our ongoing plans to expand Equinix in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region," said Jeremy Deutsch, president of Equinix APAC.
"As economies in the region continue to evolve in the digital era, we want to be in every critical market – such as South Korea – to provide always-on, distributed IT infrastructure and interconnection services to support the digital transformation taking place."
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Alfresco Heating is excited to announce that we will now be carrying heating clothing from Gyde Supply, just in time for those chilly Autumn mornings and evenings. These fantastic items also make excellent holiday gifts!
On the way to the stadium and can't figure out how you'll stay warm? Freezing on your commute but don't want to carry a heavy jacket all day? Going for an early morning hike on what will end up a warm day? These vests and jackets are perfect for that. And the gloves are fantastic for staying toasty warm on the slopes or out on your motorcycle.
We have heated puffer vests in stock for both men and women as well as heated gloves for all of your outdoor adventures. We also have heated puffer jackets and extended sizes of all stocked products available by special order.
Powered by a Gyde 7 volt lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The construction and technology in the Gyde, Khione Puffer Vest will prevent you from losing heat on those frigid outdoor days and nights. Designed to be close fitting for added warmth and powered by three patented Microwire™ heating zones, this puffer is perfect for whatever the weather throws at you.
Gyde's full-length gauntlet glove keeps the elements at bay whilst premium insulation locks the heat in for as long as you need. A Cyberian Cordloc™ system keeps the glove secure and the touchscreen compatible index finger allows you to use your smartphone anytime. Control the temperature via the three-level silicone switch built into the glove.


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Lightning strikes twice for Cloud Plus
By Brendon Foye on Jul 25, 2016 10:30AM
This article appeared in the July 2016 issue of CRN magazine.
Cloud Plus founder Jules Rumsey is well aware of the challenges facing cloud providers in Australia. The outage that hit the Australian AWS availability zone Sydney last month served as a stark reminder that the cloud isn't invincible.
"Cloud has made people nervous about continuity," Rumsey says. "What happens if it has a bad day? Unfortunately, there's no quality of service on the internet, it is what it is. You just have to make sure you have a good service provider."
That's the role Cloud Plus endeavours to play. The six-year old company has been making strides in the local cloud market by building its own channel from the ground up. Rumsey says the biggest challenge is educating partners and customer on how to get the most out of Cloud Plus' platform. In an era where cloud is taken for granted, it might come as a surprise that the technology can still be a hard sell.
"It can take a while to onboard partners with the best way to leverage cloud," Rumsey says. "They have a soft start when they start selling cloud as a suite of products, not selling the full proposition. When they do, they end up selling gangbusters."
Cloud Plus just expanded into unified communications courtesy of hosted Mitel PBX and video conferencing from Vydeo. Cloud Plus is setting out to prove there's no end in sight to what cloud can offer resellers. "It's got to a point where there's a lot of legacy PBX systems not getting the benefits of unified communications. Things like instant messaging and video conferencing, there's a big appeal for clients. With video, clients have had a lot of frustration using a consumer video platform with a single point-to-point.
"One of the big changes is when you bought a phone, you might have a big telco come along and wrap it up in services. In the past, clients had to pay a reasonable amount for a bomb of a basic platform for five years."
Making a repeat performance in the CRN Fast50 is no easy task. Exceptional growth in one year is an impressive achievement – getting lighting to strike again and again is even more of a challenge. Cloud Plus landed the No. 6 place last year with 114.41 percent growth and $4.4 million in revenue based purely on organic growth. It was the company's second CRN Fast50 appearance after a No. 4 finish in 2013.
Rumsey knows how hard it is to achieve meteoric growth and he has a plan in mind to maintain the trajectory. "We've had massive growth since the outset, but that's tapering because it gets harder and harder to maintain. It gets harder and harder to hit those percentages organically, so we are considering some acquisitions at the moment.
"Ideally, we're looking for smaller, bite-sized chunks when it comes to acquisitions that allow us to scale without getting too distracted. Something highly complementary that adds footprint, service offerings or solid staff, it could be a variety of different things."
Acquisition isn't the only expansion strategy. The company grew into Asia last year by establishing an office in Manila to support its other locations in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Cloud Plus also wants to expand its headcount from around 20 to 30 with a larger salesforce and extra Mitel engineers.
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Hurricane Sandy is coming and end of the month pay day is two days away, are you prepared? Follow the below steps and ask the following questions if you are in the area expecting to feel the worst of the coming storm, or if you will be processing special payrolls in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.
Do you have an alternate location away from the affected East coast area where payroll processing steps could be run? Or can you call someone there and walk them through steps to get payroll completed? Remember you may be without power and phone service!
Do you know what your bank's continuity plan is in case they have no power and can't receive/process your direct deposit file? Banks will accept your file if you need to send it earlier than normal.
Do you need to gather estimates of worked time from supervisors so that you can process payroll earlier than normal? You may need to make adjustments to the next regular payroll after the storm threat is past.
And most importantly, make a back up of your Payroll data and secure it in a safe location. If possible, take the server with you if evacuating the building.
Whether you are being affected by Sandy or not, it is important to always be prepared in case of emergency. Make sure you know the proper steps that need to be taken in case of emergency. You need to have a plan to follow because we all know that nature does not!