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Iron Mountain City Council approves amendment to special use permits for drive-through restaurants
The amendment looks to correct issues of sharp turning radiuses and traffic in the bypass lane in future plans
Iron Mountain City Council members approve amendments to a special use permit Monday night.(WLUC)
Published: Nov. 7, 2022 at 9:19 PM EST
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - The Iron Mountain City Council is approving an amendment to a special use permit.
This amendment will change Chapter 75, Article VIII, Section 562 of the city ordinances. The change will impact anyone looking for a drive-thru special use permit.
The council said it has noticed several drive-through restaurants in town struggle to maintain clean by-pass traffic because of a sharp turning radius. This is through no fault of the companies. All drive-through restaurants comply with the old city ordinances.
This amendment does not impact current businesses, but city officials said this change will hopefully fix the turn radius and bypass lane issues for the future.
"We realized there are a couple of things we needed to change for better traffic flow. Tonight, we better defined the turning radius of a bypass lane and also improved parking with the stacking of the lane because we have had some conflicts in the past," said Jordan Stanchina, Iron Mountain City Manager.
The amendment also removes the minimum lot size to qualify for the permit. The council said if all requirements for the new permit are met, the lot size will not matter.


The IT and media industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is multifaceted: Hamburg is a publishing location with a rich tradition, a creative advertising capital, a gaming and film stronghold and a centre for highquality information and entertainment broadcasting. In short: it is one of the most important European media centres. Business, trade and media can no longer be successful without "digital".
A large proportion of Germany's key media groups are located in Hamburg, among them the Axel Springer publishing house, the Bauer Media Group, Gruner + Jahr, the SPIEGEL group, and the Zeitverlag. Outstanding publications such as DER SPIEGEL, stern or DIE ZEIT shape public opinion and characterise Hamburg as a location for high-quality journalism. Moreover, Hamburg is a centre for business media and high-circulation popular magazines such as Manager Magazin, Gala and GEO. The city has also successfully entered into the digital age: SPIEGEL ONLINE, the market leader amongst the news portals, is located in Hamburg.
Hamburg covers all facets of the IT sector. With a good 50%, consultancy and service companies account for the largest share of the 9,700 IT businesses located in Hamburg. 3,200 software development and design companies make up almost one third of the entire industry. Alongside well-known Hamburg companies, such as Impossible Software GmbH and CoreMedia, renowned domestic and international software houses are also among the names operating in Hamburg. SAP, Adobe and IBM run their own product development departments in the Hanseatic city. Leading online players, such as Xing, Freenet, Google and Facebook represent a strong internet scene that is home to a constant stream of new start-ups, among them myTaxi and Jimdo.
Today's media locations are facing stiff competition. This is why Hamburg created optimal conditions for bridging the gap between the media industry and digital economy with the initiative nextMedia.Hamburg. The goal of the initiative is to secure Hamburg's leading position in the media industry and to improve conditions for local companies. The nextMedia.Hamburg initiative and the nextMedia StartHub are the first point of contact for companies, institutions and the general public in Hamburg when it comes to questions and issues related to the digital economy. It is funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Hamburg Business Development Corporation, the association Hamburg@work, and other committed companies.


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dojo.provide("dojox.data.restListener");

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					idPrefix: service.servicePath.replace(/[^\/]*$/,''),
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	var store = service && service._store;
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		if(target[onEvent]){
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		switch(onEvent){
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				break;
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		 		store.onDelete(target);
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				 	// that is really tricky though because JsonReferencing handles sub object,
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We can't wait for Baby #3!
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Fans think she really crossed a line!
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She's been keeping up with the stars of 'Teen Mom'!
Is she ready for Baby #4?
These pictures show an entirely different side of Kailyn!
Fans were stunned after she shared these plans!
What did she do to drop the pounds?
She can't deny this evidence!
With their rocky past, HOW did they manage to work it out?!


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The event features nine fast-paced races at the Gold Coast Turf Club, the Magic Millions Racing Women $500,000 Bonus and MYER Fashions on the Field.
If you enjoy a day at the races, these is an event not too be missed!
Tickets start at $25 per adult.
For further information and tickets please visit 2017 Jeep Magic Millions.


Even though summer is over you can still host an awesome Bouncin' Bus birthday party at your home. Remember, we are available year-round. Check out these birthday party medals which just arrived in the mail!
It's been almost six months since our last newsletter. Be sure to check this one out. It contains important updates and exciting announcements that apply to all current students! Have a great weekend! GO PACK GO!
If you need to reach us, please email us or complete the Contact us form on our website. We are currently experiencing issues with our phone line. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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We had a great time celebrating summer at the Menominee Public Library in Keshena yesterday! Want to bring Bouncin' Bus to your community's next special event? Give us a call!
Local moms blog about Bouncin' Bus experience!
Check out what local mom bloggers have to say about the Bouncin' Bus!
If you tried emailing us anytime the morning of 3/4-3/6 the message likely rebounded due to website maintenance. We apologize for any missed communication. To the best of our knowledge everything is working now!


The compact Samsung ML-3712ND is ideal for busy offices with high-volume printing needs. This small unit is capable of printing 80,000 pages per month and comes with built-in duplexer. For connectivity, an Ethernet port is available. The ML-3712ND monochrome laser printer is quick and delivers solid print quality from black and white text documents to greyscale graphics. The only trouble with the Samsung ML-3712ND is that toner costs can escalate without a cheap supplier of the cartridges.
The high-performance Samsung ML-3712ND printer has a cube-like form, with an output tray on top and paper trays at the bottom. The control panel is on the right side and consists of function buttons and a monochrome LCD display. The Samsung ML-3712ND black and white laser printer has a maximum paper handling capacity of 820 pages. Print speed can go as fast as 35 ppm with the first page coming out in 6.5 seconds.
With the eco-mode, offices will have lower energy consumption. The Samsung ML-3712ND mono laser printer also has a duplexer for automatic double-sided printing to reduce paper waste in half. Workgroups can easily share the ML 3712ND as it has built-in Ethernet and it offers support for Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers. The Samsung ML-3712ND printer has a small foot print making it easy to fit in the office; it only measures 14.4 x 14.5 x 10 inches.
The replacement Samsung ML3712ND toners are quite expensive but an extra high capacity ML-3712ND black toner is offered for better value. Also, the Samsung ML-3712ND monochrome laser printer does not have Wi-Fi.


2014-08-13 Fix the front page to link to my YouTube account and include anything interesting.
2014-02-03 Bring the full ClustrMap, Creative Commons, and attribution statements into giocchi and into other areas as they are repaved.
2014-01-29 There is no coherent structure for managing and tracking through the repaving just yet. The key is to know where there remain open work items and when they are checked off, they can also be checked off here and in related places where there are repaving announcements. The ones on this page, index.htm, and construction.htm should be the last to "go green." The top-level management is here. Review/revise existing work items and and have that structure here.
2014-01-29 default: This needs to be backed up in a folio and produced via a document-engineering page. I suppose it can be in either themes or construction. I fancy themes though.
2014-01-18 Track the completion of subordinate repaving as needed also, before checking off the overall repaving.
in progress 2014-01-18 Review the FrontPorch again for conformance to the most-current construction structure: index.htm, construction.htm, c000000, default.htm, firedrill, quarantine.htm, standby.htm, status.firedrill.htm, status.htm, status.quarantine.htm, status.standby.htm. Figure out what to do with livesearchsiteauth.xml and c5b952ac.htm also.
2010-04-02 Hook up the index.htm of the status materials to the C000010 material. I need to get the spelling back to c000010 too. I need to figure out the difference between c000010 and c000011. It has been a long time since a firedrill.
2010-04-02 This site needs a ClustrMap construction inclusion page. This should be done quickly for substitution in other uses, propogation on other pages, etc.
2010-04-02 Create the structure under construction/ too, and fix it to deal with Creative Commons if it comes to that. Not sure how widely to do that, but I might just cover the entire site. I do need the separation of templates to make it work.
2010-04-02 Make capitalizations consistent for the foyer and hosting case-sensitivity.
2010-04-02 Create construction and folder structure under BlunderDome so that the 2010/04/ BlunderNotes can flourish and spread like weeds.
2014-02-02 2014-01-31 Move giocchi/ notes from here to the appropriate place in the giocchi/ top-level.
2014-02-02 2014-01-31 When giocchi/ construction structure is set up, splice into the Orcmid's Lair top-level construction structure.
done 2014-01-31 Create giocchi/ construction structure from blog/ construction structure. Get the catalog and local structure from miser/astraendo. Splice in giocci/2014/02/g140201/ and content from the counterpart in astraendo.
done 2010-04-06 construction.htm: Introduce the blog/ Construction Zone under the subordinate structures.
2010-04-02 2008-08-29 construction.htm Make the foyer Construction Zone initial version.
2010-04-02 2008-08-29 index.htm Create starter Construction Structure page.
done 2008-08-29 default.htm Replace the title bar with one that renders properly in IE 8.0 standards mode, so we can get past that part at least. Fix the Hard Hat link to be for Construction Structure.
done 2008-08-29 Capture the existing front page views with and without IE 8.0 standards mode. Capture the backing-in situation too.
done 2004-08-22 Make name changes for the bases that put them with the file they apply to. It is easy to see what file has been applied by what is missing.
done 2004-08-22 Complete fire drills with these status and base files and update the status accordingly. It will be necessary to extend the other testing further.
done 2004-08-22 Make sure that the updating of Include Pages from the base files works.
done 2004-08-22 Make base files of firedrill.htm, quarantine.htm, standby.htm and status.htm. These are used to backfill their namesakes when a renaming sequence has been used to slam down the status or index page, or both. The page moved out of the way is made into a .bak page. The idea is to leave a page slot empty for as brief a time as possible. These files are not linked from anywhere. They are here simply to be a base for back-fill and restoration of the files they have content for. The quickness is for declaring an incident or a fire drill. Reverting to a normal state and accounting for everything can be more leisurely.
done 2004-08-22 Adjust the title blocks to use a <p>-element instead of <h1>-element.
done 2004-08-22 Simplify the index.htm page now that there is a default page and a status page to work with.
done 2004-08-22 Create a minimal construction zone here with simple description.
Repaving management is rebooted and review of previous repaving is added for any necessary touch-ups. The structure for tracking progress is also improved so that it is known what areas of the site have not had their repaving completed.
The original approach is modified to use separate Diary & Job Jar pages for work items and notes.


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Havana '59 Exhibition and Sale at Eastern University - Opening - November 11, 2011
Presented by Eastern University, Friends of the Library, and Pennsylvania Trust to benefit the David R. Black Academic Enrichment Fund. Click here to for tickets to the November 11,2011 Grand Opening at the Bolingbroke Mansion in Radnor
Sponsers (to date): (click on link to view sponsors websites) Pennsylvania Trust, Corporate Dimensions, LTD., Handelok Bag Company, Edmar Abrasive Company, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Newman & Saunders Galleries
24" a 36" Acrylic on Canvas
George H. Rothacker, 2010©
Owned by Pennsylvania Trust
Prints are available.
Please contact george@rothackeradv.com
"Chunks of Havana's rich and eclectic architectural history tumble to the ground every few days, piece by piece, forever lost in the rubble," wrote Ray Sanchez of the Havana Bureau of the Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale Florida.
"Neo-Baroque and Art Deco treasures deteriorate at an alarming rate. Every three days, there are two partial or total building collapses in Central Havana alone."
"Buildings are standing by sheer luck," said architect Jose Antonio Choy, president of a Cuban nonprofit organization devoted to the conservation of Havana's modern architecture."
In September 2008, after Hurricane Ike's lethal 41-hour odyssey across much of the island, authorities reported 67 buildings collapsed in the densely populated capital — 60 partially, seven destroyed.
Experts say a combination of age, decay, neglect and the elements threatens important 19th century neoclassical villas and Spanish colonial mansions, along with some of the world's finest examples of 20th-century architecture — Art Deco palaces from the 1930s and modernist structures from the 1950s.
"Many buildings will be totally lost in 10 years," said Orestes del Castillo, a retired architect and restoration expert with the office of the city historian.
According to Nicholas Quintana, a Cuban-born professor of architecture at Florida International University, "Time is the biggest enemy."
"Neither the state nor the people have the money for repairs," said leading Cuban architect Mario Coyula.
"We know the country has economic problems … but something has to be done," Choy said. "Cuba as a nation is losing an important part of its memory."
Havana-59 Graphics
Links to Paintings
The Purple Caddy
Cuban Cubism
Street Art in Havana
Hemingway on Patrol
Havana Miniatures
Parade Down the Malecon
The Balcony
Caught Dancing
Eve of Construction
Passing through Old Havana
Moko Jumbie
Distant Beaches
Hemingway Slept Here
Shoring it Up
Downtown Old Havana
City of Contrasts
The Ghosts of Old Havana
A Man and a Woman
Keepin' It Running
The Lafayette Hotel
Washday Madonna
Cuba: America's Prodigal Son
The Sea Wall
View from the Hotel Nacional
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Biography of Artist
George H. Rothacker
Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
Since 1978, George Rothacker has owned Rothacker Advertising & Design, a firm that today specializes in creating coordinated marketing campaigns using multimedia campaigns to creatively promote businesses and organizations throughout the country. He is the designer of the "Media – Everybody's Hometown" logo, and the artist responsible for the Picture Palaces Calendar that raised money for the Community Arts Center, the Media Fellowship House, and the Delaware County Historical Society in 2003, and which featured his theater paintings including the Media Theatre. In addition to the videos he produces for businesses, Mr. Rothacker has produced several documentaries including, in 2005, a history of discrimination and diversity in the United States entitled "America in Black and White and Many Colors," and in 2008, "Words of the Heart," the story of Thomas Garrett and his great, great niece Dorothy Biddle James, both of whom fought for human rights throughout their lives. George will be having a retrospect of 45 years of work at the Villanova Gallery in May, 2016.

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Cuttlefish and Squid ink, when used in excess, can give pasta a distinct iodine flavour. However, when used in harmony with other ingredients as it is in this pasta, it adds a subtle brininess and a festive splash of colour.
This pasta is best served with a fresh seafood and tomato sauce.
Ingredients: Durum wheat semolina, water, Sepia ink (1%), maltodextrin corn.


I usually don't post Two Minute Papers episodes here, but this time it is different. This work is as fresh as it gets because this is the first time I have been given an exclusive look before the paper came out, and this means that this video and the paper itself were published at the same time. I hope you will enjoy it just as much as I did!
Note: this is credited in the acknowledgments section of the paper.


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Apotheker hangover persists as HP profit plunges
HP may have acted quickly to dispense with the services of CEO Leo Apotheker following a series of blunders over its PC business, but it is still suffering the effects of having indulged his strategic whims as fourth quarter GAAP net profit plunged by 91% year-on-year to just $200m (£128m).
Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
Published: 22 Nov 2011 14:49
HP may have acted quickly to dispense with the services of CEO Leo Apotheker following a series of blunders over its PC business, but it is still suffering the effects of having indulged his strategic whims as fourth quarter GAAP net profit plunged by 91% year-on-year to just $200m (£128m). Sales were down 3% over the year-ago period, to $32.1bn
The reason for the slump was painfully obvious, as the humbled vendor swallowed costs of $3.3bn resulting from its decision to shutter the webOS device business.
CEO Meg Whitman, who has spent recent weeks travelling round HP to try to get a picture of exactly what she has taken on, said the firm had "all the components of an outstanding company" but lamented that it was not taking full advantage of this.
"We need to be simpler, clearer and more consistent. No more surprises. We need to articulate a clear direction, from business strategy to financial strategy to capital allocation strategy," said Whitman.
Whitman vowed to get "back to the business fundamentals" during fiscal 2012, and put the emphasis firmly on "prudent investments".
Broken out by business, for the fourth quarter, HP's Financial Services and Software units were the star performers, growing 18% and 28% respectively. Services grew 2% year-on-year, mostly from Technology Services and Application Services, which offset declines in BPO.
The picture for Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking (ESSN); Personal Systems Group (PSG); and Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) was less rosy, dropping 4%, 2% and 10% respectively.
ESSN grew networking product revenues, but failed to offset declines of 4% in Industry Standard Servers and 23% in Business Critical Systems. At both PSG and IPG, growth in commercial sales was also not enough to mitigate the impact of declining consumer interest.
For the 12 months to the end of October HP posted a meagre 1% uptick in revenues to $127.2bn, and annual net profit fell 19% to $7.1bn.
Earnings call transcript courtesy: SeekingAlpha
Read more on Desktop PCs
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By: Billy MacInnes
Channel inventory too high for comfort, says HP
By: Alex Scroxton
HP plunges to $8.9bn loss
HP slashes staff, restructures as profits plunge 31%
Whitman brands HP 'too complex, too slow' as profits ... – MicroscopeUK
HP PC business to merge with printing unit – MicroscopeUK
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The importance of a horse riding tour which is good is that you will receive good experience that will make a vacation good.The selection of the right horse riding will help to have a perfect riding.The factors to consider when selecting a horse riding tour are as follows view here for more.
There are high chance that your tour for horse riding will be made good by considering the skills that you have.There is need to consider that horse riding which matches your pace as this will make your riding comfortable.You need to first check whether you have the essential skills and experience to do it safely and enjoyably.You need also to consider the terrain of the horse riding in addition to the skills that you have.In finding the horse riding tour you should allow the experts to assist you.Important about experience is that it will make your horse riding to be good.
The other factor to consider is ride leaders.The success of your horse riding tour will depend on the ride leaders.In order to have a good tour for riding, you should ensure that your riding leader has got information on how to choose the best horses.It is with good skills of the leader that you will get a horse which is good.In order for the horse riding to be good, you need that leader who has information of the tour place.This will help to ensure that in the course of your tour for horse riding you do not get lost.By considering the right ride leader, you will have a motivation in the tour which in effect will make you happy.The leader should be a person who is well versed with locals so that he/she can give good contact with them.
In order to be assured of good riding experience, you should look at the weather of the place where you are touring.The weather conditions of the place where you are touring should be considered, as this will determine the enjoyment you will get.There is need to know that different places have different weather condition.There are some places which have worse conditions, which will make your horse riding to be bad.The weather of a place will also be determined by the season you tour.In order for your horse tour riding to be good the place must have the right weather.
A person should consider also the safety of the riding.Important to note that your safety can be compromised when horse riding.If you are a beginner of horse riding you should make sure that you put on hard hat to protect you from injuries.It is more especially important to choose a horse riding that matches your skill.
Those people that are keen on having a great deal of fun, a tour cruise will offer them the best time. You could be going on a honeymoon or just enjoying yourself on a weekend get-away. Well, tour and cruise companies offer a variety of services, and they are mostly situated in areas where there are harbors and anybody that would like to access these services would have to go here. Everybody wants quality administrations, and there is no way that you can get such if you don't choose the most professional tour cruise company that has the best popularity in the market. Remember that most services are very costly and you have to dig deeper into your pockets to afford the quality ones; creating a suitable budget is very important. Ensure that you have a good balance between the services rendered and the money that you eventually pay. In this way, one ought to satisfactorily explore on these before setting out on one. The most significant area to look into in a tour cruise is the sustenance that they offer their customers. The administrations must be stunning and quick with the client's needs on the most fundamental level. The stylistic layout too ought to be give the impression of an excellent service by having different types of embellishment.
With a tour cruise service, you get the opportunity to alienate yourself from the ordinary, boring services and go for some services that are very unique. The principle part that makes these firms extremely intriguing are the bundles that they offer their clients. The vast majority lean toward this administrations in light of incredible diversion and a chance to take stunning photos that will be an ideal memory of the fabulous circumstances that they had. You are also going to find about some tour cruise firms that allow their clients to receive customized services; this means that you can enjoy services according to the way that you like it without any limitations. Imagine having your wedding on a cruise ship; it will give you an exceptional wedding that you will cherish for years to come. One can hold a night party here as they watch the amazing sky. Absolutely always remember the awesome nourishment that you will get from the services provided. A tour cruise gives a difference in climate and it feels like a break from the customary functions. You have some good times and incredible fulfillment.
The vacation promotion has become very famous since its ability to attract a large number of visitors into the various vacation centers. In the modern days, there are quite some vacation promotions methods that the various businesses can use to promote their vacation products. The best vacation promotion methods are essential in attracting new customers and keeping the initial customers. More info on hiring an expert in vacation promotion is vital since he can deal with the various complex methods involved with the vacation promotion .
When one is looking for the best vacation promotion companies it might be tricky due to the presence of a considerable number of such companies in the market. By reading this article, one can know the various essential aspects that are worth giving consideration when searching for the most suitable vacation promotion company. The first factor that one should consider when looking for the most suitable vacation promotion company is the reputation of the company. In finding out about the status of the vacation company one can read the various reviews posted on the website of the company. Where one can reach those clients who have ever had contact with the given vacation promotion company they can easily give you more information about the reputation of the company.
When searching for the best vacation promotion company one should do some research on the technology and the tools the company uses. This service mainly requires a vacation promotion company to have an online dominance. For a vacation company to gain online dominance it must out into use the various modern communication and technological methods. A vacation promotion which has the modem technology can advertise the vacation product in no small number of customers. The expertise if the vacation promotion company is a very crucial aspect that one should consider while looking for the best vacation promotion company.
Where one wants the best results as now as vacation promotion is involved one should look for a vacation promotion company which can deal with any challenges encountered. The cost which one will incur by hiring a vacation promotion company is a critical aspect that one should consider. Determining the value is essential in making sure that the budget drafted has enough money to pay to the vacation promotion company. However one should not go for those vacation promotion companies offering cheap Services since they service might be of low quality. When searching for the best vacation promotion company one should do some research on the license the vacation promotion company possess.


This medicine is used to treat mental/mood that is certain (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders). Clozapine is a medication that is psychiatricanti-psychotic type) that works by assisting to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) within the brain.
Clozapine decreases hallucinations and helps in avoiding committing suicide in individuals who tend to try to harm themselves. It helps one to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and indulge in everyday life.
If you are using the liquid form of the medication, read the Patient Ideas Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you begin taking clozapine and every time you get a refill. When you yourself have any relevant questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Simply take this medication by mouth with or without food, as directed by your doctor. If you're taking the tablets that dissolve in the mouth, remove each tablet carefully from the blister pack immediately before taking your dose. Allow the tablets to dissolve on your tongue and swallow. You do not need to take the dissolving tablets with water. Discard any dissolving tablets that have been formerly confronted with air due to opened/damaged packaging. Do not save them for your next dose.
If you work with the liquid form of this medication, shake the bottle well for 10 seconds before each use. Carefully measure the dose using a special measuring device/spoon. Don't use a household spoon because may very well not obtain the correct dose.
You were on (see Missed Dose section) if you miss your doses for longer than a day or two, consult your doctor for a new schedule to get back to the dose. Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it. To help you keep in mind, utilize it at the time( that is same) each day.
Do not stop taking clozapine without consulting your doctor. Some conditions may become worse when the drug is suddenly stopped. Also, you might experience symptoms such as severe sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. To prevent these symptoms while you are stopping treatment with this medication, your doctor may reduce your dose slowly. Consult your pharmacist or doctor for more details. Report any new or symptoms that are worsening away.
It might take many weeks ahead of the full benefit of this drug takes effect. Inform your doctor if the condition persists or worsens.
To stop constipation, keep a diet adequate in fiber, drink plenty of water, and workout. If you then become constipated while using this medication, check with your pharmacist for help in selecting a laxative (age.g., stimulant-type with stool softener).
This medication may rarely make your blood sugar level rise, which can cause or worsen diabetes. Rarely, very serious conditions such as diabetic coma may occur. Tell your doctor straight away if you develop symptoms of high blood glucose, such as increased thirst and urination. In the event that you already have diabetic issues, make sure to check your blood sugars regularly. Your medical professional may have to adjust your diabetes medication, exercise program, or diet.
This medication could also cause significant weight gain and a growth in your cholesterol (or triglyceride) levels. These effects, along side diabetic issues, may increase your risk for developing heart disease. Discuss the risks and advantages of treatment with your doctor.
Tell your doctor right away when you have any serious side effects, including: facial/muscle twitching, seizures, uncontrollable movements.
Get help that is medical away if you have any extremely severe part effects, including: severe dizziness, fainting, mental/mood changes, difficulty breathing with workout, sudden weakness, pain/redness/swelling of the arms/legs, persistent nausea/vomiting, stomach/abdominal pain, yellowing of eyes/skin.
This medication may seldom cause a very condition that is serious neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). Get help that is medical away if you have associated with the following symptoms: temperature, muscle stiffness/pain/tenderness/weakness, severe tiredness, serious confusion, sweating, fast/irregular heartbeat, dark urine, change in the amount of urine.
A very severe reaction that is allergic this drug is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may consist of: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
Call your medical practitioner for medical advice about part results. You may report side effects to Food And Drug Administration at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Before using clozapine, tell your physician or pharmacist in the event that you are allergic to it or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain ingredients that are inactive which may cause allergy symptoms or other problems. Speak to your pharmacist for more information.
Before using this medicine, tell your medical practitioner or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: history of blood disorders (such as for example leukemia, low blood that is white count), bowel problems (such as paralytic ileus, irritable bowel problem ), difficulty in breathing, diabetes/family history of diabetes, high cholesterol/triglyceride levels, glaucoma, heart problems, renal problems, liver problems, obesity/family history of obesity, seizures, difficulty urinating (such as prostate problems).
Clozapine may cause an ailment that affects the center rhythm (QT prolongation). QT prolongation can rarely cause serious (rarely fatal) fast/irregular heartbeat and other symptoms (such as for instance serious dizziness, fainting) that need medical attention appropriate away.
The risk of QT prolongation may be increased if you have certain conditions that are medical are taking other drugs that will impact one's heart rhythm. Before making use of clozapine, tell your medical professional or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and when you yourself have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (heart failure, slow heartbeat, QT prolongation within the EKG), genealogy and family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, unexpected cardiac death).
Low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood may increase your risk also of QT prolongation. This risk may increase if you have conditions such as severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting if you use certain drugs (such as diuretics/"water pills") or. Talk to your doctor about using clozapine safely.
This drug can make you dizzy or drowsy or cause vision that is blurred. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness or clear vision until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.
Before having surgery, tell your dentist or doctor that you will be applying this medicine.
Liquid items or dissolving tablets may contain sugar and/or aspartame. Liquid products may contain alcohol also. Caution is advised you to limit/avoid these substances in your diet if you have diabetes, liver disease, phenylketonuria (PKU), or any other condition that requires. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about using this product safely.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the relative side effects of this drug, specially constipation, dizziness, and QT prolongation (see above). Dizziness can increase the risk of falling.
During maternity, this medicine should be used only when plainly needed. Babies born to mothers who have used this medication during the last 3 months of pregnancy may rarely develop signs including muscle stiffness or shakiness, drowsiness, feeding/breathing difficulties, or constant crying. If you notice any of these symptoms in your newborn especially during their first month, tell the doctor immediately.
Since untreated mental/mood dilemmas (such as for example schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders) can be a serious condition, do not stop taking this medication unless directed by your doctor. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant, immediately discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using this medication during pregnancy.
This medicine may pass into breast milk and possess undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Breast feeding is not recommended while taking clozapine. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.


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Q: Call php function from iOS I am using the ASIHTTPREQUEST library and successfully posting data to a php script.
I do however have a single script holding related functions and I would like to call these functions from iOS.
Is this possible? if so is it a good way to do this or should one use isset($_POST['blah']) for the argument and another isset and pass in the function name?

A: Yes, you can simply use POST or GET when you call the script if this script runs on a different server. You could try to use the way subscribed on this page:
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You could post an array with index 'action' where you can wrap an Switch-case over.
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Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin/Lucas Jackson/Richard Drew)
Bigger than Watergate: The Russian-orchestrated DNC email hack places our national sovereignty at stake
A foreign power actively interfering in our electoral process is more significant than any partisan feud
Bob Cesca
July 27, 2016 1:57PM (UTC)
The shame of it is that "Watergate" is such an overused metaphor in political conversations. Everything, it seems, is just like the 1972 break-in and attempted bugging by Richard Nixon's "plumbers" at the Democratic National Committee headquarters inside the Watergate Hotel. The problem, therefore, is that any news stories that are absolutely similar to Watergate, or worse, will be laughed off as yet another wacky conspiracy theory.
The so-called DNC Email Leak is that story. It's Watergate multiplied by a factor of a thousand — it's Watergate, but the "plumbers" are composed of Vladimir Putin, his Russian intelligence services and aided by the useful idiots at Wikileaks; the Nixon-style beneficiaries are Donald Trump and the GOP; and the victim is, once again, the DNC. Only this time, the burglars got away with it and the information gathered in this case was dumped into public view last Friday, mysteriously enough on the day after Trump delivered one of the most tyrannical speeches in American presidential history, turning the DNC email revelations into a de-facto fifth day of Republican National Convention festivities. Oh, and instead of Nixon resigning, the chair of the DNC was forced to resign. That's how twisted this is, and I can see how it might seem unbelievable. It's not.
Yes, I get it. Some of the content contained in a handful of the emails (out of a 19,000 email tranche) was fishy in terms of DNC officials expressing dissatisfaction with Bernie Sanders and his campaign. (Bernie's religious beliefs should never have been discussed, for example.) We'll circle back to the veracity of the emails momentarily. However, what we know so far greatly outpaces anything damning about the DNC officials themselves. What we know, and what's rapidly developing by the day, is that it's becoming increasingly obvious that Putin's intelligence apparatus broke into the DNC's network, stole the emails, set up a front account, and handed over the emails to Julian Assange's Wikileaks organization via that account. We also know that Putin and various Russian oligarchs have been giving money to Donald Trump. And we know that Trump's foreign policy closely aligns with Putin's, especially when it comes to the Baltics and NATO, which Trump has repeatedly stated will be allowed to fall to Russian aggression on Trump's watch.
As of this writing, further details along with the chain-of-evidence is still being established by journalists, security experts and the FBI. (By the way, before anyone kneejerks to the "crazy conspiracy theory" conclusion, it's worth noting that everyone from the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, to A-list reporter Richard Engel, along with The Daily Beast, ABC News, NBC News, Yahoo! News, Slate, TPM, Vice and The Washington Post have been uncovering new and frightening aspects of this story going back to June and culminating with the past 48 hours.) According to investigative journalists at Vice's "Motherboard," in particular, a security firm hired by the DNC discovered the existence of "two sophisticated adversaries" that had infiltrated the Democratic Party's internal email network. Known as "APT 28" and "APT 29," the handles are used by both the Russian intelligence service, the FSB (formerly the KGB) and the Russian military intelligence agency, the GRU. Later, using a front handle known as the aforementioned "Guccifer 2.0," the agencies announced back in June that it had given Wikileaks "thousands of files and mails."
Regarding the content of some of the emails, bear this in mind: according to conservative author and former NSA analyst, John Schindler, who, by the way, is no fan of Hillary Clinton, part of the FSB's tradecraft is to fabricate intelligence and toss it into a cocktail of legitimate documents. In other words, it's fair to speculate, based on Russia's modus operandi, that the questionable emails were doctored, if not manufactured for impact, while exculpatory emails might've been scrubbed from the tranche. We have to question everything here, given the tenacity of Putin's propaganda efforts.
The upshot is that the Russian government is trying to manipulate if not outright steal the election in support of Putin's anointed fanboy, Donald Trump.
Other than in terms of policy, why is Trump so interested in Russia and vice-versa? The Washington Post reported back in June:
Since the 1980s, Trump and his family members have made numerous trips to Moscow in search of business opportunities, and they have relied on Russian investors to buy their properties around the world.
Elsewhere, TPM's Josh Marshall has been compiling a lengthy syllabus of connections between Trump and Russian oligarchs. Meanwhile, there's Trump's chief strategist, Paul Manafort. Marshall wrote on Monday:
Then there's Paul Manafort, Trump's nominal 'campaign chair' who now functions as campaign manager and top advisor. Manafort spent most of the last decade as top campaign and communications advisor for Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Russian Ukrainian Prime Minister and then President whose ouster in 2014 led to the on-going crisis and proxy war in Ukraine. Yanukovych was and remains a close Putin ally. Manafort is running Trump's campaign.
It should be obvious to anyone who's following this emerging story is that it's a disqualifying series of events for Trump and his cronies. Though while it won't end Trump's campaign, it represents perhaps the story of the year, so far, as well as the biggest political bombshell in recent memory, certainly more potentially devastating than Watergate, given the vast similarities. The only way to be sure the culprits are thwarted is to make sure Trump is not just defeated in November but utterly humiliated by the final vote count. More importantly, it'd signal to Putin and his allies that the American people will not allow him to monkey with our democracy in the same way he's monkeyed with his own.
One last thing: if you're only looking at this story as an internal DNC scandal, you're missing the despotic forest for the trees. We can't emphasize enough: this story is bigger than Bernie or Hillary. It's bigger than Trump. It speaks directly to the sovereignty of our electoral process. The sooner it's treated this way, the better off we'll be.
Bob Cesca is a regular contributor to Salon. He's also the host of "The Bob Cesca Show" podcast, and a weekly guest on both the "Stephanie Miller Show" and "Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang." Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Contribute through LaterPay to support Bob's Salon articles -- all money donated goes directly to the writer.
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10,000 dollars take home per gig per night?
No. Ridiculous amount. It is actually more but lets just leave it there.
Ecah gig/tour is different with dif promoters paying for certain things so the total pay cheques if you wish differ between gig/tour/performance but if you think Chris will d a two hour stint for 5K it ain't gonna happen.
Please note what I actually wrote: "… $10,000 each [adding the emphasis this time] per concert." So that would be about 10K each for a two-hour stint. Would that make it more likely? Only they could say. And, yes, it undoubtedly varies from one gig to another.
Yes I saw the 10K each, which is in dollars hence its about 5K UK money. As I said.
Cliff Richard is worth a lot more.
It'll be about 10k in UK money soon enough as our currency continues down the toilet.
I hope Chris and Neil had the good sense to invest some of their money abroad.
I guess he is paid a good monthly salary plus credit points off all his credited releases as programmer.
He's been their employee since 1989, so obviously they treat him well.
Where is that info from that he has been their employee on monthly salary, as opposed to hourly paid ad-hoc contractor?
I think Neil and Chris are worth a bit more these days. Neil's house in Chelsea is worth around £7m alone. It's on a very exclusive square off the Kings Road and he has one of the best houses at the back of the square (an estate agent once rather indiscreetly pointed it out to me). And presumably they have made investments over the years which will have grown with time.


Many young couples leave their parents' home physically, when they marry; but they still depend upon their parents to rescue them when they get into situations that are over their heads. Both, but especially the man, must leave behind dependence upon his parents. The umbilical cord must be cut in order for him to bond and cleave to his bride.
When God commanded the man to 'leave and cleave' He meant him to break the parent-child bond, to sever the tight emotionally dependent strings that have provided security, protection, financial assistance and physical needs. All or any of these ties with father and mother, if brought over into a marriage, will hinder the couple from maturing and having a strong marriage. The Creator of Adam (man) understood the importance of the man bonding to the woman, and how difficult it would be for him to step out from under the protective covering of his parents, especially the father, and assume the role of the leader.
The Scriptural command for man to leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife was the first prophecy given in the Bible and is very significant. If "leaving and cleaving" is not a priority for the man and the woman it will be difficult for a couple to fulfill their roles to 'tend, guard and care for their garden' (home and each other). The kingdom mandate that God gave Adam and Eve was to rule and take dominion over all that he had created for them. Each son and daughter who has accepted Jesus as Savior and who has been filled with the Holy Spirit has been given all that they need to live productive lives in this earth age.
I've done a good bit of study on Eagles and their relationship to babies and have found it a good lesson... for parents. The wise eagle begins to encourage and even push the little eagles out of the nest not long after birth. They teach them how to fly, find their own food and fight the enemy. Baby eagles will stay in the nest as long as the parents provide their food.
So many problems that occur during the adjustment period of marriage might be avoided, if sons and daughter were taught and prepared to assume their roles for which they were created. >From the time a son is weaned the parents should begin preparing him to live in accordance with God's Word, to become independent of them, and to begin exercising the dominion mandate given to each son. Daughters need to be taught how to be keepers of the home, to obey, respect, trust and love their husbands.
All of us need to be free in Christ Jesus to learn, grow and make mistakes! Experience makes faith in Jesus stronger. The apostle Paul gives every Christian a strong Word about remaining babies in Christ Jesus.
As the husband and wife are Spirit taught about Jesus and God's Word they draw closer to God, and have their 'sense' exercised to know good and evil. What a powerful lesson for every Christian, for parents and especially for young married couples.
When a man and woman make the commitment to leave their parents and cling to each other, they are on their way to fulfilling the third part of God's prophesy in Genesis..."they shall become one flesh."
Becoming one flesh suggest a process, not an instantaneous act. It means that for the rest of your married life you are to walk out your wedding vows. Two people with different background, temperaments, habits, feelings, parents, education, pursuits, interest, gifts, and talents, don't leave a wedding ceremony in perfect unity. Building a Christian relationship with your spouse, building a home, and raising children to the glory of God is a life-long commitment It requires wisdom, understanding and knowledge which comes from the Creator of man/woman and of a biblical marriage. The process of becoming one requires that both parties are Spirit taught---the principles of Truth that Jesus taught--- guided and led in by the Holy Spirit in all their affairs.
God brought Eve to Adam... not to become another Adam, but to be distinct, unique, obviously different, but to complement him. Uniformity occurs in donut shops, or in Detroit on long assembly lines. Becoming one flesh does not mean laying down your individuality. The whole idea of mutual acceptance, giving, listening, forgiving, belonging and direction is what unity is all about. God made male and female with different attributes and capabilities. One is incomplete without the other. But, together they are whole (complete, one).
Becoming presents the picture of sharing all one is with their mate, so that both are expanded and made more complete, not changed. It is the picture of total unselfishness...two people giving what they possess to "fulfill" the needs of the other. A couple surrounded by the security of commitment to each other, the acceptance brought by mutual love, respect and unity of purpose and goals, and the joys of personal intimacy will surely have a heavenly union.
The Hebrew term 'cleave' means to 'glue' or to 'cling.' The man is the one God commands to 'cleave' to his wife. In other words, the man is to 'glue' himself to his wife. God knew that the wife would need, more than the young man, to feel safe and secure. A young girl, leaving the safe confines of her parent's home and protection, must transfer her dependence from her parents, especially her father, to the man she is marrying. For her to do this, the girl needs to feel safe and secure in the knowledge that her husband will always have her best interest at heart. >From a woman's point of view, being 'glued' to her husband means her husband will guard her, keep her safe from harm, and will protect her from situations that could be harmful for her. The husband is the Protector of the Home, his wife and children.
Being secure is important to a woman, but the deepest desire of every woman is to know, without doubt, that she holds first place in the heart of her husband, a place no other woman will hold. The apostle Paul teaches us in Ephesians 6 that the man is to love his wife as (or like) Christ loved the church... He died for Her. That is security of the highest level. And deep with in each woman there is the desire to be secure in the knowledge that her husband will without a doubt give her first place in his heart, and that he will love her until death do they part.
Just as it is important for the woman to have security and be deeply loved, the man on the other hand needs to feel that his wife trusts him to make decisions that are in the best interest of the family. There is deep satisfaction in providing for one's family. Providing, food, clothing, and shelter are easier, when a man is appreciated, and encouraged in his role as Provider. The husband must learn how to walk in the Dominion Mandate that God gave to Adam (and Christian men today) and as he learns to fulfill God's dominion mandate, he needs the trust, confidence and support of a loving wife.
So, while it is important for a woman to feel secure, protected and loved as Jesus loves His Church, the man on the other hand needs to have the trust of his wife and be encouraged to follow Jesus as he fulfills his role as head of the home. The young bride (and us older brides) must submit to her husband's leadership... to make decisions for her spiritual and physical well-being. For a man to exercise the dominion and authority given to him by God, he must be free to be led by the Holy Spirit.
After marriage is not the time to discover your role and commit to it... do it before you say " I Do". If you do not make this commitment in your heart, to God, and to your mate, you may do as so many others have done... bail out when things get rough.
Today's divorce rate is may be due to the fact that young men and women are not being taught in the home and in church that God intends marriage to be a state of permanence. Many young couples enter marriage with the idea in the back of their minds that if things go wrong, of if they are not satisfied with their mate, they could bail out. First of all, they have not cut the umbilical cord to their parents, or possibly friends, and they do not think in terms of "permanent relationships". They make provision for their flesh.
Vows, commitments and promises are not important to a vast majority of Christians today... in particular to married couples. If Christian couples would believe God's Word and understand that when the Eternal Father says, "Til death do ye part", He means you are to stay together until one of you die. Unfortunately 'till death do ye part' is a mere formality to many who utter these vows before God, Pastor and attending guests during the wedding ceremony.
It is becoming 'ole fashioned' to establish permanent bonds. Men and women often crave and seek after "independence" ---being free in other words to live their lives free of rules and constraints. More and more 'til disagreement do we part', or 'till other interests do we part' are the temporary bonds many seek in a marriage relations... An escape hatch. Permanent relationships, with Jesus, our spouse, with friends, others in the body of Christ are not sought because some prefer short-term relationship with an escape route provided when the going gets rough.
Sir Winston Churchill stated his philosophy in six words---"Wars are not won by evacuations." And that was how Sir Winston lived. While other voices shouted, "Surrender", he refused to be moved, but stood firm. While cities were devastated, bridges fell, buildings crumbled, and his people were dying, yet, Winston Churchill refused to be budged.
I'd like to say that marriages are not won by evacuation or surrender to the world's philosophy of love and marriage. They are won by following the letter (Bible) that God has given to us. Learning the kind of courage that Sir Winston Churchill demonstrated began as a young man, no doubt in the home. And the same is true of your young children--- as mom and dad teach their children the precepts of God's Word and show them how to walk in these precepts. Courage begins in the home and spreads out into the church, community, and government. Surrender to the enemy of our souls is never an option, if we are to become Overcomers in the Kingdom of God.
I would like to leave you with the words of a Pastor spoken during a particular wedding ceremony. "The Bible teaches that marriage between a husband and wife is a powerful force. Outside the power of the redeeming grace of Jesus Christ that brings a person from death to life, from darkness to light, from self to selflessness, from doubt to faith, from uncertainty to assurance, there is nothing more visibly powerful than the genuine love of a man and woman in Christ Jesus. That power gives order to a church, household, a community, and a nation. Without it, the whole fabric of society would be chaos. With it, churches, homes, communities, institutions and nations have a comprehensive unifying factor that is their greatest strength."


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Wheatley's new film to get multi-platform release
Ben Wheatley's feature will be released simultaneously across cinemas, and on free TV, DVD and VoD - a first made possible by the partnering of Film4, Picturehouse Entertainment, 4DVD and Film4 Channel.
A Field in England is a historical drama with a psychedelic twist, set during the English Civil War. It follows a small group of deserters who become involved with an alchemist's search for hidden treasure.
Along with the choice of how and where to first see the film, spread across four different platforms, there is also a plan to screen it over the summer in fields in - you've guessed it - England.
The film is among the first to receive funding from the BFI Distribution Fund New Models strand, which aims to support new models of releasing and was the first film to be developed and financed through Film4's talent and idea driven hub, 4.0.
It is written by Amy Jump and produced by Claire Jones and Andy Starke at Rook Films, with Anna Higgs, executive producer for Film4.
Wheatley said: "It's great to team up with Film4 to make this film and to work with new partners such as Picturehouse and 4DVD. We have tried to innovate with this film, in production and distribution. I'm very proud of the results and look forward to sharing the film with the audience."
Wheatley started his career as an animator and short filmmaker. After success with around one hundred virals, he soon moved into mainstream media, directing live action sections of Channel 4's Modern Toss and Ideal for BBC Three.
In 2009 he took just eight days to direct the feature film Down Terrace, and went on to complete Kill List for Warp Films in 2010. Last November saw the release of his third film, Sightseers, a macabre comedy about a couple of serial killers caravanning around the Lake District. He is currently developing an American project, Freakshift.
Further information on A Field in England can be found on Production Intelligence, the online database of advance productions from The Knowledge.


I very much enjoyed The Truth About You from the very first page even though I felt it was not typical of Susan Lewis' usual story. It was intriguing though and from the very first page I wanted to find out, along with Lainey, all about her mysterious past. There was also a great deal of intrigue as far as Tom and Tierney were concerned and that all added to my overall enjoyment of the book.
All of the characters are interesting and I felt that I really got to know them as the story unfolded. What's more, I found myself caring about them and hoping that there was to be a happy outcome in all the story lines. They were believable and definitely acted in the way that families with teenagers do!
One particularly poignant aspect of The Truth About You is Lainey's relationship with her stepfather, Peter, who is suffering from dementia. At times, it is painful to read as she struggles to come to terms with his increasing frailty and confusion; it may be a little too close to home for some readers in similar circumstances.
Overall though, The Truth About You is another thoroughly enjoyable book from Susan Lewis.
With thanks to publishers for sending a review copy.
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The drug is completely man-made and has detrimental effects on those who use it.
Many people perceive marijuana as a safe, organic, and harmless drug. By associating spice with Marijuana, people may become more comfortable with the idea of taking it. From the list of adverse effects and the intensity of these effects, we can see that Spice is extremely harmful and not something to be taken lightly. The euphoria experienced at the time of the initial high is matched by extreme depression soon after and is hard to shake. Such severe depression leads to suicidal thoughts and tendencies making it even more dangerous.
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Joshua Unseth is the director of marketing for Alarm Grid home security and has been intimately involved with Bitcoin since 2010. Living in South Florida, Joshua is the co-organizer of South Florida's Bitcoin meetup, and a regular speaker and writer about marketing, Bitcoin and other sundry nonesuch. His personal blog can be found at junseth.com.
In the wake of this morning's Bit-Trader.biz announcement, I thought it was time to finally write an article about spotting scams. I've been "doing" Bitcoin fo-re-ver. You haven't heard of me because, for the most part, I'm a lurker – and I like it that way. But recently, I've come out of the closet a bit more loudly in public.
For a little background on me … I'm a marketer. I have handled large brands, small brands, and everything in between. Nowadays, I run my own home security company, Alarm Grid. I'm the director of marketing and an avid Bitcoiner. Those are probably the two activities that I spend the most time on these days. I occasionally jump into the limelight, like last week, when I spoke at Refresh Miami on mobile payments next to one of the co-founders of Square in an absurd outfit consisting of a suit, a bowtie and a hat that said "EA$Y" on it. Such a costume lends to me an air of credibility that suits the internet Monopoly® money we invented and are using.
I'm in the middle. The photo is from the Miami Herald.
These sorts of statements are antithetical to my personal investment philosophy. But they are also the kinds of statements that indicate a mindset that is ready to be scammed. Very simply, I do not believe one should investing in vehicles that they do not understand. There is a lot of information out there. Some of it is knowable, and some of it is unknowable. There is a spectrum of knowability in there, and somewhere on that magical spectrum as it is applied to public companies in the US is where insider trading begins. If someone is making money on knowable things, their returns will be predictable. If they are making money or even just predictions with regard to unknowable things (like, for example, the day and hour that Bear Stearns will collapse), then they are being fed information. But that's just how I feel. I don't believe in oracles.
So anyhow, if you'd like to further explore why I think what I think, feel free to ask any questions in the comment section below. I'll be around to participate. That said, let me share with you some really simple principles that have kept me from getting scammed over the years.
You've heard this before. But what does it mean for something to be too good to be true? In the investment world, it's pretty simple. You have a few baselines that you can measure against. One of the most important is the S&P 500. This has a highly consistent 10%-ish/year rate of return over 30 years. It's a bit volatile, however, and goes up and down with the markets. That said, its returns are consistent. There are plenty of criticisms of investing in the S&P, but as a benchmark, it's pretty much the best we have.
It's not a universal law, by any stretch of the imagination. But if it returns more than 10%, or anywhere near 10% per year, that's a big red flag. Professional money managers (in spite of what they say) have a hard time returning anything near or above the S&P over long periods of time.
If you've ever wondered what a Ponzi looks like, consider looking at one of the greatest Ponzis ever executed. Madoff's returns were about 15%/year. Many Bitcoin scams promise between 15% and 20% or more each month. People were screaming Ponzi for years when it came to Madoff. In the real world a 15% return is unheard of. Madoff's return was unprecedented.
A very simple way to gut check this is to apply the very simple rule of 72. If you divide the percentage promised by 72, you can get a good approximation of how much money you will make in an investment. In the case of Madoff, 72/15% per year = doubling every 4.8 years. At between 15% and 20% per month, you're talking either 72/15% or 72/20% per month = doubling every 4.8 months or 3.6 months. So consider, while real-world investors were suspicious of a doubling of their money every 4.8 years, many Bitcoiners put their money into products that promise to go through 22 doublings in that same time period. So Berney would have turned your $1,000 investment into $2,000 over a nearly 5 year time span. Over that same time period, Bitcoin-Trader.biz – the most recent scam to be uncovered – was claiming that they could turn your $1,000 investment into just under $2.1 billion over the same 5 year time period. I'm not going to cast aspersions, but sometimes if you just run the numbers, the scams are obvious. Just for comparison, if you bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoin at $.20 and sold it at $1,000, you would have made about $5 million. And I think we can all recognize that that is absurd growth (also a pretty good explanation for why financial institutions are pretty suspicious of BTC).
No one can guarantee anything unless they are doing something that is riskless. There are a few examples of quasi-riskless investments out there, but they are either 1) exploiting inefficiencies that will be closed once a certain amount of money is thrown at them, or 2) returning at or just above inflation. Arbitrage, by the way, falls under number 1. And while a lot of Bitcoiners believe that they are engaging in arbitrage, most of the time, arbitrage is regarded as (almost) risk-free. Bitcoin's markets have a high chance of failure, themselves, which means that even keeping one's money in there exposes it to high levels of systemic risk. So even Bitcoin arbitrage isn't arbitrage.
If someone tells you that you will, almost guaranteed, get some high rate of return on your money, it is probably a scam. What's a high rate? Well, remember, a riskless investment will probably return about what US inflation returns (3-ish percent). An incredibly high-yield, risky investment might return 10-12%. Understanding this with regard to legitimate investments will help you get a really fast understanding of your exposure to risk in any investment.
By the way, I see the debates about inflation being a false number coming. I can smell them. Even if you believe that, I don't care. Take the debate elsewhere, this isn't the forum.
A lot of investment schemes tie your money up for a period of time. In Bitcoin, a lot of these are Ponzis. But there are a lot of products in the real world that do the same thing. Non-trade REITs, for example, are a great way to run what looks legitimate but acts a lot like a Ponzi scheme. Oftentimes, wealthy people invest in them because their financial advisor recommends the product and they promise big returns. You can't pull your money out of the product because it requires that you stay invested for some defined term. Locking your money in is a great way to bide time. While some legitimate investments will lock up money, this is a pretty big red flag.
I feel like it's stage 3 of becoming a Bitcoiner. Everyone buys mining rigs. They spend a ton of money on some rig they read about on the internet that promises that bitcoins will shoot forth like one of those infinity-coin boxes in Super Mario Brothers. That's not how things work.
I believe in the efficiency of markets. Remember what I said about knowable and unknowable information? Well, money is not made by information that everyone can know. Why are mining companies selling you their rigs if they could have made more money simply running the rig? And don't get all high and mighty on me here. You're buying the rig which is a validation of that point. You purchase the rig because you believe that mining companies are selling the rig at a price that is so low that you will be able to make money on the purchase.
When I first heard about mining companies selling rigs, the first thing that came out of my mouth was very simply, "those people won't get their miners for about 8 months." And I was right. How did I know? Well, I knew because the place where people make their money is in the unknowable information. Do you know how to make an ASIC? No? Well, then you won't be able to compete with others who do. Just a fact.
In every transaction, there is a trade going on. Hopefully, that transaction intersects at the point where you get a certain amount of value from the purchase, and the seller gets an equivalent amount of value by taking payment for the product or service. In the case where the company is doing something because they are "good guys" who want to help "make others rich" you are on the wrong boat. They are going to be getting a lot of value from your payment, and you will not be getting a lot of value from their product.
Remember, I'm an entrepreneur. I'm a little biased here. But let me tell you about how I've turned my investment of a small amount into an investment of a slightly larger amount. I showed up to work every day, I worked 18 hours a day for two years, I lost friendships and other significant relationships, I lost a lot of contact with my family, I stopped watching television and playing video games. I sleep in my car sometimes just to catch up on sleep so that I can go back into the office and work. Some entrepreneurs have it a little bit easier, but, I think if you read about the good ones (not that I'm equating myself with them), most have very similar tales of woe. For those who don't have the itch, being an entrepreneur is awful. It's not fun.
So what if I told you you could bypass all that heartache and pain and get wealthy? There is something appealing to the idea that we can all make money or create opportunity without giving up anything. For value to be created, something has to be sacrificed. In the Bitcoin system, it's energy. In some ways, while more metaphorical than it should be, that's one of the big philosophical problems I have with Proof of Stake systems that are not acknowledged as centralized systems. In order for value to be created, someone has to sacrifice something.
If someone tells you that they are giving you an opportunity to earn untold wealth, and all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride, 99 times out of 100, it's a scam. Those aren't real odds. My guess is that the odds of it not being a scam are even far worse.
The reason this article came into existence at all was because last week at Coins in the Kingdom I made some noise about the Bitcoin-Trader.biz people. I just let everyone know that it was a Ponzi, I made sure to say it every time I saw a person talking to their reps at the center table. I'd walk over and just kindly inform them that I believed this to be a very blatant Ponzi. What was my proof? Math doesn't lie. The two representatives behind the counter were probably genuinely good people. Both of them said that they had lots of money in Bitcoin-Trader. So with today's announcement, I'm guessing they are in a pretty bad place.
The truth is, anyone can be scammed. We are all susceptible. Many early Bitcoiners have been through the ringer – scammed multiple times. The two representatives at Coins in the Kingdom were pitching what appears on the surface to be an obvious scam. Why were they so brazenly opposed to acknowledging it? I wish I knew.
I see what I think are obvious scams in this community all the time. But for the most part, these people are not going around trying to scam people. Some of them are – Trendon Shavers AKA Pirate was running a straight-up, unapologetic Ponzi. But there are scams out there that genuinely good people don't know they are running. I'd say a lot of crypto coins based on personality cults fall into this category. The point here is that just because you met someone who is nice or competent, it doesn't mean they aren't pitching a scam.
Always be vigilant. Always be skeptical. And don't be nice to scammers. Call them out. Because, there are a lot of people who don't know quite what they're getting into when they come to Bitcoin. And while it's a good opportunity to learn for most of us, wouldn't it be better if we could just ferret out the scammers at the outset?


A Haines City couple fell for a distraction burglary scam after a man posing as a Duke Energy employee asked them to come outside so he could show them an issue.
According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, detectives were called to Halabrin Road on Dec. 4, after a husband and wife reported their home had been burglarized and their small safe containing valuables was missing.
The couple told deputies a man who claimed to work for Duke Energy showed up at their home and wanted them to come outside, telling them the electric company would be coming out the next day to do some work in the area.
After he left, the couple called Duke Energy, which confirmed that there was no scheduled work to be done.
The couple searched their home and discovered the safe was missing.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male between the ages of 35 and 40 years old. The PCSO reports he was driving a midsize white SUV with dark tinted windows, and inside the vehicle was a female driver.
Distraction burglaries take many forms, according to the Sheriff's Office. Some pose as surveyors, tree service or utility workers.
"Their goal is the same, to get you out of the house. Once outside, they'll speak to someone on their phone or walkie-talkie, giving their cohort in crime a signal. While the victim is speaking with this unknown person in the backyard, their partner enters the front door, and begins going through rooms, looking for valuables," said PCSO spokeswoman Sherrie Morgan.
Potential victims can take some proactive measures.
Morgan notes to ask for ID and the employer's phone number so their identity and purpose can be verified.
Another step is to try to get a photo of the suspect and their vehicle, preferably with a tag number.
Duke Energy has information for how to avoid being the victim of scams on its website at www.duke-energy.com/StopScams.
"During the holiday season, we see an uptick in scam activity, both phone scams as well as in person, as people impersonating workers. We try to provide information to our customers to remain safe, and we always encourage our customers to call us if they have any question as to the legitimacy of a visit or a phone call," said Peveeta Persaud, Duke Energy spokesperson.
To report any information on this most recent burglary, call the Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward if you give information leading to an arrest, call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 800-226-TIPS or go to heartlandcrimestoppers.com.
Kathy Leigh Berkowitz can be reached at kberkowitz@theledger.com or 863-802-7558. Follow on Twitter @kberkowitzthel1.


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