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In His Own Words: Five Animes You Should Watch If You're Trying To Get Into Anime, According to King Vader
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King Vader, the viral creative known for videos like Hood Naruto, is an anime enthusiast. So, here are his recommendations for starter anime series.
There are countless animes out there. Some are centered around the slaying of demons or fighting intergalactic superbeings. Others deal with romance, sports, or solving a convoluted crime. Toonami introduced anime to Western audiences in the '90s; nowadays animes are accessible through countless streaming services. So, it's understandable if you've been trying to get into other anime series but have no idea of where to start.
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Well, anime enthusiast and Hood Naruto creator King Vader has some suggestions for you. The young creative has watched a handful of anime series and was kind enough to recommend five starter animes that range from action to suspense. Yes, you've probably heard of some of these before, but hopefully a couple of these suggestions you haven't. Here's King Vader's five animes a person should watch if they're trying to get into anime. Just remember — no Dragon Ball GT.
As told to Elijah Watson.
My Hero Academia has extreme heart, and what I mean by heart is that the show has a message that's so strong and so powerful. I really feel like that's definitely a start off anime. It's not like 900 episodes or anything like that. It's a show that's good [with subtitles or dubbed] — either way you watch it you're going to enjoy it.
Naruto is a classic. It's an anime that everyone should start off and watch. It's something that could change your life and something that can instill self-belief into people.
Anything Dragon Ball — Except GT
Dragon Ball is just something you can watch and turn off your brain and enjoy it. If you're a true fan and have been here for years, it's so amazing to see how far they've come, and you already know they're going to keep going further. And the message with Dragon Ball Z and what resonates with Goku's character is just breaking limits. That's something that I get from that character — is to break limits. Every time he hits a new ceiling of power and you think that's it, he always finds a way to break his limits and go further.
Death Note is a good starting anime and it's something that shows people that animes can be super complex and can have you like, "Wow, what?" It's something that can keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you guessing. There's a lot of great detective shows. But I bet a lot of people don't know that there's great [animated] strategic shows like Death Note out there. People just probably think that's only live-action shows and stuff like that. But there's actually great shows like that and Death Note is one of them.
Attack On Titan does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat. It's beautiful, it's dope, it's gory. If you think anime is only cartoon and fantasy, Attack On Titan is going to humble you and have you like, "Wow, what in the world is going on?" It brings you into a more cruel world — like shows that you'd see on AMC or Syfy. It has great storytelling as well.
Elijah C. Watson
Elijah Watson serves as Okayplayer's News & Culture Editor. When he's not writing he's listening to Sade and crying or watching My Hero Academia with his partner.
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Before my first week in Tirana has come to a close, my "manager" Kibela had organized a photo shoot with a very talented model based in Albania; it was my first photo shoot in the city and I was very excited, to say the least.
Kibela and I met up with Cindy at the Tirana pyramid, though the sun was so intense that we were only able to get a few photographs before needing to find the shade of many beautiful buildings. The buildings that we found, though beautiful, also happened to be too "important" to take photos in front of, at least that's what the security guard was yelling at us as we were chased away several times.
Our next stop was a plaza which had perfect lighting, but also came with its own balcony section as dozens of onlookers gathered to see what was going on – apparently, we were quite the attraction.
We ended the long day at a fantastic restaurant called Tëduktu, where after a delicious meal proceeded to take one last series of photos. We were very inspired by the cacti, green neon lights, and intimidating literature.
If you would like to see more of Cindy, you can follow her on Instagram @cindykokomeci, and Kibela @kibelanasufi.


A panel with Caltech scientists and people from the show.
If you want just the SF bits of Person of Interest (which are great, see Peter Watts's review) without the police procedural/victim of the week stuff, Abigail Nussbaum has a useful list of episodes to watch.
Modern Microprocessors – A 90 Minute Guide!
Nice article about how modern microprocessors work.
The Aural Majority: Do You Want to Swing, Virginia?
What makes music swing? With sound samples.
An article about quantum theory and the philosophy of science.
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GREELEY'S CRAFT BREWING SCENE
Half science. Half creativity. All delicious.
Forty-two craft breweries opened in Colorado in 2016, bringing the state's total past 300. That's 10 percent of all craft breweries in the United States – in a state that holds only two percent of the country's population.
"Colorado beers tend to be more creative," explains Neil Fisher, co-owner of Greeley's award-winning WeldWerks Brewing Company. "They take the best from multiple styles and regions. Which means the sky's the limit around here."
And smaller breweries like his, adds Fisher, can afford to be even more experimental.
A quick glance at the varied offerings by all five of Greeley's breweries confirms this assessment. Wiley Roots makes a farmhouse saison brewed with Japanese sudachi fruit. Crabtree Brewing offers a Cherry Orchard Ale with a number of tasty flavorings – including rum-soaked oak – and sour cherries from the brewery's very own beer garden orchard. Broken Plow brews their "Signature Chili Wheat," while Brix Taphouse produces a barrel-aged wheat wine. As for WeldWerks, they throw "a ridiculous amount of pineapple and coconut" into their Fruity Bits Piña Colada, a New England IPA.
And it seems Greeley residents fully support this mad-scientist approach to brewing. "
We've increased production 800 percent since we opened two years ago," said Fisher, "and we're still having a hard time keeping up with demand."
Greeley's craft beer scene is, in a word, hoppin'. And people have taken notice.
Crabtree Brewing is Greeley's first production brewery and the eldest among Greeley's craft beer makers. Crabtree helped pave the way for craft brewing in the city and has been brewing strong for 10-plus years winning 32 medals along the way. Their tap room experience, in the southwest part of town, includes the 462 Beer Club, a weekly game night, spacious outdoor beer garden, cornhole and board games, and specialty beers such as the Berliner Weisse, Dearfield Strawberry Ale, Peach Habanero and the Chunkin Pumpkin seasonal.
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Wiley Roots Brewing was established in 2013 as one of Greeley's artisan craft breweries intent on creating unique beer while using as many local ingredients as possible. You'll find an inviting and comfortable taproom located on the east side of Greeley's downtown, nestled in a rustic modern-industrial setting. Wiley Roots has become well-known and popular for their weekly events, award winning beers, and an innovative take on farmhouse saisons and barrel aged sour beer program.
Wiley Roots
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Built on 30 years of farming, growing, and home brewing experience, Broken Plow Brewery opened its doors in 2013. The tasting room décor and the names of their beers, such as Prairie Pale Ale, Dust Devil IPA and Deja Moo Oatmeal Milk Stout are grounded in those farming roots. Always seeking to improve their taproom experience, a 2017 expansion included the addition of a full kitchen and a wood-fired pizza oven, as well as a party room for up to 50 people. It's a west Greeley music destination with live music 4 nights a week.
Broken Plow
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Brix Taphouse & Brewery, located in the heart of downtown Greeley on the 8th Street plaza, features 60 rotating craft beers on tap, all of which are made in Colorado. Plus, a selection of original Brix brews, brewed in-house. Brix also features food options and daily specials, ongoing action like Brushes & Brews and The Brix Factor, not to mention special events and a line-up up of local musicians.
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WeldWerks Brewing celebrated their 2nd anniversary in early 2017 and already have a number of awards and recognitions under their belts for their unique, high-quality brews. Inside the taproom there's a mix of industrial and rustic décor to go along with an ever-evolving list of beers including their Juicy Bits, Hefeweizen, Puesta del Sol, plus sours and achromatics. WeldWerks is also home to numerous events and release parties.
Weldwerks
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Green Earth is a brewery located in downtown Greeley, CO. We believe in creating big, flavored beers that can be brewed sustainably with Colorado ingredients. It is located in a historic, remodeled building in downtown Greeley. The remodel is heavily focused on the use of reclaimed materials. Favorite beers include, Gingerbread Blonde Ale, Black Ale, Sessionable Brown Ale, and more.
Green Earth Brewing Company
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Rocky Mountain Taphouse is a nano-brewery start-up business located in West Greeley. Founded in 2015 by local residents who are entrepreneurs and philanthropists, the company is a faith-based business driven by outreach and service.
Rocky Mountain Taphouse
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The number of art exhibitions presented every year at the Tointon Gallery.
For the second year in a row, North Colorado Medical Center has been named among the nation's top 50 hospitals, according to Healthgrades. The distinction puts NCMC among the top 1 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
The amount it costs a student (up to 18 years of age) to ride the bus anywhere in town, thanks to the Ride Free With ID program.
Miles of trail offered for running, walking, biking as well as fishing, canoeing and educational opportunities on the Poudre River and Sheep Draw trails
Online real estate site Trulia recently ranked major U.S. cities based on the seven deadly sins, also called the cardinal sins. Greeley placed 9th on the list as one of America's Most Saintly Cities.
ApartmentList.com ranked Greeley as their 4th Best Colorado City for Young Families. Criteria for the ranking included crime, schools, housing scores and more.
Greeley is ranked #4 by the online job research site Glassdoor on their list of The 25 Cities That Bounced Back Best from the Great Recession.
The Milken Institute ranked the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area (basically all of Weld County) 9th on their list of Best-Performing Cities – up from #14 in 2014. Greeley is the only Colorado city listed in the top 10.
Greeley was selected as a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions. Greeley was featured as a top 8 tax-friendly city early this year.
Greeley was named one of the 10 Best Affordable Places to Live in 2016 by Livability.com. "Hip, happening and highly affordable, Greeley, has a groove" is how the list described our city.
18,761 feet
The length of the continuous chalk art drawing created when Greeley set a world record at the Great Greeley Chalk-a-Lot in 2015.
The Gallup-Healthways 2015 Community Well-Being Index ranked Greeley #5 in the small cities category and #34 in the overall rankings out of 190 communities of all sizes.

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Logistics' parcel and transport services will have new, consistent names in English as of 1 September 2009. From now on, the main products provided for companies are called Itella Express and Itella Economy.
As a result of the renewal the Keltainen Kuljetus service names will be replaced by new ones. The new names are Itella Express Morning, Itella Express Business Day, Itella Express Flex, and Itella Express City. Itella Express Point is an entirely new service, a quick delivery for shipments retrieved from an Itella outlet. The service meets the needs of online retailers in particular and is initially available in Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen.
The renewal does not apply to international services, EMS, Priority and Economy, or foreign freight. The Parcel to the Doorstep, and the Postal Parcel, both paid in cash, will remain unchanged.
"Our objective is to clarify our service range and to introduce consistent services to the market in every country in our domestic market area. With the new Itella Express Point, we will be even more capable of meeting the timeframe requirements of online businesses. At the same time, we will also refine our own procedures so that our customers can obtain our services as quickly and effortlessly as possible. Also from now on, we will provide the Prinetti address card printing software and printing materials to our contract customers free-of-charge," says Juha Koskinen, Business Director, Itella Logistics.
"The service name revision is part of the expansion of Itella's parcel and transport services outside Finland. Our aim is to provide even more comprehensive services in the Nordic and Baltic countries as well, where Itella Logistics has its own subsidiaries," says Koskinen.
As of September, environmental responsibility becomes a visible part of transport services as the Itella Green additional service is available for Itella Express and Itella Economy services. By using the green additional service, customers can contribute to the struggle against climate change and neutralize the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the shipment being transported. The revenue from the additional service will be allocated to various climate projects through which the emissions will be compensated in full. The green additional service will appear on the parcel card as an "Itella Green" marking.
Read more about the renewal on the Transport services website.


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Daily deals are a great way to save from the items you regularly purchase. Daily deals can be seen from most online store where they make a shout out in their home page stating the deals that they have for the day.
1.	Deals that discounts an item from 20 % up to 70 % off the retail price.
2.	Deals that offers bulk items. For example, you can have one free shampoo of your choice if you get 3.
3.	Deals that offers packs. For example: you may be able to save a few bucks if you get a laundry pack which includes laundry soap, fabric conditioner and a stain remover.
There are other kinds of daily deals and it is up to the merchants on how they will be able to promote their deals.
Why do merchants offer daily deals?
1.	Most daily deals are part of the excess of inventory.
2.	Most daily deals item are near expiration so you have to check the expiration date when buying daily deals. Availing the daily deals offer is okay if you are to use it at once and not for stocking.
3.	Merchants do daily deals to attract customers. Once the customer browses the merchant's site, the customer will also see the other items available for sale.
4.	Merchants offer daily deals to increase the number of satisfied clients. These merchants believe that the most effective way of advertising is by the word of mouth of a satisfied customer.
5.	Merchants offer daily deals to go with a specific occasion. For example, merchants will offer discounted flowers, chocolates and stuff toys or a bundle of all these during Valentine's Day.
So there you go! These are the information you need to know about daily deals.


GIVEN THAT ZAKI IBRAHIM has a musical interest that goes back to her childhood, it is hardly surprising that she has reached into her early influences to come up with a remarkable EP that goes under the intriguing name of Eclectica (Episodes In Purple).
From the early beginnings of Zaki's musical road, she must have found pleasure in her talent. She went on to perform at Capetown's historic Armchair Theatre, then toured Canada with South Africa's Tumi And The Volume, The Roots and Bedouin Soundclash before arriving at her collaboration with famed DJ/Producer King Britt on her new EP. It is a road paved with creative encounters and enhanced by musical influences and experiences that have helped to propel her forward.
Zaki Ibrahim's enchantingly-sweet voice breaks through the musical notes and dances with them delightfully to produce a captivating vibrancy that resonates in the air in such a way that you hang on to every sound — Eclectica (Episodes In Purple) is an EP to be proud of.
Her live shows played London, Birmingham and Manchester, and Zaki is yet another new artiste who has pushed out the boundaries. Her work is poetic, emotional and beautiful — "steeped," says the publicity machine, "in a delicious mixture of earnest emotion and social commentary.
Zaki crossed the Atlantic to come back to the UK stage to hit clubs in Birmingham and Manchester for Bass Festivals that included Black Thought, Ursula Rucker, Lord Finesse, DJ Spooky, Tumi, Napo, Omekongo and Charlie Dark. She also made a special appearance at Canada Day's July 1 concert in Trafalgar Square, performing the songs from the EP.
Then it was back to North America, where Zaki continued her tour, making stops at Montreal's Historic Jazz Festival on July 4 and Brooklyn's Hip Hop Festival on July 12.
With her interesting mix of musical sounds, Zaki is one clever young lady who knows exactly where she's going. Her EP is full of joy and happiness, especially with Money which resounds with a celebratory African beat — and we can only hope that she'll find herself back in the UK again soon.
For more information and news updates check out myspace.com/zakiibrahim and zakiibrahim.com/ecard/zaki_tools.html.
• Eclectica (Episodes In Purple) was released on 28 July, 2008.


Poets of the Fall, 10th Anniversary Tour - Live in Moscow 2013.
This is the first Live DVD from Poets of the Fall and it has been filmed in Moscow in March 2013. The DVD includes 19 tracks, an interview with the band, tour document and photo gallery.


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LA's Pumpkin Patches Scare Up New Business
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch is open 7 days a week.
It would scarcely be Halloween without glowing jack-o'-lanterns and decorative munchkin pumpkins on display, and every year, an array of Los Angeles businesses engineer festive pumpkin patches where families come to buy a pumpkin and kick off the holiday season.
Well over a dozen large pumpkin patches pop up across L.A. every fall — many of which convert to Christmas tree lots within weeks. Far from the rural settings where pumpkins are actually grown, these urban pumpkin patches generally make up for a lack of pastoral authenticity with photo-op displays and a range of family-friendly activities.
"We've always had a straw maze and a petting zoo and a bounce house," said Lyra Marble, owner of the long-running Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch. "We've also put the face of Mr. Bones on a slide and we've created giant inflatable bouncers (in the shape of) dancing spiders."
Established in 1987, Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch was originally located near the Los Angeles Country Club but later moved to West Hollywood before finally landing in Culver City, where it remains today.
Marble said the size and scope of the pumpkin patch have expanded over the years, and today, the attraction even includes elaborate pumpkin houses and a pumpkin marketplace that sells 40 different varieties of the seasonal gourd, grown by farmers in Oregon and Central California.
Like many other Halloween-related businesses, Mr. Bones is looking to bounce back from a challenging 2020. For the first time in more than three decades, it didn't open last Halloween due to the pandemic.
"To have such a long history and suddenly not open for a year is a shock to the system," Marble said. "I just didn't see a way to do it financially and to ensure that everyone could stay healthy."
According to the National Retail Federation, the number of Americans celebrating Halloween dropped to 58% in 2020 from 68% in 2019, while consumer spending fell by nearly $1 billion.
With pandemic-related safety precautions easing, however, industry analysts expect a bounceback this year. The Retail Federation predicts consumer spending will hit
$10.1 billion in 2021, good for an all-time record.
"Opening this year will be the real test," said Marble. "Did people forget about us? Or are they so thrilled we're back that they come out?"
Not all pumpkin patches stayed away in 2020, though, and one even carved its way into the space by launching last year. A new pumpkin patch attraction at the Taubman Co.-owned Beverly Center opened for the first time in 2020.
Jackie Plaza, marketing director for the Beverly Center, said opening a pumpkin patch allowed mall operators to take advantage of underused outdoor space along
3rd Street while appealing to visitors wary of crowded shopping spaces.
"We wanted to create an experience that was friendly for social distancing ... to remind the community that we are here for them and that we offer these kinds of community initiatives," Plaza said.
The attraction was successful enough that it will return this year with pumpkins also being made available for purchase at concierge desks within the mall.
"We're really trying to give our guests the opportunity to enjoy that fall experience," Plaza said. "You've got your traditional patches outside of L.A., but this is one that's really in the heart of the city, and it offers photo moments and really fun crafting and seasonal food (events)."
Plaza said the Beverly Center partnered with Woodland Hills-based Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkins to source materials for the patch, as well as the pumpkins themselves.
Mr. Jack O' Lanterns operates four pumpkin patches in Los Angeles, including one down the road from the Beverly Center at the Original Farmers Market. Co-owner Brandon Helfer said the business sprung out of a Christmas tree-selling enterprise he started in college with business partner Scott Sanchez.
Helfer said selling pumpkins seemed like a good way to build a more recognizable brand and make better use of temporary permits required for the seasonal business. As it turned out, Helfer said, operating a pumpkin patch came with its own unique set of challenges.
"It's a completely different business," he said. "A pumpkin patch is more kid-based and more activity-based. A (Christmas tree business) is basically just selling a product."
Helfer said figuring out what experiences visitors will be interested in is just as important as ensuring they will be able to find the type of pumpkin they want.
"A lot of patches have kind of a corporate vibe," Helfer said. "With us, it's very boutique and family-owned. We try to get rid of stuff we don't necessarily need to give families a more intimate experience."


The stoker knocked respectfully on the door and when someone called "Come in," he motioned for Karl to walk in without any fear. He stepped in, but stayed at the door, standing. Through the three windows of the room he saw the waves of the sea, and thinking about their happy motions hit him straight in the heart, as if he hadn't been watching the sea nonstop for five long days. Huge ships crossed each other's way and gave in to the ruckus of the waves only as much as their bulk allowed. When you squinted your eyes, the ships seemed to sway from the force of their own bulk. On their masts they carried long but narrow flags, pulled tight from the speed of traveling but still wriggling back and forth. Salute shots rang out, probably from war ships, the cannon of a close one was fondled by the safe, smooth but not quite horizontal movement of its ship, the sunlight reflecting off its steel armor. From the door, you could just make out the small ships and boats as they came in crowds into the openings between the great ships. Behind all this, however, stood New York, and Karl gazed on the skyscrapers with their hundred thousand windows. You knew where you were in this room.
At a round table sat three men, the first a ship's officer in a blue ship's uniform, the other two were clerks from the harbor authority in black American uniforms. On the table various documents piled high, which the officer skimmed over with a pen so he could hand them to the other two, who read them here, made excerpts there, now laid them in their briefcase whenever one of them, who nearly incessantly clicked his teeth, wasn't dictating the minutes to his colleagues.
By the window, a smaller man sat at a writing desk with his back to the door, busying himself with large volumes which were lined up side by side on a strong bookshelf level with his eyes. Next to him a safe stood slightly ajar, and at first glance it was empty.
The second window was empty and gave the best view. But in the area of the third window two men stood in quiet conversation. The first leaned against the window, also wore the ship's uniform and played with the hilt of a sword. The man he talked to was turned to the window and revealed through his various motions a string of medals on the chest of the other. He was in the civil service and had a thin bamboo stick, and since his hands were on his hips, it also stood out like a sword.
Karl didn't have much time to see all this, because soon a servant walked up to them, looking at the stoker as if to say he didn't belong, and asked him what he wanted. The stoker answered as quietly as he was asked, he wanted to speak to the head accountant. The servant, for his part, rejected this request with a motion of his hands, but went on tiptoe to the round table, taking a wide berth around the man with the large volumes. This man, clearly visible, started up immediately at the servant's words, looked around eventually at the man who wished to speak with him, waved fiercely to dismiss the stoker and denounced the servant too, just to be sure. The servant returned to the stoker and spoke as if he were trusting him with a secret: "Get out of here now!"
The stoker looked over to Karl after this answer, as if Karl were his heart, something he could quietly cry to about his pains. Without thinking, Karl broke away, running straight through the room, so that he even brushed up lightly against the officer's chair. The servant ran crouched, his arms prepared for a tackle, as if he were hunting vermin, but Karl was the first to the head accountant's table, where he hung on tight just in case the servant tried to pull him away.
Naturally the entire room livened up immediately. The ship's officers at the table sprung up, the men from the harbor authorities looked on calmly but attentively, the two men at the window stepped close to each other, the servant backed off, believing it wasn't his place to be in the way when the high-ranking men showed interest. The stoker waited intently by the door for a moment, until help was necessary. The ship's officer finally turned in his chair.
Karl rummaged through the secret pocket, which he didn't hesitate to reveal to these people, and took out his passport, which he opened up and lay on the table in place of any further introduction. The head accountant seemed to brush off this pass, because he snipped it aside with two fingers, and so Karl stuck the pass back in, as if the formalities were over and done with.
"I take the liberty of saying," he then began, "that in my opinion the stoker has been wronged. There is here a certain Schubal, who oppresses him. He has served on many ships, ships he can name for all of you, and served to complete satisfaction, he is industrious, thinks highly of his work and it's really impossible to see why he should take orders so poorly precisely on this ship, where the work isn't nearly as difficult as it is, for instance, on commercial ships. Therefore, it could only be slander that's keeping him from making progress and taking away from him the recognition which he would not be missing otherwise. I have only spoken generally about all this, he will bring his specific complaints himself." Karl had addressed all of the men, because in reality all of them were listening, and it seemed more probable that he could find one fair man if he tried all the men together, than if he should try to find that fair man in the head accountant. In addition, Karl had cleverly avoided the fact that he had only known the stoker for a very short time. He would've spoken even better if he had not been bothered by the red face of the man with the bamboo stick, which he had caught sight off right away from his current position.
"It's all correct, word for word," said the stoker before anyone could have a chance to ask him any questions or even look him over. The stoker's hastiness would have been a terrible mistake, if the man with the medals, whom Karl just realized was the captain, hadn't already decided to listen to the stoker. He stuck out his hand and called to the stoker, "Come here!" with a voice firm enough to hit with a hammer. Now everything depended on the stoker's behavior, because Karl had no doubt as to the justice of his cause.
Luckily it became clear just now that the stoker had been around in the world. With exemplary calm he took in one grab a small bundle of paper out of his little trunk, together with a notebook, then went with them right past the head accountant, as if it were the only thing to do, so he could spread out on the windowsill his evidence for the captain. The accountant couldn't stay where he was, so he addressed everyone instead. "The man's a notorious crank," he explained. "He's at the cash desk more than the machine room. He has brought Schubal, an otherwise calm man, to despair. Listen!" He turned to the stoker. "You like to push people around a little too much. How often have you been thrown out of an office while you make your consistently unjustified demands? How often have you come running back and forth from the main office? How often has someone said to you, in all kindness, that Schubal is your direct superior, that you're his inferior, that you just have to come to terms with him? And still, you come here now, when the captain is here, with no sense of shame whatsoever, not even if you start to bother him, and you don't even hesitate to bring this little one, this trained speaker, whom I've never seen on this ship before, to make your vulgar accusations."
Karl had to forcibly keep himself from lunging forward. But then the captain said, "Let's hear the man. Schubal's been get a little too independent, but that doesn't mean I'll agree with you."
The last part applied to the stoker, it was only natural that he couldn't back him up right away, but everything seemed to be on the right track. The stoker began his explanation and from the very beginning controlled himself enough to always refer to Schubal as Mr. Schubal. How Karl rejoiced at the deserted writing desk of the head accountant, where he pushed down on a scale again and again just for fun. Mr. Schubal is unfair. Mr. Schubal prefers foreigners. Mr. Schubal kicked the stoker out of the machine room and made him clean bathrooms, which the stoker knew nothing about. Once he even questioned Mr. Schubal's competence, calling it more apparent than real. By this point Karl was staring at the captain with all his power, like a colleague, so that he wouldn't think badly of the stoker because of his improper way of speaking. All the same, he couldn't hear anything concrete from all this talk, and even though the captain looked straight ahead, determined to hear the stoker to the end this time, the other men became impatient, and the stoker's voice wasn't dominating the room anymore, and that could lead to something dreadful.
Karl Rossman has been banished by his parents to America, following a family scandal. There, with unquenchable optimism, he throws himself into the strange and picaresque experiences that lie before him as he slowly makes his way into the interior of the great continent. The novel originally began as a short story called The Stoker.
A menacing allegory of modern life, Kafka's first and unfinished novel is replete with Kafkaesque situations and crude reflections on alienation and the banality of progress.


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Don't water down the importance of exercise ( she wasn't very specific on what type, so I'm just trying to move more in general).
Try a Mediterranean diet, no processed foods, msg, artificial sweeteners or sweets.
Supplements: 400 mg of magnesium at night. I tried oxide, felt horrible on it. Now taking glycinate, no more bowel problems! 400 mg of folic acid 3x a week, 200 mg of CoQ10, B2 100 mg, B12 1000 mcg quick dissolve under the tongue, omega 3 500mg, eventually working my way up to 1500 a day.
Questions for my mvertigo friends: do I have to specifically take magnesium citrate, or should I stick to glycinate since it's not upsetting my stomach?
Has anyone else tried/ been successful on any of these supplements? How long did it take you to see results? Which supplements helped with which symptoms?
Any input on the Mediterranean diet would be nice.
How I'm feeling: since starting B vitamins two weeks ago I'm not extremely exhausted like I was before. The CoQ10 has helped tremendously with my brain fog and memory issues. I can actually remember what I did 3 days ago in detail! That's a huge feat for me! I also notice more sinus/head pressure and that my eyes feel like they're tired and straining more now. I'm still on the Aimovig, didn't notice a difference after upping the dosage this month. I truly appreciate any input from my fellow VM friends on here.
Glad your appointment went well. Lifestyle changes do help. Mag glycinate is good. I also use magnesium theonate which helps with brain fog but upsets my bowel.
Thanks for the input @GetBetter. I hope you find something that doesn't upset your stomach!
I take magnesium bisglycinate, which is better absorbed and easier on the system than magnesium citrate. (Also more expensive.) You can take any form.


Already it is the 17th of Ramadhan and Mr S and I are starting to feel the lethargy that only people who have fasted for days and have not had enough sleep could feel.
It's normally the middle of the fasting month that it gets bad for me; the early part being supported by the initial excitement of Ramadhan, and the thrill and rush to be on track reading the Quran, whilst towards the end, I get rejuvenated by the fact that Eid is near and Oh dear! What a lot of tidying, cooking and cleaning for me to do!
So yes, right about now, I would and should be feeling sluggish, and truth be told, all I want to do right now is lie under my comfy duvet and just sleep!
Just want to update everyone ont the boys. They have been following their 'plan' albeit not according to the allocated times and progress hasbeen a bit slow because they're doing it mostly on their own without my constant supervision. And oh yes, the reading Quran after Subuh thing? The boys could hardly open their eyes during sahur and fajr prayers so reading Quran afterwards is completely out of the question!
Takpelah...at least they are reading and revising the Surahs they have memorized at the madrasah every morning. That is good enough, I think.
I have also added something else to their list of things to do. Bought this 'Learn To Speak French' thing for them a few months ago that comes with a CD and card game and I thought when else would be best for them to do it but now - during the school holidays?
So yes, learning French is part of their daily routine now although as I mentioned above, progress is also a wee bit slow. But Okay la..
Oh yes, Before I forget, Little H finished his jigsaw! Here's the finished product!
At least somebody has finished something so far!
I think it's safe to say that I have made no preparation for Eid yet and this is normal for me, especially since I started living abroad. I think every year it's just, "apa yang dah ada je lah" and as usual, my attempts at kuih raya are always, well, to put it simply, FAILURES!
Nope, I've never been good at making raya cookies..
But still, it wouldn't be another raya without ANOTHER attempt at it so I was thinking that I should start looking at cookie recipes after I finish the Quran. However, at the rate I'm reading right now, I won't have any kuih raya this year at all!
Okay. So maybe I should start baking 1 or 2 soon. Next week, I think.
Will document it here, inshaAllah..
Unfortunately we're not going anywhere as it will be the fasting month soon.
As usual when the kids are at home the whole day and night, that means Mama is 'working' the whole day and night!
It's not even been 1 week and I'm already feeling tired! And Ramadhan is just around the corner too!
For this long school break, I've had a little 'meeting' with my kids (my mother who is a retired school principle taught me how to have 'meetings' with children a long time ago!!) and we've decided what is to be done during the holidays.
Big H said he wanted to finish reading the whole Quran this Ramadhan. I told him that he needs to read at least 20 pages daily for that. He said he'll just try anyway..
"So at what time of the day do you want to read the Quran?" I asked. I wanted them to have a timetable and specific times to do all that they want to achieve so that it's more organised and more achievable for them - and also so that Mama can chase them if they're not doing it!
"My Muallim said the Prophet said the best time to read the Quran is after Subuh so that's what I'm going to do."
"OK." I said encouragingly but dalam hati: MashaAllah anakku...tapi iye ke kau boleh buat ni??
Little H specifically wants to read 'BIG' novels during these holidays. He had already declared to me previously that he 'prefers thick books rather than thin ones' and has already finished the 'BIG' novel that is Black Beauty just yesterday. :) Not that he hasn't been reading many thick novels already - he's already finished the whole of the Harry Potter series, mind - no other kids' books gets thicker than them!
Both the boys love reading now, mashaAllah, although this wasn't the case last year.
So how did I change them? I practically forced them to read books in the beginning - but to me there's no other way about it - I needed them to discover the pleasure that is READING and they needed to do that by reading on their own. I bought books that I thought would interest them, I took them to the library, I encouraged them to read comics i.e. Tintin initially to gain their interest. I set a time at night just for reading. I read with them at first because they like their Mama to read with them. And finally, finally it worked, thank God!
After a few weeks of being 'forced' to read, Little H began to get immersed in his story books and later on Big H joined the fun too. Not that Big H didn't enjoy reading before that, mind. He loved reading but ONLY information books e.g. about football, sports, history books, Islamic books...funny, right?
During these holidays I let them play a bit on their Wii after dinner until half past 9 by which the rule is to be on their beds reading their books until half past 10. During school days they have to do whatever work from school or normally, from madrasah (as schools here don't normally give homework except for the weekends) after dinner and then it's straight to books as well.
Anyway, Little H has a new hobby now which is jigsaw. He's finished one 200 piece one recently and has asked for another one as a present for his good results. Mr S bought for him a 500 piece one - 'upping' the game so to speak - so all the free time he has, he's sitting at his desk trying to complete it!
Better jigsaw than sitting in front of the TV playing games and bickering with his brother every free time they have, right?
So this is how I intend to have some 'control' over the kids' activities during the holidays.
It's going to be tough, what with Ramadhan, the baby, breastfeeding and knowing me, my cravings to eat and cook this and that during the fasting month.
Last Thursday the boys' school held a 'Fun Day' - a day of fund raising for the school and for the parents' association, a day for making money and getting rid of unwanted and old stuff for some parents who came and set up stalls in the school compound, and a day of games and spending money for all the children and also parents who wanted to join the fun.
Back in Malaysia, from the the tender age of 7, school children were given pocket money to spend at the canteen during lunch time but over here, there's no where to do a spot of 'jual-beli' at school - you either have 'packed lunch' i.e. have your lunch from your lunchpack/ lunchbox your mum packed for you from home, have 'home dinners' which means a parent/ carer would come and pick you up at lunch time to bring you home for lunch, or you were having 'school dinners' which means your parents paid for you to have your lunch at the school dinner hall (in some cases, this could be free if the children's parents were getting benefits from the government - how cool is that?).
Basically the children here would not be very exposed to using notes and coins, unless they do so outside of school.
Since they were excited about spending money, I was excited too to know what they would buy for themselves. So, I instructed them to write down what they had spent for the day, knowing from previous experience that sometimes they just misplace their coins and didn't spend much or in some cases, they actually did spend their coins, only they couldn't report back to Mama because their young minds have forgotten exactly what they spent on and how much the things had cost.
I told them before they went off to school, "Write exactly what you spent your money on and how much - write them down on a piece of paper at school before you forget, okay? Don't wait until you reach home to do it!"
The moment I saw Little H running towards me from his classmates and friends when I came to pick them up after school, I knew he had listened earnestly to what I had said. He showed me 3 pencils and 2 rubbers which he had won in some of the games stalls - which, he said, he didn't have to pay anything to participate in - and he showed me that he had £1.04 left over in his pocket. He then began to tell me about his list of expenses which he had written down but said that he didn't want to show it to me first because he had some 'corrections' to do.
"Alright." I said to Little H. "Well done, masyaAllah!"
Big H however admitted that he didn't do what I told him to do, which was really, typical of him. "It doesn't matter," I said to Big H, "You can write them down at home - try to remember what you bought - start from the beginning!"
"Okay.." he said slowly, obviously dismayed that he still HAD to do it!
Big H's expenses sheet which he did at home!
Little H's explanation of what transpired during the day was complex - he spent a lot of his money on food and drinks but there was also a lot of 'swapping' money - or giving away, really - but my friend didn't have any money so I gave him some! - and then somehow the person whom he gave the money to would also give him a certain amount back!
But believe it or not, after all the trading and exchanging he did that day, what he wrote on paper and the amount he had left in his pocket TALLIED!! Which means he had written everything down correctly!
Big H however, tried his best to remember what were his purchases for the day exactly but in the end, he had 50p unaccounted for. Hmm..Tu la, Mama suruh buat terus kat sekolah takmau!
Right, the boys have gotten their results. And I am happy to say that they have both performed really well this year, for both school and madrasah.
Both Little H and Big H achieved a level 'above what is expected of their age group' at school, which is beyond Level 3 for Little H and beyond Level 4 for Big H. For madrasah, Big H came 2nd in class whereas Little H came 1st! Poor Big H - he should have come first for the year because he got first in the first term but due to a little miscommunication/ misunderstanding on his part on what he was supposed to learn in his Supplications, he was short by a few points and the boy who got no 2 last term got no 1!!!
Little H had been leading in terms of the marks from last term and from the daily reports he gave me during the exam week this term i.e. semua asyik full marks aje, we already expected him to come 1st in his class, MasyaAllah.
I think I should really thank Mr S this time. He was the one who has been hounding the kids to study, testing them at night weeks before the exam and testing them again the nights before the exams. Not to mention texting me on the phone from work to remind me to make sure the boys were studying during their holidays. Of course, that was exactly what I was doing anyway - making sure the boys were not just playing games during the day - but I do appreciate Mr S playing a bigger role in the kids' revision this time around, without me having to prompt him as usual!
Thanks Mr S. I know the boys may not understand now - they might complain and whine making things difficult for us everytime we ask them to study, but when they are older and wiser, inshaAllah they will remember our efforts and hopefully they will appreciate it and love us more for it. Amiin..
Saying all that, I was really upset with Little H on the last day at the madrasah - which was also their end of year party and prize giving day. I was waiting outside the madrasah door to pick up the boys, waiting for the Muallim to call the boys for me when Little H and Big H both appeared at the door, carrying a big box each. They both got a big water gun each for their wonderful exam results, apparently. I smiled at them but instead of smiling from ear to ear, Little H had a grimace on his face, and whilst he was still within the Muallim's earshot (not to mention all the parents there who were also waiting for their kids) he said loudly, "RUBBISH, RUBBISH, RUBBISH!" - clearly indicating that he was talking about their prizes!
For those of you who have been following this blog previously, you may know that Big H once received a bike for getting 1st in his madrasah class. The year after that, however, the boys did well once again but all they got was a large plastic bag filled with toys each.
To be honest, I wasn't surprised that their prizes that second year were just toys because I know how much we paid for the boys' fees, and I can guess roughly how many children there are in the madrasah and I know how many teachers teach there. It's not difficult to estimate their profit and loss account - the madrasah doesn't earn very much - I wouldn't even be surprised if they are a registered charity. So Big H was very lucky that year when he got the bike - a generous and charitable person must have donated them to the madrasah for prize-giving day.
Thus really, the boys were fortunate to get anything at all from their madrasah for their hard work during the year. And for Little H to complain loudly like that...I was really embarrassed and of course, angry with him! I quickly told him off quietly, on the spot, telling him it's rude to complain about a gift someone has generously given to you but he wasn't really listening. I then asked the boys to walk quickly to the car, ignoring any more complaints from Little H (Big H wasn't complaining - he had his neutral face on, 'graciously' letting Little H do all the whining!) because there were dark rain clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to pour any second and since I was carrying Little N, I was obviously concerned about getting caught in the rain. But then I heard Little H say, none too softly, still within earshot of some of the parents; "But this came from a Pound Shop*, Mama!"
THAT was when the dark clouds in ME burst open! And do not doubt that there were thunder and lightning too!
As expected, I gave the boys a long and harsh lecture in the car on the way home about being grateful and thankful for what one receives and not to be so arrogant and snobbish about receiving less expensive things. And of course, I told them that they're learning at the madrasah to be good muslims, for Allah's reward later, not for the prizes they might get at the end of the year!
Little H was very quiet after that and of course, he wasn't in a good mood for the whole evening. He is a smart kid and very eloquent and fluent for his age but that doesn't mean I'm going to let him off for the inappropriate things that might come out of his smart mouth. Saying that, a kid is a kid and he was disappointed with his prize - which he was so excited to receive in the first place, so me being me, I had to 'console' him by showing him and Big H how cool actually their new toys were - they were huge after all and the water jets would go as far as 12m (according to the writing on the box) - you certainly would enjoy shooting at each other in the summer!, I told them. Thank God, that brightened Little H up a bit. And I reminded them that their Papa had promised them a present each for their good results so hopefully both of them will feel well rewarded for their hard work for the year when they receive them.
ALL that aside, masyaAllah, alhamdulillah, I am thankful to Allah for the boys' good achievements again this year. Hopefully both of them will work hard to keep it up - Mama will always pray for your success in this life and the hereafter, InshaAllah.
Growing up is never easy, boys, and it's NOT just about getting good results. There are many things to learn in life and yet life is short. All I can say to you right now is work hard, be good, pray hard and be humble always and in the end just try your best.
InshaAllah, Allah will grant you your prayers.
The mouth says it all.
It was Big H's birthday yesterday, 3rd July.
MasyaAllah he's TEN now! How time flies! If you've followed this blog before this, you'll know that I like to go to town and try to be creative (key word: TRY) with my kids' birthday cakes. Remember these..??
I feel amazed at myself every time I look at these pictures! What a lot of time and energy I had in those days! I have not been able to present my boys with any more of my ehem, err..'creations' since, well..I think it's been three years since I last iced a cake and used some of my creative juices to make the kids happy for their birthday! Mak takde taim lah anak-anak semua... Look, look! This was the cake I made for Big H yesterday!!
But yesterday we did have a little gathering for Big H's birthday. I wanted it to be the usual quiet celebration at home with the family unit but Big H pleaded with me to invite some people over! Mr S and I relented and decided to invite the two Malaysian families living in our area aje, Kak A's family and I&H's family. We invited them for lunch.
All in all it was a nice little get together, alhamdulillah. I'm glad that even with the baby and all I still managed to pull through this time - not without the help of darling Mr S and also of course, the boys! (with a little bit of nagging and screaming involved on my part - as usual!).
I do really like to cook for people, I do! It gives me a certain kind of satisfaction to see people enjoying the food that I had slaved in the kitchen to make. I hope this is the start of more invitations to our house this year, God willing!
Olympic Basketball place - pic taken from behind some bars - how apt!
There has been a lot of traffic jams, roadworks, road closures, bridge closure, bus route changes and not to mention dust in my area for the past couple of years. That's because I live in Stratford, London - that's right, where the Olympics will be held next year. I live just a few minutes away from the Olympic Park. Put it this way, I open my front door and look right, I can see the Olympic Village at the end of my road.
I remember when they first started the construction work on the site a few years back - Mr S would have to think many times before washing the car because just 1 day later, the car would be covered in a thick layer of yellow dust. And the dust would creep into our house too. Just a few hours after vacuuming and dusting, the floor would feel dusty, the dark mahogany of the piano would change into a murky lighter shade (okay, I'm exaggerating a bit here ;p) but truly, you could run your finger on the furniture just a few hours after wiping them with a damp cloth and already you would get some dust on your finger! (True Story!). Suffice to say, we had our share of hardships dealing with the huge construction project just a stone's throw away from our place. We suffered but we were also proud and excited to be so close to the action!
The Velodrome - so near yet so far!
The boys were excited about watching the swimming events and diving events live and I wanted to watch a few of the hockey matches (having played hockey at school) and badminton, hoping to catch Malaysia in action. Mr S was more interested to watch the athletic events and we didn't want to miss the opening ceremony, did we? So, when the tickets were opened for 'registration', we registered for around £1k+ worth of tickets - confident that we would at least get 'some' if not all. In case you didn't know, due to the expected high demand for tickets and in a bid to be 'fair' to all, all UK residents who wanted to attend the events needed to 'register' online for the tickets they wanted to buy and a scheduled ballot would then determine which tickets you would get to purchase.
If we were successful in the ballot, we would know by means of our money would be taken out from our account on the 31st May 2011. Mr S checked his account on that date and unfortunately for us, no money was deducted - which means we didn't get any tickets at all, NOT EVEN ONE!! The result was baffling for many people and left many disappointed. For us though, it was doubly so, knowing that we live so near the Olympic Park, (after all we had to go through during its construction!) and reading in the papers that some people got ALL the tickets they registered for (for several events!) when many others like us, got none at all! There's definitely something very unfair about that 'fair' ballot system!
It looks like we'll be watching the Olympic events from a TV screen after all. Maybe we should go back to Malaysia during the Olympics and watch from a TV screen in Seremban or Melaka. After all, a TV screen is a TV screen, no matter where you are it would be the same.
Or, wait, wait! Maybe I should just boycott the Olympics next year completely and just sulk...no, no, no..I should do my own 'Olympic race' instead! The events would coincide with our holy month, right? So why not I race my grandma/my mom who always khatam the Quran twice during Ramadhan? Come to think of it, what a great idea!
And totally impossible to achieve.
Sigh. Anyway, one more Ramadhan to go before that one. Here's hoping that I'll be getting a medal for that race this coming Ramadhan, huh?
The dude just wants to be a comic artist.


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Florida Statutes > Chapter 463
Florida Statutes > Chapter 463 – Optometry
§ 463.0001 Short title
§ 463.001 Purpose; intent
§ 463.002 Definitions
§ 463.003 Board of Optometry
§ 463.004 Board headquarters
§ 463.005 Authority of the board
§ 463.0055 Administration and prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents
§ 463.0057 Optometric faculty certificate
§ 463.006 Licensure and certification by examination
§ 463.007 Renewal of license; continuing education
§ 463.008 Inactive status
§ 463.009 Supportive personnel
§ 463.011 Exhibition of license
§ 463.012 Prescriptions; filing; release; duplication
§ 463.013 Optometric services for certain public agencies
§ 463.0135 Standards of practice
§ 463.014 Certain acts prohibited
§ 463.0141 Reports of adverse incidents in the practice of optometry
§ 463.015 Violations and penalties
§ 463.016 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board
§ 463.018 Reciprocity
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Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Appendages: means the eyelids, the eyebrows, the conjunctiva, and the lacrimal apparatus. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Appropriate regulator: means a state, federal, or foreign agency that has been granted authority to enforce state, federal, or foreign laws related to a money services business or deferred presentment provider. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Authorized vendor: means a person designated by a money services business licensed under part II of this chapter to act on behalf of the licensee at locations in this state pursuant to a written contract with the licensee. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Board: means the Board of Optometry. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Cashing: means providing currency for payment instruments except for travelers checks. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Certified optometrist: means a licensed practitioner authorized by the board to administer and prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Check casher: means a person who sells currency in exchange for payment instruments received, except travelers checks. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Commission: means the Financial Services Commission. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Conductor: means a natural person who presents himself or herself to a licensee for purposes of cashing a payment instrument. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporate payment instrument: means a payment instrument on which the payee named on the instrument's face is other than a natural person. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Currency: means the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country which is designated as legal tender and which circulates and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Dealer: is synonymous with the term "retail tobacco products dealer. See Florida Statutes 569.002
Deferred presentment provider: means a person who is licensed under part II or part III of this chapter and has filed a declaration of intent with the office to engage in deferred presentment transactions as provided under part IV of this chapter. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Department: means the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Direct supervision: means supervision to an extent that the licensee remains on the premises while all procedures are being done and gives final approval to any procedures performed by an employee. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Division: means the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 569.002
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
Financial audit report: means a report prepared in connection with a financial audit that is conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards prescribed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by a certified public accountant licensed to do business in the United States, and which must include:
(a) Financial statements, including notes related to the financial statements and required supplementary information, prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. See Florida Statutes 560.103
General supervision: means the responsible supervision of supportive personnel by a licensee who need not be present when such procedures are performed, but who assumes legal liability therefor. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Licensed practitioner: means a person who is a primary health care provider licensed to engage in the practice of optometry under the authority of this chapter. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Licensee: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Location: means a branch office, mobile location, or location of an authorized vendor whose business activity is regulated under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Money services business: means any person located in or doing business in this state, from this state, or into this state from locations outside this state or country who acts as a payment instrument seller, foreign currency exchanger, check casher, or money transmitter. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Money transmitter: means a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or foreign entity qualified to do business in this state which receives currency, monetary value, or payment instruments for the purpose of transmitting the same by any means, including transmission by wire, facsimile, electronic transfer, courier, the Internet, or through bill payment services or other businesses that facilitate such transfer within this country, or to or from this country. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Net worth: means assets minus liabilities, determined in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
oath: includes affirmations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Ocular pharmaceutical agent: means a pharmaceutical agent that is administered topically or orally for the diagnosis or treatment of ocular conditions of the human eye and its appendages without the use of surgery or other invasive techniques. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Office: means the Office of Financial Regulation of the commission. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Officer: means an individual, other than a director, who participates in, or has authority to participate in, the major policymaking functions of a money services business, regardless of whether the individual has an official title or receives a salary or other compensation. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Optometry: means the diagnosis of conditions of the human eye and its appendages; the employment of any objective or subjective means or methods, including the administration of ocular pharmaceutical agents, for the purpose of determining the refractive powers of the human eyes, or any visual, muscular, neurological, or anatomic anomalies of the human eyes and their appendages; and the prescribing and employment of lenses, prisms, frames, mountings, contact lenses, orthoptic exercises, light frequencies, and any other means or methods, including ocular pharmaceutical agents, for the correction, remedy, or relief of any insufficiencies or abnormal conditions of the human eyes and their appendages. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Payment instrument: means a check, draft, warrant, money order, travelers check, electronic instrument, or other instrument, payment of money, or monetary value whether or not negotiable. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Permit: is synonymous with the term "retail tobacco products dealer permit. See Florida Statutes 569.002
Person: means an individual, partnership, association, trust, corporation, limited liability company, or other group, however organized, but does not include a public agency or instrumentality thereof. See Florida Statutes 560.103
person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
political subdivision: include counties, cities, towns, villages, special tax school districts, special road and bridge districts, bridge districts, and all other districts in this state. See Florida Statutes 1.01
registered mail: include certified mail with return receipt requested. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Retail tobacco products dealer: means the holder of a retail tobacco products dealer permit. See Florida Statutes 569.002
Sells: means to sell, issue, provide, or deliver. See Florida Statutes 560.103
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Surgery: means a procedure using an instrument, including a laser, scalpel, or needle, in which human tissue is cut, burned, scraped except as provided in…. See Florida Statutes 463.002
Tobacco products: includes loose tobacco leaves, and products made from tobacco leaves, in whole or in part, and cigarette wrappers, which can be used for smoking, sniffing, or chewing. See Florida Statutes 569.002
Transcript-quality: means a course which is in conjunction with or sponsored by a school or college of optometry or equivalent educational entity, which course is approved by the board and requires a test and passing grade. See Florida Statutes 463.002
writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
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Light Or Heavy Weight To Build Muscles?
If you look at the most popular post in this blog, How Ryan Reynolds Build His Body, you will find many interesting comments left by the readers. All have valid points. Some people say heavy weight with low repetition is the only way to build your muscle. On the other hand, some believe that moderate/light weights should be used with more repetitions with the reason – pump as much blood as possible to the muscle and perform more repetition until failure.
Speaking from the experience – each has his own valid points and therefore, no right or wrong. In fact, we should use both methods.
The bottom line comes down to intensity which is the key to muscle growth. Basic science applies here, if we can increase the intensity of the workout in proper way, we will be able to build more muscle. When I say increasing intensity, it simply means increase the difficulty of the exercise.
So, how to increase the difficulty? You can either add more weights for more resistance or shorten the rest time between sets. The latter is difficult because you do not allow your body to fully recover before you pump the iron again. At the end of the day, you want your body to take on the new demands which make your body stronger.
Now, back to the question – light or heavy weights, which adds more intensity?
Given a choice, I prefer to train with heavy weights and I have to agree that heavy weights add a lot of intensity. However, I am not able to take heavy weights on each and every exercise, especially on compound exercises which more than one muscle groups are involved. By using heavy weight in compound exercises, movements are so much difficult to do. That explains why not many people go for compound exercise. I can always use the squat rack to do squat or deadlift without lining up, unlike other resistance machine which most people are lining up waiting for their turns. For most, compound exercise with heavy weight is simply too taxing on the body. Like it or not, this is one of the most effective ways for increasing your overall intensity levels.
Now, what about light weights?
For building muscle, light weights do have a place, but not in the same way heavy weights do. For me, light to moderate weights are there to "burn" the muscle. May be like what some say, light weights help flush the muscle with blood and pump the muscle up.
I have tried both techniques and have had a certain degree of success with each technique.
My only problem with using heavy weights is the strain it put on my body. My joints were constantly under pressure, especially my wrist. I hurt my wrist before. I have also trained so hard before until my chest was injured and I was out for almost a month.
I have tried using light to moderate weights for compound exercise. Even with high repetitions, my body did not respond the same way it did when I was using heavy weights.
Regardless heavy of light weight, correct form is important. No point to "cheat" or doing it wrong with super heavy weights. Not only it does not help in muscle growth, doing it with incorrect form may hurt you too.
Some people are using light weight to help muscle definition. Whether this objective is achievable, I will say it really depends on body fat. No matter how "defined" a muscle is, if we have the body fat layer, it is hard to see the muscles. One good example is the highly sought after 6-pack.
So, the conclusion I made – using heavy weights for core compound movements is challenging on the whole body. Using light weights for individual muscle groups is taxing for that particular muscle group. Correct form is a must.
I know. My conclusion may not be what you want. But, but this is where I use both strategies to ensure I get the optimal amount of intensity. Compound exercises with heavy weight is performed first in my workout, followed by isolation exercise with moderate or light weight.
Train with different tempo occasionally – to beat the boredom and NOT to allow the body to adjust too long to the common workout routine. Otherwise, it will hit a plateau, so to speak.
Always go for free weight (dumbbell followed by barbell) and finally the resistance machine.
Bear in mind, what I have written are my solely personal views about training with heavy and light weights. Most seasoned weight trainers have their own way of training. Once you start to get a feel for the weight and start to understand how your body reacts to weight training, you can start to gradually increase your intensity levels with different types of training method. At the same time, you should learn about your body limitation too.
I've a few questions that I was hoping you or one of your readers could answer.
I also hurt my wrist, I believe from increasing the intensity of my pressup routine from 80 reps 3 times per week to 100 reps 5 times per week.
It has affected my wrist and fingers, to the point I can't do press ups or lift weights or play guitar. How do I fix this problem?
In this article you mention light weights v heavy, I read your previous article on how do I know if i'm lifting heavy enough, but if I'm honest I still don't get it, I understand that my heavy would be different from your heavy (ie you probably can lift a lot more then me) how long would it take for me to notice the muscle being built? I'm not on about when am I going to bulk up? I mean how can I tell I am improving? Is it purely based on strength?
Sorry for my bad English it's not my first language.


Eli's Cheesecake has been one of Chicago's favorite treats for decades. As a local artisan food producer that seeks to purchase as many ingredients as possible from local and regional producers, the company has earned a place at the Good Food movement's dessert table.
But Eli's Cheesecake goes beyond those basics to promote the economic opportunity and social welfare aspects of Good Food.
Eli's Cheesecake is a major supporter of public educational institutions focused on food industry skills and urban agriculture, such as the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences — from which it purchases honey for use in its products — and Wilbur Wright College, part of the Chicago city college system.
Mark Schulman of Eli's Cheesecake speaks at an Oct. 1 event introducing Family Farmed's Good Food Business Accelerator.
The company also works with the Greater Chicago Food Depository on food drives, and has received note for its efforts to provide employment for people with disabilities.
Marc Schulman — the company president and son of founder Eli Schulman — is an ally of FamilyFarmed's efforts to expand the markets for local and sustainably produced food.
He is a co-chairman of FamilyFarmed's Financing & Innovation Conference that kicks off the 11th annual Good Food Festival & Conference, March 19-21 at Chicago's UIC Forum. Schulman will be a participant in the Welcome panel on the morning of Thursday, March 19, and will moderate a panel on Good Food Success Stories panel that afternoon.
Eli's Cheesecake also will be serving dessert treats at Localicious, on Friday evening, March 20, a highlight of the Good Food Festival & Conference and one of Chicago's best annual food and drink tasting events. Among its samples will be a vegan cheesecake made with tofu produced by Phoenix Bean, whose owner, Jenny Yang, is a Fellow in FamilyFarmed's Good Food Business Accelerator and was profiled recently on Good Food on Every Table.
Of course, with a name like Eli's Cheesecake, you know you are going to get a nice helping of indulgence with all of that Good Food citizenship. Choose Chicago, the city's official tourism organization, published a post by blogger Amy Bizzarri, about a visit she made with her children to the Eli's Cheesecake factory and headquarters in far northwest Chicago.
You can read the full piece here, but a warning: There is a photo in there that may give you an immediate craving to run out and buy an Eli's Cheesecake.
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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is charged with misconduct for alleged breaches of the Football Association's betting rules.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association in relation to rules against betting.
The 29-year-old has been given until November 20 to respond to the charge, which alleges that he breached the FA's betting rules in January of this year.
Sturridge is accused of breaking one rule, covering a period when he featured for both Liverpool and loan club West Bromwich Albion, though no specific details of the charge has been published by the governing body.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "Daniel has given his full and unequivocal co-operation throughout this process and has assured the club he will continue to do so.
Sturridge spent the second half of last season with West Brom, officially joining on loan from the Reds on January 29.
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Proctor starts his study by examining the origins of racial hygiene. One key pioneer in this area was Arthur Comte de Gobineau. His 1853 – 55 treatise, Essay on the Inequality of the Human Race, offered the premise that race was the primary force moving all of history. From his perspective, racial vitality resulted in the rise and fall of all great civilizations or races. As such, he took the position that this racial history was actually a science.
An important issue that Proctor seeks to address next is whether there was any resistance to the Nazi plan by the medical and health care professionals in Germany. Communist groups provided the most systematic and sustained resistance (252). These groups provided Jews with forged passports and certificates of Aryan identity. Published forms of resistance were generally religious in origin. Other protests came from those who decried the loss of scholarship that occurred with the exclusion of the Jews from German academic and professional life. But, economic conditions after WW I threw the medical community solidly into the Nazi camp. Hyperinflation, hunger, poverty, civil war, and a crisis in health and health care caused the medical community to split along political and economic lines. As a result physician associations such as the Sozialistische Arzt were formed aligning physicians between the worlds of capitalism and socialism. The socialist doctors tried to rally themselves against the Nazis but to no avail.
In his final chapter, Proctor looks at the politics of knowledge. In many ways, the Nazis replaced German intellectual life with a life of manual labor. So, how could it happen? To start with, the Nazi racial and medical polices were legal and public since they were elected to power. Key professions and professionals cooperated with Nazi policy. They were rewarded and in return they offered the Nazis legitimacy and a scientific basis. The eugenics movement was not exclusively a German movement; it was an international movement. There was also international support for the claim of heredity over environment and that biology was the key to solving social problems. Since the problems of the day (race, gender, crime, poverty) were medical/biological problems, the Nazi program appealed to physicians. Even when physicians felt that their colleagues were "out of line" their professional ethos compelled them to defend their peers no matter what. With the profession's political shift to the right from 1928 – 1932, the new, young professionals found opportunities where they initially saw none. These new, young doctors had unheard-of power and authority. Believing themselves to be above politics, they "made decisions" on what they construed to be sound science. Since the physicians did not see politics as part of the equation, they clothed themselves in legitimacy. As doctors, whatever they did they believed that it was fairly done and done in the best interest of Germany and the German people.
From December 9, 1946 to July 19, 1947, the Nuremberg Nazi Doctor Trials were held. Several key figures were tried and executed, while many more went unpunished. It cannot be denied that the German medical profession provided ideas and techniques, which lead to and justified the slaughter undertaken in the name of racial purity and the salvation of the German Volk and State. Physicians eagerly and actively cooperated with the Nazis and embraced the ideas of racial hygiene. Protests were isolated and pathetic (280). One of Proctor's final scathing condemnations of the medical and health care professions summed up their role as follows: "Physicians, and the body of intellectuals associated with them, did not follow blindly, but actually helped cast the light and clear the path (289)." As doctors, their patients trusted them. As doctors, they were valued members of their society. As doctors, they had a sacred duty to heal and protect. As Nazi doctors, they failed on all counts.
The above passages were excerpted from a complete review of Proctor's work.