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La principauté de Samos (, ) fut un État vassal de l'Empire ottoman de 1834 à 1913. Sa capitale se situe dans le port de Vathy et son statut est calqué sur celui des principautés roumaines (dont plusieurs hospodars règneront à Samos) et de la Serbie. Pour l'Empire ottoman, la principauté était située dans le Dar el Ahd ("domaine de la trêve", en arabe : دار العهد), qui définit de jure son statut d'état chrétien tributaire du Sultan, auquel est versée chaque année une somme de  livres sterling.

L'île de Samos participe activement à la guerre d'indépendance grecque et résiste aux tentatives d'invasion égyptienne et ottomane. Cependant, une fois l'indépendance de la Grèce reconnue, en 1832, l'île n'est pas incluse dans le nouvel État hellène. En 1834, l'île reçoit, en compensation, son autonomie sous la suzeraineté du sultan ottoman.

La Sublime Porte nomme à sa tête un prince chrétien : le premier, en 1829, fut Ioan Sturdza, ancien Hospodar de Moldavie, déposé par les Russes l'année précédente. Cependant, à l'époque, l'autonomie de Samos n'est pas encore reconnue par la Sublime Porte. Chef de l'exécutif insulaire, le prince de Samos est assisté d'un conseil de 4 membres, choisis parmi les 8 représentants élus des districts de Vathy, Chora, Marathókambos et Karlóvasi. Le pouvoir législatif est quant à lui aux mains d'une assemblée composée de 36 députés et présidée par le métropolite orthodoxe de l'île.

Lors de la Première Guerre balkanique, un groupe de Samiotes exilés mené par Themistoklis Sophoulis débarque dans l'île et en prend le contrôle. La garnison ottomane se retire en Anatolie et le parlement insulaire proclame, le , la réunion de l'île à la Grèce, reconnue par l'Empire ottoman le .

Histoire de la principauté

Après la guerre d'indépendance grecque, les grandes puissances européennes (Russie, Royaume-Uni et France) confirment la possession de Samos par l'Empire ottoman, mais elles demandent pour l'île un statut d'autonomie. Le , le protocole de Londres officialise l'érection de Samos en principauté autonome non héréditaire, instituée en faveur des Hospodars qui avaient été chassés par le protectorat russe des principautés de Moldavie et Valachie (où le trône n'était pas héréditaire). Au total, 18 princes se succèdent à la tête de l'île jusqu'en 1912, phanariotes pour la plupart.

Lors de la Première Guerre balkanique, en 1912, Thémistocle Sophoulis s'empare de l'île avec une poignée de volontaires grecs, dont des Samiotes exilés. Ils chassent l'administration ottomane et les membres de la famille princière s'exilent vers la France. Sophoulis obtient la reconnaissance du rattachement à la Grèce en 1913.

Liste des princes de Samos
Le trône de Samos fut occupé par les princes suivants :

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Q: How to convert a Numpy array of int to string in Python? How can I convert the Numpy array into a string?
data = rawTrainingData[0:25010,0:10]
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Note: The Standard Edition of Cardflow has a subset of the features listed here. Open the special document named "Try Cardflow+" in the App for a list of the differences.
Cardflow opens to a list of available boards (files). Tap on a board to open it.
Creating new Boards. Tap on the '+' icon in the top left to create a new board. All boards are first created locally on your iPad.
Copy Boards to the Cloud (Cardflow+ and iOS 11+). Tap on a board's name, then tap "Copy to Cloud". Choose where to store it in iCloud, or on a 3rd party service. See more details below.
Open from Cloud (Cardflow+ and iOS 11+). Tap on the cloud icon in the toolbar to open a board stored in the cloud. The changes you make will be auto-saved back to that location.
Icon sizes. Tap the icon size button to toggle the board icon sizes.
Renaming and deleting boards. Tap on the board name, or long-press on a board, to show additional operations.
Color-coded Categories. Each board can be tagged with a category. Tap on the color tab to the left of the file name to set its category. Tap on the "All Files" button in the toolbar to filter files by specific categories.
Each Cardflow document consists of a board with a number of cards arranged on it. Pan and zoom around the board with two fingers.
By default, the Board Editor starts in Card Mode ( ), where you work with the cards (vs. drawing on the board).
Selecting Cards. Lasso cards with one finger to select them. You can also long-press on a single card to select it.
Moving Cards. Drag selected cards to move them.
Flipping Cards. Tap with two fingers to flip the selected cards. If any selected cards are flipped, they will all flip to the front, otherwise they will all flip to the back. This makes it easy to quicky get multiple cards on the same side.
Deleting Cards. Tap on a selected card, then tap "Delete" to delete the selected cards.
Check out a video of Magic-Arrange in action.
Text Search. Tap the Seach button to select cards that contain specified words. This is also handy to quickly select cards tagged with a word, to move or arrange. The text can be on the front or back of the card.
Modifying Multiple Cards. Tap on selected cards to show options you can apply to all of them. You can change the templates or colors of multiple selected cards at once.
Copy and Paste. You can copy selected cards from one board to another.
Copy and Paste Styles. When you select a single card, you can also copy its styles (color, template, and text settings), then paste them to other cards.
Board Color. Change the board color from the Board Settings menu (gear icon).
Exporting to PDF. From the Board Settings, you can export to PDF - either the whole board on a single page, or each card on a separate page.
Tip: Select a set of cards before selecting "Export" from the action menu to export just the selected cards.
Printing. To print a board, first export it as a PDF, then select "Print" from the Share Dialog.
Snap to Grid. You can also toggle snap-to-grid from the gear menu. This is handy if you really need you cards to line up exactly right (we understand).
Adding Cards. Double tap to add a card, or tap once on the board and chose "Add Card" from the context menu.
Editing Cards. Tap on an unselected card to edit it.
Exported CSV files can be edited in an app such as Numbers, then re-imported back into Cardflow via "open in...".
This is a handy way to quickly create or import a lot of information, such as for flash study cards.
The Board Editor and Card Editor share several common tools.
Tap on the pen icon ( ) to enter Draw Mode. This lets you draw directly on the Board.
Draw in Front or Behind. There are two drawing modes: Front (default) and Behind. This is indicated by the two icons at the left of the palette. Select Behind to draw behind existing ink. Very handy for adding background splashes to call out particular elements, or adding shadows.
Shape Recognizer. Tap the Shape button to activate the Shape Recognizer. As you draw, Cardflow will attempt to recognize basic shapes and draw straightened versions automatically. It recognizes lines, circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles.
Tip: This is handy for drawing grid lines on the board. Use this with the grid card template for layout projects.
Here's a video of the Shape-Recognizer doing its thing.
Erasing Ink. Tap on the Eraser icon ( ) to enter Eraser Mode. Tap on the Eraser icon when it is selected to erase all ink.
Cardflow uses an improved version of the Inkflow Engine, which features vector ink that can be moved and resized without loss of information. We've tuned the ink settings in Cardflow to be great for writing and sketching.
Tip: When Snap to Grid is on, dragging selected ink on the board will move them in grid increments, handy for lining up multiple elements.
This is handy to move or delete ink that's behind, without disturbing the foreground. Use this to change hilights or shadows.
Copy, Cut, and Paste Ink. Once you've selected some ink, tap inside the blue selection area to show ink edit options. Tap copy to copy all selected strokes (which may extend outside the selection area). The cut option works slightly differently: It breaks strokes at the selection boundary, and only copies the ink inside the blue selection area.
Tip: You can copy ink from Inkflow and paste it into Cardflow. Only ink (not text or photos) will be copied over.
Recolor selected ink. Select the recolor option to change the color of the selected ink.
Each card is like a mini canvas. You can write, draw, or type on it.
Paging Between Cards. When viewing the card at 100% zoom, tap the left and right arrows on the sides of the screen to quickly switch to the next or previous card.
Tip: Select multiple cards in the Board Editor, tap on them, and select "Edit" to just page through that set.
Quick Zoom. Tap the quick zoom button in the lower left of the screen to zoom all the way out and back again. This is handy for adding details to notes or sketches.
The Wristguard. Pull up the wrist guard by dragging the rounded gray tab to the right of the quick zoom button at the bottom of the screen. You can rest your palm on this area without creating stray marks. Tap on the tab to toggle the wrist guard.
Flipping Cards. Tap with two fingers or tap the Flip-Card icon at the bottom left of the screen to flip the current card over. A blue page indicator appears in the lower right of a card to indicate that it has content on the back.
Pencil-Only Drawing Mode. If an Apple Pencil is connected, a Pencil icon will appear at the bottom left of the screen, next to the page-flip icon. Tap this icon to toggle Pencil-Only Drawing Mode. When engaged, only the Pencil will be used for drawing, completely eliminating any stray marks from your palm or fingers. You can still use your fingers for other operations such as zooming or erasing.
For iOS 11+: Bluetooth needs to be turned on in the Control Center or Settings for the Pencil detection to function correctly.
Cardflow is designed to make it easy to jot down quick notes on a card. You can also zoom in to write more detailed notes.
Auto Advance. When you zoom in, an auto-advance toggle appears in the bottom right of the screen. Tap this icon to show an auto-advance zone on the right. Now, whenever you write or draw into this zone, the screen will automatically scroll right after a brief delay.
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Inserting Web Pages. Tap the Picture button in the toolbar and pick "Insert Web Page". Use the web browser to navigate to or search for the page you want. This will set the card's picture to a thumbnail of the webpage and add a link in the top right of the card. Tap on the link in Selection Mode to visit the web page.
You can link to any web page, including online videos, photos, articles, and your own private documents stored online. Cloud storage services such as Dropbox allow you to link to your files. Just copy and paste those links into Cardflow's web browser to create cards that represent them in your projects.
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Navigating Links. Tap on a link in Selection Mode to open the linked card.
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Tip: Position links over parts of wireframe prototypes to create interactive "tap-through" experiences that you can share.
Both web and card links continue to work in exported PDFs, even when opened on other platforms.
Removing Links. In the Card Editor, pick the "Position Links" option from the action menu, or from the Selection Mode context menu. Tap on a link in Selection Mode, and tap "Remove Link".
While you can write out all your notes in longhand, you can also choose to type instead.
Tap on the text icon in the toolbar to open the text editor.
Headings. Put a pound (#) character at the beginning of a line, followed by a space to make text on that line appear as a heading.
Emphasized (italic) text. Enclose words with a single asterisk (*) to make them appear in italic.
"This is *emphasized text*." appears as "This is emphasized text."
Bold text. Enclose words with a two asterisks (**) to make them bold.
"This is **bold text**." appears as "This is bold text."
You can perform most navigation and text operations with an attached hardware keyboard. In the Board Editor, use the arrow keys to select a card, then press Enter/Return to open it.
In the Card Editor, the arrow keys are used to navigate to adjacent cards. Press Cmd+T to toggle text mode. Cmd+F flips the card, and Cmd+N inserts a new card.
Press and hold the Cmd key alone to see a list of keyboard shortcuts for that screen.
Tap on the gear icon to show options for the card.
Templates. You can change the template (background image) for the card. Different templates affect the position of text on the card.
Card colors. You can also select the color for the card background or text.
You can export cards from Cardflow+ to our free companion Flash Cards app.
The Flash Cards app lets you study anywhere, on your iPhone or iPad. Test yourself while on the bus, or first thing in the morning.
Select "Cards as Flash Cards"
You can work with your files seamlessly across iOS and Mac. Download the Mac version of Cardflow from the Mac App Store here.
First, make sure you have iCloud Drive enabled on both iOS and on your Mac.
In Cardflow+ on iOS: Tap on a board's name, then tap "Copy to Cloud". Select iCloud and a folder (e.g. Documents).
To edit files directly in iCloud: Tap on the cloud icon in the toolbar to open a board stored in the cloud. The changes you make will be auto-saved back to that location.
Note: While we have tested synching extensively with iCloud, we cannot guarantee data integrity when using any cloud service provider, particularly 3rd party providers who provide the file system integration with iOS.
On your Mac: The file should appear in the selected iCloud folder in a few moments. Double-click on the file to open it in Cardflow.
Note: Cardflow does not support simultaneous editing. i.e. don't work on the same file at the same time on multiple devices, which can lead to data loss. Close the file on one device before editing it on another. Please remember to back up any important data.
Also be sure to check out our videos on some of Cardflow's advanced features in action.
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The All-round Benefits of Wisepowder Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ)
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Jack George Bennett
Jack George Bennett 6/2/2010 - 29/3/2011
Our beautiful baby Jack was born at 37 weeks on 6th February 2010 by a straight forward natural birth. He was in such a rush we were only at the hospital an hour before we got to hold him! Everything was fine and we went home just 24 hours later.
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As we celebrated Jack's first birthday we remember thinking that we had got through that first year and that the only things which could hurt him now were external factors, which as his parents we could protect him from. Sadly just 19 days later we were proved wrong.
Jack became subdued one morning whilst playing and started to be sick. Once he settled I put him down for a nap and checked on him regularly. As he started waking from his nap he went into focal seizure and so I called 999 immediately. The paramedic response was fantastic, arriving in minutes, closely followed by an ambulance. As they were unable to stop the seizure we were taken to the local hospital. They also could not stop the seizure with routine medicine and so Jack was given a strong drug which required him to be ventilated. Due to the ventilation we were taken to PICU at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Over the following 48 hours Jack went through a barrage of tests and drugs as they slowly ruled out illnesses such as meningitis and swine flu. No underlying cause was found and Jack was successfully removed from the ventilation. The only test which potentially flagged a cause was a raised liver lactate level and one doctor even mentioned rickets to us! (We now know that the liver can be one of the first indicators of Alpers). Two days later with Jack eating and sleeping well we were transferred back to the local hospital.
Over the next few days Jack started to have more minor seizures and absent spells but none of which triggered his heart or breathing monitors. He was taken for a MRI scan and EEG but neither of these appeared to show any abnormalities. After 5 days of unexplained minor seizures we were sent back to GOSH and admitted to the Neurology ward. More tests were run and 2 days later his consultant explained that the continued episodes and hand movements had caused him to look at a particular part of the MRI which the local hospital hadn't. This showed that Jack had actually had a stroke and this had caused the seizures. It was during this meeting that he told us it was likely Jack had Alpers, a mitochondrial depletion disorder which is life limiting. This effectively means that the cells in Jack's brain were not producing enough energy and this had caused the stroke. We were told that most Alpers children do not usually live beyond the age of 10 and that he was likely to have more strokes and slowly deteriorate as his number of mitochondria depleted.
We then faced a 21 day wait for the blood test results to confirm the diagnosis. Over the following week Jack started to improve and recover from the rotavirus that he had also picked up. We desperately hoped that the diagnosis was wrong. After a 12 day stay at GOSH and with Jack stable on anti-seizure medicine we were sent back to our local hospital to be discharged home whilst we waited for the results. Sadly, we never got home. Just the next day, Jack deteriorated again and went back into a seizure they could not stop, also known as status epilepticus. Just 36 hours after leaving we were taken back to PICU at GOSH with Jack back in a coma. The next day we heard back early on the test results and Alpers was confirmed.
Over the next week the doctors attempted to regulate the irregular brain activity that was still going on. Unfortunately this could not be achieved and the coma had also caused other side effects to Jack's key organs. On 29th March 2011, less than 5 weeks after becoming ill, Jack was taken off ventilation and passed away peacefully in our arms.
It took 3 and a half weeks to get Jack's diagnosis. This was a living nightmare of trying to be positive, tinged with fear as we sat cot side in the middle of the night googling his symptoms. The reality is that this was a quick diagnosis and we feel grateful for this as it enabled us to make decisions for Jack that would ensure his suffering was as minimal as possible. Sadly, some parents do not have such a speedy diagnosis, or a diagnosis at all. The work that The Lily Foundation is supporting is invaluable in ensuring a quicker diagnosis for families whose child has a suspected mitochondrial disorder.
We love you and miss you always Jack,
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Pittsburgh Steelers MVP & DWTS Champ Hines Ward Busted for DUI
He's a talented athlete who is known for his gregarious smile and his effortless charm. However, today, Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward has nothing to smile about.
Earlier in the year, he was handcuffed for a "misunderstanding" in Los Angeles while filming Dancing with the Stars (which he subsequently went on to win.)
But this time, the handcuffs were no mistake. Hines Ward was arrested early this morning in Georgia on DUI charges.
The Steelers receiver and Super Bowl MVP has been largely known as one of the most well-respected players in the NFL, but this drunk-driving charge may tarnish that image.
Ward was arrested in Dekalb County, Georgia, and held on $1,000 bond, posting shortly after the arrest and being thereafter released.
Gossip site TMZ was among the first to break the news. Ward grew up in Georgia and went to school there. Some sports pundits are speculating whether or not the NFL Lockout is giving players too much free time.
Ward is expected to release a statement this afternoon.
The mugshot photo is below. This incident unfortunately comes on the heels of a popular tabloid magazine (on stands now) boasting "Who's Gay, Who's Not" with Ward featured as one of the celebrities on the cover. This just isn't his week.
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Another Year, LeBeau Style: Steelers Keep Beloved Defensive Coordinator, Dick LeBeau
Good news, Steeler Nation! Dick LeBeau is to return as Steelers Defensive Coordinator for at least another year!
Many of fans and players (including LaMarr Woodley) tweeted their joy at this news.
LeBeau, a Football Hall of Fame inductee, is one of the most respected Steelers icons! The 72-year-old is returning for his 52nd year in the NFL!
"I'm not coaching anywhere but here," LeBeau said today after returning from four days off to start getting ready for the NFL combine that begins Feb. 23 in Indianapolis.
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STEELERS Update: News on BIG BEN Roethlisberger and SANTONIO Holmes cases!
Steelers quarterback "Big Ben" Roethlisberger will learn his fate on Monday, April 12th, 2010. While his attorney suspects that NO charges will be filed; there has been no official disclosure on what the Georgia D.A. has actually decided. A decision has been made in the case, though, and will be revealed in an official press conference on Monday at 2pm at the Baldwin County Courthouse.
While the details of the investigation have been under lockdown and the parties involved are remaining tight-lipped, Ben's lawyer claims that "all signs are pointing towards no charges being filed" against Roethlisberger in the sexual assault case. While no official decision has been released, ESPN has already jumped the gun in reporting on this suspicion: that no charges will be filed. Roethlisberger fans are surely hoping that they are correct. It sounds like good news for the QB.
As for Santonio Holmes, he has still been "tweeting away" and still faces accusations that he assaulted a woman in a Florida night club but throwing a drink on her as a verbal, "heated" argument ensued. (Though his attorney is now filing audio evidence to the contrary.)
However, now there is even MORE trouble for Steelers' receiver Santonio Holmes. Today, multiple sources are reporting that Holmes will face a 4-game suspension at the beginning of the season, for allegedly violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Details are still murky, and it is unclear whether he missed a drug test or was "caught" with an illegal substance in his system.
Fans are growing increasingly frustrated with the Steelers quarterback and receiver. Ben has earned nicknames like "Rapistberger" due to his two separate sexual assault accusations, while many suspect that this will be the last year Holmes will play for Pittsburgh. Just in the past few weeks, Holmes has had the assault charges filed against him, told a fan to "go kill himself" via Twitter, and now, faces a substance abuse violation, in addition to past marijuana charges, domestic abuse charges, and nude photos online.
Steeler Nation can only hope that these guys get it together and shape up in time for the season, so that their personal shortcomings will not be a distraction to the team. It is a shame that these unfortunate personal choices are tarnishing the always-upstanding image of the Steeler organization.
Do these photos below depict what a STEELER *should* represent?? 😦
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As Mount Sinai looms, South Nassau keeps expanding
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a potential health-system merger still under discussion, South Nassau Communities Hospital is plowing ahead with its ambitious infrastructure-modernization effort. The latest additions: two state-of-the-art surgical suites designed to accommodate larger surgical teams and the latest high-tech surgical gadgetry. The Oceanside hospital announced the completion of the $7 million surgical renovation this week, roughly one month after tying a bow on the first phase of its $60 million Emergency Department expansion….


The Jyaki images of the ceramics is placed in the station square and the sleeve of six bridges. (Kinu Tateiwa Great suspension bridge. Tateiwa Bridge. Fureai bridge. Kurogane bridge.Takimi bridge. Kinu Iwahashi bridge.) Ceramic wall artist, Ikuzo Fujiwara produced it. He lives in Mashiko-machi, Tochigi. The health improves if you visiting these images and enter the hot spring. You can remove the malarial air, too. You get a lucky charm with oval gold coin to remove the malarial air at the souvenir exchange spot when you collect stamps. The mount is put in the station square.


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Q: Intercept incoming URL with javascript When a user navigates to my site with a qualified URL (e.g. mysite.com/abc.html) I want to call a javascript function first before showing any pages.  I need that because my site is driven by ajax.
I have a function that's called when the page is first loaded:
<body onload="FirstJSFunction(150);">

That function will intercept the URL and do what I want, but only if the qualified URL is mysite.com/index.html.  Any other valid URL within the site will bypass the javascript function and load the requested page.  That's not what I want.
Here is how FirstJSFunction handles it:
<script>
function FirstJSFunction(type) {
  var gurl = GetURL();
  length = gurl.length;
  console.log("SFR URL " + length);
  var pos = gurl.lastIndexOf("/");
  console.log ("SFR_LastFwdSlash " + pos);
  if (length > pos) {
  var sub1 = gurl.substr(pos, length);
  console.log ("SFR_Sub1 " + sub1);
  sub2 = sub1.substr(1, 5);
  console.log ("SFR_Sub2 " + sub2);
  if (sub2 == "index") {
    ShowAjax(3);
    return true; }
  if (sub2 != "index") {
    ShowAjax(3);
    return true; }
}
</script>

<script>
function GetURL() {
  var loc_href = location.href;
  console.log ("URL " + loc_href);
  var length = loc_href.length;
  console.log ("Length " + length);
  var pos = loc_href.lastIndexOf("/");
  console.log ("LastFwdSlash " + pos);
  var pos2 = loc_href.indexOf("/");
  console.log ("FwdSlash " + pos2);
  if (length > pos) {
  var substr = loc_href.substr(pos, length);
  console.log ("Substring " + substr);
  return substr;  }
}
</script>

So my question is:  when the user navigates to my site with any URL other than mysite.com or mysite.com/index.html – for example mysite.com/abc.html – why doesn't the code above work to intercept the URL and call the javascript function, as happens if the URL is index.html.
Just to clarify, I only want to intercept the first incoming URL.  I am not looking to intercept any URL the user enters into the address bar after they have arrived at my site.
Thanks for any help on this.

A: I'm not sure about everything you explained, so making some assumptions here.
But if that JS code is only on index.html, then it will never run for any other page. For that you would need to include it in every page.
Only the server is able to "see" all the pages accessed by your users.


Allahabad Bank Net Banking Login Problems and Solutions – If you are using Internet Banking in Allahabad bank sometimes you might get problems and error messages while you are Logging in. These Error messages prompt due to certain causes like pending activation, three logging in invalid attempts, user validity expires, lack of transaction facility, the old version of browsers and something else. But every problem comes with its solution. So Allahabad internet banking troubles have its troubleshoots. Here we are explaining to remove the problems during logging in when you are using Net Banking of Allahabad Bank.
If you get the message Enter Correct Login Password then you should firstly check your user ID. After then, Check your Password you have entered. If you have forgotten your password then submit a request to re generate password with your CIF or Account no. to the Customer care of Allahabad bank.
After seeing the message User has not opted for Internet Banking download the application form, register for Net Banking and then submit this to the nearest branch of this bank.
Message User pending for activation indicates that you have to contactthe nearest branch to get your user ID after activation for Net Banking in Allahabad Bank.
If you get the message User Dormant for not login in last 30 days then send a mail including with CIF or Account No. to the Customer care at Allahabad bank to regenerate password and your user ID of Net Banking will remain same.
If the message is Your Internet Banking has been locked for the day due to three invalid attempts then there is no way, you should try next day to Login Password.
After finding the message User Validity Expired you have to contact the home branch to get your user ID activated once again for the Internet Banking in Allahabad Bank.
If the message is User already logged on. Try logging in after closing the current session then check whether you are logged on in another window, otherwise try after 10 minutes to login into a new session.
If you get the message Your request could not be processed then you should try after some time to Login. This problem occurs only when there is a communication problem.
After getting the message Your account does not have fund transfer facility then please contact your home branch. Although you can contact where account is maintained to get the transaction facility in your account.
If you are getting more trouble messages then you can contact them on its number (022) 27836061/62/63/64/65/66 ext 510 or 702.
Although you may send an email to the Customer care at Allahabad Bank for further inquiries.


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The bearer of bad news
Robyn Repya
Updated: June 28, 2007 - 4:08 pm
A profile of Jon Hinchliff, who tells neighborhoods when a sex offender has moved in
Most Minneapolis residents aren't thrilled at the prospect of meeting Jon Hinchliff. Hinchliff is the Minneapolis Police Department's Sex Offender Notification Coordinator — one of three people in Minnesota whose job it is to tell residents that sex offenders are living in their neighborhood.
Hinchliff often walks into hornets' nests, such as a June meeting in the CARAG neighborhood. Although the initial reception was hostile — one attendee said people acted like they wanted to kill the sex offender (who had moved onto a block with a daycare). Hinchliff says he empathizes with neighbors, remains calm and tries to teach them how the system works.
CARAG resident Diana Boegemann said Hinchliff made a meaningful connection with residents, garnering applause at the end of his presentation.
"People want to know why [a sex offender] lives in our neighborhood. He helped everyone understand," Boegemann said. "He had a way of helping people deal with it… He never acted like any question was stupid."
However, community meetings are only a small part of Hinchliff's job, which also includes sex offender registration and investigations. Due to his investigative efforts this year alone, at least 33 registered sex offenders have been incarcerated for violating terms of their release.
Notification laws
In Minnesota, sex offender registration began in 1991. In 1997, the Community Notification Law and Sex Offender Registration Act mandated that sex offenders be ranked by their likelihood to reoffend. Level 3 represents the highest danger to the community and the highest likelihood to reoffend.
Hinchliff must notify residents of Level 3 offenders living within a three-block radius. About 50 times a year, he ventures into communities to conduct public meetings on an offender's crimes and history. Hinchliff also notifies community organizations such as libraries, schools and daycares about Level 2 sex offenders.
Hinchliff said there are more than 14,000 registered sex offenders in Minnesota — 1,750 are Minneapolis residents, one-eighth of the state's sex-offender population. Approximately 365 Minnesotans are Level 3 offenders; 50 live in Minneapolis, according to the state corrections department.
Hinchliff said the sex offender laws are slowly toughening in the wake of tragedies, recalling names of Katie Poirier and Dru Sjodin, women slain in suspected sex crimes. "It takes tragedy — a series of tragedies — to motivate people to make changes in law," said Hinchliff solemnly.
Working with sex offenders
Although he seems a seasoned pro, Hinchliff's position is relatively new — the Minneapolis Police created it in 2001 — and growing in responsibility.
One recent Tuesday, Hinchliff was busy reviewing a new case and registering a newly released offender. The registration process is more than just paperwork; it involves taking photographs, DNA samples and fingerprints, and collecting data on place of residence and employment. Hinchliff says he registers about five offenders each day.
He also works with Intense Supervised Release agents, who work with offenders as aggressive parole officers before probation. Hinchliff also spends a lot of time responding to tips about released offenders and community worries created by their presence.
These tasks keep Hinchliff on the phone a lot, communicating with law enforcement agencies from around the country. Hinchliff also often finds himself in court testifying against registered sex offenders.
On this day, he said a released sex offender came in to register because he had moved Minneapolis from Tennessee — however, the offender had moved here last year — violating terms of release by not registering right away. Hinchliff said failing to properly register is what gets most offenders, like the Tennessee man, sent back to the pokey.
Police can reincarcerate offenders because they are subject to release terms even when back in the community.
All inmates in Minnesota serve two-thirds of their sentences behind bars and spend the last third on supervised release in the community. (Offenders who misbehave can be incarcerated longer.)
If they violate their release terms in the outside world, they can be sent back to jail for the balance of their sentence.
Hinchliff said he has little sympathy for sex offenders and is often upset by how often they reoffend. "The frustrating part of the job is a really lengthy case on a violent offender who's been the beneficiary of expensive [treatment] programs designed by professionals at a great cost to taxpayers, and still ends up a violent offender over and over and over," Hinchliff said.
He said because of his work with offenders, he spends a lot of time thinking about the victims. "You get a feel for their victims, which can be young victims and young adults," Hinchliff said. "These [offenders] do a tremendous amount of damage to other people."
Many years of service
Hinchliff's empathy for crime victims stems from his career as a Minneapolis Police officer from 1968 to 2001, including 10 years at Southwest's 5th Precinct. (He retired to take his current position in the Sex Crimes Unit.)
His sturdy facade and vast knowledge of an offender's route through the legal system hint at his professional history. He was a sex crimes detective but has also worked as an investigator, hostage negotiator and on an organized crime unit. In 1988, he co-founded a group for victims of the occult and their families, formerly called the Minnesota Awareness of Ritual Abuse Network.
He said because of his long law enforcement career, switching to his current job seemed natural — except for the increase in computer work, which took some getting used to.
When asked why he vied for the job telling people there were sex criminals in their midst, he said, "It was a case of wanting to be involved in the community in a helping way."
Hinchliff, a Maple Grove resident, said because of his family — wife, 16-year-old son, and daughters who are 14 and 9 — he's able to better relate to concerned residents. "I have Level 3s by me, too, and I have kids," he said.
Still, Hinchliff said he often feels "like a dart board" when he comes to talk to residents. "It's like being the [proverbial] messenger. Very seldom does it affect me because I understand it. They might have kids and this is just something else that they have to be concerned about. It's natural — normal."
At meetings, Hinchliff explains the sex offender release system and probation. He provides residents with a fact sheet about the offenders' criminal histories, including detailed information about their previous offenses and their current living situations.
Hinchliff also tells people specifically what the offender is not allowed to do and where he is not allowed to go. He said community members are key in catching an offender breaking the terms of his release. In addition, Hinchliff answers residents' questions.
Lyndale Neighborhood Association Community Organizer Kristine Danzinger said there's a rental property in the neighborhood that consistently rents to sex offenders, so she's seen many notification presentations.
She said residents are afraid and concerned, but Hinchliff helped calm fears by explaining the release process and case specifics. She said without the program, residents wouldn't know who the offenders are. "It takes away that anonymous fear," Danzinger said.
That's not to say meetings always go smoothly. Some residents at the June CARAG meeting were upset, not just about their new neighbor, but about a flyering snafu that missed notifying some homes.
Hinchliff said he's working with the company hired to flyer and arranged a second meeting so more people could attend. In addition, he said he's working with daycare associations to better streamline communication about new offenders' presence to Minneapolis daycares.
Despite the problems, CARAG's Boegemann said, for her and many others, the June community meeting was a good chance to learn. "He talked about the laws, ranking levels, warning signs," she said. "It was really a teaching moment."


If you prefer a bright breakfast, a shining sandwich, or radiant ratatouille, there is common love between us. Hello sunbeam. We are the solar–powered Food Partiers!
Recently I found myself wine-ing in the warmth of the newly reopened Rosewood Pool Bar & Grill. It's surprising to learn Rosewood weekends are mostly booked with guests who live 20 miles or so from the resort. No matter, poolside dining is open weekdays to the rest of us, now thru October.
If you had enough of that cougar cocktail scene, but still love the place, here's what to do. Put on your pool party-best, saunter through their fabulous lounge, still taking stock on who's at the bar, and who's wearing what, but just keep walking across the terrace and down the stairs with a strut reserved for that lucky someone with a golden wristband to an exclusive party. They'll all be watching you! Where IS she going?
Specialty cocktails are usually too sweet for me, but these were light, refreshing and unique. "People want to have a few drinks, but not feel weighed down," explains bar manager Michael Rotella. My personal favorite was the Chamomile Gin Sunrise ($16). Non-alcoholic versions are also available.
This year's pool menu has been updated with a globally-inspired, gluten-low, light fare, because "no one wants to feel bloated around a pool," informs Executive Chef Peter Rudolph.
Rudolph's been at the Rosewood helm for years, and continues to shine with his use of local farms such as Massa Organics rice in the Gulf Shrimp Skewers, Herb Puree and Rice Salad ($22), coastal produce in his Pescadero Grown Bib Lettuce with Green Goddess ($14) and Straus Family Creamery milk for their soft serve ice cream.
Portion sizes were right and surprisingly, so was the price. The guys that work there are cute too!
Want to expand your list of options because summer goes by way too fast? Here's a few more places to Food Party! outside. Please share yours.
Love Zott's (Alpine Inn) but I definitely don't go there for the food. It's just greasy pub grub.
I would add Pizzeria Delfina (the downtown Palo Alto store) to the list. This is the ex-Empire Tap Room and they've retained the fabulous patio dining area.
Robin g, you know what was great about that waffle? Chef put veggies in the batter. I forget what, carrots, corn cauliflower? Maybe some one from the restaurant can share that? It was a great idea and really filled in an otherwise starchy thing that for me, has little value. Sorry to all you waffle lovers out there.
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Poolside Cafe @ Dinah's, El Camino, Mt. View.
Please add Sultana on El Camino Real in Menlo Park, as a place to dine outside. Lovely little patio and interesting, delicious food. No pressure to eat and run. Moderate prices.
Oh, we might as well add Cafe Borrone to the list, their outdoor piazza seating area is larger than what they have indoors.
Had Lunch for the first time at the Rosewood two Fridays ago to celebrate our daughter's graduation. The wait-staff were scarce and we resorted to refilling our own water. It took close to an hour (ok, maybe only forty minutes) for our food to arrive. My caesar salad consisted of a four pieces of lettuce, a single anchovy, and hint of dressing (or maybe that was just oil from the anchovy). Biggest dining disappointment in recent memory.
Ate at the Pool Bar & Grill last week and absolutely loved it! Tremendous service, delicious food and refreshing drinks. Definitely would recommended!!!
Another vote for Dinah's Poolside. The food could be better but the service is friendly and the poolside seating is relaxing and pleasant, especially with a glass of prosecco in hand. : } Just went to Terun for the first time last week. I think they have a patio out back. Our meals were delicious! My cocktail was just okay but, twist my arm, I might have to go back and sample a few more just to be sure. I also like Bradley's Fine Dining in Menlo Park. Brace yourself for the periodic train horn but very tasty food and friendly staff. Nice wrap around veranda for laid back outside dining with friends or solo. Thanks for the fun review, Laura, and the list of great eats from you and others.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. See you in the sun!
Johnston's Saltbox, which is on the list but misspelled, is fantastic. Highly recommended. Portola Kitchen is also a favorite standby for us for lunch/dinner with great wines by the glass and outdoor dining--although it is not directly in the sun but under a shaded rooftop.


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The story of the homeless mom that inspired the new Netflix mini-series
by Will Smith October 11, 2021 Entertainment
There are many series that have an impressive ability to leave us in pain while leaving us in tears. "had made"Netflix's new mini-series, which debuted on October 1, aims to create this mix of emotions among all the viewers, not to leave them indifferent.
The story was inspired by a book written by Stephanie Land: "Made: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive". In the Netflix miniseries, Alex (Margaret Qualley), a 25-year-old mother coming out of a physically and mentally abusive relationship with Sean (Nick Robinson), ex-boyfriend and father of daughter. maddy, (Raelia Neva Whitet) They are only two years old and, for the first time (but not the last) in their lives, they will both be homeless.
to the problem is the fact that Alex's mother (Andie McDowellDealing with an as yet undiagnosed bipolar disorder became a heavy burden on Alex and her granddaughter, not only because of her mental illness, but also because she is quite a narcissist.
Over the course of seven episodes of about an hour, we see them jumping from shelter to shelter, from abusive house to abusive house, and at one point they return to the caravan from which they fled. "I was going to a place that showed I was addicted, dirty, or so bad that I needed a forced collection and urine test. Being poor was like living in poverty, living on parole – living crime here There is a lack of means of living", the author wrote in an excerpt from the book.
The miniseries also tries to do something that not many people dare: make us root for abusive ex-boyfriends. That's because, as we've come to know, Sean deals with his own problems too. The father tries his best to get rid of his addiction, as well as take care of the family in his own way. His aggressive attitude stems from his upbringing in his childhood, also quite abusive. Fearing losing both his girlfriend and daughter, the character allows himself to be controlled by emotions, sometimes becoming physical. When he punched the wall, Alex decided to go with his daughter while her father was sleeping.
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To support his daughter, Alex takes a job as a domestic help, while seeking any help from the government – help that is often not enough to survive.
"After paying the bills, I usually only had $20 for the rest of the month. No matter how hard he worked, it never seemed to be enough. I can't seem to get enough. It was my existence, while I cleaned up to make others look perfect," Stephanie Land, real-life Alex, on her website.
Difference between miniseries and real life
"In January 2008, I ran away from an abusive relationship. Then I moved to a shelter with my nine-month-old daughter", the author said on her website. So with this short rendition it's possible to see a big difference between the story that inspired "Sport" and the Netflix mini-series While the streaming giant is two years old in Maddie's production, the baby was just nine months old in real life. His name also changes, and Stephanie Land's daughter is called Emilia or Mia.
The troubled relationships we've seen in Netflix's new mini-series are also in some ways different from reality. In "Criada", Alex and Sean cross paths for the first time after an open mic night, meeting in real life Stephanie and Jamie (who is her father's name) when the writer returns home after a shift from the night at the bar. went where he worked. "Our relationship had a definite purpose, each of us helping each other reach the goal of giving up our land," the author writes in his autobiography.
Four months after meeting Jamie, she revealed that she was pregnant, and that's when the conflict began. "The sympathy he showed me when he encouraged me to terminate the pregnancy completely changed when I told him I didn't plan on doing that. I've only known Jamie for four months, and The anger and hatred he showed towards me was appalling," he revealed.
Stephanie and Mia.
Alex's family life also differs from reality, which has been replaced with more engaging and more content for entertainment production. In "Criada" Alex ran away from home to live with his mother. In real life, this would be impossible as Stephanie's mother lives across the ocean in the UK. He then went to live with his father, but left again when that too turned violent. However, this change was highlighted by the international media when the cast of the series was announced, because the mother-daughter relationship we see on Netflix also happens in real life. That's because Margaret Qualley (Alex) is the daughter of Andie McDowell (the character's mother).
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In a conversation with "TV Insider," McDowell said that in addition to being Qualey's mother, she drew other inspirations for the character she played: "My mom was diagnosed with schizophrenia after birth. So it was complicated, My education. And I had other personal relationships, including mental illnesses that Margaret knew about."
While some writers may be offended by these minor changes, given that this is such a personal story, Stephanie doesn't mind. On the contrary, the author also thinks that "Criada" lived up to the story of his life. "Throughout this whole process of leaving my story in the hands of strangers, I forced myself to rely on them to judge. And so he did. That's because they were really interested in learning, and used their own experiences to really understand what it's like to be unsure about food, work, and housing," Stephanie Land shared on Instagram did.
Where is Stephanie these days?
Unlike many others, Stephanie's story had a happy ending. After constantly moving homes (where the mother and daughter became infected with mold), Stephanie managed to enroll in a creative writing course at the University of Montana. He graduated in 2014 and began his career as a freelance writer.
Before releasing the bestseller that brought him fame in 2019, Land wrote texts for various media such as "Vox". In fact, it was thanks to a publication on this site that Stephanie gained the attention of a literary agent, thus enabling the publication of the book. In addition, the author also received an award at the Center for Community Change.
Nowadays, the writer already has a fairly stable life with her husband Tim Faust. Now they have four children and two dogs.
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On Instagram, she shares many pictures with her family and also takes the opportunity to talk about all those who, unlike her, continue to live in inhumane conditions.
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This State Park -also known as Edward Ball State Park -after the financier Edward Ball like most State Parks is open year-round.
Edward Ball built the lodge at Wakulla that now serves as a hotel for anyone wishing to stay and enjoy the natural beauty of the area. Edward Ball purchased the property in 1934 and developed it as an attraction focusing on wildlife preservation and the surrounding habitat. In order to help his cause he enticed the film industry from Silver Springs – where they were making the early Tarzan films -to Wakulla and the classic "Creature of the Black Lagoon" was filmed here too .
The park has daily boat tours that go on a 3 mile trip along the river where you are invited to keep a look out for the many species of wildlife that inhabit the river. On our trip we were fortunate enough to see numerous alligators all getting warmth from the winter sun on the banks or logs, herons , jumping mullet , and several manatees that came so close to the boat you could almost touch them. The boat trip runs several times a day and the cost in January 2011 was $8-well worth it .
If you are very lucky and visit in the late spring the waters of the river may have cleared enough for the rangers to take out the glass bottom boat -unfortunately the water is turning too dark for this to be a regular occurance . Should you take this trip then you may be able to see ancient remains of great furry elephants (mastodons)which can be seen resting on the basin's steep sandy slopes. One such specimen found at Wakulla is on display at the Florida Museum of Natural history in Gainesville.
The dining room features daily specials, fresh seafood and many local favourites including their ' World Famous' navy bean soup plus fried chicken for breakfast. The dining room is open for breakfast from 7:30 a. m to 10:00 a. m. Lunch is served from 11:30 a. m. until 2:00 p. m and dinner is available from 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. If you would rather provide your own fare then there are picnic tables available for your use.
Wakulla Springs is easily reached and is just a short drive from I-10 in the north of the State -not really a day trip but certainly worth a visit if you are in the area.
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IES CHRO, Tania Fiero Mentioned in CEOWORLD Magazine Article On Worker Experience
Why Now is the Time to Focus on Worker Experience
Contributor: Rhett Power, Executive Insider
With the Great Resignation showing no signs of slowing down, efforts to boost your employee experience are more critical than ever. However, these projects are easier said than done. Rhett Power shares a few tips for how you can create a more fulfilled workforce.
In 2021, we saw a record-setting year of employee resignations — and there's no sign of this trend slowing down. One-quarter of professionals said they planned to leave their jobs in 2022, with the majority planning to leave in the first half of the year.
When you think of creating a better experience for your team, you probably think about offering additional work flexibility, more PTO, and similar perks. Although these strategies are beneficial for increasing retention and attracting new talent, they are the bare minimum. It's important to also think outside the box, going above and beyond to keep your company fully staffed in this erratic job market. Consider the following ideas for boosting the employee experience at your organization:
Read the full article in CEOWORLD Magazine for additional opportunities to boost your organization's employee experience.
Tania Fiero is the chief human resources officer at Innovative Employee Solutions (IES), a leading global employer of record in more than 150 countries that specializes in payrolling and contractor management services for today's contingent workforce. Founded in 1974 in San Diego, IES has grown into one of the city's largest women-owned businesses and has been named one of its "Best Places to Work" for 10 years in a row. An expert in joint employment and the Affordable Care Act, Tania helps employers embrace contingent workers in their staffing strategy and culture.


The mission of the Assessment and Equalization Division is to professionally survey, record, compile and report assessment and tax related data pertaining to each city and township within Wayne County for the purpose of advising the Wayne County Commission in regard to the equalization of assessments and the apportionment of property taxes as required by the General Property Tax Law and other related statutes.
Additionally, this Division's mission is to provide quality assistance to Wayne County communities in regard to the valuation, assessment and audit of property, as well as assistance in assessment and tax roll preparation, tax billing and other related services.
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Location!! Just steps from the desirable 7th Avenue beach in North Wildwood. This newly furnished, spacious 3-bedroom townhouse offers great ocean views and easy access to the boardwalk, seawall and outdoor concerts. There is parking for up to 3 cars with space for 2 cars in the garage and 1 space off the street. The fenced-in yard has an outdoor shower as well as a gas grill. The garage has beach chairs, a beach umbrella, sand toys, balls, etc. for your use. If you've had too much sun, the portable ping-pong table can be set up in the garage for the kids while you relax on the ocean-view deck with a margarita (margarita-maker included). The main floor has a large family room and the deck off the family room provides a breathtaking view of the ocean. There is a game table for the kids along with a large flat screen TV. There is a convertible sofa with a queen bed, just in case you need extra room. The upper floor contains 3 large bedrooms that can accommodate up to 10. The kid's bunk room has a full futon bunk bed and second bunk bed with a trundle, so you can comfortably sleep 4 to 6 children. The master bedroom has a king sized bed, TV, master bath and a deck with inspiring ocean views. The third bedroom has a queen sized bed and TV. There is another full bath and a laundry room.
Come and enjoy all that North Wildwood and the Wildwoods have to offer!!!
We stayed at this home the week of 7-14-18 thru 7-21-18. The house was beautiful decorated and impeccable!! We enjoyed having the conveniences of the beach items in the garage as well as the short distance to the beach. I highly recommend this rental property for both that it's a great location and well kept. Scott was a pleasure to deal with.
We rented this condo for a week in August 2017. It was even more lovely in person. It was IMMACULATE! The condo was spacious yet homey and had so many extras from 6 bikes to a blow dryer. The kitchen had all you needed and then some. The garage was huge and the girls enjoyed the ping pong table. The balconies were so nice to sit out on. The beach was so close and easy to get to and the beach carts in the garage were so helpful. Scott was great to deal with the whole way through. We would recommend this rental to anyone.
My family rented this condo for a week in July. . Best condo we have ever rented. And we have been going to Wildwood for years. My teenagers even raved about the condo. The condo was beautiful. The extras are too many to list. It' has everything you could need. The ping pong table was so much fun. The views are amazing. The owner, Scott, was great. Definitely worth every penny.
Notes: Linens are available. Contact owner for details.
2nd from the beach and inthe center of it all!
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This listing was first published here on 02/16/2016.


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Drive-Thru Workers Share The Strangest Thing They've Heard Over The Headset
by Ronda Collins
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Working the drive-thru can be a tedious and stressful job. People are barking at you through a headset, and you have to make sure you do everything correctly. Sometimes though, it's not just people barking orders on the other end of the headset. The people in the following stories share the weirdest and rudest things they've ever heard at the other end of their headset.
(Content has been edited for clarity.)
Completely Unreasonable!
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"I heard a guy order once and then heard him say, 'Whoa! Oh, oh hey. Who? Oh, push it! Push it!' I looked at the camera for the drive-thru and saw that his engine had caught fire while ordering and he was pushing the car out of the way.
Another strange thing happened when we had an accidental discharge of the fire suppression system for the grill. We had to shut down the store, and I put a sign directly over the speaker informing people that we had a 'fire' and would be shut down until further notice. Naturally, as it was lunchtime, we had a crowd of people trying to come and order. When they obviously didn't read the sign, and I'd inform them we had a fire and couldn't serve them, I had one lady say, 'You've got to be kidding me, this is the worst customer service I've ever had!'"
How Embarrassing
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"I was taking an order at Chick-fil-A. Customer starts with what sounds like, 'I'll take a cooowww meeeal.'
What? I said, 'I'm sorry, could you repeat that?' I turn the speaker on to get some extra volume because the headset is kind of crappy. The girl operating the cash register at the window behind me also turns to listen.
'I'll take a cooowww meeeal.' Exact same enunciation, only louder. I turn to my coworker, who also has a confused look on her face.
'Did she say 'cow meal'?' She asks.
'That's what I heard.' I think she might be joking with me seeing as Chick-fil-A has a long-running 'cows against burgers' ad campaign. I respond to the customer, 'I'm sorry, did you say 'a cow meal'?'
HUGE mistake. Cue immediate screaming. 'How dare you make fun of my accent!'
'Sorry, ma'am. Could you please pull around?' I tuck my tail between my legs, ditch the headset, and leave my coworker to deal with her. Not something I'm proud of, but it was a long night, and I was done.
It turns out the woman was saying, 'child's meal' in the thickest, most cartoonish Southern accent I have ever heard in all my years of living in Virginia."
The Drive-Thru Is Not A Brothel
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"I worked at Taco Bell about ten years ago. We were getting slammed, non-stop cars. Suddenly the cars stopped coming, and we were all wondering what was going on. Someone was at the menu board but wasn't talking, but we could hear some heavy breathing. We looked out the back door and saw about 20 cars backed up behind this car. My manager walked up to the car to see what was up. The guy has his lady friend going down on him. The manager told them to order or leave. They left."
No One Understands How The Speaker Works!
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"I worked at a relatively well-known burger franchise in Australia for three greasy years. Apart from the usual wasted people screaming/howling/barking down the speaker, I had a few (hundred) weird interactions.
One time on the late-night drive-thru, a car pulls up and I ask for their order. The guy starts speaking, then another dude yells over the top of him about me sucking his man bits. Silence. I sort of pause, and go, 'Sir if you won't calm your passenger down I'm not going to take your order with him speaking to me like that.'
The guy driving goes, 'That wasn't my friend, a naked guy just ran in front of the speaker and yelled that.' I take his order, and he drives around, and yes, his car is empty except for him. I did see a dude running around in the nude a few minutes later – I obviously kept the window and doors locked.
Another time I have a car pull up, and there is so much noise coming out of it over the headsets we assume it is a car driven by a mom (who is doing the ordering) and four noisy teenage boys. It is school rush, so this wouldn't have been out of the ordinary. This woman is shouting down the speaker asking basic questions ('What's on this burger?' There's a picture right in front of you on the menu board!) for a good five minutes. She rolls forward, drives round to my window and turns out it's just two old women in a tiny car with the radio blasting. It takes over ten minutes to get them out of the drive-thru as I'm fairly certain they have been drinking. At 3 p.m. That's a whole other story. It is one of the strangest things my coworker and I have ever heard as we are both sure it was going to be four teenagers and their mother.
Our restaurant didn't sell fried chicken, the only separate chicken product we had were chicken nuggets. Another time some woman drives up and says, 'Can I have a whole fried chicken, please?'
I answer, 'No. We don't sell fried chicken. We have chicken burgers and nuggets, but not chicken parts.'
The woman says, 'Oh, can I have two half chickens then?'
'…No, we don't sell fried chicken. We have chicken burgers and nuggets. We don't sell like, chicken by itself or drumsticks or anything like that,' I say.
'Oh,' the woman says in an annoyed tone. 'Well, then can I have four quarters of chicken?'
'Ma'am we do not sell quarters of chicken. We sell chicken burgers or nuggets.' I look at the manager who is raising his eyebrows at me. 'Look, if you want chicken, there's a KFC down the road.'
The woman bafflingly replies, 'But I want chicken. Can I have-' I decide just to have her drive through so I can explain at the window that we don't sell whole, half, or quarter fried chicken, and there is a charcoal chicken in one direction, and the KFC in the other. Then, all of a sudden, she just swears and drives off. People are weird when they're hungry.
Last, a coworker and I were working drive-thru together and the guy ordering at the speaker asks us if he can have a minute. He sounds nice and smooth and charming. We say, 'sure,' and turn our microphones off so we can chat together, but of course, we can still hear him. In the next ninety seconds, he proceeds to have a phone conversation (perfectly civil, like a business kind of call) but every second word is swearing. It was just incredible, perfectly fine little chat, just more swearwords than your average Tarantino rant. Finally, he finishes talking. Dead silence then,'Hi? Hi, I'm ready to order.' Finally.
I shake it off and go, 'Hi, yeah that's fine. Um. Just so you know, we can hear everything you say over the speaker box,' and then he swears again and apologizes. It was just the most consistent, unbroken swearing stream either of us had ever heard, hence our surprise. He was a great customer."
Saving Lives At The Drive-Thru
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"I may have saved a life at my late shift Wendy's job. It was about 1:30 a.m., and we were all goofing around because usually we only got the occasional car full of people wanting a few burgers.
This particular night though a cop car pulled up. This was not really out of the ordinary. They placed their order, and I was about to tell them to drive forward when I heard one of them yell 'Look out!' Then a loud crash.
There was a squeal of tires, and then the cop car came around the bend to the pickup window. A big pick up truck followed quickly behind them but didn't stop. He slammed right into them… again. This time the bumpers locked up, and they could not separate.
The cops stepped out and walked over to the truck. I ran out to see what was up. The guy in the pickup opened his door and practically rolled onto the ground. He looked up at them and tried to say something but ended up puking all over himself.
They let him finish up and asked me to bring them some napkins. I ran back and got a paper towel roll for them. The guy was slurring his words badly, and they were about to arrest him for driving under the influence, but I noticed he was wearing a MedicAlert bracelet. It turns out he was diabetic and in shock. He lost control of the truck when he came in and tried to get something to eat.
I ended up giving him a Frosty, and we called an ambulance. He was fully conscious by the time they came and got him. We had to call two tow trucks to get the drive-thru cleared, so that was one exciting night."
Witness To A Crime
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"My roommate in college worked the drive-thru at a Starbucks and one morning heard someone getting robbed. 'Give me your purse now!' The victim then came inside and got her order free while waiting for the police.
He said the best part was that the police came and he sat in the manager's office talking with them for a few hours while getting paid."
The Ghost Of The Drive-Thru
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"I used to work at a 24-hour Burger King. One time at the drive-thru in the pitch black, I heard someone ask for a Tendercrisp Sandwich and a little girl in the background crying screaming, 'I can't breathe!' In a raspy voice.
The dude (I think the driver) said something to the girl like, 'Shhh, the bleeding will stop; just keep quiet.'
When he drove up, there was no one in the backseat. It messed me up for months."
An Important Fight
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"This was a real conversation from my drive-thru years. I greet a customer with, 'Steak'n'Shake, how can I help you?'
The woman says, 'We want two ice cream sandwiches.'
The man she was with says, 'No! Just one!'
The woman comes back with, 'No, we want two!'
'Shut up; they're too expensive!' The man argues.
The woman asks, 'Well how much they cost, anyway?'
I answer, 'They cost $1 each.'
The woman decides, 'Okay, we're getting two.'
The man, however, wasn't having it. 'EFFFFING WITCH, we just gettin' ONE!!!'"
He Was An Innovator
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"It was after midnight at McDonald's drive-thru.
Extremely wasted guy: 'Can I get mashed potatoes?'
Worker: 'Sir, we only have French fries…'
Extremely wasted guy: 'Ok, couldn't you just mash them for me?'"
We Hear You… But We Really Wish We Didn't
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"Back when I worked at a coffee chain we would get a 2:30 a.m. rush with wasted people after the bars closed. I don't think a lot of people realize that when you land on the order pad to place your order, we can hear EVERYTHING!
Sometimes you would hear ramblings and the poor DD driver trying to calm his trashed posse down, other times you could hear gross make out sounds.
The worst experience was when this guy pulled up, and his buddy threw up while they were on the order pad. We heard every chunk of vomit, the heaves, the splash on the pavement, every gross detail of that vomit. The sound alone made everyone working gag. We were close to a barf fest.
Dear high people going through the drive-thru, when you get to the pickup window please, for the love of God, do not blow smoke in our faces when we go to hand you our order. You are not doing us a favor, and you don't look cool."
Nobody Messes With Beth
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"In high school, I was working a late shift at McDonald's. One of my best friends (we'll call her Beth) worked with me. She stood about four foot nothing and weighed about 20 pounds. On a good breeze, she could ride a kite to work. She also had the devil inside her.
This jerk we knew (we were 16, he was about 24) hit the drive-thru about 9 p.m. and proceeded to order. Then he changed his order four times then berated her for getting the order wrong, then called her a name and said something about her father.
When the guy pulled up, the store manager and I were on our way to the window, but she was already hanging out the window with his windpipe in her hand. She lost it. He had an abrasion on his throat, a black eye and mild concussion where she snatched his head toward the window.
The cops were called, and because of his antics, no charges were filed.
I found out later our manager paid some kids at the high school to beat the tar out of him. They did. Mercilessly.
Ah, good times."
You Tell Me!
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"I work at Chick-fil-A, and a guy pulls up to the speaker, and I do the usual greeting, 'Blah blah blah, how may I serve you?'
He answers, 'You tell me!'
I ask, 'What would you like to eat?'
'You tell me!'
'Okay, a 12-count nugget.'
'EFF YEAH!'
'Do you want the meal or just the nuggets?'
'You tell me!'.
'Okay, the meal.'
'What would you like to drink?'
'Okay, Coke.'
Then he pulls around to the window, and the person working the register tells him the total, and his response is, 'EFF YEAH!' Then we ask him if he wanted any sauces. 'You tell me!' Then he pays and leaves. The whole encounter made my night."
AMERICA!
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"So I worked for seven years at a Taco Johns. Off the top of my head, the daily facepalms were explaining to customers that we didn't have pizza and we didn't deliver – that's Papa Johns. No, we aren't Taco Bell, and our burrito isn't seven-layered, we won't put Volcano sauce on it, I don't care.
Once a guy ordered $43 of food, one of those people asking for the Volcano sauce, ugh. He was in this loud pickup he didn't shut off for the order, and when he got to the first window, he laid on the horn to get the attention of the Vietnamese gentleman ahead of him in the Toyota, and to scream at him to buy American cars.
He was screaming at a Mexican restaurant trying to make a Vietnamese man who just wanted a taco, to buy American trucks.
This whole time I was trying to take his money, and he was arguing about the total since he didn't turn the engine off he misheard it and insisted what he heard is right. No, I will not give you $40 of food for $20.
After almost 20 minutes, I ran his card and showed him the math, double checking every single item, he consented and left, but that order still wakes me up at night five years later."
Some People Never Learn
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"I used to work at a Hardee's/Carl's Jr. my senior year of high school. We had an annoying number of people who we would have to ask to turn down their car radios because we couldn't hear their orders over the sound of Eminem blaring.
I don't remember too many other weird things in the drive-thru, but we did have several drive-thru customers then stomp into the store because they were mad about something. The weirdest one I remember was a guy screaming that he ordered a 'large value meal,' and was angry because his burger wasn't bigger, too.
Another was a young guy who kept screaming about 'hologram stuff' on his roast beef sandwich. I think there may have been a slight oil sheen on his meat, which is pretty normal and harmless.
But the person who angered me the most at the drive-thru was the road construction crew that would come through on foot and then get angry that we told them that they would have to come inside to order since standing in the middle of stagnant traffic is a safety issue. Then they would come inside, raise a stink, and do the same thing the next day."
That Towel Is Hiding Nothing Buddy!
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"I used to work at a Dunkin/Baskin combo. This dude came to the speaker and said, 'I'll have a single scoop of chocolate on a sugar coooOOOOOOOONE!' We all looked at each other like what? The guy pulled forward. My coworker took care of him at the window. He came over the headset to the rest of us while the window was closed for a moment telling us to look. So we casually walked past and glanced over. The driver had a towel covering his lap, and a girl was in the passenger's seat, leaned towards him at about a 30-degree angle and trying to make it look casual."
Thanks Officer!
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"A police chase ended in my Carl's Jr. drive-thru about 15 years ago. It was a lot of 'GET OUT OF THE CAR! HANDS UP!' and other shouting.
Apparently, after he was dragged out, they discovered that he had tossed the keys out of the window, and they spent a half hour waiting around to get a tow truck in there, after the initial half hour of trying to get him to comply and then arresting him. A cop was parked in front of my speaker the whole time.
It was kind of remarkable, and my boss just shrugged and said, 'Enjoy your break, and make sure to give the cops their discount.'"
Someone's Going To Need A Raise After This
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"I worked the drive-thru at Steak n' Shake, and the speaker system was surprisingly clear and sensitive. One night, a woman pulled up during a conversation on the phone. We were rather busy, and the line was backed up, so she was far enough ahead that the speaker kicked in, but not close enough to talk directly into the speaker. Due to this, I was given the pleasure of hearing her talk about how much her butt hurt from the previous all-nighter activities – in vivid detail."
Tell Us How You Really Feel
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"My sister and I both worked at McDonald's and would always swap funny stories. One of my favorites she ever told me was about how one night when she was working the night shift, her store was about to close at midnight (because the store was in a pretty bad neighborhood). At around 11:58 p.m., they decided to lock the doors early and only serve the customers in the drive-thru. I guess someone didn't like that because once there were no more cars in the way they decided to throw a two by four straight through the glass sliding door of my sister's drive-thru. On the plus side, my sister got to go home early."
Someone Takes Halloween A Bit Too Seriously
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"I used to work at Wendy's in high school. It was Halloween. Someone drove up, and I said, 'Hi! Welcome to Wendy's what can I get for you on this spooky night?'
The guy responded in a raspy voice, 'Fries.'
'Small, medium or large?' I asked.
He answered, 'I just want fries. Batman needs fries.'
I say, 'Okay, second window.' A guy in a batmobile drove up in a full Batman costume it was insane!"


Have you noticed how even one year olds know their way around a smartphone, while we're struggling to stay updated on everything tech! If you've ever thought that kids seem to spend half of the day on their smartphones, you're not wrong – the average child might spend more than seven hours a day on their phone, and for at least some of them, that's more time than they spend sleeping.
Well, there's nothing wrong with technology or gadgets; there are many useful things they can do. But it's when things go beyond a healthy limit that problems arise. Technology is a huge part of life now, yet many parents still haven't implemented basic rules to help their children stay safe online. There are all kinds of horrors on the internet, and naive kids are particularly vulnerable. Don't worry, here's help! Here are some simple tips to help kids stay safe on smartphones.
Kids don't need to be texting at the dinner table, when they're in the middle of homework, or late at night – yet many of them are still allowed to do so. One of the major problems with teens today is that their minds are always online – when they're not using their smartphone, they're thinking about using it, and there's no clear separation between online and offline time.
In a similar vein, there are places phones should never be allowed – such as in their bedrooms. Establishing phone-free zones is critical for teaching children that there are times and places where phones should not be allowed, no matter how badly they want to pick them up and start texting, using apps, or otherwise connecting to the digital realm.
Until a child can resist the temptation to use their smartphone, they shouldn't have unrestricted access to it.
Most cell carriers offer these services for free (or at an extremely low monthly price) – and they should be installed on every child's phone. In addition to basic content control, providers may also offer services like not allowing the phone to be used to access the internet past a certain time each day… though it's often easier to just have your child give you the phone at a certain time each night.
On top of that, make sure your child gets your permission to download and install apps – when they have to ask about each one, they're less likely to start downloading things just because it sounded fun, and more likely to exercise good judgment and discretion.
Online ads are… interesting. However, as much as some companies would love for you to do nothing other than click on ads all day, the truth is that they're distracting and tend to eat up a lot of data. How much? Well, according to a recent study by the New York Times, just putting an ad-blocker on made many sites load three or four times faster.
In recent years, cyber bullying has become a major problem for teens. There are a lot of things you can do to help keep them safe, but the most important thing for your child to understand is that they can (and should) come talk to you any time there's a problem.
Most kids are unwilling to talk about their problems because they fear losing access to their smartphone – as such, you should make it clear that you will not take their phone away if you know they're getting bullied. Instead, explain that you just want to teach them how to resolve the problem and move on with their life. As long as a child trusts you enough to come talk to you when there's a problem, you'll be able to protect them from just about every issue that can occur online.
Kids are getting smartphones at a younger and younger age, so it's important to start monitoring them early – and with these regulations in place, you can help ensure that your child is as safe as they can possibly be while using their smartphone.


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