Quick note: While we'd love for you to try ZipBooks' online accounting software, we're here to help you find the right solutions for you and your business. So, maybe you're a QuickBooks fan, but you're not sure which version to go with. Here's a comparison of QuickBooks Online vs Desktop to get you started.
Cloud-based applications are the norm in business today. In 2018, the public cloud services market reached around 175.8 billion U.S. dollars in revenue and is forecast to exceed 278.3 billion by 2021. When it comes to comparing accounting software in 2019–like QuickBooks Online vs Desktop–it's hard to ignore the impact of cloud-computing.
Let's dig into more of the specifics.
When it comes to generating reports, creating invoices, tracking expenses and sales, and managing accounts payable, both Online and Desktop have got you covered. The difference comes in the details, and "convenience" is the key word.
With QuickBooks Online, as we mentioned before, you can access your files whenever and wherever–even from your smartphone. Additionally, you can use QBO on either a Mac or a PC; there are no limitations with operating systems.
QuickBooks Online lets you create and customize invoices, and even automate the process by telling QBO what to send and when to send it. With Desktop, you can easily copy previous invoices, but you still need to manually finalize and send them each time. And you can't do it on-the-go.
If you use QuickBooks Payments as your credit card processor, it can be integrated with either QB Online or Desktop Invoicing.
ZipBooks lets you customize invoices, include unbilled time and expenses, and set up recurring invoices for completely automated billing. Set up reminders to help customers pay on time, bill in multiple currencies, and get smart suggestions from ZipBooks on how to keep customers and get paid faster.
With QuickBooks Online, you can connect to your bank so that your transactions update to your account automatically. Desktop has the same capability, but charges you $10-$15 per month extra for it. Plus, QBO allows you to snap pictures of a receipt with your phone, and then attach the receipt to a transaction on your QBO account. No need to hoard the receipts in a shoebox or wait until you get back to the office to record them.
With any ZipBooks account you can connect your bank account and accept digital payments. Transactions are always up-to-date, and ZipBooks machine learning software tracks your categorization, so it can automate your bookkeeping. Then we give you a confidence percentage based on how sure we are that each transaction has been categorized correctly.
One of the perks of cloud accounting is getting software updates in real time. QuickBooks Online provides bug fixes, new features, and updates as they're released, any time of year. With Desktop, you have to wait for the new version to be released each year, and then you have to pay about $300 for it.
ZipBooks updates automatically and continuously as features are upgraded and improved, and any bugs are fixed. No need to wait for a yearly new-release.
You can have up to 5 users registered to your QuickBooks Online account, for free. This could include access for an accountant or other professional to be able to view your files. Desktop requires you to purchase a license for 5 users, and if you want your accountants to be able to access your account from their own offices, you would need to create a copy and email it, or physically hand it over on a USB device.
Physically transferring information on a storage device or by email is not the securest way to go. So, ZipBooks offers you access for multiple users, including login credentials for accountants or other professionals who might need access to your account.
QuickBooks Online plans start at $10/month, but their most popular plan ("Plus") is $60/month. Free trials are available for 30 days, but negate any discount pricing.
QuickBooks Desktop options start at $299 for "Pro 2019." While there are some options to purchase the software one time, QuickBooks Desktop is also moving to subscription-based pricing (see below).
Read a full breakdown of QuickBooks Online Pricing on our blog.
ZipBooks offer a completely free Starter plan that never expires. It includes things like unlimited invoicing, bookkeeping, connecting one bank account, and accepting credit card and PayPal payments. Upgrade to the Smarter or Sophisticated plans for $15 or $35/month, respectively–or try them free for 30 days.
Technology is a beautiful thing–until it fails! So, in the event that happens, it's good to have a literal backup plan. QuickBooks Desktop is equipped with multiple data protection options. Desktop users can create either a local or online backup through their software or purchase Intuit Data Protect for $9.99 per month.
For QuickBooks Online, users are encouraged to either export their data manually or use a third-party application to backup their data. Intuit does have a disaster recovery for online accounts, but QBO users don't have access to this backup if they accidentally delete something in their account. Read our blog post on QuickBooks Online Backup options for a full run-down of Desktop and Online alternatives as well as some helpful how-tos.
ZipBooks backs up all of your account information and files on encrypted servers that are monitored and secured 24 hours a day.
It's nice to have a helpful, listening ear when you need some answers. QuickBooks Online includes anytime phone support, and free live online trainings weekly. Desktop tacks on an extra $89 for 90 days of phone support.
Knowledgeable ZipBooks experts are standing by to answer any questions you might have. Use the handy chat button from any area of your account to start a conversation with one of our account representatives.
We're obviously big fans of the flexibility, accessibility and affordability of cloud-based applications. However, QuickBooks Online does have its limitations.
QuickBooks Desktop has been around longer, so it is more powerful and offers detailed functionality related to job costs, inventory, discounts, etc. But there are third party apps available to supplement the gaps in QBO development. Additionally, even Intuit is pushing Desktop users to switch to Online, so you know they're investing money in continual QBO improvement.
Oh, and if you like spreadsheets, here's a mammoth that breaks down every single difference between QuickBooks software options.
While we do think ZipBooks is pretty cool, we're not about to claim perfection. We developed our software with small business owners in mind, not just accountants. Our bookkeeping tools are easy to understand, but reap powerful results and beautiful reports.
Plus, you can use ZipBooks to grow your business by collecting and monitoring reviews–now that's something that neither QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop offers!
In a nutshell, it's pretty clear that cloud-based accounting has taken over when it comes to convenience and efficiency. In the debate of QuickBooks Online vs Desktop, most modern business owners–and accountants–choose the cloud. If you're looking to evaluate other cloud software options, check out our post on Xero vs QuickBooks, or consider ZipBooks.
ZipBooks is an innovative, price-effective option that can help you take your business to new heights. If you decide ZipBooks is the right accounting software for you, we'd love to welcome you into our family!


Itauma came up with this project idea while exploring research ideas relating to the classification of large scale image datasets which was the subject of his computer science thesis. The objective of the research is to explore a Big Data analytic platform that can scale to the size of the data and is suitable for implementing machine learning algorithms. While carrying out this research, he discovered HPCC Systems which caused him to spend almost 5 months in 2015 working on his ideas using our open source platform.
To formulate a new feature learning and recognition framework using a multimodal strategy, leading to high classification accuracy.
To use HPCC Systems to implement the feature learning and object classification tasks.
This work shows that HPCC Systems can successfully be used for image analysis. Itauma presented his project findings at the International Conference for Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA) and introduced the HPCC Systems platform to the ICMLA community. Read his paper for more in depth information about this project.
While completing his Masters program and as a member of the Data Science and Analytics Laboratory at Wayne State University, Itauma made more progress on this project. He has completed work to optimize the unsupervised learning algorithms used for feature learning, resulting in an improvement on the classification accuracy on new images.
Item is continuing with his studies at Wayne State University and intends to continue to explore the use of HPCC Systems for other applications such as text analytics, learning analytics and education analytics to improve personalized learning.
Itauma is a great advocate for the HPCC Systems open source platform and was presented with a Community Ambassador Award at our Engineering Summit in 2016 as a token of our thanks and appreciation.
Itauma's poster presentation entered into our competition held on Community Day at the HPCC Systems Engineering Summit in 2016.


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Win tickets to Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears at Twickenham if you share your name with these players
The West Country derby will take place at the home of English rugby in April
Daniel EvansHead of digital sport
Zach Mercer on the charge for England against South Africa at Twickenham (Image: Henry Browne/Getty Images)
It's a long shot, but if you share your name with any of this Bath Rugby quartet you could win free tickets to The Clash.
England play Japan at Twickenham in the third Autumn Test on Saturday and Joe Cokanasiga, Sam Underhill, Charlie Ewels and Zach Mercer are all involved.
Bath are offering free tickets to the Premiership match against Bristol Bears at the home of English rugby on April 6 if you have the same first name and surname as any of them.
You need to send a picture of your full name on a driving licence or passport, with your address, telephone number and date of birth, to marketing@bathrugby.com by November 25.
Certain variations of the first name will be considered at the club's discretion. No refunds will be given to those who have already bought tickets.
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There are up to 50 free tickets available in the giveaway and will be given on a first come, first-served basis.
Last month, Bath announced they are hoping to have a hay bale seating area at Twickneham at The Clash in a nod to the West Country.
If you share Joe's, Sam's, Zach's or Charlie's name, email your details to marketing@bathrugby.com by November 25.
For all the terms and conditions visit the Bath Rugby website. Tickets for The Clash are now available to buy from the ticket office on Pulteney Street, online here, or by calling 0844 4481865.
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by Paul Lilly — Monday, October 12, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
Arm Co-Founder Fears NVIDIA Takeover Will Assert Total U.S. Tech Domination
If all goes to plan for NVIDIA, it will acquire Arm from SoftBank Group Corp (SBG) in a massive deal valued at $40 billion. A definitive agreement between the two parties has already been reached, and all that stands in the way is regulatory approval. And also the words of Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser, who is imploring the UK government to intervene.
Hauser has been an outspoken critic of NVIDIA buying Arm since before a definitive agreement was reached, when it was just a rumor. His objections are numerous. The obvious one is that NVIDIA would control a company that licenses technology out to its competitors. But in speaking with BBC in August, he also relayed concerns about Arm's future decisions being made in the United States instead of the UK.
Two months have done nothing to quell his concerns, and instead he doubled down on them in a letter written to the House of Commons foreign affairs committee. He also likened NVIDIA's potential position (should the deal be consummated) to that of companies like Facebook and Google.
"There is not a single important semiconductor company in the world which does not have an Arm license. NVIDIA has an opportunity to become the quasi monopoly supplier of microprocessors to the world. This [deal] will give Nvidia a dominant position in all processor segments and create another US technology monopoly which has created so much angst in Britain when the country worries about the surreptitiously controlling influence Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon has on the UK economy," Hauser wrote, according to The Guardian.
Nearly half of Arm's 6,500 staff are located in the UK. Arm licenses out its technology to more than 500 companies, including NVIDIA and its rivals. The way Hauser sees it, Arm is the "Switzerland of the semiconductor industry," and that standing would be compromised if NVIDIA is allowed to acquire the company.
It should be noted that when NVIDIA announced the agreement, it said Arm will stay headquartered in Cambridge, with plans to "expand on this great site and build a world-class AI research facility."
"Arm Cambridge will be a world-class technology center," NVIDIA said.
NVIDIA also said it would continue to operate Arm's open-licensing model, and committed to "maintaining the global customer neutrality that has been foundational to its success, with 180 billion chips shipped to date by its licensees."
Hauser is apparently not convinced. However, he did previously offer up an alternative to blocking the deal outright, saying the UK government could impose certain conditions on the sale, like having to keep Arm's employees in Cambridge, Belfast, Manchester, and Warwick, and also make NVIDIA agree to give itself preferential treatment on new chip designs.
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Use appropriate kite for your experience level. As a rule, ride within your skill level. Overpowered riding is very dangerous. Do not ride on strong winds with too large kite. Also, use the kite on wind conditions and speed that are specified by the manufacturer.
Check the weather forecast. This goes to anyone regardless of the skill level. Knowing the wind speed and direction is critical to determine whether it is safe to kitesurf or not.
Pay attention to the changing weather condition. Aside from taking note of the weather forecast, be aware of the changing weather while you surf. Wind speed and direction should be monitored carefully. Watch out for the sudden gust of strong winds as it can throw you off balance and carry you off to places you don't plan to go.
Launch and land the kite with care. Most accidents happen on shore or when the rider is about to enter or leave the water. If the kite is on air, do not spend time on the shore. Once the kite is in the air, leave the beach right away. When coming in, land as fast as possible. Keep the kite low when on shore.
Never hit the water without a safety knife. Tangles often happen when the kite is hit by a wave or a sudden gust of wind. This is very dangerous since the rider cannot control the direction of the kite. Also, tangled lines can cause serious injuries and deep lacerations to the body, fingers, toes, and limbs.
Under no circumstance should the rider allow himself or any part of his body to be encircled by the lines. Cut immediately using the safety knife to escape being caught by the lines.
Finally, fatigue can cause danger to the kitesurfer. When you feel that you are getting tired riding, go back to the shore and take a rest.
Do not take chances. Kitesurfing should be fun but it should also be done safely. Seriously, never attempt to do anything stupid.


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Home & Design July 17, 2008
The Iconic A-Frames
Could you imagine a B-Frame? Text: Jennifer Liebrum Photography: Woods Wheatcroft
The triangular design concept known as the A-frame was a post-World War II phenomena that hit America in its quest for leisure outlets. As author and architectural historian Chad Randl states in his encompassing book on the iconic A-frame, it was "the right shape at the right time."
The A-frame's ascent to popularity coincided with an economic expansion that brought vacation homes within reach of a rapidly expanding middle class," he writes in A-frame. "As Americans began to enjoy longer weekends and extended vacations, they yearned to get away from their everyday life, to obtain what was once available only to the rich: a second home in the country."
Architecture in the late '50s, early '60s, Randl explains, was in flux and without one readily-identified trend. Technological advances, population growth and cultural influences were bringing about new ideas and variations on the old. As Time magazine noted of the emerging A-frame in 1961, "The A-frame is not a new idea. The first man who leaned two poles together and threw a skin over them had a rudimentary version of it."
Americans were embracing postwar prosperity. It was "the era of the second everything," Randl notes.
Making these homes easy choices for vacation home properties was the fact that you could buy a "kit" to build them, often for less than $1,000, and erect a second home in just a few days.
"It was visual interest at the right price," says Randl.
Soon, churches and businesses, from Howard Johnson's to Whataburger, were adapting their concepts to the style.
"The A-frame's popularity is particularly impressive when one considers it came about despite inherent and obvious flaws in its form," writes Randl.
"Simplicity, a dramatic shape, ease of construction, and low cost imposed certain limitations, some of which were hard to avoid without losing the triangular look."
The main liabilities, he says, include a lack of space and light and climate control challenges.
Still, he says, "the A-frame offered great flexibility, and designers responded with ingenuity."
And so the A-frame would prevail and adapt for two decades.
It is not surprising then that the vacation home style would surface in ski towns across the country, and Ketchum was no exception.
By 1970, after 20 years in the limelight, however, A-frames were oft dismissed as a silly fad. Randl recounts a 1968 cartoon that ran in Ski magazine he says defined the public's reversal.
"Attempting to escape a typical downhill resort, the intrepid skier completes a journey to the other side of the world, only to find identical runs, leading down to an identical cross-gabled A-frame, in Afghanistan," he writes.
Other complaints about the style were that they were cramped and lacked privacy, Randl says.
Local longtime Realtor Alex Higgins of Sun Valley Associates says they can be a challenging sell.
"It is functionally pretty inefficient, that's why you don't see them being built anymore," he says. "They are a step back in time."
But for anyone interested in them, Higgins says nostalgia and price are factors. Those that sell these days he believes are also often sold for the land they sit on, not the structures themselves.
Sun Valley Real Estate's Tom Drougas has a soft spot for the old style. He recently sold one to an architect and he owns one himself. Both are situated on exquisite spots along the Big Wood River, natch. >>>
"Yes, I am in fact very familiar with them," he says. "I bought it for the site. Having said that, I quite enjoy the space. I think it's a wonderful architectural image with its upward orientation; it has a cathedral-like quality."
The one he sold was bought by someone who "enjoyed the classic mountain imagery of the A-frame," Drougas says. He enjoyed it so much, in fact, that he repeated the structure with a new building next door for a garage and office, both with upward views of Carbonate through tall windows.
As for his own hut, "I think it has a real cozy quality to it without being too compressed." And actually, despite its reputation, Drougas says his is quite energy efficient, heating easily and cooled by opening windows. The way the snow piles up along the angled roof adds natural insulation, helping to protect the home from wind and heat loss.
Drougas' was a kit, and modified, while the Hailey house was built by the same designer of the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls and is "hell for stout."
"It's a very significant structure and though the owner did a redo cosmetically, he really respected all the language of A-frames."
Drougas uses his part-time, in the spirit of escapism that they were built in, and says he understands the limitations of making an A-frame a primary residence. "They are limited in terms of storage capacity, but you can work around that," he says. "I don't see it as a new trend that's going to have new life, but my advice is, try it out. It's not bad."
Not bad is an understatement to Shaun and Stefany Mahoney, who purchased an A-frame in Bellevue not long ago for its quirkine
"We have always liked unique houses and this one was really unique," says Stefany. "The only challenge we really have is hanging up pictures."
"I've always been a fan," explains Shaun, who grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota where most lakes were surrounded by A-frame getaways.
The Mahoneys met the grandson of the original owner, who provided them with the history of the home. It began its life in Warm Springs with a metal frame, moved to East Fork, and finally to Bellevue, where it was redone in wood.
The exterior conceals a roomy interior of 1,900 square feet. "It's a real optical illusion," Shaun says.
A basement serves as the bedroom space, with two bedrooms and two baths. The main floor is the kitchen and entry and the upstairs is the living room.
"I just think it's a lost art," says Shaun. "They are becoming extinct and it's too bad. I love them."
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Been wondering what kind of vacuum to get for a senior citizen? That's a great question and one we're gonna answer for you. Let's face it, when you get older, things like arthritis and/or other limiting medical conditions can limit ones ability to do normal everyday household chores. One of those things is vacuuming.
It's important to to take your time, do your research, and choose the best vacuum for the elderly and seniors. It's important that the vacuum is easy to maneuver, doesn't take up a lot of room, doesn't have tons of attachments, and is really lightweight.
If it's heavy to use or take in and out, it won't be used - plain and simple.
As of this writing, this vacuum cleaner is absolutely the favorite among seniors. It's very lightweight and very flexible. Also has amazing feedback (read the reviews here).
We just published this in-depth article showing the best vacuums you can buy for a senior citizen (yes, ones that even YOUR grandmother would really appreciate and love). Just click any of the "quick links" below to read the info you need.
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Keep calm, and carry on
An obituary for my grandfather.
There he is, 33 (or 34?) years old at center, at Offermann Stadium in Buffalo for opening day of the Buffalo Bisons' 1946 (or 1947?) season.
Sometimes it's easier for me to understand life in terms of movies, so early on I started looking at my grandparents as Hollywood stars. My dad's mother was Barbara Stanwyck, because they bore a striking resemblance to each other in their youth. My mother's stepmom was Bette Davis, because of her eyes. My dad's father is Jack Nicholson, because of his mischievous temperament. And my mom's father, Don, was Burt Lancaster, because he was simply, quietly, the essence of graceful masculinity, and a grateful practitioner of humanity, of the act of living. He died last Tuesday morning, Nov. 23, in his sleep, at 97.
He'd been feeling tired. On the previous Saturday, he got up to the use the bathroom at his assisted living home in Fort Erie, Ontario. When he laid back down he said that he would not be getting up again. He was right. That day he watched his beloved Notre Dame win. The next day he watched the Buffalo Bills win. And then within 36 hours he eased off on a cloud of morphine, the nonagenarian equivalent of a humble bow, mentally and physically sharp but ready for the end.
It's hard to fathom his longevity. He was born in 1913. Woodrow Wilson was four months into his presidency. Women couldn't vote. Prohibition hadn't yet been enacted. A first-class stamp cost two pennies. The U.S population was 97.2 million. Life expectancy was 50. Among many other sweeping changes, he has witnessed the gradual automation of reality. If I live to be 97, it will be the year 2080. I wonder if it will be physiologically possible at that time to organically possess the same dignity, charm, humility and awareness of self as he did.
He was the last of nine children born to a railroad switchman and a housewife. His first crib was the bottom drawer of a dresser. Shortly after he was born the family moved to South Buffalo with a horse named Lilt and a buckboard wagon (the streets were being paved for the first time). They got a nine-passenger Paige touring car, which is how they ferried him to the hospital when he contracted the flu during the 1918 pandemic, which killed 50 million people.
My 5-year-old grandfather was brought to the "pest house" behind the old Meyer Hospital to lay beside the infected masses. He'll be dead by morning, a doctor said. A priest gave him last rites.
"If he's going to die, he's going to die at home," said my great grandmother Magdalena, all 4-foot-11 of her. She ordered his brother Norman to wrap him up in a steamer rug and put him back in the car.
At home, Don remained mostly unconscious for a week. His father rigged a cot in the dining room. His mother tried to feed him butter soup. Seven days after the dire prognosis, he woke up and recovered. Without the stubbornness of my great grandmother and the heartiness of her son, I — we — would not be here today.
During high school at St. Joe's he drove a $45 car with a milk crate for a front seat. He met his future wife, Catherine, at a party on West Hazeltine in Kenmore. He played baseball. He loved baseball. He'd jump freight trains to play ball as a ringer in Niagara Falls leagues (earning $15 a game) during the Depression.
In 1929, when he was 16, he was part of a ragtag underdog team that won the American Legion Junior World Series in Louisville, Ky., which was "the most momentous thing ever to boost amateur and youth baseball in Western New York," according to The Buffalo News. Fifty thousand Buffalonians celebrated the team during a parade on Main Street. A fleet of Pierce Arrow automobiles took them down Broadway to City Hall.
"We worked out for two and a half hours in the evenings, taking batting practice in the cage, going over fundamentals and sharpening our defensive talents in Bison Stadium, which, of course, to us teenagers was a bonus baseball thrill," he told the News decades later. "Those drills proved to me, and I'm sure to many of my teammates, too, that you don't have to be an expert if you apply the basics through life. In other words, work together."
That October, the team was invited to the World Series in Chicago. Cubs versus the Yankees. A bunch of puny 16-year-olds on an all-expense-paid trip to the greatest event in baseball — naturally, they got a little rowdy at the hotel one night, and a neighboring guest knocked at their door. It was Babe Ruth, who told them to settle down. They managed to get a ball autographed.
During his first year at Notre Dame in 1931 he bought a 1927 Model T with glass windows, wooden floorboards, treadless tires, a crank and a wire choke — the "whole catastrophe" as he'd call it — for $35.
His older brothers Martin and Norman founded a men's clothing business on Seneca Street in South Buffalo in 1919, after they got out of the Army. When they opened a storefront on the west side of Main Street in downtown Buffalo in 1930, they needed help. My grandfather gave up college to pitch in. He drove the Model T back to Buffalo after his freshman year and joined the business, which by 1936 had chromium chandeliers, wrought-iron railing, ivory-and-black-checkered linoleum floors, black oak woodwork with a silver fill, and a second-floor tailor shop.
He married Catherine in 1941. One of my favorite photos is their kiss on the steps outside the church, a tight cloud of rice suspended above their heads. He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1942, weighing 146 lbs at 5 feet 10 inches. During the war he was stationed in San Angelo, Texas, where he was a sergeant serving as a truck master in the motor pool.
He stayed faithful to his university. He was named Notre Dame Man of the Year in 1959 at the Hotel Lafayette in downtown Buffalo, and cited for his 20 years of alumni activity and "rich moral leadership." He would remain involved for the remainder of his life, writing newsletter updates as a representative of the class of '35, calling phantom phone numbers to figure out which classmates were still alive and what they were up to. He opened his own offshoot of the clothing business in 1962 at 620 Main St., and specialized in men's suits, outercoats, formal wear and rare fabrics. He could size a man up, literally, just by looking at him. He knew acquaintances by their measurements.
Catherine died in 1964. In 1967, Don married my grandmother, Patricia. He retired in 1975.
All this before I was born. Before my parents even married. The Don I knew did not come with this biography. He is, firstly, a haze of childhood memories. A rickety hot tub behind his cottage near Lake Erie. A backyard stone statue of St. Francis, by whose feet we'd place bits of bread for the birds. A game of badminton. A vintage dice-rolling cage that rang as you spun it. Poker games with plastic chips. A shed smelling of shoe shine and sawdust that had to be propped up with a car jack because it was sinking into the ground. A tandem bike. A couple knocks on the hood of the car as we backed out of his driveway after a visit. An interjection of "Mozzarella!" every time we took a photo together. (He was classier than "cheese.")
He found many ways to be dapper after his retirement from the clothing business. He wore a top hat to my parents' wedding in 1981. He was fond of garish plaid pants, off-color sport jackets, goose-down vests, ascots, unknotted ties, shockingly green corduroy pants and — for any occasion, even during winter — Birkenstocks with dress socks (in which he will be buried). I imagine he was dapper even when he did the 5K nude run at Lily Valley Nudist Camp in Fort Erie. He was in his 90s at the time, but I'm sure he was as dignified as possible.
After I went off to college, our relationship was conducted largely via correspondence, both written and digital. He'd send letters once a month, stuffing newspaper clippings in the envelope, always signing off with "Love to you all, Papa Jake," because everyone always called him Jake. In almost every letter, he'd refer to his present situation — whatever it was — as "the good life." He'd always alert me when the ice on Lake Erie was breaking up in the spring.
Here's a note from 2008, after he'd moved into the assisted living place, which he referred to optimistically as "the club":
I am learning how to play pinochle! The locals have an "enthusiastic," vocal pinochle game most every evening. So far no betting and/or gambling. I asked Hazel and Harry regardez this omission. I am now "vice president" in charge of figuring a way to separate some of the residents from their $.
He had a charming way with words. During one Thanksgiving dinner years ago, I remember him saying, "Make sure to take the toothpicks out of the sandwiches; you don't want to perforate your bladder." At brunch in Buffalo for my 23rd birthday, he asked me, "Are you duly impressed by the vagaries of maturity that await you?" And he never really said "Goodbye." He always said "Carry on," with a vaguely aristocratic accent. "Callyohn," it sounded like. In other words, "Keep doing what you're doing, enjoy yourself, get on with the business of living."
At his 95th birthday party, I asked him to reveal the secret to longevity. "Keep breathing," he said. He was always big on the saying "Everything in moderation." Once I heard him tack on a qualifier: "Everything in moderation, including moderation." Or maybe I just imagined that.
He was many things to many people: uncle, great uncle, husband, boss, host, clothier, teammate, poker buddy and dear ol' dad to three darling Jacobi girls (one of whom is my mother). But I can only speak about him as a grandfather to me, my two brothers and two cousins. He didn't spoil us. He didn't lecture us. He never raised his voice. He never complained about anything. He was simply, quietly, a model for living: Engaged with the world, well-traveled, humble, debonair without pomposity, attired precisely but not for ego's sake, a lifelong caregiver who gracefully received care at the end of his life, who remained totally alive even after all his peers died, even as he gradually lost independence and mobility. The basics of living. "You don't have to be an expert if you apply the basics through life." The good life. That is his gift to me, to us: His example.
The most basic thing of all: Family. I said before that Don reminds me of Burt Lancaster. I think of that scene in "Field of Dreams," when a young Moonlight Graham decides to walk off that mystical diamond to rescue Kevin Costner's daughter. He knows he will be consigned to old age, but he does it anyway. A rookie in stirrup socks crosses the gravel line and becomes an old man in slacks played by Lancaster. That's kind of what happened in 1932. My grandfather came home to Buffalo to help the family, when he could've stayed at Notre Dame, lived independently, gotten a college degree, maybe played ball at a higher level. Because he came back, he married Catherine, and had my mother, who had me. Raising children is itself a selfless enterprise, but sometimes — when I must remind myself to be decent — I remember that I am a product of this specific selfless action.
At Thanksgiving two years ago, the family played Wii baseball after dinner. It sounds stupid, but I was weirdly thankful to be able to play the game — even a ridiculous, automated-reality version of it — with my grandfather, 80 years removed from his triumph in Louisville. I will remember the look on his face as he got the hang of batting with the controller. It was a look of gratitude. One more chance to do something he loved. Another one of life's small surprises.
"He was supposed to live forever," my mother said more than once during the days after he died. He will, one way or another. You can't live such a long, full life and not reverberate through family, friends, strangers, generations. A 97-year-old man died and his wake and funeral are attended by the second, third and fourth generations of people he knew. That's some kind of immortality.
While cleaning off his desk at "the club," my aunts found a handwritten note dated Aug. 28, 2009. It had some meandering remarks regarding his eventual death:
It has been a grand life. You all made it so. … No artificial help after 97. It should not be needed. I will be happy to stop breathing. Catherine told me so.
He died like he lived — with a Burt Lancaster kind of grace that paralleled his favorite sign off, which now becomes an instruction: "Carry on."
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Cupertino has come up with its own version of a massive residential, office and retail development plan to revive the ghost town-like Vallco Shopping Mall, marking a major milestone for a project that has been bogged down by delays and deadlock for six years.
The plan was forged by community residents over the past year and approved Wednesday night by the City Council. It is an alternate to the proposal previously presented by project developer Sand Hill Property Co. under the umbrella of a new state law — Senate Bill 35 — that requires cities to approve projects with affordable housing components within 180 days as long as they meet zoning and planning regulations.
Now it will be Sand Hill's call to either accept the city's plan or stick to its own.
The council's action came on the second day of a marathon public hearing that began Tuesday and saw more than 70 people step up to the podium to share their vision for a mall that has long been dormant except for an ice skating rink, bowling alley and a few eateries. The hearing revealed a clear rift between those who favor further urbanization of the city and those who worry growth will lead to overcrowding and congested roadways.
Following a five-hour, wide-ranging and often tense debate Wednesday, the council voted 3-2, with Mayor Darcy Paul and Councilman Steven Scharf dissenting, to select the community plan that would compel Sand Hill to offer a package of benefits including a major performing arts center, a new city hall and emergency response center, a $14.25 million cash payment to the city's elementary school district and a 34-year lease to the high school district for an adult school.
Sand Hill's proposal, known as the SB 35 plan, calls for 2,402 homes, 1.8 million square feet of office space and 400,000 square feet of retail in addition to a 30-acre rooftop park.
The alternate plan, which Sand Hill representatives seemed to embrace as well — seeks more homes — with 536 below-market-rate units — slightly more retail and a bit less office space, in addition to the extra community benefits mutually agreed to in a deal between the city and Sand Hill. It would allow Sand Hill to revoke some of those benefits or revert to its original plan if there are construction delays.
And, as with any development, there is a risk that the agreement could be renegotiated depending on future economic constraints, Vice Mayor Rod Sinks said.
At Wednesday night's meeting, Sinks read a letter from a former Cupertino teacher in her 20s who relocated to Colorado because she could not afford to continue living in the city. In a phone interview Thursday, he said it's difficult to please everyone and change is hard for some to embrace, but the alternate plan makes the most sense for Cupertino.
Mayor Paul said Thursday he voted against the community plan because he preferred another version of it that envisioned more retail, fewer homes and considerably less office space. He also didn't like putting community benefits at risk in the event of a legal challenge against the project.
After the meeting, Sand Hill managing director Reed Moulds called the outcome a "win-win" and said the project could finally advance after years of delay. The company has up to 18 months to come up with a design that conforms to either the SB 35 or the alternate plan.
In an email to this news organization, council candidate Liang Chao echoed the dissatisfaction of project opponents.


The message of the song calms my anxious spirit every time I sing it; perhaps that is why God nudges Jordan to shout, "Whole! Whole!" It is wonderful to be reminded that I, my family, and friends are all in God's loving hands. The reality that all the people of South Sudan are also in God's trustworthy hands, helps quench my longing to be present there. While I would like to try and offer some comfort to our South Sudanese friends in the midst of tragic circumstances, I know God is the most hope-filled, powerful and capable "Person" to accompany anyone, and God is always present in South Sudan.
We recently received a request to delay our return to South Sudan. Our regional PC(USA) supervisor met and discussed our return with Rev. Peter Tibi, the Executive Director of RECONCILE International, the South Sudanese ministry with whom we serve. Rev. Tibi requested we wait another 45 days before heading back. The extension means we would not return until at least mid-October.
Rev. Tibi is a representative for the South Sudanese Church at the National Peace Talks being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the August 22nd Peace Talk, an agreement allotted for a 45-day period in which South Sudan is to create a "Transitional Government of National Unity." Rev. Tibi would prefer time for the creation of that important structure before we return. While the transitional government is viewed as key to the forward movement of the country, there are some who feel the 45-day period may be too short to accomplish such a task, but that is the goal.
When making decisions about our time of service, (including such topics as our return dates, our work roles, evacuation, etc.), it is a 3-way conversation between: our family, our sending denominations (PCUSA and RCA), and RECONCILE International. Each component in the partnership does their best to respect the others. We trust the RECONCILE staff's "insider" view of the situation in their country. We also realize that they feel responsible for our safety as they host us. We try to keep in mind that our presence in a time of high insecurity creates an added burden on them, so we honor their recommendations. While we believe that, as followers of Christ, there are times when God calls us to work in difficult and dangerous contexts, we want to be wise and discerning about when and where we sense that calling.
We plan to use the additional days to do a bit of speaking, to attend the Sudan Mission Network Conference, and to take some family leave. As the 45-day period elapses, we will remain in conversation with our partner about our return. There is the possibility that during that set time things will improve in South Sudan, and there is the possibility that things will get worse. Please continue to pray for the South Sudanese people.
The continued conflict and displacement of people in South Sudan has caused a huge humanitarian crisis. The UN estimates, at this time, four million people face severe food insecurity (full article). Anthony Lake of UNICEF urges: "The world should not wait for a famine to be announced while children here are dying each and every day. We all have to do more, and quickly, to keep more children alive.��� The predictions are heartbreaking. At times the sorrow is overwhelming.
One of my seminary professors, Dr. Tom Long, once encouraged students in a chapel service to "Let God overwhelm your overwhelmedness." So let's try and do that very thing. Let's clasp our hands together and pray that God will overwhelm us and the situation in South Sudan with God's Spirit. Let us become overwhelmed with God's ability to hold our brokeness and soothe our desporation. Lets hold tight to one another's hands as we work together to raise awareness, to advocate, to raise funds, and to surround the South Sudanese in our midst with an accompanying embrace. Let us hold our hands open, palms facing upwards, and then lift them up, giving all of our concerns and the results of all of our efforts to the One who knows all, Loves all, and is able to do all things. After all, "God's got the whole world in God's hands." Amen.


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J.A.K.K. Tuesday's Sports Pub Fighting for Freedom
62% of $16k goal
By Dave Freedom
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Police Forcefully Enter Jakk Tuesdays at 5am
Kingston police entered the J.A.K.K Tuesdays Pub at 5:30am Nov 13 th and forced evacuation and lock changes based on an illegal section 22 closure and an illegal interim court order for closure. This was done only because Kelly refused to require masks and vaccine passports from his customers because to do so would be a violation of their right to privacy and informed consent and the right to be treated equally and it would construe criminal acts against them i.e., threats of lost services, extortion, and inciting hatred.
There is no state of emergency since June 9 202
There was no outbreak of COVID-19 at J.A.K.K. Tuesdays
Therefore no immediate risk necessary to use section 22 of the Health Promotion and Protection Act.
On Nov 11 th and 12 th , 2021 the Superior Court of Justice issued a police enforcement of a section 22 closure. This interim order should never have been issued in the first place because 1. We are not in the state of emergency and 2. no evidence of immediate risk was given for the 22 closure or the injunction and 3. the 22 closure is under appeal as of Nov 5 th . The Judge lied in the reason for the interim stating that no appeal of the 22 was filed by Kelly prior to Nov 12 th . Public health and the sheriff's office witnesses and Kelly testified at the Nov 12 th hearing that an appeal had been filed. In fact, on Nov 12 th Kelly got notice that his appeal of the 22 closure order was to be heard Monday Nov 15 th . At 5:30am police used force to evacuate the pub and change the locks.
September 22 nd Kelly received 2 bylaw tickets for refusing to require his customers to ware a mask and prove vaccination status or service refused. He has requested a hearing for these tickets.
October Kelly's liquor license was revoked because of the above mention bylaw tickets for not enforcing masks and vaccine passports. This was done even though he appealed the tickets and has not yet been given a hearing. His main arguments are if he enforces these bylaws on mask and vaccine passports he will be breaching the rights of customers and committing crimes against them under the criminal code and forcing him to enforce the law with such consequences is a violation of his common law right to enjoy property and to be treated equally by the law and to be treated as innocent until proven guilty.
On Nov 3, 2021 the City revoked Kelly's business license and issued a section 22 closure order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act without identifying the immediate risk at J.A.K.K. Tuesdays. They used the 2 outstanding tickets as reason to close the pub even though the cause for the bylaw tickets was not immediate risk and no other immediate risk was identified and the tickets were under appeal.
On Nov 5 th , Kelly filled an appeal of the 22 closure.
On Nov 5 th captured a recording of Kingston Public Health confirming that there was not a breakout of Covid-19 at JAKKs and there never had been.
On Nov 11 th , Kingston Public Health issued an interim injunction sought from the Superior Court of Justice to close JAKKs without notice to Kelly so he could participate. This was done illegally because they are not supposed to use court orders when the 22 closure order is under appeal. And contrary to the Rules of Civil Procedure this initial interim court order contained instruction to use force to change the locks. Orders of the Superior Court are too be issued first without police enforcement and then if no compliance, it is escalated to police enforcement.
On Nov 12 th with 2 hours notice, Kelly was served with an application by Kingston Public Health to attend a hearing at 1:00pm for a judge to give further instructions about use of force in the Nov 11 th order to change locks. At this hearing Kelly testified that there was no initial cause of immediate risk given for the Section 22 closure. No evidence of immediate risk stated in closure paperwork or the injunction paperwork and there is in fact no immediate risk. As well Kelly submitted by way of affidavit a recording of Kingston Public Health stating that as of Nov 5 th there was no outbreak of Covid-19 and no historical break outs. And Kelly testified that we are not in a state of emergency in Ontario as of June 9/21. A witness for the Kingston Public Health and another for the police testified that Kelly had appealed the 22 order and Kelly confirmed that he appealed the 22 closure order. With this knowledge there is no immediate risk and an appeal of the 22 closure order with no request for an exertion of time the court should have withdrawn the injunction that should have never been issued in the first place because no evidence of immediate risk was given to the court and the matter was under appeal before the application was made for the court order of Nov 11 th and Nov 12 th .
On Nov 12 th Kelly also received 9 days notice for a hearing Friday Nov 19 th for permanent injunction with police enforcement. It should have been 10 days notice.
On Nov 12 th Kelly received notice that his appeal of the 22 closure will be heard Monday.
WHAT KELLY NEEDS
My good friend Kelly Hale, owner and operator of J.A.K.K Tuesdays Sports Pub in Kingston is under attack. Myself and Jane Scharf have been providing Kelly with legal support and many other dedicated freedom fights have been helping him by coming to his pub for a meal after his liquor license was taken because of refusal to enforce masks and vaccine passports.
Kelly has undertaken to fight this to the finish and has shown great courage by refusing the mask and vaccine passport requirements to his customers. And because of his courage and dedication he has a large group of supporters. The supports have been regularly attending his pub and have meals and make donations of money or time to support him. This helps make up for the lost revenue from liquor to help him make up the loss of liquor sales. Because there is no liquor Kelly was happy to host children of all ages. Groups also held events and on Friday we had Freedom Friday. Great people and great atmosphere.
Now we need to help Kelly win this battle by helping him keep his business. We need to help distribute information of what is happening on social media and flyers. And we also need to pitch financially to help him maintain his business.
We are the many, they are the few. It is through mutual aid and voluntary cooperation that we will win this war against communism. Let us help our brother Kelly pull the plug on the public health overreach.
His total monthly expenses, including rent, hydro, heat, equipment payments and personal income is approximately $16,000 per month.
His intentions are to pay as much of these expenses himself from the revenues from a food truck operation once it's set up. He will continue in this manner while he goes through the various hearing processes to get his pub back!
**NOTE** All donations go directly to Kelly's fund, managed solely by him.
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