Are you living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to make ends meet every week? You know the drill, you get your paycheck, pay some bills, buy groceries, then the money is gone until the next payday.
Then you do it all over again, week after week. You know as well as I do that this is no way to live your life.
It's very stressful and one just one little unexpected expense could truly turn your finances upside down and send you even further in debt.
Even if you feel that you can't get ahead, there are many things that you can do to turn this around. With a bit of hard work and a change of attitude towards money, you can break free of this vicious cycle.
Here are some tips that you can start doing today to break free of living paycheck to paycheck once and for all.
If you want to change your financial situation, you need to change your whole attitude about money. Money should not be ruling your life, you should be in charge of your money. You need to take a hard look at how you handle your money.
Does this sound familiar? I'm sure it does! The truth is that all those five bucks add up over time! And, yes, you can absolutely do something about the rising cost of your cable bill. You can shop around for a better rate, you can give up some of the costly cable packages that you're paying extra money for. You could even get rid of cable altogether and opt for one of the less costly options such as getting a digital TV antenna or a Roku TV streaming player.
The total amount of money wasted in just these two small examples costs about $500 a year. Now, imagine if you applied this to all aspects of your finances, it would add up to a whole lot of extra money!
There are many small changes that you can make that can really add up and make a huge impact on the amount of money that you can save. Your cable bill is just one example of making small changes—yes, I know, for some of you it's a big change.
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I know that most people hate to think about creating or sticking to a budget. The thing is, you need a budget to keep track of where your money is going and to stay on track of your finances, there is just no getting around it.
The reason that so many people fail at budgeting is because they create such an unrealistic budget that they are doomed to fail right from the start and give up.
The key to creating a budget and sticking with it is to make one that will give you some wiggle room. This way, you won't throw your hands in the air and give up after just a few weeks.
Your budget is a work in progress, especially when you're first starting out. So, if you see that certain areas are just not working for you, then you should make some changes and tweak it until you find what works best for you.
If you have attempted to budget and end up giving up time after time, read "6 Reasons Your Budget is Failing and How to Fix It" to learn how to stick to a budget at last.
It is so critical to have an emergency fund. As you know, if you're living paycheck to paycheck, if you have one or two unexpected expenses, it could throw your finances into a downward tailspin.
You can end up creating more debt that you don't need or having to skip paying a bill or two to pay for these expenses. This will have you ending up wasting more money when you get hit with excessive late fee charges and interest rate hikes.
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If you have debt, then you need to get rid of it. This is the reason that you're living paycheck to paycheck. You're wasting your money by paying high interest on this debt. It's like taking your money and burning it.
Try to get rid of your debt as fast as you can. You need to make sure that any extra income in your budget goes towards paying off your debt. Make an action plan to get your debt paid off and stick to it!
I have a post that will show you "How to Get Out Of Debt Even When You're Broke" that will help you pay it off fast.
If you just can't balance your budget or don't have any room in your budget to save or pay down your debt, then you should consider taking on a side hustle to earn extra money.
There are many things that you can do in your spare time to earn extra money, even if you don't have a lot of time to spare. Every little bit that you can do now will help you on your mission to stop living paycheck to paycheck.
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24 Side Hustle Ideas—This is a great list of different types of jobs that you can do in your spare time.
How to Sell Your Stuff to Make Money—Selling stuff that you no longer use can help you make money to pay down your debt or put into your emergency fund.
Breaking the cycle of living from paycheck to paycheck isn't easy at first. Trust me when I say that it gets easier as time goes on and it's definitely worth it in the end. Don't give up. There is so much more to life than worrying about paying the bills.


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On both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings part of the arena is sectioned off to give the opportunity for members to undertake their own training. This is available from 9.15pm for the last hour of training.
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Russia Halts All Out Siege Of Kyiv, Turns To Other Objectives
Russia has declared that Kyiv is no longer their main objective in Ukraine. Thus the question arises, what is? The Kremlin claims that it has accomplished most of it's objectives and will now seek to secure the eastern region of Donbas, home to the Russian separatists movement.
It's clear that Russia has no intention of abandoning it's invasion entirely but the real objective is likely yet to be revealed.
Many have speculated that the Russian invasion is not what it seems. Is it a test of their military power, or a training exercise for a more dangerous opponent? Is it a sinister supply run, seeking bio-tech or nuclear materials? Or is it merely the flexing of a fanatical Eurasionist dictator nostalgic for the Soviet era?
Only time will tell. But one thing is clear, the war in Ukraine is far from over:
"Of course, we have stopped them, but now the real hard task begins,"
Ukraine is still occupied territory and it's people have much fighting to do in order to throw Russian forces back across the border. In fact, Russian troops still linger on the edge of Kyiv and artillery attacks still sound across the city.
The Ukrainian government is clear on what would be considered victory:
"Victory means no Russians left in Ukraine – anything less is defeat,... Only then do we celebrate."
Clearly such a victory is not yet at hand.
What do you think, why did Russia invade Ukraine? What are they after? What do they hope to accomplish? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Tingla – gaun wikas samiti we wschodniej części Nepalu w strefie Sagarmatha w dystrykcie Solukhumbu. Według nepalskiego spisu powszechnego z 2001 roku liczył on 829 gospodarstw domowych i 4077 mieszkańców (2146 kobiet i 1931 mężczyzn).

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By Ben Schrank
The hero of Consent is Mike Zabusky, a graduate student writing a thesis on the Golem, a creature out of Jewish folklore. At a party hosted by his academic supervisor he meets and falls in love with a harried young professional woman named Katherine. Unfortunately, their relationship founders under the emotional pressure brought on by the suicide of Mike's father.
In other words, Consent is, on the face of things, a novel about relationships. In particular, it is a novel about failed relationships, and the failure to achieve any kind of real intimacy. Its dominant note is frustration. Mike is the epitome of the lonely, rootless urban male (parents divorced, no wife or kids, he even lives in a hotel!). As a scholar he is faced by a kind of academic writer's block that the corrupt midwife to his studies, Professor Weingarden, is unable to release. His father kills himself out of romantic frustration, breaking an attic full of furniture before succumbing to a broken heart. Even his affair with Katherine is a frustrating game of cat-and-mouse, with a lot of attention paid to taking off and putting on clothes.
Schrank's fascination with clothes is partly just a tic of style. He rarely lets one of his characters appear without telling us what they are wearing. When Mike goes to visit Katherine's family he meets a father wearing "green work pants and tan boots, a clean blue oxford shirt," and a brother dressed in "very pale blue jeans and white shirt with wood buttons . . . soft white Reeboks and clean white cotton socks." Mike often notices these things where others don't:
We stand on my father's porch and look at the overgrown grass. I wear shorts and flip-flops, and a red Izod shirt I found in a closet. He's got on black jeans and long-sleeved plaid shirt. I tell him it's too hot for clothes like that and he looks down at what he's wearing, in surprise.
There is a practical point to all of this – clothes do make the man – but there might also be something else going on. Clothes are a kind of body armour, frustrating intimacy with their layers. Mike is always pulling things up or down or to one side to get at Katherine. In one of the novel's sub-plots the wife of a close friend has an affair with someone wearing an animal costume. You may be able to have sex with someone dressed up in a fox suit, but it certainly won't be very intimate.
Enter the Golem, impervious to these affairs of the heart. But the Golem is more than just a metaphorical clay condom. In effect, the Golem is a living shield, legendary protector of the Jewish community. Which brings us to what I think Consent is really about, and another digression.
The Golem isn't really an offensive weapon so much as a defence against persecution. In the one Golem story Schrank recounts in some detail, the monster clears the name of a money-lender named Polnicheck falsely accused of making matzo with the blood of a dead Christian baby. As things turn out, it was all the plot of an evil Christian count who owed Polnicheck a lot of money he didn't want to pay back.
The story is the essence of what has come to be understood by the misnomer "Jewish guilt." The important thing to understand about Jewish guilt is that it isn't guilt at all. It is not Original Sin, but the paranoia of the innocent. In my review of Michael Hoffman's The Empty Café I had occasion to remark on how several of the stories dealt with characters accepting the blame for crimes they knew they didn't commit. A father confesses to a murder committed by his son; a professor admits to sexually assaulting a young girl who we know made the whole story up. Hoffman's stories show Jewish guilt in its pathological state. In its more common form it is ironic: the nightmare of Kafka's Joseph K. awaiting his trial, or Mike Zabusky innocently sitting on the back step with a young lady:
Outside we sit on some concrete steps. There's a grass parking lot here, with an old Toyota parked off to the left that must belong to her. The woods begin about twenty yards from us, and I settle into the idea that sooner or later an angry boyfriend will emerge from the woods, tire iron in hand. We'll watch him sniff glue, or pop some speed, and then he'll come up and beat me because I'm hanging out with his girlfriend, Lizzy. I'll put my hands up when he attacks, but I won't be able to stop him.
This is an almost archetypal moment when it comes to Jewish guilt, and one can already see the Golem stomping out of the woods, hard on the heels of the glue-sniffing redneck, ready to defend Mike's innocence.
This radical innocence has wider implications. It explains why, for example, Mike's attempt to understand his father's suicide proceeds like a murder investigation. Did a business partner ruin him? Or was his heart broken by a former lover? In either case, Mike assumes his father's innocence. Sure he was an angry man, but suicide was something done to him. If only he could have defended himself from the terrible disease of intimacy, kept his clothes on, been able to conjure a Golem.
Consent is a complex, ambiguous and indirect book. It has an intellectual texture that is easy to miss given the brevity that is the soul of its presentation. The plot seems never to have been intended to cohere or even take on any kind of final shape. In a move that is typical of the novel's indirection, all of the main characters simply wander off-stage. It's a consistent vision of experience, but likely to frustrate readers seeking some kind of consummation. For a novel of passion, the Mike I think we're left with is the scholar, not the lover.
Review first published online May 8, 2002.
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Сюджоуската битка е битка от Втората китайско-японска война. Проведена е през май 1938 г. между армиите на Република Китай и Японската империя.

През 1937 г. Северно-китайската японска армия преследва 29-а армия на Сун Джъюен на юг по протежение на железопътната линия Дзинпу след поражението в битката при моста Лугоу. След като печелят битката при Нанкин, японците напредват на юг, за да установят връзка между Пекин и Нанкин.

През март 1938 г. японските сили окупират северната част на Шандун, включително столицата Дзинан. Отбранителната линия по Хуанхъ е разкъсана. Под натиска от японските сили 64 китайски дивизии се събират около Сюджоу в Дзянсу, където е щаба на Пети военен район на Националната революционна армия. Генерал Итагаки Сейширо не прави опит да обгради китайските войски и атакува Тайърджуан, където е победен от Ли Дзунжън в Тайърджуанската битка.

След поражението Япония възнамерява да обкръжи Сюджоу и разполага Северно-китайската армия на север и Централно-китайската експедиционна армия на юг. Към Северно-китайската армия са придадени четири дивизии и две пехотни бригади, изтеглени от Квантунската армия.

Китайската армия нарежда разрушаването на дигите, задържащи Жълтата река, което печели време за подготовката на отбраната на Ухан, но наводнението унищожава голяма част от района около новото течение на реката и предизвиква голям брой жертви сред цивилното население. Приблизително 400 000 – 500 000 загинали и 3 милиона бежанци.

Японската армия печели битката и в крайна сметка превзема Сюджоу, но японските сили са твърде малки, за да сдържат големия брой обкръжени китайски войски. Повечето от китайските войници пробиват обкръжението на японските линии на запад или се разпръсват в провинцията като партизани. Китайските войски, които пробиват обкръжението, играят голяма роля в по-късните битки.

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This is a low-resolution spectrograph funded by NASA's Planetary Astronomy and Planetary Major Equipment programs with Lowell astronomer Henry Roe as the PI. It will be built and commissioned in 2010 and early 2011, and will be included as one of the first-light instruments in 2011.
NIHTS will be mounted on the RC instrument cube, allowing for fast switching between its capabilities and those of the other RC instruments using a deployable fold mirror. Operationally this fold mirror will be a dichroic, reflecting infrared light to NIHTS and allowing visible light to pass through to the Large Monolithic Imager (LMI) at the bottom of the instrument cube. This enables simultaneous near-infrared spectroscopy and visible imaging of targets. NIHTS will cover 0.9-2.4 μm at resolution of roughly 100, though a variety of resolutions will be selectable via a slit plate with 2, 3, 4, and 12-pixel-wide slits. The widest slit will operate NIHTS in SED mode, allowing for accurate flux calibration, while the 3 and 4-pixel slits are closely matched to typical seeing at the DCT site (0.86" mean). Different resolutions will be rapidly selectable by dithering the telescope, and a typical observation is anticipated to involve a sequence of dithers both at the desired resolution and at SED resolution for calibration purposes. Flat field and wavelength calibration will use a screen mounted inside the DCT dome.
The figure below shows the position of NIHTS as mounted on the DCT RC instrument cube. It is physically small, thermally isolated inside a vacuum dewar, and will be kept cold by a Stirling cycle cooler. Below the instrument diagram is the originally proposed optical layout, which has now evolved to include an Offner Relay to provide a cold stop.
NIHTS will include an InGaAs slit-viewing camera for target acquisition. (The DCT will also provide a facility guider and wavefront sensor for offset guiding during exposures on targets too faint to guide on directly.) The instrument employs a gold-coated fold mirror, and utilizes a double pass through a prism to keep the instrument compact. NIHTS was originally designed for a 256x256 PICNIC detector, but we have now secured a high-QE 1024x1024 HAWAII-1 to serve as the primary science detector. This upgrade in planned detector led to a redesign of the optical path to better take advantage of the larger array.
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India need to find right equilibrium and not depend a lot on Bumrah: Muttiah Muralitharan
by Mussab Tariq October 29, 2021, 5:22 PM
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan says India's bowling attack is over "dependent" on pacer Jasprit Bumrah, and they should track down the "right equilibrium" by adding a spinner and getting Hardik Pandya to bowl a couple of overs in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Indian bowlers couldn't take a solitary wicket in their opening match as Pakistan opening hitters Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam pursued down a 152-run focus effortlessly to score up a 10-wicket win, their first over India in a World Cup match.
"The group which concerns me in such manner (bowling) is India. Jasprit Bumrah is a match-victor, yet they look somewhat dependent on him right now on the bowling side," Muralitharan wrote in his column in ICC.
India went with three pacers against Pakistan, and Muralitharan feels captain Virat Kohli can consider remembering Ravichandran Ashwin for the playing XI and get a couple of overs from all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has played absolutely as a batsman in the primary game.
"They could do with a leg spinner in the group, or possibly Ravichandran Ashwin. It very well may be an instance of going down to two quick bowlers and depending on Hardik Pandya to bowl.
"It is tied in with tracking down the right equilibrium and not depending a lot on Bumrah." Muralitharan, who is viewed as one of the best at any point to play the game with 800 Test and 534 ODI wickets, feels Pakistan is best positioned to win the title.
"With regards to the group in the best position, however, I think Pakistan is solid since they have effectively beaten the two most grounded groups in their gathering in India and New Zealand.
"They have such a lot of ability, which has consistently been the situation, yet as the West Indies, before, they used to have those off days where they played gravely." Pakistan, the 2009 winners, are unbeaten in the competition up until now.
"This group feels unique. I don't know where it has come from, but rather they have energy and a top-notch bowling assault," the Sri Lankan wrote.
"The batting is worked around Babar Azam, who is their one elite player, however at that point, there is the experience of Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, who have been playing 15 years of global cricket, just as some great young people. Customarily they have not been a solid handling group, however that has changed too."
Muralitharan trusts the arrangement of previous Australian opener Matthew Hayden as a batting mentor has helped the group enormously.
"The greatest thing for them however has been the contribution of Matthew Hayden. He comprehends the game from his playing days, and it seems like has been an extraordinary counselor for the group. That is a major factor in how great they look," he wrote.
The 49-year-old Sri Lankan likewise pampered acclaim on Pakistan's bowling attack.
"One thing that has been clear at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 is that the best groups have solid bowling attacks.
"Pakistan has been risky due to the speed of Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi. They can bowl at more than 140km, bowling yorkers, and more slow balls.
"The additional room has a major effect in these conditions, and afterward about the spinners can adhere to a line and length." Muralitharan was likewise dazzled with the Afghanistan turn pair of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, who skittled out Scotland for 60 during their initial match.
"I have been flabbergasted by the Afghanistan spinners, they have been the pick of the bowlers so far for me," he said.
"Without a doubt, they were maybe playing one of the more fragile groups however how Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan bowled against Scotland was extraordinary – the hitters were entranced.
"Assuming they can bowl like that in other matches, they can be a genuine danger." An individual from the 1996 50-over World Cup-winning group, Muralitharan said the Afghanistan group reminds him "a touch of Sri Lanka when we prevailed upon the 50 ICC Men's Reality Cup in 1996."
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AFGE Offers Practical Solutions for Strengthening FEMA
Kurt Gallagher
Agency Changes Need to Start at the Top, Union Says
(WASHINGTON) – American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Vice President Andrea E. Brooks responded to comments made yesterday by Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff about the need to "retool" FEMA. Brooks offered five practical solutions to strengthen the disaster management agency.
"Despite staff attrition and brain drain over the last five years, the FEMA career workforce remains capable and effective," said Brooks. "The real problem with FEMA starts with the leadership, and that problem extends beyond the former Director Michael Brown. Just as an army comprised of great troops still needs a skilled general to lead it, so too can the FEMA workforce only do so much without competent leadership."
1.	Replace top FEMA managers who have little emergency management experience with qualified, experienced emergency management experts.
Media reports have highlighted the lack of emergency management experience or expertise among several of FEMA's top managers. Although Michael Brown now personifies incompetence, the remaining top-level FEMA officials who had little or no emergency management experience prior to joining the agency need to be replaced with qualified, experienced emergency management experts.
2.	Re-staff FEMA by filling career-level vacancies with qualified, experienced individuals.
Over the past few years FEMA has lost hundreds of experienced full time employees, a significant drop for an agency with only about 2,400 full time workers. For example, FEMA's Incident Response Section has only 40 actual employees, far fewer than the agency's 60 positions shown in the official numbers. Without full staffing FEMA's ability to prepare for and respond to emergencies will remain degraded.
3.	Make participation in FEMA's emergency support teams, which are activated in the event of a disaster, a requirement of employment.
In 2000 FEMA had three emergency support teams, each with a 12-hour day shift and a 12-hour night shift, with one team on-call for one month at a time that was always ready to be activated in the event of a disaster. The teams support and coordinate the response, rescue and relief efforts in the field. Because of staff attrition and an unwillingness among some new-hires to volunteer for the teams, only one team is fully staffed and in operation. Unless participation in the emergency teams is made a priority by the leadership of FEMA, our nation's ability to respond to future national challenges will degrade further.
4.	Institute a policy of non-interference for the Department of Homeland Security with regard to the response effort in the event of a disaster.
Following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA's emergency support team constantly was interrupted by requests for non-operational information from DHS. These requests were made with the expectation that field staff would be contacted–with the potential impact that rescue efforts might be interrupted–if the emergency support team did not have the data in its possession at the time of the request. In most instances the information requested was purely for public relations purposes, such as the number of pounds of ice delivered to a particular Mississippi county. Emergency management professionals need to be allowed to fulfill their responsibilities without interruptions and interference caused by information requests that have nothing to do with running the response effort.
5.	Evaluate and revise the "National Response Plan" to make it a useable and agile document.
Just a few years ago, FEMA had a workable plan for contending with disasters called the "Federal Response Plan" that was written in clear and useful language. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the plan was scrapped in favor of a new document called the "National Response Plan" that was intended to take into account the role of state and local governments. To the detriment of any person who may need to rely upon the new plan, it is a behemoth book filled with political propaganda that obscures and buries essential information. The old "Federal Response Plan" was written by FEMA employees and worked well in response to the Oklahoma City bombing, the Midwest floods, Hurricane Marilyn and numerous other emergencies and disasters, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. By contrast the "National Response Plan" was written by private contractors, at an initial cost to taxpayers of $700,000, and it failed on Hurricane Katrina. The "National Response Plan" should be rewritten, not by hired contractors but by disaster-experienced federal staff working for FEMA, to once again provide the U.S. government with a practical, workable disaster response plan.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia, including career employees at FEMA facilities around the country. Andrea E. Brooks, AFGE national vice president for women and fair practices, is one of three nationally-elected AFGE officers.


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{
  /**
   * Creates a batch of PerfSamples - a client can submit multiple batches of Perf
   * Samples through repeated calls to this method in order to split up a large
   * request payload - duplicates and existing timestamp entries will be ignored.
   * - the batch operation may partially succeed - the set of elements
   * successfully inserted is returned in the response (omits items which already
   * existed in the database). May return any of the following canonical error
   * codes: - NOT_FOUND - The containing PerfSampleSeries does not exist
   * (samples.batchCreate)
   *
   * @param string $projectId The cloud project
   * @param string $historyId A tool results history ID.
   * @param string $executionId A tool results execution ID.
   * @param string $stepId A tool results step ID.
   * @param string $sampleSeriesId A sample series id
   * @param BatchCreatePerfSamplesRequest $postBody
   * @param array $optParams Optional parameters.
   * @return BatchCreatePerfSamplesResponse
   */
  public function batchCreate($projectId, $historyId, $executionId, $stepId, $sampleSeriesId, BatchCreatePerfSamplesRequest $postBody, $optParams = [])
  {
    $params = ['projectId' => $projectId, 'historyId' => $historyId, 'executionId' => $executionId, 'stepId' => $stepId, 'sampleSeriesId' => $sampleSeriesId, 'postBody' => $postBody];
    $params = array_merge($params, $optParams);
    return $this->call('batchCreate', [$params], BatchCreatePerfSamplesResponse::class);
  }
  /**
   * Lists the Performance Samples of a given Sample Series - The list results are
   * sorted by timestamps ascending - The default page size is 500 samples; and
   * maximum size allowed 5000 - The response token indicates the last returned
   * PerfSample timestamp - When the results size exceeds the page size, submit a
   * subsequent request including the page token to return the rest of the samples
   * up to the page limit May return any of the following canonical error codes: -
   * OUT_OF_RANGE - The specified request page_token is out of valid range -
   * NOT_FOUND - The containing PerfSampleSeries does not exist
   * (samples.listProjectsHistoriesExecutionsStepsPerfSampleSeriesSamples)
   *
   * @param string $projectId The cloud project
   * @param string $historyId A tool results history ID.
   * @param string $executionId A tool results execution ID.
   * @param string $stepId A tool results step ID.
   * @param string $sampleSeriesId A sample series id
   * @param array $optParams Optional parameters.
   *
   * @opt_param int pageSize The default page size is 500 samples, and the maximum
   * size is 5000. If the page_size is greater than 5000, the effective page size
   * will be 5000
   * @opt_param string pageToken Optional, the next_page_token returned in the
   * previous response
   * @return ListPerfSamplesResponse
   */
  public function listProjectsHistoriesExecutionsStepsPerfSampleSeriesSamples($projectId, $historyId, $executionId, $stepId, $sampleSeriesId, $optParams = [])
  {
    $params = ['projectId' => $projectId, 'historyId' => $historyId, 'executionId' => $executionId, 'stepId' => $stepId, 'sampleSeriesId' => $sampleSeriesId];
    $params = array_merge($params, $optParams);
    return $this->call('list', [$params], ListPerfSamplesResponse::class);
  }
}

// Adding a class alias for backwards compatibility with the previous class name.
class_alias(ProjectsHistoriesExecutionsStepsPerfSampleSeriesSamples::class, 'Google_Service_ToolResults_Resource_ProjectsHistoriesExecutionsStepsPerfSampleSeriesSamples');

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The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.
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By Carly on 2018-08-26
Written by: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Russell Tovey
A disturbing tale of a young man's uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery, The Picture of Dorian Gray was considered proof of both Wilde's genius and his perversion. Oscar Wilde's scandalous best seller of 1891 was one of the most damning pieces of evidence used against him in the trial that brought about his downfall.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
Written by: Jules Verne
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A Signature Performance: Tim Curry, the source of our inspiration, returns – this time, he captures the quirky enthusiasm of this goofily visionary adventure.
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Written by: Ray Bradbury
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Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family."
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13 (ANI): Late veteran director Yash Chopra's last film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' clocked nine years since its release on Saturday.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): Director Karan Johar on Saturday shared an unseen picture featuring the legendary filmmakers Yash Johar and Yash Chopra in a single frame.
Bollywood remembers Yash Chopra on his birth anniversary
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): On the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra's 89th birth anniversary on Monday, Bollywood stars remembered the man who redefined romance in Bollywood.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Filmmaker and Yash Raj Films' head honcho Aditya Chopra has recently launched 'Saathi Card' to provide health insurance, school fee allowance, ration supply, among other benefits to the industry's daily wage earners and their families.
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KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Marcus was 13 months old, lying in a bed inside a medical facility, struggling to stay alive.
Marcus was motherless and alone. He was born three months premature, weighing 1-pound, to a heroin addict, and then abandoned at the hospital. No one was coming for Marcus.
The two met for the first time in February 2017 at the medical facility in Shelbyville where Marcus was being housed and treated through the Indiana Department of Child Services.
A few months later, he left to live with Lively in her home on the south side of Kokomo.
And in December, the 56-year-old officially adopted Marcus as her child.
Today, Marcus is a happy, healthy 3-year-old obsessed with reading. He still has a trach and can't speak, but he can say more than 100 words through sign language. He's smart, observant, a little shy and very ornery.
But before he came to live with Lively, doctors had said Marcus only had a 30-percent chance he would live to see his second birthday. If he did, they said he'd never walk or live a normal life.
Lively said the doctors were wrong on all counts.
Statistically, Marcus should have either died or, at best, lived out his days in an institution. But that never happened. Everything changed when Lively decided to love him.
And it all started with a picture.
Lively said she's never been able to have children. That's something she's known for a long time. But even so, she had never really given adoption or fostering much thought.
That changed when her mom died on Feb. 6, 2014. Lively is a registered nurse, and she had been taking care of her mother through her final stages of cancer. Her father had died eight years earlier on the exact same day, and the loss of her last parent left Lively empty.
Soon, Lively found herself in Florida volunteering with the Make A Wish Foundation taking care of medically fragile children. A little later she took a medical missions trip to Honduras.
And slowly, the idea of fostering started to take root in her heart.
That was the backdrop to the day when Lively showed up at a house, where she was working as a nurse caring for a terminally ill child, who was being overseen by the Department of Child Services.
As Lively tended to her tasks, she overheard the child's case worker talking to a foster care worker. They were talking about a little boy who wasn't doing well and was predicted to die soon.
They were talking about Marcus.
Lively couldn't help herself. She asked the case worker if she could see a picture of the boy.
But what hit her even harder was when the case worker said nobody wanted Marcus. In fact, no one wanted to foster any of the kids with serious medical issues. Those children almost always ended up living out their short lives in hospitals or other medical institutions.
And she didn't. Lively determined that day she was going to foster Marcus.
Soon, she traveled to Especially Kidz in Shelbyville, where Marcus was being treated, and met him for the first time. She saw his tiny body struggling for life. She saw him hooked up to ventilators and trach tubes because his lungs never fully developed in the womb.
And she kissed him on the cheek and whispered in his ear.
After meeting Marcus for the first time, Lively sat down with case workers and doctors to talk about adopting him. Their initial response? Disbelief.
Megan Deweese, social service director at Especially Kidz, said she was one of the people there who couldn't believe what she was hearing.
The fact of the matter was literally no one had ever asked to foster a child from Especially Kidz with such serious conditions as Marcus, Deweese said.
Lively immediately began the specialized training to become medically certified to take Marcus home. Within three months Lively had passed the tests with flying colors.
In June 2017, Marcus left the medical facility, still clinging to life, and was carried through the door of his new home in Kokomo.
But there was no guarantee at the time that the story would have a happy ending.
Marcus was still seriously ill. Being born three-months premature to a heroin addict, he was immediately placed on methadone to wean him off the opioid addiction to which he was born. Just eight weeks later, he suffered a severe brain bleed that led to other cognitive issues.
Marcus was 18-months-old when he came home with Lively, but he could barely lift his head or hold a rattle, and his eyes couldn't focus.
And he didn't want to be touched. Lively said after spending more than a year in a medical facility, he had become accustomed to having little human interaction.
So began the long, tedious and frustrating work of nursing Marcus back to life. He couldn't speak, so Lively started teaching herself and Marcus sign language. It took months before Marcus finally started picking up a few basic signs.
Once he knew how to say "yes" and "no," she started asking him if she could hold him or touch him. The answer was almost always no at first. But as the days went on, he said "yes" a little more often.
It was 10 months later that Marcus, for the first time, fell asleep on Lively's lap.
On a recent weekday morning, Marcus scampered around the house, grabbing any book he could get his hands on so someone would read to him. The living room looked like a miniature intensive-care unit, with medical machines sitting beside the couches and armchairs.
On that day, a nurse was there to help Lively take care of Marcus. Medicaid funds 12 hours of care a day, but with so few qualified nurses available, Lively only has access to a fraction of that time.
Lively still works full time as a nurse, but she's able to do her job from home. She naps when Marcus naps and has a delivery service drop off groceries to the house.
Lively said they hope to permanently remove Marcus' trach tube this spring. That will allow him to start learning to speak.
She's already doing in-home preschool lessons with Marcus, and he's quickly learning his shapes and colors. Once she's sure he's medically stable, he'll head off to kindergarten to be with his peers.
It's been a long road, filled with stress and uncertainty, for Lively and Marcus. But, she said, that road is leading to a good place.
And after watching her son battle back from the brink of death, Lively said, she'll do everything in her power to make sure Marcus has every opportunity to live the best life he can live.
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Cynicism stakes spot at school
Zach Marmet, Staff Writer|April 28, 2016
While cynicism may seem like a new, complex idea, in reality it is not. Cynicism is all over Blake, and the more it's looked for, the more it can be found. At Blake and especially the high school, there is so much emphasis on analytical and critical thinking skills. In Social Studies and English classes, students are pressed to try to categorize sources and summarize them based on their authors' perspectives. This can cause students to be quick to do the same to each other, and as Charlie Alldredge '16 puts it, "people here have a natural tendency to be overly critical of things. They tend to see through things and make jokes about them or discuss them later… there is cynicism everywhere." Whether it's making sarcastic comments on someone's actions or perspective, the cynicism is definitely present.
People here have a natural tendency to be overly critical of things. They tend to see through things and make jokes about them or discuss them later… there is cynicism everywhere."
— Charlie Alldredge
According to Samantha Stocking '19, the most common type of cynicism at Blake is "when people either have ulterior motives or they believe that others do." She finds this happening most often in English and Social Studies classes, which "tend to portray cynicism more because they do have those open debates that tend to have a lot of sides and opinions involved, where in Math or Science classes they're mostly factual." But apparently there are other types of cynicism as well. Haluk Ercan-Fang '19 thinks that cynicism is "extremely common at Blake" but in a different way, saying, "I definitely feel like people only look out for themselves in class because they don't want to help people when they're working [on]. I've mostly experienced this in Chinese and Math." He notices sarcasm about the factual answers while Samantha notices motives behind the abstract and debatable answers. Alldredge sees sarcasm most in Spanish class, when people tend to be "especially sarcastic and critical."
Other than art or music classes, people see cynicism in practically every class for a variety of reasons. But one thing is clear: through the way students are taught in a critical environment, cynicism has become common at Blake.
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How paid leave for government workers will pay off
December 24, 2019, 9:35 a.m. EST
When the bipartisan defense spending bill is signed into law this week, the U.S. will become the last rich country on earth to provide federally mandated paid family leave. While it only affects about 2 million government workers, this is a welcome, long-overdue step. And the real work is just beginning.
For nearly three decades, the Family and Medical Leave Act has given certain employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave for birth or adoption, or addressing serious medical needs. Even this minimal baseline was tough to establish: The legislation was vetoed twice before getting passed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Detractors feared it would raise taxes and hurt businesses.
It makes sense that some bosses would bristle at the idea of shelling out paychecks to absent workers. But a growing body of research indicates that offering family leave doesn't actually hurt the bottom line, and may even pay off in the long run. Just look at how things have played out in California. It's one of a handful of states, including New Jersey and Rhode Island, that opted to offer its own paid family-leave program in the absence of a federal standard. More than 90% of companies surveyed in a 2011 study of California businesses reported "no noticeable effect" or a "positive effect" on profitability and performance as a result of the state law.
While paying for temporary coverage and medical benefits can add up, recruitment is also expensive. Replacing an employee who leaves can cost a business about 20% of that worker's salary, according to the Center for American Progress. The probability a first-time mother quits her job after giving birth is less than 3% if she has paid leave, compared with 34% if she doesn't. When Google Inc. increased its leave policy to 18 weeks from 12, for example, the number of mothers who quit fell by 50%. Several other studies also show that paid leave makes new mothers more likely to stay in the workforce.
In passing this legislation, the government has set a bright red line for businesses to meet and surpass; just 18% of private-sector employees had access to paid family leave in 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
But there's more to be done. The bill offers 12 weeks, which is low for a wealthy nation like the U.S. A majority of countries give mothers 14 weeks or more.
Some companies already offer generous policies. Netflix Inc.'s may be the most unusual among them: "Our parental leave policy is: 'take care of your baby and yourself,'" according to the company's website, without specifying a limit. Parents tend to take four to eight months, it says. Etsy Inc. and Spotify Technologies SA offer as much as six months, while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. announced in November that all parents can take 20 weeks of paid leave, regardless of gender or caregiver status. Benefits are even improving for hourly workers: Walmart Inc. announced last year that it would offer 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and six weeks of parental leave to full-time employees once they've put in 12 months at the company.
The idea of paid leave is overwhelmingly popular: 82% of Americans support it for women and 69% for men, according to the Pew Research Center. Thanks in part to Ivanka Trump, there's even some bipartisan consensus in Washington.
When you consider the staggering cost of infant care in the U.S., it's easy to see why. In my home state of New Jersey, for example, families spend an average of $12,988 a year hiring caretakers for their newborns, the Economic Policy Institute found. That's just hundreds of dollars shy of in-state tuition for a four-year public college, and would eat up 62% of the annual income for a minimum-wage worker.
Generous parental leaves from banks and tech giants can help relieve this burden for those lucky enough to be employed there, but most Americans aren't working on Sand Hill Road or Wall Street. And well over 100 million people don't work for Uncle Sam, either. That's why the next logical step would be to expand the federal policy to the millions of employees it doesn't include.
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The Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK•CEN is a Foundation of Public Utility with a legal status according to private law. It is situated in Brussels and Mol, Belgium. The operational means comprise an annual grant for operations and investments provided on the federal government and income resulting from contract research and services. It has no shareholders. An independent Board of Governors appointed by the government governs it. A scientific advisory committee advises the Board on strategic issues. Its statutory activities are: i) give priority to research related to safety, radioactive waste management, protection of man and environment, management of fissile and other strategic materials and social implications as part of the pursuit of sustainable development; ii) develop, gather and spread the necessary knowledge through training and communication; iii) perform all services that are asked for in the domain in question, especially by the nuclear industry, the medical sector and the government; iv) make the necessary multidisciplinary scientific contacts concerning the energy problem.
The radiation protection dosimetry and calibration group at SCK•CEN has years of experience in personal dosimetry research in various fields.
SCK•CEN has significant experience in neutron field characterizations and performance evaluation of personal neutron dosemeters.
SCK•CEN was a partner in the EVIDOS project.
SCK•CEN is still regularly performing neutron field characterizations at nuclear power plants, proton therapy facilities and other neutron radiation fields, which has led to multiple peer reviewed papers.
SCK•CEN is very active in the fields of extremity and eye lens dosimetry for interventional radiology.
SCK•CEN was a partner in the ORAMED project.
SCK•CEN was involved in several projects on eye lens dosimetry (ELDO, EURALOC) for hospital workers.
SCK•CEN coordinates the PODIUM project and leads WP3. SCK-CEN is actively involved in WP1, WP2, and WP5.


As a downtown church we feel God has planted BCA here for a reason. One of those reasons is to show God's love in practical ways through compassion ministries. We've all heard it said many times (because it's true): "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." We feel God has called us to reach out through the 25+ compassion ministries BCA facilitates on an ongoing basis to show God's love to the people in our community. God is using us to bring encouragement to many people… many of whom don't yet know Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Would you kindly take a moment to pray for each of these outreaches right now?
Continue to grow our ministry leadership and teams. This is happening week by week.
Continue to raise resources for the new BCC facility. My prayer is that we can raise an additional $100,000 by the end of 2018. This would put us close to our overall goal of $250,000.
Would you pray with me for the Bethany Compassion Center and consider giving a generous year-end gift by 12/31/18? Together we can make this happen and expand our reach to more and more precious people who need a "hand up" and to have someone in their corner who truly cares. We want to be that someone to more and more people — adults, families, homeless teens, single moms, the elderly, orphans, widows, underprivileged children, and more. Thank you for praying with me and for caring!


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As a handyman or contractor, there will be times when you need to cut some kind of material that your hand saw is not going to cut through. For these situations, you're going to need a tool that can cut through just about anything that you may encounter.
This tool is the reciprocating saw. These saws are also known as a Sawzall, although the actual "sawzall" term is a Milwaukee tool.
These tools are generally popular among construction work, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical projects. These tools can be found in a few different designs, which will determine how the tool is used. You can find some saws that are small, handheld devices that resemble a cordless drill.
These smaller units are great for home DIY projects where you're not cutting through heavy materials. For larger jobs that require heavy-duty tools, you can find reciprocating saws that are designed specifically for construction and demolition. These saws are going to be high powered and the blade will move at much higher speeds than the average unit.
In this guide, we are going to uncover everything you could possibly want to know about these utilitarian tools.
A reciprocating saw is an electric saw that can be used for a variety of projects. Instead of having multiple tools, this saw can cut through just about everything you put in front of it. This tool is probably the first tool you should pick up if you are going to do any repairs or remodeling around the home.
These saws will feature durable blades that can cut through metal, plastic, wood, plaster, and wiring very easily. The saw will also have a second handle that will give you better control of the tool while you work.
The blades on these saws can range between 4 inches and go up to 12 inches. The blades are going to be held in place by a tool-less locking mechanism; be it a lever mechanism or a clamp. Newer reciprocating saws will move the blade in an orbital motion, rather than just an up and down motion.
This orbital movement will make the cutting process much quicker, allowing you to get the job done much sooner. So, what can these little powerhouses do? Well, the right question, we think, should be what can't the tool do?
Creating pockets in a wall - If you're remodeling your home and you need to move wiring, create a new space for an outlet or light switch, or you just want to create a recessed pocket in your wall, these saws can make this project so much easier than using other tools.
Replacing PVC piping - PVC pipes are usually in spots where you aren't going to be able to get your regular saw. By using a reciprocating saw, you can get into those tight corners and make the necessary cuts without getting frustrated.
Cutting through hardware - During demolition, there may be instances where you have to cut through screws and nails because they are just too hard to remove manually. These saws can cut through those stubborn bits of hardware in a cinch.
Landscaping - Over time, the trees and shrubs around your home may get too big and they'll need some trimming. A reciprocating saw can cut through limbs and branches easily, but if you have a heavy duty saw, you'll be able to cut through small trees, too.
Fitting a window - Instead of calling a professional to cut and install a window, you can do it yourself with one of these versatile tools.
We want to point out that while a reciprocating saw and a jig saw may look alike, they are not the same thing. A jig saw is capable of making straight and curved cuts, along with crosscuts, ripping, beveling, and creating plunge cuts.
They can cut through a selection of materials like light metal, plastic, wood, drywall, and tile. Basically, these saws are best suited for precision cutting, whereas a reciprocating saw is intended for making quick and rough cuts.
There are two types of reciprocating saws currently available on the market: a cordless version and a corded version. The question many people have is which version is best. Well, that all depends on your needs and what you are willing to spend.
A corded saw is going to have more power than it's cordless counterpart. These tools will not need any batteries to operate because they are plugged into the wall. Also, since they have a continuous power supply, not only do you not have to worry about the tool running out of power mid-project, but you're going to work at a steady pace.
The drawback to these saws is that you're going to have to plan your projects around the outlet or extension cord. Even then, you always have to be mindful of the cord while working so you don't trip over the cord or worse, cut it on accident.
With a cordless saw, you're not at the mercy of an outlet or extension cord. You'll be able to go wherever you need to so you can complete the task at hand. However, the downside of these tools is that you will have to use a battery for power.
The battery pack is going to make the tool heavier to hold, but it is also going to limit how long you can work at a time because the battery will lose charge. And unless you have numerous battery packs fully charged at the ready, you're going to experience some wait time at some point.
We know that the saw is capable of cutting through almost any kind of material, but it really depends on what kind of blade you're using. When you choose the right blade for the job, you'll find that everything will go so much smoother.
For cutting wood, you'll want a high-carbon steel blade. The number of teeth on these blades will run between 3 to 18 TPI (teeth per inch). If you need to prune some trees, you'll want to go for a blade with a lower TPI, roughly between 8 to 14 TPI.
If you have to cut through wood with nails, we recommend going for bimetal (spring steel back with high-speed steel teeth) with anywhere between 8 to 14 TPI as well.
For cutting metal, you're going to want a diamond-grit blade for cutting cast iron, or a carbide tip for cutting aluminum. You'll want to use a bimetal or high-speed steel type blade if you need to cut through steel pipe, bars, or sheets of metal. The TPI of these blades will range between 14-18, but they can go as high as 24 TPI.
For cutting masonry like bricks, concrete, clay, and terra cotta, you're going to want to use a carbide grit blade. These blades don't have teeth, but instead have an edge that is rough and covered in carbide grit.
This is usually denoted in amps or volts and the higher the number, the more powerful the tool will be. For general use, an 11 amp saw is more than enough for the average home DIYer.
It's very useful to have a way to control the speed at which your saw blade moves. Depending on the angle and the material you're working with, you'll want to control the speed so that you get a good cut, but so the blade doesn't break.
This may not be a problem if you have several backups, but it can be quite the nuisance if you only have the single blade.
The speed at which the blade moves is denoted by SPM (strokes per minute) measurements. This typically runs between 2,300 to 3,000 strokes per minute. The more power your tool has, the higher the SPM will be.
The reciprocating saw with an orbital action is going to be able to cut things a lot quicker than one without. This orbital action is where the blade moves in an elliptical movement.
This technology is a must have—especially if you're going to be using your saw a lot. The technology is key for reducing the amount of vibrations created by the saw, thus allowing you to work for longer periods of time without getting fatigued.
The Makita company has been around since 1915, but they started off making electric motors. Today, they are making everything homeowners need to keep their homes in tip-top shape.
Other than the Makita reciprocating saw, you can find everything kind of power tool in their product line up. This includes items like batteries, chargers, drills, saws, chainsaws and so much more.
The DeWalt company is one of the most well-known and easily recognizable brands currently on the market. You can't miss that vibrant yellow color on every DeWalt tool. Along with the DeWalt reciprocating saw, you'll find things like power drills, nailers, saws, hand saws, measuring tools, outdoor equipment, radios for the workplace and so much more.
If you're a general contractor, you'll be able to find everything you need to complete a contract successfully here.
The Bosch company was formed in 2003 and ever since they have been creating power tools and power tool accessories for North American handymen and DIYers. In their product line up, you'll find a wide variety of cordless power tools, benchtop saws, hammers, and oscillating power tools—as well we the Bosch reciprocating saw.
Porter-Cable reciprocating saws are just one type of power tool you'll find in the Porter-Cable line up. The company has been creating essential tools for professional woodworkers and tradesmen for over 100 years.
When it comes to high quality tools at an affordable price, you can find things like fastening tools and compressors, fasteners, corded and cordless power tools!
Milwaukee isn't just a city in Wisconsin! This company has been creating power and hand tools for more than 90 years. When you have a project that needs a particular tool, you can bet you'll find it in their product line up. Along with the Milwaukee reciprocating saw, you'll find saws, drills, accessories, measuring gear, and imaging tools.
To use your reciprocating saw, you're going to want to know how to use it safely.
Choose the appropriate blade for the job at hand.
Make sure the saw is off/unplugged before inserting and securing the blade in the chuck.
Know what you're cutting and what is behind it. You don't want to cut any live wires on accident!
Use the variable speed control so you are getting the best cut.
Start off slow and then speed up during the bulk of the work.
Slow the blade once you're almost finished the cut.
Remember the shoe is your friend and don't be afraid to use it. This will stabilize the tool while you're working, which is going to help keep you safe.
If you're working with thick material, use a see-saw motion to gently help the saw through the material.
Always buy the right tool for your needs. You might think you need a heavy-duty saw that contractors would use, but if you're just doing general repairs around your home, you may want to stick with an 11 amp unit.
Always make sure your workspace is clear of any obstructions. This includes keeping the wire (if using a corded tool) is out of the way and your workspace is lit well. Also, make sure any children and pets are away from you and your workspace while working.
Always wear safety gear when you're working with the saw. This includes safety goggles, ear covers, gloves, dust mask, and slip-resistant shoes. Also, you should make sure your hair is tied back and you aren't wearing any loose fitting clothing or jewelry.
Always maintain proper balance while using the saw. This means have a firm grip on your saw and plant your feet firmly on the ground. You also want to make sure that the blades are sharp and you know exactly what is on the other side of that cut.
If you are working with a corded saw, make sure there isn't any water on or around the outlet, the cord, and your work space. You should never pull the cord from the socket, but instead disconnect the cord by holding onto the base of the plug.
Use your saw according to the manufacturer's instructions.
When you are working on the saw, make sure it is unplugged or the battery is disconnected from the saw. Also, just for safety's sake, make sure the tool is on the "OFF" position.
Always make sure you are in top shape when you are going to use the saw. You don't want to be tired, sick, or aggravated because that will hinder your ability to use the saw properly and that is when an accident can happen.
Never work near any flammable materials—especially if you are cutting metal. The sparks could fly and cause a very disastrous accident.
Always be mindful of where your hands are when working with the saw. You never want to reach in front of the saw while it is on. It's best to keep both hands on the saw while it is operating.
To make sure that your saw is going to last a long time, you're going to want to make sure you keep the tool clean and well maintained. The best and safest way to do this is by taking it to a service center at least 3 times a year—depending on how frequently you use the tool.
At the service center, they will clean your tool, lubricate it, and inspect all the working parts to make sure everything is alright.
You can clean the tool yourself in between service appointments. To do this, you will want to make sure the tool is on the off position and it is disconnected completely from the power source. Then, you will want to use an can of air to clear away any dust or debris from the trigger and other moving parts.
As a homeowner, there are going to be times when you're going to need to perform repairs around the home, be they repairing some drywall, replacing PVC pipe in the bathroom, or just trimming some hedges or limbs in the yard. Instead of having multiple tools for these tasks, there is one tool that can do it all—the reciprocating saw.
With one of these tools, you'll be able to cut through wood, plaster, drywall, metal, PVC, and even ceramic tiling—as long as you have the right blade attached! When you have the right blade installed on your saw, you'll find that the saw will make every job a little easier.
There are two types of reciprocating saws that you could choose from: a corded saw or a cordless one. There is no clear winner as to which one is best because they both have their pros and cons.
If you want to the ability to be able to move from place to place with your saw without worrying about tripping over a cord, then you'll appreciate the cordless option. Do keep in mind that the cordless saws are not going to be as powerful as a corded option!
Like any other power tool, it's always important to be mindful of your surroundings when working. Not only that, but you also want to be careful when using the tool because it could cause serious damage to you or your project if you aren't careful.
With that said, every handyman or DIYer should have a reciprocating saw in their tool case because it can do so many tasks. Now, it's understandable that it can be confusing trying to decide which saw is best because there are many great products available on the market.
We recommend that you stick with the top five companies who are known for producing high quality products. We've even created a buying guide to help you find the best reciprocating saw that meets your budget, but also can perform the tasks you need it for.
Choosing a reciprocating saw isn't something that you can do on the fly. We recommend that you consider the tasks that you will be using the saw for and do a bit of research before making that decision. While these tools aren't super expensive, you don't want to waste money on a subpar product.
Leave us a comment below and let us know what is the first project you'll tackle with your new reciprocating saw!


This was the moment that "Rave" grew up. While the rest of us were still doing mickey mouse vocals and crazy rave stabs, Bukem came out with this beauty. Sparse yet intricate drum programming, hypnotic baseline and chords that just melt your heart. The arrangement is phenomenal, perfectly judged, It's 9 minutes long yet I never want it to end.
I can remember the night when I first heard it, everyone else was dancing and I was just standing there with my head in my hands, life changing.
What do you get when Masters at Work meet 4 Hero? Possibly the best track ever made in the history of music. It's so uplifting that it makes me want to dance and cry at the same time. Absolutely faultless from beginning to end.
I came back from Ibiza in 2005 singing this tune in my head and had no idea what it was, I tracked it down a couple of months later. Amazing tune, just so different from everything else around. Sounds great at home but play it on a big system and it's just devastating.
So many Rhythim Is Rhythim tracks to choose from, we all love Stings of Life, but this is the one that really spoke to me and represents the best of that era of Detroit techno. Really strange arrangement, every element of the track is already going by the time you hit 40 seconds but this just adds to the charm. Derrick May is a true pioneer.
This is one of the best albums ever made. It's got it all, Jill Scott's incredible voice and brilliant lyrics are stunning but add the production from Jazzy Jeff (yes that one) and you end up with pure soul. Pure class.
Given to me by as friend who was into Indie music and it blew my mind. It makes me feel very emotional when I hear it.
Still sends a shiver down my back and I had the honour of seeing it live in 1986 at UK Fresh in Wembley Arena.
Still one of the best rave tracks ever made in my opinion. Liam was once cited as "killing rave". I felt that was an insult to who we can now see is one of the best dance producers to ever come out of the UK.
Love the raw power of the amen break when it drops half way in to the track. I never get tired of this and I often listen to it with my eyes shut, headphones on, in my office.
Strange you may think but I was at this gig at a real turning point in my life and I can quite honestly say it was the best gig I have ever been to..
It's really difficult to name your top 50 let alone your top 5. This however ticks all the boxes for me. Possibly my No:1 all time tune!! Takes me back to the days when I worked at Parliament Records with Rob Omni Trio and where I first met Sean and Si.
Kings of tomorrow – Finally.
This one almost passed me by, had it on promo a good 9 months before it took off and didn't really register at first. Then, after a very long day and night of partying in Ibiza, Roger Sanchez dropped it in an 8 hour set and that was it!
You know, the one that goes der der de der de der. When you drop those first few bars in a mix, people know exactly what's on the way! Wicked crossover tune that could be played in many different sets. Orbtial smashed this remix!
Saw them do this live at the DMC World Finals in 1991ish. Boomin break and bassline. Nuff said.
Another great crossover track. When this first came in to Parliament records, we couldn't sell it quick enough. Love the way it builds and then goes off on one. Timeless. Still dropping this in sets today. R & S at it's best.
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Cracking list. Good to see "It Is What It Is" on there, much brilliance. What were your favourite Moving Shadow tunes? (and you can't say the ones that you made).
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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network (GSNN), announced recipients of the 2018 Best of Green Schools Awards.
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