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Yeah, Tru, Hopkins was guaranteed a MIN of $750k, and the first $3.5M in rev (after costs). Jones gets the next $3.5, and then the rest split 50/50.
Rafael corroborates the arrangement in a piece he did yesterday.
They think at best the fight does ~ 100-120 PPV buys, but I have NO idea what that's based on. Could be less. Could it be more? Doubtful. In any case, I guess Ex would get his money, or damn near close, and Roy don't get dick. Ahahahaha. Shit makes me laugh every time I think about it.
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Nobody took more of a bath on the last fight than Jones...and I laugh about it.
Oh I laugh about it too. What comes around goes around. That deal Roy served Ruiz with was disgusting. Roy deserves to have the shit come right back at him. (Of course it was Ruiz so I laugh about that as well, but still.)
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(Of course it was Ruiz so I laugh about that as well, but still.)
Ab so fucking lutely.
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this guy needs to retire desperately
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Ticket sales were apparently so poor, they were giving them away upon check-in at the Mandalay Bay.
So I would assume that any of those tickets that were given away (or included) as part of check-in, could be considered "purchased".
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Maybe they were giving them away at check-in on Sat, but not Fri.
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Maybe they were giving them away at check-in on Sat, but not Fri.
Perhaps. Kim talked about it in his article on Monday...I will just paste the section...
Immediately after the end of the 12th round, there was a small chant of REFUND! REFUND! REFUND! started by a group of fans on the side of the arena that was sparsely attended (sparse as in, think about a New Jersey Nets game) that didnt really last too long. Honestly, I dont think their hearts were really into it and, besides, I think they just wanted to get the hell outta there as soon as they could.
But what popped into my mind was "These fools actually paid full price for these tickets?!" They may have been the only ones. The scuttlebutt throughout the industry was that, by the middle of last week, less than a 1,000 tickets were bought by the general public. The word on the weekend was that anyone who checked into the Mandalay Bay was being offered a pair of tickets to the fight (After what everyone witnessed on Saturday night, I think an extra mint on the pillow may have been a better deal).
The announced crowd was over 6,700 and the arena did fill in a bit by the time the main event started after the Final Four (which was a promise made by the promotion). But on the side of the arena where that chant started, you couldve thrown hand-grenades into the stands and not had any casualties. Perhaps the only way you couldve given away more tickets is to have attached vouchers for free iPads.
But what was really telling was that in walking around the Mandalay Bay on Friday night, it was probably the most tepid I had ever seen it since the Fernando Vargas-Shibata Flores fight, which was the first notable boxing event, post-9/11, in 2001. Honestly, it looked and felt like a Tuesday night, not the night before a supposedly big pay-per-view event. My question is this, outside of Golden Boys relationship with the MGM Mirage (which owns the MGM Grand and The Bay) was there any consideration of putting this fight in Atlantic City or somewhere on the East Coast, where both Hopkins and Jones live? Isnt that where this promotion belonged, if anywhere?
Also, on fight night, I observed that not only were many notable writers absent, including Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports (who just happens to live in the city) but that this was the smallest looking press section I had ever seen for a pay-per-view in Las Vegas that didnt have the words Latin Fury on it. In fact, I had notified the Golden Boy publicists just last week that I would be in town for this event (well, past the deadline set to send in your applications) and yet, I was still seated in Row B. To put that into perspective, usually Im seated in row E or G.
But it turns out, I had a much better seat than that.
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Yeah, I checked in Fri and I had a 2000sq ft suite, and no, I wasn't offered free tix w that. Who knows. I also didn't get back to the Mandalay lobby until 4:30 AM Sat morning, but I spoke to S Kim, and he did say the scene in the lobby was dead Fri night.
There was a TON more going on for Calzags/Snags.
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4.13/5 rDev -5.1%
Appearance - pours a light copper ruby red. The head has a slight reddish hue.
Smell - At first there's a hint of coffee syrup, followed by a slight tart smell, but overwhelmingly cherries. Smells great.
Taste - This is a fruit explosion in my mouth and everyone is invited. Overwhelmingly sweet cherries at the start, heavy tones of apples juice in the middle, and a very tart finish. I don't taste the cranberries, but the tartness is definitely there. Very enjoyable. Doesn't really taste like beer, but more just like juice. It really tastes more like juice than cider even. Absolutely enjoyable though.
Mouthfeel - very carbonated, great for the style.
Overall this is is a great beer. My roommate picked it up for me; definitely a good choice. I guess this was a one-off because of the drought and low crop of cherries this past season...but it's a great one-off. Way to make lemonade out of lemons New Glarus...or Serendipity out of apples (ahhh get it?)
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Another big thanks to Jeff for cracking this one - it was on my "wants" list for a long time and I'm glad to finally get a chance to try it. Pours a very clean and slick, ruby-tinted mahogany with pretty remarkable clarity for the deep shade it emits. A beige cap quickly foams up a recedes almost just as quick while leaving a few decent rings of lacing after the first few sips.
Holy smokes, the aroma is a huge explosion of fruit almost unlike anything else I've smelled before. A very deep, juicy, and raw black cherry aroma is first in command, heavily accented with sweet red apples on the edges. The fruit characteristics are so convincing and pure without the artificial and medicinal hints that oftentimes plague fruit beers and can evidently lead to their demise. This smells like a puree or freshly squeezed juice. Super convincing, mouth-watering, and honest to god delicious - can't wait to try it.
After taking one taste, I realize that I misspoke when calling the aroma a huge fruit explosion... because it's nothing compared to the flavor. Hot damn, the flavor in this is just incredible, if you're a fan of fruit, that is. Just absolutely delicious, pure, juicy, sweet, and mildly tart, all at once. I get hit with some Red Delicious apples up front, immediately following by the gushing onslaught of ripe, black cherries.
Serendipity is extremely juicy and overflowing with flavor. A tartness hits quick and fast before it fades into a sweetness that carries through to the aftertaste. Cranberries are heaviest in the finish, providing another small jolt of tart before they turn entirely sweet and savory on the palate. This beer is just on the cusp of the sour/sweet line at times, and it dangerously flirts with it so well. Lighter bodied with high carbonation, crisp and popping mouth feel.
This.... Now THIS is how you do a fruit beer. Throw an apple, some cherries, and a few cranberries into a blender, bottle it up and call it Serendipity. Almost perfect execution of pure fruit flavors while avoiding all of the off-putting side-effect that commonly plague this style of beer. New Glarus... I like them. A lot.
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poured from a bottle into my ballast point snifter.
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S:It smells like a basket of fresh fruit.Allot of cherries and apples.
T:Very sweet,apple juice,light strawberry,cherry,tart..(duh)
M:Very lightly carbonated ,smooth.
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02-13-2014 14:59:35 | More by JAHMUR
3.45/5 rDev +6.5%
Consumed June 30th, 2013 in a snifter.
Beer pours a dark brown with deep garnet highlights. Tan head pops up then disappears before too long, leaving no lacing behind.
Roasty aroma, mainly chocolate and coffee. Mineral notes and some tart fruit sneak in there as well. Interesting...
Flavor is much like the nose: the beer starts with dark chocolate and coffee notes. A sort of sour cherry funk ramps up a moment later. A little sweet, a little mineral. Not getting any bitterness at all. Some rice is apparently added to this brew, but it's wasted on my palate.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and carbonation is present, though not overbearing.
This is my first beer from Indigo Imp and I'm hoping it's an indication of their overall approach. Fairly drinkable to my palate, but a 12 oz bottle was shared among several friends and not everyone finished their 2 ounces. I'd say it's a mixed bag, but bravo for trying to do something out of the ordinary.
07-01-2013 15:11:49 | More by charlzm
2.01/5 rDev -38%
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A) Dark brown with light ruby highlights. Island of skim retention and collar lace.
S) Oh hey, Dimetapp and metal shavings! Rice adjunct out the ass with a dark grain something-or-other. Waxed chocolate.
T) Bunches of rice with hints of roasted chocolate with lots of metal and soap.
M) Coating, medium/medium-light feel. Head-bangingly carbonated.
10-18-2013 00:18:17 | More by Ryan011235
3.53/5 rDev +9%
I think this is only the second beer I've tried from Indigo. This one is way better than the other.
It works on a uniqueness level. Nothing else tastes quite like this. It's very easy drinking for a black. It has a good balance to it and if I weren't so full from Melt, it would go good with food.
Iprobaably won't do this again, but I will try others from Indigo.
02-19-2012 03:12:32 | More by schoolboy
3.2/5 rDev -1.2%
12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Pours practically black but it has a dark brown haze, nice big white head, nice retention and decent lacing. The aromas have hints of chocolate, barley, Rice Krispies. I'm also picking up some coconut, or maybe coconut milk. The hops don't really shine and I don't look at this as a "Black IPA". Tastes pretty roasty, more chocolate and lots of puffed rice. The rice really does make an impact on this beer. There's also some hints of dark fruits. The flavors aren't exactly bold and aggressive, but pretty enjoyable. Also there's alot of smoke lingering in the flavors as well. The mouthfeel is pretty nice, very carbonated, spritzy, smooth, and slightly creamy. Alcohol goes unnoticed and it goes down pretty easy.
Although it's a black ale, I'm not really comparing this one to Black IPAs. Somewhat reminiscent of a porter, but that's not the direction. Hops definitely take a backseat. Nothing spectacular. I wasn't exactly craving another one but genuinely enjoyed the time I had with it.. and it's one of the better brews I've had from Indigo Imp, probably the best.
03-01-2012 23:23:38 | More by BB1313
3.7/5 rDev +14.2%
A- very dark murky brown, almost black, unfiltered with copper highlights. Active tan head loudly fizzles away to a thin ring within a few seconds.
S- chocolate and mild coffee overlayed by well water and the imp's characteristic tartness. Hints of pipe tobacco and leather, coconut, grain husk and stone.
T- to be honest, this one isn't all that bad. In fact it's pretty good. The roasted and chocolate sweetness completely overpower their sour tasting Cleveland yeast leaving only a hint of unripe berry type tartness to play off of the malt. Aside from that its acidic coffee and carob, sandalwood and grain. Mostly similar to a schwarzbier but with some of that unrefined ale "roughness". Literally like zero hop presence and really no indication of the rice here. Maybe some starchiness, but if I didn't know it was there I wouldn't think it. Finishes mostly clean with some grain, fading yeast and mild roast.
MF- feel is nailed for the way this beer is made. Carbonation is dense and stinging, and obviously bottle conditioned. The body is full and soft enough to provide substantial texture while maintaining its own unique sense of refreshment and...
D- drinkability. The almighty D. I'll admit that I'm not a fan of this brewery, basing my opinion on a few small samples and a bottle of blonde bombshell that went down the drain. I'm not keen on whatever kind of yeast gets in there and lays down the lactobacillus style funk on a honkey. I ain't gung-ho and I for damn sure ain't Gunga-Din, unless it's appropriate-- which in this situation, it is. Hopefully the next one doesn't disappoint either.
03-06-2013 02:14:15 | More by hustlesworth
3.73/5 rDev +15.1%
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Per the bottle, brewed with rice & barley; open fermented. Brewed to coincide with the year of the Dragon.
A: A dark, unfiltered brown with a generous lingering two+ finger head.
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M: Light; smooth but thin.
O: Could use a bit more body/complexity, but this is probably my favorite Indigo Imp to date. Quite nice.
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Now that the regular season is in full swing, the Fantasy Doctor will be making regular house calls, answering readers' fantasy questions each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Send your questions to the Doc at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Fantasy,
With Frank Gore going down for the season, would you recommend picking up Brian Westbrook? How do you see him doing the rest of the season? Thanks.
— Larry
Losing Gore to a fractured hip is definitely a rough blow for all his fantasy owners, Larry, but luckily for them, Westbrook should be available in most leagues and is well worth an add.
After spending basically the entire season on the bench, the former Eagle emerged Monday night to run for 136 yards and a TD on 23 carries at Arizona. Believe it or not, that was the most rushing yards he has had in a game since Oct. 26, 2008. The 31-year-old looked surprisingly spry for a guy who appeared to be on his last legs a year ago, and while part of the reason for that is the Cardinals' invisible defense, Westbrook deserves credit for running well after having barely played this year.
Considering that the 49ers are a run-first team, Westbrook probably belongs as your top waiver addition for this week. He's going to see extended action for the remainder of 2010, and even though his schedule isn't great, he should be a decent contributor. One downside could be the presence of rookie Anthony Dixon, who had 14-54-1 Monday night. But it's clear San Fran prefers Westbrook at this point, so grab him if you can.
It's been a rough season, so I definitely want to close things out with a win. So, who do you think is a better flex play for Week 13: Felix Jones, Miles Austin or Jonathan Stewart? Help me end the year with dignity.
— Dave from Louisiana
For owners like you, Dave, who have had a tough fantasy season, at least the end is almost here, as this is the final week of the regular season in most leagues.
To help you finish with a bang, I'd be looking to Dallas this week. As much as I think Stewart could be an asset down the stretch, I'm not ready to recommend him as a weekly start just yet. That leaves Jones and Austin as your best options.
Based purely on matchups, I'm going to go with Jones. He goes up against a Colts run defense that's allowing 136 yards per game and has surrendered 12 TDs on the ground. Jones is becoming a larger part of the Cowboys' offense as both a runner and receiver, picking up 113 yards on 20 touches last week. He should take advantage of this favorable situation and have a solid outing, especially with Marion Barber banged up. Austin could have a decent day, too, but Indy is pretty good against the pass and could hold him in check.


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KUSA - His life has been centered on and around the ice. Jeremy Abbott says he wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
"I love doing what I do, and I love competing," Abbott said.
The ice has been a place for trials.
"I've broken bones and bled in the rink many times," Abbott remembered.
However, he says the triumph of overcoming those times stands out the most.
"There is nothing more amazing than skating to a sell-out crowd," he said.
Abbott is 28 years old. He is a three-time U.S. champ and competed in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. He has decided that this will be his final competitive season.
"I feel so excited about this season for so many reasons," Abbott said. "It is my last, and it's an Olympic season."
He says a trip to Sochi would be redemption for a disappointing showing in Vancouver. He finished 9th.
Abbott grew up in Aspen. He says he can't remember a time without ice skates.
"From the time I could walk my mom would take me to the ice rink and hold my hand and walk around the ice," Abbott recalled.
When he was 5 years old, Robin Cousins came to perform.
"I saw him skate, and I was so mesmerized by what he could do. I told my mom, 'I want to do this,'" he said.
Cousins was the 1980 Olympic men's figure skating champion.
Abbott felt certain about his decision but it was tested. There was a lot of pressure from kids his age who were focused on hockey and ski racing.
"I had some difficulties growing up there," he said, "I was this little figure skater and kids aren't always the nicest."
Abbott says he was teased and bullied.
"It made me want it more," he said. "I was determined to prove to them that I was more than what they were saying."
Success speaks for itself.
Last month, Abbott returned to his hometown ice rink in Aspen to perform. Perhaps he inspired a future figure skater in the stands, just like Cousins did for him.
It is a legacy Abbott hopes to leave during his last competitive season on the ice.
"There is no next year. This is it. This is what I have, so I have to do absolutely everything I can," Abbott remarked.
This weekend he is competing in Boston for one of two spots on team USA in men's singles figure skating.
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Luther Strange said Monday that he wants the penalty to go from a misdemeanor to a felony. He said the current penalty is a slap on the wrist compared to the large amounts of money that operators make.
Strange was in Hoover on Monday to talk to legislators about their upcoming regular session, which starts Feb. 5.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Cam Ward said some lawmakers are reluctant to increase the penalty until Alabama courts issue clear guidelines on what's an illegal machine and what's not.
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The primary ballots for the 2014 elections go out in the mail today and we want to make sure you know who your AGC is endorsing. The Government Affairs committee has met with candidates both in Spokane and the Tri Cities region to discuss the issues most important to our industry – including transportation funding, workforce development and regulation reform. Based on those interviews, the Inland Northwest AGC Board of Directors is endorsing the following candidates:
5th Congressional District:US Rep Cathy McMorris-Rogers
Washington State
6th District
Senator Michael Baumgartner
Kevin Parker
Jeff Holy
4th District
Josh Arritola
Leonard Christian
3rd District
Marcus Riccelli
8th District:
Brad Klippert
Larry Haler
Sharon Brown
16th District:
Maureen Walsh
Terry Nealey
Spokane County:
Commissioner Al French
Auditor Vicki Dalton
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich
Treasurer Mary Kuney
We encourage you to communicate these endorsements with your employees to help us build a stronger construction industry.
There were 325 data breach incidents and 8,320,325 people exposed to data theft from the beginning of 2010 through late June, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Almost two breaches every day involving two of every 100 Americans. When thieves steal personal information, the victims look for someone to blame; the target is usually the person or company who had their data to start with. Businesses that suffer data breaches involving the possible theft of others' information can expect to receive lawsuits. Legal actions taken so far have not produced sizable awards, but they have produced some guidance from the courts.
Some plaintiffs' actions have failed because they could not prove that a data breach actually harmed them. A federal appellate court ruled that only one of three plaintiffs had a cause of action against a company whose computer servers were stolen. That plaintiff had suffered an identity theft; the court ruled that it was possible that the server theft caused the identity theft. Because the other two plaintiffs could not show that the server theft harmed them, the court said that they had no cause of action. Likewise, a federal court ruling on an Indiana case said that a data breach alone was not what state law defines as a "compensable injury." In both of these cases, plaintiffs sought recovery for the cost of credit monitoring services, but the courts ruled that these costs were not compensable damages.
Plaintiffs had no more success in a class action suit against supermarket chain Hannaford following a three-month data breach that exposed millions of credit card numbers and led to 2,000 incidents of fraud. Claiming that the chain had violated an implied contract to protect their data, the plaintiffs sought compensation and an injunction ordering Hannaford to disclose the breached data and to pay for credit monitoring services. However, the court ruled that Hannaford had no implied contract with its customers and owed no compensation to those affected customers who did not have fraudulent charges on their accounts. It also ruled that customers whose credit card issuers removed fraudulent charges from their accounts were not entitled to damages. Finally, the court denied the request for the injunction because the plaintiffs had closed the affected accounts.
Banks that reimbursed customers affected by a 2005 data breach involving TJX Corp. had more success in court. The company, which operates popular retail chains, suffered the theft of 45 million customer records from its systems. The banks removed fraudulent charges from their customers credit card accounts, then filed a class action suit against the company. TJX eventually settled for more than $40 million.
Many business owners see these large-scale events as the problems of large corporations, any business that keeps records of confidential customer information, such as credit card numbers, has a serious exposure to this type of loss. Some insurance companies now offer security liability insurance to protect businesses against being held liable for harm resulting from a data breach. One company's policy covers a business' liability resulting from a failure and inability of its computer security system to prevent a computer attack or to minimize its effects. It covers only losses resulting when a source outside the organization causes a data breach.
Since virtually every organization keeps some customer information on its computer systems, every organization should at least consider purchasing security liability insurance. A professional insurance agent can suggest coverages appropriate for the organization's exposures and identify insurance companies that can provide them at a reasonable cost. Businesses must do everything they can to protect customer data, but if things go wrong, the right insurance will help the business survive.
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The Inland Northwest AGC presented it's 2013 National AGC Safety Awards and local safety awards to over 25 member companies this past week.
Recognizing AGC Contractor Members for Safety Excellence Since 1926, the National AGC Safety Awards (NASA) program has been an ongoing effort to offer AGC members an opportunity to evaluate their safety record. NASA compares a member's safety record with other AGC members according to the member size and construction type. Additionally, NASA provides a great opportunity for contractor members to compete for nationally recognized awards that have excellent safety records.
The AGC also presented local safety awards to honor those companies in our region that go above & beyond to maintain a safe workplace. This program compares companies in the same division on a local level.
Safety awards are given to members who have an incident rate 25% below each division's average and members who have a zero incident rate in the following divisions: Building, Highway, Heavy/Industrial, Municipal/Utilities and Associate/Specialty.
Congratulations to the following NASA Winners:
Heavy Highway Project Superintendant needed for $10-$30M dollar projects in the northwest. Need 5-10 years experience managing large projects. Construction management or related degree is required. Must be willing to travel. Must be proficient in written and verbal skills, must understand scheduling and cost control, must be able to read and understand owner specs. and plans, must have a general knowledge of safety requirements and must perform as a productive member of a management team.
Wage DOE, paid family medical, retirement, 401(K)
Send resume to: M.A. DeAtley Construction, Inc. PO Box 490, Clarkston WA 99403, Fax to 509-751-1922 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com
AGC Retro just received a whopping 42% Group Refund and over half of the members in the program are earning 54% refunds their workers compensation premiums as a result of a performance based refund distribution designed to reward safety and light duty efforts!
Van Hardy, Chairman of the program said, "I could not be more pleased with these outstanding results. Year over year we continue to be a top performing construction Retro group. I see competing plans elevating their penalty risk to percentage levels that can only be described as dangerously aggressive and twice as high as AGC is willing to risk on behalf of our members. I am reminded that sticking to our core principles which include consistently well thought out policies and processes is the right way to operate and is of great benefit to our member companies. How are we able to produce long term results that exceed our competitor Retro groups with less risk, lower administrative expenses and a much higher percentage of total refunds returned to our members? We have the best design, the strongest and most capable staff, the most committed participant companies and a member staffed Retro Committee that never deviates from our mission of making sure everything we do is in the best interests of our participant companies."
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In an effort to move toward an international standard in the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals, OSHA's "Hazard Communication Standard" (HCS) has been revised to align with the international "GHS" system. Once this transition is complete, the new standard should make the workplace safer through communicating better information to workers and by providing emergency responders with consistent standardized information. Additionally, the change is expected to ease international trade barriers associated with existing inconsistencies in chemical labeling and classification.
What is "GHS"? GHS is an acronym for the "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals." At least sixty-five other countries have already adopted, or are in the process of adopting the GHS system. GHS provides a comprehensive scheme to define and classify physical and environmental chemical hazards as well as a universal method of communicating hazardous information and protective measures through universal labeling requirements and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). SDSs will include new information and look different than the current MSDS sheets. The new SDS sheets will include things such as pictograms, signal words and hazard statements.
What this means for contractors/businesses: The GHS aligned requirements will be phased in over the next three years. OSHA set a December 1, 2013 deadline for employers to train workers on the changes to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (in other words, if you have not completed the training, you are already 4 months past the deadline). By June 1, 2016, employers are required to be in full compliance with all provisions of the updated standard, and distributors will not be allowed to ship products using the old HCS labeling system after December 1, 2015. Hazard communication infractions result in frequent OSHA citations, and OSHA intends to review companies' plans and records for hazard communication procedures during site inspections.
Many businesses have not yet provided training concerning the new standards, and many do not realize they fall under the requirements of the new OSHA standards. The new standards are far reaching and often apply to commonly used chemicals such as paints, as well as consumer grade adhesives and cleaning supplies. Even cosmetologists and salons may be subject to the new GHS training requirements if certain chemicals are used in the workplace. Employers have always been required to provide hazard communication trainings to new workers under the general industry standards but employers are now required to update their operations and retrain employees. Under the revised GHS system, workers need to understand the new labeling scheme. Training includes instructing workers how to read and understand the new Safety Data Sheets, addressing risks posed by hazardous chemicals, and ensuring that workers have an understanding of the new labeling elements.
Many American and foreign chemical manufactures are already using the updated GHS labeling and SDSs. It is crucial that employers train their workers to ensure that they are familiar with the new labeling and SDSs. This will ensure that employees understand how to use the new labeling, and access information effectively. Additional information can be obtained at: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html.
Distracted driving not only is a serious problem on the road, it is a major concern for businesses with fleets of vehicles that want to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents and control expenses. Distracted driving can be caused by activities ranging from using a cell phone or texting to eating and drinking, grooming, reading directions, or changing a radio station or MP3 player.
Recent statistics about distracted driving related to the use of cell phones and texting are particularly alarming:
Besides the inconvenience and expense of taking a vehicle out of service for repairs after an accident, even minor injuries to a driver can become a major concern and disrupt a business' ability to serve customers. A business often can benefit from an annual review of losses that includes cross-referencing accident reports with cell phone records for individual drivers and calculating the extra expenses incurred by not reporting small accidents to its insurance carrier. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this review is with a professional fleet management company that has the experience and expertise to evaluate the total cost of a fleet of vehicles.
Businesses that don't take seriously the problems caused by distracted driving can pay a high price. For example, a vehicle involved in a serious accident could be required to be taken out of service during an investigation from several days to many months, while the business is still required to make payments on the vehicle. In addition, a business involved in a legal dispute resulting from an accident may be subpoenaed to provide detailed documentation such as the driver's statements and possible phone records if the driver is suspected of being on the phone at the time of the accident.
A good place to begin to reduce risks caused by distracted driving is to develop a written policy for all drivers, whether they drive company-owned vehicles or use their own vehicles while on company business. Sample wording may state, "Individuals are encouraged to use their cell phones only when the vehicle is legally parked. The use of cell phones while driving is strongly discouraged in order to practice good defensive driving skills. Notwithstanding the foregoing, compliance with state and local cell phone laws is required."
According to AAA, industry research indicates there are about 9 million cars and trucks on the road with "infotainment" systems and that will jump to about 62 million by 2018. It's time for everyone to face the reality of distracted driving and take necessary actions to drive responsibly.
Thomas Gardner, a Director for Enterprise Fleet Management in Washington can be reached at 425-687-9826. Gardner is supported by an experienced team of veteran mechanics and accredited Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) technicians to serve the fleet maintenance needs of businesses with mid-size fleets. In addition to maintenance management programs, Enterprise's services include vehicle acquisition, fuel management and insurance programs, as well as vehicle registration, reporting and remarketing. Visit the company's web site at www.efleets.com or call toll free 1-877-23-FLEET.
Thank you to everyone that made it to our 2014 Tri Cities Owners Panel and Construction Outlook. We have some of the presentations available from that day available for you online.
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By: Jason T. Piskel*
All public works projects in the state of Washington require the owner to reserve a contract retainage of no more than five percent of the money earned by the general contractor as a trust for the protection and payment of (1) the claims of any person under the contract; and (2) the state with respect to taxes, increases, and penalties imposed pursuant to unemployment compensation, industrial insurance, and excise taxes. RCW 60.28.011(1)(a). This retainage statute has a surprising number of options and clauses for early release of money that many contractors do not realize. In addition, the retainage statute offers flexibility to contractors and should be considered before bid and again after bid award. Let's look at some of those options.
Where the Money is Kept.
The contractor has the option to direct where the reserve is held. The options are (1) in a fund by the public body; (2) deposited by the public body in an interest bearing account of a bank, mutual savings bank, or loan association (with the interest being paid to the contractor); or (3) placed in escrow with a bank or trust company via joint check to the bank or trust company and the contractor. Under the third option, the check is converted into bonds or securities chosen by the contractor, must be approved by the public body, and is held in escrow with the interest going to the contractor. This seems like a great idea and a win for the contractor to earn interest, unless you have watched the market over the last several years, the interest on the reserve may be worth nothing if you need that capital to continue your effective prosecution of the job and other jobs. The statute also offers another alternative, posting a bond for all or any portion of the contract retainage.
Bonding Around Retainage
As a practical consequence this reserve is kept by the public owner and can be kept for a very long time after beneficial occupancy. Perhaps the drafters of the statute knew of this and provided an option to allow contractors to get their money without having to wait for it. To that end, contractor may submit a bond for all or any portion of the contract retainage in a form acceptable to the public body and from a bonding company meeting standards established by the public body. The public body must accept a bond meeting these requirements unless it can demonstrate good cause for refusing to accept the bond. The public body must release the bonded portion of the retained funds to the contractor within thirty days of accepting the bond from the contractor. Whenever a public body accepts a bond in lieu of retained funds from a contractor, the contractor must accept like bonds from any subcontractors or suppliers from which the contractor has retained funds. The contractor must then release the funds retained from the subcontractor or supplier to the subcontractor or supplier within thirty days of accepting the bond from the subcontractor or supplier.
This process is taken essentially verbatim from the statute; and is usually readily received by the owner when used. There are, however, some other options contractors may use to get the retainage released. On the normal schedule, sixty days after completion of all contract work, the owner must release and pay in full the retainage. However, if all contract work is done other than landscaping the contractor can request payment of the retainage less that of the portion applicable to the landscaping scope. Another option the contractor may use is to request that the contract retainage be reduced to one hundred percent of the value of the work remaining on the project.
Retainage is an important aspect of every project. It protects owners and contractors from unknown or unforeseeable claims generally arising from the lower tier. However, many contractors already take prudent steps to protect against claims and can better utilize the retained capital instead of waiting for the owner to release it after the end of the job. The cost benefit analysis of a retainage bond and the value of the use of that five percent is a decision to make with your CFO or accountant, and trusted bonding agent (let's also not forget your lawyer).
*Jason T. Piskel is a founding member of the multi-practice law firm Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC. Jason represents companies in the construction industry, including general contractors, engineers, architects, and sureties. He can be reached at 509 321-5930
Lisa Parker established her company "Flash" over 12 years ago after she was a very successful buyer for Nordstrom. Her company imports over 500 fashion accessory items annually, mostly from factories in Bangkok, Thailand. Proprietary designs account for twenty five percent of these items.
For about six months now, Lisa has been dissatisfied with all the mistakes coming out of their supply chain. Lisa is the principle buyer for the company, as well as head of marketing and sales. The Operations Manager in charge of the supply chain is May Hanson. Lisa has not had the time or inclination to dig into this area. Frankly she had always relied on May to handle all aspects of the "operations" of the company. Things were fine until their on-line sales spiked about a year ago and she added several chain boutique stores.
Lisa heard about Hank Jacobs, a supply chain, operations and process consulting expert. She is meeting with Hank to review his proposal to do an assessment of the operations area.
"Hank, it seems in reviewing your approach you indicate that you are not only going to thoroughly investigate the systems and processes of the entire supply chain but you also talk about determining if we have the right people in the right positions," said Lisa, "Please tell me more about that."
"Let me explain my philosophy about the relationship between, systems, processes and people," Hank began. "We will discover all the critical issues that are preventing your systems, and processes from being performed seamlessly. But since systems and processes are made for and by people; the root cause of any failure in execution is always people."
"As part of our approach we assess your key people for their suitability and fit for the responsibilities that are appropriately associated with their position," said Hank.
"It says in your proposal that you will return a guaranteed four times ROI on your fees." Lisa inquired, "Is that right?"
"That is absolutely correct," Hank replied.
"Well, please start immediately so we can get things right for our customers," said Lisa.
After three weeks of investigation and assessments Hank was ready to share with Lisa the current realities of her supply chain's systems, processes and people.
Hank is reviewing with Lisa two of the most revealing models and diagrams. "As you can see, we have created a sequential, linear flow diagram of all your supply chains systems and their sub-processes," Hank explained. "In this chart, we have highlighted with symbols and colors, those areas where there are disconnects, delays, and poor system or process design. This other chart documents the processes that are incomplete, erroneous, not being followed, are untrained or ignored. All of this is fixable and we will be helping your people implement all the required changes. However, remember my philosophy that systems and processes are made for and by people and executed by people, not robots."
"So the key question is – do you have the right people in the right positions for us to effectively help you implement what needs to be done?"
"To answer that question", Hank continues, "we assessed a few of your key supervisors and of course May Hanson. Let me say that people are complicated so I want to share with you how we use surveys in an attempt to better understand each person."
Hank shows Lisa his "Understanding People" Iceberg Model.
"As I understand it, you have had May in this position for about five years, and during that time, you have for the most part, experienced how she behaves around you, in meetings, and perhaps with her people," Hank said. "You have observed her decisions and actions during this time, and now discover that when pressured with increased business and stresses on the systems and processes, she is making poor decisions, not taking the right or timely actions and her people find her hard to work with. Does that about sum up your observations?" Hank asked.
"That seems right on," Lisa agreed.
"In looking at the model, what we just discussed is observable and is above the water line," said Hank. "We gave May and three supervisors assessments that tell us about their unique characteristics that are below the water line."
"We gave May four assessments to take. Let me summarize the key findings," Hank said. "To start, May is passionate about outdoor activities and feels her calling in life is to help save the planet. Her critical thinking is biased in favor of how everything affects her. She has a fairly good self-image, but is constantly comparing everything to how she thinks things ought to be. Her view of people is fairly negative and really expects them to mess up more than perform well. She has poor systemic thinking and her practical thinking is quite unconventional. All of this indicates she is not a person to be leading up the creation and execution of systems and processes," Hank explains.
"The results also revealed that May is motivated by altruistic thinking, she does not spend a great deal of thought on your business or supply chain. She enjoys being the leader, and doesn't like rules unless she came up with them. May has learned to get along with people and likes them to respect her position and authority, but she doesn't command their respect. She doesn't mind a chaotic environment because then people have to keep checking with her to get their job done. May has learned over the years how to convince people to her way of thinking by being very persuasive,"
Hank concludes.
Lisa's mouth is a bit agape. "Well no wonder there are issues in her area, she seems to be a very poor fit for Operations Manager," Lisa said "In fact, Lisa continued, I'm not sure where she can fit, given our mission and goals."
"Our thinking exactly," Hank agreed.
"We have some good news," Hank said. "In assessing your three supervisors, Bob Tinker stood out as a very good fit for the position. The other supervisors and all the people in the group respect him. Frankly, we think he has been waiting for you to discover your mistake of keeping May in the position. It might be good for you to talk with him and see what you think," Hank concluded.
"Hank, this is great news, thank you for your guidance," Lisa said. "By the way I'm thinking of promoting our top sales person to Sales Manager. Looks like another great use of your assessments."
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45' farmall A Carter UT troubles
Well I've gotten past all my electrical problems and couldn't wait to fire her up.Turned on the fuel,no leaks until I started turning it over. Then came the flood of gas out the bottom.Went to TSC and bought a rehab kit for it.Cleaned all the passages replaced needle valve and seat and new gasket.Put it back on and the same situation.I've read that the carter's are bad boys.The float isn't taking on fuel and works freely.You guys have gotten me this far so I'm asking,am I missing something or should I get rid of the carter and try to find a Zenith?I've had it on and off to check so many times I can't count.Everything looks and works as it should but still it leaks.As always any help would be appreciated.
Re: 45' farmall A Carter UT troubles
Don't toss out that Carter UT. They really are a pretty good carb. Must be cause they were on the Super A's as well ... just need to be done properly.
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Re: 45' farmall A Carter UT troubles
Mine used to do the same thing. I finally got tired of trying to adjust by the book and adjusted to where I thought for sure it would starve for fuel. It runs perfect, but shut off the gas when you park it, or it will drip. I also just put a kit in it.
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Re: 45' farmall A Carter UT troubles
My Super A #4 AKA Old Ugly has a Carter and it also seems to be pretty drippy.....tractor runs good though. I don't think A's came factory with Carter carb's but IH must've been putting them on Super A's hot and heavy in '50 because both of those tractors have Carter's on them. The Zenith sure looks simpler to me....
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Re: 45' farmall A Carter UT troubles
Check for a fault in the needle valve and seat area.
Bench test for fault. Carburetor top upside down on bench. Plastic hose connected to carb inlet. Elevate plastic hose and fill with rubbing alcohol.
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I have some ordered lists on a webpage. When I select the list and copy it, I want the numbers to appear when I paste the content in a textbox. Right now, it just pastes the text without any mark to show a new line.
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Are you just copying the text from the browser display? It won't work, because the numbers are not part of the text. They are generated by the browser. To be copyable text, the numbers would have to be in the text itself. E.g. in an UL, you'd have

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Actually this is browser dependent, some some browsers copy their out put as plain text some dont.
A SIMPLER SOLUTION: COPY to a file that RTF format, then convert that to plain text if needed
As Ralph pointed out the #s ( or bullets in OLs) aren't really part of the content TEXT, and the context of UL/OL doesnt get copied into plaint text, but it does into Rich Text.
If you are coding and worried about it not retaining the #s you could do something like this:
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12:55pm Friday 10th January 2014 in News
TRADERS are up in arms over a spate of graffiti in Great Malvern.
Since Christmas Day, two homes, a bank, a pub and shops in the area have been spray-painted.
Chris Marks, of Malvern Trader's Association, said: "It is not appropriate that somebody has decided they have the right to deface somebody else's property. There is no reason to do this.
"They think they are being really clever, but in actual fact, they just need to grow up and find some other way to entertain themselves as they are clearly very bored with their lives at the moment.
"Malvern is a very scenic place and this sort of activity is not welcome here at all.
"I would ask the traders in the area to check their CCTV footage as this might lead to finding any information that could help the police."
The graffiti seems to indicate a signature or theme, as a lot of it is written in the same type style and many examples of the graffiti spell the word 'panda'.
Two homes in St Anne's Road and Wells Road have both been tagged with the spray paint, and on Tuesday, December 31, police received reports that "abusive" graffiti had been sprayed on the White House Veterinary Centre.
On Friday, December 27, graffiti was spotted on the walls of stationery shop The Works in Church Street, near the entrance to Mountain Warehouse.
Symon Hambrey, manager of The Works, said: "Customers remind us it's there when they come in, but we have now got to wait for head office instructions as to what to do regarding the cleaning.
"I don't see why we should have to do it; the person responsible for doing it should clean it."
The word panda has also been written on the HSBC bank in Church Street, and on the walls of the Unicorn Inn.
The council-run car park behind Ask, off St Anne's Road, has been sprayed with the tag 'panda' too.
Patrick Mcgarvey, general manager of Ask restaurant, said: "When I noticed it I wasn't best pleased, it looks a mess.
"I'm surprised to see it in this area, but I hope it gets cleared up soon. I don't know what it's supposed to be or say, but it doesn't look great."
West Mercia Police said: "This is criminal damage and anti-social behaviour. Some examples of the graffiti, including the vet's surgery, are abusive in nature.
"Investigations are on-going but anyone with information should contact 101."
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9:14pm Sat 11 Jan 14
Karl Hunderson says...
Geoffery1966 wrote:Seems a bit harsh. What punishment would you recommend for speeding then?
Let us hope that they are caught, they should have their hands cut off but of course this will not happen unfortunately
7:24pm Sun 12 Jan 14
Andy-Apache says...
Then spray painting their face in two pack epoxy.
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A few years ago, when the staff at the Field Museum in Chicago met to conceive a new permanent exhibit to open in May 1999, the collective mission was to engage the public in a scientific subject normally reserved for the realm of research labs. Called Underground Adventure, the new $10 million, 15,000-sq.-ft. (1,350 sq. m) exhibit would go beyond what we can easily see in nature to a microscopic world living right underneath our feet.
"The challenge the Museum set itself was to find a subject that was important to the way it works as a research institute and important to preserving the natural world and our relationship to it, but wasn't an immediately obvious way into it," says exhibit designer Ned Phillips, who worked the job as a freelancer for London-based MET Studios and is now with his own firm, At Large, also in London. "So it wasn't the rain forest or the coral reef, but a lump of dirt that might be out of your back yard or the field down the road. The challenge was to get across to people why there is so much interest and excitement in something most of us walk over and ignore."
Bringing the importance of soil ecology to the surface, the museum sought a design team to conceptualize an interactive walk-through experience that would "shrink" visitors to a microscopic level and take them on a tour underground. Exhibit design firm MET Studios was selected, in part because of its work on a geology exhibit at the Natural History Museum of London and various other exhibit projects in the Far East. Phillips was placed in charge of the design, calling on lighting consultant Bruce Kirk of London-based Lighting Technology Projects, which was also involved in the Natural History Museum project, as well as exhibits at the Museum of London and the British Museum. Novato, CA-based Academy Studios, another frequent MET Studios collaborator, was the exhibit contractor in charge of creating the underground experience. Francie Muraski-Stotz was the museum's project director. Midland, MI-based Design Craftsmen was the exhibit contractor. Electrosonic provided audiovisual elements. Local firm DLK Architecture of Chicago orchestrated the design and construction teams as program manager, while the Chicago office of Barbizon was the local lighting contractor, led by project manager David Daugherty supported by Tobin Neis.
Collectively, the concept was to gradually transport visitors from their above-ground environment to the world they are about to see below, beginning in an entrance area called Base Camp. Here, visitors see how soil plays a part in the production of everything from a pair of jeans to penicillin, and then enter a reception area where monitors show scientists at work in a Micro Soil Lab. "It looks very high-tech, like the entrance to a scientific building site dig," says Kirk. "So it was very important to get the aesthetics of the lighting fixtures right so they looked suitable for an industrial environment."
Kirk found the industrial aesthetic in a wide mixture of commercial-grade lighting fixtures, but a greater challenge lay ahead in a room called the Transmogrifier where visitors are "shrunk" to 1/100th of their normal size. Phillips laid the groundwork in creating a false perspective room. "When you walk through the room, you see yourself shrink to half of your normal size, and that is achieved by walking into a tapering artificial perspective space," the designer explains. "The second part is a corridor mirrored on both walls, the floor, and the ceiling so you are walking on an industrial walkway through an apparently infinite space."
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In selecting the Irideon AR6, the lighting designer received several results. "We wanted the fixtures to be as discreet as possible," explains Kirk. "So we used the Irideon AR6 because it is a recessed light, but also gave us the opportunity to have different colors, gobos, and movement. There are very few recessed moving lights available that can do that."
After getting transmogrified, visitors end up in the Micro Soil Lab, ready for a bug's-eye view of insect life. Academy Studios created the underground environment, including the main attractions--a series of gigantic animatronic insects with robotics by JEX FX. There is a 13'-tall crayfish climbing out of a water table, an 8'-long undulating centipede, an earwig protecting her brood, an 8'-long, 4'-tall wolf spider squeezing a larva in its pinchers, as well as the personal best of Academy Studios president Dean Weldon. "My favorite is the root rot which is the awful area in the corner where we talk about decomposition," he laughs. "We've got a huge root that is covered by a bacterial fungus and the whole thing heaves up and down."
Researching such earthy matters sometimes required "putting our noses in places you don't really want to go," says Weldon, who adds he and his team relied on the bacterial, fungal, and insect experts at the museum, including scientific content specialists Gregory M. Mueller and Petra Sierwald. Most of Academy's staff of 100 worked on the project, including team leader Tami Stewart, who was in charge of the large models; Peter Gibbons, Stewart's "second in command;" Denni Schabel, in charge of plants and roots; and fabrication manager Chuck Edwards, Academy's vice president of design and fabrication.
To build the environment, the crew at Academy first drew sketches and story boards. Scale models came next, which, after approval from the Field Museum's scientists, were graduated to 6' clay models using a CAD/CAM system. Details were added, fiberglass casts were made, and robotics were set in place. However, everyone realized lighting was crucial to making the animatronics come to life.
"If the lighting was done wrong you would see all of the areas you shouldn't see and the illusion would be broken," says Weldon. "We also needed dramatic lighting to help accentuate the sculpture of the soil and the roots, and we have something like 7,000 smaller insects [4-8" long] completely covering the walls. So, the lighting had to create shadow, highlight, and drama to lead your eye through the exhibit."
"We appreciated very early on that lighting this in the correct way was going to add a huge amount to the impact of the space," adds Phillips. "The lighting changing and really keeping the space very dark and using limited amounts of light to create dramatic effects heightens the effect of the models."
Kirk agrees that the Underground Adventure was more about darkness than light. "I was trying to make it as dark as possible, using as much shadow and shape by having a lot of light sources at very low levels and 10 or 15% intensity," says the LD, who also added Canlet fixtures to give the glimmering feel of building site work lights. "So the whole space was changing, fading up and down very slowly in different areas so that as you walk around maybe a feature is lit and then light fades away so you don't quite see it and have to go back and have another look."
Adding atmospheric effects are DHA animation disks, run in Altman Master and Micro Ellipses, to simulate light filtering through holes in the ground, leaves, and running water. A wide variety of fiber-optic light sources was used to light minute details of the Underground Adventure and other exhibit areas. Additional lighting was supplied by Altman Stage Lighting, Cooper Lighting, D'AC, Encapsulite, Halo, Lighting & Electronics, Lumark, Metalux, MicroLite, Square 1 Precision Lighting, and Wildfire.
Because lighting was crucial, Barbizon shipped equipment to Academy Studios facilities in Marin County, CA, where they were tested with the animatronics. Then came the effort to synchronize the lighting and movement of the models, as well as a soundtrack. "Everything runs into a show control system and the sound and the lighting system runs into that," says Weldon.
For the lighting, Kirk says: "We used an ETC Unison control linked to an ETC Express LPC (Lighting Playback Controller). So we had a mix of a theatrical show, which is remembered by the LPC, and the Unison acts as an environmental and architectural controller." ETC also provided an Irideon DMX Interpreter, Source Four jrs, a Sensor SR24 rack, and a Unison DR12 dimmer rack. The Unison also interfaces with the fire and security system.
After visitors complete their Underground Adventure, they are returned to normal size in the Mud Room, the main gallery space which features exhibits of what they have just seen and computer interactives provided by Chicago-based Angle Park. Curved sweeping Lucifer Helix tracks connect each exhibit area in the Mud Room, which leads to the Connections Theater, a small cinema featuring entries from the Underground Adventure Film and Video Festival.
The final area of the exhibit brings together many of its elements in a back-projection AV screen, called a quadroscope, supplied by Electrosonic. "It's a kind of tapering giant kaleidoscope which creates a virtual sphere," says Phillips. "You look into the opening of a series of mirrors and you see a sphere of video images, all flowers, all clouds, all water, and so on, forming a planet."
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The RTS-ZK-SD!
Integrally suppressed AK-47 in 7.62x39mm. Barrel is 8.5". Suppressor has inconel blast chamber and monocore baffle system. The quietest battle rifle in the world!
At Red Jacket Firearms, we strive for 100% customer satisfaction. Every weapon or suppressor we build or customize is completely inspected by our staff armorer and is tested for fit, finish, and function. We want you to be as proud of your purchase as we are of our product. While we are happy to sell you any weapon in manufacture today, we realize that each customer is unique and the source of our success is our ability to tailor any given weapon's system to fit our client's needs.