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Question: What are the current laws,federal and state for CT. For 2010 for a breaker box,The best company you would recommend,that the circuit breaker box Has air flow,won't short circuit,won't over heat,melt,anything? What is the difference between a Arc Fault,And a Ground Circuit Breaker,also called AFCI's and GFCI's,What is the one that is safer for basements and people And do they have a combination of both?
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"You can never trust journalists," he says, shooting me the same look that Nice Guy Eddie gives Mr Orange in Reservoir Dogs when he realises that Orange is an undercover cop. It isn't pleasant. Outwardly, Andy remains as amiable as he has been all evening, and the contrast between his soothing tones and his steely James Cagney glare only adds to my unease. So: it's going to end here, at the hands of the dyed-blonde disco diva responsible for such lyrics as "I try to discover a little something to make me sweeter" and "Why is life so precious and so cruel?" and "Yahoo-waa! Higher! Higher! Higher!" (Yes, what was all that about anyway?)
"You always get the feeling you're being stitched up," he continues, not shifting his eyes from me. "You can do an interview and have a good time and they'll seem like the nicest person in the world. Then you read their article and you just think, 'Oh, you prat!'."
Does that happen much?, I ask cautiously.
"Quite a bit," comes the terse reply. He may not realise it, but Andy Bell is quite an expert at intimidation. Get a journalist alone with you. Make small-talk. Offer him a beer. Then tell him you think he's come here to report on what a failure you are, and watch him crack under the pressure. It's the sort of technique that tax inspectors spend years perfecting. Naturally, I deny such accusations. After all, Erasure have a special place in my heart. They were the first band I ever saw in concert: 1988, Hammersmith Odeon, I was 15, and if you'd told me then that within a year I'd be pretending that my first gig was actually Prince at Wembley Arena, I would have replied that there was more chance of me ending up in Andy Bell's dressing room being accused of plotting a stitch-up.
Andy's paranoia is not altogether surprising. Erasure have long been a convenient punch-bag for anyone who loathes disposable synth-pop. And, for that matter, anyone who doesn't. They've been called derivative and vacuous. They've been ridiculed as Pet Shop Boys Lite (mostly by the Pet Shop Boys themselves). In short, they haven't had it easy.
But the past few years have seen what little credibility they ever possessed vanish along with a considerable portion of their sales. The greatest hits album Pop!, released five years ago, was the last time that Erasure can truly be said to have been at any sort of creative or commercial peak. The collection charted the band's career from their formation in 1985 to their first number one single in 1992 - over half of the singles featured on it had swept effortlessly into the top 10.
It didn't matter if you despised "Sometimes" or "Victim of Love" or the winsome "Chorus" which, with its "fishes in the sea" line, scored the biggest victory for illiteracy in the top three since Chas and Dave's "Ain't No Pleasing You". None of this was relevant. Once heard, these songs were - often maddeningly - never to be forgotten. And for a time, the contradictions that arose from the combination of the flamboyant, caramel-voiced Andy and the shy, bookish techno-wizard Vince (fresh out of commandeering Depeche Mode and Yazoo) had a smack of tension tangible in Erasure's shows, if not their songs. But nothing they've done since the No 1 success of the "Abba-esque" covers EP - not the albums I Say, I Say, I Say, Erasure or the latest release Cowboy - has had the same impact as those earlier infectious electronic nursery-rhymes.
In retrospect, was it wise to release "Abba-esque"?
"Yeh," shrugs Andy. "It was all right. But people forgot we wrote our own songs. People thought we were just this complete drag band. And we did become unsure of ourselves for a while. We did a small tour last year just to see if the audience was still there. We had no idea whether anyone would turn up. We're hanging on by the skin of our teeth, really."
Is that how you feel?
"Sometimes. It's awful when you start thinking not enough people are buying the records, or you're not being recognised enough. You start getting moody if you don't get the star treatment. The vibe we're getting in this country is, 'Oh, you're over because you don't have a top 10 single.' That gets depressing."
Will Cowboy win you any converts?
"I dunno. We wouldn't mind some younger fans."
But do Erasure fit in 1997?
Andy: "I don't think we've ever been hip."
Vince: "My mother says all our stuff sounds the same."
Andy: "So do a lot of people."
Vince: "Well I think they do. Not that it worries me particularly. They're all different songs, aren't they?"
Andy: "The Beatles sounded the same for years, before..."
Vince: "Every band has its peak, you know? But you can't expect it to carry on forever. That's the nature of pop music."
What happens after you've hit that peak?
Vince: "You're supposed to die gracefully I suppose. We're just refusing to."
I think Vince's words are intended to signal strength and defiance, which would be admirable if you got the sense that Erasure were trying to thwart some indomitable foe - disco Davids battling their own personal Goliath. But as a band, Erasure have rarely sounded driven or motivated. There are no passionate emotions coursing through their work, despite the fact that many of the songs concern love - blossoming or unrequited, but always celebrated. And yet their choice of cover versions - "River Deep, Mountain High", "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" - suggests that, deep down, they are striving to make music that will leave an indelible imprint on the soul. I wonder what makes them tick. So I ask Andy where the lyrics come from.
"They're all made up," he says bluntly. "It's just me wanting to be a torch singer, but not being tortured enough."
Have you ever written a politically motivated lyric?
"Someone told me that in America people were marching around during Gay Pride chanting "Chains of Love". That's nice. But I don't think I've ever come up with anything overtly political."
You once said that your song "Witch in the Ditch" was about Margaret Thatcher.
"Did I? Oh, I'll say anything."
But aren't there things you feel strongly about?
"Well, I'm really out of touch now. I don't go out. I never read the press. Something awful could be going on and I wouldn't know about it."
You never go out?
"It's true," says Vince, nodding. "He never goes out. He stays in his bedroom. In his bed."
"Cos I'm a junkie!" Andy roars. "I'm a fucked-up junkie!"
Cue nervous laughter - an unspoken acknowledgement that we've all heard the same rumours.
We leave the dressing room and make for a tiny balcony from where we watch the support act, Heaven 17. Andy visibly loosens up a little, venturing miniature dance moves in his seat, while Vince maintains his usual demeanour of quiet concentration. It's from the same seat that I will watch Erasure's own show an hour later. They provide their customary kitsch cabaret routine, and the more durable numbers are put through some rigorous tests - such as when Vince plays guitar while dressed as a cactus during the plaintive "Ship of Fools", a costume decision that could potentially capsize this fragile song, but which appears only to feed the audience's enthusiasm. As breezy as the gig undoubtedly is, there's something tiresome about the whole routine, which is epitomised by the camp Wild West theme - this is iconography that Erasure already explored a full 12 years ago in the video for their very first single, "Who Needs Love (Like That)".
Not that the fans are troubled by such matters. At a gathering of fan- club members after the concert, I meet a number of rabid devotees who unload anecdotes about catching 4am ferries or hitching lifts with serial killers just to see Erasure play some aircraft hangar in Outer Mongolia. Sadly, the much-mentioned Norman the Nutter has not been admitted. Norman presented himself to Janet, the head of Erasure's fan club, earlier on, bearing gifts that he insisted upon delivering in person. He had made a hat for Andy and a necklace for Vince. On this occasion, Norman returned home unfulfilled. But I talk to Jonathan, who runs the fan club alongside Janet. He inadvertently grasps the essence of Erasure.
"They're one of the few bands around who have no image," he explains. "They don't care what they look like. They've never had credibility. Yes, their music sounds the same, but that's what they do. No one else does that. They do it best. So they'll keep on doing it."
Another beer, another cigarette. Erasure are talking America. That's where they're headed. America wants their souls - Madonna's own record label Maverick is currently playing footsie with them.
"It's quite surprising," muses Vince with characteristic nonchalance, "because things have gone adrift in the UK and Europe, and now, suddenly, in America there's this enthusiasm for us. It seems there's an electronic revival going on over there."
Involving who?
Vince: "That's the thing. We're not sure".
Andy: "Apparently it's us and The Prodigy. But we're up for America now. Whatever they want, we'll do it. Whatever it takes."
As the night presses on, the conversation dissolves into idle gossip. Who's been signed, who's been dropped? And did you hear the latest about the Spice Girls...
"Oi!", Vince shouts, halting Andy mid-revelation. "He's recording!" He gestures to my Dictaphone, then looks slightly embarrassed. "Am I suspicious or what?"
"That reminds me," Andy says. "You were right about that girl from The Express." He turns to me. "She came out to Dallas to meet us, then went back and wrote this piece about how it's all over for us. I thought she was OK, but Vince was a bit wary. Bad vibes."
Vince fixes his impenetrable shark-eyes on me.
"You never can tell," he says coldly.
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Guest: New teaching approach makes A.P. more accessible to wider range of students
For the past four years, I've had the pleasure of teaching an Advanced Placement government class based completely on project-based learning, a new approach that emphasizes simulations such as mock trial over memorization and lecture. It's also a key way to get more students involved in advanced coursework and help close the achievement gap.
Here's what's fulfilling about teaching this way: Student engagement and enthusiasm are much higher with this approach. The kids are excited for class because they want the bill they wrote to pass or because they are hoping to get endorsed by the Sierra Club so they can lock up the party nomination. And they have fun playing a character. For example, conservative students have a great time playing bleeding heart liberals. Because it's fun to be part of, it doesn't feel like school work for the students.
It's rewarding to bring in outside experts, or to look in on actual politics, and see how much our simulations mirror what happens in the real world. The students are struck that government really happens just like we see in class. In our Congress simulation, the Democrats were frustrated that they felt steam-rolled by the Republican majority on every vote in the floor session. And in our presidential debate, the short-staffed Green Party candidate was mad when he learned he was being barred from the debate. Then he held a press conference to say how he would have answered the questions, just as Green Party candidate Jill Stein did in 2012.
Here's what makes project-based A.P. instruction difficult for teachers: Each student needs a role they can succeed in that challenges them. Some can rise to the challenge of playing a candidate in a public forum, but others will wither. Getting that wrong can be painful. Also, the more intricate projects where each student plays a different role depend on high attendance. If the Tea Party Republican candidate gets suspended and can't be at the debate, then not only is the debate less fun and inclusive, but it's also less effective for learning.
Even so, it feels like a real success when students who aren't traditional A.P. powerhouse kids can still succeed. Because the students are playing the part, not just memorizing arcane facts, learning and succeeding are accessible to more students, not just the ones who are good with textbooks.
And it's rewarding to see so much of the students' individuality expressed this way. The bills they choose to write in our Congress project convey their hopes for the future. The ads they film and the speeches they give are creative and original. When they write to the president about how U.S. immigration policy should be reformed and what he should do to achieve their vision, they are developing and showing their ideas and opinions. Because they are actually sending the letters, their arguments are thoughtful and personal.
It's been an honor to see students pour themselves into a project, enjoy it, learn a lot from it, and then want to know what our next assignment is. This approach has enriched my teaching, and I'd love to see our schools adopt project-based learning more widely.
Jerry Neufeld-Kaiser is a teacher at Garfield High School in Seattle.
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Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, chairman of Imam Rabbani Public Senior Secondary School, delivering the key-note address at the annual "Achievement & Award Ceremony 2015" of the school at Jaipur.
By Pervez Bari, MM News,
Jaipur, October 28 : Three educational institutions namely a law college, a degree college and a B.Ed. college will soon come up in Jaipur to beat backwardness and uplift Muslim Ummah educationally.
This announcement was made by Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, chairman of Imam Rabbani Public Senior Secondary School, who is a great spiritual personality, academician and social activist of north India, while delivering the key-note address at the annual "Achievement & Award Ceremony 2015" of Imam the school here.
Abdul Sattar Vhora, vice president, ABC Control Systems INC, California, USA was the Chief Guest in the glittering function. While dignitaries who were Guests of Honour on the occasion included: Manoj Kumar Sharma (IAS), Deputy Chief Protocol Officer, Govt. of Rajasthan;Liaquat Ali Khan IPS (Retd.), Chairman Rajasthan Waqf Board; Mohammad Haneef (IAS), Member of Revenue Board, Govt. of Rajasthan; Ashfaque Hussain (IAS), Member of Revenue Board, Govt. of Rajasthan) and Prof. Shakeel Samdani, Department of Law, A.M.U. Aligarh.
The Commitment Award was presented to Abdul Sattar Vohra, on the occasion. Some of the successful candidates of the Crescent Academy, who joined the elite IAS, were felicitated on the occasion which included Nanda Dulal Das,Ashiquzzaman and Ms Umme Fardina Adil. All the guests seated on the dais were presented memento by Maulana Mujaddidi. While awards were presented to the toppers of the local Imam Rabbani Public Senior Secondary School students.
Continuing Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, who is also Rector of Jamea-Tul-Hidaya, Jaipur, said that the mission started by his grandfather and father which resulted in the establishment of the Jamea-Tul-Hidaya, a Madrasa with a Vision, in 1976 at Jaipur resorted to thinking "A Step Ahead" and thereby in 1996 Imam Rabbani Public Senior Secondary School came up also in Jaipur. At present only 30 per cent of the infra-structure of the school has been completed till now wherein 3500 students are studying. When the rest of the 70 per cent is completed the school shall cater to the needs of 7,000 students In Sha'Allah. He said lack of financial resources of Muslims is a major block in the path of education. So, establishing more and more community-based schools will control the problem of education and preservation of our culture, he opined.
Abdul Sattar Vhora, vice president, ABC Control Systems INC, California, USA who was the chief guest on the occasion, being felicitated by Maulana Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi.
He lamented that in the pink city there is no degree college of Muslims. As such feeling the necessity of this the Rabbani School will be upgraded soon to a degree college. Apart from this colleges of law and B.Ed. are also in the pipeline which would see the light of the day in the days to come. Students opting for the B. Ed. courses would be granted financial help also, he declared.
He recalled that in 1976 the foundation stone of Jamea-Tul-Hidaya was laid which included infra-structure for technical and modern education also. This was the untiring efforts of his father Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi which bore fruit. He said that his father, who since 1951 when his father (grandfather of the former) died, had girded up his loins to realise his cherished vision to update the Madrasa Education System wherein Madrasa syllabi gels with technical and modern education. His father in his mission had toured the whole country to build up a consensus to upgrade and update the prevalent Madrasa Education System.
Unfortunately nobody came forward then to give him an earful and understand his vision and mission. However, his father was not heart-broken and decided to establish such a Madrasa himself which embodies technical and modern education in its fold to become a reality for others to emulate later on, Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi revealed.
Thus, the Jamea-Tul-Hidaya, realising this dream come true, finally came into existence after 10 years of construction works of the infra-structure when the full-fledged academic session started in 1986 with a modern Computer Centre as desired by late Maulana Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi. This Madrasa for technical and modern education now has at present two ultra modern Computer Centres each for Junior and senior students, Modern Electrical and Mechanical workshops, Physics and Chemistry labs, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Drawing labs, he pointed out.
Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi while presenting statistics about educational backwardness said that especially in rural areas of the country the situation is so grim that 75 per cent children cannot read books of a class lower than they are studying in. While most alarming situation is that children of Std. 2nd and 3rd are not even able to recognize and read the alphabets of English language. He said that the need of the hour is to light the candle of education from one to another and the process should continue till the whole society is armed with the jewel of education. Thereby a qualitative change will take place in the in the country and the virtues of brotherhood, compassion, justice, equality etc. would prevail and flourish unabatedly to give birth to a peaceful society free from hate, jealousy, prejudice, bias etc., he emphasized.
Maulana Mujaddidi, who has been a member of the Steering Committee of the erstwhile Planning Commission, pointed out that for the uplift and development of Muslims in 2002 two types of strategies viz. short-term and long-term were prepared on which serious thought was given. As it is well-known the 21st Century has brought in with it new socio-economic challenges with problems, icons and civilization aspects a qualitative change from the previous Century for which people, particularly the Muslims, are least prepared.
In near about year 2006, he said, it was decided to execute the short-term and long-term strategies by increasing interaction with the government and coordinating with its agencies to maximize benefits from the government's policies and schemes meant for the minorities. After short-listing and condensing a very long list of issues which has been afflicting the Muslim community it was decided to make education and only education as the agenda to be on the top of the priority list.
He said his organisation SEE, (Strive for Eminence and Empowerment), extended a helping hand to the Planning Commission of India in formulating the 12th Five Year Plan, (FYP 2012-17) in the matter of minority education. He informed that this amount for the minority education was increased in the 12th FYP with a demand that scholarships must be demand driven. In just last three years already an amount of Rs.5044.24 crore has been distributed under the head of minorities scholarships while in the whole of 11th FYP i.e. in five years from 2007-12 amount of only Rs. 2575.44 crore was doled out as scholarships.
He spoke about the Crescent Academy nurtured by him wherein efforts are made to bring into being honest and unbiased bureaucrats. The erudite Maulana said, the Crescent Academy till date since 2002, in spite of limited infrastructure and resources, but through its innovative-cum-interactive sessions and consistent test practices, has been able to produce more than 125 IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, Judges and State Civil Servants throughout the country.
It may be mentioned out here that the Crescent Academy is a division of Maulana Abdurrahim Educational Trust, established with a vision of providing proper guidance and training to the Civil Services aspirants with special emphasis on creating a sound academic environment. It was started, over a decade ago, by Maulana Mohammad Fazlurrahim Mujaddidi.
Manoj Sharma, IAS, speaking on the occasion lauded Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi for his dedication and commitment towards community service. He said that he was impressed by coming to know about vocational training being part of the curriculum in the Jamea-Tul-Hidaya Madrasa.
He exhorted students of Imam Rabbani School to leave no stone unturned to achieve their goal in life. He urged them to take their level of confidence to such a height from where there is no looking back. This can only be achieved by preserving unabatedly wherein preparation is complete and thorough for any examination they have to face in their student life. Success will then hug them to put them on a pedestal of glory. He said the No. 1 slot is always vacant which can be grabbed by sheer determination while burning the midnight oil. He cautioned them to never become a victim of inferiority complex and always adorn a thinking cap to be a knowledgeable and a smart person to be an asset to society and the community.
Prof. Shakeel Samdani in his inspiring speech, marked by Urdu couplets mostly of Allama Iqbal appropriate to the occasion, said there is no need for Muslim Ummah to despair. He urged the Muslim youth to strive hard to find ways and means to come out of it by persevering honestly and sincerely. One of the key to achieve success in the world and Hereafter, is to work for unity of Muslim Ummah and consensus on major issues while ignoring the Maslaki Masail. He called upon the assemblage with special emphasis on Muslim students to take forward the mission of Tipu Sultan and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as is being done in the present era by Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi who is treading the path shown by his father and grandfather. He is striking a perfect balance between the materialistic and spiritual world and blending into a fine amalgam for others to emulate with ease, he remarked.
Prof. Samdani appealed Muslims for establishing educational institutions of higher learning with emphasis on a private university and a law college as education is the only master key for meteoric rise and get recognised the world over. He also urged Muslims to pave way for their intelligent wards to take up the study of law as it encompasses various walks of life but very few opt for it and as such there is dearth of Muslims in legal profession.
He opined that the vicious circle of illiteracy and poverty can only be defeated by empowering the Muslim Ummah educationally. To encourage students on the occasion he recalled that in India there have been three Muslim toppers in the prestigious IAS examination who stood first. He also pointed out that recently out of 1350 successful candidates in CPMT there were about 375 Muslim students who qualified and entered medical education in whole one lot.
Baby Sarah Samdani and Baby Ayesha Samdani, daughters of Prof. Shakeel Samdani, also exhibited their oratory power as their beloved father, who is adorned with the gift of the gab. Baby Sarah gave short speech on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan highlighting his contribution to uplift of Muslims educationally. While Baby Ayesha spoke about Tipu Sultan to bring to light his unflinching secular credentials on the occasion.
Liaquat Ali Khan, Mohammad Haneef and Ashfaque Hussain also spoke on the occasion. S. M. Hilal of Foundation of Civil Liberties was also present on the dais.
Meanwhile, at the outset of the function Master Saeed-ur-Rahman recited verses from the Holy Quran. Students of Jamea-Tul-Hidaya rendered Tarana-e-Jamea while Mehwish and Group presented Hamd.
Earlier, Ms Samra Sultana, vice chairman of the Rabbani Public school, in her inimitable style welcomed the guests seated on the dais one by one with great warmth together with the audience. Brimming up with confidence she started her address by saying: "You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great". She expressed her happiness that one more year has been added to the glorious tenure of Imam Rabbani Public Senior Secondary School because it does not matter how slow you move as long as you don't stop. She quoted former President of India late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam who had said: "Difficulties do not come to destroy you but to help you realise your hidden potentials, power and abilities. Let the difficulties know that you too are difficult" to buttress her resolve about the school scaling dizzy heights in the years to come.
A skit highlighting the concept of providing help to the needy was presented by the Star Rabbanians on the occasion which was much appreciated by the gathering.
Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Director, Crescent Academy, Delhi, conducted the programme with aplomb. ([email protected])


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Parts Hi I have the Eurkea steam cleaner model 2450 and was wondering how do you take the front part off where you can see the water sucking up from carpet so this can be cleaned. Also I think the spring in the part that holds the water has come off another part is this able to be fixed or can I just purchase a new water holding tank and if so where? Thanks
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I have a Bissell ProHeat 2x, and I did something dum. I had some powdered cleaner that said it works with carpet cleaners-well I mixed it in-and the next time I tried to use it, nothing came out. So, I took it part to check what was wrong-and found out that the powdered cleaner solidified in places. I cleared the nozzels, nothing. I think the solenoid, between the heater and nozzels is pluggd, and possibly the heater. I've got a question-could I use CLR to clean the heater, with replacing t
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Hoover platinum carpet cleaner. won't extract the water out of the carpet... ever since I used the hand held extension. I have tried unplugging, resetting the hand held part... i have all this water in my carpet!!!
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I have a Bissell Model 8905 Carpet Cleaner. I was going to replace the belts because the pump belt broke, but when I turned the machine over, a small piece fell out. It looks like a tensioner arm because it has a small round part at each end on opposite sides of an arm that has an offset or "dogleg" in it. I am looking for an exploded parts diagram to determine what the part is and where it came from.
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My Bissell Dirtlifter Powerbrush carpet cleaner will not roll. The back wheels roll fine, but when you put the machine down flat, the front part (where the roller is) sticks and will not roll.
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S 380- power 1800 is my Miele vacuum cleaner which I purchased in May 2009. A big hole has appeared in the tube. Can I cut part of the tube and fix it? if not where can I buy a new one? I looked up spare parts company but they dont tell me if the sise is correct
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I have a Bissell Proheat steamer carpet cleaner. There is a red L shaped part that says hips on it that I do not know where it goes. It also does not have any suction. Is the part the cause of the loss of suction and where does it go?
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When I clean my carpets and hold the trigger only water comes out, there is no soap leaving the container . I have a Bissell pro heat 2X carpet cleaner.
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Suction button Although my Hoover Spin scrub is working perfecting dispensing the solution, when I go to suck up the solution from the carpet--I am having problems with the RED suction button that keeps popping up. I have to stop the cleaner and lift up the dirty water container to break the suction. Ive tried cleaning the netting that is encased around it, but still no luck. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
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Bissell Pro Heat 2x carpet cleaner water tank valve is messed up. All the parts are there, spring, metal ring, rubber bushing and pin. How are they supposed to go back together?
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Bissell 7950 ProHeat Self Propelled Carpet cleaner Replacement Pump Belt part 215-0628
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I have a Kirby G4 Vacuum Cleaner - MOdel G4 D. I have never had any problems or repairs done to it in the past ten plus years that I've had it. This is an upright vacuum. I was vacuuming the carpet floor and was not having any trouble at all. I switched the vacuum off and moved it into a different room. When I tried to turn on the vacuum, it would not turn on. I checked with different outlets, used both front attachment and hose attachment. Checked the front part of the motor/ spiral case. This
Hello,\015\012My educated guess is that it's either the switch or the power cord. Here are a couple of guides to help with diagnosis and repair...\015\012\015\012 ... Kirby G4 Bagged Upright Vacuum
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String a bead bumper, one crystal (go back through it 3 times), a bead bumper, 1 citrine roundel and a bead bumper. Repeat this step until you have 6 citrines. Add another crystal 3 citrine rondelles placing bead bumpers between them. String big citrine nugget and go back through it four times, exposing the satin gold wire outside of the bead. Add one bead bumper to wire each time before you go back through it. Place the four bead bumpers according to your preference.
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529 Plans: a good way to save for higher education
Use 529 plans for higher education and tax advantages.
In 1996, Congress created 529 plans to encourage saving for future education. It is a tax-advantage savings plan legally known as a "qualified tuition plan" and is typically sponsored by states, state agencies or educational institutions. The main advantage of a 529 plan is that the earnings are not subjected to federal taxes and generally not subject to state taxes when they are used for educational purposes.
Anyone can set up a 529 plan and name whoever they want as a beneficiary of the funds. There are no income restrictions and no limits on how many can be set up. Contributions to the plan cannot exceed the necessary cost for the educational expenses of the beneficiary. There may be gift tax consequences to the beneficiary if you contribute more than $13,000 per year.
There two types of 529 plans: pre-paid tuition plans and college savings plans. Pre-paid tuitions plans generally allow savers to purchases credits for future tuition. This may also include room and board. They are sponsored by state governments and have a residency requirement. Many state governments guarantee investments in their pre-paid plans. Michigan Educational Trust (MET) is Michigan's pre-paid tuition program.
College saving plans allow a saver to establish an account for a student for the purpose of paying eligible college expenses. Typically an account holder can choose among several investment options for their contributions, which the plan invest on behalf of the account holder. These investment options include stock mutual funds, bond mutual funds and money market funds. It also includes options of an age-based portfolio that automatically shift toward more conservative investments as the beneficiary approaches college age. This plan is not guaranteed by state government and is not federally insured.
All the states sponsor at least one type of 529 plans and each is somewhat unique. Participants are not restricted to their own state's 529 plans. Individuals are encouraged to shop and compare 529 plans from different states.
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Are you tired of taking orders from someone else? Are you sure you could do a better job than your boss? Does the idea of introducing yourself as the owner sound appealing?
You might have the makings of an entrepreneur.
The only problem, you say, is you have zero business experience and no clue where to start. In that case, a franchise may be the solution to your problem. A franchise is essentially a ready-made business. They give you the product, sometimes the location, the advertising, the training. In short, they do the heavy lifting. And you can focus your energy in an area that interests you — franchises exist in every sector, including convenience and other retail stores, fitness centers, hair salons and spas, restaurants, bars and carwashes, to name just a few.
You need to come up with the cash to buy into the business, but when you invest, at least you know that the model has worked elsewhere.
I talked with Devin Conner, a consultant with Franchise Marketing Systems, to give Money Talks News readers the skinny on the world of franchises. Let's start with …
6 benefits of franchises
1. You can piggyback on others' success
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A franchise is essentially a ready-made business. In exchange for your investment, the franchise company sometimes assigns you a location and gives you a proven product, advertising and training. Your contribution: your time, money and labor.
2. Choose from a variety of businesses
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Whether you want to open a hotel or offer in-home care for seniors, there is a franchise for you. Franchise Marketing Systems reports there are an estimated 3,000 franchisors in the United States. Here are the top five franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine's Annual Franchise 500 rankings for 2016, and the initial investment required to join each:
- Jimmy John's Sandwiches: $326,000 to $555,000
- Hampton Hotels: $4.2 million to $7.8 million
- Supercuts: $144,000 to $294,000
- Servpro (insurance/disaster restoration): $156,000 to $210,000
- Subway: $117,000 to $263,000
Franchise business owners can choose to go with a new company or select an established brand. Established franchises may have a more polished plan, greater customer base and a proven track record. On the other hand, new franchisors may be very invested in ensuring their first few franchises succeed. That could mean more one-on-one attention and assistance in getting your business off the ground.
Our franchise specialist Conner says there are three things to look for in a franchise business:
- A strong vision from the franchisor
- Strong training support
- Firm boundaries between franchisors and franchisees
"Sometimes you see franchisors who have trouble taking themselves out of the business," Conner says about that last point.
3. No business background? No problem
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One of the biggest benefits of a franchise is that it offers a turnkey way to start a business. New owners don't need an MBA either.
The first step to becoming a franchise owner is to contact the business that interests you. Typically, you'll spend a full day with the owner to get a feel for the company, and then your financials and background will be vetted. If everything checks out, you'll be formally presented with a franchise agreement.
"Having some business background would absolutely help," Conner says, "[but] if the franchise is put together correctly, anyone should be able to figure it out."
4. You can earn a decent income
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You may not get rich, but the chances are you'll make a decent living. Franchise owners, on average, earned $67,000 a year in 2014, according to the jobs site Indeed.com. Of course that means many franchise owners made more — and many others made less.
5. You'll enjoy training and support
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A good franchise should provide assistance with:
- Daily operations
- Marketing
- Location scouting
- Training
- Customer base development
- Market analysis
This isn't to say a franchise owner simply has to show up and count the money. Owners are still responsible for growing their business, but the franchise should provide an easy-to-follow blueprint to make that growth happen. "You don't have to figure out the market on your own," Conner says.
6. It can be really fun
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Entrepreneur Magazine names Anytime Fitness as the nation's 10th top franchise (by initial investment: $63,000 to $418,000).
Brian Kleinschmidt, who owns three Anytime Fitness franchises in the Tampa, Florida, area offers this advice: Finding a business you love will help you succeed. He, for instance, loves watching customers become healthier and stronger.
"I've got a lady at one of my gyms, she's lost 200-plus pounds, and to see someone genuinely not only change their life but save their life, is the reason I got into this business," Kleinschmidt tells Money Talks News. "It's more about people than it is profits. But the profits come if you take care of the people."
The downside
A franchise business is not for everyone, though. Buying into someone else's vision and success model means that, depending on your personality, this might not be the right fit for you. Here are five potential drawbacks:
1. You're following a template
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If you envision yourself in a business in which you have the unfettered ability to do what you want, skip a franchise. Businesses operated under a franchise model often have to follow specific guidelines when it comes to marketing, pricing and operations. In addition, they may be limited to operating and advertising in a specific area. And If you want your business to grow, you may have to buy another franchise location to do so.
2. Upfront costs can be high
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As you've seen, there can be steep costs associated with starting a franchise, including costs you wouldn't have with your own business, like the price of purchasing into the company. You'll probably need to go without a salary while you receive training, set up the business and hire employees. Once you do take in money, you'll face expenses like payroll, rent, inventory, marketing and advertising, utilities and repaying any money you have borrowed. Your initial goal should be simply to generate enough income to cover your costs, meaning that it could be a while before you can take a salary.
Restaurants deliver some of the highest franchise returns, but they also have some of the highest startup costs, reports Entrepreneur Magazine.
Most food franchises require a significant investment to get started. Food preparation stations, sinks, stoves and ovens, grease disposal systems, venting requirements, customer seating and bathroom areas — the list goes on.
Mobile businesses, like mobile pet grooming, blinds installation, tech support or handyman services, require much smaller initial investments.
3. Be ready to share your revenue
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One feature of the franchise business model is that franchisees must share their revenue with corporate headquarters.
4. You must be all in, all the time
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Being a business owner is an exciting prospect, but don't make big plans for your spare time just yet. You may be saying goodbye to the 9-to-5, but you could be saying hello to the 5-to-9. That would be 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
5. You may not be cut out for it
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You don't have to be an extrovert, but, depending on the business you choose, it may definitely help. Many franchise businesses require a lot of person-to-person contact. Sales, marketing and schmoozing with customers and suppliers may be a larger part of your work than you'd imagine.
Have you explored franchises or other self-owned business opportunities? Share your experiences with us in comments below or on our Facebook page.
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EcoFoil Introduces New Draft Insulation Kit
Reflective insulation manufacturer, EcoFoil, adds radiant barrier/attic stair cover kit products to prevent heating and cooling loss around attic stairs.
Urbana, IA (PRWEB) January 30, 2014
Iowa-based EcoFoil continues to expand its merchandise offerings with a radiant barrier/attic stair cover kit designed to stop attic door drafts and maximize a home's heating and cooling efficiency.
The kit includes three rolls of the company's popular radiant barrier and a polystyrene foam DraftCap to insulate an attic door and prevent heat from escaping or entering to the attic. The products are designed for easy DIY installation with just simple household tools.
Product and Sales Specialist David Arnold says many of the draft prevention products are particularly popular because of the unusually cold weather gripping much of the nation this winter.
"Our attic door insulation has an R-11 insulation value to reduce heat loss in the winter, but the benefits don't stop there; it will also reduce heat gain in the summer, so you're really investing in year-round savings."
Arnold also says customers looking for the best draft prevention should considering installing A/C vent and register vent covers in conjunction with an attic door kit. The Elima-Draft® A/C Vent and Register covers are lined with EcoFoil reflective foil bubble insulation to seal any air leaks, reflect heat back into the home, and eliminate condensation. The covers have a thermal resistance of R-6 and are available in several sizes to fit either steel or aluminum registers.
"Our insulated wall and ceiling vent covers are another small solution that can help homeowners save up to 10% on their heating bill," said Arnold.
All EcoFoil products can be purchased online at EcoFoil.com and by calling 888-349-3645. More information on DIY projects can be found on the EcoFoil blog.
About EcoFoil
EcoFoil® is a leading supplier of radiant barrier and foil bubble insulation. Products are manufactured in the USA and Canada exclusively - we do not sell radiant barrier product imported from Asia. EcoFoil is a division of Clickstop, Inc., located in Urbana, Iowa. Clickstop was founded in 2005 as a manufacturer's representative and distributor of building materials to customers in the Midwest. The company expanded to develop an e-commerce business and now sells EcoFoil direct to customers in all 50 states and internationally through our website, EcoFoil.com. Clickstop has earned an A+ Rating from the Iowa division of the Better Business Bureau. For more information, visit EcoFoil.com.
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Chitale Dairy improves productivity by increasing network speed and availability
Date : 5/1/2014
We get 100 percent availability from Dell Networking, eliminating delays that impede our daily delivery schedule for fresh milk products. Network virtualization on Dell means complete protection on an open platform, while delivering 10-gigabit network speeds
Vishvas Chitale, Director, Chitale Dairy, India
ChallengeChitale Dairy wanted a high-speed, highly available network that could support a massive growth in operations and the automation of its milk production process.
SolutionThe company runs a Dell virtualized platform and upgraded its infrastructure with Dell™ Networking switches to deliver high performance and redundancy across its production plant.
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In today's changing healthcare environment, nursing and IT face many challenges in adapting technology and workflow. Both IT and medical staff are tasked with implementing new systems to meet deadlines, regulations, and create workflow efficiencies. These changes to technology also change the way that medical staff members work, and they present new opportunities to increase efficiency and patient safety.
The mobile workstation cart, sometimes called a COW (Computer on Wheels) or WOW (Workstation on Wheels) has become the default way to provide access to critical systems and information for clinicians in most hospitals. While there are certainly many types of devices that can provide access to hospital information systems, the mobile cart has become the tool of choice for many medical professionals. A cart by itself is not smart, but it does provide a simple and convenient platform to augment with clinical systems that allow input and retrieval of data.
So how do we make a cart SMART? First we have to look at the cart as a vehicle for change. While it provides access to clinical data, it also provides a good opportunity to revisit workflows that may be able to be streamlined based on the cart's form factor and features. E-MAR (electronic medical administration records) with barcode scanning is one of the best applications that can benefit from a SMART cart.
Many hospitals utilize a workflow of "one to one" for medication administration to patients. This workflow is typically designed so that a nurse retrieves medication for one patient at a time from the ADC (Automated Dispensing Cabinet) or med cart on the floor. Nextthe nurse administers the medication retrieved and returns back to the ADC to retrieve the next patient's medication, repeating the process again. While the policy can certainly increase patient safety if followed exactly, it also creates many more steps and if very hard to enforce.
Adding medication storage to a cart can provide a basic platform to improve on the "one to one" workflow. Many carts can have some type of locking medication storage added to them. This creates an opportunity for clinicians to retrieve medications for multiple patients, separating and securing them at bedside. But such carts bring additional challenges to the hospital. Meds prepped by nurses before entering a patient room might defeat barcode safety checks, and meds can also be left in a cart and not returned to a central repository after a patient is discharged or transferred. This is where SMART cart technology can make the difference over a cart with only a basic locking system.
The MedProx cart-based medication administration system is one way to take the carts to the next level and implement SMART features. MedProx is an intelligent bin system that controls individual bins on a cart, and can be paired with Advantech's AMiS mobile workstation carts. Since MedProx is an intelligent medication administration system, it tackles some of the challenges faced by moving medications to the patient on the mobile workstation carts, and it provides the best platform for accountability, ease of administration, and an optimized workflow.
When evaluating mobile carts that may include medication storage the following points should be considered:
· What type of locking system is on the drawers (Mechanical or electronic)?
· Can user access be centrally administered?
· Can permissions and time outs be centrally administered?
· Can reporting be centrally administered?
· If the locks are software controlled can they be integrated with Microsoft active directory?
· If the locks are centrally administered, does the system push data to the carts or does it use a real-time server based application?
· Can the system integrate with the hospital's information systems for advanced accountability?
· Can the system notify clinicians when a patient has been transferred or discharged?
· Does the system provide reporting to help enforce best practices?
These are all key features that go beyond just storing medications and allow SMART functionality and truly efficient and accountable operation.
Typically the decision to implement mobile carts with medication storage is tied to another software roll out such as E-MAR or barcode bedside medication administration. These are very large and complex projects in themselves, and many times the details of the mobile workstations and the workflow advantages they may be able to create are not considered up front. In the long run these features are important to higher barcode scanning compliance rates, meeting regulatory obligations, and enforcing overall best practices.
Smart Medical Carts such as the AMiS mobile workstation cart with the Medprox Intelligent bin system are transforming hospitals, improving efficiency, reducing error, and making healthcare more patient-centered.


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Recovering from the Global Jobs Crisis
By Raymond Torres | International Labour Organization | April 22, 2010
The world economy is recovering from the worst financial crisis since WWII. Indeed, another Great Depression has probably been avoided, aided by stimulus measures implemented by governments since the onset of the crisis. The economic rebound, however, will remain both fragile and incomplete unless the jobs crisis is tackled adequately. The purpose of this paper is to i) discuss lessons arising from crisis responses so far; and ii) examine policy challenges for ensuring that labor markets recover from the crisis in a sustainable manner.
The crisis which erupted in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers has had a significant effect on employment. Estimates are for an increase in world unemployment by over 20 million workers between the fall of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009, for the 51 countries for which data are available. In developing countries, the crisis entailed increased job informality and working poverty. Everywhere, job insecurity is on the rise.
The policy response has been significant. In major countries, interest rates were drastically reduced and have been maintained at a low level. Massive rescue packages to avoid a collapse of financial institutions were implemented—mainly in the European Union, Japan, and the United States. Also, most countries that had a budget space implemented fiscal stimulus measures—in the form of discretionary cuts in taxes, higher government spending, or a combination of both. According to ILO estimates, the fiscal stimulus measures amounted to around 1.7 percent of world GDP.
Overall, the measures have succeeded not only in supporting the economy but also in avoiding further significant job losses. For instance, in EU countries, the employment effects of falling GDP have been much less than was the case in earlier recessions.
This relatively favorable outcome reflects, first, the rapidity of the policy response. According to a research on the impact of the crisis, by adopting stimulus measures soon after the start of the crisis, countries could expect a significant positive impact on employment by mid-2010. By contrast, a postponement of the measures by three months would have delayed employment recovery by six months—illustrating the disproportionate costs of inaction for employment.
In short, the global policy response has succeeded in kick-starting an economic rebound. Economic growth has resumed in major countries like Brazil, Canada, the United States, and, to a lesser extent, some EU countries. Following a slowdown, economic growth gathered pace in China, India, and some developing countries—in particular oil-rich ones like Angola. The policy response has also succeeded in attenuating job losses in the face of the recession.
However, these gains are by no means universal. In particular, developing countries with limited fiscal space have had more difficulty in overcoming the crisis. And job losses have mounted in countries where the situation was already fragile before the crisis (end of housing bubble in Ireland and Spain; public deficits in Greece). Moreover, there are significant challenges to a more sustainable recovery.
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On April 16th, the Lincolnwood Community Center was filled with the noise of fun, camaraderie and friendly competition as 25 teams comprised of over 200 people gathered to support the SE-ED Foundation as it held its annual fundraiser. SE-ED (Special Education Enhancement and Development) is a not for profit organization that provides resources to support and promote educational, recreational and technology services and programs for students who attend the Julia S. Molloy Education Center and NTDSE (Niles Township District for Special Education 807) satellite programs.
SE-ED was founded by NTDSE Parent Mr. Cary Izzi and NTDSE's Executive Director Tarin Kendrick to partner with NTDSE, their families and the community to find ways to support students with disabilities in reaching their full potential and to help foster independence. Mr. Izzi and Mrs. Kendrick felt this year's event was the most successful to date on all levels. The evening was sold out with returning teams and new players who enjoyed a night of fun filled trivia rounds, food and drink, a silent auction and 20 raffle baskets. A team of SE-ED volunteers helped make the event run smoothly.
Proceeds from the annual Trivia Nights help fund projects at the Molloy Ed Center including such things as refurbishment of the sensory room, the purchase of an piece of playground equipment for Molloy's adaptive playground, and mini grants to NTDSE teachers for innovative educational supports. Mini grant funds have been used for equipment to be used in Molloy's therapy pool and gross motor room and adaptive music therapy supplies. SE-ED also holds a Family Fun Night and raffle each Fall for NTDSE families.
Mrs. Kendrick stated that the annual event has grown and SE-ED will host the event at an alternate location next year to accommodate a larger crowd. Both Kendrick and Izzi said the SE-ED team was overwhelmed and grateful to the generosity shown to the Foundation from the evening's proceeds as well as donations received from other sources. For additional information related to the SE-ED Foundation or ways to support its mission, please click the SE-ED Foundation's link on the District's website at www.ntdse.org.
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Fawlty Towers meets SuperbadMature
The classic characters of Fawlty Towers meet Mclovin and Seth of Superbad!
Mr. Fawlty calls staff meeting.
Basil: (Yells) All staff to the kitchen immediately for a staff meeting.
Receptionist, Butler and Maid leave.
Mclovin and Seth enter.
Seth: Fogal Dude.... check us in with your fake ID.
Mclovin: Yeah man! Chic a chic a yeah fake ID fake ID
Seth: Shut up Fagal....Gimme some beer
Takes Drink
Seth: That's good stuff..... Now go
Mclovin: Shut up Seth.... (Takes out ID sized paper, unfolds many times into giant sheet of paper), I'm the one with the fake ID.
Seth: (Seth Walks over and points to Mclovin) you put Mclovin on it.... You don't even have a first name... And take off the vest... you look like Aladdin. Now go.
Ring bell five times.
Mclovin: It's not working
Seth: Here, try this (Pulls bell from pocket)
Mclovin: Why do you have a bell?
Seth: It's my bell
Mclovin: yeah but why do you have it
Seth: Because I want a bell, shut up and try it Fagal.
Mclovin rings both bells simultaneously. "Chic a chic a yeah!"
Manuel enters, looks around, calls for Mr Fawlty twice.
Manuel: I help, I help, si si. (Walks around behind desk). Ah, nombre, ah how you say.... name, name.
Seth: Seth.
Manuel: Ah, si si Mr Seth.
Seth: No no, just Seth.
Manuel: Que..... Mr Seth??????
Seth: No, just Seth.
Manuel: Ah, si si (leans in) Misses Seth?
Seth: What's with this guy??? Just Seth.
Manuel: Ah, si si si, Seth (winks) and you?
Mclovin: Mclovin.
Manuel: Que?
Mclovin: Um, Mclovin.
Manuel: ....Mc Mc McDonalds!!!? You are Ronald McDonald. (Shakes hand) I love happy meal, muy bueno.
Mclovin: No, it's Mclovin
Manuel: Que... No comprende.... Habla espanol???
Mclovin: What?? Espanol???
Seth: We speak American dude.
Manuel: Que... Eeeenglish???
Seth: No, American... A-me-ri-can.
Manuel: Ah, si si... I speak very good American... I learn it from a book... Your name, Mr American????
Mclovin: It's Mclovin.
Manuel: Ah, si si... McMuffin... You are Mr McMuffin. Ah, si si si.
Mclovin: Me... Mclovin!
Manuel: Oh, you want McMuffin... si si, I call, I call... (Picks up phone and dials) Hello.... how are you today, Si si, uno McMuffin...
Seth: Yeah, I could go for a McMuffin
Manuel: Si... Dos McMuffins. Uno for Mr McMuffin y uno for his amigo GRANDE, MUY GRANDE.... Que...... He say, no McMuffin after ten in morning... Que... No no, but I have Mr McMuffin here in my hotel now...... No he here, he here.... Hello, hello?...... He hang up....
Mclovin: Dude, it's Mclovin!
Manuel: Que?
Mclovin: Mclovin! M C LOVIN!
Manuel: ..... (Gasp) MC Hammer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love hammer time... Stop hammer time, do do do do do do, hammer time.... You can't touch this! (Goes for high five)
Seth: ... Can we speak to the manager please?
Manuel: ..... I am Manager, I am manager. (Writes down) MC Hammer.
Mclovin: It's Mclovin... I AM MCLOVIN, MCLOVIN, MCLOVIN, IT'S MCLOVIN!!! LOOK AT THE ID (Shows him ID).
Manuel: Ah, Mclovin, why you no say??? I love Superbad, muy bueno
Mclovin goes crazy with anger, hits pile of newspapers off of desk.
Enter Basil Fawlty.
Basil: Manuel, can you come here please??
Manuel walks over. Basil hits him over the head. Manuel falls to ground behind desk.
Basil: Sorry about that. You are in room 29. Manuel, give them the key.
Manuel crawls over and gives Seth the key.
Manuel: I take bags, si...
Manuel crawls towards door with bags.
Mclovin and Seth take bags. Enter Major.
Major: Morning Fawlty, morning Mclovin, Seth
Mclovin: Morning Major.
Seth: C'mon lets go.
Major: Papers in yet Fawlty?
Picks up paper from floor and leaves.
Mclovin and Seth exit. Manuel stumbles after.
Manuel: No no, I help, I help.


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Nordhues, who was also the head of Ashursts' Frankfurt office, left the firm last month, after what German managing partner Wolf Murkel termed an "amicable settlement".
He joined Nörr's Frank-furt office last week, considerably boosting the finance practice, an area in which the firm, best known as a corporate outfit, was perceived to be relatively weak.
Nordhues said: "Norr was a unique opportunity and given market conditions, I didn't want to let that opportunity pass for an unstable outlook at Ashursts."
Nordhues is the second German finance partner to leave Ashursts since last December, when Rainer Eicholz left. Eicholz was at the firm for only six months.


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New Delhi, Apr 30: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who arrived in Patna on Saturday said that studying and teaching was a part of his life.
Speaking to a news channel, Kumar, who is all set to come out with a book, said: "My basic job is to study and write books." On being asked about his recent tryst with fame, Kumar said that he was a student.
Also read: Kanhaiya's book to be published by Juggernaut
"I don' think this has anything to do with me creating a celebrity image for myself. This is not the first time am travelling to another university," he said.
I have visited universities in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna and other places to address student's issues, he added.
Responding to why he travels via air, Kumar said: "Coming to air travel, the organisers pay for my travel. Students usually contribute in masses to organise such functions. I can't travel by train due to fringe elements. Therefore, organisers have no way other than book air tickets for me."
Kanhaiya's book "Bihar to Tihar" will be published by Juggernaut publication in both English and Hindi.
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This is very good news, because I have two flats to re-let within the next few weeks — one of my own and another flat belonging to a friend. I was worried that the freezing nights would put viewers off, but letting agents tell me that January is the second busiest month of the year, after August.
My friend has been letting her three-bedroom flat in south London for a couple of years, ever since she moved north of the river to live with her boyfriend, but the stress of dealing with a rental property and a full-time job has nearly finished her off. So I've offered to let it for her.
Admittedly, my partner was incredulous when he heard the news. "Seriously?" he said. "Are you mad?" The thing is, my friend is still emotionally attached to the bachelorette pad where she lived happily for years, so she doesn't want to hand it over to some anonymous letting agent who won't necessarily give a damn who lives there. I totally get why she's finding it hard to let go. When I first let my own house, I had a recurring nightmare that I'd walked in on the tenant sleeping in my bed.
When I moved back into my house 18 months later, I couldn't bear to see any signs that someone else had been living there. Even the marks on the cupboard doors where a couple had attached childproof locks irritated me and I couldn't bring myself to use any of the crockery they'd left behind. It all went to the charity shop, even the nice bits that I might have chosen myself. The fact they had belonged to someone else who had been living in my house made me squeamish.
Mind you, my partner doesn't believe I'm letting my friend's flat just to help her out. "You're addicted to property," he says, and he's right — I love poking around other people's homes. Some people have a 60-a-day nicotine habit, my vice is property porn. "Hello, my name is Victoria and I'm a house-aholic."
Fortunately, my friend's flat should be an easy let — she's just spent a fortune putting in a new kitchen and bathroom, it's in a desirable location, close to good schools, excellent transport links and it's big enough to suit families or sharers but cosy and affordable enough for a couple. Should be a breeze compared to my ex-local authority flat on an estate where people occasionally get shot.
I reckon we'll find a tenant in no time and looking after the property should be easy, but I won't be trying to help my friend with her tax return after the muddle I've created with my own. Several readers have pointed out that I was wrong last week when I said residential landlords can't get income tax relief on the VAT element of any expenditure. I have checked with Arthur Weller of Property Tax Specialist (property-tax-portal.co.uk) and they were right — I was wrong.
I have no doubt that the clerk at HMRC who gave me the incorrect information in the first place is now working in the post room. But my sincere apologies to those who, like me, now have to go back and re-do their tax returns (you have 12 months to change any you've already submitted). The good news is, we'll all end up with smaller tax bills.
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We were in Iceland for less than 100 hours – 98 hours, to be exact. In that time, I managed to click the shutter on my camera more than 2000 times. I try to practice self-restraint, but with the beauty of Iceland in wintertime, I had zero willpower. I was in awe at every turn. City streets and amazing architecture {click, click}. Snow blanketed landscapes {click, click, click}. Thundering waterfalls and dangling icicles {click, click, clickity click}. Black sand beaches and silhouetted rock formations {click, click, click, click, click, click}. Powerful nature putting on a show {clickclickclickclickclickclick}.
3-day itinerary for Iceland In Winter
We made a last-minute decision to make a four-night stopover in Reykjavik, Iceland while flying from the Netherlands to Costa Rica. It was our first time to the island nation and our list of things we wanted to see was extensive. We had three full days to explore and we were intent on making the absolute most of our time, cramming everything we wanted to see in our 3-day itinerary for Iceland in Winter.
Our winter visit presented a few challenges. First, we had fewer hours of daylight – about seven hours total each day. On the upside, dark skies are necessary for viewing the Northern Lights, so we considered the short days to work to our advantage in that respect! Second, we had to factor in the weather. While the temperatures are actually more mild than most people would think – averaging 31*F in January – elements like wind and snow could quickly alter plans.
The 6 best things to eat in Reykjavik, Iceland (and what it cost!)
Hot dogs, fish, soup, yogurt, tomatoes and orange soda. It doesn't sound like much, but these are the six best things to eat in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Due to the isolation and harsh winters of an island nation, the national cuisine in Iceland ranges from fairly basic and expected to creative and downright strange. The remoteness also makes it outrageously expensive. We attempted to keep our budget in check and still get a taste of Iceland cuisine and we think we succeeded in finding six of the best things to eat in Reykjavik, Iceland.
3 places to drink local beer in Reykjavik, Iceland
Stay out of the bars. That's the #1 tip for budget travelers visiting Iceland. The best budget tip for those wanting to imbibe in Iceland and to save money is to purchase alcohol at the duty-free shop at the airport on arrival. While we clearly fall into the Budget Traveler category, there was zero chance we were going to bypass trying a few local brews at a pub. It is, after all, our preferred method of meeting and mingling with locals. We sacrificed the budget and found 3 places to drink local beer in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland: Our experience
It was our 4th and final day in Reykjavik, Iceland and we hadn't seen the Northern Lights. On our first three nights, the excursions in search of the green glow in the sky had been cancelled due to cloud cover. The notifications via text arrived each day by mid-afternoon. Getting a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis was at the top of our list when we planned our trip. But, on our last day, we were coming to terms with the fact that we might miss seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland.
In the late afternoon we began making alternate plans for our last night in town. The day had been mostly cloudy and the fierce winds were brutally cold. My optimistic outlook and high hopes that skies would clear were waning. However, as the hours passed and darkness came, we had yet to receive a cancellation notice. Still doubtful, it wasn't until an hour before the 9:00pm departure that we finally realized the chase for the lights was on.
Iceland's South Coast: A Daytrip from Reykjavik
On our first full day in Iceland, we toured the sights on the Golden Circle. We were blown away by the natural beauty of the country – and we were only seeing a small piece of it. By the end of our tour, we knew we had to experience more of Iceland. On the bus ride back to Reykjavik, we booked a second tour with Reykjavik Excursions for the following day to explore Iceland's South Coast.
The tour itinerary to Iceland's South Coast listed five sights and was slightly more adventurous than the Golden Circle (but not so adventurous that we needed special gear). We would see two waterfalls, take a hike through snow to see a glacier, spend time on two black sand beaches and visit a folk museum.
Exploring Iceland's Golden Circle by Tour Bus
As first-timers to Iceland, exploring the essential sights of the Golden Circle was practically a requirement. From the capital city of Reykjavik, 300 km of road wind in a loop to three of Iceland's most naturally stunning sights: Strokkur Geyser, Gullfoss Waterfall and the exposed Tectonic Plates at Thingvellir National Park. Our standard approach to sightseeing is to find a do-it-yourself route via public transportation or by simply using our own two feet. In the case of the Golden Circle, however, neither of those options are viable. Instead we had two alternatives: rent a car or take a tour. In addition to our standard objection of driving cars in foreign countries, we had even more encouragement to forego the self-drive option: snowy, icy, winter weather. Hence, we spent a day exploring Iceland's Golden Circle by tour bus with Reykjavik Excursions.