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Wednesday, January 9, 19, 12:22:14, 1 Week Ago Via petterloop04 In Food and Drink

Everyone in this world has different tastes when it comes to food. Different cultures and places have their distinct cuisines made in many varieties of methods. For dozens of men and women that are passionate about food, then they like to use out new delicacies while some others like to make sure they are too. Earlier, there were not many ways to master alot about food. However, as a result of the introduction of the internet, food lovers can obtain loads of thoughts in several minutes.Nowadays,...

Saturday, November 24, 18, 09:41:48, 2 Months Ago Via mrsteak In Business

The first thing that comes to our minds when we think of grilled food is the mouth-watering slow cooked meat which sheds its fat as it cooks. Grilled food is considered as a healthy food because cutting the fat from your meat is considered as the part of a healthy diet and grilling has also become an international pastime. If you're someone who loves to grill with family and friends at great outdoors like on beach, campsite or public parks then the first thing to consider when shopping for a gri...

Thursday, October 25, 18, 15:11:29, 3 Months Ago Via luessidino In News

The controversy revolving around the health benefits of olive oil is quite old. Here, you will come to know about certain amazing health benefits of this low cholesterol cooking oil that researchers have stated, backed by evidence. In recent years, a greater number of households has been using olive oil for cooking, considering its several health benefits. Particularly, when you consume extra virgin olive oil, your body gets a greater proportion of nutrients. Read on to know why you should be us...

Wednesday, October 17, 18, 09:37:52, 3 Months Ago Via luessidino In News

Most of the homemakers are aware of the benefits of olive oil for cooking. However, are you acquainted to the benefits that extra virgin olive oil can bring to you? Extra virgin olive oil and refined olive oil are the two most common variants of olive oil. However, they differ in terms of use, nutritional value, extraction and of course, flavour. Here, you will come to know about all these details, and finally, whether you can substitute one with other. Extraction Both extra virgin olive oil ...

Thursday, September 27, 18, 15:05:19, 4 Months Ago Via luessidino In News

You try to feed your family good food that not only satisfies their tummies, but is also good for their health. You buy the freshest vegetables, fruits and meats to make sure that they eat well. But have you given a thought to the medium of cooking, a.k.a. the fat? If you are using some version of refined oil or even butter, you may not be doing your family a favour. Here’s why olive oil is considered the best cooking oil for health. It reduces the risk of Cardiovascular Disease The numb...

Thursday, August 30, 18, 13:39:00, 5 Months Ago Via luessidino In Food and Drink

Cooking is a ubiquitous part of Indian culture. Though takeouts and restaurant foods are becoming more common than ever before, Indians still have a special place in their hearts for home-cooked food. If you can’t imagine living a life without home-cooked food, then cooking is something you have to do every day. Indian cooking has so many varieties that you will not be able to learn all its facets in a single day. However, the good news is that you can definitely make your home-cooked food...

Thursday, August 23, 18, 16:25:07, 5 Months Ago Via luessidino In News

You always try to do the best for your family. Whether it is ensuring there’s a home-cooked dinner every night for all of them to cooking favourite dishes during weekends, your family’s health lies in your hands. Now you can bring the power of olive oil into your kitchen. The benefits that olive oil has to offer are well-known all over the world. The people who have been using it in their foods for centuries are known to have better health levels. Choose the rich goodness of olive oi...

Thursday, July 19, 18, 16:02:25, 7 Months Ago Via luessidino In Food and Drink

If you have been considering using olive oil for our everyday cooking, but have been putting it off, then you need to read this. The truth is that there are some changes that have to be made for a healthier lifestyle and olive oil is a choice thousands of people in India are making right now. Using olive oil in India is not a problem of availability; every supermarket will have more than one brand on offer. However, adapting your mind to using olive oil instead of the refined oils you have been...

Monday, June 25, 18, 15:06:11, 7 Months Ago Via luessidino In Food and Drink

There are numerous health benefits of Olive oil on the human health and that's why it should be a regular ingredient for your daily diet. The low cholesterol cooking oil keeps you healthy, fit and proactive for longer years in comparison to a regular oil. The Mediterranean people are known for their brilliant physique and ingenious diet. One of the primary ingredients they use is Olive oil. And now the oil that was extensively used in Mediterranean diets is found in households in every corner o...

Monday, June 18, 18, 11:05:29, 8 Months Ago Via GatorChef In Food and Drink

Everyone that has ever gone out to eat has engaged with some sort of wait staff, but the true backbone of the restaurant industry is the back of house, also known as the kitchen. The kitchen creates every dish, and every bit of preparation that goes into the dish matters. To make sure everything is executed perfectly, it is important to have all the right Restaurant Kitchen Equipment. GatorChef has the best equipment for the food safety, preparation, and cooking needs of your restaurant. Keep...

Tuesday, June 5, 18, 16:12:54, 8 Months Ago Via luessidino In News

When it comes to health, nothing can beat the goodness of Olive Oil. It is not only the best cooking oil for healthbut can also be used as a great remedy for resolving hair and skin issues. It is enriched with a numerous nutritional properties that can be highly beneficial for our health. Here are some nutritional properties that make it the best pick of all time -  Prevents Breast Cancer There is a strange correlation between breast cancer and olive oil. It is commonly an unsaturated oi...

Friday, May 11, 18, 13:57:36, 9 Months Ago Via GatorChef In Food and Drink

Whether it’s your first time catering for a small house-party or you’re a seasoned caterer looking to switch things up, having healthy, fresh, and innovative ideas in your steam table pan to delight your guests is the key to making any event a crowd pleaser. Having a variety of unique yet complimenting dishes will be sure to please any palate and allow your menu to break free from the stereotypical meat and potato hot plates of stereotypical catered events; guests will feel good abou...

Thursday, May 10, 18, 13:03:40, 9 Months Ago Via GatorChef In Food and Drink

You can find Commercial Cooking Equipment in a variety of businesses from restaurants to bakeries to soup kitchens and more. These locations can contain high-efficiency ranges, deep fryers, ovens, grills, and more. However, along with these commercial grade appliances come the additional risks of a fire. It is crucial to remember these essential fire safety tips to prevent fires from occurring in your kitchen. Be Aware of Open FlamesRestaurants use an assortment of cooking techniques to pr...

Wednesday, May 9, 18, 15:15:33, 9 Months Ago Via GatorChef In Food and Drink

When beginning your business, one of the most costly expense items are the devices you will require for your Commercial Kitchen Supply. Regrettably, the steep prices can be quite challenging for your working capital. Thankfully, there is hope, even for small business owners. A great way to acquire the kitchen supplies, without spending too much cash, and helping to improve your overall net income is to lease your restaurant equipment. To help you decide if leasing your kitchen furnishings is the...

Saturday, April 21, 18, 09:01:06, 10 Months Ago Via luessidino In Health and Fitness

When it comes to choosing the best cooking oil for health, Olive oil should always be your pick. In the Mediterranean diet, it has been considered one of the healthiest and most essential part. It is a monounsaturated fat that is rich in bioactive compounds in comparison with the other vegetable cooking oils. 24% of the Olive oil contains Omega-3, Omega-6 fatty acids, and Saturated fats, while 73% is dominated with monounsaturated fat namely Oleic acid, that is considered the healthiest for reg...

Thursday, April 5, 18, 08:39:19, 10 Months Ago Via luessidino In Health and Fitness

Olive Oil For Cooking is good for the heart and gives us strength. Don’t believe us? Well, ‘Popeye the Sailor Man’ can answer you that. On a serious note, Olive oil is, arguably, the best cooking oil for health. It has been considered healthy by various connoisseurs and Gourmet Gurus. In addition, for your food to have a splash of flavoury dose, Olive oil is a splendid choice. Here we explain that when it comes cooking, olive oil is a regal choice. Here are some olive oil benef...

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Fiberglass doors improve look and boost value

September 05, 2004|by JAMES and MORRIS CAREY

One of the easiest and most visual home improvements you can make to the exterior of your home is replacing the entry door system. An enhanced entryway can add as much as $24,000 to a home's perceived value - about five times the cost of the entry system. There are few other upgrades to a home that deliver this kind of return. Busy homeowners want the beauty of real wood but not the maintenance. Until now, we have been of the opinion that there was no good alternative to wood. However, our opinion has changed. Fiberglass has arrived, and when stained, it is literally impossible to tell one from a real wood door.

What this means is that with fiberglass you can expect the beauty of elegantly finished wood, coupled with the low maintenance associated with fiberglass. Heck, boats went over to fiberglass several decades ago. We can't figure out what took the door industry so long.

These doors have it all:

· Low-maintenance: Fiberglass doors require minimal maintenance. No buckling and cracking to worry about.

· Style: Fiberglass can be molded with real wood graining and extremely intricate detail. Far more detail than we ever imagined possible.

· Durability: Fiberglass doors do not warp, split, shrink or swell as wood doors tend to do. They also do not dent, rust or corrode like steel doors. Fiberglass doors can withstand the wide temperature ranges found throughout the United States. The door systems meet Housing and Urban Development codes and many have been tested to meet Florida building codes (one of the country's toughest building codes when it comes to hurricane protection).

· Energy efficiency: Fiberglass doors offer five times the insulation of wood, and since they don't warp or shrink, they virtually eliminate air infiltration problems. This helps maintain an energy efficient envelope for the home, stabilizing the interior temperatures and decreasing energy costs.

· Security: Fiberglass door systems are more resistant to forced entry than wood doors and offer an adjustable security strike plate that withstands 450 pounds of force.

· Water penetration: In wet climates, a wood door can rot; fiberglass won't.

The coolest thing about fiberglass is that a staining system for fiberglass has been developed that really works. The finished product is not only incredible to look at, it also is extremely simple to use.

We watched a lady apply stain to a fiberglass door with a rag and then finish it by wiping with a dry paintbrush. We simply could not believe how easy the process appeared. Most interesting is that all of the materials needed for this particular process are available in a box for about $40.

And, if you stain the door and then decide you don't like the color, all you have to do is wipe the door clean with a rag soaked in mineral spirits. No sanding, no dangerous paint or stain removers and no lifted wood grain. Wipe the fiberglass with mineral spirits and you end up with a perfectly clean unfinished surface ready for whatever color you choose.

Yes, it is important to seal the stain just as you would seal the stain on a wood door. And no, you can't easily wipe the stain away once the door has been sealed. With this process the clear seal is water base, and as you may already know, a water base finish is the most people friendly type. Simply brush on the clear seal and mount the door.

By the way, when you go out to buy a door, you need to remember that an entryway is an entire system of components, not just the door slab itself. If you - or your contractor - don't install high-quality hinges, sill plates, weather-stripping and locking systems, your door won't perform as you expect.

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Drug $$ Too Easy To Hide . . .

November 12, 1985

Florida's latest cocaine catch: Agents in Palm Beach found a speedboat carrying 2,350 pounds of cocaine. The street value of the drugs: $37 million. Those huge profits are the lure of the drug trade, yet laws to nab the folks who are handling all that money are virtually non-existent.

What happens to that drug money? In most cases it is ''laundered'' through banks, often with the help of cooperative bank employees, or invested in what appear to be legitimate businesses. From there it goes to organized crime groups that are behind the billion-dollar drug trade.

Remarkably, while drugs such as cocaine remain illegal, helping crooks clean their money isn't. Yes, banks are required to report to the Treasury Department all cash deposits of more than $10,000. Failing to do so can bring penalties such as the $2.25 million assessed recently against Crocker National Bank of San Francisco. Crocker failed to report nearly $4 billion in cash transactions, mostly involving banks in Hong Kong, a major heroin center. But the people who helped turn on the bank's money-washing machine didn't commit a crime. There's no such crime on the books to commit.

Rep. Bill McCollum of Altamonte Springs wants to change that. He has proposed making money laundering a criminal offense with penalites that include five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Just as important, his proposal would give authorities more tools to work with. Current law allows a bank to be sued if employees tip police about possible money laundering and then turn over financial records without the individual's permission. Under Mr. McCollum's plan, banks could report suspicious activity without the fear of lawsuits. Lawmakers are still working out other details of the bill. But it should include requirements that authorities get a subpoena to examine bank records for evidence of money laundering. Private financial records must remain secret unless there's evidence of a crime.

This proposal, which is undergoing hearings in the House, won't wipe out illegal drugs. But drug trafficking won't be stopped until some of the lure of the profits disappears. And that means making those who help drug traffickers pay for their part in this vile business.

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Scientists Expect More Giant Steps For Mankind

September 23, 1988|By Laura Ost of The Sentinel Staff

If Discovery's scientific mission is completed as planned, the space shuttle will fly home carrying dozens of tiny crystals made of common proteins as valuable as diamonds.

Scientists across the globe await news of the biological secrets within the crystals, which could contribute to discoveries as important as a drug to treat AIDS.

Charles Bugg, 47, a maker of crystals for 25 years, is preparing to analyze the space-made sparklers in his Alabama lab. If they are as perfect as he hopes, then they could help boost science to futuristic heights.

''The power of this method is just mind-boggling . . . The implications are going to be immense,'' said the physicist, who is in charge of the 60 crystal experiments scheduled for the flight.

The cargo is more precious than its pure scientific value, however. It represents America's return to low-gravity research in space.

The 2 1/2-year delay since the Challenger explosion derailed scientific careers, cost hundreds of millions of dollars in experiment maintenance and stalled diverse studies meant to explain past discoveries or prepare for new ones.

The disaster came, ironically, during 1986, which was billed as space science's biggest year. NASA had planned to observe Halley's comet up close and to launch the Hubble Space Telescope.

The experiments aboard Discovery are not of that magnitude, but the flight is a valuable symbol, an invitation to the grand reopening of the show in the sky.

''I think it's a signal to the world that we're back in business,'' said Robert Naumann, acting director of NASA's Microgravity Science and Applications Division in Washington.

The business has changed since the last launch. The delay and uncertainty have taken a toll, on individuals, budgets and scientific knowledge.

While scores of NASA, university and industry scientists from three continents await data from Discovery -- as excited about the prospects as ever -- others have turned away from shuttle research.

Science depends on repeated experiments to verify and expand upon results, but those opportunities in space are uncertain. Even after this flight, it will take four to five years to clear the backlog of studies scheduled for shuttle flights. New proposals, which once could expect to fly within several years, now face an indefinite wait.

Adding to the crunch is the increased proportion of flights devoted to military projects, which leaves less room for science.

Of all the problems caused by the hiatus, the loss of bright minds to more dependable and fast-moving research opportunities on the ground is among the most worrisome.

''Eager-beaver scientists who are very good are going to be participating in these new developments rather than waiting around for flight opportunities,'' warned Louis Lanzerotti, former chairman of NASA's space and earth sciences advisory committee.

Richard Cavoli, who as a New York high school student proposed a crystal experiment that was approved by NASA, has had to limit his involvement in the project. He is now a medical student and busy with exams.

The experiment is on Discovery, but Cavoli's former college adviser has had to assume responsibility for it.

Edward Jenkins, a Princeton University astronomer, had been scheduled to fly an experiment on atmospheric gases. An estimated $300,000 and one or two years' work were put into building the equipment. Then Challenger exploded.

Since then Jenkins has reverted to his habit of sending up experiments on small rockets and hoping for a future slot on the shuttle.

His plans are far from ruined, he said, but the rockets provide only five to six minutes of observation time compared to days on the shuttle, lowering the quality of his conclusions.

''I'll certainly get the results before I retire, but it won't be in nearly the quantity that I had anticipated,'' said Jenkins, 49. ''. . . Had I been on the shuttle I could have gotten 20 to 30 times as much data.''

Jenkins does not regret his time or money spent on a project still in limbo, but the overall cost of postponing and maintaining experiments for the shuttle program has been high.

Joe Alexander, chief scientist in NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications, estimated that several hundred million dollars a year have been poured into maintenance.

The scientific impact of the delay is more difficult to measure. In some fields, such as development of new materials, researchers can do significant studies on the ground. In others, the space environment is crucial.

Research in life sciences, for instance, is crucial the creation of a space station, planned for the middle 1990s. Scientists need answers to many basic questions, such as how to maintain physical health in low gravity.

They need to know how drugs work in the body in weightlessness, and how water is transported in plants that could be used for food or oxygen production.

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Free Bus Rides Coming To An End 700 Children In County Eventually Will Have To Walk To Schools

September 24, 1988|By Edward Pratt of The Sentinel Staff

TAVARES — More than 700 children in Lake County are provided bus transportation even though they live less than two miles from their schools. Under state law, they aren't entitled to those free rides.

Some of them get the free transportation because their neighborhoods have always had bus service and the school system has not gotten around to changing the route.

Others get rides because the school system considers their walking route too dangerous, even though in some cases their paths don't meet the state's definition of hazardous walking conditions.

Transportation Director Tom Winn said his office is working to change the situation where it can, but he said it will be difficult.

''Anytime you eliminate routes, people get upset because it involves their children,'' Winn said. ''I have had people say they were going to shoot me because we took away a bus stop.''

It is a situation some parents say is unfair because they see buses picking up children who live nearer to the school than theirs do. But in many instances, safety is the overriding factor in deciding to establish a bus route, Winn said.

''We send out our safety officer to look at a location to see if it deserves a bus. What we may see as a need may not be the same as the parent,'' Winn said.

The nagging problem, though, is the bus stops that were created 15 to 20 years ago which continue today even though the students do not live more than two miles from their assigned school and the walking route is not considered dangerous.

The county is working on the problem. Eight years ago when Winn became transportation director, there were 2,500 students who lived less than two miles from their assigned schools who were riding county buses. It is now down to about 750, Winn said.

About 13,000 Lake County students ride 124 school buses each day. State law requires that students must live at least two miles from their assigned school in order to receive free bus service.

However there are exceptions. If the walking path of a student is considered hazardous because: 1) traffic volume exceeds 360 vehicles per hour, 2) there is no crossing guard, and 3) the road is uncurbed and has a posted speed limit of 55 mph.

But Winn said in most instances where a crossing guard or a signal light is located on the highway at an intersection where students can cross, the state usually voids the exception.

That makes the state's criteria so strict that it results in situations where very few walking paths qualify as a hazardous walking condition. For that reason the county investigates each request for a bus on a site-by-site basis.

For instance, county officials will be aware that traffic counts are higher at certain times when students will be walking a certain route to school.

''And we may know that people usually exceed a speed limit sign at certain locations'' which will make the route so dangerous that the county provides a bus, he said.

As an example, Winn described the situation in Clermont on State Road 50, an east-west road heavily used by 18-wheel tractor-trailer rigs hauling sand and rocks. About 50 elementary school students who live on the south side of the highway about a mile from Clermont Elementary school receive a bus which under state rules they don't deserve.

He said there is a traffic light at an intersection at S.R. 50 a few blocks from the school which under state rules would prohibit the bus, Winn said.

''But we know the big trucks often run the traffic light. We have seen long skid marks where they sometimes have tried to stop too late,'' he said.

So the county now sends a bus into the area and it picks up students on the southside of the highway instead of forcing them to cross the busy highway.

Winn gave several examples of bus stops which have continued because it is hard to terminate them.

A number of Eustis High students who live in the Lake Joanna-Joanna Shores area receive bus service even though most of them live less than 1.5 miles from the school.

''They have had a bus stop out there for the last 20 to 30 years,'' Winn said. Some of them live about 1.7 to 1.9 miles from the school. ''We don't split fine hairs in cases like that.''

He said about 65 elementary school students in Tavares also fall in that same category. They live in area near the school system's media center which is less than two miles from Tavares Elementary school. ''We started giving them a route years ago and have never stopped,'' he said.

He said the county has had to eliminate at least one bus from an area because students were fighting.

About three years ago, the Carver Park area had a bus that picked up about 25 to 30 students who attended Eustis High.

But there had been reports of a number of fights, both on the bus and at the pick-up point, Winn said. ''It had gotten completely out of hand.'' Eustis' principal recommended that service be discontinued because of the problems.

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Amber light, that fades away,
Into black night, that comes my way,
Through the clouds, the light does flow,
As I watch the sky, back to their homes they go

A group of birds, so always together,
Fly so well, like bound by a tether,
Not do they fight, to be the first one,
Helping each other, fly past the setting sun

It makes me wonder, makes me sad,
Why we can’t be like them, always so glad,
They do not fight, as they fly so high,
Kings and queens, all in the blue sky

Free, to fly, whenever they wish,
Nothing to tie them down, hold them back,
Yet my heart, is not like that now,
That little freedom that I crave, I lack

Just once, I want to fly,
Without these chains, with glee,
Just once, I want to chase my dreams,
Like the beautiful birds, I want to be free

Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.

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Why Parents Can't Resist Buying Their Children the Hottest Gifts

Dec 17, 2015 |

BeatBo the dancing robot. The latest video games. A LeapPad tablet. The Nerf Stormtrooper blaster. Doc McStuffins from Disney’s TV series. As the holidays approach, children and parents are barraged with marketing for the hottest toys.

Allison Pugh, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, has studied the gift-buying frenzy and why parents feel compelled to fulfill their children’s material desires.

Alison Pugh, Associate Professor of Sociology
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After observing and interviewing children and parents from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, Pugh published “Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture” in 2009, which explored commercial culture and how it relates to economic inequality and community. Since then, the spending trend hasn’t let up – even through the recession – and she typically fields media calls around this time of year on the topic.

Parents often have trouble deciding what to do in response to their children’s “I want’s,” Pugh found when she studied a range of families in Oakland, California. She found that both affluent and low-income parents disliked the pressure they felt to buy the most popular gifts for their kids; affluent parents were worried about giving in to materialism, while low-income parents knew that popular items cost money they would prefer to spend on household essentials.

In both cases, however, they usually ended up buying the most-desired toys anyway, because of a social process that defines children’s desires as essentials for their everyday lives. Both sets of parents bought popular items and experiences to ensure their children “belong” in their social group – hence the book’s title.

Though much has been discussed and written about companies that target their marketing efforts at vulnerable children, Pugh found other complex factors at play when she talked to California parents of 5- to 9-year-old children about raising them and spending money.

In Pugh’s book, “Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture,” she explored commercial culture and how it relates to economic inequality and community. (Photo by Dan Addison)

Affluent parents often said they were uncomfortable about buying the latest popular items and they didn’t want their children to be so materialistic. Nevertheless, even if they decided to forego a certain product – which Pugh calls “symbolic deprivation” – they bought a lot of other things for their children that they thought added to what’s perceived as a good childhood.

At the other end of the spectrum, lower-income parents were willing to forego some basic needs at times to buy products for their children, to show that they were capable of fully caring for their children – which Pugh called “symbolic indulgence.”

Parents from both groups wanted to ensure their children would be able to participate in the social world with their peers. “It’s a means of social citizenship,” Pugh said.

“On a society-wide level, the trend promotes a culture of spending that redefines care and belonging as mediated through the market,” she writes in her book.

In other words, cultural standards and practices about what constitutes good child-rearing are complicated by our consumer-oriented society’s judgment of the products parents can provide their children. They express their relationships – with peers, too – through stuff.

As one review said, “Sociologist Allison Pugh … succinctly frames [the] conundrum of contemporary child-rearing: ‘If consumer culture is the ‘enemy’ of good parenting, why do so many parents invite the enemy into their homes?’... Pugh [finds] compelling answers to that question.”


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In this unique industry, elements of collaboration often stand side by side with moments of individuality. At Ascent, we embrace both sides.

Our consultants are deeply independent and we encourage them to be strong individuals. We believe that satisfied individuals lead to better consultants, so we encourage our staff to achieve their personal goals while they pursue their professional ambitions. Whether that means a walking tour of Central and South America, or leading a charitable foundation in the nation’s capital, our consultants are successfully well rounded and fulfilled people.

We pride ourselves on the willingness to make the controversial statement or the unpopular choice. The value Ascent provides is based on our ability to not only agree with our clients when they are making the right choice, but to disagree with them when they are making the wrong one. We are not afraid to stand behind our opinions and to back them up with experiences and evidence. When a final decision is made – whether we agree or not – we will always put all of our effort towards making that call a success, and to reaching the best project outcomes.

We are a young team. In such a change-driven industry, we like to think of that as an advantage, as it allows our consultants to offer the most innovative ideas available today without preposition or bias towards outmoded and outdated strategies. In youth, we find excitement and drive. We enjoy finding new solutions, offering previously unconsidered recommendations, and facing obstacles that challenge us and make us think.

Most of all, we believe that a strong team is made of empowered individuals, working together effectively for common cause. If that philosophy sounds like a good match for your organization – or if you would like to join our team as an Ascent consultant – contact our offices today. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals, both professional and personal.

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Cryptographic encoding
1953 is subclass of > Cryptography
1954 is a > Trusted system
1965 description > encode plaintext into chipher text; trust the "key" value

Symmetric-key cryptography is subclass of
Public-key cryptography is subclass of
Secrecy best practice


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Category: Misc. Fiqh
Fatwa#: 26078
Asked Country: United States

Answered Date: Sep 12,2013

Title: Special concession for unanswered question

Asalam Alaikum 2 weeks before i have asked questions regarding dua hajat and didnt get answer yet

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

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ASMP Zakład Ślusarstwa Produkcyjnego Auto-Sprzęt Mirosław Przybył

ASMP also provides comprehensive refurbishing services for machinery:

  • refurbishing of mechanical elements, such as regeneration of parts, replacement with new parts, changing bearings, drives, etc.,
  • Minor upgrades and regulation of settings during renovation,
  • Inventory of replacement parts, cyclical and unplanned inspections.
We provide on-demand maintenance crews, as we have done for years.

Sample refurbishing works

Comprehensive inspection and refurbishing of extruders (originally manufactured in 1976):

  1. Inspection and refurbishing of the gearbox:
    • dismantling and cleaning the gearbox,
    • replacing damaged gears,
    • replacing bearing components and gaskets,
    • installing a new lubrication system (pump, filter),
    • constructing a new lubrication system and mounting system for thrust bearing,
    • installation,
    • painting.
  2. Inspection and refurbishing of aggregate batch system:
    • dismantling and cleaning,
    • replacing the filling valve (design and construction),
    • replacing doors and the feeder (design and construction),
    • constructing new sockets for temperature sensors,
    • installation,
    • painting.
  3. Installation of the complete system, and start up at the test site.


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