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Neutralised (1994) [3/?]: My Version of The Shared Universe

For those of you unfamiliar with 'Chicago Hope', it was actually set in a shared universe. Also, 'Suspiciously Similar' characters will be involved (Due to actors playing multiple roles). This is my take on that:

Shows:

Chicago Hope

Homicide: Life on the Street

Law & Order

Neutralised

Oz

Picket Fences

characters (I'm not listing anyone who was in 20 episodes or less) under the cut. Also technically these are not all the characters as I'm still writing stuff.

Chicago Hope - Characters (& Actors):

Doctor Aaron Shutt (Adam Arkin)

Doctor Phillip Watters (Hector Elizondo)

Doctor William 'Billy' Kronk (Peter Berg)

Doctor Dennis Hancock (Vlondie Curtis-Hall)

Doctor Diane Grad (Jayne Brook)

Doctor Keith Wilkes (Rocky Carroll)

Doctor Jack McNeil (Mark Harmon)

Doctor Daniel Nyland (Thomas Gibson)

Doctor Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin)

Nurse Camille Shutt (Roxanne Hart)

Doctor Lisa Catera (Stacy Edwards)

Alan Birch (Peter MacNicol)

Doctor Joseph Cacaci (Bob Bancroft)

Doctor Robert Yeats (Eric Stoltz)

Doctor Gina Simon (Carla Gugino)

Doctor Jeremy Hanlon (Lauren Holly)

Doctor Francesca Alberghetti (Barbara Hershey)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Characters (& Actors)

Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer)

Detective Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson)

Lieutenant Alphonse Giardello (Yaphet Kotto)

Detective Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor)

Detective Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher)

Detective / Sergeant Kay Howard (Melissa Leo)

Detective Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond)

Officer/Detective/Lieutenant Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety)

Detective Paul Falsone (Jon Seda)

Lieutenant/Captain/Detective Megan Russert (Isabella Hofman)

Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne)

Detective Terri Stivers (Toni Lewis)

Captain/Colonel George Barnfather (Clayton LeBouef)

ASA Ed Danvers (Željko Ivanek)

J.H.Brodie (Max Perlich)

Detective Beau Felton (Daniel Baldwin)

Detective Stanley Bolander (Ned Beatty)

Dr Julianna Cox (Michelle Forbes)

FBT Agent/Officer Mike Giardello (Giancario Esposito)

Detective Rene Sheppard (Michael Michele)

Dr. Alyssa Dyer (Harlee McBride)

Detective/Captain Roger Gaffney (Walt MacPherson)

Law & Order - Characters (& Actors)

Sergeant Maxwell Greevey (George Dzundza)

Junior Detective Michael Logan (Chris Noth)

Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek)

Exex ADA Benjamin Stone (Michael Moriarty)

ADA Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks)

DA Adam Schiff (Steven Hill)

Sergeant Philip Cerreta (Paul Sorvino)

Dr Elizabeth Olivet (Carolyn McCormic)

Senior Detective Leonard W Briscoe (Jerry Orbach)

Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson)

ADA Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy)

Exec ADA/DA John McCoy (Sam Waterston)

Junior Detective Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt)

ADA Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell)

ADA Abigail Carmichael (Angie Harmon)

Junior/Senior Detective Edward Green (Jesse L. Martin)

Interim DA Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest)

ADA Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm)

DA Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson)

Neutralised - Characters (& Actors)

Abraham Machado (Alfred Molina)

Andreina Neri (Robin Wright)

Caleb Willow (Cary Elwes)

Dove Lewis (Alfre Woodard)

Esmé Verity (Janaeane Garofalo)

Faustus Sanchez (Hank Azaria)

Grayson Bryant (Harold Perrineau)

Hunter Kingsley (Chris Farley)

Ichabod Mortimer (Danny DeVito)

Jared Foster (Kirk Acevedo)

Kane Carter (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

Lance Carter (John Goodman)

Monday Duke (Patricia Arquette)

Noam Gold (Oliver Platt)

Omega Finch (Willem Dafoe)

Peyton Blythe (Regina King)

Russel Warszawski (Adam Sandler)

Sullivan Landon (Christopher Lloyd)

Tuesday Duke (Reese Witherspoon)

Victor Jamison (Mike Myers)

Winslow Warszawski (Brad Garrett)

Xavier Solomon (David Spade)

Yancy Haggard (Kiefer Sutherland)

Zoey Knight (Geena Davis)

OZ - Characters (& Actors)

Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau)

Tobias Beecher (Lee Tergesen)

Ryan O'Reily (Dean Winters)

Kareem Saïd / Goodson Truman (Eamonn Walker)

Miguel Alvarez (Kirk Acevedo)

Vernon Schillinger (J.K. Simmons)

Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)

Christopher Keller (Christopher Meloni)

Zahir Arif (Granville Adams)

Hamid Khan (Ernie Hudson Jr.)

Nacim Bismilla (Re Hanna)

Huseni Mershah / James Monroe Madison (Roger Guenvuer Smith)

Leroy Tidd / Salah Udeen (Jacues Smith)

Jefferson Keane (Leon)

Kenny Wangler (J.D. Williams)

Arnold 'Poet' Jackson (muMs the Schemer)

Paul Markstrom (O.L. Duke)

Junior Pierce (Malé-Lexington Alexander)

Malcolm 'Snake' Coyle (Treach)

Johnny Post (Tim McAdams)

James Robson (R.E. Rodgers)

Mark Mack (Leif Riddell)

Jaz Hoyt (Evan Seinfeld)

Scott Ross (Stephen Gevedon)

Andrew Schillinger (Frederick Koehler)

Nino Schibetta (Tony Schibetta)

Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca)

Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis)

Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito)

Dino Ortolani (Jon Seda)

Don Zanghi (John Palumbo)

Joey D'Angelo (Goodfella Mike G)

Mario Seggio (Todd Etelson)

Salvatore DeSanto (Phil Campanella)

Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez (Luis Guzman)

Carmen 'Chico' Guerra (Otto Sanchez)

Carlos Martinez (Carlos Leon)

Carlo Ricardo (Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Cyril O'Reily (Scott William Winters)

Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier (Luke Perry)

Timmy Kirk (Sean Dugan)

Alonzo Torquemada (Bobby Cannavale)

Richie Hanlon (Jordan Lage)

Shirley Bellinger (Kathryn Erbe)

Bob Rebadow (George Morfogen)

Agamemnin Busmalis (Tom Mardirosian)

Donald Groves (Sean Whitesell)

Jackson Vahue (Rick Fox)

Desmond Mobay / John Basil (Lance Reddick)

Richard L'Italien (Eric Roberts)

Nikolai Stanislofsky (Phillip Casnoff)

William Giles (Austin Pendleton)

Henry Stanton (Thomas G. Waites)

Colonel Edward Galson (John Doman)

Eli Zabitz (David Johansen)

Kipekemie Jara (Zakes Mokae)

Dean Alvah Case (Charles S. Dutton)

Sean Murphy (Robert Clohessy)

Claire Howell (Kristin Rohde)

Diane Wittlesey (Edie Falco)

Clayton Hughes (Seth Gilliam)

Karl Metzger (Bill Fagerbakke)

Eddie Hunt (Murphy Guyer)

Lenny Burrano (Skipp Sudduth)

Father Ray Mukada (B.D Wong)

Doctor Gloria Nathan (Lauren Veldez)

Governor James Devlin (Željko Ivanek)

Martin Querns (Reg E. Cathey)

Doctor Frederick Garvey (Milo O'Shea)

Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson)

Tim McManus (Terry Kinney)

Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (Rita Moreno)

Picket Fences - Characters (& Actors)

Sheriff James 'Jimmy' Brock (Tom Skerritt)

Doctor Jill Brock (Kathy Baker)

Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)

Matthew Brock (Justin Shenkarow)

Zachary 'Zach' Brock (Adam Wylie)

Deputy Kenny Lacos (Costas Mandylor)

Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart (Lauren Holly)

Carter Pike (Kelly Connell)

Ginny Weedon (Zelda Rubinstein)

Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel)

Judge Henry Bone (Ray Walston)

DA John Littleton (Don Cheadle)

DA Barnaby Wood (Peter Frechette)

ADA Petrovic (Jason Beghe)

Father Gary Barrett (Roy Dotrice)

Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)

Howard Buss (Robert Cornthwaite)

Doctor Joanna 'Joey' Diamond (Amy Aquino)

Lisa Fenn (Alexandra Lee)

Frank (David Proval)

Rachel Harris (Leigh Taylor-Young)

Ed Lawson (Richard Masur)

Peter Lebeck (Michael Jeter)

Milton Lebeck (Chris Owen)

Reverend Henry Novotny (Dabbs Greer)

Principal Michael Oslo (Roy Brocksmith)

Cynthia Parks (Elisabeth Moss)

Bill Pugen (Michael Keenan)

Lydia Brock (Cristine Rose)

Aiesha Campbell (Bruklin Harris)

Brian Latham (Gregory Vignolle)

Agent Donald Morrell (Sam Anderson)

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ACIS IT Solutions Ranks No. 2898 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 175%

NEW YORK, September 2, 2024 – Inc. revealed today that ACIS IT Solutions ranks No. 222 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent entrepreneurial businesses. Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, Patagonia, and many other household-name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“Earning a spot on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovation of our entire team at ACIS IT Solutions. Over the past 25 years, we’ve grown from a small local operation to a nationally recognized IT solutions provider, and this achievement reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients. As we look to the future, we remain dedicated to evolving with the industry and continuing to provide cutting-edge solutions that meet the needs of businesses both locally and across the nation,” said Travis Schnelle, President of ACIS IT Solutions.

ACIS IT Solutions has experienced a growth of 175% over the last three-year period. Its clients can be found in various industries such as government, banks, schools, law firms, medical, industrial, and small businesses in Springfield and across Southwest Missouri. Over the last several years, ACIS IT Solutions has expanded its horizons by securing contracts with major developers and companies across the United States. In addition to being present and active in the Springfield community, ACIS IT Solutions has installed low-volt network systems in Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, and Florida. In 2020, the company had a total of 12 employees. Due to their growth, they now have 18 employees covering all aspects of the technology world.

ACIS IT Solutions offers Managed Services (CompleteIT), computer repair and updates (ServTech), installation (LowVolt), and backup services. The company also plans to expand into a broader scope of cybersecurity with its SecureIT component.

ACIS IT Solutions will celebrate 25 years in business in September of 2024. Plans are being made for another ribbon-cutting and celebration of this milestone. Despite its success, the company has remained true to its mission of treating every single client with the greatest personal attention, using a common-sense approach to every issue that may arise.

For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. All 5000 companies are featured on Inc.com starting Tuesday, August 13, and the top 500 appear in the new issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 20.

“One of the greatest joys of my job is going through the Inc. 5000 list,” says Mike Hofman, who recently joined Inc. as editor-in-chief. “To see all of the intriguing and surprising ways that companies are transforming sectors from health care and AI to apparel and pet food is fascinating for me as a journalist and storyteller. Congratulations to this year’s honorees as well for growing their businesses fast despite the economic disruption we all faced over the past three years from supply chain woes to inflation to changes in the workforce.”

Media Contact:

For more information, please contact ACIS IT Solutions at (417) 823-7100 or email Stacey Claypool at stacey@acismsp.com or Sam Arthur at sama@acismsp.com.

About Inc. and the Inc. 5000

Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places.

About Inc.

Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala to be held from October 16 to 18 in Palm Desert, California, please visit http://conference.inc.com/.

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Sam Hofman - https://ift.tt/3dpYxAc

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I wish my life was as easy as a 20 something Dutch white male students life🙏🏼

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RADIX NATIONALS LIVE 2020 RESULTS

SENIOR FEMALE CP TOP 14:

Vanessa Valenzuela - EVOKE

Izzy Burton - APPLAUSE

Priscilla Tom - NOR CAL

Maddie Martineau - CANDANCE

Morgan Perschy - TRIPLE THREAT

Jada Walker - DANCEZONE

Olivia Johnson - SUMMIT

Savannah Quiner - HUNTERDON HILLS

Madison Smith - MATHER

Annalise Hofman - PRESTIGE

Onye Stevenson - PRODIGY

Mia Maxwell - MLDA

Victoria Bartley - STUDIO 413

Emily Roman - CDC

SENIOR FEMALE CP TOP 26:

Meredith Link - THE DANCE CENTRE

Camryn Bridges - B.ELITE

Lauren Wallingford - PROJECT 21

Gionna D’Alessandro - EVOLVE

Ava Geske - EXPRESSENZ

Chanel Wright - INTERMIX

Mackenzie Jarrett - SAVAGE

Camille Fehr - NOR CAL

Lola Coghill - CYPRESS

Brooke Mellllo - SARAH KENNEDY

Clara Gough - SOUTH TULSA

Elisabeth Pabich - WOODBURY

SENIOR MALE TOP 12:

Lewis Shilvock - DANCE FORCE

David Alvarez - MBA

Thiago Pacheco - STARS

Tyler Smith - VLAD’S

Jemoni Powe - ACADEMY OF NV BALLET

Michael Cherry - BUFFA’S

Zachary Buri - NOR CAL

Sam McWilliams - MVP

Nathan Allen - ALLEGRO

Carter Williams - CSPAS

Mario Harris - JENNIFER BISHOP’S

Holden Maples - WESTLAKE

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A series of weapons made from harmless materials for a feature article centred around the topic of ‘Guerilla Gardening’ and ‘Yarn Bombing’. Photography: Sam Hofman

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“Troupe” (2018, i.s.m. de gemeente Sint-Katelijne-Waver)

“Vanavond is het eindelijk zover in het dorp: er wordt een grote bruiloft gevierd! 

Iedereen is uitgenodigd en alles staat in rep en roer: het koor oefent nog één keer zijn gezangen, de schilder legt de laatste hand aan zijn cadeau, de wijn wordt geperst, de tafel gedekt, de klokken geluid en het café krijgt nog een laatste opblinkbeurt. Alles staat klaar voor het feest der feesten waarin deze inwoners de liefde, het leven en de bloeiende toekomst van het bruidspaar willen vieren.

Tot een oorlog binnen walst...”

In 2018 vieren en herdenken de inwoners van Sint-Katelijne Waver de honderdste verjaardag van het einde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Deze oorlog liet wereldwijd sporen na en ook deze gemeente bleef niet gespaard. Toen de frontlijn voorbijgeraasd was, waren de dorpskernen van Sint-Katelijne-Waver en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver verwoest en geplunderd. Inwoners trokken op de vlucht en het dorp bestond uit uitgebrande en gesloopte woningen, kerken, scholen en gebouwen. Het vee liep los over de omgewoelde velden. Talloze soldatengraven tekenden het landschap. Er heerste ongerustheid en verdriet over soldaten en niet-teruggekeerde vluchtelingen.

“Troupe” is het resultaat van meer dan 500 inwoners van Sint-Katelijne-Waver die hun overgave, energie en tomeloze inzet hebben gebundeld voor een totaalspektakel. Honderd jaar na het einde van WO I, brengen ze een ode aan de herkansing van de mensheid na een catastrofe. Samen tonen ze wat er mogelijk is wanneer een gemeenschap gelooft in verzoening, jongeren, hoop, vrede, samenwerking en toekomst.

“Troupe” kende veel repetities, vergaderingen, omzwervingen en gedaantes voor het zijn uiteindelijke vorm vond. Samen zijn we vertrokken vanuit de talenten van honderden individuele deelnemers: van decorbouwers tot spelers, van tekstschrijvers tot muzikanten, van vendeliers tot ruiters. Gaandeweg ontstonden er ook kruisbestuivingen: dansers tonen hun kunnen op de muziek van de harmonie, de vendeliers leiden met hun vlaggen het spreekkoor in, muzikanten leerden zingen, acteurs hielpen decors te bouwen, enzovoort. Het maken van “Troupe” is een wilde rit geweest, een tornado, een wave – maar bovenal: een feestelijke smeltkroes.

Productie: Gemeente Sint-Katelijne-Waver & Abattoir Fermé Regie: Maja Westerveld. Met medewerking van: Anita Van Bael, Ann Jéhansart, Ann Vandervorst, Caroleine Maks, Christel Pelgrims, Demi Jacobs, Erik Beullens, Elke Maes, Ferry Bottenheft, Geert Eskens, Hilde Cammaer, Jo Vermuyten, Katrien Van Bael, Leonie Lenz, Lieve Janssens, Marthe Vandervorst, Miek De Souter, Nicolas Lenz, Sofie Stroobants, Sylke Pex, Tom Hofman, Tom Hofmans, Veerle van Winkel, Marleen Van Cappellen, Ria Cauwenberg, Olga De Landtsheer, François Jacobs, Dries Van Echelpoel, Jozef Van Loo, Nick van Sprengel, Peter Wery, Tom Van den Wyngaert, Stefan Serneels, Tom De Haes, Jan De Vries, Natasja Mariën, Gitte Mattheus, Christel Peeters, Lieven Pollet, Geert Vanhauwaert, Joke Verreth, Stefanie Verbist, Carina Vertongen, Karlien Belmans, Sofie De Greef, Hendrik De Wilde, Else Jansen, Gert Goossens, Karen Lamoen, Katrien Willems, Lies Baarendse, Lynn Raymenants, Jakob De Wilde, François Crauwels, Maaike Pauwels, Sofie Van den Acker, Wilfried Van den Acker, Pieter Pauwels, Eddy Luytens, Paul Bernaerts, Martine De Winter, Sam Liekens, Bert Vanhauwaert, Veerle Vermeulen, Bernd Bastens, Eva Bastens, Els Devos, Haike Hoozee, Elyana Joris, Eva Van Herbruggen, Ille Le Page, Andy Livens, Marijke Vanroy, Liesbeth Saels, Marc Truyers, Marina Op de Beeck, Helena Neirinck, Daniël Le Page, Hilde De Smet, Maria Van den Eynde, Katleen De Prins, Kristel Donkers, Anja Verhoeven, Leen Eeckhout, Shana Denorme, Erika Franckx, An Macouter, Hanne Kinne, Myriam Franckx, Andy Livens, Kyara Denorme, Ferun Kinne, Rein Voorspoels, Mattia Pujvani, Shana Denorme, Kobe Asselberghs, Ignace Terwage, Yannick De Louker, Geert Schelstraete, Hans De Weerdt, Sofie Lemmens, Robbe Van den Brande, Vincent Verhelst, Emma Van den Brande, Peter Devries, Marc Dockx, Niko Geens, Kristof Ceulemans, Ronny De Munter, Wim D'Hollander, Koen D'Haene, Sven Vervloet, Gie Lamber, Aad Versteden, Jesse Spiessens, Robbe Pluys, Quinten Prinsen, Glenn Dirickx, Ann-Sophie van Capellen, Jan De Kunst, Kristel Ceulemans, Lise Fol, Zoë Verschooten, Patrik Spits, Thibeau Spits, Catherine Spits, Lauranne Spits, Anke van Hoof, Gwen Symons, Lieze Masy, Laure Verstreken, Inge Teughels, Ingrid Vermeiren, Jutta Schroven, Kato Schroven, Julie Frans, Maud Geysels, Laura Van Dyck, Kheara Hendrickx, Jana Van Oosterwyck, Morgan Andries, Paulien Verhaegen, Anouk Briers, Lore Hellemans, Lotte Vervloesem, Fien Craenen, Bo van den Broeck, Marit Kets, Fleur De Vooght, Lynn De Doncker, Janne Vos, Louise Bertens, Laura Van Itterbeeck, Karolien Wauters, Nette Van Oosterwyck, Sytske Vermeulen, Renee Van Itterbeeck, Axelle Deprey, Maud Champagne, Jade Kerstens, Gabriella Van der Veken, Britt Agneesens, Laura Ritondo, Pheadra Van Kogelenberg, Lauke Robberechts, Aurelie Gevers, Evelien Snoeckx, Esther Snoeckx, Elke Snoeckx, Ellen De Reymaeker, Margot De Schoenmaeker, Marit Ramon, Mare Hens, Jozefien Hens, Tine Vermeylen, Amelie Van Camp, Laurien Lemmen, Julie De Wit, Axelle Van der Steen, Jade Quintin, Janne Schelfhout, Juliette Kennis, Femke Cauwenberghs, Jip Van den Zegel, Lene Ceulemans, Annelore Laevers, Louve Van Hoof, Frauke Van Lent, Eline Lemmen, Willemien De Wael, Kaat Schelfhout, Camille De Wit, Floor Bosmans, Ysmin Vanormelingen, Iris Vanormelingen, Julie Wauters, Amelie Vandenbergh, Kiara Bruneel, Amber Stoel, Indra Symons, Ilyas Afras, Maissan Boujida, Jolien Casteels, Selina Cesar Paixao, Beau den Toom, Luciana De Roovere, Naomi De Timmerman, Alizé Dewachter, Caro Frans, Alyssa Goedert, Lore Hellemans, Julie Hinninck, Nélia Lassouli, Lucas Leysen, Kaat-Fee Mathys, Marie Mertens, Jan Panasik, Alexie Pianet, Gitta Pouliart, Fleur Sterckx, Cedric Taveirne, Karlien Torfs, Axelle van der Steen, Marie Vangenechten, Sena Akarca, Femke Cauwenbergh, Olivia Ceunen, Faye Chan, Robine Dehaes, Fien Ingels, Kyante Jacops, Jade Kerstens, Anna Korsch, Janne Laurent, Boukje Lens, Jitse Liekens, Brent Op de Beeck, Frie Pinto Castanheira Lopes, Gitte Rodyns, Janne Schelfhout, Quinten Seymons, Elke Snoeckx, Marie-Anne Tansens, Thijs Van Overloop, Toon Vermeulen, Jarno Verschooten, Femke Versweyveld, Louve van Hoof, Dalia Dirlik, Evelyne Lemmens, Sofie Smekens, Jolien Buelens, Hannah Geerts, Siebe Stevens, Sara Blommaert, Jasmine Johri, Jo Op de Beeck, Jaroslava Sernavska, Lieselotte Beke, Mira Cools, Vic Van Ouytsel, Myrthe Engelen, Caprice Verhaegen, Jarne Droog, Bo Demeulenaere, Alexis Vissenberg, Ward Schoeters, Maurits van Buren, Loes Vercammen, Kara De Bakker, Magnus Tanssens, Nimke Borremans, Nysa Houman,  Audrey Biesemans, Loran De Graef, Senne De Graef, Inaya Et-Taïbi, Ella Op De Beeck, Kobe Selders, Eline Viaene,  Jakob Andries, Katinka Comyn, Warre De Bakker, Jenna De Ceuster, Janne Elsen, Billy Bob Hellemans, Inaya Rappoort, Kenji Vandekerckhove, Fleur Vertommen, Mats Verschueren, Heidi Van Dievel, Katja Rogiers, Natascha Knegtel, Kristien Pijl, An Mondelaers, Marc Marnef, Katrien Goetelen, Ingebord De Cooman, Kristien Pijl, Anne Belmans, leden Gezinsbond Katelijne-Pasbrug, Gwenny Blondé, Inge De Beuckelaere, Marleen Vekemans, Tina Vanderauwera, Isabelle Fossé, leden Gezinsbond Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, kindjes Buitenschoolse Kinderopvang, Jacques Wilms, Maria Buelens, Maria Cuykens, Denise De Cat, Hortanse De Wachter, Rita Dewals, Hilda Janssens, Jeanne Peeters, Lucien Pessendorffer, Gertha Portael, Swa De Kunst, Wim Van Engeland, Maria Scholdis, Godelieve Sterckx, Rita Van De Weyer, Maria Van Den Eynde, Maria Van Engeland, José Verrept, leden Okra Centrum, Leen Dries, leden Gezinsbond Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Chris Van Camp, Ghisleine Pelgrims, Bertha Daems, Maria Pluym, José Herckens, Elza Utterhoeven, Anna Herndrickx, Flora Gillis, Jeanne Van Dyck, J. Buelens, Jean Himpe, Simone Marcus, Joanna Verschueren, bewoners WZC Sint-Elisabeth, Paula Hofmans, leden Okra Goede Herder, Yente Belis, René De Munter, Theo De Vos, Ludo Govaerts, Karin Vervliet, Dag Kinne, 't Grom, Gidsen Sint-Katrien, Scouts Jan Breydel, School De Leerexpert, Transport Van Dievel, Wim Verhuur, Ivarem, Katelijne Motors, Fam. Van Den Zegel, Jan Broes, Alfons Hendrickx, College Hagelstein, Basisschool Hagelstein, Ben Andries, Dominique Baeten, Jos en Nicole Uytterhoeven, Luc en Astrid Uytterhoeven, Kerkfabriek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Ben Goossens, Ghislain Vansumere, personeelsleden gemeentebestuur Sint-Katelijne-Waver, politiezone Bodukap, KVLV Hagelstein, Landelijke Gilde Driekoningen, KLJ Hagelstein, BBC SKW, Rode Kruis, Cubic, Delimex, Kees Verwaard, Marc De Pauw, Georges Verschoren, Jan De Smet, Stef Lernous, Sven van Kuijk, Nick Kaldunski, Danny Blommaers, Hanna Scholiers, Seppe Janssens.

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ACIS IT Solutions Ranks No. 2898 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 175%

NEW YORK, September 2, 2024 – Inc. revealed today that ACIS IT Solutions ranks No. 222 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent entrepreneurial businesses. Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, Patagonia, and many other household-name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“Earning a spot on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovation of our entire team at ACIS IT Solutions. Over the past 25 years, we’ve grown from a small local operation to a nationally recognized IT solutions provider, and this achievement reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients. As we look to the future, we remain dedicated to evolving with the industry and continuing to provide cutting-edge solutions that meet the needs of businesses both locally and across the nation,” said Travis Schnelle, President of ACIS IT Solutions.

ACIS IT Solutions has experienced a growth of 175% over the last three-year period. Its clients can be found in various industries such as government, banks, schools, law firms, medical, industrial, and small businesses in Springfield and across Southwest Missouri. Over the last several years, ACIS IT Solutions has expanded its horizons by securing contracts with major developers and companies across the United States. In addition to being present and active in the Springfield community, ACIS IT Solutions has installed low-volt network systems in Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, and Florida. In 2020, the company had a total of 12 employees. Due to their growth, they now have 18 employees covering all aspects of the technology world.

ACIS IT Solutions offers Managed Services (CompleteIT), computer repair and updates (ServTech), installation (LowVolt), and backup services. The company also plans to expand into a broader scope of cybersecurity with its SecureIT component.

ACIS IT Solutions will celebrate 25 years in business in September of 2024. Plans are being made for another ribbon-cutting and celebration of this milestone. Despite its success, the company has remained true to its mission of treating every single client with the greatest personal attention, using a common-sense approach to every issue that may arise.

For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. All 5000 companies are featured on Inc.com starting Tuesday, August 13, and the top 500 appear in the new issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 20.

“One of the greatest joys of my job is going through the Inc. 5000 list,” says Mike Hofman, who recently joined Inc. as editor-in-chief. “To see all of the intriguing and surprising ways that companies are transforming sectors from health care and AI to apparel and pet food is fascinating for me as a journalist and storyteller. Congratulations to this year’s honorees as well for growing their businesses fast despite the economic disruption we all faced over the past three years from supply chain woes to inflation to changes in the workforce.”

Media Contact:

For more information, please contact ACIS IT Solutions at (417) 823-7100 or email Stacey Claypool at stacey@acismsp.com or Sam Arthur at sama@acismsp.com.

About Inc. and the Inc. 5000

Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places.

About Inc.

Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala to be held from October 16 to 18 in Palm Desert, California, please visit http://conference.inc.com/.

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Hofman’s 17 help Houston Baptist beat Maine-Fort Kent 100-33

Hofman’s 17 help Houston Baptist beat Maine-Fort Kent 100-33

By The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Sam Hofman scored 17 points as Houston Baptist beat Maine-Fort Kent 100-33 on Tuesday night. Hofman added five rebounds for the Huskies (3-7). Brycen Long scored 16 points while going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from distance, and 4 for 4 from the line, and added five rebounds and three steals. Pierce Bazil was 6-of-9 shooting (1 for 3 from…

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TDA Orlando 2018 / Results Master-List

Part 1 / Best Dancer Results

Mini Female

Top 21

Kylee Casares (Dance Unlimited)

Catherine Clayton (Rolann’s School of the Dance)

Mary Jordan Clofelter (The Dance Centre)

Soraya El Sheikh (Dance Town)

Ayla Flowers (Savage Dance Company)

Logan Gallinger (Elite Danceworx)

Giselle Gandarilla (Stars Dance Studio)

Sophia Martinez (Dance Town) 

Claire Monge (Larkin Dance Studio)

Kaitlyn Tran (The Dance Zone)

Ava Wease (Valley Dance Theatre)

Top 10

Kennedy Cureton (CC & Co. Dance Complex)

Addison Middleton (Signature Dance Academy)

Ashley Perez (Dance Town)

Caroline Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Keira Redpath (Larkin Dance Studio)

Kate Roman (Canadian Dance Company)

Brighton Seymour (Karla Pattavina’s Dance Academy)

2nd Runner-Up

Sienna Morris (Westchester Dance Academy)

1st Runner-Up

Ali Ogle (Larkin Dance Studio)

Winner

Cami Voorhees (Evolve Dance Complex)

Mini Male

Top 18

Niko Ceci (Canadian Dance Company)

Darius Goodman (Southern Strutt)

Henry Lasater (Platinum Dance Company)

Timothy Looby (The World of Dance)

Cole Miller (The Dance Movement)

Jason Patryluk (Elite Danceworx)

Dante Pulles (Dance Town)

Anthony Quintanilla (Corpus Christi Dance Collective) 

Top 10

Hudson Abbott (Canadian Dance Company)

TJ Beal (Dance Extreme Academy)

Angelo Durante (Elite Danceworx)

Wyatt Moss (Bojangles Dance Arts)

Eric Poor (Studio Bleu Dance Center)

Daniel Tamburro (Evolution Dance Studio)

Elijah Tank (Evolution Dance Complex)

2nd Runner-Up

Nicolas Bustos (Stars Dance Studio)

1st Runner-Up

Timothy Zvifel (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Winner

Anthony LaGrega (companyONE)

Junior Female

Top 21

Lauren DeVaul (DV8 the Company - Dana’s Studio of Dance)

Ava Dye (Elite Danceworx)

Yasmina Granic (Canadian Dance Company)

Cydney Heard (Dance Branson)

Isabella Jarvis (Larkin Dance Studio)

Maria Neely (Larkin Dance Studio)

Brightyn Rines (Club Dance Studio)

Emma Schipaanboord (Creative Arts Academy)

Casey Tran (The Dance Zone)

Iliana Victor (Westchester Dance Academy)

Top 11

Alexis Adair (Club Dance Studio)

Dyllan Blackburn (Project 21)

Keagan Capps (The Pointe PAC) 

Destanye Diaz (Stars Dance Studio)

Ella Jones (CC & Co. Dance Complex)

Sarah Moore (The Dance Centre)

Josabella Morton (The Dance Company)

Isabella Tagle (Stars Dance Studio)

2nd Runner-Up

Ying Lei Pham (Just Off Broadway)

1st Runner-Up

Rachel Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Winner

Ava Wagner (Larkin Dance Studio)

Junior Male

Top 18

Bryce Cooper (Canadian Dance Company)

Gavin Davis (Canadian Dance Company)

Anthony Dessable (Dance Unlimited) 

Gavin Garolis-Bechtold (Prestige Academy of Dance)

Kai Podruzny (Canadian Dance Company) 

John Potash (Art of Dance)

Liam Wignall (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Brandon Yoo (Canadian Dance Company)

Top 10

Samuel Fine (Stars Dance Studio)

Sam Fleshler (N-Step Dance Academy)

NoahAyden Grady (Evolution Dance Complex)

Oliver Keane (Dance FX Athens) 

Shamus Noonan (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

Mitch Stone (Tiffany’s Performing Arts Studio)

Chase Wissler (Broadway Bound Dance Center)

2nd Runner-Up

David Consuegra (Centerstage Dance Academy)

1st Runner-Up

Talen Tsigaris (Elite Danceworx)

Winner

Jackson Foley (Performing Dance Arts)

Teen Female

Top 20

Brooke Cheek (Studio Bleu Dance Center)

Lora Djananova (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Denise Goping (Canadian Dance Company)

Hallie Green (Denise Wall Dance Energy) 

Sara Gutz (Larkin Dance Studio)

Annalise Hofman (Prestige Academy of Dance)

Marcel Owens (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

Savannah Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Emily Roman (Canadian Dance Company)

Top 11

Skye Ayala  Westchester Dance Academy)

Ashley Doel (Elite Danceworx)

Madison Foley (Performing Dance Arts)

Lily Gentile (Westchester Dance Academy)

Kayla Mak (Westchester Dance Academy) 

Madison Taylor (The Project at HTX)

Emily Valencia (Dance Town)

Abby Werner (Center Stage Performing Arts Studio)

2nd Runner-Up

Ruby Castro (Dance Town)

1st Runner-Up

Ellie Wagner (Larkin Dance Studio)

Winner

Kelis Robinson (Elite Danceworx)

Teen Male

Top 20

Christian Butts (DanceMakers of Atlanta)

Seth Gibson (Studio B)

Franco LaGrega (companyONE) 

Alejandro Marquez (Dance Town)

Aidan Reelis (Canadian Dance Company)

Donivyn Riley (Focal Point Dance Studios)

Artem Tikhonenko (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Joshua Ukura (Larkin Dance Studio)

Kylan Wagner (Leader School of Dance)

Jarrett Yeary (Viva Dance Co)

Top 10

Wesley Cloud (Westchester Dance Academy)

Xavier Logan (DanceMakers of Atlanta)

Chase Peterson (Larkin Dance Studio)

Moses Rankine (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Jackson Roloff- Hafenbreadl (Stars Dance Studio)

Julian Sanchez (Dance Town)

TJ WIlliams (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

2nd Runner-Up

Daniel Paula (Elite Danceworx)

1st Runner-Up

Murphy Lee (Performing Dance Arts)

Winner

Joey Gertin (Elite Danceworx)

Senior Female

Top 23

Maggie Adams (Denise Wall Dance Energy)

Amanda Baez (Dance Town)

Amy Benedetto (Hackworth School of Performing Arts)

Nicole Carpeneto (Performing Dance Arts)

Celina Ferraro (Performing Dance Arts)

AJ Joehl (Independent)

Lexus Johnson (Larkin Dance Studio)

Katie McCleary (Intermix Dance Company)  

Mims McKee (The Dance Centre)

Laura Rosales (Dance Town)

Aishia Sampson (Prestige Dance Academy Inc.)

Noelle Schramm (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

Kylie Walker (Canadian Dance Company)

Top 10

Olivia Alboher (For Dancers Only)

Mykayla Hicks (Dance Industry Performing Arts Center)

Jessy Lipke (Elite Danceworx)

Michelle Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Krizia Schepis (Elite Danceworx)

Sammy Soto (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

3rd Runner-Up

Imani Spann (DanceMakers of Atlanta)

2nd Runner-Up

Jenna Meilman (Westchester Dance Academy)

1st Runner-Up

Vivian Ruiz (Stars Dance Studio)

Winner

Morgan Higgins (Denise Wall Dance Energy)

Senior Male

Top 20

Kyle Anders (Savage Dance Company)

Nathaniel Belnavis-Wright (Stars Dance Studio)

Conner Chastain (Southern Strutt)

Alec Fursman (Stars Dance Studio) 

Dougal Herr (Dance Town)

Jackson Lee (Performing Dance Arts)

Shamus Moriarty (Stars Dance Studio) 

Matthew Saggiomo (Elite Danceworx)

Eli Smutny (Larkin Dance Studio)

Noah Zulfikar (Canadian Dance Company)

Top 10

Stefano Gallelli (Elite Danceworx)

Tyler Hutchings (Elite Danceworx)

Brendan Moran (Southern Strutt)

Benjamin Peralta (Britney Boyd Dance Company)

William Robinson (Nashville School of Dance)

Tyler Smith (Vlad’s Dance Company)

Matthew Spangler (Artistic Fusion Dance Academy)

2nd Runner-Up

Emiliano Jimenez (Hip Funk Dance Studio)

1st Runner-Up

D’Angelo Castro (Dance Town)

Winner

Michael Novitski (Vlad’s Dance Company)

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POSTAJEM, KAO I UVEK, 

ne zato što ja tako hoću, naprotiv, već zato što se to od mene iznuđuje, postajem, naime, opterećen cenama knjiga. 

Sad će verniji čitaoci među vama naći za shodno da se začude: kakav je to pa pleonazam, ta nisam li oduvek njima opterećen i bio, ta nije li mi tu preokupaciju tržišnom vrednošću i diktirao u glavu uvrćeni identitet buvljačkog brokera i mešetara, itd? 

I ne biste mogli biti više u pravu. Oko čega sam se drugo paštio vodeći, evo, nepune dve godine, ovaj takozvani buvljački barometar za biblioždere, ali i godinama pre toga, pre nego što mi je palo na pamet da se i napismeno hvalim svojim ulovima i izborim se za publiku koja će te psalme sebi u slavu ne samo slušati nego i naručivati — čime sam se, istina, drugo vodio nego problemom postizanja što povoljnije cene (a sve radi sopstvenog prodavanja)? 

No ako je, u prvim danima

još blentavog zagledanja po buvljacima, cenovnik (na koji se u tim blentavim danima još olako pristajalo) i umeo da bude koliko-toliko raznovrstan, ako je unutar njega i postojao nekakav raspon koji je umeo da dosegne gornju granicu i do 1000 dinara (cca. 8 EUR), broker-mešetar je veoma brzo, upravo zahvaljujući svojim, sve razvijenijim taktikama Nepristajanja na prvoponuđenu cenu, čitav taj opseg sveo na optimalnu tarifu od dvocifrenih 50 dinara (cca. 0,4 EUR). Kako je, izboksovavši ga jednom, pa još jednom, tom pragu cene u svakoj narednoj prilici na buvljaku prirodno stremio, više nije moglo biti govora ni o kakvom cenovniku: meni je spao na jedinstven iznos pod koji se moglo, natezanjem, pogađanjem i drugim ovde naširoko obrazlaganim mahinacijama, podvući bilo koje štivo dana koje bi mu privuklo nos na tezgu. 

I upravo zato što sam utanačio fiksni rashod, i mogao sam se posvetiti materijalnim pojedinostima pazarene robe — obratiti, na primer, pažnju na stepen očuvanosti primerka, na tragove kojih su se naostavljali bivši vlasnici, habaoci i gamad; neretko je bilo potrebe i upoznavati se sa sadržajem knjižnog bloka... I naposletku, kao što ćete videti, snašla me je jedna luksuzna pošast: postah opterećen jednim, kako sam najpre mislio, prolaznim fetišem, detaljem koji i pored najrevnijih čitalaca uglavnom prođe neprimećen, koji se briše, guli i prežvrlja kao nekakva tajna, sa naročitom diskrecijom ako se pazarena knjiga ima nekome dati kao poklon — naime, postao sam, da se vratim na početak, opterećen cenom knjige, onom koja ostane zabeležena na primerku, pisanim ili štampanim slovima. Tom se dokumentarnom fenomenu dugo kanim da posvetim jedan štedriji izveštaj, kojeg, napokon, evo. 

TE BIVŠE CENE su me najčešće čekale

na prvoj ili poslednjoj strani knjižnog bloka. Uvek naškrabane običnom olovkom, kako bi se brzo obrisale ukoliko dođe do popusta ili korekcije, katkad i po korici samoj (o čemu svedoče gornje dve Reči i misli iz 1986), ređe po samolepljivoj etiketi poslovično poznatoj kao “cena”. Ponekad, doduše veoma retko, nabasao bih i na odštampanu cenu, što je u ovoj maloj finansijskoj antologiji slučaj sa Mirnim danima na Klišiju Henrija Milera u BIGZovom izdanju iz 1986. 

Ono što me je u fenomenu cene najviše interesovalo, a što bi čini mi se trebalo da zanima i vas, jeste sledeće: šta se za te i te pare u to i to vreme moglo kupiti?

Višecifrene cene same po sebi nisu mi govorile ništa: mogao sam se kliberiti do prekosutra činjenici da sam neki primerak danas kupio za pet nula manje. Zato sam, da bih što više izbegao hipstersku proizvoljnost, rešio da povodom ovog teksta iz svog kućnog buvljaka izdvojim samo naslove objavljene krajem osamdesetih i neposredno pred raspad Jugoslavije. Ograničio sam se na period između uvođenja novog dinara 1985, koji je čim je uveden počeo da devalvira, i takozvanog “Markovićevog” dinara iz 1990. koji je tu inflaciju okončao brisanjem nekoliko nula. Iako raspolažem i knjigama iz kasnijih godina, smatrao sam potpuno besmislenim da u pokušaj iole koherentnog pregleda uvedem cene iz devedesetih koje su, barem u Srbiji, dosezale i do devet nula. (Taj posao prepuštam nekom finansijskom mešetaru.)

Godina neka dakle bude 1986. Nova Reč i misao (Cvetajeva odnosno Zoščenko) košta 600 dinara. Džepno BIGZ-ovo izdanje Milera — 700. Ove knjige bismo mirno mogli uzeti kao tipove: štampane u desetinama hiljada primeraka, bile su pristupačne i mogle su se naći u svakoj polupismenoj porodici. Dakle, za jednog Teslu (petstotku) i konjanika (stodinarku koju je moj i valjda svačiji deda zvao “crvena”) te godine moglo se, sudeći po uporednim tabelama u studiji mr Ljubomira Kedžića kupiti sledeće: 

— četiri kila hleba  — pet litara mleka — tri kila šećera  — sto grama kafe — dvadeset kokošijih jaja — devet kila krompira  — tri kila jabuka  — pola kila junećeg mesa — trista kilovatsati struje — tri zidarska piva

Razume se, ne sve zajedno!  Možda bismo mogli da predstavimo te odnose zanimljivije: na primer, umesto da kupite Oktobar u vagonu Marine Cvetajeve 1986. godine mogli ste doručkovati hleb, jaje na oko sa slaninom, posle toga popiti šoljicu kafe (računajući i struju i zejtin) i za sve pare ostati kod kuće, gluplji ali svakako manje gladni.  

No pređimo odmah na burnu 1989. godinu. Iako ni osamdesetšesta nije sjajna, tabela gospodina Kedžića nju nam predstavlja u najgorem svetlu: 1987. cene od prethodne godine su se utrostručile, 1988. dobile jednu nulu, a te, osamdesetdevete, stigla je i druga nula. Ali od meseca do meseca inflacija je onda nastavila da raste stopom kojom je prelazila prethodne čitave godine: konsultujemo li rubriku “potrošačka korpa” gospodina Kedžića, možemo ustanoviti da je januarska iznosila 993.000 dinara, a decembarska 22 miliona. Cene koje slede treba, dakle, uzeti sa krajnjom rezervom. 

Iz arhive Vašeg broker-mešetara (koji svakako žali što nije bio običaj da se u impresumima uz godine beleže i meseci) te godine su, na primer, izašle Pljuska u ruci, antologija alternativne ruske proze Dubravke Ugrešić (August Cesarec, 50.000 dinara), Zlatni ćup E. T. A. Hofmana i S onu stranu sna H. P. Lavkrafta (Reč i misao, 200.000 dinara) i sveženabavljeni primerak prve knjige druga Miloša Đurđevića, Pejzaži ili kružno traženje riječi (Pegaz, 10.000 dinara).  Sve ove knjige zavedene su u Narodnoj biblioteci krajem godine, kad je inflacija bila najgora. 

Već na osnovu ovih šturih podataka možemo utvrditi nesklad između, da tako kažemo, oblika i sadržine: Ugrešićkina antologija je obimno, nedžepno izdanje, a staje četiri puta jeftinije od klasičnog crvenog džepnjaka. Ko zna kada je udarena cena, koliko je prošlo meseci od primanja knjige do njene prodaje: o egzaktnosti tih podataka ne možemo ni da sanjamo. Ali uzmimo ipak opet Reč i misao kao srednju vrednost. Ako je knjiga u decembru 1989. koštala 200.000 dinara, a prosečna plata u tom mesecu iznosila 27 miliona i 860 hiljada dinara (620 nemačkih maraka po decembarskom kursu), “prosečna knjiga” (Hofman ili Lavkraft) koštala je tadašnjih 5 DEM.

Međutim, 1. januara 1990. stupa na snagu “Markovićev dinar” koji inflatornu desetohiljadarku svodi na keca. I upravo se to gutanje nula može videti na korekciji sa zadnje stranice knjižnog bloka Pejzaža ili kružnog traženja riječi. 

Posle tog uslovnog pokušaja uporedne analize, 

budući da s vremena na vreme mislim na potomstvo, pa i ono podaleko, naumih nešto o čemu raniji cenopisari nisu razmišljali, naime: da nekom budućem čitaocu ovog bloga (koji će do njegovih pabiraka doći kroz 30, 50 ili 100 godina, zbog čega ga verovatno vredi utisnuti u neku podlogu trajniju od etra) predstavim šta se za “prosečnu cenu knjige” 2018. u Republici Srbiji može kupiti od najvažnijih živežnih namirnica. 

Odmah sam u problemu: šta da uzmem za aršin? Reč i misao više ne postoje. Ne postoji nikakva “pristupačna knjiga”, izuzmemo li ono smeće od pet tabaka koje se dobija uz Blic. Štap i kanap. Za najnižu cenu fiktivne pristupačne knjige kupljene na komad u knjižari uzeo bih, na osnovu nedavnog iskustva, iznos od 440 dinara (cca 4 EUR): za te pare se u Delfima može kupiti Kompromis Sergeja Dovlatova (LOM, 2018) i Mađarska rečenica Andreja Nikolaidisa (Beton, 2017). Ali imajući u vidu druge cene, na primer Laguninih izdanja, uzevši u obzir rabat (55 %) koji uzimaju distributeri, svest o zatucanosti knjižara koji poeziju ne primaju, svest o knjigama koje su daleko siromašnije opreme a prevazilaze ovu cenu i dvostruko, prosek bih situirao na 660 dinara (5.5 EUR). Dakle, umesto Beguna Olge Tokarčuk ili Locus Solus Remona Rusela (prema cenama knjižare Delfi), danas se u Srbiji može kupiti: 

— 15 hlebova (8 kg) — sedam litara mleka  — četrdeset sedam kokošijih jaja  — devet kila šećera  — pola kila kafe  — kilo junetine  — šest kila jabuka  — gajba Jelen piva  — 100 kWh struje 

Slikovito rečeno, onaj ko bi rešio sebi da uskrati, primera radi, Begune Olge Tokarčuk, mogao bi za iste pare da napravi doručak od četiri jajeta sa dvesta grama slanine, uz koji će pojesti celu veknu, mogao bi da stuče po šoljicu kafe i pre i posle, a potom, što da ne, drmne i jelen koji se u međuvremenu hladio u frižideru, i ostaće mu, bude li ga poslužio apetit, mesta i da srga dve-tri palačinke (sa eurokremom), i s obzirom da će se toliko napuhati da neće biti ni za šta drugo do za spavanje i zagađivanje atmosfere — prijatno mu bilo! — Olgu Tokarčuk neka skine sa Libgena i neka je čita na Kindlu!