Those are incinerators. Modern incinerators (including thermal oxidizers and enclosed combustion systems) demonstrate high operational efficiency in the destruction of waste gases and hydrocarbon-containing materials. When properly designed and operated with controlled high temperatures (typically 760–1200 °C), adequate residence time (≥2 seconds), excess oxygen, and effective mixing, these systems routinely achieve destruction removal efficiencies exceeding 99.9% for total hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene).
@charise_lee Nigerian landlord, Jewish developer, and a building full of South Americans, Central Americans, and West Africans. If only it could have been prevented…
@Deskpigeon1@captgouda24 Tell us more about your risk aversion. You walked through the safest door, risked nothing, and now resent not doing as well as the “losers” who took risks. We can’t all work at Build-A-Bear.
VA disability is not an honor system, and the label “disability” is a misnomer. It functions more like workers’ compensation than SSDI.
Compensation is paid for service-connected injury or disease under 38 U.S.C. §§ 1110/1131. A current disability, in-service event, and medical nexus must be shown by evidence (38 C.F.R. § 3.303). Ratings under 38 C.F.R. Part 4 reflect the degree of impairment; many veterans work full-time while rated. Unlike SSDI (42 U.S.C. § 423(d)), which requires total inability to perform substantial gainful activity, VA disability does not.
It is also dwarfed in scale and improper payments. FY2025 figures show VA disability at 1.5% improper ($2.35B on $157.5B) versus SNAP (~10.9%, ~$10.2B) and Medicaid (~6.1%, ~$37.4B). SSDI is similar to VA at ~1.6%. The gap tracks the higher verification burden on VA claims.
@Gothamist Fischman (also spelled Fischmann) is an occupational surname of German and Yiddish origin, most commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jewish communities.