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Only a fraction of Australia's half-a-million self-managed superannuation funds pay any income tax, experts say, because of generous super concessions and franking credits that are undermining the federal budget.
Tax Office statistics show almost 300,000 self-managed superannuation funds eliminated or reduced their tax bills through exemptions on super and $2.5 billion in franking credits in 2011-12.
These are the most recent records available, although experts say the surge in dividend payments since then has further reduced the small amounts of tax paid by these funds, which are often the primary income of wealthy retirees.
At the time, 424,360 funds generated gross taxable income of $32.9 billion. About $15 billion of that was entirely exempt from income tax because the funds were in the pension phase, which doesn't incur income tax.
Self-managed funds contribute little to the tax system – because about half of the funds' assets are already in the pension phase, Tria Investment Partners principal Andrew Baker said. Also, most self-managed funds receive franked dividends, which cuts the tax bill of many other funds to zero.
"It's a problem isn't it?" Mr Baker said. "It's unlikely SMSFs are ever going to pay a substantial amount of tax as a segment."
The loss of revenue will rise because of an ageing population shifting assets into pension phase and the greater payment of dividends, he said.
Pressure is growing to focus on superannuation tax breaks in the Coalition's planned review of the taxation system. The government is desperate to find ways to reduce the budget deficit.
There have been frequent calls for the government to stop the concessions. The head of the Financial System Inquiry, David Murray, recently suggested Australia's dividend imputation system, which SMSFs are also capitalising on, needed to be looked at.
The roughly 1 million Australians with investments in self-managed super funds argue that having spent their careers paying income tax and following the rules they shouldn't be penalised for saving for retirement.
"Super funds, including SMSFs, are taxpayers, and franking credits should be available to all taxpayers," SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's technical and professional standards director Graeme Colley said.
Experts say it would be better to tax the earnings of superannuation funds in pension phase at 15 per cent, rather than try to get rid of franking credits, which could see share prices plummet.
A fundamental change
Australia and New Zealand are now the only two developed countries that have full imputation of dividends.
Mr Baker said scrapping Australia's dividend imputation system, would involve "a fundamental change to the taxation system" that would be hard to implement. He said a better way to address the problem was a 15 per cent earnings tax for those in the pension stage. Another option was to copy the United States' minimum taxation rate, "that in short says everybody pays an amount of tax".
Ending franking credits could trigger a political backlash from investors and "would be reintroducing double taxation, so there are enormous problems with it", Mr Baker said.
"The UK did a similar thing 15 years ago, denying pension funds franking credits, and they got away with it . . . despite the protest." He said a tax rate on the pension phase would also stop gearing by SMSFs.
Tax Office data shows SMSFs have an interest expense bill of about $375 million a year, but Mr Baker said that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The data comes from SMSF tax returns, but it is common for SMSFs to achieve gearing outcomes by investing in private property trusts. He estimated the overall interest expense for the sector would be about $500 million annually.
Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley said any change to dividend imputation would have to be part of a package that also reduced the company tax rate and personal tax rates.
He said the difficulty with scrapping imputation was that it would "create incentives for companies to hoard capital rather than returning it to shareholders, which may reduce the efficiency of investment decisions".
Instead, the government should wind back superannuation tax breaks for the old and wealthy. "The easiest way to do this would be to tax the income and capital earnings of super funds in pension phase at 15 per cent," Mr Daley said. "These funds would then pay tax on earnings at the same rate as the super funds of those aged under 60."
He said there was no reason to grandfather this change.
"Anyone who is in pension phase can withdraw the entirety of their super fund tomorrow, and if they think they can find an investment on which they will pay less than 15 per cent tax, good luck to them," Mr Daley said.
"I'm guessing that there will be very few withdrawals."
'It ain't going to happen'
At the end of 2012, the average SMSF had $920,000 (typically funds are made up of more than one person: couples).
According to a 2012 ASX study, about 52 per cent of SMSFs directly hold Australian shares. Tax Office data shows of the $550 billion invested in SMSFs, $180 billion is directly invested in Australian-listed shares, which is already higher than the average of APRA-regulated funds.
Leading economist Saul Eslake said he was "undecided" about whether dividend imputation should be scrapped, although he had previously mentioned it is a costly tax break that the wealthy use to lower their marginal tax rates.
He said that like negative gearing, there are now so many who benefit from franking credits – SMSFs, investors and members of larger public or industry super funds – that "no matter what the intellectual merits of getting rid of it, it ain't going to happen for political reasons".
"Almost certainly, the benefits of franking credits are capitalised into the share prices of companies that have high franked dividend yields, so it seems almost inevitable that abolishing dividend imputation would cause share prices to fall, unless there were an equivalent reduction in the company tax rate," Mr Eslake said.
David Murray said in his review of the financial sector the imputation system – first introduced in 1987 and estimated to cost about $20 billion a year – had created a bias where individuals and super funds preferred shares and this had hindered the growth of the domestic corporate bond market.
PwC's submission to the Murray inquiry said "careful consideration should be given to whether there would be benefits to be obtained from modifications to the imputation system"


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2. De Minimis Fringe Benefit per Internal Revenue Code, Section 132(e)(1): A noncash prize, gift, or award may be excludable from income, as a de minimis fringe benefit. The Internal Revenue Service defines a de minimis fringe as "any property or service, the value of which is (after taking into account the frequency with which similar fringes are provided by the employer to the employer's employees) so small as to make accounting for it unreasonable, or administratively impractical". In other words, if it is reasonable and practical to track the noncash award, it is taxable.
The frequency at which such awards are made is a key factor in determining whether the de minimis rule applies. For example, a gold watch, given by an employer to each employee who completes 25 years of service, could be excludable as a de minimis fringe. However, if the same watch were given without requiring a lengthy period of service, the de minimis exclusion would not apply.
Cash awards and gift certificates redeemable for cash are not excludable under the de minimis rules.
Excludible Noncash Awards Agencies may utilize the PCard to purchase Noncash Service Awards, without including the value of such items in the employee's wages. Object Code 498000 should be used for nontaxable employee awards. To be excludable, the awards must meet the length-of-service, retirement, or de minimis fringe benefit rules outlined above, and the following conditions:
1. The agency must establish a written awards program and the agency's awards must be given in accordance with their established program.
2. The award must be given as part of a meaningful presentation.
3. The award must be noncash in nature. The awards may include certificates, pins, plaques, letters of commendation, or other tokens of recognition. Other tokens of recognition may include merchandise purchased in bulk, including phone cards and gift certificates. Gift certificates, phone cards, etc. must not be redeemable for cash.
4. Documentation must be maintained by each agency for any nontaxable award in excess of $25.00.
Taxable Noncash Awards
Noncash awards that do not qualify to be excluded as length-of-service, retirement, or de minimis fringe benefits, are taxable income to the employee. Object Code 498100 has been established for taxable employee awards. Savings bonds are always taxable. The PCard may be used for these purchases; however, the taxable value must be reported to the Bureau of State Payrolls, using the On-Line Non-Cash Adjustment System. Refer to Payroll Preparation Manual, Volume V, Section 8. Taxable noncash awards are subject to gross up and the payment of all withholding and FICA taxes by the agency.
The Division of Accounting and Auditing will post-audit, test, and monitor the usage of object codes 498000 and 498100. The Agency's PCard Model Plan should be updated and provide accountability controls for award transactions.
Additional information concerning awards and de minimis benefits may be found in Internal Revenue Service Publication 15-B, Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, and Publication 535, Business Expenses. These publications may be obtained by calling the IRS at 1-800-829-3676, or e-mail www.irs.gov.
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Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Acupuncture
- Avoidance of Allergenic Foods
- Boswellia
- Fish Oil
- Glutamine
- Probiotics
- Wormwood
Crohn's disease is a disease of the bowel that is closely related to ulcerative colitis . The two are grouped in a category called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) , because they both involve inflammation of the digestive tract.
The major symptoms of Crohn's disease include fever, non-bloody or bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fatigue. The rectum may be severely affected, leading to fissures, abscesses, and fistulas (hollow passages). Intestinal obstruction can occur, and over time fistulas may develop in the small bowel. Other complications include gallstones, increased risk of cancer in the small bowel and colon, and pain in or just below the stomach that mimics the pain of an ulcer. Arthritis, skin sores, and liver problems may develop as well.
Crohn's disease tends to wax and wane, with periods of remission punctuated by severe flare-ups. Medical treatment aims at reducing symptoms and inducing and maintaining remission.
Sulfasalazine is one of the most commonly used medications for Crohn's disease. Given either orally or as an enema, it can both decrease symptoms and prevent recurrences. Corticosteroids such as prednisone are used similarly, sometimes combined with immunosuppressive drugs such as azathioprine. In severe cases, partial removal of the bowel may be necessary.
Another approach involves putting people with Crohn's disease on an elemental diet. This involves special formulas consisting of required nutrients but no whole foods. Sometimes, after a period on such a diet, whole foods can be restarted one at a time.
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People with Crohn's disease can easily develop deficiencies in numerous nutrients. Malabsorption, decreased appetite, drug side effects, and increased nutrient loss through the stool may lead to mild or profound deficiencies of protein, vitamins A , B 12 , C , D , E , and K , folate , calcium , copper , magnesium , selenium , and zinc . 1-10 Supplementation to restore adequate body supplies of these nutrients is highly advisable and may improve specific symptoms as well as overall health. We recommend working closely with your physician to identify any nutrient deficiencies and to evaluate the success of supplementation to correct them.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
Several natural treatments have shown promise for Crohn's disease, but none have been proven effective.
In a 10 week double-blind, placebo-controlled study, use of the herb wormwood appeared to successfully enable a reduction of drug dosage in people with Crohn's Disease. 27 . This German trial enrolled 40 people who had achieved good control of their symptoms through use of steroids and other medications. Half were given an herbal blend containing wormwood (500 mg three time daily), while the other half were given a placebo. Beginning at week 2, researchers began a gradual tapering down of the steroid dosage used by participants. Over subsequent weeks, most of those given placebo showed the expected worsening of symptoms that the reduction of drug dosage would be expected to cause. In contrast, most of those receiving wormwood showed a gradual improvement of symptoms. No serious side effects were attributed to wormwood in this study.
Note : While these are promising findings, it must be kept in mind that a great many treatments that show promise in a single study fail to hold up in subsequent independent testing. Additional research will be needed to establish wormwood as a helpful treatment for Crohn's disease. In addition, there are concerns that wormwood might have toxic effects in some people. See the full Wormwood article for more information.
The herb boswellia is thought to have some anti-inflammatory effects. An 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 102 people with Crohn's disease compared a standardized extract of boswellia against the drug mesalazine. 20 Participants taking boswellia fared at least as well as those taking mesalazine, according to a standard method of scoring Crohn's disease severity.
Fish oil also has anti-inflammatory effects. However, the evidence to date suggests that it is not helpful for Crohn's disease. A 1-year, double-blind trial involving 78 participants with Crohn's disease in remission who were at high risk for relapse found that fish oil supplements helped keep the disease from flaring up. 11 A smaller study also found benefit. 21 In contrast, a 1-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that followed 120 people with Crohn's disease did not find any reduction of relapse rates. 12 Moreover, two well-designed trials, enrolling a total of 738 patients, convincingly failed to find any benefit for omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in the prevention of Crohn's disease relapse. 29
One preliminary double-blind study found indications that the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii may be helpful for reducing diarrhea in people with Crohn's disease. 17 However, two studies failed to find diarrhea-reducing benefit with Lactobacillus probiotics, 22-23 and in an analysis of 8 randomized, placebo-controlled studies, probiotics were ineffective at maintaining remission in Crohn's disease patients. 28Lactobacilli have also failed to prove effective for helping to prevent Crohn's disease recurrences in people who have had surgery for the condition. 26
On a positive note, some evidence hints that probiotics might reduce the joint pain that commonly occurs in people with inflammatory bowel disease. 24
Glutamine has been suggested as a treatment for Crohn's disease, 14-16 but the most meaningful of the reported studies on its potential benefits failed to find it helpful. 14
A bit of evidence hints that acupuncture might be helpful for Crohn's. 25
Preliminary investigations hint that food allergies might play a role in Crohn's disease. 6,18,19 However, there is as yet no meaningful evidence that avoiding allergenic foods can improve Crohn's symptoms.
In a systematic review of 19 studies involving 2,609 people with IBD, researchers found that people whose diet is high in fruit and other sources of fiber have a reduced risk of Crohn's disease. 30
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
Various herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat Crohn's disease. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug articles in the Drug Interactions section of this database.
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AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2005-06: Named team's most valuable player ... one of the most versatile players on the team, playing anywhere from No. 1 to No. 5 on the singles ladder... earned All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention accolades after going 3-3 in league play... won three straight contests during Santa Clara's dual matches against Boise State, Portland, and Nevada... advanced to the quarters of the Saint Mary's Invitational by defeating Sandra Hadzisabic (San Jose State) and Kaitlin Callan (UC Davis)... posted a 7-11 doubles record, primarily at the No. 1 position with Kelly Leathers... teamed up with Kim Daniel to beat California's Marion Ravelojaona and Claire Ilcinkas... reached the quarterfinals of the Saint Mary's Invitational with Erika Barnes.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2004-05: Redshirted the season due to leg injuries.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003-04: A West Coast Conference All-Academic honoree... posted nine victories at No. 3 singles position... clinched three team victories... defeated UC Riverside's Kelley Takashita 6-3, 6-1... posted a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win over Saint Mary's Megan Schulman... clinched the team victory against Davidson, topping Meghan Fillnow 7-5, 6-4 on the third court... added another match-clinching victory, earning her 10th of the dual season over USF's Anna Skogerboe.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2002-03: Went 12-6 in singles dual action, seeing most of her time in the bottom of the lineup... recorded a 4-3 WCC record and went 15-10 overall... clinched the team's season-opening victory against rival San Jose State to mark collegiate debut... earned the Broncos' only single point at UC Santa Barbara and at Division II top-ranked BYU Hawaii... in fall play, advanced to the consolation singles semifinal at the Saint Mary's Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif... led team to the CIF Championships in 1998 and '99, marking the first time in school history... aided team in capturing the league championship all four years and the Southern California Zonal Team Championship in 1999... was named MVP in 2000 and '01... named All-Orange County as a sophomore and junior... played in the No. 1 spot in 2000 and '01... was awarded Freshman of the Year... ranked No. 12 in doubles in Southern California... in the top 40 in singles in Southern California for girls 18s.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Technology stocks mostly fell Tuesday despite gains from Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., as Microsoft Corp. stumbled following the surprise departure of the chief of its Windows business.
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO, +2.13% slipped a fraction to close at $16.85 ahead of the company's earnings results for the fiscal first quarter. Cisco reported an 18% gain in earnings, beating estimates. See: Cisco earnings rise, beating forecasts
Microsoft MSFT, +1.23% shed 4% to close at $27.09 after announcing that Windows President Steven Sinofsky was departing. Microsoft had just rolled out Windows 8, the latest version of its flagship product. See Rex On Techs on Microsoft's without Sinofsky.
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The Western Province on the South Western corner of South Africa is the most beautiful province. It has an extensive coastline and magnificent scenery, and attracts the most tourism.
With majestic mountain ranges, exquisite valleys and long pristine white beaches the landscape is one of extraordinary natural beauty. It has the cold Atlantic on the west coast and the warm Indian Ocean along the south.
In the interior is the arid Karoo plateau.
Cape Town is the capital city, dramatically spectacular beneath the towering Table Mountain, overlooking Table Bay. Early settlers from Europe settled below the mountains where the rivers met, and built a harbour in Table Bay.
The San people had called the area Camissa, meaning Sweet Waters.
Other major towns of the Western Cape are Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester and George.
Inland from Cape Town are the Winelands and fruit growing farms with small towns like Franschhoek and Wellington, established 300 years ago by Huguenots and famous for wonderful epicurean food and superb wines.
The Western Cape has a wide variety of charming and enchanting smaller towns.
The West Coast extends north of Cape Town along the cold Atlantic Ocean.
East of Cape Town the Southern Cape Garden Route runs along the warmer Indian ocean, with the Overberg Mountains.
Along the West Coast are quaint fishing villages like PaterNoster and Langebaan. In spring there is a fantastic display of billions of blooming brilliantly coloured wildflowers.The only natural harbour is Saldanha Bay.
To the east of Cape Town are smaller towns like Gordons Bay, an exquisite little town overlooking an aquamarine bay, and Hermanus, a pretty village famous for whale watching.
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Mossel Bay has one of the mildest climates on the planet. It is a small harbour town on the Indian Ocean with serene natural beauty and the glorious Diaz beach, named after the Portuguese explorer who landed here in 1488.
George is another beautiful town in the Outeniqua Mountains and valleys, and about 16 kms away from the Wilderness.The Wilderness is a magical village on the Touws River Estuary surrounded by Nature Reserves and overlooking an astoundingly beautiful beach on the Indian Ocean.
The Garden Route continues to Knysna and the Lagoon and Plettenberg Bay, some of South Africa's most favourite holiday destinations with wide open natural landscapes and exquisite beaches.
Nature's Valley is a Nature Reserve in the fairytale Tsitsikamma Forests. These lush indigenous rainforests of ancient trees and ferns, have rivers and waterfalls and perfect unspoilt beaches along the glorious coast and continue up to the gorgeous Storms River mouth.
The vegetation of the Western Cape is the unique Cape Floral Kingdom. With the largest number of species and richest plant diversity it is a World Heritage Site. Stretching over spectacular mountain and ocean scenery it includes fynbos, a type of evergreen heather, proteas, flowering shrubs and trees.
The Western Province is the 4th largest of South Africa's Nine State Provinces.Wonderful and varied accommodation in the Western Province is available everywhere from luxury hotels, game lodges, to self catering seaside houses with beach access.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Rift Walker: Vampire Empire Book 2
35 comments:
- LunaMoth said...
Long wait till september but ill definatly pick it up when it comes out! loved The Greyfriar and i know this one will be wonderful as well.
- February 8, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Thanks, Luna.
It'll be here before you know it!
- February 8, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Nanci D. Byers said...
Can't wait--I am looking forward to #2.
Nanci Byers
- February 9, 2011 at 2:37 PM
ooh, nice. can't wait! being more of a manga reader, it was neat to read a book that satified my manga sences as far as that goes, but it also prompted me to revisit the american comics that I loved (and even, to search out some more of those).
from a loyal fan and north carolinian.
- February 9, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- Yodamom said...
Yes ! I loved Greyfriar, and can't wait for the next book in your series.
- February 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Expat Mom said...
Can't wait! I just finished the first book and absolutely loved it!
- February 10, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Again, thanks everyone. We really hope you guys like the 2nd book as much as the first. It's different, but with a lot of the same stuff you loved about The Greyfriar.
- February 10, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- Jeffowick said...
I just finished reading the first book and had a great time. Looking forward to the next book, I just hope it's not going to end like Romeo and Juliet. (two lovers from clans that hate each other follow their hearts and end up dead.)
- February 20, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Glad you liked it, and that is a great idea for Book 2. Wonder if we can get the manuscript back from the publisher? We make no promises over who lives and who dies.
- February 20, 2011 at 6:42 PM
- Jeffowick said...
haha, fair enough. Like many readers, I'm always prepared to create my own personal 'Alternate Histories'.
Also, here are my favorite quotes: 'It takes only one, Gareth, to beat the drums of change.' & 'There are springs in the mind from which others cannot drink.' I think I'll go share this wisdom with others via facebook.
- February 21, 2011 at 1:11 PM
I just read The Greyfriar and it was wonderful. Epic. I sat and just stared off into space for like 30mins after I finished pondering and thinking about the book. I can't wait for The Rift Walker.
- February 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM
- anthony said...
I have just finished Greyfriar and in the words of Oliver Twist. "May I have some more please".
- February 27, 2011 at 1:36 PM
As Mr. Bumble said, "Yes you may. In September."
- February 27, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- A. Grey said...
I just read The Greyfriar in one afternoon - disregarding my poor WIP in favor of being rescued by Greyfriar and having my resolve renewed by Adele.
I want you to know that I was captivated within pages, utterly in love by the end of chapter 3 and completely riveted until the last page.
September seems so far away.
- February 27, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Sorry to keep you from your work. But thank you for the terrific feedback. We're really glad you enjoyed it.
- February 27, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Looking forward to September, and the only reason will be The Rift Walker - I'm a summer person :) I can't wait to see what you come up with and what kind of trouble you will throw Adele & Gareth into this time.
- March 3, 2011 at 1:27 AM
Hopefully The Rift Walker will warm up your autumn! But it'll probably be out early enough for that last late summer vacation before the chill of October.
- March 3, 2011 at 10:07 PM
- Lisa said...
I can't wait- I loved the first book and an an impatient reader- Thanks for letting us know- I've got it in my calendar.
- March 15, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Utterly perfect! I can't tell you the angst and aching I felt at the end. I'm in love with Gareth and his Adayla :)Thank you for that extraordinary story, and to many more!
- March 17, 2011 at 1:59 AM
Lisa and Connie
Thank you very much. We're glad you liked it, and there will be 2 more, at the least!
- March 17, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Kimberly Boynton said...
I read your first book and it was amazing. I usually am not the type to read adult fiction, I'm in the awkward between spot between teenage and adulthood so I'm not usually the one who will pick up an adult novel yet, (aside from anne rice) and this was absolutely awesome. I wish I could find as many books in adult genre as this that interests me. So, I can't wait until the 2nd one comes out! It's a book I actually have been waiting on! (I usually just pick up a book when it's in the book store and don't bother checking for when it will be out)
- March 22, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Glad you found us! We hear you about the gap between teen and adult books. Seems like when we were young(er), there were more adult books in stores that were perfectly suitable for younger readers, particularly in sci-fi/fantasy. It made the transition from childrens books to adult books easy. Maybe that's why Young Adult has grown so quickly as a category to fill that gap between books intended for elementary school kids and adult books that are now too adult for young teens.
Thanks for reading, and hope you enjoy The Rift Walker in September.
- March 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- kgrroth said...
This is really great news, I am reading the Greyfriar now and Rift Walker I am sure will be another great addition to the steampunk genre. Keep 'em coming!!
- March 23, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Shonda said...
I loved this book. Picked it up for a airplane trip. I love this genre and this book was great!! Finished the book going down and reread it coming back. Ones of those books that you can not wait to turn the page and wanted to really absorb all the wonderful descriptive details of places and characters. One of those books that really absorbs you in the story. Going to be a loonnnggg wait till September!!
- March 26, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Mark -- thanks a lot. We hope the steampunk crowd will really like Vampire Empire. And, in your photo, are you reading to your cat, or is your cat reading to you?
Shonda -- we are thrilled you liked The Greyfriar. September will be here before you know it.
- March 27, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- pet portraits said...
I loved the first book and can't wait for the next one!
- April 12, 2011 at 12:12 AM
I can't waite to read the second book. I could barley put greyfriar down once I started to read it!
- April 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Pet and Crystal...
Thank you very much. We're delighted you found the book and enjoyed it!
Clay & Susan
- April 16, 2011 at 11:04 PM
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- April 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Sorwen said...
I'm almost finished with Greyfriar and I'm glad to hear there is a second book, but sad it isn't till September. :( I'm really enjoying it thus far. Like Jeffowick I've been getting the same Romeo and Juliet vibe and I too hope I'm wrong.
I also have to say that strangely the main villain wasn't the worst one to me. I really hope this villain doesn't win.
- April 22, 2011 at 10:56 AM
As Green Day wrote, "Wake me up when September ends" because I'll know for sure the latest edition will be out. :D
- April 24, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- dragonstar said...
I enjoyed this book a ton. I cannot wait to read more about it!!! I love your style of writing it is very captivating and I hope my writing can someday be as good.
- June 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Thank you very much for the comments on the book, and our writing. Just keep at it and you'll be fine. They only way to get better at writing is to write. And read, of course.
- June 6, 2011 at 7:43 PM
Thank you so much for Book One. Your character creation is nothing less than fully compelling. I really got a tangible sense of relation to them. September is just around the corner and I also can't wait to continue the journey.
Hugs, Jadi.
- June 14, 2011 at 1:05 AM
Thanks, Jadi.
We love our characters, even the bad ones, and we're glad it shows.
- June 14, 2011 at 10:12 AM


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Giant Talon 3 - 2018
From dirt paths to singletrack, Talon keeps you rolling with smooth handling and confident control.
This lightweight ALUXX aluminum frameset features classic off-road design made specifically for 27.5" wheels to strike just the right balance between control and quickness. The hardtail frame is optimized for a 100mm suspension fork, which helps soak up trail obstacles and improve control. For aspiring off-road riders looking to climb a little faster and get more comfortable riding singletrack, Talon is your ticket to XC adventures.
- ALUXX-grade butted aluminum frame
- SR Suntour XCT HLO 100mm-travel fork with hydraulic lockout
- Giant double-wall rims with Maxxis Icon tires
- Shimano 3x8-speed drivetrain with Tektro hydraulic disc brakes
|ALUXX-grade aluminum
|SR Suntour XCT HLO, hydraulic lockout, preload adjust, 100mm travel
|Giant Alloy Disc, Double Wall
|Giant Tracker Sport
|Stainless Steel, 14g
|Maxxis Ikon, 27.5x2.20, 60 TPI
|Prowheel BURNER-101P
|Bottom Bracket
|Sealed Cartridge, Threaded
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|Shimano Altus
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|Shimano Acera
|Cassette/Rear Cogs
|Shimano HG31 11x34, 8-Speed
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|Giant Connect Trail, 31.8mm
|Giant Sport
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|Tektro HDC M285, hydraulic disc, [F] 180mm, [R] 160mm
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|Giant Connect, Upright
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|Giant Sport, 30.9mm
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- Better than $800-$900 bikes i've owned
- Breathable
- Front suspension lockout
- Internal cable routing
- Very inexpensive for the features included
- Kickstand not included. strangely they never are
- Can't think of one so far
- Uncomfortable seat (fixed with a gel seat)
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Bought mine 9/20 from the bike world in Urbandale. Great people, helped me find what i wanted in a matter of minutes. The bike feels so good compared to my fuji nevada 3.0. Best bike i've rode.
- Great for the money
- Way, way, way more impressive than I'd expected
- Wide handlebars
- Uncomfortable seat (fixed with a gel seat)
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- Mountain biking
- casual riding
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This was a great bike. I bought it at Ancaster Cycle, no problems, and it was a phenomenal purchase. I used it for 7 months (before it was stolen...) and had no complaints. I was able to get through that whole period with only one tune-up, after riding daily about 1-2 hours.
- Internal cable routing
- Front suspension lockout
- Very inexpensive for the features included
- Better than $800-$900 bikes I've owned
- Kickstand not included. Strangely they never are
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I'd consider myself a novice cyclist even though I've been riding my whole life. I've never done competitions, clubs or extreme riding. I'm a 47 year old male in the Chicago suburbs and I ride on hilly paved surfaces mostly. I keep the bike on the back of my car almost the entire riding season (as long as it isn't raining) so the internal cable routing on this model is great for preventing cable and gear shifting problems that have always arisen for me with external cables and long-term bike rack use on a car. My last bike did not have the front-suspension lockout. This bike does have that feature and it really helps on some of the more difficult climbs. Other than that, this bike has everything else that a beginner to intermediate rider would expect. This is my third GIANT bike and, not surprisingly, this is my favorite model for the reasons stated above.
- Looks and rides like I spent WAY more than I did
- Comfortable riding position
- Great brakes
- Comfortable seat
- Highly visible paint job without being obnoxious
- Excellent shifiting
- Solid and predictable handling
- Responsive and compliant fork
- Can't think of one so far
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I needed to get back into biking to rehab my knees and lose about 50lbs, so I went looking. Looked at Trek, Specialized, etc. My very first real mountain bike years ago was a Giant so I headed over to Penn Cycle in Woodbury. Mike and guys at Penn Cycle were outstanding - professional, knowledgeable, helpful, fun, and passionate about their sport. I was torn between the Fathom 2 and the Talon 2 and decided on the Talon 2 for the price. After a month or so of pondering and waiting for bonus from work (I wanted to get everything at once), I headed on over to Penn to pick up the Talon 2 in red. I happened to walk around the showroom and spotted the Talon 3 and it looked NOTHING in person like it does online so I had to ask what it was. I rode the Talon 2 and then the Talon 3, both just around the store and parking lot a few times and on the grass and over a few curbs. Not the absolute best test in the world but I couldn't tell one once of difference between the two bikes, so I went with the Talon 3 in satin black, orange and blue. I also got a decent helmet, a NiteRider 750 headlight/taillight combo, a water bottle holder and an underseat pack all for less than the Talon 2! I have ridden my new bike now about a dozen times on trails, railbeds, roads, and a bit of offroad. LOVE IT! Couldn't be happier for what I spent and what I will be using it for. Again, Mike and the boys at Woodbury Penn Cycle are incredible and I wouldn't go anywhere else!
- Incredible Value for the $$$$
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My 13 yo daughter wanted my almost perfectly new Raleigh Talus (great bike also) and so I went shopping/researching for my next bike. I wanted to stay under $600 and after much reading and watching YouTube videos I decided on the Talon 3. Incredible bike. Looks, components, fork, I could not have asked for more for the amount of bike I was getting. It runs like a dream and the guys (at Ride Away bikes) are so knowledgeable it was nice to not be pressured into buying I didn't really need. Thanks you guys!!!!!
- Good Value
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- Trail Riding
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After 20 years no riding a bike I decide for 2017 start riding again. After weeks of research the 2017 Talon was the best choice for my budget (because the components) and I really love it!!! is a lightweight, sturdy construction and well made machine. You can not be wrong with this entry level bike.


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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2009 Media Releases
Mayor Chris Beutler today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for October to Barbara Martinez of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. The monthly award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Martinez is a Senior Public Health Nurse in the Community Health Services Division and has worked for the City since 1985. Community Health Services Manager Andrea Mason nominated her in the categories of productivity and customer relations for her dedication to the health and well-being of clients. Mason said Martinez works tirelessly with a large number of low-income patients who have serious medical conditions, no health insurance and no support systems.
Mason said Martinez is kind, patient, soft-spoken, open and a good listener. She uses her knowledge of community resources to give clients all available options, while empowering them as often as possible. She also makes sure staff members are covering all Public Health Clinic programs and regularly fills in on other programs when needed, often with short notice. Mason said Martinez's emphasis on helping others fits well with the overall purpose of the Public Health Clinic - assuring health and well-being among the most vulnerable in our community.
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are loss prevention, safety and valor. Consideration also may be given to nominations that demonstrate self-initiated accomplishments or those completed outside of the nominee's job description.
All City employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected and appointed officials. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public. Nomination forms are available on the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: personnel) or from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program.
All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. Monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.


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Fire Guts Garage Near Southgate Mall
A column of smoke could be seen rising above Missoula Yesterday near Southgate Mall. Missoula City Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Brandt says crews were called out to a structure fire on Schilling Street at about 9:00 a.m.
"We had a fully involved structure fire over there: a garage/shop, that caught on fire," said Bradt. "We responded with our normal compliment of fire apparatus. On scene we found the structure fully involved and crews were able to knock that down. The structure sustained a lot of damage as well as the contents inside... there were several vehicles."
The fire took less than a half hour to bring to an end, but it still managed to destroy upwards of 80,000 dollars worth of property. Some neighbors reported that a person was in the garage.
"There were initial reports that someone might have been inside," Brandt said. "But as soon as we knocked down the fire and did a primary search there was no one inside, which was good."
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A few weeks ago, I did a short speech at "Yes we can! US Uni Advisor Training Conference". In my usual style, my slides are image-based and don't make any sense at all unless you hear the speech. The organisers therefore asked me to provide some notes and I thought someone might find them useful here too.
If you're wondering what on earth I was doing speaking at such a gathering, that's a good point! I was invited by a friend, who was organising the event, to talk about what the entrepreneurial employer might look for in a graduate, with the contrasting view given by a senior Goldman Sachs recruiter.
You can see the slides here, if you're curious.
I started off by talking about the exponential world in which we live – with change driven faster and faster by technology. This was accompanied by my almost-famous story about the drop of water in the stadium. It's a great way to explain quickly and dramatically about what "exponential change" actually means and puts the audience in the right frame of mind.
The exponential effect makes it very hard for us to understand what's happening and thus, make good decisions – whether about our businesses or personal lives.
In that context, I briefly talked about how some key professions, traditionally the home of middle class graduates, would radically change over the coming years.
– 3D Printing (or Additive Printing/Manufacturing as us cool kids call it now) is going to decimate manufacturing, consumer goods and perhaps whole economies.
– Medicine. As an example, with the current X Prize being the Star Trekian Tricorder, the triage that is the main role of GPs, would likely disappear.
– Armed Forces. With 40% of the US Department of Defense aircraft already being remotely operated drones, it's clear that conflict is also going to change exponentially.
– Education itself is being fundamentally disrupted, with projects like The Khan Academy making world class teaching via YouTube free for all global citizens.
I've written more about this kind of thing here.
My final example of disruption was to repeat my oft-quoted mantra that the mobile will do to the PC, what the PC did to the mainframe.
My conclusion to this was that faced with all this change and the radical redistribution of wealth that will almost certainly accompany it, today's student faced with the "which Uni?" question has three choices:
1. For the vocational professions (such as medicine, engineering etc) you pretty much have to carry on and do a degree in that subject, even though you realise that most of what you learn will be irrelevant by the time you're even a few years into your career.
2. For the rest of them, they must chose a course that will teach them how to think and thrive in a world of ever-faster change. Or
3. Just day "No" to the idea of Uni altogether in favour of learning at the sharp end. Get a job, especially in a tech startup and you'll probably find a better grounding for tomorrow's challenges than any other available. What ever university you choose, just be sure to read some in depth review about simple ways that might help you on your journey.
I got some great feedback from attendees generally and a few more invitations to speak in an educational context. So, watch this space for more news. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts about this challenging subject, especially if you disagree, please leave a comment or link back from your own blog.
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Peaceville welcomes you to the of the Peaceville podcast where their latest journey through the world of musical madness is captained by none other than Mr Chris Reifert from the masters of horror, AUTOPSY. Chris reveals some insightful, eclectic & perhaps unexpected influences from the likes of Repulsion, Trouble, Procol Harum and Mahogany Rush, and even plays some of them for our delectation. Enjoy!
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No offers yet, but some very exciting leads. Yes, I map places for my bike commute before I even go to an interview.
(question mark? by Leo Reynolds CC by-nc-sa)
You'll know more when I know more. For the time being, enjoy some snapshots.
Charlie, our new praise team drummer (okay, not really, but I love this shot, what a neat kid!)
Errands. Sending a stupid fax is expensive! I forgot I could've used the one at the club house for free. Does someone feel like explaining why I have to use my computer to print something out onto part of a dead tree, run it through this thing that turns it back into a digital document so it can go somewhere else where it's printed onto another part of a dead tree, so that someone can type the stuff back into a computer? This crap should have been on the way out in 1983 and abolished by 1997.
Foggy downtown
Brown Recluse. Unfortunately, I see more of these than any other spider in my apartment. Yes, I know they're poisonous to an extent, though rarely fatal. This isn't the largest specimen I've captured, but it's close, and it's pretty big for a recluse.
Random Tunage:
Electro Sun Vs Bizzare Contact - I've Got The Power (Remix)
Psychostick - BEER!!!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
No offers yet, but some very exciting leads. Yes, I map places for my bike commute before I even go to an interview.
5 comments:
- Apertome said...
It sounds like you've got some good prospects. Good luck, man!
- January 31, 2010 8:36 PM
- Paul said...
Best luck to your job hunting!
I'm working my first tech job. When I was job huning for it, even before an interview I would considered roads, east-west and hours so I wonldn't have the sun in front of me. So, I ended up looking for jobs west, south and north and only used jobs to the east for practice interviewing.. I'm glad I did, because I got everything I wanted... Working days, choose start hours, lots of personal time off and a fantastic employer....
-Paul in Minneapolis
- January 31, 2010 8:54 PM
- BluesCat said...
I'm with you about FAXes, Noah! Not only is it antiquated technology, in this day and age, people accepting the lack of security of the whole process is just astounding!
- February 01, 2010 9:20 AM
- Sally said...
Noah, how come you don't use a fax modem? or one of those groovy fax applications that you email your document and it faxes it?
- February 03, 2010 10:00 PM
- Noah said...
Because that requires one of those other relics of the nineties called a land-line. I haven't had a land-line since... I don't know... 2002?
- February 03, 2010 10:03 PM
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For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2014
Obama Administration Takes First Step to Repeal Rule that Limits the Rights of Patients To Receive Complete and Accurate Health Information and Services
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) applauds the Obama administration for taking the first step in rescinding a midnight regulation that undermines the country's fragile health care system as well as patients' access to health care information and services.
"Today's action by the Obama administration demonstrates that this president is not going to stand by and let women's health be placed in jeopardy. By taking the first step in rescinding the harmful midnight regulation, the Obama administration is standing up for patients having the right to receive complete and accurate health information and services," said PPFA President Cecile Richards.
According to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) website, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent a proposed rule titled "Rescission of the Regulation Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on December 19, 2008, Implementing the Church Amendments (42 U.S.C. 300a-7), Section 245 of the Public Health Service" to OMB for review.
"Our priority is ensuring that the millions of patients we see every year receive complete and accurate health information and services," said Richards. "In these difficult economic times and with more than 45 million Americans currently uninsured, it is critical that we work to increase, not limit, access to health care. When a patient walks into a hospital, pharmacy, or any health care center she should be confident she will receive complete and accurate health care information and services."
When the Bush administration proposed the rule, roughly 200,000 U.S. citizens, federal and state elected officials, medical organizations, and health care advocacy and religious organizations submitted comments opposing the misguided rule, including
- a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 members of Congress
- a bipartisan group of governors, including Governors John Baldacci (D-ME), Chet Culver (D-IA), Jim Doyle (D-WI), Christine Gregoire (D-WA), David Paterson (D-NY), M. Jodi Rell (R-CT), Edward Rendell (D-PA), and Ted Strickland (D-OH)
- a bipartisan group of attorneys general, including those from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, and Vermont
- state legislators from a number of states, including Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin
- nongovernmental organizations ranging from the American Nurses Association, the American Medical Student Association, the American Social Health Association, the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, and several prominent HIV/AIDS, international health, and gay rights organizations
In addition, the legal counsel and two commissioners from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also submitted comments, explaining that the rule creates unnecessary confusion for the nearly 600,000 health care facilities it reaches.
By allowing health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, physicians, and health care workers of all kinds to deny patients vital health care information and services, without the patient even knowing, the rule undermines health care access and creates chaos in an already stressed health care system, particularly for low-income women and families whose options are already limited.
In January, Planned Parenthood filed legal action challenging the regulation. In addition, the Connecticut attorney general, joined by the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island filed a separate but parallel legal action challenging the regulation. These states have taken proactive steps in enacting legislation that protects patients' access to vital health care services and information — for example, laws that guarantee rape survivors have access to emergency contraception in emergency rooms. The current HHS regulation poses a serious barrier to the states' enforcement of their laws protecting patients.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
May 14, 2014


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I would whole heartedly agree with nihil on this one. MalwareBytes AntiMalware is incredible.
Spybot S&D is pretty good too. I love the immunize feature. Though that goes back to the blacklist vs whitelist issue.
I don't have much experience with A-Squared, but I have heard good things about it.
Usually, I will run a MalwareBytes quick scan in safemode, then boot into normal mode and do a full scan with it. If items are still found on the full scan, I will reboot, and do a full scan again. If malicious items are still found, I usually start thinking about backing up, and reloading the OS.
I have gotten to the point with my systems, where if I have an infection, it is easier to reload than to fight it. I have backups of just about everything I would need in that event. If I am bored, and just want to see what these things are doing, I will grab a copy of SecCheck [http://www.mynetwatchman.com/tools/sc/], and Mandiant Highlighter [http://www.mandiant.com/products/fre.../highlighter/], and try to figure out which files/processes etc are causing the problem. It can make a dull evening pretty interesting. I have a couple of VMs that I use just for checking out infections.


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This concert continues the "Ambience in the Wilde" series. "We will be treated to a magical evening of organic electronic music and sonic surrealism; a rare chance for fans of this genre to see a major artist in an intimate concert setting" said Susan Mullis, former host of WWUH's popular Ambience program which airs on Sunday's 9 AM to 1 PM. The Wilde Auditorium seats 200 persons. This concert is part of an extensive tour that is taking Rich throughout the US and Canada this spring.
With over 30 albums to his name, Robert Rich has helped define the genres of ambient music, dark-ambient, tribal and trance, yet his music remains hard to categorize. Part of his unique sound comes from using homemade acoustic and electronic instruments, microtonal tunings, computer-based signal processing, chaotic systems and feedback networks. Rich began building his own analog synthesizers in 1976, when he was 13 years old, and later studied for a year at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
The tour this spring is in support of his newest CD, Ylang.
The CD is best described as organic, lush and sensual.
Robert Rich's first solo studio album in three years seductively blends languid polyrhythms with influences as diverse as South Indian Karnatic music, post-rock, jazz, and minimalism.
The title comes from ylang ylang, a flowering tree that grows in South Asia, with a mysterious fragrance that embodies elements of shadow and light, eros and gnosis, earth and sky.
Robert Rich: flutes, lap steel , piano, percussion, MOTM modular & synths
Ricky Carter: drums
Sakthivel Muruganandhan: mrdungam
Sunilkumar Sankarapillai: bansuri
Haroun Serang: guitar
Emily Bezar: voice
Forrest Fang: violin
Hans Christian: cello
Paul Olguin: upright bass
Pushing the boundaries of Robert's melodic world-fusion vocabulary, such as on Seven Veils or Propagation, Ylang blends Rich's expressive steel guitar, shimmering organic electronics and yearning flute melodies with influences as diverse as south Indian Karnatic music, pulsing minimalism and pensive jazz; while its deconstructed drums and blurry guitar feedback might feel at home with Sigur Ros or Bark Psychosis.
Rich enlists help for this undertaking from a circle of trusted musician friends. The rhythmic scaffolding for the album comes from two very different drummers. Ricky Carter adds his intelligent sparse drumming, fluid with syncopation but complex in meter. These rhythms could be a slow tempo homage to Jaki Leibzeit from Can. Post-processing transforms them into rubbery chuffing abstractions. The other rhythmic foundation comes from the Karnatic mrdungam playing of Sakthivel Muruganandhan, which also wanders into Rich''s sonic blender, shifting from time- stretched blurs into organic live duets with bansuri master Sunilkumar Sankarapillai.
Lilting in and out of this heady atmosphere of South Indian music and minimalist space jazz, the wordless voice of art-pop virtuoso Emily Bezar adds a feminine intelligence to several pieces, and subtle melodic guitar additions from Haroun Serang augment Rich's soaring lap steel feedback. With acoustic bass from Paul Olguin and string additions from Forrest Fang and Hans Christian, the sonic texture warms to a glowing woody earthiness. Rich's audiophile production and delicate sound design glue the textures together into a seductive and inviting mossy nest. From these disparate elements, Ylang forms a sonic entity unto itself.
Rich has performed in caves, cathedrals, planetaria, art galleries and concert halls throughout Europe and North America. His all-night Sleep Concerts, first performed in 1982, became legendary in the San Francisco area. In 1996 he revived his all-night concert format, playing Sleep Concerts for live and radio audiences across the U.S. during a three-month tour (including a stop at WWUH). This will be his 4th visit to WWUH.
Rich has worked with Steve Roach, Robert Lustmord, Graeme Revelle, David Torn, Alio Die, Paul Haslinger, Ian Boddy, Vidna Obmana and others. His sound design graces numerous films and instrument libraries.
Tickets are $20 and are on sale now through the University of Hartford Box Office at (860) 768-4228 or 1-800-274-8587.
For more information about Robert Rich, visit his website at www.robertrich.com or http://www.facebook.com/robertrichmusic


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Colorado AP Media Poll for girls high school basketball has Regis Jesuit atop 5A
Today we introduce a new feature at The Denver Post and at partner news outlets around Colorado — The Colorado AP Media Poll, with the help of The Associated Press. First up, the girls polls, from Class 5A through 1A. We'll post the boys poll soon.
The poll collects votes from reporters around the state, from Pueblo to Grand Junction to Boulder to Fort Collins to Denver and points in between.
Regis Jesuit, at 6-1, starts atop the 5A poll after receiving eight first-place votes. Highlands Ranch (8-1) is second.
In 4A, No. 1 Broomfield (8-0) got seven first-place votes and No. 2 Mesa Ridge (7-0) got two.
The rest of the polls are below. See anything amiss? What teams should be where? Feel free to go on the record in the comments below.


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Jerold Dean Harris, 80, of Poteau died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Poteau. Jerold was born Nov. 28, 1931, in Gilmore to Elmer O. "Buck" and Oma G. (Ivy) Harris. Jerold was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a machinist. Survivors include his wife, Sada Lou of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerold Wayne and Paulla Harris of Hays, Kan., John Charles Harris of Poteau, Corey and Christina Harris of Poteau; daughter and son-in-law, Theresa Lou Todd and Kenny Hess of Poteau; twin sister, Verlene Keck of Cameron; six grandchildren, Scotty, A.J., Christopher, Valerie, Michelle, Peanut; and seven step-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, with Rev. Jim Cook officiating. Pallbearers will be Jerold Wayne, John, Corey, Scotty Harris, John Hunter, and Raymond Brasher.Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.Online messages may be left at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.Arrangements are under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.


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FISK AND the Addison County Milk and Honey Quilters Guild has completed
six red, white and blue quilts that they are donating to wounded
soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The quilts are on display
at the Ilsley Library in Middlebury through July.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
July 16, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — Setting aside politics for a moment to pick up needle and
thread, quilters in Addison County found a non-partisan way to support
wounded troops back from Iraq: They collaborated on six homemade
quilts, which they plan to send to soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C.
At the suggestion of Charlotte Fisk, the Middlebury Milk and Honey
Quilters' Guild about a year ago joined a nationwide effort called
Quilts of Valor, which seeks to comfort wounded soldiers with homemade
July 16, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
BRISTOL — While his body doesn't work as well as it once did, Sam Svrcek's mind — and his sense of humor, in particular — remain very sharp as he joins the country's exclusive club of centenarians.
Asked on Thursday — the eve of his 100th birthday — how he has managed to live so long, Svrcek grinned, looked off into the sky, and replied matter-of-factly, "I gave up my pipe three years ago. Maybe that's what's helped me live longer."
By WILL RYAN
VERGENNES — Paul Vachon's footsteps echo through the bare worship space of the Congregational Church in Vergennes, which is currently undergoing significant interior renovations.
"Everything that you can see in the interior is going to have a new facelift," said Vachon, chairman of the church's building committee. The empty space is devoid of pews and the aging cork floor is out of place beneath the myriad colors thrown by the expansive stain glass windows.
There are no structural changes being made, but the result of the project will be significant, Vachon said. Renovations started in the middle of June, but the project has been five or six years in the making. It's been more than 30 years since the last renovation.
MONTPELIER — Local House Democrats voiced disappointment on Tuesday at not being able to muster enough votes to override Gov. James Douglas's veto of H.520, the so-called climate control bill.
The Legislature convened in special session on July 11 to consider overrides of Douglas's vetoes of H.520 and a campaign finance reform measure.
With 147 House members present, H.520 supporters needed 98 votes to override Douglas's veto. But in the end, only 86 House members backed the override in a vote split largely along party lines.
As the Addison Independent went to press, the Senate was working on a new version of the bill that would have taken out one of its more controversial components — a proposed $25 million tax on Vermont Yankee that would have helped pay for energy efficiency improvements to Vermonters' homes. Douglas said he was not in favor of that new tax, which would have expired in four years.
Douglas instead suggested a host of other programs — including energy credits for businesses — as alternatives, programs that critics have charged are too weak to make any measurable difference.
By MEGAN JAMES
BRANDON — Laurey Master-ton was 12 years old in 1966 when her parents died and she and her sisters moved from Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen to New York City. But her memories of the tiny mountain town, especially of her mother's kitchen, are as rich as her sour cream biscuits, still hot from the oven.
Now the owner of a successful catering company and restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, Laurie's Catering and Gourmet-to-Go, Masterton returned to Vermont last week to share excerpts from her new book, "Elsie's Biscuits: Simple Stories of Me, My Mother and Food,� at the Brigg's Carriage Bookstore in Brandon. In September, she plans to visit the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury for another author event.
Masterton's parents, Elsie and John Masterton, owned and operated the Blueberry Hill Inn from the early '40s to the mid-'60s. Elsie, a gourmet chef, ran the restaurant, cooking every part of every meal for her guests. In her spare time, she wrote cookbooks peppered with stories.
MIDDLEBURY — Some people spend hours agonizing over pen and paper in their efforts to create memorable and meaningful prose and verse.
But it's always come naturally to Ruth Stone — and sometimes at the most inopportune times.
"I remember when I was young, I'd be out playing and I would hear a poem way off — like it was way off in the universe, like it was coming toward me,� Stone said. "I'd rush in the house to see if I could get to pen and paper and write it down. If I couldn't, it would go right through me and be lost forever. It was very weird.�
Weird, but the results are undeniable. At the age of 92, Stone, who divides her time between Goshen and Middlebury, continues to channel her seemingly boundless creative energy into poetry that has filled the pages of nine books and earned her numerous state and national awards. Her most recent accolade is being named Vermont's State Poet by Gov. James Douglas, a fellow Middlebury resident.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh Central School board last week hired as the FCS interim principal a Barre native with experience as a middle school principal, adjunct professor at St. Michael's College, teacher at the University of Vermont, part-time curriculum coordinator, interim co-principal, assistant principal, consulting teacher, summer school coordinator and special educator.
JoAnn Taft-Blakely began work immediately after her hiring on July 3, and she said from the school in a Tuesday afternoon phone interview that she believes she will be able to use that extensive background for the benefit of FCS students and teachers.
"I have a really wide breadth of experience,� said Taft-Blakeley, a Colchester resident. "I think I'm pretty good at taking people where they are and helping them move forward.�
FERRISBURGH — With its 132-page draft of new zoning laws already drawing some fire, the Ferrisburgh Planning Commission has scheduled a public informational meeting for Thursday at the town's elementary school in an effort to explain the proposed laws, which roughly double the number of zoning districts in the town.
Planners said the 7 p.m. gathering in the school library will not be a formal hearing, but rather a presentation of maps and a summary of changes to existing zoning. That zoning has been tweaked over the years, but not fully rewritten since the late 1970s. Planners hope that after a series of planning and selectboard hearings that a final version can go to a town-wide vote next March.
Planning commission Chairman Ted Ingraham said the proposal includes many changes mandated by the state legislature in 2003, plus rules on telecommunications towers, subdivisions and flood hazards.
Given everything the proposed ordinance must do, Ingraham said planners wish it were shorter and simpler, but that a certain amount of heft was inevitable.
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Spaghetti Squash
1 small spaghetti squash
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon basil
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
2 tomatoes, chopped
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pierce squash in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until fork tender.
Sauté onion and basil in olive oil in medium skillet for 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Simmer while preparing squash.
Cut squash lengthwise, discarding seeds. Remove strands to skillet with fork. Cook until heated through, tossing gently.
Note: This recipe can also be prepared in the microwave. To make the squash: Cut squash in half lengthwise, discarding seeds. Place on dish cut side down. Cover. Microwave on HIGH 8-10 minutes. Let stand several minutes. With fork, remove strands of spaghetti squash. The dish can be served in the squash shell. To make the sauce: Sauté onion and basil with olive oil 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, microwave on HIGH 2½-3 minutes, stirring once.
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Real world examples are used to illustrate how to analyze and problem solve, apply analogies to larger social justice questions and occupational responsibilities. I use group collaboration to develop a community of learning, collaboration skills, and opportunities for knowledge development from the perspective of a researcher. Classroom debates provide opportunities for critical discourse, engagement and interrogation of concepts presented in class, and to illustrate how to apply critical thinking to all arguments including one's own.
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BIS 315 Understanding Statistics
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My primary research focus lies within social epidemiology and the social demography of health disparities. I investigate the intersection of race, ethnicity, and nativity, and its implications on population health and well-being. Much of my research to date has focused on sub-group differences in chronic health outcomes among foreign-born and native born populations. My recent research examines the relationship between adult health outcomes and biopsychosocial processes through the life course. I am particularly interested in modeling the effects of daily racial hassles from childhood through adulthood and its impact on adult health and social welfare. I use quantitative methods to determine the long term impact of inequality and a biopsychosocial framework for evaluating the effectiveness of program and policy interventions.
Carlisle, Shauna (2014). Disaggregating race and ethnicity in chronic health conditions: Implications for public health social work. Social Work and Public Health, 29(6),616-628.
Carlisle, Shauna (2014). Perceived discrimination and chronic health in adults from nine ethnic subgroups. Ethnicity & Health, 1-18.
Carlisle, Shauna, and Jean Kruzich. "Increasing student and organizational evaluation capacity through collaborative community-based program evaluation". Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13,4(2013): 68-84.
Carlisle, Shauna. Nativity differences in chronic health conditions between nationally representative samples of Asian American, Latino American, and Afro-Caribbean American respondents. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 14. 6. (2012): 903-911.
Beadnell, B. A., Shauna Carlisle, Marilyn Hoppe, Kristin Mariano, Tony Wilsdon, Diane Morrison, Betsy Wells, Mary Gillmore, and Darrel Higa. The reliability and validity of a group-based measure of adolescents' friendship closeness. Research on Social Work Practice, 17. 6 (2007): 707-719.
Morrison, Diane, Erin Casey, Blair Beadnell, Marilyn Hoppe, Mary Gillmore, Tony Wilsdon, Darrel Higa, Shauna Carlisle, & Betsy Wells. Effects of friendship closeness in an adolescent group intervention. Prevention Science, 8. (2007): 274-284.


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- Sirloin steak or boneless Skinless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. ginger
- ½ cup soy sauce
- zucchini squash
- yellow squash
- Red potatoes par boiled and quartered
- Yellow orange, green or red peppers
- sweet onion
- cherry tomatoes
- whole Baby Bellas or button mushrooms
- pineapple chunks
- Any of your favorite veggies.
- inch Cube steak and/or chicken into 1chunks
- Mix sugar, ginger and soy sauce in a bowl. Stir in meat, toss to coat.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Rinse and cut up your veggies, cutting into pieces so that all will cook in about the same time. Put them in a big bowl and toss with olive oil, just to lightly coat. Season as you'd like.
- Gather the family and have everyone create their own favorite kabobs!
- Use metal skewers or wooden skewers that have been soaked in water (about 30 minutes) so they won't burn up.
- Grill! Serve with a salad and fresh rolls.
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I'm 5 months into a postdoc and not sure how much longer I can last. My adviser is insulting, and humiliates me at least 2-3x a week. I am only just now learning that this man has a history of treating people poorly. Briefly, I can't even ask him a question about the science without him attacking me for something unrelated - such as the colors on my histogram. He humiliated me in front of a postdoc from a neighboring lab because I was unable to get a drywall anchor into the wall (I'm short and he asked me to mount something that was beyond my reach). The examples are endless so no need for me to list them all. The take home message is that I have chronic anxiety now, chronic stomach pain, I am probably drinking too much, my confidence and enthusiasm for science are eroding, and I am afraid I am stuck. I did a short postdoc elsewhere, but chose to move with my boyfriend so found this position in the new city. If I now leave this postdoc, I will look bad. It does not help that it is a prestigious university.
Any advice other than "talk to him" would be greatly appreciated. This is slowly killing me.


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In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box stores — and buy condoms. If you want to remain anonymous, you can pay cash; no ID is required. If you're too embarrassed to face the checkout clerk, use the self-check aisle or, for $17.97, get a box of 100 — flavored or with "added sensations," even — delivered to your door in a plain brown box.
President Obama has suggested that restrictions on making Plan B available to younger girls are justifiable because we can't be confident that a younger girl in a drugstore "should be able — alongside bubble gum or batteries … to buy a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect."
But a Center for Drug Evaluation and Research review found that Plan B is safe and effective even when used by adolescents without the supervision of adults, and also that adolescents understand it is not for routine use and doesn't protect against sexually transmitted diseases. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, who is a physician, concluded that "there is adequate and reasonable, well-supported, and science-based evidence that Plan B One-Step is safe and effective and should be approved for nonprescription use for all females of child-bearing potential."


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I enjoyed reading about your favourite fabrics. I think my all time favourite fabric is 'Darla' by Tanya Whelan, followed closely by 'Just Wing it' by MoMo and I'm really looking forward to Kate Spain's new line 'Terrain'. Oh I could list plenty more,
but I guess you want to know who the winner is?
Well the random number generator has spoken and the winner is....
ETHNE who said "Oh you can get so much inspiration from the fabrics in Patty Youngs-Grand Bazaar range - strong colours and the patterns - dots, trellis, funky flowers,dragonflies etc-mixed with solids you'd have some stunning quilt/s.
Email me your address Ethne and I'll post off your parcel!
I'm off on my travels tomorrow, I'm driving down to Castlemaine, Co. Kerry to visit with the South-West Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society.
I'm really looking forward to it, just have a 5 hour drive to get there!


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MANY WILL BE WOUNDED. SEVERAL WILL DIE. The climax of four years of X-Men stories is the X-Event of 2010! What started in HOUSE OF M with the Decimation of mutantkind and erupted with the first new mutant birth in MESSIAH COMPLEX finishes here. In the epic crossover SECOND COMING, Cyclops' faith pays off when Cable returns to the present with Hope, the girl he believes to be the mutant messiah. But will she be the savior or destroyer of mutantkind? We may never know, as she is the target of an initiative for mutant eradication unlike anything they X-Men have ever experienced. Many will be wounded. Several will die. Is Hope worth it?
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An informal exclamation used by the English in place of 'ok'. It still has exactly the same meaning but with a friendlier tone.
Person A: Want to meet at 2pm tomorrow in the square?
Person B: Okie doke, sounds good.
Person B: Okie doke, sounds good.
by I-shit-you-not May 18, 2016
What Obama calls GOP potential Presidential nominees rhetoric when he finally can say a coherent word.
"Don't fall for a bunch of okie-doke just because you know it sounds funny ..."
by sheepdoggie June 02, 2016
-A joke played on someone. Someone getting played for a fool.
-Also, someone who is fake or is a joke.
-Also, someone who is fake or is a joke.
"I felt like a dumbass when that nigga hit me with the okie doke."
"I keep it real homeboy. I ain't no okie doke."
"I keep it real homeboy. I ain't no okie doke."
by aggtown March 31, 2005
Believing a lie;falling for a scam;a con-game;untruths;fraud etc.
by T.J. Jackson November 26, 2003
When you ask for a water cup at fastfood and fill it with soda instead, thus getting a soda you didn't pay for.
by Soupordope May 06, 2009
A responder's affirmation or confirmation to any directive or suggestion no matter how simple or rediculous. It could be a blow-off just to get closure of, or to end and escape, a painful conversation.
When the doctor said he had just a few days to live his response was, "Okie-Doke".
by jiminton December 26, 2005
Slang: An expression used to acknowledge a topic with minimal interest.
Capitalize when refering to a person from Oklahoma. - Okiedoke
Capitalize when refering to a person from Oklahoma. - Okiedoke
I tell you you're eventually going to die and all you have to say is "Okiedoke"?
by MEH June 23, 2004