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Gordon's hunt for a field of dreams began two years ago when she discovered that a friend shared the same yearning. The land agents they approached could only offer them expensive pony paddocks, but they persisted with their search and stumbled across a farmer selling 25 acres of arable land. They persuaded him to subdivide and bought three acres, which they halved between them. Now she drives to her meadow every weekend and often pops over on the way home from work to watch the sun set. "I love the peace and quiet, the sound of the wind in the trees, the birds, the thrill of being nowhere exactly. I don't have to insure it or fret that someone will steal or break it. Apart from arranging to give it a 'hay-cut' once a year, it's the ultimate worry-free possession," she enthuses.
Surprisingly, it is not difficult for ordinary individuals with a small amount of spare cash to buy a piece of the countryside, be it a field, a river or a forest. There are currently more than 30 "Forests for Sale" throughout the UK on the books of specialist chartered surveyors like Bidwells and Cleggs, with price-tags ranging from pounds 7,000 to pounds 2.75 million. And according to Raymond Henderson of Bidwells, more and more city folk are becoming hip to the fact that it's affordable and very straightforward to purchase their own private woodland.
Jim McAllister, 51, the chairman of a property investment company, who lives in Chiswick, west London, bought his forest, near Guildford, 10 years ago. "I grew up on the edge of a forest in Scotland so I was used to running wild and having hills and trees around me," he says. "When I came to live in London, I used to drive to the Surrey Downs with my family every weekend and cycle through the woodland. One day I saw a For Sale sign at the entrance to my favourite forest. It was a magical place.But when I called the agent, it had already gone to someone else. I was bitterly disappointed. Then as luck had it, the sale fell through, they re-tendered and my offer was accepted."
McAllister's forest stretches across 350 acres and cost in the region of pounds 300,000. It has 23 varieties of trees, some more than 500 years old, including Scots pine and Douglas firs, as well as 10 kilometres of track and a thriving wildlife population of deer, foxes, hawks, owls, rabbits, squirrels, grass snakes, adders, pheasants and badgers.
"I often work from 6am to midnight in my business, so by the end of the week I can't wait to get down here and relax," he says. Relaxing to McAllister means hard physical labour in the woods, building up a sweat before lunch, at which time friends might arrive for a barbecue. "It's calming to be in a forest," he says. "When one is successful in business, it is easy to become over-inflated and lose perspective. Being in my forest brings me down to size. I walk amongst trees that have been here for hundreds of years and I realise that I'm not so significant, that I am only here for a relatively short time."
But what began as a casual interest has become his passion. McAllister has completed forestry courses and learnt to cut down trees and maintain habitats. His four children and their friends muck in as well. To maintain a forest costs money, and McAllister employs foresters to help him, but how much you spend is entirely up to you. "To get to know your forest and the animals that live in it is fascinating. You can't compare that kind of intimate knowledge with going for a stroll in the country. It's awe-inspiring, magical. My favourite time is first thing in the morning, walking down a track and seeing a fox or a deer silhouetted against the early morning rising sun and totally unaware of my presence."
But if it's space and freedom you're after, why stop at a forest? Why not buy the ultimate - an island? Or are they the preserve of the mega- rich?
Farhad Vladi, a 51-year-old Canadian, attributes his love of islands to a boyhood romance that never wore off: "I read Robinson Crusoe when I was far too young and have been smitten with island fever ever since," he says. "When I was an economics student, I read about an island for sale that was part of the Seychelles group and set off to buy it. But when I got there I discovered they were asking $300,000, which I could not afford. So I did the next best thing. I found a buyer and used the finder's fee to build up my own capital so that one day I could buy my own island."
Thirty years later, having acted as agent in the sale of more than 500 islands to private individuals, Vladi has three islands to call his own: Sleepy Cove off the coast of Canada; Galloo Island in the US and a 2,000- acre island with sheep off the coast of New Zealand. He won't divulge price, but insists that you don't have to be film star-rich to buy an island. "In Canada, Scotland and Finland, you can pick up an island for pounds 25,000, or pounds 200,000 buys a first-class island with house, beaches, anchorage, proximity to mainland, nice elevations, a lake and a river." Indeed, this summer, 19 islands off Scotland's west coast are under the hammer, some with an asking price of no more than a medium-sized house in London.
Of course, getting to your island can cost a packet. Vladi must fly to the nearest city, drive to the nearest port and then take a small boat to his jetty. But cost aside, aren't island owners quite different to the kind of people that buy fields or forests? "Sure, there are crazy guys who buy islands because they want to rule like ego-maniacs over their kingdom, or because they are social misfits, but I am not like that," declares Vladi. "I use my islands to recharge my batteries just like anyone else. I just get to do it in perfect surroundings, encircled on all sides by blue sea, with no neighbours to bicker with and no government to tell me what to do. It's the closest you can get on earth to pure freedom. And what could be more thrilling than that?"
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Pugh, a barrister and Crown Court recorder as well as the current chairman of the IRB, was instrumental in issuing the threat of impending disciplinary action against the Rugby Football Union, whose four-man negotiating panel has completed peace talks with representatives of English First Division Rugby, the clubs' umbrella organisation.
Pugh has been angered and alarmed by the clubs' impertinent decision to challenge some of the more draconian board regulations in an application to the European Commission, which will be heard in October.
Fisher, a New Zealand lawyer, and two fellow executive members, Tom Kiernan of Ireland and Dick McGruther of Australia, were also involved in the ad hoc discussion that resulted in Tuesday's provocative statement. The four men announced that all 82 of the IRB's member unions, from Andorra to Zimbabwe, had been told to suspend playing contact with the EFDR clubs with immediate effect.
Yet the board's own constitution clearly states under regulation three (pithily subtitled "Compliance with regulations and procedures in respect of breaches") that the IRB must give a union "proper opportunity to make representations to the council" before disciplining the union's clubs. The RFU will not get that opportunity until 18 May, when it attends a special meeting in Dublin.
Senior club activists suspect Pugh and company of sabre rattling in an effort to undermine the RFU-EFDR negotiations, the fruits of which will be discussed by the union's management board next week.
If the agreement is ratified, the IRB will find itself in the intriguing position of throwing the book at Twickenham officials for their role in ending an internal conflict that has ravaged English rugby for more than two years.
It was by no means clear yesterday whether the action taken against the EFDR clubs would affect the Sanyo Cup showpiece, which is scheduled for 23 May and involves a big-name invitation side from every corner of the rugby world taking on the winners of the Allied Dunbar Premiership.
Neither was there an official line on where the ban might leave this summer's southern hemisphere tours. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are all on the road over the next two months and will rely on players from the EFDR clubs.
It was left to Gareth Davies, the chief executive of a Cardiff club in deep dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union, to lead the attack on the IRB initiative yesterday. "Why pick on England?" he asked. "We should look a bit nearer home. Professional rugby in Wales is a complete disaster, a total shambles.
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I am unable to get sound on music or speech. A small grey patch appears on the middle of the screen with waves emerging from it. This appears to be part of the problem.
Hello and welcome to the forums. Sounds as if you may have your volume muted. Have you, by chance, got your mute switch toggled? It's on the upper right hand side (with the Home button down). Try moving that to the opposite direction... If that doesn't do anything, double click on the Home button and swipe to the right. A speaker-like control ought to appear. It may have a line through it - tap it to remove the line. Or, move the bar/circle next to that icon to increase the sound. Any of that help? If not, let us know and we'll work more to get you sorted out. Marilyn
Still no success When I slide the toggle switch a line appears very briefly and then disappears. (2)when I go to the bar/circle you refer to there is a padlock symbol . With the padlock not locked I slide the audio bar/circle and a brief sound is heard and the bar/circle slides automatically back. (please continue to advise me!!!
Did you try Marilyn's second suggestion? The mute switch function can be re-assigned from the physical switch next to the volume control to a 'soft switch' in the multi-task bar. Double-tap the Home button to open the multi-task bar, flick the multi-task bar to the right and that will reveal some additional controls - a duplicate volume control and another switch - which can be assigned to be either the orientation lock or the mute button. Since it seems as though you've got the physical switch set as the orientation lock, the soft switch should be the mute control. You can change the assignments later on in the 'Settings' menu. Tim
Audio problem Please explain the steps I need to take as if I were a small child as I am very ancient. (1) I double tapped the home switch and flicked the screen as you told me. I am facing the longer side of the iPad with the home switch situated on my right. I see a slide switc on my left for brightness adjustment and a. Slide switch on my right for sound adjustment. I also see on the edges two symbols, one black with a padlock pictured and an orange symbol on my right.Please explain very clearly what I should now do. As separate question please explain the function of the. longer of the two physical switches on the top left of the iPad as it doesn't seem to move stall when I press it( I am looking at the longer side of the iPad with the home switch on my right). Thank you for you patience and advice.
OK - you are doing alright and your description was very clear and helpful. So - in the multi-task bar - you have identified the brightness control and the 'soft' volume control. The symbol with the padlock in it is the orientation lock and, if it's displaying a padlock, it means that the screen of the iPad won't automatically re-orientate itself if you turn it from landscape to portrait. Using that control (just tap it) you can turn the orientation lock on and off. The orange symbol on the right hand side is the iPod control. The fact that you have the padlock symbol in the multi-task bar means that the mute control is assigned to the physical switch. You mention the two physical switches next to each other on the upper right hand side of the iPad (if the Home button is at the bottom). The shorter switch is the Mute control and turns some - but not all - sounds on and off independent of the position of the volume control. Typically it turns off 'systems sounds' such as the arrival of new email. The longer switch that you mention is a 'rocker' switch and controls the volume - it doesn't slide but you can press its upper edge to increase the volume and its lower edge to decrease the volume ('upper' and 'lower' being with the Home button at the bottom of the iPad again). If you press and hold the lower edge of the volume control the volume will - after a very short interval - suddenly fall to zero - it's a quick way of turning the sound down. If you want to gradually reduce the volume in small steps you have to repeatedly tap the lower edge of the volume control. When you adjust the volume using this control you should see a graphic appear on the screen that shows the level of the volume on a short 'bar scale'. OK - try some of these things out and get back to us - we're here to help so don't hesitate to come back with follow up questions. And don't worry about asking 'stupid' questions - there is no such thing. Only the answers might be stupid... Have fun and enjoy exploring your iPad. Tim
Understanding more Went to settings,general,use side switch to lock rotation. There is now no tick against mute in settings, and presumably sound is controlled by the sliders in iPod and the slider I mentioned in my last message. But still no sound except when I push th slider and hold it in place for a moment after which it slips back. Any advice as to what next to do. Thanks Tim.
OK - but if you've changed the mute control to be in the multi-task bar you'll need to go there now to 'un mute' the iPad. So open the multi-task bar, flick right and change the mute switch so that it's off. Tim
Further discussion audio In the multi-task bar on the extreme left there is now a symbol of a speaker with waves emanating from it. Before my last message I tapped the speaker to eliminate the diagonal line across it. Was that what you meant by un-muting the I pad? or am I missing something important?. Still no audio. Ewen


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I am delighted to welcome an amazing writer and friend on my blog today, the wonderful Alexandra Lanc. She's in the middle of her Lisez la Fleur Blog Tour. Over to you, Alexandra.
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Lisez la Fleur Blog Tour
I am delighted to welcome an amazing writer and friend on my blog today, the wonderful Alexandra Lanc. She's in the middle of her Lisez la Fleur Blog Tour. Over to you, Alexandra.
The Joy of Rediscovery
Alexandra Lanc
Every author has many tales to tell, and in everyone's
career, there are some books that come back after an amount of time to be
I wrote my first book when I was twelve years old, and I
still have it sitting on my bookshelf. It's in a special binder (black and
white and pink, with vinery), and half of its pages are printed on blue paper
(the only thing I had at the time). The typeset is off, the font is mildly hard
to read, the writing is adequate at best, and the letters are large, but that
copy is still very special to me, for all of its flaws; it cannot be replaced.
I highly doubt that I'll ever publish that original
book, though time may tell, but all the same, I enjoy seeing it sit there, and
sometimes I like to flip through it and remember
– remember what I felt when writing it, the sense of accomplishment when I
finished it, the hope that one day, I could share my writing with the world.
Just like that first book, my newest release, Lisez la Fleur, sat on the shelf for many years before I decided to
revisit it – four years, in fact.
Four years of gathering dust (though I would leaf
through it at times, too; I try to keep my bookshelf less than dusty, but
sometimes that's easier said than done). Four years of hopes I would gather the
courage to edit it someday (as well as several attempts and subsequent at doing
just that). Four years of a story waiting to be rediscovered.
When I was sixteen years old, my older brother was
involved in a terrible motorcycle accident that nearly cost his life, and that
led to a year of recovery (he's doing very well now, thank God). From that
time, a story was spawned, entitled Shadows
of Past Memories. Similarly, shortly after my brother recovered fully, my
great-grandmother broke her hip and had to move in with my mother and I; she
had a form of schizophrenia, which made caring for her less than easy on either
of us. From that time, Lisez la Fleur
was spawned. In hardship, I was able to find inspiration.
I remember distinctly getting the idea for the story.
Many stories are inspired by dreams, and this one was no different. I had
recently read the classic novel Dracula,
and I had begun taking a French course in college (sadly…I don't remember much
of it; I didn't have the best teacher). A lot of feelings – frustration, love,
acceptance, and a good deal of tolerance – went into that story, and it
reflected my life at the time.
And then it sat on the shelf—
For four years.
Life has an amazing, crazy way of surprising you,
because at the least expected moment, something that you thought was lost can
appear again. Only a few months ago, inspiration struck, and I decided to open
that story back up, and revisit it – and all of those feelings, some good and
some bad, came rushing back. And now that the story has been started again, it
can continue, and shape into something wholly the same, but also wholly
If there's anything that Lisez la Fleur has taught me so far, it's that sometimes,
revisiting old loves can rekindle our spirits, and even lead us to find new
Lorine Stringfield's life is about to change forever, and she doesn't even know
Weighted down by
the death of her father, her overbearing mother, and the sadness of her little
brother, Lorine has less than high hopes for her family's trip to France. But
all of that changes when she is invited to visit the illustrious Château du Jumeaux – a premiere
nightclub that only the most privileged attend. Lorine jumps at the chance to
do something for herself, but gets more than she bargained for when she
discovers the terrible truth: the chateau isn't a nightclub at all, but a
feeding ground for perhaps the most ruthless of beings, the creatures known as
Part one in the
Fleur Passages, a collection of novellas to later be sewn into one novel The
Beautiful Beginning starts the epic tale of Lorine. This novella marks the
first in a series of ebooks in which readers can take part with "Reader
Participation" -- inside of the ebook there is a question directly linked
to the next volume in the Fleur Passages, and readers can vote for their
favorite answer, to have a say in what happens next!
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Alexandra is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves
writing Fantasy, Science-Fiction, and traditional Horror stories (though she's
known to dabble in Contemporary and Poetry, too). She started writing at a
young age, and is inspired by fellow writers (hats off to Eoin Colfer, Ridley
Pearson, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, and Jeanne DuPrau), her
writing friends, and her dreams.
She is currently working on many series and
stand-alones, most notably the Snowflake Triplet, her YA Fantasy/Christmas
series, the Phantasmagoria Duet, her NA Fantasy series, and of course the new
NA novella series the Fleur Passages, later to be sewn into one book, where
readers have a say in what happens next through voting!
Alexandra is also an artist (her art is featured on her
book covers), and a screenwriter, a Whovian, superhero fan, and all-around geek
who loves old videogames. Alexandra lives in Florida, USA, with her family and
calico cat, Sanura.
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My Blog: Words of the Worlds
Goodreads: Alexandra Lanc
Thank you for sharing such a personal story with us, Alexandra. I believe that just as every author has a story to tale, so does every book as well. I greatly regret not keeping the first book I ever wrote. Even though I know I would never have published it - it was about an intergalactic hooverman who cleared space debris - I would love to be able to take it off the shelf and read it from time to time.
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Description: 1st century AD and later. A mixed group of lead-alloy stamps comprising: two with pierced lug, facing bust; two discoid with profile bust; one elliptical with opposed horses and billets to the border; one with Pisces motif; one with hatched square motif; one with pellets and concentric borders. 34 grams total, 13-20mm (1/2 - 3/4"). Ex German collection; acquired 1980s. [8, No Reserve]
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Thank you, thank you "ach77" ! This couscous is one of my all time favorites! Time: 30-40 mins.
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Good news for Khan's fans, who wanted to see together Bollywood king khan Shahrukh Khan, Bollywood Dabangg Khan Salman Khan and Bollywood Mr. perfectionist Aamir Khan on screen.
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LGC UPDATE 2015 NCLGIA – Winter Conference Sara Shippee and Becky Dzingeleski February 9, 2015
AGENDA Announcements / Reminders 2014 Audit Season 2015 Financial Statements New GASB Statements Future Single Audit Changes Auditing and Reporting Tips Deposit and Investment Issues 2
ANNOUNCEMENTS Staff Changes o Darrus Cofield – Administrative staff - joined us at the beginning of November 2014 o Jenny Johanns – sends Debt notices, processes LGC-203 reports, currently doing Audit Invoice approvals "Decide to be happy, it is excellent for one's health." Voltaire 3
ANNOUNCEMENTS Vance Holloman Director of State & Local Government Finance Division retired on January 16 th 2015 Now working as finance officer for Apex, NC 4
NC Department of State Treasurer Relocation 5 NC Department of State Treasurer is moving 3200 Atlantic Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina
NC Department of State Treasurer Relocation All Department of State Treasurer Departments at the same location Currently under renovation Second Quarter 2015 Free Visitor Parking 6
2015 NC State Treasurer's Conference Save the Date - watch LGC_News listserve Registration will be available through NC School of Government Hickory – Tuesday, May 12, 2015 New Bern – Wednesday, May 13, 2015 David Bean, Director of Research and Technical Activities at GASB will be our featured speaker Topics to include GASB 68 Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions Fair Value Measurement and Application OPEB Accounting and Financial Reporting 7
NCGFOA Spring Conference March 4-6 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center – RTP http://www.sheratonrtp.com/ http://www.sheratonrtp.com/ Panel Discussion regarding Pension Attestation Engagement required by Office of State Auditor o Auditor and Participants 8
2015 Treasurer's Award for Excellence Applications now available for the 2014 Treasurer's Awards for Excellence in Accounting and Financial Management. To encourage all units of local government in North Carolina to make innovative changes to their accounting and financial management programs, systems, methods, and procedures or improve transparency of financial operations or records. Applications are due by February 16 th, 2015 Winners announced at GFOA Spring Conference Banquet Treasurer's Award for Excellence Memo Treasurer's Award for Excellence Rules 9
Annual Financial Information Report - Reminder AFIR data purposes: o National statistics such as GNP by the Census o Used by State Legislature, State Agencies, Legislative Research o If legislature needs the info and nothing is there – does not look good. o SOG for Water & Sewer Dashboard o Used by League and County Commissioners Assoc. o Used by peers for comparative purposes o Should be timely & accurate 10
2014 Audit Review Process Positive response from auditors and units. Turnaround was faster. LGC staff availability was improved As of February 5th we had received 1,105 FYE 2014 audits o Missing – 45 municipalities & 10 counties Audit review Process is reviewed each year for efficiency Team is in process of making updates for 2015 audit review season 11
2014 Audit Review Process Segregation of Duties finding Letters sent to Units regarding FYE 2014 SOD finding Internal Controls Memos currently being updated Memo 569 and Memo 568 Memo 569Memo 568 New Local Government officials? Please alert our office of changes in … Finance Officer Mayor or Board Chairman Manager 12
2014 Audit Process FYE 2014 County Audit reports Late program confirmations from DHHS due to implementation of new software caused delay in obtaining information needed for County Audits If it happens again, we will work with the County Auditors on 2015 Audit due date. 13
Deferred Inflows Notes – please clarify descriptions Unearned revenues (prepaid cash receipts) from exchange transactions are liabilities; unearned revenues from nonexchange transactions are deferred inflows of resources. [GASBS 65 ¶53, 67] Memo 949 Memo 949 GASBS 33, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions and GASBS 36 Recipient Reporting for Certain Shared Nonexchange Revenues - if you need assistance with exchange vs. non-exchange classifications. 2014 Audit Presentation Issues 14
2014 Audit Presentation Issues Exchange transaction vs. Imposed non-exchange transaction From GASBS 65, ¶9: Imposed Nonexchange Revenue Transactions - "Deferred inflows of resources should be reported when resources associated with imposed nonexchange revenue transactions are received or reported as a receivable before (a) the period for which property taxes are levied or (b) the period when resources are required to be used or when use is first permitted for all other imposed nonexchange revenues in which the enabling legislation includes time requirements." Privilege license is exchange transaction: show as a liability, not Deferred Inflows Grants that have been prepaid but for which the substantive or contractual requirements have not been met are liabilities, not deferred inflows 15
2014 Audit Presentation Issues Transfers to Discretely Presented Component Unit reported in error (GASB 34 ¶61) Transfers - Descriptions of purpose often too vague OPEB - Financial Statement liability does not match notes or OPEB Required Supplemental Information (RSI) Pension Note - If pension cost is immaterial, please include a statement explaining that this was the reason that an actuarial study was not performed. Deposits Note - §159-30(b) Certificates of Deposit are allowable in the form of Time Deposits. CDs are not considered an investment and should be included in Deposits note, not listed separately as an investment. 16
2014 Audit Presentation Issues Liabilities Liabilities payable from Restricted Assets not being broken out separately / identified correctly. Example: Restricted Cash - loan or bond proceeds likely related to capital project ** Not including Liabilities payable from Restricted Assets when appropriate, can have a significant affect on water & sewer ratio's 17
2015 Audit Contract changes Primary Government – Discretely Presented Component Unit (DPCU) o DPCU (e.g. Tourism Development Authority) – legally separate Public Authority with separate board: Memo 2014-08 DPCU. Annual Audit required but DPCU's Board decides not to issue separate financial statementsMemo 2014-08 DPCU o Separate Fee / Signature Pages for each legally separate Unit including separate Pre-Audit certificate o Primary Government Board Chairman or Mayor o Board Chairman of TDA o If Tourism Development Authority issues separate financial statements, separate Audit contract is required 18
2015 Audit Contracts / Invoices Submit all audit contracts through the Leapfile portal o Include email addresses for parties to receive contract approval in portal message box o Contract approval is by email currently Steven Holmberg is contract reviewer – Darrus Cofield will soon be assisting Send Invoices via Email – firstname.lastname@example.com@nctreasurer.com o Approved stamped invoice sent to auditor by email currently Jenny Johanns sends approved invoices Until 2015 audit contract form is available o Use of 2014 form is fine until the 2015 form is published - please use the form most currently published on the Department of State Treasurer website 19
2015 Audit 2015 Illustrated Financial Statements o Being updated for GASB Statement 68 o Clarifying o Cleaning up o Goal is to have Illustrated Statement samples prepared by NC State Treasurer's Conference in May 2015. 20
If you are considering issuance of Debt – please call us sooner rather than later o Begin conversations with the SLGFD Debt Management Section at least 2 to 3 months prior to your anticipated LGC meeting to begin discussions if you expect to issue debt. o Begin discussions ahead of time with your auditor if you are planning issuance of Debt later in the year. Mark your calendar and notify Tim Romocki and your auditor if issuing debt in November or December of 2015, or January of 2016. 21 LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT ISSUANCE
AUP –Testing eligibility for State funded programs o All NC Counties and certain District Health Agencies. o For District Health Agencies the State Auditor and/or Local Auditor selects to test a certain program, such as WIC. o Local Auditors will likely be relied upon by the Office of State Auditors this year to test eligibility for selected major programs of the State of NC. o Notification of these programs most likely will be available the first week in May. 22
GASBS 68 – Financial Report for Pensions Effective years ending 6/30/2015 The Department of State Treasurer, the Office of State Controller, Office of State Auditor, and the State's have worked together to guide implementation of GASB 68. o You will have the data you and your auditors need to meet your requirements under the standards o Law Enforcement Officers Separation Allowance o Not affected unless in an irrevocable trust as defined by GASB 23
AICPA GUIDANCE ON AUDITING PENSION DATA Audit of Census Data: attest engagement separate from the annual financial audit o Auditor comfort with pension numbers and disclosures o OSA chooses sample of participant employers each year for census data testing using risk based approach. o Data being tested on a calendar year basis to coincide with the valuation of the Pension Plans LGC Memo 2015-06: GASB 67 and GASB 68 – for more informationLGC Memo 2015-06: GASB 67 and GASB 68 DST Webpage dedicated to GASB 67 and 68, Webpage - GASB 67 and GASB 68 provides additional guidance and resources.Webpage - GASB 67 and GASB 68 Sharon Edmundson email@example.com (919) email@example.com Preeta Nayak email@example.com (919) firstname.lastname@example.com 24
GASB Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Improve accountability and transparency of OPEB financial reporting regarding the financial effects of employers' commitments and actions related to OPEB Improve the usefulness of information for decisions or judgments of the various users of the general-purpose external financial reports of governmental employers and OPEB plans Every unit will have to determine how best to approach implementation since almost all OPEB plans are single employer plans June 2015 GASB expects to issue final statements 25
GASB - Fair Value Measurement & Application Purpose: Review and consider alternatives for the further development of (1) the definition of fair value, (2) the methods used to measure fair value, (3) the applicability of fair value guidance to investments and other items currently reported at fair value, and (4) potential disclosures about fair value measurements. Current Stage: Exposure Draft Redeliberations: The Board re- deliberated issues raised by respondents to the Exposure Draft, Fair Value Measurement and Application, at its September, November, and December 2014 meetings and October 2014 teleconference meeting February 2015 – GASB expects to issue final Statement 26
Future Federal Single Audit requirements Effective date will be for years ending June 30, 2016 US OMB has announced changes to Federal Single Audit requirements for local governments and public authorities that receive Federal Financial Assistance. The amount to determine if a Federal Single Audit is required will be $750,000 of expenditures. Among the other changes: minimum threshold to determine major programs will be $750,000 Total amount of financial assistance that is required to be audited reduced to forty percent (40%) and twenty (20%) for low-risk auditees. 27
State Single Audit requirements DST is considering changes to the State Single Audit Act that typically occurs when the Federal changes their thresholds. 28
AUDITING AND REPORTING TIPS Statutory limits on Transfers from Electric Funds for Eastern Municipal Power Agency – GS 159B-39 o Effective July 1, 2014 – Permits the following: o Payments in Lieu of taxes based on property taxes – presented as transfers in both funds o Reimbursements treated as reduction in expenditures o Other transfers will be capped at the greater of: o Three percent (3%) of gross electric capital assets at the end of the preceding fiscal year o Five percent (5%) of the gross annual revenues of the electric system for the preceding fiscal year 29
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES LGC-203 Reports Were due January 25 th As of February 5 - 65% - approx. 778 of 1200 have been received June 2014 cycle - 97% or 1165 reports were received Late letters to go out the 4 th week of February Not required for NC Charter Schools ABC - LGC-203 report forms are accessed at the NC ABC Commission Website: http://abc.nc.gov/boards/reports.aspx?folder=1http://abc.nc.gov/boards/reports.aspx?folder=1 If you cannot find your name or bank, please call Becky 30
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES 8 Units with Investment Violations as of June 30, 2014 – the issues were……. o Insufficient collateralization (Market Value) for accounts in non-pooling banks as of report date. o Credit Union Deposits o Annuity Investment o FNMA and FHLMC REMIC Investments – No authority for moneys of units of local governments to be invested in them AG Opinion 31
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES o Brokered CD Investments issued in out of state banks - violation of §159-30(b) or (b1) CD's in form of Time Deposits, are not considered an investment Corporate CD's are not eligible in North Carolina Has to be the Unit depositing the money into the bank, not the Broker o Money Market deposits with FDIC insurance reported as deposits different from Money Market Funds which are not FDIC insured and generally are not an allowable investment 32
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES SEC Municipal Advisor Rules – Dodd/Frank Bill o Primarily about issuing debt o Relates to investment of proceeds as well o Normal brokers cannot advise you if bond proceeds are included with certain exceptions: o Issue RFP to 3 brokers specifying date range, security type, and time for quotes to be returned o Utilize an independent municipal advisor when you come to the market 33
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES SEC Municipal Advisor Rules – Dodd/Frank Bill o Investment of new debt issues will be handled by your trustees or financial advisors but this rule may catch you with left over bond proceeds from older issues … you must certify to broker that no bond proceeds are included in your funds to be invested o If no bond proceeds – business as usual o If bond proceeds comingled then brokers can only show you market information - an inventory with no advice 34
Be cautious with investments offered with rates of return that are significantly higher than what appears to be available in the markets Safety, Liquidity, then Yield Avoid any investment you do not understand Questions – call our office at 919-807-2381 DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT ISSUES 35
Best way to stay informed is through listserv: LGC_News Register multiple people on your staff in case you are out of the office. Please give Sara or Becky a business card or send us an email if you wish to be registered. 36 ANNOUNCEMENTS / REMINDERS
Investment Questions? o Becky Dzingeleski(919) 807-2396 email@example.com o Sara Shippee(919) 807-2356 email@example.com 37
Thank you! Together, we can build and maintain a fiscally strong and prosperous North Carolina. www.NCTreasurer.com
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Ba'al Café and Falafel is a new pita spot in Soho. The menu includes za'atar bread, espresso biscuits, and Gimme! coffee. [Grub Street]
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Primary research involves the researcher in first-hand collection or generation of new (primary) data.
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Data observed or collected directly from first-hand experience. Published data and the data collected in the past or other parties is called secondary data.
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Primary data is the specific information collected by the person who is doing the research. It can be obtained through clinical trials, case studies, true experiments and randomized controlled studies. This information can be analyzed by other experts who may decide to test the validity of the data by repeating the same experiments....
Primary data can also be retrospective, interventional and observational in nature. Retrospective primary data gathers information about past conditions or behaviors. The researcher may be investigating a cause of a preventable disease, for instant as in the connection between smoking and lung cancer. Interventional primary data may be gathered to see the effect of a new drug or therapy. A recent study reported in the Journal of Ophthalmology, for example, described an interventional study about treatments for convergence insufficiency. Patients with this diagnosis received one of three treatments over a 12-week period to determine which intervention would be the most effective. Observational studies gather primary data by means of case studies such as the work done by naturalists like Jane Goodall on chimpanzees in the wild.
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