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I want anyone to be able to access financial planning.
To understand my goal it is first important to understand the industry.
Let's be clear. Financial planning is an industry. It has its own designation, the CFP (which I have), and a cadre of thousands of people who offer this service. But here is the problem–it is really hard to purchase a financial plan. Try it. Look up "financial planners" online in your area and start dialing. See how many people you can actually purchase a financial plan from. I bet in an hour of dialing you will find zero.
Here is another strange phenomenon. Why is the average age of financial planning clients 50?
This is because a financial planner does not technically make money on a financial plan, rather on investing their clients' money. Here is how it works. The typical investment advisory fee is a 1% fee per year on how much money the client has for the advisor to invest, and the minimum most advisors require is $500,000. So if you give your planner $500,000 then they make $5,000. If you add money to it the next year, and the market bumps it up to $600,000, then the advisor makes $6,000. (side note—the fee goes UP even though the bulk of the financial planning happens in year one)
So not only is the typical client 50 years old, they also have a huge chunk of change saved. How paradoxical that the financial planning industry is standing at the ready to give them huge amounts of savings, cash flow management, insurance and estate planning advice. Weren't those decisions actually made back in their 30s and 40s for the most part? This is why the average 30 or 40 year old does not have a financial planner. The industry is simply inaccessible, even for high earning young professionals.
Or what about a person in their 50s trying to seek financial planning for retirement, but all their money is tied up in a company 401(k) or pension. They could have well over the $500,000 minimum, but because that money is not able to be invested they cannot get a financial plan.
To further illustrate the point let's use this analogy. Let's say you need to buy a couch, and you go to the local furniture store to buy one. You find the perfect couch and go to purchase it. At the register you find out that in order to get the couch you have to buy a share in the company selling the couch that will cost $500,000 and then in exchange you will get a contract for yearly furniture, which will hopefully include the couch.
The same is true in the financial planning industry. If you JUST want a financial plan, not an investing service (assuming you even have the minimum $$$ to walk through the door), you can't buy it. Interestingly, if you want a financial plan and have the minimum $$$, not all financial planning is alike. You might not end up with a real financial plan.
I think that holding financial planning hostage by entangling it with investing simply does not make sense. I want clients to be able to buy a financial plan. Not only can our clients walk through the door and purchase a full financial planning process, if they have a question that might take only an hour to answer they can buy that hour. It is as simple as that.


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The Phils should be busy in the off-season. With that "young nucleus" all now 30 and over, the time is now for these Phillies. I don't think the window is closing after next season, but I do think every year will be a little bit harder than the previous year. After declining Pedro Feliz's $5 million dollar option, the Phils are looking to upgrade at third. Here's the tricky part. Feliz is an average hitter and a superior fielder. For as many clutch hits that he didn't get, he saved us many runs. I really hope we don't sacrifice the glove for another bat in a loaded line-up. There are some interesting free agents available (Figgins, DeRosa, Polanco, Beltre) and with the exception of Figgins, no one I see as a significant upgrade. We need to fortify the bullpen, the bench and if the Phils want to look into Roy Halladay, I'm cool with that. Rumor on the street is that a package for Halladay would be centered around Cole.
A very unimpressive game for the Birds on Sunday night against the Cowgirls. I know Dall-Ass was the recipient of some very favorable calls, but I pin this loss on Coach Reid. To use two replays challenges (losing both of them) and leaving yourself with NO TIMEOUTS, makes no sense. Further, when you are down 7 and choose to try a 52-yard FG with 5 minutes left makes no sense. You still need to get the ball back and score a TD to win. Why not just go for it on 4th down? Don't get me wrong, I'm not on the train to run Big Red out of town, but the things he struggles most with - staying with the running game, managing the clock and replay selection -- all were on display on Sunday night. I believe Andy Reid to be a very good coach, but he has head-scratching lapses throughout the season and unfortunately Sunday night was no exception.
Other Things You Should Know:
- I've been critical of the cops in Atlanta recently, but the other night I was pulled over after swerving (relax, Mom it had nothing to do w/drinking, but I couldn't see the turn), not signaling and not wearing my seatbelt. Ironically enough, the cop could not have been nicer. Glad to see there are still some upstanding officers on the force.
- Why is Family Ties not on sydication anywhere? I blame you Comcast.
- Speaking of TV, I think Tuesday night is the absolute worse night of TV. If you want a successful show, talk to the networks about Tuesday night.
- Seriously, who is Katt Williams and why should I care?
- Not sure if anyone watched Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes interview with Katie Couric, but I give the guy credit for essentially bearing his soul and letting us in to see the deamons. I know some people like Martina Navritolova and Marat Safin have a problem with this. Safin wants Agassi to return all of the money he won and all of the titles. This is ridiculous. Agassi lied to the USTA, which was wrong but the titles that he won were won when he was clean. I read an excerpt in Sports Illustrated last week of Agassi's "Open" book, which I will pick-up later this week. For an athlete to come out and say he hates the very sport, which gave him everything (wife included), is pretty unbelievable stuff. It sounds like b/c of his over-bearing father, Agassi had to hit rock bottom in order to be where he is today. I applaud his recent honesty and candor and it makes his amazing return to the top of the tennis world that much more inspiring. I mean, could you ever imagine Tiger Woods saying he hates golf.

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Today's buzz: The Journey.
Customers are changing the rules of the marketplace. Digitally connected, socially networked, better informed before making a purchase, they jump between web, mobile, in-store, and phone and expect it to happen seamlessly in a personalized context. Whew! What is their POV on personal data privacy, advice for competing retailers, and definition of the best-ever customer experience?
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Ron Jude's (b. 1965, American) Vitreous China is comprised of an archive of photographs he made while exploring areas of light industry in (primarily) Midwestern American cities. Rather than comment on the workings of industry itself, Jude depicts the ambient peripheral zones suffusing these environments: big rig parking lots, side exits, and other secondary spaces in which Jude imagines his grandfather might have daydreamed, or let his mind wander, during his many years as a kiln operator in vitreous china plants, first in the Midwest, and later in Southern California.
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Is there such a thing as a writing hangover?
That's just about the only way to describe how I felt yesterday after spending several hours Sunday with my writer's group, writing. In fact, all the extended writing time meant I actually had to plug in the laptop before it died on me. My phone as well since I was using it for writing music.
As a result of all that good writing time, I went to bed exhausted then got up with a horrible headache yesterday and it pretty much stayed with me all day despite the Advil influx. Feeling much better today, though.
I did make some serious headway in the rewriting of the current project. Writer's group liked the new scenes I've written for the first quarter and gave me ideas on a few changes that I had already been considering. I've also made the decision to put back some scenes from the middle part that I had previously removed. A few changes will have to be inserted since one of the characters introduced in those scenes has now become part of the heroine's intro.
Now that I know the difference between revisions and editing, I don't feel so bad that I'm making major changes in the beginning of the story. That's what revision is all about. Taking the first, rough draft and making it make sense. Don't know if you've noticed or not but when you're flying through that first draft, the ideas come so fast and furious that sometimes what you end up with isn't as coherent as it seemed to be as you wrote it.
That's what happens to me. In the effort to not backtrack during draft mode (a thing I don't always manage to resist, by the way), parts of the story tend to shift in ways that require changes in previous scenes. Ideally, those changes shouldn't be too major but rarely do things come up to ideal standards with the barely controlled chaos that comes with writing a first draft - of anything.
While I'm not sure there is such a thing as a writing hangover, I do know that it is entirely possible to be writing for so long that it all suddenly becomes muddled in the head and you really do have to walk away from it for a time before you can go back to it. Getting a fresh perspective is key to getting on with it.
Then there is the other thing that happens when I've finished one scene and am ready to begin the next one. Unless I've already been mulling a scene over in my head for a day or two, I'm usually sitting there, staring at the screen with nothing in mind. I know where I've been and where I'm headed but for some reason can seem to find the right path to getting there. That's probably where an outline would help, huh? I've always been a pantser but lately have come to see the value of even the roughest outline.
I suppose what I do in my head for a few days before writing the scene could be called mental outlining. It used to be that if I had an idea and didn't get it down in some way, it became lost in almost the next minute. Not so much anymore. Now I seem to be able to keep that idea rolling around in my mind long enough that by the time I do put words on the screen, very little if any of it is lost. The writing flows almost too easily. My fingers have a hard time keeping up with my mind. That's when writing is fun.
I've probably mentioned this before but part of my writing process when I'm stuck is to play a game on my computer. That keeps the non-creative side of my brain occupied while the creative side works out the scene for me. Did that yesterday and came up with a name for a new character.
I'm sitting here today, watching the picture screen saver on the big computer while I write this blog post on my laptop. I have now seen a picture that sparked an idea for a new story using the character name I came up with yesterday. I am now considering and planning another story using the same galaxy I've created for my current project.
I already knew this current project would lead to at least one other book, possibly even a series. There's so much to the main storyline that it could take several books to resolve. Series do seem to be popular. I know I enjoy reading a series since I get to spend more time with characters I've come to love while getting to meet new characters. I'm hoping readers of my stories will feel the same way.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
On Writing Hangovers and Inspiration
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Obama visit: India for 'robust strategic framework' in ties.
Washington With progress on key issues, India hopes US President Barack Obama's visit will put in place a 'robust strategic framework' for a strong partnership bilaterally and on key global and regional issues.
Diplomatic sources said in the run-up to the visit that there has been progress in narrowing down differences on issues like US export controls, hiked US H1-B visa fee and India's nuclear liability legislation and India expects some 'concrete results'.
Taking note of US Undersecretary of State William Burns' statement that US wanted to see India as a 'partner and not a target', sources said talks were on for India specific easing of high-tech export controls, widely seen as a potential key deliverable during Obama's visit.
Besides easing of curbs on export of dual-use high tech items, which currently target India on ten of 16 counts, India is also hoping for removal of institutions like the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the banned entities list.
On the nuclear liability issue, while ruling out an amendment in the Indian laws, sources said talks were on between operators, suppliers and officials to find a way forward to realise the 'full potential' of the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal.
While declining to spell out contemplated steps that would ease US suppliers concerns, sources pointed out that in 2008 itself India had signalled willingness to sign the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) on nuclear damages, a global treaty that gives India access to global funds in case of a nuclear accident.
Besides discussions on nuclear cooperation and US export control, the 'rich agenda' will cover how to fulfil promises held out in areas like agriculture, health and clean energy, developments in the region and reforms in the architecture of global governance and international finance.
While Obama may not come out with an outright endorsement of India's case for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, sources noted an advance in the US attitude towards UN reforms.
Now the US seems to be willing for an expansion of the influential UN decision making body and wants a consensus to emerge, sources said. The US also wants the expansion to be country specific rather than geographic.
Diplomats noted that Obama has described India-US relationship as one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century and the new US national security strategy identifies India-US relations as one of three key global relationships for the US along with China and Russia.
With Obama choosing to start his Nov 6-9 visit with an address to a major business conference in India's financial capital of Mumbai, a key focus area would be trade, which after a dip during the global economic crisis, has seen a rebound.
Between January and August, bilateral trade touched $32.9 billion steadily moving towards a projected over $50 billion total this year.


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Why did Thoreau leave Walden Pond after two and a half years?
Within a month of moving out of his little "hut," he was back living at Ralph Waldo Emerson's house. Biographer Robert Richardson says "he may have left the pond for no better reason than that Lydia Emerson had invited him to spend the winter helping out while her husband was away in Europe." (Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind, p. 185).
Even if true, of course, Henry wasn't going to write that. Likely his reasons were complex. He was restless, and though he had accomplished much at Walden (writing his first and as yet unpublished book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, plus early drafts of Walden), his publishing credits were thin. As far as anyone else was concerned, he had little to show for his thirty years of living. He begins the Conclusion: Continue reading


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Hatherleigh Bus to Sunday Train day! (formerly the Sunday Rover).
Like last year, the Community Minibus is booked on Sunday 20th August to take passengers to Okehampton to link with the Sunday Train to Exeter, for a day away. Leave your driving and parking worries behind and jump aboard!
The bus will depart Hatherleigh Co-op bus stop at 09.00 to meet the train departing Okehampton for Exeter Central Station at 09.55.
Return journey will leave Exeter Central Station at 16.29 and the bus will have you safely back in Hatherleigh at around 18.00.
Seats need to be booked and paid for in advance. Visit the Paper Shop to get your name down.
The return minibus fare will be £3.00 per adult and £2.00 per child under 12 years. Sorry no bus passes. Children under primary school age will need to bring their own car/booster seat.
The return train fare is £5.20 payable on the train and any Senior Railcard holders get the discount as on an ordinary train by showing their card to the guard.
The cost of the minibus is being subsidised by the Town Council to show support for the OkeRail campaign which aims to promote the use of the train to show our Government that there is huge local support for a regular weekly train service to Exeter.


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An Australian couples' house sitting blog, where we share moments from our house sits, pets we've minded, and some gorgeous places we've visited. Learn about house sitting & discover some tips about how to house sit or, talk to us about an information session on house sitting.
Welcoming in 2016
Books, Robert Frost Poetry and Morning Tea
Now book stores happen to be one of my most favourite places to visit, and oh my, when I went inside, I felt as though I'd been transported into one of those book shops that you'd expect to see out of a novel or a wonderful movie set.
I was wandering around taking pictures of the lovely arrangements Ann has dotted around the place, and noticed A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost.
It's amazing how many lovely places are around, yet unless we wander off our usual routes, we may never find them. I have been driving past Ann's book cafe for years and would never have known what a magical place was lurking nearby.
Flynns Beach Book Cafe - 3 Flynn Street Port Macquarie.
Christmas 2015
Love seeing the thong tree appear at Lighthouse Beach... Here it is in all it's Christmassy glory - the Christmas Thong Tree 2015. If you happen to be in Port and you'd like to find it... head down to doggie beach... keep going past the camels... and before you make it to 1st totem, you'll find it.
I'm looking forward to seeing the smiles of delight, as people discover the tree again this year. Thank you so much to Mary who creates the tree (and Santa's Little Helpers who assist).
"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time." ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Christmas House Sit in the Greek Islands?
I haven't been to the Greek Islands at Christmas, although I'd love to experience it - from the postcards that I saw when I was there, it looks like it might get pretty cold at times. On a trip to the Greek Islands, a few years ago and we minded the most gorgeous little villa perched high above the town of Mykonos.
It was one of those memories that will stay in my heart forever. Of an evening we could look down at the sun setting over the harbour. It was a bit of a hike into town, but we didn't care it was marvellous. We used to use the goat tracks to wind our way up the hill of a night back to the villa.
Christmas Baubles to colour, if you're taking part in the current colouring in craze! You are welcome to print the baubles out and colour in.
One night there was no moon to guide us, and with only a cigarette lighter to guide our way (you'd have thought we'd have bought a torch instead) we wove our way back home. Hubby in the lead, I followed close behind, when there was a sudden stop and scream at the feeling of hot breath in the front. Turned out that hubby had come face to face with a donkey on the path. He'd been bent over trying to see the way over rocky terrain, and in that position came face to face with the local. Ah fun times to remember.
Since visiting them, the islands have never been far from my heart, I could have put down roots and stayed there. It was one holiday I never wanted to return from. I have yet to see any images that truly capture the light and beauty of the place.
I just had a text from a friend wondering what to bring for Christmas lunch, which got me to thinking not about lunch, but about Christmas treats. One of my favourite recipes is for Greek Christmas Cookies - Kourapiedes. A while ago now I happened upon a rather magical cookbook called Falling Cloudberries. The title attracted my interest and then once I opened it, I knew it was coming home with me to live at my house. Tessa's book introduced me to these treats and I've made Tessa's recipe many times. They are melt in your mouth wonderful little bursts of buttery delights and friends just can't get enough of them, once they start.
"Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes, by Tessa Kiros is a gem. The cookbook is full of personal touches and stories. It is a beautiful collection of family anecdotes, history, and traditions all documented with stunning photography, unique illustrations, and a warm dialogue that will simply pull you in. This book trailer will let you into Tessas exotic multi-cultural family gathered around meals, food and fun."
If you are looking for a lovely Christmas present for someone who loves to cook, who also loves soulful stories, you couldn't do better than Falling Cloudberries by Tessa Kiros. Apart from wonderful recipes, I adore how Tessa has woven into the book her family history and images.
South West Rocks
The last thing I expected to see as we wandered into the gaol at South West Rocks was a kangaroo at the entrance - and a toddler about to pat it. The toddler's mum was looking fondly on as her little one was about to reach out to touch. I could almost hardly breathe when I saw it.
Have you ever seen a kangaroo rear up on it's tail and box someone? I have, and I've seen what those talons can do too. One of our dogs once got too close to a kangaroo many years ago, and had her neck sliced open. Luckily for her, the vet managed to sew her up again, and finally sent on her home to us 3 days later.
Needless to say, I didn't want that toddler to experience what I had witnessed previously. So folks if you happen to see a kangaroo, do take notice of the signs that are usually nearby, if you are in a tourist spot, that say that they are wild animals and to not touch them. If there are no signs, please remember this post!
Anyhow, problem avoided, we wandered on into the goal at a respectful distance from the kangaroo, to see the exhibition of Sculpture in the Gaol 2015.
More highlights were the local school children's sculptures in the individual gaol cells.
The view from the watch tower is fantastic and we watched whales jumping and divers playing in the sea. What a spot for a tower - bit of a waste really, what a great house location it could have made.
We were ready for a stop off and headed to South West Rocks. We are always looking for pet friendly stop offs and discovered Malt and Honey Cafe. If you are passing through it is a great stop off - the food is really lovely and I had the best Chai tea I've ever had.
Magical Houses Made From Bamboo
You've never seen buildings like this. The stunning bamboo homes built by Elora Hardy and her team in Bali twist, curve and surprise at every turn. They defy convention because the bamboo itself is so enigmatic. No two poles of bamboo are alike, so every home, bridge and bathroom is exquisitely unique.
In this beautiful, immersive talk, she shares the potential of bamboo, as both a sustainable resource and a spark for the imagination. "We have had to invent our own rules," she says.
View Elora's amazing buildings: Ibuku.com
Ibu means "mother," and ku means "mine," so it represents my Mother Earth, and at Ibuku, we are a team of artisans, architects and designers, and what we're doing together is creating a new way of building.
Coffee and Klezmer
Later on off to see The London Klezmer Quartet - I had no idea what to expect. The room was packed and a great night was had by all. If you've never heard Klezmer music either, here is a youtube video of the group playing...
Energy Bites - Almond, Date & Coconut Truffles
Almond and Date Truffles:
A while ago I discovered Deliciously Ella's Blog. If you love food, especially healthy food, she will inspire you to head off to the market for new ingredients. I enjoyed seeing the variations to the energy bites that she added.
If you haven't discovered Deliciously Ella's blog yet click here - you're in for a treat! I'm looking forward to trying out her recipe.
Don't send a man to the grocery store
Time for a giggle - Don't send a man to the grocery store. I think Jeanne needs to do another comedy routine... Don't send a woman to the hardware store... but that's another story.
2015 - Happy New Year
Middle age is when you are forced to. ~ Bill Vaughn
Happy New Year!! I don't know about your area, but the streets around our area were so quiet. No noisy parties to be heard anywhere, however, I did wake up at midnight (we must be getting old we'd rather go to bed early on New Year's Eve and read a book than go out) to a frightened, shaking doggie scratching at my face - she'd woken up when she heard the distant fireworks and was having a bit of a panic attack. Happy New Year! Poor little sausage, we had a cuddle till the fireworks stopped and all was well again. So how was your New Year's Eve, as exciting as ours?
Our New Year's house sit bookings are already filling up, so the year looks like a lovely one with trips back to mind favourite puppies and houses. We decided to stay at home over Christmas this year, and just as well as my mum broke her hip at the end of November, and so we were busy running back and forth to hospital to see her. In between times, we enjoyed watching the kangaroos who visited at our back fence...


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I can't quite believe it, but its coming up to twenty years since I sold my first erotic short story. I'll have to double check, but it was late summer 1996 and the story was published in 1997 – that's how long things took in the olden days!
I'll have to dig out the offer letter and share it. It meant the absolute world to me. I recall marveling over the lengthy paperwork. :)per contract with a big name publisher - Virgin's Black Lace "erotic fiction by women for women" – so I reasoned if I could write a story good enough for a contract, I could write more, and write longer. ..so I kept going. Shortly after that Alison Tyler also published my work, then Violet Blue, then Red Sage.. Berkley.. and then Harlequin.. and the rest, as they say, is history. I'm still here (just about ;)I'd had work published in small press, fantasy fanzines and the like, but this was a pro
I'll have to find a way to celebrate the anniversary – I'll post the story here on the blog when the anniversary comes around and do some book giveaways.


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mus ko nie normal lg ker as a human?
yeap i guess i am.asal ko tnye aku cm aku nie dah cm bukan manusia?
nothing,just terase nk tnye...
erm,kind of weird nia...
i know.
hey,do you have any problems,ey?
nope at all.i'm just fine.maybe just......tired of life.
come on.bnda ape ko ckp nie?
haha.dah la..i meant nothing twin..
u know u can count on me ey?
always do.
good then.have some sleeps.i'll see u tomorrow morning.
sure.i'll get some sleep.will i see you again mus?
yeap.i'll wake you up as always.do you miss me?
i miss everybody.you,me,mom,dad and bro.
don't you?
yeap,me too.i wanna go back.but it will cost hell i guess.haha.
yeah.hell for sure.
mus,are you happy with your life?i mean do you have any purpose of living your life now?
sure i do,nia.i want to make everybody happy with me even i know i'm not capable of it,though.
you're a good kid.you'll sure make everybody happy with you.at least mom and dad,ey?
if i'm a good kid then so you are nia?
am i?
almost sleepy?
sort of.
good night,mus.


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Gretchen L. Staft have dedicated my career to advocating for those whose fundamental rights are jeopardized by court proceedings and have represented hundreds of clients in countless contested hearings and trials in both criminal and civil proceedings.
I understand how stressful it can be to be involved in a court case that puts your liberty, your future, or your family at stake. I will work diligently to guide you through the court process, zealously advocate on your behalf, and strive to help you achieve the best possible outcome in your case.
Contact info
Tetlow Christie, LLC745 West 4th Avenue
Suite 250
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Office (907) 274-4621
Fees: Hourly ($275-375/hour), Fixed (sometimes), Free consultation (15 minutes)
Payment types: Cash, Check, Credit card
State Status Acquired Updated
AK Active 2009 05/26/2016
Award name Grantor Date granted
Certificate of Appreciation for Service to Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, State of Alaska 2015
Work experience
Title Company name Duration
Attorney Tetlow Christie, LLC 2015 – Present
Trial Attorney Alaska Public Defender Agency 2011 – 2015
Chief of Staff/Legislative Aide Alaska State Legislature 2009 – 2011
Association name Position name Duration
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member 2015 – Present
Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member 2013 – Present
Western Juvenile Defender Center Member 2011 – Present
Alaska Bar Association Member 2009 – Present
National Association for Public Defense Member 2013 – 2015
School name Major Degree Graduated
AKACDL All-Stars Conference Criminal Defense N/A 2013
Western Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit Juvenile Defense N/A 2012
Alaska CINA Conference: Safe Children, Strong Families Parent/Child Advocacy N/A 2012
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Northwest States Forum Environmental Legislation N/A 2010
Vermont Law School Law JD – Juris Doctor 2009
Vermont Law School Environmental Law and Policy MA – Masters 2009
Ohio State University Geography BA – Bachelor of Arts 2005
Speaking engagements
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House State Affairs Committee Executive Ethics: Legal Fees/Family Travel 2011
House Labor and Commerce Committee Antitrust Actions and Penalties 2011
House Judiciary Committee Including Arson in Crimes of Conspiracy 2011
House Finance Committee Deceased Veteran Death Certificates 2011
Senate Judiciary Committee Criminal Fines for Organizations 2010
Senate Judiciary Committee Uniform Act: Property Interest Disclaimer 2010
House Labor and Commerce Committee Antitrust Actions and Penalties 2010


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Writing Rules Explained: Said is Dead / Only Use Said
"Said is dead," says one camp. "Only use said," says another. So which rule should we follow? The erroneous death of said Some writers think said is dead because it's overused, but if using a word a lot means we need to expunge it from our vocabularies, why are irregardless and misunderestimate still kicking? As … Read moreWriting Rules Explained: Said is Dead / Only Use Said


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Price: HK$220.00
According to GA's webpage:
Made with flexible bristles, the tapered, flat head of the concealer brush is ideal for applying armani concealer to hide dark circles and blur imperfections. Brush on a veil of silky fluid with this essential luxury tool. Unique texture and shape is designed to blend and conceal on contours of the face.
- narrow, firm bristles
- tapered head for precision
- ideal for concealing and blending
My Opinion:
Most of my makeup brushes are either drugstores or mid price, I'm only willing to pay high end price for under eye makeup products since that is my weakest area.
I've paid HK$200 for this tiny little brush which I'd consider the crappiest makeup brush that I've ever got, it felt soft at the store, but after one wash it felt hard and scratchy, I think any drugstore synthetic concealer brush would have been better then this.


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Major Scale Exercises
Here are some major scale exercises that I've practiced and come back to from time to time. They are condensed versions - meaning that in these - I've limited it to around one octave using using a C Major Scale fingering in the 3rd position. There are many ways of extending these exercises to an entire position, to the entire fretboard or on different string sets. These can be used as a springboard to other explorations of a scale. Enjoy!
PS- I've also written some practice suggestions and compositions exercises on the handout. =)
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Succulent Purse Centerpieces is a new creation I shared the other day. I told you there was something unique about this I wanted to share with you.
Also wanted to share a tutorial on how to achieve this look is below.
As promised.....
or in this case .... the purse
My surprise is(in case you didn't figure it out) that this is an ordinary thrift store purse that I found for 99cents!
I knew when I saw it I wanted to make this. Unfortunately like many of my projects, it sits around a few months till I have the time to complete it! There are just so many ideas in my head!!!
This is what you will need:
Sheet moss
thrift store purse
hot glue gun
glue sticks
plastic bag/ziploc
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I also used a plastic container to fill in bottom to use less dirt. This is optional
Lay the sheet moss wrong side up and cut and wrap bottom of purse gluing seams
Make sure you roll the moss and glue to the inside of purse to give you clean lines
Next cut a couple of strips for the handle and glue. Make it a little bigger than width of handle to roll edges under. Everything will have a finished edge.
It is now ready to fill with the succulents!! Remember to keep dirt inside the plastic bag area so when it is watered it will stay in that area. These only need minimal water so a container like this works great!
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Mara Top
This relaxed, long-sleeved top makes everyday dressing easy as pie. The cut is super flattering and its versatility will take it from skinny jeans to pencil skirt in a flash. But our favourite bit? Just LOOK at those distinctive Boden details – a keyhole fastening at the neck, slightly blouson…
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Cloud Wellness Program
VISION: Cloud County Community College will create and promote a culture of holistic health and well-being.
WORKSITE GOAL: Cloud County Community College will develop an infrastructure that supports worksite wellness.
2018-2019 Thor Wellness Program Information
The 2018-2019 Thor Wellness Program looks a little different than last year's program. There are similarities, but there are a few changes that have been made to simplify the program.
1. The 2018-2019 Thor Wellness Program's main focus is the required actions.
- If you complete ALL FOUR PARTS (biometric screening, health physical exam, dental exam, vision exam) you will receive the choice of: 1 personal day or $50.
- The "Required Actions" can be completed anytime before March 1, 2019
- There is an increase in the points given for the exams, so if you do complete ALL of the REQUIRED parts, you will also accumulate 250 points that you will be able to use at the end of the wellness year. For every 50 points earned, you will receive 1 ticket. Next March, you will be able to use these 5 tickets toward the change to win some very valuable prizes in the Thor Wellness Drawing.
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- There are an increased number of weeks on a few of the fitness challenges - points per week remain the same
- There is an increase in the points given to attend Work Smart workshops (increased to 25 points)
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-If you would like to share your expertise and/or organizational skills and put together a wellness workshop, enrichment class, fitness activity or stress-relieving activity, the Wellness Committee will determine the value of the activity and reward anywhere from 10 - 50 points.
- There is an increase in the points given for participating in any of the following Wellness Activities: massage therapy visit, chiropractor visit, professional development or volunteer work.
Current Wellness Challenge
Begins December 3, 2018 and ends January 24, 2019
-Reach that goal and you'll receive 10 points each week
- Change up your physical activity...try some strength training, cycling, yoga, or go for a swim.
- Great time to get outside and walk!
60 Minutes of Activity for Better Health, December 7, 2018
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Alessandro Matri was the hero for Juventus as they lifted the Coppa Italia, beating Lazio in Rome.
The striker, on loan from AC Milan, scored an extra time winner to win the cup for the Old Lady, and keep alive hopes of a domestic and European treble.
They have sealed the Serie A title, and play Barcelona in the Champions League final next month.
Stefan Radu had given Lazio the lead after only four minutes, heading a free kick past Marco Storari in the Juve goal.
Giorgio Chiellini equalised seven minutes later, a hooked volley from six yards finding the back of the net, and that was to be the end of the scoring in the 90 minutes.
Matri replaced Fernando Llorente six minutes from time, and was the toast of Turin when he squeezed an effort past Etrit Berisha from just inside the area seven minutes into the extra period.
It gave Juve their 10th title, the first team in Italian football to do so.
Juventus have two league games left, against Napoli and Verona, where they will likely rotate their squad in readiness for Barcelona on 6 June.


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This blog is about machine knitting, hand knitting, sewing, machine embroidery, & other things that happen to me in my day to day existence. My favorite thing to knit is a stripped raglan crew neck pullover & make a lot of them for the children in the shelter here in the Pacific Northwest. I also make wool sweaters for the 'Afghans for Afghans" charity program. Feel free to email me at email@example.com
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Sweaters for Little Girls
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I love the little girl sweaters!! I think it is great that you actually have a business. And I wanted to comment on the UFO done on the garter carriage as well - it is beautiful.
As a result of your blog, this past weekend my Husband helped me rearrange our office room so that one whole side is dedicated to my knitting table with machines and stuff. I am so inspired to get started that I have knitted 2 swatches and will be knitting these garments shortly. Thank you for the inspiration and please keep blogging - can't tell you how much it has inspired me.
- October 15, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- Sheryl Evans said...
So glad you have a knitting space all your own. It makes things so much more comfortable. ;-) Sheryl
- October 16, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Sheryl Evans said...
If you have a blog send me the addy. If not, I would love to see pictures of your knitting space & sweaters. Send them to me here & I will post them. Thx;-)
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Icon's Duesey Brings the Glamour of a Deco Duesenberg To Your Wrist
- December 7, 2017 |
- By Laurie Kahle
Decades ago, when automotive designer and vintage watch collector Jonathan Ward, founder and lead designer of Icon 4x4 in Los Angeles, first spotted a drum gauge tachometer on an early Duesenberg, he envisioned the unique gauge as a jump hour watch.
Ward's car company, which grew out of his passion for restoring old cars, offers both production vehicles and bespoke retrofits of vintage cars that are updated with custom interiors and state of the art mechanics and technology to make them more viable for everyday driving, while preserving their retro allure. He sought to bring that same spirit to Icon watches, blending classic styling with modern mechanics.
His debut Duesey ($11,500) takes its name from the über-luxurious Duesenberg, hand-built American cars that embodied Art Deco extravagance with mechanical advancements. The Duesenberg Motors Company in Indianapolis produced just over 1,100 cars between 1921 and 1937, when the company folded, making them exceedingly rare and valuable on the vintage car market today. In 2013, a 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe sold at auction for $4,510,000.
"To me, Duesenberg was the highpoint of American-designed and manufactured vehicles," says Ward. "They set out to be the Rolls Royce of America, and then some."
The gauge that inspired the Duesey watch was fitted on only the first few hundred cars produced, after which it was discontinued and replaced with a more conventional design. "It was like a jump hour except the drum mechanism that turned was perpendicular to the face of the gauge," explains Ward. "It was incredibly simple, and gave an immediate read of your engine speed or your vehicle speed. It was the purest expression that the original designer intended."
Ward's vision for a watch based on the design led him to partner with a Swiss company that is manufacturing the watches for delivery next spring. The 42-mm titanium jump hour displays the time with discs rather than hands. As a designer, Ward says he has always loved the jump hour for its pure devotion to time telling.
"When it comes to designing watches, I love the rules of legibility, the confines of immediate time read," he says. "There's nothing superfluous, nothing that takes away from the ability of what a watch is supposed to do for you, which is tell you the darned time."
Ward modeled and designed the watch himself, making tweaks along the way. He even went so far as to design the stylized Deco typeface that appears on the discs through apertures in the black onyx dial. The squashed onion crown was another detail he obsessed over. The Duesey is powered by a reliable Dubois-Depraz automatic 14400 module paired with an ETA base movement with perlage and snail finishing on the rhodium-plated bridges.
Ward reports that he has already pre-sold half the production run, and once the Duesey sells out, he will look to produce other designs he has been developing.
"To me, the automotive watch brand pairings seen thus far have been more of a co-branding marketing effort than a direct design exploration," says Ward, who has amassed a collection of about 120 watches, mostly vintage. "My automotive brand grew out of a hobby and that same purity is happening with the watches. I just had ideas for designs, and I was just dying inside until I could create them."


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Serendipity - Our good friend Oxford defines this as "The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way." The origin of this word is rooted in a fairy tale entitled The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes 'were always making discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.'
I happen to really like this word. I also think libraries, public or otherwise, are filled with serendipitous energy. This energy radiates from an ever evolving collection (you might find a piece of literature that changes your life), the different combination of people present in the space each time you visit, a new library program, a new policy, new organizational visions or missions, or even through unexpected small talk.
For librarians too, our intuition and belief in growth can lead to great outcomes. Interacting with others in the library, the community at large, or a conference can lead to surprising conversations. These could lead to more formal meetings and possibly long term partnerships. Opportunities for relationship building are lurking around every corner and we have to be ready to recognize these events when they're in front of us.
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Creamy or baked and crunchy? Cheddar, velveeta, or a gourmet mixture of cheeses? What will it be? The way you prepare macaroni and cheese seems, to me, to be one of those pivotal decisions when you are first married; akin to those like: will we open one present on Christmas eve or are we a dog family or a cat family?
Jason comes from a very creamy mac 'n cheese household, whereas mine was cheddar-baked and crunchy. I decided to combine the two, with a little help from Ina Garten's Grown Up Mac and Cheese recipe. I used only cheddar and omitted the basil. The result was a very yummy bacon-topped casserole with just enough crunch for me on the surface and just enough creaminess in the center for Jason.
Now we know what Amelia's macaroni and cheese is ; )
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The introduction traces American-Japanese relations from Perry's arrival in 1853 to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and focuses on how both nations maintained amicable relations during a period of rapid modernization. This section argues that the shared experiences of modernization, rapprochement with England, and concern over Russia's ambitions in Asia lessened the likelihood of a clash over Japanese continental expansion or America's growth into Asia and the Pacific. Particular attention is devoted to Tokyo's "opening" of Korea, the Sino-Japanese War, the U.S. annexation of Hawaii, the circulation of the Open Door notes, and the deterioration in Russo-Japanese relations.
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One skirt, three life stages.
June 13, 2012
I recently recieved this skirt in the mail from Corilynn and have been so excited to share it with all of you! Like the Clementine Dress, I think sometimes people have a hard time being creative when it comes to styling knee length, high waisted skirts. I have put together a few options demonstrating different ways that several women might wear this kind of skirt. If you are a student, a young working woman, or a mother, I hope this inspires you! For those of you that don't fit any of those catagories, I hope you're still inspired.
Before I get to the looks, I would like to point out that the only pieces in these outfits that are changing are the tops and shoes. It's amazing how much a look can change by simply swapping out a couple of items. Here are the accessories:
Accessory Breakdown:
Earrings: Little Bohemia (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
Watch: Skagen (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
Purse: Nine West via Filene's Basement (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
The Other Constant:
Skirt: c/o Corilynn (Same.)
Alright, now to the looks.
1. The Collegiate.Â
Outfit Breakdown:
Top: c/o Daisy Rae Boutique (Same.)
* Enter the Daisy Rae Boutique giveaway – and use the code "Kayley" for free shipping on their website!
Shoes: Banana Republic (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
2. The Young Worker (on her day off).
Outfit Breakdown:
Top: Gap (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
Shoes: Charlotte Russe (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
3. The Mommy.Â
Outfit Breakdown:
Top: Gap (Similar.)
Shoes: Banana Republic (Save. Spend. Splurge.)
I hope that if you fall into any of these categories you find these outfits practical! Truth be told, I think they are practical for most women no matter where they are in their life – so if you don't yet own a knee length, A-line skirt, it's time to add one to your closet! I really believe that are a versatile piece and are also extremely flattering.
– Kayls.
39 Responses to "One skirt, three life stages."
just beautiful! adore your shoes and the stripes on that pleated skirt. so beautiful.
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Love all of these looks! Great ideas!!
My favorites are the first and third, even though I fall into the second category! Thanks for the inspiration, as always! I'm always looking for ways to wear fuller, longer skirts since I do speech therapy with toddlers on the floor all day!
PS I won my first blog give-a-way with ink-pink! THANKS!!! Can't wait to pick out my newest piece of jewelry!
Three great looks. I especially love the chevron skirt paired with the blush tie-neck blouse and the white tee. So lovely!
I just LOVE it with the pink blouse! I would totally wear that in the office
Cute skirt! I just bought a knee length A-line skirt today, so I appreciate the outfit ideas. How do you get your t-shirt to stay in a knot? Whenever I try to knot my shirt, the knot falls out!
I think it depends on the fabric. The tee is 100% percent cotton so it stretches a bit and holds as well. My best suggestion would be to tie it really tight, or use a clear hairband to tie it off first and then maybe it'll hold better.
I love how all three of these looks are pretty easy to replicate or imitate! Each are very classic, but distinct at the same time. Love this! Can't wait to try it out with a similar kind of skirt.
oh my word im in love with that skirt!!!!
That pink blouse is SO CUTE! I love how your collegiate look is way fancier than the working girl look. But anything would be fancier than the sweat pants I wore 24/7 in college!
hahaha! yes, that's why I specified the working girl as being a day off look. Funny, since I work that exact outfit to work. So glad I can wear sandals at the salon!
I love all of these looks and think they apply to almost any woman out there!! I really like your styling posts. I love seeing different ways to wear the same item, because I feel like that is where I get in fashion ruts.
I love that skirt. I especially like the collegiate look because that Daisy Rae top is to die! Love Kacie's blog too…
By the third, does that mean you're pregnant?!
oh my gosh, no! I'm sorry if it seemed that way! I am just demonstrating how a mommy might wear it. don't be looking for any pregnancy announcements from me anytime soon. we still have several years before it's baby time in the heeringa house.
Every SINGLE time I see this skirt (on Cori and otherwise), I fall more and more in love with it. She is so talented and between the both of you's good looks, great photography and amazing fashion sense I am sure she will really go places with her new line. I really appreciate how you took the time and effort to take photos of the three looks. It really captures the versatility of the skirt. Sigh. I wish I had one . . .
Love this skirt. And the three ways you did it up. Perfect for any day.
Love those Charlotte Russe sandals – so pretty with that skirt!
absolutely adore that skirt and all the looks that go with it! i think the one w/ the sweater is my fave!
love how you styled this skirt 3 ways! such a pretty skirt!
love the skirt, especially look number three! so cute
Love all the styles; that skirt is adorable!
You did a great job in styling the skirt all 3 days! I think the outfits all turned out great!
Love these looks — very inspiring!
I love her skirts and this is some great styling! My only issue would be that as a mom of a 19 month old, I don't wear white shirts and I don't know many moms who do — that's just asking for them to dump food on you ha. But I do love the look/feel of a simple coton shirt paired with a structured shirt.
Valid! You're definitely right about the mess waiting to happen!
this skirt combines my current favorite pattern and color mix – white and mint. Awesome and I love your outfits, especially the collegiate one, so pretty on you!
The outfits look great, but I would find it difficult being the mommy in heels (or platforms) of little kids.
I definitely thought of that and I agree! it might not work all the time but I thought maybe it would be okay for an afternoon of window shopping with the kiddos in a stroller.
As a mommy myself, my initial reaction to the third look was that it was impractical. Then I realized that I myself wore an A-line skirt with a cotton tee today. My only difference was the shoes, however, I have been known to wear kitten heels or wedges while being an active mommy as long as they are comfortable to walk a lot in. I suppose the key is what you are doing that day. Not for the playground, but for a picnic or errands it would be fine.
Even though I am a Mommy, I like number 2 the best, it is more like me, and the shoes look cute yet practical.
I actually was trying to decide if I wanted to switch looks two and three but ultimately decided that a sparkly sweater was probably a younger, more flashy look. I was definitely picturing the mommy look to be more for running errands and shopping, rather than chasing kids around.
I love how you styled the Daisy Rae top! All the outfits look great!
I was literally just at Corilynn's website before I came to your blog. I am swooning over this skirt. Also, you put the outfits together so well!
I saw another blogger wearing that skirt and am absolutely in love!!!! I love their skirts!!!!!
You have that skirt look wonderful and you did it 3 times! I especially like the sexy (IMO) look that this mom will be trying!
I have seen her skirts several times now, and if it weren't for the price tag, I would have made one mine. I love the first way you styled it – its so cute.
This is fantastic. I always find your blog so inspiring.
Happy Weekend.
Dream in Fashion
Adore the mommy look – maybe because I am one. I love them all, really. But I love the little knotted tee. So cute. Keeps us moms from feeling frumpytown
I love this! Hope you do it again sometime!
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The Quick Hitter: Mitchell's gymnastics prowess remains a marvel
Watch the Mitchell High School gymnastics team on the balance beam.
And then watch them on the vault and the uneven bars, on the floor exercise.
Watch the Kernel gymnasts do their routines and regularly rack up the 9-point-plus scores. They win state championships and fill out the individual award stand, like it's no big deal.
But watch the other teams they're going against and it quickly becomes clear: it is a big deal. The Kernels are the model of consistency, not just in gymnastics but for all high school sports in the state. On Friday, Mitchell won its fourth state team championship in five seasons and sixth in the last 11 years.
At the state meet in Watertown, onlookers would ask about Mitchell. How is that team so good or what's their story?
The main response was regarding Mitchell's depth, with five or six gymnasts capable of competing in every event and some event specialists that can supplement their teammates. In the run-up to the state meet, we wrote about the diversity of Mitchell's lineup from seventh graders up to juniors and seniors and how well it all fits together.
A few weeks ago, Mitchell coach Audra Rew made a comment that I've thought about in the past, saying that the Kernels' fourth or fifth-best gymnasts would be No. 1 on most other Class AA teams. The fact that there's not impeding egos on the team and everyone can pull in the same direction is another impressive aspect. The team's success is the most important thing every time Mitchell's steps into the gym.
Every sport in Mitchell wants an ardent youth program but currently, there's nothing like what Mitchell gymnastics has right now. With the MEGA youth program and scores of girls who want to be part of the team's success, it can only be admired.
Watching the scores on Fridays and Saturdays, there were scores in the 6.0 and 7.0 range, a reminder of how difficult some of these events are. Mitchell makes scores around 9.0 so routine and look so easy.
It's hard to think about dynasties in high school sports because teams and kids are always changing.
But at the same time, Mitchell gymnastics doesn't appear to be going anywhere.


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The skinny: Low, swift and dynamic at the wheel, and luxuriously trimmed inside, this is Jaguar's new XE sports saloon. It's here to do battle in the booming premium saloon segment.
That means taking on 'the Germans': BMW's 3 Series, Audi's A4 range and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Can it do it? With a choice of four engines, each hooked to a ZF 8-speed sports automatic, the XE range has the firepower in its drivetrains. It also handles delectably on-road – like Jaguar saloons of old – and offers a point of difference in the car park. Jaguar's new XE might surprise a lot of buyers.
Vehicle style: Premium mid-sized saloon
Pricing: $60,400 (XE Prestige 20t) - $104,200 (XE S)
Engines (20t not tested):
20d: 2.0 litre turbo-diesel | 132kW/430Nm
25t: 2.0 litre turbo-petrol | 177kW/340Nm
S: 3.0 litre supercharged V6 | 250kW/450Nm
Transmission: 8-speed ZF automatic (with sports mode and paddle shifts)
Fuel consumption:
20d: (claimed) 3.7 l/100km | (tested) 6.1 l/100km
25t: (claimed) 7.5 l/100km | (tested) 8.2 l/100km
S 3.0 V6: (claimed) 8.1 l/100km | (tested) 10.1 l/100km
This is the car that Jaguar would have you believe is as good as BMW's 3 Series. And as worthy as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
And, yes, there are lots of similarities. It's about the same size, there is an elegant sporty elan to its handsome, low-set lines, and, like the 3 Series and C-Class, it drives through the rear wheels.
Also, starting at $60,400 for the 20t XE Prestige, and topping out at $104,200 for the rapid supercharged 3.0 litre V6 S, it is priced about the same.
So, on the face of it, the new premium mid-sizer from Jaguar is at least fighting in the same weight division.
But how good is it, and will it convince you? Certainly, if Jaguar can get buyers into showrooms to look it over, the new Jaguar XE may give some of those buyers reason for pause.
After driving three of the four new models, it has us thinking.
On sale now, in Prestige, Portfolio, R-Sport and S models, and with four engine combinations to choose from, Jaguar's XE is positioned right in the slot to put a warning into the camps of the dominant players.
We drove the $62,800 20d diesel Prestige, the luxurious $70,400 Portfolio 25t, and the 'top-dog' (or rather, 'top-cat') supercharged V6-powered $104,200 XE S.
- Keyless entry and start
- 8-inch touch-screen with navigation and voice control
- 380W Meridian 11-speaker (with subwoofer) sound system
- Taurus leather seats with electric adjustment (plus electric lumbar support)
- Memory control for exterior mirrors, steering column and driver's front seat
- Dual-zone climate control with air-quality sensor
- 40:20:40 split-fold rear seat
- Electric power folding mirrors with auto-dimming and reverse auto-dipping
- 18" 'Arm' six-spoke alloy wheels
Portfolio adds:
- Soft-grain Windsor leather seats with Herringbone perforation and tonal stitching
- Leatherette wrapped instrument panel
- Gloss ebony veneer interior highlights
- Rear window electric sunblind
R-Sport adds:
- Sports seats in Luxtec with Technical mesh inserts
- Sports suspension and R-Sport bodykit
- R-Sport branding on steering wheel, sill plates and side-vents
S adds:
- Taurus leather sports seats with suede cloth inserts
- Adaptive Dynamics with sports suspension
- 19" 'Venom' five-twin spoke allow wheels with red brake calipers
- 'S' bodykit and branding on steering wheel, sill plates
- Sports leatherette-wrapped instrument panel
- Bright finish pedal kit, black headlining and tailpipe finishers
There is certainly nothing wrong with the interior of the new XE. Each of the four models, Prestige, Portfolio, R-Sport and S, looks and feels the premium buy.
And there is a bit of passion and soul in here. You will feel it the moment you slide into the low-set sports seats, grip the solid leather-trimmed wheel, note the curve of the cockpit and the sports-style instrument binnacle, and thumb the starter button.
Then, a sporty burble greets the ears as things fire into life, which is louder (or softer) depending upon which model you're seated in.
It is certainly well-featured. Unlike some competitors, you don't need to go looking for the options boxes to find the high-end features and luxuries you might reasonably demand in a premium mid-size saloon.
Like the 8-inch touchscreen with navigation and voice control, like the Meridian sound system, the Taurus electrically-adjustable leather seats, and the climate control air-con with air-quality sensor.
Even the base model Prestige is very well-equipped. Spend an additional $10k to step up to the sumptuous Portfolio 25t, and the feel of the leather-look stitched dash, polished ebony-wood surfaces and super-comfortable perforated leather seats is distinctly high-end.
All of the controls have a solid engineered feel, there is a cold-metal feel to the chrome garnishes, the tactile surfaces feel exactly as they should in a premium car, and the fit is tight. (That said, we had an occasional errant rattle in the 20d Prestige we drove.)
I'm not crazy about the rotary shift selector (also found in the XF); it's certainly clunkier to use than a simple conventional automatic 'gate'.
But it is elegant, and the way it rises out of the centre console on start-up adds a bit of drama to the occasion (which some will enjoy).
The rear seats are well-shaped, there is reasonable leg-room there (provided you don't have a giraffe at the wheel) and they fold 40:20:40 to offer some additional versatility if lugging some long items (like skis) about.
The centre seat though is not for adults.
If lifting 'the bub' in and out of the back, you will appreciate the long, wide-opening rear doors, although you'll find it a bit more of a stretch getting to the low-set seats than into an SUV.
The boot too, wide and very deep (as this photo shows), provides ample cargo room for 'the family trip' away, or for the Saturday morning lash at the golf club.
The XE also boasts a long list of extras: the priciest options include perforated leather-faced sports seats ($1900), heated/cooled front seats and heated rear ($1770), heated front and rear seats ($1240) and a panoramic sunroof ($1800).
Want more? You can also option a head-up display ($1770), adaptive cruise control with Forward Alert and Queue Assist, or intelligent emergency braking ($1750).
- 20d: 2.0 litre 'Ingenium' turbo-diesel | 132kW/430Nm
- 25t: 2.0 litre turbo-petrol | 177kW/340Nm
- S: 3.0 litre supercharged V6 | 250kW/450Nm
- Transmission: 8-speed ZF automatic (with sports mode and paddle shifts)
- Double wishbone front-end, 'integral link' rear suspension
This is where the argument will begin – where, as buyers, we assess the decisions of the engineers in getting the balance right between outright performance and on-road comfort.
The XE is a sporting saloon, so we'll be expecting a bit of 'edge'.
And this, I have to say, is where Jaguar has got it right. The suspension of the XE is an absolute delight.
With a double wishbone front-end (lifted straight from the F-Type), and an elaborate 'integral link' rear that allows both vertical movement as well as fore-aft, there is a superb controlled sophistication to the way the Jaguar XE rides.
Set it to 'Dynamic', and whip it through a set of bends, and it points like a spear. Turn-in is really sharp, the nose sits as flat as a pancake with a really supple but controlled feel for the road.
Only once, on a very damp corner, and carrying more than a handful of speed, did we find understeer.
On road at speed, the feeling is of the wheels 'contouring' the road, riding and absorbing every undulation, but entirely without jarring and kick-back through the wheel.
It also manages to do this with an elastic sporting compliance; the XE is a really 'well-sprung' car.
As for the engine choices, at the base of the XE range, which we didn't drive, is the 20t with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol-turbo engine producing 147kW and 280Nm. (Which is, incidentally, slightly more torque and power than the 2.0-litre found in the $61,500 BMW 320i.)
Above this, at a $2400 premium, is the brilliantly smooth 132kW/430Nm 'Ingenium' 20d, a 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel. We loved it.
Higher up again is the more powerful 177kW/340Nm 2.0-litre 25t – essentially the same engine as found in the EcoBoost Falcon – and a lively unit in the XE (it will hustle the XE to 100km/h in a brisk 6.8 seconds).
It adds $4500 to the base model XE Prestige over the lower-specced 2.0-litre unit.
At the top of the range is Jaguar's 250kW/450Nm supercharged 3.0 litre V6, also found as a howling bad-boy – in a higher state of tune – in Jaguar's F-Type sports. This one, as we found on a rapid run up into the Atherton tablelands in North Queensland, can get out of the blocks very quickly.
It doesn't have the rip-snorting sensational soundtrack of the F-Type, but its wail when stretching the lungs isn't half bad. This is one damn fast car.
All models are matched to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission with Sport mode and paddle shifts, and not such a happy marriage.
It's a decision Jaguar has made with the mapping, but whereas the same transmission in the sporting BMWs 'zinks' between gears, dropping instantly into the next ratio, the Jaguar 'slurs' slightly on the changes.
It's no big deal, but it could be sharper.
There are paddles at the wheel for upshifts and downshifts, but you can leave it to its devices and it won't put a foot wrong with the gear selection (blipping on down-changes).
The automatic mated up to the howling V6 can certainly get things moving pretty quickly, and will have you firing in and out of corners (the XE S will bolt to 100km/h in just 5.1 seconds), but none in the range are slouches.
With 75 percent aluminium construction, the XE is both light and beautifully balanced. We found the 25t brisk enough, and the 20d perhaps the pick of the engines.
It hates a drink – even driving with a bit of enthusiasm we managed 6.1 l/100km – and makes a really nice high-tech diesel hum on the road.
Also, once rolling, the 20d can really be hustled along. Its dash to 100km/h in just 7.8 seconds is far from shabby for a diesel; the 430Nm under the toe helps here.
The spare is the 'get you home' space saver variety, not the full size.
ANCAP Rating: This model has yet to be tested by ANCAP
Safety features: Tyre pressure monitoring system, front and rear parking sensors with rear camera, automatic park assist with parallel and bay parking, and parking exit; blind-spot monitor with reverse traffic detection and closing vehicle sensing, lane-departure warning with autonomous emergency braking, plus a full complement of front and side airbags and other dynamic and passive safety features.
Warranty and Servicing:
Warranty period is three years, with service schedules as follows - 20t and 25t, 12 months or 16,000kms; 3.0 V6 S, 12 months or 26,000kms; 20d, 24 months or 34,000kms. An additional two years/100,000kms extended warranty (to take it to 5 years) is $2500.
Jaguar also offers a capped servicing package, with a total cost fixed-price of from $1100 to $1350, depending upon the model (or, less than $400 a year, and includes scheduled work such as timing belt replacement.)
Well, it's inevitable, nearly everyone will cross-shop the XE with the dominant Germans.
In a nutshell, the XE is more comfortable and has a more modern feel than the now-ageing 3 Series. It is also a lot quieter on-road, and smoother, but the 3 Series feels sharper at wheel.
The XE is simply a better buy than the Audi A4, which is sandwiched between the very smart, and cheaper A3 (the sedan we particularly like), and the brilliant A6.
The C Class? Now there's the rub. This is one terrific car: solid, stylish and comfortable and superb on-road. But it lacks a little for passion.
So, in the XE, does Jaguar have an answer – an antidote – to the global plague of premium German saloons?
Well, that depends upon what you think. In the context of the category, this is a solid "4-star car": it looks and sounds like a sporting saloon should, it's a cracking drive and it's a little bit different.
And that superb suspension will win a lot of buyers should they point it through a set of corners, or show it the lash on the open road.
We think the XE range could have been priced a little more sharply – it's a brave move lining it up so precisely to its German competitors – but, from a standing start, Jaguar has delivered a good one here.
There is something of the lusty, gorgeous Jaguar Mark 2 in this car, its spirit is swirling around in the air somewhere.
Perhaps you'd better check it out.
PRICING (excludes on-road costs)
20t petrol - $60,400
20d diesel - $62,800
25t petrol - $64,900
20t petrol - $64,400
20d diesel - $66,800
25t petrol - $68,900
25t petrol - $70,400
3.0 V6 petrol - $104,200
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This report focuses on the Medical Tapes in global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
For industry structure analysis, the medical tapes industry is fragmented. A variety of manufacturers ranging from large multinational corporations to small privately owned companies compete in this industry. The top six producers account for less than 40% of the market. Regionally, USA is the biggest production country of medical tapes, also the whole industry. Europe and China also produce large amount of medical tapes per year.
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The worldwide market for Medical Tapes is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 4.1% over the next five years, will reach 17900 million US$ in 2023, from 14100 million US$ in 2017, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.
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- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
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The aim is to promote "The root of Iranian
Culture", a culture that has, in its roots, a prime value
for humanity and life, irrespective of any belief or nationality.
The root of Iranian Culture gives the value of a saint to
every individual life on this Earth. Even the life of criminals
such as Zahak (Zahak in Shahname) is protected by this culture.
This culture has a lot to offer to the modern world too.
Iranian Culture is derived from Justice and love. One of
the portrayal of this culture is in the story
of Fereydoon, Iraj, Salm and Tour in Ferdosi's Shahname.
We want to promote and apply the root
of Iranian culture into the Iranian constitution, in fact
rewrite Iranian constitution. We want all religions including
Islam to live freely and most importantly in peace, within
the framework of the root of Iranian culture. This is the
same way as people living in United Kingdom; as all the
sects and religions including Islam live happily under the
framework of English Culture.
With this strategy, we want to introduce a coherent plan
for the peace in the Middle East and the world in general.
We believe democracy and peace can only be introduced by
the culture and the right education, and not by force. We
believe the troubles in the Middle East are caused due to
the loss of the identity and the culture. Middle Eastern
culture go back 9,000 years. There are gold mines in these
cultures which need to be extracted and re-introduced. The
way to do this is to re-shape and stimulate the minds for
innovative ideas and create that self-confidence which has
been lost in the region for over a millennium.
To find out how we propose to achieve this goal; please
visit our website at www.azarforooz.com
We believe Persian culture
can play a great part in democracy, peace and stability
of not only the Middle East but the world as a whole.
A definition of culture: Ther meaning of culture
is always "making bouquet of flowers" of thoughts, collected
from different festivities of a nation, that has grown far
away from each other. Every struggle gives a gift to a culture.
The only reason for a struggle having a historical value
in a culture is due to one great thought. This great thought
gives birth to a great new experience. Only that one thought
from the whole struggle is collected into a "bouquet of
flowers" of culture, although the final result of the struggle
may produce a negative effect.
We seriously need to avoid using words
such as "Bad Culture". Bad things can't be called culture.
Cultures is the art
of living together in peace and harmony gained throughout
hundreds or thousands year, irrespective of any religion,
faction or sect.
Pre-Persian Persian culture, which dated to
almost 9000 years ago, was not all Zoroastrian as many may
think. Persians used to believe in the power of mind and
nature. They used to summarize their belief and idea into
a philosophy gathered in the portrayal of Simorgh, as you
see in the first page. The words of Jam-e-Jam, Pary, Shahe
Pariyan, Zohreh, Raam, Shahre Khorram, Jahan Araei and Simorgh
are all from this culture.
The whole idea is to demonstrate and stress the value of
humanity and respect. The respect that all the living do
In The root of Iranian culture, God spreads into every being;
in fact, God sacrifices to create life. God spreads his
or her own seeds to create life. Therefore, God is within
you, within your soul and within every being and life on
this earth. This is why doing good or loving people or nature
was the actual pray to God (Parastesh, this word comes from
Parastari, nursing. Persians did not use to believe in the
promises of punishment and reward after death. The belief
was that the heaven and the hell were both here on this
Earth. You will get your rewards here on this earth within
this life.
makes the Persian culture so unique?
The life, mind and humanity (Jaan va Kharad) in Persian
culture were holy, regardless of any belief. All people
are equal and deserve equal respect just because of their
existence. Sin, in Persian culture was something that harmed
life, whether a believer or not. Believing or obeying God
had nothing to do with the accepted concept of sin. While
in Islam, Christianity and Judaism the centre of respect
is the belief (Iman).
Therefore, the respect in Persian's culture is towards humanity
and life not towards God and his/her prophets. This facilitated
the spread of Persian culture all over the world during
it's time. Today, we can still see traces of that spread
through some words used in the western world, for example:
SUN originating from SANAM, ANARCHY from AARK, ARTERY from
ARTAPARVAR and STAR from SETAREH.
We want to show the root of Iranian culture to Iranians
and make them aware of WHO they were. The awareness can
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Welcome back to The Last Cafe at the End of the Internet. Today we are sitting and talking with Joseph John, author of The Eighth Day, a techno-thriller set in New York City.
An Army officer and combat veteran with seventeen years of active duty service, John graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY and attended flight school at Fort Rucker, AL. He remained in Army Aviation as a CH-47 Chinook pilot until 2013, when he transitioned to Operations Research and Systems Analysis.
The Eighth Day is John's debut novel. It envisions a near future where we've begun meddling with the human genome and taken evolution into our own hands. It will be published this week on March 31, 2016.
Joseph John is currently stationed in Italy but through the magic of a vast array of satellites and The Master Control Program he joins us here in The Last Cafe at the End of the Internet.
Astounding Books (AB): Joseph, thank you for joining us today all the way from Italy. As we are in a cafe, tell us what are you drinking?
Joseph Johns (JJ): A coffee. One brewed from a Keurig coffee brewer, to be precise. Or, even more precisely, a Van Houtte French Vanilla K-Cup with two packets of Splenda and a generous helping of Nestle Original Coffee-Mate creamer. I'm usually sipping on one throughout by day-job until I return home in the evening and slip into my author's chair. At that point, I'm sipping pure, unadulterated imagination.
AB: Ah yes, unadulterated imagination. We get that a lot here at the Last Cafe at the End of the Internet. Tell us five things that most people don't know about you.
JJ: Oh, man. That's a tough one. Give me awhile to think about it.
AB: Not a problem. I'll just take a short nap…
(Tick Tock. Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock…)
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JJ: Okay. Note that a significant amount of time has passed here. Here's five things most people don't know about me.
1. I am a second-degree black belt and certified instructor of Tae Kwon Do.
2. As a cadet at United States Military Academy at West Point, I spent over 200 hours walking the area (Walking the Area- Click to View), the most in my class.
3. On two separate and unrelated occasions, I was accused of trying to bomb both West Point and Fort Bragg.
4. I love to travel and go exploring on spontaneous adventures. I'm currently stationed in Italy and having the time of my life.
5. While deployed to Iraq, I served as the Protocol Officer for General David Petraeus.
AB: What books or authors influenced you?
JJ: I think most red-blooded American males growing up in the 1970s and 1980s who enjoyed a good book read the Hardy Boys series. Props to ghost writers like Leslie McFarlane and crew. I was also into The Three Investigators series, created and written by Robert Arthur, Jr., and The Black Stallion series, by Walter Farley.
I read my first "adult" novel in the third grade: Cujo, by Stephen King. After that, I was hooked, and once I'd consumed everything by good ol' Steve, I moved onto authors like Dean R. Koontz and Michael Crichton. I was also really into the Dragonlance series by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis, as well as books in the Forgotten Realms universe—specifically The Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore. I think my stepdad's father had almost all of Louis L'amour's westerns—like 70 or 80 of them—and I read all of them, too.
So, yeah. I read a lot, and I had an eclectic taste for books and authors that influenced me. Even nowadays I'll read anything, although I tend to shy away from series. I prefer a breadth of experience versus depth into a single author's works.
That being said, I'll still pick up a new book by Stephen King anytime and anywhere. Hell, sometimes I'll even pick up one I've already read, like going back to a former lover for another romp in the hay because I know it's going to curl my toes and give me goosebumps all over again.
AB: The Three Investigators! Loved those books. The Alfred Hitchcock versions were the best. (Click HERE!). Right now I can't get enough of the Marvel series on Netflix. What TV show or Movie are you currently obsessed with?
JJ: Stories are my passion. Whether it's movies, television, or books, it doesn't matter. I love them. I love being captivated by a writer, losing myself to the story and its characters. It's like, for that period when I'm staring at the screen or flipping the pages, I'm right there with them, experiencing their fear, frustration, anger, joy, failures, and triumphs. There's nothing like a well-crafted story. You know what I mean. The kind that pulls you in and keeps you up all night, whether it be a Netflix marathon or hunched over your Kindle with eyes wide and heart pounding until the break of dawn.
The Walking Dead current tops my list of television obsessions. I mean, wow. The storyline, the character development—forget about it. Rick Grimes is both a hero and a son of a bitch. I love it. Honorable mention goes out to Supernatural (maybe it's past its prime, but I've been watching it since day one, so I don't care), Castle (of course I love a series about a bestselling novelist!), The Americans (the suspense is incredible), and Homeland (Carrie Mathison is flawed, twisted, and the perfect heroine).
Also, anything from the Marvel Universe—television or movie—and I'm all in.
AB: What was your favorite toy growing up?
JJ: G.I. Joe. I had no idea I'd grow up to be a career Army officer, but I loved G.I. Joe. My best friend and I were very systematic about the way we played, too. I'm talking to the point of obsessive compulsive. None of this grabbing the guys and leaping through the air and traveling vast distances and doing crazy, unbelievable things like most kids would play. Oh no. Our Joes obeyed the laws of physics. They got turns, and each turn, they could either move a limited distance (measured to be realistic, of course), or they could fire their weapon, and as the bullet left the weapon, we'd line up the shot and chart the course to see if it was a hit or not.
AB: My two brothers owned the large Aircraft Carrier that took up something like half our basement. I hope you saved the boxes from those toys.
Joseph, thank you so much for taking some time away from preparing for the release of your debut novel, The Eighth Day, and joining us here today. Good luck with the launch and I hope you come visit us again soon.
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