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What is a revaluation?
A revaluation is an update of all assessments in the municipality conducted under the direction of the local assessor. The assessor is a state-certified individual whose duties are to discover, list and value all taxable real property in the municipality, in a uniform and equitable manner. The assessor is not involved in the collection of property taxes.
Why is a revaluation necessary?
The state recommends that all property in a municipality be assessed within 10 percent of market value. Further the New Hampshire Constitution requires that each municipality takes value anew every 5 years. A revaluation is the most equitable way to accomplish this.
When will the revaluation start?
The revaluation began November 1st and we expect to complete work by August 31. The resulting values will be effective as of April 1. These assessments will be the basis for the tax bill which will be mailed in the fall.
Will all property values change?
Most likely, yes. However, not all property values will change at the same rate. Market value will have decreased more for some neighborhoods and property types than for others. Some neighborhoods and property types may have increased in value and others may have remained the same. One purpose of a revaluation is to make sure that the assessed values reflect the changes that have occurred in property values.
Who will do the revaluation?
The municipality has chosen to perform the valuation update in-house using existing appraisal staff. The staff has many years of experience in revaluation work and has performed revaluations for many other municipalities.
Will the person who inspects my property be able to tell me my new assessment?
No. After the inspection of your property, we have to analyze all of the information we gathered before placing a value on your property. We will then further review this information to ensure that your assessment corresponds fairly to the assessments of other properties.
Is it necessary that you view the inside of my property?
To make a proper assessment on a building, it is desirable that an inspector see the inside as well as the outside of the property. The law requires that property be valued from an actual view or the best information available. We do not always have current data on the physical characteristics of each property in the municipality. If we are unable to enter your property, we will estimate your assessment based the data that is available and sales of properties similar to yours.
What if I refuse to let assessment personnel in my property?
To ensure an accurate assessment, it is to your advantage to allow the inspector inside your property when an inspection is requested. By denying an inspection, you lose your right to appeal your assessment to the Board of Tax and Land Appeals or Superior Court.
You mention market value. What is it?
State law requires that your property be assessed at market value. Market value is defined as the amount a typical, well-informed purchaser would be willing to pay for a property. For a sale to be a market value (arm's-length) sale, the seller and buyer must be unrelated and willing parties (not under pressure) to sell or buy, the property must be on the market for a reasonable length of time, the payment must be made in cash or its equivalent, and the financing must be typical for that type of property.
What if there hasn't been a recent arm's-length sale of my property?
The next best evidence is the arm's-length sales of reasonably comparable properties. These are properties similar to yours in location, age, style, condition, and other features that affect market value, such as the number of bathrooms and size of garage.
What if there are no reasonable comparable sales?
We will then consider all other factors that may affect the market value of your property. The cost to replace your building, less any depreciation, plus the value of land could also be used to estimate market value. For rental properties, the income and expenses could be considered.
I recently built my home. Will the actual construction costs be considered?
Your construction cost is a historical figure that may or may not reflect the current market value of your property. It is only 1 element that will be considered.
What will happen to my assessment if I improve my property?
Generally speaking, improvements that increase the market value of a property will increase the assessment. The following examples are typical items that may increase the assessed value of your property:
- Added rooms or garage
- Aluminum or vinyl siding
- Central air-conditioning
- Extensive remodeling
- Fireplaces
- Substantial modernization of kitchen or baths
Will my assessment go up if I repair my property?
Normal maintenance will help retain the market value of your property, but generally, will not affect your assessment.
How can my assessment change when I haven't done anything to my property?
General economic conditions such as interest rates, inflation rates, and changes in the tax laws will influence the value of real estate. As property values change in the marketplace, those changes must be reflected on the assessment roll.
How will my taxes change as a result of the new assessment?
Although the value of your property affects your share of taxes, the actual amount you pay is determined by the budget needs of the schools, municipality, county, sewer district, etc. All of these taxing units decide what services they will provide in the coming year and how much money they will need to provide these services. These items are then presented to the City Council, School Board and County Commissioners for approval or disapproval.
Once the decision to approve a budget is made, a tax rate is set by the state that will generate the needed dollars. Your property taxes are then determined by taking your assessment, dividing by 1000, and multiplying by the tax rate. (assessed value/1000) x tax rate = taxes.
Will I be notified if there is a change in my assessment?
If there is a change, the state of New Hampshire, Department of Revenue Administration, Administrative Rules require that all property owners be notified of their assessment regardless of value during a revaluation.
What if I don't agree with my assessment?
Schedule an appointment with a hearings officer. During this informal session you can learn how your assessment was made, what factors were considered, and what type of records we have on your property.
What evidence do I need to present to the Board of Tax and Land Appeals?
State law puts the burden of proof on the property owner to show that the assessment is incorrect. Keep in mind that your proof must be strong enough to prove that the assessor's value is incorrect. Only relevant testimony given at the hearing will be considered by the board. Stating that property taxes are too high is not relevant testimony.
You should establish in your mind what you think your property is worth. The best evidence of this would be a recent sale price of your property. The next best evidence of this would be recent sales prices of properties that are similar to yours. The closer in proximity and similarity, the better the evidence. Another type of evidence is oral testimony from a witness who has made a recent appraisal of your property.
Can I submit my mortgage bank appraisal as evidence of value?
A primary function of the Assessing Office is to determine the full and true market value of all property as defined by the State. While it is possible the bank appraisal may be reflective of full and true value, its purpose is to determine the most probable price for mortgage underwriting requirements only. Thus the opinion value, which satisfies the mortgage underwriting requirement, may be in the lower end of the overall range of value, as opposed to the State requirement of determining the highest price possible.
What happens after the Board of Tax and Land Appeals makes its decision?
The board will either give or mail you a notice of its decision. If you are not happy with the board's determination, the notice will contain information on how you may file for reconsideration of the board's decision.
What if, after this informal hearing, I still disagree with the assessment?
If any property owner believes their assessment is incorrect and wishes to file for abatement, they shall first appeal to the local assessing officials in writing, by March 1st, following the notice of tax and not afterwards. The assessing office will have the necessary form which must be completed in full.
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Sentinel opened for business on the 1st of October 2003, although the idea of Sentinel as a business had its inception many years earlier in the experiences and ideas of its founders. While working in traditional retail stockbroking businesses, Sentinel's directors saw firsthand many of the common failings of traditional stockbroking. Above all, they observed that the stockmarket and the financial world itself was evolving quickly.
The traditional ways of providing stockbroking services were rapidly looking outdated and clients were increasingly demanding new products. However, surprisingly stockbroking businesses made little effort to change, or perhaps could not change due to the stubborn footings upon which they were based. These factors presented the opportunity for Sentinel to emerge and compete by delivering the new solutions for the modern world.
From the outset, Sentinel's focus has been about re-engineering traditional stockbroking with the advantage of starting with a clean slate and building systems and services from the ground up. Sentinel's history also reflects the culture and mindset of its founders.
As conservative but entrepreneurial individuals, Sentinel's directors set out to create a business which was solid, well-resourced and able to withstand the volatile markets which they had experienced so closely over the years. Sentinel's directors also placed enormous value on fairness, hard work and integrity. These attributes appear strongly in every aspect of the business. To reflect all of these experiences and ideas, the name "Sentinel" was chosen, meaning a specialist guard or lookout charged with protection. Sentinel's role is to protect, guide and grow your wealth and savings through the stockmarket and the name reminds us of these roots every day.

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The U.S. is coming upon another election, and the drum beats of American democracy are in full swing. Politicians pretending to be Christian to get the support of the Christian base, all the while spewing empty campaign promises to be broken upon (re)election. Millions are spent on shameless attack ads, and wedge issues, like stem-cell and gay rights, are all brought to the surface… clouding the political arena and keeping the real issues from surfacing.
Andrew Sullivan, on Real Time w/ Bill Maher:
"We have a war that we are losing, doubling of the debt in the next generation, a suspension of Habeas Corpus and the authorization of torture. So of course we're talking about [trivialities and wedge issues]. They've got to change the subject, because on the real issues, THEY'RE GONNA LOSE!"


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3E N.V (Brussels, Belgium)
3E is an independent expert company specialized in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The company performs technical studies as well as strategic corporate and public sector studies on sustainable energy technology, policy and markets. With a team of 90 experts and hundreds of references in over 25 countries, 3E is recognized as a leading independent authority in its field. Its clients include major technology manufacturers, project developers, energy utilities, architectural offices, construction companies and maintenance teams, as well as regional and international public authorities. Serving them all, 3E established a thorough understanding of the interaction between markets, legislation and renewable energy technology.
Project coordinator
Main tasks attributed in the project:
- Project Management.
- Work package leader for WP4 (Tools for monitoring and control) and WP8 (Dissemination and networking activities).
- Contribution to integrated PV system modelling (WP1), PV system modelling for operations and overall assessment of uncertainty (WP2), and Valorisation: lead in mapping of knowledge and quantifying potential impact (WP7).
Alitec SRL
Established in 2006, Alitec SRL is a research and development company in the fields of mechanics, electronics, photonics, optics and software. Alitec's main objective is to create original and technologically advanced solutions that have high added-value and limited costs. Alitec is present in the industrial areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, monitoring & control, process industry, health & safety and data centers. Alitec's team consists of physicists, engineers and computer scientists with solid experience. Alitec has scientific contacts and collaborations with many Italian and international universities and research centers. Alitec is a partner of PHORIT and Photonics21, respectively the Italian and European technology platforms that bring together the most innovative companies and research centers working in the field of photonics, and of the Italian Technology Platform on Concentration Solar.
Main tasks attributed in the project:
- Contribution to tool development - Tools for monitoring and control (WP4): development and manufacturing of prototype sensors for irradiance measurements.
- Demonstration and validation of overall tools (WP6): application of sensors.
- Contribution to valorisation - Transform the results into applicable solutions (WP7).
IMEC – Interuniversitair Micro-electronica Centrum VZWIMEC performs world-leading research in nano-electronics. IMEC leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. IMEC's goal: creating innovative solutions that are relevant for the industry. IMEC's research is 3 to 10 years ahead of the industry. IMEC forms a bridge between the fundamental research at universities and the technology development in the industry. IMEC is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It has additional R&D teams in the Netherlands (Holst Centre in Eindhoven), PR China, Taiwan, and India, and offices in Japan and the USA. IMEC's staff of close to 2,000 people includes more than 600 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2011, IMEC's revenue (P&L) was 300 million euro. www.imec.be
Main tasks attributed in the project:
- Opto-thermo-electrical module modelling in transient and multidimensional modes (WP1).
- Propagation throughout the system model of spectral variations, reflections and partial shading, environmental behaviour (temperature e.g.) (WP1).
- Contribution to transferring scenario-based models into engineering models (WP2) and validation (WP6).
- Valorisation and dissemination: contribution to knowledge sharing (WP7).
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
KU Leuven boasts a rich tradition of education and research, which dates back six centuries. KU Leuven is the largest university in Belgium in terms of research expenditure, which exceeded EUR 347 million in 2010, and research output, e.g. 5200 international peer-reviewed publications and 626 PhD degrees in 2010. KU Leuven participates in over 370 highly competitive European research projects (FP7, 2007 up to 2011), including 33 of the prestigious European Research Council grants and 85 Marie Curie Actions, which places KU Leuven fifth in the European HES ranking (4th FP7 monitoring report, Aug. 2011). KU Leuven is core partner in InnoEnergy and delivers the European institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) PhD degree label.38% of KU Leuven's PhD students and 36% of its postdoctoral researchers are international scholars.
KU Leuven's contribution to Performance Plus will come from the research group Thermal Systems (TS) within the Division Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion (TME). The research focus of the Thermal Systems group is on thermal systems, for which it has been shown that significant energy savings can be reached by using model based predictive control (MPC) strategies.
Main tasks attributed in the project:
- Integrated energy management and storage control (WP3): WP leadership, main contribution, tested model-predictive control for integrated energy management and storage control.
- Demonstration and validation of overall tools (WP6): contribution, analysis and interpretation of measured data.
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)The Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC) is part of the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). The institute's research activities cover renewable energy (photovoltaic and geothermal), rational use of building energy with particular attention to green building standards, building maintenance and refurbishment and environmental studies. The PV department has almost 30 years of experience and employs around 20 people today. The research and offered R&D services focus on performance testing, life-time testing and energy rating testing of PV modules as well as monitoring of PV systems and smart grid applications. The research has also led to several spin-off activities. In 2005, the Centre of Competence for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) was funded and in 2009 the Swiss PV Module Test Centre covering the whole range of electrical, climatic and mechanical tests according to IEC standards IEC 61215, IEC 61646 and IEC 61730 (accredited ISO 17025) was launched. www.supsi.ch
Main tasks attributed in the project:
- Integrated energy management and storage control (WP3): Contribution, focus on battery storage.
- Procedures and tools for laboratory and field testing (WP5): WP leadership, main contribution in testing and lifetime degradation study.
- Demonstration (WP6): Contribution for validation and demonstration of tools.
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Uni Oldenburg is since long known for its Renewable Energy research and education with currently around 150 scientists working on Renewable Energy, mostly within the Institute of Physics. The Energy Meteorology group with more than 20 scientists investigates the influence of weather and climate on energy supply systems with increasing contributions from solar and wind energy. Within this field, forecasting of both wind and solar power generation, modelling of wind resources on various scales, satellite-based estimation of surface solar irradiance, and solar spectral modelling are major topics. For PV applications the group participated in several EU projects and numerous national research projects.http://www.uni-oldenburg.de
Main Tasks Attributed in the Project
- PV system design modelling (WP1): contribution.
- Operational PV system modelling (WP2): WP leadership.
- Demonstration and validation of forecasting models (WP6): contribution.
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH is Austria's largest non-university research organisation with more than 900 employees. In the field of electricity networks and distributed energy resources AIT's main expertise is in low and high voltage technology, power quality, safety and reliability analysis. AIT has long term experience in active integration of distributed generation in distribution networks and related applications. Furthermore, AIT is represented in several technology platforms and is involved in the European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI), the EERA Joint Programmes on Smart Grids and PV and several Implementing Agreements of the International Energy Agency (ISGAN, IEA-PVPS).
Main Tasks Attributed in the Project:
- Inverter Modelling: AIT will carry out the development and implementation of the proposed inverter models.
- Laboratory Analysis: The developed system will be analysed in the laboratory environment at AIT with specific focus on the PV-inverter.
- Field Testing: AIT will test the developed system on a local PV system and participate in all relating activities as monitoring, data collection etc.


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A tourist enjoying Australia's Queensland had a close brush with death when a deadly brown snake attacked his todger as he took a roadside toilet break, the The Cairns Post reports.
The unnamed victim was last month around 300km northwest of Cairns when he crouched down to relieve himself, at which point the venomous reptile "slithered between his legs and lunged at his manhood".
While the assailant "beat a hasty retreat", the victim was left with a scratch on his wedding tackle and suffering from vomiting and abdominal pains. Cue the swift intervention of the emergency services, who wrapped the wound in plastic "in case poison had penetrated the skin".
Luckily, subsequent tests showed the animal didn't "envenomate" the shaken survivor, and the poor chap had only to spend a night recovering in hospital.
An ambulance spokesman described the man as "lucky", as well as "shocked and embarrassed". ®
The brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is rated the second most venemous land snake in the world after the Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus). The latter also an Oz resident, and its bite apparently contains enough venom to kill up to 100 humans.
By contrast, Latin America's feared Fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox) could dispatch a mere two-six people with a single hit of venom, while the killing potential of the equally-menacing South American bushmaster (Lachesis muta) is disputed, but unlikely to match that of its Australian cousins.
Oh yes, and the first person to make a joke about the "Great Australian trouser snake" is banned from El Reg for a month.


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Docker's debut for mate
As Max Duffy prepared to make his debut for the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday, he got a text message with the initials "SJR".
It was from Phil Rigg, the father of Duffy's good mate Stephen Jack Rigg, who died suddenly in 2011 aged just 17 and whose memory is a source of continuing inspiration for the 21-year-old footballer.
The 24 on his jumper marks the date in January 2011 when Stephen died in Royal Perth Hospital, eight days after an ectopic heartbeat caused him to collapse at a cricket match.
Duffy was a regular visitor to hospital when Stephen was in an induced coma and since his death has kept in regular contact with the Rigg family.
Yesterday he donated half his match payment from his debut to HeartKids WA, a support group for families of children with heart disease.
Mr Rigg recalled yesterday how Duffy visited them at Christmas in 2012 to tell them of his decision to choose the number 24 in Stephen's honour.
"I just looked at him and thought 'your world's just changed for ever and for you to think of that, it's just amazing'," Mr Rigg said.
He said he would not have missed Duffy's debut for the world and on Saturday he was in Geelong cheering when the debutant was subbed on to the ground in the third quarter.
"I must admit, I cried," Mr Rigg said.
"It's wonderful, humbling and inspiring. I caught myself reflecting at the weekend on the plane home and thought, 'Geez, I'm lucky that Stephen lives on in him'."
Duffy told Mr Rigg he thought immediately of Stephen after kicking his first AFL goal and in an emotional interview after the game, he said his mate was never far from his thoughts.
"I'm proud to have played, to have done it for him is very good . . . and to have Phil here tonight supporting me means a lot," he told Docker TV.
Mr Rigg visited the rooms after the game, which Fremantle lost by two points, to congratulate Duffy on his two goals.
He believed his sports-mad son, a talented cricketer, was looking down and would have been extremely proud.
Mr Rigg was so caught up after the game, he missed the last train to Melbourne and spent the night wandering the streets until morning, but said it was worth every second.
Duffy also revealed after the game that his mother, who is climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, was yet to hear the news of his impressive debut.
"Mum, if you see this . . . I've played, I was the sub, and I came on and kicked a few goals, but we lost by two points," he said in a video posted on the Dockers' website.
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Book Review: Beau, Lee, The Bomb, & Me
Just a quickie (even though I think this book deserves more) :
If you're looking for a super-smart teen protagonist, good (both rich and witty) dialogue, and lots of feelings, check out Beau, Lee, The Bomb, and Me. Our protagonist Rylee is super-smart, but fat and an outcast at school– she ends up going on a surprise road trip to San Francisco with Beau, a bullied gay kid at her school, and Leonie, her bff (of circumstance) who's basically the class ho with a heart of gold (and as it turns out, lots of really good qualities).
While I didn't find the entirety of the story 100% believable, lots of the different parts are really heartfelt, interesting, and awesome. Read it. You'll get through it in about a day, and you'll totally be googling the author to see if there is more. check it outtttt! Or buy it. It's on sale for under $7.
Book Review: Ghost Songs by Andrew Demcak
I was totally into this one. Sweet late-bloomer flute-prodigy teenage Todd shares a ghost (Leroy) with his BFF Jennifer. In the midst of dealing with his alcoholic (librarian!) mom, realizing his sexuality, learning about a secret with his BFF, embarking on a major treasure hunt-ish challenge, (and more!), Todd learns exactly what the ghost is up to…
The writings good, the story kept me going, and there was a good bit of humor and dramatic irony nestled into the gravity of everything else. It's different from the usual YA, which is pretty neat.
Get an ebook of it here, or see if your library has it
Book Review: If there's a Heaven Above by Andrew Demcak
Small press gem! It's the 1980's. 18 y/o gay goth Matt lives in the 'burbs near LA with his mom and step dad. Works at May Company. Spends his free time with his gothy girl bff's getting fucked up, listening to music, buying stuff, going to clubs.
Interesting, upbeat writing, and if you were around in the 80's– or know a lot about 80's music (specifically the band Love and Rockets), you're gonna be pretty jazzed. The writing in general is pretty good– you can tell that it might secretly be a just little bit autobiographical, and that the author might've been smirking a little (at himself) as he wrote it. Some of the plot devices kind of bugged me– but now that it's been a couple weeks I've forgiven them. I saw Demcak read at a Radar reading and he's a delight irl.
Check it out!
Get a copy at the library or buy one from the publisher.
Book: Homo by Michael Harris
This is a quick little YA coming out/coming of age story. After the kids at his high school find out he's gay, our protagonist Will loses his sense of place. It's a messy little story, kind of like real life, and kind of like the author was trying to make the 142 pages as meaty as possible.
Matt begins dating an older guy online, he had strong emotions about what's going on in the life of his BFF, he explores his feelings about the out-ness of the other gay boy at school, and he acts like a bog ol' jerk for a lot of the book. Basically, he's a teenage mess, which is developmentally normal.
It didn't change my life, and it's not too unlike a lot of other gay lit I've read– the but I can see how this book could be really important for some readers in need of coming-out companionship (if they were able to get past the title).
Get a copy here!
Book Review: The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin
The Tales of the City books were a big part of the wonderful literary freakshow that lured me (so passionately) to San Francisco over a decade ago. I loved that they were fast-paced and full of quirk– but still really, really real in their dealings with stuff like AIDS. They kept me awake, encouraged me to explore the city once I arrived, and made me feel so lucky to peer in on other people's lives (even if they were fictional people).
The Days of Anna Madrigal marks the end of the series, as Anna is now an old woman (no longer independent, but still totally brilliant), and the other remaining originals are middle-aged (but not boring). Included elements and mentions are: more detail into Anna's past, burning man, feminist blogging, San Francisco's current gentrification…
I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down to do things like shower and go to work. Sometimes "final" books of series can feel like let downs, but this one didn't. It's up to the minute, tender, funny, and still a little mysterious. If you haven't read its predecessors, read them first.
Get a copy here.
Book Review: After Tupac and D Foster
D Foster is the mysterious new girl that randomly wandered down Neeka and her best friend's block one day and befriended them. Tupac is, well, Tupac. The three girls become BFF's and bond over girlhood and a reverence for Tupac and his music (in terms of era, we begin before Tupac non-fatally gets shot the first time, and we end after his death from a different shooting). You may be thinking that sounds silly, or I don't even like Tupac so why should I read this. But you should check it out! The author KILLS IT when writing about the effect that song lyrics or a performer's persona has on you in those early teen years. The persona of Tupac is like a beacon and a friend in the lives of the girls, even though he lives nowhere near them and they listen to his music on a crackly tape of a tape, he's just as present as, say, a mother or brother in their lives.
This children's fiction (classified as "JF" at my library, probably best for 5th to 8th grade, but I'd also recommend it to older teens who are reluctant readers– or Tupac fans). It's a short read, and is not just about 'Pac– it also weaves in narratives of options for young black males, foster care, race, undeserved incarceration, having a gay family member, the fact of being female and growing up.
Check out a copy here!
Book Review: Three Cubic Feet by Lania Knight
This novella ended almost as quickly as it began, but its 137 pages are packed with lots of information. Our teen protagonist is gay and out only to his family and BFF, Jonathan. He totally wants to get down with Jonathan (also gay), but Jonathan says no, as he's taken an interest in hooking up with lots of other guys. Theo's dad is recovering from a brain injury and his step mom is overly obsessed with all the small details of Theo's life, and Jonathan's dad is a violent homophobe. Lots of events collide, and the ending, while mildly uplifting after an intense climax, is not a simple "happily ever after."
It's a weird little book with lots of complexities; its biggest strength is that it shows the messiness of humanity (as well as the importance having good people in your life). The ideas and emotions are really strong. The actual series of events didn't really allure me too much, it seemed like certain happenings occurred without much purpose to the storyline. I would have liked for a lot of the side characters/events to be more fleshed out, and for this to be a novel, rather than a novella. I want Theo's quirky 1st grade teacher who he met in the gay bar to show back up in later chapters, and for the little sister to have some kinda narrative-altering effects. That sort of thing.
See if the library has a copy, or support the author by buying the book.
Book Review: Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzer
I forget where I first read about this newish memoir, but I remember how totally freaking excited I was to put it on hold so that I could be one of the first to get it from the library. And so a few months later, the book finally came in, I read it, and I want more.
Aaron Hartzler grew up in a very, very, born again Christian family (like, they weren't allowed to listed to Amy Grant, the Christian pop singer, because she allegedly drank alcohol sometimes, and they believed that The Rapture was imminent). Hartzler was a totally angelic child and helped his mom lead the bible club, played piano, was in Christian plays with the church, etc. On the outside, he was the perfect Born Again son. But there would be no memoir if the story was that simple.
Rapture Practice is the story of Hartzler's growing consciousness as he got older that something didn't quite fit for him with the religion. He wanted to listed to mainstream music. He realized that he didn't want the Rapture to happen because he liked his life. He started partying in secret. He had very strong interests in and close friendships with other guys. He found that he had stopped believing a lot of what he learned at church.
critiques: I felt like the book ended abruptly: I want to read about what happened next. Something felt jarringly incomplete at the very end. The story didn't end up going exactly the way that I wanted it to. I wish that his story included him doing things differently that the way he did them in real life. waaah, cry, whine.
Praise: A ton of information is packed into the mere 390 pages. As a writer, Hartzler knows what you want to read and what you care about– no space is wasted on the uninteresting. For a heathen like myself, it was really exciting to read about his family's religion- it's new ground for me. The path the book takes you on is interesting, the narrator is likable, the 1990's references are fun to look back on, and I want to tell people all about it. Find a copy at your library here.
Book Review: The Secret Fruit Of Peter Paddington [AKA 'Fruit"] by Brian Francis
(Multiple covers AND titles!)
I found this book during my hunt for queer Canadian literature. The description, quite simply, made it too sound too bizarre to pass up:
Thirteen-year-old Peter Paddington is overweight, the subject of his classmates' ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When his nipples begin speaking to him one day and inform him of their diabolical plan to expose his secret desires, Peter finds himself cornered in a world that seems to have no tolerance for difference. Peter's only solace is "The Bedtime Movies" – perfect-world (*copied from the link below)
WorldCat lists the genre as Juvenile Fiction, but I totally disagree. Sure, juveniles could read it, and they might like it, and everything would be ok. But this is kind of a coming of age novel (prominently about being gay), and there is so much delightful dramatic irony! Kids in the junior high age range would totally miss that deliciousness (and they'd miss out on the 1980's references).
It's a good little book. The author is really clever, Peter (in his comic innocence) is likable, the story keeps moving with something new every few pages, and the line between fantasy and reality is often transcended, perhaps suggesting that it's unnecessary for us to try to fit ourselves into other people's reality.
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Book review: Monoceros by Suzette Mayr
A gay seventeen year-old boy (bullied, heartbroken and silenced) hangs himself.
His death catalyzed some shifts in the lives of people who he barely interacted with (a teacher, a classmate, the principal and the guidance counselor (who are secretly a couple)) at the Catholic school that he attended. Monoceros is their story.
Monoceros doesn't dwell on the sadness or the could-haves or any of the stuff that you would expect a novel about the aftermath of the tragic suicide of a gay teen to. Instead, it's an intimate look into a diverse group of people's interconnected lives and ultimate development.
The writing is addictive and poetic, but not in a stifling way. It reads juicy like chick lit, but it's not ostentatious or shallow. Read it! I kind of loved this book.
I found out about this book in some recommendations on amazon.ca. Please comment if there are any other awesome Canadian authors that aren't really promoted in the US that you recommend!
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To date, (RED)® has generated more than $650 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to support HIV/AIDS grants in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. 100 percent of that money goes to work on the ground. Global Fund grants that (RED)® supports have impacted nearly 180 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing and care services.
This PopGrip has a swappable top — just close the grip flat, press down, and twist 90 degrees to swap out the top. Then, you can swap in a new PopTop or do a little wireless charging.
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- Offers a secure grip so you can text with one hand, snap better photos, and watch cat videos hands-free
- Functions as a convenient stand so you can watch videos on the fly
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- Allows for hands-free use with the PopMounts. Compatible with all mounts sold today
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- Sticks best to smooth hard plastic cases. Sticks to iPhone 11; will NOT stick to iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11Pro Max without a suitable case.


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To accomplish its mission, the Verde Valley Archaeology Center relies on public and business support. Annual membership is an easy way to show your support. Each membership includes the enrolled (voting) member and members of their household (nonvoting). Annual dues notices will be released on the anniversary of the "join date." All member receive the following benefits:
Memberships are available at the following levels with additional benefits:
* The Verde Valley Archaeology Center is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum Program. The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) program is an association of arts and cultural institutions in Bermuda, Canada, El Salvador, Mexico and the United States which offers select benefits of membership to each others qualifying members. Members at the $100 or higher level will receive a gold sticker on their membership card. This sticker will provide the members with either free admission and/or a gift shop discount at over 650 participating institutions. Click the logo to go to a list of participating institutions. The list is updated quarterly.
IMPORTANT: Members frequently receive information about archaeological sites which are considered sensitive and protected. By applying for membership, applicants agree to adhere to all objectives of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center and the Antiquity Laws of Arizona and the United States especially the objective that discourages "exploitation of archaeological resources" for direct or indirect personal gain or recognition.
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How to Frame an Interior Door
There are two methods used for framing an interior door and two types of framing material, steel and wood. Also there are two methods used to finish the header area over the door frame. These methods are using 2×4's or 2×12's to form the door header for the rough framing of the interior door. The 2×4 method requires cutting the 2×4's to the correct door header length width and using what is called a "cripple stud" cut.
The second method is to measure and cut two 2×12's to width (equal to original opening) and add ½ "plywood spacers between the pieces of 2×12. These are nailed together and are used to form the door header. The door jamb is placed inside the framing space created.Both methods involve using king and jack braces (studs) and follow door header widths of 2×4's no longer than three feet, and 2×12's no longer than eight feet.
Whether nailing the casing on the outside of the door frame directly to the studs, or nailing the casings to the sub-sheathing, the determination is three ways, how the jamb is to be installed, by the interior wallboard thickness and the sub-sheathing.
• 2×4 or 2×12 Wood, scrap wood and plywood
• Hammer and Nails (6d to 12)
• Level, T-square and measuring tape
• Hand saw or table saw
• Gloves, safety glasses and steel toe boots
• Always add at least a ¼" added on the width and height of the rough frame
• Account for natural wood shrinkage (shims can be used)
• The floor should be level
• Steel stud framing replacement metal screws need to be longer
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Katrina "Tina" Kern Weaver Ross Duke of Mint Hill passed away peacefully and on her own terms on July 6, 2018, but her unflagging spirit and determination live on in the many lives she touched and the many projects and causes she championed.
Tina was born in Beaufort, South Carolina on August 23, 1953 to Thomas Alton and Salli Kern Weaver. She entered the world headstrong and with an unwavering sense of justice and fairness—traits that would define her life. Despite given only a 6-month outlook to live, she successfully battled Hodgkin's Disease at 16, and graduated from Independence High School in 1971. Tina graduated from UNC Greensboro in 1974 with her bachelor's degree in home economics. Dedicated to life-long learning, she returned to UNC Greensboro in 1985 to earn her master's degree in education.
While at Independence, she met her high school sweetheart, the late Ralph Stephen "Steve" Ross, and the two were married in 1975. That same year, Tina started a 23-year teaching career that began in home economics and grew to include middle school science and counseling. Tina belonged to the faculty of multiple Charlotte-area schools, including South Mecklenburg High School, East Mecklenburg High School, Northeast Middle School, and Mint Hill Middle School. Thanks to Mrs. Ross, thousands of students learned vital life skills, from how to sew straight seams to how to cook a well-balanced meal, and in her later years, the wonders of the natural world. Tina dared students to dream big and strive for their ambitions, ideals she herself embodied.
Along with her mother, she also owned and operated LaTisa Flowers in Mint Hill, bringing smiles to so many faces over the decades, especially her kids, who learned far too early about making bows and cutting stems. Combining her floral and organizational skills, she not only arranged flowers, but also organized, catered, and directed weddings for dozens of very grateful newlyweds.
Her energy and fervor were endless and contagious—evidenced by her decades of civic leadership. She believed in her town and dedicated her life to being a public servant for its betterment. She was instrumental in conceiving and organizing the first-ever Mint Hill Madness, and wrote the first check of the Mint Hill Business Association, now the Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce. She served on countless PTA boards, church committees, and was a Girl Scout leader. She served at Servant's Heart in Mint Hill, on the Mint Hill Historical Society Board, and as chairman of the Bain School Restoration Committee, leading the charge to restore and transform the historic schoolhouse at Bain Elementary into an arts and community hub. She served on The Arts & Science Council, the Matthews-Mint Hill Health Alliance, chaired the Levine Senior Center Board in Matthews, and belonged to the Mint Hill Rotary Club, Mint Hill Women's Club, and the Mint Hill Kiwanis Club. In 2003, she was elected Mint Hill Town Commissioner and has served her neighbors ever since. Tina received the most number of votes in the last two elections, earning her the position of mayor pro tem, until her health forced her to resign.
Tina was also an active member at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church since her teens. Hardly a Sunday passed without Tina volunteering her time and talents by playing bells, arranging flowers, chairing women's circles, teaching Sunday School, working tirelessly as a youth advisor, serving as church hostess, directing weddings, and so much more.
She also loved to travel, a trait that her children have happily inherited. Tina loved to explore far-flung destinations, from Alberta, Canada, to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. She marveled at tropical climates in Hawaii and Puertro Rico, witnessed the fall of the USSR in Warsaw, road-tripped through Ireland, moseyed the alleyways of time-forgotten Havana, and took in the vistas of South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. Despite her many travels, she always loved to return home.
She loved white linen tablecloths, fine china, and gourmet food with exotic ingredients, but was equally at home with fried chicken, deviled eggs and watermelon served off paper plates. Tina was truly a renaissance woman, squeezing the maximum amount of life out of every minute of every day. She met each challenge head on, and the bigger the obstacle, the harder she fought. Adversity merely fanned the flames making her burn brighter than ever. She lived to serve and always referenced the prophet Micah who said, "What does the Lord require of you but to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)
Tina was preceded in death by her parents, brother Christopher A. Weaver, and first husband Stephen Ross. She is survived by her loving husband Brode Thomas "Tom" Duke III, who provided her with unending patience and support, sister Laurie Allyson Lindaman of Houston, Texas, children Christal Allyson Cathey (Eric) of High Point, Bryan Patrick Ross and his partner, Stewart Atkinson, of New York City, Erin Duke of Mint Hill, Julie Duke of Fort Mill, South Carolina, and her beloved grandson Ross Franklin Cathey, age 2, who kept her busy and glowing until her final days. Tina is also survived by her mother-in-law Helen Duke of Mint Hill, sister-in-law Patricia Broadnax of Mint Hill, sister-in-law Katherine Duke-Carten of Millbrook, New York, and brothers-in-law Keith Duke of Carnation, Washington, and Ron Ross and Bob Ross, both of Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition, Tina has numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who all consider themselves so very lucky and grateful to have had Tina in their lives.
To her we say, "Well done good and faithful servant, and thank you. Until we meet again…"
Visitation will be Thursday, July 12 at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, 11501 Bain School Road in Mint Hill, from 5 to 8pm, with the funeral on Friday, July 13, at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church at 3pm. Memorials may be made to Philadelphia Presbyterian Church's Columbarium Fund, 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, NC, 28227, or to the Bain School Restoration Fund, 7427 Matthews Mint Hill Road, Suite 105-155, Mint Hill, NC, 28227.
The family of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home has been given the privilege of caring for Tina. To share memories and condolences, please visit her online memorial at www.LoweNeddoFuneralHome.com or call 704-545-3553 for more details.


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adventure, aliens, Dellani Oakes, futuristic romance, Lone Wolf, romance, sci-fi, Science Fiction, Second Wind Publishing
The Inhospitable Surface of Iyundo—1630 Galactic Mean Time (GMT)
"Where the hell did he go? I hit Riley point blank! It's impossible for me to miss at that range!"
In a fit of peevishness, Wil threw his gun to the ground, kicking debris over it. Matilda moved to the control panel. Flames licked at it, consuming the ancient device.
"We won't get this working again." She kicked it hard, the tip of her steel toed boot bouncing off the console. Finding a port for her scanner, she downloaded information from the console.
"That's a waste, baby."
"You never know what we can find out. Even a fragment can help."
Wil knew she was right, he just didn't want to admit it. "We need to get out of here before that blows."
"One more minute…." Matilda replied in a casual singsong.
Picking up his gun, Wil considered the flames. "The way that fire is going?"
"Put it out, then," she snapped as she watched the status bar on her download.
"Yes, Ma'am." He saluted flippantly, searching for something to extinguish the flames, but found nothing but unusable debris that would only succeed in feeding the fire.
"Speed it up, baby, I can't put it out."
"Almost done."
Flames leaped higher. Wil watched with growing concern. Just as he was about to grab her and run, she uncoupled the scanner and set off at a sprint. Wil followed her, trying to shield her body if the console blew. They dove behind a pile of rubble, keeping their heads down.
A small, fuzzy creature burst into the room, gesticulating wildly. Eyes wide with panic, he chittered at them in a language their translators couldn't decode. His face sported a slight snout, but there was intelligence in the bright, dark eyes. Dressed in a loin cloth, his body was covered with a soft layer of fur and was only marginally humanoid in configuration. He had a head, two arms and two legs, but there the resemblance to humans stopped.
Wil aimed his weapon at it, calm but wary. Matilda stopped him with a hand on his arm.
"Wait! He's okay. Listen." She tilted her head toward the creature.
"Listen to what? That's gibberish."
"He's telepathic. Come on." She followed the creature without question.
"Matilda! Wait!"
"Shut up and follow him. It's not safe here."
Wil went after her reluctantly, more to protect her than because he trusted the creature.
"Hurry! Felix says it's about to blow."
"Who's Felix?"
"He is."
"Who told you?"
She huffed sharply, exasperated. "He did."
The control panel fire gained intensity. The area around it blazed. A low rumble reached them, the earth trembling below their feet, cracks forming in the walls and floor. They moved away from the fire and deeper into the building, opposite the way they had entered.
The way was often blocked by fallen walls and broken, decaying furniture. This had been a showplace once. The vestiges of its long forgotten beauty were still visible—here a green marble floor, there a magnificent chandelier made of jewels.
"Where is he taking us?" Wil demanded.
"He's showing me a picture of a courtyard out this way." She pointed to their right. "It's safer than going back the way we came."
Wil followed unwillingly, senses alert. His hackles rose, his nerves tingled. Matilda could sense tension and concern in Wil's every move. The sense of urgency she got from Felix made her doubly uncomfortable.
The rumbling and rushing of air grew louder and closer. Risking a look behind them, Matilda saw the chamber they'd left seethed with flames. The front of the building, where they'd entered, fell into a flaming pit. Silver tinged fire burst suddenly from its depths.
"Hurry!" Wil yanked on her arm as he passed her.
The urging from Wil was unnecessary. Matilda tried to keep up, but his legs were considerably longer and he could cover more ground in a mile eating lope, hardly winding him. Panting, she trotted beside him. The hot, dry air burned the back of her throat. The fire raged to the rear, erupting anew. It raced closer, singeing their hair. Their lungs rasped with each breath.
Felix ducked behind a fallen set of doors, raced around a corner and led them to a courtyard, surrounded on three sides by the building they'd just exited. The fourth was gone, long ago fallen to rubble. The air behind them grew hotter. The walls bulged and vibrated violently.
"It's going to blow, Wil!"
Matilda took off at a dead run, legs pumping as hard as they could, her lungs burning. Wil moved behind her, shortening his stride. He wanted to take the brunt of the shock wave and any shrapnel. Matilda stumbled, sliding sideways. He reached out to grab her, missing as her body tipped away from him. Her knee hit hard on a sharp rock protruding from the rubble. Standing with difficulty, she gritted her teeth, determined to continue.
Felix stopped. The sight of her blood worried him. His saucer shaped eyes held deep concern. He glanced behind them nervously, though he waited patiently for her to rise.
Matilda could barely put her weight on her leg. Shaking her head, she limped forward a few inches, nearly falling again.
Wil scooped her up in his arms, running faster than Matilda could have on her own. His long legged stride devoured the distance toward safety. They ran over the stark terrain, Wil's legs rapidly eating up the miles. Felix chittered and gesticulated, pointing to a deep depression in the landscape. He ran toward it, not waiting for Wil, trusting him to follow.


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A patient may be diagnosed with euthyroid sick syndrome if he has low levels of thyroid hormones and abnormal thyroid function test results but his thyroid gland is in normal working order.
The challenge is that the diagnosis of euthyroid sick syndrome can only be determined if it is confirmed that the person does not have hypothyroidism.
What causes it?
Other underlying illnesses cause the syndrome, such as:
• Chronic renal failure and other chronic illnesses
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Thermal injuries
• Other major trauma injuries
• Surgery
• Cancer
• Heart attack
• Inflammatory conditions
• Lack of protein
• Fasting or eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa
It may be difficult for the doctor to know whether the patient has hypothyroidism or euthyroid sick syndrome. Blood tests to look at thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) will help determine this as levels of TSH are either low, normal or slightly elevated.
In hypothyroidism they are normally high. Blood cortisol levels are elevated, whereas in hypothyroidism they are lowered.
Patients who are severely ill and receiving intensive care may not be given a thyroid function test at first unless the doctor believes they have a thyroid disorder. Some medications given may interfere with the results of thyroid function tests, such as iodine washes or contrast agents.
The usual treatment of hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism will not correct euthyroid sick syndrome. Instead, treatment to correct the underlying disorder is given and the problem usually corrects itself once that has been given.
Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, The Merck Manual. Web. 30 January 2012. http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine_and_metabolic_disorders/thyroid_disorders/euthyroid_sick_syndrome.html?qt=&sc=&alt=
Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, Medscape Reference. Web. 30 January 2012. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/118651-overview
Joanna is a freelance health writer for The Mother magazine and Suite 101 with a column on infertility, http://infertility.suite101.com/. She is author of the book, 'Breast Milk: A Natural Immunisation,' and co-author of an educational resource on disabled parenting.
Reviewed January 30, 2012
by Michele Blacksberg RN
Edited by Jody Smith
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*Carey Murdock, editor of SoonerScoop.com, looked into Mike Balogun's former semi-pro league, inspiring him to write this missive to the powers that be at NCAA headquarters.
Archive for the 'ESPN' Category
Linking Up: August 17August 18, 2009
Whitlock UnleashedMay 8, 2009
Not sure if I've ever appreciated columnist Jason Whitlock's work more than I do today.
Draft MusingsApril 25, 2009
Exams prevented Homerism from finishing off the draft preview. For posterity's sake, here are a few more picks, based on the original draft order:
Path of Less ResistanceApril 11, 2009
On a recent podcast (April 1 edition), noted Notre Dame honk Beano Cook boldly–but not surprisingly–decreed the Fightin' Irish would be in the hunt for the national title in 2009.
Beano is 137 years old, so Homerism was willingly to cut the old man some slack for mistaking 2009 with 1969. However, when Methuselah's ESPN colleague Ivan Maisel piped up in something close to agreement, Homerism started to wonder if Ron Powlus' biggest fan was onto something.
The source of Beano and Maisel's enthusiasm originated in part with Pear Bryant's recruiting success. Yet, they seemed more excited about ND's schedule.
Hold on, I thought, these two have lost it. After all, Homerism tends to remember the Notre Dame of old, a team that arrogantly defied convention and stayed independent, enabling the Irish to play a bevy of college football heavyweights each year. Sure, there were always the Service academy games, but you couldn't really knock the Irish's willingness to schedule as tough as they come.
This year, though, ND will be playing a sheep in wolf's clothing–lots of big names, but little overall challenge. Admit it, Irish fans, a schedule that includes Purdue, Pittsburgh and Washington sounds much tougher than it actually is.
ExcesSPNMarch 20, 2009
I have an aunt who used to watch "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" every morning. She wasn't interested in Regis Philbin's rants or Martha Stewart recipes or interviews with Tom Selleck about his latest TV movie. She tuned in because she loved to hate Kathie Lee Gifford.
- underplaying the SEC's strength;
- overhyping the SEC;
- politicking for USC as co-national champion;
- displaying "East Coast bias" and portraying the Pac-10 as weak;
- stumping for Texas in the Big 12 South fiasco;
- pumping up Oklahoma to put the Sooners in the national championship game.


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About U Message from the administration.
CCU Customer Service Initiative: Feel the Teal
Creating a strong universitywide culture of exceptional service where everyone can Feel the Teal is under way! The primary objective of this service-driven initiative is to make certain that everyone who interacts with Coastal Carolina University in any way—be that person a student, a member of the general public or CCU employees – gets treated with care, courtesy and respect. We are already doing a great job with this, but I am confident that together we can create a culture where people "feel the teal" on a more consistent level and that it remains with them as a hallmark of their Coastal experience.
Several questions about the Feel the Teal initiative have made their way to my desk that merit discussing in detail.
Who is our "customer?"Our customer is anyone we work with to achieve the mission of Coastal Carolina University – students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, donors and potential donors, employers, community businesses and contacts. It deals not only with student success, but also in how we treat each other and represent this university to all of our stakeholders. Please don't get hung up on the word customer – it is a word we can use for anyone we work with, for and around! We are not trying to change vocabulary. Rather, this initiative is about exhibiting appropriate behaviors that serve all of our stakeholders.
Is Feel the Teal just for staff?
No, this is a universitywide initiative, and we will be customizing two different programs – one for staff and one for faculty – that speak to the unique and complementary roles we play on campus. We have started with a pilot program focusing primarily on staff. Campus Recreation has led the charge and we have had five additional departments express interest. These departments have already scheduled CCU Service Basics training times for January 2013 with Eileen Soisson.Thanks to these early adopters among staff in high-touch service areas where Feel the Teal is already gaining momentum. On the faculty/academic side of the equation, it boils down to one primary focal point: student success.
Is this initiative just about appearance and smiling?
Feel the Teal is more than appearance and superficial change. This is about a paradigm shift in our culture where everyone who interacts with our university feels the pride we have. This program is going to offer training techniques and skill builders to help all of us serve each other, the campus, and those who call it home no matter how long they are here. The training offered under the Feel the Teal banner will give us all an opportunity to practice skills and develop new techniques intended to help us better serve each other and our stakeholders.
I don't work at Wal-Mart. Why do I have to wear a name tag?
A staff or faculty member wearing a nametag connotes a person willing and able to assist anyone on our campus find something, learn something or simply connect with someone. Implicit in the angst over wearing a nametag is the perception that it minimizes the wearer, but I would argue and I believe strongly that it signals that we are people "in the know." We work in education to lift our students, each other and our community at large. We do this by providing services, ensuring safety and, most importantly, challenging each other to examine commonly held truisms, and discovery. It is the implementation of the civility concept we celebrate during New Student Convocation.
What is taught in the CCU Service Basics Training and how long is it?
The training is an hour and a half. The workshop identifies who our "customers" are and ways we are currently serving them in our university roles. Participants will come to understand and choose to apply the five steps of service: 1) Acknowledge the person; 2) Clarify his or her specific wants/needs; 3) Manage an angry "customer" and his or her situation; 4) Meet or exceed his or her need; and 5) Confirm satisfaction. Behavioral techniques and skill builders are offered in this training. Additional workshops will be available to build department training programs, and we look forward to announcing those at a later time. If you would like to sign up for this training or have your department attend, please contact Eileen Soisson at email@example.com or 843-349-2889.
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Delegates at the U.N. climate conference in Bonn are hailing their own progress, said they've worked out some of the details of the Paris Climate Accord.
But some key issues still remain as the two-week gathering comes to an end.
CGTN's Natalie Carney reports from Bonn.
CGTN's Natalie Carney is in Bonn as things wrap up and gives us an update of what was accomplished.
Andrew Deutz on the main takeaways from the COP-23 conference in Bonn
CGTN's Elaine Reyes spoke with Andrew Deutz, director of International Government Relations at the Nature Conservancy, about the biggest takeaways from the COP-23 UN climate change conference in Bonn.


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Lunch at Pink Pony Today
Starting today the Pink Pony in Scottsdale will be open at 11:30 a.m. for lunch daily. Chef Stephen K. Eldridge's lunch menu includes a selection of starters, salads, and sandwiches such as the Achiote Chicken Sandwich ($11) with grilled chicken , coleslaw, Jack cheese, avocado, and bacon on a toasted brioche bun. Other options will include braised and wood roasted beets with Marcona almonds, mascarpone, and maple and sherry vinaigrette; cornmeal crusted calamari with arugula, pickled onion, and lemon aioli; and bison, beef, pork, and bacon meatloaf served with griddled country bread, poblano mole, buttermilk onion rings, and fried potatoes. For more information check the Pink Pony Scottsdale Facebook.
See also: 10 Best Places to Drink in Metro Phoenix
Crepe Stand at The Farm at South Mountain Saturday, December 27
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Every Saturday and Sunday Quiessence chef Dustin Christofolo and his team will be serving up sweet and savory crepes in front of Morning Glory Cafe at The Farm at South Mountain. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. you'll be able to order from a small menu of crepes that will change often and seasonally. Along with the food, look forward to a a small selection of Arizona beers and wines that will be pulled from the Quiessence lists. Past featured crepes have included a house smoked brisket crepe with local tepary bean spread, pickled veggies and pico de gallo, dijonaise, arugula, and queso fresco and a caramelized apple crepe with roasted granny smith apples, honey gastrique, and crunchy peanut butter.
Winter Cocktail Menu at Bar Crudo Saturday, December 27
Head to Bar Crudo to try one of 14 new cocktails introduced on the bar's winter cocktail menu. The new creations include Hans & Frans ($11) a hot cocktail made with Averna, Krogstad Aquavit, amontillado sherry, and mulled apple cider and the s'mores-inspiried Graham Cracker Wild, which comes with a playful side snack. For rum lovers, there's also the Crazy Eights, a well-balanced blend of Bacardi 8 Rum, Smith & Cross Rum, Galliano, lime, orange, honey, falernum, and allspice dram. The winter cocktail menu will be available through February 21, 2015 when Bar Crudo will roll out a new menu to celebrate end of the 2015 Arizona Cocktail Week.


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The Noro is not as soft as I would like (or would have thought a mohair silk blend would be), so I quickly excluded a sweater, and decided on a wrap. Nothing too complicated a pattern that would dsitract from the pretty colors. Nothing too large that would be too stripe-y.
Charlotte Yarn Lace shawl immediately jumped out at me, even on the small screen of my Iphone.
That evening, the yarn called out to me. Before I knew it, I was casting on. After three days, I have five to six finished inches, and am nearing the end of the first skein.
A few days ago, I was making nice progress on both Pretty in Pink and Fuchsia Wave. I wasn't planning on starting anything until those two projects were finished. Maybe more.
At the garage sale, Theresa was the worst enabler. Her parting words to me was that she expected to see the Noro at the next Knitter-vention. This really is all her fault.
Today, it is all about the blame-shifting.


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The Topic of the Month: Is the Ad-blocking War Ever Winnable?
June has not only brought us the first hot days of Summer but also hot discussions about the AdBlock issue. More and more research and studies are published each week. The greater the AdBlock penetration gets among internet users, the more stressed the webmasters and the advertisers become.
There is a significant reason to fret. According to an e-marketer research, more than a quarter of US internet users will block ads this year. By the end of 2018, their number will exceed 30%. The research is supported by an interview about the reasons why people install such software.
«Consumers aren't revolting against advertising, they're revolting against bad advertising» says Keith Grossman, global chief revenue officer at Bloomberg Media, in another e-marketer interview. The content creativeness and the need of the new time based effectiveness metrics are also on agenda.
There was a great deal of useful data on the issue this month. But it's all about the same: if we keep ignoring what users want from advertising soon we'll be unable to advertise at all. In an article by Orangear, you can learn how to rebuild the trust and become friends again
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So… What do users want from the ads? The most frequent answer to the question is "Users want them to be video". Video is more important than ever before, especially in social media. The MAW infographics based on Animoto data is a proof of this statement.
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Mobile Marketing: the Present and the Future
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Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz is a story about suffering, healing, loneliness and magical gay fish. Which is not a combination you find very often…or any time really. As a bookworm who devours hundreds of books every year, finding something unique and original is absolutely exciting! And on top of that, Teeth was so heart-wrenching and raw that I simply couldn't put it down. This is the kind of book written with so much soul and heart you can feel the emotions on every page. Even if (like me) you have a rather cold dead heart. This book is 10/10 guaranteed to melt it.
The story basically follows Rudy who's moved to a bitter cold and grey island with his family because the local fish are rumoured to cure illness. Rudy's 5-year-old little brother, Dylan, is dying of a lung disease and his parents are desperate for these fish to be the cure they long for. But for Rudy it means isolation and loneliness as his parents are consumed with his brother and Rudy's left his entire life behind. He's not even sure who he is anymore, since he was a rather bad friend to his schoolmates and no one even misses him. Instead he finds a girl in a mansion on the hill who never leaves her house, but seems to be full of secrets. And he finds a boy who's half fish, half human, swimming in the sea. The boy is tortured by the local fisherman and begs everyone to stop eating the fish which are his family. Rudy's torn: the fish are saving his brother, but this fishboy is stealing his heart. If he can't have both, who is he going to leave to suffer?
I don't find a lot of mermaid books, so this was particularly special! Although technically Teeth is a fish, not a merman. But it was still exciting to find an incredibly well-written book staring someone who is part of the sea like this. #MermaidAppreciation The book also features Teeth's extreme hate of humans and his struggle to even accept he's part human. He claims he's a fish at every opportunity, but being around Rudy maybe is starting to make him realise not all humans are evil.
The setting was so absolutely vivid. They all live on this cold and damp and barren island, and it was grey and bitter and I just felt that in all the descriptions! The fish are luring people there, with their promise of a cure, but everyone still seems sick and worried and miserable on the island. The fisherman are cruel and the locals are silent and secretive. The detail is sparse but so very vivid. I also loved the contrast of having a book featuring a place so depressing, but that offered hope of survival. It was very well done!
The writing was so brilliantly raw. Rudy narrates in 1st person and feeling his loneliness and angst and fears on the page was so vivid. He's terrified that he doesn't love his little brother enough and he feels like he's becoming a nothing in the wake of everyone forgetting about him. The story is also fairly violent and gritty and brutal, featuring the abuse Teeth reaps from the local evil fisherman (since Teeth frees all the fish he can from their nets and they punish him for it) and the secret darkness of the locals. The book basically rips out your heart with fishhooks. It's nice like that.
I absolutely fell in love with Teeth and Rudy! These two characters totally stole my heart, although I wouldn't call either of them totally likeable. But they felt real! And complex! And that's what I want wen reading a book. I particularly adored Teeth, the bruised and damaged merman. He is absolutely sarcastic and snarky and bitter…but also quite naive and desperate for a friend. He has severe PTSD and some warped hero-complexes going on, and while we didn't explore his psychology in too much depth because it's not his narration — I still appreciated the brutal and realistic look at the effects of living a tortured life. The book doesn't brush over anything. It also freaking breaks my heart!
If you are looking for a story of darkness and magic and small miracles and tears and breaking: read Teeth! It gets all the stars from me for being so amazingly written!


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My name is Shaikh Zafar and i am a SEO executive, SEO strategist, SEO analyst, search quality evaluator at Search Results Media. I deploys SEO tactics to ensure high ranking on major search engines.
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A Theory for 7-result SERP: Will Everything Change in Organic Search?Blog Post: October 10, 2012
Google's EMD Algo Update - Early DataBlog Post: September 29, 2012
Still only 1 days worth of data but seems some niche sites have just been wiped out and replaced with keyword stuffed websites, automated generated content and aggregators which is not really the best quality. The EMD update has certainly pushed far too heavily into just culling domains from the results. The churn and burn websites lost but so did a lot of strong and very relevant niche sites!
Shaikh Zafar
Seventeen Ways To Improve Your Blog - Case StudyBlog Post: September 25, 2012
Good post.You have mentioned very useful processes to increase the traffic.But we all are forgetting to talk about the host.
When you get a huge traffic, do you think that you can manage it using a Shared Hosting?
No, shared hosting is limited. We should go for a better solutions (hosting) like VPS or Dedicated Server. I had this issue few months a go and bought VPS and test. It worked and I didn't drop even a single visitor.You also can test your site installing on a VPS. But it is difficult to find a VPS Hosting Provider for a month or two. I bought a VPS from VPSWEBSERVER and they have monthly plans. But you better have a small research and find the best.
We all talk about SEO and Traffic but never think about this. So I thought to add this too.Thank you for your great post.Shaikh Zafar
Restructuring Your Website and How to Minimize Traffic LossBlog Post: August 29, 2012
Hi,Great stuff dude. But I have one question here as I have one website on Scenic Landscaping. Everything is perfect both on page and Link building. Now from last 3 or 4 month the traffic decreasing gradually. So, can you please suggest some way to get the same traffic as it was 3 months before.
And apart from Webmaster tool, is there any option to Fix crawl errors. Any help will be appreciated.Thanks,Shaikh Zafar
8 Link Building TipsBlog Post: August 17, 2012
Thanks for the great tips. I can't wait to start putting some of them to use, especially the tips on build good infographics quickly. People are starving for experts to filter out some of the noise on the web, so if you can convince them you know about a particular subject, they will listen and tell others, as well.
How Twitter's Bad SEO Affects your Brand Reputation ManagementBlog Post: July 05, 2012
Really great post. But i think if Twitter's Bad SEO Affects your Brand Reputation Management then there are also a lot's of advantages of using twitter in SEO. If you have a lot's of followers then it will be very useful for you. As before some day i have read one blog post on SEOMOZ regarding how to boost your ranking through more click.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.


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Steve Bannon may be a more formidable force against the globalist swamp outside of the White House than on the inside.
Trump is signaling that Bannon's return to Breitbart is exactly what is needed to continue to fight the "fake news" mainstream media.
Trump tweeted on Saturday afternoon that…
"Fake News needs the competition!"
Early on Saturday, President Trump thanked Steve Bannon for his service…
"I want to thank Steve Bannon for his service. He came to the campaign during my run against Crooked Hillary Clinton – it was great! Thanks S"
I want to thank Steve Bannon for his service. He came to the campaign during my run against Crooked Hillary Clinton – it was great! Thanks S
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017
Then Trump followed up his "thank you to Steve", with this tweet…
"Steve Bannon will be a tough and smart new voice at @BreitbartNews…maybe even better than ever before. Fake News needs the competition!"
Steve Bannon will be a tough and smart new voice at @BreitbartNews…maybe even better than ever before. Fake News needs the competition!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017
The Gateway Pundit reports that the former Chief White House Strategist and current executive chairman of Breitbart News is wasting no time in expanding the leading populist news network.
Bannon is reportedly plotting a television channel to rival Fox News. Strikingly, the idea was first proposed by former Fox News CEO, the late Roger Ailes.
Axios reports…
Axios' Jonathan Swan hears Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News, raising the possibility that he's going to start a network.
Bannon's friends are speculating about whether it will be a standalone TV network, or online streaming only.
Before his death in May, Roger Ailes had sent word to Bannon that he wanted to start a channel together. Bannon loved the idea: He believes Fox is heading in a squishy, globalist direction as the Murdoch sons assume more power.
Now he has the means, motive and opportunity: His chief financial backer, Long Island hedge fund billionaire Bob Mercer, is ready to invest big in what's coming next, including a huge overseas expansion of Breitbart News.
Axios further notes…
Before Roger Ailes' death on May 18, he expressed a final wish to some of his few remaining confidants: to get back in the game, with a conservative network that would position itself to the right of Fox News, as his baby became more moderate under the next generation of Murdoch leadership.
In his final days, Ailes sent a message to Steve Bannon in the White House that he'd love to team up on a new conservative media powerhouse.
What we hear: Bannon, who otherwise would have been intrigued by the notion, had no desire to leave the White House. So Ailes' last big idea remained just that.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Duran.


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'Eminent domain is an absolute necessity," said Donald Trump during Saturday's Republican presidential debate. "Without it," he claimed, "you wouldn't have roads, you wouldn't have hospitals, you wouldn't have anything. You wouldn't have schools, you wouldn't have bridges. You need eminent domain." In fact, though, we would still have roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals.
It's a relatively new phenomenon for the government to seize property on behalf of private development projects. And yet, so very many of these projects somehow used to get done. Only one thing is certain when it comes to eminent domain: Those who have their property seized don't get paid enough for it.
Admittedly, trying to clear out all the homes from a certain area can be a seemingly insurmountable challenge. But there are free-market solutions.
Suppose that Trump wants to build a skyscraper and has to tear down the houses on an entire block. The obvious approach is to buy everyone's house, but this doesn't always work. Because of sentimental attachment, some homeowners will refuse even offers that far exceed the fair market value.
Other homeowners might act strategically, refusing early offers in the hopes of enticing much higher bids. This presents a complex problem, for a single holdout could stop the project in its tracks. Eminent domain seeks to solve this problem by forcing owners to accept a "fair market value" price. The government determines this price by seeing how much similar houses in the neighborhood have sold for. If the homeowner refuses, the government can pay this price anyway and seize the property.
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Until 2005, eminent domain was usually invoked only for government projects such as highways and railroads. But in that year, the U.S. Supreme Court decreed, in Kelo v. New London, that eminent domain can be enforced for private development projects. So long as local authorities believe that the project will benefit the wider community, there is no problem.
Unfortunately, the "fair market value" price is typically too low. If people only valued their homes at the market price, they would have already sold them before receiving the developer's offer. The fact that they haven't means that they value their abodes more than what is being offered on the free market. The real difficulty lies in figuring out how much more. If the government takes the property of someone who values the property more than does the person who is getting it, society is poorer.
#share#Fortunately, there is a solution — one that businesses used for years before they gained access to eminent domain. Whether they seek to build a pipeline, a road, or a building, companies almost always consider multiple possible locations. For decades, Koch Industries, the largest privately owned company in the United States, built natural-gas and oil pipelines, just like the Keystone Pipeline, across many thousands of miles without using eminent domain.
Trump's claim that "The Keystone Pipeline, without eminent domain, it wouldn't go ten feet" is just wrong.
Their approach was to offer a contract to property owners along different possible routes; the deal would go to whichever complete set of property owners signed the contract first. The owners might be offered, for example, 25 percent above the fair market value. If they value their property more than that, they don't have to sell. But the Kochs' approach discourages people from indefinitely holding out for better offers. If the homeowners wait, they risk losing this 25 percent profit. This is clearly a better alternative to forced sales at prices that, in reality, are anything but "fair."
Trump's claim that "The Keystone Pipeline, without eminent domain, it wouldn't go ten feet" is just wrong. Nor was Jeb Bush right that eminent domain is necessary for the government, which faces the same alternatives.
#related#During the Saturday debate, Trump was asked about his attempt to seize the house of an elderly woman in Atlantic City, N.J., because he wanted a place to park limousines for his casino.
Trump claimed: "The woman ultimately didn't want to do that. I walked away." In fact, Trump didn't simply accept the woman's decision not to sell him her property. Trump neglected to mention that the Superior Court of New Jersey upheld the woman's right to keep her home.
Once again, the Atlantic City case raises the important point that there are almost always different places that a parking lot or a building or a pipeline can be built.
Trump should follow the Kochs' example. For that matter, the government itself would be well advised to use this market-based approach.