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A tutor at a Stratford, Conn., elementary school is accused of offering children money and prizes in exchange for kisses.
William Stewart, 39, was charged on Monday with risk of injury to children and disorderly conduct, according to police.
Police said they began investigating the tutor in March after two 11-year-old female students at the Chapel Street School complained to their teacher that Stewart said inappropriate things to them and touched them inappropriately, according to the application for arrest warrant.
Police said students described a game they say Stewart played, which involved spinning a piece of paper and offering them up to $250 to kiss him.
The parent of one of the girls said Stewart offered her daughter an iPod in exchange for a kiss in the hallway. The girl reported that Stewart was treating her like a girlfriend, according to court records.
Police said Stewart posted a $25,000 bond and was released.
A woman who answered the Associated Press' phone call at Stewart's Milford home said the family would not comment.
Stewart is due in Superior Court on June 20.
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Answer 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' at Burien Little Theatre Starting Sept. 28
The quirky comedy 'Dead Man's Cell Phone,' written by Sarah Ruhl, will open at Burien Little Theatre on Friday, Sept. 28 and continues through Oct. 21.
"When a lonely woman answers a dead stranger's cell phone, she gets tangled in his shady past, travels to the afterlife and back, and finds unexpected love," reads an announcement.
This show is suitable for ages 13+ due to a little adult language and adult content.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $7 through $20, with a number of discounts available, particularly on the first weekend of the production.
Online Ticket Prices: Purchase online for savings early in the run of Dead Man's Cell Phone.
General Senior/Student:
- First Weekend: $18.00/$15.00
- Second Weekend: $19.00/$16.00
- Remaining Weekends: $20.00/$17.00
Tickets at the Box Office:
General Senior/Student :
- All Shows: $20.00/$17.00
- On opening night – Sept. 28 – only on purchases at the door, any audience member whose cell phone rings while buying tickets at the box office gets $5 off each ticket in the purchase.
- Tickets are 2-for-1 for Date Night on Saturday, Sept. 29 and just $7 for Seven Buck Sunday on Sunday, Sept. 30.
- The Dinner & Show Package includes a two-course meal with ticket to the show for $35, and can be purchased through the Mark Restaurant and Bar, 206-241-6275.
All deals and discounts are exclusive of each other.
For tickets or information, go online to www.burienlittletheatre.org or call the ticket office at 206-242-5180.
Under the stage direction of Maggie Larrick, the show features the diverse acting talents of Kevin Finney (Gordon), Brynne Garman (Hermia), Tamsyn Kine (Understudy/Ensemble), Sarah Merry (Ensemble), Connie Murray (Mrs. Gottlieb), Gaelen J. Poage (Dwight), Lauren Scoville (Ensemble) and Sascha Streckel (Jean).
Exciting live theater has been a tradition in Burien since 1955. Incorporated in 1980, Burien Little Theatre (BLT) has been a leading producer of quality live theater serving residents of the Seattle and south Puget Sound areas.
Burien Little Theatre is committed to being an entertainment leader by producing intriguing professional shows. The company's mission is to treat audiences to productions of the highest artistic integrity that excite, engage and involve both the local and expanding theatrical communities in the Puget Sound region.
BLT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity and operates on revenue from ticket sales, donations, grants, sponsorships and volunteers.
- Sept. 28 at 8:00 p.m. – Friday – OPENING NIGHT! Cell phone rings while buying tickets at box office for $5 off each ticket purchased
- Sept. 29 at 8:00 p.m. – Saturday – DATE NIGHT – 2-for-1 tickets
- Sept. 30 at 2:00 p.m. – Sunday – SEVEN DOLLAR SUNDAY
- Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m. – Friday
- Oct. 6 at 8:00 p.m. – Saturday
- Oct. 7 at 2:00 p.m. – Sunday
- Oct. 12 at 8:00 p.m. – Friday
- Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m. – Saturday
- Oct. 14 at 2:00 p.m. – Sunday
- Oct. 19 at 8:00 p.m. – Friday
- Oct. 20 at 8:00 p.m. – Saturday
- Oct. 21 at 2:00 p.m. – Sunday
Burien Little Theatre is located at 14501 4th Ave SW in Burien, at the intersection of 4th Ave SW and SW 146th St.; parking lot entrance is on 4th. Directions available under "Find Us" at www.burienlittletheatre.org; or call (206) 242-5180.


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In addition to power generation, the system structure will also be used to provide RVs with covered parking and protection from the environment at the Temescal Canyon RV storage. Once completed, the owner-financed system will be the largest of its kind in the world. The facility is located in Riverside County adjacent to the City of Corona, Calif. The project is scheduled to begin in late March of this year and be completed by July.
The Temescal Canyon RV storage facility will consist of 400 stalls of which 280 will offer covered RV parking provided by the elevated solar system SPI is developing. This is the second project SPI has performed for the property management group that is developing the facility. In 2008, SPI developed a 160 kW system for the Temescal Canyon Storage Center, LLC. The storage center is adjacent to the site for the Temescal Canyon RV, LLC.


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Okay, since I'm a newbie here and thus far my posts have consisted of an intro and odd posts in the Games forum, I figured I'd start a topic.
So. Les Miz fanlit. I haven't read any yet, but I'm incredibly curious. Anyone read anything? How bad are they? Are there any good ones? Also, is Cosette by Laura Kalpakian as bad as I've heard? I think I'd like to read it for a good laugh and maybe to parody on FF.net.


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Thomas Christiansen's Leeds United side had a fantastic start to the season. Six wins and two draws in our first nine games saw us top of the Championship table and our new European attackers terrorising midfields across the Championship. Last season's defensive Gary Monk football was a thing of the past, a new attacking and exciting brand of football was to be seen at Elland Road and most importantly we were winning.
But then came the dip, starting with losses to promotion rivals Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday, a run of six defeats in seven games. Form completely turned on its head we fell out of the play-off places and questions were being asked of the team. Compete in eSports tournaments in 2018 and match Leeds United's early season form. Had Chris Woods's goals been replaced? Were our keepers good enough? What was out best team? Had Christiansen's tactics been found out? Was Christiansen even good enough?
With some sections of the support calling for Christiansen to go Middlesbrough were visitors to Elland Road. The showdown between last year's head coach Gary Monk and new man Thomas Christiansen. The defensive mind-set versus the attacking philosophy, who would triumph? Leeds were victorious and to rub salt into Monk's wounds a player who is key to our philosophy, yet one Monk brought to the club himself, Pablo Hernandez scored the opening game.
For me that victory against Middlesbrough was vindication. Vindication that the new philosophy was the right way to go, that the new players were good enough and that Christiansen is the right man for the job. Forget the naysayers, there is something positive happening at this football club, we may not be quite there yet but we are moving in the right direction and exciting times are ahead.
Wolves was a bit of a reality check, but hey, they are flying at the moment and have stuck four past a few teams this year. Since then we put in a dominant performance against Barnsley, were unlucky only to take a point away from the Aston Villa game and gave a fantastic second half performance to beat QPR this week. Christiansen says he has seen a change in attitude of the team recently and is confident we are out of this bad run;
Back up to seventh place, only four points off Sheffield United and Villa we are back in the hunt for play-off places. This period from the Middlesbrough game through the festive period really could be the defining point of our season. Recovering from a bad run of form and getting back to winning ways is the sign of a good team. Let's hope we can now push on, dip behind us and finish the season strongly.We've had five games now where we believe more, we are stronger and we defend better but it's a result of the whole team. I had belief in the team when we were in the top six and when we were out.
We have had a bad run and this is a situation which will happen for all teams during the season but I believe that we're almost out of it. We've had five games with good performances. Only one of them we didn't take anything position from. I'm very pleased.
We have to look at ourselves. The teams know about us and we know about the other teams in the league. We're not the team to beat. We're one of them. We have to focus on ourselves. If we do things right we will be up there.


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Apple is Trying to Make Your Music Sound Far Better
Apple is reportedly looking at developing a high quality audio format, according to Mac Otakaka.
The blog cites anonymous sources at a music industry event who claim Apple has been looking at developing a high resolution audio format.
The format will be available to Apple Music subscribers next year, according to the report.
Details about the project are unclear beyond the supposed frequency of 96kHz/24bit, which is higher quality than a CD at 44.1kHz/16 bit.
Bono, the lead singer of U2 who has appeared onstage at Apple events, has previously hinted that Apple is working on high quality music streaming.
Making high quality music files is problematic as they take up more space than an MP3, which is lower quality and, as such, smaller. The frequency Apple has chosen — 96kHz — would create a very large file, making it less than ideal for people with a 16GB iPhone. Then backing up or transferring iPhone music to iTunes would waste much time under the bad Internet.
Another issue could be music streaming: Some users' internet connections may not be fast enough for seamless streaming and playback of the larger files.
They come with one big advantage, however: They sound better because there is more digital information about the music.
The report notes that Apple's Lightning port, which comes with every iPhone above the 5, can support high quality audio transfers. This coincides with the unconfirmed rumor that Apple is looking to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone next year in favor of the Lightning port.
However, the format changing of music for Apple devices may bring a series of program but not only the internal storage. Like backing up iPad/iPhone/iPod, or even convert the audio formats would be a big project. The challenge of storage of device especially for 16GB devices would become bigger.
Source: Business Insider
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The simulated fire scene challenges are:
- high rise hose drag
- hose hoist
- forcible entry
- hose advance
- victim rescue
The challenge is based on a university based research study and today is a test that many departments use to identify potential applicants.
Attending the event on Friday, October 4th or Saturday, October 5th is free to the public. Event organizers are looking for volunteers to help during the event. If you'd like to volunteer you can contact Shari Rickman at 903.592.6979


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Australia is a nation which is famously passionate about two things, sport and gambling.
Gambling has been a major part of Australian culture for well over 150 years, from the early days of the world's most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup, to the two-up played in the trenches of the two World Wars, to the clubs, pubs and racecourses which form a significant part of the local community in towns and suburbs all over Australia.
The other thing Australians are famous for is being straight to the point. At Australian Gambling, we are exactly what we say on the cover. We are an all-purpose resource for Australians interested in Gambling.
Whether it be industry news, casino reviews, sports betting information, advice and tips or important information about gambling legislation, our aim is help you make the most informed choice about where you spend your gambling dollar.
The online gambling environment is complex to negotiate, but we believe is more rewarding than other more traditional betting environments, both financially and in terms of entertainment.
If you know where to go to get superior odds, more variety, player friendly rules, huge bonus and promotion incentives, customer support, and banking/financial security, then you are more likely to have a great experience. Our aim is to help you, the gambler, achieve that.
We love betting more than any other nationality in the world. Over 80% of adults in our country wager on something annually, be it casino games, sporting events, the lottery, pokies, politics or even public transport scheduling. The gaming culture in Australia is unlike any other. In regards to online gambling in 2019, Internet casino and interactive poker operators cannot advertise or market their services to residents living in Australia, so maintaining an online gambling company is a difficult business Down Under. Thus, we tend to play with offshore organisations, and mix with gamblers from other countries. Subsequently, getting the right information about which casinos cater to our needs can be hard.
A major chunk of the gambling content on the World Wide Web targets residents in other countries, like the U.K. and the U.S. This does little to help the typical Aussie online punter. So we saw it fit to create this site; to provide required details not only about the licensed and trusted casinos which accept real money Aussie players, but info about the offline gambling community too, how to play all of the most popular gaming titles and who the best Australian sporting bookmakers are.
We discuss gambling on our smartphones and tablets, publish previews, reviews and betting tips on all the latest sports events, report news which has anything to do with our industry, and provide content on Governmental and State laws regarding gambling in our country. As a general rule of thumb, AG strongly believes if you enjoy a punt, your time spent gambling is more valuable online than offline.
That doesn't mean to avoid land-based casinos or TAB outlets; we here at AG enjoy frequent visits to Crown, or the local pub for a beer (or six) and a bet on the trots. But as the interactive gambling platform continues to grow at an exponential rate, threatening to take over the brick-and-mortar gambling establishment (if not already), punters who know the ins and outs of Web-based gaming will know Internet betting sites offer superior odds, more variety, player friendly rules, huge bonus and promotion incentives, customer support, and banking/financial security.
Our current top 5 list of mobile casinos best suited for Aussies are as follows:
If you wish to save space without downloading any software, tap on any of the above suggested casino links, and you will be redirected to the instant play, dedicated mobile interface via your Web-browser, compatible with almost all phones and tablets with a data connection.
Each of these enterprises is a member of eCOGRA (eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance), an industry-led watchdog group which assures fairness in Internet gambling. The multitude of games each platform owns are powered largely by Microgaming software, along with BetSoft, Aristocrat, NetEntertainment and NYXGaming. All companies are trustworthy, deal with the Australian dollar, and use secure encryption technology to keep our financial details private. We don't have to worry about being fleeced by some rogue website, and can rest easy knowing our money is constantly accessible. We test all of our top-rated sites and provide in depth reviews explaining why these companies come highly recommended.
There are always going to be some disadvantages we come across in this market, and we will make sure to inform you of what those drawbacks are. Furthermore, if there is something unsound about a particular gambling website, we tell our readers about it to help you steer clear from such corporations.
No doubt one of the best features of online and mobile casinos are their range of slot/pokie games. Australians love the pokies more than any other form of gambling; the lifeblood of our gaming culture. Accessible in clubs, pubs, hotels and bars, they are more immediately available than any other real cash game. And in the virtual gaming sphere, the pokies are even more prevalent than they are offline.
Each of our suggested casinos offer hundreds upon hundreds of individual titles, and we place a huge emphasis on reviewing specific pokies games. We make sure players who enjoy the slots have access to the most comprehensive material about their favourite titles, so they feel confident when playing 3-reel classics, 5-reel video pokies with progressive jackpots, 243, 1024 and even 3125-ways games. Obviously though, there is more to these sites than just pokies.
We review all the prominent table games including blackjack and its variations (like Spanish Blackjack, Blackjack Switch, Perfect Pairs, Double Exposure and more), roulette and its variants (French, European, American, Royale, etc.), baccarat, craps, casino war, sic bo and others, and provide tips and advice on how to play such titles both on and offline.
Online poker sites have seen an explosion in activity over the past decade. When Australian Joe Hachem won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2005, both offline and Web-based poker began to gain widespread popularity throughout our country. Hachem became world-famous overnight, and remains a celebrated gambler and an inspiration to a whole generation of Aussie poker players to this day.
Aussies are now familiar with a whole heap of poker variants, the most popular being Texas Hold'em. Melbourne's Crown Casino, home to Australia's biggest range of cash games and tournaments, hosts world-renowned events such as the APPT (Asia Pacific Poker Tour) and the Aussies Millions.
But it's the online poker industry which is evolving at a rapid pace, with players from all over the globe able to face off against one another from the convenience of their own home. With huge incentives including sign-up cash bonuses, free entry tournaments to win real money, and a host of different styles of play available (such as Sit 'n' Go, Pre-set and Buy-in tournaments), it's no wonder playing poker on the Internet is such a massive market. Additionally, it is a great way to prepare for land-based poker events against top competition.
Here at AG, we review the top sites for Australians to indulge in the world's most popular card game, provide information on how to play all of the most prevalent forms of poker, and offer crucial tips and strategies.
888 Poker Australia is our number one platform for players down-under. Lauded by cricketing legend Shane Warne, 888 Poker offers everything you would need of an Internet poker site, including exclusive promotions geared towards Aussies, weekly tournaments with over $750,000 in prize money, free passages into the Aussie Millions, a variety of games such as Texas Hold'em and Omaha, and the ability to gain valuable advice in their forums.
We also talk about where we can play offline, discuss Australian-bred poker professionals, the likes of Joe Hachem, Jeff Lisandro, Mel Judah, Mark Vos, and Gary Benson, all whom have won World Series of Poker bracelets. Billy Argyros, Marsha Waggoner and Tony G (a.k.a. 'The Mouth from Down Under') are also household names who we discuss, while we persistently track the rise of new Australian professionals as they appear.
Our team also provides ample content on video poker. This form of gambling, based on draw poker, is a combination of pokies and poker, quite often with a significantly lower house edge when played on the Net, so this is an important area of discussion for those who enjoy titles such as Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, and Aces and Faces.
Few things are more quintessentially Australian than playing the lottery. A lottery draw happens every three minutes throughout the day in our country. We inform the public about all the different lotto games available within our borders, including Tattslotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball, how to play, when they are drawn, and how to purchase tickets online. Whenever there is a significantly large upcoming jackpot available, you'll know about it.
Oz Lotteries is the exclusive distributor of Australian lottery products via the Web, and needs to be your first point of reference when buying tickets online. Australian owned and operated, this fully accredited website publishes all results, and allows members to join syndicates and earn rewards points which can be redeemed for future discounted and free tickets. Sign up for free and start enjoying the lottery from one convenient location, with millions of dollars up for grabs each week.
When someone hits it big, we publish the names of the lucky winners and their numbers, while also discussing games you can play on the Web; those which take place more often than weekly lotto draws.
We also dedicate a significant amount of our content to instant scratchies; the fastest growing type of lotto game in the country. Keno, a Chinese lottery game, is offered, on a national level, by two State-run lottery organisations; Tattersall's and SA Lotteries. Multiple draws are held throughout the day here, and punters can play and check results in lottery sales outlets. The game is also highly popular in clubs, hotels and land-based casinos, and corporations such as Crown, Tabcorp Holdings and SKYCITY Darwin play host to draws in such venues.
Online casinos do a great job of offering virtual keno in their software packages. With results generated by Random Number Generation technology (akin to results for other interactive casino games), players select their desired numbers for one or multiple draws, choose how much they wish to stake, and hope their numbers are drawn. Live dealer keno is also available.
The numbers 1-80 are utilised for keno draws, and 20 individual numbers are drawn per game. The numbers which players select are called spots, while the winning numbers are called catches. Depending on how many catches match your spots, you are paid out according to a specific pay-table (table displaying odds), valid for the game you are playing. The less numbers you select, the more you are paid out for your catches, but your chances are slimmer; the more numbers you select, the less you are paid out, but the chances you hit are higher.
Odds are offered from one catch to 20 catches, and while the chances of hitting all 20 catches are astronomical, the opportunity to grab a 'solid catch' (hitting several numbers), is quite possible. Bingo is similar in style to keno and is a well-liked pastime among many Australian gamblers — but it's no longer limited to large halls and charity events.
Internet real money bingo is a rapidly emerging activity, and sites such as True Blue Bingo offer us the chance to join online bingo communities. Players can purchase one or multiple cards to different scheduled live games, for the amount they desire (free games are often available with cash prizes), and partake in this social event over the World Wide Web, chat with others, and win big jackpots. True Blue also offers monthly promotions, along with a first-time welcome bonus. True Blue offers 90-ball (played with 5×5 cards) and 75-ball bingo (played with 9×3 cards), with the overall goal to mark off either a specific pattern of numbers, or all of the numbers on your card, from the random numbers drawn. Be the first player to check off the desired pattern and win.
Online casinos also offer a range of diverse virtual bingo games, changing up formats and styles to create hybrid versions, appealing to all kinds of people. Titles such as Super Bingo Bonus and Ballistic Bingo allow us to play independently, where we select our own numbers on however many cards we wish to play, are awarded pay-outs if our numbers are drawn, based on certain pay-tables.
The team at AG works around the clock to deliver the most pressing and important Australian gambling news and stories. You'd be hard-pressed to find any other site as dedicated as we are in supplying the latest updates about anything remotely related to betting that affects our country.
When a scandal rocks the horse racing industry; when Crown or Echo Entertainment Group is involved in a new land development; or if James Packer or Tom Waterhouse are in the limelight, we publish the latest updates here. These types of headlines might get submerged beneath global topics on other international gambling sites, but we strive not to miss a beat.
When new betting markets open up for sporting events, when bookmakers find themselves embroiled in controversy, when lotteries reach sizeable jackpots, and punters win big in poker tournaments, we are on the scene to report about it.
We also thoroughly cover the legal side of things: gambling laws across Australia are constantly changing – politicians are proposing new betting rules, seeking specific bans on interactive gambling advertising, and State and National Governments are attempting to introduce new policies, including gaming venues changing the way they offer their services.
So we are on our toes when it comes to reporting these issues and regard ourselves as the leading supplier of material about Australian gambling legalities. We have a unique page dedicated to the current on and offline gambling policies in Australia, detailing what is kosher and what is not. We present the facts and figures about the gambling scene down-under, but also offer our own analyses and commentary to place the news in a broader context; detailing how it actually affects us punters. We get straight to the point and don't beat around the bush, or pussyfoot around.
Like our target audience, the owners, operators, editors, journalists and all contributors to this site are Australian, with one American who knows this industry like the back of his hand. And just like our audience, we have opinions on stories which we will share, but as ethical writers, we also promise to present both sides of any debate or story.
We endeavour to be comprehensive and informative here at AG. This site provides a complete analysis of all subjects, including a gambling glossary for all types of wagering. Definitions of bookie terminology, lists of casino gambling slang, poker abbreviations and jargon like sit 'n go, freeze-out, free-roll, and re-buy are all discussed here.
We also provide answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about gambling, to expose any misinformation and myths, provide the truth, and educate you on the facts. Much is misunderstood about gambling probability, too. Our content allows punters to understand the odds, calculate probabilities in any given situation, and make informed gaming decisions; we provide much of this info in Q&A format, aiming to make you an educated and well-informed gambler to your maximum potential.
We welcome and value audience participation. We want to hear what our readers have to say about gambling topics, what you are thinking, recommendations you may have for us, and anything else of relevance. You can post questions and comments at the foot of every published article, and engage with us and other readers about the things most important to you via our Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube pages, and our LinkedIn profile for corporate requests.
Additionally, visit our contact us page to get in touch with the administrators of this website, and we will make sure to reply as soon as possible.


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NOTHING beats a Big Night Out with your mates – and you can win not one but TWO every week with The Shields Gazette.
Every week we bring you a slideshow here at www.shieldsgazette.com of happy clubbers enjoying themselves out and about in South Shields.
This week's selection were taken in Glitterball, The Kirkpatrick, Raffles, Atlantic and Viva over the weekend.
Some are also featured in the Big Night Out spread in Wednesday's Shields Gazette.
And every week we choose one lucky person to win free entry to Dusk for themselves and up to five friends, where a 'bubbly' reception will be waiting for them.
If you're our winner, call us at the Gazette on (0191) 427 4800 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com, and we'll come right back to you to arrange confirmation of your prize, which is worth almost £40*.
To run this competition, the Gazette has teamed up with South Shields clubbers' website caught-out.com, whose photographer can be found in Atlantic bar/bistro, Vibe bar/lounge and Dusk itself (all in Mile End Road), every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening.
If you want to get your face in the Tyne Out pullout in the paper, and featured here at www.shieldsgazette.com, get along and catch its snapper - and you could win free clubbing for you and your mates.
You can see more pictures at the Caught Out website at www.caught-out.com
* Please note that to claim their prize, winners will be asked to confirm their identity in person at the Gazette offices in Chapter Row, South Shields. The editor's decision is final.
It might be worth your while looking through some previous Big Night Out slideshows too, as some prizes are unclaimed!
Also, don't miss The Shields Gazette every Wednesday for an exclusive text competition to win a Big Night Out worth nearly £100!
Every week the lucky winner of the text-in competition - exclusive to readers of The Shields Gazette - will get:
* a free taxi into Shields for them and up to three friends, for a night out on EITHER Thursday or Friday (it's your choice);
* a free round of drinks at both Atlantic bar/bistro and Vibe lounge/bar;
* free entry to Dusk nightclub, and a free "bubbly" reception on arrival.
This is a prize worth the best part of £100 – well worth having!
To enter, all you have to do is get your Gazette on a Wednesday and turn to the centre pages of Tyne Out, where each week you will find a competition code-word.
Using that code-word, send a TEXT message to 81800, following this format: GZBIG (space) CODE-WORD (space) YOUR DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Your message must reach us before 9am each Thursday, and must contain the code-word to qualify for the Big Night Out prize draw.
We'll pick a weekly winner at random, who will be contacted by our promotional partner, Actual Leisure, before noon on Thursday, to arrange their Big Night Out.
Messages cost 25p in addition to the standard network charge and your details will be shared with the Actual Leisure group of companies.
If you do not wish to receive promotional material, end your message with the word EXIT.


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The old guy, Father Time, will triumph in the end. He always does. But for the moment Roger Federer is holding serve against him, which in a sport primarily of the young is no small achievement.
Federer has come to terms with reality. "If I can't play for No. 1," he said three days ago, "I'll play for winning titles."
He won his 78th, third best all-time behind Jimmy Connors' 109 and Ivan Lendl's 94, a week ago at Dubai. And Saturday on an 83-degree afternoon at Indian Wells he made a start toward another, defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-2, 7-6 (3), in the BNP Paribas Open.
Federer is 32, five years older than Rafael Nadal, the current world No. 1 and defending BNP Paribas champion, and six years older than both Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. All won Grand Slam titles in 2013.
Which Federer, who has a record 17 Slam championships, did not.
For Federer, bothered by a back issue and questions of his future, a second-round loss at last year's Wimbledon followed by a fourth-round defeat at the U.S. Open seemed as jolting as his tumble to seventh in the world rankings after years at No. 1.
Surely he was done.
Not at all, as it turned out. Federer, currently ranked eighth, made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open in January and then had the victory in Dubai, over Tomas Berdych in the final after defeating second-ranked Djokovic in the semis.
"I don't feel old either," said Federer, "because there are so many guys playing who are my age now."
Not necessarily the ones ranked above him, but certainly others. "The youngest guys are usually 21, 22 years old," he said "So, no, I don't feel like we're being pushed out. It's really we are going out on our own terms.
"The last years of my playing days may not be one year or six years. I don't know yet. But I want to take it a bit easier. Enjoy it a bit more."
Defending women's champ Maria Sharapova definitely enjoyed her match against bewildered Julia Goerges of Germany, scoring a tidy 6-1, 6-4, victory.
Li Na beat her teammate from China, Zheng Jie, 6-1, 7-5. "First time to be the top seed in a big tournament," said Li. "Yeah, at least I'm still in the tournament."
So are Murray, a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 winner of Lukas Rosol, and Federer's fellow Swiss, third-ranked Stanislas Wawrinka, the Aussie Open winner, who defeated Ivo Karlovic, 6-3, 7-5. Nadal overcame a tough start to defeat Radek Stepanek, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The Americans — Sam Querrey, Tim Smyczek, Michael Russell and Coco Vandeweghe — are not. In a theme repeated often these days in tennis, U.S. players didn't last very long, other than Serena Williams, who once again did not enter this event.
Querrey, who grew up in Thousand Oaks but now lives in Las Vegas, fell to 29th-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
At age 26, Querrey would seem to have doubts about a career that never quite reached the expectations of some. When he turned pro in 2006, forgoing a scholarship at USC, Querrey was considered the next great American player.
"Sam understands how to play the game," Patrick McEnroe said at the time. "He understands how to use the court and how to move for it. He's got a big serve, a very big forehand, a good two-handed backhand. And he's got a good head on his shoulders."
Those virtues have never lifted him higher than 17th in the rankings, and now he is 57th.
"I really should have won that," Querrey said of the match against Seppi. "Pretty bummed. I've just got to find that rhythm, find that confidence again and, you know, start winning some matches."


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"I want what I want when I want it."
Those are Eric Cantor's words. No, they're not words he said recently, but words he chose years ago, for his high school yearbook quote. And while it may seem unfair to bring them up now (After all, how many of us said or did things in high school that make us cringe now?), they're actually a perfect distillation of not just Eric Cantor's approach to the debt ceiling negotiations, but that of the tea party contingent he represents: They want what they want when they want it. Or else.
It doesn't matter that most of the rest of us don't want what they want. It doesn't matter that what they want would be disastrous for the economy, and millions of American families. It's what they want, and they want it now.
What's emerging in the debt deal negotiations is a "no-compromise" faction of the Republican party that will use moments like the debt deal negotiations to accomplish what they have been unable to accomplish through the legislative process, and unable to accomplish through persuasion — because most Americans don't really want what they want.
Recent polls show that what most Americans want don't want Cantor and the tea party want, and are willing to take the economy to the brink of disaster to in order to get. A Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans favor a mix of spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the deficit. In another poll, a majority agreed that a deal to raise the debt ceiling should include tax increases for the wealthy and corporations, not just spending cuts.
So, when President Obama came to the bargaining table and concedes painful cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — which astounded and enraged progressive like myself — in exchange for something as seemingly unobjectionable as closing tax loopholes that the wealthy and corporations exploit in order to pay even less in taxes, he probably seemed like a reasonably sincere negotiatior to a majority of Americans; especially moderate and independent voters. But not to"Young Guns" like Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. See, because closing tax loopholes is really a tax increase.
Ryan pushed back, arguing that Republicans cant follow Brooks advice.
What happens if you do what hes saying, is then you cant lower tax rates. So it does affect marginal tax rates. In order to lower marginal tax rates, you have to take away those loopholes so you can lower those tax rates. If you want to do what we call being revenue neutral If you take a deal like that, youre necessarily requiring tax rates to be higher for everybody. You need lower tax rates by going after tax loopholes. If you take away the tax loopholes without lowering tax rates, then you deny Congress the ability to lower everybodys tax rates and you keep peoples tax rates high.
Lets take a moment to translate this. Ryan realizes that if policymakers ended these tax subsidies, it would help lower the deficit, and make it less necessary to make other cuts that would hurt working families. But debt-reduction isnt Ryans principal goal; cutting tax rates is. When the Republican House Budget Committee chairman argues that were facing some sort of debt crisis, its really just a shell game Ryan wants tax cuts. Period. Full stop.
If this doesn't sound like a teenager explaining why you really should give him what he wants and give it to him now, I don't know what does.
It's probably overdone, but it's too tempting and to apt to apply the parent/child analogy, and to cast Cantor and the tea party caucus in the role of tantruming toddlers or petulant children who want what they want when they want it, and seem determined make sure no one has any peace until they do.
Even the tacticts are the same. Walking out of negotiations when it's clear you're not going to get exactly your way? You can almost hear the teenager's bedroom door slamming with what you secretly wish really was finality.
But you know it's not. Nothing's final because you know you'll be dragged back over the same issues as before — to rehash again that to which you've already said "No."
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor launched into a stemwinder before the teams had even had time to look at the options papers the staffs had developed. On three separate occasions, Cantor pushed for the sort of short-term increase the administration has explicitly ruled out. Cantor's final effort to push the new plan came as the meeting was breaking up and the president was giving instruction to staff on how to prepare for the next set of talks. "Eric, don't call my bluff," the president said. "I'm going to the American people on this." Then, as the story goes, he walked out.
The breakup of the meeting, while dramatic, seems a bit less so if you know that Obama also said "I'll see you all tomorrow" before leaving the room. But, as if confirming Obama's accusation that this was all "posturing," Cantor immediately rushed to reporters to inform them of the president's dramatic exit. Nevertheless, one goal of the talks is now fulfilled. In his initial remarks announcing the White House negotiations, Obama said one goal was that "the parties will at least know where each others bottom lines are." Now they do.
Last night, Obama was clear with Cantor: either Republicans have to give on revenues or they have to give on their demand to match each dollar in debt-ceiling increases with a dollar in spending cuts. But there's no $2.5 trillion package — which is the size of the debt-ceiling increase needed to get us through the next election — that's all spending cuts.
The Republican Party, meanwhile, doesn't have a bottom line so much as it has bottom lines, some of which conflict. No revenue, of course. That demand has come through.
If Obama is the only "adult in the room" it's because GOP leaders like Boehner and McConnell have thrown up their hands and abandoned the field. Boehner, in particular, looks like the dad who knows the "Young Guns" aren't anywhere near ready to take the reins he currently holds, but is resigned that they probably will anyway.
Obama sounds like a father who has run out of patience. (I say this having been, one at times, myself.) That impatience is beginning to spread. Democrats are openly expressing a desire to send Cantor and the tea party back to the kiddie table.
Behind the scenes, leading members of both parties have concluded that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is an impediment to resolving the debt limit standoff, and should back down. Now, Democrats are publicly calling for him to get real or go home.
"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has shown that he's shouldn't even be at the table," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in a blistering floor speech Thursday morning. "And Republicans agree."
In a press conference shortly after Reid's floor speech, one of his top deputies, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) explained the Dems' frustrations.
"He is basically standing in the way," Schumer said. "It can't just be Eric Cantor deciding everything. If Eric Cantor decides everything, I fear we'll be in default."
Republicans, too, are reaching their limits with Cantor and the tea party's uncompromising stand.
He's telling them what they want to hear, said one Republican who is critical of Cantor. I suppose it helps him, the frustrated lawmaker said, but he's all about Eric.
…Critics said he has been petulant in his dealings with the White House, and in positioning himself to the political right of Boehner whenever possible. They point to him walking out on the Biden talks, dominating nearly a weeks worth of discussions with the president and congressional leaders and complaining about being kept in the dark on the Obama-Boehner talks.
He lost a lot of credibility when he walked away from the table It was childish, said one House Republican with close ties to Cantor who spoke on condition of anonymity to preserve their friendship. This is his time to perform.
Seen from the other side of the looking glass — where negotiation means (a) demanding what you want and then (b) getting it — it's not Cantor and the tea party that's standing in the way. It's the rest of us — Democrats, Republicans, Americans, etc., who want to get the debt ceiling deal done and avert impending disaster — who are standing in the way.
And that won't do, because they want what they want when the want it. And they will either make us suffer until they get it, or pay for it when they don't. It's one thing to suffer for your principles. It's sometimes even considered noble. It's another to make others suffer for your principles, but if it gets you want you want when you want it…
It can also serve as an example of what happens when you don't.
This week, Tea Party Patriots' members and supporters are intensely calling various lawmakers: establishment Republicans, so-called "Blue Dog" Democrats and those freshmen Republicans elected to the House with tea party support.
"I think that it's accurate to call it pressure," Martin said. "The other thing is, we're holding these … freshmen accountable. A lot of these freshmen ran on the promise that they were not going to increase the debt ceiling. Now, they're in D.C. with all of their colleagues on the Hill. And they're buying into the company line, forgetting about the fact that the American people have elected them not to do that."
For those who vote to raise the debt limit, "The American people are going to watch what they did, watch what happens to the economy and next November, I think there will be consequences," Martin said.
Another major tea party booster echoed the sentiment.
Brendan Steinhauser, director of federal and state campaigns for the Washington-based FreedomWorks, explained that he and other activists understand the possible financial implications if the debt limit is not raised.
…He added: "Especially if you're a Republican. The tea party is going to be looking for a handful of examples to be made."
It's no mystery, then, that the only Republicans who will speak up against Cantor's tea-party-driven antics will only do so anonymously. It suggests a party that lately seems a lot like the family who walks on eggshells let it incur the wrath of a demanding child who threatening to move beyond tantrums and actually start breaking things.
The rational alternative is a deal with enough cuts to satisfy a majority of Republicans and enough revenue to win over a sufficient number of House Democrats to make up for tea partiers who'll never support a debt limit increase. If Boehner reasserts himself, that's probably where things will go.
Here's the worrisome scenario: Cantor takes every domestic spending cut that was discussed as part of the negotiations with Vice President Joe Biden, declares that the administration has blessed them, and packages them together for a vote.
Never mind that Cantor walked out of the talks before there was serious negotiation about defense cuts and revenues, and thus no real agreement. Cantor, who needs to embarrass the Democrats and pull Obama down from the commanding heights, was shrewd to get the administration talking early about cuts in domestic spending and to put a lot of its cards on the table. He can now play those cards against Obama by forcing the president to reject reductions he had once considered when a larger agreement looked possible.
This might look like a political game. But at this stage, House Republicans can't afford to end this whole sorry episode with a whimper. The bang they are looking for could yet cause a lot of collateral damage.
And, if in the end Cantor and the tea party resort to just that kind of bomb-throwing, it won't be their fault, but ours. "Look what you made us do," will more or less be their rhetorical cry: Look what you made us do by not giving us what we wanted when we wanted it.


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Taking the Peace
|Taking the Peace
Salvatore Leone telling Toni Cipriani that he'll love what Salvatore has planned for him in a van at Carson General Hospital.
|GTA Liberty City Stories
|Salvatore Leone
|Forelli Family mobsters
|Liberty Campus, Staunton Island, Liberty City
|Shoot the Messenger
|Unlocked by
|Search and Rescue
Taking the Peace is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone from a public phone in the Liberty Campus district of Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Toni answers the public phone in Liberty Campus with Salvatore informing Toni that there is a van nearby and to phone him when he finds it. Toni heads to the hospital in Rockford and finds the van, calling Salvatore. Salvatore explains that Paulie Sindacco will be meeting members of the Forelli Family in an attempt to broker a truce. Salvatore's had men make alterations to Paulie's car, allowing Toni to control it. Paulie drives off from the Big Shot Casino in Torrington and as he approaches the meeting, Toni takes control of the car. Toni kills all the Forelli Family gang members with the car by running them over, thus assuring that the Forellis and Sindaccos do not broker a truce. After all the Forelli Family gang members have been killed, Paulie Sindacco runs off and Toni detonates a bomb planted in the car, causing it to explode.
(Toni answers the public phone)
Toni Cipriani: Hey!
Salvatore Leone: Toni, its me, I got something for you - You gonna love it, it should be fun.
Toni Cipriani: What do you want done, Sal?
Salvatore Leone: There's a van nearby. Gimme a call when you find it.
(Toni finds the van and calls Salvatore)
Toni Cipriani: Ok Sal, I'm in the van.
Salvatore Leone: Good. We've messed around with Paulie Sindacco's car.
Toni Cipriani: So what do you want me to do?
Salvatore Leone: Paulie's going to a meet with the Forellis - he's trying to broker a truce. Use the gear in the van to take control of Paulie's car and mess up the meet.
(Paulie drives his car until Toni takes control)
Paulie Sindacco: What the- ?
(Toni continues to drive Paulie's car)
Paulie Sindacco: Hey, what's happening here?
(Toni continues to drive Paulie's car)
Paulie Sindacco: Oh god, help!
(Toni continues to drive Paulie's car)
Paulie Sindacco: Get out of the way!
(Toni continues to drive Paulie's car)
Paulie Sindacco: This car's trying to kill me!
Post mission phone call
Toni Cipriani: Yeah?
Salvatore Leone: Toni? Sal here. Get over to Belleville and find the public phone booth. I got something urgent needs doing.
The reward for completing the mission is $2,500 and unlocks the mission Shoot the Messenger for Salvatore Leone.
Toni Cipriani entering the van at Carson General Hospital.
Paulie Sindacco's car outside The Big Shot Casino in Torrington.
Paulie Sindacco driving to the meeting with the Forelli Family.
Paulie Sindacco's car under the control of Toni Cipriani from Carson General Hospital.
Paulie Sindacco parked at the meeting place with Forelli Family mobsters in front of the car.
A Forelli Family mobster shooting at Paulie Sindacco's car, after witnessing the deaths of many fellow mobsters.
The scene after Paulie Sindacco's car had killed the many Forelli Family mobsters in attendance.
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RBG necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 52 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Resource BanQ Group
Resource BanQ Group (RBG) is a fully integrated diversified investment holding company aiming to become a significant player in the world marketplace. It invests in all sectors of the market and consists of sub-conglomerates in:
1) Financial Services (MacQuarie, Wells Fargo)
2) Education (Think Education Group)
3) Marketing/Communications (WPP, Publicis)
4) Health (Prime Health Group)
5) Property Services (FKP)
6) Logistics, Outsourcing, R&D
7) Professional Services (Accenture)
Resource BanQ is the operational face that provides the portal to the resources of the RBG and integrates those services for the end customer.
Our philosophy is that we offer a banq-uet of resources, hence the name resource banq. Also we are aiming at putting a twist on bank, suggesting the future of what a bank may be.
The closest existing companies for RBG are probably GE or Tata. RBG's uniqueness lay in its ability to add value to its subsidiary companies through integration of their products and services, while maintaining an entrepreneurial culture and independent-like structure to each company we invest in.
We aim to blend Virgin's marketing, with Berkshire Hathaway's discipline and drive it with GE's focus on process-oriented outcomes.
Our primary target audience at this level is the owners of companies that we may wish to acquire or joint venture with. We need to project an image of size and trustworthiness.
Secondary audience are wholesale and retail investors, where often less is more as far as design elements.
Thirdly are prospective employees.
We need to be seen as the place to be for investing your money securely and to work for.
This logo is the first part of our branding process, so we will be looking for quality designs so we can allocate you further projects.
The logo is for the holding group Resource BanQ Group and the operating company Resource BanQ, and each of the sub-groups may also carry the RB in front of them, e.g. RBFinancial, RBEducation, RBHealth etc.
We have had issues with the recognition of the 'q' in Banq, with many mistaking it for a 'g', so that issue needs to be resolved in the design.
Attached is a design concept that we have used to explain how resource banq operates with multiple rings being the sub-groups with a external ring being the holding and an internal ring being the consulting group integration that touches each group. This continuous connection symbolised the ability of information/communication to flow throughout the group. This was an early concept and we are happy to see all designs, that may or may not include this concept.
The logo needs to be suitable to all mediums web, print, video etc.
We currently have not chosen a color palate.
The usual provision of formats and color variations please, including editable vector obviously, and color/black and white.
Obviously no copying others or existing logos and rebadging, we don't expect you would, because it ends up being found anyway.
Thank you for your time. We are looking forward to reviewing your work.
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So it's been a couple of months since the Nexus One was released to select markets. Of course I am getting used to "select" markets not including Japan.
So far, Android based phones in Japan have been pretty much a dud. Currently only one official Android phone is on the market here, the "Hero" based HT-03A from Docomo. An interesting move by Google considering Docomo's established history of hating everything smartphone. True to form, Docomo launched the HT-03A without paid app support in the marketplace and a confusing marketing campaign that punished anyone foolish enough to express interest to a salesperson.
So the absence of the Nexus One in Japan is not by any means a shock. Still, that doesn't mean there aren't fans here. In fact, the development community behind Android is very active and Japanese developed applications are a substantial presence on the Android marketplace. So it goes without saying that there are many in Japan who would like to get their hands on the flagship Google phone. Google's direct sales model does make this difficult of course. Still there are plenty of Ebay resellers and other more creative methods to get a Nexus One smuggled over the border.
In spite of the danger, Mobile in Japan contracted a brave soul to sneak in some contraband so we could goof off playing with yet another toy evaluate the handset for our readers. We will be posting reviews of the phone as well as more Android apps in the future, but first things first, we needed to bling up the phone.
In spite of it's illegal alien status here in Japan, many have braved the world of gray market importing, and for those who have, there is one destination. Mobile Plaza. This shop in the outskirts of Akihabara is the hook up spot for everything mobile and import. Here you can find phones and accessories most Japanese consumers have heard of only in legend. Need a battery for a Nokia E71? or a replacement battery door for your Blackberry 9700? This is your one-stop shop.
I swung by to see what was available in Nexus One and was not disappointed. Nexus One is definitely hot now, as there were whole sections devoted to cases, screen protectors and other accessories. Not only that, but right next to the Motorola Milestone (Droid) in the showcase beneath the register was a small placard with "Nexus One" scribbled on it. For the faint of heart not wanting to risk shady Ebay dealers, you can buy one here special order (usually requires about 2 weeks).
Once my Nexus One was all protected, I could play around freely. Well, not really freely. We still had to work out how to get it on a network.
The easiest way of course is just to pop in a Docomo SIM card. Preferably one set up with a high data plan. After that, the setup is basically the same as the HT-03A. I gave up my last Docomo SIM card last year however, and am in no hurry to get another one. So in goes my Softbank iPhone (Black) SIM. Here things get a bit dicey. There are plenty of resources on the internet guiding you to the network setting to get an unlocked phone working on SoftBank's iPhone network. While I won't spill it here, a resourceful Google search will get you there. But be warned, there are no guarantees this will work, and if it does, it puts you in violation of your user agreement. This means that SoftBank does not have to apply the unlimited data discount on your plan which could lead to significant (as in astronomical) data charges. Some users seem to be getting by fine, but just remember, you do this at your own risk.
One significant development has been that when we first got the Nexus One, there were of course no paid apps in the Marketplace. While Docomo finally got around to opening up the service in Japan late last year, this appears to be a carrier based configuration, so the only way to access the paid apps was to pop in a Docomo SIM card, even when downloading over wifi. But all that changed a couple of weeks ago. All of a sudden, paid apps were visible in spite of the SoftBank SIM in the phone. Does this tease a possible Android phone heading to Softbank in the near future? Maybe. (well, not maybe. Definitely. Softbank has already announced plans to release an Android phone in Japan, but this move might mean we will see it very soon indeed).
So now we are (for the most part) happily playing around with the Nexus One. How many of you are interested in Android in Japan? Let us know in the comments if you have any questions or would like us to test out anything on the phone here and we'll follow in up in future posts.


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Mylar 50" X 50' Roll Heavy Duty 2mil. Used to reflect misguided light back onto your plants.Reflect: 1. To throw or bend back (Light for example) from a surface. I tell customers that it has been my experience that the dirtiest Mylar reflects more light than white paint or plastic. People respond to that comment with quotes from book authors stating a different opinion. My response is simply asking the customer, "how many times have you seen your reflection from a newly painted wall"? If the paint is so reflective, then why can't you see your image from the light reflection the way you can with a mirror or Mylar?
— Ships separately from Portland, Oregon USA.


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This is where the DIY maternity jeans idea was born.
Let me start by saying I didn't prewash my fabric, I didn't plan, I didn't research and I didn't use heavy-duty thread, but they turned out great and cost under $30.
black thread
I started by cutting out the zipper and stitching the fly closed. (My sewing machine isn't heavy-duty enough to handle sewing over a zipper).
After sewing the fly shut, cut around the front. I cut lower in front to accommodate the belly.
Put right sides together...
Flip them right-side out and try them on!
I ended up washing them after the fact and they did fine. The combination of the stretch in the jeans and the lack of zipper make these feel like sweats. I've now worn them three days in a row. Shhh…don't tell.


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Your property tax will raise
If the Mortgage Registration Fee is removed by the Legislature, one of two things will happen. You will have dramatic decreases in service or, most likely, your mill levy will rise. Until the mill levy is reduced, this will cost everyone in our county. You now will be paying for everyone else's Mortgage Registration Fee, not just yours. That is vastly unjust.
Currently, in Kansas, if you don't use the fee, you don't pay for the fee. There was an article written that says the mortgage fee is an unfair tax.
Many states bordering Kansas charge other fees such as Transfer Tax and higher document fees to file instruments relating to land records.
The Mortgage Registration Fee goes into the county general fund. Once the mortgage is filed in the register of deeds office, it is put on record and permanently archived.
Information Technology is involved through the entire process. The Treasurer does the billing, checks daily and monthly that the mortgage company indeed has paid the taxes, and when the mortgage is paid off, they then change the billing to the owner.
The Mortgage Registration Fee funding source was set up in the early 1900s as a funding source for the county considering all of the functions a mortgage has to go through to ensure proper handling which are provided.
In the early 1900s, the state Legislature also changed the Kansas Constitution to accommodate this law. It was approved by all of the citizens in Kansas.
The transfer tax in other states is paid every time the property transfers ownership.
A claim has been made that if you re-file your mortgage, you have to pay the tax again. This is not necessarily true. In Kansas, you have recorded assignments and unrecorded assignments. For example, if Bank A has the original mortgage and you want Bank B to refinance your mortgage, Bank A formally can assign the document to Bank B with the register of deeds to put on record. If Bank B submits an affidavit of previously paid mortgage, no tax is due.
In conclusion, the Mortgage Registration Fee is an appropriate source of revenue to pay for the services multiple county offices provide -- not just the register of deeds office. The choice is simple, either those Kansans using a mortgage can pay for the services at the time they receive them or all property owners can pay for these services every year through property taxes.
Rebecca Herzog
Register of deeds, Ellis County


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And All the Rest
Yes, it's been a long time since I've posted here, and I think it's time for me to face facts. Life has gotten very busy with a new part-time job (still food-related), other work projects, a funky gardening year, and just changes in general. Truthfully, I'm not doing a whole lot of cooking these days -- summer seems to be the time to just grab something (like a handful of carrots or cucumber slices and cheese) to fill the gnaw in my belly, and I just don't care about trying something new. I just can't keep up.
Anyway, it's time for me to take a rest from this blog. I don't know if I'll be back -- the possibility is there, but it's not really likely. There are other things I want to do in my life, and I feel tapped out here.
So, if I don't see you back here -- happy cooking!
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At least three people have been airlifted from the scene of a single-car accident on a residential street in the Rock Creek subdivision near Richlands.
Four teenage passengers and a 21-year-old driver were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash allegedly involving alcohol in the Rock Creek area of Jacksonville early Monday morning.
Tod Arnold's Ford Mustang rolled over on Rock Creek Drive, sending all five occupants to area hospitals.
The group of teenagers had been at a bonfire in the Rock Creek area, which is off Gum Branch Road, when they left together, bound for Hubert, at around 2:30 a.m., said Trooper Chris Matos.
All five had been drinking, Matos said. In the Mustang with Arnold were a 19-year-old, 18-year-old, and two 16-year-olds. The passengers have not yet been identified.
Arnold was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated, according to emergency workers.
Charges are pending for Arnold. Blood was drawn for blood alcohol content testing, troopers said. Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. David Oglesby said the investigation was ongoing and troopers were waiting to speak to Arnold in the hospital.
Arnold's Mustang hit a curve at around 60 mph, ran off the opposite side of the street, drove back across the street and struck a brick drainpipe.
Three occupants were airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington or Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The other two were transported by ambulance to Onslow Memorial Hospital. Their injuries were serious, but not life-threatening, troopers said.
The early morning scene was filled with more than a dozen emergency vehicles, the most ever seen responding to a wreck in the area, according to a Daily News staff member who has lived in the subdivision for two decades.
At least three people have been airlifted from the scene of a single-car wreck on a residential street in the Rock Creek subdivision near Richlands.
The victims were removed by emergency officials from a car that was lying on its side on Rock Creek Drive, about 100 yards from the subdivision entrance off Gum Branch Road.
The lights from emergency vehicles and the sounds of the medical-transport helicopters interrupted the cold early morning. Highway Patrol troopers were on the scene investigating.


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Posts tagged "Three Forks formation"
Estimate for Williston Basin Oil Resources is Doubled
Last week the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provided an update of oil and gas resources in the Bakken region. This was their first update since a 2008 report that estimated mean undiscovered volumes of 3.65 billion barrels of oil and 1.85 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the region. The new estimate includes the Three Forks formation which largely lies underneath the Bakken in the Williston Basin that sprawls across North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and southern Saskatchewan.
(Related: The Energy Industry's Production Challenge: 100 Million Barrels Per Day)
The new USGS assessment stated that the Three Forks formation had not been previously assessed, but that an assessment was warranted based on a rise in drilling and production in the formation. Inclusion of the Three Forks formation added an estimated mean resource of 3.73 billion barrels of oil to the estimated 3.65 billion barrels of oil in the Bakken formation for a total estimated resource of 7.4 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil in the two formations. The two formations were also estimated to contain a mean of 6.7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and 0.53 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids (NGLs). CONTINUE»


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