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2009 Epoch "Veracity" Paso Robles
- Red Rhone Blend
- Written by Fred Swan
- Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:33
Epoch Wines, a Rhone-variety specialist, makes wine from two estate vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA. Bill and Liz Armstrong founded Epoch in 2004. Their winemaker is Jordan Fiorentini, previously head winemaker at Chalk Hill. Prior to that she worked at Araujo Estate, Antinori in Italy and earned a masters in enology and viticulture from U.C. Davis. Justin Smith (Saxum Vineyards) acts as consulting winemaker and also assisted the Armstrong's in selecting and planting their vineyards.
The History Behind Epoch Wines' Properties
Epoch's tasting room is next door to the historic York Mountain Winery. They purchased that winery in 2010, along with its 150 acres of land in the very cool climate York Mountain AVA. It is the oldest winery in the Central Coast, created in 1882 by Andrew York. He called it Ascension Winery. It was renamed York Brothers Winery in 1911 when his sons, Silas and Walter York, took over. Walter continued to operate the winery until 1970 when it was purchased by Max Goldman who changed its name to York Mountain Winery. It was later acquired by Martin & Weyrich. The winery building, made of huge wood beams and hand-formed bricks, was devastated by the 2003 San Simeon earthquake and is currently unusable. The vineyard land has been fallow for some time too. Epoch has plans to restore both beginning late 2012.
Aside from its early beginnings, York Mountain Winery's major claim to fame is that Ignacy Paderewski (1860 - 1941) used to bring his grapes there for vinification. Paderewski was a Polish-born concert pianist (the first pianist to solo at Carnegie Hall) and statesman (the first Prime Minister of independent Poland, 1919). He bought a 2,000 acre ranch in Paso Robles in 1914 and eventually settled there. In the mid-1920's, Paderewski had 200 acres of vines planted, primarily Zinfandel. His wine was considered quite good, but the vineyard gradually went fallow after his death.
About the Paderewski Vineyard
All of this does lead back to Epoch and today's wine. Epoch now owns the Paderewski Vineyard which they purchased in 2004 and replanted in 2005. They farm it using organic practices and are moving toward biodynamics, though they won't necessarily certify. Saxum Vineyards also produces wine from the vineyard. (Epoch's other estate vineyard is Catapult Vineyard which lies near the Booker and L'Aventure vineyards off of Anderson Road. Catapult is biodynamic as of this year.)
The Paderewski Vineyard comprises 65 acres high in the Adelaida district. Total acreage is 350. The vineyard features many elevation changes with steep slopes and rocky — primarily calcareous — soils. Its grape varieties now include the Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre found in Veracity, plus Petite Sirah, Counoise, Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Marsanne and Viognier. Roughly 7.5% of the Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre are own-rooted.
The Wine and the 2009 Vintage in Paso Robles
The signal event of the 2009 vintage in Paso Robles was an October 13 deluge. That storm dropped more than 10 inches of rain. Winemaker Jordan Fiorentini told me the grapes the Veracity were all picked before the skies opened up. She added that the Paderewski crop size was good and the grapes fully ripe. Fermentation for the 2009 Veracity was done with native yeasts. 72% of the fermentation took place in square, locally-manufactured, concrete tanks with the remainder in stainless steel.
The 2009 Epoch Veracity is dark ruby in the glass. The bouquet is generous with red cherry, blueberry, cocoa, chocolate, oak, allspice and a delicate floral note. The wine is nearly full-bodied with fine powdery tannins that balance the alcohol and rich flavors but are not drying. Fruit abounds. Red and black cherry, warm plum and blackberry are complemented by oak and loads of chocolate. The finish is lengthy and maintains the balance of tannin and fruit to the end. Drink now through 2020. Highly Recommended.
2009 Epoch "Veracity" Paso Robles
Rating: Highly Recommended
Drink: Now through 2018
Release Date: Fall, 2011
Closure: Cork
Production: 373 cases
Retail Price: $55, available from the tasting room
Blend: 36% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 32% Mourvedre
Origin: Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles
Aging: 20 months in French oak barrels, 38% new
Alcohol: 14.4%
The wine above was purchased for review.
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Delta 538T-SS-DST Brilliance Stainless Lahara Single Hole Bathroom Faucet with Touch2O, Touch2Oxt, and Diamond Seal Technologies - Includes Pop-Up Drain and 3-Hole Cover Plate
Technical Specs
Installation Sheet | |
Specification Sheet | |
Exploded Parts | |
ADA | Yes |
Country Of Origin | USA |
Delta Smart Solutions | Diamond Seal Technology, Electronic Faucets, Touch2O, Touch2OXT |
Diamond Seal | Yes |
Drain Assembly Included | Yes |
Electronic | Yes |
Escutcheon Included | Yes |
Faucet Centers | 0 |
Faucet Holes | 1 |
Faucet Type | Bathroom Sink Faucet |
Flow Rate (GPM) | 1.5 |
Handle Material | Metal |
Handle Style | Lever |
Handles Included | Yes |
Height | 7.31, 7.313 |
Low Lead Compliant | Yes |
Made in America | Yes |
Material | Brass |
Max Deck Thickness | 2.5 |
Mounting Type | Single Hole |
Number Of Handles | 1 |
Overall Height | 7.31 |
Spout Height | 5 |
Spout Reach | 5.5 |
Theme | Modern |
Touch Faucet | Yes |
Touch2O | Yes |
Touch2Oxt | Yes |
Touchless Faucet | Yes |
Valve Included | Yes |
Valve Type | Ceramic Disc |
Water Efficient | Yes |
WaterSense Certified | Yes |
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- Made in the U.S.A. (Manufacturing plants: Greensburg, Indiana; Jackson, Tennessee)
- Fully covered under Delta's limited lifetime warranty
- All-brass faucet construction
- Superior finishing process - faucet finish covered under lifetime warranty
- Lahara, inspired by the beauty and bliss created by waves
- The elegant, one-piece curved handles and sleek spout of Lahara compliments any décor
- Single handle operation
- Includes cover plate (escutcheon) for sinks with 3-holes (4" centers)
- ADA compliant
- Low lead compliant - complies with federal and state regulations for lead content
- Designed to easily connect to standard U.S. plumbing supply bibs
- Extra secure mounting assembly
- All necessary mounting hardware included
Product Technologies:
- Touch2O: Delta's famous Touch2O technology is now available in the bath. Tap anywhere on the spout or handle to start the flow of water. Touch2O faucets include an LED indicator light at the base of the faucet which lets you know the touch feature is active while also making the statement that you've got the latest-and-greatest in faucet technology. Touch2O bathroom faucets are designed to be easy enough to install that the typical homeowner can do it in less than an hour. Electricians are not required.
- Touch2Oxt: Hands-Free Technology option that expands upon Touch2O technology. With Touch2Oxt, your entire faucet acts as a sensor so the water starts flowing instantly and effortlessly. It senses your presence within 4" and automatically shuts off within seconds once you remove your hands. It not only helps conserve water, it's perfect for repetitive tasks like washing your hands, shaving, or brushing tasks. For tasks that require constant running water, simply touch the faucet and it will stay on after pulling your hands away. Touch it again and it will turn off. Switching between Touch2O and Touch2Oxt modes is as easy as tapping the faucet 6 times.
- Diamond Seal: Delta Diamond Seal Technology utilizes a ceramic disc valve with a real diamond coating to produce a faucet that will last up to 5 million uses. That's an amazing 10 times the industry standard, guaranteeing a lifetime of leak-free, trouble-free performance.
- Watersense Certified Product: Through a number of technologies and innovations, Delta's Watersense faucets achieve the impossible: A faucet that feels like more water, while actually conserving water. There are many advantages to this beyond helping protect our nation's water resources. First, Delta's Watersense faucets splash less; you won't have to wipe your counters as much. Second, they use less hot water, preserving your hot water supply and reducing associated water-heating costs. Third, you will feel a little less guilty leaving the water running for longer periods.
Product Specifications:
- Overall Height: 7-5/16" (measured from counter top to highest point of faucet)
- Spout Height: 5" (measured from counter top to faucet outlet)
- Spout Reach: 5-1/2" (measured from center of faucet base to center of faucet outlet)
- Number of installation holes required: 1
- 1.5 gallons-per-minute flow rate
- Installs onto decks up to 2-1/8" thick
- 1 handle included
- 538T-DST: this model
- 15938T-DST: this model without Touch2Oxt technology
- 538-MPU-DST: this model without Touch2O or Touch2Oxt technologies
About Delta:
Delta is more than just a brand of kitchen and bathroom faucets. It's a name that represents what's possible in today's plumbing technologies. Every kitchen and bathroom in every home is unique, and with a wide range of pricing and features, Delta faucets and fixtures can meet every need.
Delta is driven by its quest for innovation—and this applies to its kitchen and bathroom faucets and fixtures. From Touch2O technology (which turns the faucet on and off with just a touch) and MagnaTite technology (which eliminates droopy pull-down spray heads), to H2Okinetic showers (for a warmer and more luxurious shower experience), your life is simplified through innovations. And if you're searching for a product to offer an eye-catching focal point, while providing durability and reliability for a lifetime, look no further than Delta.
From extremely affordable and reliable faucets to fully loaded fixtures featuring today's leading technologies, Delta has a faucet for everyone.
Additional Delta Links
- View Manufacturer Warranty
- Shop All Delta Products
- Shop All Delta Lahara Collection Products
Our SKU: 538T-DST
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
Brilliance Stainless - 538T-CZ-DST
Champagne Bronze - 538T-DST
Chrome - 538T-RB-DST
Venetian Bronze
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
6 Questions from the Community
How long do the batteries in this unit typically last? How does this faucet function when no batteries are installed?
In looking at the comparison, it shows this faucet is smaller than the non-touch version of the lahara single handle, both the version with and w/o the metal drain. Is this accurate?
Does the faucet come with a mounting plate for a three hole sink?
Can the water be turned either on or off by touch?
Do you have a bathtub & shower faucet that goes with this?
A. The Delta 538T-DST does have coordinating pieces. You can search the entire Lahara Collection on our site to see all items. Part Delta T17238 is the shower only trim. Part Delta T2738 would be the deckmounted tub faucet. And part Delta T17438 would be a tub and shower trim.
How much space is required under the sink for the battery and mechanism? Is it easy to install or do we need a plumber?
Product Reviews
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Other Products In The Delta Lahara Collection
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Lahara Single Hole Bathroom Faucet with Diamond Seal Technology - Includes Metal Pop-Up Drain and 3-Hole Centerset Cover Plate
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Lahara Widespread Bathroom Faucet with Diamond Seal Technology - Includes Metal Pop-Up Drain
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Lahara Shower Trim Package with Independent Volume Control, Monitor and Touch Clean Technologies
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Delta 3538
Lahara, Bathroom Faucet with Pop-Up Drain, Double Handle Widespread
Warranty Info
With Delta® Faucet Company, you can be sure you're getting products of the highest quality.
All parts and finishes of the Delta faucet are warranted to the original consumer purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns their home. Delta recommends using a professional plumber for all installation and repair. Delta will replace, FREE OF CHARGE, during the warranty period, any part or finish that proves defective in material and/or workmanship under normal installation, use and service.
This number is for customer use only : Customer Direct Replacement parts may be obtained by calling 1-800-345-DELTA (3358) or by writing:
- Delta Faucet Company Product Services
55 E. 111th Street Indianapolis, IN 46280
Labor charges and/or damage incurred in installation, repair, or replacement, as well as any other kind of loss or damage are excluded.
Proof of purchase (original sales receipt) from the original consumer purchaser must be made available to Delta for all warranty claims.
This is the exclusive warranty by delta faucet company, which does not make any other warranty of any kind, including the implied warranty of merchantability.
This warranty excludes all industrial, commercial and business usage, of faucets whose purchasers are hereby extended a five-year limited warranty from the date of purchase, with all other terms of this warranty applying except the duration of the warranty. This warranty is applicable only to Delta faucets manufactured after January 1, 1995.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Any damages to this faucet as a result of misuse, abuse, or neglect or any use of other than genuine Delta replacement parts WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. It applies only to Delta faucets installed in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our warranty plan, please e-mail us, or call 1-800-345-DELTA (3358).

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CMXI said...
I'm saying, if people are going to insist on voter ID laws, there should be a free voter ID available for those people who don't have driver's licenses, military IDs, or passports. The ID would serve no purpose beyond being an official document for the purposes of identifying the voter.
Forcing someone to pay to vote (either directly or indirectly) is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause - established in Harper.
JCTide said...
Every adult should have id anyway.... To not is simply foolish and irresponsible, and frankly you seem entirely too intelligent to honestly think that requiring voter ID without establishing yet another give away program in this country is a form of poll tax... My goodness,, when are people gonna start paying their way in this country and stop feeling like the government needs to always give someone something. Why do you feel we need to creat FURTHER dependence on the system at every turn.
CMXI said...
As I just explained to you, the Supreme Court established that any required fee or payment as a prerequisite to voting is unconstitutional. This includes indirect payments - if someone is forced to have an ID to vote, and the only way to get an ID is to pay accompanying expenses, then it's no different than a person being asked for those expenses at the polls. Voting is a fundamental right in this country, and nobody should be barred from voting simply because they don't have money.
A free option isn't creating further dependence on the system, requiring voter ID in the first place is creating further dependence on the system.
This post was edited by JCTide on 2/23/2013 at 9:33 AM
TroyTide said...
Any decent contributing member of society should and would have an ID in the first place. There are probably a few Dem votes who don't but screw them.
That said IDs should be required in the first place. I don't see anything wrong with National IDs, and proof on demand.


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Most people who die leave behind stuff. And many, if not most, families wind up fighting over that stuff.
Julie Hall, otherwise known as "the Estate Lady," says sibling battles over parental possessions have broken out in more than 80% of the estates she has liquidated.
"People will tell me, 'Oh, that will never happen in our family. Our children are so close, there aren't going to be any problems,'" said Hall, who blogs at The Estate Lady Speaks and has written several books on clearing out an estate, including "How to Divide Your Family's Estate and Heirlooms Peacefully & Sensibly." "I smile and say, 'That's so nice,' but I know that after (the person dies) they will fight over the craziest things."
I would love to say our family didn't join those ranks when my father died two years ago. But one of the few things I wanted from Dad's estate -- the military medals of his brother, who was killed in action in Korea -- was something my brother wanted as well.
We wound up dividing them, but there was a pretty fierce tug of war there for a while. And that's too bad, because the last thing our parents would have wanted is for us to fight over stuff.
"Post-death family feuds are terrible," said Los Angeles estate planning attorney Jon Gallo, who with his psychotherapist wife, Elaine Gallo, runs Gallo Consulting to help families navigate this rocky terrain. Such battles can make a traumatic time even more stressful, he said, even leading to lifelong rifts.
Things can really get ugly if parents treat children unequally, Gallo said, or if a particular item stirs strong emotions for more than one person.
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"Usually it's something that's a reminder of their childhood," said Jon Gallo, who has co-authored several books with his wife, including "Silver Spoon Kids" and "The Financially Intelligent Parent." "There's a deep psychological connection."
Pretty soon, siblings descend into the "Mom always liked you best!" or "You always got your way!" squabbles that punctuated their childhoods. Maturity, reasonableness and rationality can fly out the window. In the worst situations, siblings may steal items from the estate or bully another heir into giving up a cherished item, causing hard feelings all around.
There are some ways, however, that may head off warfare within the family:
1. Get the parents to decide.
In an ideal world, Hall said, the parents would decide who gets what in a financially equitable way. The kids may not like the parents' decisions, but they're more likely to accept them -- and less likely to end up hating each other -- if they don't have to work out a distribution plan themselves, she said.
Hall is a big fan of parents asking their kids in advance what items they might want -- with no guarantees that asking means getting. Items of value should be appraised, and then the parents can draw up a list that ensures each sibling receives roughly the same dollar value of stuff.
If parents do treat children unequally, they'd be smart to leave behind a written or videotaped explanation of why, Gallo said.
"We encourage people to talk to their kids as well, but . . . people hear what they want to hear," said Gallo, who offers to record on video special interviews with clients so their heirs can better understand their wishes. The videos can be played after death so there's no question about what the parents wanted.
"The parents can say, 'George, we know you wanted the such and such, but we've decided to give it to Mary. She didn't influence our decision in any way, and we want you to know that and accept our decision," Gallo said. "Or 'Pete, we've helped you out in the past, and now we're giving more to Paul because he has health problems.'"
2. If the parents do leave it up to the kids to divide the stuff, there should be a stick along with all the carrots.
For example, the parents could state in their wills that if the kids are in charge of dividing up the household goods but can't agree on who should get an item, that item is given to charity, Gallo said.
Or it could be sold. "If everybody wants the grandfather clock, sell it and divide the proceeds," Hall counseled.
Some people are shocked at the idea of selling a family heirloom, Hall said, but she points out that such heirlooms can cause generation upon generation of trouble.
"When that person (who got the clock) dies, then there's a whole new uproar over who will get it and how it wasn't fair she got it in the first place," Hall said. "Get rid of it, split the money."


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This study is being conducted to evaluate the benefits of in-the-ear vs. open-fit behind-the-ear hearing aids. We want to learn more about which patients prefer each type, so we can make better choices about which type of hearing aid is best for which patients. Participants in this study will try three different sets of hearing aids for 2 months each, then we will evaluate the benefit of each type. Participants must be Veterans who are eligible for audiology care at one of the three participating sites.
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Device: In-the-ear hearing aids Device: Behind-the-ear hearing aids, receiver-in-the canal Device: Behind-the-ear hearing aids, receiver-in-the-hearing aid |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Open-Ear Canal and Traditional Custom-Fit Hearing Aids |
- Patient subjective ranking of the three types of hearing aids [ Time Frame: At the end of the 6 month trial (after having worn each set of hearing aids for 2 months each) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 288 |
Study Start Date: | May 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | September 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Device: In-the-ear hearing aids
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Device: Behind-the-ear hearing aids, receiver-in-the canal
Open fit non-custom, behind-the-ear hearing aid with receiver in the ear canal.
Device: Behind-the-ear hearing aids, receiver-in-the-hearing aid
Open fit non-custom, behind-the-ear hearing aids with receiver in the hearing aid.
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Hearing loss is the most common service-connected disability nationwide in the VHA system, with hearing aids providing the primary treatment option. Although the benefits of hearing-aid use are clearly established,~16-30% of adults who have hearing aids do not use them. Several factors are believed to result in non-use of traditional hearing aids, including (1) poor fit and comfort, (2) poor cosmetics, (3) whistling feedback, (4) occlusion, and (5) difficulty understanding speech in noise.
Recently, the open canal (OC) hearing-aid style has become a viable approach to addressing address many of the problems resulting in non-use of traditional hearing aids, particularly for individuals with mild to moderately-severe hearing loss. Although an OC hearing aid has many potential advantages, there also are potential limitations. For example, the maximum low and high-frequency gain available with an OC fitting is less than that available from traditional custom (TC) hearing-aid fittings, which could result in less than optimal amplification for some individuals. In addition, directional microphone benefits for speech understanding in noise, available with TC fittings, likely will be limited with OC fittings due to the loss of low-frequency gain (Ricketts et al., 2005).
Since both OC and TC fittings are appropriate for listeners with mild to moderately-severe hearing losses, evidence is needed to determine which style of hearing aid is preferred by a majority. Currently, OC fittings use a small behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid coupled to a thin tube or plastic covered wire ending in a vented "open" eartip. When a TC fitting is used with patients with similar hearing losses, the majority are either an in-the-ear (ITE) or in-the-canal (ITC) .In the proposed study a comparison will be made between OC vs. TC fittings.. In addition to this primary comparison, preference for one of two OC hearing aids, viz., OC instruments with receiver in the ear (OCRITE) and the OC instruments with receiver in the hearing-aid case (OCRIHA), will be determined. The outcomes of the OCRITE, OCRIHA, and TC hearing-aid use related to the factors of: (1) comfort and cosmetics, (2) subjective occlusion, (3) objective occlusion, (4) sound quality for external sounds, (5) feedback, (6) ease of use, (7) audibility, (8) aided signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) benefit, and (9) localization, will be measured in a large (n = 288), randomized-controlled, three-site (Bay Pines, Mountain Home, and Nashville) clinical trial, utilizing a three-period (two months each), cross-over design. A total of 13 variables will be measured for the 9 hearing-aid fitting and style-related factors. At the end of the study, participants will rank order their preferences for the three hearing aid fittings to determine (1) the preferred OC fitting (OCRITE vs. OCRIHA) and (2) whether the highest ranked OC fitting or the TC fitting is preferred. Preferred OC vs. TC difference scores will be calculated for all relevant variables. The ability of the differences scores to predict the preferences of the participants for an OC vs. TC hearing aid will be determined, in order to develop an evidence-based hearing aid selection model.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 85 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Veteran-adult onset of hearing
- English as first language
- Eligible for VA issued hearing aids
- Eligible to receive care at one of the three participating VA sites: Nashville, Mountain Home TN, Bay Pines FL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known neurological, psychiatric disorders, or co-morbid disease that would prevent completion of the study
- Inadequate vision
- Inadequate reading skills
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VA Medical Center, Bay Pines | |
Bay Pines, Florida, United States, 33708 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center | |
Mountain Home, Tennessee, United States, 37684 | |
VA Medical Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212-2637 |
Principal Investigator: | Gene W. Bratt, PhD MA BA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00727909 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | C6288-R |
Study First Received: | July 30, 2008 |
Last Updated: | August 23, 2013 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
Hearing loss Hearing Aids Speech Perception Persons with Hearing Impairment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Hearing Loss Deafness HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Slow Virus Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Hearing Disorders Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Sensation Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |
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The ARB is often the first governmental body before which a property owner has appeared. As a result, the ARB must conduct its business professionally and must consider how it is perceived by the public. Every effort should be made to make the hearings welcoming. Members should see that the public has information about its procedures and its hearing schedule. Sending required notices is one avenue for informing the public, but the ARB may also consider sending out news releases and posting meeting notices in public places. If the appraisal district has a taxpayer liaison officer, the officer can assist in developing a good relationship with the public.
The hearing itself is an ARB's most accessible and important avenue for conducting good public relations. Property owners may base their opinions of the property tax system in general, and the ARB in particular, on their experience at the hearing. Fair and impartial hearings are required, and the ARB must make sure that the hearings are conducted in such a manner.
Hearing Procedures
The ARB must adopt protest and challenge hearing procedures and may choose to adopt procedures or rules of order for its own meetings. Section 41.66(b), Tax Code, states that hearing procedures "to the great extent practicable shall be informal."
Except for a few instances, the law does not specify what must be in the procedures. Instead, the board may decide for itself how it wishes to conduct its business. Hearing procedures are not only legally required, but well designed procedures will help the board in its work..
The ARB may use Robert's Rules of Order, Uniform Code of Parliamentary Procedures or other recognized sets of procedures for its optional procedures. Developing customized hearing procedures to meet its particular needs and local concerns is a good idea. For example, the rules may include a provision limiting each protest hearing to a reasonable time that allows for full presentation of the taxpayer's evidence, cross-examination and arguments, but also ensures that protests and challenges are completed in a timely manner.
The law does require certain ARB hearing practices. The ARB must give each party the right to offer evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses, and present arguments on protest subjects. The ARB's procedures should reflect these and other property owners' hearing rights.
The ARB must adopt a rule that provides for hearing times on protests during evening hours, or on a Saturday or Sunday so that all property owners have an opportunity to participate in the hearing process. The ARB's procedures should inform property owners of these times.
The ARB must post written ARB hearing procedures in a prominent place in each room in which it holds hearings. The procedures must be made available to the public. In addition, the ARB must actively provide its hearing procedures to a protesting property owner.
All members should review the current written ARB procedures, preferably at the first meeting after January 1, when terms of office for new members begin. A group review ensures that all members understand the rules and provides a forum for discussion. If the size of an ARB has changed from the prior year, with either fewer or more members, the ARB will need to review its hearing procedures to see if a decrease or increase in its size will affect any current procedures.
In conducting its hearings on taxing unit challenges and taxpayer protests, the ARB needs to address several administrative matters. The members should also prepare for the legal and appraisal issues that will arise during the hearings.
Scheduling. The ARB should assign a case number to each protest and challenge. A numbering system helps keep track of all records and evidence. The ARB then places the appeals on a hearing schedule. The schedule states the date and time of each hearing as well as the nature of each protest or challenge. The ARB may not schedule a hearing on a particular property value before a property owner has filed a protest.
The ARB may decide to use a schedule sheet with additional information as part of its permanent records. It may contain information regarding the date and time of hearings, parties involved, a description of the property involved, a brief statement of issues and notations of who appeared and the final ARB order.
Time limits. The ARB's hearing procedures may place a time limit on hearings, but any limit should be reasonable and flexible. The Comptroller's office suggests that hearing procedures give each panel chair the authority to extend the hearing. Each property owner is entitled to a reasonable amount of time to present relevant evidence and argument. What is reasonable depends on the circumstances of each protest. A simple protest about a residential property may require less presentation time than a complex protest involving a large industrial property.
The ARB may also group hearings for similar types of property such as residential, commercial or mineral on specified dates.
Combined hearings. If more than one protest is filed relating to the same property, the ARB must schedule a single hearing on all timely filed protests that relate to the property. The ARB must also schedule joint hearings for all owners of a property owned in fractional or undivided interests. These include mineral properties. If the ARB changes the appraised value of this type of property, it must adjust the value of each interest accordingly. The ARB must adjust the value for the owner of each interest, whether or not the owner appeared at the joint hearing.
Similarly, the ARB should consider consolidated hearings for protests involving residential real property inventory. The appraisal district is required to appraise a builder's or developer's unsold residential real property as inventory—at the price the parcels would sell for as a unit to another person in the same business—unless this special appraisal method is waived by the builder or developer who owns the property.
Legal counsel. The ARB may need the services of an attorney. The ARB may hire its own attorney if the appraisal district budget provides funds for one. If not, the ARB may use the services of the county attorney.
Support staff. ARBs often rely on appraisal district staff for clerical assistance. Some appraisal district budgets fund a separate ARB staff.
Open Meetings Act (Chapter 551, Government Code)
The Texas Attorney General's Office interprets the open meetings laws in Texas. None of the following information should be interpreted as legal advice from the Comptroller's office. ARBs should seek legal advice from their attorneys regarding compliance with open meetings laws. For more information about the Open Meetings Act, call the Attorney General's Open Government Section at (512) 478-6736 or 1-800-252-5476 or see the Attorney General's Web site, http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opengovt.shtml.
The Open Meetings Act requires a governmental body to hold its meetings where anyone may attend. A quorum of members must be present to discuss or conduct business. The Act requires posting information about meetings in advance and bars a governmental body from having closed or executive sessions except in very rare cases.
The open meetings law applies any time a quorum of the ARB members meet. Members may not conduct business with less than a quorum in attendance. Members may attend social occasions and seminars without violating the law, provided they don't discuss their ARB business. Violation of the Open Meetings Act is a misdemeanor.
The open meetings law also allows a person to record, photograph or videotape all or any part of open meetings. The ARB may impose reasonable restrictions, such as requiring video cameras placed at a certain location so they don't physically interfere with the proceedings.
The open meetings law imposes strict rules prohibiting secret meetings by governmental bodies. Generally, a quorum of members can't meet and discuss or conduct business in a closed or executive session. For an ARB, the exceptions to this rule include: meetings with the ARB's attorney to discuss pending litigation and meetings to discuss personnel matters, if the ARB has its own staff.
When a governmental body holds a closed meeting, it must comply with strict procedural rules.
- It must post the meeting, just like any other meeting.
- It must convene in open session. The chair must announce that the board is going into closed session and state the legal authority for entering a closed session.
- It may not take any action in the closed session. All formal action must be taken after returning to open session.
- It must come back into open session before the adjournment.
The ARB must keep a record of any closed session. The law allows either a tape recording or a certified agenda to be kept. If the ARB chooses to keep a certified agenda, the matters considered in the meeting must be described clearly and accurately. The attorney general strongly recommends keeping a tape recording instead of a certified agenda. The ARB may keep both a tape recording and certified agenda. The certified agenda or tape must be kept for two years, or as long as litigation concerning the meeting is pending. If litigation about the legality of the meeting takes place, the judge can read the agenda or listen to the tape to determine whether or not the ARB violated the law. Otherwise, the certified agenda or tape of a closed meeting must be kept sealed.
The Tax Code adds three specific requirements for ARBs. First, the ARB can't hold a closed protest hearing. The hearing must be open to the public. Second, the chief appraiser or an appraisal district representative must be present at all meetings. The ARB can't exclude the chief appraiser or representative, even at the request of a taxpayer or taxing unit. Third, the ARB may not receive or consider evidence concerning a protest outside of the protest hearing.
The ARB must announce a meeting to the public at least 72 hours before the meeting takes place. The written announcement must state the time, date, place and subject of the meeting. Posting rules differ depending on the boundaries of the appraisal district between counties. The Open Meetings Act should be consulted regarding the place of posting notices of public meetings.
The ARB must list the meeting's subjects with enough detail that a person reading it would know what would be talked about or decided at the meeting. The notice may require more detail if the subject is one of great public interest. A court can void an ARB decision if the subject wasn't properly listed in the open meetings notice. Many attorneys recommend including the schedule of hearings in each notice.
Depending on public interest, the ARB may want to post very specific notices that include the subject of the protest and the name of the property owner. The ARB should decide to include this information on a case-by-case basis.
Public Information Act (Chapter 552, Government Code)
The Texas Attorney General's Office interprets the public information laws in Texas. None of the following information should be interpreted as legal advice from the Comptroller's office. ARBs should seek legal advice from their attorneys regarding compliance with public information requirements. For more information about the Public Information Act, call the Attorney General's Open Government Section at (512) 478-6736 or 1-800-252-5476 or see the Attorney General's Web site, http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opengovt.shtml.
The Public Information Act, also known as the Open Records Act, gives the public the right to see records and documents of government agencies. Under this law, all ARB records are public records and must be available for inspection or copying upon request unless the law clearly makes the record confidential. Only four classes of property tax records are exempt from the law:
- renditions, attachments to renditions and property reports (such as reports of decreased value and special inventory declaration and monthly statements);
- sales information that a person discloses to the appraisal district under a promise that the information will be kept confidential;
- applications for l-d agricultural appraisal; and
- income and expense information filed with an appraisal office.
Even records that are normally exempt from disclosure can be disclosed under the following conditions:
- when a court or the ARB subpoenas the information;
- to the person who gave the information;
- to the Comptroller or a Comptroller employee authorized in writing to receive the information;
- to an assessor or chief appraiser who requests the information in writing;
- for statistical purposes in a form that doesn't identify a specific property or owner;
- to the extent the information is needed for inclusion in a public document or record that the appraisal district must maintain;
- to a taxing unit or its legal representative for the collection of delinquent taxes on the property; or
- to the property owner if the information was used in appraising that owner's property.
Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information is a Class B misdemeanor. Failure to disclose information legally open to the public is also a Class B misdemeanor.
ARB records
In keeping with the Public Information Act, the ARB should keep good records of proceedings. Procedures should be established to make sure that the evidence presented is identified, the procedural requirements of law are met, and other information is maintained.
Information maintained by the ARB may be used in future litigation. For example, if the owner was required to file a notice of his or her appeal and did not file within the 45-day deadline, the owner has not met legal requirements for the district court to hear the case. Or, for example, statements made by a witness at the protest may be used to prove the witness' dishonesty or lack of credibility if statements change at trial.
Comptroller Rule 9.803 requires the ARB to keep records of the hearing. These are minimum standards that require the records to include:
- the names of the ARB members present and the date of the hearing or proceeding;
- the name and residence address of the property owner, or his or her agent (if applicable), or the challenging taxing unit;
- a description of the property subject to protest or challenge;
- summaries of both the nature of the case and of the chief appraiser's testimony;
- any documents or physical evidence (or reference numbers for the evidence) that the ARB admits;
- the name and residence address of every witness and a statement that the witness testified under oath;
- any formal motions made and the ARB's ruling on them;
- the affidavits signed by the ARB members that they have not communicated about the property subject to protest before the time of the protest hearings; and
- the ARB's final order or a reference number to it; actual testimony may be tape recorded and retained as part of the record.
Conflicts of interest
ARB members must comply with two "conflict of interest" laws that apply to them.
Chapter 171, Local Government Code, is a more general law that requires you to abstain in any case in which you or one of your close relatives has a "substantial" interest. Under this law, you must not only abstain in such a case, and you must file an affidavit stating your interest.
Section 41.69, Tax Code, bars you from taking part in any taxpayer protest in which you or one of your close relatives has an interest. No affidavit need be filed. The ARB member simply cannot participate in the protest hearing or determination and must recuse himself or herself from the proceeding.
Chapter 171. Chapter 171 comes into play whenever you or one of your relatives has a substantial interest in a matter.
Chapter 171 says that you or your relative has a substantial interest:
- in a business, if you own 10 percent or more of its voting stock or shares, own 10 percent or more or $15,000 or more of its fair market value or received more than 10 percent of your gross income from it in the previous year;
- in real property, if you own $2,500 or more of the fair market value of the property, whether your title is legal or equitable.
A person related to you in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity is a relative under Chapter 171. Service on the board of directors of private, nonprofit corporations for no compensation or other benefit does not create a conflict of interest.
When you determine you have a substantial interest, you must do two things. You must abstain from joining in any discussions or votes on the issue. You also must file an affidavit (a statement made under oath) with the ARB's secretary that states the nature and extent of your interest. You must file this affidavit before the ARB takes any votes on the matter. A sample affidavit is in Appendix Q.
There is an exception to this rule. If the matter you are voting on doesn't confer any special benefit on the business or property apart from the benefit it confers on all businesses or properties, you may vote on it. For example, if the ARB considers a taxing unit challenge that would decrease values on all business inventories in a certain area and your business is in that area, the action confers no special benefit on your business different from that conferred on all. You can still vote, but you must file an affidavit disclosing your interest.
Section 41.69. Section 41.69 bars you from discussing or deciding a taxpayer protest in which you or one of a wide group of relatives has an interest. This provision prevents you from acting in a matter that involves you or one of your relatives even if your interest is too small to be considered a substantial interest under Chapter 171.
You may have an interest in the outcome of a protest for many reasons. If there could be the appearance of favoritism or a conflict of interest, even if you do not believe you would actually be influenced, you should not participate in the hearing. The public must perceive the ARB as a fair and impartial body where no person, business or property is favored over another.
You should take great care to avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of improper actions. A court that finds you violated the law may nullify an important ARB decision. And, if you violate Chapter 171, you commit a Class A misdemeanor.


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As a result of the Mountain Meadows tragedy, the Harmony Ward minute book contained the following conceming John D. Lee: March 5, 1864: Bishop Lunt was present. John D. Lee tendered his resignation as President of the Branch [Harmony] because of much dissatisfaction among the people toward him. Elder James H. Imlay was selected and set apart to succeed him as (Eiranch) President. Bishop Henry Lunt set Mr. Imlay apart.I5 Three days before Henry was in Harmony his third wife, Ann Gower Lunt, had her first child, a girl, bom March 3, 1864. They named her Jane Gower Lunt. Later in the year on November 8, 1864, Mary Ann, Henry's second wife, had her fourth child which was a boy. They named him Randle Wilson Lunt. Living in the tiny settlement of H m o n y was not easy. John D. Lee wrote about an experience which had a great effect on him, It was after a raging winter storm had damaged his adobe house, "Bishop Lunt, Brother Higbee and Brother Haight carne during the storm and were afraid to stay ovemight-went to Kanarra, but the prospect was not much better. Another night of gloom and darkness." The storm which Lee wrote about continued and two of his children were killed when a section of wall crashed through the upstairs floor where they were asleep in their beds.16 The Church was anxious to see the "Cotton Mission" succeed. They started producing cotton, but problems caused delays. Despite the fact that cotton and other desirables were produced, the colony was not on a sure economic footing. It was clear that the mission would not be a success until a factory was constnicted which could produce quaiity cotton goods. Some cotton was made up into clothing i the region, some was sold i Salt Lake City in exchange for grain n n and supplies, some was fieighted to the Missoun River, but the bulk of it could not be disposed of because of the lack of a factory There was a small cotton mil1 in Parowan which was built at the specific request of Brigharn Young. By September it was reported to be maktng thnty-five pounds of s e ~ c e a b i yam per day. The following e
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