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Chez Negus
December 06, 2012
(Home-cook hero, George Negus slices & dices in a two-hat kitchen)
© David Astle
War zones. Crossfire. Rebel camps. George Negus has lived more lives than an alley cat. Thirty-seven years of chasing news has given the man with the trademark mo a passport full of hotspots. Duty-bound, he's survived militia, coups, juntas, Spanish prison, Maggie Thatcher. Wherever the bombs are falling – Jerusalem, Maralinga – Negus will go. Yet every risk will pale tonight in Bilson's Restaurant.
Tonight the foreign correspondent is braving the heat of a three-hat kitchen – to cook. The gig is more dare than assignment, a one-night stand to see if the seasoned home-cook can cut the Dijon as apprentice. Nobody but restaurateur – Tony Bilson, founder of a dozen gourmet addresses in his own 40-year career – and his kitchen crew are wise to the experiment. Beyond the swing doors, will discerning diners dine oblivious? Will the soufflé rise or flop? What looms as a recipe for disaster may well be a coup for gifted amateurs everywhere.
Importantly, Bilson and Negus are best of friends. The pair met over 30 years ago, via food in Tony's Bon Gout on Sydney's Elizabeth Street, and have been solving the world's problems over plates ever since. The mateship in a sense condones tonight's folly. Why else would a top-end chef allow a rogue protégé into his kitchen? Salmon confit invites a thousand blunders; non-chefs are capable of finding them all.
Negus shrugs. Pheasant terrine may be par for Bilsons' course, but the home-cook feels equal to the challenge. After years of sating his family – partner Kirsty Cockburn and their sons Ned (19) and Serge (16) – he feels battle-ready. But that's Negus to a fault. "Anyone who reads, can cook," he reckons. Remember that – we may be looking for an epitaph.
"Cooking is my therapy," adds Negus, just before the public arrive this Thursday evening (May 11). In both his home kitchens Negus fulfils the role of chef, Italian food his forte. Swapping his SBS Dateline desk for bench-top, the household name finds peace concocting ragout in his Balmain digs, or an exceptional pesto in the Bellingen hideaway.
"Penne a-la Negus is my signature dish," he says, trying on Bilsons' bleached jacket for size. To a "bucketload" of home-made pesto he will add garlic, chilli flakes, chopped Italian parsely and cherry tomatoes ("sautéed until a small black spot appears"), lastly adding parmigiana to taste. "Everyone loves the dish," says partner Cockburn. "Of course the Italians are horrified by Aussie spins on their national dishes"¦but I'm pretty sure a few of our friends from [Italy] survived the meal!"
Oysters Negus is another claim to fame ("I pinched the recipe from New York's Grand Central Station") but his big romance is with risotto. "Strange as it may seem," he writes in his 1999 sea-change chronicle, The World From Italy, "my true and ultimate aim in life, still unfulfilled, is to become the best risotto cook in Australia."
Signore Negus negates the notion of simply stirring a risotto. Roll over Casanova – Negus turns steamy when it comes to arborio: "You don't stir a risotto, you fondle it, you stay with it, you keep coming back to it, tenderly stroking it towards climax." Seems Signore Negus is the man to put the aaah into lasagna.
Jacket on, he enters the Bilson's kitchen and the differences multiply. Seven men roam the aisles, from five different countries. A hunk from Biarritz beats a zabaglione. Glasgow presses King George whiting through a drum sieve. Dublin cleans the rack of venison with a Frenching knife. Bangkok washes spoons. Born in Brittany, the fourth in a chef dynasty, Manu Fieldel peels ox-tongues. "You're late," he tells the apprentice. And Negus laughs, but not for long. Fieldel cuts a frightening figure.
Though Negus needn't worry. Firstly, he knows Bilson only hires urbane staff. "Our kitchen," says the restaurateur, "is very civilized. We don't have tantrums. We don't swear or raise voices. Whatever happens, George will keep his dignity. I choose my staff for their good manners and intelligence." Oh yes, they also need to cook like angels.
And secondly? Negus knows Bilson full-stop. Comparing laugh-lines, the moustaches, the salt-and-pepper manes, you could mistake the two as brothers: Negus, 64, and Bilson, 62, the Newshound and the Epicure.
"Journalism," says Negus, "introduced me to the long lunch, and Tony's Bon Gout to the weekend lunch. We'd get there on Friday night and not leave the joint till Sunday afternoon."
A bolt-hole on Elizabeth Street, Tony's Bon Gout was a hedonistic think-tank for the Bohemian Left during the early 70s, a forum of new-breed film-makers, artists, journos, pollies and pot-stirrers. The roll-call was raffish: Frank Moorhouse, Richard Neville, Jenny Kee. "We were too young to be part of the 'Sydney Push'," recalls Bilson. "I liked to say we belonged to the 'Baby Push'."
Both aged in their early 30s, poised on the brink of stellar careers, the pair met over a plate of Moroccan sausages and chilled Hawkesbury oysters. Negus was smitten at first bite. "I used to think that meal was as smart and as sophisticated as you could get. Hot spicy sausages – like Moroccan chorizo – and these chilled oysters – talk about a BBQ stopper."
Bilson matches Negus's chuckle. "Another big dish at Bon Gout was roast duck. [Then wife] Gay and I used to roast them in a big oven with no temperature controls. Gay would make these exquisite quiches and soufflés. Plenty of live lobsters too. One night a whole lot escaped the kitchen and crawled into the dining room"¦" Unfazed, the gallant crowd selected the pacesetter as the first to be cooked – since fresh is best.
So why did the two click? Tony: "We share a distinct discomfort with bourgeois sensibility, we very much of the same generation." Or going with George: "It goes further than food – I can't think of much, philosophically or politically where Tony and I disagree."
A waiter arrives, disrupting the nostalgia. His name is Pierre. He needs the tarte fine of lobster for Table 14, and the kitchen jumps. The night has started. Negus is tasked with smearing the spinach mouselline on each pastry circle, as Glasgow (alias Steven Skelly) warms the skillet for lobster.
By secret signal, chequered cloths appear on every chef's shoulder. Gouts of steam climb the tiles. "It's the first time I've ever cooked without a glass of red," whispers Negus, who's not really cooking. Not yet. He's pincering a lobster tail between his thumb and fingers, as coached by Skelly, and slicing the flesh into plump slabs.
Bilson stands at the kitchen's head. A Panasonic printer stutters out the latest order which he relays to his team. "One whiting quenelle, two chaud-froid, one matelote of barramundi." A chorus of 'Oui chef's' reverberate. The kitchen is narrow, yet extends some 20 metres from the Roquefort fridge to the sorbet coolroom. Zanussi gas ranges compete for space against the giant combi-steamer and a Cryovac press for sealing meat in sauces.
Skelly tackles the first quenelle. He angles a spoon to scoop out a blond paste of whiting meat from a silver dish. Negus watches spellbound. "I'm a quenelle virgin," he confesses to Skelly, who blurts "Far quenelle" in his naked-chef accent.
The Macquarie dictionary says Quenelle is a preparation of fish, meat or poultry, cooked and sieved, blended with egg, and cooked in stock or fried as croquettes. But in the Bilson kitchen, language lapses to instinct. Quenelles, for starters, are neither boiled in stock nor deep-fried, but poached for seven-and-a-half minutes in lightly salted water, the temperature a meticulous 90 degrees. The home-cook needs a watch to measure the time; the life-cook relies on his senses.
"I can cook blind," says Bilson, who drifts downtown to the fish-prep station to spy on his old pal. "I cook as much with my hearing as my sight. With my back turned to the stove I know what's going on – with fat it's the rapidity of the bubbling. Through smell, it's the caramelisation. Through touch I can tell meat's done-ness."
So has George ever cooked for Tony? Bilson baulks. The most likely time, he believes, was during the Last Days of Bon Gout, in 1975, when Tony actually billeted at George's pad in Balmain. "Back then, George was pretty well behaved compared to me."
"I had to be," chimes in Negus, eyeing his wristwatch. "I was press secretary for the Attorney-General [Lionel Murphy]. I couldn't afford a scandal!"
"That's right," says Bilson. "And I was drunk half the time. George was trying to avoid scandal and I was a scandal on two legs."
But what about the cooking? Who cooked for whom in this Odd-Couple existence? The only dish either can recall from that mad period is smoked haddock – and that was the once. Nowadays the two feel more like schoolmates. "It's that sort of friendship," agrees negus. "No matter how long the time-gap, we just pick up the last conversation we had."
How's the time? Does a watched quenelle ever poach? Steven Skelly, a skinny version of Liam Gallagher with spattered specs, can't afford to stand about. "Chef," he orders Negus, "I want you to sauté the slippery Jacks."
The 60 Minutes eyebrow acts as its own question. "Them," clarifies Skelly, pointing to a takeaway tub teeming with oily retreads. "They're field mushrooms, yeah? They grow wild, yeah? Like the French cèpes, except we can't get cèpes so we do these." No hint of squeamish, the apprentice grabs a fistful of slippery Jacks and hurls them into the pan. Meantime Skelly retrieves the quenelle – just in time.
A bell is slapped. Jason, a waiter, fetches a platter of amuse-bouche ("mouth entertainers") for Table 23. Angled like windsurfer sails, the tiny treats are savoury wafers erect in Chantilly cream. "We have six covers for a full deg," sings Jason. Translation: six diners each desire 10 sample plates of the degustation banquet. Bilson winks at his mate. Fasten your aprons, old son.
The two friends busy themselves. Bilson patrols entrees. Negus has fifty baby carrots to trim. Framed in a quiche plate, the clock on the wall appears to accelerate. A "quiet" sort of Thursday night amounts to 200 plates to occupy 50-plus diners.
Bilson adjusts the pickled endives across the terrine. Negus scalps carrots, and moves to shallots, his moves gaining fluidity. Both 60-somethings seem at home in the tumult, their focus the food. ("Thumb and first finger on the blade," shoots Skelly. "Controls the blade better.") George chops. Bilson patrols. The two mates trade a wink amid the ruckus.
Eerily, a sad coincidence in their past helped give rise to this mutual food-fixation. Aged four, both mates lost their Dads to accidents. In one way or another, fine dining was one improbable outcome.
After his father's death, Bilson's mum remarried her first boyfriend, a hotelier named Marsden with a sports-shooting licence. ("We hunted quail, swan, wild duck; my mother was a very good cook.") The son's own love affair with taste had begun. Dot, Negus's mum, opted to raise the family solo after George Sr died. She also persisted on adding sultanas to spaghetti bolognaise. ("Nobody ever cooked like my mum," says Negus, "though a few people went close in the army.") Such Brisbane-ite heresy – plus sporadic bouts of bachelorhood – compelled young Negus to the stove.
Shallots pared, the rookie is slid a pail of zucchini flowers. Sous-chef Skelly says, "Top and tail and de-stamenise, yeah?" The challenge is implicit: master this final knifework chore and the next snapper fillet is yours to sauté.
Skelly and Negus are working well. Two hours old, the mentor and rookie have found their groove. "What's it like working for Tony?" asks Negus, ever the journo. Skelly chooses his words: "He's got a lot of old stuff up his sleeve – some crap-old stuff but most of it's brilliant."
("Two pig's trotters," says Manu Fieldel, the plates a riot of gilt meat and celeriac puree. Bilson rings the bell.)
With a teaspoon of modesty, Bilson traces his culinary flair back to Escoffier, the maestro and archivist who bottled the genie of classic French cooking. On rainy days in Melbourne an eight-year-old Bilson would lose himself in the 5000 recipes of Le Guide Culinaire. No less pivotal was a stockpot in his stepfather's pub.
"I was four or so," Bilson recalls. "I remember watching the hotel's Chinese cook throw eggshells and chicken pieces into the pot. What is that, asked the little boy. That, said the Chinaman, is why our restaurant is busy and others are not."
Reeking of prophesy, Bilsons is flat-out busy now. Constant orders spit from the printer. Waiters spin and exit like actors entering the wrong scene. Fridges slam. Knives flash. The serving shelf is laden with spinach strudel, al-dente asparagus, perfumed kid, doormat cuts of Wagyu beef. Chefs are locked in unscripted dance. "Behind!" says Peter the patissier, the only in-house Aussie, though the guy was born in Burma. He's carrying a tray of white-chocolate Charlottes so frail they seem like art.
As head chef, Fieldel investigates the new bloke. Negus has graduated to sauté detail. He anchors the snapper with a small copper pot to prevent the fish's margins curling. Between pot and flesh is a foil butter wrap for added moisture. "Whip it," sings Fieldel in cryptic approval. "Whip it good."
For all his bluster, Fieldel owns a poetic soul. ("All we do," he says, "is make food beautiful.") The French bear is the darling of Channel 10's Ready, Set, Cook. "I am between Talent Chef and Celebrity Chef," he cracks. A thwarted circus career, back in his teens, accounts for the clown tattoo above his heart, plus an elephant on his shoulder-blade. So what scars does the 35-year-old own? "Moi?" he jokes. "Only the burn marks from Tony's limelight."
The master himself ghosts across to Negus's station, armed with champagne flute, and news of the night subsiding. The kitchen has matched the gourmet appetites of Sydney in a mad three hours, and Negus has been a vital cog. "How does it feel?" asks Bilson, reversing roles with the reporter.
The home-cook takes a pull of bubbles. Not immaculate, his station is testament to clipped shallots, oyster mushrooms, lobster legs and dauphinoise potato. "Tonight I learnt the difference between showing off and working." He unties the jacket. "And you mate, I reckon you were a football coach in a previous life. You kept us going from start to finish."
The true-chef groans. Please, he thinks, anything but your old sporting metaphors, Negus. "I'd prefer to think of myself as a composer, if that's OK." Shoulder to shoulder they migrate to the dining room where the conversation can really start.
[Sunday Life, June 2006]


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Anyone willing to share a successful Quint Narrative please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I would appreciate it.
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My department would be interested in a quint narrative as well. Please send to email@example.com Thanks
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Considering there are less than 30 of these you are probably going to have a hard time getting one since they may not be in the forums at all. I know 2 aren't for sure.
Before you spend a ton of time here, and not saying you didn't do this already, but if you haven't surveyed for 4+ story occupied buildings in your district and come up with 50-100 of them then you might want to make sure there aren't any other vehicles you would actually be competitive for. In Rural Quint is the lowest priority truck behind pumper, tanker, and brush so anyone asking for those has a slight step up on you.
Plus just remember that less than 120 trucks awards over $300K have been given out in the last 6 years. 4 pumpers to 4 communities holds greater benefit, so large $ trucks have to be dead on with all points of assessments and arguments or it won't see the light of Peer.
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Brian is Right, Guys!
BC79er, or Brian the Brain to most of us here, is one-thousand (1,000) percent correct in what he is telling both of you here, and he should know! Please study the advice that he is giving to the the two of you just as closely as you would the Program Guidance itself; that is, line-by-line. We don't call him "The Great Cyber-Wizard" for nothing. I'm in total agreement with his thoughts and recommendations. He's earned them, with probably tens of thousands of hours of study and analysis of this grant program on his own; with both his own computer analysis and his own prodigious brainwork involved in the effort.
Over the past several years, he and I have had a very mild and light-hearted disagreement here over the merits of looking at another's quint narrative; he thinks that it's unwise and a waste, whereas I've thought that it's a minor help in getting kick-started on one's own narrative, if not overdone.
Along the way, I've seen a wide range of different narratives get awarded- but with each one different from the next, and others get rejected when they looked like they couldn't miss. So, Brian's right about that. However, I've seen many winners that did have common elements in them, and that is what I posted in another thread on 'vehicles' several pages back on this AFG forum.
If you really want to read any narratives of others, however, I think that you will have to seek them out yourself, as I had to in years past, rather than just posting your e-mail address, and expecting others to do your work for you. This is ment as a helpful hint to you, and not a chiding or anything else. Just a fact of life, so to speak.
I do shudder, though, at the idea that everyone can now make a request for both apparatus and operations/equipment. I think that this will open up a can of worms, in that many too many apparatus apps will clog the system- apps that aren't critically needed, but only wanted. And nearly every department in the Country wants a 75' quint, it seems. I think that if you really, really need a quint as your primary need, as in the past, then that by itself will compell you to make a narrative effort strong enough to possibly see an actual but rare award.
Good luck. I'm all for you both, but your real chance for a quint, in my opinion, will come from doing what Brian has suggested. And if you want to see just a few common selling points of quint apps from the past, you could look at the thread that I referred to above.
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Actually Matt was awarded for a quint. 2005 I believe?
And there's nothing wrong with wanted to read study and learn, I've read well over 10,000 applications to figure out what I have. But it has to be done the right way which is part reading between the lines not on them. It takes practice, which I've had from years of dealing with people writing software. Actually quite a common connection there, they know what they want they just don't know why. Finding out what you need and why before you go looking around is the key to success. That's the reason I had my keyboard involved in 4% of the award money from 2006 AFG. $22 million out of $27 million. I'm not out here spewing stuff for my health, in fact it's the exact opposite because the more time I spend here the later to bed if it is for me. Brain break. But I digress.
One of the major themes I found when people try to read narratives they swear they're just in it to learn, but then the first thing they do is take other people's reasons for wanting/needing something so the reasoning conveyed in the application was highly transparent. My main message is/was if you don't do the analysis on your own department first then you don't know what you're looking for in other people's narratives. What they said is not important. WHY they said it is. I've seen so many apps where people can't explain why their community needs an aerial. Anyone can tell you why a quint/aerial is important to have, the grant needs to know why YOU need it and most importantly why haven't you bought it yet. You're not going to get that from anyone else's narrative until you know why you need it.
Once you know where you are (Point A) only then can you go somewhere else (Point B) based on what you've learned. Plus I hate to see people limit themselves to successful narratives. The narrative was only the last part, making sure that it was the right project for the department based on the numbers is the first part. You have to need an aerial based on the statistics first, and only an assessment will tell you that, not anyone else's narrative.
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February 1, 2006
Moultrie-- Good news for Georgia's economy. Hundreds of new jobs could soon come to south Georgia and a state commission set up to bring in business is doing better than ever. One South Georgia city is becoming a shining star of economic development.
Traffic is flowing and the fire is going strong in "The City of Southern Living". "I think it's a great place to live and raise a family," says Chamber of Commerce President Darrell Moore. Moultrie is proving to be a good place for family and it's also a good place for business.
"2006 has already started out with a bang. We've already had new businesses open," says Main Street Director Amy Johnson. In Downtown Moultrie, store windows show signs of a work in progress as new establishments begin to open. "Our community, Colquitt County and Moultrie is centered right here in the middle which is downtown Moultrie," says Johnson.
Right down the street, the Envy Salon Studio colors the way to what will hopefully bring even more small businesses to the area. "For a small town like Moultrie that's growing, small businesses need to grow with it," says Envy Salon Studio owner DJ Armstrong. More businesses mean more jobs. In less than five years, 2000 jobs have been created thanks to industries like National Beef, Icehouse America, and Sanderson Farms.
"Just Sanderson Farms with their salaries and annual payroll for the plant and and all the grower payouts will be over 50 million dollars a year," says Moore. And just as strong is the demand for housing.
"We've got fourteen or fifteen new subdivisions that are under development and some of them have already started building. Some of them are in the planning stages so we feel like the population is growing," says Moore. Moore says since 1990, Colquitt County's population has grown from about 36,000 to 46,000 people but the challenge is continuing to attract new residential and commercial development.
"That's probably the biggest challenge for us or anybody else, getting them to come and look," says Moore. For some, the city is already a perfect fit. "Oh yes, I already feel at home," says Armstrong.
When more businesses and people make the City of Southern Living home, the fire will continue to grow into something even bigger.
"Hopefully a bright future," says Moore.
The city also has about 100 acres around Sanderson Farms. They plan to make it an upscale business park. Over the next six to nine months, they'll start going after specific industries to fill the spaces. City leaders hope the Citizens Business Park will attract even more high paying jobs to the area.
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Despite considerable press coverage and a lengthy trial, the full story of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has remained largely untold. Only one man can reveal the whole, astounding truth: Sam Brower, the private investigator who devoted years of his life to breaking open the secret practices of the FLDS and bringing Warren Jeffs and his inner circle to justice.In Prophet's Prey, Brower implicates Jeff in his own words, bringing to light the contents of Jeffs's personal priesthood journal, discovered in a hidden underground vault, and revealing to readers the shocking inside world of FLDS members, whose trust he earned and who showed him the staggering truth of their lives.
Prophet's Prey offers the gripping, behind-the-scenes account of a bizarre world from the only man who knows the full story.
©2011 Original material by Sam Brower. Preface © 2011 Jon Krakauer. Recorded by arrangement with Bloomsbury USA. (P)2011 HighBridge Company
"Incredible Story of the FLDS"
I first learned of the FLDS church a few years ago when I read "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer. I was horrified, and have followed the developing story and Jeffs trial ever since. I snagged this audiobook as soon as I noticed it, and worked my way through it very quickly.
This story is told in the first person by Sam Brower (narrated by Jonah Cummings, who does an awesome job), a private investigator working hard to break down and expose the incredible evil taking place in the world of the FLDS. The story is an interesting look into the innerworkings of a sad religious, a lunatic religious leader, legions of followers, poor unfortunate children, and how a private investigator goes about infiltrating this mess.
This is not an easy book to listen to. It's depressing and frustrating. It's hard enough to hear about the atrocities happening within the FLDS church, and even harder to hear about how difficult it is to get the government to intervene.
The only complaint I have is that the timeline of the story jumps around quite a bit. There are lots of characters in this book, and it's hard to keep them all straight. On top of this the author jumps back and forth in time frequently, and it can be easy to get lost at times. A fairly minor complaint, but I can't help but this this would be a stronger story if told in a more linear fashion.
Average stay at home housewife with 3 kiddos trying to learn about new somethings in the world. Only non-fiction! No time wasters for me!
"Sam the Man!"
Seriously, Sam Brower is a fantastically awesome human being. The story is truly captivating! I appreciate the detail to the timeline.
The narrator is slightly annoying with his mispronunciation of names and places.
Would love any other books in the future from Sam Brower.
love to read, love to listen
"Real life evil"
Sam Brower knows more about the inner workings of the FLDS than many members of the cult do. He demonstrates a cycle of horrific abuse that is not likely to end without significant government intervention in an accessible, interesting manner. He approaches the community with an open mind, and though he reveals a thoroughly corrupt social system that can't be allowed to stand, he still treats each individual with the respect they deserve. In other words, he doesn't paint everyone with the same broad brush. It's a rich portrait of members of an isolated community that is intended to be "good" but turns out to be very bad.
Jonah Cummings did a great narration. I felt like I was listening to the author himself recount his experiences.
tired teacher
I do not very often judge another human being, but in this case I can tell you that Warren Jeffs is one of the most evil men on the face of the earth. I pray he NEVER gets out of prison. Although he has never actually killed someone (that we know of), nevertheless, he has taken so many lives and destroyed their freedom that he should and must be held accountable.
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"Extremely Informative and Thought Provoking"
I decided to listen to this book after listening to "A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown" by Julia Scheeres. Both books intrigued me in relation to how some religious "leaders" can manipulate their followers all in the name of God. This book reveals so much about FLDS and its leader Warren Jeffs, and the most astounding thing about the whole story is that no elected officials would try and save those unfortunate children even after his diaries revealed his and other male follower's sexual abuse and depravity. The story is a sad but cautionary tale of what can happen, when one person has too much power over people and their psyches -- all the while pursuing their illicit pursuits under the guise of being religious and one with the Lord.
"Fascinating read"
Yes I would. I have read every book by Krakauer.
The interesting details and insight into Short Creek and the FLDS and especially Warren Jeffs.
The narration was difficult for me at times. It would have really been a great idea for this narrator to do some research into the local pronunciations. I would be listening along and all of a sudden something so common would be mispronounced. Common if you have spent time in Utah, and I grew up there. For example, its not the 'Desert News' - the newspaper in Salt Lake is the
"Good follow up to 19th Wife"
I picked this up after reading "The 19th Wife" to get more information about the modern-day fundamentalist Mormon sects that continue to practice polygamy today. There are a variety of books to choose from, but I picked this one because I was particularly interested in finding out what had become of the fundamentalist compound in Texas that was investigated by the FBI in 2008. About all I could recall from the episode was dozens of women in prairie-style dresses, along with hundreds of children, being taken into state custody because of alleged child abuse at the fundamentalist compound.
This book more than delivered what I was looking for. Brower is a private investigator and a Mormon who was working in Utah when he heard about a family, members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), who had been kicked out of their home by their "prophet," Warren Jeffs. Thus began Brower's involvement in multiple investigations into the crimes perpetrated by this psychopath in the name of God. Brower had a ringside seat investigating and helping prosecute those responsible for these crimes, which include not only child abuse, rape and underage marriage but also racketeering, defrauding the US Government via entitlement schemes, and much more.
This book is not for the faint of heart. I was shocked at how cavalierly many government officials, including law enforcement, treated the crimes that were occurring under their noses. The ultimate fate of all those children we saw on television? Every single one was returned to the cult, where the girls will be forced to wed men three times their age and the boys will be abandoned (too many boys=too much competition for young brides). At least Warren Jeffs, a pedophile and megalomaniac, is serving a life sentence, but he still has followers, and that is what makes the whole thing so disturbing.
I listened to this as an audio book read by Jonah Cummings. About halfway through, I decided to speed up and turned my player to 1.5 speed. I am glad I did so. The book was gripping, but Cummings' delivery was just too slow.
My reviews are always pending.
"Hard to Fathom"
As a member of Latter Day Saints and as a convert, I haven't practice my faith in a long time, but when I was going to church, I heard stories about Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. It always bothered me and still does when the public thinks that Mormons still practice polygamy and other myths which isn't true anymore.
As I read more about Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints and their leader, Warren Jeffs and his root of evil, it bothered me to read more, just because the doctrine and the commandments of the Book of Mormon is being twisted for their evil. Such as, Word of Wisdom and allowing the Prophet to drink and having multiple wives with underage girls in order to go to the Celestial Kingdom.
FLDS is a total sham.
As I read more and more of "Prohet's Prey", I could not help thinking "WTF" when I learned more about FLDS and the constant abuse to their members and underage girls.
The only refreshing part of this book is how the author, Sam Brower, regained his faith again after over 20 years of being non active as a Latter Day Saints.
I don't regret at buying this book. It's extremely interesting about Warren Jeffs and his followers of FLDS, but it was also hard to fathom because I've learned a lot as being a Latter Day Saints and their true teaching from the doctrine.
No matter how far I stray away from the church, I still feel the Holy Spirit from time to time.
That is one part of my life that will always be with me.
"So Good!"
A perfect balance of intrigue and history. I'll read anything these two write.
"A Sociopath and His Follwers"
Prophet's Prey is the story of a private investigator's involvement in uncovering the workings of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) during the reign of Warren Jeffs. A member of the Mormon Church (LDS), Sam Brower relates the history of the FLDS sect and how Jeffs took control. Along the way, he describes the horrendous and illegal workings of the organization in the US and Canada. The result is a heart rending story of crime against children and their families. It is a disturbing story of corrupt politics, courts, and law enforcement. This is for anyone reading true crime, concerned about child abuse, and those who have been reading about the imprisonment of Jeffs. It is not entertaining. It is a disturbing book. If you are sensitive to graphic description, this may not be for you. The reading of Jonah Cummings is very good.
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Bilingual Parenting and Familes
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A review of the American-based company Music Lingua that teaches German to children.
Bilingual Family Group Support
A look at the ImF, a German association that helps parents raising multilingual children anywhere.
Bilingual Parenting
A personal account of raising kids to be bilingual in German and English. A guest feature by Nadine Lichtenberger.
German Nursery Rhymes
Young German children know and love the "Hoppe hoppe Reiter" rhyme. Parents in a bilingual situation will love our new collection of German rhymes for kids. And adults can can learn a lot from them, too.
German Songs for Children - Lyrics in German and English
German KINDERLIEDER with lyrics in German and English.
German Websites for Children
German Websites for Children.
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Deutsche Sommerschulen
German summer schools all over the world. Includes a schools directory.
German Chat
Chat about bilingual/multilingual matters in German or English. From your Guide.
German for Beginners
Our free online German course requires no book... and did we mention it's free?
German Forum
Exchange information in our two German Forums - in German or English.
Alphabet Garten
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Huge selection of German books, videos and music from Amazon.com's German division. Free delivery to addresses in Austria, Germany, or Switzerland! They also ship internationally, of course.
Bilingual Families Web Page
Cindy Kandolf's wonderful online resource for bilingual parenting in a variety of languages, including German.
Bilingual Parenting - BYU
For parents interested in raising their children in a foreign language (non-native language to BOTH parents). From Brigham Young University.
German and other "Books Online" from the German Barnes & Noble (Bertelsmann) online bookstore.
Books Without Borders - German
German and bilingual books, audio cassettes, and videos for children. From Books Without Borders in San Antonio, Texas.
A searchable online source of German and bilingual books for kids. "Europas größte Datenbank für Bücher, Software, CDs und Videos."
Famous Bilinguals and Multilinguals
The "Famous Bilingual Site" by Devin P. Brown at the University of Pittsburgh. Well-known English-speakers (actors, athletes, musicians, politicians, etc.) who speak German or another language in addition to English.
FIBEL Homepage
Fraueninitiative Bikulturelle Ehen und Lebensgemeinschaften. An Austrian organization for bilingual and bicultural families. New and improved Web site. In German.
Forum für binationale Paare und Familien in Deutschland
In German. A support group for international couples/families. A helpful and expanding site.
German Language Schools Conference
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German Shop - Books Videos
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The German Way Forum
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The ImF forum (in English and German) helps families stay in contact and set up other-language play groups. From the Interest Group for Multilingual Families.
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International Couples - Germany
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Interview with an Expat Mom in Austria
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A German site with fun stuff in German for kids and families, including the monthly Die Maus.
KinA Magazine
A quarterly bilingual magazine "helping kids in America learn German."
Kinderreime - Rund ums Baby
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Blount Today
If you ever needs a flat tire changed quickly, William Blount High School automotive technology students can handle the chore quicker than most.
The schools team at the 16th Annual Top Wrench competition on May 10 changed out a tire in 29.3 seconds and won the pit crew wheel changing event. Heritage High School came in second at 29.5 seconds and South-Doyle High School placed third at 29.7 seconds.
About 410 high school vocational students from throughout East Tennessee came together for the annual Top Wrench competition at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base. The event was planned as an opportunity for vocational students to have a fun day away from school and see some of the career opportunities available with area car dealerships and the air guard.
Program organizer Sgt. Joe Marshall, Air National Guard retired, said the event also was a way to promote awareness that illicit drug use can rob a person of whatever success they earn.
"I tell kids if you want to succeed, there cant be any drug use, or it will rob you of every success," he said.
The students competed in the static engine display, the electronic
car and the pit crew wheel changing competition.
In the electronic car competition, electronic "bugs" were placed within the electrical system of a vehicle built in part by Heritage High School automotive technology and auto body students. The challenge was to diagnose the problems or "bugs" that had been placed in the system in 15 minutes.
Union County High School won the competition with a time of 13 minutes, 11 seconds; Bearden High School placed second at 13 minutes, 40 seconds, and Campbell County High School won third place at 14 minutes, 59 seconds.
The static engine display competition was the loudest of all the events. According to Tech Sgt. Steven Kear, "They have 10 minutes. We put in three bugs, and its up to them to figure out whats wrong."
Success was always evident when the students were able to crank up the engine, which resulted in loud roar from the engine. Bearden High School won in 1 minute, 14 seconds; South-Doyle High School took second in 1 minute, 15 seconds, and Central High School was third at 1 minute, 41 seconds.
William Blount High School had 32 students at the competition. Auto Technology instructor David Reed said he doesnt put pressure on the students in the weeks building up to the competition because they put pressure on themselves to win.
"They want to look good for the school. Were here to have a fun time," he said. "I dont put pressure on them. If they win, its icing on the cake."
Reed said the students also got to see opportunities available through the Air Guard.
"A lot of these kids have never been on the base. They get to see it, and it opens their eyes about whats over here," he said.
WBHS senior Andy Morrison, 18, said it was important not to get too nervous. "Its mostly about having a good time," he said.
WBHS junior Scott Butler, 16, said it was fun to see how students from other schools competed. "We get to find out how good we are," he said. "I know we think were good, but we get to find out if we are."
The classic and custom cars on display caught the attention of WBHS junior Brian Thompson, 18. Cars displayed included a Lamborghini, a Dodge Viper Turbo, a classic Buick Skylark owned by Twin City dealer Jerry Hodge, a Bentley, a Chrysler Charger, a Pontiac Solstice and a Saturn Sky convertible. "Im a car fanatic," Thompson said.
Also on display was a large hydraulic lift measuring about 30 feet long by 10 feet wide used to offload supplies onto aircraft. "Some students said that was the biggest deer tree stand they had ever seen," Marshall said with a laugh.
Heritage High School collision repair teacher Randy Bird and automotive technology teacher Jim Carpenter brought about 24 students to the competition. The events taught teamwork and problem-solving, Bird said.
Carpenter said the students look forward to the competition. "Theyve talked about this all year since school started," he said.
Bird thanked the organizers. "Joe Marshall and Randy Patterson do a super job of putting this on," he said.
HHS junior Troy Cope, 17, said he learns more from the hands-on activities that are part of the competition than lecturing or textbook work in a conventional class. "Thats what makes it fun," he said of the competition.
An automotive scholarship to Tennessee Technology Institute was awarded to Cole Trentham from Heritage High School.
The scholarship matches his HOPE lottery scholarship, which can be
as much as $500 a semester. Anthony Tanner from South-Doyle High School
also won a scholarship for auto body technology. Four journalism
students from William Blount High School and Clinton High School
interviewed competitors in the events, and Jeffrey Hinderlight from
Clinton High School won
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Which phone(s) changed your expectations on what you can get/do on your next phone?
If we look back, it's wasn't that too long ago that we have the early iterations of Android phones and iPhones, and even Windows Mobile, S60 phones, and the plethora of feature phones. As time goes, which phone(s) do/did you get that completely changed your expectations of whatever phone you would get next?
Mine (all pics are shamelessly pulled from the internetz):
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The SE K550 is a basic 2G phone, and a low-end Cybershot phone. What it has was an auto-focus camera. Even when I was using a Nokia E51, I still carry this phone for its camera. This sets my expectation going forward to have an auto-focus camera, something that is not necessarily standard at that time.
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The Nokia E51, my first 3G capable smartphone. Trying to use WAP on the K550's 2G was painful. The E51 sets my expectation for a 3G phone, and a smart OS. I've been syncing contacts even on my K550, but the smarter S60 on the E51 made things more flexible. Aside from contacts, I started syncing calendars. The notification system is also a leap over the dumbphone K550. Heck, I can even use Google maps on this thing. Too bad the camera sux (which is why I kept my K550).
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The iPhone 3GS sets the bar even higher for what I expect my phone can do. I started using iOS on the iPod Touch. Having tasted 3G and auto-focus camera, I was turned off by the first iPhone (2G only) and the iPhone 3G (non-auto-focus camera). I started to realize how the bar set by my expectations is getting up there, that even the revolutionary iPhone 1 couldn't meet. The 3GS was the one to get. From now on, my expectations for a phone are multi-touch UI, great music (iPod) capability, and apps. I'm now using the iPhone 4, and the only thing it added to my expectation was HD video recording.
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Ah, the Nexus One, my first Android phone. This is more of a parallel with the 3GS as the N1 doesn't have HD video recording (officially). It met all my other expectations, and it sets the bar for what I expect for an Android phone, for it to be unlocked, non-carrier controlled, stock/close to stock OS, and updates (got my N1 through Eclair, Froyo, and Gingerbread). After this, I actually tried other Android phones, including the G2X and Infuse. I returned both. The G2X is laden with T-Mobile's buggy crapware on Froyo, and the Infuse at that time was also still on Froyo (with its features like tethering disabled) while my N1 is rocking GB. I also started to question why things like tethering, that is standard on my N1, is not available on other Android phones. As you can see, this doesn't bode well to my expectation of any new Android phone. The Nexus One set the bar pretty up there from the get go.
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More Android phones came and gone, but lastly, the phone that has ruined any other phones out there for my expectations, the Galaxy Nexus. I imported the Galaxy Nexus, paid full price for it, and it's the best Android phone till today. It met all of my expectations, other than the iPod experience. First, it has penta-band HSDPA. This sets the bar to unreachable level for nearly any phones out there. Second, Google dropped the price to $350. I'm not mad that I paid full price for it, but it set my expectation even higher in relation to price. Anything priced higher than $350, I expect it to be a ton better than the Galaxy Nexus, and no phones out there imo do.
Thanks to the Galaxy Nexus, I may not even be interested in any other phone, until a phone can match its flexibility (penta-band HSDPA, unlocked) for the price ($350). This is also why now I'm sticking with the iPhone 4. As good as the iPhone 5 sounds, I'm turned off by the price Apple is charging for it (unsubsidized). Same thing with any newer Android phone out there. Why would I pay more than $350 unsubsidized for a phone that doesn't even have the latest OS, let alone come with the flexibility of penta-band HSDPA and being unlocked.
So yes, the Galaxy Nexus ruined it for me. Everytime there's a new phone announced, I'm hardly interested. The bar has been set. Which phone(s) that changed/raised your expectations?


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Family tribute to murder victim
The family of Bridgnorth murder victim Richard Sherratt paid tribute him.
Mr Sherratt's three adult children - Tom, Joseph and Jennie Sherratt - also thanked people for all the support and kind messages they had received since their father's death.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our father. He was a loving son, brother and father."He will always be remembered for his jovial spirit, strong character and generous nature."
Mr Sherratt, 57, who had recently moved to Bridgnorth from the Stourbridge area, was found dead at his home in Old School Mews, Bridgnorth on Thursday 14 June 2012.
Three people - a woman and two men - were arrested two days later and have appeared in court charged with his murder.
All three have been remanded in custody and will appear before Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday 25 June 2012.


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State schools superintendent Tony Evers told the Associated Press he will run for re-election in April of 2013.
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Could FC Dallas have a new South American partner? Well, according to reports out of Brazil there are talks between Serie A side Gremio and the Frisco-based MLS team.
Speaking to a reporter (PORTUGUESE), Gremio executive director Rui Costa said the two sides have been conversing about a potential partnership.
Actually, we were approached by the executive director of Dallas. He became aware of our policy for exchanges with clubs outside. They told us about how they managed to increase its revenues in a country where soccer is not so popular, talked up the possibility in advance in terms of covenants.
This isn't an unheard of thing for FC Dallas. The club has had numerous partnerships over the years with clubs south of the border including one Brazilian side, Clube Atlético Paranaense. I'd imagine that partnership is no longer active as the two clubs have not swapped players in a few years.
Now what I am hearing from this end of the world is that Dallas is looking at some of Gremio's players. The report mentions an executive director but more than likely they mean technical director Fernando Clavijo, who was in South America earlier this year on a scouting trip.
We know that Clavijo has been on the hunt for a young defensive midfielder and Gremio may have the one player that he has been looking for. Earlier reports suggest that the player is young, 21 or 22 years old, has good experience and plays for a team that is in the Copa Libertadores.
Based on all of that, it could be that 21-year old midfielder Fernando Lucas Martins or just Fernando is the guy that Clavijo is after here. Young player, check. Midfielder, check. Good experience (kid has national team experience!), check.
I don't have any official word yet on if this rumor is true that the club is partnering with Gremio but the more I look into it the more I see them snagging a player than sharing tips on training facilities and what not like the report suggests.
(Edit note: hat tip to out own Alfredo for finding this story yesterday. We had to hold off on running it so we could do some digging of our own)


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I highly disagree that Citrus county is a better place to live. It is a bad place to live. One is dictated at every facet of living or improving ones life or property. Just to do the simplest task must be done with the purchase of permission, or permits according to a "code". This county is a leader of having become a dictatorship aligned with that of Germany some 70 years ago with storm trooper enforcement goons tramping on your personal property (without permission) hiding behind the excuse that a neighbor tattled on you. The inquisition if you will, searching behind every tree, under every rock, and interrogating as they go. The citizen is a criminal in their eyes and they will prove it according to every ridiculous and demeaning "code" a commissioner can dream of and hustle through every other Tuesday at (when?) 1PM on your work day afternoon.
A good guy, bad guy scenario is in existence in Citrus county whereby the neighbor whose friendship you should be enjoying is encouraged to tattle on you for any ridiculous reason, creating a hate and animosity amongst citizens. This is divide and conquer type of control by government against the citizen. Control officers now stomp across your property, trespassing, uninvited, and intimidating. An individual on a power trip, with camera in one hand and clipboard in the other, judge and jury against the property owner knowing they have the backing of governmental extortion if you do not comply with their wishes. If you do not cooperate fully, be blackmailed. This unfriendly government will fine you and lien your property from you. As a property owner you are at the disadvantage as you can see.
As a Constitution abiding, citizen born, raised, and taught in this United States of America, I want the rights I have been promised as I grew up and then spent time in the Army and adult life to enforce. I want the privilege I have by nature to think and learn for myself. I do not want the hell of embarrassment, harassment, threats, and intimidation brought against myself and my neighbor who build, repair, invent, create, new ideas, and think by a narrow minded government who demands every one and everything be uniform and sterile.
I am selling out of Citrus County (and out of FL). I, as a free American, can not and will not attempt to survive my retirement years under a dictatorship or anything akin to it. It affects ones mental and physical health. I have many thoughts and much to say on this subject. Th
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re: Citrus county, FL (a better place to live?) - - 6/12/2011
This writer indicates citrus county may be a very good choice. You cant believe the human trash that lives in FL. they dont care if they fill their yards with junk cars, their houses rot apart or their septic tanks overflow. If citrus tries to enforce codes to maintain property values these white trash "landowners rights" people go live together. You can tell by the paranoid tone of the indignation there may be other mental problems too, frequent in florida, which is why we have the governor we do driving away jobs and trying to take away all protective consumer laws and eliminate teachers. Im leaving as soon as i can retire.
Awful! - 7/30/2014
I spent two appalling years in this state (which BTW, is just a giant trailer park built on a swampful of drugs by Civil war throwbacks..don't let Disney fool you!). This isn't God's Waiting Room, it's God's Compost Pile. There is nothing here to recommend itself to any form of intelligent life - Beam me up Scotty! I'm back to Maine (for good) next week. [Comment on this Posting]
People - 6/23/2014
Excellent information. However,I need to know how many people or percentage are unmarried couples with and without children living together in Florida, or in Miami-Dade County, or in the United States.
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Tropical Weather - 4/15/2014
Florida really have the best climate for South American people, just tropical! The sunshine State is radiant, attractive.
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Palm Beach County real estate - 4/15/2014
It is a nice web site and easy to understand and negotiate. I look forward to seeing more in the time to come.[Comment on this Posting]
crime - 2/17/2014
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Moving from CT to FL - 2/5/2014
Hello, we are in need of some advise! We want to move from CT to FL. Don't knowhow to go about it! Have to rent our house out, maybe get a moving truck to move all out staff and 1 car. Have to make a trip there to check out jobs and houses. Don't have much $$ at all in savings.What's it like in Deltona/Kissimmee areas? We are scared! How do people do it!!
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Moving/Living in Florida - 1/26/2014
I've been visiting Florida since 1980 (All over). I am 63 and retired here in 2009. The Black areas are the problem, just as in any other state. If you come here to live, you better bring your own money, or wait until you have money before relocating (Low wages). Biker Gangs.... I never had a problem with Bikers, I have ridden Harleys for years and been all around Florida, never a problem. There are some Clubs that are questionable but they "Never" bother non- bikers or independent bikers. There are many Biker clubs here, military affiliated and just the average working guy, type of Biker. If you ever have a worry about being robbed in public, stand next to a Biker (Or Biker club)... You will be safe! It happened to my 84 year old Mom & my 16 year old cousin.... They are good people! [Comment on this Posting]
Moving To Tampa, Florida - 1/8/2014
My husband and I are thinking of relocating to Tampa, Florida from Connecticut. Can someone please give us their findings in how the economy is in Tampa?[Comment on this Posting]
One foot in the grave and the other on banana peel - 12/4/2013
Melbourne Florida. My husbands' idea of utopia. We have been here five long years and it has not improved one bit. My husband is an experienced heavy equipment operator coming from a job making 30 plus an hour.
After two years of searching he landed a job working in the swamps in a machine with no AC for eleven dollars an hour. Half of the time he worked there he got rained out. He worked for bosses that couldn't put a sentence together.
He gave up on construction and now works at a minimum wage job in the service industry which relies on tips.
As for me, I worked for a couple of years for a holier than thou right-wing boss who thought women were second class citizens and would only hire those whose husbands had jobs that provided healthcare so he didn't have to feel guilty about not offering it.
I have since left that position and gave up on finding a job because the wages are so low that it is insulting.
I spend my time traveling to see my family who live way far from here in lands where the seasons actually change. I am away from drunks and druggies and trash in general. I can have conversations with people that have had an education enough to converse.
I know in my heart that we have made a huge mistake. People will say that we should just move away, but my husband loves it here and I love him. So I do the best with the hand I have been dealt, or at least I try.
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High cost of Homeowners Insurance in Florida - 11/30/2013
I am a life time resident of Florida except for my time in the U.S. Army. I am a disabled veteran and a homeowner in Central Florida. I bought my home 5 years ago and this year I got the shock of my life. My homeowners insurance sent me my renewal notice. My insurance went up to over 100% increase. I thought I was going to have a heart attack, I called the right away and asked what's up with the increase. The agent said well your home is getting older, I said yea it 1 year older from last year but that's no excuse for the high increase. No, I don't live in a $200.000 home. It a modest 2 bed 2 bath on 2 and 1/2 acres in the county. The homeowners insurance in Florida is pricing a lot of people out of their homes. I called the Florida State Insurance Commission to find out what up with the insurance in Florida. They looked up my company and said they were given permission from the state to increase all homeowners insurance 9.4% increase. Then they State Insurance Commission said some county's were granted 20 to 25% increase. As I said I bought my home 5 years ago and I have never had a claim on my insurance, nor can I find any permits pulled to repair the home from the 2006 hurricanes that hit Florida or my county of Osceola Florida. I do know the shingles were replaced about 8 or 9 years ago. The homeowners are not saying their is something wrong with my place other it getting older. Yes the home is 20 years old but it is in excellent shape. I have done a lot of work in up grades, I have gone through this every year or two and being 65 disabled, I can't keep going on this this. The homeowners insurance is pricing me out of my home. I have decided to walk on my home. The increase takes effect January 11 2014, I can pay a small increase in the insurance which will raise my house payment to high for me. I had 2 family members move out of Florida to Georgia, so I'll go buy a small place in Georgia and walk out of my Florida home. I have known a lot of other family's in Florida pace up and leave to Georgia. My sister and her husband and family up their and when I went to visit them I found out there are a lot of Floridians that moved to Georgia. The moral of this story is don't buy a home in Florida unless your wealthy! [Comment on this Posting]
Hot and humid - 10/20/2013
I've lived here most of my life, and the images of Florida being the perfect hot, perfect humidity, etc, are completely false.
Our seasons consist of Summer, Summer, Summer, and Summer. Our weather consists of rain, rain, and more rain. When it's not raining, it's extremely humid and uncomfortable.
I have friends from Texas who say that Florida is hotter at 80 degrees than Texas is at over 100 degrees.
Climate here is a major turn off for me.[Comment on this Posting]
Cost - 10/20/2013
Florida is an extremely cheap place to live, contrary to belief. The average income of people where I live is approx. 19 thousand--and you can live comfortably with that amount. Although I make a little more than that, it's still very cheap.
Most say Utah is the cheapest state, but I stand by my claim of Florida being the cheapest state to live in.[Comment on this Posting]
Relocating to Tampa Bay or Jacksonville - 9/16/2013
Hi, My husband and I are looking to relocate from San Antonio, Texas to either Jacksonville, Fl or Tampa Bay, Fl. I need to tips. I am not sure which is the best city to live as far as job opportunities and weekend activities. Any information would be helpful and greatly appreciated. [Comment on this Posting]
living in Germany ,looking for realestate in Flori - 9/15/2013
hello,I have read all the messages on FLORIDA! well,it's true ,hot and humid in the summertime.I lived in Sarasota for sEveral month long time ago
and my son and myself moved to NC in the summer;In the meantime I lived in CA and know in COLD OLD GERMANY!
I'll checked out the prices on businesses in FL and that's sheaper than CA!I'm not young anymore (but I can drive!!!) and I do need warm climat doe to my Arthritis!! I plan to stay the wintertime .and I have to find
a serious !loyer to help me with the paperwork!any suggestions??[Comment on this Posting]
Economy - 9/12/2013
Where is the city with the best economy so I can move my family there for a great quality of life?[Comment on this Posting]
Thoughts on Florida - 9/12/2013
I have lived in Florida all my life and have recently considered moving out of the state but wanted to read your thoughts on Florida[Comment on this Posting]
Good Places to live in fla - 8/29/2013
I like to know a good safe place to live in fla 30 to 45 mins from the beaches.[Comment on this Posting]
just too hot, stinky, flat, conservative and old.[Comment on this Posting]
moving to Florida - 5/13/2013
I live in Michigan ( all my life ) have always wanted to move to Florida. Just doing research! [Comment on this Posting]
Florida - 5/1/2013
I have read many reviews about living in Florida,most very negative especially regarding northeners. I have visited Florida on many occassions and the biggest problems I have noticed have been the lack of pride in the state itself. People talk about the cost of living being very high, I'm not sure they have ever lived anywhere else. I am not a New Yorker, I have lived in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. The cost of living here is very very high, when people mention AC bills they forget to understand that up north we have to pay heat bills. When people rant about heat and humidity, they forget that up here we deal with rain 9mo out of the year, and the rain up here is different than the rain in florida.. the temp here when its raining is about 40 degrees and very damp.So yes I suppose when its raining if you bundle up you can actually go outside . People also mention the Northeners moving down to Florida and taking advantage of the natives, or driving inappropriately ... up here we have many people that have moved here from different countries that have no understanding of traffic laws or feel the are like they are owed something. I guess my bigggest point of this comment is to say that every place in the United States has its ups and downs, its really just a matter of what lifestyle a person thrives in. I'm not sure if I thrive in cloudy , rainy weather 9 months out of the year, I know that I take extra Vit D just to stay in the healthy range, I know that if I see litter on the road or beach I pick it up, I also know that if I see someone being taken advantage of I speak up. I try to treat everyone respectfully whether they are from here or not, crime is everywhere due to the horrible economy and I really try to avoid situations that promote crime. Its sad to me that Florida doesn't have much industry or tech companies as I am sure it would help their economy, my question is why isn't the leaders of the state trying to promote such companies and why isn't there legislation down there to improve the communities,Once the leaders take pride in their own state then maybe the people will. As for myself, I thrive in warm weather and quite frankly the many times I have been to Florida, I have found it to be very beautiful and most people to be very friendly, maybe its just that vacation calm although when I ask people that have moved from other states what they think of the PNW they always say that the people up here are not as friendly as other states [Comment on this Posting]


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Marc Stein: Miami interested in Mike James
Rumors are so fun. Here, Marc Stein talks about Miami's backcourt problems and says they were interested in James earlier this summer, but Washington wouldn't take back anything except another expiring contract. Stein writes that, of the Heat's expiring contracts, only Quentin Richardson and Udonis Haslem make around James' salary. He concludes a third team needs to get involved. (Please Udonis Haslem, please!). If the Wizards want to cut money, they could get a team like Oklahoma City involved (because OKC has cap space and can absorb salary). Maybe something like James and Shaun Livingston to Miami, Haslem to Oklahoma City and a second-round pick to DC.


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Federal Point Historic Preservation Society Upcoming Fall; Winter Meetings
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November 18 Membership Meeting, 7:30-9 pm. Vernon Meshaw will present the plaque from the original swing bridge over Snow's Cut and tell the story of the bridge's demise. Joining him will be Frankie Stewart Jones, daughter of the last bridge and Elaine Henson who will present a power point program on the early Intracoastal Waterway and the swing bridge.


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Fortarock 2012, Park Brakkenstein - Nijmegen, june 02
With 1 published photo every 83 seconds, the 3rd Fortarock was the most productive 1 day festival from metalshots ever. It was just one BIG party! And this year that won't change. The line-up is already amazing at the beginning of march and still more bands to be announced.
Tickets (€59,50) are available at the website of Doornroosje and the next pre-sale locations: State Off Art Metalstore, Kroese Arnhem/Nijmegen, Waaghals Arnhem/Nijmegen, Uitburo Nijmegen.
More information about the tickets can be found at the Fortarock website
This year there will be two non-foodmarkets at Fortarock. A market with metal/gothic clothes, all kinds of jewelry and other accessories and a second market with records, CD's DVD's etc. Ofcourse there will be a variety of foodmarkets as well
Park Brakkenstein is in the middle of Nijmegen, Camping facilities are not available. Sleeping at the parking area is prohibited and the fine is about 90 euros. Ofcourse there are plenty Hotels available in Nijmegen.
Confirmed bands (update: April 25)
Slayer, Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Trivium, Meshuggah, Steel Panther, The Devin Townsend Project, Asphyx, Solstafir, Nasum, Benighted, a.o.
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Despite the prominence of headline-making Fortune 500 boardroom clashes in 2011, 98% of U.S. CEOs report having good relationships with their boards of directors and 95% say they believe their board supports them in the majority of decisions they make, according to an article published in The Wall Street Journal on January 9, 2012. The article was based on a just-released CEO Snapshot Survey™ from RHR International.
"While some CEOs have poor relationships with their boards, it's clear the majority don't fall into this category," said Dr. Thomas J. Saporito, Chairman and CEO of RHR International. "The ones who do are simply the ones that make for good press."
This groundbreaking survey of CEOs, who lead companies with annual revenues of $50 million to $2 billion, provides a thought-provoking and rare look inside the mind of chief executives. It also examines the psychological nuances that underpin C-suite dynamics in the boardroom.
Though these middle-market CEOs represent companies that make up a wide swath of the American economy, their perspectives have seldom been examined. The CEO Snapshot Survey™, based on responses from 83 CEOs at public and private companies, delves into their perceptions on board relationships, succession issues, their own leadership effectiveness, and the resources they need to improve their performance.
BOARDS PROVIDE POSITIVE SUPPORT Boards are a fruitful source of feedback and support for CEOs, with 96% saying they can speak honestly with certain directors about their performance and the impact of their decisions, and 59% citing the board as their most helpful source of feedback. Fifty percent of CEOs say the lead director serves as this key board confidant, indicating the growing importance of finding the right person for this board position.
SUCCESSION PLANNING CAUSES BREAKDOWNS From the CEO's perspective, board relationships and communications begin to break down during the succession planning process. Seventy-six percent of CEOs believe they should be more involved in planning their own succession, and many CEOs report that miscommunication with the board about selection decisions and responsibilities is the most difficult part of this process. "Succession planning is full of complex psychological nuances, such as the incumbent CEO's readiness to step down, that can make it a very difficult process," said Dr. Saporito. "Earlier RHR research also shows CEOs need more clarity from and alignment with boards during transitions into and out of the C-suite."
COMPLEXITY OF THE JOB SURPRISES CEOS There is a disconnect between CEOs' self-proclaimed preparedness for the job and what they experience when they assume the role. Eighty-seven percent of all CEOs felt prepared for the job, yet of that group, 54% say it was different from what they originally expected. When looking at first-time CEOs only, both percentages rise: 91% felt ready for the job and 72% report it was different from their original expectations. "This is not uncommon," said Dr. Saporito. "Stress, pressure, and loneliness all combine to create a job unlike any other they have previously had."
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May 31, 2006
Albany-- The Dougherty County School Board accepts the resignation of alternative school principal Norman Simms.
Now, school board members are speaking out about allegations of wrong-doing against Simms, including that he allowed someone to forge signatures on teacher evaluations-- or did it himself.
Norman Simms wasn't at today's school board meeting when board members voted unanimously to accept his resignation as principal of the South Georgia Regional Achievement Center.
"The easiest thing to do for Mr.Simms-- and the system-- is for him to resign, rather than face a potential termination. It think that's where it would have lead, based on the information we received," said School Board Chairman Willie Weaver.
Weaver says an investigation of complaints against Simms found that he was not properly managing the alternative school. "As the manager of school if he was lacking something, or didn't understand something, he had a responsibility to ask his boss, the superintendent, for help. It's my understanding that never happened. So no, I would not say he was thrown in over his head, or there was too much for one person to do, I won't accept that."
Weaver says allegation Simms roughed up students proved false. But, there was proof someone forged teacher's signatures on several job evaluations. "So is Norman Simms forging people's signatures on their evaluations? I'm not in a position to say that. I'm in a position to say teachers indicated certain signatures on evaluations were not their signatures. As to who signed them, I have no idea. That was not revealed to us during the investigation."
The investigation also revealed Simms didn't perform required annual staff evaluations one year.
Weaver says with Simms gone, major changes will now be made at the alternative school before the next school year. "There have to been some changes with respect to administration, maybe having two administrators. We need more law enforcement there. The way the school is set up-- or designed-- with older kids and younger kids in the same school, they need to be separate. So absolutely, next year you won't see the same school."
Norman Simms was the principal at the alternative school for three years. He's the husband of State Representative Freddie Powell Simms.
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News: 2 Chainz On 2 Pac: "This Is One Of My Favorite Artists Of All Time" [Video]
Sunday, Aug 19, 2012 11:30PM
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz recently discussed his admiration toward Tupac Shakur and why he has no intention of getting compared to the late music mogul unless it is in relation to work ethic.
Although Chainz has rapped alongside rap greats like Kanye West and Lil Wayne, he said Pac ranks amongst his top picks.
"This is one of my favorite artists of all time," Chainz told music entertainer Nardwuar when presented with a Tupac doll. "I never wanted to compare myself to being like Pac, I just want to compare my work ethic to how much he grinded out. [Would I ever consider getting a nose ring?] Nah, I never had any piercings my whole life. I just stick to the accessories." ("Nardwuar")
Last spring, rap veteran Nas called Pac one of hip-hop's greatest after Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg put on a hologram Coachella performance in his honor.
"That's what it's all about. We love Tupac, the world loves Tupac, and he's one of the greatest hip-hop artists who ever lived. He deserves that, to be celebrated like that and remembered like that." (Billboard)
Not only loved by rap veterans and hip-hop artists, Roc Nation's Willow Smith publicly inked an open letter to Pac over the weekend.
Willow Smith is wise beyond her years. The 11-year-old singer has shared a letter that she wrote to Tupac Shakur years ago. In the handwritten note, she asks the late hip-hop icon to come back because her mother Jada Pinkett-Smith misses him. Jada and Pac had a close relationship, which some believed was more than a friendship. "Dear Tupac, I know you are alive someplace. I think that my mommy really misses you. Can you please come back can you come back so momy and me can be happy! I wish you were here... I really do! Love, Willow [sic]" (Rap-Up)
Pac met his demise after getting fatally shot in 1996 following a Las Vegas boxing match.
While his celebrity was at its peak, he publicly fought with his rival, the Notorious B.I.G., and there were tensions brewing at Death Row. Even with such conflicts, however, 2Pac's drive-by shooting in September 1996 came as an unexpected shock. On September 13, six days after the shooting, 2Pac passed away, leaving behind a legacy that was based as much on his lifestyle as it was his music. (All Music)
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According to an NFL investigation, between 22 and 27 Saints players and at least one assistant coach participated in a bounty program which was essentially a pool Saints players put cash into and they were rewarded for injuring opposing players.
The details are stunning at times. "The program paid players $1,500 for a "knockout" and $1,000 for a "cart-off" with payouts doubling or tripling during the playoffs, " the NFL's statement reads.
What's so troubling is that this was going on a Roger Goodell and the league have highlighted concussion treatment and prevention. This is a slap in the face to the safer NFL the Commissioner has said he wants to create. Goodell is quoted in the NFL's statement:
"It is our responsibility to protect player safety and the integrity of our game," Goodell said, "and this type of conduct will not be tolerated. We have made significant progress in changing the culture with respect to player safety and we are not going to relent. We have more work to do and we will do it."
This is a sensitive subject for Goodell himself. He has focused on illegal hits and vicious hits more than any other Commissioner. I wouldn't be surprised to see significant sanctions for the Saints. They could range anywhere from a fine to loss of draft picks, according to the NFL investigation.


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Obama hailed 2008 GOP rival John McRINO for his "new-found" belief in global warming. It's that "come together, crossing the political aisle" charade — something both Obama and RINOs like McCain love to exploit.
What it comes down to: McCain wants a small dose of the spotlight and Obama is pulling the "if one Republican says it, every Republican should say it" card.
"In 2008, I was running against a candidate who believed in climate change, believed in immigration reform, believed in reducing deficits in a balanced way," Obama propagated to about 100 supporters in Vermont.
The deficit-balancing remark is bewildering. But let's continue:
"We had profound disagreements, but the GOP candidate for president understood that some of these challenges required compromise and bipartisanship." Obama added.
In other words, some of these challenges require bowing to my beliefs.
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In 2004, Rowand hit 46% groundballs and 35% flyballs. Given the launching pad of Comiskey, this translated to 24 HRs.
In 2005, Rowand hit 52% groundballs and only put 28% in the air. This was the lowest flyball rate in his career. Not surprisingly, he only hit 13 HRs.
Does anyone recall hearing Rowand talk about a different approach at the plate, with regards to putting the ball on the ground more? His strikeout and walk rates were about the same in 2004 and 2005, so the approach didn't differ there. But I think some of power sap might have been due to more grounders. Any thoughts?


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Fire service inundated after storm chaos
Updated 8:30am Saturday 15th February 2014 in News By Pete Grant, Reporter
FIREFIGHTERS in Bucks had a hectic night after being called out over 70 times as strong winds brought down trees and scattered debris across the county.
The M40 has been badly hit, with a fallen tree closing a section northbound near junction 6.
Two lanes are also closed northbound between junction 4 for Handy Cross and junction 5 at Stokenchurch.
Yesterday evening, crews were called to Stokenchurch to remove a stable block roof that was in danger of blowing onto to the motorway.
Trees were brought down by the storm across the area, including one blocking the A40 in Beaconsfield at around midnight and another on Mill Road, Chalfont St Giles.
Homes were hit too, with crews attending a incident in Hedgerley Lane, Beaconsfield, where the branch of a fallen tree had come through the ceiling when it fell on a house.
A tree fell through a conservatory ceiling in Amersham and there was damage caused to a roof in Hillside Road, Marlow.
And several reports of precariously hanging cladding and masonry were received from across the county.
The damage comes as the latest storm in a relentless period of bad weather brought winds of up to 80mph across the south east.
Bucks Fire and Rescue, which is already dealing with a round-the-clock flooding operation in Marlow, is expected to be kept busy this morning as people wake up to damage caused by the storm.
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2:27pm Sat 15 Feb 14
navy says...
Until recently they were the only organisation in this country that would turn up in a couple of minutes when you asked them, however due to constant budget cuts most Fire Brigades have been forced to introduce call handling whereby there is no guarantee they will attend. It was typical of all the politicians that they took the opportunity to have their photos taken with the Fire-fighters; Brandon Lewis is the Government Minister responsible for trying to force the Fire-fighters out of their pension scheme by increasing thier contrbutions to over 15% and giving no assurance they will get the pension if at the age of 60 they fail a fitness test designed for a 20 year old.
I was a fireman for 30 years and I am proud of the job I did and the people I worked with and it saddens me that rather than support the men and women that one day may come to your assistance, you chose to condemn them for standing up to a government that gave themselves a masive pay rise and only turn up to an incident when the Fire-fighters have made it safe.
3:48pm Sat 15 Feb 14
Edgar Brooks says...
tigeran wrote:Liar
I suppose we should be glad they are not striking! I would have thought the unions would have jumped on a chance like this to cause maximum chaos, they normally do!
6:01pm Sat 15 Feb 14
demoness the second says...
tigeran wrote:Tigeran...
I suppose we should be glad they are not striking! I would have thought the unions would have jumped on a chance like this to cause maximum chaos, they normally do!
9:23am Sun 16 Feb 14
Edgar Brooks says...
demoness the second wrote:Don't ask the impossible; if he entered for the human race, he'd be disqualified.
tigeran wrote:Tigeran...
I suppose we should be glad they are not striking! I would have thought the unions would have jumped on a chance like this to cause maximum chaos, they normally do!
8:16pm Sun 16 Feb 14
navy says...
My thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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PLATTSBURGH — A Morrisonville man was arrested on grand larceny charges Monday.
According to Plattsburgh City Police Chief Desmond Racicot, Christopher Daniels, 19, entered the vacant bedroom of a resident who was having a party on South Catherine Street from Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Between the hours of 1 and 3 a.m. Daniels allegedly stole cash, a laptop, an Xbox, sneakers and cigars, Racicot said.
The resident reported the incident to police.
Daniels was arrested by City Police at 8 p.m. Monday following a Cornelia Street traffic stop, Racicot said.
He was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny of property valued at more than $1,000.
Daniels was arraigned in City Court and was released pretrial. He is scheduled to appear Feb. 6 in Plattsburgh City Court.
PLATTSBURGH — A Morrisonville man was arrested Jan. 8 on grand larceny charges.
Between the hours of 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30, 2012, Wayne M. Goddeau, 28, allegedly stole a high-end steal chainsaw valued at $1,109 from Dame's Rental & Sales Center in the Town of Plattsburgh, according to the Plattsburgh-based State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
The incident was reported to State Police by the store's manager on Nov. 1.
Police determined Goddeau was the thief through video surveillance and interviews, police said.
The chainsaw was not recovered, police said.
At the time of his arrest, Goddeau was in Clinton County Jail serving time for another offense, police said.
He was taken to the Plattsburgh-based Police barracks Jan. 8 and was arrested there and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny of property valued at more than $1,000.
Goddeau was brought back to Clinton County Jail with his bail requirements increased to a $1,000 cash or $2,000 bond on top of the bail for the other incident, police said.
WAVERLY — A North Bangor woman was arrested Dec. 30 on grand larceny charges.
Employees from St. Regis Falls Adult Center noticed an unauthorized debit transaction and other money missing from their accounts and reported it to State Police on Nov. 14, 2012, according to the Malone-based State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.


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Trial of Nicotine Nasal Spray as an Aid for Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia
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This R01 grant describes a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nicotine nasal spray (NNS) as an aid for smoking cessation in 60 individuals with schizophrenia. The objectives of this study are to determine the efficacy of NNS with behavioral intervention for smoking cessation in smokers with schizophrenia. It is hypothesized that the quit rate of subjects who receive NNS and behavioral intervention will be significantly greater than the quit rate of the control group who will receive the placebo spray plus same behavioral intervention. Quit rate is defined as the proportion of individuals who self report no tobacco use during weeks 5 through 8 confirmed by exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) less than 10 parts per million during these 4 weeks. The investigators will also assess abstinence rates at Study Weeks 12 and 20 on the NNS and at weeks 26 and 52 after the medication has been stopped. Since studies of this group suggest high relapse rates when treatments are discontinued (Evins et al., 2005; George et al., 2000; George et al., 2002a), the investigators will continue NNS treatment for a total of 20 weeks.
Smoking Cessation
Drug: Nicotine Nasal Spray
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nicotine Nasal Spray as an Aid for Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia
- the quit rate of subjects who receive NNS and behavioral intervention will be significantly greater than the quit rate of the control group who will receive the placebo spray plus same behavioral intervention. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Nicotine Nasal Spray
Drug: Nicotine Nasal Spray
minimum 8 doses of nasal spray per day; maximum of 5 doses per hour, no more than 40 doses per day
Other Name: Nicotrol
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be invited to participate in the study if they fulfill the following inclusion criteria:
- Meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for Schizophrenia
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Be daily smokers of 10 or more cigarettes per day (cpd)
- Have an expired CO level > 9 ppm
- Be motivated to quit smoking
- Be willing to adhere to the study protocol (e.g. provide samples, attend all visits)
- Be able to give informed consent
- Stable on their current atypical antipsychotic medication for at least one month.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be excluded based on any one of the following exclusion criteria:
- Current suicidal risk, including active suicidal ideation, recent suicidal behavior or suicide attempt in the past 30 days,
- Psychiatric hospitalization in the last 30 days
- Inability to read or understand the questionnaires in English
- Current pregnancy or lactation or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Regular use of non-cigarette forms of tobacco including cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco
- Patients with significant cognitive impairment that may interfere with their study participation assessed as a Folstein Mini-Mental Status exam score of less than 22.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01010477
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|New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
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|Jill M Williams, MD
|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ( University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey )
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|Study First Received:
|November 6, 2009
|Last Updated:
|January 7, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey:
smoking cessation
nicotine nasal spray
behavioral counseling
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
Mental Disorders
Ganglionic Stimulants
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 28, 2014