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Endorsements & Excerpts
"A really valuable book, and I highly recommend it."
–Douglas Wilson
Pastor, author, and Christian hip-hop artist Curtis Allen (Voice) presents a sociological history of the emergence and development of rap and unpacks relevant passages of Scripture to address the question of whether Christian rap and hip-hop have a place among Christians generally and within the local church in particular. This joint is sick.
"A really valuable book, and I highly recommend it." – Douglas Wilson
"A really valuable book, and I highly recommend it."
–Douglas Wilson
Curtis Allen is lead pastor at Solid Rock Church in Riverdale, Maryland, and moonlights as a Christian rap artist called Voice He also raps under the name Curt Kennedy. He and his wife, Betsy, have three sons. Curt's first book was Education or Imitation? Bible Interpretation for Dummies Like You and Me. He can be found at CurtisAllen.net.
Print / PDF 978-1-936760-76-3, ePub 978-1-936760-78-7, Mobi 978-1-936760-77-0
A lot of people think that if there is one style of music in the world that God hates, it has got to be rap. Some have even gone so far as to call rap, "An unclean thing before the Lord," and to insist that anyone who listens to rap (whether it's made by Christians or not) risks spiritual harm. ••• Lots of other people love and accept rap as their preferred form of musical expression. Many of these who are Christians can't imagine why God would have any issues with rap—at least, not with songs by believers that encourage and edify them in the faith. ••• Who's right? And maybe more importantly, who cares? You should. And here's why. ••• In the past 30 years, rap music has become a vital artistic and cultural force globally, and it's showing no signs of slowing down. Like it or not, you are probably exposed to rap in one form or another on a fairly regular basis. If you're interested in this book you may be a believer in Jesus who likes rap a lot, and as Christians, when we love something that is (if you hadn't noticed) closely associated with sin and rebellion, our justification for being involved with it really does need to go beyond, "Dude, this is good stuff." ••• But maybe you're in a different category. Maybe you're a Christian parent, concerned that rap music may have a negative impact on your child. Maybe you're a youth pastor worried about having a rap concert at his church because of the potential pushback. Or maybe you're just a rap fan who is curious to see if there's even any biblical evidence for or against rap. ••• To put it simply, if you've made it this far, this book is probably for you. Does God Listen to Rap? covers two areas. First, it presents a sociological history of the emergence and development of rap. If you enjoy rap and hip hop culture, you'll love this part of the book. Then the book explores the Scriptures to bring some biblical (not just personal or anecdotal) resolution to the question of God and rap. Ultimately, this involves a set of larger questions involving God and the arts. So while the immediate focus of the book is rap music, you'll find here a set of tools for thinking biblically about all forms of human artistic endeavor. ••• So, does God listen to rap? Come find out.
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"I picked this up fully intending to pick it apart."
I picked this up fully intending to pick it apart, largely because I'm old enough to have witnessed the birth of rap or "hip hop" in this country and saw the seamy, rebellious, misogynistic, thuggish origins of the genre. But Curtis Allen's polemic turned out to be something unexpected. First, he did not erect and burn any straw men. Second, he didn't dodge the tough questions related to either rap's origin or its ongoing "gangsta" side, but acknowledged and dealt with them head on. And finally, he took the discussion back to Scripture, the origin of music, poetry, chants and the like from as far back as Genesis.
His presentation was fair, gracious and balanced, and I grudgingly found myself unable to deny that much of my resistance to "Christian rap" was really based on preference more than principle. This is not to say that I don't still wrestle with the question of how it plays out in the tension between Christian liberty and Christian charity, especially with respect to those whose entire association with the genre is so enmeshed with the in-your-face gangster mentality that the message gets lost in the medium. And then there's the issue of whether the "non-hip" generation, already somewhat marginalized, are even able to understand the lyrics. This is of course just as much a concern with regard to "Christian rock," where the lyrics may be doctrinally sound and Christ-honoring, but unintelligible to most of those over a certain age.
But with that one qualification, I have to respect the gracious humility with which Mr. Allen articulated his position, and admit that there is nothing inherently unbiblical about presenting strong reformed theology through rap if the intent and result are the glorification of Christ and not the "artist."
Perry Stahlman, in a 5-star review on Amazon
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"Read this book, and ponder through its implications for your life and the Christian community as a whole."
The popularity of rap music in the Christian culture has seen a massive explosion of almost epic proportions in the past ten years. Guys like Lecrae, Trip Lee, Propaganda, etc., have taken rap music and infused it with such deep theological truths that even older caucasian pastors like John Piper and Mark Dever not only have music from these rappers on their iPods, but even actively promote their music by having these guys come and rap at their churches. I don't think many people would deny that the theological beliefs of most Christian rappers is deeply biblical, but there continues to be a push-back from some in the community of faith that can't seem to come to grips with the fact that God is honored with rap music. Are their reservations with Christian rap based on God's Word, or does it speak to a level of bias in these individuals that has no foundation in the Bible whatsoever but can be traced back to the fact that these people just don't like something "different" than what they are used to? A new book, Does God Listen to Rap?: Christians and the World's Most Controversial Music, by Curtis "Voice" Allen seeks to address these important questions related to rap.
In Chapter One, Curtis "Voice" Allen provides his readers with the reason behind the writing of this book. I always like reading what motivates authors to write the books that they write, since it lets me know if the book was borne out of controversy, trials/temptations, or out of a desire to make sure that the beliefs the author has subscribed to earlier in their Christian walk were unbiblical and in need of correction. For Curtis Allen, the whole reason this book was written was because he wanted to deal with the question of can/does Christian rap honor God. As a Christian rapper who had been faithfully rapping the truths of the Bible to a wide-ranging audience for years, Curtis freely admits that he had a somewhat biblically superficial response to all of the questions that were raised against Christian rap over the years. He seemingly had all of the answers, but those answers were borne out of a desire to defend something that he felt was right, but not something he had spent time studying from Genesis to Revelation to discern God's thoughts about. Now, the first question that most people will think of is the fact that the Bible doesn't have anything to say about rap music, and that would be a correct statement. Therefore, Curtis didn't begin his studies to try and find the word "rap" in the Bible, or a word similar to rap in order to prove his point, but he began his studies with the origins of music as whole. This book is the fruit of those labors.
Kicker, from a 5-star review on Amazon. See the full review.
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"Do you want to think through this rap thing more biblically? Does God Listen to Rap? is the book for you."
Curtis Allen's Does God Listen to Rap release is providential. NCFIC (National Center for Family-Integrated Churches) Panel recently waded into waters way over their heads. They slandered Christian rappers (in some of the comments) and were ungenerous in others (most). My quick take is the general tenor of the panel came across as elitist and culturally superior and void of good and necessary consequence from Scripture.
Ironically, Curtis starts by retelling a story about a controversy that erupted when he released his first album and then performed at John Piper's church (pp. 10-14). I recall the scuffle he mentions because it occurred in a Christian forum I frequented at the time. Even more ironically one of the NCFIC panelist was an outspoken critic of Christians rapping in that forum. Side note, Shai Linne also was involved and generously offered his CD for free to anyone who wanted to judge his music after actually listening to it.
Enter Does God Listen to Rap? which released almost a month prior to the NCFIC Panel. Curtis addresses some of very arguments made in the panel, and he does a better job of applying Scripture holistically to the topic. He's also extremely humble about the conversation.
Obviously, I relate to those who are passionate about rap in a positive way. At the same time, I can understand the anti-rap perspective. I appreciate how this view can seem morally right and biblically faithful. I get how those who take this position believe they are defending God's church against the further encroachment of a worldliness that can only bring harm to the faithful. As a husband, father, and pastor, I am 100 percent in favor of defending God's people against sin and worldliness!
For anyone who listened to the panel and thought, "I know that's off but I can't put my finger on it." Or "I just want to think through this rap thing more biblically" Does God Listen to Rap? is the book for you.
Curtis examines the roots of rap. He provides insights important for understanding hip hop culture and a background for the current discussion. What I appreciated most was his honesty. He doesn't try to paint over hip hop's missteps. He frankly discusses its short coming. A common objection to rap is that because of its rough history it's beyond redemption. It is always morally sinful. Curtis points out that music itself is first created by the "wicked line of Cain" (p. 50). He says,
[T]he father of music and musicians was an idolater from a long line of idolaters, and that his music was therefore intended to glorify man, not God. Nevertheless, I am certain that the ability for Jubal to do these things came from God. That is, God blessed Jubal with special musical abilities, knowing that he would use them for sinful purposes. The Bible appears to be telling us that music as a form of human expression has wicked and sinful roots. . . . [E]valuating any form of music by its earthly beginnings looks like a higher standard than the one God uses. (p. 51)
He does an excellent job of concisely stating his case using Scripture. In the end, I think Curtis's thesis wins the day. Christians can rap and glorify God. He boils things down so well on the closing pages of the book. I want to share a final selection:
Therefore, the question of whether to rap or not to rap, or whether to listen to rap or not listen to rap, is actually not about rap at all. It's about the content and the intent of particular artists and songs, not the origin of the art form or the fact that it is still associated with some sinful practices. The question is not, Has rap often been used to glorify man? Not a single human activity can pass that test.
The real question is, Can rap be used to glorify God? Yes.
Should it be?
Is that happening now?
Yes, a lot.
Conversion is the acquittal from every indictment based on sinful origins. Coming to Christ rarely means that we need to make a clean and permanent break from whatever professional, educational, or artistic pursuits we were involved in prior to our salvation. What matters is whether we are able to continue pursuing these things in a way that honors and glorifies God. (p. 77)
As evangelicals seek unity in diversity, we must also be willing to set aside our prejudices and just listen. We must hear our brothers and sisters from other cultures. We must generously seek to understand their culture. This cannot be done when making sweeping generalizations or hurling accusations from across the way. Mutual edification happens in the context of relationships. Does God Listen to Rap? is a great place to start.
Mathew Sims, Grace for Sinners
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"Not a simplistic apologetic for a particular music style, but a robust framework for thinking biblically about all music."
I'm not a fan of rap music. I've never had a particular moral objection to it; it's just that, outside of a song here and there, it really doesn't appeal to me all that much. So it's been fascinating for me to learn some Christian folks have got their britches in a bunch over whether or not rap is inherently immoral. Honestly, I'd never given it much thought beyond "I don't really dig it." Maybe you're the same way.
I'm glad, though, not everyone's like me when it comes to thinking carefully about rap music. Curtis Allen, a pastor at Solid Rock Church, Prince Georges County, Maryland (who also raps under the monikers of Voice and Curt Kennedy), wants us to think deeply about rap music—to think about it theologically and philosophically. He shows us how in his new book from Cruciform Press, Does God Listen to Rap?: Christians and the World's Most Controversial Music.
Personal stakes and submission to the Lord
To say Allen's got skin in the game is an understatement. Not only is he a rapper, but he's the first one to have been invited to rap at Bethlehem Baptist Church in 2006—an event that revealed to him how serious a debate was raging over Christian rap. His performance was immediately picked apart online, his lyrics dissected, and his salvation questioned. And although he spent a great deal of time defending rap in song, online and in the media, he eventually found his own answers were shallow.
I realized I needed something a little deeper to hold onto. I could relate to what the critics were saying. I understood how you could take the position that rap can't glorify God.… I understood where rap came from and why so much secular rap is what it is. I knew all about rap's entanglements with sin and rebellion. I'm from that. I get it. But I really wanted to know how rap—or any music, for that matter—can glorify God. Realizing my position was actually biblificial (biblically superficial), I decided to start from scratch.… Rap's critics make a strong case that most of its cultural origins and connections are far from godly, and I needed to see what those criticisms really mean for this art form I love so much.
Allen shows a great deal of humility in his desire to "start from scratch" when addressing rap, something I suspect few of us would have. As I wrote above, I'd never gone past thinking about preference. Developing a biblical view on something like rap music—or music in general—that takes guts. It takes courage to put your convictions on the table and say, "If the Bible genuinely says this is wrong—either in precept or principle—then I must obey."
So what did his examination find? How much guidance does the Bible offer when addressing a subject like rap music? A great deal more than you'd expect.
Learning to think biblically about music
To show readers what Scripture says, Allen takes us through a number of what he calls theomethodosophical exercises. "This is a method that starts with and remains grounded in good theology but throws in some basic logic and philosophy where needed," he writes. "It's not too different from what somebody else might call common-sense speculation."
Allen's approach is critical to our understanding of how to think biblically about rap music. We're not going to get anywhere in the debate unless we can point to something definitive, something beyond our preferences and personal opinions.
So he asks us to consider the origins of music. Who was the first musician? Jubal, the far-off grandson of Cain, the first murderer and the progenitor of the ungodly. "He was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe" (Gen. 4:21). Given his family background, is it likely his music was intended for the worship of the Lord? Hardly. In fact, Allen argues that although the Scriptures say very little about Jubal himself, it's logical to assume (given his family heritage) that his music was intended to glorify man, not God. If that's the case, should we say music itself is inherently evil?
What about multiculturalism? The results of the sinful attempt of Noah's descendants to make a name for themselves at the Tower of Babel. Although He could have used any number of means to stop their efforts, He confused their languages. "God committed the first act of multiculturalism," Allen writes. "God must have wanted a multicultural world." There is something about diversity that is pleasing and acceptable to God—for from multiculturalism comes a diversity of musical styles.
Driving deeper into musical styles, he jumps ahead to ask: What did the song of the Israelites after the Red Sea crossing sound like? While, clearly, we don't know exactly, Allen suggests it probably sounded a lot like music from the only culture the Israelites had known—that of Egypt. And if that's the case, "the first worship song recorded in Scripture—a song that truly glorified Yahweh—was in the musical style of a pagan, polytheistic culture."
But the sound of music? As Allen points out, God is curiously silent on this point.
Our meticulous, detail-oriented God—the one who devoted many thousands of words to telling the Israelites precisely how to worship him in non-musical ways—apparently said next to nothing about how to worship him through music. In fact, the Bible never even suggests that God is offended by a particular kind of music on the basis of its style. I think that means he leaves the matter of style up to us.
Judging with right judgment
What Allen points us to is God's consistent, unrelenting redeeming of art forms created by sinful people for sinful purposes. We see this in Scripture (sometimes implicitly, sometimes explicitly) and we've seen it throughout church history. The theologically rich hymns many love? Sung to the tune of drinking songs. The Keith and Kristyn Getty tune you sung your heart out to at the last Christian conference you attended? Celtic folk music. The power ballad you sung on Sunday but aren't sure if it's about Jesus or a girl? Okay, bad example.
This is important for us to realize, particularly since we tend to speak out of both sides of our mouths on the issue of music. These days it's rare to hear anyone criticize using drums and guitars. No one questions the use of the piano. On and on I could go. But we should be very careful not to be more firm on something than the Lord. To do so imports an alien point of view into the Scriptures, one you can't find clearly in its pages. The bigger issue, it seems, is the heart and the content of the music.
And in this I believe many of the ant-Christian rap advocates may need to do some careful soul searching (as well as content examination). Who are we to determine if a man is genuinely converted, as many did with Allen himself, because he performs (or even appreciates) rap music? Who are we to determine one style of music is better than another? We are called to judge all things—notably ourselves—with right judgment. This means if we're going to praise condemn a particular form of music, it needs to be first and foremost on its content, not its style.
What Curtis Allen gives us in Does God Listen to Rap? is not a simplistic apologetic for a particular music style, but a robust framework for thinking biblically about all music. This is something few of us have adequately considered, but many of us desperately need. Whether your preferences surrounding rap music change or not is irrelevant—what I trust will change is you'll see your preferences for what they are.
Aaron Armstrong, Blogging Theologically
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"A level-headed, Biblical approach."
Does God Listen to Rap? Christians and the World's Most Controversial Music by Curtis Allen was a very interesting book. Once I picked this book up, I devoured it… At 110 pages, I still had it read by the next day.
The topic itself, though there are many on both sides of the argument that would agree requires conversation, is usually approached poorly. For myself, I have no patience, whether in book or in blog post or in person, for those who simply want to air their opinions. No offense, but I don't have time for most opinions, not even my own. I want truth, and when it comes to God and what He wants, I want the truth from scripture. I liked this book because Curtis Allen, as best as I believe anyone could, comes to the table with this truth.
To approach this topic from a Biblical perspective, since the Bible doesn't actually talk about Rap (or any musical style for that matter), the author also describes a correct method to handling and applying scripture to various areas of life. And he does this in true rapper style, by inventing a word:
So for right now the issue is not rap at all. Rap is just our immediate context for thinking about the character of God and how he relates to music. As we do this, I'm going to take what I call a theomethodosophical approach. This is a method that starts with and remains grounded in good theology but throws in some basic logic and philosophy where needed. It's not too different from what somebody else might call common-sense speculation. But look, I'm a rapper, and sometimes rappers just go ahead and invent words. It's what we do.
I'm taking this theomethodosophical approach because Scripture obviously doesn't speak directly to everything we are curious about. When that happens, we are biblically free to consider possibilities as long as we remain true to Scripture and don't put our conclusions on a par with Scripture.
That is precisely where many go wrong. They come up with conclusions, and quite often about musical styles, and they hold their conclusions up on the same level with the Bible. What naturally follows is a condemnation of any who don't abide by their conclusions or who don't come up with the same conclusions.
I need to add though that one of the most fascinating parts of this book was the first few chapters that dealt with the history of Rap. I learned about "Kool Herc and the Birth of the DJ", "Grandmaster Flash", and "The 1977 NYC Blackout". Before reading this book, my understanding about the beginnings of Rap music went only as far back as RUN DMC performing with Aerosmith… Yes. I am a white boy from the midwest.
If you have had any struggle with developing a Biblical understanding of music or if you have come to some conclusions that you have help up on par with Scripture itself, then I would love to recommend this book to you, if for no other reason that to hear a level-headed, Biblical approach that might be different than YOU.
Matt Harmless, in a review on Amazon


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At Drury Lane, Garrick went from strength to strength. He had already appeared in most of the parts in which he was best liked, and he realized with good humour that, as he was slightly below middle height and had put on weight, he had better give up youthful characters and add to his fame in the more mature roles—Abel Drugger, King Lear, Macbeth, Richard III. His mobile features, dark complexion, and eyes—widely praised for their lustre, expressiveness, and piercing brilliance—were famous on and off stage. In search of "copy," he frequented the law courts and House of Commons and would even visit the scene of a family tragedy. Critics disagreed as to whether he excelled in tragedy or comedy. He himself once told a young aspirant that comedy called for the greater skill.
Though he raised Drury Lane Theatre from penury to astounding financial success and, by his improvements in 1747–48 and 1762 and by the acting of his company, had made it London's most flourishing theatre, he had his setbacks. He burdened his players with some deadly historical and classical tragedies. He could turn disaster to success, however. When his theatre was wrecked by hooligans in November 1755, he faced a hostile house with courage. When in 1769 preternaturally wet weather washed out his cherished Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford-on-Avon, he refurbished both costumes and script for London, played The Jubilee to packed houses, and emerged with a profit. He was accused of avarice—though his inconspicuous charities were many—and was laughed at for his vanity and love of staying at great houses. He was involved in a succession of "paper wars" with touchy and even slanderous disappointed writers and players, such as Charles Churchill, who praised and attacked him, and Samuel Foote, who ridiculed the extravagant Shakespeare Jubilee. Garrick's caricatures of fellow actors in the Duke of Buckingham's The Rehearsal in his early days gave wide offense. His rivalry with Rich, at Covent Garden, was sometimes acrimonious; sometimes it led to new success. Rich had prided himself on his Christmas pantomimes; Garrick's, with superb effects and lighting by Philip James de Loutherbourg, a young expert in scenic design who came to Garrick from Paris, far surpassed them. For his own spectacular "Christmas gambol," Harlequin's Invasion (1759), with music by William Boyce, he wrote the patriotic song, "Heart of Oak."
Though "Heart of Oak" is perhaps the only poem by which he is remembered, his quality as a poet is shown by songs added to plays and by verses to Peg Woffington (the early ones those of a young man deeply in love, the bitter "Epistle to Mrs. Woffington" of 1745 exposing "the naked truth") and to his wife. As a dramatist (he wrote more than 20 plays and "entertainments" and adapted many more), he suffers from having written for a particular company and audience; and his farces and burlesques, though lively, have not held the stage. Only The Clandestine Marriage (1766), written with George Colman the Elder, is still successfully revived. His letters, however, have lasting interest. All of his life a prolific letter writer, he wrote as he acted, with ease, spontaneity, and versatility. His letters are a valuable source for the details of his busy life, the tangled theatrical history of his time, and his character and outlook.
Last years
In 1763 the Garricks departed for a continental tour. They enjoyed sightseeing in Italy in aristocratic company, but Mrs. Garrick suffered agonies from what was, apparently, a slipped disk, and Garrick contracted typhoid in Venice and nearly died in Munich. They wintered in Paris, where Garrick enlarged his acquaintance with French literary and theatrical celebrities, Shakespearean enthusiasts, and the philosophes. After returning (spring 1765), he appeared in no new parts, but 10 years passed before he prepared to sell his share of the Drury Lane patent. A series of farewell performances included four Shakespearean parts—Benedick, Hamlet, Richard III, and Lear—as well as Abel Drugger, Sir John Brute from Sir John Vanbrugh's The Provok'd Wife, Archer from The Beaux' Stratagem, and, for his last performance, Don Felix from Susannah Centlivre's The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret.
Garrick's retirement was happy. In London he was a member of Johnson's Literary Club and Brooks's. At Hampton he had his duties as squire, his library and garden, his dogs, and his nieces and nephews. All of his life a sufferer from kidney trouble, he was taken ill while staying with his old friends Lord and Lady Spencer at Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, for the New Year, 1779, and died at his house in Adelphi Terrace shortly thereafter.
Garrick was buried in the Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey; a monument in Lichfield cathedral bears Johnson's famous "I am disappointed by that stroke of death that has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure."

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Double trouble: Cells with duplicate genomes can trigger tumors
BOSTON–Abnormal cell division that yields cells with an extra set of chromosomes can initiate the development of tumors in mice, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown, validating a controversial theory about cancer causation put forth by a scientific visionary nearly 100 years ago.
The so-called "double-value" cells are produced by random errors in cell division that occur with unknown frequency. The generation of these genetically unstable cells appears to be a "pathway for generating a tumor," says David Pellman, MD, a pediatric oncologist at Dana-Farber and at Children's Hospital Boston. He is the senior author on a report in the Oct. 13 issue of Nature. Takeshi Fujiwara, PhD, and Madhavi Bandi of Dana-Farber, are the paper's co-first authors.
The research was performed in experimental animals, but such "double-value" cells are seen in a variety of early human cancers and in a precancerous condition called Barrett's esophagus. In addition to the extra chromosomes, the "double value" or "tetraploid" cells also duplicate a cell structure called the centrosome that plays a role in maintaining a stable genome. The extra centrosomes may be at the root of the cancer-triggering process. Once the genetic instability sets in, tumors "evolve " by losing, gaining and rearranging chromosomes.
Late-stage tumors commonly have too many centrosomes and a near triploid chromosome number (one and a half times the normal chromosome content). Because the cells with extra chromosomes and centrosomes are biologically different from normal cells, cancer drugs designed to kill them while sparing normal cells are "an interesting possibility," says Pellman, who is also an associate professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
The researchers treated normal breast cells with a compound that interfered with the final step of cell division, causing many of them to have the extra chromosome set. To make the cells more likely to become malignant, the researchers used cells that lacked a protective gene, p53 that is inactivated in many forms of cancer. Compared with normal breast cells, the double-value cells tended to be genomically unstable.
When injected under the skin of laboratory mice, about 25 percent of the animals developed breast cell tumors, and these tumors, like the tetraploid cells that seeded them, were also marked by similar chromosomal irregularities.
The new findings confirm a far-sighted notion of Theodor Boveri, a German scientist of the 19th Century who was one of the discoverers that the chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell carry the material of heredity, or genes. In 1914, he published what Pellman calls an "amazingly accurate and prescient" treatise suggesting, among other things, that genetic instability was a cause of malignant tumors.
One way to obtain this lack of chromosomal integrity, Boveri proposed, was a result of cells failing to divide normally, generating the double-value or tetraploid cells. Normally, human cells carry a "diploid" set of chromosomes "" that is, 22 pairs plus an "X" and "Y" chromosome in males and two "X" chromosomes in female. Tetraploid cells contain 44 pairs plus the sex chromosomes.
"Our experiments test an idea that's been percolating along among cell biologists for many years but was never really embraced by the cancer community," says Pellman. "We set up this experiment to test it in a real cancer setting."
A companion paper being published simultaneously in Nature by Randy King and colleagues at Harvard Medical School reports that tetraploid cells may arise more frequently than had been thought. According to Pellman, the instability of tetraploid cells may have played a role in evolution, because many organisms, including humans, are thought to have undergone ancient genome doublings.
The therapeutic implications arise from biological differences between the tetraploid cells and normal cells that might make the tetraploid-derived cancerous cells vulnerable to doses of drugs that aren't harmful to the normal cells and tissues. " In other experiments, we identified genes in a model organism– yeast– that are essential for the survival of tetraploid cells but not for cells with a normal number of chromosomes" Pellman says. "You knock out those genes, and the tetraploid cells die. We are eager to find out if this can be extended to cancer cells and the new animal model should help us do this."
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1) Train No.17241 Narasapur-Nidadavolu Link Express scheduled to depart Narasapur at 10.00 am on 12.10.2014 is cancelled.
2) Train No.17240 Visakhapatnam-Guntur Simhadri Express scheduled scheduled to depart Visakhapatnam at 07.10 am on 12.10.2014 is cancelled.
3) Train No.17242 Nidadavolu-Narasapur Link Express scheduled to depart Nidadavolu at 12.30 pm on 12.10.2014 is cancelled.
4) Train No.18519 Visakhapatnam-LTT Express scheduled to depart Visakhapatnam at 11.30 pm on 12.10.2014 is cancelled.
5) Train No.00852 Bangalore Cantonment-Bhubaneswar Premium special scheduled to depart Bangalore Cantonment at 23.50 Hrs. on 12.10.2014 is cancelled.
6) Train No.18402 Okha-Puri Express scheduled to depart Okha at 07.45 am on 15.10.2014 (Wednesday) is cancelled.
II)Trains Diverted:
1) Train No.22612 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central Express which departed New Jalpaiguri on 10.10.2014 is diverted to run via Kurda Road, Barang, Angul, Titlagarh, Lakholi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Vijayawada.
2) Train No.22614 Haldia-Chennai Central Express which departed Haldia today i.e., on 11.10.2014 is diverted to run via Kurda Road, Barang, Angul, Titlagarh, Lakholi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Vijayawada.
III) Trains Partially Cancelled:
1) Train No 12805 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Janmabhoomi Express schedule to depart Visakhapatnam at 06.15 am on 12.10.2014 is partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam and Tenali. (Train No.12806 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam which is already partially cancelled between Tenali-Visakhapatnam will run as Train No.12805 Ex. Tenali to Secunderabad).
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Two Iranian Men Reportedly Hanged For Being Gay
The Daily Beast reports that two Iranian men, Abdullah Ghavami Chahzanjiru and Salman Ghanbari Chahzanjiri, were hanged on August 6th, according to at least one report, for "consensual sodomy." Another report is not as specific about the crimes committed by these men but names them as "immoral villains." Should it be proved that Chahzanjiru and Chahzanjiri were killed for being gay, the tragic event would only further propel the existing narrative that Iran doles out draconian punishments for its gay citizenry.
In his piece in The Daily Beast, Jay Michaelson points out that this latest human rights infraction comes as the U.S. is seeking to "engage" Iran diplomatically as tensions continue to escalate in neighboring Iraq due to the emergence of I.S.I.S. and the subsequent unraveling of now ex-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. Interestingly enough, however, is who amongst this country's political elite have taken up the mantle of activist humanitarians where the rights of LGBT Iranians are concerned. Michaelson writes:
In the topsy-turvy world that is international LGBT politics, Iran's record on homosexuality is more a conservative cause than a liberal one…When Iran persecutes gay people, conservatives in the United States suddenly become enamored of gay rights—and bash the Obama administration for not doing enough to defend them. Thus the administration is hit from all sides—at a moment in which it is trying to pursue its dicey diplomatic agenda.
It's "hanged" above the waist and "hung" below.
Posted by: SL | Aug 12, 2014 8:08:19 PM
Religion continues to kill us.
Posted by: Haterforagoodreason | Aug 12, 2014 8:15:46 PM
Iran, where if you're not Islamic enough, they kill you. If they don't kill you, they rape, beat, humiliate, and maybe mutilate you until you never want to leave your residence again.
Islam. The way of peace.
Posted by: GX1Solo | Aug 12, 2014 8:19:31 PM
@SL: Thank you! They got it right in the first sentence and wrong in the headline.
Posted by: bigdownunder | Aug 12, 2014 8:20:41 PM
you're right @sl. they may or may not have been hung, but they were both most definitely hanged.
Posted by: northalabama | Aug 12, 2014 8:21:43 PM
I remember the daily pro muslim articles on Towleroad. Why the outrage now?
Posted by: Jay | Aug 12, 2014 8:45:58 PM
yet the Iranian government will pay for up to 1/2 of gender reassignment surgery for those needing assistance
Posted by: Hislv | Aug 12, 2014 9:14:59 PM
Forgot to add Iran has the second largest amount of gender reassignment surgeries in the entire world. Right behind Thailand
Posted by: Hislv | Aug 12, 2014 9:16:47 PM
@ Hislv : does that mean it is OK to have gay sex if you wear a burka?
Then there's the French version of the burka:
http://maxcdn.fooyoh.com/files/attach/images/3004/174/387/005/burqa.JPG and http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/212475.jpg
(some women decided to protest a burka ban by making a fashionable one).
Posted by: Bill | Aug 12, 2014 11:08:29 PM
Wow. Two gay men are killed by their government, and people are commenting about the proper use of "hung" vs "hanged"? WTF?
Posted by: Paul O'Dwyer | Aug 12, 2014 11:43:08 PM
Not saying that had it coming, but.....
Posted by: Li'l Kiwiwi | Aug 13, 2014 12:25:35 AM
"When Iran persecutes gay people, conservatives in the United States suddenly become enamored of gay rights"
sentences like this are why daily beast is a joke and a rag
Tina Brown turns anything she touches into the opposite of gold
Posted by: EchtKultig | Aug 13, 2014 3:00:04 AM
This makes me so angry, this is barbaric, why can't we just send all the homophobic idiots to iran and africa and bring all the gays in africa and iran, over here, all gays on one side of the world and all homophobes on the other side and call it a day
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And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever (Genesis 13:14-15).
When the Lord told Abraham to lift up his eyes and look, in the scripture above, He wasn't referring to the man's physical eyes, but to the eyes of his spirit. God told him all the land he could "see" was his; it was now up to Abraham to decide how far he wanted to vsee. Being a man of faith, he looked from his spirit and saw the whole world. The Bible says "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith" (Romans 4:13). Abraham became the heir of the whole world by faith.
Now, that's not the end of the story. The Bible says "So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham" (Galatians 3:9). You're as much the heir of the whole world as Abraham: "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:29). No wonder the Bible declares that God has given you everything you require for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). However, it's that which you've taken possession of by faith, that which your spirit has embraced, that you can enjoy. So it's up to you! As far as your eyes can see, that's what the Lord has given to you for an inheritance.
The question then is, "What do you see?" Concerning the coming year, for example, what do you see? Can you see yourself making progress? Can you see yourself walking in health, prosperity, joy and peace? You've got to see it, for that's the key. See yourself walking in the wonderful blessings of God in the coming year.
As you fast and pray about the coming year, see yourself making unprecedented progress in every area of your life. See God taking you from glory to glory. Perhaps you've been praying and asking the Lord for a child, see that child with your spirit first. Whatever you've taken possession of from within, will certainly manifest in the physical.
Start practising how to see from your spirit, for your spirit is where the light of God is. God doesn't function in the realm of the mind or senses. If you're going to enjoy all the wonderful benefits of salvation God has in store for you, then you've got to see with the eyes of faith and speak forth what you see.
I declare that I'm living in divine health, absolute prosperity, unending success, abundant joy and indescribable peace today. As I look into the coming year with my eyes of faith, I see myself walking in the glory of God and experiencing unprecedented progress and success, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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My friend David Charles calls a soon-to-be-released book to my attention:
"Soon after the World Trade Center towers fell on 9/11, it became clear the United States would invade Afghanistan. Writer and 'This American Life' radio producer Scott Carrier decided to go there too. He wanted to see for himself: who are these fanatics, the fundamentalists, the Taliban and the like? What do they want?
"In his new book, Prisoner of Zion, Carrier writes about his adventures, but also about the bigger problem. Having grown up among Mormons in Salt Lake City, he argues it will never work to attack the true believers head-on. The faithful thrive on persecution. Somehow, he thinks, we need to find a way—inside ourselves—to rise above fear and anger.
"Prisoner of Zion is Scott Carrier's second collection of dramatic tales and essays.
"Scott Carrier is a writer, photographer, and radio producer. He was born, raised and still lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and he teaches journalism at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. His print articles and photos have appeared in Harper's, Esquire, GQ, Rolling Stone and Mother Jones. His radio stories have been broadcast by NPR All Things Considered, NPRDay to Day, APM The Story, Savvy Traveler, Hearing Voices from NPR, and PRI This American Life."
He appears to be a remarkably courageous man, to still be living in Salt Lake City. And he works right in the very belly of the beast! (Utah Valley University is only a few blocks from my cave!)
"In the aftermath of 9/11," says Publishers Weekly, "Carrier, a journalist and radio producer, sought to make sense of the terrorism that caused the great loss of American life and triggered the Afghan war. In a series of remarkable essays, Carrier, raised among Mormons, noted similarities in the beliefs and practices of the Taliban and the Utah church, stressing the fundamentalist pledge of obedience to authority, and revelations and visions from God to a 'Chosen people.' Carrier is alternately humorous and serious about the reports from Afghanistan, its people, its culture, and the heavy fighting. Journalists on the front lines fascinate us when they get this close: Carrier gathers opinions from some Afghans who believe that Osama bin Laden was a U.S. creation and that the real goal of the war was capturing oil reserves. Chatty but provocative, Carrier's critique of the true believers teaches us options for reconciliation. (Apr.)"
I can scarcely wait.
And, surely, comparing Mormons to the Taliban is a promising first step toward reconciliation. I think I speak for all of my tribe when I say that we crazed fanatics find such overtures simply irresistible.
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I have sung this "spiritual" over and over throughout my life in many different places and situations—in confirmation classes, at Bible camps, on wilderness canoe trails, in college dorms, and at congregational retreats. It has been part of Lenten Prayer around the Cross at Holden Village or in our Minneapolis congregations every year. I have prayed it in monasteries, in Greek Orthodox cathedrals, in ancient centers for worship in Turkey, and in temples where I do not speak the language. Why not sing it on Pentecost Sunday? It is surely an appropriate prayer for the day: for with Martin Luther I believe that "the Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and makes holy the whole Christian Church on earth." (Small Catechism, Apostles' Creed, explanation to Third Article)
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PIQUA Ś They should have played in the regular season.
But they didnÆt, instead Midwest Athletic Conference foes Marion Local and Minster used FridayÆs Division VI regional semifinal game to put on a classic.
In fact, it was not until Marion Local wide receiver Hunter Wilker fell on an onside kick with less than one minute left in the game that FlyersÆ fans could exhale.
Marion Local (10-2) defeated Minster 41-34 at Alexander Stadium, Purk Field on the campus of Piqua High School.
Marion Local gained 480 yards of offense, 351 yards on the ground, while Minster (9-3) gained 347 yards, 294 yards through the air. The difference was the third quarter when the Flyers outgained their opponents 109-2 and took a 35-14 lead.
ōMinster is a good team with a lot of good skill,ö Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin said. ōI thought both offenses had the edge and were pretty darn good.ö
The Flyers struck first. One their second possession, junior quarterback Adam Bertke connected with sophomore running back Jacy Goettemoeller for a 42-yard strike. Goettemoeller caught the ball on the sideline and broke to the middle for the final 15 yards. Peyton KramerÆs point-after gave Marion Local a 7-0 lead with 4:52 left in the first quarter.
On the very next possession, Minster evened the score at 7-7 when Korey Schultz took ahandoff and sprinted around the left side untouched for a score.
Marion Local regained the lead on the first play of the second quarter. Goettemoeller took a counter a swept around the right side. KramerÆs PAT gave the Flyers a 14-7 lead with 11:55 in the second quarter.
After stopping the Wildcats on a fourth and 4 from the FlyersÆ 24, Marion Local went on the march. Mixing the run and pass, the Flyers made the score 21-7 with 2:29 left in the first half. Fullback Alaric Keller dove in from 1 yard out. The key play was a 44-yard pass from Bertke to Hunter Wilker to give Marion Local a first and goal at the 8.
Minster drew closer just before halftime. Getting the ball with 2:23 left in the half, the Wildcats drove 73 yards. Senior quarterback Adam Niemeyer found Ethan Wolf on a slant route on fourth and 2 from the 6 yard line. Devon PeoppelmanÆs PAT made the score 21-14 at halftime.
Niemeyer finished the game 25 of 48 for 250 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Back-to-back interceptions started the second half. Schultz intercepted Bertke and returned it 52 yards to the FlyersÆ 17 yard line. On first down, Goettemoeller picked off NiemeyerÆs pass and gave Marion Local the ball at its own 1-yard line.
After each team exchanged punts, the Flyers drove 56 yards. Goettemoeller scored his third touchdown of the night when he dove over the top from 1-yard out to give Marion Local a 28-14 lead with 1:01 left in the third quarter.
Mark Thobe got the Flyers the ball back when the senior linebacker intercepted Niemeyer. From there the Flyers put the game away. Bertke took the shotgun handoff, went right and spun his way into the end zone and put the Flyers in the regional finals, where theyÆll face the St. Henry on Friday at a site to be determined.
The 11-yard touchdown run made the score 35-14 with 10:23 left in the game.
ōDefinitely helped us out,ö Goodwin said of the turnovers. ōTurnovers are going to be the test for us.ö
Minster fought back and scored one minute later. Poeppleman got the pitch and threw it 44 yards to Jay Eilerman, who dove into the end zone. The PAT was missed and the score was 35-20.
On the ensuing onside kick, the ball was mis-kicked and was motionless before going 10 yards. Instead of letting the ball go, Kyle Mescher tried to pick it and fumbled. Minster returned the gift, fumbling the ball two plays later and the Flyers were able to work the clock and run the ball.
After stopping the Flyers, Niemeyer found Poeppelman from 3 yards out to make it 35-27.
ōI think we need to credit Minster,ö Goodwin said. ōThey have great skill with their quarterback and receivers.ö
After Bertke recovered an onside kick, the Flyers struck again. On fourth and 1, Goettemoeller took a pitch around the right side and went 41 yards for the score.
ōThatÆs been a bedrock since I have been here,ö Goodwin said. ōIf we canÆt get 1 yard, we donÆt deserve to win.ö
Goettemoeller carried the ball 24 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Bertke added 23 carries for 122 yards and one score.
NiemeyerÆs third touchdown pass to Ethan Wolf with 45 seconds left in the game was the last of the season for the Wildcats.
ōYou couldnÆt play any hard than our kids did tonight,ö Minster coach Nate Moore said. ōIf you have to go out this is how you go out. ThatÆs a great football team. They are tough and physical up front.ö


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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will visit a few Bristol County communities Thursday afternoon, including Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River.
Warren, D-Mass., will tour the General Dynamics C4 Systems facility in Taunton, followed by a visit to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford. She will conclude with a visit to UMass Dartmouth's Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center in Fall River.
According to ATMC Director Paul Vigeant, the tour will include a tour of the building, during which Warren will meet student interns and see the current activity in the center's laboratories.
A few of those labs are focused on coastal technology, including one where unmanned vessels are in development, Vigeant said. Another laboratory is focused on highway sustainability research.
Afterward, Warren will meet with six business executives for a roundtable discussion.
"I think she'll see clearly the asset in terms of linking the university to advancing the economy and developing technology," said Vigeant, adding that, so far, 14 different companies have developed through the center, with 80 percent of them staying in Massachusetts.
Vigeant described the ATMC as a business incubator, where new startups are provided workspace, laboratories, equipment, advice and a steady stream of college interns to help them launch.
So far, they have created "200 jobs that didn't exist five years ago," Vigeant said.
In light of the current economic climate in this area, 200 jobs may not seem all that significant but, insists Vigeant, "these are good-paying jobs."
He added that, through the ATMC, participating companies have been able "to take advantage of the research strength of UMass Dartmouth."
They've also been able to utilize and recruit UMass students as interns, with some attaining full-time employment as a result.
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Several Gators are in question for this week's game at No. 15 South Carolina (12:10 p.m., CBS). The biggest name on that list is starting QB John Brantley.
Already hampered by a high right ankle sprain, Brantley suffered at least a bruise to his throwing arm against Vanderbilt last week. He did not throw Sunday and is not expected to practice today, but coach Will Muschamp said he will be "fine" …
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Gerald Christian's frustration with the University of Florida began last year, when he spent the whole season as a blocking tight end and fullback and never touched the ball. He thought about leaving then, but …
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Note: Article updated in June 2014, and enhanced with an extra table outlining fees for small and large SMSF account balances.This Q&A includes the latest SMSF cost data released in December 2013 by the ATO, and data released by ASIC in September 2013. The next SMSF cost update is expected to be released by the ATO in December 2014.
Q: My wife and I are considering setting up a self-managed super fund. I asked two advisers for a quote on the set-up costs for a self-managed super fund with a starting balance of $600,000. The first adviser charges approximately $8000; the second considerably less — about $1500. Which do you think would be the better option, and fundamentally, is an SMSF the most cost-effective option for a couple with this level of savings?
A: You ask 2 questions: which adviser quote is the best option, and whether an SMSF is the most cost-effective super option for you?
I have structured my response into three sections:
- How do I assess my SMSF fees?
- How much should a DIY super fund cost, including 2 tables that list average costs, and average costs for different account balance sizes?
- What is the minimum cost-effective balance for an SMSF?
SMSFs: How much money do you need to start one?
Based on the information that you have provided, an $8000 fee for advice on $600,000 in assets (assuming they all move into your super fund) works out to be 1.3% of your fund's assets but I'm guessing that the fee quoted involves set-up costs, annual running costs and perhaps a general financial plan.
For your comparison, around two-thirds of SMSFs have an estimated operating expense ratio of 1% or less (that is 1% or less of fund assets), and just over 40% of SMSFs have an estimated operating expense ratio of 0.25% (a quarter of a per cent) or less, according to the ATO. On a $600,000 account balance, an expense ratio of 1% means $6,000 in annual fees. An operating expense ratio (OER) of 0.25% on a $600,000 account balance works out to be $1500 in annual fees, although such a low expense ratio is associated with much higher account balances (according to the ATO, 0.25% OER applies to account balances of $2 million or more). I detail the actual costs of running a SMSF later in this response.
The question you ask is an important one for anyone considering a SMSF. The difference in quotes is huge, but which service is the better option really depends on what you get for your money. Ask each adviser to itemise the following:
- Advice component (if any).
- Establishment costs (including trust deed).
- Running costs, such as administration, reporting (including annual audit) and lodgement.
- Any other costs that are included in the quoted fee.
- Any other costs that may arise that are not included in the fee.
You can then compare which adviser is the most cost-effective, but cost is only one factor when selecting an adviser and/or an SMSF service. You can check out the total average cost of a SMSF later in this article, and compare your fund's total costs to this average. The costs of set-up are not included in the annual running costs set out below.
I outline the costs of setting up a SMSF, and also the annual and one-off costs you can expect from operating a SMSF in my book DIY Super For Dummies, 2nd edition (Wiley). Briefly, the start-up costs for a SMSF can range from being free (with strings attached) to up to $2,200, although typically the start-up costs for most SMSFs cost somewhere in between these two figures.
Note: If you want a corporate trustee, then you need to add another $700 to $1,000 to your SMSF start-up costs.
So, how much should a DIY super fund cost?
The cost of setting up a SMSF is not the only key information you need to investigate. The annual running costs of your SMSF are more important to the long-term viability of your SMSF than the set-up costs, and will have a greater impact on your investment returns and the size of your superannuation account over time.
The positive news is that the average operating expense ratio (which is simply dividing the costs of running a SMSF by the value of the fund assets) has declined over time, according to the ATO. The ATO states that the average operating expense ratio for a SMSF has declined from 0.86% for the 2006 financial year to 0.57% for the 2010 financial year, and falling to 0.56% for the 2011 and 2011 financial years. For verification, see ATO report, 'Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2011-12' (released in December 2013) and its earlier reports, 'Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2010-11' (released in May 2013) and its earlier reports, 'Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2009-10' (released in April 2012), and 'Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2008-09' (released in December 2011).
Table 1 below outlines the average costs for an average SMSF balance. Note that the annual cost of a SMSF is dependent on the value of the fund assets because many SMSF costs are fixed costs, such as fund audit, preparation of accounts and ATO supervisory levy. Also, the average fund balance (see table below) is reasonably high which means the fixed costs are spread over a larger value of assets.
Table 2 below outlines the average costs for different account balances, based on data from the 2011-12 year. You can check your SMSF's annual fees against this table to assess whether your fund's costs are above or below average.
For example, if you have a small SMSF fund balance, then you can expect to devote a higher percentage of your fund assets to annual expenses. For example, a SMSF with $50,000 or less in fund assets, has an average operating expense ratio of 9.5% (equates to costs of up to $4,750) according to the ATO's statistical overview for the 2011-12 year.
If you have a large SMSF fund balance, say, $2 million, then your expense ratio will be a lot lower than the average. According to earlier ATO statistics, SMSFs with more than $2 million in assets had operating expense ratios of 0.47% (2006), 0.43% (2007), 0.39% (2008), 0.28% (2009), 0.27% (2010), and 0.24% (2011). For the 2012 year, SMSFs with account balances of $2 million or more have an average expense ratio of 0.25%
The ATO also reports that if you have between $100,000 and $200,000 in your SMSF, then the average expense ratio for such an SMSF is 3.1% ($3,100 to $6,200). Note that I am aware of many SMSFs with roughly $200,000 of assets within a SMSF who manage to keep total costs to about $2,000 (or 1% of fund assets); although with recent increases in the ATO supervisory levy and increases in audit fees, achieving such cost management at this fund asset level is becoming increasingly rare.
If you have a SMSF with a fund balance of between $200,000 and $500,000 then the average expense ratio for such a SMSF is 1.5% ($3,000 to $7,500), according to the ATO.
For more detail see the following tables below:
- Table 1: SMSFs – Average operating expense ratio
- Table 2: SMSFs – 2012 average operating expense ratio for different account balances
Table 1: SMSFs – Average operating expense ratio
|Table 1: SMSF – Average operating expense ratio
|Financial year
|Average fund balance ($)*
|Average operating expense ($)
|Average operating expense ratio (%)
|$1 million
Source: Extracted from ATO reports, 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2008-09' and 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2009-10', 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2010-11' and 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2011-12. *The average fund balance has been calculated by SuperGuide using the average operating expense figures and expense ratios, and the balances are rounded to the nearest $1000.
Table 2: SMSFs – 2012 average operating expense ratio for different account balances
|Table 2: SMSFs – 2012 average operating expense ratio for different account balances
|Fund size
|Average operating expense ratio (%)*
|Average operating expense ($)
|Up to $4,750
|$50,001- $100,000
|$2,130 to $4,260
|$100,001 – $200,000
|$3,100 to $6,200
|$200,001 -$500,000
|$3,000 to $7,500
|$500,001 – $1 million
|$3,650 to $7,300
|$1,000,001 – $2 million
|$4,200 to $8,400
|$2,000,001 and higher
|$5000 and higher
Source: Extracted from ATO reports, 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2008-09' and 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2009-10', 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2010-11' and 'SMSFs: A statistical overview 2011-12. *The average operating expense dollar amount has been calculated by SuperGuide using the differing account balances and the relevant average operating expense ratios, reported by the ATO.
What is the minimum cost-effective balance* for an SMSF?
You also ask the question: is an SMSF the most cost-effective option?
In September 2013, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission published a consultation paper (Consultation Paper 216) considering specific disclosure requirements when advisers are providing advice on SMSFs, including SMSF costs. As part of the process, ASIC commissioned Rice Warner to examine the minimum cost-effective balance for SMSFs compared with large super funds (which are regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority). Some interesting points from the Rice Warner report, Costs of Operating SMSFs (May 2013), include:
- Less than $100,000. SMSFs with fund balances of less than $100,000 were not cost-effective in comparison to a large super fund, unless the SMSF could grow within a reasonable time.
- Between $100,000 and $200,000. SMSFs with fund balances between $100,000 and $200,000 can be competitive with the more expensive type of large super funds (typically retail personal superannuation funds), but only if the SMSF trustees undertake some of the administration and investment functions themselves.
- More than $200,000*. SMSFs with fund balances of $200,000 or more, are competitive with both cheaper and more expensive large funds, provided the SMSF trustees undertake some of the administration.
- More than $250,000*. SMSFs with fund balances of $250,000 or more are the cheapest alternative compared with all types of super funds, provided the SMSF trustees do some of the fund's administration.
- More than $500,000*. If SMSF trustees require ful service from SMSF administrators, then a fund balance of $500,000 is needed to be more cost-effective than a large super fund.
- Pension funds. The cost analysis is transferable to SMSF pension funds. A SMSF in pension phase is more expensive to run, but so is a pension account in a large super fund.
*According to the Rice Warner report, account balances larger than $200,000 are competitive with larger super funds, subject to some qualification.
For more information on SMSF costs, and minimum cost-effective balances see SuperGuide article, SMSFs: How much money do you need to start one?


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