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Small Business Healthcare Tax Credit
Filed under: Tax Credits
"Starting in 2010, up to 4 million small businesses that offer healthcare coverage to their employees may be eligible for a tax credit. Fill in the amounts below to find out what your tax credit will be.
To qualify, a small business must:
Have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees
Pay average annual wages below $50,000 per FTE
Contribute at least 50% of each employee's premium
Owners are excluded, and should not be counted in number of employees, wages, or premium contribution amount.
Tax credits can't be larger than actual income tax liability.
For detailed information about how the tax credit works and other issues related to the new law and small businesses, see this list of frequently asked questions. We'll be adding to this document regularly."
Qualified Plug-in Electric and Electric Vehicle Credit
Filed under: Tax Credits
Thinking about purchasing an Electric Vehicle (EV) or a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)? The Federal government and many states offer incentives to people who do. Currently, the Chevrolet Volt is the highest selling Plug-In Hybrid vehicle in the United States followed by the plug in Toyota Prius and the Nissan Leaf. Many taxpayers are making the switch to reduce what is commonly referred to as their "carbon footprint." Plus, these cars do actually look like normal cars and are less toxic to the environment. They do not need oil changes—they don't even have an engine!
www.pluginamerica.org, whose mission is to "accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment" is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to this purpose. Visit their website at www.pluginamerica.org for more information and help.
The tax credit for purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric car is $2,500 to $7,500. The amount depends on the size of the battery. The credit was created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—aka the stimulus package. There is a phase out after an automaker sells 200,000 vehicles that are eligible for the credit. If you are curious about the quarterly sales, the IRS has posted that information for some automakers: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/IRC-30D-%E2%80%93-Plug-In-Electric-Drive-Motor-Vehicle-Credit-Quarterly-Sales.
There are state incentives as well. For example, In Arizona, there are reduced license fees and tax credits for installing EV charging stations. To check your state incentives, visit http://www.pluginamerica.org/incentives
Also, taxpayers often get insurance discounts for purchasing an electric car. Check with your insurance provider to see if you qualify for any breaks.
Where is the credit reported? Use Form 8936
Form 8936—Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8936.pdf)
Use this form for all electric vehicle types purchased in 2012 or later. For example, if you purchase a Chevy Volt it would go on the 8936.
Also, new qualified two or three wheeled plug in electric vehicles would go on the 8936. However, if it was acquired before 2012, report it on Form 8834.
How does the Government know you're making a legitimate claim? The forms ask for the Vehicle Identification Number or (VIN) which has all of the information they need to prove your claim.
Not sure if your vehicle qualifies or how much of a credit you should get? Check out http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Qualified-Vehicles-Acquired-after-12-31-2009. Take the Chevrolet Volt for example. Click on General Motors and you can see the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Volts all have a credit amount of $7,500. Most of the vehicles do in fact have a credit amount of $7,500.
There is no phase out of the credit based on your income.
Imagine a highway of all electric cars. What would it sound like?
Schedule R – What is the Schedule R Anyway?
Filed under: Tax Credits
Schedule R is Credit For the Elderly or the Disabled. It's purpose is to provide a measure of financial relief for low-income senior citizens and taxpayers who are unable to engage in any kind of gainful employment as a result of their disability.
You may be able to take the credit if you are 65 or older. If you are under age 65, you must be permanently and totally disabled, receive taxable disability income for 2012, and on the first day of the tax year you did not reach mandatory retirement age.
As with all tax credits, there is a set of income limitations that may or may not qualify you for the credit. It is posted below:
Then you generally cannot take the credit if:
If you are…
Then amount on Form 1040A, line 22, or Form 1040, Line 38, is… (AGI)
Or you received
|Single, head of household, or qualifying widower
|$17,500 or more
|$5,000 or more of nontaxable social security or other nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income
|Married filing jointly and only one spouse is eligible for the credit
|$20,000 or more
|$5,000 or more of nontaxable social security of other nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income
|Married filing jointly and both spouses are eligible for the credit
|$25,000 or more
|$7,500 or more of nontaxable social security or other nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income
|Married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2012
|$12,500 or more
|$3,750 or more of nontaxable social security or other nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income
Figuring the credit is a little tricky but the IRS can figure the credit for you if you are doing everything by hand. If you are filing Form 1040, check box c on line 53, and enter "CFE" on the line next to the box. Attach Schedule R to your return.
How does the IRS determine what is permanent and total disability?
- You cannot engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition
- A qualified physician determines that the condition has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can lead to death.
Taxable Disability Income is the total amount you were paid under your employer's accident and health plan or pension plan that is included in your income as wages instead of wages for the time you were absent from work because of permanent and total disability. This is different from Social Security Disability which is never taxable.
After you have reached mandatory retirement age, disability income does not include any money received from your employer's pension plan.
Also, you may need a physician statement located in the Schedule R instructions. This to certify you were permanently and totally disabled on the date you retired. This is not filed with the tax return but is to be kept with your records. You don't need a physician's statement if you filed one for 1983 or an earlier year, or you filed for tax years after 1983 and the physician signed on line B of the physician statement. Line B reads "There is no reasonable probability that the disabled condition will ever improve….."
The Department of Veterans Affairs can certify that people are permanently and totally disabled. If this be the case, you can use VA Form 21-0172 instead of a physician's statement. The form must be signed by a VA authorized person. Visit your local VA regional office for the form or to ask questions.
Remember, the IRS can figure the credit for you, or your software can. If you are inclined to do it by hand, just make sure to read every line carefully and include all of the amounts in question. It is one of the more complicated credits to compute. The amount of credit can be reduced if you received certain types of nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income.
The amount of credit you can claim is generally limited to the amount of your tax. Use the Credit Limit Worksheet in the Instructions for Schedule R to determine if your credit is limited.
So how does a taxpayer end up in the situation to be able to claim a Schedule R credit? It's very rare, but if you have taxable disability income, be sure to check in case you do qualify.
Below are some links that may help:
The Tonight Show Tax Credit
Filed under: Tax Credits
I usually write about Missouri tax credits, that's my state, but today I get to talk about New York. I love New York, it's a wonderful place, but this new tax credit proposal has me shaking my head.
Have you heard about it? New York's new state budget has a tax credit for (and I'm going to quote directly from the New York Daily News) "A talk or variety program that filmed at least five seasons outside the state prior to its first relocated season in New York." There are more requirements here; the show has to be filmed in front of a studio audience of at least 200 people and has to have an annual production budget of at least $30 million.
Can you say, "Tonight Show?" Honestly, can you think of any other show that even meets that criteria?
This new tax credit will pay for 30% of the production costs of the show. Do the math here—the show has to have an annual production budget of at least $30 million, and the state will pay 30 percent of the budget—that's a lot of money.
In fairness, New York has had tax credits for the film and television industry for years. The New York State film production credit program has helped hundreds of projects get made in New York and that film production has generated millions of dollars of revenue to New York. The cost of the tax credit to New York is around $420 million in lost tax revenue annually. One of the key provisions of the old bill was that the film or television projects had to originate in New York.
But this new credit—well it sounds a bit targeted. Really targeted. NBC has already started building Jimmy Fallon a new studio over at 30 Rock—supposedly for his Late Night show—NBC has not announced that it will actually move the Tonight Show from California.
Call me crazy, but if New York wanted to pay me $9 million to move my business over there, I'd be packing my bags in a heartbeat.
I recognize that states are vying to pull businesses from other states to boost their economies during this economic downtime. State legislatures all over the country are playing games with tax credits. I don't really think it's good for the country as a whole, but I can't stop it either.
But a Tonight Show Tax Credit? Is this really in the best interests of the people of New York State? I'm not seeing it. Maybe it's because I'm still from Missouri, and you'll have to "show me."
Here are two great links to check out:
What's New with the Earned Income Tax Credit? You Need to Know This
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If you usually claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) then you need to know about the new rules. Although the dollar amounts of the EIC have remained the same, the reporting requirements have changed dramatically. If you have your taxes done by a professional—then you need to be prepared for the additional paperwork.
So what's different? It's the new page 4 of Form 8867—Paid Preparer's Earned Income Credit Checklist (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8867.pdf). That's the form that tax preparers have to fill out and send in along with your tax return. The quick and dirty summary is: if a tax preparer doesn't ask enough questions and fails to get enough information before submitting your EIC tax return, she'll be subject to a $500 fine. Ouch. That's $500 per tax return. A few bad tax returns can put your tax preparer out of business.
So what's on this page 4? Well the first item is proving that the child you're claiming EIC for really lives with you. Here's what you can use to prove your child lives with you:
- School records or statement
- Landlord or property management statement
- Health care provider statement
- Medical records
- Child care provider records
- Placement agency statement
- Social service records or statement
- Place of worship statement
- Indian tribal official statement
- Employer statement
You don't need to have all of these things, but you'll need at least one thing to show your child lives in your house. The school records are probably the easiest if your child is of school age. For me, as a tax preparer, I would accept your child's last semester report card as evidence of residency as long as the report card has your home address on it.
If you are claiming a disabled child, you'll need to prove the disability. Here are the documents for that:
- Doctor statement
- Other health care provider statement
- Social services agency or program statement
So with a disability, you have a double issue—proving residence and the disability. Although to be quite honest, I suspect that these statements would also include a home address on them and serve a duel purpose.
And if you're self-employed, you're going to need to prove you really have some sort of business with the following records:
- Business license
- 1099MISC forms
- Records of gross receipts
- Income summary
- Expense summary
- Bank statements
These records are pretty standard for anyone who is self employed anyway so this shouldn't be a burden. Bottom line here is—if you have a business, you need to run it like a business and keep proper business records.
In addition to the new paperwork requirements, of course you're still going to have to show you and your children's social security cards. Also, if you're getting a bank product (where you pay for your tax preparation out of your refund) you'll need to have a driver's license or state ID card with your correct current address on it.
The IRS has already announced that people can expect their refunds to be delayed this year. For the fastest possible refund, you want to make sure that you've got all of your paperwork together before you even head to the tax office.
Be sure to check out http://www.eitc.irs.gov/central/main/ to answer any EITC questions you may have. Or call us and we would love to help.
The Government Imposes Taxes to Make Us Behave the Way it Wants Us To (An Editorial)
Filed under: Tax Credits, Taxes
The Government imposes taxes to make us behave the way it wants us to. Whew! That sounds like something one of my "nutjob government conspiracy type" friends would say, not me. Except that it's true. If you don't believe me, just take a look at the so called "sin taxes". You know, the extra taxes imposed on cigarettes and liquor.
The federal government taxes each pack of cigarettes by a $1.01. Add to that the state taxes, here in Missouri, we have the lowest cigarette tax in the country at 17 cents a pack, but Washington State has a tax of $3.20 per one single pack of 20 cigarettes. You really gotta want a cigarette to smoke in Washington.
Beer, on the other hand, only brings in 5 cents per 12 ounce can to the feds. But a bottle of tequila will fetch $2.14 cents in taxes. And that's before adding in the state taxes!
So maybe you don't smoke or drink, you might think these taxes don't apply to you. But it's not just our sins that the government is trying to control; it's our shopping behavior as well. Think about the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit–a nice chunk of change of up to $8,000 for buying a new home. The energy tax credit–for making our homes more energy efficient. And of course the energy efficient vehicle tax credit–for buying an electric or fuel efficient car. All of these tax credits were intended to help various industries.
So maybe these programs didn't apply to you either, but here's one that probably did: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. Maybe you remember that's the year that everybody got an extra $300 check in the mail. The idea was that if everyone in America got an extra $300, they'd go out and spend it and that would jump start the economy again. Unfortunately, that didn't work. A large percentage of the population used that money to either pay down their credit cards or add to their savings accounts–we didn't get the consumer bang that the government wanted. You might remember we later got the "Making Work Pay" credit, which basically gave us an extra $400 but it was doled out in our paychecks in tiny increments over the course of the year. People hardly noticed the increase in their paychecks, so the money just got spent.
The analogy that I think of here is that it's kind of like having a $50 bill in your wallet. I don't get 50 dollar bills very often, so when I do get one I tend to hang onto it for awhile. "I've got a $50 dollar bill, it's special, and I don't want to spend it!" Now give me a $5 or a $1 bill and it's gone. My nephew calls it "blowing your money away." (He actually uses a slightly different phrase but I've been edited for my G rating.) You understand though, it's much easier to let small amounts of money slip through your hands than larger amounts. So these little tax games have made us spend more money–without us even being aware of it.
And I have a problem with that. I don't like the idea of being manipulated for one thing. But more importantly, I think our tax code sends a message about American values that I don't think we as a country should be sending. As a nation we talk about the importance of marriage and of children being raised in a two parent family–and then we pay a premium to unmarried parents through the Earned Income Tax Credit. I don't think it was intentional, but that's what happens. Young married families with two incomes get phased out of that tax credit, but if you don't get married–then you get the money. And it's huge! We're talking thousands of dollars a year. That's a big incentive for not getting married. Why are we doing that?
There's already been lots of talk from the politicians about changing the tax code. "Tax the rich", "don't tax the rich" those arguments can go on for hours. But what I'm not hearing, and what I'd really like to hear, is where should our country be headed? How do we get there? How much is it going to cost? And how are we going to pay for it over the long haul? These quick-fix one-year only tax incentives aren't the way to run a country. And while the rich are very concerned about their taxes (and rightly so, they seem to have the most to gain or lose during this election) the tax code affects everyone; rich, poor, and middle class. We need long range planning, long range goals, and a long term tax plan. Let's bring the grownups to the table, drop the manipulation games, and get to work on a real solution.
The Retirement Saver's Credit – Cool Cash for Smart Young People
Filed under: Tax Credits
The Retirement Saver's Credit sounds like an old person kind of tax credit, but, for the most part, it's really more of a young person's credit and it gets totally ignored. The coolest part about the Saver's Credit is that it's a credit, not a deduction. That means that it's a dollar for dollar reduction of your tax liability. A $100 tax credit would reduce your taxes by $100. A $100 tax deduction would reduce your taxes by $10 to $35 depending on your tax bracket. See the difference? Tax credits are better than deductions. The Saver's Credit is for people with lower incomes so we're looking at 10 to 15% tax brackets.
The Saver's Credit can be worth up to $1,000 ($2,000 if you're married filing jointly), so it's pretty valuable. Basically, it's like the government is giving you money for saving for retirement – how cool is that?
Who's eligible?
- You have to be 18 or over
- You can't be a full time student
- You can't be claimed as a dependent by someone else
So what are the income limitations?
- Single, married filing separately, or qualifying widower – $28, 250
- Head of Household – $42,375
- Married filing jointly – $56,500
So what do I have to invest in to get this tax credit? That's the easy part, you can invest in any of the following:
- A traditional or Roth IRA
- Most any employer sponsored retirement plan
The one thing that doesn't qualify is rollover contributions. Also, if you've taken money out of a retirement plan, it could reduce your ability to qualify for the credit.
So if I put $1,000 into an IRA the government is going to give me a $1,000 tax credit? No. I said it's easy, but it's not that easy. It works on a sliding scale: the lower your income, the larger the percentage you get, somewhere between 10% and 50% of your contribution. The form you need is form 8880. Here's a link: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8880.pdf
Let's say you're single, you made $18,000, and you put $2,000 into a Roth IRA. You'd qualify for a $400 tax credit. You can figure that out by looking at the chart and you'll see you qualify for a 20% tax credit.
The coolest thing about the Retirement Saver's Credit is that you can play with it. Let's go back to the example above – you're single and made $18,000. You have until April 15th to put money into an IRA, so you don't have to have this all done before tax time. At $18,000 income, you qualify for a 20% tax credit, but at $16,999 you qualify for a 50% tax credit. So if you put $1,001 into a traditional IRA (instead of the $2,000 you were going to put into the ROTH), it will lower your overall income, making your "adjusted gross income" or AGI, $16,999. Now, instead of getting a $400 tax credit on $2000, you get a $500 tax credit on $1,001 – and you still have another $999 left over to save or spend.
So you might be thinking, "Cool, I'll just put it all into an IRA!" And you can, but you reach a point where the credit doesn't do you any more good. The Retirement Saver's Credit is what's called a "non-refundable" credit. That means that once you zero out your tax liability, you don't get anything more.
Let's go back to our example: you're single, you make $18,000. This time you put the whole $2,000 into a traditional IRA. Now your AGI is $16,000, that means your taxable income is $6,500 and your tax liability is now $658. So you complete form 8880 and you see that you qualify for a 50% credit which is $1,000 but since your tax liability is only $658—that's all the credit you get.
Now if you have $2,000 to put into savings, I am 100% behind you saving the full $2,000. But, you may be better off putting some of that money into a regular savings account instead. It's something to play with. Never sneeze at a 50% return on your investment. Let's be real, that's what this is. Even the 10% and 20% return is a good deal. But once you've maxed out that return, then you need to look at what other options you've got. That's why I like IRAs. You can figure out your tax return first before make the investment. The absolute best part – you can make the investment with your income tax refund! You can actually do your tax return, plan out your IRAs, and not fund them until after you've gotten your refund.
Not everyone will qualify for the Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions, but if your income is anywhere close, you'll definitely want to at least look into it.
What You Need to Know About the 2011 Home Energy Tax Credit
Filed under: Tax Credits
They've flip-flopped on the issue more often than a presidential candidate in a primary debate. If you're a little confused about what you can or can't deduct, you're not alone. Hopefully this will help.
First, in order to claim this credit, any improvements must be made to an existing home and it must be your main residence. This means that landlords and new home builders are out of luck on this one.
The credit is smaller than before. If you did improvements in 2011, the credit is 10% of the cost of the improvements and it caps at $500. Some credits, like windows, are capped at an even lower amount.
There's also a lifetime limit on the credit so if you received an energy tax credit anytime between 2006 through 2010 then your 2011 energy tax credit will be reduced by that much.
Excuse me for a moment while I rant and rave. The IRS says on its website that you should keep your tax records for 3 years. But for this case, the IRS is expecting you to go back through 5 years worth of information to see if you claimed a credit back in 2006? This is crazy. Nobody's tax software has carried forward that information because it was never a carry forward issue until now. This tax credit is kind of a "Thanks, but no thanks," kind of deal. Gee it's nice that they extended it and all, but it's really going to be a pain in the *#$. I'm expecting a lot of IRS "gotchas" with this credit and I think "gotchas" are morally wrong.
Okay, back to business now. The bottom line is, if you've claimed $500 worth of energy tax credits at any time over the past 5 years, don't try to claim any more. Make sure you check (because the IRS most certainly will). The form you're dealing with is Form 5695. I don't have a link to the 2011 form yet.
Also, if you've zeroed out your taxable income, this credit is "non-refundable" which means it's only a credit against your tax liability, if you owe no tax, this credit won't help you.
Another thing is the whole "Energy Star" issue. You'll want to make sure that the improvements that you make on your home qualify under the "Energy Star" program. Here's a link to their website: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index. But it's important to remember that just because you buy something that has an Energy Start label doesn't mean that you'll qualify for a tax credit. I had a couple of clients last year who brought in receipts and Energy Star labels but it was for things that didn't qualify for the tax credit.
If you need to install insulation or storm windows, go ahead and do the work. Do what's right for your home and family. If you manage to qualify for a tax credit for it, great, but don't count on receiving that tax credit as you calculate your expense of the project. There are a lot of land mines you have to step over to get to it.
Making Work Pay Tax Credit
Filed under: Tax Credits, Uncategorized
Once again this year, most taxpayers will need to file a Schedule M in order to claim the Making Work Pay Tax Credit. Its worth up to $400 for single taxpayers and up to $800 for married filing jointly couples. It's the same schedule M form that you had to file last year to receive the credit; it just hasn't gotten very much publicity lately so some people might forget about it.
Most tax software will automatically calculate it for you, but if you're preparing a return by hand, you need to remember to include the form. Here's a link: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sm.pdf
Most people who earned wages or were self employed qualify for the Making Work Pay tax credit, although if your parents claim you as a dependent then you won't qualify. Also, persons filing a non-resident return or persons filing a return without a work-valid social security number won't be able to claim one either. There are also restrictions for high-income wage earners as well.
If you need more information, here's a link to the instructions for the form. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sm.pdf
Last Minute Tax Tips: Missouri Food Pantry Credit
Filed under: Charitable Donations, Last Minute Tax Tips, Missouri Tax Tips, Tax Credits
Did you know that if you donate money to a local food pantry in Missouri, you may be eligible for a Food Tax Credit worth 50% of what you donate? Let's say for example that you gave $500 to your local food pantry. You would get a receipt (or have the food pantry sign a special form) and then you'd use that to take $250 off of your Missouri state tax liability. But that's not all! It's a charitable donation so if you file a Schedule A to itemize your deductions, you'd reduce your federal taxable income by $500. So if you're in the 25% tax bracket, that would be another $125 you'd get back on your taxes. That's like paying $125 to have $500 worth of value.
But it's even better than that. I read on one of the food pantry websites that for every $1 of cash donated to the pantry, $20 worth of food is generated for the hungry. It's a gift that just multiplies.
You can't claim a credit for over $2,500 (that would be a $5,000 donation.) The credit is non-refndable, that means you can't get a credit for more than the amount of your tax liability. Remember, since you're getting a tax credit for the donation, you don't get to claim the donation as a deduction on your Missouri return-it's an adjustment you'll have to make on the return.
The state of Missouri has only allocated $2,000,000 for the tax credit. What happens is that all the credits are held until April 15th before they are allocated. If there are over $2,000,000 of credits applied for, they will be allocated among the applicants. In that situation, the credits that you weren't able to use can be carried forward to next year.
This is one of the those few tax credits that normal, everyday kind of folks can use. There's no dollar minimums but I recommend donating at least $100 to make it payoff. Most tax companies charge an extra fee for preparing Missouri Tax Credits. It doesn't make sense to claim a credit for less than the amount of the charge to prepare the form.
For more information about the Food Pantry Tax credit, click here to go to the Missouri Department of Revenue web site: http://dor.mo.gov/taxcredit/fpt.php
The food pantry shelves are low and the need is at an all time high. Even if you don't want or need a Missouri tax credit, this is a charity that's worthy of your support.


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Cumbria police call for help to impose curfew on 'blight'
Last updated at 10:33, Sunday, 09 December 2012
Police want people to call them if they see this notorious troublemaker on the streets at night.
Thief Nicky Kevin Steven Hewitson, 25, has been described as a "blight" to car owners.
He was jailed last month after admitting a theft from a vehicle. When he's released from prison on Monday he will be subject to a strict curfew.
That means he must stay in his home, at Queen Street, Maryport, between 8pm and 7am until April 2015.
His movement restrictions are dictated in a criminal anti-social behaviour order (Crasbo) which police hope will keep him out of trouble and crime rates down.
Inspector Craig Lory said: "I believe the granting of this will help us curb the criminal activity of Hewitson.
"We want to encourage members of the public to contact police if they see him out and about during the curfew times."
Hewitson was jailed for 42 days for stealing a bottle of wine from a car in Maryport. He is being released after serving half of his sentence.
It was the help of the public which led to Hewitson being put behind bars last month.
Inspector Lory praised the "community-minded" person who reported seeing Hewitson stealing from the vehicle.
Police chased him on foot before arresting him and he appeared before magistrates days later when he admitted stealing the bottle of Yellow Tale Shiraz.
He also pleaded guilty to entering the Co-op in Maryport in contravention of an anti-social behaviour order already in force against him for previous trouble.
Magistrates sentenced him to 42 days in prison, to run concurrently and extended his original anti-social behaviour order to include a curfew.
He was already banned from all shops in the Workington and Maryport areas under the Shopwatch scheme.
Police can be contacted by calling 101.
First published at 10:25, Sunday, 09 December 2012
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk


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So today I was flipping through my feed and watched one of my favorite channels...WhatUpMoms (this a GREAT channel for moms....cute cute cute stuff). Anyways, I watched her vlog for a "day in the life" and (no judgement zone here...just was surprised) that lady didn't put her kids down til 11pm and didn't go to sleep until 2:30am!!!!!!
Am I nuts to think that was insane!?
The questions is....when do you go to bed? Seriously, people. I am one of those people that HAS TO get at least 8 hours of sleep to even function at the level I need to. I'm in bed by 9, lights out by 10/10:30pm and if its any later--- then good-bye because I'm grouchy, tired and a mess. Can I get a woot-woot for early bed-timers?
I was also surprised at how late her kids went to bed. I got to thinking that maybe I'm the weird one...my kids are in bed by 7:30 year round....I need my time at night to unwind and they are early risers. What time do your kids go down?
I'm seriously like whatever floats your boat lady but I couldn't believe (or maybe jealous) that she was rockin' and rollin' in the morning while I would a nut-case....
Happy bedtime. Sweet dreams.


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These Sabbath School helps are developed by staff member James Brenneman for his own personal study and for the study of those who wish to see the texts in the Sabbath School in perhaps a clearer light.
June 15-21, 2013 (Heaven's Best Gift - Zechariah)
Memory Text Zachariah 9:16
Good News Translation
When that day comes, the Lord will save his people, as a shepherd saves his flock from danger. They will shine in his land like the jewels of a crown.
Sunday – The Robe of a Jew
Zechariah 8 Good News Translation
1 The Lord Almighty gave this message to Zechariah: 2 "I have longed to help Jerusalem because of my deep love for her people, a love which has made me angry with her enemies. 3 I will return to Jerusalem, my holy city, and live there. It will be known as the faithful city, and the hill of the Lord Almighty will be called the sacred hill. 4 Once again old men and women, so old that they use canes when they walk, will be sitting in the city squares. 5 And the streets will again be full of boys and girls playing. 6 "This may seem impossible to those of the nation who are now left, but it's not impossible for me. 7 I will rescue my people from the lands where they have been taken, 8 and will bring them back from east and west to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, ruling over them faithfully and justly. 9 "Have courage! You are now hearing the same words the prophets spoke at the time the foundation was being laid for rebuilding my Temple. 10 Before that time no one could afford to hire either men or animals, and no one was safe from enemies. I turned people against one another. 11 But now I am treating the survivors of this nation differently. 12 They will plant their crops in peace. Their vines will bear grapes, the earth will produce crops, and there will be plenty of rain. I will give all these blessings to the people of my nation who survive. 13 People of Judah and Israel! In the past foreigners have cursed one another by saying, "May the same disasters fall on you that fell on Judah and Israel!' But I will save you, and then those foreigners will say to one another, "May you receive the same blessings that came to Judah and Israel!' So have courage and don't be afraid." 14 The Lord Almighty says, "When your ancestors made me angry, I planned disaster for them and did not change my mind, but carried out my plans. 15 But now I am planning to bless the people of Jerusalem and Judah. So don't be afraid.
16 These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice - the kind that brings peace. 17 Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. I hate lying, injustice, and violence."
18 The Lord Almighty gave this message to Zechariah: 19 "The fasts held in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become festivals of joy and gladness for the people of Judah. You must love truth and peace." 20 The Lord Almighty says, "The time is coming when people from many cities will come to Jerusalem. 21 Those from one city will say to those from another, "We are going to worship the Lord Almighty and pray for his blessing. Come with us!' 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord Almighty and to pray for his blessing. 23 In those days ten foreigners will come to one Jew and say, "We want to share in your destiny, because we have heard that God is with you.' "
Zechariah 8:19 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
God declares that these fasts commemorating earlier calamities would be changed into joyful occasions. The fasts of the "fourth" and "fifth" months (Tammuz and Ab) doubtless commemorated the capture and destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians; that of the "seventh" month (Tishri), perhaps the murder of Gedaliah and the flight into Egypt; and that of the "tenth" month (Tebeth) probably the time when Nebuchadnezzar began the siege of Jerusalem.
Monday – The King of Peace
Zechariah 9:9 Common English Bible
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion. Sing aloud, Daughter Jerusalem. Look, your king will come to you. He is righteous and victorious. He is humble and riding on an ass, on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.
Matthew 21:9 New Living Translation
He was in the center of the procession, and the crowds all around him were shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David! Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise God in highest heaven!"
Matthew 21:9 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
Multitudes. The throng that gathered as Jesus moved on toward the summit of the Mount of Olives. Among these, undoubtedly, who constituted the throng were many who had come to Bethany to see Jesus and to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had but a few short weeks before raised from the dead. Even the priests and rulers came out to join the vast concourse of people. In this triumphal procession were many who had been captives of Satan and whom Jesus had delivered from demons, from blindness and dumbness, from sickness and lameness, from leprosy and death.
Mark 11:9-10 New Revised Standard
Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Luke 19:38 New King James Version
saying: "'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
John 12:13-15 New Century Version
13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus, shouting, "Praise God! God bless the King of Israel!" 14 Jesus found a colt and sat on it. This was as the Scripture says, 15 "Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey."
Tuesday – The One Pierced
Zechariah 12:10 Holman Christian Standard
"Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.
Zechariah 12:10 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
Zechariah is here presenting Israel's future as it might have been. It was God's design that the whole earth should be prepared for the first advent of Christ. How different would have been the history of the Jewish nation and of Jerusalem if the people had accepted the gift of God's beloved Son! Had He come to a nation thus prepared to receive Him, and had He suddenly been "pierced," how deep their grief would have been! The poignancy of their grief would have been heightened by the realization that their own sins had caused His death.
However, the words are to meet yet another fulfillment.
The mourning here described pictures the experience of those who rejected Christ at His first advent… When they shall see Him in all His glory at the second advent, they will realize the full import of their deed.
John 19:37 New Century Version
And another Scripture says, "They will look at the one they stabbed."
Revelation 1:7 New International Version
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
Wednesday - The Good Shepherd
Zechariah 13:7-9 New International Reader's Version
7 "My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd! Attack the man who is close to me," announces the LORD who rules over all. "Strike the shepherd down. Then the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand against their little ones. 8 Here is what will happen in the whole land," announces the Lord. "Two-thirds of the people will be struck down and die. But one-third will be left. 9 I will put that third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people.' And they will say, 'The LORD is our God.' "
Zechariah 13:7 COMMENTARY BY MATTHEW HENRY
Here is a prophecy of the sufferings of Christ. God the Father gave order to the sword of his justice to awake against his Son, when he freely made his soul an offering for sin. As God, he is called "my Fellow." Christ and the Father are one.
Matthew 26:31 Good News Translation
Then Jesus said to them, "This very night all of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, "God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.
Mark 14:27 New Living Translation
"All of you will desert me," Jesus told them. "For the Scriptures say, 'God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'
Thursday – King of the Whole World
Zechariah 14 Holman Christian Bible
1 A day of the Lord is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. 2 I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations as He fights on a day of battle. 4 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, forming a huge valley, so that half the mountain will move to the north and half to the south. 5 You will flee by My mountain valley, for the valley of the mountains will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with Him. 6 On that day there will be no light; the sunlight and moonlight will diminish. 7 It will be a day known [only] to Yahweh, without day or night, but there will be light at evening. 8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea, in summer and winter alike. 9 On that day Yahweh will become king over all the earth-Yahweh alone, and His name alone. 10 All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be changed into a plain. But [Jerusalem] will be raised up and will remain on its site from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. 11 People will live there, and never again will there be a curse of destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell in security. 12 This will be the plague the Lord strikes all the peoples with, who have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day a great panic from the Lord will be among them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other. 14 Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected: gold, silver, and clothing in great abundance. 15 The same plague as the previous one will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the animals that are in those camps. 16 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Festival of Booths. 17 Should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, rain will not fall on them. 18 And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter, then rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague the Lord inflicts on the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Booths. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Booths. 20 On that day, [the words] HOLY TO THE LORD will be on the bells of the horses. The pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sprinkling basins before the altar. 21 Every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of Hosts. Everyone who sacrifices will come and take some of the pots to cook in. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts.
Zechariah 14:1 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
Chapter 14 is a description of events in connection with the second coming of the Messiah in terms of how this spectacular event would have come about if the Israelites who returned from captivity had fulfilled their destiny. Inasmuch as they turned again and again from their high privileges and ultimately rejected the Messiah (Acts 3:13–15), God turned from them. He is now accomplishing His purposes through the Christian church.
June 22-28, 2013 (Lest We Forget - Malachi)
Memory Text: Malachi 1:11 English Standard Version
For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
Sunday – Great Is the Lord
Malachi 1 Common English Bible
1 A pronouncement. The LORD's word to Israel through Malachi. 2 I have loved you, says the LORD; but you say, "How have you loved us?" Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother? says the LORD. I loved Jacob, 3 but I rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into desolation, his inheritance into a wilderness for jackals. 4 Edom may say, "We are beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins"; but the LORD of heavenly forces proclaims: They may build, but I will tear them down. They will call themselves a wicked territory, the people against whom the LORD rages forever. 5 Your eyes will see it and you will say, "May the LORD be great beyond the borders of Israel." 6 A son honors a father, and a servant honors his master. But if I'm a father, where is my honor? Or if I'm a master, where is my respect? says the LORD of heavenly forces to you priests who despise my name. So you say, "How have we despised your name?" 7 By approaching my altar with polluted food. But you say, "How have we polluted it?" When you say, "The table of the LORD can be despised." 8 If you bring a blind animal to sacrifice, isn't that evil? If you bring a lame or sick one, isn't that evil? Would you bring it to your governor? Would he be pleased with it or accept you? says the LORD of heavenly forces. 9 So now ask God to be gracious to us. After what you have done, will he accept you? says the LORD of heavenly forces. 10 Who among you will shut the doors of the temple so that you don't burn something on my altar in vain? I take no delight in you, says the LORD of heavenly forces. I won't accept a grain offering from your hand. 11 Nevertheless, from sunrise to sunset, my name will be great among the nations. Incense and a pure grain offering will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name is great among the nations, says the LORD of heavenly forces. 12 But you make my name impure when you say, "The table of the LORD is polluted. Its fruit, its food, is despised." 13 But you say, "How tedious!" and you groan about it, says the LORD of heavenly forces. You permit what is stolen, lame, or sick to be brought for a sacrifice, and you bring the grain offering. Should I accept such from your hands? says the LORD. 14 I will curse the cheater who has a healthy male in his flock, but who promises and sacrifices to the LORD that which is corrupt. I am truly a great king, says the LORD of heavenly forces, and my name is feared among the nations.
Malachi 1:14 The Clear Word
Cursed be the one who has an excellent animal in his flock and promises to bring it to me, but then brings a defective, sickly animal instead. Am I not your King? Don't I rule over all nations of the world? Am I not the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth?"
Monday – Loving and Respecting Others
Malachi 2 New Century Version
1 "Priests, this command is for you. 2 Listen to me. Pay attention to what I say. Honor my name," says the Lord All-Powerful. "If you don't, I will send a curse on you and on your blessings. I have already cursed them, because you don't pay attention to what I say. 3 "I will punish your descendants. I will smear your faces with the animal insides left from your feasts, and you will be thrown away with it. 4 Then you will know that I am giving you this command so my agreement with Levi will continue," says the Lord All-Powerful. 5 "My agreement for priests was with the tribe of Levi. I promised them life and peace so they would honor me. And they did honor me and fear me. 6 They taught the true teachings and spoke no lies. With peace and honesty they did what I said they should do, and they kept many people from sinning. 7 "A priest should teach what he knows, and people should learn the teachings from him, because he is the messenger of the Lord All-Powerful. 8 But you priests have stopped obeying me. With your teachings you have caused many people to do wrong. You have broken the agreement with the tribe of Levi!" says the Lord All-Powerful. 9 "You have not been careful to do what I say, but instead you take sides in court cases. So I have caused you to be hated and disgraced in front of everybody." 10 We all have the same father; the same God made us. So why do people break their promises to each other and show no respect for the agreement our ancestors made with God? 11 The people of Judah have broken their promises. They have done something God hates in Israel and Jerusalem: The people of Judah did not respect the Temple that the Lord loves, and the men of Judah married women who worship foreign gods. 12 Whoever does this might bring offerings to the Lord All-Powerful, but the Lord will still cut that person off from the community of Israel.
13 This is another thing you do. You cover the Lord's altar with your tears. You cry and moan, because he does not accept your offerings and is not pleased with what you bring. 14 You ask, "Why?" It is because the Lord sees how you treated the wife you married when you were young. You broke your promise to her, even though she was your partner and you had an agreement with her. 15 God made husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit for his purpose -- so they would have children who are true to God. So be careful, and do not break your promise to the wife you married when you were young. 16 The Lord God of Israel says, "I hate divorce. And I hate people who do cruel things as easily as they put on clothes," says the Lord All-Powerful. So be careful. And do not break your trust.
17 You have tired the Lord with your words. You ask, "How have we tired him?" You did it by saying, "The Lord thinks anyone who does evil is good, and he is pleased with them." Or you asked, "Where is the God who is fair?"
Tuesday – Tithe in the Storehouse
Malachi 3:1-10 English Standard Version
1 "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD. 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. 5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts. 6 "For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. But you say, 'How shall we return?' 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?'In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Wednesday – A Scroll of Remembrance
Malachi 3:14-15 Bible in Basic English
14 You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies? 15 And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.
Malachi 3:16-18 New King James Version
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, And the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His name. 17 "They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him.
Exodus 32:32 GOD'S WORD Translation
But will you forgive their sin? If not, please wipe me out of the book you have written."
Psalm 139:16 Holman Christian Standard
Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all [my] days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Isaiah 4:3 New International Reader's Version
Those who are left in Zion will be called holy. They will be recorded among those who are alive in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 65:6 Common English Bible
Look, this stands written before me. I won't be silent, but I will repay; I will repay in full measure.
Revelation 20:11-15 The Clear Word
11 Before they were destroyed, I saw a great white throne. The form of the One who sat on it was so radiant that the earth and the sky seemed to disappear from His very presence. 12 Then all the wicked who had been resurrected to be judged, whether they had been great or small, stood together with Satan in front of the One sitting on the throne. The Book of Life was opened and the Book of Death. The lives of the wicked were shown to them, and they were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 Everyone who had ever lived was there, those who had been buried at sea, as well as those who had been buried on land. All the wicked were judged by what they had done. 14 Then I saw death and the grave thrown into a lake of fire. This is called the second and final death. 15 Anyone whose name was not recorded in the Book of Life was consumed by this same fire.
Thursday – The Sun of Righteousness
Malachi 4 Good News Translation
1 The Lord Almighty says, "The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them. 2 But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall. 3 On the day when I act, you will overcome the wicked, and they will be like dust under your feet. 4 "Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the laws and commands which I gave him at Mount Sinai for all the people of Israel to obey. 5 "But before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah. 6 He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country."
Deuteronomy 30:19 New Century Version
Today I ask heaven and earth to be witnesses. I am offering you life or death, blessings or curses. Now, choose life! Then you and your children may live.
John 3:16 English Standard Version
"For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
June 29 to July 5, 2013 (3rd Quarter - Revival Our Great Need)
Memory Text: Revelation 3:20 New King James Version
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20 COMMENTARY FAMILY BIBLE NOTES
Christ is ready to save men; but in order to be saved by him, they must receive him in faith and love as their Redeemer, and devote life to his service. If they are lost, it will be on account of their opposition to him, and their refusal to accept of his salvation.
Sunday – Hope for Lukewarm Laodiceans
Revelation 3:14-15 Common English Bible
14 "Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15 I know your works. You are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot.
Revelation 3:15 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
Neither cold nor hot. It has been suggested that this figurative expression must have been particularly meaningful to the Christians at Laodicea. One of the chief landmarks of that vicinity was a waterfall over which a stream from the hot springs at Hierapolis flowed, leaving mineral deposits. Laodicea's water source was not these hot springs or a cold one, but a water tower filled by an aqueduct that shows deposits from similar mineral water, probably warm. Lukewarm water was thus a familiar phenomenon to the Laodiceans, and fittingly characterized their spiritual condition.
2 Corinthians 1:20 New King James Version
New King James Version For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us
John 3:10-11 Common English Bible
10 Jesus said, "You are an important teacher in Israel, and you don't understand these things? 11 I tell you the truth, we talk about what we know, and we tell about what we have seen, but you don't accept what we tell you.
Colossians 1:13-17 New Century Version
13 God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son. 14 The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness. 15 No one can see God, but Jesus Christ is exactly like him. He ranks higher than everything that has been made. 16 Through his power all things were made -- things in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, all powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ. 17 He was there before anything was made, and all things continue because of him.
2 Corinthians 5:17 GOD'S WORD Translation
Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.
Galatians 6:14-15 New Living Translation
14 As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead. 15 It doesn't make any difference now whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we really have been changed into new and different people.
Monday – A Loving Rebuke
Revelation 3:15-16 New American Standard
15 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot ; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.
Hebrews 12:7-11 English Standard Version
7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. 11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:9 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
"Father of spirits" refers to God as the source of all life and being. This expression stands in contrast with "fathers of our flesh," as Heb. 12:10 makes evident. The argument is from the lesser to the greater: if we respect the discipline of an earthly father, to whom we owe our bodily existence, how much more should we "be in subjection" to—or "reverence"—the correction of our heavenly Father, to whom we owe life itself?
Job 5:17-19 English Standard Version
17 "Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
Psalm 94:12 Holman Christian Standard
Lord, happy is the man You discipline and teach from Your law.
Proverbs 29:15,17
15 Correction and punishment make children wise, but those left alone will disgrace their mother. 17 Correct your children, and you will be proud; they will give you satisfaction.
Tuesday – Perception and Reality
Revelation 3:17 Hebrew Names Version
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.
Revelation 3:17 COMMENTARY BY ALBERT BARNES
And have need of nothing… In all respects, their wants were satisfied; they had enough of everything…There is no more common illusion among men than the feeling that if one has wealth, he has everything; that there is no want of his nature which cannot be satisfied with that;..Hence the almost universal desire to be rich.
Matthew 25:1-13 New Living Translation
1 "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were foolish took no oil for their lamps, 4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all lay down and slept. 6 At midnight they were roused by the shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and welcome him!' 7 "All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, 'Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.' 9 But the others replied, 'We don't have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.' 10 "But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, 'Sir, open the door for us!' 12 But he called back, 'I don't know you!' 13 "So stay awake and be prepared, because you do not know the day or hour of my return.
Matthew 25:1 COMMENTARY BY MATTHEW HENRY
It was a custom sometimes used among the Jews on that occasion, that the bridegroom came, attended with his friends, late in the night, to the house of the bride, where she expected him, attended with her brides-maids; who, upon notice given of the bridegrooms' approach, were to go out with lamps in their hands, to light him into the house with ceremony and formality, in order to the celebrating of the nuptials with great mirth. And some think that on these occasions they had usually ten virgins; for the Jews never held a synagogue, circumcised, kept the passover, or contracted marriage, but ten persons at least were present
Wednesday – The Divine Remedy
1 Peter 1:7 New International Reader's Version
Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. It is worth more than gold. Gold can pass away even though fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. That will happen when Jesus Christ returns.
1 Peter 1:7 COMMENTARY BY ADAM CLARKE
As by the action of fire gold is separated from all alloy and heterogeneous mixtures, and is proved to be gold by its enduring the action of the fire without losing any thing of its nature, weight, colour, or any other property, so genuine faith is proved by adversities, especially such as the primitive Christians were obliged to pass through. For the word was then, "Renounce Jesus and live," "Cleave to him and die;" for every Christian was in continual danger of losing his life.
Zechariah 3:1-5 New King James Version
1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?" 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. 4 Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Take away the filthy garments from him." And to him He said, "See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes." 5 And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.
Revelation 19:7-9 Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Let us be glad, rejoice, and give Him glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has prepared herself. 8 She was permitted to wear fine linen, bright and pure. For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he said to me, "Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!" He also said to me, "These words of God are true."
Ephesians 4:30 New Living Translation
And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
Thursday - A Relentless Love
Revelation 3:20 New Century Version
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you will eat with me.
Revelation 3:20 SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY
Not the door of proffered opportunity, nor the door of salvation. These doors God shuts and opens. The door here referred to is under the control of man, and each person may open or shut it at will. Christ awaits each man's decision. This is the door to a man's soul. By His love, through His word, and through His providences, Christ knocks at the door of the emotions; by His wisdom, at the door of the mind; by His lordship, at the door of the conscience; and by His promises, at the door of man's hopes
Song of Solomon 5:2-5 Common English Bible
2 [Woman]I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. A sound! My love is knocking: [Man]"Open for me, my sister, my dearest, my dove, my perfect one! My head is soaked with dew, my hair, with the night mists." 3 [Woman]"I have taken off my tunic— why should I put it on again? I have bathed my feet— why should I get them dirty?" 4 My love put his hand in through the latch hole, and my body ached for him. 5 I rose; I went to open for my love, and my hands dripped myrrh, my fingers, liquid myrrh, over the handles of the lock.
Revelation 3:21 Good News Translation
To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.
Revelation 3:21 COMMENTARY BY ADAM CLARKE
This is the worst of the seven Churches, and yet the most eminent of all the promises are made to it, showing that the worst may repent, finally conquer, and attain even to the highest state of glory.
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Weiser Avenue Stream restoration
Many communities are confronting the problems associated with the streams buried under their towns. One option they have is to return these streams to a more natural, open state. This is often referred to as "daylighting" a stream.
The City of Delaware began a "daylighting" project in June 2011 in which a 600-foot section of buried storm water drainage along Weiser Avenue will be transformed into a open-air stream channel. The change will improve water quality and aquatic habitat, relieve choke points and flooding problems, and reduce runoff.
The project, the majority of which is being funded by a $330,000 grant through the OEPA 319 Nonpoint Source Program, was completed in the fall of 2011 by local contractor Trucco Construction Co. The project consisted of taking a stream out of a piped, underground system and re-installing a vegetated open aired stream channel. The area located along Weiser Avenue, between Sandusky Street and Henry Street, was excavated, the old pipe removed, and the area re-graded to form an open channel containing in-stream habitat features, grade controlling step pools and native vegetation on its banks.
An end-of-project public open house is being held Thursday, Dec. 22, 5-7 p.m. in the Mingo Park Byxbe Room, 500 East Lincoln Avenue. The first public open house was held June 14.
Public questions may be directed to the City of Delaware Department of Engineering Services, 740-203-1723.
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Earthquakes don't always mean death and destruction - at least for the microbes deep in the crust. Regular rumblings could be what enables them to stay alive, and maybe even Martian bugs too.
Earth's crust is known to host hardy bacteria even several kilometres below the surface. These cells have no sun or organic material to sustain them, so they feed off the chemical energy in reactive molecules like hydrogen dissolved in the water seeping out of the rock. This means their growth and survival is limited by the flow of nutrients from deeper sources.
Now Norman Sleep and Mark Zoback of Stanford University in California say that earthquakes could provide these nutrients. The researchers' calculations show that seismic events would happen regularly enough to ensure a dependable supply of food right across a tectonic plate, sustaining microbial life for billions of years. (Astrobiology, vol 7, p 1023). ...
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Got the Black/Charcoal Gunny TUF STs. These kicks are way sick. Way more comfortable then my Vaiders. I'll check back in after a month or so of use.
Can you post the link to get those shoes, i cant find those sick charcoal/black ones you got
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Wheat harvest movie has ND premiere on Aug. 22 in BismarckAnd a new movie that celebrates wheat harvest is coming to Bismarck, N.D.
By: Agweek staff report,
Another North Dakota wheat harvest is beginning.
And a new movie that celebrates wheat harvest is coming to Bismarck, N.D.
The Great American Wheat Harvest will have its North Dakota premiere at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Grand 22 Theater, 1486 Interstate Loop, Bismarck. The movie tells the story of custom harvesters who travel from Texas to the Canadian border.
The Grand American Wheat Harvest is sponsored by a number of organizations, including New Holland Agriculture, which also is sponsoring the Bismarck premiere.
More information: www.greatamericanwheatharvest.com.
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Dec 31, 2007, 1:01 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Sprint has stopped shipping the LG Rumor to its retail stores and halted sales of the phone while it works on fixing an error with the phone's firmware. A debugging menu, meant for engineers, was left active in the firmware. The menu can accidentally be accessed by users when navigating to the main menu or dialing phone numbers. Once activated, the debugging menu automatically wipes the phone. Phones that have been wiped need to be sent back to the factory to have the firmware reinstalled. LG is working to update the firmware and prevent access to the debugging menu. LG and Sprint will offer the new firmware over the air to existing customers and will resume sales of the Rumor once the new firmware has been installed.
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Welcome to the official blog of Delaware's Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs. This inaugural post is a special milestone in the division's current "Point and Click" initiative, which aims to make the division and its holdings more accessible to the public. Having as much concern for the future as we do for the past, we also hope that this forum will make the public more accessible to the division.
In other words, "It is my pleasure to introduce to you the Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs." State agency we may be, we are also a team of individuals deeply committed to "Saving Delaware History" and using it to carry Delaware's story forward for future generations. This important work takes our staff across the state and the region on a wide variety of directives:
- If you live in Delaware or have had the good fortune to visit the First State, you may have seen our costumed interpreters at one of our 6 museums.
- Perhaps you've seen some of our work and the state's historical objects on display at one of those museums.
- Maybe you've driven by or attended an event at the state's beautiful Buena Vista Conference Center on Route 13 in New Castle.
- Did you see us when you were headed to the beach on State Route 1?
- What about your boating trip to one of our rivers, inlets, or bays? Did you see us lurking in the depths beneath you?
Alright, that last example may have been a little eerie, but we are all over the state and we are doing a lot more than meets the eye. I hope that this new blog will give you an opportunity to engage with the people that are doing these wonderful things as well as those wonderful things that they are doing.
This is also a good opportunity to point out some other great things that are happening outside of our division. Here are some other state blogs that you can check out in order to keep your finger on the pulse of the Delaware's past and present:
- Spotlight Online
- This blog spotlights services and information to connect citizens to government.
- Tourism
- This blog spotlights tourism in Delaware.
- Public Archives
- This blog will focus on preserving Delaware history and will feature upcoming events, news, and other items of interest from the Public Archives collections
- Cyrus Forwood – Delaware Soldier in the American Civil War
- As part of the State of Delaware's Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration, the Delaware Public Archives is using this blog to repost notes and observations Forwood wrote in his diary during his time as a soldier–day-by-day.
I look forward to watching this initiative unfold as we continue to build connections within our public and professional communities by "Blogging Delaware History."
Check back soon!
Timothy A. Slavin
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So Gay Marriage Is Legal In New York…
It's official, New York has approved legislation that makes gay marriage legal. We know New York has a lot of gays with 19 million residents, so this legislation may transform the way people view marriage from this point forward. Gay marriages, or should I just say marriage (for all), may begin as early as July. Although the bill has passed, it will allow religious organization to NOT participate or allow their facility for use during such weddings, if they so choose. So the religious community can basically opt-out of facilitating gay marriages. The bill passed on a vote of 33-29 in a state senate with a Republican majority.
I don't even know any gay people that want to be married, most of my friends are commitment-phobes, but if they ever change their minds, they can now fly to New York…IDK, what do you guys think, will the institution of marriage forever be change, or will it pretty much stay the same?
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Michael Jackson Baby!
The first record (not CD or mp3) I ever owned was Thriller by Michael Jackson. I had a little faux blue jean record player suit case like the one below: (Y'all don't know nothing about the denim turntable suit case)
I begged my mother for that record player and as a surprise I also got Thriller. I wore that album out…scratches and all. The cover of the album was nice, but the fold out in the center was priceless!
So today, we will celebrate happy memories of one of the greatest entertainers in the history of the world. Many have tried to compare, but have ALL #fail.Read More


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Balsamic Vinegar
Can someone recommend a good or great balsamic vinegar? There's a multitude of different ones available, but it can get expensive pretty fast trying to find a winner. Thanks!
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Nobody likes their vinegar??!!
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We are trying (the operative word here is trying) to place an order with a producer in Modena that we bought directly from in Florence. There are import and labeling issues to conquer, but we will get there eventually. These guys have everything from an everyday Balsamico, to the 25 year old Balsamico that drips like honey.
I am not very thrilled with what we have found here; even in the specialty markets.
We are thinking of ordering an every day vinegar and an middle-aged one.
Still, I don't want to over-promise. We are working on it!
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Slowly but surely, we will get there. We have placed our order, and the vinegar is on it's way -- pending the nice folks at FDA.
We will be stocking a 4 years Balsamico Riserva, and a 12 year old Balsamico Tradizionale. These are fantastic vinegars. Stay tuned, and we wil let you know as soon as they arrive.
I will start working on the translation of their "how we do it" brochures. Balsamico is one of the really important things.
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Obviously one of those topics that few people know much about. I remember reading about the aging processes involved in producing great Balsamic V. it Italy. Kind of obscure stuff, like comparing Scotch from different distillers or wine tasting. Without the ability to taste the product and having someone knowledgeable to explain the subtle differences, it's tough to tell the differences without years of exposure.
Somehow, I alway end up buying a Napolean brand, I believe. Not very good. The stuff I have now is worse. I look forward to trying the brands you've found.
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White House Ready to Legalize Phone Unlocking
March 5, 2013 | 10:12 pm
By Stanley Goodner
The White House is supporting the consumers' right to unlock their cellphones once they have fulfilled the terms of their contract.
In response to a petition on WhiteHouse.gov, the executive branch has stated that "The White House agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cell phones without risking criminal or other penalties. In fact, we believe the same principle should also apply to tablets, which are increasingly similar to smart phones. And if you have paid for your mobile device, and aren't bound by a service agreement or other obligation, you should be able to use it on another network."
Notice how they thought ahead and also included tablets in their decision?
The Librarian of Congress, who has authority over the matter, ruled last October that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act should be interpreted to mean that unauthorized cellphone unlocking was a violation. As of January 26, newly purchased phones can no longer legally be unlocked.
However, others have argued—and the White House appears to agree—that even those who buy a device initially locked to a carrier should be able to unlock it once they have fulfilled the terms of their contract.
The Obama administration supports a range of approaches to address the issue, but it will also take cooperation from the FCC and mobile providers so customers can reap the benefits.
"We look forward to continuing to work with Congress, the wireless and mobile phone industries, and most importantly you—the everyday consumers who stand to benefit from this greater flexibility—to ensure our laws keep pace with changing technology, protect the economic competitiveness that has led to such innovation in this space, and offer consumers the flexibility and freedoms they deserve."
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Glad to hear that common sense has prevailed in Washington–quite possibly the first time this has ever happened. Reason had a good video and writeup on this issue here: http://reason.com/blog/2013/03/05/derek-khanna-if-you-want-to-fix-copyrigh
Australia has had legal unlocking for several years now. If you do it during your contract, you pay a termination fee; afterwards it's free. So far the sky hasn't fallen in.


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Chelsea will face either Mexican club Monterrey or the Asian Champions League winners in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in Japan.
Chelsea contest the annual tournament in December as the European continent's representatives, having won last season's Champions League against Bayern Munich on penalties.
The identity of the team representing Asia will not be revealed until that continent's Champions League is concluded on November 10. Chelsea will face either those Asian Champions League winners or Mexican side Monterrey as they look to succeed Barcelona as World Club champions.
Last year, Lionel Messi and co beat Santos 4-0 in the final.
An English team has only won the tournament once - Manchester United beat Ecuadorian side LDU Quito 1-0 in 2008.
For the past three seasons, Europe's representative has come out on top in the intercontinental showpiece, Barcelona triumphing twice and Inter Milan once.
Roberto Di Matteo's side have a bye until the semi-final stage, as do South American champions Corinthians.
The Brazilian side face either the champions of Africa or the winners of a play-off between Oceania champions Auckland City of New Zealand and the J-League winners from Japan.
The competition kicks off on 6 December in Japan, and Chelsea play their first match on 13 December.


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YIELD: Makes about 6 dozen cookies
ACTIVE TIME: 1 hr
TOTAL TIME: 5 hr
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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan and line with 2 crisscrossed sheets of foil, leaving a 2 inch overhang on all sides. Butter foil.
Melt butter and chocolate with brown sugar in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove from heat. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until combined. Whisk in flour, cocoa, and salt until just combined.
Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake until set and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs adhering, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Bring cream to a simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and remove from heat. Pour over white chocolate in a bowl. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Stir in crème de menthe and extract and chill, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 1 hour.
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Bring cream to a simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and remove from heat. Pour over bittersweet chocolate in a bowl. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Chill, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 30 minutes.
Assemble layers:
Spread mint ganache over top of cooled brownie in a thin even layer using offset spatula, then chill until firm but still slightly sticky, about 30 minutes.
Spread chocolate ganache over mint and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
Lift dessert out of pan using foil overhang. Run a heavy knife under hot water and wipe dry, then trim edges of dessert (1/4 inch off each side). Cut dessert into squares and peel from foil.
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News of Riverton, Lander and Fremont County, Wyoming, from the Ranger's award winning journalists.
LeBrun to challenge Bennett for top job
Apr 14, 2014 - By Eric Blom, Staff Writer
After five years walking "a step behind" the Fremont County Attorney, Patrick LeBrun announced Sunday that he wants to lead.
LeBrun is running as a Republican to be the top prosecutor.
Fremont County Attorney Michael Bennett announced in February he would run for another term, setting the two up to square off in the August GOP primary.
"I promise that I have the legal skills to do this job effectively, I promise I am a good manager, and I will not waste your money... I promise I will never forget there are crime victims and that we are in this together, I promise I will be in this office every day making sure the county attorney's office is doing its part, and I promise to put justice first," LeBrun said.
About 40 people filled a conference room at Riverton's Holiday Inn to hear LeBrun's announcement. They applauded after he spoke and showed their support by snapping up the nearly two dozen yard signs lining the room's walls when they left.
Deputies attend
In attendance were Ember Oakley and Tim Hancock, both deputy county attorneys based in the Riverton office, and several Fremont County Sheriff's deputies.
Oakley introduced LeBrun.
"About a year ago Brian Varn put in his resignation, and the commissioners appointed Mike Bennett for county attorney. We would rack that up as a rough year. We've had many changes and headed in a direction many in our office, and many of the agencies we work with, believe is a wrong direction," she said. "Luckily, we have the right man in our office currently."
Resigned April 4
LeBrun started as a deputy county attorney in Fremont County in 2009 and resigned effective April 4.
Varn resigned as Fremont County Attorney in January 2013. The Fremont County Republican Party nominated LeBrun, 42, of Riverton, and Bennett as candidates to fill the post, and Fremont County Commissioners chose Bennett.
Before moving to Riverton, LeBrun had worked for seven years for a private law firm in Casper after graduating from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2002.
He said believes in second chances for criminals, such as property crime offenders, but harsh punishment for those who hurt others.
He drew a difference between drug users and sellers.
"A lot of our young adults...have gotten into drugs. I recognize that happens, and I'm going to focus on treatment in those situations, but if we have an individual that is going to sell drugs to children or continues to sell drugs, my administration would treat that very harshly," he said.
A year working under Bennett and seeing how he runs the office led LeBrun in January to decide to run, he said.
"The office's treatment of crime victims and inability to communicate with other agencies in the community, such as law enforcement, culminated in my decision that I have to run for county attorney," he said.
Bennett criticism
In his remarks, LeBrun blasted Bennett's administration.
"The interim appointee does not understand that his job is to serve the people," he said. "When a leader doesn't understand that, he does not lead."
LeBrun said he would collaborate better with the Juvenile Justice Alternatives Initiative. The program developed under Varn, aims to rehabilitate juvenile offenders who are expelled from their schools with , education, volunteer programs and counseling rather than imprisoning them.
"I'm learning that program is being ignored, and I'm going to do what I can to reinstitute that," he said.
Plea bargains
He would always involve those hurt by a crime in forming plea agreements, LeBrun said, a topic on which Bennett has received criticism.
"You can't find out what is fair until you talk to the victim," LeBrun said.
A brochure for LeBrun also touches on an issue for which the county attorney has been criticized.
"In situations where deadly force is used, it is up to a Fremont County citizen jury to determine whether the force was reasonable under those circumstances," LeBrun stated.
In December, Bennett dropped murder charges against Gabriel Drennen for killing Leroy Hoster, spurring friends and family to start a petition to remove Bennett from office. The county attorney said he believed Drennen shot Hoster in self-defense.
LeBrun promised to make plea agreements in major crime cases only if the defendant accepts full responsibility and agrees to "appropriate punishment." Otherwise, if the cases are provable, he promised to try them.
Races developing
LeBrun's announcement brings the number of contested countywide elections to three. Former Riverton police officer Mark Stone is challenging Fremont County Sheriff Skip Hornecker, and chief deputy county coroner Mark Stratmoen is running against Lander funeral director Dominic Weigel for the Fremont County Coroner's office. All are Republicans.


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Golomb, BA; Erickson, LC; Koperski, S; Sack, D; Enkin, M; Howick, J; (2010) What's in Placebos: Who Knows? Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials. ANN INTERN MED , 153 (8) 532 - W189.
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Background: No regulations govern placebo composition. The composition of placebos can influence trial outcomes and merits reporting.Purpose: To assess how often investigators specify the composition of placebos in randomized, placebo-controlled trials.Data Sources: 4 English-language general and internal medicine journals with high impact factors.Study Selection: 3 reviewers screened titles and abstracts of the journals to identify randomized, placebo-controlled trials published from January 2008 to December 2009.Data Extraction: Reviewers independently abstracted data from the introduction and methods sections of identified articles, recording treatment type (pill, injection, or other) and whether placebo composition was stated. Discrepancies were resolved by consensus.Data Synthesis: Most studies did not disclose the composition of the study placebo. Disclosure was less common for pills than for injections and other treatments (8.2% vs. 26.7%; P = 0.002).Limitation: Journals with high impact factors may not be representative.Conclusion: Placebos were seldom described in randomized, controlled trials of pills or capsules. Because the nature of the placebo can influence trial outcomes, placebo formulation should be disclosed in reports of placebo-controlled trials.
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