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Hi i'm @nickhac. In this blog i hope to share my experiences creating, growing and selling software companies. I'm currently the Founder & CEO of GoodCall Inc, before that Founder at BuzzNumbers (acquired 2012), before that worked at Microsoft, BetFair and Unilever. I also help Australian technology entrepreneurs move from idea to US VC funding as part of StartMate.
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Posted by Nick HaC @ 1:25 PM
I was having this exact discussion with a friend visiting from Portland two nights ago. He was surprised how expensive FMCG were in Australia. I was, unfortunately, completely unable to explain the reason behind it. I need answers too Hac!
Perhaps it's something to do with the lower award wage in the US, added to the fact that so many workers in the US are illegal and are paid below award wages. Plus it also has something to do with the high cost of shipping in Australia, with our uncompetitive ports.
Who cares, it's worth it because we don't have to live with 300 million Americans.
It's only a few years ago that the Australian dollar sank to 50 US cents. It recently passed parity with the US dollar. Because this is a small, cut-off, captive market, the benefits of the stronger dollar just haven't been passed on.
Things have and will always cost more here, because of the lack of economy of scale, compared to the US.
But you're right - Australian consumers are being ripped off in many ways - but now the dollars are at parity, people can actually see this, before their eyes. So there will be change.
Housing (buying and renting) is a different issue, that is due to supply shortages and infrastructure issues in many areas. This situation will take a decade or more to resolve, unless there is a major recession/depression, or a major event like a war/plague.
A certain percentage of the increased prices we pay are based upon an island economy - the vast majority of what we consume is imported at great distance(either as raw materials or finished goods). Combine that issue with the economies of scale that are in place in america based upon the size of their consumer population in comparison with the same consumer population in Australia, and those are two of the root causes. Add to that the higher cost of wages and conditions in Australia, you've got a significant portion of your cost mark up right there.
I don't think it's the exchange rates. I think we've just been fleeced. Retailers have stretched the friendship as far as they possibly could. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes for years about their margins & we've put up with it because we had no other option. Now the internet has made our geographic isolation insignificant. We've discovered just how badly we are being fleeced by comparing stuff online and we have other options for buying rather than just locally. The truth has come out & for once the buyer has the power. I hope they've got the message now.
I was talking to some people in music importing (print music) and they were saying the reason it's so expensive in Australia is that importers price it based on the lowest point the Australian dollar ever reaches, so even if the dollar were 2USD, they'd still price based on 56.7c or whatever it was when they floated it.
I'm not sure if that's the same for all areas, but I can imagine that it might be something similar.
Its very much inportant to take into account economies of scale here, that is domestically produced goods and services created for two very differently sized populations are created at different cost per item, this also applies to imported goods as well.
so the price to produce, or import to the australian market with a population of approx 22 million people, versus the 300 million in the US dictates the the cost will be less in the USA
Another thing to take into account is wages, now you mentioned that for your friends, who are mostly professionals, the salaries are similar. For low to middle income earners the difference in pay between the US and Australia is much greater (i.e. lower in the US and higher in Australia), for instance minimum wage for a fulltime adult in Australia is around $15/hr, whereas its much lower (as I understand around the $6-7/hr mark)
these two things greatly affect the price of goods within the market. Thats not to say that as an Australian myself, I dont feel ripped off when I see the prices of things in the US
Everyone has their own theory, but my theory is twofold. Firstly, it's about relative productivity of the economy in Australia. Productivity is influenced by a range of things, but at the lower end of the food chain, it's about wages. When you have to pay a checkout chick and shelf-stacker $18/hr, you're groceries are going to be more expensive. The other part of this productivity equation is that there is allegedly a massive illegal immigrant economy in the US which drives down the cost of doing business meaning getting things done is cheaper across the board and this filters through all parts of the economy.
The second part of the equation is that when the exchange rate fluctuates in Australia's favour -- that is we have greater purchasing power in other parts of the world, we need to exercise it. The problem is that we choose to use the likes of Harvey Norman to exercise our purchasing power on our behalf and it's clear to all that many of the large retail corporations in Australia are not passing on these savings to consumers. It's an absolute crock when looking at things like ipods and other electronic gear.
So, in order to ensure that there aren't millions of VERY poor people in oz, fortunate Aussies take a hit on the price of a can of coke. Then the retailers slam you on ipods. Part one I'm OK with, part two not so much.
I am an Aussie living in Texas. I just bought a Samsung 55" LED 3-D 8 Series tv for USD $2050 (inc. tax). Last night, out of curiosity, I wanted to see what that bad boy cost in OZ. The cheapest I found it was Aud $4460. So glad I do not live in Australia.
Bottom line is you expect items to cost little bit more as its exta shipping all way down here....but not double the price and especially not double in one of the most taxed countries in the world
I was looking at Webber BBQ for fathers day
In US its $270..... in Australia its min $700
Unless i can get one sent from the states im screwed
Bottom line is a small amount is extra postage to send to Australia. the other 90% price hike is just plain greed!
And everyone is wondering why everyone is buying online now? 60min did story on it this week. Good I hope all the shops go bankrupted! People who will do well is business are the ones who dont take advantage and offer value
PS: also someone said its to do with the size of the population.... this is not true - i work and live in Dubai, UAE now and its a tiny country - prices are same as US
the truth is there are not many producers in australia as a percentage of population,therefore government has to regulate industries or own them outright,railways,electricity,water etc,just to provide services to the people,and industries left are now controlled by gov regulation, and anything that is run by gov always costs many times more than private enterprise,these costs filter through everything we buy,i believe that there are 7 million cetrelink customers,add that to public employees,school children etc,even the cost of government,there arnt many people actually paying the bills,maybe you are right,get out now.
Re: Weber BBQ prices. The price that weber sells to Australian retailers is already marked up - largly due to the smaller demand and consequential small purchacing power in Australia and simply because they can, as their products are highly desirable. Retailers in Australia typically only have a 10-20% mark up on Weber branded products if they are charging webber's Australian RRP.
I'm using online shopping from Australia now to purchase goods from camping equipment to kitchen appliances. And books, of course. Generally, the items are 30 - 50% of the price of the same goods in Australia. A sleeping bag that sells for $400 in US will be $900 here - ridiculous. I'd like to support local manufacturers / retailers, but how can you justify it? I'd rather give my money to worthy charities!
What really annoys me though is that some brands will not allow their products to be sold from overseas to Australia.They're all pretty much made in China anyhow, so labour/production cost is not the issue. Is it a conspiracy to milk the Australian, highpaying consumer? Where there is an Australian supplier, charging absurd prices, the overseas parent company will not sell you the product or allow you to buy it via Amazon. US sellers will not ship it to Australia. Why?? The local retailers must hate it too! These products, if I really want them, I just buy when I travel. But it's annoying.
I just bought a set of Hankook tyres made in Korea,Aussie price $225 each USA. price $117 each. next time I will also buy on the net.
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Mad Moon by Regina Carlysle (Ellora's Cave). High Plains Shifters, Book 6. Madden Moon knows what the woman is the second she walks into the old café. Shifter. Wolf. Trouble. Struck by her beauty and the air of exhaustion about her, the leader of the Texas Rogues wishes her straight out of town. But as the mating energy of their species sizzles between them and her enemies approach, Madden has no alternative but to bring the beautiful lycan under his protection and into his bed. Runaway Lana Vronski is in big trouble. As she races through the woods, local wolves in hot pursuit, she believes all is lost until she's rescued by oh-so-sexy Madden. When he offers her sanctuary and sex hot enough to singe them both, she accepts his proposal. But it isn't until the mating heat between them burns wildly out of control that Lana learns her true salvation awaits in his arms.
On Location by Sindra van Yssel (Ellora's Cave). Submission Island, Book 2. Kyle likes being alone on Submission Island. The only exceptions are the other three Doms with whom he owns the place and the women who pay to play with them. He certainly doesn't want a whole movie crew filming on his island home. So when bossy Teresa comes to scout the location, he's not happy about her presence. Even though she is easy on the eyes. Teresa doesn't know what to make of Kyle. He's blunt. He's an unabashed sexual sadist. He doesn't know how to compromise. She's an independent woman who is used to getting her way with men. But curiosity drives her to see what sex with a Dominant is like. She discovers she has more of a taste for his kinky games than she ever expected, and soon she's aching for his rope, his whips and his kisses.
Gold Lust by Sky Robinson (Ellora's Cave). First in the Wild Alaska series. The 1901 gold rush brings people and excitement to Alaska, and recently widowed Emma Smith is in the middle of it all, ready to make her fortune. She's definitely not interested in love or lust, but that all changes when she rescues her neighbor James Armstrong from an icy creek and she's forced to lie naked with him to save his life. She'd been fighting her attraction to the burly mountain man for a long time, but with him so close, touching, skin against skin, she can't deny it any longer. And soon sex with James is an addiction, something to warm every Alaskan night. Emma is sure a traditional man like James couldn't accept an independent woman like her permanently. But as the dangers of Alaska keep bringing them together, the reasons to stay apart begin to fade.
A Taste of Paris by Lucy Felthouse (Ellora's Cave). Ryan Stonebridge and his friend Kristian Hurst are traveling on their year off before going to university. Unfortunately Kristian has been called back home due to a family emergency. Ryan continues on to Paris alone, hoping his friend will join him again soon. In the meantime, Ryan's lucky streak with women continues, and by the time Kristian makes it to Paris, Ryan's bumper box of condoms is depleting rapidly. However, there are more than enough women to go around, and Kristian intends to have some sexy fun of his own, and when the boys get a chance to play with two sexy ladies at once, they certainly aren't going to turn it down.
My Three Masters by Juniper Bell (Ellora's Cave). This book is the sequel to My Three Lords. It's been years since the Marquis de Beaumont, London's most notorious rake, felt anything more than sexual need. But something about the mysterious nursemaid Miranda Brown catches his eye. Why is her face so terribly scarred? Why does her speech slip into the cadence of the upper class? Why is she haunting his dreams? Miranda is used to hiding in plain sight. After fleeing her vicious guardian, she's wary of everyone, especially the Marquis, who stars in her most secret nighttime fantasies. But not even her fantasies could prepare her for the truth about the Marquis, the Duke, the Earl and the Countess…or for the intense passion that flares between them. As the secrets from her past begin to surface, she fears their fragile bond won't survive, and that not even her three masters will be able to save her from a cruel fate.
Fondled and Gobbled: Messier Than Ever by Amy Ruttan, Piper Trace, Cristal Ryder, Justin Whitfield (Ellora's Cave). His plan was to find a mate to give him offspring, not to bear the children himself! Can a centuries-old city vampire and a honky-tonk country honey accept each other's unusual sexual needs? The perfect dream lover is definitely too good to be true, especially when you've been drinking in an Irish pub. What's a male erotic dancer actually thinking during that lap dance? If you're looking for the perfect romance with the perfect hero and heroine, this isn't it! This is a series of spoofs, parodies, just-for-fun lighthearted take-offs. It's for all us longtime, hard-core romance readers who can laugh at the clichés, purple prose and "suspend your disbelief" plot devices that haunt our beloved favorite genre.
Holding Together by Sue Brown. (Total-E-Bound). Book Two in the The Arches series. Darius barely sees his boyfriend. Luca is working all hours at The Arches gym, and Darius goes out clubbing most evenings to relieve the boredom. He's really tempted to play with other bears at the club. Then Luca makes Darius work at The Arches to give him something to do. Cleaning! Darius is not impressed, especially when some of the gym staff are hostile to him. He sticks it out, and to his surprise starts to enjoy the work. Luca loves having him around and makes sure he knows—in true Luca style. Darius is not prepared when Luca is taken ill. Darius finds himself having to support his boyfriend and keep The Arches running. He gets more tired as time goes on, and it doesn't help that his love-life is suffering. It seems the illness has had a greater effect on Luca than either of them anticipated. Can Darius show his bear that nothing has changed—he is still the man Darius loves?
The Butler Did It by Kate Deveaux (Total-E-Bound). Vi Martin, successful multi-millionaire businesswoman, is in for a surprise when the domestic agency sends her a new butler for her swanky Miami penthouse. Drop dead gorgeous Clarkson Dale is the consummate professional butler…until he meets his new employer. The sparks fly and their attraction is undeniable when they break all the rules. She knows it's wrong to have sex with the hired help but the woman is used to getting what she wants and she can't resist temptation. Clarkson is conflicted by his professional role and his flagrant attraction to Vi. They strike a compromise, work is work and play is play. Strictly professional by day and all bets are off at night when they explore their fantasies. Vi likes it when a man takes control and she's open to new experiences. Clarkson has just the man for the job. Michel, Vi's personal chef, has other talents, and joins Clarkson and Vi in exploring her deeper sexual tastes. Clarkson takes control of a night of passion and guides Michel on how to properly pleasure their employer. Michel has no problem rising to the occasion.
Memoirs of Lady Montrose by Virginnia De Parte (Total-E-Bound). Lady Helen attends a Brighton establishment to be sexually satisfied by their staff. Her husband Henry pays for this arrangement and together they relive the experiences. This idyllic scheme falls apart when Christopher Mortlock recognises Lady Helen in London and endeavours to blackmail her. He is unaware of Lord Henry's involvement and Mortlock's blackmail plot is turned around to the benefit of all three of them. Mortlock agrees to a new proposal to satisfy Lady Helen's sexual needs and is inventive and athletic in his labours as their gardener and employee—until the day he introduces her to 'fairy dust'. Lord Henry's wrath descends to save Lady Helen from addiction and punish Mortlock for his audacity.
In Service to the Senses by Demelza Hart (Total-E-Bound). Life in a grand Edwardian country house is stifling Lady Isabella Fortescue, and her bullying, cheating husband has ensured her marriage is dead and loveless. All the more reason for Isabella to seek pleasure elsewhere, which she does relentlessly. And no one satisfies her intense needs more than the Lord's gorgeous, cocky valet, Edward. Her Ladyship lets him turn the tables on the servant/master relationship and she reaps the stinging but deliciously pleasing benefits. And when Edward is unavailable, the new footman, Frederick, is only too happy to provide Isabella with another outlet for her constant craving. But it is Edward who holds the key to her happiness. Their relationship deepens as they explore sensation and release through each other's bodies. However, Edward wants to break out of service and thinks he should start a new life in America. But can he and Isabella relinquish the intense passion and pleasure they find in each other?
A Lady for Two by Nan Comargue (Total-E-Bound). After three years of marriage to Charles Hessell, the last son of an old aristocratic family, Lise thought she knew everything about him. But when Luke Holden walks into their lives, and into her home, she realises that Charles has been hiding a past that included this sexy stranger. Although the two men now hate each other, Charles is forced to employ Luke as his overseer when his former property manager absconds. The situation offers intriguing possibilities. Lise has dallied with servants before, with her husband's blessing, but this new arrangement would mean an emotional commitment that she does not know if she could contemplate. With Lise's sly interventions, the two men are able to make up their own quarrel and when Lise catches them kissing passionately, she realises that she has fallen in love with both men. But is there room in their pairing for her?
His Delectable Cook by Cerise DeLand (Total-E-Bound). Bess Deveraux learnt the joy of loving years ago at the hands of a masterful man. But her family forbade her his notorious company. Now, at the opportunity to not only find that man again but also work for him, Bess secures a position in his household. Lord Taryn Wentworth has no idea where this delightful woman has been or how she managed to stand before him as his cook, but he is determined to enjoy her, her delectable offerings—and to offer them to his male staff as well. Taryn knows his lovely cook will agree to revel in every delight he has in store for her. After all, pretty Bess is an expert not merely in the fine art of satisfying human appetites, but in the refined art of pleasing many men at once, offering up her succulent body—in the dining room, on the kitchen table, on the floor and anywhere else her fancy or her master's leads her.
The Gardener's Sins by Alysha Ellis (Total-E-Bound). The daughter of an earl, Lady Mary Linden never noticed the servants who toiled on her father's estate. But her aristocratic blindness shatters when she meets Drake, the head gardener. Drake shows her sensuous delights she could not have dreamed of. Just when she thinks he has taught her all there is to know, Drake introduces a new player into their game…Mary's cousin Harry. What they did was surely a sin…but a sin too delicious to give up.
In a Cowboy's Bed by Cat Johnson, Vonna Harper, Lynn LaFleur (Aphrodisia). Rugged cowboys who know their way around a ranch—and a bedroom— feature in a trio of super-hot stories from three of the most talented names in erotica.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Kristan Higgins, author of The Best Man. Her website is kristanhiggins.com.
The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz (Harlequin MIRA). Nora Sutherlin is in handcuffs, held captive by two men. . . Under different circumstances, she would enjoy the situation immensely, but her captors aren't interested in play. Or pity. As the reality of her impending peril unfolds, Nora becomes Scheherazade, buying each hour of her life with stories — sensual tales of Søren, Kingsley and Wesley, each of whom has tempted and tested and tortured her in his own way. This, Nora realizes, is her life: nothing so simple, so vanilla, as a mere love triangle for her. It's a knot in a silken cord, a tangled mass of longings of the body and the heart and the mind. And it may unravel at any moment.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Desiree Holt, author of Feel the Heat. Her website is desireeholt.com.
Spy Games: Endgame by Mia Downing (The Wild Rose Press). Sexy spy Charlotte Smith doesn't go by the code name Dragon Queen because she's sweet and cuddly. She's cold, hard, and mean and has been training for the past five years to take down the men who destroyed her soul and left her burning for revenge. But when she meets her next assignment at a wedding, her body protests there's much more to life than kicking butts and taking names. Actor Aaron James is witty, hot as hell, and he smells divine. But women with suicidal endgames don't indulge in casual sex, and they definitely don't fall in love. Since meeting Charlotte at his brother's wedding, Aaron's life has been nothing but trouble. He's plagued by memories of the kiss he stole from her, and he senses underneath her aloof nature and frosty glare is a woman with passion and fire. When Charlotte is assigned as his bodyguard after a botched kidnapping attempt, he's psyched. What better way to get in her panties than have her pretend she's his girlfriend? Until Aaron realizes too late he wants more than into her panties...he want's Charlotte's heart.
Big Bad Easy by Ursula Whistler. A grueling unsolved murder case is the tipping point for detective Jameson Kelly. He's ready to hang up his holster for early retirement when Zara Robinson walks in to his precinct, the victim of a car break-in. She's everything Jameson likes in a woman—tall, blonde, beautiful and athletic. More than enough woman to take him down and make him beg for more. One more case can't hurt to help pass the time, especially one he knows he can solve. Zara is a woman who knows what she needs, and top of her list is closure on this spree of car break-ins. And there's Jameson—he's big with an air of bad despite being a cop and all man. Man enough to easily make her feel soft and womanly. But when clues to the theft lead to something bigger, she's glad to have his brains as well as his skills on her side.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Patricia Lee, author of Destiny's Present. Her website is www.patriciaclee.com.
Saved by the Caveman: Trina (Lost in Time) by Ken Rander. Trina is is sent back in time as part of a human trial for project Timewarp. The expedition runs into trouble immediately. Trina is chased by a cave bear and becomes separated from the team. She is saved by a hairy cave man. Lost and alone Trina decides to stick with her cave man friend. They become closer than the project director would have approved.
Bound by Temptation (Owned 3) by Anitra Lynn McLeod. Zigog Claelyn, Supreme ruler of his planet, is given a rare and expensive and intriguing earthling. Dalton Boyd is caged and given as a gift to an alien who has everything and he'll do anything to torment him—even ignore him. When his strategy works little too well, Dalton discovers he's just as captivated as his new master. As their masks fall away and they succumb to temptation, can Zigog and Dalton face one another with honesty? Or will they allow dark secrets and deep-seated fears to ruin their chance at the mystical soul resonance?
Historical erotic romance new releases compiled for HEA by Amelia James, author of Tell Me You Want Me and Secret Storm. Find all her books at TrashysTreasures.com.
Lady Anne's Lover by Maggie Robinson (Kensington). Lady Imaculata Anne Egremont has appeared in the scandalous pages of the London List often enough. The reading public is so bored with her nonsense, she couldn't make news now unless she took a vow of chastity. But behind her naughty hijinks is a terrible fear. It's time the List helped her. With a quick scan through its job postings and a few whacks at her ridiculous name, she's off to keep house for a bachelor veteran as plain Anne Mont. Major Gareth Ripton-Jones is dangerously young and handsome on the face of it, but after losing his love and his arm in short order, he is also too deep in his cups to notice that his suspiciously young housekeeper is suspiciously terrible at keeping house. Until, that is, her sharp tongue and her burnt coffee penetrate even his misery--and the charm underneath surprises them both. Trust the worst cook in Wales to propose a most unexpected solution to his troubles...
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Beth Williamson (Emma Lang), author of Endless Heart. Her website is www.bethwilliamson.com.
Black Knight, White Queen by Jackie Ashenden (Samhain Publishing). Professional chess player Aleksandr Shastin never lets emotions rule his life, or his game. Not even the unexpected death of his mentor shakes his icy control—at least that's what he thinks. Until he meets a woman in a Bangkok rooftop bar, a woman whose raw sexuality and emotional honesty find every invisible crack…and pries them wide open. Graphic artist Izzy Cornwall fled to Thailand to escape suffocating grief and guilt after her sister's suicide. As she locks gazes with Aleks, their instant attraction sets her on fire. And the way he looks at her makes her feel what she hasn't felt in months: that she actually exists. In the heat of a Bangkok rainstorm, their chemistry steams up what was supposed to be one night of pain-numbing passion. Neither expected that a single encounter would change all the rules, making Aleks the novice, and Izzy the grandmaster. But if Izzy wants his heart, she'll have to show him that in order to win, sometimes you have to lose.
Ice Games by Jessica Clare (Jessica Clare). Zara Pritchard is a has-been. Once an Olympic darling, she's been reduced to skating in a dinosaur costume and giving lessons at the local mall...which is why she's excited when she's offered a chance to sub on a TV show, Ice Dancing with the Stars. If she wins the show, this could be the break she needs. There's just one problem - her partner.
Six-Alarm Sexy, Volume One by Kristine Cayne (Kristine Cayne). For the first time ever, enjoy the prequel and first book of Kristine Cayne's award-winning firefighter erotic romance series in one convenient volume. Aftershocks (Six-Alarm Sexy, Prequel) & Under His Command (Six-Alarm Sexy, Book One).
Taming Alyssa by Raine Watling (Raine Watling). Waking up beside her brother's vanilla best friend was not something that Alyssa O'Neill had planned. Her solution? Thirty days to find his inner Dom. Together, they set off on the sexual adventure of their lifetime only to discover that the bonds of the heart are woven more tightly than any rope.
Into the Fire by Danielle James (Danielle James). Rebel had finally found his mate, and oh boy was she a fiery one! Convincing Leigh that she was his could prove dangerous to Rebel's well being... Keeping her would prove dangerous to his entire family and everyone he loves. To keep Leigh and his family safe, Rebel will have to change who and what he is and fight the battle of a lifetime...
Loose Id new releases compiled for HEA by Tara Sue Me, author of The Submissive Trilogy. You can visit her at www.tarasueme.com.
Objection Overruled by J.K. O'Hanlon (Loose Id). Winner of the 2013 RWA Golden Heart for Single Title Contemporary. Baltimore attorney Jackie North is finally on her own, personally and professionally. With only a few weeks until trial, she can almost taste victory. This one will be particularly sweet when she takes down the creep defrauding seniors of their savings. Then the opposing side's last minute expert witness swap threatens to unravel Jackie's strategy, and a loss will send her where she's vowed never to return – the humiliation of bankruptcy she lived through as a teenager. Brandon Marshfield is a country boy who's become Washington DC's most financial phenom. His high IQ, impish grin, and a devil-may-care risk tolerance charm investors and women alike. When a college fraternity brother calls in a marker, Brandon heads to Baltimore to fill in as an expert witness in a financial fraud case with hopes that once and for all, he can put his dark past behind him. Jackie and Brandon head into a deposition, each confident of crushing the other. The wind is pulled from Brandon's sails, and Jackie must recalculate her moves when they meet, however. A single night of passion they shared as strangers only a few weeks earlier left each wanting more. Pulled together by physical magnetism, torn apart by opposing loyalties, can Jackie's and Brandon's objections be overruled?
Have Body, Will Guard 5: Under the Waterfall by Neil Plakcy (Loose Id). As soon as they're settled in their new home on the French Riviera, bodyguards Aidan and Liam are sent to the island of Corsica to protect a mining executive and his family. Though they're still in love, and having lots of sex, the disruption, and the discovery that the client's son is gay and in a touchy relationship, causes both bodyguards to question their skills and their commitment to each other. Can they engineer a happy ending for Michel and his boyfriend, while protecting the family from deadly adversaries?
The Crush Revisited by Shawn Lane (Loose Id). Tim Olfander escapes his busy, hectic life in LA at his ten year high school reunion in the city he left behind years ago, Lincoln Hill. There, at the resort the reunion has booked, his gaze falls almost instantly on the sexy, pretty guy behind the check-in counter. He chats up the guy only to learn he is the assistant manager, Brandon Collins. Tim instantly sets in motion his plan to spend the week at the resort with Brandon's sweet body under his. He has no clue Brandon knows him from their high school days. Back then, Brandon was a shy, closeted nerd who had a big crush on Tim, following him around at school. Now it seems fate has thrown Brandon's former crush at him in the form of the now hotter than ever Tim, who also seems to have sex with Brandon on the brain. Brandon gives into his baser needs, not to mention his old fantasies, for a week long smoldering affair with the crush he never dreamed he'd revisit.
Wireless by L.A. Witt (Loose Id). Skin-to-skin contact is illegal. Sex? A felony. Insulated suits and gloves keep people from even the most platonic touches. Citizens line up in droves at simhouses for their rationed, prescribed orgasms in virtual reality machines. Keith Borden has worked in a simhouse for years, and he's never been tempted to break the strict no-contact laws… until Aiden Maxwell comes along. The attractive and dangerously flirtatious patient invites him into the seedy underground where people engage in real, wireless sex. Though Keith stands to lose his career and his freedom, he's curious and Aiden is irresistible. From the moment he sets foot in the wireless lounge, Keith is in a world of flesh and fantasy. He's hooked. On the sex, on the atmosphere, and most of all, on Aiden. Years of keeping everyone in his world at arm's length have left Keith craving a human touch, and Aiden offers all the contact — scorching sex, gentle affection, and everything in between — Keith can handle. That is, until an unexpected act of betrayal throws Keith's world into chaos, and he finds himself more alone than he ever imagined possible …


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Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office deputies broke up what the agency believes to be a tri-state dog fighting ring.
The Town Talk reports ( http://townta.lk/1bU3Q2X) deputies responded to a complaint of a possible burglary Saturday night, but when they drove up to the abandoned home in Alexandria, they found much more.
Sixteen cars with Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana license plates were parked in the overgrown yard. Behind the house, in what detectives called "an orchard," was a fully-equipped dog-fighting ring with floodlights, generators and 10-foot plywood walls. There were three pit bull dogs in various vehicles and one pit bull on a chain.
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A fire on Tuesday morning destroyed an outbuilding in the 12400 block of N.C. 39 South near Townsville.
Crews from Townsville and Hicksboro volunteer fire departments and Vance County fire, EMS and rescue responders received the call at about 10:30 a.m., finding the structure on fire behind a household location.
Vance County Fire Chief Harold Henrich said the building served as a workshop, with some items of value inside belonging to a homeowner.
"It was a total loss," Henrich said. "He was using a woodstove, and it malfunctioned."
Crews doused the flames quickly. Henrich confirmed that no one was injured. Losses were estimated at $10,000 for the workshop and items in it.
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The Art and Science of Cancelling Classes
The Art and Science of Canceling Classes By Dr. Kenneth Ender, President
Some of you may vaguely recall my carping at the end of last July about the dog days of summer. I take it back, all of it. Bring on the dogs! The hawk of winter is wearing me out!
Enough already. Last Saturday (February 15th) I dutifully went out and shoveled the couple inches of snow from the evening snowfall. Of course, I had been up since 4:30 a.m. as we needed to make a decision about Saturday classes, which we cancelled. OK, so I missed the Saturday sleep-in and the morning run due to the snow, but I would get a long run in on Sundayhope springs eternal!
The rest is history. On Sunday the 16th I shoveled and shoveled and shoveled. Only trusty Sammy was foolish enough to join me in the valiant yet misguided attempt to stay in front of the blizzard. Four times the shovel called on Sunday and then again twice on Monday. Sammy at his observation post, me behind the shovel. The only good news I can report from the last episode is that the snow stopped and the shovel broke. If we get a spring blizzard, the Ender household will be snowbound until the thaw, or until the plow arrives.
Thankfully, the college was already scheduled to be closed on Monday for Presidents Day. And the college was closed on Tuesday, due to continued inclement weather and hazardous roads. So, the faculty and students only missed one scheduled day on this week.
Many folks ask me how we make the decision to close the college. Well, its not an exact science. In fact, its as much art as science, and I have come to trust Vice President Paul Abrams and Sammys lead in this matter.
Paul handles the science. He advises me regarding snow depth, college readiness, State Police advisories and weather alerts.
Sammy is the artist. He really doesnt like severe weather. So if Sammy is tough to get out the door to attend to his business, I ask Paul to take a second or third look at the scientific aspects of canceling college.
Last Tuesday, I had to drag Sammy out the door. So we closed the college. On Wednesday, Sammy was wagging his tail against the door at 5:30 a.m., and we were open. Paul concurred on both decisions. That is one smart dog, and hes the least expensive consultant I know.
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The warehouse holds blueprints of the Apple I, user manuals, magazine ads, TV commercials and T-shirts, along with thousands of photographs that document Steve Jobs during his years as CEO of NeXT. Other rarities include a $5,000 loan document -- signed by the two Steve's and the partnership's third co-founder, Ron Wayne -- a spoof of Ghostbusters that starred former CEO John Sculley and other company leaders, who played "Blue Busters" to eliminate IBM, and handwritten sales entries of the very first Apple II's. While the location of the facility is undisclosed, we can only hope that, some day, the collection will be showcased for fanboys, fangirls and the public alike.
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NEW MEXICO: Shooting guard with long range...improved strength should help her have a bigger impact this season...aggressive style should increase playing time as well as her strong understanding of the offense...well-balanced game and gained valuable experience last season.
JUNIOR (2010-11): Played in 30 games with 15 starts...was named first-team Academic All-District...scored in double figures 10 times, including tying a career-high 22 points against UC-Irvine on Nov. 15...hit 28 consecutive free-throws through eight games, which started on Dec. 4 at Arizona State and ended on Jan. 19 against Utah...made a career-high 13-of-14 free throws against Utah on Jan. 19...attempted a career-high 12 3-pointers against TCU on Feb. 26 to tie for fourth all-time for most 3-point field goals attempted in a game...ranked third all-time in career free-throw percentage, shooting .820 (168-205) from the line...led the team in free-throw percentage, shooting .850 (96-113) from the charity stripe...was second on the team in assists (51) and third on the team in scoring (250)...had a career-high six assists and led the team with 17 points against TCU on Feb. 26.
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Started 12 games and played in 27...scored 20 or more points in three games...chipped in a career-high 22 points at Arizona including eight field goals...finished third on the squad with 55 assists...had her first 20-point performance against in-state rival New Mexico State in Las Cruces...hit double figures 11 times...pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Florida Gulf Coast...showed great range knocking down 30 3-pointers...was outstanding from the free throw line hitting 60-of-72 attempts (.833).
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in 33 games and averaged 9.0 minutes per game...scored a career-high 13 points in 10 minutes against Colorado State inside The Pit on Feb. 28...hit 16 three-pointers during the year and scored in double figures four times...gained valuable experience during four games in the postseason WNIT...MW Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MW award winner...named Student Athlete of the Year at the annual Lobo awards banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Selected the Indianapolis Star's All-West Girl's Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points and 6.2 rebounds during her final season at Brownsburg High School...as a junior averaged 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game...listed as one of the top players in the state of Indiana in 2007-08 by several publications...she received numerous honors during her career, including being named to the Indiana all-star and all-conference teams...earned academic all-state honors...co-valedictorian of her senior class...named National Merit Scholar Honorable Mention.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 10, 1990 in Indianapolis, Ind....daughter of Amy and Mike Downey and Matt Taylor...has a brother, Michael...hobbies include going to church, biking, playing the piano, reading and video games...favorite food is cookie dough ice cream...favorite movies are Love and Basketball and Bruce Almighty...favorite athlete is Reggie Miller...double major in Biology and Spanish.


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Golf: Did You Know? Dog days
San Antonio Express-News : December 19, 2012
Rule courtesy of Gene Riley, member of San Antonio Rules of Golf Group and USGA Regional Affairs Committee:
A player plays a stroke on the putting green and, while the ball is still in motion, it is picked up and carried away or is deflected by a dog. What is the ruling?
In either case, the stroke is canceled and the ball must be replaced.


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Feb. 4, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.-----Despite winning individual titles on all four events, No. 4 Georgia fell to 11th-ranked Arkansas 195.775-195.400 Friday at Barnhill Arena.
The Razorbacks (3-2, 3-1 SEC) posted their highest overall score of the season to pick up the program's first win over Georgia (6-2, 2-1 SEC). Despite the loss, Noel Couch (vault), Cassidy McComb (bars and beam), Christa Tanella (beam) and Shayla Worley (beam and floor) all won individual titles for the Gym Dogs. Arkansas' Jaime Pisani won the all-around with a 39.375.
"We're just not as mentally strong as we need to be," said head coach Jay Clark. "We had mistakes from upperclassmen who don't normally make those mistakes. We counted two falls and lost by less than four-tenths; that's frustrating."
Arkansas took the early lead with a 49.0 on vault, while Georgia scored a 48.675 on bars after counting a 9.4. The Gym Dogs were led by McComb's 9.875 and a 9.85 by Nuccio.
The Razorbacks extended their lead to 98.025-97.625 following the second rotation, with a 49.025 on bars. Georgia scored a 48.95 on vault with the help of a season-high 9.85 by Couch and a career-high 9.8 from Mariel Box.
In the third rotation on floor, Georgia had falls in its last two routines, and Arkansas extended its lead to 146.65-146.1. Worley posted a season-best 9.875 in the No. 4 spot, and Tanella tied her career-high with a 9.825 for the Gym Dogs.
Georgia's best event was on the balance beam, where it posted a 49.3, the Gym Dogs' highest beam score of the season and the highest road score on any event. The first five gymnasts all tied season-highs led by a 9.875 by Worley. Arkansas also closed out the meet with its highest event score, a 49.125 on floor.
"There were some positives," Clark said. "There were some good things. I thought Lindsey Cheek performed well, and we finished the meet strong on balance beam. Those are things we can take from this meet."
Georgia returns home to face top-ranked Florida Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. Only UGA student tickets remain for the meet after all reserved seat tickets sold out Friday. Reserved seat tickets ($10 adults and $6 youth) for all other regular season home meets and the NCAA Regional ($12 adults and $9 youth) are available and can be ordered online or by calling the Athletic Association Ticket Office 1-877-542-1231 between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Team Results
1. Arkansas: 195.775 (Vault - 49.0; Bars - 49.025; Beam - 48.625; Floor - 49.125)
2. Georgia: 195.400 (Vault - 48.95; Bars - 48.675; Beam - 49.3; Floor - 48.475)
Individual Georgia Results
Vault (48.95): Lindsey Cheek - 9.8; Mariel Box - 9.8; Noel Couch -9.85 ; Hilary Mauro - 9.725; Cassidy McComb - 9.775; Cat Hires - 9.625
Bars (48.675): Christa Tanella - 9.75; Cat Hires - 9.8; Noel Couch - 9.275; Gina Nuccio - 9.85; Cassidy McComb - 9.875; Kat Ding - 9.4
Beam (48.625): Noel Couch - 9.825; Lindsey Cheek - 9.85; Christa Tanella - 9.875; Hilary Mauro - 9.825; Shayla Worley - 9.875; Cassidy McComb - 9.875
Floor (48.475): Lindsey Cheek -9.775; Christa Tanella - 9.825; Noel Couch - 9.8; Shayla Worley - 9.875; Cassidy McComb - 9.075; Laura Moffatt - 9.2


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Valmiki Nagar (Bihar), May 7: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday launched an attack on the Congress by saying that the party would be unable to open its account in many states in this general election and might even lose in Gandhi family bastion Amethi.
"While I am fighting to save the nation, they are trying to prevent me from coming to power," Modi said, addressing an election rally here.
He added that there will be several states where the Congress will not even open its account and that it is losing even in the Gandhi family home turf of Amethi.
Replying to Priyanka Gandhi's "neech rajniti" (low-level politics) barb, the Gujarat chief minster said, "The government refused to distribute food grain among the poor even after the Supreme Court's order. Grain were sold at Rs.80 for manufacturing liquor, isn't this neech rajneeti?"
Attacking the UPA government for its foreign policy, Modi said, "Our jawans are beheaded and our government treats Pakistan prime minister to chicken biryani, isn't this neech rajneeti?"


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Centrally located, pedway to the Convention Centre, but dated furnishings
- Many guests described the rooms as clean and well maintained
- The staff were frequently complimented for their friendly and helpful service
- Many reviewers found the location convenient for exploring downtown and Old Québec on foot
- Several guests praised the food at the on-site restaurant
- Several reviewers described dated furnishings and worn carpeting in their rooms and in common areas
- Several guests complained that their rooms were not equipped with a mini-fridge
- A few reviewers thought that the room rates were expensive
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5 out of 10 | Karim stayed August 10, 2010
"Great location but the value for the money is poor!"
"The best part about this hotel is the location. And that's about it. The rooms and the decor are quite outdated. The original rooms we received on the 3rd floor had a very strong moldy smell. Parking garage was under contrcution so you had no real choice but to use the valet, which cost $22/day!. Overall, I would still recommend the hotel to those who want to be close to the old city without having to drive."
8 out of 10 | Donna stayed July 15, 2010
"Hotel was very close (within walking distance) to all the activities in Old Quebec. Comfortable beds, great help from housekeeping. No free in room internet."
3 out of 10 | Verified Guest stayed July 15, 2010
"Severely lacking for a hotel in this class/price point."
"Cleaning service was terrible the bathroom was dirty and was not cleaned properly for three days in a row, this is unacceptable for a hotel in this class. Noise from renovations was infernal in the afternoon, we could not retire to our room and rest. No water one evening because of construction, when it came back at midnight we ran the water for an hour and it was still filthy and brown like a sewer !! No compensation/reduction offered by hotel except three bottles of water..."
9 out of 10 | Catherine stayed August 31, 2005
"Within walking distance to attractions."
2 out of 10 | Kevin stayed July 09, 2004
"Room was disgusting! Washroom was dirty and smelled like a locker room...shower curtain smelled like gym socks. There was juice still spilled on a table when we got to our room. Sheets on bed were not fitted so rode up in middle of the night. Asked front desk for different room but they said none available unless we paid $50 more. We had already paid $130CAD for the room. Will NEVER stay there again. Filled in hotel critique saying same thing. Very, very poor quality room for a major chain...hope they have the decency to send my money back!"
7 out of 10 | Verified Guest stayed February 01, 2004
"Hotel was in a great location in Quebec City. Within walking distance to all restaurants, shopping and Winter Carnaval events. Unfortunately there were a great deal of college age students who where using the hotel at the same time for skiing trips and the carnavel . Very noisy with running up and down the hallways at all hours of the night. Could hear parties going on on the floor above us. No hotel personel seemed to interrupting there party time."


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HICO, W.Va. — Anna Lou Browning, 79, of Hico, passed away at Fayette Nursing and Rehab Monday, June 30, 2013, following a long Illness.
Born February 28, 1934, in Williamson, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Leona Spry Stafford. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Rubal W. Browning in 2011; a sister, Maude Brewer, and three brothers, Frank Stafford, Kenneth Stafford Jr., and Pete Stafford.
Anna was a retired school teacher and a member of Midland Trail Gardening Club and Ansted Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and also loved gardening, tending to her flowers and painting.
Those left to cherish her memory are two sons, Stephen Browning and John Browning both of Hico; six grandchildren, Theresa Horton, Stephen Browning II, Kathryn Browning Young, John Browning Jr., Sara Margaret "Meg" Keith, and Becky Ann Piccard; 10 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Sally Huffman of Chicago, Ill.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel at Ansted with Pastors Jack Eades and Doug Eades officiating. Entombment will follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens at Victor.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at www.wallaceandwallacefh.com
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2, 2012 Six months after arriving here at one of the nation's busiest trauma centers to run a program that trains Air Force medical personnel in trauma care, its director already sees potential to expand it to ensure trauma-care expertise gained during a decade of conflict isn't lost as combat operations draw down.
Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Raymond Fang is director of the Air Force's Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Program, known as "C-STARS," here at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
The program, affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Center, gives airmen headed to Afghanistan deployments the chance to treat real-life casualties like those they could encounter overseas.
The Air Force launched its C-STARS program about 10 years ago, when the military saw very few trauma patients. With only a few exceptions, its providers looked to civilian trauma centers to treat military trauma patients.
Now, through C-STARS, Air Force physicians, nurses and medical techs rotate through these centers before their deployments, providing hands-on trauma care under the supervision of military and civilian staff.
Fang knows more than most just how valuable this training is. He came to his C-STARS assignment from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he spent seven years as the top trauma surgeon treating the most severely wounded warriors.
Ten years of war has developed tremendous trauma-care expertise within the military, but Fang worries about how to preserve those gains when combat operations end. He said he sees tremendous potential at C-STARS to lock in those skills while taking the program to a new level.
"After being involved in warrior care for so long, my main goal is to ensure that that care is as good as it can be, always," he said. "And so I have a lot of ideas on how the opportunities here in this facility can be better used by the military."
Fang said he sees "lots of training opportunities that we haven't tapped yet" at the Baltimore shock-trauma center and the entire University of Maryland Medical Center and system.
C-STARS training now offered to doctors, nurses and medical specialists could be expanded to include paramedics, air evacuation crews, and even laboratory and pharmacy technicians who play vital roles in the trauma-care network, he said.
Most Air Force pharmacy technicians, for example, typically spend their days dispensing prescriptions at small outpatient clinics. "That is much different than doing intravenous medications and things like that for a busy hospital," Fang said. "But when you are in the war zone, that is what you have to do."
So he envisions a C-STARS training program for pharmacists and a whole range of other medical specialists. "We may be able to create training opportunities that simply aren't available for plenty of other people," he said.
Fang drew parallels between the civilian and military trauma-care systems. The Maryland State Police members who transport patients from scenes by ambulance or helicopter operate much like the military's casualty evacuation teams, he said. The transport teams that transfer patients between hospitals to receive different levels of care operate much like Air Force critical care air transport teams.
"The way they work is very similar," Fang said. "So I think they offer some interesting training opportunities for military responders."
These opportunities will become increasingly valuable now that military operations have ended in Iraq and are drawing down in Afghanistan.
"When you think about it, right now we maintain all our [trauma-care] training by sending all our people to the war," Fang said. "But how do we keep all these capabilities that we have created at a high level when we don't have the war to support? There really are no other opportunities in the military for the medics to go to the scenes of accidents with scheduled frequency to practice those skills."
Fang said he's impressed by the reception C-STARS has received at the Baltimore shock trauma center, and the openness he's found to expanding the current partnership.
Beyond patient care, it already extends into research, he said, with researchers at the university's School of Medicine exploring issues military trauma teams grapple with every day. "There are a lot of things that we have military-specific questions about, so we have partnered with this academic medical center to try to answer those questions," Fang said.
One study is looking into how flight affects patients with brain injuries. The findings are expected to provide valuable keys to improving patient care.
"We have all these soldiers we are flying around the world after head injuries. And our question is, 'Are we doing the right thing?'" Fang said. "We do it now because we have to. But if we had an option to keep them longer in Germany or Bagram [Airfield in Afghanistan], should we do it? Or is it better to fly them right away in the early stages?
"We really don't know," Fang said. "So researchers here at the University of Maryland Medical Center are looking at that question."
Another study here is exploring the best way to insert an intraosseous infusion, a procedure that delivers fluids or medications directly into bone marrow when standard intravenous delivery isn't possible. These injections can go into the humerus in the arm, the sternum in the chest or the tibia in the shin. What researchers and military trauma-care teams want to know, Fang said, is: "If you had a choice of all three sites, which is the best to use?"
Still another research project is using advanced computerized algorithms to predict which trauma patients are most likely to experience complications. These findings will provide vital and possibly life-saving forewarning to providers as they transport and treat patients, Fang said.
"There are many things that partnering with the civilian side can do to benefit us, both for training and research," he said. "And I think it's important that we take advantage of it, especially as the wars hopefully wind down."
The Baltimore C-STARS program is among three the Air Force conducts through its Air Force Expeditionary Medical Skills Institute. The others are at St. Louis University and the University of Cincinnati.
The Army and Navy have similar programs. The Army runs its program through the Army Team Training Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in Miami. The Navy Trauma Training Center is affiliated with the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center.
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Yeah, I know. It's August and the mosquitoes are fierce here in Door County. But I was checking my wood supply in the barn to determine if we need to replenish anytime soon in preparation for the winter blast off the the Big Pond.
Since we utilize our place year-round we use propane to keep the place at 55 degrees when we are away. When we are there - we heat exclusively with an EPA-certified wood burner.
Anyone else doing anything similar?
We burn wood to heat our cabin where we now live year-round. When we bought our place, it had an open fireplace in the dining room. It didn't take us long to realize that all the heat was going right up the fireplace chimney.
We replaced the open fireplace with a Lopi Revere insert and it works like a charm. It has an enclosed fire box with a window in the door. It has a fan to circulate the heat. When the temperature drops well below 0, we have our propane furnace to subsidize our wood burner.
Burning wood does make for more house keeping as we are cleaning up ashes, wood chips and smoke. My husband buys the wood from a local lumberjack and then he cuts and splits it. He has the wood drying for about a year before we burn it. We have a wood box by the front door and fill it about every other day.
Wood burning is more work, but we feel its worth it in the end. We have dropped our heating bills considerably and you just can't beat the warmth.
We use wood in conjunction with oil at our home. Yes, it does lower the heating bills. We use propane and a pellet stove at the cabin. We snowmobile and didn't want to be slaves to the woodstove when we could be out on the trails. We do enjoy our campfires, though, even in the winter.
I agree with your enjoyment of campfires. I think I enjoy them just as much in the winter as in the summer.
Our cabin is in the deep woods of northern MN. We are constantly brushing and cleaning up branches and downed trees, etc. We have a pile of wood and brush away from the cabin and in the winter, we burn it.
It's lots of fun to stand in the snow with a fire warming your face.
We also suplement our LP with wood. We purchased a decorative porcelain stove and used it last winter for the first time. We also have a fireplace but it is not very efficient, so we don't use it that much.
We mostly go on weekends and this stove let us get through the entire heating season with using just half of our LP tank. We have a fan on the porch to circulate the air through the entire cabin. In two weeks we're borrowing a wood splitter to stock up again. Here in Wisconsin we are in the midst of a humid, record setting heat wave. Hope it cools down before we have to pile the wood!!!!
The weather in northern MN changed on Sunday, from hot, humid weather to cool and rainy.
I hope your forecast is good for stacking wood. It's a big job but worth it.
My main heating source is a propane-fueled central heating/air system. About 10 years ago I replaced my living room fireplace with a Lopi wood stove. At the time I feared I would miss the "romance" but my stove has a glass door, and I have been very pleased with it. I also have a pellet stove in the master bedroom which I use to augment the other two systems or as backup in case a storm takes out my electricity and I run out of firewood.
The back up pellet stove sounds like a great idea. I don't know much about pellet stoves. Are they as efficient as a wood burning stove?
Do you have multiple chimneys in your home for the propane, wood and pellet stoves? How does that work?
We have a Lopi too and we are very pleased with it as a heat source.
There are some significant differences between the Lopi woodstove and the pellet stove. I believe the pellet stove is more efficient, but I'm not totally sure about that, because my pellet stove also requires electricity to operate.
Here are a few points of comparison:
Wood stoves burn wood (duh) which you can either purchase or harvest yourself. Pellet stoves use manufactured recycled wood pellets that look a lot like rabbit food. Therefore the fuel must be purchased. It comes in 40# bags that I find a bit cumbersome. However, because the pellets are highly compressed, I can store a whole lot of fuel in a much smaller space than my wood.
The burned pellet leaves only a small amount of ash, so I find the pellet stove to be a lot cleaner than the wood stove, although I still have to clean it out regularly. (I use a special small hose attachment that I have added to my shop vac.)
The pellet stove has a hopper into which you dump a load of pellets. The stove then "feeds" the pellets to the burning area. You can control the amount of heat that is put out by adjusting the speed with which the stove feeds the pellets. The pellet stove can be run for several hours without attention, which is great if you want to go out for a while. The downside of this system is that it requires electricity. Since my area is prone to power outages, I have a car battery attached to the system to serve as a back-up.
There are a couple of things that have been a disappointment to me: 1) the unit is noisy. Not only does it have a fan, but each time a pellet is dropped, it goes "plink". 2) the unit is also technologically complex...which is both good and bad. You have great control over the system. I even have a remote control next to the bed so I can adjust the temperature with my head still on my pillow. However, I find its sophistication to be a bit daunting. I'm always getting out the manual for guidance. 3) My unit has a small window in the door through which I thought I would see a flame, much like the Lopi (the romance factor).. But the window tends to ash up, and the view of the fire lacks the romance of the wood stove's,
Despite its drawbacks, I am glad that I purchased the unit for the master bedroom. It's very very cute. It's bright red with gold trim, and lresembles an ornate pot bellied stove. I was able to vent the stove directly through the wall, thus saving money on installation.
Each of my three heating systems is completely isolated from the other systems. The main furnace also requires electricity and provides central heat fueled by propane. The woodstove has its own stove pipe which goes through the living room ceiling, and the pellet stove has a separate stove pipe.
For more information about pellet stoves, you might want to check out the Thelin website. The company is located in Grass Valley, California.
Thanks for all the great information.
I had no idea of the negatives with a pellet stoves such as a hopper, the noise and the tech thing with the remote.
But also the positives are very interesting too; cute and venting through the wall and the big plus of saving money.
Again, great info. I will do some more research on these, thanks to your advice.
I kind of like the little "plink" noise. Also, the pellet stove has a nice fragrance when it burns. It's sort of a faint wood-burning smell and is very pleasant. Our pellet stove is in the basement. Was it complicated to hook up the car battery? Ours runs on electricity also. Do you need a converter?
Well, the dreaded splitting weekend went on and we split and piled our wood. Thank goodness my brother- in-law helped too. We split wood that was larger than we could put our arms around. I worked for 5+ hours stacking the split wood...my body literally shut down on me. I could not lift another log!! My husband and his brother worked 6+ hours. We now have 3 years of wood. I'm glad it 's done, but my body aches when I look at it!!
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We use wood in conjunction with oil at our home. Yes, it does lower the heating bills. We use propane and a pellet stove at the cabin. We snowmobile and didn't want to be slaves to the woodstove when we could be out on the trails. We do enjoy our campfires, though, even in the winter.
Yeas and on weekends we often have campfires and enjoy the wood heating. It gives relaxation specially in winter and saves a bit of our electric bills. Generally we don't have time in the week days to do it.
We heat with a water heater and pex tubes in concrete floor. Love it. It gives us constant, even temp without any drying of the air. We have a gas direct vent fireplace too...originally was going to be wood buring, but I lost the battle on that one.
We heat with wood, as a backup to passive solar. On sunny days, we don't worry about heating unless it gets below about 40 deg F. Plenty of good oak and hickory in our area. Last year, I trade some sawmill work for a hydraulic splitter. Should have gotten one years ago!


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Tuesday is the first day of spring, and like sunshine and spring, nothing goes together better than transparency and good government. Sadly, there are some in our government who still seek to block the illuminating rays of public scrutiny.
Throughout this week, we've stressed the importance of open government. Sunshine Week has been a time to celebrate the benefits of openness in the public square, not only as a fundamental tool of citizenship, but as an essential ingredient for maintaining a free and open society.
Every Tennessean has a right to obtain certain information under the state's open records law. These records are supposed to be open to the public — no questions asked.
Even so, enforcement of Tennessee's public records law often ranks among the lowest in the nation because aggrieved citizens are forced to engage in costly litigation to inspect public records and documents.
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Morris was a three-year starter at center and linebacker for the Crusaders and served as team captain during his senior season. He was a two-time first team All-New England selection, and after his senior season he was selected to play in both the Senior Bowl and the College All-Star game. He was also featured in Who's Who in American Colleges.
Following his graduation, Morris was drafted in both the National Football League (Green Bay Packers, second round) and the American Football League (Boston Patriots, fourth round). He went on to have a 15-year professional career, with the Patriots (1964-1974), the Detroit Lions (1975-1977) and the Chicago Bears (1978), playing in 182 games. A first team All-AFL selection by the Associated Press in 1966, Morris played in the AFL Pro Bowl every year from 1964-1969, and the NFL Pro Bowl in 1970.
He was named to the All-Time AFL second team, and was also chosen as the starting center on the Patriots' 50th anniversary team. Morris was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2011.