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1116 W. Broadway Ave
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 477-4713
8:30am - 4:00pm M-Thurs
8:30am - 1:00pm Fridays
General Information, Your Tax Statement, Your Property, Paying Your Taxes, Personal Property, Online Bill Presentment and Payment
Our Frequently Asked Questions are divided into six sections: General Information; Your Tax Statement; Your Property; Paying Your Taxes; Personal Property and Online Bill Presentment and Payment. These sections are designed to provide answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the Treasurer's Office and your taxes.
If you have any suggestions or comments regarding this page, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Treasurer's Office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., including the lunch hour. See our current observed holiday schedule. Adobe Reader is necessary to view the observed holiday schedule. Click here to download a free copy of Adobe Reader now.
The Treasurer's Office is located on the second floor of the Spokane County Courthouse at 1116 West Broadway Avenue. Click here for driving directions and a map.
Spokane County Treasurer
PO Box 199
Spokane, WA 99210-0199
Yes. Drop boxes are located within the Courthouse at 1116 West Broadway. They are open the week before each due date.
Please remember to include your original tax stub or parcel number(s) with your payment. Only payments by check are accepted in the drop boxes.
Yes. Property tax records are public records.
The Treasurer's Office may have an incorrect mailing address, a mortgage company may be paying your taxes, or we may be holding the statement for an adjustment that needs to be made prior to mailing (i.e. senior or disability exemptions).
If you have not received a statement by March 31st, please contact the Treasurer's Office or call (509) 477-4713.
There are several ways to get a copy of your tax statement.
They can be found on our website. Click here and do a search for your parcel using the parcel number or an address. You will find the statement under the Notices tab at the top of the page.
You can contact the Treasurer's Office and a current statement can be faxed, emailed or mailed to you.
You can also request a statement online or download the request form. For more information, go to the Request Forms section.
A name or address change can be taken by phone, mail, or in person. You can also change your name/address online or download the request form. Click here for more information.
You may only request a taxpayer change through the Treasurer's Office.
Any request for owner name/address change must be done through the Assessor's Office. A legal document such as a deed, real estate contract, divorce decree, death certificate, or a court document must be provided. Please remember to include your parcel number(s) for any of these requests.
The tax statement should be forwarded to the purchaser or returned to the Treasurer's Office. If you choose to return the statement, please note the purchaser's name and address so we can contact the new owner.
Contact the Assessor's Office to request a correction of this address.
If you or your agent have informed us that your taxes will be paid by a mortgage company, we will send you an Information Only postcard. This courtesy information is provided to you so that you have a record of the taxes billed to your mortgage company.
If a mortgage company is no longer paying your taxes (the loan has been paid off, the loan has been sold to another company that does not require impounds, etc.), you are responsible for making your payments in a timely manner. Please contact our office or call (509) 477-4713 to update your records for this change and to obtain a tax statement.
Click here for an explanation of how property taxes are calculated.
The value is set by the Assessor's office.
A Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit form must be filed with the Treasurer's Office prior to a deed being recorded in the Auditor's Office. Payment must be made at the time the affidavit is filed. If transferring a mobile home, current, delinquent, and advanced property taxes may also be payable at this time.
There is a Real Estate Excise Tax Supplement statement form that must be completed and signed by both parties. This must accompany a completed Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit form. These documents are filed in the Treasurer's Office. There is a $10.00 fee if no taxes are due.
You can obtain these forms at the Treasurer's Office free of charge or the Washington State Department of Revenue.
You have 30 days from the date of sale to avoid interest and penalty on the excise taxes due.
First half property taxes are due by April 30th. Second half taxes are due by October 31st. If either of these due dates fall on a weekend or a holiday, payments are due the next business day. Go to Holiday Schedule for more information. If paying on the due date, you may make your payment in person, by mail or through our website. An official U.S. Postal Service postmark determines the payment date for all mailed payments.
Yes, partial payments are accepted. For more information, please call 1-509-477-4713.
Yes. Taxes can be paid by credit or debit card by calling 1-509-477-4713 or paying online at https://www.invoicecloud.com/spokanecounty. A fee, set by the vendor, is charged for processing credit card and debit card payments.
If the postcard you receive states "COURTESY/INFORMATION ONLY" at the top, our records show that you or your agent has instructed us to bill a mortgage company for the taxes on this parcel. If this is incorrect, you need to pay the taxes prior to the due date to avoid delinquent charges and contact your mortgage company to verify escrow status.
Contact the Treasurer's Office immediately with the correct taxpayer's address. Under Washington Law, it is the taxpayer's responsibility to insure taxes are paid on their property.
Real property foreclosure will start if any one tax is three full years delinquent.
Example #1: If the 2004 full tax that was due on April 30, 2004 was $100.00 and nothing has been paid, foreclosure would not start until April 30, 2007.
Example #2: If the 2004 full tax was $100.00 and $50.00 was paid on or before October 31, 2004, that tax would not go to sale until 2008.
Go to the Foreclosure Section or call (509) 477-6446. You can also use our contact form for more information.
Contact the Treasurer's Office or call (509) 477-6446 for real estate or (509) 477-5746 for personal property and mobile homes. You can also use our contact form for more information.
Payments under protest must be in writing and comply with the provisions of the state law. These laws can be found in the Revised Code of Washington, 84.60.020.
Yes. If you are 62 years old or older or disabled, own the house you live in, and have an annual income of $35,000 or less, you may be entitled to a property tax reduction.
For application and further information, call the Assessor's Office at (509) 477-5754.
Yes. Counties, cities, and municipalities have the authority per the Revised Code of Washington to add liens on the property tax roll for individual parcels. This type of lien may be added at any time throughout the year. Examples of the types of liens that can be placed on the parcel are: demolition of buildings, spraying for noxious weeds on individual parcels, and delinquent assessment charges for city improvement districts.
The liens include any interest, penalty and/or cost owed the local government or municipality. The county, city or municipality will charge an additional interest rate on the principle amount due from the date certified to the treasurer until the date paid in accordance with the applicable RCW. When a lien is put on the property, it is billed and collected as real property. When making a payment, the lien amount must be included or the payment will be returned. The Treasurer cannot accept partial payments.
This is a detailed area, please go to Personal Property for more information.
The tax is administered at the county in which the business is physically located. The location of the business owner's residence is not relevant unless that is also the location of the business.
The Spokane County Assessor's Office determines the assessed value of taxable personal and real property in Spokane County (RCW 84.40.040). The Assessor's Office also calculates levy rates based on information provided by its various taxing jurisdictions.
The Spokane County Treasurer bills and collects taxes on personal and real property in Spokane County (RCW 87.03.440). In counties with low business activity, the Assessor may be responsible for both the valuation and collection functions.
In Spokane County, contact the Assessor's Office with questions about the valuation of your property (509-477-4787). Contact the Treasurer's Office for questions about a personal property tax bill.
Contact the Spokane County Assessor's Office at (509) 477-4787.
It is convenient, saves time, reduces errors, allows you to receive bills anywhere at any time and helps the environment by saving trees. You can continue to receive a paper bill, but if you elect to go paperless, you can always print out a copy of the invoice if needed.
Paying online with a credit card or electronic check saves time, gives you the flexibility to pay how and when desired, and saves money (no more stamps, paper checks or envelopes), and Invoice Cloud will store your information for future use – but only if you choose to store it.
Registration is not required for One Time Payments. One Time Payments require that you enter your payment information each time you make a payment. By registering, you avoid that step and gain access to your payment history.
You can pay by credit or debit card or you may issue an electronic check from your bank account (checking or savings). Please check our website for eligible credit and debit cards.
After you submit your payment, you will see a payment confirmation screen. It will contain your payment confirmation message. It will show an approved number for credit cards or a processed number for electronic check. You will also receive a confirmation email after your transaction is submitted. The email will include your account number, invoice number, amount paid, and confirmation message. If your electronic check does not pass through the bank, you will receive an email informing you of the rejected payment. You may need to contact our office to pay again.
There are no signup costs or subscription fees. The non refundable convenience fee when using an ACH transfer (electronic check) from your checking or savings account is $0.45 per transaction.
The non refundable convenience fee when using credit or debit cards is a percentage-based or flat rate fee that varies depending on the card type. The convenience fee is automatically calculated based upon the type of card used and the dollar amount of the bill being paid and is shown on the payment page before you submit your payment for processing.
There are fees imposed by Biller/Invoice Cloud for returned payments, and your bank may charge you a fee based on the bank's fee schedule.
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No, you will receive an email notification each time a new bill is ready for you to view and pay. Email notifications go to the email address used when you registered, a second email address may be added if you wish to send notifications to an additional or back up email address.
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Option 1: Customer must click on "Complete paperless process" link within email to complete enrollment. If they do not, the paperless option will not be active and will drop off system within a few days.
If you are registered, you can login via your biller website and view the bill there, or you can call your biller's office and ask them to resend the email.
The foregoing questions and answers are not intended as legal advice. All taxpayers are advised to educate themselves as to the law and their legal rights and obligations as taxpayers and/or to obtain the advice of an attorney.
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I'd be very interested in those numbers by the way. Or if there's some automated tool for calculating stuff like that...I'd like to see it.
I usually build my cities first then count buildings and base my demographics somewhat on that. I try to be smart about building counts and work backwards...but knowing ahead of time would be awesome


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May 2, 2016
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is putting his stamp on the board responsible for running elections and monitoring campaign finance reports statewide.
McCrory announced Friday he's appointing a new State Board of Elections. Three are Republicans and two are Democrats, a choice reflecting GOP control over state government.
The appointments take effect Wednesday, the day after the current, Democrat-led elections board votes on whether to open a campaign finance investigation into 2012 political donations from the operators of sweepstakes games.
The elections board's new Republican members will be lawyers Josh Howard of Wake County and Paul Foley of Forsyth County, and Rhonda Amoroso of New Hanover County.
Democratic Party members will be Joshua Malcolm of Robeson County and Maja Kricker of Chatham County. Both chair their county elections boards.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
* Cut Paper Dragons for Chinese New Year: Easy Kid Craft
I used to make cut paper dragons with my elementary students
every year to celebrate Chinese New Year.
How appropriate that
this year is the Year of the Dragon!
These projects were always so bright and colorful.
They looked great in the school hallways.
There are several steps and they would take two 45 minute class periods to complete.
I usually made these with my third grade students as part of their unit of study on China.
We would start by folding a large sheet of colored construction paper in half
(like a big greeting card) and draw1/2 of a wavy dragon head
with horns, a beard, and a mustache.
Make sure your students make the folded edge the center of their face
and only cut away the open sides of the paper.
They would decorate the faces with cut pieces of construction paper
for eyes, mouth, nostrils, mustaches, horns, teeth, tongues, etc.
Then, we used the same technique to make a big tail but
we would fold the paper "hot dog" style to make a long skinny tail.
For the body we would accordion-fold another large piece of construction paper
and glue long strips of colored paper on the folds.
You can see my funky cut scissors in the back corner of the art cabinet.
The strips were cut with my "funky cut" scissors by the kids.
The kind you can buy in the scrapbooking aisle.
These scissors were always a huge hit with my students
and made neat textures and designs on the dragon bodies!
Finally, they would cut out and glue on legs and clawed feet. Rawr!
So Fun!
I may have to make another one with my own girls this week
to celebrate Chinese New Year!
I think he'd look pretty cool flying over our kitchen table.
Pink and Green Mama
Posted by pink and green mama MaryLea
Labels: Create, Holidays, Paper Crafts, School Age
4 comments:
- MONICA said...
I like it!!!
- January 19, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- ~*Gumbo Soul*~ said...
I simply LOVE every project you post. These are beautiful! If I could be an art teacher, I'd want to be just like you. :)
- January 19, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Brimful Curiosities said...
That is the perfect craft for "the year of the dragon!"
- January 19, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- Heather Woollove said...
Your blog is wonderful!!
Considering the topic of this post, you might appreciate one of my recent blog posts: http://woollove-functional-fiberart.blogspot.com/2012/01/chinese-parade-dragon-purse-part-2-of-2.html
- January 22, 2012 at 6:03 AM
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Tony Tsoukalas
Alabama checked in last week with McGill-Toolen quarterback Jason Smith last week to talk about where the 2013 recruit fits in its system. The three-star quarterback is a playmaker in the back field, but UA head coach Nick Saban sees him more on the defensive side of the ball at the college level. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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WASHINGTON—A senior Obama economic adviser is suggesting that the White House would be open to a short-term increase in the nation's borrowing authority. But the adviser, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, says a long-term extension of the debt limit would be better for the economy.
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An Ohio GOP official believes the state's early voting process should not accommodate African Americans.
Doug Priesse who sits on the board of elections for Franklin County voted against the weekend voting rules that were formerly used in the 2008 election.
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Priesse is also a chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party.
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Ten Zanzibar-based members of opposition parties aspiring for parliamentary seats have failed to beat the deadline for returning nomination forms to the Zanzibar Electoral Commission.
Their quest for the hotly contested seats, which witnessed bruising political battles in the primaries, has thus all but come to a dead end.
The deadline for the parliamentary aspirants to return the nomination forms to ZEC ready for campaigns for the October 31 General Election was last Saturday. Most aspirants from the ruling CCM and the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) beat the deadline.
Aspirants who were time-barred come from Tanzania Labour Party, Demokrasia Makini, NRA, AFP, TLP, TADEA, UMD and Sauti ya Umma (SAU).
They include Hassan Juma Salum (Kikwajuni - TLP) Tabu Mussa Juma (Magomeni - Demokrasia Makini), Zaina Abdalla Mohammed (Stone Town - NRA) and Simai Abdulrahman Abdalla (Mpendae - NRA).
The others are Said Abdul Ahmed (Mpendae - AFP), Hamad Hussein (Kwamtipura - TLP), Masoud Khamis (Kwahani - TADEA), Haji Suleiman (Demokrasia Makini - Kwahani), Juma Makame Hamad (UMD - Kwahani) and Peter Anderson (SAU - Kwahani).
The area's returning officer, Masha Said, said the aspirants were nowhere to be seen until the deadline, giving ZEC no option but to scrap their nominations.
He named aspirants for parliamentary seats who beat the deadline as including Hussein Mwinyi (CCM - Kwahani), Khamis Mussa Haji (CUF - Kwahani), while for the Magomeni constituency it is Kijo Joseph Nyoni (NCCR-Mageuzi), Suleiman Ali Suleiman (TLP), Mwamba Ameir Haji (Chausta), Mbongo Ali Mohammed (TADEA), Chuma Makame Salum (Chadema), Chombo Mohammed Amour (CCM) and Ahmed Khamis Hamad (CUF).
For Amani constituency they are Seif Suleiman Kombo (CUF), Mariam Suleiman Bakar (UMD), Khamis Masoud Khamis (UPDP), Mussa Hassan Mussa (CCM) and Mariam Omar Ali (TADEA).
Aspirants for the Stone Town seat are Nassor Khamis (NLD), Halima Mohammed Kuzu (TADEA), Mugheiry Nassor Juma (CCM) and Ibrahim Mohammed Sanya (CUF).
Mpendae aspirants who beat the deadline are Asia Abdalla (Chausta), Suleiman Khamis Ali (CUF), Mohammed Ahmed Khamis (Chadema), Zakia Saleh Salum (TADEA), Hussein Hassan Malaika (Jahazi Asilia) and Salim Hassan Turkey (CCM).
For Jang'ombe it is Kidoshi Hamad Sai (AFP), Fadhil Kassim Abdalla (TADEA), Abdalla Ali Abdalla (TLP), Mohammed Yusuph Maalim (CUF), Hussein Mussa Mzee (CCM), Maalim Salum Msabah (Chadema), Haji Hassan Haji (NCCR Mageuzi).
Aspirants for the Chumbuni seat are Mbaki Ame Khamis (UPDP), Salum Hamad Amour (NCCR-Mageuzi), Perera Aame Silima (CCM), Mwanamrisho Abama (Chadema), Wanu Khamis Mohammed (DP), Safia Yusuf Mbaraka (TADEA), Ali Haroun Hamad (UMD ) and Ali Juma Khamis (CUF).
For Kikwajuni it is Hamad Yusuf Masauni (CCM), Zaituni Ali Khamis (TADEA), Khadija Ismaili Maktuba (DM), Mfaume Khamis Hussein (NLD) and Idarous Habib Mohammed (CUF) while for Rahaleo are Mabodi Abdalla Juma (CCM), Raida Rajab Khamis (NCCR-Mageuzi), Ali Rajab Mgana (CUF), Salaam Mussa Juma (TADEA) and Khamis Suleiman Khamis (APPT).
Aspirants for the Kwamtipura seat are Bauji Abdalla Jafar (Jahazi Asilia), Ramadhan Ali Abdalla (UPDP), Khamis Ali Khamis (CUF), Kheri Ali Khamis (CCM), Fatma Said Mohammed (UMD), and Salma Mohammed Juma (NCCR-Mageuzi).
The deadline for aspirants for Zanzibar House of Representatives seats to return their duly completed nomination forms to ZEC is August 30.
Vice President Ali Mohamed Shein, CCM's flag bearer in the race for the Zanzibar presidency, is meanwhile, expected to return his nomination forms to ZEC today.
Idrisa Haji Jecha, head of the commission's Communication Department, confirmed here yesterday that Dr Shein had already completed the forms and submitted a request to return them.


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Q: (ORANGEMGB) - 1. What is your take on our defensive tackle situation? The way I see it, this is a very tenuous situation. Andre Jones' situation is obviously worrisome and Brian Ellis and Ben Alexander have been extremely quiet. Not to take anything away from them, but Michael Wilcoxon and Tyrell Higgins seem to fall into more of the "sleeper" category rather than being blue chippers. It is a golden opportunity for Jarvis Humphrey and Kheeston Randall but do you see Aaron Lewis sliding inside to help out next year? I know it's not Mack's typical style but could you see him going for a JUCO transfer to bolster the interior defensive line? We will have youngsters in there but it seems that we'll have a pipeline gap between Roy Miller (stud) and the younger guys. 2. What is up with kicker recruiting? You spoke very highly of the kicker from Burnet (name escapes me) and Gerry just wrote about Dustin Hopkins of Clear Lake being the best kicking prospect he'd seen in a while. Should we have sought a commitment from Justin Tucker with so many good kickers out there and with how inexact kicking recruiting seems to be? Ryan Bailey has been a great find and beat out the guy that was recruited for that job. In your opinion should we be pursuing preferred walk-ons at kicker and letting them sort it all out on the field? If I remember correctly David Pino was a walk-on and Dusty Mangum may have been too. It's not so much that I don't think kicker is important it's just the record of hit and miss at that spot that leaves me wondering. Your thoughts? A: There's no question that losing Jones was a huge blow to the defensive tackle rotation for next season. There's a very strong chance that he would have not only have played this year in the rotation and started next to Roy Miller in 2008. Of all the players in the 2007 recruiting class, he was the one guy that the Longhorns needed to hit a home run with because the other two tackles in the class (Wilcoxon and Higgins) are projects and could need a couple of years before they are ready for significant playing time. I think there's a good chance you'll see the staff spin Aaron Lewis down from defensive end at times next season, especially in pas rush situations. I'm not sure that it's a move that Lewis is completely sold on right now, but he'll do what's best for the team and the staff might not have a choice. The key in all of this is probably Ellis. After a promising redshirt freshman season, there's been essentially no talk of his progression this season and he's not seeing any playing time. He has the type of talent to be an impact player for the Longhorns, but he obviously has a way to go right now. Alexander has been a surprise this year and he'll be in the mix for playing time, as will the incoming freshmen. The bottom line is that this is going to be an unsettled area heading into next spring and possibly next fall. As great as the depth is this year, it looks to be that shaky in 2008 unless a player or two get moved inside to end. Your questions about the kickers has many layers, but let's start with the obvious - the Longhorns have not been successful at any time in the last decade when it comes to evaluating kicking prospects since Mack Brown arrived at Texas. That being said, I've talked with former Texas All-American Jeff Ward about Tucker and he believes that he's as talented as any young kicker that he's ever seen. Although he didn't perform as well as a few kicking camps this summer as he would have hoped, offering him a scholarship was a smart move in my opinion. Also, you have to remember that when the staff offered Tucker in February, Bailey hadn't yet turned it on and wasn't a scholarship player. Now that he is and still has a couple of years of eligibility, perhaps it will give Tucker plenty of time to grow into the role. I think one of the biggest problems that Texas kickers have had in many cases is the fact that they have been expected to play right away and it's probably been overwhelming for several. The hope for Mack Brown is that they'll finally get it right with Tucker. One thing seems certain, with four scholarship kickers/punters scheduled to be on the roster through 2009, the Longhorns won't likely be in that market any time soon.Q: (Austin Ex) - With Vince Young coming to town this Saturday I'm wondering if he'll be talking to the team. Do you know if he's scheduled to meet with the team before the game?A: You better believe that the Texas coaching staff will make sure that Young has a chance to talk to the team at some point this weekend. He's scheduled to be at Scholz's through most of the morning and early afternoon, but he'll be on the sidelines and around after his commitment there concludes.Q: (BRHornz) - Every recruiting year, folks are abuzz about who might earn true freshman playing time, only to never hear of those kids for a year or two, if at all. Over the last three years, who are the kids (outside of the ones who have gotten into legal trouble) who have not been significant contributors but who were "can't miss" candidates? And who among the "borderline" recruits has surprised you by playing beyond what their high school pedigree might have suggested? I like playing John Chiles, but I remember distinctly VY's first OU game. Run first, pass rarely, even when a receiver (Roy Williams) is in the end zone by himself. Costly fumble deep inside OU territory. My point is that the OU game is simply another animal; the speed of the game and brutality of the hits is unlike anything JC will have experienced before. Even if he plays against KSU, and plays well, do you really expect to see Chiles on the field in Dallas, unless it's a blowout one way of the other? Should he play in the game, in your opinion, and in what role? A: In answering your first question, I'll focus on the recruiting from 2004-2006. Among the players that were considered can't-miss by me, I'd list Drew Kelson and Chris Brown as the two that stick out the most. You do have players like Sergio Kindle, Eddie Jones and Chykie Brown that haven't yet become impact players, but they are just second-year players and have plenty of time to develop into star performers. Kelson seemed like a sure-thing coming out of high school as the nation's top safety and he's just never been able to settle in at any position and develop. With Brown, he was such an explosive pass rusher and had such an elite burst off the edge that I thought he had the potential to be an elite edge rusher. When you consider that he was playing as a true freshman, the injury that he suffered in Waco basically ended his Longhorn career because he never got back to where he had been prior to the injury while he was still in Austin. Of course, I'm not sure that he gave himself enough time to fully recover.As for guys that have surpassed any and all expectations that I might have had for them, the first guy that comes to mind is Colt McCoy. Really and truly, I'm not sure that there's anyone else that even comes close. Your final question is a tough one. I would think this week will determine just how much Chiles might play in that game. I think he's going to see the field, but it's tough to project the extent of the playing time at this point. I do think the staff has been working on the "Chiles package" for a while and I think there's more to it than we've seen thus far. Look for a deception play with him in the game this weekend.Q: (ElPasoMD) - Is there any chance at all that Sergio Kindle plays against Oklahoma? The idea that our "veteran" linebackers will have to stop Allen Patrick and Demarco Murray scares the hell out of me. A: If Kindle is healthy, he's going to play, but I wouldn't expect to see him get a ton of snaps at linebacker. He just hasn't played enough and doesn't have enough skins on the wall at this point. Q: (tooshybrotha) - 1 What are the Horns keys to victory against KSU? 2 What kind of involvement do you see John Chiles having in the offense this week? 3 Who do you see winning the Big 12 north?A: The keys this weekend are pretty simple - limit turnovers on offense, limit the big plays in the passing game on defense and don't let KSU win the special teams match-up. Obviously, that's a winning formula in almost every game, but those truths will remain for this Longhorn team all season. Look for Chiles to get into the game at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter. I think the staff has a little something cooked up with the personnel and they want to tinker with it this week. As for the Big 12 North, I'll put my money on Missouri right now. They get Nebraska at home and that might be enough.Q: (chargee) - Through four games it seems as if we're seeing a completely different Nate Jones than ever before. What changed for him? Was it just a matter of getting the in-game reps? Is he making a name for himself with the pro scouts? A: I think the biggest thing that happened with Jones is that he lost a lot of the bulk he's been playing with over the course of the last few seasons and it's allowed him to find his speed and explosiveness. When he first arrived at Texas, Mack Brown called him the fastest receiver on campus and yet he never emerged as any kind of deep threat. I also think he's put in a lot of time and work with McCoy to build an on-field relationship and it's showing this season with his emergence as a go-to-guy.Q: (lsampson) - As I was watching the NFL this weekend, I noticed that several NFL players, both drafted and undrafted, came from small colleges and universities. How is it that the major colleges miss out on these good players like Colston, Romo, T.O., etc.? A: It happens. Recruiting isn't an exact science and there are guys that will slip through the cracks. Ever seen a girl at your ten-year reunion that's ten times hotter than she was at the age of 17? The same thing can happen with football players. Some players don't start to really develop physically until after they get into college, which often means that an elite prospect will slip through the cracks. Look at California running back Justin Forsett. I saw that kid play as a senior and thought he was unreal. Even though he was on my state top 100 list, he didn't have any offers on signing day and ended up getting pretty lucky that California had an extra scholarship to offer a few months later. Now he's one of the most explosive layers in the nation, while high school teammates Lance Leggett and David Ramirez haven't lived up to their recruiting hype.Q: (Round Rock Doughnuts) -Are we going to land any more recruits this year or is it time to start focusing entirely on 2009. A: I can't tell you who the prospect or prospects will be, but I don't think the Longhorns are finished just yet in recruiting. It might not be a Chancey Aghayere or Lynn Katoa, but the Longhorns will find someone to add to the mix before it's all said and done, although most of the focus is currently on moving forward towards the 2009 class. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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Dar es Salaam-based prominent lawyer, Dr. Eve Hawa Sinare, says she is convinced the tourism industry in Tanzania is able to generate more jobs than any other sector because of its linkages to the rest of the economy.
She says available data indicates that tourism provides 400,000 direct jobs to Tanzanians and over one million other jobs indirectly.
In the past tourism has been proven to generate nearly one direct job for every additional tourist, says Dr. Sinare, who has been commissioned by the Hotel Association of Tanzania (HAT) to examine the legal impacts of tourism licensing.
Her assertion can be vindicated by the tourism drive in the Arusha region, where the sector is a major employer.
According to Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania (REDET), tourism is very critical to the economy of the Arusha region as a gateway to several game parks.
According to REDET, tourism and wildlife account for about 20 percent of the Arusha region's Gross Domestic Product. Some stakeholders in the tourism sector in Arusha believe the sector is the mainstay of their economy and has long surpassed agriculture.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) asserts that tourism is rated as one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. Stakeholders in the sector agree with economic analysts stating that tourism can play a greater economic role than is happening at the moment.
Unfortunately on the ground, the business environment has not been able to generate more tourist arrivals, which would translate to more jobs despite a number of reforms in the sector.
Data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism, notes out of the total of over 49 million tourists to Africa in 2010, Tanzania's share was only 782,699. This is despite the country's rank as number two worldwide for its natural resources.
The country also is nowhere in the top ten in Africa according to UNWTO's World Tourism Barometer, where Morocco leads the pack with 9.29 million arrivals. It is followed by South Africa, with 8.07 million. Tunisia is third with 6.95 million, Zimbabwe being fourth with 2.24 million tourists.
At the global level Tanzania's share is merely 0.08 % of 940 million tourists recorded. This is despite having world-class attractions. Just compare attractions in Turkey and Tanzania. Turkey ranks number seven worldwide with 27 million arrivals in 2010, yet Tanzania has just as much to offer.
Geographically a small country like the Netherlands gets 10 million visitors annually. Tanzania's official target of one million arrivals limits the nation's great potential. The government should take the industry more seriously and start targeting a higher numbers of arrivals.
To put the nation at the top within a few years in terms of arrivals, which determines the economic impact, holistic improvements of the business environment are necessary.
President Jakaya Kikwete recently appointed Khamis Kagasheki as the new Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism and Lazaro Nyalandu, as his deputy.
Lidwien Appels commends the appointment, saying the duo's strong backgrounds in business and conservation areas gives the tourism industry a hope for the future.
Nyalandu is a former Board member of Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA).
"It is of our utmost hope that the issues we have been advocating for, will be heard and acted upon," she said. HAT has been lobbying and advocating for an improved business environment for hoteliers and the tourism industry in general.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism directly controls 15 key tourist wildlife parks including Ngorongoro Conservation Area where the famous Ngorongoro Crater is located, and the sprawling Selous Game Reserve – the biggest and most natural wildlife reserve in Africa. It also offers direction on how the country's 31 game reserves are run.
Saumu Jumanne, a lecturer at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) says, if it is true that the tourism sector can offer employment in big numbers if arrivals increase, then there is a need to review the whole sector with a view to fast-tracking investments.
"For example, it should be prudent to simplify and streamline tourism licensing so that all operators and prospective operators can easily enter the business," she said.
According to Jumanne, in order to attract more investments in the sector and bring in more arrivals, the authorities should offer incentives in licensing to all players in the industry.
"There should be no discrimination small and medium enterprises as well as big businesses should equally be able to get tourism licences at an affordable cost," she said.
At the moment tourism operators are charged between 1000 - 5000 USD annually by the Tanzania Tourism Licensing Board (TTLB) depending on various factors including if the business is locally owned or foreign owned, and the specific nature of the business.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, in 2011 about 657 enterprises were listed as having a tourism licence. The 2012 list is yet to be published.
Jumanne also says that the authorities must make clear the benefits of a business getting a tourism licence. "After all this licence is an extra requirement for the sector the same business has to pay for other numerous licenses.
These are issues that should be looked at anew," she said.
She added that when looking for a policy document online in the industry, you get outdated documents.
"For example, the Tourism Master Plan available online was published in 2002. It is clearly outdated. By then Tanzania was getting only half a million arrivals per annum. We know the government has put in place the Tourism Master Plan of 2012 – 2016 but how many stakeholders and academics have seen it?
We don't know how long it will take before they post it online" she said.
Recent media reports indicate the documents need to be uploaded onto the web to market the sector, to maintain an annual growth of 8 to 10 percent. For Jumanne, this is not ambitious enough. "This can be the fastest growing sector if we put our house in order."


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In January the art world will awake from holiday hangovers to a busy menu of shows opening around the world. Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York will break the winter gray with its first exhibition of photographer Alex Prager, opening at their Lower East Side location on January 9 (through February 22). Known for a quasi-retro brand of maudlin, full-color noir, Prager straddles the worlds of art, fashion, and celebrity in a very contemporary way. To shoot her new body of work, "Face in the Crowd," she cast and choreographed scenes packed with bodies and directed one protagonist to give the camera a knowing, uneasy twinkle.
The following week, the Hammer Museum at UCLA will inaugurate British artist Nathaniel Mellors with his first solo show on January 18 (through May 25). Treading familiar terrain, Mellors's new film is called The Sophisticated Neanderthal Interview, which as the title suggests involves an erudite caveman caught on camera in an allegorical dialogue critiquing the sustainability of modern society. Roughly 6,000 miles east and 1,000 meters up, globe-trotting curator Neville Wakefield and his artistic paramour, Olympia Scarry, will open "Elevation 1049" in the tony alpine stronghold of Gstaad, Switzerland, on January 27 (through March 8). Named for the altitude of the famed ski resort, "Elevation 1049" is the first in a series of itinerant group exhibitions the couple promises to stage around the world, and will include work by an intergenerational, all-Swiss cast including Urs Fischer, Roman Signer, and Olaf Breuning.
Down the mountain, Kunsthalle Zürich will host the first Swiss museum show by phenom London video artist Ed Atkins, on Valentine's Day. Atkins's videos have garnered lots of attention for their existential evocations and home-brewed uses of sophisticated audio and video technologies. For this project he'll unite a series of projections spread throughout several galleries with a master score that permeates the museum.
By then New York's New Museum will be ready to show the first retrospective in the U.S. of Polish sculptor Pawel Althamer. An innovator who has long worked forms of social collaboration into his own art practice, Althamer will reprise his blockbuster piece from the 2012 Berlin Biennale, "Draftmen's Congress," on the museum's fourth floor. The show opens on February 12 as a room wrapped in white paper and will become—by way of democratically elected chaos—a forest of charcoal, paint, and collage by the time it closes on April 20.
Cycling back to pictures, 303 Gallery in New York will open its latest exhibition by Collier Schorr on February 27 (through April 12). Like Prager, Schorr is not only a fine artist but also embedded in fashion as an editorial photographer (she is a regular contributor to V). Her new series, "8 Women," spans works from the mid '90s to the present. Focusing on various types of performers, who desire and depend on being looked at, Schorr presents a diverse catalog that simultaneously embraces and inverts the traditional power dynamics between models and photographer, who in this case are all post-feminist ladies.


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Dordt College News
GPAC Men's Soccer Poll Out
August 13, 2013
(Tuesday, August 13; Sioux Center, Iowa) The Great Plains Athletic Conference Preseason Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll has been announced for the 2013 season.
The Dordt College Defenders earned the fourth spot in the poll with 62 points. The Defenders finished the 2012 season with a 10-8-1 mark and a 6-3-1 GPAC record. The Defenders will open the 2013 season on Friday, August 23 when they host Mount Mercy. The GPAC season will commence Saturday, September 28 in Sioux Center against Midland.
The 2013 schedule will consist of 10 league games.
The GPAC Preseason Poll is voted on by the 11 league coaches and they are not allowed to vote for their own team. Points are awarded in descending order with ten points given for a first place vote.
Here is the complete 2013 GPAC Men's Preseason Soccer Coaches' Poll:
Place-School-Points (First Place Votes)
1-Hastings-100 (10)
2-Midland-91 (1)
6-Nebraska Wesleyan-53
9-Dakota Wesleyan-26
10-Briar Cliff-22
11-Mount Marty-10
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A Sneaky Way Companies Boost Their Stock Price
Of all the ways a company might become more valuable, this has got to be the most superficial: a simple change of name. And yet a study of corporate name changes shows that it works. From 1-800 Flowers.com to Philip Morris-Altria Group, here are some of the most noteworthy nominal transformations.


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May 6, 2016
State transportation officials want to make sure truckers using Interstate 77 around Lake Norman keep their eyes on the road and not on the boaters trying to get their attention.
WCNC in Charlotte reports the N.C. Department of Transportation believes the boaters are causing traffic delays because some women flash the truckers, who slow down to get a better look. As a result, NCDOT installed buoys around the causeway with signs that say no boats are allowed to stop or dock between that point and the interstate.
Officials have also installed signs for Accident Investigation Sites at certain ramps so drivers can move minor accidents away from high traffic areas.
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text: I'm new to the guild and I am more "fan" than cartographer (though I have taken my hand to a regional map or two for 1e AD&D campaigns back in the late 70s/early 80s), but these room details are amazing. I never went into too much detail in drawings when I'd map out a structure (I just wrote out the 'dungeon dressing'). The scroll with the picture of the Mind Flayer and the maps of Merek the Cartographer are fantastic. Wow!


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In the immortal words of Allen Iverson, "We're talking about practice, man. Practice."
Still, it took no longer than 45 minutes for the World Champion Seattle Seahawks to sell out all 12 of the team's 2014 training camp practices that are open to the public. In case you're wondering, that's 30,000 tickets sold in less than an hour ...
... to practice.
It's good to be the Super Bowl champs, I guess. Of course, this is nothing new for the Seahawks. Last year the team sold out all 14 of its open training camp practices. And at a reasonable $7 a pop - which goes to a "transportation fee" - practice may be about as close as most families can afford to get to their favorite team this season.
Here's the official team announcement:
The Seattle Seahawks have officially sold out all 12 open training camp practices at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, the club announced today.
Registration opened to the public this morning at 10 a.m. and sold out within 45 minutes. More than 30,000 spots for the 12 practices were filled.


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Ash trains Turtwig to use Energy Ball, but it does not go so well. Kenny thinks Turtwig should focus on creating it, but knows it will go well, as Turtwig has a lot of concentration. Ash knows that Kenny would like to go to his own training, as tomorrow is his Contest. In addition, Dawn is training her Pokémon as well. Ambipom spins and uses Swift. The stars bump into each other and sparkles are coming down, making Dawn give Ambipom a Poffin for such performance and to her other Pokémon as well. Dawn remembers there were Double Performances, but this time she is bound to win.
During the night, Jessie disguises herself as Jessilina. Jessie can't wait for the strategy James came up with, but he forgot. Jessie hears that, but Meowth and James promise to think of something. As she smiles, they are scared to think she will punish them so hard if they do not do something. Next day, the Contest begins. Pachirisu, Buneary, Piplup and Pikachu are ready to cheer for Dawn and Ambipom. Dawn, Kenny and Jessilina are already planning to get the ribbon. Dawn's mom already watches the contest from her TV.
First is Kenny, who sends Breloom. Breloom starts using Stun Spore. Breloom launches the Energy Ball and smashes it using Mach Punch, releasing glitter. Dawn remembers that she has worked hard and cannot lose now. Piplup is worried about Dawn, but Ash and Pikachu calm him down, as she will do great. After some performances, Jessilina comes. She sends Dustox, who uses Whirlwind to levitate Jessie in air. With a Psybeam, an explosion is made, but Dustox and Jessilina are unharmed. Meowth and James are very happy to know they won't get punished.
Next is Dawn, who sends her Ambipom. Ambipom uses Double Hit, causing powerful sound waves, then follows with Swift, causing sparkles by making the stars collide. Zoey watches the Contest from a TV in a Pokémon Center. With a faster spin, more stars collide and more sparkles come out. Brock worries it might a bit too much. Ambipom finishes spinning and Dawn's performance is over. When she goes in the room, Ash and Kenny confess they are amazed by the performance. The announcer is about to show the 2nd round Contestants. Dawn tells Ambipom to prepare for te second round, but...
... but she did not appear on the screen. Dawn's mom stands up and worries about her. The screen matches the battles. Jessilina and Kenny will battle some other Coordinators. Ash goes to cheer Dawn up, but Brock stops him. Dawn think a while and congratulates Kenny on the victory. Surprisingly, Dawn acts a bit more cheerful than she should, pushing Kenny to prepare on his battle. Jessilina goes to push Dawn away, but Dawn would like to stay to watch the battle. Ash notices Dawn has her hand clutched, worrying him for her. Jessie and Kenny made it to final round. Prinplup uses Drill Peck, but gets stopped by Psybeam. Dustox levitates Prinplup using Whirlwind and stops Prinplup's Bubblebeam using Poison Sting. Time ran out and Jessilina is the winner.
Jessilina receives the ribbon. Meowth and James are somewhat surprised by the victory, thinking she had brains to actually win. Kenny goes to leave and thinks Dee-Dee should be on the next Contest. Dawn does not think so, though Kenny makes it clear he won't let Dawn quit the Contests. Dawn promises to be there and Kenny leaves them, seeing that Dawn might have lied. Dawn goes to bed and sees the ribbon and feels powerless. Next day, Ash and Brock still wait for Dawn. Zoey came and wakes Dawn up, then challenges her to a battle. At the battlefield, Ambipom spins and uses Swift. Zoey orders her to concentrate - Ambipom, surrounded by stars, is no longer seen. With an Iron Tail, Glameow stops Ambipom and uses Shock Wave, hitting Ambipom.
Zoey reveals she was spending time thinking what she could change, it is why she did not compete in Solaceon Town Contest. Zoey knows they will clash, but Dawn got her spirit back and Ash and Brock thank Zoey for this advice. Ash says they are to Veilstone City, so Zoey orders him to win, to make it a present for Dawn, then leaves the heroes to the journey.
- Professor Oak's lecture: Bibarel
- Pokémon senryū: たいぼくを かじれビーダル はがいのち Taiboku o, kajire Bīdaru, hagai no chi.
- This is the first official Contest that Jessie has ever won. However, she uses another name in her entry, Jessilina.
- This is the last episode to use By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ (Winter Version) as an ending theme well as By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ in general.
- An instrumental version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ is played during Dawn's performance. It is present in both the original and the dub.
- Ambipom's performance was similar to May's Skitty's performance in the Hoenn Grand Festival where they kept using the same move over and over again.
- In every Contest shown since those in the Kanto region, contestants have been shown to be able to use a different Pokémon for the Appeals and Battle rounds. Despite this, Jessie used Dustox in both rounds.
- Dustox participates in what turns out to be its final Contest.
- When James and Meowth were pretending to make a plan for a Contest, the Background Music is from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team.
- Dawn's Pachirisu and Piplup are wearing the same cheering outfit as Buneary, while Pikachu wears a male kimono. This suggests that both Piplup and Pachirisu are girls. However, in a later episode, Piplup is confirmed to be male.
- Team Rocket doesn't blast off or recite their motto in this episode.
- The black portion of Ash's hat exceeds out of its normal boundaries in one scene.
- The credits started in the middle in the initial dub airing for no apparent reason.