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If any court or other competent body decide that any provision (or part of it) of the Agreement is unlawful, unenforceable or invalid, the remainder of the Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
Our relationship with you in respect of all work undertaken on your behalf is governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction (but nothing shall prevent us from enforcing payment of money due to us in courts outside England).
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Much has changed over the past 90 years to the Nursery. Each year we manage over 400 acres of land and market over 225 species of trees, plants, and shrubs. We feel our products are the best in the business, partially due to the design, function, and workmanship found at our nursery.
We are a wholesale Nursery catering to professional landscapers and resellers. Feel free to download our catalog and the latest availability list.
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General Manager – Betsy Nance
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PO Box 1
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Blue Wave Hollywood Beach, Hollywood
- Free continental breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 11 smoke-free guestrooms
- Near the beach
- 3 outdoor pools
- Self parking
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- ATM/banking services
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Barbecue grills
- Limited hour front desk
What's around
- Hollywood North Beach Park
- Anne Kolb Nature Center
- Dog Beach
- West Lake Park
- Sheridan Square Shopping Center
Upon arrival from airport we had to wait 2 hours to get the room keys and it was raining.…
If you want to stay close to the beach this is a good budget choice. Rooms have enough…
Blue Wave Hollywood Beach, Hollywood
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $79
- Studio, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
- Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking (1 King Bed)
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 11 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-Midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Self parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
Nearby Two Star Hollywood hotels
In the hotel
- Free continental breakfast
- Barbeque grills
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Computer station
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- ATM/banking
- Picnic area
- Television in common areas
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Washer/dryer
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Cable TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Stovetop
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Dishwasher
- Daily housekeeping
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Accommodations are situated at multiple addresses.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Self parking costs USD 9.65 per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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text: Creedence Clearwater Revival released some of the greatest rock songs in history during their extremely short run, 1968 to 1972. Things got very ugly towards the end. John Fogerty's brother Tom left the band, and their final LP, Mardi Gras, featured drummer Doug Clifford and bassist Stu Clifford taking the reins of the band. They were sick of being John Fogerty's backing band, but with all due respect, they just didn't have the songwriting or singing chops to carry an album. They split up soon afterwards, and when John Fogerty refused to play with them at the 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions Doug and Stu decided to hit the road as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. They were 2/3rds of the surviving band (Tom Fogerty died in 1990), so they felt they were entitled to 2/3rds of the name. John Fogerty didn't agree and the matter went to court. Doug and Stu ultimately won, and they tour to this day with John Tristao on lead vocals. (Strangely enough, Cars guitarist Elliot Easton spent many years in the group.)


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The current population of North Wilkesboro Metro is 68,166 with the median age of 45. North Wilkesboro Metro's median household income is $35,688, and the average household net worth is $321,567.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in North Wilkesboro Metro by age group. In North Wilkesboro Metro, the male-to-female ratio is 33,562:34,609, which is 2% higher than the ratio of North Carolina, which is 4,876,222:5,126,188. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. North Carolina, has 21% more property crime than the national average, and has 5% less personal crime than the national average
Marital status represents the percent of residents in North Wilkesboro Metro that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In North Wilkesboro Metro, 78% of people are married and 22% of people are single. The percent of people married is 5% higher than the ratio of North Carolina, which is 72%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of North Wilkesboro Metro income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for North Wilkesboro Metro is $35,688, which is 22% lower than that of North Carolina ($45,785). Income data for North Wilkesboro Metro is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in North Wilkesboro Metro. In North Wilkesboro Metro, 38% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 13% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 18% lower than that of North Carolina. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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- Long Arm of the Law
- Repentance
- Selfless Healer
- Clemency
- Holy Avenger
- Execution Sentence
- Final Verdict
Long Arm of the Law
Successful Judgments increase your movement speed by 45% for 3 sec.
30 yd range 10% of base mana
15 sec cooldown 1.7 sec cast
Meditation incapacitates the enemy target for 1 min. Any damage other than Censure will awaken the target. Usable against Demons, Dragonkin, Giants, Humanoids, and Undead.
Selfless Healer
Your successful Judgments reduce the cast time and mana cost of your next Flash of Light by 35%, and increase its effect on others by 20%. Stacks up to 3 times.
Your Hand abilities all now have 2 charges.
Holy Avenger
2 min cooldown Instant
Abilities that generate Holy Power will deal 30% additional damage and healing, and generate 3 charges of Holy Power for the next 18 sec.
Execution Sentence
40 yd range 12.8% of base mana
1 min cooldown Instant
A hammer slowly falls from the sky, causing 30,927 Holy damage over 10 sec. Damage increases over time, culminating in a final burst. Dispelling the effect triggers the final burst.
Stay of Execution
On a friendly target, the falling hammer heals for 57,123 over 9 sec. This healing is a large burst at first, and then decreases over time.
Stay of Execution
On a friendly target, the falling hammer heals for 57,123 over 9 sec. This healing is a large burst at first, and then decreases over time.
Final Verdict
10 yd range 3 Holy Power
Requires Melee Weapon
Empowers your weapon with holy energy, and performs a devastating strike, dealing 7,534 Holy damage.
Also increases the damage of your next Divine Storm by 100%, and increases its radius by 50%.
Replaces Templar's Verdict.
Also increases the damage of your next Divine Storm by 100%, and increases its radius by 50%.
Replaces Templar's Verdict.
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Divine ProtectionPassiveReduces the magical damage reduction of your Divine Protection by 20% but adds 20% physical damage reduction.
Glyph of Templar's Verdict
RetributionPassiveYou take 10% less damage for 6 sec after dealing damage with Templar's Verdict or Exorcism.
Glyph of Hand of FreedomPassiveHand of Freedom immediately reduces the remaining duration of all effects which cause loss of control of a character by 25%. Any additional loss of control effects applied within 4 sec have 25% reduced duration.
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Fire From the HeavensPassiveYour Judgment and Hammer of Wrath criticals call down fire from the sky.
Glyph of ContemplationPassiveTeaches you the ability Contemplation.
Allows you a moment of peace as you kneel in quiet contemplation to ponder the nature of the Light.
Glyph of Winged Vengeance
Holy, RetributionPassiveYour Avenging Wrath depicts 4 wings.
- Pursuit of Justice
- Fist of Justice
- Eternal Flame
- Clemency
- Divine Purpose
- Light's Hammer
- Empty
Pursuit of Justice
Increases your movement speed by 15%, plus an additional 5% for each charge of Holy Power up to 3.
Fist of Justice
20 yd range 3.5% of base mana
30 sec cooldown Instant
Stuns the target for 6 sec.
Replaces Hammer of Justice.
Replaces Hammer of Justice.
Eternal Flame
40 yd range 1 Holy Power
1 sec cooldown 1.5 sec cast
Consumes up to 3 Holy Power to heal an ally for up to 11,370 and an additional 346 every 1.91 sec for up to 30 sec. Healing over time increased by 50% when cast on self.
Replaces Word of Glory.
Replaces Word of Glory.
Your Hand abilities all now have 2 charges.
Divine Purpose
Word of Glory has a 25% chance to cause your next Word of Glory or Templar's Verdict or Divine Storm to consume no Holy Power but cast as if 3 were consumed.
Light's Hammer
30 yd range 51.9% of base mana
1 min cooldown Instant
Hurls a Light-infused hammer into the ground, where it blasts a 10 yard radius every 2 sec for 14 sec. Each blast deals 2,964 Holy damage to enemies, reduces enemy movement speed by 50% for 2 sec, and heals up to 6 allies for 2,308.
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Flash of LightPassiveWhen you Flash of Light a target, it increases your next heal done to that target within 7 sec by 10%.
Glyph of Beacon of Light
HolyPassiveRemoves the global cooldown on Beacon of Light.
Glyph of Protector of the InnocentPassiveWhen you use Word of Glory to heal another target, including multistrikes, it also heals you for 20% of the amount.
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Winged Vengeance
Holy, RetributionPassiveYour Avenging Wrath depicts 4 wings.
Glyph of Pillar of LightPassiveCritical heals on other players display a small pillar of light at their location briefly.
Glyph of Righteous RetreatPassiveDuring Divine Shield, you can invoke your Hearthstone 50% faster.
- Health290100
- Mana32000
- Strength 4284
- Attack Power 4284
- Mastery 38.93%
- Crit 18.51%
- Haste 9.80%
- Multistrike 6.00%
- Versatility 2.25%
- Intellect 1045
- Spell Power 1045
- Crit 18.51%
- Spirit 780
- Haste 9.80%
- Mastery 38.93%
- Multistrike 6.00%
- Versatility 2.25%
- Strength 4284
- Agility 457
- Intellect 1045
- Stamina 4835
- Damage 8299–9437
- Attack Power 4284
- Speed 3.28
- Spell Power 1045
- Mana Regen 3855
- Armour 2120
- Dodge 3.00%
- Parry 19.82%
- Block 3.00%
- Crit 18.51%
- Haste 9.80%
- Mastery 38.93%
- Spirit 780
- Bonus Armor 0
- Multistrike 6.00%
- Leech 0.00%
- Versatility 2.25%
- Avoidance 0.00%
Recent Activity
- Completed step Head of achievement Savagely Epic.
- 28/03/2016
- Obtained Wild Gladiator's Scaled Helm.
- 28/03/2016
- Earned the achievement Even More Plots for 5 points.
- 28/03/2016
- Obtained Pandaren Hide.
- 28/03/2016
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Senior Anna Jeczmionka is one of three 49ers with a first-round bye at the ITA Regionals.
Oct. 17, 2012
Long Beach, Calif. - Long Beach State tennis will conclude the first half of the 2012-13 season this weekend, heading to San Diego to participate in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, which are co-hosted by San Diego State and San Diego.
The ITA split regions strictly by geography, splitting the Southwest Region strictly into Southern California and Arizona. 15 schools will be participating in this weekend's tournament, with competition beginning with the first two rounds of singles on Thursday. The doubles draw will start on Thursday as well, but only the Round of 64 will be contested.
That means that only one doubles team for the 49ers will play on Thursday, since two teams received byes into the Round of 32. Ebba Unden and Klaudia Malenovska will start off Long Beach State's competition in San Diego, facing Leighann Sahagun and Stephanie Vlad of Arizona State.
In singles, the 49ers are spread throughout the draw. Four players will start the tournament in the Round of 128, beginning with Karolina Rozenberg, who will face LMU's Tori Parravi. Senior Klaudia Malenovska also gets an opening round match, previewing a new Big West opponent in Hawaii's Rebecca Faltusz. Freshman Ebba Unden will play Arizona's Susan McRann, and Sarah Cantlay will also face a Big West conference opponent in Hawaii's Katarina Poljakova.
Three players will also receive byes into the Round of 64. Freshman Anne-Sophie Willems faces a seeded opponent in (10) No. 79 Kaitlin Ray of UCLA, while Anna Jeczmionka faces the winner of UCLA's Megan Lester and LMU's Reka Rohonyi. Freshman Eva Rodriguez rounds out the 49er competitors, and will face Dylan Kirsch of UCLA.
The ITA Regionals also feature a consolation draw, which will begin on Friday after Thursday's competition.
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Josh Mandel avoided directly answering a question about the auto bailout for five straight minutes during a recent meeting with the Youngstown Vindicator editorial board. In a video released today by Democrats, Mandel, the Republican opponent to Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown for Ohio's U.S. senate seat, says he would have "trouble" voting in favor of the federal bailout of Chrysler and General Motors. He cites the case of Delphi workers, who lost part of their pensions as part of the deal auto companies made with workers after the federal bailout. But Mandel, who is also Ohio's treasurer, refused to give a straight answer on whether he would vote for or against the bailout. After five minutes of phrasing the question in different ways, the Vindicator editorial board gave up in clear exasperation. Mandel had a similar encounter with a WDTN reporter in August. In that encounter, Mandel refused to give a straight answer to the same question. After the reporter pressed the question, Mandel smiled and quipped, "Great seeing you."But the dodgy encounters are not Mandel's only problem with the media. Media outlets, including CityBeat, have also criticized Mandel for his dishonest campaign tactics. Cleveland's The Plain Dealer gave Mandel the "Pants on Fire" crown for Mandel's consistently poor scoring on PolitiFact Ohio.Mandel is currently down in aggregate polling by 4.8 points.The video of Mandel dodging the Vindicator editorial board's questions can be seen here:
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In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The first presidential debate took place last night. Most of the "liberal media" says Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama, but the impact of the relatively dull debate is probably being overstated as the media tries to sensationalize some sort of comeback narrative for Romney. Although the debates are important for capturing a candidate's policies and speaking ability, they don't matter much in political terms. Policy-wise, it seems Romney ran to the center last night. If last night's debate wasn't enough debate for you, here are the three most awkward presidential debate moments in history. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held a conference call with Ohio reporters yesterday in response to Vice President Joe Biden's comments that the middle class has been "buried" in the past four years. Priebus claimed the Republican ground game in Ohio will "crush" Democrats. But that's going to require a lot of work. As it stands, Obama and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown are beating their respective Republican opponents pretty badly in aggregate polling. PolitiFact says Republican claims that Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money" are false. While there is no cap on spending designated in Issue 2, that does not mean the redistricting commission will get infinite funding. If Issue 2 is approved by voters, redistricting will be handled by an independent citizens commission. If Issue 2 is rejected by voters, redistricting will continue being handled by politicians that commonly use the system in politically advantageous ways. A Republican majority redistricted the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, to also include Warren County. The new boundaries give Republicans an advantage by putting more emphasis on rural voters, which typically vote Republican, instead of urban voters, which typically vote Democrat. CityBeat previously covered the redistricting process and Issue 2 here. An analysis by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management found Issue 2 would cost the state about $11-$15.2 million over eight years. That's about $1.4-$1.9 million a year, or about 0.005-0.007 percent of Ohio's budget for the 2013 fiscal year. To put the cost of Issue 2 in further context, state tax revenues were $39 million above estimates in September. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and the Cincinnati-based Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) have settled out of court in a case involving health care in prisons. OJPC brought the case forward with a lawsuit in 2003, arguing that inmates were not receiving adequate health care as required by the Ohio Constitution. Courts agreed in 2005, and they created an oversight committee to ensure medical standards rose. Today, health care in prisons is much better. With the settlement, OJPC and ODRC will continue watching over medical policies and procedures for the next two years, but courts no longer have an oversight mandate. City Council unanimously approved six projects for historic tax credits yesterday.Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank reclaimed its top spot for local bank deposits this year, although data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows it might never have lost the top spot to U.S. Bank.U.S. service firms, which employ 90 percent of Americans, grew at their fastest rate in six months. The boost was brought about due to rising consumer demand. Ever curious about why politicians use similar body language in all their public appearances? The New York Times has an explanation.A new, strange dinosaur was recently identified.
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In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Republican U.S. senatorial candidate for Ohio, is denying he physically confronted a campaign tracker. According to Mandel, the tracker approached and confronted him, not the other way around. But the video of the confrontation shows Mandel approaching and getting really close to the tracker first. Ohio Democrats, who said Mandel's campaign is a "campaign of unending dishonesty," were quick to jump on another example of Mandel possibly being dishonest. CityBeat covered Mandel's notorious dishonesty here. Mandel is running against Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown. The presidential debates are tonight at 9 p.m. A full schedule of future debates can be found here. Whoever does better, keep in mind debates rarely influence elections. Michelle Obama was in town yesterday. She spoke to a crowd of 6,800, asking them to take part in Ohio's early voting process and encourage friends and family to do the same. Grocery store competition could soon be bringing lower prices to the Greater Cincinnati area, according to analysts. JobsOhio chief Mark Kvamme is stepping down. The high-profile venture capitalist, who was originally from California, was originally recruited by Gov. John Kasich to lead the Ohio Department of Development. But soon Kvamme hopped onto JobsOhio, a nonprofit company established by Kasich and the state legislature to bring investment into Ohio. Under Kvamme's leadership, JobsOhio, which is supposed to replace the Department of Development, has brought in 400 companies to invest in Ohio, leading to $6.1 billion in capital investment, according to a press release. But the nonprofit company has been heavily criticized by liberal groups like Progress Ohio, which say JobsOhio is unconstitutional. Lower courts have generally legitimized Progress Ohio's claims, but the Ohio Supreme Court recently turned down a case dealing with JobsOhio. The court said a lower court would have to give a declaratory judgment first. William O'Neill, former judge and Democratic candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, is asking Republican justices Robert Cupp and Terrence O'Donnell to "recuse or refuse." O'Neill says the Republican justices are sitting on cases that involve FirstEnergy, an Akron-based energy company that has contributed to the re-election campaigns of Cupp and O'Donnell. O'Neill says the conflict of interest diminishes faith in the highest court of Ohio's justice system. A new study on Taser use in Hamilton County found local law enforcement have some problematic policies on the books and in practice. The study was put together by a local law firm that's demanding policy reform. Americans United for Life (AUL) is celebrating a federal court ruling against Planned Parenthood that maintains Ohio regulations on an abortion drug. The regulations require physicians to administer the drug in a clinic or physician's office, and the drug may only be taken within 49 days of gestation. AUL says health groups like Planned Parenthood want to avoid sound health regulations, but Planned Parenthood argues the regulations make it too difficult for women to use the drug. Natalie Portman is in a new commercial in support of President Barack Obama. In the ad, she touts Obama's support of women's rights. It seems most Americans are avoiding or can't afford as many trips to the doctor as before. One of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world is wood.It turns out the vampire squid is not a lethal ocean predator. Still, who wouldn't run away from that?
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Cincinnati vs. The World 10.03.2012
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The Ohio Democratic Party sent Ohio Treasurer/Senate candidate Josh Mandel a new pair of pants on his birthday, poking fun at Mandel's PolitiFact Ohio record for most "Pants on Fire" ratings, which evaluate the honesty of politicians' public statements. CINCINNATI +2
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In-person early voting begins in Ohio today. Find your nearest polling booth here. Cincinnati could change how it gathers trash in the future. City officials, under the request of City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr., are looking for a way to make trash collection more automated and reduce the amount of manual labor required to pick up trash. Michael Robinson, director of public services, described the possible changes to WVXU: "Implement a new cart system using semi-automated trucks as well as automated units to reduce our workers compensation claims." The changes would save the city money.For the second year in a row, statewide college enrollment declined. The two-year drop is the first time college enrollment has dropped since the 1990s. Casinos are popping up around Ohio — including the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati — but Ohioans do not have a gambling problem. A new survey, which seeks to establish a baseline to find out the impact of new casinos around the state, found problematic gambling is fairly uncommon in Ohio with about 250,000 Ohio adults, or nearly 3 percent of Ohioans, reporting problems.Cincinnati-based Macy's will be hiring 80,000 new employees for the holidays. Several Ohio testing centers will be partnering up with the GED Testing Service to allow taking GED tests online. The GED test, which is accepted by most U.S. employers and colleges, gives a second chance to adults who did not get a high school diploma. JobsOhio, Gov. John Kasich's privatized economic development program, suffered a serious setback Friday when an Ohio Supreme Court ruling dismissed efforts to clarify the program's legal status. Critics of JobsOhio say the program is unconstitutional and illegal, and their complaints have often been legitimized by lower courts. State officials hoped the Ohio Supreme Court would put the issue to rest, but the court said a decision would have to be given by lower courts first. Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Republican U.S. senatorial candidate, doesn't seem to be handling the stress of the campaign very well. In a newly released video, Mandel is seen on an elevator in an awkward confrontation that gets a little physical with a campaign tracker. The tracker's story was confirmed by a reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, who was also on the elevator and can be seen and heard in the video. The amount of abortions in Ohio is down 12 percent, according to a new report by the Ohio Department of Health. A Xavier study found trust in government and business is on the rise. The increase is typical in a growing economy. About 60 percent of doctors would quit their jobs today if given the chance. Not a good sign for a health-care system that was expecting a doctor shortage even before Obamacare was passed. U.S. home prices rose the most they have in six years. The year-over-year increase of 4.6 percent is a potential sign of a recovering economy. Want to increase your productivity? Look at cute kitties.
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It's October. Tomorrow is the first day of in-person early voting in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth at the secretary of state's website here. Michelle Obama will be in Cincinnati tomorrow to support an in-person early voting push in Ohio. The state is considered vital for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign against President Barack Obama, but while national polling is close, Ohio is looking very bad for Romney. The Romney team seems to be banking on the debates to regain momentum, but, historically, debates have little electoral impact. The first debate is Wednesday at 9 p.m. A full schedule of the debates can be found here. In more good news for Democrats, a recent poll by The Columbus Dispatch found Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is leading Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Brown's Republican opponent for the U.S. Senate seat, by 10 points. The last Dispatch poll found the two candidates tied. The poll shows a long-term trend seen in aggregate polling of Brown gaining momentum and Mandel falling behind. A former Republican Ohio state representative came out in support of Issue 2. Joan Lawrence came out for the initiative as part of Women for Issue 2, claiming the current system is rigged. If Issue 2 is approved by voters this election cycle, Ohio's redistricting will be handled by an independent citizens committee. Currently, elected officials manage Ohio's redistricting process, but the process normally leads to corruption in a process known as "gerrymandering" in which politicians redraw district borders in politically advantageous ways. In the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, district boundaries were redrawn by Republicans to include less of Hamilton County's urban population, which tends to vote Democrat, and instead include the more rural Warren County, which tends to vote Republican. CityBeat previously covered the issue and Republicans' losses in court regarding Issue 2 here. Margaret Buchanan, The Cincinnati Enquirer's publisher and president, left the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees Friday to avoid a potential conflict of interest in the newspaper's reporting on the UC Board of Trustees. CityBeat and other media critics mentioned the conflict of interest in the past, particularly when former UC President Greg Williams suddenly resigned and Buchanan refused to comment on speculation around the resignation. Cincinnati's economic recovery is in full swing. For the second straight month, the area's manufacturers expanded. The Cincinnati Purchasing Management Index, which measures manufacturing, went up from 54.6 in August to 58.8 in September. The index must be above 50 to signify growth; below 50 shows contraction. Cincinnati's women-owned businesses are doing a lot more than some may think. They are responsible for 3,500 local area jobs. Ohio's attorney general is devoting more money toward solving cold case homicides. Cold cases are old cases that have not been the subject of recent investigations but could be solved in light of new evidence. Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be filmed in southern and northeast Ohio. Nintendo's Wii U is already looking like the top Christmas toy. Artificially intelligent gamer bots convinced judges they're human more often than actual humans.
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Ohio Dems Buy Mandel Pants for His Birthday
Senatorial candidate holds PolitiFact Ohio record for most statements rated "Pants on Fire"
Happy birthday to Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel! The treasurer and GOP candidate for U.S. Senate turns 35 today, and the Ohio Democratic Party celebrated the occasion by delivering a new pair of pants to the treasurer's office. "If anyone needs a new pair of pants for his birthday it's Josh Mandel, who has earned more 'Pants on Fire' ratings from Politifact Ohio than any politician in state history — hopefully he will get some use out of these before his next lie about (Democratic U.S. Sen.) Sherrod (Brown)," Ohio Democratic Party spokesman Andrew Zucker wrote in a statement. Mandel has earned six "Pants on Fire" ratings — the signifier given to an outright lie by the fact-checking agency run by The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, PolitiFact Ohio. Mandel holds the most "Pants on Fire" rulings of any politician reviewed by the group. Mandel doesn't have a monopoly on lies: In a Wednesday fact check, PolitiFact Ohio ruled a Brown campaign advertisement that claimed Ohio's investment fund has not improved under Mandel was "false." Zucker told CityBeat Mandel's staff seemed surprised by the gift (American Apparel trousers size 34) and promised to deliver it, but said the treasurer wasn't in the office. The pants were folded and tied with ribbon. They contained a note reading, "Josh — So many of your pants have caught fire from Politifact's ratings that we thought you could use a new pair. They'll look great for your next fundraising trip to the Bahamas! Happy Birthday, The Ohio Democratic Party." Mandel's press secretary has not responded to CityBeat's call and email for comment as of this posting. This blog will be updated if we hear back.
by German Lopez
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In an ad accusing Josh Mandel, a Republican, of lying, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign team may have lied, according to PolitiFact. The U.S. senatorial campaign for Ohio's senate seat has been filled with dishonesty, but it usually comes from Mandel. The dishonesty seems to be hurting Mandel more than Brown; Mandel is currently down 7.5 points in aggregate polling numbers. Mandel is being taken to court by liberal blog Plunderbund. The blog claims Mandel has made it extra difficult to get public records.Preliminary data for Ohio schools was released yesterday. Some data is still being held back while an investigation into fraudulent reporting from some schools is finished, but the data gives some insight into how schools performed during the 2011-2012 school year. The data can be found here. From a local angle, the data shows Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) did not meet "adequate yearly progress," a federal standard that measures progress in student subgroups, such as minority groups; but CPS did meet standards for "value-added growth," which measures the expected progress in state testing for all students between the third and eighth grades. City Council approved the $29 million financing plan for the streetcar yesterday. The plan will use $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal to move utility lines and pipes. The city claims the $15 million, which was originally promised to neighborhood projects, will be reimbursed by Duke Energy once the city settles a conflict with the energy company. Duke and the city are currently arguing over who has to pay to move the utility lines and pipes. An Ohio state representative is asking the federal government to monitor the election more closely. Rep. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat, is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to send monitors to the state to ensure no funny business goes on in voting booths on Nov. 6. The request is partly in response to a recent court ruling that forces Ohio to count provisional ballots if the ballots were brought around by poll worker errors. Ohio's ability to stop political lies was upheld yesterday. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) tried to put an end to the government power, which COAST claimed was censorship, by taking it to court, but a U.S. judge upheld the ability. The judge, who is a former chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party, said COAST did not properly display that its speech was held down by the law. Considering some of COAST's tweets, the judge is probably right. E.W. Scripps Co. will host a job fair in Cincinnati Oct. 10 to fill 100 digital jobs. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the rights of lesbian ex-couples to set visitation times. The court said non-parents are allowed to participate in visitations during child custody proceedings. Ohio might expand Medicaid, but not to the extent asked for by Obamacare. That's what the state's Medicaid director said yesterday, anyway. A previous study found Medicaid expansions improved and might have saved lives in other states, and other studies have found Medicaid expansions may save the state money by cutting uncompensated costs. Pundits really dug into Mitt Romney the past few days over his poor poll numbers in Ohio. The Business Courier asked if Romney has already lost Ohio. Politico said Romney's biggest hurdle to the White House is Ohio. The New Republic ran an article with six theories as to what led to Romney's losses in the state. The Cleveland Plain Dealer pointed out both presidential candidates were stumping at a pivotal time in northern Ohio yesterday. Aggregate polling paints a consistently bad picture for Romney in Ohio; he is currently down four points. But Romney probably isn't helping matters. In an Ohio rally Tuesday, he admitted President Barack Obama didn't raise taxes in his first term. Gov. John Kasich signed a series of bills shoring up Ohio's public pension system yesterday. The laws will cut benefits and raise eligibility requirements, but state officials insist the new laws will mostly affect future retirees. NASA wants samples from Mars, and it has a plan. The new plan may require a robot-to-human hand-off in space.
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Newspapers all around the state — including The Cincinnati Enquirer, which labelled its article an "Enquirer Exclusive" (both The Toledo Blade and Columbus Dispatch ran a story with the same angle as The Enquirer) — are really excited about a new poll that found Sen. Sherrod Brown leads Josh Mandel in the U.S. senatorial race for Ohio's seat by 7 percent. But the poll only confirms what aggregate polling has been saying for a while now. Mayor Mark Mallory fired back at Commissioner Greg Hartmann Friday. In a letter Tuesday, Hartmann accused Mallory of failing to stick to his promises in support of a city-council committee that would have established greater collaboration between Cincinnati and Hamilton County governments. But in his letter, Mallory said the committee was unnecessary and Hartmann was just playing politics by sending a letter to media instead of calling the mayor on his cell phone. Contrary to the claims of Mitt Romney's campaign, President Barack Obama does care about the work requirements in welfare-to-work reform. In fact, Obama is disapproving of Ohio's program, which his administration says has not enforced work requirements stringently enough. However, most of the blame is going to former Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, not Gov. John Kasich, a Republican. The University of Cincinnati received a $3.7 million grant to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation, a federal entity that funds science. The grant could help current problems with science research. One recent study found scientists prefer to hire male students over female students, pay male students more and spend more time mentoring men over women. Local homeless groups managed to get a hold of a $600,000 grant to aid homeless military veterans. The grant will provide financial assistance and job training for the currently homeless and vets at risk of becoming homeless.The Cincinnati Enquirer is raising subscription costs by 43 percent — from $210 a year to $300 a year.City Council will host a special session today to get public feedback and work on the new deal meant to prevent further streetcar delays. The meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. at City Council Chambers, City Hall room 300, 801 Plum St. Ohio is a swing state, which means we get a lot of political ads during the campaign season. Are you tired of them? Well, politicians don't seem to care. In 2008, both parties ran a combined total of 42,827 ads between April and September. In the same time period this year, the parties have run 114,840.Citizens for Common Sense was formed to support Issue 4 on the November ballot, which changes City Council terms from two to four years. The initiative would let political candidates worry more about policy and less about campaigning, but some critics say it would make it more difficult to hold council members accountable.Research shows random promotions may be better for business. The study verifies the Peter Principle, which says many people are eventually promoted to positions beyond their competence.
by Andy Brownfield
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at 01:41 PM |
Investigation: Secret Ohio Group Supporting Mandel
Investigation finds Super PAC headed by Columbus lobbyist running ads attacking Brown
An investigation by nonprofit journalism group ProPublica has uncovered the identity of one of the secret super PACs funding advertisements attacking U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and promoting his challenger, Ohio state treasurer Josh Mandel. The group is the Government Integrity Fund and is headed by Columbus lobbyist Tom Norris. Norris' lobbying firm Cap Square Solutions employs former Mandel aide Joe Ritter. Ritter declined to comment to ProPublica about his role with Norris' lobbying firm or whether he is involved with the Government Integrity Fund. The race between Brown and Mandel is considered vital to Republicans who want to take control of the Senate and Democrats who want to hold on to their majority. It has turned into Ohio's — and the nation's — most expensive race. The Associated Press reported in August that outside groups — like the Government Integrity Fund — have spent $15 million supporting Mandel, while similar groups have spent $3 million for Brown. It's unknown where the money is coming from because federal regulations and the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United case allow the groups to spend unlimited amounts of cash on political ads without disclosing their donors. Such groups are classified as non-profit "social welfare" groups, which don't have to release donor information or register with the Federal Election Commission. They're supposed to be "primarily" engaged in promoting social welfare. Super PACs aren't supposed to coordinate with campaigns, but it is common for them to hire politicians' former aides. According to ProPublica, Ritter was first hired by Mandel as an aide when the candidate was in the Ohio Legislature. He was then the field director for Mandel's state treasurer campaign and then became a constituent and executive agency liaison when Mandel won that race. He left the treasurer's office after six months to work for Norris' lobbying firm. Ritter was part of an ethics complaint filed after a Dayton Daily News investigation into Mandel's practice of hiring former campaign workers for state jobs. Ritter has contested the charges.Norris' ties to the Government Integrity Fund was discovered by ProPublica through documents filed with Cincinnati NBC affiliate WLWT. The Federal Communication Commission requires TV stations to keep detailed records about political advertisers.
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Dr. Andrew "Andy" Hauk, Vice President, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but was raised in Southern California. He retired in 1994 from the US Air Force and spent his career as an Education and Training Manager. He received a BA in History from the University Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2002 and an Executive MBA from Colorado Technical University in 2006. In March of 2014, Andy successfully completed his Doctorate of Management in Organizational Development and Change.
As Vice President of the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association, Andy has assisted with the 2011-2014 Golf Tournaments and school sponsored essay contests, and has been interested in the health, welfare and education of returning military. He adds a depth to the Association with his knowledge of the needs of returning veterans.
He is the Past President for Colorado Junior Chamber of Commerce; is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Pueblo and serves as a community board member for the Colorado Springs Military Affairs Committee (MAC).
Paulette Stuart, Secretary/Treasurer, is a native of Walsenburg, Colorado and a graduate of Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo with a major in both Home Economics and Behavioral Science. She has worked for the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce in the Conventions and Tourism department from 1975 – 1985 and then went on to work at The Pueblo Chieftain for 24 years, retiring in 2014. At The Chieftain she was the promotion and events manager as well as working with the Rawlings Foundation as the grants manger.
Paulette has been a member of the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association since 1997 when the Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation was first being formed. It began as an organization to oversee the creation of the Medal of Honor Memorial in Pueblo, and then to help bring the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's national convention to Pueblo in 2000. Since that time this group oversees the upkeep and promotion of the Memorial.
Currently she is a member of the Southern Colorado Community Foundation in Pueblo, the Spanish Peaks Community Foundation in Walsenburg, the chair of Destination Pueblo Tourism Association, Southern Rockies Crossroads of Culture 5-County Tourism Council and a member of the Board of
Directors for the Song of Pueblo Oratorio.
Nathan Cape is a Pueblo, Colorado Native, four generations strong, and upon graduating from South High School, Nathan continued his education at the University of Northern Colorado and later pursued his Master's Degree with Colorado State University in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Finance. Professionally, he has developed a diversified skill-set in financial services and is currently the Branch Manager of Aventa Credit Union, serving members throughout Pueblo and Southern Colorado.
In addition to spending time with his wife, friends and family, Nathan participates in the sport of triathlon and enjoys spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. Nathan is excited and honored to be a part of this organization and looks forward to helping to share and develop the ideals epitomized by the Medal of Honor and Military Heroes in Pueblo and beyond.
Jeff Chostner is Pueblo County District Attorney, who is a retired Colonel from the US Air Force. Jeff graduated from Pueblo East High School and attended the University of Colorado, then the University of Mississippi Law School and Air War College. He was with the Judge Advocate Department during his military career. He retired in 2001 and returned to Pueblo to practice law.
Jeff served on the Pueblo City Council from January 2004 through December 2006. He served as a Pueblo County Commissioner from 2007-2013.. He has many community and military boards he is associated with and is the current chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee at the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce. He has been involved with the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association for several years.
Ronald L. Diodosio is a native of Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1961 and the University of New Mexico with a master's in Science in 1967.
Ron began his career in Pueblo as a stock broker with E.F. Hutton. He recently celebrated 35 years as the Resident Manager, Senior Vice-President of Investments and Financial Planning Specialist with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
Ray LeMasters was born in Pueblo, but grew up primarily in La Junta, Colorado until High-School age. He returned to Pueblo and began high school and working for his family business (LeMasters' Janitor Supply- Established in 1948). After graduation from high school Ray began college and continued to work for his family business. At 22 he joined the Marine Corps- enlisting as guaranteed infantry Marine. He served for four years and rose to the rank of Corporal (E-4) and held an E-6 to E-7 billet as a Section Leader in an anti-tank infantry platoon. After the Corps, Ray came home to continue his education and continue working for LeMasters'. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Social Science in 200 and began teaching at Pueblo East High School (where he still teaches today). He now also has a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and a Master's Degree in History.
Ray has received the 2007 Colorado Troops-to-Teachers Teacher of the Year award, the 2011 Pueblo County Colorado Teacher of the Year award, the 2011 Inaugural Patriotic Citizen of Pueblo award, and the 2015 Inaugural "Champion of Character" Educator Award. He also spent years working with the American Legion as the Pueblo County Boys State program Chairmen and, while on the Executive Board at the American Legion Post #2,
Don Gray, is a new member of the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association. He would like to contribute in any way he can. He has a strong interest in Golf. Don is a retired teacher in School District 70, and has been co-owner of Grays Coors Tavern for 31 years. His past affiliation is pretty much about Runyon Field. Don is excited and honored to be part of this organization.
Billy Martin is a graduate of Central High School and Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo. His degree is in business management which served him well as he worked for 30 years for the City of Pueblo and 25 of that as the Director of Finance. Billy served in the Army during Vietnam War and spent 14 months in Vietnam. He was a specialist 4th class.
Since his retirement he volunteers with Pueblo's Senior Resource and Development Association, was on the Board of Director for 9 years but now is on the finance committee as a non-member. He golfs, enjoys fishing, cooking and traveling. He has been on the Pueblo Home of Heroes Board of Directors since 2013.
Roy Miltner was born in Eastern Pennsylvania and grew up in New Jersey. He received a degree in Forestry from Paul Smith's College in upper New York state, and after working for two years as a land surveyor, went back to college and seminary in Gettysburg, PA to become a Lutheran pastor. He served in New Jersey, Colorado, and Iowa before retiring in Pueblo in 1998.He has volunteered with Colo. Div. of Wildlife, United Way, Friends of the Library, El Pueblo Museum, Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, and the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association. Roy is currently a trustee of the Pueblo City/County Library District.
Chad Novak was born and raised in Pueblo, CO and attended Centennial High School class of '08. He attended CSU-Pueblo on a golf scholarship where he was lucky enough to compete for four years on the men's team and win a conference championship and was named an All-American his junior year. He graduated with a degree in business management.
Currently Chad works for BIG R Stores as a re-buyer for the sporting good, feed and automotive departments at their corporate headquarters in Pueblo, CO.
His job is primarily focused on supply-chain management, making sure that product is ordered and on the shelves for customers to purchase. This also includes the merchandising, promotional planning, and product development.
When he is not working or playing golf Chad enjoys spending time with family and friends. This includes camping, fishing, hunting, and watching football on Saturday and Sunday. Besides working with the Pueblo Home of Heroes Association, which he joined in the fall of 2013, he volunteers with the First Tee Program at the YMCA as well as help with the PCC foundation golf tournament.
Rudy Padula graduated from Pueblo County High School in 1957 and went on to Pueblo Junior College, the University of Denver and Creighton University Dental School. He began his dentistry career in 1964. He worked in his dental practice until 2006 when he retired. Along the way he was a member of the American Dental Association, the Colorado Dental Association, the Southeastern Colorado Dental Society and retired founding member of the Southeastern Colorado Dental Study Club. He worked in the community by supporting PEDCO as a member as well as the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, the Pueblo Zoo and the YMCA.
Rudy is a member of Friends of Football and a major contributor to CSU-Pueblo, and a member of the CSU-Pueblo Foundation.
In July of 2007 he purchased and started the refurbishing of the Waterfront Building at 101 S. Main Street along the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo. Today is houses the Center for American Values of which Rudy is a founding donor.
John Saenz Born in Pueblo Colorado, John graduated from Centennial High School in 1963 and joined the U.S, Air Force in 1964. He remained in the Air Force until 1969. From 1971 – 1977 he was in the Navy Seabees Reserve while attending college. He graduated from CSU in 1977 with a BA degree in History.
He received a US Army commission as a 2nd Lt in 1977 and joined the Army from 1977 through 1986. He went back on active duty with the Army from 1986 through 2006
During that time he received his Master Degree in HR Hawaii
His duties have stations have included :Viet Nam, Desert Storm and Iraq Freedom
John has been married for 45 years and they have 2 sons
With his active duty years numbering 26 and 10 years of Reserve/Guard, John's natural concerns are with many veterans concerns especially in the Pueblo area. He is active in Veterans Affairs in Pueblo Colorado;
Chairman of Pueblo Veterans Council; Commander of Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team; Member of USAF Association; USMC League;, American Legion Post 2;Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled Veterans of America Chapter 2; Member of National Cemetery committee for Southern Colorado; and a Member of Pueblo Home of Heroes Association. In addition he is a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree (50 years).
Mike Sumida joined the board in 2014. He served 30 years in the AF and flew in the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and aerial firefighting on the Hayman fire. His plans include evaluating essays and working on the Foundation's golf tournament. He can be a guest speaker on the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission and Aerial Firefighting. He also worked for 32 years with Lockheed Martin Aerospace as an engineer on the Peacekeeper ICBM, Titan IV, and Missile Defense Programs. He is currently the VP for operations of the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.
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Glynne MacLean is an award winning and internationally published New Zealand novelist and poet who lives in the Wairarapa in New Zealand. Glynne's latest short story, Dark Matter - No Exit, has been published in the Pheonix Writer's anthology
Lost In The Museum published by Makaro Press & Pheonix. To read a
review click here. Lost In The Museum is available at New Zealand bookshops and the Ebook Kindle Edition is available on
latest novel, The Protector, won second prize in the Unpublished Manuscript category of the 2013 Ashton Wylie Awards. One of the three judges, William Taylor, commented that it was a story both young and older adults would enjoy and added, "at the the heart of her story is the premise that faith is the underpinning of belief." The novel is a vivid and challenging examination of the holistic nature of faith and its importance to humanity.
Extreme Acceleration, was published by Pearson in March 2012 as part of their Sails Advanced Fluency series. Extreme Acceleration is an Emerald - Non-Fiction: Informational Explanation about top fuel dragsters that accelerate from zero to five hundred kilometres per hour in under four seconds. Pearson Education (NZ) has also bought her story Papa's Homecoming for future publication.
In February 2012 Glynne had three further titles published. The Camel And The Tiger Moth, a Silver - Narrative based on a visit to a "Wings Over Wairarapa" Vintage Airshow held last year in Masterton, was published by Pearson (NZ) as part of their Sails Advanced Fluency Series and Glynne's first translated works were published too.
L'Énigme Est Percée, the French language translation of The Test, ISBN: 9782761341998 (2761341996) was published in February 2012 by Pearson ERPI in Quebec, Canada.
La Procession, the French language translation of The Silent, ISBN: 9782761342001 (2761342003) was also published in February by 2012 by Pearson ERPI in Quebec, Canada.
Glynne's sixth novel Space Race was published in New Zealand & Australia by Pearson in February 2011 as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series 0. Space Race is exciting junior science fiction for 8-10 years old and was a finalist in the Best Youth Novel category of the 2012 Sir Julius Vogel Awards. For more details and the companion website click here and to buy click here.
Glynne's fifth novel Escape was published in October 2009 by Pearson in New Zealand and Australia as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series I. Escape is a fast moving historical novel set in Socotra, a bustling centre of sea-going trade in the days of the Byzantine Empire - a crossroads where races and cultures meet. Escape is suitable for a reading level of 9-11 years. Escape, and the other books in the Nitty Gritty Series 1 were Finalists for Best Book or Series in Primary Publishing in the inaugural CLL
Educational Publishing Awards 2010 and were Highly Commended. For more details and the companion website click here and to purchase click here.
Glynne's second illustrated title The Silent was published in New Zealand and Australia (July 2009) by Pearson Education as part of their MainSails Level 4 series. The Silent, like her earlier illustrated title The Test which was published in New Zealand and Australia in May 2009, The Silent is a 32 page illustrated fantasy for young teenagers designed to enhance the critical literacy, writing and comprehension of Middle and Upper Primary Students. To purchase The Silent from Wheelers Books click here and to buy The Test click here.The illustrator for The Test Serena Kearns won the 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Artwork for her illustrations in The Test.
Glynne's fourth novel, The Time Stealers was published November 2008 in New Zealand, Canada and Australia. It is science fiction for young teenagers published by Pearson Education as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series III. For more details and the companion website click here and to buy click here.
Glynne's third novel, The Spiral Chrysalis was released in New Zealand, Canada and Australia in February 2008. The Spiral Chrysalis is a fast moving junior fantasy published by Pearson Education as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series II. For more details and the companion website click here and to buy click here.
The Time Stealers was a finalist in the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy in the professional category of Best Novella/Novelette for books under 40,000 words and The Spiral Chrysalis was a finalist in the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy in the professional category of Best Young Adult/Children's Novel.
Glynne's first novel, Roivan, a sci fi novel for young teenagers published by Penguin, came out in August 2003 to excellent reviews. In addition to being listed as a NZ Listener Best Book of 2003 it was listed by the Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand among just eight Young Adult Fiction titles in their List of Notable Books 2004. Roivan won the 2003 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent as well as being a finalist in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards Best Novel category. For more details and the companion website click here and to buy click here.
Glynne's second novel, Love in Shades of Grey, an adult novel (mainstream fiction) was published by Penguin (New Zealand) in June 2004. Upon release Love in Shades of Grey was selected as a Dymocks Critics Choice. For a synopsis, reviews, reader feedback and the Louise Labé sonnet, click here and to buy click here.
Glynne has had short fiction published in the pacific ezine Prima Storia, in the nationwide New Zealand newspaper, DIS Information, poetry published in print in Switzerland in Niederngasse, The Journal of Winning Poetry, prose poetry and poetry published in the ezine Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales, and twice published in the European tri-lingual ezine Poems Niederngasse.
Her computer issues columns were published in 37 issues of the Wellington CCS magazine Chatterbox and archived on the internet.
Five of Glynne's six published novels and two of her illustrated titles, The Test and The Silent, are for a market that really excites her - young independent readers largely between eight and fourteen years of age. Glynne uses exciting stories with simplified sentence structure and plot lines without compromising, grammar, language, characterisation or hope.
To Glynne there is nothing better than getting kids excited about reading and starting to wonder, "What if that was me?", "How would I react?" and "What do I think the characters should have done?".
Glynne uses science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction to create other realities both for kids to escape to and to ponder. Science fiction also allows the introduction of scientific ideas that if presented in science class might not spark the imagination. Often her stories are set in a very recognisable now with a twist. Glynne does not write post-apocalyptic fiction or poetry - believing there is enough doom and gloom in the real world without her adding to it!
Glynne's preferred form is the novel. She writes fiction, historical fiction, fantasy and sci fi. Glynne sees the universe, past, present, and imagined, as providing an unlimited canvas. Writing sci fi allows her to examine issues and scenarios beyond the constraints of the prevailing culture and its definition of political correctness.
Glynne graduated from Waikato University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts and chose to write in 1996 after a successful career in the travel industry. Glynne supports her writing through building commercial web sites on contract as FrogWrite Creations and on World Disability Day, on 3 December 2009, Glynne won the Attitude Artistic Achievement Award which recognises a disabled New Zealander who has made a difference through their creativity in the last 12 months. In the 12 month period under consideration Glynne had four books published; two novels 'The Time Stealers' & 'Escape' and two illustrated
books 'The Test' & 'The Silent'.
Glynne is represented by Frances Plumpton.
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Published Novels
"Space Race" Pearson. (NZ) Ltd, February 2011, ISBN: 9781442541290 & ISBN10: 1442541296
A Nitty Gritty Novel Series 0, Junior Science Fiction.
(New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
"Escape" Pearson. (NZ) Ltd, October 2009, ISBN: 978-1-44252-443-9 & ISBN10: 144252443X
A Nitty Gritty Novel Series I, Junior Historical Fiction.(New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
"The Time Stealers" Pearson Education. (NZ) Ltd, November 2008, ISBN: 978-1-86970-646-3
A Nitty Gritty Novel Series III, Young Teenage Science Fiction.(New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia & Canada).
"The Spiral Chrysalis" Pearson Education. (NZ) Ltd, February 2008, ISBN 10: 1-86970-588-2,
A Nitty Gritty Novel Series II, Junior Fantasy.(New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, United Kingdom & Canada).
"Roivan" Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, August 2003, ISBN: 014331811X, EAN: 9780143318118
Young Teenage Science Fiction.(New Zealand).
"Love In Shades of Grey"An Unusual Love Story, Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, 01 June 2004, Adult Fiction, ISBN: 0143019309, EAN: 9780143019305.(New Zealand).
Illustrated Books Published
"The Camel and the Tiger Moth" Pearson. (NZ) Ltd, 23 February 2012, ISBN: 9781442555280, ISBN10:
Sails Advanced Fluency Silver - Narrative.20 Pages. Illustrated by Dennis Juan Ma. (New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
"The Silent" Pearson Education. (NZ) Ltd, July 2009, ISBN: 9781869706616, ISBN10: 1869706617
MainSails Level 4, Young Teenage Illustrated Fantasy. 32 Pages. Illustrated by Steve Dininno.(New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
"La Procession" Pearson ERPI (Canada) Ltd, February 2012, ISBN: 9782761342001 (2761342003).
Alizé Young Teenage Illustrated, French language, Fantasy. 32 Pages. Illustrated by Steve Dininno.(Canada).
"The Test" Pearson Education. (NZ) Ltd, May 2009, ISBN: 9781869706050, ISBN10: 1869706056.
MainSails Level 4, Young Teenage Illustrated Fantasy.32 Pages. Illustrated by Serena Kearns.(New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
"L'Énigme Est Percée" Pearson ERPI. (Canada) Ltd, February 2012, ISBN: 9782761342001 (2761342003)
Alizé Young Teenage Illustrated, French language, Fantasy. 32 Pages. Illustrated by Serena Kearns.(Canada).
Illustrated Non Fiction Books Published
"Extreme Acceleration" Pearson. (NZ) Ltd, 21 March 2012, ISBN: 9781442556362 , ISBN10: 1442556366.
Sails Advanced Fluency Emerald - Non-Fiction: Informational Explanation. 20 Pages.(New Zealand, Australia & Canada).
Other Published Work
"Dark Matter - No Exit", Lost In The Museum, April 2014, ISBN: 978-0-473-28320-9
Adult science fiction short story.
"Viennese Meow," Prima Storia - 31st January, 2009
Schrödinger's cat tells his story of the famous thought experiment.
"Easter Island For The Gannets,"Short Story, Christchurch City Libraries KidsStuff Website - June 2004
"The Dance", Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales, Poetry
- July 2000 issue
"Simplicity", Poems Niederngasse - April 2000 issue
"The Chasm", Poems Niederngasse - April 2000 issue
"The Final Count Down" A Prose Poem, Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales, Poetry - January 2000 issue
"Seaweed of The Soul", Poems Niederngasse - August 2000 issue
"Email / Internet / Computer Column", Chatterbox Magazine - 37 issues, Nov 1999 - Nov 2003, Wellington CCS NZ
"The Chasm", Niederngasse, The Journal of Winning Poetry - Issue 6 July 2000, Great Plains Publishing
"Speaking behind Glass", DIS Information, June 1998 issue
Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Best New Talent Award - "Roivan"
Finalist in Best Novel category - "Roivan"
NZ Listener Best Book of 2003 - "Roivan"
Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand's
List of Notable Books 2004 - "Roivan"
June 2004 Dymocks Critics Choice - "Love in Shades of Grey"
2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Finalist in Best Novel - Young Adult category - "The Spiral Chrysalis"
Finalist in Best Novella/Novelette category - "The Time Stealers"
2009 Attitude Awards
Artistic Achievement Award - "The Time Stealers","'Escape", "The Test" & "The Silent"
2010 CLL Educational Publishing Awards
Best Book or Series in Primary Publishing category
Highly Commended - "Escape" along with the other books in the Nitty Gritty Series 1
2012 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Finalist in Best Youth Novel category - "Space Race"
2013 Ashton Wylie Awards
2nd Prize in Unpublished Manuscript category - "The Protector"
Writing Samples
To Again See
Speaking Behind Glass
The Final Count Down
"Viennese Meow" - Schrödinger's cat tells his story of the famous thought experiment.
Poetry Samples
The Djangoligist and Dylan
The Chasm
Seaweed of the Soul
Moon Dreamer
The Worry Fish
The Dance
Simply Difficult
New Zealand Book Council Author's Page
Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Author's Page
KidsStuff Short Stories by NZ Children's Authors
Space Race Website
Escape Website
The Spiral Chrysalis Website
The Time Stealers Website
Roivan Website
Chatterbox Magazine
Email/Internet/Computer Column Archive http://ccs.frogwrite.co.nz
Love In Shades Of Grey Website
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