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By Diane Winston
I understand Chris Smith's frustration with the secular media's coverage of religion ("Religiously Ignorant Journalists"). While Smith was rattled by a Dallas Morning News reporter who called Episcopalians "Episcopals," I recall an even bigger blooper. A few years back, a Morning News reporter profiled a messianic Jewish congregation for the paper's annual Passover story. Neither the reporter nor his editor realized the group was anathema to the organized Jewish community—until the subsequent outcry.
The irony is that the Morning News is one of the best venues for religion coverage nationwide. Most of the time, its journalists produce smart, well-researched pieces. But no one remembers yesterday's news, and now everybody's a media critic. Smith echoes much of the recent criticism directed at religion coverage, and his point is valid as far as it goes: Most reporters suffer from a cultural ignorance/avoidance of religion. But as one who has reported on and studied religion as well as helped foundation efforts to improve media coverage of it, I have a somewhat different perspective.
The 200-plus religion reporters now employed by newspapers and (a few) television and radio stations probably know the correct pronunciation of evangelicals (another of Smith's quibbles) as well as the salient social, cultural and theological aspects of the group. Of course, they're always on the lookout for something new, but if they chat up Smith, Mark Noll, Bob Wuthnow, Nancy Ammerman, or John Green, it's likely they're hoping for an angle or an analysis on a story they've already identified. Steady work on a beat gives journalists an intimacy with sources and a familiarity with issues that most academics don't have. Information is a two-way street, and good reporters provide grist for the research mill.
However, full-time religion reporters don't cover every story that has a religious angle. It's a matter of time and turf. Is the debate over tuition vouchers a religion or an education story? What about stem-cell research? And who follows the Democratic presidential candidates' proclamations of faith? Obviously, reporters who don't know much about religion are handicapped when thrown a story where the faith angle is in play. But that's standard for an industry where generalists routinely morph into specialists. Need political background? Call Brookings and Heritage. Working on world trade? Find someone at the International Monetary Fund. Covering a court case? See who the local bar association recommends. It's not just religion reporters who ask dumb questions; anyone scrambling to understand complex issues on deadline is at a disadvantage.
Compounding the problem is the media industry's reluctance to invest in continuing education across the board. A 2002 Knight Foundation survey found that reporters want to improve their skills and knowledge, but it's not a priority for management. Instead, organizations such as the Poynter Institute and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland offer short courses and seminars, and a handful of foundations fund programs to improve coverage of specialized beats such as health, science, and foreign affairs coverage and religion. The Pew Charitable Trusts, where I have worked, makes grants for resources and educational opportunities that enhance non-religion reporters' understanding of religion and public life.
Smith grouses about the number of NPR stories on "sex-abusing Catholic priests," but the network broadcast more than 700 segments on religion last year, and most were not on the scandal. Others had to do with a myriad of social issues—from education, health and welfare to entertainment, war and peace. Ironically this is a shortcoming, too. Two 1999 studies—one funded by the Ford Foundation and the other by Pew—found the majority of stories with a religion angle focus on religion and . . . something else. Religion is a theme in a minor key, a signifier without much content. According to researchers, stories rarely explain what or why people believe. Rather, religion is covered opportunistically, as an aspect of a larger story. It appears where and when it cannot be ignored. How could you avoid religion when writing about gay marriage, the new Iraqi constitution or the flap over Mel Gibson's Jesus film?
Media critics write about the meta-narratives that shape reporting, and the frequent use of sports and warfare metaphors. Just as comparisons to horse races, contests, battles and juggernauts flatten and simplify political coverage, so do similar tropes truncate the possibility of what we can and should know about religion. Take the current debate over the consecration of an actively gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. Conservative Episcopalians frame their disagreement with this development as a conflict between those who believe the Bible is God's revealed word and those who don't between "orthodox" believers and everyone else. The resulting "pissing match," as reporters call an "us versus them" story, is easy to frame and familiar to report. Moreover, it echoes a popular paradigm, for both religion and politics, of conservatives against liberals.
The problem is that it dumbs down a complex debate: What do religious people choose to believe from the Bible, and why? The Bible, and Jesus for that matter, explicitly condemns divorce. But George Barna, whose market research firm specializes in Christianity and culture, has found that "born-agains" (his term) have the same divorce rate as other religious and non-religious groups. The Hebrew Bible, where prohibitions against homosexuality can be found, forbids the mixing of milk and meat, accepts polygamy and recommends stoning for disobedient children. What hermeneutic makes homosexuality a Biblical taboo while these other directives are ignored? Casting the debate as a conflict between "orthodox" interpretations and relativists ignores the sociological truth that, save for those who live in cloistered religious communities, we are all relativists to some degree.
Smith is correct when he says the knowledge class ignored religion for most of the twentieth century. In fact, the first step to improving religion coverage would be to make world religions a mandatory course in American schools. In his new edited collection, The Secular Revolution: Power, Interests and Conflict in the Secularization of American Life, Smith includes an essay by sociologist Richard Flory explaining how, in the early 20th century, journalism's secular elites, believing their profession to be the new religion, marginalized the competition. Media scholar Jay Rosen, in his blog Pressthink, suggests not much has changed. In this light, the media's dismissal of religion may be a case of professional hostility; both claim the power to frame stories and shape ideas.
While some critics speculate on "the problem" journalists have with religion, the point is not whether reporters are hostile, suspicious, ignorant or just uninformed. The bottom line is they need to "get" religion; not just its sociopolitical significance but also its ideas and beliefs—if they want to faithfully cover today's world. Religious folk who want reporters to take religion seriously might be careful what they wish for. The toughest questions have yet to be asked.
Diane Winston is the Knight Chair for Media and Religion at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - For the 27th time in program history, the University of Colorado tennis team defeated Colorado State.
The Buffs beat the Rams 6-1 Sunday at the Miramont Athletic Club, improving their series lead against their in-state rivals to a perfect 27-0.
Colorado holds a 3-2 record in this spring season, while the Rams fall to 0-1 in their debut.
"I am really happy how we performed and competed today," CU head coach Nicole Kenneally said. "We know that CSU is a team that is always going to battle and try to make you play one more ball. We did a great job of staying focused and were ready for their best play. This weekend has continued to show the character of this team. Friday we came out and played a great match vs. DU and missed a win there by the slimmest of margins and then today to follow up with a short turn around and to step up, stay focused and take advantage of our opportunities was solid."
Colorado was outstanding in doubles and singles play. No winning Buffs dropped more than six games in each of their matches, with Winde Janssens once again leading the pack, dropping only two games.
Carla Manzi Tenorio continues to shine. She has won four straight matches as an individual, and she and partner Janssens are a perfect 5-0 this season.
"Everyone is playing some of their best tennis, and our doubles is starting to click, so this will allow us to be in a position to compete with a lot of teams," Keanneally said. "We have a great schedule ahead of us starting with UCSB and LMU next weekend, a couple more home matches and then we start with conference so we are making the adjustments now to put ourselves in our best position. We are excited for the coming matches. Go Black!
The Buffs complete their four-game road trip next weekend in Santa Barbara, Calif. Play opens at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 against UC Santa Barbara and continues against Loyola Marymount at noon on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Colorado 6, Colorado State 1
Sunday, Feb. 10, Miramont Athletic Club
Fort Collins, Colo.
1d) Steur/Sanders (CU) def. Heitzner/Schultz, 8-2
2d) Janssens/Manzi Tenorio (CU) def. Cooper/Weissmann, 8-2
3d) Tiefel/Quevedo (CU) vs. Heffron Wojakowska, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2*
1s) Julyette Steur (CU) def. Natalie Heffron, 6-3, 6-1
2s) Winde Janssens (CU) def. Kaley Schultz, 6-1, 6-1
3s) Dhany Quevedo (CU) def. Kendall Heitzner, 6-2, 6-3
4s) Abby Stevens (CSU) def. Erin Sanders, 2-6, 6-3, (10-3)
5s) Carla Manzi Tenorio (CU) def. Adriana Wojakowska, 6-3, 6-1
6s) Ashley Tiefel (CU) def. Jennifer Weissmann, 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*, 4, 5, 6

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SMU Celebrates Qualifying For The NCAA Championship Meet
Nov. 15, 2013
WACO, Texas (SMU) - The SMU cross country team placed second out of 20 schools at the South Central Regional meet on Friday at The Cottonwood Creek Golf Course, advancing to the NCAA Championship meet for the first time since 2009 when the Mustangs won the South Central Regional. The Mustangs edged USTFCCCA No. 28 Texas A&M to earn the final qualifying spot.
The top two teams (Arkansas and SMU) and the four best individuals qualify for the NCAA Championship. Sophomore Tova Magnusson paced the Mustangs as she finished 12th of 140 total runners as she crossed the finish line in 20:49.7 in the 6K race.
"It was a team effort today," SMU head coach Cathy Casey said. "We knew we had it in us, we just had to go out there and prove it."
In addition to Magnusson, freshman Agnes Sjöström followed her as she finished in 21st with a time of 21:10.4. Sophomore Shanoah Souza placed 23rd in 21:15.6.
Sophomore's Karoline Skatteboe and Melanie Stemper finished 28th (21:26.5) and 32nd (21:28.6), respectively. Senior Caitlin Keen immediately followed Souza as she placed 33rd with a time of 21:36.5 and sophomore Holly Archer crossed the finish line in 50th with a time of 22:07.7.
"I really proud of all our athletes," Casey said. "This was our goal all season and to achieve it makes me really proud."
Two weeks ago, the Mustangs captured the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship in Madison, Conn. The championship was the fifth in the last six years (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) and third straight. The previous four conference titles came in Conference USA. SMU had six runners earn all-conference honors.
SMU concludes its season at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. CT.
The Mustangs ran once already on this terrain when the team competed at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 19. At the meet, SMU placed 18th out of 49 schools and defeated No. 19 Oklahoma State as it finished in 20th place. Souza paced the Mustangs as she finished 84th (21:20.0) overall out of 340 total runners in the 6K race.
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Hangover study uses worms
Mutant worms generated at a lab at the University of Texas may provide a pathway to prevent people from becoming intoxicated after drinking alcohol. The research could lead to new drugs to help people going through alcohol withdrawal or even prevent them from feeling the effects of a night of hard drinking.
"This is the first example of altering a human alcohol target to prevent intoxication in an animal," says study co-author Jon Pierce-Shimomura, an assistant professor in the University of Texas' College of Natural Sciences.
Pharmaceutical applications could include a "James Bond drug" that would help a spy drink an opponent under the table and walk away without being shaken or stirred, he says. The team found in worms a mutation on a channel for neurons, called the BK channel, that does not allow alcohol to have intoxicating effects. The researchers were then able to recreate the mutation on a similar channel found in humans.
The type of worm used in the study indicates alcohol intoxication well by slowing their crawling and reducing their wriggling from side to side. Intoxicated worms also stopped laying eggs, the study said.
"We got pretty lucky and found a way to make the channel insensitive to alcohol without affecting its normal function," Dr Pierce-Shimomura says.
Too many veggies add weight
Health websites often encourage people to fill up on fruits and vegetables if they want to lose weight. But a meta-analysis has found that simply consuming more of these foods has no significant effect on body weight and in many cases results in weight gain.
Fruits and vegetables are high in water and fibre, so people may feel full earlier. But without a reduction in overall calories, weight gain will be more likely than weight loss, researchers say. Although low in calories compared with other commonly consumed foods, fruits and vegetables can still add calories to an overall diet.
A research team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, analysed data from seven studies conducted in four countries from 1998 to 2013.
The participants numbered more than 1200 and ranged in age from mid-30s to early 70s. Most had a body-mass index above the normal range. The studies, conducted over periods of eight to 24 weeks, used various methods to achieve weight loss.
None of the participants reported significant weight loss related to increased fruit and vegetable consumption. In one study, subjects who consumed one extra fruit and two additional vegetables daily for 10 weeks gained about half a kilo, on average.
In another study, for 16 weeks, participants reported an average loss of about 0.2kg after consuming a minimum of two to five daily portions of home-delivered fruits and vegetables.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Childhood anti-obesity policies 'lacking'
A University of Auckland study laments the lack of healthy food policies to promote childhood health and reduce obesity. The report highlights the policy priorities assessed by an expert panel of more than 50 New Zealand public health professionals, medical practitioners and non-government organisation leaders.
The panel reviewed all the evidence on recent government actions and rated the degree of implementation compared to international benchmarks. The panel also identifies the top priority recommendations to fill these implementation gaps.
Professor Boyd Swinburn says of major concern is the large number of food policies that are rated as having "very little, if any, implementation."
"These were especially apparent in the areas of reducing the marketing of unhealthy foods to children and using fiscal policies, like taxes on sugary drinks, to influence food choices.," he says.
"There is also no overall plan to improve population nutrition and reduce obesity, yet unhealthy diets are the biggest preventable cause of disease and New Zealand has one of the highest rates of obesity in OECD countries."
The report card is the first systematic study on national food policies in the world and it shows, while there are some strengths, a large number of healthy food policies still need to be implemented.
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As an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Joan Bessman Taylor studies recreational reading and writing. She's interested in what and how people read, and the importance they place on recreational reading.
Bessman Taylor is currently pursuing two research projects. One explores a 1951 censorship trial in Dubuque, Iowa, in which a city librarian, May Clark, and two UI English professors—Paul Engle and W.R. Irwin—were subpoenaed to give expert testimony. The case contextualizes key ideological shifts regarding intellectual freedom in society.
Her other project is an examination of the products, history, and interactions of two amateur press associations (APAs). APAs typically have 12 to 40 members, each of whom self-publish a small periodical for others to read and comment on. They served as virtual communities for interest areas like science fiction long before the Internet.
Bessman Taylor earned her Ph.D. in library and information science from the University of Illinois in 2007 and joined Iowa's faculty that same year. She has had two children since her arrival, making for a busy but exciting couple of years. "The UI's family-friendly policies indicate respect for the health and wholeness of our community," she said.


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Nick Matter of Oostburg, a student in Moraine Park Technical College's Electricity program, participated in the SkillsUSA Championship on June 28 in Kansas City, Mo., part of the 43rd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference June 26-29.
Matter, who placed 14th, joined more than 4,500 career and technical education students who competed in 87 trade, technical and leadership fields. Moraine Park Electricity Instructor Paul Schumacher accompanied Matter to the nationals. The SkillsUSA Championship is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. The philosophy of the event is to reward students for excellence, involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and keep training relevant to employers' needs.
Matter was one of three students from the Electricity program at Moraine Park's West Bend campus who competed at the annual SkillsUSA State Conference in Madison April 24-25. Also participating in the residential wiring competition were Mike Berger of Hartford and Dan Diette of Fond du Lac. The team took first place for the third consecutive year, with Matter going on to the nationals.
"The SkillsUSA competition is a good opportunity for students to showcase their talents and meet other electricity students from different colleges," said Schumacher. "The competition also demonstrates the electricity program's commitment of success to the students."
Moraine Park's Electricity technical diploma focuses on a hands-on learning approach and prepares students to enter the State Electricity Apprenticeship program through the Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards. To learn more, visit www.morainepark.edu.
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What if you were to combine the domestic dangers of Julia Roberts' Sleeping with the Enemy with the mind-bending drama of Memento? The result would probably look a lot like Before I Go to Sleep, the new psychological thriller that reunites Nicole Kidman with her Railway Man co-star, Colin Firth. With a new release date just a couple of months away, a new trailer and poster for the buzz-worthy film has hit the web.
Based on the best selling debut novel by S.J. Watson and directed by Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock), Kidman plays a woman traumatized by an attack she suffered years ago. She wakes up every day with no memory of what happened, and what, if anything, her supposedly caring husband (Firth) and doctor (Mark Strong) have to do with it. She begins documenting every clue Memento-style and uncovers some disturbing truths about those she is closest to. Between this and Gone Girl this fall should be a fruitful one for those in search of mature crime thrillers.
Before I Go to Sleep has been moved from its September 12th slot and will now open on October 31st.
SYNOPSIS: A taut thriller based on the worldwide best-selling novel by S.J. Watson, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP is the story of a woman (Nicole Kidman) who wakes up every day with no memory as the result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, terrifying new truths begin to emerge that make her question everything she thinks she knows about her life – as well as everyone in it, including her doctor (Mark Strong) and even her husband (Colin Firth).


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Federico Higuain scored twice, for the second game in a row, as the Columbus Crew won back to back games for the first time this season on Saturday night. Their 2-0 victory over Toronto FC also hands the season series, and the Trillium Cup that goes with it, to Columbus.
Playing one of the few teams below them in the standings, Saturday's game was definitely one that the Crew needed to win. It was also the sort of game that the team has found a way to lose all too often this season. Home losses to Chicago and New England earlier this year may yet come back to haunt this group.
On this night, however, the Crew scored early and defended well enough throughout to earn three much-needed points. Higuain scored the game's first goal, slamming home a rebound after Bernardo Anor had two shots blocked or saved early in the first half. Dominic Oduro and Jairo Arrieta also had chances to put their name on the scoresheet as the duo proved a constant thorn in the Toronto defense.
Yet this was not a statistically dominant performance. The possession charts published by the league showed a fairly even split between Columbus and Toronto, with the teams splitting ten corner kicks equally.
The difference between the teams showed instead in their finishing. Where the Crew created a number of scoring chances that went awry at the last moment, as in the 61st minute when Oduro had the ball unluckily skip off his knee on a breakaway, the Toronto attack broke down frequently in the build-up. Robert Earnshaw and Jeremy Brockie were forced to pull back into midfield, or drift wide into the channels, to pick up the ball - and there was precious little offensive support from Jonathan Osorio or Matias Laba.
What will be remembered from this game, however, will not be the newly-resilient Columbus back line, or the emerging presence of Wil Trapp at defensive midfield. The lasting image will instead by Higuain's second goal in the 67th minute (see sidebar).
A week after the Argentine playmaker scored the league's goal of the week on a chipped shot over Luis Robles (a play that was dissected in detail by Greg Lalas), Higuain struck again. This goal was, if possible, more impressive - taken in less space, with much less margin for error. Higuain stood in a crowd just outside the penalty area, near the centerline of the field. With no apparent options for a pass, Higuain produced the sort of goal that called to mind the best of past playmakers such as John Wilmar Perez and Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
With the victory, the Crew improve to 29 points from 24 games played. Because of results elsewhere around the league, however, they remain seven points out of playoff contention, three positions behind the Houston Dynamo. Additionally, two of the three teams they must overtake - Houston and Chicago - have played one less game than has Columbus.
The Crew will have their next opportunity to claw back into contention this coming weekend. Three of their next five games will come on the road; a trip to Salt Lake City next weekend will be followed by a pair of home games against Seattle and Houston, with trips to Kansas City and Montreal coming in mid September.
Saturday's game attracted a crowd of more than 16,000 fans to Crew Stadium. That figure, while short of the near-sellout crowds that packed the stadium during the height of the summer, was still the biggest crowd for a showdown against Toronto, and increased the season average to 15,249. This figure is higher than the team has seen at this stage of any season since 2004. Each of the last six home games have drawn more than 15,000 fans.
Timeline of events
9' Corner kick, Toronto (right side - headed clear at back post)
10' Corner kick, Columbus (left side - punched clear)
19' 1-0 Federico Higuain (unassisted)
20' Corner kick, Toronto (left side - easily cleared)
32' Corner kick, Toronto (right side - punched then caught)
35' Corner kick, Columbus (right side - headed clear)
36' Caution, Richard Eckersley (obstruction on Justin Meram)
37' Corner kick, Toronto (left side - headed clear)
39' Corner kick, Columbus (right side - headed wide by Viana)
50' Caution, Wil Trapp (professional foul on Ashtone Morgan)
55' Reggie Lambe replaces Alvaro Rey
65' Maximiliano Urruti replaces Robert Earnshaw
66' Danny O'Rourke replaces Justin Meram
67' 2-0 Federico Higuain (Danny O'Rourke)
79' Jeremy Hall replaces Matias Laba
80' Corner kick, Columbus (left side - punched clear by Bendik)
80' Caution, Danny O'Rourke (dangerous play on Jonathan Osorio)
82' Ethan Finlay replaces Jairo Arrieta
84' Corner kick, Toronto (left side - cleared)
87' Corner kick, Columbus (right side - headed clear)
90' Konrad Warzycha replaces Federico Higuain
Columbus Crew
Matt Lampson, Chad Barson, Chad Marshall, Josh Williams, Agustin Viana, Wil Trapp, Dominic Oduro, Bernardo Anor, Justin Meram (Danny O'Rourke 66'), Federico Higuain (Konrad Warzycha 90'), Jairo Arrieta (Ethan Finlay 82')
Unused subs
Daniel Withrow, Kevan George, Ben Speas, Ryan Finley
Toronto FC
Joe Bendik, Ashtone Morgan, Doneil Henry, Steven Caldwell, Richard Eckersley, Bobby Convey, Matias Laba (Jeremy Hall 79'), Jonathan Osorio, Alvaro Rey (Reggie Lambe 55'), Robert Earnshaw (Maximiliano Urruti 65'), Jeremy Brockie
Unused subs
Stefan Frei, Jonas Elmer, Gale Agbossoumonde, Andrew Wiedeman


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The Center conducts research consistent with its mission of developing a greater understanding of Congress. Research focuses not only on examining the rules and procedures of Congress but also on the ways in which the Senate and House of Representatives help determine the substance of law and policy for the Government of the United States—through their leaders, committees, caucuses, conferences, staffs and individual members, and through the interaction of Congress with the executive and judicial branches.
The Center is the repository of the John Brademas' Congressional Papers, which span Brademas' twenty-two years in Congress. The Papers provide a unique archival base for the study of American political history over a period that embraces the last two years of the Eisenhower presidency through the Administrations of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter. The collection includes documents related to the administrative, legislative and political functions of Brademas' tenure in Congress. The Center also intends to make all congressional papers available to scholars worldwide. With thousands of collections of such papers scattered at institutions across the country, there is a great need for a single, linked database of these records. The Center's Director and staff will work with the University Archivist and with other centers and archives in the United States to build an integrated, Internet-accessible database of documents and associated records. By creating such a database, the Brademas Center would serve as the nexus for using the latest technology to promote the use of archival materials on Congress. For more information visit the John Brademas Congressional Papers.


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Cooler air and colorful fall ingredients at our markets signal the slow movement into a new season as well as another, very special and busy time at FRESHFARM Markets. The preparation for our autumn fundraiser, the Farmland Feast on Monday, November 11th at the Ritz Carlton in DC. �This year, the theme is �Expect Something Different. �New Chefs. �Fresh Style. �Same Mission.�
New chefs. Our 2013 chef line-up, each sourcing ingredients from local farmers and producers to create spectacular seasonal dishes, is headed up by Brian McBride of RW Restaurant Group. Formerly of Blue Duck Tavern, Brian is now a Chef Partner with his friend and fellow chef, Robert Wiedmaier of RW Restaurant Group. Frank Ruta (Palena) and Cedric Maupelier (Mintwood Place) are just two of our supremely talented participating chefs. Our Coordinating Sommelier Moez Ben Achour also joins us from RW Restaurant Group. He has assembled a group of local wine experts, bartenders, beermeisters and aperitif creators like none other to provide us with cocktails, local wines and beers to complement the market-driven hors d�oeuvres and three course sit-down dinner. See the complete list of chefs, bartenders and sommeliers here.
Returning Farmland Feast attendees are already familiar with the tastes of the season served during our cocktail hour. New twists for 2013 include a separate cocktail party-only ticket as well as a local oyster and beer bar for which Brian and the RW Restaurant Group team are already well-known. �As always, ingredients will be sourced from our market farmers. �New this year, we are also showcasing local producers Zoe�s Chocolates, Peregrine Coffee and Don Ciccio & Figlio liqueur�during our dessert course.
Fresh style. �Our farm-centric and artisanal auctions are carefully curated to pay homage to our market farmers and producers, artisans from across the country, our supportive business partners and farm-to-table restaurants from every corner. They literally shout out our ongoing commitment to our mission of running farmers markets and educational programs, which has set the auction apart from a typical auction for many years. �We know that everyone who participates, whether donor, guest or winner, benefits.
This year�s auctions will include: new options to bid on in our silent auction from innovative market bags to unique farm experiences to tasting dinners; a new cocktail party live auction with a bottle of the sought after 20-year Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and a sherry experience from Derek Brown�s Mockingbird Hill. Our much-loved dinner live auction will be filled with travel experiences and surprises created especially for our FRESHFARM Markets Farmland Feast family.��We are especially delighted to be including a Tuscan villa stay, a week at Rancho La Puerta, an oyster experience in Seattle and an overnight barn stay on the farm of Ann Marie Gardner, the editor of our national media sponsor�Modern Farmer,�the global multi-channel media brand devoted to the people, policy, issues, animals, plants and technology of contemporary farming and food. �Check out our current auction list here.
Same mission. In the months leading up to the Farmland Feast, and during this one special evening, we aim high. As a nonprofit organization, we charge ourselves to shine the fundraising light in innovative ways. While feasting on great food and wine we want you and our community to be energized and surprised at why providing healthy, fresh and local food makes a difference. We are welcoming Steve Badt from Miriam�s Kitchen on stage this year to speak to why gleaning (farmers and producers donating fresh food at the end of every market to those area neighbors who need it most) is a critical part of what we do. We know that annual fundraisers are an integral part of the Washington area philanthropic calendar. �Make our event a continuing part of yours. We want to be sure that we are providing you with something different from the time you arrive at the Feast up until you leave – an enjoyable, delectable experience that will also educate, transform and inspire. Celebrate the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay with us! �Buy your ticket here.


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Denbury buys Encore, Potentially Creating a CO2 Injecting Giant
On Sunday, Denbury Resources Inc. agreed to buy Encore Acquisition Co. for $3.25 billion. The deal brings together two oil-focused, U.S.-centric independent energy producers.
What's more, the deal brings together two companies at the forefront of figuring out how to collect manmade carbon dioxide and ship it to aging oilfields, where it is can be used in enhanced-oil recovery operations to coax additional barrels out of the earth. Denbury is building a carbon-dioxide pipeline from Louisiana to south of Houston. Encore is looking to do a similar project up in the Rockies.
We caught up with Tracy Evans, Denbury's president and chief operating officer.
Environmental Capital: You are building a 320-mile carbon-dioxide pipeline along the Gulf Coast. Encore wants to build a 200-mile carbon-dioxide pipeline in the Rockies. What's the point of moving all this carbon dioxide around?
Mr. Evans: "The point of moving it around is obviously to produce the oil. It is oil that would not otherwise be producible. The oil that remains after a water flood is essential immobile. The CO2 goes in and mixes with that oil, making it mobile. Therefore it can be produced."
Mr. Evans added that, as a rough rule of thumb, about 15% to 30% of the oil in a reservoir can be extracted using the underground formation's pressure. A water flood, essentially pumping in water to push out the oil, can get that figure up to 40%. A successful enhanced-oil recovery, or EOR, operation with carbon dioxide can get another 10% to 20%, he said.
Environmental Capital: Do you envision a carbon-dioxide pipeline infrastructure in the future? How big can it get? How much demand for carbon dioxide is there in enhanced oil recovery operations?
Mr. Evans: "The demand for CO2 EOR could be large compared to today. Today there is, give or take, 2.7 to 3 [billion cubic feet a day] of CO2 going into EOR, primarily natural sources of CO2. Denbury's belief is that number could increase by a factor of five. That is still a relatively small fraction of the total amount of CO2 that the climate change people are talking about…
"The key is that CO2 EOR has the economic benefits of the oil production. This can help cover, if not all, much of the infrastructure costs. Then once EOR is over, the infrastructure, the compressors and all of that can be utilized at a later date for sequestration purposes."
Environmental Capital: When you inject carbon dioxide into an oilfield reservoir – does it come back out along with the oil?
Mr. Evans: "Yes. It literally mixes and becomes one fluid. As the oil comes up, the pressure drops and the CO2 becomes a gas. We capture all that CO2 and put it back into the ground."
Environmental Capital: At the end of the project, can it really be sequestered?
Mr. Evans: "The real issue is what time frame you are talking about. But when you look at oil and gas reservoirs, they have trapped oil and natural gas for years and years and years, millions and billions of years … that is why we are confident the CO2 will stay underground. We feel very confident in the oil and gas reservoirs."
Environmental Capital: Denbury made a big deal today that it will be a very "oily" company – meaning that you will produce a lot more oil than natural gas. A couple years ago, it was all about being gassy. Why is being oily today better than gassy?
Mr. Evans: "We didn't believe that two or three years ago. We've been pretty oily for years. We just look at the long-term models for oil prices versus gas prices. The world is finding a whole lot more gas than oil. We just believe that over the long haul, oil prices will be stronger than comparable natural gas prices."


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Putting on weight is one of women's major concerns when they're quitting smoking, according to Hummel.
Weight gain usually occurs for two reasons, Hummel says. First, nicotine increases metabolism, which slows when you quit. Second, foods taste and smell better after you quit because nicotine dulls those senses.
"It's a wicked combination," Hummel says. "Average weight gain is 5-8 pounds. If women aren't prepared, it can be very discouraging, and many go back to smoking because of it."
The good news is that the situation is temporary. "Within six months to a year, your metabolism corrects itself, and the novelty of the improved taste and smell wears off," Hummel says.
Still, "women have to give themselves permission to gain a little weight until they're smoke-free," Lieberman says. "They'll lose the weight afterward."
6. Get support.
"You know you're going to have cigarette cravings," Sederer says. "The question is, what are you going to do when they strike?"
Reach out for support, he advises – whether online, from a hotline, or by calling friends or family.
If you're taking medication to help you quit, getting support doubles your chance of success, according to Hummel.
Every state has a "quit line," some of which offer free coaching. You can call the national number, 1-800- QUIT-NOW, for the line in your own state.
"Someone who has training in tobacco cessation [will] give you tools to use every time you have a craving," Saccocio says.
It's also important to have a supportive social network, she says.
"You know [your friends and family] care about you and want you to succeed," Saccocio says. "Having that kind of accountability can keep you in check."
Also, make a list of phone numbers, including hotlines and supportive friends, that you can call when you're alone and your mind begins to obsess about buying a pack of cigarettes, Sederer advises.
7. Avoid situations that make you vulnerable.
Certain conditions can make you more likely to give in to your urge to smoke. Doctors refer to them as HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired.
"For smokers, cigarettes are a solution to every stress and problem," says Lieberman. "HALT are states that tend to weaken us and our ability to cope with stress."
Of course, it's impossible to avoid these conditions at all times. But if you recognize them, you can stop self-destructive behavior, Lieberman says.
Instead, deal with the problem at hand – eat if you're hungry, rest if tired, get support when lonely, and find someone to vent to when angry.
8. Hydrate.
Dehydration can trigger cigarette cravings just as it sets off food cravings, Hummel says. Your body wants something, and when you're a smoker, that translates into a cigarette.
That's why drinking plenty of water is crucial when you're quitting smoking, he says.
Fluids also help flush toxins from your body.
"You've been collecting a lot of chemicals in your body during the years you've been smoking, and [drinking water helps you] excrete them in your urine," Hummel says.
9. Never have "just one."
Smokers often tell themselves a single puff will let them safely subdue cigarette cravings. But it actually makes them worse.
"They think they can handle it," Voelker says. "But the truth is [smokers are] just one puff away from [smoking] a pack a day."
Remember the basic rule of quitting: No matter what, don't pick up a cigarette.
10. Don't give up.
Statistically, you'll need to quit 6-8 times before you're successful, according to Voelker.
"It's like riding a bike," he says. "There's no shame in falling down, as long as you get back up and try again."
Slips are part of the process – each attempt actually increases your chances of success the next time, adds Hummel. So pay attention to what worked and didn't, and don't use a mistake as an excuse to start smoking again.
"You might try five times and tell yourself, 'Forget it. I can't do this,'" Lieberman says. "But you have to remember it takes a number of attempts. Eventually, you'll be successful."


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On the Road to and fro Celebrate Romance 2001
by Linda Hurst
As May rolls around every year I begin to look forward to the annual romance party/conference Celebrate Romance. This year CR2001 was held in Atlanta, but for me the fun began here in Dallas, TX as three of us set out on a road trip. We decided to bookhunt and booktalk our way to Georgia. We set out on Tuesday, May 1st, and started to hunt books right away. We experienced a unique "drive by" booksale within a few miles of picking up our last passenger - we noticed a garage sale being set up, rolled down the window, and asked if they had any books. The gentleman picked up a box of books and proceded to hold them up for our perusal. It was great that we didn't even have to leave the convenience of our car (don't you wish there were drive-thru bookstores?), there were, unfortunately, no interesting romances to be had, so we rolled on to Shreveport.
After my lucky find I suggested we try one of the Shreveport Casinos; this suggestion was greeted with much enthusiasm. After I won $125 on the slots, I knew this was truly my lucky day. We did decide that we couldn't call LaVerne's hubby and tell him we had only gotten to Shreveport (a mere 60 miles) and so pushed on to Monroe, LA (167 miles), where we called it a night.
We spent half of our second day on the road in Monroe with a great many finds; I ended up having to mail two boxes of books home. It was either that or one of us would have had to have been strapped to the roof, and after all my good luck, I was sure jealousy would rear its ugly head and it would be me. We made it as far as Vicksburg and yet another casino. All three hubbies expressed amazement at our slow progress and our proclivity for gambling when we called home.
We realized we had to get our act together on Thursday, ignore all the tempting bookstores, and press on to Atlanta so as not to miss the Ghost Walk and goodie bag stuffing scheduled for that night. We got there just in time for one of us to make the Ghost Walk but in time for all of us to greet our online friends. I was amazed at the amount of material that had been sent for the goodie bags and helped stuff them until after two in the morning. Would it have gone faster had I not been gabbing with all my friends? Of course, but it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun!
Friday night was the opening reception, with several speakers scheduled. Originally Margie Wilhelm - the intrepid organizer for CR - had asked me to do a presentation on Friday night. After listening to the hilarious presentation of author Stephanie Burke, I was grateful she had switched me to Sunday - Ms. Burke would have been an impossible act to follow and I am sure gained 103 new readers that night. Her presentation was "10 things not to say to an Author" and was based on a conversation she had with an elitist waiter. It was obvious the waiter was out-classed, but Burke had us literally LOLROF. If her books are half as funny as her speech, they will be hilarious.
After the official party everyone moved to suites where junk food and cookies were devoured as we talked books. For those who haven't been to a convention like this, you just don't know what you are missing - the opportunity to sit down and discuss favorite books and authors with others who share your interest is fabulous. Friday night resembled a large floating slumber party, with very little slumbering.
Saturday began with speeches by Mary Jo Putney, Stephanie Bond, and one of the readers in attendance. It is obvious that Putney and Bond have an excellent handle on what romance readers want - they are also excellent speakers. Saturday afternoon featured rotating seminars on various subjects, with the readers staying in place and the authors moving from group to group. For me, the highlight of the day was meeting Diana Palmer at a tea put on by an online romance site. Ms Palmer is one of my favorites and when I told her that her alpha males are one of my guilty pleasures, she roared with laughter. We discussed several of her books as she signed a few of my favorites. We talked about how the alpha heroes are bearable for me, because in her books they make amends and "grovel" so nicely. She said that she liked them to grovel at least half the book, but that her husband and son thought "grovel" was something you put on the driveway!
Saturday afternoon also was the book swap. Prior to the convention, online requests for out of print books had been made and 1,400 of these mainly very hard to find books were found by attendees. We received tickets for each find and then got to "shop" in the general trade, where again there were lots of goodies and many happy ladies departed with armfuls of books.
Saturday night more than half the attendees went to the Blue Willow Inn in Roswell for dinner. The Inn is an old southern mansion that serves a buffet of southern delecacies. The food was wonderful and the wait staff terrific, but the highlight was watching a 6'4" cook come out and ask Mary Jo Putney to sign a book "for his Mama" - it was so sweet, and gracious lady that she is, Ms. Putney rose to the occasion. I sat with Linda West, who is writing as Linda Kay and soon to write as Dixie Kane. Her story of how her new nom de plume came out of items in her pantry was hilarious.
Sunday morning featured a buffet breakfast, which I coudn't eat as I was too nervous about giving my presentation on Beauty and the Beast. Thankfully, I got through it without becoming too tongue-tied and then could enjoy the rest of the morning's activities. A bookseller was on-site to sell us the authors' latest books and we were able to buy them and have them signed immediately, which was fun and gave me a chance to meet many authors who had not attended CR before. We also had the drawings for the door prizes and their were enough baskets and prizes that no one went home empty handed. I was glad I didn't win a basket as the driver of our car, Pat, had decreed any baskets won had to be worn as hats, because of lack of room in the car.
We regretfully set off for home on Sunday afternoon, with a detour to Savannah, which was out of the way but definitely worth the time. We found a wonderful UBS and many more goodies and were glad we had mailed several more boxes of books home or we wouldn't have all fit in the car! I didn't realize how bad our over-stuffed SUV looked until Pat asked a lady at the Good Will for directions to another Good Will and she looked at our car and asked if we wanted to make a donation! She seemed shocked that we didn't want to unload, but werre hoping to find even more books.
We finally rolled back into Dallas about midnight on Wednesday night and having been gone for over a week. A week of books, friends, good food and fun - life doesn't get any better then this. Celebrate Romance is unique in that the attendees pitch in and help with putting the conference on and has fostered a "community" atmosphere. Stuffing goodie bag and matching booktrade books turned into parties with lots of book talk and eating going on. Locations for CR2002 are already being debated on-line and wherever it ends up I will definitely be there.
LLB: While AAR is not directly related to this wonderful readers conference, I do feel proud to say that it grew in small part out of AARlist (when it was the Prodigy Romance Listserv), and readers wanting to meet face to face so that cyber-relationships could grow into more "real" ones. Margie Wilhelm's taking her idea of bringing readers together has grown phenomenally, and I envision this conference continuing to grow in the future. I hope to be able to attend myself one year!
LLB: While AAR is not directly related to this wonderful readers conference, I do feel proud to say that it grew in small part out of AARlist (when it was the Prodigy Romance Listserv), and readers wanting to meet face to face so that cyber-relationships could grow into more "real" ones. Margie Wilhelm's taking her idea of bringing readers together has grown phenomenally, and I envision this conference continuing to grow in the future. I hope to be able to attend myself one year!


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Aqua Flex classes: 10-11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Faucett Center. Provides a non-impact, non-aerobic workout using resistance properties of the water. Instructor is Caroline Williams. Monthly cost is $30 for members and $36 for nonmembers.
Aqua Flex Plus classes: 8-9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Faucett Center. Designed to increase range of motion and stamina for participants with all types of arthritis. Participants are advised to obtain a doctor's permission. Instructor is Caroline Williams. Monthly cost is $30 for members and $36 for nonmembers.
Aqua Power and Flex classes: 9-10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Faucett Center. Instructor is Caroline Williams. Monthly cost is $30 for members or $36 for nonmembers.
Indoor swim lessons: 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 21-Feb, 13, at the Faucett Center. Contact Mark Harrison at 205-331-5600 or email email@example.com. Cost is $63 for members and $70 for nonmembers.
Private swim lessons: Individual care and attention in a private or semi-
private class at Faucett Center. Call 205-758-0419 to schedule class.
Parent and tot swim lessons: 10-10:30 a.m. or 5-5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 21-Feb. 13, at Faucett Center. Cost is $63 for members and $70 for nonmembers. Call 205-331-5600 or email email@example.com.
Winter Splash Party: 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 at Miller Center. Cost is $10. Kids are supervised and provided games, exercise and pizza.
Faucett Center Pool: Daily admission fees are $10 per person or free with deluxe fitness membership.
Aquatics Youth
Private swim lessons: Call to schedule at 205-758-0419. Instructor is Mark Harrison. Monthly fee is $70.
Swim lessons: 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 21-Feb. 13 at Miller Center. Fee is $63 for members and $70 for nonmembers. Instructor is Mark Harrison.
Water aerobics: 9-10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Miller Center. Instructor is Lanita Bostic. Fee is $30 for nonmembers and free for members.
Exercise and Dance
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Zumba Fitness:6-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, at Miller Center. Instructor is Helen Duncan. Fee is $40-$45 per session or $8 per class.
Yoga therapy: 4-4:45 p.m. Monday at Phelps Center. Instructor is Linda Dunn. Fee is $15-$30 per session or $9 per class.
Morning Mat Pilates with Props: 9:15-10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Phelps Center. Instructor is Kim Wyatt. Fee is $36-$54 per session or $9 per class.
Pilates and Total Body Conditioning: 5:15-6 p.m. Monday and Thursday at Phelps Center. Instructor is Linda Dunn. Fee is $30-$48 per session or $9 per class.
Hatha yoga: 6-7:10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the Phelps Center. Bring a yoga mat. Instructor is Linda Dunn. Cost is $35-$40 per session or $9 per class.
Personal training: Monday through Saturday. Cost is $25. Call Sam Morgan to schedule an appointment at 205-331-5600.
Core-dio and Step: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at Miller Center. Instructor is Lanita Bostic. Cost is $30.
Girl Trek walking program: 4-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through July 31 at Miller Center. Cost is $50 per person. Instructor is Lanita Bostic. Call 205-758-0419.
Water aerobics: 9-10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Miller therapeutic pool. Instructor is Lanita Bostic. Cost is $30 per month, free for members.
Puppy kindergarten:6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21-March 11, at Northport Community Center. Instructor is Amy Trice. Fee is $125. Puppies must be between 2.5 and 4.5 months old.
Dog obedience: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13-Feb. 17 at Northport Community Center. Instructors are Jimmy Powell and Kim Romain. Cost is $80. Dogs must be at least 4 months old and have all their vaccinations. Those with a history of biting or vicious behavior are discouraged from registering for the course.
Special Events
John Tilley 205-562-3230
West Alabama Dance: 6:45-9:45 p.m. Friday at Northport Community Center, 2001 Park St., Northport. Live music by the Echoes. Admission is $5.
Breakfast and Bingo: 8-10 a.m. Thursday at McAbee Center. Cost is $4. Event designed especially for seniors.
Special Interest and education
John Tilley 205-562-3230
Southern Strutters Baton and Dance Twirl: Beginning to advanced classes are taught by Cathy Earnest, member of the National Baton Twirling Association. Reduced price for multiple classes during the same session or for more than one child in a family. Registration deadline is the day class begins.
Tiny Twirlers: Beginner I and II Baton and Dance Twirl for elementary through middle school students 5:50-6:45 p.m. Fee is $60.
Advanced Beginner Baton and Dance Twirl/Majorette Prep: Individual or majorette lines for elementary through high school students, 6:45-7:55 p.m. Fee is $68;
Intermediate Baton and Dance Twirl/Majorette Prep: Individual or majorette lines for middle through high school students; 3:30-4:40 p.m. Fee is $68;
Advanced Baton and Dance Twirl/majorette prep: Individual or majorette "A" team for middle school through college-age students, 5:30-6:40 p.m. or 6:40-7:50 p.m. Thursday. Cost is $68.
Garden plots available for rental at Sokol Park: 30-foot by 50-foot plot, 2 foot walkway; water on-site; $60 each. Available through Dec. 31.
Therapeutic Recreation
Keith Jenkins 205-562-3235
Bowling: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bama Bowl. Cost is $4 per game, per person.
Water aerobics: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at McAbee Center, Dockery pool. Cost $30 per person, per month for twice per week or $20 per person, per month, once per week. Instructor is Amy Williamson.
Children's Hands-On Museum
2213 University Blvd. Call 205-349-4235 or email email@example.com or visit www.chomonline.org. CHOM closed Tuesday and Wednesday for Christmas.
Movin' and Groovin': 10 a.m. Thursday. For all ages.
Small Fry Science: 1:30 p.m. Thursday. For 2-5 years. Science programs with a story and experiences or experiments. Caregiver assistance a must.
Story time: 2:30 p.m. Thursday with "Race Car Night Before Christmas." Make race cars. For all ages.
Planetarium: Morning and afternoon sessions available Thursday, Friday and Monday.
Fun Friday at CHOM: open 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Story time: "Redneck Night Before Christmas." 2:30 p.m. Friday. Make Rudolph ornaments. All ages.
Snowflake Saturday and Elf Workshop: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. All ages, make felt melted snowmen to take home. Included in admission.
Story Time: "T'was the Night Before Christmas" Saturday morning and afternoon sessions. For all ages.
Story Time: "T'was the Night Before Christmas" 10:30 a.m. Monday. Make Hershey's Kiss mice ornaments. All ages.
Artsy Afternoon: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday. All ages.
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Taxes on Lottery Annuities
Original post by Cindy Quarters of Demand Media
For a person lucky enough to win big on the lottery, there are two ways to take the money. The first is as a lump sum, in which case all taxes are taken from the money prior to distribution and the remainder is paid to the winner. The other way to receive lottery winnings is as an annuity, which is a fixed amount of money that is paid annually for a set period of time, usually 20 or more years. In this case, taxes are normally withheld from each payment.
Types of Annuities
There are two types of lottery annuity payments. The most common type consists of a specific number of annual payments until the entire amount of the lottery jackpot has been paid. The other type of annuity only pays as long as the winner is alive, and payments stop when the winner dies. State lottery winnings are normally paid as a set number of payments, and the money will go to a person's heirs if she dies before the payout is completed.
Both state and federal taxes are typically withheld from lottery annuity payments. Federal taxes are withheld at a flat rate of 25 percent. The amount of state tax that is withheld varies widely by state. If a winner is expected to have additional tax liability, he may be required to pay an estimated tax in addition to any withholding. The amount paid in estimated tax should be enough, when combined with the flat-rate withholding, to cover the anticipated amount of taxes due.
A lottery winner's tax liability is determined by a mix of different factors. The size of the annuity payment, the winner's overall worth and any other income he may have all figure into his tax liability. Types of investments, charitable contributions and other factors can also impact taxes. The exact amount due is best determined by a qualified tax professional. There are often ways a winner can reduce his tax liability, but these vary greatly by individual circumstance.
State Taxes
Each state has its own rules regarding how lottery annuities are taxed. In some states, lottery winnings are not taxed by the state. In other states, the rates run anywhere from less than 4 percent to over 9 percent, as of 2011. A person who gets a lottery annuity from one state but lives in another state may have to pay the taxes applicable to both his place of residence and the state where the ticket was purchased, depending on the situation. The tax in the state where the ticket was purchased is paid first; then, if the winner's home-state tax is higher, he must pay the difference. If there is no tax where the ticket was purchased but there is in his home state, he will have to pay the full amount to his home state. If there is a tax where the ticket was purchased but none in his home state, he will have to pay the full amount to the state where the ticket was purchased.
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The next episode of "OUAT" is titled "The Jolly Roger" and there is already a promo clip that has been released. On April 6, WetPaint revealed some small spoilers for "Once Upon a Time" season 3, episode 17, which featured Hook.
Warning: If you do not want to know "Once Upon a Time" season 3, episode 17 spoilers, then stop reading.
The last episode of "OUAT" was intense and Zelena, the Wicked Witch, is not done causing problems. According to the promo clip, it looks like there is someone else who is angry and wants payback. This second character, though, isn't interested in Regina, but is angry at Hook.
The promo for "The Jolly Roger" shows Hook fighting Blackbeard, but he isn't Hook's only problem. Ariel appears in this episode and vows to make Hook pay for something that he has done.
The Wicked Witch will also be making an appearance and at the end of the promo clip, she shows up to inform him that he is "out of his depth." Hook is then thrown to the ground and from the look on his face, he seems to be very worried.
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Post subject: Does the hero always need to win?
Just something I've been pondering. I definitely notice that in romance novels, whoever the current hero of a book is, he generally has to win any contest (strength, intelligence, wit, whatever) he's involved in. He always has the last word in debates, and generally is never bested by another unless the other is cheating in some way (occasional exception to this is the heroine but that's usually played for laughs).
I don't really need my hero to be great at everything, or even to be the best in his field, for me to find him heroic, but I wonder if I'm the exception here? I know a lot of readers like larger than life heroes, and I *sometimes* do but there's a line...once he starts being amazing at everything, it loses any effect it once had when you *know* the hero is going to win every single contest.
Would it be totally emasculating for a hero to lose a fight, even if it was against someone who'd have every reason to be better than him? I can see how it might seem that way...though I have definitely seen books where current hero beats up a future hero, who then wins any fights he's in once it's his *own* book (I'm thinking of Marcus and Sebastian from Lisa Kleypas' Wallflowers series).
Sort of related, does every sexual encounter between h/h need to be mindblowing? I wonder if this 'hero has to be the best' thing is related to why it seems that lately, sex has to be amazing *right away* for the leads. I noted in a thread down further that I really like books where the first time, or first couple of times, aren't that great, but it ends up getting great later on.
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I know what you mean, and I always find it amusing when an author who favors this type of hero features more than one in the same book and seems desperately trying to make them each one of them taller, broader and tougher than the other one, somehow.
I've noticed that I really enjoy older Harlequin Presents because the heroes in them seem to be allowed to have weaknesses and be vulnerable in a way that current heroes rarely are.
I also enjoy some realism in the sexual area. Madeline Hunter comes to mind. In
The Rules of Seduction
, the heroine not only doesn't enjoy the first time but later on actually DOESN'T HAVE AN ORGASM during one encounter because she's distressed about something. Imagine that!
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How about the hero in Jo Beverley's
Something Wicked
? He is bested several times by the heroine's brothers and can only slink away to lick his wounds.
I think the eldest brother does apologise to him in the end, but that's not much of a victory.
Another example from Beverley is the hero in
A Shattered Rose
, who is slighter of build than your average Romance hero and is beaten by his best friend in wrestling or swimming contests. When he was courting the heroine, his rival for her hand usually trounced him in the manly sports--and then the same rival managed to sleep with his wife after the marriage, too. He pretty much gets a sound beating throughout the novel.
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Would it be totally emasculating for a hero to lose a fight, even if it was against someone who'd have every reason to be better than him? I can see how it might seem that way...though I have definitely seen books where current hero beats up a future hero, who then wins any fights he's in once it's his *own* book (I'm thinking of Marcus and Sebastian from Lisa Kleypas' Wallflowers series).
Well, if he were fighting for the heroine's honour or out of jealousy or with a similar "romantic" motivation, then the fantasy requires that he win. Else the heroine's reputation would be besmirched forever or he not come across as sufficiently passionate about her.
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Hmmm well to be honest I'd rather read about the hero kicking @ss than getting his kicked.
I'm all for more realism in the sexual encounters though. :)
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I think it's true that most heroes in romance genre writing have an extra shot of testosterone running through them. Some, more than others, but I think that is mostly expected by the readers. I guess I find males more realistic in general fiction. They are not always heroic or perfectly perfect. Still, I like to read the imperfect hero from time to time. Cheryl St. John writes them well. Also, Christina Dodd's, Knight To Remember features a washed-up older knight. In his first scene, he has just lost a fight and is sitting in a tavern too drunk to stand. That is how theh heroine finds him. As for love scenes, Mary Balogh doesn't write love scenes featuring heroines loving sex her first time. Most of the time I remember many just doing it because the hero wants to do it. I picture many of her heroines just lying under hero waiting for it to be over.
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Damn! I thought sure all the lady readers thought all we males were just as extraordinary as those fellas in romance novels. What a let down!
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Well, obviously the hero always wins in the end if there's to be a happily ever after. But, I know I've read a few books where the hero suffered from limitations or seemed less than heroic in the course of the book. There have even been books where the heroine seems like the stronger party.
Just off the top of my head, some of Laura Kinsale's books comes to mind.
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Megan Chance's
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In some of these books, the hero suffers either mental, psychological, or physical problems that cause them to shirk from being Sir Lancelot. Or the heroine is very domineering.
And, of course, there are many books that fall more into the women's fiction or chick lit category that have less than gallant "heroes."
This topic is reminding me of the movie,
"Ever After,"
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You have to give Kleypas credit, though, for having to have Sebastian learn how to fight first. He's willing but not very able to start with.
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Very true, Kass! I did like that--very often when pampered noblemen who are debauched as Sebastian are get described, they're described in ways I find fairly unbelievable, but I think with Sebastian, the character development got to be shown because he didn't start off that way.
Yeah, I can understand why the hero will win in the end--that's cool. My issue is more with the sort of thing willaful mentioned--each hero the author writes is 'the strongest, the toughest, the best' rather than having individual strengths and weaknesses.
I'm not even really saying, more heroes should lose fights, but more than when the heroes always are presented in this larger than life way in every aspect, it's hard for me to have a strong reaction, or to see him as notably different from any other hero. Whereas if a hero isn't, say, especially tall, or maybe he's not all that witty, that will stand out for me. And if the hero fails sometimes, it makes his successes that much more poignant to me.
My suspension of disbelief takes a hit when every single hero is the best looking, the strongest, the most masculine, and you know that any time he goes up against another character in any way, he'll win.
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Yeah, I can understand why the hero will win in the end--that's cool. My issue is more with the sort of thing willaful mentioned--each hero the author writes is 'the strongest, the toughest, the best' rather than having individual strengths and weaknesses.
I think we have the opposite case in Stephanie Laurens' Cynster novels. Devil, the hero of the first in the series, is clearly "the strongest, the toughest, the best" of the Bar Cynster--and I think that the other heroes live in his shadow even in their own books.
On the other hand, I think Jo Beverley writes excellent heroes with individual strengths and weaknesses. Check out her Georgians, in which the heroes (and one heroine) are all siblings. There's no sense of the latest one in the series attempting to top the ones who came before.
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