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Cake Killers was reviewed a while back, but I changed it a lot since then and would like it re-reviewed, please. Thanks.
Sean Cashen 09:21, June 13, 2010 (UTC)
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|Here we go. Overall, I found this to be a pretty amusing article. I enjoyed the way you abandoned the standard encyclopedia entry format for more of a story time feel. You had some pretty solid humor mixed throughout, especially in the first paragraph. The main thing that hurt this article was that there was no example of actual cake killing. If I'm reading an article about cake killers I want to have a little detail as to what methods they may use or maybe the most infamous cases of cake killing in history. Since you've chosen a fictional topic to write about, building a background for it in your article is imperative. A solid background would take this article from silly to really funny.
Now that my main concerns are out of the way, I'll break it down section by section for you.
Section 1 - Intro
This section is extremely short. A good intro should highlight the keynotes of your article and set the entire article up for the reader. This should also be your most solid section so it can hook the reader. You do a solid job of defining the topic, but you really need to expand this section to give an overall highlight of the article. You could list things like when cake killing started, what cake killing represents, how many known cake killing incidents there have been, etc. Really focus on building a solid background which you can build the whole article on.
Section 2 - Early History
I was a little dissapointed that this section didn't start with the line, "Once upon a time", because it reads a lot like a fairy tale. I like it a lot and theres a good amount of humor mixed in as well. This is definately your most solid section. One note I can make on this section is that you kind of mix between first and third person POV's which causes some confusion. Fortunately, you can easily remedy this by simply changing the word "we" to the word "the".
Section 3 - Trial
You do a solid job of carrying over the story book feel of the article from the 2nd section. However this section seems to start to dwindle a little bit. I feel that you start to reach for humor a little with the line "The crosses they were wearing must contain some poison that excreted large doses of chemicals that make people feel anger. So, as soon as the trial started the next day, all the heretics forcibly confiscated the crosses the Vatican jury members were wearing." It's not that it's a bad line but you make it sound to the reader as if the crosses are the reason the jury is against them. Then, after the heretics take the crosses, they still lose by a landslide. It's all just a little confusing. I would think if the heretics take the crosses away, then the jury would be nicer to them. You see what I mean? My only other problem with this section is that it tends to be a little short. You should try expanding on evidence presented at the trial, maybe some entertaining witnesses like the village baker, and explain the heretics side a little more. Why are they against cakes being holy? What do they want to see happen as a result of the trial. summing up a three year long trial with just over two paragraphs isn't going to cut it, and this is a prime spot to build that background story I talked about at the beginning.
Section 4 - Post trial
I thought that this section lost some of its humor value because it felt rushed. I remember this article being entered into the PLS, so I'm not sure if you were under the gun on a deadline or it was just a simple oversight. Either way this section suffers because of it. Let me explain. I felt that instead of fleshing out some of the obvious spots of this section, you completely bypassed them. For instance, the line, "Many Heretics couldn't figure out what to do next" feels like a missed oppurtunity to me. You could have chosen to flesh out the reactions of the heretics which would have increased the length of the article and gave you some more oppurtunities for humor.
Section 5 - War
Once again we run into the length issue here. You sum up 20 years of war in two paragraphs. That's a hard pill for any reader to swallow. Consider this another oppurtunity to build that background I keep harping on. Go into a little detail about some of the major skirmishes that took place. Maybe there was some espionage afoot, or maybe there was a trator in the midst of the heretics. That's the beauty of a fictional topic. Whatever you can imagine, it could have happened.
Section 6 - Modern Day
Maybe it's just me, but I'm not exactly a big fan of lists. Sure they take up space and fill out a section, but they also come across to the reader as, "Hey, I ran out of ideas right about here". Consider turning the list into a paragraph by going into a little more detail like you did in your first list. For instance, instead of listing 1,2,3,etc. write something like,
"A cake killer can be recognized by several key characteristics. First and foremost, cake killers hate cake. If you run into someone that likes cake they are probably not a cake killer, as they would probably rather eat it than kill it. Another tell tale sign of cake killers is... etc."
For some reason (again, maybe its just me), a paragraph listing achieves the same goal as an actual list but it just looks better. I can't really explain it much better, it just gives me a fuzzy feeling inside I guess.
|The idea for your article is slightly below average. Topics that are fictional are usually more difficult to sell then those grounded in reality. No matter how solid the article is, they usually tend to come across a little silly. I think you did pretty well with the topic you've chosen, its just going to be difficult to gain attention for a topic that people don't even know exists.
I would definately recommend focusing on building a solid backstory for your article. Theres a lot of areas that you left untouched with this idea. I expanded on some of them above and I think you can come up with a lot more as well. A solid backstory is going to lift your article from that kinda cheesy, kinda funny area, into a very funny, must read.
|Prose and formatting:
|I'm not the best person in the world to give advise on spelling and grammer, but I didn't see anything that jumped out at me here. You can always check out Uncyclopedia's proofreading service for a much more thorough evaluation of that.
I do think the length is a bit of a factor at times. Some of your sections, such as the Post trial could actually be sub-sections. Again, I'm not the best at this kind of stuff and I would highly recommend a run through of the proof reading service.
|I felt that the images seemed a little cluttered together. Try moving some to the other side of the page. Putting all your images on one side is not good for the Fung Shuei or whatever. I would also suggest setting an image at the top as your main image.
One last bit of advice would be to focus on making sure your images tell a story of their own. What I mean is if the captions and images feel a bit random to you, that feeling will be magnified 10 fold on the reader. Make sure the images follow the narrative and take your time writing the captions. Captions are an excellent chance at injecting humor when done right.
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|This article is very close to being something very good. Really focus on building up a believable backstory for the reader to sink their teeth into. Also, try to expand on the subjects I mentioned above, especially in the sections that are short. If you can achieve that, this will be a really solid article
|--—John Lydon 17:56, June 14, 2010 (UTC)


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Probably all of us realize that there are three separate liturgies for Christmas with three separate sets of readings: the one that we use during the night, the one that is taken from Luke's Gospel and recounts those events that happened in Bethlehem of Judea, and then there's the one that we call the Celebration of the Shepherd's Mass. It is usually celebrated at dawn, and that is where we hear about Mary reflecting on all these things in her heart, trying to get some sense of what was happening. Finally, we have these readings from the Mass of Christmas Day.
We start off not as in Luke's Gospel, all about the birth of Jesus. We go into eternity to try to reflect on God in God's three persons in that second verse. It is the Word of God, and when that Word speaks, something happens. God speaks and the world is created. All of creation comes into being. That Word of God is God, as John proclaims. We need in a sense to put ourselves in the spirit of awe at God. In the Old Testament, in the Book of Exodus, we get a sense of how the chosen people reacted and related to God with this profound sense of awe and unworthiness.
When Moses has that experience of God appearing in the burning bush, we hear this. The angel of God appeared to Moses by means of a flame of fire in the middle of a bush. Moses saw that although the bush was on fire, it did not burn up. Moses thought, "I will go and see this amazing sight. Why is the bush not burning up?" Yahweh saw that Moses was drawing near to look and God called to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses. Moses." He replied, "Here I am." God said, "Do not come near. Take off your sandals because the place where you are standing is holy ground."
It's an awesome, extraordinary, unbelievable thing to come into the presence of God. That's what Moses experienced. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, when Isaiah recounts his own conversion and his own call to be the prophet, he has this extraordinary experience. "At the sound of the voices of angels, the threshold of the temple was filled with smoke. I said, 'Poor me. I am doomed. I am a man of unclean lips living among a people of unclean lips, and yet I have seen God.'"
Isaiah is overwhelmed by the experience of being in a profound way in the presence of God. To begin to really get a sense of what we celebrate in the mystery of the Incarnation, let's start at that point, awareness of how God is totally and utterly different from us. God is beyond us, transcendent. We can't use the same words to describe God and to describe ourselves. God is totally, utterly different, beyond us, and yet -- and this is the mystery of the Incarnation as John says in the Gospel -- that God, the Word of God who was with God at the beginning in all eternity, the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, the glory of the only Son of God.
So as we hear in the letter to the Hebrews, God who spoke to us in so many different ways now speaks to us through God's own Son. God has spoken through creation. God has spoken through our own life experiences. God speaks to us in many ways, but now into our presence comes the very person of God in Jesus. Again, this is a mystery that is beyond our ability to really ever understand, when this one person is the fullness of God in full humanness, the Son of God and now the son of Mary.
As we try to reflect on all that this means, we must begin -- and each year at Christmas, we try to renew this effort for ourselves -- to begin to listen to Jesus, to watch Jesus as He grows up, as He begins His public life, to follow Jesus. In the Gospel of Saint Luke, which is the Gospel that is proclaimed at Mass during the night, it's the Gospel that we're all familiar with, that Gospel where Mary and Joseph, going to Bethlehem at the behest of the emperor, find themselves without a home, having to live in a cave, and then suddenly Jesus is born. He comes into our midst.
We know that story very well, but we need to dwell on it to discover what are the priorities, what are the values, the important things that this Word of God is speaking to us as the Word of God comes into our history and becomes one of us, enters into human history and transforms human history? If you look into the account of St. Luke, there are some things that become very apparent very quickly. First of all, where does Jesus, the Son of God, choose to be born? It is among the poorest of the poor.
We hear sometimes about how God has a preferential option for the poor. We hear that and see that as Jesus is born, because He is born without any material wealth, not even a home. He's born in the back of a cave where the animals usually stay. He's placed in a manger, an instrument that holds the hay that the animals would eat. Jesus is utterly poor and reaches out to the poor, identifies with the poor.
We live in a world where there are now terrible economic difficulties. Many more people are suffering, and beyond our own country there is an overwhelming number of people in our world who are utterly, desperately, absolutely poor. That's where Jesus is most of all. If we want to unite with Jesus, we have to begin to connect with the poor in our world, and share with the poor as Jesus did. Also, there is something else in this story about Jesus, the Word of God coming into our world that really connects with what is happening in our world right now.
Jesus very quickly was a refugee. He was oppressed by the king, Herod, threatened with death, and He has to flee for His life. So He leaves His own country to go to Egypt. He's a refugee, an immigrant. So when we look in our world, we must look where refugees and immigrants are. How do we reach out to them if we understand that it's Jesus sharing that experience, that lot in life? I think maybe our attitudes would be quite different from what you hear expressed quite often in our country.
Reject them, push them away -- you're pushing Jesus away if you do that. That's what the Gospel tells us. Then also, finally, in that Gospel story from Matthew and Luke, there is one other thing that I think connects with what is happening in our world. Jesus shows us a kind of inclusivity in the story of the Magi. Those people from the East would actually be where the country of Iran is now, Persia. They came. They were not connected with the chosen people. They were Gentiles, and yet, they're drawn in.
They become part of the people of God. We, it seems, so often want to push people away instead of welcoming Muslims and Jews, and people of any religion or any race. They're all part now of the one same human family, sons and daughters of God as we are. That's what Jesus teaches us at His birth. So, if we really reflect on this coming of God into our world, it can have profound influence on our attitudes, our values and the way we live.
So this morning, as we celebrate this feast of the coming of the Word of God into human history, we feel great joy because God has become one of us. We are united with God. We share in the divinity of God, but then not only do we experience the joy and give thanks, we commit ourselves to live like God, who comes into our midst to become one of us.
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Though it's unseasonably warm for mid-May and fully green grass and leafed-out trees are a joy to behold for Alaskans used to grey and brown vegetation until early June, my windows are shut tight against the spring air. The sky is mostly blue, with a light skim of clouds that promises to burn off by mid-morning obscuring the sun. Still, it's not likely to be a good plan to go recreate out of doors today, because the haze on my windows isn't a sign of slovenly housekeeping – it's the smoke filling the air from two wildfires burning on the Kenai Peninsula southwest of Anchorage, the Funny River Horse Trail fire and the Tyonek fire.
A low-precip winter with unmatched warm temperatures has resulted in the predictable – a bad fire season that has already started with no signs of slowing. Fires are nothing new here or anywhere else there is fuel to burn, but the severity of wildland fires, and many times even their very ignition, are the byproducts of humans' competing interests: to live wherever they want, to recreate in whichever way they choose, and to insist on the immediate extinguishment of all resulting blazes to eliminate the possibility of threats to human property.
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Since the policy of extinguishing wildfires immediately has been in place, the amount of fire fuel – standing dead timber, brush, blowdowns – has accumulated to the point that most fires that ignite have the potential to become monsters, with an unlimited supply of dried-to-perfection fuel to feed them. The natural role of wildland fire, that of renewal and rebirth, has been curtailed by the explosion of human encroachment. No one is willing to risk their home for the greater good of allowing a fire to consume extra fuel at regular intervals, nor are they willing to sacrifice their ability to settle on land unencumbered by fire planning and land use restrictions. We're left with the slow, difficult task of reducing fuels by hand, of sending crews in to laboriously thin and remove standing dead trees – of which there are many millions in Alaska in large part because of a late-90s epidemic of spruce bark beetle – to mimic the well-spaced, healthy forest that wildfires would naturally maintain. A healthy forest has big trees and little trees, so an early-era wildfire could sweep through and burn up the brush, dead trees, and little trees, leaving big trees to survive, since a healthy forest doesn't have a huge fuels build-up.
While I now can't justify trying to afford even the taxes on a huge, wooded lot on the Chugach foothills which Anchorage residents call the Hillside, I spent my teenage years living there with my parents, with wildfire a consistent concern. Wildland fire models show that should a fire ignite in the right place in favorable conditions for fire – hot temperatures and strong winds – the entire Anchorage Hillside could be engulfed in a span of time measured in minutes rather than hours. Any fire on the Hillside, even in the Municipality anywhere, is treated with immediate urgency. My family participated in mitigation activities for our home, replacing our roof with non-combustible metal and creating defensible space around the house by cutting back trees so that the house stood a chance of surviving a conflagration of the surrounding woods. There were a few summers of tense days when the scent of smoke wafted through the air; until the source was confirmed as a far-away wildfire, we'd be worried something was burning in town, trapping us until the firestorm swept through, obliterating everything in its path.
Even so, every time I venture out, I find evidence of illicit campfires everywhere. It appears that people even carry wood up to the alpine just to burn it. One of my favorite camp spots lies in the midst of an incredible amount of blowdown on the other side of Turnagain Arm. It's spooky to be there sometimes during hot weather. A working fire fanned by wind there would be an incredible sight, unescapable for campers, and would undoubtedly threaten the tiny town nestled nearby, and thereby would be extinguished as quickly as possible. What that forest really needs, though, is a good burnover, and from the looks of the illegal fire rings everywhere, we're going to get it someday.
The inevitable Hillside fire hasn't happened yet, with all ignitions stopped in their tracks so far, including one during which we drove to a lookout high in the hills to watch my dad in his WWII-era T28 fighter plane guide in the big tankers for fire retardant drops. Yet today Anchorage lies under the pall of smoke from the Funny River fire as crews work to contain it. Almost the entire state (barring the rain forests of the southeast) lies under a burn ban. Only an idiot would think to light a campfire in these conditions.
The Anchorage Community Wildfire Protection Plan reports that a whopping 96% of fires in the Municipality are human-caused. We cause the buildup of fuels, and we cause the fires. It's just the endless cycle of human development.


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I brew one gallon batches right now, while I wait for winter to build me a natural cooler for my wort. (Yay Canada!) I will update when I try a 5 gallon batch for this.
The original gravity surprised me, as I expected a bit lower. I think the pumpkin kicked it up a bit. In future batches, I would also probably drop the nutmeg, as it and the allspice together may be a bit overwhelming.
The nice thing about 1 gallon batches is they don't need too long in their fermenter; usually only a week or two. Still, with this recipe it is a good idea to let it age once bottled, to let some of the flavors mellow.
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Original Gravity: 1.61
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons
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AC50 - Procurement Director
State Specifications:
General Nature of Work:
Directs a complex procurement, warehousing and distribution operation for a major state university or directs a statewide purchasing function.
Guidelines for Class Use/Distinguishing Characteristics:
Positions in this class assume highly complex procurement responsibilities for the major state universities' research and hospital needs or for another statewide function.
Examples of Work:
(Note: The examples of work listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position. The intent of the listed examples is to give a general indication of the levels of difficulty and responsibility common to all positions in this class.)
Establishes mandatory state term contracts for the procurement of high-volume items.
Negotiates complex contracts for state agencies.
Directs all activities of central state purchasing.
Evaluates and approves qualified vendors.
Interprets procurement rules and regulations for other officials.
Renders decisions on vendor protests.
Reviews and approves major bids.
Develops and implements procurement policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Directs a large staff involved in the procurement of goods and services.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
(Note: The knowledge, skills and abilities listed are not necessarily inclusive of the requirements for every position in the class.)
Knowledge of supply practices and procedures.
Knowledge of inventory control practices and procedures.
Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures applicable to property and inventory
Ability to train subordinate employees.
Ability to oversee the work of others.
Ability to communicate effectively.
State Minimum Training and Experience
State Necessary Special Requirements:
Some positions require a commercial driver's license.
Minimum Requirements:
(Note: Additional requirements may be applicable for individual positions in the employing agency.)
A bachelor's degree and procurement experience.
MUSC Minimum Training and Experience Requirements:
A bachelor's degree and five years procurement experience.
MUSC Physical Requirements:


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Survival – it was the theme of Day 4 of the Nicaragua ISA World Masters Surfing Championship. Thirty-one Repechage heats were run at Colorado Beach at Hacienda Iguana, and by the end of the afternoon on Wednesday, 58 more athletes exited the contest.
Surfline, the Official Forecaster of the event, has called for a significant swell to fill in over the next couple days, which has competitors and spectators excited for for the finals this weekend. Today, with waves in the two to four-foot range and 15-minute Repechage heats, surfers were scrambling for scoring opportunities – which is adding extra stress to an already tense situation.
"Right now there is no room for mistakes; you lose and you go home, so the pressure is on, and you just have to deal with it," said German Aguirre (PER), who won both of his Grand Masters heats. "It seems like the pressure of the Repechage is helping us (the Peruvian team), because we are passing through our heats, and surfing better and better."
Aguirre's teammates Magoo de la Rosa and Javier Huarcaya also advanced through two Repechage heats in their respective divisions.
There have now been 76 athletes eliminated from the event, more than half of the draw. Only USA has its full team still in contention.
Surprisingly, winds turned side-shore for a short while today, making the already challenging conditions even more so. That, however, did not prevent some phenomenal rides and high scores. Juan Ashton (PUR) found himself in an unfamiliar position today, surfing in the Repechage round of the Grand Masters. He hadn't been in the elimination round since the 2007 ISA World Masters in Puerto Rico – the year he won his first of four ISA Gold Medals.
"At least I found my rhythm today and in the two rounds that I surfed, I got seven-point rides, and that is exciting for me. It's even better than winning the heat because it proves that I'm stepping up my level, which gives me confidence for the rest of the competition," Ashton said. "It's pretty hard because in a beachbreak everything can happen, everything can change. I'm just taking it heat by heat, round by round, not even thinking about another Gold Medal. I just want to surf and wait to see what happens."
Though there are no cash prizes in ISA competition, for most of the surfers in the event, the pride they feel while representing their country means more than a financial return. Every heat, the waterline is packed with teammates and supporters waving flags, and shouting words of support and suggestions out into the lineup.
Some surfers even step outside their comfort level to do what is necessary to give the best amount of help to their country.
"I grew up surfing on shortboards and then switched to longboarding, but in this event I wanted to help the Venezuelan team; they gave me the opportunity to be here representing my country and I'm doing my best," said Ronald Reyes, who won his Men's Masters (over-35) Repechage heat.
"I'm very happy because my daughter is here with me," Reyes continued. "I don't live with her and having her here at the event makes me very happy. When I see her supporting me on the beach with the Venezuelan flag, it makes me more relaxed in the water and gives me more energy in every heat."
Action resumes tomorrow, July 19, with Men's Masters Main Event heats.
The event webcast will be live beginning at 7:40am local time (6:40am PST; 9:40am EST; 2:40pm in Paris; and 11:40pm in Sydney) with The Morning Show at www.isawmsc.com/live.
Men's Masters Repechage Round 2 Results
Heat 1: Ronald Reyes (VEN), 12.16; Raul Villa (PER), 5.57; Christian Jiménez (CRI), 5.10; David Lee (JAM)
Heat 2: Robbie Page (AUS), 12.36; Hugo Camacho (MEX), 5.23; Reinaldo Ibarra (CHI) ,4.04; Gerson Gómez (GUA), 1.27
Heat 3: Ricardo Alfaro (PAN), 8.57; Cesar Aspillaga (PER), 8.20; Marcelo Matos (URU) ,6.10; Giovanni Benetti (ITA) ,1.93
Heat 4: Norberto Pena (PUR), 8.63; Juan Andrés Guerra (CHI), 3.34; Gustavo Castillo (CRI),3.17; Cesar Moreira (ECU), 2.90
Heat 5: Heriberto Ramirez (MEX), 10.00; Jaime Delgado (SAL), 4.50;Daniel López (GUA), 4.26; Patrick Castagnet (GER), 3.93
Heat 6: Hiroki Watanabe (JPN), 10.17; Yoshio Ishida (JPN), 7.70; Charlie Philippon (FRA), 6.87; Diego Gallardo (SAL), 2.93
Men's Grand Masters Repechage Round 2 Results
Heat 1: German Aguirre (PER), 10.06; Eduardo Rojos (VEN), 7.53; Azumi Hara (JPN), 3.93; Carlos Alvarado (ECU), 3.60
Heat 2: Juan Ashton (PUR), 11.67; Julián Galeana (MEX), 4.10; Ricardo Chiari (PAN), 2.30; Carlos Corado (GUA), 1.86
Heat 3: Yasunori Isobe (JPN), 8.47; Luiggi de Marzo (PER), 5.83; Manuel Lozano (ECU) ,4.90; Adrián Valenzuela (MEX), 3.23
Heat 4: Santiago di Pace (ARG), 7.77; Giovanni Visconti (CHI), 7.27; Alfredo Flores (VEN), 6.77; Jose Ureña (CRI), 5.57
Heat 5: Olivier Salvaire (FRA), 6.00; Francisco Romagoza (SAL), 3.60; Lorenzo Parmegiani (ITA), 2.93; Pedro Pablo Vergara (GUA), 1.60
Heat 6: Richy Arosemena (PAN), 9.00; Francois Gouffrant (FRA), 4.07; Daniel Paez (SWI), 3.30; Rodrigo Dominguez (SAL), 1.66
Men's Kahunas Repechage Round 2 Results
Heat 1: Alfredo Flores (VEN), 10.53; Eric Graciet (FRA), 9.03; Javier Gorbea (PUR), 4.14; Kenneth Myers (PAN), 0.90
Heat 2: Magoo de la Rosa (PER), 14.17; Robert Reid (DOM), 9.13; Carlos Goncalves (ECU), 4.70; Scott Weinreich (AUS), 4.10
Heat 3: Bruno Laharague (FRA), 9.37; Gabriel Macedo (BRA), 7.73; Horacio Ipucha (ARG), 6.27; Prospero Ochoa (MEX), 3.66
Heat 4: Pascal Luciani (TAH), 12.73; Craig Schieber (CRI), 12.06; Werner Vega (PUR), 5.93; Jaime García (GUA),3.63
Men's Grand Kahunas Repechage Round 2 Results
Heat 1: Gilles Asenjo (FRA), 10.67; Aurelio Prieto (ECU), 4.60; Jaime García (GUA),4.54; Oswaldo Chávez (MEX), 2.17
Heat 2: Javier Huarcaya (PER), 8.06; Kenneth Myers (PAN), 2.83; Ernesto Conte (ARG), 2.63; José Luis Rodríguez (VEN), 2.40
Heat 3: Robert Reid (DOM), 10.50; Keiichi Mitsuhashi (JPN), 6.67; Alfonso Alvarez (SAL), 4.13; Mike Young (IRE), 3.17
Men's Masters Repechage 3 Results
Heat 1: Ronald Reyes (VEN), 12.00; Hugo Camacho (MEX), 5.47; Ricardo Alfaro (PAN), 4.97; Juan Andrés Guerra (CHI), 3.66
Heat 2: Yoshio Ishida (JPN), 9.60; Heriberto Ramírez (MEX), 9.20; Robbie Page (AUS), 9.07; Raúl Villa (PER), 6.00
Heat 3: Hiroki Watanabe (JPN), 12.26; Norberto Pena (PUR), 10.23; Cesar Aspillaga (PER), 9.50; Jaime Delgado (SAL), 4.50
Men's Grand Masters Repechage Round 3 Results
Heat 1: German Aguirre (PER), 14.84; Yasunori Isobe (JPN), 7.33; Giovanni Visconti (CHI), 3.13; Julián Galeana (MEX), 2.07
Heat 2: Juan Ashton (PUR), 14.90; Olivier Salvaire (FRA), 5.76; Eduardo Rojos (VEN), 5.67; Francois Gouffrant (FRA), 5.24
Heat 3: Santiago di Pace (ARG), 12.16; Richy Arosemena (PAN), 5.93; Luiggi de Marzo (PER), 3.17; Francisco Romagoza (SAL), 2.63
Men's Kahunas Repechage Round 3 Results
Heat 1: Craig Schieber (CRI), 11.84; Alfredo Flores (VEN), 9.24; Robert Reid (DOM), 5.34; Bruno Laharague (FRA), 3.70
Heat 2: Magoo de la Rosa (PER), 13.67; Eric Graciet (FRA), 8.54; Gabriel Macedo (BRA), 8.00; Pascal Luciani (TAH), 3.27
Men's Grand Kahunas Repechage Round 3 Results
Heat 1: Gilles Asenjo (FRA), 9.17; Kenneth Myers (PAN), 8.20; Robert Reid (DOM), 6.47
Heat 2: Javier Huarcaya (PER), 12.33; Aurelio Prieto (ECU), 6.63; Keiichi Mitsuhashi (JPN), 6.10
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New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar, on Thursday, feels captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's return to the India side will boost the team's chances in World T20.
Dhoni had skipped the Asia Cup because of a side-strain, which he suffered during the second Test against New Zealand. In his absence, the team was led by Virat Kohli.
The selectors have also included the experienced Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina in the squad. Both the batsmen were dropped from the Asia Cup squad due to poor form. In the two warm-up matches India played in the lead-up to the tournament, Raina has shown signs of good form. Yuvraj, though, is yet to make an impact.
Gavaskar believes the addition of the duo has bolstered India's batting.
"Dhoni's return will change India
It will boost India's chances. Yuvraj (Singh) and (Suresh) Raina are also back. It's a plus-plus situation for India after Asia Cup," Gavaskar told a TV channel.
India take on arch-rivals Pakistan, in the tournament opener, in Mirpur, on Friday. Apart from India and Pakistan, Group 2 also features Australia and the West Indies. Placed in such a tough group, Gavaskar said it is important for India to start with a win.
"Starting on a winning note is important. India are in a group of death and hence a win tomorrow will lift team's morale," the former India captain said.
Gavaskar said India should bank on experience against Pakistan and suggested that the team management should include leg-spinner Amit Mishra in the playing XI.
"Three spinners and two new-ball bowlers is a good Indian combination versus Pakistan. Experience is needed and Stuart Binny will have to sit out," Gavaskar said.
"Amit Mishra is high on confidence after the Asia Cup. Leg-spinners are not easy to score of. He will make a difference and can win a match," he said.
In the latest clash between the two sides, in the Asia Cup, Pakistan got the better of India, courtesy Shahid Afridi's pyrotechnics. The all-rounder hit two consecutive sixes off the last over, bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin, to seal the tie in Pakistan's favour.
Farokh Engineer feels Shahid Afridi will play a key role for Pakistan again. "Afridi is a bit of a phenomenon. When he gets going, he is capable of murdering any bowling attack on his day. It's up to the India bowlers. They have to practise yorkers," the former India wicket-keeper said.
Engineer, though, doesn't consider any side favourites. "The contest will be between India batting versus Pakistan bowling. It will be a humdinger and there will be no favourites," he said.
Engineer does not want the Indian thinktank to tinker too much with the batting line-up. "I will continue with Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as openers. Fielding will be key in T20," Engineer said.


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Does anyone do freelance transcription?(113 Posts)
Hi all
Thought this might be an easy-ish way to get some extra cash. Is is quite sought after? Do you need any qualifications etc?
Hi - sorry just found this site about transcription work which I am interested in starting. Most companies only employ experienced transcribers - any ideas on how to get started in this field. I have worked in financial institution for 30 years, 17 of which as secretary (although could be classed as "bit rusty"). Still have over 65 wpm though. Am willing to work from bottom up!
Hi Casmac
I have emailed you through your website, hopefully you will have received it. I can't seem to PM you via this site.
Hi Fennel,
As a professional transcriptionist with many years experience I was amazed at the prices you are having to pay and how long the wait for the work.
If you want a try out to see how professional my work is and the better rates I charge I will be happy to hear from you.
For that matter, anyone else wanting to know about freelance transcription please contact me. this is what I do and how I earn my living.
I have worked as a freelance transcriber for over six years and absolutely love the job.
It is hard to get started and make contacts but once you have proved yourself you will gain more work through returning clients recommendation.
You have to be reasonable in what you charge and be prepared to tackle sensitive and difficult subjects, i.e. I did a series of interviews with mums from SANDS which were really upsetting.
I would be happy to offer any advice to those wanting to start out. Alternatively, if you ever need the services of an experienced transcriber, or know of anyone who may do, please contact me.
I am very interested in hearing from any home-based experienced transcribers
Sorry, just found Mumsnet so not sure what the procedure is. My e-mail address, for any experienced transcribers looking for work from home, is email@example.com
elliepoppy - I'm just starting out - would you be interested? I'm an experienced audio typist...
Hi All
Came across this website whilst searching desperately for some information on freelanced typing. This definitely seems to be the site to come to - talk about a fountain of knowledge!!!
I am looking to start up with freelance typing as a contractor through a company whose services range from medical, legal, interviews, etc, and I could be sent any of these areas to type up.
The problem is that they have requested I state my fee per word and fee per 1000 words (I have always done audio typing in fee per hour!!). Any ideas or guidance on this would be hugely appreciated - don't want to sell myself short!
ta muchly
hi Danielle,
Hv sent you a mail about freelancing work.
Please check,
hey Frosty,
can you take up transcription work?
provide me with your email-id
Hi all. I've been in the transcription industry for the last 16 years, 6 of which has been owning and operating my own transcription and data entry company. We offer the cheapest rates in the market not to mention the best possible quality, at $40 per audio hour with a turnaround time of 24 hours. We operate 24 hours everyday. Anyone looking for transcription services (or other vendors wishing to subcontract me) can contact me through this email; (admin at crystaloutsourcing dot net). I would really appreciate the business and/or referrals too. Referrals won't go unnoticed, I promise. Thanks.
Again, my email is email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks
I am a freelance transcriptionist with over 10 years experience, my rates and turnaround times are very competitive. If you require any transcription projects undertaken, small or large, please contact me.
I have been a freelance transcriber for a couple of years after being an audio typist for a lot of years. I started my own company last year and am always on the look out for new transcribers who have excellent English and grammar. We do interview transcription and legal secretarial work at the moment. email@example.com
Hi Peeps
I have been transcribing from home for years, and have many happy clients who come back time after time. My turn around for an hours audio is 4 hours and can have it back to a client in less that 24. If anyone wanted me to do any trasncription I would be more than happy, I charege £40 per sudio hour
Thank You
Hi, I am about to start some legal transcription work but am stuck on how much I should charge per minute. I have a rough idea but am not really that sure of the going rate especially for someone like myself who is starting out. I also need to charge per 1000 words. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Elle
I am looking for a freelance transcriber for a 10-12 week project. It is out of normal office hours work for one evening a week. Basic details are that you will be needed to transcribe a one hour TV programme each week (Wednesday evenings, 8pm). We would require the transcript the same evening.
We need someone who is skilled in this area as accuracy is really important. We also need them to be committed to doing it for the whole series as this is integral to the campaign. If you are interested please email me asap at firstname.lastname@example.com with some details about your experience and an idea of rates for the whole job. The first episode is next Wed.
Many thanks, Louise
I had to laugh at tylereden - why would you use them after that dreadful paragraph of mistakes!
I am a solicitor interested in hearing from experienced freelance transcribers. The work will be police interviews. Transcribers need their own equipment and will be reqired to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Please quote rates and lead times. ( relatively flexible in this regard)
hi everyone
I am a homebased freelance transcriber/audio typist and am currently already doing some for solicitors.
I have twenty years experience and my rates are very reasonable. Please feel free to email me and we can discuss what you require.
my email address is email@example.com
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Hi I'm new at this and just thinking about applying for a transcription job, they're asking for expected rates per audio minute for dictation, 1-1 and group. Could anyone help me out here please? I don't want to underprice or price myself out of the job!
Thanks for all this really good info. I work part-time and my partner has just become a full time student. We are on a low income and are looking for a way to boost our income. If my partner works for 16 hours a week we qualify for the childcare element of working tax credits and this would make a huge difference to our. Does anyone have any ideas on how transcribing work could fit into this? Really what we are trying to do is have both of us working from home but atribute all the work to my partner. Does anyone have any idea on how to log hours worked with piecemeal work like transcribing? All help much appreciated.
Just for all you buffs who reckon it would be easy to set up as a transcriptionist.
You need to have a home office (a room in the house which can be set aside..... you need total peace & quiet)
you need the most up to date office packages etc
you need foot pedals
you need transcription software
I have just set up a business as a freelance transcriber - Total cost £2948 and I have built a website.
Clients want more than just typing a few meetings. You need to understand layouts, template creation, turn around times and so on.......
point to note:
for those that are not sure about how long transcription takes, 15 recorded minutes takes 60 minutes to transcribe.
too many office administrators around who feel they can set up as freelance transcribers and who are bringing the industry standards down to a level of inferior quality work and driving potential clients away from outsourcing their secretarial requirements..
A transcriptionist/VA will have approximately 5 years experience at Senior Management level and will have to be a super researcher as well to find out the correct terminology etc
you will also have to be a good listener to understand local dialects etc
I am an ex military transcriber with 20 years experience and after I have costed for all my overheads etc and paid my accountant and the tax man I will have earned approximately £9.50 per hour
Just thought I would put my oar in..........
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Start with a slipped overhand knot.
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Soon after head coach James Franklin left Vanderbilt for Penn State, Armwood S Kyle Gibson reopened a commitment to the Commodores that he gave in August.
Tuesday night, Vandy's loss became UCF's gain.
Gibson has switched his oral commitment to the Knights, Armwood coach Sean Callahan said Tuesday night via text message.
The 6-foot, 180-pound senior becomes the top recruit for UCF's class of 2014. Rivals considers the four-star prospect the country's No. 206 overall talent; he's No. 279 in 247Sports' composite rankings. Gibson also held offers from Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame and Michigan State, among others.
Gibson earned first-team all-North Suncoast honors from the Tampa Bay Times after helping the Hawks reach the Class 6A state championship game. He had two of his six interceptions in the state final and finished the season with 67 tackles.
He'll have a few familiar faces in Orlando: Armwood alumnus Aaron Evans was a freshman lineman this fall at UCF, and Knights defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan is the son of Gibson's high school coach.
UCF has been active in Tampa Bay this week, extending offers to a handful of 2015 and 2016 prospects, including Sickles RB Ray Ray McCloud III, Plant DT Kyle Henderson, Lakewood ATH Ryan Davis and Tampa Catholic WR Nate Craig.
Oral commitments are non-binding until recruits sign letters of intent during their senior years. National Signing Day is next Wednesday.


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LBAM spraying postponed until June 2008
In Unity to Stop the Spray
Hi all,
Our City Manager just told us at the City Council meeting (7pm session) tonite that the CFDA left him a voicemail that the LBAM spraying has been postponed until June, just wanted to relay this info to you ASAP. This is wonderful news. Spread the news.
In Unity to Stop the Spray,
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Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse
Treating Substance Abuse
Treatment Can Help Older Adults
Substance abuse and addiction are serious, but treatable, medical problems. Treatment helps reduce the powerful effects of drugs on the body and brain. In doing so, it helps people improve their physical health and everyday functioning and regain control of their lives. Once in treatment, older adults do just as well or better than younger adults.
Many Treatment Approaches
There are many ways to treat substance abuse and addiction. Depending on the substance(s) involved, treatment may include medications, behavioral treatments, or a combination of both. A doctor, substance abuse counselor, or other health professional can determine the right treatment for an individual.
Medications are available to treat addiction to opiates, nicotine, and alcohol, but none have yet been approved for treating addiction to marijuana, stimulants, or depressants. However, behavioral therapy can be helpful in these cases.
The First Step
The first step in a substance treatment program is often detoxification ("detox"), the process of allowing the body to get rid of the substance under supervised care. For some drugs, this may require a gradual reduction in the amount of drug taken (also known as a taper schedule). It is important to note that detoxificaton by itself is not treatment, and must be followed by behavioral therapy and/or medications.
Treating Withdrawal
Detoxification under medical care allows the physician to treat the symptoms of withdrawal. Withdrawal is the sick, sometimes unbearable feeling that people have when trying to stop or cut down on a substance they have become addicted to or have been taking for a long time. The type and length of withdrawal symptoms vary with the substance. For example, withdrawal from certain stimulants may lead to fatigue, depression, and sleep problems. Withdrawal from barbiturates and benzodiazepines can lead to rebound seizures and should be done only under a doctor's supervision.
Medications Can Aid Treatment
Different types of medications may be useful at different stages of treatment -- to help a person stop abusing a substance, stay in treatment, focus on learning new behavioral skills, and avoid relapse. Medications for substance abuse help the brain adjust to the absence of the abused substance. These medications act slowly to quiet drug cravings and mental agitation. They can help people focus on counseling related to their treatment.
For example, buprenorphine, marketed as Subutex or Suboxone, can be prescribed by approved physicians, to treat patients addicted to opiate drugs, such as painkillers or heroin. Buprenorphine is useful in the short-term detoxification process by helping ease withdrawal symptoms and in the long-term by staving off cravings and helping prevent relapse.
Behavioral Therapies Can Help
Behavioral therapies can make treatment medications more effective and can help people stay in treatment longer and avoid relapse. Behavioral therapies help people learn how to change the way they think and cope with cravings and other "triggers" that may prompt them to relapse. Returning to a place or seeing a person associated with former drug abuse can bring about strong cravings for a drug without the person even being aware of it. Stress is also a frequent trigger of relapse.
Types of Behavioral Treatments
There are four main types of behavioral treatments.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy seeks to help people recognize, avoid, and cope with situations in which they are most likely to abuse substances.
- Motivational incentives offer rewards or privileges for attending counseling sessions, taking treatment medications, and not abusing substances.
- Motivational interviewing is typically conducted by a treatment counselor and occurs when a person first enters a drug treatment program. It aims to get people to recognize their need for treatment so they can take an active role in their recovery.
- Group therapy, preferably with one's own age group, (and sometimes one's gender), helps people face their substance abuse problems and the harm it causes. It teaches ways to solve personal problems without abusing medications or drugs.
Treatment Is Often Long Term
Addiction is a chronic illness, and people who are addicted to prescription medications or illegal drugs can face a long recovery. Treatment is ongoing and changes over time as patients' needs change. Treatment must be tailored to each patient, including medical, mental, and social problems that are related to the substance abuse problem.
Relapse is Possible
As with most chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension), relapse or the recurrence of symptoms (in this case, drug taking) is an expected part of the treatment cycle. In other words, relapse does not mean that treatment has failed. Instead, it means that treatment should be restarted or adjusted, or that a different treatment should be tried. It takes time to recover from drug abuse or addiction. Sometimes things go well, and sometimes they don't. For older adults, the process can be complicated by other illnesses and life changes.
For more on treating opioid addiction, see "Treating Addiction to Prescription Opioids."
For information on treating addiction to depressants, see Treating Addiction to CNS Depressants."
For information on treating addiction to stimulants, see "Treating Addiction to Prescription Stimulants."
If You Suspect a Problem
If you or someone you know has a substance abuse problem, see a doctor or substance abuse treatment specialist. To find a substance abuse treatment facility, call 1-800-662-4357 or visit www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov. A "12-step group" such as Narcotics Anonymous can provide ongoing support. For general information about substance abuse, see www.drugabuse.gov.


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On the first day of Macworld|iWorld, one of the talks on the main stage was by three people who help bring the animated series South Park to life each week: David Lenna (CTO), Ryan Quincy (Animation Producer), and Eric Stough (Animation Director and Producer). It was an interview-format talk, with the questions being asked by Andy Ihnatko. There were clips from the series as well as from last fall's documentary Six Days To Air. The unique style of South Park's animation comes from its humble beginnings. When co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker first started shooting animation, they were actually using construction paper cutouts. Time constr
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CONs - wearing the cumbersome compression gear during 40 degree (c) heat in an Australian Summer.
I have always been quite fit but overweight. I had recently lost 20 kilos prior to my vaser procedure. I chose vaser liposuction because I did a lot of ab weight work but couldn't acheive the 6 pack look i desired because i was carrying extra abdominal fat. I did a heap of research on reputable surgeons in Victoria and read at least 100 real-self reviews before booking my procedure with the Doctor I found to be the most experienced and knowledgeable in this procedure. It has been one of the best decisions I have made for my body and for my self esteem.


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The Commonwealth lightweight champion was driving his BMW convertible in Bradshawgate, Bolton, when he struck Geoffrey Hatton on a pelican crossing.
Mr Hatton, 55, suffered a broken leg in the incident on 2 March.
At Bolton Crown Court Khan was cleared of dangerous driving, but found guilty of careless driving. He was given a six-month driving ban and fined £1,000.
Judge Steven Everitt said: "You drove too fast. You put yourself in a position where you could not stop and as a result you went through a red light, and inevitably this collision occurred.
"It may be said Mr Hatton went in front of the car but his injury was of your making.
"The message should go out to you and to other young men and young women: if you drive like this, your licence should be taken from you, albeit for a short period."
The court heard Khan's high-performance BMW 6 series car reached 47mph as he overtook vehicles in the wrong lane just before traffic lights.
He said he was not aware of three pedestrians crossing the road when he went through the lights.
Mr Hatton said he had thought it was safe to cross the road and that he had not been aware of any oncoming traffic.
But the foundry worker said he "panicked" in the middle of the crossing and ran back towards the kerb for safety.
Instead he went into the path of the oncoming car.
Khan, of Lostock, said: "I always said I did not drive dangerously and it proved today I didn't.
"I always said I was careless the way I drove and I'm sorry over what happened."
Khan said he saw the lights on amber a few seconds before the stop line but it was not safe to emergency brake as he thought he would end up in the middle of the junction and pose a danger to other motorists.
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By Stacie Pankow and Scott Shipman, MD
A medical center located in the one of the most impoverished sections of the San Francisco Bay area, Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center is making strides not only to improve care quality and patient satisfaction, but the satisfaction of providers as well.
The motivating factor for the significant provider innovations and initiatives implemented at the center over the past few years, according to Jeffery East, MD, chief of Adult and Family Medicine, is the "best care for the patient."
"To do that, you have to have a group that is productive and happy," East said.
Richmond Medical Center has reached both goals: Patient satisfaction has increased at double the rate of other Kaiser centers in the region, and its physicians express the highest level of satisfaction. How did they do it? Through clear expectations, shared workload, fairness, transparency, and collaboration.
With 26 physician providers, the clinic is split into five stations. There are four to five physicians at each station, along with MAs and nurses. Half of these physicians work full-time; the other work part-time schedules, which the practice encourages to promote work–life balance. For those physicians electing to work a part-time schedule, administrative duties and patient care are shared proportionally: For example, those who work 80 percent of a full-time equivalent (FTE) cross-cover one another's patient panels. Those who work 60 percent FTE share patient panels with another part-time provider. According to Dr. East, this change in the physician workload has dramatically reduced physician burnout at the center.
A computer program tracks cross-coverage and workload, as well as provider efficiency. The tracking program generates a monthly report that shows how long it takes for each provider to do certain tasks (office visit, phone visit, medication order, lab report review and clearing, email response). Providers who are highly efficient are identified and help to train their colleagues. This initiative, known as "physicians helping physicians," helps build relationships among providers and ensures that each provider is working at maximum efficiency. Rather than punishing those who struggle with efficiency, this system rewards the best by acknowledging them as experts and providing them with time to assist their peers.
Despite the success of these innovative practices, Richmond Medical Center is not standing still: Its team is continuously planning for future innovations. The center has a diverse patient population: Almost a quarter of its patients are Latino; many speak Spanish. To improve patient-centered and culturally sensitive care, one of the center's newer innovations is staffing one of the five team stations entirely with providers, nurses, and MAs who are fluent in Spanish.
These are only a few of Richmond Medical Center's efforts to provide innovative and team-oriented primary care. The quest for increased satisfaction does not end with patients and physicians. Expanding the roles of MAs and other ancillary staff members enables these other team members to work at the top of their licenses and involves them integrally in care giving. It permits individualized patient outreach, increasing the quality of care as it focuses on patients with chronic illnesses. The center is also working to reduce costs and improve efficiency through a reduction in referrals by having specialist consults occur during the primary care visit, either over the phone or in person, as extended members of the team. Respect for patients' time and provider productivity is enhanced by the implementation of scheduled phone and email visits.
At Richmond Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente continues to demonstrate its leadership in patient-centered care delivery innovations, as evidenced by high-quality care, enhanced efficiency, and high patient satisfaction. Additionally, the center's efforts demonstrate that positive patient-centered outcomes can coexist with a culture that prioritizes physician and team satisfaction.
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The tax commissioner has fronted a parliamentary hearing to explain how a computer glitch caused 140,000 Australians to miss out on a cheque with their tax refunds.
"With a system deployment as large as this some transitional issues are unavoidable," he told a parliamentary hearing in Canberra.
"Our performance against service delivery standards has dipped in the face of increasing workloads."
But Mr D'Ascenzo told an earlier public accounts and audit committee the transition to a new computer system had not been a catastrophic failure.
"I don't think you can justifiably say the system is not working," he said.
"It's the sort of issues you'd expect from the implementation."
Opposition assistant treasury spokeswoman
"There's something Monty Python-esque about you saying the system in working well," she said.
"People have described it as a debacle, as a disaster, as unmanageable.
"I'm sorry, the system is not working."
Ms Ley said frustrated taxpayers had told her of promised refunds not arriving, totalling large amounts.
The tax office identified a glitch in early April where 140,000 tax returns for individuals had been sent out without an accompanying cheque.
The hearing was told the tax office rectified the problem and had the cheques printed on Monday.
Mr D'Ascenzo said cleanskin tax returns would be processed without incident from the end of April.
The tax office closed its computer processing from Christmas until late January so it could move 32 million tax accounts on to a new system.
As a result of the summer delay, the tax office is now processing 188,000 more complex returns - 88,000 more than normal because of the delay.
"I'm not sure what you do when you close a road," Mr D'Ascenzo said in his biannual appearance before the parliamentary committee.
The hearing was told the tax office had fast-tracked 3843 returns from people facing hardship.
Ms Ley congratulated the tax commissioner on his approach to helping those in need, including drought-affected farmers.


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Pork Predicts China's Future
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China's food price soufflé is finally deflating.
High prices for vegetables in the opening months of the year and then pork over the summer contributed to an uncomfortable bloated feeling for China's policy makers.
Inflation peaked at 6.5% in July and stayed stubbornly high in the months that followed.
Relief may be on the way. Advance data on pork and other agricultural products shows price rises beginning to slow down in October.
The increase in pork prices measured by the Ministry of Commerce fell to 42% year-to-year in October from 50% in September.
The Ministry of Agriculture's index of wholesale food prices rose 11.3% year-to-year, also down from 16% in September.
With food accounting for around a third of China's consumer price index basket, and all the other elements relatively stable, the result should be a pronounced drop in the CPI when the data is published Wednesday.
The median forecast of 12 economists surveyed by Dow Jones is for inflation to drop to 5.4% year-to-year, down from 6.1% in September.
That's still outside the government's comfort zone. But falling inflation may give Beijing an appetite to support growth.
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Sydney is a dynamic girl with so many wonderful qualities. She looks at you with her adorable eyes and your heart is immediately captured.
She sits down and gently leans into whatever part of your body she can touch. You are, of course, compelled to pet this brindle beauty. Which is rewarded with gentle kisses.
You just can't resist her charms. Sydney loves to run and she is one fast girl. A brindle blur bolts by her foster dad and runs circles around her much bigger canine foster brother.
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Tara Sue Me became a worldwide phenomenon when her enticing and scandalous Submissive Trilogy enthralled millions and inspired a whole new genre. The start of a seductive new series, Seduced by Fire is a scorching tale about a risky passion too hot to ignore... For fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and J. Kenner.
Julie Masterson craves a taste of danger, but she's never given in to her curiosity about putting her body in someone else's power. Then a chance meeting with Daniel Covington, the irresistible Senior VP of Weston Bank, draws her into a seductive new world of sexual experience.
Daniel is highly respected within his business community, but he hasn't had an exclusive relationship for more than two years. Yet Julie's eager innocence is making him rethink his feelings about commitment.
As their sizzling connection heats up, Daniel is ready to take Julie fully under his command. And Julie will have to decide if she trusts him enough to surrender completely - and if she should escape before she gets burned...
About the Author
Tara Sue Me wrote her first novel at the age of twelve, but it would be twenty years before she picked up her pen to write the second. After completing several traditional romances, she decided to try her hand at something spicier and started work on The Submissive. What began as a writing exercise quickly took on a life of its own, and the sequels The Dominant And The Training soon followed. Originally published online, the trilogy was a huge hit with readers around the world. Tara kept her identity and her writing life secret, not even telling her husband what she was working on. To this day, only a handful of people know the truth (though she has told her husband). They live together in the southeastern United States with their two children.
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