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Beautiful Craftsman styled Mahogany Home, in a quiet, secluded, new three lot subdivision. Price includes generous allowances for granite countertops, custom cabinets, tile & carpeting, appliances, and two tone paint which are usually at additional cost by other builders. Pressurized irrigation water. Optional 3 car garage available. All utilities are stubbed to this lot. HOA fee is estimated, since HOA has not yet been established. A custom designed plan to exactly suit your needs is also possible.
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Bath: Master, Bath: Sep. Tub/Shower, Closet: Walk-In, Den/Office, Dishwasher: Built-In, Disposal, Great Room, Range/Oven: Free Stdng., Granite Countertops
Basement Full
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Air Cond: Central Air: Electric
Heating: Forced Air, Gas: Central, >= 95% efficiency
Floor Type: Carpet, Tile
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Acreage: 0.2100 Acres
Lot: Additional Land Available, Cul-de-Sac, Fenced: Part, Road: Paved, Terrain: Flat, View: Mountain
Roof: Asphalt Shingles
Exterior: Stone, Stucco, Cement Board
Garage/Parking: Attached, Opener
Driveway Concrete
Garage Capacity: 2
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Subdivision: NEWMAN ESTATES
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Water: Culinary, Secondary
Utilities Gas: Available, Power: Available, Sewer: Available, Sewer: Public, Water: Available
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School District: Alpine
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Kendall Gray is known as the super-athletic beast who roamed Delaware State's front court — a man among boys who pulled down 30 rebounds in 40 minutes in a regular-season game this year. But Gray, who finished second in the nation in rebounds (edged by 0.1 rebounds per game by UC Santa Barbara's Alan Williams) didn't start off this way.
"It's kind of funny, actually, because my freshman and sophomore years I couldn't buy a rebound even if I paid for it," Gray says. "Being around the basket, I learned to get more tenacious in going after rebounds and not just standing around watching and waiting for them to come to me."
That change in his mindset, combined with a new offensive system implemented by first-year head coach Keith Walker, led to Gray posting numbers of 11.7 points and 11.8 rebounds (12.4 during the regular-season) while shooting 55 percent from the field. Walker took over coaching duties towards the end of last season and switched the Hornets' Princeton-style offense to an up-tempo system and saw right away that it was perfect for Gray's game.
"Last year when I took over we had about 10 games left," Walker recalls. "When I decided to change the system for the last seven or eight games, I looked at the stats and Kendall's numbers were almost tripled. I think he went from averaging about three rebounds to nine and a half. Then he went from averaging five or six points for us to averaging 12 or 13.
"I laid it down and showed him the numbers and last year the leading rebounder averaged 11.5 or something like that, and I said, 'This is an accomplishment you can get, this is a goal you can reach.' He set his sights on that and was able to do it."
"In high school I was always a great shot-blocker but not a great rebounder, so it was just knowing how to go after the ball and improving how to go after the ball," Gray says. "I started using my athletic ability to go after rebounds with the best of my abilities more often."
Gray also recorded a school single-season record 95 blocks this year (83 in the regular-season). He was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, just the second player in conference history to win both awards. He's also the third player in Delaware State program history to earn Player of the Year honors.
"Being in this conference, I always knew I could win Defensive Player of the Year, but I didn't know I could win Player of the Year. I just thank God, my teammates and my coaches," Gray says. "Being around a mentor like Alex Stone, who's been telling me all year, 'Man if you go out there and play hard, you can actually do something special for Delaware State.'"
"He's a great young man, you never hear any problems out of him. He's very coachable, and he's still in the learning phase so there's a sense that his best basketball is still ahead of him," Walker says. "He's done some phenomenal things this year, but I don't think he's anywhere near his ceiling… It's very rare that a player would be able to get both awards in any league. It shows how much respect the other coaches in the conference have for Kendall."
The honor meant more the Gray because he did it for his home school. A military kid for most of his childhood, Gray moved around a lot to wherever his father, Winfret, was stationed. Gray was born in California, moved to Mississippi, and then to Texas, before his family finally permanently settled in Dover, Delaware when he was seven years old.
"The best friends I have now, I met them in the second grade, I'm so thankful to have them in my life," Gray says. "It's just a blessing to have the opportunity just to be here and do something in Dover that a lot of people can't do. It's a small city so everybody knows everybody and it's just a great feeling when you can go out and talk to somebody on the street and you've known them for years… It's awesome, just being here representing my family and friends and the state that I call home. It's great having people in your corner coming to the games and supporting you. I wouldn't trade it for the world."
Looking back on his 30-rebound performance in the Hornets' regular-season finale against Coppin State, in which he also scored a career-high 33 points in a 104-92 win, Gray credits his teammates for pushing him to grab everything in sight.
"My teammates were on the bench saying, 'You have 12 rebounds at halftime so keep going, you have to get 20 rebounds,'" Gray says. "Then when I had 19 rebounds they said, 'You have to get 25 rebounds!' Then I got 25 rebounds and they said, 'You have to get 30 rebounds!' It was just my teammates supporting me, them being excited to be there watching me and I couldn't have done it without them. They pushed me to be the best all season throughout practice and throughout games."
"I think it's his athleticism; he's 6-foot-10, but in practice he works out with the perimeter players and the point guard," Walker says of Gray's prolific rebounding ability. "He's such a great athlete, he runs the floor, has great lateral movement and quickness, and he really goes after the ball combining his instincts with his athletic ability."
As Gray looks back at where he started to where he is now, he remembers that he didn't start out as the great player he is now. He let that fact motivate him, and push him to put in the work to be in the position he's in now: achieving greatness.
"Just being counted out a lot motivated me to be a better player and a better person. I was never a top-100 player in the nation, I was never thought of to be a player of the year, but it just motivated me," Gray says. "My mom always told me to hold that grudge and prepare yourself for the best and the worst, just in case things don't go as planned. I just put myself in position to go out there and do what I do best to help the team get victories, and that led me to winning these awards and I'm forever grateful for it."

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WHATSMYSITEWORTH.COM is a true GEM of a domain. Over 7 Years OLD, with 13,000 Unique Visitors per month and growing, runs on SEO STATS SCRIPT.
THIS SITE HAS OVER 46,360 LANDING PAGES. Each time a visitor fills out the form to find out what their site is worth, a new page is created and Google Spiders it.
The script itself has banner ads you can put your own adsense or other banners out there. Right now I just advertise my domain selling website, and have an auto responder on the site, which you can change out for your own auto-responder code, and start building your list today.
Regarding the auto responder ... I just have a pop over that says "Fill out the form for a FREE professional valuation of your site".
You can either give them an eval for free, or change the pop over to a paid valuation, and either use it for affilate offers, etc.
The domain is such a GEM that you could totally put a domain auction site up, or a subdomain on the site like marketplace.whatsmysiteworth.com etc.
Need to raise capital for another online project.
Sell website evaluations
Broker The websites people are wanting to sell and make a percentage off the deal.
This is a HUGE industry.
or just FLIP the site to a site like flippa or a domain brokerage firm.
send PM for any questions.
Additional Revenue Details
Additional Traffic Details
All Organic Traffic from over 146,000 Landing pages and Google.
No Paid Traffic Whatsoever.
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|December 2004
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I have not put any adsense on the site because I have been advertising my other hosting business using the banner spots.
Will push domain to your Godaddy account.
Also, winning bidder will get 2 months free hosting on my server to make transferring easier to your own host if you like, or simply pay to host it on my server.
Will pm reserve to anyone that wants it.
pm reserve
I am not sure what you mean other landing pages (46,360)? I don't see any other landing pages/pages.
How many members do you have on your emailing list? Is the email list also a part of this sale (package)?
Hi ozboy,
Sure, each time a visitor fills out the request page, it creates a new page. The mailing list would also go with the sale, and its just recently been added to the site and has only 25 optins so far. It's hosted on my GVO server, but I think the list could be exported /imported to another auto responder. I use GVO so I have an autoresponder built into the hosting.
if someone does a BIN on the site auction, I'll also include this site www.domain-goldmine.com.
This domain and site included as a bonus, is setup on a Flippa clone script. It will be a perfect compliment to the www.whatsmysiteworth.com site.
Reserver and BIN lowered. Next bid will definately beat the reserve. Also I'm reducing this auction to a 3 day auction.
BIN reduced last time for quick sale. Would like to have things migrated to the new owner quickly this weekend. Including both domains, scripts, list etc.
To see how many pages from the site are indexed in Google, just type in site://www.whatsmysiteworth.com in a google search.
Hey a2zwebs not sure whats happening, but every time even before I submit my bid I am being outbid by someone else. Smells fishy!
Sounds like a bidder has put a higher "limit" on what they are willing to bid up to in increments. It's how the flippa system works.
Ah Sorry new to flippa!
no worries. good luck
Just added a database screenshot showing 47,000 plus user requests.
Am I understanding this correct, you have 47,000 user requests, I am assuming the request is for a website valuation which they need to put in their email address to receive but you have a database of only 25 email addresses, sorry if I'm misunderstanding
The user requests are when they put their URL in the website for a website valuation. The optin list for email with about 30 ish users now, has only recently been added, but is for professional valuations that you could either charge for or do for free. whatever you want.
When a user opts in and subscribes, how is the valuation generated and how soon is the valuation emailed back to the subscriber
can you upload country part of Awstats ?
Hi dnpilky,
Those are left up to your discretion. I've only recently added this optin so as of now I've been just doing a valuation by a 3rd party source (I can send this to the buyer) which is also free.
Usually 2-3 days to get back to them.
Sure I'll upload that now.
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Faculty of Classics
Faculty statement concerning ethnic diversity in Roman Britain
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship schemeJul 18, 2017
Details of how to apply for this scheme, for entry in 2018, are now available online.
Inaugural Lecure: Professor James ClacksonJun 06, 2017
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A would-be robber proved to be no match for a determined pawnshop employee and his dog, who disarmed the man and left him to sheriff's deputies who took him into custody.
The robbery suspect, identified by police as Hakim Salone, 34, struggled with Richard Salgado, the Empire Jewelry & Loan employee, for more than six minutes and was recorded by the store's video-surveillance cameras. Adding to the drama was the store's guard dog, a Rottweiller named Capone, who got his teeth into the pistol-toting bandit's clothes.
"He had something in his hand," Salgado said of the robbery suspect. "… It was not 'til he had it to my head did I know it was a gun."
It was during the backroom wrestling match that Salgado decided to act.
"I knew this was the right time to take the gun, so I just went for it," he said. "… I knew the gun was the vital part of it, so I wasn't going to let it go."
Salgado can be seen on the surveillance tape finally wrenching the gun free from the suspect's hands and tossing it into a nearby closet.
Capone, the guard dog, managed to rip away a piece of the robbery suspect's shirt and then got hold of his pant leg. It's unclear if he managed to actually bite the robbery suspect.
Pawnshop owner Lucio Aguilar was happy the way things worked out. He waited in the parking lot with police watching everything that was going on inside the store on his cell phone. He has remote access to the video feed of his security cameras.
"I'm really happy with the (video) system. I'm happy with my dog. And I'm super, super happy with the Police Department and … that my employees are OK," Aguilar said.
At 9:44 a.m., the suspect and a female accomplice entered the shop at 22590 Alessandro Boulevard. The woman escaped before sheriff's deputies arrived. The disarmed suspect surrendered at 10:35 a.m., complying with sheriff's deputies' orders to raise his hands and walk backward toward them.
Salone was booked into the Presley Detention Center in Riverside for investigation of armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of an illegal firearm. He also faces a sentencing enhancement of being a member of a criminal street gang.
The dramatic ending contrasted with the low-key way that the two robbers defeated the locked door that is supposed to protect the business.
"The girl came inside first and left the door open for the guy," Aguilar recalled.
The robbery suspect immediately jumped the counter and gave two workers — Salgado and Melissa Segura — a three-word order: "On the floor!"
Quickly, the panic alarm was activated. Both women fled while the two men — and Capone — wrestled and rolled on the floor under the steady gaze of the surveillance cameras.
No punches appear to have been thrown, but the struggle continued nonstop, with Salgado ultimately hustling out of the building, clutching the pistol and holding Capone by the collar as they headed toward waiting deputies.
"He has some minor injuries," Aguilar said of Salgado, whose hand was bandaged. "When he was fighting with the guy, the guy bit him on his hand."
Rottweilers are highly protective dogs, well-suited to guarding homes and businesses, says the American Kennel Club on its website.
"Rottweilers love their people," the AKC says. "But they are also protective of their territory and do not welcome strangers until properly introduced."
Aguilar isn't upset that the female suspect escaped. Deputies are on the case.
"They have the license plate and description of the car," he said.
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Hunting and eating Ortolan Buntings has been illegal in France since 1999, but the bird is considered a delicacy. Thus the practice of trapping and selling caged Ortolans to high-end restaurants continues. The songbirds killed for gourmet dinners may number in the tens of thousands. Recently animal rights activists have released caged Ortolans back into the wild.
In a co-ordinated protest, members of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) destroyed hundreds of traps and set free the birds inside. The time had come, they said, to prioritise biodiversity over gastronomy.Even when I am sympathetic with their goals, as in this case, I always hesitate when I read of activists released birds (or other animals) into the wild because in so many cases animals have been released into inappropriate habitat or domesticated animals have been released even though they might not be able to survive on their own. In this case, the birds are clearly wild in origin and the releases appear to be in their original habitat. At least I hope my reading is the correct one.
"For 10 years now, not only has the state turned a blind eye [to the poachers] but it has been complicit," said Allain Bougrain-Dubourg, president of the LPO. "It is time to make the state face up to its responsibilities."
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With the UFC event dry spell coming to a close, there are good things (and fights!) on the horizon. Though there hasn't been an event for a few weeks, prepare to be spoiled, MMA fans. Starting on May 11th the UFC will be putting on 4 events in April and 6 by the end of May.
This article will be the first in a series that previews the main events of each fight night, starting with Antonio Nogueira vs. Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, April 11th.
Minotauro Nogueira is one of the most legendary fighters to ever compete in MMA. A former UFC and Pride champion, Nogueira will go down in history as, if not the best, one of the best and most accomplished heavyweights of all time. Though his UFC record isn't stellar, he managed to win the Interim Heavyweight title in 2008 after winning the Pride heavyweight title in 2001. Nogueira's storied career stretches over a decade, having fought the best of the best, he was considered one of three of the best heavyweights ever. Since entering the UFC Nogueira has amassed a record of 5-4, winning 2 Fight of The Night awards, a Fight of The Year award, a Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night.
Nogueira's iron chin and outrageous grappling abilities have put him in some of the best fights of all time, though, the same could be said for Roy 'Big Country' Nelson, a man with a solid chin and submission game of his own.
Roy Nelson might be best known for being a 6'0" heavyweight with an enormous belly. Though he constantly rubs his belly for the audience, it's only in times of victory, that being said, he has done it quite a lot.
Nelson entered the UFC by winning season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter competition, which featured the heavyweight division. He knocked out Brendan Schaub to win the tournament and has since gone 6-5 in his UFC career. Though, again, not a stellar UFC record, Nelson has made a name for himself by possessing an ungodly powerful right hand and the ability to withstand strikes that would floor anyone else. Unfortunately for Nelson, his name is very rarely brought up when speaking about title fights. Both men are coming off losses, Nelson via decision to Daniel Cormier and Big Nog via armbar submission to Fabricio Werdum. Had either man won their last fight, their names would be at the top of the division, as their respective opponents now are.
The fact that each man is acting as a gatekeeper for the upper echelon of the division is both good and bad. They have the ability to reach the top tier of Heavyweights, and, until now, have been given up and comers to prove their worth. Now that Big Nog and Nelson are set to fight each other, it does not bode well for either man in the case of a loss. Nelson would be looking at 3 in a row and Big Nog will have lost 3 of his last 4.
Despite the high stakes, this is an incredibly exciting fight as each man has a rock-solid chin, devastating punching power, and a ground game that can stop a fight at any moment. To make the fight even more exciting, it is possible that the loser is looking at the end of their UFC stint, or close to it. This is a high risk, high reward, kind of fight, and, both Nelson and Big Nog, will be fighting their hearts out to prove they are still UFC calibre fighters.
Also on the card are a pair of up and coming welterweights, John Howard vs. Ryan LaFlare, perennial favorites, Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Clay Guida, and Ramsey Nijem vs. Baneil Dariush.
For more articles, news, and updates be sure to Like MMA 101 on Facebook and Google+ and follow @WorldWideMMA101 on Twitter!
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Antonio Nogueira, Daniel Cormier, Fight Night, John Howard, MMA, Roy Nelson, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC


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DOZENS of people attended a consultation day to find out more about the new Portland Immigration Removal Centre.
Staff at Immigration Removal Centre Verne and those from the Home Office were on hand yesterday at the Jailhouse Cafe to show members of the public the new plans for the site and answer any questions.
The former Verne citadel will be known as IRC Verne when it opens. It will house a maximum of 580 men over the age of 18, who have been detained by the Home Office under immigration law.
The IRC will remain part of the public sector providing a contracted service for the Home Office.
Refurbishment has been done to the accommodation, including new windows being fitted.
There will be new security measures, including extensive CCTV coverage of the site. There will also be a new multi-use sports site which detainees will be able to use for a variety of different sports including football, cricket and basket ball.
A new faith area will be created for the men to use and there will be a chapel, multi-faith centre and mosque.
There will be a focus on learning and skills to provide the men with qualifications on both short and longer courses.
Former Governor of the Verne James Lucas said it had been a good afternoon.
He said: "We have been really pleased with the turn out and as always we have been so pleased to see the amount of support in the community for the Verne."
He added: "We will be opening in a matter of a few weeks, we are on the last push of the building programme."
Mr Lucas said that everyone was keen to start their new roles. Staff had been given additional training on immigration law and any cultural issues the detainees may have.
Mr Lucas said: "We are very excited about the future. It's given Verne a new lease of life and we are looking forward to the next four years of our contract."
The new IRC team are very keen to have the continuing support from the community and looking at different ways they can keep those links Mr Lucas said.
He added: "I am very pleased to announce David Ward will be my successor, as I will be moving on to govern the YOI in April."
Mr Ward has formerly worked at Usk Prescoed and Winchester as Govenour.
N The Jailhouse Cafe is currently temporarily closed but it will be opening in the next few weeks. The cafe will continue to be run when IRC Verne opens and will continue to be staffed by the men from the YOI.
PANEL PEOPLE attended the meeting to hear about the new IRC centre.
Keith Hardcastle, 70, lives in Fortuneswell and used to live near an IRC in Oxfordshire. He said he had come up to find out what was going to happen to the former prison.
Janice Baillie, 67, lives on the Isle. She said: "I think it's good. At least it's not going to wrack and ruin, at least the building is being used and that the staff still have their jobs."
Frank Tough, from Weymouth, is a engineer and provides cover work with IRC education provider Weston College. He said he was 'excited' about the new centre and said he was impressed by the new sports facilities, adding that hopefully he would be back doing some cover work at the IRC.
Mr Tough added that the new centre could be good for local businesses, as visitors could use local facilities.
He said: "It should be good."


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Tel Aviv (May. 27)
Erection of Sokolov House, a hostel for travelling newspaper correspondents, named in honor of Dr. Nahum Sokolov, late president of the World Zionist Organization, will be started shortly in Tel Aviv, it was announced here today.
The announcement was made at a meeting marking the tenth anniversary of Dr. Sokolov's death. The gathering, which was organized by the Hebrew Journalists Association, was attended by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Mayor Israel Rokach, and Dr. Abraham Granovsky.


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The Swansea champion dropped Kristiansen in the second with a high right to the head.
The challenger rallied early in the third, but a wicked left hand to the body cut him in two and he was stopped with 56 seconds remaining of the round.
Maccarinelli is targeting a December showdown with WBO champion Johnny Nelson.
For that fight to become a reality, Nelson will have to come through Saturday's defence against Rudiger May in Germany.
The crowd at the Newport Sports Centre were treated to a polished and destructive performance from the 24-year-old Maccarinelli.
He clearly rocked Kristiansen with body shots in the first round, the 32-year-old welder from Varde wincing and backing away from the composed attacks.
A damaging, two-fisted attack early in the second caused more damage, the champion following that up with accurate jabs to the face.
The Dane went down for the first time after Maccarinelli landed a right, and looked ready to quit with 50 seconds remaining.
But the lanky Kristiansen was an easy target for Maccarinelli's stinging body shots, and when the champion landed cleanly the fight was over.
"I went back to basics in the gym and got aggressive for this fight," said Maccarinelli after his win.
"I knew it was only a matter of time. Kristiansen's a good counter-puncher, but I didn't give him the space to do that.
"It was nice to fight someone taller than me so I could get my body shots off.
"I've thrown a few beautiful body shots in my time, but that was up there with the best.
"I want to say all the best to Johnny [Nelson] for his fight, but if I get my chance against him I'll take it."
Light-welterweight prospect Tony Doherty of Pontypool gave another stylish performance, dropping veteran Keith Jones in the second round.
The durable Cefn Hengoed fighter held on to take Doherty the full six rounds, but lost heavily on points.
Newbridge's Gavin Rees maintained his unbeaten 22-fight record in winning his second bout at his new division of lightweight.
However, he was put on the floor in the second round by journeyman Carl Allen, though he won a comfortable decision over six rounds.
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Jamie Arthur won a six-rounds points decision over Buster Dennis at featherweight, but took some bad cuts to the eyes in the process.
Newport lightweight Bradley Pryce suffered the fifth defeat of his eventful career, taking a four-round hammering at the hands of impressive Nigerian Olympian Ajose Olusegen.
The London-based African dominated the first three rounds before piling on the punishment in the fourth, Pryce taking a standing count, bravely continuing, but being stopped when out on his feet.
Nineteen-year-old Barrie Jones won a stylish four-round decision over David Hinds, the second win of his fledgling professional career.


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Kings 87
Razorbacks 97
They may not have a championship, they may not be sitting atop the NBL ladder and they may not get the exposure of their rivals. But for the time being the West Sydney Razorbacks own bragging rights over the Sydney Kings after their comprehensive 97-87 win over the defending champions at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last night.
It was sweet revenge. Six weeks ago the Pigs were embarrassed when the two teams met, and many of their players had marked December 10 as redemption day.
"They came out physical against us last time and we went to water," Pigs captain Sam Mackinnon said last night. "We wanted to make sure we came out hard this time.
"That was probably the best 48 minutes we've played all season. This was big for us, especially after getting our arses kicked last time we came here to play them."
The Kings lost to Wollongong by 18 points last Saturday and the consecutive losses are the first in 40 games. It is only the third time a Brian Goorjian-coached Kings team has lost by a double-figure margin.
The recent losses coincide with the injury to Boomers guard Jason Smith, and news on his replacement took a twist for the worse yesterday.
American Ryan Fletcher will not make the trip to Australia to take over from Smith.
Fletcher was expected to be in Sydney today and suit-up for tomorrow's game against Hunter.
But he has decided to stay with the Yakima Sun Kings in the American CBA where his skills can be seen by the NBA scouts.
The Kings, who lost back-up guard Luke Martin before the game with an ankle injury, look as though they need to bring in someone to put some grunt back into their efforts.
In the past two games they have shown little resemblance to the team that began the season with 10 straight wins.
The Razorbacks, who were without starting guard Aaron Trahair, ended a two-game losing streak to remain fifth on the ladder with a 9-7 record, but the win could be just the catalyst they need to make a charge at a place in the top four.
Coach Gordie McLeod went with a big line-up to start the game and it worked for the Pigs as they went basket for basket with the Kings.
The biggest margin of the period was just five points - held by the Kings - and when the first break arrived they led by just two at 29-27.
A solid start to the second quarter gave the Kings the lead 37-31 after just two minutes, but West Sydney didn't allow them to get further away.
On the back of a 7-0 run midway through the period, the Pigs took the lead for the first time since the opening minutes at 44-42.
That changed nine times before half-time, and the Kings were back in front, 55-54.
The Pigs got the perfect start to the third term, outscoring the Kings 10-2 to lead 64-57 after just three minutes.
The Kings again closed but the Pigs refused to surrender their lead and set about building a game-winning advantage.
A stuttering Kings' offence was not helping their cause, and when they managed just 11 points in the quarter, while the Pigs piled on 26, it was looking like game over at three-quarter time with West Sydney leading by 14 points, 80-66.
When the lead blew out to 20 points to 89-69 soon after the break, the win was assured for the Pigs.
Less than 24 hours after failing to make the NBL's 25th anniversary team, Shane Heal has continued his stunning form with Greek team Makedonikos, leading the club to another win in the European domestic competition, the ULEB Cup.
When the NBL announced its 10-man team of the quarter century on Tuesday, Heal finished 11th among the nominations.
Dropping their first game after his arrival, Makedonikos have since won three straight with Heal in their line-up.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
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- schmidleysscribblins.com said...
I love your owl photos. I think owls are my favorite predator bird. We have a great Barred Owl in the large tree next door ( where he roosts at night). I got a good look at him one day as he flew overhead chased by a murder of Crows. Crows hate them and will raise them from their roosts.
I followed him on foot all the way over to the cemetery (Arlington) where I lost him.
- April 19, 2014 at 1:45 PM
- Janet Shaw said...
The Owl is beautiful!
- April 19, 2014 at 2:13 PM
- Kay said...
Great photos of the owl. I've only seen them in captivity at our local nature center.
- April 19, 2014 at 2:29 PM
- TexWisGirl said...
so glad you got to see an owl! barreds are my favorite (and only owl i get to see). :)
- April 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM
- Sandra said...
he is beautiful and so are the trees. the only time we saw one in the wild i had not camera, it was pre digital...
- April 19, 2014 at 3:33 PM
- John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...
Welcome to the unpredictable world of digi-scoping! Pretty good effort too. Always nice to see a bird in the wild that you've not encountered before.
- April 19, 2014 at 3:39 PM
- William Kendall said...
That owl looks wonderful and quite dignified, even with the weather the way it is.
- April 19, 2014 at 4:09 PM
- Elephant's Child said...
WHAT an incredible privilege to see an owl in the wild. Magic - and thank you.
- April 19, 2014 at 4:17 PM
- Lyn said...
Oh wow what a beautiful bird! Lucky you! Xxx
- April 19, 2014 at 4:25 PM
- Brian King said...
That is a gorgeous owl! Congratulations!
- April 19, 2014 at 4:37 PM
- eileeninmd said...
Hello Denise! Corkscrew was one of my favorite places too. I would love to go back.. Congrats on your Barred owl sighting, this owl seems to be a resident of this sanctuary.. Love the digiscoped photos! Thank you for linking up with Saturday's Critters.. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Easter!
- April 19, 2014 at 4:37 PM
- Black Jack's Carol said...
I still remember my excitement the first (and only) time I came across a Barred Owl. Any owl at all gets the adrenaline flowing in my life, so it was great fun to know that you feel the same. Loved your photos!
- April 19, 2014 at 5:09 PM
- Carole M. said...
FABULOUS to get the owl - and really nice that you both worked on this photography-project together
- April 19, 2014 at 6:53 PM
- Stewart M said...
Great looking owl - the "camera on the 'scope" trick can be useful at times.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
- April 19, 2014 at 7:28 PM
- Christine K. said...
amazing photos of the owl!
- April 19, 2014 at 8:31 PM
- Susan said...
What an incredible experience you had there Denise. I think your photos are just perfect too - in keeping with the rainy mood of the day. I can imagine your excitement at seeing the owl :D)
- April 19, 2014 at 8:39 PM
- diane b said...
Spotting an owl in the wild must have been exciting. It is a beauty and looks very wise.
- April 19, 2014 at 9:09 PM
- Chris said...
Hi Denise, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day and Happy Easter. Hugs, Chris
- April 19, 2014 at 9:10 PM
- Mimsie said...
What a wonderful experience. That is a very wise looking owl and so dignified too.
Years ago when Phil was able to play golf there was often an owl sitting in a tree on the golf course.
- April 19, 2014 at 10:33 PM
- Adam said...
nice owl
- April 19, 2014 at 11:38 PM
- Linda said...
Owls can be hard to photograph. You did well.
- April 19, 2014 at 11:57 PM
- retriever said...
Gorgeous fotos
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- April 20, 2014 at 1:17 AM
- Gunilla Bäck said...
I love the owl! I wish you a Happy Easter!
- April 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM
- Valerie said...
You are lucky seeing owls and being able to photograph them. Ours hide from us. I did once see a snowy owl, I couldn't miss it since it flew right across the car windscreen. I couldn't photograph it since I was driving up a mountain at the time....lol.
- April 20, 2014 at 6:29 AM
- GB said...
I don't think I have ever managed to photograph an owl in the wild. I'm impressed.
- April 20, 2014 at 3:56 PM
- Jennifer A. Jilks said...
I heard a barred owl today! It was wonderful.
- April 20, 2014 at 7:47 PM
- Carver said...
I love the shots of the owls.
- April 20, 2014 at 9:18 PM
- Margaret Adamson said...
Wonderful photos. Hope you had a great Easter.
- April 21, 2014 at 10:27 AM
- SeagullSuzie said...
How exciting to see the owl.
- April 21, 2014 at 3:37 PM
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
Its wonderful you got pictures through the scope -- they look like magical illustrations from a child's book!
You were pretty close to us when you were at Corkscrew -- that wonderful place is a day-trip for us!
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Great times in Alaska!: Regatta Cruise Review by usnagrad1988
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Great times in Alaska!
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seattle
Having only cruised on large ships (Carnival and Royal Carribean)I was looking forward to see what the differences would be by dropping from 3,000 to 650. They were vast! Due to the limited availability, even though we booked in Feb., our only option was the Concierge level. We flew into Seattle, took a cab to the pier, and it were ushered to the front of the line with no wait to check aboard. The process on Carnival took almost an hour. Since we flew all day (after a very early rise) from More Orlando to Seattle, we were hoping for a relaxing check in and no one hounding us for photo ops, selling us drinks, etc. Unlike Carnival, you do not have photographers running around snapping your picture to put up on the "wall of fame" and then trying to sell you add ons. While Oceana is not all-inclusive, most of the little things we wanted came with the room. Our room was 215 sq ft, with a very comfortable bed, verandah, refrigerator stocked with water and sodas free of charge, and there was a free tote bag and bottle of champagne waiting for us.
There are two specialty restuarants onboard, the Polo Grill and the Toscana. Since we were on the conciege level, we could reserve two meals in each dining room. Both were fantastic! Our first dinner in the Polo Grill, we were right up against the window looking out from the 9th level over the ocean. An unbelievable view. Our servers were very personable and interactive. I read a critique questioning why they served Maryland Crab Cakes, New England Clam Chowder, a full Maine Lobster, etc. when the ship was in Alaska. Yes, it was true, but they also had the catch of the day, from that port, which was a tasty red salmon. I was a food service office in the Navy and graduated from the Naval Academy, so I am familiar with both the service and quality of food side of things. Having lived in Annapolis, MD for 6 years, I can attest that the crab cakes were outstanding and a healthy portion. I tried a soup each time we dined and the Clam chowder was better. My wife ordered the filet mignon and she asked for it medium well and it came out medium rare. We brought it to the attention of the manager, who was very attentive all evening and it was quickly whisked away and returned in perfect order. While they didn't need to, after our meal, the manager brought the chef out and he apoligized for it being undercooked. The garlic mash potatoes are to die for and my wife loved the seven layer chocolate cake. I had a dessert the second time we dined there and my wife was too full. The waiter offered to have her dessert delivered to our room and had a second one of my choosing delivered as well so we could enjoy them later in the evening. There is an extensive wine list and if you can't finish it off, they will keep it for you until you dine again.
The Toscana was excellent as well and quite the experience as a myriad of breads were brought out along with an olive oil and balsamic vinegarette menu with ten of each to choose from. So many options and everything we tried was outstanding. Again the staff were very interactive and it was fun to chat about their heritage and common experiences from my having been to Italy and Sicily. The manager spent about 10 minutes chatting with us at our table.
We only ate at the Grand Dining Room one evening and it was fine, but it seemed more congested and we decided we wanted a more laid back place for our breakfasts, lunches and other dinners, so we ate at the Terrace Cafe'. The Cafe had great views and dining inside or outside. The manager and staff were very attentive and interactive. If you are a sushi lover, they had a chef making it all evening. There were various theme nights, Mexican, Italian, Seafood, but regardless, the quality and innovation of the items was top-notch. I did note that unlike Carnival, where you served yourself, the Regatta had servers to put every item you pointed to on your plate for you. In some sense it seemed like portion control, but I appreciated the cleanliness. There was a vast different in the desserts from the large cruise ships I have been on. Finally, we ate at Waves out by the pool serveral times for lunch and had choices of burgers with all the toppings, panninis,etc. Very good.
As far as ports and excursions, I booked all of the excursions myself directly from websites and saved at least 40%. We saw many of our fellow passengers on board. The first night we cruised the inside passageway and then arrived the next day at Ketchikan. I had read a lot of positive reviews about "The Deadliest Catch," boat excursion, so we took that and were very pleased. The Captain of the ship sat behind us as we got onboard and found our seats and we had a nice conversation prior to heading out. He was on passed TV episodes, as were the two deck hands, who ran most of the presentations and told great stories of life in the Bering Sea. They pulled up several crab cages of varying types with Alaskan King Crab, Dungeoness Crab, various fish, and star fish, which they put in the water tank in front of the audience and let everyone handle them. We also trolled along an Native Alaskan Indian Island and watched them toss out fish to dozens of waiting Bald Eagles, as they swooped in and grabbed the fish right in front of us. Very fun and informative tour. Another tour that we heard from friends was the highlight of their trip was the sea plane trip.
In Juneau we had another great excursion. We booked the helicopter ride to the top of Mendenhall Glacier, where we visited 280 Alaskan Huskies for a dogsled ride. The staff that live up there all summer were very informative and the 2 mile ride was a blast. Our guide had completed the Iditarod for the first time. Very cool and while expensive (even directly), it was well worth it.
We next cruised up to Hubbard Glacier and unfortunately couldn't get closer than 7 miles, due to the ice flow in the water. It was impressive from that distance and the weather was perfect for viewing. We made the turn and headed to Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), which is a small town of only 750 people. Ther previous ports were with the larger cruise ships, but the rest, except for Victoria, we were on our own. We went on a whale watching tour with Capt. Paul Comolli of Hoonah Whale Watching. Paul was an awesome guide and never stopped talking. We saw whales, sea lions and otters and also got a lesson on life in the remote areas of Alaska.
Next we went to Sitka, which was a fun port. Great shops that weren't too touristy. We went into a local coffee shop, Highliner Coffee, for a very good cup of joe and met a local man running for a tribal government position, who talked about the finer points of Sitka. I also had a great craft beer at the Bayview Pub along the waterfront. Free wifi at the public library let us check up on things back home and post to Facebook.
Wrangell was our next stop and was probably the only dissapointing port of call. It's obvious they are new to the cruise ship game and need a Mayor with some forsight into how to market the town. It has a lot of potential, but definately isn't there yet. If you are headed here, sign up for the "Bears of Ana" ASAP! They only allow 60 people a day into this remote, island, habitat and you get to watch grizzly bears and black bears, in the wild, pawing salmon out of streams. I thought it was going to be a zoo and didn't sign up and by the time we got into port it was too late. Otherwise, take a long walk to work up an appetite. My wife and I did watch some sea lions play in the inlet as we worked out in the gym onboard.
Our last port was Victoria, Canada and that was a lot of fun. We pulled in early and head until 10 pm that night. There are great stores to visit downtown. We didn't want to do an excursion, so we took a bus downtown for $10 and then took a double decker bus ride around town that gave some informative information, and allowed 6 different stops to 'hop on and hop off.' We got off the bus at the Oak Bay Village stop and had a local beer at the Penny Farthing Pub, which was very quaint.
The entertainment onboard was very enjoyable. The four singers weren't the best in the world, but their shows were decent. My cup of tea were the comedic magician and the Noodles Levenstein (the comedian). Greg the magician had two hilarious shows and he also had 3 periods where about 25 people showed up and he taught magic tricks. Other entertainment included the four singers running various games and competition onboard for "O Points." My wife and I played table tennis daily and both won numerous times. Once, the head of the Canyon River Spa came down and we were paired up to play. When I stepped up I said, "If I win, how about a free massage." He replied, "I'll do 50% off, mate" (he was Australian). 10 minutes later, I had won a close match and said,"I'll send my wife up in an hour!" O points can be turned in for Oceania gear at the end of the ship, so I turned ours in for a free shirt and ball cap.
Afternoon high tea was also enjoyable from 4-5 pm, with luscious desserts and assorted teas. I liked the fact that there were no "dress up" nights. If you went to the specialty dining rooms you wore slacks and a collered shirt, but otherwise everyone wore jeans, shorts or resort casual clothing. On the second night they had the Captain's reception, which we went to one of the other, of three rooms, for the open bar from 6-8 pm on all drinks free of charge. A nice touch.
Summary: I will definately be back to Oceania again. We found no flaws in our experience and definately find that with cruise ships, 'smaller IS BETTER!" Less
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Cabin review: A27038 Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Level 7 Amidships. Very high end soaps, lotions, and shampoo. The bed was very comfortable with a coach in the room - 215 sq ft. Very nice balcony and perfect location for going down to level 5 entertainment, or up to level 9 for dining rooms and spa. Our room was across from a crew space (room 7038), but there was surprisingly very little noise, if ever, and they were very close to take care of any needs.Read All Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom (A2) Reviews >>
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Described in my cruise critic. Fun town with lots of great shops. I highly recommend Highliner coffee Shop and the Bayview Pub.
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Eating out near Liz at LancasterThere is a huge variety of eateries in Joburg with each neighbourhood having its local favourites. Although there are 2 websites where you can find restaurants' details and reviews:
Local is lekker: eating out in Craighall Park and neighbouring suburbs
At the end of the block, in Lancaster Village, a five minute walk are 2 excellent eateries.
- Dolci Café - is a fabulous laid back pavement café with salads, wraps, pastas and light meals. It's licensed and opens Tuesday to Saturday from breakfast to dinner; Sunday closed in the evening and closed all day Monday +27 10 900 2274
- Casalotti's (aka Pizza Rapido) - not sure of the alternative names! Make excellent thin based pizzas and even do banting pizzas if banting is your thing. 011 788 -0886. They also do take-aways with free delivery. Open every day
- Cnr Café - Corner Buckingham and Rothesay Aves 2 and a half blocks away; closed Sundays evenings 011 880-2244 Excellent food and nice outside pavement venue and of course very convenient . Consistently voted one of Joburg's best neighbourhood restaurants
- DW 11-13 in the Dunkeld West shopping centre is one of only 3 Gauteng restaurants to make it into the top 20 restaurants nationwide Eating Out awards. We have regular foodie guests who come all the way from Pretoria to have a a meal at DW 11-13. Dunkeld West Shopping Centre Cnr Jan Smuts Ave and Bompas Rd +27 11 325 2843 www.dw11-13.co.za Open daily lunch and dinner daily except Sunday evening and Mondays.
- Pronto At the nearby Colony Centre; Outstanding Italian menu with tables outdoors; great pastas. 011 447 4346; Open every day for lunch dinner except closed Sunday and Monday evening
- Also at the Colony is Hodges a relaxed outdoor café and coffee bar which is a great summer venue for lunches and evening meals. In winter it's warm and toasty inside with the wonderful aroma of coffee and baked goodies. They make a great Sunday lunch roast. Highly recommended +27 11 880 5010
- Also in the Colony is an Indian restaurant Red Chilli Spice which serves North Indian dishes +27 11 447 8386
- Vicky Christina's is a tapas bar in the Colony Centre 011 325 1263. Loved by the partying 20- and 30-somethings
- Giles - Has become a very popular meeting place, especially on Thursday evenings and for those TGIF evenings after work - either in the pub or to have a meal out on the deck. Congenial home fare. 011 442 4056
- Burnsides Café - 6 Burnside Ave Craighall Park Owner run and located in a converted home, enjoy a small seasonal menu in a tranquil environment with low noise levels. Open Tuesday to Saturday; Sundays Lunch only . Need to book in advance for evenings. +27 11 326-3970
- Modo Mio - 339 Jan Smuts Ave Good Italian fare, reasonably priced with an affordable R40 a bottle corkage fee. Open Monday to Sunday +27 79 343 6729
- If you want a great cup of coffee and a good bistro salad or light meal, join the creative on their laptops at Warm and Glad. The tagline of this local coffee shop says it all: 'food, media, culture'. 357 Jan Smuts Ave (cnr St Albans Rd) +27 11 781 0455 www.wamandglad.com Closed Sundays open other days and Thurs & Fri evenings till 8.
- If you're staying at Liz at Lancaster with children then Delta Café is a must. Located next to the garden nursery and on the edge of Delta Park, it has a small playground which is ideal for younger kids and a great menu for kids including boiled eggs with soldier toast!! If you just want to chill in a quiet laid-back outdoor environment there's lots of choice on the menu for adults. It's only a 5 block walk from Liz at Lancaster.
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Adventure, books, for children, cartoons
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13 March 2012 | USA
Following the enchanting storyline of Silverlicious written and illustrated by Victoria Kann, Silverlicious the game lets players set out on an adventure as Pinkalicious who has lost her ability to taste anything sweet. Help Pinkalicious regain her sweet tooth as you practice kindness, good manners and helping others in need. Unlock magical rewards including butterflies, sparkle rides and fireworks, as you explore the beautiful lands and meet new friends. Along the way you will learn that true sweetness comes from much more than cupcakes and cookies. Whether playing alone or with others, Silverlicious the game creates an imaginative and fun way to drive home the importance of kindness and manners.
Collectables: Dress up Pinkalicious in three different costumes from a beautiful dress to fairy catching gear; accessorise her outfits with over 20 collectible accessories
Meet Fun Friends: Explore across holiday-themed neighbourhoods and meet new friends like Carlos Cupid, Edgar the Easter bunny, Easter chicks and more
Holiday-Themed Neighbourhoods: Twirl, glide and dance in three holiday favourite lands including Very Valentines, Easter Excitement and Christmas Caroling
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Anything active right now?
I must admit, I've never really fished in the winter before. I'm getting the itch something fierce though, have new waders to try out, I hear salmon season starts in NH in early April (gotta try to hit that up but will need a beefier rod - maybe the sale at LL Bean this weekend will sway my hand) so that'll be a start.
Can't wait to hit up Ausable in spring, my friends think I'm crazy to drive all that way. I might take a long trip and hit the Salmon River in NY too.
So my question to you, anything biting right now? Is the Swift River currently closed for fishing? Any spots to go for a cold camping trip?
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This weather is mild compared to when we have been fishing the Swift. Fish nymphs and midges and you should do well. BWOs could be coming off now too since we have had a bit of decent weather.
Re: Anything active right now?
Except for the Farmington, all the management areas in CT should have been stocked within the last week
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And maybe time to start eyeballing CT too, I haven't gone to CT for fishing before TBH
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The two have been in the press lately since Vienna revealed that she did in fact get a nose job. Kasey commented to People about Vienna elective surgery saying:
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In addition to being a supportive boyfriend, he's also about to be a live-in beau! Vienna told People:
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Question: My wife and I, both aged 72, are in the pension phase of our DIY fund. We have about $850,000 and $450,000, respectively, in the fund. My question concerns leaving benefits to our children. We have one married daughter living in Australia and one married son living permanently in the United States. My son has residency but not citizenship in the US. Are there any Australian tax implications to leaving equal amounts from our super to each adult child?
Answer: In general, death benefits paid from a super fund to non-financially dependent beneficiaries, such as adult children, can be subject to withholding tax payable by the fund, says consulting actuary Doug McBirnie of Bendzulla Actuarial.
The exact rate of tax levied will depend on how your fund balances were accumulated.
For example, the "tax-free component" of your balance (which is generally made up of after-tax or non-concessional contributions to the fund) can be paid to your beneficiaries tax free, as the name suggests. But the proportion of your balance made up of concessional contributions and fund earnings – known as the "taxed element of the taxable component" – attracts tax of 15 per cent (plus the Medicare levy) when paid to non-dependants. You, as the fund trustees, are responsible for keeping track of the different components of your super balances, and it is worth discussing this aspect with your accountant or fund administrator so you are both aware of this responsibility and potential outcome. This task is made easier in pension phase as the proportions of tax-free and taxable super are fixed at the point a pension is commenced.
As an Australian resident, your daughter would need to include any death benefit payment in her tax return for the year. She would receive a tax offset so that she pays no more than the 15 per cent tax, plus Medicare, on the taxed element she receives. As a non-resident, death benefits paid to your son from your fund would be deemed to be sourced in Australia. The ultimate amount of tax he pays on the lump sum would depend on the double taxation agreement between Australia and the United States. Estate planning can be a complex area and whoever looks after your fund on your death must ensure the correct amount of tax is levied on benefits paid from the fund. This is where it is worthwhile having any calculations that are made checked by a super tax specialist to ensure the relevant circumstances are considered, particularly where non-residents are involved.
Question:Our family trust, which has a corporate trustee, bought a house in 1980. My parents passed away several years ago and I inherited the family trust and corporate trustee. I would like to sell the house, which has appreciated significantly. As the owner of the house hasn't changed from the trust and trustee, will the sale trigger a capital gains tax event, or is it still considered CGT-exempt?
Answer:This is an interesting question for anyone with a discretionary or family trust that owns an asset (in this instance, a house) acquired before capital gains tax was introduced from September 20, 1985, says lawyer Robert O'Donohue, a partner with HWL Ebsworth Lawyers in Melbourne. This is because under Division 149 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, there is an anti-tax avoidance measure that states that an investment stops being a pre-CGT asset when the majority interests in the asset are not held by the same ultimate owners who held those interests immediately before September 20, 1985. If this occurs, the CGT regime starts to apply to the asset from the time when the majority interests changed.
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This is a very important condition. Assuming your family trust has continued to be maintained for your family since before September 20, 1985, and new beneficiaries have not been substituted for existing ones, the house should retain its pre-CGT status and be able to be sold CGT-free.
On the other hand, if the discretionary trust deed was changed to substitute members of a new family who received distributions in place of beneficiaries who previously received the trust distributions, the commissioner considers this would result in a change in the majority underlying interests in the trust assets.
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The argument that a vegetarian diet is more planet-friendly than a carnivorous one is straightforward: If we feed plants to animals, and then eat the animals, we use more resources and produce more greenhouse gases than if we simply eat the plants. As with most arguments about our food supply, though, it's not that simple. Although beef is always climatically costly, pork or chicken can be a better choice than broccoli, calorie for calorie.
Much of the focus on the climate impact of meat has been on cattle, and with good reason. Any way you slice it, beef has the highest environmental cost of just about any food going, and the cow's digestive system is to blame. Ruminants -- cows, sheep, goats and also yaks and giraffes -- have a four-chambered stomach that digests plants by fermentation. A byproduct of that fermentation is methane, a greenhouse gas with some 20 times the heat-trapping ability of carbon. One cow's annual output of methane -- about 100 kilograms -- is equivalent to the emissions generated by a car burning 890 litres of gasoline.
Methane isn't the only strike against ruminants. There's also fertility. Cows can have one calf per year, which means the carbon cost of every cow destined for beef includes the cost of maintaining an adult for a year. Pigs, by contrast, can have two litters a year, with 10 or more pigs per litter.
Then there's feed conversion. It takes six kilograms of feed to make one kilogram of beef, but only 3.5 kilograms for pork and two kilograms for chicken. Considering the methane, the babies and the feed, it's clear that the ruminants do more damage than their one-stomached barnyard compatriots (monogastrics, they're called).
Comparing cows with pigs, and meat with plants, is often done using data from the Environmental Working Group, which produced a report in 2011 that detailed the environmental cost of meat. Ruminants are the worst offenders, with lamb generating 39 kilograms of carbon dioxide (or its equivalent) for each kilogram of meat and beef generating 27. Then come pork (12), turkey (11) and chicken (7). Plants are all lower, ranging from potatoes (3) to lentils (1).
But there's another way to look at the same information. If you stop eating beef, you can't replace a kilogram of it, which has 2,280 calories, with a kilogram of broccoli, at 340 calories. You have to replace it with 6.7 kilograms of broccoli. Calories are the great equalizer, and it makes sense to use them as the basis of the calculation.
When you reorder the chart to look at climate impact by calorie, the landscape looks different. The ruminants still top the chart, but the monogastrics look a whole lot better. Low-calorie crops such as broccoli don't do so well. Although beef still looks bad and beans still look good, pork and poultry are on par with green vegetables. (Which means a beef-and-leaf paleo diet is the worst choice going, environmentally speaking.)
The claim that vegetarianism is kinder to the planet also fails to consider a couple of kinds of meat that aren't on the Environmental Working Group's chart. Deer and Canada geese do active damage in the areas where they're overpopulated, and wild pigs leave destruction in their path wherever they go. Eat one of those and do the planet a favour.
Most people, though, are most likely to get their food from the farm, and it's important to note that, although the chart attaches one number to each kind of food, farming styles vary widely and not all pork chops -- or tomatoes, or eggs -- are created equal.
Counterintuitively, the strawberry you buy from the farmer down the road might have a bigger environmental footprint than the strawberry you buy from far away, where a large farm in an ideal climate may grow it more efficiently. But it might not. You can't know. It's maddening.
When it comes to meat, trying to eat responsibly presents a genuine conundrum: What's best for the planet is often what's worst for the animal. The efficiencies of modern conventional livestock farming do indeed decrease greenhouse gases, but they also require the confinement and high density that draw the ire of animal welfare advocates.
There are other arguments, on both sides -- so many it's easy to pick the ones that make the case for whichever kind of agriculture you're inclined to support. Grass-fed cows don't compete for plants humans can eat, and animals grazing on non-irrigated pasture don't compete for water that could be used to grow food (true), but grass digestion creates more methane than grain digestion (also true). Grazing cattle on grasslands can sequester carbon in the soil, but improperly managed grazing can make things worse rather than better. Pollution from manure reservoirs on conventional farms can threaten water and crops, but manure in reservoirs -- from animals in confinement -- can be converted to energy by methane digesters.
The case for plants has to include their nutritional value. Carbon aside, broccoli beats pork, hands down. And it has to consider killing, which many plant eaters find unacceptable. We all have to acknowledge agriculture is an animal-killing enterprise. But does the rat, poisoned because it's a threat to the grain stores, count for less than the pig, raised and slaughtered with care?
Even if climate impact is your top priority, it's important to look at the food data in the context of other lifestyle factors. Eating beans is definitely better than eating beef. Driving a Prius is better than driving a Hummer. But one decision trumps every other -- potentially by orders of magnitude -- and that's how many children you have. No amount of bean-eating or Prius-driving will compensate for reproducing, and it's the childless, not the vegetarians, who are more likely to save the planet. Which doesn't mean we should ignore the benefits of beans and hybrid vehicles -- or that we shouldn't have kids -- it just means we should acknowledge human survival takes a climatic toll. Our obligation isn't to minimize our carbon footprint at the expense of all other considerations; it's to try to be prudent, taking those considerations into account.
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Phil Markowski
Phil Markowski began his professional brewing career in 1989 with the New England Brewing Company of Norwalk, Connecticut. He has been brewmaster at the Southampton Publick House and is currently brewing at Two Roads Brewing Company.
Phil's recipes have earned numerous awards in national and international competitions. To date, Phil's brews have earned 22 (11 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze) Medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.
Phil was awarded the Institute For Brewing Studies Russell Scherer Award For Innovation In Craft Brewing at the 2003 Craft Brewers Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. This award honors a single American craft brewer who is selected by the Institute's board members, as having showed innovation and quality in brewing as well as making significant contributions to the craft brewing industry.
Phil is also a brewing consultant and writer; he has published technical and travel-related articles in American Brewer, Brewing Techniques, The New Brewer and Zymurgy magazines. He is the author of Farmhouse Ales, published in 2004 by Brewers Publications.


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Youthful Steelers defensive backs learning on the fly
Ryan Clark has high praise for the Steelers' young defensive backs, including rookies Shamarko Thomas and Terry Hawthorne. Yet he'd rather they spend much of this season watching and learning.
Besides, if either Thomas or second-year safety Robert Golden are tossed into the fray, it could reflect that the league's oldest safety tandem, Clark and Troy Polamalu, are struggling physically.
"As a tandem, we are in the best shape we've ever been in," Clark said. "It bodes well for us and the Steelers if we can stay healthy.
"When you're looking at Shamarko and Terry, we're hoping those guys don't have to get on the field this year. I'm hoping Shamarko doesn't have to play because 43 (Polamalu) and 25 (Clark) will be healthy.
"Eventually, they have to get us out of here. Collectively, the organization is getting guys who can play. Right now, it's not that time."
Polamalu and Clark have a combined 23 years of experience. Their potential backups, Thomas and Golden, have only a season-worth of experience.
Even though the young cornerbacks have some playing time, Hawthorne might be forced into action if oft-injured Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown can't make it through the season unscathed.
However, recent injuries to Clark and Polamalu have given the coaching staff concern about their durability. Clark missed only one game last year, but he absorbed some damaging blows. Polamalu sat out nine games last season with a calf injury.
The Steelers addressed injuries and age during the NFL Draft. They invested fourth- and fifth-round picks on Thomas and Hawthorne, respectively.
"We plan and hope we'll be healthy all year long," said Polamalu, in his 11th season. "We have a lot of confidence in those guys. Frankly, there's a possibility they will be the future of this team. The stage is certainly set for them."
Golden, who plays strong and free safety, made the squad as an undrafted free agent. He has had a productive preseason to perhaps solidify a spot on the 53-man roster for the season opener against Tennessee on Sept. 8 at Heinz Field.
"If I was a coach, Robert Golden is no longer fighting for a roster spot," Clark said. "I would say Golden has been the best defensive back in camp, including myself and Troy. He has shown his value on special teams and defensively."
Golden isn't taking anything for granted as the Steelers prepare to face the Chiefs on Saturday night at Heinz Field ahead of Tuesday's first mandatory roster cuts.
"I have to compete every day, and that's my motivation," Golden said. "I've got to prove myself every day. I feel I can step if Troy or (Clark) were to go down. I'll make sure I get the job done."
Thomas, who had a game-high six tackles in a 24-13 loss to Washington on Monday, has gotten most everyone's attention. Hawthorne has missed much of training camp, so it's been difficult to evaluate his progress.
"It was a matter of studying the playbook and staying sharp mentally during the time I was down," Hawthorne said before Thursday's practice. "I'm just waiting for my time to show what I can do when the time comes."
Clark believes Thomas and Hawthorne will be prepared to play when their numbers are called.
Still, he would rather the Steelers exercise patience with their young defensive backs.
"Troy and I will make sure they understand what to do," Clark said. "Shamarko can definitely help us, but we haven't seen enough of Terry to make an assessment yet."
Ralph N. Paulk is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at email@example.com or via Twitter @RalphPaulk_Trib.


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When it comes to applying blush, I will admit I've had my challenges. I mean, who hasn't? I'm no pro by any means, so when a brand like Lancome offers to send me their latest blush I'm very excited to practice my technique. But, you should know, this isn't any ordinary blush. No it's not. Let me introduce you to the Lancome Blush Subtil Palette.
The Shimmer Menage A Trois palettes come in Flush, Kissed, and Glow. It's an oil-free and oil-absorbing, silky powder blush that glides on easily. Each palette comes with three shades: a contour, blush, and highlighter. I've included a step-by-step illustration at the end of this post. Or you can just swirl all three shades together and apply! It was created for all skin tones and is long lasting. I wore this on a night out and yes the color does stay true. If you're ready to start mixing things up in the blush department and you want cheeks that glow, I'd definitely give the Lancome Blush Subtil Palette a try.
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