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RADIO SHOW INTERVIEWS & OTHER MEDIA LINKS
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4/2920 "The Clubouse Show" link find 4/29/20 show link below.
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/wgcharchives/TheClubhouse/042920.mp3
THE CLUBHOSUE APRIL 15, 2020https://davetorromeodotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/audio_only.m4a
LEIGH STEINBERG IN ROLE OF AGENT CLASS 4/16/20
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THE CLUBHOUSE APRIL 8, 2020
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PROGRAM LINKS AND INFORMATION
https://www.mville.edu/programs/ms-sport-business-and-entertainment-management
https://www.mville.edu/programs/babs-business-management-and-ms-sport-business-and-entertainment-management
Graduate Degree Holders Make $17,000 More Per Year Than Bachelor's Degree Holders
Hello all, in case you wanted to hear Dave's live sports gambling interview on Sirius XM from last night, here's an MP3. The program is one of the official radio shows of the PGA Tour. Sirius XM, in general, has an estimated subscriber base of 30 million listeners. Heidi Raker, RG Narrative
https://davetorromeodotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/06-05-18-dave-torremeo-w-kmot-_8141171_2018-06-05t22-43-10-000.mp3Links below:
LIVING THE GOOD LIVE RADIO–LOS ANGELES, CA
https://davetorromeodotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/torromeo.mp3
Rick Limpert
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Dave Torromeo from the Sport Business Management Program at Manhattanville College on Sports Gambling
CBS NEW YORK TV INTERVIEW
Prof: NFL's Anthem Policy 'A Strange Mix' That Resolves Nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQPVNx3QQKc
ARTICLE ON TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT MVILLE
https://ncadvertiser.com/114305/local-sports-leaders-bring-career-fair-to-manhattanville/
Manhattanville preps a new generation of sports execs
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Dave-Torromeo-celebrates-ten-years-at-helm-of-11882721.php
Business Council of Westchester panel weighs in on how to find and keep good employees
https://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/Program-succeeds-over-last-decade-11823449.php
SportsTao Podcast
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/d/d/3/dd362c5116fbea05/TaoEp0687.mp3?c_id=12498650&cs_id=12498650&destination_id=119108&expiration=1586304512&hwt=7cd868b4e93e61e462f5b8251336023f
WESTERLY SUN
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/sports/westerly-high-grad-has-made-a-career-out-of-the-business-of-sports/article_a88ed674-6561-520a-92c5-984a58603118.html
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Dave Torromeo has served as the head of the Sport Business Management Program at Manhattanville College since its inception in July 2006. He has over 30 years of experience in sports business, including serving as VP of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, (NFF), 15 years in collegiate athletics and as an industry consultant. He has worked in nearly every capacity of the sports world, from a minor league team, to a D-I athletic program and the Football Foundation. He is also a consultant to the sports industry and the founder of Sports Business Advocates, LLC which manages the Sports Business Institute and Future Sports Business Executives. As the architect of the graduate sport and entertainment business management program, he assembled the entire curriculum, hired all adjunct professors from the sport business field and installed a top-notch advisory board with senior executives from the sports industry. He devised and implemented a graduate level internship program, brought in outstanding guest speakers including senior executives from the sports world, provided on site field study at major sports venues and created a solid mission. At the NFF he played a crucial role in awarding Jackie Robinson the Gold Medal Award, the highest honor that Foundation bestows. He was instrumental in spearheading the program that allowed athletes from colleges other than major college football entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame (players from Divisions I-AA, II, III and the NAIA) and was a catalyst behind the Foundation's "PLAY IT SMART" program; an educational program that works to turn football teams from inner city environments into learning teams, while overseeing the scholar athlete program (and a 10M endowment) that honored players from all levels and included people such as Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, Tiki Barber, Josh Bloom, Peyton Manning and many others. Before joining the NFF, Torromeo served as a Sports Information Director (SID) and Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Marketing, Promotions and Fund Raising for over 10 years including six at Iona College where he also received a Master's Degree. He earned his undergraduate degree(s) from the University of Rhode Island and lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife Laurie. They have two children, Stephanie a Colgate University graduate and Jarrett a graduate of Gettysburg College (and "Shea" yellow lab). Dave is a lifelong New York Mets, Jets, Knicks and Islanders fan--but don't hold that against him--it just proves he is loyal!) https://sportsbusinessadvocates.org/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4gLO9xOeU7jI-isbB2z4Q https://www.latinbusinesstoday.com/author/dave-torromeo/	View all posts by DT Blog
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Our mission today was to find colour, and keep the composition guidelines in mind while we did that. I find the rule of thirds quite easy to follow, and it makes a big difference to the way the pics end up looking. The main discovery of the day was that I don't like colour. I know that sounds a bit odd, and is probably not very well worded - Kim and Rachel pointed out that it would be more accurate to say I'm not drawn to colour in the same way that I am to texture and detail and shapes and lines.
Having said that, I like this one from inside the cathedral. Not particularly original I know, but I'm getting to the stage where I can pick out features that make it work.
This one, for example, kind of follows the rule of thirds in that if you divide the picture into three equal vertical pieces the eye catching element takes up one of these thirds. As this technically breaks the 'avoid the bullseye shot' rule I've decided to ignore that one, and point out that I've used the architectural elements of the arches (echoed in the shape of the window itself) to frame the window - a frame within a frame emphasised by the multiple arches and symmetrical features.
This is the kind of thing I'm drawn to - dried up bits of buddleja. Oh yes. Crunchy and crispy and all different browns.
The subject we discussed today was portraits - head and shoulders shots of people. Because my camera is technically a bridge camera - greater zoom and more manual options than most 'ordinary' compact cameras, but not a fancy DSLR (not sure, but I think Digital Single Lens R...Reflector? Something like that!) that has extra lenses that you swap around depending on what kind of photos you're taking - a lot of what was mentioned about which lens to use and why sounded like complete mumbo jumbo to me, so I'm just noting down points that I understood found relevant.
Ask open questions, chat about inane topics - the weather, the kids, holidays - think hairdresser. This will hopefully help your subject feel less self conscious, but do be aware of funny mouth shapes! Maybe use the time they're speaking to line everything up and snap away when they pause.
Give clear instructions - for example, use their name and ask them to look at the door or out of the window. By keeping your instructions short and clear your subject are more likely to feel confident they they're 'doing the right thing', and you can get the angles that work.
If they are fidgety it might help to give them something to hold - a child who struggles to sit still might find it easier to do so if given a toy or (safe!) piece of equipment to hang on to.
A table can be a useful aid - it provides a firm surface for your subject to lean on as well as a psychological barrier to hide behind if they feel uncomfortable with the camera.


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Gustav Wilhelm Selmer, född 1814, död 1875, var en dansk-norsk skådespelare och teaterdirektör.

Han var engagerad som skådespelare vid Jacob Maysons teatersällskap 1836-39, och var sedan direktör för  teatern i Trondheim 1839–1848, och företog också turnéer runt Norge.

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OSTI.GOV Technical Report: BOILING NUCLEAR SUPERHEATER (BONUS) POWER STATION. Final Summary Design Report
Title: BOILING NUCLEAR SUPERHEATER (BONUS) POWER STATION. Final Summary Design Report
The design and construction of the Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Power Station at Punta Higuera on the seacoast at the westernmost tip of Puerto Rico are described. The reactor has an output of 17.5 Mw(e). This report will serve as a source of information for personnel engaged in management, evaluation, and training. (N.W.R.)
Research Org.:
General Nuclear Engineering Corp., Dunedin, Fla. and Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority, San Juan
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Report Number(s):
PRWRA-GNEC-6
NSA Number:
NSA-18-003189
DOE Contract Number:
AT(40-1)-2674; AT(40-1)-2672
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BONUS; ENVIRONMENT; NUCLEATE BOILING; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; POWER; POWER PLANTS; REACTORS; SUPERHEATING
None. BOILING NUCLEAR SUPERHEATER (BONUS) POWER STATION. Final Summary Design Report. United States: N. p., 1962. Web. doi:10.2172/4143826.
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NUCLEAR SUPERHEAT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. First Quarterly Progress Report for July-September 1959
Technical Report None
The research and development program by CE-GNEC will cover work aimed at establishing the technological and economic feasibility of producing superheated steam from a boiling water reactor. The following broad categories of design, engineering, research, and development are discussed. Development of preliminary reference design criteria for a 200-Mw(e) boiling-superheating reactor which produces steams at 1050 deg F and 1200 psig; theoretical and experimental studies on the peculiar nuclear problems in a boiling-superheating reactor; steam-water separators for thp superheating region; development of final reference design criteria for a 200-Mw(e) reactor; and development work on specific problems pertaining to the 17.3-Mw(e) Boilingmore » Nuclear Superheater Reactor (BONUS) being designed for the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority. Work on BONUS includes structural restraint of fuel elements, heat transfer tests simulating loss of steam coolant, insulation and seal connector development, and control development. (W.D.M.)« less
BOILING NUCLEAR SUPERHEATER (BONUS) POWER STATION. Final Hazards Summary Report
Issued in two books. The design and operation of the BONUS power station are described in detail. An evaluation is made of the safeguards and the hazards resulting from the maximum credible accident. It is concluded that operation of the plant will not endanger the populace surrounding the Punta Higuera site. (D.L.C.)
BONUS ZERO POWER CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS AND APPLICATION TO THE REACTOR DESIGN. Terminal Report
An extensive program of full-scale critical experiments was conducted to investigate the physics characteristics of nuclear mockups of the BONUS reactor. The nuclear mockups studied were a cold-clean mockup and a simulated hotoperating mockup. The cold-clean BONUS mockup was precise except for the substitution of aluminum for Zircaloy-2, a 65/8-inch deficiency in core height in the mockup, and some differences in fuel enrichments. The hot-operating BONUS reactor was simulated by positioning aluminum rods and sheets within the active core regions so as to duplicate the reduced water density in the actual BONUS reactor; the uniform water-density reduction due to temperaturemore » and the axially nonuniform reduction due to steam formation in the boiler were simulated. The shims consisted of part-length poison elements placed in the central water holes of some of the boiler fuel boxes (each box contained a 6 x 6 square array of fuel rods with the four central rods missing to form the water hole), and strip-type shims positioned in the water gap between the boiler and the superheater regions. As a result of the cold-clean critical experiments, data were obtained on critical control-rod configurations and reactivity worths, shutdown margins. uniform temperature coefficients and superheater flooding coefficients; the worths of the poison shims and of the enriched fuel in a centrally-located boiler fuel box were also determined. For the simulated hot-operating condition, data were obtained on critical control rod configurations and reactivity worths, and superheater flooding coefficients; in addition, numerous experiments were conducted to map the spatial power distributions corresponding to the various controlrod configurations of interest. The effects of modifications in the shim loading were investigated for both the cold-clean and the simulated hot-operating mockups. Experimental measurements were made on a variety of arrays of boiler fuel boxes; the measurements consisted of determinations of criticality in terms of partial water height and rod-bank position, and the change in reactivity with partial water height. In some of the experiments, boron-polyethylene shims were inserted in the central water hole of each boiler fuel box of a given array to obtain a systematic study of their effect on criticality. Because of the basic differences existing between the BONUS hot-simulated critical assembly and the actual BONUS reactor design, the experimental data are not in every case directly applicable to the BONUS reactor design. In order to permit reliable extrapolation of these data to the BONUS reactor design, an analytical procedure was developed for calculating the important features of the spatial power distributions in the simulated hot-operating critical reactor; for these calculations the control-rod configurations were limited to patterns which preserve symmetry of the power distribution in any octant of the core in any horizontal plane through the reactor. The analytical procedure was checked by a comparison of the calculated data with the experimental data obtained on the hotsimulated mockup. The agreement between calculated and experimental results is good, permitting application of the derived calculational methods to the actual BONUS reactor design. (auth)« less
Conceptual designs for modular OTEC SKSS. Final report
This volume presents the results of the first phase of the Station Keeping Subsystem (SKSS) design study for 40 MW/sub e/ capacity Modular Experiment OTEC Platforms. The objectives of the study were: (1) establishment of basic design requirements; (2) verification of technical feasibility of SKSS designs; (3) identification of merits and demerits; (4) estimates of sizes for major components; (5) estimates of life cycle costs; (6) deployment scenarios and time/cost/risk assessments; (7) maintenance/repair and replacement scenarios; (8) identifications of interface with other OTEC subsystems; (9) recommendations for and major problems in preliminary design; and (10) applicability of concepts to commercialmore » plant SKSS designs. A brief site suitability study was performed with the objective of determining the best possible location at the Punta Tuna (Puerto Rico) site from the standpoint of anchoring. This involved studying the vicinity of the initial location in relation to the prevailing bottom slopes and distances from shore. All subsequent studies were performed for the final selected site. The two baseline OTEC platforms were the APL BARGE and the G and C SPAR. The results of the study are presented in detail. The overall objective of developing two conceptual designs for each of the two baseline OTEC platforms has been accomplished. Specifically: (1) a methodology was developed for conceptual designs and followed to the extent possible. At this stage, a full reliability/performance/optimization analysis based on a probabilistic approach was not used due to the numerous SKSS candidates to be evaluated. A deterministic approach was used. (2) For both of the two baseline platforms, the APL BARGE and the G and C SPAR, all possible SKSS candidate concepts were considered and matrices of SKSS concepts were developed.« less
BONUS REACTOR SUPERHEATER FUEL EMERGENCY COOLING. Terminal Report Under BONUS Activity No. 66-7, Superheater Fuel Emergency Cooling Tests
An emergency cooling system was developed for cooling the superheater fuel assemblies in the BONUS reactor before melting of the fuel occurs due to a complete loss of moderator water and steam coolant. The system consists essentially of a tube sheet pan and eight four-way distribution tubes for each BONUS superheater fuel assembly. The tube sheet is located near the top of the fuel assembly, and the four-way distributors are mounted in the tube sheet at the midpoint of each cluster of four superheater-fuel pressure tubes. The four-way distributors are sections of tube, approximately 0.2 inch in diameter and 0.6more » inches long, each of which have a closed lower end and four side orifices. The four-way distributors are designed such that 1.25 gallons of emergency water per minute delivered to the distribution pan of each superheater assembly will cause the water level in the pan to rise 1/2 inch. This head of water is sufficient to allow an even distribution of approximately 0.04 gpm of water to each of the 32 pressure tubes of the superheater fuel assembly. Water droplets therefore come in contact with almost all elevations of the pressure tube simultaneously. Experimental results indicated that the temperature of heated tubes does not rise an appreciable amount once water flow at the distributor starts and that the temperature of a 24-in.-long simulated fuel tube can be reduced from 1400 to 300 deg F in about three minutes. It was estimated that in the event of a loss- ofcoolant-and-moderator accident the temperature-rise of the BONUS superheater fuel assembly materials will be terminated within a few seconds after water reaches the distribution pans. After six minutes of operation of this emergency cooling system, the temperature of the tubing and the fuel will be reduced approximately 1000 deg F or more depending on the initial temperature existing prior to the emergency water cooling. Delays of the order of 2 to 3 minutes before spraying of the superheater fuel assemblies may result in the melting of some fuel clad at the maximum calculated hot spots. However, the UO/sub 2/ fuel at these spots will not reach melting for approximately 6 minutes. Melting of the UO/sub 2/ fuel in the superheater fuel assemblies can be prevented by supplying water to the system within six minutes after a loss-of-moderator-and- coolant has occurred; some melting of the clad at local hot spots would be expected. In the BONUS plant design, it is expected that emergency cooling can be provided much sooner than six minutes and that local hot-spot melting of the UO/sub 2/ may be prevented. (auth)« less


Here's the classic tale of the Hollywood struggle filtered through the dark light of horror! Like Los Angeles's famed Mulholland Drive, Lisa's cinematic (mis)adventures wound through unexpected twists and turns, sometimes lured by the shining lights spread out just below Deadman's Curve. Her career revs to a start as a model maker on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Abyss, and more, and skids through the highs and lows of making films in Hollywood in the 80s, complete with celebrity cameos. Learn how she's worked nearly every creative role on a film set and on stage, read how she's blossomed into a highly successful fiction writer, become the President of the Horror Writers Association, and – to her surprise – has found herself the world's leading expert on Halloween! The journey is fun and funny, insightful and occasionally agonizing, but never dull.
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Parkinson's disease (PD) Yog Parkinson's disease- it is a progressive nervous system ailment which affects the bodily movement. Its symptoms start sl..
Parkinson's disease- it is a progressive nervous system ailment which affects the bodily movement. Its symptoms start slowly, at times starting with a hardly noticeable shake in only one hand. Tremors are ordinary, however the ailment also commonly causes slowing of movement or stiffness.
In the initial stages of the disease, the face may carry no or little expression. Arms may not swing while walking. Speech may become slurred or soft. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease worsen as the condition progresses with time.
If a person is suffering from Parkinson's disease, practicing yoga not only gives them relaxation but also aids them in getting good night's sleep. It also helps the body in becoming more familiar with the body and its potentials.
For instance, certain poses target particular muscle groups that the sufferer may use to their advantage in controlling tremors. It may be used for increasing strength, flexibility and mobility.
This calming asana helps in strengthening the hips, knees and legs. Owing to its meditative nature, this yoga asana is best in for anxiety and stress.


You may have been told to do the "stingray shuffle" at some beaches as you walk through the shallow water, but would you ever think to do it while in a river? Believe it or not, some stingrays are found in freshwater!
Our next Underrated Chondrichthyan is the Tiger or Rosette River ray (Potamotrygon schroederi). It belongs to a genus of stingrays called Potamotrygons, which are known for being able to live in fresh water. Unlike bonyfish, who can regulate their internal salinity by drinking and urinating, elasmobranchs retain urea (a compound found in urine) to regulate the amount of salt in their bodies. Bull sharks are able to lower their urea levels so they can tolerate freshwater. The Potamotrygons, however, have evolved with no urea! The Tiger ray is found in South American rivers and grows to be just under 2 ft (0.6m).


This spacious home needed some serious design love to tie its many rooms together.
When we first laid eyes on this 5-bedroom West Vancouver home, the potential was obvious - vaulted ceilings, plenty of space, and a fantastic back yard compete with swimming pool.
Our client came to us with a request for both cosmetic and functional upgrades; the interior was dated and tired, and the laundry room needed a complete overhaul to maximize efficiency. This spacious home needed some serious love and attention to tie its many rooms together.
The Great Room's existing ceiling was an expanse of thin, yellow-hued wood planks that simply did not do the room justice. By adding faux wood 'cross beams' we created rhythm and enhanced the interior architecture. Walls and ceiling were refreshed with a soothing off-white color palette. A custom TV and fireplace unit acts as the room's anchor.
The Master Bath is elegantly appointed in ivory marble tile and boasts a giant soaker tub for a soothing, spa-like experience. In the Laundry Room, crisp white cabinets and backsplash tile keep things fresh, but this room's key feature is its functionality.


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I'm DMing for a group of eight people. This leads to some rather interesting situations, as they are all slowly warming to their characters and thus making their backstories more complex and detailed.
A couple weeks ago, our Half-Elf Ranger sent me a text asking if he could have been cursed (ostensibly by our BBEG). I'm running a homebrew, so if someone wants to do something interesting I will do my best to make it work. So after some talking back and forth, we decided that he would turn into a Balghura (a demon that strongly resembles a 10 foot tall ape) whenever someone he cared deeply for was threatened. That person happened to be the party's Bard.
Last week we were Dungeon delving and came to an abandoned bathhouse, which happened to be inhabited by four rather angry water elementals. They sloshed their way into the party, and within the second round of combat our Bard had taken double digits of damage. The Ranger was at the back of the party, still in the hallway and behind the Dwarf Cleric (who became rather perturbed by the loud roar from immediately behind him). But the Cleric did his duty and healed the Bard, trusting the Ranger to deal with whatever had roared.
In the wake of the Bard's injury, the Ranger had transformed into a Balghura. Having utterly lost control of himself, he took the shortest path to the elemental that had hurt his beloved Bard—which happened to be straight through the Dwarf.
After smashing his way past the Dwarf and throwing the Bard from the whelming grasp of the elemental, he proceeded to beat it to nothingness in the space of a single round with his fists, which happened to be on fire due to a feat he had. The Bard was next on the initiative order and cast Crown of Madness, gaining control over whatever the Flaming Rage Monkey attacked.
At this point the only person who knew exactly what was going on was the Ranger. The rest of the party was utterly confused and frightened. Our Chaotic Neutral Rogue decided to keep his head and fled the room. Luckily for the remainder of the party, the Flaming Rage Monkey failed his wisdom save every single time until after the last water elemental was destroyed, and he could be subdued until he changed back.
Since then I've been getting player's backstories emailed to me in preparation for the next session.


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Alcoholic drinks available at Cantina in Disneyland's Star Wars land
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times
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An artist rendering of a cantina that will be included in the newest expansion at Disneyland, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. The cantina will serve pre-mixed alcoholic drinks to adults, a first for the Los Angeles park.
LOS ANGELES >> Disneyland visitors who explore the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge expansion that opens next year will be invited to belly up to a dimly lit Star Wars-inspired cantina where — for the first time in the park — they can order alcoholic drinks.
New artist renderings released on the Disneyland blog last week show a dark tavern where Stormtroopers, bounty hunters, smugglers and other alien travelers crowd around a bar that serves various concoctions. The post says the tavern, dubbed Oga's Cantina, will serve "libations for adults."
Walt Disney Co. representatives confirmed that the libations will include premixed alcoholic drinks, a significant development at the attraction because Disneyland has never sold booze to park visitors, except to members of the private Club 33, an exclusive dinner club at Disneyland's New Orleans Square.
Parkgoers who order drinks in the cantina won't be allowed to take them out into the park.
Walt Disney himself opposed the sale of alcohol in his parks, saying he felt the introduction of booze would ruin the family atmosphere.
The founder of the media giant was quoted in 1956 in the Saturday Evening Post as saying: "No liquor, no beer, nothing. Because that brings in a rowdy element. That brings people that we don't want and I feel they don't need it."
But the decision to introduce alcoholic drinks at the park shouldn't come as a surprise.
"Just as our theme parks have evolved since Disneyland opened, so have our guests' desires," Disneyland spokeswoman Liz Jaeger said. "Providing a memorable guest experience that exceeds our guests' expectation is very much the essence of what Walt Disney set out to achieve, and we feel that Star Wars Galaxy's Edge will offer that kind of experience."
At neighboring California Adventure Park, which opened in 2001, visitors can order beer, wine and mixed drinks at several restaurants. In 2012, alcoholic drinks were sold for the first time at a sit-down eatery at Walt Disney World in Florida. Several restaurants at the Magic Kingdom now offer alcoholic drinks.
Sales of food, beverages and merchandise generate nearly 30 percent of theme park revenue, with admissions generating about 53 percent of the take, according to a study by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, an industry trade group.
"The No. 1 trend in amusement and theme parks globally is the inclusion of craft beer, signature cocktails and themed beverages in a controlled environment," said Ken Whiting, a board member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions and head of Whiting's Foods, the food and beverage company for the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk.
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Hi Daniel, you didn't say where to upload the screen grab so you can have a link to it to post here.
Hi Daniel, Here is my review for the podcast and the contest. I REALLY hope I win! I have a few of your products already (AND I continually use the actionable steps!), but would absolutely put many of the others to use.
Looking forward to all episodes.
Posted to Twitter throughout the day using different a graphic each time and one of my Buddha statue wearing the t-shirt.
Thank you so much Kelda!
Thank you so much for sharing Sherry!
Thank you so much Henri — Appreciate it!
My screenshot. Congrats on the success of your podcast! Have a great weekend!
Thanks much Debi! Appreciate it! You have a great weekend too!
Sadly I can't get passed downloading the darn I-Tunes.exe. Have to download it every time, clicked execute, clicked to view a podcast and then it starts downloading it AGAIN (sigh!) 🙁 Sorry, I tried.
Best of luck with the podcast. I'll be tuning in. Here's my rating and review.
Wow! Thanks Val! Very much appreciate it!
Don't own a CC, so can't leave a review.
Congratulations on a job well done and I look forward to future episodes :).
Thank you Jason. Working hard to put out even better shows.
Great job, I love the work. Honestly a 5 star rating.
Thanks Victor for your kind words. More episodes coming!
Thanks so much for everything Donna!
Found this podcast and have been VERY inspired to action. Keep up the awesome content.
Excellent John. Appreciate the review and kind words. Thank you. May I ask, how did you find out about the podcast?
Thanks for the heads-up on your new podcast. Appreciate the information you are sharing.
I thinik this worked. YAY!
Wow! Thanks Jenni! Appreciate it and good luck!
Here is my review. Keep the podcasts coming. This is very high value.
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Thank you so much for all the great info. Now to implement!
Thanks Jesse… you got it! Glad you know the next important step… Action!
Thanks for such a great pod cast with lots of information I can take action on right away. I think that the length was perfect and kept me engaged the whole time.
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New Short Documentrary on YouTube: The Pokagon Band of Potowatomi
The Pokagon Band of Potowatomi
"Very few native tribes avoided removal to the West, but the Pokagons, led by Chief Leopold Pokagon, managed to do it. This short documentary, produced for The Region of Three Oaks Museum, tells that story and subsequent events that led to official recognition of the Pokagons by the US government 160 years later."
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In the Arts & Sciences News: Heritage, legacy drives Newark Earthworks Center director
Heritage, legacy drives Newark Earthworks Center director
The east entrance of the Newark Earthwork's Great Circle.
Encompassing over 4 square miles and constructed by the indigenous peoples of the ancient Hopewell culture between 100 B.C. and 500 A.D, the Newark Earthworks are the largest set of earthen enclosures in the world. Approximately 2,000 years after they were built, John Low feels their significance and generational legacy in his veins.
Low, an associate professor of comparative studies at Ohio State Newark, was recently named director of the Newark Earthworks Center (NEC), an interdisciplinary academic center at Ohio State. Created in 2005, the NEC examines American Indians' cultural and scientific achievements with a focus on developing programs and researching the cultures that constructed earthworks around the Midwest.
Low is the coordinator of the Newark campus's American studies minor and often takes students to the earthworks, where he's able to incorporate them into his teaching and research. A citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indian nation, Low feels a distinct connection to the earthworks, a connection passed down by his ancestors.
"We may have direct descendance to these mound builders, and even if we don't, these were our indigenous neighbors that built these places," Low said. "The earthworks are a celebration of who our ancestors were and who we are as Native peoples. That's what it means to me."
Much of the earthworks have been demolished over the years as Newark has developed and expanded, but three sections have remained more or less intact:
The Great Circle Earthworks: Approximately 1,200 feet in diameter — wide enough to cram in four football fields end to end — the Great Circle's walls are 8 feet high with a 5-foot trench along the inside circumference of the circle. The Great Circle's gateway points due east, and Eagle Mound — a group of mounds in the shape of a bird midflight — is nestled at its center.
The Wright Earthworks: A few blocks northeast of the Great Circle is the Wright Earthworks. Though much of Wright has been destroyed with the city of Newark's expansion and development, the mounds used to form a near-perfect square with eight small mounds situated within.
The Octagon Earthworks: A little over a mile to the northwest of the Great Circle lies the Octagon Earthworks, which comprises of the Octagon, Observatory Circle and Observatory Mound. The Octagon has eight walls, each approximately 550 feet long, 5 to 6 feet tall and separated by gaps in the corners. Connected to the Octagon's west side is Observatory Circle, with Observatory Mound laid perpendicularly across its western entrance.
"The people who built these were very pre-Frank Lloyd Wright in that they were really concerned with the horizonal," Low said. "He was interested in his architecture blending in and being horizontal and in balance with the environment."
Though no one can know for certain the Hopewell peoples' reasons for constructing the complex — some speculate the earthworks were places of worship, trade, burials and other ceremonies — they remain an extraordinary feat of ingenuity that exemplify their creators' advanced knowledge of geometry, astronomy and earthen engineering.
For example, in 1982, researchers from Earlham College discovered that the Octagon Earthworks was a complicated lunar observatory. The gaps between each wall of the Octagon, they found, are aligned to points on the horizon indicating notable moonrises and moonsets of a complex 18.6-year lunar cycle, with the extreme northernmost moonrise lining up exactly with the Octagon's central axis. Furthermore, the square footage of both the Great Circle and the Observatory Circle (1,054 feet) corresponds to other Hopewellian structures, including the Octagon.
"That measurement is replicated in other places in Ohio, so they were doing the exact same thing," Low said. "Regarding the moon cycle, we can only speculate why that was important, but it was important to them. It may have represented stability and balance that these things were going to continue as they were expected to go. It shows a lot of human ingenuity."
Moundbuilders Country Club's golf course is constructed within the Octagon and Observatory Circle.
The Newark Earthworks is operated as a state park by the Ohio History Connection, is designated as a National Historic Landmark and is considered by the state of Ohio as "the official prehistoric monument of the state."
The site is also being considered for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which recognizes designated landmarks around the world that have cultural, historical or scientific significance and are legally protected by international treaties. The Newark Earthworks' status on the list hinges partly on an ongoing legal battle with Moundbuilders Country Club, on which the Octagon Earthworks lay.
Low says, however, the designation wouldn't be decided on for another three to four years.
"There would be a significant influx of tourism from around the world, which would be really exciting to be able share this," he said.
As director of the NEC, Low is striving to promote scholarly engagement surrounding the Newark Earthworks and grow the NEC as an elite research center. He feels a duty to develop the NEC and bring academics to the earthworks not just because he's a professor and researcher, but because of the generations that came before him.
"The blood of mound builders is in our veins," he said. "We may not have built them, but we carry that ancestry and that legacy and that inheritance with us."
This entry was posted in Academia, American Indian, Archaeology, Culture, Education, Exhibits, Field Trips, Geography, History, Indigenous, Native American, Newark Earthworks, News, Pokagon Potawatomi, Research, Uncategorized on November 27, 2019 by John N. Low.


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Home Family Love
Importance of family
The Use of the Word Love
Word Count: 709Six months after I met a young man, he expressed to mehow much he loved me. Being sixteen years old, I thought itto be very flattering but I could not accept him saying thisto me. The word, love in the romantic sense, is somethingthat would take so much out of me to say to a person.
Love is something that you express to someone that youcan not, in any way, see living your life without. The lasttime I saw the young man who supposedly loved me, wason my seventeenth birthday when he told me I was a wasteof his time. Love is the strongest emotion and mostpowerful word anyone can say to someone else. Somepeople use the word love everyday as though it is not asbig of a deal as it really is. Jewel's song, "Always,"illustrates a definition of love. The first line of the songtotally defines love in the same way I do with, "Please don'tsay 'I love you,' those words touch me much too deeply."With this one line, my entire definition of love is presented.
There are other things people can love: a pet, familymembers, certain kinds of food but these are all loved by adifferent kind of love. There are millions of ways you canlove, but this kind of love does not happen all the time to aperson. It is the kind of love that is not there at thebeginning, but grows inside you. This kind of love is foranother person that you can not see your life without, eventhough at one time it was without that person. To expressthis to someone is to propose to commit your life to thatother person. The other person may not feel the same wayand that is why it is hard to accept someone saying that.
One expressing their love to another is the greatestcompliment one could ever receive for they are wanted insomeone else's life forever. There are some people that donot understand the meaning of love and use it all the time asthough it was just some word that makes people happy.
The young man who told me he loved me also told me amonth later that I was a waste of his time. He is an exampleof someone using the word just to make others or evenhimself happy. I watched the soap opera, "Sunset Beach,"and every other character is telling someone else how muchthey love them, but they also change who they love on aweekly basis. I also watched a character ask her husband ifhe would just learn to love her. There is no way thatsomeone could learn to love anyone when love is anemotion that is already inside a person but does not comeout until one finds someone they really love. Thisrepresentation of love is so misleading that some peoplemay never know what love is really like for they aredeceived by television shows like this. I also watched themovie, "Titanic," which was referred to as one of thegreatest love stories ever. The character of "Rose" is in lovewith another man who she is about to marry. She thenmeets "Jack" and she no longer knows if she loves herfiancee for this new man seems so much better. No onecould possibly grow love for another after only knowingeach other for a day. This is another misleadingrepresentation of love where people will begin to think thatsomeone that made them happy is the love of their life. Thismovie would be a great love story if something like this waspossible but for something that is immensely fiction, it issomething nice to watch, not to believe in. Due to lovebeing the greatest compliment, everybody wants toexperience it at least one time in their life. Some peopletake it however they can, where others are almostincapable of it. The way Jewel defines love in her song isthe way people should think of love: as words that touchone too deeply. Love is not something to try to rush into,for everyone will experience love sometime in their life.
Those that do not understand what love really is andexpress to anyone that they love them, will be stuck in adream world that is supported by soap operas and fictionalmovies. If one does not go out looking to love, then theymay possibly find their love that they would do anything tobe with.
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Land Rover SAS version
The company of Land Rover was founded in 1948 to produce rugged military vehicles for use in all terrains. Today the vehicles are still a firm favourite with many farmers and there are even luxury-end versions with well-upholstered seats. Of course, they are still popular with the military forces around the world with some 200,000 vehicles being sold in 2009. Although no longer a British-owned company the reputation of the vehicle is a bye-word for reliability and older versions are popular also with owners who display them at shows.
During its history the Land Rover has been produced in many designs and models which led to variants being developed. For example, Vickers-Armstrong built a hovercraft version called the 'Hover Rover' in 1962 and in the 1980s a short-lived half-track version called the 'Centaur' was developed but never entered service. A Centaur was offered for sale back in 1997 priced £15,000 and the Tank Museum at Bovington has an example in its collection. The Land Rover has also been used in many films, sometimes in disguise such as the futuristic design specially built by a film props department for the 1995 film 'Judge Dredd' starring Sylvester Stallone.
The Land Rover has been used by many armed forces around the world and has given sterling service to the British Army in conflicts from the Falklands to Afghanistan - and the Northern Ireland 'troubles' in between.
In the Pink… Why?
Land Rovers serves as ambulances, radio vehicles and weapons platforms, with the most famous being the so-called 'Pink Panther' which was developed for the Special Air Service. This version of the Land Rover was developed in the mid to late 1960s by the Cambridge-based company of Marshalls specifically for the SAS operating in desert terrain. Based on the Series IIA 90 chassis, Marshalls built 72 Pink Panthers for long-range operations in the harshest of conditions. The choice of pink camouflage for the vehicles did raise some eyebrows until it was politely pointed out that the Long Range Desert Group had been successful with the colour scheme during WW II. It was a low visibility colour and at a distance it did blur into the topography of the terrain.
Beware Imitations
The Pink Panther design would also influence vehicle development for special forces in other countries such as Australia which developed its own version. There have been a number of imitations but a recent conversation with the owner of a genuine Pink Panther informed Gun Mart that today he believes there are no more than 20 known original vehicles in existence including those in museums. So small is the select band of Pink Panther vehicle owners that they know one another. At Cobbaton Combat Collection the owner of a 'Pinkie' as they were nicknamed, knew the owners of the other two Pink Panthers I have spotted this year. One was at the Trucks & Troops event at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hants and the other was at War & Peace. So, that is three down and seventeen more to go to tick off my list. However, the one understood to be held by the SAS Regiment at Hereford would be off limits.
Pink Panthers were weapons platforms and were equipped with an extensive range of weaponry and radio equipment, extra fuel, water and food. Machine guns such as General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMGs, were the main weapons backed up with grenade launchers, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons and rifles. The vehicles are 4X4 and can be driven on the road to take part in events, such as the one on display at Cobbaton. Obviously the vehicle comes under the ordinary driving licence but insurance cover can vary. There are specialist companies which will give cover for such a specialist vehicle such as leading 4X4 insurance company in the UK called Quotezone (www.quotezone.co.uk) which has headings under motoring, business and leisure. As with all types of insurance the quote is based on the owner's profile such as age, profession, driving experience and mileage of the vehicle.
The colour of the Pink Panther and its rugged appearance means one can't miss it. However, once seen they are not forgotten because they look so very different from other versions of the Land Rover. Fairly bristling with machine guns and loaded with spare equipment this is a fighting vehicle. There is an Ex-Military Land Rover Association (www.emlra.org) and the York-based company of P.A. Blanchard & Co., Clay Lane, Shiptonshire, YO43 3PH (Telephone 01430 872765 or visit the Website at: www.pablanchard.co.uk) has a range of Land Rover variants for sale. However, due to the low numbers of Pink Panthers there are in private ownership that when one does come up for sale there is a frenzied interest. Research shows that back in 2004 a Pink Panther was offered for sale at around £17,000. This figure can only increase as an investment.
Pretty in Pink, Bland in Beige
The Pink Panther was removed from Service in the 1980s and was eventually replaced by a 110 version painted in the more conventional beige colour scheme. The Pink Panther looks good and owning an original puts one in a true minority group, but owners are more than happy to stand and talk about their vehicles, as I have found out. There are some imitations out there but I am reliably informed the one sure way of telling a real Pink Panther from an imitation is the number plate. Those I have seen so far all begin with the series number '10' and if any reader should know of an identification list we would be pleased to hear from you so that we can pass on the details to others who would be interested in such details. So, next time when visiting a military vehicle show, keep an eye open for a Pink Panther it would be worth examining it in detail.
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Great Pinky and great article! well spotted at W and P, in with all that green and beige!


Topped with homemade blueberry preserves, streusel and cream cheese glaze, these blueberry coffee cake muffins are sure to put a smile on everyone's face!
So how's the weather been treatin' ya? It's been pretty crummy in my neck of the woods. Yesterday was the first day that it hadn't rained in about two weeks. Not that I mind the rain. I actually enjoy stormy weather. But it's definitely put a damper on my outdoor walks/jogs. Not to mention the unbearable humidity. Oh did I say it was humid outside? Believe me, it's humid outside. But I try to look at the positive things, and I just look at all of the rain as something that makes my plants happy (and usually me happy since like I said, I enjoy stormy weather) and I just have to push my walks into the late evening instead of right after work. It all works out in the end, right?
Anywho, since it's still morning time in my neck of the woods, I have a delicious breakfast to serve up. And for all of you folks that are ahead of my time, here's an afternoon snack or an after dinner treat for you. Who said muffins were only to be served at breakfast, especially these Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins! Enjoy!
Topped with homemade blueberry preserves, streusel and cream cheese glaze, these blueberry coffee cake muffins are sure to put a smile on everyone's face!
In the bowl of a stand up mixer, using the flat attachment, beat together ½ of the cake mix, the water, flour and yeast.
Beat in the eggs until well blended.
Drop the batter by spoonfuls into lined muffin cups. I probably used about 2 tbsp batter per cup. Drop a spoonful of preserves on top of the dough in each muffin cup.
In another mixing bowl, combine the butter and remaining cake mix. Cut the butter into the mix until the mix is crumbly.
Top the blueberry mixture in each muffin cup with the crumbs.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the topping is golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool a few minute before topping with the glaze.
To make the glaze, in a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat in the vanilla extract, then the whipping cream and then gradually beat in the milk until the desired consistency is reached. Mine was thick but runny enough that it could be drizzled on top of the muffins. To drizzle, I cut a small corner off of a 1 qt storage bag, added the glaze to the bag and squeezed the glaze on top of the muffins. If you have a fancier contraption, feel free to use that.
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These look amazing with the cream cheese added!!
Yumo! I love blueberries. This looks delicious!
Thank you, Nami! I actually enjoy raw blueberries in salads. There's a salad at Panera Bread that I enjoy. It has chicken, blueberries, cherries, mandarin oranges and pecans in it. Yum!
I seriously need these muffins…they look so good!!!
These muffins look FABULOUS! I love blueberries and anything with crumb/streusel topping, gets a thumbs-up in my book! Lovely post Julie.
Julie, I love these… they look so purdy too! Pinning and making and eating them soon!!
Love this recipe! Im a big Muffin fan!
Another great way to use your beautiful blueberry jam! I like that these muffins come together with preserves and don't depend on fresh berries. I have company coming soon and will plan to have this recipe to try with them. Pinning for later!
These sound delicious and they look like they came from a bakery or a coffee shop! Sounds like a great muffin recipe!
I love blueberry muffins! And surely you can't go wrong combining them with coffee cake! I'm always on the hunt for a good muffin recipe to start out my weekend. I'm pinning these to my muffin board and can't wait to give them a try.
I hope your weather turns around!!
I feel ya on that! We often do not eat all of whatever I make. It's nice to make treats that can be easily shared with others! :) Hope you enjoyed your vacation, Meghan!
Look at all that gorgeous blueberry preserves in each little muffin! Oh how I wish they were in front of me this boring! The perfect breakfast!!! It gets humid here too then my hair frizzes and it's just a big ole mess!
Don't you hate the humidity!? It has been a little better the past couple of days. I can walk outside without being drenched in moisture. :) Thanks for stopping by. I need to make a big batch of these and bring them to an in person NNIB Gals meeting. Wouldn't that be AWESOME?!
Humidity is the bane of my existence in the summer. I'm already ready to give up on my hair and it's only June! I'll never make it through the summer.
Anyway…these muffins look great and now I'm off to check out your blueberry preserves recipe.
Thank you, Elizabeth! I'm becomming a bit of a muffinholic. I'm already planning my next muffin recipe!
Those blueberry preserves just keep on giving! These look so good! I love muffins and would definitely like to try these, Julie.
These muffins look so delicious! I'm gonna have to try this for sure. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Dana! Heading over to link up now! Have a great weekend!
I'm just going to say it, I've been craving these since you first posted them! Thanks for linking up Saturday Dishes, pinned.
Oh my gosh these look to die for!!! I love blueberries, so I am checking out your white chocolate blueberry bars too. You have a new follower via blog lovin!
Yum! My kids will love having these for breakfast. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday at Organized 31.
Delicious, Julie! I need to pin these to try! Thanks so much for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends – I can't wait to see what you share this week!
These muffins look delicious Julie! So pretty! Pinned!
These look so delicious! I wish I had some blueberries on hand to whip them up. I'm going to check out the Blueberry Preserves now too!
These were better than the bakery!
Aww well thank you so SO much for letting me know, Deb! Have a wonderful weekend!
Congrats, your recipe is being featured in a Blueberry Round up. I will also be pinning and tweeting it this week too.
Awesome! Thank you so much, Diane!
How long do you recommend baking them for, if making them mini-sized? I'm making them this weekend for a large crowd so I want to make mini's so they can go further!
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I tried this with my son. He loved them. I am not a chef at all so these did not come out the same way yours did!
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me know you made them! I'm glad your son liked them! I'm not a chef either – it just takes practice. :) Have a wonderful week!
Definitely perfect to pair with coffee! Thanks for stopping by!
I have never put active dry yeast in muffins like this before…what inspired you to try it?


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New Book: Site Dance
By Kegan Marling
September 1, 2010, PUBLISHED BY IN DANCE
Review by Kegan Marling
SITE DANCE: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces
Edited by Melanie Kloetzel and Carolyn Pavlik
Site-specific dance has a long and complex history, and I've eagerly anticipated someone capturing its glory in writing. While Kloetzel and Pavlik's book Site Dance misses an opportunity to unravel some of the bigger picture and genealogy of the form, it succeeds in revealing the complexities of making site specific work and the diversity of perspectives and approaches.
Put together primarily as a collection of interviews and essays by 14 practitioners (mostly East Coast based, but including locals Joanna Haigood and Jo Kreiter), Site Dance doesn't always offer much on the background of each artist. But it makes up for that in the depth and richness of its examples – exploring concepts behind some great contemporary site works and the practical issues that abound from working in non-traditional spaces. Joanna Haigood talks about permitting issues for the airspace above the NYPD's vehicle evidence lot, Eiko & Koma explain their process for choosing the perfect river, and Tamar Rogoff looks at how to guide an audience through a mass gravesite. Among the many works discussed are Meredith Monk's multi-location, multi-performance epic on Joan-of-Arc (Vessel: An Opera Epic); Olive Bieringa's BodyCartography Project; and Jo Kreiter's Sparrow's End.
Kloetzel & Pavlik group the artists by the way they primarily approach site work: historical connections, relationship to space, excavating beauty, and civic interaction. Sectioned in this way, the book is useful not just in unpacking site work, but in examining the creative process in general. Required reading for anyone wanting to explore site specific work, Site Dance also stands as a useful tool for those just looking to experience the many ways a choreographer approaches material.
This article appeared in the September 2010 issue of In Dance.
Kegan Marling is a San Francisco documentary and lifestyle photographer focused on queer communities, dance, and body/sex-positivity. His work has been in publications including the SF Chronicle, SF Weekly, Têtu, and Drummer Magazine, and is part of the permanent collection at SF General Hospital. He has created two short films in collaboration with playwright Brian Thorstenson for the National Queer Arts Festival, and is currently working on a photo essay on queer mythologies. keganmarling.org


It depends in part on where you've applied. The peer-to-peer lenders do what's known as a "soft pull" on your credit history to give you an indication of the interest rate on a personal loan, and whether you're approved.
Peer-to-peer lending is one type of personal loan transaction. Don't forget to compare rates at Bankrate.com.
If you're denied by a firm that did a "hard pull" on your credit report, the lender has to provide you with a notice of adverse action under the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Since you appear to be at a loss as to why you were denied, your request for credit reads like it was done with a "soft pull" on your credit report. You can check your credit report and credit score for free using the Free Credit Check feature on this website. Checking your credit score doesn't impact your credit score or credit history.
With credit histories, time heals most wounds. While I'm not suggesting that you have to wait 7 years, most negative information drops off your credit report after 7 years.
Try again if your credit score improves, you've paid down some of your outstanding loan balances or you've celebrated a work anniversary, since the length of time in a job is a consideration in extending a personal loan.
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If you or your client is a used car dealer, then you likely have been exposed to or at least worried about a sales tax audit by the Florida Department of Revenue. If that wasn't bad enough, you now have to contend with examinations by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (FOFR).
Chapter 520, Florida Statutes (F.S.), addresses retail installment sales. Part I specifically applies to motor vehicle sales finance. Rule 69V-50, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) addresses motor vehicle sales finance. These statutes and rule provide the basis for the FOFR's examination of car dealers. Like any FOFR examination, the results generally include significant proposed administrative fines and possible revocation of you or your client's license. It is something you need to be prepared for.
While it appears to be a somewhat "new" industry for FOFR examinations, the FOFR is rapidly increasing the number of examinations by its staff. Upon receiving the notice of examination, the next step likely will involve an examiner or two taking several days to request and review records related to installment sales. You or your client need to expect this to be a fairly time-consuming experience.
With the FOFR examination, you can expect the examiner(s) to look at amounts listed on the sales and financing contracts. Generally, the FOFR is looking to see what amounts were charged to customers and what amounts were actually remitted. This not only involves taxes (sales and/or documentary stamp tax) but also registration fees and other charges. The other charges and include "handling" or "processing" fees as well as customer purchases of gap, service agreements/warranties, or any other amounts charged to the customer and included in the financing contract apart from the cash price of the vehicle.
Since the installment contracts are generally preprinted forms widely used in the industry, you can expect that the FOFR is going to identify violations for charges to consumers in excess of amounts allowed by law for any items disclosed in the financing documentation. The FOFR has been generally alleging violations for amounts charged to customers that exceed amounts paid to the providers of the purchased services (GAP or agreement/warranties, etc.). The FOFR is broadly reading its authority as set out in the statutes and rules. But, this should not come as any surprise to anyone who has previously dealt with the FOFR.
Even if you submit customers who need financing to third party lenders, the FOFR still considers that an installment sales contract. Many dealers who do not self-finance use this method to connect lenders to buyers so that they can receive full payment for the purchased vehicle. The FOFR often reads the printed installment sales information as involving you as the seller/financer for the deal. This pulls you or your client into the FOFR's authority.
After the examination, don't think that the silence from the OFR means you have survived the examination. It generally takes a period of months (or longer) for you to receive the administrative complaint that alleges violations. Be prepared for the administrative complaint to allege a fine, refund of overcharges, and license revocation. Any of these are serious enough alone. The license revocation clearly impacts your ability to operate as a business that utilizes any form of financing. But, the possible refunding of alleged overcharges will likely be a burdensome project to show that funds paid by customers were remitted for the stated purpose. This naturally becomes a bigger burden for the more deals that are applicable for the examination period.
Preparing for the examination can help address the possible violations the FOFR might allege. However, it is more important to be aware of the administrative complaint that you will receive. This sets forth the deadline to file a response and preserve your rights to contest the examination findings. If you fail to timely file a response, then the FOFR will enter a final order adopting the examination findings. Again, that likely will include license revocation which can be a business killer.
If you or your client receive a notice of examination, then feel free to follow up with us on the matter. Even the responses to the licensee questionnaire can allow the FOFR to incorrectly assert a basis for violations. With an administrative complaint, you will have twenty-one days from the date of receipt to provide a written response to preserve you or your client's right to a hearing. We can help explain the examination or hearing process. The administrative complaint is going to allege serious consequences that must be addressed or else the FOFR can, and usually will, enter a final order adopting the proposed findings. The FOFR's alleged findings may be wrong, but you have to affirmatively show that to protect you your client's license and livelihood. We provide a free initial consultation to help in any way possible.
About the author: Mr. Parker is a Florida state and local tax attorney and an associate in the law firm the Law Offices of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, P.A., based in the firm's Tampa office. Mr. Parker's practice includes state tax audits and controversies involving sales and use tax and the Office of Financial Regulation and all other state taxes including communication service tax, cigarette & tobacco tax, motor fuel tax, and Native American taxation. Mr. Parker received his law degree and L.L.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida. You can reach Mr. Parker at MatthewParker@FloridaSalesTax.com, 813-775-2132. You can read more about Mr. Parker on his firm bio.
About the Firm: At the Law Office of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA, our primary practice area is Florida taxes, with a very heavy emphasis in Florida sales and use tax. We have defended clients against Florida sales and use taxes for more than 25 years with over 100 years of cumulative experience working for our firm. Our partners are both CPAs/Accountants and Attorneys, so we understand both the accounting side of the situation as well as the legal side. We represent taxpayers and business owners from the entire State of Florida. Call our offices today for a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION to confidentially discuss how we can help put this nightmare behind you.
FL Office of Financial Regulations Extorting Business Owners Money, published February 20, 2018, by Matthew Parker, Esq.
Florida Sales Tax – Hope Scholarship Credit, published October 10, 2018, by David Brennan, Esq.
FL CAR DEALER: WHEN IS A SALE TAX EXEMPT?, published March 17, 2013, by James Sutton, CPA, Esq.