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Friday, June 6, 2014
Parenting: A Little Story
This is a story inspired by a news event.
I live in a nice, safe neighborhood al7amdulilah! It's nice to be able to walk around with no real fear of being attacked or abused, offered drugs, witnessing crimes, etc.
One beautiful fall evening I went to the convenience store for one missing ingredient on my way back home from getting my children from daycare. They wanted to stay in the car instead of coming in with me and I agreed. After all, I was parked close to the door, my oldest knew not to unlock for a stranger, but also knew how to unlock and leave to get help if needed. It was a nice cool evening, not really sunny. As far as I'm concerned, staying for 2-6 minutes was no more dangerous than any regular life activity like riding in the car to get there or playing in the park.
I went to buy what I needed and and then we went home.
Unlike the news story, I did not have an asshole send a film he took of my children to the police to have me arrested. Other than that, this is the same story.
The person in the news story lived with such guilt at what she'd done in leaving her kid in the car. She'd been programmed to never leave a child unattended, no matter how safe the situation - it was dangerous - her kid could've died. She felt horrible. Her story is full of "I know I shouldn't"... "I had a momentary lapse of judgement"... "I know it's not ok but"... as she tells it. She knows what she did shouldn't give her a criminal record but she can't get past the judgement from all sides that tell her she was still in the wrong. She apologizes and has trouble coming to terms with the horrible event for a long time.
Well, I (the same "I" from the inspired story I told you before the commentary) will not apologize for leaving the kids in the car in a situation I evaluated as perfectly safe. I will not apologize for not being sucked into every story of irrational fear I hear about. I will not apologize for following laws for what they are meant to be (the reason and idea behind the law) rather than what they literally say! So everyone who wants me to apologize and admit I did something terribly wrong that cool autumn day can just SUCK IT!
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Thankful Thursday!
After not posting for Thankful Thursday in over 2.5 years, here I am again! I've had so much to be thankful for since then, what a wonderful life :) My children are growing up healthy and happy, my marriage is solid, my outlook on life is positive.
Today, Thursday June 5th, I'm thankful for who I am. I actually wouldn't want to be any other person; I feel "well in my skin" as the expression goes in French. I have been blessed in life.
It's such a nice day too! It was nice and cool outside, but sunny at the same time; it's perfection! In my dress, wearing pearls, showing off a bit of my tattoo, wearing turquoise as an accent colour in my outfit, woohoo ;)
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Spiritual Experience in Egypt?
I just came back from an amazing month-long vacation in Egypt. One idea I had before going there was that I wanted to go visit mosques regularly by going into a nearby mosque when the call to prayer rang across the city to pray, going to Friday prayer, doing wudu and wearing hijab at least occaisionally. Basically try to live more of an Islamic lifestyle, a lifestyle centred around Islamic obligations. This is something that is easily possible in Egypt with mosques everywhere and the call to prayer reminding us 5x a day... and being on vacation, I had few obligations preventing me from doing it.
However, it didn't really work out that way. I guess that's to be expected, nothing really works out exactly as planned... Concrete plans are not a good thing in Egypt!
Still, I do find that I had more God-consciousness going on than I had before. I went to Friday prayer 2 out of 3 times and prayed a few regular prayers here and there. One thing that I didn't expect would make a difference was making wudu more regularly. It really is an act of worship to prepare yourself for God. Sometimes I didn't pray or anything like that, but just doing this for God made me more conscious of his presence and importance throughout the time that I was in a state of wudu.
Although I didn't have a life-changing spiritual experience, I had one that is right for me. Gradual and private.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Disgusting Habit of GOSSIP
I had a falling out with my 2 main co-workers who were before this incident in November, people I considered real friends... It wasn't a fight so much as an incident that made them say things that made me realize that they weren't REAL friends. It left me extremely hurt... I don't have a lot of friends at all and it felt after this that I had no one close to me, no one I could trust or who loved me unconditionally. These people like me and support me on condition that I do exactly as they recommend... and it hit pretty hard.
Anyway, since this happened, I haven't been able to interact with them in the same way, and really I've come to see it as a good thing. We had a tendency to chat a lot about just anything and it would regularly become gossip. I have a love/hate relationship with gossip... I feel that it's so wrong - overall I try to understand why people are how they are, I make excuses for why they do things the way they do (that is less than ideal, or just wrong) and when we gossip about that, there's no place to add much of that and it makes it overall so negative, I feel like part of myself is left behind, part of the puzzle of what I'm actually thinking. On the other hand, there's something fun about it and I can't deny that I had an amount of fun at the time.
Since the falling out, the gossip or backtalk I used to engage in has become flat out ugly to me, I feel disgusted whenever they mention others, I see it for what it truly is and I've been pretty much staying away. It's my respect for them that has gone down a whole lot. My hurt at losing friends has been replaced by relief that I'm not on this track anymore.
A good tip someone once gave me about avoiding gossip is to flat out say something nice about whoever is being gossiped about, so that the gossipers know not do talk about that person with you. You might still hear it but you won't be asked to participate at least and sometimes (like in an office setting), that's as much as you can ask for!
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Child Whisperer - Learning About Type 1 My Daughter
I'm reading a book called The Child Whisperer by Carol Tuttle which talks about letting our children's natural tendencies shine through to help them become happy, successful, cooperative children. It's about respecting your children and allowing them to grow up without feeling like they need to go against what comes naturally to them.
It's based on her 4 energy types which are basically like her version of personality types which she markets as being more real and true than a person's personality.
I have to say that I really disliked the first chapters because I really just don't like her style. It sounds like she pretends to be scientific when her work just isn't, and she talks as though her book is the best thing ever, a true handbook for how to raise children that every single parent should have. I don't like the arrogance, it goes further than just confidence. If this was a novel, I would have stopped right there (I stop reading something very easily) but I thought there was probably something I could get out of this book, especially since it was recommended by my son's daycare educator.
I fought to get to the good stuff and the first energy type was an exact description of my 6 year old daughter.
Here it is:
Type 1: The Fun-loving Child
- Primary Connection to the World: Social
- Primary Movement: Bouncy and random
- Primary Need: To have fun and happy parents
I feel like I learned so much about who she is when I read the detailed descriptions and examples... it expanded on what I had noticed and knew about her and told me that it was not only OK but necessary to accept and embrace her nature as a fun-loving, carefree, happy, random, high-energy girl. I've been struggling because I highly value my daughter for her spontaneous, high energy nature but the other part of me wants her to be able to sit still and be able to concentrate better on tasks especially for school grades. I've been struggling with knowing she's not a bad kid at all because of her tendencies but also knowing that the educational system is not tailored for children like her at all and wanting her to do well!
I was reminded of how amazing her energy is, how true and pure it is and how much better she will feel in the present and future if she is able to be true to herself on a day by day basis rather than be molded into what we want from her. I recognized that I squash her nature when I tell her to "stop talking - for crying out loud stop talking!!" and that a child like this will go from one subject to another and be very talkative, but will also be easily redirected and might just need a moment!
For those of you who watch My Little Pony, I've said it from the beginning, my daughter is Pinky Pie! Way random, always wanting to have FUN, talks non stop, intuitive, quirky, etc. Pinky Pie was probably based on this "energy type".
This book basically says that for children who are of this fun-loving energy type, FUN is not only fun to them, it's what makes them who they are, what makes them well. It's a necessity in their life, not just distraction or entertainment. Honouring her nature, it's not a good thing to force her to spend a long time doing one homework or project before doing the next, etc. The book suggests breaking up the homework into shorter time spans, mixing up what needs to be done in a more random fashion that these types respond well to. And why not?! This is something I will try with my daughter. IThere were other nice tips that I will take note of so I can remind myself every once in a while.
So I have to say that despite the shaky beginning, I'm really getting something out of this book and I feel that it's very helpful to keeping things in perspective as a parent, helping our children become happy, well adjusted people and it remains to be seen, but hopefully I see some good outcomes for their current behaviour.
Next post: Type 3 (my son)
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Gentle Discipline
I've been learning more about gentle parenting so that I can apply it to my family and hopefully help my kids feel and BE better. It's supposed to be a more harmonious way of parenting, that has the children's rhythms and needs respected rather than have them forced to fit into our adult lifestyle. It's about connection and compassion and allowing them to be who they naturally are.
I've always taken an attachment parenting approach, which I guess gentle discipline is a part of, so it's not totally foreign to me. The connection you have with your child is extremely important, your children's needs should be met, and your children need to feel secure and safe with you... This is part of the approach.
Here are some things I've been trying to do:
-Make efforts for the children's routines to keep them well-rested, not hungry (snacks at appropriate times) and comfortable overall to avoid the annoyances that make behaviour worse.
-Be softer in speech, no yelling when anger overtakes me.
-Avoid saying "no" to Adam, instead I use the positive version... For example he wants an apple, I tell him he can have one after supper instead of saying he can't have one now.
-Not force the Adam to do things the "proper" way, but show him how by modelling good behaviour and manners. Positive reminders when necessary, but no forcing. This is something new for me especially when it comes to saying sorry... But I've decided to put the focus on making him FEEL sorry rather than just saying it.
-Have LOGICAL consequences. If he refuses to put his mittens, his hands will be cold outside. If he throws his food, his meal is done. If he hits his sister, she will play elsewhere and not with him (unless behaviour changes and a "make nice" attempt is made, in which case she forgives him immediately and they start over)
-Make efforts to understand WHY the behaviour is happening... I let the children know that I understand that they are angry/sad/frustrated/etc.
Next parenting post coming up is on this book I'm reading called The Child Whisperer which talks about 4 types of "energies", a bit like personalities and how to best deal with the children in each.
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Monday, March 10, 2014
The Charter (Bill 14)
I'm so sick of the closed-mindedness! I used to be proud of being both Quebecker and Canadian. I saw myself as having both identities, like someone with dual citizenship in a way, and sometimes it felt like being both wasn't even two separate identities, but just one, the one that I was...
Not anymore.
As time progresses, I've become embarrassed/ashamed of some parts of my Quebecker identity. I've become disconnected with the language and culture. It seems like I can't see past franco= xenophobe. It's all over the news, it's all over the words and faces of people I meet. Most of them are perfectly OK talking to a "non-franco" and can act with respect... But as a person who "passes" for a franco (since I'm both), I hear things and even if they can deal with immigrants, there's a strong underlying dislike, there's inappropriate language being used on a day to day basis.
This Charter of HATE has amplified all of this. Now people are welcome to show their hate, there's no use hiding it! It's truly disgusting.
Elections have been called so on April 7th, we find out if the population of Quebec has united in their dislike and hate of anything different enough to make the government a majority instead of the minority they have now. If so, WATCH OUT... :(
It'll be worse for the Charter.. immigrants and even Anglos.. And the question of separating from Canada.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Egypt HERE I COME
Me and the family are going to be in Egypt for the month of April (staying pretty much the whole month). I'm so freakin excited! I'm hoping to meet a couple blogger-friends I've made over the years HOW AWESOME!
Here are some things I want to do while I'm there:
- Go to Hurghada or Sharm and go scuba diving
- Visit the souks
- Go to the mosque regularly, try to get into a habit of praying at least sometimes, absorb the cultural and religious energy
- Visit the hanging church
- Take the metro, in particular the new line that was built since last time I was in Cairo, passes by the family condo
- Go to Ahly park
- Go by Tahrir square (not gonna spend extended periods of time there though)
- EAT FOOD, this will be a focus :P
- Go see a show at a nightclub, maybe belly dancers or something
- Spend some time at an orphanage
- If possible, go to Manshiat Nasar. It's not super far, but husband thinks it's a little dangerous and of course not in any way touristic.
- See family and friends
- Go to Alex (dad is based in Alex, mom in Cairo)
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Purpose of Sex
What's the purpose of sex?
My answer is... There isn't just one purpose, and people can have sex for any of the reasons, not just the best ones, the main ones or only when it's in order of the most important reasons. And it's still OK, it's normal, it follows the "purpose of sex".
My own personal view is that for humanity the main purpose is reproduction. It's logical that this is the first function because HELLO without it= no more humans. Same with any other sexual animal. This doesn't mean that every single woman needs to have children - life will still go on if only some women do, so sex's function doesn't stop there, because even non-reproducing people (whether by choice or nature) want to have sex and they have it for a purpose.
Sex creates a union between people. Even if it can be had with no real attachment, we as humans are known to fail at that and seem quite predisposed to unite in a special way when sex is involved. That's a purpose of sex.
PLEASURE. How can we skip this one? Feeling pleasure... Some might say it's only a "side effect" of having sex rather than an actual purpose, but I think we are meant to feel this pleasure. Sex is for the joy of it.
Next: Testing us? I believe so... I don't hold traditional beliefs about sex (like sex before marriage only, etc) but sex is powerful... It can hurt others, it can be used to manipulate, it can be used for no good reason, it can become addicting and challenge us, etc. I think this has some influence in the end...
This are just some rambling thoughts I have right now :) Thanks for reading!
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
30 Days: Day 25, dinner with anyone in history
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be?
I would have a conversation with Muhammad and get from him exactly what he expected and hoped from Muslim people generations later, get those questions settled once and for all. And on all other levels, I'm sure it would be hugely interesting and inspiring even!
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
30 Things Day 24: Family Dynamic
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
30 Things Day 23: Hobbies
I never finished this thing when I started it a LONG time ago! Here I am to continue, click my tag "30 things" if you're interested in reading the others.
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
1) Running - Setting goals and meeting them. An amazing sense of accomplishment when I get it done. Seeing my fitness improve and feeling better overall. Knowing I'm setting a good example for my kids and husband by leading an active lifestyle. Getting outside and seeing nature when running on trails and in the mountains.
2) Blogging - It's something I do for myself... It's like my diary, but the knowledge that others might be reading helps me be more focused and organized in what I'm saying, and it motivates me to go further in what I want to say, which in turn helps me even more :) Another aspect of blogging is conversation with others, especially on my beauty blog and scrap booking memories on my fully private blog about my children.
3) Wandering around the internet - I'm sure everyone feels this way for similar reasons!
4) Going to the park - I love seeing my kids letting loose and having fun and the park is a place where both my children are having fun in a pretty safe setting.
5) Shopping - After years of hating it, I grew to love shopping. The products, the deals, the variety of items that can be purchased! It's materialistic and not my best quality, but it's still something I enjoy and I won't sit here and deny it.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
So Basically..
All people are to a certain degree mislead, aren't we?
Here are my thoughts:
I say this as someone who believes there's an absolute truth that exists that is totally beyond our knowledge. I believe that we receive little bits of this truth to work with (part of it in our natural core self, part in inspired books, part through other humans who have taught us, wherever they got it from) but our nature limits what we can understand, and as well leads us in all sorts of "wrong" directions.
Someone who doesn't believe this might just say that we're all on the path we ourselves desire, and that there's nothing "wrong" with any of it (therefore, we can't be "mislead")...
But I really, truly believe that we are unable to FULLY be on this true path.
Most non-religious people might disagree with this because of non-belief in ultimate truth and religious people might disagree because they believe they have all they need to fully understand the true path in whichever book or tradition they follow.
Seeing the differences in interpretation of the very same text or tradition seems a super-clear proof that we just can't know what is the truth! Seeing how many people believe each different interpretation, none of which are more or less intelligent than the others overall... Well, I can't say it differently: it's proof that we can't know which is the true. Knowledge and belief are VERY DIFFERENT THINGS!
And if there's one thing that's knowledge, it's that there's a WHOLE LOT that we don't know!
I'll leave it at this for now but I think I'll continue on this train of thought another day. :)
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Reading 2: The Apollo Hardware
James Webb, Administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968, described the formidable task facing the space agency in 1961:
The Apollo requirement was to take off from a point on the surface of the Earth that was traveling 1000 miles per hour as the Earth rotated, to go into orbit at 18,000 miles an hour, to speed up at the proper time to 25,000 miles an hour, to travel to a body in space 240,000 miles distant which was itself traveling 2000 miles per hour relative to the Earth, to go into orbit around this body, and to drop a specialized landing vehicle to its surface. There men were to make observations and measurements, collect specimens, leave instruments that would send back data on what we found, and then repeat much of the outward-bound process to get back home.¹
The lunar-orbit mode of flying to the Moon was selected only after fierce debate within NASA. It was the simplest of the three methods being considered, both in terms of development and costs, but it was risky. There was no room for error or the crew could not get home. Once the mode of flight was selected, NASA engineers could proceed with building a launch vehicle and creating the basic components of the spacecraft--a habitable crew compartment, a baggage car of some type, and a service module containing propulsion and other expendable systems that could be jettisoned on the trip back.
The Spacecraft
Work on the Apollo spacecraft began on November 28, 1961, when the prime contract for its development was let to North American Aviation. On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck. Three astronauts--"Gus" Grissom, Edward White, and Roger B. Chaffee--were in the command module training on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. At 6:31 p.m., a fire broke out in the spacecraft. In a flash, flames engulfed the capsule and the astronauts died of asphyxiation. Shock gripped NASA and the nation during the days that followed. An investigation found that the accident could have been prevented. Changes to the spacecraft were quickly made, and within a little more than a year, it was ready for flight. By October 1968, Apollo 7 was ready to carry three astronauts into Earth orbit. There, they successfully tested the command/service module and helped restore confidence in the program by proving the spaceworthiness of the basic Apollo vehicle.
The Launch Vehicle
The Saturn V had three stages. The first stage generated 7.5 million pounds of thrust from five massive engines. The extreme heat and shock of firing these engines required new alloys and construction techniques, among the most significant engineering accomplishments of the program. The thunderous sound of the first test of the first stage at Huntsville on April 16, 1965, brought home to many that the Kennedy goal was within grasp. As fuel burned off, making the vehicle weigh less, the second stage fired to deliver 1 million pounds of thrust. The third stage burned to send Apollo out of Earth orbit and on its way to the Moon.
On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 took off with three astronauts aboard--Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders--for a historic mission to orbit the Moon. So far Apollo had been all promise; now the delivery was about to begin. The Apollo 8 crew rode inside the command module, with no lunar lander attached. They were the first astronauts to be launched by the Saturn V, which had flown only twice before. The booster worked perfectly, as did the Service Propulsion System (SPS) engines that had been checked out on Apollo 7. As it traveled outward the crew focused a portable television camera on the Earth. For the first time humanity saw its home from afar--a tiny, lovely, and fragile "blue marble" hanging in the blackness of space. Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit on the morning of December 24, 1968. For the next 20 hours the astronauts circled the Moon. They took photographs and scouted future landing sites. They also photographed the first Earthrise as seen from the Moon. Apollo 8 proved the ability to navigate to and from the Moon, and gave a tremendous boost to the entire Apollo program.
The Lunar Module
The Saturn launch vehicle and the Apollo spacecraft were difficult technological challenges, but the lunar module, the third part of the hardware for the Moon landing, represented the most serious problem. Begun a year later than it should have been, the lunar module was consistently behind schedule and over budget. Much of the problem turned on the difficulty of devising two separate components--one for descending to the surface of the Moon and one for returning to the command module. Both engines had to work perfectly or the very real possibility existed that the astronauts would not return home.
The launch vehicle, the spacecraft, and the lunar module were manufactured many hundreds of miles from each other. Transported by specially fitted ocean-going ships and aircraft to the Kennedy Space Center, they came together for the first time in the huge Vehicle Assembly Building. In March 1969 the crew of Apollo 9 tested the third piece of Apollo hardware--the Lunar Module. For ten days, the astronauts put all three Apollo vehicles through their paces in Earth orbit, undocking and then redocking the lunar lander with the command module, just as they would in lunar orbit. Two of the astronauts performed a space walk, and one checked out the new Apollo spacesuit, the first to have its own life support system rather than being dependent on an umbilical connection to the spacecraft. This mission paved the way for a dress rehearsal for a Moon landing with Apollo 10 and the subsequent success of Apollo 11.
Questions for Reading 2
1. Read James Webb's description of what was involved in landing a man on the Moon. What kinds of things do you think could have gone wrong?
2. Why do you suppose there was so much dispute within NASA about the method of flying to the Moon?
3. Even though the spacecraft that Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee were supposed to fly never reached space, NASA formally designated it Apollo 1. Why do you think they did that?
4. What was the significance of Apollo 7?
5. What happened for the first time when Saturn V launched Apollo 8 to orbit the moon? What might that have been like for the people witnessing this historic moment?
6. Which of the three components do you think presented the greatest engineering challenges? Why?
7. Which was the most critical to the success of the Apollo mission?
Reading 2 was compiled from "Project Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis" web site, History Office, Office of Policy and Plans, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; "Human Space Flight: A Record of Achievement, 1961-1998" web site, History Office, Office of Policy and Plans, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and from Edward M. Cortright, ed., Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (Washington, D.C.: Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975).
¹James E. Webb, "A Perspective on Apollo," in Edward M. Cortright, ed., Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (Washington, D.C.: Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975), 6.
¹James E. Webb, "A Perspective on Apollo," in Edward M. Cortright, ed., Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (Washington, D.C.: Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975), 6.

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iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
Car2Go, like other "carsharing" services, allows customers to quickly rent small cars for short periods of time. It's great for when cars break down or when one needs an easy way to get around a new city during a vacation. Now, they are making the service even more convenient with the launch of their new aCar2Go app.
Currently, Car2Go operates in the following cities: Hamburg; Ulm; Lyon; Vancouver, British Columbia; Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. They also have the world's first electric car fleet in San Diego, California. Using the app, anyone living in said cities can find and book the nearest available Car2Go, find gas stations and parking lots, view the operating area and view the route to their car. Soon enough, users will be behind the wheel of one of those familiar, little blue and white Smart Fortwos.
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This video would bring my old friends back to the game. But when they are trying to access to the game server they wont be able to.
They have to use VPN and become lagging otherwise they wont be able to play the game
I'm sure lifting the ban from the blocked countries will bring old players again
S4 europe is a place for people who fight over a game and no wonder why people are leaving the game..
When this game was available for everyone it was great.
And also since you have unbanned a few players and gave them a second chance how about unbanning the others and give them another chance? instead of having them on your game using hacks etc.


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Monday, July 26, 2010
Our new routine
5 comments:
- Anonymous said...
A routine has to be flexible when kids are involved, for sure. I couldn't do a schedule. But knowing that I have time set aside for certain things helps me.
I'm glad the routine is working for you, and that you're feeling excited about what's ahead. Hooray for looking forward!
- July 26, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Unknown said...
ivey will get on the deal. you keep with it and she will begin to understand that there is a routine and i think that is what helps to keep kids calm. they know what to expect so things make sense. and staying flexible for things like great days outdoors... well, that's what childhood is about.
someone once told me that it takes babies 3 days to change a routine. i think it stretches for older kids so just keep at it and compromise a little if ivey is really pushing back (special book with ivey after baby is asleep or quiet reading/ play in her room by herself every other day). this routine will also help you keep your sanity! so hurrah to stay at home mommy sanity.
- July 26, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Megan said...
Yay for homeschooling! I'm excited too! I'd like to look at your new book.
We have a pretty good little routine in our house but the baby kind of messed it all up. Aiden doesn't always take a nap but we try to have quiet time every day where he stays in his room and reads or plays quietly until his music ends (about 45 min).
Also, in early childhood, routines or structure is important because children are able to expect what is going to happen next and it gives them a sense of security. I think that is why I've been having such a hard time with Aiden lately, because little Evie has re-structured our routine.
- July 28, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Theresa said...
You are the best kind of nerd. Good luck with everything!
- July 28, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Rissa said...
I can totally relate to the need for routine. Anytime I have a list of things I need to get done for the day, I try to just order them without any kind of timing in place! It's much less stressful that way :)
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Indian Teepees, c. 1908
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Painting, Canadian Historical (1800-1910)
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This is the second post from my assignment in the Philippines for Arts Aftercare. You can read the first post, as well as this entire series by clicking on the Arts Aftercare tag.
After arriving in Manila and getting acclimated, my main focus was to document the art therapy training by the Arts Aftercare staff. Leaders from several organizations in the Philippines and abroad attended the training, which took place over the course of 3 days. When I was not in the training, I spent the rest of my time trying to figure out who is who, and what direction I wanted to go with my personal work, which would be to tell a story about the sex industry in the Philippines. We would be spending about 6 days in Manila, and then we would head to 2 other towns and visit organizations working with survivors of sexual exploitation.
One of the things I was hoping for the most out of this trip was an opportunity to make portraits of some of the survivors of sexual exploitation. Our hosts told us that they thought only a couple of the women would be willing to be photographed, but we would just have to ask and see what they say. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon, and wouldn't be able to ask until Monday. It was a long weekend of waiting. Understandably there are some really complicated issues that come up when photographing people who have had to deal with something like this. It was important, but also really difficult for me to remember that, as I had my heart set on making portraits of at least a few of the survivors.
When Monday came around, Becker and I introduced ourselves to the group and told them what we were there for, and what we hoped to accomplish. We walked out of the room and gave them time to talk about it among themselves. Not long after, someone came out and told us that every single woman had agreed, and they were really excited to be photographed.
I quickly grabbed my gear and set up at a bus stop just down the street from the organization. It was incredibly hot and humid, but I somehow made it through, on excitement and adrenaline while I shot for the next 2.5 hours. It was such a fun shoot.
Sexual exploitation is such a heavy subject, but what really made an impact on me was the hope and joy I saw in so many of the women who are going through the recovery process. After spending time with them, I decided to make the portraits with an overall hopeful feel, which is why I chose the brightly colored wall as a background. I directed the women a little, but tried to interject as little as possible to allow these images to feel more natural and reflective of each woman's personality. I let them pose how they felt most comfortable, and tried to keep things as natural as possible. These women are so incredible, and they have amazing strength and beauty. I hope that comes through as you look at these portraits.
My intent in doing this project was to help spread the word about the exploitation of women and children which is going on all around us. Hopefully by sharing these images and stories, others might feel inclined to get involved in the fight and healing process. As the week went by, my focus became sharper and sharper on creating great images which told a captivating story. My approach could be described as a bit selfish at times, as I was solely thinking about what I could do, or where I needed to go to get the shot. After this shoot was finished, I began hearing from a few people about how much this experience meant to the women. The big 5 ft. octabank, Curtis holding the big flag, Becker shooting video, and my Hasselblad camera, all made them feel like they were a part of something fancy and exciting. It seemed pretty normal to me, but that type of experience is not something everyday people are a part of very often. On top of that, I was working really hard to make the pictures look great from a visual interest standpoint, but to the women, it all made them feel beautiful and pampered. It was a good feeling to be a part of that, but it still didn't fully hit me until the next day.
The next day we were back at the house, and everyone was finishing up training. I was waiting for a ride to another site to take pictures. The house we were staying at was beautiful, but not a place I felt was conducive to anything I thought would be visually interesting. As I was watching everyone laughing and going through the drama portion of the training, it hit me. Forget about yourself and your portfolio for once, and use that camera in your hands to really make an impact on someone. It's easy to help others when my portfolio is also benefiting from it, but how about taking pictures that only benefit others. A totally new concept for me. I told one of the leaders that I was willing to take pictures of the women with friends, groups, whatever they wanted. And for the next 45 minutes, we took pictures of people jumping off chairs, human pyramids, group poses, and on and on. It was so awesome. They came up with their own ideas, and it was fun to see them take charge and direct everyone. The pictures are not ones I will be showing, or putting in a portfolio, but they brought a lot of joy to those in them, and that was a powerful experience and a good lesson for me.
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Music plays a big part in the first impression of any new character in an opera. The clues to Elena, the heroine in the title of Rossini's La donna del lago, are all there in her first song. So what does 'Oh mattutini albori' tell us about this Lady of the Lake?
Rossini's opera La donna del lago is based on Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake. We first encounter Elena (Ellen in the poem) as she rows a small boat across Loch Katrine from the island where she lives to the shore. As she rows she sings a lovely lilting song, 'Oh mattutini albori!' ('Oh morning rays of sunshine'). Each morning she is aware another day has passed in which she has been separated from Malcolm, the man she loves who is away fighting for the Scottish Highlanders against King Giacomo V (James V).
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For Rossini's audience, 'Oh mattutini albori!' does three things. First it establishes the landscape through the rocking 6/8 rhythm – early audiences would have known the convention that this style of music meant a boat song. The simplicity of the opening bars of the melody also indicates something naive, honest and rural (in this case, the Scottish Highlands).
Second, it gives the singer of the role the chance to make an impact with her first number. There is a long introduction for us to get used to the style of the music and also get some of the melody imprinted on the ear. When Elena begins to sing we can relax to listen – and also notice just how difficult the part becomes for the singer. This is music to let you know how not just who the character is, but also how good the performer is: the straightforward melodic outline is made very elaborate with decorative flourishes that must be performed effortlessly.
The third thing Rossini did was to have Elena sing offstage to begin with, as though she is on the lake and gradually coming towards us - a common device in opera. Before we see Elena, we have already decided how lovely she is from the music alone.
But there is one more thing about this aria. When Elena reaches the shore she meets Uberto, who is really Giacomo V in disguise. He has lost his hunting party, and she offers him shelter with her family in her island home for the night. As she rows them back they both sing the barcarolle tune, taking turns on the lines. In the final act of the opera, Elena has to go to the King, whose armies have now defeated the Highland rebels to which her father and her lover belong. She wants to plead for their lives. Offstage she hears that barcarolle, and thinks it is Uberto. The shared tune identifies the man she rowed across the lake at the start of the opera. But then she realizes that everyone else treats him as Giacomo V – and his true identity is revealed. So, Rossini's simple boat song tells us the setting, introduces the character of Elena, and is an essential part of tying up the loose ends of the plot. Not bad for just one little boat song.
Joyce DiDonato as Elena and Juan Diego Flórez as Uberto in La donna del lago © ROH / Bill Cooper 2013
Daniela Barcellona as Malcom and Joyce DiDonato as Elena in La donna del lago © ROH / Bill Cooper 2013
La donna del lago runs until 11 June. Tickets for the performances at Covent Garden are very limited but the opera will be relayed live into cinemas around the world on Monday 27 May.
The production is sponsored by the Peter Moores Foundation and the Friends of Covent Garden with generous philanthropic support from Celia Blakey, Hélène and Jean Peters, Judith Portrait and Susan and John Singer. The Production Director generously supported by Hamish and Sophie Forsyth.


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Sidney and Islands Review, 29 September 1921, Page 4. "Asiatic Exclusion In B.C."
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Newspaper Article - 29 September 1921 - exclusion of Asians
Sidney and Islands Review, 29 September 1921, Page 4. "Asiatic Exclusion In B.C."
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Sidney and Islands Review, 17 February 1927, Page 3. "The Body of Knapp Island Chinese Found The mystery of the disappearance since January 8th of a Chinaman, Wong Chang, has been solved with the appearance of his body on a beach at the sou...
Newspaper Article - 27 September 1928 - reference to Chinese
Sidney and Islands Review, 27 September 1928. Page 1. "Hi Fungi? No, this is not a Chink laundryman or general merchant in Chinatown, it has to do with an "elevated" growth on a prominent Sidney man's back shed roof. We have...
Newspaper Article - 8 October 1925 - reference to Chinese greenhouses
Sidney and Islands Review, 8 October 1925, Page 1. "The new Chinese greenhouses, which are being built on the East Road, Bazan Bay, are progressing rapidly."
A sixteen gauge metal box engraved with a hinged lid and a carved ivory handle. The engraving is detail of two bearded men of Chinese descent in a garden surrounded by an elaborate border.
Newspaper article - June 24 1946 - Chinese killed at Youbou
Photograph - Chinese Masonic Hall
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One piece of paper depicting Chinese characters stamped in red ink along with company name in English (illegible).
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Chinese Soup Bowl (Food Service T&E)
The soup bowl, lid, and saucer were used for formal dinners at the Rendezvous Restaurant in Nanaimo.
Wong, Chuck
cloth Baby Carrier (Clothing-Accessory)
Part of collection. No provenance but probably from local Chinese family
Soya Sauce Container (Container)
Found off of Holland Road near East Wellington by Lorraine Burley 27 years ago.
Burley, Lorraine
Silk Chinese Outfit Worn by Mrs. Georgina (Mac) Nicholson
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Mrs. Georgina (Mac) Nicholson
Beanie Owned by Hor Sue Mah ''Jumbo'' of Jumbo's Cabin in Chinatown Cumberland
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Embroidered Handkerchief Given to Charles Lawrence
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Charles Lawrence
House with Porch and Ladder in Chinatown, Cumberland B.C.
Photo shows a house with a porch and ladder located in Chinatown, Cumberland B.C.
Ray Dawson on a Boat at Comox Lake, Cumberland B.C.
The person identified in this photo is Ray Dawson. The photo was taken at Comox Lake, Cumberland B.C.
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Church Street, Cumberland B.C. with Anglican Church in the Foreground
The location in this photo is known as "Church Street" in Cumberland B.C. which is Penrith Avenue between Second and First Street. The Anglican Church can be seen in the foreground with a board sidewalk.
Doorway in Chinatown, Cumberland B.C.
Mrs. Finch with a Group at the Engagement Party of Bessy and Matthew Ko
The people identified in this photo are: (L to R) Mrs. Mah, Mrs. Chow, Mrs. Fields, Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Wong, Fanny Wong, Mrs. Tso, Mrs. Lowe, and Mrs. Mah (Kim Mah's Mother).
Group Photo of Mrs. Marie Lowe, Mrs. G. Low, Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Low, and Mrs. Annie Leung
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China's move to enforce an air-defense zone has several countries in the region concerned. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Scott Harold of RAND Corp., a global think tank, on why China may be playing the wrong hand in its play for islands in the East China Sea.
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... the ... it is increasing after China declared as a new air defenses and over disputed islands in the East China Sea ... and ever con joining me now is Scott herald from brands ... okay so I like it will now saying and that this is a pretty Ras move by China ... if they're not going to in force and this and as we saw yesterday when and the U S military flew send the fifty two bombers and nothing happened so what do you think ... um well it seems like there's no question here when China's intention is clearly China intended to ... push ... the envelope as far as they could and see what the response would be ... its response thus far has been very clear and very strong from all of China's neighbors as well as the United States ... we don't like the behavior and we are going to challenge ... seizing the Koreans the Japanese the Australians Taiwan in the United States all made very clear representations both verbal and physical four planes flying to reach success ... I think that's a real challenge for China it's not really the thing ... anything other than the top of the heavy stone drop onerous ... I can tell how import into tipping us in this equation I mean now you have a lot of Asian countries sticking to get their resisting and ... saying time that we can't do this and how how important the U S to the situation ... these absolutely critical ... that the U S team of theory clearly fear Easter firmly ... on very strongly ... immediately both the Secretary of state sector experiencing the defence that he will ... be very clear very strong statements during early on ... Osteen United States regarding this is a legitimate approach to national security and urging China to rethink its stops ... because it denies this and acted like this was nothing ... and he knew who this was something United States was prepared to accept ... it and ... really take the wind out of the sales of those smaller countries that would have to find a way to ... represent their own interests Visa V China ... without the backing of United States ... so if you say that this only this at claim has actually weekend time is and stands in its territorial ... claim head to these islands ... you know I think that's the interesting one interesting angles cheered every new to your finger on it ... these here this is your defense identification zone in ... Syria should not have anything to do with China's mines ... if China decides to back away from me drop this year defense identification zone ... does that ... seem to do so without crashing has ... its own claims ... to the territories that are ... under question ... I think personally ... that China should take that step that would reassure its neighbors that China's rise is not going to be characterized by an attempt to grab other countries territories ... ok and I guess a lot of evil as saying what's next I mean and now that the U S s whenever ... I mean this airspace A and nothing Stein on if they didn't challenge it's ... on the range is saying that the situation could potentially get dangerous or or what's the next an area ... there are many potential and stamps the one I think most people would go for movie that China's announces that it is redrawing its air defense in the identification zone in such a way ... as to eliminate overlapping over foreign countries territories ... in foreign air defense a competition so it's ... um another possibility less ... happy morning is that as Japan Moves to send its own vessels a year and it plays to this year's pace ... China chooses to challenge it and will not challenge the United States ... the tension into a very serious ... situation ... the title of this possibility is that ... China will do anything in the immediate term on this ... will announce an air defense identification zone over the South China Sea an area that is also extremely happily transit and ... highly contested by Vietnam's the Philippines Malaysia and Brunei as well as all the countries in the world to send their commercials from the AP she traffic through the area ... and other militaries the outbreak that airspace that he was probably the States ... and cake thanks Fran much Scott Harold training us from


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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
How to "Beat the Quarter"
Ms. Rieker, who joined Enron in 1990, clarified testimony from Mr. Koenig that as far back as January 2000, Mr. Skilling had directed last-minute changes to earnings results to put them in line with analysts' expectations.—New York Times
Thanks to Paula Rieker, the former board secretary of the former Wall Street Favorite known as Enron, the world now knows how certain large, complex, multinational companies manage to "beat the number" by a penny or two, quarter after quarter after quarter, until they don't.
When the consensus expectation of analysts suddenly rose by 1 cent a share, to 31 cents, she said she "panicked." But a day later, when she was told that Enron would report 31 cents a share, Mr. Koenig explained that Mr. Skilling and the chief accounting officer, Richard A. Causey, had decided that the numbers should be changed. She modified the news release that went out that day.
Anybody who has ever worked at a real company—as opposed to the bright bean-counters who move straight from grad school into the ranks of Wall Street's Finest—knows that companies are inherently messy affairs, what with people to manage and budgets to meet and judgment calls to make and accounting rules to bend...not to mention currency swings and interest rate movements and hurricanes, droughts, wars and government policy changes.
But to Wall Street's Finest, who view nearly everything through the prism of a quarterly earnings-per-share number that is almost as meaningless as the paper on which it is printed, the messiness vanishes, its place taken by a "Number" that becomes the all-encompassing target, almost regardless of how that "Number" is reached or exceeded.
Take Dell, for example: Dell "made the number" last week thanks entirely to a lower-than-expected tax rate. Wall Street's Finest, as reported here, liked "the number" but not Dell's forward guidance, which seemed light to the so-called analysts whose job it is, presumably, to divine trends before they are glaringly evident and already priced into their stocks.
Where, the readers of this blog who have experienced terrible service problems at the hands of that once-great company might ask, have those analysts been for the last year? How can they be surprised at Dell's weak revenue growth, the declining earnings growth rate, and the lack of a full year forecast?
They've been spending too much time on useless models and not enough time talking to customers, that's how.
Every investor should read carefully the account in today's New York Times of how one complex multi-national corporation "beat the number," according to Enron's Ms. Rieker in yesterday's testimony:
Then in June 2000, with Enron prepared to meet analysts' earnings expectations of 32 cents a share, Ms. Rieker recalled that Mr. Koenig came into her office and said he had "just come back from a meeting with Skilling where he had said he wanted to beat earnings by 2 or 3 cents."
Four days later, Enron reported 34 cents a share. Analysts were never told about the sudden change.
The next time a company "beats the quarter" by a penny or two, think about how Enron used to "beat the number."
And ignore the analysts who actually care about it.
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2005 Jeff Matthews
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations.
17 comments:
- Chris Fischer said...
One of your best posts that I've read. I couldn't agree more.
- Its_strange said...
So scams continue. Got any names you would like to share ?
- Its_strange said...
Bin Laden kills 3,000 on 9/11 and we go after his enemy . Our leaders were given blind support . Even the "liberal" press folded. Now i know nothing about this group that Bush gave the OK to run these ports but i can't help but think the countries responce is wrong, again. ... Once again, to much TV
- rvb1977 said...
Great post. I love your reference about people who have actually spent time in real companies know they're messy. You couldn't be more accurate about that, and I spent 5 years at one of the "best" ones...
It amazes me that people lose sight of simple things sometimes. The best investments don't need a DCF model, they make sense because they're easy! Hopefully during my career changing process I'll be able to show a few of those "bright bean counters" that real corporate experience matters.
- OR-Kiter said...
your blog is great....i used to be a sellside salesman for 7years so i can definitely relate to your comments about useless sell-side ratings and models,etc...especially since i knew how horrible some of the analysts were personally.nd how they cut their ratings after the news at the bottom
- quints said...
It is really messy in the corporate world. Enron - yeah one guy at the top is fudging based on the times article. But anywhere you have worked, you know there are officers who are compensated on quarterly and annual performance and right down to the sales guy, they fudge dates, receivables, etc to make a quarter. Then, since they took money this quarter for last quarter's performance, they have to again steal from next quarter, etc. When the music stops, they make sure to change jobs before a bad quarter. All levels of many organizations. Add it all up and the numbers are vaporous.
- leewhee said...
The earnings charade is even more bogus today than it was in the Enron daze, thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley and the like.
Now companies lowball expectations, get analysts to lower estimates, then...voila...they magically "beat the number."
Most traders and investors know this scam for what it is. Yet it still is galling to read reports about how bullish it is that so many companies are "beating analysts' estimates."
Of course they are. The entire process is stage-managed.
- Captain Obvious said...
Being a sell side analyst in my past life, I can definitely say I agree with Jeff's sentiments regarding the ridiculous game, known as "beat the number". If I had a nickel for every time a company produced a solid quarter, but disappointed on the headline number, and sold off hard immediately thereafter...I'd have a lot of nickels. If I had another nickel for every time a company I covered beat the headline number in a less than confidence inspiring manner (e.g. lower tax rate, Other Income, etc.) and rallied...I'd have even more nickels.
Unfortunately for me, although I am no longer a talking head whose sole purpose is to handicap and comment on the inanity of the Beat the Number game, I find myself in the business of trying to collect nickels. While I would love to claim that I am a longer term investor who can rise above the noise and volatility created by the earnings season merry-go-round, unfortunately I am accountable for my mark-to-market P&L to those that provide me capital.
So while I know the Beat the Number game is a charade and is not the cornerstone of a solid investment process, I do have to think about the violence that others can inflict on my P&L based on their, often uninformed, reaction to headline earnings numbers. So I remain trapped, to a degree, into caring about this stuff...however meaningless it may be in the real world.
- Its_strange said...
What will be the analysts role if they don't provide a number the company beats ?
- Its_strange said...
It looks like OSTK is getting help from FFH and BVF with its stalking of Gradient and others. It looks like more nonsense that wouldn't take place if the SEC didn't stink at what it does.
- awestruck said...
to be fair, the whole "beat the number" is really fostered by CNBC and its ilk. The financial press found out that the way to make a profit from business journalism was to cover it as a sporting event, complete with scores and statistics. I've been in the investment business for over 20 years, and the "street estimate" was never really a factor until CNBC found a need to have a real time metric to use in declaring each quarterly earnings report as a "winner" or a "loser".
- whydibuy said...
Jeff's insight is a little tardy, for Warren Buffett (in his 2002 annual report I believe )mentioned the suspect accounting that seemed to allow so many co's to " hit the number" to the penny. While discussing how he was glad to get "lumpy" growth due to the fact that business ebbs & flows from qtr to qtr, he talks about what a red flag it is to him when he sees some co, qtr after qtr hit the analyst est. No way was reality so accomodating to allow that to occur so when you see that, watch out for the ol accounting tricks.
- Its_strange said...
My letter to the SEC
Sir, I'm a small retail investor and have been a reader of Herb Greenberg for 8-9 years now. He is among the best in the business and you at the SEC know it. Yes, you know it. He has often warned the public about funny / fishy accounting and practices long before anyone else. Certainly long before you people at the SEC have. Once again, you know it. Once again if i were to subpoena your records it would show you at the SEC have been reading him as well. The record would show his reporting has often prompted you to take a look or investigate...to investigate long after the horse has left the barn . He wears the white hat and you know it. The subpoena you issued him is a outrage. You should be ashamed..I'm embarrassed for you.
I sign it with my real name Phil
emough is enough...Its time YOU pros at this site acted...Get off the rear end and start writing .
- The Irrational Investor said...
Thanks for once again driving home an "Agressive Conservative" rule.
Richard Zeckhauser studied earnings management (early revenue recognition, moving COGS to inventory, ...) and found that CEOs have three incentives, ranked by importance as 1) posting a number higher than the year ago quarter, 2) not posting a loss, and 3) meeting or beating the consensus estimate. Surveys have shown that CEOs will cut projects in order to better the chances of meeting estimates (I don't have the reference for this at my fingertips).
Why is it that you never see a grey haired analyst on TV?
- Its_strange said...
Man--------O--man do i love this internet ...I just did a "reverse phone" search of Alliance Distributors ( ADTR ) phone number on Whitepages.com and "Corner Distributors " came up . It showed ADTR address in College Point NY. Corner Distributors was named in the TTWO parking scam. ...
There is more but i'm having a hard time putting it all together..
- Jeff Matthews said...
This is not a Take Two blog. If your TTWO scoop relates to Enron and Jeff Skilling and how companies can make the number, please elaborate.
But don't keep posting stuff that makes no sense on its own--put it on the TTWO message board.
- Chiamus said...
She "panicked" because expectations rose 1 cent a share? Please. Not believable. Any Fortune 500 accounting dept can ALWAYS find an extra penny. If you miss expectations by a penny, everyone knows you got nothing left in the tank so the stock is taken out and shot.


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