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Ron Wainshal, CEO of Aircastle (AYR), bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock on Dec. 11 at an average price of $12.13 per share -- his first Aircastle purchase since August 2010, according to our database. That lengthy period makes this purchase a significant one, as does the 50% climb in the shares since that time. Wainshal now owns close to 600,000 shares directly.
Aircastle is primarily a lessor of commercial aircraft, and has a market capitalization of $840 million. Last quarter revenue climbed 22% year over year, though there was only a 9% increase in lease-rental sales. Net income would have been 40% to 45% higher, but a large impairment expense left the company in the red for the quarter.
A similar story emerges from the first nine months of 2012: Sales rose nicely, and when we strip out the effects of aircraft impairment and an extraordinary gain last year, earnings appear to be significantly higher as well. Specifically, if we add back impairments at the same level as they were last year, we get $85 million in net income in the first three quarters of the year, which annualizes at close to $1.50 per share -- as opposed to only $0.05 per share, if we use the actual impairment numbers.
Of course, there's no guarantee that Aircastle won't need to write down the value of its aircraft further, and there's also no guarantee that growth will continue. But, given the current stock price, at just above $12, the business appears to be doing quite well. For 2013, analyst expectations call for EPS of $1.70. With depreciation in one of Aircastle's largest expenses, cash flow from operations is high -- more than $250 million between January and September of this year.
Part of this cash gets returned to investors -- another attractive feature of the stock. Aircastle recently increased its quarterly dividend payment to $0.165 per share, bringing its yield to 5.5%. As might be expected from a description of the company's business, Aircastle's prospects are closely tied to the overall economy -- the stock's beta is 1.8. However, based on our previous analysis, we wouldn't interpret the CEO's purchase as reflecting bullishness on the overall economy. Instead, there seems to be a credible enough thesis just looking at Aircastle itself.
It's also important to note that the company is highly leveraged: The market cap of $840 million is a fairly small portion of an enterprise value of close to $4 billion. Because of the leverage and beta, this stock would not make a good pick for defensive-minded investors, even despite the dividend yield. However, there is a case to be made here on income, and even on value.
For comparison, AerCap Holdings (AER) is a larger peer with a market cap of $1.6 billion and enterprise value of $7.5 billion. It carries trailing and forward price-to-earnings ratios of 8x and 6x, respectively, though its revenue was essentially flat in the third quarter vs. the same period last year. So the industry seems to be trading at discounted prices. AerCap's earnings multiples are a bit lower than those of Aircastle, even if we adjust for the latter's special charges, but AerCap's business does not seem to be performing as well.
It's possible that either way to play the industry would work, but we think many investors would like the yield at Aircastle. Given the CEO's confidence in the stock, as well, we would give that company a narrow edge here. If the company does get a clean quarter and deliver strong earnings, it will likely prove undervalued at the current price, and we think that it's worth considering at these levels.


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Having had one of these the last several weeks I can thoroughly endorse the conclusions here. Exceptional headphone amp.
As an HE-6 owner I will mention that I prefer the balanced output, and looking at Head-Fi and a few other places I think this is the general consensus in relation to the preferred output into this particular headphone.
So far this has yet to put a foot wrong for me, it pairs wonderfully with my HD800 as well as my T1, and in the time I had auditioning it with the stores LCD-3 it seemed like a nice pairing there also (disclaimer: take that with a liberal grain of salt, I've not heard the LCD-3 before so have no point of comparison there).
Would be very interested to hear anyone's impressions on the Taurus MKII Vs the GS-X, so far I've seen only a single opinion and they felt that the two were very, very similar.
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The day was expected to draw a crowd in the thousands — and it did — but inside Ocean Park on Sunday, large swaths of grass were visible and vending booths were quiet at the second annual Martha's Vineyard Festival. Outside the park, however, sidewalks and house porches were jammed.
"The Oak Bluffs beach was packed," said Glen Caldwell, manager of Offshore Ale on the corner of Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs. Mr. Caldwell had two businesses to run Sunday: a vending booth inside the park and the busy downtown restaurant and brewery. At one point in the afternoon, Mr. Caldwell took a short break and went down to the water for a swim. "I was floating on my back 20 yards off the shore and I could see the monitor. I just thought, this is the best seat, the free seat," he said.
"It was a gorgeous day, as expected, and the lineup was incredible, but the big thing was attendance. They didn't get a crowd. We certainly saw more foot traffic through town and at the ale house, we had a fairly normal lunch and a nice, busy dinner — what we would expect from a Sunday in August," Mr. Caldwell continued. "But we can't sell food to people who aren't there and that hurt. It was definitely noticeable."
Doors to the festival opened at 1:30 p.m. Musical acts began around 3 p.m. and featured an impressive lineup: the Boston Pops, Gladys Knight, the Neville Brothers and a number of local acts. The music lasted until after 10 p.m., and while the final numbers were not available at press time yesterday, many said the turnout was less than expected.
Earlier in the week, organizers at Festival Network, the company that sponsored the festival and is responsible for the Newport Folk Festival and jazz events from New York to Paris, predicted crowds between 5,000 and 7,000.
Contacted yesterday, organizers had no estimates for the number of tickets sold. But Mr. Caldwell, who formerly worked for the Vineyard-based band Entrain, had his own estimate. "This is just a guess, but I would say 3,800," he said.
Last year, the event, which was shorter and with fewer acts, drew about 5,000 people. "I don't have the numbers tallied yet, but it seems like it was similar to last year, that I can say," said Rick White, vice president of Festival Network and senior producer of Sunday's show. "It met, if not exceeded, my expectations."
Others involved with the show had a different experience. "We did not do as well as I had hoped," said Ken Davey, president of the Oak Bluffs Firemen's Civic Association. The firemen manned a parking area at Waban Park. The cost to park was $5 and the proceeds stayed with the association. "We were told that they had sold about 200 of the 300 VIP seats and my count was 80 as far as people who showed up," he said. Free parking was included in the price of a $350 VIP ticket. "As far as the cash ones," he said in reference to holders of general admission tickets which sold for $75 in advance and $85 at the gates, "I believe we did about 200 cars, which is about $500."
On the evening of the fireworks, which attracts some 8,000 people to Ocean Park, the firemen operate multiple parking lots. "This didn't even come close," Mr. Davey said.
Mike Santoro, managing partner of Season's Eatery and Pub and the Lookout Tavern, both in Oak Bluffs, also reported slow sales. Going on numbers from last year, Mr. Santoro ordered 100 cases of water for the four booths he operated inside the park: a nonalcoholic beverage tent, a sushi tent, a chowder and lobster bisque tent and a beer booth. Both his restaurants remained opened. "I don't even think I went through 30 cases," he said. "The reason I did four booths inside the tent was because the year before, both my businesses were down on the day of the event compared to the previous year and this year again I fell short in both Seasons and the Lookout," he said. "I'm a supporter of the event, just not at this time of year. I like the intention of the Festival Network and what they're trying to do. I'm all for that, I just think it's way too much of an inconvenience in August."
Ron DiOrio, chairman of the Oak Bluffs selectmen, felt otherwise. A co-owner of Craftworks, a Circuit avenue business, he reported a strong weekend in sales and attributed it to the people who came to town to see, work at or perform in the concert. "We just had an incredible day Saturday business-wise," he said. "You don't examine, in my considered opinion, from one o'clock to ten o'clock on one day. What I've heard from innkeepers is that they were sold out all weekend. Restaurants were incredibly busy on Saturday, which in part is attributed to the concert. You have to examine it as a whole and not just pick apart the aspects that didn't work. The real question is how the whole weekend was."
Putting on his selectman's hat, Mr. DiOrio said: "Overall, the event was a great success. You exist for many reasons as a community and one of those reasons is to provide a cultural experience, not just for the residents, but for the visitors that are here and in those terms, I think it was a great success."
Kathy Domitrovich, owner of Lola's in Oak Bluffs, said the weekend was one of the best the restaurant has ever had. She also reported solid sales at the festival, where she manned a booth with chicken wings and operated a catering tent for VIP ticketholders. But, the concert was not as profitable as she had hoped. "I went last year and it seemed like there were a lot more people," she said. "It was a long day. We had to be there at 9:45 in the morning to set up and I did do well, I sold out and had no waste, but I could have sold the same amount in four hours. I didn't need ten to sell it and it would have cost a lot less in staffing." Mrs. Domitrovich said that while Friday, Saturday and even Sunday brunch at the restaurant were busy, Sunday night was slow. "I think it was slow because no one could get through, so rather than go to Oak Bluffs, they just stayed in other towns. It wasn't slow because everyone was at the Pops, which I figured would be the case. It was slow because people weren't coming to Oak Bluffs."
Festival organizers remained upbeat. "It was fabulous, it couldn't have been better — the show, the park, the performers. It was just another majestic festival show in Ocean Park," said producer Rob Sherer. Mr. White agreed. "The festival, I thought, was really wonderful. Everyone there seemed to really enjoy it, even more so than last year," he said. "The festival will continue, at least from our standpoint, and we hope from the public's and the town of Oak Bluffs as well."


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From Under My Father's Shadowstevejb68 on March 6, 2007 in Uncategorized
I grew up in a small town of about 2500 people in central Minnesota. My father was the local milkman, delivering milk daily to people's homes. Everyone in town knew my dad. Thus, everyone in town knew me as Tom's son.
Just like most young men in their late teens, I thought it would be great if people would know me as Steve, not as Tom's son. I wanted to make a name for myself. Unfortunately, I was not an athlete, was not the smartest in my class, and did not have a skill to make people take notice of me. I was just another face in the crowd. A face that belonged to Tom's son.
I graduated from high school and began attending a technical college. One month before graduating from college I accepted a job in my home town, of all places. So, I moved back to Melrose and began making a name for myself. I began to move out of my father's shadow.
During those first five years of life on my own, I became very active in the community. I was a seventh grade religion teacher for three years, a city council member for two years, and joined the newly formed Boy Scout troop as an assistant scoutmaster. Shortly after I turned 21 years old, the troop committee appointed me as the scoutmaster. (See an earlier blog about this story.)
I have kept active in the community since those days. I have been a member of the local cable access television station for over 16 years. People in town now know me for my accomplishments. And my greatest accomplishment? I would say it would have to be that I have been the scoutmaster of the troop for over 25 years, and helped to provide the Scouting program to over 250 boys.
Oh, I am still known as Tom's son to the older population of the community, and you know what? I do not mind anymore. In fact, I am proud to be Tom's son. I hope I have made him proud enough to be known as Steve's father.
(Note – My dad is on the right in this picture. The other gentlemen was my scoutmaster.)


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Springfield-area lawmakers from both parties again found common ground Tuesday in opposing Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying he should not have appointed anyone to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Springfield-area lawmakers from both parties again found common ground Tuesday in opposing Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying he should not have appointed anyone to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
"The legislature expressed the view that the governor should not make an appointment under the circumstances," said Rep. Gary Hannig, D-Litchfield. "Once again, the governor is thumbing his nose at the people and doing what he wants."
"I think it's almost a perfect paradigm of his so-called leadership style the last six years," said Rep. Jim Watson, R-Jacksonville. "There's always an element of conflict in everything he's done. It's OK to stir the pot a little bit, but he takes it to an extreme that is not productive."
Some Republicans were quick to seize the political angle, blaming Democrats for not passing a bill calling for a special election to fill the Senate seat. Democrats initially embraced the idea, then backed off. Some said it was because a special election would cost millions of dollars. Critics, though, charged the Democrat about-face was more about fear they could lose the seat to a Republican in an election.
The GOP, meanwhile, became the leading cheerleaders for a special election.
"We screwed up December 15," said Rep. Raymond Poe, R-Springfield. "We should have voted to have the election. Now, the Democrats wish they had reached a consensus. The Democratic Party had a chance to get this cleared up."
With U.S. Senate Democratic leadership saying they will refuse to seat any Blagojevich appointee, Sen. Larry Bomke, R-Springfield, questioned the point of the governor's selection of Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat.
"It does appear as if the appointment is for no reason," said Bomke. "I am really surprised Roland accepted the appointment. Anybody Blagojevich appoints will be stained. I really would have thought he would have turned it down."
Sen. John Sullivan, D-Rushville, again called on Blagojevich to either resign or at least step aside until his legal problems are resolved.
"I think this was a bad decision," Sullivan said. "This governor has pretty much lost all credibility in the eyes of the public and the U.S. Senate as well. Any steps like this, he has no credibility."
Rep. Rich Brauer, R-Petersburg, complained that Blagojevich said he would not make an appointment and then made one anyway.
"It's a little disappointing when the governor makes a comment that he won't appoint anybody and flip-flops on it," Brauer said. "How can you be surprised by anything this governor does?"
Doug Finke can be reached at (217) 788-1527.
Here is a sampling of other reaction to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's selection of Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy resulting from the election of President-elect Barack Obama:
-- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.: "(Burris) has a long record of public service in the state of Illinois. But it was a mistake (Tuesday) for Governor Blagojevich to try to appoint Roland Burris to fill the Senate vacancy. It is an act of political defiance."
-- U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Rock Island: "The allegations against our governor and his unprecedented arrogance should not take anything away from Roland's strong qualifications for the Senate. But the appointment cannot stand. Ideally, the governor will resign or be impeached so lieutenant governor Quinn can make the appointment."
-- Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a Democrat: "By refusing to resign and attempting to make this appointment, the governor leaves Illinois in terrible situation. As I have said since his arrest, I believe the governor should resign immediately."
-- Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat: "Gov. Blagojevich's actions today demonstrate an even greater need for the General Assembly to move quickly with impeachment proceedings and remove him from office. Regardless of whether he wanted to appoint Mother Teresa or Abraham Lincoln, I believe Blagojevich lost that right when he allegedly attempted to sell the Senate seat to the highest bidder. He abused his power and should lose his appointment power."
-- House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, did not want to comment, a spokesman said.
-- House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego: "I don't think the governor should be making any appointment to any office. It shouldn't have happened and it should not happen. We have to avoid any appearance of impropriety. This just adds to the further woes of the state and the stain of the state."
-- Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, a member of the House committee considering whether to recommend Blagojevich's impeachment: "I think the timing was ill-advised. I think it will anger people on the impeachment committee."
-- Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna: "Illinois Republicans were the first to demand Rod Blagojevich have nothing to do with appointing our next United States senator. Because they went back on their word and refused to strip Blagojevich of his appointment power and pass a special election, Illinois Democrats have created yet another constitutional crisis for Illinois."
-- Jay Stewart, executive director, Better Government Association: "This is the governor thumbing his nose at the U.S. attorney, the people of Illinois, the General Assembly, and the United States Senate. This is just an attempt by him to demonstrate he is still the governor and pretend he is still legitimate and has authority."
-- U.S. Senate Democratic leaders Harry Reid of Nevada, Dick Durbin, Patty Murray of Washington and Charles Schumer of New York: "It is truly regrettable that despite requests from all 50 Democratic Senators and public officials throughout Illinois, Gov. Blagojevich would take the imprudent step of appointing someone to the United States Senate who would serve under a shadow and be plagued by questions of impropriety. This is not about Mr. Burris; it is about the integrity of a governor accused of attempting to sell this United States Senate seat."


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They have finally closed the Classic FamilySearch.org, which to many of us was where we cut our teeth on doing Internet genealogy research.
I know there were many problems with the information that the Classical FamilySearch.org had, and some of it was downright incorrect – but one can say it was an admirable first attempt to put the information online.
I started my research on my ancestor Andrew Barclay on the site, and became a regular visitor, and user when I first went on the Internet in the mid-1990s.
One fellow who continues to write about FamilySearch.org is The Ancestor Insider at http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/2012/06/classic-familysearch-is-no-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AncestryInsider+%28The+Ancestry+Insider%29.
Read his posting "Classic FamilySearch is NoMore" posted on June 25, 2012.


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LAST SEASON: 34-37-7, 79 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 14th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Jack Capuano, 3rd season with Islanders, 60-66-21; 3rd overall in NHL.
ADDED: D Lubomir Visnovsky, D Matt Carkner, RW Brad Boyes, LW Eric Boulton, D Radek Martinek.
LOST: RW P.A. Parenteau, G Al Montoya, C Micheal Haley.
PLAYER TO WATCH: John Tavares. Fresh off his first 30-goal season in the NHL, the 22-year-old center is already establishing himself as a star heading into his fourth year with the Islanders. Tavares has increased his goal and point totals each season, topping out at 31 goals and 81 points in 2011-12 while playing in all 82 games.
OUTLOOK: With veteran goalie Evgeni Nabokov behind them, the Islanders could surprise some people in a short season. With young talent up front, led by Tavares, the up-and-coming club could hang around and perhaps sneak into a playoff spot in the sprint to the finish.
LAST SEASON: 51-25-6, 108 points. Lost to Philadelphia 4-2 in first round.
COACH: Dan Bylsma, 5th season with Penguins, 165-81-25.
ADDED: C Brandon Sutter, G Tomas Vokoun, LW Tanner Glass.
LOST: C Jordan Staal, RW Steve Sullivan, G Brent Johnson, RW Arron Asham, D Zbynek Michalek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. The 25-year-old superstar appears to be fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms that limited him to just 22 games last season. He should be back in his comfort zone with linemates Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz along for the ride. If healthy, he's the game's greatest playmaker.
OUTLOOK: With Crosby and reigning league MVP Evgeni Malkin in their primes, anything less than a Stanley Cup will be considered a disappointment.


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It's 4 p.m. Saturday and you're cooking dinner for a big crowd, and suddenly the kitchen sink backs up. Who do you call? Or can you fix it yourself before guests arrive? Believe it or not, before you call a plumber, you can attempt this job yourself and probably succeed.
In fact there are several plumbing jobs around the house that you can take on, if you're patient and careful and have the right equipment. Of course, many of our readers may find the following jobs pretty basic. But if you're a new homeowner, you might want to read further:
1. Unclog a drain in a kitchen sink, toilet, or bathtub
Unclogging that sink is really the most important repair of all because you don't want to wash dinner dishes in the bathtub. With a double sink, start by putting a stopper in one of the drain holes — probably the one where there is no standing water — then go down through the water to put a bathroom plunger on top of the other drain hole and pump up and down. This back-and-forth pressure will eventually build up enough force to dislodge the clog. With a single basin sink (this will work in a bathtub or lavatory sink), plug the overflow holes with wet cloths, put a little water into the sink and do the same pumping action with a plunger. Plumbers tell us that sometimes the pipes under the sink can become disconnected when you do this, so keep an eye on them while you're working to free the clog.
When you're using a plunger in a clogged toilet, try to create suction by sealing the bell-shaped rubber end around the opening at the bottom of the bowl. If you need a new plunger, buy one with an extension flange on the rubber end.
Preventive advice: In the kitchen don't put grease, onion skins or potato peelings down the garbage disposal and especially not all three at the same time. And always run water through the garbage disposal while it's grinding away to flush debris down the drain.
Don't throw anything in the toilet that doesn't belong there. You might want to buy a toilet auger, a long snakelike device to use in case a plunger isn't enough.
2. Clean the aerators on your faucets to improve the flow of water
This sounds simple but it can take real muscle to get the aerator to unscrew at the end of your faucet spout. Also be sure to draw a sketch of the order in which parts are taken off or take a quick photo of the parts. That way you can put everything back the same way. If you don't have the right order, you can spend many hours trying different combinations.
Start by turning off the water supply to the faucet by turning off the angle stops under the sink or turning off the water supply to the house. Cover the end of the spout with masking tape to protect the finish; then use pliers to unscrew the aerator from the spout. Take out the screen section and clean it by soaking it in vinegar and then scrubbing it with a brush. You can also replace the washer while you have the faucet disassembled. Reassemble the parts in the right order and thread the aerator by hand back on the faucet. Once everything is back, tighten with pliers.
Preventive advice: Installing a water softener can go a long way toward keeping faucets and aerators in good shape. Sediment will build up again if you don't solve your hard water problem.
3. Be kind to your water heater by draining and flushing the tank
If you do this once a year, plumbers say, you will prolong the life of your water heater by removing the sediment at the bottom of the tank that can be very corrosive. Be sure to read the instruction manual that comes with your tank before you do this. All tanks need to be completely full of water after they are drained and before electricity or gas is restored.
Before you start, buy a hose cap for the drain in case you don't have one already on the water heater. That's because once you open the drain, it may leak when you close it again. You will find this drain near the bottom of the water heater but clearly in view.
If you have a gas water heater, turn the heat to "pilot," or turn off electricity at the breaker box for an electric unit. Let the heater cool down. Open a hot water faucet in the house to prevent a vacuum from forming in the lines.
Then turn off the water supply to the water heater. The water supply valve may be on a pipe that comes in from the wall above or next to the water heater. Screw a garden hose onto the water heater drain, and open it so that water runs through the hose. In some cases you have to open the drain valve with a screwdriver.
Do not drain the water that comes out onto your plants; it will be too hot for them and can contain damaging salts. Drain it onto your driveway or onto a part of your yard covered with rocks and granite.
Once the tank empties, turn the cold water back on to rinse more water through the tank. Once the water runs clear, you can shut the drain, remove the hose and cap off the drain pipe. Be sure to turn the power back on as well.
Preventive advice – Installing a water softener can slow down the buildup of sediment in a water heater.
4. Install braided stainless steel supply lines on toilets, sinks and washing machine
Particularly in older homes, the supply lines to your sinks, toilets and washing machine may be made of rubber or plastic, which could lead to major leaks. It's a simple job to replace them with braided steel lines, plumbers say. You simply have to shut off the water supply in each case, unscrew nuts to remove the old lines and screw on the new lines.
To do this, of course, the water supply must be off. If you have older gate valves on your supply lines, you should replace those as well with new angle stops, and many homeowners will want a plumber to do that job. Even if you have relatively new angle stops, you should probably shut off the water to the entire house before working on supply lines.
And that raises another tricky point, for many plumbing jobs or emergencies, you need to know how to turn off the water to your house. Find the main shutoff valve for your home; usually they are located close to a garden hose valve on the front half of homes. Turn the main valve off, then turn on the garden hose valve right there. If water still is under pressure, call a plumber to repair or replace the main shut-off valve.
There are several other jobs we could probably talk about – like stopping a toilet from running and maybe even changing a single handle lavatory faucet – but we'll have to save them for another time. And next week, we'll tell you some basics about electrical jobs in your home.


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Jul 4th: Independence Day. Center CLOSED
Jul 19th: SnoBalls
Jul 27th: Dentist visit
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The center will be CLOSED Tuesday, July 4 for observance of The Independence Day Holiday. Have a great day with your family and friends celebrating at the beach, on a picnic, or watching fireworks! Remember to be safe!
Happy 4th Of July!
Southern Snoballs will make a stop at the center on Thursday, July 19th at 10am. Remember to bring $2 so that your child can enjoy the tasty treat with his friends and teachers.
The dentist will be visiting the center to talk with children ages 3 years to 8 years about dental hygiene and the proper care of their teeth. She will be here Thursday, July 27th at 10am.
Child Care of Southwest Florida follows the Lee County School Board Bad Weather Closing Schedule. Please tune into your local weather station. If school is called off or closes early the center will follow suit. Please be prepared for alternative care in the event of bad weather closures.
The patriotic palette of this sweet and crunchy mix makes it a perfect choice for your Independence Day celebration.
In a large bowl, combine the snack mix, blueberries, cranberries, and sunflower seeds.
Place the white chocolate chips into a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave on High for 60-90 seconds then stir. Melt for an additional 30-60 seconds, if needed.
Drizzle the melted chocolate over the snack mix, and stir until well coated. Turn the mix out onto a large piece of wax paper, sprinkle with blue and red candies, then allow the white chocolate to stand at room temperature for about 1 hour to harden. To serve, break the mix up into large chunks.
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Another great way to stay connected is our Facebook page. If you have a personal Facebook page, find our page…….The Children's Learning Center at FSW…… and LIKE it. Now you will be able to see activities around the center or perhaps even your child.
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Kay: Oh, Bellinis. You know how I love champagne.
Suz: Pat Cooper of Romantic Times BOOK reviews said "Thomas' characters have to be bulletproof as they keep on the run, one step ahead of gunmen and two steps behind the truth, in the swiftly escalating and breathtaking run for their lives." And she gave it a 4 ½ star review. That's some high praise! Can you tell us a little about this book?
Kay: Sure. I was thrilled with RT's review. BULLETPROOF HEARTS is about a hit-and-run murder and a grieving sister's hunt for answers that lead her straight into a killer's deadly web. Abby Trevor's only protection is dangerously sexy Shaun Logan. As shocking truths unravel and the unrelenting forces tracking her close in—one question remains. Can she trust a man who seems too good to be true?
Suz: Abigail Trevor is a bit of a "Steel Magnolia" who comes to Washington as a Southern belle with backbone when it comes to finding her brother's killer. Do you find this kind of woman easy or hard to write?
Kay: I had a great time with Abby and unlike some of my other heroines I found her pretty easy to write. Feisty and independent, she says exactly what she is thinking despite having had a rather genteel upbringing. She's "broken out" of that mold and is now bending the rules of propriety to find answers in her brother's murder. She's got trust issues because of how she was raised and as a result she always leaves herself an "escape hatch" in relationships. In dealing with Shaun, there is no escape hatch. Together, they're an explosive combination.
Suz: Shaun Logan, mmmm, a fine Irish lad if there ever was one, brings a few issues of his own to the table. What's driving him?
Kay: Shaun was raised on the mean streets of Dublin after losing his parents when he was a boy. He hides his real emotions under charm, a cool exterior and beautiful old world manners, never revealing what he truly feels. And Abby is making him feel and hope for things he never dreamed were possible…but to admit that is a huge risk for him. Especially as he is also hiding a secret from her that he never intended to get so far out of hand.
Kay: Yes! I loved writing Harlan Jeffries again. He's still yummy and living his happily ever after with Gina and their adopted autistic son Adam. I also revisited a setting in that first book, Shaun's house in Virginia. Plus I got to put in a cameo of my hometown Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Suz: Okay, so now that you're hitting your stride with book # 4, tell us a little bit about your writing process. Are you a 9-5 sorta gal? Or a "burn-the-late-night-oil" writer?
Kay: I hesitate to call what I do a process. It doesn't feel quite that structured…but
during the school year I write after my son leaves for school until I go to pick him up in the afternoons. During that time I use a kitchen timer and set it for three hours, turning it off when I get up for coffee, answering phone calls, checking email, etc.
After I hit three hours of "real writing time," I stop for the day and work on email, publicity, etc. Of course, some days it takes me six hours to get those three "real hours" done. This productivity tool has changed the way I structure my days since I heard Susan Elizabeth Phillips speak about it at an RWA panel a couple of years ago. It's been very good for me.
On tight deadlines I turn off my Internet access and work until I get it done. (Caffeine is my friend.) But I still use the timer to give myself built-in breaks. My biggest writing distraction by far is the Internet/social networking. I adore Twitter and Facebook, but I have to limit my time on them. The kitchen timer is good for that, too! Setting it for a ten-minute Facebook or twitter break then going back to writing.
Suz: Now I have a question for the Bandits, Bandit Buddies and Sven if we can spare him from the Bellinis for a moment to answer. There's a scene in BULLETPROOF HEARTS where Abby is searching her brother's desk looking for clues to his murder. She finds interesting things there. What's the most unusual item we'd find sitting on your desk right now?
Kay: I'm looking at mine and it's a tossup between the "Swiffer" duster and a pair of pink camouflage sunglasses. The duster is unusual because I'm not much of a housekeeper and I've no clue how the duster got to my desk and the glasses are unique because well...pink camo sunglasses? I bought them as a gag gift as we were driving through Arkansas on Spring break. Apparently pink camo sunglasses are all the rage in that area. Plus they match the bottle of Pink Flamingo nail polish that's sitting on my desk, too.


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Police said 15-year-old Jabaree Isreal was riding his bike down the street just before 8 p.m. when he was struck by a stray bullet.
"That bullet was not meant for him," said his sister, Dominique Calhoun. "It could have been anybody's kid down there. That bullet wasn't meant for him, and since bullets don't have eyes, they go where they want to go."
Police said the teen was shot in the thigh and transported to Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He underwent surgery Friday to repair a shattered femur.
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The "Last King of Straddle:" Vladimir Yaschenko (Владимир Ильич Ященко Володимир Ященко) by Joboy Quintos
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The high jump, aside from the hurdles of course, is one of my favorite athletics events. Although I have no jumping background at all, I appreciate the event as a student of the sport. I take pleasure in watching an athlete gracefully soar over the bar – rejoice at each successful clearance or wince at each missed try.
In the weeks leading to UAAP 2010, I stumbled upon clips of Soviet high jump legend Vladimir (Volodomir) Yashchenko (Владимир Ильич Ященко Володимир Ященко). I was two years removed from my last hurdles race at that time. Although I had dreams and daydreams about athletics, a return to the sport was nothing but far-flung longings.
Those historic clips of the Last King of Straddle did much to get me back into a track and field mindset. Growing up in a time where the Fosbury Flop rules supreme, seeing the lanky yet powerful Yashchenko clear heights near 2.40m evoked feelings of wide-eyed awe. Perhaps it was the similarity of the technique to hurdling that piqued my interest, or my soft-spot for nostalgic images of a bygone age. The straddle is a forgotten technique. Long before the Dick Fosbury revolutionized the event in 1968, various techniques of the straddle were utilized.
Yashchenko was the last straddler to hold a world record. As a junior, he broke Dwight Stones' world mark in a dual meet between the United States and the former Soviet Union. Two years later at age 20, the lanky Ukrainian flew to 2.35m to rewrite his own all-time mark. A tragic knee injury prematurely ended Yashchenko's jumping days months later. In the subsequent years, the champion succumbed to alcoholism and depression. In 1999, Yashchenko died in penury at age 40.
Read Giorgio Reineri's article on Yaschenko here
A year since I made the momentous decision to return to the sport I love, I can say in all honesty that I changed for the better. Even if my chances of making the 2012 London Olympics or at least going below the 14-second barrier are minutely small, it feels great to be back.
Yashchenko's inspiring albeit tragic story was the catalyst. It made me realize that life – especially an athlete's competitive days – is much too short to dwell upon past mistakes.
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September 15, 2015 - STAMFORD, Conn. and LUCCA, Italy.
Tagetik To Host Ninth Annual Global Conference, "Tagetik In Touch"
Three-day event expected to draw 650 attendees from more than 30 countries
Tagetik, a visionary leader in global performance management software solutions, today announced that it will host its ninth annual global conference, Tagetik in Touch, from September 16-18 in Lucca, Italy. Record attendance is expected, with financial executives from more than 30 countries registered to attend.
The agenda encompasses more than 75 sessions featuring panel and roundtable discussions, case studies, live demos, and analyst and partner presentations. In support of this year's conference theme, "Be A Champion," the agenda will cover topics critical to modern finance such as advanced analytics, integrated financial planning, consolidation and reporting, collaborative disclosure management, budgeting and planning, Solvency II compliance, and migration to the cloud. In addition to peer-to-peer networking, attendees will also have opportunity to connect with Tagetik customers, partners, product experts, and consultants from around the world.
Nineteen partner sponsors will participate in the 2015 conference. Platinum sponsors include Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, Microsoft, PwC, Qlik and SAP. The conference also includes a full-day Partner Summit on September 16, during which Tagetik partners and distributors will share experiences and strategies for further strengthening Tagetik's partner network.
Financial and business leaders from fast growing start-ups to large global enterprises will participate in the conference, including leaders from Unicredit Group, Generali Group, Mersen, Borealis, Timex Group, Hempel, Poste Italiane, Talanx, Hunterdon Medical Center, Wintrust Financial Corporation, Green Courte Partners, ONVZ, Erste Group Bank, Laing O'Rourke, and Raiffeisen Bank International.
"Our global conference highlights our long-standing commitment to arm customers with the knowledge and tools to be business champions. Throughout the conference, we will share insights and experiences from industry experts, groundbreaking CFOs, senior executives, partners and practitioners to provide attendees with insights and best practices for bringing greater efficiency and strategic value to their businesses," said Manuel Vellutini, Tagetik co-CEO.
"Our new Progressive CFO track, which is based on the highly positive response we've received from the Progressive CFO monthly webinar series launched earlier this year, includes sessions on corporate data governance, enterprise-wide integrated reporting and the impact of technology innovation on the business. The conference also includes sessions on the automated creation and use of enterprise KPIs, end-to-end financial planning, and meeting ever-expanding regulatory requirements," he added.
Industry experts and analysts presenting at the conference include Paul Hamerman, principal analyst at Forrester Research; William McNee, founder and CEO of Saugatuck Technology; and Jyoti Banerjee, technology initiative program leader for the International Integrated Reporting Council. These thought leaders will also participate in panel discussions on finance and technology trends alongside experts from Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, Microsoft, PwC, Qlik, and SAP. Throughout the agenda, customer presentations will elaborate on how these trends and other challenges impact their businesses and how Tagetik helps address them.
"Two years ago, we presented key points of the software implementation and the resulting improvements in our consolidation and reporting processes. This year we will showcase our transition to Tagetik 5, the benefits gained in our 2015 half-year consolidation, and the advantages we expect from accessing Tagetik from all mobile devices through a secured web access connection," said Thierry De Taeye, vice president of group accounting and controlling at Mersen.
"Tagetik solutions continue to take finance to the next level," said Marco Pierallini, Tagetik co-CEO. "This conference will help attendees understand how Tagetik 5 features and enhancements – such as easy-to-use dashboards, self-service data visualization, and simpler user experiences -- can take their financial processes to an even higher level and bring new financial insight to senior executives."
To conclude the conference, Tagetik is hosting a special bike ride for attendees. Led by Davide Cassani, coach of Italy's national cycling team, the 65KM ride will loop cyclists through the hills around Lucca.
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I am kind of busy this AM, but wanted to make sure that I shared this with you. I was reading the Septmember 2008 issue of Shape magazine while working out at the gym yesterday and came across an article on Celiac Disease! Imagine my surprise! Page 104 titled "What's Really Causing Your Stomach Upset". A little blurb, but still, better that the word is getting out! They mention how only 5 percent of sufferers know that they have Celiac Disease.
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Praying and pondering this morning it occurred to me: I am SO GRATEFUL for my full-time, stay-at-home …..mom. As a baby I never looked up into a nanny's or babysitter's or day care worker's eyes. It was hers, I saw. It was her arms that soothed me when I fell, learning to walk. Her lap I sat on learning to read. We didn't have extras like dance lessons, family vacations or name brand clothes, but we had what was most important- mama's TIME.
I remember meandering walks with her through the neighborhood, past the fire station. I remember sitting on the porch with her, eating popsicles, counting the cars and waiting for Daddy to come home. I remember an outing to a fish hatchery, for fun. I remember from scratch baked cakes rising in the oven and sending a heavenly scent throughout the house. Our home was plain. Uncluttered. Sparsely decorated. Full of love.
What a total, unselfish gift to her family. The mother I am today and strive to be comes directly from the example she set.
Thanks, Mom.


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If the Caps win out, that is, get six points to reach 94, either Boston or Philadelphia must be held to no more than two points in their last three games. In that instance, the Caps would finish with 94 points and their closest pursuer with 93.
So, when was the last time either of Boston or Philly achieved only two points or fewer in three games?
Boston: Well, it's not that long ago. March 16-22 they played the Caps and a home and home against Montreal, losing all of them, two of them in a shootout. They also did it shortly before that – March 9-13 – losing all three games to Ottawa, the Rangers, and Tampa Bay, one of them in a shootout (to the Rangers). March 3-6 they lost all three games to the Caps, Florida, and Toronto, one of them in overtime. While Boston has righted their ship lately, somewhat (3-0-2 in their last five games), they seem at least a decent candidate to give up the points. Boston finishes as follows:
At New Jersey
At Ottawa
At Pittsburgh
New Jersey
At Washington
Tampa Bay
It is interesting to note that Caps fans could be subjected to one final torture…Game 82 of the Flyers' season -- in Philadelphia against the Penguins – is a Sunday afternoon game, the Caps' season having been completed the previous evening. If the Caps are hanging on that game as the make-or-break contest of the season, there will be no more ardent Penguin fans anywhere than the red-white-and-blue.
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Journalist Dawn Siff participated in a social media panel last week, which inspired her to update her resume.The resume she came up with may be the first-ever on Vine. Vine is an app that helps you create and share quick videos; it was recently acquired by Twitter.
It's only six seconds long, so Siff keeps her message short: "Idea machine Dawn Siff. Journalist. Strategist. Manager. Deadline Jedi."
Siff tells Mashable she's had a few job leads since posting the Vine yesterday. The journalist has fifteen years of experience, having worked for Fox News Radio and Dow Jones.
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Program plays crucial role in preventing blackouts
This Thursday (June 20) from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Penn State will again test University Park's capability to reduce its electricity load when called upon during national or regional power emergencies. Last year's test reduced the power load by 17,000 kw, nearly 40 percent. This was slightly less than results from previous years, but during the hottest weather conditions observed since the test began in 2009. University Park occupants are requested to turn off all unnecessary electrical consumption under individual control.
The Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will be working behind the scenes to reduce the overall electrical load remotely during this one-hour test. However, all University employees and students are requested to turn off all unnecessary lighting, office equipment, coffee pots, dehumidifiers and air conditioning. University offices should stay open and operate in a normal manner while reducing their consumption of electricity.
This test event is part of an Emergency DR (Demand Response) program in which participants pledge to reduce their electrical energy use by a specified amount during high use periods of time. The objective of the program is to protect the day-to-day reliability of the regional grid upon which our campus relies. This reliability is important for utility companies because it helps them avoid a blackout. If successful, the University will receive compensation proportional to the load drop, and those funds will be used to support additional energy conservation projects. In 2012, the University spent $15 million on electricity for the University Park campus.
All employees are urged to do their part. Employees may notice that some indoor temperatures in non-critical spaces will be adjusted by 4 degrees to lower air conditioning loads. Other spaces may have their heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment operation schedule changed to the "unoccupied" setting. Most other initiatives will be transparent to employees. The test will not cause any extended outages or major disruption of normal electrical services. All safety lighting and equipment is exempt and should remain on throughout the test.
Employees are empowered to reduce lighting in public spaces. This includes all empty classrooms, corridors and hallways where lower light settings are available. Corridors and hallways in most University Park Campus buildings are designed with lights that operate 24/7 which are connected to emergency power in case of normal power failure. These lights should illuminate the public spaces well enough to meet code requirements. Please contact OPP prior to the test if you have any questions concerning a particular space.
Here are recommended actions to take during the test:
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I'm getting better! All I can attribute this to is prayer, but I am doing so much better! We are so thankful. On Friday I'll go back in for another sonogram to see the official prognosis, but we are just thanking the Lord that He took care of me and is healing whatever this was.
In other news, I'm starting to look pregnant! Or maybe just overweight. :) But still, it is nice to finally be showing at least a little. And it is really fun to feel the baby moving. We love him already!
Masks and Shirts
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This summer, Hank Shaw of the blog Hunter Angler Gardener Cook announced he was going on tour to support his new book Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast . Much like the tours organized by many of my friends in fledgling bands over the years, this was a DIY, couch-surfing, cross-country jaunt, with Hank scheduling the events himself sans (at least to my knowledge) the aid of his publisher. Curious to see if there was anything in the works for Detroit, I emailed him and offered to help out. We went back and forth a bit as far as what type of event it should be, and Hank suggested a potluck. Marvin generously offered up his studio in the Russell Industrial building as a gathering place. I had hoped Hank might be able to spend the afternoon prior to the event foraging around the area to bring in examples of things people could find locally, but it didn't pan out that way- the weather was already getting a bit too cold to find many wild plants, and Hank had other plans for hunting woodcock up north.
I put the word out about the event, and was pretty pleased with the response, given that I've worked many, many book signings where only a small handful of people show up and even less actually purchase the book. We had about 20 in attendance and probably would've had more if not for the really nasty freezing rain that night. But despite the inclement weather, we had quite a spread: home-cured prosciutto, lardo and lonzino, a few kinds of homemade pickles, jams, and home-brewed spruce beer were some of the contributions, in keeping with the spirit of the evening (Hank covers many curing and preservation methods on his blog in addition to hunting and foraging). Not to mention this beautiful pie that my friend Abigail (one of les culinettes) brought!
I decided to make a recipe I'd recently seen on Hank's blog- a Spanish stew called chilindron, which I could make ahead and warm in the slow cooker. For side dishes, I put together a garlicky raw kale salad with pecorino, and a plateful of the nuptial ham. Last but not least, I was able to make paw paw ice cream thanks to a gift of some foraged paw paws courtesy of my friend Ian. I was super excited about this since I had never tried paw paw before. I wanted to do a full post just about the ice cream, but I didn't use a recipe and it turned out a little too icy and hard, although the flavor was good. If you ever get a chance to eat a paw paw, they're wonderful- the texture is sort of like mango but with none of the stringiness, and the flavor is delicately tropical and custardy. Some people compare it to banana but I didn't particularly get that. Paw paws do have large seeds that are somewhat obnoxious to work around to get all the fruit off, but the effort is well-rewarded. I can't believe I've lived my whole life in Michigan without trying one until now, and I'm definitely going to seek them out next year.
As folks filtered in for the event, the table grew heavy with food; I think I sampled everything at least twice (you know, not wanting anyone to feel slighted!). We decided to eat first, and then Hank talked for a while about what hunting means to him, sharing some stories of hyper-local meals and other hunting-related experiences. Afterward, he stayed signing books and chatting with guests before heading off to Slows for a beer. I'm not sure how he felt about the event- it was a much more modest affair than many of the fine-dining events he's been a part of- but the attendees were all thanking me profusely for putting it together, so I'm calling it a success. It was cool to be able to share something I've been a fan of for a while with a bunch of people who had never heard of it (I think maybe one or two people had been aware of Hank's blog prior to that night), and have them react so positively.
Not only did I have a fun evening with great food and company, but I now have a new recipe in my repertoire to boot. The original recipe leaves a lot of leeway for different types of meats, but I just used bone-in chicken thighs, not having access to any game meats at the time. It calls for the meat "in serving pieces", so I'm not sure if that means bone-in or boneless. Because it was a potluck, for ease of serving and eating I took the meat off the bone, but if serving at home you could leave it on. I also went against the "use white wine with chicken" suggestion and stuck with red, as I felt it would go better with the heartier flavors. Besides, I cook dark meat chicken with red wine all the time and it pairs just fine (hello, coq au vin?). I made a few other tweaks, prepping and adding ingredients where it made more sense to me, but the essence of the dish is the same. Hank's feedback was that it was good, but "needed to be spicier". I had followed his recipe measurements for the hot paprika, so maybe the brand he uses is just spicier; I would say, taste as you go and add more if you want a bit of a kick. I had thought about doing rice or polenta as a starchy accompaniment, but due to time constraints wound up making couscous, which was just as suitable. Potatoes or crusty bread would, of course, be a couple more options.
Photos of stew and paw paws are mine; all other photos this post by Marvin Shaouni
Chilindron (Spanish Chicken & Pepper Stew) adapted from Hank Shaw's blog Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
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3 ½ pounds chicken thighs (or a combination of thighs and drumsticks), trimmed of excess fat
salt and pepper
5 roasted red bell peppers (see note)
½ oz dried porcini mushrooms (feel free to use up to an ounce if you're feeling flush)
1 cup boiling water
2 large onions
10 cloves garlic
¼ cup olive oil
2 slices bacon, cut into strips
2 cups red wine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
a couple sprigs fresh thyme (optional- not in Hank's recipe but I had some lying around and it's a nice addition)
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 tablespoon hot paprika
4 bay leaves
1 cup crushed tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
chopped fresh parsley to garnish
Note: To roast peppers, broil or put directly on a gas burner, turning until blackened and blistered all over. Place in a covered bowl or paper bag rolled shut to trap the steam. When cool enough to handle, remove skins, stems and seeds.
Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper and set aside at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prep the vegetables: Put dried mushrooms in a small bowl; pour in 1 cup boiling water and cover. Roast the peppers as indicated above. Slice the onions in half-moons and mince the garlic.
Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot with a lid over medium high heat. Brown the chicken in two batches, adjusting the heat as needed. Follow Hank's advice: "Take your time and do this right". You want the meat to be really nicely browned. As each piece is done, remove it from the pan to a plate covered loosely with foil.
Sometime during this process, you should have time to deal with the mushrooms and peppers. Lift the mushrooms from the liquid and roughly chop, reserving the soaking liquid. Peel the peppers and remove the stems and seeds; cut into strips.
Cook the bacon over medium heat until it begins to render some of its fat; if there is a lot of fat in the pan, you may want to pour a little off. Raise the heat slightly and add the onions and a pinch of salt. Cook until they begin to soften, stirring well to dislodge the browned bits. Add the garlic and cook for another minute or two.
Return the meat to the pan, along with any collected juices. You can either take the skin off first or leave it on, your preference- I don't care for soggy chicken skin so I remove it and nibble on the crispy parts while I cook. Increase the heat to high and add the wine, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme sprigs (if using) and paprika; boil rapidly until the wine has reduced by half. Add the tomatoes, roasted peppers, stock and reserved mushroom liquid, pouring it slowly and carefully to leave any debris behind. The liquid should come about 2/3 of the way up the meat; if necessary, add more stock or a bit of water. Cover the pot and cook at a very low simmer for about an hour.
If desired, remove the chicken pieces from the pot and allow to cool enough to handle. Remove the meat from the bones, tearing into bite-sized pieces, and return to the pot. Alternately, you can leave it on the bone, your choice.
Just before serving, taste the stew and season with salt and pepper as needed- it will most likely need at least another 1/2 teaspoon salt. If you want it a little spicier, add more hot paprika to taste. Remove and discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Chop the parsley and serve on the side to be sprinkled on top of each diner's dish.


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We have 2 alexandrines one is just over a year old and the other is 8 months old.
The 8 month old one is becoming challenging, biting etc.
I've read a little about bluffing and I would be interested to hear what age other owners birds started this phase, how long it lasted, and how you managed it.


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The Pope and the NunsNews at Home
tags: Catholic Church, nuns, Pope Francis, American sisters, Margaret McGuinness
Margaret McGuinness is professor of religion and executive director of mission integration at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the author of "Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America."
Image via Flickr.
As soon as it was determined that the smoke was indeed white, thousands of Facebook posts, tweets, and texts began to document reactions to the election of Pope Francis. Initial cryptic comments included: "This is a surprise"; "Jesuit pope"; "Love him already"; and some cautious remarks about his aversion to liberation theology, especially as practiced by Latin American priests and nuns. Since that day, the election and recent installation of Pope Francis to the throne of Peter has continued to generate articles, commentaries, and conversations on social media sites expressing opinions about the first Latin American pontiff, and suggesting an agenda that would, in their opinion, revitalize an ancient church that is struggling to remain vibrant in the twenty-first century.
It will be interesting to see what sort of relationship -- if any -- will develop between Pope Francis and U.S. communities of women religious, many of whom have had their differences with Catholic clerical leaders over the years. Most American women religious, the prevailing institutional hierarchical argument claims, have deviated from traditional Catholic teachings, especially those related to abortion, same-sex marriage, and an all-male priesthood. In addition, sisters have moved too far from their convents and are now engaged in advocacy work—or ministry, depending on your point of view—that focuses too much on the poor and underserved and not enough on the promulgation of Catholic doctrine.
When examining the history of women religious, it is hard to ignore the role the papacy played in leading sisters and nuns to embrace the world and its problems. Although Boniface VIII's 1298 bull, or proclamation, Periculoso,ordered nuns to live a cloistered life, not all Catholic women were called to serve the church in this way. When Angela Merici formed a "company of virgina in 1532, they were to "give charity where charity was needed," and not remain isolated from people and their needs. By the time the community was approved by Pope Paul III in1544, about 150 women were affiliated with the Ursulines, as they came to be called.
Despite the concerns of both Boniface VIII and some contemporary church leaders, several twentieth-century popes have supported active ministries for sisters and nuns. In 1929, Pius XI encouraged sisters to receive the education necessary for staffing parochial schools. His successor, Pius XII, echoed his predecessor's views, and even went a step further, calling for the spiritual renewal of women's religious communities in light of the foundress, as well as adaptation [of the community] to contemporary needs. Almost thirty years later, in 1958, Pius XII urged religious communities to abandon those practices that kept them from being in touch with the modern world. By this time, sisters had taken Pius XI's earlier admonition to heart. Focused on the education of nuns, the Sister Formation Conference (SFC), organized in response to the concerns of Pius XI and Pius XII, developed the Everett curriculum, which focused on the liberal arts, Catholic social teaching, and ways to effect "structural change in society."
Sister Annette Walters, CSJ, who was appointed executive director of the SFC in 1960, firmly believed that the education of sisters and nuns was of utmost importance to the American Catholic Church in the latter half of the twentieth century. She described sisters as "first line fighters in the political, social, and cultural struggles of our time," and believed they could best meet the needs of the contemporary world by becoming involved in new ministries of social justice on both national and international levels.
As a result of the work of the SFC, the number of sister-teachers who completed three years of college before embarking on a ministry of education increased from 16 percent to 80 percent between 1955 and 1964. When Pope John XXIII opened the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962, women religious were clearly ready to "read the signs of the times" and enter into new areas of ministry. Women were excluded from the first two sessions of the council, but twenty-three women were invited to attend the final two sessions. Ten of the invitees were women religious, and one, Sister Mary Luke Tobin, SL, was an American. U.S. sisters were especially interested in several documents produced by the bishops at the Council—notably Lumen Gentium (1964), Gaudium et Spes (1965), and the Decree on the Renewal of Religious Life (Perfectae Caritatis, 1965)—because they believed that they called sisters to work with the poor in cooperation with clergy and laity; no longer placed clergy above the laity; and mandated them to return to the original reasons behind the founding of their communities. In other words, they were to read the "signs of the times" and meet the needs of twentieth-century Americans.
The changing role of sisters and nuns, combined with a decrease in numbers, led some church leaders to conclude that women religious were becoming more militant in their critique of church teaching. In January 2009, the Vatican announced that it planned to conduct an apostolic visitation, or investigation, of U.S. sisters. The focus was on active religious communities; contemplative congregations were exempted from the study because their ministry of prayer was not seen as antithetical to church doctrine. Overall, American Catholics supported women religious, believing that were leading the way in demonstrating how to live the Gospel. In the end, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) received high marks for their humanitarian work, but criticism for promoting issues that were described as incompatible with Catholicism.
It is too soon to know how Pope Francis will respond to American women religious. Most sisters seem to taking an attitude of "wait and see." Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director of the social justice lobby Network, notes that church leaders will never admit that the investigation was a bad idea, but the whole issue could be tabled and eventually forgotten. Others point out that the new pontiff has been critical of Latin American religious communities sympathetic to Marxism. Whatever course of action the new pope chooses—and he may choose none at all—American women religious of the twenty-first century will engage in their traditional ministries of education, health care, and social service. At the same time, they will not abandon the work they have undertaken since the 1960s—work that involves serving the undocumented, the poor, and those living on death rows throughout our nation's prisons. As they have since Angela Merici and her small band of sisters began to serve wherever they were needed, American sisters and nuns will continue to read the signs of the times and minister in ways that reflect the societal needs of the contemporary world.
Correction: an earlier version of this article misidentified the author as professor of history and chair of the department at La Salle University. She is actually professor of religion and executive director of mission integration.
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