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You know one of the disadvantages of working on your book on a daily basis is you don't get to do other ... stuff ... that seems so interesting and entertaining and wonderful and ...
Staring at reruns on TV, racing through the video game you've played a hundred times, or almost-mindlessly Web surfing can seem especially appealing when it's time to write your daily quota. (Not to mention getting a little more sleep instead of getting up earlier to write!)
But with your daily writing, even one day's writing, you end up with something you can hold in your hand. (Print it out! Back it up!) It's something you created. It's yours and yours alone.
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Glock 40 10mm MOS for hiking security
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Glock 40 10mm MOS for hiking security
Would you be comfortable with the long barreled 10mm glock 40 MOS with trijicon reflex sight as a sidearm against wolves, or mountain lion?
North america region of hiking/ outdoorsy shit
North america region of hiking/ outdoorsy shit
If so, what load or bullet specs would you prefer?
Personally I would go with the g20 as I would want the lighter weight and quicker draw of the shorter length. If the goal was to use it as a hunting weapon then the g40 would be the natural choice.
I agree with the G20 depending on how you are carrying it. It would also be a good h.d. gun. As far as bears go, you might save one for yourself no matter what caliber you get.lol
The G20 with the factory 6 inch hunting barrel with 10mm black talons will do the job on most brown bears. I have one in my den to attest to that fact.
Had a G20 for around 10 years, full power loads hard to find in stores. I have now gone the 44mag route and am not looking back, both are heavy when loaded so the shoulder holster is a good thing to get.
Bear = Underwood or similar ammo.
Yeh id order buffalo bore, underwood or lehigh defense.
Theres arguable conflicting articles on whether the barrel length difference from the 20 to 40 really makes much a difference when it comes to velocity...
But my common sense spider tingle is flickin a lil bit
I read on the internet that Glock is farming out all plastic work to Mattell.
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Why should there be such pressing of mourning and repenting for sin, and that because it is such an offence to God. For seeing God is all-sufficient and happy enough in himself, our sins do not hurt him, or make him miserable, no more then our graces adde to his happinesse, but as he is above our graces, so he is also above our sins: seeing therefore God is incapable of any injury from man, why should sin be such an offence?


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2016: Time to hit the re-set button on the 52 cities list.
I closed out 2015 in the same place I started it. And in just that one year, D.C. and I came a long, long way together.
I'm enjoying my city of residence more than ever before–and yes, part of it's that in 2015, my boyfriend, my sister, and two of my best friends on the planet moved in. But the District is also getting more creative, and there seem to be new, inspired places sprouting up everywhere you look.
Don't get me wrong–we're still not anywhere near the point where you can visit said places without venturing into a mob scene (did anyone try hitting up the Christmas bar?). But I think we're heading in the right direction.
So, without further ado, here's a quick roundup of new places I loved in 2015–and those that are on my list for the new year.
2015 finds
Chaplin – This place may have opened in 2014, but it took me awhile to get there. And when I did, I found amazing ramen, a 1920s theme, and unlimited free truffle popcorn.
Wunder Garten – I love this beer garden, and not just because it popped up in the abandoned lot right outside my window. It's the only beer garden I know of in DC where you don't have to fight for a seat (except for Bardo, which is harder to access via Metro), and there's a rotation of food trucks that stops by in case you need them. One of them is Russian. What's not to like?
Lab1270 – Lab1270 is a retail and work space launched by Union Market, which also happens to be around the corner from it.
The Royal – I noticed this place while driving up Florida Ave. recently, and the first chance I got, I turned around and went back. The menu contains grilled avocado with red quinoa and lentils. Just saying.
Each Peach Market – Another older place that I only just got hooked on. Ironically, I never shopped at this little specialty foods store when I lived close by, but now that I don't, when I'm in the neighborhood, I can't stop myself from emptying my wallet on bouquets and smoked pickled okra.
Follain – I first discovered this natural-soaps-and-beauty-products paradise in Boston, and luckily for me, a DC location in Union Market had just opened.
Compass Coffee – Compass Coffee outposts seem to be popping up everywhere all of a sudden, and that's okay. Come for the drinks, stay for the playlist.
Renwick Art Gallery – The Renwick only recently reopened after a lengthy renovation close, and the exhibit there now, Wonder, is stunning (and free to check out).
2016 to-d0
Masseria – NoMa, prix fixe, Italian.
Aesop – I've been waiting and waiting for this skincare products store to open at The Shay, a new shopping hub in Shaw–just so I can go inside and marvel at the design.
Convivial – This Shaw spot hasn't been around for long, but Washingtonian has already named it the No. 4 restaurant in DC this year.
The Dabney – Okay, so I actually got a head start on this to-do list before posting and went to The Dabney last night (undeterred by "the blizzard of the century," I might add). The food was amazing and I want the interior designer to come decorate my life.
Typecase Industries – This design and letterpress shop has been around since 2012, but it's in a new home just a stone's throw from the future Aesop location. The most exciting part, if you're me: They offer workshops.
Garrison – Also making the Washingtonian list, coming in at No. 13: this farm-to-table establishment on Barracks Row.
Sally's Middle Name – Changing menu, sleek design, intriguing name. Sold! The fact that it's walking distance from my apartment is icing on the cake.
Nido – Nido opened last summer, extremely close to another place I've been wanting to frequent–Zeke's Coffee. I don't know if I can call this a day trip, exactly, but that's what's going to happen.


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I don't watch much live television. I'm a Netflix and Amazon Prime binge watcher. And while I used to watch a lot of new movies, parenting doesn't leave me as much time for the theater anymore. We RedBox whatever looks interesting! This is my excuse for why some of my references below may seem dated to people who watch current TV and have twelve movie ticket stubs in their coat pocket.
Foster care comes up occasionally in pop culture. What I've noticed is that I'm usually the bad guy -- "I" meaning the foster parent. If the foster parents aren't the bad guys, the social workers are. My concern with this is that when Hollywood only portrays foster parents and social workers as family-destroying, child-stealing, money-hungry abusers, they're making it harder to inspire and recruit loving, self-sacrificing people to make the system better for the kids.
Here are some examples...
Once Upon a Time
Up front, I love this show. However, since foster care, adoption, and parenting are HUGE themes in this show, there are way too many things entirely wrong from my perspective. I will summarize that an adoptive mom is literally the Evil Queen and that a perfectly healthy white baby girl is apparently thrown around from home to home with no one willing to adopt her, leaving her an emotionally scarred adult. Oh, but before that, after years of this instability, she moves in with a family in her teens and after two weeks is perfectly adjusted, calling the adults "mom" and "dad." I guess that's all just part of the fantasy of the show?
In an episode titled "Dog Soldier," social workers are stealing children from a Native American reservation to somehow collect federal money that comes to the group home caring for them. I read a quote about this episode that said something like, "This depiction of foster care is about as accurate as the way Dirty Harry portrays law enforcement." The history of Native American kids being taken from their homes and communities is obviously horrendous, but from what I've read, there may now be far more cases of government over-correction that leaves kids endangered than cases of government over-reaching. One interesting element of this episode is, despite a corrupt group home housing most of the kids, there is one very good foster family who is earnestly trying to help a young boy.
Despicable Me
The woman in charge of the group home is the problem here. A weird, single man shows up and asks to adopt three young girls and they are immediately sent there to spend the night? Um... No. No. No.
Blue Bloods
There have been a couple of weak portrayals of foster care in this otherwise outstanding series. The one that bothered me the most was a child whose mother and father were both killed. The next morning, someone in the precinct had "started adoption paperwork" because "no family had stepped forward." Whoa. Yeah, your timeline is off by about 2 years there. Simmer down, Sergeant.
Anne of Green Gables
Have to include this classic in the list! Obviously, since it's set in a historical context, I don't really know how much was true then that would be different now. But I will say that if you are a foster parent, it might be a good idea to discuss the themes of this story before just turning it on for your kids.
Free Willy
Same as above. I remember loving this movie as a kid, but the beginning made my six-year-old cry, and we had to turn it off. I hadn't remembered that the beginning shows the young boy lying, stealing, and running away from foster care. Ultimately, the foster parents end up as good guys, but it may be worth giving your kids a heads up.
The Book Thief
I'm currently reading this, so I don't think I can comment prematurely. But I'm not a fan of the foster mom being an evil, screaming monster. Foster dad thus far is admirable.
As I've said before, I know there are terrible people doing evil things in this system that is set up to protect children. I won't pretend that foster care or adoption are perfect solutions with a red bow on top. Far from it -- I know the system is dramatically broken. My point is that it will not help us bring GOOD people into the role of foster parent when we are only portrayed in pop culture as the bad guys.


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I do not like jealousy, especially when it's me who's jealous. I HATE that feeling…. it truly is a green eyed monster. I've been jealous before, don't get me wrong, but this particular jealousy, it will eat me up if I don't do something to try and cope with it now. I just don't know what is that I can do to make it go away. I guess I should start by saying that the reason I'm talking about this right now is because D is on a trip with his wife, somewhere up in Canada. I know that I should NOT be jealous…. he isn't technically my man. Despite the fact that we have a connection, a bond, like none other I've ever experienced, including with my husband, he is not my husband or my boyfriend, so I have no right to have ill feelings about him taking a little vacation with her. She's gone a lot because of her job, sometimes being gone for weeks, and I know he misses her so much during those times, so really, technically (there's that word again), they need and deserve this trip. Plus he works long hours at a job he hates, so yes, he deserves this. Yet for some stupid and horrible reason, the though of it eats me up inside…. it hurts my heart…. and it's stupid! Because I knew when we started talking that we would never be anything more than what we are now, and neither one of us are really even sure what that is…. what exactly you call this. It's not like a traditional man/woman relationship because we both have spouses/family's, responsibilities to those families, we can't "be together", what he have is on here – the computer I mean…. yet it has felt to me for the past year and a half more like a true relationship than the marriage I'm in now and any other relationship I'd had in the past. So I've always known, and accepted that we will never be together. This trip thing though…. I don't know…. when he told me he was going, I was instantly disappointed, jealous, upset, and unsure of why all at the same time. I felt terrible. All I could do is say, Oh…. Really? I think part of these feelings I'm having come from the fact that I'm in a miserable marriage that is failing more and more everyday it seems, and when I say there truly is nothing that can fix it besides the Lord, I mean it with all my heart. I do not love him like a wife loves her husband, not anymore. He is not attractive to me in any kind of way. I feel terrible about all this too, I struggle with it constantly. I try to make myself start feeling that way again, and sometimes it starts to work and he's nice back, but by the end of the day, something has ruined it, we've gotten angry with each other or argued or something like that. We have not had actual penetrating intercourse in about two and a half years and he doesn't touch me very often anymore, which kind of doesn't matter, because I have to force myself to do things with him in the first place. I have to close my eyes and imagine D. So as you can see, my relationship with my husband pretty much sucks. And so I think that part of my bad feelings toward D and his wife doing stuff together, even little things, just the thought of them together period, it makes me so friggin green with envy, jealousy and I think it's partly because I don't have that in my marriage, and I probably never will…. they do, and they probably always will…. and no matter how much he tells me he loves me, I'll never be her… I'll never be first, I'll never matter more…. she'll always be number one, as it is supposed to be with your spouse. She's the one he lays down with at night in bed…. she's the one he makes love to. she's the one that gets to touch him, kiss him…. all the things that I don't get to do but yet long to so so bad. I get so frustrated because after all we've/I've been through this last year and a half almost that we've been talking…. the one thing I keep begging him and asking him to do for me it to just PLEASE come see me…. please come and make love to me, let me see you, let me see your real, to touch his body to feel his skin beneath my fingers…. all of it and more. It's not just sex that I want to see him for (although that'd be beyond awesome), it's just about seeing him, just once, meeting him in person….. I NEED this, and I've told him over and over again. that if he would just come, if he would do this one thing for me, he has no idea how much better I'll feel and be afterward. I don't think he believes me though. I even spoke to a counselor I was seeing about it, and he actually agreed that I need to see D, that way I can start dealing with my feelings for him and what to do. It is terrible someday's, it's like I am literally obsessed with him coming to see me. It's all I can think about most days, even when I'm think of other things he's there in the back of my mind. I bug him about it all the time. I can't help it, seriously….. I just don't get it, I get so frustrated…. WHY!? won't he take a couple days and travel the 15 hrs. to get here and come see me, just for a few hours, we both know I couldn't be too long but I could stay long enough. If his wife is gone and she won't be back for a couple weeks or so, then WHY? He gets three days in a row off every other weekend…. he could take Monday off…. I've actually sat and thought and planned all this…. How fucking pathetic and creepy creeper like is THAT? I mean seriously. He knows how much I have going on in my life, he knows how terrible I'm feeling and have been feeling for the last couple years….. I've told him a million times that I can't explain it, but him coming to see me would end all this craziness, that I can't explain how I know or why, but it's what I feel. Anyway, yes, I'm jealous…. I'm human too? I just wish he'd realize, she gets him for the rest of their lives…. I don't. I get him when he can be with me online or on cam. So why is trip to see me such a big deal?? *sigh* I'm hurting….. really bad. Not just about this either, other things too, but I'm not gonna write about those tonight. I sometimes just wish I'd get over him…. but then I can't picture my life without him. Idk…..
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20 Minute Recipes – Turkey Bowl with Kale and Sweet Potatoes
Turkey Bowl with Kale and Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Servings – 4
- 2 cups Turkey breast (cooked and chopped)
- 3 cups Dinosaur kale (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1/4 cup Dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup Toasted sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp Cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp Real maple syrup
- 3 strips Cooked bacon (crumbled)
- 2 Sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)
- Put the sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until tender. Drain.
- Massage the kale in a large bowl for several minutes, until leaves are soft and broken down.
- Add the potatoes, cranberries, and sunflower seeds to the bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk the olive oil, cider vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, and salt and pepper until well combined. Toss it with the salad. Add the turkey and bacon before serving.


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2015 Midwest Soccer Calendar Updated
We've just added some 2015 events to the calendar. Check back often for more details.
Recent additions:
MN Soccer Association Coed Spring Mixer Tournament
May 30-31, 2015
USASA National Cups Region II Finals
June 12-14, 2015
USASA Region II Summer Meeting
July 24, 2015
USASA Region II Tournament of Champions
July 24-26, 2015
MN Soccer Association Ancient Ranger Tournament
September 12-13, 2015
Take stock…
As many of us head into a long weekend it's a great time to take a look around at our friends and families, to remember all who have helped shape the ecosystem that we each consider "home," and to generally take stock of our situations. If you find that you have it pretty good… be thankful. And if you can, go out and help others.
Thanks to all of you who make USASA work every day. Your time, dedication and efforts truly make a difference in people's lives.
The Dream|Start team has thrown down the gauntlet
Recently I was fortunate enough to connect with soccer enthusiast, blogger and founder of the Dream|Start Soccer blog Joe Howard. Joe is the Editor in Chief of Dream|Start, leading a team of soccer bloggers who are essentially pouring fuel on the small (but growing) fire of American soccer passion as it sweeps throughout the nation.
They're not only writing about the soccer scenes in America and abroad for current soccer fans, they are deftly making the beautiful game more accessible to an uninitiated American audience who is poised to become the next generation of rabid soccer fans. And if that weren't enough, they've thrown down the gauntlet for both the avid fans and uninitiated alike: "Be a supporter ALL THE TIME, not just every four years… [be part of] changing the game forever in the States."
Lucky for us at Midwest Soccer, they'll be generously sharing some of their content here. So from time to time you'll see their awesome work gracing our site. Of course that shouldn't stop you from bookmarking the Dream|Start Soccer blog and/or signing up for their email list.
Regardless of how (or where) America's love affair with the beautiful game ignites and burns, you'll find the Dream|Start crew at the base of the fire fanning the flames of revolution.
Hot off the presses!… 2015 USSF AGM details
The 2015 USSF AGM details have been published. The best place to find the most up-to-date info is here. Registration is now open for the meeting, which will take place from February 12-14, 2015. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you use a browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to register since Internet Explorer may generate errors during the registration process. The registration link is here.
The weekend agenda can be found here. Remember to check the AGM site early and often as updates are likely to occur.
If you have any specific questions related to the AGM please email Nicole Ward. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
On the Shoulders of Giants
As I begin preparing for the 2015 soccer year back in my home state I can't help but feel something still resonating from the recent USASA Mid Year conference a few weeks ago. As usual it was quite a jam-packed weekend. It was filled with workshops, formal meetings and, of course, some of the most important encounters of all being those in the hallways, at the social events and informal meetings. In any setting, getting real face time with friends and colleagues from around the country can be truly invaluable. However one of the truly special events of the weekend, the USASA Hall of Fame dinner, brings us together to celebrate and honor the amazing people who have made such a dramatic contribution to our soccer community. With each passing conference I can't help but be drawn further into the biographies of the inductees, truly feeling the emotional impact as they tell their own story. The weight of their accomplishments is almost crushing in the sense that upon reflection I feel so small, my contribution being so insignificant, and that almost every soccer aspect of the world around me that I've perhaps taken for granted for the past 35+ years exists because of what they've built.
It becomes clearer to me with each passing year that we are truly standing on the shoulders of giants.
The 2014 USASA Hall of Fame inductees are: Alphonse Amato, Tony Briggs McGee, Richard Groff, Paul Sherer, Hank Steinbrecher
Julie Ilacqua Earns USASA Region II's 2014 Referee of the Year!
Midwest Soccer and the entire USASA family were privileged to honor Julie Ilacqua this past weekend at the USASA Midyear Meeting. Her accomplishments and dedication to the game are astounding, and we get the sense that there is much more to come.
Julie is the former Managing Director of Referee Programs for the United States Soccer Federation. In this position she was responsible for the overall management of the Referee Department for US Soccer until her retirement in 2008.
Julie worked for World Cup 94 at the Detroit venue from 1992-1994 and was a member of the Bid Committee, helping to bring World Cup to the Pontiac Silverdome.
Among the boards she has served on are the Michigan Bid Committee Foundation, NASO Board of Directors (including a year as Chair) and the United States Soccer Federation Board of Directors.
As a referee Julie was the first female to officiate an intercollegiate national championship, but she is genuinely most proud of the heights to which the female referees of US Soccer have worked internationally.
Julie also served on the National Referee Committee, including time as chair of that committee, before she took the position with the United States Soccer Federation.
We are so proud of Julie and we continue to be extremely grateful and deeply inspired by her accomplishments and contributions to the beautiful game.
Sinisa Alebic is USASA Region II's 2014 Coach of the Year!
We recently had the privilege to recognize and honor this extremely gifted man. The coach of RWB Adria since 2007, Sinisa Alebic turned the Chicago side into a national powerhouse.
Over the past few years RWB Adria represented Region II at national competitions in all three divisions, Open, Amateur and Over-30.
Sinisa's in-state record speaks for itself: 2007-2012 National League Champions and 2008-2013 NSL Coach of the Year; 2008, 2009, 2011-2014 Indoor NSL Champions; 2010 and 2013 Illinois State Cup Champions.
His record at nationals is impressive as well. He's lead Adria to championships in the National Cups Open Division, the 2014 National Amateur Championship and the Croatian National Soccer Tournament. He's also coached Adria in the Lamar Hunt Open Cup.
Congratulations to Sinisa Alebic for all of your hard earned successes. Your dedication and work ethic are a true inspiration. The Midwest Soccer family is so proud to have you in our community.


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A brilliant few days in Amsterdam thanks to the British Council and the myriad folk behind Amsterdam's ELN. A city I love, a cousin to my home London, with friends abounding in poetry, decent, serious poetry folk. I arrived and rolled right into the amazing Lloyds Hotel, one of the nicest places I've ever stayed, a cultural venue and landmark in and of itself before going to the Brakke Grond venue and meeting the 10 others writers who were part of the night. Guido Snel curated and moderated the evening, placing small groups of writers together, each of whom would have a discussion panel on the theme of home. An essay was commissioned beforehand, translated into Dutch and published in Erik Lindner's Terras magazine. I was paired with the Syrian writer Rasha Abbas. Naturally her conception of home was so powerfully juxtaposed against my own but we had both written in similar ways about the concept, so we were paired and it was the best thing could've happened. She was magnificent, darkly funny, generous and deeply intelligent. We had a really energy in our conversation on stage, to a sold out house. She read some of her diaries, about her arriving in Germany after leaving Syria. I talked about London being the only home I've truly felt I've had because it is populated by those who are not at home there and therefore at home in that sense of being without a home. I also talked about my own background, Englishness, paradoxes, semantics, and together we worked up some fine ideas while the artist Sarah Yu Zeebroek live illustrated it all. More at stevenjfowler.com/epn
The next day, a full day I had given myself in the city, I was interviewed by Mylene van Noort of Lloyds Hotel and cultural embassy, getting the most hospitable welcome, with a tour of the incredible rooms, all of which were designed by artists and tie into the building's storied history. Then I explored the city, the highlight of which was a tour of Perdu bookshop by Frank Keizer, a fine poet and a hub of experimental poetry action in the city. A beautiful few days. https://www.brakkegrond.nl/en/agenda/eunic


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Emirates airline, the world's largest carrier by international traffic, on Thursday announced Dh1.5 billion annual net profit and said the years ahead will again be more profitable than last.
The fastest growing airline achieved its 24th consecutive year of profit for 2011-12 in challenging economic environment where airlines across the world facing slowdown and losses.
"We are confident that both Emirates and dnata are well positioned for continued future growth and success," His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was quoted in Emirates Group's annual report for 2011-12.
"The evolving global marketplace and development of new hubs for business, finance and culture demand flexibility and innovation. This dynamic growth calls for enhanced aviation and transport infrastructure to link communities and businesses, develop environmental sustainability and expand economic development. The Emirates Group, in parallel with the UAE and Dubai, is meeting today's global challenges by taking an open, transparent approach to growth based on the UAE's open skies policy, which promotes competition and free enterprise," Shaikh Mohammed said. More info


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Adam and Katie - Chantelle Marie Lakehouse & Celebration Venue in Auburn, NY
The guests braved the cold and wind for Adam and Katie's short ceremony at Chantelle Marie in Auburn, NY. Despite the weather, everyone had a wonderful time that day! Both Adam and Katie had a large group of close friends as bridesmaids and groomsmen that kept them smiling throughout the day. I was especially delighted to photograph Katie's gorgeous dress! An elegant, circular skirt with beautifully done lace overlays. We found some great window lit spots to shoot in to avoid the rain outside. Side note: never let the possibility of rain make you think that your wedding day will not be beautiful. Take this day as an example!
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Require Sewer Damage Roswell Mitigation Advice?
Even though floodings are possibly best known for inflicting substantial water damage to homes and businesses, they can similarly trigger sewage from sanitary sewer lines to back up into properties by means of drain pipes.
These types of backups not only generate damage that is challenging and expensive to mend, but also generate health risks.
Most homeowner and business insurance policies do not take care of sewer back up unless particular sewer backup insurance protection is put on the insurance coverage.
Sewer backup policy coverage is available from the majority of insurance companies for a reasonable cost, commonly less than $100 on an annual insurance coverage.
Most homeowners and business owners might not recognize that they are responsible for the routine maintenance and repair service of their house or sewer lateral the pipeline in between the city sanitary sewer main, generally located underneath the street, and the building.
The sewer lateral is owned and sustained by the home owner including things like any part that could go on into the avenue or common right of way. A split or weakened lateral or one filled with tree roots will be able to allow groundwater to leak into the system, causing the possible sewer backup situations.
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Some Creators Of Sewer Back-up:
Blockages Due To Tree Roots: Trees and shrubberies searching for water can possibly make their way right into sewer line crevices triggering large-scale damage. These can begin tiny, invading a tiny gap inside the pipeline; yet as the tree or shrubbery continues to grow, so does the root. Tree roots can easily get in the service pipe at couplings and produce obstructions. They have the ability to as well travel a extensive distance, and roots from different types of trees act differently.
In case you believe that town trees are responsible for sewer line destruction, your plumber can consult with the town and specimens of the root systems can be used to help pinpoint the trees and who is chargeable for clean-up. On occasion a blockage is the result of a combination of municipality and individual trees. In this case fees are apportioned between the metro and residence owner.
Hygienic Main: A clog can crop up in a city sanitary main.
If the blockage is not detected in time, discharge coming from the main can back up into properties and businesses by way of flooring drains. Usually that materializes slowly and gradually, permitting the person time to get in touch with a licensed plumber to measure the damage. In the event that water is entering your basement at a accelerated speed, get in touch with the city public works department and state the concern swiftly to ensure a municipality operator can check things out.
Water in Cellar: Most basement flooding is not associateded with the hygienic sewer equipment. Thus, water can show up in a cellar which has never had a water issue. Water drainage can be improved by verifying that water recedes from the building.
Homeowners and business insurance do not cover flood damage: Only flood insurance will cover your losses in the event of a flood. Federal flood insurance policies can be purchased directly from an insurance agent or a company representative, and are available to communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Different Ways to Prevent Backups in Your Lateral and in the City Main
Dispose of Paper Goods Correctly: Paper towels, disposable (and fabric) diapers, and feminine products can possibly produce lots of complications in the home owner's lateral as well as in the city main due to the fact that they do not break-down very easily, as toilet tissue will.
Switch out Your Line With All-New Plastic pipe: One way to avoid tree roots from coming into your line is to change out your line and tap with all new plastic pipe. You may have to have roots cut routinely if you still have issues with tree roots expanding in your lateral.
Deal with Grease Appropriately: Cooking oil should be put into a heat-resistant container and disposed of properly, when it cools off, in no way in the sink. Washing grease down the drain with warm water will generate substantial issues. As the grease cools off, it will likely coagulate either in the sink, the owner's line, or in the main sewer causing the line to narrow and in the long run plug.
Install a Backwater Avoidance Shutoff: A backwater valve is a attachment added into a sewer line, and sometimes in to a drain line, in the basement of your home or business to stop drainpipe backflows. A properly put in and cared for backwater shutoff enables sewage to exit, yet in no way to come back in. Property owners are accountable for the set up and maintenance of backwater shutoffs. The expense to install one depends on the sort of plumbing in your home or company and the challenge of installation. Get in touch with an authorized plumber.
Unapproved Plumbing system Connections: Do not connect French drains, sump pumps and other flood control devices to your sanitary sewer. It is unlawful, and blockages and silt are going to close your line. Consult a plumbing contractor to remedy all not legal connections.
What Action To Take If You Encounter A Sewer Backup:
A sewer backup can bring about conditions, wrecking of your belongings, damage to your home or company, and can easily even trigger electrical malfunctions. Urgent cleanup of the impaired property could help prevent and minimize the inconvenience mold and further damage. In case of sewer back up, at once pull things together for the cleanup of your property. That should really include:
- Mopping floors and wiping walls with soap and anti-fungal.
- Rinsing out and sterilizing plumbing system fixtures.
- Cleanup of ductwork.
- Heavy steam cleaning or getting rid of soaked carpets and rugs or drapes.
- Removing or repairing ruined sheetrock or wall covering.
- Wet-vacuuming or taking out spillage.
How To File A ClaimWith regard to insurance claim goals, take before and after photos of the impacted areas and itemize all of the property damages. Store all invoices associateded with repairs, cleansing or damages and get in touch with your Independent Insurance Broker as soon as feasible.
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How Property Management Companies Can Help Save Time and Money with Taxes
There never seems to be enough hours in the day to take care of essential tasks that are involved with managing real estate. Real estate investors can get really frustrated and bogged down if they do not have any assistance to deal with the day-to-day tasks of managing their properties. If tenant issues and paperwork hassles aren't enough, property owners have to fight their way through the tax system as well to ensure they are filing the correct paperwork according to the law. There are a few ways that property management companies can save owners time and money when it comes to taxes.
Accurate Reports
A property manager is there to ensure property owners avoid common mistakes that may hinder their investments. Accuracy is vital where taxes are concerned because even a slight mistake could open the property owner up to major penalties and fines. While taxing errors are not as prevalent as they were when managers were tracking things manually, they do still exist if data has been entered into the software incorrectly. Real estate asset management companies will have the ability to generate tax calculations and forms right from within their software program.
Most property management companies in Milwaukee use powerful management software that will allow them to be very precise in their calculations. If they have a good software program, they will be able to use the data that is stored in their database to perform many different functions, including tax calculations. These programs can give them information, such as year-to-date rental income and expenses, tenant information, property addresses and values, and other information right on one report form. When property owners either go to do the taxes on their own or hire an accountant, they will be able to complete their taxes with ease since they will have the report to refer to. Software allows for a level of accuracy that cannot be obtained through any other method. While software is a great tool for tax calculations and forms, it is only as good as the information that is entered. Property owners will still need to cross reference the rental management firm's records with their own to ensure the numbers match. Taxing authorities mean business, and prison sentences can actually be imposed if they believe that property owners are committing fraud when their taxes are concerned. Always ensure accuracy when dealing with taxes.
RPM is one of the finest property management companies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have a good reputation for providing great services at affordable rates.


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Wells Fargo Insurance Names Tim Prichard Head of National Employee Benefits Practice
Wells Fargo Insurance Names Tim Prichard Head of National Employee Benefits Practice
World's fifth largest broker also announces dedicated team for healthcare exchange strategy
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As healthcare reform continues to alter the employee benefits landscape, Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYS: WFC) , continues to strengthen its national employee benefits division. The company announced today that Tim Prichard is the new head of its National Employee Benefits Practice and will report to Laura Schupbach, head of Wells Fargo Insurance. Prichard will lead a nationwide team that provides insurance placement, health and productivity risk management, benefits administration, and healthcare reform compliance.
"As our customers continue to navigate healthcare reform, we want to provide them with the benefit resources and solutions they need," said Schupbach. "Employee Benefits is an increasingly important area for our customers and Wells Fargo Insurance. I'm confident that with Tim's extensive experience and leadership, our business will grow as we provide more customers with effective and competitive benefit plans."
Prichard joined Wells Fargo Insurance in 2009 when BridgeStreet, a boutique insurance and actuarial consulting company he co-founded, was acquired by the company. Prior to founding BridgeStreet in 2004, Tim held national practice leadership roles and managed regional sales teams for both insurance companies and consulting firms. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Texas A&M University.
"I'm excited to lead a practice that can have a big impact in helping our customers succeed financially," said Prichard. "Healthcare reform has made benefits planning a larger financial decision, and Wells Fargo Insurance is well suited to provide advice and insurance solutions that can help positively impact a company's financial health."
Wells Fargo's National Employee Benefits Practice includes 1,000 employee benefit professionals across the country. The practice offers Wells Fargo Insurance's Health Care Reform Analyzer1 service to help employers prepare for the impact of healthcare reform.
Prichard succeeds Todd Renner who will remain with Wells Fargo Insurance as he leads efforts to develop the company's Healthcare Exchange Strategy. Renner will report to Todd Wartchow, head of Wells Fargo's InsuranceStrategy and Analytics team. Prichard and Renner will work jointly to bring together the business' broad and growing benefits capabilities for its customers.
For more information on Wells Fargo Insurance visit www.wellsfargo.com/wfis.
About Wells Fargo Insurance
Wells Fargo Insurance2 is the fifth largest insurance broker in the world (Business Insurance, 2013). With 127 offices in 37 states, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. The 7,000 insurance professionals of Wells Fargo Insurance write or place $15 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products and also includes the nation's largest crop insurance provider, Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS).
About Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (NYS: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank's customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune's 2013 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy all our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at blog.wellsfargo.com.
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Discussion about current trends in Latin American fiction, and about new research in the field. Topics include translating Latin American fiction, the contemporary Cuban novel, digital media and new literary genres, and alternative literary formats such as the graphic novel. There will also be discussions on collecting fiction from Latin America in UK libraries, and the landscape of the UK market for Latin American fiction. This is an ACLAIIR event in collaboration with the Institute of Latin American Studies, the Institute of Modern Languages Research, and the Instituto Cervantes in London.
Bill Marshall (Director of the Institute of Modern Languages Research) and Geoff West (British Library)
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Company Profile: Peekaboo Beans Inc.
BEAN: TSX-Venture
I am just back from vacationing with my sister and her family. She dresses her two daughters (ages 5 and 3) in a lot of Peekaboo Beans clothing. As I was admiring the constant parade of new clothing on her daughters all week, she mentioned it had recently gone public and that I should do a post about it. So, I looked into it and decided I would profile this penny stock.
Judging from what I have seen on my nieces, I think the quality and design of the clothing is amazing. They have some very neat designs and styles that look great on little kids (target market is infant to 10 years of age) and I love the logo. Unfortunately, the clothes are quite pricey. You get what you pay for in terms of quality and design but the higher price point likely reflects the fact that this company is a direct-sales retailer. This means home parties, home parties and more home parties! The middle person (likely your local stay at home Mom) needs to make some money so it all gets built into the cost of the clothing. I am skeptical of the long-term prospects of many direct sales retailers as they seem to last for as long as the middleman can keep up the pace of the neighbourhood home parties without alienating all her friends and family. But, many of these companies are no longer the cheesy, pyramid, multi-level marketing enterprises of yesteryear. Today, they sell some high quality and interesting products (I am thinking of Stella & Dot, Norwex, Rodan + Fields, Pampered Chef, etc.). Plus, the direct sales market appears to be large and according to many, a significant retail disrupter that has many advantages over the traditional bricks and mortar stores.
· As stated many times on this site, I, nor ZSM Creative Inc. operating as The Capital Pink, are financial advisors and have no financial accreditations. I am applying some basic evaluation tools to this stock along with some commentary but this should only serve as a starter for your further research. The information below is only current to the day this post was written which may or may not be the same day as this post was published so please update the ratios and numbers to the current day before relying on them as they may have significantly changed (see How Do I Evaluate a Stock? (Part One) for information on where to find the ratios and numbers online). Please read my Legal Disclaimer. Also, I do not own Peekaboo Beans stock and am not affiliated with them in any manner.
What is Peekaboo Beans Inc. (Peekaboo Beans)?
Peekaboo Beans is a Vancouver based company founded in 2006 that recently went public (September 2016) and now trades on the TSX- Venture. The TSX- Venture is stock market for emerging companies. The TSX is the senior equity market to the TSX-Venture. The Venture provides public capital for small companies such as Peekaboo Beans. As taken from Peekaboo Beans' investor material: "Peekaboo Beans Inc. is a direct-sales retailer of high-quality children's apparel. Our award winning brand and apparel promotes the importance of playtime over screen time, through thoughtful designs and custom developed fabrics. Through the direct-sales model, we train people to be entrepreneurs and build a business and generate income on their own terms."
Its projected revenue for 2017 is $4 million and of most significance, is its aggressive entrance into the US market. The demand from "stylists" to sell the clothing in the US is substantial according to the website. Other relevant items as taken from the company investor presentation:
· 1,280 stylists work for the company which is up 30% year over year;
· Tightly held share count at just over 11 million shares – a tightly held share count is desirable as a company can raise more money if need be by issuing more shares and still not have a large amount of shares outstanding and less overall shares means shareholders can take a more meaningful position in the company;
· Average order size per home party is $148 v. $70 industry average;
· Successfully launched its US customer website in 2017 with the US stylist portal;
· The company is vertically integrated which means it designs the clothing in house, contracts manufacturers that adhere to a strict code of manufacturing ethics and distributes and sells the clothing through its direct sales team;
· It's the largest direct selling childrenswear retailer in Canada;
· Board members include former Kit and Ace and Lululemon executives;
· Direct sales is a $36 billion industry in the USA, 90% sellers are women and 75% are educated up to university;
· Currently, its revenue is 75% from British Columbia and Alberta, 20% from eastern Canada and only 5% from the USA;
· US stylist recruitment is outpacing Canadian stylist recruitment; and
· Its main pitch is that the direct sales model is a serious retail disrupter that doesn't have the high cost infrastructure of traditional bricks and mortar stores. It can grow and scale quickly at a low cost.
Peekaboo Beans is definitely marketing its clothing to families that are willing to pay a premium for locally designed, high quality, premium clothing. There is no question the clothing is excellent but the issue is how many families are willing to pay significantly higher for kids clothing when there are so many other cheaper options (Joe Fresh, second hand stores, Zara, H&M, etc.). I personally would love to buy this clothing but not sure I could justify the cost unless it was secondhand or for a special occasion.
What is Peekaboo Beans' stock doing?
As Peekaboo Beans is a newly public company, not a great deal may be able to be gleaned from the analysis. Without a track record or anything for comparison, it can be difficult to make an informed assessment. However, this is the positive and the negative with penny stocks! Those getting in early are taking a risk as to how the company will do in the future. Also, as this company is still so small and relatively unknown, there was not a great deal of analysis available online so many of the ratios below are not completed as they normally would be for the other stocks on the site.
As at January 3, 2018, the numbers from our basic stock evaluation tools are as follows:
Share price: $0.57 CAD
One share of Peekaboo Beans will cost $0.57 CAD. The price over the past 52 weeks has ranged from $0.85 CAD to $0.50 CAD.
Price to Earnings (P/E): Data not available
Recall this is the stock price divided by the earnings per share. If the P/E is high, you should expect to get some growth for having paid a bit more for the stock however, it could indicate the stock is overvalued. Data requirements were not met for a score on this ratio.
Dividend Yield: --
Dividend paying stocks are something many investors look to buy as they are like an interest rate on your shares. Dividend payouts are discretionary. Dividend yield represents the amount the company pays out in dividends relative to its share price. While a higher dividend yield is usually more desirable, you still need to consider the health of the underlying company before making a generalization either way. Here, not surprisingly, Peekaboo Beans is not paying a dividend as of yet.
Earnings per Share (EPS): -$2.66 TTM
This figure will tell you a great deal about the growth of the company. It takes what the company earns and divides it by the number of shares outstanding. It is essentially the profit allocated to each share of the company. The bigger the number the better because the more the company earns, the more attractive it is to investors. EPS that is increasing every quarter shows earnings momentum and shows growth potential. Peekaboo Beans has a negative EPS at this stage.
Revenue: $4 million
Increasing revenue is a good sign that the company is growing. No further was available at this stage.
Return on Equity (ROE): Data not available.
ROE tells you what sort of return the company is getting on the shareholders money. An increasing ROE is a good sign.
Market Capitalization: $7 Million
This indicates Peekaboo Beans is a very small cap stock. Recall that small cap stocks usually have the most room for growth as opposed to large, established, stable large cap companies.
Net Profit Margin: -72%
This ratio tells us what profit is left over after the company pays its expenses for the year. The more money it keeps, the better. High net profit margins mean that a company is good at keeping profit after expenses are paid, which may mean they are adept at keeping their expenses down. It is a good idea to compare these over an industry to see what companies are good at operating and maintaining a high net profit margin. Peekaboo Beans has a considerably low NPM in this instance.
Cash Flow per Share: Data not available
Recall that this number is the cash flow through the business divided by the number of shares outstanding. It represents the net cash a company can produce per share and many investors consider this a better indicator of a company's health than the more popular, earnings per share ratio because it is more difficult to manipulate cash flow numbers than it is earnings numbers. A higher value usually indicates the company is in a healthier position.
This ratio should be considered along with the EPS figure for a better picture of the company's health as there should not be a wide discrepancy between the two figures. If there are large variances between those numbers, you may want to consider if there were large, non-recurring one-time items that account for the large variance. It is also wise to look at a company's cash flow picture in the long term as that should take into account one time, large capital expenditures (money spent by a company to buy or maintain an asset like land, buildings or equipment, ie. "fixed assets") that required large amounts of cash.
Price to Sales (P/S): Data not available
This ratio compares the total market value of the company with its sales revenues. There is not a great deal of manipulation a company can do with its sales data so this can be a good indicator of how well the company is doing. Recall that a lower ratio relative to its peers in the industry can indicate a potentially good investment opportunity.
Price to Book (P/B): 11.83
This compares the stock price with how much the stock would be worth if the company was liquidated or sold off. It is the value of the stock in comparison to the underlying assets of the company. Thus, a low P/B relative to the stock price suggests you are not paying too much for what would be leftover if the company went bankrupt for example. Peekaboo Beans has a decent P/B.
Price to Cash Flow (P/CF): Data not available
Having cash left over after expenses are paid off is crucial to remaining in business so this is a good indicator about the health of a company. Generally lower is better as it could indicate the company is obtaining large cash flows not yet reflected in the stock price.
This completes a basic evaluation of Peekaboo Beans. Given it is so new to the stock market and largely unknown, it does not have any analysts assigned to cover it. Therefore, the data available was lacking. It would be best to circle back on this stock in the next year to see if further data is available. I like the clothing, I like the mission and I like who is on the Board of Directors (former Kit and Ace and Lululemon execs), however I think I need more information and research on the long term profitability of direct sales companies.
**Top photo courtesy of Florian Klauer on Unsplash


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