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Look to the Humble Donut for Big Value
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When analysts speak of thriving industries in which companies are generating large earnings growth, they are generally not referring to the donut market. However, the publicly traded makers of these fatty treats have been doing very well lately, as sweet-toothed consumers have apparently been indulging themselves en masse. Of the two main publicly traded donut companies, one has maintained a very reasonable valuation despite a spectacular run over the last twelve months. It appears as if Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) offers a great deal of value at the moment, and is certainly cheaper than its prime competitor Dunkin' Donuts.
Company overview
Unsurprisingly, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts makes and sells doughnuts (or donuts, as they are more commonly spelled), as well as being a wholesale distributor of these treats, beverages, and packaged sweets. The company operates 96 company stores and 635 franchise locations with 3,714 full-time employees. The stock has a market cap just under $1 billion, and has seen a huge 82% increase in price over the last twelve months.
Valuations and metrics
With a TTM P/E of 6.59, the stock is, in a word, cheap. The stock is without a doubt cheaper than that of a few of its competitors, Dunkin' Brands Group (NASDAQ: DNKN) and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: BAGL), purveyor of tasty bagels. I've decided to include Einstein Noah in this comparison because, while they do not make donuts per se, do sell a bread product with a hole in the middle. Dunkin currently trades at a fairly inflated multiple of 39.72 times TTM earnings, and Einstein Noah trades at 19.59. On the other hand, Dunkin's substantial operating margin of 38% easily beats out the other two, both with margins of under 10%. Looking at price to sales, Einstein Noah is clearly the cheapest of the three with only 0.58 versus Krispy Kreme's 2.33 and Dunkin's pricey 6.04.
Krispy Kreme has been on a great run in terms of earnings over the last few years, although the most recent release was something of a disappointment. After posting some modest losses in the period between 2007 and 2009, the company meaningfully turned things around, growing annual EPS from $0.11 in 2011 to $0.31 in 2012. For fiscal 2013, the company has beaten analyst expectations for the first three quarters, whereas they had two beats and two meets in 2012. Looking ahead, the 3-5 year expected EPS growth rate is an impressive 49.7%, easily outpacing the industry average of 17.8%.
For the Q4 2013 report released on Thursday after hours, the company posted EPS of $0.09, which missed by $0.03, but beat slightly on revenue. The news sent the stock tumbling in after-hours trading. For the quarter, revenue was up 7% to $109 million, and income was up 35% to $7.2 million. Looking ahead, management expects EPS of between $0.53 and $0.57 for fiscal 2014.
Regarding the competition, Einstein Noah posted fairly decent figures in 2007-2009, but they haven't been growing earnings as impressively as Krispy Kreme in the period since then. From 2010 to 2012 they grew earnings from $0.68 to $0.95, and the expected 3-5 year growth rate of -3.8% pales in comparison. Dunkin has posted pretty solid growth over the last few years, but I'm not too bullish on them due to their high valuation.
Bottom line
All in all, Krispy Kreme appears to be a severely undervalued food company. With solid earnings that have been on the increase as of late, the company has turned things around, and expectations are that these will increase even more over the next few years. In any case, the stock is trading at lower multiples than that of some of the competition, and certainly lower than the overall industry. If you're looking for great value in a simple product, this is it. As the stock has had such a good run recently, however, investors would probably be well advised to wait for a pullback before getting in.
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Removal of Parc National du Diawling from the Montreux Record
The Ramsar Secretariat offers its sincerest congratulations to the government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for taking the necessary steps to remove Parc National du Diawling (Site No. 666) from the Montreux Record.
This saline floodplain consisting of three coastal lagoons and a freshwater lake known as Diama reservoir were designated in 1994 as part of this Ramsar site of International Importance as they justified Criteria 1, 2 and 3 with numerous mammalian and bird species relying on the site as feeding grounds.
A variety of factors led to the inclusion of the site on the Montreux Record, including a lack of enforcement of legislation in the surrounding areas allowing development of rice paddies in the peripheral area that discharged polluted waters near the parks, increasing population growth leading to higher demand for the water resources, etc. The main reason for its inclusion, however, was the accidental introduction of Salvinia molesta and Typha australis into the Senegal River following the flooding of a poultry farm. The colonization of the water channels led to an increased risk of eutrophication, loss of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, and increasing challenges for supply of water to support local populations in subsistence food production.
The authorities set up a national committee chaired by the legal adviser of the Ministry of Environment and Rural Development and involving national and international experts from Ramsar, UNESCO World Heritage Convention, representatives from the Royal Tropical Institute, etc. They were invited on several occasions to the Park in order to assess the spread of the invasive alien species and to discuss proposed solutions, and in 2000 a Ramsar Advisory Mission, led by Patrick Triplet, Anada Tiéga, and Dave Pritchard and representing jointly the Ramsar Convention, the World Heritage Convention, and IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, visited Diawling and Djoudj in Senegal and recommended a number of potential solutions.
The solutions attempted were biological and mechanical control. Unfortunately the mechanical methods were not as successful as was hoped, but the use of Cyrtobagous salviniae was highly effectivewith several improvements noted:
- Since January 2002 there has been regression of the Salvinia molesta alien invasive species from the site with visible signs of decomposition and complete eradication since the end of 2002.
- Increasing numbers of fauna dependent on the site are now returning due to availability of resources to sustain them, i.e., hares, jackals, Nile crocodile, etc.
Through the continued efforts of the national committee and partners, it is believed that similar threats will not affect this site to the extent that they did in this instance. We once again offer our appreciation and congratulation to the government of Mauritania for implementing the Ramsar Convention principles and providing a best practice example that all contracting parties can follow.
-- Cynthia Kibata,
Assistant Advisor for Africa

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After a hard fought best of nine races, Oracle Team USA came back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit to beat Team New Zealand in a race series hailed as one of the greatest turn-around stories in the world of sports.
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Most Versatile Actors of 2012Here's a look at the actors who did some of the most diverse work in 2012 and surprised us each time they came on screen.
By Anand Vaishnav, IndiaTimes | December 25, 2012, 9:00 am IST
1 Boman Irani
Though the screenplay did not allow him to do enough justice to his roles in Housefull 2, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi and Ferrari Ki Sawari, Boman portrayed these parts with remarkable sincerity and rose above the scripts. He was also in complete control of his character as the strict father who keeps dismissing his son's aspirations in Ek Main Ekk Tu. A simple look on his face during the breakfast scene with Deepika Padukone was the best moment in Cocktail. But Boman's real scene-stealer of the year was his cameo in Student Of The Year, where he played an extension of his Lage Raho Munnabhai character. How can one forget that priceless, one-liner…Coach Coach Hota Hai!


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- Harro Penk
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- United States
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Reduce the number of classes and refocus on fundamentals: Math, Science, and Language.
Modern students in America are bombarded with many class choices. It seems that we try, unsuccessfully, to turn our students into a swiss army knife of sorts, i.e. exposed to all kinds of various topics. Everything from basket weaving to ping-pong, with an equal sprinkle of math and science thrown in just so we can still call it a "school" instead of a playground.
I propose the following: Extend the time spent on Math, Science, and Language to 70-90 minutes. Get rid of classes that simply don't have a place in PRIMARY education (photography, art, music, etc). Focus our kids on the important subjects early on with a boatload of exposure to them, so by the time they enter High School they will have mastered Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Scientific Principles.
Now, let me also expand on this and say that I don't advocate cutting out music, art, etc completely. But they should not be given equal time to the fundamentals. They should be incorporated as learning tools - for example using music and sound in science class. Using art in math, performing plays in language classes, etc.
I don't know if things changed in the last 30 years, but I very much remember many of my peers choosing one class or another simply because the workload was easier or the expectation was that the class would provide ample "nap time".
This proposal would create a highly focused early education, which would provide kids with more time on the fundamentals, expose them to critical thinking as they would connect fundamentals with applications in the real world, reduce the variety of teachers and all the costs associated with that, (perhaps) reduce the school day, reduce the number of materials needed to support classes (books, presentations, technology, etc).
Any thoughts? Good/Bad idea?
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Jan 11 2012: I was struck by your comment because of a video I recently viewed on TED by Ken Robinson in which he talked about how schools stifle creativity by way of reduction in arts programs. I agree with this and would not like to see future generations creativity lacking because of something that could be so easily fixed.
Clearly this implies that I was glad to see you mention that we shouldn't entirely disband the arts programs, also, because of the enjoyment a lot of kids get out of these classes perhaps it would be wise to require that a student maintains a certain grade level in order to take higher level courses of these classes. This would create an internal incentive for the students to do well in the fundamental courses in order to join and enjoy these classes.
Clearly the above requires fine-tuning to be useful and more fair.
Also, I disagree with your entire final paragraph. If anything I feel school days should be lengthened, at least, if they are to remain the same, the students should be expected to do more homework. I honestly feel like many schools are too lenient with the quality and quantity of student's work. The issue is certainly not only within the school or the children themselves, but us as an entire society. We should work on being more strict about our children in schools, that is, not being alright with C+ work. We should also emphasize the mindset that people are not simply born more intelligent (though it obviously plays a role in it) but that anyone can do just as well when they are willing to put forth the effort and work hard.
I apologize if any of these ideas or issues have already been raised and confronted.
Jan 11 2012: Someone will advocate for whatever when decisions are made to reduce or eliminate something. Ken Robinson, of course, is no different. If we were to discuss making laws that will reign in Wall Street, I bet that we'd see commercials on TV extolling the virtues and all the wonderful jobs that get created whenever Wall Street gets to do whatever they want without any Government restrictions. When we want Landmines removed from our arsenals, we'll see Generals parade up and down Congressional hearings to tell us how they "save lives". When we want clean gases to spew out of industrial chimneys, we'll hear all about how all those healthy residents are now going to have to pony up higher taxes to help pay for those filters.
The idea that creativity is born in fingerpainting and kite-flying is nonsense. Creativity is born in all kinds of things. It is born in the engineer that goes to the model shop to build a new bracket for the servo he's about to install. It's in the secretary that learned a new feature in MS Word to help her line columns up in her report. It's in the kid that's staring at a geometry proof, trying to find the logical steps that get him to show that the angles are indeed right angles. It's in the student that is trying various iterations of code to get his program to run correctly. It's in the kid that is trying different sequences of adding single digits to add those five 6-digit numbers together. It's in the teacher that is using a smart-board to bring video and sound to a 40-year old chemistry presentation.
Budgets tend to be fixed. You can try to get creative (see $14B federal deficit), but in the end you have to fit so much into so many dollars. And yeah, when a school has to cut something, they need to look at their programs. Cut math, or cut music? Cut football, or cut the yearbook? If Ken can only point at "creativity" as a reason for keeping arts, let me ask this.... why do we have it in the first place?
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Ahahahahahahahahahaha. Um DSL (digital subscriber line) uses twisted copper. You are lucky of you pull 20M. You should only be able to get a max of 13. Thats why you can't get Netflix. Centurylink is pissed because it can't make money on an dying 1980s technology. No one should be on DSL anymore.
VDSL or bonded DSL can easily handle 20M.
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These organisms survive by converting methane into energy, enabling them to survive where there is no wind or sunlight,
The missed the part that makes this case unique. The organism could live with no wind, no sunlight and no cheetos!
Sure you could use store brand cheese puffs.........if you call that living.
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So you're saying GURPS is the best game for a Dragonball Z campaign? Six seasons later, the flaming dragon-fist punch finally lands...
Also works for Final Fantasy campaigns.......I summon Knights of the Round!............at least there's less grunting.
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This will likely end in their favour; You have no contract, you can be fired at will. Then again, I hear that there's parts of the US where this can happen anyway. Boggles the mind...
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a good sign you're taking a contemporary art class is when the pieces you are studying have a medium like "live horses" or "197 cubic metres of dirt"
follow my best friend's art blog
this is the recent art blog of my dearest friend and fellow artmaker lucia. her work is beautiful and i admire her so much. she was the person to make me really interested in drawing when we were like eleven (aaaw)
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by Fred McMillin
What's Your Beef?
My beef is Chateaubriand, because Sept. 14, 1768, is the birthday of the prolific French author and great gourmet, Vicomte Francois Auguste Chateaubriand. The steak that bears his name was created by his chef, Montmireil. James Trager (Food Chronology) says this occurred in London in 1822 when Francois was the French minister to the Court of St. James. In his Classic Recipes, Henry Smith tells us the distinctive feature was filling a pocket cut in a thick fillet with chopped shallots.
Betty Wason (Cooks, Gluttons & Gourmets) doesn't agree. She says Montmireil invented the dish in Paris to celebrate with fellow-gourmand Brillat-Savarin the publication of a new Chateaubriand novel. The distinctive feature was encasing the fillet between two flank steaks. The latter were seared until black and then discarded. (See the 9/l4/98 WineDay.)
So, while there may be uncertainty about the origins of the steak, there's none about the Cabernet we're recommending with it. The winery was founded in 1979 and the Cab was fermented in 1995.
Chateaubriand Recipe
Wine of the Day
Swiss banker Jean-Jacques Michel established Domaine Michel in Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley exactly 20 years ago. In 1993, Domaine Michel became Michel-Schlumberger, when another Jacques became the majority owner. Jacques Schlumberger's family are Alsacian winemakers. He reduced production and raised quality even higher. In fact, last April 21 in WineDay we gave his 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I put another bottle of the '95 into my lastest blind tasting and this time the rating jumped up to EXCELLENT.
1995 Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley
The success of this '95 Cab was hardly a suprise. The '94 vintage tied for second best wine my panel tasted last year.
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Ahmed Rashwan
Ahmed Rashwan is an Egyptian film director/screenplay writer/ film producer. Since his graduation from the Cairo Film Institute in 1994, he has worked on promoting independent cinema in Egypt. In 2002, he wrote a book about Arab Independent Cinema. His film credits include short films, documentaries, and the award-winning feature "Basra" (2009).
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Hello mommas! Its that time again at the Holt house. Time to start little Airlie on solids. I made a lot of Camden's baby food and it was EASY and saved me tons of MONEY! Two easy things to start with are sweet potatoes and butternut squash. Dave and I committed to getting our babies through their first year with all organic foods and that is not a cheap decision. So............Here is what you need:
-Blender...there are other high tech things you can use, but I just use a blender.
-Something to freeze the food in. I use Fresh Baby trays....I have 6. 6 allow me to usually freeze two foods at a time. (pic below).
-Spoon & fork
-Ziploc freezer bags
- 3 medium-large size organic sweet potatoes
-1 good size organic butternut squash
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
-Wash the potatoes and poke holes all over them with a fork.
-Wrap each in foil. Place on a shallow pan
-Cut your squash long ways in half.
-Put a small amount of water in a shallow pan and place the squash face down on the pan.
- Place both pans in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes. PLEASE NOTE the squash will finish before the potatoes. You will know the squash is done when it begins to brown on top.
-Sweet potatoes will take 1-1 1/2 hours to fully soften.
-While the sweet potatoes are still baking, take your squash out and allow it to cool.
-Scoop the meat of the squash into the blender and puree.
-Take your spoon and scoop pureed squash into fresh baby trays. Put the lid on and freeze.
-Repeat with the sweet potatoes.
-Once your foods are frozen, you can pop them out of the trays into freezer bags. When you are ready to serve, grab one or two cubes out the freezer and stick them in the refrigerator to thaw.
EASY, saves TONS of money and you will feel so proud of yourself!
EASY, saves TONS of money and you will feel so proud of yourself!
Sweet potatoes in the blender... And now in their Fresh Baby trays!


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We process one of the finest quality of peanuts in the world.
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BACK IN THE DAY | 1/25/00 | Ghostface Killah releases his second album, Supreme Clientele
Those moments when what you're doing/thinking/listening to at the moment show up on your tumblr dashboard are priceless.
Yeeeah! I remember getting this album for Christmas!
I go back and listen to this album more than any other album
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seanthehorde said...
I would love if they have a 3v3v3v3 type battleground/arena hybrid with a team deathmatch feel too it. That would be great.
On that note a deathmatch "mode" for BGs where they have no objectives (capture flags, resources, mines, etc.) and just kill players until a certain score level, First team to 250 kills wins or something like that
I'd love that too... but that would mean classes would have to be balanced at, or much closer to, 1v1. Tenacity could help, but at a certain point it's more of a question of tools, & weaknesses, than numbers.
A 3v3v3 deathmatch would be outstanding. It's like that awesome three-sided soccer game I saw on Dvorak a while back.


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History of Holy Family
In 1908 when Council Bluffs was still part of the Diocese of Davenport, with only the two parishes of St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter's and both of them in the downtown area, a need was felt for a new parish in the west part of the city.
Thus was born the parish of Holy Family. The dividing line for Holy Family Parish was everything west of 14 street to the Missouri River. At that time there were fifty to sixty families in that area.
A cattle lot was located across the street from the church. The streets were unpaved, there were no sidewalks or streets lights, most of the property was vacant lots, and sunflowers were in great abundance.
Father John O'Neill, a native of Council Bluffs, who at the time was pastor of the parishes of Bayard and Jamaica, became Holy Family's first priest. He set about the task of building the church. The structure, forty feet by one hundred twenty-five feet, is a lasting monument to the many worthwhile accomplishments of Fr. O'Neill's life.
The beautiful tiled roof structure was started in 1908 (later replaced after the 1988 tornado). And the corner stone was laid December 8, 1908.
The beauty of the windows in the church , which were made in Bavaria, is unexcelled. Each window depicts some event in the life of the Holy Family, including scenes from the life of the Holy Family and others of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
The Hy Stuckstede Bell Foundry of St. Louis cast the single church bell, about four feet in diameter. An inscription, "Restore all things in Christ" dated 1909, is found on the bell. The bell is still rung before each Mass
Father John O'Neill and his parishioners had been given a mighty task to do and he fulfilled that task nobly. When he was given another assignment in 1915, Father William Quinn came to Holy Family and it was under his pastorate that the present rectory was built next to the church. In addition, a chapel at 14th Avenue and 15th street was established for the people in the surrounding area. It was used for both Catechism classes and for Sunday Mass. Priests from St. Francis Xavier Parish also help at the chapel.
Father William Coughlan arrives
When Father Quinn died in October 1918, Father William Coughlan arrived in November and served for 41 years until he passed away in November 1959.
Less than 8 years after Fr. Coughlan became pastor, with the cooperation of his parishioners, the Holy Family school was built in the lot west of the church, and in 1928 opened its door to 120 students from Kindergarten through sixth grade. Later on, it included the eleventh grade as the enrollment grew. The Sisters of Mercy staffed the school. The School, over the years has served as Holy Family School, Primary School for the St. Albert's School System and Classrooms for the Parish Religious Education Program from 1987 - 1997. In the fall of 1997 due to high maintenance cost and city code requirements to keep and maintain the structure, the building was torn down. The Parish Religious Education now takes place in the Catholic School building on 28th & 9th Ave.
Father Frederick Reischl arrives
When Monsignor Coughlan's health began to fail, Holy Family received its first associate pastor, Father Frederick Reischl. In September of 1955 he was appointed administrator. He was an energetic and zealous priest and was instrumental in planning and organizing the Legion of Mary, the St. Vincent de Paul society, the Junior Legion of Mary and the Christian Family movement.
Fr. Joseph Shaw and Fr. Richard Wagner arrive
From St. Patrick's at Neola came Fr. Joseph Shaw in July 1960. While he was pastor, Fr. Richard Wagner came to take Fr. Reischl's place. He was a big help to Fr. Shaw, especially when Fr. Shaw became ill and spent 14 months in the hospital until God called him on the Feast of the Holy Family, January 12, 1964.
Monsignor Albert Davidsaver arrives
Msgr. Davidsaver
On the following Saturday Monsignor Albert Davidsaver took over as the Fifth pastor with Fr. Wagner remaining as associate pastor. His zeal and kindness in giving advice to those in need was beyond the call of duty. He was always a booster for civic actions in the community
Fr. Ralph Goeser, Fr. Frank Bognanno, Fr. Samuel Palmer, Father Steven Orr
Fr. Bognanno
In addition to Fr. Wagner, Fr. Ralph Goeser and Fr. Frank Bognanno served with him as associate pastors. Then Fr. Samuel Palmer came as Co-Pastor for three years and it was under his hard work that the church was renovated interiorly. Father Steven Orr became part of Holy Family by helping us on Saturdays and Sundays and being an essential part of the parish in addition to serving on the faculty at St. Albert High School. Holy Family Parish is indebted to these priests for their generosity in time and assistance
Fr. Phillip Lawler arrives
Fr. Lawler
Monsignor Davidsaver's resignation became effective June 1978. Fr. Phillip Lawler, who came to Holy Family in July from parishes at Granger and Woodward, succeeded him. Fr. Daleke was assigned to St. Patrick's.
Fr. Paul Monahan arrives
Fr. Monahan
Fr. Paul Monahan succeeded Fr. Lawler in 1985. Fr. Paul continued to develop the vitality of the parish. He was aware of the need to hire someone to coordinate the parish religious education and further develop the Outreach ministry that he and Sister Jean O'Rouke founded in 1986
Sister Lorraine Schmitz is hired
Sister Lorraine Schmitz, a School Sister of St. Francis was hired in March of 1987 to fill both positions. The Outreach ministry, under Sr. Lorraine's direction continues to grow today. Besides home visitation and visits to the hospital and nursing homes, the ministry includes a Grief Support group, Ministry of Praise and several like-to-like ministries. With the demolition of the school building in 1997, the Parish Religious Education moved to St. Albert Catholic School Primary building (at 29th & 9th Ave.) PREP now includes PK thru 9th; Family Faith Time each Sunday; and several Generation Celebrations each year
Sister Schmitz
Fr. Ken Gross arrives
Fr. Gross
Fr. Paul stayed on as pastor until January 1993, when he left for a 6-month study in California where Fr. Ken Gross, our current pastor, had just finished his 6-month sabbatical before being assigned to Holy Family as pastor. Fr. Ken had been a Priest in the Des Moines Diocese since 1971. He has served in many parishes before coming to Council Bluffs. Fr. Ken's contributions to our parish are developed around the family. He made the Sacraments more family oriented. He encouraged everyone to be involved and take greater leadership of the church. Fr. Ken left in July 2003 to become Pastor of Red Oak and Imogene..
Fr. Dan Kirby and Fr. Ray McHenry arrive
Fr. Kirby
Fr. Kirby and Fr. McHenry were assigned to over see three parishes in July 2003, Holy Family, Queen of Apostles, and Our Lady of Carter Lake. This is a corroborative between all three parishes. One Parish Council made up of members from all three parishes will provide guidance and direction.
Fr. McHenry leaves
Fr. McHenry
Fr, McHenry left the three parishes in July 2004. He went on a six month sabbatical before being reassigned to another parish.
Fr. Wilwerding arrives
Fr. Wilwerding
Fr. Glen Wilwerding was assigned to the three parishes as the associate pastor. He is newly ordained. He grew up in Shelby County near Westphalia, and went to school in Harlan.
Jean Plourde joined our parish from Omaha as a Deacon. He opened Gabriels Corner on 16th and 2nd Avenue to support Birth Right.
Mr. Plourde
Fr. Glen Wilwerding leaves in July 2006.
Fr. Glen Wilwerding was transferred in July 2006, to study Spanish for one year in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Fr. Chris Reising arrives.
Fr Reising
Fr. Chris Reising begins as associate with the Tri-PArish community in July 2006. Fr. Reising was ordained in 2005. He is from St Theresa Parish in Des Moines.
2007 Fr. Chris Reising leaves the Tri-Parish to go to Guadalajara, Mexico. to learn spanish to help in the future with spanish speaking parishes.
Father Lazarus Kirigia Arrives July, 2007.
Fr Kirigia
Father Lazarus Kirigia was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Des Moines on June 8, 2007. He begins as associate with the Tri-Parish.
Sister Lorraine Schmitz Retires
In June 2009 Sister Lorraine Schmitz retired from active ministry. She moved to Omaha retirement facilities run by her order the School Sister's of St. Francis.
Father Lazarus Kirigia Leaves for Des Moines Parish July, 2009.
Fr. George Komo arrives July 2009.
Fr. George Komo was Ordained in Diocese of Des Moines June 5, 2009. He was born in Kenya and has 3 brothers and 1 sister. He attended Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL.
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It's funny how you think that having more 3rd world people come here would make us better. Has it made thier country better? Would they vote Conservative when they get here if we talk nice? Or would they vote the same way they vote in the countries they come from? My bet is the latter.


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This is an RP blog for Bette Kane, known as Flamebird, former Teen Titan, current partner of Batwoman.
This Bette Kane account is associated solely with the Justice Lounge RP group.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Bette heard the words again in her sleep, this time more insistent, more demanding. She had to choose between the three of them.
Whether it was her own mind that substituted the people, or the dream herself, she couldn't be sure - that was indeed the downside of being able to lucidly dream, was sometimes the dreams lost their magic from her own mind's interference - it was impossible to tell if she was reasoning it out, or G-d or something else was trying to tell her.
Choose between the three of them. The three that caused this.
GUTS: the Green Lantern you're so fond of, run off and irrational, lost in the world.
HEART: the Tamaranian daughter-not-daughter of your true love, lost in her direction.
BRAIN: the brilliant cousin now burning with fever and speaking nonsense, lost in his mind.
I can't.
NO! How can I choose? We need them all…
"Bruce!" she cries out, waking herself up in the process, and her cousin laying next to her.
"What the hell? You okay?" Kate sits up, blinking at her.
Bette rolls over, turning her back to her, hiding her face as she wipes away tears. "Sorry, Kate…nightmare. Go back to sleep. Sorry…" she explains, managing to keep her voice level.
She hears her cousin grunt an acknowledgement and settle back down, and tries to stop her mind from racing, and ignore the stab of guilt for making a choice.
There's no sound of crickets outside…
We're going to need all three to get out of this…we're going to have to work together, all of us.
We're far more than just our powers and gadgets.
The pool wasn't too large. It didn't take long to find him. "Come on, Fierce Eyes" the knight said to Damian. "We have to get out of here. And we have to prepare for an unknown enemy. This situation must be the bloody beginning of an attack." Jason looked around where the boy had been and did not see a halberd. "Ah, did you happen to bring my battle axes with you?"
Perhaps Damian would have resisted otherwise, but he rather liked Blood's name for him. He was fierce, after all, and he fancied the idea that his ferocity was evident in his eyes. That a potential attack was nigh sounded reasonable, too. He ran a few steps to walk ahead of Blood and glared at everyone who looked upon just to emphasize how fierce his eyes truly were.
But his childish vanity was fleeting, and his thoughts turned to his father and Grayson once more. He had to ensure their safety, he told himself. "I must find Father and Grayson. Grayson! Father!" his voice rang out, echoing from the pool tiles as he reached the far end. Blood was large enough to herd him by continuing to move forward, however. Damian endeavored to peer around him and identify the commotion in the opposite head of the pool, but Blood's hands extended as he walked, shepherding the boy along.
"I don't have your weapons," he answered when they were on solid ground, both pausing to observe the little square houses and surrounding woods. "My father confiscated them. He likes to seize things I enjoy. Dearden, shutup," he hissed as he passed her, purposely clipping her hip with his shoulder. He halted in front of the camp's information board and read it with arms folded.
"Mountain lions!" he exclaimed when the notice caught his eyes, and looked up at Blood mournfully. "A cruel twist of fortune that we're both without our steel."
Dick was scattered. Damian looked unhurt and Jason Blood was with him. He'd be fine. Steph was handling Kyle, Cass was in her corner, but safe, Kate Kane was over with—
Oh god, Bruce.
But Guy and Kate Spencer were there, helping him. They had it under control, it looked like. He vaguely heard Mia tell everyone to get out of the pool and then something about lost powers?
That's what they needed.
Family accounted for, Dick shook his head to focus and started to head out of the pool. Maybe everyone else was safe back home, away from all this. If nothing else, maybe she'd be home safe—
No. She was here, too.
She looked terrified. He'd never seen her with such confusion and worry, and something inside of him twisted. He followed Ollie when he crouched beside her, next to something — someone — on the ground.
Oh, J'onn.
Dick remembered the first time he'd seen J'onn's true form, when he was just a kid. That couldn't be helping Bette with the confusion they all felt already.
Dick jogged over to Bette, catching the end of Ollie's call for extra clothing to keep J'onn warm. "Here, take mine. It might help." He shrugged off his old uniform jacket and handed it to Ollie, glad to have had it on when whatever had happened happened.
He turned back to Bette, looking her over for injuries. His hand squeezed her shoulder in an automatic gesture of comfort. "Bette. Are you hurt?"
She calmed, looking from the alien, to Ollie, and before she could fetch Clark she saw him coming over to assist the green figure on the tiles at her feet. Dick was there, offering his jacket to Ollie to cover the naked, shivering alien…and then Clark spoke to him.
"That's J'onn?" she found her voice, as Ollie and Clark moved to carry him from the pool. "I-I didn't know…" Everyone was moving around, seemed to know more than she did about what was happening, since she'd been one of the last to regain consciousness.
"No, I'm not hurt, I don't think," she told Dick, even as she rubbed the back of her head. He sounded so concerned, like he used to. His touch was comforting, too, with all the craziness happening around them. She almost forgot they weren't together anymore.
Guy passed nearby, carrying Bruce over his shoulder and aided by Kate Spencer, and she saw Dick give a concerned look in his direction. Damian's voice called out for Dick and Bruce. "Come on. The Lanterns will fix him up…Damian is going to need you, Dick. You have to be there for him." She took the hand squeezing her shoulder and pulled him towards the ladder to follow her cousin.
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She was laying on her side, squishing her arm that still held tight to her racquet. It dug painfully into her breast where she'd fallen on it - when had she fallen? Voices - familiar, not the sounds of other players or her coach - she'd passed out on the court mid-practice, she must have…
Something heavy, cool but fleshy, lay across her bare thigh. And what was that awful smell??? She opened her eyes and was aware of another person next to her, laying on the ground…a face scarcely a foot from her own. Her blurred vision started to clear, her mind began to process what she was seeing.
It was an elongated face, inhuman, monster-like and green. Bette didn't have time to scream fully, her voice making a quick and solitary gasp-cry of alarm as she pushed herself away from the creature and scrambled back in a sitting position until her back struck the hard wall behind her, banging her head painfully in the process. She could take in the full sight of it now: an alien, all green, long-limbed, a head resembling a praying mantis.
Beyond it and around them were her friends, the Justice League, and few if any seemed concerned about the presence of this creature she'd woken up next to, whose long arm had been draped over her leg.
A dozen questions raced through her mind, where, how, what, why, but at the top was who: she looked around for those dearest to her, hoping they were there with her, and that unlike some among them, that they were unhurt. Her cousin, Kate, there she was, looking around for something. Damian was being seen to by Jason Blood…Bruce…oh G-d, he was vomiting water, but he was coughing. He was alive, and that meant he would be okay, because he had to be. Kyle…he looked in rough shape, but Stephanie was with him, thank goodness for her nursing training.
She found herself still scanning the people staggering about or rising to their feet as she caught her breath from her frightening awakening. Dick…where's Dick?
She removed her goggles and undid her helmet to shake her head to let her blonde hair fall about her shoulders, and still catching her breath and coming down from her adrenaline high, she smiled up at him with rosy, wind-battered cheeks. "That was a beautiful dive you did, by the way! Great form, really aerodynamic for max speed! But I'm afraid this must be so boring for you…I can do my other jumps some other time, if you prefer."
As she looked at him, her face visibly changed from concerned to cocky. "You might like it more if you removed your ring and tried a jump the way us mere mortals do it…that is, if you think you're up for that kind of challenge?" she raised her eyebrow, grinning wider. "I can even teach you some moves. We could use boards, just set the parameters for a five-minute, consistent-pressure fall, like a vertical wind tunnel!"
Kyle shook his head. "No, no this is interesting watching you, trust me! You make it look easy, and I know it totally isn't. It's not boring at all. I knew what I was getting myself into, tagging along to watch," Kyle grinned.
"Sooo what'd you think of your jump? It seemed pretty perfect, to me. Like textbook almost. Is that what it's gonna be like for real? I guess as long as the conditions are as stable as they are in the simulator, hah. But at least you got a lot of time to prepare and this is a positive start for sure. Are you gonna get into the Guinness Record book for this?" he teased. Frankly he wasn't even sure if that was still in print or valid anymore.
"Well, it kind of was easy, really. That was sortof a warm-up, to start things off, take me back to the basics, right? Diving from space…that will be a whole other level of extreme."
She looked back towards the centre of the HSR as she deactivated the simulation with a voice command. The empty field around them, the breeze, the clouds overhead, even her parachute, all shimmered then vanished from existence. "As I continue training, I'll be upping the ante, big time. Crosswinds, suit pressure leaks, all-out chute failures or entanglements, all kinds of emergency situations," she nodded, "I have no intention of dying up there, during the real deal. But I do hope to break some altitude records, actually, though admittedly I'll only be able to do that because I'm going to get a meta do drop me rather than taking up a balloon, so…it's sortof cheating, but it isn't, see?"
She walked over to the control panel. "I'd do a HALO jump, but you'd be standing around for 30 minutes watching me breathe pure oxygen to flush the nitrogen from my body first so I didn't get the bends, and without the pressure changes, there's kind of no point in bothering simulating the rest. I'll do one from 22,000 feet, a bit of oxygen assist, and…let's put in a rainstorm with unpredictable gusts of wind, just for shits and giggles. And this time…I'm going to try to keep up with you, Kyle," she winked.
(Skypelog between themyscrianwonder, iwatchedherfall and bettekane)
Bette was alone in the Treehouse, and was laying on the living room floor, doing stomach crunches while she watched CSI sideways. "Oh, how can you miss the blood splatter void?" she chided the TV, "It's so obvious even an Arrow could spot that!"
Kate fell through the doors of the elevator, laughing happily. "Sounds like it, baby. Oh, hey, Betts," she grinned, wrapping her arm firmly around Diana's waist. "How's your day been?"
Her cousin didn't stop the crunches, but grabbed the remote and managed to turn off the TV without breaking rhythm. "Hey guys!" her head popped in and out of sight from behind the coffee table as she continued her sit-ups. "Not bad! …Monitor duty… talked to Dick… used the HSR… you guys?"
She turned to grin widely at Diana. "Oh, nothing major, you know. Played a show, Di got to watch. Got engaged. The usual," she hummed, pressing a kiss to Diana's cheek as she tugged her over to collapse onto the couch. "Oh, and we got burgers."
I never said I couldn't help Diana.
I said I couldn't help but admire Diana!


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City on a Hill: A Farewell Gathering
- Friday, January 23, 2004
While Christian compilation albums have become popular in the past few years, thanks to the success of the "WoW" series, few really featured songs that united artists to work as a community toward one project and often the same songs ... until a little side project from Essential Records in 2000 debuted. After "City on a Hill — Songs of Worship and Praise" released to critical and commercial success, "City on a Hill — Sing Alleluia" and "City on a Hill — It's Christmastime" followed.
Now on the final and fourth album in the series ("City on a Hill — The Gathering"), "City on a Hill" has become synonymous with partnering "thinking" artists on compelling, intellectually stimulating songs. Not only did cross-label collaborations and offerings from traditionally "non worship" artists such as Third Day, Caedmon's Call, Jars of Clay, Leigh Nash and Nichole Nordeman catch some attention, but a "little" song called "God of Wonders" helped blow open the doors to acceptance and international recognition of the series.
So why stop now? "You don't want it to become factory work, do you?" offers songwriter and producer Steve Hindalong to the inevitable question posed.
"All of these were different in theme but linked in concept and the passion with which they were executed. I didn't think I could sustain that any longer, and I didn't want to impose on the artists in a similar way," explains Steve. "It feels like we've done what we were supposed to do … at least for now."
Hindalong and Derri Daugherty (his partner in the modern-rock band The Choir) laid the foundation the "City on a Hill" series would be built on with their ambitious, if scarcely heard, project "At the Foot of the Cross" in 1991. Recorded for the group's own Glasshouse Records, it featured a group of artists better known in Christian rock circles, who performed original material in musical settings far different than the average praise & worship album.
"That was a great experience for us — particularly for me as a songwriter. It was like taking on a discipline, an assignment — like writing a paper on the four Gospels for seminary. It caused me to dig into the Scriptures in a way I hadn't before, and I found myself really drawn to Jesus in a way that was very good for me. It's also one of the reasons I've had a longing ever since then to be involved with something similar."
A second volume of "At the Foot of the Cross," resonating with Easter themes, was released in 1995. That project was the first fruits of Hindalong's and Daugherty's influence in the Nashville Christian music community, featuring more high-profile artists from the Word label roster. Though not markedly more successful than its predecessor, it nevertheless created an opportunity for Hindalong to get out of his southern California comfort zone and work with a group of artists who varied greatly — even from each other.
A few years on, Hindalong approached then Essential Records President (now Provident Label Group general manager) Robert Beeson (for whom Hindalong had produced one of the label's early bands, Uthanda) with the concept for "City on a Hill," which was originally conceived with the title "Holy Communion." Though some of the lyrics proposed were occasionally questioned by everyone from label execs, to artists, to managers and the like, the project was completed and released in August of 2000.
That's when things really got interesting. "City on a Hill — Songs of Worship and Praise" was not only well received but afforded Hindalong and co-producer Marc Byrd (formerly with Common Children and now of GlassByrd) with the greatest successes of their respective careers to date, including a No. 1 song ("God of Wonders"), a No.1 spot at the top of the Worship charts for the album itself and a Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year.
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After more than a year of posting about my trading cards hobby at this web site, I have decided to create a niche site. A new one dedicated solely to sports cards.
I feel that creating one will allow me to post anything and everything about sports cards, specifically basketball sports cards.
This will also declutter Hakuna Matata! to focus on sports and entertainment news and less of my personal what-nots.
I titled the new site as simply Basketball Sports Cards.
Because it's concentrated on just basketball trading cards alone.
As an avid fan of the NBA, I have been collecting basketball trading cards since 1996.
I suggest you read my blog post titled My NBA Trading Cards Hobby on my old web site on how I happened to stumble into this hobby.
At this niche site, I will post my box breaks, my mail days and showcase my collections as well as write any news about the sports trading cards hobby.
I also hope to create more interaction with fellow collectors and hope to make a trade or two.
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The DO Workshop. 10 pieces of farm-fresh small business wisdom.
I'm sitting in an old whitewashed barn flooded with sunlight. Every so often a chirping swallow will swoop through the open arches, setting the stones echoing. Above my head, a dark cavity under the roof's beams is home to a barn owl and owlet. Donkeys bray outside. Sheep bleat. Bluebottles buzz in drowsy circles. It is a perfect summer's day.
I'm with fifteen other people, seated around two long tables held together with paper and tape, laden with fresh coffee, home baking and Sharpies. Most of us have travelled many miles to be here. We're listening intently, scribbling furiously.
This is David Hieatt's Do Workshop. And it was bloody brilliant.
Ten days ago I travelled from The Bathory HQ to west Wales in search of some inspiration. A tube ride, two trains, a bus, a taxi, and seven hours later, I arrived in Cardigan just as the sun was going down. Then I travelled a little bit further until I hit the sea.
The following day I found my way to the beautiful Do Farm, tucked away outside the town, overlooking rolling countryside. It's a storybook farm, worthy of Enid Blyton – golden hay bales, a friendly farm dog, flowers blooming everywhere. Home to the Hieatts – of Hiut Denim, the DO Lectures and The 25 Mile — I'd challenge anyone to leave it uninspired.
I'm a longtime fan of David Hieatt's "do one thing well" approach to business. His Hiut Denim brand is on a mission to get 400 people their jobs back in Cardigan – once the jeans manufacturing capital of the UK. The DO Lectures brings together incredible people to share their stories and break bread under the stars. The 25 Mile is all about eating local and championing small producers.
The DO workshop distills the spirit of DO into eight jam-packed hours of practical advice and unapologetic passion. My fellow attendees were all (lovely) entrepreneurs at various stages – some with products or businesses (from proper baked beans, to ethically made custom tees), some with ideas. I think we all left galvanised and encouraged, with a little more fire in our bellies.
For me, it was one of those experiences where I felt I was being spoken to directly. You know those moments — when you hear something you already knew, but needed to hear someone else confirm or validate. I filled a notebook from cover to cover with notes. My head has been spinning a little ever since.
This is my attempt to pin down a few insights that particularly stuck with me. Here goes:
1. There's never a right time to start.
Start now. Even if you don't think you're ready. The world is full of people with great ideas for businesses and unfinished novels (mine included). Genius is not coming up with an idea, it's making it happen. And chase the work, the kind of work you want to do, not the money. The thing that will keep you going is that the work matters to you.
Even if you're at the bottom of the world that matters to you most, that's ok. That's better than being at the top of the wrong mountain.
And remember — sane people quit. You need a little bit of crazy to keep going.
2. You are your brand.
This is the secret to branding a small business. You are the essence of your brand. The company you create is going to be a version of you. It's the little things, the details, that make you stand out.
Innocent's tone of voice didn't come from the marketing department, it's just how creative director Dan Germain speaks. Jake Burton invented a sport, and Burton Snowboards is unmistakably a brand made by and for people who feel most at home on the mountain.
The trick to being so close to your brand, says David, is to learn how to take emotion out of decision-making. Cultivate "cold passion", and remember your biggest loyalty is to your business.
3. Define your purpose.
You should watch this video. Simon Sinek explains his idea of "the Golden Circle" – in essence, people don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
"The best companies," says David, "are a tool with a purpose, a tool to change something." Businesses can often do more than individuals to change things. If your intent from the beginning is to use your business to change something, it's a huge multiplier of energy. It gives you focus.
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard uses his business as a tool to educate people about the environment. David Hieatt wants to get his town making jeans again. Jake Burton asks himself, "Can I spend 100 days on the mountain?" That's his idea of success.
Find your why. And remember that being small is an advantage here — the Goliath in your market has probably forgotten why they're in business.
4. Find your 1,000 true fans.
You might have heard this one before. It's a concept that originally came from the music industry; the idea being that if you have 1,000 true fans — people who will buy anything you put out there — you can quit your day job.
Your job isn't just making your product. It's (mostly) about finding your 1,000 true fans. The people who will tell your story for you. And it's engagement, not numbers, that is important. David said he realised that he didn't just have a jeans factory, he needed to have a content factory as well. The content you create is for those true fans, it's what keeps them coming back to your product.
Jeff Johnson of Nike wrote letters to athletes asking how their training was going, enclosing a pair of sneakers for them to try. Fan-building is the time to do unscalable things.
5. There are no shortcuts.
Slowly does it. There are very few overnight successes. Dyson went through 5,127 iterations before he released his first vacuum cleaner. In 1995, David and Clare Hieatt started howies; in 2001, they paid themselves their first pay cheque.
Growth takes time. You put the potato in the ground, and there's a period when nothing happens. "Analogue" businesses tend to need to grow slower than digital ones – cash flow, stock control, market penetration is a slower burn. Digital products are different – being first usually matters. It's tough being the second Airbnb.
Howies grew too fast for David and Clare and they sold to Timberland in 2006. David asked Yvon Chouinard how he managed to hold onto Patagonia. "Two re-mortgages," was the answer, " and fifty years hard work."
There is no magic bullet, despite what all those growthhackers might tell you. It's just hard work.
I think I'll leave it there. But here's a few bitesized notes that can probably speak for themselves:
6. The timeliness of your idea really matters. Don't fish where there is no fish.
7. Stay away from the things you don't do well.
8. ASK. As Michael Jordan said: "I miss 100% of the shots I don't take".
9. Work smarter than everybody else, not longer.
10. Investors mostly back people, not ideas. But first you need to back yourself.
You should probably just go to David's next workshop. It's in London, on Friday, September 12 2014. Less braying donkeys, I'm imagining, but just as much inspiration.
"I think you probably already have all the answers," David said to us as the day drew to a close. "I think you've come today looking for a nudge."
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How To Prevent Sheets From Slipping Off The Bed?
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Q: We have very nice, expensive, high thread count sheets and while I love how soft and smooth they are, they're so slippery! My boyfriend moves quite a bit while he's asleep and by the end of the night the bedding has either slid entirely down to our waists or all the way on one side of the bed. I've woken up in the middle of the night with no sheets on at all, and once we came home to discover all the bedding had migrated to one side while I was at work because of gravity alone!
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I used to have the exact same issue in my bed. Even though my sheets weren't high quality, the slippery material of my mattress made it hard for my sheets to stay in place. I sleep by myself, and I would wake up in the middle of the night lying directly on the mattress and my sheets gathered at the foot of the bed...
Here's what resolved the problem for me : Using a flannel sheet as a mattress cover. I just cover my mattress with the flannel sheet, nicely tucked on each side of the mattress, then I make my bed as usual. The texture of the flannel creates a barrier between the slippery fabric of the mattress and the sheets. It should do the same for you. Well, I hope it does !
I am a chronic toss-and-turner. Boyfriend finally insisted on them, and he was right. Very cheap, very simple fix.
We use these: http://www.amazon.com/Grippers-Garters-Bedding-Straps-Suspenders/dp/B000BFWFJ8
They work very well. Took me a couple tries to figure out how to actually use them.
I've had the problem of my sheets and blankets migrating to the bottom of the bed, then off. Getting a real bed frame - with not just a head but a foot as well - has reduced the problem a lot.
Regarding the gravity directed migration - maybe you just have some unusually heavy mice?
I'll have to try the footboard solution, myself; my husband and I put our bed on a platform over three feet up, with no footboard, and lots of blankets. Every morning, the blankets have migrated to halfway off the bed, almost to the floor. The sheets also tend to go to one side or the other, and thanks to a foam topper, the fitted sheets don't fit well and stay on. Very frustrating. On the other hand, I get most of my exercise from climbing on and around the bed trying to make grabbing the blankets and yanking them up. Whew.
I recently bought a vintage sheet that had an extra piece of fabric sewn on the top and bottom edges to hold it in place. If you have a sewing machine, it should be easy to solve your problem.
My grandmother sews her top sheet so that the two corners that go at the foot of the bed are fitted like the bottom sheet is. It's really simple to do and keeps the sheets on all night!
It seems more like a physics issue not an issue of gravity. But it can happen. I had a similar experience with my sheets ( I have a 17 inch matress so sheets never stay on). I went down stairs to make breakfast and wash the dishes and came back to the whole top corner off of the mattress. It's sad that people have to jump to the cheating conclusion :(
Sheets can move on their own if you've got something hanging off the edge of the bed like a heavy blanket. If there's more blanket hanging off the side than on the bed, the small bit of weight will slooowly pull everything off. Same thing will happen with heavy sheets if you don't make the bed.
Now, if you totally made the bed and nothing was there to pull down your sheets, then yeah, either someone forgot to mention they took a nap or your bed seriously needs to be leveled. :)
As for the sheet stealing - buy two sheets, each person uses one. Instantly all is better.
bed suspenders I found mine at walmart.
the flannel sheet cure is a great one. I could never lift the mattress enough to get those suspenders on ( though they seem like a smart idea). tucking in a flannel sheet? That I can do. Thanks for the tip!
Have you checked if there's a monster under the bed?
I am going to third (or fourth?) the sheet suspenders solution. If you put them on the sheet before putting the sheet on the bed, you don't have to do much lifting of the mattress, just wiggle the suspenders under each corner. They are AWESOME. My husband is a wiggler too.
Over here in Germany, it's not common to use a top-sheet. Just a bottom sheet (usually a fitted sheet) and a comforter. The only difference is that you don't just wash the bottom and top sheet but the bottom sheet and the cover of the comforter.
And why do I tell you this? I feel that a comforter doesn't slip so fast if you don't use a top sheet in between. And there's less to get tangled in.
It won't cost you a thing to try, so maybe do this, before you head out buying velcro and suspenders and such.
You weren't even there and they moved?!? It's probably a ghost. ;)
Honestly, get new sheets. I got rid of satin sheets for this very reason. They were super comfy cozy, but everything slid off every night. I now have 600 thread count and theyre not slippery. What are yours made of that they are that slippery?
"Comfy-Snug" drawstring fitted sheets stay put better than any other sheet with no need for suspenders or clips. They are tight and smooth all the time and self adjust to the mattress thickness. There is nothing more comfortable that nice smooth sheets. It's like the first time getting in bed with new sheets. You just slide right in. Drawstring sheets give you that just made feeling night after night. Also the drawstring is tightened at the side of the mattress so there is no problem figuring out where the side is. www.drawstringsheet.com
The top sheet pulls out because it is either too short or too slippery. A quick and neat solution: find an old non-slippery flat sheet and stitch it to the bottom of the slippery sheet. making it maybe a yard longer. This should work unless your mattress is too stiff and heavy to lift for tuck-in. I also second the idea of putting a flannel flat sheet or fitted bottom under the "real" sheet, to create needed friction. If switching to flannel sheets altogether, make sure they are all-cotton; if polyester, they can pill and you will be sleeping on sandpaper.


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Bourbon BBQ Baby Back Ribs
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- 5 pounds pork baby back ribs, racks cut in half
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- Place ribs, meaty-side up, in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper.
- Bake at 475° for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine ketchup and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl.
- Arrange ribs in a 6-qt. slow cooker, adding sauce on each layer of ribs. Depending on the shape of your slow cooker—oval or round—you may have to cut each rib rack into thirds instead of in half. Cover and cook ribs on LOW 9 hours. Remove ribs from slow cooker; cover to keep warm.
- Pour drippings and sauce from slow cooker into a saucepan. (Skim a few ice cubes across the surface of sauce to remove fat, if desired, and discard.) Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer over medium heat 20 minutes or until sauce thickens. (Sauce will reduce by about half.) Brush sauce over ribs before serving.
- Make Ahead: These ribs can hold for several hours after finishing in the slow cooker. Place sauced-up ribs on a rimmed baking sheet; cover tightly with foil. Place in a preheated 190° oven to keep warm.
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- CUISINE: American, Southern
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- COOKING METHOD: Slow Cook, Bake
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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Chicken-and-Oyster Mushroom Crepes
Crepes are fun to make with a partner. The person in charge can make the crepes and let the helper work on the filling. When the crepes are ready to fill, both can pitch in. These feature oyster mushrooms, which are pale gray to dark brown and have a meatier texture than button mushrooms. Raw, they have a robust, slightly peppery flavor that mellows when cooked.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 crepe with sauce)
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- Calories: 217
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 5.6g
- Saturated fat: 2.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 18.6g
- Carbohydrate: 22.9g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 74mg
- Iron: 2mg
- Sodium: 612mg
- Calcium: 121mg
- Crepes:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fat-free milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- Cooking spray
- Filling:
- 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine
- 1/2 cup sliced shallots
- 4 cups diced oyster mushroom caps (about 9 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Asiago cheese
- To prepare the crepes, lightly spoon 3/4 cup flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Add the milk, egg, and egg white, stirring with a whisk until almost smooth. Cover batter; chill 1 hour.
- Place an 8-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Remove pan from heat. Pour a scant 1/4 cup batter into pan; quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers pan with a thin film. Cook about 1 minute.
- Carefully lift the edge of crepe with a spatula to test for doneness. The crepe is ready to turn when it can be shaken loose from the pan and the underside is lightly browned. Turn crepe over; cook 30 seconds on other side.
- Place crepe on a towel; cool. Repeat procedure with remaining batter. Stack crepes between single layers of wax paper or paper towels to prevent sticking.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- To prepare the filling, melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots, and saute for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, thyme, and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Sprinkle the mushroom mixture with 3 tablespoons flour; cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in broth, sherry, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until thick (about 2 minutes). Remove from heat, and reserve 1/2 cup mushroom mixture. Stir the chicken into remaining mushroom mixture.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture onto center of each crepe. Bring 2 opposite sides to center; fold over filling. Place filled crepes, seam sides down, in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon the remaining 1/2 cup mushroom mixture over crepes, and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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- COOKING METHOD: Bake
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I've just recently upgraded my mobile phone. The shiny chunk of metal with its gleaming screen arrived home a few weeks ago, and when I held the object of desire in my hands, it felt like something I had been missing had finally arrived. I felt happy.
After my brief tingle of excitement, I asked myself - more soberly - if it was really the object that had made me so excited and whether money had just bought me happiness.
According to scientific research it turns out that money can indeed buy happiness. Money that gets you out of crushing poverty, and all the basic misery associated with it, undoubtedly improves happiness. After that, it's relative. If I have more than my peers, I feel happy. But after a certain point, more money doesn't make us more happy.
The research identifies the different ways we spend money that really give us different amounts of happiness. Buying things makes us happy, just like me and my phone. After that we spend our money on experiences. And finally on other people.
And it's this final act that increases our happiness the most. As the saying goes "there is more pleasure in giving than receiving". And now we have science to say the same thing.
And yet despite knowing this we continue to aspire to gain more money and more things which don't necessarily improve our happiness. Most of us spend so little time doing good things, things that make us truly happy.
Unfortunately, those things that make us happy aren't very fashionable. Expressing our gratitude for what we have improves our state of mind, but isn't always very cool. It seems harder than ever to be randomly kind to a stranger without having your motives suspected. And sometimes it's just pure lethargy: it's easier to be unhappy and moan about it, than to go out there, do some good and be happy.
According to the Prophet Muhammad, one very vital form of giving to others is smiling. It's easy and contagious and will brighten up someone's day. And if you're still doubtful, according to science, smiling makes us feel better too. So to start all of our days in a positive way – this smile is just for you.
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Another Dad Kills Wife and Kids
A father killed his wife and children yesterday. It's the second murder-suicide this week. Is this a disturbing trend?
Earlier this week, an unemployed California father, Ervin Lupoe, killed his wife and five children after both parents had lost their jobs.
Now another murder-suicide has occurred under similar circumstances.
Police said Thursday a man who shot and killed his wife and their two children left a suicide note, then shot himself.
All four bodies were found Wednesday in the family's home in Whitehall, a suburb of Columbus. It appears to be a murder-suicide and that the father was the gunman, police said.
Sgt. Daniel Kelso declined to discuss the contents of the suicide note. A gun was found at the scene, he said.
Autopsies were being performed Thursday. The victims were identified by police as Mark Meeks, 51; Jennifer Dallas-Meeks, 40; and their children, Abbigail, 8, and Jimmy, 5.
All family members had gunshot wounds, Kelso said.
Worried relatives of the couple called police a little before 2 p.m. requesting that officers check on the family's well-being, Kelso said. Police found the four bodies upon arrival.
Neighbor Stephanie Grunkemeyer, 37, said she saw Mark Meeks shoveling his driveway about 11 AM yesterday.
"They were really good people. I'm shocked," she said. "The kids were just the cutest. They'd come play in our yard -- they always wanted to play -- and we'd color the same coloring book a million times."
Mark Meeks had worked as a service manager for a car dealership and Dallas-Meeks was a stay-at-home mom who sold candles from home, said Mike Meeks, 49, of Columbus.
"He was just a good family guy," Meeks said of his brother. "Mark was just the kind of guy who never met a stranger, and he could sell ice to the Eskimos."
A neighbor told NBC Meeks had recently lost his job. However, Meeks' employer at Immke Northwest Honda said Meeks got his job back a few weeks ago.
State records show the couple married in September 1999.
Both children attended elementary school, and Dallas-Meeks was an active PTA member. Jimmy was in kindergarten and Abbigail was a third-grader, though both were home yesterday because of a snow day.
Jim Dallas, the father of Dallas-Meeks, was at a loss to explain why the tragedy occurred.
"They were a loving family," said Dallas. "They were just wonderful people. Why this happened, I have no idea."
Dallas described his daughter as a "super girl," but declined to say much more.
"I'm really pretty broken right now," he said.
Yellow police tape remained around the family's red brick, ranch-style home on Thursday. Family friends stopped by the house and left stuffed animals and personal notes by a bush on the front lawn.
Denise Ford, 39, said she'd known the family for four years.
"I didn't know of any trouble," Ford said. "They just seemed to be a good, normal family."
This is just another in a long line of similar incidences that suggest a disturbing trend.
On Dec. 24, Bruce Pardo, 45, dressed up as Santa Claus and invaded a Christmas Eve party at his ex-wife's parents' home in suburban Covina, opened fire with a gun and set the house ablaze with racing fuel. Ex-wife Sylvia Pardo and eight relatives were fatally shot or burned. Pardo later killed himself.
In October, a 45-year-old unemployed financial manager despairing over extreme money problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and himself in their home in the Porter Ranch area of the San Fernando Valley.
Karthik Rajaram wrote in a suicide letter he felt the honorable choice was to kill himself and his family instead of just himself, police said.
As the economy worsens, will we be seeing more and more of these cases?
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