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As I sit here, having been sick for a week, I ponder. The latest diagnosis is strep, double ear ache with one perforated ear drum, double pink eye and sinusitis. Overall, I feel horrible.
But it's not just this sickness that has been feeling bad. I've been generally feeling crappy lately. And I'm not talking mood.
Confession Time …
Looking over these last six months, I can see how I got to this point. Don't get me wrong, life has been great. Like really good. I've got a great family, love where I'm living, I have a great job. I have amazing friends who lift me up and make me smile. I get to do so many things that I love.
But I've let being busy take priority over taking care of me. When it comes to Me, there's been no consistent workouts and eating habits have slipped. And when I say slipped, I mean plummeted. I've been fooling myself into thinking it's all working, when it's really not. I've gained weight, weight that I fought hard to lose.
I'm "supposed" to be a mentor, a coach. One who lifts others up and helps them reach their goals. But I have been failing miserably at that. I have withdrawn and ignored that area of my life.
I know better.
I know what it feels like to be fat and out of shape with a dependency on sugar and food in general.
I also know what it feels like to be fit and to eat to fuel your body. The difference is amazing. When my body is fit, I am able to push through the rough days and bounce back from illness. When my body is fit, it craves the things that are good. When my body is fit, I breath deeper and fully appreciate the good things in my life. When my body is fit, I have more to contribute to my family and those around me.
I know that this is never something that will just come to me, it's something I have to work for.
It's time to stop faking it.
No more pretending. Hoping it will change on it's own. Hating myself. No more giving into the "inevitable".
It's time to decide, are you in or are you out?
Last night I was watching the opening episode of this season's Biggest Loser. Jillian had 3 teammates who she was ready to send packing. One girl was especially not getting it. Jillian told her that she had to choose. She had to choose to workout or walk out the door. This girl chose to walk out the door, she admitted defeat, she couldn't do the work (not just physical, but mental).
I realized this is me. This is each of us. Everyday we make decisions, choices, that determines our path. But there are a few times in life where we have big decisions to make. Pivotal. And those choices will greatly change the course you are on. There's no straddling the line. It's all in or all out.
Here's my choice, I choose me. I am all in for a healthy me. I know what I need to do, I know what it takes and I am in. I am creating a future where I can live this life I love, not just endure it. Here's my motto for 2013 …
That says it all right there. Here's to 2013!
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Final score: Storm 67 Sun 74 (L) (7-6)
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I don't know that I'm very inspired to write about this disheatening game. Sometimes losses are cathartic to write about, but I don't think this one will be. It's like we're coming back down to earth after a heady start to the season. And that's almost more painful, because we've seen the potential of this team, and now we get to watch that potential go unfulfilled, and it's rather maddening. And too reminiscent of seasons past. No more so to me than the players, I expect. As they lined up for the final Sun free throws before our first home loss Sue was biting her lip and shaking her head; Lauren was standing with her head down, hands on her knees. Others had stoic or blank expressions. I don't know if that's the energy we want, but we seemed drained. This is a three-game skid, all games we could have won if we'd been the team that executed down the stretch. Instead it was Connecticut with the beautiful offensive possession to put them up at the end, and our offense that hesitated, ran the clock down, and took a poor shot. And we haven't been shooting the ball well lately. At least we're executing early and not digging a huge hole, but we also aren't finding that extra gear, that increase in intensity that used to dig us out of the hole, and would allow us to put the clamps on now. I know we've had a lot of games, but it's kind of early in the season to be this flat and tired. Right now we're playing ourselves into a fourth-place play-off berth, if we're lucky, particularly with the 5 Lauren-less games coming up at the end of July. Time to find that next gear again and dig ourselves out of this hole we're in, staring at 0.500. With Yo out I've been worried about our post depth. I saw Santos all suited up, Brazil having successfully qualified for the Olympics despite the Izi-drama, but she did not play. I feel really badly for Ashley and the timing of her Achilles injury, because this would be the ideal time for her to step up her game, but instead her minutes are limited. Anyway, Coach Agler went with a small starting line-up, shifting LJ to the 5, Swin to the 4, Swoopes to the 3, and bringing in Tanisha at the 2. Of course Sue started at 1. Oh, and Connecticut made us flip the baskets to start the game. "4 minutes to save the world" played as the team emerged for shoot-around. It was AARP night, so pre-game we were entertained by the Senior Center Sliders, who did a rfun routine. They also joined the Dance Troupe later in the game for a performance. Some AARP members were presented a plaque at mid-court, honoring their efforts defending the rights of senior citizens. The anthem was performed by the Sandra Brown Trio (though the PA Guy pronounced it "Bowen" so I don't know if he or the AV--Arenavision--was right). It was a touch uneven at times, but at others the harmonization was brilliant, particularly as they entered the final stanzas with "o say can you see...?" I got some chills. Yo was looking snazzy in her street clothes, but it's a shame to see her on the Pacific Medical Center Injury Report (left knee). She's reportedly day-to-day. That left a big question in my mind: who would the refs pick on without Yo in there to draw their ire (the answer, surprisingly, was Sue ). Intros started with the visiting team, per usual. Swanier got some applause more than the rest, but Barbara Turner really cleaned up. We kept clapping and cheering until she waved in acknowledgement. But then there was a huge pause. Nothing else was going on, and everyone (including the refs, huddled at the scorer's table) looked confused. There were some scattered cheers from the below-average-in-size crowd. Then "Let's Go Storm" started spontaneously and reverberated for a couple minutes. That was fun. Finally, after several minutes of this, they flashed "technical difficulties please stand by" up on the AV. The Sun starters ran down their line, slapping hands with no intro. And the Storm poked their heads out of the locker room, and then emerged to much cheering from the crowd, in the absence of any accompanying music or light effects. It was weird. Big cheers from the crowd as the starters took center court. The refs were #39, 52, and 49. Not great. Often clueless. A lot of very late whistles. But it was really equal-opportunity. Well, apart from their picking on Sue for fouls. They did call a couple of truly awful fouls from out of position, where on the replay our player didn't even touch by several inches the Sun she was supposed to have fouled. Frustrating, but not abnormally so. We started with a quick turnover, but the crowd was pretty good with starting up a home-grown de-fense chant. It would have been interesting (and kind of fun) to see how this might have played out, but part way through the next CT possession the prompts were up and running again. It took a bit of time for us to score, but Sue made a beautiful lay-in from T as she streaked through the lane on the break to make it 2-2. We went on quite the little run, buckling down on defense and out-hustling the Sun. Swin got involved early, and though Sue's shot was still a little off, things were going really well. Frustrated with his starters Thibault made a mass-substitution with about 5 minutes to go, down 11-2. And the Sun benchies showed a lot of energy. I was worried that we'd see a let-up on energy because we were up. I haven't seen much killer instinct yet this season from this team. With 3 minutes to go there was an altercation under our basket involving Barbara Turner and LJ. I didn't see precisely what happened. LJ was fouled hard putting the ball back up on a rebound. All seemed normal until she suddenly laid into BT, who wasn't backing down. Sue jumped in the middle, and the whole team moved LJ back, though she was still screaming at BT over their heads. Some Sun players gathered around BT. The refs seemed confused and clueless as usual, and that was that. LJ hit both of her free throws, but while she had a solid game, I don't know that she went crazy like she sometimes does when all riled up, so she must have let it go, though there was no real eye-contact between LJ and BT the rest of the game. Gruda looked really smooth for the Sun off the bench. She's got a really nice touch on her shot. Fortunately for us Sue's shot really started to fall towards the end of the quarter too. At the end we got the defensive stop as LJ blocked BT and tossed the ball ahead to Sue (we were really getting after the ball); Sue had taken off running ahead of the pack hoping for a lay-up without realizing that the buzzer was about to sound. She just smiled and shook her head as the quarter sounded before she could make it to the hoop. 1Q: 24-15 We looked confident all quarter, but half of it was our starters against their benchies, so we ought to have been. But there were too many instances where we'd play really good defense, then allow them to get the offensive rebound, requiring us to play even more defense. We maintained pretty well, but we have got to crash the boards better than that. Fundamentals! The Sun starters were back in to start the 2nd. LJ went to the line almost immediately and put us up by double figures for the first time. But we started to rotate really poorly on defense. I particularly noticed it when Lauren would switch on someone else's player, no one would rotate in behind her, and she was left more than once having to scramble back and try to cover two players at once. Naturally, Coach called a time out. Katie was looking a bit lost, and I really wondered at the decision not to put Beck in without Sue on the floor. Particularly as she's shown a knack for getting after it on D as much as Tanisha. Sue subbed back in, and put on a master class about how you switch on a player by smothering Whitmore, but the rest of the defense broke down after that. Our defense in the paint would collapse, and more than once we let CT get a wide open shot from the perimeter (which would often be BT from 3 ). This quickly got CT back into the game, and also kept the smallish crowd relatively quiet. 4 minutes gone and they'd narrowed the gap to 28-25, as LJ limped to the bench and went down to see the trainer, who worked on some part of one of her legs (clearly I didn't have an angle). Not much later Whalen totally flopped on Sue and drew a foul that got the first real concerted boos from the crowd. Later in the game Whalen would go flying across the court...except she was hit by her own player! Get a clue, refs. You've scouted Yo, but she's not the only culprit out there. It was a slick move, though. But I was probably more impressed with how little Sue complained to the refs during the game. And she had cause. I'd heard that she got a little bit whiny in Houston. And if Sue loses focus, the team really seems to suffer, so good adjustment, Sue. After a long dry spell we finally got another field goal from Swoopes with just under 4 minutes to go. Beck came in with Sue at the 2, and I thought that our offense showed some exciting possibilities, with quick movements and unpredictability. If only it would all come together (I thought this as Sue picked up her 3rd foul courtesy of #39 who seems to have some sort of vendetta). Then BT was bailed out with a ridiculous call on Shyra as the shot clock ran out. 3 free throws, 2 of which she missed, but we let them get the offensive rebound! Shyra turned the ball over. And with 00.5 seconds to go a totally BS call on Sue (her fourth ) on Whalen when she didn't even touch her (something the replay confirmed)! We were no more frustrated than the team, though, as Sheryl chucked the ball at our basket on the inbounds, giving the shot clock a pretty good hit. HT: 36-37, Sun There wasn't much applause as the team entered the locker room. The fans were rather dissatisfied with the team effort. And I don't know where the break-down is coming from. I thought that Shyra and Katie both provided some good energy from the bench, though Katie was still hesitating too much on her shot. It was frustrating to have the refs calling what they were. LJ seemed a bit frustrated by the amount of contact they were letting go on her. But meanwhile Sue and T had 4 and 3 fouls, respectively. And I thought we were shallow in the paint! It took forever for the team to come out for warm-ups. Venting or getting vented at in the locker room. Not probably a good sign. We had some good looks early, but the refs were ignoring blatant holding on the rebounds. The refs, typically unable to make a decision, called a double foul on Whitmore and Cash a couple of minutes in, leading to a jump ball which LJ won handily over Jones, but we promptly turned it over. Our shots weren't falling, and it seemed like the Sun would beat us on the scramble to each ball. Tanisha finally went to the line with nearly 4 minutes gone, and the fans still all standing, to score our first points of the half. Then an LJ 3 put us ahead and suddenly the crowd got LOUD! The Sun were called for a weak foul, but Swoopes was going to the line...was going to the line...we're waiting. I don't know who put these Keystone Cops together, but finally the refs signaled that we'd apparently reached the time of a mandatory full time out. Whatever. Swoopes made both free throws to put us back up. But the refs crapped on A-rob next with a late whistle, that seemed to me to be on contact made after the ball had gone through the hoop. Ashley gave us some good minutes and got applause as she checked out, limping, with a minute to go in the 3rd. 3Q: 50-55, Sun Weak applause for our team heading out of the 3rd. It was sad, because it doesn't take much to set the Key Arena crowd off, as Diana Taurasi alluded to in an earlier game, but it usually takes something. We didn't seem to be getting rebounds, and our offense was stagnant, leading to our repeated jacking up of outside shots and again, no rebounds. Swoopes was visibly hesitating to shoot the ball (the fans behind me were actually wearing on my nerves a touch as they screamed "shoot the ball" any time any player got it, but particularly with Swoopes and Gearlds). Sue and LJ were the only players who seemed willing to shoot when open, and they'd been missing, then the refs would bail the Sun out with questionable calls. All in all, a bad combination leading to a lack of Key Arena energy. It seems like our last pretty game was 10 days ago, and almost sits like a fluke amid a bunch of flat and/or ugly. Coach Agler took a page from Thibault's book and started our benchies in the fourth (well, technically T isn't a bench player for this game, but she generally is) . Katie, Flo, Shyra, Beck and Tanisha. The crowd got to their feet, cheering on the bench, and they showed good energy all around. If only they didn't keep missing the chippies! The crowd went crazy when Katie finally hit a 3 a couple minutes in, but mostly we just maintained. Some starters came back in 3 minutes in. I could hear multiple fans screaming, "Get a rebound!" Swoppes tied it at 59 with some free throws. LJ tied it at 63 with some free throws, amid some weird calls; everyone, including the refs, seemed jittery out there. Swoopes got one of her steal/lay-in combos to put us up 65-63 and everyone got to their feet! But we couldn't get a stop, and BT hit a 3 at the shot clock buzzer with a minute left to put them up 66-65. Hey, Barbara, Anne Donovan no longer coaches here. Could you take your vendetta somewhere else? Our last possession really went no where. Swoopes had been really active, and Sue kept passing her the ball, but she passed up the shot repeatedly. Finally Cash was left scrambling for the hot potato with the shot clock expiring. Not quite what we were looking for. The crowd was LOUD most of the final minute until it got away from us. To no avail. We still had life as LJ went to the line (at least we were hitting our free throws; one fundamental at a time, I guess) to put us up 67-66. But CT really executed beautifully on their ensuing possession to give them the lead. Cash was called for a questionable foul on a scramble for a loose ball. And we purposely fouled the rest of the way, but Swoopes missed a running 3 pointer off a screen that could have tied it up (miraculous if it went in, but not surprising that it didn't), and it all slipped away. About half the crowd stuck around to applaud as the dejected players entered the locker room. No t-shirts were tossed. I keep saying we'll prove our mettle with how we bounce back from losses, but so far we haven't stepped up to the challenge. It's not all doom and gloom, particularly when we really don't execute well and still have a chance to win against one of the best teams in the WNBA (currently the Sun). And clearly, there is still a lot of basketball to be played. But letting these close ones slip away is very disheartening. Run-off: Talking to people before the game I heard that upon calling the WNBA front office about the debacle that was the officiating at the end of the Houston game, Coach Agler received acknowledgement that the calls (the 3-pointer after the shot-clock expired and the botched jump ball toss) were terrible mistakes. Well, that's cold comfort. Perhaps they can forgive the fine for his technical at least (since it was clearly warranted)? Parker and Becca, the Jr. Captains, met Sue, LJ, Whalen and Jones at center court. The High-5 Fans were Patsy and Julie. Trivia seat upgrade: which current Storm players were #1 and #2 in the 2002 draft? (C) Bird & Cash (a pretty obvious answer, particularly since I think Jackson was listed under A and B). One-on-One with Swin interviewing Katie: any other sport but basketball = LPGA; Swin had Katie demonstrate her swing, and they showed a hilarous graphic of Katie's head superimposed on some golfing body. Favorite car = (currently) 2009 yellow Ford Mustang convertible hard top. Favorite basketball player of all time = Reggie MIller; "he has my heart and took it with him when he retired." Aww.


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Dog walking sounds just fine - I have a friend who is a dog groomer. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:32pm
I worked in Newark for a month, and remember someone talking about dog walkers and how amazingly much money they make? I was surprised. But it's very cool I think | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:32pm
Brian in UK:
Hello Amanda & everone from Spencer the Beagle pup. You seem to play Elvis C as the last record of a set. Is there a theme here? He enquired lanquidly. More Delgadoes. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:33pm
Richard from Venezuela:
This lunachicks song kick ass. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:39pm
This is still one of my all-time favorite Insomniacs songs. One of my all-time favorite songs by anyone, really. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:42pm
Hi, all of you who checked in while I was talking!!! And a special hello to Spencer. efd, mine too. Not just because of the excellent shirt Mike is wearing on the picture sleeve | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:44pm
Brian -- no real theme, but I do usually like to end the first set with a song that I love, or that I know, or that everybody knows. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:51pm
Brian in UK:
Cool, please do not think there is any critical path analysis going on here. I had forgotten 'bout Mighty. Used to have a copy, where did it go. Still looking for my Kool & the Gang records. 'We are scientists. Yeah yeah yeah'. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:51pm
Ad Dave Dee etc.. I bought the LP this is on when it was new. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:54pm
woops Ah | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:54pm
Brian in UK:
DD,D,B,M &T did a track of silence on one of their albums like John Cage I believe. These tracks are taking me back Amanda. You know when you havn't heard them for years but find yourself singing along knowing the words, scary. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 12:57pm
Hey Amanda! Glad I am off today to listen! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:01pm
Drummer Some:
Just home now! Wee Amanda! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:03pm
Awesome, glad I could transport you Brian! Hi, Bridget!!! I am so glad too. Hope you like. Yay! Doug is home! :-) | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:05pm
Chop Scott:
Amanda! Loving the Scenario... | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:06pm
Hey Chop Scott, glad to have you on board. This record SAYS it is to be played at 45 RPM. IT SAYS THIS. Note that it is to be played at 33 1/3 RPM. What's with this anti-DJ subversion? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:08pm
Brian in UK:
Have you completed the Intuition in a darkened room at 3 in the morning course yet? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:09pm
Nice to see "Don't Tell a Soul" getting some airplay | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:16pm
Thanks seang! It is not my favorite Replacements album, but I do like it fine... FYI, it will take me a while to catch up on the full discography info for most of these, but I will fill it all out soon enough... | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:20pm
Amazing Amanda, how are ya? (Or how about 'Mazin' 'Manda?) Anyway, thanks for Nick Lowe and Dexy. Looking forward to rest of set. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:21pm
Hi Carmichael! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:21pm
Hey, UK Bob! My kids just got a puppy named Spencer! I kid you not. Cairn terrier. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:23pm
UK Brian, sorry ... | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:23pm
Richard from Venezuela:
This set is terrific. Good selection Amanda. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:26pm
Brian in UK:
Our name came from a connection to English artist Stanley Spencer for some reason. I have got a copy of a self portrait of his when he was about 23. He is the spit of Townes van Zandt! It has to be a name that you can call out in public, know what I mean? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:28pm
hamburger / london:
wfmu streaming + both games of wimbledon at the same time... I'm giving it all she's got capt'n!! :) | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:28pm
Exactly, Brian. My dogs must have human names. Ours is named after Spencer Davis. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:29pm
Richard from Venezuela:
@hamburguer. Federer lost :( | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:29pm
Brian in UK:
Keep on running!! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:29pm
listener james from westwood:
whoo, sorry i'm late. friend took me out for a belated b'day lunch. hope all are well! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:29pm
He he ... | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:30pm
Brian in UK:
Happy belated. LJfW. Hic hic. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:34pm
Drummer Some:
Can we expect you from Studio D next week? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:34pm
listener james from westwood:
Thanks, Brian! Playlist looks tasty. Looking forward to the archive. Wasn't this disco riff sampled/boosted on a Madonna track? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:35pm
Doug -- Studio Z, more like. ljfw, yep, you're right about Madonna. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:36pm
never heard a cover version of this song before | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:36pm
Brian in UK:
Carmichael, that expression you used 'I kid you not' has been going round what's left of my brain. Humphrey Bogart as the main character in The Caine Mutiny used it as I remember. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:39pm
listener james from westwood:
Brian, you're correct on the Caine Mutiny count. Weird to see Bogey as such an against-type, passive figure in that film. Also love José Ferrer's tirade at the reception after the trial. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:39pm
Drummer Some:
There used to be a record shack on the L.E.S. called Gimmee Gimmee. I bet they would LOVE this show. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:40pm
jack Paar used it too I think. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:40pm
listener james from westwood:
Jack Paar probably had a better lock on where the missing strawberries were than Queeg. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:41pm
listener james from westwood:
I might have to queue up a "Mister Roberts"/"Caine Mutiny" twofer on Netflix now. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:44pm
Brian in UK:
LJfW it's fritata tonight guess if you've eaten you can keep the row boat in dock this time!! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:46pm
Awww, I remember Gimmee Gimmee I think? I don't remember ever going in there though. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:47pm
Brian in UK:
It's beer o'clock over here. Trainer wheels off now, Amanda. Looking good, just heed the Drummer if I may be so bold. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:48pm
"Gimme Gimme" is also a phrase in a Nick Lowe song. I can't remember where I heard the "I kid you not" thing. It always seemed so East Coast to me. I think I remember Paulie Walnuts saying "I shit you not." | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:53pm
Who's tickling the ivories on this song? | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:54pm
Excellent show Amanda! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:55pm
listener james from westwood:
Brian, I can always make room for fritatas. I'll get the boat and the beer ready. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:57pm
Thank you, ma'am. See you again soon! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:58pm
Thanks, you guys! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:58pm
listener james from westwood:
I'll be ticking off the minutes until the archive goes up so I can delve in from the start. Thanks, A, & welcome back! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:59pm
Nice show Amanda. Enjoyed it! | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:59pm
Brian in UK:
Look forward to it. Top job, Amanda. You know what I've been thinking of, records with yodeling. The Vogues 'Five O'clock World' being a wonderful example. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 1:59pm
Aww, thanks ljfw. Happy birthday! Thanks Van, too. :-) Brian -- WHOA. Great mix CD idea. | |
Wed. 6/29/11 2:06pm
Oh hold up, Caravelli is Canadian, not French. | |
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Behavior of SMEs toward credit facilities in Pakistan
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Small and medium enterprises (also SMEs, small and medium businesses, SMBs, and variations thereof) are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits. The abbreviation SME occurs commonly in the European Union and in international organizations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the WTO. The term small and medium-sized businesses or SMBs is predominantly used in the USA. In most economies, smaller enterprises are much greater in number. In the EU, SMEs comprise approximately 99% of all firms and employ between them about 65 million people. In many sectors, SMEs are also responsible for driving innovation and competition.
SMEs contribute to economic growth in various ways like by creating employment for rural and urban growing labour force, providing desirable sustainability and innovation in the economy as a whole. Further, a large number of people rely on this sector, directly or indirectly, for sustenance. Most of the current larger enterprises have their origin in small and medium enterprises.
The SME sector itself can be classified into micro enterprises, small enterprises and medium enterprises. These are the starting point of development in the economies towards industrialization. However, SMEs have their important effect on the income distribution, tax revenue, and employment, efficient utilization of resources and stability of family income.
Globally, this sector is the major growing force behind the fastest growing economy of China, in terms of contribution to the national GDP, scale of assets, diversification of products, and the creation of employment. Similarly, the role of SMEs is well acknowledged in other countries such as Japan, Korea, and all other industrialized economies in terms of economic development.
The contribution of SMEs to Pakistan's economy, employment and poverty reduction can be seen from the fact that 90% of all private sector manufacturing units employ less than 99 workers and the SMEs employ some 78% of non-agricultural labour force. They contribute about 30% to GDP, Rs.140 billion to exports, and generate 25% of exported manufacture [GOP 2005]. This data is based on the assumption that manufacturing units employing less than 100 workers are part of the SMEs.
Problem identification
Pakistan's SMEs are unable to achieve their maximum potential and are in dire need of 'hand-holding' and business support services.
Research reveals that despite the lack of collateral, SMEs are a better credit risk, as the default rate of this sector is much below than that of large enterprises (LEs). Throughout the world, SMEs have provided tremendous opportunities to financial institutions to design various tools for the sector's development like Program Lending Schemes, etc. Then there are clusters, technology parks and industrial estates, all being fuelled by the dynamism and vibrancy of small and medium enterprises.
The Government of Pakistan has been making new financial policies for the growth and improvement of SME industries. Banks and different financial institutions have introduced credit schemes and financing facilities but still there are problem for SMEs to get benefits from credits schemes and financing facilities or why SMEs avoiding to get this facilities.
Problem statement
What are the Financial Problems and Behavior of SMEs towards Credit Facilities in Pakistan?
Objective of study
The purpose of the study is to identify the financial problems encountered by SMEs and thereby to suggest such measures that would resolve the problems. The objectives of the study are:
To discuss the credit facilities offered by the government
To analyze government's support in obtaining credit facilities
To outline the financial problems faced by sample units and the role played by financial agencies with reference to commercial banks.
Rationale study
The SME sector's importance has been realized. "This sector has emerged as a lifeline of Pakistan's economy constituting nearly 99 percent of all economic establishment, out of which , 53 percent of the establishment belong to Wholesale & Retail Trade and Restaurant & Hotel sectors, 22 percent are part of Manufacturing sector and 24 percent fall in the Community, Social and Personnel Services sector. These establishments jointly contribute 30 percent to GDP employing 80 percent of the non-agricultural labor force, 25 percent to total export and 35 percent to manufacturing value addition." (Pakistan Economic Survey, 2008-2009)
There have been a number of researches done on the importance of SMEs. But few have focused on issues of finances and credit facilities available to them. This study has given an insight of financial problems faced by SMEs. It also helped to find out the reasons why SMEs have kept away from credit facilities offered by the government, banks and financial institutions.
Scope of study
This study finds the problems that are responsible to intend the SMEs toward the avoiding credit facilities. This research is an effort to evaluate the affect of the different reasons on SMEs still not getting these facilities. And the findings can be applied in order to make further researches related to SMEs credit facilities. Also this research has helped to know which points are important to change or need to relaxation in this criteria. This research had been conducted in different markets of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to get the SMEs holders response.
Literature review
The Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are playing very significant role in almost all the economies around the world in irrespective of the countries development stage. However it is obvious that SMEs function as a lifeline in informal sector in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe due to their contribution to overall economy in many aspects such as employment generation, exports, tax income, innovation, competitiveness, equitable income distribution, social stability, domestic resources usage, regional development and ultimately it is the main source of economic growth. The Pakistan is no exception to this phenomenon as a developing country located in South Asian region. Most of these SMEs around the world are struggling to survive in today's globalized competitive economy. They are hampered by the lack of technology, access to credits and markets, lack of infrastructure and competition from foreign products, etc (Dasanayaka, 2008).
Without institutional credit means that many SMEs are forced to finance their operation using their own capital, while many shortfalls normally being met by relatives, friends and even non-institutional credit sources. This has indeed been documented in a number of studies on financing of SMEs in ASEAN and Asia-Pacific countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Pakistan and others. Experiences show that SMEs in many of these countries have restricted access to institutional credit. Many SMEs, especially small-sized enterprises, in these countries seldom approach banks or financial institutions when they are short of funds. This is due to fact that they are not confident of obtaining bank loans or credit. In addition, their limited experience with bank officials has done little to change their preconceptions of the difficulties in obtaining credit (Mohammad AsriHj Abdullah & Mohammad Isa Haji Bakar, 2000).
Like other developing countries across the world, SME sector, in Pakistan also does not have adequate access to financing from formal sector. SMEs have been relying primarily on the credit facilities from the informal sector. Cost of finance from informal sector is higher than the cost of finance from formal sector like banks. In Pakistan corporate sector is the major recipient of financial system credit with 54% share followed by SME sector 19% However, there has been a rapid growth in SME financing now. In fact, it has registered a growth of 72% and has risen from Rs. 145 billion to Rs. 251 billion by June 2004 (Kashif Hamid &Abaidullah, 2006).
The access to finance is a subject of significant research interest to academics and an issue of great importance to policy makers for both developed and developing economies for many years. There are a number of factors that have contributed to this. First, there is some empirical evidence that the expansion of access may reduce prevailing poverty in developing countries. Second, the interest in access also comes from the fact that arguments about the channels through which financial development may lead to growth often include access related stories. A third reason is the widespread lack of access to financial services in emerging economies, particularly when compared to the extent of access in developed countries. Fourth, recent Investment Climate Survey conducted by the World Bank shows that one of the major impediment of fostering firms is lack of access to financial services which would expand economic growth and employment generation as well as reducing poverty in many developing countries (Bataa Ganbold, 2008).
In Pakistan SME sector is confronted with a number of demand and supply side constraints hindering smooth growth of this underprivileged sector of the economy. Lack of access to formal sources of finance by SMEs is one of the major obstacles. SBP has been paying special attention to address this problem and its efforts are leading to improvements in the supply of credit to SMEs (State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report, 2007-2008).
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and are a key source of economic growth, dynamism and flexibility in advanced industrialized countries, as well as in emerging and developing economies. SMEs constitute the dominant form of business organization, accounting for over 95% and up to 99% of enterprises depending on the country. They are responsible for between 60-70% net job creations in OECD countries. Small businesses are particularly important for bringing innovative products or techniques to the market (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006).
SMEs are vital for economic growth and development in both industrialized and developing countries, by playing a key role in creating new jobs. Financing is necessary to help them set up and expand their operations, develop new products, and invest in new staff or production facilities. Many small businesses start out as an idea from one or two people, who invest their own money and probably turn to family and friends for financial help in return for a share in the business. But if they are successful, there comes a time for all developing SMEs when they need new investment to expand or innovate further. That is where they often run into problems, because they find it much harder than larger businesses to obtain financing from banks, capital markets or other suppliers of credit. The difficulties that SMEs encounter when trying to access finance can be due to an incomplete range of financial products and services, regulatory rigidities or gaps in the legal framework, lack of information on both the bank's and SME's side. Banks may avoid providing financing to certain types of SMEs, in particular, start-ups and very young firms that typically lack sufficient collateral or firms whose activities offer the possibilities of high returns but a substantial risk of loss (Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006).
Private Banks is the leading lenders in the SME finance market. Four of the five banks with the highest number of individual shares in SME finance portfolios are private commercial banks. Among the public sector banks, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has slightly more than 8 percent of the total SME financing extended by the banking sector. The public sector banks (Bank of Punjab, Bank of Khyber, and First Women's Bank Limited) have the third largest share of SME financing, after the big-five banks and private banks. Islamic banks are also making significant improvements in capturing the SME finance market. Among these, Meezan Bank has the highest outstanding portfolio, approximately Rs 3.7 billion, followed by Dubai Islamic and Dawood Islamic banks. Specialized banks' share in SME financing extended by the banking sector is low, 2.19 percent; SME bank has the largest portfolio, Rs 8 billion. Foreign banks play a negligible role in SME finance. Bank procedures and policies used for SME lending are too complex, making them time consuming and costly for both parties (Nenova, Niang&Anjum, 2009).
In order to meet the financial requirement of the SME sector, the policy envisages incorporation of SME financing in the Annual Credit Plan of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and monitoring to cater for underserved segment of the SME. Review of prudential regulations, periodically, in line with the SME credit demand and supply data. The establishments of credit guarantee and credit insurance agencies, operating in line with sound international practices, to provide incentives and risk cover for banks, so as to provide them the relevant comfort in financing SME (D-8 Secretariat, 2007).


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Okay does anyone else's parents do this? I'm kind of fed up, need to vent, and I'm curious if other parents do this.
Whenever there is something wrong with my computer (that I can't fix on my own), he checks it and always asks me if I installed anything that might have caused it. Obviously I say no, because after growing up with computers, and having viruses and re-formats in the past, I'm pretty smart about keeping a clean computer. Then my dad ALWAYS asks, "did you install online games?" And of course I say yes... And then he ALWAYS says, "Oh that's it, your games are downloading viruses somehow"
And now he is trying to install Microsoft Office on a new laptop for me, and he was using Internet Explorer to check something, and it froze. And he asks me again if I installed anything on it yet. And yes I have, but I know what I'm doing. Then I tell him to use Chrome instead (which I installed), and a few minutes later he says to me, "Oh, Chrome is bad, I heard about it causing bugs, and I think it's trying to interfere with IE, so that's why IE isn't working." I actually wanted to scream, "NO ONE USES FUCKING IE ANYMORE U IDIOT" Then he proceeded to install Firefox and use that instead of Chrome..
Honestly I don't understand why he thinks everything I install is a virus or could cause viruses. What's funny is that my dad is also a computer engineer.
Edit: Alright, just to say, it's not like this happens on a regular basis, but it's happened enough over the past several years that I'm starting to think by default he just blames me and thinks I'm not being careful enough.
Edit: Okay for those asking why I don't install office myself. I would install it myself, but in an effort to save money, the copy of office my dad is trying to install isn't retail, it's from his work, and he needs to do something to get it validated I think. The reason he gets it from work is because the company provides office for home use, so people can work from home. From what he tells me, most people at the company take advantage of this to put office on their family computers... I don't know how.. but I trust he knows what he's doing.


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Another sansa clip fan here, snow, rain, tons of sweat, you can't kill this little thing. Paired with Sennheiser's, it's a great little piece.
I love my Shuffle -- small, lightweight, virtually indestructible. It goes to the gym with me. (It is also great for cleaning house, wrapping presents, etc.) For running, though, I use my Nano. Why? Nike+. I know there are lots of other options, but Nike+ works really well for me. I don't want to carry my phone strapped to my arm. It is too big and too heavy. My Nano with Nike+ attached does everything I want.
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I have a Sony Walkman I like.
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I use a 5-year old Nano for my treadmill tunes. My treadmill has built-in speakers, so I can just hook up the Nano and go. I had a Shuffle a couple of years ago, but I killed it with sweat. I've heard that the newer Shuffles are more sweat-resistant, though. Is this true?
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OK, Santa heard - the Sansa Clip was in my stocking.
Now if I could just figure out an easy way of moving songs from my apple library. Moved (or thought I moved) about a dozen, but only about half show as available to play, and one keeps asking for a certification.
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Cool! Hope you figure out the set up (or maybe someone who commented in the thread can help).
OK, Santa heard - the Sansa Clip was in my stocking. Now if I could just figure out an easy way of moving songs from my apple library. Moved (or thought I moved) about a dozen, but only about half show as available to play, and one keeps asking for a certification.
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Not dead. Yet.
I use my android phone on an armband with Spotify.
It's pretty much the best setup possible. You can setup playlists, and stream almost anything you can think of directly to your phone for free. There is no syncing at all. I kind of wish there a smaller device than a phone, but it's a small price to pay for the music, and with the arm band I barely notice it.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
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It's a collectors item now. Sony only just recently stop producing them. Who knew?
"Their tears will salt the rims of my margaritas." - katarama
Sony refers to all of their portable audio devices as Walkman. This one is excellent for running. I have 3 of them.
Although I wouldn't buy it from Sony for $60. I picked mine up from Staples clearance for $10. You can pick them up on ebay for $30-$40.
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I like my nano because it is very small and also has radio. I like to listen to a local classic rock station on Sunday mornings when I do my long runs.
Not taking away from the nano because it is a cool device and does what people want.
But my iriver player had a radio in 2003. It took apple a damn long time on this.
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Another Sansa Clip lover here. I did finally slip mine into a ziploc bag and into the pocket of my running jacket for the winter. Our sky seems to think I live in Seattle instead of the desert this winter. From the sounds of it though, all of your Clips have survived a lot of weather.
I live in Seattle as well and I get made fun of regularly for putting my music player and money in sandwich baggies. But it works.
And when I stop at 711 for Hostess Lemon Pie (sniff... RIP Hostess), the folks behind the counter appreciate dry money.
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Hee, SRL, I used to have an iriver. I guess I still do but haven't used it in years. Now I use an also old (but not AS old) Creative Zen V, which I bought specifically because it was compatible with our library downloadables - I'm a big fan of audiobooks on the run. Now I think ipods are also usable but it didn't used to be the case.
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Not taking away from the nano because it is a cool device and does what people want. But my iriver player had a radio in 2003. It took apple a damn long time on this.
I agree and still have an iriver player but like the nano because it is smaller and clips my pocket.


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Yep. I conceal carry a Sig P238 and protect my home with a Beretta PX4 Storm. I sleep good at night.
This is a discussion on Do have a saperate home defense gun from your carry gun? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Yes, because my home/night rig is set up for a USP (36 .40's is mighty handy for that bump in the night ). Been trying ...
Yes, because my home/night rig is set up for a USP (36 .40's is mighty handy for that bump in the night ). Been trying to find a good duty-belt holster to fit my Dan Wesson revolver correctly (that I like) but it's been a pain so far.
Mossberg 500 12 gauge standing in the corner loaded with 6 and wearing 6. PPS 9mm x14 manned on the other end of the house.
Most of the time I'm wearing my SP101 on the belt or a smaller snubby in the pocket 'til bedtime.
If that don't take care of things... well, it was nice knowing ya'll.
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Yep. I conceal carry a Sig P238 and protect my home with a Beretta PX4 Storm. I sleep good at night.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States.
There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass"
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I had separate guns for years, but started weaning down the collection. I had lot of pistols that i didn't carry. So now my 2 carry guns also serve as nightstand guns. Glock 26, but I have some extra 15-round magazines. Excluding the handguns, the 870 is always in the bedroom.
Glock-36 on the nightstand, and a Glock-21 w/SureFire x-300 in the nightstand drawer...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I carry either a LCP or a glock 36 depending on the weather, have a judge by my bedside.
Glock 23 w/TLR1 for me as an EDC and as a HD (always on my hip when at home during the day and right next to me when sleeping). It's the only gun I can honestly say I can run and fight with unconsiously.
i carry a LCP and i keep a CZ PO1 in my bed room and a g23 in another room for home defense.
I carry either a Glock 26 or 17. Both have and will continue to serve nightstand duty. It just depends on which I was carrying that day.
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Do have a saperate home defense gun from your carry gun?
Many, stashed around.
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Glock 26 is my carry gun and Glock 19 is my night stand gun. My night stand gun is only there to get my to my Remington 870.
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Yup, for CCW Im either carrying my Les Baer Stinger or my Walther PPS-9, for HD I keep a Walther PPQ-9 with mounted Surefire X400 in a V-Line vault in my nightstand. I really like the X400 for if things go bump in the night and I forget to grab my glasses. Also, the PPQ-9 carries 16 rds, and my wife is more comfortable with it than my SIG 220ST. She wasnt thrilled with either the .45ACP or the DA/SA conversion. Ive got 2 Walther PPQ-9s, so one sees range use/occasional CCW and the other remains set up for HD.
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Yes. Carry firearm is thin, lighter, less doodads. HD pistol is larger, light and red dot attached always.
No reason carry pistol can't server both duties, but as others have mentioned, any excuse to buy another firearm is a good one...actually...who needs an excuse :)
When I get up in the morning I strap on what I'll be carrying that day. It remains on the whole day. When I go to bed it gets locked away and I have a Ruger Service Six in my night stand for a night time defensive gun.
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I have a CZ SP01 that does not leave the house, though it may go on a road trip sometimes. 19+1 and two spare mags, light always attached, and in a gunvault.
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I carry a PT709. The nightstand has a 1911 .45, the closet is only a couple of steps away with a PX4, AR15, and the 709. And the Mossberg is setup in this...
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The answer to this question is "I don't know."
The reason why you like a language is very subjective, so I will just present some facts of Irish that I find fascinating, and which I learned after 4 lessons of Irish, thanks to our developer Colin Parmar and our editor Loig Cheveau.
• Irish employs some phonological processes that change the sounds at word boundaries to show the role of these words in the sentence. So, while Tom is Tomás in Irish, when you want to call him, you say, "A Thomáis " ("a" is like "o" in "O Lord"). Another example: "a" (not the "a" mentioned above) means "his," "her," or "their" depending on the change that comes after it.
a chat, a athair = his cat, his father
a cat, a hathair = her cat, her father
a gcat, a n-athair = their cat, their father
You can't say what "a" means before you hear the following word. The language plays games with our mind.
• There is no verb "to have" in Irish; when you want to say "I have a pen" you literally say, "a pen is at me." The same holds true for when you want to say that you speak a language: to say "I speak Irish" you say "Irish is at me."
• The affirmative in Irish begins with the verb. So, to say "Irish is at me" you say "Is Irish at me"; this is not a question in Irish. How do you ask questions? Well ...
• There are two "to be's." Similar to Spanish, but a bit different in use. So, you have to know which "to be" to use to say "Is Irish at me." Moreover, there are different ways to form a question depending on which "to be" you use. So, it's not a simple matter to say "Is Irish at me."
• Another source of fascination is the number system: to say "fifteen books" in Irish, you not only separate "five" from "teen" and put "books" in a sandwich, but you do not even say "books" – you say "book" – no plurals! So "fifteen books" is the Irish equivalent of "five book teen." Does this sound like Arabic? Is there a connection between Irish and Arabic? There is a theory … Ok, so you learned how to say "fifteen books"; can you now say "twelve boys"? You will probably say the Irish equivalent of "two boy teen" right? Wrong! For counting people there is a another whole set of numerals up to twelve.
• There are no words for "yes" or "no" in Irish. If you want to say "yes" you repeat the verb of the question that you were asked.
For example:
Q: "Are you American?"
A: "Am"
And the full answer is: "Am, am American I" – Isn't it tricky?
This is only a sample of what Irish is about. I've never been to Ireland, but with all this plus the insular inscription on road signs, I bet that at every corner in Ireland you'd expect to come face to face with some druid and his golden sickle on his way to cut the mistletoe.
Let's also learn what is said on St. Patrick's Day:
Éire go brágh! (transliteration - Eire goh brah, meaning - Ireland for ever!)


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My friends in the Bay area have gotten a whizbang
together pertaining to their Michael Hurley documentary Elwood Snock & The Land of Lo-Fi, which I created many an animated scene for. Before you can all see the movie, they are raising money to pay for the rights to music in the film, so head on over there and sponsor a song!
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After telling you my words for the month of January (and perhaps this whole winter as we prepare for our move) are organize and evaluate I'm ready to share two more, outsourcing and compromise.
Making compromises and outsourcing parts of our life were the inevitable consequences of seriously evaluating our goals and organizing our time.
It seems a bit embarrassing to talk about this part, especially when you have to make small steps backward to make big steps forward.
What do I mean by that? I mean that we have made many little changes in the past few years to live more intentionally, simply and in keeping with our values. In every case, making these small changes involved a task that took time. Real time each and every day. Time, that right now, we don't have to give.
I've blogged about these choices and changes over the years and in the spirit of full disclosure (I have nothing to hide) I need to share the things we aren't doing in this season that in the past we were. Things you may have read on my blog and might mistakenly assume we are still doing right now, in this very intense life season.
Before I spill the beans though I need to share those most dearest of values, those things we will not compromise or outsource. Listed in no particular order (it's hard to put these in a hierarchy since they are so interconnected).
- We will not outsource raising our children or home education.
- We will not compromise on our family's physical health and well being. It is very tempting but ultimately futile to make short term sacrifices in your health to reach long term goals. Ie: We are not burning the candle at both ends, losing sleep to "make things happen", nor are we skimping on the time or money we invest in healthy food. Exercise, eating healthy and being well rested are necessary, not optional.
- We will not compromise on our spiritual well being and our relationship with God, in short our faith. Reading the bible, prayer and meeting with other Christians are non-negotiables. And by this I don't mean church. We prefer unChurch.
- We are committed to remaining consumer debt-free (we still have a mortgage).
- We will not compromise on our relationships with each other and spending time together as a family. This is difficult when Damien works full time and then works on building future sources of income at night when he's home from work. But we are committed to hiking one day a week, sharing meals, connecting in the evenings and of course the ongoing give and take of family life.
So with all those basics in place - faith, home, family, and health, where are we making compromises?
Unfortunately we are making compromises and outsourcing in the areas of self-sufficiency, DIY and more sustainable living. Which is really ironic since one intended goal of this move is to further our family in these exact areas. Go figure.
The reality though is that there is only so much time and some of the little changes (that have grown into big changes) we've made to get us to this point are just not doable right now. So here they are listed in no particular order:
- For the first time ever in a couple years I am... are you ready for this... buying soap. That was a hard decision to make but it was kind of fun in a way. I've heard good things about Dr. Bronners' soap bars and at $2.89/bar through my buying club they are the most affordable natural bar I can find. I'm especially enjoying the orange scented variety. I've spent my showers thinking about how I might be able to produce a bar as hard as this when I start making soap again.
- Speaking of buying clubs I've whittled my personal club down to one other member and I've bowed out of contributing in anyway to the Maine buying club I belong to. Belonging, but not actively contributing, is an unusual position for me. In general, giving and participating in our community have taken a definite backseat this season.
- The sewing machine sits mostly silent. The fall of 2009 had Damien going great guns sewing clothes for our family (it was amazing) and that is our intention for the future. But right now his energies are required elsewhere. Like securing work for post-move.
- The education budget has taken yet another hit as we tighten our financial belt even more. This is difficult because it limits our access to educational opportunities, supplies, and curriculum. I remind myself, this too shall pass and be sure to note all the things our children are learning during this time.
- Remember how I said, "come hell or high water" we're walking to the library? We never made it that far into the season to encounter either. The reality of a very packed weekly schedule necessitates using the car once again for regular transport to the library.
- In my ideal life the days are full but not so busy there isn't time to hand wash our dishes. In my ideal life we live in a smaller home (mortgage free) with no space for a dishwasher. In my real life I own a nice energy efficient dishwasher, that after almost a year of not using (because I wanted to life my ideal life now) I am gratefully using again.
- It goes without saying I haven't taken one look at a seed catalog. Growing some of our own food is not a reality for us this year.
I keep thinking there are some other things I'm missing in this list. If I think of them later I'll add them.
In short, we're trusting "the system" right now to take care of the basics of food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Having to trust the system when you don't really trust the system feels vulnerable, but unavoidable.
Making this move is an incredible amount of work for our family. We are going after our dreams but that means giving everything we have in terms time, heart and resources, while not compromising on the non-negotiables. I wish we didn't have to make compromises but we do.
Where do you make compromises when the going gets tough?
PS. Feel free to ask any specific questions you have about our move. I'll do my best to answer them in comments or dedicated post.


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I went on a weeklong vacation/fishing trip a couple years ago to George Town. I fished with a great guide while I was down there and caught fish, but the greatest fishing for me was what I found by simply walking the beach while my friend knapped in the afternoons.
Fishing on the atlantic side I found nice schools of small fish as well as cruising singles and doubles. What struck me most was how aggressive the fish were there. Toss a Gotcha anywhere near them and you were on. In fact, the smallest fish were the hardest, being in such skinny water. The bigger cruisers (I got several over 5 pounds) were much easier.
Of course, before going I dutifully tied up the full compliment of bonefish flies, but (like the guide assured me) all I needed was a Gotcha in different sizes and weights. Flies with too much color didn't seem to work - although I did catch a few on chartreuse Clousers and pink Puffs.
One warning, I'd stay away from the flat locals call the Airport Flat (if I remember correctly). It was on the Caribbean side and was reached by a rough car ride down a terrible road. On low tide you can walk across the channel to a mangrove island surrounded by a beautiful flat. Large schools of bones congregate there on a rising tide... and so do the sharks. No joke. They aren't terribly large but they are
aggressive. Any fish bonefish hooked there immediately became live bait and if you did manage to get it away from the sharks long enough to land it, it never made it back to the school.
I fished there with the guide one day and, following some directions from locals, found it again on my own. Of course, didn't realize where I was going at the time, but as I stood there taking in the view from shore I realized I was staring at "shark flat".
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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Last season, the Pontotoc Lady Warriors and Oxford Chargers were a combined 67-0. And claimed Class 4A and 5A state championships, respectively.
The Tupelo Lady Wave helped, going 0-3 against those squads.
The Lady Wave completed a sweep of those schools in the past week with a 60-55 victory over the Lady Chargers on Friday night.
"Tonight was another challenge for our girls to play hard and not let last year beat us," said Lady Wave head coach Matt Justice, whose team lost to Oxford by 19 points a season ago. "Our girls are having fun.
"Games like this are making our team grow."
With four sophomores in their top seven rotation, the Lady Wave (6-2) certainly have room to grow. But they certainly took time out from growing this week to throw their weight around.
Oxford (6-2) threw an 8-0 run at Tupelo in the second quarter, with a Janesha Johnson basket giving the Lady Chargers a 21-15 edge.
After Tupelo pulled within three points at the half, the Lady Wave shoved back with an 18-2 run. Jaleigha Polk had three baskets in the span, and a Zierra Long free throw with 37 seconds left in the third pushed Tupelo to a 46-35 lead.
Tupelo was able to maintain that basic margin for most of the fourth quarter, with the closest Oxford could pull at 59-55 on a Johnson basket with 22 seconds remaining.
"The key for us was forcing some passes that were not there," said Oxford head coach Shayne Linzey. "We've got to cut down on our mental mistakes."
Polk paced Tupelo with 18 points, while Alexus Malone hit 16 for Oxford.
(B) Tupelo 48, Oxford 41: After a tight first quarter, the Wave (6-3) gained a bit of an edge to lead 30-22 at the half, extending that to 46-29 by the end of the third period.
Brice Ford led Tupelo with 11, while Nick Brown scored 14 to lead Oxford (2-4).


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