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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Today I earned my Motherhood Badge
Our trip home was a memorable one, no doubt. We took the easy way out. We flew.
On our way to Seattle, we had an easy going morning, no rush at the airport, had plenty of time. The girls did great.
Then we got on the plane.
All hell broke loose. We kept joking that we needed a reality show or something because the flight was so bad.
Well today started off bad. Abigail was up a lot last night. We were up late last night, trying to pack all of our Christmas stuff into our luggage. Weighing, shifting things around, reweighing.
All 4 of us have bad colds and congestion. Ellie is teething.
We got out the door about 15 minutes later than we had planned, pretty normal for us, admittedly.
Ellie cried the whole way to the airport. We dug through the luggage, found the motrin, and gave her a dose.
We paid for a cart to carry all of our crap on. Because, well, you only have to do some things once in life.
We got checked in, and got to the bag check, crossing our fingers. The weight limit is 50 lbs. 49.6, 50.2, and 50.8. They let us squeak by.
We take our cart as far as they will let us go, to ease the craziness of carrying our 3 big carry ons, purse, and two backpacks and the two kids, a stroller, and a car seat. Security is where we must part ways.
We grab some lunch to eat on the plane, and then head down to our gate, of course, the last gate of the terminal.
They are already boarding. Why wouldn't they be.
We go to get a claim at gate tag for the stroller, and they have to stop boarding, and shift people already on the plane around, because we were assigned an exit row.
Boarding continues after a few minutes, and we finally get on board, the last ones on the plane.
We finally get to our row, and there is another lap child on the row, so we have to be moved again, and they move another whole row of people because you can only have one infant on a row because of the oxygen masks.
Finally, we are on our way. I joked to Charles that maybe since our morning had been so chaotic, they plane ride would be easy going.
I proved to be very wrong.
Ellie was all over the place. Abigail was in her car seat, and we thought maybe if we could coax Abigail to my lap to color, that Ellie might take a little nap in the car seat.
Success. Ellie napped for about 45 minutes. It was glorious.
We switched and put Abigail back in the car seat for a bit, until she started asking for some Mama snuggles. We got her out, put Ellie in the car seat again, and just as I sat Abigail in my lap, facing me, she got a funny look on her face, coughed, and threw up a little in my lap.
I took one look and knew that wasn't the end of it.
"CHARLES! (in panic) Grab a bag." Trying to be discrete, but seriously in panic.
I cupped my hands for a great catch. She filled them.
A little louder, and more panicked.
CHARLES! HURRY! A bag!!
He looks at me with a blank stare of horror.
She throws up again, with now where to go but my lap.
At this point, I am practically yelling at Charles as he rummages through our trash filled seat back pockets for a barf bag.
And with great timing, the beverage cart pulls up.
Charles finally gets the bag open and looks at me like, "What now?"
"Well bring it over here so I can empty my hands!!"
He finally does, and I get it to Abigail's mouth just in time for the last catch.
I look up and see the flight attendants just as they realize what has happened.
"Oh dear," one says, "I'll get you some napkins." The other flight attendant gags, and pulls the cart out of my way.
We head to the bathroom to clean up, while Charles rummages through the dirty clothes that got shoved in our carry ons when there was no room anywhere else.
I spent the rest of the flight in his pants, and a dirty tshirt.
After I got out of the bathroom, I apologized to the flight attendants. One of them put it well... she said,"Girl, that was all you, you caught every bit of that. Way to go., that was all you!"
The whole way home Abigail had a bag ready to go, but we made it home without any more incidents.
Then she walked in the house, ran to the trash can, and threw up again.
I don't know what is worse... if she has a stomach bug for the second time in a month, or if she is doomed to a life of motion sickness like her mother.
Actually... I do know what is worse.
Now, I'm going to go take some Tylenol for the headache I got when I pulled our carry on bag down and hit myself in the face with a shoebox.
8 comments:
- Kim said...
Oh Mama. I am SO sorry. That is the worst! If you need anything, let me know!
- January 5, 2012 at 7:39 PM
- Heather said...
First, I'm sorry that I laughed out loud at the last sentence. Second, Holy heck Heather... what a crappy day. Someday your girls are going to read this blog post and probably die laughing. It'll be awesome.
- January 5, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- Janene said...
Heather, I am chuckling and gagging at the same time! It is a "remember when" moment for me! Glad you made it home safe if not sound! Love you guys!
- January 5, 2012 at 9:42 PM
- Pheobe said...
Oh man. That's all.
- January 6, 2012 at 7:58 AM
- allison said...
you deserve a medal....no questions asked. that was the most intense series of events I have ever heard.
- January 7, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- allison said...
Oh my gosh Heather, you deserve more than an award...go get yourself a mani/pedi or something!
- January 7, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- Janiel said...
You are a trooper!! I'm so sad we didn't get together - but I hope you have a fabulous New Year and if you ever come up again and have some time - I would love to get together!!
- January 9, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- mspaze31 said...
Heather oh man! That is quite the story! Isn't being a mom great??!!
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Oatmeal Stuffed Pumpkin
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After halloween there seems to be an over abundance of pumpkins. My mind immediately thinks "eat as many pumpkins as you can". Unfortunately not all pumpkins breakdown into the celebrated creamy texture which is baked into pies, scooped into batters, and sliced into casseroles. The pumpkins from my garden fall into the category of not the greatest eating type; their specific name is unknown.
All I know is that for my next pumpkin filling adventure (I have happily survived two in the past 24 hours) will be in a gorgeous cheese pumpkin i have had my eye on from Barnard's Orchard. The long island cheese pumpkin is squatter, smoother, and a creamier color than the generic orange pumpkin found on doorsteps and porches as decoration and their flesh is less stringy than the flesh of my homegrown guys. Other pumpkin varieties I know are yummy are baby pam, peek a boo, small sugar/ new england, winter luxury, and trickster.
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That is exactly what I did this morning. Essentially what I made was baked oatmeal; an Amish classic which combines oats, eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar, raisins, and apples and bakes to perfection. Of coarse I had to fool with the basic recipe and I fooled around so much that I created something completely different, but completely the same. Impossible? Find out.
Oatmeal Stuffed Pumpkin
1 5 pound pumpkin
2 cups whole oats
1 1/2 cups almond milk (or cow's milk)
1/2 cup apple cider (or juice of your choice)
1 chopped apple
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon honey
pinch of salt
toasted walnuts
Turn the oven to 375 degrees. Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scoop out all of the seeds and gook. Save the seeds to roast. Now fill the hollow pumpkin with your dry ingredients and give everything a stir. Then add the honey, milk, and cider. Stir everything around again. Put the top on the pumpkin and place the pumpkin in a dutch oven or on a baking sheet. Leave in the hot oven for about an hour, this time will vary depending on the thickness of the flesh. I took the lid off for the second half of cooking. It is ready to be eaten when the skin and flesh feel like butter upon being pierced. In the last five minutes throw a handful of walnuts into the oven on a baking sheet to toast then sprinkle them on top of the goodness you just created.
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In a meeting with Redempta Mbatia and Abubakar Mwinyi at ICAP Tanzania today, I learned about their recent implementation of a mobile male circumcision (MC) program on islands in Lake Victoria (Kagera Region).
The MC intervention was a demonstration project requested by the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to incorporate MC and prevention activities in remote places. ICAP was working on the mainland in Kagera region, but CDC and USAID preferred they work on the islands, where HIV prevalence was much higher (3 or 4 times higher than on the mainland — estimated at near 20% says Dr. Mbatia). They worked in a truly underserved area: there were 2 dispensaries serving 20 islands (with 2 staff — neither were clinicians or nurses) — Dr. Mbatia said there was almost no health infrastructure — and very few HIV-positive islanders would travel to the mainland for treatment (many were lost to follow-up).
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So since there wasn't much work today for us, and the kids wanted to do something, Philippe, Tessa, and I all played some games out in the nice weather.
We learned that "European" hide and seek isn't the same. Combine that with the fact that it's been about a decade since either of us have actually played the "American" hide and seek...well we really sucked. And Philippe is tall and runs fast, so we were outnumbered all together.
Second, they got the ball out and started playing "piggy in the middle". The boys didn't understand why we were laughing so hard. But when we explained that ours was "monkey" in the middle, Idan adopted that idea very quickly and the game became doubly goofy.
Cathryn and Philippe found some more mushrooms in the woods, and besides finding the deadliest one ever, the rest are apparently delicious. And they're both still alive today, so I trust it now.
(To the left is the new volunteer, Bernardo, from Puerto Rico.)
Philippe was teaching them how to use his "poi" to do tricks. This led to some entertaining results.
Krishan tried it out too.
Our garden is bursting with zucchini. There are WAY too many of them. And we don't even have an oven. So our zucchini recipes are starting to become repetitive.
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It's been a few days since rain has fallen, so the garden beds are dry. We are hoping to get some afternoon showers today...saves time having to water them all by hand. But I don't even know of the weather here because my weather app can't get a fix on my location....


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Court-mandated sessions smooth difficult transition
By Mike Lauterborn
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While intimidated by the long hours of the course and challenged to find sitters, participants hoped to walk away with useful information that would help them ease a painful situation for their children.
These were the initial thoughts that ran through many parents' heads as they learned they would need to participate in parenting education classes as a condition of separating, divorcing or resolving child custody issues. In Connecticut, court-mandated workshops are coordinated by the state's Council of Family Service Agencies and serve over 150,000 families annually from more than 90 sites. Facilitating parents in the Fairfield/Bridgeport area is the FSA-run Sterling Family Center at 475 Clinton Avenue in Bridgeport. Wednesday night, it was the site of the first of two three-hour July sessions accommodating 20 parents.
Parenting education was signed into law in July 1993 by then-Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker. Subsequent courses were modeled on a pilot program developed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of southeastern CT, to help lessen the negative effects of divorce, separation or family disruption and guide children into adulthood with confidence.
"I think the class will help show me how to have a better relationship with my children," said parent Joe Lyons, from Bridgeport, who recently remarried. "My girlfriend and I were together for almost 20 years and realized we couldn't be a couple," he said. "However, for three years along the way, things were very solid and starting a family seemed like a good idea. But we had different ideas about how to run our household and separated. We have joint custody but she lives far upstate, so I only get to see my two boys two weekends a month. It's hard for me to be involved as much as I want to be. They really miss me and want to live with me, though they may have a better environment where they are upstate. It will be helpful to know how to answer their questions. I'm from a divorced family and I know what's going through their heads."
Fairfielder Tina Le, who was married for 16 years, is currently separated from her husband and going through the divorce process. She said, "It's been a very difficult time. I have three children and it's been hard on them. I'm forced to come here but am hoping I'll gain something useful. Maybe it will help me raise my kids on my own, to give them a better future." She added, "Friends and family say things will get better. The worst is behind me."
Monroe resident Maria Coelho was also married for 16 years. Her husband moved out June 1. "He came home one day a year and a half ago and just stopped talking to me. It was hard in the beginning… I was heartbroken, but with time I've healed. Though no court date has been set, the class was mandated."
Instructor Mark Roos, LCSW, MSW, who has a practice in Shelton, said he typically runs workshops in Newtown. "They require picture i.d. there, as some people send others in their place," he said. To the class, he said, "I hope at the end of this, you walk out with information to help you better deal with your kids."
Roos, who conducted his first parenting education class in 1995, described the classes as psycho-education. "I assume the majority of you are not well-versed in divorce, so I'm here to help you help your kids navigate the process," he said. "The reality is, you're still a family. The construct will be different, but mom is still mom and dad is still dad."
The workbook the class references is titled "Putting Children 1st". "That means putting ourselves second, checking our egos at the door, spending time with them so they feel the bond is still there. For parents, divorce is a solution; for kids, it's a disruption."
To reinforce the "kids first" theme, Roos asked each parent to share the name/s and age/s of their children and to describe what made each special in their eyes. They glowed as they shared and used words like "princess", "blessings", "gifts" and "special" while other parents looked on and smiled. It was clear that these children were their salvation and a happy place for everyone to go.
Following a midpoint pizza break, Roos focused on the feelings and emotions kids may be experiencing – anger, relief, concern, insecurity and sadness. Roos advised parents to be on the lookout for a significant change in behavior and allow children to talk about their emotions to lessen the chance of their acting up.
Roos also touched on feelings of grief and loss children may be facing. "In the end, the key thing to stress to them is that the divorce is not their fault," he said.
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Posted by Anatoly Z. on September 24, 1998 at 15:48:19:
In Reply to: Re: White smoke. posted by jeff c on September 24, 1998 at 14:47:41:
Hey Jeff,
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I've heard that people drill something in the exhaust system but I'm not sure what and where I should drill. If you have some info regarding this question PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT.
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My current role is launching a platform to give a common approach, structure and standard of quality to GKN Aerospace's manufacturing engineers across the globe.
I recommend engineering as a career path for anyone with a logical approach to life. There are far more opportunities than deeply technical analysis, the skills are easily transferred across industries, and engineers are recognised around the world. There is nothing more exciting for me than being able to touch my work, and see it take off from the runway or drive down the road.


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Many Thanks to Huckdoll http://huckdoll.blogspot.com/ for yet another great web site on organizing your day!! Here it is folks- http://www.flylady.net/ have been slowly workin on getting more motivated and actually accomplishing more! Thought the thought of having a garage sale is less than appealing to me I've realized we have more stuff that we could get rid of that is just cluttering up my house. So that will be event I will have to plan on when the weather warms up. Plus I'm trying to make room for another addition to our family and all the "stuff" that will be out of our basement and back in the house for the new little one.
Easter was very nice! We just had a laid back day and gave Griffin his little basket and played outside while the weather was so nice.We had a nice dinner of Grilled chicken, baked potato,corn and applesauce. It was nothing special but grilling outside made it seem so. It is still a bit chilly here yet some days it warms up so much it almost seems like winter is over. I can't wait! Then again last summer was sooo hot I couldn't breathe and the thought of being pregnant in that heat makes me content to keep the weather like it is now.I already warned my husband that we have to buy another air conditioner.It's funny, here they will actually announce on local stations not to spend more than a few minutes outside..... So I better be careful what I wish for!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
4 comments:
- Karen said...
It sounds like you've been busy organizing. Maybe you'll inspire me to get rid of all my clutter.
Sounds like you had a nice Easter too!
Personally, I'd much rather have it a little chilly than too hot.
- March 25, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Jerinda said...
I love Fly Lady. I have used that site off and on for years. I never can keep up though. LOL
- March 25, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- Kitty said...
I know Fly Lady is something!
- March 25, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- Huckdoll said...
You know, I've never actually read Fly Lady in depth and I did for the first time when I wrote you that comment. She is fabulous. I love the daily steps...like the first one, making sure your sink is clean before you go to sleep. How easy is that? Getting dressed first thing in the morning..awesome..I can DO that :) I'm hoping the hardcore cleaning comes in there somewhere.
- March 26, 2008 at 11:29 PM
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We went to Pier 23 for lunch. It was a beautiful day. Sunny, warm and windy. Unfortunately they didn't have perch, Pat's favorite. So he had what I always have, Brook Trout. It was delicious.
We stopped at Tawas State Park and took a picture of our reservations for camping with Caroline and Danielle and all the kids later this summer.
Then we stopped at Kay and Jerry's. We sat on the porch. It is so relaxing listening to the birds. I am excited because we dropped off the book for her to edit.
Then on the way home it began to pour. By the time we drove down our street it was flooded. Good to be home, but disappointed the Tigers don't play until 10 pm.


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Citi Trends (the "Company") is an off-price retailer in the midst of turnaround. The key corrective actions of the turnaround - bringing back the old CEO who presided over the Company's successful growth years and replacing the chief merchandising officer with a mandate to return to off-price roots - are showing signs of progress including posting the first positive same-store-sale comp in 10 quarters last quarter. These improvements are not recognized in the current share price and have set up an attractive risk-reward situation. I estimate fair value to be c 2x current levels with limited risk of permanent capital loss given the strong balance sheet (estimate around $6/share of cash at the end of the current quarter; no debt), conservative lease position, and strong cash generative profile of the business.
Citi Trends (the "Company") is an off-price retailer focusing on urban fashions. It has c 500 stores that are mostly located in poor areas targeting a 18-25 year-old customer with household income of c $30k. The majority of the Company's customers are African American and Hispanics. It sells a mix of branded and non-branded product and offers best prices through late-season inventory purchases and carry-over of inventory into the proceeding season.
From 2001 to 2009 the Company grew stores from 123 to c 400 and comparable store sales averaged in the high single digits. Following the retirement of longtime CEO Ed Anderson, the business suddenly deteriorated in 2010 and 2011. The main reason for the decline was a flawed change in merchandising strategy led by the new team that moved away from close-out buying toward full priced on-trend buying. The change in strategy was aimed at increasing profits through a higher-end assortment, but it backfired because the diminished value proposition could not stand up to the weak economy, which disproportionately impacted the Company's target customers. The strategy was also unsuccessful because at the same time the Company had pre-committed to buy, on long lead times, various urban fashions, the fashion trends themselves shifted away from what the Company was buying.
Performance worsened throughout 2011. Responding to the weak results, the Company fired the CEO and brought back Ed Anderson, who had become the Company's chairman after retiring. It also replaced its Chief Merchandising Officer with Jason Mazzola (previously with AJ Wright division of TJX). The Company also announced a reduction in force to cut costs and scaled back its expansion plans for 2012 and beyond.
Messrs Anderson and Mazzola have now been with Citi Trends for almost one year. In that time they have been most focused on returning the business to its historical mix of close-out buying. Such close-out buying trades predictability and consistency of merchandise for great bargain prices that it can pass on to its customer, which were core to the Company's historical success. These changes could not be implemented immediately because of buying commitments undertaken by the prior team, which have been rolling off. Same store sales and gross margins have been improving and last quarter (ending October 2012) the company reported its first positive comp in ten quarters.
The Company has a market capitalization of c $190m and enterprise value of c $135m ($55m of cash and no debt; c $4/share of net cash). I estimate that cash on the balance sheet will be c $6/share at the end of this quarter. At its peak the business generated c $50m of EBITDA and c $1.4 of EPS on a base of c 20% fewer stores.
On currently depressed results, the Company trades at 3-4x EBITDA and is generating high teens free cash flow yield to EV. During the worst of its problems it generated positive EBITDA and cash flow.
I estimate fair value of CTRN in the low-mid 20s per share based on 5-6x next year EBITDA of $40-45m, which assumes continued modest improvement of the business into next year.
Risk Reward
Citi Trends represents a very attractive risk reward. As discussed above, I estimate fair value at twice the current price. In a rather bleak downside scenario where the Company's challenges are more structural and long-term than I appreciate, the company has c $7/share of cash and does trough EBITDA of $14m (4 quarters ended April 2012). Using a conservative 2.5x trough EBITDA, downside value is about $9.50/share.
Key Risks
(1) Execution risk around turnaround. Company needs to change its product assortment, offer lower price points, and potentially change its format to compete successfully in this environment. This is a challenging task for any team.
Mitigant: New CEO has strong track record. CMO has experience from TJX that is highly relevant.
Mitigant: Results over the last few quarters demonstrate that the changes being implemented are working.
(2) Niche could be structurally challenged. Lack of product innovation within the "urban" category may have shifted customers toward more traditional product/fashion lines.
Mitigant: Company objective is not to dictate fashions, but respond to customer demand, and it refreshes its "urban" look via merchandise choices.
(3) Target Customers could be challenged for a while. Difficult economy may not abate and the customers core customers could remain challenged for the next several years. Is this really the right time to invest in a consumer turnaround with customer headwinds?
Mitigant: There is no need to underwrite heroic growth assumptions. Company will generate a lot of cash flow without a strengthening economy.
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|RE: a couple questions
Hi Otto,
Regarding recent price action, there are a few things one could point to from a fundamental perspective. First, the payroll tax increase of 2% of gross income will hit weaker customers harder than others. This may results in a few less dollars per week available to spend, which could negatively impact sales for CTRN on the margin. Second, dollar stores have been weak independent of the payroll tax issue, so perhaps that is a little carry over from that. Third, there will likely be a delay in tax refunds this year v last year as consequence of changes to tax code stemming from fiscal cliff. This will push back some tax refund fueled by from January to February and could hurt the 4Q comp slightly. We tend to think this impact will be small, and have zero real impact on the value of the company. All of these fundamental possibilities are likely second or third order relative to the primary effect of the return to an off-price strategy.
Having said all of that, we have closely followed the trading flows for months now and tend to think that this is an orphaned situation with close to zero institutional interest. We know there were 2 sellers out there (maybe only one now) and believe that has kept the stock depressed since the last quarter rather than possible negative tax impact.
By "next year" EBITDA we refer to FY14 ending January 2014.
Re: RAD, haven't followed it in a while. I have been truly impressed that they have remained distressed or quasi distressed for nearly 12 years at this point w/out filing BK. Unfortunately, all the value from that long-term distress seems to have accrued to their creditors thus far.
|RE: RE: a couple questions
could also be - inventory up 16% which they said 50% was opportunisitic but you have to wonder; plus, they said layway would be hurt by lower AUR and lastly while they don't report monthly they do report during the EA call and said sales were flat in first 3 weeks. I agree with that this has the feel of an improving story and I was really happy they brushed off those dumb buyback questions too...
|RE: RE: Marginal Retailer
well...if they do about 20m in free cash flow next year on a market cap of 127m then everything will be a-ok. In a really good year, they might do 30. If they get another hurricane, it might be 40m. Bad stores can be shut down. Management isn't going to p&ss aways cash anymore on dumb store openings. All those figures and such are very impressive though.
|Responses to questions
First a clarification on the Citi Trends concept: CTRN is a zero-frills discount retailer operating out of small stores in cheap, undesirable locations. The company uses $420k of capital to open a store, signs a relatively short-term lease (5 year with extensions) at very cheap ($6-7 psf) lease rates, and tries to provide its customers with styles specific to their unique urban tastes at prices that can not easily be matched in their neighborhoods. Being local is an advantage, as many customers do not have access to cheap, convenient transportation. Local competition is weak and mostly in the form of mom and paps. Is this market desirable enough to draw new entrants? The answer is generally no. Customers are perpetually strapped for cash and there are safety, security, and shrink issues to navigate. This is what makes in an attractive niche. CTRN is the big fish in the small pond.
Given CTRN's business model, having much lower sales per square foot than other retail concepts such as TJX is not problematic or a sign that stores are uneconomic, since CTRN pays rent that is 2-3x lower than TJX and achieves high 30s gross margins when executing well. If the ongoing turnaround could increase sales per square foot back near the recent peak of $160 while maintaining healthy margins, that would still leave the company at less than half of TJX, but would produce earnings and store-level returns on capital that are quite satisfactory.
Regarding returns on capital, the criticism strikes me as misplaced. The CTRN business model provides great returns on capital. The company invests $420k-- $280k for build out, $30k in pre-opening expenses, and $110k of net inventory-- and targets first year cash flow to be $335k. I am not pointing this out as anything special among retailers, am just saying that I don't understand the criticism. As is typical in this type of business, not much capital is put up, so returns on capital whip around with operating performance. The comment that "RoE has never been above the mid-teens" is not true, as is evidenced by the financials of years 2007 and earlier.
Finally, I appreciate the comments about recent inventory trends and am happy to provide my understanding. As discussed in the write-up, CTRN is in the process of transitioning from on-trend buying back to the close-out buying strategy it had during its successful years. Close-out buying is often done at the end of the season and necessitates paying for the merchandise and warehousing it for the off-season. Thus, we have seen a one-time increase in the working capital required for the business. I believe that most of the working capital increase necessitated by the merchandise switch is reflected as of the most recent quarter-end. Importantly, I believe the current inventory position is reasonably strong in that it presents a healthy in-stock position without excessive risk of markdowns.
|quarter update
Cititrends reported first quarter results yesterday. We view the -4% comp as a decent result considering the negative impact from colder weather, lack of tax refund related buying this year, and increases in the payroll tax. The sales cadence improved in the latter portion of the quarter with April +9% and May MTD +2% v Feb -7% and Mar -8% where the tax and weather had the most significant impact.
Management discussed improvements in the women's business on the call where the shift away from urban brands toward unbranded urban fashion is working. The women's business has been the largest problem area for the company and fixing it should fuel sales in other categories given that 75% of CTRN shoppers are women buying for themselves, spouse/boyfriend, child, etc. Have never heard the team this confident about the changes they are making. Comps should be easier for the rest of the year from an average unit price standpoint.
Cash at quarter was just over $80m but was understated by $10-$20m due to some one-off timing issues within accounts payable. Inventory in good shape. Continue to believe this is a very attractive risk reward where merchandise changes will fuel positive SSS into the back half the year.
|quarter update
CTRN reported second quarter results yesterday with positive sales growth of 4.2%, positive SSS of 1.7%, and improved gross margin of 237bps. In the context of the sales growth, believe that the pick-up in gross margin was particularly strong. Improved trends basically across all categories. Outlook from management quite constructive especially with regards to improvement in the women's category where they believe that merchandizing changes they have made are resonating with customers - this has also been the greatest source of the company's problems. Take all this as evidence the turnaround is going in the right direction. Company reported $85m of net cash as of quarter-end (nearly $6/share).


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GNXP notes a little common sense from the Dutch. "If you want to live in the Netherlands, you have to adhere to our rules ... and learn our language." I would say the same to immigrants to the U.S. All of them, or course, but especially those from Mexico. I think it is just weird when you get a government document with Spanish-language text.
Ann Althouse: The political structure of academia. "The NYT reports on a study that shows (unsurprisingly) that Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans in academia. The ratio is 7 to 1, generally, 9 to 1 at Berkeley and Stanford." It doesn't surprise me, either, but it is kind of amazing. Is this self-selection? I don't buy the "correlation to IQ" theory. I might buy the "correlation to non-real-work" theory, though :)
This is kind of interesting: Triassic reptiles had live young. "The largest and most diverse group of Triassic aquatic reptiles gave birth to live young, researchers report in this week's Nature. The finding in sauropterygians is the first evidence of viviparity in this group of animals, which lived throughout the Mesozoic era, from 250 to 65 million years ago." Even more amazing than the fact itself is the fact that we can know this!
These landscape photographs from Brazil, by Alex Uchôa, are amazing. Just beautiful. I can't decide which I find more impressive, the subject or the photographs. I guess maybe it is the subject; I knew Brazil was beautiful, but not this beautiful. Please go and check 'em out! [ via Glenn Reynolds ]
Heard about the brawl / riot at the Piston's game last night? Ugly. I have to say, somehow so far this season I just don't care about pro basketball. Maybe because Shaq left the Lakers, or maybe just because... I can see getting excited about college basketball, but not before Spring.
Did you tell Tivo you don't want commercials during fast forward? You did? Good. Matt Haughey reports on an interesting study that shows people pay more attention while fast-forwarding. Yeah, but do they pay more attention while 30-second-skipping? I doubt it. Look, this is simple; most people don't want to watch commercials.
This is just really spooky; photos of Gunkanjima, a coal-mining island off the coast of Japan, in 1974, and today, now that the island has been abandoned. [ via Ottmar Liebert ]
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Get that teen in your life on board with the green beauty lifestyle this Holiday Season with my Choosy Chick Green Beauty Teen Gift Guide…not that these would make a bad gift for any adult either!
Oh the teen years, full of growth, emotions, learning, and life lessons. The years where you start exploring what it means to be yourself and make your own choices. It's these choices that are pivotal to those they make as an adult. As often what is learned and modeled in those years sets the stage for the entire future. This is the reason teaching clean beauty to your teen is vital.
Whether the teenage girl in your life in already a veteran greenbeauty-er or new to it this list is sure to show them green is glamorous and fun! Colorful makeup, fragrant lotions, and effective skincare are possible with green beauty. So, I've curated this stunning list of Green Beauty Items for the Teen Girl. The entire bundle is $134 or pick and choose what you think is right for the teen in your life.
Honeybee Gardens Truly Natural Mascara
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It has been a long search for a natural mascara that doesn't smudge by the end of my day, and Honeybee Gardens is finally my hero! Sound the bells!! No flakes, no running, no raccoon eyes…even without a setting powder. Find it here at The Choosy Chick for $12.
100% Pure Mermaid Palette
What teen doesn't love a makeup pallet? Easy to take with you, super cute to show off to friends, convenient, and a mirror….instant teen crush.
The beauty of this gem is that's its free of harsh coal dyes, talc, petroleum byproducts, formaldehyde donating preservatives, silicones, synthetic colors, or other skin irritants. Made entirely from fruit pigments for color these shades are blend-able, creamy, and long lasting.
The 100% Pure Mermaid Palette is one of many of their palettes that offers a combo of highlighter, blush, and eyeshadows. The Mermaid, inspired by colors of the sea-going siren, is great for subtle color and an illuminated look. A palette of warm toned colors here's what it contains: luminescent powder in Siren a warm cream kissed brightener, blush in Peach Coral a golden orange/pink, eye shadow in Shell a golden olive, eye shadow in Sea Glass a darker golden moss, and an eye shadow in Star Fish a purple with blue iridescent.
These colors give the perfect everyday look or can be bumped up for a more intense look. Find the palate here for $45.
Nudus Lipstick in Fairy Tales
Waoo! I love this lip stick…and I'm not even a huge lipstick person. The color, the texture, the density of pigment, the ingredients…all an A+. First off this beautiful satin peach is a stunner on most skin tones. Because of its subtle nature this lip color will make teens feel grownup using lipstick but parents happy by not having overly makeup-ed daughters.
Nudus is a handcrafted Australian lipstick line that is certified organic and contains no FD&C colors (unlike many even "green" lipsticks). Instead their color extracts come from ancient Ayurvedic formulas of flowers, fruits, herbs and minerals. Their formulas are creamy, thick, and stay very well. Plus, they hydrate with 27 active ingredients which keeps the lips ultra kissable.
Fairy Tales is my choice for teens because of its universal color and natural look. It's available here from The Choosy Chick for $34. Or you can check out the other Nudus colors here. Use code "FREESHIPNUDUS" at checkout to get the any Nudus color shipped for free to US addresses!
Kosmatology Mini Lotion Bar
The perfect solution for the teen backpack, purse, or dance bag. Kosmatology Mini Lotion Bar in roll up stick form make great on-the-go dry skin soothers. Preventing those messy "my lotion top came open in my gym bag mom" moments these bars are a must have.
Available in 4 scents, Grapefruit is my choice for the teen. It's bright and zesty scent uplifts moods and invigorates. The formula is made from multiple organic ingredients, it rubs on skin easily and leaves very soft skin. Find it at The Choosy Check here for $4.
Green and Gorgeous Organic Natural Dry Shampoo Powder
Save your teen time while keeping them feeling fresh with this Green and Gorgeous Dry Shampoo Powder. Made to be used between washes to absorb excess oil dry shampoo is one of my weekly staples. The beauty of the Green and Gorgeous brand is theirs is entirely free from any nastys. No irritating talc, gmos, synthetic fragrances, or harmful toxins so common to other formulas. Theirs is organic (minus baking soda and clay which can't be organic) and scented with essential oils.
I love that the formula isn't white like many others. It's a light skin color which makes it easily blend-able into most hair colors. For very dark hair they do offer a Dark Hair option here. However, even on my medium brown roots once blended the powder is 100% unnoticeable. It blends especially nice with this extra Dry Shampoo Brush or by hand. Shown here is the Grapefruit Sweet Orange for a light citrus scent. Find it here at The Choosy Chick for $8-30.
Schmidt's Deodorant Stick Rose + Vanilla
Ever important for the hormonal teen is deodorant and even more important is that it's non-toxic (learn why here) as those growing tissues are extra sensitive to toxins. While there are many great options for natural deodorant many of my favs are in a cream/jar formula that requires timely finger application. Teens…well we all know their more likely to comply when the item is easy and quick. That's why Schmidt's Deodorant Stick in Rose + Vanilla is a perfect choice.
Not only does it keep the smell away…come on like I would recommend one that didn't anyway. It smells ultra girly with creamy vanilla and fragrant fresh roses. The pink packaging is too cute as well! Feel safe knowing your teen is using deodorant free from aluminum, parabens, propylene glycols, synthetic fragrances, and phthalates. It can be found at The Choosy Chick for $9 here.
There you have it! My gift list for the green beauty teen. Sold entirely at The Choosy Chick, (more on the amazing boutique here) so you can easily shop all at once. Spend over $75 and get free shipping, buy the entire list for $134, or pick and choose your favorites. Also, if your teen is new to green beauty, make sure to send them here for the quick and dirty on the risks of conventional beauty.
Happy Holidays!
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When I'm feeling a little down, sometimes it helps to remind myself of why I love my life. Jewelry-making was kind of like the answer to my prayers. For a long time, I think I had a hard time appreciating myself and recognizing what it is that makes me special and unique. Jewelry-making changed all of that and now, it's become an integral part of my life and I can't imagine being without it! I really think that every person should have a hobby...something that excites them so much that it gives them a reason to get out of bed and face the day! The happiest people are those who have a purpose in life and hobbies definitely help you find that purpose.
More and more, I've been thinking about doing volunteer work, maybe at a local children's hospital or something. I wanna bring some sort of fun activity to the patients there, but I haven't really been able to figure out how yet. Any ideas???
Some new materials to play with... :)
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Hubungan Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Profesi Pendidik, Peranan Dosen, Iklim Kelas, Layanan Perpustakaan Dan Motivasi Belajar Dengan Prestasi Belajar Pada Program Pgsd Dan Pgtk
Lptk Negeri Di Pulau Jawa
Sita Ratnaningsih, 2008. The Relation of University Student's Perception about Educator Profession, The Lecturer's Role, Class Climate, The Library Service and The Study Motivation with the Study Achievement on PGSD and PGTK major of Public LPTK in Java.
The conclusion of the research are : 1) the average of perception level of university students about educator profession, the role of the lecturer, class climate, the library service, and the study motivation of university student are on the high category, 2) the developed model is good (fit). These means that the developed model can be explained by variables used in this research, 3) there is a direct relation between : a) the lecturer's role and study motivation, b) the lecturer's role and the class climate, c) the lecturer's role and the library service, d) the library service and the study motivation, e) the library service and the study achievement, f) the class climate and the study motivation, g) study motivation and the study achievement, also the indirect relation between : h) university student's perception about educator profession and the study achievement through the study motivation, i) the lecturer's role and the study achievement through study motivation, j) class climate and the study achievement through study motivation.
Based on the research finding, conclusion, and the implication of the result, the suggestion results are : 1) the chief of PGSD and PGTK major, should be establish the specially interview on the university student recruitment who nominate at the new university student acceptation in the selection of public LPTK in each institution, 2) lecturers surroundings PGSD and PGTK major of public LPTK in Java have to pay attention in class condition which education activities take place and fulfilling the facilities on the class so that the comfortable situation can be achieve to increasing the quality of education process that already have done between the university student and the lecturer in the class, 3) the lecturer have to get along with their university students in order to intensify the interaction between the lecturer and university students and also the interaction between university students so that the class climate become more conducive in their comfortable and conducive situation, 4) the lecturers need to make the rule on the class majoring in PGSD and PGTK of public LPTK in Java which made by the lecturers and the university students and also have agreed by the major chief to raise up the discipline of the high class, 5) the lecturers in major of PGSD and PGTK in public LPTK in Java must give the reinforcement of intrinsic motivation by remaining that the study is a responsibility of university students and also support them to increasing their study achievement so that can be strengthen the enthusiasm and their interest to studying their lecture theory and the practices in the field, 6) beside being energetic, the university students must be follow their university lecture by learning them in the library, because the library is one of the support facilities to achieve success for the university students, for that the institute must make it good and available, 7) for the next researcher/observer who want to make research about the study achievement, must to point out the variables that not observe yet or maybe there is a management reparation on the campus about increasing the university.
Keywords : educator profession, the lecturer's role, class climate, library service, study motivation, study achievement.


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Hi there, Whovians! Dave-El here and today's post is a recap/review type of thing about last night's new episode of Doctor Who, the season finale for Series 9, Hell Bent.
There's been a lot of drama and change for Doctor Who over the last two weeks. Clara Oswald met her final fate in Face the Raven and the Doctor was consigned to a place of torment for billions of years in last week's Heaven Sent. That episode ended with the Doctor back on Gallifrey, fully aware that his tormentors were the Time Lords. He is, you can imagine, not happy about that.
So what happens when the Doctor takes on the Time Lords and stakes his claim to Gallifrey itself? For what purpose would the Doctor drive himself to such lengths? We'll find out after the spoiler caution.
And we're off in 5...
Hell Bent
by Steven Moffat
We open up in Nevada. The Doctor with his guitar wanders into a diner where he plugs in to play some tunes and tells the story of Clara to the waitress, a young woman looking very much like Clara.
And we're back on Gallifrey where the Doctor is walking away from the golden spires of the capitol and towards a familiar looking farmhouse (as see in Day of the Doctor and Listen). Here, the Doctor wordlessly passes the time as a soldier comes to deliver him to the city. But the Doctor simply walks away.
The General shows up with a whole bunch of troops. But the Doctor simply walks away.
Next up, the High Council of Time Lords arrive. But the Doctor simply walks away.
Finally, the Lord President himself shows up and this time, the Doctor does not walk away. And he finally speaks, telling the President to "Get off of my planet!"
The Lord President is quite incensed over this and orders his soldiers to fire on the Doctor. But these soldiers on the ground and the ones who arrive by air all recognize who's in charge now.
Back in the city, the Doctor is a bit incensed himself over spending billions of years trapped in a Confession Dial while the Time Lords tried to pry the secret of the Hybrid out of him. The Doctor is still keeping his secrets but agrees to help the Time Lords. He will, however, need to use of an Extraction Chamber.
Guess who the Doctor extracts?
Yes, Clara Oswald, at the split second before the moment of her death in Face the Raven. But if the Doctor is cheating death by saving Clara, it is a temporary reprieve. In fact, Clara does not have a pulse, existing in a moment of time between her last heartbeats. But the Doctor is not looking for a reprieve, he's looking to completely save Clara from the moment of her death.
A retreat into a section of the Gallifrey capitol city called the Cloister Chamber which is the core of the Time Lord Matrix haunted by the ghosts of dead Time Lords as well as an imprisoned Dalek, Cybermen and Weeping Angels. It is not a fun place to be. But it is here that the Doctor does again what he did at the very beginning: steals a TARDIS and run away from Gallifrey with Clara Oswald in tow.
The Doctor is working on a theory if Clara's pulse returns, he's successfully saved her from her deadly fate. But her pulse isn't coming back. The Doctor in desperation sends the TARDIS far into the future, to the end of time itself. But Clara's pulse is still not restored. She's still frozen in a moment of time between heartbeats before her death.
The Doctor steps outside the TARDIS to stand upon the last burning embers of existence. Waiting for him out there? Ashildr. Or Me, if you will. Yep, Me outlived the hell of everybody and everything. The Doctor and Me toss about the question of "What or who is The Hybrid?" Me wonders if it is the Doctor himself, perhaps having more than just an affinity for humankind. The Doctor counters that it could Me with her human life extended by Mire technology. Me counters with another theory: the Hybrid is two people acting as one, the Doctor and Clara.
It's all a moot point. Part of the Doctor's plan to save Clara was to use a Gallifreyan device to wipe her memory of him, to save her from any future retribution of his enemies. The Doctor and Me enter the TARDIS where Clara actually overheard the whole conversation and has used the Doctor's sonic sunglasses to reverse the polarity on the device in question.
Yep, that's a very Doctor like thing for Clara to do but once more, Clara isn't really the Doctor so the mind wipe device could still work but will it zap Clara's memories...or the Doctor's? The Doctor and Clara realize that it's time for their story to end so they both push the device at the same time. At first nothing happens but the Doctor becomes unsteady. He falls to the floor as his memories are being re-written. He asks Clara to smile one last time for him; no matter what happens, he will remember that smile. And then he passes out.
The Doctor wakes up on the side of a desert road in Nevada. He makes his way to the diner and now we are at the part where the Doctor is finishing his story of Clara to the waitress who looks like Clara. Except the Doctor does not recognize her. He remembers his adventures with her, how they met an Ice Warrior on a Russian submarine and fought a mummy on the Orient Express. But he doesn't remember her, what she looked like or who she was personally.
The Doctor looks around the diner and realizes that it looks familiar. Oh yeah, that time with Amy and Rory. The waitress tells the Doctor that maybe memories becomes stories when we forget them. Perhaps they can become songs as well. As the Doctor picks up his guitar, the waitress goes to the back of the diner...
And into the recently stolen TARDIS. Me is waiting inside. It seems the Chameleon Circuit shorted out and now this TARDIS is stuck in the shape of an American diner.
A diner that vanishes from around the Doctor, leaving him alone in the desert. Alone, that is, except for a certain blue police box, covered in Rigsy's graffiti art and the photograph of Clara Oswald.
Back in the other TARDIS, Clara tells Me she still doesn't have a pulse so that means she still hasn't escaped her fate. The only thing to do is to go back to Gallifrey and have the Time Lords return her to the moment of her death. But Clara and Me have a working TARDIS. So....
So to Gallifrey they go...the long way 'round.
And in the Doctor's TARDIS, he finds a message in chalk: "run you clever boy...go be a Doctor". With a new sonic screwdriver popped out by the TARDIS console, the Doctor goes forth towards an unknown future and the new adventures that await him there.
Wow! A lot of stuff went down in this one so let's get cracking on this.
So the Doctor was trapped in Confession Dial for 4.5 billions, protecting his knowledge of the secret of the Hybrid, knowledge it turns out (or so he claims) he never had in the first place. He needed the Time Lords to think that he had knowledge of the Hybrid so events would bring him back to Gallifrey where he would seize power over the Time Lord Council, gain access to the Extraction Chamber for the purpose of saving Clara Oswald from death from the Raven.
Yes, the Doctor endured 4.5 billion years of torture to save Clara.
Yet it seemed it was all for naught. Devoid of a heartbeat, Clara is an anomaly outside of time. Her fate to die in Face the Raven is a fixed event that cannot be cheated. Sorry, fellow Whovians, Clara well and truly dies in Face the Raven.
At same time, Clara ends Hell Bent running away in her own TARDIS with a companion. Clara becomes the Doctor. Granted the dynamic is inverted: Clara is the one living on borrowed time and its the companion who is immortal.
At last, Me gets to escape Earth and go on adventures in time and space. Granted, she had to live a gazillion years to the death of the universe itself. Talk about the long way 'round.
Other stuff and things:
- Steven Moffat is really playing around with the possibilities of Time Lord regeneration. The General regenerates from a white male to a black female.
- And that regeneration was triggered by the Doctor shooting the General. Take that, Commander Maxil from Arc of Infinity (1983). Now this may upset some purists of Doctor Who, the idea of the Doctor using a gun against another living being. The Doctor's abhorrence of the weapons of war is an integral part of his character. Even the War Doctor never used a gun except against a wall in Day of the Doctor. It's a bit off-putting but at least the Doctor made sure the Captain could regenerate.
- When the Doctor talks of wiping Clara's memory as part of his plan to save her, I imagine everyone watching gasped and hissed, "NO! This is Donna Noble all over again!" The Doctor does reference that event from Journey's End (2008). Clara dying in Face the Raven, I had come to terms with that. Clara having her memory wiped as an alternative to dying? No! And thankfully Clara had some say in that.
- Another previous adventure was invoked when Me suggests that perhaps the Doctor is the Hybrid because of a more direct connection to the planet Earth. The 8th Doctor in the 1996 movie professes to be half human. Whovians really didn't care for that idea and Moffat is one of the biggest Who fans alive. Surely he wouldn't dare make that canon, would he? Maybe not but please note the Doctor neither confirms or denies Maisie's theory.
- The presence of the woman from the Sisterhood of Karn seemed a bit superfluous. Still, having her call out the Doctor as he's escaping Gallifrey..."Get back here, boy!". Oh my God, is she his mother?
- Speaking of Gallifrey... as established in Day of the Doctor, Gallifrey was shifted to another dimension in a pocket of time. Apparently they are out of that dimension and now hiding out at the end of the universe. How? Why? This gets glossed over and that's rather annoying. After 10+ years of the Doctor bemoaning the fate of poor, lost Gallifrey...oh wait, it's over there. Time Lord planets, man, they're always in the last place you'd expect.
- Missy gets name checked in her role in bringing the Doctor and Clara together in the first place. I know there was too much going on in this episode but some kind of cameo from Michelle Gomez would've been nice.
- The appearance of the classic TARDIS console room from the original series back in the 1960's was so cool. Kudos for making it look like the original set without it looking like a set. I will note that the TARDIS console room as originally presented was for the Type 40 TARDIS the Doctor originally stole...er, borrowed from Gallifrey. So the Doctor steal another Type 40? Ah, who cares? Cool to see the classic set again.
- I'm not sure why the framing sequence took place in Nevada and why Clara and Me decided on a diner to stage their intervention with the Doctor but 1) Jenna Coleman looked so cute in her diner waitress uniform and 2) um, there may be a 2nd thing. I'll get back to you on that. Maybe. At any rate, after all the drama, we got a good laugh at seeing an American diner spin through outer space.
Overall, I enjoyed the episode. It lacked the solid punch that Heaven Sent had the previous week and for the extra running time allotted to the episode, it seemed a bit overstuffed and rushed in places. But it gave us a different send off for Clara; even under the shadow of death, she's still seeking to explore and have adventures during the frozen moment of time she has between heartbeats.
Jenna Coleman owned her scenes as Clara Oswald. Jenna's Clara has grown and developed so much over the last three years, growing in confidence and skill as an effective companion for the Doctor. My favorite bit in this episode is when she shuts up the Time Lords, then winds them up with a bit of misdirection while the Doctor snags a TARDIS. Jenna was amazing, what more can I say other than she will be missed on Doctor Who.
But we still have Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and he continues to astonish as he pushes the Doctor in new and unexpected ways. Capaldi was a major get for Doctor Who and I feel sorry for whoever has to follow him. And here's hoping no one has to follow Capaldi for a long time. I'm really enjoying his time as the Doctor.
So that puts a wrap to Series 9 of Doctor Who. Next week, I will assess the standings of the last 6 episodes of this season. And the week after that, I look back at Series 9 as a whole. Afterwards, look for a write up on December 27th about the 2015 Christmas Special.
There are more posts in the week to come on a variety of topics from current events to comic books and more. So I hope you check back in to see what happens next on this blog. I know I'm never sure what's going to happen next.
Until next time, remember to be good to one another.
I'm So Glad My Suffering Amuses You


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Noteworthy News
Why All the Fuss About the IPAB?
One of the more controversial aspects of the Affordable Care Act is the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB. Created to help hold down rising Medicare costs, the IPAB has come under fire from both the right and the left.
And last week, the House voted to abolish it.
What role did the Affordable Care Act carve out for the IPAB? To learn more about this, how the agency is supposed to function, and why it is so controversial, read "The IPAB: The Center of a Political Clash Over How to Change Medicare" here, on the Kaiser Health News site.


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We Did It!
The boys and I went out this afternoon for coffee. Turned out it was for an early dinner and icecream instead. It's almost like I have to pay them to spend time with me these days. Well, maybe not to that extent, but there's usually a bit of bribing needed to get them out of the house with me.
While we were having our eats this afternoon, we started talking about what we could get each other for Christmas. Several large ticket items were mentioned, way out of our price range, but we were kinda fantasising, so what the hey.
Then Cameron leans over to Ryan and says behind his hand:
"I know...we should buy her a friend, then we wouldn't have to go to the mall with her ourselves."
Although I knew he was only joking, that just topped off my day!


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TORONTO, May 9 (Reuters) - Most Canadian banks will show further bruises from the credit-market crunch when they issue quarterly reports in two weeks' time, and even solid results from their domestic banking units may not be enough to match last year's stellar earnings.
Canadian banks are widely seen as able to handle additional writedowns for U.S. structured finance investments or exposure to U.S. bond insurers, but other pressures will erode second-quarter earnings.
"Our thesis is that we're approaching the later innings of the asset-writedown stage, and the next big headwind for the banks as a whole is going to be loan-loss provisions," said Craig Fehr, an analyst with Edward Jones.
Concerns about further asset writedowns are already priced in to bank stocks, Fehr said, but all of the banks will have to increase the amounts they set aside for loan losses.
In retail banking, loan originations and margins likely declined, he said in an interview.
The big Canadian banks start reporting results for the February-April quarter on May 27, with Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) kicking off this round.
Genuity Capital Markets analyst Mario Mendonca took some heart from first-quarter results posted this week by HSBC Bank Canada, a unit of HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L).
Its provisions for credit losses, although up significantly from a year ago, were little changed from the previous quarter. Not surprisingly, capital market fees declined, Mendonca noted.
"HSBC's operating fundamentals speak to solid retail banking results for Canada's large cap banks," Mendonca said in a note to clients this week.
As for potential charges, it has become a "popular sport" to guess the size of the banks' pending writedowns for structured-credit securities, Robert Sedran of National Bank Financial said in a research note.
While a serious matter, Sedran added, "the long-term valuation impact of any future charges will likely prove fleeting."
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO) has taken repeated hits from U.S. structured-credit positions, and issued C$2.9 billion ($2.9 billion) of new shares early this year to improve its balance sheet.
CIBC's exposure to U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities and bond insurers could lead to C$1.5 billion of writedowns in the second quarter, on top of markdowns of more than C$4.2 billion already, RBC Capital Markets analyst Andre-Philippe Hardy said recently.
Some bank watchers are refraining from estimating possible writedowns, saying it is too difficult to predict how management will account for various illiquid debt securities.
"There will be losses," said Blackmont Capital analyst Brad Smith. "And they're going to continue. The good news is that so far, the level of losses for the bulk of Canadian banks has been quite manageable."
Citigroup analyst Shannon Cowherd recently suggested that Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO), the country's largest bank, could take writedowns of about C$5 billion. But she lopped her estimate in half a few days later after the bank complained of errors.
Others anticipate that charges at Royal could be in the C$300 million to C$700 million range.
Writedowns aside, National Bank Financial's Sedran trimmed his 2008 and 2009 earnings forecasts for the Canadian banks on Friday because he sees rising odds of a prolonged economic slowdown in North America.
"In that scenario, the slowing economy, funding pressure, rising provisions for credit losses and weak, market-sensitive revenues will likely weigh on earnings," Sedran said. ($1=$1.01 Canadian) (Reporting by Lynne Olver; editing by Rob Wilson)


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I have some pretty high expectations for myself. I may even be somewhat of a perfectionist, when it comes to certain things. This doesn't always work in my favor… especially where spirituality is concerned.
There is no true way to be a perfectionist. There's no real standard of "doing it right". There are reconstructions (if that is what interests you), and there are accepted ways of doing things, but if you're a solitary practitioner? You have to find what works for you, and avoid focusing on what is "most correct". People are going to post their own methods and practices on social media, and you've no doubt read over one or two and had a moment of pause because it resembles NOTHING that you do. Or it just wouldn't work for you. Then comes the tale spin "so and so a popular blogger says I should be doing it this way, but…."
The other detraction that you may face is your own personal expectations based on past experiences. For example, I have had moments of extreme clarity where divination is concerned. I described a friend's house, down the the color of the paint in her kitchen, looking at my runes. So it can be a slap in the face when I'm informed by a client that my reading is off. What do you mean? I've done this amazing thing before! And there goes all confidence I might have had in myself…
It takes time to learn to set that kind of thing aside, and to reflect on the fact that everything is a learning experience. Divination, magic, religion… none of it is an exact science. It is an art, and art takes practice, work, and dedication more than anything.
So, be easy on yourself. Be true to yourself. If things aren't going the way you expected, step back for a moment and breathe before you start to be critical of yourself.


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Saturday, December 04, 2010
Episode 803: Christmas Dinner!
Have begun looking at the Lazy Gramophone website, and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to read through work by all the 48 artists before writing my review. To be honest, I'm guessing that's probably way more effort than my editor actually expects. I just feel like I should do the site justice by going through it all. Had already started on the first featured artist (I'm going in alphabetical order), but I had to leave for the annual Singapore Society Christmas Dinner. Was the only third-year Singaporean there apart from Keegan, but it was nice to talk to some of the second-year people again. I don't think I've actually been to any sort of Singaporean Society event this year so far, and I think the only Singaporean I've spoken to for any sort of extended time this term has been Bella, and then only because we went to see a couple of productions together. Anyway, getting to where the dinner was being held was pretty interesting. I had to walk along Stoneleigh Road, in complete darkness where the road wasn't lit and no cars happened to drive by. Exciting times! Was going to do it again on the way back, this time probably in utter darkness because I wouldn't have expected many cars to be passing by then, but ended up snagging a place on the bus back to campus. Now watching the season finale of Merlin, and Morgana is still being pantomime-evil. It's actually really annoying.
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