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Does Primolut Prevent Miscarriage In Early Pregnancy
Does taking Progesterone suppositories early in pregnancy help prevent a miscarriage?
Sometimes: In some women, repeated miscarriages are caused by a lack of progesterone in early pregnancy. These women can often carry the pregnancy if they are given progesterone supplementation such as progesterone suppositories. Best wishes! ...Read more
Premature (Definition)
Very premature is a condition in which a baby is delivered between 28 and 31 weeks' gestation. Depending on how premature, how sick, and how lucky or unlucky a baby is, he can get brain problems, cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness, developmental problems, learning disabilities, severe lung diseases, infection and loss of some intestines, etc... Babies who are only moderately premature usually ...Read more
I have an abortion a month ago and I am pregnant again is there anything that I can do to prevent a miscarriage because I want to keep this pregnancy?
Check with U PCP: U do need to see u gynecologist for examination and advice, good luck. ...Read more
Can you take vitex to prevent a miscarriage? Can you take it during pregnancy?
Possibly Unsafe:
Per warning label from one manufacturer:
pregnancy and breast-feeding: using vitex agnus-castus during pregnancy or breast-feeding is possibly unsafe. The concern is that vitex agnus-castus can interfere with hormones. Don't use vitex agnus-castus if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. ...Read more
I had a miscarriage my first pregnancy at 5 weeks, is it likely to have another miscarriage and what could I do to prevent it or be safe?
Low risk: Most miscarriages occur within the first trimester, and are due to genetic abnormalities in the fetus. After one miscarriage, there does not seem to be an increased risk for recurrence over the general population. Start a prenatal vitamin before conception, and simply take care. Most women with one early loss will do just fine with next pregnancies. ...Read more
How can we prevent miscarriage in first trimester of pregnancy? Is there any related cause behind this?
No sure prevention: If you look at data from cases where pregnancy is diagnosed very early you find that 1/2 of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Most of these are because there is something wrong with the baby which would keep it from being a normal child.It is a miracle that we have so many normal babies because so many things must go right at exactly the right time. Good health before pregnancy is the best prevent ...Read more
I have had 5 miscarriage, is there something that I can be tested for to prevent another one? And have a full term pregnancy?
Maybe: After this many miscarriages you should be tested for possible problems. See your obstetrician or a high risk pregnancy specialist. ...Read more
The cause of my first pregnancy miscarriage seemed to b a bleed sac above my baby at 6 1/2 weeks. Is there anything I can do to prevent this next time.
Miscarriage at 6 wks: Seek medical attention from a high risk pregnancy specialist. You may need progesterone suppositories in early pregnancy to maintain the pregnancy or there can be clotting abnormalities that are subtle (factor XI) or may have anticardiolipin/antiphospholipid antibodies. ...Read more
I have had two miscarriages, one at 11 weeks and one was a chemical pregnancy. Do you recommend I take aspirin now to try and prevent having another one? I am 32 and have a 3 year old daughter.
Aspirin is not a bad idea, but you should really
be seen by a board certified OB to perform
a work up the determine the cause of your miscarriages. ...Read more
Been thru 4 miscarriages doc put me on cyclogest (progesterone) 200 use at night starting frm day 12 does this effect ovulation & prevent pregnancy?
No: Women with recurrent miscarriages before 8 weeks often suffer from Progesterone deficiency. Your doctor is attempting to support your next pregnancy with Progesterone to reduce your chance of miscarriage. It will not affect your ability to get pregnant. I usually start Progesterone at day 18. ...Read more
I take progesteron to prevent miscarriage. I am 2 weeks late on my period I have every pregnancy symptom possible but negative test. What gives?
Call your gyn: But Progesterone can delay your period, u need a blood preg test and if - u will need other blood work and an ultrasound. ...Read more
Can uterine fibroids cause miscarriage or prevent pregnancy?
Yes: Fibroids, especially submucus fibroids, can interfere with getting pregnant and also pregnancy loss or premature delivery. ...Read more
Vitamin c can cause a miscarriage. Can it cause one if the egg has not been fertilized yet or is being fertilized or will it help prevent pregnancy?
No, no, no, and no: Vitamin c does not cause miscarriages. Miscarriages happen frequently all over the world (to a big portion of natural pregnancies) and people take vitamin c every day, but the two things are unrelated. A woman cannot miscarry until after she is actually carrying (no such thing as miscarrying before or during fertilization). Vitamin c does not prevent pregnancy. Don't worry about eating oranges! ...Read more
10 weeks pregnant. Progesterone level was 12 so I am taking 200 mg of progest. Daily. If pregnancy is non viable will the supplements prevent your body from naturally miscarrying. Hcg has been good.
Very unlikely: Sufficient progesterone in its natural form is vital in preparing the uterus to allow the embryo to implant securely. However, after about 12 weeks of pregnancy, the placenta takes the job of maintaining the pregnancy and progesterone supplement is no longer needed, The fact that you have normal HCG is a sign that the pregnancy is proceeding normally. At next visit, a heartbeat can be detected ...Read more
I was told that some birth control are really the same as Plan B pills where they end a pregnacy and not prevent. A period really equals a miscarriage?
Plan B is not: An abortion pill. Emergency Contraceptive Pills are not as effective as using oral contraceptives correctly every day. Often a period is a period and not a miscarriage. Some oral contraceptives can be used in higher doses as emergency contraceptives. ...Read more
Can carrying my toddler cause a miscarriage in early pregnancy?
Unlikely: I'd ask your OB for a better answer, since s/he would know your case the best. For most healthy women, carrying a toddler will not trigger a miscarriage. ...Read more
Can too much crying or stress cause a miscarriage in early pregnancy?
No clear data: While stress seems like it would have severe implications for early pregnancy there is no clear data to prove it does. I hope things get better. Remember nothing in life ever changed as a result of worrying about it. ...Read more
Can Lomexin provoke miscarriage in early pregnancy (4-5weeks)?
No: Lomexin treats yeast infection. It is not associated with inducing a miscarriage and is commonly used in pregnancy. ...Read more
Can duromine cause miscarriage in early pregnancy if you continue taking them even when you know that you are expecting?
Unknown: If you are taking duromine and become pregnant you should stop immediately. It should not be used during pregnancy. Consult your md. ...Read more
After a miscarriage in early pregnancy will you spot before having a period?
Maybe: So you had a prior miscarriage and are trying to get pregnant. It is not uncommon for women to have spotting as the first sign of an early pregnancy. If you think you are pregnant, take a pregnancy test. ...Read more
My quant levels where at 835 and I went back to the doctor and they had dropped. Is the a positive sign of miscarriage in early pregnancy?
Depends on: How much they dropped by and in what period of time. In general a falling quant HCG is associated with an abnormal pregnancy that will likely result in miscarriage. Ectopic pregnancies are classically associated with abnormally rising quants, bleeding, and pain. Each case demands individual attention and talking to your obgyn is best. ...Read more
Can working out cause a miscarriage in early pregnancy?
No: There is no medical data indicating that routine exercise causes miscarriage. That being said, avoid activities that could cause injury to the abdomen or hard falls, stay well hydrated, and don't exercise to the point of overheating/exhaustion. ...Read more
20 of July I had miscarriage and this month im pregnant agian. What should I do to avoid miscarriage in early pregnancy please. Iam very nervous?
Relax: A single miscarriage does not increase your risk of having another. Chances are very good that this was a random event that was not caused by anything. Feel free to take good care of yourself but no need to do anything differently. Congratulations! ...Read more
Can antihistamine cause miscarriage in early pregnancy? Took aerius (desloratadine) not knowing I was pregnant after 1 week I had a miscarriage!
No: See your ob. Misses are common. You have 4 children & are 39, so you need a discussion about future pregnancies. ...Read more
Is it necessary to go to the hospital if miscarrying in early pregnancy?
YES: YES: go immediately.Get a more detailed answer ›
Can drinking a tsp of oil in early pregnancy cause a miscarriage?
No: It ma y cause diarrhea, but is not likely to cause an abortion. ...Read more
Are cramps in early pregnancy a sign of miscarriage or anything bad?
Not necessarily.: Cramping in early pregnancy can be normal as the uterus begins to grow and expand. Cramping with bleeding can be a cause for concern. I'd recommend a exam and possible ultrasound if the cramping increases. Hydration is also a good idea. ...Read more
Will taking a sulfa drug while early in pregnancy cause a miscarriage?
No: Probably not. It is a safe drug to take in pregnancy. ...Read more
Would using clarithromycin cause a miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy?
Se below: Since no one has all the answers of why a person miscarriages; medications can contribute to this event. I only know of one study with humans that showed an increase risk of miscarriages when taking Clarithromycin in the early weeks of pregnancy. ...Read more
How can you find out if you had an early miscarriage if the pregnancy test came back negative?
You can't: If all the pregnancy tests done were negative, there is no way to know. If the pregnancy tests were done around the time of expected menstrual period and came back negative, there was likely never a pregnancy to begin with. ...Read more
Pregnancy (Definition)
When your due date arrives, you will be more than ready to have your baby! Most women deliver the baby somewhere between 37 and 42 weeks. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, only 5% of babies arrive on the exact due date. Approximately 7% of babies are not delivered by 42 weeks, and when that happens, it is referred to ...Read more
Miscarriage (Definition)
A "lay" term for early pregnancy loss usually prior to the second trimester. Physician's use the term "spontaneous abortion" to describe these events, but the word "abortion" in lay use has come to connote only ...Read more
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hello, blogger friends! I don't usually do square cards, but I decided to try one with this weeks Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge. It actually started out to be a masculine card and morphed its way into a more feminine card. I used some My Mind's Eye card stock with several SU punches and two SU stamp sets, Party Hearty and Bring on the Cake. I added 2 flowers from the IBS store and another from my stash. I also decided the card needed some bling, so I added quite a few pearls.
Thanks for stopping by! I love to read your comments.
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I have a tough time sticking with masculine cards, too! I am always itching to put pearls or something frilly on there. ;) I love the pearls you placed between the little pennants - darling!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 3:56 AM
My card today with the IBSIC also morphed its way into something totally different. :) I sooo understand what you mean. Your card is just beautiful Carol! I always look forward to seeing your beautiful cards over at IBSIC! thank you! JoannaReplyDelete
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
Nocturnal Olfactory Stimulation Influences Dreams
Carl Gustav Jung said "The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach."
Dreams fascinate me. I have found that burning certain incense can influence the intensity and general theme of my dreams, so I was quite interested to read about the research below.
German researchers have used specific volatile odorants with a negative or a positive smell ("rotten eggs" versus "roses") to stimulate subjects during sleep ... this is the first valid study that documents the impact of olfactory function on dreams ...
The outcome, not too surprisingly, was that people tend to have more pleasant dreams when smelling the more pleasant odor.
Read the full story here: Science Daily
I look forward to diffusing a variety of oils in my sleeping quarters and see what I dream up! I personally, at times, experience very vivid dreams with all my senses involved, including scent. It'll be neat to observe whether or not the scents I diffuse will affect the scents I perceive in my dreams.
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The frog landed a good fifteen feet further down the street, and instantly sprang into the air again, disappearing into the fog.
"Come on!" Brenda yelled.
Their feet flying, Miranda and Jack took off in pursuit.
By the time the frog landed again on the pavement, Brenda had closed the gap between them by several feet. Then it jumped again and suddenly Brenda found herself dropping even further behind. She ran as hard as she could for two blocks, but it was always the same: she felt like she was playing yo-yo and with every one of the frog's leaps, the string kept getting longer.
Brenda glanced to her left as they passed the arched doorway of a warehouse. A sign above the arch identified the building as Michaelson's Imported Textiles, Inc. She didn't know the area as well as Jack (who'd spent the last few days pouring over maps of the area that Miranda gave him), but she knew that Michaelson's was near the intersection with Coulston Street. And that gave her an idea.
Their only chance of cornering the frog at this point, Brenda knew, was if one of them split off from others and came at it from another direction. Brenda slowed down and looked behind her: Miranda was coming up fast, but Jack was starting to lag behind. If she and Miranda kept after the frog, Brenda knew that Jack could never keep up. The thought of sending Jack off by himself wasn't very appealing, but the truth was they were leaving him anyway--leaving him behind. And it was their only chance.
"Keep going, keep going!" Brenda yelled at Miranda, as she turned and trotted back toward Jack. Jack saw her coming and slowed down.
Jack was happy when he saw Brenda jogging back toward him. He knew that he couldn't keep up with either Brenda or Miranda and he had begun to think of alternatives. Only one came to mind, but it made sense and it might work.
"I've got to go back!" Jack yelled when Brenda was close enough. "There's an alley--"
Jack stopped speaking as Brenda burst out laughing. "What's the matter?" he asked.
"Nothing," Brenda said. "I was just going to say the same thing. I thought only Maximus could read minds," she added, reminding Jack how Maximus had known his name without being told.
Jack smiled, waved, and turned back the way they'd come. By the time he reached the entrance to the alley, Brenda's pounding footsteps had nearly faded away altogether as she ran back to catch up with Miranda.
When Jack entered the alley, leaving the gas lamps of the street behind, the light dimmed considerably. Goose bumps popped up on his arms, confusing him for a moment: he'd never been afraid of the dark before. Then he realized that he'd never been chasing a vampire before either. He was glad the moon was out, and that here in Mozaic the moon shone more brightly than on the Waking world.
Jack was certain that by now Brenda and Miranda would be charging east down Coulston Street. Coulston Street ran right into the end of Gaston Avenue, so their only choice (and the frog's only choice) was going to be to turn south onto Gaston. This alley, Jack knew, was a shortcut across to Gaston, and if he was quick enough, Jack was pretty sure he could get ahead of the frog, trapping it between himself in front and Brenda and Miranda behind.
The tricky part was the alley itself. Jack well remembered the way he and Brenda had gone around in circles in search of the way back to Cooper's All Night Drug Store and Fountain. If that happened again, he'd never make it to Gaston ahead of the frog. The frog would disappear into the night and, Jack thought, disappear forever. After twice being nearly caught, he doubted it would hang around to give them a third chance.
Jack trotted past the first intersection he came to, knowing that it led to a dead end. At the second, he turned right, entering a gloomier part of the alley than he'd just left. One side looked neglected, the other looked forgotten. The worst side was on his right. Jack knew from the maps he'd studied that just on the other side of the fence a hill rose long and bumpy toward an enormous storage warehouse at is apex. He could just see the top of it above the fence. Miranda didn't know much about it except the name--Coastal Laboratory Supplies--and that it was hardly used, probably deserted. Jack believed it. Further on, the verge beside the alley was overgrown with tall, tangled shrubs of a kind Jack had never seen before. He thought maybe they were they only things holding up the fence, which looked rotten to the core. In any case, the twisted limbs blocked much of the moonlight by which Jack had been navigating and cast the rest in fuzzy, jagged splotches across the pavement. One patch of light, though, caught Jack's eye. Its edges were distinct and smooth; its shape a perfect circle.
The closer he got, the smaller the circle became. Jack was just beginning to realize how odd this was--it should have been getting larger the nearer he came to it--when the light suddenly expanded in all directions. Jack slid to a stop. Ten feet in front of him, a small ball of silver light floated five feet off the ground.
It seemed to be calling to him, and he could sense more than feel his feet move toward it. In moments he was close enough to reach out and touch it, which, Jack thought, was what it wanted him to do. A darkness like night on Earth was creeping across his mind and everywhere the darkness touched, another reason not to touch the ball of light disappeared. Jack focused hard on the biggest reason of all not to reach out to the light: Miranda and Brenda, and the fact that they were counting on him. He didn't want to let them down.
As he struggled against the light, his left foot struck something in the alley and he lost his balance. One moment he was upright, the next he was on his way face first to the ground. So abrupt and unexpected was the transition that it cleared his mind of everything but the instinct to save himself. Both his hands shot out in front of him, just in time to cushion his fall. When he rolled over, the strange orb was gone.
Scrambling to his feet, Jack glanced at the object that had tripped him up. Even in the darkness he could tell what it was. It was the body of a man about twice Miranda's age. Something about the man's position, about the utter stillness of his body told Jack something more: this man had been put to sleep.
Jack crept closer to the body, his eyes fixed on its neck. He knew what he was going to find, but he had to see for himself anyway. He suspected the slash he'd seen on Alison's neck would be far worse on this man's, deeper and wider and much uglier. Still he couldn't help himself. When he saw nothing unusual on the side of the neck facing him, he reached out and slowly turned the man's head toward him, revealing the other side of the neck.
At first he saw nothing, and for a moment he began to hope that he'd been wrong, that the man was still awake and merely resting. All that hope drained away when he saw the marks: two neat puncture wounds, just below the jawbone and directly under the ear. Vampire!
Jack backed away from the body, his mind in a whirl. Behind him he heard someone shouting his name, but his thoughts were occupied and it didn't mean anything to him. Vampire, yes, he was thinking, but those marks don't make any sense. The frog attacks by slashing. It's the only way he can drink the blood, by letting it flow over his skin. But those marks were sucking marks. So either the frog has learned to suck the blood of his victims or—
"Look out!" Brenda yelled.
Something large and heavy slammed into Jack's back, hurling him forward and driving him into the ground. Suddenly everything went very quiet. Jack's only sensation was of the weight on his back, keeping him pinned. He knew what it was. The frog must have reached the alley on Gaston and hopped into it, hoping to slip away from his pursuers in the darkness. Instead, it found Jack blocking the way; but since his back was turned he made an excellent target. Now it had him right where it wanted him. Jack closed his eyes, expecting to feel the slash any second.
Nothing happened. The frog didn't move; he knew Brenda and Miranda hadn't either or he would have heard their footsteps. Only a faint wet slapping sound broke the stillness. It was coming from somewhere up ahead. Jack lifted his head as far as he could, squinting into the darkness.
Something was there, he could see it. A large black lump of something. And it was moving very slowly, very cautiously forward into a little patch of moonlight that had snaked its way through the shrubbery.
That wet slapping sound continued until the thing was bathed in moonlight. Jack heard Brenda and Miranda gasp. Seeing the body had only partly prepared Jack for what he now saw. The fangs told him he was right: another vampire had come to town. But the warty face, the mottled brown body of the thing--these he hadn't expected.
The frog's vocal sac exploded, squashing Jack's head against the pavement. In the deafening croak Jack heard a kind of rage that could only come from long and bitter rivalry.
From the patch of moonlight further down the alley came an answering series of croaks that sounded like laughter. Evidently, the vampire toad was enjoying himself.


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Doremi fansubs is planning to upgrade the video, audio, and translation quality of the entirety of Ojamajo. Whether this comes in the form of tv HD remaster broadcasts, dvd releases, or whatever, the point is that Ojamajo is currently a lot like modern anime releases where we're waiting on the blu-ray before seeing any reason to rewatch the series.
The first time you watch a series, anything will do, because novelty is its own reward. But the second time you watch a series, you want as high quality an experience as possible, to make up for the lack of novelty. The second time is frequently the last time you watch a show as well, so you don't want to leave any lingering regrets behind, like not watching the show in its final and most perfect form. For this reason, there's no point rewatching a show until its final, highest quality release version is available.
The first season of Ojamajo is about to receive that high quality release, in the next week or two. But all the subsequent seasons are still being worked on, and therefore there's no way to currently rewatch them. Until they're done, there's no point rewatching the earlier, worse versions.
It's great news that we're getting a visual upgrade to Ojamajo Doremi. The series desperately needs it. But it means my plan to rewatch the whole franchise within the year is probably shot. I can only watch as much as Doremi upgrades, which is going to happen according to their schedule not mine. I'll rewatch the first season for now when Doremi makes its high quality release and see what comes of the rest.
Coalgirls has released a blu-ray version of Hunter x Hunter. This is a great reason to rewatch Hunter x Hunter from the beginning, though the filesize is a bit daunting. Perhaps Hunter x Hunter can replace Ojamajo as a go-to long series rewatch for the year.
Other shows that could really use a rewatch, but still have no blu-ray release yet:
Wake Up, Girls!
Love Live 2nd Season
Soul Eater Not
Atelier Escha & Logy
Ao Haru Ride
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prism Ilya 2wei
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Yama no Susume season 2
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
Ranma 1/2 blu-ray box 3
Maria-sama ga Miteru
Scrapped Princess
Galaxy Angel
Higurashi no Naku koro ni
Hayate no Gotoku Cuties
Will eventually need to be rewatched, but aren't even released in Japan in blu-ray yet:
Akame ga Kill
Sailor Moon Crystal
Amagi Brilliant Park
Akatsuki no Yona
Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
Grisaia no Kajitsu
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
So Ojamajo is off the radar, but there's still over twenty other shows that can take its place if luck rolls our way.
Durara Shou's first blu-ray volume is out, and the sales are a pretty disappointing 6k or so. The previous volume 1 sales of the first season were 30k, so we're talking a 4/5ths drop here. This calls into question whether the entire show really will be animated all the way to 2016, like they had initially promised. The average sales of a show are generally well below the initial volume's. I could see average sales trickling down to 2k a volume or so, at which point the company would just be bleeding money every episode it makes. Will a company value its reputation in fulfilling its promises more, or its bottom line? I really like this season of Durara, so I hope its the former, but I also expect it will be the latter.
WoW is designing a system where people can buy game-time via in-game gold, thus removing the subscription element to this greatest of all MMO's. That's great news, except that the amount of gold you might have to make could be mind boggling, like 20 thousand or 50 thousand a month. It's great that people can make WoW free to play if they really set their mind to it, but if the amount of grinding labor it takes exceeds the amount of effort it would take to just earn the money in the real world, there's no real point. I'd like to see a reasonable price point set for these game time tokens, such that people can afford to buy them while just playing the game as normal, through their incidental increase in gold. Once people are spending weeks doing nothing but mining or herbalizing for gold, or what have you, so that they can pay their game time rent at the end of the month, it will just become another headache.
I've updated my beautiful anime girls permapost to include a lot more pictures, mainly of Fairy Tail girls. This is because Fairy Tail has amazingly attractive females and an enormous cast to draw upon. Hiro Mashima is incredible in both his talent, creativity, and work ethic, always giving us exactly what we want. I suspect once the Fairy Tail manga gets long enough, it will surpass Naruto in quality. The most recent manga arc has been really good so far. The only question is whether the Fairy Tail anime will last as long as the Naruto anime has. Having already been put on hiatus for a year before, it's highly likely the series will be cancelled outright somewhere down the road. If that's the case, the Fairy Tail anime will never be able to overtake Naruto, which is going to reach all the way from the beginning to the end without interruption.
The Fairy Tail manga is 223 chapters shorter than the Naruto manga, currently. It's 204 episodes shorter as an anime. Until it catches up with these massive length advantages, it doesn't stand a chance.
I've also updated my good visual novels permapost to include a ranking of the visual novels I've actually played, a tiny subset of the number I suspect are worth playing. More information is always better, I presumed.


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Monday, January 12, 2015
Hidden Resource: Researching Local Businesses and Business Owners Using the Alabama Secretary of State's Website
The other day, a patron requested information on the Memorial Mound in Bessemer. Not being familiar with this particular place, I checked the usual sources such as city directories and our newspaper clipping files. After coming up empty-handed, I turned to one of my favorite resources, the Alabama Secretary of State's website, specifically the Government Records Inquiry database. While it may not sound exciting, this website is a wonderful way to research local businesses, business owners, or non-profits (churches, civic groups, etc.). Any entity that files for incorporation in Alabama is included in the database which provides the date of incorporation, names of officers, address, status (existing, dissolved, merged, etc.), and type of business. Sometimes businesses file annual reports which can be purchased, along with the papers of incorporation, from the Secretary of State. And did I mention that it's free?
A quick search on Memorial Mound yielded all of the above information (btw, it was a cemetery). While not every entry is complete, it's a great way to confirm the existence of a business and to get an approximate idea of its lifespan. You can also search for the names of the officers/incorporators. This is helpful for genealogists who know their ancestors were business owners but are unsure about the dates or names of the companies they built. The website doesn't give any information detailing how far back their records go, but I've seen entries from as early as the 1890s. Even if a business or non-profit's original incorporation was not recorded, they can still be included if they merged or changed their name. For instance, a search for the Woodlawn Baptist Church reveals that they changed their name to Liberty Park Baptist Church in 1994 and gives their date of formation as December 17, 1891. Try playing around with this database the next time you hit a brick wall. It's quick, easy to use, and don't forget free! Most other states have similar databases. Follow the links for Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina to name a few.
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Ultrasound technology and 'missing women' in India: Analyses and now-casts based on Google searches
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I love Shelly Laurenston's books like crazy. Crazy! So it pains me very much to say how much I did not love this one.
One of the things I like the most about this series is the sense of controlled chaos. The characters are over the top, the relationships are all intertwined and so many characters from previous books appear that it almost feels like this series is one long continuous narrative. However I think in this book the author lost control of that chaos.
Toni Parker has descended on New York with her parents and ten genius prodigy siblings. Toni, we learn, is not a prodigy at anything except wrangling her family. The siblings range in age from toddler to 18. To the child, they are precocious, arrogant and talented. Toni feels a deep obligation to her family, convinced they can't function without her. So she has subsumed her own desire to get a job and possibly start he own family. But her ability to organize difficult people lands her a perk filled job with the shifter Hockey team after she manages to defuse a situation with the notoriously difficult Bo Novikov.
Ricky Lee Reed meets Toni and is immediately smitten. He smoothly inserts himself into her life and ambles along as she grapples with her family and her new demanding job, finding her endlessly amusing.
All the markers that make a typical Laurenston book are here: the outrageous characters, the well-drawn concept of the different shifter types that make up the world, and the humor that wafts over everything.
And yet...yeah...I didn't love it.
I think Toni and Ricky's romance got lost in the midst of all other other stuff happening. There are at least 3 or more side stories going on, including the continuing story of Dee Ann & Cella's hunt for a slippery psychopath who organizes shifter hunting parties for full humans. And then there is Toni's mysterious sister Delilah whose own side story here seems like a set up of a continuing arc. Every one of the previous couples from all the Pride books make an appearance and some of them have major page time. Even Sara, Miki and Angelina from her Magnus Pack series appear. So yeah, this felt chaotic and not in a good way.
Also. Sigh. I didn't love Toni. Whew! That was hard to admit. Hands down I have been major in love with
of Laurenston's heroines. Every. Single. One. Even Sissy Mae from [b:The Mane Attraction|3301564|The Mane Attraction (Pride, #3)|Shelly Laurenston|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347331758s/3301564.jpg|3687997]. But Toni veers dangerously near Mary Sue territory which is SO not what a Laurenston heroine is. And frankly I thought she was on the nasty side in her interactions with Blayne. I find the supposedly funny convention of deliberately not remembering someone's name to be a dismissive tactic meant to belittle someone. For someone who deserves it it can be funny. But Toni's dismissal of Blayne (she'd would mangle her name as 'Blank' or 'Bland') felt pointed and cruel especially because Blayne was really nice to her and just wanted to be her friend.
I also disliked her family with one or two exceptions. I think I was supposed to like them and find them charming, but I didn't. I found them obnoxious and overly precious. Strangely I found myself most fascinated with the evil Delilah.
Ricky Lee was great, though. Of all the characters that permeate this series I think this author has the best handle on the Smith clan, of which Ricky Lee is an honorary member. Now he was charming and felt comfortable in his skin.
Hence, I am putting this one in the 'ok, but not great' column. It is always great hanging out with the Pride crew and I did enjoy those parts, but I thought the romance got lost and I didn't really like Toni.
Still love this author's work like crazy, though.
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With the Marine Corps Marathon in my rear-view mirror, I can now return to 'normal' training. My focus is now on recovery, a gradual build-back of miles, and even a couple of races before we ring in 2013.
I signed up last week for the 3rd Annual Ringing in Hope 10K in Brambleton/Ashburn, VA on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. I ran the inaugural event, and set what at the time was my 10K PR in the process. It's a nice rolling course, but not very scenic. Basically it's an out-and-back, run through a housing complex, then on to a 4-lane divided highway, and back. Not terribly difficult, so my goal for this race would be to go sub-53 (8:31-ish pace), which would be a PR for me. It's also a race where a lot of the local Northern Virginia Daily Milers congregate, so I should get to meet some of them.
That was going to be it for the year, but I had a little conversation with my Twitter and Daily Mile pal Jennifer S., who informed me that 3-4 weeks out from a marathon is a good time to try for a 5K PR (evidenced by her smokin' time this past weekend at the Anything is Possible 5K in Georgia ). I was originally going to sit out this Thanksgiving, but I found a race in nearby Vienna, VA, the Giving Thanks 5K, that just could be PR-worthy. It has early hills in the first 3/4 mile, then it makes its way to the relatively flat W&OD Trail for the remainder of the race. Plus, the race benefits Wounded Warriors and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, so it's also for some good causes.
I'd really like to work on increasing my weekly mileage to about 35 per week, as well. I have found during marathon training that my body responds better to higher mileage (i.e., I eat a lot, and 35+ miles a week doesn't let see any weight gain). Plus, if I'm going to focus on Ten Milers in 2013, having those weekend 12-13 milers every week will allow me to work on increasing my speed rather than a mileage build-up.
But even if 2012 were to end today, it's been my best year in the 4+ years I've been running. I'm extremely satisfied with what I've achieved, and I look forward to more of the same in 2013!
I started running in September 2008, and haven't looked back since. Mid-packer who gets his therapy by writing about running.
Monday, November 5, 2012
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I'm so glad you've had such an awesome year, Dave! You have trained so smart and are such a strong runner. Good luck with your 10K and 5K! I'm running a 10K in two weeks but haven't been doing much running since MCM ... more shorter speed stuff and strength work. Here's to a great 2013! Have a great Thanksgiving!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Remember when New York used to hate Novak Djokovic?
It seems like it was so long ago but remember when the New York crowd used to hate Novak Djokovic? What a match between Federer and Djokovic today. Djokovic was down two sets and two match points but came back to win 6-7,4-6,6-3,6-2 and 7-5 to beat Federer in the semi finals for the second straight year here. Federer had two match points last year as well. As tennis fans we have to soak matches like these while we can. When again will we see three guys like Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic dominate the sport again? These have been the top 3 guys in the sport for a long time now. Just wanted to share this video again because I don't think I've seen an athlete turn a crowd in his favor for good like he did that night. As always you can leave a comment here, reach me by e-mail or .
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the thought of putting them into albums has been the crux of my scrapping for years. Do i just put them in random albums or do i organize them....and if so, HOW? by month, date, theme?
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No words can express what I felt when I watched this autistic boy singing the high praises to our God. He was also born blind, and now lives with an uncle, such a wonderful, loving, family. Just watch, and give praise along with him. So wonderful!
We have no excuses not to sing, to give Him praise and all the glory He deserves, so listen, and lift up your eyes, which you can probably see out of, and give God the glory for all He has done!
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Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
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I don't actually know anything about wine. I just know that I like to drink it. I know that prefer something a little sweeter or fruitier. I don't know a merlot from a cabernet or any of that.
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We actually went really big with the wine in my family for this food day. Not only did we drink our wine, but we cooked with it too. We made beef burgers that were cooked in a frying pan with a little red wine, then added with aged cheddar and white onions that were cooked in red wine.
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Ruta de Las Flores, El Salvador -- 3:15 p.m.
The Knights rode away in the amidst of the most beautiful flowers ever seen. Maya and Altagracia grabbed their cameras and starting taking pictures of everything, from landscape to road signs and even mischievous plays and interactions within the van.
It took them a few hours by car to reach the first destination of the route: the small city of Juayua, the village known for its coffee, exquisite food and flower-themed signs and frameworks.As soon as they passed through the humble entrance of the small town, the car was filled with the most pleasant smell of fresh tamales* filled with black beans, scrambled eggs and roasted vegetables with a hint of Izote** flower, giving the Knights the most intriguing experience.
[Melchior] -- Hmmm... (Licks lips) I missed the food around here!
[Maya] -- Let's stop! I want to take some pictures and get some of the food for the rest of the journey! (Smiling)
[Kaiser] -- Alright then, folks! (Stops the van. Turns the engine of and pulls the hand brake) Let's get some thing to go... The city looks great for a small village.
[Kimi] -- Indeed! (Gets off the van) I'll check the landscape out.
[Anael] -- Let's go, Gracia. I'll help you out. (Smiles)
[Altagracia] -- No need to! (chuckles) I'm a big lady already!
The seven heroes got out of the van and decided to check the city out. The small, humble and historic houses were all ornamented with flowers and all things talking about spring. They started visiting all shacks and shops, looking for anything interesting to eat and get as souvenir; each one of them chose their set of food: pupusas*** of various flavors, tomato sauces and sour creams to join them, tortas de yema**** with coconut shavings, cinnamon and ice cream .
They sat at a round wooden table in the largest avenue of the city, shielded by a large sun umbrella. They talked, laughed and ate as they watched the crowd moving from one site with the other.
[Maya] -- (Excited) Hey, guys! Look over there! (Points to her front) It seems there'll be a live performance there.
[Anael] -- Oh! A marimba group! This is going to be good!
The group composed of ten musicians climbed on top of a wooden stage; three large marimbas were brought into it and the performers started playing their songs. The heroes looked at the scene and listened very carefully to the music that was being played, which seemed more than perfect for such sunny, bright day of July.
To be Continued...
(*): Fresh Mesoamerican corncakes, usually filled with black beans, tomatoes, chicken, potatoes or even other exquisite fillings.
(**): Common type of flower largely used in Salvadoran cuisine. It grows all over Central America, and its roots (Yuca) are also up for consume. The flowers have a bitter, yet pleasing taste which makes them highly sought for culinary purposes. Izote is also cultivated alongside coffee plantations to avoid soil erosion on steep slopes.
(***): Traditional dish of Mayan origin, they consist on large, thick tortillas made out of corn or rice flour, stuffed with cheese, chicharrón, refried beans or loroco.
(****): Yolk-made Salvadoran pies.
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A couple of months ago I saw a beautiful and well-developed adult tortoise shell type calico cat walking across our backyard. When I opened the sliding glass door to get a better look, she ran like the wind and I never saw her again. Until a few weeks ago when she appeared on our deck, looking quite emaciated with a large patch of hairless skin on the back of her neck. I sneaked around the back and took a small bowl of dry food to the deck and rattled it to get her attention. She was panting and looked very weak but got up so fast she startled me. She ate all we gave her and drank a good amount of water as well. As she ate, we got a good look at her. Given her emaciated state, we decided she had been either dumped or possibly abandoned. We knew of a family up the road that recently left the area. In addition, that large patch of bare of skin on the back of her neck, well of course, it was full of ticks.
The weather in Missouri has been wickedly hot and humid this summer and in her condition, we knew she would not last much longer on her own. We gave her for all the food and water she wanted that day and continued on day 2. She slept under the deck but came out quickly when we called to her from the patio. She was weak but still had a loud purr and definitely used it to her advantage. We also found that when she meow's she does a cute two-part meow that really sounds like she's saying "hell llo". Later on day 2, we carefully removed all her 30+ ticks from the back of her neck and one toe. I then applied some antibiotic ointment to help heal and soothe those tick bitten areas. We checked carefully for fleas but amazingly, she had none!
Still unsure what to do with this gal, we continued to care for her, but outside since we have 4 cats in the house. On day 3, she was looking weaker and pretty heat stressed so we decided to bring her into the house and close her in the office in order to keep her segregated. She rested on the floor for 2 days getting up only to eat, drink or use her litter box. I watched for signs of disease like diarrhea, sneezing, runny nose, coughing, gait, eye changes and so forth, but nothing appeared. By now, she had won our hearts and we decided she could stay but as an outside cat after she was healed. On day 5, we took her to our Veterinarian in Columbia. She received a general health exam, rabies injection, worming, an antibiotic injection and blood tests for all the bad stuff cats can get like FELV, FIV and heartworm. So now, we need a name for this gal. After a lengthy search on the internet for ideas, I came up with a few names that I liked and ran them by Bill. We both decided we liked Aurora since she has so many colors on her coat.
After she passed her quarantine period, we began introducing Aurora to our cats since she is still recovering from her emaciated state, still in the house and the weather continues to be so wickedly hot that she cannot be outside in her condition. Aurora initially flunked house cat 101 by being snarly to our cats for days on end and her incessant desire to be on our kitchen counters. My bet is that she was an only cat and perhaps even abused as she has an aggressive response to feet if they pass her to fast. After a few weeks and much tolerance from Bill, my cats, and me, Aurora is finally beginning to settle into our house routine. Aurora has her issues and she still has a lot of healing, both physical and psychological, in her future but unless we are able to find someone that is willing to take a very pretty cat that has issues, she is welcome to stay with us either indoor or outside, for the remainder of her days.
We didn't take any pictures of Aurora in her worst condition. However, this is how she is looking 3 weeks into her recovery.


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May 26, 2011
This shrimp special from Michael's New York is all about fresh, bright Mexican flavors: cilantro, fresh lime, jalapeño. Perfect shrimp poise atop an earthy, spicy, vivid sauce and are strewn with a Mexican-inspired slaw of raw vegetables and fresh herbs. We promise, you will be licking the plate clean! It's all a little bit hot, a little sweet, a little smoky—and a lot delicious. Enjoy this for lunch or dinner alongside one of our spectacularly fresh margaritas. We know you'll leave happy!
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Sleet and Snow in New Orleans
Snow in Houston
You Mean the Sun Influences the Climate Too?
Czech President Against Climate Deal
Politically inconvenient truth about electric cars
P.E. Hussein Doesn't Have Much Time to Fix Global Warming/Cooling Actually Proves Warming
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|Bob's Burgers character
|Sylvester Stieblitz
| Regular Sized Rudy (son)
Mrs. Stieblitz (ex-wife)
|Behind the scenes
|"The Kids Rob A Train"
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Sylvester Stieblitz is Rudolph Stieblitz's (Regular Sized Rudy's) father. He is divorced from Rudy's mother and has custody of him on weekends. He describes himself as a "middle-aged man who's just trying to get back out there."
He first appears in "The Kids Rob a Train" where he is seen with a woman called Mandy whom he made contact with on his E-Kiss (an online dating site) profile. He takes her on the Wine Train where it is later revealed that he had lied on his profile including his photo and failing to mention he had a son. He and Mandy later make up after a wine fight.
He next appears in "House of 1000 Bounces" where he is in charge of his son Rudy's birthday party. Louise suggests he goes after Sasha's aunt Caitlin as a distraction for the kids to steal the bounce house from Dahlia's party, which he does. After the heist, Caitlin doesn't show any interest in swapping numbers.
- His name has never been mentioned in the series or listed on the end credits but it is listed on Fox's press release for "House of 1000 Bounces,"[1] and on a drawing posted by Bernard Derriman from "Glued, Where's My Bob?."[2]
- Has a booger stuck up his nose called "Old Faithful."
- Does not own a washing machine ("House of 1000 Bounces")
He looks extremely similar to his son, Rudy. He has orange receding hair, glasses and wears a yellow shirt and skinny jeans.
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- House of 1000 Bounces
- Glued, Where's My Bob? (non speaking cameo)


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This is a post I started around Christmas and just now finished...I'm posting it now especially for a friend missing her babies.
We've entered a new developmental stage with Avery and Lily…a new stage of grief that had not been present up to this point. I knew it would come and I assume that it will come again and again as they get older, as their beliefs solidify in their hearts, and their understanding of the world around them continues to shape and form. The question stopped me in the middle of the kitchen. I was busily preparing dinner for our family and my dad and stepmom, who were visiting from North Carolina for the holidays. I popped in an educational DVD I contributed to for families about to leave the NICU. It is full of the important topics like breastfeeding and nutrition, immunizations and follow up appointments.
In the course of the program I share our personal journey with prematurity and coming home with three medically fragile babies. I tell the whole story, their early birth, extended NICU stay, and Zoe's death. I wanted the girls to see it because a lot of their photographs were used throughout the video and even some footage of them this summer, running and laughing in the backyard.
As the video came to an end I walked to the kitchen to begin setting thetable. Within moments I felt Lily at my side, holding on tightly to my thigh; she looked up at me with her big blue eyes and long brown eyelashes that seem to go on for miles. Her sweet, small voice asked "Mommy, why did you say in that video, Zoe died?"
Wham! It hit me, like a dodgeball aimed right at mygut. We never used the words death, dying, dead, die, or died with them when talking about Zoe. We have always simply told them Zoe was in Heaven with Jesus, a phrase they've come to adopt as their own at times. All the books and articles I have read on child grief have said to tell them the truth. Do not sugar coat it, do not make it seem scary, do not tell them the person who died went on a long trip or went to sleep. Do not tell them only old people die, do not tell them they are up in the clouds. Tell them the truth. Teach them the difference between being sick with a cold and having a terminal illness.
I had only seconds to figure out what I was to say and in those few seconds I took a deep breath, and said a quick prayer with my exhale. I quite simply asked the Lord for wisdom. I fumbled over my words, I don't know if I said the right things…but I told her the truth.
I got down on my knees, right at her eye level, my hands clasped gently around her waist and said "Sweetie, I said that because Zoe did die. She died and now she's in Heaven."
"But Mommy, why did she die?"
"Zoe got very, very, very sick. A different kind of sick than we get. And now she's in Heaven."
I sat down on the floor in the middle of the kitchen and pulled Lily tenderly onto my lap. She buried her head in my shoulder, clung tightly to my sleeve and cried. For the first time she cried about her sister, Zoe. Her soft whimpers coming from that deep place inside that my own cries come from. Sadness washed over her and the blanket of innocence that protects our children from the adult issues of the world became a little bit worn, a thread-bare spot was created as a filter of light shone on her understanding of life and death.
A few minutes passed in silence, I stroked her hair, held her tightly to my chest and repeated "I love you so much Lily. And Zoe loves you too. We all love you. Its ok to be sad, its ok to cry, its ok to miss your sister. I miss her too and sometimes I'm sad and I cry too. We all love Zoe and we all love you."
Slowly she turned her face up to me, her creamy skin now splotchy from crying, her crystal clear blue eyes, now red-rimmed with grief and said "I miss my sissy. I want Zoe to come back. When can I go to Heaven Mommy? I want to play with my sister."
With each statement, each question my heart cracked a little more…nevermind my own grief of missing Zoe, especially at this time of year just weeks before their birthday and Christmas, now my heart was breaking for my living daughters. Seeing grief overtake my little four year old daughter, I thought to myself "little girls should not have to even think about things like this. Why does she have to feel this pain too? I know this pain and it is a deep-seeded pain that stays inside of you. Lord please help me. Please help my daughter. Don't let me ruin this moment, help me use it to draw us nearer to you and nearer to eachother."
Avery stood by, looking on, a little perplexed, not quite sure why Lily wasc rying. She lovingly stroked Lily's hair and held her hand. This moment was awful and yet wonderful at the same time. To be witness to these raw emotions within my girls, the sensitivity and tremendous love they have for one another was astounding.
I kept breathing, slowly. In…..and out…..in…..and out…..in…..and out. I heard God's whispers in my ear: "Take your time Keira, don't rush them, don'tworry about dinner, this is more important. Be present. Be available. Honor their feelings, validate their grief, don't try to fix it. Do everything for them that you wanted done for yourself when your grief was at it highest. Love her. Nothing more is needed, just love her."
Time passed with a few more questions that I didn't have answers for. I wished so deeply I could tell her when we were going to go to Heaven and I wish I could tell her if Zoe was a baby or a big girl, if she had a white bed like Lily and Avery, and if she liked todance. My new counselor recently suggested I let the girls make their own memory boxes for Zoe. Something that can be just theirs to keep in a special place. So I brought this up and promised them we would go through Zoe's boxes and they could pull out one or two of her toys or blankets to sleep with. Lily's eyes brightened. A tiny smile even found it's way to her lips. She knows these boxes quite well, they sit high up on a shelf in my closet and only once or twice have I brought them down.
We hugged some more and Lily took me by the hand to the shelves in our living room, she pointed to a photograph of the three of them when they were barely one year old. It was the photo I used for our holiday card in 2007, the only Christmas we had all three at home together. It was the card that served as my birth announcement because I had refused to send an announcement out when they were born as I wasn't sure they were all going to survive their NICU stay. Imagine that, I waited to make sure I knew, and yet I really didn't know.
Lily wanted the photograph to sit next to her at the dinner table. When we all sat down to eat and held hands to say the blessing, Lily made Richard and I place a finger on Zoe's picture to include her in the circle of prayer. She seemed satisfied with my answers to her questions, appeared to like my ideas of finding special Zoe things just for her to keep, and so I think I walked over this hill with her in a positive light. It was only the beginning. The next several days held more moments like this. Moments where Zoe was "present" with us…having a pizza picnic in the playroom she needed her own plate and napkin. Lily and Avery took turns holding her and often passed Zoe to me to hold and hug.
On the day of their school Christmas program, I brought a special birthday snack for their class; pink and purple flower cookies along with a dozen ladybug cookies. All of their classmates hungrily gobbled up the cookies after singing happy birthday to Avery and Lily, while my girls sat quietly and slowly ate theirs. Savoring every drop of sugar that came in contact with their lips! All of the little girls and boys were off playing while my two sat silently with empty plates before them. They whispered something to eachother, that secret bond of sisterhood and being multiples ever-present before my eyes; and then Lily looked at me and said "Mommy, we didn't sing happy birthday to Zoe. Tell Ms. Winnie Annison, we need to sing to Zoe. Zoe is here and she wants us to sing to her too."
I obliged with the sting of tears behind my eyes and that familiar tightened throat. Her teacher joined us and we sang to Zoe. On my way out of the school I stopped by the office and offered cookies to the staff. Heather, the director is one of the kindest women I know, with a heart so full of compassion and love for the Lord; she reminds me of Lily in some ways and Lily adores her. She took a ladybug cookie, knowing the significance of that red little bug for our family, and said "I'm sure today was hard. Good, but hard too. I was thinking about you the whole time." What she doesn't know is how much that helped me, to acknowledge the bittersweet moments of experiencing Avery and Lily's"firsts" without their sister, not being afraid of my tears, and offering a hug at just the right moment. Heather blessed me that day with words and an embrace that I know came straight from God.
Avery, Zoe, and Lily
November 2007


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[IMGCAP(1)]There are currently 29 million small businesses in the U.S., and 500,000 more are launched each month. Unfortunately, most of those new companies will fail within five years.
If a minor percentage of the vast number of small businesses in the U.S. can last just a few years longer, our entire economy would improve dramatically. But how can business owners who don't have a plethora of financial resources extend their company's lifespan? Accounting.
Most small business owners, especially new entrepreneurs, have not mastered the ability to effectively manage finances and use budgeting and forecasting to plan, track and pivot. As a result, they miss opportunities to make fundamental changes to their business strategy that could save them, and their company, in the long run.
Accountants usually understand the financial aspect of a business better than the business owner, who is often scared by financial statements and accounting terminology, and are the most qualified people to provide proactive advice for financial planning and financial management. But in order to provide these services, accountants need to get comfortable providing CFO-like services, and getting their clients acclimated to value-based billing instead of hourly billing.
Here are some ways accounting technology can help accountants become strategic advisors for small businesses and truly make a difference in the economy:
Embrace the Future
Many accounting firms are still providing only traditional services like bookkeeping, taxes and audit support. As more tools become available at cheaper prices to more small businesses, accounting tasks like bookkeeping and even taxes are become commoditized. If you want to grow your firm and keep existing clients, you're going to have to move to proactive services and provide more strategic value to small businesses.
As an accountant, you are well-positioned to offer these high-value services as you already have the complete trust of the small business owner. No one would hire an accountant to do their books and file their taxes if they did not trust them. Not only does the small business owner already trust you, he or she is looking to you for advice on how to run their business better. Your clients are not comfortable (for the most part) with reading financial statements and don't always understand financial terminology. So, embrace new technology to give yourself the ability to offer strategic services to your clients, and ultimately move you accounting practice to the future.
Strategically Plan
Accountants often tell me that they can't help clients with strategic planning, forecasting and budgeting because they don't have MBAs. They tell me "I'm not the business expert, I'm just the accountant." This is a missed opportunity. As an accountant, you are likely the person most comfortable with the small business clients' numbers and financial statements. You have the knowledge that, when applied correctly, becomes a powerful tool to help your clients get beyond "surviving" and toward "thriving"
The first step is to use a tool to help you client put together a forecast. It's easier than you think. Use 12 months of history as a starting point, and then help your client think through their financial goals for the next 12 to 24 months to put a forecast together. Talk with them and help them through the process.
Here are some great questions you can ask to help get them started:
- Do they think they can raise sales by 5 percent?
- What is their track record over the past few years of increasing sales?
- Do they have a financial goal in mind such as hiring a manager, or buying that expensive piece of equipment?
- Can they lower costs by finding better, lower priced vendors?
- When was the last time they raised prices? Maybe it is time to do a small price hike to account for inflation?
- How can they improve their cash flow by focusing on procedures that will help collect money owed to them faster?
- Are their expenses on their books that aren't driving sales and should maybe be cut?
- Have they looked at industry benchmarks for their key performance indicators to see whether they match their competition, or where there is room for improvement?
Once you have started the process of strategic planning with your clients and have them thinking with key questions, the end goal will be to help them produce a full financial forecast. That forecast includes a projected P&L, balance sheet, and, most critical, a projected cash flow statement. There are plenty of great online tools to help you help your client, so don't get mired in cumbersome Excel spreadsheets. Use an online business planning tool that includes a full financial forecast in order to streamline the process and better collaborate with your clients.
Once you have helped you clients put together strategic financial plans, you can make sure that your clients have included key financial goals and business objectives within that plan. This will ensure that your client uses their business plan to guide them throughout the year, and keeps them focused on what they are trying to accomplish. A good strategic business plan with a forecast and budget is an essential tool to help your small business clients make the right decisions as they grow their business.
Track & Pivot
While entrepreneurs are financially conscious, they are by no means financial experts. This is where you can play the role of broader financial advisors. Small business owners are usually focused on the everyday tasks that need to happen to keep their business running, and so they often manage their business finances by looking at their bank account balance. As an accountant, you know that this can be a deadly way for a small business to be managed.
Your clients need to use their strategic financial plan and manage their business numbers weekly, monthly and quarterly by comparing the actual results to:
- Planned results
- Previous period results
- Same period previous year results
The best way to help your clients manage their numbers on a regular basis is to find a great online dashboard that automates their financials into easy to read KPI's and easily helps them look at these numbers and compares them automatically to all the right time periods and against planned numbers. As the year goes on, you will be able to help your client see where their financial goals are on track, and where they may be off what they wanted and expected.
With your ease of understanding financial statements and information, you will be able to help a client understand if their missed assumptions will have a positive or negative impact on their business, and if they will need to make adjustments in order to keep their business fiscally sound. For instance, they may be collecting money slower than they thought in their forecast, and have less cash in the bank. This is where you can jump in, and help them put together AR policies that will help them collect money faster, and get their cash back on track.
Empowering your client with easy-to-use financial tracking tools can help you assert your relevance year-round and steer them down the path to success. Financial planning is never easy for small business owners, but with your help and the right technology, they can beat the odds.
Sabrina Parsons is the CEO of Palo Alto Software.
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Nsanje District has registered progress in the ongoing national identity (ID) cards mass registration exercise despite challenges it faced during the early stages of the programme.
Malawi News Agency (Mana) crew on Tuesday witnessed people going to centres in large numbers to register. Meanwhile, 20 centres out of 93 have been closed after completing the exercise in their respective catchment areas.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Nsanje assistant district registrar Thomas Ndifitsa said approximately 60 percent of the 151 000 targeted people have registered despite some challenges, including poor weather conditions and faulty equipment.
"It is true that registration centres have been closed after traditional leaders confirmed that their subjects had registered. Not only that, these centres beat their targets," he said.
According to National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Nsanje district civic education officer Kondwani Malunga, mass mobilisation campaigns have proved to be beneficial to the registration exercise.
"During the initial stages of the registration exercise, we got information that some people in the area of Mchacha 58 in the East Bank were reluctant to get registered as their denomination advised them not to do so.
"However, after we reached them with the messages, they all got registered," said Malunga.


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The end of Northwest Airlines?
A lot of people said that when AMFA mechanics went on strike, it was the end of their jobs and probably the union. Time has shown that these people are probably right. Now, it looks like Northwest itself may be no more if they declare bankruptcy.
Now, let's get one thing straight: Northwest Airlines may well survive bankruptcy proceedings and live again. However, for the thousands of current and former workers who will lose pensions and other benefits, the new Northwest won't be much good to them, and it's hard to argue that whatever happens after bankruptcy will be Northwest, even if it keeps the same name.
If this happens, it will be a very bad thing for the state of Minnesota.