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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Frugal tips for beginners
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- Analytical Adam said...
I still would like to know what your husband for a living. Also how he treats other men in the workplace who also need to work to be able to survive and also to hopefully get married. My own situation has been that I struggle financially and sadly most so called religious men are more interested in helping women in the workplace and do nothing to help another man which to be honest with you I resent it. The men because they are married are arrogant and think they are God's gift to womankind. Maybe you have answered it in the past I didn't look at the comments at the time and I apologize.
That is the issue. If you husband is not treating other men right in the workplace that at some point may be something that God does have to punish. At this point since you have two young girls God doesn't feel it is the right time to do it.
I am not saying he does. Just sadly my experience a lot of religious men do it because they know the politics of the workplace and that being nice to another man doesn't make their more secure even though God sees your actions. Helping women can sometimes help since politically the workplace is more concerned with woman and they can very easily make a complaint that is purely based on not getting special treatment. It is great if a husband and wife can work in their own business because sometimes men like having a woman in the workplace to be of help to them.
But anyway. Have a good day.
- December 22, 2011
- Mrs. Anna T said...
Adam, if you really wish to know, my husband is a software engineer. I shall not, of course, supply details of his work, as I know he wouldn't want me to.
- December 22, 2011
Excellent post!
- December 23, 2011
- Bethany said...
This post made me wonder: Do you always plan to live as frugally as you do now? Is it an income thing? If the family income were to increase would you view it as more money in savings or as an opportunity to do things you couldn't before? Do you hope to travel abroad someday? What about a new car?
- December 23, 2011
- Kate said...
Thank you once again Anna for your honest insight and the lessons you've learned. :) What a great reminder, I am SO tempted to be very arrogant and haughty about my financial situation as well and I know I just cannot continue like that.
- December 23, 2011
- Mrs. Anna T said...
Bethany, of course it would be nice to be able to afford, comfortably and without stretching our budget too thin, some of the above. Afford in matters of time as well as money, of course! My husband's schedule has always been very demanding, and when it comes to traveling, for instance, finding time together as a family is more challenging than finding the money (traveling can be relatively inexpensive if planned well).
That said, our priority is to keep out of debt, in a good enough home, with proper medical care, food, etc, and to be content with what we have. I also think it's a matter of perspective. My husband was one of 5 children (now outstandingly wonderful adults with their own lovely families) in a little 2.5-room apartment; we live in a house with 3 bedrooms, a large living space and an office, for just the 4 of us. So compared to how my husband grew up this is pure luxury.
As for new cars, I never understood the craze. What I wish for is a good sturdy car that doesn't need many repairs (and it's true that repairs on old cars gobble up so much money), and that is reliable and safe.
- December 23, 2011
- Lady Anne said...
Adam, I hate to say it, but it's no surprise you're not married. Your name should not be Analytical Adam, but Arrogant Adam. Anna has the patience of a saint where you are concerned.
That being said, I have to agree with you, Mrs. T, on some of the hints in those "How to Save Money" books. My parents grew up during the Depression, and then lived through WWII; first you couldn't afford anything, and then you couldn't get it if you had the money. I used to get SO annoyed at my mom's penny-pinching ways; her approach was "Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you haw to do without it." But her training served me well when my late husband left me bankrupt. Even now, the Lord of the Manor and I live well, tithe faithfully, and eat lots of soup made from leftover bits of this and that. I buy almost all of my clothing at thrift shops, and so forth. And maybe, someday, I'll make that trip to Australia I've always dreamed of. (Talk about dreaming big!)
- December 23, 2011
Just what I needed to hear ..once again this 53 year old is taught or reminded of something by you years younger ...I had been feeling puffed up about our wise choices and my husband had even said a "watch what you are saying" a few different times lately.!!!I am thankful . Karen
- December 24, 2011


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Two innovative services which find creative ways to help some of Norfolk's most vulnerable families overcome complex relationship and mental health difficulties have been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
The Compass Outreach Service and the Norfolk Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS) have been jointly shortlisted for a Health Service Journal Award in the "improved partnerships between health and local government" category.
Compass Outreach, which is run by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with The Benjamin Foundation and Norfolk County Council, works with 'looked after' children and those at risk of being taken into care. It has been shortlisted after supporting more than 170 families in its first year.
PIMHS, which is also run by NSFT, offers targeted mental health support for the parent and specialist attachment focused therapy when a baby is at risk of being taken into care, in turn encouraging bonding to ensure families can remain together.
Both initiatives proved such a success during their pilot phases that they have been fully funded by Norfolk County Council since April. In addition, they both received recognition in NSFT's Putting People First Awards earlier this year, where Compass Outreach was highly commended in the 'partnership' category and PIMHS picked up top prize for 'innovation'.
Nicki Bramford, Deputy Service Manager for NSFT's Children, Families and Young People's Service and operational lead for Compass and PIMHS, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for this high-profile national award in recognition of the success of the teams.
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This jar is an example of the early high fired green glazed earthenwares produced in the North of China from the 6th century. Such pieces were forerunners of the great Northern and Southern traditions of celadons. Technically they mark the start of an important tradition of Chinese ceramics. While the jar is a classic shape with its ridged waist and the glaze only covering the top half of the body, it is rare to find a piece with its original lid.
M. Tregear, 'Catalogue of Chinese greenware in the Ashmolean Museum', Oxford,1976.
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- 0589-0618
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- stoneware with olive green glaze
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- 19.5 x 15.0 cm
a - jar; 18 x 15 cm
b - cover; 2.3 x 8.5 cm
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However unnerving the experience, we need to bring a moment-to-moment awareness to the wound. It's important that we not get lured too much into the past or future storylines until we have completed the descent. A bit of past or future thinking can heighten and deepen the feelings so that the descent can take place; however, the descent into the wound is not a story-based experience. The story can help deliver us into the energy of the wound, but it won't, in fact, heal the wound. Mostly, our stories just numb us from the wound. So, it's important that we not go to our heads in this process. This is a kinesthetic, feeling experience that requires a presence, an awareness of the here and now. Being here and now is really a practice in learning to stay. Because this is a lifelong process, you want to bring a quality of kindness and compassion to the process, kind of like training a puppy. If you've ever trained one, you'll know that beating them can make them obedient yet inflexible. They can become easily confused if everything doesn't go a certain way. But if you train the puppy with kindness and clarity, it can be flexible and have a sense of humor. It can role with changes. Which kind of puppy do you want to be?
When the mind goes off, don't hit yourself. Just come back. It's like being very naïve. There is no big deal about it. Whatever arises, just acknowledge that its there, and just come back to the wound, here in the present moment. With that simplicity you just keep coming back. You are just training in staying with yourself.
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Lhota hits the New York delegation for abandoning Wall Street
Joe Lhota thinks New York's representatives in Washington aren't doing enough to protect Wall Street.
"You know what concerns me the most," said Lhota, the Republican candidate for mayor, yesterday on the Fox Business network. "Our congressional delegation, that represents the City of New York, both in the Senate as well as in the House of Representatives, are not representing the number one industry in the City of New York. And it's really unfortunate. This is the goose that laid the golden egg. We need to diversify our economy, but we also have to understand that Wall Street is headquartered in the City of New York."
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It's not clear who Lhota was talking about.
The state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, sits on the Senate Banking Committee and has been a staunch defender of Wall Street during his time in the Senate. His junior colleague, Kirsten Gillibrand, has largely followed Schumer's lead, and become an industry-favorite in her own right.
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"For many, many years in the latter part of the 20th century it was a true partnership working together," he told Fox host Charles Payne. "It's been split apart now. There are two different corners. They are no longer partners. They're adversaries."
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"The banks have paid a heavy price rhetorically, they've been hit by every single agency in the government, and it seems like every time I pick up a newspaper, there's another fine," said Payne.
"There is," agreed Lhota.
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Town traffic causes by far the bulk of the congestion, pollution, accidents, and noise nuisance of driving - all of which cost society seven times what urban motorists pay in taxes. Rural drivers, by contrast, are overcharged three times for their use of the roads. For heavy vehicles in urban areas during peak-hours this discrepancy is even higher, claims the report, which proposes a £15 billion cut in the revenue collected in fuel duty, vehicle taxes and VAT. People driving in towns, however, would pay tolls averaging 5.6p per mile, with charges much higher at peak times and for high-polluting heavy vehicles.
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(Note: This is the first monthly release where Edmonton, along with Hamilton, Québec, Victoria and Winnipeg have been added to the House Price Index)
Canadian home prices in August were up 0.9% from the previous month, according to the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index™. It was the 9th consecutive monthly increase and the fifth of 0.9% or more. 6 of the 11 metropolitan markets surveyed were also at all-time highs. Year-over-year, Canadian prices were up 5.4%
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In Edmonton, prices increased +0.6% m/m but remained down from a year earlier for a 10th consecutive month (−2.1%)
It's great to see Edmonton join the index so we can compare Calgary's market to it. Edmonton boomed just after Calgary did, and to a greater extent.
I know it's difficult to distinguish the cities in the spaghetti mess in the chart below, but Winnipeg has even surpassed Calgary's 2007 high and is closing in on Edmonton's peak before it corrected. Their increase, however, has been a more gradual incline rather than the spike seen in the Alberta cities.


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Inspired by early stereo imaging and the clash and collusion of socioeconomic forces, this work seeks to dismantle cinematic codes while foregrounding projector and light as sculpture: a conscious corruption of and interference with the apparatus to evoke the unexpected, reshaping representation into the realm of material and space. Using colour gels, masking, lens interference and projector movement in tandem with an exploration of binocular disparity, perspective, patterning and the film surface itself, Apparitions explores the transitional space between image and abstraction, nature and culture.
Mackenzie is a key player in the revival of expanded cinema forms...his projects stretch the possibilities of the analogue form, manipulating images to beyond our received expectations.
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This season I will highlight a notable player, based on the games played each night, who's owned in less than 40% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball leagues.
The Sneaky Fantasy Basketball Pickup for Monday, December 23 is Jodie Meeks. He's owned in 26% of Yahoo! Leagues and 13.8% of ESPN Leagues. Much more press following Kobe Bryant's injury has been given to Xavier Henry playing the point, Jordan Farmar's return, and Nick Young's general swagginess, but Meeks has quietly outperformed all non-Pau Gasol Lakers lately with a combination of threes, good percentages, and steals.
It's been eight days since we've recommended a player based on his previous night's performance, but here's a look at Meeks's line last night against Phoenix:
Meeks's value collapsed during Kobe's six-game return, but he was excellent before and now becoming excellent again now that Kobe will be wearing his custom Boswell suits on the bench for six weeks.
Here's a breakdown of Meeks's numbers before, during, and after Kobe:
A lot of his recent value has been due to the fact that he's played a lot more than his usual number of minutes with injuries decimating the Lakers, but there was clearly a huge dropoff in his production when Kobe was in the line-up. Before Kobe, however, this was a guy who shot 50% from the field, 83.7% from the line and hit 2.3 threes in under 30 mpg. I don't know if he can keep up his most recent streak of steals, but Meeks is a solid SG prospect that should become even better when a real PG, like Jordan Farmar, is setting up his shots.
Other Notable Players: Here's the argument why Khris Middleton isn't the Pickup: he is averaging an astounding 45 mpg over his last four games, three of which went into overtime. He also dropped 29 points in another overtime game on Dec. 6, but in those five games in between? 7.8 pts, 3.4 reb, 1.4 ast, 0.2 stl, 0.8 3pm on 36.8% FG in 28 mpg.
I'm desperately scrambling in one of my leagues after losing Brook Lopez for the year, so please excuse some fawning over mediocre or fluky big man performances possibly for the rest of the year (Re: Jordan Hill). That being said, Cody Zeller had his best game of his professional career so far last night in that overtime win against the Bucks, dropping 12-7-4-0-2 in 22 min. Somehow, Charlotte is currently the six-seed in a putrid Eastern Conference, but if their season collapses later in the year, we may see more of him. Right now, he's not a threat to steal minutes away from either Josh McRoberts or Al Jefferson.
By the way, Lopez is actually still owned in 60% of Yahoo! Leagues despite being done for the season. Give or take a few percentage points for people who just refuse to believe news and hold out for his return, ownership percentages for guys like him, who at one point were 100% owned, are a good indicator of how many fantasy managers are mostly or completely inactive. Another example: Derrick Rose is still owned in 36% of Yahoo! leagues despite being declared out for the season a month ago. In ESPN leagues, BroLo and D-Rose are at 41.3% and 16.5% respectively, so those managers might be more active.
Another strong game for Glen Davis, while Victor Oladipo continues tumbling. Whether or not Jameer Nelson or Arron Afflalo are traded, at some point this year Oladipo will take back the reins. In the meantime, Big Baby seems like he's the bigger staple in the line-up.
It says a lot that Lou Williams couldn't produce in 34 minutes of an OT game. And what do we think about DeMarre Carroll's 8-4-2-1-1 with 2 3pm? As much as I rave about Wes Johnson, I need to mention that Carroll has been a better version of him.
Brooklyn is just a terrible team, but I find it interesting that Mirza Teletovic played 30 min. 31 mpg over his last two including one with BroLo, though Teletovic is anything but consistent with his production so far.
Brandan Wright fell off, but Vince Carter stacked two nice games each around a goose egg on Dec. 20. 14.8 pts, 3.8 reb, 5.8 ast, 1.0 stl, 1.8 3pm on 57.1% FG and 80.0% FT in those four games overall.
Jeremy Lin came back, but Aaron Brooks still pushed 30 min and was good, as predicted. What's also interesting is Terrence Jones also played 30 min, his most minutes in 10 days. He's fallen off hard for almost two weeks now, but he was so good before that you at least need to keep an eye on him if not add him.
Kosta Koufos, Jon Leuer and Ed Davis were all so subpar that coach Dave Joerger gave 33 min to James Johnson? Johnson's value disappears when Tayshaun Prince returns, but a return to the starting line-up might mean Koufos can once again become a double-double + blocks machine.
Just when I thought John Salmons might overtake Terrence Ross, Ross comes out, drops 23 points on 62.5% FG, and makes me look like a fool. Although once again he didn't do more than get points and threes.
Mediocre big man alert: Timofey Mozgov dropped a double-double, but it was with Kenneth Faried out. Coach Brian Shaw expects Faried to play Friday.
Drop Jordan Hill. Some people might still believe in him, but his recent numbers indicate that coach Mike D'Antoni has no interest in playing his second-best big man consistently regardless of matchups. Also, Chris Kaman is no good again now that Gasol's back.
And last night it was Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green and Marcus Morris who showed up for the Suns. Plumlee's career rebounding night shouldn't be too much of a surprise, as numerous big men have had career nights against the Lakers this year. Green however has been good three games in a row now, averaging 21 points and 5.3 threes in 28 mpg. His biggest problem this year has been staying consistent with both Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe in the line-up, and he's doing that now. Still, who knows if he'll be a victim of the Suns' carousel next game.
Top Five Sneaky Pickups (owned in under 40% of Yahoo! Leagues):
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (18%)
2. Jordan Farmar (14%)
3. Reggie Jackson (38%)
4. Glen Davis (37%)
5. D.J. Augustin (22%)
Goodbye Jon Leuer, hello D.J. Augustin. Augustin should probably be much higher for a guy who averaged 13.7 pts, 2.3 reb, 8.0 ast, 1.7 stl and 3.0 3pm on 50.0% FG and 80.0% FT, but I still distrust what I'm seeing from him until Kirk Hinrich returns. Though he's certainly producing a lot more than was expected from him when Chicago picked him up. The Lakers only wish they could say the same about Kendall Marshall.
Hindsight: So I was holding on to Leuer too long. He is by far the Grizzlies' most offensively talented big man off the bench, but his streak of seven straight double-digit scoring games did correspond to six Grizzly losses…A little over a week ago, I dropped Brandon Knight to pick back up Jordan Hill. If you want to stop reading my blog forever now, I'll understand. In my defense, I wanted another big man because BroLo couldn't stay healthy (and now rests in peace on our waiver wire), and I thought Knight's FG% would sink my team. I still think his FG% will drop back off, but BK — 25.0 pts, 8.8 reb, 7.8 ast, 2.8 3pm on 45.7% FG over his last four. For someone else's team. Damn.
And with that last nugget of coal in my stocking, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. There are no games tonight, so I'll talk to you all again the day after #NBAXmas!


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Navigating the byways: Visiting Baltimore's Charles Street
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Statues don't get much better than the one atop the Washington Monument. You haven't noticed? There's the father of our country, resigning his commission, wearing his uniform -- and wrapped in a gently flowing toga.
If you've missed it, that's because a true appreciation of the Washington Monument requires traveling to Baltimore, which has the Washington Monument, the very first undertaken in this country to honor our first president. It was completed in 1829. The one in the District, also the work of architect Robert Mills, wasn't begun until 1848 and took forever to finish -- until the end of 1884.
Baltimore's Washington Monument stands, quite rightly, in the middle of enchanting Mount Vernon Place. To me, the square is one of the most beautiful spots in the city, and a fitting adornment to Charles Street, which last month was proclaimed a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
City street as scenic byway? Let Webster's call a byway a side road; federal regulations include cultural or historical significance in their definition. So Las Vegas Boulevard swanned onto the most recent byways list, too. Know why Vegas wanted the title? So it could get help putting up more neon signs, and restoring and bringing back old-timey ones.
Charles Street hardly needs neon. The street is illuminated by the flattering light of history, with the level of intensity depending on the traveler's desire. Quick drive-by on your way to somewhere else? Motor along all 12 miles in 40 minutes, and you'll still feel as if you've seen a sight or two. Crave a night away? Stay in the new Hotel Monaco, in the 1906 B&O Railroad building right on Charles Street, and add visits to the Walters Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art and two historic house museums, Homewood and Evergreen. An Everyman Theatre performance is a must, as is dinner at the Helmand, an Afghan restaurant run by a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (Try the pumpkin in yogurt sauce.)
I limited myself to a day, with time aplenty to stop for lunch -- the roasted vegetable salad at Donna's cafe is renowned -- beginning my walking-driving tour in South Baltimore at Wells Street. Start from the south because part of Charles is one way, northbound, and when you encounter George Washington, he'll be facing in your direction.
First thing: the brick, castle-like Pabst Brewing Co. on your left at Charles and Wells. Ah, beer was indeed king here once. In the mid-1800s, the city had about 30 breweries, and many an old-timer remembers being regularly sent to one of the plentiful neighborhood taverns to fetch a pail of beer for his parents. If it's not too early, stop to raise a glass. On a football Sunday, keep your window open along these blocks filled with quintessential Baltimore rowhouses and you'll hear the roars of the Ravens-watchers, directing you to the nearest bar.
I visited on a Saturday to sample the boutiques in full; some are closed on Sundays. A few blocks after crossing Fort Avenue (it leads to Fort McHenry), I parked, drawn into Amy's Boutique at 1133 S. Charles, where I encountered a fabulous collection of jackets. The An Ren line transfixed me, even though the items were out of my normal price range. A girl can dream, can't she?
I dawdled and window-shopped, looking at jewelry, antiques, new furniture and bric-a-brac, and at the northeast corner of Charles and Montgomery, I took my first photo: the distant monument, framed by a portico in front of me.
Back in the car, I briefly left the 19th-century city, looking to my right at Conway Street for a glimpse of 1980s Baltimore -- Harborplace and the Aquarium -- then entering 1960s Baltimore at Redwood Street, the urban-renewed Charles Center on my left.
Traffic stopped me at the Greek-temple-like-but-built-in-1907 Savings Bank of Baltimore, now World Relief, on the east side of Charles, at Baltimore Street. Overnighters, here's where you check into the Hotel Monaco across the street.
For me, onward, leaving the last vestiges of the 1960s behind at Saratoga Street, stopping for a look-see at the Woman's Industrial Exchange, which was set up in 1880 to help impoverished but respectable women earn money by selling their needlework. Great place for baby gifts, with lots of handmade clothes and toys -- the sock monkey is a specialty.
And now, finally, I have arrived. Here's Mount Vernon Square, an ode to wealthy 19th-century Baltimore, its gardens dotted with heroic horsemen and imposing sculptures, the monument rising in the center, the retiring general high atop a Doric column, wearing a toga reminiscent of his hero, Cincinnatus, the Roman leader who gave up command of the army and dictatorship to return to his farm.
Inside, I get a warm greeting from Anthony Carter, who jovially informs me that he has been blessed to work at the monument for two years. First, I get a free map of the neighborhood and buy a package of lovely notecards, 10 for $5, illustrating the annual holiday lighting of the monument -- a spectacular event set off with fireworks and scheduled for the first Thursday of December.
Climb up, Anthony urges me, it's a wonderful view. I pay $1 and ascend, all 228 steps, and examine the city from a perch just below the statue. To the west, Baltimore spreads out to an undulating ridge. To the south, I can see the famed Domino Sugars sign. To the east, the dark, foreboding stone walls of the 19th-century penitentiary. And to the north?
To the north, miles of Charles Street still beckon: the aggressively modern Man/Woman sculpture imposed on the beaux-arts train station (better not to look!), Johns Hopkins University, a Mies van der Rohe building, affluent 1920s Baltimore and finally the suburbs. But for now, in the late afternoon light, it is enough to stand silently -- and enjoy.


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Restaurant News & Reviews
Dining notes: Three upcoming dinners to expand your palate
Here are three upcoming dinners that will help expand your palate:
▪ Do dinner conversations about politics and American history wet your whistle? Get your fill dining with Stewart Harris, law professor and host of the "Your Weekly Constitutional" podcast. Harris will lead a discussion about the 1787 Constitutional Convention during The Constitution Dinner at Rural Hill at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 1. It will feature a menu (by chef Craig Barbour of Roots) inspired by the food our forefathers might have partaken in: bubble and squeak (fried veggies and bacon covered in cream); peanut soup with bee balms and goat cheese; and stuffed sausage with aromatics and oats and ale gravy. The dinner, to held at Historic Rural Hill (4431 Neck Road, Huntersville), is also a fundraiser for the historic working farm and nature preserve and its educational programs. $50; cash bar. Details: www.ruralhill.net.
▪ Love Spain, but remain a novice about the country's wine? Foxcroft Wine Co.'s SouthPark location (7824 Fairview Road) will host a Rioja and Tapas Spanish Wine Dinner at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 10, that is edible and educational. Andre Tamers of De Maison Selections – which imports lesser-known boutique wines, ciders and spirits from France and Spain – will serve as tasting tutor. Seven wines, from rose to Tempranillo to Moscatel, will accompany chef Chris March's dishes, following a cocktail of Cava Brut. Dishes include marinated olives, grilled artichoke, cod fritters with spinach aioli, pork skewers and lamb, finished with a cheese course with fig and honey. $75. Reservations: 704-365-6550.
▪ Viva La France! Bonterra (1829 Cleveland Ave.) celebrates Bastille Day with three guest chefs. Bonterra's Blake Hartwick will be joined by Charles Semail of Chef Charles Catering and Sylvain Rivet of Renaissance Patisserie for a five-course fundraising dinner on Friday, July 14. All proceeds will benefit the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas. Dinner begins with a cocktail reception with Amuse-Buches and champagne. Chefs Blake and Charles will share the first four-courses with Chef Rivet creating the dessert course. Dinner includes wine pairings. $150 all-inclusive. Reservations: 704-333-9463.
Land of the free (stuff)
It's time to coordinate your colors for The Ballantyne's Red, White & Blue Lawn Party at the resort's golf pavilion at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 1. The free event includes live music, food trucks, local beer and games, and ends with a fireworks display. Food and drinks are à la carte. Parking is available a short walk away, at 13024 and 13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place. No pets or coolers. Details: www.theballantynehotel.com.


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Dealing with anger issues
I am a 34-year-old mother of two and a wife.
I have been having a lot of trouble dealing with my anger and controlling it. My husband will say something that will just set me off and I'll go into this whirlwind of anger and name-calling. It just escalates and I cannot turn it around. It's as if someone just turns on a switch inside me and the floodgates of anger open up; it's like once I get any inkling of anger I cannot stop it. I don't want to ruin my marriage or my family, but I'm afraid that one day my husband just won't want to deal with it anymore...and why would he? I'm afraid that I am disrupting my family.
I need help and I don't know where to turn or how to do it. I can't keep going on like this - I want to be happy and enjoy my children and my marriage, and at this point, I'm so irritated all the time and easily set off that I cannot be happy or feel relaxed.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hello Abby,
Reading your letter reminds me of the many clients I have spoken with over the years who have told me how they hate themselves, believing that they are bad people for letting their anger take over them; too often hurting the ones they love the most. Emotions at times seem to take over our bodies. I can imagine the guilt and sadness following your outburst. Trying to control your anger though, may only increase it. Anger can be so destructive but doesn't need to be. Anger per se is not the problem but rather, learning how to understand and express it constructively. From what you wrote, I also think that your anger turns into rage; rage is not the same as anger but is rather a combination of feelings of anger with a sense of powerlessness.
The first step is to look back at your childhood and how you were taught to express your anger. Were your able to gain a sense of confidence that people would respect and listen to you? Did your parents, siblings listen to you? Was there a lot of fighting in your home? It is important not to judge or blame but rather to understand and learn (I know that can be hard); understanding is the key to dealing with this rage. Rage is often triggered by some actions or comments that make one feel that they have no voice or are being attacked and are powerless to defend themselves. Rage is often described as that feeling of banging your head against a wall. You need to learn what needs and vulnerabilities are being triggered and how to express them.
How to control anger? This is a very common question. First off, we can start by perhaps creating a different question: how to understand and use the anger constructively to communicate when we feel hurt or disrespected. Control of anger is not always possible and can also lead to the anger festering inside, creating other problems (i.e. health, self-hate). Similar to a physical health problem, we need to understand the root cause. A headache can mean many different things and to best treat it is for the doctor to look at all the symptoms and find the underlying cause.
There are five steps to help you understand your anger. Try to write it down in a journal, as visual memory can help to reinforce this new way of looking at your anger.
1. Simply state the facts around what made you angry with no commentary or judgment (e.g. he did not do the dishes as I asked).
2. What does this mean to you? (e.g. he never listens to me, he doesn't respect me or he doesn't care about my feelings, he doesn't really love me, no one has ever loved me, etc.).
3. What need is being touched here? (e.g. to be loved, respected, seen as competent, etc.)
4. How can you best express this? If you believe no one will listen to you, you would tend to explode, as it would seem pointless to talk.
5. The point of anger is to get your needs met by communication, but if you feel deep down (often unconscious) that it is impossible (no one loves me, I am a bad person, etc), a feeling of helplessness and rage may come over you.
Once you have a glimpse of your needs and realize that you have a right to have them met then the next step is to learn better communication skills through courses, counseling or simply reading. Assertiveness training courses can be quite useful. The best way to deal with your anger/rage is to learn how to feel empowered. Feeling out of control is not (as you probably well know) empowering but being able to calmly state your needs and have them listened to is empowering.
This question was answered by Rivkah Horowitz M.S.W. She is a Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Ottawa, Canada. She uses a combination of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy and relaxation techniques in her therapeutic approach. Issues that are dealt with vary from emotional problems stemming from childhood traumas to crises stemming from recent events (e.g. divorce). Telephone and face-to-face counseling are provided.For more information visit: http://www.caringtelecounseling.com/


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"I just opened this shop in October and it's very upsetting to see people steal from small businesses," store owner Kaila Behr said.
She's stunned how two women entered her store to steal high-priced designer handbags.
"They took approximately $300 in retail items in my shop," Behr said. Luckily, she got it all on tape.
Behr said shortly after the two women came inside the store, a woman in an orange shirt started messing with the purses on the front display.
"You see the woman pick up the wallets," Behr said, describing the security video. "In a moment, you see her pick up another one, then you see her only put one back."
That grab ended up being the coin bag to a matching $300 Coach purse. That alone was quite a steal, but Behr said that clearly wasn't enough.
"She is at the front of the store, you can clearly see in a moment she picks up a small purse, takes a look at it, do a little wiggle, sets it aside and looks at some things," the store owner said.
It's what the woman does next that the store owner couldn't believe.
"What's very upsetting here is that in a moment she checks to see where I am in the store," she said.
Then you see the woman fleeing the store with a noticeable bulge in her shirt.
Behr said with so many obstacles life is placing in front of her, she wasn't expecting this to be another stepping stone.
"I took it very personal," Behr said. "I'm a recent widow. I have a small child and what was going through my mind is this woman is literally taking food out of my son's mouth."
Great news for this Behr – Festus police returned her stolen items. The store owner said she's unsure if she plans to file any charges against the thieves.


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12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Have you ever been in the dark? Not just a little dark, but really, really dark? Last night I was driving back from Knob Noster on Highway 23 and it was really dark outside. There wasn't a moon and the only light I saw was coming from my headlights and the occasional dusk-to-dawn light on a farm. Occasionally I got to a spot where if I had turned my headlights off I wouldn't have been able to see anything at all.
Darkness like this can be pretty scary. I'm pretty sure it is because of the unknown. When you're in the darkness you can't see where you're going, you can't see what is around you, and you can't see if there is anyone there. Because you can't see any of these things you can't be sure whether or not you're going to be safe. During my trip last night I was thankful to be in a car and to have working headlights.
In our lives we have another kind of darkness that plagues us. One that won't be overcome with headlights or flashlights. When we're born, we're born into the darkness of sin. It is a darkness that we're not able to get out of on our own. In fact, our sinful selves actually enjoy the darkness. We like our sins because they're fun and they're comfortable. While they might be fun and comfortable, they separate us eternally from God and his love.
Without God and his love, we would be destined to spending eternity in our sin and in the darkness of sin. But God in his great love decided to send his son Jesus into the world to rescue us from our sins. Jesus was able to do this because he is perfect and in our text for today he tells us that he is the light of the world. He is the one who is able to break the darkness and bring us his light. He promises that whoever follows him won't walk in the darkness anymore but will have the light of life.
When Jesus died on the cross he won for us the forgiveness of sins and the new life that allows us to live in the light of his love and no longer in the scary darkness of sin and death.
Let us pray:
Dear Father in Heaven, Thank you for sending your son Jesus, the light of the world, into the world to save us from our sins and bring us out of darkness into your marvelous light. Help us to share this light with those around us so that they may enjoy the light of your love too. We ask these things in Jesus' name, Amen


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With Season 7 here, why don't we take a moment to look at those moments in Drag Race herstory in which we all did the Santino head shake, the one that was brought on by-yes I'm going to say it- a wig removal! Drag Race has had some err "memorable" lip syncs, and of course some infamous ones, one of which being Madame LaQueer VS London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Milan!
Yes missy, we're looking at you! And of course, Milan did remove her wig in this lip sync too, but hey, she stayed so we're gonna focus on the move of death,the wig-I mean hair- removal. It's a move that will forever get disapproval from practically everyone, but why do queens do it? I, for one, thinks it's out of desperation, I mean, they call it a Lip Sync For Your Life for your reason, and some queens are starving to stay. Sure, maybe at the beginning of drag race it would be a shock factor, but after the billion hair removals in Season 3 and 4, the hair removals have, for the most part, subsided, sorry Venus D Lite.
A wise queen once said "You need a high, whipped up ponytail.." Well, Venus stuck to this, until she LSFYL
Another, more respectable reason, is that the wig was already coming off so why not get rid of it completely, think Phi Phi from Season 4. Usually, a hair removal would mean an automatic "Sashay Away", but there one occasions where the queen stayed, because of her hair removal.
And of course, my favorite:
Oh wait- sorry Yara girl! Whatever the reason for the hair removal, this contributor is praying for a minimum amount of hair removals in the upcoming seasons! Now, some wise words from Raja!


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News has just broke that AT&T has agreed to purchase T-Mobile USA from its current owner, Deutsche Telekom. The cash-and-stock transaction has AT&T paying $39 billion in order to pick up the smaller carrier ($25 billion cash and $14 billion stock). The press release, which is currently available, notes that the deal has been approved by each company's Board of Directors but is still pending regulatory approval. AT&T, which currently has 94 million subscribers will acquire T-Mobile's 34 million, making for a the nation's single largest network.
The combination of the two carriers has AT&T rolling out its next generation LTE network to an extra 46.5 million Americans, which means it will eventually have a footprint covering 95% of the country, or 294 million people. This should help push the deal through government approval as T-Mobile does not currently has a LTE (or 4G) plan established.
In the forward-looking part of the release AT&T notes that as soon as the deal is approved it will take control of T-Mobile cell towers, saving about five years of infrastructure improvements to the the company's sometimes problematic network.
More information about the deal is available at MobilizeEverything.com and the full press release is viewable here.


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The average age of a child in the American foster care system is 9.7 years old. 30,000 children 'age out' of the system annually. According to Children's Rights, on any given day, there are nearly 428,000 children in foster care in the United States. In 2015, over 670,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care.
"None of us can do everything, but each of us can do something. This film challenges us, and encourages us, to respond to the Biblical mandate of caring for children in need. But, be careful, you just might fall head over heels for some kids who will change your life in the process!" – Andy and Sandra Stanley, Northpoint Ministries
Faultless: The American Orphan was created to inspire and equip Christ's followers to more deeply love and care for hurting children in America. The film introduces people to Christian orphan care in America by providing an overview of the challenges facing children in foster care, an introduction on how the Bible instructs us to act in light of those challenges, and some hopeful examples of men and women across the country responding to the present needs. "Faultless" is intended to be a resource for churches, Sunday school classes, small groups, family discussions, and anyone looking to further explore what Christianity Today called the "burgeoning Christian orphan care movement" taking place within the church in America.
In addition to the film, the DVD includes a group discussion guide and educational information that will be helpful for anyone looking to learn a little more about the issue. "Faultless" was created by Unthinkable and Lavender Digital Media in collaboration with the Christian Alliance for Orphans and other leading Christ-centered ministries serving hurting children across America.
"An awesome DVD! It deals with orphans who are raised in foster care homes and those compassionate couples that wish to adopt them. Recommended for all ages" – The Dove Foundation
"Recommended. Faultless presents a clear look at a complex subject through interviews with adoptive parents, agency workers, church leaders, and the kids themselves." – Video Librarian
"Faultless: the American Orphan opened my eyes and my heart for the children in our foster care system." – Terry Meeuwsen, Director & Founder of Orphan's Promise, co-host of The 700 Club
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Director of Communications
To celebrate Peer Review Week, representatives from ORCID, ScienceOpen, Sense About Science, and Wiley got together (virtually) to discuss why peer review matters - to them and to their organizations - and what they hope this week will achieve.
Participants: Stephanie Dawson (CEO, ScienceOpen), Chris Graf (Wiley), Peter Gregory (Wiley), Laure Haak (ORCID), Emily Jesper (Sense about Science)
Stephanie Dawson (SD): When I started off as a journal manager at De Gruyter publishers, I used to receive three copies of each manuscript, which I put in envelopes and sent to Japan or Argentina by post and hoped that the chosen peer reviewer would have time to review. Much has changed since then and much not. Some reviewers did an extremely conscientious job in helping authors improve their papers, others sent a rejection in three lines. I really saw firsthand how heterogeneous the process could be and wished I could personally thank each reviewer who put in the effort to really help their colleagues.
With the research and publishing network ScienceOpen, one of our distinct roles besides a Gold Open Access (OA) publisher and content aggregator, is that of a peer review reformer. Our goal is to augment trust in the peer review process by making it entirely transparent. Then everyone can see (and even thank) those reviewers who are doing an exceptional job to improve the quality of scientific communication.
We've deployed a novel workflow to demonstrate the efficacy of a different approach to Peer Review and its suitability for the digital future of scholarly communication which we believe will need to speed up and involve the publication of many more digital objects than the current single article unit.
Chris Graf (CG): Speaking of novel workflows, I'm personally interested in how pre- and post-publication peer review in combination will make a better system.
Pre-publication peer review validates and organizes research, and in the main it does a great job. But – let's be honest – sometimes it goes spectacularly wrong. And that's where post-publication peer review comes in.
Post-publication peer review can help contextualize, curate, and – excitingly for me – perhaps also gives a more accessible entry point for readers (eg, comments in PubPeer, PubMed Commons, metrics and more in Kudos, provide a steer for readers and help surface articles). And – yes – post-publication peer review weeds out the occasional bad apple. Which is important.
Last, we need to stop and think – and have a public discussion – about whether we should view a peer reviewed article as absolute, definitive, final and 100% correct just because it's peer reviewed. Might it be more realistic to think about a peer reviewed article as one step on a (fairly tortuous) research journey, upon which we can expect to make missteps, take wrong turns, stumble, and take new directions before we reach our final destination: The Answer. Many steps make up that journey, and many pieces of research make the evidence we use to inform practice and policy.
Laure Haak (LH): I completely agree with your last point but, in terms of validation, is that really what peer review does? Is it supposed to be the filter that says, this paper used the right methodology and statistics (in the case of a science paper) or are we really looking for the peer reviewer to assess the logical flow of the paper? At the end of the day, whose responsibilty is it if the paper is found to be "fraudulent"? Can we really expect/do we want that weight to be on the reviewer?
Emily Jesper (EJ): And to Chris's point about peer review's role in informing practice and policy, of course peer review is not just something of significance to scientific researchers. Because it indicates that research has been scrutinized by independent experts in the field, peer review is an important consideration for policy makers, reporters and the public when weighing up research claims and debates about science. Understanding the status of research claims is empowering. It helps us weigh up claims and use evidence to make decisions. Since Sense About Science was set up in 2002, we have been working to popularize an understanding of peer review more widely. Our public guide to peer review I Don't Know What to Believe encourages people to ask "Is it peer reviewed?" when weighing up claims about science.
Peter Gregory (PSG): Although you're right that peer review does have a wider significance, it matters to Wiley primarily because it matters to the scholarly community which we serve. In addition to gathering opinion and improving contributions peer review also provides, especially in the sciences and medicine, a safety valve, preventing the distribution of incorrect or even dangerous erroneous articles.
LH: Yes, peer review is a core component of scholarly practice. It is an established set of methods to gather commentary on scholarly works (papers, books, grants, programs, and more) from peers -- experts in the field -- with the end goal of improving the work. ORCID is interested in peer review because people are involved, both creators of works and the reviewers. We are working with the community to develop digital methods to acknowledge the contributions of reviewers by citing peer review activities. Through this we are hoping to encourage scholars to participate as reviewers, and also to support others who are working on issues of trust in the review process.
SD: I love the idea of making ORCID the place where researchers can log their reviewing activities. ScienceOpen is trying to address this with open reviews that have a registered CrossRef DOI. Publons is also doing a nice job of this as well as supporting reviewers in blind peer review journals. In cases of blind review they are verifying with publishers that a reviewer has indeed done the work that they claim – right now it would be easy for a researcher to add "review for Nature and Cell" to their CV because there is no way to verify this in our current blind review system. Again trust and transparency are key.
PSG: I hope that this Peer Review Week will help intensify discussion of peer review and start sensitizing participants (publishers, authors, editors, referees, funders etc) to the differences in the ways peer review is applied and is useful in different communities. Some areas collect opinions, some are more fact based; some benefit from preprint circulation (prior to peer review and publication I mean) some are damaged by it; for some post publication review is innovative, for some it is dangerous. This leads me to the conclusion that those working to improve/change peer review should carefully consider that one size does not fit all.
SD: I agree that there will not be a "one size fits all" solution but different communities can also learn from each other, especially as an increase in interdisciplinary research draws them together. One great example is the life sciences preprint server BioRxiv which builds on the physics community's positive preprint experience with arXiv. In the new field of bioinformatics, the computer scientists just put their preprints on arXiv as a matter of fact, and the researchers from the life sciences asked "what's that?" So something really interesting may grow up just at those points of friction. Also the new trend towards megajournals such as PLoS One, SpringerOpen, Scientific Reports, requires rethinking peer review to fit a wide range of communities and all of those journals have come down to asking reviewers to just review the scientific soundness of results. So this may give us some clues to what the common denominator of peer review may be moving forward.
LH: The idea of a common denominator is really key and is exactly the sort of discussion I hope Peer Review Week will generate – stimulating and concentrating the ongoing conversation on peer review and, in so doing, bringing forth what is being done in practice to support improvements.
To read more of this discussion, visit the ORCID blog.
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"J. M. Adovasio, Ph.D., is the founder and director of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the author of The First Americans (with Jake Page).
Olga Soffer, formerly a fashion industry insider, is a professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Jake Page was the founding editor of Doubleday's Natural History Press and subsequently its publisher, as well as editorial director of Natural History magazine and science editor of Smithsonian magazine. He has written or coauthored 43 books on the natural sciences, zoological topics, and Native American affairs, most recently Do Dogs Laugh? and Do Cats Hear with Their Feet? He and his wife live in northern Colorado."
In the late 80's, I read a book called "The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth" by (Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor). It was very, very, very thick book. But I was deeply interested in what these women had to say (I had just entered my post-Christian years, and was becoming aware of voices like Joseph Campbell as I attempted to connect with my own pre-Christian tribal mythology). After I finished the book, I had the distinct feeling that it could have been about one-quarter the length it was. I also had this thought: "Man, in another twenty years, the research in this field is going to be really good, and a much better book on this subject will be written". Turns out, I was right.
"The Invisible Sex" is basically the story of the evolution of modern humans based on the best evidence we now have. But it is also a re-examination of not only the role of "women" in prehistoric human society, but also of the assumptions scholars have made about those roles over the last couple hundred years. At long last, the thin scholarship of a book such as "The Great Cosmic Mother" has matured into the thoughtful prose of "The Invisible Sex".
This book surveys all of the evidence we have about the varied roles of men and women, including both archeological material and ethnographic studies of modern hunter-gatherer societies. But the authors take this a step further, offering a critique of the prevalent attitudes of different researchers and cultures through time, and follow the genesis of popular and pervasive myths such as that of "man the hunter".
The picture that emerges is a nuanced and, ultimately, believable one. For the fact of the matter is that we don't know a lot about our early prehistoric ancestors (they were, after all, living their lives before any written evidence). There are some things we can infer from the artefactual evidence and the behaviors of modern tribal people, but there are also a lot of other things that we cannot. This book lays them all out.
Written by a trio of scholars, the writing breezes along with a sense of bold clarity that I really enjoyed. There is even one enjoyable passage where one of the trio expresses his dissenting opinion on a subtle (but clearly important to him) distinction. Plus (in stark contrast to several books I have read over the last year), I noted a complete lack of typographic errors in this book (being a Smithsonian publication perhaps has something to do with this). One wrong word (maybe two) snuck in there, but that's it.
You may be struck as you read (as I was) that this book is, in a way, mistitled. For it is much more about prehistoric human development in general than the gender roles of women per se. But, then, that may be part of the point of this book: the roles of men and women are not easy to discern in prehistory, but then neither are they so easy to define on a global scale even in our modern world. Men and women have been negotiating their roles from the beginning of time, clearly, even after the point in history in which we developed a conscious concept of gender.
So although this book will do equal damage to the myth of "man the hunter" as it does to the Goddess notions of a book such as "The Great Cosmic Mother", in doing so it offers us all a much more realistic and believable picture of the no-longer "invisible" women of human prehistory.
This is a quality book that I wholeheartedly recommend.
t.n.s.r. bob
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Is DirecTV Ready to Soar as It Heads Into its Buyout by AT&T?
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After AT&T announced on May 18 that it would be acquiring DirecTV in a transaction valued at $48.5 billion (or $95 per share), the shares of the company and its acquiree dropped. Now, with DirecTV's stock having more than 12% upside on a deal that both company's boards have approved, why haven't its shares rallied and is there any chance that investors could get in on a near-guaranteed gain?
AT&T and DirecTV's combination will create a telecom giant!
Right now, AT&T is one of the largest providers of broadband in the United States. With 11 million U-verse high-speed Internet connections and an additional 5.5 million DSL and other broadband connections, the company ranks as a force to be reckoned with. In an attempt to grow even more, AT&T arrived at the conclusion that purchasing DirecTV would make sense, especially at a time when the industry is undergoing a period of consolidation.
Following its acquisition of DirecTV, AT&T can grow its high-speed broadband connection count from 11 million customer locations to 15 million while extending out its total network to 70 million customer locations. This, combined with the estimated $1.6 billion in cost synergies that are expected to develop by the third year after the merger, could make for a meaningful rise in value for the combined company and its shareholders.
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Using each company's most recent fiscal data, AT&T would see its revenue climb from $128.8 billion to $160.5 billion following its purchase of DirecTV. Meanwhile, the business's net income would rise from $18.2 billion to $21.1 billion and free cash flow would hit $16.5 billion, slightly higher than the $13.9 billion management reported last year. Factoring in rising sales over time and the $1.6 billion in savings that management expects, this acquisition may yield significant value potential.
What does this mean for investors who want to get in now?
Assuming that AT&T's math is right, it looks like its purchase of DirecTV is sensible. However, what does this mean for the Foolish investor who wants in on the action now? If the deal is not blocked by regulators and goes through as planned, it looks like shareholders could get the equivalent of $95 per share. However, the composition of the acquisition could actually result in DirecTV's investors getting less of a deal than expected.
You see, AT&T has announced that it will be giving DirecTV's shareholders $28.50 in cash per share with the remaining $66.50 being given in the form of AT&T stock. While the cash component of the deal is set in stone, the amount of shares granted to DirecTV's shareholders could change based on the value of AT&T's shares when the companies complete the deal.
In order to protect itself from share-price fluctuations, AT&T set a collar on its stock. What this means is that, no matter what price its shares trade for at the time of closing, it has locked in a minimum and maximum conversion ratio at which it will exchange its shares for DirecTV's shares.
Source: Created by Author with Data from AT&T
In the event that AT&T's stock is trading at a price of $38.58 or higher at the time the deal closes, DirecTV's shareholders will receive just 1.724 shares of AT&T stock for each share of their stock (plus the cash component). In the event that AT&T's stock is trading at $34.90 or lower this ratio will rise to 1.905, while something in the middle would be calculated using AT&T's initial $66.50 share-equivalent offer divided by the company's current stock price.
To illustrate this, if Mr. Market believes that AT&T will see tremendous value growth over time and its stock price hits, say, $42.00, then the value that DirecTV's investors would receive would equal $100.91 per share, 6% above the initial offer. On the other hand, the fact that AT&T is using stock for a large portion of its deal could leave investors doubting the company's share value and this could, in turn, push both its stock price and the deal's price tag down. If this ends up happening and AT&T's stock price drops to, say, $30.00, then DirecTV's investors would get just $85.65 apiece, barely making a profit from the transaction.
Final takeaway
Based on the data provided, it's not too hard to see the benefits that could accrue to AT&T through its purchase of DirecTV. In addition to increasing revenue and profitability, the deal could set up the business to grab hold of a larger customer base and increase its competitiveness. However, for investors hoping to grab a quick, "guaranteed" buck, it's not advised to hold your breath. Because of the collar placed on the deal, there's no promise of any kind of return, let alone a big payday.
Rather, investors should be more focused on whether or not the marriage between AT&T and DirecTV will create long-term value. If you believe that it will, buying DirecTV shares could be a nice way to play AT&T. In addition to the potential for a nice bump up in the share price, investors who grab onto DirecTV's stock will be given AT&T's stock after the deal closes. This will likely grant the Foolish investor an attractive opportunity to see strong gains down the road if management can decrease the company's costs and grow sales because of its larger market presence.
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This collection is very small batch this holiday season. I have a limited number of wedding items and once they are gone for the year I will not be restocking until next holiday season!
This dish was hand built with porcelain clay, finished in clear glaze then hand painted in gold luster. No two are ever the same. Approximate measurements: 4 inches wide x 3.5 inches long x .5 inches tall.
Hand wash only. Not safe for the microwave.
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Send ZSentry fax to cell phones, with HIPAA and Safe Harbor compliance, and enable free secure reply by texting or email (even if the phone cannot send email).Regular faxes and e-faxes fail in terms of HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI) safeguarding requirements (HIPAA, 45 CFR § 160.103). Information sent by fax is not de-identified, and is not encrypted at the source. And yet, it goes through public networks and the Internet. Therefore, there is no such thing as HIPAA-compliant fax or e-fax.
However, one may ask, don't people say that HIPAA rules allow a health care provider to fax patient medical information to another health care provider, for treatment purposes?
Yes, in the same way that HIPAA rules allow two health care providers to openly talk about a patient in a busy corridor. However, because voice communication itself is not HIPAA compliant, there is liability under the HIPAA Privacy Rule if someone eavesdrops on the conversation (accidentally or not).
Likewise with fax and e-fax, since the technology cannot provide HIPAA-compliance, the burden falls on the health care providers to prevent the privacy risks and respond for breaches.
For example, the sender is required under HIPAA to make sure that the fax number to be used is in fact the correct one for the recipient. Further, the fax machines at both ends should be placed in a secure location to prevent unauthorized access to the information.
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Organizations also need to consider that every fax page sent or received is readable by anyone, without technical controls such as user authentication, access logging, and auditing, to prevent leaks or at least detect misuse. Thus, using fax ends up putting the burden of security on costly and hard-to-enforce administrative controls at both sides.
Faxes and voicemail also do not comply with HITECH Safe Harbor, exposing the parties to large fines and expensive breach notification duties. Using faxes and phone calls can also lead to FTC and HIPAA privacy violation claims, as faxes/calls may be sent or received in non-secured office space, or their copies (e.g., voicemail, paper) may be handled and stored in non-secured fashion.
Absence of HITECH Safe Harbor protection further imposes state-level requirements on health care providers related to notification duties and penalties for security breaches involving personal information. As of 2011, forty-six U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have enacted such legislation.
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The ARMA Fellows Program recognizes select individuals who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the area of rock mechanics. Currently, there are 28 individuals who have been inducted as ARMA Fellows.
Election to ARMA Fellow
A Fellow of ARMA is recognition of an individual's outstanding achievements in the field of rock mechanics. The Fellow title is granted to selected individuals by their peers and is evidence of the individual's expertise, judgment, and wisdom, particularly in the field of rock mechanics.
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From the bottom
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disappearing foot by foot,
year on year,
into the Welsh sea,
I prised a stone.
fist sized.
I cracked it open on a rock
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it's impression.
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I can't believe that it has already been almost a year since I went to Italy! Do you remember my fairy tale trip to cooking school in Southern Italy last fall? If you missed it, here are some of my posts from my trip:
Silvestro's Kitchen at The Awaiting Table


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Noah and the Whale's Last Night on Earth is a country-inspired album of folky indie-rock narratives brimming with raw-sounding instrumental pieces and retro-style synth work.
Its lyrics are rife with imagery, and although the songs are upbeat in melody, the stories they tell often twist down dark social corridors.
What was particularly striking to me about this album was the music video for "Life is Life", whose lyrics touch on the common human experience of wanting to abandon one's own life, in a sense to escape one's own self. I don't want to give the game away about how they put this across in terms of imagery, suffice it to say that I was impressed by the video's initial confusion and sudden twist of clarity at the end.
Noah and the Whale work well with wordplay in their lyrics and offer commentary that is thought-provoking when applied to one's own context.


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Super 14
Hynes inks new Reds deal
May 28, 2010
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Peter Hynes has boosted the Reds prior to next season's Super 15 tournament by putting pen to paper on a two-year deal.
The Wallabies wing, employed mainly at fullback this season by coach Ewen McKenzie, was earlier in the year linked with a move overseas but has elected to stay in Queensland to try and help the franchise to the top of Super Rugby.
Hynes was on Thursday named in Robbie Deans' Australia squad for forthcoming meetings with Fiji and England.
"There's a lot of things to play for and there are a lot of things I want to achieve in the next couple of years," he said. "It was an easy decision to stay in Queensland. I want to be part of the Reds becoming a dominant force in Super Rugby and my goal is to win a Super 14 title.
"I've also got a personal goal of playing 100 caps for Queensland. That's very important to me. If that happens and I continue to play well, there's also a World Cup in New Zealand next year."
Meanwhile, one of Hynes' reported suitors, the Melbourne Rebels, have continued their recruitment drive with the signings of Chiefs lock Kevin O'Neill and former Wallaby prop Nic Henderson from the Western Force.
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