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Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 1, on Sunday, July 23. 2006 at
After Asher's surgery, I was able to really talk to him tonight and he was calm. He would answer all my questions, mostly with nodding yes or shaking his head no. He would look at me a little too. I could tell his mouth and throat hurts, BAD! I am still telling him the truth about things and giving him simple choices.
For his oral meds tonight, I was in charge. I talked to him and decided to tell him he had a choice, which was, "Do you want Daddy to do it or Mommy to do it." His answer, "Mommy." I told him to show me his teeth....saying, "Go like this" and then biting down my teeth together and pulling my lips back (as if brushing front teeth)....hard to explain but he copied me and that is how I got his mouth medicine done.
I'm convinced we can do this. That this will be okay. Please pray he will continue to take his oral meds and for his mouth sores to heal fast and for the morphine to relieve most of the pain for him.
Please pray he doesn't have a serious infection and the antibiotics will take care of anything minor.
Around 9:30pm I told him I had to go home to feed Baby A. He opened his eyes wide and said, "OK." I said, "I will take care of Aubree tonight and be back in the morning. Sleep well. I love you. Daddy will stay with you. He will walk me to the car and be back. OK?" He said, "OK." Dana (a wonderful nurse - she took care of him after his surgery on 5/29) then said to him, "I'll stay with you while Daddy walks your Mommy to the car, OK?" He nodded his head yes.
Good night.
Back in the PICU Again
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, Surgery, on Sunday, July 23. 2006 at
Asher is running a low grade fever (38c) and is on IV antibiotics. The CSF fluid is clear, but they are going to watch the bacteria over 72 hours to see if there is any infection in there.
We'll be in intensive care for probably the next 14 days as Asher recovers. His white blood count is so low now (.2) that he really can't fight infection himself.
We both like the environment of the PICU better because we have our own private room, and there are central monitoring equipment for them to keep track of Asher's vitals without us summoning the nurse all the time or be interrupted with someone bringing in a cart to take temperature and blood pressure.
He had Platelets last night to bring things back up to at least a minimal level. In addition, Asher finally got his Methotrexate level below .1 so we can start TPN tonight. Some nutrition finally!
His ANC is up to 200 now today, up from 100 yesterday.
Pray for a speedy recovery from this fever and for a quick healing of the shunt incision so that we can remove that infection point from Asher's body.
Weight today: 15kg
Going into Surgery
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, Surgery, on Saturday, July 22. 2006 at
Oral Meds suck
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Saturday, July 22. 2006 at
Two to make sure his mouth doesn't get too infected with "bad" stuff (not just sores) and one to help him with the treatment.
They all taste bad. Two are swallow and one is swish and spit.
When a three year old has throat and mouth sores, and he needs to swallow something, do you think he will?
Yeah, right.
At least today he got about 25% of it down.
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Saturday, July 22. 2006 at
In addition, we had some Catheter blood drawing problems that required special blood unclotting stuff so that they could do draws better.
Steph was able to get a few smiles out of him while playing, but for the most part, Asher stayed in bed all day, slept, and cried.
Another very tough day indeed.
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 1, on Saturday, July 22. 2006 at
Another day without eating & now a low fever
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Friday, July 21. 2006 at
I guess I need to just give up until he asks. If I push the subject, it just seems to make it worse sometimes. It gets really bad when he gets upset over something. It's kinda funny, but the only thing he wants to drink is Mt. Dew. He doesn't want Milk, he doesn't want water, he wants a drink of daddy's pop....
Asher didn't wake up until about 9:30 this morning and didn't look so good at that point. He's starting to look really pale and I think I can tell that he's starting to lose energy and you can tell he doesn't have enough nutrition. He basically hasn't eaten anything of substance in over 6 full days. He laid in bed watching Nemo for about another hour and then seemed to wake up and bounce back a little bit. At that point, he wanted to go to the playroom.
Grandma Val came at that point, and played for about 30 minutes with him in the playroom. He looked SOOOO happy with her. (While Asher was in the playroom, a guy from work stopped by and installed a high speed cellular wireless card in my laptop, so now, hopefully, I can start to do some basic work and relieve some of the hospital boredom during naps).
After they played for a while more, Asher fell asleep and slept about 3 hours. when he woke up from his nap, he had a fever of 38.4c (101.1). The doctors came in and said that because Asher's counts were so low, they were going to put him on antibiotics (cefepime and gentamicin) and give him a blood transfusion that night so that his counts would come back and his hemoglobin would stay high. (Note: His temp seems to have dropped into the low 100's at bedtime).
Asher's had some pretty bad nausea again today, vomiting 4 times, two times having blood in it again. It appears to me that the vomiting is getting more forceful each day. It MUST be irritating his esophagus and stomach and without food in there, I bet it's going to cause a problem eventually if he doesn't stop.
After talking to the nurse, we decided that we're going to try give him the 3 different medicines in a cycle to ward off the nausea if possible. Zofran (Ondansetron) followed by Ativan (Lorazepam) followed by Atarax (Hydroxyzine). It works out to pretty close 2 hour cycles. At bedtime, we'll add Benedryl/Reglan because that puts him right to sleep. Hopefully that will help!
He also is getting a dose of Vincristine tonight as part of the chemotherapy.
In addition, he's getting Leucovorin twice as often and he's getting additional fluids with potassium and magnesium. The doctor stopped the stool softener (Senokot) for the time being.
I talked to the oncologist about the nutrition and they do not want to put in a G-Tube because they try and reserve that for people who are in really bad nutritional shape or are incapable of eating. Once his methotrexate levels drop below .1 (should be tonight or in the morning), he'll be able to get nutrition through his IV and that probably will continue for a little while.
Things were happening, but it really was a pretty normal/quiet day here in PCH. The 3 year old little boy who shares a room with us will be treated using the same protocol (but has a different tumor/etc) as us and I think he starts his chemo treatment Friday. So, they'll be about 9 days behind us per the treatment calendar. With us both making so much noise at night with changing of chemo / diapers / blood / fluids / blood pressure / IV beeping, I hope that sleep comes in there somewhere too. I think the trick will be to NOT stay up until 12-1am playing around on my computer catching up with world events every night!!!!!!!!!
Weight 14.8 kg
Down in the dumps
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 1, on Thursday, July 20. 2006 at
NG Feeding Tube or TPN
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Thursday, July 20. 2006 at
there really are two choices for us to consider, or be recommended. They can either insert a NG feeding tube into his nose and feed him directly into his stomach, or they can give food directly through his IV like they give the rest of his medicine.
Initially, I was very opposed to the idea of a feeding tube, having read some message boards with negative experiences posted. I thought that the idea of IV feeding was so much better.
After Steph expressing her thoughts of the stomach just being the better way to handle nutrition, and one of the nurses sitting down and explaining further the differences in the types of tubes compared to the TPN (IV) feeding, I decided I better do some research on the internet to solidify my point of view if it changed.
I reviewed a number of articles and websites and think that I now agree that a NG tube in Asher's nose, feeding into his stomach would probably be the best way for him to get his nutrition. There are a number of possible complications from IV feeding that I don't like (kidney/liver) and since we'd be inpatient, the idea of a feeding tube, cared for by the nurses, and replaced as necessary doesn't sound so bad anymore.
If Asher doesn't eat a good on Thursday, I suspect they are going to recommend doing it in the next 24-48 hours so that he can start to regain weight and his strength.
After reading the articles, I have the following questions
a) What are the chances of aspiration pneumonia due to vomiting/reflux from the NG tube
b) When should we consider a gastrostomy tube (G Tube) instead of the NG tube, since it appears that one is more longer term than the other. Can you even do a G Tube when his immune system is so weak from the chemo.
Articles that are good on the topic:
Nutritional Support in the Pediatric Oncology Patient PDF
Possible Complications (Home Enteral Nutrition, not quite the same)
Lucky Charms
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Wednesday, July 19. 2006 at
Asher didn't sleep well at all last night, the nurse was loud and had to touch him a lot because of occlusions, giving him leucovorin and drawing blood a few times.
He's looking forward to going to the playroom right now. and that normally makes his morning.
Tuesday, we had a meeting with the Transplant Dr and we talked with her for a couple of hours while Grandma Val and Alexa entertained Asher in the room and the playroom. He REALLY liked seeing Grandma Val and he talked about her last night after she left to go home.
Weight 14.6 kg
a Sleepy Day
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Sunday, July 16. 2006 at
Today he started his MTX (Methotrexate) and was given sodium bicarbonate and is being super-hydrated to make sure that his kidneys are not permanently effected by the MTX. Apparently, if you don't hydrate enough, you can go into kidney failure from MTX.
The doctor is going to be keeping a close eye on his potassium because he doesn't want it to get too low, and one of the drugs that Asher is on, tends to impact his potassium a lot. Asher will be having numerous blood draws today, and they'll be testing his urine at every opportunity. I've been asking for a copy of the blood test results so that I can see what is happening with his cell counts, and have noticed that his white blood cell count is about a third of what it was on the 12th, but his Red Count is just barely lower. His Neutrophils are really high (fighting the "bad stuff" in his body). All in all, the stuff is pretty good so far. I expect the WBC to approach zero in the next two days at the rate it's trending and I think that is when he's at high risk for infection. Without knowing anything, I also noticed that his platelet count was on the high end when we started this and to me, that's a good sign that he'll recover fast. His platelets have fallen about 30% since we started and I expected them to fall faster than that actually.
Asher just woke up from his nap (awoken by daddy changing the diaper) and is in very good spirits. Hopefully he'll have enough energy to go to the playroom in a couple of hours. if not, I have a craft that we can make at the bedside that I got from there this morning.
Weight: 14.7kg
Nausea Continues...
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Sunday, July 16. 2006 at
He hasn't been able to keep any food down for long periods of time and really shows no interest in eating anything, not even m&m or popcorn or teddy grahams.
We've tried three different things for the nausea. He's getting Zofran every 6 hours, and gets Benadryl & Reglan when we request it (none today). He also got .3mg of Adavan because that's supposed to help, but he's vomited 3 times since the Adavan.
Not sure what to do. I had brought all of his favorites to at least he would "try" to eat. I have corn chex, lucky charms, Chef-Boy-R-D Ravioli, M&M minis, peaches, popcorn and cheerios. He shows no interest in any of that. I wonder when they will start to put him on nutrition suppliments.
He got a dose of "Lasix" today because his fluid production was down, and now, everthing appears to be back to normal.
End of Day three of Chemo. Hopefully tonight will be peaceful. The 17 year old sharing our room is pretty quiet at night, so if the IV machines behave themselves and just stop beeping every 15 minutes, we'll be good to go.
Mommy brought Alexa by this afternoon to visit!
At 7:30 tonight, the PCT stopped in to take vitals while Asher was playing Offroad ATV on the playstation. When she asked Asher if he was "playing a game", Asher said "no, it's paused right now". Pretty Cute, because he HAD paused it right when she went to take his blood pressure. 96/55 Blood Pressure tonight which I think is trending downward.
Today's picture of the day shows my unique (from what I'm told) design of how I got the playstation to hook into the VCR so that we could play playstation on Auxiliary Channel 3 while here. The controller has an extension on it, and is hung by bent paperclips from the drop-ceiling, like is done in any office building that has a drop ceiling that people hang things from. EVERY nurse or doctor that has come in has commented that they haven't seen anyone do that before. If no one brings their PS2 or dvd player or anything, what do they do if they have to stay here for days/weeks/months ???????
Senokot to the Rescue
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 1, on Saturday, July 15. 2006 at
weight: 14.9 kg
Hurray for Cheerios
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Chemo Round 1, on Saturday, July 15. 2006 at
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 1, on Friday, July 14. 2006 at
It's after 3pm Friday and he has yet to have one bite of food and he's still throwing up (or dry heaving/vomitting bile)....it started this morning but he was then fine till around 11:50am, right before the playroom closed and then the sickness was pretty continual.
I brought Alexa to the hospital to see Asher and she was very excited to come and see where Asher was. Asher was also happy to see Alexa when she arrived and took her by the hand to the playroom. It was good till he went pale and I had a bad feeling and then he got sick. We went back to his room and we tried to keep Alexa from seeing Asher so sick but it was hard. She and he played on his bed, a fishing game, but then Alexa got agitated when Asher got sick again. Then she started "pretending" to vomit and then she got upset and wanted to go home; she climbed in my lap and said, "I want to go home with Mommy." That clearly.
I decided to stay with Asher and Scott took her home. At first Asher wanted me to stay and then he changed his mind and got pretty upset when Scott left. He has asked for him several times when he has woken up or gotten sick.
It is a bit sad because now he wakes up, seems happy, sits up and then gets pale and pouty look on his face and says, "I going to throw up." He is sick for several minutes and I wipe his face/head down with a wash cloth and he goes back to sleep (has trouble getting comfortable though). He is sleeping peacefully right now. Before he fell asleep I asked him if he wanted me to read to him and he said no. I asked if he wanted me to sing to him and he said no but then shook his head yes, and closed his eyes and I sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star....
A partner to Dr. Etzl came in and checked Asher. Before he left he said, "You're going to be here a long time. If there is anything we can do to make you more comfortable, let us know."


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69 Gansevoort St., NYC
(Between Greenwich and Washington)
I am very rarely in the Meatpacking District. Really, at this point in my life, it seems like there is no reason for me to be down there…..too many clubs and waaaayyyy too trendy. And so it seems that they are finally taking out the last bit of cool that that area has to offer (I mean, yes, I do like The Spice Market and I love that the streets are cobble-stone). Florent, one of the least trendy restaurants in the area, serves up solid French Bistro food in a totally non-assuming diner atmosphere. The Hubs and I recently made it down there last weekend, and thank goodness we did……because they have been out-priced and are forced to close their doors forever in June! This is quite sad because everyone should try their French Onion Soup, which is just rich enough and baked to perfection. The homemade french fries dipped in the French Dijon mustard were delicious, and it looks like their Mussels and Fries combo was quite good. But really, if you want to know the truth, I am more upset it is closing because it was the only authentic place in this whole over-hyped area. Real people filled the seats and there was so little atmosphere in the whole place that it was filled with reality and felt like a genuine oasis of comfort in a very strange, convoluted land. Dramatic or not, I am disappointed that they raised the rents to the point where they are forced to close. Sometimes I get concerned that Manhattan is falling prey to conventionality and that the local hangouts are getting pushed out of the City. Luckily, I have realized that they all lurk in Queens, which is why I can rest my head easily in my borough. Goodbye, Florent, you were obviously way too real and genuine for your digs, but rest easy knowing that you satisfied customers for many years and that you go out in style.


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Cisco earns 14c, revenue $4.71b (4:14 PM ET) Cisco Systems CSCO, +3.07% reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $991 million, or 14 cents a share, on revenue of $4.71 billion. Excluding charges, the networking products manufacturer earned 15 cents a share compared with Wall Street's expectation for earnings of 13 cents a share.
Boston Scientific's profit up 62%, meets expectations (4:12 PM ET) Boston Scientific said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit surged 62 percent to $105 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with $65 million, or 16 cents per share, in the 2001 fourth quarter. Excluding an acquisition-related charge and other one-time items, Boston Scientific said profit was $130 million, or 31 cents per share. Earnings were in line with analysts' expectations and consistent with a preliminary report the company released in January. Shares of Boston Scientific BSX, +1.42% added 5 cents to $41.07.
Administaff jumps following Q4 update (3:12 PM ET) Administaff ASF, +4.31% is rising more than 21 percent to $6.05 after the Houston employment services firm provided a favorable update on its fourth-quarter performance, and said that it has received a comment from the Securities and Exchange Commission suggesting a change in its presentation of certain financial items. The company said that, during the quarter ended Dec. 31, it has improved liquidity, reduced operating costs, recalibrated pricing for clients that saw a decline in average payroll cost per worksite employee, and matched health insurance costs on new and renewing client contracts. It added that its average number of worksite employees paid during the fourth quarter totaled 79,560 for the fourth quarter, a better-than-expected performance. Administaff said it's in talks with the SEC about the commission's contention that the company exclude the payroll cost of its worksite employees from its revenue and direct costs. Administaff disagrees, saying that it believes a gross presentation of revenue and direct costs "most accurately reflects the operations of its business model." The company expects to release its results on Feb. 20.
99 Cents Only says FY03 growth will be 'back-weighted' (2:33 PM ET) 99 Cents Only Stores NDN, +1.67% is off more than 10 percent to $24.14 after the City of Commerce, Calif., discount retailer posted fourth-quarter earnings of $19.7 million, or 28 cents a share, meeting Wall Street's consensus estimate, but said that much of its earnings growth in 2003 will be "back-weighted." Citing the "significant" effort required to accelerate its entry into Texas to June 2003 from early 2004, the company revised the timing of its new store openings. 99 Cents still expects earnings growth of 20 percent, and square footage growth of at least 25 percent in 2003.
Hewitt sees FY03 revenue growth at low end of range (2:06 PM ET) Hewitt Associates HEW, -0.89% is sinking $4.28, or 14 percent, to $26.90 after the Lincolnshire, Ill., provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services reported first-quarter core earnings of $29.5 million, or 30 cents per share, topping Wall Street's consensus estimate by 2 cents per share, but said that revenue growth for fiscal 2003 would come in at the low end of its previously disclosed range. For the second quarter, Hewitt sees core earnings of between $26 million and $30 million. "Core earnings growth met our expectations in the quarter, despite slightly lower-than-anticipated Consulting revenue growth," said Dale Gifford, the company's chairman, in a press release.
Ansys tops Q4 EPS view by a nickel (1:40 PM ET) Ansys ANSS, +1.85% is adding more than 10 percent to $20.60 in recent trades. Before the opening bell, the Southpointe, Pa., provider of simulation software reported fourth-quarter earnings of $6.3 million, or 41 cents a share, up from its year-ago profit of $5.1 million, or 33 cents a share, Excluding items, the company posted adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share for the quarter, a nickel ahead of the average estimate of five analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Revenue rose 1 percent in the latest three months to $25.3 million from $25.1 million in the same period a year earlier.
AaiPharma gets ok for Azasan; declares 3-for-2 split (12:37 PM ET) AaiPharma AAII is rising more than 10 percent to $19.03 after the Wilmington, N.C., pharmaceutical firm released a slew of positive news. The company said it has received approval of its abbreviated new drug application for Azasan 75 milligram and 100 milligram tablets from the Food and Drug Administration. Azasan is indicated for the prevention of organ rejection in kidney transplants, and the management of severe, active rheumatoid arthritis. To reflect expected contributions from Azasan, AaiPharma raised its outlook for 2003 to earnings of between $1.58 and $1.65 per share from its previous projection for a profit of $1.53 to $1.58 per share. The company expects revenue of $275 million to $280 million for the year. In addition, AaiPharma declared a three-for-two stock split, payable on March 10 to shareholders of record on Feb. 19.
Gevity HR gets lift from favorable outlook (12:02 PM ET) Gevity HR GVHR is rising more than 18 percent to $5.13 after the Bradenton, Fla., provider of human capital management products and services forecast earnings of 22 cents a share for 2002, in line with Wall Street's current consensus estimate. Looking ahead, it expects a profit of at least 35 cents a share in 2003, a sequential increase of more than 50 percent. Gevity said that the strong outlook reflects expectations of margin improvement and a focus on new sales growth. In addition, the company said it has adopted a new revenue recognition policy. Under this policy, the salaries, wages, and certain payroll taxes of worksite employees will no longer be recognized as revenue. The change won't impact previously reported net income, gross profit, and shareholders' equity amounts.
In-line Q4 results unable to buoy CompuCredit shares (11:52 AM ET) CompuCredit CCRT is losing more than 12 percent to $5.94 after the Atlanta credit card services provider reported fourth-quarter earnings of $16.7 million, or 35 cents a share, meeting the average estimate of two analysts polled by Thomson First Call. The company said that its net interest margin fell to 17.1 percent in the fourth quarter from 21.4 percent in the third quarter. CompuCredit's adjusted net charge-off rate for the quarter was 9.2 percent, an increase from 8.3 percent in the third quarter.
DaimlerChrysler plans to up 2002 dividend to $1.57/shr (11:22 AM ET) German-U.S. automaker DaimlerChrysler DCX, +0.00% on Tuesday said it's Board of Management is proposing to the Supervisory Board to distribute a dividend of $1.57 per share for 2002, up from $1.05 a share a year ago.
DaimlerChrysler 02 profits up, sales down (11:21 AM ET) DaimlerChrysler DCX, +0.00% was down 85 cents, or 2.7 percent, at $30.64 in New York after the German-U.S. auto maker said operating profit excluding one-time effects rose to $6.1 billion in 2002 vs. $1.4 billion a year-ago and that operating profit including one-time effects in the year was $7.2 billion. DaimlerChrysler said in the preliminary update that revenue in 2002 declined 2 percent to $156.8 billion. Adjusted for changes in the consolidated group and exchange rate effects, revenue increased by 1.6 percent.
Losses widen at American Superconductor (11:20 AM ET) American Superconductor AMSC, +2.78% is down more than 18 percent to $3.95 after the Westborough, Mass., superconductor electricity technology firm posted a third-quarter loss of $12.6 million, or 60 cents a share, wider than its year-ago equivalent loss of $10.9 million, or 53 cents a share, and 11 cents beyond the average estimate of two analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Looking ahead, American Superconductor anticipates a loss of $2.07 to $2.23 per share on revenue of between $19.5 million and $20.5 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. This outlook is wider than Wall Street's current consensus estimate for a loss of $1.99 per share in the period. As for its cash situation, the company estimates it will have cash, cash equivalents, and long-term investments of between $5 million and $7 million as of March 31, 2004. Because this amount would be insufficient to fund operations through 2004, the company continues to examine options for raising additional capital. Following the results, Adams Harkness lowered its rating on American Superconductor shares to "reduce."
Hologic turns in loss for Q1 (10:44 AM ET) Hologic HOLX, +0.32% is down $1.70, or 18 percent, to $8.04, in early action. Before the opening bell, the Bedford, Mass., medical imaging equipment firm posted a first-quarter loss of $912,000, or a nickel per share, narrower than its year-ago loss of $1.6 million, or 10 cents a share. A single analyst polled by Thomson First Call estimated the company would earn a nickel per share in the quarter. Revenue rose 3 percent in the latest three months to $49 million from $47.6 million in the same period a year earlier. The company said its results were hurt by a shortfall in sales of its digital radiography systems due to component supplier delays and customers' inability to complete room readiness on time. Hologic added that the latest quarter included an increase of about $1 million in sales and marketing expenses related to a company exhibit at a trade show.
Oxford Health slides on 'weak' Q4 earns quality (10:33 AM ET) Shares of Oxford Health Plans OHP, +2.70% are tumbling $3.71, or 11 percent, to $30.47 after Salomon Smith Barney downgraded the stock to "in-line" from "outperform," due to the health plan provider's "weak" quality of fourth quarter earnings. The company had reported earnings of 97 cents a share, up from 85 cents in the year-earlier period, and above the average analyst estimate of 94 cents, according to Multex. Analyst Charles Boorady noted, however, that an 8-day drop in claims payable equated to 58 cents a share, investment income contributed 6 cents a share and that the medical loss ratio fell 1.79 percentage points.
Select Comfort sees Q1 earnings of 7-to-9c per share (10:22 AM ET) Select Comfort SCSS is falling more than 17 percent to $9.73 after the Minneapolis bed retailer posted fourth-quarter pro forma earnings of $5.3 million, or 15 cents per share, in line with the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Looking ahead, however, Select Comfort sees earnings of 7 to 9 cents per share on sales of between $92 million and $96 million. Wall Street's current consensus view is for a profit of 9 cents a share in the period. It added that it remains 'highly confident' it will meet its projection for earnings of 44 to 48 cents per share for the year. The company also outlined expansion plans, saying it would open 20 to 30 stores and remodel 100 existing stores in 2003.
Argonaut delays release of Q4, FY results (9:49 AM ET) Argonaut Group AGII, -0.80% is down more than 23 percent to $12.05 after the San Antonio specialty insurance firm announced the delay of the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year results. The company said that it's still working to complete its previously disclosed study of reserves related to asbestos and environmental liabilities. Argonaut also deferred consideration of its quarterly dividend until the study's completion.
Chubb stumbles in pre-open on Q4 earns miss (9:21 AM ET) Chubb shares CB, +0.26% are getting knocked $3.08, or 5.6 percent, to $51.49 in pre-open trading after the insurer reported fourth-quarter operating earnings of $83.7 million, or 48 cents a share, up from 21 cents a share in the year-earlier quarter, but well-below the average analyst estimate of $1.08 a share, according to Thomson First Call. The company said results were adversely affected by the additions to reserves related to asbestos reinsurance recoverables. The insurer also projected 2003 earnings, including the cost of expensing stock options, to be $4.60 to $5 a share, below analyst forecasts of $5.18 a share.
Taubman Centers sees Q4 FFO ahead of views (9:21 AM ET) Taubman Centers TCO, -0.25% is saying that it expects its results for both the fourth quarter and full year 2002 to "significantly exceed" previous projections. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., real estate investment trust anticipates funds from operations of 49 cents per share in the fourth quarter, 6 cents ahead of Wall Street's current consensus estimate. For the year, it sees funds from operations of $1.72 per share, 2 cents beyond the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Taubman also boosted its outlook for 2003, forecasting funds from operations of $1.75 to $1.79 per share. The stock closed Monday at $16.41, up 0.3 percent.
Genzyme sees lower-than-expected profit, shares off (9:16 AM ET) Shares of Genzyme were off 5 percent in pre-market trading Tuesday after the biotech firm forecast 2003 earnings below analysts' expectations. The company said it expects earnings to be between $1.25 to $1.35 per share. Analysts, on average, had been expecting $1.38 per share in 2003, according to Multex. Shares of Genzyme GENZ fell $1.60 to $31.20.
Low interest rates take toll on MBIA in Q4 (9:08 AM ET) MBIA MBI, +0.16% is reporting fourth-quarter earnings of $121.4 million, or 84 cents per share, down from its year-ago profit of $156.4 million, or $1.05 per share. On an operating basis, the Armonk, N.Y., holding company for MBIA Insurance, earned $1.09 per share, falling 3 cents short of Wall Street's consensus view. The company said that its operating results and book value continue to be hurt by the low interest rate environment. The stock closed Monday at $40.24, down 1.8 percent.
ATA Holdings Q4 losses narrrow as revenue rises (8:58 AM ET) ATA Holdings said Tuesday that it narrowed its fourth-quarter losses as operating revenue jumped 26 percent but management called the results "unacceptable" as it works to get the airline back to profitability. The Indianapolis-based parent of American Trans Air, or ATA, lost $57.6 million, or $4.90 a share, in the three-month period. Last year, ATA lost $81.3 million, or $7.05 a share. Revenue in the quarter came to $311 million, up from $222 million. Also, fuel prices rose 5.6 percent. Shares ATAH fell 4 cents to $4.32 on Monday.
Legato comes in w/ surprise pro forma profit in Q4 (8:56 AM ET) Legato Systems LGTO is reporting pro forma earnings of $700,000, or a penny per share, for the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street's consensus estimate for a loss of a penny per share. Including a restructuring charge of $11.7 million related to excess facilities, the Mountain View, Calif., provider of enterprise storage management software lost $10 million, or 9 cents a share, in the quarter. Revenue jumped to $76.6 million in the latest three months from $62 million in the same period a year earlier. Looking ahead, Legato expects to deliver revenue growth of roughly 20 percent in 2003. The company added that Ray Bingham is no longer a member of its board. The stock closed Monday at $5.20, up 3.4 percent.
Paccar posts Q4 earnings of $122.2M (8:47 AM ET) Paccar PCAR, +0.69% is reporting fourth-quarter earnings of $122.2 million, or $1.05 per share, up from its year-ago profit of $50.4 million, or 44 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call were looking for earnings of 64 cents a share in the period, on average. The Bellevue, Wash., truck maker attributed the strong results to the quality of its products, rigorous cost controls, and the use of technology in all facets of its business. Sales and revenue from financial services totaled $1.9 billion in the latest three months, well above $1.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. The stock closed Monday at $44.29, up 2.2 percent.
Watson's net income slips, tops target (8:36 AM ET) Watson Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday its fourth-quarter net profit declined to $43.1 million, or 40 cents per share, from $46.3 million, or 43 cents per share, in the 2001 fourth quarter. Excluding a one-time expense, the drugmaker said profit was $48.4 million, or 45 cents per share, better than the 44 cents per share that analysts, on average, expected, according to Multex. Shares of Watson WPI, -2.86% slipped 19 cents to $30.09 on Monday.
Emerson comes in a penny short in Q1 (8:28 AM ET) Emerson EMR, +1.38% is reporting first-quarter earnings of $217 million, or 52 cents a share, a penny short of the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Sales at the St. Louis diversified industrial firm totaled $3.2 billion in the quarter, down slightly from $3.3 billion in the same period a year earlier. The stock closed Monday at $47.03, up 0.2 percent.
Patterson-UTI gains as Q4 earns top expectations (8:22 AM ET) Shares of Patterson-UTI Energy PTEN, +2.62% are tacking on 52 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $31.05 in pre-open trading after the provider of drilling services reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.8 million, or 2 cents a share, down from 24 cents a share in the year-earlier period, but above the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of a penny a share. Revenue fell 19 percent to $140.9 million, versus analyst expectations of $143 million.
Avon tops Q4 earns ests., ups 2003 outlook (8:04 AM ET) Avon Products AVP, +2.28% reported fourth-quarter net income of $193 million, or 80 cents a share, up from 46 cents a share in the year-earlier period and a penny a share above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex. The seller of beauty and related products attributed the better-than-anticipated results to strength in its U.S. and European operations. Sales increased 5 percent to $1.84 billion. The company also upped its 2003 earnings outlook by a penny to $2.55 a share.
CVS beats Q4 earns estimates (7:33 AM ET) CVS CVS, +2.01% reported fourth-quarter earnings of $200.1 million, or 49 cents a share, up from 24 cents a share in the year-earlier period and above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex of 47 cents a share. The drugstore chain attributed the better-than-expected results to an improvement in gross margin trends, expense controls and "healthy" sales growth. Net sales for the period increased 6.6 percent to $6.34 billion, and same-store sales grew 6.7 percent. Separately, CVS said that for the month of January, total sales increased 7.2 percent to $1.91 billion and same-store sales increased 5.8 percent. The stock closed Monday up 72 cents at $23.34.
Colgate-Palmolive's Q4 earns rise, exceed expectations (7:25 AM ET) Colgate-Palmolive CL, +0.86% reported fourth-quarter earnings of $340.9 million, or 59 cents a share, up from 49 cents a share in the year-earlier period, and above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex of 58 cents a share. Helping increase earnings were volume gains in every operating division and a 1-percentage point increase in gross profit margin to 54.6 percent. Revenue rose 3.9 percent to $2.42 billion, in line with analyst expectations. Shares of the consumer products company closed Monday down 16 cents at $50.75.
Myriad Genetics reports wider-than-expected Q2 loss (7:01 AM ET) Myriad Genetics MYGN, -2.70% reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $6.9 million, or 27 cents a share, versus a loss of 10 cents a share in the year-earlier period, and wider than the average analyst loss estimate compiled by Multex of 23 cents a share. The biopharmaceutical company attributed the increased losses to costs associated with the direct-to-consumer marketing campaign, increased drug development costs and the costs of upgrading its commercial DNA sequencing facility. Meanwhile, revenue rose 26 percent to $17 million, above analyst forecasts of 15.8 million. The stock closed Monday down 31 cents at $12.41.
Trimble's Q4 results meet, Q1 rev. to top ests. (6:42 AM ET) Trimble TRMB, +2.05% reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings, which excludes non-recurring items, of 27 cents a share, up from 2 cents in the year-earlier period, and above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex of 26 cents. Including items, earnings were 14 cents a share. Revenue rose 17 percent to $124.6 million. Looking ahead, the developer of global positioning system technology is projecting revenue of $116 million to $119 million, above current analyst forecasts of $111.8 million. The stock closed Monday up 65 cents at $16.98.
Regal Ent. tops Q4 earns est., to buy some Hoyt assets (6:26 AM ET) Regal Entertainment RGC, +0.00% reported fourth-quarter net income, excluding non-recurring items, of $31.7 million, or 24 cents a share, up from 11 cents a share in the year-earlier period, and a penny a share above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex. Revenue rose 9.1 percent to $547.3 million. The movie theater operator also announced an agreement to buy certain assets of Hoyt Cinemas for $200 million in cash and stock. Regal shares closed Monday down 34 cents at $18.88.
Chrysalis Group sales in line, radio revenue rises (3:06 AM ET) Chrysalis Group CHS, +4.07% said Tuesday that sales across the group remain "in line with our expectations." In an update to holders, the company highlighted Chrysalis Radio, saying revenue for the first five months from Sept. 1 to Jan. 31 2003, rose 18.6 percent on a like for like basis against the same period last year, which was in line with company expectations.
MMO2: avg rev per user to meet target, German 3G coop (2:59 AM ET) U.K. mobile operator MMO2(UK:OOM)on Tuesday said it had 791,000 customers, an increase of 4.3 percent, to 19.1 million at year end. Average revenue per U.K. user rose 5.2 percent year-to-date to 243 pounds, it said. It also said it expanded its 3G roll out plan with Germany's T-Mobile, which will allow it to launch services at the same time as its competitors. "ARPU in all our businesses is on track to achieve or exceed our target of 4-8 percent growth for the full-year," it said.
Bookham targets breakeven in Q4 2003 (2:50 AM ET) Bookham Technology BKHM (UK:BHM), U.K. optical components maker, on Tuesday said it expects first quarter 2003 to range 20-23 million pounds and cash burn of 18 million-21 million pounds. "The company has seen firm order flow, to date, in the first quarter 2003. Although our outlook for revenues remains limited beyond the first quarter 2003, there is potential for increased demand in the second half of the year. Taking into account the improved cost reduction plans and achieving revenue growth targets, the company is targeting to breakeven by the fourth quarter 2003."
Bookham Tech posts Q4 loss, sets 200 job cuts (2:48 AM ET) Bookham Technology BKHM (UK:BHM), U.K. optical components maker, on Tuesday posted a net loss for the fourth quarter of 46 million pounds, including exceptional charges of 26.3 million. Revenue, which includes the results of an acquisition of a Nortel NT division, 14.3 million pounds, up 88 sequentially. Bookham said it plans to "significantly downsize the manufacturing and R&D of its ASOC product line at its Milton facility" as it seeks to reduce its overall cash burn. The move will result in the loss off about 200 jobs, it said.
Broker Teather & G. seeks 3 mln UK in rights issue (2:38 AM ET) U.K. broker Teather & Greenwood(UK:TEG)on Tuesday said it was seeking to raise 2.9 million pounds, net of expenses, from shareholders in a 1-for-1 rights issue. "The Company, together with much of the rest of the market, has experienced a difficult past two years... We have reduced our cost base by approximately 10 million pounds on an annualised basis since April 2002, and secondly, strengthened our balance sheet by up to 5.5 million with the aggregate net proceeds of the disposal of part of our investment management department... and the rights issue announced (Tuesday)," it said. "We believe these actions give us the strength to endure the current market conditions, focus on our small and mid cap service to companies and institutions and grow our agency sales business."
Grafton seeks 70.5 mln euro in rights issue (2:31 AM ET) Grafton Group(UK:GFTU)is seeking to raise 70.55 million euro in a rights issue at 1 for 5 shares at 2 euro, the builder said on Tuesday. "We are seeking new funds from shareholders to supplement our strong cash flow in funding the Jacksons acquisition, to ensure we have resources for further acquisitions and to maintain acceptable levels of gearing and interest cover," it said.
MmO2 mobile says data rose to 17.7% rev in Dec quarter (2:28 AM ET) U.K. mobile operator MMO2 OOM on Tuesday said mobile data took a 17.7 percent share of service revenue, up from 15.6 percent in the last quarter and ahead of its target for 16 percent at year-end. Group-wide, including UK, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, 2.2 billion text messages were sent December quarter, an increase of 19 percent over the September quarter, it said. MMO2 said the company has 100,000 active customers for its Java games and MMS services, of which 80 oercent are in the UK.
Ryanair raises profits expectations for year to March (2:19 AM ET) Citing load factors on new routes, Ryanair(UK:RYA) RYAAY, +1.43% on Tuesday said it was raising its profit target for the full year ending in March to 235 million euro of net profit after tax. "With the addition of the Buzz traffic, and Ryanair's own organic growth, we expect to carry up to 24 million passengers in the coming fiscal year (ending in March, 2004), a figure that would see Ryanair challenge Air France for the position of Europe's third largest international scheduled airline," it said.
Ryanair Dec. quarter profit up 50% (2:11 AM ET) Irish discount airline Ryanair(UK:RYA) RYAAY, +1.43% on Tuesday revenue rose 37 percent in its fiscal third quarter ending in December to 185.9 million euro and that net profit rose 50 to 43.2 million euro. Passenger traffic grew 46 percent; Ryanair added four routes and a promotion in the quarter.


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Slasher 3: Slashers Together is the upcoming second sequel in the Slasher (film series).
Slasher 3 begins with a boy named Johnny entering a shed, only to be locked in by an unknown person. A gruesome mask is then pressed against the window. Johnny picks up a nearby stool to defend himself, but he drops it when a masked attacker charges at him and knocks him down. He is then stabbed to death offscreen.
We are then introduced to Naoise and Amy, who are playing swingball. Naoise accuses Amy of only being her friend to make use of the various facilities in her house (eg, swingball), leading to an arguement which ends with Amy storming off. The killer then strikes the swingball so hard that it knocks Naoise out. The killer then proceeds to stab Naoise to death.
Another girl, Katie, finds Naoise dead and is then choked to death by another killer. Meanwhile, Amy encounters the killer and mistakes them for Johnny. They begin to make out, but the killer slits Amy's throat with their razor glove. We then see Amy lying dead in a house, sitting next to her are Kenzie and Martha, who reveal that they were the killers. Realising that everyone is dead, the two attack each other, but Kenzie gains the upper hand and smothers Martha to death with a cusion. Kenzie, the only remaining character, takes a shotgun and commits suicide.
The film will be remade as Slasher 3: The Rage.


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The Artist Project is a juried contemporary art showcase, featuring original work by over 200 artists. All from different backgrounds, they come together to provide a look at the next generation of art stars. From seasoned collectors to first-time art buyers, there is something for all at this art fair. The Artist Project showcases the works by Canadian and international artists in all mediums including installations and video art.
The show gives visitors a chance to look at over 5000 works of art, interact with the artist and purchase directly from the artist. It's a unique opportunity as the art and artist are together. Often in a gallery, just the art is there.
Over the course of the four-day show, visitors can attend Art Chats, a series of seminars hosted by leading art and design experts, and Art Walks, an informative exploration of the show where guests can meet the artists and learn about their inspiration.
After the opening night party, walking back to my car in footwear that wasn't entirely appropriate for such a long walk, I was reminded of walking down the strip in Las Vegas. It struck me that The Artist Project is kind of like being in Las Vegas. Both are noisy, have bright lights, interesting people and many opportunities to part with your money. Both can be overwhelming, but also very fun. I've done both (this was my second time at The Artist Project) and I'd do both again, maybe in more practical footwear next time.
Each year, there is a themed competition area. This year, artists were invited to submit an original work of art based on the interpretation of the theme "Road Trip". The theme explored the idea of journey, adventure, and travel as a documentary experience.
A couple of my favourites:
There's also UNTAPPED Emerging Artists. It's a juried competition that awards new artists an opportunity to participate in a dedicated feature space at a professional-level art fair. This program aims to provide a platform for artists to launch their artwork to a public audience, make connections within the arts industry and gain experience in the contemporary art world.
The aim of the Installation Zone is to explore the ways in which large-scale sculpture and conceptual art can expand and transform traditional spaces into experiential art pieces. The installations were placed throughout the show and they were nice palate cleansers.
Here are some other favourites
I'd recommend checking out the show. 2017 will be the 10th year. Just make sure to wear comfortable shoes and if you feel sensory overload coming on, take a break in The Installation Zone.
Story and photos: Glodeane Brown


text: I am I'm going to the Netherlands on January 27 next year!!!! I'm sooooo going to have a blast over there!!!!! It's been a long time since I don't travel to Europe!!! This is the very first time I visit the Netherlands, so I'm really happy! I'm going to be staying in Hoorn. I might also visit Amsterdam while I'm there. Too bad most tulips while be dead when I'm there I'm an amateur photographer, so I really like taking pictures of that kind of things. Is any of you planning to travel abroad anytime soon? If yes, where? what are your plans?


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Sunday, October 1, 2017THE FEAST OF DEDICATION
On the Feast of Dedication, we rededicate ourselves to Christ and our mission as a parish. The Feast of Dedication also serves as the launch for the 2018 Annual Appeal. We encourage you to pledge for 2018 during the months of October and November in 2017. Please consider participating in this year's appeal. No matter where you live around the globe, if you enjoy worshiping with us via the webcasts, we would appreciate your contribution.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017Francis of Assisi
Friar, Founder of the Order of Friars Minor (aka Franciscans)
b. 1182
d. October 3, 1226
The Rector gave an excellent summary of the life of Francis in his sermon Blessing the Things We Fear (2007). And Fr Andrew uses the example of Francis to encourage us to choose generosity over caution in his sermon Fools for Christ's Sake (2006).
Lesser Feasts and Fasts of the Episcopal Church (2000) ends its summary of his life as follows:
Francis left few writings; but, of these, his spirit of joyous faith comes through most truly in the "Canticle of the Sun," which he composed at Clare's convent of St. Damian's.
The Hymnal version [Hymns 406 & 407] ends:
Most High, omnipotent, good Lord,
to thee be ceaseless praise outpoured,
and blessing without measure.
Let creatures all give thanks to thee,
and serve in great humility."
The Rector quotes more from the "Canticle of the Sun" in his 2003 sermon Why Pray for the Dead?
Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant unto thy people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of thee delight in thy whole creation with perfectness of joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Indie Spotlight: LAGITAGIDA
Ootake Yasunori (Gt) (sajjanu; ex-Mahiruno) Yazawa Takayoshi (Dr) (sajjanu; ex-Green Milk from the Planet Orange) Kouno Takehito (Ba) (ex-Mahiruno; support-LUMINOUS ORANGE) Hasuo Masayuki (Key) (ex-School Food Punishment)
Since NATSUMEN have been relatively idle, it's up to a new band to carry the prog-rock torch. John Zorn faves sajjanu have been doing a masterful job, but Ootake and Yazawa thought why not change sh*t up with some other elite players and form another band on the side. So out of the ashes of Mahiruno, Green Milk from the Planet Orange and school food punishment arises LAGITAGIDA (aka LGT). Actually, school food punishment are still going strong but they might as well be dead seeing how badly they've started to SUCK) Basically we have some of the best musicians in Japan joining forces cooking up an experimental instrumental tour de force.
LGT vs fresh! = HOT DAMN!! I would have killed to see that show and at Shimokita THREE no less. But I did a spit take when I saw that LGT played a show with HALCALI. Shinsei Kamattechan I can sorta understand, but Halca and Yucali sharing the stage with LGT is rather bizarre. Just goes to show how shows are much more interesting and fun in Japan where all the bands on a given night can be completely different (which is what I try to do with Next Music from TOKYO). Actually, I used to looove HALCALI back when they were still with OTF. So hats off to HALCALI for maintaining some cred even though their label and management have tanked their career somewhat.
I'm definitely headed back to Japan in late December. Hopefully, LAGITAGIDA are playing some gigs around then. SWAN SONG COUNCIL !!!! That would be dope if they were on the bill. C'mon abouit tess, hook that sh*t up!! BTW, congrats to Kulu Kulu Garden on being invited to SWAN SONG 2010. I wonder how their show with mothercoat & the Mornings went? That's actually a rhetorical question b/c it was guaranteed to be off the meter on the ass kicking scale.
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The Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) generates and supports transformative, transdisciplinary, collaborative and socially engaged humanities scholarship that contributes to the analysis and resolution of the world's many challenges. Our scholars explore such issues and concepts as sustainability, human origins, immigration and natural disasters and utilize historical, philosophical and creative perspectives to achieve a deeper understanding of their causes, effects and cultural meanings.
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Events and Outreach
The Methodist Women in Britain group (MWIB) is active in drawing women from all our churches together for prayer, worship and events that support local and national charities. MWIB has been active in recent years in support of Dalit communities in India and in addressing the need for dementia friendly churches in the UK.
Our churches believe that Jesus moves them to face outwardly on the needs of their local communities and of the wider world. Some of our churches run Luncheon Clubs to provide a hot meal and company for some of the older members of their communities.
Other churches run Coffee Mornings and put on other meals at special times of the year like Harvest, as a way of bringing people together for conversation, but often also as fund-raisers for local, national and international charities.
Our churches are highly active in their support for large national charities: Action for Children, MHA Care Homes, Fairtrade, Christian Aid, and All We Can. Many of our churches also contribute to local Foodbanks in Wakefield, Huddersfield and Barnsley and St Andrew's Church in Penistone is used as a distribution point for Barnsley Foodbank.
We are also active in campaigning for a fairer world through some of the above charities as well as through our close connection with the Joint Public Issues Team in Yorkshire.
Wherever we can, we work closely with sister churches. St Andrew's Church is a partnership between the Methodist and United Reformed Churches; and the Church in West Bretton is run by the Methodist and Anglican Churches. Elsewhere we value our close connections with other churches through local Churches Together groups. Spring Vale has a close relationship with the Community Church in Penistone which meets at the Methodist premises.


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Stephon Marbury: This Is the Happiest I've Been in Thirteen Years
Q: How excited are you about coming to the Celtics?
SM: "This is the happiest I've been since being drafted, man. I'm so happy that it doesn't even feel real. It feels, it just feels like, it feels different to finally be able to get the opportunity to go play for a team that's established. Everyone is on the same page. There is one goal, and that's winning a ring, winning the trophy.
"I'm walking into an environment where it's stable, controlled by the players because the players police themselves. You don't have to have the coach police what is going on. Everyone seems to have it together and it looks like a family. That's what it's all about."


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05/10/2018 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Transportation Business Seminar
The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, Baker Tilly and Integrated Risk Solutions are excited to host a new seminar focused on today's most pressing issues within the transportation industry, including:
- Federal tax reform and effects on the transportation industry
- Legal and insurance updates including entity structure and risk mitigation
- Cybersecurity and how to protect your business
- Risk Finance Alternatives as a method of funding losses with the rising cost of insurance
- Succession planning/methods
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how you can effectively manage the business side of your operations
- Discover the latest trends and updates from industry experts
- Discuss today's most pressing financial, legal and risk management issues within the transportation industry
Who should attend?
CFO's, CEO's, owners, presidents and other C-level professionals in the transportation industry
Information about CPE eligibility
There are no prerequisites for this seminar, and advance preparation is not required.
Program level: overview
Location: Integrated Risk Solutions corporate office
Type of delivery method: Group-live
Prerequisite: None
Advance preparation: None required
CPE credit: Five (5) hours total credit
Fields of study: Taxes, business law, information technology, finance, management advisory services
Host: Brooke DeWitt, email@example.com
A certificate of completion will be e-mailed to you four to six weeks after the event. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 608 240 2522. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
Your registration fee includes all the speakers as well as lunch.
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KiwiCAM is being held in the Management School Building (MSB) at the University of Waikato. The main conference will take place in MSB 1.36 & 1.37—to the right of the registration area—and the poster session will be held in MSB 1.41 (the foyer outside those two rooms). The management school building is somewhat confusing to navigate, so there will be signs around the building directing you to the conference rooms.
The campus is located about 3km from the city centre. If you are staying at UniMotel, there are well-lit footpaths for you to follow up to the Management School. We recommend you follow the path on this map.
If you are driving to the University, free parking will be available via Gate 7, which is accessed via. Hillcrest Road. There will be signage out on the day indicating where to park.
KiwiCAM Schedule
The conference will begin on Saturday at 9am, and Sunday at 9.15am. If you arrive early, we will have a light breakfast available in the MSB1.41 foyer from 8.30am on Saturday and 8.45am on Sunday. We will be providing morning tea and lunch each day. We will also have nibbles available on Saturday throughout the poster session, and will provide afternoon tea on Sunday.
The poster session will take place on Saturday afternoon from 4:00-5:30pm. If you are presenting a poster, please find some time to set up your poster during one of the breaks on Saturday. Poster boards will be available throughout the day on Saturday in MSB1.41. Please find the board with your name on it, and hang your poster before the session begins. Thumb tacks will be provided.
If you are giving a presentation, please load your presentation onto the computer in the presentation room (MSB1.36) before your session. You can do so during breakfast on the day of your talk or during one of the breaks between sessions.
During the conference, we will be holding a session on career pathways and transferrable skills. We would love to hear your ideas re. topics you would like covered or questions you would like the panel to answer. To tell us your thoughts, please complete this survey.
Social events
Friday 5:00pm - Student Early Bird Social Event
Please join us upon your arrival in Hamilton for a casual get-together.
Where: Cook Street Social at 7 Cook Street, Hamilton East, which is a short walk from most accommodation.
Where: Callum Brae Family Golf at 25 Callum Brae Dr, Rototuna, Hamilton 3210.
We have organised Mini Golf and Pitch & Put for the social event, provided that the weather is good. We have a back-up plan organised if it is wet weather. Either way, we will provide pizza for dinner. Transport will be provided from the university departing at 6pm, and from Callum Brae to the CBD or back to the university, departing after 8pm.
If you are interested, please bring along $10 cash and your student ID. If you have not registered your interest, please do so before the conference by filling out this survey.
Sunday 5:15pm - Farewell Get-together
Where: Hamilton Gardens Rhododendron lawn at Hungerford Crescent (off Cobham Drive), Hamilton 3216
Please join us for a summer experience of outdoor dining with gourmet delights from around the world, delivered locally at the Hamilton Gardens. While you're there we highly recommend having a walk around the "Enclosed Gardens." The Italian Renaissance is Garden is a must-see. Transport will not be provided—the gardens are a 30-minute walk from campus, or a 5-minute drive.
We will provide you with internet access details on the day of the conference. You should also be able to access Eduroam anywhere on campus using your University login.
Most coffee establishments on campus will be closed because the conference is being held over the weekend. Rest assured, we will have a steady supply of coffee on tap throughout the conference, but if you would like a quality coffee to start your day, we would recommend stopping off before making your way to the University. Hamilton has a number of great coffee spots:
Grey Street Kitchen (355 Grey St) - located in Hamilton East.
GG's cafe (Shed 6, 394 Grey St) - just down the street from GSK.
Demi Urgos (865 Victoria Street) - in the CBD for those staying in town.
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In property investing – and in life – cashflow is king. Most property investors struggle in their investing because their properties don't produce enough income. Negative gearing works for high-income individuals because they can use their disposable income to invest (and save tax) but if you want your property investing to sustain itself – or to create income you can live off, to get out of a 'day job' – then you need cashflow!
In recent years, 'AirBnb' has become popular with investors as a way of producing extremely high cashflow-properties in areas that traditionally would only create low yields. This is also called 'short-stay' investing because the tenants are often only renting for a few days or weeks at a time.
What's even more interesting is that you don't even need to own a property to use short-stay or AirBnb investing. So this strategy you can try-before-you-buy! (Or don't even buy at all) Though if you do own a property, this can be a great way to produce high cashflow while you land-bank a blue-chip property for future capital gains.
Of course, like any strategy, there are tricks that will make you super-successful overnight, and there are traps that you can fall into that could cost you significant money. Some properties and some areas work a million times better for this strategy, and it's a changing market! So you need to know what you are doing, if you want to attempt this strategy.
And this month, we have two experts in AirBnb and short-stay property investing to share their journey and to update our group on what you need to know to achieve high-returns and less hassles using short-stay accommodation. This could be the strategy you use to set yourself free with property investing. Don't Miss This Meeting!
About this month's speakers –
Sabrina Bethunin and Quirin Schwaighofer are the Co-Founders of Australia's first performance based home sharing partner MadeComfy.
Quirin was born in Munich, Germany, and has over 15 years' experience in entrepreneurship, hospitality and business development in Europe and SEA. He holds a top 40 MBA of the Australian Graduate School of Management and has a passion for innovation, technology and travel.
Sabrina is a CPA but considers herself a generalist and multi-passionate individual with a love for marketing, branding, interior design and photography. Sabrina is originally from Venezuela and after an extensive career in finance for renowned FMCGs like Colgate and Kellogg's where she focused on improving ROI for marketing and sales strategies, she decided to take her own path and co-founded MadeComfy in early 2015.
MadeComfy is Australia's first performance based home sharing partner and a fast growing disrupter in the Real Estate and Sharing Economy market. MadeComfy enables home and investment property owners to participate in the sharing economy boom by renting out their properties on the short term rental market. They generate over 40% higher net returns than any other form of rental through their value adding end to end management service which includes furnishing & styling, pricing & marketing, booking & 24/7 guest management, check-in's/out's, housekeeping and maintenance. MadeComfy also creates unique experiences and a high level of comfort for their guests.
What we will cover in this meeting
- How to find the best areas for the highest cashflow short-stay properties
- Three secrets to maximise your rental return
- Tips for the best styling and furnishing, and why this is a key to success in short-stay
- Why guests have to come first to run a sustainable and profitable short stay property
- How to outsource everything and have your guests pay for this too
- Plus lots more
Make sure you come to this month's meeting to meet Quirin & Sabrina, and to network with 60-100+ other property investors who are profiting in the market right now!
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This water dispenser uses stainless steel tanks for hygiene and durability, and is Energy Star rated so it will go easy on your electricity bill. Convection cooling of the condenser makes for efficient and quiet performance, and water is dispensed quickly with no drips. Quick to setup and simple to maintain, the Clover B7A is worth the slightly higher premium price tag.


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Classic, from scratch homemade chicken noodle soup recipe is made with roasted chicken, homemade broth, celery, and carrots.
If you can't tell, I am super excited that it's soup season. Time to drag out all the recipes I've hidden away since spring – pumpkin chili, tomato tortellini soup, gumbo. Hungry yet? Homemade chicken noodle has been on my mind a lot lately, and while I know there is no rule against making chicken noodle in the summer, my heart wasn't in it back in August.
This recipe originally came from a Paula Deen cookbook my mother bought back when Paula was still just a restaurant owner back in Savannah. Every year it seems I make another tweak or two. For instance, the original recipe calls for you to boil a quartered boiler/fryer until the meat is cooked. I have found that using a shredded roast chicken adds a whole new depth of flavor.
If your local grocery store or deli carries decent rotisserie chicken, this can be used. But honestly, roasting your own chicken is not that big a deal. I lined a baking pan with foil, coated the skin of the chicken with olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper and baked it at 375 degrees for an hour and a half. Let it cool for at least 45 minutes before pulling the meat off the bone. But whatever you do, don't throw away the carcass!! This pile of bone and skin – that may look like a pile of garbage to you – is what you will use later to flavor your soup.
Otis the kitchen dog smelled something yummy cooling on the stove. He is smart enough to know that his Mom is a messy cook and that if he hung around long enough inevitably his patience would be rewarded. Sure enough, as I was removing the chicken meat from the bone I sloshed drippings down the oven door and onto the floor. Otis voraciously lapped this up before I could come back with a mop.
Don't let the amount of pre-prep work scare you off. If you don't have enough time in one day to make this soup, make it in stages. I roasted my chicken in the morning, let it cool, came back and shredded it in the afternoon. Then I stored my shredded chicken and stock in the refrigerator until the next night when I had time to throw it all together.
I mentioned I purchased a five pound bird. This is more than enough meat for this soup. I actually divided my shredded meat in half and saved part of it for another meal I had planned later in the week.
You can use plain egg noodles in this soup. However, I love using Lehman's Homemade Egg Noodles {affiliate link}. My father introduced me to these egg noodles a few years ago and they have the taste and consistency of real homemade noodles. It absolutely takes this soup to the next level.
Chicken Noodle Soup
- 1 2-3 lb. whole roasting chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- 3 ½ quarts water
- 1 onion peeled and halved
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic halved
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 cups sliced carrots
- 2 cups sliced celery
- 2 ½ cups uncooked egg noodles or other pasta
- 1 ½ tablespoons dried parsley
- 1/3 cup cooking sherry
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove giblets from inside chicken. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Brush outside of chicken with olive oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper. Place in a baking dish or roasting pan and cook until an instant read thermometer reads 175 degrees – about an hour and a half. Remove chicken from oven and allow to cool. Once chicken has cooled, remove meat from the bones. Do not discard the bones!
- Place bones in a large stock pot and add water, onion, Italian seasoning, garlic cloves, and bay leaves. Bring water to a boil then allow to simmer for 45 minutes.
- Strain stock and discard onion, bay leaves, and garlic cloves. Return stock to a boil.
- Add carrots and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add celery and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
- Add chicken, parsley, sherry and sea salt. Cook for an additional 2 minutes until chicken is heated through.


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How to wear the prairie trend13th Jun 19 | Beauty
Fashionistas are loving the prim and proper look for summer, says Katie Wright.
They say that for every fashion trend that goes mainstream, the opposite look is adopted by tastemakers, and that seems to be true in the case of the prairie dress.
High-necked, long sleeved and with a hem that always falls at least below the knee (if not to the ankle), the Victoriana inspired frock has been gaining popularity with a certain kind of cool-girl, while other parts of the fashion world continue to obsess over clingy, skimpy, neon-hued designs.
On the SS19 catwalks, Erdem presented the most breathtaking example of a prairie dress with this magnificent aqua-blue gown, and Alexander McQueen showed full-skirted, puff-sleeved dresses too.
Over in American, Batsheva has become the prairie lover's go-to, with celebrity fans of the premium dress brand including singer Florence Welch and up-and-coming actor Beanie Feldstein.
Now the trend has trickled down to the high street, making it easy to get the look at cheaper price points.
Of course, a dress is the key piece, and if you're going to do prairie properly it has to be midi or maxi length, in a chintzy print and with long sleeves.
But as we head into summer, you might not want to be so covered up.
The good news is there are lots of very pretty frocks and blouses with Bardot necklines and puffy sleeves that are ideal for hot weather and holidays.
Colour wise, keep it soft and subdued with creams, pinks and pale yellow hues, whether it's floral prints or broderie anglaise fabrics.
Same goes for accessories. A pair of western ankle boots and a saddle bag are the perfect addition to a prairie ensemble, or espadrille sandals for high summer.
Here are our favourite prairie pieces on the high street…
Wallis Cream Paisley Maxi Shirt Dress, currently reduced to £40 from £65; Stone Beaded Heeled Sandal, £45
Monsoon Francisca Broderie Cotton Maxi Dress, £140; Rue Raffia Leaf Shopper Bag, £45
Dorothy Perkins Ivory Broderie Top, currently reduced to £17 from £24; White Ivory Broderie Skirt; reduced to £15 from £26
Elvi Mia Printed Smock Dress, £75
Bonprix Folklore Dress, £49.99
Lipsy Boho Paisley Cami Maxi Dress, £60, Next
Miss Selfridge Burgundy Dobby Fringe Bardot Dress, £32
New Look Yellow Linen-Look Lace Up Milkmaid Top, currently reduced to £7 from £19.99
George at Asda Snakeskin Print Textured Western Boots, £25
Marks and Spencer Collection Suede Western Ankle Boots, £49.50
Simply Be Studded Saddle Bag, currently reduced to £21.25 from £25
Accessorize Yvonne Belt Bag, £20
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Taxi service supports safety data collection
ATaxi Service has volunteered to collect data on safety in public spaces at night to support UN Women and NCDC in addressing safety of women and girls in Port Moresby.Managing director of Kanny Taxi
Services, Wek Kewa said safety remains the top priority of Kanny Taxi services thus as a way of giving back to the community. Kanny Taxi has provided five taxis and a bus to be used in the survey.
He said Kanny Taxi was happy to support the UN Women and NCDC in improving safety of everyone in Port Moresby. The outcome of the survey will help the UN Women and NCDC to provide useful information to help address the safety ofwomen and girls.
The UN Women Country Representative,Susan Ferguson commended the support of key partners in working together for a safer Port Moresby. 'If women cannot move around safely , they cannot earn aliving.
"We thank our partners, NCDC,Kanny Taxis, YWCA , Ginigoada and the Australian Government for this important contribution to making our city safer for women and girls."
UN Women has trained five Kanny Taxi drivers on the importance of women's safety in public places and how to use SafetiP in Nite application to collect data during the night. This is an application on a phone camera that is attached to a car wind screen to capture night-time images.
There are five Kanny Taxis currently driving around at night, capturing thousands of images of the actual conditions of the streets of Port Moresby at night.
These images will then be analysed by NCDC GIS division with support from Safetip in using the 9parameters for a safety audit which includes whether or not there is street lighting, openness of line of sight, visibility (how many windows and entrances overlook a point),number of people on the street,presence of security, the condition of the foot path, the proximity of public transport, balance of usage by women and men, and the feeling of security or safety.
The data collected will then inform the development of a Safety Map of Port Moresby to assist NCDC and other urban partners in making Port Moresby safer and more inclusive for women and everyone.
UN Women is committed to promoting safety of women and girls and ending harassment in public spaces.
Under the UN Women Safe PublicTransport Project, 'SafetiPin' a social enterprise based in India has been engaged to build capacity of local authorities to use smart phones solutions in making Port
Moresby safe for women and others.
The programme was funded through the Australian Government.
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Oh thats nice!