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Written by David Postlethwaite
Security of the SQL database is becoming more and more important these days yet I'm finding that vendors often overlook setting minimum required privileges on a database. Many database I've been given to install just assign db_owner to the user accounts that really only need read and write. This means that those accounts can do whatever they want to the database, even dropping it.
But if you try and fix this by limiting that account to datareader and datawriter you often find that the application no longer works because the account can't execute any stored procedures or functions. The vendor has relied on the fact that db_owner can do anything so no explicit execute permissions have been given.
So how do we fix this?
In a previous article Gethyn showed how to grant implicit execute permissions to the whole database to a new role called db_executer.
CREATE ROLE db_executor
GRANT EXECUTE TO db_executor
Then you just need to give the users datareader, datawriter and db_executer and hopefully everything will carry on working.
But from a support view , if another DBA looked at the properties of a stored procedure in SSMS he wouldn't immediately see this as the explicit permissions screen would not show that the user had execute permissions for that particular stored procedure.
To assign explicit execute permissions to every stored procedure and function something slightly more complex is required. The code below will find all the stored procedures and functions in a database and create the appropriate T-SQL statement to grant the db_executer role execute permissions (or select permissions for a table value function)
For safety this will print the T-SQL, you will need to uncomment the exec line if you want it to run. Or you could put the output to text and copy and paste it into a query window and run it like that
CREATE ROLE db_executor
-- Declare Variables
DECLARE @cmd1 varchar(8000)
DECLARE @SchemaName varchar(128)
DECLARE @ProcName varchar(128)
DECLARE @ProcType varchar(128)
DECLARE @FuncType varchar(128)
-- Create Cursor
DECLARE temp_cursor CURSOR FOR
select routine_schema,routine_name,routine_type,data_type from information_schema.routines
where routine_type in('function','procedure')
order by routine_type desc, data_type
-- loop through cursor
OPEN temp_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM temp_cursor
INTO @SchemaName ,@ProcName, @ProcType, @FuncType
-- Build the cmd string
IF @ProcType='Procedure' OR (@ProcType='function' AND @FuncType<>'table')
SELECT @cmd1 = 'GRANT EXEC ON ' + '[' + @SchemaName + ']' + '.' + '[' + @ProcName + ']' + ' TO db_executor'
IF @ProcType='function' AND @FuncType='table'
SELECT @cmd1 = 'GRANT SELECT ON ' + '[' + @SchemaName + ']' + '.' + '[' + @ProcName + ']' + ' TO db_executor'
-- Execute the string
print @cmd1
-- EXEC(@cmd1)
FETCH NEXT FROM temp_cursor
INTO @SchemaName ,@ProcName, @ProcType, @FuncType
CLOSE temp_cursor
DEALLOCATE temp_cursor
I hope you find this useful


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TRENTON - Back in 2007, Joel Martin started between the pipes in what still serves as the Titans' most recent playoff game. Fast forward six years, and his performance for the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday night may go a long way toward keeping his old team out of the postseason once again.
The 30-year-old ex-Trenton netminder made 45 saves, and Sam Ftorek netted the game-winner in overtime to lead the K-Wings to a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Titans in front of 3,736 fans at the Sun National Bank Center.
Brett Lysak tipped home a shot from the high slot off the stick of another former Titan, defenseman Mitch Versteeg, to put Kalamazoo up 1-0 just 31 seconds into the second period. Jacob Cepis ended up beating Martin for the only time all game at the 14:51 mark of the middle frame to tie the game at one goal a piece, but there was plenty of controversy between those two goals that didn't appear on the scoresheet.
Versteeg took a cross-checking minor at 6:54 of the second period, which was followed by a bench minor for too many men served by Lysak at 7:34 and a slashing minor on former Vancouver Canucks blueliner Yann Sauve at 8:27. The last penalty should have led to a lengthy 5-on-3, but the teams instead were allowed to skate 5-on-4 by referee Chris Pitoscia, who had previously drawn the ire of Titans head coach Vince Williams earlier in the season when he let a game in Reading get out of hand.
'I'm still trying to figure it out right now,' said Williams, who had admittedly cooled down after launching a string of expletives during the game that earned his team an 'unsportsmanlike conduct' bench minor.
'The accountability didn't fall on the ref, they were pointing fingers at somebody else. I think the ref's in control of the game, and it's his responsibility to be aware of the surroundings and the situation.'
Truth be told, Trenton did still have a lengthy one-man and two-man advantage and didn't score. That, more so than any poor officiating, cost them the game.
'I think we actually got a little bit better when we got upset, I think it lit us up a bit,' Williams said. 'But...5-on-3, power play and breakaways and missed opportunities, it just comes down to execution, and that's the difference in (not getting the extra) point tonight.'
After Andy Bohmbach couldn't convert on a penalty shot 54 seconds into overtime, ultimately it was Kalamazoo that ended up taking advantage of a power play, and it ended up winning them the game. With newly acquired blueliner Chad Langlais in the box for a trip, Sam Ftorek's one-timer from the left circle cleanly beat Titans goaltender Scott Wedgewood and gave Kalamazoo their 2-1 victory.
Notes: Mike Ullrich had his five-game goal scoring streak and nine-game point scoring streaks snapped on Saturday...Martin played in his 32nd straight game for the Wings. He split time with ex-NHL goalie Gregg Naumenko on the 06-07 Titans, and briefly reached the game's highest level himself during the 2010-11 season, getting a chance to serve as the New York Islanders back up in February of 2011.

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According to an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, that's how the Direct Marketing Association described us in their recent nonprofit conference. Why? The Association and its nonprofit members (who rely on direct mail to solicit funds from the public) do not like the recent adjustment we've made to our rating system in respect to their "Joint Cost Allocations."
Haven't a clue about joint cost allocations and what that has to do with your charitable endeavors? Well, you're not alone. Let me explain.
According to an accounting rule known SOP 98-2 or ASC 958-720-45, charities are permitted to report a portion of their costs from combined educational campaigns and fundraising solicitations as program costs. And when they do, the IRS requires that they disclose the allocation on the Form 990. In most cases, charities utilizing this technique allocate a small percentage of their solicitation costs to program expenses from fundraising expenses. However, we believe that donors are not generally aware of this accounting technique and that they would not embrace it if they knew a charity was employing it. Therefore, as an advisor and advocate for donors, when we see charities using this technique we factor out the joint costs allocated to program expenses and add them to fundraising (there are a few rare exceptions where we allow joint cost allocations to stand). The result is that out of more than 4,000 charities reviewed thus far, 66 now have lower star ratings.
Why did we make this change to our methodology? Check out the Chronicle of Philanthropy's article, Watchdog Cracks Down on Misleading Statements on Fundraising Costs, for the background on this adjustment to our rating system. It has to do with the National Veterans Foundation, Anderson Cooper and our commitment to helping donors make informed giving choices.
So, are we offended to be called the "Mean-Looking Hall Monitor from
No, we can take it. This type of response is in the nature of what happens when
you make judgments and rate organizations. There will always be some that you
cannot please --- we are a charity rating service after all! South Park
But what really concerns us is that wasting time calling us names doesn't change anything. Where is the outrage in the sector with regards to excessive joint cost allocations? Where are the charities that refrain from this practice? They should be standing up and demanding that other charities change their ways. Why are the charities that engaged in inefficient direct mail fundraising continuing to do so? It is a short-sighted, scorched-earth policy that infuriates donors when they learn how much of their gift was devoted to fundraising. In the end it violates the trust that donors have in the entire sector and can put all of us at risk of losing funding. That is truly what is mean spirited and defies common sense!
As a 501 (c) (3) organization itself, Charity Navigator depends on public support to help donors make informed choices. Please consider investing in the future of Charity Navigator by making a donation today. Donate now >>
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In partnership with the Subaru Share the Love Event, Make-A-Wish® has granted the life-changing wishes of more than 2,200 kids with critical illnesses.Choose This Charity
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You can make your charity selection on subaru.com/share, by calling 1-800-SUBARU3 or by completing the form on the Digital Showroom kiosk. You will be asked to provide your name, contact information, VIN, and charity selection. Subaru will then make the donation based on your designation. Visit subaru.com/share to learn more about the program and each of the participating charities.
Each customer who has purchased or leased a new Subaru (2019-2020) can either designate one charity to receive the $250 donation or split it among any number of the participating charities. Only one donation (of $250) is made per vehicle sale or lease.
While we encourage customers to make their charity selection at the retail store at the time of purchase, selections will be accepted online at subaru.com/share, by phone at 1-800-SUBARU3, and by mail via prepaid mailer through January 15, 2020.
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You will receive a thank-you letter from Subaru on behalf of all of the charitable beneficiaries of the campaign.
Subaru will make the donation to each charity by March 31, 2020. Over the last 11 years, Subaru of America and its participating retailers have donated more than $145 million through the Share the Love Event. By the end of this year, Subaru and its participating retailers will have donated over $170 million to help those in need.
Because Subaru is making the donation, the donation is not a tax-deductible contribution from the purchaser.
Subaru of America offered the retailer community an optional opportunity to select up to two charities local to their communities to join the four national charities in the Share the Love Event. While some retailers are participating in this option, others chose to participate solely with the four national charities.


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(CNN) – New Hampshire's four electoral votes are turning into one of the presidential election's most fiercely fought-for prizes, with both candidates headed to the state next week and top surrogates streaming in to try and sway the notoriously independent voters there.
President Barack Obama heads to New Hampshire Saturday for a rally in Nashua, while his GOP rival Mitt Romney will be in the state next week for an event in Manchester. Joe Biden will also travel north for a rally Monday.
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On Friday, the president's campaign announced first lady Michelle Obama would travel to the Granite State next week for a rally at the University of New Hampshire, where she'll be joined by Caroline Kennedy. (UPDATE: Michelle Obama's event in New Hampshire was canceled Friday as the East Cost prepared for Hurricane Sandy.)
Polls, which showed New Hampshire leaning toward Obama in the summer and early fall, have recently tightened. An American Research Group survey taken October 9-11 showed Romney with a two point edge over Obama, 49%-47%. But a UNH poll taken October 17-21 showed Obama with the edge, leading Romney 49%-41%. Both polls were taken ahead of the final presidential debate.
Obama's team, looking to boost voter turnout in the state, has been airing an ad in New Hampshire and other battlegrounds harking back to the razor thin 2000 Florida presidential vote, using the 537-vote deficit in Florida that ultimately put George W. Bush in the White House to encourage Democrats to get out and vote.
The ad is also a vivid reminder to Granite Staters that their four electoral votes can sway a presidential outcome. Bush won 48% of the vote there in 2000, compared to 46% who went for Gore, but the result was buffered by 4% who went for third party candidate Ralph Nader. The four electoral votes that went for Bush were the lynchpin in the 271-266 Electoral College result.
Obama won the state by ten points in 2008, but Republicans were resurgent in the 2010 midterm elections, winning a seat in the U.S. Senate and the state's two House seats, which were previously held by Democrats.
New Hampshire will also be a key battleground in the fight for women voters. The first lady's trip to the state's largest university will underscore the Obama campaign's attempt to paint Romney as extreme on contraception and reproductive rights. New Hampshire Republicans have long been more conservative fiscally and more middle-of-the-road socially, making the push for social moderates all the more important for Obama's team.
One of Romney's top surrogates in New Hampshire, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, steered clear of any social issue controversy this week when she canceled campaign events for Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock.
The push for women voters in New Hampshire also carries ramifications beyond the presidential ballots. Female Democrats are vying for seats in three of the down-ballot races in the state as well. If they're all successful on November 6, New Hampshire would be the first state with a female governor, and an all-female Congressional delegation.
I was listening to Ty Wood's father( one of the seals whod died in benghazi) this morning. Biden said something to him so crass if I quoted him, WRAL would not allow that language on this site.
Was Mitt visiting a fat farm? Is Gary Johnson going to be in NH?
Hello American People, I am a green-cardholder and am initially from china. I can not vote. But i will win either way.
My home country wins, if you vote for Romney. China will have another 8 years for fast and solid development just like Bush's 8 years, borrowing our money and going on wars
My adopted country wins, if you vote for Obama. Do you understand:
1) what does 99% mean,
2) do you know what he means with 47%
3)who did pull you out of Iraq
4) who will pull you out of Afghanistan
Romney is a disgusting person I have ever seen. He fooled the far right first and now he is trying to fool the moderates.
The entire GOP is disgusting. See who are they, first is Todd Akin, then you got this Meatloaf. years ago, you got Sarah Palin, Michell Backmann.
Critical thinking, you are so immature. Using young women, what! All the ad is saying is make sure u vote for the right person stop putting extra effort into this! The president will win NV,OH,WI,CO,IA,and MI. Gov Romney will win FL,VA,NC and come up short on electoral votes!
By the way, is that a fake plate or does that mean that someone's car is out in the parking lot getting a ticket courtesy of you?
No one likes Romney, not even his own party.
But they do want to fulfill their pledge to make Obama a one term President.
SO they are stuck with him., even to the detriment of the nation.
Massachusetts doesn't even like him, and he is their ex-Governor.
What do they know? : the truth about him. Lying scheming panderer.
Character matter? Who has talked about this? The Republicans, correct? So, why didn't Republiocans cry aloud about Romney's character? Romney is a war and tax dodger, flip flopper and liar. Is " Mr. Corporations are people " Romney a good guy for America? We the voters are the juidge.
Flori-DUH may go to Rmoney (we did, after all elect a crook as Governor), but the President wins the rest. All he needs is NH, IA, WI, and OH and it's over, baby!! OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!!!
This is directly to "Critical Thinking has done homework!!!" I can't believe you said that, after all the Republican "Willards Robme" and his friend are trashing women right regarding abortion. I am a republican women and i will not stand seeing my right taken and abused by this clown Willard Robme. I am going to vote today at Ohio and i have 10 family in Nevada, Florida and they all already vote to the President, how have fought for the right of women. I wish all the republican can shot them self on their ball so they can feel how we women are abused and humiliated.
Like their Massachusetts neighbor, New Hampshire belongs to Obama!!!
It's not over yet is it? The Election is going to be a close election. Most of the Polls are indicating a Romney Victory. The Country has a host of problems that need real leadership, something that has been missing he last 4 years. Jobs is at the top of the list. The Tea leaves are indicating Romney will be elected.
Americans will come to realize that the anti-Islam film was created and sent to Egyptian TV as part of a political agenda to create unrest in the Middle East. Benghazi security forces would have more apt to defend our Libyan Ambassador if they had not felt the protestors and attackers were justified in rioting over that inflammatory film. American, ever question the timing of that film coming out during election season? You should.
Let me tell you I'm from Boston and Willard wouldn't get my vote.. He fired most of the women he hired and penalized mass if you didn't have health ins. and gas prices went up with state taxes the guy is a liar and he's planning on buying his way into the presidency..
Did Romney ever answer the question as to why he never ran for a second term as governor of MA? I think that everyone needs to ask that question.
And you "critical thinking" i don't think you are a women, but if you are kill yourself. All women who is voting for Willard Robmen just take yourself to the highest building and throw yourself. You all have to be ashamed of yourself. As a women i feel insulted by all of you who is voting for this monster Willard Robme. He will destroy our lives and make us bag, just like you all brain dead people was crying during Bush Administration. Aren't we enough with Bush??? Our country is back on track, please any one out their make a different by voting for Obama2012
It's like the media doesn't notice it is Romney's second home. That he has spent many many hours there and many many dollars there, even before either of his presidential campaigns.
If he lose NH, I expect him to lose every state. I believe Obama will win, but I believe that NH will definitely go to Romney.
The dems are trying very hard to change the subject,the issue here is jobs, and all of us know obamas record, pretty dismal, Romney will get this country going and get us working
"Tiny New Hampshire" , it's so cute and tiny, filled with tiny little people who average about 2' – 8-1/2" tall and who only weigh about 62 pounds.... they all live in the "Shire". The state motto is "Follow The Yellow Brick Road"
He used excatly the same health care reform thats obama has just now its called obama care . He didn't run again in Mass because he knew he wouldn't make it back in we have a democrate now. I don't trust him he changes his mind like the weather. How are we to have a president that is already rubbing foreign people the wrong way. Mark my words we will be in war within a yr of his getting in office. All our troops will be away from their familys and dying over seas all for what. The rich keep on getting rich and the middle class and porr keep on struggling.... I'm a single mom what happens with me.
CONFUSED? According to what I am seeing and hearing, things are GETTING BETTER!!, NOT GREAT, but moving in the right direction. Go ahead and elect M. R. and watch all of that stop in its tracks! Hold onto your pants as our troops start moving BACK overseas. And watch that money of yours fly away into the hands of the rich!! And lets not forget the "party of NO", rebublicans, who have openly stated that they want Obama out and to heck with US. BUT, it really doesn't matter because if M. R. wins then the dems. will become the party of NO!!
2 % growth is right around where it has been staying all previous obama quarters - we need AT LEAST 3% to get the economy going and start creating real jobs - obama policies have failed to raise the quarterly growth above the point needed. romney business intervetion needed now. sorry, obambi-poo poo
Romney is a very successful CORPORATE RAIDER. He intends to raid what is left of the middle class and
give all the tax breaks to the rich 1%. His economic policies were already tried in the 1920's and 1930's, when our conservative political leaders wanted to pay down the deficit at the expense of economic growth. History shows that that approach triggered the Great Depression of the 1930's. This is simple history–look it up yourself. That austerity
approach is currently failing in Italy, Spain and Greece. Economically speaking, you have to have some economic
growth first before you can pay your debts, otherwise you will go broke. Simple as that.
Obama inherited a bad economy and made it worse. As far as ending wars, All he did was move troops around and start other conflicts. He's worse than Bush in my opinion. Not only did entangle us in more middle eastern conflicts but he doubled our deficit, restricted our ability to tap into our natural resources, stopped the expansion of the keystone pipeline, made it less attractive for small and large businesses to grow with growing govt regulations and restrictions and of course Obama care. Unless Romney is elected, Obama care and higher taxes will go into effect Jan 2013. Romney will work with congress to repeal these. As a small business owner who wants to hire more people and grow, my vote is for Romney.
Sununu is more brilliant than his Creator Who says "Ye are all ONE in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3: 28)
ONE body,ONE Spirit, ONE hope, ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of ALL, Who is above ALL,
and through ALL, AND IN YOU ALL" (Ephesians 4: 4-6)
How naieve of me to think that the election of the first African American president meant that racism was fading. Instead it is there, maybe more subtle, but very obviously in the hearts and minds of many. Very sad for all of us. And the party that feeds into this is the "Christian family values" party.....and why doesn't Romney call out those who say this stuff...instead he says,"nobody asks me for MY birth certificate." At least John McCain repudiated a lady who spoke against Obama calling him a Muslim. We need to see below skin color and recognize that we are ALL God's children.....the slaves built the White House, for gosh sakes! I suggest some of you who write and believe this racist garbage recognize what our history has been. And, as the saying goes, treat others and speak of others, as you would like to be treated and spoken about.


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** Update – I used this eBay seller to buy the pencils, they arrived within a week **
When I spotted this new release from Etude House, a brand which if I am honest I have found very samey of late, I was like YEAH BABY!
Play 101 Pencils is a collection of 50 (yes, 50!) multi use pencils that went on sale in April 2014. These pencils were developed with Korean make up artist Pony (she is on You Tube frequently creating that very typical girly, clean, pretty Korean make up look). I love multi use products and I love the wide selection available in this range. I ended up buying 9 pencils in total at around £6 each:
These pencils work as blusher, lip colour, eyeliner, brow colour etc etc. They also come in a selection of textures, matte, glitter, creamy shimmer, metallic and so on. I tried to pick a selection of colours that I could use to do a 'whole' face make up.
So my choices were –
05 (GLITTER) – use as eyeshadow or eyeliner.
08 (MATTE) – use as a base/concealer or eyeshadow
13 (GLITTER) – use as lip colour, blush or eyeshadow
16 – (CREAM)Y – use as a lip colour or blusher
20 – (CREAMY) – use as a lip colour or blusher
29 – (SHIMMERING) – use as a eyeshadow, lip colour or eyeliner
36 – (GLITTER) – use as an eyeshadow and eyeliner
42 – (MATTE) – use as an eyeshadow, eye liner, contour or eye brow pencil
47 – (SHIMMERING) – use as an eye shadow or eye liner
I wanted to get a selection of textures and colours.
All of the pencils swatched well on my hand but I had a mixed experience with them – the quality is quite inconsistent so I will review them one by one.
05 – This glittery shade is quite nice to use on the eye, pigmented and relatively soft.
08 – Used as a concealer it's fine but to use as an eyeshadow it's not very smooth or easy to spread. Quite a disappointing dry texture.
13 – Glittery orange which is almost clownish to wear on the lips – I prefer this on the eyes.
16 – Pale cool pink which is unflattering on my warm skin tone as a blush but it's quite a nude and pigmented pink to wear on the lips. Dry textured and snapped easily when in use.
20 – Rich pigmented hot pink, nice to wear on the lips but it's also dry textured and more matte than creamy. Accentuates lines.
29 – Wanted this to look good on the lips but it looks chalky and dry so works better as an eyeliner. Still lacks softness and pigmentation overall.
36 – An absolutely glorious turquoise eyeliner, beautiful soft buttery texture by FAR the best pencil for pigment and texture in all of the ones i bought.
42 – Matte and cool toned taupe brown, great to contour with and also is quite precise. Somewhat pale for my brows and the pencil is a little too creamy, I prefer a harder pencil for the brows.
47 – Copper bronze shade, which I wanted to be as gorgeous as 36 but it's drier and applies just ok. Somewhat disappointed with the texture as the colour is lovely.
Anyway some looks I did –
Here I have 08 (to conceal) 16 (on the cheeks – I know it's OVERDONE but basically the pencil snapped off and rather than wasting it I used it on my cheeks. All at once.) 42 (on my brows and crease) and 29 on the lips.
This one is 47 on the lid, 36 on the waterline, and 20 on the lips.


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Monday, January 29, 2007
The Not Making it Up Awards
The ritual of the quarterly earnings call is in full swing, as even the "Mad Money" denizens of Cramerica know, and it really does pay to listen in on these regular updates from corporate America.
For starters, a conference call provides a quick quarterly snapshot of a company—what's happening, where and why.
But even beyond the dry basics of the business itself, an earnings call is a great way to assess the personality of the enterprise, which—as readers of this blog know—is frequently a direct reflection of the personality of the CEO who runs the place, for good or ill. And when you invest in a company, you'd better understand that personality or else, as they say, caveat emptor.
Now, how can a tightly scripted conference call reveal much of anything beyond a few numbers, you ask?
I'll tell you: no matter how tightly the corporate attorneys craft the CEO's introductory remarks and the CFO's recitation of the numbers, something happens when they get to the Q&A portion of the call and the conference operator tells the CEO, who is sitting in a conference room full of his or her peers with a speakerphone on the table and a couple hundred of Wall Street's Finest and their clients on the other end of the line, "Your line is open for questions."
I've heard grown men blame earnings shortfalls and business disruptions on everything from cows on the highway to an excessive number of organ transplants.
You think I'm making that up? Here are the quotes:
We actually have a truck full of important parts trucking in through -- coming in from L.A. through southern Utah, ran into a cow and tipped over the cab, and that actually, literally, has stopped the project for two weeks. But short of any more cows on the interstate, I don't see how that gets delayed.
—Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com 4/28/06
We have -- there are certain things that are beyond our control, for example the medical costs. We are reviewing them. We've got an outside company coming in to audit all the medical costs. As you know, we're pretty much self-insured and we had -- Bob Hensley can correct me on this -- I think we had like 12 organ transplants versus 3 last year. Is that right, Bob?
—Robert Wildrick, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers 6/8/06.
While the current batch of earnings calls hasn't provided quite those levels of head-scratching or did-he-just-say-what-I-thought-he-just-said? queries from Wall Street's Finest, there have been a number of note-worthy items to "call out," both in a positive sense and in a negative sense, as we will do here in the form of the first Not Making This Up Awards, to be handed out to anybody we deem worthy.
The Best Reprimand of Wall Street's Finest Award:
Carl Camden, Kelly Services, Inc. - President and CEO
For the particular quarter, there has been -- we have this issue now for the last three years where the calendarization of some of the folks who follow us is just wrong. They overestimate how much earnings will pop in to the first quarter and underestimate what comes in the remainder of the year. And it's kind of spectacularly replayed itself again in the first quarter numbers this year.
The How Time Flies Award
Don Blankenship, Massey Energy (Coal)
...as we went through 2007 [sic], a lot of utilities have bought some strong volumes at large prices, as well as the met [metallurgical coal] customers, and as '07 [sic] wound down, a lot of people were looking at lower prices and they have taken off volume.
The Why Interest Rates Are Not Going Down Any Time Soon Award
Dustan McCoy, Brunswick Corp. (Boats)
In addition, we are assuming that price increases will not fully offset inflationary pressures on our raw materials and labor costs. And while we will see the benefit of our restructuring actions, this, too, is offset by higher research and development spending and additional work on our strategic objectives.
The Most Frightening Euphemism Ben Bernanke Ever Heard Award
John Lundgren, The Stanley Works (Tools)
We got pricing in the quarter. We were pleased with what we got all-in…we are quite pleased with pricing. We've established pricing centers of excellence in the majority of our large businesses. We are getting quite granular on all forms of pricing, how to achieve it.
The Clearest Answer Award
Stephen Russell, Celadon (Trucking)
Chaz Jones, Morgan Keegan: And then maybe similar to the question that John asked…. The decline in utilization that we saw in the numbers, was that all purely demand driven or was there anything else in there related to whether it be drivers or mix shift or changes or any of those factors?
Stephen Russell, CEO Celadon Group: It was demand driven. There was less business from existing customers.
We'll have more as earnings season winds down. Nominations from the floor are welcome.
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- Chris Fischer said...
My favorite one from good 'ole Patrick was from the Q105 CC, where he blamed a weak April on taxes (since clearly collecting taxes in April is a new thing) and the Pope.
"As I said in my letter, we did start off with a very sluggish April. Now it's sort of climbing out of that. But and the same thing happened last year. And we're not sure, but it happened a bigger way this year. I don't know if it's tax day. I don't know if it's the pope. It seems when 9/11 happened, we had a terrible drop in sales for about ten days. And just based on when people -- it was like a gloom or a mood that takes over the country. I think the same thing happened starting at the beginning of April and traffic and other things really dropped."
I'd love to see a count on how many times Patrick has said Overstock has been "climbing out of a ditch" (for various reasons) in the past 2 years - it's a lot.
However, I can never remember a single instance of him say "Well yeah, we're really digging ourselves a hole with this one!"
- cdub said...
From ODSY (a provider of hospice services): Part of shortfall due to "potential liability related to an automobile accident."
- buckeye1 said...
This exchange between an analyst and the executives of Arris and Tandberg TV is quite amusing. Put it under the category of the "excuse for cashing out" award.
Okay. And then I guess for Eric just kind of a spin on the question about why now. Certainly I understand the sense of putting these two entities together. My question would be why the Tandberg Television shareholders would want to be leaving everything, the future opportunities on the table by taking a cash deal as opposed to looking at a stock transaction.
Dave Potts, ARRIS Group, Inc. - EVP, CFO, CIO
Well, there clearly is a stock component to this transaction, and obviously I can't speak on behalf of all of the shareholders, but I think hopefully those that are listening to the messages that we are conveying here this morning, I am cautiously optimistic that they'll think very seriously about retaining a stake in the new combined company. Because I certainly think there is an upside there.
Okay, but why not just go ahead and do a stock deal in the first place?
Bob Stanzione, ARRIS Group, Inc. - Chairman, CEO
Look, the shareholder bases of these two companies are so different, Tandberg being based in Norway, many of their large shareholders are in that part of Europe. There is so little overlap and so much unknown on the part of those investors in ARRIS that we jointly felt like this made the most sense. I would just say that it also added to the certainty or the surety of the transaction being able to be completed.
Eric Cooney, Tandberg Television - President, CEO
Certainly as an Oslo Stock Exchange publicly traded company, we have investors whose remit, if you will, is we can invest in Scandinavian small midcap companies etc., etc., that would just preclude them from investing in a U.S. NASDAQ traded company. So just, again, to echo Bob's comments from a surety of completion, speed of execution while still retaining a potential for those that are really interested to maintain the upside, we're trying to walk the line and create the win-win for as many as possible.
Okay. Although not to be overly argumentative here, but I look at your list of top 20 holders here and it looks like 90% of them are U.S. investment banks or commercial banks. So I'm not sure that necessarily washes, but anyway, appreciate your responses.
Bob Stanzione, ARRIS Group, Inc. - Chairman, CEO
I don't think that is correct. Maybe we ought to check on that later. I think that Eric Cooney's largest shareholders are Norwegian pension fund, Swedish pension fund.
I am just looking at the annual and it lists Goldman Sachs International, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley.
Most of those are nominee accounts. Go ahead, Jim.
Jim Bauer, ARRIS Group, Inc. - IR
We can come back with Eric and look at those offline and discuss account numbers right now.
- Aaron Koral said...
"...an earnings call is a great way to assess the personality of the enterprise...And when you invest in a company, you'd better understand that personality or else, as they say, caveat emptor."
Well said, "Professor" Matthews.
Here's my nomination from the floor:
The Why Didn't The Weather Channel Warn Me Award
Dave Lesar, CEO and Chairman, Haliburton (oil and gas drilling)
"Turning to the US, we lost several workdays in December due to the blizzards in the Rockies, where a concentration of our pumping fleet resides. As access to our customers' work sites were delayed, during and after the storms, our customers focused on getting their drilling, the production sites opened up first. That delayed them opening up the sites, which were due to be frac by us. Compounding this was the fact that the weather delays came around the holidays and in some cases, our customers just shut frac work down for the balance of the year...Because of this, the affect of weather and holidays had a much larger impact on our pumping business, than it did on our drilling related businesses."
This comes from the 1-26-2007 conference call, which your readers can listen to by clicking here.
- Jonathan Versen said...
hi, here's an article 4 U:
"Pay No Attention to That Crazy Man on TV:
Why you should never take Jim Cramer seriously."
Henry Blodget at Slate.
- Don said...
The Scott Livengood Memorial Doublespeak award goes to Livengood's replacement as CEO of Krispy Kreme, Mr. Darryl Brewster. Here are a couple of comments from Mr. Brewster at yesterday's Krispy Kreme shareholder's meeting, the first to take place in over two and a half years:
"We also have promotional activities that we set up throughout the year, including -- underway right now is our annual Valentine's Day heart promotion. It's one of our most successful events of the year, created over the last couple of years and may be in fact be some of our biggest days of sales during the full year."
May be in fact?
"Our Phase I and Phase II markets alone -- there are development agreements -- call for building an additional 200 shops over the next three to five years. Now, there's no guarantee that all those shops will be built but that are the plans that we are holding our franchisees to."
No guarantee they'll built but we're holding them to it?


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Named to the All-Ivy League second team … Earned a spot on the Ivy League All-Tournament team … Second on the team in goals (42) and points (49) … Led the Crimson in assists (7) …Led the Ancient Eight in free position goals (0.94) … Scored six goals in season opener against Stanford … Had four goals and an assist in Ivy League Tournament final game against No. 14 Princeton … Scored three or more goals on eight occasions and four or more five times … Won a season-high 29 draw controls … Collected 15 grounds balls and caused seven turnovers in 2011.
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With nine days left for Congress to strike a deal to get the nation's fiscal house in order, success or failure for the 12-member "super committee" are both still plausible outcomes. Congress set a self-imposed deadline of Nov. 23 to come up with a deal.
The panel needs seven votes on a deal to force at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next 10 years. Sen. Pat Toomey (R) of Pennsylvania last week broke with his party's anti-tax pledge to propose some $300 billion in new tax revenues. Democrats are said to be on the verge of a counterproposal, as early as today, to include new cuts in entitlement spending likely to offend their party's base.
But succeed or fail, Congress's experiment in high-stakes, closed-door deficit-reduction has already produced a surprise – the revival of a nearly defunct bipartisan center, operating outside the strict party lines that have defined congressional politics for the last 20 years.
Over weeks of discussion, some 45 senators and 102 House members – Republicans and Democrats – broke party lines to back calls for the super committee to "go big" and to put all elements on the table: tax hikes and entitlement cuts, as well as spending cuts.
Breaking party lines is rare on Capitol Hill. For Senators and House members to work together is rarer still. At a rally in the Capitol Tuesday, these lawmakers aim to signal bipartisan, bicameral support for a big deal that takes political risks.
The center, once a force on Capitol Hill, has been decimated by recent election cycles, especially in the House. Moderate Republicans all but disappeared, and fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats saw their ranks cut in half in the 2008 elections. But fears that the Congress is no longer capable of getting its fiscal house in order have driven lawmakers on both sides of the aisle – and in both the House and Senate – to try to break the gridlock by working across the aisle.
"The whole push to go big has been surprisingly contagious," says Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. "Members have pushed themselves out of their comfort zones, and I feel like a deal is completely within reach."
On the Senate side, the effort to build consensus across party lines was lead by Sens. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia and Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia, veterans of the so-called Gang of Six, a bipartisan Senate effort to get Congress to act on deficit reduction. Over time, they convinced nearly half the Senate to continue and expand those discussions in a bid to encourage the super committee to aim for a bigger package of deficit reduction than mandated by law.
Last Thursday, dozens of senators rotated in and out of a strategy session to find ways to encourage the super committee to "go big." One conclusion of that meeting: work with the 100-plus House members to make a significant statement on the need for a big, bipartisan deal.
Not all members associating themselves with this bipartisan drive are moderates. Sen. Tom Coburn (R) of Oklahoma, a longtime conservative, stunned Democrats on Monday when he released a report exposing billions in tax giveaways to millionaires – a Democratic talking point.
"From tax write-offs for gambling losses, vacation homes, and luxury yachts to subsidies for their ranches and estates, the government is subsidizing the lifestyles of the rich and famous," Senator Coburn said in a statement. "Multi-millionaires are even receiving government checks for not working.
On the House side, the effort is led by Reps. Mike Simpson (R) of Idaho and Heath Shuler (D) of North Carolina. On Nov. 2, they released a letter signed by 60 Democrats and 40 Republicans urging the joint committee to aim for $4 trillion in deficit reduction, including tax hikes and cuts to entitlements.
"I am so proud of all of my colleagues who signed this letter for their courage to put country before political parties and do what is right for the fiscal future of our nation," said Congressman Shuler in a statement.
Breaking partisan lines on taxes is especially tough on Republicans.
All but six House Republicans have signed a pledge by the anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) that commits them to opposing all tax increases, including cuts to tax breaks that are not entirely offset by rate cuts elsewhere. The Toomey plan violates the letter of that pledge. So does the call by 40 House Republicans for the super committee to consider taxes as part of a "go big" deficit-reduction plan.
"Borrowing money is a tax on future generations," says Rep. Steve LaTourette (R) of Ohio, who says he no longer considers himself bound by a pledge he signed in 1994. "We're on a path to owe more than $20 trillion."
The anti-tax pledge has been a litmus test for Republicans candidates since 1986, especially in primary elections. GOP leaders, for the most part, have avoided commenting on the new rift in their ranks on raising taxes to curb deficits.
Asked about members who no longer want to be bound by the ATR pledge, House majority leader Eric Cantor told reporters on Monday: "It is not about [ATR president] Grover Norquist. It is about commitments that people make to the electorate that they represent, to the people that sent them here. That is what it is about. So again, your words should be good to your constituents and that is what we are dealing with here."
In an opinion essay in USA Today posted on Sunday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R) of Ohio, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, a caucus for House conservatives, opposed any move to include tax hikes in a deficit deal.
"Balance doesn't mean 'half-right, half-wrong,' " he wrote. "It means you don't fall over. Our economy will have an even tougher time catching its balance if Washington raises taxes."
Meanwhile, Democrats are also grappling with the prospect of a tough vote to cut entitlement spending. Protecting entitlements has been a core campaign theme for Democrats in recent campaign cycles, and leaders had been gearing up to make it a defining point in the 2012 campaign.


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Thin the copper, black, white and pink icings with water, a bit at a time, stirring with a silicone spatula, until it is the consistency of a thick syrup. You'll want to drop a "ribbon" of icing back into the bowl and have it disappear in a count of "one thousand one, one thousand two." Four is too thick, one is too thin. Count of 2-3 is good. Cover with a damp dishcloth and let sit for several minutes.
Stir gently with a silicone spatula to pop and large air bubbles that have formed. Pour into squeeze bottles as needed.
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What Motivates Doctors
Physician pay accounts for about 20% of total health-care spending, and in many specialties it has increased much faster than inflation in recent years.
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We were called out to a client's house to vaccinate a new dog they had rescued. "Rambo" was discovered at the local Denny's Restaurant, curled up on a coat with a bowl of water in the foyer of the restaurant. Apparently someone dropped him there and told the hostess to find him a home.
When our pet-loving clients noticed the little guy was still there upon their departure from the restaurant, they questioned the hostess on his status. Upon learning of his circumstance, our clients took him home. An older, small Jack Russell Terrier with a quiet disposition, Rambo immediately bonded with the family and seemed quite content in his new environment.
During our initial examination of Rambo, we discovered that he had a microchip.
Microchips are a form of identification that can be extremely beneficial if your pet ever becomes lost. This small chip, usually administered by a veterinarian or qualified technician, is approximately the size of a large grain of rice.
It is inserted under the skin on the back of an animals' neck and can be placed in practically any animal, including dogs, cats, horses, birds and reptiles.
When determining if an animal has a microchip, a special instrument is scanned over the area to verify if a chip is present. The instrument will display a tracking number that is used to obtain the owner's contact information.
Typically the phone number of the corresponding microchip company will also be displayed. Microchip companies house the database for client contact information, and most are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When we discovered Rambo had a microchip, we contacted his rightful owner.
The owner lived in a small town in Utah. Rambo apparently liked to wander down to the local diner where the staff kept him well fed. It was determined that someone traveling through the area must have picked Rambo up at the diner. For whatever reason, they dropped him at the Denny's Restaurant in Grand Junction.
To make a long story short, the owner could no longer care for Rambo adequately and relinquished him to our clients. He is now quite happy in his new home and has no desire to wander off. We subsequently registered Rambo's new owner contact information through the microchip database company.
Most veterinary clinics, animal control facilities and shelters have microchip scanners to determine if an animal has been chipped. This simple, inexpensive procedure is extremely beneficial for reuniting lost pets with their owners.
Even if your pet is not necessarily a wanderer, unforeseeable circumstances can occur where you might lose your best friend.
Collars with identification tags are always recommended; however they can easily come off or be removed. A microchip is a permanent source of identification.
While this procedure is not necessarily a guarantee of a safe return if your pet becomes lost, any reputable facility is ethically required to contact the rightful owner.
Advanced technology is offering GPS tracking located in these small chips.
Undoubtedly, in the not too distant future, there will be an app for your smart phone to track your pet's global position. Perhaps there already is – I am unaware of this, however, as I still am using a dumb phone.
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Welcome to Aled Edwards' "What They've Done For Us" Welsh Law list. Written a little in the style of Monty Python's Life of Brian "What have the Romans done for us?" the list aims to provide a reliable record of the distinctive Welsh policies brought about by devolution (1999-2009). Beyond underlining the distinctiveness of Welsh policies no substantive attempt is made here to evaluate the performance of Welsh Assembly Governments or to list the policies brought about by other UK legislatures but not adopted in Wales. The dates in brackets normally indicate when the development was announced by the Welsh Assembly Government through a press release.


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2 Chainz is hitting the club with Nicki Minajin his latest video – the strip club.
The rapper just dropped the clip for his latest single, "I Luv Dem Strippers," featuring Minaj, and the R-rated video brings the booze, singles and, obviously, strippers to Atlanta.
When 2 Chainz isn't busy making it rain or fist-pumping along to the dancers' pole routines, he raps about his love for strippers between verses about his foreign cars and bling.
Minaj leaves the revealing outfits to the strippers, keeping it classy in a trendy crop top and embellished leggings as she comes in with her feature, proclaiming, "That's why I'm crowned queen/And I ain't looking for the prom king."
The video opens with the strippers preparing for their routines, applying makeup and getting dressed. The group enters the club, a jungle of poles, where they perform for Minaj and 2 Chainz who seem to enjoy their company.
The rappers are certainly no strangers to the strip club or to collaborating with each another. The clip seems almost a sequel to Minaj's "Beez in the Trap," where the duo hit also hit the strip club, albeit a more PG-13 version compared to 2 Chainz's spot.
Director Benny Boom oversaw both clips.
With guest verses on big records belonging to Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber, 2 Chainz recently explained how he will approach guest verses in the future.
"Now it's about doing features that matter or can help catapult my campaign or doesn't make sense any more," he told CBS Local. "A feature that's worth me doing would be something that's outside my genre, something outside my comfort level, outside my box."
"I Luv Dem Strippers" will appear on 2 Chainz's debut set, Based on a T.R.U. Story, which is due in stores August 14. Along with Minaj, the album will feature collaborations with Scarface, John Legend, The-Dream, Drake and more.
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Watch a recap of Lauren Rojas' high-flying project for a seventh-grade science class.
High-altitude balloon missions are so mainstream that iPhones, "Star Trek" action figures, Lego toys and political bobblehead dolls have all taken their turns rising to the edge of space — but what about Hello Kitty? Now the lovable Japanese plush cat has made its own mark on the final frontier, thanks to 13-year-old Lauren Rojas.
Rojas, a seventh-grader at Cornerstone Christian School in Antioch, Calif., settled on the idea of sending a Hello Kitty doll to the stratosphere for her science project. The doll was provided by her dad, who picked it up during up a business trip to Tokyo. The girl (who was 12 at the time) perched the kitty in a cute silver rocket ship, positioned it amid flight gear from High Altitude Science, festooned the rig with GoPro Hero2 video cameras, filled up the lighter-than-air balloon — and then let 'er rip.
The aim of Rojas' experiment was to gauge air pressure and temperature as the balloon-borne experiment package rose — and she picked up some interesting effects: The peak winds exceeded 60 mph at the 10,000-foot level. The temperature fell from 43 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) as low as 22 degrees below zero F (-30 degrees C) when the balloon popped at an altitude of 93,625 feet (28,537 meters).
That's less than a third of the way to the internationally accepted boundary of outer space, which is at an altitude of 62 miles or 100 kilometers. But as this YouTube video about the flight demonstrates, it's high enough to get a great view of Earth below the black sky of space. The package fell back to Earth and landed 47 miles (75 kilometers) from the launch site, 50 feet up in the branches of a tree. Which is an apt place for a wayward kitty to end up.
For more about the feat, check out this report from the New York Daily News.
Still more high-altitude adventures:
- A rise and fall that's out of this world
- How a space train was brought to life
- MIT acceptance letter hits the heights
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A hydrocele is a buildup of fluid around one or both testicles
that causes the scrotum or groin area to swell. The swelling may be unsightly
or uncomfortable, but it is not painful.
Hydroceles may be present
at birth (congenital) or may develop after birth (acquired). Congenital
hydroceles usually go away by age 2. Acquired hydroceles may be caused by an
injury to the groin area. Or the cause may be unknown. An acquired hydrocele
can occur at any age, but it is most common in men older than 40.
a hydrocele stays the same size or gets smaller as the body reabsorbs the
fluid, generally no treatment is needed. If the hydrocele varies in size or
gets bigger and becomes uncomfortable, surgery may be needed to remove the
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Here are the goods that you can win for the
second round of retreat giveaways:
"Stinky Toes" Necklace: Amy at Stinky Toes Designs really went above and beyond for each of our retreat ladies. She made each of them a necklace with their first initial on it. I LOVE mine! In fact- you can see my 'm' necklace in my haircut pics in the previous post. I'm not a huge jewelry person (most of the time I don't even wear my wedding rings!) but this necklace is just the perfect casual necklace to wear every day. I hardly ever take it off! Stinky Toes Design is giving you a chance to win this gorgeous necklace:Stinky Toes' necklaces are
glass pendants soldered with lead free silver solder for a hammered silver look. Another perk of ordering from Stinky Toes? All of the money raised from these necklaces goes to support their family in bringing home their two adorable little girls! So treat yourself to an early Christmas present and order your own initial necklace! You can check out all of Stinky Toes awesome goods at Amy's etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/stinkytoesdesign?ref=top_trail
Tastefully Simple Nana's Apple Cake Mix: If a picture paints a thousand words- check this out:
All I have to say is YUM! This is Tastefully Simple's delicious Nana's Apple Cake Mix. All of the mixes (especially the beer bread!) are truly delectable. My gal Sara donated all of these mixes. Tastefully Simple makes cooking so easy (and tasty!) with their huge selection of spices, meal kits, drink mixes and desserts! They have an almond pound cake and I swear, I could just drink the batter with a straw it is so good! Plus- the mixes all come in these beautifully packaged red boxes. Just stick a bow on top and this is the perfect hostess gift for all of your holiday parties! (Just FYI- if you invite me to a holiday party this year- expect this as a hostess gift!)
To see the whole line of products- check out Sara's Tastefully Simple website at www.tastefullysimple.com/web/sgross
Mary Kay Satin Hands: I don't know anyone who doesn't absolutely LOVE Mary Kay's Satin Hands Lotion. You can take the driest, cracked winter hands and after an application or two of Satin Hands- they are good as new! Michelle in Indiana so graciously donated a tube of Satin Hands for all of the gals and she tucked one in the box for you! Also included is an assortment of Mary Kay makeup samples, including lipstick, eyeshadows (and instructions for creating the perfect smokey eye!), cheek color, and a makeup brush assortment. Jackpot! This is perfect for creating a great dramatic look for your holiday parties. Or for attracting someone under the mistletoe... I'm just sayin'. I love getting to try makeup samples before I commit to them- that is one of the HUGE reasons I LOVE Mary Kay. This is the perfect opportunity to try out some new shades and new products! Get in touch with Michelle- she will hook you up!
If you've got lots of women in your office that you need Secret Santa gifts for- load up on tubes (or even trial sizes) or Mary Kay Satin Hands. Your coworkers will love you for it! To see all of Michelle's Mary Kay products and for ordering, check out her website at http://www.marykay.com/michellestewart
Lizzie Loo Notecards: Lizzie Loo Photography is our family's personal photographer. If you'll remember- I told you about a month ago all about how they do FREE sessions for adoptive families! They do gorgeous work! Lizzie Loo donated notecard packages full of artful photography shots and southern quotes. (Just so y'all are getting a little taste of Kentucky!) Plus- they are bundled up so cutely! These would make a great gift or use them for yourself. I still love to write letters and drop them in the mail. Doing it on super cute notecards is even better!
To find out more about Lizzie Loo Photography and to view their photo gallery, visit http://www.lizzieloo.com/
Redken Shampoo Samples: Up for grabs is an assortment of Redken shampoo samples.
These were so graciously donated by Miles' rockin' therapy group- Associates in Pediatric Therapy. They so badly wanted to hook our ladies up, but really- speech therapy was a little hard to package up, so they decided on shampoos instead :-) I can't say enough great things about this therapy group. They understand children with special needs. They are a one stop shop- they provide everything from speech to physical therapy, to audiology services and child psychologists. They do tutoring and have autism support groups. That is important to this mom who hates to run all over town! They truly care about children and make sure that the children they serve are given every opportunity to reach their full potential. They are a top notch group of therapists with state of the art facilities. The therapies and services they are providing for my family are making a world of difference! Check out Associates in Pediatric Therapy at http://www.kidtherapy.org/. We LOVE them!!
Here's the low down on how you can win all of these super cool items-
the more you do the more chances you have to win:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you want for Christmas. (1 entry)
2. Become a follower of Millions of Miles via Google Friend Connect (on the left)- tell me in the comment if you are a follower. New or old- I'm glad you are here! (1 entry)
3. Leave a comment about this giveaway on Millions of Miles' facebook page . (You must "like" us first before you can leave a comment) (1 entry)
4. Blog, tweet or facebook about the giveaway with a link to this post. Leave a comment and let me know you did this! ( 1 entry)
5. Follow me on twitter. Leave a comment here and let me know your used id. (1 entry)
Thank you so much to all of the wonderful people who helped sponsor our weekend and this batch of giveaway goodies! I will choose a winner using a random drawing method on Friday, November 12th at 9pm EST. The next round of retreat giveaways will begin next Monday. Good luck!
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Continuous flight auger drilling
Procedure of producing a cast-in-place concrete pile with continuous flight auger drilling:
1. Positioning at the drilling point
2. Auger drilling until the final depth is reached
3. Extracting the auger and pumping in concrete
4. Pressing or vibrating in the reinforcement
5. Finished pile
Continuous flight auger drilling belongs to the dry rotary drilling methods. It is suitable for predrilling as well as for the installation of cast-in-place piles. The soil (under certain conditions also rock) is loosened and conveyed continuously using a continuous flight auger. The borehole wall is supported by the auger flights filled with drill cuttings.


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ALEX Toys Craft Sew Fun Craft Kit
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Make an adorable wrap skirt with this easy to use, real working sewing machine! It's a great way to introduce young sewers to the world of making clothes and accessories. The machine features two speeds, adjustable stitch lengths, easy drop-in bobbin and a presser foot designed so little fingers won't get caught underneath. Follow along the instructions for making a cool wrap around skirt and tote bag using the 2 yards of floral fabric and ribbon trim and . Battery operated and AC adaptable. Not recommended for children under 8. Adult supervision recommended.
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