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A lot of folks appreciate the mundane pine cone, including me, although I'm not quite sure what it is about it that intrigues me. The structure of a typical pine cone is interesting, but somehow seems like overkill for the purpose of holding some seeds. But evolution has forged it into what it needs to be to ensure the propagation of the trees. In its ripened form, the pine cone becomes a wood-like object, which maybe is why I find them so attractive (since I love working wood).
But there's one species of cone that draws attention- nay, awe - and respect from virtually everyone who sees it, and that's the Coulter Pine cone (California). It's the largest of all. With a length commonly in the 12 inch range (reportedly up to 16"), and diameters of 6 or more inches, these monsters can weigh 5 or more pounds when fresh.
I remember my introduction to these oddities. Years ago, a niece asked me where she could get some pine cones to put in a bowl for her fall dining room table. Here in New England, we have only a few species of pine, all with fairly small, unremarkable cones. Shortly after, I happened to be talking with my brother, who lives in California, and asked if he could get any large cones for her (mind you, my concept of a large cone was maybe 4" long, possibly 2" across). He said he was sure he could come up with some, and would mail them to me.
Was I perplexed when a box 4 feet long, and 2 feet high, showed up in my driveway one day? I'd say, "um, yup!". Inside that war chest was a collection of weapons the likes of which I had never imagined. And I only owed him $57 in postage! Thanks, Ron.
Staring back at me were various sizes of Coulter Pine cones, several of which were just incredibly dangerous looking things. The scales on these behemoths are, I'm sure, old bear claws. I can't imagine sitting under a Coulter Pine on a nice day, picnic basket propped open, anticipating a nice lunch in the sun with my gal. You "Holy Grail" fans- remember the line "...for death awaits you all, with nasty big pointy teeth" ? It applies.
At any rate, like I said, many of us are impressed with these giants, and we just have to have one on display. So I came up with a way to do that. I drill a hole down through the center of the cone and glue in a wooden dowel; then I turn a wooden base on the lathe and insert the other end of the dowel into a hole in the base. The cone can then be displayed (upside down) like a small Christmas tree. In fact, some people use them as a miniature Christmas tree.
|Coulter Pine Cone on Oak Base
|Coulter Pine Cone, Mulberry Base
Here's one (left) mounted on an Oak base. Notice how it dwarfs the coffee mug.
And one (right) on a Mulberry base.
You can see that there's still pine pitch on the scales (but it's dried and hardened, not sticky).
What do you think of them?
Cones like these are available at www.Timberturner.com.

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US GAAP Statement of Changes in Equity is Very Odd
It is my personal view that the Statement of Changes in Equity in the US GAAP Taxonomy is very odd and will not work properly for the reasons I will list in a moment. The information in this blog post is to help accountants understand this section of the US GAAP Taxonomy better, help you understand other sections of the taxonomy better because of a better understanding of the statement of changes in equity, and to empower accountants to provide better input so that a better statement of changes in equity can be modeled in the US GAAP taxonomy.
First off, let me give you a few links to help you to go and look at the statement of changes in equity. I am using the commercial and industrial companies (CI) version of network 148600 - Statement of Shareholders' Equity and Other Comprehensive Income. Here is a link to the taxonomy viewer provided by the US GAAP Taxonomy. This is the same information presented in a slightly different way, a flat list that you can view rather than a hierarchy which you need to open. There are other statements of changes in equity in the US GAAP Taxonomy. The ideas in this analysis apply to every one of those.
I am looking at this statement from the perspective of an accountant. I do understand the XBRL better than most accountants, I realize that. This is the point of the statement that this is odd. If more accountants undersood these things, I specualte that they would agree with me. Here is my list of reasons why the statement of changes in equity is very odd:
- Nothing else in the US GAAP Taxonomy is modeled in this manner. There is nothing else in the US GAAP Taxonomy that is modeled in the manner that the statement of changes in equity is modeled. Sure, the word [Roll Forward] is in some of the concepts, but it looks like no other [Roll Forward]. This makes the statement of changes in equity harder to understand. Basically the approach used is to have a bunch of [Line Items] and the funky axis "Statement, Equity Components [Axis]" (which you can see here or here) and the intersection of the line item and the axis is the "cell" into which the fact value would go. Semantically, this is NOT how a statement of changes in equity works.
- The statement of changes in equity is a collection of [Roll Forward]s. This goes with the first statement in that there are a lot of things in the US GAAP Taxonomy which are similar to the statement of changes in equity; all the other [Roll Forward]s. That is what the statement of changes in equity is, changes from a balance on one date to the balance on another date. That is what every [Roll Forward] articulates. Why does this statement not follow that pattern?
- You get lots of strange contexts which makes validating computations significantly more difficult. The resulting "cells" of information have different XBRL Dimensions information within the context. This causes two things to happen. First, you cannot use XBRL calculations to validate a simple calculation which can be validated in normal [Roll Forwards] (the changes piece) and XBRL Formulas to validate the changes in the balance are likewise more challenging to construct.
- You have no idea which combination of [Line Items] and [Axis] are allowed. It is not the case that every [Line Item] can be within any or every equity component. Because of the way this is modeled, additional rules have to be created to tell you which [Axis] is allowed on which [Line Items]. This is unnecessary with other [Roll Forward]s, the [Roll Forward] provides you with the list of useable concepts. (Again, this is why this statement should be modeled as a [Roll Forward].
- Concepts used in this statement don't "fit" into other areas of the XBRL instance. The statement of changes in equity contains lots of things which are used in other areas of an XBRL instance. For example, Net Income (Loss) from the income statement; dividends paid which are disclosed on the cash flow statement, those sorts of things. And there are a lot of them. All these pieces can fit nicely together if a taxonomy is modeled correctly. The strange axis "Statement, Equity Components [Axis]" used on this statement makes that impossible. You will see this when you try and model your XBRL instance.
- Not everything has a class of stock, so why the [Axis]. People don't seem to grasp the fact that the [Axis] of a [Table] apply to all [Line Items] in a [Table]. The class of stock [Axis] (which you can see here or here), modeled in this statement, means that EVERY line item has a class of stock. Semantically, this is simply not the case from an accounting perspective.
There are some other issues that I have with the statement of changes in equity such as that it cannot handle restatements caused by prior period adjustments due to changes in accounting policies or corrections of an error. But I will save this for another day. I want to focus on the fundamental modeling of the statement, not additional things which need to be added to the model.
Part of the reason that the statement is modeled the way it is in my view is because there is a miscommunication between the technical people and the domain people when it comes to this statement. Many accountants give the misperception that there is an infinite number of things that can go into the statement of changes in equity and this is simply not the case. Further, it is not the case that the [Line Items] can go under various equity components in an arbitrary manner. Where things go is not arbitrary at all and filers have little control of where to put things, US GAAP tells them where things go. And so should the model of the statement of changes in equity.
Another part of the reason certain modeling decisions are made, and incorrectly in my view, is that accountants are obsessed by how things are presented and they don't fully understand the connection between presentation and the modeling of the taxonomy. Key points missed are that the best thing for presentation is to do things consistently and logically, focusing on semantics, not XBRL syntax. But as this understanding becomes better as a result of seeing working SEC XBRL filings and filings that don't work so well, practices will drift to the proper effective result. The sooner and the more accountants understand how XBRL works, the faster we will get there.
Some clues as to how things do work in XBRL can be seen in some things that I had laying around from several years ago (about 2005 time frame) which were used to test the IFRS GP taxonomy. I could not decide if providing these would be more helpful to people or confusing. If you focus on the right things you can get the true points. At the risk of confusing people, I will make these things available. The point here is to see another model of a statement of changes in equity, how it works, and contrast that to how the US GAAP Taxonomy statement of changes in equity works. This has nothing to do with comparing IFRS and US GAAP. This is about how to model information and the results which you derive from modeling things in specific ways. So, I make this available in that light. Please don't read the wrong things into what is being shown. Further, realize that the 2005 IFRS GP was done in 2005. I learned a lot from that taxonomy. It is not an example of how a taxonomy should be created today in my view. That said, there are certain aspects that are created correctly. That is what I want to focus on.
So first off, here is the end result of my testing: This PDF. The PDF may seem a little odd, but the point was to PROVE that the IFRS taxonomy was constructed correctly. What the PDF shows is what is called a [Roll Forward] (IFRS calls it a movement analysis) for EVERY equity line item. EVERY type of change is shown.
This is the XBRL instancefrom which the PDF is created. Again, this is test data. But, the same idea applies whether you are creating a test financial expressed in XBRL or a real one: do ALL the computations add up? How do you know that they add up?
Well, we used the XBRL calculations and XBRL Formulas to test the computations. There are three types of computations:
- The columns add up to what is shown in the right most column which is "Equity, Total". XBRL calculations are used to express those computations.
- The total changes adds up, that is the second row from the bottom, "Total Changes for Period" in the PDF. Each column needs to add up. (Even though this number may not be shown on the actual statement of changes in equity).
- The roll forward (or movement needs to add up. For each column, the first row which is "Balance at December 31, 2003" + the second to the last column "Total Changes for Period" = the last row which is "Balance at December 31, 2004". XBRL calculations cannot perform this test.
Here are the two validation reports which test EVERY ONE of these computations: XBRL Calculations and the XBRL Formulasvalidation results. The calculations validation comes from the XBRL calculations expressed with the IFRS GP taxonomy, see this calculation linkbase. The XBRL Formulas come from a formula linkbase I created. Originally back in 2005 when I was testing this I used a proprietary version of XBRL Formulas which UBmatrix created. I updated those formulas to the XBRL Formula 2008 specification, which you can see here. These calculations and formula validation results can be a little hard to read because they are not organized as an accountant would want to see them. But, all the information is there. Again, the point is that EVERY computation is validated. I KNOW that everything adds up.
Another important point on the PDF is that if you look at the numbers, they have the correct "polarity" (whether they are shown as positive or negative). What I mean is this. Look at the fifth column from the right which is "Treasury Shares". Notice how the number in the first column is -1,100. Now, some accountants would say that should be shown as positive, not a negative. No worries. Simply change the style sheet which renders this information. You can see the style sheet here. If you know how to read the XSLT you can see that it is very easy to flip the number from a positive to a negative by changing this XSLT:
<xsl:value-of select="format-number(/xbrli:xbrl/ifrs-gp:TreasuryShares[@contextRef='I-2003'] * -1,'#,##0','base')" />
All you would do is change the -1 to a 1 and the value from the XBRL instance would be shown as positive, rather than negative. People obsessed with wanting to show this as either positive or negative are missing the point that people should be able to show this HOWEVER THEY WANT TO. XBRL provides what is needed in order to achieve this flexibility.
Here are my conclusions. Take a look at the evidence above and consider all the other things which my might feel appropriate to consiser and reach your on conclusion. But my own personal conclusion is this:
- The statements of changes in equity are [Roll Forward]s and they should be modeled as such. This would make understanding how to create a statement of equity in XBRL a whole lot easier.
- Accountants are going to want to validate their computations to be sure the fact values expressed in the XBRL instance properly foot and cross-cast. All of them, even the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances.
- The taxonomy should express the proper financial reporting and accounting semantics. Not everything in a statement of equity has a "class of stock", so that [Axis] is NOT appropriate in the statement of equity. It would be very approprate for certain pieces of the statement of equity, but not for the entire statement of equity. This means that rather than modeling one big herky [Roll Forward], the it would be more appropriate to model each [Roll Forward] separately.
- The side benefit of number 3 is that you know which concepts you should use in which columns of the statement of equity.
- The IFRS GP taxonomy of 2005 proves that this can work. You can see for yourself in the links above. You can also see how this works and can see that it is, in fact, nothing more than a [Roll Forward].
- Modeling the taxonomy and rendering the information in the XBRL instance are two different things. A taxonomy with a consistent information model, the base and any extension, is easy to render.
As more and more SEC XBRL filings get made with the statement of changes in equity more and more filers will have to grapple with this statement.
If someone sees a better way to model the statement of changes in equity I would love to know about it. But you need to provide a well thought out prototype so you can think through all these pieces, rather than providing "vapor XBRL instances and taxonomies" which may not work like you think they would work. Run what I am showing through the ringer. Heck, if you have something better let's us that approach. All I personally care about is that this works for financial reporting.
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Change Management Practitioners Forum Thursday Nov 29, 2012 Jon Dowell Shawn McKenzie
Agenda Housekeeping Introductions Assessing change risk "Is that really the worst that can happen?" Responsiveness versus control "How quick is too quick?" Mitigating change risk "Just say NO?" Next Steps
Housekeeping Welcome to Gibsons Energy Fire Alarms & Washrooms Katharina Stephens
Introductions Name, Company, & Experience Jon Dowell
Facilitators Jon Dowell Senior Consultant with KSLD Consulting. 15 years of experience solving I.T. mysteries. Facilitation and critical thinking during: o Major Incidents o Problem investigations o Project quality assessments prior to go-live o Project warranty periods Training and mentoring o Critical thinking o Root cause analysis o Impact assessments o Potential risks associated with requests for change KSLD Consulting specializes in I.T. Problem Management and problem solving for today's busy world.
Facilitators Shawn McKenzie Founding partner of SignalFire Inc, an independent ITSM and Organizational Change Management consulting practice Over 12 years experience implementing IT, OCM and Process Optimization solutions for clients in: o Oil & Gas o Telecommunications o Government o Mining o Utilities Certified ITIL ver.2 Master and ver.3 Expert Prosci Change Management certified- Sorrento, Italy Cobit Practitioner certified Focus on process before tools and technology ITIL Foundations instructor for over 250 students with 99% pass rate itSMF board member for the last 5 years
Objectives of the Practitioner Forum To facilitate sharing of information and experiences between like minded practitioners To provide an opportunity for networking To grow the level of knowledge of participants
How we operate We try to meet quarterly as a group The group drives future agenda based on interest levels We respect the difference in our level of experiences We participate and share freely.
Assessing change risk "Is that really the worst that can happen?" Jon Dowell
Typical Answers… "Is that really the worst that can happen?" Server may not reboot clean Require hard boot Software installation may not work on first try Reboot & retry reinstall Users may not log off at start of change window Force disconnect users
Typical Answers… "Is that really the worst that can happen?" Entire network could go down in a cascade failure Millions lost!!! Server suffer major hardware failure during reboot and never restart Millions lost!!! Ice storm takes out all our power & data centres for months Millinos lost!!!
Real Answers… "Is that really the worst that can happen?" Human error (fat fingered change) Second set of eyes (buddy system) Pre-build script in copy/paste All related assets not identified Minimal number of services impacted Have teams on stand-by Rollback required (restore to pre-change stage) Time to restore
True Risk Understanding… "Is that really the worst that can happen?" "What could happen?" Key Steps 1.Identify Potential Problems 2.Identify Likely Causes 3.Take Preventative Action 4.Plan Contingent Actions Kepner Tregoe – Potential Problem Analysis
What could happen… Potential ProblemsAssess Threat (Probability / Severity) Likely CausesPreventative Action Contingent Action State Action… (Change Short Description) Kepner Tregoe – Potential Problem Analysis
What could happen… Potential ProblemsAssess Threat (Probability / Severity) Likely CausesPreventative Action Contingent Action State Action… Network Core Switch Replacement Kepner Tregoe – Potential Problem Analysis Users may remain logged in during replacement Entire network cascade failure New switch does not work Applications do not work properly after change HIGH / LOW MED / MED MED / HIGH V. LOW / HIGH
What could happen… Potential ProblemsAssess Threat (Probability / Severity) Likely CausesPreventative Action Contingent Action New switch does not work MED / HIGH Applications do not work properly after change MED / MED State Action… Network Core Switch Replacement Kepner Tregoe – Potential Problem Analysis No power bar outlets preventing start up Miss-configured OS causing switch to not communicate Network loop causing infinite loop / broadcast storm Port miss match Routing incorrect Response too quick for application to process Check rack prior to start of change Test in lab. Copy config to text file and past into production Second set of eyes during cabling Second set of eyes. Test in lab. Copy/paste config Test in lab Second set of eyes. Test in lab. Copy/paste config Roll back to old switch by re- installing into rack, re-cabling, & turning on. (1 hr) Use DRP application service to complete critical work (8 hrs)
Responsiveness versus control "How quick is too quick?" Shawn McKenzie
Change Management is Schizophrenic * Balance of control and responsive To manage and control changes to the live environment using standard methods and process... while minimizing the risk and impact of change related issues To efficiently and promptly handle changes...
Building consensus on The Balance How can we communicate the importance of risk control without creating a fear of approval 'Red Tape"? Responsiveness to Business need is important, but how would a business-hours Change-related outage affect Operations? Raising the Spectre of a Black Monday
Building consensus on The Balance Would having Change Implementations 6 days a week during business hours create too much uncertainty? How would going to planned weekly deployment windows change the culture of IT Operations? How about every other week? Do Change Risk assessments imply Tiers of Risk/Reward?
Next Steps Jon Dowell
Next Steps Future Sessions - Change January 2013 April 2013 Oct 2013 (Align with conference?) Future Sessions - Problem February 2013 May 2013 Sept 2013 November 2013 (Align with conference?) Future Sessions - ??? March 2013 Future Change Practitioner Topics? Process Review and challenges along the way… Profile of a Change Manager – what makes a good change manager Supporting Tools? (ITSM Suite, CMDB) Other???
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Real Problems Lack of co-ordination between Change and Configuration management Inadequate risk and impact assessment undertaken Inaccurate / missing configuration information in CMDB so risk of wrong decisions Incomplete scope of assessment (security, business impact, availability, capacity, continuity) Staff complacency – manipulate the system Urgent changes not be appropriately tested. Process seen as bureaucratic and burdensome Instituting process control over contractor support personnel or specific segments / applications Lack of tools to efficiently track changes Scope too wide for resources available to handle
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Greetings from Reno, Nevada, where I gave two talks today at the Annual Diocesan Conference (actually, its 25th anniversary, with the theme of "Integrity: Rooted in the Soul"). It is a beautiful cross-section of the Church as it lives on the ground, and I am surprised by how "midwestern" in their niceness the conferencers are, how vigilant about the needs of this visitor, anyway. (A member of the Knights of Columbus, in KoC outfit, generously volunteered to walk me the 150 feet from the prayer service to the registration desk. I felt like I had the Catholic Secret Service with me the whole way.) This is my first time in Reno, and more illuminating for me, my first time in a real, live, shiny, loud, smoky, slice-of-Americana-dishing casino. At one of my sessions today, I marveled that a big Catholic ministry conference could be held in an even bigger casino. "It's a Catholic casino," someone yelled out from the back, good-naturedly. And I thought of all the Christian conferences at which I speak that could never, ever, not once, not ever, be held in a casino. And I was proud of being Catholic. A faith tradition that helped give us the carnivalesque from Louisiana to Brazil and beyond, and which so frequently threatens to specialize in the decadent, can indeed find a home for a ministry conference in a casino. Tom Beaudoin
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Back in October, things looked good for Datalink
Datalink provides high-end consulting services for implanting storage technologies, working with providers such as EMC
In the first-quarter earnings Datalink reported last week, revenue increased 19% year over year and 6% sequentially, to $40.9 million. However, those sales still resulted in a net loss of $719,000 or $0.06 per share, compared to net income of $833,000, or $0.08 per share, in the year-ago period. Unfortunately, the Street expected the company to be profitable, and its displeasure sent shares plunging 21%.
Perhaps Datalink lost focus with the integration of its $14 million acquisition of Midrange Computer Solutions (MCSI). It wasn't necessarily a bad deal -- the two companies have little overlap in terms of customers and partnerships, and Datalink picked up a talented group of consultants in the process. But Datalink hasn't acquired another company since 2000, so the company's dealmaking talents may be rusty. Cultural differences can also make it particularly tricky to mesh service organizations.
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Today, I'll attempt to answer two questions.
One, why are risky market conditions actually more predictable in nature? And two, how do our moods affect our investment returns?
High risk means high predictability
To answer the first question, you need to know why prices move around in the first place.
Market prices move up and down due to trading activities. There are buyers and sellers in the market who transact on a daily basis. This changes the demand and supply for securities, leading to changes in prices.
The real question here is not the mechanics of demand and supply, but rather why people behave in such an uncoordinated way. Investors do not act in unison because everyone has a different set of circumstances. We all have distinct payoff expectations, risk tolerance levels, beliefs, strategies, timing, capital levels and many other distinguishing factors.
This means everyone trades very differently, at different times, and at varying volumes. The result is a complex, almost random system.
For example, last week we went through 'Brexit', which saw the British people vote to leave the European Union. This event had already rattled global markets in the two weeks leading up to the vote. We have seen fluctuations in commodity prices, currencies and stock markets. And there was much more volatility in the aftermath of the referendum.
More so than any public vote, market reactions are always more predictable. That may sound counterintuitive; you may think the unpredictability of a referendum should generate more unpredictable behaviour. The truth is that the originally complex (scattered) actions and motives of investors become more uniform during a publicly-acknowledged event such as Brexit.
Normally, investors go about their business hunting for bargains in the market, or managing their trading positions. But, with Brexit, we were all focused on this event with a binary expectation — 'Leave' or 'Stay'.
Just like the Global Financial Crisis, when fear takes over the market, everybody focuses on risk and exiting positions. These events make our aggregate social behaviours less chaotic, and more uniform. In other words, the balance between the bull force and the bear force, which in normal market conditions would result in a less volatile market, tipped over during Brexit.
Which is why we saw big 'swings' in the market on Friday. And why they'll continue this week.
Being emotional can be good for returns
Now, for the second question: How do our moods affect our investment returns?
I just described why a market behaves in the way that it does. But that's more of a social phenomenon. Now we will pay attention to a more 'micro' element of the market — individual emotion.
I came across an academic journal entry published in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Economic Review. The entry talks about market psychology and investor emotion. It found that, while emotions have a big influence on financial behaviour, they do not meaningfully 'contaminate' judgement.
The writer argues that emotion is a positive force to investment decision making if its distracting properties are kept in check.
What you may not know is that the 'groundwork' in modern economics literature is based on unrealistic rules. Economists believe that individuals in a market have perfectly rational minds, and perform perfectly rational actions. Now, you must be thinking that economists are completely irrational to believe that — and you'd be right. There is no way of divorcing human cognitive decision making from our core emotional elements. Maybe an artificial intelligence can, but we humans surely cannot!
In another article, this one from the Journal of Economics and Social Research, the writer (Yilmaz Bayar) measures the effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the behaviour of individual investors.
He found that the crisis negatively affected investors' risk perception of financial instruments; it lowered the general risk tolerance level towards stock investing; it lowered investor confidence; it altered trading behaviour; and it made everybody blame someone else (advisors, the government, rating agencies, etc.).
That gives you an idea of how a crisis can affect emotions, altering actual investing and trading behaviours.
Then there was the study from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It showed that people are more likely to follow advisors with more confidence. People are willing to overlook poor track records to choose more confident advisors. That is another interesting way of showing how emotions can affect investor decision making, in this case their choice of advisors. Although, following a confident advisor with a poor track record is unlikely to consistently deliver you better returns!
Going back to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta entry, here are some of its interesting findings:
- There is a direct correlation between market events and psychological characteristics of traders.
- Emotions help to clarify decision making when there is a lack of time, or too much information.
- Positive feelings allow quicker access to information in the brain; it promotes creativity and helps problem solving.
- People are more optimistic on a sunny day, and are more inclined to buy stocks.
- Risk aversion is correlated with anxiety and depression.
- Investors prolong getting out of a losing trade in order to avoid recognising losses, in an attempt to avoid feeling regret.
- Investors get out of trades too early due to a need to realise a feeling of pride.
- The feeling of like (good impression) or dislike (bad impression) of market conditions (or a particular stock) can directly affect investors' decisions.
Currently, there are not enough solid results from behavioural research to topple the 'rational' school of economic thought. However, it is clear that the rational school has unrealistic assumptions for the market.
What should you do?
Behavioural research gives us some very powerful knowledge on how and why we do certain things. You can use this knowledge to better understand and regulate your own behaviour. You can use this knowledge to see opportunities in the market.
'Don't let emotions cloud your judgement' is right. Yet emotions can be supportive of returns when you can understand and take advantage of it.
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Branchville Rises from the Ruins
It's been 2 months to the day an EF-3 tornado struck this tiny South Carolina Railroad Community. Things have been tough, but as these photos reveal the Orangeburg County village is on the mend.
The street scape project couldn't have come at a worse time, but as seen here, progress is being made.
New prefab buildings have been bought to repair Branch Junction, the center of the annual Raylrode Daze Festival.
The broken shell of Neal Ott's Grocery, but the sign signifies hope.
As this sign promises, the popular Churn food stand will be back!


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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge no. 14 Entry No. 3
Here's my third entry for Kim's Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge No. 14. These three cards were inspired by Kim's Off the Wall Craftiness blog and challenge. The color challenge is Enchanted Evening, Raspberry Fizz, and white or cream. I used cream on all three of these cards. I LOVE using new supplies! The background stamp and teapot die are new. Entry No. 3 Supplies: Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, Raspberry Fizz, and Vintage Cream (all Papertrey) Stamps: Damask Collage (B Line Designs, LLC), Tea for Two and Tea for Two Additions (Papertrey) Ink: Buckaroo Blue (SU!) Embellishments: Enchanted Evening and Raspberry Fizz buttons (Papertrey), Enchanted Evening ribbon (Papertrey), Very Vanilla Tafetta ribbon (SU!) Tools: Large Flower Punch (SU!), teapot die (Papertrey), Scallop Punch (SU!), Flower Punch (SU!)
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New credentials approved
The first meet I'll get to is this Saturday. I'll be at two meets earlier that morning and afternoon, so it's a full day of gymnastics for us. Hubby also is a photographer and got his credentials as well.
Our kids will go with. T will videotape for us and A always likes to run numbers for the judges and time the balance beam for them. She hopes to join the local high school team next year when she hits 9th grade.
After the last meet, we'll stay with my brother and Sunday go to a State College Spikes (minor league baseball) fan fest. I hope to get credentials for that sport when it starts up this spring. Never tried before, so I have no idea how strict they are about freelancers getting on the field.


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Did You Miss the Recent Congregational Meeting?
On Thursday, April 20, we held our quarterly congregational meeting. The following recommendations were approved by the congregation.
Church Membership:
The following people were approved for church membership and will be officially welcomed into the church on Sunday, May 7. Dan Henck, Heather Henck, Paul Malmrose, Marina Pomales and Flavio Revatta.
Election of Officers:
The following people were approved to serve in various leadership roles starting in July, 2017.
- Church Chair: Steve Keller
- Deacons: Ned Cornwall, John Rascius, Dale Reese, Daryl Ostegren
- Board Member At-Large: Don Jensen
- Trustee: Gerry Gingras
- Missions Committee: Dave Gough, Dan Jensen
- Nominating Committee: Jennie Hardy, Alisa Reese
- Auditors: Ray Damdar, Mike Kooken
- Director of Worship: Colleen Smith
- Nursery School Committee: Kirsten Trumbull, Matt Durbois, Cathryn Hucks
Expansion Fund Proposal:
The motion to release up to $400,000 from the Expansion Fund to complete the Capital Improvement plan for the church properties was approved. The plan includes cleaning up our landscaping and property lines, replacing the roof on the church building, replacing the sanctuary windows, renovating the bathrooms adjacent to Fellowship Hall, renovating the house at 543 Maple Street and some upgrades for the house at 495 Maple Street.
The projects will run from May to September. The renovation of 543 Maple Street is being done in order to begin a residency program for interns and potential church planters.


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AN exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of Ballymoney Road Safety committee will be held early next month.
The event which will take place in Ballymoney Town Hall will celebrate the work of one of the most successful committees in Northern Ireland whose achievements in advancing safety issues in the Borough and beyond have earned praise from many quarters. Much of what has taken place in the past 50 years has been due to a dedicated committee and the exhibition will reflect the many campaigns, initiatives and engagements with statutory bodies, schools and youth organisations.
Most notable amongst these was the lobbying for the A26 dualling work on which is now in progress; the Millennium project in 2000 where a major survey of residents identified road safety issues and led to the publication of a strategy led plan pointing the way forward. The document still has relevance today.
Other no less important issues include working with various statutory agencies for a roundabout at the Kilraughts road junction on the by-pass, carrying out seat belt, headlight and general vehicle defect surveys as well as the misuse of mobile phones. A national Walk to School week also figured prominently.
The committee also organised a Bike Safe event at Millsport in Ballymoney. Working in partnership with five organisations entrants had the opportunity to have a free assessed ride-out with an Advanced Police Motorcyclist.
School quizzes, public speaking gained widespread support from primary and secondary schools and another notable accomplishment was a Safe Driving event at Dalriada School for students in Upper and Lower 6th who were newly qualified drivers. The event which aimed to raise awareness of the general risk to young drivers was held in memory of a young student at the school, Shannan McCracken, who died in a car accident just outside the town on July 24 2009.
Monthly meetings also sought to highlight dangers on the roads particularly during the winter months with representations to the various statutory bodies.
The exhibition will be held over three days on December 5, 6 and 7, when visitors will have the opportunity to see the very first minute book with a list of members including former Mayor of the Borough, Mrs Molly Holmes who was elected chairperson and whose commitment provided a strong impetus for others.
Mrs Holmes spent years working tirelessly for the committee alongside one of the current members Mr Sam Knox whose association stretches back 42 years.
Mr Knox 's passion for road safety issues has been characterised not only by his association with the local committee but also for his work as Director of Road Safe NI, formerly the #road Safety Council for N.I . Another stalwart is Joan Kinnaird who in addition to her work for the local body is currently chair of the Road Safe N.I.
Mr Knox said the exhibition was a way of charting the committee's achievements in the past half century with visitors able to have a clear picture of the various aspects of the committee's work. "Over the three days we hope to showcase what the committee has achieved down the years. We will also be using the occasion as a recruitment drive for new membership and also hoping to engage more with the business community going forward," Mr Knox said.


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We've finally returned from a lovely 10 days away in Spain; spent gobbling Paellas, tapas and a copious amount of very reasonably priced Spanish wine. Mmm.
However, I'm all 'spained' out for the time being, and in need of some good old fashioned traditional UK flavours to celebrate our return. So tonight, I'm going with an old favourite, a tasty and filling combo of sausages, leeks and carrots to remind us why it's nice to be back in England and eating stodge again. Ho ho.
(Only kidding. This isn't too unhealthy!)
Sausage, Leek and Carrot Hash
You will need:
1) sausages (enough for around 2-3 each, depending on greed levels. I'm using a mix of pork and onion sausages for the rampant carnivores and Linda McCartney for me!)
2) olive oil.
3) 4 carrots (roughly one per person) thinly chopped.
4) 2-3 good sized leeks, thinly sliced.
5) Worcester sauce.
6) 1 tin of baked beans.
7) 100g grated cheese for the top.
How to make it:
1) Heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the sausages until cooked.
2) Meanwhile, in another saucepan, heat a bit more oil, and gently cook the carrots and leeks until they go soft and golden.
3) When the sausages are cooked, set to one side and allow to cool a little, then chop them up diagonally. (I don't chop the veggie ones, so I can easily identify them!)
4) Add the beans, a generous splash of Worcester sauce and the sausages to the leek and carrots. Give a good stir and simmer for a few minutes.
5) Serve, and sprinkle over with grated cheese.
Total Cost: Minus the meat sausages, this would have been VERY cheap indeed. (Humph.) However, including the meat sausages, it was just over £5.00, so £1.25 a person.
The Verdict? Us adults really enjoyed it, it had a lovely hearty flavour and was hugely filling. The boys didn't mind it, they ate up all the carrots but were rather unimpressed with the meat sausages (see…veggie is best! Joke, guys, joke. Calm down.) I think it would also work really nicely with leftover roast potatoes or something similar.


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In 2017, it's almost impossible to stand at the corner of Yonge & Eglinton and find an entirely familiar landscape. Even by the standards of a city where unending high-rise construction is par for the course, the Midtown hub is an exceptionally active locus of development. With the upcoming Crosstown LRT set to make the neighbourhood one of Toronto's most connected transit nodes, developers are looking to capitalize on the area's growing centrality, with a wave of applications in the works. The latest? A 48-storey condo tower on Roehampton just east of Yonge.
39-41 Roehampton, image via submission to the City of Toronto
Immediately adjacent to the E Condos site that dominates the northeast corner of the Yonge & Eglinton intersection, a submission for the site at 39-41 Roehampton was tabled to the City of Toronto in late December. Proposed by Metropia and Capital Developments, the plans call for a 617-unit condominium to replace a pair of low-rise buildings currently occupying the properties. In addition, a new POPS would provide a new entry point to Eglinton Station from the north.
Site plan, image via submission to the City of Toronto
Situated on the south side of Roehampton, the site is actually comprised of three properties.
- At 39 Roehampton, an eye-catching two-building condominium contains 27 residential units, and dates back to 1990. In a rare move, the condo owners voted over 80% in favour of dissolving the condominium corporation and selling to the developers. 80% is the threshold required by the Condo Act to trigger so drastic an action. It is reported that some owners were unhappy with the sale price and are suing the condo corporation.
- Next door, the older house-form property at 41 Roehampton is occupied by the Kohai Educational Centre, a private elementary school.
- Finally, the site also features part of the rear parking lot for the property at 50 Eglinton East, with the 7.62-metre parcel set to make up part of the POPS, providing TTC access via a connection to the PATH level of E Condos to the west.
Aerial view of the approximate site, image via Google Maps
Approximately 8 metres wide, the project's 440 m² POPS would be directly integrated with a similarly sized space on the E Condos site, making for a 16 metre wide, 877 m² public space. According to the project's planning rationale, "[m]ultiple seating areas are proposed, as well as a dog walk area," and a mix of hard- and spoftscaping. Connected to the POPS, another seating area is planned along the front of the building on Roehampton, along with planters, landscaped strips, and decorative paving. The project's landscaping is appointed by Terraplan Landscape Architects.
The lower levels, with the POPS seen at right, image via submission to the City of Toronto
Designed by TACT Architecture, the project would replace the existing buildings on Roehampton with a 48-storey tower. Grounded by a tiered 12-storey base structure, the 36 tower levels feature an average floorplate of about 819 metres—exceeding the City's guidelines for 750 m² point tower footprints.
The upper tower levels, image via submission to the City of Toronto
At street level, the base building is fronted by landscaping and public space, with a double-height ground floor occupied by the residential lobby, as well as a garbage room, moving room, bicycle storage room, loading space and an underground ramp. Amenities take up the second level—as well as part of the ninth—with the remainder of the interior space given over to residential suites. The project also features a direct underground connection to the E Condos retail concourse—via a knockout panel—allowing TTC access directly from the building.
Looking east at the Roehampton frontage and part of the POPS, image via submission to the City of Toronto
The unit mix calls for 10 bachelor, 443 one-bedroom, and 164 two-bedroom suites, with no three-bedroom homes planned. Below grade, a three-level parking garage would house 131 parking spots, with the relatively low proportion of vehicle spaces to units reflecting what will be an increasingly transit-oriented location. 618 bicycle spaces are also planned, with 556 reserved for residents and 62 for visitors.
We will keep you updated as more information becomes available, and the planning consultation process commences. Until then, you can get a closer look at the project by checking out our dataBase file, linked below. Want to share your thoughts? Leave a comment in the space on this page, or join the ongoing conversation in our associated Forum thread.


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Ever since that kickass teaser trailer premiered at Comic-Con this past July (c'mon Warner Bros., unleash it online already!), Legendary Pictures' GODZILLA has been on the fast track, barreling toward a May 2014 release with Gareth Edwards at the helm. Now that things are really starting to pick up, it looks like the studio wants to give the screenplay a little spit-polish.
Drew Pearce, who has jumped into the screenwriting A-list with his work on IRON MAN 3 and SHERLOCK HOLMES 3, has been tapped to do a quick rewrite of the GODZILLA script, which has been worked on by David S. Goyer (BATMAN BEGINS) and Max Borenstein (THE SEVENTH SON). Pearce's work on the film apparently won't last much longer than a month.
According to Variety, Pearce's four-week polish isn't being done because Legendary has any major problems with the script; "it wants to age up the characters so that they fit the prototype of the actors they would like to target."
Does that indicate the original characters were on the younger side?
We'll see the new and improved GODZILLA on MAY 16, 2014.
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Poem: Thanksgiving
Everyone has something to be thankful for;
Someone to love; Someone who cares.
That is worth more than any treasure on earth;
Divine love that spans many years.
Jesus will always be there for each one of us,
Even if people tend to come and go.
His love is so deep that He gave us His life.
His love never ceases to flow.
The Holy Spirit sends down priceless gifts;
Their value's greater than pearls or gold.
From the healing of other's many various ills,
To prophecy so that God's Word can to many be told.
We should take stock of all of our blessings;
Things we may have wrongly despised.
We'll see that God's love's always faithful,
If we will only open our eyes.
This is a time to remember the good and be thankful,
Although that should be the case every day.
For all we hold dear and for every event in our lives,
There is a reason for what comes our way.
We may not always understand the big picture,
But God has a great plan for us we believe.
It is right to give Him praise and worship,
And be grateful for all the gifts we receive.
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South Korean boy band BIGBANG has cruised to the top of Japan's Oricon chart with its new album "Made," its agency said Thursday.
The band rose to the top of Oricon's Daily Albums Chart on Thursday, a day after the Japanese release of its latest album, YG Entertainment said.
The album consist of three new songs — "Fxxk It," "Last Dance" and "Girlfriend" — and 11 repackaged songs from its previous "Made Series" album, including "Bang Bang Bang," "Loser" and "If You."
Earlier this year, BIG BANG was named one of the world's 30 most popular celebrities under the age 30 by Forbes magazine.
The group last month wrapped up a world tour celebrating its tenth anniversary, holding 24 shows in six cities. Last week, member T.O.P started his mandatory military service.
Source: Yonhap News


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Editing Bayou Arcana cover.
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- Anonymous15 February 2012 at 10:47
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You just HAVE to laugh. First off, the players really did go for the buffs expecting another mummy attack, but nobody thought to check for traps. Yes, having a thief in the party would have been SO helpful (refer back to the title of the chapter).
Now, on the matter of the floating Dwarf … again, I had no idea what the rules were on this. The character had cast "Levitate". It states that "You can mentally direct the recipient to move up or down as much as 20 feet each round; doing so is a move action," but it doesn't say what happens if you are unconscious! There is no reason to believe the spell would be dispelled by the caster going unconscious and, indeed, it REQUIRES conscious to control. Therefore, I just ruled that, in the absence of a conscious command otherwise, he would just float there for the duration of the spell.
This was hysterical to all but the the player of the Dwarf.
Regarding Saris being good with a rope, yeah, a natural 20 will do that for you.
Then there was the matter of climbing versus pulling him down. Again, I had no ideas here, but figured, if he's not going to just fall out of the sky because he passed out, he's not going to be pulled down and, thus, could be climbed to. However, there is a weight restriction. So, based on that, I figured two people pulling on the rope should pull him down like a really strong balloon.
Which makes me wonder, if you cast levitate on a whole bunch of Dwarves, and tie tether them all to a big basket, would you have a hot air balloon?


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They were sewing and printing bags-
Chilling in the Craft Lounge-
We had a couple of competitions. Paul hosted 'Knit Off', sponsored by Wool Warehouse - the winner got a bag of goodies and the illustrious title of 'Knit Off Champion 2014'. For those of you wishing to take part next year, you have to cast on 5 stitches, knit 5 rows and cast off 5 stitches as quickly as you can. Paula did it in a super speedy 1 minute 27 seconds! So get practicing, let's give her a run for her money next year...
I have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we've received again this year. You've all been writing lovely blog posts, sending us photos, popping in to the shop to tell us how much you enjoyed it, flagging us down in The Clarendon and telling us you wish the party was still going (true story, you know who you are). We are all chuffed to pieces that you enjoyed it, and that you appreciate the hard work that goes in to planning and executing such a big event. Thank you for the 'amazing value for money' comments, we really did use your ticket money as wisely as we could!
I know we had a couple of grumbles on the night - 'We're not going to get round everything' comments from people we haven't met before, and perhaps won't meet again. Well, yes, I suppose we could have put just the three crafts on, but really, where is the fun in that?! We're just bursting at the seams with ideas we want to share with you all.
Yes, we would prefer there to be less queues too - rest assured, we have learnt a lot from this year about crowd control (we're basically just going to put Denise in charge and Charmaine is getting a clip board!), we know now that those of us who planned and organised everything can't actually be spared to manage a workshop. Which is fine, we have lots of lovely volunteers who want to be more involved. We have learnt that some crafts are just a bit slow to feature as a workshop and others should just be laid out a little differently.
People are asking already when the next one is. Sorry, this malarkey is far too tiring to do more than once a year! However, we're planning to run some more mini-workshops at the shop, which will be less of a teaching environment and have more of a 'come and play with us' feel to them, so watch this space for those!
I'll do another post soon about the Myton Hospices charity raffle we held - we had some amazing donations from our suppliers and local businesses, so I want to offer them a proper thank you. We raised £400!
To all of our teachers and volunteers, thank you so much! We appreciate all of your help and hard work. You all deserve a pat on the back.
Photos courtesy of Fiona Murray.
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Today's prompt:
As each year progresses, we unknowingly gather many thoughts, beliefs, and patterns to us. In fact, what we are carrying may have been passed down to us from previous generations.
Looking at the thoughts and patterns that may be holding you back from living the life you want, trace back through the generations of your family and see if your beliefs originated generations ago.
In 2016, how can you bring healing to these patterns of thought that are holding you back?
I am thinking this prompt might need a bit more time to flush out some answers. Interestingly enough I am participating in a new program to retrain my brain. Brain development is something I am very interested in learning more about. Learning to retrain the brain to change behaviour. I believe this will be key.


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Preface creates a social platform for students to exchange ideas and views on knowledge, and to change students' perception that knowledge is boring and monotonous through innovative art display. Through collaboration with leading education donors and investors, Preface sets out an artistic platform for the public to rediscover, learn and spread knowledge.
In a collaboration with local artist Yuki Lovey, we created an oil canvas painting which we hung in the Tin Hau community for the general public.
The audience learn from the colourful graphics and see examples of how different English prepositions are to be used in everyday life situations as depicted in the artwork.
Being one of our in-house publications, we cover hot topics and newest innovation in the education field in Hong Kong and Asia.
Past issues include topics such as market trend for children to learn coding from a young age; how students should smartly utilize the holidays to equip themselves to the challenges, and the mentality which students should adopt when entering a new secondary school environment.


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Charles Allen "Red" Barrett, 76, of Glassport passed away at home on Wednesday February 21, 2018. He was born in Pittsburgh, November 11, 1941 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth Packer Barrett. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Agnes Rushe Barrett; sons, Chuck (Sheri) A. Barrett of Glassport, Tom (Gina) W. Barrett of Dravosburg; grandchildren, Hannah & Brett; siblings, Richard Barrett of Brookville, PA, William (Wanda) Barrett of Boone, NC, Shirlee Forbes of NC, Beth (Chuck) Coulter of McKeesport, and Ruth Martin of Glassport. Along with his parents, Charles was preceded in death by bothers James & Michael Barrett and sister Mary Johnson. He was employed by General Motor's Fisher Body Division as a welder, collected coins & toy trains and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Visitation will take place from 2 – 6 pm Sunday, February 25, 2018 at E. C. FINNEY FUNERAL HOME, 235 Monongahela Avenue, Glassport, PA 15045. A memorial service will take place immediately following visitation at the funeral home. Online condolences may be offered at www.finneyfuneralhome.com
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Nowadays people are too health conscious and perform many different exercises to remain fit and healthy. One of the best practice is yoga, it is a physical exercise performed using a series of body postures. It can be performed anywhere as it does not requires any special equipments. Have you ever tried yoga? If not then just start performing it regularly and you will came to know how beneficial is it for keeping our body and mind healthy.
Some of the Health Benefits of Yoga are -
1. Yoga includes stretching your body to the extent that you will become much more flexible than before and have less chances of joint pain in later stages of your life.
2. Meditation is a great aspect of yoga, it helps you to relieve from mental stress,increases your concentration and helps you to achieve peace of mind and calmness.
3. Yoga provides many breathing exercises such as pranayam, anuloma, viloma which helps to improve overall functioning of body organs and blood circulation is also improved.
4. Performing yoga on regular basis helps in making your body to resist many ailments as it keeps the blood pressure in control and healing rate of an injury or a wound is also improved.
5. It helps to make our immune system strong helping our body to fight against many ailments such as headache, fatigue etc.
6. Yoga also enhances your body postures and improves your muscle tone providing relief you from back pains and other joint problems increasing your strength.
7. It also provides a natural glow on your skin making it look healthier.
8. Yoga is the best practice which will help you to increase your coordination, concentration and memory power if performed on regular basis.
9. One of the most important benefit of yoga is that it helps in preventing obesity.
10.Yoga is the best way to improve your body Posture, Eye-Hand Coordination, Balance, Steadiness, Immunity.
The overall conclusion is that yoga is the best medicine for all kind of ailments and it is a great refresher of human mind, body and soul. It helps to make an individual physically and mentally active. So every one should start performing yoga regularly to stay fit and healthy for whole life .


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When my sister and I were in school, Mom knew she had to spend as less money as possible. That's not to say that she didn't get everything we needed- because she did! She was the master at making a budget of how much she wants to spend. Of course, I learned a few things from her all of those years ago and I thought I would share what I learned! I will tell you that this won't work for everyone.
- When buying clothing, look for sales! Your kids don't always have to wear name brands! As long as the clothes are in good shape and seem like they would last your kids a long time, then there is no problem. Often times, WalMart will have a sale on clothes for going back to school!
- Try the dollar stores! My mom would get most of our supplies from the Dollar Store. Not only were they only a couple of dollars, there wasn't a huge crowd in it. She was able to shop with ease and knowing that she would save money! So, instead of getting a pack of pencils for $5 at WalMart, she would get them for much less!!
- Backpacks don't need to make a fashion statement! Some kids want that more expensive backpack because it's cool. Buy a backpack that is half the price you would regularly buy. Remember, your kids are only using it to store their school stuff in. They aren't going to a fashion show and walking down the runway with it on!
- Check online for sales! If you like to buy your school supplies online, then go ahead! You can always search for great deals. If you need a little help, just Google "back to school sales 2009." You will be able to find a ton of sales and save money!
- Tax Free Weekend! Not every state offers it, so, go to http://singleparents.about.com/od/cuttingcosts/qt/TaxFreeHoliday.htm to see if your state offers it and to get information on when it is scheduled. Every state is different when it comes to Tax Free Weekend! This will help you save a lot more money than you normally would!
- Reuse last years supplies if possible. Most likely, the lunchboxes and backpacks are still good. If they are, then you won't need to rush out and buy those again! Keep in mind, you are saving money! I know some kids will go "Mom! That was last year! This year, I want a new one!"; just hold your ground!
- Buy in bulk! If a store is having a great sale on supplies, buy as much as you can and keep it back for next year. This allows you to save more money next year and it will still be brand new to the kiddies!
- Make your kids' lunch at home. If your child is young enough to take his lunch, but still old enough to get a paid lunch at school, I'd go with the first one. Making your kids lunch at home will be cheaper than sending him to school with money for food. Plus, you will know that he'll be getting a much healthier lunch than he would at school!
- Don't be afraid to use coupons! If you have 8 coupons for 8 different items for supplies, use them! Even if they are only a few cents off, that's a few cents you could be saving than having to buy them at full price!
- Place only what you want to spend in an envelope. Putting the money in an envelope helps you to not overspend! You will know that the money that is in there is the only money you will spend when you go school shopping. Of course, my mom was buying for me and my twin sister, so amounts will be very different!
These are just some of the ways to help you this year!!! I'm sure you will be able to come up with your own, too!


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Back pain and healthy spine can be a serious health problem for everyone.
Whenever medics check our children if they have a healthy spine they get surprising results.
Usually at home, our children are sitting in the room in front of computers or they are lying on the bet with tablet / mobile in their hands.
With that position, our children are exposed to destroy their healthy spine.
These exercises will give you a healthy spine
It`s not a question if someone is completely lazy or has an active lifestyle.
We are all at the risk of damaging our healthy spine through the everyday activities.
Luckily for all of you, we have found several easy and simple, but very effective exercises for you.
These exercises are for your healthy spine and are guaranteed to help you whenever you have a back pain.
Do these exercises for healthy spine and back pain
Exercise 1
You need to lie on the back.
Bend the right leg at your knee.
Stretch out the left leg above a head.
Grasp it with your hands under the knee and pull leg toward your torso.
Hold this motion about 30 sec.
Repeat twice this exercise for both legs.
Exercise 2
Is same position on your back but bend both your legs at the knee.
Grasp the left leg with both your hands at the knee and again pull leg towards the torso.
Hold this position about 20 sec.
Repeat twice this exercise for both legs.
Exercise 3
Lie on the back and stretch the right arm out on the side, to have a right angle to the body.
Stretch straight your left leg.
Stretch how much is possible the right knee to your left side, so that knee almost touches the left hand.
Hold the position about 20 sec.
Repeat twice this exercise for both knees.
Exercise 4
Lie on the back and bend the left leg at your knee.
Place the lower half of the leg crosswise over the left thigh and your knee should point out sideways on your right angle.
Carefully pull the left leg towards the head.
Hold the position about 30 sec.
Switch a position of the legs and repeat.
Exercise 5
Lean on the floor on the right knee and stretch out the left leg behind you.
The left leg needs to be bent at the knee.
Hold the position about 30 sec.
Change the legs and repeat this position.
Exercise 6
Lie on the right side.
Bend the left leg at your knee and grasp the ankle of the leg with the left hand.
Carefully pull on the ankle with the hand, thereby you will make tension on the muscles in the left thigh.
You don`t need to bend your spine to any big extent.
Hold the position about 30 sec and repeat the exercise on the other side.
Exercise 7
Stand at arms length from the table.
Bend the upper body forward while you bend slightly your legs at your knees, to the point that you can touch the edge of a table with your both hands.
Your head should be at the level of the shoulders and the arms need to be stretched out.
Hold the position about 10 sec.
Stand up in a straight position and bend the body to each of your sides left and right.
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To say "Thanks" and "Happy Holidays", I'm giving away a Snow Crab Love mug! That's right, this bad boy could be yours:
You may have seen the mugs before being held by me:
and my advisor:
chillin' on Raphaelle Descouteaux's desk:
or with Captain Picard (from here):
Would you like your own? Here's the deal:
- Comment on this post! Let me know what you'd put in your mug. Coffee? Tea? Wine? (No, I've never done that with my own mug...) Or would you go a little less traditional: pens and pencils? Buttons? Crab exoskeletons or eyestalks? (I'm looking at you, Sherry.)
- Your name will be entered into a spreadsheet for each comment, either here or on Facebook. You have to be a follower or have 'liked' Snow Crab Love in order to be entered. The winner will be randomly selected from that list. I'm planning on using R for that because I'm a huge nerd.
- Giveaway closes: Sunday December 9th at midnight Alaskan time
- Prize ships: Anywhere! That being said, please be patient if you live outside the U.S. Shipping from Juneau is a slow process even to get to the lower 48, much less internationally.
These mugs were paid for by North Pacific Research Board (funding awarded to Sherry Tamone) as part of the community outreach I've done with the blog to help spread the word about snow crabs and crab love. Thank you, NPRB!


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Chapter One
Bennett Estate
Rapid Falls, Canada
It seemed like a slam-dunk job.
Although Kate Carrigan suspected it might not be.
She dismissed the voice nagging at her to retreat, slipped on her gloves, and focused on her entry into the estate. She'd come so far and there was no turning back.
Breaking into the mansion didn't bother her. Thanks to the enchanted key in her pocket, locks were no hindrance. That was the easy part and had nothing to do with the flow of unease streaming through her body.
No, that was all down to the owners of the estate.
The Keepers. Three handsome, powerful brothers who were fiercely protective of their home and the witch they were duty bound to defend.
And Kate was about to break into their house.
She'd been watching, waiting, biding time until the Bennett brothers and their witch left their mansion together.
Blissfully unaware they were about to be relieved of three antique daggers.
They'd opted against the Aston Martin and Land Cruiser par...
RinessaPeano Feb 13, 2017
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I really like the start of the story. Hope to read the rest very soon. Thank you


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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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I've been following your blogs all along, just never left a comment before. I found you through Boo Bah (I also have kitties) and enjoy seeing your fun days with your little boys. I have 4 boys myself, but only two can still be considered little lol. I started my blog to chronical our days of homeschooling, but find that it is a wonderful way to keep memories (and myself somewhat sane.) I suggest not worrying about keeping up or stastictics (although I'm guilty of that as well) and just blog 'cause you enjoy it. :)ReplyDelete
I love coming here to visit you and your little brood...Please,don't stop blogging...I know you are very busy with your little ones but,I have been so blessed to see them learn and grow through your blog....I am sure there are others who feel the same as I do....if you should choose to stop,than it is your decision and I will honor it but,I will miss all of you so much :(ReplyDelete
No pressure intended :)...you to as you feel led with no regrets...
Blessings dear Ashly...waiting to see some of your finished projects,Shelley
I love the pictures of Ollie but the one with the string of cheese hanging out of his mouth has got to be the funniest.ReplyDelete
Sounds as though you have been busy sewing. Post pictures of your loveys and your dress please??
Kiss the boys for me.
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I too quietly follow your blog and followed you from pocketfulls of sunshine to here. Like you, I am the mother of three boys, though mine are a bit older. I too like to crochet and sew quilts, though I don't tend to sew clothing like you. I don't personally blog, nor do I formally follow any blogs, but I do have several I like to visit regularly. Yours is my favourite. It never fails to make me smile. When I am feeling overwhelmed by life with three boys (two who have special needs...one with cerebral palsy, one with ADHD) I find your blog is a place I can go to remind myself that I am not the only person living this crazy, three boys life!!!! It's just like visiting a friend and having some tea.ReplyDelete
Quite frankly I don't know how you do it all. Husband on the road, three boys, worried about money, special needs, homemade everything, AND blogging...it's a lot. I think you're pretty amazing. I hope you keep blogging but can understand how it might sometimes feel like one more thing you need to do.
I will keep popping by and hope you are here.
I like it here.
Daisy in Ontario (unlike you, we have LOTS of snow!!!)
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM
ps....I really like your music!ReplyDelete