text: How to survive a home renovation By Holley Price March 8, 2014 Story Share Courtesy photo In this photo, taken before the renovation began, the kitchen was dark and closed off from other areas of the home. Courtesy photo Ten weeks later, the kitchen is lighter, brighter and open, more conducive to family gatherings, and the homeowner loves it! CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You are so excited! The renovation is finally starting! You love your contractor, he's the best! The faucets are picked out and the tile is on order! Big white pickup trucks are in your drive way first thing every morning! This is great!Fast forward two weeks, and the thrill is gone.Your contractor is in your kitchen promptly at seven every morning (every. single. morning). And he and his crew quickly start hammering, drilling and running loud machinery. The faucets were just discontinued, that tile you love is back ordered, and you can't get out of the garage for your meeting because of all the big white pickup trucks blocking your way. This is not great.Before you run screaming from the house or consider giving up, check out these before and after photos and you can see why so many of us dream of a home makeover that will transform an ordinary room into something that is tailor-made and perfect for you and your family.This kitchen/family room renovation took approximately 10 weeks and was well worth the inconvenience to this family. Three girls (age 5-11) and the busy couple were able to acclimate to their temporary lifestyle and new "house mates" (Steve Mooney and crew of M&M Construction) with relative ease. The family had a great attitude and the luxury of being able to escape to visit family most weekends. The end result was more than they'd hoped for. An island, tons of storage and an open feel completely transformed this space."M&M, Cory from Darin Fisher and Holley worked really well together and took care of any problems that came up and were able to bring the project to a close on time and we couldn't be happier " says the home owner. She continues by saying "I love the storage, organization and functionality of my new kitchen but I really love the serene beauty of it. I never dreamed I could have a space in MY home that looks like this!"The best way to way to survive a renovation (beyond moving out of the country) is to be prepared and have a good attitude. Realize that things will almost certainly go wrong.You and your family should all feel comfortable with your contractor and his crew - because you will come to know one another more than you might imagine before things get started. They will be walking in, out and around your house at 7 a.m. while you get your family out of bed, out of the shower and out of the house, at the same time answering questions and making decisions about the work for the day.If you have a designer, use them not just for the design phase but also for the renovation phase - something many people don't think about. Even if you didn't have someone design your new, updated look, a designer can come in ahead of the work and smooth the process. This is especially important for families in which both spouses work. Your designer can recommend a reliable, skilled contractor and work closely with them, making sure things are moving along, helping make decisions that would otherwise pull you out of work or hold up progress for the day.Your designer will also know when any delays and additional expenses are both necessary and unavoidable.A good designer can flesh out your vision and make sure supplies are ordered in a timely manner so the contractor isn't hanging out at your house waiting on materials. In this case, time really is money - yours. Even in the best of circumstances, an in-home renovation is challenging. Here are a few tips to make it easier and smoother: 1. In the case of a kitchen renovation, set up a temporary kitchen in another room. Move your refrigerator, microwave and set up a pantry in a room that can be devoted as a kitchen space. The dining room is usually an ideal space.Invest in an electric burner or two and get the crockpot out. Restaurant meals will get very expensive and very frustrating quickly. Your waist and wallet will thank you.If you're re-doing a bathroom, figure out how best to be sure that an alternate restroom can accommodate everyone in the family as needed. Move toiletries and personal supplies so you don't have to tiptoe around a crew of workmen to grab your toothbrush. Get used to the workers seeing you in your robe and rollers, you're not the first and you won't be the last.2. Be prepared for unexpected time and expense delays. Your contractor can't predict that there are bad floor joists or bad wiring that must be replaced when they tear out a wall. They are required by law to correct problems they come across. I like to have my clients prepare for any unexpected expenses with a contingency budget, which will act as a financial pillow for the unexpected. Usually these things don't happen, but if you are mentally and financially prepared, it won't be as devastating. We are lucky to be in a great community with a lot of wonderful, honest contractors who want everyone happy at the end of the day, so don't take delays out on them.3. Kids are usually very adaptable to construction in the home, as long as you try to keep their schedules as regular as possible. They see this as an adventure -- they're making loads of cool new adult friends who can work wonders with power tools. If you can embrace even a fraction of their enthusiasm for the project, it will make the weeks of renovation much more tolerable. 4. The adults involved also need to adjust their schedules to keep their routines as steady as possible. For instance, if you need an hour of quiet time each morning before you get going, adjust your wake up alarm so you get your coffee and zen time in before those prompt workers arrive.Give yourself a break on house cleaning and be prepared for construction dust everywhere. Think of it as a housework hall pass and let it slide.5. Try to schedule a vacation during the renovation, even if it's going to the in-laws for the weekend. Everyone will appreciate the break from the chaos.6. And lastly, keep your eye on the prize. When you need to go in your closet and scream, do it. Then come back out with a smile on your face.Soon you'll be standing in your new beautiful kitchen, master bath or sunroom. The weeks of inconvenience will be a distant memory, and you'll be recommending your great team to all your friends.Holley Price is the owner and manager of Holley Price Interiors in Charleston. She can be reached at (304) 421-1505 or by email at email@example.com">firstname.lastname@example.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter: @Holley_Price. 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text: JAKKS Pacific Company Profile (NASDAQ:JAKK) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-line, multi-brand toy company. The Company designs, produces, markets and distributes toys and related products, pet toys, consumables and related products, electronics and related products, kids indoor and outdoor furniture, and other consumer products. The Company operates through two business segments: traditional toys and electronics, and role play, novelty and seasonal toys. The traditional toys and electronics segment includes action figures, vehicles, playsets, plush products, dolls, accessories, electronic products, construction toys, infant and pre-school toys, foot to floor ride-on vehicles, wagons and pet products and related products. The role play, novelty and seasonal segment includes role play and dress-up products, novelty toys, seasonal and outdoor products, indoor and outdoor kids' furniture and Halloween and everyday costume play. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Consumer Discretionary Industry: Games, Toys & Children Vehicles Sub-Industry: Leisure Products Symbol: NASDAQ:JAKK CUSIP: 47012E10 Web: www.jakks.com Capitalization:Market Cap: $78.26 millionOutstanding Shares: 22,772,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: $3.30200 Day Moving Avg: $4.2552 Week Range: $2.67 - $9.15 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: N/AForeward P/E Ratio: 8.79P/E Growth: 1.76Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: $683.89 millionPrice / Sales: 0.10Book Value: $6.06 per sharePrice / Book: 0.48 Profitability:EBIDTA: $26.62 millionNet Margins: -1.76%Return on Equity: -7.07%Return on Assets: -2.16%Debt:Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.10%Current Ratio: 2.94%Quick Ratio: 2.11%Misc:Average Volume: 238,856 shs.Beta: 0.75Short Ratio: 23.42 Frequently Asked Questions for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) What is JAKKS Pacific's stock symbol? JAKKS Pacific trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JAKK." How were JAKKS Pacific's earnings last quarter? JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported ($0.66) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $0.45. The firm earned $119.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.02 million. JAKKS Pacific had a negative return on equity of 7.07% and a negative net margin of 1.76%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.27) earnings per share. View JAKKS Pacific's Earnings History. When will JAKKS Pacific make its next earnings announcement? JAKKS Pacific is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 18th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for JAKKS Pacific. Where is JAKKS Pacific's stock going? Where will JAKKS Pacific's stock price be in 2017? 7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for JAKKS Pacific's stock. Their predictions range from $2.25 to $6.00. On average, they anticipate JAKKS Pacific's stock price to reach $4.54 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for JAKKS Pacific. Who are some of JAKKS Pacific's key competitors? Some companies that are related to JAKKS Pacific include A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Rocky Brands (RCKY), Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Dover Motorsports (DVD), The Dixie Group (DXYN), Crown Crafts (CRWS), Yogaworks (YOGA), Cherokee (CHKE), Summer Infant (SUMR), Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE), Differential Brands Group (DFBG), Stanley Furniture Company (STLY), Cumulus Media (CMLS), Talon International (TALN), Adidas AG (ADDYY), Ameristar Casinos (ASCA) and Bally Technologies (BYI). Who are JAKKS Pacific's key executives? JAKKS Pacific's management team includes the folowing people: Stephen G. Berman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, DirectorJoel M. Bennett, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice PresidentJohn Joseph McGrath, Chief Operating OfficerMurray L. Skala, DirectorXiaoqiang Zhao, DirectorMichael J. Gross, Independent DirectorRex H. Poulsen, Independent DirectorAlexander Shoghi, Independent Director Who owns JAKKS Pacific stock? JAKKS Pacific's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Franklin Resources Inc. (10.76%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.49%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.80%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.50%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (2.09%) and Adirondack Research & Management Inc. (2.22%). Company insiders that own JAKKS Pacific stock include Oasis Investments Ii Master Fu, Oasis Management Co Ltd, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Pine River Capital Management, Rex H Poulsen and Stephen G Berman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for JAKKS Pacific. Who sold JAKKS Pacific stock? Who is selling JAKKS Pacific stock? JAKKS Pacific's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Northern Trust Corp, GSA Capital Partners LLP, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Walthausen & Co. LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for JAKKS Pacific. Who bought JAKKS Pacific stock? Who is buying JAKKS Pacific stock? JAKKS Pacific's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Stifel Financial Corp, KBC Group NV and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought JAKKS Pacific stock in the last two years include Oasis Investments Ii Master Fu, Oasis Management Co Ltd, Pine River Capital Management, Rex H Poulsen and Stephen G Berman. View Insider Buying and Selling for JAKKS Pacific. How do I buy JAKKS Pacific stock? Shares of JAKKS Pacific can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is JAKKS Pacific's stock price today? One share of JAKKS Pacific stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.90. MarketBeat Community Rating for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ JAKK)Community Ranking: 2.0 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 153 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 235 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 388MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about JAKKS Pacific and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus ratings using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings. Each stock's consensus rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Ratings Breakdown: 1 Sell Rating, 6 Hold RatingsConsensus Rating:Hold (Score: 1.86)Consensus Price Target: $4.54 (56.61% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails9/21/2017DA DavidsonDowngradeNeutral -> Underperform$3.75 -> $2.25Low7/26/2017BMO Capital MarketsSet Price TargetHold$3.50 -> $4.00Low7/10/2017Stifel NicolausReiterated RatingHold$5.50Medium6/8/2017Jefferies Group LLCInitiated CoverageHold -> Hold$4.50Medium3/1/2017B. RileyReiterated RatingNeutral$5.00N/A12/19/2016Piper Jaffray CompaniesDowngradeOverweight -> Neutral$11.00 -> $6.00N/A10/20/2016Hilliard LyonsDowngradeBuy -> NeutralN/A10/27/2015Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$15.00N/A10/27/2015Ascendiant Capital MarketsLower Price Target$13.00N/A(Data available from 9/26/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)Earnings History by Quarter for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ JAKK)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails10/18/2017$0.86N/A7/25/2017Q2 17($0.21)($0.66)$134.02 million$119.57 millionViewN/A4/25/2017Q1 2017($0.97)($1.01)$87.68 million$94.50 millionViewN/A2/23/2017Q416($0.62)($0.47)$159.38 million$167.00 millionViewListen10/20/2016Q316$1.10$0.82$338.35 million$382.80 millionViewListen7/20/2016Q216($0.31)($0.27)$134.80 million$141.00 millionViewListen4/21/2016Q116($0.94)($1.01)$98.00 million$95.80 millionViewListen2/23/2016Q415($0.33)($0.50)$161.13 million$163.40 millionViewListen10/26/2015Q315$1.09$1.12$344.12 million$337.00 millionViewListen7/22/2015Q215($0.32)($0.30)$124.63 million$131.10 millionViewListen4/21/2015Q115($0.46)($0.40)$103.43 million$114.20 millionViewListen2/25/2015Q414$0.05$0.11$198.80 million$254.00 millionViewListen10/23/2014Q314$1.01$1.03$321.74 million$349.40 millionViewListen7/23/2014Q214($0.38)($0.22)$112.86 million$124.20 millionViewListen4/23/2014Q114($0.76)($0.74)$76.13 million$82.50 millionViewListen2/26/2014Q413($0.83)($0.73)$128.22 million$137.70 millionViewListen10/23/2013Q313$1.05$1.10$297.88 million$310.90 millionViewN/A7/17/2013Q2 2013$0.04($2.14)$147.74 million$106.23 millionViewListen4/25/2013Q1 2013($0.84)($1.26)$71.41 million$78.10 millionViewListen2/21/2013Q4 2012($0.14)($1.24)$148.72 million$133.50 millionViewListen10/23/2012$1.11$1.13ViewN/A7/17/2012$0.11$0.06ViewN/A4/18/2012($0.61)($0.59)ViewN/A2/21/2012($0.61)($0.72)ViewN/A10/18/2011$1.24$1.11ViewN/A7/20/2011$0.16$0.16ViewN/A4/26/2011($0.39)($0.39)ViewN/A2/15/2011$0.24$0.30ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.622018 EPS Consensus Estimate: ($0.09)QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ2 20171($0.19)($0.19)($0.19)Q3 20173$0.70$0.94$0.86Q4 20173($0.37)$0.13($0.05)Q1 20181($0.56)($0.56)($0.56)Q2 20181($0.18)($0.18)($0.18)Q3 20181$0.83$0.83$0.83Q4 20181($0.18)($0.18)($0.18)(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Dividend History by Quarter for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ JAKK)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/25/2013quarterly$0.072.61%6/12/20136/14/20137/1/20132/21/2013quarterly$0.072.32%3/13/20133/15/20134/1/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.20%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 56.04%Insider Trades by Quarter for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails8/7/2017Stephen G. BermanCEOBuy10,000$3.40$34,000.00 1/25/2017Oasis Investments Ii Master FuMajor ShareholderBuy43,143$5.27$227,363.61 12/30/2016Oasis Investments Ii Master FuMajor ShareholderBuy12,837$5.10$65,468.70 12/29/2016Oasis Investments Ii Master FuMajor ShareholderBuy30,177$5.10$153,902.70 12/27/2016Oasis Investments Ii Master FuMajor ShareholderBuy161,667$4.93$797,018.31 7/22/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell133,619$8.82$1,178,519.58 7/20/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell30,000$8.80$264,000.00 7/18/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell100,000$8.62$862,000.00 7/14/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell13,401$8.53$114,310.53 7/12/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell28,274$8.62$243,721.88 7/11/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell21,809$8.43$183,849.87 7/6/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell100,000$8.20$820,000.00 7/1/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell7,000$8.08$56,560.00 6/30/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell28,187$7.85$221,267.95 6/24/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell37,185$7.84$291,530.40 6/20/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell9,307$7.82$72,780.74 6/15/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell19,158$7.94$152,114.52 6/14/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell33,111$7.81$258,596.91 6/13/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell8,100$7.92$64,152.00 6/10/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell88,606$7.86$696,443.16 6/9/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderSell43,010$7.81$335,908.10 6/8/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell50,343$7.74$389,654.82 5/16/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderBuy5,192$7.25$37,642.00 5/13/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderBuy3,300$7.20$23,760.00 5/11/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderSell50,961$7.27$370,486.47 5/9/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderBuy21,005$7.36$154,596.80 5/6/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderSell57,263$7.22$413,438.86 4/27/2016Pine River Capital ManagementMajor ShareholderSell400,100$7.59$3,036,759.00 3/3/2016Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell1,000,000$7.45$7,450,000.00 2/29/2016Stephen G. BermanCEOBuy5,000$6.94$34,700.00 2/26/2016Rex H. PoulsenDirectorBuy10,000$6.87$68,700.00 11/23/2015Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell159,896$8.00$1,279,168.00 10/26/2015Oasis Management Co Ltd.Major ShareholderBuy245,000$8.08$1,979,600.00 8/31/2015Patrick Soon-ShiongMajor ShareholderSell66,895$9.46$632,826.70 7/22/2015Oasis Management Co Ltd.Major ShareholderBuy15,066$9.00$135,594.00 7/18/2013Shiong Patrick SoonMajor ShareholderBuy1,336,081$7.41$9,900,360.21 4/9/2013Shiong Patrick SoonMajor ShareholderBuy2,224,614$12.31$27,384,998.34 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) Latest Headlines for JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineJefferies Group Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK)www.americanbankingnews.com - September 25 at 5:16 AMQ3 2017 Earnings Estimate for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK) Issued By DA Davidsonwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 25 at 1:54 AMJAKKS Revises FY17 Guidance Post Toys 'R' Us Bankruptcyfinance.yahoo.com - September 24 at 12:32 AMJakks Pacific expecting 2017 loss due to Toys 'R' Us bankruptcyfinance.yahoo.com - September 24 at 12:32 AMJAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - September 23 at 9:10 AMThe 9 Hottest Toys For The 2017 Holidays, Courtesy Of Walmartfeeds.benzinga.com - September 22 at 3:59 PMJAKKS Revises FY17 Guidance Post Toys 'R' Us Bankruptcywww.nasdaq.com - September 22 at 1:36 PMQ3 2018 EPS Estimates for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Lifted by Jefferies Group (JAKK)www.americanbankingnews.com - September 22 at 10:30 AMJAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK) Downgraded to Underperform at DA Davidsonwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 21 at 11:28 PMJAKKS Pacific Downgraded On Toys 'R' Us Concernsfeeds.benzinga.com - September 21 at 11:33 AMRocked by Bankruptcy, Toy Industry Looks to Save Holiday Seasonwww.bloomberg.com - September 20 at 4:33 PMJAKKS Comments on Toys 'R' Us Bankruptcy; Updates 2017 Forecastfinance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 4:33 PMJakks Pacific expects 2017 loss due to Toys 'R' Us bankruptcyfinance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 4:33 PMWhy Toys 'R' Us Finally Filed for Bankruptcyfinance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 8:06 PMToys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy protectionfinance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 12:37 AM$0.92 EPS Expected for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 17 at 4:24 AMWeak box-office results spell trouble for toy makers like Mattel and Hasbrowww.marketwatch.com - September 5 at 4:52 PMJAKKS Pacific, Inc. 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I used a bleaching cream a few days ago and ended up with a severe chemical burn around my chin and lips , it looks horrible and I dont know what to do to make it feel better , I am really sad about it because its terrible , please help me I am in desperate need of help :(
I Have a Bleach Burn on my Face, How Do I Treat it?
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Thank you for your question. I recommend to stop using the bleaching cream until your burn resolves. Avoid the use of hot water as this can worsen the condition. Use over the counter petroleum jelly and apply a thick layer over the affected area to help it heal. If this does not improve it you may also use over the counter hydrocortisone twice a day for a week to calm down the redness and inflammation. Be certain to be under the supervision of a board certified dermatologist for the most effective and safe treatment options for you. I hope this helps.
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Remember when Google launched and people scratched their heads, wondering how such a great search engine could afford to exist? How would they ever make money?
Google has figured out the monetization of Internet services and information, a challenge that even social media juggernaut Facebook is still struggling to make sense of. In the last few weeks, Facebook seems to be taking a hint from blogging platform Tumblr.
In early February, Tumblr (who have historically been against putting advertisements on their site) announced a new 'Highlighted Post' option, allowing users to invest $1 to help their musings reach a wider audience (http://staff.tumblr.com/post/16980189397/highlighted-posts).
"Every now and then, a post comes along that's meant for big things," wrote the Tumblr staff on their announcement. "It could be pulling the wraps off your new project, promoting your next show, raising awareness for a cause, or just sharing a truly incredible photo."
The $1 charge makes the post 'stickier,' allowing it to stand out on the Tumblr Dashboard with a customizable 'sticker,' the images the site uses to distinguish between types of posts.
Tumblr's decision received minimal backlash — most users recognize the company's need to generate income and don't want to see their favorite blogging platform fail or get bought out. On the other hand, paid posts reduce the importance of unpaid posts, pushing everyday blog entries farther down the totem.
Monetizing a user experience is always a tough situation, and no company faces more scrutiny than Facebook. In the weeks leading up to their Wall Street initial public offering (IPO), the social networking site faced a barrage of press and questions about its financial viability going forward.
Facebook's biggest hit came when General Motors announced that they were discontinuing their $10 million ad campaign with the site, citing poor results. On the heels of that announcement came reports of a study that showed dismal click-through rates for ads on Facebook. Even what's considered a 'positive' click-through rate on Facebook is a measly 0.5 percent (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57436223-93/study-youre-not-clicking-on-facebook-ads-and-you-never-will/).
Under pressure to adapt and find new revenue streams, Facebook has begun a program similar to Tumblr's, launching a paid post beta test in New Zealand. Users get the opportunity to pay between 40 cents and $2 to make their post extra sticky, meaning that it will jump to the top of friends' News Feeds and stay there longer.
Facebook has allowed advertisers to promote their status updates with "Sponsored Stories" since 2011, but the addition of paid posts amongst regular pages and everyday users could have the potential to alter the way we navigate the site.
Statistics show that an average post reaches only about 12 percent of a person's Facebook friends. Each post's 'stickiness' is determined by the reaction it receives on the site. If it gets 100 'Likes' and loads of comments, it will naturally remain high on the News Feed.
The new 'Highlight' feature could dramatically change that. Currently, users can 'Unlike' pages from advertisers whose content they decide they're no longer interested in. With the new method, you would actually have to 'Unfriend' somebody whose paid posts began to feel like a nuisance.
Nevertheless, Facebook may not have another option. Advertisements only carry some of the load, and are virtually nonexistent on the site's mobile platforms (iPad, iPhone, Android). With nearly a billion users, it's understandable that the company would want to give that base an opportunity to help contribute to Facebook's coffers, especially as those people rely more heavily on mobile connections than their computer desktops.
If Facebook launches paid posts to all users, will you keep using the site in the same way? Do you think it's a smart business move or the start of a downward slide for Facebook?Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing, has more than 20 years experience in sales and marketing. At Amsterdam Printing, a leading provider of custom pens and other promotional items such as imprinted apparel and customized calendars, Christopher is focused on providing quality marketing materials to small, mid-size and large businesses. He regularly contributes to Promo & Marketing Wall blog.


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So you've made a great mockup in Logic, and now you're going to record real instruments in Pro Tools!
Here's how to get from Logic to Pro Tools.
In Logic, you should have
- An audio click, that begins on beat 1 of the first bar of music (no free clicks!)
- Prelay (stereo or otherwise) that is exactly the same length as your audio click
Your session should look something like this:
Notice that bar 1 happens at 01:02:16:19, and that the two CONTIGUOUS AUDIO FILES are exactly the same length.
So that Pro Tools has the same bar numbers, time signatures, and tempo changes as your Logic session, you need to create a MIDI map in Logic.
1) Create a MIDI region the same length as your audio regions (control click and choose "create empty midi region")
2) Put some MIDI notes in this region (1 is enough- Pro Tools won't recognize it without some MIDI information in it)
3) Select the MIDI region, and "Export selection as MIDI File" (in the File menu under export, or command option E)
Save it somewhere (dummy folders perhaps??)
4) Make sure the 2 regions in your Logic session (clicks and prelay) are continuous audio files that don't begin earlier than they appear
Find them in the Finder so you know where they are (it might help to COLOR CODE THEM!)
First of all, don't be scared. It's easy!
If you have a template session (for instance one that the studio or engineer gave you) skip this next session.
If you're preparing the sessions from scratch, keep reading.
1) Open Pro Tools, and create a session that matches the specs of your Logic session
i.e. 48 khz, 24 bit
2) Once your new session is loaded, open up SESSION SETUP (command numeric-keypad-2)
this is the Pro Tools equivalent of Logic's PROJECT SETTINGS
3) Change the "Time Code Rate" to match your Logic session/video;
Set the session start to something reasonable (some people swear by 00:00:00:00, and that's what I prefer)
FROM TEMPLATE (if you already have a template, start here!)
(when you open the template, you might get a screen like this:
This is just telling you the session was created on a system with different I/O (ins and outs) than your current one.
Hit OK
It will then ask if you want to save a report about this, and that's up to you
Once it loads, you should see a session already set up with some tracks, with inputs and outputs already set, hopefully exactly what the studio will want to use when you record.
Make sure not to change any inputs or outputs, and don't add any aux channels or anything!
4) Now you want Pro Tools to have the same time signature, tempo, and bar number information as your Logic session
- Import MIDI (command option i)
6) For the MIDI Import Options, you definitely want to "import tempo map", and it's best to choose "SPOT" so you can tell it exactly where to put the map
7) In the Spot Dialog, put in your cue start time
If you're using LE and don't have access to SMPTE, put it as close as possible!
In this case, the cue should start at 01:02:16:19, so I'm going to enter as close as I can get in minutes:seconds
That turns out to be 62 minutes and 16 seconds
8) Since your session probably starts at 00:00:00:00 (0 minutes and 0 seconds) you'll need to scroll to find your new MIDI region
Zoom in to your new MIDI region by clicking command 1, then selecting an area around your region
9) Check it out- Pro Tools imported your MIDI, and because you checked those boxes, the time changes show up as well
10) At this point, it would be helpful to delete your MIDI track so you don't have a random extra track in your session. (Don't worry, the tempo information will stay there!)
11) Now import your clicks and prelay, using the IMPORT AUDIO window (command shift i)
12) Find your files, select them, convert if necessary, then hit DONE
13) Choose a folder for your audio files
14) Pro Tools will then import your audio files, then ask you where you want to put them
Choose REGION LIST
16) Change to SPOT mode
17) Drag the two audio files onto the existing tracks, and you'll get the SPOT DIALOG -
Enter in the same time location as you did for the MIDI region (in this case 62 minutes and 19 seconds)
18) Now your two audio regions should begin at the right place, and work with the MIDI info you already imported. To make sure the grid is right, click on "Bars|Beats" so you can see the bars and beats grid, and double check it to you click
You've got the TEMPO info, BAR NUMBERS, CLICKS, and PRELAY all ready to go. The tracks to which you'll be recording are already there (since you are working from a template)
The final thing is to ADD THE FREE CLICKS! That's right, that's up to YOU now!
20) Switch to GRID mode
22) now for the most AMAZING KEYBOARD SHORTCUT EVER!
Hold down COMMAND OPTION CONTROL SHIFT, and click on the 1 bar of click!
Pro Tools should copy that region BACKWARDS! Now you have 1 bar free click. Repeat as necessary for the number of free clicks you need.
23) SAVE A COPY IN to make sure all your assets (files) make it together
Name it something descriptive, and save it someplace that you can remember
25) In the finder, find the new session you just saved, and make sure your stuff is there!
26) To be EXTRA safe, close Pro Tools... then reopen that new session to make sure it loads correctly!
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The situation involves a notorious Vienna abortionist named Dr. Christian Fiala, who has hired thugs for the purposes of harassing, assaulting, and sexually abusing peaceful pro-life protesters. And despite the fact that these crimes have been caught on videotape — and that the culprits have been committing them for years — authorities have thus far turned a blind eye. LifeSiteNews.com's Kathleen Gilbert reports on the matter, writing:
The most recent videos show two men, who were video-taped in a huddle with the abortionist, poking a pro-lifer with the points of an umbrella, pushing him towards the street, cutting up his rosary, tearing away pro-life fliers, and even stealing his wallet. The videos clearly show one of the attackers kicking the pro-lifer, who cries out in pain, in the leg. In June 2009 the pro-lifer's finger was bloodied after he was attacked with a pair of scissors.
Fiala's muscle-for-hire has been perpetrating this abuse since at least 2007. As LifeSiteNews.com reported in November of that year:
The video shows abortion clinic escorts grabbing the genitals of male pro-life activists, undoing pant zippers, threatening to poke them in the eyes, sexually hugging them, making grotesque faces etc. One clinic escort is seen on the video taking a wooden wedge and simulating sex with a female pro-lifer, pushing the wedge into her genital area.
Then, LifeSite's Peter J. Smith wrote in 2008:
Video footage from Gloria TV shows Fiala's goons trying to intimidate the demonstrators outside his clinic with an intense form of psychoterror and hatred aping the demonic. The video records the clinic escorts swaying side to side, contorting their faces into snarls, howling like wolves, grunting heavily, uttering screams and wailing moans, chanting fiercely, breaking into hyena-like laughs and heaping other such psychological abuse in an unnatural manner for human beings. (CAUTION: FRIGHTENING OR DISTURBING CONTENT.)
Even more troubling, however, is that these crimes are committed with the tacit approval of the Viennese authorities. It is said that the police look the other way; moreover, despite the ample video evidence, the fact that Fiala has admitted hiring the thugs himself and the turn-the-other-cheek attitude of the protesters (some would say they're too peaceful, that they should have turned a harasser's cheek with a right-cross), Vienna's prosecutor's office also appears part of the conspiracy of inaction. First it allowed a lawsuit filed by a pro-lifer against the thugs to remain pending for a year, and now that the victim's attorney has brought the case to the Superior Court of Vienna, the prosecutor has moved to have it dismissed.
This isn't to say the Austrian government has been completely silent on the matter. But its reaction was not what some might expect: The nation's parliament, wrote LifeSite, considered "legislation to ban all pro-life activists from the public property outside abortion clinics, even if they are only praying silently."
This selective targeting of pro-lifers is not unusual. Many nations, and U.S. states and cities, have already enacted "buffer-zone laws," which prohibit protests within a certain number of feet of abortion mills — but not other types of facilities. This effectively places a limit on pro-life protesters to which other groups are not subject.
As for Fiala, his actions against the pro-lifers are not surprising, as he appears to be a zealous pro-death fundamentalist. He has worked to influence abortion law internationally, and he recently lobbied for legalized abortion with the Polish parliament. Moreover, quite bizarrely, he created what is known as the "Museum of Abortion and Contraception," which opened in March 2007. Describing in a different piece part of what can be learned in this institution, Peter Smith writes:
"Until about 1900," Deutsch-Welle reports, "abortions were so dangerous that it was safer for women to carry the child to term and then kill it after it was born." However, visitors can listen to recordings of abortionists discussing how killing a child before birth was "still a life-threatening procedure" 30 years ago – for the mother, not just the child.
It's interesting that, while abortion is sold to the public as simply the removal of an "unviable tissue mass," Fiala's museum casually refers to it as "killing a child before birth." It appears that the question of when human life begins is not above everyone's pay grade.
And it also places Fiala's heavy-handed tactics in perspective. If you can rationalize away murdering humans inside the womb, assaulting them outside of it must just seem like small potatoes.
Photo: Dr. Christian Fiala at the abortion facility at the national hospital in Salzburg, Austria: AP Images


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Pyxis is the stunning product of two owners that spent many years actively planning, designing and then building the ultimate yacht for a cruising couple, culminating in her launch in May of 2008. In the course of developing the design and the continuing search for the best solution to every design choice, they benefitted from a number of web sites which documented yacht design, equipment, experiences, etc. In addition they corresponded with a number of cruisers who generously shared their time and experiences, many writing while underway.
Pyxis was built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding of Thomaston, ME, one of North America's premiere custom builders. The hull was designed by Chuck Paine, one of the world's most talented and experienced sailing yacht designers and who, in his career retrospective book My Yacht Designs, called Pyxis "our very best Performance Cruiser design". The owners were intimately involved in perfecting every detail of the interior arrangement, and their efforts have yielded one of the most innovative interiors for offshore short-handed passage making and living aboard. Countless hours were also invested to choose the best equipment, systems, navigation and communications electronics, finest hardware, mast and rigging.
Pyxis was the primary focus of the owners' lives for more than nine years. Beginning in 2004 they spent four years planning, designing and then building their ideal cruising yacht. Since 2008 they have sailed over 16,000 miles double handed, visited countless anchorages and watched hundreds of sunsets from Maine, across the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, and finally across the Pacific via the Galapagos to French Polynesia and on to San Francisco. They had an incredible adventure and now are looking forward to other adventures off the water. They believe the yacht provides the discriminating cruising couple with unparalleled safety and performance on passage coupled with an elegant and comfortable home when at anchor. In addition to being one of the best built and finished custom yachts, she is very special to sail. Chuck Paine, her designer stated "I love the way she sails… Pyxis is as fine a performer as the best of them, rivaling many of the stripped out racers."
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The interior arrangement is designed for safe passages by a cruising couple. From the bottom of the companionway the galley, nav station, head and aft cabin are each just 2-3 steps away. The galley is designed to provide a safe working environment while precluding being thrown across the cabin. It's convenient to brace oneself against one side or the other while working. Both the spacious midship main salon and forward master suite with centerline queen and ensuite head offer the space and luxury of a great design.
The nav station chair (bolted to the sole during passages) is adapted from a sports car seat and provides excellent lateral support while the arms preclude the chair from swiveling. The aft head is two steps to starboard, and it's just one more step to the aft cabin with sea berth that converts to a queen for guests. For both comfort and safety, the ceiling (inside of the hull), is finished with UltraLeather backed with 1/2" (12mm) of foam padding. This makes the sea berth even more comfy and the crew less likely to be bruised. The interior features maple joinery and the cabin sole is teak. The woodwork is finished with Epifanes matte varnish.
Three 24" square hatches, four 10" square hatches, six dorades, and 10 portholes provide lots of air movement in addition to five Caframo Bora interior fans
Master Stateroom
The master stateroom is forward with center line queen berth. To starboard there is substantial cabinetry for clothes, as well as a second cabinet to port and upper cabinets tucked under the side decks. Two large hatches provide lots of fresh air to flow back past the sitting chairs in the salon and out the companionway. The master stateroom includes an en suite head with separate shower stall.
The galley is long with moderate sole width so that the cook can't be tossed around in poor weather. At the forward end on the outboard side is a counter area with a microwave above, stove to aft and a double sink forward. On the inboard side is another counter and just aft are the refer boxes. The cook can stand in one place and rotate to reach the stove, either counter, the microwave or the sink. There is ample storage under the counters, as well as a long row of under deck cabinets. At the aft end of the galley is a hanging locker, workbench and second sink. The dish locker located outboard of the sink with a drain at the bottom so wet dishes, pots, pans etc. can go from the sink to the locker to dry. Two hatches, two dorades and three opening portlights provide lots of ventilation.
Hull Design
Chuck Paine has a well-earned reputation for creating superior performance cruising designs and New Morning is recognized as one of the very best. She is a refinement of his successful Bermuda Series with more displacement and a sea kindly hull shape with deeper entry midships and aft sections that are more "v" ed with a flatter section above the rudder to enhance efficiency.
The additional hull weight also gives her more buoyancy and interior volume to add modern systems and equipment for comfortable live aboard and offshore passage making. Despite the added weight, she is actually faster because she has a much taller rig with carbon fiber mast and Nitronic rod rigging. An efficient bulb keel and proper bluewater draft ensure excellent stability.
The anchor roller at the stem has paths for two anchors, and a pad eye in the middle for the cruising spinnaker tack. A Rocna 55kg (121lbs) anchor sits in the port side and the starboard side is used for either a snubber or second anchor. Two Nomen cleats, which fold to a graceful arch when not in use, are located to port and starboard. They are positioned on the rail, without fairleads, to accept lines from a wide range of angles. The same cleats are used mid-ship and aft, but with fairleads. A Lewmar V5 vertical windlass with capstan (controlled by deck mounted switches with hinged covers or remote control from the cockpit) is located in the center with a stainless steel plate protecting the deck.
Cockpit with Partial Enclosure
The cockpit is over 7' long, enough to stretch out for an afternoon nap, or comfortably seat 8 people for dinner. There are two cockpit tables which mount onto poles that screw into sockets in the cockpit sole. The first is a cocktail sized table that can be used for dinner for two, and as second larger table for a group of 6-8. Both tables are air cored fiberglass and light enough to be setup by one person. In temperate climates the owners spend much of their day in the cockpit and it's proven to be a wonderful living space.
The other design element of the cockpit that contributes to enjoyment at anchor is the dual wheels and single level sole. There is an unimpeded path from the swim platform to the companionway; nothing to step over or around (much easier than climbing over the side). Snorkeling and dive gear are stored in the starboard transom locker. After a swim the transom hand shower is used to rinse off bodies and gear.
The forward half of the cockpit is covered by the hard dodger enclosure to provide sun/wind/rain protection and with the Bimini in place the entire cockpit is shaded. The windows have 3M Prestige 70 film applied on the inside which effectively cuts most of the UV heat rays but has very little impact on the visual light so it doesn't reduce night vision. The adjustable opening window at the forward end provides plenty of fresh air on almost any point of sail.
Engine and Mechanical
Tanks and Plumbing
The plumbing can be divided into three separate sections: gray/black water, sea water and fresh water. Gray water drains from the sinks and showers. Additionally, the port and starboard line troughs, which bring lines aft from the mast, drain respectively into the galley sink and aft head sink plumbing. The sink plumbing drains directly overboard through appropriate thru-hull valves while the showers are pumped through an anti-siphon loop and then overboard.
Each toilet has a black water holding tank and a three way valve. The forward black water tank is 26 gal while the aft tank is 10 gal. The three way valve can be set to route the toilet waste to either the holding tank, or directly overboard. The holding tanks can be emptied either by an onshore pump out station via the deck level fitting, or overboard via the onboard pumps.
The fresh water system starts with two storage tanks. 100 gal tank aft and a 45 gal tank forward. A valve selects which tank supplies the fresh water plumbing. In practice the forward tank was used as a reserve. The freshwater system is pressurized by a Jabsco Sensor Max VSD pump; a variable speed pump with a pressure sensor that only runs hard enough to keep the system pressurized, while delivering 4.5 gpm when needed.
Sea water is available for a surprising number of uses: deck mounted wash down hose; cooling the Yanmar main engine; cooling the air conditioner; flushing the aft toilet; a spigot at the galley sink as a back-up in the event of a limited supply of fresh water; and a sea water supply to the water maker.
An external water filter is used to when filling tanks at most marinas water including both a charcoal filter (for taste) and a ceramic filter for bacteria and viruses.
Hot water can be made by three different methods. The most common is engine cooling water routed through tubes in the hot water tank. The second method is via the Espar diesel heater when the engine hasn't been run and finally shore power through 220v heat coils in the tank.
In addition to normal domestic water use (dishes, showers, etc.) the toilet in the forward head is flushed with fresh water and the clothes washer uses 8-10 gallons per load. There is also a hand shower on the transom and a mid-ship fresh water hose fitting for on deck fresh water.
Rigging, Winches and Sails
Seven Harken two-speed 24v electric winches (all of which can also be operated manually). Two primary winches, positioned on the outboard end of the peninsulas, are used for jib and staysail sheets (with sheet bins below and slightly aft), two secondary winches for spinnaker sheets, running back stays, jib furler and miscellaneous tasks. Two utility winches on the inboard end of the cockpit peninsulas are the real work horses for the main sheet, reefing lines, mainsail and spinnaker halyards. A winch at the base of the mast is used for jib halyard adjustment, staysail halyard / topping lift and second spinnaker halyard.
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Owner Comments
I first came to appreciate the importance of boat speed to safety when reading Steve Dashew, in essence: less time on passage is less opportunity to encounter adverse weather. Chuck Paine got his start designing racing yachts and his interest in performance never waned. New Morning always gives us great speed. On our longest passage, from the Galapagos to the Marquesas, we sailed 2,875nm (and motored another 223). With just two crew, using only a main sail and working jib we averaged 8kts for fifteen days and an average daily run of 192nm; not bad for a cruising couple and no spinnaker. Our passages from Tahiti to Hawaii (15 days) and Hawaii to San Francisco (16 days) benefited from our motoring range of over 1,000nm and kept us moving in light air. For over 16,000nm and four years Pyxis was our safe, fast and comfortable home; we will miss her
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding of Thomaston, Maine launched this exciting fast cruiser in 2008 for a
California couple.Pyxis was intended for far offshore cruising with excellent speed
potential. A tall, powerful rig was balanced by a moderate draft bulbed keel for controllable speed
in all conditions. The rudder was of carbon fiber and of up to the minute performance design. The
owners were intimately involved in perfecting every detail, and their efforts have yielded one of the
most innovative and highest quality mid fifties cruising yachts we were ever involved with. Sea trials
proved both her consistently high speeds and reassuring stability; indeed she is one of the stiffest
sailors ever to emerge from the Paine design studio and fast in both light and heavy conditions.
Interior designer Jane Plachter-Vogel worked with the owners to develop a truly unique interior
design, and one that is sure to be copied. The feeling of space created by the open plan interior is
akin to that of a much larger yacht. It was optimized for one couple to enjoy a variety of interior
spaces depending upon their activities. Sightlines are excellent from galley to nav area and indeed
throughout the yacht when the doors are left open, as they will most of the time, this being a single
couple design. The cabin sole is on a single level with no steps to trip on. A gradual sloping stairway
rather than the usual ladder gives easy access between the cockpit's sheltered forward half and the
main accommodations.
The yacht's joinerwork was beautifully crafted in a variety of figured woods of light color. The
joinerwork was very modern in style, perhaps defining a new nautical paradigm for the 21st century.
There was an unusual volume of tankage for both fuel and water making the yacht self sufficient for
very long passages. A watermaker will convert fuel into fresh water when necessary. Solar panels
were fitted atop the hard dodger and forward of it, plus a wind charger on a stern post, and no fuel
consuming generator will be used. Air conditioning is available in the forward cabin, and it too is
The yacht's joinerwork was beautifully crafted in a variety of figured woods of light color. The
joinerwork was very modern in style, perhaps defining a new nautical paradigm for the 21st century.
There was an unusual volume of tankage for both fuel and water making the yacht self sufficient for
very long passages. A watermaker will convert fuel into fresh water when necessary. Solar panels
were fitted atop the hard dodger and forward of it, plus a wind charger on a stern post, and no fuel
consuming generator will be used. Air conditioning is available in the forward cabin, and it too is


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It's cliche to say, I know, but "Pitchers and catchers report!" are truly four of the sweetest words of the year. I know I was quite pleased to finally, officially hear the words for the Brewers on Wednesday morning. The best I can tell, there is only team left in all of Major League Baseball who is still waiting to say those words, and that should be rectified tomorrow when Marlins players finally get to camp.
In honor of the official start of baseball season - the nine months of the year, from February through October, where professional ballplayers are working hard so we fanatics have something to hope for, argue over, and complain about - I created a postcard for everyone as a sign of celebration. Think of it as one of those "GREETINGS FROM ARIZONA" cards that a buddy might send on his trip to Spring Training, except this one is sent from me to all of you.
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THE P-WORD: In K.C., Sam Mellinger notes former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli is "making the predictable career move to join" NBC's "Football Night In America" studio show. But he is "kidding himself if he thinks this is the fix to a diminished reputation around the NFL." Pioli's name is "a virtual curse word for many in the place he still calls home." The man who "never saw much use for the media is now a member of the media." Pioli was "generally awful with the media, especially in his last year with the Chiefs" (K.C. STAR, 6/18).
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Katrina Trask Nursery School offers a uniquely positive preschool experience for two, three and four-year-olds. At KT, we provide an opportunity for your child's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth.
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AT THE tail end of 2011, singer Rita Ora appeared in the video for Hot Right Now, with DJ Fresh.
Before that, she'd only really been seen in a handful of online videos, but by the time of the song's official release in February last year – it went straight to No 1 and ended up selling more than 480,000 copies – she was one of the most talked-about singers in the country.
As an introduction, it clearly worked, and Ora's subsequent two singles, RIP, with Tinie Tempah, and How We Do followed Hot Right Now to No 1.
Meanwhile, her debut album, Ora, topped the chart, finishing the year with sales of around 240,000.
"That's the most surreal thing that's happened to me," says the 22-year-old Kosovan-born star.
"The success of the singles, and the tour selling out within minutes of the tickets going on sale– all of last year was crazy."
Ora is getting used to "surreal". She was signed by Jay-Z's management company and record label Roc Nation in New York after Mr Beyonce himself called to request a meeting.
At the time she was at college studying for her A-levels and working in a London shoe shop in order to pay musicians to play with her at gigs in the evenings.
"I'd play anywhere – bars and clubs, in my dad's pub, just to be out singing," she says. "I guess Roc Nation heard about me just through people they know in the industry, called me up and asked for a meeting.
"It was a real pinch-yourself moment, and the meeting we had when I met Jay-Z was just unbelievable. It was so nerve-racking, interesting, exciting and weird all at the same time. You know when you can feel someone's power? It was like that, you could just tell when you walked in the room that he was powerful and successful.
"It was so odd. I walked in, shook his hand and then we were suddenly having a conversation.
"Now it feels like we've known each other a long time. I get lots of advice from him. He's not just a great friend, but a boss and a brother. He's the man."
That is a rather simplified version of events, of course. Multi-million-selling artists and business moguls like Jay-Z don't just call 18-year-old singers in London on the off chance. Ora has pursued a career in showbiz from a young age and went to the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
"I really didn't think I'd be good enough, but then the only thing I was ever interested in was singing. Ever since I was really little, like six or something, it's all I've wanted to do."
The transition from theatre school to a professional life as a performer was difficult, she admits, and there were a few bumps along the way.
"There are so many people leaving there each year as brilliant performers, plus all the other schools putting out the same amount of quality.
"I didn't want to go to another performing arts college after I'd done my GCSEs. I just went to a regular college and carried on writing my songs. I followed my gut, really.
"The first time I thought I might make it was when I was 14, when I was signed to a production company. That didn't work out. A year later, I was signed to a management company, but that didn't work out either.
"There were a lot of promises, but nothing came of them. The important thing is you believe it's going to happen eventually, and that keeps you going."
Ora was born in Pristina in the former Yugoslavia, now Kosovo, and moved to the UK with her Kosovar-Albanian parents when she was aged one, during the brutal conflict in the region.
She says the people of Kosovo have been hugely supportive of her, and she's "so proud" of her birth nation.
Family clearly matters. She took them to Dubai for Christmas and New Year, and when she had a well-publicised wardrobe malfunction on stage which left one of her breasts exposed, the first and only person she had to call was her mother, to apologise and promise it would never happen again.
Immediately after her UK tour, which Ora's currently rehearsing for, she has dates in Australia, and then mainland Europe. Between now and the summer she'll record her second album, and hopes to have it released by the end of the year.
"My first album was finished when I was 19, and I'm 22 now, so I have a lot more I want to talk about and say," she adds.
Ora's self-titled debut featured production from the likes of Major Lazer, will.i.am, The-Dream, Stargate and Diplo, but she promises the second album will see fewer writers contributing more.
"I'm very excited about some of the people lined up, I can't wait to work with them. But obviously I can't say who they are yet. Pop music's very secretive."
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No one should be surprised that Vancouver, yet again, has been found to have the worst traffic congestion in Canada and the second-worst in North America. The main reason we remain No. 1 is because city politicians simply don't care about one of the worst aspects of Vancouver for regular people just trying to live their lives.
In fact, under Vision Vancouver, the city's bike-centred transportation policies are actively designed to make driving as inconvenient as possible. How else to explain that bike lanes are always installed on arterial roads with the removal of lanes and entire routes for cars, that city meter-parking rates are among the highest in North American and that private construction projects are routinely now allowed to block driving lanes, sometimes for years, even downtown?
Vision not only doesn't care that Vancouver has Canada's worst traffic, they have policies to actively encourage it. They seriously do not like cars.
The mayor isn't talking about the latest TomTom study. Not surprising since he has rejected the TomTom findings in the past. Here's a question. If you're the mayor of a city with the worst of a particular problem, is it OK to deny the problem and have no plan to fix it? It's a great question for voters.
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need advice!! my mother hates the father of my child.
having a second baby wasn't easy, especially since its a different guy. my mother lives in another country so its been 3 years since ive seen her. but we get along usual great, i respect her very much. while staying with me and my bf. me and him unfortunately argued alot. we had screaming matches and curse eachother out. my mother was a witness to it, plus i had literally just had the baby a couple days when the arguments began. so now my mother is back in her country and wants me to kick him out in the street..... i understand why she would want me to leave him. but since she left we've been getting along great. but i feel bad choosing him over her because she's just trying be a mother and look out for me. don't know what to do.
thanks, my mother just seems to feel that since i had just had the baby he should of been more sensitive towards me instead of arguing with me....
If you and your b/f have not been yelling and screaming and there's no abuse you need to tell your mom that she needs to give him a chance and that by hating your b/f it is going to create bad feelings between her and her grandchildren. They will always side with you and their father and come to resent her and see her as a trouble maker


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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Finger Jello
My sister, Monika, makes the best finger friendly jello I've ever had and when I asked her the secret, she basically told me it's four, four and four. Try this recipe and enjoy the feeling of being a kid again soon.
4 small (3 oz) pkgs Jello - 4 colors if you like
4 pouches (1 box) Knox Gelatine (unflavored)
4 cups boiling water
Method for Rainbow Finger Jello:
Mix 1 packet of gelatine with 1 package of Jello well. Add 1 cup boiling water, stirring until well dissolved. Pour into small (not larger than 8X8) glass pan. Refrigerate until set, then repeat with the next layers. It doesn't take long to set each layer. Cut up and enjoy. It's very easy to handle and doesn't leave your fingers sticky. You can also use sugar free Jello.
25 comments:
Such a pretty, simple, refreshing dessert!!! I will be making that real soon. Thanks so much for your website. It's such a bright spot in my day.ReplyDelete
That looks great..It almost makes me want to reach out and touch it..A great idea for adults and kids..ReplyDelete
Very pretty and fun to eat! I am really enamored with all the colors. Looks like a fiesta!ReplyDelete
How pretty..love the layers of colors!ReplyDelete
what "kid" wouldn't want some finger jello. I was just looking in my jello selection the other day. . .glad to see I have a nice variety.ReplyDelete
I love this!! I have had success, but many more failures when trying to make jello jigglers or something like that. I am really looking forward to trying this!!!ReplyDelete
Oh Anneliese, this brings back memories of a trip to Palm Springs with our kids. Finger Jello and Ham and Cheese pinwheels were our picnic - what fun the kids had luring the seagulls and then watching their reaction to the finger jello!ReplyDelete
Ohh ! what a fun recipe! My grandgirls will love this, as will I! smile...ReplyDelete
I always made this for the kids. I would use a small heart cookie cutter for Valentine's Day, shamrock for St. Pat's Day, etc. It was such fun for the kids and I loved it too. Wonderful treat for toddlers because it is not messy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Thanks for the recipe. Can't wait to try it...my little grands will be delighted. KathyReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2009 at 4:36 PM
How long do u have to wait for the layer to set before adding the next layer? If you wait to long will the layers not stick to each other?
Hi anonymous,ReplyDelete
I just wait until it feels solid - doesn't take long, maybe 15 - 30 min. but if you wait longer, it won't matter. The next layer will be hot and will kind of gell right into the one beheath it, if that makes sense.
These are so cute! I will definitely make these for the grandchildren this weekend, along with Rice Krispie Treats. I love your blog! Blessings...ReplyDelete
There's nothing like having finger jello especially with the little grandkids. That is their favorite.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 26, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Hi AnnelieseReplyDelete
Thank you for answering my question on how long to let the layers set up. Can't wait to try this with my children!
How funny! I was thinking about jigglers this morning...who know where the thought came from, it has been years and years since I made it, and I was thinking "I'll have to look up the directions" and BOOM, here it is.ReplyDelete
As some types would say: The Universe Conspires to Bring Us What We Desire.
Why this doesn't work for more serious concerns, I can't imagine....(grin)
My grands love finger jello...especially cutting out jello hearts for Valentine's Day. I like your striped version...and will try that next time.ReplyDelete
Gelatain sounds good, until you find out what is in it and how they make it. Please do some research on this!ReplyDelete
There are 6 little hands here ready to dig into Grammy's bowl of finger-jello ...ReplyDelete
I made this yesterday .. .for the grands ... but we were eating jello fingers last night in the heat. . qReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM
the colour combo is very dramatic and it looks delicious.ReplyDelete
I had forgotten about this snack we used to eat as kids. We called them Knox Blocks and used Kool-Aid packages and bumped up the number of Knox packages, but it was the same idea.ReplyDelete
Another benefit? My toddler with food allergies could eat these too. :-D
Kelly in Ohio
Anneleise, you have no idea how often I make this...the family is coming over and when the little ones walk in and see finger jello....the party begins.ReplyDelete
Thanks loads.
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM
BK, just because we like it doesn't mean we don't know where it comes from. Geez.ReplyDelete
A former co-worker used to make this and bring it to work, but she alternated the colored layers with a white layer. I'm trying to figure out what that was. I think it was gelatine with sweetened consensed milk. It made the colors more visible and distinct, and was very pretty this way.ReplyDelete


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Kenan Thompson Expecting First Child With Wife
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will be taking on his biggest role yet: father.
Thompson and his wife Christina Evangeline are expecting their first baby. According to the Huffington Post, Kenan's boo is four months pregnant.
The couple tied the knot back in 2011 at Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium in front of friends and family.
The former Kenan And Kel actor has also recently been promoted to senior cast member on SNL, following the footsteps of longtime cast members Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis and Bill Hader, who recently left the show.
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