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Treasure hunting in the freezer
- PotatoHouse Jun 26, 2013 04:23 AM
Mrs. Potato goes to visit her mother after work on Wednesdays so she takes her supper with her and heats it up at the office. So I was rummaging through the freezer to see if there was anything there that she could take when I came across two servings of a wonderful lasagna that I made about a month ago. I thought that we had finished it off but was pleasantly surprised and I am SSOOO looking forward to supper tonight!!
So what forgotten treasures have you found buried in the freezer?
Last BIG treasure hunt was several years ago when original fridge/freezer DIED! Was lucky to discover problem before stuff in freezer thawed AND had neighbor with room in spare freezer for the "good" stuff. Found many "mystery meals"... some went to dogs & others were fine.
Found a Foodsaver at a yard sale a few years ago. Now just about everything that goes in freezer gets vac sealed first... no freezer burn, and can stay frozen for a LONG time.
re: kseiverd
Check out the "webrestaurantstore" ........qt vaccustrip bags for about .18 cents .......I buy 300 at a time.
I cook and then freeze in 1 - 2 serving containers all the time. Yesterday I discovered some 6 month old beef stew from a batch I thought I had finished off a while ago. I was a little skeptical about freezer burn, but I ate it for dinner last night and it was quite good. Also unearthed some turkey chili that's only 4 months old - that'll get thawed next week.
re: Harters
yes, I'm pretty good about labelling but sometimes I slip up. Recently defrosted what i thought was a grilled chicken breast but turned out to be a pork chop, which makes for an interesting salad topping. And then there was a random red sauce that I never did identify.
re: cookie monster
I've found if you cut off the freezer-burned part, the rest is quite edible.
Leftovers, if they were frozen set up as a dinner. Just when you are sick of looking at something, freeze it ready to be a dinner (example, leftover Thanksgiving stuffing with turkey slices and gravy on top). When you find it two months later, hallelujah.
I keep an inventory so there aren't too many surprises in my freezer, but when I first moved in with the SO, I was pleased to find some venison steaks vacuum sealed in there. A welcome surprise amongst all his crap processed frozen food that was burying them.
When I cleaned out our stand-up freezer this weekend I dug up about ten pounds of flounder filets, a soft shelled turtle, and a full goat haunch.
The goat haunch is being thawed and will be smoked over the weekend. I'll probably deep-fry the turtle, and I gave the flounder to my boat mechanic since he hooked me up with free engine maintenance earlier this year.
Haha. After reading your post, I went searching for "treasures" in my freezer. I found half a bag of frozen french fries and a loaf of french bread I had put in there 2 months ago. I'm so going to make bruschetta with that bread tonight.
Last night's dinner was fettucine from the freezer with our homemade pesto from 2 summers ago that was way at the bottom of the freezer.

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Photos and Description of this 1 bedroom holiday apartment in South Bank and Southwark - ApartmentsApart [LBO] London Bridge One B 21
One Bedroom Apartment, Sleeps 4
[LBO] London Bridge One B 21 is a 36 square metres (387.36 square feet) One Bedroom apartment located on Magdalen Street in London. Please check the map for the exact location. [LBO] London Bridge One B 21 is on the 1st floor and is served by an elevator. With 1 bedroom, the apartment is convenient for up to 4 people. Please refer to the bedding arrangements to ensure your stay will be comfortable. One bedroom apartments should be considered by families, groups of friends and possibly by pairs of businesspeople sharing as a cost effective/team building hotel alternative. Note that the kitchen is equipped with basic equipment for cooking. Towels and soap are provided in the bathroom, although you might want to bring your favourite shampoo.
Room highlights are:
Bed Linen & Towels, double bed, night tables, reading lamps, mirror
Drying Rack, Hair Dryer, toilet, bathtub, Heated towel bar, mirror
Living room with kitchen
Cookware & Kitchen Utensils, Crockery & Cutlery, Washing Machine, DVD, reading lamps, TV, cooking hob, oven, cooker, electric kettle, microwave, plates, pans, fridge / freezer, coffee maker, coffee table, table and chairs, double sofa bed, Complimentary Tea & Coffee, cupboards
Iron & Ironing Board, Hair Dryer, Bed Linen & Towels, Washing Machine, DVD, TV, vacuum cleaner, heating
Bathroom, Kitchen in the living / dining room, Bedroom
[LBO] London Bridge One B 21 is located within 45 minutes by express train of Airport,
within 3 min walk of ATM Machine,
within 3 min of Bus stop,
within 3 min walk of Grocery Store,
within 7 min walk of Main Railway Station
within 3 min walk of Restaurant
About The Owner
We are one of the oldest teams around in the serviced apartments business. We've been doing this almost 15 years and you don't survive that long without doing a few things right.
Your satisfaction is our goal and nothing makes us happier than our guests loving their holidays. Please, please, if something is wrong when you arrive let us know and we will endeavor to fix it right away.
We work harder so you can sleep better
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We're sure that you'll love staying with us. We have hundreds of thousands of customers who already love our services. Why not make it one more?


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Some Google Maps fun: Vancouver Izakaya Crawl
- fmed Jan 10, 2008 11:35 AM
Ratings :
Cost -- $ cheap to $$$$ expensive
Food -- * Meh to **** Wow
Vibe -- ! Relaxed to !!!! Frantic
Not all of these places are pure Izakaya eg Japadog and the odd Sushi place
(Note: edited to update the Google maps URL.)
re: kwailan4
It should be there...you may have missed it as it is not listed alphabetically (I can't figure out how to do that in Google Maps). Thanks for the vigilance, kwailan4.
BTW It's a living document and anyone is welcome to add/remove (if they close) places to the map. (I made it public).
re: twinkienic
I've done the same thing as you...walk right by it on the way to Japadog.
I did a crawl at ground zero for Vancouver izakaya (Robson and Denman) last night. The restaurants I hit were: Guu, Guu with Garlic, Kingyo, and Zakkushi.
Best dish of the evening - the Pork Cheeks at Kingyo. The best sake: Osake (artisinal sake brewed on Granville Island here in Vancouver).
re: twinkienic
All in one night...one or two dishes and one carafe of sake per restaurant. Zakkushi was great. The grill guys were like rockstars. The cuttlefish is truly great and the plum sodas were very good too.
I have been to Osake a number of times. Worth going to.
So a friend wanted to do the crawl with me. Too soon I thought, but I obliged. Once again, it was a Thursday night. We started early (6pm) and ended early (11pm). We hit: Toraratsu, Hapa, Kingyo, Zakkushi.
Best sake of the evening: Ginjo Ginkara. Best dish: Table Seared Saba. Good times.
Some cellphone pics (some are quite dark)
Chow's Lessley Andersen's article on Vancouver's izakaya scene:
I had the pleasure of accompanying Lessley and staff photographer Chris Rochelle a couple of months ago when they where researching and photographing for the story.
We had relatives from out of town who were staying in a hotel near Yaletown. They were eager to try some izakaya, but they had a 1 year-old (my nephew) so Robson and Denman was out. I decided to take them to Shiru-Bay Chopstick Cafe in Yaletown.
Now I had been there before and to be honest, I wouldn't normally recommend it for izakaya afficianadoes. I think that the food there is too "fusiony"...a caricature of Asian-fusion food....but it is "safe" for eaters who are reluctant to push their own gustatory envelopes. Well...this is Yaletown (not to dis some of the great restaurants there)...so the food does meet a certain type of expectation...and it is pricier than it should be.
Despite all my thoughts about this place, our visitors had a great time trying all the food. The waitresses were very attentive and were in love with my one year old nephew.
Overall, a "reluctant" and "qualified" thumbs up.
Some pics:
re: fmed
Once again find myself agreeing with you FM! We went in the fall and although the food was pleasant and in a couple of cases quite good, it didn't feel much like an izakaya in my limited experiences of same (Hapa, Zakkushi, Gyoza King). It seemed a bit spendy and we had some crazy wait service issues, including one dish never showing up but our server was so sweet we didn't mind.
We seem to getting more requests for the Izakaya Crawl over the last little while. I suspect that tourist season is upon us and many visitors are doing their gastro-tourism planning now. I just thought I'd bump this thread.
Lessley Andersen's story about The Vancouver Izakaya Crawl on Chow:
re: grayelf
Cactus Club will be expanding into that space. I now hear that Shiru-Bay is moving over to Denman St to bolster up that already dense izakaya scene. So I guess that will be good....it will force Shiru-Bay's chefs to up the ante. They will serve yakitori there now too, I hear.
re: kwailan4
Excellent - I'll be on the lookout.
My Izakaya Crawl Google Map was overwritten. When I attempted to update it, the Izakaya map seems to have become a map named "Sapna's Bachelorette Weekend". Similar things have happened before - random place entries were put into the the map in the past. I just chalked this up to Google glitches.
I will have to recreate the map over the next little while.
re: grayelf
I have it partially built. I just won't add my review scores and notes. No big deal really, it just concerns me that Google Maps may have a big security hole that allows for alteration without proper access rights. I have a Picasa account too. I should probably be equally concerned about my photos.
re: foxymoron
Here is the most current one: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF...
There are a few new ones that are not on that list. I've been too busy to dine these days.
re: foxymoron
I do have to note that not all the places listed are purely Japanese izakaya. There are a couple of sushi places, Japanese markets, JapaDog, Korean izakaya and homestyle places mixed in.
re: fmed
Great new article on the Vancouver Izakaya scene (by Chowhound smel) :
Just a short note: The original post has been edited to point to the correct Google Map. (Thanks davina, Jaquilynne and Chowteam!)
I can't believe that anyone can get to 4 of these places when they include Guu or Guu with Garlic in the list. They are the best in town and usually lined up out the door. Well worth the wait, especially Guu with Garlic. If the cerviche is on the menu when you are there, it is a must have. Beautiful presentation and wonderful taste.
re: thewitt
It's all in the scheduling (and choosing to go on a weekday will help too). Go early at the Guus and book for an 8 pm res at Hapa or Kingyo then onwards. After about 9:30, most of the places start to clear out (except the Guus and a few popular ones). If you look upthread, I did two Guus, Kingyo, and Zakkushi all in one evening. I do admit that weekend dining at these place are way more fun...lots more action and commotion.
re: fmed
I knew it would be tricky. Going on a Monday would be the only way to make that work. I'll have to try sometime, what fun!
On a side note, I was at Guu (remember when it was Japanese Kitchen Rakuu?) last night and once again blown away with the atmosphere and food. Great flavours and a vibe like no other. The last few eatings I've had were at Guu with Garlic and that's probably on the top of my list - A bit more polished than the others. But the original is still a great place for a great time.
re: thewitt
Yes I remember when it was Raku....I work right above it in the same building at the time and I used to go there nearly daily. It was great...some really odd fusion food that you don't see in izakaya menus anymore (eg a miso-based soup with a boiled egg and a hotdog, etc.)
re: fmed
I was checking this thread for scheduling advice on a mini crawl and voila - awesome. We actually do have res at Hapa on a Saturday at 8. I'd like to try Kingyo as well as a Guu (or open to other suggestions), but SO is line-up adverse. Maybe we should just hunker down at Hapa and make it the evening's entertainment or should we be more adverturesome? Any thoughts/recent experiences?
re: waver
I would hit a Guu before your Hapa res. Spend an hour there then go to Hapa stay as long as you like there then head down to Zakkushi, Kingyo, Toraratsu, Gyoza King, or a Korean place...there are a few new ones (Wanoma(?), Shuraku, etc.). Just walk up and down Robson or Denman and pop in to something that looks interesting.
re: fmed
Just thought I'd report back that it worked out really well. It turned out the res was at Kingyo. We started at Guu Garlic at 6 (it filled up pretty quickly after that) to enjoy the craziness, then to Hapa to wind down, then finished more sedately at Kingyo, which probably had the best food overall.
So much fun.


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It's no secret that August has been an…interesting month. Volatile. Heartbreaking. Incomprehensible. Israel and Gaza. ISIS and extermination of Christians. Depression and suicide. Ice buckets and ALS. Clashes between police and community.
There are a lot of people out there saying and writing plenty about these things. I have little to nothing to add. In many cases I'm just not sure what to even think let alone what to say.
So this post isn't really about any of those things. It's about the times when we're overwhelmed by the brokenness of this world, when we realize that no amount of awareness or legislation or fundraising or foreign policy can fix things. It's about the moments we teeter on the edge of despair and wonder what it's all for, when we want to escape into a book or a movie or our own little family circle and block out all the bad, but at the same time we feel guilty for doing it. It's about wishing for another world. Waiting.
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ABB is divesting this business because of limited synergies with ABB's core portfolio. ABB will continue to supply its high-efficiency electrical motors and drives as well as its low-voltage products range to the HVAC industry.
The acquisition of Thomas & Betts in 2012 advanced ABB's strategy of expanding the reach of its Low Voltage Products division into key geographies, sectors and products. By combining ABB's low-voltage protection, control and measurement products with Thomas & Betts' electrical components, ABB has created a broader low-voltage offering with significant market access.
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"This sale allows us to focus on our electrical business and on the benefits from the synergies with ABB in North America and the rest of the world," Thomas & Betts CEO Chuck Treadway added. "HVAC has delivered strong performance and its employees and customers will benefit from the focus and investment of Nortek, a specialist in this area. Acquiring this business will enable Nortek to extend its residential heating and cooling business into the adjacent segments of the commercial HVAC market."
In North America, the acquisition of Thomas & Betts doubled ABB's addressable market to approximately $24 billion, thanks to Thomas & Betts' North American network of more than 6,000 distributor locations and wholesalers. In Europe and Asia, ABB's well-established distribution capabilities and coverage provide much greater market access for Thomas & Betts' product portfolio.
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Nanophase Technologies Corporation is an industry-leading nanocrystalline
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|ANCB > SEC Filings for ANCB > Form 10-Q on 6-Nov-2013
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Quarterly Report
Forward-Looking Statements and "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This report contains forward-looking statements, which are not statements of historical fact and often include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "targets," "potentially," "probably," "projects," "outlook" or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would" and "could." Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated, including, but not limited to:
• the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets;
• changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas;
• changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources;
• fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market area;
• secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market;
• results of examinations of us by the FDIC, DFI or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require us to increase our reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings;
• our compliance with regulatory enforcement actions, including the requirements and restrictions of the Supervisory Directive the Bank entered into with the DFI and the possibility that the Bank will be unable to fully comply with this enforcement action which could result in the imposition of additional requirements or restrictions;
• our ability to attract and retain deposits;
• increases in premiums for deposit insurance;
• management's assumptions in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses;
• our ability to control operating costs and expenses;
• the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation;
• difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans on our balance sheet;
• staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges;
• computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach;
• our ability to retain key members of our senior management team;
• costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments;
• our ability to manage loan delinquency rates;
• increased competitive pressures among financial services companies;
• changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
• legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including the effect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules, including as a result of Basel III;
• changes in regulatory policies and principles, including the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules;
• the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions;
• our ability to pay dividends on our common stock;
• adverse changes in the securities markets;
• inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;
• changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies, or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods including relating to fair value accounting and loan loss reserve requirements; and
• other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks described elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Form 10-Q.
Some of these and other factors are discussed in our 2013 Form10-K under Item 1A. "Risk Factors." Such developments could have an adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations.
Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this quarterly report and in other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors illustrated above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements and you should not rely on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this document or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual results for fiscal year 2014 and beyond may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by or on behalf of us, and could negatively affect our financial condition, liquidity and operating and stock price performance.
Background and Overview
Anchor Bancorp is a bank holding company which primarily engages in the business activity of its subsidiary, Anchor Bank. Anchor Bank is a community-based savings bank primarily serving Western Washington through our 11 full-service banking offices (including two Wal-Mart store locations) within Grays Harbor, Thurston, Lewis, Pierce, and Mason counties, Washington. In addition we have two loan production offices located in Grays Harbor County. We are in the business of attracting deposits from the public and utilizing those deposits to originate loans. We offer a wide range of loan products to meet the demands of our customers. Historically, lending activities have been primarily directed toward the origination of one-to-four family construction, commercial real estate and consumer loans. Since 1990, we have also offered commercial real estate loans and multi-family loans primarily in Western Washington.
Lending activities also include the origination of residential construction loans, and prior to fiscal 2010, a significant amount of originations through brokers, in particular within the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
Historically, we used wholesale sources to fund wholesale loan growth - typically FHLB advances or brokered certificates of deposit depending on the relative cost of each and our interest rate position. Our current strategy is to utilize FHLB advances consistent with our asset liability objectives. We currently do not utilize brokered certificates of deposit as we are limiting loan growth consistent with our regulatory and capital objectives. While continuing our commitment to real estate lending, management expects to continue to reduce our exposure to construction loans while commercial business lending becomes increasingly more important for us.
Our primary source of pre-tax income is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, which is the income that we earn on our loans and investments, and interest expense, which is the interest that we pay on our deposits and borrowings. Changes in levels of interest rates also affect our net interest income. Additionally, to offset the impact of the current low interest rate environment, we are seeking other means of increasing interest income while controlling expenses. We intend to enhance the mix of our assets by increasing commercial business relationships which have higher risk-adjusted returns as well as increasing deposits. A secondary source of income is noninterest income, which includes gains on sales of assets, and revenue we receive from providing products and services. In recent years, our noninterest expense has exceeded our net interest income after provision for loan losses and we have relied primarily upon gains on sales of assets (primarily sales of investments and mortgage loans to Freddie Mac) to supplement our net interest income.
Our operating expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits, general and administrative, information technology, occupancy and equipment, deposit services and marketing expenses. Compensation and benefits expense consist primarily of the salaries and wages paid to our employees, payroll taxes, expenses for retirement and other employee benefits. Occupancy and equipment expenses, which are the fixed and variable costs of building and equipment, consist primarily of lease payments, taxes, depreciation charges, maintenance and costs of utilities.
Anchor Bank entered into the Order with the FDIC and the Washington DFI on August 12, 2009. Anchor Bank became subject to the Order primarily because of its increased level of nonperforming assets, reduced capital position and pre-tax operating losses in 2010 and 2009. On September 5, 2012, Anchor Bank's regulators, the FDIC and the DFI terminated the Order and the Bank became subject to a Supervisory Directive. The Order was terminated as a result of the steps Anchor Bank took in complying with the Order and reducing its level of classified assets, augmenting management and improving the overall condition of the Bank. The Bank believes that it is in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Supervisory Directive.
Additional information regarding the Supervisory Directive is included in Note 5
to the Selected Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of
this Form 10-Q and Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Compliance with Regulatory
Restrictions" in the 2013 Form10-K.
Correcting the problems identified in the Order has had a resulting impact on our financial condition and results of operations. We have reduced our asset size and sold relatively high yielding performing fixed rate single family loans. Also, because of the reduced demand for commercial real estate loans, we have sold these loans at a discount. Although the reduction in asset size and loan sales have helped us preserve our capital and maximize our regulatory capital ratios, these actions have also negatively impacted our operating results, including reducing our net interest income in recent periods. Critical Accounting Estimates and Related Accounting Policies
We use estimates and assumptions in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management has identified several accounting policies that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, are critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements. These policies relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the associated provision for loan losses, deferred income taxes and the associated income tax expense, as well as valuation of real estate owned. Management reviews the allowance for loan losses for adequacy on a monthly basis and establishes a provision for loan losses that it believes is sufficient for the loan portfolio growth expected and the loan quality of the existing portfolio. The carrying value of real estate owned is assessed on a quarterly basis. Income tax expense and deferred income taxes are calculated using an estimated tax rate and are based on management's understanding of our effective tax rate and the tax code.
Allowance for Loan Losses. Management recognizes that loan losses may occur over the life of a loan and that the allowance for loan losses must be maintained at a level necessary to absorb specific losses on impaired loans and probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our Board of Directors and management assess the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis. The Executive Loan Committee analyzes several different factors including delinquency rates, charge-off rates and the changing risk profile of our loan portfolio, as well as local economic conditions such as unemployment rates, the bankruptcies and vacancy rates of business and residential properties.
We believe that the accounting estimate related to the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate because it is highly susceptible to change from period to period, requiring management to make assumptions about future losses on loans. The impact of a sudden large loss could deplete the allowance and require increased provisions to replenish the allowance, which would negatively affect earnings.
Our methodology for analyzing the allowance for loan losses consists of specific allocations on significant individual credits that meet the definition of impaired and a general allowance amount. The specific allowance component is determined when management believes that the collectability of a specifically identified large loan has been impaired and a loss is probable. The general allowance component relates to assets with no well-defined deficiency or weakness and takes into consideration loss that is inherent within the portfolio but has not been realized. The general allowance is determined by applying an expected loss percentage to various classes of loans with similar characteristics and classified loans that are not analyzed specifically for impairment. Because of the imprecision in calculating inherent and potential losses, the national and local economic conditions are also assessed to determine if the general allowance is adequate to cover losses. The allowance is increased by the provision for loan losses, which is charged against current period operating results and decreased by the amount of actual loan charge-offs, net of recoveries.
Deferred Income Taxes. Deferred income taxes are reported for temporary differences between items of income or expense reported in the financial statements and those reported for income tax purposes. Deferred taxes are computed using the asset and liability method. Under this method, a deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of existing assets and liabilities are expected to be reported in an institution's income tax returns. Deferred tax assets are deferred tax consequences attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. After the deferred tax asset has been measured using the applicable enacted tax rate and provisions of the enacted tax law, it is then necessary to assess the need for a valuation allowance. A valuation allowance is needed when, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As required by GAAP, available evidence is weighted heavily on cumulative losses with less weight placed on future projected profitability. Realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent on whether there will be sufficient future taxable income of the appropriate character in the period during which deductible temporary differences reverse or within the carryback and carryforward periods available under tax law. Based upon the available evidence, we carried a valuation allowance of $8.7 million at September 30, 2013. The tax provision for the period is equal to the net change
in the net deferred tax asset from the beginning to the end of the period, less amounts applicable to the change in value related to securities available for sale. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income in the period that includes the enactment date. The primary differences between financial statement income and taxable income result from deferred loan fees and costs, mortgage servicing rights, loan loss reserves and dividends received from the FHLB of Seattle. Deferred income taxes do not include a liability for pre-1988 bad debt deductions allowed to thrift institutions that may be recaptured if the institution fails to qualify as a bank for income tax purposes in the future.
Real Estate Owned. Real estate acquired through foreclosure is transferred to the real estate owned asset classification at fair value and subsequently carried at the lower of cost or market. Costs associated with real estate owned for maintenance, repair, property tax, etc., are expensed during the period incurred. Assets held in real estate owned are reviewed quarterly for potential impairment. When impairment is indicated the impairment is charged against current period operating results and netted against the real estate owned to reflect a net book value. At disposition any residual difference is either charged to current period earnings as a loss on sale or reflected as income in a gain on sale.
Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013
General. Total assets decreased by $48.9 million, or 10.8%, to $403.3 million at September 30, 2013 from $452.2 million at June 30, 2013. The decrease in assets during this period was primarily a result of cash and cash equivalents decreasing $43.8 million or 67.0% as we used our excess cash to repay $47.4 million of maturing FHLB advances, and to increase our loans receivable, net, by $3.2 million, or 1.2% since June 30, 2013. Total liabilities decreased $49.1 million or 12.3% to $350.7 million at September 30, 2013 compared to $399.8 million at June 30, 2013 primarily due to the decrease in FHLB advances. Total deposits decreased $2.6 million, or 0.8%, to $326.0 million at September 30, 2013 from $328.6 million at June 30, 2013 primarily as a result of decreases in certificates of deposit.
Assets. The following table details the increases and decreases in the composition of the Company's assets from June 30, 2013 to September 30, 2013:
Balance at Increase/(Decrease) September 30, Balance at June 2013 30, 2013 Amount Percent (Dollars in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $ 21,591 $ 65,353 $ (43,762 ) (67.0 )% Mortgage-backed securities, available-for-sale 43,776 46,852 (3,076 ) (6.6 ) Mortgage-backed securities, held to maturity 9,576 10,160 (584 ) (5.7 ) Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses 280,667 277,454 3,213 1.2 Real estate owned, net 5,766 6,212 (446 ) (7.2 )
Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale decreased $3.1 million, or 6.6%, to $43.8 million at September 30, 2013 from $46.9 million at June 30, 2013. Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity decreased $584,000 or 5.7%, to $9.6 million at September 30, 2013 from $10.2 million at June 30, 2013. The decreases in these portfolios were primarily the result of contractual principal repayments.
Loans receivable, net, increased $3.2 million or 1.2% to $280.7 million at September 30, 2013 from $277.5 million at June 30, 2013 as a result of new loan production exceeding principal reductions, transfers to real estate owned ("REO") and loan charge-offs. Multi-family loans increased $6.6 million or 17.1% to $45.0 million at September 30, 2013 from $38.4 million at June 30, 2013. Construction and land loans increased $3.9 million or 35.4% to $14.9 million at September 30, 2013 from $11.0 million at June 30, 2013. Commercial real estate loans decreased $1.2 million or 1.1% to $105.7 million at September 30, 2013 from $106.9 million at June 30, 2013 and one-to-four family loans decreased $2.5 million or 3.4% to $71.4 million from $73.9 million at June 30, 2013. Commercial business loans decreased $2.0 million or 11.0% to $16.2 million at September 30, 2013 from $18.2 million at June 30, 2013. The decrease was primarily due to one large $1.1 million loan paying off during the quarter, a payment of $219,000 from a bankruptcy, and normal fluctuations in revolving business lines of credit. Consumer loans decreased $1.7 million or 4.8% to $33.5 million at September 30, 2013 from $35.1 million at June 30, 2013 as consumers continue to reduce their debt. The demand for consumer loans has been modest during the current economic uncertainty.
As of September 30, 2013, the Company had 17 properties in REO with an aggregate book value of $5.8 million compared to 21 properties with an aggregate book value of $6.2 million at June 30, 2013, and 42 properties with an aggregate book value of$5.5 million at September 30, 2012. The decrease in number of properties during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to ongoing sales of residential properties. During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Company sold four residential real estate properties located in Washington State for $411,000, two in Oregon for $381,000, and one commercial real estate property in Washington State for $180,000, resulting in an aggregate loss of $5,000. The largest of the REO properties at September 30, 2013 had an aggregate book value of $3.7 million and consisted of commercial real estate property located in Pierce County, Washington. At September 30, 2013, the Company owned 10 one-to-four family residential properties with an aggregate book value of $1.6 million, four vacant land parcels with an aggregate book value of $123,000, and three parcels of commercial real estate with an aggregate book value of $4.0 million. Our REO properties are located in Pierce County, southwest Washington and the greater Portland area of northwest Oregon, with 15 of the parcels in Washington and the remaining two in Oregon.
Liabilities. Total liabilities decreased $49.1 million between June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013, primarily as the result of a $47.4 million or 73.0% decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
Deposits decreased $2.6 million, or 0.8%, to $325.9 million at September 30, 2013 from $328.6 million at June 30, 2013. Our core deposits, which consist of all deposits other than certificates of deposit increased by $1.1 million or 0.6% to $180.0 million from $178.9 million at June 30, 2013.
The following table details the changes in deposit accounts at the dates indicated:
Balance at Increase/(Decrease) September 30, Balance at 2013 June 30, 2013 Amount Percent (Dollars in thousands) Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 42,507 $ 39,713 $ 2,794 7.0 % Interest-bearing demand deposits 19,177 20,067 (890 ) (4.4 ) Money market accounts 80,270 82,603 (2,333 ) (2.8 ) Savings deposits 38,023 36,518 1,505 4.1 Certificates of deposit 145,999 149,683 (3,684 ) (2.5 ) Total deposit accounts $ 325,976 $ 328,584 $ (2,608 ) (0.8 )%
Stockholders' Equity. Total stockholders' equity increased $220,000 or 0.42% to $52.6 million at September 30, 2013 from $52.4 million at June 30, 2013. The increase was primarily due to a $203,000 decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale. Accumulated other comprehensive loss was $1.3 million at September 30, 2013 as compared to of $1.5 million at June 30, 2013.
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
General. Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $12,000 or $0.00 per diluted share compared to a net income of $278,000 or $0.11 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2012.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income before the provision for loan losses decreased $383,000, or 9.6%, to $3.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 from $4.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
The Company's net interest margin decreased seven basis points to 3.61% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 from 3.68% for the comparable period in 2012 as the average yield on interest-earning assets decreased 24 basis points to 4.65% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to the 4.89% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the yield of loans receivable, net, which decreased 37 basis points to 6.03% during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to 6.40% for the same period in the prior year. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 17 basis points to 1.24% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to 1.41% for the same period in the prior year primarily due to the renewal of certificates of deposit at currently low interest rates and the reduction in the balance of these higher costing deposits. All these declines are primarily due to the low interest rate environment.
The following table sets forth the changes to our net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, are allocated proportionately to the changes in rate and volume.
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Dear All,
I have a desktop and it's right now cause my work so much.. some time while i working on it, it's showing up on the screen with stripe and nothing let me to do work more.
Please let me know what is the major problem of this? it's because of Hardware as graphic , mainboard or virus or Software? This error not all time, just sometime when i work, it's bother my work and i need to restart computer to make it work.
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Have you tried replacing the monitor cable which could be vga or dvi? Check all connections to make sure nothing is loose.
Try that first, and see if that fixes the issue.
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Desk1 8 Pro / Desk2 7 Home Prem / Laptop 8.1 Pro all 64bit
Bruce some system specs on this mate as you only have a laptop listed and with very little too my friend and we need that info to be able to help with either machine.
It looks like a driver or a graphics processing problem to me or even the monitor so hence we need to know what you have got in that desktop.
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Dear All, Thanks for your caring! I suspect that , This computer has problem with video graphic! Because of this Desktop purpose using for CAD design and while we working hard on it, it's start to error as showing stripe or sometime become back screen and nothing..
We have two video graphics on the back side.
One is DVI, and Other is VGA port.. We connect two monitor with this Desktop.
This moment, when the two screen not display anything, I tried to unplug DVI cable and turn machine on, it's work as normal.. sometime it's work both.. i don't know what happens clearly.
This video graphic are on-board.
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The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has finalized the Resource Management Plan for the Lander Field Office in Wyoming (Lander plan), the first of fifteen plans developed as part of the agency's National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy, a range-wide effort to update land-use plans with new measures to conserve sage-grouse. While the Lander plan (one of four federal plans to be completed in Wyoming) recognizes the importance of conserving core habitat areas and provides some protections for sage-grouse, it also includes key management prescriptions that fail to meet scientific standards to protect sage-grouse from future development and support the species long term recovery needs.
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Members of the Natural and Working Lands Coalition commended the final state budget deal reached by the Legislature and Administration on cap-and-trade investments as a promising start to advancing natural resource solutions to climate change. The final budget deal includes nearly $100 million in investments in natural resources, including forests, agriculture, wetlands and urban forestry, to remove carbon pollution from the air and reduce potent greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide and methane.
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Five Guys Burgers & Fries, will open their newest location at High Ridge near the Merritt as early as next Summer (2012)
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There's a branch of Garden Catering (or is that the original?) a little further down in a small strip center at the corner of High Ridge and Vine. It's nothing earth-shattering, but it's better than BK, you can even get a burger there at 8AM if you want, and along with fries and the seasoning they offer, they also have "potato cones", which are like little bits of mashed potato with a thin batter-y coating and are very addictive.
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Big 2nd to that wish for In and Out! Glad to hear I am not the only one who doesn't understand the attraction of 5 guys. The burgers are so average.
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Treats At The Village
The Autism Society of Acadiana will be participating in "Treats at the Village" at Acadian Village on October 30th.
This annual Halloween event was created for individuals with special needs (of all ages) who will "treat" from house-to-house in Acadian Villagein a safe, family-friendly environment.
10 Babies in Food Costumes About to Be Eaten By Their Parents
A few weeks back, a tiny baby burrito kicked off our craving for kids dressed in food costumes. (Not for actual baby. We're not zombies or anything.) It's such a simple concept, yet it yields such hilarious results. Talk about Halloween genius at its finest. Luckily, we can continue laughing and aww-ing over miniature tasty attire, thanks to the 'Babies in Food Costumes' Tumblr.
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Upcoming Events at Vermilionville
Halloween Costumed Girl Shot By Relative Who Mistook Her For a Skunk
It's unclear if a nine-year-old New Sewickley, PA, girl was actually dressed as a skunk Saturday night for a local Halloween party.
But she was wearing a black hat and a white tussle and that was enough for a relative of the unidentified girl to mistake her for the stinky varmint.
The Strangest Pumpkin Flavored Foods
When we think of fall, several things come immediately to mind -- cooling temperatures, turning leaves, costumes, candy and turkey dinner. But nothing evokes the season more than pumpkin pie, especially with a generous dollop of waist-expanding whipped cream. With its velvety texture and rich flavor, what's not to love?
10 Real Life Horror Movie Locations
Now that Halloween is quickly approaching, why not grab a few friends and visit these 10 real-life locations that famous horror movies used in order to scare and thrill their audience? It's a good way to get some spine-tingling chills as you walk past these infamous sites without having to spend the money to visit a haunted house or go on a ghost tour.
Join Steve For 'Ghostbusters' At Movies In The Parc
Join us for a modern Halloween classic as Downtown Lafayette's Movies in the Parc presents the 80s Halloween classic Ghostbusters, this Saturday, October 20th. The real Louisiana Ghostbusters will also be on hand, in full costume! If that's not spooky enough, get haunted by characters from the Museum of Fear!
The Best Group Halloween Costumes
We've all been there -- just a couple hours before you have to head out to a Halloween party, and you haven't had the time or money to put together a decent costume. Then suddenly, a flash of inspiration zaps you or one of your buddies -- but all too often, the final product is just sad at best, or lands you in the slammer.


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