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Inching My Way Closer to the Castle Final thoughts/future trips 4/2p90 The End 4/4p92
[/COLOR]Good Morning DIS friends. I am about to start ANOTHER trip report. They are becoming a way of life for me.
Let's see.....2 summers ago I started with Our "Better Late Than Never" trip to Vero Beach and SSR.
6 months later DH and I experienced our first solo trip at SSR in December.
Fast forward to June 09 when we took the family and my delightful nephew LJ to "Kick It" at Kidani.
Three short months later DH and I headed back to "Play It" at POP for free dining. We upgraded to Deluxe dining and celebrated our 20th anniversary.
In May 2010 we traveled to "Wheel and Deal" at the Villas of Wilderness Lodge with our friends Chuck and Cathy. I had some health "issues" during that trip which prohibited me from drinking alcohol, thus putting a damper on the festivities because I missed out on the Cinco de Mayo meet. We also missed a good portion of the epcot flower and garden festivities. I am not exactly sure why that happened. Poor planning I guess. At any rate, it was a fun trip and we experienced a lovely new resort. We also experienced Cirque and I tried out for American Idol. Thanks to all of you who followed me on that TR!
That brings me to my current trip. One that I shared with my GF and coworker Jen (Ducky 4 Disney). Keeping with my current TR theme I was going to title this TR "Bebopping at BLT" (B....B....get it?), but I kept hearing a little voice in my head saying, "Wow - you keep inching yourself closer to the castle".
If you think about it, it makes sense. Last May I stayed at WL which allowed me boat access and a wonderful view of the castle (from the top of the roof). But BLT allowed me a full view of that castle and my own private walking/running path (which I happily shared) to the MK. Every time I walked into our BLT room I thought "WoW. I am really close to the castle!"
So...How did this trip come to be?
Well, Jen and I have worked together for at least 7 years. It is pure coincidence that we both happen to be Disney freaks. Jen was very well established in the ways of Disney when I met her. I was a novice. I had just finished my first trip to Disney (2002) when I started working at my current place of employment. In 2003 I booked that "one last trip to Disney". That was around the time I met Jen. She kept saying, "You're not done yet" and she was right. After a few more trips to Disney she offered me rental of her DVC points (at an awesome rate I might add) and that's when I feel in love with SSR. It took me another year or two to eventually buy there, but it was a great decision.
So....how did this trip happen? Well last spring Jen was planning to go to PA school. She was supposed to start on September 20th of this year. In joking, I said to her, "You need one last trip to Disney before you start school. I'll go with you. I am planning to go sometime in the fall anyway".
By the end of the day our Girl's Trip had been planned. Jen booked 4 nights at BLT, lake view (which ended up much more than that - but more on that later). When Jen made the reservation we were only a few days shy of 180 days so by the next week our ADRs were settled and booked.
Unfortunately, Jen decided to defer PA school for another year, but that did not quell either one of our desires to see Disney. Before long we decided to arrive one night early and stay at POFQ. Our 4 night trip had become a 5 night trip with the click of a mouse on the SWA website. Yeah Us!
So that's the background. Our trip dates were September 11th to September 16th with one night at POFQ and 4 nights at BLT. It was a really awesome trip and there is a lot to be said for going to the world with someone who loves Disney as much as you do. We weren't commando. We took time to smell the roses and experience the other monorail resorts. We booked a special tour and we experienced MNSSHP. We also had a special Dis meet. But more on all those things later.
Here's a few pictures.........
Here's Jen, happy that we are finally on our way.
Here's me...the one on the right....during last May's trip to the world. Sorry I don't have any pictures of me uploaded to photobucket yet. I suspect Jen has more pics of me than I do. And, of course, our photopass CD is not back yet. Also - a few of you commented on my last TR that you liked that shirt I was wearing in this picture. I lost it!!!!! That's right! I never saw it again after the May trip. I think I must have left it there.
So on September 11th at 10am I was clearly packed on ready to leave for the airport. As you can see I am seriously overpacked for a 5 night trip.......
Here is my new little disney bag that arrived the day before departure. Thank you amazon.com.
And thank goodness for these guys and SWA's policy of bags fly free.....
Up Next....DAY 1...Departure Day and DME Rockstars!
The Empty Nester's Magical Mystery Tour I Told You Driving Was Bad for Your Health
Sorry Gaston, They are MUCH More Interesting than You!
Will You Chill Out if I Sprinkle You With Pixie Dust?
Remembering 9/11:MEK Original
Why Not Just Queue Up Another Disney Trip?
How Do You Think We Stay So Happy? Inching My Way Closer to the Castle Sept 10 TR
Wheeling & Dealing at the WL May '10 TR
Play'in It at Pop Sept 09 Anniversary Trip JUNE 09 TR...KICK'N IT AT KIDANI DH & I do Disney Solo! DEC 2008 June 2008 tripreport
My Trips 2002-Offsite 2003-POR 2004-Royal Pacific/Daytona Bch 2005-CBR 2006-Pop, SSR 2007-ASM 2008-Pop, Vero Bch/SSR, POFQ/SSR 2009-Kidani/CSR, Pop 2010- VWL, BLT 2011-POR/BCV, Disney's HHI Resort, OKW2012-Treehouse villa/BWV, VWL/BWV 2013-HHI, Secret off site location;BWV/AKL 2014- Tampa, ASSp/BCV, OKW
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Chapter Links
1. Inching My Way Closer to the Castle Introductions
2. Welcome Jen Ducky 4 Disney http://www.disboards.com/showthread....1#post38328750
3. DME Rockstars http://www.disboards.com/showthread....1#post38342351
4. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....1#post38346261
5. Taking the Bus....I mean Boat....to DTD http://www.disboards.com/showthread....#1post38374789
6. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38371628
7. The Boat...to DTD (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38374789
8. In Search of Rita (Part I) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38412979
9. In Search of Rita (Part 2) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38413193
10. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38414779
11. No One Has More Fun Than Us....Bob Jacksonhttp://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38439617
12. Let's Bebop Over to BLT part 1http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38479939
13. Let's Bebop Over to BLT continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38480277
14. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38509720
15. Let's Bebop Over to BLT with a long MK detour http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38511612
16. Continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38511822
17. Let's Bebop Over to BLT with more MK detouring http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38523599
18. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38542786
19. Jen's Update continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38542946
20. BLT FINALLY! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38557016
21. BLT finally (continued).... http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38557061
22. Jen's Update BLT Studio Pics http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38569631
23. Poly Pool Hop http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38580970
24. Jen's Poly Pool Hop Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38582254
25. Jen's Poly Pool Hop Update (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38583317
26. Would you like some alcohol with that ice? http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38604467
27. Continued with firework pics http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38604586
28. Jen's Wave Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38605916
29. Jen's TOWL and Wishes Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38606056
30. Off the Beaten Path http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38625317
31. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38625882
32. More AK pictures http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38637212
33. More of Jen's AK pictures http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38638324
34. Front Row EE Mojo Ride 1 (Jen's pics) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38650753
35. Front Row EE Mojo Ride 2 (Jen's pics) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38652523
36. Jen's Pictures on the Way to the Safari http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38678864
37. Now MEK's Front Row Mojo, almost lost my camera, pics! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38687475
38. MEK's On the Way to Safari Pics http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38687869
39. Jen Rockin' the Safari http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38709168
40. MEK Goofing Around In Harambe http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38712878
41. MEK Front Row Safari Mojo http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38725920
42. Continued........ http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38726269
43. Lost Safari Pics and Yummy Lunch at AK http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38767346
44. continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38767638
45. continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38767691
46. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38787978
47. Garden Grill (Jen's Update) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38812856
48. Jen's GC update continued with BLT pool pics http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38814138
49. Jen's Illumination update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38858080
50. Garden Grill and Illuminations (ME's update) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38883126
51. Illuminations (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38887143
52. Segway Around the World http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38949004
53. Jen's Segway Around the World with MEK being a sherpa http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=38982465
54. Jen's Club Cool and Grand Fiesta Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39025070
55. Jen's Le Cellier Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39082948
56. Meet Flat Mickey http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39107418
57. Flat Mickey does the Cave! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39147041
58. Flat Mickey meets KP in England http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39147662
59. Le Cellier Lunch with lots of pictures - drool! & KP and Mickey visit china http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39272250
Continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39272293
60. Jen's beautiful China pictures from the KP mission http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39287393
61. Pictures of My Running Path and other things on the Monorail Loop http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39288339
62. Day 3 "DOH" (almost a meltdown) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39333893
63. Jen's Update MNSSHP http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39340085
64. Jen's Update MNSSHP part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39344211
65. The case of the missing camera battery and meeting LL http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39345052
66. She Made Me Run http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39345871
67. Jen's Parade Pictures and more http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39400601
68. MEK's Parade Pictures http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39410110
69. Parade Pics (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39410200
70. Last pictures of the Night http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39411684
71. Day 4 Recap (Because it was a long day and it took forever to write about it) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39436752
72. Day 5 by Jen http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39466618
73. Kitchen Pictures http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39472743
74. Opening Ceremonyhttp://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39476507
75. The Hunt for the Elusive Battery http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39520731
75. Breakfast at the Kona Cafe http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39522916
76. Exploring the Grand Flo http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39565358
77. Grand Flo Quiet Pool http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39566207
78. continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39566229
79. The Wedding Chapel (Part 1) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39611593
80. The Wedding Chapel (part 2) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39612048
81. The Wedding Chapel (part 3) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39612243
82. Jen's Grand Floridian pics (Part 1) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39614911
83. Jen's GF pics (part 2) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39615264
84. The End of Our GF Visit http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39677903
85. Adult Beverages meet Kim Possible in Norway http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39677903
86. Jen's Empty Glass http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39680758
87. Singing Beer Steins and Greek Wine Flights http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39761205
88. The End of Day 5 http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39761490
89. The End of Day 5 by Jen http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39806586
90. Day 5 Recap http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39842024
91. The Longest Wait Ever http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39919911
92. Jen's Wait http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39931289
93. AP Drama http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39933177
94. AP Drama (cont) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=39933375
95. Leaving HS http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40041207
96. A Boat Tour http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40041400
97. The Boat Tour continues http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40114295
98. France ...Oh La La http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40114496
99. Jen's Update http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40116212
100. Continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40116316
101. Viva La France http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40193233
102. Viva La France (cont) and Hello ME http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40193435
103. Continued http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40193555
104. Photopass Pictures http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40273863
105. Photopass Pictures (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40274046
106. Trip Recap and Firsts Part I http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40349341
107. Trip Recap and Firsts (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40349934
108. Trip Recap and Firsts Part II http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40376404
109. Trip Recap and Firsts (continued) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40376914
110. Jen's Recap http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40377115
111. Trip Recap and Firsts (part 3) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40439691
112. Part 3 (continued)http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40440085
113. Final and Thoughts and Future Tripshttp://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40575360
114. The End! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ply&p=40600331
The Empty Nester's Magical Mystery Tour I Told You Driving Was Bad for Your Health
Sorry Gaston, They are MUCH More Interesting than You!
Will You Chill Out if I Sprinkle You With Pixie Dust?
Remembering 9/11:MEK Original
Why Not Just Queue Up Another Disney Trip?
How Do You Think We Stay So Happy? Inching My Way Closer to the Castle Sept 10 TR
Wheeling & Dealing at the WL May '10 TR
Play'in It at Pop Sept 09 Anniversary Trip JUNE 09 TR...KICK'N IT AT KIDANI DH & I do Disney Solo! DEC 2008 June 2008 tripreport
My Trips 2002-Offsite 2003-POR 2004-Royal Pacific/Daytona Bch 2005-CBR 2006-Pop, SSR 2007-ASM 2008-Pop, Vero Bch/SSR, POFQ/SSR 2009-Kidani/CSR, Pop 2010- VWL, BLT 2011-POR/BCV, Disney's HHI Resort, OKW2012-Treehouse villa/BWV, VWL/BWV 2013-HHI, Secret off site location;BWV/AKL 2014- Tampa, ASSp/BCV, OKW
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Astronomers Hunt for Killer Asteroids
Eons ago there was a mass extinction of dinosaurs due to an asteroid striking the Earth. Such a catastrophic event does not happen often and if EIU Physics professor Dr. James Conwell and his collaborator, Robert Holmes, can help it, it won't happen again. They are part of a collaboration that hunts for asteroids that could possibly collide with the Earth. Dr. Conwell and EIU Adjunct professor and local Astronomer Robert Holmes search for and track objects that orbit the sun and pass through the area where the Earth orbits.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Minor Planet Center partner with Mr. Holmes in his research to discover and track Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Any asteroid that approaches Earth's orbit poses a potential threat of a collision that could create serious repercussions. NASA works diligently to monitor such occurrences in the interest of national security. To illustrate the significance of the EIU and Astronomical Research Institute (ARI) effort, consider these statistics: In 2010, Mr. Holmes executed over 11,000 NEO measurements (1/4 of all such measurements in the world). In 2011, he made over one-third (35.17%) of all NEO measurements. In other words, this local Observatory is responsible for more NEO data than anyplace else in the world. From his observatory in Westfield, Bob Holmes stands guard over our world.
Students are an integral part of this work. Mr. Holmes works with schools around the world to analyze the multitude of data that he collects. EIU student, Tyler Linder, has collaborated with Mr. Holmes to win a NASA grant to continue and promote this work. Other EIU students get the benefit of having such a facility so close. The EIU Observatory is also available to students for learning and research. At the EIU Observatory, the students learn to find and photograph objects that are far too faint to see with the naked eye. They have been studying the shape and rotation of asteroids by watching the brightness of the object over time.
One way that this project has gone global is through Skynet (http://skynet.unc.edu/). A 30" telescope that EIU students helped to refurbish is linked to the internet for users throughout the Skynet world. In return, the Skynet network is available to EIU students and faculty. The program has allowed EIU students to collect data using a telescope in Chile from the comfort of their own room.
The excitement and importance of this work is palpable. Mr. Holmes is currently building a 50" telescope that will be the largest privately held telescope in the world. Dr. Conwell continues to lead an excited cadre of research students. Opportunities for students to present their findings at scientific meetings abound, and with all of this activity you can rest at night knowing that Mr. Holmes, Dr. Conwell, and the students are on the job watching out for major collisions with asteroids.


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We have this gate: http://www.target.com/p/munchkin-auto-close-metal-gate-safety-gate/-/A-13202372#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink
You can mount either by screwing it in or the easy mount.
We have a hand-me-down doggie gate that we use. (We're klassy like that.) It looks just like this, including the cute paw print decoration, and is pretty basic:
It just uses tension so you don't need to disrupt your walls or banister. As long as we make it snug enough T hasn't been able to push it down or anything, and she's quite strong. I'm just throwing this idea out there because you might be able to find a doggie gate for cheaper if you're looking to save money.
ETA: Woodsie and Elle make good points about the top of stairs. We only use the gate on the bottom of stairs and in doorways so I wasn't thinking about that.
You should definitely use hardware mounted gates for the top of stairs. The tension ones are just not safe in that position. They can become dislodged and allow the child to fall down the stairs. They should be going into the wall studs or wood to be secure, not just the drywall. You can find mounting brackets that go around banisters for anchoring if that's what you have. We have a thin metal banisters that we had to get creative with handmade wood brackets to get the gate to work.
At the bottom of the stairs, a tension gate is fine.
We have the Cardinal Special Gate
Woodsie:I didn't think tension gates were safe for the top of stairs? Ours screws into the railing on one side and the wall on the other, and it's rock solid. We'll just use wood filler on the railing and drywall mud on the wall when we're done with the gates. Easy peasy.
I'm pretty sure they aren't. We got the Safety 1st Lift, Lock and Swing gate when we moved. Somebody suggested them on this board (can't remember who, but maybe kagl?). It took me a day to get used to it, but it's so easy now and very secure.
BFP #1: July 12, 2010 Natural M/C: July 26, 2010
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Time Out says
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Welsh singer-songwriter Bright Light Bright Light (né Rod Thomas) combines devastating lyrics and mournful melodies with euphoric dance-floor beats, recalling both Robyn and the Scissor Sisters—and he seems to be drawing a similar (gay) audience. Check him out at this intimate gig before he inevitably sells out Terminal 5 in a few months. For more information, go to brightlightx2.com.
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Connells back at Boylan HeightsPaul, · Categories: General
At David M's invitation, we went over to Rawlee to the Boylan Bash celebrating 100 years of the Boylan Heights neighborhood. Besides the great folks that we met and visited with there and the great food at the pot luck table, there was great music — and the Connells!
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Practical Guidance 10 – Risk Assessment for Small CompaniesPublished on - Monday, November 14th, 2011
The identification and assessment of the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements during the planning stage of an audit affects the nature, timing and extent of the audit work to be performed to gather sufficient appropriate audit evidence. The risk assessment forms the foundation of an efficient and effective audit. It is important to understand the client's business and modify the approach for every audit according to individual company's risk and changes during the financial year to ensure sufficient and appropriate evidence was obtain to address the underlying assertions.
This Practice Guidance aims to provide some practical considerations to auditors in identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement during the planning stage for audits of small companies where it is more efficient to adopt a substantive audit approach.
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Sheila McNulty writes from Houston:
The small companies that drive the bulk of US natural gas production are going to Washington DC next week to lobby against tax increases for the oil and gas industry proposed by the Obama Administration.
In Energy Source:
GTL and CTL still have good long-term prospects despite the downturn
Libya to block Chinese takeover
FT is faked by environment campaigners
In a historic step, US vehicle fuel economy standards will be raised for the first time in 25 years (Detroit News)
Commerzbank highlights the estimates from Oil Movements, the information service, that Opec shipments are dropping by 770,000 barrels per day in the four weeks to April 11 compared to the previous four weeks. If accurate, that would confirm that Opec members are sticking by their commitment from Vienna on March 15 to cut their over-production above their agreed limits, which was then about 800,000 b/d.
The news sent crude prices to a 4-month high of $54.60 a barrel on Thursday.
The FT is the subject of the sincerest form of flattery today, in the shape of a 12-page spoof and accompanying website from environmental campaigners, linked to protests around the London G20 meeting next week.
It is a mix of jokes and arguments, of varying quality, but the production is superb. Thay have reproduced the look of the FT very impressively.
The best bit: the leader column, which writes
Frankly, the Financial Times is more honest than most, both about its bias and the state of the world. Investors tend to want their news less filtered, even if they still like it framed to serve their interests.
Perhaps we should use that in our advertising.
Energy news from elsewhere:
- Vote for IAEA chief is deadlocked (WSJ)
- Investment cuts open door to jump in oil price (WSJ)
- Opec could cut oil output at next meeting, says Venezuela minister (Reuters)
- US gasoline prices top $2 a gallon for first time in 4 months (Bloomberg)
- Afren's Ebok block in Nigeria is 'transformational,' says chief Shahenshah (Bloomberg)
Energy news from the FT:
- Rio Tinto reveals its 'Plan B' on funding
Alternative ready if Chinalco's $19.5bn investment blocked
- London Metal Exchange breaks mould with dividend plan
Proposal faces opposition at AGM
- Tax losses to sweeten Premier's purchase
Net cost for buying Oilexco's North Sea operations may be $100m
Energy Source is no longer updated but it remains open as an archive.
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By Ron Adams
The temperature was a cool 19 degrees on Sept. 3, 2004, when Phil Wolf and I arrived at a small creek in Alaska's interior. We'd long been planning a trip there, and news of the large bull moose taken in that sub-unit excited us.
Our plan was to float the creek for approximately 75 miles and hunt along the way, for which we had set aside 12 days. After that, we'd be picked up by an air service that would fly us back to our vehicles.
Upon loading our 16-foot inflatable raft, we set out and soon became concerned about the water levels for the first few miles. We would not be able to put a 1,200-pound moose in the raft without the vessel scraping bottom and possibly tearing a hole in our only transportation. Plus, we were at least 100 miles from the closest settlement.
Fortunately, however, the going and water levels improved. Phil and I camped that first night on a long beach with plenty of firewood to warm our bodies and a beautiful sunset to warm our souls.
The next morning, our first official day of hunting, broke a cool and clear 16 degrees. We were anxious to see what the day would bring. Up and packed by 7 a.m., we barely noticed the heavy frost that covered all of our gear. Once Phil and I hit the water, it was as if we became one with the landscape. The fall's reds and yellows danced in the breeze amidst the smell of wet leaves and ripened berries - all signs of the coming winter.
Rafting, in my opinion, is the best way to experience Alaska and possibly the quietest way to hunt bull moose.
We were floating just above 2 mph, the oars leaving the water and the caws of a raven the only sounds. Our game plan was to try calling the moose to the creek's edge, using my trusty fiberglass megaphone-like moose call. But we floated most of the morning with only the echo of my calls as a response.
Out of the blue, Phil asked, "Would you like to go for a walk to warm the toes and check for moose sign?"
"Sure," I replied. "I like to walk."
We picked a high ridge on a cut bank to stop. We've noticed over the years that moose tend to stay on the high side of the river for a better view of possible predators.
Phil and I grabbed our guns, walked into the woods a few yards and noticed a well used game trail paralleling the river. This is not uncommon, as most of the animals in the area, such as moose, bears and wolves, choose to walk along the river to their final destination or to look for the easiest place to cross. We followed the trail for about 200 yards and noticed what appeared to be a clearing off the main path.
We headed for the opening and discovered that it was a dried-up pond. The fresh moose tracks in the area were inviting, but as my father always says, "You can't eat moose tracks." I began to parallel the pond as my partner entered the clearing, attempting to find fresher sign.
Phil and I were barely 50 yards apart when I glanced up from some very fresh moose tracks to see their maker not 60 yards in front of me. The question immediately was, is it a bull? In the area we were hunting, there were no antler restrictions; so any bull was legal. On the first day, however, size matters.
The trees were thick. It took 20 to 30 seconds before the sunlight reflected off the tines of the mighty beast as it raised its head, probably catching my scent. I chambered a round, looked back to see Phil still looking hard at some fresh sign, likely from the moose now in my scope. My shooting window was small, about a foot square, but it presented a direct path to the animal's vitals.
Fortunately, I was confident with my .375 H&H, especially at that range. I quickly squeezed off a round, and the bull dropped in its tracks. I turned to see Phil give me a look that said, "There is no way you just shot a moose on the first day, right?"
Well, to our mutual surprise, I did. It wasn't the widest among Alaska-Yukon specimens, but it wore a rare 11 brow tines, five on one side and six on the other. We were very fortunate, too, in that we had only 200 yards to pack out the 1,000-pound bull - our closest pack-out ever!
We finished loading the moose into the raft by 4 p.m. and decided to cover some creek miles before setting up our next camp.
Our second day on the river presented, once again, a heavy frost - chilling everything in the boat, including the meat. That was fortunate, because we still had 11 days to go.
We hunted close to the river's edge for the next few days, still in shock that our hunt was half finished. After some discussion, Phil and I decided to try to call our air taxi service for some assistance. We had a satellite phone with us and made a quick call to the air service to see if they would be able to take the meat out for us early and store it until the end of our trip. Unfortunately, they did not have the room at their facility, but they offered us an optional airstrip approximately 12 air miles away, according to GPS calculations.
A satellite phone and GPS are great and increasingly affordable tools to have on such a long hunt. The owner of the air taxi service we were using mentioned that the hunting was good in that area near this optional airstrip. Plus, if we got another moose before that strip, we could be picked up early.
Sounded like a plan to us.
The next morning, we heard a bull grunting just out of sight in the trees. It kept us busy most of the day, but that's all. Later in the evening, while we were catching some fresh grayling for supper, I threw up the moose call and let one fly. Within seconds, we heard the crashing of brush not far off in the woods. We quickly rowed to shore and listened intently as the thrashing got louder.
We were on a long beach and could see trees swinging in the air as the moose was moving our way. Phil and I were looking at each other in shock. Within a few minutes, a 57-inch-wide bull stepped onto the beach just short of where I had made my first moose call.
It was in a beeline for the other side of the river where, we assumed, it thought its challenger (me) was waiting. The bull was just entering the water when Phil fired into its shoulder, dropping the animal instantly into the shallow river.
Now that moose would be the shortest pack ever!
We were very happy to have our second moose only six days into our 12-day hunt. We field-dressed that rascal in record time.
As the sun set, we became almost giddy. Phil and I grabbed our horns and began playfully sparring as if we were mighty bulls.
I remember settling into our sleeping bags for one last night, both smiling in anticipation of our dreams. As I dozed off, I began planning the next year's hunt.
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, Stanley Stacos tweeted that an unconscious female was reported as being found half naked on the street:
ALLSTON: Female Down and Unresponsive (naked from the waste down), outside 1462 Commonwealth Ave, #BostonPoliceEMSFD steppin' it up #1020pm
— Stanley Staco (@stacos) June 22, 2013
This disturbing report probably doesn't surprise many people. It is shocking, and scary, but it has become part of the public image of Allston. Minutes later Stacos updated on the situation stating that the cars had been cancelled, it turned out she was a known area lush.
ALLSTON *update* #BostonPolice O/S, female is a "regular" (ie: neighborhood drunk), Addn't BPD cars cancelled, EMS pushing In – Active Area
— Stanley Staco (@stacos) June 22, 2013
That's "typical Allston." Drunk girls being carried half conscious out of restaurants, drunk guys beating each other to pulp in the streets.
That everyone in Allston is drunk has become a running joke, cheap laugh fodder for those sober enough to compose a tweet.
LMAO wtf, a naked bitch is on the loose on my street. I can't with Allston anymore.
— Aaliyah Grande (@0ldnewz) June 22, 2013
Don't get me wrong, I laugh, and I share your tweets.
Rough day for this guy. Good looks #allston pic.twitter.com/amoKoU5o40
— BarHavoc (@BarHavoc) June 22, 2013
That's what this blog was inspired by. The image of a Never Never Land for young kids who are idealistic and don't know the best way to get across the idea that they have a say in how things can be in their neighborhood. Keep Allston Shitty.
Well I guess I got what I wanted, because Allston is shitty sometimes.
The Boston Police Department have released an outline of crime reported in the last six months and it indicates that while crime has been decreasing in Boston overall (despite a spike in gun violence), it has jumped by 11% in the D-14 area, our very own Allston/Brighton.
Many of the reported incidents have something in common with Staco's report above, they share the unfortunate trend of involving women.
At the end of May a female employee at Ritual Arts on Harvard Avenue was assaulted and robbed.
This is scary stuff. You wouldn't expect someone to be breaking into an adorable store full of mystical things and cats and assaulting girls in exchange for sage, but it's happening. It's happening all around us and it's not being taken very seriously by many.
The Allston Brighton Newsflash glibly reported on "Fight Club, female edition," a series of violent incidents involving women which took place in a short period of time. One of these incidents involved a group of men mercilessly beating an uninvolved female bystander of their altercation into unconsciousness.
The levity this was treated with is unfortunate, but again no one is surprised by stories they hear about Allston on weekend nights. Every weekend you can expect to see tweets about fights outside of TITS or people screaming in the night.
I want us to have a safe summer. I love Allston.
I want everyone to be okay at the end of this summer, I don't want us to lose anymore young people to fates we can keep them safe from.
The police department offers RAD self defense training courses in Oak Square, and the BARCC is available to help people who have been assaulted.
Let's have a fun summer. I think we all have the right to get fall-down/pee-on-a-dumpster drunk, but we also have a responsibility to take care of ourselves. Please be careful, look into the self-defense cat keychain and walk home in loud obnoxious groups if you must because you're safer that way. And seriously: drink lots of water.
Staying hydrated in the heat will help you keep your wits about you.
Hopefully Jack Burton will be around to save us from getting in trouble, but just in case he isn't, be careful at night.


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Babyboomer - PS 89Oh, boy, do I remember Noah Engelberg! In fact, he's in the 3rd grade picture I'm looking at right now! He had a mad crush on my best friend starting in about 5th grade - used to drive her CRAZY! He would try SO hard to sit next to her on the bus when we went on class trips, and we'd plot and plan to make sure he couldn't - we were SO mean!
I wasn't in the chorus at 145, but another good friend was - Laura Nass. She didn't go to PS 89, but we got to be friends at 145. BTW - didn't Noah end up playing the tuba or something in the 145 orchestra?? I hope he ended up being a Fulbright Scholar or something, and that he's doing something that will save the world, and that he's worth baillions today - we were THAT mean to him back then, and he deserved better.
I stayed in touch with a lot of the PS 89 and JHS 145 kids through college, and even several since then - and my best friend from way back in the early days at 89 is STILL my best friend now!
There were some real characters on the faculty at 145 - Mr. Speigler, who wore enormous bowties every day; Mr. Brooker, who sometimes lectured while lying down on the lab table; Mr. Finn, who wore Buddy Holly-style glasses and yelled incessantly; Mr. Adolphe, who didn't seem to do much except subject us to the torture of "social dancing" instead of gym once in a while, and who babysat a bunch of us in the gym during the teachers' strike; and then there was my favorite teacher of all time, Mrs. McPhillips, who was entirely wonderful.
PS 89/145 etcDidi -- Laura Nass, sure I remember her, and all of the other names. McPhillips, sure, had her for 7th grade English I think... Super nice, very encouraging, supportive and patient. Did you ever have an English sub Miss Lichtenstein (sp?)? She absolutely could not control the class. Every time she's turn her back to the class, it would go wild, and it would take her ten minutes to regain control.
My parents were friends for awhile with Noah's parents, and what I remember most about them was that they were like the first people we knew to buy a new tiny French car -- Renault Dauphine. Mr. Engleberg was so proud of it, but it was so odd to see grown people squeezing into that tiny car. I can't believe (though I do) that you have a friend from way back when. That's amazing. As you can maybe surmise, I've been out of the NYC loop for quite some time, but have never forgotten. The odd part about this message string is that it seems like I should know you, but when you volunteered your mom's name, it didn't sound familiar.
Babyboomer - PS 89/145Not a problem that you can't remember me - 2nd grade was a long time ago - longer than I like to admit - and apparently we were in only that one same class. I wasn't very memorable - pretty dorky, as a matter of fact.
At PS 89, remember having to go up to the closed-off 4th floor for Phys Ed when it was raining or snowing and we couldn't go outside? Usually Mrs. Roche (one of the 6th grade teachers) would take everyone up there and play records - as I recall, we "marched" a lot up there. Must have sounded like herds of stampeding elephants to everyone on the 3rd floor!
If you remember the weekly assemblies we had in the auditorium, you'll remember Mrs. Duker playing the piano, and you'll remember the colorguard - I was in the colorguard, first on the State of NY flag, and then on the American flag (remejmber "Assembly salute!"?? - that was me).
I don't specifically remember Mrs. Lichtenstein ... unless she was the older lady who wore her hair up in a bun and who demanded that we all remain absolutely still and silent ... which meant that we all instantly dissolved into hysterical laughter, and learned to pass notes with the speed of greased lightning.
JHS 145I'm the Laura Nass who was in the chorus at 145.
I can give you updates on many of our friends.
JHS 145Laura, I don't want to chat away in a public forum for obvious reasons. Pls try firstname.lastname@example.com
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Been off this site for a few years (obviously)... Laura, Didi, r u there?
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I found out that Mrs. Oxman ( a,k.a. " Sophie the Terrible" ) died in 2005 at age 96. That old crow was too mean to die young.
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Gore 5/5
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|Spousal maintenance - opinions sought
Posted 19 February, 2012, 04:17 PM
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I'm seeking opinions on my ex wife's spousal maintenance claim. The basics:
Married 3 years but separated late last year.
Two kids under 3.
No orders for me to have any time with them and I don't see them at present, but a parenting plan is expected shortly.
I'm on about 130K.
She has both kids full time and gets about $400pw CS, although a COA based on current income would increase this to about $460.
She had total control over our finances whilst married. No explanation of where the 300 odd K I earned during that time ended up, other than the mortgage and normal expenses (no holidays or anything during that time). That leaves a substantial and unexplained gap....
House is under contract with just under 100K left over. I paid the whole mortgage including extra and am still paying it because she says she can't afford it and I don't want to default before it settles. Her contributions were 15K initially (matching my 15K) and about 20K spent on the house.
She has an honours degree and I supported her financially in her honours year.
According to a CSA statement, she earned 8K in interest last FY on money I didn't even know we/she had.
She initially claimed 51K spousal maintenance (she hasn't tried for any super thank god) and has since changed solicitors and is asking for 25K plus all proceeds from the house. My solicitor has advised that because she has the kids full time that she'll get all the money from the house and some S/M. It seems more than unfair that I lose everything and end up in debt. My ex seems hellbent on a quick settlement via BFA (meaning she won't have to disclose anything) and probably doesn't have the money to fight it out in court but my instincts tell me to take it to court as it seems too one sided for her to end up with 100% of the proceeds from the house, plus S/M, but I end up being cleaned out and forced into debt. I'd also consider it worth going to court for the peace of mind gained through her having to disclose where my earnings went during our marriage.
I'd be happy to give her all proceeds from the house and just leave it at that, and alhtough it'd leave me with zero I'm not being greedy, I just want a fair outcome (or S/M being a paid to her through a small percentage I claim from the house thus offsetting any actual out of pocket expenses).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Posted 20 February, 2012, 03:17 PM
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She's dreaming big time re spousal maintenance - don't agree to it.
As this is a very short term marriage, what was brought to it is very important.
She could probably claim from your super what she has not got in super since she has been having babies etc...
Future earning capacity needs to be assessed and with an Honours degree she has a great chance of getting well paid employment.
She would be getting 16K for Parenting payment single and 12K in family benefits for the kids each year. Plus child support.
I guess under the 10% percent per child rule she would get 70% of the asset pool at the most.
Don't settle until you have done a proper discovery and have had time to think about it.
You say 300k is gone - I say she is hiding something.
8k interest could be from 150k of assets.
Get some legal advice.
Posted 20 February, 2012, 03:31 PM
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Thanks Fairgo. Precisely what I thought. My lawyer seems to be aiming for a quick settlement, not a fair one. His advice was to offer 10K S/M to counter her ccurrent claim of 25K (originally 51K!!!) plus she gets all proceeds from the house (just under 90K). To me, it seems totally unrealistic that she stands to get more than 100% of the asset pool considering I'd have to borrow at least half of the 10K if she accepted, let alone her actual ambit claim. I can only assume that a magistrate or FLC registrar would have a similar view.
My instincts tell me to take it to court or as a minimum settle it via consent orders because until full and frank disclosure has taken place I won't have any peace of mind regarding what would seem to be my now evaporated earnings.
She spent (if memory serves) about 20K on the house during our marriage and maybe half that again for making bedrooms children friendly, prams, cots etc. That was from her money which she had prior to marriage/cohabitation etc. My lawyer worked out that I paid somewhere between 110-120K into the mortgage in that same three years, as well as paying for everything else along the way. I left the house with $800 to my name.
I guess if I had to narrow it down and ask one question of those with suitable experience, can a court actually force me into debt as well as depriving me of the entire asset pool, excluding super? If I lost some of the super from my current fund it wouldn't worry me too much because I'm earning decent money and can increase my contributions, but my military super is defined benefit (and I can't roll in or out of it) so I'm very protective of it. Thoughts?
Posted 20 February, 2012, 04:49 PM
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|Tell 'er she's dreamin'...
Posted 20 February, 2012, 05:00 PM
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Craigo, everything I posted on here is what I've told my lawyer. Any idea why he'd be aiming for a quick settlement?
Something fishy about the whole thing is that her solicitors (she's now up to her third between two firms) insist on BFA's and trying to settle it in a hurry. Correct me if I'm wrong, but BFA's don't require full and frank disclosure as a rule. Me thinks that she's been advised to avoid said process for a reason....our house is now under contract so as far as I'm concerned the ball is now in my court because she wants her share (or all of it according to her) now. I'm in no rush. Any suggestions? I feel inclined to instruct my lawyer, however precarious it may make his position professionally, to retract the offer and just let a magistrate or court registrar apply their precentages/formulae and see how that goes. I can't imagine it could be any worse than losing everything plus being forced into debt.
Posted 20 February, 2012, 05:17 PM
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It seems unlikely that a court will find spousal maintenance due and payable. The property settlement is a separate issue. Is your lawyer looking at spousal maintenance in order to reduce the proportion of the property settlement? It's the only reason I can see. If you've only been married 3 years, she hasn't reduced her capacity to earn by time out of the workforce, as has been previously suggested. Marrying someone doesn't automatically create an entitlement to their financial support after the marriage, as once it did when women were less likely to work outside the home.
If she is less skilled than you and hence less able to earn a good income, that is her problem, not yours. She might usefully use the time before the children start school to seek further education/training to improve her chances.
Posted 20 February, 2012, 05:36 PM
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My lawyer originally said to aim for 80/20 or thereabouts, and whatever I got from the house could then be used to offest her S/M claim, but that seems to have fallen by the wayside since her lawyer tried to expedite the process by forwarding another ambit claim, hence my curiosity regarding court. All I want is to start again free of debt. She can have every cent from the house.
Outside the military I have no real world qualifications other than a few mining machines. Nothing tertiary. She is infinitely better qualified than me. It almost feels like S/M has been tacked onto the process as a token gesture purely because people here 'mining' and think $$$. It's not the case as she spent all my money. I really want to test this in court. Good or bad idea?
Posted 20 February, 2012, 06:04 PM
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I don't have sufficient expertise to advise you to test or otherwise, I'm sorry to say. Perhaps SPCA one of the SRL-R people might be able to assist with that.
I'd just comment to the effect that if she is tertiary qualified she has no reason to claim that she is unable to work, regardless of her behaviour with respect to care/contact arrangements or the actual arrangements arrived at.
You two are going to be tied together financially for a long time and the generous property settlement will be a distant memory in 10 years time if she decides to continue to make herself a PITA. Take your share now and give it back as child support. Your kids won't be worse off and you'll be better off.
Posted 21 February, 2012, 12:14 AM
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The necessary steps for a spousal maintenance claim
1. Consider the threshold issues pursuant to s.72(1) unable to adequately support themselves.
2. Consider s.74 and the relevant factors in s.75(2) - in this case the kids
3. There is a no fettering principle that allows your ex to have the same pre separation standard of living if your income permits it.
4. Back to s.74 and with 'reasonableness in the circumstances' as the guiding principle.
If there is a property claim as well as a SM claim, the SM will get dealt with after the s.79 claim. Clauson and Clauson (1975) FLC 92-595
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Posted 21 February, 2012, 12:25 AM
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|Could you please elaborate monteverdi? To add to the info supplied prior, she has 100% custody of our kids but the only reason for that is because my ex imposes nigh on impossible conditions on my visits so my solicitor advised against in until I have something formal to determine the how/where etc. Does it sound as though her claim would be given consideration in court, given that I'm happy for her to have all proceeds from our house and start again from scratch?
Posted 21 February, 2012, 12:36 AM
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You need to go to court for time with the ankle biters. It is in her financial interest for you not to see the kids - fairly standard tactics from single mums club.
SM is usually used as a weapon to be negotiated away.
Last edit: 21 February, 2012, 08:42 AM by monteverdi
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Posted 21 February, 2012, 01:24 AM
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I agree with Craigo don't give her anything extra as C$A will easily cover it.
If there is only a cash asset pool then there is no reason why you would be in debt after settlement. Just split the cash 70/30 for example and it's all done and each party pays their lawyer out of their share. You can get a splitting order for your super so no need to borrow funds against your super.
Whilst you are sorting out the settlement you should file for interim care orders. Because the children are young you will need a graduated care regime over a few years as they get older. If you are committed to being a dad there is no reason why you can't get at least 40% after two-three years.
I think the lawyers are wanting a quick deal as there is not much in the asset pool for them to take. If the ex is hiding something she will settle before you get to discovery which you should leave until you have agreed on the care of the children.
Good luck
Posted 21 February, 2012, 05:08 PM
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If I could borrow upon the experience of those within once more, my thoughts are that I should withdraw that which has been forwarded in response to my ex's current claim (all proceeds from our house plus 25K spousal maintenance) and instruct my solicitor with (roughly, depending on his advice) the following, to be finalised via consent orders rather than a BFA:
75/25 or 80/20 from the house
My remaining percentage to be paid to her as spousal maintenance (meaning she still gets all proceeds and I don't accrue a debt), or in the unlikely event that I end up with any of the proceeds that I pay it as CS.
If she lodges a claim for some of my super, draft a splitting order so that my military super remains untouched, and any exchanges be drawn from my current super fund.
Interim care orders for regular weekly contact, to be increased as appropriate according to their ages and capacity for time away from their mother.
The way I see it, if it costs a few K extra to fight her S/M claim, anything is better than the 25K she's currently demanding (yes, demanding, by repeatedly using the line "It's in the best interests of the children"....seems very rehearsed!), and I will have the peace of mind of knowing whether or not she embezzled any of my income. As mentioned previously, she wants the money from the sale of the house now, so I figure I can use that as leverage to force her into being more realistic, or more accurately, less greedy and spiteful. Any thoughts or feedback are more than welcome.
Posted 21 February, 2012, 06:37 PM
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Did your ex wife bring any assets into the marriage?
Is the reason you may be in debt for SM because the defence super is not being included?
Posted 21 February, 2012, 07:29 PM
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I have less than 90k super between both funds, and I'd imagine she has marginally less, and of my ten military years we were only married for 3 so her entitlement is by no means huge. She brought money into the marriage, but of that she spent (as a partially informed estimate) about 30-35k on improvements to our house and stuff for the kids. That's it. I'd estimate that in the mortgage alone I paid 120k ball park figure as well as paying for every other expense. All my income for 3 years - gone. Her 8k in interest is a particular concern!
I get the impression she's crying poor to maximize her share from the settlement, and using very dirty tactics to stop me from seeing my kids (conditions for visits, threatening to involve police with no justification etc) thus further improving her opportunity to satisfy her greed.
Posted 21 February, 2012, 07:49 PM
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Family law doesn't just consider financial contributions. Her contributions as a parent, particularly if you were OS for military purposes, would carry the same weight, contribution wise.
Divisions also factor in future needs, and with 2 kids under 3 the needs are quite high at present.
Please don't let this situation deter you from being a big part of your kid's lives. Money and assets can be replaced, but time with your kids can't.
Posted 21 February, 2012, 07:58 PM
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|I was deployed whilst we were married, but before we had kids. From said deployment, I paid for her to not work so she could finish her degree free of stress from having to work and study. A portion of my war pay paid extra off the mortgage. I understand your point April and I know it is indeed valid, but it seems as though my contribution (every cent) is being ignored in its entirety.
Posted 21 February, 2012, 11:00 PM
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I think if your gut instinct says take it to court then lodge an initiating application with the court. In the early stages she will be likely ordered by the court registrar to disclose all financial information, including bank records,which might show where your money went or is.
Once you are satisfied you have all relevant info then you will be in a better educated position to negotiate.
In my OH's case the court registrar was very good at laying it on the line and telling his ex there was no way any judge would give her what she was demanding, one of her demands was spousal support, registrar told her she was dreaming. The registrar even got stuck into the ex's solicitor for encouraging her to be greedy.
Unfortunately the ex has refused to listen to the registrar or the magistrate at the pre trial hearing, so it's going to trial.
It cost us about 8k for the for a solicitor to represent my OH at the 3 conferences. We can't afford him for the trial but the work he has done has prepared my OH well enough to now self rep. The ex's solicitor just dumped her, cause of her irrational behavior so it will level the playing field in the court room.
Even if your ex has the children, majority care, you still need to be able to provide for them when they are in your care, so should not be left destitute if there are enough assets to split to allow an equitable and fair outcome for both parties.
Posted 22 February, 2012, 01:33 AM
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Yes withdraw the other offer as I think you are now on the right track Sleepy although you are being too kind re the S/M.
I guarantee you will kick yourself over this in the future.
You will pay child support regardless the outcome of the property settlement until the children reach 18 yrs.
Spend a lot of time re orders for the care of your children and try to flush out the reason for the 8K investment income.
Posted 22 February, 2012, 08:06 AM
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|Many thanks for your replies folks. I appreciate the time each of you put into responding. Although I won't provide identifying specifics as this progresses for privacy reasons (and potentially subject to a decision of a court), I will share my experiences once this has been finalised in the hope that I can offer something for others who may find themselves in a similarly challenged position.


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Because programmers are usually quite literal minded, working with UML might first feel very slow and frustrating process. At first I had thought like how am I going to know all the classes and associations even if I haven't made a single line of code? How I can desing anything, if I don't have any project plan? Do I have to create requirements analysis to create a project plan and then to create an UML design? I bet that you also can see how deep it goes when you start to think UML diagram as literal as your code would be. At worst you might fall to some kind of waterfall project, which would take eternity before you could create just a single line of code. Nobody wants that at nowdays. What I'm trying to say, is that you can utilize UML in your project as part of coding work. Most important is to have a visual image of your software architecture and the main class associations.
Try to keep it simple
I found out a quite good general rule about UML design from another web site. Don't model things in the UML what you want your coder to do. Even if you're doing your software by yourself, it's a very good rule. I see the rule in a sense, that don't do unneseccary accurate diagram and leave out all the stuff what programmer can create during the coding.
Creating a very accurate UML diagram takes a lot of time and a very accurate project plan and requirement analysis. In one man project, like I have, that would take way too much time to do. And in worst case if something is wrong in the plan, you have to do again whole design progress. Not good. That is perhaps why most of people just turn away from the UML.
Visualizing helps to avoid pitfalls
Visualizing your code with UML can help you to avoid some pitfalls what at first you might not detect. Let's say that I have a class Gameobject. I want that my gameobject is a renderable mesh, it's collidable and it has physics on on it. Pretty soon I have monolithic class hierarchy which limits design choices. I usually want to keep my class hierarchy flat and nice, so that the class hierarchy is nice and simple. With UML you might notice if the class hierarchy gets too deep and you might want to change that. These kind of design problems are good to notice before coding, hence it saves time. Nothing frustrates more than to code something again, but slightly different way.
Here I have a picture from previous example. It's OK to inherit Piece and Board types from GameObject class, because the hierarchy stays quite flat. But I have made an aggregation to GameObject class with Transform and MeshInstance classes, because I can keep code more adjustable and to prevent monolithic class hierarchy. You can easily decide things like these in advance before going to coding and save some time and archictectural troubles.
I don't also usually bother to create perfect classes in UML, like filling perfect information of members and functions. Those things I usually decide while coding. Some main functions and members I add to UML diagram which helps me to visualize the class itself. These are usually related to direct x stuff, like objects needed to hold rendering data and COM objects to interact with devices. Filling that kind of information just makes the class more instructible.
It's good to atleast learn some basics about UML diagrams, because quite many programming books uses the UML to describe class relationships. That is because in UML you can usually describe quite a complicated relationship whitout writing a novel. I also think that when you understand UML, you can also explain your code to somebody else in more standardized way and understand better when somebody else talks about programming.


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