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May 15, 2013 4:30 AM | Author: MIKE MORAN
Mike Moran is a vice president and partner at
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For a privately owned company embarking upon its first sale to an outside buyer, the lure and benefits of a broad auction can be many. But the process may not always be the right fit when a seller considers the myriad factors driving the sale decision as well as the importance of the post-sale partnership with a buyer.
Over the past few decades, the middle market has matured and the universe of investors with capital to invest has expanded dramatically. Advisory firms have done a masterful job positioning ever smaller companies for liquidity events and running large, competitive auctions that are designed to maximize alternatives for sellers and, often, drive higher sales prices.
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: One of the main benefits of being a private enterprise is just that — privacy. Often, internal customer, profit or product information is highly sensitive and the benefits of going broad may not outweigh the risks of revealing that information.
: All businesses have interesting stories, but some require more chapters than others. Certain issues are difficult to explain in glossy information memorandums and require fewer, deeper discussions (i.e., rocky historical performance unconnected to bright future prospects, specific customer or contract issues, the need to close or open a facility in the near term, etc.).
: When the six- to 12-month timeframe of a standard auction process — from first meeting until close of the transaction — is not fast enough, the right private equity partner has specific industry knowledge, committed capital, execution resources and deep financing relationships to execute a deal quickly and with minimal disruptions to the business.
: A broad auction process often limits a seller's ability to have the one-on-one discussions required to flesh out fit and philosophical alignment that surface more easily with direct interface. When maintaining the culture of the organization is a critical factor in its continued success, the best private equity firms understand how to identify and foster an organization's culture while providing resources where needed.
: When an owner is seeking only partial liquidity and needs a partner with tailored expertise to maximize the value of his or her reinvestment down the road, engaging in a sale process designed to maximize near-term price may not be the best long-term value decision. At Linsalata Capital Partners, many of our partners have held operating positions with significant balance sheet responsibility, an often helpful resource for management. A business also may require access to industry experts, hands-on operating knowledge, strategic guidance for growth or additional capital to execute a roll-up strategy that a private equity firm can bring.
: A one-size-fits-all approach does not always work and there may be multiple issues on the table that require creative and thoughtful solutions. It can be difficult in an auction process to have an early, simple, common sense conversation about critical issues beyond price that address the real needs of a seller, especially one that intends to reinvest alongside the new majority owner that will become a partner post transaction.
To win any transaction, private equity partners know they must be flexible in addressing the various needs of business owners, offer fair and supportable valuations and establish future equity incentives for sellers that often enhance their equity rollovers to the extent that the proverbial "second bite at the apple" is worth even more than the initial sale.
Business owners should consider carefully the situation when deciding on the sale option that is right for them, and may find the better path to long-term value creation to be a negotiated sale to a private equity partner.
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1 red bell pepper (sliced)
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Sweet Maria's Glossary
City+ Roast |
City+ roast is a term we use for the roast level after City, with further development of the bean, but not approaching Second Crack. C+ is roughly 425 to 435 Fahrenheit, |
Classic |
A general characterization of a coffee, implying that it fits an ideal, predetermined taste profile for that particular origin. |
Clean Cup |
Clean cup refers to a coffee free of taints and defects. |
Clear |
Articulated characteristics in the cup, without distraction. |
Coffee |
Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion. |
Coffee Berry Disease |
A fungal disease that results in cherry dying and dropping to the ground before it is ripe. |
Coffee Brewing |
The process of making an infusion of roasted, ground coffee beans. |
Coffee Cherry |
Coffee is a fruit from a flowering shrubby tree; we have come to call the whole fruit coffee cherry. |
Coffee Crop Cycle |
The Coffee Crop Cycle simply refers to the period of growth of the cherry to maturation and harvest |
Coffee Diseases |
Coffea Arabica is susceptible to a host of diseases, such as Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), Coffee Berry Borer (CBB, also known as Broca), and Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR). |
Coffee Filter |
A mechanism (usually paper or a metal or nylon mesh) for straining coffee grounds from brewed coffee. |
Coffee Grading |
The evaluation and scoring of physical coffee defects in green coffee. |
Coffee Grinder |
A device for grinding coffee beans. Grinders can be broadly classified into blade grinders and burr grinders. |
Coffee Growing Regions |
Coffee is grown in a belt around the world - roughly from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, and specialty coffee is grown generally from 1000 to 3000 meters above sea level. |
Coffee Roaster |
A mechanism for roasting coffee. The basic requirements for a coffee roaster are a heating element that gets suitably hot and a mechanism for agitating the beans. |
Colombia |
As you know, Colombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with Good Coffee. This is half-true. |
Color Sorting |
Sorting coffee by removing beans that have a color that indicates a defect. |
Complex |
The co-presence of many aroma and flavor attributes, with multiple layers. |
Conduction |
The transfer of heat between matter. In coffee, conduction heating is contrasted with convection heating, which occurs in a moving fluid. |
Congo |
Kivu is the general name for East Congo (Kinshasa), covering a very broad geographical area. It borders on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika on the east. Kivu is divided into three provinces, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), and Maniema. Coffee, cotton, rice, and palm oil are produced, and tin and some gold are mined. |
Conical Burr Grinder |
A conical burr grinder has two cone-shaped burrs that sit inside one another; coffee bean fall between the two burrs and are ground between them. |
Convection |
Transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid. |
Conventional |
Conventional means that a coffee is not organic certified, in the coffee trade. |
Costa Rica |
Costa Rican coffee is typicaly very clean, sweet, with lots of floral accents. They are prized for their high notes: bright citrus or berry-like flavors in the acidity, with distinct nut-to-chocolate roasty flavors. |
Crack |
An audible popping sound heard during roasting. In coffee, one refers to first crack and second crack, which come from two different classes of chemical reactions. |
Creamy |
A mouthfeel description indicating thickness and soft, rounded texture |
Crema |
The dense foam on top of a shot of espresso. Crema is considered a sign of a proper espresso extraction. |
Creosol | |
Crisp |
Usually used as a modifying flavor term, such as crisp acidity |
Crust |
The outer layer of a bread loaf ... or in coffee cupping, the floating grounds on the cup, which you break with the cupping spoon. |
Cultivar |
Cultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions. |
Cultivar Flavor |
In-the-cup coffee flavors that result from a specific cultivar (varietal) of coffee. |
Cup Of Excellence |
The Cup of Excellence is a competition held yearly in many coffee-producing countries, designed to highlight the very best coffees from each origin. |
Cupper |
One who cups, or tastes and evaluates, coffee. |
Cuppers Correction |
The cupper's correction is a term we use to measure the intangible qualities of a cup: if, for instance, a coffee totals 88 points, but it is high quality enough that we feel it should< be a 90, we add in a +2 cupper's correction. |
Cupping |
Cupping is a clever term for tasting coffee by steeping grounds in separate cups for discrete amounts of ground coffee, to reveal good flavors and defects to their fullest. |
Cupping Spoon |
A special spoon used in the cupping process of coffee evaluation. |
Current Crop |
Refers to any coffee that has not been replaced by new crop shipments, even if it was shipped from origin many months before. |
Decaffeinated Coffee |
Coffee from which caffeine has been removed, either chemically or using water filtration. A variety of methods for decaffeination exist, but all operate on the same basic principle |
Deep Roasted |
Coffee that turns from green to brown under the watchful, loving supervision of a roast master is called Deep Roasted Coffee |
Defect |
In coffee, a defect refers to specific preparation problems with the green coffee, or a flavor problem found in the cupping process. |
Degree Of Roast |
Degree of Roast simply means the roast level of a coffee, how dark it has been roasted. |
Demucilage |
To remove the fruity layer of coffee (mucilage) either by fermetation or by machine. |
Density |
The density of a coffee bean is often taken as a sign of quality, as a more dense bean will roast more evenly. |
Density Sorting |
A key step in preparing green coffee for export, density sorting is a step at the dry mill where coffee is run across a density table. Less dense seeds are tend to have poor cup character. |
Descaling |
The process of removing harmful scale buildup from a boiler. |
Direct Trade |
A term used by coffee sellers to indicate that the coffee was purchased through a direct relationship with the farmer. |
Dirty Cup |
A general word implying some form of taint, usually an earthy defect |
Dominican Republic |
The Dominican has a tradition of coffee production that dates several centuries. In general Dominican coffees hold true to the soft, mild profile of Island coffees. |
Doser |
A doser is a mechanism, usually attached to the front of a burr grinder, for putting coffee into an espresso portafilter basket. |
Doserless |
A grinder that ejects its grounds through a chute, rather than into a doser. |
Drum Roaster |
A roaster with a rotating drum that provides agitation to the beans, while a heating element (typically either electric or gas) provides heat. |
Dry Fragrance |
In coffee cupping, the scent of the dry, ground coffee before hot water is added. |
Dry Mill |
A facility that accepts dried coffee cherry and mechanically separates the coffee bean from the dried fruit and parchment layer. |
Dry Process |
Dry process is a method to transform coffee from the fruit of the coffee tree to the green coffee bean, ready for export. The fruit is picked from the tree and dried directly in the sun or on raised screens. Dry process coffees generally have more body and lower acidity than their wet process counterparts, with more rustic flavors. |
Drying Coffee |
After coffee is picked, it must be dried. |
A classic group-head design on espresso machines, originally invented by Faema and used on a variety of machines. |
Earthy |
Earthy is a flavor term with some ambivalence, used positively in some cases, negatively in others. |
Ecuador |
Ecuador has everything it takes to grow great coffee. Positioned between Colombia and Peru, the interior mountain ranges have plenty of altitude, weather patterns, and ideal soil for quality coffee production. |
Effervescent |
A combined mouthfeel and flavor sensation, hinting at a dynamic and lively cup |
El Salvador |
El Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. |
Emulsion |
In coffee, emulsion typically refers to the suspension of coffee oils in water. While brewed coffee is primarily an extraction, espresso is both an extraction and an emulsion. |
Endothermic |
A term applied to chemical reactions, referring to a reaction that absorbs heat. |
Environment Temperature |
The temperature of the roasting environment, such as ambient temperature inside a roast drum, determines the specific types of chemical reactions that occur. |
Erna Knutsen |
Erna is known as the first dedicated Specialty Coffee importers/brokers in the US ... in fact she coined the term Specialty Coffee! |
Erpsig |
A defect flavor term related to the smell or taste of peas. |
Espresso Standard Blends |
Blends at Sweet Maria's that we maintain throughout the year, using substitutions with new incoming lots. |
Espresso Workshop Blends |
Sweet Maria's limited edition blends for espresso, based on specific coffee lots. No substitutions! |
Esters |
An ester is an often fragrant organic or partially organic compound formed by the reaction between an acid (including amino acids) and an alcohol, often with fruit-like character. |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee: it is in the forests of the Kaffa region that coffee arabica grew wild. Coffee is Bun or Buna in Ethiopia, so Coffee Bean is quite possibly a poor anglicized interpretation of Kaffa Bun. C |
Ethyl Acetate |
A chemical decaffeination process, but one using a mild type with low toxicity. It sometimes imparts fruity flavors to the coffee |
European Preparation |
European preparation, or EP, indicates extra hand sorting done at the mil. |
Exothermic |
A term applied to chemical reactions, referring to a reaction that releases energy. |
Extraction |
Refers to the process of infusing coffee with hot water. Hot water releases or extracts the flavor from the roasted, ground coffee. |
Facing |
Facing can mean turning toward, standing up to, being brave. In coffee roasting though, it means scorching a roast. |
Factory |
In Kenya, a Factory is actually a coffee mill, where the fresh cherry is brought for wet-processing. |
Faded |
A general characterization that cup flavors are diminishing in quality due to age. |
Fair Trade |
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability. |
Fanega |
A fanega is a measure of coffee used in some Latin America countries. It is equal to 250 kilograms of coffee cherry. |
Fazenda |
Fazenda is the Portuguese word for farm. |
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Ferment is a defect taste, resulting from bad processing or other factors. |
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A key part of the wet process of coffee fruit is overnight fermentation to break down the fruit layer that clings to the coffee seed, so it can be washed off. |
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As a defect flavor, a fruit quality in a coffee that is excessively ripe, toward rotten. As a processing step, all wet-process coffee is fermented to break down the mucilage. |
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filterscreen |
The replaceable stainless steel or nylon mesh screen used in French Press brewing. |
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Similar to aftertaste, but it refers to the impression as the coffee leaves the palate. |
First Crack |
The first audible pop heard in the coffee roasting process, after the long initial warmup stage when the coffee turns from green, to yellow, to light brown. |
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Flavor |
The overall impression in the mouth, including the origin character as well as tastes that come from the roast. |
Flavor Profile |
A term used to imply a graphical impression of a particular coffee. |
Flavor Wheel |
A term that probably refers to the SCAA Flavor Wheel, an analysis tool adapted from the wine industry. |
Floater |
A coffee bean that did not mature inside the parchment layer will float in wet-processing |
Floaters |
Floaters are defective coffee cherries or depulped seeds that float to the surface of a water bath. |
Floral |
Primarily an aromatic quality, but also a flavor, reminiscent of flowers. |
Flores |
Flores' coffee bears more resemblance to the coffees of Timor-Leste, New Guinea and Java than to the semi-washed coffees of Sumatra and Sulawesi. It is sweet, floral (appropriately since Flores means Flowers), with good syrupy body, and a clean cup overall. It has uses in espresso. |
Fluid Bed Roaster |
A fluid-bed roaster works by pushing hot air across coffee beans. Fluid-bed roasters are generally less expensive than comparable drum roasters, and they produce a bright flavor profile. |
Fly Crop |
Fly Crop is a term used in chiefly in Kenya to mean the second, smaller harvest |
Foresty |
A flavor found in rustic Indonesia coffees, wet-hulled types from Sulawesi and Sumatra in particular, reminicient of a walk in the woods. |


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The Mariners enter Sunday's series finale at Minute Maid Park looking to kick off the last month of the regular season with a sweep-clinching victory. The Astros, owners of baseball's worst record, are trying to salvage a win from the four-game set and finish the year somewhat strong, as they did in 2012, when they went .500 after the calendar flipped to September.
"Whether you're fighting for a pennant race or you're out of playoff contention, you owe it to yourself as an organization to constantly evaluate the players that you send out on the field," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "That's an ongoing process each and every day."
All-Star right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma (12-6, 3.03 ERA) will do his best to lock down the Mariners' fourth straight win, while Houston left-hander Brett Oberholtzer (3-1, 3.43 ERA) will try to help the Astros snap a five-game losing streak.
Iwakuma is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA against Houston this season. In the one loss, he gave up just two earned runs while notching a season-high 11 strikeouts over five innings. He most recently pitched against the Rangers last Tuesday, when he allowed seven hits and three runs across six frames.
"I thought they did a nice job -- they made him work," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said of the Rangers' approach. "They were fouling some pitches off, but he controlled damage. What was impressive was the way he came back after that and got us deeper in the ballgame."
Oberholtzer became a member of the Astros' rotation on July 31, when he received the first of his four decisions. He owns a 2.53 ERA in 32 innings as a starter. In his last outing -- the shortest of his career -- the southpaw surrendered four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings at U.S. Cellular Field.
"I battled myself more so tonight than I ever have being up here in the big leagues. You know what, that's going to happen," Oberholtzer said. "I'm not going to have great outings all the time, great results. Tonight was a testament of myself battling and trying to make quality pitches, even though I didn't feel that great tonight."
Mariners: Almonte 'sticks out' with talent
• Outfielder Abraham Almonte started Saturday for the second day in a row, going 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts from the eighth spot in the order. Wedge was anxious to see the switch-hitting Almonte hit from the right side against lefty Dallas Keuchel on Saturday after hitting from the left side in his debut, in which he became the seventh Mariners hitter to collect two RBIs in his first Major League game.
"It's all about juggling the outfield," Wedge said Saturday. "And Michael Saunders has a bit of a tight hamstring. He felt it last night. It's better today, but no sense taking any chances with it."
On Friday, Almonte beat out a potential double-play grounder in the fourth inning, allowing Justin Smoak to score from third on the play. He later drove in his second run with his first big league hit, a single in the eighth.
Said Wedge: "Obviously, his speed sticks out."
• Seattle's list of September callups already includes former closer Tom Wilhelmsen, catcher Mike Zunino and pitcher Erasmo Ramirez. The club will likely call up a few more players in the coming days.
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• Jose Altuve's seventh-inning single on Saturday did more than snap an 0-for-8 slide. It also marked the first time that Altuve had a base knock in a Major League game with his father in attendance.
Carlos Altuve flew to Houston from his home in Venezuela and first saw his son play Friday, before watching Jose collect a single on Saturday.
Knowing that his father was in the stands to see him play was extremely significant for the younger Altuve.
"That's really important to me," Jose said. "He told me he's going to enjoy his time here and watch me play, even if I get hits or not. He said he's just happy seeing me for the first time playing."
"He's been giving me support all my life and I appreciate that, and I'm happy here's here with me."
• In the first of their September callups, the Astros announced after Saturday's loss that right-hander Jorge De Leon and outfielder Trevor Crowe were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City and would be active for Sunday's game.
Worth noting
• Houston has averaged 1.6 runs per game during its current five-game losing streak.
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
family mottos
Well, it's been a process for my own little family to come up with our own family motto too. When Dave and I were first married we had all kinds of different ideas. But after much deliberation and thought those ideas have evolved into something we all agree on (even the kids). And it is super simple. We purposely chose very elementary words because we want those words to be the seeds from which great things will come (we have big visions).
So what we came up with for our motto is "Learn, Work, Serve, Respect." One little blog post can't really do justice to explain the background behind why we chose each word, but believe me, this is quite thought-out. There are so many different levels and underlying messages behind each word, which we tend to talk about a bunch for FHE. (Dave even wants to change our awards to be just these four words but I'm not quite convinced yet since I just got done getting our original awards all dolled up and laminated.)
The only thing I felt was missing in our motto was somehow incorporating "LOVE" into the mix, because really, love is sort of the underlying theme through all of it. In deciding out how to display our motto in our home (I'm pretty choosy on what things we put up on our walls which I explained here), I tried to figure out how I could draw those words into a heart, or something that would show that love was part of the very fiber of the motto.
Well, my talented sister-in-law Kara came up with the answer for that one with her whiz-bang skills at adobe illustrator and I fell in love:(See how LOVE is incorporated in there? Thank you Kara!!)
So, after I had the basic model it took like six months to figure out how to hang it up and display it.
Wait, let me say that again, it took six months (although I don't need to remind Dave of that because I about drove him batty with all my deliberating). But I must emphasize this because, well, since it was such a huge pain let's just sit and oooo and ahhhhh over it for a minute and have a moment of silence.
There we go.
Now I feel much better.
I know it looks super simple, which is what we wanted, but sometimes super simple takes time to figure out.
This hangs above our fireplace smack-dab in the middle of where we live life every day, and I'm so thankful that it's there, reminding us of what we are...and what we want to become.
One of the things I grasped onto at our Motherhood Retreat a couple weeks ago was how important it is to create unity in a family. It led me to think of what ways we have unity in our home...things like family dinners, Family Home Evening, "Fasting Club" (more on that later) and other things to make us feel like we are together. It made me glad we have a family motto because I know it helps us feel united in a cause. One of the girls at the retreat has a little saying they stand up and say together in their family when they get together with actions and all. So, inspired by her idea (and much to Max's chagrin), I came home and taught the kids how to stand up and say the motto together before we start the "family business" of Family Home Evening each week (complete with our own actions we came up with together). I must say it's pretty darn cute. I'll have to record it before Max's eye-rolls become more evident.
So, there you go...that's why I love family mottos.
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Good On Ya Shawni. We also have a "family Mantra". Well, we have two main mantras. One is "OCC" which stands for Options, Choices, Consequences. Whenever I say OCC to the five great kiddos, they know how to weigh things out. Occasionally it is a reality check word as well. For example if someone is acting inappropriately then I will say something like, "Uh Oh....OCC" then they know they are on the edge of a negative consequence. My kiddos have learned that consequences can be good too. Our other mantra is "I Can". Robinson's never say can't unless they have expired all other options. I read about "Family Mantras" in your book. I think that's when I started ours.
ReplyDeleteShawni, I seriously love all of your ideas and think you are amazing! Since I have been so inspired by your blog, I wanted to share a fun family tradition that we do...the blue plate! I bought a random large blue plate at TJ Max and when someone in our family does something that we want to recognize, they get their dinner served on the blue plate! Sometimes a child gets the blue plate for a little thing and sometimes it is a big thing. I try to look for things to let my husband have the blue plate once in a while too. We even made up a cheesy little song (blue plate, blue plate, someone got the blue plate and it is _____)to sing when the plate comes out. It is a super fun tradition and I love that it makes us celebrate each others successes in a fun way!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your family motto and the design is beautiful!!
I showed it to my hubby and asked, "what is our family motto?" and he said, "How about, put that thing back where it can from or so help me!"
Ha, Ha, I am still laughing and I think I will make a plaque with that on it and hang it in the playroom! :)That's beautiful. I love the colors. We also have a family motto that I've been wanting to frame for sometime. I just need Kara's skills to get it done for me. Our motto is "POWER"...Polite, Obedient, Workers, Enthusiastic & Righteous. We also do a little "Jones Power Cheer" that my kids love now, but someday I'm sure there will be eye rolling. Thanks for sharing. You've inspired me to blog about my motto {maybe I'll get around to it}. In the meantime, I hope you don't mind that my most recent post has a link to your blog. I just love it so much I couldn't help but share!
ReplyDeleteI love this and have already put on my FHE schedule with a lesson on unity a plan to make a family motto. BUT, I love the Fasting Club. Tell me more!! We struggle at our house with fasting and would love to make it more fun. Thanks for all the inspiring ideas. After 20 years of mothering, I still need all the great motivation I can get. And with little ones still at home, I need to keep reteaching things, but keep it fresh for the big kids. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI like it! The design for your motto is awesome. It's been fun reading the other comments to hear about what other families use for their mottos.
We came up with our own motto a few years ago: Choose the Right and Hold on Tight. The CTR part doesn't need much explanation, but the Hold on Tight part works on many levels for us. 1) Hold tightly to the iron rod of the gospel 2) Hold on tight to each other, staying unified and close as a family and 3) Hold on tight while we're on this roller coaster ride! I happen to love that it all rhymes.Shawni,
I love your blog! I am the mother of 4 boys, and I found your blog after reading "A Mother's Book of Secret's" (which I LOVE) I love the family motto idea, and we are seriously deliberating over what we should have as ours. We made a family flag one time that said "Live Laugh Love." But, my husband and I are contemplating all of our hopes and goals, etc. for an official family motto. I just wanted to tell you thank-you!!You don't know me, but I know your neighbor, Ashby, and one of your friend's sisters. Anyway, growing up our family motto was "Our family is our biggest fan club." It was said when we needed reminders to be kind, build each other up or support each other. Thanks for your example of loving your role as mother and taking it so seriously.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get much of a chance to talk to you at the retreat, but I'm so glad you were there to share your wisdom as a mother and be inspired with all of us! I love checking in on your blog b/c your insights often bring out the best in me.
Your family motto is fantastic! And the accompanying visual is a perfect way to make it a salient and unifying goal for your family. Coming up with a family motto always felt like such a final ultimatum that I've just let it simmer in the back of my brain for years, thinking I needed more time, more perspective, to decide upon such an important, guiding mantra. But when Vanessa mentioned at the retreat that her family has had several mottos, it liberated me from the notion of coming up with The Perfect Motto, and now I'm so excited to come up with the motto that's right for our family now...and to refine and revise it as the years march on!
-KatieI just finished "A Mother's Book of Secrets". I loved it...thanks for the inspiration. I have cited you several times on my blog...here are some of my favorites:
Thanks again for all of your great ideas! I am excited to follow your blog to find more!
EnJOY your day
StaceyShawni--I am a new reader and I've fallen in love with your thoughts about family and how to improve and focus family life. In fact, I love this post about family mottos so much that I want to post something on my blog to send readers your way. Are you okay with that? I really am so impressed with the idea of family mottos. I don't have children of my own yet but I think it is never too early to start.
ReplyDeleteI ♥ your Motto!!! The colors are so happy! So smart the way the design of it is done.....I found your blog....bacause when my son called home on Sunday from his mission in North Carolina for Mother's Day...he asked me to look at your Mormon.org and there you mentioned your blog......I love your outlook and I love the kind of Mother that you are.....you are pretty amazing and a great role model even to someone who doesn't know you or visa versa....thank you for your example..
Thank you for your great example and ideas! We decided to create a family motto that would be understandable to our two young children (3years and 18 months). We used simple words and pictures symbols. I wrote about it on my blog and linked to this post on your blog. Thanks for teaching me!
here's the post: http://babybrainstorm.blogspot.com/2011/06/family-motto.html
-JaniceI love your simple motto! We've simplified ours too--it's the ingredients for our CONNELLY FAMILY STEW, with pictures: LETTUCE, TURNIP, PEAS, SQUASH, THYME.
It symbolizes:
LETTUCE love one another.
TURNIP on time, " to serve
PEAS within, " with others, " on earth
SQUASH gossip, " grudges, " grumblings, " negative thoughts
THYME for family & friends, " for wellness, " for talents, " for God.
We've hung this on our entry wall. The kids also say this every day with a "Prayer Pot Stew" we wrote. As we say our prayer before meals, we throw in each ingredient (photo here): http://theconnellychronicles.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer%20Pot%20Stew
I love your blog-very inspiring. Cheers.


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Originally used by slaves to address their fiendish masters on the plantations, today, "massah" is used to address someone behaving in an obstinately bossy manner, especially if you think it's not their place to do so.
Wife: "Today I need you to go shopping, mow the lawn, wash the car, comb the dog, clip the cats' claws etc..."
Husband: "Yes massah"
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The proper way for a black male or female to address a superior being, such as a white or East Asian person. Derived from the word master by mangling it with a black tongue.
Clean my boots, African-American, er... person. Will you remember that five minutes from now?
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To fuck a black chick (usually a waitress or fast food worker) the same night she serves you dinner.
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Barreda finally finished at sixty-third in the stage and dropped down to seventh overall to trail Coma by 3:17:10 hours only to have his second place inherited by Coma's factory teammate Jordi Viladoms.
Viladoms finished fifth on Friday, nine minutes behind the leader and has a 10-minute advantage over Frenchman Olivier Pain, who is now third. Powering in behind Pain is Despres who will also be challenging for a podium on the final stage.
Viladoms: "It was a hard day today and a long one. I saw I was losing some time so I tried to push a bit at the end. At the moment I am second but tomorrow will be the longest day for me, for sure. I want to keep concentrating on myself and on my navigation and we'll see what happens."
With the finish in his virtual sights, Coma also underlined that there was still 150 km to the finish in Valparaiso and said that he was trying to stay focused.
The two KTM-supported riders Kuba Przygonski of Poland and South African Riaan van Niekerk both arrived safely at the bivouac in seventh and eleventh place in the stage. Kuba is currently sixth overall and Riaan is now eleventh .
Red Bull KTM Team Manager Alex Doringer said the team's work was 98% done: "Tomorrow will be the other two percent then we'll see what happens. We have one stage to go and the last special is maybe the longest for us, even if it is rather short. The gap is good. Marc and Jordi did a fantastic ride today, also Kuba and Riaan. I guess the feelings will come tomorrow but now we have to stay focused."
Riders started the stage at high altitude over El Salvador to avoid the Camanchaca, the morning mist coming in from the Pacific Ocean that has in the past delayed the start of the stage. Much of their ride was in the sand, especially in a big series of dunes at the end of the day.
There is still another 535 km to the finish line at Valparaiso, including the last test for this year, another 157 km of timed special. The final dash to the finish demands riders climb hills planted with cacti so organizers warn they need to be wary of not coming to a prickly end.
Results Dakar 2014, Stage Twelve (unofficial)
El Salvador to La Serena 349 km liaison, 350 km special = 699 km
1. Cyril Despres (FRA), Yamaha, 3:58:18 h
2. Marc Coma (ESP), KTM, +2:17 min
3. Olivier Pain (FRA), Yamaha, +5:53
4. Helder Rodrigues (POR), Honda, +7:21
5. Jordi Viladoms (ESP), KTM, +9:10
Other KTM
7. Kuba Przygonski (POL), KTM, +10:45
8. David Casteu (FRA), KTM, +11:03
9. Ivan Jakes (SVK), KTM, +12:04
11. Riaan van Niekerk (RSA), KTM, +19:08
13. Stefan Svitko (SVK), KTM, +23:30
Overall Standings after 12 of 13 stages
1. Coma, 52:40:16 h (15 min penalty)
2. Viladoms, +1:59:49 h (15 min penalty)
3. Pain, +2:10:16 (15 min penalty)
4. Despres, +2:14:01 (1:00:30 h penalty)
5. Rodrigues, +2:20:39
Other KTM
6. Przygonski, +2:37:23
9. Svitko, +3:52:45 (1 h penalty)
10. Casteu, +4:01:42 (30 sec penalty)
11. Jakes, +4:22:23 (1 h penalty)
12. Van Niekerk, +4:55:11
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Feather Publishing3/24/2010 Delicious delights, lovingly prepared and thoughtfully presented - that pretty much sums up the spirit of the Taste of Plumas April 10, the first and our only countywide restaurant tasting. Seats are still available, but tickets are going fast.
Presale ticket sales end Friday, April 2. General admission is $35 and includes one souvenir wine glass and the opportunity to savor samplings from more than 25 culinary establishments and wineries. General admission tickets are available at Quincy Natural Foods.
Plumas Arts members must contact the Plumas Arts office by phone at 283-3402 or online at plumasarts.org to purchase presale-only discount tickets.
If the event is not sold out by April 2, all tickets will be $40 until capacity is reached.
Anyone who doubts the artistic talents of the Plumas community need only attend this event. From the servings of restaurants and wineries to the extraordinary collection of auction items, the community's creativity is only out done by its generosity.
"It's just a marvel the response we are getting this year!" said events coordinator Roxanne Valladao. "Frankly, I almost did not want to do the event this year, given the economic difficulties we all face these days."
However, Valladao said, she was overwhelmed by the responses from the restaurants, businesses and wineries, as well as those who look forward to attending the event year after year.
Probably the best reason to attend is that this is a really great event. "People love seeing the hall full of food and people and colors and smiles. It is a very happy time, and especially in hard times it is very important to have fun."
Anyone who has gone out to a fancy restaurant lately knows the admission price is a bargain.
Another benefit is that while patrons are enjoying all this they are supporting Plumas Arts, the county's - maybe even the region's - most active cultural arts agency.
Items for silent auction are as diverse and wonderful as the food that will be on the tables. Bid for adventures such as fishing trips, guided bird watching, bowling, a wood-fired pizza party, a personal tour of stream restoration projects, a professional photo shoot, dinner and a room at the Diamond Mountain Casino, symphony tickets and more.
House concerts or performances by Sierra Moon Star Dance Troupe, The Kepple Family, Joe Tomaselli & Friends, Dave, Tanner & Shelley Miller Johns, and the BLTs accompany the event.
Other auction items include essential services such as tax preparation, a year of trash collection, oil changes, bicycle tune-ups, health consultations. Patrons will also find original art items, framed prints and movie posters.
A current list of items is available on the Taste of Plumas webpage at plumasarts.org.


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I would like to share an update on three very important activities – one that takes place tomorrow (April 29), one that will be highly visible beginning Fall 2015, and one that may take place over the summer.
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More than 40 campus units, including the College of Technology, will be involved in the second annual Purdue... Read More
As you know we have been getting a great deal of support from Purdue President Mitch Daniels for our transformational efforts. Financially, the college has received support through an increase in recurring funding as well as the recent gift from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Just as important has been the president... Read More
During the last several months you may have heard bits and pieces of information about some exciting plans and activities in our college. Much of the publicity has revolved around topics such as the transformation of the college, the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and a new competency-based degree being developed. I am sending you this email to answer some of the questions you may have and to... Read More
Faculty and staff development is an important part of the Polytechnic initiative. I would like to review a few important concepts related to faculty and staff development, a plan for which is currently being created and will be shared with everyone in the college in a few weeks.
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By nearly every metric the College of Technology is doing very well. Undergraduate enrollment is up after nearly a decade of decline, the quality of our fall admits is the highest ever, research awards were the highest ever, cash donations to the college continue to grow, globalization efforts are at their highest level of activity ever, diversity of our faculty and students is increasing... Read More
This AACU report (PDF) validates our efforts at Purdue through the Purdue Polytechnic Institute (PPI) initiative led by the College of Technology to transform the learning experience for students.
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As students, faculty, and staff return from vacation, I want to take a moment to welcome you back to campus to the next 50 years of the College of Technology at Purdue University.
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In August, I will begin my 25th year at the College of Technology, and I love the University, the college. I've been blessed to serve as a faculty member, as department head, as associate dean, and since 2011, in the Dean's office. Through that service I've come to appreciate and love the college's faculty and staff, students, alumni, friends, and the many practices and traditions that have... Read More
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When the city dropped off my new single-stream recycling bin, it was kind enough to include poster showing "Acceptable Recyclables." In addition to a list, the poster uses photos to illustrate the point, including photos of plastic bottles and containers – some with lids and some without. Yet on the back of the poster, it says "no lids." I'm confused. What's "acceptable?" – Terry
Just about everything in Durango is acceptable.
Except smoking cigarettes on the Animas River Trail or applying horticultural chemicals to control weeds in parks. Those are, apparently, bad.
Smoking "wellness hemp" and spending a hundred grand to spray a kelp juice-molasses cocktail on public lawns? These are, apparently, good.
No wonder why people are befuddled around here. And so it goes with lids.
Mrs. Action Line, a thoughtful and reasonable conservationist, thumb-tacked the city's "Acceptable Recyclables" poster on the household bulletin board for handy eco-reference.
Sure enough, there they were in living color: photos of juice cartons, beverage containers and a jug of laundry detergent – all with lids on.
But on the back of the poster, there is a list of "Recycling Contaminants." At first glance, Action Line thought it was Recycling "Commandments" because there were 10 of them.
Number 6 reads: "No Caps or Lids on Containers. Please remove all caps and lids from containers before recycling."
OK. But if you remove the lid, are you supposed to put it in the bin or chuck it in the trash?
The city's poster doesn't make this clear, but its durangorecycles.com website provides the answer: "Remove plastic lids and caps and recycle them separately."
Under the old recycling system, only No. 1 and 2 plastic would be accepted and caps and lids had to be thrown away.
Single-stream changes all that. Now the city will recycle No. 1 through 7 plastics as well as lids, despite the fact that most lids don't feature one of those recycling numbers.
So lids are acceptable. In more ways than one.
Not only can you place a lid in city-regulated recycling bin, you can also place an order for a lid from one of the many city-regulated marijuana dispensaries.
Which shows you just how old Action Line is, given that a "lid" as a unit of measurement from the 1960s.
A "lid" is about an ounce, which also is the amount of pot one can legally possess in Colorado with the recent passage of the decriminalization measure Amendment 64.
Whether your marijuana is from a licensed facility or a bro with "connections," chances are your lid will come in a plastic bag.
And that brings us right back to recycling. Plastic bags are not allowed in any Durango blue bin.
So let's review. It's acceptable to posses a lid of weed, but the plastic bag that the lid comes in is unacceptable for recycling.
It's acceptable to purchase something like weed-treatment concentrate in a plastic bottle. And the city will accept the plastic bottle and the lid for recycling.
But the city can't legally use the weed treatment in certain public parks; however, it's legal to be in an organic park with a plastic bag of weed that probably was treated with chemicals.
And what will happen if the city acts on the plastic-bag ban? How will marijuana transactions take place when single-use bags are not acceptable in single-stream recycling?
It's enough to flip one's lid.
Email questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or mail them to Action Line, The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Ave., Durango, CO 81301. You can request anonymity if you download your recycling poster at www.durangogov.org/DocumentCenter/View/589.


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Burn ban rescinded
Effective Friday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m., the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit has rescinded the suspension on all burning on State Responsibility Area Lands within Lassen, Modoc and Plumas Counties. Burn permits are not required until May 1, 2011.
Following are some important things to remember regarding residential burning:
•Residents may be held civilly and criminally liable for any fires that escape their control.
•Burning can only be done on permissive burn days. To find out if it is a permissive burn day, contact your local Air Pollution Control District (APCD).
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•Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (includes Chester, Quincy and Plumas County) -289-3662
•Only natural vegetative material such as leaves, pine needles and tree trimmings may be burned.
•Household garbage may not be burned.
•Do not burn on windy days.
•You cannot burn in a burn barrel unless you live in an area where it is permissible. Contact your APCD to determine if you live in one of these areas.
•You do not need a burn permit until May 1, 2011.
For more information on debris burning, contact your local fire department or visit the Cal Fire website at fire.ca.gov.


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Prep time: 60 minutes
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Giants, D-backs ready to hit reset button
MadBum earns first career Opening Day start vs. D-backs' McCarthy
The D-backs have traveled halfway around the world and back before they'll embark on a second Opening Day extravaganza, and the Giants will join them at Chase Field after a much shorter round-trip home to San Francisco and back to Arizona, where they'd just spent six weeks of Spring Training.
When these two division rivals that are hoping to contend in the National League West collide in tonight's home opener for the D-backs -- that is, other than the two regular-season home games Arizona already played in Australia against the Dodgers, dropping both -- the first steps of a long journey toward October, they hope, will be taken for two teams that have been there in recent years.
The Giants, looking to bounce back to the form that won them two World Series titles in three years but then eluded them in 2013, will bring bull-strong left-hander Madison Bumgarner to the mound, making his first Opening Day start to follow up on a season that took his young career to the next level.
The D-backs, reeling from the loss for the season of young ace Patrick Corbin to Tommy John surgery, will counter with veteran Brandon McCarthy, the right-hander in his second year with the club.
After starting the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground with two games that drew a total of 80,000 fans and brought baseball Down Under like never before, the D-backs have the dubious distinction of being the only team in the Majors with a losing record -- 0-2 after dropping the opener and seeing a furious rally come up short in the Game No. 2 of 162.
"The reality is, we lost two games here," said new left fielder Mark Trumbo, who went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in the second game.
The rest of the reality is the D-backs have plenty of time to get past something every single team in baseball will have this season, and then some: a two-game losing streak. While losing Corbin certainly changed the tenor of a team that was poised to springboard off last year's second-place finish behind the Dodgers and push past the .500 mark, McCarthy is among those who will have to pick up the slack.
McCarthy was the Opening Day starter for the A's in 2012, a season that came to a frightening conclusion with a head injury sustained from a line drive. He went 5-11 with a 4.53 ERA in 22 starts in his first season with Arizona in '13, and he's looking forward to taking the ball on the big stage of the home opener.
"It's a cool opportunity. For the fans, it's their first chance to get out and see you guys again," McCarthy said. "There's always a lot of atmosphere there; it's kind of the closest you get to a playoff atmosphere in the regular season until the season starts drawing to an end. It'll be fun."
For Bumgarner, this is a well-deserved first. The 24-year-old lefty was the class of the rotation a year ago, with Matt Cain struggling over a full year for the first time in his career. Bumgarner went 13-9 with a 2.77 ERA in 31 starts, eclipsing 200 innings pitched for a third straight season, making his first All-Star appearance and falling just one strikeout shy of his first 200 mark.
When tabbed for the start at the outset of Spring Training, Bumgarner was clearly honored, saying any of his rotation mates could have been chosen as well -- but still very glad he was.
"You think about it once you get into pro baseball," he said. "That's something you'd like to have the opportunity to do."
Giants: Scutaro starts on DL
The top of the Giants' lineup took a hit before the season even started, as No. 2 hitter Marco Scutaro couldn't shake off back troubles that plagued him throughout the spring. Scutaro appeared in just one Cactus League exhibition, and despite epidural and nerve-blocking therapy, he hasn't been able to make it more than a day or two without pain.
He'll be eligible to return to the roster as early as Friday with his DL stint extending retroactively into Spring Training, but it's anybody's guess when Scutaro will be able to return to full health.
"I've been very consistent, feeling pretty much the same. Not too bad, not too good," he said. "At the same time, I'm not playing nine innings every day."
With Scutaro being unavailable, the Giants will look to Brandon Hicks -- a non-roster invitee who tore up the Cactus League -- and rookie Ehire Adrianza to fill his role at second base. The No. 2 spot in the order is another matter -- and it appears Hunter Pence, more of a middle-of-the-order hitter in recent years, will start the season occupying that spot.
D-backs: Prado key to upturn
One year after being part of a blockbuster trade, Martin Prado felt much more comfortable this spring as a member of the D-backs, recapturing his role as a veteran presence who could be a catalyst and a clubhouse leader for his club.
"He's an electric personality guy, extremely contagious with the way he treats people, his teammates, what his work habits are, and he's having a great influence on us," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said.
Although the arrival of Trumbo and hopes for a resurgence from Miguel Montero and the next step for A.J. Pollock are keys to the offense that features an NL MVP candidate in Paul Goldschmidt, it is Prado who is in the middle of the order. He could contribute in so many ways if he can maintain the level of play he had in the second half of 2013 -- when he had 30 RBIs in August alone and looked more like the type of player the D-backs needed to get in return from Atlanta in the Justin Upton deal.
The unfamiliarity with his new surroundings a year ago seemed to seep into the start of the 2013 season, with an April in which he batted .217 leading to pedestrian numbers at the All-Star break. But he rebounded late to find a comfortable spot in Arizona, and he batted .467 with seven extra-base hits in Cactus League play.
Said Prado: "I was trying to be somebody that I wasn't, and now I understand I just need to go out there and do what I've done the last couple of years. I have to understand this is a team sport, and everybody in this locker room is pulling together."
Worth noting
• The Giants and D-backs meet on Opening Day for only the second time, but it's the second time in three years. Arizona took a 5-4 victory over San Francisco at Chase Field to start the 2012 season.
• The Giants had the best record against the NL West among their division foes, going 44-32, and the D-backs were at 36-40.
• Last year's season series went to the Giants, 12-7. The two teams tied in 2011 and '12, but 2008 is the last year the D-backs won the season series outright, 11-7.
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @JohnSchlegelMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Updated rooms that offer all the amenities help our Hasbrouck Heights - Meadowlands hotel exceed your expectations. Relax with friends at Bananas Comedy Club or treat a client to dinner at Gabriel's Grille & Bar. You can work out or take a dip in our pool. We look forward to serving you.


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Clive Davis On World Cafe
By David Dye
May 10, 2013
At 81, music mogul and Columbia Records president Clive Davis has slowed down just enough to write his autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life. The book, which describes how he's consistently made hit records, has itself become a bestseller.
In this installment of World Cafe, Davis discusses how seeing Janis Joplin with Big Brother and The Holding Company at the Monterey Pop Festival changed his life — and, consequently, the history of Columbia Records. Davis also discusses the process by which he finds hit songs and reflects on more than six decades of rock and pop history.
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A person, who acts as if they have poop in their pants. A person, who's attitude portrays that they have a massive load of fecal debris in their pants, which will leave skids marks once removed. Someone who's personality resembles a dirty diaper of a small child with explosive diarrhea.
"Amy became poopy pantish after Kyle and Eric were loudly screaming nonsense as she was trying to focus."
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