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Revision as of 18:02, March 6, 2008
- For youth rank advancement recognition, see Ranks.
- For youth advancement information on all Scouting programs, see Advancement.
Youth awards
Youth members from the Scouting program phases may earn various awards.
Advancement awards are earned by completing requirements along a set advancement trail that may include other ranks or awards. Examples of advancement awards include the Arrow of Light Award and the Venturing Gold Award.
Special opportunity awards are the other awards not part of a program advancement trail that recognizes the youth member for achievements in a field of interest, service, activity or other accomplishment. Examples of special opportunities awards include the William T. Hornaday Award, BSA Lifeguard, or a religious emblem.
Cub Scouting advancement awards
- Arrow of Light Award - The highest award in Cub Scouting.
Cub Scouting special opportunities awards
- Conservation Good Turn Award
- Donor Awareness Patch
- Emergency Preparedness Award
- Interpreter Strip
- Leave No Trace
- Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards
- Outdoor Activity Award
- Recruiter Strip
- Religious Emblems
- Shooting Sports Award Certificate (Pro Archer)
- Shooting Sports Award Certificate (Pro Marksman)
- World Conservation Award
- Conservation Good Turn Award
Boy Scouting advancement awards
- Scout badge - Boy Scouting joining requirements
- Eagle Scout Award - The highest award in Boy Scouting; both an advancement award and a rank.
- Eagle Palms - Recognition for further service, growth and tenure in Scouting.
Boy Scouting special opportunities awards
- Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip
- Boardsailing BSA
- BSA Lifeguard
- Den Chief Service Award
- Donor Awareness Patch
- Emergency Preparedness Award
- Firem'n Chit
- Hometown U.S.A. Award
- Historic Trails Award
- International Activity Badge
- Interpreter Strip
- Kayaking BSA
- Leave No Trace Award
- Mile Swim BSA
- National Honor Patrol Award
- National Medal for Outdoor Achievement
- National Outdoor Badges
- NOVA Awards
- Paul Bunyan Woodsman
- Physical Fitness Award
- Recruiter Strip
- Religious Emblems
- Scuba BSA
- Snorkeling BSA
- Totin' Chip
- William Hornaday Conservation awards
- World Conservation Award
- Venture Patrol
- Honor Awards
Varsity Scouts and qualified Venturers may earn Boy Scout awards.
List of all Scouting Awards
Scouter Awards for leaders
See also
Boy Scouting Venture patrol
Available to youth Boy Scouts in troops with an active Venture patrol.
Varsity Scouting advancement awards
- Varsity Scout Letter
- Varsity Scout Letter Bar
- Varsity Scout Activity Pins
- Denali Award - The highest award in Varsity Scouting.
The basis of Varsity Scouts advancement is the Boy Scout Eagle trail.
Varsity Scouting special opportunities awards
Varsity Scouts may earn all Boy Scout special opportunities awards.
Venturing advancement awards
The basic advancement system
- Venturing Gold Award
- Venturing Silver Award - The highest award in Venturing.
Expert-level awards
Male Venturers who have achieved First Class as a Boy Scout or a Varsity Scout may earn all Boy Scout awards until 18 years old.
Venturing special opportunities awards
- Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement Award
- World Conservation Award
- William T. Hornaday Award for Venturers
- Venturing Leadership Award
- Young American Award
- BSA Lifeguard
- BSA Physical Fitness Award
- Boardsailing BSA
- Conservation Good Turn Award
- Emergency Preparedness Award
- 50 Miler Award
- Historic Trails Award
- International Activity Badge
- International Youth Exchange Emblem
- Interpreter Strip
- Kayaking BSA
- Mile Swim, BSA
- Snorkeling, BSA
Sea Scouting advancement awards
- Quartermaster Award - The highest award in Sea Scouting; both an advancement award and a rank.
Male Sea Scouts who have achieved First Class as a Boy Scout or a Varsity Scout may earn all Boy Scout awards until 18 years old.
Sea Scouting special opportunities awards
- Long Cruise Badge
- Small Boat Handler bar
- Qualified Seaman bar
- SEAL Training Award
- Standard Sea Scout Ship Award
- USPS Finley Sea Scout Service Award
- Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement Award
- World Conservation Award
- William T. Hornaday Award for Venturers
- Venturing Leadership Award
- Young American Award
- BSA Lifeguard
- BSA Physical Fitness Award
- Boardsailing BSA
- Conservation Good Turn Award
- Emergency Preparedness Award
- 50 Miler Award
- Historic Trails Award
- International Activity Badge
- International Youth Exchange Emblem
- Interpreter Strip
- Kayaking BSA
- Mile Swim, BSA
- Snorkeling, BSA
Adult leader awards
Recognition for Cub Scout leaders
Cub Scout leaders who complete training, tenure, and performance requirements are recognized by a system of awards.
- Cubmaster Award
- Cub Scout Den Leader Award
- Tiger Cub Den Leader Award
- Webelos Den Leader Award
- Pack Trainer Award
- Cub Scouter Award
The Cub Scouter Award is available to any leader, while the Tiger Cub Den Leader Award, Cub Scout Den Leader Award, Webelos Den Leader Award and the Cubmaster Award are available to those who have held the respective positions. These awards are recognized by a certificate and an embroidered square knot insignia. (Medallions for most awards were discontinued in 2001.)
Series awards
These awards are part of a series used in several of the BSA programs.
Scouter's Training Award | |||||
Scouter's TrainingAward Knot
The Scouter's Training Award is a set of recognitions for leaders who meet who complete tenure, training and performance requirements in one (or more) of the following positions:
- Cub Scout: Cubmaster, Assistant Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chair and Pack Committee Members including Pack Trainer.
- Boy Scouts: Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop Committee Chair and Troop Committee members
- Varsity Scouts: Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Committee Chairman, Team Committee member
- Venturing: Advisor, Associate Advisors, Crew Committee Chairman and Crew Committee members
- Sea Scouts: Skipper, mates, ship committee chairman and ship committee members
- Roundtable Staff: Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout and Venturing roundtable staff
Scouter's Key | |||||
Scouter's Key Knot
The Scouter's Key is a set of recognitions for primary leaders who meet who complete advanced tenure, training and performance requirements in one (or more) of the following positions:
- Cub Scout Cubmaster
- Boy Scout Scoutmaster
- Varsity Scout Coach
- Venturing Advisor
- Sea Scout Skipper
- Roundtable commissioner
- District commissioner
- Assistant district commissioner
- Unit commissioners
- Council commissioners
- Assistant council commissioner
- District committee chairman
- District committee member
Awards is discontinued. It has been replaced by Unit Leader Award of Merit. (See Discontinued awards.) |
Shortly after the National Eagle Scout Association was established in 1972, it began to make available a NESA Scoutmaster Award. The award was presented to one Scoutmaster per BSA area each year. These Scoutmasters' records demonstrated proper use of Boy Scout advancement, and a significant number of their Boy Scouts attained the Eagle Scout rank. This award was discontinued on December 31, 1987.
The president of the Boy Scouts of America requested that NESA convert its award into a Scoutmaster Award of Merit that could be earned by all Scoutmasters. His rationale was that there is a need for recognizing Scoutmasters relatively early in their work in that position, before they qualify for the Scouter's Key.
The nominee need not be an Eagle Scout but must:
- 1. Be a currently registered Scoutmaster who has served in that position for at least 18 months.
- 2. Have achieved the Quality Unit Award at least once during the period of service.
- 3. Have completed Boy Scout Leader Fast Start Orientation, New Leader Essentials, Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills.
- 4. Have a record of proper use of the Boy Scout advancement program, resulting in a majority of Boy Scouts in the troop attaining the First Class rank.
- 5. Have a record of
- Development of youth leadership through the patrol method
- Positive relations with the troop's chartered organization
- An extensive outdoor program including strong summer camp attendance
- A positive image of Scouting in the community
- A troop operation that attracts and retains Boy Scouts
The chair of the troop committee has the responsibility of nominating the Scoutmaster on behalf of the patrol leaders' council and the troop committee. (Click here to download the nomination form.)
The nomination is certified by the unit commissioner and forwarded to the local council service center.
The nomination should be approved by the Scout executive and either the council NESA chair or the council commissioner.
The Scout executive will forward the nomination to the director of the National Eagle Scout Association at the national office.
A full-color certificate will be provided by NESA free of charge. A cost of $1.50 per certificate will be charged for a certificate with the recipient's name laser-printed. Payment should accompany the order.
The National Eagle Scout Association will send the certificates to the Scout executive via pouch mail. Please allow two to four weeks for turnaround time.
A full-color, 6-inch jacket patch, No. 00147, is available through the Supply Division.
A square knot (white on tan) for the uniform, No. 05001, is available through the Supply Division.
The award may be presented at an appropriate chartered organization or unit function with acknowledgment at a district or council event or at a district or council recognition event.
Note: Nominees may earn the Scoutmaster Award of Merit one time only.
See also
- Nomination form
- Scoutmaster Award of Merit
- Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
- District Award of Merit
- Scouter Awards
Additional Recognition for Varsity Scout leaders
Adult Varsity leaders may earn the Varsity Letter and Varsity Scout Activity Pins. They meet the same requirements as the youth and must also complete Fast Start and Basic Leader Training (New Leader Essentials and Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training), attend six Varsity Roundtables, and complete a minimum of six months tenure.
Additional Recognition for Commissioners
In addition to the Series awards mentioned above, commissioners can also earn the:
Leadership and training awards
Distinguished service awards
- Silver Beaver Award
- Silver Antelope Award
- Silver Buffalo Award
- Silver World Award
- Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
Service awards for adults
- District Award of Merit: A recognition for Scouters who give noteworthy service to youth at the district level.
- International Scouter Award
- |William T. Hornaday Awards for Adult Scouters - Presented for distinguished service in conservation.
- Community Organization Awards
- Boy Scout Volunteer Award, NSSAR
- Cliff Dochterman Award, Rotary
- Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award
- George Meany Award (is also part of this category, but retains the use of its original square knot)
- Herbert G. Horton Alpha Phi Omega] Service to Youth Award
- Marvin M. Lewis Award, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- Raymond A. Finley , Jr. Sea Scout Service Award, United States Power Squadrons
- Ruritan Scout Leader Community Service Award, Ruritan National Service Club
- Scouter's Achievement Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Scouting Square Knot Award, American Legion
- United States Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, United States Department of Defense
National service awards
Designed for presentation to a noteworthy individual who has performed exceptional and unusual service to young people in hard-to-reach communities over a long period of time.
Recognizes outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds.
Recognizes outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for Hispanic American/Latino youth.
Recognizes outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for Asian American youth.
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Elena Walch Pinot Bianco Kastelaz 2012
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2012 has, so far been a positive year for wineries around the world. While it may be a little too early to speak of the wines being made in the northern hemisphere, European and North American wineries have already begun reporting that their harvesting season has been generally very good, and are predicting to continue with the kind of successes they saw in 2011. However, 2012 has been something of a late year for France, due to unpredictable weather throughout the summer, and the grapes were ripening considerably later than they did in 2011 (which was, admittedly, an exceptionally early year). French wineries are claiming, though, that this could well turn out to be advantageous, as the slow ripening will allow the resulting wines to express more flavour and features of the terroir they are grown in. The southern hemisphere has seen ideal climatic conditions in most of the key wine producing countries, and Australia and New Zealand particularly had a superb year, in particular with the Bordeaux varietal grapes that grow there and which love the humidity these countries received plenty of. Also enjoying a fantastic year for weather were wineries across Argentina and Chile, with the Mendoza region claiming that 2012 will be one of their best vintages of the past decade. Similar claims are being made across the Chilean wine regions, where Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon had an especially good year. These two grape varietals also produced characterful wines on the coastal regions of South Africa this year.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' the land of wines so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

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Banking details below Frontline Fellowship seeks to glorify God through Evangelising in War Zones Evangelising in the War Zones The Founder and Director of Frontline Fellowship, Dr. Peter Hammond , has personally carried out over 100 missions in the war zones and presented over 12,000 sermons, Bible studies and lectures in 33 countries. In the course of their missionary activities some Frontline missionaries have been ambushed, come under artillery bombardment and mortar fire, been stabbed, shot at, beaten by mobs, arrested and imprisoned. The Frontline mission base and high school in Sudan repeatedly came under aerial bombardment by the government of Sudan Air Force (10 times in 18 months). Over the years, 20 people involved in Frontline Fellowship outreaches have been imprisoned in Marxist or Muslim countries. Yet, by the grace of God, every one was freed in response to persistent prayer and pressure (Luke 18:1 – 5). Assisting Persecuted Churches Frontline Fellowship has been in the forefront of: Pioneering missionary work into war-ravaged Angola , Mozambique and Sudan; Working for Reformation and Revival Frontline Fellowship publishes an average of 80 items a year and has distributed millions of Gospel leaflets, booklets, books and Bibles throughout Africa . In Zimbabwe , Frontline is distributing food, medicines and Scriptures into some of the most desperately needy areas and providing leadership training.thousands of pastors, chaplains, medics and teachers.


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I would love to see this video, but it does not work, as the mirror refuses the connection. Am I the only one to experience this?
Phoronix: Moving On From An X.Org World To Wayland
Taking place in Canberra, Australia last week was Linux.Conf.Au. The videos from LCA 2013 have now been uploaded and one of the talks likely to excite Phoronix readers is Daniel Stone's perspective of X.Org and Wayland...
I would love to see this video, but it does not work, as the mirror refuses the connection. Am I the only one to experience this?
This is the direct link to the video:
I had to wget the video, couldn't access it through the browser.
Ok, I digged in a bit and found out that you can download the video using public-ftp (bypassing the faulty http-handling) with this URL, shouldn't even wget work for you:
Finished watching it now, it was very interesting. I'm not sure if that's because it said exactly what I was looking for it to say though i.e. X sucks and we should replace it with Wayland asap. It's a very good video for the X apologist posts though, of which there's plenty of examples on in the Phoronix forums. Every time someone says Wayland isn't a replacement for X, and X isn't going anywhere anytime soon blah blah, this video is the perfect reply.
God, I can't wait to try a Gentoo install with Wayland and excluding X in my use flags.
What an awesome presentation! It pointed out everything that X suffers from. He sooo nailed it.
Thank you for the hard work!


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Students are financially responsible for all fees incurred by course registration. Discontinuing attendance at classes, notification to the instructor, or stopping payment on a cheque does not constitute official withdrawal from a course.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sinampalukan Manok (Tamarind'd Chicken)
I'm as romantic as the next girl (I think) but when it comes to Valentines I prefer to spend it at home. That's not to say I have something against this day of hearts and roses and such – I am not one to turn up my nose at romance. In fact, I think everyone should indulge! Goodness knows that we might be in a better place if we all took some time to cuddle instead of plot and scheme. And a day that makes us stop and be nice to someone else (or to ourselves!) is a good day in my book no matter how trite that sounds!
(side note: one of the things I love about writing in a blog is that I can go off-tangent as many times as I please and I can run-on sentence to my heart's content!)
AnyWAY, Valentines = stay at home. Yes, definitely, or at least as much as I can help it. I don't know how it is over where you are, but Valentines here is frenetic. Frenzied. Off-the-charts hysterical. Everyone is out. It's impossible to book a table, and when you do the restaurants are packed. You can just imagine what this does to our already horrid traffic. A good day to stay home and cook.
But I didn't! Cook that is. This Valentines C decided to cook for me :) Now, I have to say at this point that, although most of the time I cook and C washes up, it isn't always that way. Once in a while C cooks and C washes up. Steaks, for example, are always made by C (unless I have a rub or marinade I want to try, but even then I don't actually cook the steak). As is sinigang – the ubiquitous Filipino sour soup.
Sinigang is one of C's favourite dishes that I never learned to cook...so he did. And how. He started by following a friend's recipe and built his own from there. He is nowhere near the persona of voracious foodie, waxing lyrical about truffles and fennel pollen. He is still a jock through and through. But sometimes, when he suddenly sits up in the middle of the night to explain exactly how he cuts the eggplants for his sinigang or what cut of meat he will use next, I have to wonder.
So this is what he made for us for Valentines – Sinampalukan Manok. When Filipinos refer to sinigang, they are usually referring to a soup with vegetables and meat (or fish), with a souring agent added. Most commonly used is sampalok (tamarind), but around the Philippines they also use kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi), unripe mango, or guava to sour the soup. For the meat, you can use pork or beef, fish or prawns. There are a myriad of versions and combinations for sinigang but for some reason, when you use chicken, it's called Sinampalukan Manok (literally Tamarind'd Chicken).
C doesn't use a recipe when he cooks any of his sinigang but I can share the general framework for his Sinampalukan Manok: He boils some water (he uses a lot because he likes a lot of soup) in our biggest pot with onions (whole but peeled) and tomatoes (whole), ginger (peeled and sliced), long green chilis (sili pangsigang, whole), some gabi (taro, peeled), and patis (fish sauce). Then he adds the chicken. When the gabi is soft he fishes it out, mashes it, and returns it to the pot. This makes the soup really thick which is how we like it. He then leaves it to cook until the chicken is tender. When the chicken is almost done he adds labanos (radish, sliced), let's it cook a bit, and then adds eggplant (sliced on the diagonal). And then he adds the sinigang mix*** (no, we don't make it from scratch!). We taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – if it needs more salt he adds fish sauce, more sourness then he adds more sinigang mix, more heat means more chilis. We like our sininigang really sour (the type that makes your forehead knot) and really spicy. Finally he adds mustasa (mustard) leaves, which he says are the perfect greens for sinigang. Stir, take off the heat, and enjoy with lots and lots of rice!
We used the free-range chicken from our organic farmer (the same place we got our duck) so we had to cook it for much longer than our regular grocery birds. The meat had leagues more flavour though and the dark meat was much, much darker...like actual meat as opposed to poultry.
This may not seem like the most romantic dish in the world but it can't be beat for comfort and warmth. And someone doing the cooking and washing up helps too! Thank you C for a wonderful Valentines! :)
***You can make your sinigang na sampalok or sinampalukan broth from scratch by pounding and boiling tamarind. One day we'll try that...but for now sinigang mix does it fast and right for us :) Sinigang mix is available all over the Philippines from the biggest supermarket to the littlest sari-sari store. Elsewhere in the world you can find it in any Filipino store (which you will find anywhere there are Filipinos – which means everywhere).
23 comments:
- Jude said...
I'm guilty of using the sinigang mix instead. That's how we used to do it back home anyway so it's plenty authentic to me :)
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Delicious looking! You are lucky that C cooked for you ;-P...
Rosa - 2:06 PM
- Watergirl said...
That's a heartwarming gift from C to you on Valentine's. Sounds like a great recipe too! I used to think sinampalukan meant you had to slap (sampal) the chicken around lol!
- Christelle said...
I need to know what it tastes like (or should taste like) to reproduce the dish.
Sinigang sounds gorgeous but I have not seen it anywhere around where I live. I REALLY REALLY want to try it now!!
I've placed it on my must try before I die list :))))))))
This is an excellent article, thank you so much for sharing! - 8:04 PM
- [eatingclub] vancouver || js said...
I had asked people whether we can do sinigang with chicken -- and I just got horrified reactions from several. LOL I thought I was doing something ungodly, but I guess I just didn't know the proper name for it.
- Marvin said...
Though I've tried making sinigang from Tamarind before, I use the mix regularly as well. I've never tried it with chicken before, but it sounds just right for the rainy weather we've been having on this side of the world.
- Irene said...
What a wonderful Valentine's Day! My hubby and I almost never go out, and we've stopped planning things because no matter what we plan, it never happens and we seem to always do something else! This year, we planned to make lamb chops at home, but at the last minute decided on sushi. :)
- ChichaJo said...
Hi Jude! We've always used sinigang mix as well when I was growing up so it doesn't seem too "cheat-y" to me ;)
Hi Rosa! Thanks! Yes, I think so :) I made cookies too though! Heehee :)
Hi WG! Haha! Too funny (although there is a similar dish!) :)
Hi Christelle! Glad you enjoyed the post! If there is a Filipino/Asian store anywhere near where you live you should be able to find it – and I'm sure the Filipino proprietor would only be too happy to help you out! :)
Hi JS! Hahaha! I knooow! It's really strange...like when people don't realize that Clark Kent and Superman are the same guy!
Hi Marvin! This is fantastic for rainy weather! I'm not surprised you've tried making it from scratch before – you're such a great emissary for our cuisine :)
Hi Irene! That's sounds spontaneous and fun! :) I love sushi! - 8:50 AM
- veron said...
I miss sinigang...and I have never made sinigang from scratch...always from the mix which is really good anyway!
- Dhanggit said...
oh my gosh! sarap!! my grandma used to cook this for us! you just gave me idea to try this recipe here in france :-)
- Manggy said...
Hmm, I never noticed that back at home... I wonder if I've ever been out on Feb 14 ;) You forgot we also use kalamansi as a souring agent! Aah!
I love that you mash the gabi into the soup. Genius. It does look perfect!
Do you think Thai tamarind paste might work as a substitute for people who can't find powder? - 12:55 AM
- ChichaJo said...
Hi Veron! Yup, the mixes are pretty good...but I'm curious to try using real sampalok...one day! :)
Hi Dhanggit! You should! Especially if the weather is cold :)
Hi Manggy! It's a madhouse! Oh yes, kalamansi! I haven't tried that version though...I can imagine it to be delicious! I will pass on the compliments to C :) I have never tried making this with Thai tamarind paste as a substitute so I don't know how similar it will come out but I imagine it'll make a good soup as well! Hmmm...another thing to try next time :) - 8:44 AM
- Tartelette said...
That is one Valentine sexy chicken leg! Love the flavor pairing! I agree with going out to eat on V-Day, prices are up, service is poor and talk about making a man feel bad if "he" did not get jewelry or flower and the guy at the next table did!!
Celebrating the love inside the home is one that I love too. - 10:44 PM
- Midge said...
Joey, your sinampalukang manok brought back fond memories of one of my dad's late aunts who was a champion at making the dish. My Lola Charing made it with sampaloc from her own trees and threw in young sampaloc leaves to add another layer of sourness to the broth. She used to serve her sinampalukan with pork barbecue, oddly enough.
- Marketman said...
I love sinampalukang manok, particularly on a sotrmy/rainy day... And it's much quicker than other meaty sinigangs to make!
- mikky said...
would you believe that i haven't tried one??? thanks to you, now I will... :)
- Belinda said...
Hi Joey! I am so with you about Valentine's Day...I love all of the romantic, frivolous things associated with the day too, but I always prefer to be at home...now, if I could just get my fella to take a page out of C's book, and cook for me, that would be a perfect day! lol How wonderful that C has a specialty that he makes for you...a true gift from the heart. :-) I love reading and learning about real, authentic Filipino foods when you highlight them, and it ALWAYS make me wish I was able to whip up these wonderful sounding dishes in my Georgia kitchen!
- P said...
hi, joey. this is off topic, but hey, it's you so anything bacon can't possibly be that out of place:
thought of you when i saw this. check it out. the artist also has posters that read Jamon Serrano Makes the World Go Round. - 3:43 AM
- Gattina said...
Oh he is so sweet!!! totally a labour of love!
please continue to indulge us :) :) with your beautiful writing and story! - 9:45 PM
- ChichaJo said...
Hi Helene! Heehee ;) Yes, prices are up on Valentines and a lot of restaurants come up with these set meals which bug me because I like to order everything myself!
Hi Midge! That sounds incredible – one day we will conquer the fresh sampaloc sinigang!
Hi MM! You bet! Except with free range chicken...takes quite a while!
Hi Mikky! It's really yummy! Hope you can give it a try :)
Hi Belinda! I'm so happy you enjoy my Filipino food posts :) Our cuisine is not as popular as other Asian cuisine so it's great to hear positive feedback :) I think gifts from the heart are the best ones of all :)
Hi P! Thanks for the link! They are adorable!!!
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Hi! I made Hainanese Chicken taken from marketman's archives with last week's organic chicken. It worked out very well and was thinking you might want to try it too.
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Hi Annette! That sounds like a great idea! :) Will keep that in mind!
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America's Great Outdoors, Final LWCF Letters, New Hiring & Insurance Benefits
We're excited to share the news that the Obama Administration's long-awaited initiative for America's Great Outdoors will officially kick off next month!
Land Trusts to Attend White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors
POST-CONFERENCE UPDATE: President Barack Obama delivered welcome remarks at the conference and was followed shortly by the Alliance's own western policy manager, Lynne Sherrod who spoke on a working lands panel moderated by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Mr. Obama signed a Presidential memorandum calling for a report on America's Great Outdoors by November 15th. The participation of some three dozen land trusts at the conference is the first step in this process, which will eventually be open to everybody. We're collecting transcripts, releases, photos and video for distribution next week, but for now you can read the memorandum and the President's remarks (in which he specifically mentions land trusts!) on the White House site.
On Friday, April 16, Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture will host a White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors, kicking off a process though which land trusts can help design the next generation of incentives to protect America's treasured landscapes. Land Trust Alliance president Rand Wentworth, executive vice president Mary Pope Hutson, and at least three dozen land trust leaders from around the country have been invited and will attend. We anticipate additional opportunities for land trust participation in the months ahead. Please email email@example.com if you've been invited and plan to attend.
The press release announcing the conference includes encouraging remarks about protecting not just parks, but also America's working farm, ranch and forest lands. In the months ahead we'll need your help reminding the Administration that land trusts are the experts in this arena, and that this effort should include not just enhancements of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but also farm bill conservation programs and tax incentives for private land conservation. We will keep you informed as this exciting process develops.
Amazing Surge Secures 44 Signers on Senate LWCF/Forest Legacy Letter
Given everything that was on the Senate's agenda last week, we were astonished to see an additional 29 senators join the LWCF/Forest Legacy letter in just a few days. Ultimately, the letter secured 44 signers, just two short of last year, in far less time. We simply couldn't have gotten there without your help!
As reported last week, the House letter secured 114 signatures.
Now, we need your help saying thank you. Please view the Senate letter, House letter, or the signers chart to see if your Members of Congress signed-on. If so, please take a moment to call today (Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121). Thanking their environmental aide is a great start, but you can also ask if they'll be hosting any public events over the next two weeks where you could thank them in person. Even if the answer is no, it's a great excuse to ask for an in-district meeting or site visit over the Memorial Day Recess, May 29-June 6.
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When designing incentives for employers, Congress all too often forgets that tax credits are of little use to tax-exempt organizations, which employ about 10% of the American workforce. Fortunately, thanks in large part to the work of Independent Sector, Congress recently enacted some clever new incentives that could help land trusts and other non-profits hire staff and provide health insurance for their employees.
Did you know that the health care bill tax credits for small businesses that offer health insurance are also available to non-profit organizations? The new healthcare law allows tax-exempt entities to apply those credits against taxes withheld from payroll. (Your employees still get credit for their witholding, but you get to keep some of the money!) For years 2010 through 2013, non-profits with fewer than 25 employees and average wages below $50,000 may take a credit for up to 25 percent of the employer contribution to health insurance. Beginning in 2014, the credit will rise to 35 percent for small non-profits that purchase coverage through the health insurance exchanges. Click here to read more from Independent Sector.
Land trusts fortunate enough to be in a position to add staff may benefit from the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, enacted on March 18th. Employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after Feb. 3) may qualify for a 6.2-percent payroll tax incentive, in effect exempting them from the employer share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after March 18th. The new employees will have to sign an affidavit stating that they did not work more than 40 hours during the 60-day period they were unemployed. Click here to read more from the IRS.
Two Gubernatorial Candidates to Address Pennsylvania Land Trust Conference
Finally, we'd like to congratulate the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association on securing appearances from two leading candidates for Governor, Dan Onorato and Joe Hoeffel, at their annual conference! Such appearances at the height of a campaign are a sure sign of the growing clout of the Pennsylvania land conservation community. Click here for more on the Pennsylvania Conference.
Inviting candidates to speak at an event is a great way to ensure you'll be on their agenda once they're in office, but to avoid the appearance of an impermissible endorsement, it's important to invite all serious candidates to events of equivalent significance and to handle their appearances in an even-handed manner. For example, the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association took the prudent step of stating that "all gubernatorial candidates have been invited," right in their announcement. For more helpful advice on lobbying as a non-profit organization, see our page on Nonprofit Lobbying Resources.
Thanks for helping!
P.S.- If you're looking for news on an extension of the enhanced easement incentive, we're afraid there isn't much to report. See our April 9th alert for the latest information on that front.
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Management of Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected and Uninfected IDUs
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The purpose of this study is to determine if hepatitis C has damaged the liver, whether each subject's hepatitis C is treatable with currently available medicines, whether patient education groups before treatment help more patients start hepatitis C treatment, and if hepatitis C treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin given either by directly observed therapy or standard of care can be successfully given to persons who use or have used injection drugs.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Hepatitis C Virus HIV Infections |
Drug: Peginterferon/Ribavirin |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Management of Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected and Uninfected IDUs |
- 1. The proportion of IDUs who have clear medical contraindications to HCV treatment. 2. The prevalence of significant hepatic fibrosis among treatment eligible IDUs. 3. The proportion of treatment-eligible IDUs who initiate PEG/RBV therapy. [ Time Frame: 4 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- The proportion of IDUs without clear contraindications who might be excluded by each of the 7 controversial contraindications. [ Time Frame: 4 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Enrollment: | 410 |
Study Start Date: | January 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
No Intervention: 1 | |
Active Comparator: 2
Drug: Peginterferon/Ribavirin
peginterferon, ribavirin, standard doses
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Injection drug use is the predominant mode of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission in the United States and most injection drug users (IDUs) have HCV infection. HCV infection can cause progressive hepatic fibrosis (cirrhosis) over 20 or more years, leading, in some patients, to end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma and death. Coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is present in 20-30% of HCV-infected IDUs, and is associated with the more rapid progression of HCV-related liver disease causing HCV infection to be considered as an opportunistic infection. While treatment of hepatitis C with pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin (PEG/RBV) eradicates HCV infection in approximately one-half of patients, persons receiving methadone maintenance therapy, those who have recently used illicit drugs, and those with comorbidities (e.g., HIV infection, psychiatric disease) have been largely excluded from HCV treatment protocols. This research addresses the reality that the persons most affected by HCV infection (IDUs) are the least studied and the least treated, a disparity that becomes even more compelling as the success of HCV therapy increases. The principal goal of this research proposal is to expand the proportion of former and active injection drug users (IDUs) with HIV co-infection that benefit from hepatitis C care by assessing eligibility for treatment, medical necessity, and effectiveness of enhanced patient education prior to the initiation of HCV treatment among this patient population. To achieve these objectives, we plan to ask three fundamental questions: (1) what proportion of IDUs are eligible for hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy based on both established and controversial criteria; (2) what proportion of IDUs currently need HCV treatment according to 2002 NIH consensus guidelines; and (3) what proportion of these treatment-eligible IDUs will initiate HCV therapy provided at no cost either as directly observed therapy compared to standard of care and is HCV treatment of IDUs more effective when enhanced patient education is provided prior to the initiation of HCV treatment. By answering these questions, we will 1) characterize the extent to which these various criteria affect treatment eligibility among IDUs; 2) define the magnitude of the medical need for treatment in these settings; and 3) evaluate the effectiveness of directly observed therapy versus standard of care and patient education on the initiation of HCV treatment. Overall, the study will provide much needed data to guide development of policies and guidelines for the treatment of HCV infection among IDUs, the largest risk group in the United States.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must use or have used injection drugs
- Must have a reactive HCV antibody
Exclusion Criteria:
Does not have an absolute contraindication to HCV treatment:
- HCV RNA not detected by PCR.
- Pregnant or not willing to use birth control.
- Life expectancy < 2 years.
- Severe depression with suicidal ideation.
- Allergic reaction to PEG/RBV.
- Severe hematologic abnormality that is likely to be exacerbated by treatment.
- Renal insufficiency.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00496912
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins University | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 |
Principal Investigator: | Mark S Sulkowski, MD | Johns Hopkins University |
Responsible Party: | Jag H. Khalsa, Ph.D., Chief, Medical Consequences, NIDA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00496912 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | RO1 DA016065-01 |
Study First Received: | July 5, 2007 |
Last Updated: | April 17, 2009 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
Hepatitis C virus HIV IV Drug users Treatment Naive Treatment Experienced |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis C Digestive System Diseases Enterovirus Infections Flaviviridae Infections Hepatitis, Viral, Human Liver Diseases Picornaviridae Infections |
RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Ribavirin Anti-Infective Agents Antimetabolites Antiviral Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Pharmacologic Actions Therapeutic Uses |
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Did anybody on earth understand what just happend? @.=.@
Take two linux gaming websites: Phoronix and Linux gamers.
Add Linux Publishers: LGP, Igios and team13
Nag i.d, Codeweavers and Transgaming
Kindly request hardware manufacturers: Pandora, gp2x (Gamepark Holdings) and ATI to come along
Start with a keynote by icculus (Ryan Gordon)
Get Google to sponsor another Hackontest (http://www.hackontest.org/index.php?action=Root-about) specifically focused on games
Attach an open day for the public to the event - filled with multiple stalls similar to Linux.conf.au
Anyone else have suggestions?... Sorry about the sms talk earlier - I was typing from an ipod touch and the keyboard is SHOCKING.
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Did anybody on earth understand what just happend? @.=.@
I guess you'll need a SMS-style translator in order to understand.
1) Speak ENGLISH. SMS-texting lowers your impact when you don't need to limit the amount of text while conveying as much info as you can. Moreover, not everybody had a stepdaughter that would send this stuff to 'em and be able to get what you suggested...
2) A mini-conference might not be a bad idea. But it costs money to make one go. Fact: Linucon 1.0 cost something like ~$10K and lost about $5K that Rob Landley HAD to cover out of his own pocket, which isn't really bad for a new, fledgling con. I wouldn't mind being a GOH/Panelist for something like that, might even chunk in a bit of my own resources, but they're a bit stretched thin with varying personal projects of my own. Are you up to fronting that sort of cash? Keep in mind, you MIGHT get Ryan (icculus) and you MIGHT get TTimo and/or myself to show, but don't bet on iD, Deck13, CodeWeavers, or Transgaming to show up for it.
Oh god... now I get what he tried to tell. Never thought such a madness exists ( like typing SMS style on a forum... geez... did we get already *that* low? :/ )
If you really want to do this, you need a way to underwrite it. Student groups in a Uni are good, as they tend to be massively effective fund-raisers when well organised, can frequently manage a venue on the cheap if not free, and generally can manage the staffing for free.
I'm thinking the best way to go about this would be to attach it to one of the major conferences - the combined Akademy/GUADEC sounds like a nice place for a mini conf.
With respect to bankrolling it - perhaps the best way would be to organise just one linux gaming panel at one of the conferences with ttimo (Timothy Besset), yourself, michael and icculus (Ryan Gordon). An alternate panel could be Stefan Dösinger (Codeweavers), John Bridgemen (AMD), Dave Airlie (Red Hat) and craigx (OpenPandora)
I would view the event as more of a promotion/collaborative then a fundraiser - if we could generate enough noise to get the event picked up by IGN, Kotaku and Gamespot, it would spark interest in FOSS gaming...
BTW I corrected the sms speak earlier - completely unintentional
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Is this for a Linux gaming conference, or a design for a gaming configuration? It's hard to tell. I'm guessing conference.
My first suggestion is to speak plain English. Otherwise, short of being 13375P34K, it comes off like shorthand. No one understands it except it's writer.
Anyone notice how the digital age seems to have spawned new ways of writing that sound strangely like English? SMS, 1337, L0LCAT... WTF?
Also keep in mind this is a mainly technical forum. This means that we think in big ideas, full sentences, and a highly information technical vocabulary (how about connecting the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) into Kerberos so you can interface with Active Directory, or release the adapter's TCPIP address on the Local Area Connection (LAN) then renew it so you can connect back to the router hooked up to the Wide Area Network (WAN)? words and phrases like this most people in here understand.
"When I want doctor talk I'll talk to a doctor." - Mal
"... You are talking to a doctor." - Simon
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"The valve on the port compression coil blew." - Kaylee
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Now, the other suggestion is to find funds in order to pay the listed companies to come. I doubt they're going to come free of charge to talk on a panel. If they're invitees I doubt they'd have any interest as a company. Unless we have the cash to shell out to get them on a panel, they're not coming.
The hackontest thing, who's honestly going to bring their code to the seminar, and what will happen to the code after? Doesn't it go to Google? What's the point in that?
While it sounds like a great idea, I don't think there's enough interest in it on either side.
EDIT: Thanks for cleaning up the SMS. I know how you feel about the iPhone/iPod Touch keyboard incidentally. I had a barrel of fun dealing with it on my sister's iPhone.
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Type Functions: Implementation Status
Back to TypeFunctions.
- Dictionary handling for equational constraints:
- Where do we check the details of the formation of equational constraints? (In check_pred_ty?)
- In the case for ordinary instances in TcInstDcls.tcInstDecl2, filter the ids of the super class equalities out of map instToId sc_dicts. (They don't appear explicitly in the `Hs' representation of the methods binding.)
- Similarly with map instToId meth_dicts in TcClassDcl.tcMethodBind Maybe we just need a special function to replace all occurences of map instToId? Occurs also in TcPat.tcConPat.
- We also have map instToId in TcUnify.tcGen, but here I am not sure yet whether we cans imply drop the coercion variables or have to do something else.
- Add type synonym instances to ifaces
- TcSimplify: Handle the presence of EqPreds in the given set, due to appearing in signature contexts. (Including that instToId doesn't work on EqPreds.)
- Well-formedness checks for equational constraints (i.e., anything beyond the type arguments being boxed, rank 0 types)
Parsing and Renaming
Todo (low-level): None.
Todo (high-level):
- Defaults for associated type synonyms. (Having both a kind signature and vanilla synonym is problematic as in RnNames.getLocalDeclBinders its hard to see that not both of them are defining declarations, which leads to a multiple declarations error. Defaults are quite different from vanilla synonyms anyway, as they usually have tyvars on their rhs that do not occur on the lhs.)
- Parsing and renaming of kind signatures (toplevel and in classes).
- Parsing and renaming of indexed type declarations (toplevel and in classes).
- Using new syntax with family and instance on top level.
- Added -findexed-types switch.
- Allowing type tag in export lists to list associated types in the sub-binder list of an import/export item for a class.
- Import/export lists: ATs can be listed as subnames of classes and the data constructors of instances of a data family are subnames of that family.
- Parsing and renaming of equational constraints in contexts.
Type Checking
Todo (low-level):
- RHS of a type instance must be a tau type.
- Check that patterns of type indexes don't contain type functions.
- Construct TyCon for type equation in tcIdxTyInstDecl1. This needs to be a synonym tycon, which still needs to be extended to include family information.
- Implement the equation of conflict, which is local to FamInst.addLocalFamInst, for synonyms; ie, check that the left hand sides coincide under the substitution.
- If an associated synonym has a default definition, use that in the instances. In contrast to methods, this cannot be overridden by a specialised definition. (Confluence requires that any specialised version is extensionally the same as the default.)
- It should be ok to allow newtype instances for data families. (NB: the rhs of a newtype is guaranteed to be a lifted type.) Is this desirable?
Todo (high-level):
- Type checking of type functions (and hence, associated type synonyms); routines in TcUnify that need to be extended:
- boxySplitTyConApp: The second argument (BoxyRhoType) can be a synonym family application. Then, we must produce a wanted coercion and return a HsWrapper value that applies that coercion.
- boxySplitAppTy: Basically, the same deal as the previous.
- boxySubMatchType: Not sure yet. Do we need to handle the case where in go one type is FunTy and the other a synonym family application? But the function doesn't handle the case where a FunTy meets a tyvar either, so its probably ok to ignore.
- boxy_match: Not sure yet. Do we have to handle the case where t_ty is a synonym family application? On the other hand, this prematching seems to be an approximation. How much does it hurt if we just ignore this?
- boxy_lub: Unclear. Also seems to approximate.
- tcSubExp: Defer to boxy matching if we have a synonym family application.
- uTysOuter, u_tys, uPred, uVar, and their intefaces boxyUnify, boxyUnifyList, unifyType, unifyPred, unifyTheta, and unifyTypeList: Generate wanted equalities and produce coercion(s). !!!Still need to check usage patterns!!!
- Arguments and results of synonym families are always tau types. Then, boxy subsumption becomes easy to handle. When we have a synonym family application, we defer to boxy matching (i.e., unification) and if that comes up with a coercion, we return it as the subsumption coercion.
- Type checking in the presence of associated synonym defaults. (Default AT synonyms are only allowed for ATs defined in the same class.)
- Type check functional dependencies as type functions.
- Kind and type checking of kind signatures.
- Kind and type checking of instance declarations of indexed types.
- Wrapper generation and type checking of pattern matching for indexed data and newtypes.
- Consistency checking for family instances.
Todo (low-level): None.
Todo (high-level):
- Extend interface files to include equality axioms:
- How do we exactly want to represent type equations in interface files?
- SPJ pointed out that instances are maintained in InstEnv.InstEnv with different values for the home packages and others. Type instances may have to be maintained in a similar way, as they are also incrementally collected during compiling a program. (We probably include them in the same structure, as they will also be of type InstInfo.)
- IfaceInst contains the instance declaration information for interfaces.
- How do we exactly want to represent type equations in interface files?
- Emit type function instances to ifaces.
- Representation of family kind signatures as TyCon.TyCons.
- Extension of Class.Class by associated TyCons.
- Extension of TyCon.TyCon with a reference to the parent TyCon for data instances.
- Extension of DataCon.DataCon with instance types for constructors belonging to data instances.
- Extension of TyCon.TyCon such that the parent of a data instance is paired with a coercion identifying family instance and representation type.
- For indexed data types, the datacon wrapper uses data instance coercion and pattern matching casts the scrutinee via an ExprCoFn in a CoPat.
- Import and exporting.
- Generation and plumbing through of rough matches.
- Equational constraints in contexts.
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My name is Joseph, sober by the Grace of God.
I am 6.5 months sober. I came into rooms when I was 20ish. I am now 34. I slipped over and over for years. I had one year and a month in 2005. Then stayed out for 5 years. I give my history just to illustrate that meeting makers do not always make it... I always "worked the program"; I got a sponsor, called them, got numbers, reached out, went for fellowship and tried to not drink even "if my ass fell off or turned to gold." I did not work the steps or read the book. I now do all of the above and mostly the latter(steps, sponsor, and literature) and at 6 months I feel more joy and Grace then ever! My sponsor tells me the disease of alcoholism is progressive BUT so is recovery I look forward to it getting better and better.
I see in some of my meetings I go to where the people with time don't want the newcomer (me) to work right away. Just stay away from the first drink. Well, I am not someone who can sit in pain and resentment very easily. I need a way to move away from resentment so God can work his Grace in my life. Resentments block the sunlight of the spirit and move me closer to a drink. This trend in meetings to have me shy away from too much step work early on I fear will kill me.
An "old timer" told me to share more about my drinking days and what that felt like. I do a little bit but I prefer to talk about my (albeit limited) experience with the solution. I like in "acceptance is the answer" in the stories the idea of focusing on the solution and it gets larger. I was also told I hide behind literature I cant think of a better place to hide (better than a bottle of bourbon).
I don't mean to be "precocious" or get a head of myself or LECTURE (as i was told I do). I just think I am the type of alcoholic that has to get right to work. My experience shows me resting on my laurels kept getting me drunk. The meetings I go to that seem to have higher bottom cases are the ones telling me this. MY "bottom" was close to death. I seem to hear a stronger message of recovery at the more diverse meetings.
I guess I should just go where the water is wet and not ask why is the water wet.
Peace and love to everyone. i am full of resentment and contempt often but I am trying to have more of the first two qualities in my life with the Gods help.


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I wanted to bring this subject up.
A bit of ranting and a bit of hope for those among us.
I come to these sites and AA meetings and see ll the struggles and depression and hear the stories of what a horrible life you had.
Then I hear how AA has been a life saver, and how your life has turned around.
But not what it is like Being Sober.
Sure a little here and there about how grateful everyone is, but not the details of being free from it all.
It is a bit depressing to read and listen too.
Sort of like going to Church and hearing everyone speak how God is their Savior.. bla bla bla.
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First of all I no longer need to worry about my actions from the night before.
I know what I said and did.
That's a great feeling.
And a huge weight off my shoulders wondering what others are saying to each-other but not to your face about your actions.
I know what I did.
Relationships with others are not based on who can feed my habits, or party with and be the fool and be forgiven because I have their secrets too.
Mutual secret keeping is a cornerstone in the drunk and drugged relationships.
No More of that nonsense.
Never wondering or worrying if I will have enough booze to get through the day or weekend without going to the store for more.
No more planning my free time around feeding the habit.
No more watching that level in the bottle and predicting when it will be empty.
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Not how drunk can I get and still do this right.
And not having to inspect it the next day to see where I got too drunk.
Then re-doing my drunken mistakes.
Children are fun too.
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When I am happy I am actually Happy.
Not induced fake happiness.
Big difference between the two.
Never realized it until I was sober.
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Being Sober is FREEDOM!!!!
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The Sign Connection: Five Top Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
Mistake #1: Not Having a Business Plan and Budget
Every Fortune 1000 company—and every division of a Fortune 1000 company—has a business plan and budget. These companies understand the critical importance of knowing where they want to go and establishing clear objectives and action plans to get there. Most small businesses, however, don't have a business plan and budget; they sometimes feel that such structure "holds them back". Or some feel they opened their own business to get away from such corporate "formality". In my 30 years of working with owners of small businesses, I have seen a direct correlation between having a business plan and ending the year with higher sales growth and greater profitability. If you can muster the self-discipline to create a written business plan—and then review it regularly and measure your progress against it—you will experience markedly better business results.
Many small business owners don't know how to create a business plan and budget. A well thought out business plan for a company doing under $5,000,000 in annual sales does not have to be long. In fact, some of the best plans I have seen for small companies are just a few pages. At a minimum, I think the business plan should contain the following:
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- SWOT Analysis
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- Budget
The Mission and Vision Statement are aspirational and describe what you would like the business to be and accomplish over the next few years.
The SWOT Analysis lists the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Typically these are bullet point lists that outline the areas where the company excels and outperforms the competition; areas that need improvement and where the competition may out-perform them; areas or markets or new products that offer great opportunity for growth; and those significant areas of concern that could limit the company's ability to grow and thrive.
The key objectives are the four to eight key goals you would like the business to accomplish in the coming year. Typically, if a plan has more than six to eight key objectives, the likelihood of achieving those objectives can be lower; small businesses generally do not have the uncommitted manpower to achieve a large list of key objectives. These objectives should be "SMART" objectives: specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, and time-based.
The action plan outlines how the objectives will be achieved. They cover what activities will be implemented, by whom, and how often. The best action plans include deadlines and timetables to complete tasks and activities.
The budget estimates sales volume by month as well as expenses. Assuming you and your team implement the action plans, you estimate how sales volume will grow as well as what those activities will cost, along with all of the other expenses necessary to operate your business. If you are unhappy with the bottom line that your budget shows, you go back and modify that action plan to improve the results.
The best business plans are developed with the involvement of key staff. Not only do you benefit from their knowledge of the customers, production challenges, and front-line issues, you also develop their "buy in". The plan becomes "their plan", not "your plan".
The best organizations regularly review their plan and compare their actual results against their plan, both from an activity standpoint as well as the financial results. I recommend posting goals and progress in a visible area of the company, sharing this important information with your team.
Mistake #2: Lack of Commitment of Getting and Reviewing Financial Statements Monthly
Just as every Fortune 1000 company has a business plan, they measure their results via the ultimate yardstick: the financial statement. Every month, the business' financial results are reviewed via the financial statements. Some small business owners only have financial statements prepared annually—for their tax return—or quarterly, to "save money". This is a foolish way to cut costs. Even more for a small company than a large one, knowing what is occurring within the business from a cost, margin and sales standpoint is critical. While a large company may be able to easily afford a $10,000 mistake, few small companies can.
Financial statements should be prepared using the accrual method (rather than cash method) of accounting, so that costs are matched with sales.
Optimally, the financial statements will compare actual results against your budget, allowing you to quickly review the variance column. Key ratios, such as Costs of Goods Sold, Payroll and Related Costs, and G&A will also be shown as a percentage of sales and tracked and monitored monthly. Once you get in to the habit of reviewing your financial statements monthly, you will find you can do so in 15 to 20 minutes and glean important information about your business and be able to take corrective action timely, if it is needed.
Mistake #3: Not Scheduling Time to Focus on Business Development
Very often, small business owners can fall in to the trap of doing what is urgent, rather than what is important. In the sign and graphics business, this can cover getting jobs in and getting jobs out, dealing with equipment or employee issues, and getting waylaid by vendor's sales people. The day speeds by, but no proactive business development activities get addressed. The owners of growing businesses have the same number of hours in a day as everyone else. How do they achieve what they do: they make time for important business development activities. Essentially, they schedule the time. They create the time by planning ahead and scheduling the time, in advance, on their calendar.
I group proactive business development activities into two categories: marketing and selling. Both are important. Marketing methods that work well for sign and graphics businesses include targeted direct mail, leveraging and using social media, search engine optimization of the company's web site, pay-per-click campaigns, PR, and authoring articles for business publications. Selling activities include prospecting, sales calls, networking, holding an open house (for a group or an individual company), and presenting seminars at networking events.
Mistake #4: Keeping Unproductive or Below Average Employees
Sometimes small business owners feel the need to fill a vacant position quickly; in a five person business, being down one head count is being down 20% of your work force. Rushing to hire someone rather than ensuring you hire the right person for the job can lead to morale problems, poor productivity, or re-producing orders. When you have a poor performer on staff, it lowers the morale of the better performers and can lead to them becoming less productive. I recall hearing the advice "buy low, sell high, collect early and pay late". I think we should add to that "hire slowly and fire quickly". No one enjoys terminating a poor performer; once you do, however, the rest of your team will appreciate it. No one likes to carry someone else's load.
Many small business owners treat their employees as family and are reluctant to terminate a poor performer. Hold yourself accountable to focus on coaching and counseling for improvement. Don't put off holding the uncomfortable conversation about performance. Include written counseling, written warnings and an improvement plan that needs to be achieved by a certain date. If the performance improvement occurs, you have a better employee; if not, you must terminate in the interest of the business.
Mistake #5: Not Making the Company a Learning Organization
The best organizations—even small companies—have developed a culture of learning. There is ongoing training, cross-training and employee development taking place consistently. When something goes wrong, in addition to fixing it, in the learning organization, conversation and coaching takes place to ensure everyone learned from the mistake so that it is far less likely to occur again.
At FASTSIGNS, we work together with our franchise partners in developing their business plan and budget and review their financial statements, bringing the value and understanding we gain by reviewing hundreds of financial statements. We have a robust marketing program consisting of integrated direct marketing, sales and marketing collateral, SEO, pay per click, email marketing, PR, association marketing and more. Our outside sales program teaches franchise partners to be effective sales managers and teaches selling skills to their outside sales people. In addition to our annual convention and regional training meetings, we have a complete online learning program for every position within a FASTSIGNS center. If you are interested in evaluating becoming a FASTSIGNS franchise partner, contact us. We are focused on increasing the number of FASTSIGNS locations and are converting select, appropriate existing sign and graphics businesses to our brand.


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