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KINGMAN - Don Olin has no other explanation than "It's a Marine Corps thing" to explain why Kingman Marine Corps League Detachment 887 collects toys every year for the annual Toys for Tots campaign.
For Olin, coordinator for the Northern Mohave County Toys for Tots drive, that simple sentence says it all. Collecting toys for children who may not receive a gift from Santa Claus without the assistance of Toys for Tots is just something U.S. Marines do to help their communities. Their motto of "Semper Fidelis," or "Always Faithful," certainly rings true for the area's kids.
The first 35 of 90 boxes that will be available for collection this year began showing up Oct. 1 in area industrial plants for employees to fill. More boxes will go into retail stores after Halloween and will be emptied each week or sooner until the campaign ends in December.
"This is something good we can do for the community," said Olin. "And we know we're making a difference in the lives of some of these children. It's like former President Ronald Reagan said - 'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the Marines don't have that problem.'"
Last year, the group collected enough toy and cash donations to provide a merry Christmas for about 3,200 local children, said Olin. Families with children up to 15 years old are eligible to sign up for the program. There are no income guidelines - those who feel they have a need are invited to register by calling (928) 718-8697.
The organization only accepts new, unwrapped toys, games, puzzles and stocking stuffers, said Olin. The toys can be dropped off in any of the Toys for Tots boxes that are scattered among area retailers, including Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Kmart and local banks, car dealers and grocery stores. Or they and cash donations can be brought to the Kingman Toys for Tots office at 1900 Northern Ave., behind the Classy Chassis car wash.
Volunteers Mike and Cathy Breighner of Kingman are looking forward to helping ready toys for distribution for their second year. Mike Breighner, a member of the league, said they participate because Toys for Tots is a worthy cause and they don't get a chance to see their own grandchildren over the holidays because they live in another state.
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In 2365, a vessel of this type (temporarily under the command of Debin, ruler of the Altec people) intercepted the USS Enterprise-D and a Straleb security ship. He demanded they give Thadiun Okona over to them for impregnating his daughter, Yanar. The misunderstanding was later settled aboard the Enterprise. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
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Hear the perspectives from both sides. One of your co-hosts - Bexis (Herrmann couldn't make it) - leads off a day-long Harris-Martin conference on "Preemption in a Post-Levine World" at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia on June 3, 2009. He's paired against Sol Weiss (Anapol Schwartz) discussing the topic "Did the Court Get It Right?"
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) are sponsoring two contests in which local artists and children compete to design and paint the best rain barrel. This contest highlights the benefits of using rain barrels to reduce rainwater runoff and improve water quality.
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When I got home the other night, and prepared to sit on my ass for another lazy evening of television viewing, there was one question that immediately crossed my mind: Would I rather watch a gaggle of assholes who have no chance whatsoever of becoming president argue about who hates women and gays the most for the ten trillionth time, or do I watch the most awesome sports story in about a decade?
The choice was as easy as it sounds.
That's why I decided to forego last week's GOP debate, and watch Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks clobber the Atlanta Hawks 99-82. I get the debate was probably the "smart" thing to watch, to let everyone know how "informed" you are about politics, but let's be honest, these debates are made for the uninformed. They're a way for a people who do the bare minimum of giving a shit about politics to have a vague idea of what's going on.
Besides, I already know what happens in these debates. Romney says something rich and priviliged, Santorum says something about gays coming to kill us all, Gingrich says something fat and subtly racist. Then they all talk about how awesome it'll be to kill more Muslims in Iran. Then, Ron Paul points out why that would be stupid idea, and you briefly forget how insane all his other ideas are. Sunrise, sunset.
By contrast, when I watch Jeremy Lin play, I have no idea what he might do. Every game could be the game where he explodes for 50, or it could be the game where he finally collapses and shoots 0-for-20 or some shit. It's absolutely riveting to watch. The only "what will happen this time?" questions I can ever ask about a GOP debate are "will someone finally slip and call Obama an 'uppity negro'?" and "will Mitt Romney trip, smash his head on the podium and reveal his titanium robot skeleton?" But the candidates' PR experts seem to be keeping them relatively reigned in, so that seems like a pretty irrelevant area as well.
There is one other similarity between Jeremy Lin and the GOP primaries: the inevitable, lazy, useless Tim Tebow comparisons. Yes, Lin has been compared to Tebow, even though the only similarity between them is a mutual love of Jesus (which, to his credit, Lin is waaaaaay less annoying about), and there's the noteworthy difference that Lin is actually, you know, good. The Rick Santorum/Tim Tebow comparisons, however? That actually makes sense. They're both ultra-right wing conservatives who have succeeded in a way that continues to boggle the minds of reasonable people. Also, Tim Tebow ended up losing to Tom Brady, a slick, handsome dude from Massachusetts who a lot of people think is an arrogant prick. I think you can see where I'm going there.
So, yeah, as much I like to keep up with politics, the monotony of another Republican debate couldn't possibly live up to yet another rousing edition of The Jeremy Lin Show. In fact, I wish those guys could just figure out who they want to lose to Obama already (hint: it's Romney), so we could just forget the entire thing until about August and just focus on basketball. But, no, this will probably last until June, and these rich, white idiots will keep crowing at each other about who's the best option for woman-subjugator-in-chief. Have fun with that; I'll be watching basketball.


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Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission's Fish Net Recycling and Marine Debris Program has been a long standing program.
It got its start in 1989 to help fishermen comply with requirements of a newly ratified section of an international treaty called MARPOL (for marine pollution). This section, called Annex V, prohibited the disposal of all plastics at sea and established other waste handling regulations. It also required ports and harbors to provide "adequate disposal facilities" to allow mariners to get rid of their retained trash. To help ports reduce their waste disposal costs and to provide more environmentally preferred waste disposal opportunities, PSMFC also promoted the re-use and recycling of fishing nets, metal, wood and other items.
Through grant assistance from National Marine Fisheries Service Saltonstall-Kennedy Funds and then from the Environmental Protection Agency, PSMFC worked with a willing and innovative recycling company in Burlington, Washington to pilot nylon gillnet recycling programs. These programs are still on-going in Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes WA and Astoria, Oregon. Efforts that had begun in Cordova, Dillingham, Naknek, Petersburg, and Kenai, Alaska in the early 1990s and ran for about 8 years before ending for a variety of reasons have recently been re-invigorated with a grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supported by NOAA's Marine Debris Program.
This Fish Net Recycling and Marine Debris Program provides access to information about this program, a power point presentation, written guidelines for recycling of fishing nets and other fishing equipment, links to other efforts, and background documents are found on this site. Information about this program and its partners are found on this site.
Presentation: Recycling and Disposal of Fishing Gear and Other Marine Debris - 2010 Powerpoint Presentation
Guidance Document: Fishing Gear Recycling and Disposal Options and Guidelines
Guidance Document: Recycling Requirements for Marine Debris Clean-ups
Japanese March 2011 Tsunami debris reached U.S. west coast. Please see NOAA's National Ocean Service website a short video and very informative podcast on the Japan tsunami debris.
Trawl Gear Recycling Available at the Port of Seattle, Fishermen's Terminal (Brochure)
A report from The National Research Board: Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century (2008)
West Coast Governor's Agreement on Ocean Health: Marine Debris Draft Work Plan
Fishing for Energy Program (a partnership effort of: NOAA, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Covanta Energy, Schnitzer Steel)
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Happy Birthday U.S. Army, and Happy Flag Day! Wave your flags high and say a special "thank you" to our brave men and women who are serving or who have served in our United States Army!
Check out our Army Birthday web site at www.army.mil/birthday for the latest news and information on Army birthday events and activities taking place across the globe.
And in Sunday morning tradition, check out this Army birthday update from our friends with the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Joint Base Balad, Iraq:
Well a good Sunday morning to you and….Happy 234th Birthday to the US Army from a hot and dusty Balad, Iraq and your friends in the 3d ESC. Now you got your dust storm and you got your "dust fog" which is what wehave going on here today. No real side effects to speak of other than a little dirt in your US Army Birthday cake!
Even though it is Flag Day – our focus here was to take time out this morning to celebrate and honor the Army's 234th Birthday. We started off with a 5K run followed by a very "healthy" Army Birthday Cake and
doughnut-spread. It was nice that even in a war-zone we could take a time out to pause and remember those that came before us and reflect on birthday's past.
So today I beg your indulgence to reflect one particular Army Birthday-past. June 14, 1944. On that Army Birthday, Soldiers of the Army's 27th Infantry Division along with two Marine Divisions floated off the shore of a previously unknown Pacific Island called Saipan. They probably don't mention Saipan in schools nowadays. They should. The Soldiers were all probably sick – either from the seas or from the nerves most assuredly churning in their stomachs. They were human after all. Many of them fighting the fear of the unknown that probably dogged their thoughts. Within a matter of hours they would land and add their solemn contributions to our Army's heritage. Those off-shore were undoubtedly dreaming of returning to their Families and homes on some bright and sunny future day. Most did not expect to pay the ultimate
sacrifice. Many were destined to. One regiment, New York's-own 105th Infantry of World War I fame, paid dearly. In two battalions-alone the price was 650 men. No fanfare or flags – bunting or cake marked this
birthday. Only courage, selfless service and sacrifice. These are the Birthdays-past that are often forgotten – but routinely punctuate our Army's history and legacy. It is for this day in 1944 and hundreds like it that we pause today and celebrate – to reflect – to honor your United States Army.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and here's what's on-tap this week….
Highlights from this week's Expeditionary Times include:
-Kansas Sustainers reach out to Bedouin families-……
-Maryland Reservists celebrate Year of the NCO-…..
-Indiana Guardsmen fight complacency – and win-…..
-Germany-based transporters on-cal 24-7-…..
-Hey! Don't throw that away dummy – DRMO saves money…..
-Knights improve their foxhole in Northern Iraq-…
-AND MUCH MUCH MORE in Sustainer News!
If you haven't checked out our new website – you're missing out!!!!!! www.army.mil/3rdesc
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TOLEDO – Mayor Michael Collins has decided to keep the city's water ban in place saying early morning testing was "too close for my comfort."
The Ohio EPA and the US EPA both tested the water and found the system to be safe, but the most recent test contained a few anomalies.
"This is a very difficult decision," Collins says. "I am not going to isolate part of the city so therefore I've instructed our people to re-sample and re-test, because I'm not going to take any chances with this community's well-being and health."
The mayor went on to say he wants to find out why those areas came back as outliers.
Meanwhile, those living there have been buying up bottled water and depending on shipments of the H2O from Cleveland and the National Guard.
The water ban in Toledo, Ohio stretched into its third day after tests showed there are still toxins in the water supply for some neighborhoods. Toledo officials believe the toxin is likely from algae on Lake Erie. VPC
All of this is because of algae blooms in Lake Erie that have created a toxin contaminating the water.
The Cleveland Water Department and Avon Lake Regional Water both say they're not experiencing any problems, but continue to monitor their supply.


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Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Lots of tagging going in the blogging world of late, I have been a few times{thanks to some super lovely ladies} But if you hadn't noticed I am pretty hopeless at those things, I find it hard to know where to start with the ten things you didn't know about me. But, I remembered seeing this here sometime ago and had been meaning to do it. So I thought it would be a bit of fun and a way for you all to get to know me a little better.
A. Age: 28
B. Bed size: King
C. Chore that you hate: Washing dishes
D. Dogs: Archie, our new boston terrier
E. Essential start to your day: Cup of tea, preferably in bed!
F. Favorite color: Yellow and coral
G. Gold or Silver: Silver
H. Height: Short
I. Instruments you play: Unfortunately none
J. Job title: Mum and hairdresser
K. Kids: Riley and Lyla
L. Live: Melbourne
M. Mother's name: Catherine
N. Nicknames: Jodes, jo or jo jo
O. Overnight hospital stays: Only when I had my bubs
P. Pet peeves: Wet sponge left in the sink, wring it out!
Q. Quote from a movie: Tico-taco, ya-ya-ya! {clearly I've been watching to many kids movies lately}
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings: Two younger brothers
T. Time you wake up: When the kiddies wake up
U. Underwear: Yes
V. Vegetable you hate: Can't think of any
W. What makes you run late: Hubs would say its me, I like to think otherwise
X. X-Rays you've had: Maybe of my ankle when I was a kid..
Y. Yummy food that you make: I like to think its all pretty good!
Z. Zoo animal: Elephant all the way
Consider yourself tagged!
Monday, 27 February 2012
Vanilla cupcakes with fresh strawberry icing
With Lyla's birthday coming up next month, I have been trying out a few new recipes that I can hopefully use on the day. I am not that keen on highly artificially coloured party food, so anything with a little fruit in it is good in my books. I haven't quiet decided if I am having a party for her or not yet, but either way these will definitely be included!
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
225g caster sugar
4 large eggs, best quality you can
225g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
1 vanilla bean or teaspoon vanilla extract
100g fresh berries (raspberries, strawberries or blackberries)
150g icing sugar
Preheat the oven to 190˚CBeat the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon or an electric beater until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well before you add the next. Sift in the flour. Add vanilla and fold the mixture together.
Line muffin tin with paper cases, I used a mini one {this recipe said it would make 18 cupcakes but using a mini tin one I got 48!} evenly divide the mixture. Put the muffin tins into the oven and bake for 15 minutes for regular or 10-12 for mini. If a skewer comes out clean they're cooked, if it's slightly sticky they'll need a bit longer until cooked through and golden on top. If you cook them for too long, though, they will go dry so keep an eye on them.Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Mash up 50g of your chosen berries with a fork or whiz them in a food processor. Then pass it through a sieve to make it lovely and smooth. Sift over the icing sugar and mix until you have a smooth paste.
When the cakes have cooled completely, dip them in the icing so that they are nicely coated, then top with fresh cut fruit, if that's what you are using. The kids coated some of theirs in sprinkles too, which were a big hit!
I loved them, maybe even a little too much. It made so many I have even frozen a batch too {un-iced} so will let you know how they hold up.
Do you have any go-to recipes you always use for your children's parties?
x j
Sunday, 26 February 2012
{the weekend} feet up
There was a lot of feet up action here this weekend, as we took shelter from the scorching Melbourne heat.
It was seriously hot, too hot for me.
I worked on Saturday and then came home to the most awesome surprise, my brother was home! He had changed to an earlier flight and got back four days early! So good to have him back, I really did miss him so! We then had some friends that we hadn't seen for a long time over for a bbq, it was lovely to see them and the children played wonderfully together. It was an early night, thankfully, after what was a long hot day, I was tired.
Sunday we laid low and tried to keep cool. We had a leisurely breakfast and coffee, pottered around, relaxed, lazed, listened to music and spent quality time with the little ones. And also did extra fun stuff like catch up on the washing and I even washed my couch covers, who knew you could!? They were dry in no time.
A nice all round relaxing weekend, before a busy week ahead.
I hope you had a lovely weekend too!
Friday, 24 February 2012
{this moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Linking up with SouleMama
Have a lovely weekend my friends.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
{snap it} won-tons
So yesterday we made some won-tons and here are some rather colourful snaps to prove it!
{strawberry stains totally count, right?}
So much fun to make, messy but super tasty! The little people loved them!
Linking up with the lovely Sarah over at Faith Hope and a Whole Lotta Love.
Have you made won-tons before? Do your little ones help out in the kitchen too?
x j
Monday, 20 February 2012
Our Daylesford Camping Adventure
We headed off on Saturday afternoon on a little camping adventure. It was so nice to get out of the city, into the fresh clean air, it was a break we all needed. We just had the best time. Fishing, walking, playing, eating ice-cream, relaxing and reading. At night we sat by the fire, played card games and drank wine from a plastic cup. We had a little bit of rain, a lot of tantrums from L and tired little ones, but besides that it was a pretty perfect trip. Really such a beautiful part of the country and so good to getaway.
How was your weekend?
x j
Friday, 17 February 2012
Kitchen Time
I fancy myself to be a pretty good cook, always spending a lot of time in the kitchen, reading recipe books, cooking new things... Well that was before I had kids. For the last three years, I have cooked what I know, quick, easy, home-cooked meals, with limited experimentation.
But this week, thanks to this lady, I have found my self back in the kitchen, cooking new, inspiring and delicious recipes, that not only I have loved but my little ones have too.
I feel like my old self again.
I love cooking for my family, I love them to try, taste and experience new foods. And I am grateful for that. I'm grateful that I feel inspired to be more creative in the kitchen again, that my little ones are accepting of new foods and that I am able to provide that experience for them.
Linking up with Maxabella, what are you grateful for this week?
Happy weekend!
x jody
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Chocolate Oat Cookies
I love to bake simple things at home, either for us to have for morning tea or to take along to a play date. I always find it far easier to chuck something together quickly at home {while the little ones watch a couple of episodes of Peppa Pig} opposed to rushing and dragging them to the shops to pick up something. Simply because most of the time that 'something' will be either pretty ordinary, a total rip off or worst of all both.
These little beauties are a Nigella recipe. There simple, quick to make and have oats in them unlike regular chocolate biscuits, that makes them healthy, right?? Oh and did I mention they are delicious!
1/2 cup plain flour
75g rolled oats
35g good-quality cocoa powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
100g unsalted butter
50g caster sugar
75g light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
125g milk or dark chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line two trays with baking paper.
Combine flour, oats, cocoa powder and bicarbonate soda in a bowl. Set aside.
In an electric mixer, beat butter, caster sugar and brown sugar together until the mixture is thick and pale.
Beat in the vanilla, followed by the egg, then slowly beat in the dry flour mixture.
When it is all mixed together, fold in the chocolate chips.
Roll handfuls of batter between your hands to form cookies, about the size of ping-pong balls. Very slightly flatten them before spacing them wide apart on the baking trays.
Cook in the oven for 12-15 minutes, the time will depend on the size of the cookies and your oven, but I mine were ready at 12 minutes.
When they are done they would have spread into big squidgy discs. They will feel soft to the touch but will harden a little as they cool.
Remove from the oven and stand on trays for a minute. Then remove to cool on a wire rack.
Too easy. Just try not to eat them all at once!
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Blog Love Five
Here are five blogs I am loving right now. Not necessarily new, but new to me.
I love Tahnee's blog, she writes of her everyday life, being a stay at home mum to her three little ones. She is gorgeous, as are her children and photographs.
Beautiful, beautiful Amelia. She writes from the heart, her story is that of a fairy tale and her wedding confirms it, with stunning photographs by the talented Tim Coulson.
Lovely Ainslie, creative and passionate. Blogs about her suburban adventures. Capturing the beauty in the everyday.
Greer is simply delightful, recording her days with her family living in the beautiful Southern Highlands. Her children are gorgeous and recipes to die for.
I love these ladies and think you will too.
Love Valentines DIY
I am not usually that in to valentines day, but these are beautiful.
Thinking I may even be able to make some kind of garland out of them.
Click here to check them out.
What do you do for valentines day?
image via Poppytalk.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Puppy Training
You met Archie right? He is the best little dog and has added so much joy to our little family. It's just the house training I'm struggling with. I have read heaps of info and putting it all of it in to practice, yet he still pee's in my house! It's starting to drive me a little crazy, cleaning up after him and then Lyla thinks she want's to toilet train too, so I am cleaning up after her as well!
So my question to you is, can you help me out? have you had a puppy? do you have any tips for toilet training a puppy?
Happy Monday!
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Bye-Bye Bertie
It's really just bye-bye for now, Uncle Bert {my little brother, it isn't his real name, but it's what we like to call him, it started as a joke but stuck!} is heading off to Canada for the month. I am super excited for him, but at the same time a little sad. He is our only family in Melbourne and I will miss him, the little ones even more so.
Uncle Bertie, be safe, have an ace time, call me and make sure you bring me back a present.
Love love.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Slow Days
It has meant our week has been free and that's ok by me. But it doesn't mean I have been overly productive, my mind has been in slow-mo too and have been spending the extra time with my kiddies, to walk and be at home, enjoying the slowness, before the year picks up speed like I know it will, like it always does.
I am grateful for slow days and easy starts, because next week will most certainly be different!
How has your week been? Have your little ones up to this year?
For the first time this year I am joining the lovely Maxabella, what are you grateful for?
Happy Weekend!
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Q4 2013 Earnings Conference Call
January 24, 2014, 9:00 am ET
Elena Doom - Vice President of Investor Relations
David Cote - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
David Anderson - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
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I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Elena Doom, Vice President of Investor Relations.
Elena Doom
Thank you, Zack. Welcome to Honeywell's fourth quarter 2013 earnings conference call. Here with me today are Chairman and CEO, Dave Cote and Senior Vice President and CFO, Dave Anderson. This call and webcast including any non-GAAP reconciliations are available on our website at honeywell.com/investor.
Note that elements of today's presentation do contain forward-looking statements that are based on our best view of the world and of our businesses as we see them today. Those elements can change and we would ask that you interpret them in that light. We do identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other SEC filings.
This morning we will review our financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013, as well as share with you our guidance for the fourth and full year 2014. Finally as always, we will leave time for your questions.
With that, I will turn the call over to Dave Cote.
David Cote
Thanks, Elena. Good morning, everyone. As I am sure you have seen by now, Honeywell delivered another good quarter capping off a terrific 2013. We are benefiting from our diverse portfolio and that continued focus on new products and geographic expansion plus our ability to effectively manage and what continues to be slow growth macro environment.
The importance of a balanced portfolio was evident last year as it helped us to offset some of the headwinds we faced in Defense and Space and Advanced Materials over the course of the year. Most importantly, the businesses, all executed very well, delivering margin expansion in every business last year
As for the fourth quarter, it's very encouraging to see sales growth 8%, up 5% organically, with organic growth better than expected across all four businesses. We continue to drive margin expansion, up 50 basis points year-over-year, for an impressive 70 basis points when you exclude M&A, and we delivered pro forma earnings per share with all of $1.24, $0.02 above the high-end of our range, so we are starting this year with positive momentum struck by order rates continue to get better and there were pockets of acceleration in the commercial aftermarket ESS, Advanced Materials and Turbo, all suggesting a modest improvement in end market conditions overall.
We are also seeing order momentum out of our long-cycle businesses, building on the robust backlog has positioned us well heading into this year, with ACS solutions orders up strong double digits, and our defense backlog up about 20% year-over-year due to strong international wins.
We are also increasingly confident in our outlook because of the smart gain deployment actions we took in the fourth quarter. As you saw from our press release, we are able to proactively fund restructuring and other actions fully deploying the $195 million pre-tax or $0.16 EPS gain from the sale of B/E Aerospace shares in the fourth quarter.
You will recall, we received about 6 million shares prior to the Consumable Solutions business sale in 2008, and we sold 2.6 million of those shares in that fourth quarter. We also sold an incremental 1.5 million shares in this first quarter, and that will yield about a $0.10 gain that we will similarly deploy with repositioning and other actions.
So in total, a pretax gain of approximately $300 million; $200 million in the fourth quarter and $100 million in the first quarter with some more remaining in the bank. Restructuring benefits have been an important driver of our productivity engine, as it will continue to drive benefits in 2014 and beyond.
Dave will take you through some of the details in a moment, but the projects funded in the fourth quarter alone are estimated to yield about $50 million of benefits in 2015, with a full run rate savings of over $100 million. We are being proactive about keeping that pipeline full, and as such, we are planning to fund additional projects in the first quarter with the gain that we will have from those B/E share sales.
We think these actions position us well for further margin expansion over the next five years. In the fourth quarter, we took the opportunity to accelerate a $50 million charge related to environmental matters at Lake Onondaga in upstate, New York. Minimizing future environmental headwinds from this site by proactively seeking agreements for the completion of both dredging and capping activities based on our ability to complete the dredging portion a year early and reducing the overall cost of the project.
We think this sets us up very well over the coming five years as we will begin to show moderation in ongoing environmental charges in the out years. We also offset the loss on sale of Friction Materials due to deployment of that B/E share gain. As you saw earlier this month, we agreed to sell Friction Materials, which we expect to close sometime in the second half of the year.
We think this transaction will help our Turbo business focus on their differentiated technologies and long-term growth outlook. While we think it's prudent to remain cautious on the overall macro environment, we are also increasingly confident in our 2014 outlook based on the momentum we saw in the fourth quarter. So for the year, more of what you have come to expect, strong sales conversion and double-digit earnings growth and strong cash flow.
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Commerce, Minnesota Department of
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St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 539-1600 | (800) 857-3602
Division of Insurance
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(651) 539-1599 | (800) 657-3978 (MN only, outside Metro area)
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce is the chief regulator for the banking, energy, insurance, real estate, securities, telecommunications industries and also operates Minnesota's Unclaimed Property.
Minn. Stats. 60H
See the MN Dept. of Commerce website Insurance Division section at Insurance Licensing.
Who needs a license?
Under Minnesota law, a managing general agent is a person, firm, association or corporation who
(1) manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office, and
(2) acts as an agent for the insurer whether known as a managing general agent, manager, or other similar term, who, with or without the authority, either separately or together with affiliates, produces, directly or indirectly, and underwrites an amount of gross direct written premium equal to or more than five percent of the policyholder surplus as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer in any one quarter or year, together with one or more of the following activities related to the business produced:
(i) adjusts or pays any claim exceeding $5,000, or any combination of claims, the aggregate of which exceeds $25,000, in any 12 consecutive months, or
(ii) negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer.
A managing general agent representing an insurer licensed in Minnesota with respect to risks located in Minnesota must be licensed in Minnesota.
A managing general agent representing an insurer domiciled in Minnesota with respect to risks located outside Minnesota must be licensed in Minnesota as a managing general agent. The license may be a nonresident license.
The following persons do not require licensure as a managing general agent:
(1) an employee of the insurer;
(2) a United States manager of the United States branch of an alien insurer;
(3) an underwriting manager who, pursuant to contract, manages all or a part of the insurance or reinsurance operation of the insurer, is under common control with the insurer, subject to the Insurance Holding Company Act, Minn. Stat. Chapter 60D, and whose compensation is not based on the volume of premiums written; or
(4) an attorney in fact authorized by and acting for the subscribers of a reciprocal insurer or inter-insurance exchange under powers of attorney.
How to get a license
The following must be submitted for a managing general agent license:
1) A completed agency license application.
The $200 agency license fee.
2) Cash is not accepted. Send a check or money order payable to Minnesota Department of Commerce.
5) If the agency name differs from the legal name of the partnership, corporation, or other business entity, attach a copy of the Certificate of Assumed Name that was filed and stamped by the Minnesota Secretary of State. For example, this requirement applies to a partnership that intends to do business using an agency name that does not include the first and last name of each individual partner, or a corporation or business entity that intends to do business under an agency name that is not the legal corporate name. Information about filing a Certificate of Assumed Name may be obtained from the Secretary of State (www.sos.state.mn.us, Minnesota State Retirement Building, 60 Empire Dr., St. Paul, MN 55103, telephone (651) 296-2803).
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May 3, 2016
Tallahassee police are hot on the trail of a masked armed robber. Police say the suspect tried to rob the Burger King on Capital Circle Southwest, and when he didn't get any cash authorities say he went over to the Subway across the street and robbed the restaurant, leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.
Law enforcement officials set up a perimeter, hoping to nab the robber. The suspect is described as a black male approximately five feet, nine inches to five feet, 11 inches, weighing 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green checkered shirt and ski mask.
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How to pay a Spanish traffic ticket?
In January we were apparently speeding in Madrid and were caught by a traffic camera. We received notice from Hertz and a few weeks later received a certified letter from Direccion General de Trafico. We have been trying to pay the ticket ever since, but are not succeeding: The phone voice mail system is only in Spanish and exceeds our tourist level of understanding. Once, randomly pushing numbers, we got a person, but there were no English speakers there (basically, they hung up on us). On www.dgt.es there supposedly is a page in English, but the form wants a "record number" of a certain number of digits and decimal points. There is no such number of that name or configuration is on any of the paper work we have received. There doesn't appear to be a general "contact us" or "help" link. I am getting very anxious and really want to pay this and get it out of my life, but keep failing in my attempts. Any ideas??


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i had unprotected sex the last day of my period and on the 5th day after, could i be prego?
on the last day of my period we had unprotected sex and also on the 5th of june a day after my period and i just got my period yesterday the 26th of june. i have a irregular period that comes every month a week erlier than the other, my cycles are to 22 to 23 days,me and my partner have been trying over a year and im not on birth control, but he somkes pot too.. umm could i ever get pregnant?
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You can get Pregnant but you may want to discuss it with your OBGYN about this some times getting pregnant can be difficult and if you and him are truly committed to having a baby than you should talk to your doctor about how you can conceive. I hope this helps someposted 06/27/2010 by abuck2010
ok thanx but should i go to my doctor, or just to the clinic?posted 06/30/2010 by mzdolly09
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pg_connect -conninfo connectOptions pg_connect dbName ?-host hostName? ?-port portNumber? ?-tty tty? ?-options serverOptions?
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the PostgreSQL server.
Two syntaxes are available. In the older one, each possible
option has a separate option switch in the pg_connect command. In the newer form, a single
option string is supplied that can contain multiple option
pg_conndefaults can be used
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New style
A string of connection options, each written in the form
keyword = value. A list of valid
options can be found in the description of the libpq function
Old style
The name of the database to connect to.
The host name of the database server to connect to.
The TCP port number of the database server to connect to.
A file or TTY for optional debug output from the server.
Additional configuration options to pass to the server.
If successful, a handle for a database connection is returned. Handles start with the prefix pgsql.
The actual connection options syntax is a bit confusing, as it isn\'t stated clearly how it is done. Naively i would have expected a typical Tcl name value pair list, not this string with = in between.
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set handle [pg_connect -conninfo {host = localhost password = foo user = bar dbname test}]


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Saturday, September 8
Unborn but Unforgotten Review
*Warning: Spoilers*
Basically, I did not enjoy watching this film. The plot was way too simple and the characters did not seem believable. Some of the characters also exhibited conflicting aspects in their personalities. For instance, Detective Choi at one point indirectly states that he does not believe in spirits as there is no proof that they exist. However, at the beginning of the film, he does nothing to console Soo-jin and just lets her believe that it is a haunted website and that it will kill her in 15 days.
Soo-jin is not credible as a video journalist either. The moment Detective Choi tells her that all the women accessed the website before they died, she automatically assumes it is haunted and that she will die as well. There are a lot of scenes which just show her crying, feeling scared. She just appears so helpless throughout the film.
Revealing Ei-suk as the killer did not come as much of a surprise either. His reaction to seeing the apartment was a dead giveaway. I thought there would be more of a twist somewhere but there was not any.
The movie missed a lot of opportunities to scare the audience. You would see a few short moments showing the ghost's leg and some blood dripping from the scene but it ends right there. There was nothing in the movie that would make you jump from your seat. One thing I did like was how the doll slowly opened its eyes. It was not totally scary but it was a good effect.
Another fatal flaw was that they would introduce elements that did not seem to connect with other parts of the film. For instance, the ending features the detective with a girl who asks him for a drink. LetMeScareU explains that the detective was actually the father of rampaging ghost's child. The anchorman just played the role as the murderer. It does somewhat explain why Yoo-shil would choose to use a website to haunt and kill women. I initially thought the detective had relationship with the girl in the purple dress. This would explain why he avoided answering Soo-jin's questions about the girl on his computer monitor. Then again, he did not flinch when the girl in the purple dress was being autopsied nor did detective react when he saw Yoo-shil's painting at the apartment. Detective Choi must have been drinking really hard not to remember either of these women.
All in all, it was okay. It is not the worst Asian horror film I have seen thus far although the film made me scratch my head a few times.
Let me know what you guys think. If you have any suggestions of good Asian horror movies, just leave a comment below and I will try to feature it on a future post.
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I will have to check this out. You know I love asian horrors. I will also let you know if I have that scratching my head moment.
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This spring has been a whirlwind and blogging has taken a back seat through this busy season–we are long overdue for an update. The most important thing is that we are still here, waiting, hoping, and praying for our next baby.
This spring Craig was a groomsman in two weddings, which meant two trips to California. California is where I was born and raised and where Craig and I met in college, so this was a wonderful!
We spent time with my family and got to explore beautiful Yosemite.
Two months later we were back in California, this time to Los Angeles. We took Wes to the beach for the first time …
We visited our alma mater…and Wes' future college =)
Wes was a ring bearer and he did did great walking down the aisle and partying all night long…he danced non-stop until 10:30pm! If he's anything like his daddy, this will be his first of many wedding parties.
Don't worry, no Wesley's were harmed in the making of this photo!
As soon as we got home from California, we got busy packing because 5 days later….
We moved into a new house!And then a week after that I finally graduated from grad school!
This has been one of the busiest, craziest seasons of our lives with all good things, which have kept us somewhat distracted from the months of waiting for baby #2. We finally made it into the profile book at our adoption agency, which means we are hopefully being shown to birth parents more frequently. We are trying to be patient, knowing that our next child will come at the right time, but hoping that time is sooner than later. It's hard not to compare our experience with Wes' adoption to this second time. His adoption really was fast at just 10 months from the time we started paperwork until his birth. This time around we are already 14 months in. We would appreciate your prayers for patience while we wait and for our future child and his or her birthparents, wherever they are!


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BBB Warns Contractors: Promising To Pay Insurance Deductibles Is Illegal
St. Louis, Mo., July 24, 2012 – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging homeowners to be cautious when approached by companies promising to save their insurance deductibles on storm damage repairs.
Missouri and Illinois prohibit advertising any rebates, discounts or prize offers which might be considered inducements to hire contractors.
Carole Bellman, BBB advertising review director, said that even though special offers to save deductibles can seem enticing to homeowners, they may be considered insurance fraud.
"Residential contractors—like roofing companies and siding repair firms—should be very careful when trying to attract customers," she said. "They need to read the law and understand what it means." She also warned that some companies may inflate their prices to cover special offers.
Bellman said that the St. Louis BBB has challenged 21 advertisements from local contractors since the April 28 storm.
The BBB's Code of Advertising states: "Advertisers, agencies and media should be sure that they are in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations governing advertising." The primary responsibility for truthful and non-deceptive advertising rests with the advertiser. "Ads which are untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or insincere offers to sell, shall not be used," the code says.
One of the challenged ads came from an Overland, Mo., roofing company. It stated, "We will save your deductible."
A St. Louis contractor's ad said: "FREE ROOF, GUTTERS SIDING . . . We cover your deductible. . . YOU PAY NOTHING OUT OF YOUR POCKET. WHEN WE SAY FREE, WE MEAN FREE!"
Most contractors contacted by the BBB said they were not aware of the advertising restrictions and said they would change their ads.
The Missouri law, passed last year as Senate Bill 101, states, in part, that a residential contractor "shall not advertise or promise to pay or rebate all or any portion of any insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of goods or services." The law further says that the restrictions include "granting any allowance or offering any discount against the fees to be charged or paying the insured or any person directly or indirectly associated with the property any form of compensation, gift, prize, bonus, coupon, credit, referral fee, or other item of monetary value for any reason."
The Illinois law bars home repair and remodeling contractors from advertising or promising to pay or rebate "all or any portion of any insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of goods or services." The ban includes "granting any allowance or offering any discount against the fees to be charged or paying the insured or any person directly or indirectly associated with the property any form of compensation."
The BBB regularly reviews local advertising as part of its role as a self-regulatory organization. The BBB promotes ethical selling and advertising practices through standards developed and generally adhered to by industry members.
The BBB offers the following tips to consumers hiring roofers or other contractors:
- Beware of possible scams. Watch out for contractors in unmarked trucks or for companies requiring advance payment. Don't succumb to high-pressure techniques, such as notices that the price is good for one day only.
- Try to verify the business' true identity. Get a business card and a physical location of the company. It is always better to deal with well-established businesses in the area than those that come in from out of state and may not be around to honor warranties.
- Ask for references. Make sure the company that wants your business has satisfied customers.
- Read contracts carefully and make sure you understand what you are signing. Watch for language that may require you to pay a fee if you decide to cancel.
- Understand that when an insurance company issues a settlement check for damages, that payment is going to you, not to the contractor. Just because you have been dealing with one company doesn't mean you can't decide to hire a different one if you are uneasy about the first.
- Do not pay the full amount in advance of the work being completed. A good rule of thumb is to pay one-third when the contract is signed, another third while the job is underway and the final third when you are satisfied with the completed job.
- Check a company's BBB Business Review by going to www.bbb.org or by calling 314-645-3300.
About the BBB
The BBB is a nonprofit, business-supported organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. The BBB provides objective advice, free BBB Business Reviews of more than 4 million companies, 11,000 Charity Reviews, dispute resolution services, alerts and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust. Please visit www.bbb.org for more information.
Contact: Michelle L. Corey, President and CEO, (314) 584-6800, email@example.com; Chris Thetford, Vice President-Communications, (314) 584-6743 or (314) 681-4719 (cell), email@example.com or Carole Bellman, Advertising Review Director, (314) 584-6733, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Aug 09, 2010 — Aug 13, 2010
An Intro to Environmental Chaplaincy: Divides, Webs, Nested Open Systems and Grace
Instructor(s): Marty Peale
August 3, 2:00 pm: Gear check
August 9
2:00 Commute to the Refuge (incl. safety vows)
3:30 Orientation, safety
4:00 Set up camp
5:00 Zazen
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Opening Council - Introductions & (4 rounds - What does it mean to 'be alive'? to be 'sentient'? to be an 'individual'? to be 'independent'?)
August 10
7:00 Zazen
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Soji
10:00 Earth - Landscape & Soils (incl. maps, contours, compasses, soil
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Mud plaster (hands-on)
5:00 Zazen
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Fire (incl. building fires, wildfires, fire cycles, global warming, compost, being warm/coldblooded, stars @ Prajna)
August 11
7:00 Zazen
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Soji
10:00 Water - Watersheds & Cycles (incl. walking the ridgelines, tracking water, nested watersheds, water use @ Prajna)
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Wetland Restoration (hands-on)
5:00 Zazen
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Bathing, open evening
August 12 (maybe while walking to the Lakes)
7:00 Zazen
8:00 Breakfast (& bag lunch?)
9:00 Soji
10:00 Air (incl. wind, microclimates, watercolors)
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Space (incl. not knowing, placement/timing [relationships], mutual exchanges, meditation, solitude)
5:00 Zazen
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Council - The Precepts (in this light)
August 13
7:00 Zazen
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Soji - Break camp, load vehicles
10:00 Closing council
11:00 Drive to Upaya
1:00 Lunch at Upaya
fit this in somewhere along the way:
Roots & Other Structures (incl. press plants, trees & understories, leaf
patterns, pattern literacy, stacked functions)
Sample Schedule
More about the instructors:
Marty Peale
Marty first fasted in 1991 with Roshi Joan, Steven Foster and Meredith Little, and Barrett Eagle Bear. Since 1994, she has trained with Roshi, supporting Upaya's wilderness-based mindfulness retreats in the high desert of New Mexico and Colorado. Marty is now Caretaker and Refuge Coordinator at Prajna Mountain Forest Refuge, 50 miles north of Santa Fe, where the Wilderness Fast will based. She is a mentor in Upaya's Chaplaincy program and a visiting teacher in our nature-oriented retreats. She came to Upaya from Alaska in 1993, with 25 years of environmental advocacy, degrees in American Studies and Field Naturalism, and lots of wilderness experience.
Tuition (Members): $400.00
Tuition (Non-Members): $400.00
More details: only open to Upaya's Chaplaincy Program students
Be sure to check out our Guide For Participants for information on housing, meals, sample schedule, travel, our cancellation policy and more.
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Jessica Simpson's Lost Dog
In a certifiably tragic event, Jessica Simpson's dog was abducted by a prairie jackal. "My heart is broken because a coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes," she writes. "HORROR! We are searching. Hoping. Please help!" So the comment below this picture which reads "I have spotted the dog in a box marked 'ACME' being chased by a Roadrunner," is at best unhelpful and at worst inaccurate: The roadrunner never chased the coyote, it was the other way around. For shame, people.


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Shank Free!
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 09:44AM
Its Rick. No need to call me back, but I just wanted to tell you that after our lesson, I am shank-free. As a matter of fact, I am so shank-free that I had a 39 on the back 9 on Saturday, and had a 38 on the back side on Sunday! I greatly appreciate the help!
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Fellow science-fiction nerds have known about Morena Baccarin for quite some time. Whether it's been on "Stargate SG-1," ABC's "V," or Joss Whedon's short-lived but much-loved "Firefly," Baccarin has always brought a sexy elegance that's left a mark in fans' eyes. Lately, the actress has been turning heads in Showtime's "Homeland" as Jessica, wife of potential Vice Presidential candidate and domestic terrorist Sergeant Nicholas Brody. In an interview with IGN, she spoke about the many characters she's played, new and old.
Despite her new, more widely known role, Baccarin remains grateful for her time on the sci-fi cult classic. "It's just magic. You can't explain magic, and that's what the show is and what it was. Everybody together made that," Baccarin said. "I think it's one of those things, when the stars align, it just works. You can't explain it or dissect it or figure out why -- it's just one of those things."
Meanwhile, on "Homeland" her character discovered her husband's Muslim conversion in the season premiere. Baccarin sees Jessica as in the right to be suspicious. "...she doesn't automatically go, 'Muslim -- oh, he's a terrorist,' obviously. Those two things do not equal the same thing. She sees that there's something up with him," the actress explained. "She doesn't immediately go to the place of, 'He's a bad guy.' This is her husband. This is somebody that she grew up with and lives with. I think it would be a real stretch for her to suddenly get there. But she is suspicious of his life and what he's withholding from her."
Part of her character's anger stems from the potential of ruining her new shiny, happy life in the public eye and social stratosphere. Baccarin continues, "That's a little bit of her ambition, too, coming out of, 'Don't f**k this up for me. I'm loving this!' Of course, the betrayal of her husband, not telling her about a major thing in his life -- she doesn't ask anymore. That's it. She has that scene with him. There are other scenes where she's saying to him, 'You need to be truthful with me about other things as well that are going on in your life.' So it's an underlying current in their relationship throughout the series."
Check out a new episode of "Homeland" tomorrow on Showtime -- and don't forget to check out my review here on TV Rage the following day for discussion and insight!
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How do I find more time for myself?
I am a busy mom and wife working full time. Everyone else's needs seem to come before mine and the housework always needs done. How do I find or make more time for myself to relax or enjoy the things I want?
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The best and easiest way is to do it and not care what other people think. After I put the kids to bed, sometimes I have to clean up. I can't clean up right away. I often need 30min to myself first. My husband has an attitude, but I let him have the attitude. His attitude doesn't make me feel inadequate because I know what I need to refill my cup. When my cup is full, it allows me to give more than when it's empty. I'm more pleasant and understanding and fun. When your children grow up learning to take care of themselves first, that will be a great gift to them. You'll be a shining example of how to enjoy life. Whenever it's possible, I take a Yoga or Zumba class once a week for 6 weeks. This usually requires me to have money for the baby sitter. The class is $5 but really $20/class because of the babysitter costs but I do it once a year. Maybe you get a friend or family member to be with the kids once a week while you take a class. You could just go to the coffee shop.posted 07/12/2013 by Junebug Jr.
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