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Macy's is an upscale department store. It operates Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores and Websites in the US, Guam, and Puerto Rico. It sells apparel and accessories for men, women, and children; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer goods. It is basically an upscale JC Penney (NYSE:JCP). However, it is not a Nordstrom, which tends to cater more exclusively to yuppies and the well-to-do.
Since late in 2008, its chart has gone straight upward in the strongest of uptrends. Part of this was probably due to the Fed "juicing" the market; but it has also been due to what can only be described as a great recovery by Macy's (NYSE:M). See the Macy's five year chart below.
Why then would I say that it is a shoe-in to plunge on earnings? First it is essentially still a financially weak company. It has a total debt to total equity ratio (mrq) of 53.8%. This is high compared to the industry average of 41.98%. It has a quick ratio of 0.47x, which means it doesn't have much short term liquidity. Still it does have good interest coverage (mrq) of 4.48x. This means the company's operating profits for the most recent quarter were 4.48 times greater than its interest payments. Essentially it is much like other apparel retailers in this case.
The problem is that big retailers are in general losing customers to hip specialty shops. According to one scholarly article, older big retailers such as J.C. Penney, Macy's, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue (NYSE:SKS), and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) are the most at risk to the new, "hip" shops. When the net profit margin (TTM) is only 4.91%, any substantial loss of business is a big problem, especially when the usual solution is to offer discounts to attract more customers.
When Hearing Mosaic says Macy's comps are running negative for July 2013 compared to original estimates, one has to worry. When the Yahoo Finance EPS estimates for Macy's show a slight rise over the last 90 days, one has to think the market's expectations are likely too high. When "hip" American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) lowers its Q2 earnings outlook (presumably so it won't disappoint) due to weaker than expected sales and margin results, one is inclined to think that "stodgy" Macy's may do significantly worse than its estimates.
For reference purposes, AEO now expects EPS to be $0.10 per share compared to prior guidance of $0.19 to $0.21. That's a 50% cut. AEO said total net revenue decreased about 2% in Q2 2013. Consolidated comparable sales, including AEO direct, decreased 7%. On top of this, results were exacerbated by a highly promotional environment, which intensified over the course of July. AEO stock price fell approximately 15% on this news. This agrees strongly with the report of bad comps from Hearing Mosaic; and it seems sure to mean a disappointment from Macy's on earnings.
When you look at a few other apparel stores, you see similar disappointments. At Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) -- a store with comparable customers to Macy's, whose Q1 ended June 29, 2013, sales at stores open at least a year slipped -1% for the quarter. This was significantly below the +4% growth of the previous quarter. The stock price fell -6.1% on the news.
J.C. Penney has been a dead duck for years now. It has predicted many rebounds; but it has made none. It is essentially a Macy's that caters to a slightly less affluent clientele. It is losing money -- a lot of money. JCP does not make one think that Macy's will do well in the near future. Even online retailer, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), lost money in Q2 2013. Plus it guided lower -- for a loss in Q3 2013. This would seem to indicate that Macy's online sales are unlikely to save its quarter.
I could go on; but it looks like retail sales may be slowing in most apparel categories. At the beginning of 2013, many thought this was a strong possibility after the payroll tax cuts were re-instated at the beginning of January 2013. These amounted to an approximate 2.9% tax increase on the average American. If you posit that the average American only has about 20% of his/her income to spend after taxes, housing, food, transportation, and education expenses, then that 2.9% tax increase amounts to almost 15% of discretionary income. It is not surprising that a 15% cut to discretionary income and by extension discretionary spending might hurt apparel store sales.
One could ask why this tax increase didn't hurt same store sales in Q1 2013 very much if at all? My explanation is that it took people a while to realize that they had a tighter budget to deal with. I also believe that Obama enacting the sequester on March 1, 2013 finally brought home to people that they might have to conserve more in 2013. Also these two actions are expected to cut US GDP growth in 2013 by at least -1%. That in itself is a problem for the US economy. It means less money to spend.
Further some have estimated that a cancellation of the sequester could have added 1.6 million jobs to the US economy by itself. Those additional 1.6 million people who are not now working have cost retailers significant business. Of course, it took a while for the sequester to be felt by the overall economy. We may finally be feeling it now. If the comments about the worsening of the retail picture in July are generally applicable, retailers are in for a tough back to school season. They seem likely be in for a disappointing holiday season.
Don't forget that interest rates have risen roughly 1% (the US Treasury 10 year note yield) in the last one to two months. This is just in time for the big Christmas season borrowing by many retailers. This extra 1% rise in Treasury rates amounts to a 10% to 25% increase in interest rates (for example 4% to 5%) for the Christmas borrowing by US retailers. A lot of stores do finance their inventories, especially their Christmas inventories. Since they often have 75% or so of their total yearly sales in Q4, the amount they have to borrow to fund their Christmas inventory is not a small amount to many stores. The higher interest rate will hurt margins for the Christmas season. It should lead to slightly lower EPS guidance for Q3 and Q4 2013 on an interest rate basis alone (cost of goods basis). A smaller subset of retail companies may not even be able to afford the new, higher cost of their planned Christmas season inventory. Cutbacks in orders will mean less overall sales.
Further with 393 of the S&P500 companies having reported, the blended earnings growth rate is only 1.7% for Q2 2013. This falls to a -3.4% growth rate without the financials. 61 companies of the 77 that issued guidance revisions made negative revisions for Q3 2013. Currently the Consumer Discretionary sector is projected to see a +10% increase for Q3. Given the above data and fundamentals, this seems highly unlikely. This means Consumer Discretionary EPS estimates will have to be adjusted downward over time. This is doubly true when revenue growth is supposed to be relatively flat. It is more true when the sequester will be more fully felt by then. It is still more true when taxpayers will have fully realized they are getting 2.9% less in take home pay due to the re-instatement of the payroll taxes.
Don't forget that at least some of the Affordable Care Act new costs are scheduled to go into effect in 2014. Cintas said that it expects fiscal 2014 medical expenses to be higher as a percentage of revenue by 10 to 30 bps. Darden Restaurants says it will be adversely affected by $0.06 per diluted common share in 2014. The Affordable Care Act costs will work their way into estimates over time. They should lead to slightly lower guidance. Macy's has a lot of relatively lowly paid salespeople. They are likely to have the same effect on Macy's earnings that Darden's Restaurants employees are projected to have on it. I don't believe this has been factored into Macy's future estimates yet.
Technically the slow stochastic sub chart (far above) shows that Macy's is neither overbought nor oversold. The main chart indicates Macy's is in a strong uptrend. The many fundamental factors mentioned in this article add up to excellent reasons for the uptrend to reverse. The results of similar stocks that many thought highly of indicate that Macy's is likely in for a fall too. It has been a good grower; but it isn't a great grower. If its profits are 50% below estimates as AEO's were, it should get hit hard. Even if it has a lesser miss, the fundamentals mentioned above should mean it will get re-evaluated lower. Macy's is a sell on fundamentals.
Logically all uptrends end eventually. This four year old uptrend is overdue for a major correction. The huge number of negative fundamentals likely argue that this earnings season will be at least the start of such a correction. It is time to take profits. If you are an aggressive trader, you can consider shorting it. Yes it has a relatively low PE of 14.13 and an FPE of 10.70. However, its net profit margin can turn negative easily. Even if the net profit margin (4.91% TTM) only narrows a bit, Macy's is still a sell. With the large number of negative fundamentals, it is likely that the net profit margin (and guidance for future net profit margins) will move down substantially.
Macy's currently has an average analysts' recommendation of 2.1 (a buy). This leaves a lot of room for downgrades. CAPS by contrast gives Macy's a two star rating (a sell). CAPS tends to act in advance of the brokerage analysts. This could well mean that many of the brokerage analysts' recommendations will soon be revised lower.
For those considering shorting Macy's, remember that it pays an approximate 2% dividend annually. This may be enough to make some consider using options or option spreads.
NOTE: Some of the above fundamental financial information is from Yahoo Finance.
Good Luck Trading.
Disclosure: I am short M. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Excellent location, good facilities, people from all the staff are very kind and supportive, the family room is just great, with lots of space, two balkonies provided with comfortable armchairs where you can enjoy the great view over the entire city and gulf of Petrovac. Services at the restaurant were rather slow. They need improvement.
We thought the room seaview suite was wonderful and suited our needs very well.The hotel decor was super and very well maintained. The pool area was limited and did not seem to have enough sun beds.Also a drinks service by the pool would have be great.
The great pleasure to use the comfort of SPA hotel and the chance to travel round picturesque countryside with natural beauty and tresuares of ancient country. The construction of the hotel (it was rebuild from the project of 1970`) don`t give the opportunity to enjoy of beautiful mideterranium park behind its walls
This is really luxurious hotel with all the facilities that are needed. Family room is very comfortable with two bathrooms. The sea view and the close location to the beach as well as the city is a big advantage. I really recommend it for family vacation. The breakfeast offer could have been little more diversed over multiple days. It's difficult to get a place on the hotel beach, if you do not reserve it physically early in the morning. In result one can see many empty, but reserved places - just in case or whatever.
Excellent refurbishments, perfect spa facilities, gorgeous beach (not very clean though!) Staff should better learn more English and make better Cappucino or Espresso! :) The breakfast was ok, but the variety was nothing special.
That was a very good stay at the hotel - I'd definitely recomend it to everyone who likes the sea and the sun and preferes to stay in a calm town. The hotel is located right on the seacoast, 20 seconds away from the beach, which is rather small and clean. There is a spa and wellness area in the hotel - using of turkish and finnish saunas, a gym and two pools is included in the bill. The staff is very friendly and helpful, bed linen and bathrooms are clean. There is a cash machine in the lobby. A mini-market, a bank office, a droggery are 200-300 meters away from the hotel. Bus station - 500 meters. The town can bore the ones who likes noisy vacations (discos ets). Suites family holidays. The hotel's restaurant is good at breakfasts, but it should improve on a la carte food.
the spa facilities were outstanding, room very clean and well maintained, friendliness of staff and their enthusiasm to speak English was welcoming that we had requested 2 seperate beds in the booking, but was given a double. When we requested a check all other rooms were full, so one of us slept on the fold out sofa all week
The attitude of the personal was fine. As well as wellness center and massage possibilities were beautifull. The to the seashore from my studio room was unforgetable. Thanks a lot. Notheng to complain about.
The view from the room, the situation in the village, close to the beach. The desserts were very good (complete meal not tested). The water in the pool was cold (22°C) and the climatisation of the pool also. It took more than 20 mn to have access to the sauna (was not working). No bathrobe/towel/slippers available in the spa, you have to take them from your room. We choosed the hotel for the spa so we cannot recommend it for the Wellness and Spa features. Also few local channels in white & black on flat TV.
Great Hotel. The welness center and the location of the hotel is perfect. Wireless is only available in the lobby.
Good location among oliva trees and 200 m from the beach.Large variety of good meals. Comfortable and clean apartments with large terrace.
Great location, really romantic olive garden, staff was helpfull I think internet access in the rooms (not just at the restaurant terrase) would be great.We also did not like the organisation during the meals, it was chaotic because of the arrangement of the tables.
Hotel was nice, spacious and very good location 1 min walk from the kristal water beach of petrovac. The garden and olive trees were lovely Food need to be improved an restorant area need to bee redecorated
nice welcome at the reception, appartment big and clean, swimming pool (big and clean), location (close to city center and sea), cleaning staff very friendly and flexible food at restaurant, people smoking everywhere, noisy guests, unfriendly staff at restaurant, cleaniness of the restaurant, nobody asked if we appreciated our staying when we left, too many peope at the beach
Well maintained garden Rooms and villas urgently need refurbishment-Many construction errors must have occured during building-Needs more staff-Staff not helpful-Pool small and not clean-Beach totally packed-Said they provided free parking but at the end we had to pay 4 euros
lots of choice for meals and plenty of fresh meals always being prepared and served, the room was in excellant condition through out my stay.
Nice and modern rooms in villas within olive trees Petrovac is a crowded location for families with children. We did not have dinner since the half board means eating in a crowded and noisy self service canteen: we showed up and ran away to din out (sembrava di stare in mensa...siamo scappati, dormivamo solo li.) unfortunately they only offer h/b so we had to pay full price anyway....the 2nd day we didn't even had breakfast there... The food was not at all actractive.swimming pool was crowded with children. (And the beach in petrovac as well...)
Close to beach. Good for families with children.
The staff is extremely helpful and nice. The hotel is situated next to a busy road and it can be loud at night. Having stayed in this hotel 2 nights in 2 different bedrooms the quality of the bedrooms - the size in particular - can be quite different for the same price so you might be lucky or not !
Location is excellent - 5-7 min from the beach, Apartments was very good in new building A lot of trash on the beach
Food is ok. Food choice is not very wide, but everything is good and quite fresh. Superior Suite is quite good for two adults and two children. There are no sea view though (no room at the hotel have sea view). Many trees and bushes on the hotle territory. Children playground is miserable - a number of semi-broken toys, such as bicycles and cars. No children animation staff at all. There is no hotel beach, all beaches at the city are for everyone. Water is crytal clear, but sometimes there are a lot of junk (cigararettes butts, papers, etc) have floated near beaches. Usually it happened after 10am. Wi-Fi at hotel is free, but usually didn't worked at all. Overall atmosphere is good, many children, no music noises, quite normal hotel guests Be prepared that overboooking is usual thing at the hotel! After my arrival to hotel (with wife and two small children), hotel manager told me that my Superior Suite (which was booked month before the trip, and it was additionally confirmed by the hotel manager by email week before my arrival) is not availabel And _probably_ it will be available week later. Finally we stay at nearest apartments for a week and then live for week more at the hotel. Hotel staff friendly in general, but not professional. Usually nobody will greet you (even reception staff!) - they just do not look at you. This is not big issue for me, but it is annoying litlle bit.
proximity to beach, swimming pool and breakfast. internet wireless was very complicated to connect to so had to use a nearby cafe.
Excellent location down beside promenade & close to town centre. Good selection at breakfast. Excellent pool with nice gardens.
Hotel's territory, grass We were moved to another hotel for the first day due to overbooking
We were more than pleased. Expected more of a 3-star hotel, but certainly merits the 4-star status. Nice location, nice grounds, and quality renovations and upgrades to the rooms. Not an exciting hotel - and the bar is not interesting -- but great for relaxation, and easy walk to the many quality restaurants along the Petrovacs promenade. Largely Russian (and secondarily German and English) clientele. Everything good. Would have been nice to have even a small fitness center - there is space for one.
Very friendly staff, well equiped 120m2 presidential suite, quiet, good various breakfast... Could be easier to find with some shields in the surrounding streets, the adress doesn't help much because b.b. means bez broja (no number)...
Very high standard all round Buzzing of the electrical supply in the rooms but this can be turned off.
Excellent hotel! The car parkıng lot ıs tıght.
excellent room ,excellent staff
The size, comfort and feel of the accommodation along with the excellent breakfast were all outstanding. As well, the staff were friendly, helpful and professional. Unfortunately, due to a recent storm, their internet access was unavailable for the duration of our stay.
The friendly and helpful staff Apparent inattention to small details
Lovely friendly staff, great value, short walk to the beach yet quiet Probably not a four star (but still very good for the price!), weird bacon
Staff were very nice. Breakfast was ample. Only a couple of blocks to the beach and cute waterfront walk. Room was very dark as it was on ground floor next to parking lot and as such could not open window. Had a dank smell. No wifi anywhere but pool and reception area. Really?! In this day and age? Pool was very small and warm - not refreshing. No big deal since beach was so close but still....
Hotel Danica is a silent place for good holidays and who loved smell of forest and sea
Spotless rooms with very comfy beds and pillows. Very pleasant and helpful staff and good breakfast. Minutes to beach and many excellent restaurants.
A nice, small hotel close to the beach and in the middle of other interesting destinations.
All is fine, especially people. Fine clean air, near the sea and beautiful wood for walks.
very nice personal! excellent location!
location poor breakfast
we got finally accomodated and despite we have booked a suit for 4 people, what we got was a room (about 10-12 sq. m.) with a double bed and a coach, when stretched there was hardly room to pass, never the less we paid the price of a suit doesn't feel like 4 star hotel, the staff does not speak English in it's better part, small and uncomfortable parking lot
the friendly staff, the spacious clean room with picturesque view to the bay of Petrovac, central location no lift; parking place too small and had to leave the car keys to the reception so that the staff reorders the cars every time some of the cars should leave; the breakfast could be better
Convenient location, affordable price, very friendly and professional personnel, nice hotel design, wonderful view (from seaside rooms), good cuisine. With elevator (lift) it would be even more convenient.
The hotel facilities, the cleaning services and the breakfast. The parking lot.
The staff was courteous and always helpful. The buffet breakfast was great, plenty of food to choose from and the view of the Adreatic Sea was just great while having coffee and breakfast in the morning. I was travelling alone, the room was big enough and a comfortable bed. No TV but if you are the beach all day and out all night - no need.
Yes, there are differences what is offered in your site and reality.ex no television in room , no internet services in th hotel, only in restorant, some equipment does not work at all etc., and no parking
Excellent hotel staff, enjoy yours stay,
la terrazza con vista sul mare wifi did not work and in the public laptop with wire the electricity kept cutting every 20 min....weird..... - jacuzzi is 20€ per hour... --- poor breakfast is in a small room with not enough space for all guests... ---"hyginezed toilet" smelled urin and when we informed (and showed to) reception they said the housemaid had finished the shift. after complains, apparently they woke her up and she came complaining she was not on duty. I said I was not going to pay her extra for a bad job and she phoned the reception saying I do not know what in croatian language....of course the reception said we were not going to pay her....
friendly staff in my room was weak Internet signal
it is close to the seashore and it is really convenient.
First of all the hospitality, then the services. It was a very nice room with both views: a little sea wiew and mountain view. It was the forst time when we were in Montenegro, but through this hotel we are glad to see Petrovac again. A little thing: in the morning it would were more nice, if we could eat outside, on the terrace. As a recommendation for the next guests.


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"I think the things you go through, through the course of a season, really mold you as a football team, define you and help you learn and grow," Pitta said. "We've been through a lot. We've had a lot of ups and downs, and through all that we've learned a lot and we feel better prepared now than we ever have in this position."
In part because of all the injuries, the Ravens slid to their first losing streak since 2009, dropping three in a row to start December.
But Baltimore bounced back to beat the New York Giants 33-14 in Week 16 and after resting starters the following week, kept the upswing going with playoff victories over hot Colts and Broncos teams.
"I think we're definitely a resilient team," Smith said. "I don't think it has anything to do with me, individually. Obviously, I have my own personal loss that my team helped me get through, but that is just how we are. You look at the games that we have been in and the games that we have come out on top - even in the games that we lost, we never laid down for anyone. We continued to fight, and that's just how we are and who we are as Ravens.
"I think we are definitely battle-tested, and I think it starts at the top with our leaders - coaches and players - as well. Everyone's a fighter, everyone has heart. When you have leaders like we have on our team, it is hard to not want to follow them and be a fighter and never throw the towel in. We have been through it all - whether on the field or off the field - and we became stronger for it. Our coaches always say, 'Iron sharpens iron,' and I think we are definitely a testament to that."
Coach John Harbaugh said at the end of the 2011 season that it would take a lot to get back to a second straight AFC championship.
"I was right. It was a great prediction. It was spot on," Harbaugh said. "There are challenges that get you to the point that you are at as a football team and make you who you are - even as a person. And our guys have handled all those things extremely well.
"Individually, a lot of our guys - and collectively - have come out of it stronger and better men, and we're a stronger and better team."


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With the economic recovery slow, people are looking for ways to support their favorite cause that will not affect their pocketbook. In fact, according to barna.org, 41% of people have cut back on their charitable donations this year. Americans are faced with a dilemma, whether to support their favorite cause or buy holiday gifts. Goodshop.com offers an easy way they can do both. Here is how it works:
At Goodshop.com, each time someone clicks through from Goodshop to one of the 2,800 plus participating stores (including Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Sephora, Macy's PetCo and more), an average of 4% of the purchase price is donated to the shopper's favorite cause (at no cost to them!). Plus, Goodshop.com has over 100,000 coupons so users can save money while giving back.
More than 108,000 nonprofits and schools have partnered with online shopping mall Goodshop.com, including many in your area. What makes the system so compelling is that it doesn't cost the users a thing. It's a form of philanthropy that works for everyone in this economy!
Goodshop.com has two partner programs: Yahoo!-powered search engine Goodsearch.com and Gooddining.com, which both also enable their supporters to generate donations just by doing something they do anyway everyday:
Goodsearch.com: Each time someone searches the internet with Goodsearch (powered by Yahoo!), about a penny is raised for the charity or school of their choice! You use it exactly as you would any other search engine.
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These sites have raised more than $9 million to date – money that's been used to help find a cure for cancer, clean up our oceans, feed homeless pets, send children with disabilities to summer camp, and more!
The sites have become an online sensation as people want to make "doing good" a part of their everyday lives. Their popularity has grown through word of mouth, social media, and the support of celebrities including Jessica Biel, Montel Williams, Faith Hill and Tim McGRaw, Jeff Bridges, and others, who have urged their fans to use the sites to support the causes they care about.


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Chris Pratt undertakes Ironman
Chris Pratt missed the MTV Movie Awards to take part in a half-Ironman triathlon.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star - who was nominated for four prizes at the Los Angeles ceremony - undertook the gruelling event in Haines City, Florida on Sunday (12.04.15) and completed the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run in an impressive seven hours, four minutes and 52 seconds.
And the 35-year-old actor even found the time to help one of his fellow competitors when she was stricken with cramp during the course.
Erin O'Connell wrote on his Facebook page: "You were so kind and encouraging to me when I ran next to you for a few miles on the run and and asked if I was okay when my leg started cramping.
"You did an amazing job out there Chris and have a wonderful heart and spirit. Thank you for your support of wounded warriors and you were such a great motivator for others while on the run!(sic)"
Chris admitted before the triathlon that it was going to be a "major challenge" but he felt prepared for it.
He posted on Facebook: "On Sunday I'm joining former Navy SEAL Mike Day as he participates in a grueling half ironman to raise money and awareness for our nations brain injured heroes.
"The Ironman 70.3 or 'Half Ironman' is an endurance race of swimming, biking and running. It's going to be a major challenge and I've trained long and hard for it. ... I hope to help raise awareness and money for a great cause and true hero."


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Baby Greens and Garlicky White Bean Salad
Recipe by ladypit
This is a very garlicky salad. A nice fast dinner. A slight adaptation from a recipe in "Weight Watchers Miracle Foods" cookbook. Each serving is 3 points as written. Though I suggest a tad more sauce, which would make the points go up a smidge. Red onion is preferred because of the milder taste. If you like the taste of raw onion, then yellow is fine too. The original recipe called for serving it immediately. I like to let it sit a few minutes so the tastes will meld, but it would not keep for more then an hour or 2. If you don't have baby greens, spinach would be excellent.
Top Review by ctinasmth
This was very unexpectadly great. I need to balance my carbs and protein and this one did the trick. I made the bean and dressing part (great northern beans) and doubled the dressing (I might triple it next not sure yet) and just toss with salad green when ready.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 1⁄4 cups baby greens
- 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans
- 1⁄2 cup sliced onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or more to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- Chop the greens finely.
- Mix them, the rinsed and drained beans, and the onion in a bowl.
- In a smaller bowl or shaker combine the vinegar, the oil, and the garlic.
- Add the salt and pepper and mix it all well.
- Add the dressing to the greens and toss it together.
- Let it sit about 5 minutes so the tastes will meld.


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Today we welcome another lovely guest blogger to Patchwork Harmony! Elena from Randomly Happy is here to share a quirky cushion cover tutorial with you! Elena is a Cambridge based blogger who shares lots of fab sewing ideas over on her blog, so be sure to have a peek! Over to you Elena!
I may have been terribly enthusiastic about guest posting on Patchwork Harmony (I think I responded within nano seconds of Caroline's tweet). But I do kinda want to live in her house/have her take me with her shopping. Plus, I usually tend to focus on clothing so this is good excuse to flex some new creative muscles.
Today, I wanted to share an easy sewing DIY with you. It's kind of a belated present for a stylish friend of mine who likes quirky vintage finds, classic British patterns and... stag's heads. It's definitely whimsical.
For the cushion: For the stencil:
a 50 cm x 50 cm size cushion pad freezer paper
55 cm x 55 cm of floral fabric fabric paint
70 cm x 70 cm of contrasting plain fabric iron
Step 1: Cut the floral fabric so that it's roughly 1 cm wider than the pillow. Keeping the pillow cover on the small side makes pillows look plumper.
Step 2: Roughly cut the plain fabric so that it has the same width as the floral piece you just cut, but leave it longer by about 20 cm.
Step 3: Cut the plain fabric in half.
Step 4: Sketch out the silhouette you want to have on the front of your pillow. Use this image as a guide and trace onto the dull side of a section of freezer paper (the shiny side will be face down). Cut out the centre of the image with scissors.
Step 5: With the shiny side of the freezer paper facing down, iron the freezer paper onto the floral fabric piece that you cut out in step 1.
Step 6: Sponge on fabric paint. Leave to dry.
Step 7: When the paint has dried, put the floral fabric piece face up on a flat surface.
Step 8: Put one half of the plain fabric on top of that, matching the bottom corners. Put the other half of the plain fabric on top of those, matching the top corners. Pin this all in place.
Step 9: Sew around the sides, about 1.5 cm from the edge. Clip the corners. Turn over and... voila! Put your cushion inside and admire your handiwork!
Thanks Elena! We love it! xxx
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A World Without Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
5 Things That Rely on Parallel Lines
1. A desk needs parallel lines because if the legs of a desk weren't the same length, the desk would be uneven and you wouldn't be able to sit in a stable position.
2. The two sides of a zipper should be parallel because if the two sides were apart, you couldn't zip your jacket.
3. A piece of notebook paper needs parallel lines because if not, then the margins wouldn't be the same size.
4. The front and back covers of a binder need parallel lines because if the covers of binder were not parallel, then the top would be too big or too small, or the bottom would be too big or small.
5. The lines on a football field need to be parallel because if they weren't, then the lines wouldn't be equal distance apart.
5 Things That Rely on Perpendicular Lines
1. A diamond kite needs perpendicular lines because if the shape of the kite does not include a frame that makes perpendicular lines, then the kite could not fly.
2. The American Red Cross symbol needs to be perpendicular because they give the cross its definite shape.
3. A coordinate plane needs to be perpendicular because if it didn't have perpendicular lines then the points you plot wouldn't be accurate.
4. The American flag relies on perpendicular lines because if it didn't have perpendicular lines, then it wouldn't be the right shape.
5. Floor tiles rely on perpendicular lines because if they didn't have perpendicular lines, then you couldn't count how many feet you walk.
5 Things That Rely on both Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
1. A MacBook needs parallel and perpendicular lines because if there wasn't a set way to make the screens, they couldn't be mass-produced.
2. A roadway intersection needs to be parallel and perpendicular because the roads need to be equal distance apart and at right angles to avoid wrecks.
3. A bridge needs perpendicular and parallel lines because it must have the perpendicular bars to hold up the bridge, but the two sides of the bridge need to be equal distance apart.
4. A basketball backboard needs parallel and perpendicular lines because if the sides weren't parallel or perpendicular, then the board wouldn't be an equal size, and then it wouldn't be as useful.
5. Railroad tracks need to use parallel and perpendicular lines because if there weren't parallel lines for the tracks and perpendicular lines for the support, then the train couldn't run on the track.
A World Without Parallel or Perpendicular Lines
Subject: School
If the world did not have parallel and perpendicular lines, the walls in our school wouldn't be made of an even amount of cement, and the windows wouldn't be the same sizes. The staircases wouldn't be equal distances apart, and each step would be a different size. The doors to the classroom would be an uneven distance apart, and the shape of every door would differ. Our desks would be uneven, and we would have trouble writing on them. The teacher's boards would also be hard to write on because they would be turned in different directions and the teachers wouldn't be able to write straight on them. Finally, our laptops wouldn't be able to be mass produced and everyone's laptop would function differently.
So, what would a world without parallel and perpendicular lines be like?
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
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Asyndace Turneron 4 October 2013
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Topic: Singing (10/31/05)
TITLE: Between Me and The Cross
By Michelle Fout
I loved to sing but I hated my junior high music class and the teacher's pronouncement gave me the shivers. She began in the front row with the sopranos and made each girl sing solo the last line of the Olivia Newton John song we had just practiced. She moved through the sopranos dismissing each singer quickly as she searched for her culprit.
I wiped my sweating palms nervously as it drew closer to my turn.
"Now you," she pointed at me then gave me my key on the piano.
Breathing deep I began, "but now there's nowhere to hide, since you pushed…." "Stop! Stop! Listen to your key!" She pounded the corresponding piano note once more and I tried my best to absorb that note into my chest, my mind, my vocal chords my lungs wherever it need to be to please her. "Now try again from the top!"
"But now…"
"NO! NO! NO! You're not listening and you have to sing from your diaphragm!" She marched over to me and stuck her finger into the area of my chest that held my obviously defective, offensive diaphragm. "From there. Try again."
My girlfriends close to me shifted sympathetically as she continued berating each attempt I made. Tears that had sprung up with the insulting pokes at my chest quickly burned away with indignation and anger. Finally she threw both hands up and returned in theatrical disgust to the front of the classroom. "Well, class it is obvious we have found the person ruining this song. Let's just hope the rest of us can sing a little louder- and better- than her." She turned and gave me a direct look. It cut through and wounded my heart, the seeping blood finding a new home in my face. I finished that class period on sheer will power and determination to not let her see the utter humiliation I felt inside. I never sang in that class again and passed at the end of the year with a C- which I accepted without comment- the same way it was given.
I was thirty-four years old and weeping during the worship at church one Sunday morning. "Oh Lord, you know how grateful I am, if you want me to make a joyful noise I will, but if you want it to be a sweet sound to your ears, you are going to have to make me able to sing." The music was incredible and it was expressing my soul's lament but my voice was making it a mess, or so I was convinced. "Father, please let me be able to sing to you. Help me find that note. Help me nail it! Please."
I felt ridiculous crying over not being able to sing. Who cared anyway? It wasn't like I was up in the choir singing in front of everyone. I was just standing in the congregation and following along. But it wasn't ridiculous. I wanted to belt out that song with all the emotions it was filling me with and I wanted to worship the Lord will all of what was in me but I couldn't. Something was between me and the cross. My mind was filled with the fluorescent lighting of that hateful classroom and the teachers face was still in front of me cursing me with the ability to cause only ruin with my voice.
I broke inside again and stopped singing. "Lord, please fix this. I want to worship you without this hanging over me. Either help me or take away this desire."
"Try again." words that had been so harsh before now came in a healing whisper. The choir had changed songs. The lights had dimmed and a quiet spirit had settled over the congregation who had been lively and energetic when I had first bowed my head. I listened to the song so many were unknown to me as a new Christian but this one seemed familiar. I felt hopeful, the range didn't sound too awfully high, I took a deep breath and obeyed. The only thing between me and the cross now was a new voice. His.
Psalm 75:9 As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
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Chaol: you mentioned earlier that it does not matter what the symbol is, as long as it has no preattached meaning. Similarly the logic and interaction is not relevant, as long as they are able to create relationship with my reality (things relevant to me). However as far as I understand space/possibility cannot be anything, it needs to be a place which relates to the goal (eg. in Unit3's case it should be a bank if the goal is to get $250 million USD).
Why is that? Why can be the symbol, interaction and logic be practically anything (totally not related to what the symbol represents / what the goal is), but not the possibility?
If I decide to represent a car with a piece of clay for instance, then my subconscious accepts it as if it was the car (truely it is, I just can't see it yet). However when I would like to pick up my friend, the subconscious would have a hard time making me believe that piece of clay is actually a car. So it will have to make up a story that I actually own that car and then I can really pick up my friend with it.
That sounds logical to me.
But why is that the logic and interaction elements in Genius can be anything? Would not the subconscious get confused when eg. a dog eats my car (in reality the dog holds the piece of clay in its mouth)? Also what if I decide that the logic would be to throw the car (actually the piece of clay) to the ceiling three times when somebody makes an offer on buying my old car? Would not the subconscious get confused that I am doing impossible things like flinging a 1.7 ton car?
I would find it more logical to create similar logic and interaction to what I would do with the actually represented thing: the car. So the logic would be to wash it on Sundays, the interaction would be to let my kids sit on it, it would be stored in the garage, etc.
I can't get it, really. A few days ago I thought I understood these things better, but now I feel I know nothing.
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 21, 2005
Last updated: December 5, 2014
Last verified: December 2014
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The goal of the study is to test the efficacy of brief clinician advice in reducing the frequency of high-risk drinking and alcohol-related harm in a population of college students seeking care at five university health care clinics. High-risk drinking is defined as 1) 8 or more episodes of heavy drinking (5 or more drinks in a row) in the past 28 days for male and female students, and/or 2) 50 drinks for male and 40 drinks for female students in the past 28 days, and/or 3) 15 drinks for male and 12 drinks for female students in the past 7 days, and/or 4) One or more episode(s) of heavy drinking which includes 15 or more drinks in a row.
|Alcohol Abuse
|Behavioral: counseling Other: Brief Intervention
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Participant)
|Official Title:
|"Primary Care Alcohol Intervention in College Students"
Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Reduction in binge/high-risk drinking in college-aged students. [ Time Frame: 6-months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- c) fr. of accidents, d) fr. of campus vandalism and interaction police; e) academic perf; f) fr. of unwanted sex; g) fr. of high-risk sex; h) fr. of physical altercations i) ER visits and hospital days; and j) cost vs. benefit of the intervention. [ Time Frame: 6-months ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Brief clinician advice
Behavioral: counseling
Physicians discussed high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.Other: Brief Intervention
Physicians discussed effects of high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- subjects who screen positive for high risk drinking on the Health Screening Survey (HSS) and Baseline interview
Exclusion Criteria:
- Students who will be leaving campus due to graduation or for an extended absence prior to the first face to face intervention Female students who are pregnant at the time of randomization Students who are currently suicidal at the time of the baseline interview Students under 18 years of age Students who drink more than 200 drinks in 28 days (referred for treatment).
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00244049
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00244049
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael Fleming, MD
|University of Wisconsin, Madison
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University of Wisconsin, Madison
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00244049 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01AA014685-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|October 21, 2005
|Last Updated:
|December 5, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
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It's a two man race for mayor of Toronto, declared one Toronto columnist last weekend. John Tory versus George Smitherman - he declared - and everyone else is an also ran as of today.
Powerful, clear narrative, that's what columnists love. Ah if only it was true.
Another Star columnist set-out odds last week on who is likely to win the whole thing. Not surprisingly, Tory was the odds on favourite at 2-1, Smitherman the close runner up at 5-2. If this was a Vegas line, neither of them would get my betting dollars.
I'm not currently supporting any candidate for mayor (and don't expect to get involved in any of the campaigns) but if I was placing a bet based on Hepburn's odds, Adam Giambrone at 25-1 would get my money without blinking.
To be clear, I would never - ever - support Giambrone for mayor. We could not see the world more differently politically and I don't have any reason to think he would be a good, or even competent mayor. At best he is four more years of David Miller (shiver!) and he may be far worse than him (yes, it is possible).
And yet I think the odds of Giambrone winning next year's race are good. Far from a sure thing but his path to victory is pretty clear to me. Here's why:
1. Presuming Giambrone can consolidate David Miller's 2003 organization along with Jack Layton and Olivia Chow's teams then he starts with a likely voting floor of 25-30 per cent. Based on everything I know, Giambrone is very close to consolidating those teams including the critical union support (just because they can't donate money, doesn't mean they can't or at least won't donate workers, which is even more valuable given the absurdly low spending limits in Toronto). A 25 per cent floor is way more than nothing.
2. Giambrone's level of support will be artificially low in public opinion polls for the first six months of the campaign. Two reasons for this:
a) They are all about name recognition in early days and his is much lower than Tory or Smitherman; and b) Winning municipal campaigns is all about knowing where your vote is and pulling it (given the dismally low turnout). Giambrone will know where his vote is and how to get them out.
Being low (but not dismally so) in the polls is a huge advantage for him. The race will focus on the two front-runners while he can grow into being a candidate and quietly go about his business under the radar. Huge advantage.
3. I expect the first six-months will become a slug-fest between Tory and Smitherman. It will make for great TV and will be lots of fun. It also risks alienating lots of voters who actually think the election should be about something more than personality (which is not to suggest that Tory and Smitherman aren't substantive people. They both are very smart people, this is more a prediction on how the campaign narrative may develop).
4. Giambrone has an opportunity in the back half of the campaign to defend Miller's record on some issues (I would imagine transit and environment - positions that while certainly not popular with a majority of Torontonians, are popular with the core lefty base, which is what Giambrone needs to get his 25 per cent base cited above) and differentiate himself on other issues while presenting himself as the young voice of change. If done right, this can easily get him the 5-10 per cent above the base he starts with once people start really paying attention to the election in September that he needs to eke out a narrow victory.
Now of course Giambrone's campaign won't operate in a vacuum, Smitherman in particular will be targeting downtown voters who care about environmental issues that risks cutting into Giambrone's base. None of this should be taken as an absolute prediction - it is way, way too early for that.
My real point is it is also way, way too early for columnists to be declaring it a two-man race when there are lots of very plausible scenatios for other candidates to win this thing.
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