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By Mason W. Canales
Killeen Daily Herald
Retired Army veteran Denise Worsley started her small business on an impulse.
"I did this on a whim because I had (so) many compliments on what I do," said the former soldier about deciding to transform her jewelry-making hobby into a commercial venture.
Worsley started with a beaded necklace for herself. Then she created items for co-workers and friends and before long she was selling jewelry on Etsy.com, a craft-sellers website.
Late last year, she moved the growing operation into the McDowell Plaza in Harker Heights.
During the three-year period from home-based jewelry seller to micro-business storefront, Worsley relied on the Central Texas Business Resource Center, which helped her develop sales and marketing strategies.
The center and other small business resources in the Killeen-area might have contributed to Bell County's ranking among the top five counties with local businesses receiving U.S. Small Business Administration guarantee loans in a 72-county district shared with Dallas and Tarrant counties.
"We have a lot of loan production out of the area," said Herbert Austin, district director for the federal business agency in Fort Worth. "It means (the county is) very vibrant for new businesses."
Starting with basics
At the local resource center, weekly and monthly workshops cover topics such as writing a business plan and preparing a market analysis.
"We do small training sessions," said Marcus Carr, a director at the resource center. "We teach some business basics, and we teach entrepreneurship."
SCORE, formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, conducts business workshops at the Harker Heights Public Library. The volunteer-based organization offers mentoring to small business owners.
"We generally offer start-your-own business classes," said Lisa Youngblood, director at the library. "We usually start to offer those in January and February."
She said the library partnered with the nonprofit business mentoring organization because of the number of patrons who were seeking information it could provide.
"Mostly the questions are 'the banker said we have to have a business plan, how do I start a business plan,'" said Bob Rowen, a SCORE volunteer mentor from Austin who retired from IBM.
One-on-one counseling
For Meredith Viguers, owner of Let Us Do the Cooking, the local resource center has been a "sounding board" for her expanding business venture.
"I take them something I have already thought about, and they help me expound on it," said the caterer and café owner. "I think for me, you always question whether it is a viable product in this market place, and typically they offer a (different) perspective."
Like Worsley, Viguers started her business at home. In more than five years, she expanded from pickup dinners to catering and a storefront café.
Last November, Viguers began offering take-home dinners again. With about 60 part- and full-time employees, she's looking to expand because of space constraints.
But not all small businesses are like Viguers' company and still around after five years. Carr said some small businesses aren't successful because of the type service they provide. Other times, the reasons are tied to inadequate business strategies, such as scant marketing, bad planning and an insufficient financing. To help with these matters, the resource center offers free and confidential one-on-one counseling.
"We can determine what your marketing strategy is," said Carr about the counselors who conduct the private sessions. "We can help with marketing plans. A lot of times people don't do these things. The other part of it is, sometimes we are like a cheerleader. We have to encourage them to educate themselves."
SCORE mentors also provide one-on-one business counseling, but the nonprofit group's private sessions are on hiatus in Harker Heights until it acquires another area mentor.
"Sometimes the best advice that we can give is to discourage them from doing business," said Rowen. "We try to be honest with our clients if we can talk them out of it then great. If they are going to be successful, they are going to plow through it and run a business anyway."
Other local resources
Robert Garner visited the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation when he launched his landscaping business.
"I have set down with the EDC to talk to them about what I can expect from the area," said the owner of Garner's Gardening. "For the most part it was their general knowledge of the area, and it was free, so why not."
While the economic development organization usually refers small and micro-business owners to the resource center for in-depth assistance, it can refer them to property management companies and financial lenders.
"We also will tell you if you don't stand a chance," said Polo Enriquez, executive director of the economic development corporation. "We try to deal with people from a very realistic viewpoint of what it is they need to do, and what it is they need to do next."
The Copperas Cove organization also provides some funding for business education. Since opening in 2008, Garner has accepted a grant from the economic development corporation to attend a conference on government contracting.
Both the Killeen and Harker Heights chambers of commerce helped Viguers with professional networking opportunities.
"They have been a great resource for getting our name out," she said. "Because that is what they are all about."
While chambers have membership fees and several events cost money, there are free forums for networking and advertising, said Betty Price, president of the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce.
Bill Kozlik, president of the Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce, said his organization, and others like it, are often seen as doorways into the local community.
"What we do for the mom-and-pops to the smaller stores are that we have a good mixer where they can meet once a month," he said. "It is a good way to get your name out there to other businesses."
Contact Mason W. Canales at firstname.lastname@example.com or (254) 501-7474. Follow him on Twitter at KDHCoveEditor.
Small business facts
3,478 businesses had less than 500 employees in Bell County in 2009
549 businesses had less than 500 employees in Coryell County in 2009
355 businesses had less than 500 employees in Lampasas County in 2009
There were 11,847 businesses in the all three counties as of Friday.
Small businesses account for the majority of the employers within Texas, and are a driving force behind the economy. New business creation is vital to the state's ability to increase the gross state product, state personal income and total state employment.
There are more than 2.2 million small businesses in Texas. Of these, more than 390,000 were direct employers, and they accounted for more than 45 percent of private-sector jobs in the state. Small firms made up more than 98 percent of the state's employers.
Sources: Small Business Administration, usdata.com, Texaswideopenforbusiness.com
Many resources
State and national websites
http://thetexaseconomy.org - The Texas Economy website strives to provide you with the latest news, trends and analysis on issues affecting the state's economy.
http://www.sba.gov - Small Business Administration
http://www.score.org - A source for free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs and small businesses
http://www.ntsbdc.org/resources.shtml - The local branch of the SBA
http://www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com - Texas Wide Open for Business provides valuable information and resources to companies looking for expansion or relocation opportunities in the Lone Star State
Local websites
http://www.centexbrc.org - Central Texas Business Resource Center
www.killeenchamber.com - Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce
www.copperascove.com - Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce
www.hhchamber.net - Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce
copperascove-edc.com - Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation
Central Texas Business Resource Center: Holds regular business workshops from 5:30 to 7 p.m. almost every Tuesday. Also offers other workshops.
Location: 300 Cheyenne, Killeen
Phone: (254) 200-2001


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Yesterday Citigroup announced that Gary Crittenden, currently CFO of AmEx, will be joining Citi as its CFO effective March 12th.
Crittenden is often lauded as one of the most successful and effective CFOs around. He will be challenged in this new role, as Citi struggles to achieve the earnings of its rivals in a tough interest rate environment. But he brings to the job proven execution skills, strategic management acumen, and shareholder relationship savvy.
There is much talk of Crittenden as a potentail successor to Charles Prince as CEO of Citi. Analysts' reaction to the announcement are for the most part positive, although many caution that he is not yet ready for the CEO position.
We were surprised by Mr. Crittenden's decision to, as we see it, "leave a Cadillac for a Kia," –Meredith Whitney, of CIBC World Markets (quoted in the WSJ)
I for one will be closely watching his actions at Citi and will report back here with my observations.
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Foreword: Today's Tedbits will have a short piece from me and a guest essay from our occasional contributor Garrett Jones. I will be attending the Chicago Gold Conference, and last weekend I met with some up and coming new trading talent which I find and manage for my clients, so my schedule has not permitted me to do the regular newsletter. I am sure you will enjoy Garrett's Work. Next week we will cover how the US is driving a stake through the hearts of its most productive citizens and now over 60% of Taxpayers pay virtually NO taxes, except the "bank" tax, which of course is the stealth tax you pay when financial authorities print money while your money sits in the bank. LOL.
The US has turned a corner from a nation primarily of hard working wealth generating producers to a nation of "Something for nothings", the middle class is on the edge of reverting to an underclass as the government has inflated their earnings away, slowly impoverishing them as non productive government spending priorities (reelection giveaways) eat at the value of their dollars purchasing power through the printing press. Implementing laws, taxes, and regulations that choke off future growth prospects, and generally dumbed down the population so as to deceive them with illusory rhetoric and instill in them the entitlement mentalities rampant in the developed world.
In This Issue
Blast off, tsunami of cash hitting the street, aka Repatriation
Special Quick Alert on Stocks
Blast Off, tsunami of cash hitting the street aka Repatriation!
It is very clear that something is afoot. And I will tell you what it is? It is a dash out of cash. As I outlined in the last Tedbits the world is awash in money and credit, there is no shortage of fuel to power the economies of the world or the markets. The rest of the world is booming, even if the US is nearing the end of the rope. Now with this recent rally it is fairly clear that we are entering a major new leg up in stock markets worldwide. When the S&P 500 makes a new high above the 2000 highs it turns the whole period since that top into a great big corrective/consolidation pattern in terms of time and price that projects the US stock market up over 50% from present levels.
This most recent rally in the S&P 500 also turns last May/July pullback into a great big cup and saucer technical formation with the Feb. pullback being the handle, thus turning that formation into a consolidation and basis for the next move higher. The S&P has been up 17 out of 19 days, which has happened only five times since 1940: now, January 1987, December 1970, September 1954, and July 1943 (thank you Peter Eliades of www.stockmarketcycles.com for this info). All suffered brief pullbacks after they occurred, but never signaled a significant immediate top (see additional commentary below from Garret). This move is confirmed by most if not all the internals in the market. The shorts are being crushed, record short interest in the Russell 2000 signals further strength as they are forced to cover.
These patterns are also clear in natural resources, commodities and precious metals. It really doesn't matter where I look the patterns are bullish, with the exception of fixed income markets internationally. They appear to have entered bear markets. As I outlined in a Tedbits several weeks ago titled "the bomb, er Bond market" (see Tedbits archives at www.TraderView.com), the Federal Reserve will let the US bond market melt down over its dead body. And I don't yet see any dead bodies in New York or Washington DC. But yield spreads between foreign bonds and US bonds are on the move, providing further impetus to dollar flight.
When we reviewed the dollar in the last edition we outlined the critical point the dollar is now at, a 40 plus year low which really must hold to prevent far bigger problems from unfolding in related asset classes. And that the Central Banks of the world could be expected to square off against private holders of dollars. The Jury is out on the dollar. Private holders that have decided to flee while the value of their dollars is still relatively intact, i.e. "the herd", versus Central banks which wish to preserve the value of their largest reserve holdings. These battles can be seen daily in the FX markets. In the gold market selling is brisk by the central banks of Europe, but it hardly budges on the downside, as dollar holders gobble up this choice morsel. The dollar has not yet broken down since the last missive, but oh it is so close. At tonight's close the dollar is at 81.25 and the low that must hold is in the 80.14-80.48, any move below that level will unleash unbelievable amounts of outright sales, hedges and accelerated dollar selling. Compounding the problem for the defenders of the dollar is the constant rise in overseas interest rates while US rates are projected as flat to down, creating a constant push for big overseas holders of dollars to seek higher risk free yield in other sovereign currencies.
Conversely these levels in the dollar are part of the inspiration we see in the stock and commodities buying spree we are seeing now. US assets are cheap in the world of melting dollars. So instead of selling dollars the holders are now buying assets, stocks, real-estate, precious metals, and commodities, you name it, they are on a buying spree. The reason the dollar is not rising as foreigners buy US assets which are cheap in foreign currency terms, is because they don't need to convert their domestic script into dollars, they "ALREADY HAVE THEM". And the party has just begun!
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Dollar holders are clearly souring on the idea of buying more US debt issues, so now they have set their sites on newer, greener pastures (see the bomb, er bond market in the archives at www.Traderview.com). Pastures without barriers from the US government, ALA Dubai Ports world, Unocal, and if Hillary gets her wish the US fixed income markets. The problem with the dollar is there is just too many of them. Trillions and trillions of them. They dwarf the float of foreign currencies so that is not a viable destination, and foreign central banks and governments would not cooperate in this. And even if they did it would just exacerbate the problem of their already holding too many dollars, as they would be forced to "sterilize" the influx by printing their own currencies to exchange with the dollar holder on the bid. To prevent further appreciation of their currencies against the dollar that is already plumbing for new lows against most currencies. It would appear by looking at the exploding dollar balances held by central banks in India, Russia, China and Asia, that this sterilization process is under way as dollar holders in those countries exchange them for domestic currencies. This would explain last week's exploding balances (For more on this, see Tedbit "US Dollar on the Edge of a Knife, Capital Flight emerging." in our last issue dated April 20, 2007)
If foreigners buy stocks, real estate, natural resources, precious metals and commodity's, no consultation is necessary with the Mandarins of Washington DC. So that is the emerging primary destinations at this time. If the US government won't let them buy entire companies, they will buy them one share at a time. This is a form of repatriation, i.e. getting paid. If the US authorities try to block purchases using dollars in one place they will just redirect to another destination where their grasp does not reach. It's like squeezing a bowl of Jell-O, it just escapes to another place through your fingers, leaving virtually nothing in your hand when it finally closes.
This is the same problem the US has with campaign funding, they can regulate it one way and it will just find another way to get into the politicians pockets. The money seeking power is jell-O like as well. The influence for sale, power over others and the money at stake is so enormous that it will ALWAYS find its way to its intended goal of reaching the politician, and corrupting them. Why else would anybody spend $6 to 10 million dollars or more to get a job that pays $160 to 200 thousand dollars. They always retire rich for the influence they sell with a wink and a nod. Look no further than Bill Clinton, a poor boy from Arkansas who now is worth 10"s of millions of dollars and directs charitable trusts of hundreds of millions of dollars, which he gets paid from. Those donors got favors from him when he was in power and then made the donations to his favorite charitable trust, HIMSELF. The dollar holders are just detouring around CFIUS and Washington DC in this manner.
I asked my readers last week to please show me a currency that was weak against the dollar, and lo and behold someone sent me one. Guess which one? The Zimbabwe dollar. So the US government is viewed a little better than that of Robert Mugabe, he who turned Zimbabwe from the jewel of Africa into its worst destination. Just as the government is busily trying to do in the United States. Hi esteem indeed.
This process of repatriation has just begun as the hot potatoes known as dollars flows from one holder to the next, where this game of musical chairs ends is unknown at this time. But it is set to continue, and the new participants will slowly be joining the game as they see the smart money leading the way, and people like the ones that read this newsletter joining the fray. While the great majority of citizens of the world sit in ignorant bliss of what's going on, working hard to make ends meet and feed their families. The bag holders so to speak, they will be left holding the empty bag, victims of their poor educations and their blind faith in chosen elected leaders.
Special Quick alert on Stocks by Garrett Jones
Convergence, an energy point and exuberance ...
the Fed, funny money and parabolic advances ...
and, an interesting observation
About a week ago I wrote an Alert where I summarized that "the stock market has made a very impressive advance and seems to fend off negativity without effort." I then concluded with "Rather than being comforting, this is somewhat alarming as it is a very similar type of emotional market as 1987. That market rallied for 11 months prior to its crash. Next month, the current market will have rallied for 11 months. So, the message is to be very aware that a hard correction will be overdue at that time - if we haven't already had it. In the meantime, this market is making new highs and looks like it has further to go." The prior Alert was written April 17 (sent out on the 18th) when the DJIA closed at 12,773. At the close yesterday, one week after the prior Alert was sent, the DJIA closed at 13,089 - a move of 2.5%.
I then said "We should have a correction beginning very soon. The only safe way to play this is to buy dips. Stepping into this market in the middle of an advance is foolish on a risk to reward basis. I believe the volatility is likely to increase over the next month. Playing the very late stages of a move is very risky. I believe a very good shorting opportunity is approaching where positions can be taken in early May if things continue as they are. This should set up an excellent buying opportunity once the decline is complete. Oddly, we may have a similar situation to the one we had one year ago in May. It should be interesting to observe." So far, this seems to be playing out. Since this is a Quick Alert, I have two charts that I believe are meaningful. The first deals with the current market while the second looks down the road a couple of weeks. By the way, people who make predictions in this type of market probably need to get more rest - I am merely making some observations based on a few decades of experience (and I probably do need more rest).
This chart really captures my attention. It shows five sets of price channels all differentiated by color. Price channels define a range of price movement over a given period of time. Trend lines are valid when you have the most prices meeting a given line. A price channel is formed by drawing a parallel line to an established trend line. The dashed blue line comes off the October 2002 bear market low. The solid blue line begins at the test of the October 2002 low in March of 2003. The teal colored trend line begins with the October 2005 low and connects to the recent July low in 2006 that initiated this current rally. It is paralleled off the February 2004 peak (ending the first dynamic thrust of this current bull market). The upper red price channel is drawn off the two peaks just prior to the aforementioned July 2006 low. It is paralleled off the recent March 2007 low. This brings us to the most current price channel which begins with the July 2006 low to March 2007 trend line. This trend line is paralleled off the line defining the greatest number of highs in this advance. The beauty of this chart is that all of the upper price channel lines converge at basically the same point on this long term chart.
What does this imply? I look at it as defining what I call an energy point - a price range that, for whatever reason, prices are drawn to. Once that price is reached, for lack of a better analogy, the pent up energy can be relieved. In this case, it is merely a likely point for a reversal or correction. I believe it is very important to point out that 17 of the last 19 days have been up (see Special Note at the end of this Alert) and that the Advance/Decline line is at a new high. What does this mean? It means that advances almost never end with that type of strength. Generally, they will end their dynamic advance with a modest correction and then come back and most likely set higher highs with a lesser amount of buying pressure to create that final high. That sets up a divergence and opens the door for a much more meaningful correction.
In my prior Alert I mentioned that I had a convergence of price targets in the mid May time period. That is when I would expect this second high (assuming things play out in the manner I have stated). I was looking at my charts last night and discovered something quite interesting. It is, in fact, the basis for this Alert. First of all, note that the chart is broken down into three price channels that define the price action.
of this entire bull market advance. The first advance into early 2004 is at a fairly steep angle of ascent. The next channel still has a nice advance, but at a much more modest degree. The current advance is back at a robust angle of price appreciation. Here is what I find interesting -- the current channel is at the exact degree of advance of the initial price channel. In fact, the channel lines for the initial and most recent advance are interchangeable. I find that rather remarkable - but it doesn't end there. The first channel from the blue arrow to the red arrow is 52 weeks i.e. 52 weekly bars. The next channel measured from top to top consists of 104 weekly bars (from red arrow to red arrow) - exactly twice as long as the first channel. This final segment has the exact angle of ascent as the first segment and is in its 50th week. What does this mean? It may prove to mean absolutely nothing, but what it does do is get my attention. Why? Because I am looking for a mid May top and this falls precisely into that time period.
Please be aware that this market is in what can be defined as a parabolic rise. Parabolic rises take price levels to a point where they appear almost vertical on a chart. This translates to the maximum degree of bullishness that a market can provide as prices cannot advance at a higher rate than vertical. Common sense will tell you that such a time is probably not the smartest time to mortgage the house completely and put it all into short term call options in the stock market. This is so critical I just had to add one more chart:
This shows "parabolic" in its true light. I could have used the NASDAQ for an example, but I don't like to make people ill early in the morning (I began writing this at 5:00AM). This shows the remarkable parabolic advance culminating with the market top in 2000. Please note the correction that follows. The correction that followed the ultra robust NASDAQ 100 advance after 2000 was 83.5% from high to low.
The yellow line represents the current parabolic. Please be aware that it may have a long way to go. I am expecting a top in early 2008, so after a decent correction soon, I would expect to see higher highs ultimately. Please note that almost all arithmetic charts that rise over a period of time have a tendency to appear parabolic. Parabolic charts just get my attention as they have defined many classic tops throughout history (as in 2000). The yellow arc is certainly not a classic parabolic.
Many of you are completely amazed at how this market can make new highs while there is so much news that cannot be rated as anything other than "bad". I won't even list examples as I have done this many times in the past and the list is getting far too long. I would like to point out that Mr. Bernanke is a student of the Great Depression. He is well aware that keeping funds tight caused that depression. Due to this awareness, Mr. Bernanke has no intention of keeping money tight - as we have all been able to see. Uh, correction ... that isn't entirely true - we really haven't been able to "see" it because the Federal Reserve stopped publishing M3 numbers. Here is something from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York: In March 2006, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors ceased publication of the M3 monetary aggregate. M3 did not appear to convey any additional information about economic activity that was not already embodied in M2. Consequently, the Board judged that the costs of collecting the data and publishing M3 outweigh the benefits.
Apparently, the Federal Reserve has hired some "creative" writers. Basically, my view is that the Fed chose to say the above as it sounds much better than "Hey, let's face it ... we're between a rock (Iraq?) and a hard place; we have no choice but to flood the market with mass quantities of dollars and hope that somehow it will buy us some time to figure out what to do next." Just imagine how high this market can go if your dollar becomes totally worthless.
Special Note: My good friend and partner, Peter Eliades (www.stockmarketcycles.com and Stockmarket Cycles Management, Inc.), called me to report that the Associated Press (AP) reported this morning that the Dow Jones Industrials were up 18 out of the last 20 days - this information was carried on the front page of many newspapers across the country. In reality, the DJIA was "only" up 17 out of the past 19 days. IF we are up today, it will be 18 out of the last 20 days and that will be the first time in history that has occurred for the Dow Jones Industrials.
I am a real nit picker about these things as I had counted the days just last night as I was thinking about writing this Alert. Peter, bless his heart, is even more of a nit picker than I am - he went all the way back to 1928 to confirm that if the DJIA closes higher today, it will be a first. Peter quickly adds that he assumes it will be the first time in history as he "only" went back to January of 1928 as opposed to the Dow's inception in 1897. Now, here's where Peter earns his stripes as a champion nit picker. He went back and checked the S&P and found that it HAD been up 18 out of 20 days! It happened on both September 28th and 29th of 1954 - which, by the way, means it has also been up 19 out of 21 days. He notes that the '18 out of 20 days' happened again on July 8th and 11th of 1955. Now, here's the fun part: It happened for 4 consecutive trading days, July 3, 5, 6, and 8 -- in guess what year? 1929
Is there any significance that 47 trading days later, the Dow reached one of its most important tops, if not its most important top, in history? You tell me.
What I can tell you is that between July 3, the first of the 18 out of 20 up sequences, and September 3, the ultimate high in the Dow, the Dow advanced 11.5% and the S&P was up 12.9%. See how much fun you can have being a nit picker ......... by the way, Peter likes to refer to it as data mining. Technically, I guess he's a data miner ... but he'll always be a nit picker to me.
Thought provoking commentary and technical analysis by Garrett Jones, Garrett can be reached at email@example.com
In Closing, the world is a funny place. Broad social trends, politics and markets make it go. Learn to see the tea leaves and invest accordingly. We have no power over what is unfolding as individuals. Only the power to see what is unfolding, unfurl your sails and go for the ride. Do so in your own portfolio. Make no mistake, this is not doom and gloom, it is reality. This is the NO SPIN zone. See it and thrive, avoid seeing it and be victim of it. I am a natural optimist and very hopeful for the future. The opportunities now are as enormous now as ever seen in history, as are the pitfalls. Get on the right side of the ledger. If you wish assistance in this give me a call, visit the website www.Traderview.com and fill out a request to be contacted, or send me a note at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you for reading Tedbit's, subscriptions are free, if you enjoyed it send to a friend. Next weeks Tedbit's will be on another subject near and dear to my heart: the something for nothing mentality, an insidious character flaw which permeates the developed economies and insures their ultimate destruction. Once that destruction takes place the political stage will be set to change the developed world back into springtime and growth once again. Just like the seasons in nature: spring, summer, fall and winter. Economies, business models and countries go through these cycles as well. The goldilocks hypothesis and political belief that you can repeal these cycles is a false belief. Thank you for reading Tedbit's. See you next time!
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
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Dr. Stephen Early MD Patient Reviews
- Otolaryngology Charlottesville, VA
Overall Rating
18 Patient Reviews
- Friendly Staff
- Promptness
- Wait Time 18.1 minutes
- Appropriate Followup
- Spends Time With Patients
- Bedside Manner
- Fair and Accurate Diagnosis
- Easy Appointments
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5.0 of 5
January 20th, 2016
Dr. Early has performed 3 surgical procedures on my son and I highly recommend him. He has an outstanding bedside manner and is extremely personable. My son has recently gone back to him for severe congestion that his pediatrician and allergy doctor have not been able to fix. I drive across the mountain for my son to see him (about 30 minutes) when I could see a local ENT specialist right here at my hospital. He's worth the trip for sure!
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June 25th, 2015
Mother of Child with Prader Willi
Very Rude to my son. A nurse told him a lie about my son and when Dr Early came into room he grabed my sons face and tried to tell him he said something he didn't say. Didn't do nothing about why we were there for the appoint. This child has speech problems and the Dr. didn't care he kept trying to get my son to say something he didn't say. I heard what my son said and tries to explain but he wouldn't hear of it. Would not recommend anyone to go to this dr. The staff of this office is very unprofessional.
5.0 of 5
January 27th, 2015
Knows what he's doing very trustworthy
Saw 6 doctors after my son had been sick for over and week and after 5 minutes into our visit Dr. early found the problem and made our son better.
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January 23rd, 2014
Excellent doctor
My young son has seen many, many doctors for a variety of health and developmental issues, and Dr. Early is, hands down, the best we've seen. He was incredibly fun and had my son (along with his two sisters who had to tag along) laughing hysterically within minutes. Dr. Early was knowledgeable but not arrogant, kind and not dismissive, and came into the appointment obviously prepared, having looked over my son's medical record prior to the appointment (a rarity). After taking the time to thoroughly examine my son and talk through the issues, he was able to clearly provide diagnosis and treatment, along with a helpful dose of reassurance that my son would be just fine. Excellent doctor! The wait can be quite long to get an appointment with him, but unless it's an emergency, the wait it worth it.
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September 30th, 2011
Great Doctor
Dr. Early is a great doctor. He takes his time and explain what is wrong and how to treat it. He is very easy going. Not only does my son go to him but I do also.D~
5.0 of 5
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Keeping the faith dealing with strains of progress Downtown
Step outside of Ana Matovinovic's shop on Front Street and there's construction and deconstruction either going on or being planned.
So it's fitting it's the same inside.
Matovinovic is building an espresso bar to go with her Localo Living 'eclectic decor' boutique. She's made the bold move even though construction in Downtown New Westminster is wreaking havoc with many of the area's businesses. She's expanding while others have left or are contemplating leaving.
She sees a payoff in the future.
Matovinovic can't wait for the city to take down the west half of the Front Street Parkade.
When this happens next year, natural light will flood into her store, and she expects customers will flood in, too, after the city beautifies the street.
"I believe in what Front Street is going to become. It will take a few months to anywhere near two years with the construction down here. I see the change that's happening now, and that's because of new residents that are coming to New West," says Matovinovic. "They're going to be demanding more services down here, different types of stores and coffee shops. It's just the start of good things to come."
Matovinovic admits her faith is more based on intuition than anything.
"I have to be honest with you, I am worried a little bit. It's in the back of my mind," she says.
"That is the key thing, the patience. I'm not one that has a lot of patience. It's definitely teaching me to be patient, and to trust my sixth sense as well."
David Sarraf owns several buildings Downtown.
He's just lost one of his biggest tenants with Andy Bradshaw's decision to move his British Store from Columbia Street to Surrey. And Bradshaw's not the only one to bolt. While disappointed, Sarraf still sees the positive side to the loss. It will give him a chance to fix up the building and uncover the beauty of four windows on the top floor that somebody covered up decades ago.
"It's going to cost me money, but I'm going to do it because I know it's there," says Sarraf.
But he won't deny losing the Brit store and the butcher above hurts. "That's a big hole in my pocket."
The waterfront parkade, between Sixth and Begbie streets, is slated to come down next year. Above is a rendering of what the newly opened streetscape could look like. Courtesy City of New Westminster
The loss is also representative of what's happening to Downtown businesses with constant construction closures due to projects like the Anvil Centre and the Trapp + Holbrook tower. In his reasons for leaving town, Bradshaw said he lost many customers after last October's fire at McKenzie Street and Columbia wiped out three office buildings across the street.
"It's not easy with what's happening there," says Sarraf, who has lost a few other tenants including a photo store which had its business drop by 80 to 90 per cent. "I've never had so many spaces empty on Columbia Street. It's OK, I'll survive it. What can you do? It has to [work]. We just have to make it work somehow."
On the positive side, he recently leased a space for a coffee shop located next to the Wine Factory on Front Street. The proprietors already have Old Crow Coffee Co. up in the window, with a sign saying they plan to open in October—just a few months before that half of the parkade is slated to fall to the wrecking ball.
Sarraf has his fingers crossed for the owners.
"I hope they will make it. For them it's a long-run thing. They know the construction is going to be there. [But] for the long run everything is going to be fine."
Sarraf intends to be patient, too, despite traffic being so bad "you can't even move around."
"We think in the future it will be better," says Sarraf, who recently joined a bunch of other Downtown businesses in a meeting with city staff to discuss upcoming construction disruptions. "The city is really trying very hard. You can't blame them. You have to look at the future. In the future we'll have a better waterfront, a better place to live. In the meantime we have to live with it somehow."
New Westminster economic development manager Blair Fryer says the city intends to stay in contact with business owners, especially regarding the parkade demolition slated to start in January.
"We know this will have an impact on their business and so we're working with them as well as the [Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association] at ways to mitigate some of that impact," says Fryer. "In the end we believe the payoff will be very good for business owners and the community."
That's why Matovinovic and Sarraf keep the faith. Even when Sarraf finds out in the evening about some graffiti on one of his buildings he goes to clean it up.
"People look at me and think I'm nuts. At nine o'clock at night you should be at home watching TV," says Sarraf.
"I can't just walk away."


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At the Halloween Dance, 2006, Warren Wilson College students dreamed up costumes and danced the night away in Schafer courtyard. These are a few of the costumes. (More photographs of Warren Wilson at billybaba.com.)
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Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
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- Publish Date Nov 11, 2006
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I grew up in India where my parents were Presbyterian agricultural missionaries and have taught at Warren Wilson College most of my life. My photographs are of north India and Sri Lanka where I have traveled many times; of Germany, which is my wife, Kathe's, home; and of the Swannanoa Valley and Asheville, North Carolina and of students and staff at Warren Wilson College, in Swannanoa just outside Asheville. Lately I have also been photographing weddings at Hidden River Events.
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Gluten-free Dining not Great on the Grand Princess: Grand Princess Cruise Review by goobmom
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Gluten-free Dining not Great on the Grand Princess
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seattle
I have Celiac Disease and it is a medical necessity, not a lifestyle choice, that I eat a strict gluten free diet. No cheating, no cross contamination if it can be avoided, no gluten. In everyday life, it is tricky enough, but take that diet on vacation and it's a definite challenge. Now let's take that diet and put it on a cruise ship with a couple thousand other people and a kitchen staff that is expected to prepare and serve anywhere between More 15 and 20 tons of food in a week (yup - tons!). I understand a dietary restriction can throw a bit of a monkey wrench into the works, but it can be done, they tell you very clearly on the website they can, and though still a challenge, they say "come on board" with your dietary restrictions. On a previous cruise on Carnival I was able to eat safely, and fairly well considering, so I fully anticipated, and expected unfortunately, that cruising with Princess would be the same or better. It wasn't better and it was a much bigger challenge and pretty disappointing, for both myself as a gluten free diner and the other member of my family, who is vegan. I won't address the vegan so much because that is someone else's experience, but our experiences did overlap in some areas and so I think that improvements Princess should make would definitely benefit any dietary restriction (i.e. - sugar free, dairy free, wheat free, nut free, etc.).
So here are areas where Princess can improve and make the dining experience much more enjoyable to everyone: First - prepare a specific dining room menu for the dietary restriction and take that little extra step to try to make the meal look "normal". I had to order off of the regular dining menu, not a gluten free menu, and my meal would arrive looking pretty sad and nothing like the same meal non-gluten free meal. The kitchen just removed the "gluten" portion of the meal and didn't even try to make it like the other meal. (Pot roast with an amazing sounding reduction sauce and vegetables turned out to be chunks of meat and some carrots - boring and sad.) Carnival provided a separate gluten free menu and served a gluten free version of the same meal. It wasn't exactly the same but at least they tried.
Second - Taste the food you are serving your passengers. Everyone knows by now (if you don't, you need to seriously get out more) that gluten free baked goods can be bland, boring, tasteless or just plain icky. But, and I know this very much firsthand, there have been great strides made in the world of gluten free flours, breads, mixes, etc. and they are starting to taste almost normal, if not much, much better than they used to taste. Gluten free pancakes should NOT taste like paste. EVER. Get a new mix, taste the food and ask yourself if you would feed that to your family.
Third - consider the options you are providing to your passengers with dietary restrictions and how you would feel if you had to watch everyone else around you delight in choosing between chocolate cake, cream puffs, cheesecake, cookies, etc. and you only get one choice. I literally had only one option per day for a gluten free dessert, not even gluten free cookies. Three times out of the week my only option was rice pudding or tapioca. Really? It was extremely deflating and disappointing. Sugar free dieters only had one option as well and there was no option provided for (or labeled anyhow) for nut free, dairy free or vegan.
Lastly - think of the whole experience for everyone in a cruising party, be it a couple or a family. When a group of people (family, friends, co-workers, etc.) go out to eat and one of them has a dietary restriction, the group tend to defer to going to where ever that person can eat safely (if they don't, shame on them!). For my family, witnessing my deflation (it truly is like sucking the air out of a balloon) and disappointment made their experience much less enjoyable. I tried to laugh it off and encouraged them to not feel guilty, but they love me and couldn't help themselves. But when I said I wanted to try another cruise line next time they all agreed - because although they may vacation anytime they wish without me, if I am going they will defer to where I feel I can do so safely and have a great experience. ( I read reviews on CruiseCritic and other areas in the vast wilderness that is the internet and those reviews led me to choose Princess and my family deferred to me on that choice.)
A note on the buffet, because you can't really talk about cruising without talking about the enormous buffet, right? I had to be very careful in the buffet (cross contamination runneth rampant) but a simple discussion with the sous chef and he made sure to grab food for me from the back that was naturally gluten free or even prepared special dishes for me. Again, the dessert option was just the one sitting among the other gluten options.
I know I'm just one voice among many and unfortunately when people say the words "gluten free" may roll their eyes and call it a fad. But I have no choice in this matter and while I know I won't always get to enjoy the same experience on a cruise as everyone else, I still paid for the same experience and I feel Princess could have at tried harder to give me a better experience than I had. This is my review of my personal experience, and like anyone else's personal review, some people, who may have even been on the same cruise, may have a different perspective. I respect that and hope others will, too.
(NOTE: as of this writing, I have not experienced any symptoms of possible cross contamination - it takes a few days to hit me unfortunately - but I don't think I will since the staff seemed to be very understanding of the need to be gluten free and took great precautions to avoid cross contamination. For that, I feel Princess did a great job!) Less
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Happy Hour: Appleton Estate Jamaican Rum
In my continuing quest to think outside the spirit box, I have developed not only an appreciation for gin, but also one for rum. Well not just any rum, Jamaica's finest Appleton Estate rum. Earlier this week I was invited to an tasting at Spruce restaurant in San Francisco, and I got to sample the rich caramel-colored liquor neat in four different cocktails.
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MOSCOW, Russia (Aug. 21, 2006) – The U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team cruised past Argentina by a 4-1 score in its second Group D match at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in a match that was never really in doubt.
Combined with France's 1-0 win over DR Congo in the other Group D match, the USA has qualified for the quarterfinals with one group match left to play. The USA goes up against France on Aug. 24 at Dynamo Stadium in Moscow (7 p.m. local / 11 a.m. ET). Argentina and the DR Congo were eliminated from contention.
The USA-France match will determine who finishes first and second in Group D. The U.S. needs a victory to win the group as a draw would provide France with a superior goal difference. Group D will cross-over with Group C in the quarterfinals. North Korea and Germany look to be the teams that will go through from Group C with the final group matches left to play. The first-place team from Group D will play the second-place finisher from Group C and vice-versa.
The USA out-shot Argentina, 14-7, but didn't create as many scoring chances as in the 2-1 win over DR Congo last Friday. The USA did score on its first shot of both halves and got goals from four different players, two on either side of halftime, with Danesha Adams setting up Jessica Rostedt for the first goal after 13 minutes before she scored one herself in the 38th minute. The USA got a header goal from Allie Long in the 62nd minute and then a nice finish from Casey Nogueira with just seconds left in the match for the final margin.
While skillful all over the field, Argentina was clearly at a major disadvantage in size, speed and strength, and didn't have the athletes to get behind the U.S. defense. The gutsy South Americans never quit, however, and played some scrappy defense that saw numerous last-second slide tackles deny American scoring chances.
U.S. head coach Tim Schulz made seven changes from the starting eleven he sent out against the Congo, eight if you count a position change for Jordan Angeli, who moved from outside back to forward.
The match was never really in doubt after the USA scored in the 13th minute courtesy of a slippery dribble from Adams. As Rostedt dummied a thread ball from midfield about 45 yards from the net to freeze the defense, Adams collected the pass and made a nifty side-step to avoid a defender before running hard at the defense. Rostedt bent her run back toward the goal and Adams found her in stride, running into the right side of the penalty area. Rostedt took a few touches then slammed her shot over sliding Argentine goalkeeper Elisabeth Minnig from 13 yards out. It was the first shot of the game for either team.
The goal was Rostedt's fourth in a youth world championship after scoring three times in Thailand in 2004. It was her ninth career goal at the U-19/U-20 level.
Adams got her goal seven minutes before halftime off a classy finish when Amanda Poach unlocked herself from midfield pressure with a nifty cut behind her leg, then chipped a pass over the restraining line. The streaking Adams lifted the bouncing ball over Ruth Leiva and the charging Minnig, and then met the falling ball, side-footing her six-yard volley into the open net from a bit of a sharp angle.
Argentina's only real danger in the first half came on a sequence in the 21st minute when defender Erin Hardy twice failed to clear the ball, resulting in consecutive Argentina corner kicks, but the U.S. defense, with its superior size, had little trouble with the South American's set plays during the match.
Schulz made two substitutions at halftime, sending on Kelley O'Hara and Allie Long, but both failed to check in with the fourth official before entering the field, and six minutes into the half, referee Fatou Gaye stopped the game, consulted with the fourth official and cautioned both players. That would prove a costly mistake for O'Hara, who received her second yellow card in the 73rd minute for a minor shirt grab and was sent off. She will be suspended for the USA's final group match against France.
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Argentina cut the lead in half in the 53rd minute off a mistake from U.S. goalkeeper Kelsey Davis, who flew through the air to grab a dipping cross from the right flank, but then dropped the ball as she hit the ground and it rolled directly to Mercedes Pereyra, who pounded the gift home from just seven yards away.
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The USA's youngest player finished the scoring in stoppage time after running onto a long ball over the back line from Hardy. The 17-year-old Nogueira brought the ball down expertly at the top of the penalty area, then rounded Mannig to the right before slotting the ball into an open net from eight yards out. It was just Nogueira's second international goal at the U-20 level.
In Group C matches, Mexico got a wake-up call from a clearly miffed Germany team that had lost its opener to North Korea as the defending U-19 world champions racked up a 9-1 win over the Tricolor, a record for goals scored at a FIFA women's youth world championship. In the other Group C game, North Korea defeated Switzerland, 4-0.
Match-up: USA vs. Argentina
Competition: 2006 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Championship – Group D
Venue: Torpedo Stadium – Moscow, Russia
Date: August 21, 2006; Kickoff – 4 p.m. local time / 8 a.m. ET
Attendance: 200
Weather: Cloudy, warm – 77 degrees
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA – Jessica Rostedt (Danesha Adams) 13th minute.
USA – Danesha Adams (Amanda Poach) 38.
ARG – Mercedes Pereyra (unassisted) 53.
USA – Allie Long (Sarah Wagenfuhr) 62.
USA – Casey Nogueira (Erin Hardy) 91+.
USA: 18-Kelsey Davis; 3-Stephanie Logterman, 15-Carrie Dew, 4-Nikki Krzysik, 16-Erin Hardy; 5-Sarah Wagenfuhr, 7-Amanda Poach (14-Allie Long, 46), 10-Brittany Bock (19-Kelly O'Hara, 46, Sent Off, 73); 17-Jessica Rostedt, 2-Jordan Angeli (20-Casey Nogueira, 76), 9-Danesha Adams.
Subs not used: 1-Val Henderson, 6-Stephanie Lopez, 8-Lauren Cheney, 11-Tobin Heath, 12-Amy Rodriguez, 13-Tina DiMartino, 21-Joanna Haig.
Head Coach: Tim Schulz
ARG: 1-Elisabeth Minnig; 2-Eva Gonzalez, 4-Ruth Leiva (3-Catalina Perez, 46), 6-Marisa Farina, 16-Gabriela Chavez; 5-Florencia Quinones, 8-Florencia Mandrile, 11-Mercedes Pereyra; 7-Ludmila Manicler, 9-Maria Potassa (20-Amancay Urban, 76), 10-Analia Hirmbruchner (19-Maria Blanco, 67).
Subs not used: 13-Lucia Dubracich, 12-Maria Lobo, 14-Joanna Bracamonte, 15-Mariana Suarez, 17-Liliana Casas, 18-Emilia Mendieta, 21-Vanesa Beratz
Head Coach: Jose Carlos Borrello
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Shots on Goal: 8 3
Saves: 2 4
Corner Kicks: 3 3
Fouls: 20 15
Offside: 1 4
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Nikki Krzysik (caution) 6th minute.
ARG – Florencia Mandrille (caution) 11.
USA – Kelley O'Hara (caution) 51.
USA – Allie Long (caution) 51.
USA – Sarah Wagenfuhr (caution) 65.
USA – Kelley O'Hara (caution) 73.
USA – Kelley O'Hara (sent off) 73.
Referee: Fatou Gaye (SEN)
Asst. Referee: Souad Oulhaj (MAR)
Asst. Referee: Tempa Ndah (BEN)
4th Official: Bentla D Coth (IND)
Sierra Mist Woman of the Match: Danesha Adams
U.S. U-20 Women's National Team Quote Sheet
U.S. head coach Tim Schulz
On the match:
"I am not disappointed. The first objective was to get to the next round and we did that with tonight's victory. The girls are very unhappy with the way they played, they know it's sub-par and that they have played many, many games better than this."
On the goals:
"There was some good combination play on the goals, it wasn't just individual effort. The first goal from Jess Rostedt was world class, a great building out of the back with a flick and a dummy and then she beats the defender and the goalie. D's (Danesha Adams) goal was a classic. I am pleased with the goals, which we didn't get the first game."
On Argentina:
"I watched Argentina play about six months ago when they played Brazil (in qualifying) and the improvement Argentina has made over that time is phenomenal. Even from the first game of this tournament to our game, the improvement was good, so congratulations to them."
On the team playing better during the tournament:
"I know my team is frustrated, there is no doubt. They are frustrated with the rhythm of play, with the simplicity of the game that is needed, and the standard should be higher. But it's not just me asking for that standard, it's the entire team, which I am very pleased about. The question is, can we (raise the standard) soon? Because we don't have 20 days, we have three days."
Forward Jessica Rostedt
On the match:
"Parts of the game were good, but we definitely didn't put it all together. We still need to click and hopefully the France game will be that game, and then we will just get better from there."
On her goal:
"As Bock played the ball to Danesha, I dummied it and spun out to my left. I continued my run and I could see 'D' looking at me out of the corner of her eye and it was wide open. I saw the goalie come sliding out so I knew I had to shoot and managed to get it over her. It was a great feeling to get us started with the first goal."
Forward Danesha Adams
On the match:
"I felt like in the very beginning we came out slow, and probably right before Jess's goal, we started to get a better rhythm. Once we scored, we gelled a bit more and got another one. We always start slow and we have to change that. We made one mistake and Argentina punished us for it. We won't be able to get away with that in the later games in this tournament."
On getting a goal and an assist in her first action in Russia:
"We know what the stakes are and I just wanted to play well in my first game here. I tried to play simple and get my confidence up in my first world championship game. I know I am here for a reason and I just wanted to be able to help my team."
Midfielder Allie Long
On the match:
"We finished better than we did in the Congo game, but we still should have had more goals. It became more tiring when we were down a player and that kind of took us out of our game. We were worried more about defending than playing our game and we have yet to play up to our capabilities."
On her goal:
"It was exciting to score. The girl that was marking me was telling me that I wasn't going to get the ball and she was pulling on my shirt, so that gave me extra motivation to get my head on the cross."
Defender Stephanie Logterman
On the match:
"It was one of those games where you are happy with the win, but you know there is more that you can do. We have yet to make the statement we want to, but we got two wins and are through to the quarterfinals. Right now, that is the most important thing. We have one more group game to get our rhythm and then it's on to the quarters."


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Plot 61 Little Walmer Golf Estate
The building is aligned north-west (road entry) to south east (golf fairway) with the preferred aspect and prospect to the north east over a cul-de-sac.
The client expressed a liking for Onion Row, a previous project by John Rushmere, specifically the sense of space (volume), the spatial flow and the light. The view from the Schoeman's house overlooking the pond in front of the 6th tee was stressed, and a study, a music room, a studio, a cellar and a lift were added to the accommodation schedule. The study (above the braai), the lift, a second hearth, finishing the cellar and other details are still to happen.
Planning guidelines on the estate had deliberately omitted restrictive building lines except in relation to the golf course. This was done to avoid 'left over' alleys and boundary walls and to promote positive outdoor spaces and courtyards framed by neighbouring buildings. Unfortunately this invitation has been generally ignored in favour of the suburban 'island' approach – not so the Schoeman House.
The long, narrow site, its orientation to the north east and the south winds all determined that the building align its 'back' along the south west boundary, avoiding unusable left over space and prying windows to the south west neighbours. Instead there is a blank 'canvas' for the neighbours to exploit whether it is by building or planting or both. Crucially, they are also guaranteed privacy. Perhaps most importantly, light, space, privacy and protected outdoor living for the Schoemans is maximised.
Private places (sleeping, bathing, cooking, and music) are assembled to form four, independent 'mini buildings'. They are arranged for their own advantage and, importantly, to define and shape a public 'hall' that is the central celebratory space. It has height, position and an outside place that acknowledges our southern latitude properly. It links and balances 'private' and 'public', up and down, in and out and across – in other words, it has journeys leading to it and through it. It is, rightly, the heart.
The 'hall' is raw, allowing brick and timber to underline its openness and the robust nature of its human interplay. The mini-blocks are intimate and discreet (there is even a bridge to the main bedroom, private sanctum) and smooth and refined as befits their own nature. The owner's existing furniture has found its places and they have begun to create a landscape that extends inside to outside. It is a work in progress.
Finally, the building will remain incomplete until a neighbour with imagination and vision takes note of the invitation implicit in the undecorated wall to the south boundary, to claim ownership of it.
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The Queen London Premiere
Her Majesty arrives to greet the crowds
A graceful hue surrounds tonight's quintessentially British premiere – and rightly so. We are in the presence of royalty. Still smouldering from its recent success at the Venice Film Festival, Stephen Frears' The Queen trumpeted its way into London's Mayfair last night, with the elegantly sassy Helen Mirren leading the parade. As this is a film centred around Elizabeth II, despite the international acclaim, the acid test will come later this week when the movie hits screens across the UK. Mirren is eagerly expectant: "I can't wait. There really is nothing like a home crowd, so I'm both nervous and excited".
Mirren is no stranger to playing women of stature. As Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison, the actress cemented herself within the public psyche as the classic, resolute "don't mess with me" TV heroine. But the Queen? Surely an entirely different swathe of ermine? "It was terrifying. Absolutely terrifying" said Mirren. "I'm not a good impersonator, but when I started researching the role, I really began to love this person and I felt I understood her. So I wanted to give to her all the humanity I believe she has". And she does, with a elegantly focused performance as the most famous resident of SW1. Unfortunately, her co-star Michael Sheen – returning to the Frears' stable as the nascent PM Tony Blair – cannot attend this evening's celebrations, but the bumptious Director is keen to point out that the actor's parents are in the theatre: "His dad's wonderful…a Jack Nicholson look-alike!". Hurrah. As the film primarily takes place during the days following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Sheen's stupendously entertaining performance as the Prime Minister is coloured by New Labour's victory in the '97 election: "It was a good time for him [Blair]" said Frears. "I suppose he might come and see the film for nostalgia reasons".
So, with some rustling of the royal ruff, the guests are ushered to their seats. The last word should probably go to the helmer – when asked about his future plans his reply was comically regal: "That's it. I'm abdicating!"
The Queen is released nationwide on Friday (September 15).


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The Foundation has a grant program for K-12 schools (public and private) in the South Plains area. This program provides small grants to elementary and secondary school teachers to enable them to try out creative teaching techniques and buy enriching teaching materials not provided for in school budgets.
In 2016, 75 teachers in the Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains school districts requested mini-grants, and 42 teachers received the funds requested. This program is funded exclusively through local private donations, and granted out nearly $30,000 in mini-grants to teachers.
To Apply
Click on the following links for more information and sample materials that are intended to assist you in submitting your proposal:
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Every day teachers are faced with keeping children interested and challenged with few resources beyond basic curriculum. Limited school budgets often cannot support the creative ideas and enriching material teachers want to bring to their classrooms to meet student needs. We recognize that students come from diverse backgrounds, have different learning styles, and can benefit from creative learning opportunities and a deeper grounding in course material. The Mini-Grants for Teachers program brings together the resources of regional funders who have an interest in K-12 education. By working together, we are impacting the ability of educators to create meaningful learning experiences for children throughout the South Plains area.
Funding and in-kind support for the grant program is generously provided by: South Plains Foundation, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, W.B. & Mozelle Rushing Fund, and Mrs. Daylia Vaughn.
All South Plains region kindergarten through grade 12 teachers from public schools and non-public schools recognized by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) and the Commissioner of Education will be eligible to apply. Only one grant will be awarded per individual per year.
Grant Amounts
The typical grant award is in the $500 – $1,000 range. Depending on the project, the maximum may exceed $1,000.
- Application Deadline: June 15
- Grants Announced: August
- Grants Payable to Schools: August
- Project Evaluation and Reports Due: May of following year
Mini Grants Criteria
A committee consisting of educators, community volunteers and Community Foundation of West Texas Board and staff reviews applications. The committee members do not know the identity of the teacher and school. Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
- Impact: Potential to improve student achievement; potential for continuation and/or replication; potential to enhance instructional skills
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AMERICANS seem to be more confident in the economy than they have been in the past few months. But that doesn't mean they're willing to spend more money.
Consumer confidence rebounded in February, reversing three straight months of declines, according to The Conference Board, a private research group.
However, analysts and economists say that doesn't necessarily mean they're going to be more likely to open their wallets.
"Consumers are feeling better but they don't feel a whole lot better," says Mark Vitner, an economist at Wells Fargo.
The way Americans feel about the economy has gone through peaks and valleys as they've tried to reconcile improving stock and housing markets with new financial challenges.
These include a two percentage point increase in social security taxes, rising fuel prices and worries that politicians won't resolve a budget impasse in Washington that threatens to trigger automatic $US85 billion ($A83.02 billion) in spending cuts.
The Conference Board's consumer confidence indicator shows that Americans are feeling a little better about the economy but they're still skittish.
The index is closely watched by economists because consumer spending accounts for 70 per cent of US economic activity.
The figure is well below the 90 reading that indicates a healthy economy but at 69.6 it's up from the revised 58.4 in January and the 60.5 analysts polled by research firm FactSet expected.
It was the highest reading since November 2012 when the index was at 71.5.
The Conference Board's survey, which was conducted from February 1-14 on a preliminary sample of 2,300 shoppers, shows that Americans are feeling better about the job and income prospects.
The number of people anticipating more jobs rose to 16.7 per cent from 14.4 per cent, while those expecting fewer jobs declined to 21.5 per cent from 26.7 per cent. The proportion of consumers expecting their incomes to increase rose to 15.7 per cent from 13.5 per cent, while those anticipating a decrease fell to 19.6 per cent from 23.3 per cent.
The more positive outlook comes amid a mix of good and bad economic news.
Some major retailers reported that sales last month rose higher-than-expected. But a string of big stores, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc to Zales Corp have signalled that shoppers already have been pulling back in recent weeks because of payroll tax increase.
At the same time, the stock market is still rallying and the job market, while still tough, is rebounding.
In January, employers added 157,000 jobs. Annual revisions included in the Labor Department's January employment report showed the economy added 600,000 more jobs in 2011 and 2012 than previously thought. But the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 per cent in January from 7.8 per cent in December.
Many economists think consumer spending has slowed in response to higher tax burdens but will rebound later in the year. But they also worry that the budget fights in Washington will persist for much of 2013 and affect economic growth.
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Carrie Underwood helped her NHL pro husband, Mike Fisher, celebrate a major career milestone -- hitting the 1,000-game mark!
On Monday, the Nashville Predators center was honored by his team for playing 1,000 games, where he was presented with a framed photo collage during a special, pregame ceremony.
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Underwood and the couple's 13-month-old son, Isaiah, joined Fisher on the ice for the big event, while the 35-year-old hockey player's parents showed their love from the stands.
Mike Fisher's family joining him to celebrate 1,000 #NHL games. #Preds #LAKvsNSH pic.twitter.com/kfOCpD4j2L— Thomas Willis (@TomAWillis) March 22, 2016
Later, the Predators took to Twitter to share a lengthy video message congratulating Fisher, which featured his wife, U2 singer Bono, and country stars Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and Luke Bryan, as well as tons of other friends and colleagues.
Watch @carrieunderwood, Bono and more wish @mikefisher1212 congrats on 1,000 games.— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) March 22, 2016
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To commemorate the accomplishment, Fisher also received a traditional silver hockey stick and a Tiffany crystal.
NEWS: Carrie Underwood's Hubby Mike Fisher Hilariously ID'ed By Local News Station
Even though the celebrations were held on March 21, Fisher actually passed the impressive milestone on March 3.
After the celebration, the Predators went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
WATCH: Carrie Underwood Shows Off Lavish Valentine's Day Gift From Hubby Mike Fisher


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Stephanie Simon wields a fiery fiddle. She got a master's degree in classical violin from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and spent seven years with the Grand Ole Opry.
"They'll say, 'What kind of show do you do? What kind of songs do you do?' I just tell them, 'A little bit of everything.' I do a lot of real wild and crazy stuff," she said.
Simon, of Brandon, also teaches violin and composes and arranges her own music, sometimes rocking out with pyrotechnics and flashing lights.
She's one of the featured artists at the Florida Strawberry Festival, which runs through March 8 in Plant City. She has played there before, about eight years ago, but her performance as part of the Florida Opry's March 6 show is a homecoming of sorts because her first violin teacher will be in the crowd.
"It's nice to have him out in the audience and see how much I've improved," she said.
Along with Simon's performance, shows that are free with general admission tickets include lumberjack demonstrations, trick pigs and nationally known polka band Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra, said festival general manager Paul Davis.
Other acts, which require a separate ticket, include Randy Travis (7:30 p.m. Monday, $15 and $20), Travis Tritt (7:30 p.m. Tuesday, $15 and $20) and Jeff Foxworthy (7:30 p.m. March 6, $35).
This year's festival, Davis said, also features about 70 new vendors. That means the number of merchants, selling everything from purses and walk-in bathtubs to frog aquariums and corn dogs, tops 370.
An expanded agricultural show area is expected to bolster horticultural and livestock demonstrations, Davis said. There's also an expanded lineup of rides for children, and ticket prices are the same as last year.
For those with a brave stomach, there's a new dish to try: chocolate-covered bacon.
"I can tell you," Davis said. "That is going to be one of the hits."
If you go
The Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival runs through March 8. Gates are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets cost $10, or $8 if purchased in advance at the festival's Web site, www.flstrawberryfestival.com. The festival grounds are at 2202 W Reynolds St., along U.S. 92.


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Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters in this adventure packed with mystery and friendship!
The Thea Sisters are in Hawaii to compete in an international hula festival. The mouselets are having a great time -- until they learn that the festival is located on the side of a volcano that is about to erupt! No one else seems know about the danger. The Thea Sisters don't have any time to lose!
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Number Of Pages: 176
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Nairobi -
A Kenyan infant boy shot in the head by gunmen who attacked a church on Sunday has been flown to the capital Nairobi to await surgery, doctors said on Wednesday.
The fate of one-and-a-half-year-old Satrin Osinya, whose mother died trying to protect him when the attackers sprayed the church service with bullets, has gripped the East African nation.
Photographs of the infant, carried in the arms of his father, were featured on the front pages of all national newspapers.
"A prayer for baby Satrin," The Standard newspaper's headline reads.
Doctors will likely wait for two weeks until swelling in the brain reduces to allow the tricky surgery to go ahead.
"There is no operation which is without risks," said Gichuru Mwangi, head of neurosurgery in Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital.
Six died in the attack, in the Likoni district near the port city of Mombasa, which came amid heightened warnings of a threat of Islamist violence in Kenya and despite boosted security in major cities.
"The only sin my wife committed was to go to church," the child's father, Benson Osinya, told The Standard newspaper.
No group has claimed responsibility, but Kenya has been hit by a series of attacks since sending troops into southern Somalia in October 2011 to battle al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab insurgents.
Kenyan troops, which have since joined the African Union force in Somalia, are taking part in a fresh offensive launched this month against al-Shabaab bases.
The attack on the church came six months after al-Shabaab commandos carried out the September massacre in Nairobi's Westgate mall in which at least 67 people were killed.
Several senior Muslim leaders have been gunned down on the coast, with their supporters accusing the police of state-sponsored assassinations - claims the security forces deny.
Kenya's interior ministry on Tuesday ordered all refugees to return to designated camps and beefed up police numbers in the capital and Mombasa. - Sapa-AFP


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