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Dear everyone,
Mom started out having a reasonably restful weekend - considering she got a break from radiation on Friday and was looking forward to a 4-day weekend. Saturday, we got her hair done, got some clothing alterations finished and watched the movie "Secretariat".
Unfortunately, Saturday night/Sunday morning wasn't as kind to her. She struggled throughout the night with excess saliva and mucus ..... and was unable to get a good, restful sleep. By mid-day on Sunday, I knew something wasn't quite right. After double checking her blood pressure, which turned out to be too low - I took her over to the Queen to be checked out.
A chest x-ray showed that she has a case of early-stage-pneumonia. They put her on antibiotics and admitted her for the night. Her temperature was 101 upon arrival and as of this posting, is down to normal. We will know more in the morning, after her oncologists see her.
Most of you probably know .... a trip to the ER on a weekend can be NO FUN. Even so, it was what needed to be done and we are glad we came so they were able to catch this bug early. Naturally, Mom knew the attending nurse on duty in the ER - Katie Dykes, a classmate of Tom's! The aide that brought Mom to her room, Elsa - was a student Mom had tutored many years ago. How wonderful is that?!
While sitting in the ER, waiting, waiting..... she kept asking for updates on the Super Bowl. Of course she had multiple "squares" in more than one Pool. And of course, she won a quarter in both pools!!! That certainly put a bright smile on her face on an otherwise DISMAL day. I think her take home for the day was somewhere around $175.00!!
I will post more details for everyone tomorrow morning after visits with the doctors.
Please keep this wonderful woman in your prayers.


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Silvia Pfeifer
Maturity Number 6
Silvia Pfeifer is a female celebrity.
She was born on Monday February 24th 1958, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Throughout her life Silvia Pfeifer will be concerned with the welfare of others. She will make her home the focus of her life, and fill her world with as much beauty as possible. In her later years Silvia will find herself surrounded by friends and family. This will ensure her joy and contentment.
As she matures, Pfeifer will become increasingly concerned with the well-being of family, friends, and community. She will be drawn to the role as healer, counselor, and teacher - due to her growing ability to give comfort and sound advice to those in need.
Silvia Pfeifer's naturally assume the role of patriarch or matriarch of those in her care, no matter how old they are. Silvia becomes more responsible and protective, and she may well become involved in environmental protection, volunteer work or politics.
Silvia Pfeifer is naturally idealistic and strives to realize those ideals as she grows in maturity and in personal resources.
Her careful and balanced approach to business and financial matters provides Pfeifer with sound and secure success later in life. Maturity Number 6 provides an outstanding financial foundation for the future.
In addition, the influence of the 6 promises an old age surrounded by loved ones.
One or two 6s in Silvia's numerological chart promis the close relationships that Silvia Pfeifer has strived for most of her life.
You and Silvia
About Silvia's Maturity number
Silvia Pfeifer's Maturity number indicates an underlying wish or desire that gradually surfaces around age thirty to thirty-five. This underlying goal begins to emerge as Silvia gains a better understanding of herself.
With self-knowledge comes a greater awareness of who Pfeifer is, what her true goals in life are, and what direction she wants to set for her life.
Read more about our numerological interpretation of Silvia Pfeifer's maturity

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In a previous post I wrote that open access is about education. The argument I made in my previous post was tangential; it was the conclusion of a few thoughts I typed up in discussing the arguments made by people who are against open access. So I want to take this opportunity to elaborate a bit on my argument.
Scientists have an interesting role in society. On one hand, they're seen as being wise and intelligent; and being called 'an Einstein' is a compliment. On the other hand, people without personal experience of science seem to subscribe to the popular stereotype of the 'mad scientist' to various degrees, and think that scientists are not to be trusted. There is a considerate anti-science movement in the world, with people who claim all sorts of outlandish things that betray a misunderstanding of how science works and what the scientific literature actually says. The anti-science movement is, in other words, based on a misconception of what science is and what it can do, and these misconceptions are giving rise to mistrust.
It is vital to the scientific enterprise that the results are trusted — by both scientists and non-scientists; experts and non-experts alike. But to be trusted, science needs to be communicated. Science is, traditionally, communicated through publication. It follows that good science communication involves easy access to the scientific literature.
Change happens gradually, and the world will not be educated overnight. But for every person who is spreading ideologically-motivated misinformation, there's another person who wants to check if this is true. And it is for these people that the scientific literature must be accessible, because educating even a single person out of ignorance is, on the whole, a good thing, and exactly what the scientific enterprise is about.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say that science is about more than the scientists themselves. The purpose of the doing of science is not to facilitate scientists to make a career. No, rather, science is about expanding the body of human knowledge — and not just for science; we do this for humankind. And seen this way, it seems immoral to put whatever we find behind lock and key. To do so is to act selfishly; jealously guarding whatever we find because it can benefit not everyone, but ourselves.
Going back to my previous post, which came about after I read Mike Taylor's post on the bizarre comments made by some people who don't believe in open access, it seems like argument from personal gain is a recurrent theme: that it's a 'fallacy' that 'non-experts should read journals'. Indeed, this is even further elaborated by Robin Osborne at the Guardian, where he makes the argument that open access 'makes no sense' because access comes at a price. And that price, he argues, is the admission to the institutions where research is being carried out:
For those who wish to have access, there is an admission cost: they must invest in the education prerequisite to enable them to understand the language used.
But this kind of education can come in many forms. And one of those is free access to the literature. You don't need to be an expert to make sense of things. It helps, but it's not a prerequisite. Furthermore, this means that there is a parallel argument to be made: that research should be freely accessible both intellectually and financially. You shouldn't have to pay to access research, and that research should be well-written. Indeed, there is an argument to be made to reduce the amount of jargon used in scientific papers, because what is jargon except another barrier that is used by those 'in the know' to keep those who are not in the dark?
And that brings me to my second observation, that a lot of the hostility that is directed against open access seems to stem from a sense of academic insecurity; that science is only worth something if it is 'pure'. Osborne says:
There can be no such thing as free access to academic research. Academic research is not something to which free access is possible. Academic research is a process – a process which universities teach (at a fee). Like it or not, the primary beneficiary of research funding is the researcher, who has managed to deepen their understanding by working on a particular dataset. The publications that result from the research project are only trivially a result of the research funding, they come out of a whole history of human interactions that are not for sale.
It seems like Osborn is saying that open access is impossible because it would threaten the ivory tower of academia and that, as a result, it would dilute the academic enterprise. It's exceedingly elitist to suggest that the uneducated don't deserve access to the scientific literature, as this would reduce its value, but, alas, it is also a very common argument.
It's very interesting that this argument is common. It seems to imply that academics and researchers and scientists who are against open access oppose it on the grounds that they think their role will be lessened if the ivory tower was to open its gates; that the value of science is inversely proportional to the ease by which it can be accessed. This is not true. Rather, it is the opposite; the value of research increases the more it is accessed. Indeed, isn't a high download rate and high citation count what every researcher yearns for — since these metrics measure the amount of times information has been disseminated and impact has been made?
I don't want to read too much into this, but part of me wonders if at least some hostility towards the idea of open access comes from the misconception that the status of being a scientist comes not so much from being a facilitator of the spread of knowledge as much as a custodian of the unknown?


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Review: Breathless by Anne Stuart
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ruined beyond repair and shunned by London society, lovely Miranda Rohan rebelliously embraces the freedom that comes from having nothing left to lose. However, this dangerous course throws her under the power of the darkly enigmatic Lucien de Malheur—known to many as the Scorpion.
Seeking to destroy the Rohans, Lucien traps Miranda in a marriage she thinks is based on friendship but instead is rooted in vengeance. Yet even when she realizes the truth, their enmity fuels a shocking passion—and perhaps even more.
Such a man might drive anyone to murder....
Caroline's review:
Breathless is the 3rd book in the House of Rohan series. I loved the first 2 books and I was a bit scared to read this one. Anne Stuart has been known for her abrupt endings and I knew this one didn't have an epilogue. This is why it took me months before I dared read it. How wrong I was! This book was amazing. It made me go all 'O_o' quite a few times but in the end it was just a fantastic read.
Lucien is the most wicked, the most ruthless hero I've ever read about. In comparison the heroes of the first 2 books were very very tamed. He's soooooo wicked. Lucien wants revenge for his sister's death. He wants to make the Rohan family suffer really bad. So in order to get this revenge, Lucien had Miranda kidnapped and ruined. He paid someone to do this and marry her but she escaped and her family protected her. Now a few years later she's happy to live outside society. But she feels lonely, she's been shunned by the rest of the world. This is not enough for Lucien, he wants to make her and her family suffer all their life. He bids is time, you know the saying 'revenge is better served cold', well this hero believes in it. He plans on winning her trust and then seduce her.
I think what really surprised me is that I thought Lucien would reform. He would soften with time, but he's one wicked son of a b*tch. Don't get me wrong, I loved this character but he's very evil. The whole book kept me on edge. Miranda is a fantastic character, she's strong and she is very courageous. I loved that nothing would keep her down, she tries to see the positive side of everything. When Lucien brings her to his gloomy ruin of an estate he thinks he'll kill her spirit (seriously that's his goal for the whole book! if that's not ruthless what is!). How wrong he was! It was hilarious to see Miranda remodel the house to her liking.
What had me in hysterics was that their fight for power never cease. The ending of the book was really abrupt and it was very bittersweet. More bitter than sweet though. I'm seriously hoping we'll see what happened to them next in the new book in the series (Shameless).
As in all the books in the series there is a secondary romance. I loved seeing Jacob Donnelly and Jane Pagett fall in love. He is London's most notorious thief and she is the heroine's best friend. I LOVED this romance. I was so eager to see what would happen to them. Their chapters were so good I couldn't stop reading. They meet by accident, she surprise him while he's stealing something and it's passion at first glance. She doesn't know who this wicked man is, it was too dark when they met. So when they meet again, she doesn't recognize him. Oh how I LOVED those 2! It was sweet and hot and I was rooting for them from the start. I loved everything about this story. Very satisfying. I even wish we'd seen more of their story.
Breathless is the best book in the series in my opinion. It had me raging and shouting at the book. I loved to hate the hero. Even a month after reading it I'm feeling strongly about it. Anne Stuart did her magic again and gave us a book you cannot easily forget.
I give Breathless 4,5 Stars
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"East Sac County Schools empower all students to become productive, responsible citizens of an ever-changing global society."
Welcome to East Sac County Schools, we are honored and thrilled you're visiting our district website! The East Sac County Community School District officially came into being on July 1, 2011, a consolidation of Sac and Wall Lake View Auburn Community School Districts. We are a PK-12 district of approximately 1000 students, with elementary schools (PK-4) in Sac City and Wall Lake, Middle School (5-8) in Sac City, and High School (9-12) in Lake View.
Virtually all school districts have a mission statement; at East Sac County we genuinely attempt to use our mission to drive our actions: East Sac County Schools empower all students to become productive, responsible citizens of an ever-changing global society.
We live this mission by focusing decisions and planning on what appears to be two very simple, straightforward questions: 1) Is this in the best interest of our students? 2) Will this help our students learn and grow? These two questions keep us focused on what is truly important about and in schools – students.
Whether you are a current or former student or parent, district patron, or someone investigating a place to raise your family, know that East Sac County Schools welcomes you.
We are located in Sac County in West Central Iowa. We make up the towns of Auburn, Lake View, Sac City and Wall Lake.
Whether you are a Sac County resident, or considering relocating to our town, we invite you to look around our website and learn about the outstanding educational opportunities we provide to our students.
We think you will find our new website informative, dynamic, and easy to navigate. Our website represents our commitment to connect and engage with our schools and the community they serve.
District Offices of East Sac County Schools
Business Office 801 Jackson
Lake View, IA 51450
East Sac County Administration:
Mrs. Barb Kruthoff -Superintendent/Wall Lake Elementary Principal 712-665-5000 or 712-664-2627
Mr. Mike Fischer, PS-4 Sac City Elementary Principal - 712-662-7200
Mr. Dennis Olhausen, 5-8 Principal (Sac City) - 712-662-3259
Mr. Kevin Litterer, 9-12 Principal (Lake View) - 712-665-5001
East Sac County Board of Education:
Jackie Mahler - President
Chris Rodman- Vice President
Jason Stoltenberg
Ben Wellington
Brent Wilhelm
These schools do not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program, which they operate. In addition, no discrimination occurs in regard to race, national origin, or the handicapped in any programs of the East Sac County Schools.
Compliance Officer for handicapped programs, multi-cultural, non-sexist, Title IX: Amanda Miller, East Sac County Schools.


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The effects of concussions have been getting a lot of press as reports of serious brain injuries in retired football players continue to pile up. Leagues from Pop Warner to the NFL have increased the quality of safety procedures in place for treating concussions. However, many signs are still being overlooked or ignored, which can prove to be a fatal mistake.
According to The Centers for Disease Control, sports concussions have reached an epidemic level – an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million occur in the United States every year.
While studies have shown that football players are the athletes most at risk, concussions can be caused by any fall or blow to the head, in a contact sport such as hockey or soccer; a car accident; while biking, skiing, or snowboarding; or in other situations. Children also have an increased risk because they are more prone to accidents.
Regardless of the cause, the best course of action after any head injury is to seek medical attention immediately. Watch for the following symptoms, both immediately after the injury and throughout the next week.
• Headaches, dizziness, and/or nausea
• Blurred vision or sensitivity to light
• Memory loss or trouble concentrating
• Slurred speech
• Continued ringing in the ears
• Changes in sleep habits
• Unusual behavior or changes in mood
For more information, visit: www.cdc.gov/concussion/index.html


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Beyond Paris
Richard Cobb
- My France: Politics, Culture, Myth by Eugen Weber
Harvard, 412 pp, £19.95, February 1991, ISBN 0 674 59575 0
Eugen Weber is the leading American historian of the French Right in the period 1890 to 1914. He is also the author of a brilliant study of the growth of a national identity among the rural population of France in the second half of the 19th century and up to the outbreak of the First World War. As befits the personal angle to the main title of the present collection, the author opens with a charming account of his own haphazard course from Bucharest and other places in Romania, via Paris in the late Thirties, to a period in an unnamed English public school in the early Forties, service in the infantry of the British Army in the later stages of the Second World War, and then to graduate work at Cambridge where he nearly became a Medievalist. As in so many cases of historical vocation, accident, chance and good luck resulted in his choice of the study of French nationalism in the twenty years or so before 1914 and in the inter-war years up to 1939.
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This torrent contains comics published by Marvel with a cover date of August 1997. The regular series go back to normal continuity after having, for the most part, taken July off for the Flashback issues.
Titles debuting this month are Alpha Flight v2, Daydreamers, Hercules - Heart of Chaos, Psylocke & Archangel - Crimson Dawn and the oneshot Men in Black - Far Cry. The only title finishing its run was the 3 issue Venom - License to Kill minseries.
Thunderbolts 005 is one of the issues for which Kurt Busiek won the 1998 Harvey award for Best Writer. James Robinson was nominated for the same award for work including the issue of Cable found here. Mark Waid's work on Captain America and Ka-Zar were part of his nomination for Best Writer. Tim Townsend got a nomination for Best Inker for work including this month's issue of Uncanny X-Men. Comicraft got a Best Lettering nomination for work including this edition of Avengers. And finally, Joe Kelly was nominated as Best New Talent for his work including these issues of Daredevil and Deadpool.
A few notes on how this was compiled: It started with fordor's collection for the month (thank you fordor). That collection included 34 comics. Each issue was checked for errors, cover date and completeness. Filenames were altered accordingly and normalized. Where possible scans from the Official Marvel DVD set replaced the earlier versions (thank you citaltras).
A general search was made to locate either higher quality or c2c scans for all comics issued during the month (in addition to the Marvel DVD scans provided by Citaltras). In cases where a scan of higher quality but fewer pages was found, the scan with more pages was selected, and the other was placed in the alternate scans sub-directory.
Searches were performed at Comic Book DB, at The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators and at CBDB (where they have issue #4 of the DC title Anarky listed as a Marvel book!). The North American Comics Market Estimates for June 1997 was also consulted (June because of the two month cover date lead time in publication). [By the way, Marvel had 8.5 of the top ten (and 17.5 of the top 25) sellers for the month (the half being an image crossover). They had 30.62% of the comics market for the month and they were in chapter 11 bankruptcy at the time.] The searches uncovered another 16 August releases. Copies of the available issues were added to the collection. The proto-torrent was then made available to a group of editors and reviewers for comment and any resulting issues were addressed.
In addition to the alternate scans sub-directory, there is a fill sub-directory for July 1997 upgrades, as well as a bonus sub-directory. The bonus folder contains a few things encountered while compiling the collection that don't belong in the main set. The May 1997 fill directory contains Casper and Friends Magazine 2 which was not included in that torrent. It belongs between 14182 and 14183.
These are the August (probably) Marvel titles missing from the collection:
* ClanDestine vs. The X-Men TPB (reprint)
* Marvel Vision 020
* Impossible Man Summer Fun Special 1997 (only in Diamond list may have been canceled)
* Spider-Man Cybercomic issues 054-057 were released in August
From the Panini Reprint line (UK)
* The Astonishing Spider-Man 024
* Essential X-Men 024
* Wolverine Unleashed 011
The comic "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine 008" is also available in the June 1997 Marvel torrent as #14845. It is included here because it has an August 1997 cover date. There is no numbering system in this collection because using an adhoc scheme that is alphabetical by month leaves no room for addition or deletion of misplaced books.
Soapbox stuff:
In Stan's Soapbox this month he talks about a made for TV movie filming in Vancouver starring David Hasslehoff in Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was released on May 26, 1998 to universal scorn.
In the news for August 1997:
Bankrupt Publisher Marvel Comics May Go Out of Business.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 1997
by Furman, Phyllis
Aug. 29--The jig is up at Marvel.
The bankrupt comic book company said yesterday it failed to reach an agreement with its creditors and may be forced to go out of business.
With the company running out of cash and hoping to stave off a disaster, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Helen Balick gave the venerable comic book publisher and its creditors a Sept. 8 deadline to agree on a rescue plan.
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She was the most beautiful woman that day. It was her day. Her special day. But she had tears in her beautiful eyes. She was missing the most special person for her at that moment..
Her mother. All the beautiful and painful memories were flashing back in front of her eyes. Of how she was always showered by her mother's love.A love which is the best among all of its form..
She missed that care. The late night beautiful stories she was told by her mother.
The taste of the lunch box that was packed by her. That warm hug that could be compared to none.
That caressing of head late at night while she slept off lost into dreams.
Those birthday party her mother arranged for her each year.
She missed every special moment she shared with her mom.
She wondered why had god been so cruel to her a few years back.
When he gave her the suffering of cancer and took her other away from her.
She was there for her mother when she needed her support the most.
She forgot that she was a child and instead had to be a responsible sister and a mother for her little sister.
Her mother her sole strength had passed away but she didn't give up being strong. She remembered those sad and worse days of her life when she had no one but she had to be there for her close ones. She always hoped that maybe one day its all gonna be worth it.
She had seen her father getting married again. It was hard to accept but she knew even
he needed someone so she never complained instead she tried explaining this to her sister who was angry. She was always loved by all but mother's love was what she missed the most. Her sister was her soul now. For her she faced the world bravely. People were there to give sympathy but she didn't need that. All she needed was some love and care maybe and not just words. She wished her mother would be happy where she was now today looking upon her.
Today she was crying and they were tears not of sadness but they were happy tears.
Because today she was getting married to the love of her life.
And also because today even her sister was getting married to her love. Her life felt complete
after a long time. She knew it was all happening because somewhere above her mother was blessing them.
Amidst these thoughts she heard a voice calling "Hey di..Wow you are looking so beautiful.."
It was her sister. She said "Di no more tears for us now. Come here." And she wiped her eyes and hugged.Now she knew it was all worth it. Happiness does knocks the door.
She smiled and looked up and said "Thank you mom. Love you."


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Former Council Intern, Nina, attended the 2013 World Affairs Councils of America's National Conference
In November, I had the opportunity to attend the World Affairs Councils of America's (WACA) 2013 National Conference. Each year the national body hosts this conference in order to discuss the critical national security issues facing the country during the coming year. There were nearly 40 engaging speakers, and even visits to the embassies of Canada, Portugal, and the United Arab Emirates.
WACA offered 25 scholarships for college students from within the national World Affairs Council network to attend the conference. I was lucky enough to receive one of them. In addition to assigning the group a liaison for the week, WACA prepared a few events exclusively for us. These included a "meet and greet" reception where we had a chance to get to know one another, and an evening with Josh Rogin, senior correspondent for The Daily Beast. Rogin shared some of his experiences and fielded our questions about journalism and the current political environment at the White House. He spoke quite frankly and openly, something that I appreciated greatly.
Each year, the National Conference sparks a conversation on six critical issue areas selected by network leadership to help set the programming agenda for WACA in the coming year. The Six Top Issues for 2014 discussed at this year's conference included: Cybersecurity, Global Economic Realignment, the Middle East, Global Environmental Issues, K-12 Education, and U.S. Energy Independence.
I was really interested in the topic of Cybersecurity. It was the first to be discussed at the conference, and was introduced with a keynote by the Hon. Michael Chertoff. He mentioned that the Internet requires active protection, and outlined the four basic types of cyber crime: ordinary criminality, corporate espionage, hacktivism, and physical attacks. He was most concerned about the latter, noting that we now have a number of physical systems and critical infrastructure that depend on a network, making them incredibly vulnerable to attack.
Following Chertoff's remarks, a panel of mostly military officers continued the discussion on protecting our national cyber interests. They maintained that because the initiative remains with the attacker, "cyber-active-defense" maintains a top priority. In order to achieve this, they engage in red-teaming, which means sending "good" hackers (called White Hats) to assail their systems in the ways that a malicious attacker would, thus testing the military's defenses.
This topic interested me because it represents a paradigm shift in the way we as citizens and military think about security, as there are vulnerabilities on both the national and personal level. It's a complex issue that affects foreign policy and the dialogues between nations, and most likely will require the construction of an international framework or set of guidelines for conduct in cyberspace.
Taking into account all of the exciting things happening at the conference, overall the ability to talk with students from other Councils (many of whom were also interns) about their experiences in a similar situation was my favorite part. Geographically, we came from very different places – including Maine, Florida, Texas, Oregon, and Alaska – but we had the Councils as a bridge.
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Reverse Logistics - Effective Returns Management in an Integrated Supply Chain
Part 5 in our series on "Back to Basics - Managing The Basic Supply Chain Functions."Effective Returns Management in an Integrated Supply Chain." Returns management should no longer be the ugly step-child of the supply chain. Rather, effective returns management can improve a firm's profitability, enhance customer relationships, and be an essential part of an integrated supply chain management strategy.
Supply Chain Management Review introduces a new series called "Back to Basics." It's a look into how excellence in the core logistics and supply chain activities leads to overall business success. The articles in this seven-part series are written by educators from the University of Tennessee. Pictured: Dr. Diane Mollenkopf, McCormick Associate Professor of Logistics, The University of Tennessee.
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In the current economic climate, it's hard enough to manage the forward flow of products to customers, let alone having to think about the reverse flow. But not thinking about the reverse flow of products could mean missing important opportunities for guiding your company through tough times. Effective returns management can provide additional means of positively impacting your firm's financial performance as well as building stronger relationships with key customers.
It's important to understand the total impact of return products. Financially, returns represent a negative adjustment to sales. But it's much more than just a top-line impact. Most firms don't understand the operational cost of returns because these costs often get buried in the financial line items of facility operations. But every return product incurs transportation to the customer, then back to the company. If replacement product is being sent, a third transportation charge is incurred.
When the returned product is re-entered into the inventory ledger, it starts incurring inventory carrying costs, and takes up warehouse space. Each of these logistical activities is expensive and must be considered part of the total cost of returns—beyond the negative adjustment to sales.
Perhaps even more important, however, is the impact of returns on customer relationships. Every return represents a failed service encounter. For some reason the customer was not happy with the sale, and this can turn result in dissatisfaction with the company itself. If returns become a hassle for the customer, the longevity or quality of the customer relationship may be impacted. Companies that handle returns effectively—by working with customers to resolve service issues—can actually improve a customer's loyalty to their firm.
Know the Source and Reasons for Returns
Two key inter-related aspects of returns include the source of the returns and reasons for the returns. In a supply chain context, a manufacturer's products may be returned from intermediaries (e.g., distributors or retailers) or they may be consumer (or end-customer) returns from the person or firm that is actually using the products. Returns from intermediaries are very different from end-customer returns. Understanding why returns occur helps identify opportunities for improving supply chain processes and decision-making.
At the consumer or end-customer level, defective product comes back after purchase and some level of use. Such returns could indicate quality problems that need to be resolved in manufacturing or distribution. It is important to get a handle on these returns as quickly as possible. But many times firms find no defects upon inspection of returned products. These no fault found returns may be indicative of customers not understanding how to use the product appropriately, not being able to properly install the product, or simply finding that the product was not what they were expecting. These returns signal the need to re-engineer the product or communicate more effectively to customers about what to expect and how to use/install the product. Understanding the reasons for defective returns and no fault found returns requires the involvement of a cross-functional team that might include product design, engineering, packaging, manufacturing, distribution and marketing. The goal is to identify why these types of returns are happening and work to reduce their volume.
At the retail or intermediary level, returns often come back due to slow-moving stock, end-of-season inventory adjustments, or as a means to release capital so customers can buy more from your firm. As retailer power in the channel continues to grow, manufacturers are being asked to bear an increased responsibility for taking back unwanted retail-level inventory. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as "fresh" product can command a higher margin than old product, and can be more competitive in the battle for consumer dollars. On the other hand, manufacturers get stuck with old inventory. Such product may have diminished market value, thus making profitable sales to other customers increasingly doubtful. The key to managing these returns is to try to avoid them. That doesn't mean playing hardball with customers by simply refusing returns; rather, it means better matching demand and supply in the first place.
One consumer electronics company had always employed a traditional approach of selling as much product into the retailers as possible at the beginning of each season, often offering deals for larger orders. The sales people bore no responsibility for returns that might result from their over-zealous sales efforts. But the operations and logistics people sure felt the burden and the cost of receiving high volumes of returns each season! The solution came about when the logistics, finance, technical support, marketing and sales managers developed a "sell right, not more" planning approach. This approach also involved the retail customers in early sales-term negotiations to determine initial product volumes to be delivered to them each season. Although gross margin was reduced up front, the bottom line impact of avoiding all the costly end-of-season retail returns actually improved the company's bottom line. The company has also used this approach to strengthen relationships with key customers. Determining the right amount of product to sell, developing responsive logistics capabilities to supplement product volumes when needed, and avoiding end-of-season markdowns and returns has helped this firm create value for its major customers.
Four Basics of Effective Returns Management
Based on the discussion so far, there are four fundamentals to effective returns management. First, think strategically about returns management within your broader supply chain strategy. Appropriate returns policies can strengthen relationships with key customers. Such policies can also enhance your firm's profitability by keeping fresh product in the marketplace and by efficiently managing the operational logistics of handling returns. As part of your strategic focus, remember that returns management is a cross-functional process. Get the right people involved from the start—from marketing and sales, operations, logistics, customer service, accounting, and finance. Firms that recognize the cross-functional nature of returns also are able to more effectively integrate forward and reverse supply chain flows for maximum effectiveness.
Second, develop appropriate gatekeeping, disposition, and avoidance policies. Gatekeeping refers to the screening procedures employed to identify how, and which, products enter the return stream. Effective gatekeeping recognizes that not every product should enter the return flow. When the cost of transporting and processing the return product is greater than the value of the product itself, it's more cost effective to credit the customer but not require that the product be returned. Of course, this requires a solid understanding of the cost of a return, relative to the value of each product. Ultimately, avoiding returns can resolve many of the gatekeeping and disposition issues, while dramatically controlling costs. Companies struggling with sku proliferation issues will find that returns can be avoided by simplifying product lines. Developing more responsive logistics systems can also enable companies to develop their "sell-right, not more" approaches and avoid the production and distribution of too much inventory. Quality control initiatives in the manufacturing and distribution processes can also help avoid returns. The cost and customer dissatisfaction associated with returning product damaged in transit, for example, is totally avoidable—but not always recognized.
Third, operational policies and procedures must be developed to handle returns. Returns authorization policies help ensure that effective gatekeeping occurs, that customers are credited promptly, and that inventory visibility is created as early as possible. Inventory visibility also helps to operationally plan staffing and disposition opportunities in a timely manner. Determining disposition as early as possible is important for recapturing as much value in the product as possible. Product that can be resold needs to be re-inserted into the forward supply chain as quickly as possible. And product that requires refurbishment or remanufacturing needs to be identified so as to maximize value recapture as quickly as possible.
Fourth, metrics and performance expectations for returns management must be aligned across functional areas and with overall supply chain strategy. For example, if marketing/sales people bear no responsibility or accountability for returns, there is no incentive to manage profitable sales. Returned inventory will continue to be a problem. Likewise, if operational people have no value goals or efficiency goals, processing effort will be wasted. Goals regarding processing returns need to be aligned with objectives relating to timing, volume, or value of returns as these goals should drive operational priorities and activity for maximum efficiencies. Ultimately, firms can employ the "sell right, not more" approach to identify goals across the organization that will more appropriately align demand and supply so as to minimize the need for returns.
In summary, returns management should no longer be the ugly step-child of the supply chain. Rather, effective returns management can improve a firm's profitability, enhance customer relationships, and be an essential part of an integrated supply chain management strategy.
In examining the basics, our experts from the University of Tennessee will explain how mastery in the following areas leads to success on the bigger supply chain stage:
- MANAGING THE BASIC SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONS (Part 1)
- TRANSPORTATION (Part 2)
- WAREHOUSING (Part 3)
- SOURCING and PROCUREMENT (Part 4)
- RETURNS MANAGEMENT (Part 5)
- POST-SALES SERVICE (Part 6)
- PARTNERSHIPS and COLLABORATION (Part 7)
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Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about half of the 10.
7 million pre-school children in developing countries die annually from malnutrition.
In a report Wednesday to participants at a joint WHO/Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) forum in Nairobi, WHO said that globally, 850 million people suffered from malnutrition, up from 750 million a decade ago.
The statistics were contained in a speech by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Ebrahim Samba, delivered on his behalf by Dominic Mutie of WHO Kenya office.
The forum on the development and implementation of national inter-sectoral food and nutrition policies in sub-Saharan Africa, brings together participants from seven Anglophone African countries, to review progress made since the 1992 International Conference on Nutrition held in Rome, Italy.
Participants are expected to discuss the translation of national plans into operational programmes to combat malnutrition.
Samba acknowledged that hunger and malnutrition remained the most devastating problems facing the majority of people in poor countries, affecting over 30 percent of children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.
He said at the 1992 conference, nutrition was considered a priority, since it influences the sustainability of human development.
FAO Representative in Kenya, Dan Gustafson, spoke of a large disparity between the wealth of human resource and the reduction of malnutrition.
He urged participants to suggest strategies to remove the impediments to the implementation of the respective national plans.
Kenyan Public Health Minister, Sam Ongeri, cited adverse weather, large human movements during natural or man-made disasters, change in eating habits and lifestyles, as some challenges to food and nutrition programmes.
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Cryptologic Opens New Distribution Channel To Gaming Operators With Orbis Technology
December 15, 2008 (Dublin, IRELAND) — CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet gaming software, today announced a strategic partnership with Orbis Technology Limited, an industry leader in the provision of interactive gaming and betting solutions. The agreement makes CryptoLogic's best-performing games available to the top-tier gaming brands in Orbis' portfolio of customers through Orbis' Fixed Odds Games (FOG) platform.
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"The global Internet gaming market continues to grow rapidly, and that is why CryptoLogic's strategy includes opening up new channels to market through the world's leading operators," said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic's President and CEO. "CryptoLogic's new partnership with Orbis Technology enhances both our position and our optimism as we revitalize our business for growth in 2009 and beyond."
Orbis' OpenBet software platform features a unique 'one account, one wallet' solution that allows operators to let their customers bet and play in multiple languages and currencies, across multiple products and platforms. Players can access the web, mobile devices, retail outlets, call centres and interactive digital television, all with a single log-in.
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In 2008, CryptoLogic has signed a multitude of new customers and distribution partners, including some of the biggest names in gaming as well as promising, emerging brands.
With more than 200 games, CryptoLogic has one of the most comprehensive casino suites on the Internet today. CryptoLogic has earned rave reviews from industry peers and players alike, and in 2008 earned Gambling Online Magazine's Top Casino Software award for the third consecutive year. Based on the votes of players around the world, it is widely considered the industry's top honor.
About CryptoLogic (www.cryptologic.com)
Focused on integrity and innovation, CryptoLogic Limited is a world-leading, blue-chip public developer and supplier of Internet gaming software. Its leadership in regulatory compliance makes it one of the very few companies with gaming software that is certified to strict standards similar to land-based gaming. WagerLogic Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic, is responsible for the licensing of its gaming software and services to blue-chip customers who offer their games around the world to non-U.S. based players. For information on WagerLogic, visit www.wagerlogic.com.
CryptoLogic's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CRY, CXY), the NASDAQ Global Select Market (CRYP) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (CRP).
About Orbis Technology Limited (www.orbisuk.com)
Established in 1996, Orbis Technology Ltd, an NDS Group company, is the world's leading provider of interactive gaming and betting solutions. Orbis develops pioneering front-end and back-office solutions, from unique and compelling games to sophisticated management and reporting tools.
Each of Orbis' customer agreements includes an undertaking from the customer that its gaming operations that use Orbis' software will not involve players in the United States or any other jurisdiction where such gaming operations are prohibited by law. To find out more about Orbis OpenBet, visit www.openbet.com.
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India Launches 104 Record Satellites In A Single Venture.
India has formed history by positively initiating 104 satellites on single venture, surpassing the earlier record of Russia's 37 satellites launched in 2014.
All 3 of these satellites are from distant countries, the majority of them from US.
The launch occurred in east India from Sriharikota space centre.
Observer declares that it's a symbol that India's raising as a foremost player in multi-billion buck space market.
"This is immense instant for every one of us. Today we created the history," venture director B Jayakumar was reference as saying by a news group"
Narendra Modi Prime Minister was amid first to applaud in scientists tweeting, "This amazing achievement @isro is still a proud moment for our scientific group of people and the state. India greeting our scientists."
Quotes a phase "world record" has trending India on Twitter for Wednesday morning.
104 single satellites, 96 related to US while, Kazakhstan, Israel, UAE, Netherlands and the Switzerland are other overseas clients.
A bulk of satellites has earth visualize capability and be in the right place to a United State corporation named Planet.
Cartographic satellite Indian, believed to be a capable of taking high resolution images is on board. It is expected to use to be monitor regional curve rivals China and Pakistan.
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Indian government increased the financial plan for a space program in this year and declared plans to drive a venture to Venus.
Over the history, India has turn into key player in worthwhile profitable space market contribution a low cost unusual.
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I can't tell you who they are, I'm bound by a confidentiality clause.
....This is their helicopter arriving...
....from Whistler.
.....and dinner cooked over the fire.
I can't tell you any more. I've said too much already.
The kids hiking the old Douglas gold rush trail finally came through this week. It is an annual deal that started in the 1970's that has brought school kids out for a week to follow the gold rush trail.
The trail passes by close to the Lodge and over the years I've put out a sprinkler for the hikers to run under on a hot day, or a water hose there to refill containers. This year I took advantage of the free advertising.
"Group up!", the leader said when I demanded a picture, and they all fell into position.
So there you are guys, I told you I was going to make you semi famous!
I also told them I would meet them at the "Lookout", the 'lookout' being, 'Col. Moody's Lookout'.
After the initial pack trail was hacked through the valley by miners the previous year, the Royal Engineers were sent out in 1859 to improve and widen the trail, the first highway project in British Columbia.
The specifications called for it to be, "...wide enough for two loaded mules to pass".
Beyond the hot spring a few 'miles' on the old trail it deviated from the road's current location next to the river and followed a draw up and over into Rogers Creek. (Sachteen) There was a spot that it was possible to climb up and get a good view both up, and down valley.
Lt. H. Spencer Palmer wrote in his July 1859 report to Col. Moody, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, and Governor Douglas after a traverse of the route, "...the trail branches to the right and ascends a gorge between the mountain on the right and a high rocky bluff (named in my plan "Moody's Look-Out") on the left."
Locals referred to the site as (S)CWI'TEN.
( * 'Sweeteen', also known locally as Whispering, or Singing Rock)
In the mid 1970's, a teacher began to bring groups of students out to the head of Harrison Lake to follow remnants of the original gold rush trail up valley as far as the old 29 Mile House location, where the miners loaded their belongings on a paddle wheeler that travelled the length of Lillooett Lake.
I've never figured out if a student's inclusion in the Douglas Portage hike was considered a reward, or a punishment of some sort.
At some point years ago, someone decided when the students reached Moody's Lookout they should hike up the adjacent steep rocky pinnacle as a challenge, each carrying a rock to deposit on a growing pile at the top. Each rock has a personal message and a name or whatever in felt tip pen. It is a challenging ascent for the students out of the city, whom have just hiked for 3-4 days from the site of the old Port Douglas townsite. It is a rewarding view and a badge of honour to leave behind a written on rock up there, and I'm not so sure they have a choice. Several times over the years I have hooked up with a group and climbed the steep route, often challenging the youngsters to a race. A long time ago, I decided I was not as young as I once was, and discovered that if I followed a near by unused logging road I could park and traverse overland, intersecting the students well beaten trail near the top and arriving there long enough to have a sandwich before the 'kids' started to arrive, breathing hard and surprised to see a composed Mr. Trethewey sitting there.
"I'll give you buggers a head start", I told this years victims, setting them up, then waited until I figured they were far enough down the road to forget about that crazy old guy back at the hot spring property.
I hopped on my summer horse of choice, and raced off in pursuit of the teenage hikers.
By chance they happened to be 'grouping up' again a ways down the road at the base of logging road T200, which is not far from where they begin the 'torture trek' up the lookout trail, and instrumental in my scheme to get even anywhere near the lookout before any of these youngsters. I raised my hand in a theatrical right turn signal and pulled in front of the group as I pointed my steed up T200 logging spur.
"See you at the summit kids!", I believe were my words as I passed by.
Up at about the third switchback, at my secret shortcut. I parked my steed and contemplated the approximate direction to the Moody Lookout trail.
I have to admit, it has been a number of years since I last challenged someone less than a third of my age to a race up a mountainside. The exact route of my deception had become rather vague. I clambered across the rugged side hill in the afternoon heat, hearing the odd shout from below, and giggling to myself at what a sly old fox was I. Not too far into my escapade I realise nothing looks familiar, but I expect to intersect the 'Lookout trail' at any time, and not wanting to leave tracks I decided to cut uphill, climbing a steep, mossy hillside and hand to handing it up narrow rocky ledges seeking a spot to get a bearing on things. I soon realised that this had turned into more of an adventure than I had originally figured on, and I better keep my wits about me and avoid anything so simple as a twisted ankle. I didn't think much about that when I was younger, but now a days, getting back in one piece from my little sorties into the hills is my prime concern, the first thing I did was reach around and turn my radio off, conserving the batteries for any possible emergency, and if needed to try and get word out to my celebrity guests expecting dinner back at the Lodge.
I finally got up onto a knob of rock that I could see from.
New, unexplored country, and a few times I heard Sasquatch drumming, which is very similar to the sound grouse make.
Soon I hear voices and discover young people gathered around a heap of rocks.
Well damned if I hadn't dropped down off the mountain and landed right on top of a fresh party of hiker kids just landed at the Lookout, I wish I could attribute it more to good management, and not good luck.
Unexpected, I was able to walk up quite close, deciding to test the 'bear readiness' of an unsuspecting city girl, absorbed with writing on her rock. I parted the pines, and said, "Woof!".
By the response, her bear readiness skills where in good working order, but she may be needing some therapy next week.
The rock pile is bigger now than I recall last time I was up, each one with a message
So I departed the summit before I had to answer too many questions about how I got there. The trail was quite steep, but well worn in from 30 years of occasional use and preferable to the boulder fields I had been playing in all afternoon. All the way down I'm looking for the 'familiar' looking area where I cut off back to my patiently waiting motorbike. All of a sudden I come to level ground, this can't be right.
Then I hear kids voices as I break out of the brush and onto the power line.
Oh for crying out loud, I've come the whole way down the mountain by accident. Here are several groups 'grouping' before, or after their assault on the summit. I snapped a picture, then disappeared into the bush before anyone saw me, I think.
I bushwhacked my way over to T200 logging road, getting sticks in my hair, burrs in my shorts and scratched all to hell. Some bloody smart idea I had to take a short cut to the Lookout. I hike way above it out of my way, damn near to the snowline, then follow the trail back down to the bottom, leaving me to hike way the hell up the logging road for my bike, leaving a trail of sweat the entire way.
Looks like today the joke was on me.
Shoot that's a steep road......
By the time I got back on my bike my knees felt like they were bending in both directions, and I was ready for an impromptu nap right there on the rocks.
I arrived back at the lodge in time to entertain my celebrity guests over happy hour, and got the fire going in time for a fashionably late dinner.
*A funny thing I forgot to mention, after all that work I put into 'my' section of heritage trail, no one walked on it. For some reason in recent years the hike route out of the hot spring campsite has been onto and down the airstrip, totally missing a nice section of original trail. I know because there is only deer and bear tracks in the areas I raked. I suppose thats alright too, it is a spectacular walk down the 'strip towards the Lodge.
Rockin' the Statlmx
On the 12th Archie Peters, Ross Edwards and myself were on the bill to play at the Statlmx nation gathering held up at D'Arcy. It is a pretty big deal with hundreds of people and includes 11 of the areas bands, as in Indian bands, who's traditional lands encompass a vast mountainous region.
Downtown D'arcy
It was another late night by the time the Safari tour bus pulled back into the Lodge.
PS. There is a better link for some tunes Josh and I (Blackwater MC) did at a studio back awhile.
PS also, if anyone associated with organising the Douglas Portage hike reads this, please contact me.


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Driving over Berthoud Pass, I stare at the trees and peaks blanketed in white. Feeling a little giddy, like a kid going to their first day of school, I look forward to one final day of schussing down the slopes. Had it not been for the intervention of Mother Nature's good graces during this past week, I probably would still be snoozing in my bed during this Friday morning instead.
But after a much too warm, much too dry, rather odd winter, winter made one final appearance this past week, dumping 18-21 inches of snow on the three ski resorts that still remain open in Colorado. I hadn't skied in nearly a month, and truth be know, I hadn't really skied in two months.
I say "really skied" because teaching a lesson to beginning skiers where most of the day is spent snowplowing on the bunny slope doesn't really seem like skiing to me. And that was a lot of the skiing I did during most of March and early April.
This thought saddened me, as skiing is one of those joyful things in my life. It makes me feel alive, makes me feel young, makes my heart sing. I literally think it saved my life several years ago, when I lost my job just before the ski season. Skiing was the thing that brought some joy to me that winter, and made me feel like a normal person.
A great day of skiing can make me forget all my problems, can turn me from a grumpy person into a happy person, can help me start a new 24 hours with a renewed optimism. And so it is in anticipation of those feelings, that I make my drive to Mary Jane today.
Apparently I am not alone. Pulling into the Challenger Lot at around 9:20 a.m., it is close to full. The weather, a brisk 18 degrees, feels more like mid-February, than late April. As I walk towards the trail to put my skis on, I hear whoops and hollers echoing down from the trails above me. I glance up, and I see untracked areas of snow beckoning to me.
As I ride the lift, and then another one, unloading at a lofty 12,000 feet, I grin. My smile gets even wider as I ski down the very soft, velvety snow. As I enter the trees, I plunge down a stash of powder, reeling off four turns, as the snow covers my boots, and blow up alongside of me, making my own tracks, like my own personal signature in the snow.
I can't help it – I let out my own "whoop, whoop!"
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30 by 30: Amygdalota (Greek almond cookies)20
We're going to be in full 30×30 swing here for the next month because, per my usual M.O., I have procrastinated way too much with my list. Hopefully I finish it in time, but if not, I'm not sweating it.
Despite being behind on my list, I actually managed to make these cookies twice (so far). I'm not sure how I'd managed to NEVER have made amygdalota my whole life before this. Unfortunately, knowing now that they take a whole 5 minutes to put together is probably not a good thing.
Amygdalota are in top contention with melomakarona for my favorite cookie. If you like almonds, you'll like amygdalota (ah-meegh-dahl-lo-TA) because, well, almonds pretty much make up the whole ingredient list. I try not to be overly effusive and gush about every single recipe on this blog, but this one deserves to be gushed about, because it's just that great. The texture of these cookies is very much reminiscent of macaroons—slightly crisp edges with a soft, sort of chewy center. They're also naturally gluten free.
I used Peter's recipe for these because I've noticed many of our family recipes tend to be similar, and this seemed much easier than trying to get any semblance of a recipe over the phone from one of my own family members. The first time I made these I used slivered almonds because that's all I could find blanched (and there was no way in hell I was going to blanch my own almonds) so I guessed that the measurement would be a little different. That batch turned out delicious, but the dough was not really the right consistency so they spread a lot and were not the traditional cookie, which holds its shape much better.
The second time around I used a weight measurement, assuming the 4 cups called for in Peter's recipe was equivalent to about a pound. My cookies were still a little less firm than his, but to me they were perfect, so this is the recipe I will use going forward. I also reduced the sugar just a bit, which may have contributed to them being just a teensy bit looser than Peter's. If you've seen these at Greek bakeries, there's a good chance you've seen them looking much more decorative and that's because they often tend to pipe the dough through a pastry bag into swirls, which you could definitely do. But, for me, plopping down the dough is more my style (and by "my style" I mean easier and less prone to errors).
If you have 5 minutes to prep these and you love almonds, these are for you. If you have 5 minutes to prep these but you don't love almonds, just bring them over to my house.
Adapted from Kalofagas
Makes about 12-16 cookies
1/2 lb. blanched almonds (and a couple ounces extra, just in case)
2 egg whites
2/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. almond extract
12-16 almonds
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking pan with parchment or a silicone baking sheet.
Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until they are finely ground.
Use a wooden spoon to mix the ground almonds with the egg whites, sugar, and almond extract until a relatively stiff dough forms. If the dough is too loose, add additional processed almonds.
Drop 1-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, evenly spaced. Top each mound with an almond.
Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes, or until the edges are firm, but the insides are still soft, and the cookies are golden.


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Chris Hemsworth ("Star Trek," "Home and Away"), Kristen Connolly ("Revolutionary Road"), Anna Hutchison ("Underbelly"), Fran Kranz ("The Village") and Jesse Williams ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2") are set to join the horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" for United Artists says The Hollywood Reporter.
Joss Whedon penned the genre-tweaking screenplay, though plot and character descriptions have been withheld by the filmmakers and the studio. Richard Jenkins ("The Visitor") and Bradley Whitford ("Bottle Shock") have already been cast.
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I'm done..... i did this for fun and not to get in a fight.... obviously she took it in the wrong way... i didn't see that it was a draw, does anybody else notice that they are picking on a kid?
Congrats Melissa. It was a great answer. With smell being one of our strongest senses it is understandable why you would write that. One of my favorite things about summer is the smell of fresh cut grass..so I get it..lol.
It's quite sad; I recall it was clearly stated in the contest info that a winner would be chosen by a random draw. Which allows us to write what we want. I participate for fun not to win something. No one who wins should ever be made to feel bad about wining. After this I'm not sure if I'll participate for fear ever of being trashed if by some odd chance I won.
By the way, I did read all of the answers and I ended up practically in tears from all the beautiful thoughts people shared.
Thank goodness we chose our winner with a draw - I would never have been able to choose otherwise!!
Hey everyone, as promised, we did a random draw.
We used a website called random.org to generate a random number.
We included Melissa's reply just in case anyone happened to be curious - no other reason.
wow.... really!!! I thought it was being chosen!!!!! does anyone else wanna stab me!?
Yea!!! congrats Melissa, btw great answer, I love the way any horse smells.
Okay... chill.... i didn't say or do anything to insult you on purpose! just let it go!


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WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Rodriguez was out of the Yankees' lineup against the Nationals because no designated hitter is used in games at NL ballparks.
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Kashmir is witnessing outrageous times. This time it seems the horror of 90s has returned to the Valley. Ironically the shocking videos have come on the special media, outraging the international community. A string of shocking videos have outraged the Kashmir Valley and raised a storm on social media amid mounting anger ahead of what is feared to be a long and troubled summer. In the first video clip a youth is seen tied to the front of an army vehicle passing through Gundipora village of Beerwah where a re-poll was heldon Thursday. The 16 second video instantly sparked outrage with Netizens, human rights activists and political leaders reacting to the army move with shock. The man strapped to the jeep in the video has been identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Beerwah, and that the clip was shot at Gundipora in Budgam, around 10 kilometers away. The video shows Farooq tied to the army jeep, which was followed by some other vehicles of the army including a bus ferrying force personnel. While the tied youth is being paraded through the villages some of the force personnel is heard shouting that those "who would indulge in the stone pelting" would meet the same fate. Farooq, according to reports, said that after exercising his right to vote, he was proceeding towards his sister's village when he was caught by the army personnel who wanted to enter Beerwah village along with the polling staff. Farooq said that some local boys who saw him paraded might have shot the video and uploaded it on social networking sites. While Army said that the incident is being probed. Amid the uproar over the videos, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti quickly got into action and sought a report from the state police on the "disturbing" videos of "unacceptable" incidents which have emerged from the Budgam district from the day of polling. The Chief Minister expressed concern over the videos being circulated on social media and has directed the police to submit a detailed report about the incidents so that necessary action could be taken.
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I've heard it a thousand times...
Life is beautiful!
A baby's birth, watching two people in love, nature: it's all beautiful
This month at Southern Ridge Trading Company, we are celebrating Spring.
Yes, our challenge is Spring.
How beautiful is that?
For my Spring creation, I've used one of the new releases
and another piece
I've separated the third butterfly, keeping his shape
to spread out the design.
So many people paper piece and to be honest, I've not really tried it.
These birds were just calling for some realism and I know I'm not that artistic
so I thought I'd give the piecing a try.
Taking a couple images from free wallpaper, removing the background to leave just the bird:
I've then, adjusted their size to fit my chipboard. I had to "piece" a couple of parts but
I love the way it turned out.
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The days are getting warmer and it'll soon be time to pack your favorite summer read in your beach bag or take it with you out on the back deck. We've had a couple really beautiful days here in NS, and while the water is still freezing, people are ready to hit the beach for the long weekend.
I recently read a bunch of books from the Young Adult section of the book store and there were 3 that really grabbed my attention. The first two were lent to me and I highly recommend those. The last one is soul crushing and read at your own risk.
Being a morning person is the best! I can't imagine how people go through life struggling everyday to wake up in the morning. Or being someone who can stay awake until 2 or 3 am to sleep until noon, losing half of your day. Waking up without an alarm clock and feeling ready for the day is awesome. Here are some of the best things about being a morning person.
Were you putting all your eggs in a quick fix basket? Maybe you've already discovered that they don't exist. Or maybe you keep discovering it time and time again like myself. But let me shout it from the roof tops so maybe I have a better chance of remembering it in the future.
The struggle – how to define Canada's Culinary Identity while living abroad…
One of my favourite dishes from school was 'blanquette de veau', which is sort of like a veal stew with a white sauce. It feels like a cozy, homey meal. While the french dish in and of itself did not remind me of a meal from home – the warm, stewy nature of the dish feels like comfort food. Eating this got me thinking about what a homey meal means depending on where in the world you are from. So I started wondering how to best describe Canada's culinary identity to non-canadians?
We planned on starting this post with a big declarative statement saying "and we're back" however we've done that before and look how that turned out. So instead we will say
"We Are Here".
We may not be sure of where here is but we're committed to figuring it out, slowly, cautiously and optimistically – with hopes of not getting so wrapped up in where we want this to go that we forget to enjoy the journey along the way.
When we threw up our hands in exasperation at the end of last summer, we had both gotten to a point where we felt like the blog was taking over our lives. If we weren't promoting it, coming up with new ways to make a few cents, or forcing ourselves to write about things we weren't even sure we wanted to write about we felt like we were failing.
Failing to be good at blogging, failing to turn it into something viable, failing each other and failing ourselves.
What started out as a love of writing and a way to keep in touch over the Atlantic Ocean quickly turned into something so big and important that it felt suffocating. It seemed like a better idea to take a break rather than continue resenting our little project we had started together for fun.
So now, almost nine months since our last post here and with a little more wisdom and patience (ha), we're doing our best to start slow and carve out a space for ourselves to keep dreaming. Thank you for joining us again…
Annnnnd we're back – with sweet potato fries! As you may have heard (read?) I am without internet in France at the moment with no clear idea as to when that will be remedied (yay for pre-scheduling posts). This resulted in a short break to regroup after last month's blogging challenge. It was great to remind ourselves that we can do anything as long as we set aside the time to make it a priority.
It is Sunday night and I am trying to get myself ready for my review week at school before my exam. The problem is my brain is still on a high from such a perfect Saturday in Paris! I usually head back to Belgium after school on Friday's however this week the trains weren't running as usual. Instead of going home, C drove here on Friday afternoon to spend the weekend in France and Saturday in Paris.


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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Active Toys.
I was going to blog about this game for Christmas, but since I basically took the month of December off, it didn't happen. The object of Doggie Doo is to go around behind this dog and clean up after him. I'm not sure exactly how popular this game is since I don't work in toys very often, but I do assume that it sells fairly well. After all, it's disgusting enough that kids would have fun with it.
Baby Alive is billed as the real surprise baby. You give the doll something to eat and drink and she does what real babies do. Fortunately, one of the accessories that you can purchase is disposable diapers. I think that's taking realism a little too far, but at least I don't have to clean it up. You can buy food packets, drink packets, and diapers to go along with this doll.
I like finding weird stuff like this. This will probably become the Thursday theme. I'm going to limit this to items that you can purchase in, as they call it online, the brick-and-mortar stores. It's more of a challenge that way than just simply going online, because there is so much weird stuff that you can purchase online only.
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PISCATAWAY – The Diocese of Metuchen will host a talk on What the Bible Says About Women on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane in Piscataway. Sponsored by the Office of Catechesis, the two-hour program will be presented by Dr. Mara Kelly-Zukowski, Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Felician College, Lodi.
Dr. Kelly-Zukowski will examine some of the heroines of the Bible – including the "faithful tricksters" of the First Testament and the "outrageous heroines" of the Second Testament – and will relate how they may serve as role models for women in the Catholic church today.
Author of The Role of Tradition in Modern Catholic Ecclesiological Problems: The Ordination of Women and the Interpretations of Catholic Truths, Dr. Kelly-Zukowski received an M.A. in Biblical Studies and Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fordham University.
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Less than half of Canadians over the age of 55 have developed financial plans for their retirement reports the BMO Retirement Institute, which commissioned a survey of more than 1,500 Canadian adults in April 2010.
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