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At least 14 people were injured, two critically, when a deck collapsed at a North Carolina beach house Saturday night as a family got set to take a group photo, authorities said.
A spokeswoman at a nearby hospital said 20 people, including a young child were rushed to that one hospital alone, indicating the injury total was higher.
Emerald Isle Police Chief Jeffrey Waters said an emergency call came in at 6:59 p.m. Saturday and first responder arrived at the scene within minutes. The beach home in the barrier island resort community was packed with beachgoers for the long weekend.
"The family was on the deck preparing to take a family photo when the event occurred," the police statement said.
It added that first responders from Emerald Isle immediately began triaging the injured on arrival because of the numbers of those hurt. "Due to the number of casualties involved, neighboring agencies were called in to assist in transporting and dealing with the victims," the statement added.
Police said at least two people were in critical condition of the 14 that agency reported as injured. The police news release also said another victim was airlifted to a New Hanover Regional Medical Center but there was no immediate report from that hospital on that person's condition.
Fire Chief Bill Walker told The Associated Press by phone that a deck area he estimated to be about 12 feet by 12 feet gave way from about 10 to 12 feet above the ground.
"It was a one-story house on pilings," he said, adding many victims were found concentrated around the site of the collapse.
"There was a lot of people ... but luckily we pulled together and (the emergency operation) went like clockwork," he added. "Our department was the first department in," he said, adding he ran a "command and action center" to coordinate fire, police and emergency medical personnel called in from several nearby communities.
He said there may have been more people present than the 14 reported injured by police but he didn't count them. He added that injuries ranged from minor cuts and abrasions to more severe injuries that appeared to be broken bones.
A special mass casualty bus was brought in as well and took at least eight of the victims to a nearby hospital, he said.
He said a deck collapse was uncommon in his own recollection. "It's been about 10 years sicne we've had one of these so it's not an everyday occurrence."
A spokeswoman at Carteret General Hospital in neighboring Morehead City said 18 people were transported by emergency medical crews to that hospital a few miles away, and two others came in by private car.
"We saw a total of 20 patients from the accident. Of those twenty, six are in the process of being sent out to three other hospitals," said the spokeswoman, Tonya Fluellen, adding that reflected the seriousness of the situation. She told AP that the injured ranged from serious to critical.
"We've seen a little bit of everything. I can't give you a whole lot of detail but we've seen some orthopedic injuries," she added, citing patient privacy laws. She declined to elaborate further on a young child she said was injured.
Identities and relations of those injured weren't disclosed. It also wasn't initially clear if a number of the injured were from one family.
Police said in their statement that the cause of the collapse wasn't yet known.
Emerald Isle is one of several resort communities lining barrier islands tucked along the coast of the southeast corner of North Carolina. Police gave an address for the collapse as being a home, like many others, perched side by side in order rows just yards from a wide beach fronting the surf.
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Sven seeks better organisation from Elephants
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - New coach Sven-Goran Eriksson knew that harnessing Ivory Coast's talents into an organised team would be his biggest challenge and the 2-2 draw with Paraguay has only strengthened his convictions.
The former England manager's concerns over a lack of tactical discipline were justified as his team blew a two-goal lead in the last 15 minutes against the feisty South Americans in Sunday's World Cup warm-up, his first match in charge.
"It's all about organisation, to defend well together, to attack well together and we're working every day on that, and hopefully it will get better and better," said the Swede, who replaced Vahid Halilhodzic at the end of March and has only had one week with his full squad.
"Individually, we have a lot of good footballers and it's up to me and them to put them together, to get a working unit together.
"In the last half hour, we didn't play as good as a team as we did for the first half and if you lose the ball in dangerous positions too often, then you're going to get punished.
"I don't think it was concentration, we lost organisation, we tried to run and finish individually and we gave Paraguay lots of chances to counter-attack and we have to work on that.
"If you lose the ball in dangerous positions too often, at the end they will punish you."
Eriksson has to drop seven of his 30-man provisional squad by Tuesday and then has one more match, against Japan in Switzerland on Thursday, to put his ideas into practice.
After that, his team will be plunged into arguably the most difficult group at the World Cup as they face Portugal, North Korea and Brazil.
"From what I've seen in training and during one hour today, I'm very confident," Eriksson added.
"The other three teams are all strong, including North Korea, but we have a good team as well.
"I like it, it's a big challenge, the time is shot and Tuesday morning I have to tell seven to go home. It's not pleasant but that's a fact."
"I think we had a good game. We needed that," forward Didier Drogba, who scored the first goal from a free-kick, told reporters.
"We're still working and we still have some things to change. We have two weeks to work."
The Chelsea striker added: "I think everybody understands the message the coach is trying to deliver.
"It's too early to speak about what he Eriksson has done, we just listen and try to do what he is telling us in terms of team spirit and where he wants us to play. We're trying to apply this on the pitch."

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With over 30 restaurants and bars across Hong Kong, Café Deco Group is deeply entrenched in the city's dining scene – and they're forever expanding. To their brood, the tastemakers have just added Café Deco Pizzeria, their first pizza-focused venture, boasting a warm ambience where soft lighting and industrial details blend well with wooden accents.
You generally encounter two types of pizza joints – ones gunning for authenticity, others aiming for invention. Here, it's more the latter, with the menu tending toward the international and less traditional end of the spectrum.
We're tempted by the sound of the Thai beef and wagyu beef and prawn pizzas on offer (both $150), but ultimately go with the Peking duck-inspired The Duck ($150), determined to put the menu's novelty to the test. The pizza comes topped with roasted duck, hoisin sauce, spring onion, coriander, sesame seeds and slices of red chilli for that extra spark, atop a crispy and thin base. The cheese is perfectly light and, unlike some duck and hoisin combinations, manages to find an excellent balance. The freshness, in particular, cuts through the sweetness well.
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I was trying to put a slide show I put together. It's just something that automatically happened with Adobe Elements and I liked it. Oh well, it didn't work. So here are the pictures of the day. I used both of the pix with mom and dad because Tanner had some eye issues.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Forget the slide show
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Visit to Grandma and Grandpa Greats
Today was a good day. I picked Tanner up and we met Shauna and Abbi in Ogden and headed to Tremonton for a couple of hours. Abbi and Tanner played so nicely. We really didn't accomplish much but we were extremely grateful for the blessing of the day. Dad thought he'd take the tractor for a spin around the garden - just to eliminate a few weeds that would be a lot easier to extract with machinery. He didn't realize that the last driver of the tractor left it in reverse. When he turned the key (as he was standing next to the tractor), it took off toward the back of the shed. It was stopped by a small lawn mower and the big mirror that was a hundred pounds that use to be in the house. Oh the mirror is history now. The mower is probably okay. When we arrived at the house, Dad had just barely gotten himself onto the love seat and was sitting there rather sheepishly. He admitted he had been a bad boy. We were all relieved that he was okay, but this is a story that could have ended much differently. Definitely he had a guardian angel watching out for him because he well could have been run over. I'm not certain how he managed to hang onto the tractor without going under the wheel. Needless to say, it was a mini miracle. Maybe not even so mini.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Is Everybody Happy Now?
Carli saved the day by showing up at D.I. first thing this morning and searching for the donated pictures I took down Thursday. They were there. And now the day is over and everything is back where it belongs - at least the bookcase and pictures in the stairwell. It looks nice.
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Happy Birthday Jake
Jake is being entertained by Aunt Carli while we wait to sing Happy Birthday to him.
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Jake Blows out the candles
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Jake is Two
Today is Jake's birthday. After a quick dinner, we drove up to Lybbert's to watch him open his present and share his birthday cake.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Cymony's assignment
Cymony tagged me with this assignment. I'll do the assignment, but I don't have anyone to tag who wasn't tagged at the same time. Sorry, Cymony.
3 Joys
- My family – I love being with any and all of them – my extended and my immediate.
- I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ – I love reading the scriptures, pushing myself out of my comfort zone in sharing it and digging deeper than just reading for the nuggets.
- I find joy in watching the face of a child as he/she is being introduced to new things.
3 Fears
- Although I haven't done it in the open waters yet, I'm somewhat fearful of breathing under water. I'll do it when it's time, but I'm not the one pushing for this adventure.
- Singing in front of people. I can do it, but it scares the soup out of me.
- Saying something that will offend or hurt someone. I'll keep my mouth shut to avoid doing that, though it doesn't always help.
3 Goals
I want to serve at least two missions before I'm too old to be useful.
I want to study the scriptures with
I wan to be the fun Grandma. That's harder than it sounds.
3 Current Obsessions/collections
- Dejunking my home. I swear it is the most constipated house in the world. I don't even know where to begin.
- I enjoy making temple aprons. I've made 9 – one for each of my daughters, granddaughters and daughter-in-law. If I don't get anymore granddaughters, then I will give them really special young women who get married in the temple.
- Crocheting baby hats for the
. It keeps me busy when my body has had it for the day. Humanitarian Center
3 Random Surprising Facts
- I love working outside (in the cool mornings), but hate working alone. Therefore I hate working outside. I absolutely loved digging in the dirt at my parents two weeks ago. I would love rich, brown dirt like that.
- I love waking up in the early morning. Nobody competes for those early morning hours and I can pretty much do what I want – usually.
- I made my first batch of bread at the age of 10 and found great pleasure in taking warm, homemade cinnamon rolls outside to the workers in our fields. I've been baking bread all my life and still find great joy in sharing it. Now that's random.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
More pix
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Father's Day and Construction mostly done
I'll try to get a few pix off before bedtime. It's really tricky to get anything written when we get everybody here in the evening. Clyde was given appropriate homage for Father's Day. We also paid tribute to Tommy for Father's Day and his birthday.
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Just about there
Here are the pictures I took this morning. We're getting very close to finished.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Worst day ever!
Today was the hardest day I've had in a very long time. I would have called the day off in a minute if I hadn't put so much money into the event. Cindy and I left in the rain at 5:30 a.m. to drive to Wellsville. The weather let up by the time we were there, but it was cool. I was never miserably cold, but the wind beat and battered us something fierce all day long. We thought for sure that when we reached Preston and turned around that the wind would be in our favor. Not so. How does it do that? It shifted at the same time and we had to battle the wind coming back as well. It started to rain after we ate around 1:30 and I called Clyde and encouraged him to come sooner rather than later. He and Cindy's husband, Jordan, were going to meet us at the finish line. Instead, they picked us up at mile 89. I was not too proud to get off my bike and pack it in. We had just passed LaRee's office, which was about the highlight of my day. Does that tell you anything? They changed the route from last year and we had several major climbs to make, which added to the pain of the wind. Oh well, I'm home now and the carpet is two thirds complete. It will be finished Monday. What added to my frustration of a miserable bike ride was my strong desire to be home cleaning up the cupboards that were finished late last night. I won't be doing anything to them tomorrow, so it will be Monday before I can start putting things away. I simply did not want to be biking today - poor timing on my part.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Thursday of Week Four
Here is the action encountered today. The windows were supposed to be put in, but the weather caused them to delay it to Monday. Grrrr.. The big boxes are the kitchen appliances. They'll be put in tomorrow. For now they stay in the boxes. They are safer that way. The video is of the back splash in the kitchen. A real work of art.
We had a bit of a heart stopper this morning when Dad realized the center cabinet for the desk is indeed sitting on top of the counter top. So now where are you going to put your printer? scanner? and other toys??? I think Aaron was about ready to wring my neck. Dad had not really looked at the drawing, which shows clearly that was the plan. Camber came up with the ingenious idea of enclosing the "toys" inside the cabinet that is sitting on the counter top. Viola! It was an amazing idea. Everybody is happy - especially me. The unsightly things will be hidden. R2D2 is going undercover.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Here is a video of the door being installed. The picture to the left is the inside, not painted yet. It will be dark brown, like the floors and other wood.
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Wednesday of Week Four
Today was a busy day. New front door, banister nearly completed, counter tops in, electrical and sub floor in master bath. Things are coming together nicely.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Happy Birthday to Dad
Here is dad blowing out his candle - 8 on one row; 7 on the other. It was hard to get him to crack a smile. I finally said: This is where you smile. That got a chuckle out of him. He was pleased at the days' activities. He even said it was his best birthday ever.
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Faux Wall
Here is a poor picture of the faux wall. It's coming along nicely though. It's almost impossible to see what it really looks like. I'll spare you putting any more on like this.
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New cabinets
The cabinets are slowly appearing. They're supposed to be finished by the end of the week. These are the desk cabinets. There will be a solid one in the middle. I'm not certain exactly how he's fixing it. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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It's week four. I took off last night to celebrate my dad's birthday with him, Aunt Shauna and mom. We had a great time. We got up early this morning and planted some tomatoes and peppers in a tiny spot north of his patio. He can tend it or just watch it grow.
Here are some pictures of our celebration, etc. Also what was happening when I returned home. We're starting to put things back together now.
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Below I have attached some of the shoot highlights. We had such a blast taking the photos, especially the silly ones. Training with Tyron is honestly much the same way. There is always someone smiling and laughing about something. It is such a great distraction to the typical painful workouts you would expect. Nothing painful ever takes place with Tyron! Just fun, challenging workouts that change on a constant basis to keep you and your muscles guessing. Hope you enjoy the photos!!
Typical smiling Tyron and his muscles!
First attempt at a push up in 10 months!
Arms shaking just a tad but still focused.
Totally possible, yet not highly recommended. I was able to complete two push up/belly touches!
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A place for samplers lovers to meet, chat, share our stitching and Scarlet Letter samplers, support each other and appreciate the reproductions and original designs of Marsha Parker
Monday, 10 February 2014
8 comments:
- Ellen said...
Hi Nicola.
I think I'll be able to make it. I had a set back when I decided to rip out all that grass, but I have it all replaced and only have one deer and some miscellaneous do-dads to stitch.
- 10 February 2014 at 23:07
- Kim Hummel said...
I hope we make it to 150. I have been seeing lots of finishes the last few days so maybe we will. I cranked out my last one thanks to unexpected hybernation due to snow and ice.
- 10 February 2014 at 23:08
- Nupur said...
I can contribute with Elizabeth Harborne and Ann Scutt for sure...
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- Inguna said...
I am speeding up to finish Ann Wimp. When is the last day? February 15?
- 11 February 2014 at 08:55
- Bethany said...
You all are amazing. I know with in the group of talented stitcher's, it won't be a problem.
- 11 February 2014 at 12:32
- Lanie said...
10 more finishes before the 20th ... oohhh, I can't wait to see them! Will mine be one of them? ... hmmmmm, I'm still working towards that goal, but we'll have to see!
- 11 February 2014 at 13:21
- Kevin said...
I'm sure going to try!! Cornelia Venderveer may make her appearance by the 20th!! I better go stitch! :-)
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Wow! So many beautiful samplers! So much talent!
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At a farmhouse in March, a group of people gathered to spend the weekend together. Some of them were friends but many were strangers. They would spend the next three days sipping wine, eating freshly prepared meals, strolling through the quiet town of Ballard, and getting to know each other. They came from different backgrounds, different careers, and different families. But there was one thing that united them throughout the long weekend.
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Belle, who also owns Gypsy Studios, said the company offers art retreats in the summer to Italy, which attract a lot of customers. Some of them approached Belle and Ward expressing interest in doing something local, so they set up a retreat in the Santa Ynez Valley. Belle said the retreat starts with a social mixer and also incorporates several creative sessions that include yoga or other forms of activities for stress and anxiety reduction.
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Bellissima is currently planning to hold quarterly retreats in the area in addition to their summer art retreat in Italy. Ward said they may also consider states outside of California.
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This weekend is a yoga workshop I'm attending, but we talked about this video yesterday, so I thought I'd share with you all. The power of the two hemispheres is fantastic.
Here's a bit of what we talked about:
Left brain – "The files of that which I know."
When our minds think of the past and future they must fantasize, write a narrative.
The left brain handles the language centres. It's where all our internal chattering comes from. When meditating, you are (attempting) to turn off the left brain and use only the right.
Systems are developed in the left brain. For instance, we know 1+1=2. That is a system. All judgements and labels come from here.
Right brain – experiential focal point. i.e. the heart in Chinese medicine as the emotional centre is equivalent to the right brain.
The right brain deals only with this moment.
The left brain "hijacks" the moment and turns it into a narrative, tells you what you're experiencing. Your detailed understanding of the moment comes from the left brain, but the understanding of the eternity of this moment is the right brain.
"We are all one" comes from the right brain.
The level of unconscious of the world is what allows troubles to arise. If we could all learn to utilize each side of our brain at the appropriate moments, or "tap in" to the right brain we would be able to handle situations better, and understand the world better. The left brain forces your experiences to act as if they already know everything. Your right brain tells you that you know nothing. Imagine experiencing everything as if it was the first time you've experienced it. Go into the world with the eyes of a child. Innocence, openness, nonjudgemental, forgiving – all qualities of the right brain.
Any intention you set is handled differently by each hemisphere. The left side solidifies, solidifies, solidifies, as though building a brick house and each brick is a different detail. The right brain will leave it to manifestation, let it come to you. For instance, you have an intention to travel to Thailand. Your left brain would calculate how much money you need, when to take time off work, book the flights, etc. whereas your right brain would just let it pan out, let it happen. In a way the right brain is attraction, where what you think and feel and want will be attracted to you. So if you think about going to Thailand, and let your body experience that desire, you may get a phone call saying, "We're looking for a yoga teacher in Thailand, so we've called you. You won't get paid too much, but we'll cover your living costs and food." And suddenly, it's there. Take the path of least resistance.
This is a beautiful system of thinking, that connects to so much, nadis, Tao, energy work, manifestation, attraction, yoga, and so much more.
What does this all mean? I'm not entirely certain. But, it's a building block in how we can make ourselves and our world happier, easier, and more comfortable. How we can get along with each other. It all links back to empathy, too.
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One year ago this week, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts were playing what was billed as one of the biggest regular-season games in NFL history.
With good reason since the teams entered the game a combined 15-0, with unquestionably the two best offenses in the league.
New England won, 24-20, thanks to two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Tom Brady and a costly late fumble by Peyton Manning.
Now? Well, as fellow AFC division winners, New England and Indianapolis will play a regular-season game for the sixth straight year in front of a national Sunday night audience (8:15, Ch. 7) at brand-new Lucas Oil Stadium, no less. It�s the ninth meeting between the two teams, counting the postseason, since November of 2003.
But there will be no proclamation of conference supremacy this time. Still, a win could be even more important this time around.
�I would say neither of us (have) played up to our expectations,� Colts coach Tony Dungy said. �It�s pivotal in a lot of ways. When you are fighting like this, you have to get wins and get a streak going.�
At 3-4 and four games behind undefeated Tennessee in the AFC South, Indianapolis is off to its worst start since 1998 and needs a win about as bad as any team in the NFL this weekend.
Dungy essentially conceded the division to the Titans after Monday night�s 31-21 loss in Nashville, although even a wild-card berth could be a challenge now with fellow divisional foes Jacksonville and Houston at 3-4.
The Colts� mark could be even worse if not for frantic fourth-quarter rallies against Minnesota and Houston.
The Patriots are sitting prettier at 5-2, tied atop the AFC East with Buffalo. A win for New England would do wonders for the confidence of a young secondary against a high-powered offense in a hostile environment.
That�s why the Patriots aren�t putting much stock in their opponent�s losing record.
�A couple of breaks didn�t go their way, but they�re still a real good team,� Pats safety James Sanders said. �We�re going to have to play our best game of the season.�
Coach Bill Belichick also thinks little of the Colts� sluggish start.
�You get one chance to play,� the Patriots coach said. �How those teams match up on that day, that determines the winner. It is not the better team � it is who plays better.�
Judging from the throng of cameras at Gillette Stadium Wednesday, Sunday�s game appears to be garnering the same interest as previous showdowns. Four of the last five regular-season meetings were decided by a touchdown or less, the exception being Indy�s 40-21 win at Gillette in 2005 that broke Manning�s seven-game losing streak in Foxboro.
Unlike this one, none of the previous five had one of the teams sporting a record under .500.
Nevertheless, this one feels no different to most in the Pats� locker room.
�All the hoopla in the media � once it gets to a certain point, it all looks the same,� cornerback Ellis Hobbs said.
Unquestionably, one of the biggest factors in the Colts� uncharacteristic start has been its at times feeble offense. Since 2003, the Colts haven�t finished outside the top three teams in the NFL in points scored.
This year, Indianapolis ranks 21st (21.3 ppg). The Colts may get running back Joseph Addai back Sunday, after he missed two games with a knee injury. Addai has been a disappointment even when healthy, though, and his team ranks dead last in the NFL in rushing yards.
�You�ve got to play the full four quarters, and we�re learning how to do that,� Colts tight end Dallas Clark said. �It�s just been on and off this year, for whatever reason.� Ask the Patriots, however, and they�re fully expecting Indy to be on.
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Motherwell could count themselves unfortunate not to return from Dundee on Saturday with at least their first point of 2015.
The 3-1 scoreline flattered Dundee United who looked a shadow of the side who twice ran 'Well ragged at Fir Park in November.
The visitors could easily have had two penalties to send them on their way, but challenges by Callum Morris on Lee Erwin and later Stephen Pearson were both deemed fair by referee Craig Thomson.
Dan Twardzik proved more than a match for United's strikers in the autumn and he showed his quality again, palming away a Blair Spittal volley.
Stuart Armstrong then robed Josh Law at the edge of the box, but shot straight at Twardzik.
Three minutes from the break 'Well thought they were ahead as John Sutton bundled a Pearson cutback towards goal.
Morris cleared it off the line, but a communication error with his assistant David McGeachie saw Thomson give the goal before changing his mind.
At the start of the second half Erwin scuffed wide after Jaroslaw Folut miscontrolled a Pearson cross.
Then Pearson himself should have done much better than shoot straight at Radoslaw Cierzniak when the ball ran kindly at the edge of the box.
But for all 'Well's good play the game was still all to play for and on 61 minutes CHARLIE TELFER rifled home a low shot from 20 yards to put Dundee United 1-0 up.
Seven minutes later they doubled their lead as FOJUT was completely unmarked at the back post to head in an Aidan Connelly corner.
Another kindly run of the ball at the edge of the area put Person in, but this time he couldn't find the top corner with a powerful shot.
On 78 minutes 'Well pulled one back as SIMON RAMSDEN smashed in his first goal for the club from a Lionel Ainsworth cross.
However, they couldn't find an equaliser and two minutes from time Ryan Dow cut the ball back to TELFER and he found the bottom corner.
Dundee United: Cierzniak, Spittal, Morris, Fojut, Dillon, Butcher, Armstrong (Paton 80), Telfer, Connolly (Mackay-Steven 70), Dow, Anier (Ciftci 56). Subs not used: Szromnik, Rankin, Townsend, Erskine.
Motherwell: Twardzik, Reid, Carswell (Ainsworth 73), Ramsden, McManus, Sutton, Kerr, Law (Moore 67), Erwin, Watt, Pearson. Subs not used: Nielsen, Thomas, Cadden, MacLean, Ferguson.
Referee: Craig Thomson.
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Reviewing executed trades and reviewing charts for missed setups is critically important in a trader's day/week, and is mandatory for progress. With the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to spot mistakes. The key to progress is not repeating the same mistakes too many times. Likewise spotting things that were done really well – those things need to be written down and repeated as often as possible. Let me share some of the points
stemming from the review of the most recent sessions…..
Ok – the trading profit & loss for the week: Pretty shit – loss of 3.24R over 16 trades. All in the last 3 days. Complete shambles. I was not hitting them right this week, with most of the trades being losses. Yes, I am continuing to refine the trading strategy – this of course unsettles things a bit and makes trading more difficult for me.
On Wednesday night, as I was falling asleep, I was running through some of my trades in my mind one more time. Suddenly, the key thought that came to me was where my trade entries/setups had been relative to the support/resistance zones I had identified at the start of each session. My thinking specifically was that I had actually been shorting into support, and buying into resistance a lot of the time – seems rather stupid right?
On the other hand, I felt that my trend analysis and identifying of levels had actually been good. Ditto for my anticipations of trades at the start of the session.
Thus, in the office today, I took another look at the charts, and concluded that my late-evening insight was in fact fairly accurate. Over Tuesday and Wednesday, I took a dozen trades. For half of those, I traded on the wrong side of support/resistance in one way or another.
See the DAX trade below (from Wed's session):
With my strategy, I generally attempt to trade with the trend. In this case, I had established a down-trend in place. However I shorted just prior to price, focusing my attention on the highlighted bearish bar, but not paying attention to the preceding three bars that indicated that the 11,860 level was indeed providing support, rather than trading in a manner where I short below 11,860 and place the stop loss above the support-turned-into resistance level.
This seems like a real beginner's mistake. However, this does not mean I am still a complete beginner. This was something my trading buddy (why have a trading buddy?) and I discussed last week – just because one makes a mistake now and then does not render his trading utterly useless, as long as one is making those mistakes more and more rarely.
On a good note, I recognised this fairly quickly and am going to pay more attention to it going forward – all 5 trades executed today were on the 'correct' side of support & resistance, for my style of trading.
In a nutshell then, things that went well this week (repeat!):
- Focused on a small number of instruments
- Detailed session preparations – marking of support/resistance zones, analysing trends on multiple timeframes, anticipating the trades I might take during the session
- Significant progress in technical studies (the Voigt market structure book) during the days I was at home with 'man flu' [Sat-Mon inclusive]
- Reviewing charts and identifying valid setups at the end of each session
Things that I did not do well/mistakes (avoid!)
- Taking setups on the wrong side of support/resistance multiple times
- Failing to spot high correlation between two trades entered within a few minutes of each other (short USDJPY and short DAX)
- Lack of planning in target setting and position management
- Productivity not as good as it could have been – progress with strategy development was limited
Any aspiring traders out there, I would highly recommend to regularly review your executed trades. In order to that, you obviously need to document your trades to begin with.
No trading for me tomorrow. Catch you again next week.


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I while ago I shared my Christian testimony in which I mentioned that the most concise presentation of the Gospel I recieved while growing up was from Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Anyway, since I am busy at work today and still a tad under the weather, I thought I would share how Linus explained the meaning of Christmas to Charlie Brown here.
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men"
– Luke 2:11, 14
My hope is that none of us ever lose sight of the reason for the season.
Merry Christmas everyone,


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I can't believe it, I'm STILL coughing. It stopped for a while (well, subsided) but has returned in a drier, more barking format just to ring the changes. I'm not feeling as poorly as I have done but my energies are still low. But, you can't put your life on hold forever so I'm trying to get back on track this week with both dieting and exercise. I'm tracking again on the Fitbit and pledge to do some exercise more than just dog walking or golf at some point this week.
I fully intended to weigh myself this morning (for the first time in weeks) but, something came up and it slipped my mind. Tomorrow.
I don't FEEL that I've piled on the lbs. My clothes don't feel noticeably tighter but complacency has fooled me before so we will see. I hope that I'm not stricken with disappointment tomorrow when I do finally dance with the devil.
Despite not being at my best, life is very busy. The golf season has started and I've been playing a lot of matchplay and really enjoying the competitive element that brings. I'm in 2 teams so that is a lot of matches. It's been great as I've been playing good golf in the matches and winning all but one. Shame I can't seem to reproduce that form when I have a card in my hand but that is a perennial golfer's complaint.
Football too. You may have spotted that my beloved Sheffield Wednesday has made it into the play offs for the second year running. We have our semi-finals next Sunday and the following Wednesday and, if we win those 2 games on aggregate, it will be the final at Wembley on the Bank Holiday Monday. It makes planning one's life somewhat complicated as we didn't know which semi-final we would be in until our final league game yesterday.
As it happens I don't think I'm going to go to the away game on Sunday. I have a school reunion on the Saturday night. It's 30 years since we left school and, for good or ill, I'm going back with a couple of pals to see what the old place looks like and chat to some old school mates. I can't say I'm looking forward to it massively but I'm sure I'll have a good time when I get there. I talked Jenny into going as she really wasn't keen so now I'm feeling that I shouldn't now bugger off to the football at crack of dawn on Sunday. It would be more sociable to hang around for lunch etc (and then watch the game later on telly of course). This is a major departure for me folks.....you saw it here first (and I haven't quite decided yet).
We've been to a boxing match (Crolla vs Linares) at the Manchester Arena and the Premier League Darts at the Sheffield Arena which were both great nights out. Soon, to balance out the boy events, I'll be going to see Take That at the Manchester Arena with Jenny. So, it's not as though we're taking it easy despite the interminable poorliness. I'm craving some down time though. Some quiet weekends with nothing planned when we can get on with some long overdue gardening and go for a long walk. June I reckon.
It would be nice to be back running and swimming soon as well and that is something which is NOT going to wait until June. I'm working from home on Thursday so am going to set that as the date of my first run in about 6 weeks. And more blogging too.....
Monday, 8 May 2017
2 comments:
- Pam said...
Yes, I've had that cough too and it's only just going, having started on Dec 18. Sympathy.
- 11 May 2017 at 20:45
- Peridot said...
How are things?
- 30 May 2017 at 21:03
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here. It really is super simple and quick. I had the top put together in just a couple of days.
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here. It really is super simple and quick. I had the top put together in just a couple of days.
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ooooh, I love it! All of those bright colors are perfect for the little ones!! So pretty. :)ReplyDelete
I love this quilt. It is wonderful and just perfect to sit with the kids. Great job! Your flowers are lovely. I just went today and bought some more for my backyard.ReplyDelete
Wow! scrappy trip along quilt is looking awesome. Love the chevron arrangement you did.ReplyDelete
That is a beautiful quilt. Love the bright colors.ReplyDelete
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I tried to comment but it doesn't seem to have saved. If this is a duplicate please delete!ReplyDelete
That is sooo beautiful! Are you still working on your charm hexies? I have fabric for you but wondered if you were still working on it. I'm growing from food scraps too. So far I've only been successful with garlic and green onions. Tough root veggies are all that will survive Germany! Haha!
- AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 3:23 AM
Really really really pretty! Love the spot and the quilt made of scraps. LOVE! JennyBeanReplyDelete
I love the quilt. How special it that for your grand babies! You are truly amazing. The planters, I love the way that area turned out, they are the perfect look. Too bad you all are not talented......ReplyDelete
Hooray for you! What a beautiful quilt! I love the quilting and color you chose for the back...and the reason why!ReplyDelete
I'm still working on mine, don't feel bad! LOL
Glad to see you back and blogging!
- AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 9:30 AM
what a great little blanket for outsideReplyDelete
woah. Simple and quick - not the words I would've chosen to describe this quilt. I love it for it's prettiness and also for how much work went into it! all those teeny tiny squares!ReplyDelete
I LOVE your quilt. Never did get round to doing one. I was just thinking about you and Jess yesterday and wondering if you'd stopped blogging or I'd just missed your posts some how.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful spot to sit a spell and enjoy the beauty. The sea shell bloom is quite a treasure, as is your colorful quilt- It's all so inviting! I'm sorry I missed this when you first posted, dear Corinnea, but it is still worth appreciating ~ReplyDelete
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Annual Report & Meeting Minutes
July 26, 2014
The First Baptist Church of Wilson held its Annual Meeting at noon on Sunday, July 25, 2014 with 30 members in attendance. The members of the Elder Board each offered updates and answered questions from the congregation. Financial reports for the last fiscal year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014) were reviewed. The new budget was discussed and a motion was made and seconded (Chris Scrufari, Brian Meacham) to approve the new budget for July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015. It was noted that a new mission budget will be established for the following fiscal year.
A discussion of the church property as well as the recent purchase of property was discussed and a list of ideas was assembled for the elders to prayerfully consider. Pastor Tim reported on the outcome of a meeting with the Executive Pastor of ABC/NYS and discussed our current affiliation with American Baptist Churches. Following discussion, a motion was made and seconded (Chris Scrufari, Lois Farley) to allow the elders to begin to examine other denominations or affiliations with a goal of leaving the ABC in the future. This motion passed without dissent.
A general Q&A time followed and the meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm
Respectfully submitted, Douglas Farley, Executive Elder
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The weather teased us horribly for Markbeech's annual garden open day. Fine until just after the gardens opened at 2.00pm the heavens then let us have it with torrential rain until 4.00pm so most of the visits took place in the last hour. It meant that the teas which were undercover in Anne Swatland's garden at Friendly Green did well and those who gathered for a drink at Edells at the end of the day enjoyed the best of the weather. Nevertheless the gardens were all beautiful and it was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the different ways in which people use our heavy wealden clay to spectacular effect.
Congratulations and thanks to all the gardeners: The Dickins family, Jane and John Gladstone, Margaret Reynolds, Joanna and Alan Smith, Anne Swatland, Sue Theobald


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Carla Metzler 5/3/2006 11:48:57 AMWonderful capture, Keith! Cool roof! #438852
Kate Jackson 5/3/2006 12:16:28 PMGreat pile of manure Keith! I have just learned today that it is now illegal in the EU to use horse manure on your garden, or indeed anybody else's manure. Now I am for ever looking out my window to see if the manure police have sniffed me out!!
Keith G. Taitt 5/3/2006 3:36:41 PMThank you Carla and Kate! K
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You can ask Lighthouse to search for recorded video or tell you when something happens (this is called a Ping) by clicking the Ask tab. To learn how, tap on the section you're interested in.
Note: search and Pings work best with AI Service. If you've allowed it to expire, see the last section.
See below for examples of how to get started.
Get started:
- "Show me ____ "
- "Did you see ____? "
Add the subject you're interested in:
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- "Did you see the dog?"
Add conditions for the search:
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- "Did you see anyone with the dog?"
Add more conditions:
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- "Did you see anyone with the dog last Tuesday"
- "Show me the first time you saw the kids with the dog"
Just want to see all video from a certain day or time? Try these:
- "What happened Monday afternoon?"
- "Show me a summary of three days ago"
There are some limits to what Lighthouse understands. See the "What can I search or set Pings for?" section, below, for details.
Have Lighthouse tell you when it sees things happen, or detects someone coming or going. See below for examples of how to get started.
Pings for specific people depend on face recognition and/or adding the user to your account. See the next section for details.
Get started:
- "Tell me if ____ "
- "Ping me if _____"
Add the subject you're interested in:
- "Tell me if Andrew gets home"
- "Ping me if you see the kids"
Add conditions to the Ping:
- "Tell me if Andrew gets home after 4pm"
- "Ping me if you see the kids between 12pm and 1pm"
Add more conditions:
- "Tell me if Andrew gets home after 4pm when I'm not there"
- "Ping me if you see the kids between 12pm and 1pm on weekends"
- "Let me know the first time you see the kids with Andrew"
Lighthouse needs your help before it can recognize individual people. What should you do?
1. Invite other people to your account
Why? You can designate invited users in your account, and Lighthouse can use their phone's GPS to see if they arrive or leave. This means you can ask Lighthouse...
- "Tell me when Andrew gets home"
- "What happened when Alex was there?"
- "Let me know if Zach isn't home by 5pm"
How do I invite people?
- Go to the People tab
- Tap the icon in the upper right
- Select the person you want to invite
Note: choose Guest access level to prevent the user seeing any video from the camera. Learn more about adding users.
2. Teach Lighthouse to recognize faces
Why? Lighthouse will know whose face it's seeing, so you can ask Lighthouse...
- "Tell me when you see John"
- "Did you see Jane this morning?"
- "Ping me if you see Steve with the dog"
How do I teach Lighthouse who's who?
- Go to the People tab
- Tap the faces icon
- Tap on a few images of someone's face, then select who to assign them to
Tip: later, go back to that person's profile on the People tab and confirm more images of them - the more faces you tag, the more accurate your Lighthouse will be. Learn more about face recognition.
People (general) - Ask Lighthouse about "people," "kids," "anyone," "someone," and more.
People the camera sees - First teach Lighthouse to recognize faces it's seen, then ask for them by name (see section above for more). Ask about unknown visitors and people that are recognized.
- "Tell me when you see Dave"
- "Ping me if you see someone you don't know"
- "Who did you recognize today?"
People by their phone's location - Invite family as invited users to your Lighthouse account so it knows if they're home or not, then ask about them coming and going (see section above for more).
- "Let me know when Brad gets home"
Pets - Ask Lighthouse about the dog or cat to see what your pets are up to.
Day and time - Ask about specific times: "Monday afternoon," "after 4pm," "between 4pm and 7pm," "weekdays," "tomorrow" and "the first time".
Multiple Lighthouse cameras - If you've got more than one camera, search by the name you gave it.
- "Tell me if you see anyone at the Front Door"
- "Was the dog in the Kitchen"
What Lighthouse doesn't understand - Lighthouse doesn't yet recognize inanimate objects (like backpacks, couches or counters) or actions, but we'd love to hear what you'd like to see in the future!
If you're using Lighthouse without service, searching for video or setting Pings with about the following things will still work:
- Camera names
- Time of day (in the past 24 hours for searches)
- Invited users being home or away
- 3D activity (includes both people and pets)
You won't be able to search for video or create Pings that rely on AI technology, which includes person and pet classification, facial recognition, and action recognition.
This means you can ask things like:
- "Tell me if you see any activity while I'm not home"
- "Ping me when Jessica gets home"
- "Let me know if there is any activity by the Front Door camera between 1pm and 2pm"
You won't be able to set up Pings like these unless you add AI Service:
- "Tell me when you see Jessica"
- "Let me know if you don't see the dog between 1pm and 2pm"
- "Ping me if you see the kids running"


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As a manager, your workload may leave you wishing there were more hours in the day. Some simple time management techniques for managers can help you make the best use of the time you do have, ensuring tasks get done on time, and to a high standard.
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With to-dos coming out of your ears, it can be tempting to sit down at the beginning of the day and dive straight into your work. Planning takes up time you could use to actually complete tasks, right?
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