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If you've ever had your business appraised, you probably had a figure in mind as to what your company was worth. It was only after the valuation consultant left you with their report that you found out just how far off base your estimate was from reality. That's what the pros call the "valuation gap." The good thing is that you can close that gap by raising the value of your business. You simply need an action plan. Matt Turpin, a Certified Valuation Analyst and M & A Advisor at Carr, Riggs and Ingram LLC, returns for his 2nd visit on "Deal Talk." This time, he'll share some insights about how you can improve your company's value after the appraiser has come and gone.
Any type of service industry has that risk of when you sell your business, the customers, patients, clients will not automatically transfer over to the new owner.
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Jeff: The results of a business appraisal can be surprising, and sometimes even shocking. If you want to learn how to improve value after a less than desirable appraisal, or how to avoid shocking results in the first place, then you've come to the right place.
From our studio in Southern California, with guest experts from across the country and around the world, this is "Deal Talk." brought to you by Morgan & Westfield, nationwide leader in business sales and appraisals. Now, here's your host, Jeff Allen.
Jeff: Hello and welcome to the web's number one content source for small business owners committed to building a business for eventual sale. Here on "Deal Talk" it's our mission to provide information and guidance from our growing list of trusted experts that you and all small business owners can use that information to help you build your bottom line and improve your company's value.
What's all the big deal then about business appraisals and valuations? Well, sometimes we found out that oftentimes we get those calculations back and they are far less than we expect. At least they're different anyway. Sometimes they're maybe a few thousand or a few $10,000 off what we kind of expected in other times, for most of us anyway. Those folks who order valuations are often mystified by the gap, the difference between what you believe your business might be worth or might have been worth, and what your valuation consultant says. It actually is in fact worthwhile.
I want you to stand up and take notice, or sit forward and take notice of this program, because it is in fact for you if you have had a valuation in the past that did not meet your expectations. And you're not exactly sure what you need to do to bridge the gap between the information that you got back and where you think your business needs to be. And this is particularly important if you have designs on selling your company sometime in the next few years.
Here to talk with us all about this particular subject, Matt Turpin. He's joined us in the past here on "Deal Talk." He's a CPA licensed in Florida and Alabama, and also a certified valuation analyst with Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC. Mr. Turpin carries additional designations, including certified mergers and acquisitions professional, and chartered global management accountant. Matt Turpin, welcome back to "Deal Talk." It's good to have you back on the program.
Matt: Great to be back, Jeff. Thank you for having me.
Jeff: Well, it's good to hear the gentleman with the Southern draw back amongst us here and providing his information that we have really been looking forward to you sharing, Matt. I get these numbers back, and the first question that pops to mind, well this can't be right. How do I know that these in fact are right? How do I as a business owner know, Matt, that the valuation that you've calculated for me and my business is in fact complete and accurate?
Matt: That's a great point, Jeff. The quickest way and probably one of the easiest ways is to look at the valuation report. Is the valuation report under the guidelines of a governing body such as the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, or NACVA? Or is it under the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant, the Accredited Business Valuator Designation, or the ABV Designation? Those are just two of the designations, but probably the most common when it comes to a CPA-backed valuation credential.
We have guidelines and standards that we have to follow in preparing a business valuation. You're right. A lot of business owners, particularly member-managed businesses, are not particularly thrilled when they see the results of their business valuation. So the best way to not be surprised is to start that process early and fairly regularly, or often, to have a business valuation every couple of years so that you are not surprised when you see the value of your business.
I tell potential clients this almost every meeting. If you are a business owner that is relying upon your business for your retirement, if you had a retirement account with one of the large financial institutions, you would get a monthly if not an annual statement that shows the value of your retirement plan. If you're using the sale of your business more importantly as the indicator of when you can retire, or that money will be used for your retirement, it would be questionable not to have a valuation done every few years, so that you do know the value of your retirement.
There are no two businesses that are alike.
Jeff: Is it flawed thinking on a business owner's part, Matt, to believe that, OK , I get this calculated value here and I'm not exactly thrilled with it. But I'm inclined to believe that I can get more for my company than what these numbers are telling me I can get. Is that wrong for a business owner to think that way and would they in fact be making a mistake by listing their business at a figure that is much higher than that valuation that you've calculated for them?
Matt: The answer to that is probably yes and no. The business owner can list or can ask whatever price they think the business will cost it to for a sales transaction, much like a house.
Jeff: OK.
Matt: The issue is if you have a strategic or a financial buyer, there are certain things called synergies. If a competitor wants to buy another competitor, there may be economy, the scale, where the two businesses combined can make more money than the two business separate. So that's your financial or your synergistic buyers.
In those types of situations, yes, absolutely. There would be a situation where the business could sell for higher than the calculated value. In other situations where it would be a top lieutenant in the company that's buying out the majority shareholder, there could other factors or indicators that bring that value down.
Say, for example, a dentist practice. If a dentist has the key relationships with his or her patients, that really does restrict the value in "handing the baton over." Any type of service industry has that risk of when you sell your business, the customers, patients, clients will not automatically transfer over to the new owner. So that is your risk in selling for less than what the value has arrived at.
Jeff: Joining me again today is Matt Turpin, if you're just kind of listening over someone's shoulder. He's a CPA and CVA, certified mergers and acquisition adviser at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC. Joining us for the second time, today on "Deal Talk." My name is Jeff Allen.
Matt, why is there such a gap between what I had estimated the value of my company to be and the number that you calculated? Where do most of those differences lie?
Matt: Jeff, most of the differences lie between the, it's what's called discounts. It could be a discount for lack of marketability, which, if you're a member-managed, or traditionally what we've known as a smaller business, you've got discounts for lack of marketability. This is not a business that can be bought and sold on a publicly traded market much like the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange.
So you have a discount for lack of marketability, which can range anywhere from below 20% up into the high 30s, maybe even 40%. If you go along RS regulations in determining fair market value, that would reduce the value of the company. You also have a discount for lack of control. If you're selling less than a majority shareholder position or ownership position, which would be 50% or less, then there's a discount that needs to be applied because the buyer does not have control of the cash.
The biggest reason why there will be a gap between perceived value and what we could call actual value, which would be the value that's derived from a business valuation engagement, is going to be the capitalization rate. A capitalization rate is going to be the inverse of a multiple. A lot of people are very familiar with the multiple.
Let's say if I have a company that's grossing a million dollars a year in revenue, I want to use a multiple of three to sell the business, I would put just a wild guess in the air saying that the business is worth $3 million. Capitalization rates build up to an actual indicator on what to take, the quality of earnings, which is going to be your income after true business expenses.
There are a lot of situations where you get higher than industry average officer compensation. And you may be paying family members through the business that don't actually work day-to-day in the business. Those are normalizing adjustments to arrive at a quality of earnings from the business operations. You apply that number to a capitalization rate. And that capitalization rate is going to be built up at different risk factors. For example, somebody was going to spend a million dollars either putting it into a CD or some safe investment vehicle, it's a much lower risk than going out and buying an operating business.
So you have different risk factors that's going to be just the general risk of buying the equity of a stock. You've got the general risk of buying a small company and you've got the specific company risk, meaning the company that a potential buyer is looking at for the subject company, and when I say subject company, I mean the business that an individual is looking at buying.
Or if an individual selling their business, what is the risk associated with selling that business? Are there key employees that really produce a lot of the income or create a lot of the customer loyalty, that if those key employees were not there it would seriously affect the revenue of the company?
When you look at these factors that create the gap between a business owner's perceived value, a lot of times you talk to a business owner and they've already got an idea in their head of what the value of the business is, whether that's through talking to competitors, or talking with peers in the industry for multiples, or reading industry periodicals that tell you this is what the business should be worth. There are no two businesses that are alike.
That can go either in the positive or the negative for the business owner. If I'm a business owner, and actually, Jeff, this is what got me into business valuation, is I had a client that was very profitable, had a very well-oiled machine in his business. And he was offered, I can't remember the exact number … let's say three times his revenue as a multiple to sell his business.
My first question was why not five as a multiple, why not six? Who made the rule that it's got to be three, particularly in this kind of business because he didn't have to work the business. It was just a residual cash flow to this individual.
So when you talk about multiples and how much of my business work based upon a multiple there may be two businesses in the same industry, whether they're competitors or not, it doesn't matter in this example. But one business may be worth two and three times as much as the other one because there may be systems in place, you may have a better management team. You may have a better financial structure. You may have better financial margins. You may have, whether it's longer contracts, the options are limitless of why one business in the same industry values differently than another business in the same industry.
I tell potential clients this almost every meeting. If you are a business owner that is relying upon your business for your retirement, if you had a retirement account with one of the large financial institutions, you would get a monthly if not an annual statement that shows the value of your retirement plan.
Jeff: I'll cut you off there because you've thrown... I'm putting myself in the place of a business owner who doesn't have a CFO or an accountant who can really help them understand the weight of what you're talking about, because there's a lot of the terminology here and some things that I think a lot of people probably may not have a very strong understanding of.
But really, who is the person, who is the professional that I would talk to who would be able to help me, or help my accountant, or CFO, or whoever? Actually assign the multiple that we believe would provide us with an accurate valuation for how much our business could be worth if in fact we have designs on selling this or becoming involved in maybe an M&A deal of some kind in the next three to five years?
Matt: Jeff, I'm a little bit biased, but it would be best to use an individual that has a designation in business valuation.
Jeff: OK.
Matt: Because they're going to have industry data across the board. Not just a few industries but data across the board that not only do you arrive at a value independently but we also have access to databases of what we call a sanity check.
If I arrive at a value, just an example, of a dental practice and come up with $2 million as a value, based upon cash flow and earnings, I have access to a database that says either I'm on base or I am way out of my league based upon transactions that have happened in the past.
Again, no two companies are alike, but that's what we call a sanity check, like a rule of thumb that says, "This is my valuation. It is well within an industry norm based upon the transaction that'll happen." Or if the company is strong enough, whether that would be your management team's financial history earnings, then can this company require a higher sales price because they're stronger than the industry or stronger than actual transactions that have taken place?
Jeff: What have you found to be probably the most common range of multiples that might suggest that a company has performed well and is selling at or better than market value?
Matt: Jeff, you're going to see capitalization. It's going to be anywhere from 20% to maybe even 50%. The lower the capitalization rate the higher the price. In terms of multiple, a capitalization rate of 20% would mean a multiple of five. That's how many times it could fit into a hundred.
A capitalization rate of 20 equals a multiple of five. A capitalization rate of 50 equals the multiple of two. So it's going to depend on the business itself. Largely it does depend on the industry, because that's the track record that an industry specialist is going to go off of.
Matt: Anywhere from 20 to 50, which is going to be a multiple of two to five.
Jeff: OK. Have you ever seen anything higher than that?
Matt: Oh yeah. In certain industries you may have a multiple of 10.
Jeff: OK. And that's a nice pay day right there.
Matt: Yes. It really is a nice pay day. There's a lot of factors that built up into that, but most of the factors are built around risk. What is the risk of purchasing that company?
Jeff: Matt, I'm going to take a short break, but when we get back what I'd like to do is I'd like to start to get into over the part of the conversation where we start to talk about the types of things that we might be able to do to, kind of, get that valuation moving in a better direction to kind of close that gap between what we assumed our business might have been worth and what a professional such as yourself is telling us our business is actually worth based on his calculations and going through.
I'm going to continue my conversation with Matt Turpin on valuations and how you can now close the gap or start thinking about ways to close that gap between what your expectations for your company's value was and what it could be when "Deal Talk" resumes right after this.
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Or simply take and print hat PDF out, copy it to your machine, save it for later. You can come back later for easy reference. In that way you've got it all in writing. Some people think it's easier to take that writing with them depending on where they want to go or if they want to share certain key parts of our conversation with a friend or a colleague.
Once again, that site is morganandwestfield.com for not only the podcast but the complete show notes. My name is Jeff Allen, joined once again today by Mr. Matt Turpin, and he's really an expert in the area of M&A but specifically having him on today to talk about valuations.
We want to aspire, I think, really Matt, to reach a valuation that we're pleased with and one that would stand up during the sale of our business. So how do we start to bridge that gap and get from where we are, reality, to where we want to be, which is what we might consider ideal later on?
Matt: That's a great question, Jeff, and a question that we address quite often. Typically I suggest that business owners have a five-year plan to sell. Don't just decide that next year you're going to sell. Because there will be that shock of what the perceived value is and the price that the business could actually demand on the market.
Of course this list is not all inclusive, but we've all heard the term "cash is king." And that is true when it comes to most business valuations. You want to have the highest quality of earnings as possible that your business can earn. When Is say quality of earnings, meaning income minus your actual business expenses. If you've got a business that doesn't really require you to travel yet you've got some travel in there, of course that reduces your earnings.
Taking a three-year, forward-looking approach on cutting expenses that can be cut without jeopardizing revenue and showing the highest earnings as possible. Of course, that's going to be the hardest thing to do but the easiest way to increase value. You could adjust officer compensation to industry standards. You can put a management team in place so that customers are not dependent upon one or two key employees. You can broaden your vendor base if that's applicable to your business. You can broaden your customer base.
Nobody wants to buy a business that relies on one or two vendors, or one or two customers. Again, that goes all into the risk of buying the company. If I can cover it with an umbrella, the main objective in growing the business value would be to reduce the areas of risk in your business. Of course, that cannot be eliminated 100%, but reducing those risks of a potential buyer is going to be increasing the value of your business.
Jeff: I'm sure that you've probably gotten questions like this before. We're all human and some of us have some questions that quite frankly you might roll your eyes at from time-to-time after a while, Matt, someone in your position.
When you have a chance to advise a company about maybe on plans that they have about moving forward with a sale or preparing their company for a sale and things have not been going well admittedly. The proof is in the numbers. And things have been tough the last couple of quarters, the last few quarters, and you've got someone, a CEO and his team have put in a lot of long hours into their business.
Doesn't sweat equity account for something? When it comes to you going out and looking at this company and providing a comprehensive valuation. Is there any possibility that there's some kind of value that you can assign to effort? I don't know how else to put it.
Matt: That is a very popular item.
Jeff: I thought so.
Matt: When you talk about sweat equity, if that's what equity has generated, cash flow, yes, of course. But you're measuring the cash flow, you're not measuring the sweat equity, because that's when equity has turned into cash flow. If you look at sweat equity alone, somebody putting in long hours and is not producing any results, then there's no other answer than, no, the sweat equity does not generate value. But if that's what equity turns into, relationships, potential contacts, let's say a deeper vendor base, a wider potential customer base, another product, then, yes, that's when equity could be of value, and it could be of value to a specific buyer.
There is no flat line answer. No. Sweat equity does not generate and give value because sweat equity can't generate value.
Jeff: I've got just a couple of moments left here, Matt, in the program today. What is wrong with the ideology that I can improve the value of my company by strictly going out and just working harder to generate greater revenue? If I go out and I increase my revenue by 25%-35%, doesn't that take and translate to something similar in terms of value later on?
Matt: It can. It depends on how much you've had to spend to generate that increase. If you've had to spend more on advertising, if you had to spend more in commissions. If the bottom line, so to say, is not increased, then there could be a situation where you're just spinning your wheels. If it does create a greater economy of scale, where an increase in revenue decreases the overall percentage of expenses or a certain expense classification, then absolutely it can help.
Jeff: Matt Turpin, I appreciate your time on the program today. No doubt there are business owners in your neighborhood, those listening to this program right now who might want to get in touch with you to talk about their particular situation, how can they reach you?
Typically I suggest that business owners have a five-year plan to sell. Don't just decide that next year you're going to sell. Because there will be that shock of what the perceived value is and the price that the business could actually demand on the market.
Matt: Sure. They can reach me through my email, which is email@example.com. They can reach me at 850-337-3241. They can also go to our website, cricpa.com, Carr, Riggs & Ingram. There are a number of ways. You can also find me through the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. I'm in their database there.
Jeff: And that means that you're pretty good, and we appreciate you, Matt, for making time for us in your schedule before you head on out for the day. It's been a pleasure, and we look forward to having you again on our program at some point in the future. Thank you.
Matt: Thank you, Jeff. I always enjoy talking with you.
Jeff: That's Matt Turpin, CPA, CVA and a certified mergers and acquisition adviser at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC.
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I joined up again this week for Fun with Food Friday! Check out my recipe below, and then go see what recipes Mama Chocolate and Snozberryz are sharing!
Earlier this week we had some friends over for dinner. I knew I wanted potatoes, but wanted something other than our normal go-to mashed potatoes. I'd had Twice Baked Potatoes once before and loved them, but hadn't ever attempted to make them myself. After checking out Pinterest (love Pinterest!), I found a recipe I HAD to make. Thanks to 'The Girl Who Ate Everything' blog, I now have the best recipe for Twice Baked Potatoes!
Twice Baked Potatoes
8 slices bacon
1 cup sour cream
1/4 to 1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
8 green onions, sliced, divided
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wash potatoes and poke holes in them (to keep them from exploding). Microwave potatoes, about three minutes per potato.
Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh so the potato maintains it's shape; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, 1/2 the green onions, and milk (start adding 1/2 cup of milk but you may not need to add it all depending on the consistency you want. You don't want them too runny). Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
Bake for another 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Easy as that. They were SO good, everyone was raving about them! My kids were begging for seconds, and wanted more the next day too. These are definitely a new recipe we'll be making often around here! As a matter of fact, I think I'll be making these tonight!


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A rebounder looks like a trampoline that has been shrunk down to approximately 36 inches in diameter. The mat is nine to 10 inches off the floor and is made of durable fabric. Rebounding is a cardiovascular activity that burns calories, builds muscle and is good for your balance.
Bouncing on a rebounder has proven health benefits. A study in "The Journal of Applied Physiology" found that jumping on a trampoline had a greater effect on heart rate and oxygen intake than running on a treadmill. Begin your exercise routine by simply bouncing on the rebounder. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and start gently bouncing. Once you have your balance, bounce harder by bending your knees further but still keeping your feet close to the mat. After simple bouncing is easy for you, begin jogging on the rebounder. Look straight ahead, and move your arms while you jog.
Jump Moves
The rebounder absorbs much of your body weight, placing less stress on your joints. Begin this series by jumping on the trampoline with body feet landing at the same time. Once you are comfortable and balanced, begin twisting your knees from side to side while they are in the air. Do 10 sets of twists followed by 10 jumps. Repeat. Next, do jumping jacks on the rebounder. Begin by rhythmically jumping with your feet together, then begin spreading your legs apart and bringing them back together. Finally, add your arm movements to complete the jumping jack. If you are an advanced user, you can incorporate high jumps into your routine. Do a high jump by tucking your legs up to your chest when you are in the air.
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It might seem odd to sit and bounce on your rebounder, but this exercise can be done if you are recovering from an illness or accident and have your doctor's permission to exercise. Sit on your rebounder with your feet on the floor. Using your body weight and legs, move yourself up and down until you are gently bouncing. Do not attempt to bounce off the rebounder. As you get stronger, lift your legs off the trampoline so you are sitting in a "V" shape. Bounce.
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|Sophie B. Hawkins
Hawkins in 2006
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|Sophie Ballantine Hawkins
|November 1, 1964
Manhattan, New York, United States
|Rock, pop, adult contemporary
|Vocals, guitar, keyboards
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Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1964)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," "Right Beside You," and "As I Lay Me Down."
Hawkins's debut album, Tongues and Tails, was released in 1992. It achieved both worldwide commercial success and critical acclaim, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 1993. The single "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA and was also a Top 20 hit in the UK. Hawkins was asked to perform Bob Dylan's "I Want You," which she covered on Tongues and Tails, for the 1992 Madison Square Garden concert honoring Dylan's 30th anniversary as a musician (later released as The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration).
Whaler, her second album, was released in 1994. Produced by Stephen Lipson, it also contained a US top 10 hit, "As I Lay Me Down", and was certified gold. Three singles from the album made the UK Top 40, including "Right Beside You" which peaked at #13 (and reached number 2 on the Dutch Top 40 singles chart.[2]).
A 1998 documentary by Gigi Gaston, titled The Cream Will Rise, followed Hawkins during one of her tours and captured her struggle to deal with past troubles with her family, including her mother and brother. Music and riffs by Hawkins were included throughout the film.
Also in 1998, Hawkins's record company at the time, Sony Music, delayed the release of her third album. Its executives were unhappy with the finished product and wanted Hawkins to rework some of the material. In particular, they insisted that Hawkins remove a banjo track from one of the songs. Hawkins refused to accommodate them, citing artistic integrity as her main reason. After a lengthy battle between Hawkins and the company, the album, Timbre, was eventually released in 1999, though Sony declined to promote it. Hawkins subsequently left the label and founded her own label, Trumpet Swan Productions. In 2001, Timbre was re-released on Hawkins's label, now as a two-disc set that contained new songs, demos, remixes, and videos. Her first independently recorded and released album, Wilderness, was released in 2004.
In 2012, Hawkins starred as Janis Joplin in the play, Room 105[3] which was written and directed by her longtime girlfriend and manager, Gigi Gaston. After another long hiatus she released her fifth album of all new material in 2012, titled The Crossing.
On April 4, 2013, Sophie appeared on the TV series Community as herself, performing "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "As I Lay Me Down" during the community college's "Sophie Hawkins Dance" (so named because students confused the singer with Sadie Hawkins).
Personal life[edit]
In an interview with Rock Cellar Magazine in 2012, Hawkins said she identifies as omnisexual.[4] Although there were rumors she had dated Martina Navratilova andJodie Foster, she denied those, saying "I've never met any of the women I'm supposed to have had affairs with."[5]
In 1994, Hawkins posed nude for Interview Magazine.[volume & issue needed] As she explained it to Ed Rampell when he interviewed her for Q Magazine, she met the photographer, Bruce Weber, and was asked if she could do a photo shoot with him. She had her own clothes when she showed up to the photo session, but he had a dress he wanted her to try on. She did not think it looked very good on her. It got to the point where she was only wearing a coat, and Weber suggested she remove that too. By this stage, she was not even thinking about how she looked as she felt quite comfortable with him. Weber later told her that giving her the unflattering dress was part of his plan to get her naked.[5]
On November 18, 2008, she gave birth to a son, Dashiell Gaston Hawkins. He was named in part for Hawkins's longtime partner and manager, Gigi Gaston, who had directed the documentary The Cream Will Rise. On July 7, 2015, at age 50, Hawkins gave birth to her second child, Esther Ballantine Hawkins. She had conceived the child 20 years prior as Hawkins had 15 embryos frozen.
In August 2007, Hawkins headlined the first Los Angeles Women's Music Festival in support of its dual agenda of supporting animal rescue groups and promoting and supporting female musicians. Hawkins is a vegan and a long-time supporter of animal rights.[6]
In February 2008, Hawkins re-recorded her hit "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" as "Damn, We Wish You Were President" in support of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Hawkins also wrote in her blog, "Hillary Clinton's achievements come from her heart. She has initiated so much positive change for families, children, victims of crime and the environment in her struggle for the forward movement of America and the working people of this nation."[7]
In May 2010, Hawkins began supporting Waterkeeper Alliance, an organization of on-the-water advocates who patrol and protect more than 100,000 miles of rivers, streams and coastlines in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. She donated 100% of the proceeds of her single "The Land, the Sea, and the Sky" to the organization.
In February 2011, Hawkins performed at the Big Gay Party event staged by GOProud, an organization of gay conservatives, as part of the year's Conservative Political Action Conference festivities. In an after-show interview in the reason.tv documentary "Liberal in Bed, Conservative in the Head: Sophie B. Hawkins", Hawkins gave her views on issues such as gun ownership, the free market, limited government and identity politics.[8]
Main article: Sophie B. Hawkins discography
- Tongues and Tails (1992)
- Whaler (1994)
- Timbre (1999)
- Wilderness (2004)
- The Crossing (2012)
- The Cream Will Rise (1998) dir. Gigi Gaston
- Beyond the City Limits (Rip It Off) (2001) dir. Gigi Gaston
- Community Season 4 episode 8 (2013)


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Aspin Manny, who was about 3 months old at the time, didn't seem to have the heart for the game. He would often escape from the puppy pen to go exploring in the garden.
Manny and Pacquiao have since been adopted by Coast Guard personnel. Charice, Arnel and Pacman are still at the base awaiting their next chance at training.
Their mother, Azumi, was adopted by PCG personnel two years ago at the Manila Harbor. The five pups inherited her short legs, stocky build and long nose.
Azumi, meanwhile, had another litter of 7 puppies. One died, five were given away because they lacked "the ball drive", and one is currently in the puppy training program.
The PCG has so far trained 126 regular working dogs composed of 100 explosive detection and 26 narcotic detection canines.
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4134. McCaffrey, J.P., L.E. O'Keefe, and H.W. Homan. 1986. Cabbage seedpod weevil control in winter rapeseed.. ID Agr. Expt. Sta. CIS #782.
This is the most serious pest of rapeseed; can reduce yield by 35% if not controlled; moves to the flowering crop; mid May to mid June is control window for parathion (0.5 lb/ac a.i.); threshold level estimated at 3-6 adults per sweep.
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Brown was criticized last week when he announced mandatory conservation restrictions that didn't include the agriculture industry. Farmers say they've already had their water supplies reduced.


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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The world's biggest retailer wants to make sure consumers know it's staking a claim in the wireless war -- and it plans to tell them this week with a national ad campaign touting Walmart's Straight Talk service as a real money-saver.
In a pair of ads by Interpublic Group of Cos.' Martin Agency, the retailer claims that if cellphone users switch to Straight Talk -- the wireless brand that retails exclusively at Walmart stores -- it "can add up to over $850 in saving a year."
Walmart's making no bones about the fact that it's aiming to beat other prepaid and contract wireless service plans on the basis of cost.
"When you look at that compared to average limited or unlimited contract plans, you're talking about substantial savings per year, which is what the ad speaks to," said Melissa O' Brien, spokeswoman for the entertainment division for Walmart U.S. "It's the freedom of no contract at a great price."
According to the very fine print in the ads, that $850 savings estimate comes from a Nielsen Mobile survey of average cellphone bills.
The service is offered exclusively for the retailer through Tracfone Wireless, a subsidiary of America Movil. Walmart is currently offering two plans: the first is a $30 plan that provides 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts, 30 megabytes of data and unlimited 411 for 30 days; the second for $45 gets you unlimited talk, text and data for 30 days. However, plan prices don't include phones, which on Walmart.com's Straight Talk brand shop range from LG and Samsung models between a basic $39.98 device and a $328.88 phone with touch-screen, camera and video.
Targeting 'price-conscious families'
Ms. O' Brien said the retailer is hoping the new ads, which depict families fishing and camping together, will better target "price-conscious moms and families." She declined to share sales so far of the Straight Talk service, but in the new commercials Walmart urges consumers to join the "over a million who have switched."
The brand itself isn't new -- the Straight Talk name, logo and packaging were hatched quietly by New York-based indie boutique Droga5 last year -- but the big ad push is.
There's been promotion in-store and some local cable ads, but the rollout of Martin's national work, which is coupled with digital ads supporting the TV effort from Interpublic's R/GA, comes about nine months after Walmart launched a pilot program in 230 stores. The service is now available in Walmart stores nationally.
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The prepaid market overall continues to gain momentum on contract service as consumers are still looking to save money, analysts say. Part of those gains stem from growth of business prepaid subscribers, which according to a January survey from Compass Intelligence, will rise about 10% over the next three years.
"Prepaid is growing like crazy," said Jeff Kagan, an Atlanta-based tech and wireless analyst. "It used to be a category that was for folks who were shut out of post-paid plans because of their credit, or other facts, but now it's expanded to where many customers are choosing it, either as a lower-cost primary phone, or other times as a backup phone."
Mr. Kagan noted that it was a sector that just a few years ago was "owned and operated by little companies that were owned and operated by little companies nobody ever heard of" and that Walmart making its presence known in the category is a sea change. "Walmart getting into any business is huge. It's a huge new opportunity and it's happening at a time when the wireless industry is reinventing itself."
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Today is the thirtieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court legalized abortion by a vote of seven to two. State laws prohibiting abortion became instantly void.
Before the historic Supreme Court decision, abortion was illegal in almost every state. Poor and desperate women resorted to desperate measures. They used knitting needles or hangers to puncture the cervix. They douched with bleach. They turned to back-alley doctors, who performed hundreds of thousands of illegal abortions under unsanitary conditions. Unknown thousands of women died.
After the historic decision, states immediately began passing restrictive legislation. Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, which withholds federal Medicaid funding for abortions for poor women except to save a woman's life. Some states passed laws requiring a husband's consent, parental consent laws, and 24-hour waiting periods.
Today, 87% of counties have no abortion providers, according to the Alan Guttmacher institute.
Roe v. Wade itself hangs in the balance by 5-4 at the Supreme Court. President Bush has vowed to try to have it overturned. Thousands of abortion foes are protesting the historic decision in Washington today. And then there is the continual harassment of women outside clinics, and murders of health care workers in clinics and in their homes.
- The sounds of harassment outside clinics and news footage of shootings of abortion providers, from "The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today," a documentary directed by Dorothy Fadiman and produced by Beth Seltzer (1996).
- Elizabeth Cavendish, legal director, NARAL Pro-Choice America.
- Olivia Gans, spokesperson for the National Right to Life Committee and director of American Victims of Abortion.
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It's a colorful book, with bright pictures and engaging stories.
It's a children's Bible for ages 4-7.
And I can't put it down.
I brought it home for my little girl to hold close to her heart. But the words in the The Jesus Storybook Bible have made their way into mine. I am captured.
Every story, from Adam and Eve to Saul, from Noah to the prodigal son, whispers the name of Jesus. The author follows The Author's lead and every story points back or ties in the work of Jesus Christ. I have learned so much and it's opened the Word of God up to me.
I cried when I read it the first time. I use it for devotions. I trade gummy bears with my little girl to borrow it.
"The Bible is most of all a Story. It's an adventure story about a young Hero who comes from a far counry to win back his lost reasure. It's a love story about a brave Prince who leaves his palace, his throne–everything–to rescue the one he loves. It's like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life!
You see, the best thing about this Story is –it's true.
There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story. The Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them.
It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. And at the center of the Story, there is a baby. Every Story in the Bible whispers his name. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle–the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together, and suddenly you can see a beautiful picture."
For me, this is more than a book about The Bible. It's a reminder that my life, each chapter, every day that creates my story, should whisper His name. When my life is read, I want the pages to point people in the direction of The One who matters most.
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Gotta hand it to Google
The robot they use to pick ads to place on this website has quite the sense of humor:
The robot they use to pick ads to place on this website has quite the sense of humor:
There was one for management coaches the other day! :)
Sorry! Even better. It's for a "creativity" coach. LOL
"Get a creative life. ..."
Somehow I get the feeling that exposure in Bojack's sidebar isn't going to generate the quality of sales leads that the ad writer imagined. Well, nobody's perfect.
And their claim of "Only 15 Homes left"? Here's 21 more units that they neglected counting - many of them short sales. And who knows what shadow inventory is sitting back of these, hoping for a better market to dump them in?
It's for a "creativity" coach.
That one isn't through Google -- it's through Blogads, and therefore not placed by a robot.
I noticed both of these ads, and just shook my head laughing.
Clearly Google's AdSense algorithm doesn't understand sarcasm and pith.
I clicked on the link and found that I could get a 2,700 square foot penthouse suite for $700k, a huge drop from the $1.6m original price. Not bad until you count the $650 per month HOA and $16k per year property taxes.
I'd say, even at those prices, there's still some bloodletting to come in the condo market, and with the new immigration jail a few blocks away...good times in SoWa!!!
So one can rant about a subject or even an organization (i.e. BP) and Google AdSense would display an ad.
Perfect sense!
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Frank Ryan
Frank Ryan is a distinguished and multiple-bestselling author, in the UK and US. He is one of those rare writers who can write fluently and engagingly in both fiction and non-fiction.
Frank's new fantasy title, The Snowmelt River, was published in September 2010. This is the John West Chosen Book for 2010.
His other fiction includes the thrillers, Goodbye Baby Blue and Tiger Tiger, which gathered fine reviews, including The Sunday Times, and found a readership of more than 300,000 in the UK alone, and his contemporary novels, Taking Care of Harry and Between Clouds and the Sea, explored the themes of mental illness and love in old age. His books have been translated into many languages and have been the subject of more than a dozen television features and documentaries. His apocalyptic thriller, The Doomsday Genie, asks if the Genetic age with all of its potential for human good, might also bring with it a threat every bit as dangerous as the atomic bomb.
His non-fiction includes Tuberculosis: The Greatest Story Never Told (in America it was published as The Forgotten Plague), which was a non-fiction book of the year for the New York Times. First published by Swift Publishers in the UK, it took front page reviews in The New York Times and The Washington Post as well as lead reviews in The Daily Telegraph and New Scientist. His Virus X introduced the iconoclastic evolutionary concept of viruses as symbionts and his Darwin's Blind Spot introduced the concept of genomic creativity as an umbrella term for the pluripotential forces of evolution. Virolution, published by HarperCollins in 2009, has established Frank as a major force in modern evolutionary theory, resulting in his being elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London .
Frank is also a reviewer of books for the New York Times.
In addition to writing, Frank Ryan has directed his own commercial art gallery and has retained strong links with the artistic community. He is a gregarious and entertaining speaker, which has helped to make him popular with the live media. His philosophy is based on the importance of fun in everybody's daily life. He is married with two children.
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Eythor Thorlaksson was born 1930 and started young playing musical instruments. In the years 1950 - 1952 he studied guitar in England, Denmark and Sweden and in 1953 in Madrid with Daniel Fortea and Quintin Esquembre. In the years 1954 - 1957 he studied harmony and counterpoint with Dr. Urbancic and in 1958 - 1961 he completed his guitar studies with Graciano Tarragó in Barcelona. Since then he has been the principal guitar teacher at The Music School in Hafnarfjordur and has arranged and written a lot of tutorial material for the classical guitar, he is now retired but continues to arrange and compose for the guitar.
Graciano Tarragó and Eythor Thorlaksson
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Monday, 1 February 2016
I made some more of the pouches...
I don't have elastic for the button closures BUT I do have a lot of ribbon... so used that instead. Congleton Quilt Group have an exhibition in June .. and these will go for the sales table. ALREADY managing to use up some stash in 2016 xx good result x
I have finished another of the lacy shawls...
........the pattern for this is called REYNA. The wool is a dyed gradient that goes from Teal to a silvery grey.. and although I could not get it to show up in the pictures has a beautiful silver sparkle all through it.
I was getting in a bit of a sweat as I was binding off!!..
.. talk about playing chicken!! lol
I had a couple of enquiries about how I found the patterns.. you need to go to Ravelry (www.ravelry.com)... you need to be a member.. but it is FREE and easy to sign up.
On the home page there is a list of headings at the top .. one says patterns... click on this and there is a list of tabs.. hat, cloves, sweaters ,shawls.. etc. click on the one you want and it gives a whole list of patterns. The FREE ones (my favourites ..lol) are clearly marked.. click on the one you like and it will take you to the project page .. you can check out the pattern.. other peoples projects and their reviews etc. ... its a great resource
Hope that helps ... there are knitting and crochet patterns just whatever you need x
I am off to look at patterns ... I want to try a shape other than the triangle for a shawl ......mmm wonder what I will find xx
Diane x
6 comments:
- Dotty's Daughter said...
That was a very close one!!! Lovely colour again and pretty pattern.xx
- 1 February 2016 at 18:02
- JoZart Quilts said...
Another really close call! Beautiful shawl, love the colour and your knitting is so lovely.
I'm wondering if you could please share some tips for making the pouches as I find the zip bags slip all over the place. I'd like to share a super, easy make with you. Here.... http://tamarackshack.blogspot.ca/2012/11/microwaveable-fabric-bowl-tutorial.html
These little microwave fabric bowls are so great to use and really easy to make. Would be ideal for your June sale. Must be made of ALL cotton, fabric, batting and thread to withstand microwave use.
Jo x
- 1 February 2016 at 19:19
- Terry said...
Talk about down to the wire with that yarn! Love the color! --Terry
- 1 February 2016 at 21:28
- kiwikid said...
The pouches look great Diane, wonderful for the sales table. The shawl is just beautiful...boy that was very close to the end of the ball of wool..panic inducing!!!
- 6 February 2016 at 19:54
- Michele said...
Your shawls are just beautiful.
- 8 February 2016 at 11:01
- Maggi said...
I do love your shawls.do you keep them, sell them, give them away etc? Ravelrybisan amazing community.
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The next appearance for a former USC football player accused in an assault at a Five Points bar has been moved to a different court.
Jalen Dread, 20, is charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault and battery, accused of punching a man in the face during an argument at the Five Points Saloon on Harden Street on April 29.
His appearance scheduled for Wednesday morning in Columbia Municipal Court has been moved to General Sessions court. He will instead have a first appearance Monday, according to the 5th Circuit Solicitor's Office. There was no word Tuesday on the reason behind the move.
Dread was released from jail on personal recognizance May 9. His attorney has requested a jury trial, saying during his bond hearing that his arrest by Columbia police was a case of mistaken identity.
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In Case of Victimisation....
Ni Sa Bula,
By now, some of you would start to be feeling the brunt of the decision you made to stay home on Tuesday, 1st May, in support of the call made for the rule of law, and democracy in our fair nation.
You might be thinking whether it was a good idea after all, especially if you have been hauled over the coals, about this, maybe penalised in some way, or asked to give an explanation why you stayed away from work. If you didn;t have a sick sheet, I really feel for you...the only thing worse I can think of is me getting caught by some eager-beaver aahhhh soldiers.....
In light of this sacrifice you have made, and the price you might be paying, we are looking for your stories....the things that happened to you because you stayed home. These stories will be highlighted in these blogs, and trust me, the readership we have, individually and collectively will ensure that tyrannical bosses like the PSC and others who think they can trample us underfoot with impunity, will think twice before taking action against you.
If you so wish, we will conceal your identity, your occupation and any other information that might place you in danger. Of course, there are those of you who are willing to come right out, and if you want to do so, we will be more than happy to oblige you. So start typing, and send in your stories, experiences, annecdotes etc. You can email them to email@example.com or email@example.com .
By exposing them, you can stop them dead in their tracks. By staying quiet, you are only asking for more of this sort of treatment. Remember, they can only subdue you if you cower. So don't!!! Speak out, and we will carry your message to the world. Trust me, they are watching and listening.


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Ugggggh I know, I know I have been absolutely terrible over the last six weeks but you see our university runs in four six week blocks and this was the first of those four and due to possibly not having the best marks last year I decided this year that I had to really push myself, and so consequently I have been awfully neglectful of you.
So YAY a holiday I as you know like, adore, love holiday's, and being non-religious I am able to fall in love with commercialism, I know I am a terrible person but I can't say no to a Cadbury chocolate bunny, hot chocolate with marshmallows, chocolate chip pancakes and getting Jake to wear wear bunny ears.
Oh I'm also downsizing my internet networking at the moment because I just can't keep up with being so spread out so I have added three new pages at the top of my blog, There's my slowly building film photo album, Ted's New York adventure for those of you who missed it and another that takes you straight to my Nuji profile, so bye bye to tumblr and flickr I just can't keep up.
Lot's of Love and many more posts to come!
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Livet Hemma 'Life at Home'
I was reading Decor8 this morning and Holly the editor had posted about Ikea's Inspiring blog: Livet Hemma. This site is full of inspiring images of Ikea products, some of which have been personalised in different finishes, in normal home set-ups amongst other furniture and vintage pieces. It is a great way to show that you don't just have to stick with what you buy. It is a nice alternative to their catalogues which just include their own furniture, this blog however shows how using a few Ikea pieces can really enhance an interior. As it's in Swedish if you type Livet Hemma into google it will translate the website for you into English. I'm lovin the flooring on the second image down, the monochrome palette means that the punchy red chairs really make a statement.
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