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Golden Globes 2013 Prediction: Best Actress

Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence will likely win big, but should they?

We're a little more than 24 hours from the first major awards show of the season: the Golden Globes! As we pass the time until funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler take the stage to host the annual ceremony, we're offering up our predictions for the show's bold-faced categories.

Without further ado, here's our take on Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:

Best Actress - Drama

Despite a pair of Oscar nominations to her name, this year marks Naomi Watt's first Golden Globe nod — the only actress in the field to have not been previously nominated. Will the first time be a charm?

Who Will Win: It's been a busy two years for Jessica Chastain, who's earned back-to-back Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for her roles in "The Help" and "Zero Dark Thirty." This will no doubt be the year the 35-year-old's hard work is rewarded. (She's already off to a good start having nabbed a Critics' Choice Award.)

Who Should Win: Who should win is less of an open-and-shut case than who will win — Chastain's not the only actress to have charmed critics this year. Marion Cotillard, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz have earned plenty of accolades along the way too. Yet, we'll give the slight advantage to the "Zero Dark Thirty" star. It's her time.

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Despite a field brimming with Hollywood veterans like Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Meryl Streep, it seems the only one anyone can talk about is relative newcomer Jennifer Lawrence. (Probably for good reason, considering she's the only actress in this category to also be nominated for an Oscar.)

Who Will Win: Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook." The buzz surrounding the David O. Russell adaptation, and the 22-year-old's performance in particular, has been near deafening. It'd no doubt be an upset if Lawrence didn't leave the ceremony with a gleaming orb tucked under her arm.

Who Should Win: This really is Lawrence's award to lose. A playful performance like hers as Bradley Cooper's widowed love interest (and dance enthusiast) Tiffany is the kind of stuff the Hollywood Foreign Press Association goes gaga over.

Can "Zero Dark Thirty" track down victory? Will "Les Miserables" hear the voters sing? Check in with MTV News on Sunday night for the 2013 Golden Globes winners, and don't miss all the fashion from the Golden Globes red carpet!

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"Your One-On-One Business Coach and Mentor Will Help You Every Step Along the Way...Never Feel Alone Again"

By Terry Dean

YES! You Can Earn More, Work Less, and Enjoy Life...

Whether you do business only in your local geographic area or around the world over the Internet, I can help you reach your online goals quicker and easier than any other method.

You will create better products, generate more traffic, and make more sales on your websites, by email, or in person.

Here are Just a Few of the Things We Can Create Together...

  • Create a bold unique customer focus for your business that dominates your marketplace and gets people referring you as the ONLY option even if your prices are significantly higher than your competition.
  • Dramatically improve your lead generation and conversion rates by helping you produce better marketing pieces without spending a single extra penny on advertising.
  • Develop clearly focused 90 day, one year, and five year goals that are not only exciting and fulfilling, but they’re also practical and include proven daily steps for reaching them.
  • Leverage everything your business does for maximum profits in minimum time. You’ll become a master of multi-purposing anything you do into multiple incomes and uses.
  • Add effective time management principles and business strategies to reduce hours from your daily activities allowing you more free time to spend with your spouse, your children, or your hobbies.
  • Identify neglected profit opportunities hidden inside your current business…and help you to capitalize on those opportunities to multiply your profits immediately.
  • Set-up multiple referral systems in your business where your current clients and customers become raving fans and evangelists of your brand…producing a multitude of new business with very little effort on your part.

Make Sure You ONLY Work With a Coach Who Has a Proven Track Record in Their Own Business...

When I first started my business back in 1996 I was working for $8 an hour delivering pizzas for Little Caesars. I had over $50,000 in debts without a mortgage while living in a little rental house with a leaky roof for $340 a month.

There wasn't any "Internet marketing" information around then like there is today...and I learned how to succeed online with NO money by trial and error. That $8 an hour income quickly turned into a high six figure income without any employees other than my wife and I.

My online email list eventually grew to 135,000 subscribers…over 1,500 people subscribed to my $19.95 per month Netbreakthroughs training site…and individual emails have produced as much as $96,250 in income in a single weekend.

After I spent several years systematically learning how to produce an online income, I then began teaching others how they could do the same. The results have been exciting to say the least. I've worked with authors, information product creators, fitness gurus, real estate agents, local retail businesses, business-to-business companies, and more.

And not only will I "coach" you, but I'll also mentor you in my exact strategies and systems proven to produce leads and sales both on and off the Internet.

Books and Information Products Are Great Learning Tools, But One-On-One Coaching Will Take You to The Next Step

I highly recommend you getting your hands on as many good training and information products as you can. In fact, I did calculations on my education expenses and I spent over $25,000 in one year alone on books, CDs, DVDs, and seminars.

There are many books, training courses, and seminars which can help you in your business. But they’re no replacement for a coach and mentor who works with you on your business personally.

You need business advice and help that applies to your situation and niche. You don’t just want one-size-fits-all marketing tools and plans. You want something designed especially for you…and you want someone you can ask questions of and personally talk to about improving your business results.

My only caution to you in this area is you make sure you deal with a business coach who has succeeded themselves first.

Why would I bring this up? It’s for two reasons. There are a large number of coaching programs now being sold by “gurus” where the guru isn’t the one who does any of the coaching. It’s the old bait-and-switch.

You pay some fee (sometimes as high as $25,000 or more) thinking you’re dealing with the guru themselves, but they immediately hand you off to an “assistant” who is really just a $10 an hour employee trained to “hold your hand” and read you lines out of the guru’s products.

Then you have a second group of “business coaches” who have never had a successful business themselves. They’ve just paid to go to a five day business coaching seminar or training program and now they’re instantly business coaches qualified to help you do something you’ve already been doing for years.

When you join my coaching program, you contact me personally. You won’t deal with some apprentice coach and you won’t be dealing with someone “practicing” their business skills on you. You’ll have access to me and you’ll be given proven systems of success for your business.

Dr. Glenn Livingston has been a coaching client of mine since 2006.  Listen to what he has to say...

Dr. Glenn Livingston has been a monthly coaching client of mine from 2006 through today. Listen to Sharon Livingston interview him about his experience as a client.

You Have Two Options of One-On-One Coaching/Mentoring With Me

The first option is "email only" coaching. You get my private email address and can send me email questions...and I'll answer them within 24 hours Monday through Thursdays (I don't work Friday through Sunday).

Usually my detailed email replies to your questions will occur every morning when I check email around 8 AM EST. It may take up a couple of hours to reply to all my clients from the previous day and on rare occasions it could be early afternoon instead.

Want me to review your ad copy? No problem. Need help with generating traffic? I'll provide a solution. Need someone to help with your business plan? I'm here to provide direction.

That's an email every day Monday through Thursday. All I ask is you try to be as specific as possible about the problem you're facing to give you the best solution for your situation.

Your emails will never be handed off the employee or outsourced worker. I deal with them personally...and it's the only way you can have one-on-one contact with me directly.

The cost of email only coaching is currently only $600 per month.

Would you like to also have the opportunity to get on the phone with me twice a month? Email coaching is wonderful. Having an expert to answer your questions anytime is wonderful (I wish this was available when I was starting out).

You can send an email at midnight if you want...and I'll answer it the next day. It will be ready and waiting for you when you check your email.

Some clients love the one-on-one interaction that phone coaching provides. I've had times where just 15 minutes on the phone with a client changed their whole perspective and business direction. It's amazing what you can achieve when you cut right to the heart of the situation...

You get two 45 minute coaching calls with me personally monthly in addition to the email coaching. Normally we schedule these two weeks apart to help you stay focused on the task at hand.

If you like, you have my full permission to record these calls for your own benefit or even as a product you sell (please make sure to let me know beforehand if the recording will be for sale). One enterprising client even used their coaching calls to have me interview them for their product!

They sent over their basic questions...and I used my interviewing experience to help them create a product their customers love!

The cost of email + phone coaching is currently $1,200 per month.

No Long-Term Contracts or Commitments Required

Obviously this program isn’t for everyone. You’ll notice I didn’t hide the price and make you call me on the phone to find out how much it costs. My experience has been that anyone who makes you do that is ashamed of their prices and intent on doing a very hard sale process where they keep bugging you to sign-up with them.

The costs shown above are very low cost for coaching when compared to other options available to you such as seminars. Most business seminars now cost $1,000 to $5,000 or more.

Plus you have the expense of airfare, hotel bills, and food. You're talking a bare minimum of $2,000 just for attending a seminar...which ends up being mainly a series of sales pitches for speaker's products and services.

In fact there are monthly teleconference calls and individual products that cost significantly more than the price of this one-on-one coaching support.

You can cancel your membership in this program at any time. You're in control of this. Since I'm billing through Paypal (you can pay through your Paypal account, any major credit card, or online check), you just login to your account and cancel anytime you want.

I recommend you plan for at least several months of coaching when you sign-up, because success is rarely instant online. It takes some time and committment. Only in this coaching program, you're the one in control of the committment....not me!

I've seen those coaching programs that require you to pay $10,000 or more upfront. Who are they kidding? It's not for your benefit. It's for theirs because most of their clients wouldn't keep paying them once they realized the expert wasn't the one doing the coaching.

In this program, you're in control. If I don't prove you the advice you need to dramatically increase profits, you can cancel at anytime.

But as I said, this program isn’t for everyone. This program is for highly motivated people who want to see business growth and take their lives back. You want the financial freedom and lifestyle that comes from having a successful business which has been systematized.

Please Note: This program is NOT for people who are dishonest or unethical in their business dealings. One of my goals in business is to operate with Integrity in everything. I’m not perfect, just as I’m sure you’re not. But I only seek to do business with those who have this same type of commitment to really giving value to their customers/clients in everything they do.

If you’re willing to take ethical shortcuts for more profits in your business, then we probably won’t be a good match. Please also note I don’t coach with businesses who deal with pornography or gambling.

I Can Not Guarantee Your Success

I can't guarantee your success, because I don't know your background or your work ethic. If you join this program and don't put in the effort, you won't achieve the results you're looking for. You'll only grow your business if you apply what you learn and take advantage of everything I'm offering you here.

This program does not contain any guarantees on it other than the fact that I will make myself available to you. There are no refunds on this because I put a lot of time and effort into each of my clients.

Check out the testimonials on the page to the right to see what some of my clients have said about me.

I'm looking for people who want to build a long-term business based on integrity. if that doesn't apply to you, then please don't join this program and waste our time. If you are willing to put into practice the marketing principles you'll learn, you are the type of client I'm looking for.

One-On-One Coaching Slots Are Currently Full

To be notified by email when a new space opens up, simply fill in your name and email address below.  This list will only be contacted for new coaching slots or when I open new coaching classes.

You will only receive emails directly relating to coaching with Terry Dean. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of the email.

P.S. You get personal one-on-one time with me dedicated to building your business. You don’t get pawned off to anyone else. I’m here for you…to help you build the business you’re dreaming of. It’s financial freedom with time freedom included.

P.P.S. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office...

"Terry, prior to joining your coaching program I had spent well over $60,000 on 'coaches' only to find out they were salesman disguised as coaches. Here is the Terry Dean difference: First, I'm coached by someone who is an honest business person. Second, within a month of working with you, we created a product and it generated $12,922 in one week. You delivered results and THAT is what sold me on being a long time client of yours. A half a million in profit later and I've turned into a bit of a Terry Dean groupie. I LOVE being coached by someone with integrity!"

Trader Travis Trader Travis

"Terry Dean's coaching was fundamental to my business success. I quit my job last month and I'm now living from my online business full-time. And I'm loving it. During my first month after leaving my previous career I almost reached 6 figures. Terry's experience and support saved me years of making mistakes and thousands of dollars in the process. I can't wait to see what it's in store for me in the next year."

Marcelo Perlingeiro Marcelo Perlingeiro

Full Disclosure: The testimonials and examples used are exceptional results, don’t apply to the average purchaser and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Each individual’s success depends on his or her background, dedication, desire and motivation.


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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Rising Taxes, Declining Property Value

As noted by the New York Times last Saturday on page one, rising tax values are not usually a popular thing, but homeowners tend to accept it, even begrudgingly, when they know the market value of their home is on the rise. However, the minute you think that your local government assessment practices are out of whack with what is happening in the market, you will not accept it.

Citizens know the market is slow if not declining, and they are informed and feel comfortable in challenging their county values. People can’t sell their homes, they have less money, and they don’t understand why the government is asking for more money in a declining housing market.

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"The Skinny"       By Eric Hornick Game 17 Pittsburgh 1, Isles 0 Kasperi Kapanen scored the game's only goal and Tristan Jarry...

Friday, April 08, 2011

All those Isles D-men

If Jamie Doornosch plays tonight, as expected, he will be the 14th defenseman
used by the Isles this season. Assuming Jack Hillen can't go tomorrow, it is
likely a 15th d-man would get the call.

Best as I can tell, it will be the 4th time in club history that the Isles have
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The club record of 16 was set in the 1995-96 season: how many of these do you

Bob Beers
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Bob Halkidis
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Scott Lachance
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Rich Pilon
Mathieu Schneider
Brent Severyn
Jason Strudwick
Milan Tichy
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If Martinek plays in the last two and Jack Hillen does not, it will mark the 2nd
time in his Isles career that Martinek has played as many games as any other
Islander defender. Martinek played a team high 69 in 2007-08 and would tie
Hillen with 64 this season. If he plays the two games, Martinek will have
played in 453 of a possible 738 games over the past nine seasons.

Blueprint for the future -- use fewer defensemen! The last time the Isles used
fewer than 10 was 1992-93... a very nice spring on Long Island. Both the 1980/81
and 1981/82 teams used only eight en route to Cups #2 and #3. In 1981/82, Darcy
Regier played 6 games and Paul Boutilier played 1. The regular 6 defensemen
(Potvin, Persson, Langevin, Morrow, McEwen and Lane) played all of the others.

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home
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Central Natural Resources (CTNR.OTC)

Price: $27 (2/7/2012)

Market Cap: $13,000,000

Often I will read an investment thesis that hinges on some sort of hidden asset.  A hidden asset is something a company might own that is either under monetized or maybe held on the books at an exceptionally low cost.  In theory most investors somehow skip over these hidden assets when doing their research leaving them as a pot of gold for enterprising or inquiring investors.

I have my doubts about how many hidden assets are truly actually hidden and missed by investors.  I own one company that could possibly qualify, Bowl America.  They own 17 bowling alleys in the DC area and Florida, the real estate is held on the books at cost.  The key is these centers were purchased in the 1950s, so presumably DC real estate is worth much more now than in 1950.  Even though the real estate would qualify as a hidden asset I'm not sure how hidden it is.  Most of the investment writeups on Bowl America all discuss the hidden value of the real estate.  If all investors are looking at the mis-priced real estate it's not all that hidden.

One example of a asset being truly hidden is the case of EDCI.  EDCI was a company that entered liquidation a while back that I owned and followed.  At one point in their liquidation process they announced they sold some patents they regarded as worthless for a few million dollars.

Readers might have noticed that recently I'm highlighting a lot of un-followed and mostly unknown companies.  For some background I've been working my way through a book the Walkers Manual of Unlisted stocks.  I started with the A's and have been steadily moving towards Z.  Some of the companies have gone private, for others there is no information available at all.  Some like Central Natural Resources don't file with the SEC but do put their financials out on their website.  The exercise has been fun, most of these companies are simple to research and it's fun to hunt down hard to find information.

For a quick background Central Natural Resources is a resource company based out of Kansas City.  They own some coal properties along with some gas wells.  Most of their income comes from mineral leases on the land they own.  The company is pretty simple and straight forward, price of gas/coal * amount extracted minus extraction costs and salary equals profit for investors.  The company has been pretty good about paying out a good chunk of profits to investors as dividends.

The hidden asset at Central Natural Resources is a bit more hidden than usual, it only appears in the annual reports as a single sentence.

This is curious, the company has a large coal deposit which hasn't been mined yet being carried for $700,000.  When I read about this I wondered what 92m tons of coal would go for on the spot market.  Using a NYMEX quote of $57.87 per ton that coal has a gross value of $5 billion dollars!  Sure there are mining costs, and transport costs and all sorts of other things but remember that Central Natural Resources's market cap is $13,000,000, there is a lot of wiggle room there.  The value of the coal alone is 400x the trading price of this company.

The problem I have with hidden assets is that while they're supposedly unknown to investors they are well known to the people running the company.  And it's not a far stretch to say insiders probably know the true value of the asset.  Sometimes an insider will be buying back stock trying to capitalize on this discrepancy.  But mostly insiders don't seem to care much, and are content to let a supposedly valuable asset lie idle or dormant.

As I was thinking about Central Natural I kept thinking that management knew they had a $13 million dollar company with a $5 billion dollar asset, so why didn't they get moving on mining it?  I skimmed a few of their annual reports and found some vague references answering my question.  It seems those 92m tons of coal aren't exactly easy to extract, the company has looked into mining it but there have been no mine operators who are interested in digging it out.

Maybe after all the $700k carrying value is overstated?  If there's a pot of gold in the ground that's impossible to extract does it have a value?  Maybe this coal will be like the shale gas, in a few years someone will discover a way to extract hard to reach coal cheaply and Central Natural Resources will make a lot of investors rich.

My conclusion is that relying on a hidden asset to make an investment thesis seems fraught with problems, most where were highlighted above.  This doesn't mean an investor should ignore an asset like the 92m tons of coal, but rather they should view it as an option on their investment.  If something lucky happens and the coal is dug out everyone wins. On the other hand if the investment thesis is based on the value of the coal there's the potential and likely outcome of disappointment when the coal remains in the ground forever.

At this point I should mention that Central Natural Resources actually looks attractive on a stand alone basis, they're overcapitalized with $4.6m in cash and a small amount of debt.  They're trading at a EV/FCF multiple of 6x.  If natural gas prices or coal prices rise again they should do very well.

Talk to Nate about Central Natural Resources

Disclosure: No position

  1. Interesting case, it reminded me of what is going on right now with a proposed quarry in Ontario. If you are unfamiliar you should read this article (plus the related ones):

    It caught my eye because I consider Baupost/Seth Klarman to be the greatest value investor of our time. Take a look and see what you think.

  2. What edition of Walkers Manual do you use, and do you have any tips on where to actually get a copy? Thanks! I'd also be careful valuing resource companies on current cash-flow since it is a depleting resource.

  3. Anon 1 - I'm familiar with what Baupost is doing, I never made the connection though with Central Natural Resources. It is very similar, I think what Baupost shows is that there are other factors at play besides just straight math, and those factors (human factors) can really lower the rate of return.

    Anon 2 - I have the last edition published the 2003 edition. I purchased it used on Amazon a while back. There are a few copies from year 2000 floating out there on Amazon at reasonable prices. If you can't get the 03 edition the 2000 edition will probably be fine, maybe a few more companies that went private but not much difference. The financials are old anyways.

    I think you'll probably do well with any copy, there are some like minded investors who I email with about some of these pink stocks as we've all been going through the Walkers on our own. Here's the strange thing, our list of "interesting" companies is all very similar, we all used our own criteria, did our own research. So I think the types of companies you'd want to own stand out a bit.

    I'd also recommend looking at a library, I know a library near me had a few copies. You can see if it's useful, if you can't get a copy you can always bring the laptop and research there. My copy is a old library discard so maybe it's worth seeing if they're going to pitch it soon.

  4. I have a question, when looking at small/unlisted stocks. If the financial statements are unaduited, do you still bother to look into the company? If so what degree of trust do you put in unauditied statements?

  5. Anon,

    I don't worry much about audits/auditors for a few reasons.

    1) Quarterly statements by most companies in the US are unaudited and no one seems to have a problem using them.
    2) Auditors are notoriously bad at detecting fraud, usually auditors find out about fraud at the same time as the public.
    3) Auditors can sign off all clear (think China RTO) when in fact that's not the case.

    I do my own checks for earnings quality and signs of fraud. Simple things like checking accruals, quality of cash flow, revenue per employee, cash paid for taxes etc.

    My question would be what are your specific concerns? A lot of investors seem to put a ton of faith in auditors. I would recommend every investor sit down with an actual auditor and ask them about the process, how they conduct it, what they look for etc.

    1. Thanks for your reply. I guess i just read somewhere that if the company doesn't produce audited financial statements, it shouldn't be trusted. And of course a blanket statement like that is bound to have exceptions but I thought you might be using as a criterion to sort through the massive amount of companies listed in one of those manuals or as described on the Valueuncovered blog going through the pink-sheets.

    2. Pcook,

      The question I would ask a company is why aren't they auditing their financials?

      I haven't run into a company yet that doesn't have their annual report audited, in all cases the audit letter is attached to the annual report. In most cases the accounting firm actually prepares the annual report for the company if the company is small enough.

      For most of the companies that Adam (ValueUncovered) and I look at are not the typical penny stock/pink sheet fraud types. I want to see companies heavy with assets, earnings or cash flow which excludes 99.9% of pink sheet bio stocks, and 99.9% of pink sheet tech stocks.

      Most of these companies are stable boring companies that will never have explosive earnings. Often I hope that management will just go private at a fair valuation which would give me a nice return.

    3. That makes sense. Thanks for your response.

  6. On the 2010 annual report for CTNR they actually omit the 92 million tons

    "Coal deposits, mineral rights, and surface land are stated at cost and are classified as mineral interest properties on the
    consolidated balance sheet. Coal deposits with a net carrying value of approximately $700,000 at December 31, 2010 are not
    presently leased or producing coal in commercial quantities."

  7. I have been reading Walker's Manual of unlisted stocks.It is a great book.

  8. What are your thoughts on this company now? It is currently trading at a price 56% below the price it traded at when you wrote this article. It would be interesting if you wrote an update giving your perspective on whether it is a better or worse investment at this lower price.


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Thursday, 30 September 2021

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Tuesday, 31 August 2021

7 powerful retellings of classic Greek myths that should be on everyone's to-read list

Female characters in Greek mythology are unsung heroes who very rarely get appreciated for their impact on the myths; they're witches to be banished, prizes to be handed out like gold and cattle, and they lead male protagonists astray. It's a narrative that has become tiring and outdated and I'm glad that there are some excellent authors out there that are re-envisioning these ancient tales to put the women centre stage, giving them a chance to be the heroes of their own stories. Today I'm sharing four of my favourite retellings of Greek myths I've read to date – and three that are still on my to-read list.

Monday, 16 August 2021

Book review: A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

I have shared my love for Anthony Horowitz' books throughout the years. I grew up reading Alex Rider and Power of Five, and in more recent years I've discovered his adult novels. All of these are hugely gripping, packed with clever stories I can't get enough of. One of my favourite newer series is the Hawthorne and Horowitz mysteries, in which he plants himself at the heart of a whodunnit. And the third instalment, which can be read as a stand-alone too, will be published this week.

Friday, 16 July 2021

Book review: Meet Me In Another Life by Catriona Silvey [blog tour]

Sometimes I'm in the mood for a straight-forward romance, at others I enjoy racking my brains over a good old-fashioned mystery. Meet Me In Another Life is all that and then some; love story, sci-fi, family drama, mystery, all wrapped into one stonkin' good read.

Monday, 12 July 2021

Book review: Deeper Into the Wood by Ruth Pavey [blog tour]

I've been on a non-fiction kick lately, particularly enjoying reads on the natural world, such as the incredible and insightful Tapestries of Life by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and the calming descriptions of the English countryside and its inhabitants in the books by John Lewis-Stempel. So when I saw that Deeper Into the Wood by Ruth Pavey was released last month it immediately caught my attention – and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to share my review of this wonderful book as part of the blog tour.


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Like many of you, I have been self-isolating for a few weeks now. I am an introvert, am lucky to be able to work from home, and don’t have to juggle working with childcare, like many of my colleagues do, so overall my experience has not been too bad. I am very grateful that I can self-isolate and I realize that I have many blessings that allow me to be in this situation. Everyone’s circumstances are different and there is not one way to navigate this crazy uncharted territory. Many parents may find themselves with no time on their hands while those of us without children in the house are twiddling our thumbs. New parents, people who live alone, and more senior adults may be struggling and feeling more isolated than others, and the natural extroverts might have a harder time than introverts. All that to say, there are so many things that make our quarantines different, and I want to recognize that before digging in to some things that help me in my personal situation.

With extra time, or perhaps differently allocated time, I sometimes find myself wanting to do something, but not really knowing what to do. Over the weekends I have started to make to-do lists for myself. This isn’t new for me – I am a perpetual list-maker – but it does help give me a sense of purpose for the unscheduled days and provides a ready-made list of ideas I can choose from when I get bored. I decided to round up lots of ideas in one place in hopes that these may help you if you get stuck in a rut, as they have helped me. Hopefully they make your quarantine a little easier and we can all add to this as we think of new things to do.

50 things to do in quarantine:

  1. Try a new recipe using pantry staples. Some ideas:
    1. Chana masala
    2. Homemade hummus
    3. Shakshuka (add that hummus you made to top it) – we like these two recipes
    4. A gussied up version of ramen (maybe add a soft boiled or soy marinated egg?) Google has lots of versions, but this one looks tasty.
    5. Chocolate chip cookies – one of my faves
    6. Shortbread (so easy, only 5 ingredients)
    7. Homemade pasta
    8. Scones – my favorite base recipe, and some of my variations
    9. Biscuits – plain or cheddar herb
  2. Try a time consuming recipe
    1. Yogurt
    2. Homemade bread
    3. Homemade croissants
    4. Pie with homemade pie crust
    5. Homemade pizza dough
    6. Decorated sugar cookies
    7. Naan bread
    8. Milk Bar layer cakes (birthday cake, chocolate malt cake, and more in this cookbook)
    9. A chocolate chip cookie tournament – check out version 1 and version 2!
  3. Have a movie night, complete with freshly made popcorn or movie snacks
  4. Have an appetizer night – dinner completely made from great appetizers. My family did this every Saturday night and the one rule is that everyone who eats has to help, even if your contribution is melting cheese onto chips to make nachos. It gets everyone involved in the kitchen and invested in their dish, and is always a lot of fun.
  5. Have a picnic in the backyard or on your stoop if the weather is nice
  6. Practice your cocktail making skills with a new recipe, a twist on a classic, or by perfecting your favorite drink
  7. Make your coffee/tea experience fancier – make a flavored simple syrup, use a milk frother, enjoy your ritual.

  1. Practice daily gratitude – think of 3 things you are grateful for each day
  2. Do an at home workout. Some of my favorites and some I’ve heard good reviews about:
    1. Barre3 Online (15 day free trial)
    2. Pure Barre On Demand (7 day free trial)
    3. One Peloton App (90 day free trial, and you don’t have to have the machine – they have yoga and running too)
    4. Tone It Up (free workouts available online and through the TIU app)
    5. Kayla Itsines’ BBG Workouts on the SWEAT App
    6. Obé Fitness
    7. The Nike Training Club app
    8. Yoga with Adriene (so many different options for your level, all free on Youtube)
  3. Do daily stretches
  4. Go for a walk outside (if allowed) and keep a safe distance from others
  5. Practice prayer and/or meditation (or if you’re like me and struggle to fall asleep, use sleepcasts) on Headspace
  6. If you celebrate Easter, find a daily devotional during Lent (maybe you can keep it up after Easter too)
  7. Have a spa night – take a relaxing bath or shower, use a face mask and that lotion you always mean to use, maybe paint your nails

  1. Learn a new skill on Skillshare (first 2 months free)
  2. Brush up your foreign language skills or learn a new language on the Duolingo app
  3. Find a few blogs to read – I have always been a big fan of blogs, but I find them to be an especially great escape right now when the news is so heavy. Many are full of good ideas and inspiration for these quarantine days. A few of my favorites are Carly the Prepster, Love Taza, Cup of Jo, and How Sweet Eats (for recipes).
  4. Read a new book – I have been using the Libby app to check out digital and audiobooks from my local library, but Scribd is also offering a 30-day free trial. If you are looking for something less novel-ish, one of my favorite easy reads is How to Celebrate Everything. It seems like the perfect concept to dig into right now, doesn’t it?
  5. Revisit an old favorite book (Harry Potter series, anyone?)
  6. Start a new podcast. I love interviews with entrepreneurs, and some of my favorites right now are How I Built This, Second Life, Skimmed from the Couch, Influencer Business by Trove, LiketoKnow.It Influencer Radio, and Dear Alice (this one is not interviews, but decorating tips).
  7. Watch a show – new or familiar. On Netflix, some of my go-tos are West Wing, The Great British Baking Show, Madam Secretary, and The Crown.
  8. Get hooked on Bon Appetit Test Kitchen videos (Gourmet Makes and Making Perfect are my favorite series)
  9. Print out a coloring page or buy a coloring book online and color
  10. Paint a picture just for fun
  11. Start a new sewing, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, or embroidery project, or learn how to do these!

  1. Have a virtual happy hour with friends via Zoom/Skype/FaceTime
  2. Have a family FaceTime – my family picked a recipe that we all had ingredients for and made it together over FaceTime, then enjoyed the final products together from our own homes.
  3. Visit the virtual galleries and parks that are closed but online right now. Some great places to start are the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago virtual field trips, Cincinnati Zoo on Facebook Live, Georgia Aquarium animal webcams, National Gallery of Art in DC gallery tour on Instagram, virtual tours of some of the National Parks , including Yellowstone
  4. Play a card game or board game. Solitaire and double solitaire are family favorites in our house, and great because you can play alone or expand the game to be multiplayer.
  5. Play a virtual game with family – Heads Up Houseparty, Cards Against Humanity, Scattergories (if all parties have the game), and charades are some to start
  6. Put together a puzzle
  7. Support local by buying take-out (if still available) and having a themed dinner at home
  8. Buy gift cards to your favorite small businesses that are closed to use later
  9. Write some snail mail, bonus points if you make your own cards
  11. Donate to a food bank, shelter, or other necessary community resource, local or national
  12. Go through your closet and make a donation box/pile/bag for anything you didn’t wear this past season
  13. Get rid of all of the socks that don’t have a matching buddy
  14. Complete a home project that has been on your to-do list
  15. Finish doing (or preparing) your taxes
  16. Complete the census
  17. Organize and backup your digital photos
  18. Make that photo album you’ve been meaning to put together with your digital photos on Chatbooks, Artifact Uprising, etc. You can also send these to loved ones who may want a copy and could use a pick-me-up.
  19. Try a new hairstyle that you haven’t had time to practice before
  20. Start a list of goals you want to complete in a certain time frame (i.e. 60 before 30, 101 in 1001, etc)
  21. Make a bucket list of things you want to do in your town, your state, or within driving distance that you can look forward to checking off once we get out of quarantine
  22. Peruse Pinterest for inspiration or look specifically for photos for your favorite board (mine are interiors right now)
  23. Gather ideas for a new decorating project
  24. Create a new Spotify playlist to listen to while you are at home. Maybe you create a few for different moods, including one to lift your mood when you need it most.
  25. Go through your cookbooks, saved recipes on Instagram and Pinterest, and your recipe box, and tag or write down all of the recipes at the top of your list. Maybe make some of them while you are home.
  26. If you have a yard or a garden, tend to it by pulling weeds, picking flowers for inside arrangements, mowing the grass, planting any plants you can pick up at your grocery store. I picked up a few herb plants from the grocery store a few weeks ago and planted them in a pot to use in the kitchen throughout the season.

What else should we add to the list? Let me know in the comments!

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living Nature in the urban context

Cities are reasonably regarded as the most complex non-natural ecosystems; their viability and sustainability are however strongly dependant on Nature – both around and within urban structures. The importance of the urban greenery to people’s life and well-being as living Nature in the urban context could be traced in many aspects and through a wide range of functions - biological and ecological, social and technical, structural and psychological. The most important contributions of urban green space to sustainability are related to:
• Living comfort and human health - improving microclimate, supporting air circulation, balancing air humidity and temperature, capturing dust and gases;
• Urban metabolism – carbon storage and sequestration; retention of storm water; recycling organic waste (by compost production) and upgrading wastewater;
• Nature protection – preserving biodiversity as an important part of natural heritage by sheltering a diverse mosaic of indigenous habitats and species; providing opportunities for research and education; supporting effective erosion and flood control policies;
• Diversified social and cultural environment to meet various individual lifestyles and requirements of social and cultural life;
• Economic benefits – increasing the value of estates located by quality green areas; energy savings in air conditioning; decrease in costs for stormwater management and water treatment systems, etc.

Cities and towns in Europe have traditionally regarded green space important to urban life. The first public parks and gardens in European cities have been established in early 19th century (1819 in Budapest, 1829 in Magdeburg, 1843 in Birkenhead near Liverpool, etc). Historic parks are part of European cultural landscape and are presently protected by international conventions and national legislations. Access to green areas within a 15-minute walking distance is reported possible today for more than 50% of the urban residents in the majority of European cities (for 100% of the citizens in Brussels, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Madrid, Milan and Paris and for 85% in Sofia). (EEA, 1995).

living Nature in the urban context

Urban green space is variously defined in European countries. It is understood as "primarily planted public and private open spaces in urban areas" (URGE glossary) or "predominantly unsealed, permeable, ´soft´ surfaces such as soil grass, shrubs and trees together with buildings and hard covered surfaces belonging to them (ODPM, 2002), etc. living Nature in the urban contextIn recent European research urban green spaces are defined as "public green spaces located in urban areas, mainly covered by vegetation which are directly used for active or passive recreation, or indirectly used by virtue of their positive influence on the urban environment, accessible to citizens, serving the diverse needs of citizens and thus enhancing the quality of life in cities or urban regions" (URGE project). The urban green network is defined as a system of ecologically connected green spaces in the city. Green spaces together with hard (paved) ´civic´ spaces form the public open space (the open space, to which there is public access, even though the land may not necessarily be in public ownership or management). Green spaces are elsewhere (COST C11) regarded as "places" within and around the city that carry human activity as well as plants, wildlife and water and their presence influences quality of life, as well as the quality of air and water.

By linking the term ‘infrastructure’ to urban green space, implications of planning and management activities are added. According to a definition provided by COST C8 ‘Best Practice in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure” (case studies report), urban green/blue infrastructure consists of “all green areas of a city, private as well as public, gardens as well as areas of meadowland, woodland as well as parks or churchyards and rivers, wetlands, ponds. It also includes spontaneously self-established vegetation on deposits, road–sides, railway banks, green walls and roofs of buildings”. COST Action C11 explicitly points out that “green infrastructure is more than the sum of green spaces and implies drawing attention to the spatial network that links open spaces, public and private gardens, public parks, sports fields, allotment gardens and recreation grounds within the city to the networks of woodlands and river floodplains in the surrounding countryside”. It should be also reminded that although being regarded by both COST Actions and by PETUS project in the context of the technical urban infrastructure, the green/blue system is a living one. Its development is a result of a long-term interaction of natural and human systems and it needs patience and care to sustain.

The seven PETUS green/blue case studies focus on public open green spaces (inside or in close proximity with urban areas) in need of upgrading and regeneration. The projects reviewed aim at improving the quality of the green space, supporting local economy through new development or providing new places for recreation in ex-industrial brownfields.


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Heart-Shaped Gingerbread Perfect for Valentine's Day

Published on February 12th, 2015 in Shopping

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  • Linzer cookies (photo courtesy of Perníčkův sen facebook page)

  • Gingerbread hearts (photo courtesy of

  • Cake and jam-filled linzer cookies (photo courtesy of

  • Sakrajdička (photo courtesy of

  • Gingerbread men (photo courtesy of

  • Gingerbread cartoons

  • Gingerbread booze

  • Carp Gingerbread (photo courtesy of Perníčkův sen facebook page)

  • Perníčkův sen - Gingerbread Dream (photo courtesy of Perníčkův sen facebook page)

Czech gingerbread (perník) hails from the town of Pardubice where the art of gingerbread making began around 1515. The tradition is so strong that the EU has made "Pardubice gingerbread" a protected food. Anything labeled as such must adhere to the strict production methods that originated in this charming town which boasts its own gingerbread street, museum, and even a gingerbread house [].

Prague recently got it's very own gingerbread "house." Perníčkův sen (Gingerbread Dream) is a tiny shop on the quiet end of Haštalská Street that specializes in authentic Pardubice gingerbread in both of its forms: honeyed gingerbread shapes decorated with marzipan, and the spongier variety that typically comes as two layers of gingerbread with jam in the middle, dipped in chocolate.

But the former seems to be the most popular gingerbread treat among Czechs, particularly heart shapes bearing names and sentiments. At Gingerbread Dream you will find a vast and gorgeously decorated array of these hearts. They make for a lovely, if a bit unusual, Valentine's Day gift.

Beyond hearts you will find gingerbread here in just about every shape, size, and motif imaginable. Looking for an offbeat shower gift? How about a carriage constructed entirely from gingerbread complete with marzipan baby? There are also gingerbread renderings of bottles of Czech booze, classic Czech cartoon characters, and, as I noticed on a pre-holiday visit, a Christmas carp.

On a second, more recent, visit I sampled some of the fresh baked offerings—many of them very old-fashioned items that you are unlikely to come by anywhere else in Prague. The house speciality, sakrajdička, a gingerbread strudel filled with plum jam (povidla), is nothing short of heavenly as were the chocolate-coated soft gingerbread shapes, and heart-shaped, jam-filled linzer cookies. Coffee is served as well.

You can also make your beloved a customized gingerbread confection at one of the regular baking workshops held in this cozy space. The lacy décor, vintage cake stands, and wooden display cupboards definitely give it the feel of baking at grandma's place. And don't leave without buying the baker in your life a jar of the house gingerbread spices—he or she will love you forever!

Then again, if you want chocolate and candy it's here. Tablets of the Czech brand ChocoMe are available as are old-fashioned hard-candy lollipops, though personally I think the gingerbread-heart-on-a-stick option offers the best of both worlds.

A true find for any time of the year.

Perníčkův sen (Gingergread Dream)

Haštalská 21, Prague 1, Staré Město
tel +420 607 773 350
hours Daily 10:00–18:00
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Retro Week: Yes, Czech Milk Once Came in a Bag!

Published on April 14th, 2016 in Shopping

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The European discount supermarket chain Lidl has been cashing in on the Czech nostalgia for ’70s and ’80s Socialist-era design for a few years now with their popular Retro Week (Retro Týden) promotion.

The third annual Retro Week took place from March 29 thru April 4, and as I was sadly out of town and had to miss it I sent a Czech friend to see what all the fuss was about – and to load up on retro cosmetics and treats from days gone by.

This event tends to get a lot of hype on social media. Czech people truly can’t get enough of it! In fact, the promotion was such a success last year that over twenty grocery items were added to the 2016 line-up.

But as confirmed by my friend who braved the nostalgia-hungry hordes, you better have a good reaction time or those beloved products are likely to vanish before your eyes.

Speaking of these wonderfully bizarre artifacts from yesteryear, what seemed to be the greatest hits among shoppers?

According to our brave volunteer, Májka lunchmeat in a can (think Spam), Metro Dezert Klasik (Czech cousin to Little Debbie snack cakes), Vitacit instant drink powder (kinda like Kool-Aid), and potent rum-filled pralines, all in the original packaging, were flying off the shelves.

But for him, nothing was more of a relic from the former Czechoslovakia than milk in a bag, which even required a special pitcher for holding the bladder-like sack while you snipped off a corner for the spout.

I, too, am very nostalgic for this item; milk was sold this way when I moved here in 1994 – I had my very own milk-bag container!

Throwback beauty products were also a hit: vintage Nivea cold cream, Jelen brand (Czech for “deer”) soap and lip balm, and Alpa Francovka, a product whose use I’ve never been entirely certain of, though do know it works as both a shaving tonic and alcoholic beverage for the desperate.

A number of Lidl stores in Eastern European countries, including Hungary and Croatia, take part in this gimmick, claiming that aside from the classic packaging, whenever possible the original recipe is used as well.

While I am not so sure that eating lunch meat from a can or lathering up with toxic-looking shampoo actually offers much enjoyment, the old-school look of the packaging is a huge draw for design enthusiasts.

I’ll have my net shopping bags ready for next year!


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