The High Tatras in Poland offer exciting and affordable winter trekking. A day trek from the Five Lakes Valley.
Zawrat, the peak where the Eagle's Path begins. Not recommended in winter!
The High Tatras are the highest section of the Carpathian Mountains and the world's smallest high mountain range. Its full area belongs to national parks on the two sides of the border. Only one third belongs to Poland (with the rest in Slovakia). It's a popular destination for nature lovers, hikers and mountaineers all year round, thanks to the dozens of hiking trails, friendly refuges and magical vistas.
During the winter months the higher parts of the High Tatras are closed for ordinary hikers (in fact, the alpine trails are closed from early November to mid-June). Polish regulations are more reasonable in my opinion as they only close those routes that are too exposed or where there is a danger of avalanche. I personally love winter treks: you can feel so small when everything is covered in snow and ice and it's great to be surrounded by similarly crazy people.
The trail starts from a car park and bus stop (Palenica Białczańska) only a few hundred metres from the Slovak border. There are regular buses to and from Zakopane. If you come from Slovakia, you can take a train (electricka) to Tatranska Lomnica and then a bus to Lysa Polana. From there it's only a short walk. Parking costs somewhere between 20 and 50 PLN (I see no logic in their charges).
If you arrive at daytime you pay a small amount at the gate and then follow the red sign towards Morskie Oko (a lake with a refuge next to it). The lake is one of the top attractions of the region so don't expect solitude on this first section. Horse sleighs take less vigorous tourists to Morskie Oko and a car passes by now and then. Exactly after 3 easy km you reach the waterfall named after the Polish poet, Mickiewicz. There are some benches and tables on the left and a trail (green signs) forks off on the right.
Hundreds of thousands of pine trees were destroyed in the High Tatras in the early 2000s and you can still see the damage.
Hikers and ski tourers share the same route though the two paths sometimes part (hikers take the shortcuts). You walk about 3.5 km mostly uphill in the pine forest with much less traffic. The difficulty of this section is easy-medium with few steep hills. The path follows a mountain brook with a couple of picturesque bridges over the water that meanders around mounds of snow. Then you'll notice a small hut on the right – it's the lower station of the cable lift that takes supplies to the mountain refuge some 240 m higher.
Get out of the basket, it doesn't take passengers. Turn left instead and follow the black sign uphill. The house with hot drinks and food is less than one km away but it can take more than an hour. It's a really hard steep crawl, especially in winter when knee-deep snow alternates with icy sections thanks to skiers. It's not a bad idea to put on your crampons here. The winter trail is a little different from what you see on your map. It veers to the left and when you reach the highest point you actually take the green trail that goes to Morskie Oko (closed in winter) for the last hundred or so metres.
Hiking and mountaineering has long traditions in the Tatras. The first refuges for tourists were built in the late 19th century. Today there are 8 of them catering for a youthful crowd at altitudes between 1031 and 1673 m.Most of them were built in traditional style, using natural materials (stone and wood).
After 6.5 km you have just arrived at the highest – and most remote – Polish refuge, lying by one of the five lakes in the Five Lakes Valley (Schronisko Pięciu Stawów). It offers accommodation in rooms for 2, 4, 8 or 10 people (68 beds in total) for 30-45 PLN per bed. You can book online but don't worry if you don't succeed. I saw a man in the middle of January reserving a room for the last weekend in May. But the good news is that you can still stay if all the rooms are full. For 20 PLN you can sleep on the floor (or a bench or a window sill) from 11 pm till about 6 am.
You can sleep in the restaurant after 11 pm if all the beds are taken.
There are shared but surprisingly clean showers and toilets and you can use a simple kitchen if you want to prepare your own food. Hot water is available for free. But if I were you, I wouldn't miss the excellent soups and dishes made right there by an enthusiastic chef. You won't complain about the taste or the prices. (My tip would be bigos, a Polish pork and sauerkraut stew). The restaurant is open from 8 am to 9 pm (with two short breaks). In addition, they have a small shop, a drying room and free storage of baggage.
We arrived at the refuge in the dark so we spent the night there and did the last section of the trek the following morning. But the whole trip can easily be done in one long day. From the shelter, you have to take the yellow trail that follows the valley and then climbs up to a pass before leading down to Morskie Oko on the other side.
Only in winter this path has a different route, too. You have to turn left right after the first lake and walk uphill until you almost reach the first rocks. Look for the footsteps of other trekkers. It's not impossible if you're the first one but it will take much longer in the deep snow. Otherwise, this part is still only medium hard as you gain altitude gradually. Then after around 1.6 km you turn left and don't be surprised if you have to climb the next 300 m on all fours. It's a really steep slope where crampons are essential. It took us 40 minutes to reach the pass (Szpiglasowa Przełęcz, 2110 m).
You can take a deep breath there and enjoy the views of the two magnificent valleys. If you are luckier than we were the last time when all we saw was the clouds. If you still feel energetic, continue to the peak, less than 100 metres away. Mind you, this last section includes some exposed ridges with deadly precipices on both sides so don't go if you have vertigo.
If you reach the saddle, you can see something like this: Morskie Oko and a smaller lake a bit higher.
Apart from the steep drop below the path, where you have to mind every step, it's a much easier hour back to the refuge. Depending on your speed, you can be back at your car in less than another 2 hours.
The Five Lakes Valley offers a number of hiking trails that all promise stunning views from the top of the High Tatras. It takes about one hour to 90 minutes to reach Zawrat, Kozi Wierch or Kozia Przełęcz, all three along the famous Eagle's Path (Orla Perć), without question the most difficult and dangerous public path in the Tatras. While the treacherous route itself is off limits in winter, you can visit these three points.
Finally, a few words about safety. That the trails are open in winter doesn't mean they are entirely safe, far from it. You should check the weather conditions and the avalanche risk level (here) before you set off. Invest on proper winter trekking gear (crampons, waterproof boots, gaiters, possibly ice axe and helmet, map, cellphone, head torch, sunglasses, etc.). Always adapt to the weather conditions and respect the mountain. Do not take unnecessary risks – that dream view can wait.
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Magne's exhibition "Camera" is on display at Galleri Trafo in Asker until April.
24 "Foot Of The Mountain" was released to Norwegian radio stations.
25 The recording of Morten and Inez's appearance on the UK celebrity show "All Star Mr and Mrs" takes place (broadcast ITV 1, 30 May, 20:30, repeat ITV2, 31 May, 17:45).
29 "Foot Of The Mountain" premiered on UK Radio 2.
4 "Foot Of The Mountain" download only release in Norway.
19 a-ha are interviewed on the breakfast German TV show "Frühstücksfernsehen" (broadcast 20 May, Sat1).
21 a-ha perform "Foot Of The Mountain" (play-back) at the final of the German TV show "Germany's next top model" at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne (live broadcast 20:15, Pro7).
22 "Foot Of The Mountain" single release in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. a-ha perform at "The Dome 50" at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany (broadcast 30 May, RTL2). Other guests include Pet Shop Boys, Reamonn, All-American Rejects, James Morrison, Sunrise Avenue, Mando Diao and Scooter.
25 "Foot Of The Mountain" single release in Denmark.
30 Morten and Inez appear on the UK celebrity show "All Star Mr and Mrs" (recorded 25 April, broadcast ITV 1, 30 May, 20:30, repeat ITV2, 31 May, 17:45).
3 "Foot Of The Mountain" enters the official German Top 100 single chart at number 3.
5 a-ha peform 5 songs (The Sun Always Shines On TV, Riding The Crest, Foot Of The Mountain, Take On Me, Analogue) at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in London. This is a radio industry event and is not broadcast.
8 Universal Norway host a "Foot Of The Mountain" listening party.
10 a-ha are in Berlin for some promotion. Morten is interviewed by Laut.de at the Regent Hotel. He also answers listeners' questions on the German radio station FFN. The band attend a Depeche Mode concert at Olympiastadion.
11 "Foot Of The Mountain" video premieres on German TV. a-ha hold a press conference at the Norwegian embassy in Berlin with photo session, "Foot Of The Mountain" video and questions.
12 "Foot Of The Mountain" album released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. a-ha are back in Oslo to meet the Norwegian press at the Grand Hotel.
15 "Foot Of The Mountain" album released in Norway. Morten and Paul do some radio interviews, including NRK P1's summer show Reiseradioen and the P4 show "Ett-To-Tre". Magne is interviewed on NRK's P2 radio show "Mozart og Madonna". a-ha sign copies of their new album at Platekompaniet record store at Oslo City shopping centre (17:00).
16 Magne is guest on Radio 1's breakfast show.
18 a-ha do a live VG webchat (15:00).
19 a-ha perform four songs (The Sun Always Shines On TV, Riding The Crest, Foot Of The Mountain and Take On Me) at the free VG Top 20 chart show in front of the Town Hall in Oslo. The show is broadcast on NRK 1 and 2 via a live webcast from around 20:55. a-ha are on the cover of the free Norwegian magazine "MASSIV". Three different covers are available featuring Morten, Magne and Paul with in-depth interviews wurg each band member inside.
20-19 July An exhibition consisting of seventeen of Møller-Hansen's old a-ha pictures is held at Lillesand art gallery.
2 One Marylebone, London, UK. This exclusive event for the radio station Magic, in association with MORE TH>N, includes an evening of champagne, cocktails, dinner plus an exclusive performance by a-ha (The Bandstand, Riding The Crest, The Sun Always Shines On TV, Foot Of The Mountain, Analogue, Take On Me, Hunting High And Low). Tickets to this are only available to competition winners.
4-6 a-ha appear on several UK radio stations including "Forth One", "Lincs FM", "BFBS Radio" and "Wave 105".
5 Magne attends the Roskilde Festival in Denmark where Coldplay are performing.
6 An interview with a-ha is broadcast on the show "Breakfast with Sim" on "BFBS" radio (09.00-10.00).
15 Morten and Magne are on "National Lottery Midweek Draw" (22:35-22:45, BBC1).
16 An interview with Morten and Magne is broadcast on "Real Radio 106-108FM".
17 Morten and Magne are interviewed on the morning TV show "GMTV" (re-scheduled from 6 July). The band members are asked questions sent in by fans during a love video webcast after the main show (09:30).
? Morten and Magne choose records on Magic Indulgence 105.4.
18 Morten and Magne are interviewed and perform an acoustic version of "Foot Of The Mountain" on Gethin Jones' show on BBC 5 Live. Martin Terefe accompanies them on guitar and xylophone. Morten and Magne appear on Gary Crowley's show on BBC London (recorded a few days earlier).
19 Morten and Magne are interviewed on Magic Indulgence 105.4 (19:00-20:00).
20 "Foot Of The Mountain" download only single release in the UK.
21 Morten and Magne are guests on James O'Brien's show on the London radio station "LBC 97.3".
22 Magne and Morten are interviewed by Dale Winton on UK's BBC Radio 2.
23 a-ha perform an acoustic set on George Lamb's show on BBC Radio 6 (re-scheduled from 3 July).
24 a-ha perform "Foot Of The Mountain" and "The SunAlways Shines On TV live on the talkshow "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (BBC1). iTunes Festival, Roundhouse, Camden, London, UK (The Sun Always Shines On TV / Riding The Crest / Cry Wolf / Scoundrel Days / The Bandstand / Stay On These Roads / Hunting High And Low / Summer Moved On / Manhattan Skyline / Foot Of The Mountain / Analogue /The Living Daylights / Train Of Thought / Take On Me). A very short clip of "Foot Of The Mountain" is broadcast during the itunes highlight show on Friday 31 July on ITV2.
25 a-ha perform 7 songs (The Sun Always Shines On TV / Riding The Crest / Foot Of The Mountain / A Question Of Lust / Take On Me / Analogue / Hunting High And Low) on Dermot O'Leary's show on BBC Radio 2. "BBC Shropshire broadcast an interview with Morten and Magne.
26 a-ha take a day off from promotion.
27 "Foot Of The Mountain" album released in the UK. a-ha are interviewed on "BBC Breakfast" and they also appear on "BBC News". The interview with Morten and Magne by doyouremember is broadcast on "Hope FM".
28 In the morning, a-ha are interviewed on "Sky News". a-ha perform "Foot Of The mountain" and "Hunting High And Low" in Westfield Shopping Centre, West London (13:00) and then head to HMV to sign copies of their new album (rescheduled from 13 July and different venue).
29 Norway's ABC Nyheter has a video report from Westfield Mall, London. Italian TV also report on the event.
31 The Norwegian TV show "Sommertid" (TV2) has a report from Tone Lise Skagefoss who followed a-ha in London. A telephone interview with Morten is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland.
Morten is interviewed on "Smooth Radio".
2 "Foot Of The Mountain" enters the UK album chart at number 5.
4 Morten and Magne appear on the Janice Long show on UK's BBC Radio 2 (recorded a few weeks previous).
6 SWR3 sponsored radio show, Engers Castle, Neuwied, Germany. a-ha and Simple Minds perform in front of around 1600 competition winners. The set list is the same as itunes, but the songs are played in a different order. The TV channel, ARTE is streaming the concert live. The show is webcast live and broadcast on radio / TV on 22 August.
9 Morten performs two solo songs, including "A Change Is Gonna Come" at the Haydon meeting in Vennesla. He also performed with Harket Mannssangforening. The money raised from the event goes to Haydom Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania.
14 a-ha perform two songs ("Foot Of The Mountain" and "Take On Me") at the opening show of the "World Championships in Athletics" at Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, Germany in front of an audience of 10,000. "Foot Of The Mountain" is chosen as the official song of the Berlin championships held 15-23 August. NRK broadcast some footage from the soundcheck and interviews with the band.
30 Magne's exhibition "Camera" opens at Hugo Opdal's gallery in Flø.
11 a-ha are guests on the Norwegian talkshow "Senkveld" (TV2). They are interviewed and perform the new single mix of "Shadowside" (playback).
19 a-ha perform four songs at the SWR's New Pop Festival at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany where they receive the "Pioneer Of Pop" award for their "outstanding position in pop music". The show is broadcast on "ZDF" on German TV on 3 October. a-ha are interviewed by ZDF at the show.
21 A remix of "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" is released in the UK.
23 Morten performs 15 songs (A Change Is Gonna Come / Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker / O, Jesus Du Som Fyller Alt I Alle / Spanish Steps / A Kind Of Christmas Card / Songbird / Natten / Elisabeth Synger Ved Johannes Døperens Død / Engelen / Grandma's Hands / O, Bli Hos Meg / Movies / The One You Are / With You - With Me / Lay Me Down Tonight) in front of an audience of 600 people at Kirkelandet Church, Kristiansund. His band included Kjetil Bjerkestrand (keyboard), Helge Norbakken (percussion) and string quartet Alexander Robson, Bård Monsen, Anders Rensvik and Ole Eirik Ree.
24 Morten and Magne are guests on the UK TV show "Live From Studio 5" (Channel 5).
26 Morten and Magne are interviewed on Sky Sport's "Soccer AM". They wear personalised Stoke City football shirts.
28 An interview with Magne is published on the football website "4TheGame.com".
1 Magne and Heidi attend the premiere of Margreth Olin's new movie "Engelen" ("The Angel") at the Colosseum in Oslo.
2 The video for "Showdowside", directed by Uwe Flade premieres on German TV "VIVA".
11 Morten and Magne are interviewed on the UK music channel "BLISS".
15 Magne's exhibition "Alpha Beta" opens with a private viewing at the Paul Stolper gallery, London. Heidi flies over to join Magne for the opening. a-ha announce they will split up after next year's world tour. Magne is interviewed on TV2's 9 o'clock news about his exhibition and the split. In the afternoon, Savoy's drummer, Frode Unneland, is interviewed on the TV news channel "TV2 Nyhetskanalen" about a-ha's break-up.
15 Magne's "Alpha Beta" exhibition opens at the Paul Stolper gallery in London. Magne and Heidi attend the opening event. The exhibition runs until 21 November.
16 Tickets go on sale for the final a-ha concert on 4 December 2010. The show sells out the same day. "Shadowside" is released in Germany.
21 a-ha perform "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" and "Foot Of The Mountain" playback on " Die Ultimative Chartshow" (RTL). "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" is broadcast during the "Most successful comebacks" on 27 November and "Foot Of The Mountain" is broadcast during the "Most successful hits of 2009" on 4 December.
26 a-ha hold a press conference in Cologne in connection with their break-up.
4 O2 Arena, London, UK. The video for "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" premieres on the German website MyVideo.de.
5-8 The 2009 IFPDA Print Fair takes place at The Park Avenue Armory in New York. Paul Stolper has booth A18 which includes work by Magne F.
6 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway. Gallery Benoit in Boston, USA has its grand opening (6-9pm), the exhibition features works by Magne Furuholmen amongst other artists.
11 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium Morten and Paul are interviewed for Belgium TV.
13 a-ha performed "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (playback) on "Nur Die Liebe Zählt" on German TV "Sat1" (broadcast 22 November).
20 Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" is released in Germany.
25 JCB Hall, Tokyo, Japan. While in Tokyo, a-ha are interviewed by the radio station FM Yokohama.
28-23 Dec Prints from the Alpha Beta series are on display at Galleri Trafo in Asker, Norway as part of a Christmas exhibition.
Magne's art is included in a group exhibition at Kunstgalleriet in Stavanger, Norway.
05 Magne's Alpha Beta exhibition opens in Lillehammer. Magne arrives at the exhibition three hours late.
09 Some of Magne's Alpha Beta artwork is exhibited at the interior design showroom at Vinderen in Oslo.
12 a-ha perform at a corporate Christmas party for employees of Media-Saturn at Stadtheater, Ingolstadt, Germany. Other artists performing include No Angels, Peter Maffay and Sunrise Avenue.
24 Magne is voted the 9th best dressed man in Norway, chosen by 18 people from Norwegian fashion and published by the Norwegian newspaper "VG".
26 Pre-order of a limited edition (1000 copies produced) 7" vinyl of Apparatjik's "Electric Eye" begins on theoutland.com website.
30 Radio Devon broadcasts an "Ending On A High Note" a-ha special in which Richard Green chats to the band about the end of a-ha.


February 21, 2019 16:05 ET | Source: DMC Global Inc.
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
Fourth quarter sales were a record $90.3 million, up 3% sequentially versus the 2018 third quarter, and a 66% increase versus the 2017 fourth quarter. The results, which exceeded management's forecasted range of $82 million to $85 million, were principally driven by the accelerated production and delivery of a large chemical-industry order at NobelClad, DMC's composite metals business. NobelClad also reported stronger-than-expected book-and-ship activity.
Gross margin was 35% versus 34% in the third quarter and 33% in the year-ago fourth quarter. The results were above a forecasted range of 33% to 34% primarily due to a more profitable project mix at NobelClad and improved factory productivity at DynaEnergetics.
Fourth quarter operating income was $13.1 million versus $513,000 in last year's fourth quarter. Net income was $15.3 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $2.0 million, or a loss of $0.13 per diluted share, in the prior-year fourth quarter.
Adjusted operating income*, which excludes $561,000 in restructuring charges related to the final phase of NobelClad's European consolidation program, was $13.6 million. Adjusted net income*, which excludes the restructuring charges and the impact of non-cash tax valuation allowances, was $7.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share.
Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA, which includes $2.5 million in litigation expenses, was $16.9 million versus $17.2 million in the 2018 third quarter and $7.7 million in last year's fourth quarter.
Total debt at December 31, 2018, was $41.4 million and the Company's debt-to-adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio was 0.70. Net debt* (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) was $28.0 million versus $30.4 million at the end of the 2018 third quarter and $9.0 million at December 31, 2017.
Fourth quarter sales at DynaEnergetics were $63.2 million, down 5% sequentially and an increase of 70% versus last year's fourth quarter. Gross margin was 39%, up from 37% in the 2018 third quarter and 38% in the 2017 fourth quarter. Operating income was $13.7 million versus $6.6 million in the prior-year fourth quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $15.2 million versus $8.3 million in the 2017 fourth quarter.
NobelClad reported fourth quarter sales of $27.1 million, up 25% sequentially and a 56% increase versus the 2017 fourth quarter. Gross margin was 25%, flat versus the 2018 third quarter and up from 22% in the 2017 fourth quarter. Operating income was $2.7 million versus an operating loss of $3.0 million in the prior-year fourth quarter. Excluding restructuring charges, adjusted operating income was $3.3 million in the 2018 fourth quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $4.0 million versus $1.5 million in the 2017 fourth quarter.
NobelClad's trailing 12-month book-to-bill ratio at the end of the fourth quarter was 0.87. Order backlog was $29.9 million, down from $36.3 million at the end of the third quarter.
Consolidated full-year sales were a record $326.4 million, up 69% from $192.8 million in 2017. Gross margin was 34% versus 31% in the prior year. Operating income was $37.4 million versus an operating loss of $12.3 million in 2017. Excluding anti-dumping penalties and restructuring charges, 2018 full-year adjusted operating income was $46.5 million.
Full-year net income was $30.5 million, or $2.04 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $18.9 million, or $1.31 loss per diluted share, in 2017. Excluding anti-dumping duties, restructuring charges and the impact of tax valuation allowances, 2018 adjusted net income was $30.7 million, or $2.07 per diluted share.
Full-year adjusted EBITDA, which included $7.6 million in litigation expense, was a record $59.6 million versus $23.1 million in 2017.
Full-year sales at DynaEnergetics were a record $237.4 million, up 96% from $121.3 million in the prior year. Gross margin was 38%, up from 36% in 2017. Operating income was $44.5 million versus $15.5 million in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was $58.8 million versus $22.8 million in the previous year.
NobelClad reported full-year sales of $89.0 million, up 24% from $71.6 million in 2017. Gross margin was 23% versus 22% in the prior year. Operating income was $6.5 million versus an operating loss of $17.4 million in 2017. Excluding restructuring charges, 2018 adjusted operating income was $7.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $10.8 million versus $7.7 million in 2017.
"The exceptional effort and execution by our teams at DynaEnergetics and NobelClad enabled DMC to deliver record financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year," said Kevin Longe, president and CEO. "It was an encouraging finish to a year that included a number of important strategic and operational accomplishments.
Longe continued, "Despite continued soft crude-oil prices, customer demand for DynaEnergetics' Factory-assembled, Performance-assured™ DynaStage™ perforating system remained strong. DynaStage is a unique system when compared to other pre-loaded perforating guns that recently have entered the market. A primary point of differentiation is our intrinsically safe initiating system, which combines a detonator, microelectronics and an addressable switch, all in a compact, wireless unit that can be installed in seconds. Customers have reported significant improvements in well-site efficiency due to the simplicity of the arming and gun-string assembly process. In addition, because the system is intrinsically safe, customers can surface test the entire gun string, including all switches and detonators, before deploying the string down hole. This has enabled an industry-leading reliability rate that exceeds 99.9%.
"DynaEnergetics recently completed successful field trials on its new DS Trinity™ system – a key addition to the DynaStage family. The three shaped charges in DS Trinity are aligned on a single plane, and at 8-inches in length, the system is up to 3.5 times shorter than conventional perforating guns. DynaEnergetics intends to release a 4-inch diameter version of DS Trinity in this year's second quarter, and a 3 ½-inch diameter version shortly thereafter.
Michael Kuta, CFO, said first quarter 2019 sales are expected to be in a range of $82 million to $85 million versus the $67.3 million reported in the 2018 first quarter. At the business level, DynaEnergetics is expected to report sales in a range of $64 million to $67 million versus the $49.1 million reported in last year's first quarter, while NobelClad's sales are expected to be approximately $18 million versus the $18.2 million reported in last year's first quarter. Gross margin is expected to be approximately 34% versus 34% in last year's first quarter.
First quarter selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense is expected to be approximately $16.5 million versus the $13.4 million reported in the 2018 first quarter, while amortization expense is expected to be approximately $400,000.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in a range of $14 million to $15 million versus $11.6 million in last year's first quarter.
For fiscal 2019, consolidated sales are expected in a range of $350 million to $370 million versus the $326.4 million reported in 2018. Sales at DynaEnergetics are expected in a range of $270 million to $285 million versus the $237.4 million reported in 2018, while NobelClad's sales are expected in a range of $80 million to $85 million versus the $89.0 million in 2018. Full-year gross margin is expected in a range of 34% to 35% versus the 34% reported in 2018.
Kuta said full-year SG&A should be $60 million to $64 million versus the $61.2 million reported in 2018. The increase relates to an expected step-up in spending on sales and marketing programs at both DynaEnergetics and NobelClad. Full-year amortization expense is expected to be approximately $1.6 million versus the $2.9 million reported in 2018. The decline reflects the full amortization of a portion of DynaEnergetics' intangible asset balance.
Interest expense in 2019 is expected to be in a range of $2.0 million to $2.25 million. The effective tax rate for 2019 is expected to be approximately 30%.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in a range of $73 million to $78 million, up from 2018 adjusted EBITDA of $59.6 million. Full-year adjusted net income per share is expected in a range of $2.50 to $2.70 versus the $2.07 reported in fiscal 2018.
Capital expenditures in 2019 are expected to be in the range of $25 million to $30 million.
Management will hold a conference call to discuss these results today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (3:00 p.m. Mountain). Investors are invited to listen to the call live at: https://www.investornetwork.com/event/presentation/43861, or by dialing 877-407-0778 (201-689-8565 for international callers). No passcode is necessary. Webcast participants should access the website at least 15 minutes early to register and download any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days and a telephonic replay will be available through February 28, 2019, by calling 877-481-4010 (919-882-2331 for international callers) and entering the Conference ID # 43861.
All of the items included in the reconciliation from net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are either (i) non-cash items (e.g., depreciation, amortization of purchased intangible assets and stock-based compensation) or (ii) items that management does not consider to be useful in assessing DMC's operating performance (e.g., income taxes, restructuring and impairment charges). In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors can better assess the company's operating performance if the measures are presented without such items because, unlike cash expenses, these adjustments do not affect DMC's ability to generate free cash flow or invest in its business. For example, by adjusting for depreciation and amortization in computing EBITDA, users can compare operating performance without regard to different accounting determinations such as useful life. In the case of the other items, management believes that investors can better assess operating performance if the measures are presented without these items because their financial impact does not reflect ongoing operating performance.
Based in Boulder, Colorado, DMC operates in two sectors: oilfield products and services, and industrial infrastructure. The oilfield products and services sector is served by DynaEnergetics, an international developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced explosive systems used to perforate oil and gas wells. The industrial infrastructure sector is served by DMC's NobelClad business, the world's largest manufacturer of explosion-welded clad metal plates, which are used to fabricate capital equipment utilized within various process industries and other industrial sectors. For more information, visit the Company's website at: http://www.dmcglobal.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including first quarter and full-year 2019 guidance on sales and gross margin, SG&A, amortization expenses, earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA, interest expense, and our effective tax rate; the timing of releasing DS Trinity systems into the market, and the prospects for continued growth and enhanced value for DMC stakeholders. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies, the markets in which we operate, anticipated costs and ability to achieve goals. Forward-looking information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information and statements, including but not limited to: our ability to realize sales from our backlog; our ability to obtain new contracts at attractive prices; the execution of purchase commitments by our customers, and our ability to successfully deliver on those purchase commitments; the size and timing of customer orders and shipments; changes to customer orders; product pricing and margins, fluctuations in customer demand; our ability to successfully execute and capitalize upon growth opportunities; the success of DynaEnergetics' product and technology development initiatives; fluctuations in foreign currencies; fluctuations in tariffs and quotas; the cyclicality of our business; competitive factors; the timely completion of contracts; the timing and size of expenditures; the timing and price of metal and other raw material; the adequacy of local labor supplies at our facilities; current or future limits on manufacturing capacity at our various operations; the availability and cost of funds; the outcome of ongoing regulatory and litigation matters; and general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, impacting our business and the business of the end-market users we serve; as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in our SEC reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly revisions to any forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.


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SUBJECT: Provincial budget will help Memorial University
Today's provincial budget was welcomed by officials of Memorial University. Dr. Axel Meisen, Memorial's president, said that the budget is a clear indication that the university and government share the view that education and research are fundamental to the future of the province.
Dr. Meisen said he appreciated the commitment to provide the university with funding that would enable a five per cent reduction in undergraduate tuition fees for students who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, as well tuition fee freezes for graduate and medical students and students at the Marine Institute. He also welcomed budget initiatives that would provide tax relief relative to student loans and the employment initiatives aimed at providing jobs for students and new graduates.
"The high debt load of our students continues to be an issue of concern," said Dr. Meisen. "Reducing tuition fees is one measure to lighten the debt load. But tuition is only part of the cost, so the measures relating to student employment and tax relief are most welcome."
Dr. Meisen said he was particularly pleased with the new $5 million Industrial Research and Innovation Fund announced in the budget. "Memorial is the leading research organization in the province and we see this new source of research funding as a very positive development," he said. "It will enhance our ability to undertake innovative research in many areas, including marine sciences and technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, and the oil and gas industry. Access to this new funding for the university will lever more research funding from federal, corporate and other sources."
Memorial's president also welcomed other measures announced in the budget that are specific to the university. "The $13.1 million increase in the operating grant will help the university to remain competitive nationally. As well, the continued support for The Opportunity Fund has enabled Memorial to enhance scholarships, teaching and research and improve facilities at our campuses, including the development of the hugely successful Field House in St. John's."
Dr. Meisen said the budget's focus on education and research is timely. "The future of Newfoundland and Labrador will very much be determined by the quality of our entire education system," he said. "This budget recognizes that. For Memorial University, it will enable us to continue to be one of the top comprehensive universities in the world."
For further information, please contact Ivan Muzychka, manager, Memorial University News Service, 737-8665, cell #687-9433.

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Q: Phasors question please help?Very simple? I have an exercise with phasors and it says the source voltage E=12 Volt. Does this mean it is 12∠0°? Or do I have to do some other conversion?

A: A phasor notation is generally specific for AC signals, and it is a representation which gives us the equivalent Euler notation, I mean it transforms a complex number to its magnitude and phase angle. So if you have an AC signal you can get the real signal value of a complex number and so get the magnitude and phase. In the case of a DC wave, if your circuit is in DC, you can use it by putting a zero phase for that if you want to treat a transient response for example.

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Q: Como insertar varios registros en sql server? tengo que insertar bastantes campos en una tabla con un campo que tiene que ser consecutivo este se quedo en 60395 por consiguiente debe ser 60396 pero para estar no estar haciendo esto
INSERT INTO TransaccionesX (IdTransaccion) VALUES ("6039x")

Hasta terminar, quería preguntarles si hay alguna manera de que se inserten varios campos con ese numero consecutivo.

A: Tienes que usar un procedimiento o funcion en SQLserver seclarando variables y un ciclo te dejo un ejemplo y una referencia de donde me base:
declare @id int
select @id = 60395
while @id >=60695 and @id <= 60396
begin
    INSERT INTO TransaccionesX (IdTransaccion) VALUES (@id)
    select @id = @id + 1
end

referencia: https://codeday.me/es/qa/20190304/274174.html

A: Un ciclo es la peor forma de resolver este problema. Funciona, pero será lento y conflictivo. Una solución ideal sería el uso de una tabla de números. Una tabla de números es simplemente una tabla con una columna de números consecutivos. Aquí dejo un ejemplo de como formar una.
WITH
E(n) AS(
    SELECT n FROM (VALUES(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0))E(n)
),
E2(n) AS(
    SELECT a.n FROM E a, E b
),
E4(n) AS(
    SELECT a.n FROM E2 a, E2 b
),
cteTally(n) AS(
    SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) n
    FROM E4
)
SELECT n
FROM cteTally;

Pero obviamente, eso se tiene que integrar a tu INSERT, por lo que quedaría de la siguiente manera.
WITH
E(n) AS(
    SELECT n FROM (VALUES(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0),(0))E(n)
),
E2(n) AS(
    SELECT a.n FROM E a, E b
),
E4(n) AS(
    SELECT a.n FROM E2 a, E2 b
),
cteTally(n) AS(
    SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) n
    FROM E4
)
INSERT INTO TransaccionesX (IdTransaccion)                         -- Insertamos
SELECT ISNULL((SELECT MAX(idTransaccion) FROM TransaccionesX), 0)  -- El valor máximo
       + n                                                         -- más 1, 2, 3, etc.
FROM cteTally;

Otra opción eficiente es utilizar un objeto de secuencia que permite generar números consecutivos. Para esto, también necesitas tener todas las filas necesarias. Ten en cuenta que la creación de la secuencia se realiza una vez, aunque se puede reajustar más adelante.
CREATE SEQUENCE [dbo].[SequenciaTransaccionesX]
 START WITH 60396
 INCREMENT BY 1;

Con la secuencia creada, la llamas de la siguiente manera:
INSERT INTO TransaccionesX (IdTransaccion)
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR [dbo].[SequenciaTransaccionesX] AS IdTransaccion
FROM AlgunaTabla;

Algo que debes tener muy en cuenta, es que la concurrencia hace muy complicado mantener un consecutivo preciso de forma manual y las formas automáticas pueden tener problemas de saltos por transacciones no completadas.


Here we are with beautiful weather today and I had 10" of snow last week! Spring is on its' way, but doesn't seem to be in a rush. Stamp Escape is also coming up at the end of April, so if you need to send your final payment, or haven't signed up at all, this is your chance. As you might know, we are not sure there will be a Stamp Escape next year. I am currently attempting to reason with the portion of the resort that owns the meeting rooms. They want to more than double the rates for next year which I refuse to pay. We seem to be at a bit of a stand-off right now, but I will keep you posted. If all goes well, we hope to have the first weekend in May which is our preferred weekend.
Melissa and Robin have been getting into the feeling of spring as you will see by the card classes they have developed. I think all of the pretty new paper we have received has something to do with it. The Graphic 45 Secret Garden is flying out of here.
We are sorry to see Mountain Candies close. Cindy has been a great neighbor and we will really miss her. Just to keep little bit of her around, we will be getting several things from the store. Within the next couple of weeks, you will see some changes. We will be moving things around a bit, getting a bigger and hopefully more efficient counter, doubling the size of the ribbon area and arranging it by color instead of ribbon style……lots of new looks. Now, just because we will have a larger counter, don't expect to have a lot more room to sign receipts….I am sure Peachy and Mittens will just spread out a little more!
There are lots of fun things coming in, and we are re-energized with new ideas, so be sure to stop by and plan to attend a few classes.
Paper….and more coming! Graphic 45 Secret Garden and French Country, both beautiful, are here. The collections include 6x6 and 8x8 pads, too. Family Ties from Pebbles is whimsical and the colors are bright and cheerful. My Mind's Eye Boy Crazy and My Girl are both hers, and the two baby collections we ordered from Echo Park are coming this month. We are anxiously awaiting a fun Western style paper from Cosmo Cricket, and a couple of papers from We R Memory Keepers. Lots to look forward to!
Our Create-a Card fixture from Doodlebug came and is now filled with adorable cards, matching envelopes, gems, pearls, dimensional stick-ons, lots of goodies to grab and make a special card in a couple of minutes. We have looked at this system for several years but it was always done on a 6ft tall fixture with tons and tons of product. When we saw this scaled down version, we knew it was perfect for us. When we get the store rearranged, it will have a special place…..you won't miss it.
We also have 13 colors of bakers twine in 20 yard spools from Doodlebug. You will love these little spools that look just like the big (240yd) ones….but in a manageable amount. The other embellishment from Doodlebug is our basket full of print Washi tape. Washi tape was all the rage at CHA. EVERYONE had it! We spent a lot of time choosing and settled on Doodlebug's version which just happens to match our fixture full of cards!
You will want to check out the new sample board from Penny Black. As with all their boards, it is lovely. This one is in pale lavenders and yellows….birds and flowers….perfect for spring.
There is much more to come, stay tuned!


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Лука Делла Скала (; род. 11 марта 1963 года в Ареццо, Италия) — итальянский футболист, наиболее известный по выступлениям за клуб «Эмполи».

Карьера
Лука начинал свою карьеру в академии «Фиорентины». В 1982 году на игрока обратил внимание спортивный директор «Эмполи» Сильвио Бини, уговоривший юношу присоединиться к его команде. Дебют Луки за тосканский коллектив состоялся 26 сентября того же года: он вышел на замену в матче против «Анконы». С февраля следующего года Лука стал игроком основы «Эмполи» и внёс хороший вклад в подъём клуба в Серию B по итогам сезона 1982/83. В сезоне 1985/86 Лука помог своей команде подняться ещё выше, в Серию А.

Первый матч в высшей итальянской лиге Лука сыграл 14 сентября 1986 года, целиком отыграв встречу с «Интернационале». Всего он принял участие в 29 матчах сезона 1986/87 и был одним из лидеров команды, сохранившей прописку в элите. 13 декабря 1987 года Лука забил единственный мяч в карьере, поразив ворота «Торино». По итогам сезона 1987/88 тосканцы вылетели в Серию B. Лука провёл в команде ещё год, после чего перебрался в «Катанию», отыграв 21 матч за 2 сезона. Сезон 1991/92 полузащитник провёл в «Массезе», сыграв в 7 встречах. На закате карьеры Лука выступал за «Черретезе» в Эччеленце — пятом дивизионе Италии. В 1997 году он покинул эту команду и завершил футбольную карьеру.

Достижения
 «Эмполи»
 Победитель Серии C1 (1): 1982/83

Примечания

Ссылки

 Профиль на BDFutbol
 Профиль на WorldFootball

Футболисты Италии
Игроки ФК «Эмполи»
Игроки ФК «Катания»
Игроки ФК «Массезе»

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Private Forests Nationalization Act, 2013 (1957)
NepalArchives.Com
Date of Authentication and Publication
2013.10.12(25 Jan. 1957)
Amendment :
Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal
Laws Amendment Act, 2066(2010) 1 2066.10.7 (21 Jan. 2010)
Act Number 18 of the year 2013 (1957)
………………… 2
An Act Made To Nationalize Private Forests
Preamble : Whereas, it is necessary to nationalize private forests in order to
prevent the destroy of national wealth given that forests constitute an essential
component of national wealth and to provide for the protection and proper use
of forests for the interest of the country and people;
Now, therefore, His Majesty the King has, on the advice of the Council
of Ministers, made and issued this Act.
1. Short title, extension and commencement :
(1) This Act may be called as "Private Forests Nationalization Act, 2013 (1957)".
(2) It shall come into force at once throughout the State of Nepal.
2. Determination of private forests :
(1) For the purposes of this Act, private forests shall mean forests in all types of lands being owned and
possessed by individuals upon the remission of revenue on the whole or some parts thereof or in any manner prior to the commencement of this Act and include the barren lands within the boundary of the said forests.
1 This Act came into force on 15 Jestha 2065 (28 May 2008).
2 Deleted by Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066 (2010).
Provided that,
(a) Some sporadic trees in some distances in the cultivated lands or fruits garden within or outside
house compound and other trees inside the same shall not be considered as forests.
(b) Trees planted and grown by any person with his or her own efforts in a maximum of Twenty Five
Ropanis of land in the valley and hills and a maximum of Five Bigaha of land in the Terai shall
not be considered as forests.
(2) If there arises any question as to whether any land falls in the private forests or not or whether private forests fall in any land or not or as to the borders or area of that forests or whether any forests are private forests or not, that matter shall be decided by the officer designated by the Government of Nepal for that purpose.
(3) A person who is not satisfied with the decision of the officer designated under Sub-section (2) may make an appeal to the Government of Nepal within Thirty Five days; and the right of the forest officer to make such appeal shall also be reserved.
(4) In order to make decision upon the making of such appeal, the Government of Nepal shall form one tribunal chaired by a justice of the Supreme Court or a person qualified to become a justice of the Supreme Court, consisting of two other members nominated by it, and the decision of the tribunal shall be final.
(5) No court shall have powers to hear suits against the decision made pursuant to Sub-section (2) or (4).
3. Nationalization of private forests :
(1) The ownership of all private forests in the State of Nepal shall devolve on the Government of Nepal
after the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) The Act, indenture, authorization or other deed creating the monopoly of any person in the forests shall be repealed after the date of commencement of this Act.
(3) The laws applicable to the government forests shall also apply to the forests devolved on the Government of Nepal pursuant to Sub- section (1) after the date of commencement of this Act.
4. Effects of contracts concluded with former owners of forests nationalized : The contracts duly concluded through the Government of Nepal with the former owners of the nationalized forests shall be deemed to have been concluded with the Government of Nepal.
5. Prohibition on claiming compensation : No claim for any compensation may be made in relation to the right to the private forests deprived pursuant to this Act.
6. Power to frame Rules : The Government of Nepal may frame necessary Rules to implement the objectives of this Act.
7. Power of the Government of Nepal to remove difficulties : If there arise any difficulties with the implementation of the Sections of this Act, the Government of Nepal may publish necessary orders in the Gazette in order to remove such difficulties, and each of such orders shall be deemed to be included in this Act.
(Source: Nepal Law Commission)
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The Fine Arts Guild has hours in Studio No. 1 of the CAC on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Thursdays from 1:00-4:00 p.m. sharing with the Stain Glass Club. For more information about the Fine Arts Guild you may contact Jillian Moon or Melanie Douglas who are the co-presidents. Other officers whom you may contact are Janet Buckingham (Treasurer), Nancy Friedman (Secretary) or Bob Smith (Member at Large). Come down to Studio No. 1 and see what fun we have. Don't say you don't have any ability. Everyone has some artistic ability; the quantity just varies and oftentimes just needs to be groomed.


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The Matrix has remained one of the most influential action films ever created. Naturally, its financial success and popularity with critics and audiences meant that Warner Bros. would most certainly capitalize on their new property. The lead up to the sequels saw a big marketing push, leading to plenty of tie-in products, such as Nokia's cellphones that resembled the ones in the films and PowerAde's infamous product placement. This also meant that the Wachowskis gained a lot of clout with studio execs, who seem to still think that the sequels' poor critical reception should be ignored in the name of hoping that, one day, the duo would once again deliver a Matrix-level franchise for them.
Not all of the marketing for the films consisted solely of cynical product placements, however. Though it was a complete disaster, the video game Enter the Matrix was still one of the first efforts on behalf of filmmakers to synergize the film and video game mediums and tell an even bigger story than you would get from having just seen the films, a tradition that would continue with The Matrix Online, which functioned as a direct, totally canonical follow up to the final film, The Matrix Revolutions.
Similarly, the Wachowskis, who were influenced heavily by anime, also commissioned various animation studios to produce a series of shorts that would tie into their universe – some of them directly into the movies, others giving us an even greater perspective outside the narrative of how Neo would fulfill the prophesy of The One. The resulting collection of nine shorts (eight, if you wish to see the single two-parter as a whole work) was The Animatrix, a collection that was deemed so essential to the overall Matrix narrative that it's included in every iteration of the films' box sets, including the cheap-o barebones 4-film collections you see on Walmart shelves every now and then.
Below you will find eight mini-reviews of the shorts, each of them being rated and reviewed on their own merits, followed, in the end, by an overall rating of the complete Animatrix anthology.


A Habitat for Humanity truck has been located on the city's west side after the charitable organization was hit by thieves for the second time in three days.
After having more than $20,000 worth of equipment stolen Wednesday night, there was another break-in at the facility on Devon Drive overnight Friday.
This time the truck, tools, furniture, lawn mowers and snowblowers were taken.
Executive Director Fiona Coughlin tells CTV News the large cargo truck was recovered stripped down with even the radio missing and is not drivable.
Coughlin says it appears thieves used the stolen truck to smash through a gate.
"They smashed down the gate. We have storage trailers in the back. We have a lot of overflow material. Every single storage trailer that we have has been opened and ransacked. Some of it has furniture in it, that stuff is fine, but every tool, every single tool, is gone."
Coughlin is asking the people responsible to reconsider.
"The people that we're helping are people in true need and it's heartbreaking that someone would target habitat. I just feel like if they ask around in their community there's probably people they know that have been touched by Habitat for Humanity. So maybe they'll have a change of heart."
Coughlin says habitat's next build is scheduled to begin September 22 in Ford City and without any tools it's going to be difficult.
If you'd like to donate to the project head to www.habitatwindsor.org for more information.
Windsor Police are investigating both break-ins and are asking anyone with information to call police or Crime Stoppers.


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Q: Show $\,p\mid 9^q -1 \implies q\mid p-1$ for odd primes $p$ and $q$ If $p$ and $q$ are odd primes show that $$p|(9^q -1) \implies q|(p-1).$$ ....
I am having difficulty to prove this.
Yes that was the question I have misunderstood between 9 and q!!!

A: Hint $ $ Apply twice: $\ 9^{\:\!\large n}\!\equiv 1\!\iff\! \color{#0a0}{{\rm ord}\,9}\mid n,\,$ by the Order Theorem, i.e.
$\!\!\bmod p\!:\ 9^{\:\!\large q}\equiv 1,\,$ so $\,9\,$ has $\rm\color{#0a0}{order}$ dividing $ $ prime $\,q,\,$ so it must be $\,\color{#0a0}q\,$ (not $\color{#c00}{\bf 1}$ else odd $\,p\mid 9^{\large \color{#c00}{\bf 1}}\!-1),\,$ thus by little Fermat $\,9^{\:\!\large p-1}\!\equiv 1,\,$ so $\,\color{#0a0}{q}\mid p\!-\!1.\ $ [note $\,p\mid 9^{\:\!\large q}\!-1\,\Rightarrow\,p\nmid 9,\,$ so Fermat applies].
Remark $ $ The same proof works if we replace $\,9\,$ by any integer $\,a\,$  and we add the hypothesis $\,p\nmid a^{\color{#c00}{\bf 1}}\!-1\,$ (to ensure $a$ has order $\,\rm\color{#0a0}{q}\,$ (vs. $\color{#c00}{\bf 1})$ modulo $\,p)$.


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Summit County's Assistant Manager Anita Lewis is back at work in Coalville after two liver transplants.
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Summit County assistant manager Anita Lewis is back at work with a new liver and, literally, a new lease on life. This winter, the 28-year courthouse veteran endured two liver transplants and is now contemplating how to ensure she is worthy of her donors' sacrifice.
While she does not yet know the names of the organ donors whose sudden deaths made her own recovery possible, Anita said she feels a deep debt of gratitude to them and to their families.
"I am a different Anita than the Anita I was six months ago," she said, reflecting on the six-month ordeal that brought her to the brink of mortality twice: when she first became critically ill, and again when her body rejected her initial transplant.
Anita remembers beginning to feel "a little off" a few years ago. She was tired and experienced swelling in her legs, but passed it off as no more than an annoying sign of aging. By 2015, though, the symptoms had become more acute. Her eyes were yellowish and she suffered from bouts of itching. Finally, the Upton native who grew up on a working ranch reluctantly consulted a physician. He immediately referred her to a specialist.
The physician told Anita she had cirrhosis – a liver disease commonly associated with alcohol abuse. She was stunned.
"Well, I don't drink," said Anita, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which prohibits the use of alcohol and tobacco.
Her doctor explained that it was "not completely out of the ordinary" for adult women, even non-drinkers, to develop cirrhosis. Subsequent tests confirmed the disease, so she began dutifully taking medicine, anticipating a quick recovery.
Besides, she was too busy to be sick. Her 88-year-old dad, Keith Blonquist, had fallen and broken his femur. In addition to her full time job as Summit County's assistant manager, Anita began spending nights keeping him company at a rehab center.
"At that point, my health went on hold. I had to focus on my father," she explained. A few months later, he was released but the respite was brief. In the spring of 2016 her dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Her attention shifted back to her dad, despite her declining health.
Keith Blonquist, her role model for hard work, died on Father's Day. Three days later, her son Brandon was married. It was a whirlwind month.
By that time, Lewis recalls, her skin was completely yellow and, at work, she had to duck out for quick "power naps" in her car.
"My body started to cave," she said.
But the rancher's daughter was reluctant to slow down. "I don't like to go to the doctor, I never have. I just kept pushing."
That's the way it was when she spent the summers as a child driving a tractor while her brother tossed hay bales to the cattle.
"We were raised to work the land," she said. "My father didn't have a job where he had insurance, so when we were kids we just didn't go to the doctor. We didn't have the income. When you are a farmer, and that is your sole income, it wasn't a lot."
Since then, Anita hasn't strayed far from the ranch or its work ethic. She and her husband Kyle Lewis, a retired captain in the Summit County Sheriff's Department, still live on the land where she grew up.
Liver transplant: Round 1
By August, it became apparent to Anita's son Ashley, a paramedic with the Park City Fire District, that his mom was struggling. He insisted she go to the emergency room. The doctors there sent her to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, which has one of the county's top liver transplant programs.
According to Anita, "That is when it all began. They told me, 'Your liver is toast, we need to put you on the list for a transplant.'"
In fact, Anita's's condition was so dire, her name went to the top of the hospital's recipient waiting list.
As the doctors outlined the risks and benefits of the procedure, Anita drew on lessons learned from her dad.
"I get this from my father. If that's what needs to be done, that's what needs to be done. I knew I could not go on the way I was," she said.
In the meantime, Anita kept going to work — right up through Sept. 19 when she received an after-dinner call that a liver was available. At 4 a.m. on Sept. 20, she was wheeled into the operating room.
With characteristic optimism, Anita was already looking beyond the surgery and toward attending an NFL game in Kansas City featuring University of Utah alumnus Alex Smith.
Unfortunately, her medical chart did not reflect her sunny disposition. Instead it indicated that her body was rejecting the unfamiliar organ.
"That was probably the first time I was scared. I wanted to get out of the hospital and it was so painful" said Anita, adding that she ended up watching the game in the hospital.
The doctors, though, believed she would weather the initial rejection. After a week, and in her words "tons of IVs," they sent her home.
A month later, she was readmitted with a severe infection.
"November was a blur, I just remember being very sick and in and out of the hospital," she said.
Finally her doctors and her family broke the bad news. The liver had failed. She needed a second transplant.
Choking up at the memory of that moment, Anita said, "I was so angry. I told my husband 'I am NOT going through that again.' I said 'When it's your time, it's your time.'"
With her family all gathered in the room, the doctor told her, in that case, she could only expect to survive another six to nine weeks. And they would be miserable.
"I felt, I don't drink why did I get this in the first place? I followed their directions. I did everything they told me to do. I was very defiant and I was not nice to them. My family was crying, I was crying," she said.
But then, she said, she looked into her two sons' eyes and realized that she wasn't ready to leave them.
Ashley remembers that day and it is still painful. "It is hard to describe the range of emotions we went through as a family and as individuals. It was a roller coaster that really put everything else in perspective."
Anita told them she would think about it on two conditions: that they would find two other women she could talk to who had each undergone two transplants, and they would not restrict her pain medication the way they had before.
The hospital complied.
Anita was introduced to a spry 70-year-old woman who "walked in like a little dynamo. She understood the pain, why I was thinking what I was thinking and she said 'Just pull on your boots and do it again, I am glad I did.' She looked so healthy, it was amazing."
The second woman "looked fabulous" too, according to Anita, and told her "You can do this. You have things you need to do."
So she relented. Her name went back on the transplant waiting list. On Dec. 21, a second liver was found. But Anita wasn't out of the woods.
While he procedure went according to plan, on Christmas Day Anita's spirits sank to a new low. A snowstorm delayed her family's arrival, leaving her alone in her all-too familiar hospital room.
She likened her IV stand to a poor excuse for a Christmas tree, bedecked with oxygen and feeding tubes and six drains.
"I was all alone in this hospital and my faith that I was going to get better was not there," she said.
The turning point for Anita was a spiritual one. A group of caroling nurses came by and as they sang she said, "I felt my Savior's arms come down and hold me. I felt then everything is going to be OK. I am going to survive."
Anita is now back at work in the county courthouse –- still recovering but grateful to be among the friends and colleagues who supported and comforted her last winter. She laughingly tells them, "I went to hell, the devil spit me out and then I went to hell again."
On a more serious note, she adds, "It was the most painful and blessed experience I have ever gone through in my life."
In addition to her newfound faith, Anita is committed to finding a way to express her gratitude to the families of the donors who consented to give her a second chance at life.
One way is to support organ donor awareness. Both she and her husband admit they were not organ donors before Anita's experience.
"Now, how could I not? My life was saved twice because of someone who was willing to donate their organs."
She is hoping to contact her second donor's family and says she has started composing a letter to them. "It is going to be the toughest letter I have ever written — to a family who brought me life on Christmas when they were burying someone. I just feel so unworthy for having two chances at life."
To learn more about becoming an organ donor go to: yesutah.org
Please see "Medical director urges more to become donors" for further reading.
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It's undeniable, Social Media Marketing is critical to your brand's success online. It allows you to increase your visibility so that you can find new customers, strengthen your relationship with existing customers, and put yourself in control of any conversation surrounding your brand online. It also makes you money. Social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing, confirming that building an audience can significantly increase your conversion rates while equally fostering brand loyalty.
Don't underestimate its importance, and avoid making these mistakes many brands are still making online.
Not having a social media strategy in place for your business will get you no where fast. Whether you are part of a larger brand, or a sole-proprietor, it's important you have a plan in place to ensure consistent distribution of content that is valuable to your audience. We see a lot of businesses struggle with consistency, posting sparingly or not at all, and that's typically because they aren't sure what type of content to post, when to post, who they're talking to, or whether their posts are even working. This sort of "mindless" posting prevents a brand from making any real connection with their current audience and future customers, resulting in one-way conversations online. Don't make this mistake. Take the time to put together an actionable strategy that you can implement, monitor, and track the success of. It'll be worth your investment.
We see this all the time, brands ignoring customer comments and messages. This defeats the entire point of why we're all here. These platforms are called social networks because you are supposed to be networking in order to build an engaged community that you can monetize. Ignoring the people who are excited, disappointed, or inquiring into your brand makes all other social media efforts futile. What is the point of growing a brand online if you aren't willing to take the time out to ensure your customers stick around? We can't emphasize enough the importance of responding to every single comment and message you receive, (it also helps your algorithm ranking which is a bonus). Never underestimate how important it is to your audience to get that recognition from your brand. That moment of acknowledgment from you, and that relationship you build with them, is how loyalty is formed.
Nobody likes a narcissist. Don't be "that guy" in the room who only talks about himself; be considerate and mindful of your audience when you post. How do you make sure you're not being "that guy"? The 80/20 rule. Providing useful and high-value content that is 80% informational and 20% promotional will ensure you curate a feed that is educational, entertaining and helpful. In our opinion, the best way to do this is through Content Marketing. By creating and distributing relevant content that is educational, entertaining, and showcases how your product is helpful and can easily integrate into your target customer's life, you will build brand equity, grow a loyal and engaged fan base, and drive sales.
There is really no excuse for this one. We understand that everyone is not a photographer, thus may not be able to take mind-blowing, well-framed photos, but in this modern era with the tools we have available right on our phones, there is no reason you should be sharing sub-par photography. Within this competitive social media landscape, your potential customer won't have the time to entertain a low quality product, and worse, if they do stop in their scroll and take the time to check out your profile, they'll likely perceive you and your brand to be of low quality as well. Invest in at least one tool, be it a fairly new smartphone, or DSLR camera, to ensure you're putting your best foot forward for your brand. If you need help choosing content creation tools that won't break the bank, check out our budget-friendly shopping guide here.
Hashtags are the easiest way to get discovered on social media, to what degree depends largely on the platform. Instagram, for example, relies heavily on hashtags for categorizing images and allowing searchability. Hashtags help expose your content to a larger, targeted audience by allowing non-followers to find the content you're sharing, thus increasing your growth and sales potential. You can think of it as SEO for social media. We recommend researching what hashtags your audience and competitors are currently using to drive engagement, and applying that to your brand. We also recommend creating a branded hashtag as they are a great way to start conversation around your brand, represent a specific campaign or product, gather user-generated content, and have a specific library of content your audience can explore.
We appreciate ambitious business owners who feel the need to be on any new platform that comes out, however, what's more important than being everywhere, is where you are. Does an accountant need to be on TikTok? Does a dentist office need to be on Twitch? Probably not. Perhaps you thought you were covering all your bases by setting up an account on every network that exists and now you're posting content, possibly the exact same content, across the board. Your intentions are good but you're spreading yourself thin. Every brand isn't meant to be on every platform, and every piece of content you post should be crafted specifically to each relevant social media channel in order to maximize results. So how can you determine which channels are right for you? Research. Find out where your audience is, study their behaviours and attitudes, and focus your efforts on the networks they frequent the most.
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Really? We're really still doing this? FYI there are tools that allow you to check the authenticity of someone's followers, so you're not fooling anyone. Not only are fake followers and likes obvious and embarrassing, they can hurt your reach by negatively affecting platform algorithms and your overall social rank by reducing your engagement ratio. Moreover, bots don't buy, so what's the use of having these followers if you can't convert them? Opt for quality over quantity in your social media strategy; and don't be blinded by vanity metrics and societal pressures that hold no real relevance to your bottom line. 1000 true fans is far more valuable than 10,000 fake ones. You need real fans who will engage, who will buy, and who will be your brand advocates.
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This blog post has been updated and revised from a previous blog post titled "5 Social Media Mistakes You're Still Making In 2016".
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Billboard Magazine once crowned him "Instrumentalist of the Year." Internationally he is known as one of the world's best harmonica players, a founding member of the band War, an incredibly versatile fusion jazz composer, and the producer of a top-notch line of harmonicas: Lee Oskar. Fewer people might know him also as the gifted painter that he is. Visitors of this year's Lakewood Film, Arts, and Book Festival will have the unique opportunity to meet the world star who has put his heart into supporting the event for its cultural meaning for its participants as well as for the area.
Susanne Bacon: Lee, how did you come to play the harmonica, and who gave you your first instrument?
Lee Oskar: I got my first harmonica in 1954 when I was six years old. An American friend of my family brought it over. Harmonicas were the "in" thing that year, just as it would be the yoyo or the hula-hoop in the following years. Anyway, I fell in love with it. At first, I was probably hopeless to anybody else who listened. But you can't judge an artist by their technical skills only. I heard arrangements and an orchestra in my head when I was playing. In the end, I was able to translate this to the instrument. The harmonica immediately connected to me in a very profound way.
Bacon: You have received nine gold and two platinum records with the band you founded, War. You have released three wonderful solo albums. Are you still playing in a band or rather as a soloist with back-up orchestras or bands?
Oskar: Legally, any members of the former band are restrained from using its name or its anagrams to refer to as where we come from. Which makes it a little difficult to get a bigger number of gigs, as we cannot promote ourselves as we would like to. Basically, the former band members perform now as the Lowrider Band. I also perform as an individual artist and with my band Lee Oskar & Friends, made up of some of the greatest local and international musicians around. I'd like to play a lot more at different venues in the Pacific Northwest. The next gig will be at Bake's Place in Seattle on Sept. 22.
Bacon: You are the composer of your own music. Who or what inspires you the most?
Oskar: I'm a melody man. That said, lyrics somehow fall into place. It's the tuning of my harmonicas that brings me a line of a melody, and from there I develop the piece. These days I'm working on two projects that I'm composing and producing. One is very symphonic; it is called "Passages" and goes back to World War II and the death camps. And I play with my band, Lee Oskar & Friends. I'd love to have this band and a symphonic orchestra play together sometime, so I'm still looking for a suitable symphonic orchestra in Seattle or Tacoma or another place in the region.
Bacon: The uniqueness of your harmonicas lies in the availability of replacement parts, so you don't have to toss an entire instrument just because a reed has fatigued. I get that part. But could you explain to me in which way the tuning of your instruments determines your style of music?
Oskar: I started producing my own harmonicas 35 years ago. And since then I have tried to promote different tuning all over the world. Whereas natural minor scales are abundant in Latin music, hip-hop or reggae, a wide range of ethnic music uses harmonic minor scales. You may want to use differently tuned harmonicas for different styles of music, but there are other possibilities for adjusting the scales as well.
Bacon: You are coming to the Lakewood Film, Art and Book Festival this year. You will be showcasing one of your beautiful instruments, with a plate signed by actor Bruce Willis. Did Bruce Willis actually play this same instrument?
Oskar: (laughs) Bruce Willis actually plays Lee Oskar harmonicas, but he didn't play this specific one. If you present, raffle off or sell a signed instrument, you don't necessarily want the instrument to have been touched by another person's mouth.
Bacon: You are not only a famous musician; you are also a versatile painter. When did you discover this gift?
Oskar: I have always drawn. And I have always been fascinated by nature. Even as a child I could sit by a pond and observe frogs or insects by the hour. And then I just drew.
Bacon: You seem to get a lot of painting inspiration from the Pacific Northwest landscapes. Do you rather paint plein-air or in a studio?
Oskar: When I came into the overcast Pacific Northwest I thought that rich colors would make sense. I also found that if you just paint the outline of an animal and fill it in black, or you paint some black branches and you set them against a colorful background like a sunset, it makes a wonderful contrast. Otherwise, I'm not conceptualizing any of my paintings. I have set up a studio. Everything simply comes up as I paint. It's the same as with music. Everything is made up in the moment. I paint every day. I sometimes even get up at night to paint. I guess, I don't get much sleep.
Bacon: Do you have any exhibition coming up in the region other than the Lakewood event any time soon?
Oskar: I've only decided recently that I want to separate from a number of my paintings. I'd love to have exhibitions, but I don't have a gallery yet. I have just begun to contact galleries. I'm taking it step by step.
Bacon: With such a colorful and versatile career – have you ever contemplated writing your memoirs?
Oskar: Many people have approached me about this already. Let other people do it when I'm dead. I'm collecting everything – tickets, business card, newspaper clippings, things that might be unique. One day they will all tell my story.
The sixth annual Lakewood Film, Arts and Book (FAB) Festival takes place on Sep. 28, 29, and 30 from noon-9:30 p.m. at the Shirley McGavick Conference Center at Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW. The book/author section is open daily from noon-6 p.m. Lee Oskar will be present with a stand in the book fest/vendor section as well as with paintings in the art section on Saturday and Sunday. Find further information, also about the art exhibition, at www.facebook.com/lakewoodfilmartsbooks.


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Milk Stork attained 331% more impressions on Instagram story.
Milk Stork is the first ever breast milk shipping company for the business traveling, breastfeeding mom. It is a working mom made company, made for working moms and was established in 2014. Over the past four years, Milk Stork has grown and gotten more support from not only mom's around the country, but also prominent companies who want to support working families.
Business Objectives:
Our client has been looking to undergo a rebrand and decided to allow their faithful followers to share their input on a few elements of the brand. We created an interactive Instagram story to let mom's share what they loved most.
The following were the objectives:
Improve reach on social media
Overall increase engagement on social media
Strategies We Used:
The story began with an introduction and call to action. We wanted our community to feel involved and a part of Milk Storks' future.
Next, we had viewers vote on which logo they liked best out of two, using the voting feature on Instagram. The viewers also got to choose between five different tag-lines by typing their response via the question and answer feature on Instagram. Full story can be seen here.
We used Iconosquare, to track how the story was doing throughout the 24 hours it was visible on Instagram.
Results Obtained:
Received a total of 994 impressions/views (Average Milk Stork stories get around 300 impressions which is a 331% growth rate)
Both interactive voting stories received a 98% completion rate, meaning 98% of the viewers watched the story till the end
Both interactive stories also received an average of a 47% engagement rate, meaning 47% of viewers actually participated
Learnings:
While this is nothing new, it is another example of how loyal followers love to be a part of the brand in a personal way. Allowing your community to be involved in the brand's decision making process on business, brand, and even product enables a special connection to take place between the consumer and the company. Co-creation though social media tools also allows the brand to have a deeper understanding of their consumers tastes and this data can help the brand more accurately predict what products might move the needle financially.
Posted by Sanja Komljenovic